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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
PITCHERS POUNDED
IN OPENING GAMES
Heavy Hitting Features Initial
Week of BasebaII-First
Shutout for Mays
3 COLLEGES ARE UNBEATeN

Heavy batting featured tho onor;,.
series Of the major leagues ba,ol.n
season, half of the teams ovoroais.
better than ten hits game, wbilo -
fourteen contests the opposing teou.
ran up O total of ten or moro run,
The first shut out of tho scnsor
pitched yesterday by Carl Mays, ~ N.
New York Americans. who held Ros,on
to four hits. The pitching stats -,
both the Cleveland American vo.,I
champions and the Brooklyn Not;or.,s
their 1920 opponents, fell before ~.
batting of the st. Louis Browns onI
Boston Braves, respectively.
The Indian batters did pood u..,
with the stick. however. and enablod
their pitchers to get an even brcs, hr,
the Supcrbas received a setback droa
ping four games out of five to a tosu
that finished next to last in 1920
Two other American League Series
Washington Boston and Detroit chi
cago-also were divided evenly, H.
senators and Red Sox took tu,nv
| pounding each others pitchers. m.
ilgers and reconstructed White Sow
tied even to runs and hits.
Homers Win for Yankees
| Home runs and the steady ni,oh;,.
OF Mays and Piercy gave the New Y",s
Yankees the margin over Philadelphia
Inc Athletics improved after the oncn'
ing day game and batted well yestsr.
day against johnson, of Washins,os
although the Senators won. ''"
In the National League Chicapo ou,
played st. Louis in two games. AleY.
ander 81 howed good form against Tho
cardinals on opening day. The Cubs
nit effectively. while the Cardinals A..
tack was weak
New York and Philadelphia had q
total Of forty six runs and eighty .thrSo
hits in their three game series, of which
the Giants took two. Nehf, Of tbs
Giants. gave a good account Of himself
ana Meadows. batted out in the 6rsl
,, inning Thursday. came back Saturday
with victory. The Quakers nidcd Their
specialized pitcher with four home rims
, Pittsburgh showed strength in , l.,
series with Cincinnati. The Red mitch.
ers were unable to battle the Pirates
, Cooncr. Ponder and Hamilton, of pitts.
burgh. displayed steady form.
Colleges Have Usual Upsets
. With the college season already NOR,
G than three weeks old the race for tbc
mythical championship Of the East Is
rapidly taking shape and several strong
g mines hav" been uncovered. while sey
$ eral other supposedly strong teams have
s fallen by the wayside. The campaign
thus far has been attended with just
as many upsets as in past seasons am
it is this feature Of the game which i,
making college baseball so popular.
Only three of the more importan
= teams have managed to keep clean slate
. thus far. namely. Penn State, IIol,
n Cross and Harvard. These, of course
t do not include mines which have jus
e lately begun their seasons. George
= town, Lafayette, Navy, Vermont AM
d Fordham have all had their records tar
i nished. Lafayette and Vermont espe
/. cially can be counted out of the run
ming.
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ALEXA STIRLING
LOSES GOLF TILT
U. S. Champion Beaten by Man,
4-3-Miss Leitch Trims
Cyril ToIIey, Ga
YANKEE GIRL IS PRAISED

London. April 1S.-Miss Alexa Stir
ling, United States woman golf cham
pion. who is entered in majority of
the European titular tournaments this
season. made her first appearance on
mn English course today. Her golting
debut was made in connection with n
special women against men match held
at Stoke Poges, and although defeated
by her male opponent. Miss Stirling's g
play made most favorable impression
among expert critics who followed the
American around the course. Consid-
ering it was her first match here, the
American girl deserved the praise she
got.
Miss Stirling drew r. II. Demont
morency as opponent and under the
rules of the contest received an extra
stroke at alternate holes throughout tbs
match. which Demontmorency won
and 3.
In thc same match Miss Cecil Leitch
british womnn's championship holder
from 1914 to 1920. defeated Cyril Ioi'
lev, Oxford. British amateur cham,
pion for 1920. by score of up ant
/ to nlay. Tolley'S victory over ISober
A Gardner, of the United States. in az
extra hole match in the championship
fnnI last summer, gives an idea of th'
caliber Of his play.
Today's victory by Miss Leitch yer
ifes the impression that she will Prov
one one Of the most formidable opponents
of Miss Stirling in the coming women
championship TO be played at Turn
berry, Scotland, at the end of May
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WALTER JOHNSON'S ARM
STILL GOOD; ASK CONNIE
WashIneton's Crack hurler Turns
Mackmen Back, al

