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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
NORTHEAST AGAIN
Wins SCHOOL TITLE
Three Records Smashed as Ar
chives Total 50 IL Points;
Central Is Second
FRESHMAN CHAMPS TODAY

Northeast High captured the senior
quads yesterday in the third meet OF
the city all around championship. The
Archives, who captured the Sophomore
quads easily, scored 691a points yes
terday.
Central. for the third time secured
second place with 40 points. West
Philly finished poor third with y,
Germantown had 1885, Frankford 14E
and Southern 3.
Three records for the seniors fell.
Macdonald, the star Crimson and Gold
runner, won the century in ten Sec
onds fiat, tieing. the interscholnstic rec
ord which was held by Alfred Smalley,
who was killed in France in 1913.
Mcdonald also ran a wonderful race
in the furlong, establishing new
senior mark of % 2-5 seconds.
The other record was made by Gun
drum. Of Northeast, in the half mile
when he defeated Hemmerly, Middle
States and indoor champion. and Slem-
mer, former champ. Gundrum's time
was 2 minutes Is seconds.
Gene Pavitt, Central High star all
around athlete, was the individual star
of the meet when he scored eleven
points for the Mirrors. He took second
to Macdonald in the 100, second in the
shot put, fourth in the 22O and fifth
in the broad jump. Macdonald was
the next best scorer with 10 points
Hemmerly followed with o 1-3 points
Kimball. of Germantown, with SE
points. and Slemmer, captain of North
east High track team, with G points.
With this meet the Northeast Higf
contingent leads for the all-arount
title with 161 2-3 points. Their neares
competitor is Central High with ~
points in the three meets. The Speed
boys have garnered 1163, German
town 8S1a, Frankford 3412 and South
ern 311a points.
The last and deciding meet OF tn
class championships will be held today
when the Freshmen compete on North
east High field. Central High looks t
be the strongest.
The Mirrors have a great freshma
sprinter In White, the indoor fifty var
champ. He is also fast in the furlon
and brilliant broad jumper. Th
Central yearlings also have Stetzer, wh
on two occasions captured five firsts
addition to taking a third place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
SEEKS
AMERICAN TITLE
Frisco Veteran, Smallest OF
Pace Followers, Has Been
Biking Since 1909
is A "HARD-LUCK" RIDER

Percy Lawrence, Of San Francisco.
is one of the veteran pedal pushers
who looms as contender for the Amer
lean motor paced championship this
season. Lawrence has had three
races this year and showed nice form
each time. On Saturday night the
Californian was credited with vic
tory in the forty mile event, as he was
leading when rain interfered with the
grind on the twenty first mile.
It was Lawrence's brilliant riding
that enabled the California team, Willie
Hanley being Percy's partner, to win
was on the track for about thirty five
miles, giving Hanley comfortable
lead over the other three teams, and
then Percy went In, staging a strong
finish in the last five miles.
Last year Lawrence was way out IN
front in the American championship
decided at Revere Beach, Mass, leading
on the thirtieth mile by four laps wher
punctured tire forced him to change
bikes. This enabled George Chapman
of Philadelphia, to take the lead, ant
the local entry breezed through, a win
ner at the finish of the fifty miles.
as "the hard luck" biker. This gam'
little Californian, who Is the smalles
of the motor paced riders in the world
weighing 130 pounds, has been a con
| tender for various titles. He ha
always been in the running, but acci
dents usually have trailed him.
y In the longest race decided at tn
Point Breeze Nelodrome, held here II
1915, the 100-kilometer grind, Law
renee came through first and he re
peated the following season in the sam
event.
Lawrence came out OF the West i
1909, when seventeen years of age, and
despite lack of experience on the circu
lar track, he succeeded in winning tn
American amateur sprint championshi
at Newark that year. He looked S
good John Chapman advised Percy {
ride professionally the same season an
he competed in the six-d day race.
\ In 1910 Lawrence had his introduc
ton to the motor -pac, game and be
came so frightened when his bike hit ii
roller of the motorcycle that he qui
Percy finished the season as a sprinte
but the following year he again bega
following the motors and made GOO
Immediately, winning three consecuti'
races, with Jimmy Hunter setting Il
pace for him.
Since then Lawrence's ambition HI
been to win the American title and thu
, compete in world competition. He mi
be successful this season unless q
breaks 60 against him as they have be-
doing in previous years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01

