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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
Strong TEAMS IN
|NTERC|TY LEAGUE
Circuit Will Be Completed at
Meeting to Be Held
Next Week

The Intercity Baseball League IS
gradually developing into what may
prove to be the strongest independent
circuit ever organized in this locality.
The regulations are such that only first
class teams can enter. and of the two
dozen applicants Mt the first meeting,
the proposition has s!mmered down TO
about dozen teams that probably VIII
compose the circuit. which will be com
pleted at n meeting to be held next
week.
Three clubs have posted their forfeit
money!. & J. Dobson, Fleisher and
Philadelphia Terminal Division. Penn,
sylyania Railroad. Lit Bros. and
Bridesburg are expected to enter today
and n definite answer will be forthcom-
ing from Millville, Bridgeton. Nineland.
Parkesburg Iron, New York Ship and
West Chester by the end Of the week,
There are several teams among. the
local semipros such as Stetson. North
Phillies, Marshall Il. Smith. etc, that
! have not completed plans for the coming
season. They are to be heard from
and it appears as II the league will GO
over big.
Hilldale Starts April 30
Manager Edward Bolden. of Hill
dale, is out with the announcement that
the Darbyites will open the home season
on Saturday, April 30. The team will
and Fridays. Home contests will be
! booked on Thursday. Saturdays and
holidays at Hilldale Park. and on We'd
neSdays at the Camden Park.
The colored nine last year won three
championships, namely: Philadelphia
Delaware county and Pennsylvania
They hung up record of 102 won. 81
lost and 9 tied. The Bacharach Giants,
Rube Fosters American Giants, De-
trot Stars, \. Il. C.'s, of Indianapolis
Western Cuban team, st. Louis Giants
and Kansas City Monarchs will bt
seen at both parks in action against
Hilldale.
Many of the players are in shape tc
jump in and play the game right now
as they are members Of teams perform
ing in the South. Sandtop, Cockrel
and Captain Francis are playing with
the Breakers nine at Palm Bench
Bunny" Downs has returned from Lo'
Angeles, where he also was playing anC
Rector and White arc in Dallas, Texas
Aberfoyle in Field
The Aberfoyle team, Of Chester
which was brought to the front last
year by Joe Fogarty, will have practi
cally the same strong lineup in thu
field this season under the manage
ment of Jim Ewing. Games at hom'
and away are now being booked and thu
manager can be reached at the plant il
Chester.
The players already signed are
Pitchers, Knowlton and Swisler
catcher, Marks; first base, MUNICH
second base, Stafford; third base. Me
Connell; out6elders, Kelly, O'Mara an'
Ahearn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
VENTED, PLRAT TIE PJ!NCHER,
BACK IN SOCKING GAME
Happy Whey Makes Good Against Buck Grouse er Ttoo
Year Lay-Of and Now Doesn't Bar Any Middle,oeight
BY LOUIS H. JAFFE

