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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
HAS PLAYED 699
GAMES IN A ROW
Everett Scott, Red Sox Captain,
Has Erred Only 11o Times
in 4748 Chances
FIELDING AVERAGE .976
SCOTT

Boston, May l7.--Whcn Everett
Scott. captain of the Boston Red SOX,
takes the field against the Browns at
st. Louis today he will have partici-
pated in 700 consecutive American
League games. He already has played
succcssively 122 games moro than have
been credited to any other player.
Scott started his record June 20
1916. and has not been out of the Red
Sox opening linc-up at shortstop since.
II Worlds Series contests were in
cluded his string would be eleven games
longer.
In 600 league gaines 70 date Scott has
been at bat 2433 times. for an average
of .2j4. He led the major league short
stops several years. with n grand field
ing average of .976. He has erred only
11G times in 474S chances.
Fred Ludcrus. former captain and
first Sacker of the Phillics. who in 1919
completed 533 consecutive games. held
the previous modern record for Contin-
uous play. and George Pinckncy, Of the
Brooklyn American Association team,
who played without break in 81
games. over q period from lSSI to 1880,
held the longest known previous rec
ord of organized baseball.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
DISCUSS HOFFMAN CUP
Trophy for Junior Eightoared
Crews Referred to Committee

The feature of til" May meeting Of
the Schuylkill Navy held last night at
the Hotel Walton was the discussion
ancnt the George +. Hoffman Cup of
fcrrd for competition among junior
eight -oarrd crews in III" annual Navy
Day regatta on June Is.
The most important point to be con-
Sidcrcd was the distance for the event.
Whereas Mr.. Hoffman favored n three
quarter mile race. because of his
opinion that this "ntailCd less hardship.
il has been for many years the custom
of the Schuylkill Navy t" make this
race II mile and Il quarter in length. as
il is generally agreed upon that 1t takes
an eight -oarcd shcll at least one
quarter Of mile to hit its stride.
Mr.. Hoffman informed the Navy thcr"
were "no strings on the offer, 80 it
was decided to turn the matter over to
the program committee.
Thc Middle States championship re
gattu, which was awarded to this city
last Saturday. will be held on. the
Schuylkill River ON Labor Day. Sep
trmbrr ). The local Navy barely beat
out New York at the meeting on Sat
urluy for the selection of the place to
hold this big regatta.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
CARPENTER WILL
REST FOR TEN DAYS
French Champion Will Not Even
Attempt Light Work for
This Period
WON'T PREDICT HE'LL WIN

New York. May 17.--Goorgcs Car
pcntier, heavyweight bn>lng champion
Of Europe. who will meet Jack Dempsey
for the worlds heavyweight title at
Jersey City, on July ., is decidedly
pleased with the reception he received
on his arrival in this country ycster-
day on the steamship La Sayoic.
But Georges declines to be put on
record with prediction that he will
win the big fight. IL would prefer to
leave that question to be answered by
the result Of the contest on July g."
was his reply.
He will not begin active training for
a week or ten days, as he desired to get
rid of his sea legs before doing even
light work
The champion said he had an excel
lent voyage, not being sick for miu-
ute, and TINT he was able TO exercise
every morning, putting in an hours
work, shadow boxing, running and
sparring with Jorncc.
llc said he never felt better in his
life, and if he was beaten il would not
be because of lack of condition on his
part.
Descamps. the energetic manager
or 'hrpcnticr, was more OutSpokcn than
discharge
Georges will win." said Dcscamps,
but it would be foolish to say in what
round. or how many rounds the contest
VIII last. You do not think | would
have made the match if | did not think
Carpenter had q chance to win"
All he needs is three weeks Of work
and he will be fit for the battle. You
see, Georges has been boxing all over
the old world since he was last in
America. lie even boxed in Berlin and
was we'll received at that time Per-
haps not now. Things were quiet when
we were there, but there is an upset
at the present time.
Regarding the report that CARPENTER
would do all his training in private
DescampS said it was not 50.
I'VE shall not want the general pub =
lie Mt the quarters and will not at
tempt to make any money through
training exhibitions, bur CarpcntiCr
will always bc glad to have representa- :
tivcs of the press watch his work, and
through this medium the public can be
kept informed"
Descamps said that Currouticr' ,
training staff would be composed OF
Paul Journec, Joe jeanette. Battling
Marcot and one or two American box E
ers, who would be chosen later on.
Asked II he would consent to the pro-
posal to have three American judge,
name the winner on points in the event
that the bout went the limit of twelve
rounds. Deccamps said:
"Oui, oui. That suits me. Three
judges could hardly all 60 wrong. and
we would abide by their ruling"
Carpenters attire was NOR" subdund
than it was on his previous visits. lie
wore n blue serge suit. white turn down
hard collar, with modest garnet tic
mixed with blue. His OvcrcOat. cut
with narrow waiStliuc. was brown
mixed and a gray fedora topped him
off. In all he was hardly more con
Spicuous than dozen of his fellow pas
sengerS. His brown hair was brushed
back from his forehead.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
DAVIS CUP TEST MATCH
AT TORONTO TENNIS CLUB
Australasia Will Meet Canada July
23, 25 and 26

