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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-19
NEW BIKE RECORD
MAY co TONIGHT
Five Riders Will Attempt to
Establish Better Hour
Mark at Drome

Three champions and two former
ttleholders will attempt to break the
one e-hour record Of forty four miles and
three laps held by Menus Bedell, the
Long Island veteran. in the feature
event on the program at the Point
Breeze Velodrome tonight. The bikers
who will answer the crack of Starter
Jack Roden's pistol are Clarence Car
man, worlds champion George Colon
haiti. titleholder of Italv: Frank
Cory, king of Australia's bikers; Per-
cey Lawrence. former champion, and
Bedell himself, the veteran record
holder.
All five riders put in a diligent aft
ernoen Of training on the Point Breeze
track yesterday afternoon. Bedell. be
hind Schlee. was timed for mile in
l minute 9 80 seconds Cory did Il
mile. paced by Hunter, in 1 minute
1915 seconds, and Hunter also tool,
Colombatti around for ten miles on the
eighth mile, of which the Italian title
holder covered in l minute IL 4-5 sec =
onds. :,
Bedell holds the hour record. which
stands at forty four and half miles
He set this mark at the Drome about
six weeks ago. The thirty seven year.
old veteran has been riding in great
shape recently and should be up will
the leaders, il he doesn't win the event
Carman and Cory appear to be the
most dangerous men. Cory won the
last fifty mile grind at the Drome.
Oscar Egg, the Swiss champion, ant
Willie Spencer, the Canadian title
holder, are scheduled for unique race
The first heat of their contest will be
regular sprint of one mile. but the sec
ond will be pursuit race in which tht
riders will start at opposite sides OF tho
track and chase each other until ON
Is nassed, The nature of the third heat
If necessary, will be decided by the toss
of a coin.
An exceptionally large number of en-
tries have been received for the amateur
events, and it will be necessary TO rui
the simon pure races in several heats
Bobby Walthour, Jr., and Frank Har
ris will be the main attractions.
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Cinch for Jack the Champ

GT1HEY say Billy Miske will face Jack Dempsey in
i a thrilling battle for the worlds heavyweight cham
pionship out in Benton Harbor, Mich, Labor Day.
This is red hot from the feed box and the startling in
ship will change hands something like that. However,
nothing like this is likely happen unless Billy carries
brick in hand and horseshoe in the other
glove for good luck
pearng gate receipts Miske is bigger and better than
before He put weight while taking years
vacation and weighs 210 pounds. He expects to
the ring weighing 1876 which will be about the
as Dempsey. The long has benefited him greatly
and he feels he is good enough give the champion the
toughest fight of his career.
NIiske it will be remembered, boxed Dempsey here
couple of ago, and the bout lasted six rounds.
Perhaps Jack the Champ trying and perhaps again
he not but, anyway both their feet at
the finish and Miske not seriously injured. Willard,
It will be remembered battered into helpessness in
three stanzas.
At that time Billy weighed TO pounds. He was fast,
fairly clever and managed be place else when the
haymakers swished by He boxing quite little and
suffered physical break down which threatened keep
him of the game for all time. However, advice
of his physician he into retirement and is said to
have regained his lost health, and then
But the St. Paul heavyweight has been of the game
for time and IN his back against Jack Moran
in two rounds Jack has been knocked in quicker
time than that and has caluses his head from
sive diving. That victory does not prove Mske has
come back.
On the other hand, Dempsey also has been idle and
living the life of high priced movie The last time
he in action July 1919 at Toledo and since
then he might have gone back. You tell in
boxing Benny Leonard met Charley White after a long
layof and knocked the He had trouble with
his opponent until in the ninth round, when he put
q knockout wallop.
THEREFORE, Dempsey might not be so good as
the fans imagine in this Benton Hdrbor affair.
II might take a couple of fights to get him back in
shape. Perhaps Miske really is in better shape
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CAMP PERRY SHOOT
Presidents Cup Match Draws e,.
Rifle EIeld

