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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23
LIT BROTHERS. BALL TEAM
ON DIAMOND EIGHT YEARS
Sam Cermon Has Piloted Store
Tossers to Many Victories;
WaS a Pioneer in Basketball.
OdrSman and Gridiron Star

DHILADELPHIA has hundreds Of
amateur and semi-pr baseball
teams, all more or less before the pub
nc, by reason Of the quality Of baseball
they are playing. But scan the entire
IlSt ana you can count on the fingers
or YOUR two hands the clubs that have
peen in the forefront for a half dozen
years or more.
There is one that stands out promi .
nently for the record IL has made
especially as this club has been a tray
cling one for the last five years.
+ he Lit baseball team Is playing the
national game for it's eighth season
The club was organized in 1913 at the
suggestion of j. ID. and S. d. Lit. who
take keen interest in the affairs of
the club and who attend many of the
games.
First Played at Home
At the start games were played A,
home: the =. r. X. y. NJ. c. 4. grounds
at Forty fourth and Parkside being
used for three years. The last five
campaigns have all been waged'on alien
soil.
The first season away out of thirty
wv ShihNS OllN one WdS IOSI. In lJl I
thirty were won and five lost, but last
season thirty-s six were won. ten lost
md one tied. SO far this year fifteen
have been won and nine lost.
Besides the big representative club,
the Lit Store also has a departmental
league, which plays on the Logan and
y. NJ. c. A. fields. Six departments
are represented, namely, Rug. Furni =
ture, Upholstery, Mems Clothing,
Sporting Goods and Credit. They are
now in the throes of hectic race, with
Rug and Upholstery running neck and
neck and many exciting games are wit
messed.
Sam Gcrmon las been at the helm
since its inception. He has taken part
in many branches Of sport and is thor
Oughly versed in every angle Of all.
He is a pioneer in basketball. started
his baseball career in Richmond with
Matty Kilroy, Bert Conn and Chick
Hartley, played football for Westmore-
land, rowed for the Fairmount Boat
Club. played tennis for Hunting A. A.
and is a boxing fan.
He is best known in baseball and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23
SCHEDULES OF LITTLE LEAGUE
AND SEWI-PRO BALL TEAMS

Roxborough at p. r. T. An-stars, Tenth
and Butler streets;
EsImont At j. F. Burns, Meadow and
10. Wood professionals at Brdgeton.
nartram Park at Old Timers. Thirteenth
Kershaw CLUB at Norwood A A, Chestnut
J. : !: PeI3,n Po6son at Pencoyd, Ridge avenue
1T Hros at Forty eighth Ward. Twenty.
club, chew and Pleasant streets.
sixth ana Master streets. "''''
Gtrard Field Club at Pitman y, J.
Mncrsvilie at North Phlllirs, Fourth and
Mount Union at ,ParkesbqrF.
S p. II. A. at Camden city. Third and
&&%}hsSSrsI G G., at St Cismea%s C oi5 6
TpsTs Thi.teenth aTG J0GHsHn HHDs s,Eees
and Brown streets.
Logan Square at at st. Paul, Fifteenth
Dungan-Hood At Globe Ticket Company.
North Philadelphia Tigers at Notascme
Feltonvilc at Mount Morah, sixty.hfth
street and Chester avenue,
SUNDAY GAMES
Riverside at Br!decburg. Richmond and
Orthodox streets.
Broad and Bgler streets.
Mount Union at Bushwick, " Y.
Shawmont at Sherwood Community Asso
citation, F.fty-ninth street and Whitby
General Electric at, Karnac Club. Morri,
and tpsley streets. Germantown.
Fleisher at Baltmor Black Sox. BaIt
]. 4 J. DobsSn at Kaufman Professionals
''V''ub! Goiumb!a Cathomc Club at Media A. A.
Sixtieth and oxford streets
| Haskell Indiana al Fort Mott. y. ].
inRI Paterson (RfternoOnD.
WINS Cake at Belfeld, Of Germantown.
donovan Armstrong at Shanahan, Forty
Madison stars and Hilldale at Bristol Pa
Poncoyd Iron Works e. BushwiCk. =,
pNSsihTST RSimar " 4, < at iorrl Pros. srrawberr,
Mans on. Thirty-third and Walnut streets.
| Ligget. & Myers at WisSinoming a, Z.
BeHner street Get ana ana wbRf,a T. Eionhor,s c.r
! manI0wn All-Scholastics Chelten avenue anC
%orf'oTIk stars at Old Timers Thirteenth
| Kershaw club at Spring Mills. Pa.
! Rosewood Professionals at Clearheld A. A.
/ of MRnayunk.
Girard GT5id"' Field club at smith-Furbush
East Parl. sparrows vs.. Westmont All
! stars, West Berlin, y, J.
Mount Morah at Elmwood Park, seventy
second street and Bu!st avenue.
Cameron Field Club at 81. Lawrence C. c.
Bunsan Hood at Enterprise. at MeIros
! FTanclsville at st. Carthage. sixty-hfth ant
Arso A. A., at ST. clementsc g.
Druedins BroA. at Phosnixviiis' "a. -
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IF Winning the World Series in 1919
CAN M'GRAW OR MACK !
WIN 9TH PENlNANT,
SeUen Years Since Connie Landed in Front and Fo,,
Since Giants Leader Has Copped-BiH Tildsn
CIutton for Work
by GRANTLAND RICE
Old Echoes

