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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-21
Dodgers Need Three
Games to Clinch Flag

AS a result Of their victory over
the Pirates yesterday. while the
Giants and Reds were breaking even
in doubleheader, the Dodgers
now have to win only three of their
seven remaining games to clinch the
pennant. II the Brooklynites win
these three, one must be from the
New Yorkers. as they still have five
games to play with the Giants.
In that event the Dodgers would
have ninety -one games won and
sixty-three lost, for a percentage of
.501. 1t would then be impossible
for the Giants to better these figures
even II they won nine of their ten
remaining games, as this would give
them ninety games won and sixty
four, lost, for final percentage of
.5S4. Tho Reds, to beat out the
Dodgers, must win all of remaining
thirteen games.
Although the Yankees triumphed
yesterday, they failed to gain any
ground on the Indians or White Soy
as both these teams were also vic.
torious. The Yanks are still three
full games behind Cleveland and
one and a half behind Chicago.
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Amateur Sports

NOV that the baseball season 4,
~ drawing to a close, the foo,h,n Il
teams have started to prepare ''Vf. q,
action. The Girard Field Club. n ,s,y,
averaging 150 pounds, held its initial
practice. and the squad is a pronisins
one. Girard Is composed mainly Of for.
mer scholastic and college gridro,
players. The team suffered n setbsCk
the very first day of practice who,
Roman, star halfback. suffered broken
collar bone in one Of the scrimmares
lhe team will be managed by Maurice
Z. Rocke'. 3023 Wvalusing avenue,
Coopersville Stars (away) omen dates b,,.
pal games. d. d. Mccoy. 1896 North s.c.
BrookdaIe Travellers taway). eirh,c.r.n,,.
teen years old. open dates ba sebaii game,
L. {. Dill. 4lS North Sixty-thlrd street
Indiana Club (away). first class. s.,,sn.
Der 20 open. L. II. Weissman. 1885 North
Marshall street. ''N''A
pa.'hsiI Pa. AL, A.. G; would lik. to arrans,
tween the ages Of seventeen and twenty
years. II. Freas. 1888 South Fiftieth street.
Warwick Jrs. tsway). fourtecn.sis,e,n
years old. Saturdays and Sundays In October
open !. Kaufman. 1927 West Huntington
street.
The Atlantic Steel Castings Co. soccer
team would like to arrange games on Sunday
away with frst-cla.s teams In Philadelphia
and wilmington. Harold C. Gibbs, care OF
Atlantic Steel Castings Co.. Chester. Pa.
A shortstOp and all-around player would
like to play with u sccond-class team for
the sport of the game. John De Ceabo
1925 Wharton street.
Cramps Profs (away). first class sept.m.
ber 25 open. Phone Joe Daley. Kensinsoa
1901 W.
Philadelphia City Club (away). first class
September 25 and 90 open. Charles H.
Weber. phone KenslnBton $3.50.
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have facilities quite equal 70 INV =.
mands made by the national bnt az us'
as as DID the clubs Of the Phiadelpb;o' 'ney "s;
District Association. Joined in n ANN man ana
nous selection of Germantown. '"a"''
hope the national cbamnior,,,.
comes to Philadelphia in 1921, IYdsu,p I tsn.,
IL stays for three years, since .uSt
period of less duration neither citr ~
association would benefit BY tho cS,no. no.
from New York. '"' ''anse
At the end of that period T bor, :.
VIII move on. I trust Il will 'Cp' ." !. y
Boston and Chicago. NV ombi,;SNoD 70 !,
to play in it at all these cities sn% ,s y
aid in the growth Of the game. '"' "
Philadelphia stands for the ron, =,
tennis, and as such is out to br;na pU' ~! :.
national championship here next Sso. s.'
we are quite willing to aid the MGR; ns,;
claimant in his effort to obtain Il wbS. Ss
the right time comes to move. " ""cn
Next year should see the Fror0,
british, Australian, South African nai
Dutch teams in our cha,nnionsb;%nu p%u
Philadelphia would be a proud md arn "p' :
cious host to our distinguished yisitsor,
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PH7LA. SHOULD STAGE
NATIONAL NET PLAY
Germantown c. c. Well Equipped With 42 Courts, so.
Bill Tilden-Has Something Vest Side.
Rotating Journeys You'd Be Educational
BY WILLIAM T. TnLDEN, I'd
American. British and Worlds Lawn Tennis Champ,o,