Camp Perry, o.. Aug. 10.-NIoro ,,,.
300 competitors are entered In tho pr".1 ."du
dents CUP match. which is heinz ~,
over the 200 and 600 yard stages 10 onVs
finished today on the 1000 ward ro,"o W W
In the Herrick Cup match tbo a.,
stage gives the United States mor;n. a
corps team No. 3 first place on tho ' sSS my
and 0OO-yard ranges. with a total 'Vy y,
OBJ. Marine team No. 4 is second w;,S II
800, and the Massachusetts civiI;aa ou
team No. l third, with $50. '''"u
In the re-entry pistol matches ir,
tabulated, Lieutenant w. J. Wsb,Ius
of the marine corps, Is leading. with |,
perfect score Of 400 at the rand .s,.
ranges; Sergeant John NJ. Thoms,
marine corps, is second with 3O7 auS
A: II; Hardy, Denver, civilian, third
At the quick fire pistol events, Lien.
tenant w. j. Wahling is leading with
a total Of 800; Sergeant John W "
Thomas, second, with $3.50, and ], n
Fitzgerald, Connecticut, third, with
When Lieutenant L. Yancy. Yopk.
ers, N. Y, of the navy, won the Win.
bleton Cup match with a possible scors
of 100 plus one bullseye and four. he
established new record for this match,
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Giants Need McCrd,U

THIS afternoon pennant contender in the National
League will open final western drive and tomorrow
another will do the thing New York mingles with
Chicago this p. III. and Brooklyn Is slated to appear
against Cincinnati tomorrow
After watching the Giants in action here against
Phls and listening to expert from flock of idle
ball players who also had look, inclined to be-
leve that unless John McCraw gets back the job in
hurry the gonfalon hopes will 60 fooie. Mc(raw is
needed by his ball club win the pennant just the
the Rcsoue needed the to trim the Shamrock w.
Mctiraw is manager who takes complete charge of
the game and does all of the thinking for his players
He signals the pitchers what pitch to each batter
shifts his ined and outfeld and is directly responsible
for every If he signals his catcher to throw to
second, the catcher makes the throw If man
third is stealing home and is almost to the plate.
The Giant players have been following that system for
years and naturally running around in circles when
their pilot is absent Johnny Evers is good baseball
but has ideas of his and they don't to
work. Mctiraw is expected join the club in Chicago
and the the better.
Brooklyn, with its swell singing staff, hopes do
something this trip If such is the case, Dodgers
have great chance to cop.
yOWETER, il looks as II the Reds had the better
IA chance playing the home lot dnd-here
comes another IF-t tcinmimg streak is put
they ciN be hard TO stop.
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PENCOYD BEATS WILDWOOD
Pete LIebert Holds Shore Boys to
Six Hits

The Pencoyd Iron Works baseball
team continued its winning streak yes
terday afternoon when the Ironworkers
journeycd to Wildwood and defeated
the shore boys by the score of 4 to 2.
Pitcher Pete Liebert was in great form
and held his opponents to six scattered
hits. Pcncoyd scored once In the third.
twice in the fifth and again in the
seventh. A feature of the game was the
wonderful work of Doyle at short.
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BLESSE NINE TO PLAY
Meets Police Team In Twilight Game
at Woodbury., N. ].


The Neuf Blesse baseball team will
travel To Woodbury., n. j., today and
1aest' meet the iU e'te police team from the New
York Shipyard in a twilight game,
The Neuf Blesse team is composed OF
wounded men who served in France
and are considered strong baseball
team despite their handicap. They, are
under the leadership of Joseph O'Neils,
an old timer who lost leg in the
war. and George Smith, tutor at the
school.
The team has made a wonderful
showing in the short time it has or
ganized and is open to all teams offer l.,
ing good guarantees. Ihe proceeds OF
soldier boys, who are looking after
some of their comrades who are even
more unfortunate, and the game is
attracting considerable attention in that
TO be played at the Walnut street
Park, Woodbury., n. j.
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NORTH PILLS HARD GAME
Meet 5rldesburs Team on Latter's
Field Tonight

The North Philies are scheduled to
play their hardest game of the season
tonight at Richmond and Orthodox
streets with Bridesburg. Bridesburg has
lost but single game out of forty
played with local teams and North
Phils won that in a pitchers battle
between Volz and Hoffman, score 10.
The batteries for tonight have not been
decided.
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The As Kick Over Apple-Cart

