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Evening journal., 1921-11-03
CHURCHLEAGUE
BOOSTS SPORT
Big Season in Quoits, Bow
ling, Basketball is
Assured
AMATEURS ONLY
IN THE GAMES

The church Athletic League. play
ing quoits. bowling and basketball.
gives promise OF having a big sea-
son.
The officers OF the league are as
follows: Thomas j. Taylor. president;
Harry S. Lynch, vice-presldent; T.
Clarence stlegler. secretary and os-
car Munda, treasurer, The next
meeting OF the league will be held
at the Y. NJ. c. A building on next
Tuesday evening. The monthly meet
ings Of the organization are held on
the second Tuesday night Of each
month.
The Quot League with twenty
five churches represented, opened
its season on October II and already
there has been much interest aroused
among the various divisions. into
which the teams are divided.
The bowling season will open next
Monday night with fourteen teams
represented. Bowling contests will
be held on the Westminster alleys
three nights each week and four
night seach week THE Y. NJ. G. A.
Sixteen teams are preparing for
the basketball season. which will
open Monday night November IA.
There are two divisions OF sight
teams each In the basketball sec
ton. Games will be played two
nights each week at Friends School,
one at Hanover Presbyterian Church
and one night at the Y. NJ. c. A.
No individual prize over SIS In
value shall be given unless author
lied by the Board OF Governors OF
the body. No money shall be given
as prizes and team championship
emblems shall be the property OF
the church and not Of the team
winning them.
As outlined in the constitution Of
the organization, the objects OF the
league are four-fold: First the main
tenance Of high standard OF Chris
tian morality. honesty courtesy and
manliness in athletic sport; second,
the institution. regulation and stan
dardization OF inter-church athletic
sports and games OF all kinds: third.
the securing and maintenance OF a
genuine amateur basis in church as
ISOLATION sport; fourth, the provision
OF a clearing house for athletic in
formation and a final court Of ap-
peals for the arbitration OF disputes
In reference to the Interpretation OF
rules.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03
INDOOR SHOOT
AGAIN tonight
Combined Rife Clubs Later
to Pull Off City Cham
pionship Shoot
GET IN TRIM FOR
NATIONAL MATCH

Tn second weekly indoor shoot OF
the combined rife clubs Of the city
will be held at the Auditorium range,
Elevent hstreet near Monroe, to-
night. The first shoot last week re-
suited in three ties for first, second
and third places so that with a
larger group OF shooters on hand
this week a keen contest Is in order.
There are only three more prac-
tice nights before the opening OF
the official national rife association
matches so that all the regulars are
getting tuned up for a supreme ef-
fort TO put Wilmington up at the top
of the rife craftsmanship ladder OF
the country. The local narksmen
have developed a bunch OF shooters
who demonstrated at the national
military rife matches that they can
hold their own with the best in the
country and the teams which will
be entered from this city in the ma
tional indoor championship matches
will be real contenders in this years
matches The actual selection OF
teams will be made within a few
days and in the meantime the Audi
forum range is being enlarged to
take care Of the beginners in the
shooting game whom It is desired to
have attend all the matches. Com
petent coaches and spare rifles will
be available for novices at all times.
In addition to the national
matches a city championship trophy
will be awarded to the rifleman who
goes through the indoor matches
with the high average score. An
other prize will go to the beginner
whose scores show the greatest inn
provement from the time OF his en-
terlng the game until the close OF
the indoor season.
] Plans for matches with rife clubs
: in nearby cities are being formed,
and the Wilmington riflemen viii
probably go on several "barnstorm-
ing" trips to repay visits OF out-of-
town teams Taken "by and large
the rife shooting season this winter
promises to be one OF the leading
features OF the local sports calendar.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03

