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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-09
BOWKER TO MANAGE
FRANKFORT AGAIN
YeIIowjackets Organize and
Plan Another corking Good
Eleven for Northeast

Howard Bowker again will manage
the Frankford A. A. He is booking
games for the strong independent team.
For games communicate with him at
club headquarters, 4740 Frankford
avenue.
The Yellowjackets expect TO be on
the job with another corking good team
this year and games, as usual. will be
scheduled with such teams as Vincome,
Holmesburg. Ewing and Hobart.
Another strong sectional rival.
Bridesburg, has sprung up to compete
with Frankford and Holmesburg, and
the series between the two burgs and
the Yellowjackets promises to be a
spirited one.
Frankford will begin the season with
virtually all the players who made the
last season such a complete success,
and some new blood has been added.
Manager Bowker would like TO hear
from several good backfeld men al
FrankfOrd TAI. All the veterans are
invited TO take part In the workout on
Saturday.
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DOXING In Philadelphia today is
- sort of woozy, staggering and on
the ropes with the slambanging it Is
getting from those who were there at
the Ice Palace last night. The fans are
all het mp and directing verbal knock
outs at Sam McVey, who has been box
ing for seventeen years, and Harry
Wills These negro heavyweights were
supposed to have put on an eight
round bout at the reopening of the
Philadelphia Auditorium, and, while
the club was reopened, there was no
bout between the negI5es.
Frank Floyd, the referee, was the
winner of the contest, if decision
must be given. He proved himself
game guy by ordering the stalling
heavyweights to their respective cor
ners and left the ring In the sixth
round. For five full rounds Floyd put
on a terrible tongue tilt with the alleged
boxers. He threatened to stop the bout
if they continued to hold, pull and tug,
and the referee proved he wasn't kid
ding when he made his promise good
shortly after the start Of the sixth ses-
sion.
Money Held Up.
While the fans are peeved, sore and
antagonistic toward the negro boxers
they may have some consolation in the
fact that neither has been paid for the
work he was supposed to have done.
ITS all up to Councils and Mr.. Cor
telyou," said President George Pawling
today. ''I'm not going to pay Wills
nor McVey one cent until get a deci-
sion from the director. If 1t is decided
not to play them then / will turn over
their purses to charity
1t was a terrible affair, and the judg
ment of Referee Floyd was approved
by the poor unsuspectlng public. 1t did
look as if Wills was trying and that
McVey was the chief offender in max
| ing the contest unbearable; still the
alleged contender for ack Dempsey
crown failed to do anything that resem
bed boxing. While McVey held on ant
refused to box, Wills also did some
hugging, tugging, pulling and jerking
around.
In attempting to release himself from
the clutches of MCNey. in the seconC
round Wills proved how strong he was
when he lifted Sam bodily over the sec
ond rope on to the press table. McNey
apparently was willing to be showed ou
Of the ring, for he kept on rolling ant
Topped into the laps Of several ring
siders and tken to the floor. But thu
fiasco didn't end there.
McVey limped back into the ring
Referee Floyd asked, ''Do you want t.
quit?" and everyone was hoping tina
the California negro would, but he pu
up his hands and continued to miss steI
in his act with Wills. 1t was bun
number. Floyd's impatience was ex
ceeded and made the only hit of thu
night by calling off all bets. just wher
it seemed as II the fans were on thu
brink of riot.
The scales proved that both men wer'
big enough to fight. Wills weighed il
at 205 pounds, while McVey was 81,
pounds heavier.
Jimmy Murphy started his 1922
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-09
CHANDLER BROTHERS. BALL
TEAM WINS LEAGUE TITLE
Anneses Championship of Bankers and Brokers' Baseball
League by Winning Thirteen Straight

