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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25
LIT NINE READY
FOR BIG SEASON
"Dick" Smith at First Base
Only New Man on Manager
Cermon's Team

Samuel B. Germon, manager of Lit
Brothers baseball team, will be in the
field for the coming season with vir-
tually the same team which has repre-
sented the department store for several
seasons. The only exception to this
will be first base and this sack this year
will be taken care of by 'Dick' Smith,
who has made a name for himself in
semi pro ranks in and around Phila-
delphia.
The Lit team went through the 1920
season meeting all the big clubs in and
around Philadelphia and winning %
per cent Of their games. Their 1920
list included a series of six games with
the Hilldale club, three with Nativity,
two with Fleisher, also games with the
Bacharach Giants, Mowrey's Reserves
d Allentown, Pottstown, Baltimore
Dry Docks, Parkesburg Iron Co., Il. d.
Wood & Co. Of Florence, n. j., River
aide, MacAndrew & Forbes and other
teams of this Cnlibre.
Barney" Slaughter again will be
the mainstay Of the Lit crowd in tho
box, ably assisted by Collier AMI
Shanks, the 'iphenom" whom Manager
Eermon imported from Pedricktown the
after part Of the season. Leslie and
HarkneSs, the versatile outfielders Of
ne team, will also be available for
rltching duty, and with this quintet
Germon Is well fortified in this depart
inent. Slaughter In addition to pitch =
ing wonderful ball for his club last sea-
'oa also led with the stick, having
enirty nine hits in twenty five games
lor an average OF .402.
Stew Harkness, whom the Chi
NafinnalG hn
americans were after this winter, has
signed with Manager Germon, and this
puts the rumors at rest that he will
0e stationed In right field and will be
.lean-up man in the batting order. He
topped all the other members of the
Veam last season in the stolen base
vV!umn With nineteen steals to his credit.
ALSO IN home-run wallops, having five
'rSut clouts. LEV" Baker will be
t ~ ieit field and Leslie will guard the
center OF the garden.
Eddie Sheehan, who has been
%sue ,;e captain of the team, will be sta
ssJ,neo at second base, while the short
IT IrTy,u Will be taken care Of by Sis
.uuser. Eddie Piercey, whom Man
Ser Germon SHARED from the Christ
%Uurch team in the middle of last sea =
iU aud VINO put up sensational field =
,a game, will be at the hot corner
H. HamGs are being arranged with all
SaSn %G leading clubs in and around Phila =
Spniai including all the teams Lit
viii, is{ea last year. A number of games
Nsn, t,Ie best semi pros in and around
wSMm York city are being booked as
aS the teams upstate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25
GLOUCESTER CO.
MINES TO MEET
League Members Convene To-
night at Cibbstown to Plan for
1921 Baseball Season

The Gloucester County Baseball
League will meet this evening at Gibbs
town for the purpose of forming O new
organization for the 1921 season. There
has been some talk of admitting two
new teams, making eight clubs in the
league instead Of six. Nothing, how
ever, has been done in the matter and
It will not be known until after the
meeting whether the circuit will be in
creased.
Most of the teams are we'll advanced
in the matter Of organization. Wood
bury is trihe slow in getting under
way, but the town always puts a good
team in the field and there is no doubt
of last years players are available,
along with number Of others not in
the game last season.
Westville is planning much stronger
club than last year and Paulsboro is
still busy with its basketball team, but
the fans are certain Manager John
Fitzgerald will turn out another cham
pionship combination. Bridgeport and
Gibbstown have both held organization
meetings and intend to place strong
teams in the field.
Most of the powder nine will consist
of hired players, while bridgeport will
as far as possible, depend on local
tnlent. Gibbstown has already disposed
Of $500 worth Of stock and Bridgeport
is also selling shares.
Swedesboro, the first team to enter
the league, will be managed by tho
American Legion Post there. Fred
Mayer, one Of the best players last
year. has taken charge and as the
Legion has made a success of every
enterprise undertaken to date the
townspeople have promised to lend en-
couragement to the new venture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25
FRANK LEES STARS
IN .DOBSON VICTORY
Speedy Forwards Fast Work
Against Baldwin, Results
in 1924 Triumph

