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Evening journal., 1922-12-06
.SUSS. LEAGUE
CHANGES RULES
Teams Are Restricted as to
Where Players Can Be
Secured
NO CHANGE IN
CIRCUIT FOR 1923

Special 20 The Evening Journal
EIKToN. Nd. Dec. 6.-Ths sus-
auehanna Baseball League, which
was a big success this year. was re-
organized yesterday for the season Of
1928. The circuit nert yser will be
the same. composed OF B,isir, Oar
lington. Aberdeen. Hsvrs a. Grace,
in Hartford county; Rising Sun,
Perryvllls, Elk Mills and Eikton, in
Cecil county. Arthur f. Jewell. OF
Havre de Grace. who has been presl-
dent OF the league since Il wes FIRST
organized, was reelected. Major W.
r. Baldwin, OF Elk Mills. was elected
treasurer. and william F. Feehly, OF
Elkson. publicity secretary. A fsw
changes were made In the rules for
the coming season, the most impor-
taut beinF In regards 20 the territory
from which each club may secure
players. also the salary they shall be
paid
Before This action vxs taken Il
brought out a spirited discussion, but
it was hnally decided that each club
must play IN each rams at least six
players residing within seven miles
OF that town-only three outside
players being allowed to participate
IN any single rnme. The salary 20 be
paid umpire@ was also ixed a. $40
and oarfsro a game. In regards TO
playing or tie games. Il was decided
that they ehould be played on the
same grounds as originally played.
but the visiting team should be paid
cne-half OF the gate receipts.
Manager Ellis Deibert. OF the Elk
ton team, was unabis 20 be present
at the league meeting on account OF
being III with dipntheria- The new
rules will have a tendency 20 slow
up the league generally. and es-
pecially the Elkton team. which won
both halves the past season. and
later played close contests with the
Eastern shore League All Stars. and
the Delaware State All Stars. II Is
Understood that Bill" shsnner will
he back with Elkton next season 20
do tho twirling. and Patton will
again cover third sack, and Coyle
will be at short. Whether or not
Robinson will again don the Elktor
uniform IS not known. but he will b'
eligible, he residing within the sever
mile radius.
Evening journal., 1922-12-06
finer COURSE
FOR v. c. c. GOLF
Greens and Holes Are Be
ing Rearranged TO In
sure Better Game
REMOVE TREES
AT 11TH HOLE

Extensive Improvements are un-
dsrway a. the Wilmington Country
Club TO make the golf course com
pletely modern In all its appoint
ments and at the the same time
ada TO its attraotlveness from the
players standpoint both in scenic
beauty and sportiveness. Several OF
thj green's and holes are being
resrTangsd making better playing
distances which viii prove OF addl-
tional interest TO the player.
The improvements TO the course
which were started about two weeks
ago and will be completed in less
than another month. viii also in
crease the course yardage somewhat.
perhaps some so or 80 yards This
inereaSe and additional hazards be-
ing constructed about the greens
Will naturally o~uss a change ~ the
par fer the courss. edding AZ least
one stroke.
one fssturs IN the IMPROVEMENTS
which promises unusual attractive
ness and win augment the natural
beauty Of ths course is rearranging
OF tho eleventh hole. Some 80 or
40 trees are being cut down 20 lay
the fairway through the woods Gre
sting pleasing vista al this hole.
In addition 20 the eleventh hole
special rssrrsnEement Is being made
OF the ninth, tenth. twelfth AMI
thirteenth. The modernization OF
the green's includes the raising OF
the far ends. with the incline OF the
greens opposite 20 modern construc-
tlon II was easy for the ball 20 trickle
of on the approach or putt
The conconstruction OF the course
necsssitates the removal and re-
placing OF sod from cns position 20
another. The improvements will be
finished In plenty OF time so that
the soil and sod will have the full
benefits OF the action OF the ele-
ments. passing and settling through
the freezes and thaws TO be in
the best OF shape for play next
spring.
Tho Improvements which are be
ing made at the direction OF the
grounds committee OF the Whining
ton Country Club. OF which c. NJ.
Steward Is chairman. srs being
supervised by Donald Ross, Of Pine
hurst, n. c.. golf pro and noted golf
course engineers.
Evening journal., 1922-12-06
BY CLARENCE pUGosE

