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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
COBB AND SPEAKER
IN BATTING DUEL
Ty Boosts Average to All and
Iris Is PeIting at
.4o8 Clip
RUTH AND KELLY DROP

Ty Cobb, pilot of the Detroit Tigers.
and Iris Speaker, manager of the
Cleveland Indians, are giving Harry
Heilman. of Detroit. terrific fight for
the batting leadership Of the Ameri-
can League.
Cobb boosted his mark from .395
last week to All for this week, accord
ing to averages released today. which
included games of last Wednesday.
while Speaker raised his last week :
average Of .3TS to .40S. Heilman, al
though he suffered a batting slump. is
fourteen points ahead of Cobb. with
.42o, as compared with .454 week
ago.
SEVERED, Of ST.. Louis. also has come
to the front. The slugging catcher of
the Browns has attained mar kof 1881
and is in fourth place.
Bambino Slumps
Babe Ruth. the king of home run hit =
ters, run into a slump when the Yam
KEGS hit the western trail Of the circuit
His batting average dropped from .37s
TO .345. The big slugger failed to get
any four baggers while in Chicago. but
in the final game at st. Louis on
Wednesday he brought his total string
OF homers to thirteen. Shocker was
pitching to him.
Other leading batters for twenty or
robin, St. Louis, $40; stephenson, S
| Cleveland, .363; Williams, st. Louis,
.353 Ruth, New York, .345.
Grimes. Of the Chicago Cubs. WHO is
! filling Mcrkle's shoes at first base
struck his batting stride during his first
| invasion Of the East and climbed from
fifteenth place to fifth in the National
League race.
Hornsby Drops
Most of last weeks leaders went into
n slump, Rogers Hornsby. the st. Louis
star, dropping from .4J7 TO 1856. How
ever, he is safely entrenchcd at the tor
of the batters of the league who hav,
participated in twenty or more games.
! Snyder, New York catcher, is run
ner-u pto Hornsby. with an average
of .365. while McHenry, of st. Louis
who was in seventh place a week ago
is batting 800 and is in third posi-.
threatened to dethronc the st. Louit
star week ago, dropped to fourth plac,
with 1853. Grimes, who last week hi
.326, is pushing Rabbit" with .3JS.
George Kelly, the New York Giants
slugger, who is leading the Nationa
League home runners. failed to add t
his total of eight, and is now five scorer:
behind his American League rival. Bah,
Ruth.
! Bohne, of Cincinnati, failed to in
crease his stolen base record. He leads
however, with eight.
Other leading batters: Johnston
Brooklyn. 1856; Tierney, Pittsburgh
.352; Kelly, New York. .34T; Barber
Chicago. .342; Hargrave, Cincinnati
$40; Cutshaw, Pittsburgh. $40.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
SOCCER|STS LIMIT
CUP COMPETITION
Confine Entries to One State
With Exception of National
Challenge Trophy
END WITH BANQUET TONIGHT


The United States Football Associa
ton. which has been holding ats annual
meeting In this city for the last two
days, will wind up today. Inc ch'e,
business of interest on the program ~
the election Of officers and the banquet
at the Hotei Wanoh tnls esenins ii
DR.. james A. Babbitt, OF Hayertord
College. chairman oil the lntercoueglate
Rules Committee, VIII be toastmas.er
and host Of prominent men connected
with all branches OF sport are llsted
as speakers. ,..
The association mas voted 10 hn,1
the various cup competitions profn1tead
by animated Doules 70 the otates Mh'cn =
they represent: with the exception OF
the National Challenge Cup tourney.
Such associations as the american
Football Association, the Oldest OF the
annual cup classics: the Feel Chailenge
Cup, OF Chicago, ana otner cup com
entries outside OF thelr State IN tne
futn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
BROWN AND GOLDEN DRAW
Battle to an Even Break In Wind-Up
at the Cambria

Preston Brown, 131 pounds, and
Tommy Golden 14O pounds, battled to
an even break in the wind-up at the
Cambria A. c. last evening. Despite
the fact that Brown was outweighed
nine pounds, he had no trouble in earn
ing a draw. Golden was the aggressor
throughout and on several times started
rallies and carried the fight to Brown,
but he would then let up and Brown
would outlook him.
Billy Fairburn stopped Bobby Demp-
sey in the second round of the semi
wind-up. The other results: Johnny
Paxton defeated Young Mulligan In six
rounds, Billy Burns won from Jack
Mccormick on foul and Kid West and
Joe O'Connor boxed a draw.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
HAS STRONG SCHEDULE
Five Hard Games for sridesburs
Team In Four Days