THIS onnor.,,I. 4; A. -. ..,
"pp"''''''y ~ the open se"Soh
for come back" athletes In tho
ring. There are a number of PbiIo .
d.lnh,.n. -.
-. ""o ate oacR IN the SOCK OF
se' s0cked pastime, while boxers in
other cities also are returning for com
petition with tho o,oro.
n. 5.o,e
p, % TWO years Whitley Wentzcl, OF
Pittsburgh, was earning his daily bread
nit,ens Tbs, r.,ont,u VIII" \.
o;a.I ""' recently "hitey ae'
cioed to box again. 1t came about this
Won,,o, ,
opponent Of Bpck Crouss @ n, " Cnrnasr,Iin rMsr nh
Pa, had taken sick and tbe nromnter
was having no easy ~ matter potea on,tins
some one to meet the smii;na R,oser;nn
With only twelve hours, notice Wentzei
suddenly decided, having noth;nv oIse n.~e, &C.
do that evening nov 10 d;sannS;e s eise 40 10
matchmaker nor Crouse 'p'' '''
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after accepting the kramer match. decided
he didn't want II after all.
Adam Ryan has paired on three profess
sionai bouts at the Gayety :?morrow night.
Al Brown ry,. X. Q. Lew Baker. Pilly Phil
rounder ,SS viii complete the card. ~
Bobby Burns. q Southwark 12s-pounder.
looks like prou.lsing pusilist. He Is
ply in Chester Rext Monday night and Tom.
my Lehman at the Auditorium here the fol-
lowing week.
between Joe smith and Young Tom oLeary
In addition to his regular program next Tues
chetti vs., Al Fox viii be the wind-up. other
bouts: Freddy Trotto VS.. Frankie Alder.
sss sssk Yoanx
Thomas vs.. Frankie McKenna.
An ali-Segro show Is scheduled for ths
Auditorium March 10. John Henry johnson
card: M K!a GOBLIN ys Kld PSt.ilio. Js%siss
Kid VS.. Battling Kid Powell Bobby Wright
cnGna rfSa Flash vs KS Henry
Mickey Pasaunio. Newark. N. J.. bantam
| under tho MANAGEMENT OF Eddie Edwards, Is
open for bouts with any one his welxht Pas.
dee. Benny Valser and Joe Lynch, Edwards
| says; also. Mickey has hefty wallop.
Wally Hinclle will box in tho future under
tho wing OF Eddie Brennan. who wants to
pair OF the Grays Ferry welterweight with
any Of the l42-pOunders. Hinckle has tenta-
| tive dates In Trenton and Reading this
month. Brennan also Is handling Joe Cros-
| son, middleweisht.
johnny Gallagher has been rematohsd by
Jack Mccarthy 70 meet Mickey Dougherty In
Baltimore next Wednesday LAEht. The former
made big hit In his first match with
Dougherty, Mccarthy says.
Steve Brown writes that Charles Buck .
l28-pounder. 10 ready to swap punches with
Earl Hartman,
Jack Mccarthy Is to step in as match
maker OF the Germantown A. A. together
with Lew Bailey. The latter also Will act
in the capacity of referee and announcer
With Bailey stepping into the boxing game
again II means that even promoters are
starting to como back Their first show will
be put on next Thursday night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
RUBBER LEAGUE CLOSES
Bill's Tire Shop Wins Pennant With
Clean Record

The Automotive and Rubber Basket
ball League concluded its first season
last evening with the weekly games at
Students Chapter, Park and Susque-
hanna avenues, when Neel Cadillac de :
feated Foss- Hughes 2T-S, and Bills
Tire Shop won over Goodali Rubber,
17-14.
Bills Tire Shop captured the PEN
nant, winning every one of the six
games played. The season has been n
most successful one and the same teams
will organize baseball league
Next Wednesday evening n picked
team from the league will meet the
United States Steamship Nicholson FIVE,
of League Island.
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y,JIMORS current in University Oh
K,po,nsylyania athletic circles close to
aeasrs that be in football are to tho
w tb tbot six important developments
ensS' arisen in an effort to straighten
nav .hs coaching problems Of the Red
Guy nj PIue The six reported develop
anu arc as follows.
m'n.s a min Uo,,es,back. famous
| tSi Ear and former coach, has
eaekpc,u ,,n,oached and asked to assist
been aypvth ym ths hacLaeld candidates.
m eoacns"ku kunhev Iighf. one OF the
eeconu ai,,srs and inferfcrers over
creates. ~ Red and Diue. will not
20 wesr t.,t Mo coach
bc M nsS'Ia. MTnrts ,' srs hc,nr ma1lc 10
Inliu o,d Ella Cas,op' row in the
secure r,stos s,o" . INV ro coach the line
Unhe, o.s''' "'S w N'
eandioa,es' J r,o,,,oa n,cmbsr NJ
fourn., fo,,a' va. .eam. IN 1917 1910
Penn sn s"i, I'll, not he an assistant
and WV, VII We'll earlier this wear
eoacn. ~ Tn.,, r W.Ssmara' coach Of
Futn. .nn, & inst ses.nn will be an
th scrup .o" uo.n, =. a general utility
assistant ''a'" u"
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? IN BEEF WHEN DEMPSEY AGAIN TOPPLES WI
WANTS FISH PROTECTED
Churchill Hunserford to Make Ad.
dress at Anglers Dinner

Churchill Hungcrford. of the Ocean
City Fishing Club, will be one Of the
speakers OF the anglers dinner to be
held at the Hotel Astor, New York.
Tuesday evening, March =. Clifford
Pinchot is to be the toastmastcr on this
occasion and james Cruikshank, sports
man and author, will show several reels
Of his adventures on the lakes and
rivers of the Northwest territory.
Mr.. Hungcrford's subject will be sca
angling on the New Jersey coast, which
will be discussed as follows:
The relation sea fishing bears to surf
fishing with a few illustrations of the
rhanges both in fish and fishing during
the last twenty years; theory az to
the reason for the change in the habitat
Df the fish and the necessity of n F"d =
cral law for the protection of salt water
Ash along the entire Atlantic coast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
Under the Big Top

