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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-27
Cartwright HEADS
new CAGE LEAGUE
Named President Of Interstate
Basketball League Three
Local Club Admitted
DAVE BENNIS A MEMBER

A now basketball organization,
known as the Interstate Basketball
League, was launched at meeting held
at the Hotel Walton last night.
George +. Cartwright, president Of
the Philadelphia Baseball Association.
was elected to>the presidency. Several
names of prominent men in basketball
were mentioned for the vice presidency.
and 1t was finally decided to act upon
this at the next meeting. William 8.
Dallas was chosen rs secretary and
treasurer.
The president of the new cage or.
ganization has had many years ex.
pcrience in the basketball game, both
as n player with Billy M0rgenweck' s
old Camden National League team and
as an official in the role of referee and
prominent executive.
In accepting the position he laid down
his plans to those in attendance and
said that he believed the time was ripe
TOR Just such an organization as was
planned. Four teams were awarded
franchises, and eight other applica.
tions have been received. Several asked
time to take the proposition up with
from Philadelphia.
:. it Is the desire of the president to
limit the league to six teams, but under
no circumstances will any other club
from this city be admitted unless it ia
hnally decided to make the league one
of eight clubs. eN' '"'
The clubs are Germantown. repre.
sented by Dave Bennis and Joseph
Gonyery; Kayoula. represented bv
Pete, Fitzpatrick. 4. ]. Mooney anS
mugh Fisher; South Philly Hebrews,
represented by Harry Passon and Ed,
ward D.. Gottlieb. and Atlantic City.
represented by Thomas J. Carnes and
John ',Rube' eastman, "'N
President Cartwright annointed
committee to draft the bylaws and con.
stltuiIon' which will be adopted at n
meeting at the Hotel Walton next
ednesday night, when the additional
Me ein6ers OF the circuit will he named
l., All the clubs admitted last night
Immediately posted their forfeits and
u was unanimously agreed nnor ~
whereby basketball can survive.
"A nome and home schedule will bo
adopted and the season will be Iiv;ded
INTO halves, the winner Of the frst
hait 70 play the winner of tbe sscnnI
nalf for the championship. and airsodr
hve silver cups have been presented ~
the league to be awarded in maru anv n,au ~ bo
managers see fit. N' way 'He
Ihe teams will play two romcs eacb
"eeh' one at home and one away.
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women GOLFERS
IN SECOND ROUND
Favorites. With Exception Of
Miss HolIins, Champion, Sur.
vive in National Play
MRS. FEITNER BRILLIANT

White Sulphur Springs, w. w..
Sept. 27.-With the exception Of Miss
Marion Hollins, of Westbrook n.onG
Island), last years champion, all or
the betterknown stars contesting for the
national women's golf championship on
the Greenbrier course here began play
today In the second round.
The brilliant game Of Mrs. Quentin
Feitner, of the South Shore club, six
mating Miss Hollins yesterday In the
first round of match play, z up and 9 10
play, placed her in the first rank among
leading contendcrs for the title.
Her match with Mrs. Dorothy Camp
bell Hurd. former titleholder, was the
chief gallery attraction in today's pair.
ings for the second round, for which
the day was again ideal. -.
Miss Glenna Collett, medal winner IN
the qualifying round, whose remarka-
bly, steady game triumphed easily IN her
first round match with Mrs. II. d. ster..
rett. Hutchinson. Kansas, was paired
against Miss A. II. Hardin. Baltusrol.
Miss Alexia Stirling, Atlanta, three
times national champion, who also
played brilliantly yesterday. met Mrs.
G. G. Alexander. of Exmoor.
Handicapped by lack Of practice.
due to illness and absence from this
country. Miss Hollins could not com
pete with the deadly. accurate game
played yesterday gy Mrs. Fetner. while
the former repeatedly got into trouble
from sliced drives and also putted
weakly, Mrs. Feitner WAS equally
strong in driving, approach and on the
green's.
The pairins for the second round to.
day were AS follows: Miss Glenna Col
lett. Providence. VS.. Miss A. f. Hardin,
Baltusrol: Mrs. Norman Toere. Mas
sau. VS.. Mrs. f. G. Let's. Jr., On
wentsin Miss Edith Cummings. On.
wentsia. VS.. Mrs. David Gaut. Mem.
phis: Mrs. Norman Rood. Wilmington.
ys. Mrs. r. II. Barlow, Merton Cricket
Club: Mrs: Quentin G. Feitner. South
Shore. VS.. Mrs. Dorothy Campgell Hurd.
1:oston: Mrs. r. Arnold jackson,
greenwich, VS.. Mrs. G. NJ. Heckscher,
New York Miss Alexa Stirlin. Atlanta,
vs. Mrs; c. G. Alexander, Exmoor:
Mrs, William Gavin. England, vs.. Miss
+. Hadfield, Bluemond
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IN the badAfeh and ofterDard sent
n Suiliran. Woodard, Farrell,
Hamitton. Grove and sereraI others.
Frank Denhirts at tho ends; Dern
at oenterj PapUorth and Lennon,
guards, and kaufman and Thur.
mon, tackles.
JOHNSON, the former Trinity cap.
tain; Graf, Patton, Brydon and q
number of others were sent in at dif-
ferent times to relieve the varsity. Carl
Ertressvaag, the two-year veteran end,
remained out of the early scrimmage
drill, but saw action before the after.
noon was over.
The varsity team Is still a matter Of
conjecture. Heisman refuses to even
make an attempt at selecting the team.
Every position is open and It would be
unwtse for me to say at this time Just
who will be in the line.up Saturday.
The backfield is more uncertain than
the line, but they both are in the doubt.
full stages"
Miller, Thurman. Dcrn and Ertress.
vaag are the only regulars from last
year certain of their posts. Frank Dew
hirsts looks like fixture at the other
end. Hamer may start In the gackfield
along with Sullivan and Woodard. Pap
worth and Nelly have shown all kinds
OF stun in practice and 80 have Kauff.
man and Lehman. The last named re.
mained out Of the game last year, but
is in splendid condition and making n
great tight to be a regular.
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GATES CLOSED AS
Z TIGERS PRACTICE
Bill Roper Puts Princeton Squad
Through Three Hours
Hard Workout
SCRUBS SECURE REVENGE

