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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02
DAYS OF ROAMING
CAGE STAR ENDED
National Commission Prohibits
Players Performing in More
Than One League

The day of the professional basket
ball player performing on two or three
league teams. and in several instances
as many as four, are at an end. Such
was the announcement of William J.
Scheffer, president of the Eastern
League and who represented that body
at the final meeting of the formation
Of the National Basketball Commission,
which was held in New York Yesterday.
The commission elected as chairman
Tom Brislin, of the Penn State cir
cult, and he will also act as secretary.
W. ]. Scheffer was honored with the
Office of treasurer. Four organizations
are represented in the compact. They
are Interstate League. James G. Keefe,
president, and which takes in Fiske Red
Tops, Springfield. Whip City, of West
field; All -Hollyoke. East Hampton,
Turner Falls, all Massachusetts teams,
and Bigelow Hartford, of Thompson
vile, VT,
The others were: New York State
League, NJ. J. b. McDonough. presi
dent, with Troy, Albany, Schenectady
Utica, Mohawk, Amsterdam, Glovers
vile, Pittsfield and Adams. the latter
INO III .luSSuCHuStllS. ne Ienu StuJc
League was represented by Tom Bris-
lin with Pittston, Scranton, Wilkes :
Barre, Nanticoke, Plymouth and prob
ably Carbondale If suitable hall can
be secured in the latter town.
The Eastern League, with Camden,
Reading, Trenton. Germantown, DE
Neri and Bridgeport. was represented
by President Scheffer, but just as bust
ness was about over Jesse Hendler, OF
Trenton, and John Leavy, of Bridge
port, entered the meeting.
President Scheffer admitted that he
expected some little opposition from
the players on not allowing them to
compete in more than one league, but
such was the result Of the grand free =
for all last season. which almost put a
crimp in the sport. Several deals are
now on for the services of players.
Every rule will be enforced and in
the near future a substantial forfeit
will be posted by the league heads
When a team wishes to release player
the manager must first notify the head
of the commission. IL no one in tina,
particular circuit wishes him, waivers
are sent to the other leagues. The
waiver price is S25, $15 of which goes
to the club disposing of the player ant
/ so to the commission.
| Plans were also formulated for thu
playing of a series to determine tn,
championship of the four leagues at tn,
close of the year, and the schedules will
be so arranged that the regular season
will come to a conclusion the third weel
| in March.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02
HARRY WILLS LSlGOOD,
BUT NOTA JOHNSON
Nor Is Jack Dempsey Broken-Do,Un Jefries--Coters
viii accept Rule Changes-August Busy Month 4
for Sports--Moran's Hard Job
BY GKANTLAND RICE
To August

To August
Though sport be at its merriest
Ard life be at its chceriest. ~
When yop, old month, drift bD!
Wen stand upon the edge again
OF rinfer's Cheeriess ledge again
Beneath frozen shy.
~ take the summer heat for mine,
Along the sun baked beat for mine.
WIN Babe" Ruth at the bat.
AYE, Babe Ruth and Ais suipe again.
Or Ted Ray and HE pipe 1onin,
Far from 8nowbound fat.
And so NTH august here again,
Soul. cracking, loud aud clear again,
hear December's gale,
Blenk harbinger of fun'S decay,
Where puts and driues and runs decov.
And life is 'oorse than stale.
One Set Of Rules
A MEXICAN and British golf lcxis.
"A lators, acting in the best interests
OF The game, have at last devised opc
set of rules--the only system that can
possibly stand up in any international
sport.
Contrary to early opinion. British
golfers were very keen to meet their
American advisers or coworkers more
than half way. -
There was no attempt upon either
side to put anything over. It was
merely'a matter of the best interests of
a great and growing game.
The changes and revisions made will
be acceptable to golfers in, mass.
The world in general has known too
much pickering and fighting in the last
six years for those interested in sport
made in such generous spirit upon both
sides.
The Shadow
JUST ten years ago last July Jim
= Jeffries and Jack johnson settled an
issue which took the heavyweight cham
pionship from the grip of the white man
for the first time in ring history.
johnson lasted five years before
Willard left him blinking into the rays
of Cuban sun.
With Dempsey on top Of the heap,
the dark shadow drifts back again in
the person of Harry Wills.
Wills may have no fraction of a
chance against Dempsey, but after his
sudden disposal of Fulton he looks to
be the next best on the list.
Wills so far hasn't shown himself to
be another johnson by n number of
kilometers. And Dempsey at twenty
five is no broken down Jeffries, verging
upon forty. So the shadow above
white supremacy in the ring isn't
nearly 80 menacing as 1t was a decade
back when johnson was granted an
equal chance to overthrow the bulky
Californian.
Fulton may not be much of test.
but he happened to be the best test
available at the time. 1t may be that
Brennan or Frank Moran will be used
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Gene Paulette Showing EN- HoW

