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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
Y'S Krar

r OTIS of folks prefer poetry. but COL
II lcge students are reading up on
pros.
"FootLaH only sport to pay At
Luf1vcttc." Headline. Notre Dame
and Illinois, please COPY.
Our Daily Guessing Contest-Why
do the college players spell IL lama.
tour? And higher education hire?
COLLEGE DIRECTORS OF, ATHLETICS $
ARE Now RCSlIY ENGAGED IN
STRAIGHTENING OUT SOUTH BEND.
After the Western houseclea ming. the
CO aches are kIc'sirg because they'll have 10
60 on with the scrubs.
some players think the only lines drawn
are the goal lines.
College football certainly got check.
The players don't seem TO oorry much
about getting the gate. Thcy've al.
ready gotten most OF II.
Pro athletes are finding 1t hot on the
college gridiron.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
COLLEGE GRID STARS
MAY "GET HEP" SOON
Learning Is Tedious Process, But So Many "S'mo"
Pwes Haze Been Caught Lately That 1t May
Be Lesson to Others
pv CRANTI AND RICE

'SND nASE - .. o,, -.
Willie Heston, fed Coy and Jim Thorpe
They all had forty horsepower .uI.ve, .,
and you couldn t dent one OF the'r props
in train wreck
UDO ARMS or legs give out quicker
- on the hall field among veternnsT
asks n reader. 1t seems to be stand;
of. If anything. the leg seems to out
last the arm. More than often both wnne
together to about the same degree. Inc
stcndy grind upon the legs doesn't seem
to be quite as wearing as the pressurs
on the arm from the snap often needed
to got the ball to It's Dissipation. The
arm needs more watchful attention thnn
the leg in spring training. where many
nm overly ambitious throwcr comes to
sudden grief in the belief that his arm
is about 90 per cent steel.
THE shoulder is generally the start.
]. ing plnce of all nrm trouble. And
when n shoulder gets out of focus the
ball player I" up against enough trouble.
Tho same thing is true Of knee In foot
ball. When the Big Hinge gets rust.
or twisted. the football players career
is out near the rim. A weak ankle !.
bad enough. but n spotty knee is usual!
| a total loss.
EUROPEAN armies were supposed
IL 10 have established diggin'- -ir
record around the winter Of 101l-15
but they were pkers compared to Jcss
| Willard. when promoters attempted t
lure him back in the ring with Dempsey
jess seems to have dug himself II
deeper than a dozen pickaXes, working
overtime. Only blast will ever brini
him to light again.
Copyright. 1899. An Rights RcscrDcd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
"The Hardest Battle
of My Ring Career
Sphas to Play Eastern
League Quintefs Here

Eastern League Basketball teams
will be seen in action in this city.
according to an announcement made
by Harry Passon. of the South
Philly Hebrews. this morning. On
next Thursday night at New Audi
torium Hall. Seventh street and
Snyder avenue. the Camden Skcct-
crs will be the attraction. and ar
ransements are under way to play
Wilkes Barre the week following.
Tonight the Sphas will meet Nor
ristown, and in the other game two
girls teams, one from Bridgeport
and the other from Norristown will
clash for the championship Of the
rural towns. They have met on
previous occasions and each has won
on the home floor, SO it was decided
to arrange game on a neutral
court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
ONE LOCAL CAGE
LEAGUE TO STICK
PhiIa. Manufacturers Circuit
Directors Decide to Finish
1922 Campaign
CAMDEN TRIMS COATES