Old Echoes
Once up0n a Udnished day
In defense or on attack,
only tro names ruled the fray,
John McGrdp and Connie Mack,
Rulers of the sporting page,
With the laurel on each broU;
Bit The headlines of the age
Tell another story notc.
The Seventh Height
TN THE fall of 1914 Connie Mack
won his sixth pcnnant, the first
leader TO achieve this snappy destiny.
McGraw then had five pennants
waving over his wigwam, and in 1917
he moved up with Mack, where, you
might say. it was six of one and half
dozen of the other.
At that point number of statistical
fanatics sat back to watch the dash
for the seventh height.
Who would be the first of this pair
to win seven flags? 1t has been seven
years now since Mack landed in front,
while four years have passed since Nc
Graw landed the losers end Of his last
world series. In the meanwhile. the
eminent philadelphian has spent six
and one half seasons in the cellar. about
get without dropping out of the league.
McGraw has made a bolder bid, but
it was not until this season that affairs
seemed to be in has favor. When the
season opened he had the call, until
Pittsburgh suddenly laid him a tough
stymie. He still has chance, but the
seventh height doesn't look as close now
as it looked in April. Beating Boston
and Pittsburgh down the waning sum-
mer stretch will call for n large output
of first -class baseball where nothing is
going by default.
Managers and Players
MO ONE can expect the same man
~ ayers to rule forever in game
where vital statistics show that the
average duration of ball player in the
big league test is three and one half
years.
Three and one-half years after their
first major league fit find most of them
disappearing into the vast and unchar-
tered bush.
Mack and McGraw were both winning
pcnnants eighteen years ago. and II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23
BRITISH ATHLETES
YALE-HARVARD
Oxford Cambridge Track Stars
Are in Excellent Shape for
Meet at Cambridge
RUDD NOT ENTHUSIASTIC

