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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-15
BUCK AND HEINIE IN
DUEL AT THIRD BASE
Weaver and Croh Fighting
1t Out for Supremacy;
Hornsby Is Eddie Col
LinS's RiuaL
BY GRANTLAND RICE
On Roofers' Row

On ROOters' Row
We're got a stoeH chance no,o TO cop
,oiH that stiff up at the bat;
WhV. say. that hobo couldn't hit the
ball park pith his hat:
" nc pds 10 a steam boat and IL blcio
up in tcreck
He couldn't hit the Dafer II he tum blcd
of the deck;
Trc paid my months rent four times
since he caught one on the log,
And ,chdt I'm saying to vou is that's
siumping some, old dog;
Tro runs TO te-the bases choked--,oo
got EN- TO the mat,
Aud then a piece of cheese like him
comes pobbling TO the bat
BiNG! ON the beak! o nop! o pow!
Beyond the feider's mitfl IL
Say, Vhere's the bloomin' guy chat said
that lobster couldn't hitP
7 guess he didn't get TO that last bender
toifh the iCOod
And basnt I Just telling you / knoioed
the hobo couldf
Three runs across the bfoomin' plate,
and noD the games a cinch,
There neuer ,ods a guy like him TO soak
one in the pinch;
Right on the nose across the lot, beyond
the outfeld's reach
And ,oasn't just telling you that old
boy pas peachf
Buck and Heinie
THE third base duel between Buck
= Weaver, of the White Sox, and
Heinie Groh, of the Reds, was never
definitely settled last season, each earn
est athlete having long array of sup
porters armed with gentl, statistics in
volving the rival status.
On tbe pennant season Groh batted
$40, while Weaver finished with .296.
This showing gave Heinie a distinct
edge.
But when they came together in the
world series Weaver established mark
of 1924. while Groh finished well behind
with IT'S.
So, for 1920 they decided to start all
over again. And this time it looks like
business. Up to last weeks COM
pilation Weaver was 1887, with Groh
ranked at $50.
This is a trifle faster than either can
show through the summer, but It is
enough to show that both are off to a
dizzy start.
Logical Successors
TOHN McGRAW and then Jimmy
q Collins were the greatest of the old :
time third basing stars.
After these two came Bill Bradley. of
Cleveland, and Art Devlin, Of New
York. Frank Baker then came along,
and now the field rests between Buck
and Heinie as the main contenders.
They are the class in their respective
circuits, so IL you are interested in in =
dividual contests you might keep an eye
peeled from time to time upon the sta
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-15

TIGERS HAVE NOREASONTO BOAST;
DIDN'T SENATOR'S MISS FOURTEEN
1 STRAIGHT CHANCES IN 1904? SURE
By ROBERT w. MAXWELL

yLTIEN Detroit Tigers who here today for the
w first time this season, in the midst of their
famous losing streak and the defeats increased after each
game. we had an idea sort of record being
broken. We remarked. casually, that hadn't time
TO dig into the dusty dope but day eminent
statistcau would step out and in nonchalant manner
throw wrench in the works put the parade out OF step
and then show something just good or better.
The time has come Today May TO- Ernie Lanigan
arises remark that the losing streak of the Tigers which
ended MAY 3. NOT the worst performance of
ball club the start of major league He
duces proof md fggCrsyou cant get away from the
fggers-showing that Washington in 1904, not only lost
thirteen in a but also failed to win battle in four
teen starts This made possible by tie score the
game Of the Overtime contests not
popular then. only innings played.
Lauigan deserves the brown derby to say nothing Of
the barrel Of -four and tho shoes with pearl buttons
1t took him long time the dope and more power
to him. Going back sixteen years in baseball is SOME
fob, take It from
According Ernie. the Washington club grabbed De
troit's bid for fame when Hughey Jennings having
all Of his mail Baltimore Md. and Clark Griffith
n we'll known citizen of New York However. GriH
gets glory. He managing tho Yanks. and his
club made possible for the Senators win the first
conflict Of the 1904 season May in New York. Be
fore that Washington had fourteen chances win and
spurned them all.
They started with the Athletics and lost The next
day with gent named Weldon Henley working for Mr..
Mack 6-to-6 tie staged. After that twelve con
secuve defeats rung up the wrong side of the
percentage column
NOW, rho holds the record! Detroit had thir-
~ teen straight. Washington had thirteen defeats
and onc tic in the FIRST fourteen games Detroit'S
losing streak ended May 3. Washington ICON
= lis first game Nay s. And while you are four-
iro il out try TO find out If Mike o. 'Dond sHH is
middiereght cham pion. Sam Lopd please ,orite.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-15
RESULTS OF YESTERDAY
AMERICAN IEAGUE
College Baseball Games
on Card for Today

