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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-17
SPHAS LOSE CLOSE
ONE TO SHELTERS
DoWntoWners Hold Eastern
Leagusrs to Single Point In
Fifteen Minutes

Nearly 1900 persons crowded New
Auditorium Hall, Seventh street and
Snyder avenue, last night to see the
South Philadelphia Hebrew Associa.
tion's basketball team lose close game
to Camden, of the Eastern League. The
final score was "a to 20, and tho totals
at half time 10 to 8.
The downtowners did their best work
In the initial fifteen minutes when they
succeeded in holding the big leaguers
to a single point and were leading 4 to
l.. Then the Camdenites spurted and
managed to finish in the lead ut rest
time. 10 to 8.
The going was fairly even in the con-
cluding chapter and at no time did the
big leaguers have a lead Of more than
four points on the independents, al
though there were former big timers in
the Sphas' batting order, including
Babe Klotz and Chickie Passon.
The visitors outscored the home team
from the field, eight to five. the baskets
going to Steele, 2; Campbell, 4; Dolin,
1; Deighan, 1; Passon. 1; SCHNEIDER
man, 2; Klotz, 1, and Black, 1.
Howard Woods Art Loom five will
meet Philadelphia Terminal next week
Tor the championship OF the Phfladel-
phia Manufacturers League. The for
mer won the second half title by de-
feating American Railway Express,
81 to 80. and Terminal was the cham
pion of the first half.
Art Loom proved last night that Il
was better than Railways and had little
trouble in running up the score. For
the first fifteen minutes Gus Kreuger' q
boys. held the textiles safe and the
totals were tied at nine, eleven and
fourteen. Then the winners spurted
and ended the half ahead at q to 20.
During the second period Art Loom
showed to best advantage and all told
compiled nineteen field goals to ten.
Lila Powell, with six, and Bobby Will
son, with five, were best for Art Loom,
and Lawry. with four, starred for
Railway.
Madonna easily defeated the Ian
more Club, q team composed of West
Philadelphia stars, Mt st. Rita Z
Hall by the score Of 1920. Every
player on the Madonna team took hand
in the scoring. Lanmore played hard,
but proved no match for Madonna,
who played in whirlwind fashion. Ma
donna meets st. Henry's at the latter g
hall on Monday. Madonna Reserve.
defeated Lanmore Second by the score
Of 24.10.
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GOLF IS ADOPTED AS
A SCHOLASTIC SPORT
Ban Is Put on Scholastic eas.
ketbalI Team

ketpalI Tcam
Holf has been officially adopted as a
sholastic sport by the Supervisory
.ommittec on Athletics In the public
a'gh schools Of Philadelphia. This was
announced following meeting of the
sommittee in the Frankford High
Echool.
Holf as u sport for the public high
sIsuoois OF this city passed the first read
~ ut meeting of the Supervisory
G.onainlttee last month. A goli commit
~ ~ mas been appointed with Henry
a1rockhold, athletic director of North
eaSt high School, as the chairman.
AZ also was decided at the meeting
;ut ;uat any boy who comes under the jur-
.saiction OF the Supervisory Commit
s seo DC suspended from school athletics
.or period of one year II he plays on
any all scholastic' team. This bill
was introduced by Mr.. Brockhold, and
vas passed by the committee.
:, Boxing as an inter -scnooi comncti i.
i've Hve sport will not be allowed In the
rDre. r1a,ure. Or, Matthew q. O'Brien, OF
Esnlrai High, and II. j. Geiger, OF
,LrahkiorI High, spoke of tho injuries
nut amat could be received by youngsters
nrticipating in inter- school matches.
s, sv,H'hg as an inter.c class sport, however,
VIII be continued,
samne! Miller, of Southern High, was
sppoihted chairman of the Soccer Com .
nnuee Tor the present year. lie sue
n,.h nJs H. IL. Davidson, Of Germantown
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-17
MACK WANTS JOHNSTON
SAYS He Can Make Use Of Indians
First Sacker

Tho Cleveland Indians have asked
waiyers on Wheeler C"DocD Johnston
first baseman of the Cleveland indians.
and there is every likelihood that he
will be seen In n uniform Of the Ath'
letics this season.
Manager Mack says that he can make
use of him. and Is perfectly willing to
sign him up. 1t is the second time
that the veteran has been saved from
the minor league through waivers.
At the close of the 1914 season Clevc-
land asked waivers on Johnston and
Pittsburgh intcrvened. After two sea =
sons with the Pirates he went to a
Southern Association team and later to
Milwaukee, in the American AsSocia :
tion. He had been with the Indians
since his purchase from the latter club
in 1913.
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BRITToN vs.. SHADE TONIGHT
Veteran viii Find Tough Opposi'
ton In Youth

