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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28

THERE'S n reason, as the snappv
L saying goes. Reaching top form for
one set affair isn't so hard
But where long all-scasop drive
must be faced the problem of reaching
and holding form Is the hardest assign
ment on the map. Cleveland booked IN
outclass the league as far back as last
March. But March and October are
many gray leagues apart in sport.
Hagen and Barnes began training for
the British championship back In Feb.
ruary. BY August neither looked to be
the same golfer.
Years ago West Point went out Ia
beat Yale early in October. BY train.
ing for this battle the Army team
trimmed the Bulldog consistently. But
having reached winning form early In
October. the same team was unusually
easy picking for the Navy.
You can't hold top form indefinitely.
A ball game won in April and early
May is as valuable as q ball game
won In September. but clubs leading the
league In April or early May rarely win
pennhnts.
It's tidy idea to start setting the
pace in a 100-yard dash. But when
1t comes to ten mile race the pace
setter gets the worst Of it.
Tilden's Case
TILDEN faces this same problem at
l. Forest Hills next week in the turf
tennis championship.
He reached spectacular form two
months ago. He was at his best in the
British championship. And at his best
he is next to invincible.
Can he return to his best again for
another big week? It is neither easy
to hold top form nor to ease away and
then come back in the same year. It
may be that he has turned the trick-or
that his tennis genius Is sufficient to
take him safely through.
Johnston was hardly at his best either
at Wimbledon or at Newport He seems
to come along gradually until the week
Of the big event over here. at which
point he, too, becomes close to irwin.
cibility.
The fact that he was beaten once or
twice before may work in his favor
through the week of the main carnival.
| (Copvrioht, 1920. All rights reseruod.J
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BILL TILDEN,S TASK
IS TO KEEP STRIDE
Reuersols Of Form Haue Marked Sports This Season.
Hagen and Barnes Esamptes-Ciants and White
Sox Also--Pace Setting Hard Job
BY GRANTLAND RICE

A PINK.TINTED beginning and a
"A victorious finish are not always
directly connected.
II is always well enough to get away
neatly, but with long stretch in front
OF you this swift starting stuff may
work with backspin or reverse English.
There Is the case of Jim Barnes and
Walter Hagen.
Early last spring they were in a class
beyond much competition. Hagen was
open champion and Barnes professional
champion.
Barnes finished fifth in the British
open. and Hagen, after a bad splash
there. won the Metropolitan open again.
Barnes-Hagen---and no one else
But what about subsequent details?
Hagen finished we'll out In the late
open and Barnes was promptly deposed
In the p. g. A. championship. Both
lost their main title without making II
close.
And as they faded out Jock Hutchi-
son, playing badly early In the spring,
steps forward with easily the best rec
only one stroke out in the open cham
pionship, and now professional cham
pion at match play.
Jock had the slow start and the pink
finish. And les where they all happen
to be at the finish that usually settles
the arguments. They rarely pay off on
starts.
Another Example
LNOUR ball clubs held most Of the
l interest through the first three
months of the pennant race.
Cincinnati and Brooklyn were fight
ing out the National League champion :
ship, with Cleveland and New York in
hammerlock for the American League
pennant.
No great amount Of attention was
paid to the Giants and White Sox. The
Giants played lop- cared ball for the first
two months, while the Sox Jagged we'll
behind.
Through May, June and early July
neither club figured in any world series
argument.
They may not meet in a world series
now, but they are no longer negligible
factors. In spite Of their ragged start,
what other two clubs carry a stronger
chance?
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.l6 MERMEN SEEK
y PAWL|NG TROPHY
Magee, Record Holder, and
RaIston, Champion, in Five
Mile Swim Today

Sixteen entries have been received
for the FIVE. mile swimming contest Of
the Philadelphia Swimming Club for
the George F Pawling Trophy which
will be held this afternoon. The race
will take place over the Flat Rock dam
course, starting at Lafayette and fin
ishing at Shawmont.
Among those entered is Paul Magee,
the Camden Y VI. c. A. star. Magee
Is the present record holder for the
Ave mile swim. He won the title
several years ago in the time OF
1 :42: :152-j. Another crack who will
compete is W R. RaIston, Of the
Meadowbrodk Club, winner Of the
championship last year.
In addition to the trophy Mr.. Pawl-
ing has donated gold. silver and three
bronze medals on watch fobs. The
club will give a medal to all those fin
ishing within two and a half hours.
George F. Pawling. Jr.. son of the
trophy donor, will swim in the race
today.
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As Third Baseman Holds
on to Healthy Average; /;
Sisler Setting Pace