Ed Caskey, Of the Bridesburg base
ball team. has arranged a particularly
strong schedule for his uptown base
ball squad for the next four days. dur
ing which five hard games will be
played. This afternoon the uptowners
play Camden A. c. and the strong Lit
Brothers club will be the Sunday attrac-
ton.
On Memorial Day the Buffalo Giants,
champions of the semi-pros of Buffalo
will play both morning and afternoon,
The New Workers are in this locality or
tour and are credited with having Il
fast aggregation of players, including
many former big leaguers. On Tues.
day Parkesburg Iron will play al
8ridesburg.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
What May Happen
~ In Baseball Today
NATIONAL LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
NATIONAL. LEAGUE
Pbiilies, O; Brooklyn, 8.
New York, o. Boston. 3.
P1ttsburgh, q; Cincinnati, 4.
81. Louis. ioi Chicago. T..
AMERICAN LEAGUE
!ChicsEo. 3; Detroit. 4 tten innlnxs).
New York, Iii Wsshineten, 4.
Cleveland. I0i 81. louis. Q.
Athletics-isortoO, not scheduled.
ToDAYs SCHEDULE
, NATIONAL LEAGUE
brooklyn at Philadelphia.
New York at boston q Eames).
st. Louis Mt Chicago H E1nes).
Cincinnati At Pittsburgh.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics at New Yerk q Eames).
Boston st Wnshingtor.
Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland at St. Louis.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
RESULTS OF YEsTERDAY's GAMES
Baltimore. 1o;- Newark. T..
ie%ss, Sesssy CITY, eSit n1na'S; 3. R:;adins. I.
Toronto-Rochester. not scheduled.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
Toronto at Rochest-r.
Syracuse at BuGalo.
Reading at Baltimore.
Jersey City at Newark.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
Plan Bermuda Race

As showing the growing interest among
local amateur yschtsmen, plans were
launched at mesting Of the Yachtsmena
Eugene swayne. chairman OF the Regatta
Committee. made this announcement OF the
arrans ements In CHARGE DR.. Swayne
Shaw, Harry Gardner and Robert
Allen. II was announced that Fred Betz
has offered 10 guarantees $4,000 10 promote
the race. For the OCEAN race Of June 26
a WAS announced that 20 date there had
bean received twenty-f four entriea.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
Montreal outpoInts Herman

Boston, May 2s.--YOung Montreal OF
Providence was awarded the decision over
Pete Herman OF New Orleans. former ban
tamweight champion, in ten-round outdoor
bout here, repeating his recent success IN u
contest with Herman,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
Cornell and Harvard Race Today

Boston, May 2s.-The varsity eights OF
Harvard and Cornell and their freshman
understudies swept up the Charles River
yesterday by fits and starts and back again
then trundled their shells back 10 the boat
house, their training finished for the an
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
Ely and Bro,pn Run Great Races

General Agramonte, Julia n. second-
John Finn. Lugs. Stoncwall: third
Wave, Korbly, DR.. Rae; fourth-Scr-
geant York, Darjeeling, Benn Valet ;
sixth-Midway, Busy Signal, General
Haig seventh-Belgian Queen, Master
BIZ, KimpaIOng.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

More than score OF members OF the
sportsmen's 8 table at Cafe Louis are pIhhhIns
Those TO represent Louis Ramps place az
the rngdds include Jack Myers. sam San JaS9os Wfc3os
MNrrio Bien, Morris Dreyfuss, seh VICTOR
Jrd Freedman, Jack Cravis. Bill Horensten'
Billy Miller and Billy Stewart
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
New Bates Track CAPTAIN

Lewlstewn. Me-, May 2s.-Raymond r..
Buker. OF Hampton. N, H.. has been elected
captain Of the Bates track team. He won
the interna tional two-mile run at Penn relay
carnival, the Maine and New England two
mile championships and the New England
individual cross-country championships H
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
Willie jackson Gets Decision