New York. Feb. 17.-Jack Britton'
who was whipping tirst-rate pugilists
before Dave Shade. Of California, ever
heard of a boxing glove, will defend his
worlds wclterweight title against the
voungstcr in fifteen round decision
match here tonight:
1t IS said the champion. because OF
his agc--hc is nearing forty has
started to slip and that he will not be
,i,Ic 10 withstand the assaults Of the
nineteen -year.old lad from the family
Of fighting Shades of San Francisco.
Jack met David ir Portland. Ore.
about a year ago, and he remembers the
occasion. lie was floored once in the
early rounds Of that scrap, but arose
to fight his way through the remainder
Of the ten rounds. The contest was ad-
judged a draw.
Shade has had marked success since
he transferred his punching activities
from the West coast to the East. His
ogeressiveness has carried him to vic.
tory in a majority of his bouts.
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Billiard Manufacturers
ALL SOCCER GAMES OFF !,
American, Industrial, Cricket clui
and Allied Contests Cancelled

The frozen condition Of the soccer
fields has resulted In the calling OF ee
all games for tomorrow.
Manager James Walder, Of the Phila.
delphia +. c., of theN American Leag,ie,
has wired the Falcos, of Holyoke, MT
to come, as Cahill Field is unfit. Thd
Phils expect to play ut Harrison q
Sunday, as that management is makis
every effort to have the field In shape.
President John II. Farrell, of the
Allied League, called off all games In
that organization, including cup con i
tests, and Secretary Stevens, Of the
Industrial League. also announced the
game between Hardwick & Magec and
Electric Storage Battery off.
The deciding contest for the cham
pionship of the Associated Cricket Clubs
was to be played between Moorestown
and Philadelphia G. c. at the ofrmer''s 4
field, but it, too, has been postponed. = :,
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MITCHELL LOST TO
Penn VARSITY EIGHT
Captain and Stroke Declared
Ineligible by FacuIty-May
Be Out for Season
COMBINED MEET TONIGHT

CDDIE MITcuErJ, cantoin and
~ ..u,,.. :. A.. II.,..,.. "A -.
.vl,nn,o rtohe .,,. o. tne University o. Ismi; n;,
s,veon q tinJa % .uuw' may a.oa mev fon Me III.
sweep u Dla"e acroSs tne Watsr ior nls
iaoIaa n,t tho. a,.s.t a,..Str"y 9. 'nu ,o, SON.,
decisreJ ine,i",hio v" h., th, Co. tno,,t,, ~ tbo
En0in eer;no Snhe,iV ~ nJ ,ni thot 10 no,iJ
no ioneer continvo row,rs r. is said
thot the br,li,ant nus,,,as, nuwus. SEQ. conJi'
TONED IN '", two sub;octs T"i q, Vo t%o recsnt
midvoor oxom;,o - t;ona ,,,io,, tn ,rora con.
cinjoJ iest ,roon ''"'' ""'c" "ei' Wi"
r.,.. , -,
lnere ~ sight chance that Mitchell
may De e,glDlc by the time the regatta
aousnMeepsie is ncld. he Will nave
70 pass on eAamlnati9ns IN the supJects
wcn lc is conultioned Detore' nc
can again don MS rowing togs.
Mitchell is one of the lightest strokes
IN the history Of intercollegiate row. :
Ing. veteran followers Of the sport Mt
poughkeepsie last June said that the
hed and Blue lad, who then weighed
40 pounds, was the lightest man in
the history OF the regatta to stroke a
varsity cight.
Three Prospects
The loss of Mitchell is n severe loss
70 the hed and Blue. as Wright had
nls entlre varsity eight of last year
working out on tho machines every
AFTERNOON. Now 1t IS necessary for tho
veteran tutor to drill one Of three men
ior Ine posi-.
Cnampers, on the varsity eight last
year until stricken with appendicitis
Mattison, a freshman last year. and
Wheeier, varsity veteran. nre the
threc from among. whom Wright must
seiect new varsity stroke. The odds
iavor Mattison, although Chambers.
VINO stroked q crew when 'nt Central
High, ~ showing brilliant form in prac-
uce. VINO Will secure the post will
not be decided until the onrsmen take
70 the water tomorrow afternoon, If the
Scnmylkiil Is entirely c'eared Of ice.
Inc news also leaked out Yesterday
thnt FRANK Brondcr. brother Of George
brondcr. the relay, Javelin champion and
az around star: had left the univer
Sny because or scholastic conditions.
Inc younger brondcr played on the
ilsshnhan 1ootpai team last fall ana
nhs SHOWN cohsiderapic apllity ns a
Meisnt man on inc track team. 1t Is
ssia nn; .nat he Is going to matriculatc at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-17