Games are TO be rolled on the Y.
NJ. c. A. and the Westminster alleys
Games are 10 start promptly al
7.30. In case one team Is not on
hand az s o'clock. first game is to be
forfeited. In case teams do not ap-
pear by SIS all three games are for
feited.
Three games are to be rolled each
evening.
Five men constitute team.
Should a team have only four men.
the absent man will be given the
lowest mans score OF the opposing
team.
No team will be allowed TO have
two blind, as there must be four
men before a team may play
SCHEDULE;
Nov. mt. Salem vs.. Bethany. Y.
Nov. s-Hanover VS.. Union. Y. NJ.
c. A. Westminster vs.. Eastlake. West
minister.
Nov. lo.-seeond Baptist vs.. Cook
man. westmTin,ssteTT; silyerbrook vs..
First Central: Y; NJ g, A. o. ~
NJ. c. A. Emmanuel VS.. Brandywine.
Westminster.
Nov. 14.-fIanover Va. Bethany. Y. NJ.
Nov. 15.-St. stephen vs. Finst-Cen-
trail. Y. NJ. C. A. Second Baptist VS..
Union, Westminster.
Nov. 17.-Wcstminster VI. Goodman.
Westminster. Emmanuel VS.. Eastlake.
Y. NJ. c. A.
Nov. -Snverbrook VS.. Brandywine.
Y. NJ c. A. St. Paul vs.. Grace. West
Minister
Nov. 2i.-second Baptist vs.. Bethany.
Y NJ. c. A.
Nov. 22.-St. Stephen VS.. Brandywine.
Y. NJ c. A. Westminster vs.. Union.
Westminster
Nov. 2f.-Immanuei vs.. Goodman.
Westminster ST. Paul VS.. First-Con-
trail. Y. NJ C.. A.
Nov. 5.-Silverbrook VS.. Eastlake. Y.
NJ C.. A. Mt. Salem vs.. Grace, West
minister.
Nov. 2s.-st Stephen VS.. Eastlake. Y.
NJ G. A.
Nov 2s-St Paul vs.. Brandywine.
y. NJ. C.. A. Westminster vs.. Bethany
Evening journal., 1921-11-03
SHIPLEY gets
OUTBIGSQUAD
Delaware Basketball Toss
ers Report TO Coach for
First Practice
GRAY CARTER TO
HELP IN COACHING
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special 20 The Evening Journal
NEWARK. Nov. 3.-While Coach
Shipiey OF the University OF Della
ware basketball team may be hand
dicapped the coming season In the
matter OF high class material. no will
not In any way be short OF players
from which to select his team. This
statement Is based on the number
OF players who answered the frst
call for candidates yesterday after
noon.
Notwithstanding the fact that
there arc several mon on tho foot
ball squad who will be out FOR the
team when that sport Is over. be-
tween 80 and 40 candidates reported
IN answer 10 the first call for prac-
tice yesterday afternoon. Coach
Shipley lined the candidates up FOR
some preliminary work but there
was no opportunity TO Judge OF their
ability. G. Gray Carter who In 1915
was one OF the best forwards who
has ever worn the blue and gold bul
who because OF injuries received IN
baseball has been unable 20 play
since will assist Coach Shipley THU
year in coaching the squad.
Coach shipiey has started practices
unusually early this year because OF
the fact that he will have TO build
up almost a new team. lie lost o,
graduation last June McCaughaI
and Alexander two Of the creates
basketball players who have evei
played here. Captain frankie Wills
a guard for the past three years q
the man whom Coach shipley vii
build around. ''Joe" Rothrock. VIII,
played guard most OF last year vii
no doubt be out for the ,eam afteI
the football season Is over as he q
now playing a fine game as hal
/ back on the varsity.
OF last years men who will agaii
be out for the team are Keith an
Cole. Robinson. "skeet" Wilson
Ramsey. Betzmer and Mcdonald
are among others Of last years var
slty who we're out for practice iai
year.
Among the sophomore's who r
ported for practice yesterday wei
J Barker, Johnson, Bader, Armstron
walsh. Smith, Frear, Winter
!. Deputy and Honecker.
. The freshmen who reported ~
terday were Lowell. France, Gree
. Gibson, Dougherty, Yarnau, O'Brie
Pikus. MacMurray. Turner, Eckl'
Bower. Cam and Snyder.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03
MD. BOYS HAVE
EDGE ON DELAWARE

Special 20 The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. Nov. 3.-During the
past twenty years the University OF
Delaware and Western Maryland
College teams have met many times
on the gridiron. In those many
years statistics kept by Delaware
show that Western Maryland has an
edge OR Delaware In the number OF
games won. The two teams have not
met for several years. but the last
time there was a game between the
two was on Frazer Field and West
ern Maryland won.
Delaware is now anxious to even
up that score 80 far as Il Is possible
to do so by one game. Coach Derby
has been informed OF the situation
and is drilling his team 20 put an
other game on the Delaware side OF
the ledger.
Coach Derby ~ drilling the Della
ware squad In a number Of new
plays that will be tried against
/ Western Maryland. Derby Us inn
( pressing on his players the fact that
they easily defeated Washington
I College last Saturday should not
make them over-conhdent. as West
ern Maryland. from all accounts
will be a much harder proposition
[ to get away With.
II Is encouraging, however. that
every one who has watched the Blue
and Gold work in practice agrees
that the team apparently improves
with each game. The line Is devel.
oping into one Of the best that ha4
ever represented Delaware on ;
/ football field. II demonstrated Las
Saturday that IL Is "a line that hai
great possibilities, and, recognizing
this fact. Coach Derby. IN worSins
for the Western Maryland game
also has in view the Lafayette game
OF next week. This game will nat.
urally be the greatest game Of the
year for Delaware. as Lafayette Is
now recognized as among The sev-
eral best elevens in the country.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03
Church League Basketball