mi nj ,,,,,, =, 49, ..1
me Doosoh pasketoalI teaih scores
the Baldwin Locomotive Works In the
opening game of the play off for the
championship Of the. Philadelphia
Manufacturers Basketball League at
Yonah Hall last night. The score was
20 to "a and the Falls five owe the
victory to the personal brilliance Of
Frank Lees, their speedy forwards.
It was the only time this season that
Dobson has been able 70 lower the
colors Of their onnonents. but the tri-
umpb was clean cut and there wns no
doubt as 10 the hest tenn that ia for
In o. oyan;no rrho 49, oI,,hs come TO-
nn.s ,ast e'ei,us n; ne wv eiuDs s .Sn 49, ~
.aat;uo h,,;iao. a.,, .hs,, ,,.;,i roror.o
~ iuu noa,o ouhu' Day 'ne' W"
ny 80. u,.. ,a
Inc eontes. was CLOSE an efe,nb anu
was one OF tne most reinarknpie syn
IN tnls city al year. IL was oetter
played than many Eastern league pa.
ties: Ihe only thing lacking TO make
1t the success expected was the attend /.
ance, which was not up to that OF
former occasions when the leaders IN
this circuit came together. The 9th .
GERS say 1t was due to a rumor spread
broadcast that the admission fee had
DttH uOuDleu, "HPu IN ItSu
lar tariff prevailed.
Outscored from Field
As far as the scoring from the field
is concerned. the match was one sided.
Every player on the winning aggrega :
ton, except "Ziddie" Trautwein, came
through with at least one double decker.
Dobson registered eleven 2.pointers ia
four for Baldwin. The only player on
the latter combination that was able to
pierce the net with any success wa,
Gallagher. and he landed three tosses.
The other basket. by "Danks" Graen
was n circus toss. made while fouled and
almost on the floor.
Lees was the star for Dobson with
FIVE baskets. and was ablv assisted by
petev Kilnotrick Who made three goals
and Ijv;nqstonc who accounted 10,
two sam Woorbood Who has been or
the s;delines with fitness. was back In
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25
MAY REVISE COLLEGE
FOUL GOAL RULES
soid That Po,cersThat-Be Contemplate Ne,U System,
Criticism, Is Directed at Penn Because of McNchops
Great Shooting From, Free Line

ponn ia foul goaliDg its way to an.
..bnr intercollegiate League basketball
,,tampjonship, according to critic on o
Ma, York morning newspaper. The
ny ond Blue, outclassed in throwing
w S.d Goals. Is winning solely on the
ne,u ne,.,,,lous foul goal shooting of Cap
ao,n Danny McNichol, Of the Red and
Tm n,no ouintet. according to this critic,
ph ho contends that revision in the
s,ry. ny conl rules is necessary to properly
ilotorS;ne i"t the champion of the league.
rt ;a said. and on reliable authority,
49, The movers that be in the inter-
tnuis,iate VIZ world are contemplating a re-
ssion of the foul goal ruling, but Ed
,io McNichol. coach Of the Penn team,
W "a authority for the statement that
20 date he has heard nothing officially
concerning the matter
I, il contended. and truthfully, that
roSicbol In foul goals alone has scored
..ore noints than the entire Red and
p,"s team has in field goals. Last
tyondav's figures show that of the 1O8
aonts scored against rival teams by
p ponn GA we're made by McNichol OF
t.ao throws. while the entire Penn
.osm sy scored just % field goals. There
.ors ra the contention that McNichol alone
q responsible for the Red and Blue
rictorics. and that the one man ability
~ ~ the team instead Of five is not for
tbe good Of basketball.
EServ time McNichol steps to the
,,nI line the spectators can close their
syes and open them in few seconds
IN find another point has been registered
Tor Penn. He is, beyond, doubt, the
most deadly foul goal shooter that ever
i t. In
noIIo9iate League. Critics raved last
rsor Of the wonderful foul goal shoot
;na Of Mike" Sweeney, Of the Red
I'D Blue. who led the league in points
ssored. Yet Sweeney. in his palmiest
laws. never came near the record Danny
Is making this season.
1t was Ed Thorpe, of the New York
University team. who remarked after
the defeat Of his team here that Nc.
Nirbol was one of the best foul goal
.o sbooters he had ever seen. A proni-
nent Cornell alumnus who witnessed the
defeat of his team here last week re-
marked after the game that he had
never seen man the equal Of McNichol
an the foul line Why the critici IN
should be leveed ut Penn is difficult to
see, for Columbia and Dartmouth have
>sored so points each from the foul line,
Dartmouth AZ, Princeton 25 and Yale
"a 1t is contended by Eddie Nc
Nichol, coach of the Penn team, that
every team in the league has the same
Opportunity to develop a foul goal
shooter the equal Of Danny.
Every team that meets Penn Is out
70 beat Penn, as they should be, and in
the heat of play many fouls are called, f,
the opposition taking all kinds of
chances to prevent the Red and Blue
from scoring field goals. Penn, on the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25

