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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08

ED ROMMELL LOOMS LIKE STAR
. HURLER; MAY SLOW BALL AS
INTO 4 LOT OF 1921 VICTORIES
by ROBERT w. MAXWELL

problem Of catching the mysterious slow ball and had
chance of solving IT, Instead, all he had do catch
it. Not soft assignment
We sought Rommel after the practice and asked him
all about IT,
Il guess 1t is knuckle ball with variations" he
piled II have been experimenting with II for four years
and did got IL under control until last year. didn
II very much but certainly fooled the batters
used 1t seventy five times and seventy strikes
II hold the bali with the thumb and the first joints
of the index and middle fingers throw IL with the
motion fast ball. but 1t travels slowly to the plate
and just before 1t reaches the batter it shoots either up
down. inside outside. I never have Cicottc
work can't compare it with his delivery. All know
that 1t is pretty good and nobody has hit It soundly
yet.
-Four years ago when kid chasing basebas
and mndng the bats In baltimore for Jack Dunn used
mnglc with the ballpaycrs and try to do everything
they did. l practiccd pitching and day used the
knucklc bali 1t good, but didn't know what to do
with it. Frank Bruggy who is catching for the
Phs taught inc the proper way to hold the ball and
have been practicng ever since.
DOMNELL has been in The league trI years and
~ in baseball three gears. He sent TO New.
ark in 1918 because Jack Dunn eantcd TO get rid
of him. IN that league ROmmeIl the majority
of his pdmeS and made such good record that Con-
mic signed him in 1920. The first year IN Nernrk
ROmmeH four out Ot fire from Baltimore and
fire oUt Of the second year. This is in
stance mhcrc Dunn made big mistake. He let
RomnIeH 90 before he ripe.
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RUNS LEARNED" FROM
PITCHER TEST WORTH
Ability to Vim Ball Games Contrasted With ability to
Keep Riual Teams From Scoring Is
COMPARED by Critic
by GRANTLAND RICE

The New Army
There's a ner, soft poicc on the p'nds
today
That sinS. Of the Great Outdoors;
OF Sports rast companies under wdy,
For the fields and the hills and the
moors;
on all the millions toho dream again
OF the suns first golden smile,
By field and forest and stream again
10 find lifc porfh the phile.
Ranking Pitchers
WHAT is the true measure OF n
w pitchcr's worth--his ability to win
ball games or his ability to prevent rival
teams from getting earned runs!
Babe Adams. for example, was
No. 9 in the matter Of allowing earned
runs.
His average was 2.16 per came, just
back of Alexander.
But he was No. 13 when it came to
games won and lost. with an average
of .567, the result of seventeen victo-
ries and thirteen defeats.
Art Nehf. of the Giants, was No. 20
when II came to the earned run allot.
mcnt. where his mark was 300 per
game.
But he was No. when 1t came TO n
winning average, with twenty -one VIC
tories and twelve defeats.
And these are only two samples from
many others. Nehf was hit much
harder. but he won more games and
lost fewer than Adams did.
,I,,, y, anV NNnxas b
better team. That meant quite bit.
Matty's System
1NIIE earned run allotment looks to be
l. the fairer test. in one way. But
take the case of Matty. When he was
al his best and had five or six run lead
he always cascd up and lOafed along to
save his arm.
Why throw his arm of with the score
8 to | in his direction? The main
idea" he used to say. ''is to win the
ball game. Never mind the rest of 1t. y
which is also true.
Possibly the most effective way of
settling the argument was adopted by
Alexander.
Working with weak club he was No.
in the way of allowing earned runs
and No. . In the matter Of games won
and lost.
This combination left no great doubt
as to the name of the best pitcher in
the National League for 1920.
Another Revision
Out Of the South the rild ncrs came,
North rnrd sent on rirc Of flame;
Neics that echoed from coast 10 coast,
Startling m0nV q startled host:
Suecpin1 on as the spring Wind trcdds
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Teaches Delivery to Other Hurlers