(NENE PAULETTE didn't get hit on Saturday, which
~ is something strange, unusual and things like
that To prove this assertion let it be stated that 1t
only the second time since July that the Phils third
baseman has not connected safely at least In game
Gene has been wild and woolly rampage, some
thing like that Last,Wednesday he stopped by Babe
Adams after hitting in eighteen consecutive This
streak National League record for the
On Thursday and Friday it looked Gene away
to good running start another streak. On Thursday
he slapped out two hits. double out of four times
up and 6chday he spanked two singles in five tries
But Saturday Big Hippo Vaughn looked puzSng
to Gene Shakespeare to Jack johnson.
Since July Pauette has been gathering in base hits
like Ponz the Boston broker. has been gathering in
dough On that date his batting average stood at .245
In the last official table he credited with .2I0 It's
better than that All of which goes to show
what ambitious young gent do when, he puts his
mind to it.
From the time Paulette started his streak until
Saturday he collected thirty hits for thirty nine bases
of ninety chances at the plate. In addition he has
scored thirteen During that streak his batting
average .356, which is not mean for any baseball
laborer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02
CURTIS TEAM LOSES
Trackmen Bow to Superior Speed Of
.. Aberfoyle


Chelteiiham, Pa. E, Aug. 2.-The Cur,
tis. Country Club track team met its
irst defeat of the season at the hands
of the crack Aberfoyle team of Chester
In the hardest fought track and field
meet of the year. Aberfoyle made n
total of 641s points to 521a points for
Curtis. Two of the Curtis track records
were supplanted, one being the 100 yard
dash which was won by Covington OF
Aberfoyle in ten and one fifth seconds,
and the other the pole vault which was
won by Harry McGrath, of Curtis, the
former Meadowbrook star, who vaulted
ten feet six inches. t.
The latter event was intensely excit-
ing, McGrath and Baldwin, leaving their
opponents at the nine foot mark and
fighting 1t out for first place. McGrath
made the winning mark with his first
try.
The relay race also had an exciting
finish. Aberfoyle gained big lead In
the first. three laps. but Breuker,. Of
Curtis, made great spurt, but lost
by yard to Zaiser, of Aberfoyle!
McGrath took first place in the broad
Jump, high jump and pole vault. Gov
ington was the main point -getter for
Aberfoyle.
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amateur Sports

COUTHEAST .>ALL-STARS, under
~ the direction of Manager Mills, for
merly coach of the Baltimore Interna
tional League baseball team, have re-
organized as first class travelling nine.
The team consists of Smith, first base,
formerly of Arrow A. A.; Dagerston.
former trades school star; James and
Joe Marting, catcher and pitcher, re-
spectively. both formerly Of Consho-
hocken; Moode, shortstop; Spoodles,
left field Perry, center field; Gabriel,
right field. and Briggs, second base.
Manager Mills has few open dates for
first class home teams Offering reason :
able guarantees. His address is 1910
South Seventeenth street.
| Wildwood B. G. (away) first class. August
7 open-Charles Hickman. 2o4l Amber
| Lorraine d. c. (awayl fourteen to sixteen
| years d. James Weldon. 1907 North
| Twenty-hfth street.
| Manayupk A. G. taway). first class, Au'
| gust II and 2S. Labor Day-James Drennen.
| 4545 Baker street.
| =. X. r, (aWayl first class. August open
| j. Whiteside. Diamond OOS3.
| Iona &. &, taway). second class August 10.
| 90 and 30 open--R. 7, Shannon, 43Os Fran
Glendale a. G. away, sixteen TO eighteen
years ,old-Mt Bynes, i7is North Twenty
| seventh street,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02