The Philadelphia Manufacturers
Basketball League. the only ma ior cnge
organization in Philadelphia that has
not gone under this season. will posi-
lively finish the 1902 season. This was
the unanimous decision of the Board Of
Managers at special meeting held last
night.
Considerable of the success of the or
ganization this year was due to the
Unforeseen" foresight Of the Schedule
Committee and their arranging of the
seasons games may some time in the
future be cqualed. but their Judgment
will never be cxccllod--that Is. -provd-
ing that Art Loom polishcs off keystone
| Telephone when they clash tonight at
Yonah Hall. o727 West Columbia ave-
nue..
In the first half Philadelphia Termi-
nal and Fleishcr ran neck and neck. not
! losing n game. and it so happened that
they were drawn to play the final con-
test. Terminal won and all was lovely
inasmuch Ms interest in the race never
waned.
In the final series now being played
American Railway Express has wor
six straight. and if Art Loom wins from
keystone they will be tied. These c'ub'
will then meet next week in the final
and the winner opposes Philadelphia
Terminal in the play-of. The kcel
Judgment in arranging the schedule ha
kept the clubs interested all year. clS
all organized major league baskctbnll II
this city for 1922 might now be thin'
OF the past.
Dave Kerr Again
Dave Kerr was the deciding factor i,
St h,
Camden last night over Coatcsvillr. th
second in three days. On Mondn,
Dawes four baskets won at Coat"Svill
and his quartet of two o-pointers turned
tn" trick last night.
For several weeks it has been ri
morcd that DR.. Louis Sugnrman woul'
ioin Coatesvillc. lie has been prcscn
Mt both of their last home games am
, announced that he had been signed. II
got into action and his presence ndd"
hraps of confidence to the players
Judging by their performance.
He was the big factor In Il llfc-sizc
Y scare handed the Skcctcrs. The scor
at half time was Is to 10 in favor G
the home team, but DIR. Sugarma
made speech between halves. Coates
! vile went into the final and in shor
while had gone out in front by /
to II.
= A Fatal Pass
But it was n fatal pass by Sugarma
that paved the way for his teams do
n feat. With the totals ut 19.all tn
doctor passed to Glasco. At least h
intended to, but Kerr intercepted III
= ball and scored two-pointer. II
followed this with foul throw and hi
b fourth two-pOintor, the five marker
. giving the Skects another victory
their march toward the pennant.
Nativity Catholic Club handed jo
@ to the aspirations Of Kayoula by do
fenting the downtowfers 20 to IL. ri
game was played at Nativity Hall ~
was featured by the work of Dunth
Tonight at st, Thomas Hall, Eight
e centh and Morris street, Aquini
iiss plays Shanahan, and at st. Rita
r. Hail, at Broad and Federal street
T. Madonna meets l., y. V, u. Madonl
,,e plays st. Peters, at Third and Brow
~ streets, tomorrow evening In the secol
N of series Of three games.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
MISSOURI AFTER COACH
Prominent Players Considered for
Position Held by James Phelan

Columbia, Mo-. Feb. 9.--James
Phelan, head football coach at the Uni
yersity of Missouri. has intimated to
athletic officials that he is planning to
take another position next fall and can.
didates are being considered to fill the
expected vacancy, it became known
here today.
Eeveral men are under discussion for
the place. among them \. b. VIM
berly, former guard and center on
the Washington and Jefferson team; Il.
~. Higgins. of Penn State; Henry
0avrity, of Princeton; J. B. McCor-
mick, Of Princeton, and Harry Robert
eon, OF Syracuse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
Frasee Gets the Lou Down on Joe Dugan
NEW YORK COPPER COPS
Bob McAlIister Lands Metropolitan
1o0.Yard Indoor Title

New York. Feb. 0.-Bob McAllister,
the Gotham policeman, holds the Metro :
politan a. a. L. 1CO-yard champion =
ahip by virtue Of his victory over
Bernie Wefers, Jr.. at last night 5
Samaclar A. 4. games.
He thus becomes the fourth famous
athlete furnished by "thc finest" Nc
Allister negotiated the 100 yards in ten
than the worlds indoor record
Other members of the police depart,
ment's noted athletic quartet are p. J
Ryan, Olympic champion hammer
throwcr; Matt McGrath. former cham
pion weight HEAVIER, and 7. Mcdonald
also q weight man.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09

out attempting
to be egotisti'
cal. I don't
think I ever
have had Il hard
bout.
Never have ]
b C g II extended
to the ! l NJ ! t.
However,, only
recently. in that
IN a { G h which
won for me the
American light
cav y W c light
crown, when !
W a s rendered
the d decisio o u
against Battling
Ieyinsky, after
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
LIGHTWEIGHT RIVALS READY
Leonard viii Scale 1875 Pounds for
Bout With Rocky Kansas

