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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-02
P[AISTED WORRIES
AS RILEY ARRIVES
Boy Sculler, 78, Here to Row
Against Former Rivals
Saturday
Confident OF VICTORY

Fred Plaisted, the seventy two year
oid youngster. is beginning to get wor-
rled over the outcome of his match race
with Jim Ten Eyck, a youth of sixty
nine, that Is scheduled to be rowed in
connection with the golden jubilee ma
,lonal amateur regatta on the Schuyl-
Plaisted isn't worrying about Ten
Eyck winning that race. however.
fact is. another sculler has entered the
race and has all the confidence in the
world.
This boy--.Iim Riley, aged seventy.
eight-.arrived in Philadelphia from his
nome In saratoga Springs. N. Y. yes
,,erday., standing more than six feet in
nls "ocks, Riley carries his 162 pounds
aIl Goubts about him being in perfect
condition.
Upon arriving in this city Mr.. Riley
made nm. arrangements to Stay at the
Philadelphia Barge Club, where he will
remain until after the regatta. His
poat. a cedar shell mnde by Ward. of
Edgewater, N. j.. has not reached
TINS city yet. but this didn't keep Riley
off the water.
Borrowing a shell, the kid went out
on the calm. blue stream and enioycd
lln'scit III Immensely. II is form was to
De marveled at and his stroke was
pulled In such fashion that even incl,
Kelly might have envicd
II certainly feel like n coming win :
ner.' Mr.. Riley said with enthusiasm
after he came off the river. "I nm IN
perfect condition., and these other
Youngsters better be ready to take n
lacing or they're. going to be very dis
appointed after that race"
Riley has been in the scullIng game
since 1S!3-a mere forty nine Years,
In that time he has met the best Of the
old timers. including his two oppo :
nents this week. He rowed opainst %
both at Troy. n. Y, and at Peacock
River, Providence. II. I.
He. wns one Of the twelve profcs.
sionals in the United States whom he
was at the peak Of his career and won
many races. "0'
Riley never attended a college. bu,
coached the crew of Cornell University
for one year.
When 1t was announced that Plaisted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-02
Today's Independent Games
And Yesterdays Results
TODAY,S GAMES

TODAY'S GAMES
Ams!ican Chain at South -Phillies. Broad
Tate's Stars. Of. Cleveland. at Hiildsle.
Flelsher at stcnton Field Club. Phil -Ellena
and Musgravc streets.
Stonehurst nt Wilmington.
Philadelphia Terminal at Ocean City.
Brldesburx nt shanahan. Forty ty-eishth and
Brown streets
81. Barnabas at Ail.star Police.
a. phi,adelghia Royal Stars at North Phillies,
Fourth and Wlns0hocldns streets.
Forty-eiGhth Ward at Lighthouse Boys
Club. Front street and Erie avenue.
Bryn Mawr at BelaeId. Osontz and Church
lane.
Howard d., Mccall Gall Pos. at Monotyps. Forty
karnac Club at Southern A. A.. Twenty
nth street and Snyder avenue.
Col2nial Ice Cream at Art Loom. Mascher
nDn nndsSs" Sv' pa.s Hsrd 4. Ssr g.:
r. +. +; league. Section A. Cumberland
mont. sirty-thlrd and Walnut streets.
a., Hockdans at Nativity. Belgrade and On
south Fhiily Hebrew. a. Puritan. Second
Riverside Ct Strawbridse q Closhier. si,.
Barffam Park az n. E. Smith. Tenth and
Butler streets.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Peirce School. 15, Wanamaker. ..
Blauner's. 3; Snellenburg, 2.
=, renIssylyania Railroad beasue-TraRic. 81
Ocean City. B; Campbsll Soup. 3.
western a., A.. 3d. Washinst0n braves. /.
0lcny a: A. g, TAYLOR Memorial. 3.
Naps Proiessionais. 3. S%ps Married
Men, 0.
Rialto MidEets. 12, Gcrmantown Mid.
gets. 4.
Fink Company. Is, Philadelphia Fire
men. B.
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SPECIAL CONTESTS
FOR RUPTOWN MINES
Sphas Oppose Puritan and
North Phillies Play Royal
Stars-FIeisher at Stenton
BRIDESBURG VS.. SHANAHAN