I'D Is not at all secretve with his delivery. He
IL Is teaching 1t all of the other pitchers. and Slappy
aud Eckert to have mastered it, The others can't
get It.
That's the deceptive ball I have SEEM
said Perkins.
1T stood the Yankees on their heads one day last
year In inning Pratt. Ruth and Meusel struck
in succession nine pitched balls. couldn't catch the
ball. but knocked IL down and threw the at first
Another time playing In Boston. 1t was
the nmtn inning. We leading by and there
n third with two out wasn't playing that
dny and Johnny Walker catching. Rommcll IN
the box and when the batter stepped Connie said TO
" You had better take Walkers place and signal for
the slow ball We have good chance to win
IL donnrd the mask and protector and went into the
game. gave the sign for the slow ball and Romlus
threw it. thought | knew where 1t going, but
when put up my hands II swcrved downward and passed
between my legs. While was chasing it to the grand
stand the tying in and didn't win until the
tenth inning.
take from me- that is the only ball ,f It's
kind that il pitched in the big leagues, and Rommclls
effectiveness has improved 30 per because Of it,
"TFI CAN'T catch it, ho~ co" a hitter h't itf'
tCoppriOht 1891, bv Public Ledger COZ
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Euening Public Ledger
AU-CathOlic Fives
FIRST TEAM

most, Doyle, of West Catholic, has
shown the best form in his recent games.
hut was outplayed by McNaily, Of
Catholic High. in the earlier contests.
So McNally Is placed on the first
team and Doyle on the second. although
their ability IL about equal.
The league has flock of star guards.
and real skill must be used in making
selections.
No matter who else is picked, the
stellar and most prominent player at
this position Is ''Jim"' Di Filippo. Of
West Catholic. whose motto is: "Thcy
shall not pass
In virtually every contest Jims men
have been either held scorrless or to a
small number of field goals. and besides
his floor work Is almost perfect.
Captain Rill Blake. of West Cath.
Ollie. is placed for the other plarc. He IL
the best floor man in the league. Bres-
lin. Of st. Joe, and big lIennrnbcrgcr,
of Nillanova. are second choice.
llcnncnberger is reliable, and Brcslin
of st. Joe. though out of the game for
few weeks is undoubtedly a stellar
player. but Blake IL superior to both
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3 WEST CATHOLIC BOYS
FOR ALL-STAR FIVE
ST. Joseph's Prep. and Cath
olic High Players Also
Earn Places on Mythical
Basketball Team,

THE Catholic High School League has
- finished n successful season, and il Is
proper, though not very easy, to pick
an all-Catholic basketball team. On
Saturday night the surprise team Of
tho league, West Catholic. ana also the
best set of passers in the circuit won
the championship when it defeated its
old rival. Catholic High. The score
26-15 shows exactly by what n big
margin West Catholic outclassed the
Purple and Gold.
The playing Of the West Catholic
quintet on Saturday night. stamps 1t as
an "all-star" cast and 1t might be
said almost an All Catholic team.
In selecting the stars OF the various
teams, men who have stood out
prominently az nll-round players, all
of the regulars of the West Catholic
Champions are picked. They are Null
len and McHenry, forwards; Doyle.
center. and Blake and Di Filippo,
guards There is "class" to every
player.
The runner up. Catholic High,
boasts of Coffcy, Logan and McNally
ns it's stars.
st. JosPph'S lrep counts Mhrtin'
Brcslin and Bradley among the best.
and no one will deny the prowcss OF
Shubert and Henncnberger of Fillan"va
Prep. =.
In the elimination for an All Catholic
five Jimmy Mullen, of West Catholic
gets tho call MS the best forward of the
league. lie has been II consistent
point getter and never failed in pin'f,
besides, he has developed into re-
markable foul shooter. tossing 10 out
of ~ in the st. Joseph's game; ~ out
of 81 in the VillanOva game and 10 out
of II against Catholic High.
Martin Other Forward
As running mate, no better Sc
lection can be made than Martin. of st.
Joe. Always fighting and ful u OF pep.
he Is the life and spirit of the ST.
Josephs team and deserves the other
place on the mythical five.
In the second team the call goes to
Coffey. OF Catholic High, and Mcl1cnry.
of West Catholic. in preferences over
Logan, the Catholic flash. and Shubert,
of Nillanova. The two former are better
floor men and much more reliable and
steady.
Logan. while seemingly star. de.
pends too much on long distance, ran.
dom shots. However, Logan. for his
shots alone, might rate place.
McNally at Center
The center position is no easy pick
ing. There is not an outstanding figure
among the centers of the league. AT
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KRAMER STOPS SPENCER
IN I.Ol OF FIRST ROUND
Evening Ledger Decisions
Of Ring Bouts Last Night