Sas'l%s sfdsi 4 IRs NsS IesE Eans %mssiGsst
irpsush mex. 'hsfe ruth third and Franz
Aaron Ward shifted "a, second, ,Peckinpsugh
VIII be at short and Wasie db nso Iipn at gf rst
schana will do the bulk OF the catching
and the outfield will be Fewstcr in left. Ruth
center and Roth right.
Dallas. Tex-Pltchers Jim BaEby and
walter Mails are the latest arrivals az the
datoheT eaS5fes snd S%y Jim LinSsoy tSs only sSse".
tees. are exrected today Yesterday was
the hottest day Dallas hat SspsrsnGed sd since S
opportunity TO show their speed In the hrs'
workout.
Butte. NIont.--Nail MeISain, second base
man OF the University OF Vermont last year:
Springs, Ark, for a try-out with the Pitts
burgh Nationals. -
st. Louis-Bobby Byrne. former st. Louis
third baseman in the National l'eagnei has
fhs ,fs"fG Mlam. an Sn osa team, % IN the new sou:h
western League.
San Antonio. Tex. Manager John MSGraw,
OF the Giants, is expected to reach here
some time today along with un number ,or or
HSsh Jennings. has been prevented from
engaging In actual work because OF rain
Orange, TeN.-kogerb fiornhpS, Nhtiohil
League batting champion. VIII be used a:
third base when the Cardinals open the
series with the Athletics In Houston on Sat
urday. Hornsby will take the place OF Milton
Stock who has not as yet appeared, and
second Will be covered by George Torporcer.
u Syracuse. who has attracted favorable r,,p,
the fact that he wears spectacles while
playing.
San Antonio, Te1.-Rainy weather Is hold
ing up the practice of the Detroit Tigers
here Manager Ty Cobb WI arrive today
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JERSEY FlvES TO PLAY
Rival Managers Arrange Cage Series
for hampIonship Of WestviiIe

A basketball series to settle the bss.
kctbiIl supremacy of westville, N. j..
has been arranged between the mana
gers Of the Victory A. G. and the West
vile team. Victory has been winning
consistently and Manager Frank Clay
is anxious to prove that his quintet can
take the measure Of the town club. The
series will start on Friday, March Is,
and will consist of three games.
The Westville Catholic Mission Ave
will oppose the town quintet on Tues
day, March 10, in benefit contest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
BASS AND MONROE DRAW
Furnish Fast Bout In Wind.Up at
tho Tuxedo A. C.

Bennie Bass and Young Monroe fur
nished fast eight round windup in
the final at the Tuxedo A. c. (Natfonal
A. A. last night. Both boys sealed
11S pounds and took the place Of the
bout originally scheduled between Bat
tling Kiddy, Of New York. and Joe
Christie, Of this city, who failed to ap-
pear.
The semiwind up was n slam bang
affair between Johnny O'Neil, Of South.
wark, and Jack Brady, of Schuylkill.
The latter sent O'Neil to the mat in
the first session for the count of seven,
but In the next round ONeil came back
and caught Brady with haymaker
that required fifteen minutes before he
was able to leave the ring.
In the other bouts Andy Rivers had
the better of Marty Williams, a brother
Of Kid Williams, and Joe Cannon
stopped Jimmy Kelly in the opening
round Of their scheduled six round
set.to.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
Holy Name Trims St. Ann

The Holy Name basketball team trumphed
over ST. Ann in the forncr's hall. at Third
and Brown streets last night The score
10 to IL and most of the points were
made or fouls. Matty Fogel Gagged 0 out
Of II for Holy; Name. and Tom Tlghe regis
liminary game. Holy Name second added an
other TO Its long list OF wins defeating St.
Ann second 2l-1l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
ST. JAMES VS.. BALDWIN
West Philadelphia Five VIII Clos
Season Tomorrow Nlaht