Special twilight games nre on the
schedule for several teams this evening.
Nativity and North Phillies, clubs that
are always away on Wednesday, nave
booked contests on the home diamond.
At Second and Clearfeld streets the
South Phlly Hebrews will take on the
Puritan team. The uptown churchmen
have been cutting n wide swnth in In
dependent circles and have been angling
for n game with the Sphas for n long
time. The followers Of the churchrnen
will be out in force to witness the con-
test.
The North Phillies have booked Chap
pie Johnson's Royal Stars as an extra
attraction for the Nicetown fans. The
Phils have sure been hitting up win
ming pace the last month and arc>.back
in the old position they occupied this
time n year ago. Chappie Johnson's \
tribe has just returned from most
successful trip through New England,
and he is confident his team will be
in the finals for the big classic to be
staged for the Philadelphia Baseball AS
sociation championship.
Four other clubs, all rated as among
the contenders for the city baseball
honors, will mingle. In West Philadel-
phia Bridcsburg takes on Shanahan at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-02
CHOOSE TEAMS TO
DECIDE CITY TITLE
e,even Clubs in Three Sections
Start Series Beginning
August 20
IN REQUIRE THREE WEEKS
nv WILLIAM 8. DALLAS

THE stage Is all set for the Inaugural
I; / tion Of the biggest baseball series
aver functioned in this section, the
championship games to determine the
h..t tcom in the Philadelphia Baseball
Association.
A. n meeting held last night the
poord Of Governors discussed the matter
until an early hour this morning and
Snally named the teams in the various
.octions which will compete for the
horor beginning the week Of August %.
rho rify has been divided into three
.,o,ions. and these are the contestants:
'e Eorthern section--Bridesburg. North
pbilles, ]. & J. Dobson and stenton
''s,u Soutbern section - South Phillies,
South Phllly Hebrews and Fleisher
Yarners. c,,
an Stonchurst, Lit Brothers and Phil
adelphia Terminal. \
aoT'b Tbe managers of the eleven clubs
,or,eJ will meet tomorrow evening, at
rbich time the details will be decided
unon by those taking part.
10 Take Three Weeks
II is expected that the series between
tbe white city clubs will require three
r,oeks. That Is as far as the Board Of
Covernors has gone. The matter of
deciding the winner of the out of. town
and colored sections is to come up later.
To determine the best team among
tbe eleven white teams in the city, one
zane at home and one away between
tbe clubs mentioned will be staged. The
srhedule will be adopted tomorrow
night. The committee In charge Is
Eddie Gottlieb, chairman; Jim Bonner,
Rill Gleason and Larry Sommer.
The first 10 per cent Of the receipts
Of all games will be turned over to the
Philadelphia Baseball Association. The
winner will receive go per cent Of the
receipts and the loser 40 per cent, ire
spective of whose field the game is
played on.
The Final Games
The winner Of the white city teams
will be pitted against the winner Of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-02

and Ten Eyck had been matched for
special race on the Schuylkill, Riley
put up big howl because he had not
been invited to compete. In fact, he
made such n kick that an invitation
was extended him to row against his
two foes of years gone by.
According to Fred Plaisted, the race
will not be to show which of the scullers
is the better oarsman of today. Plaisted
says 1t will be just to prove to the
people that old-timers still can row the
regular course without falling dead
from a weak heart. or something like
that.
Riley, however. seems to think diff
fcrent. He has the idea that It will be
n race for supremacy and intends to
row his best to win. And he Is making
predictions among his friends that he
will cop first honors..
jim Ten Eyck, the Syracuse uni
versity tutor, has not arrived In Phila =
delphia. yet and so has given no opinion
ON the coming race.
The sculers will row over the regular
national course. There will be no frills
attached and everything will be the
same as If it was race between
Hoover. Kelly and Costello. All of the
rules will be observed and no handicaps
will be given out.
All of the boys are in perfect condi-
ton and the race has attracted n ma
ton wide interest. 1t is estimated II
will draw more spectators than any
other event OH the program. Old timers
from all over are preparing to come
here for the spectacle. To use the
words of one Of the early arrivals:
ut will be the greatest rowing event
in history. Probably never again will
three stars of their age be matched, and
it will be worth the while of every row.
Ing enthusiast to be on hand for the
| ropp -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-02
REFUSES BIG OFFER
Johnny Wilson Turns Down S1o,'
600 TO Meet Tommy loughran