son to eight. Wonderful interest was
shown in the various teams. especially
bv the heads OF the firm. and as an
illustration it can be cited that s. r.
Chandler. of the Chandler firm. himself
was generally out on the field in uni
form
The winner staged an uphill fight.
They dropped their first two games and
then won thirteen in n row. The only
three reverses handed Montgomery were
by Chandler. The teams to beat the
champions were Frazier and Cassatt.
To II. Raymond Ogden. pitcher and
captain. goes the lions snare Of the
credit for the champs good work. He is
former Chestnut Hill Academy
athlete
The other players were A. NJ. Dotts,
third base; J. L. O'Brien. first base
catcher: J. L. Fry, also a pitcher; II
I. McNight, center field: J. J. Quinn
second base; r. e. Wilmer, left field
r. J. Campbell. second base; George
j. Rapp. right field, and B. J. Ken
nedy, catcher. George D. McCulley
was the manager. Charles McCarty
the football official, acted as umpire
at all leagu. Games.
Not satisfied with local honors. the
club will invade New York and en-
deavor to gain new laurels there. They
have already arranged to play thu
Clark, Chilles & Co.. at Manhattan
beach, on Saturday, September IS. and
will fix q date some dav this week tc
meet Hartshorne & Battelle, which
Gains the bank championship of tn,
East.
That the first season has been so sue
cessful is due the officers, who were y
j. Kennedy, president, and G. c. Kauf
man, secretary and treasurer.
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The baseball team of Chandler Bros.
90. captured the championship Of
the Bankers and Brokers League S,.
terday afternoon by defeating Mont
gomery & Co., at Catholic High field,
Twenty ninth and Allegheny avenue,
score, 10 to Z. The game was far from
the spectacular contest staged the last
time the clubs clashed, when Chandler
won, l to o.
But the large crowd of banking off =
cials anth team followers had more OPP
portunitios to give vent to their feel
ings. First the rooters of one team
would be heard from and then another.
Montgomery Brothers led off at bat and
their rooters went mad when they sent
a run across at the very start.
Then Chandler had their turn and
the score was evened up. Montgomery
drew blanks in the second, but Chand
Ter went two in front on pair of tai
lies. Then the losers enthusiasm
reached high pitch with another coun-
ter in their half of the third. but a deen
thud was heard in the Montgomery
roofing section when Chandler added q
big six in their half
But Montgomery did not quit. They
kept plugging away, even though the
score read o to .. and with n two in
the fourth and three in the fifth, sent
feeling of uneasiness in tn, oppos
ing quarter for the figures were
mounted to to 7. Then Chandler
came through with n run and when
Montgomery failed to register in the
seventh, the umpire called the game,
score lO-7, and with his decision went
the championship of the league ard the
=. y. Chandler trophy.
1t was the first year of the organi
zation, but a fine success and the six
club circuit will be enlarged next sea
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amateur Sports

MOUNT CARMEL G. c., n first
A'I class team. under the management
Of William Burke, the peppery little
shortstop, has been playing great ball
this year. Out of thirty five games
played they were victorious in all but
three. and these were lost to Pen Mar
Glen Social and Philadelphia Profess
sionals.
It's lineup is made up of the follow
ing wcll-known players: NJ. Kane.
catcher, formerly of st. Josenh's Prep {;
Reagan. pitcher. formerly of Catholic
High F.. Carney. formerly of Southern
High; Keaveney. second base. formerly
Of Camden High; Burke, shortstop. for
merly manager Of the Moose Club of
Camden; +. Kane. third base, formerly
of Mulford's: Crouch. left field, formP"
ly of Camden High; Krause, center
field, formerly of Southern High, anl
I.ocknpr. right field. formerly OF the
Moose Club, Of Camden.
Manager Burke. in looking over his
schedule, finds he has few open dates
for some first class home teams around
the city willing to offer fair guarantees
Write William Burke, 23O7 South Third
street.
On account OF the dIsbandment Of tht
Morton Club Of the Dslsva:e County League
, tho Woodland .All-Sta"S are without gam'
for sunday Any rS Gass or sgmPEo Sa o 80 .e1 b
miSrcs HdSresssynS az Bert Newman. 2226 Souti
sixty-seventh street. or phone Woodland 807t
] after 8 D. m. The club will play NJ. e
we West Branch Y. NJ. H. A. (swsy;, s,d dnys nys
class Saturday open CAL woodland SSos
"ftfp SolwyR . p Club rib nome, first class. Cal
Darby 265 J after p. m, a.
Waco II. o. (awayl hrst class. eeptsm
Der Ii and IL open. Thomas Gorman' 28S
MGo[o st. Sfi Cresiia's @. @. (swayI. hrst glass
"iitrm Bartpam M FarR Ii cfHS fheme or away, hrs
class l.. w, Fox. 1873 south httns street
West Park sparrows Shome or away.
ssp,smHsr, IL, II and Sass y open B. '"Fma0
phS2Ts hone se'%oht 70 tawSyS. second class ssptsm
ber ii II and 12 open. T. Mcdlinchey. 4o2
FISLSr St' EIl,haSeth's A. A. -taweyl hrs class
September ~, IS, 70 2o ana 70 open; WI
liam Jacquette. 2i28 North Woodstoc
cameron Professionals taway). nrst oiasr
Ssntember ii and 10 open. George Edwards
34SS North Eighteenth street g.
incarnation G. @. Saway4 nrst nISno Giass' s,T ser
tember 10 and 20 open. J. oConhor' olO
| North Fifth street. A.. -, ~
Indiana Club Eaway| drsSa,i nr,s 1'sss .,ros L. II
Wcstmoreland Club (away), hrst class; Ssr
t.nber II and l2 open James Kennedy
-'Kensinston A. q. away. nrst class Ser
tembeT is and 10 open. Joe Hartley phon
Kensington 26ol'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-09
CARMAN FAV0R|TE
IN CYCLE CLASSIC
BedeII Dangerous Rival in 100
KiIometer rind at Point
Breeze Tonight