Penn VS.. Dartmouth, at Hanover, N. II.
Harvard VS.. Princeton, at Princeton
Yale VS.. Holy Cross, at Worcester Mas.
Syracuse vs.. Lehigh at Syracuse
Navy Va. Swarthmore, at ANNAPOLIS
Army VS.. Catholic University, al Was,
Point.
Gettysburg vs.. Dickinson, at Carlisle. Pa.
Columbia VS.. Brown, at Providence
New York University vs.. Lafayette, at
Easton.
Stevens vs., Rutgers, at New Brunswick,
Colgate VS. Williams, at williamstown,
Fordham vs, Crescent A. C., at Fordham.
N Y.
Massachusetts Aggies vs. Middlebury. at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-15
PHILA. ELECTRIC FIELD DAY
Postponed Dedication Program to Be
Carried Out Today

Owing to weather conditions last Sat.
urday causing postponing of the dcdica
tton exercises and field dav of the Phil
adclpha Electric Athletic Association
AT Highland Park same will be carried
out today.
The entire afternoon and evening
will bc given over to a field day followed
by dancing in the evening. the big open
ing attraction will be the baseball game
between the girls from the controllers
and the engineering departments, who
will play a five inning game. the win
ming team TO be presented with loving
cup and silk stocking to each player.
They will use the following lineups:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-15
R|XEY IS DUE FOR
BOX AGAINST REDS
Ring Probable Hill Choice in
Phil Game Today-cantweII .
Disgraces Man From Borneo

Cincinnati. May 15.-Witb two of
his younger pitchers used up. Manager
travath is somewhat short of livestock
for todav's battle. In all probability
Eppa .Ieptha Rixey will csvort on tbe
slab. The Red selection is dark nm
c"rtainty-probably Ring. who worked
Tor only few minutes Friday and VET
gets credit for n victory. wv
Fridays performance was n bideous
thing. The Reds made only five hits
and Cravath's crowd made thirteen va,
a burst of wildness in the ninth gave
the champions the winning tally. Can't !.
wells performance in the ninth pouI.l
have disgraced the famous guv ro,n
Borneo. and then some. Evervtb;na
was going nicely for the Phils. RuetheT
nad Jackassed himself out of the game
by fool kicking. Eller had been ham.
mered OF the slab. Ring looked ex.
trcmely easy. the Reds weren't bittinp
as hard as powder puff. and tban
,antweil had to pun that frantic stuff
Error for Scorer
Inc score was tied 2 to 3 when Neale
came up TO start the Reds last IN rn;nn
He poked a roller that Bancroft should
nave stuck in his pocket, but Dayv
came up with a handful of dust instead
od me ball Neale got a hit, but The
ohcial scorer sure was merciful Rari
den sacrificed. Ring died on an easv
pop Two gone. Then Cantwell mis-. j.
laid the plate. He gave Rath four thai
mlgnt nave been hit with a fishpoIe
Next ne handed Daubert four that nj
mos' tore Jake'S head of. The young
TI ISlt nahder got tossed strike or
l1elnIe Groh-and then put on the
speed y" Tue
HeiniN will eat his meals standing
U ,3r gay or two. He doesn't care,
What ne got on the rear embankment
iorCed IA Neal" wit h the winning run,
J ne Reds started on Weinert with q
ruSh ana roar. In the first round he
walked Rath, Groh singled. and with
Two out Duncan strOlled. Then Kopi
| mt far down left for three bases, driy
ing IN three runs. Those three were
AZ the Reds got until the ninth. for
Weinert was highly effective after thu,
untll removed in the sixth for n pincf
hitter. and Cantwell didn't allow n bit
until the fatal finish.
/ Two Millers Hit
Cravath' 5 men nicked Ruether often
but didn't score till the sixth. wber
hot hits by the two Millers and Whoa,
scored one run. In the seventh Ruethe,
Towled so loudly over called thirG
strike that KLEIN chased him from thf
scene. Filler replaced Ruether, and gol
his in the ninth. Williams singled
Stengel tripled; Meusel singled and
the score was tied in jig time. Then
Ring went in, showed nothing but his
glove and yet managed to save the sit q,
UatiOn
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Two NIillers Hit
karparski Is Victor

