Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-19
900 Boys Join
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Park were thrown open free his after
noon I" all boys and girls. tar tickets
for 5000 boys were provided by mem
Der Of The Rotary CUb-enough TO pay
the fares of 1000 boys 70 and from the
resort. Woodside Park made similar
arrangements.
Dark rumors thar the same diff =
Guilty might be met in getting per-
mission 10 use City Hall Plaza for
the grand marble. shooting contest to-
morrow AS arose in connection with
he Twenty eighth Divisions reunion
recently, were laid to rest today by
h" statement of Thomas $ Martin.
secretary of the Park Commission. that
no permit would be necessary for this
purpose.
Fearful Of further complications with
To" Park Comm ssion. Mayor Moore
had directed Harry T. Baxter. Chief of
City Property. 70 make formal applica :
ton for "A permit in behalf of .Ap 20,
Week authorities in order that there
might be no hitch in their plans to
stage the contest on the Plaza at 80
u. VI. tomorrow.
Red Stoddart. darling of the will
liam Cramp Public School. and hero of
the Wastmoroland Recreation Center,
has fought his way through in compe
tition with $500 boys. and is the marble
shooting champion Of Philadelphia.
Red achieved this proud distinc-
ton in struggle Of the Titans yester-
day afternoon N the Funtield Recrea =
ton Center. Twenty second street and
Sadgley avenue. where he defeated
'Barnie' Powers. the South Philadel.
phia marvel. in the final contest.
Tomorrow he will throw down the
gage TO the champions of New York and
Baltimore. and the great national con =
test to determine the champion marble
shooter Of the universe.
Red. who is known also AS vii.
liam. is fourteen years old. and lives
at 1895 North Philip street. fought
brilliantly all through the preliminary
rounds. and 1t was only by an exhibi
tion Of superhuman skill with the pills
that he was able to send his rival down
TO defeat yesterday.
Jerseyite Stays at Home
One more refusal TO permit his 50 ..
ca led "Champion Of the World" 10
play elsewhere than on his home grounds
was received here today by the di
rector Of the Boy Week marble shoot. &.
ing contest from the manager Of the
Jersey City champion.
The language in which this refusal
was couched leads to the suspicion that
II was intended to invite further cor
respondence on the subject but the
director here has expressed himself as
through He will stick to his ulti-
matun: unless the Jersey City champ
enters the Philadelphia contes, by noon
today hs will be debarred.
Boys without a real home will not be
forgotten tonight. 4 big entertain
ment al the Ice Palace has beer ar
ranged for all boys in institutions. for
whom automobiles will call at 6 40 =.
NJ The show will start at o'clock
and end AZ Q. during which time there
will be boxing by real wind up boxers,
music vaudeville. food. drills and
everything TO gladden. the boy heart.
The I. Triangle Club Of the Ger
mantown BOYS Club will present Booth
Tarking,ons comedy, Clarence, TO-
night ar the Orpheum Theatre. Ger
mantown and Chelten avenues. in con
nection with Boy Week. The use OF
he thcatre has been donated by FREQ
j. Zimmerman, Sr., and admission will
be free.