Clarence Carman will have n chance
to get revenge on Menus Bedell. the
American fifty mile champion, when the
pair tear off in the 100 -kilometer world
cycling derby at the Point Breeze Velo-
drome tonight. Besides Carman and
Bedell there will four other riders on
the track.
Carman, who is easily the favorite in
almost every race he starts, drew poor
motor the last time he opposed Bedell.
The Long Island veteran rode great
race on that occasion and broke the
hour record in coping the half century
event. Carman has been anxious for n
return match with Bedell ever since.
Both have been riding in great form
and the match should be battle all the
way.
Two other Americans and two for
eigners will be in the classic. They are
George Chapman. the local favorite,
Percy Lawrence, the California flier ;
Georges Lavelade, the French cham =
pion, and Frank Cory, the Australian.
who has won three out of his last five
races here.
Eddie Stein, the star pacemaker from
Boston, will be one of the wind shield =
.rs. The others will be Jimmie Hunter,
rated as the DeSt IN tne gdue, Euuie
Root, Johnny Schlee. Norman Anderson
and Speedy Vanderberry.
1t will be big night for the amateurs
as well as the professionals. There
will be a five mile amateur grind with
the winners decided on points. First,
second, third and fourth places for the
first four miles will be counted five,
three, two and one and the last mile
ten, six, four and two. A large mum
ber of entries have been received fol
this race.
As a special feature of the show there
will be a two mile race on motor bi
cycles. Three or four riders will be IN
this motorcycle flivver event.
min
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The Trainers

IRE entered at the passing request OF
L. l.. H.
nv name is Tronblc-Tm busy bIoke-
7 am the test of courage and of class;
7 bind the coicdrd to n bitter yoke,
I drive the crdpen from the grooming
pass:
Wcakrinos 7 crush before they rise to
fame. :.
But as the red star olides across the
night,
7 train tie stal,oart for a better game
7 drive the brave into harder fight.
My name is Hard Luck-icrecker Of rare
dreams
7 follow all ,oho seek the open frdy;
I am the shddop nhere the far light
CLEANS
For those ,cho seek TO kno,o the laureled
tcdy;
CUTTERS I break before they reach the
crest,
But ,chcre the red field echoes ,oith the
drums
7 bui1d the fighter for the final test
And mold the brave for any crash that
comes.
MY names Defeat-but through the
bitter fight
To those 1oho knoio I'm nothing more
than friend;
For can build beyond the tordth Of
might
And drive a,ody all yelloo from the
blend;
For those ,oho quit 7 an the final bro,o,
But for the, brave toho seek their chance
to learn
7 sho,o the todp, at last, beyond the foe
To tohere the scarlet flames OF triumph
burn.
The Hardest Shot
HERE'S another argument - via. I,
l. what Is the hardest shot In golf to
play? BY that we mean the one shot
that more good players miss under the
stress and strain Of competition.
Bill Fownes, the Pittsburgh veteran.
who is one Of the closest students Of
the game in this or any other country.
says it is the half iron shot or the short
pitch over trap from sixty to ninety
yards away, where ones control and
timing must be perfect.
Several others cast their vote In favor
of the long approach putt-the putt
that ranges from forty to sixty feet in
length, where only few are able to get
consistently dead to the cup or within
putting range Of three feet.
These two types are unquestionably
the hardest in the game-the two most
often missed by first class players. For
they are the two shots that require the
greatest amount>of nerve control and
the keenest timing. The golfer who can
handle both is generally on his way to
glory.
Favored Teams
EROM now out the schedule favors
i New York and Brooklyn in the
National League, with Cleveland an1
! Chicago in the American.
If the Reds and Yankees win they
must clean up along the trail far from
the friendly odor of home cooking and
equally far from the supporting clamor
of the friendly bug.
The two races have run so well
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LEONARD HERE TONIGHT
To MeeSL SLoushIln In 12-Rounder at
Camden Tomorrow Nleht