New York, Feb. 0.-Benny Leonard,
lightweight champion. and Rocky Kan
saS, challenger. have finished training
for their fifteen round tine puur IN
Madison Square Garden tomorrow night.
The champion weighed in at fractron
over 1876 pounds when he started his
final days work, md it was announced
at his training quarters that he would
be at the 135- pound lightweight limit
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Under the rules the title will be at
stake as long as the challenger makes
the weight. Should Kansas weigh in
at 100 pounds and defeat the champion,
even though the latter were above
weight, he would win the title. Should
both be, above weight the title will not
be involved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
STATE WRESTLERS INJURED
Mcmahon and EIlwood viii BE Out
for Some Time

State College, Pa. Feb. o. - Penn
State wrestling prospects were dealt
quite blow in the trials for the open.
ing meet with Lehigh when Tiny Nc
Mahon. veteran heavyweight, received
dislocated vcrtebra in his neck that
will probably Keep him off the mats for
the greater part of the season.
Ellwood. another promising grappler
in the 15S.pound class, was also put
out for at least month when he had
rib fractured.
McMahon's injury came in n bou.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
H0RNsBY WANTS $25,ooo
Hitting King Demands Three.YeaI
Contract-Owners Ball.

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. GA Disagree
mIent has arisen between Rogers Horns
by, leading batsman OF the National
League, and officials of the local Ma
tionals over a signing Of n 1922 con :
tract. it was learned today.
IIornsby. who last year received S11
600 is asking S25, 900 II year for three
years, while club officials so far hive
agreed to pay him only $l5, 900 wear
for three years, 1t was said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
seventy.four Straight for Passale

record ssrins Century os rain,s wGnls mia
by PasssiG High Schools "wond"r basket
ball team" WAS shattered at EnpsIwood
Coach Errest Bloods State cbampons
were held to- % TO Is score by Enseiwood
only thirty-four minutes, under LEAGUE rssu,
lntions II was eighteen straight for Pas
sale this season and seventy-four strsisht ii
three yesre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
HAGNATES SEE FIRE,
RCALL ON PRESIDENT
I AND ADOPT SCHEDULE
Nothing Else Happened in American League Mee'"e
in Washington-Detroit Fails to Trade Veoc"
s and Yanks Still Need an Outfelder
By ROBERT w. MAXWELL
shorts Editor Evening Public Ledger


and aoWey ou,
Not;onol
cnsrs
as to
coming niece
the which
nothing about uht WINS
now
cort II and ocoo l.
in your and it,
II took all afternoon to get through % @ @
h,s,nas on spilled but the
brand During the meeting SOMEBODY
landed
uldinr building on
be o opened window the ho,
huge and urnh" ~!
blaze IN to" "lh snow" ''at
provide amusement for th'ir guest
LOBBY \'ah
still member OF the white SOY" H
Hoped conN'rc
ouhed
he would be walorcd
feared
n otofh the dea was of before 1t started
in mood for trades Jim Dunn and IRIS
banders Bobby Quinn
represented St. Ioc Coone Rup and Huston
Griffith Bill Richardson
around said nothing and when 1t came
they beat It,
White represented. Ban johnson
tell him mhcn the
10 atten oced the Strunk dcnl in the whsk'rs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09

twelve rounds, l was 50 anxious to con :
meet with knockout, and Barney pu!
on such defensive contest. that
worked harder than ever before.
Another thing--nervousness about the
match itself. not Levinsky. caused me
somewhat Of n strain. BY winning
with knockout punch I knew there
would be 10 doubt about being de-
clarcd best of Americas light heavy.
weights. but if the bout was to &C
the limit I was afraid there might bt
some doubt.
When 7 entered the ring at the
Garden that night could feel my
knees knocking against each other.
Ncrer ras ! so dnEious TO hear
the clang of the opening gong.
Then when the bell did ring | wGs
bit in daze. | almost forgot my III
structions. deciding at the last momen
to see what sort cf bout Levinsky hat
mapped out.
After three rounds decided finall,
that the veteran was in there to sta
the limit, and then from the fourt
round on I started to tear In. But
was hard to make n good battle of II
| because of IevlnskyS carefulneSS. 10
know ! don't think that he led one
until along about the eighth round. an
tEon his flash lasted only few seconds
If Levinsky had taken several chance
that is had be opened up occasionally
| I am sure that ] would have spillc
him into the resin.
The hardest experience I have ba
with the gloves was work out wit
nv stable mate. Willie jackson. Bot
of us were training at Scobeyvill'
y. j.. where I always get myself
shape for bout.
Jackson rns preparing for
match mith Jimmy Hanlon and I
was getting into condition for a
bout mith Marty Burke. During
a little fuss ace had Wtllic landed
rith that a,cful right flush on my
left ear. And haze one Of those
"tin" things to Sho,o for It.
Sailor Freedman will tell about the har
eat battle Of his ring caree! in saturday
editon Of the Evening Public Ledger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
The lin. Hin for February