Princeton, \. j., Sept. 27.-Sccrct
practice for the Princeton football squad
was inaugurated here by Coach Bill
Roper. who drilled his charges for three
hours behind closed gates.
With the Johns Hopkins game only n
few days away the coaches sent the
men through hard scrimmage in or
der to determine who IL to represent
the Tiger In the opening contest.
The scrubs got revenge for the severe
trouncing given them by the varsity
and shortly after the lineup of the two
teams. Chick Newhold. halfback. inter
cepted forward pass and ran 20
yards for n score.
Dinsmore was successful in the try
for goal. The varsity then rallied and
German scored after the ball had been
placed In play on the 5O-yard line
Smith made the try for point. Secret
practice will continue all week, 1t was
announced.
YALE-Gcorge Beckett who has been
running the Yale Varsity this week.
divided honOrs with Ncwcl Neidlinger
at yesterdays practice. Beckct made
the first touchdown, Neidlinger the
second. No Others We're scored.
Becket's was the more brilliant. lie
was given the lenII'T ihr u lHCkle
plunge, went through the line and.
breaking free, covered 60 yards for
a touchdown.
Neidlinger's tally was rushed across
when he circled end and skinned
20 yards for tho score. From
behind scrimmage formation Beckett
kicked n fast goal following his
touchdown, but his attempt failed after
Neidlinger scored. Under the coaching
Of DR.. Bull the scrubs made their finest
exhibition of the season in defensive
exhibition blocking of the varsity play.
notwithstanding that
the Crimson's scrub team had been
strengthened by former varsity timber,
the Harvard regulars showed even more
remarkable speed.
Alter long drill, during which there
was some special coaching by Wigges-
worth and Wilmington. members of
Fishers advisory staff the first string
PLAYERS were driven pretty hard.
The product of the days going was
four touchdowns and field goal. The
first team lineup was the same AZ
Monday, jenkins, however, not srim-
maging because of lame hand and
kohnhardt still keeping on the side
lines.
.SWARTHMORE-Coach Mercer mt
his proteges through their first stren-
uous workout this season when he had
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SHIFTS
LAFAYETTE LINE
Easton Coach Gives Archie Ack-
royd Chance at Center
on Second Team
PREPARING FOR RICHMOND

