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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
SPORTS WRITER'S DINNER
AT THE ARENA FEB. 10
Election Of Association officers to
',' Be Held December 81

Monday. February 10, was the date
set for the annual dinner of the. Sports
Writer'S Association Of Philadelphia
at the Arena, at a meeting held yester-
day afternoon at Zeisse's. With almost
unlimited seating space at the big West
Philadelphia arena "a sport festival in
connection with the twentieth annual
dinner Of the Sports Writer'S Associa-
tion of Philadelphia promises to be
the most Interesting event OF its kind
in the history of the organization.
Stoney McLinn was appointed chair.
man of the Committee on Guests by
Frank McCracken, president, and he
will serve together with Walter Dunn
ard Paul Gibbons.
The annual meeting Of the Sports
Writer'S Association, when officers for
the ensuing year Will be elected. was
for 2 p. M. Sunday, December 81, OF
the Majestic Hotel.
Walter Dunn was nominated for the
presidency Stoney McLinn. Louis II. .
Jaffe and DIR. William Brandt, vice
president; Paul Gibbons, secretary (;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
BY PAUL PREP


THE old saying, History repeats
l. ITSELF. holds true in the Interscho-
lastic League basketball race the last
two years. Southern. High School is at
the top rung of the ladder and on the
next pedal is the West Philadelphia
High five. The first mentioned team,
champion Of last year, is in the front
rank due to four victories and no de-
feats.
The Speedboys rank next because oI
their three victories and one dc.
feat at the hands of the leaders. Third
place Is tie between Germantown
High and Central High.
With the completion of four games
by all the teams in the circuit the same
standing now exists in the league as
was found in 1921, with one exception
-Frankford and Northeast have
swapped places. The former was in
fifth place last year at this time with
a record of one game won and three
matches lost, and the latter in the cell
lar with nary a win in four tries.
Southern is n well balanced FIVE. and
probably will win the title for the sec :
ond consecutive year. It will encoun-
ter one real obstacle before it clinchcs
the championship. This is West Phila
delphia High. Remember when these
teams met In the first game? Five
points separated them after forty min =
utes Of hard basketball.
The date set for the big battle is
Tuesday afternoon, January o, in the
Second Regiment Armory.
Germantown High and Central High.
from the present outlook, will keep up
their battle for third place.
That Girard College has finally given
away to the local schools in tank sports
seems in evidence this year. With not
single letter man back from last
years swimming squad, the collegians
are not going to run away with meets
with the schools.
Saturday afternoon this was much
in evidence. Germantown High School
mermen annexed their second straight
meet by humbling the collegians in the
Germantown Young Mems Christian
Association, 35 to IS.
Only two first places were annexed
by the Girard aggregation. 1t was
also their first defeat of the season,
they having humbled Temple High and
Coatesville. 1t was the second straight
win for the Oiveden tankmen.
Fully 1000 schoolboys took part in
the first annual indoor track and field
championships of the Philadelphia
grammar schools Saturday afternoon.
The large and roomy 1OSth Field Ar.
tillery Regiment Armory was hardly
large enough to hold the multitude Of
youngsters who fought for honors.
The schools were divided into three
classes, according to tho number Of
the upper grades they had, giving every
school a chance for honors. In GLASS
A, Key School took first honors with
88 points. Durham School was the
winner Of second place, and in Class
Q the Sharswood School ran away with
the other contestants with Al poitns.
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Results of Weekend
Soccer Contests
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Bethlehem. .: Paterson. 2.