strrHE worm turneth," and by the same token those
dear old AS of ours apt to kick the apple.
cart when least expected. That's just what they did
yesterday when they rudely blanked Chicago Big Ed
Romme turned the trick and he performed in the most
nonchalant manner possible Several thousand thrill
fends who stayed away from Shibe Park missed thor
oughy enjoyable afternoon when they let the chance slip
by to Rommel deliver 1to-0 defeat to Geason's
gang.
Big Ed-just why they call him that no one knows
was the big racket He the coy deceiver, and al
though he did not the White Sox to fan the we'll
known air often, he allowed only FIVE hits the entire
time he was on the tee. Romme was the Marshal Foch
of the In addition to serving crisp curves to the
Chicago coutcrs that had them hitting to ready elders
Ed played sterling game the defensive.
Rommel snatched two grounders that headed
straight for the hit column and snapped them to Jimmy
Dykes in time for that alert and individual to make
speedy throws that completed two double plays.
Altogether, from the standpoint of an Athletic fam
grand and glorious afternoon The last double
play started by Rommel brought the game to close. In
the ninth Felsch hit n terrific grounder. Romme made
great pick up of boundcr and whzzed 1t second
in time to catch Jackson Once in Dykcs's hands, Jimmy
revealed the ashness that marked his playing dur
ing the entire afternoon and before the fans realized what
had happened the ball in Grns hands with Felsch
yet several feet from the initial sack, and the game
And now a few words regarding Joe Dugsn who
considerable ground around third and 1t
we'll when things breaking right THAT boy has it
in him. said the chap in the rainbow hued shirt sitting
next to "All he needs is to get his eye the old
pill and he'll give it ride Somethins goin to happen
when he comes up to bat next time t
Something did Those real fans just have intuition
something For Joe up to the bat and caught
the fans feeling. Tilly Walker had drawn pass. He
forced out by Frank Walker. We peered a little
closer eyefu in friend of the flaming
shirt and the predicting procivities had the right dope
lie had, for joey connected and the ball Travelled its
unmolested deep center. Frank Walker needed
urging and he left cloud of dust behind he started for
home He reached the haven in safety. Dugans clost
carried him to second
THAT all that needed. IT se,rcd up tho
y,1by yb1, DO, TL, n,o oLo
kroD this and they continued TO the gathered
multitude nerre- tnninn nInu nftcr nlnn.
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New Castle Gets Franklin Stars

New Castle. Pa. Aug. 1O...-Three Of the
Franklin. Pa. million dollar" baseball ii
team who jumped organized bah to play
with Franklir. have jumped again, this time
to the Castle Cord team OF New Castle, Pa
ODonnell Is the first member OF the trio
Yayden. formerly infelder for tho Yankees
is the second, and Kinney. former pitcher for
the Athletics. the third.
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The Boston Red Sox players said yes
tcrday that they were awaiting word
from him as to Mayss responsibility
before they acted. Speaker is to meet
Ban johnson ut Chapman's funeral and
some sort of statement from the Amer
ican League head is expected at that
time
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FORESTERS IN MEET
Athletic Program to Be Held a
Point Breeze on Saturday

The Independent Order Of Forester,
will hold its annual picnic and games Al
Point Breeze Park Saturday. A pro,
gram Of twelve events have been ar.
ranged, as follows:
100-yard dash, for members; Is. .yart
dash, members sons; 50-yard dash
members daughters; one half mile re-
lay race, open to all courts potato race
egg race, for women Foresters; 10O
yard swimming race, 220-yard dash
shoe race, boys. and sack race fO
women.
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BIG LEAD HELD BYAMERICA IN
s OIL YlNPICS IS NOT DUE TO STARS
BLTTO THE AVERAGE ATHLETE
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL
Sports Editor Evening Public Ledger

once again Uncle Samuel is showing them how to
run, broad jump pole vault and the like at the little
affair in Antwerp This is nothing unusual for our
Uncle always has been showing them ever since the
Olympic track and field revived, but at this
Olympad U. S. has been doing things in different
way The result is the but the method has changed
a In the first four days of the international events
America piled up total of 101 points, which was only
81 better than Finland, whose athletes rest
ing in second place. But the points gathered by the
footed boys from this country have not been clustered
through any individual display. glance the posi-
tions gained by Uncle Samues reveals the fact
that only three first places out of eleven events have gone
TO Americans
The is that this year the American team, in
stead of being composed of group of stars and some
mediocre athletes is made of only few of excep
tiona caiber and flock of good but not particularly
brilliant performers This shows that while the stars
may be fewer the standard of the average athlete has
been raised.
America has stars of high brilliancy, such as
r. w. Landon the high jump champion; Charlie Pad
dock Pacific spriner and 100 meter title holder;
Joie Ray, the famous miller, who qualified yesterday in
the 1900 meter despite pulled tendon, ard Frank
Loomis who cracked the worlds record in winning the
400 meter title. But there is who stands out
this season like Ted Meredith used to.
The coaches have done excellent work with the T. s.
performers The fact that the athlete is going
through in point scoring proves this Jack Moakey has
filled the bunion expansions in Mike Murphys shoes
and Lawson Robertson has been invaluable the Middle
Atlantic athletes. The Penn trainer in large measure
is responsible for the showing Of Harold Barron, the
Meadowbrook boy who chased Earl Thomson to a
worlds record.
THE come back Of Barron has been the talk Of
t the day among toilotccrs Of the sport, and yet
u surprise TO Robby, for he predicted before
he left tohdt the MeGdocbrook youth rould do.
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Ban johnson to Attend Funeral