OIYMPIA-Danny Kramer knocked cut
Willie spencer, hrsti Frankie Rice defeated
frankie Brown, Joe Dorsey won from Harry
NIunscll, Ben Taylor drew with Bobby Lyons,
Dcany Hughes outfouEht Johnny Perkins.
rfTTSBrRGH-Fatsy SCanlon won from
Fighting Tommy Ryan.
TROY. y. Yin Stocking Conroy de
featrd Lefty Pierce.
CHESTER - Johnny Griffiths outp0nted
sammy Robinson. BObby WoignAt knocked
nut Charley Lewis. third Marty Burns de-
teatrl Mickey Murphy, scoring knockd0wni
Frankie Coy stopped Walter Mcleod, NTH
itobby Allen slowed away Jimmy Myron.
third.
HARTFORD. Conn.--Johnny shugrue out.
pointed Young Rector.
ST. PAIL, Minn.-HiIly Miske knocked out
Farmer Lodge. fourth,
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. bobby Dyson
ava rd-d decision over Pal Moore.
ClSCINSATi, 0.-Jackie Clark defeated
JOHNNY klr.ch.
NEW YORK--Inck Hausner received d-ci.
sion over Marty Collins.
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vine. Time-Thre- 1b-minuto periods.
Ono of the strongest all star teams
that has been assembled here this sea :
son has been organized to oppose the
speedy Winnipeg seXtct In the first of
three. game series at the Ice Palace
tonight. The ll-Stars will exhibit to-
morrow night also. but on Thursday
night the Metropolitans, of New York,
will meet the fast Canadians.
Quaker City, st. Nicholas, Princeton,
Penn and Bryn Athyn will be repre-.
sented on the All Star team. The best
that these Ave teams have in tho way
of hockey talent will zee action before
the end of the games.
Werner Schnarr, the sensational
Bryn Athyn player, was given permis-
sion last night by the Bryn Athyn Off
cials to play in this series. Eddie Hill
and Herbert HenriqucS. of Quaker City I;
Schnarr, of Bryn Athyn. and Bierwirth, 4,
Huntington and Smart, Of st. Nicholas,
will be the regulars to start.
Here Is the list of reserves: Craw-
ford. Quaker City. and Burgess, st.
Nicholas, wings; Pringlc, Penn. center !;
Dexter. Quaker city: Won Bernuth,
st. Nicholas: Murray and Kearns,
Penn. and Haight, Princeton. defense ;
Maxwell. Princeton. and Hartc, Quaker
City, goal.
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DOB UOFFNER will take whirl

DOB UOFFNFR will take whirl at
ID golf competition, will try for ths
philmOnt Country Club team ana VIII
be strong contender for other local
laurels this year.
Bob has evidently suffered with ennui
these few seasons past Watching the
rest Of the T. finer family golting around
In the tOurnCyS and has decided 10
stand on the sidclnes no longer. Brother
Charlie is pro. brother George - an
amateur. Brother Bob has been strictly
neutral.
The IIoffners are among the most
brilliant Of Philadclphia's golf products.
Experts figure Charities main hindrance
to reaching the peak in the open events
is that he let's too many things worry
him. George is the exact opposite.
Nothing ever worries George. except
perhaps mislaying the rest OF that cigar
the next morning.
In the past Bob Hoffner has confined
most Of his golf to holidays, but there
were some who used to say that he
was as good n player as either OF his
brothers. That is saying plenty.
Bashful Golfer
One reason Bob has not competed be-
fore is that he harborcd the hallucina-
ton that he might not be eligibl His
letter on the subject was recently taken
up by the executive committee OF the
golf association, and Hoffner has just
been informed by Francis Is. Warner,
secretary, that he always has been elig-
ible and that there Is certainly no rea :
son this year why he cant play amateur
golf.
Therefore II0ffner's own hesitancy Is
the sole reason he hasn't been cavorting
in the Journeys like his brothers.
Bob will therefore be In line for the
team at Philmont, okwhich club he has
been member for two years.
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Southparc Socker Scores Quick
Knockout Crer Gloucester
Lad at Olympia - Dropped
With First Punch
By LOUIS II. J.lFFE