other hand, is taught to keep as far
away from committing fouls as is pos
sible and to let the other team take
chances to shoot field goals rather than
foul them.
1t Is contended by Eddie McNichol
that teams that play Penn, if they did
not commit SO many fouls on the Red
and Blue. would see Penn score many
more field goals; and by the same
token, IL they are fouled in being stopped
from making field goals they should
have chance to reap some benefits in
another way.
Nichol had this to say: II beHeve there
should be set penalty when a player
commits q foul. I do not favor the
professional rule Of each player fouled
shooting his own foul. as in my obser-
vations in basketball feel that it pro-
notes a tendency to foul players who
are poor shots from the foul line.
Let the penalty fit the crime. Pc
nalize the team committing the foul by
awarding a half point or some other set
advantage to the opposing side. Down
New England way, / hear, for every
three fouls committed by team the
opposition is awarded a point, and
believe this would be nearer the correct
solution Of the problem of change Is
desired
McNichol's idea appears to be good
one. Whatever may be the merit Of the
basketball is one Of the few sports that
makes one side earn the advantage it
should get when the other side violates
rule.
In football. for instance, there Is n
specified penalty for each violation. and
the execution of the penalty depends not
whit on the skill or ability of the
team offended. In basketball. IL the
opposing foul shooter succeeds in his
attempt the offenders are penalized. II
the foul throw is missed. the offenders
go unscathed.
What legislation will be enacted can
not be forecasted at this time. There
are several avenues of escape from the
IL the intercollegiate Association has
finally decided on q change.
There are those persons who advance
the suggestion that the remedy is the
adoption of the rule of the professional
element where the man foulcd tosses the
throw. But there are many who favor
the rule where the foul will be punished
by a specified penalty. say n half point,
or, as Is the rule Down East in the pro-
fessional game, one point for every
three fouls.
The desire to tinker with the rules is
not bad omen, but Is the result Of an
increasing demand for revision Of the
scoring system, especially as the game
of basketball has grown in popularity.
1t is question that can be argued from
many angles. but there are many indi-
cations that a new method will be in
force next year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25
amateur Sports

Tho pavonia Shop basketball FIVE,
champions of the Pennsylvania Rail.
road league for the seasons Of 1919 and
1920, and at the present time leading
the same league, with but three weeks
Of the season left to be played, is put
ting up a great article of basketball
and expects to gain the premier honors
In that circuit again.
Manager Bartsch has some good ma
terial in his lineup which is composed
Of the following men: Hambleton,
Wark, Hettoroth, Glading, Neirle,
Adams, Borton, and Connor. This
combination has been hitting on all Eve
cylinders during the season, as is shown
by its long list Of victories.
The management Of the quintet is
anxious to book games with first class
home teams, either in or out Of the
city, offering reasonable guarantees for
this first class attraction. Adolph
Bartsch, Pavonia Shops, Camden, N. j.
Columbia Juniors. after a successful bas-
ketbsii :, season. has turned i,s attention TO
$sis South Fairhiil street: ,,,
games with nrst-class teams in Philadelphia
playing the interceollesiate rules. E. Dan.
vi IL, s%Slesss Of me De rr.,n Sand Co
have formed an athletic association and will
have a strong baseball nine this season
under tho leadership OF Captain .Jemes Nc.
Gerrick. Teams desiring games please com
muncate with John Kraft. Beach and Berk,
streets.
EynnEei A. c., a strictly second class .fye.
would lifs 70 oo9k sam.s VIII teams ,,s OF cu the
Isle street.
Peithai p. c., a second and third class
travelling team. would like to schedule con
tests with quntets Offering reasonable guar
antees. Nat Potamkin. 82S South Fourth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25
CATHOLIC CLUBS CLASH
"''' Philadelphia Five viii Play
Nativity Quintet Tonioht