CUnited Press staff Correspondent)
TOKYO (By mail 10 United Press)
Baseball players are more effective
diplomats than professional diplo-
mats themselves.
A good pitcher can improve for
eign relations more than an able am
bassador can do and a top-notch
batting average is more to be de-
sired than the portfolio Of foreign
affairs
That's the sum and substance OF
what some Japanese newspapers say
about the visit here Of Hunters
American baseball team composed
OF players from the American and
National League pennant-winnins
teams.
we have no desire to disparsge
The Washington Conference" one OF
the papers said. But we believe
baseball in general and this team in
particular has smoothed Japanese
American relations. improved
friendship and made understanding,
even more than that conferences"
Japanese and the United States
are fighting right now in the only
way they are ever going 20 nght-
and that is on baseball diamond" "
another sheet said.
The Japanese are enthusiastic
baseball fans. Americas national
game has become virtually the ma
tlonal game OF Japan And the big
Rest baseball event Japan has ever
known Is under way now with tour
OF Herbert Hunters ali-big-league-
star American team. Hunter, Car
dlnal outfielder, coached baseball at
Japanese universities last year and
previously. This year. after the New
York Worlds Series. he brought TO
rhe Far East an all-star team TO
tour Japan playing the University
teams. and then TO play in China
and the PHILIPPINES.
Evening journal., 1922-12-06
NEWARK READY
FOR LAUREL GAME

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, Dec. e.-coach Joe"
wilson Is working the Newark high
school football squad hard every aft
ernoon to get them in shape for the
championship game with Laurel to
be played at Laurel on Saturday.
This game will be for the secondary
high school championship OF the
state and keen interest is being taken
in the coming contest by high schools
throughout the State, especially
those that had football teams this
season.
Coach Wilson has the team in fair
shape for the game and both coach
and players are confident OF captur-
ing the championship title for the
third consecutive year. The trip to
Laurel will probably be made by au-
tomobile and IN addition to the foot
ball squad many students are also
planning to take the trip on Satur-
day.
Evening journal., 1922-12-06
BASEBALL finds
new SPONSORS
Japanese Rapidly Learning
How to Play Our Ma
tional Game
UNIVERSITIES LEAD
IN PROMOTING SPORT

TOKYO CBy mail TO United
Press)-some OF these days ia
pan may cop the worlds cham
plonship baseball pennant7 -
Sounds like a pipe-dreaml
Maybe &c Is
Some OF the members OF the
all-star American team now Wis
itiDg here say it's possible-not
very probable and certainly not
in sight for a long time. But
they hand It 10 the Japanese
for having the latent stuff-and
there's more than one fan in
Tokyo all set TO bet his ready
cash that Nippon team will trim
the Giants in the Polo Grounds
some time in the dim and dis
tant future.
P. s: No real jack has been
put up. so you needn't send
over any japanese money or
ders yet.
Evening journal., 1922-12-06
Willard No Longer Dempsey Riual
Former Champion Make. Sorry Showing in Trial Bout
BY Jack eJungmeyer

LOS ANGELEs.-Jess Willard
seeking TO recover tho crown that
Dempsey hooked, asked the public
to judge. after few months train
ing, whether he deserved another
chance at HIS eonqueror.
The public has Judged-thst part
to which he had appealed. at least
The occasion was his first arsns
exhibition. in the Hollywood stadium
of the American Legion. few
nights ago. when he boxed a charity
bout.
And the verdict was a good-Da-
tured thumbs down.
A pitiabls giant -garnished with
grins and pathetic yearning for the
glory OF yesteryear piodding the
long, long trail TO fighting fftness.
but failing to-show comeback requi-
sites Of championship.
So rlngsiders and sports writers
saw and estimated Willard IN &C
tion against his sparring adversaries.
Tom Kennedy and Joe Bonds.
What Ring Experts Say
Said a veteran sporting editor.
friend OF tho big Kanssn: Amy pro-
moter who matches Jess with Dsmp-
say ought 10 be hsnged-it would
be a crime"
Said another rinr critic: "If Jsss
came in 20 Jack with his hands
down as he did here Dempsey would
break every rib in his body before
he could get 'em up"
stlu another: 1T wac expected
that jess Willard. clamoring for a
return match would at least go
about his business with some show
OF something. earnestnsss for ex-
ample. He did not show one char
acteristic OF the ex-chsmpion. let
alone a championship prospect"
Can't Make the Grade
There are whispers that Jess him
self has about concluded that he
can't make the grade. He has
trained seriously for several months
and has stripped on some 30 pounds
OF fat, stlll lowering in the neigh
borhood OF $50. But he packs con
siderable overweight which seems to
elude all training fgors-apparently
natures irreducible minimum for a
man Of his yesre. 80, frame and
poundage.
In clownish bravado he presented
that fulsome tummy TO be hammer
ed at by his spsrring fellows. They
whacked away at it with dull thuds
while jess giggled. He was slow and
looked soft. His capers suggested
a pretense at sprightliness which
you expected him 10 relax In the
privacy OF his dressing room.
Evening journal., 1922-12-06
9AA[N','N'g1N65 = J .
NARREINN