WHAT makes national tennis
w championship a real success? The
players? Yes, naturally class will tell
and the best are not any too good, but
IL is for more than this. It is man
agement of details, good courts and
plenty of them, keen umpiring, adequate
facilities for the public to view the
play and above all locker. house facili-
ties for the players comfort.
westside Club, Forest Hills, has held
the national championship for five
years. During that period they have
set standard for efficient manage-
ment and good courts there that has
surpassed Newport in It's palmiest days.
No one could well quibble with the
manner in which New York has staged
the blue ribbon event Of American
tennis.
During the five years fully $50, 900
people have viewed the championship
and all are loud in their praise Of
Westsidc Club and its officials.
New York and its public are highly
educated tennis fans. 1t Is up to the
association to educate the rest of the
country in like manner. The national
championship is the biggest educational
feature in the game and will draw the
public in paying proportions no matter
in what city 1t is staged.
Personally. I am a strong advocate
Of rotating the national championship.
Not that l would detract from the
wonderful work done by Westside. Far
! have played there and have nothing
but the greatest admiration for all the
men in charge of the tournament and
its many phases. ! do think the re-
mainder Of the country should see the
greatest Of all battles on the court.
Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and
even San Francisco deserve the ma
tional championship. San Francisco
has sent us many of the greatest stars
of the game. The only reason the ma
tional could not 60 there is the fact
they have not grass courts to stage 1t.
Bring Championship Here
|" Philadelphia has the facilities, the
tennis public and the ability to hold the
national championship, and the logical
first step in the rotation would be to
bring 1t here in 1921.
Germantown Cricket Club has at its
disposal equipment to make IL the finest
tennis club in America. Merton and
Philadelphia Cricket Club are In al
most as strategic a position. German.
town could place on its cricket field a
championship inclosure of four courts.
with seating capacity Of 10000. and
around the outside Of this stadium eight
cen Of the finest grass courts in the
world. This is in addition to its rcgu-
lar grass court equipment OF some
twenty courts on which II could hold
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INDEPENDENT GRID
TEAMS ORGANIZE
Philadelphia Club to Have Foot
ball Team-opening Game
With Drexel Hill Oct. 3

Philadelphia Club, Of South Phila
delphia, newly organized team com
posed of scholastic stars, will enter the
football field this year and play Its
first game October . at Madison Bal
Park, Thirty fourth and Reed streets
with Drexel Hill. Frank Boyle, wha
for a number of seasons was in charge
of the Haywood gridiron, has been ap-
pointed head coach, and he has his
candidates practicing daily.
There are thirty six trying for posi-
tions. and include Burns. of Della =
ware; u. Grugan. +. McGroty, Bait
Boyd. who formerly played with tn
Old Readers, and Bramble.. the noted
tacklcr from Wilmington High School
while Clip Allen. of Vincome, and
MacGowan will be the halfbacks. Teams
wishing to play the Philadelphia Club,
communicate with Thomas Reilly, 302g
Grays Ferry road, or phone Dickinson
4603.
st. Bridget's in Field
The Holy Name Society of st.
Bridgets Church has decided to place
an eleven in the field to represent East
Falls. The team, according to Man
agcr T.. J. Byrnc, will be captained by
Jack" Kelly, worlds champion sin =
gle scullcr.
II will also include Paul Costello,
Kellys running mate in winning ne
double shells championship OF the world:
Laliy. Of Holmesburg; schwartz, oi
ConShohocken. and Doyle and Barton
Of Catholic High. are others whose
names have been prominent in football
and who will also play.
The eleven is ready for independent
tooms ot home or away and will play
on Saturday and Sunday. The coming
Saturday, September %, is still open
md can be booked by getting in touch
with Edward J. Byrne, 1888 New Queen
street.
Metro Club in Field
Another club that has come through
successful baseball season has decided
TO nut an eleven on the field after ar
absence of number of seasons. due
to the war. The Metro club, OF Mana
yunk, has organized a strong aggrega
tiou. A number of scholastic stars
have signified their willingness to play
and about forty candidates are prac'
tiCing three times week.
Joe Boyle has been appointed coach
and his latest acquisition to the, play
inr ranks is Joe Gallagher, well -knowr
fuIlback. TIE Metro club is taking d
foremost position in sports Of all sorts
and among the well-known boxers thai
represent the club are Danny Rodgers
and Denny Greives. The Metro clever
will travel and has a number of oper
dates. Call Manayunk 223O or write
football manager, Metro club, Mana
yunk.
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Niildewod Maxims