bethlehem. 2: Paterson. 2.
INTERCOLLEGIATE LEAGUE
I<hish. 2! Lafayette. 0.
CRICKET LEAGUE
F!rs. Division
Roo1.s,G%n Yhffs y PSiieas,sS,. MS0G ns
Germantowa. o .; Mt%a's Merton Second. dfeS'' g. o.
Second Division
y. OF T.. Third, 7: Merton C. c.
Merton Second /; ,I'hiladelphiA Becond, O.
Moores,own Second. 4; Princeton, o.
ALLIED LEAGUE
First Division-section A
Wanderers. 8; West Philadelphia. 2.
Haywood. 2; Barney Ernst. 2.
Section b
Fairhili. 3; Htbernians. O.
Fleisher, 9; Puritan. 0.
Second Division
De Paul. 3; Disston Steel. i.
=; Leo; 2; Wlbdwp%sdij jS,.
pearance, forfeited.
West pbiladc,phta--Flrst Division
Rs.s:!i SS;ssI' R2s'Ss MIL, Il NIs:G $:s @
Second Division
hardwood. 81 BeImar. g.
i'nsT Ts,Ta Dl1Aisdoanrs-.Northwest Adors. Section
Kens!nSton Congregational. q Green Rib
bon, /.
Germantown A. A. Il Cayusa- l.
Eden. o; ST. Martins. o.
I Northeast Section
o. Club. q: LanGdon |.
Farren, .: Victor, 0.
p, o. B. OF A., 8. Mount Pisxah o.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures Section
Rubicam. 2; Dardanella. !.
Lighthouse. 3: Roosevelt. =
Northeast Section
st. 100, !; Cohocksink. o.
Disston Juniors, .; Paradise, o,
Victor Reserves, o; st. Johns. /.
Club Games .
AagssA n, c. e. wsstinshSwsNtA- ,,, ~
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TWENTY GAMES SCHEDULED
FOR SHIPPENSBURG FIVE
Five Veterans Back and Reserve
Squad Is East

Shippensbrg, Pa, Dec. 1S. A
twenty game schedule in basketball for
the varsity has been approved by the
Committee on Athletics in tho local
state Normal School for the coming
season.
Several dates are not definitely closed
The outlook for another promising team
ts' encouraging. in view Of The fsct
that the varsity includes Captain Hays
Griba, Jones, Heiges and Craig, Of If ar
years letter squad.
Along with these regulars Is the r,1l
reserve squad, which last year ,rnn
every game played in a schedule OF rom
contests. The incoming Junior class
adds another squad Of ten PROMISING
athletes. S"s
The schedule:
January ~. at schuylkill Collar. p..
ins; January Ia. at Kutztown Normal, J,n,,
sry 10. Milsrsville Normal; JanuarySs 81
open. away; January 20. Bloomsburr Noy +.
Ne Alto Forestry School: FsSrusrsye sersasy 3 es.G
February o. at lancaster '!YS'FITwm '!YS,' FsSymn, Yo;
st West Chester Normal; Februasv' * *
Sehuylkill Collese February H. open 10,
February 2s, at Blooms6urg Norms.I. ATTsS T
ruary -. at Susauehanna; March xEep.
Chester Normal; March B, at Nj Wess
SCHOOLS March Q, open. away, MARI N dAiao
Millersville Normal. '" ~" AT
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
Among the Amateurs

Athletic b. c., fast sixteen. ia. .
eighteen year -old team, desires games
with all home teams Of this age wishing
to book good attraction. For games
address John Clayton, 2446 Jefferson
street
Combined A. c., a fast fourteen 70.
sixteen-year- old travelling team, would
like to book games with all teams Of
that age having halls. For games ad.
dress Jack kirshner, 300 Mexican street
Stenton B. c., Il fourteen to sixteen
year-Old team, would like to arrange
games with all teams having halls and
willing to meet this attraction. Games
are desired with Germantown Boys, s,
>. White and other teams of this cali
ber. For games address George Elan.
agan, 100 South Sixteenth street.
Greystock Midgets desire games either
at home or away with second class
games address Martin ]. Rooney. 1405
South RinggOld street.
Lafayette b. G. would like to book
games with all fourteen to sixteen.
year. old leans in and around the city.
For games address Thomas Lubowiecki'
246 Fairmount avenue.
Northwest FIVE, fifteen to seven.
teen year-old travelling team, would
like to book games with home teams
playing evenings. No travelling cx-
penses asked. For games address
Thomas Harkins. 2122 Race street,
Quaker Reserves have open dates I'm
January and February for any four
teen to sixteen year travelling
municating with James q. Wilson, l4s
Watkins street. ,,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18