New York. May 2s.-Wi.le Jackson, local
lightweight, received the judges decision
over Jimmy Henlon. OF Denver. after
twelve round bout here. Jackson weighed
i3OA pounds and Hanlon 1874.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
Scraps about Scrappers

Four bout, are scheduled tonisht at Jack
Dompseys camp, Atlantic City. Three will
bo ten-rounders between Joe BENJAMIN ana
Joe Phillips Abe Attell Goldstein and Bobby
Moore and Irish Patsy Cline and Young Neil
six-round match between George Delaney
and Frank de BOney will be the opener.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

Jimmy Austin Is boxing again. He Is open
for any OF the I22-pounders. preferring Mar
lin Judge or Make Williamson. A: stable
mate Charley Lewis, wants to take on
Matty DeChter, Johnny Royce or boop!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

Open-air bouts will be inaugurated for
the season al Carnival Park West Mana.
yunk the second week in June. Marty hane
and Martin Judge may show in one OF the
first fftcen-rounders there this summer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

JacL Jockson's A. C. baseball club has
several open dates in June and July
frankie Williams, 1900 South Ninth strs"t'
merIy With tho Russell A. c., is now on
Tackson's pitching stan. He had fourteen
n strlkenuts In his last game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

GladLator's victory in the Olympic Selling
Stakes at Jamaica was a costly one for the
Redstone stable. as the winner vas run up
$4,000 over his selling price, the greatest
advance since 1905, when Pontico was
boosted VA, 800 at Jerome Park and taken
from the late Pierre LOrillard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

Nanny Farguson figures *. O. Sullivan
would be SO soft he says he would Ike 70
take on Joe jackson after he disposes OF
the southpaw light heavyweight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
Chick Ev.ns Files to. Paris

rived here BY eirpiene from London 20 take
rart In the French amateur golf champion.
ships at Chantilly next week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

Eddie Dempsey and Patsy Bradley. a pair
OF South Phlly mittmen. are training to-
gether daily. They want respective bouts
with Jimmy Jordan and Billy Cannon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

Billy Nolan manager Of Sammy Brtt2n'
is peeved, and he has legitimate KICK. He
Ir,nDhaticaIy denies that Britton was dercatad
nv Billy Cannon at wilmington several DAYS
ago, "Eyory sports write et the rings1dc,'
Ciass,d n ey.ry round and was banging on
ihe ropes in the flfth and slkth,'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

il. G. Baseh won the Eric Herald nurse
at Erie. Pa, paying S4s 40 for 80 The
largest crowd Of the meeting attended the
event, despite the chilly weather.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

Young Jack Dempsey is a boxer manag ger,
Jack Jr IL hRndling the hstic destinies OF
Willie Kid Mendell. a l05-pounder.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

l. n frankie Smith, n West Philly l4o-
ro,,nderis open for competition with any
one I'm the welterweRht division. He -
Icing handed by BY Wrisley'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

The entrance of Commander J. K L.
Ross into racing In 1914 brought one OF the
largest operators Of this continent into the
sport, The Canadian turtmsns horses since
purSes. Mr.. Ross Is expected 10 branch out
extensively in breeding.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

picking that Harvard with eleven en-
fifth best they
championship all Of
ball pnant
March ID hut might b pleasant listen city.
Tbis morning who has been ncouege
delivered
He his hand took order
sagy, Il believe krxsey
Stanford should wodng of Syracuse although Wood
The Syracuse
the advantage Hutchinson of
should of Penn
good on TO
he might However, selections still
krksey will be
Loney and Hutchinson will finish
Prince
and fnshe but the Penn
snou,dru away ON him in the first go yards
Hendrlckson, California who the last year in As 20
Cornell fourth and Shea of Pittsburgh fifth Shea
a n 40 seconds is about the best he
THE mile hard to pick Eby, Of PEN" until he slipped
than the but
still is good enough of the distance
f1sff
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

There are letters In the sports department
Of the FYENISG PUBLIC LEDGER Tor Joe Ken
nedy ana Joe Butler,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