! Boston. July 23.-The Oxford Cam
bridge athletes. who started training
more than two months ago for the first
| dual meet with the combined Yale
| Harvard team since 1911. are all set for
| the dual meet which will be held in the
| immense concrete stadium at Cambridge
| this afternoon.
| The English col'cgans are in excel
| lent shape. as both Stallard. n miller Of
| record breaking Calibpr. and McInnes.
one of the best distance men ever de-
velOped on the other side. have recOv-
cred from injuries which threatened to
| prevent their participation in the inter-
national struggle.
Stallard stepped fast three quarters
| yesterday afternoon and finished with n
great spurt,' which appeared to leave
said he felt no i'll effects and was con
| idcnt his troublesome right foot would
stand the strain of n race such as he
will have to run to beat Tom Campbell.
Of Yale. and O'Conncll. Of Harvard.
Aclnnes went over the two mile
route. and although he made no at
! tempt TO sspeed up, he carried himself
well and showed great reserve strength
in the homestretch.
Captain Rudd, who will start in three
| events IOI Iue INVADERS, Is not at all
| enthusiastic over the chances of his
team. Rudd is a genuine sportsman,
and is inclined to underestimate the
strength of his collection of stars. Many
| OF the experts are of the opinion that
the Englishmen have slightly better than
an even chance against the Yale Har-
ward aggregation.
OF the American athletes it can be
said that they are trained to the pro-
| verbal ultra pink of condition, and il
they fail there will be but one answer
-outclaSsed. Much will depend upon
the performances of Campbell. who will
run in the half mile against Rudd and
in the mile against Stallard.
The Yale star appears to be slightly
overtrained, but he may defeat Rudd
in the half. 1t would be expecting too
much to hope that Tom could take the
$50 yard race and tnen beat a runner
of Stallard's type in the mile, unless,
of course, the English star suffers a
break down.
The attempt which Rudd will make
in three events is Commendable, and
his efforts in the 100 yard dash. half
mile and quarter mile runs will be
closely followed.
Rudd's hardest race probably will be
the "Century.' in which he will meet
Gourdin, of Harvard, and Feldman, of
Yale. each of whom has mark of 10
seconds for the distance. 1t is hardly
likely the race will be won under 10 ),
and it is bound to be hard fought, as
all the contestants will be fresh for this
first event on fhe program.
The tlashy little leader of the Britons
has announced that his race next
Thursday afternoon at Travcrs Island
y. y, would be his last appearance on
any track.
Il have been running for years,
Rudd said, and | want to settle down
to business. | have been received so
wonderfully by you Americans that it
will be a pleasure to run my last race
in this country against as fine Il lot of
sportsmcn as | have ever met.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23
DRAW AT CAMBRIA
Johnny Mealey and Willie Me-
Closkey In Even 8-Round Bout

Johnny Mealcy and Willie McCloskv
were the principals in hard eight.
round draw at the open air show Of
the Cambria A. G.. last evening. Me-
Closkey was far the clevercr of the two
and landed many punches, but Mealsy
had plenty Of steam behind his wallOp
and this served to give him draw at
the finish.
Earl Hartman had little trouble a
winning in eight sessions from TOM
Daniels. The other results: Ton
Sharkey disposed of frankie Smith %
two rounds, Pat Deeney had the better
of Jack Glazier in six rounds ana
frankie Brennan gained the decision
over Kid Mccoy.
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Deposed Champs Seldom Get Chance


Brooklyn
shape. had pleasant
while He confident
OF winning title.
is cxchamp another
The doing
all
nodion bouts and collect all the easy
He only giving his
chance the toughest in his
division
Kchc
Papke Milwaukee, Pakc fought
champion cooko twelve rounds This
a match Much the
months later the
in knockout and and the title
Funny Herman does thing Monday.
unsatisfactory showing his bouts He
and His
that
Garden he couldn't
fifteenth he knew he had been defeated
hamaker the chins of Jimmy Wilde
He pulled himself
foremost rank made himself the only real contender and virtually forced
Lynch into giving him match
<rHAMPIONSHIP popular
and i 3 Lynch and Her.
r. Carpenter
in October and Dempsey is likely Bill Brennan
a championship people,, these champions
--1Ip ObuuUh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23
NATIVITY WANTS GAME
Uptown Team Will Not Play at
Home Tomorrow Afternoon