Soldier Karparski, Of Camp Dix. nuncb.a
his way to the verdict over Otto HUGHES
over the eight-round route In the sIeIisS
combatants tipped the beam at iSS poupJs
and It was hard fight from starr To-
In the semihnal Of eight rounds Rm,
Cannon and Philadelphia Joe yelling sooksS
each other with honors about eyen n
pounds ~"
In the early contests Of six rounds Gsors.
Blackburn; lS0, knocked out Battling Man.
100 stopped Young Grifilth, ia IN ~:
third round. and Bobby Allen ia out
pointed sammy Golden, il2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-15
Scholastic athletics
Schedule for Today


BASEBALL
West Chester at Swarthmore High.
south Philadelphia vs. Girard College
NOrristown High vs.. PottstOwn High.
:, National Farm school vs.. Chestnut
West Chester vs.. Wilmington Friends.
TRACK
Fem state InterschOIas sites.
Princeton IntersChOla sites.
Lower Merton High vs.. Girard Col
lege.
TENNIS
Central High vs.. George School
Northeast High vs.. Episcopal
Penn Charler vs.. Cheltenham High.
West Philadelphia ". NlIlanoyR.
Lower Merton VS.. Iiaverford School.
FrankfOrd High vs.. Camden High.
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HAT Mike O'Dowd, st. Paul's fight

THAT Mike O'Dowd, st. Paurs fight
l. ing Irisher, has lost little, if any,
of his pugilistic prestige appears to be
unanimous throughout the fistic uni
verse. When introduced here last week
he was given a great reception. When
he boxed at Camden a great crowd
came out to see him, and at Jersey City
on Wednesday night O'Dowd again
was greeted with deafening applause.
Usually when a boxer is defeated, he
has all of his future matches cancelled
by the promoters-but not SO with
Michael Terrence. His bout with Jackie
Clark went on as per schedule, and
O'Dowd more than made good. He is to
go through with his twelve round bout
with Jack Britton, welter champ, at
Canton, O.. Monday night, and then
on Wednesday night he will return to
Philly for his eight rounder against
Knockout George Brown, of Chicago,
Mt the opening of the Ice Palace in West
Philadelphia as boxing arena. O'Dowd
and Brown are to final in the greatest
six bout show ever arranged in this
city. Promoter George Pawling and
Matchmaker Jack Hanlon have an
nounced that all boxers scheduled to
appear had wired to the effect that they
were in good shape. In addition to the
O'Dowd Brown match, Champion Pete
Herman will meet Roy Moore, Knock
out Bill Brennan will take on Willie
Meehan, Knockout George CLANCY is
paired with Joe yelling, Hughey
Hutchinson and Danny Frush are
bracketed, and Jimmy Murphy will open
the show with Spider Roach. Never be =
fore has such galaxy of fistic stars
been brought together on the same pro =
gram.
The Anal show of the regular season IL
10 be put on at the National tonight Bat
thing Mack and Tommy Cleary will meet in
the final fracas of eight rounds In the
siI-round numbers Tommy Murray will take
Jimmy Thomas, Bobby Doyle will be opposed
TO Kid Wolf and the opener viii be be-
tween Jimmy Mendo and Harry Kid Stewart.
Stewart 10 one OF the most promising of
local bantams.
Tho Olympia's final show Of the. season Is
jackson, fresh from a victory over Johnny
Dundee, bracketed with Johnny Clinton
Both are New York lightweghts. In the
other matches Frankie McManus will meet
Charley Rear. Johnny Lissee will face
Charley Walters. Young Coster will go on
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-15
FINAL SOCCER MATCH
J. g. J. Dobson Meets Wanderers'
Reserves for Allied Gun