Tommy Loughran, Philadelphia 8
hone for the middlcwcight title, and
who recently gave Harry Greb, Ameri-
can light heavyweight titleholder, n
great battle at the Phillics' Park. is
finding it hard to get opponents.
Herman Taylor, local promoter, made
Johnny Wilson, middleweight cham
pion, an offer of $4,000 guarantee
for an eight round no. decision bout at
the Phillies' Park with Loughran as an
opponent.
Taylor said that he had tclcgraphed
the champion his proposition and named
the date, but he added. Evidently
Wilson does not want to meet Lough-
ran, for he has not answered the offer"
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out of town white teams and the COL
ored teams in the finals. which are to
be decided at one Of the local big league
parks. President Cartwright says from
the present indications the series prom
ises to be the biggest event In semi
professional ball ever conducted in this
city.
The Board OF Governors has also
placed couple more teams on the
suspended list. They are Minnewa
and Nashville Giants. They were
guilty Of violating the constitution and
no association team can play them
under penalty Of suspension.
It was also decided to play another
all-star white and colored contest. 1t
will be staged on Saturday, August -,
as a twilight contest Mt the North Phil
lies field at Fourth and Wingohocking
streets.
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for the Championship Philadelphia Baseball Association Will Start

Forty eighth and Brown streets: The
uptowners came back last night and
handed the Sphas a kicking and are
out to do the same thing to Jim Bon.
ner's crowd. Lefty" Stiely will twirl
for Bridesburg.
Stenton Field Club opposes Fleisher
in an inter sectional clash. The yarners
have met the Mount Airy lads on sew
eral previous occasions and the games
were of the sensational order. The
teams come together on Stenton's Field,
nt Phil ELENA and Musgrnve streets.
The big contest downtown is at Shetz-
line Park, where the South Phillies
take on the American Chain. Man
nger Rudolph has a crippled club, with
Cotter and Lai on the side lines, but
hopes to be able to take the number
of the Accos with his revised lineup.
Marshall e. Smith is at home with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-02

Bartram Park, at Tenth and Butlfs
streets. and at sixty second and WAL
nut streets Strawbridgc & Clothief
takes on Riverside. This Will give ~
West Philly fans n chance to look ovef
one of the fastest semi professions
teams I'm New Jersey.
The Forty eighth Ward team VIII
play the Lighthouse nine mt Front street
and Erie avenue tonight nt q 10 o'clocks
Both clubs have made good records
In baseball circles this season, having
faced and defeated some Of the strong.
est baseball clubs of the city.
Both clubs will present their strong.
est line-ups, and 1t is most probable
that Manager Schroeder, of Lighthouse.
will use Louis Herb. his star pitcher.
who has dropped only one game this
season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-02
KILLEFER LEAVES CUBS
Called to Homo In Paw Paw Owing
to Death Of Mother

Bill Killefer, manager Of the Chi
cago Club. hurriedly left the team here
last night on receipt of wire an
nouncing that his mother had been
killed in an automobile accident in Paw
Paw, Mich. his home.
The sad news came from his father,
Judge William Killefer. Particulars of
the unfortunate accident were not
available. Mrs. Killefer was sixty
eight years of age.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-02

4 good time to
try out these big,
over size tires.
They're sclentif--
ically constructed
Of specially pre-
pared heavy pure
rubber stock, G.
ply W + a p p e d
tread guaran-
teed 5000 miles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-02
Navy Gets SchooIboy Star

Annapolis, Nd. Aug. 2-The Naval
Academy has received a notable schoolboy
athlete In Hugh Black. OF oradel. y. j.,
formerly of Hackcnsacls High School. Black
won nine letters in different sports while at
that school, He also won the Princeton
Alumnus Cup for excellence in football.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
Hartford Baseball
 Squad Cut To 20