CSENEN SECONDS after the opening
- bell. Will" Spencer was a knock.
down victim of Danny Kramer at the
Olvmnin last night. and in exactly one
minute and ono second the little Glou-
rcSter ylOvcman was being helped to
his corner dpcisivcly defeated by the
slashing southunw sock"r. This is on"
OF the quickest knuckoutS on record in
local httf"st history.
frankie Daley. Of New York. was
To hnvr boon Kram"r'S opponent. Late
Sunday night Matchmaker Herman
Taylor. who was mt Atlantic City,
learned that tho Gotham boxer would
not be able to keep his engagement hero.
Daley. according to wire. was suffer
ing with tnnsiitis and pneumonia.
Taylor sent out several wires in an
effort to bring someone here TO meet
Kramer. but ne was unsuccessful, Then
the matchmaker conceived the idea To
break up one Of his preliminarieS, pair
of Spencer with Kramer and send in
Joe Dorsey, Of FnIrmount, against
Harry Mansell. Of England.
Spenrpr was unable 70 stand the tcst,
With the first punch of III" bout, a short
left urprrcut. which Gra2rd Willie :
law. Kramer dropped his foe. II" got
M after a short count, and Will" stag
gering around the ring for half minut"
during which riIn" Danny missed a
number "f blows, another left f"!I"d
Spencer.
Once more the Gloucester lad stag.
r.rpd to his fr,t after short count,
backed away. tried to fall into a clinch
and finally. forced into Krnmer'S : cor.
ncr. Spencer stopped Nuuth"r loft
handler with his chin. lie went down
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BOB HOFFNER THROWS HAT IN
RING FOR GOLF COMPETITION
vii Try Emulate Brother Georges Brilance in Local
Anateu Ranhs-WM Play for Philmont in
Division OF Suburban League
BY SANDY McSIBLICK

All of which brings out the fact that
division e, af the suburban competi-
tion, will have no small interest for the
fans in the coming league tussle. In
Guiding Rob lIonfnor, several other
promising, players viii be seen in ac-
teams, brand new to the league.
The new teams are Ccdarbrook and
ROxborough. Iloffner will make strong
number for Philmont when now looks
to have an even, or better, chance to
win the division.
Old York Road, the other team, will
probably trot out some of It's strong
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SPECIAL BOXING CARD
Four Elsht.Round Contests March
~ at National A. A.

Four contests. each scheduled for
eight rounds, will be the attraction on
the night of March II, at the National
4. A. The final match on the program
will be between the veteran Kid VIII
liams. who has been winning his
matches consistently. and X. o. Joe
O'Donnell. of Gloucester.
Second on the program will be Joe
Tiplitz. of Philadelphia, and Gene Del
mont, of Memphis. Dannv Kramer. .hc
bantam sensation Of the 1020-21 sea.
son. will appear in the third bout. Earl
Puryear. Of Illinois. will be Kramer =
opponent. Two weeks ago Kramer and
l'urycar met in Milwaukee. 1t was n
terrific tusSlc for ten rounds.
Harry Kid Brown, the former school
boy, has proved himself to be in old
time form following the operation on
his nose. He will 20 on the first Of the
all star card. and Ralph Brady. OF
Syracuse, n. Y, will be his opponent.
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2S SCHOOLS ENTER
PENN TOURNEY
West Catholic High Among
Teams Listed-West PhiIa.
High Fails to Enter