Ray Belmont, local bantam, has Joined
the ranks OF tbs Bened.cts He was married
last Tuesday Belmonts real name Is Louis
Iouria Young Mrs. Louria was Miss Lucy
checchlO,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
PENN rs F,AVORITE
TO WIN TITLE FOR
1921 COLLEGLA TES
Quaker and California Teams Both Haze Ten Athletes
Qualified for Finals at Cambridge Today
Harvard Leads With Eleuen Men
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL
Sports Editor Evening Public Ledger

athletes
the final of the forty fifth
init olegiate tracks and field meet
This is Soldiers Field Cambridge and
leading
movie
all
Pen, Dart
three and Columbia or course
hurdles
n, half mile Not
x bad!
developing track athlees lie
is getting results However
wnen the that is good
field
This ana glorious
nothing be expert this game
fast and furious and the champion
hin con and before
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
Jackie Clark and Joe Cans Draw

Allentown. May 2S.--Jackie Clark, this
city. a middleweiSht, and Panama Joe Cans.
a New Yorker. fought ten rounds TO draw
here
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
Picks Campbell to Cop Half Mile

s0TIEREFORE picking Yale, who did 154
Brown Penn second and Eby
the fastest half mile of the day
tay but he has to run mile today prior the h ne p0aO
not be able to do his best ~
follow any pace
Demming of Penn State who finished
awarded
ever this young % ma may I upset @ n S G to win the mile but he will have
70 some beat Larry Brown
the $50 yesterday will do all he back today
third Campbell Yale looks good for fourth and oCnnsn of
the best miller tn. bunch and should
Penn and Rogers of Princeton, should finish in order
, % R OF pTGStn tn putin a % T Th % in th h % & hTG % M n %
Princeton close his heels sma of Penn looks good enough for fourth
and Meyers, of Rutgers. fifth
"LJERE is erprt
looked for match II think HIc of Pen" State Niu "i" the
hurdles He looked than the Others and
the Kid should come through.
Says Smaley " i'll Place
aNITELLS of Thomson
Dartmouth will lucky he finishes third Fa Stanford
snslley of Penn should take the other two places
1abrop
be third and Williams of Stanford and Brown of Dartmouth fourth and
Gardner, of Yale will things his
and Norris of California. Halsey,
@ e 5 % Of put ersS SSo OF S9oT H trim nn e of
California.
ward Weld, of Dartmouth, of
Princeton Harvard - Cali
Hhe hguS are not right predictions make the close
Ely and Bro,un Run Great Races
TUE features of the preliminary trials
& Penn Ely was reported to be in condition and all set for the
things began
With the SHAPE Robbie believes point
believes he will win the mile repeating the half
he does this Penn will win meet in a canter. ~
by Ledger
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28

American Juniors would like to hear from
urteen-sixteen-year-old players. 1I4I War
mock street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
Judges FAVOR Penn for Title

JUST the same the picking Hos fast and furious and
shin cas ,con and lost several times before sunrise
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
v. CATHOLIC WINS
FROM ST. JOSEPH'S
Coach QuinIan's Five Scores
1915 Victory and Remains
in Race for Title

Coach Quinlan's West Catholic High
School basketball tossers defeated st.
Joseph's Prep in its rush for the flag
Inst night in n Catholic League game.
by the score of IS to 10. The game
was played in the Sixth Regiment
Armory. Forty-frs and Mantua ave-
nue. before a crowd that packed the big
hail 10 the doors.
Mullen was the chief cog in the West
Catholic victory. Besides scoring II
sensational field goal in the second half
the elongated forward made ten out Of
twelve fouls count
McIIenry, who generally shoots the
fouls. was away off form. and. after
missing eight in row. Mullen then
was called to the foul line.
st. Joseph led at half-time through
the sensational work OF Jimmy Mar.
tin. Three times. the little forward
rushed down the floor and accounted for
score at the end of twenty minutes Of
play was 8 TO in favor Of the Crimson
and Gray.
The boys from across the Schuylkill
started the new half with rush and,
with Mullen shooting in the one point
ers, then soon obtained the lead, which
they never relinquished.
st. Joseph outscored West Catholic
from the field. tallying five double
dcckers TO four.
Martin, of st. Joe. was away cf
in his foul shooting, tallying but five ou'
Of twelve chances.
The win of West Catholic places tL'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
TOO OSCHOO[SASKED.
TO PENN TOURNEY
Plan to Start Series Of Games
to Decide Basketball Cham
pionships on March IA