Hartford. April 20-The Hartford squad is now down to twenty-one men, with Zip Sloan Bradshaw and Bailey of last years team, still on the absent list. Bradshaw is expected to report in the near future, how ever, while Bailey is said to be con tent with his job down South and to have no intention of reporting this season.
 The six pitchers to be carried will probably be Pennington, Head, Sloan, leaves the two Johnsons Earl and Pete and Evans of Boston College, who will report after his school term ends, to be placed elsewhere.
 Hager and Bradshaw look like the catchers, though O'Too1e has not yet shown his wares to any great ex- tent. Liberty is still with the club but his chances of sticking are about as brilliant as. the sun that didn't shine yesterday. Downey, McLaugh- lin, Jordan. Duryea and Quinn are having the best chance of the bunch of sticking with the club. Downey has great arm and gets the ball away fast but he is not as brilliant as Mclaughlin.
 There is no surplus of outfielders only three being present Kane. Rec kus and Purcell. Manager Coffev is not satisfied that the latter will hit hard enough to stick, however and Is sending wires east west and south in an effort to land a garden CT, who will hit for better than 800 Word to the effect that he has land ed such a heavy hitting outfieIder is expected before the end Ss ths week. <
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
STEINERT CONCERT

Jascha Heifetz, who plays at Pon's s theatre in the last of the Steinert Series of Famous Artists concerts next Sunday afternoon, has returned to this country this season after an absence of almost two years. during which he has been touring the world. This remarkable young vioinist made his re-entry into New York after his long absence in concert on Decem- Der IT.
 At that time MT. Sanborn. critics of the New York Globe, said: '"The continuing might of the HeifetZ name and fame was evident from one glance at the audience. It occupied every seat in the hall, it crowded the standing room and it filled the most room he plays in is the only limit to the size of the audience that hears him.
 ''The Heifetz that we remembered, the HeIfetz who was wont to soar se- rene and archangelic above the ills and accidents of our little planet, came back to us in the WieniawSki concerts. Here was the tone that, ravished through it's bigness, richness and smo OthneSS; here was the high celestial disdain of anything of the earth -earthy as mere mechanical obstase; here was the broad and easy flight as if poised on tnfallfble and unf1uttering wings; here was the sat rhythm. The audience stormed it's applause after the first movement of the concerto and that demonstration was only the first in a series of ova- tions eagerly accorded the super-fid- q Her.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
Took 3 Months To Make Town
 For Large Film

The French village pictured in the Rex Ingram production of 1bane's The Four Horsemen of the Apoca- -ypse," now at the Empire theatre, vas probably the biggest setting ever constructed for cinema purposes N early three months were consumed " Metro wOrkmen in the construc- ion of the buildings. Then the en- ire village, with the surrounding farr, -louses and the stone castle, was Eazed inder the fire of heavy artillery used Q represent the German guns in the Jattle of the Marne
 One evidence of tn ecare that was taken to reproduce the battle scene with complete accuracy was found in the rebuilding that was ordered after q careful inspection of the village houses by Rex Ingram. He discover ed that three of the buildings had not been made to conform with the plans of the village sent from France. The Buildings were imm ediately wrecked and exact reproductions erected in their places.
 More than 5000 men participated in the battle scenes. Constant drill Ing Of the r-soldiers-an of whom served with the American forces abroad-made it possible to eliminate
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
In The Theatres
POII'S.

POLES.
 |. With John Steel making his initial vaudeville bow to Bridgeport music lovers at Polls today, the second bill will be on to a flying start. Known as Americas celebrated tenor, with the faculty of singing just [he sort of songs everyone wants him to sing, and popular through having made so many beautiful Victor records, John Steel should easily prove one of the biggest drawing cards, and one of the great est entertainers that has ever visited Polis.
 Four other vaudeville acts,, which will include the LaFevre's, who, with Paul Nolan and company, took New Haven by storm the first part of the week, the former with a marvellous dancing offering, and the latter with a big of juggling supplemented and augmented with the greatest line of comedy that has been uncorked in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20

have written and 1ectured on the sub ject of spirit control. It is without doubt a very fascinating subject, the normally minded person usually finds himself just where he started, i. e., as much in doubt about it all as when he first took up the study. If someone were to tell you that young lady possessed the very remarkable power to see anything a human be- ing can see, while she is blindfolded, would have your own opinion alb out it after you had seen this phenomenal person. That is just what is claimed for Shireen who opens her engage ment at the Plaza theatre today. She does not give a mind reading exhibi- ton or answer questions but pos sesses extraordinary powers that can only be appreciated if seen. A good supporting bill completes. Tonight is Opportunity Night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
MissFitZHenry Surprised By Her Associates

