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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-17
OFFER BIG PURSE
English Syndicate viii Pay $3.50.
600 for Dempsey-CarpentIer Bout

London, Jan. II. - Tommy Burns,
former heavyweight champion OF the
world, Is representing a Newcastle
syndicate which Is offering Dempsey
and Carpenter q purse OF ESQ, ,0OO
(normally $15O,00o) for 4 twenty
round championship bout.
If the conditions are accepted the
bout will be staged In June or July n;
Newcastle. The exact offer is &c, 900
ior tne winner, 10000 TO the loser
and $1,000 each for expenses.
My syndicate" Burns said, "is com
posed OF reputable business men Of New E
castle. They are willing to put up the
guarantee Of their responsibility. Tho
only conditions made are that the re; I.
cree be selected by the National Snort =
ing Club of London. that clean breaks
must prevail and that six ounce gloves
he used instead Of eight ounce gloves,
as used at Jersey City"
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PENN AND LEH|GH
MEET TONIGHT
Red and Blue Expects to In
crease Winning Streak to
Ten by Win Over Visitors


EH1GH. veteran basketball rival o!
- the University Of Pennsylvania
will make an effort to stop the win
ming streak Of the Red and Blue. that
already has reached nine. tonight 10
Weightman Hall in the annual game
between the two institutions. The
Bethlehemites have difficult task on
their hands to prevent "Bill" Grave
and his mates from making it ten
straight.
While the play against Yale last
Saturday night left something TO be
desired, in spite of the 80 to 16 score,
Penn should have an easy time Of It
with Lehigh. The upstate team has
not been going smoothly during this
season, principally because the quintet
Is green one. Last Saturday afternoon
they we're soundly trounced by the
Middies. A comparison Of the scores
made by the Annapolis residents and the
lied and Blue will be interesting. for
the Navy plays its first away from home
game here Saturday night week.
The same combination that started
most of the games this season. and
which appears to be almost as strong
as last years championship aggre-
CATION. will take the floor for Penn
tonight. Rosenast, who had field
day against Yale, and Walter Hunt
Finger. the slippery forward, will be
seen at their old posts. Captain Bill
Grave will be at center. with Vogclin
and Pos Miller at the guard posts.
Ben Dessen and Label Goldblatt, chris
tened the Southern High twins by an
enthusiastic Penn supporter, will sec
action in the second half.
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PLANPENNSTAD|UM
.ASGREATEST IN us.
SIS, 900 to Be Able to See Foot
ball, Baseball or Track
Meets
DETAILS ARE BEING FIXED

Plans now approaching completion
for the reconstruction OF Franklin Field
will make it the largest stadium IN the
country, with accommodations for foot
ball. baseball and track combined. ac-
cording to figures In the possession Of
Sydney Z. Hutchinson. Of the Alumni
Committee in charge OF the proTct.
The increased seating capacity. which
will provide room for 5000 spectators
has been attained In the plan by ex
tending the grand stands out over the
sidewalks to the north and south. and
eastward to the tracks of the Penn
sylvania Railroad at the end opposite
the gymnasium.
Part Of this increase in seating ca =
pacity will be obtained by an ingenious
system Of semi temporary seats. which
will extend out over the running track
for the football games and may be rolled
back on tracks beneath the grand stand
proper at other times. when they arc
not needed.
Those in charge OF designing the new
stadium were confronted with the prob
lem Of materially increasing the seating
area without any increase in land area
to speak Of and without interfering
Nltn uuY Ol lIN luNiIitlNo lSL lAS Ill &c
sports above mentioned.
This difficulty was solved by moving
the baseball diamond westward thirty
feet toward the gymnasium and adopting
the system OF disappearing stands for
the accommodation of the maximum at
tendance.
The plan to extend tho structure out
over the sidewalks. thus adding mate
rally to the available space, necessi-
tated the passage Of n special ordinance
by City Council. The projected ar
rangement contemplates an arcade,
supported by arches in the Roman
style, to harmoniZe in appearance with
the University Museum across the
street 10 the south.
At intervals there will be ramps, or
inclined approaches, which connect the
street level with openings in tho midst
of the stands half way to the top.
These will permit OF quick cgress from
the structure nfter the games.
Although the two easternmost cor
ners Of the field have not been provided
with any seating arrangement in the
accompanying plan on account Of the
apparent difficulty in securing an un-
obstrdcted view Of the field from that
position, it is expected that these two
sections will be so raised above the ad-
Joining seats in the final plan that they
will be fully AZ desirable as others
nearby.
The materials to be used in con-
structing the new stadium will be con-
crete, brick and steel, supplanting the
wood and brick Of the present struc-
ture. It's exterior dimensions will be
87S by 472 feet, with interior meas
urements of 400 by 800 feet, covering
an area of 7.3 acres.
While the new Franklin Field will
eral stadiums, one of which, the Ohio
State University Field, will have two
levels, It will lead all fields capable OF
staging football, baseball and track.
The DINO state field will have no
for baseball. and the
Yale bowl, with its 5000 capacity, Is
designed for football alone.
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CORTELYOU BARS
BOXING MANAGERS
Methods OF Sam Goldman and
Charley Rose Cause Action
Of Director
PENALIZED FOR LETTER