The Nativity baseball team returned
home last evening after a trip up the
State and defeated LanSdale, Of the
Montgomery County League. by the
scOre of , to 1. This afternoon the at
traction will be the All-Cubans
The club has decided not to play the
scheduled game tomorrow afternoon, but
would like to secure a game away from
home. Call Phil Haggorty. Kcnsington
2O4J J or Kensington JT2O.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23

D. nSn Of. Of WGSs 1Ss has tyS
SHOW ior sSies FIX Ths ""S as,s ,or a',sIhs sHts
day night. August IL
Joe Egan. OF West Phily, Is training for
welterweight competition at open-atr clubs.
Pat BRADLEY. who has come back In knock
out form. WI meet Jimmy Gibbons in his
halls from GFoys Ferry Sna PTsdlsy says he
sSe ST of eNS every 9%s sa id' Pat .osy
punshsr He viii NEE, tommy wilson sSG'hwafs IN the
Se XTsDS MSnday o0n nsh
Prelims; Joe Reck vs.. Joe Carlo. Johnny
Moore VS.. Wely Austin ana Sammy Williams
Johnny ,o. MeaIs will .na aPPcsr in ms ;eGSi
RP1 M 'Sp' Ss ne "'TS' Mondsy
night. Other bouts at F"r,y-sNth street and
ohnnS Pas.Un oSer Eli een oM%ey JACK
Monroe Harry Grant vs Bobby WILSON, and
Spike shearan VS.. Young Smokey.
has posted Il forfeit Tor weight $50 pounds
T!nEside for biz pTT?9tege,s match with Bobby
! will be fifteen round set-to Other bouts
| zach TO be siX-rounders are: Danny Rodgers
VS. Eddie Morgan. Al Reynolds vs. FTaTskie
McKeever and Tommy DeYIin vs. Red Welsh
Joe O'DonneII. the Stouccster gloveman.
Ia yacationLng at Pleasantyile, y. j., and
f9sStursd Gsad arm II HI ss las, bou, bout With psnuS
| Kramer This break was the same suffered
| by o. Donnell Ire bout with Benny Mcneil
| In July. 1917.
| Bobby Robideau Is back in town after ap-
pea ring in four matches UP through the New
| Englands.
| Steve Layey has Silent Mike Doran and
| Tony Daniels in shape to meet any one the
| respective weights In the city.
| Barney Reilly challenges Joe Nelson and
Tommy Clsary 10 hftsen-Iound bouts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23
Goldie Rapp Hits Safelyin
His Fifteenth Straigh.

Goldie Rapp, traded to the Phis
by the Giants, yesterday in the
game with the Cubs banged out hit
in the first inning that brought bis
run of consecutive hitting games
up to fifteen. The former minor
league star has hit safely in every
game he has participated in since
coming to this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23

even money that Tender doesn't 20 th,
limit"
A postcard from New York CITY
signed by Lew Goodman states, BET.
ting on the outcome of the Leonard vs.
Tender match already has started with
10 to 8, favoring Tendler-that Tender
will receive the newspaper decision"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23
Fishermen's Races Start October

Halifax. y. s.. July 23.-This yeafs N
ternational fshermens races for the chsn;, chi,
pionship of the North Atlantic will be Mn
on Halifax October |. 3. and II nece'sani
October L. This announcement was nm,I msJI
today by the Hal!fx Herald. which ., ohets
the trophy captured by the G.oue"'
schooner Esperanto last fall: ,.,,,,
the elimination races to determine M MY /.
craft shall represent Nova Scotia VIII
held September "a and %.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23
FranclsviIle Defeats Merrill

