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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16
3. DOWINEY, A RLP-AND-TEAR
BATTLER, LOSES TO RATHER
Ohio liddeveig Is Rugged but Unscenfc Goueman,
Neto Workers. Ceverness Decides Winner at Olympia
BY LOUIS ii. J.AFFE
JI1IIAT a tough bird Bryan Downc

WHAT n tough bird Bryan Downcy
w turned out to be. lie came on
from Columbus. o., made his Phila-
dclrhia debut before a capacity crowd
at the Olympia last night. proved that
hr could absorb all sorts of wallops
and still come back strongly by making
hurricane finish against Augic Rather.
of New York. Rather was Il victor by
half Il dozen kilomctrrs ut the tinGlc
ui the final gong. but Augic was in the
danger Zon" during every second of the
scheduled twenty four minutes.
Downcy fought Il rip-and tear bat
tie. What he knows about boxing could
be explained in about thrc" words !;
but. my. how he can fight There was
no stopping of Bryan by Rather.
.\ugi" boxed pretty battle. lie took
no unnecessary chances, picked out his
punches nicely and scored heavily in
every round. The New Yorker had the
better Of tiv" rounds, while the other
thrc" wcrc even
Rather came within a wink Of drop
ping III" OhiOun second or two after
the opening gong sounded. DOwnry
Chal,"d AUgir at the bell. Augic step
ping back and shooting short left hook
to Bryan'S chin. The lattcr'S knees
saEged. but he saved himself from going
to the mar b. grabbing the ropes.
The first seven rounds were virtually
the same. Dowury kept boring in with
r0CndhOuSe swings. crossing a straight
right once in while. while Rather
lodged. blocked or made his rugged op
pOnent miss most of his punches. At
the same time the Gotham glOvcmau
prppcrcd Bryan with left jabs, hooks.
right crosses and uppcrcuts.
The eighth round found Dawncy like
an uulrashrd tig"r. or something. He
put on a couple Of extra nutchCS III his
rushing tnctiCS took II lot of vicious
joIts and near the finish rallied 80 i'm p
urrSsi lively that he was entitled to an
even break for the session. Bryan
caught Augi" with several hard socks ON
the head. shaking w tn" New Yorker
and NJ the bell katnor was holding on
pretty tightly. DownCy was bleeding
| proiuscly from nos" and mouth at the
finish. =.
Downpy's weight was announced 10;
/ pounds. while Rather came in hair d
JOHNNY Muhoncy, Of Hazlcton, 13I
was no match for George ChanrNy o
+ Baltimore. 80. and after G"orgIc For
man and score of other human" ram
slrilled "Stup it, Stop it R"t"rr'
Slim Brennan made that wis" move
giving the hcfty Southpaw SocKrr
! technical Knockout in the fourth round
Nohoncy il game rugged battlrr
but lie wns Oycrlnatchcd. His second
couldn't SEQ this. apparently ever
though Mnhoncy looked TO his corn"
for n towel to be tossed into tn" ring
| Srycrol times when CLANCY was beat
i,o Mnhonpy around the body the latt"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16
4|NTERAC" TITLE
GAME on FRIDAY
Germantown Academy Will At
tempt to Stop the Penn
Charter Champions


yrbo rool Gybt in scholastic football
Inc real nsnI III S'."'">," ,oa
this week Will De S'aE'N AT NE"'~" '''',
when the Penn Charter and Gcrm"n-
: town Academy warriors battle in the
.,,, I.,;I,, .r, I,.nroco
game wh''h win "'.'"' ,'' ,'..,,,on-
demlc League chahli''""S'!'P' '''','''
town Academy is d"terminrd TO p'tt
stop to Penn Charters streak OF victor =
les. For seven successive years the
Twelfth street school has annexed tn"
title. Prior to that f.nSc"naI .N'""clIA
other list fo Penn Chnrtrr victories ap-
pears in the records.
Germantown Academy pnctic"d yes
terday with two of the regulars on tHr
sidelines. Beck. the tackle, mas pu.!"'
a tendon and Beard has rrP'ar%I MIN:
He also bruised his leg in tn" Friends
Central game. tah"aI.' '," "'t''
tackle. is also on u" INJURED IN' W. ,
cause Of bad ankle. HaIard r,pIar"u
him on thp line. II j. pOSSlOl" that
both Beck and Randall Will start
against Penn Charter.
Gcrmantown went over the various
nIays yesterday with only a few 3i th'
studeuts known TO the coach ana players
in att,.,anre. The pra"tir" was N.'rr' :.
Captain Braddork lrnHMor'' vi Wv
, Mannheim team, in discussing th' l'n''
Charter game. said: ~
1--WE expect hard battle. l'rnn
Charter has very good team, ana tn"A
have won the championship for seven
years. Germantown las go"a "hHh'c :
to win this year, a. tn" team mas OG"h
showing UP well. Every payer i w.
termincd 10 win this game .,, -,
Penn Charter players pr""'I''" n'
Queen lane yesterday. IT was an easy
drill for Dick M"rrlU HoH .,r., M,n -;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16
GERMANTOWN TO
OPPOSE LEADERS
Dave Dennis Will Make Changes
in Team for Tonight's
Game