by GtANll
The Hip. Hip for February
o fcstirc month that ends the droath
OF rinfcr's non elastic dope.
When once ogni" the bunch '"ino'
And p.eycd bugs no longer mopc:
When here Is something, moro hdn
junk
To MI the erer. yawning space.
And all this Snop encruSfed bunk
No longer Stares one IN the fdce-
o Biz League month of rare rcputc.
Here's back at you, both aft and fore |;
Come on. jam IN the bush recruit
And skid along unto the score.
Lead as again TO springs young dream,
Apart from rinter's toicdrv plots,
TO Mays or Shocker's early steam,
From Tilden on TO nidshte shots.
T EARNING is always 81 tedious
~ process. Today ought to be to-
morrow's teacher, but 1t seldom is'
After all the furry of words sent Out
concerning college football. one might
think that even those colleginns will
professional yearnings would at least b'
careful and watch the safe side OF th'
border. The Western sector appeared
to be especially watchful. but it wa'
in this spot that the storm broke. Al
least twenty athletes In that vicinity
suddenly forgot what a brnin was for
leaving aside the ethical part of the sit
uation.
VERY likely next winter. there vii
Y be another football scandal involv
ing other institutions. For each mar
seems TO think he can beat the game
and got by with It. in spite of the fnc
that so many others have failed. Fol
that matter, quite n few have beaten th'
game and gotten by with II this las
year. At least they have beaten thu
game 10 the point where they are still
undetectcd. There Is Improvement II
sight, and this seems to be about all ont
can hope for.
The Pick Of the Cluster
TN PLACE of meeting Tom Gibbons
J. It seems better for Carpenter I.
wait until Gibbons. Tunncy and Gre
have settled the issue here at home n
to which one belongs.
After this it will be time enough t
send the winner against the Frenchman
There Is IN added advantage over thi
route. for VIC can have then two snapp
iousts among the three Americans bcfor
the international favor Is injected.
If Grcb and Gibbons were matche
and the winner sent against Tunney. II
winner in turn could be coupled wit
Carpenter to work up quite hurr!
with Dempsey still taking a vain pee
over the hills for some one coming o'
The wills Status
TNHE status of Harry Wills will N
i be definitely established until !
trades his wares with kid Norfol
the human rubber ball.
II Wills can suppress Norfolk effe
lively and not be too long about 1t.
!, will leave the foundation upon viii
a challenger can walk to much need
Locating a battle-ground for a Den,l
scy Wills affair Is another matter. Is
in the case Of dempsey, just now 1t seer
. TO be either Wills or another year
:, vacation, with the spotlight gradual
growing thinner and softer.
"CPEAKING of legs and football
y writes l.. X. g.. II hereby ent
= three famous scts-thosc belonging
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
MELRATH LOSES CUP
Philadelphia Gunner Defeated In
Feature Event at Kansas Cjtv