Washington. April TX. - Connie
Macks 1921 Athletics made their debut
here yesterday before some l2,oIm fans
and Walter Johnson. That explains why
they lost 3 to / They found johnson
rising in all his might for the, first time
since July last year, when he pitched
his no.hit. no-runy game in boston
against Harry Harper.
Though defeated. the Mackmen made
an EXCELLENT impression upon III" local
fans. They showed life and dash, pep
perry fielding and hard hitting. II John
son had not pitchcdE stellar ball ne
would have been whipped. More, than
once the As forced him to the limit anG
tho big fellow. until yesterday, timid
about using all his speed, was compelled
TO show all ne had to keep the enemy
away from the plate.
Lawton Witt and Johnny Walkcl
were the most prominent players il
the As lineup yesterday, each gettiinf
three healthy wailops. witt banged
single to left in the first and then col
Iected two TRIPLES, while the nifty back
stop smashed three clean singles
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amateur Sports

The West Philadelphia Professionals
iournoyrd to Atlantic city yesterday
for tho first game Of III" season. COM
ing out ON the short end Of to
score against the BadCr club. The
all around playing Of llcnrie, the star
first sackcr Of the club, who contributed
double and sng'c at the bat, and
the good work of Auld and Whalcn,
the battery, were the features of the
game.
The team will meet Bader on the
lacharach grounds some time in May
Manager Newman has few open dates
on his schedule and is negotiating 70
meet Flcishrr. Forty eighth Ward,
Nativity and other first class clubs OF
the city. Any team wishing to meet
this nine can do 50 by addressing Bert
Newman, 222G South Sixty seventh
street.
Thr Columbia c. &. has Il few open dates
tor rlEt-rass home mines Offering guar
IN. Granp PrOirssionaIr has booked L"b-
anon Steel 6nd Minersyil'c for May ana ;,
bu, also hss ether 1%tes %nen ,or I"r 'fIs rs
c'ass attraction. J, H. DALEY ~" h"'srap"
stree,
hrs, he.s"aH wants 70 jo,T .rs'-IioT. Io
( pl"yrr, 9i53 south Hancock street
The r. o. ). Of 4. of Frankllnvtlc, y,
teams around the city G"org" l.. Herr
! Franklinytle. n J" or telephone GIhssh"r"
rhr Trankf,rd r. {. desires to book sat
uriay eHd ~ day dates In juno hnd July
. ,,,rb ntst.rfe., travelling mines. Harry 9
| t'oy 80 + .lors street, FranNford.
! 4 catcher NEhcs to join hrst or 1er"ud
.Inss home or travelling nine, l'"llpl"N'r
! 5lOT Chancellor street
Warwick Juniors, "a hnc"n to s"'"ntr"r
car old Rggr, cation. drslrrs I" near iron
uniformed ntnts of ths same age willing T.
ira nvci to Wnrwick = grounds. Harry Hone
,nrs OF warwick Boys club. al27 Yves
| Jaratard 4, A., nrst-class travelling
nine, has open dates for teams OF the sam
caiib4r Offering reasonable guarante.s.
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.1bOut PaddOCl' S Record

COUPLE " weeks ,ofrna the world" record for tn" uros
"A galOped the
the established by
Wefe
Whether officially
Il anything
Of ol lenr old A.. A. +.
Somebody explained
seconds and
like ahead of for IGddok
Blu If today kick
A.
OF fhc learns what call "frm
lie will probably Of all
fac he achirved his feat taIiona the
he
of + n the
Of nrh IT
yet the as II o allowed
wind which blows from the Pacific something
A.. T.
wind " 1t aids the because hits them the
therefore records made that particular track discounted
~ onc a.
ID ncrcdith n
the wind had 5ccn biourg toymr
Sccond Yh"C rendy
(. 4. il nd
Hercdh lost
cos.rgt. I1!L 12 ru-r L.t2cr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
OPENING GOLF DAY
At GREEN VALLEY
Rugged Links at Roxborough
Has Splendid Turf-Members
Have a Look
PLANS FOR TRENTON TILT
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