Benny Leonard will arrive in Phila-
delphia tonight. With him will be
Joe Benjamin, the California boxer, and
their respective trainers ana seconds,
ytogethe with Billy Gibson, who mun-
ages both these stars. They are 20 box
IN the opening show at the Camden
Sportsmen' Club, Third Regiment Ar
mory. Haddon avenue and Mick,e street,
Camden. tomorrow night.
The big feature of the show is to be
the entrance of Leonard into the well
terweight class. Leonard has to do
this in order to keep busy, because all
of the star lightwCights are passing him
up.
Leonard will take on Knockout
JIoughlin. of South Bethlehem. Lough
lin is a real Cave Man. He is tough,
rugged. aggressive and punches hard.
Slim Brennan will be the referee of the
Leonard Loughlin setto
Benjamin is to go on In the semi
final with frankie COnifrey for ten
rounds. preceded by an eight rounder
between Joe Burman and Joe O'Don
nell, and a six round mix between
johnny Mealy and Tommy Tuohey.
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Boxing BOUTS ON
AT LEGION SMOKER
Lew Tender, Bat Levinsky and
Kid Williams to Attend
Stern-Price Function

A number of prominent men con-
nected with the boxing game in this
city will be present at the big smoker
TO be given under the auspices of the
Stern Price Post, No. All, American
Legion. at the Continental Club,
Eighteenth and Jefferson streets, to-
night. This post is one of the most
active in Philadelphia, and during the
course of the season a number Of box
Ang shows are to be held.
For tonight Lew Tender. local light.
weight acc, and Battling Levinsky.
light heavyweight champion of America,
viii be the headliners. Each will ref
cree In different bouts and Tender may
decide to slip on the gloves himself
Other star boxers who will be in at
tendance are Joe Tiplitz, Harry (Kid)
Brown, Kid Williams, Kid Wagner,
Flinky Kaufman, frankie Mccarthy,
Billy Devine. Bobby Robideau, Ray
Belmont. Bobby Burman and Harry
(Kid) Stewart.
Phil Glassman, manager of one OF the
best stables of boxers in the country.
also will he there and will give lecture
on how to develop q champion. He alsu
may give some inside facts on why a
Benny Leonard Lew Tender bout has
not been clinched. Jack Scoodles, WI!
lrs Britt, Al Nelson and a number oi
other sportsmen also will be there.
BENJAMIN NJ. Colder. of the House
of Representatives at Harrisburg ant
a member of the Stern Price Post. vii
be one Of the speakers on the program
which also will include a number o
popular vaudeville acts.
Post Adjutant Morris II. Starr, to-
gether with the smoker committee, in
cluding Samuel Gorson, William l.
Mcmillan, Howard l. Stern, Benjamin
and William Chaitt, did good work il
making the function success.
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Confer on Baseball Scandal

Chicago, Sept ga conference on the
recent baseball scandal involving the CHI
cago and Philadelphla National League bas
ball clubs was held today between States
president of the Cubs, Mr. Veeck offered
to assist the prosecutor and the grand Jury
which was ordered yesterday by Chief Jus
tice Charles A. Mcdonald 70 Investigate
the kfajr in every manner. Mr. Hoyne ssi4
ney 70 the obtaining Of ayidencs. ~ A
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Maybe Gamblers Crossed EN-

TUST because our Phs trimmed the Chicago Cubs in o.
u ball game day last week, there much
prise in the Windy City that investigation has been
ordered and the grand jury is the job 1t is claimed
that hocus pocus stuff put and of the
boys might have been cumming with the gamblers.
There a great hullabaloo in the Chicago news
papers, but after reading all of the accounts carefully,
cant understand why the story published
first place Nobody has been accused lot Of kilograms
given wide publicity but in every the kilograms
signed by fake Not has been traced yet
much trouble situation is the same
before it started
Everybod knows that the gamblers close followers
Of baseball Hundreds of thousands of dollars wagered
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Leonard Taking a Chance