Green and Mrs. G. O. Madeira defeated
Miss Peggy Ferguson and Mrs. l.. G.
Ritchie, 60, 80. rs.
In the third round Miss Walsh and
Miss Townsend came through, eliminat
ing Mrs. w. p. Newhall and Miss
Elizabeth Ostheimer, 8-3, 8-2, and Miss
Katherine Porter and Miss Helen Sewell
also won, beating Miss Deborah Seal
and Miss Mildred Willard, 8-1, 6-2.
The summaries:
PENNSYLVANIA AND EASTERN STATES
'woMEN's CHAMPIoNsHIPs-Do
First Round
Mrs, Wharton Smith and Mrs. J. N: Pew.
Merssret Remak. e-i. 90.
asTSd setss,sa ,Sssr Miss 81 Sady; Paine and Miss
Miss Jacaueline Green and Mrs. C. G. Ma.
deira defeated Miss Peggy Ferguson and
Mrs. L. C. Richie. e-2. a-6 rs.
Second Round
osthsr ess Mr. pasSo: S4 hosas .' ST. Ss'%n % c0t'm'n
Heroid sd dgfea!ed Miss Green n"S and % Mrs. Ma
aslsf MI: r. a 'a aar. and M. Mr.. m e!ls.-. ~ 4 H..;
Miss Phoebe Hoffman. 60. 60,
Nsiie won by default. -
s:Tsii asissssd ssS IN Y's Mary FOfehsF ana Miss
Miss Deborah Seal and Miss Mildred viii
1ysy; H.. 81 Y, Il H.. Trsmss,, and n.. Heller
and Miss Elizabeth strubiYs. 60, 60.
walsh .defestcd Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Pew
p-1, 60.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
FIFTY STARTERS
IN DIXON GOLF
Fine Field in Handicap Medal
Play for Women's Trophyg
Mrs. Betz Favored
PLAY At EIGHTEEN HOLES

There were nearly fifty starters for
the Ida II. Dixon Golf Cup handicap
medal contest at the Sprinshaven Couna
try Club this morning.
Entries were received UP to the time
Of starting. One Of these was Mrs. u.
v. Murphy, of Ovcrbrook. who was
expected to come close for the trephy,
which was won last year by Miss Fran.
ces Cross, Bala. ;t
District handicaps were used. Though
none Of the outstanding stars Of tbs
district competed, the going was very
fast. Some Of the more prominent en-
tries were Mrs. r. g. Betx. Country
Club Mrs. Raymond Slotter. Philmort
Miss NJ. Taylor, Miss NJ. Dixon, Miss
G. Cheston, Of the Cricket Club; Mrs.
s. b. Peck. Mrs. NJ. Herold. Miss Cross,
Mrs. g. w. Curran, Mrs. G. b. Keen,
Mrs. G. e. Armstrong, Mrs. r. j.
Petersen and others. a4M
Miss Taylor and Mrs. Elliott wers
the first pair to tee of this morning
and the rest went away at Ave minute
| intervals.
Balmy weather OF the last week, with
intermittent showers, has put the course
in great shape. II Is Of fat nature,
well suited to the fair sex and good
scoring was expected.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01

The ninth and eighteenth greens will
De at the clubhouse door. which is a
decided convenience. =.
The short holes and the real long
holes are particularly fine, though, as
stated, the course Is just one. good hole
after another.
John Reid, dean Of local professionals,
is tutor at the course. Reds con-
nection with Philadelphia golf dates
back twenty seven years.
He has taught nearly every star vet
eran hereabouts the game and planned
the original layout of almost u quarter
OF the local golf courses. He con-
structcd the famous greens at Green
wich and is now working to produce the
same results at Gulph Mills.
Reid's "reminiscences 20 back to the
very start of golf in this country, and
he has been pro at many of the local
courses.
But all about John Reid is story in
itself. which will be told as such later.
Mrs. G. 8. Munson is running fine
tourney for fair sex out there. They
meet every Tuesday and there was
a complete turnout yesterday. They
play short course at handicaps for a
season total.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
Fiue Leading Batters
Of TDo Major Leagues
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Scraps about Scrdppers