TOE DUGAN is not only holding on
- to his healthy batting average, but
has added few points to the total
during the last week. Joseph now Is
hitting .313. which is a gain Of two
points over the figures a week ago.
During the last seven days Dugan
has hit .333, getting eight bingles out
of twenty four steps to the plate. In
addition, Joe is playing bang-up game
at third base.
George Sisler, at 403. still is setting
the pace for the batters. with Speaker
second, Jackson third, Ruth fourth and
Eddie Collins fifth.
Dick Kerr, with fourteen wins and
hve defeats, tops the pitchers. Bagby
has twenty-five and nine. Cicotte
nineteen and eight and Shocker TWEEN
ty-one and nine. Rommel heads the
AS Fingers with four and two. Keefe
has four and three.
The averages, which include games
played last Wednesday, follow:
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UNTADE in Philadelphia" are stan

" MI ALE IN Phlladelphla are stamps
'A'A to be put on boxers in this city
this fall If the plans of the National
A. A. are carried through. Following
a meeting of directors of the Eleventh
street arena yesterday it was announced
that the 1920-21 policy Of this organi-
zation would be to give local talent
preference in the arrangement of its
shows. Instead of putting two out-of-
town boxers in the same contest, the
National promoters will endeavor to
have a Philly mittman in each bout.
y, Another feature of the National this
season, according to Charley Bell. will
be to stage q series Of intercity tourna-
ments. Boxers from New York, Pitts
burgh, Baltimore. Cleveland and Chi
cago will be brought here for competi-
tion with teams of Philadelphia fist
fingers.
Saturday, September 1S, has been de-
cided upon as the date for the Ma
tional's reopening. The arrangement
of this clubs program is still unde-
cided, but it is probable that four six
FOUNDERS and q feature eight rounder
will compose the weekly card.
Frank ("Pop'D O'Brien again will
be the matchmaker. The referee ques-
tion still is open, while officers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows ::
John F. Powell, president; Joseph
Fletcher, vice president and secretary {;
Harry T. Donaghy, treasurer, and Will
liam II. Recap and Charles E. Bell, di-
rectors.
Benny IeonaFd's ffteen-round referee g.
decision bout with Eddie Fitzsimmons at the
Madison Square Garden has been set back
from september II until the eth. according
to report today. We have It on pretty
good authority that this contest never will
be held In New York. There is some hitch
from the Fitz end Of the contest-mostly
Danny Morgan.
Johnny McGuiEan's hands are beginning to
itch. This dapper youth has been prac-
ticing with csrdboards for several days get
ting into condition for the beginning OF the
sale of tickets for the, reopening Of the
aCmden Sportmen's Club. The admission
pastebosrds will be ready for distribution
on Monday morning.
Jimmy Murphy, Of West Philly, will ap.
pear in the semifnal to the Harry Wills
Sam Mcyey heavyweight bout at tho Ice
RPlace September Z. Murph will 20 on with
Jack Palmer as an appetizer for the mix
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liver since Ted Terry's big brother
~ Sylvest drove the +l9.yard fourth
with his mashie and killed Kelly's COW
500 yards away with the divot there
have been many marvellous shots and re-
markably played holes at Bala.
You can start with the very first hole.
In the tournament which reaches its eli
max today Mike Costa had engaged in
hard battle with H. A. SChaeffer, the
Roxborough expert.
When Greek meets Greek. that's one
thing: but when Cross Handed Costa
met Southpaw Schaeffer, that was an
other. Schaeffer was . up and 1, but
Costa took a wider grip, dropped a
brace Of brides and finished the journey
all square. He then drove short to the
nineteenth. played his second wood short
Of the bunker, and then came the prime
shot.
His ball in a rut, the bunker just in
front, Costa hauled out his wood again,
the club they hope burns up, mon
grel between a brassie and battle.
that's been like a crutch to Costa in
many a similar strait. He crashed into
that lie and when they came up there
was the ball inches from the pin, Costa
gracefully sank for the match.
Better Still
All Of which. reminded Commodore
Robert Young of shot Of his own at
the first. Playing ex Director of Pub
lie Safety William II. Wilson, Young
put his second in the bunker aud failed
to get out on his third. In fury,
Young laid on his next and out Of the
shower Of sand rose the ball which con
tiuued on its way till it rolled into the
cup,
They say Wilson's oration at this
point will ever stand as a classic.
For nervy work continue to the sec
/ ord, where both Maurie Jones anc
/ George Hoffner were above the cup fol
| long puts on the twentieth hole Of theii
match in this tourney. Jones ran dowr
| mis- with bang
Hoffnnr looked like beaten mar
after that bird, but he showed his gol
calibNr as he walked calmly up TO hi
long one over bumpy stretch and sanl
a bird for the half Then in anothe
match You can't keep the old maj
| down" as Prof. John Luman woulC
say. He holed full mashie shot oil
this one the only eagle . ever made oil
the third
Hits Tree
On the fourth one Of the members o
Bals slammed his second into the his
'oric tree way down the course. Th
ball came right back as the playe
watched and trickled right to his fee
50 he didn't even have TO change hi
stand 10 play his third.
Say" he painted, as he tried again
what kind Of a fool penalty shot d.
YOU call that
So it goes through all the we'll as
Saulted flags at Bala.
They tell the story Of Chief Bender
the pitchin Indian. in a match agains
Jack Coombs, another AS pitcher of th
time.
The Chief stuck out a drive to tn
seventh and laid into a powerful swa
on his second. The ball caught tn
slope and rolled all the way to the edg
of the 5S0-yard green,
Bender holed an eagle 3 calmly an
stoically.
That" said Bender to his opponent
"is the way l play golf
Nary a word from Coombs.
He walked off toward the clubhouse
out 10 the frst tee, Joined a foursom
and stnrtedSoff in new company.
While Bender was searching fof hi
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No Clipping AllotUed