Easton, Pa. Sept. u. - Following
his policy Of shifting candidates around
in an effort to fll the three vacant gaps
in the Lafayette line. Coach DR.. Jock
Sutherland yesterday tried out Archie
Ackroyd, last years substitute fullback,
at center on the second team.
Ackroyd never played the pivot posi-
tion before, but Coach Sutherland be-
Iieves his natural ability will enable
him to make a strong bid for the posi- :
tion.
There were several other shifts in
the squad in preparation for the open
ing game with the University OF Rich
mond here Saturday. Irish" Prem =
derxast, a freshman, who has been
PLAYING center, was moved 30 his for
mer position nt tackle, while Duhy,
former Mercersburg star, was promoted
TO tackle on the first team In place OF
Ford. who is suffering from a bruised
shoulder.
RUTGERS-Coach Sanford yester-
day sent the Rutgers football team
through the last hard scrimmage Of the
week before the opening game with
PENNSYLVANIA Military College. Satur-
day. Friedman. a substitute tackle.
and Nat Scudder, a veteran lineman,
were injured.
The scrimmage was the longest held
this year and every play was tried and
worked successfully. The varsity was
opposed by the same combination Of in
eligibles. former players and first string
substitutes who played yesterday.
DELAWARE-Tbe first casualty OF
the football season occurred yesterday.
when Johnny Schaefer sustained a
broken ankle during a scrimmage be-
tween the varsity and scrubs. Schaefer,
who played quarterback on the varsity
last year. was playing that position on
the scrubs when tie accident happened.
Lowell IL playing quarter on the varsity.
and Schaefer's injury will make 1t nee
essary for Coach McAvoy to develop a
substitute quarter at once.
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AlL-PHILLIES GET FIELD
Tom Re'lly's Eleven Secures Madl,
son Park for GrIdIron c,n

Iho AL Philadelphia eleven, which
imprinted its name on the priJiron
last season. through the efforts ~ r., r.,
manager, Tom Reilly. has sncceedeI
at Thirtieth and Reed streets, for its ~
home games this year. ''' ''
Quite number of players from n
years eleven are back. McGowan tbo
star .halfback: and who did nil the
puntins for the team, and Mukarainie
former University OF Iowa PLAYER mr. ars
two of the best players on the clever '
-, Malone, Mccormack, Grugan md
Clavin are four more veterans who are
practically sure Of their places "' '
Reilly intends to start bis sonoor -,
Sunday, October 10, and is busy irving
date. wv '"is
lie Is in touch with Frankford Vel.
low Jackets, Holmesburg. Ail-Lan.
caster and Rex A, c., OF Wa hineton,
for games. ''s''"'
in touch with Tom Reilly. 10, Walton
avenue: or call Woodland 3IO5 " he.
tween o and Q Il. NJ.
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CLEARFIELD TO PLAY DARBY
viii Clash In Opening Gridiron
Game SATURDAY.

The football season opens this Satur.
day at Moose Park. Summit and Main
streets, Darby, when the newly organ
lied Darby Rams, composed of the nick
of grid stars Of Delaware County. play
the Clearfield A. A., of philadelphia.
Both teams have been taking adyan.
tagc of the cool weather and sharp
practices have enabled clubs to get in
fine condition. 80
Among the star players on the subur.
han team are Duke Kane, Sbarkey Sin
Ter. Swarthmore and other we'll known
gridiron warriors.
Thomas Griffin, "a North Sixth
street, Darby, is managing the Darbv
Rams and has few open dates which
he desires to fill with local and ont.
of-town teams. Phone Darby 3l5 w,
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NAVY STAFF COMPLETE
Country" Moore Latest Arrival to
Assist Bill HoIIenback

Annapolis. Nd. Sept. 81. Naval
by the arrival OF Country" Moore.
who played guard OH the Navy elevens
Of 1919 and 1920 and also Captained
the varsity crew. He will assist Tommy
Scaffe, the head line coach.
Bolles, who altcrnated with Weidron
as left tackle last year, reported yes
terday. He did not go on leave with
the other football men and was de-
layed in his return, but the squad Ia
now complete. Bolles. who is captain
Of the crew. is weighing around 1875
pounds and appears to be in good con-
ditiOn
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CORNELL LOSES CASSIDY
FuIlbaek viii Be Out Three Weeks
With Fractured hand

Ithaca. n. V. Sept. 27.--The Cor.
nell football team received another set
back when examination of Charles
Cassidy's hand showed n slight frac-
ture and the doctors say that he may
not be able 10 play for three weeks.
Cassidy, who played left lend last
season. was transferred to fullback at
the beginning of practice this year and
gives every indication of becoming a
first rate backfeld player. Harte, from
last years freshman team, will sub
stitute and may hold the place until
Cassidy rccovers.
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BENTLEY NOT FOR GIANTS
Jack Dunn Denies Negotiations for
Oriole Pitching Star

New Haven. Conn, Sept. 27.-Jack
Dunn. manager Of the Baltimore
Orioles, now engaged in a three game
series with New Haven for the minor
league championship of the East, today
denied that there had been any nego-
tiations with the New York Giants for
the services of Jack Bentley. star
pitcher for the International League
champions.
Dunn said further that he was not
dickering with any club for bentley
and added that he would not consider
any offers until after the series with
St. Paul, which starts October 4
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STEWARDS INVESTIGATE
Aqueduct Officials Seek Identity Of
Sponoe Suffer at N. Y. Track