Toronto. May 17.-The AustraIaSian-
Canadian Davis Cup tennis match will
be played on the courts of the Toronto
Tennis Club. July %. - and 20. Final
details were completed today on receipt
of cablegram from the Australian
Tennis Association accepting the in
vtution Of the Canadian association to
play the matches here
TIL" CablCgram stated that the Anti
p"dcan team. comprising Anderson
Hawkes.. Todd and Peach. and accom-
panied by the necessary officials. would
sail from Sydney on the Niagara, June
.. If the Australians arrive before
July o they will compete in the
Dominion championships.
In the Davis Cup draw in New York
March 10, when Canada and the Aus
tralaSan teams were drawn against
each other in the first round. fixing of
the date and place was left to the two
competing nations.
The winner will meet the victor of
the British Isles Spain match in the
second round. This contest is expected
to be PLAYED in the United States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
fOu Auto Knov

d.. =
.O,, ,,eadi.ectly ~. fabricated spr,,rs mann -,
'''' t car upkeep. ''''"SS mean reduced
Phlch prevent %ttsry artery terminals use vascline
Arlaiy 10 turar In changing Of tires will nod ma.
maximum mileage, wa ""' '''"'
~ too TicSo o' the engine il sometimes cnus.d
''" " carburetor mixture,.' S,''''sS '"uS'a
pose there iSp'tnG G clip is allowed to become
PeakIng danger OF the spring leaves
\ which t6e ga 10 tires is due to the manner
' car Ia parked at tho curb ''''''
2sneient sery1 sv1n rings are kept In condition
|Asine 'te VIII be performed by the
s,ssaa ms,ssa Easollne drops fr,r, .,.. ,,,,, l..
~ Il ttS Xxx sun Il is probably due TO SIis issk. u
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
CRESWELL OFF CREW
bob" Campbell Supplants Stroke
of Princeton "a" Combination

Princeton, y. j.. May 17.-"Bob"
Campbell. for the last two years IL
member Of the Tiger Junior varsity crew.
but who this year has been rowing on
n lower combination. has been promoted
to tlr varsity "A' crew. taking Cap
tain CrcSswcll's place at stroke.
This crow will now become the rcgu-
lar Princeton Junior varsity and will
be entered in the American Henley at
Philadelphia. Crcsswcll will probably
not row any more this year. as ncccS-
sary absence from college will prevent
his regular practice.
Other changes followed Saturdays
race. Fred WOolvcrton was shifted
from : to 3, "Dick" Ncwin and
"Bunny" Pync each being sent two
seats astcrn, to I and ), respectively.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
Academy Will Athletic Field Ready When Football Season Opens
Legion Post ResoLueS
to Root for Carpenter

Philadelphia Mancto Post. No.
240, American Legion. has re-
solved to root for Carpenter
victory over Dempsey when Georges
and Jack meet in Jersey city july
.. At the last meeting of this post
the following resolution was passed
Resolved, That. in view Of the
discrepancy between the war rec
ords of Georges Carpcntirr and
William Harrison Dempsey. We,
Philadelphia Mancto Post. so. 2iO,
do hereby place ourselves on record
as uphoIding in the coming fight th'
cause of him who was our comradc
in arms. Georges CUrpcnticr."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
Women GOLFERS IN
/. FINAL TEAM T|LTS.
championship in. Three Leagues
Will Be Decided This After
noon-Deadlock Is Possible
CRICKET CLUB VS.. MERI0N
By SANDY McNIBLICK

rbe championships of the three
.,men's team golf leagues viii be de-
,,d.a today, though all kinds Of COM
.,,oo,ions may arise which may result
.es for the lead. In that event the
NAV n offs arc scheduled for Thursday.
p IN the major league. for the Phila-
,.,,h,o championship. If Merton should
'r,reed @ in beating the Cricket Club there
iii '-,ll he A triple tie unless Huntington
v.,lsv loses to Rivcrton. Both these ifs
y. improbablc. Huntingdon Valley beat
Merton and the Cricket Club beat Hunt
insdon Valley. canaan Ncrio, ,ooro
~. % lose it's title won last year.
lneS nnueaSs;oiIy m as this afternoons match will
ssp,,ld !. nlSycd on the Cricket Clubs home
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
College Baseball