Sam Goldman and Charles Rose,
managers OF prominent boxers, today
we're barred indefinitely from doing
business with promoters in this city
by James T. Cortelyou, Director of
Public Safety.
"As long as I am Director Of Public
Safety Rose and Goldman are barred
from having boxing business dealings
with Philadelphia promoters" the Di-
rector stated this morning after a meet
Ing held in his Office In the City Hall.
Jack Hanlon, former matchmaker of
the National a. A.. presented the Di-
rector with a letter written by Sam
Goldman. dated January 10, in which
the manager referred to getting O soft
thing for Fred Fulton, the giant heavy
weight boxer. In the letter reference
was also made concerning a Stew
soft thing in boxing parlance--for
Jimmy Hanlon, also managed by the
Rose Goldman combination.
Hanlon expected to hold special
show at the National A. 4. on January
%, and in one of the bouts Jimmy Ham
Ion was to meet George Chancy.
A verbal contract had previously been
entered into by Charley Rose, one Of
Hanlon's two managers, and the Ran
OBeuent or Lnc Ice IuluCe IOT I1uUlOTl
to appear there on January "a to meet
q boxer designated by the club.
According to Goldman's letter, re-
ccived by Hanion. the managers OF the
Denver boxer stated that he would call
off the bout at the Ice Palace 80 that
Hanlon could appear on January % at
the National Club.
According to the Philadelphia box
ing rules, boxer must not mako q
Contract with another club in this city
until nftcr he has fulfilled his obliga-
lions N the first one with which he
has contracted.
Charles Rose, one Of the members
of the managing team who was present
ut the meeting in the directors office
this morning. stated that he was ignor-
ant Of the letter written by Goldman
10 Jack Hanlon. He averrcd that he
knew nothing of It, and that. SO far
as he was concerned, Hanlon was TO
fulfill his obligations with the Ice Pal
ace.
Because of the reference in Goldman 5
letter TO getting easy marks for his
boxers and the fact that they wanted
to withdraw from their original con =
tract. the director plastered on the ban
The dictum OF the director docsn I
bar the boxers managed by the Rose
Goldman combination but prevents the
managers from signing any contracts
for them or otherwise doing business
with Philadelphia promoters.
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Baker Denies Report
He Will Quit Baseball

Baltimore, Jan. 1T.-John Frank
lin Baker, erstwhile "home-run
king" who Joined the ranks Of the
benedicts yesterday by marrying Miss
Elizabeth Mitchell, of this city, Wig
orously denied the report that be
was through with baseball.
II really have nothing TO say, as
have not decided definitely, but the
report that I have quit baseball Is
ali bosh. ] signed a one year con-
tract last year with n reserve clause,
and It is not unlikely that ! will
return"
Mrs. Bakers father, John G.
Mitchell, said he had no objection
to his sion in laws playing baseball,
and he did not believe that his
daughter did. He also said he be-
lieved Beker would return to the
Yankees in the sprinx.
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TO REPLACE LOST
. BASKETBALL CUPS
Followers OF st. Ann Teams
Mourn Loss Of Twenty-three
Valuable Trophies