400 class for the third time. john
san look d over the books and de-
cided that the scorer who charged
Everett Scott with an error on ons
OF Cobb's hits last May in New
York was wrong and that Il should
have been a hit.
The Yankee club owners. along
this line OF reasoning. might argue
that fori,y OF Babe Ruth's flies
should not have bssn caught last
season and that no ought 10 have
been the champion Buster instead OF
the Bust. fr
The most unique case TO come 20
light when Plnkey Mitchell. Milwau-
kee boxer. was elected tho Amerl-
can junior weiterwsisht champion
Plnkey got more votes than ali
his rivals in an election conducted
by a boxing magazine and he was
awarded a belt.
The 1ew champion n safe for an
other term ss he can't be Knocked
out according 10 Law, bscors sn-
sehsr election
Charley Paddock had q iittis sz-
perlence along ths came iin@ Hs
had a nook OF sprinang records
taken away from him because <hs
A. A u. executives raid u couifn't
be done.
Paddock waited a lot OF tine for
nothing. The next tima perhaps i1s
will so TO thu A u. U. lords and
ask;
rs IL possible fer me ~ make
some new records?"
The ansvsr win be . loud NO"
and Charley win save q iot Of wind
and energy. ...- ere
II any one can come TO the front
and provs that boxer can't bs
knocked out with a blow on the
shoulder. they would have 20 flght
ths Dompssy-osrpent,sr nsht ovvr
arain- e.r
Evening journal., 1922-12-06
FORT DUPONT IN
ARMY SPORT TOURNEY

Fort Dupont VIII participate in
the extensive athletic program which
will take In all branches OF sports
as provided through a circular is
sued by the Second Army Corps
Area headquarters at Governors
Island. Eliminations between posts
will be held in February and March
and area championships will be held
on Memorial Day. Fort Dupont
made a strong showing in the foot
ball elimination.
The program Is the Inauguration
OF the policy OF the War Department
to promote athletics in the three
components Of the United States
Army. regular, reserve and National
Guard units.
The competitions viii be divided
into three districts. The northern
group will include posts, camps and
stations north OF Poughkeepsle, the
central group the remainder OF New
York state and the southern group
all posts, camps and stations in the
States OF New Jersey and Delaware
and Fort wadsworth and Miller
Field.
The sports provided are basketball
boxing. track and 1ield and baseball.
The boxing divisions include all
weights from fly to heavy. Track
and field sports include running
races in the standard distances from
1O0-yard dash to one-mile run. and
three-mile run where practicable;
also pole vault, shot put, discus
throw, relay races, hurdle and high
jump.
It is proposed 10 have both base
ball and basketball elimination Sc
ries, with a championship series for
each. played Off in the vicinity Of
this city.
Besides the meets among the three
branches of the army, competitions
also will be held between army and
civilian teams or contestants in the
various localities.
The funds needed for athletics will
be money available from recreation
funds provided for in the post ex-
change regulations and money de-
rived from admission charges.
Evening journal., 1922-12-06
DELAWARE CAGE
CANDIDATES OUT
Special 20 The Evening Journal,

Special 20 The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. Dec. 6.-The meeting
Of the Athletic Council OF the Uni
versity OF Delaware scheduled for
last night was postponed until to-
morrow night when football letters
will be awarded.
Although Coach McAvoy has not
issued a call as yet for basketball
candidates n number Of men worked
out in the cage yesterday afternoon
and the Indications are there will
be a large squad out for the team
when the call S made. Among
those on the floor yesterday most
of whom will try for the team were:
W mans, Robinson, Cole. McKelvie,
Price, Carroll. butcher. r. Johnson,
NJ. Johnson. Goyce, Hoffecker. Bax-
ter, Prettyman, Jackson, Jacobson.
Hatch Barnard, McGovern, Pikus
and Winters.
Coach McAvoy is also coaching
the "Rehabs' and a number Of them
were out for practice last night
Evening journal., 1922-12-06
SEAF0RD AND MILFORD
TO PLAY TOMORROW

Special to The Evening Journal.
SEAFORD, Dec. 6.-With a game
each to their credit the basketball
teams Of Company f. Of Milford and
seaford. will hook up in the third
and deciding game on seaford's
floor, tomorrow night. The Milford
cagemen have been going great,
having captured games from Com
pany c, Of Cambridge, Nd. and the
Y NJ. c. A. quintet OF Salisbury, Nd.
during the past week. Seaford is
also putting up a crack article of
basketball. and the game here to-
morrow night promises to be an in
terestng one. a dance will follow
The game in Thompson's Auditorium
where the battle will be staged.
Evening journal., 1922-12-06
LEAGUE STANDING
's.BW6iunsSGS