sihaTWVity g. G. first and second bas-
rest" teams have one Of the hardest
Fo"rr o1 the season tonight on the home
strsat Ut Allegheny avenue and Miller
t6te W. The opposing quintets will be
second It VI Philadelphia @. G. first and
tvi,M inc visitors has several former Ma.
Ara 'S Snts stars in the lineup and they
phuSnat to score a win. The West
O'IMrsS Wili line up with Panzula and
and TSeIl, Tnnl, forwards; Downey, center.
Catbol;nm Temple and Giascott, OF
and ncu University, guards; Temple
tiyityN N'"ney recently played for Ma
,ns,teerah ae home team will depend on Liy.
wards. !, calhoun and O'Brien, for.
|Ncu,ii Eddie Watson, center; Costello
as and Hedelt, guards. NATIVITY
| kco,ld sswond will oppose the visitors
yum IN the preliminary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25
lNTERclTY BASEBALL
May Decide on Circuit at Meeting
Tomorrow Afternoon

A meeting to consider the circuit Of
the Intercity Baseball League has been
called for the Hotel Walton tomorrow
afternoon at 2:15 At the initial
gathering, two weeks ago, about twenty
clubs were in attendance and expressed
willingness to become members.
Since that time President Lettig has
received applications from six addi-
tional teams and the outlook is very
favorable. Any club that would like
to attend the meeting is extended an
invitation. The officers would be
pleased to have representative from
Logan in attendance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25
Seeks to Chanae Luck

Boston. Feb. 25---The Boston NatonaI
league baseball team Is to change tho colos
ard pattern of it's stockings in an effort to
bring a shift In It's luck In pennart races
Manager Fred Mitchell announced today.
Instead Of red and blue horizontally barred
socks. the new shin coverings will bs solid
blue. with white feet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25
Racing at Mobile

Mobile. Feb: 25.--A six day running horse
10 and concluding March 10. The meeting
has the indorsement OF tho ThorouEhbred
~ rscmen'a Association. and Judge Joseph
Murphy will presids.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25

PittsburEh-Hans Wagner. former Pirate
shortstop, was presented with q framed en-.
largement OF a photograph OF his baby girl
at a testimonial banquet here. Wagner made
speech in n voice choking with emotion.
Prior TO the dinner moving pictures of the
retired shortstop as film actor were ex'
hlbItpd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25

ST. Louis-Pltcher Emilio Pamlero "a IN
only absentee at tho camp OF the 81. Loui
Americans at Bosalusa. La. according T.
adviCes received here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25

New Yorl--Albert Devormer. o. catcher.
who played several years with Vernon, tn
the Pacific Coast League. has been obtained
by the Yankeeo A contingent OF Yankees
departed for Shreveport Today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25

New York-W. y. Ueniine. O. cetcher, pur.
chased by tho Giants from the indianapolis
club OF the American Association. has Tor
wardod his signed contract.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25

Kansas City. Mo.-Rogers Hornsby. sta
innclder OF the ct. Louis Cardinals. tol,
Newspaper mon here that he has signed hi
contract for tho season. and would repor
at the Cardinals training camp at Ho
Springs,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25

New yorl---John McGraw has notified club
officials that he would leave Havana Mon
whence he viii travel By rail TO Join tho
club at San Antonio .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25

Chicaso-zeb Terry. second basemsn OF
the Cubs. has signed his contract for the
coming season.
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Boxing Lid on In Denver

Denver, Feb. 23.-Phil!p Van Cise newly
elected district attorney OF Denovr, clamped
the lid on professional boxing whom he ar,
nounced ne would arrest boxers enga gina
in a bout In Denver for pay.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25

San Tranoisco--Louis Guis.o, who played
first base for Oakland last year, has beer
recalled by tho Cleveland Indians 10 report
In that city on March :.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25

PfttsburEh-Charies Grimm, Pirate frs,
baseman. hos signed his contract for he
coming season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25

Pittsbursh,--IIoolts Warner n fortnsr New
York state League hurler. has signed his
contract with the ChicaBo Cubs, ana VIII
leave next Wednesday for the Windy city.
whero he Will entrain with the rest OF the
Bruins for the training camp at PASADENA
Calf.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-05-06
NOT TO BE MADE TO ORDER
Songs and EmbIems That Live In the
Heart of People Must Have
Foundation.