NUT in Benton Harbor the fight fans still talking
~ about the White Benny Leonard battle which was
staged in Fitzsmmonss July D. This is not
strange unusual because boxing shows are very rare
out there and the natives have excellent memories.
Before the Dempsey Mske affair was staged, the
folks had lot to about the lightweight fuss Leonard
according eyewtnesse had the narrowest escape In his
and really fighting losing battle when be put
over the knockout waop which ended the fracas in the
ninth round
Leonard got more than he looking for" GRATED
one self critic white after him and had
him backing up and hanging In the fifth he scored
clean knockdown, although It Is claimed that Benny
slipped He slipped after getting that waop on the head
and had been couple Of inches lower the championship
would have changed hands.
"White, however, made big mistake In not having
a smart second in his He handling his own
affair and messed things up Had he been in the hands
Of a capable adviser he would have scored great
victory
Perhaps the reason for Leonards poor showing was
the long layo Benny had been idle for almost year
and this his first battle. However the folk out West
believe he be beaten and much interested in
bout tomorrow night with K O. Loughln at Camden
Loughn is very tough bird hit terrible slam and
Leonard will not have a set up.
In a way, Benny is taking chance in stepping out of
his class Loughln. He will be forced to extend
himself the limit and must watch himself at all times.
Twelve rounds is n lengthy period to nger with two
fsted bone crushing knockout artist and the battle should
be well worth seeing.
TIE other bouts also look good. Joe Benjamin..
/ Joe Burmdn and Tommy Touohey pretty fair
6attlers to hare in the prelims Herman Taylor de-
credit.
Copyright. 1870 by Public Ledger co.
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GOLFERS NOTA UNIT
ON HARDEST STROKE.
Veteran Fo,vnes Says It's Short Pitch Ouer Tro,
Others Elect Long Approach Putt-Schedule
Favors NetU York and Brooklyn
BY GRANTLAND RICE

punched into September that foreca,,
ing the result becomes mere guesswo,t
The White Sox and Giants with n.
home schedule In their favor and trs
able pitching stats have seemed To ha,.
the call for some time, but their ms,s
rivals have refused to skid. And MI
can blame 'em, with $4,000 coming II \
zach member Of the victorious wo,iS \
series cast which is to be decided no,.
within the next four weeks?
WITH the number of temperament,,
w prima donnas on the Red team M,
season. Pat Moran has turned over
near miracle In holding his club in ths
race. Pat has been up against mora
trouble than the outside public could
ever guess, and the wonder is that H.
has always been able to stave off auy
long slump.
TN 1913, with a hitting club back oi
L him, Walter johnson won thirty 81,
games and lost but seven. This season
with the best hitting club he has eve,
pitched fora club able to 20 out ana
get three or four runs at every start
Fate steps In, slips him q no hit pams
and then runs down the curtain. II hs.
been one Of the melancholy episodes n
baseball that neither Walter John,on
nor Napoleon Lajoie ever took mart h
the big October show. Wonder II tbs
same fate will add George Sisler to ths
list?
The Blighted Vision
The saddest sight thut nno,to, evs
Can oiep tohere tooe resounds,
Is slice or hook that far and hioh
Starts heading out Of bounds.
ID UTH gets $1,000 year for making
~ home runs and 500, 900 IN a few
weeks for reposing in front Of camera
or. $50, 200 for the big act and S10O,.
900 for the by.product. But such. At
times, are the financial rewards Of en-.
deavor in this existence.
Copyright. 1890. All rights reserv.d.J
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PEACEFUL BOUTS AS THAT or
DODGERS AND GIANTS CRA WI UP
ON REDLEGS, WHILE THE LEADERS
4 TAKE DAY OFFFROM THE DIAMOND
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL
Sports Editor Evening Public Ledger

UTHILE the Cincinnati Reds were not looking yeser-
w day. both Brooklyn and New York put some
funny work and the National League pcnnant chase
Is close enough to be covered under single blanket The
Giants took advantage of Boston twice in the place
and the Dodgers made the Phs do Miskc on the home
lot.
Therefore the of McGraw now are but two
from first place and the Brooklyn bunch is
half game behind the Reds. From anything
is likely happen, but the advantage is with the two
eastern clubs because they will play in their back
yard the greater part of this month.
E eve will win the pennant' admitted Uncle Wilbert
Robinson last night Similar statements be obtained
from Pat Moran and John McGraw now that John has
quit the Lambs Club.
In the American League, Cleveland and the Yanks
were idle, far regular games concerned. The
Yanks beat Pittsburgh but it didn't mean anything.
Neither did the home made by Babe Ruth. This
walop superfluous.
The White Sox trimmed St. Iooic and moved couple
of whispers closer to the Yanks The three leaders
this circuit the and all set for the
finale The Sox and Indians playing at home and
therefore have the edge The Yanks travelling this
month.
Today will start what is commonly known as
crucial series in Cleveland when the Yanks visit that
metropolis. There Is likely to be trouble and,
fearing this Carl Mays left at home Although the
bean ball pitcher has been cleared in New York the
In other cities forget Chapmans death and the
pitcher will not be allowed to forget 1t, either.
But while these close being staged
Phs gained half a the Braves in the battle
Tor eighth place The Boston lost and the
Phils Perhaps that because only game
played II the Braves continue to play double headers
and the Phils only game per day. are likely
climb out Of the cellar.
YESTERDAY the Dodgers ruined lee Meddo,os
and copped the final contest of the set, IL.
Belts finished and did very tceH. Today Pittsburgh
ptH be here, il that means anything.