THE golfer who lifts his eye off the
i ball-the workman who lifts his eye
off the job-yea, verify. they are both
heading for the bunker Of trouble.
THE process of training Is painful
J. and slow, whereas the counter
process of being outclassed is painful
and swift.
AT ONE time or another you pay
n for what you get in this brief
existence, so 1t might as we'll be as you
enter.
TIIE worlds rarest optimist is the
l. one who expects his advice to be
taken.
MO TRUE sportsman minds a defeat
" that overpowers the best he has to
give.
Road Stun
WHEN the Yankees left on this last
w western tour they were figured out
of the frame because they happened to
be scheduled on hostile plains while their
own main opponents booked at home.
But this philosophy doesn't always
follow. The Cubs won u pennant on
the road in 1908, while the Giants were
blowing most of it at home.
In 1911 the Giants won a pennant on
the road after three weeks Of touring,
with the Cubs scrapping at West Side
Park.
The encouragement Of the rooter' q
friendly yelp Is often big factor. But
there are also times when one can do
better. away from his friends.
Football Sketches
No. 2-The Guard
The Guard is big and thick and strong,
Or else he doesn't stay there long.
Ihey dire into him tCith crash
And turn his features into hash.
The hdlfbdck sails around the end
Where mighty shouts Of triumph blend.
The quarterback, out IN the clear,
is all set for the rolling cheer.
BWt underneath the bitter fght
The Guard is smothered out Of sight.
No matter hOC he opens up
There's little nectar in his cup.
For hidden underneath the smear
He cannot eren hear the cheer.
Ny cork at times is dull and hare
And yet I'm stoapping toith no GuGrd.
Evans VS.. Ray
CTS EVANS, the amateur golf cham
l. pion of the United States, as good
golfer as Ray, the open champion?
reader intprjccts
Evans isn't as long from the tee, but
he is much more consistent down the
fairway.
Evans il a much more effective man
ipulator Of the iron and mashic. Ray
is much the better putter.
In their exhibition competitions
Evans has outscored Ray. but In the
open championship grind at 72 holes
Ray led Evans by three strokes. Ray
plays much more golf and has been far
better seasoned by long experience than
| Evans has.
You can take these lateral statistics
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-21
DOES EVANS EQUAL
TED RAY ONLNKS?
after Comparing Their Golf You Can Figure 1t Out fo
Yourself lt-BasebaU Pennants Not Al,pays Won
on Home Loan,
BY GRANTLAND RICE
on Home Loan,