CT. AIMS TEMPERANCE HALL
~ on East Lehigh avenue and Miller
sstfeet was the scene of n disastrous fire
last week which was featured by the
sensational escape OF one hundred or
a.orc students who occupied the first
noor used ns the commercial annex TO
et. AIMS Parochial School.
In the height OF the excitement little
vas thought Of the valuable contents
OF the building. In the evening the
;oupg men OF the parish gathered ms
IN their usual custom, and the thought
uppermost in their minds was: "What
peame of the many valuable trophies
Won in the basketball cage?"
investigation disclosed the fact that
twenty-three handsome cups, emble-
sslatic OF the championships won by the
smrst and second basketball teams from
IWl and 1909, had been destroyed The
CORRECTION represented cash value of
oyer $1,000. but to the fans of Port
nIchmond and especially those who fol-
.o%ea the fortunes Of the great Purple
sna Gold teams of twenty years ago.
helr loss is not to be estimated In
monetary terms.
IN basketball st. Ann reached pin
hhacle never attained by any other club
SSelore or after. But the ravages Of the
nfe are TO be outdone. for already there
rs we'll defined movement on foot in
Mchmond which will hardly end until
me twenty-t three valuable trophies have
been replaced.
The st. AIMS team was organized
IN the fall OF 1901, and played indie
peHdeht ball that season with fair sue
cess In 1902 the Philadelphia Catholic
league was organized with eight strong
ams'including among others Shanahan,
SSathedral, st. Columba's, st. James,
~, Anthony's and Victrix. st. AIMS
secured as coach Bill Keenan,, regarded,
..ten to this day, the greatest center
'o1 cage game has ever produced.
A. Under keenan's guidance they won
SIo Ssao ISo2 championship, beating out
Snsnahan first and second in a close,
nard finish. In 1908 they were given
sqe hardest kind Of opposition by Shan
s' suah' Cathedral and st. Columba's B, but
managed TO again finish on top
IN iVoa, Billy McNichol, son Of the
.e .a,e Jim" McNichol, determined TO
ont Mts the measure OF the Port Richmond
oa.hts,, tinecombed Philadelphia and
S.hered together rs fine a collection OF
,setoall stars, as the city could at
ia. time produce. Under Cathedrals
Einner there were Joe Ruff and Dick
S,oom, OF La Salle's championship five;
1sennen, OF Catholic High; Jim Fltz-
Sa'''cS' OF the University of Pennsyl-
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KID Wedge Can't Wedge
His Way Into Harvard

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. IT
Frederick Il. Wedge. graduate of tho
prize ring and of the University of
Arizona, seeking to get a post grad.
uate degree from Harvard University
IN his fortieth year, may have made
trip half way across the continent
IN freight car and caboose for moth.
ing.
Kid" Wedge, as he was known
IN Wisconsin lumber camps and in
boxing circles two decades ago.
dropped of a train yesterday after
a 2oO0-mile journey from Xr;zona
10 enter the Harvard Graduate
school OF Education. Today It was
learned that Harvard authorities had
oeen trying to reach him for some
time, by mail and telegram w.itb
word that his qualifications were not
at this time. ''0n
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team OF last year, are again candidates
for the team. Added to this trio are
Don Head. captain of the cross country
team last year Herr, who won the half
mile in the weekly meet last Friday. and
Johnny Holden, the Washington, D. c.,
middle distance star and member Of the
freshman team Of last year.
Broom, Meredith. and McMullen
are almost certoin to make tho
team oith Holden as the best of
the remaining contcndcrs. Last
spring Holdcn did considerable
running as q freshman, both in The
quarter and holt milo runs. Hts
year, Of experience added 20 tohat =.
he has learned during this fall
mate TO Broton, Meredith and Nc.
Mullen. 49, e., -
Several Of the leading contenders for
the team think that Penn can do close
be fast enough to win the race. although
Illinois has an exceptionally fast two
mile team. as has Iowa State, which Is
expected to enter the meet. The last
named will race Penn State in q special
two mile race in Madison Square Gar
den the night Of the Milrose games. The
have the same team that finished Sec
ond to Yale in the two mile champion
ships In the relays last year.
George Orton, who looks after the re =
lay games, expects to so West with the
relay team to meet tho officials Of the
Western Conference and Far Western
colleges to talk over the relay games
with them.
Wittmer on Varsity
AL Wittmer, who won the 300. yard
novice race in Friday afternoons meet,
was promoted to the varsity squad yes
terday by Coach Robertson. He worked
out with the regulars during the after
noon, passing the baton with the re E
maindcr OF the team during q sririted
spriuting drill.
Wittmer has all the earmarks OF nm
excellent track man. He is built along
the lines Of Earl Eby. only few inches
taller and trife heavier. He has an
excellent drive in bis legs. is strong and
n fighter. in the parlance of the truck.
Coach Heisman. of the football team.
Is having his trouble these days. With
the mid year examinations stnrtinc
next week and resultant increased
amount OF work for the gridiron play
ers the turnouts for the three days n
week drill In the Armory are very small.
1t Is the plan Of the head coach TO
teach the backs and ends from the var.
sity and freshman teams of last wear
TO throw forward passes and punt. Tho
drill Is to last about II half hour with
the veterans and freshies working our
IN civilian attire and football shoe.
Ihe drills are TO last couple of weeks
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NAVYATHLETES ENTER
PENN,S RELA Y RACES
Harold CASTOR May Be
at Penn NEXT Year