Asst year in the Harvard Princeton game substi.
- tuition was made by Coach Roper and it is said the
wrong man left the game. Much argument followed, but
the ruling of Referee Lsngford was upheld
This year 1t has been ruled that after player has
reported the proper official and the change has been
made the substitution shall be considered completed.
All Of which means that II Smith tells the referee he
the game he meaning Jones must stay out whether
the coach made a mistake not.
Clipping will be tolerated It is to be ruled under
unnecessary rouGhncss and will apply whether the ball is
dead il done to who is obviously out of the
play.
Another good ruling is the making a forward
pass Heretofore it permissible to treat him roughly
after the ball left his hand but stunt like that
shall be penazed unnecessary roughness II has taken
long time to get this rule in the book and believe it
needed.
few techincalities cleared up as the point of
inhction of penalties. The penalty for starting
before the ball is put in play is measured from the point
OF the scrmmage and the penalty for thrown wien
of bounds is measured from the point where the
crossed the sideline.
Time is taken out a forward pass from the time 1t
has become incompcted until play starts again.
IT, in the opinion of the official false starting signal
is used play designed to draw the opponents off SIDE
the official may demand that the play be made again
The rule regarding fair catch signal is changed to
read prior to attempt to catch the ball." instead of
while advancing toward the ball.
touchdown still counts six points. The side making
the touchdown, matter where it is made bring the
ball out straight in front of the goal.
THAT fooboH is TO have a great year is Skoton in
the schedule of games. More than 1900 college
and 1000 high school contests already listed.
Copyright 1890. by Public Ledger
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You auto KnouU

In removing or mounting climbers one per.
son should handle the cylinder and another
take care 70 SEQ that no injury Is done 10 the
oistons or r~ds. The rods can easily D."
spring out rf true 'hs cylinder Is not
lifted straight,
An excellent tool for leaning carbon out
y Of piston grooves may r. made by grinding
down Tiaoz Of broken piston ring 70 the
i. nroper s.2e. 40 that II has a cutting edge.
etAch as q cNlsel has THIS tool dtS eIactly
inl The groove and Jeans 1t out perfectly.
= The oil pressure gauge furnishes a rather
arctiratr means uf determining the CONDITION
~ the engine hearings As the bearings
wear the oil circu.airs more freely and n"
nressure naturally d~oPs II the oil gauge
able to assume engine bearing wear, provided
the regulator Is all right
DurinE the active runptnF season n is a
aood plan u test the wheels for side p0av
snee a month Side play causes excessive
haaring wear and tire wear as well Jack
an each weel, grasp II frmly and push II 70
ssa N any side motion is apparent In many
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NJ there II a constant dripping Of gasolins
from the csrburetor, the noat valve mech
nniEnn Is not operating as II should, When
ar leyel Of fuel In the float bowl reaches the
propsr height, the needle valve controlling
Ire now OF gasolne into the reservoir Of the
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werk propsrly. the adjustment should be
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FANCY SHOTS AT BALA HAVE
ADDED THRILLS TO JOURNEYS
NneHole Course Has Seen Much Picturesque Cof Not
Say Language, During Its Historic Inra-
sions by Local Players
BY SANDY McSIBLICK