The Reading undofratcd leaders Of
the Eastern Basketball League, play
their first game at Germantown this
evening and the hall at Chew street
and Chcltcn avenue should see its
largest crowd of the season. for the con-
test promises to be n thriller.
The prctzc's are the sensation to date
and arc leading the league in nearly
every department. but Manager Dave
Rcnnis predicts that Germantown will
stop the visitors. While the Suburban.
ties were defeated at Camden last week,
they demonstrated that they must be
rcckoncd with. and their passing at
times was revelation.
There may be change in the line up.
There is even possibility of Nat liol-
man going up front and Manager Zen
mis- will in all probability have another
new playcr on hand ard he may get into
action tonight. T"night'S game VIII
| start promptly at S:i5 o'clock.
Manufacturers in Inaugural
The Manufacturers Baskctbail
/ T,o,g,e. start the season tonight at
Yonah Hall. 272T Columbia avenue
when Barrett. of Grnys Ferry. meets
FIcishrr Yarn and Budd tackles Dobson.
The latter game is the top liner on the
program. ,,,.l,
On Thursday Barrett Co. (Chcmicnl'
mcets prortcr & Schwartz. and Lanston
| Wonotync faces Baldwin I.ocomotiv"
/ Works. Monotvpc is a new ADDITION
iust admitted in the place of Henry
! Disston Sons. The players names VIII
| L., ,,h,,ittnd tomorrow and they include
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16
Is Pitt Holding Back?

DlTTSBl RGH seems to have II mystery team this year
Although the eleven appears to be of the strongest
in the country and able to win with little trouble
Warner have trouble every week. On Saturday
Tom Davies the game from w. and j. with long
rum and the week before his individual efforts defeated
Penn.
Just have look at the scores Of the games thus far
Syracuse. to : Georgia TCch. 10 to g Penn. ~ TO
IL and W. and j., to o. 1t might be that Warner is
holding back everything for the State game Thanks
giving Day.
Pitt is very anxious win that game. So is State.
Nothing could b. faircr than that.
Copyright. Public Ledger CO.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16
.NAVY,S SPORT SYSTEM
NOT BEHIND ARMYiS
Mdshpman Writes Grantland Rice Proof is in Results.
Harvard Students FAVOR Numbers for Football
Players-Former Grid Stars Who Gained Fame
By GRANTLAND RICE

column to employ propaganda for one of
the service institutions at the expense
of the other. In that regard we insist
upon remaining eminently neutral.
The new Army system was only, nut
into effect this fall AS far as we could
see il was the most thorough and gen.
cral we had ever heard Of
The main point in the Army system is
that each man in the academy when he
graduates will have been drilled and In
structcd in at least fourteen different
sports-instructed sufficiently to be able
in turn to instruct his men In each
one of these athletic activities.
If any other institution has gone that
far we will be only too glad to spread
the message.
One Victory
TNHE Harvard football authorities
i will be the last to cross the frontier
in the way of numbering football play
crs.
But in spite Of this backward stand
tho Harvard Crimson and the sentiment
of the student body are strongly for the
reform.
This is something. when thr daily col
lcgr paper and the average student body
always stand back of their athletic au-
thorities.
So Harvard has won one victory. at
least in this respect.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