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Harvard. O; Mass. Aggles. o.
Holy CROSS. q. Colby. l.
Norwich II; B0wiloin. 4.
Michigan. 3; ohio STATE, !.
Wasrda. 3; Indiana. !.
GAMES TODAY
Princeton W.. Dartmouth, Princeton.
Penn state vs.. Pitt C0leEEns, state
College ia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
WOmen'S Team Matches
On Today's Golf Gard
PHILADELPHIA CUP

Cricket Club VS.. Merton at st. Martins.
Huntington Valley vs. Riverton at River
Country Club vs.. Philmont at Ph!lmont.
O.. SUBURBAN CUP
Cricket Club Second vs. Baln ut Raln.
Overbrook vs. Merton Second ut Merton
North HIS vs.. Old York Road at Jenltin.
Whitemarsh w. West Chester at West
Woodbury. va. st. Davids at st. Davids.
WALLTNGFoRD CUP
blanorch va Springhavc at Spr 'nghayen
Oyerbro0k Second vs. Country club Second
at Country Club. WI"
Lansdowne w. Ccdnrbrook al Ccdarbrook
at Noble. N'''u
Cid York Road Second bye.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
Forgione Finishes schuster

Trenton. y. j., May u --F,r the second
time ."i'lIn =. Hu0'h Jp, Fr.g..ur. Of Nr'y
h'rn. tn" raa+y %cwarEy~ uu'rInssvl the
Tr0ntonIau from the outset. In the semi.
VIVID ny ~ ,,sh, rounds Al D"IU0ut. -
Newark veteran was unable to 4r' &ctt 2
tuun = d'aw with E!d Burns, Of Trenton
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
q" raul c. c. Wants Games

krstc raul,s Catholic club ha, orl.,rg<,., g.,
best Sss cub and Is ready 10 meet nii ih"
pwing IS"oIT 10 sdGo BASEBALL clubs in the city, IT,
soSIS SISth4nt St game this comiM% ~ Wtr 'gata
wood G " pear from such targ AZ Knv.
lhsr drst. tt, DsGlr A. G., wildwood or an any
sble suaraniSS nome nine Offering rea son.
'"Scqua' 1904 kImEaIi street wiz" ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
french Racing Drivers Arrive

ouls InshHH6io May Il - Albert Guyot and
rave arrived ~, racing automobile drivers
Memorial RON France and will enter the
ao,Or Speedway aSg races co.. at the indlanapoiiis
Pat year ThaSS both were In the cveItt
champion And SNropean heavyweight boxing
he steamsSin' Sin were his fellow passengers on
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
Opens
Today'S Scholastic Schedule
INTERsCuoLASTIC LEAGUE
Catholic High at Erunkford High.
High at Central High.

Germantown Academy at Hnverford School
Chpitenham m hCudcnN Ut Friends Central.
CulliuFswGOd High ut rHlmyra High.
Media High at lurcr Darby High.
rdnOr High 1T Darby High.
IN sale Prep nt Ridley Park High.
West Catholic High gt Wenonah Military
JCnkiniown High nj Arlington High.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
curse ,, ,;,,n f,lIo,s.