as further test Of wills's ability, but
just at present he looks to be number
two in the heavyweight regatta.
Coming Fast
A UGUST, as the closing month Of
"A summer, will provide more than It's
share of sportive excitement. ~S,
The open golf championship begins
next week at Toledo, wherein home
talent will once more face the heavy
assaults of Vardon and Ray, who have
been waiting seven years to avenge the
Brookline overthrow.
Shortly after this program Is COM
pleted the national tennis champion
ships swing under way at Forest Hills.
And the caliber of this entry list win
easily compare with the recent British
championship ut Wimbledon.
The tennis championship overlaps the
amateur golf clash at the Engineers
Club, so there will be few open dates
at hand. and none for those who are
keyed up over the two pennant races,
This August will be one'of the busiest
young months in the extended annals Of
sport, for in addition to golf, tennis aud
baseball, the Olympic returns add even
more to the general furor.
BY the time one has finished an Au-
gust sporting page, Messrs. Harding
and Cox will need number Of spec
tacular gyrations to direct any spare
time to the front page headlines.
Limerick OF the Links
A dufer phose game Dent to blight
Developed oratk OF such might,
That his tamily fled
| Or hid under the bed, -
When they heard him approach ereYt
night.
The Red Problem
TUST year ago this August the Reds
- caught the Giants. crushed them
beyond recognition. and thereby COM
pleted any debate over the National
League entry in the next world series.
The Reds proved their gameness then
beyond any question, but today they
rampant Dodgers recalling their 1916
world series split. and the Giants at
tempting to come again rather than
standing on the edge of the soapy chute.
Pat Moran has had to fight keener
competition with a weaker pitching
staff, one of the toughest problems of
the day, and he is also up against
schedule that favors his main rivals.
Back in April 1t was our belief that
the next world series would be.between
Cincinnati and Cleveland, but just at
present we are waiting n day or 10
longer before making any definite reser-
vations.
iTNHE Ohio movement to nominate
l. Speaker and Moran in place Of Cox
and Harding is reported to be gaining
headway. For further details keep
your, eye on the daily standing Of the
clubs.
! Copyright. 1920 All rights reserved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02

He has punch like 100 proof" writes
Hayes, who also states Bobby Burman will
be set for bantam competition in the fall
Kid Williams is hard at 1t lie In training
diligently every day in preparation for his
bout on Friday night at Baltimore with
Johnny Erte. of st. Paul. II Is to be a
twelve-rounder TO a referees decision.
his return to America. He scored n ten
round victory over Jack Lawler at Milwaukee
last week. EdWards's FIRST bout In America
resulted In :. knockout when he was stopped
by Richie Mitchell. Then he went to Eng
land.
Harry Greb redeemed himself against Tom
Gibbons IN Pittsburgh. Glib whipped Greb
se' eraI months ago there. On Saturday
afternoon Harry won seven Of ten rounds
in driving fainstorm,
Two boxing shows are on for tonight in
this city Johnny Mccarthy will stage four
eight-rounders at tina Tacony A., C.. showing
Tommy McCann and Willie McCloskey in tho
Fritz Cantz and Young Reddy Holt and
Jimmy Lavender vs. Young Joe Bradley. X.
o. SAMSON Is 20 appear In heavyweight
Eet-to the headliner at the knickerboCI<er
mond VS. Mike Connors. Kid Beebe vs., Harry
Croft Spike SheTan vs.. Frank Grimm and
Willie Merrck vs. Chick Hayes.
Charley Ledoux, the Frenchman. will meet
Joe Lynch, OF New York, In a twelve-roundeT
at Jersey city tonight.
NJ the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER for Bobby
Gunnis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02

1hHi ever hau country ciu" h'"o
scenes in musical comedies It would
look something like the thousands IN the
gorgeousiy attired gallery waiting tor
the start OF the golf exhibition match IN
the aisles OF pine trees before the ram
bling log cabin clubhouse OF the holly
WOOD Golf CLUB yesterday. Inc FEMININE
par. oi ~, e.s.stouS haso aaNeu' -o',ao mao
unS unSSuas LAY app"ien' 10 " no'e' ''uee
anl anrsa,,, vrSa,e e''es a,,rr ana ,s ,ro,,od
unnd no"i - sn,,u oo eoooah,. vii eOopo enoapod
on' q, thn ont, iune susf i;tah;,u ,,f haITs
,i.h ~ ne ssn.G snsh; ;,i. ;nt, nn ntv sU, oh me-
rbicb haJ nnco cont,; ;ned aannnd hoots
VIZ ,,. la that he 10. JrossnJ T.,
hrand. ro,. " cole s,,;t that ho woro ~ n
black sweater over his white shirt. that
he laughed like n bow every time he
dropped a ball in the grocery box and
that the gallery applauded the same
yociferousIv, Won will realize. or should
that the center of attraction was none
other than Walter Hagen. open golf
champion of the United States. who
had beaten Jim Barnes the day before
by four strokes for his third metropoli-
tan title. and had been back in this
country about a week after winning the
open championship of France.
Between the hours of 12 and 7 yes
terday Hagen tied the course record at
HOLLYWOOD with a 70 and broke It with
20, defeated Harry Vardon and Ted
Ray. stars of Briton. 4 and 2, some
what by his own efforts and earned
something more than $3.50.
oo;antic,, u, ,;tnhsi al of h;a dnsor uu hoiis
In the grocery hoy
Hagen Is Hagen
How to take him nobody much knows.
He's the most care free. Joyous. color
full and abandoned champion we ever
had. He was the sunshine of a cloudy
day. and watching him in action was
exhilarating as the seaside breeZes that
waited across the course.
The same question must have been in
eyerybody's mind at the finish. How can
they beat him at Toledo and how did
thcy beat him in the British open? He
finished il seems. FIFTY FIRST over
there
Hagen sneaks for himself on the lat
tar
ar Vac my first fry for tha British
t;tlo ), bn says land from, the time II
,ros announcod was going oyer there
20 r,,,oh J;scuss;on On nv cboncos 7
80 oil t;nJs nf ofrors o,no,,rt;nn to
sohrinns s,,,s 10 sb,uid ,';n Mv
ouus t";oas, 80 % o,.inr h;s bots m ",m, ~ onS
uo auorn ~ 49, ;nas;nsb II r.oo ~ d;at;,oti,, %
.,es way " ,,.;S H.. tr;od nSn 20 fnrant
;tpu5 ~ ~ i,L ,aIo, " ~, aama nyor tboro i0'ee'
Hagen said That he was snlendidly
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02
CHEVROLET BREAKS RECORD
Drives 100 Miles on Dirt Track In
az Minutes % Seconds