New York. Sept. 27.-Stewards at
the Aaueduct track today are investi-
eating u reported attempt to disable
horse entered in the feature race of
yesterday card BY Stutfing n sponge in
one Of the animals noatrils
The horse. Tufter. favorite in the
Stonybrook Selling Stakes until the
tamperirg was discovered. was allowed
to run after the sponge had been re-
moved, but finished sixth in field Of
seven starters.
The incident is said TO be the fourth
Of a similar nature to occur this season
on metropolitan tracks.
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THIRD POLO CLASH
Argentine Meets Meadow Brook at
Westbury This Afternoon

Westbury. L.. l., Sept. 27.-The
third game in the international polo
tournament at the Meadow Brook Club
will be played this afternoon on Inter-
national Field at 3 80 o'clock, when
the Argentine players will make their
first appearance.
The South Americans will line up
against Shelburne, victor over Ireland
on Monday. The winner of this mntch
will play In the finals for the MONTY
Waterbury Cup on Saturday. The
teams will line up as follows:
sHELBuRNE ARGENTINE
No: 1--Louis L. Stod-No. John r Miles
=, dapd , No. John d. Nell
mont No. 3-Louis Nelson
No. j. WatsonBack-Lewis L. Lacey
Back-R. f. Straw
bridge. Jr.
ArGertine allows Shelburne two GOALS
under the revised handicap
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CLOSES BASEBALL SEASON
Annunciatlon Team Won Twenty
five Of Thirty Games PLAYED

The Annunciation Catholic Club has
closed the most successful season in it's
baseball history with record Of twen-
ty-fve victories In thirty starts.
The team was made up of boys rang
ing from sixteen TO eighteen years and
the pitching was taken care of by Boyle
and Bcntie and was responsible for
much of the teams success.
Behind the bat were Rocitra and
Clark and the infield was also high
class with Martin, first base; Flanagan.
second base: Spinelli, shortstop, and
Cordell, third base. In the outfieid were
Cornelli, Crossin and Lombard.
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DENII7IRST IN
ROLE OF COMEBACK
Jack X eogh Has Husky,
Fresh Squad at Penn

Prospects for another good fresh.
man tenn at the University Of Penn.
sylvania are exceedingly bright,
judging by the material that indulged
in its first scrimmage of the season
yesterday. Jack Keogh, who has
been successful in turning out good
teams, Is enthusiastic over his
charges, who reported week ahead
of the opening of the University to
get into condition. Forty y.fve were
in the squad that went through the
long drill on Museum Field.
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FANS SEEK SERIES TICKETS
Giants Accept Requests for Home
Contest at Polo Grounds

New York. Sept. 27.--Deluged by mp
plications for World Series tickets,
the Giants today began accepting re-
quests for the National League ''home
games at the Polo Grounds, including
the opening contest.
The Yankees. although they have not
yet definitely clinched the American
League championship, also were be-
siesed by applicants, but they were
being held TO await the actual winning
Of the pennant.
Prices for the series are the same as
a year ago, ranging from S1.10 for
bleacher seats to $3.50 for box reserva- =
tions for single games. Tickets for the
upper tier of the grandstand and for
the bleachers, numbering % 900. will
be sold on tho day of each game and
only NJ the Polo Grounds.
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WOODBURY. OPENS FOOTBALL
SEASON WITH GLOUCESTER
Coach Payne's Charges Expect to
Win Jersey Contest Today

Woodbury.. N. j.. Sept. 27.--wood.
bury High School win pry off the 1922
football lid this afternoon, when it
meets Gloucester High. The game is
scheduled to start at 3 70.
Coach Payne, who starts his first
year as the Woodbury. tutor. is conf.
dent his team will come through to vic.
tory, and says that the eleven has n
great chance TO win the South Jersey
title. The team has plenty of fighting
spirit, and will battle Gloucester from
start to finish. Gloucester, however.
will not be beaten easily, and the game
should be exciting.
= One OF the largest crowds ever to
witness an opening game is expected
to turn out for the conflict todaY.
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DODGERS TO REBUILD
Manager Wi!bert Robinson Asks
Waivers on Seventeen Plaversr

waivers on Seventeen Players
New York. Sept. 27.-Charley Eb.
bets has asked for waivers on almost
MS entire ball club--no fewer than sey-
enteen OF his Dodgers. Ebbets, the Nc.
keevers and Wilbert Robinson held a
long conference on Sunday and deter
mined to tear the Brooklyn Club to
pieces and rebuild It for next season.
Uncle Robbie will attempt to recon.
struct winner with the help Of
youngsters.
II is known that among the seven.
teen are Leon Cadore. Ivy Olson, Ray
Schmandt Hal Janvrin. Chuck Ward,
Bernie Neis. Al Mamauz. Bernie Hun
Cling and Sam Post, a newcomer re-
called from Reading. 1t Is whispered
the name of Burleigh Grimes also is on
the list,
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Baseball Practice at Wesleyan