.oiov and bcat the Country Club team
- T 4 homes to stay in the Phi'adelphia
Tsaquc Tor another year. Country Club
Nat Riverton with seven straight
matches last week. and Rivcrton beat
Philmont, %. ,
Therefore il looks as though Phil
mont has stiff task today. even on
its own course, to stand off the COun-
5try Club team. Philmont hasn' won al
match so far. but if it wins today 1t
looks as though there would be n triple
Tie for last place.
Scrubs Favored
The Cricket Club second team. like
the varsity. il favored to win in its
iiyision. the Suburban. 1t has teaten all
the teams in the league except Ba n =,
which the st. Martins youngsters meet
This afternoon The Cricket team has
The edge on paper. The individual play
ers have lost only four out of thirty
six matches so far this season.
A defeat today. however. will tie the
Cricket Club with Whitcmarsh should
the latter win. rs expected. Merton. I'd
has TO beat OvrrErOOk this afternoon to
avoid the chance Of tie for last
place with West Chester. which is not
expected to beat Whitrnarsh.
The WalIingford Cup division is sure
b be dcadOrkCd lt the end Of the day y
pay. for there are four teams tied for
irst place. Thrsc are Jlanerch. LanS d.
lOvnp. TorrCsdnlc and Ccdarbrook.
Llanrrch is rNpcctcd to hold its place IN
tusSIc with Sprngiiavcn. but the other
hrec teams have more of an argument
It hand.
LCnSdOwnc and Ccdarbrook come into
lirect conflict. Fortune may favor the
after little. sine" It will play on its
pwn temporary course. Its leaders, the
leehNn sisters. are just fresh from n
ine showing in the Geist Cup conflict.
lnd this has it, effect in women's play.
But match OF this kind is best decided
pn the links.
As for Torrcsdalc, this doughty five
meets the Huntingdon Valley, ID. team
pn the latter'S course. The Noble see.
Pnd team has been going well. may turn
pack the invaders and itself jump into
tie for the lead. Therefore, it will
Pc seen that most anything can happen
u the play this afternoon.
The American pro golf team will mt ON
aet IN New York before sailing at ono
tne clubs entitled The Slow Bali in
ioh,. at $50 I piece, Charlie HUfrr"r viii
=, 0mons those present when th' can.rrn
"L ehheaNor To catch the ball In nlght,
mas mas oecn don" With q bomb dropped from
~, r,a'r; lhrrelore Il golf ball can be shown
IoM impact 10 IL" end of It's flight, ac-
Sfcns to the ElovI" experts.
me lynn Golfers, rs the iipk enthuslasts
he Lions club prefer 70 he known, win
Wy Inelr Wc"'l% contest this afternoon on
ocai cour'e to b. decided at their noon
Sncheoh' Joseph VI. Scott Is chairman of
he soll committee and W. W. Rush is
met scorekecper "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
BASEBALL TODAN
NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK

nfiHn4ht;s fiIlhiihs Tsnfhi Ss' nffihfirsSSsdsr sisS o.
Seats at GiInbeis' 4 Spalding's
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-16
IGNORING RARITAN BAY.

Showing what little regard is given the
Raritan bay section of the port of New York
even by some of the more influential ones on
the New Jersey side of the harbor, we quote
the following from an editorial published by
the Jersey Journal. of Jersey City, entitled
New Jersey and the Port Authority:
IAN idea of the power and possibilities of
the new Port Authority can be gained by bear
ing in mind that the district affected by the
rule of the new commission takes in the south
eastern corner of Rockland county in New
York, most Of Bergen county. Paterson and
Passaic cities and other parts Of Passaic county.
all of Hudson, most Of Essex county, a slice
of Union county in New Jersey. Staten Island,
Queens counties and part of Nassau county on
Long Island"
No mention is made of Middlesex county,
involving all the Raritan bay and river sections.
Yet, under the port agreement this section is
absolutely at the mercy Of the port authority.
1t is plain that all the interest of Hudson and
Essex counties is centered in the development
of Newark bay, the Pasaaic and Hackensack
rivers and the Jersey side of, the Hudson.
1t stands to reason that II Jerseymen them
selves refuse to even recognize Mlodlesex
county and the Raritan bay section as being
a. part of the port development scheme, 1t can
hardly be expected that New Workers, who
have equal representation with New Jersey on
the port authority board, will be very enthusi-
astic about spending any money for the de-
velopment of this section.
Evidently, the only way for the Raritan bay
section to receive recognition is to fight for It,
and. as the Evening News has pointed out on
numerous occasions, it will be necessary to
fight against opposition in our W state as
we'll as in New York, where. as has been saio'
all the interest is in the development Oh
Jamaica bay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-16
PARALLELS OF
SAFED THE SAGE

ence of the madding crowd to the
generosity Of friends who let them
in on the ground floor of some sure
thing.
And I said, Listen to me. and
understand my position, whether
thou doest likewise or no. I do not
gamble. I do not speculate. I deal
with a very few sure things, and
these are among them:
A dollar containeth n hundred
cents, and no more. 1t Is easier to
borrow an hundred dollars, than it
is to pay back an hundred and six.
The best way to get money is to
earn it, and the best way to increase
money is to spend less than n
earneth.
And he said, Those are old fogy
rules, and they'll eve get thee far
up the ladder of finance.
And I said, Those rules and a few
other sure things have kept me thus
far with a safe distance between my
door and the wolf, and I have rent
and carfare and a meal ticket for
some days in advance.
And that will still be true Of me
when those who trust in the inside
information concerning sure things
are playing checkers somewhere in
an old mems home for those who
have seen better days.
WILLIAM e. BARTON
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-16
RED CROSS WORKERS WILL
MEET At ROOSEVELT