TNHE only way we src OF justly
i placing the all American backiicld
material now on hand is to enlarge the
number of backs employed upon the
Ghost Eleven to nineteen men.
A Word from the Navy
TEAR SIR: In II recent set OF
Dnrticlcs YOU spoke Of the West Point
athletic system as being 1.-THE best III
the world. ~
In what respect is it better than the
Navy's? Last year we defeated the
Army in football. basketball and base
ball. We also won the intercollegiate
championship in rowing. gymnasium
md fencing, and our crew also won
the Olympic games competition at row
fnp. breaking the worlds record. our
wrestling. boxing. swimming, lacrosse
and water polo teams were undefeatcd'
Can the Army or any other college
show any such rccordf.
We have all the athletic tests men
toned in the Army requirements.
II is possible. of course. that the
Army, observing our record. has adopt +
cd o,,r svstcm-a system for which we
cot very little public notice. The proof
Of any system is the record of resu Is
and our record of results speaks for
itself without the need of further words.
MIDSlIIPMAN.
The Two Systems
THE Navy's record in sport is sufli
i cient testimony as to the worth and
general effectiveness of its system.
There was certainly no attempt in this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16
Frost Bitten DiUOts on Winfry Links
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

TN1IIS sudden cold nip in the atmos-
l. phcrc with the immediate prospect
of snow transferred lot OF golf kits
from the clubs to the attic over the
week end. Here and there through the
city q golfer was seen wandering home
again disconsolntcly to the wives and
kiddics. Though there isn't any very
definite information at hand that locals
v,il play in the pro amateur event at
pnchurst beginning Saturday. tho
event promises to be hummer and to
sow the seed for earlier immigration
to the South more than over next year.
T.. V. O'IIalan is trying to get to-
gcthcr another band of locals for pill
grimagc down there this season. The
party last year was huge success.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16
WoIaast and Droney Draw

Lancaster. Pa. Nov. l0--Johnny VOL
gaat and Tim ,Droncy fought. ten rounds to
r draw here last night Wnlgast weighed
l48 pounds while the local boy tipDed tn
beam, At 80. Tommy Loughlan Of Phila-
laghcr Of PhiadcI phia. was knocked out in
the third ruunl hy Joe McCabe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

1t IL pretty definite that the Ray-Nardon
srai u 81 IL III lii,S 70 ~,
departure of tcaming up next year with
George Duncan. British open champion
Duncan won the Philad"lphia title here some
years ago. and but for "A full card Of en-
Ragcments would have made the trip again
this summer past
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

dropped his arms and took rights and
lefts on his jaw untiinchingly and with
out being drOpncd.
Tommy Murray. 119. showed suffi
cicut clcvrrncSs to win over Battling
Mack. the hard hitting CamdCnite.
11Gia mounds. Willie Spencer. III.
outpunchcd Make Williamson. 12O,
and Harry Kid Stewart. 12S. shaded
Denny Gricvcs. IDS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

M that ther" were lat OF Rbsentees
among the golfers YOU have met" There
talk Of a gct-tOgethcr meeting to initiate
a business organization and winter stove
league for l0ckcr-rnom affairs by the tourna-
mont regulators of the town. II II pleas
ing prospect which We trust will not
cNapOratc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

Boyce Combc. the aCtor-golfer was so in
spired by the party given In his honor the
other night that he plans on a VardOn-Ray
act next year. He invited J. w. Plat as n
partner in the enterprise. but due to tn"
latcness OF the hour Mr.. Platt declined.
D!eu. give Actor Conhe strength to survive
his next social function.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16
rroncIs u. Warner has planned series @

entorta ainments for the Phila delph!a Cricket
Club during the winter season q little more
/ elaborate than the dances. bridges and In
door festivities OF the other clubs. The
Cricket club will have everything from grand
opera to Ycntrilouusm and things. The "N-
cellent program should go long way
toward keeping IN club esprit and interest
during the winter blasts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

BENJAMIN Fyscher. local expert, calls
our attention. to three clever golfers ut RoX'
borough. all OF whom are doctors DR.. II
X. White, an cx-colonel OF the a. T. F.
OF service abroad. are PLAYING great game
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