Young Jack Dempsey, a South philadelphia
featherweight, has been Knocking out his
opponents with regularity. He possesses a
fsET' sjoa Th.a'To YoSns JACK vii ptte
ssneSst sssiSss hsf' rhsS s'gs mes, soS
SaS rSSPTs sdT ana Jimmy
and Jack Gold and Kid Brown.
Joe Kennedy is getting tossthsr 9 show in
Reading for the second week II JTne: IN, IN,
Park. Kennedy IL figuring on a match be
or George Ghsney Tor the star bout.
JACK SCsmS sss viii Sc
handled by Nat Savltz who also Is man
aging Bobby Ellis a iso. FOUNDER.
Jcc yeck.on,s bali club Is slylppgs q uns; dane;
p sss D The ssm sor
Charley Twin Miller is the latest Of vet. vet,
20 the ring. He has been training for about
ten weeks, Tho Twin will be matched at one
Of the local clubs some time In June
Of the EvsSTss PuBLiC IIDaER for Wiiiu,
Britt md Joe Kennedy.
Eddie Morgan, the Englishman. has bee,
the West Phiily welterweight. On Frids,
nSh MprSsT g ,he ssss goe LenJoe Rus boG
at the Cambria. This will be the first open
air show OF the season here.
Eight amateur bouts are on the program
! OF the dayety Theatre tonight. Matches vii
| be decided in four different classes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
HUM0RIST WINS DERBY
vIscount Actors Craig an Fran Sec
ond In English Classic

EPSON Downs, England, June T.
Humorist won the classic Derby run
here today. Viscount Atsor's Craig an
Eran was second and Joseph Watson S
Lemonora was third. Twenty horses
ran.
In the late betting, Craig an Fran
was replaced as the favorite by w.
f. Whiteray's leighton, at Z to 2
against. Craig an Fran ruled second
in the betting at Alto 1 against.
The chances of the Bohemian ap-
peared to be considered slim by the bet
ting public, the odds standing at &C
to 1 against the entry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
SHA FER PLAYS GREA +
I GAME VS.. JOHNSON
Earl Bartlett Makes
Great Tennis Record

Earl Bartictt, Of Penn Charter, who
;ssssSsy ,,c is won ths ssctsnsl a;S
Colburn. oi west Pkilsdsiphls Hiah
sch?oi IN the finals At Manheim, has
establlshed a remarkable record. For
Playing under tho ccicrs Of Penn Charter
In eathcr the 1nterechcisstie or Inter
academic LEAGUES. This year he yns.
year he played third SINGLES. -
Bartlett now hae the riEht 70 enter
the Junior national tournament at tho
ycstcrday,. lie, "a. e-s. ~
This afternoon az Cynwyd Or. =. p.
Hawk and Carlton Shsfcr. meet John g.
Anal round of tho mems doubles for tho
championship Of Philadciphia and vicin-
lty. The winning team then plays Wal
tttlc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
new WORLDS SWIM RECORD
Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey Establishes
Mark In 1oo.Yard Event

Honolulu. T. H., June l.-Mlss
Ethelda Blebtrey. Of New York. broke
the worlds record for the 100-yard
women's open national championship
of the Amateur Athletic Union here.
swimming the distance in :O3 %.
Miss Mariechen Wesselau. of the Out
rigger Club, Honolulu, was second.
Miss Bleibtrey swan this distance In
1 :O5 / -5 in Honolulu on April II, 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01

With the local semi-pros playing twilight
ball three and four nights n week 1t looks
as u there Is q great battle on between IN
leading clubs for the services of the play.
ers; II IL not 80 bad to Jump local team
without notice, but players In lea Eues should
remember that these organizations have
rules and they must be obeyed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
GIrard r. c. Desires Games

Girard Field Club, one OF the foremost
travelling teams in this city. has Saturday.
June 4. open, and would like TO hear. from
any semi-professioral home team Offering
good inducements. The team has been greatly
strengthened with the addition Of several
are also solicited. Address Barney Schaefer.
manager "a East Laurel street. or phone
Market b409 during the day. 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
x. Of c. Wants Game

Through a misunderstandinE the X. AZ c.
Evening School 10 without q game for 0Stur-
day, June 4. Any first-class homo team wish
reasona Bile Inducements. write James b. Do
Ian Is, d4Go yine street Phlsasphi. Or se,
n clock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
t @''"'s " ssss.aiEss-1s