Grace vs. First Central.
Feb. l1.-Cookman va. Silverbrooks
West vs. Second Baptist
Feb. f3.-Oid Swedos vs. Silverbrook;
Brundywlnc VS.. First-Ccntral.
Feb. if.--Epworth vs.. Goodman; SEQ
ond Baptist VS.. Westminster.
Feb. T.--Mccabe vs.. St Stephens;
Union vs. West.
Feb is-Eastlake We Hanover; Grace
vs. ST. raurs.
Feb 2O-Old swedes vs. cooIcman:
Westminster VS.. West
Feb I.-St. stephens vs.. Hanover;
Union vs. Second Baptist.
Feb. 2i-fhstlake vs.. McCabe; Bran
DIVINE We. Grace.
Feb 25--Silverhrook vs.. Epworth;
st. paul's VS. Flrst-Contral.
FIRST DIVISION.
Brandywinc-Gcorg r. Plummer,
2237 Tatnan ST. Phone. 6i59-R.
e. Fourteenth ST. Phone. 575a-w.
First-Ccntral ASST. Mgr)-T. Os-
, valid Roberts 1918 Adams ST.
Grace-wllliam Longacre. Equitable
ST. Paul's-Eugene sprOui. 1903 W.
second Baptist-wSllard Black. 1907
Union-kibert stiriith. ssi5 Market
west-oscar Munda, Jr.. 1890 Jack
westminster-winiam J. Black, 1917
I Lowering Ave
SECOND DIVISION.
Cookman-Ruse lcigler, l0i ID
Eastiakc-A. r. Owens. 25i4 Van
| RurCn St.
Epworth-George Underwood. s2'
/ Lombard ST.
Hanover-Robort G. Hackett. Hiil-
/ crest, Del.
MoCabe-George r. l. Thompson. io'
w. Eighth ST.
Old Swedes-Oscar Martin. Ole
Swedes Rectory. Seventh and Church.
ST. Stephen's-Hcnry Glaeser, l61S w
siverbrook-John J. Bunting, 1a'
| Sixth Ave.
Director OF basketbail--John +. Syl'
vanus ZIG r. Fourteenth 81. Phone
| 3T5f-W.
Referees-Chester r. Ross. Francis J
Gallagher Jr.. Leroy F. Sparks, Oscai
Aiunda. Jr.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03
EAsTnAKE pRAcTICE szooT

Practice shooting will be held by
the Eastlake Trapshooting Associa-
ton over its traps at Thirty-seventh
and VanBuren streets. Saturday ar
ternoon. Several interesting events
are on the program which will start
lat o'clock The three-cornered
double target number postponed
from last month will be decided and
quail and protection races will also
be on the card.
The monthly meeting Of the AS
ISOLATION will be held next Monday
night. Arrangements win be made
for the poultry shoot on Thanksgiv-
ing Day morning.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03

EASTON. Md. Nov. S.-Talbot
Post OF the American Legion here
will be represented by a fast basket
bail team this season. Provisions
for the quintet were made al a meet
ing called by f. T. Miller. chairman
OF the athletic committee Of the
post. Use of the armory was grant
ed by Captain Emmett Bateman of
the headquarters company. VIII
liam =. Kemp a former star a.
Swarthmore has been chosen coach
and games will be booked with
teams IN this section including col
lege fives.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03

Captain Underwood. right tackle.
21S pounds; Rubeuls. right guard.
1879; Mabbutt. center. 290; Hoppee.
left guard. 1874; Morse, len tackle.
240. Lewis. left end, lS9.
All OF the big army camps IN the
east have football teams OF class.
They're now playing an elimination
series and Hoiabird Is hopeful OF
winning the championship. in which
event they will play the Marine
Corps champions here December 3
The winner, on the following Satur.
day, will play the Great Lakes Co.'s
The winner will be crowned the foot
ball service champion OF America.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03
FOOTBALL PLAYER HURT.