Louis Goldsmith. treasurer, and Frank
McCracken. A. A. Ii. Canizares, James
CAN'T, Ed Geiger. Stoney McLinn,
James Isaminger, William II. Rocap.
George Young, Bart McHugh, George
Orton, James Carl, Harold Pike, James
Connor, Ross Kaufman and n. nj
Rawlins, Board of Governors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
Haughton Says He Is
Through With Coaching

Boston, Dec. 1S. - Percy ID.
Haushton, former Harvard mentor,
is through with football coaching
for good. Denying published reports
that he recently had discussed with
members of the Columbia football
committee the possibility Of his
re-entrance into the football world
by way Of South Field after an
absence Of seven years, Mr.. Haugh-
ton said he wanted IL to go on record
that he was in the banking business
now.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
men; Raymond Hatton, the king in

mcn , raymond HattOn, the king in
Joan the Woman ~?
I follow you all the way through
ITS list that proves the movies are
really capable of something beside
young Rah Rah's.")
No. Name writes: care you giving
Charles de ;Rochefort fair chance!
He deserves it. After seeing his splendid
acting as Esteban in The Spanish
Jade one cannot help but realize that
great future should lie before him in
America. Yet there are those who
through narrow mindedness or obsti /.
macy refuse TO help him to gain the sue.
cess which he well merits.
There have been so many letters to
your column from fans who have OBJ.
viously never seen de Rochefort. de-
nouncing him, almost insulting him
because. Lasky dares to give him the
place Of our Rodolph.
''Of course we want Valentino hack
but mud singing cannot help him
any though his recent rival be the victim
Of It, can it?
I'VE fans of Philadelphia are a very
small minority. but let us not be a mar
"Su ohVs LtI US HOC say, L
will never see de ROchefort he cannot
measure up to Rody,' but rather, 4
Will see him and show that Phila-
delphian, judges squarely.'
He does, In truth. measure up to a
standard somewhat different from that
OF any OF our American stars. Rugged.
handsome and apparently rather resery.
ed in manner. he portrayed the villain
Esteban to greatest perfection. And
after seeing him once one will not fail
to 90 SO again. probably.
SEQ MIN once; he will not ask
more; he will not need to. His is a
handicapped race toward success, han.
dtcapped by the hero worshiping movie
public Of America. Shall It always be
soT Gan We not swerve n trihe from
our dethroned ideal enough to admire
the qualities Of another? And, l ask
you, you who have denounced him,
won't you Install another set Of tracks
IN your minds and resolve TO see de
Rochefort once? Remember, Every
time he is getting better and better
and-well. see for yourself.
(This is a great Job Rudy fans say
I'm not fair to Rudy; de Rochefort
fans say I'm not fair to dc Rochefort:
the Lady Who Goes to the Movies With
Me says I'm not fair to myself; and
what the Big Boss says--!!
Gosh, amt life complex?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
SOCCER DEFEAT
JOLT. TO merton
Philadelphia Cricket Club Won
Decision on Penalty
Kick
GAME BITTERLY FOUGHT