late opponent. Coombs was out there in
the cleaning beefing to his new com
panions.
What kind of a game do you call
that" mumbled Coombs. 'holing a
three on the seventh? Play with crazy
Golfer like that? Not me.
More. Too
On the eighth Golfer Young beat
Frank Gumbes. by rolling up from forty
feet, and hitting Gumbes's ball lying
dead for a bird 3, but foot off Soung's
line. Young's ball caromed off Gum.
bes's and popped into the hole for a
bird 2 and the match.
Bill" Fries wins everything in sight
at the eight. however. 1t is mental
hazard" hole with a broad lake right
at the foot of the tee. Fries was quail
flying a few years ago. He had six balls
and put them in the lake, the one after
the other. While they were being re-
trieved a couple of pairs went through.
Fries started again, Players were only
allowed an hour and a half to make the
turn.
Fries was tardy.
II left him playing seventeen in the
water said one player. The COM
mittee went over to see how Fries was
coming
He was experimenting the fishing in
the lake
Dropped out" he said dolefully
That" he mourncd as the last ball
was scooped out of the water, was my
twenty seventh in"
But
The scene shifts TO R. p. Green
wood. North Hills, on the ninth. His
tee shot landed in the tree overhanginl
this short hole, and stayed up in thC
/ he reached up and tried to bat the bal
out.
! It dropped into the creek.
Lifted and buried his next in tn,
bunker bank. Lifted into the uncut
rough and went into the creek.
Lifted and this time successfully
negotiated the green where he wal
finally down in eleven strokes.
Strangely enough ]. w. Platt, cit!
champion, has not really had a thre,
in the six times he has played the nintl
at Bala, during the tourney. He wa
conceded a short putt which won hin
his match yesterday against ]. J
Beadle, Llanerch, which would hsv
given him a three. Platt had missed
them there not much longer, thougl
there WASH much chance. Platt has
habit of making them when he need
them.
Makes Them When He Needs Them
The match was rather a revival o
the grind the two had at Lu Lu las
year when Plat had two legs on tn
huge cup there and needed win tha
day for permanent possession
Beadle was rather a newcomer /
finals and was not expected to provid
very strenuous battle but he crosse
the data by holding them from all angle
OF the green and won the match.
Neither played at the top of his gam
yesterday but it was a thrilling tussl
all the way. Plat played Fred Knigh
. this morning and treat was had by al
. These two are playing fine goli
. though Platt, for his brilliant shown
all season in local Journeys, was tn
favorite.
! Knight, however, gave great ex
hibition yesterday afternoon in the sec
ond round to beat L. G. Clarey, wh
won the Old York road tournament
Knight was out in thirty four strokes
close TO the record for the nine hol
course and had Clarey, four down q
the turn, though Clarey had 88, onl
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player Of the side which has the ball shall be in motion
except that one man may be in motion directly or OBJ
liauely towards his own goal line or line extended ~
II man is allowed to start the body before the ball is
snapped he will have big advantage in getting away
quickly Therefore, this rule should be made clear at
the Interpretation meeting next month.
Eastern colleges will keep a close watch on the Uni
vey Pennsylvania this year because of the change in
coaches John W. Heisman has up from the South
with a system, and it's cinch he will use it, HE'S
man believes shift plays and before the is over
is likely to have eleven hopping around before the
ball put into play. He the single and double shift
and 1t will be difficult have all of the men come to
complete stop before the pigskn is passed. The both
feet the ground rule will have its test a Franklin
Field.
THTS, and the abolition of the purtout are the
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Defines Man in Motion