Invitations to over 100 high and pre-
paratory schools within a radius Of 100
miles have been mailed by the Univer.
sity Of Pennsylvania basketball com
mittee for series of games to decide
championships in the different classes.
Tomorrow night In Weightman Hall
meeting of the executive committee com
posed Of members of the local high and
preparatory school athletic departments
will be held to determine on the policy
to be pursued for the games.
IL IL planned to divide the contes-
tants into two classes, public and Dri
vate, and the winners In each class to
be acclaimed the champions and to re.
ceive in recognition silver cup while
the members of the victorious teams
would receive medals.
Seven days have been allotted for the
games and unless the committee de-
cides otherwise the opening games will
be played on March 10, beginning at
1870 p. m. -Four games are to be
played each night on the half hour.
The other dates arranged by the Penn
sylvania management are March 10, Il.
10, 81, 90. %. On March 10, the
games will be played in the afternoon
starting at 1 30.
Opponents will be drawn by lot and
as soon as a game Is lost the contestant
is eliminated from the tournament. OF.
fcias for the games will be selected
from among the members of the Phila-
dclphia board.
The proposed tournament is causing
widespread attention from schoolboys in
Pennsylvania. New Jersey and New
York. and it is expected that cham
pionship teams from many sections of
the three states will enter the tourney.
Locally. the invitations have caused no
end of comment, for it will enable
the champions of the Public High
| School League and the Catholic School
League to get together and decide the
supremacy.
Then, again, Southern High School
runners up in the Public High School
League. is anxious to get another
chance to meet West Philadelphia High.
the champions. Southern lost the cham
pionship to West Philadelphia by one
game, each team winning a game from
the other.
Many Of the star preparatory schoo
quintets, which do not meet the high
school teams, are anxious to match
their abilities against them in th'
tourney.
The committee as selected by thC
Penn authorities includes: Ralph Nor
gan, chairman of the Penn basketball
committee; Manager Gilbert Strickland
of the Red and Blue team T.. Rowland
Hill. of Central High; Phil Lewis
chairman of the Philadelphia board o
basketball officials DR.. John Bonner
chairman Of the Catholic High SchOo
League: 4. Geiges. chairman of tn,
Public High School League; William a
Nicholai, John Plant, of pcddie Insti
tute: NJ. Barron, of Germantown
| Academy, and L. Prentice. Of Law
rcnceville
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
TEXTILE PREPARES
TENNIS SCHEDULE
Matches Are Arranged With
Haverford, Rutgers and Prince
ton for Coming Season

The Textile School tennis team has
season. Manager Oppenheimer has OBJ
taned matches with some of the big
colleges in the East. He has accepted
matches with Cheltenham High, April
4; Haverford College, April 20; Rut-
gers College, April 23 Princeton Uni
versity. April %. and Pennsylvania
Military College. May a.
Textile is fortunate in having all of
last years men back at school again.
This team went through the season last
year without n defeat. Captain Clar
cnce Dutch" Cnterberg, who was
elected this year to lead the &acquet
wielders, is back again and probably will
resume his position as first singles man.
Dutch is well known throughout ten
mis- circles in New York. He held the
national high school tennis champion =
ship title in 1913 and wns the Long Is-
land junior champion in the same year.
Another star IL Byron Thalhemcr,
of Bclfeld Country Club. Byron held
the Junior championship of Beltield for
two consecutive years. While at Cen
tral High School he played on the team
and went through the season success
fully.
Gus Amsterdam, also local lad
again is back at school and will play
this season. Gus is former G. II. s
man and played on the team the same
year as Thalheimer. He won the junior
championship of Fairmount Park II
1919 and 1920. and played in many loca
tournaments advancing many rounds il
nearly all. Bernard Gutman, o.
Brooklyn High. and Cliff Jones, Jr.. tn,
southern champion, are again at school
Weinhmeyer Is also on hand
Among the new candidates who signi
fed their intentions of trying for th
team are Bill Johl. Of New York Pau
Sulzbacker. Alvin j. Bloch. Mure
Murphy and Dick Nathans.
The track team is practicing daily il
the Y. NJ. 6. a. gym preparing for tn
big intercity college meet to be held o,
! March 10 under the auspices Of tn
City College League Association at th
Second Regiment Armory.
The Textile Mermcn are preparing 70
the postponed meet with Hahnemann
and Captain Rottenberg is keeping hi
men in good condition. A definite dat
for the meet will be announced In tn
near future.