A LII of the six entries in the inter-
"A national billiard tournament now
under way at the Manufacturer Ciub
have played at least two matches OF the
roundrobin schedule. Each has 10
play five matches before the champion
ship is decided next Tuesday.
Despite this I am continually asked
for my choice as to the ultimate win
ner. All Of these queries / duck as
would stick Of dynamite.
In the many forms Of tennis and in
several sports. for that matter, II Is
often possible to spot the winner before
game or tournament. But OF al
kinds of tournaments in sport, think
IL is hardest to feel with certainty tina,
any given player is going to come
through billiard championship.
In the Class A amateur matches w
have so many entries. Under abso
lutcly normal conditions one is virtually
as good as every other nlayer in It. Bu
this isn't case Of being In the bes
physical condition for the grind, or ,
matter of physical skill entirely. Boil
Of these elements depend on the menta
condition. -.
The player who enters the event will
! his nerve system in the best shape ant
whose mental condition Is such that h
can cope with the conditions as the!
arise is the man who rs going TO COM
through. Who can point the finger a
the entry in this international oven
who possesses these qualifications!
Trio Of Favorites
7 hear on all sides, however. argu
mcnts in favor of this player or that
In fact, among the experts Mt tn
Manufacturers Club who have beef
closely following the tournament tn
possible candidates for top honors nov
number three. They arc Edgar L
Appleby. American champion Perc!
n. Collins, Chicago, and AIRY Bos
Enronean champion. I think witt
many a liking for the chances Of thes
three is Influenced partly by thei
standing in the tournament.
[ do not wish to be misunderstood
in what is to follow. For the reason
mentioned above ] would be the las
to try to pick the winner OF thl
tournament.
But in order to point out certain
facts which must be taken into con
sidcration 7 will GO over tho argument
have heard hurled this way and tha
in the last fcw days.
J. L. Cope Morton. Union League
is our lone Philadelphia entry in tn
tournament. We had default and
with the finest sportsmanship, Morto
consented to fill in the vacancy whic
occurred at the last minute. He wa
out Of practice and his role is +
give his opponents the hardest tussl
he can. lie has hundreds of friend
in Philadelphia and they are hopin
to a man that he will upset even hi
own modest opinion Of his chances
He has already lost three matches
however. and nothing will avail agains
the figures. ,,,
Francis Appleby is a fine billiar
player. He is quite young and he
lust a little bit too keyed up for thi
tournament. Il condition that Is 81
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|Aduentures in the Billiard
TIlting Leave 3 FavOriteS
Critics Narrov Possibilities for International Title DoUn
to Trio Survivors of Matches and Mental
| Conditions, Says Joe Mayer
, BY JOE MAYER
Sationai Amateur billiard Champion 1913 and 1918.

TO throw him down in the crucial
places. He played very. fine game
in his first mntchcs, in which he split
even, but his match with his brother
yesterday afternoon, which he lost,
virtually also sets him down from the
championship contender list. IL he
wins his two remaining matches he will
finish with 900 in the won and lost
column, which / hardly think will be
enough.
Decisive Win
His match against Roudil was de-
cisivc win for him. When AIRY Bos
came from behind to nose him out IN
the best match Of the tournament the
other night however. the wise ones
predicted that this match spelled the
psych illogical finish of the younger APP
pleby. That he was under tremend-
ous nerve strain was evident to every
one and when he lost, we'll, I have been
through the mill enough myself TO know
that the fuse was snuffed out or at least
that it burned with only dull glow.
lie was off form against his brother
yesterday afternoon. which helps tc
! support this contention. ! will admire
him very much indeed II he comes back
with victories in his last two matches.
is considerable contention. We are all
familiar with his record. lie won the
championship of Europe by beating Bos
the present champion. The following
year he was unable to compete because
Of sickness, but won the championship
Of France. which he now holds. He
made all kinds of records abroad and
played wonderfully in practice.
| But as the days wore OH toward the
| tournament while he was here we all
noted what might he called pail begin
to descend over him.
Hard to Analyze
It wasn't stalencss in the sense that
it is applied to other sports. He didn
practice too much. His physical con
dition was all right. In short. it is
something that only he can explain and
even the Frcnchman himself doesn
understand the cause. All he knows is
the effect.
tcrday. Never were conditions more
ideal. Everything is fine. But sud.
denly I find myself with no desire what
sorvcr to play billiards.
~ can't look II cue and the balls ir
the face. If it is your poker or bridge
-bicn. Then l am h-cn to sit in or
the game. II it is for a good time
somewhere out Of the billiard salon
bicn.
"But for n game of billiards righ,
now. my heart just isn't there. The
desire to play the skill, the concentra .
ton and the mental stimulus-they are
all lacking. Perhaps this feeling vii
go away. ] hope SO.
II try my best. but can't work up
what YOU call it--pep. for my beloved
game
This seems to narrow the field dow,
to Edgar Applcby. Percy Collins an,
AIRY Bos. Tomorrow we shall have
better opportunity to revise thei
chances for ultimate triumph.
Copyright. 1879. by Public Ledger Com nan
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-17
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WILL
BEGIN BASEBALL APRIL II
st. Joseph's Prep and VIlIanova
VIII Meet in First Game