After several unsuccessful attempts to
stage the final game for the Allied Cup
match, but each time halted. Manager
Crowder Of the J. &. J. Dobson Soccer
eleven will play the final today re.
gardless of the weather which has been
the blocking stone on each occasion.
The Carpetmakers will face the
Wanderers Reserves, and II they can
come out on the long end of the scor
ing II will make them double cham.
piops, having already won the allied
championship. ' : :
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with Billy Hines and Martin Judge vs. Joe
Belmont completes the program,
Marcus Williams, pioneer Of eight round
matches In Philly. has two such bouts
booked for the Agditorium TUESDAY night.
town viii ins sts at Joe '% Wrlshs o. q a''tH; &:
Twelfth Ward. The other heightened scrap
will be negro middleweight argument Be.
Sou. tong snS Bsnes d n1,0 Vs H s
Kid Stewart. Tommy Lucas VS.. Tommy
Kelly and Cy Mars VS.. Joe Kelly.
Weekly bouts are to continue at the Ma.
tionaI after tho official closing OF the reEu.
lar season. Harry Deacon and Al Jeannetii
are to promote the matches. Deacon, the
phy WITH STANLEY RnesIe % % Sor eny tRe nsh. aur y;
May %. The "Deac' Is now working on his
prelim card.
over the VIII wire To-Day sek,en & ssA' was s':
answer. Thought this was Dundee's tim.
to win, - & 80 = last a bet on H.
- 20 - :" was the comeback.
Lew Tender left for Milwaukee with his
manager. Phil Glassman, last night, Tender
is to meet Pnky Mitchell there In ten
round bout on "Wednesday ~. night after which
the open air season next Monday night a.
Fitzsimmons. eight rounds. in that show
KiISats i e'Ss Ss Harry Kid srown Rid william,
ys, Patsy Johnson and Joe Tiplitz vs Ralph
Brady.
Billy Rolfe and Willie McCloskey will
show in the star eight.round bout at this
Cambria next Friday night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-15
OLlvET BATTLES SMITH
Mekenty to TwIrI for Local Nine
Against Reading Team

The OIiyet team, Of Reading, Pa,
will endeavor to stop the winning streak
Of the Marshall T.. Smith team this
afternoon at their grounds at b and
Tioga streets. Manager Carroll. of the
sporting goods team, will send his star
twirler, McKenty, to the mound, while
the upstaters will use Burns, their
star slabman. Neither OF these pitchers
has lost a game this season.
Tomorrow afternoon Erskine Mayer.
formerly of the Phillies, will pitch his
first game for the Smith team against
the McAndrews- Forbes team. The bat
ting order of today's game is as fol-
lows:
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Tho Oiympia's final show of the season Is
scheduled for Monday night. with Willie
Dundee, bracketed with Johnny Clinton.
Both are New York lightweights. In the
other matches Frankie MeManus will meet
Charley Walters. Young Coster will go on
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-15
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS

with Billy Hines and Martin Judge vs., joe
Belmont completes the program.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-10

who need help, we're actually Legion
members, In fact. most Of the disabled
ana needy 1t has aided were not Legion
members at the time the Legion aided
them. The Legion fights for all ex-
service men and all real Americans"
Notes Of the Posts
The Harry j. Ireland Post mo. 21S,
OF which Maurice Thomas is com
mander, has succeeded in financing
fully equipped headquarters at 1915
Arch stret on post with $50 enrolled
members and slightly more than 100
paid-up members. Post adjutant Fry
stated yesterday that not only does this
post have janitor service and rent. bu,
Vt has large incidental expenses in con
nection with the maintenance of distric,
headquarters. Recently it held a car
nival and realized 800, and is now ar
ranging for a moonlight excursion uy
the Delaware towaru the end of August
Nine of the members of this post ar,
summering in Ocean City. N. ].
The Oscar II. Gruber Post No. 15c
will meet tonight in the Chamber Of
Commerce assembly room to transac,
important business. This post is com
prised principally of members of hos
pital unit and draws its membership
from all parts of the city, The com
mander is Henry NJ. Baker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-10

NIL az
InirIe' nayis. department commander
Davld y1merican q Legion, for Joining the
OF 'ne world war veterans or
.cNIl1nn eanization. in an an
& !: 1: !: q: !: !: !: !: !
MNSM nouncemcnt from de-
SB4 EV&4e partment headquarters
HSl1AQj S4t Chestnut street, to-
HRV&y day. The reasons, in
N1StsB part are as follows:
Wm(E% "The Legion has OBJ
tanned from Congress in =
..,,so of base pay to disabled men from
$40 to $50 per month. L-, =,
,;0;on Mt national headquarters, and
,.or risk officers In every state, has
W. Generated with the War Risk lnsur :
srcc Bureau, thereby adjusting thou =
eands of claims for compensation for de-
nrsndents of men who have died, and dis
abled men.
"The Legion helped to obtain prefer
ence for service persons and their
widows in civil service appointments.
Snscial preference for disabled men.
"The Legion on May 30 decorated the
croyc of every comrade who sleeps on
the fields of the A. f. f.
Stands for Americanism
"Tbe American Legion is the most
novprful force for 100 per cent Ameri
rsnism in existence today. 1t has met
crises without hinching, always on the
s;de of law and order. In numerous in
stances of disorders and disaster, such
as FIRE or food. il has always stood
with the constituted authorities for law
and order.
"The Legion is not opposed to union
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-10