Harold CASTOR, one = Of Penn's
greatest line stars Of the past, may
be secured to assist in coaching the
Red and Blue forwards next year,
according to one close to football af-
fairs ut the University.
II Is said that CASTOR, who is m
officer in tho army, will be able to
come to the University next year and
assist the coaches in lifting the Red
and Blue out Of the gridiron mire. 1t
Is also said that instead Of one line
coach next year several will be used,
who will assist the freshman coach
and the scrub coach in addition to
looking after the varsity.
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JOHNNY DUNDEE BEATEN
Loses Decision to Charley White lr
Boston Bout

Boston, Jan. Il. - Charley White,
Chicago lightweight, was awarded the
decision over Johnny Dundee, rated as
junior lightweight champion Of the
world, in round bout here. White
weighed 1877 pounds. Dundee 12S.
White led in the FIRST three rounds.
Dundee came back strong in the fourth
and seemed TO have a shade the better
Of his opponent in several Of the re :
naming rounds.
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YAMADO TWICE WINNER
Jap 5llIlardIst Defeats George sut,
ton In Both Matches

Koji Iamado, the Jap wizard, cham
pion Of japan at 1872. defeated George
Handles sutton, yesterday after
noon, 250 TO 80, and again last night,
200 to 1874, at Allinger's.
Although outclassed in the afternoon
performance, Sutton showed a wonder
full exhibition Of billiards In the evening
match, having high run of SO and an
average OF 16. Yamado had nm aver.
age OF 25 and an unfinished run Of os.
In the afternoon match he had a high
run OF 107.
In the first game Yamado had an
average of IL and high run of 1O7.
Sutton's high run was % and he had
an average of 4.
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Compete Service Race Penn Relay Carnival
May Receipe DdUis Cup
Challenge From ireland

Among the probable chailengcrs
for the Davis Cup next season Is the
Irish Free State. Ireland has been
represented with conspicuous dis
tinction in these international lawn.
tennis matches in the past by such
men as J. G. Parke, playing on the,
British Isles teams, and. now that
she has attained the status of a
dominion. It is fully expected that
she will take her place independently
in the lists. In the Hon. Cecil
Campbell and Il. ID. McCrea ireland
has the nucleus of an international
team. The first mentioned was
chosen for the British team OF last
season, but was unable TO make the
trip to this country.
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toe with Mascot and matched him with
punches OF the slcdge- hammer variety.

toe with Mascot and matched him with
punches OF the slcdge- hammer variety.
Both battlcrs were roundly cheercd BY
the rams who voted It great contest.
Tommy Murray proved that expert =
ence will often win over rugged clever
youths who need more ring work. he
scored hairlinc decision over Benny
hass, the little knockerout. A cut over
Murray's eye in the second round made
1t appear for time as though the bout
would be called off. Murray did not
permit little thing like small river
Of blood to interfere with bis employ
ment and he kept after Bass ali the
harder. The fifth was the best round
Of this setto. Bass scoring heavily at
Murray head and Murray driving home
hard wallops to Bass ribs.
In the opener Matty Dcchtc- and
Bobby Wolgast walloped each other for
keeps with neither having enough sd-
vantage over the other to get the ponalar
verdict.
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Football Players Strongly
Represented in Navy Boxing

Annapolis, Nd, Jan. 17.-Foot-
ball players were particularly suc-
cessful in the elimination boxing
matches held at the Naval Academy
last week, and arc largely repre-
sented in the squad of thirty -four
sent to the training table. Among
them are Larson, captain Of the
team last year, and Conroy, captain
for the present season: Barchet,
Cruise. Hamilton, O'Regan, Rooney,
Flaherty, Matthews and Powell.
Moorehouse, captain of the lacrosse
team, is another Of the squad.
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Scraps about Scrappers