Chicago. Aug, l0.--Amercan League UNI
pires we're instructed some time ago not TO
throw out rough balls unless absolutely neo-
headquarters here. Club owrers had COM
planned that dozens OF balls were being
thrown out daily, President Johnson will
attend the shortstop's funeral at Cleveland
and receive report OF the tragedy from
iris Speaker. manager OF the Cleveland club.
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Cohen Captures Shore Net Title

cohem Woodf6r'd courts CLUB, OF Ph!ladel.
phia won the junior singles championshlp IN
he Atlantic City open tournament beating
Milo Miller, OF Penn Charter, In a ,hve:set
match Miller also Jared badly In tho dOu-
hisr paired with Walter T. Bew. Andrew
Morgan, OF the University OF Pennsylvania:
and Richard Mysrs Ocean CITY, eliminated
theu Gerald Emerson continued winning.
while Frank Wieder, Philmont, eliminated
Eric Wood. OF West Philadelphia High
School.
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seweIi Not to Succeed Chapman

that shortstop seweI, Of the New Orleans
southern Association club would be sent to
tho Cleveland Americans TO take Ray Chap
Med here by Manager John Dohhs. OF the
New Orleans team, Dobbs said sewei was
the property Of tho New ORLEANS club, was
not subject TO optional recall by Cleveland
and would remain in the New Orleans lineup
until the Southern Association race is do
cided
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TWO CHAMPIONS ARE I.
FACING HARD TASKS
Bill Johnston and Daue Heron Must Defend Tennis and
Golf Title against Exceptionally Strong CHALLENGER,
Giants and White Sox Haze Aduantage
BY GRANTLAND RICE

T1HE only time to quit is with the
L general purpose of training for an
other start.
THE cost of living may come down,
i but the high price of intolerance will
always remain about the same.
THE act of getting something for
L nothing usually results in getting
nothing for something.
TNHERE'S quite a difference between
1 taking chance and diving off a
high cliff.
THERE Is always room enough at the
l. top. but you'll find more friends in
the valley just below.
7 UCK isn't so much matter of what
- happens as how you take II.
Holding the Top
WITHIN the next few weeks-or even
w few days-two energetic young
Americans face formidable assign
mont in defending their titles.
One is Bill Johnston. who won the
tennis championship Of America last
summer at Forest Hills.
The other is Dave Heron. who landed
the golf championship at Oakmont.
Both played brilliantly to win their
titles and both have proved their game :
ness under fire.
But they are facing exceptionally
keen opposition now with sleeper odds
to face. Some one to win this next
tennis championship must beat Tilden,
and Tilden Is a different man from the
Tilden Of a year ago. Then he was
brilliant player with an amazing
number of strokes, but trihe lacking
in confidence. Nineteen hundred and
twenty has lifted him from this rut, and
only super tennis will be enough to
break him down.
Der faces a field that will consist of
Chick Evans, Francis Ouimet, Bobby
Jones, Cyril Tolley, Wethered Tommy
Armour, Lord Charles Hope and eight
or ten others of ranking caliber. With
the British and Canadians swooping
down, the field will be the finest that
ever fought for the title.
Heron faces a harder fight than
Johnston, as he is younger cham
pion with greater number of stars in
his way.
The DIFFERS Lament
'Ttods euer thus since l could tell,
My game has been an dtctul blot;
When tods putting De,y toeH
l could not hit q mdshie shot.
And ike,oise iohen my dripes ,oere
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Armour Wins on Links