The Merton Cricket Clubs squash
racquets team trOunced the Wilmington
Country Club by 6 matches to 1 Satur-
day. !. Howard Brown unexpectedly
downed Lloyd Roberts in the first chess
tourney ever put OH by the Main Line
club. The bowling teams took five
out of six from Overlook during the
week, but all this was less than nothing
when it was shaped up against the fact
that the Philadelphia, Cricket Club
Whites beat the Merton whites"
by l goal to o.. in, first division Inter-
club League match.
Much depended on this soccer, contest,
and there was much interest in the out
come. A big crowd was on hand and
the roofing. was just as fervent, though
not SO loud. perhaps, as at big college
football game.
Philadelphia won on penalty kick.
and this was an unsatisfactory result
from every angle. No team likes to win
on technicality, and that's what It
amounts to when you triumph at soccer
on a favorable decision of the~rcferee.
AS for the game itself it was bitterly
contested all the way. Merton did
the larger part of the attacking, but
the forwards were way of in their
shooting, and when they did get the
6all near the goal Kurtz, the st.
Martins, guardian, was there with q
brilliant save.
The only tally of the game came in
the first half when a penalty kick was
awarded by the referee. x Watson,
for the alleged use of hands in the
penalty area. The opportunity was
converted into a score by Pat"
spencer, the former University of
pennsylvania star. who sent the ball
by Abe. 'Warnock, the Merton goal
tender. at mile a minute pace.
Merton apparently made goal In
the second half but the referee alleged
there had been a foul committed in
the making and the tally was not al
lowed. AS far as earning n goal went
the teams were SO evenly matched thew
might have been playing yet without
either team slamming through for a
legitimate count.
kurtz, at goal, Jimmy Cav, and the
entire forward line, the halfbacks md
the breaks of the game starred for
Philadelphia. Abe Warnock at goal. Mi
the halfbacks, Chapman, Of the for
wards, and Woody Crossman, Of the
halfbacks, stood out for Merton.
1t. was a bitter battle on field that
was so greasy falls were plentiful and
control of the ball a matter of luck. :.
r, ,
Inc way Doc Brown. as he is bet
men,. slammed Lloyd Roberts, is the
biggest chess sensation ever pulled off Mt
the Merton Cricket Club. Roberts was
pieheu IN advance TO pair off in the
hnal match for the title with f. NJ.
... huwarus, VINO. besides being a
tpprklhg good tennis player. is rated as
hat I. ~.
'Doc' Rrown bo,roro ,"' s ihors men.
30 tLo. oMh, however, who. is one
kind that sometimes h;Ls Gro eips' ,i;a .ns
rioht nee .t p'us H'e aiainondS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
Frdnkf'd YeIlOlCjackets
End 1922 Canspaign

The Frankford Yellowjackets have
finished the 1922 football cam
paign. After Saturdays game with
the Toledo Maroons, Manager How
ard Bowker got into communication
with the Canton Bulldogs, but they
do not want to play here next Sat-
urday, giving the uncertainty of the
weather as the reason.
The Board of Directors Of the
Frankford A. A. will meet tonight
and the financial report will show
many thousands on the profit side
Of tho ledger. Plans for next year
will also be discussed, which shows
how far the Northeastern officials
work in advance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
HISTORY REPEATED
!, IN SCHOOL LEAGUE
Standings in Cage Circuit Now
Virtually the Same as
Last Year
FRANKFORT DROPS A PEG
ToDAY's STANDINGS
INTERSCHOLAS LEAGUE

INTERsCHOAsTIC LEAGUE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
PHILA. AND PITTSBURGH
BOXERS IN DUAL BOLTS
Meet Tonight at City Club In
Washington, D, C..

An iinter-city dual meet between anna
teur boxers representing Philadelphio
sna dh f1tsSyrsh in viii be held at the City
Matches will be decided in seven if. differ.
ent classes. -, o'ner-
The Philadelphia team will Ieav. ,ou
The capitol from West Philadelnhis sto or
ton at 80 this afternoon. Larry NJ
Grath will be in charge Of the party
Boxers who are TO carry the cnlors
OF the Quaker City are: Marty S%uS Smr
mers.. H.: Chick Wcasy, lis; IS DnYe
W,i1i!, WWHISa, a2et;, i2S; Harry simpkins, la5 " !;
aoo.' and Hugh suit,sr, hsavywsisht.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
Positions One Year Ago