third man in the ring az RGnding' r. to-
Erlo meet in III" hcadlinHr. with other bouts
90 fol@ws: RnultnE Paskos vS; Young ,Shar-
LonEboat VS.. Ray Gidl Decker and Battling
D""m'r W Young MCCarty.
Of TGms S% fTr% &ran>'Gn On rrr b N2SST
on tn" police fore" today. Tommy still is in
5%Ti'f "md 4 in warksd !S Sim h h os jo G@T FT Of tho
National Saturday night
Director COrtelyou d!d a littln 'pnchng''
scaipSrs $ in front OF II" 0iymnia t1T ,h~m hM"
to the box himself and sent for tho wagon.
Bobby IIayes. West Ph!'nd"lph'a bantam.
llh-pound"rs. G"org" Ttmln is handling
Hayes.
Harry, GiiD stewart and Samuel Parsan
are giving dane" AZ Clayton's Academy
t@morrpw night. Mig Hayes will be among
jack Rrn,so ~N mCo, Jimmy, Brown in a
T%iTrn Trhnr S"%ts S%T Chnrov 'T Tr r."y TF1
Ferry. Johnny McCabc ~ Mike Farr'lI
neR@ MEGs MSba@6ash vs. vs. JACK E 5H SR%%eF' and
bob feinstein IS rromotlnE matches and
nanRginu boxers in Patterson. y. J. He is
hand inE n" "sn,rati"ns Of WilIi% Herman.
and Ralph Brady.
Jack Garter. newcomer from tho West
IL here with a string OF boxers. They arc
Frank" Gordan. 1913 pounds; HutChlc Far
rrll. l0j pounds, and Jack Phillips lis
pounds
Teddy Leonard Ia bcinG recognized as the
fiywriEht Champion OF New J"rs. y. accord.
ing to Ralph Jannat'y. Ted wants to como
from Atlantic City to Philly for matches
with local boys his weight.
/
Jimmy COgtrr mas RIny Williams In fcttlc
| for lights and any Of the lls-poundcrs IN
| this vicinity can have Rill's game.
! Two aspiring ''mStchiaakers" suggest pro
! grams 'nr local fans. I'll. X. sends in thi!
! card Danny Kramer vs.. Martin Judge. jor
! Tiplt2 Va. Eranti" Rice. Harry tKidl Brown
! Leonard and Lew Tender ", Gene Dolmont
, H"re's a nip from "S. Is -; Jimmy wild,
! ys, Pete Herman, Johnny Klbana W. Brnn,
Z Nalgar, johnny Wilson w. Mike O. Duwd
/ Benny Leonard VF. Lew Tender and JaCI
! Dempsey vs. Georges Cnrpantl"r ''Do ",
! think there II enough money in the Unite,
| States TO pay Them" queries IS. X"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

Anyhow, Shawnee shncd." Prof. John
Iuman. Robert Ransiord. DR.. Andrew Knox.
J. W. Platt. G. ". Hoffncr and the rrst Of
us "1w TO that. The next number will be
entitled THE Bad News" by L. V. O'llan-
Ian.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16
Scraps AJout Scrappers
Lew Grinso

Lew Crimson will got into action as the
third man in the ring at Reading. Pa, to-
night. STANLEY Willis and K. O. Rilly An
Telu meet in III" hcadlinrr, with other bouts
80 foIows: 3ottlinG Paskos "; Young .Shar-
key, Bl'ly Burke vs.. steve Mick oS. YOunG
LonEboat VS.. Ray Giidl Decker and Battling
D"rm'r W. Young MCCarty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

The Ice Palace is beginning to draw the
golfers now that the links season Is as good
as finished. Mrs. Ronald II. BarloW, can
cut u figure 'S' as neatly she Will roll
down putt. and Max Marston also finds
the song OF the skate az attractive as the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

Julien Fringe had four birds in two rounds
at LlancrCh recently. Not bad for a com
pa rativr newcomer to the game. Fringe
scored under par on the third, fourth. sixth
and twelfth holes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

Belmont Spring Country Club. where Miss
Mildred Cavcrlv went to the finals for the
women's national championship in 1915, Is
completely reYamping its course, Many
changes can be made adyantageOusly there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

T1iE Hon. William Roper, of Prince e
l. ton, can now let the other fellows;
worry over the football season until
September, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

and will soon bc able to compete with Dr.
Henri Schaener. who plays his clubs back
wards. or left handed.
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SlUarthmore and Hauerford

THIS is great week end for the meeting of bitter
l. rivals. Yale and Harvard will get together in New
Haven and in section SwarthmOrr and IIavCr
ford scheduled to collide As Penn will be in New
York trying win decision from Columbia. the SwArt-
more avcrord affair is the only big in these parts
On paper. SwnrthmOrc should win. The team has
been through harder schedule and more games
Iavcrford however. will have we'll coached and
Mike Bennett h9s taught his players one of the best
forward pass attacks in the East.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16
IL THE WORLDS CHAMPS AND THE AS IN HIS

stead of being sided battle it should be real inter
cstng affair.
Lehigh and Lafayette always put up great game and
the nv0rttc does always win Last year Lafayette
won in the closing minutes of the game when Iodic
Weldon hcavcd long forward pass to DumoC and Joe
stepped over the final chalk mark. \ few years ago Bill
CrOwcll's team although the short end of to bet
ting. won by n big score
This week Coaches Sutherland and Ready working
their hard for the annual battle EastOn Satur
day
Colgate also counted out carly in the when
the team failed to win but things have changed
Syracuse expected walk with the contest
Saturday, but the defeat of the Orange by Maryland State
makes Colgate look much better. Now you cant tell who
is going win. Folks in New York all hct
this game and will attend in large numbers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