ROOSEVELT, July 16.-Red Cross
workers and residents of this place
are looking forward to the big Red
Cross meeting to be held in Odd
Fellows Hall Monday night, at
which time the necessity for helping
in the campaign to provide clothing
for millions Of destitute children in
the countries OF Central Europe will
be set forth. Many of the Red Cross
workrooms throughout the Atlantic
Division Of the Red Cross, which
comprises the states of New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Delaware and Connecticut, have been
kept open throughout the summer in
order that the supply of made-over
garments that has been going over
seas may not be diminished. All
reports from these countries state
that unless these garments are re-
ceived by the time winter sets in
many children will perish.
Monday nights meeting was ar
ranged by the executive committee
of Chromo's Red Cross chapter. The
principal speaker will be Arthur w.
letters of New York, director OF field
service of the Atlantic division, one
of the most convincing and enter
tanning takers in the big relief
organization. Members of the ex-
ecutive committee will also speak.
The meeting will begin at 8 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-16
OF its own initiative.

Smith street, State street, and now Madison
avenue are thus brilliantly illuminated, greatl,
to the advantage of business and to the delight
of the people. 1t is real progress and genuine
enterprise. When the city is in a position tc
so on, New Brunswick avenue and upper Smith
street will probably be added to the white way
system greatly to the advantage of the whole
municipality.
One may say what one likes about the munich
pal lighting plant, but the fact remains that
Madison avenue would not have a white way
today were it not for municipal ownership OF
this public utility.
A we'll lighted city is a great asset. Perth
Amboy has reason to feel proud of her bright
ness. Not once has the municipal plant failed
since its installation. Night after night, through
the severest kind of weather and even during
the worst fuel famine the country has ever
known, the street lights Of Perth Amboy have
continued to throw their brilliant rays up and
down the highways.
Madison avenue has reason to feel proud
today over her permanent illumination, and the
whole city may we'll take pride in this further
extension of the white way system that means
so much to it's general prosperity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-16
PROBLEM OF FUTURE NAVlES
AND BRONZE
BY Frederic j. Haskin.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 16.-If the grea'
sea powers of the world should agree to cease
authorizing huge sums of money for building
battleships, America would remain in second
place, with Great Britain first and Japan a
rather poor third. These positions would result
from completion of the construction OF SHIPS
already contracted for or authorized.
The present building programs of the nations
will not be completed until about 1925. British
losses during the war would put the United
States very close to Great Britain in the matter
of tonnage of ships of battle, the difference being
only about so, 900 tons. The ranking OF the hrst
three nations in ship tonnage when the present
programs are completed would be. Great Britain,
100, 900; United States, 1,650,000; Japan, S5O,-
900.
These tonnage figures include only first line
Observation-Disclosures, battle cruisers. scout
cruisers, destroyers, submarines. and a Few
special types of ships. The figures do not in
clude second line battleships, ships whose age
or lower caliber armament has rendered them
virtually useless as modern sea. fighting ma
chimes.
The development Of the dreadnaught class
made all earlier vessels virtually useless. II
was easy to demonstrate that one OF these YES
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-16

There came unto me a man who
inquired of me, saying, Hast thou a
little money to invest? For I should
like to let thee in or the ground
floor. I have inside information up
on a sure thing.
And he told me of a corporation
whose stock was selling very low,
because the management were bear
ing the market that they might
themselves buy a controlling interest
In it; and how they intended to bull
the stock a little later, and make 1t
very valuable, so that he who bought
now would make a nice little roll.
And l said, If that be the little
game of the management. I will let
them play it.
/ have long since ceased trying to
beat men at their own game.
For / have stood and watched the
nimble pea as it made its unabstru-
sive way from shell to another.
and I have considered how many
times I should have guessed wrong
if I had guessed at all.
And he said. Nay. this is nc she'll
game, but a sure thing.
And I said. There are several men
playing croquet at the poor house.
and others who have graduated from
business and are now pitching horse
shoes at the county farm, who owe
their present relief from the pres