Out fS = SSsss9S %i-so-7S--1'S
His best ball was "a 800. He had
r;ne @ birds % in nil on eight different holes.
Those who have played the course know
What remarkable golf 1t was. ...
The Gulph Mills test is well grad.
uated for distances, From the PACK
tees il measures 6751 yards; from the
middle, GAO, and from the short tees'
8O57. ,-;..
Over the full test 1t means banging;
away to get there, misplays are wen wen
trapped and every shot Is pretty
one. No small part Of the course is
the beautiful scenery and hole atter
hole stretches before the eye as goii
vista hard to surpass hereabouts:.
Some trouble has been found with the
green, but these are all being thorough :
" repaired, forked and fertilized. some
which makes the 70 look all the better
The fairway is in wonderful shape
and the rough we'll trimmed, something
that cannot be said of all local courses,
and we ought to know.
Full Membership
The course was started by forty
golfers back there before the war, to bt
a real test, and it was made all OF
that. 1t rather languished during tht
bostilities but has come back strong ant
now has over 200 members, 1t is said
with more applications than can b.
handled.
Gulph Mills is off the beaten track
and not much is heard Of 1t. 1t hal
become famous solely through th
course there and we'll deserves its repu
tation.
For a club house. at present, a farm
house has been made into a quaint littl
shelter, but 1t is planned to erect
magnificent home this fall in the corne
where the eighteenth tee now is.
From this high point 1t will be pos
sible to see every hole on the course
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
"Pros" Have Open Dates

The Northwest Professionals defeated
and Kaywood . to /. The club has June
1 and 5 also twilight dates open. J.. Hoover,
2n35 North American street. Telephone
Columbia $50
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
Sets New Shoot Record

Syracuse, n; Y;i June 1.-Asher c. skutt;
of Morton, established an American record
tere when he brok. 200 straight targets to
win the New York amateur championship
in a State championshp was 100 out of 200.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01

New York. June Judge Kenesaw Noun
tain Lands. Commissioner OF Baseball. said
today that tho application for rsinstatement
fielder, had been received. and soon would
be considered. He declined, however, to In
dicate the probable outcome.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
American Polo Four In Tie

ROehampton, England. June IA polo
American polo player. played a draw in a
practice game here with a team captained
Ave goals.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01

Manager Truitt, of Strawbridge A. Clothi.r
has picked up q star twirler in Keane who
has pitched wonderful ball since Joining the
West Philadelphia club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01

The Main Line League Is running its usual
merry chase. Three teams are tied for first
place and the same number on even terms
for second.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
Easy Win for Johnny Gill

York, Pa, June I.-Johnny Oil, of Yerk.
won easily over Phil Bloom, OF Brookiyn
hore, Gill getting eight OF tho ten rounds
the other two being even
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01

Twilight basebsli besins at Chelten ave-
nue. and Magnolia street one week from to-
nisht: when Germantown meets the Brooklyn
Royal Giants. The following day the team
plays Aberfoyle at Chester and on Friday
Aberfoyle Is at Germantown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
new GOLF RECORD 4
FOR GULPH MILLS
s. W. Sargent Makes Amateur
Mark With rs and 155 for
50 Holes-Nine Brides
LINKS, OBSCURE, FAR-FAMED
Ry SANDY McNIBLICK

You may sing of your course records
all around town, but constituents at the
Gulph Mills course make their salaams
to this one. i"
s. w. Sargent. regularly OF Merton.
took a fling at this course, which is set
up in the rolling country round about
Norristown. Bridgeport and Consho- :
hocken, scored a Is In the. morning and
nm 80 in the afternoon.
That 75 is said by the veteran profes-
sional there to be the best mark ever
made by an amateur over these four .
year -old links, and the grand total OF
1856 for the day will also stand con
siderable assaulting as record.
You will find star players Of the dis.
trict who claim that Gulph Mills as II
stands is the best course in town; You
can even find those who figure 1t is bet
ter than Pine Valley. and II you ap-
proach some of the club members whe
have played the. famous course arouns
the country they will tell you Guip1
Mills will best them all when the greens
are all pointed up for the comparison.
at tbe ton of the list for the philadelphia
district by virtually all who have playet
it. Every hole ie a sweet test. nm I'm,
distances are cas- is,' on the score care
YOU can bank on that and 'bant
away" for all you're worth. too
Nine Brides ,,,,,.''. -.
First of all let's have a peek at sar
gents scoring. There Is a rumor Una
Emmett French. captain of the pro team
abroad, had 10 at the course, also Una
This could not be definitely verihed.
Meantime Sdrgent's card is more tan
p;ble and deserves all Of the limelight
His two rounds follow:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01