Middletown. Conn. Sept. 27. The fall
practice for baseball candidates at Wesleyan
opened with thirty-fve candidates out, in
charge of Coach Warren II. Steler. former
Oberlin College star. There Is a good string
of last years pitchers back including Lop.
steitch, Umplby and Moore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-27

GENEVA Sept 27participaton Of the organiza
the League of Nations in the fifth
March Santiago Chile chief question
disarmament authorized today which
adopted report leagues Committee on Disarmament
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-27
FiUe Leading Hitters
in Each Major League
AMERICAN LEAGUE

his two first teams scrimmaging for
about fifteen minutes at the close of YES
terday's practice.
AS usual Mercer has two backfields of
about the same caliber, and both looked
good in their first battle Schneider
called the signals for the varsity. Dick
Miller and Thocnen were at the halfback
jobs, and Asplundh was in at full. Dot
terer led the scrubs. and with Knapp,
Courtney and Ned Wilcox made swift
combination.
+. and M.-Coach Price started A
new backfeld in practice against the
scrubs when Franklin md Marshall
swept into the second day of drill for
the Penn game. Sammy Yohn was at
quarter with Kingsley, Hastings, Jones
and Don Cragin in the backfield Jones
showed up well last Saturday against
Albrig ht, but Kingsley was not used.
lie had been student at Albright be-
fore coming to F.. and NJ. Kingsley
weighs l96 pounds, hurls a long and
accurate field pass. is exceptionally fast
ana can take care of himself on the
defense. In the event that CrnCin is
forced to leave the lineup. Kingsley
can be counted upon to WELD a wicked
toe.
WEST NIkGlNlA-A varsity squad
OF forty selected Virginia football men
IS being intensively drilled by Coaches
'ampbell and Abel, who will select
eleven of this two score 10 line nm
against George Washington University
IN the opening contest Of the season
Saturday. 'e"''"
In the backfeld there are Foster,
: amrron' Mccoy, Deane, Hammer and
lAlttei, who are being worked mr. ouar-
lW, lITWr, ana oppleman, Maphis, Arnold
itson, Iaylor, Walp. Wenger, Gibson
iiuVphrd, 'ox and Barrow. the most re-
oeins shlited about in the other posi-
uons behind the line. ''''
NiLl4ANONA-Rea that next
saturday his men meet strong football
,sam @ IN western Maryland. Coach Allie
Mllier, with the assistance OF Coachos
Little and McGrady, is working tbs
ehtlre squad TO the utmost in prepara.
tion Tor the game. Lou Little is bipbIv
pieased with the linemen. but, neyertbe
less he will keep working them rigbt
alohg so as 10 iron out any kinks thai
may have hitherto been overlooked
Coach Miller will have daily practico
TOT the entire squad until next Friday
ana then only the varsity will he an
the field for the final signal practice
!t Is highly probable that Harry Craig
VIII return to the squad to play against
Western Maryland. but it is doubtful ~
Buck Dota will be In any fit condition
TO play before the early part of Noyem.
Der; Dora was thought to be ONLY
siightly injured at first, but is now con.
fined to his bed.
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What May Happen
In Baseball TOdau

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati. 1Si Phillies. g.
New York. 9; st. Louis. 3.
brooklyn, l0j Boston, 8.
Chicago 0BrOOklyn. not scheduled
AMERICAN LEAGUE
No games played.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Columbus. l3i Milwaukee. O (first ram.,
Sslumb,,H. 81 Milwaukee, tsecoud Eamei.
IOuisviile. ., Minneapolis. 8.
Toledo. 81 Kansas CITY. 2 40 inninss).
ToDAY's SCHEDULE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
rhiilies nt New York uw0 Eames),
BROOKLYN at Boston.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
No games listed.
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FRACTURES SKULL IN FALL ON CHESTNUT STREET
Peters 4035 Ludlow street.
building operation at Thrtynnth Chestnut
and fractured his skull He
Presbyterian Hospital.
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,SWARTHMORE-Coach Mercer pu,
ms proteges through their first siren