! n Asst year marked the development of many shift
- plays that rule defining in motion was in
4 serted.
The Heisman shift which put Georgia Tech the
map, the Dartmouth shift and the quick changes used by
Princeton. Pittsburgh Syracuse and others, made this
necessary
However, there is likely be confusion until
official Interpretation made Here is the explanation in
the book:
Both the referee and the linesman to be charged
with the duty of watching in motion before the ball
put into play This has been rendered necessary by the
great development of shift plays.
Another rule bearing upon this is that when player
In making shift to his position, he must have
both feet stationary the ground
Nothing is said about player who jumps forward and
lands both feet but his body still is moving This is
quite a in shift plays. and lot of
coaches will try to that off side cannot be called
because the feet stationary The rules distinctly
that at the moment when the ball is put in play,
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NEW 1920 FOOTBALL GUIDE SHOWS
N ONLY IMPORTANT RULE CHANGE
IS SWITCH IN TOUCHDOWN GOAL
by ROBERT W. MAXWELL
Sports Editor Of the Evening Public I,edrer

IuET 10 that football is about step into the
picture and grab the spotlight for the next three
months, Jake Gray to bat with announcement
thar the official football guide for 1920 published by
Spsdings is ready for perusa and will make very
interesting summer reading This volume always is vel
come at this time Of the year, for it gives the players
coaches officials and fans chance to all Of the dope
and get away a flying start.
There have been few changes in the playing CODE only
being what could be called important The goal after
the goal posts, whether the ball downed under the
with the punt and tries at difficult angles 1t
team making hard fight down the field and finally push
ing the ball over the chance the team which
scored huke a long
When a man picks up tumble and runs for a touch
down he always downs the ball under the goal posts.
Thus the try for goal is quite easy. However IL team
gets inside the five yard line and the defense stifens
touchdown is likely be made place along the goal
line. Thus. the fuke play has had the advantage up
this year
Changing the rule good thing for the game. 1t will
do away with u lot Of to and make the games
more For example last year Pittsburgh and Wash
ingon and Jefferson played hard game each side scoring
q touchdown. Pitts try at goal easy one, but W
and J. kicked from difficult angle and missed. Penn lost
TO Dartmouth because goal missed and hundreds OF
ether games decided the way.
nF COURSE, many goals riH be missed merit
AZ " fall despite the change in the rules. out the
y teams eiH hare equal chance and there con be
horJ fI~tgt gtnrirS rS1flrr Ib- 1umr
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RESULTS OF YESTERDAY
aHyEpVCxN rracTF

I'VE % = ] . UT . 7 CHDN
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland. IS; Athletics. 8.
New York. 9; Chicago. 8 u2 innings.
Washington, 81 Detroit, l.
st. Louis. 9; Boston. 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies. 3; st. Louis, 2.
BROOKLYN. 8; Chicago. 2.
, New York. @; Cincinnati. 4 n5 innings
first game).
New York. o. Cincinnati. o % innings
second game).
Pittsburgh, 3; Boston. l
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What May Happen
in Baseball Today
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland at PhiladelphIa-Rain; 3.
Chlcago at New York-Clear, 8.
81. Louis at Boston-Clear; 2.
Detroit at Neutrality-suspicious.; 3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PhiIlies at st. Louis--Clcar; 3.15.
New York at Cincinnati - Two games
clear; 1880 and $3.50.
Boston at Pittsburgh-Clenr; 2.
Brooklyn at Chicago-Clear; 3.
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+. Duke Kelly will start the 1820.2f season
with a stable of four boxers. They are Joe
Carson, Leo Houck. the veteran. Johnny
Wolgast and Tommy Sullivan.
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Joe Cervino Is going to be big timer; In
fact, one rt the biggest timers this season.
Besides holding the watch at the Ice Palace.
Joe will be paired with Spicket Purcell al
the Olympia and John Steffens at Camden.
steftcns again will be timekeeper at the Na-
tional.
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Rocky Ford has been matched by Steve
Marcoe for an eight-round session In one
OF the Atlantic CitN bouts next Thursday
night. Kid Shsrkey. another of Marcoe's
stable will show In a six-rounder.
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Harry (KidD Stewart has started training
for thu coming season, The South Philadel-
phia featherweight will be open for any one
his weight He prefers TO get started against
Max Williamson.
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Johnny Wolgast Is matched with Arthur
Tracy for q ten-round bout at Lancaster on
Augie Rather twelve rounds, at Bridgeport.
Labor Day in 3 referees decision.