Fedture Event at Kansas CITY
Kansas City. NO.. Feb. 9.-E. G.
Wheeler, Pawhuska, Okla. won the
interstate individual flyer cup in a
shoot of at the eighteenth annual in.
terstate trapshooting tournament here,
following n four-cornered tie for first
place.
The cup. won yesterday by T.. B.
Melrath, Philadelphia, one Of the chal-
lengers OF Fred Etchen, Coffeyvlle,
Kansas, former holder of the cup, was
redeemed and placed in open cUmpetI.
tion again today as the feature event
on the program.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
Syracuse Wins In Last Minute

syracuse, N. y. Feb. 8.--Shooting the
winning goal In tho last minute and a half
OF play. George Fisher, veteran guard, gave
G. c, n, Y, basketball team here, Is 10 II.
The same was the hardest-fousht battle
the score was tied at Tall, and at no tims
were the teams separated by more than
three points.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
Better Known Tells Boss OF the thled

with jess Snrson, a 2sO. pounder. ~
has been showing. oil kinds Of sbiIIts
this. season. In fact. Snrson had Al.
ready registered fall over Tiny w6cs
the accident occurred. g. -ss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
WrsstIlna at the Troeadero

A. the Trocsdero Theatre tonight. Jack
Laurence. the heavyweight champion Of New
England. will wrestls Einar X Johansen,
the heavywsisht champion Of sweden. In Z
dnish matehs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09

Rur the important stuff was pulled earlier i" " day social call was
he latest % o Hs Of for the E x % %sSs" s 1s,
after s s; s m 5 (Which @ % mpssan, Tny G
%s s.d be 'n Tur,hs9%or
Ry who , wSsn'"s!Sn ton. club
whenever gets started hosts and furnished the local color They had
President Ha,1s I said Ga s. ~, a"4 asn think
str, rst 1t and % s T ls ss"s m % ws s1 E S | s %
the House G not sd d % although some
once S"ans where nI.. the president @ does ali Of
100 waiting their M their Mr. Hardin,
;s =: @ @ % ] $
emcal handshake.
s"S S, "r s S'ss .a1e x '' ~ ''
Connie Mack Most Popular MAJ, il, United States
w dent Harding pleased
me" s conns % Sack he a a, he shook hands with the lean
20" are better known =" the States ''" any
The T them the @ n: | %
into '1S % s9s in"
M The he Visitors ] Were S Lined up % in toe ] s1 Of & the room and listened y
"Mr President, wish take this invite
m Nv date asked I Mr. Harding ding & who been busy
M AR' i. + ;S.,, F;Ps sS asT sJ. said ,,s President , b, ,..
scorecard and pencil
TIE after viuors departed
through private crit Not 'o" f'e minutes
Frasee Gets the Lou Down Joe Dugan
> psrook Of belated luncheon.
'''t pnrrSsS % @
PLEASE sign pusnn," he asked
s sHS added d: @ % Sn s H s " r..:s ss
wisely and r @ tn nos that would
this and They him in
y Company
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09

BlJ0U ;TH nacs 4 Basketball TsaisIs
In ConiincsicT with Bur,srqy. SHOW
Greenway Club vs. Delco Cluh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09

When entered the ring at the
Garden that night I could feel my
knees knocking against each other.
Ncrer was ! so Gnrious TO hear
the clang of the opening gong.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

padded back to shore. The child's
screams rang on.
"They came from Mr., Edwards little
five-yee~.old daughter.
Please she shrieked, please. That
horrid, big woman is drowning daddy
Another time, because of my size,
nearly scared q msn 10 death. was visit
ing my aunt in Newport. / had been
asleep for some time when heard sounds
of fumb1ing at the front door. Knowing
that every one Of the family had latch
key, / knew that no one need have D :
trouble in getting into the house. made
up my mind it must be a burglar. threw
on long white kimona, and seized. a
fashlight that l always carry when
travelling crept softly, though heavily,
down the stairs feeling like heroine in
the movies.
"When / got half way down the last
fight, the street door at the bottom of
the. stairs suddenly opened The intruder
took one swift look at me and with
yell fell down the porch steps into the
street. Ny aunt, awakened by the yell,
came running.
Florence, she gasped, have you
killed my new roomerg
We dragged the belated lodger up the
porch steps and slammed the door TO avoid
neighbcrhood gossip. The creature kicked
. bit, sighed convulsively and opened his
eyes. He looked at me and shut them
again with another yell He opened q
protesting mouth from which issued fumes
OF MIXTURE Of now forbidden beverages.
!. Take 'er away he commanded.
my aunt.
He waved a banishing hand toward