80 well in the last two games and now
occupies fourth place with 45 points.
Harris, of Germantown High. is one
notch. above the Archive with 30 points,
Gerson, the Northeast captain, is the
best scoring center in the league, and is
in eighth place with % points. This is
the result of 13 field goals and 2 fouls.
How they stand: ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
WILL MEET NEXT SUNDAY
Football Game Between clifton
Helqhts and MAGNOLIA Poatnonad

The football game scheduled between
Clifton Heights and Magnolia yester
day at the formers grounds will be
played next Sunday.
The climate made the game prohibi
tive and both Managers Gallagher and
hoden consented to the postponement,
although quite crowd of fans werr
on hand for the game.
Magnolia, during the last season.
has held Melrose, Millville and River, =,
side to 90 ties, but lost in a return
game with Riverside on Saturday,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
Dartmouth Winter Carnival

Hanover, n. H.. Dec. 1S.--Da rtmouth's
annual winter carnival Is to he held Feb
ruary 8. and 10 and will embody all the
Innovations injected into the program las,
year. The three-day event will open with a
skating fete on Faculty Pond, followed BY
skiing and tobogganing on the Hanover
golf links Friday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
Marquette Five Beats Butler

Milwaukee,, WIS.,, Dec. =. = The
Marquette University basketball team
defeated Butler College, IS to II. here
last night in FIVE minute overtime
contest,
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-12-15
ROTARY DISCUSSES
FUTURE ACTIVITIES

The Rotary Cub meeting was held
Monday IT the Commercial Hotel, four
members being absent, two from sick
ness. However, the club members
were delighted To welcome "Quiy. who
had that day emerged from the sick
room where he had been confined since
early October. President Quigley
made short, but characteristic ad-
dress, detailing some of the plans for
the Western State College Of Colora-
do. which are on the boards for the
coming winter.
Among guests were Judge Shackle-
ford and Hugh Dowd.
The secretary reported on a recent
executive board meeting, and Carlton
Slls, as a member of the special Com
munity Christmas tree committee. out
lined the PROCESS being made.
The rest of the dinner hour was de-
voted to discussing future outside ac-
tivitiesof the club. which for the time
will be devoted largely TO assisting
with the college program.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-12-15
HAS TONIC EFFECT
Christmas Day Pleasures Are Of
Benefit to People.
Mental State oees Everybody Good
and Festivisy Equals Preserp-
ton Of Physician.

CLOSE observers IN the ranks of the
- aiedicai profession have noted one
very Interesting fact concerning tn.
Christmas season--ihal ~ eensriiiy
has good tonic effect upon thea pa
dents. In explanation of this the
London Lancet says that since CSrisI.
mas has CONE ,o be regarded as u
time for good cheer. universal feel
ings OF cuntcntmeut aud happiness ,s
engerdered nt this time OF Joyous
ness. routin. is FOR while relieved "a
ccrtsin treshreSs j. given 10 the daily
round differsnccs Of opinion are sunk
and a charitable spirit prevails. l.
II. by I'll. way. hoping Tor too much.
asks the Lancet. that the seds.n OF
good fellow ship should leave soiis'
iasting effect upon the manners and
methods of aD,
Il may not be easy tn trace exacfl,
why the sense of eNilinrailon and
wei. being cones with the advent ~
Christmas. Tor rhe Psychological! fp
tors concerned are NOT simple i.u
the main point is that the nicniu
stale does everybody good, aud IN,
annual fcstivi'y Is just ns ex client al
institution as the prescription Of ia.
physician which gives tone and yiso
to the s,rugeler in iIfr's race. Thrn
IL no need nowadays. thanks to tn.
.ocd sense ~ the people ati tho cVun
sells Of their me,ii-ui adyiters. 10 inoI
a'ize about the evils OF a stupid H.
lulIeLce In fcod. alcohol and tobacco
in festive oc siSion such n the pres
ent. Practically everybody realizes th'
great physiological advantages of h..
Ing wise IN merry occasion.
Many more persons thnD formerl.
feel where use ends and abuse begins
and they act sensib.y accordingly: and
so far from II being a crime to make
the season festive b, enjoying. on u
little extended scale perhaps. the
creature comforts of life. some de-
cided good Is done to both the mental
and physical health of the individual
The festive season may. therefore.
he welcomed. which brings cheer TO
thousands. which induces the generous
and charitable to brace the mental
and physical functions OF the commu-
nifty nj large. givin. II the opportunity
Of reiinquishing Its business and its
worries for time, to start again re.
freshed and ready for ''the trivial
round. the common task" The pre-
scriptiou "A Merry ChristmasTi Is sound
so hong as the signature" Of good
sense Is observed.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-12-15
AN OLD. OLD STORY.
TOLD IN A BRAND NEW WAY