st. Joscph's Prep School will oppose
Villanova Prep in the opening game
of the Catholic Schools Baseball League
on April II. West Catholic High will
meet Catholic High in its opening game,
April 13, on Cahill Field, Twenty
ninth and Cambria streets. Saleslanum
High will play its first league game
April II with st. Joseph's Prep in
Philadelphia. while Catholic High bat
April II. 81. Jeseph,s Prep at vlllanoya
HHTsR; ~ ssa,,CC %est ,Catholic HtEh at Catholic
Sal; S.s,,l;eslsnum Mish at 81, Jo.erh's Prep: Il.
yiiaPoys Prep at west catRo!ie iHIisf; HIN; IS.
Salesianum High at West Catholic Hl~h
Prep: .Salesianum High at Catholic High: 1.
Gs,s,hoiiS Gs,,hon High at s. I9seph,s Prep s.
Joseph's Prey at West Catholic High; 10,
Catholic High at Salesianum IIigh: Is. st.
Joseph's Prep at West Catholic High: 10.
West Catholic High at Nillanova Prep: 25,
villanova Prep at st. Josephs Prep: IT.
West CATHOLIC High at salesianum High: 20.
81. Joseph's Prep at Catholic High May 80.
Salesianum High at Nill,nova Prep.
Juno 2. Catholic High at West Catholic
High.
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reinstatement DENIED
TO PING BODIE BY LANDS
Ben Shaw Also earred-PhIl Vein.
ert Exonerated

Chicago, Feb. 17.--Judgo X. n. Lam
dis. baseball comm Missioner, today de-
MED reinstatement to Ping Bodic. for
mer New York, Boston and Philadel-
phia outfielder, and also barred Ben
Shaw. of Pittsburgh, from organized
baseball. Phil Weinert, of Syracuse,
was reinstated. Bodie and Shaw both
jumped contracts, and their applica-
tions for reinstatement were termed
premature.
Weinert, the decision said, had ere.
covered from the swelled head which
followed the pitching Of winning ball
and which caused him to forget all con-
tract obligations"
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Position Shot

Fig. lin the great match between
+. S. Appleby and Ary' Bos at the
international billiard tourney now In
progress, Bos was confronted time and
again with the balls widely separated.
His problem was to gather them, for
he played for position throughout. The
positions above were only one OF the
problems he had to solve.
Fig. 2This diagram shows how he
gathered the balls above In the fifteenth
inning. lie caromed of the red ball
to the long rail, counting on the ball in
the corner. The red ball hit the short
rail, .caroming to the long rail and
thence to the corner. The last posi- |.
ton saw the balls gathered in the cor.
ner, where he could pursue his nursing
p0licy,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-17
Sticks for Charley Deal

los Angeles Feb, 17.-Announcement that
Brooklyn had waived any claim to Charley
Zeal. and that he was expected to play
third base for the Los Angeles Club OF the
Pacific Coast League this year. was made
by the local management today. Deal was
obtained from the Chicago Nationals. but
recently was quoted as saying he would not
play here unless offered more money than he
could make u business in Chicago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-17
Drops Meet With Eastern College

for a track meet here between tho UnIver-
sity OF California and some Eastern or
will be dropped. Invitations were sent to
Cornell. Wisconsin and other schools. but
none accepted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-17
Sweeson Swamps BIockiey

The sweeson A. A. ran up a one-sIded
score on the Blockley Baptist basketball team
at the formers hall at Frankford avenue
and Kensington nNcnue, last might, The
final count VAS II to Is. Tho preliminary
between the Reserves and OsugC Red Men
was not played, as the latter failed 10 put
in an appearance,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-17
Georae Burns Signs With Reds