It was big day for golfdom out
Roxborough way. when fans came over
the hills and dales and picked their
perilous way along the ridge to the
opening Of the Green Valley Country
Club yesterday.
The main event was an exhibition
golf match. which was trailed by a
large gallery. but as whole the occa-
sion was n get together for the mem
bers Of the club. who made social
function out of it and topped It of
with dinner. at which pleasant
time was had getting acquainted with
opponents for the coming season.
Green Valley is our very latest golf
club in this district. 1t adds one more
very fine test Of golf. and. as many
OF the members have never played the
game before, It also will add n coteric
of recruits to the ever-growing local
golf army.
Truth to tell. the new course out
there rather awed most of the members
who will play It. Green Valley will be
about as rugged test as there is in
the city. The topography includes some
of our very best dips, not to mention
rises, ravineS, mounts and things, and
some wondrous golf holes have beer
constructed.
Big Task
The course was laid out by Willie
Park, former British open champion
and now architect for Carriers Seeds
After Park plotted the holes. all Franl
James, construction engineer for Car
ters had to do was build the course
Here some trees were dynamited. ther,
some ridges were wiped out. hithe
the course of stream was changed
yon the trees and green's were built. ant
here. there and everywhere the intrcat,
system of trapping was set in. 1t wa
tough job all around. but the resul
Is a monument to science. hard worl
and ability
The work done so we'll BY Carter
Seeds at Inverness where the last ma
tlonal open championship was held, wa
again exemplfied Mt Green Valley. WorI
on the course was begun at the tail
end OF the last season and all the wor
was done during the winter months
mild though the weather was.
The Carriers corps thoroughly teste
the conditions and have given the clu
most remarkable turf wherever needed
The greens In particular drew forth tn
admiration of the throDg Yesterday
They are some Of the finest in town 70
new ones, thick. verdant mating q
well knit true putting carpet. The
are huge affairs. for the most part, an
golfers at Green Valley will find
target big enough for the most cx
acting.
Ris:ey Hackney Win
The intercity amateur. pro mate
there was won by Clarence IIackne
and Maurice Risley. of Atlantic tIty
over James B. Hackney. home clu
professional, and J. Wood Platt Phi
adeIphia amateur champion. The sho,
entries were victorious in an IS. .ho
match by count of and ].
= Clarence Hackney. professional ,
Atlantic City, who played against h
brother Jim, has been selected to mai
the pilgrimage to England to compe
in the British open championship, viii
Woodie Plat will sail with the Amer
can amateur team on April 30.
K The cards:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
Meadows Hit Used to Be Baseball Said Manag
Whut the Major League
Teams Did Last Week

The weeks record In each league
Of games played, won and lost, with
runs, hits, errors, men left on bases
and runs scored by opponents, In.
cluding games OF Saturday, April
10, Is as follows:
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sullaaht Season Big Success

Mc,Ico CIV ADrN lN,-Tho huITNght sea-
son fS r"sSt yssterda ~ with the rtssta Of Coy
a|onl, sponsored by ne sp"nlrsm rMl"ny yns ny
CAS- Gas the most profitable since the huge bull.
itng war erected In 1901 f"SterfH% o COZ
rmstons tn, women 0f the spanish colony
Icnding a brilliant aspect TO the seen" Win
tlfir Gr yht Colored mantlllaH'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
EPISCOPAL NINE
LOOMS STRONGLY
Churchmen BasebaIlians Look
Like Probable Interacademic
League Champions This Year
WILLIAMS STAR HURLEF

Episcopal Academy's baseball team
has great chance to finish at the top
of the Interacademic Baseball League
this year. The churchmen have one
of the best teams In many years, and,
with the team play they now are show
ing, should cop the title.
So far this year they have played
ten inning no decision affair. while the
other two were unanimous Victories.
Swarthmore High was the first Op-
p0ncnt the boys from Locust street
faced. This game went ten innings and
finally had to be called off on account
Of darkness.
Germantown Friends and Friends
Central then were mot and defeated in
easy fashion. The first Of these games
was a 17-to-1 victory for the EpiSco-
pal nine, while the other game was
12-to-2 win.
The feature of the Friends Central
game was the wonderful twirling of
Williams, star Episcopal moundsman.
This lad did not allow hit and the
only runs scored were on account Of
errors by teammates,
Long Looks Good
In the first two trays played by
| Episcopal, Williams was relieved in
the late innings by Long, recruit
This lad Is II great little boxman, and
allowed only three men to get on the
bases while he labOrcd. One Of these
succeeded in crossing the old pcntag0n
but through no fault Of Longs.
The infeld is playing In perfect har.
mony, and almost daz2leS the eye with
It's brilliancy. This inner works f.
composed OF Kraft, Colcsberry, Rit T.
tcnLouse and Poole. and ranks with the
best scholastic infelds in the city.
The outfield also is we'll fortified with
material. At present Martin. Kinder
and MacFarlnnd are holding down the
positions in the garden, with Long TAX
ing turn in the pastures when he |,
not twirling:
Captain Frctz, diminutiyc catcher o
the nine. has AT last regain"d his batting
eye This lad has been weak with th
willow since the start of the season
. six SafcticS
Track and Tennis Started
Track practic has been going on 70
somc time under the able guidance u
Conch Grant and Captain Cardezo. Th
cindcr path fcnds are showing grca
, form. Many hard meets are schedule
{ this summer.
r Tennis candidates also have bee
called out. and a promising aggrrga
tiOn Of raCquCters has responded I
Coach Trostle's bee koning. Sewers
vets are back on the job, and man
new youngsters also show lots {
= promise
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shermood Loses Opener