Once more 'tis Christmas time!
The holiday spirit is once more abroad,
stores are gay with red and green dec
orations-the colors of Christmas
time-the merchants are displaying
their choicest wares to temptthe shop
per. IL anyone in Gunnison thinks
that local folks do not believe in pat
ronizing home industry, he should take
an afternoon of and behold the crowds
OF buyers-young and old-who daily
MI the stores, intent on securing "just
what she will like" Or maybe il is
he for whom the gift is intended.
Its all very interesting and very beau
I THU. Grievances are forgotten, one
remembers only that it is Christmas
and the spirit of good will to all men
prevails. Some of US perhaps over do
II m some ways-spend too much. or
unwisely, or maybe hastily, but after
all, we'll have 1854 daysafter Christmas
TO get over it. Christmas comes but
once a year. any way.
| or course, there is, the world over,
many and many poor soul to whom
Christmas brings little or no cheer.
Some OF them are old and lonely; or
unable financially TO help themselves,
or perhaps they are i'll and bedridden,
or maybe there Is someone in your
town who is just "sick." Let US re-
member them on Christmas Day with
some little gift that will brighten the
day. A glass of the jelly or fruit you
put up" last summer will taste good
to some one. When you bake your
Christmas cakes, try baking number
OF small ones in individual pans, or
a large square pan and then cut it up
into Individual loaves. iceing each cake
and perhaps adding pretty touch to
the top. These cakes make "cute"
little gifts when enclosed in a pretty
box. especially the fruit or spicy
cakes. Whatever you give, don't for
get to add the little touch that gives
the gift, however plain and common
place, holiday appearance. A strip
OF holly paper wound around n glass
or jar Of fruit, large Christmas seal
pasted on the lid and the name of the
contents written on "A gay little label
will add to the article tenfold.
One dear, old German lady we know
| Of, who is very fond of cabbage and
weinies, but whose purse forbids in
dulging very often. last Christmas re-
ceived a holly-covered box of weinies
and three heads of cabbage, each one
a little larger that the other. Each
head was dressed up in tissue paper to
tk,semble fat little German, his
frau and young son. An orange was
used for the head of "pa," an apple
for mas and large white onion for
the little boys. paper was wrapped
around each headand funny face
drawn on the 'front.'. The wenie box
was tied up to resemble suitcase and
with the cabbages was placed in large
plain box and labeled ave haf come
to take dinner with you alretty." The
old lady was as happy as though the
box had contained an expensive gift,
and the ledge" was taken off the gift
by the way in which the wenies and
vegetables were done up.
Then there are the kiddies who are
liable to get their belief in Santa Claus
Jared. It's so easy to make little tot
happy, SO scout around and get them
all on your list before it's too late.
Christmas comes but once year,
so let us try to make it happy one.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-12-15

Nh 1T. Hstihsoa Esti3xnel ontnr-
day 1rom Lei Aug1es4 ~. RobiAen
eptnge - o11jda q. u66Gt ~. Ihog
haSs Ssa16d Sns .of shs Rilsy A6aseG