The st. James basketball team will
play the last game of the season to-
morrow evening at the home hail. Six :
ty eighth street and Woodland avenhe
when the Jimmies meet Baldwin. first
half champions of the Manufacturers
Basketball League.
st. James will travel for the rest OF
the season and would like to hear from
Kayoula G. c., Parkesburg, West Ches
ter, X. of G. of Atlantic City or any
first class team. Address J. 4. Lucy
8746 Woodland avenue.
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Easy for Bobby Rurman

Bobby Burman, hard-hittins southpaw, ha,
little trouble showing to advantage In four.
round match against Speedy Loo at the Bijou
last night. Burman scored several knock-
downs. and had Leo in bad shape at the
finch, In the other bouts Harry 6pea ker
wui' from Babe White and Joe Howell de
feated Bobby Jones.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
Scraps about Scrappers

n, 'ohnny y Mayo found that his four-year lay.
St,SS vi proved no handicap In a ten-round match
rInhh TInh joe McCabe In Harrisburg on Tuesday
ht snd n, Mayo whipped Mccabo so decisively
,Sss made such hit with the fans that he
ia Unmatched to meet X. o, Johnson at
'u~iS had tho match.
ne ussy y Lee gets back into action after bo-
M M Un the side-lines for several weeks when
Ii,ctrSs ss's I9hnny Plszsi at the Cambria to-
Honnie are In the semi with the prsiims,
III I smith Va. Pntsy Hogan, Bobby Burns
.oe schnnanS Brown and FraEtie DoBone VS..
|pp Na Williams will return from McKeesport
kpatch sayt,a1d a1d he will keep In shape for his
tis Win SS,sHrday night at tho National Club.
koutH pbtrajESe bitrEe on one OF ths most promising
ttaiiar hly bantams, Jack Perry. Another
With Kiso yWn,t,nxious ~ ,t,nxious for a return meeting
Srdssi 10 DAILY. OF New York. instead OF
assst a. Smith MI win be Danny Kramsrs % op.
cor. dIsIoeou Ioe ouymp,a on Monday night. Roy
""'e With Kramer, while smiti,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
ATHLETE KILLED
"Bil" johnson, Ex-W. Va. Tackle,
Reported Shot In Coal Strike

blIT' Johnson, ES-W. va. ackIe,
Reported Shot In Coal Strike
MOrgantOwn, w. Va. March "a
telegram was received here at noon to-
day that William +. bill" Johnson,
star tackle on the West Virginia foot
ball squad last fall. had been shot and
killed at his home at Welch, w. Va,
last night. No details of the shooting
have thus far been received, but John
son had withdrawn from the university
at the end of the last semester and was
serving az special officer in the south
ern West Virginia coal fields strike.
Johnson came to West Virginia from
Swarthmore Prep School, though he was
a native of WEIGH. and played u great
game at tackle last fall for. the Noun
taineers.
lie kicked goals from the field for
West Virginia against both Princeton
and Rutgers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
Williams Picks Hockey Captain

VILLA mstown. Mass, March 3-The VII
llams hockey team has elected Allen J.
Beckett. Of East Orange, NJ. j.. captain for
next year. Ho has played center on the
Junior.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
Gibbons to Box In Cuba

Kansas City. March 8.-Hugh Walker
Kansas city heavyweight. has been matched
TO meet Tommy Gibbons. OF st. Paul, In q
ten-round bout in Havana. Cuba. March II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
Scholastic Shorts

No captain as yet has been chosen to lead
the West PhiIadeiphia High baseball team
this season Joe Bogart and smith are . IN
finish OF the schedule last year ending In q
the team and he stands out as one OF the
Smith will play his third season at short
stop.
First outdoor practice at West Philadcl-
rhIa High started this week. The candi-
grounds. Forty-ninth street and Chester
out for the various herths and Coach I.u-
kens will begin wedding out his men next
week.
la Sale Prep is planning for the outdoor
track and field season, More than score OF
athletes are getting into shape for indoor
competition. and this same squad Will be
depended upon when the open-air schedule
starts Four real fast men make up the
relay team, namely, Rockford. Jack Orr
Muliln and Lenahan. The latter ls the
anchor man.
Central HiGh Schools track team VII not
have 80 big an edge on It's opponents n the
big Indoor track meet at the First Regimen,
ArmoIy en March 10 rs the Crimson ana
Gold had last season. The victory Of West
Philly over Central last week was unexpected
and proved that Doctor OBrien's men either
we're OF form or else are not up 10 the
usual standard OF a C. II. s. team
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Boots and Saddle