Afrcr nne innings 81 fhst baseball tho
shfrwopd Community AssO"iailUn were sent
d%wn 10 defeat yesterday by thu Lorraine
GIANTS ~ the score Of . to 3 me game
wst the opening one Of IN" season Tor the
West philly boys,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18

Robert Walden Is at Havre Dc Grace with
the home bred string Of Alfred Henner
Dark Uill, Transient and Tallacy, and two
year-olds BY Suffragst and Transvaal con
sutute the main strength of thls stable
park Horse a son Of Ballot and Incognita
il a Preakncss prospect,
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milburn's Injury Not Serious

New York. April lS.--Thc injury 70 Dover
.,,ns Nilburn's hnee Is no. nearly - scriOu'
az Turnnr In polo circles has II, and WIN not
Hrep him from playing on the American four
in the matches for the int 'rhu llnhI rul at
IIurI ngham two months hence.
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Connie Casts Vote for CatcherS

X1OU chemically scientifically mathemcal
by walking his neck when
everything else fails
Ihrpa these methods will
catcher pitching
wheh pitching makes catcher great
with the
n looks like world brat"r simply because III"
English,
the tall world
a That old Bender,
Plank them into the big n OF " Thomas aud
Waly
Cy
looked
tina
of de
Dodgers
pitching in bnckps Kruger Miller d
Miller look almost
AFTER back the d"d the HG"nC tha good pitchers
~ mdkeq o ntef
CeGht than the Cnim that
catcher hcp poor pitchers the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
soynton Heads College Club

PoVEi"T has been el2cted president Of III"
newly formed varsity club Of william" ,,Isl: col,
,nTTSc,iIont And EdwArd 4. Fargo secretary
and treasurer II Is the purroro o. ne var
gi,y club to stimulate interest," IN hlhIeNcH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
Whit. sI.ohants Win Again

Hughey Melons White EePhHntss wo9 11
6efeated the Almo &. c. by the score
Of to. 8. Johnny Gillespie WAS thf lsSdIns SH.
hitter for the White Elephants' "hhe "Aro
Contributed great pitchir;s,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18

The release thrust bearing should bs 10.
spcctcd AMI oiled every day to insure it,
working properly.
When the rings are leaking, gas will b
constantly escaping from the brcatncr pipe
while the engine 10 In operation.
II the battery Is cared for properly us
connections and wiring kept tiSht and sound
and the rest Of the System lcft severely
alone except for specified lubrcatiO iUIs
II any difficulty Will be experienced,
To remove an old valve stop and repae
IL with a new one. first make a small sIn or
hole a distance from the original place o.
Inc st en- push the old stem into the tube aud
withdraw it through tho second hole that IL
r.Rde, Insert the new valve through this
hole and draw II up tight In It's prOptr
nInce EucRuize tho second opening. IN
his way the valve stem opening III the tuts
ia not Injured or enlarged, insuring a mOr
Hir.tight lifting for the new stem.
Many motorists seem to believe that ur
chains induce wear. Not n :hcY arc prop
criy used. without tire chains the drive
wheels tend to spin around more or less
| on sliprtry surfaces. Sharp pieces Of stone,
| cinders and other similar material In th9
| road cut tho rubber and sCrapc 1t deeply,
| a condition that does not arise when ths
| chains are In place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
LEE MEADOWS FOOLS
DOPE BY NOT HITTING
ACCORDING TO HOYLE
Phils' Bespectacled Hrrler Proues That He Is One
Pitcher Who Can Slam the Ball Instead OF Failing
Dozen Regularly at Bat
by ROBERT W. MAXWELL
Sport. Editor Evening Public IedSer