215,eas Took swims In City Pools
The city's pools may not take the
place OF real swimmin' hole, but the
small boy in great numbers seems to
like them well enough to constitute
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-10

12S, ,287 Of the 215, ,633 total that repre-
sents the attendance Of the pools last
week. Girls numbered only 36,763 /;
men, 10000; women, 1.574.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-10
Aprons and Aprons
FriLIu or BusineSSlike

DRESS APRONS, all-envelop-
ing, neatly trimmed, so attractive
and so practical, many women
use them as dresses. Many mod
els of percale or gingham, $1.75
to $3.50; in extra sizes-$2.95 to
$3 95.
GINGHAM APRONS, on a
band, Csc to S1.0O; with bib, 75c
to $500.
PERCALE APRONS, on a
band, 45c to 85c; with bib, 80c
to S1.00.
MAIDS APRONS - 75c to
$3.50; Cars-35c to $1.35.
NURSES APRONS-$1.35 to
S2.25; Caps-38c.
White Tea Aprons-3Sc to $2.25
Sun BOnnets--50c to Csc
StrawbrdEe 4 Clothier--
Third Floor. West
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-10
All. OUGHT TO Join
LEGION, SAYSDAVS
r,eoartment Commander Gives
Reasons Why Organization
Should Be Supported
NEWS FROM THE POSTS

thirteen reasons are advamcea Num, C., rdoy ey
David J. Davis, department. sn. ioi,, ioin;nu tbe
~ The American Legion, ior Jo,ns oo
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-07-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

!. = 81 p
A scrap of information often
ends in a war of words.
The wise billposter knows his
place and sticks to it.
When a man is generous to a
fault it is usually to one Of
his own faults.
Common sense is the base of
all laws. but the foundation is
often out of sight.
To convince a girl that men
are not angels let her marry one.
Be not wise in your own conceit
of others for wisdom.
The small boys love for his
mother is apt to undergo a Sc
we're strain every time she cuts
his hair.
Probably the happiest man in
the world is the one who has
just purchased his first wedding
ring.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-07-22
Tracy City,.

Strl4I 10 tie Rervs -
Circuit court convened this
Monday morning. / do not
know how many cases there are
to be tried.
1t rained so yesterday | guess
the Ccwan and Tullahoma base
ball clubs did not play their game.
1t is awful to think how the low
ers of pleasure will desecrate
the Sabbath to crafty their I'M
godly and unholy appetites. vio-
lating the express command of
God to remember the Sabbath
day to keep it holy. We COM
plain of the violators of the laws
of man, but this violation of the
law of God caps the whole thing
and reaches further than the Sun
day poker player or the booze
trafficer. Neither is as bad rs
the dissertation of the Lords
Day. ..
Well. that is not any worse
than what the Democratic party
has undertaken to foist on the
people, an adulterer for president.
1t is a shame. Can a whole
soul genuine christian endorse
Cox by voting for him? No,
sir. Ohio may elect him govern
or but we will not electhim pres
ident.
Ike Vanhooser and Miss Grow
were married Yesterday on Flat
Branch, Rev. Elihu Fults officiat-
ing. wish the young couple a
long and happy life. .s
Everything is quiet up here
just ;now, and not much said
about the August election. The
people, reckon. will vote for the
ones who suit them best. For
trustee there are four candidates,
all good men. To all appear
ances Lee Boulin will poll good
vote for sheriff. 1t is hard to
tell who is the leading candidate. 4
Uncle Tom.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-07-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

A. lazy man works overtime tell
ing others what to do.
He who praises men and fiatters
women has many friends.
If a man lives up to his wife's ex-
pectations he is always busy.
Getting along on past reputation
gives half-starved look.
Ingratitude is always ready to offer
some kind of excuse.
Occasionally a man gets rid of a
had habit by swapping it for worse
one.
Fewer men would protest against
drinking soda water if it weren't for
the name of the stuff.
1t sometimes happens that man
hits an enemy hard blow by ignor-
ing him. -
When a woman's husband isn't
appreciatlve she may take to the lee.
tore platform.
Some spinsters spen1 lot of time
looking for husbands-and so do
some married women, according to
all reports.