and arrive at your own general con
clusions.
HCHAKE- UP due in Cincinnati team
~ for next year." II they monkey
much more with Pat Moran the shake
up will be more in the nature Of an ex =
plosion than anything else.
TIP TO the hour of slogging to press
- the August rumor that Giants and
White Sox were to meet again in the
next world series had not been officially
confirmed.
pRICKLEY gone-Hardwick gone
- Mahan gone-Casey gone-all, all
gone-the old remembered aces. Nc
wonder Coach Fishers favorite poem Ia
Backward. roll backward, o Time In
your fight"
Copyright. 1890, all rights reserved
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in the Merton "all. star tourney.
/ Wednesday and Thursday. next week.
Chick Evans viii unfortunately not
be able TO play and has sent in his
regrets.
/ The tourney will be seventy two
+ holes of medal play and invitations
have been sent to every player in
Philadelphia with a handicap rating of
eight strokes and less.
The invitation would have been ex-
/ tended to all. but it was felt that only
those of the arbitrary handicap would
Lave chance in the field expected
and that other entrants would un-
necessarily "clog' the field.
Fred Wright, the sensational twenty
one year old Massachusetts champion,
who tied for the national medal with
| Bobby Jones, has sent an acceptance,
and +. G. Newton, captain of the
Bay State Lesley Cup team. who won
the Lynnewood Hall cup last year, viii
! play. Also Rodney Brown. Larry
Patton. and many other headliners of the
Boston district.
Travers Too
Reggie Lewis, who lost that memoir
abe forty one hole decision to Evans
at RoSyln. will appear with Jerome d.
Travers, four time national champion,
I Gardiner White, and other Gotham
! golfers have accepted with other stars
from the metropolitan district.
Dave Heron, W. G. Fownes, Jr.,
J. w. Platt. Max Marston, George
Hofner. Dwight Armstrong, Eddie
briggs, and other Keystone State
entries in plenty will play.
Following this ultra sizzling medal
,1n - L "
and Saturday next week to the same
now held by Pennsylvania.
/ It's great prospect for the eager
enthusiasts.
A local golfer was so impressed with
| the Landscape gardening of Mr.. John
Roe, Stenton, during recent golf
match that he was driven to lmericks
and pens the following lines which he
respectfully dedicates to his opponent :;
I heard a golf sect" in bunker,
His rords tccre too bad for Junker-
With niblio he toiled, the landscape he
spoiled
With his terrible words from thot
bunker.
To add to the general golf excite
ment this week there will be a couple
OF trade tournaments today.
The annual tourney Of the Paper
Trade Association will be played at the
Philadelphia Cricket Club. It was
won last year by George Hoffner, who
had remarkable run of low scoring.
Hofncr. however, will not play today
as he feels that he Is over -golfed. He
didn't play at Whitemarsh nor will he
play in the st. Martins cup tourney,
which starts Thursday at the Cricket
Club Hoffner's next start will be In
the Merton all-star tourney.
Insurance Business
The other trade tourney today Is
at Overbrook when the insurance men
conflict.
Maurice Risley, who qualified in the
national and won the Shawnee and At
lantic City Journeys this year, will be
the headllner entry, with Il. c. Clarey,
winner at Old York road and Lu Lu
this year. George Brooks, Pine Valley,
and L. II. Adds, Jr., Huntingdon
Valley, are couple of other local stars
who, win compete. There are nifty odd
entries in all.
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Aualnst "hlqh DIVING"

New York. Sept. 2l.-when tho Amateur
Athletic Union holds It's annual convention
viii present a resolution designed TO curb
the practice OF "Eigh diving by high jump
crs A resolution urging this restriction was
unanimously adopted last night by the loca
association Fair lump" says the PRO pT3ppGss9 "a
go over tho bar before the head OF the
contestant"
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LAST CALL ON MINORS
Season for corrallIng Rockies Ends
September 27

Cincinnati, O.. Sept. 21.-All pur-
chases Of minor league players by
major league clubs must be closed at
noon on Monday, September 27, the
National Baseball Commission an =
nounces in a notice to all major league
clubs made public today.
The time for filing reserve lists is to
be November I, instead of October 1,
and no waivers are to be requested on
INV PLAYERS between October l and Oc-
tober 12, the period during which club
officials are usually attending the
worlds series or other post season
games.
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sWEST VZRGLNZA,S FOOTBALL TEAM
J. HAS HUGE CONTRACT THIS SEASON.
BUT FEELS EQUAL TO THE TASK
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL
ECrr,s Editor Evening Public Ledger

turned out by scholastic team last fall He is good
enough to play any varsity in the country and probably
will take the place of Rogers the principal ground
with Hill at quarter
The Mountaineers have been training at Mountain
Lake Park Nd and than fifty candidates were on
hand. They have been scrmmaging for the last week
and in good shape for the opening chorus next Saur
day. This team will bear watching for it has possibili-
ties of developing into strong aggregation.
xlITTSBU RGH is training hard at Wimber Pd.,
and hopes TO get in shape for the opening game
on Forbes Field October Q. West Virginia toiu
be the other half of the BILL aud that battle looks
like an important one.
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SIX VETERANS ON
EPISCOPAL TEAM
Coach McCarty Drills Church.
men-West Catholic Has
Open Date