Cincinnati. o.. FEB. l7--Georsc Burns
former New York National League ouV
heldsr. who was obtained by the Clncnnat ii
Reds In a deal which took iemc Groh Ia
New York. has signel n contract with the
Feds for the coming season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-17
MIehIaan Sees Another Title

Ann Arbor; Mieh;, Feb. 1.-THE largest
number Of baseball candidates that ever
turned out ct Mchisan has reported to
Coach Ray Fisher and with last year y
pitching stan intact tho mentor sees an
other Western conference championship vii,
be added TO the Wolverines string this sea :
son. Sixty-tVe mer were oIt for practice
yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-17
ThormahIen Signs Contract

Ro,tou, Feb. l7.--Herbert Thormahlen.
scuthpaw pitcher, formerly of the New
YSrk Yankees has signed his contract with
tho Boston Americans II was announced
nj Red Sox headquarters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-17

'Philadelphia Society IN Weshington's =
Day. was by no means dull. Head about
the "Charmins Hostesses and Stately Baiis''
In the Magasine Section OF next Suhdsys
PUBLIC LUp0E1.--ddv. ~ ~. =
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Browns Get St. Paul Pitcher

81. Louis. Mo-. Feb. 17.--Acauistion OF
Jack Overlook. Of Chicago. a right t.handeJ
pitcher formerly with the st. Paul Xfnerf
IAN Association Club. is announced by the
st. Louis Americans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-17

TONIGHT'S MATCH
SIS r. Mary Hos. Holland. W. r.
Rudil, France.
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STEAMSHIP NOTICES
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-17

Gillespie, OF Salesianum High
School, of Wilmington, DEL, BY
his steady all. around scork through
out the season Is placed on the SEQ.
ond team. He 1cas good shot and
played heqdy game ecerv time
his team tooE the court.
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WEST CORTNTH.

Mrs Emma Sargent of Suffield,
Conn, widow of the late Rev. F l
Sargent, visited friends in this place
last week.
Mrs Archie Witham and sister Hazel
True were in Washington one day
last week.
Several deer hunters are out this
week. but we have not heard of any
deer being shot at this writing.
Mrs Harlie Ward was with her
father in Washington few days
last week.
The new steam mill, which is locat-
ed in David Wards field near the
Washington turn, is now in opera
ton with a good force of help.
Mr. and Mrs F E Blake and three
children and Mrs and Mrs E F Blake
and one child spent Sunday evening
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs c F
Blake.
c L Speare recently spent few
dovs in Boston on business.
Messrs. Basset and Wiley are try
inc TO saw the remainder of the lum-
Der around their mill this week.
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TOPSHAM.

E H Everett has finished painting
and papering on the Goodall house
lately purchased by c D Macdonald,
and is back at work on Miss Mac
donald's house.
W H Morrison has moved from his
house in the village to the Goodall
house.
James Kerr is very i'll at the home
of George Merritt apd is attended by
DIR. H L Tillotson of Groton.
P D Bromley of Goshen, N. Y. is
visiting his family at the home place.
Earl Hood was at Peacham last
week Thursday, visiting at Vernon
Lambs His sister, Miss Susie Hood,
who is teaching in Peacham, returned
with him on Friday to spend the
weekend at home.
w C Fox and wife of Peacham are
visiting at E E Powers. CS M
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WEST FAIRLEE CENTER.

Mrs Esdon and son Reginald of
Peacham spent several days last week
with her niece, Mrs Gladys Hatch.
Howard Smith and Albert Blake
left on Tuesday for Boston, where
they expect to find work for the
winter.
Roy Godfrey is doing carpenter
work for Herbert F Chamberlain.
Mr. and Mrs Clark Barstow of
Union Village were guests of Mr. and
Mrs A H Southworth on Sunday.
Dennison B Smith has gone to Bos-
ton to work at his trade as carpenter.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Hatch of Thet-
ford Center called on his brother,
Elmer E, on Sunday.
A new hen house is being built for
the Jersey Black Giants of Harold
Chamberlain.
Everett Harmon went to Island
Podn on Saturday to visit his mother.
Fred E Brown of Boston, Mass. is in
town and has been spending several
days at L F Blake's.
Mrs Boyd has finished at A II
Southworth's and returned to her
home Mrs Southworth and infant
daughter are doing we'll. Madam
Hatch will remain to assist with the
household duties.
VIM. w Russ of Sherbrooke, Que.
arrived on Monday. He and Mrs
Russ will spend the winter with his
narentS