Columbus, o.. Aug. .. - CASTOR
Chevrolet set new worlds record for
100 miles over dirt track here yes
terday, when he covered the century
without stop in 80 minutes and %
seconds.
The former record of 91 minutes and
30 seconds was set by Tom Alley, at
Minneapolis, in 1914.
Tommy Milton, record holder of the
straight away course. finished second
today. He trailed four laps behind
Chevrolet. who at no time was in dan :
ger Of being headed.
Ralph Mulford also started. but was
forced to the pit in the first lap owing
TO broken yblye on bis car. ---.--
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02
Motorcycle Racers Tie

Reading, Pa, Aug 2,--After q 630,mle
grind over rough route through eastern
Pennsylvania New York and New Jersey,
George c. Smith, ct New York city, tied
with Alfred EisenbeTg. of Philadelphia on 3
motorcycle Championship endurance run OF
the Fast, held here under the auspices Of
the Reading Motorcycle Club. Leonard Buck
John Constant, Of New York city. fourth
with .997 while Baxter Potter. OF Spring
arize. Julius Stern. OF Poushkeepsia. fnishinE
sixth with .D6D. or tire seventeen starters
six finished Tlthin the time itmit. I,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02
Red sox Get TWO PLAYERS

London, Ont, Aug. 2-The Boston club of
the American League has purchased Out.
fielder Neitzke and Inhelder Pittinger, from
the London club. OF the Michigan-Ontario
here from Detroit by Manager Wetzsl, OF
the London club The players will report "a
the Red SoK at the close of the Michigan
Ontario League season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02
Mrs. earns Golf Winner

Wernersvilie. Pa, Aug. 2--Mrs. A. D.
earns, westehester, one Of the prominent
golfers 2f the metropoli'ap district, romped
Cubs approaching and putting match
the sporty Galen Hall course. Miss Ma
~. Burns, Oyerbrook. tied with Miss
Forter. Huntington Valley, and Miss 81
son. Philadelphih Country Club. for the IN
EvI w hcpoTa "a .s~}SI{3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02

THEY NEVER COME BACK
TO GEORGES CARPENTER, NOW IN
IN FRANCE HHIS POT OFU S. GOLD
BY, ROBERT w. MAXWELL
SPORTS Editor Evening Public Ledger

which halls from there is likely get The House
David is said to be the principal attraction there
nAN hit the nail on the head. The fans ,oiH think
~ t,eice before paying real money to sec one
sided match, but tohen you look ouer the field pho
can give Dempsey fght' He has ttcked all of The
heapes and must play return engagement from
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02

First game 1Second game.
(Y WILLIAMS also is Sldmmirg the old bulb,
~ and if the other mem bers of Gapuy's gang came
through has this pair the pills ,ooud be able to
get some~here.
Copyright. 1870. By Public Ledger Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02
Dempsey'S Next Opponent