definition Of
"A tolerated ball club becaus" times
Outside tha ne
depended especially at pat
the because the
rom that, there ! reason
example Of this
He could leave tn" dusu walk to the nome pate
athlete Lee
admit that himself but he never used u on
ability get base
one day practice South Meadows at bat and having
expert
pitcher told his troubles to wild "yun
watched me in batting practice what
nd of a IS for hf
shortly and the interview ended hn
there. a., .- u,.. J.. uso
be tried improve his condition in life
pitchers had him licked and Just lived ana
better tina personal opinion of himself
Ihl II the eshth
The lhs runs pu
had another Mado"s
to to something and make the game
sCorntul ne nap
plate He hr""zc couple over
the 1921 sA" oa" coming
cosedhs tookn n and connected fairly
Of landed in the pocket OF ian IN
blcaChers homo the first OF long ana "s'
broke friendship of seasons , ~.
wishes another pitcher he makes nsc
o. he makes home
CLIN SALLEE sad moro'etI Saturday night "hcn Il"
- l tonr he MeGdors could c GH"fp o
each oNcr accord
to the rryIrs the DifCh hers urOn
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Named to Captain Tiger Fresh GREY

Princeton. April 1s.--At a meeting 81 h,
freshman crew Chester Lee. Austin, lpt' 81
Portchester n. Y. was elected captain os
the hrsr year eight for the coming season
AUS, IN rows No, o In the yearling she'll
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
PhiLs Play Like Regular Club

The full OF orlgl-
w What's matter Ihis this year.:
with the FhlS this those
Saturday will the ball club " much 70
pill ruined pitchers ana ""H
" afternoon
un pitchers
will but when it turns sti remains WSrm %rT
TnS turned Noi
play concealed their identity played real regular
look like Wooworth ana now
be found in the winning column
overlooked on
baseball played
the and somebody had TO
In
frame the Johnny Rawlings socked
tne bnge counted
Broad and Frank Rr"gy found
Sncker aud
the historic MCadors made total OF tor ono
% bad for the pills; NOT bad
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18

The Harry Payne whitney horses and
those OF the RanCoCas stable being trained
M belmont Park are In fine condition for
the opening OF racing in New York. less
than three weeks on.
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What May Happen
In Baseball Today
SCHEDULE FOR TO-DAY

SCHEDULE FOR TO-DAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Postponed. rain
New York at Boston Postponed. rain.
Pittsburgh at Chicago. .,
ST. Louis vt Cincinnati
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics at Washinstsn. POSTPONED. cold
weather.
boston ut New York Postponed. wet grounds
Cleveland ut Detroit. POSTPONED. SNOW
Chicago at st. Louis
RESULTS OF YESTERDAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies-New York, not scheduled.
Boston, 4; Brooklyn, 2.
Other games postponed
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington, g. Athletics, /.
New York. q BoSton, o.
Other gumes postponed
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Boots and Saddle
The Heller Shelter Steeplechase Han

The Heller Shelter Steeplechase Han
dicap mt Havre de Grace this afternoon
will furnish the first jumping race oi
the year. II will be over Il TWO. mile
route. Captain Raj Parr il the Mary
land spccialiSt on steeplcchasing, ana
his entries. composed Of Bughouse ana
Midas, are expected to take the purse
Sea Sun appears to be the contender.
In the Edgewood Purse, the fourth
on the card, Pampas, by Shortgrass'
will be favored both on his breeding
and his winning performance in HIS only
start at Pimlico last fall. lie beat
good field in fast time. OF the more
Seasoned horses in the race Johns
Tmma and Night Raider have speed.
Horses in other races in good form are ::
Sleiveconard, Mawr-
rorop. Third-Ima Frank, Mumbo
Jumbo. Lady Luxury. Fifth--Tan-
talus. King John. Sea Sinner. Sixth
Doctor jim, War Club, Cherubino.
Scvcnth-Sammy Kelly, Speedster,
| Sunduria.
Billy Kelly showed his consistency when
he won the harsord hnmp'%ar anS when he ran
| the Elk turlongs in Ill =; the record Tor
the track, which he. Established last sspo Tbpc
horse always gets u demonstration when
| he runs his true race.
Henry Mcdaniel who Gocs. with Com
mander Ross as successor 70 H. q. bedwell'
| iH reported TO have the highest priced con
| tract ever held by a trainer in his country.
! lie IL was who trained Sunbriar. now In the
| stud one division Of the Ross horses Is
| under Louis Tauber.
The two bills offered in the Legislature at
| Albany designed to curtail betting on races
| hav va becn put to sleep IN the senate.
Leonardo II and Bon Homme. two Derby
| Candidates Of the Simms. McClelland estab
| lighment, have been reveltnB In the mud