Through the fine pltChihE Of Dietrich the
| IFrancisyillc baseball team trOunCcd ~" Nor
! I'll .Profs. by the lop-sided score OF u to l..
pi,trich Yielded only three hits Francis.
Address c. W., Auld l527 swain street,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23

either can reach the SUNNI, - y
VIII De something to chatter about t'o u
Tilden's Schedule
TN THE spring of 1920 pu, r,,
= began active training for 1t. uea
sion OF England-an inyasion ns .L inva.
up most of his summer and i, ,nJa, at took
on top. ''nued him
After romping back and forth a..
English courts, he arrived M hero aeroa
the American title. '"inihg for
with that packed away, hc boa 49,.
ing TO 40 then but 60 in active trou;n %u;n.
TOR the Davis Cup, reposing at tba tba'nlns nm
ment IN an Australian cupboard '"e mo-
Inc tall tourist landed bach ,.
again III the spring just in time 10 .vme s,a'.
another training siege for tbe II gaV saV
and British titles. which ba dottl,e renca
tnched. Now, fifteen months ofta AZ
ginning the 1920 drive, Tilden ,er bae ,,,s,' os.
to do except get ready for tho Im"sWi sW
can championship and the DAVIS iIsil' %nI
only a lap or two beyond. oupl
considering all this, no one sbould l..
astonished il the American, u Rri,,.V y
French (not to mention worldO chaSn
pion looks to be a .trile wan and i"aul' ,un
guild at odd moments, with n bacL"nai' "a'
on some of his pristine pen and ~.p,a nown
Only Il rare master of form and stroi, tnnp
with an excessive variety, could 'I.ns b.ns
pulled himself through. The Tall I11v NV.
will need all the rest he can get II bo oI. !.
to withstand the determined cbarro =,
Bill Johnston when the Californian so.. "
after the crown he lost a year MO "
Forest Hill. "
"W1LL May Sutton Bundy be A.
| w good>as she was in her primsy
askes an exchange.
Referred to II. w. Longfellow. WIN /,
reported to have said: so, il ia M,
always May" ~
"ENRENCHMEN keen to have re.
l. turn battle between Dempsey ana
Captentier fought in Paris" For
purse Of six million francs at the Jersev
City rate Of exchange? That brings, q,
second thought, that the directory fsil,
to show a Frenchman by the name II
| Tex Richard.
Copyright, 1921. An rights reserved
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23
British Davis Team Due Tomorrow

New York, july 93 = The BrlIIgh chaI-
lengcrs for the Davis Cup. who will arrive
! tomorrow on the steamship Baltic. probably
will practice for their tournament on the
turf courts at Cedarhurgt, l.. J., /. was an
nOunCed today by James \. Hill. chairman
uf the RoCkaway Hunting Club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23
Scraps About Scrappers

II. FELTON,. OF West PHILADELPHIA has two
boxers under his wing They are Frank Kid
Wolf 1903. and Young Dublin 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23

Louis Male Is preparing another aIl-star
show for Shibe Park. The date for this
program has been announced officially Mon
day night. August IL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23

Joe Egan, OF West Phily, !s training for
weterweight competition at open-a,r clubs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08
GAGUE TO INDICATE
FLUID IN TANK

The simplest form Of gague for in
dicating the level Of fluids in tank
consists Of cord float to which is
attached brass strip slotted for the
guides and also for the twisted pro-
peller strip. The whole is secured to
the filler cap of the tank. The action
$: When the tank is empty the float
is at the bottom of the guides. This
indicating pointer it at the empty posi-
tipn on the outside of the cap, and as
the float rises the propeller strip is
rotated, causing the pointer to move
arodnd to the full position. The fric-
ton should be reduced to minimum
and a glass bead is fitted as a bottom
bearing to assist in overcoming this
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08
.FRANKLINAGENCY
HAS LARGEST ZONE
In UNITED STATES
Pendleton Auto Company Has
Unique Record With Big
Automobile Organization.