To wait for a state flower or a
state song to discover itself and make
itself appropriate might be an inter-
minable and Disappointing vigil. Cen
turtles could intervene. 1t is not mere
restlessness that asks for a flower to
be chosen or song to be written
ready to hand, declares the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat Posterity may find
substitutes that are better, the fruit
Of happy circumstances, but we in
our day may have at least our ready.
made symbols to feed the romance in
our souls.
Ancient people acquired these spir-
ltual emblems and patriotic lyrics
through long and at times painful
history. Something stirring has to
happen to give them birth. Then our
soldiers who were in the great war
find the poppy the all-significant floral
insignia of their heroic days and have
adopted 1t as the visible reminder Of
them. Ten million silken peoples are
to be worn In America on Decoration
day.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-05-06
NEW OMAR LIFTS HIS VOICE
Arizona Poet, However, Strikes Differ
ent Note From That Struck by
the Great Persian.

Omar Khayyam said that he coUl6
dine on loaf of bread and jug q
wine; with Her besidel him and feel
content In the wilderness-but no
only meant that he liked the des.
ert and his old tin Lizzie, and the
crooked roads that make you dizzieI
that start any place and lead nowhere,
and just keep going and never care
He liked the mesquite and the
crossword smell and the long hot
days that feel like hi; the red sun
sets and the cool moonlight and the
soft, sweet air Of the desert night
for Omar Khayyam was a wonderful
man, who lived his life on an easy
plan, with his girls and his wine and
a big silk tent-My, or my What
life he spent. The desert
Is here like it always was-but you
can't Khayyam any more, becuz-iD
these dry days when every home brew
Is on the list Of the things taboo, ole
Omar Khayyam and his jug Of juica
would soon get locked in the calaboOeA.
--Salome (AriZ.) Sun.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-05-06
MIGHT HAVE MADE TROUBLE
Junior Evidently Was Uneasy as to
the Possible Conduct Of Mosquito ).
In Heaven.

Junior espied a mosquito on the
window. Not wishing to be bitten,
he had his father kill it. About a
half hour later Junior came to his
father and asked:
Daddy, will that 'squito go to
heaven?'
ut might" his father said, IF 1t
was a good one"
Junior, satisfied with this answer,
went off to play. In a few minutes he
was back again saying:
do you think he's in heaven yet,
daddy?"
"He might be-" replied his father,
'if he was real good one"
After a few more minutes of play
Junior again came to his father with
these words:
Daddy, | wonder If he's bited God
yet. Chicago American.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-05-06

WYE GO out in the spring to look
wv for spring and summer blouses
with the same zest that attends our
visits to the woods or fields for early
blossoms, or our excursions to the mil
liner And each year the manufac-
turers seem to do more than ever be-
fore to add to our joy in looking at
lovely clothes. In blouses, as in hats,
we buy to clothe our personalities as
well as our persons-and this accounts
for the interest of the quest. 1t takes
lovely color, wonderful fabrics and art
in handling them to please the more
and more exacting taste which has
been cultivated in the buying public.
In fabrics for midsummer the "big
fOur"-voile, georgette, crepe de chine
and batiste-maintain their lead. The
Overblouse appears to be gaining on
the tuck-in styles, and elbow sleeves
divide favor with long ones. But
these short sleeves predominant on the
dressiest models. Necks offer a choice
of round, square or "V" shaped open
ings, and the blouse with collar high
at the back has many admirers and is
therefore shown In a number of differ
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-05-06

ent styles. One Of them appears in
the blouse pictured. This is slip
on oyerblouse Of georgette in bisque
color with jade green satin facing the
collar and repeated In the very simple
embroidered banding that outlines q
panel at the front and borders the
cuffs and bottom Of the blouse. A mar
row sash Of the georgette begins at
each side Of the front panel and ends
In a small bow and ends at the back.
A row Of covered buttons employs both
the bisque georgette and jade satin
In their covering.
There are occasional high necked
models also, and among the hand
soonest Is one also made Of bisque
georgette, entirely covered with quar-
ter-inch tucks. 1t fastens down the
front with covered buttons, and they
are made of the georgette and coral
colored satin that makes a deep point
ed turned-over portion on the collar,
and reappears on the cuffs. In addi-
ton to the always lovely white and
flesh color there are new and alluring
tints to experiment with In the sheer
est fabrics.