Harry Rudder, an unknown" horse,
defeated fairly good field the other
day at Shreveport at long odds. He
meets better class, however, today in
the first race. Yellow Blossom IL a
promising contestant, while Oraleggo
also is undoubtedly a contender.
In the other five races at the Louis
lana track the horses which seem in good
form are Second-Shandon Nick Lon
don. Danno Roma; third-Thunder
bird, Mary Fonso, Galway; fourth.
Itoisterer, Corydon. Kingling II; fifth
Philippe, Catania, Plain Bill; sixth
Cockroach, Parrish.
The fifth race at Havana today. a
handicap, brings together u good field.
Nose Goldblatt will have his reliable
campaigner Frank w. in the running.
Gen Menocal and Runnyven are other
sterling contenders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03

San Antonio, Te1.-Rainy weather Is hold
ing up the practice of the Detroit Tigers
here Manager Ty Cobb Will arrive today
end the regulars VIII report next MONDAY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03

Ct Louis-Bobby Byrne. former st. Louis
third baseman in the National League, has
signed az manager and playing captain OF
th, Miami. okla. team, In the new South
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03

after accepting the kramer match, decid
he didn't want II after all
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Butte, Mont.--Sail MclSain, second base
man OF the University OF Vermont last year.
has been ordered to report next week n; Hot
Springs Ark. for try-out with the Pitts
hilrRh NailOnnls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03

Johnny GALLAGHER has been rematched by
Jack Mccarthy TO meet Mickey Dougherty In
Bait timore next Wednesday right. The former
made big hit in his first match with
Dougherty, Mccarthy says.
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Y. w. III. A.

All is set, so get ready to come. to
the Y. w. H. A. Chanukah Entertain
ment Thursday evening, December
22nd, at the Talmud Torah Auditor
ium. The program will consist of
the following numbers: ''The Light
ing of the Candles" under the direc-
ton of Mr.. E. Alvin, assisted by Miss
Sara Leviton. The following will
take part: Misses Goldie Gelb, Della
Shapiro, Frances Solomon, Fannie
Berman and Rosa Burnett.
Two tableaux, entitled "Japhtha's
Daughter" and the "Tomb of Rachel"
also will be presented. Miss Rena
Burnett will take the part of Japh-
tha's Daughter. and the Misses Anne
Silverman, Ruth Sharf, Simmie Blk,
Tobie Teller and Sarah Leviton will
take the part Of attendants. Miss
Maryon Ansel is taking the part as
Rachel. The tableaux will be accom-
panied by vocal solos by Rosa Burn
EFT, and violin solos by Al Levens.
Mr.. Leon Trebacz of the Mime
apolis Symphony Orchestra will rem
der several vocal solos, one Of the
outstanding features of the evening.
DR.. A. D. Freedman will present the
"Song Review of the Nations" which
promises to make big hit.
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B'NAI BIRTH ELECTION.

The annual election of Minneapolis
Lodge No. 271 took place Wednesday
evening, December 18th, at the Gold
Room Of the Radisson Hotel, with the
following results: President, J. H.
Schanfeld (re-elected); vice-presi-
dent, Sol Gottlieb; secretary, George
Monasch (re-elected); treasurer, M.
J. Rosenstein; warden, Irving M.
Frisch; guardian, Felix Moses; and
trustees, VIM. Monasch, Bernard S.
Harris and Sam Labovitz.
Major William Elkin Raken of
Philadelphia, Pa, who had charge of
the medical forces with the American
army in Italy during the war, received
word from Rome this week that he had
been made chevalier Of the Order
Of the Crown of Italy by the King.
DR.. Raken, who went overseas as
captain with the ambulance service
and was promoted while abroad, was
in the last drive Of the Italians against
the Austrians. After the armistice
he took charge of the base hospital
at Cornigliano, Ligure, Italy, and also
served for a time as medical officer at
the port Of Genoa. While abroad he
was personally decorated by the King
Of Italy with the Military Cross.
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

The following are in charge of the
Entertainment, Lillian Noosinow,
General Chairman, Anne Roberts,
tickets, Anne Goldvarg, program,
Anne Levinson, publicity. Tickets are
rs cents and can be procured at the
Talmud Torah or from any Y. w. H.
A. member. Treat yourself to de-
lightful evening, Thursday, December
22nd, by being with us.
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