GEORGETOwN. Nov. ALTON
Hobbs, right guard on the George
town High School football eleven.
sustained a severe cut over the right
eye Monday while in a scrimmage.
II required two stitches TO close the
wound. Hobbs will be forced out OF
the game possibly for the next three
weeks on account Of the injury.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03
WHATsoMATTER. FELLERs2

Stapler Park is still anxious TO
hear from any 1870 pound football
teams in the city. Games are de-
sired with Wil-Phi. ST. Hedwig.
Clayton. High School Scrubs. Mer-
wick or any other elevens in the
same class. Manager John Nc
Ateer can be reached by addressing
all challenges to Kentmere. Del
Evening journal., 1921-11-03

We've been hearing around town
for the past week or so that Della
ware was going to play its game
with p. NJ. c.. In Wilmington. and
Therell be a lot Of fans TO take In
the contest TO see how the college
boys do IL OF course there will be
many other reasons. It's going to
be a big game. November 10. is the
date.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03

Sc. Thomas defeated Burnley A. @.
900. Parkside could only trim the
obstetrics. 1870. but the KirIgwood
Park gridders succeeded in handing
the West Siders a telling wallop.
How are the local fans going 20 tell
how well ST. Mary's compares with
other Wilmington aggregations II
they don't meet them?
Evening journal., 1921-11-03
WEST END VS.. FIVE POINTS

West End will be the opponents
Of the Five Points football team at
Elmhurst on Saturday afternoon.
The Pointers will practice tonight
and tomorrow night at the Com
munity Hall, and all players are re-
quested to be present
Evening journal., 1921-11-03

Nowadays II takes longer TO
explain a fight than It does TO
fight one.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03

Some OF us would be all right
n the rest of us weren't all
wrong.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03

Look TO the Want Ads for advance
ment. New positions In Office and
stores are opening every day.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03

study the Want Ads for positions
as stenographers. clerks and Office
positions.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03

If BABE RUTH SINGS IN VAU-
DEVILLE 1T WILL BE THE AUDI
ENCE THAT WILL BREAK THE
MOMENTUM RECORDS.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03

Axe'iom:-
Those who lose their heads, should
be ready to shoulder responsibility.
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If BABE RUTH SINGS IN VAU-
+ DEvILLE 1T WILL BE THE AUDI
ENCE THAT WILL BREAK THE
MOMENTUM RECORDS.
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The fall OF 1918 was the start OF
Penn States great football success.
II was during that year in which
Coach Bezdek. former coach Of the
University OF Oregon and manager
OF the Pittsburg National League
Baseball Club. was secured by Penn
State as head OF the department OF
athletics. He soon formed his fam
Gus mass athletic movement that
has been adopted by scores OF col
leges and universities since that
time.
He coached football that year.
winning one game. tying one and
losing two. Not an auspicious start
but every Penn state regular and
substitute was in military service.
Last fall was a repetition OF the
year before except that not one de-
feat marred the record. Two tie
games were played but they did not
detract from the great record made
by Bezdek's eleven.
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Evidently some OF the local
. elevens don't know that the
football season Is a good deal
more than half over. They con-
tinue to end their practice
notices with. ANY one else
wishing a tryout should report"
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Celebrated Come-Backs;
Hash.
Thanksgiving.
Indian Summer.
Pay Day.
''Put your money in the bank"
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ONE THING THE DEFIANCE
CHESROOK GAME WILL PROVE
Is WHETHER PAUL KEMSkE
PLAYS WITH PARKsIDE.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03
Hard TO Answer:
Why is Lafayette practicing
I'm secret for PENN

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There's something significant II
the name OF a certain horse-Care
full. Must mean that II shouldn't bl
The results ought {,
tell why.
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Jack McAuline. the only un-
defeated ex-boxing champion Is
going TO Ireland to look for
lighting material. He couldn't
have picked a better territory.
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Centre College has its BO'
Mcmillan, but IL comes near
having a whole team i'm Rcd
Roberts. Against Harvard all
he did was TO do the punting.
play offensive end, defensive
tackle and carry the hall as
fullback.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03

ANc'iom:-
Those who lose their heads. should
be ready to shoulder responsibility.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03

He used 10 love the gridiron game.
But cannot see IL now
Because his eyes are covered with
A bandgagc ON his brow.
Evening journal., 1921-11-03
BOWLING