A unique position In the automobile
world rs Naccupied by the Pendleton
Auto Co., for not only is the company
the first motor car organization found
ed in the city. but II has the largest
territory OF any Franklin leadership in
the United States.
Ine company, founded In 1907, has
for its territory all Of Eastern Oregon,
Southeastern Washington and Western
Idaho. Besides the local agency there
are sub-daalers In Baker, and La
Grande, Oregon; Nez Perce and Lewis
ton, Idaho; and Walla Walla, Colfax
and Pullman, Washington.
McCormmach Is President
w II. Mccormack is president Of
the company, and Stanley $. Sayres is
president Miss Emily McBroom
IL treasurer and n. II. Mangold secre-
tary. ]. Jackson IN assistant manager.
The sales force consists OF l.. J. Bres-
lin who sells the Franklin car, while
c., II. Merlel Ii the Salesman for the
Republic and Duplex trucks handled
by the company. Mr.. Breslin has an
available record as d salesman and
was recently presented with hand
some solid gold Hamilton watch by
the Franklin factory at Syracuse. The
watch was given in recognition OF Mr.,
Bresiins sales efforts between Christ
mas and New Years, usually consid-
cred the dullest time OF the year II.
the automobile trade. Mr.. Breslin solc
two new Franklin cars during the
week.
Has Ter Capita Record
The Pendleton Auto Co. in 1915 es-
.tablished for the territory the per
capita record for Franklin cars. the
figures being one car to every 1900
people. The past three years have not
limmed this record Of achievement.
The interest in Franklin cars. which
* strong In Umatilla county, is evil
denced all over the Emitted States. say
rs
According to statistics just complied
BY the Franklin Automobile Company,
the number OF Interested people in evil
dence at the national automobile shows
was never greater than this year. Al
New York nearly 900 individual re-
quests for further Information were
made upon the official in charge OF the
Franklin display booth. on one day
as high as is5 people left their cards
for this purpose. In Chicago. the total
for the week numbered 1850.
Industry Strong
These figures coming from the two
most representative denters in the
country. supply additional evidence OF
the strength Of the automobile indus
try and the hold which the motor car
has on the public. They indicate clear
~ that the volume of automobile buy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08

hood type, it Is nevertheless distinctive
Of the Franklin. II brings with 1t
Franklin name plate something the
car has never carried before. but which
viii probably not be necessary as a
means Of identifying the car. The parl
on the hood that is taken up by the
radiator on water-cooled automobiles
does not come out flush with the bot
tom OF the forward end, and has a
slight slant The front end is narrow
er with slim. sloping lines that give a
decidedly aristrocratic air TO the hood.
one Of the features Of the new hood,
is that 1t is interchangeable with the
later models now in use. The Frank
lin company In manufacturing the
hoods separately, and will supply deal
ers so that owners Of the old style
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08

Franklin, may by purchasing one OF
the new hoods. and installing IL, have
a car that is in every way similar 10
the latest Franklin, manufactures.
The new cars now being produced, are
al equipped with the new hood.
The change the factory has made
does not constitute a change in model,
but it does make a considerable change
in the appearance Of the Franklin.
1t has been a Franklin policy to sticli
TO the one general design. and to ada
refinements from time TO time as eJ-
perionce dictates the change now $
justified in that Franklin owners : y
buying one Of the new hoods Will have
car that is very similar in appear
snce to the newest cars put out by the
factory.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08

Their first exhibition'in Pendleton Of
the new model Franklin with tho at
.ractive new hood, viii be made at the
Iendleton Automotive SHOW, March
10, ii and ~, by the Pendlcton Auto
Co.
The new FRANKLIN was first intro
luced TO the public az the New York
Auto show, and later at the Chicago
how, and was easily one Of the fea-
,ure attractions at both places. Wher-
yer shown 1t has created great deal
)f comment. The new hood Is simply
IN extension OF the old sloping hood.
although It somewhat resembles the
lines OF the water-cooled car.
Even though the new hood does
ear resemblance to the conventional
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08

ond to tenth place in number Of cars
produced. All automobile companies,
including Ford, were. taken into con-
sideration in this calculation.