Thomas 1s more or less Of a special
ist-a line plunger-while Locke
does everything well. That was nc
doubt the deciding factor.
That even go great a player as
Locke can be stopped was proved in
the Yale game. Yale played Locke
and Extensively he didn't do very
well. On the defense, however. he
was a wonder. Thomas Is not near
ly so good a defensive player. While
Yale was centering its attention on
Locke. It lost sight OF Parltn. who
literally ran Wild.
The Locke-Thomas controversy IS
going TO be the cause OF many a foot
ball argument. The funny part OF
It Is the eastern critics are certain
to give Thomas much more consld-
eration than the west.
Evening journal., 1922-12-06
T0MLIN HANGS UP
NEW SHOOTING RECORD

Fred Tomlin, of Glassboro. n. j.,
who represents the Winchester Re-
peating Arms Company as a profess
s.onal shooter in the Eastern States,
established a new worlds record for
four days target shooting in the
Pennsylvania State championship
tournament at Lancaster by break
ing SOS targets out Of GOO. Tomlin
broke 159 out of 100 the first day.
157 out of 100 the second, 200
straight the third and 20 out of so
the fourth. That's what We call real
hooting.
Evening journal., 1922-12-06
BY HENRY L. FARRELL
CUnited Press Sports Editor

Abhltca IfeSS sports Edltoil
NEW YORK. Dec. s.-Onltec
Press) New methods OF awardins
championships and amputating titles
are now the vogue. The old estab.
lished methods OF deciding superior
ity by combat are giving away 70 a
more modern way OF legislation.
The most prominent example OF
ignoring tho old fashion came IN the
case OF Battling Siki. the senegaless
fighter. who had several European
titles taken away from him by the
French Boxing Federation.
Long bsfors thls. however, the
New York Boxing Commission
started the fad by taking the titles
away from Johnny Wilson and
Johnny Kilbane and giving them 70
Dave Rosenberg and Johnny Dun
dee.
The only difference in the two
cases was that the French soions
got away with Il seriously. while
the New York commissioners got
only a laugh.
This now fad spread 90 football
when Columbia beat New York Uni
versity on the referees decision
real ring ike.
The game ended with the score y.
Y. u. 7, Columbia G. but two days
later the referee decided he had
made an error OF judgment and he
took a touchdown away from y. Y.
u. and gave only a safety giving
Columbia tn. game
Ban johnson the exalted president
OF the American League. has never
tried 90 be left behind times and he
provided another good example when
he went over Ehe head OF one OF his
scorers and made Ty Cobb a 400
hitter for 1of2 by presidential
mersage.
Cobb finished the season needing
one hit TO put him IN the enviable
Evening journal., 1922-12-06

TIE fact that most OF the western
experts are picking Locke in pref
erence to Thomas has stirred up
considerable argument, especially
from the supporters OF Chicago.
Evening journal., 1922-12-06

II you have spare room and de-
sire a good roomer. use the Want
Ads.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1922-12-06

In his game against Princeton,
Thomas unquestionably looked like
the greatest full back that ever
stepped on a gridlron. He alone
scored three touchdowns against the
Tigers Neither Yale nor Harvard
was able TO cross the Princeton goal
line. Any critic who saw Thomas
in that game. and didn't look him
over in any other contest, would al
most be forced to put him on any
eleven OF stars he selected.
Evening journal., 1922-12-06

I saw the Princeton Chicago game
and I am very frank to say 1 never
saw - greater exhibition OF football
than Thomas gave agaist the Tigers.
He gained through the Princeton line
at will. Some praise for the great
showing of Thomas in that game
must go to his line. The Chicago
forwards completely outplsyed their
opponents
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-04-24

to another. The setback in retail trade
lis the direct consequence Of two fac.
tors. Buying by farmers, long at a
low level because of improbable
prices for farm products. has not
shown much improvement, as farmers
have very little money, and their buy
ing power can not expand materially
before autumn even if the current
years crops are good. They are wisely
using their credit to buy fertilizer,
tools and other necessaries Of their
business. Buying by workers in cities
has declined heavily-the cumulative
effect of prolonged unemployment. 1t
now seems likely that retail trade will
continue at not far from its present
levels or better until the normal mid.
summer dulness occurs. If gains in
basic industries prove permanent the
autumn offers promise of expanding
retail operations on stable basis.
The progress Of the nation toward
normal business has not stopped; OPP
erations have merely shifted to new
field.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-04-24
MONEY AND MARKETS