Twenty. eight high schools and pre-
raratory schools have entered the Tni-
vcrsity Of Pennsylvania interschol.
astic basketball tourney, which is sched.
ulcd 10 start on March II and continue
until March 23. Teams from Pcnnsyl.
vaniH. New Jersey and Delaware mr."
listed among the twenty eight entrants.
West Catholic High of this city. win.
ncrs "f the Catholic Schools Champion
ship is entered. West Philadelphia
High school for some unknown reason
did NOT send in its name. II was cX-
pcctrd that West Phila would enter TO
meet West Catholic in order to decide
the championship Of the city.
Reading. Norristown and pottstown
high schools have entered. They ar"
the class in their districts. Reading
leads Harrisburg Tech by half n
game for the Central Pennsylvania
interscholnstic championship.
Championships in tn" to olrney are
10 be awarded to the preparatory
schools and the public schools. In the
former class vilianova Prep looks like
Il strong contender.
TIL" winner Of the New Jersey sec
tional championship to be decided AZ
Rutgers College on the 18th and 10Th
considerable interest 10 the games.
-Four Games Each Night
Manager Gilbert Stricklanh. Of tho
University of Pennsylvania varsity
team. who is on the committee 10 select
rrfrrc"s for the games. announced yes
! trrdny that four games would be played
! on the nights "f games starting at Il 20
| and ending at q 80. The first game
] l. ,tl l,nr
dates are March Is. II, 10. 81. 30
played in the afternoon, starting AT
! 20
The following is a complete list o'
the teams entered: Brown Prem, Cam.
cen High, Central High. Chester High
| CnIlingswo0d High. Darby High. Upper
Darby High. DOylestown High. Frank.
ford High, Hatboro High MoorcStowr
IS. JJ Friends. MoorrStown High
Moravian Prep. Norristown High, Pen,
nington Seminary. PerkiOmcn School
Perkasic High, Pottstown High, Rad
nor High, Reading High, Roman Cath
Ollie High, SalesIanum High, Templ'
Prep. Villanova Prep, WcnOnOah Mill
tary Academy. West Catholic High
Woodbury. High and Wilmington High
Ball Teams Play
With Charles +. Chief Render acting
as the umpire, DIR. Carss sent two bas"
ball teams through II five. inning gam
yesterday afternoon that looked like
midseas0n exhibition. Both team
swntted the ball with utter abandon
particuarly the varsity nine, whicl
won the contest from the seconds, l3 t,
/.
The varsity team lined up with Con
roy, a newcomer, at first; Danny Nc
Nichol, at second Mel Shirver, veteran
Of last year, at short! Korber, wh
subbed for Mike Sweeney last season
at third; McMullen. of the freshma,
nine. in left Al MOuradian, who playc
on Roy Thomas last team, in center
and Bud Myers. the Penn king of swat
. in right. Shnffey and Shustrr for tn
varsity. with liotwals and Pinnc
catchrrs switching from the varsity I
the seconds.
The Stmus nine lined up as follows
Thompson, first; Ruppenthal, second
Pearson, shortstop McFadden, third
4 Mahaffey, left field; Straus, cente
field, and Herman Harvey In right
!. Stout did the pitching.
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never hit practice shot before A.,
date, Twenty five years later hc tsrn. ,ros
In a as. ' turns
You can write that combination do,u,.
as record beyond compare-a ,ooo.i oown
plus an inspiration for all who ISSord Sordn
come to the fairwny Of middle o,a e ~
search Of n game that will last e' III
A w at sixty-and we hereby ,,,.
all bets offered that he will be good for
q IS Mt seventy. The co. ordinntion ~
mind and muscle and the control -
nerves IL still more important than us.
tanned power.
TRAVIS at sixty turning in 8ss--
l. Brookes at forty three plavin, l.,
Davis Cup matches-"Rabe" Adams M "a
thirty eight ranking second In the M
tional Ieague-Rritton Mt thirtv .sir
holding a champions crown In boxino-~
after all, man can still walk and
breathe on beyond twenty five. '
lust how IL Congress planning n
- keep immigration down 70 2 M,
cent and at the same time accent III sii
the entries received for the next Easis
Cup matches? We are somewhat cu,i.
ous TO be instructed.
"CNONNIE MACK in the last six y.,r.
- has tried out 453 ball plsy.r,
Exchange.
But wo doubt that even Connie would
go so far as to swear that all Of tbs
453 were ball players.
NOR that matter, six clubs In tbe
l American League are trying out 217
ball players for the almost exciusirs
purpose Of attempting to collect third.
place money at the end Of the cam.
pnign. All Of which shows TO whist
lengths ambition will drive any number
of people.
MTOMEN In France and England ara
w now going In for boxing. footb,N
and cross country running. In few
years the shipwrcck slogan will he
"Men and children first"
TRED FULTON is one of the great
might have beens" of snort II,
had and has almost everything. Bulk,
reach, power. skill and the punch. Rut
what he lacked prevented him from
lasting ten minutes against Dempsey
and Wills In two starts.
Copyright, 1871. All rights reserved
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in the season and
few paid any at
tcntion to 1t. a
performer on an
eighth place club
seldom gets credit
because he usually
finishes second in
his work. Other
wise. the G u b
wouldn't b c in
eighth place,
But Ed cares
nothing for slams
and wallops. He
has been kicked
around consider
ably and had his
ups and d o " n =
with eleven downs
to Cv ry II p.
That's why he is
showing lots Of
pep down here. is
working h nrdcr
than any one on
the squad and is
developing into a
W o n d e r { u |
mOundSnlan.