TN THE meantime, Jack Dempsey is wondering who he
Il viii box next. Harry Wills seems to be the best
heavyweight present and perhaps the coored sugger
will be- given a chance-some time. His victory over
Fred Fulton boosted him 10 the top of the list although
It was won on a sort of Huke. There is no doubt
that Wills the better man, but the big blmbo-
meaning Fulton-quit cold laid his yellow heart at
the feet of his conqueror. Just the same, Fulton had
waded through the heavyweight division and Demp-
sey's logical opponent until he met wills Now Harry
: must be seriously considered. ~
Dempsey. however might be mstched with Billy Mske
IN Benton Harbor, Mich, on Labor Day This will be
sort of monologue for Jack lick Miske day in
the and the round when Billy to sleep
Dan Mclaughlin of our best known cash custom
ers discussing this match at the Traymoe yesterday
wonder il they will stand for that load of hay out
Benton Harbor?' he asked "Miske and Dempsey will
be great hppodrome but that bewhskered baseball team
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02

IN THE world of sport there is ancient. eaten
y saying entitled they come back II has
meaning all its own. IL person sticks his chin in front
fof right walop and away from there it's almost
cinch he will do the thing again II another
meeting Is arranged. History usually repeats itself.
However. we can dust off this ancient adage for the
and apply It to Georges Carpenter who went
away from here month threatening to return In the
fall 10 have a fight something with Jack Dempsey,
the boss all eavyweights. Georges is in that
dear France trying figure how many francs he earned
while the United States He has been over here col
eced huge bale of dough without personal injury and
perhaps he enough Ifhe hasn't he's in tough luck
for according inside stuff he will not come back
In fact they never back after getting theirs
Carpenter has been treated with object lesson re-
Gently and profed greatly thereby He learned that
foreign do not class with the top notch Amerrans
and be probably will suffer the fate il he takes
chance with NJ. Dempsey Georges Papin, lightweight
champion of Ffance came over here to take the ttle
AWAY from Leonard. He took Lew Tender in the
ffet battle and knocked stiff in the third round
When esnie Marcel Thomas, the welterweisht title
holder.~-ffc stacked zip against Jack Britton in
Newark last Monday night and. after receiving lovely
acng referee stopped the brawl in the tenth round
keep the foreigner from getting massacred Thus two
French champions into squalls in their first appear
too smart
The foreigners have had the wrong idea of our Amer
lean athletes They have many in action have seen
them trimmed and imagined they real I. S repre-
sentatives Eddie McGoorty was hailed of the
leading American heavyweghts in England when he lost
to Joe Beckett and it the with Pal Moore Joe
Lynch and the Zulu Kid.
In France. Johnny Couon who finished four
years ago came back in couple of fights but finally
was Knocked out. Other second rate Americans have
been there, wnpng occasionay but more often iosng
and giving the foreigners all kinds of confidence
CARPENTJER probably thought he could do cell
y, against Dempsey but that idea is gone. He
kno,os ,ohat he ,ciH be up against, and it's better
-s'than an eren money bet that he toiH stay right
tcherc he is. After ledring the United States r,h
O bundle Of katc they neccr come back.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02

Ms Isss~ A spmnsriss az Atlsnsi. c,ty.
S.bn&653 t'diye irn-t III sEkey nddie." as
/K NJ bed callsd these days, has added
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02

THE Ohio movement to nominate
l. Speaker and Moran in place of Cox
and Harding is reported to be gaining
headway. For further details keep
yours eye on the daily standing OF the
clubs.
=. Copyright 1920 All rights reserved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02

Danny Fersuson will he among those there
fc sea McAndreHs and Loughrey throw fists
M each other but before the bell rings Dan'l
will hop into the ring and challenge tho win
ner .'Neithei of those guys has ever licked
claim the welterweisht title OF the hills
said Fergy today. d.. ..s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02

pa. TyreIi announced today that all pre-
ii,nlrlery ARRANGEMENTS fos the West Mana
yunk show had been eompleted and crowd
shrse six-round prelims are; Young Ramat.
chi, OF the Falls Vs. Johnny Fswn. OF
johnny Dousherty, OF North Penn and
The Coconino sun., 1920-12-03
A HOT DRINK

James Shevlin, the prohibition en- forcement agent, was talking in New York about the whisky substitutes which are sold surreptitiously.
 "These fake whiskies," said MT. Shevlin, fare often rank poison, and make many victims. We would have to have constitutions like Donald, the Scotchman, to drink them with im- punity.
 "Donald, the story goes, was in the habit of calling at the village inn for drop O the best After he had gone home one night the landlord dis covered, to his horror, that he had supplied Donald out of the bottle of sulphuric acid which he used for cleaning the faucets. Every moment he expected to hear of Donald's death, and his relief was great when the old fellow arrived next morning.
 Donald, what did you think O the whisky you got last night?' he asked.
 It was fine dram, a guid warm- in dram,' said Donald, but it had one fault-everytime I coughed it set fire to ma whiskersv"