Joe Kennedy has taken over tho manax..
tneHt OF Ionny Golden who has fought III
Esns,nS.as ,snu,ns light and weterwo!ghts Ground
Lew Sehupp. the Lancaster m,dd,.yeish,
,iuh hhnAiaus 10 get started At one OF tho local
"a Danny Damn Gnvos, formerly oG Rrlsbes. Aris..
@srs to ss ks kis RS%s %aoS at
o! any OF the ics-pound boys "'''
Al. Mluus Britt has signed Louisiana to a
Tng battles and is % ersd,shdf hfs w,ts been & In 9So
ssht when the ElddS %ss @ eRsmpSa; Sr sGS count OF
to boz JACKIE Bah, a YSrk on Il sos:dasd
srg sr9 n'e1' P5eE Somlon at Altoona on JAM.
O, "A wi.nnl wifsnashs5weiSht q ability IN the person
wipI;g, STgTn is the younyster who foush. t9S Kid
MIIhains ". couple o. months ago and Eays
nm quite tussIe for the hOnors. N sew
n,,s ,,smlltnS % I'm" LcrO. OF West Phils DEL
IN ''e-t0p condition for future bouts.
leo mnon; who boxes under .tAs name o,
son. Low 10 a welterwsixht' but hnSs WI.
forced 70 meet middlcweisSts In ord oHSer Ssfn 70
. Al yerbccken, after an absence from, ~,
ring for sl1 weeks, will be sesn in ecti"p 'ns ~.
prlooy nikht In the Cambria Wind.up NJ
opponent 11p VIII DO Vincent Lopez Of Cams
Fay Kaiser, the Cumberland, Nd. mid
MA, In one OF the two eIEht.ronnSsrs,
Madisop square Garden next Friday niaht
the tsSround so between Ausle Ratnar
ana Mike Mcrigue, slated for MontrssI
Ssn,. SannsaAry 10 has been postponed until
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Billy Mlske outpoInts WeInert

Newark. -. j.. Van. l7.-Dilly NisHe ST.
Pau! hssyy%y ; ys'. ysish'. ogipointed Sharley Wei
rounds ct the Broad 4. G. here Miske Won
all tho way. He save Wenert a bod iNoiHg
Niske had We.nert IN bad way in he
ninth round, the boil coming TO Ma rescue
Al Thomas defeated Frankie Carr In IL.
sem!Gnal. Tho referee S,opped the bout in
the eighth round. '''
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Would Limit Free pass..

Albany. ", Jan. .lT.-If Assemb,yrnan
Of admission to any thoroughbrsd race. meet
Ing TO not more than u.56, 10 made a law,
allowed TO use pass for free admissions
Furthermore, no pass shall be issued excspt
sion
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Colonel Pierce Guest Of Honor

washinEton. Pa. Jan. l7.--Co,oael p =
Pierce. OF West Point. president o. tho II
vcrcollcglate Athlct.c Association, VIII he
the guest OF honor 4. the ovation ~ ~,
given BY the a!uTn! OF the ins,itutior w.
tho Washington ard Jefferson football team
here Thursday night.
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Muhlenbers Defeats PeIem.o

Muhleneerg \ A. defeated Polen,.o y, ~.
!atteTs ate moor by The score or 20 70 io Pole
ahsuuIod tho lead at the start ana mat.
ta!ned t. TO the finish. ~"N f'a''''
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Al yerbccksn, after an absence from, -,
Fraay FFns TOR f.5 ws.Ns WIZ be seen n action on
opponent viii bo Vineent oTIa -, w'nd,yp, Hts
Dix. N"' VI camp
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Fay Kaiser. the CumberIapa wa
dieweight. battles Jimmy Darcy. OF Ca,;yn,Gr- ,;S,G-
ma IN one or the two eight-rounders q,
Maoison square Garden next Friday nisht
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Lao Dtlion, who boxes under the nam. a.
Lew stahh ~ In excellent condition anS Z,
open 70 meet Jack Britton or Johnny vii
son. Lew 10 welterwalght but has 49,
forced forced 70 meet middlcwelShts In order 4
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and Mike Mcrisue, slated for Montrasir
Ssn,, In, January ~ IL has been postponed until
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ph,s ,sm.lnx ?. Tst,,J Jm Lero. Of West Philsd.,.
IN tip-top condition for future bouts
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- isathepweight OF ability N the porson
10 S.o show hls tistio wares 10 Phi!iy FANS ms
TEiPrtnS TEgPrmtn the youryster who foush. Kid
MNiAns couple of months ago ana Ea,s
nm quite a tussIe for the honors. sow
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Jco Kennedy has taken over tho nansso.
ment or Tommy Golden who has fonsh. 81
{Fs,s.g Inc isaaing light end welterwo!ghts arouni
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N1uus Britt has signed Louisiana 10 n
thsee-year contract. Louisy has been in s5o
KID Williams en- the floor for the eomns ~
eight when the k!ddo was champion, VI
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zoo McCabe, OF I,ancaster 1, a.,.,,,,,
10 boz Jackie Bahl at York on Januarv 70
ana meets pick Conlon at Altoona on JanU.
a'' ID '' '"S teatuFe bout OF ton rounds.