HERCULES BOWLING LEAGUE
STANDING
Evening journal., 1921-11-03

ONE THING THE DEFIANCE
CHESROOK GAME WILL PROVE
Is WHETHER PAUL kEMSkE
PLAYS WITH PARKSIDE.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-30

Of representing i'm it's best light an
organization which has done much to
populate our country. but which is
now reaching into our pockets. in days
when 1t is hard 20 purchase meals for
elf and family. in order to exact usury
In place of fair interest on the good ii
LAS done US.
One may trust that credulity has
not gone too far when it has allowed
us to believe that the human tale OF
the transportation situation in New
britain lies tonight in safe hands.
Too late to be published yesterday,
here is the fact that the Corporation
Counsel spoke OF the need of the bet
ter service here. showing that the rail
road law of 1914. providing against
paralIelling of tracks was aimed at
trolley and steam roads. should not be
read into this law of 1921. The ques-
ton Is. he declared. us the public be-
ing served. and is the jitney a public
necessity" He was decided in his
opinion that the jitney is needed as
long as the fares and service on the
trolley remain as they are. and as the
Iitneys are prepared to serve quarters
where trolleyg cannot.
T.. w. Christ showed how the Stan
ley works would appreciate service
from the jitneys. as they used to have
four times day and 1t would like ita
service for its employees living beyond
lts works al well.
Alderman Gill struck popular
chord when he said that he had an
idea the Public Utilities Commission
would regulate the jitneys but he had
streets. Attorney d. l.. Nair. presented
plans for routes to the commission.
and had concrete facts at the tip of
his tongue. He showed the necessity
of service in the North Burritt district
and others.
New Britain has come out of this
hearing feeling a bit more confidence
in the commission and n feeling that
the case OF the Connecticut company.
splendIdly presented. will he recognize
ed by the commission as not quite hit
ting our situation. and, not applicable,
not strong enough to smother our
plea: that the commission will recog-
nize that public convenience and ne
cessity dire OF our need of the jitney
has been shown. met as impressively
as IL would he possible to show it. but
far beyond the requirements of the
law
New Britain herald., 1921-09-30
CONFERENCE A SUCCESS.

Herbert Hoover has said. expressing
the unanimous opinion OF the dele
gates to the unemployment conference.
that such conference after spending
four days in deliberations. has passed
the experimental stage and may be re-
garded as success We shall take the
liberty of taking him at his word.
ThSk,'air of hopefulness' that comes
from men who have set their hands
to lettering a condition out of which
we could see no way. must he sincere.
Committees are In the habit almost
always of declaring how difficult is it's
task. To get this refreshing atmos-
phere of promise from this conference
cause IL was unexpected.
Conditions are not 30 bad as they
were said to he. according to one of
the statements reported from the con-
ference. 1t was found that it win he
necessary to find jobs for 1000 900
wage carriers before employment con-
ditions arc restored to normal. The
delegates had believed that jobs would
have to he found for twice that num-
Der. at least. II was announced six
weeks ago that FIVE and half million
wage earners had been displaced.
Hence some of the encouragement
now
Statistics show that In normal times
New Britain herald., 1921-09-30

there are over a million men idle. The
unemployment conference believes
that by constructive measures it will
be able to stimulate industry and pub
lie work whereby 100000 men will
be put back to work.
The price cutting policy by manu-
lecturers and wholesalers, which is
looked for under the plans of the con-
ference. will re-establish confidence in
the buying public.
Rotation of jobs. shortening of
hours and curtailment of the working
week are other temporary steps to be
taken. Thus the manufacturer and the
wholesaler. perhaps the worker, will
have 10 make slight concessions tenn
porari!y. in order to help the worker
RICH: now.
Immediately will follow plans of a
more permanent nature, and work for
all who wish it. Now. is the aim of
the conference, and it will bear re-
peating that Herbert Hoover. secre-
tary of commerce has said that the
conference will be a success.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-30
Is YEARS AGO
tFrom The Herald Of Tha, Date. /,

New Britain finished second place in
the Central Connecticut league this
season.
The local Republican Hebrews have
formed club with about $50 MEM
bers.
Someone stabbed a cow while it
was grazing on fremont street yes
terday afternoon. The cow had to
be slaughtered.
Two mel stole barrel of herrings
in front of the store at the corner of
North Main and Beaver streets last
night. They were detected attempt
ing to roll the barrel up the hill and
Officer Bamforth gave chase, later re-
covering the barrel.
DIR. A. B. Johnson has purchase a
new electric dental machine.