Business activity has been transfer
red to a new field Important gains
are shown in basic industries stimuli
taneously with disappointing spring
retail trade in many parts fthe coun-
try.
| The steel industry of the United
States, the movement Of which has
beenaccepted for many years as bus
mess index, has recently shown mark
ed expansion. The industry as a whole
is no wat 70 per cent of capacity. De-
mand is we'll distributed throughout
all classes of products, and is well
Sustained on the higher price levels
which are being established. Impor.
tant n this connection is the fact tina.
large proportion Of the new orders
reported is for railroad equipment. Pig
iron production is at the highest fig
ure since January, 1921, The monthly
rate of steel ipgot production aap-
proximates thar of 1918. Untitled Or
ders to the United States Steel Cor
poration on March 81 were 4,494,00C
tons.
Copper is moving steadily and
stocks are being gradually reduced.
while producers are cautiously in
creasing output There is good de-
mand for lead and the price has ad-
vancod slightly. The rate of ccnsump-
ton ftin in the plate trade is report
ed to be as hibh rs for any correspond
ing period except during the abnormal
war years. 1t Is expected that zinc
smelling operations will be increased
shortly, and some expansion Of mine
output will naturally follow.
'!he manufacture OF automobiles and
OF ,ires and other automobile Access
sories is expanding rapidly, although
this Is undoubtedly season to con-
siderable degree. Retail trade In goods
not designed for personal and house.
hold consumption shows Improvement.
The hardware business Ia better not
only in builders hardware bu. In the
many classes OF miscellaneous pur-
chases by farmers Agricultural i'm
plcment sales have increased and
there Is a definite expansion In tho fer
tllzor business activity In both lines
being In excess OF ever the expected
seasonal demand.
The return to normal conditions is
not m orderly process, and activity
may shift unexpectedly from one poin,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-04-24
INTEREST TAKEN
IN BETTER SIRE
MOVEMENT IN KY.
Sale To Be Held at Louisville in May
VIII Give Kentucky BREEDERS
Chance 10 Obtain
Better Sires.

Louisville, Ky.--Announcement that
Governor Morrow would issue proc
lamation in support Of The Third
Farmers Better Sire Sale to be held
at the Bourbon Stock Yards, May 4th
when 100 pure bred bulls will be SOLD
at auction. was made public recently
in letter received by w. s. Bell, pres
ident of the Louisville Live Stock En-
change. Hearty approval fthis sale
was also given by Hon. W. c. Hanna,
Commissioner If Agriculture.
The communication from the Gov
ernor follows:
II am deeply interested in the Bet
ter Sire Sale to dispose OF 100 pure
bred bulls for the benefit of the Ken
lucky stock raisers and will be glad
to issue a proclamation concerning
this worthy movement"
81 appreciate the interest that has
been manifested in this movement by
the Louisville Live Stock Exchange,
and am certain that If the state ap-
rreciates its opportunities, great good
will result to the Kentucky strain OF
beef cattle. Let ne know in what way
can be of service"
Mr.. Hanna in approving the Better
Sire Sale stated that it was fact that
kentucky is emerging from the de-
preston due to the aftermath of the
world war more effectively than some
of her sister suites. This is due to
some extent ia ser success in pure
bred livestock business and ii would
certainly seem opportune 10 make an
effort to keep more pure bred males in
kentucky to further develop our stock
cattle business. He further stated that
there was time when the very best
stock cattle could be bought in Ken
lucky and that such step as this Bet
Ter Sire Sale VIII help BRING about
such a situation again.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-04-24
N@Y6jl:k
Letter:
BIZ LueUelea1u7eR Price

New York. - Our city is to have az
peace memorial, II present plans are
carried out, great shrine to music
and art, which will house an opera
auditorium, art salon, concert halls,
theater and conservatorries of art and
music where complete educaticns will
be obtainabla, Governor Miller has
signed the bill permitting the city to
appropriate funds for the site, and the
Board OF Estimate is expected TO act
within few weeks to provide the
money. estimates of which range from
se.OOO.OOO to $4,000 900. The most am
bilious hape OF those interested in the
plan is said to be the affiliation Of tho
Metropolitan Opera Association with
H. II has not been decided whether the
memorial will consist OF one building
or a group. The principal purpose OF
the music and art center will be to
give American young men and women
an opportunity to reach the heights Of
artistic success.
Ny
Here Is the sort of spirit that in
spires a little old lady. over ninety
years OF age, who is a resident in an
old lays home here in tho city, is. al
ways busy. She does such beautiful
embroidery tina. she has orders far
ahead for the things she makes from