six veterans have returned for the
Episcopal Academy football team.
Coach Charlie McCarty had his war
riors on the Strawbridgc & Clothier
athletic field yesterday for the first reg
uIar practice and although school will
not open until Thursday the squad that
reported surprised the Episcopal tutor
1t was the largest on the fieii SO early
in the season In many years.
Episcopal makes an early start in
football, meeting the Swarthmore High
School team at Sixty third and Walnu,
streets on October /. The following
week Haverford school will be played
Chestnut Hill. Ridley Park, st. Lukc's
School and the Interacademic League
teams, Penn Charter and Germantown
Academy, are on the schedule arranged
by Manager Henderson Supplee.
The veterans include Captain Jack
Williams. who will play fullback: Kraft
and Martin 'alfbacks; Pryor, who will
likely 60 from guard to center posi-
tion Rittenhouse, tackle, and Jack
Glenn. end on the 1920 team. Man
ager Suppleee will also try out for a
place ut end and from all indications
he has splendid chance to land the
berth as he Is showing 49, we'll in the
practices.
The schedule follows:
October 1--swarthmore Htsh, at Eplsco.
October S-Haverford School at IIavcr.
ford
October l5--Chcstnut HIll. at st Martins,
October 22-Ridley Park. at Ridley Park
October 2o-St, Lukes School. at -.
November 5-Gemantown Academy. at
Novcmbcr Penn Charter. a, Queen
November l0-Fr,ends' Central. at Epis-
Holland Showing Form
West Catholic Highs football team is
slowly rounding into form. Coach
Quinlan is pleased with the showing of
new candidate, Holland, who will
make bid for backfield berth. Hol e
land is heavy anL shows lots of speed
and should help the team considerably V.
He came to the school few days ago
and is now regular. West Catholic
has November IS as an open date, and
Mr.. Quinlan, physical director. would
| like to hear from managers who have
this as an open date on their schedules.
The first regular meeting of the In =
| teracademic League will not be held
until next month. In the meantime
teams to strengthen this old Philadel :
phia organization. and in this connec.
| ton Haverford School, Chestnut Hill
Academy and st. Luke's School have
| been mentioned.
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Green but Husky

vTTESr VIRGINIA has comparatively green eleven
w this fall but the athletes built along the generous
lines Of piano The team will average $50
pounds and they there many speed merchants in
. the lineup.
There is young in the squad who deserves
special mention. His is Setron, and Coach Tubby
Mcintyre has selected him of his regular guards
Setron tried for the team last year but couldn't by
because he weighed 267 pounds He began to take vo
lent exercise, and tips the beam at 210, mere
shadow of his former self He is said to be a fast ag
gressive player and probably will be a star
Another worthy Of mention is Beck, the great
all around athlete from Harrisburg Tech. Last year it
all for Beck to to Pittsburgh Later report
circulated that he thinking of entering Lafayette
and while those interested waiting to which COL
lege would claim him it's own. he bewildcred the
lockers by going to West Virginia
Beck is a hafback and without doubt the very best
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-21

yNTHEN a football team decides to become important ana
w breaks away from the small time stuff, that foot
hall team gets in the papers. For that reason
or those reasons the University of West Virginia Is the
subject for discussion today.
The University of West virginia Is located IN MOT
rantown Il city situated somewhere to the south OF
Pittsburgh For many years they have been playing
football but the social standing of the team equal to
that of the baseball nine in Oshkosh. Wis Last year
The Mountaneers. which is their nickname because ot
the Typographical condition of the surrounding country
journeyCd Princeton, ~ j.. and sock"d the dayghtS
of a gridirUn aggregation representing that place
That made a big hit. and West Virginia became talked
about.
Now we have another season. and the Mountaineers
very much in the limelight. They are meeting all
comers regardless of weight First come, hrst
served was the original line they sprung when making
out the 1920 schedule and oh, what schedule 1t IS
If you imagine Pete Herman challenging JACK
Dempsey take all and hospital expenses or Ira
Lowry Bctzwood stars daring the world series winner TO
play a ball bamc. YOU will have idea of the gigantic
task confronting the athletes from Morgantown. W. Va.
10 got terribly ncwsy and hand out some real, rcgu-
lar dope will the list Of games for this year
Next Saturday West Virginia Wesleyan will assist in
opening the season. This used to final game but not
any After that LChigh. and the next week
Pittsburgh will be played Forbes Field Those three
games enough for any small college, but not West
Virginia Anyway, the boys from the mountains deny
emphaticay that they small.
After the Pitt battle George Washington University
will entertain. This will be sort Of rehearsal because
the following Saturday. meaning October 2 college
up in New England entitled Yale will be given tryout.
Then Princeton Washington and Lee Rutgers and
Washington and jefferson.
TAXING it all in oil. West Virginia plays only
i eight hard games this year. and Ira Rogers is
not in the line y. Some job irtthout Rogers He
the best team the Mountdineers crer had.