Jimmy COgtrr mas RIny Williams In fcttIr
for fights and any Of the llS-poundrrs in
this vicinity can have BilI's game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

Teddy Leonard Ia bcing recognized as the
hywriEht champion OF New J~rs. s. accord.
ing to Ralph Jannatty. Ted wants tn como
from Atlantic City to PhiIly for matches
with local boys his weight
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

Jack Garter. sa newcomer from tho West
IL here with a string OF boxers. They are
Frank!" Gordan. 1913 pounds: HutchIr Far
rcn. l05 pounds, and Jack Phillips, lis
pounds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

TT IS a successful coach ,rho buildS team around
his men, girnJ them plays they can work. kcOd
and Dobe study the material first. After that
comes the system Of plGy
The Washington times., 1920-10-29
Chldren's Sample Hats,
Special at $I.95

On sale First Floor Bargain Ia
ble-a lot of Children's Sample
Hats OF velvet and felt. trimmed
with ribbon band and .streamers.
els for school and everyday wear.
The Washington times., 1920-10-29

cvely reduced for Saturdays sale Lace and button models
of Tan Calf Patent Colt Black Kid and Dull Leaters with
cloth, sain suede leather tops. Louis Cuban and mill
tary heels Weited and turned Soles
- - ' -FYrstrl
The Washington times., 1920-10-29
Boxed Writing Paper, 27c

Fancy boxed Writing Papers, assorted lot of good
quality stationery "a sheets of paper and "a envelopes to
match white and tinted effects, in many pleasing shapes
and styles
First Floor
The Washington times., 1920-10-29
A Money.Saving
List of
Toilet Requisites

Tax not included at these cut
prices.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-31
Woman and Two Guests
Detained by Police
For Shooting LAWYER

NEW YORK, July 29.-Mrs. Carrie
Sidney and two of her guests at a
midnight party were detained by
police in connection with the shoot
ing of Peter Banner, a young law
yer, early today.
According to the police, Banner
when taken to the hospital, charged
Mrs. Sidney with the shooting. Other
members of the party made contra
dictory statements, which resulted
in holding them, police said.
According to information given au-
thorities, Mrs. Sidney, who said She
was the wife of George Sidney, al
actor now playing in Chicago, invited
Banner, Edward j. Brady and his
wife, Mrs. Ray Brady, an actress, to
her apartment. An argument while
the party was in progress was roi-
lowed by the shooting.
A pistol was found in the cour,
yard and hole in the screen pointed
to it's having been thrown from s
window in the Sidney apartment.
Banner was in q serious condition
at the Bellevue hos pital
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-31
DOLLAR
DEMOCRACY DRIVE
|INSOUTHCAROLINA

~n C0LUM Bd1o s. G; July 2s ;.n 9
South Carolina has received the in
dorsement of James M. Cox, of
presidency, in letter to Joe Sparks.
financial director of the campaign to
raise a great popular fund
Governor Cox in his letter con-
graduates South Carolina Democracy
upon it's start.
letter of July 10. / am glad to
know that the Democrats or South
Carolina have thus early started
with the militant spirit which will
win.
LET me congratulate you upon
your slogan of Dollar Democracy.
We want the public to know where
every dollar of campaign fund comes
from and where it goes, and later
challenge comparison with the enemy
with a result not to his disadvantage
The use of a campaign fund
and in amounts so vast as to be un-
bellevable, such as employed by our
adversary, is not good for American
institutions"
The campaign in South Carolina to
raise funds for the support of the
rapidly. Money is being received
from many sections of the state The
county Democratic chairmen have be-
gun to appoint solicitors and it will
not be many days before several
hundred dollars will be received each
day. 1t is the plan to secure as
much as one dollar from each Dem
ocrat in South Carolina.
THE Dollar Campaign" said Mr..
Sparks, meets with the approval Of
the national Democratic leader and
there should be no hesitancy in CIV
ing on the part of the South Caro-
lima Democracy"