New London, Conn, Aug. 19,-T, p.
Armour the, Scotch golfer. continued hts
here and beat Lewis Tetlow. OF Westerly,
by 4 and 8. Armour putted beautifully. His
Macon. Ga, also won, defeating w. II.
Whitmore. or Hartford, by and 4
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Engineers Club. He was speaking
from his own experience.
Il was ten feet above ono cup
pouted the actor golfer. "and lost count
of the shots it took me to get into the
hole. The lay of the greens and the
undulations, added to the speed of the
stretches around the cups. made me
begin conceding myself the puts so as
not to hold up the others.
The consensus of opinion all around
is that it will be either take n super
abundance of golf cunning and the usual
physical endurance to win the title or
else that some hitherto unknown will
rise. with the aid of good fortune, to the
heights required and win out; that
stars. more capable on other courses.
may wobble before the golf required at
the Engineers.
The course itself is held up as a
gem of links architecture. The shots
are difficult, it is said. and the player
consistently equal to them at the right
time will prove to be the winner.
This, in the opinion Of the early stat
isticians, may not necessarily be one of
the outstanding favorites.
Tho lack Of confidence expressed by, tho
the Engineers course in low figures makes
It evident that many look for a good round
at North Shore to qualify them. One round
Will be played at each course in the elimi-
nation test. similar to the play at Merton
In 1915 when the play was over both the
east and west courses.
a pair Of 88's qualified at Oakmont last
year according to table at hand. 1t is
predicted in New York that this figure will
again Just about hold the percentage being
raised couple OF strokes II anything.
George Sayers, Merton. was apparently
easily e minated from the match play for
the professional championship Mt Chicago
this wcek. But his opponent George Nc
all tho professionals to beat at match play.
Mclean Is one Of the concentrating type who
plays the shot ahead and not the shot be-
| hind. One bad hole in match play means
nothing therefore to the sandv-haired Long
Islander, though 1t counts against his medal
efforts
Frank Kelly. the PhilndelphIan. has cad
died for Jim Barnes ever since he can re-
mcmher and Is probably the Oldest bag
C,rri"r in. this country In point OF service.
twelve times and once to have walked bac
| from Los Angeles. He winds up this sea
son with Barnes at Chicago this week
Active prepara tiOns for the Lesley Gun
ma tches at Merton will begin after the ma
| tIonal, An elimination test for this civ
may have to be held similar to that Of Il
few years ago when the play was here.
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Giants Pay $4,000 for Shea

Toronto. Aug. 10.---The price paid by u
New York club, of the National League. 4
ronto International League club, is said
have been $12. 900.
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Veteran Horse Trainer Dead

Montreal Aug. 10.-Harry Shannon one
Of the veteran trainers OF the American turf.
he had been taken Monday suffering with
pneumonia.
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Chicago Cubs Buy Omaha soutbpaw

Chicago, Aus. 10.-The Chicago National
League club has announced the purchase Of
Oscar Fuhr from the Omaha. NeN club. ITo
Is southpaw and will Join the Cubs at the
close 0f the Western LeaTuc sea sOTa Fuhr
has famed l3l batsmen so far this year
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while. '""s worth
On Busting In .0
When I toish to break into ,o,.
4 don't haze to pait for a by,cIu UoItumn
just sf dopn, somber and soiom.
Ana copy q meter from Punch" .
Then ! ,oork in Babe Ruth 49,
Jackson, " u"
Although Ted Roy or Tildeu ,,;p
And I sign u, toih great sdti,fac,.aao' ao'
And send " to YOUR. X. '''0"'
10Th the Giants and the Whit. g.,
- spend the better part NJ ~. @
month at home. Both have nitoh,,nsst Ht h',st
stats In fine condition to 70 tho ee',snlhs ranis
Il Cleveland, the Yanks, Cincinnati tia,e; y aOi
Brooklyn hope to. get in 1t will will o,ha Sha
be by the. tallest hustling tbev bauoh ohiy
stock to the end of the race. nave IN
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than erer before and iciH pull surprise. Just the
same, from tchere sitting IL looks Ike cinch
for the champ, but you never can tell
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What May Happen
in Baseball Today
AMERICAN LEAGUE

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago at PhJladelphin. cloudy, $3.50.
Cleveland nt New York, cloudy. $3.50.
Detroit AZ Boston. cloudy. 3:l5.
st. LOui, at Washington. rain. $3.50.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia nt Pittsbrr Ih, clear, $3.50.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati. clear, 3.
Only games,
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IT'S queer what some people will do
L for money, even to the extent of
taking wallop from Jack Dempsey to
collect the losers end.