Last year the contests In the MONTGOMERY
County League averaged about six hits q
game. but since Dave Bennis collected his
total uD to twenty
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
League and Sen,i-Pro Gossip

The West Philadclphia All-5eholastics have
two crack batteries' In Bill Mass and Charlie
Masee and Jim Carr and Joe Bogart. Carr
Is a former Pacific Coast hurler.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01

Women at Merton
The women's Pennsylvania and East
ern states lawn tennis tournament was
continued yesterday at the Merton
Cricket Club, Haverford. Only doubles
were played.
An impressive feature of yesterday 8
matches was the excellent play of Miss
anne b. Townsend and Miss Phyllis
q, Walsh, who are playing together.
lney didn't have great deal Of COM
peution yesterday, but IL was evident
rom their team work that they will
make some other teams rise to con :
SIDERABLE heights before beating them
n mrs. Gilbert A. Harvey and Mrs. NJ.
.. Hun, who won the doubles last
Tsar, won their matches yesterday.
ansy beat Miss Elizabeth Thompson
spd Miss Phoebe Hoffman first and
men men trimmed Mrs. w. H. Trumbull
sna Miss Helen II. Hooker. The
nu.cnes were very one sided. only one
gong the limit of three sets. That
was the fray in which Miss Jacoueline
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01

Catcher Bean, Of the WINS team. In the
Industrial League, has made nine hits in the
four games played,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01

The fans Of Conshohocken now have
visions OF the pennant In the Montgomery
County League, since the team won a double
header on Memorial Day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01

jack Hines Oid-I1mers have secured home
grounds and will open their home season
about June Is at thirteenth and johnson
streets. Tho Oid-Timers intend to give
South Phily fans the best games possible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01

There arc letters in the Sports Department
of tho EyENis1 PUBLiC 1hDGHR for "hlus
Britt md Joe Kennedy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01

The Triangle Of KinssessinE, has ap-
pointed Alec Bailey business manager to sue
ceed Wayne Curry. who has been forced to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
kauH Seeks Reinstatement

Eight amateur bouts are on the prosrs
Of the Gayety Theatre tonight. Matches "
be decided in four different classes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-06

I good-humor. Then we'll look into
this matter together. think that we
liquid h"@in bv seeing Forbes. He
can probably tell all the details we
want until we know from what side
the case is to be approached"
You said you had a clue?"
We'll, we have several, but we car
only test their value by further in
! ruiry. The most dificult crime to
track is the one which is purposeless
Now this is not purposeless. Who
is it who profits by it? There is the
French ambassador, there is the Rus.
sian, there is whoever might sell il to
either of these, and there is Lord
Holdhurst"
Lord Holdhurst!"
well. it is just conceivable that n
statesman might find himself in a po-
sition where he was not sorry to have
such document accidentally de-
stroye1" -,., ...
Not a statesman with the honor
able record of Lord Holdhurst?"
1T is possibility and we cannot
afford to disregard it. We shall see
the noble lord today and find out if
he has anything to tell US. Meanwhile
I have already set inquiries on foot. ~
"Already?"
yes, sent wires from Working sta
| ton to every evening paper in London.
This advertisement will appear in
each of them"
He handed over a sheet torn from
note book. On it was scrubbed in
pencil e 10 reward. The number of
the cab that dropped fare at or about
the door of the Foreign Office in
Charles street at a quarter of ten in
the evening of May 23rd. Apply 221
Baker street.
You are confident that the thief
came in a cab"
eff not, there is no harm done. But
| If Mr. Phelps is correct in stating that
there is no hiding place either in the
room or the corridors, then the person
must have come from the outside. II
he came from outside on SO wet a
nigth, and vet left no trace of damp
upon the linoleum, which was exam
| ined within a few minutes of his pass
| ing. then it is exceedingly probable
that he came in a cab. Yes, / think
we may safely deduce a cab.''
at sounds plausible"
That is one of the clues Of which