Miss Margaret FitzHenry, fo 28 Lib
 .erty street, whose marriage to Ed
 ward Corr, of Chicago. H., will take tplace in the immediate future, was
 happily surprised by her associates at
 Meigs & Co.,, Inc. and a group of
 friends at her home Monday evening
 guest at an April shower" The
 shower consisted of linens, silver, china and other beautiful gifts that fare dear to the heart of every bride.
 Miss F1tKHenry had been invited out ito tea and in her absence her friends gathered at her home, which was made festive with Springt1ne flowers iHnd a large pink ruffled parasol, from pink ribbons. The bride-elect was summoned home on the pretext or a 4special delivery package being there
 for her--the package proving 10 De Tdaintily wrapped with tissue paper fand pink. ribbons
 After the various surprises had been I opened a lunch was served, with bun nies and chicks as favors.
 Those participating in the April sh over were: Miss Elizabeth Latdlaw, Miss Nellie Laidlaw, Miss Mary Flynn, Miss Mary Bibbins, Miss Mary Ford, Miss Pauline Creevy, Mss Lillian Krawitz Miss Ethel Dobbs, Miss Ce- : lia Krisinski, Miss Anna krislnsk1' Miss Martha, Corsa, Miss Grace Slmko' Miss Fife Wolcitt, Miss Alma Wason, Miss Katharine Scanlon, Miss Dora ERoyston, Miss Louise Nash, Miss Rita SStevens, Miss Lulu Homes, Miss Ida EThornton, Miss Julia Cashman, Miss Ethel LaForge, Miss Betty Clauson, [ Miss Frances Beere, Miss Dorothy Keep, Miss Margaret FitzHenry, Miss Anna Hogan, Mrs. Ida Thornton, Mrs. ] Mae Peck, Mrs. Ida Parsk, Mrs. Fred Wilder, Mrs. Fred Clauson, Mrs. Neil EMcNamara, Mrs. Inla Mathers, Mrs fAlma Brown, Mrs Fannie Bruce, Mrs Lawrence Moran, Mrs Mae Tuth1l. Mrs Emma Marks, Mrs Thomas EShanley Mrs. Wilhelmina Grohs, ! Mrs Mary SchmelZe, Mrs. Gladys Eastwood, Mrs. John FitzHenry, Jr, Mrs. Michael FitzHenry, Mrs. William Murray, Mrs. John Foley, Mrs. James IFoley. Mrs O. B. Nordstrom, Mrs. Edward Riley. Mrs Harry Turner, Mrs. George Bartlett, Mrs waiter Baker Mrs. Irving Sipperly, Mrs Carrie Sturges. Mrs. William Flana- gan, Mrs. Thomas Geddes, Mrs James Smale Mrs. John FitzHenry, Mrs. Ju- lia Johnson, Mrs. Guy LaBar, Mrs George Ryder and Mrs Howard Kun nemund, Mrs. Marrison, Mrs Ed Hamilton and Mrs. Harry Merker.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20

An entire new bill will hold forth at the Plaza theatre today. As special big picture attraction Fannie Hurst's famous novel. Star Dust" will be shown in picture form starring Hope Hampton. Star Dust directed by Hobart Henley is said to be the most ambitious and entertaining ve- hicle yet given to this talented star. The story is one of a great dramatic intensity, telling Of a harsh misun- derstanding and unhappy marriage. a separation, romance. tragedy and success. and Miss Hampton in the stellar role is called upon to run the gamut of human emotions. It was chosen iby the reviewer of PhOto-Play as one of the six outstanding pictures of the year.
 Many of the greatest scientific minds, men such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Oliver Lodge and others
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20

practically all danger of accidents such as usually mar great I'm ob" scenes. As an added precaution however, field hospitals were erected for practical, not picture purposes.
 There is a great story in the 1banez novel, and it is not the story of the war" said June Mathis, who adapted the story. T think it's true spirit has been caught in the picturization of the -Four Horsemen' and I am sure that nobody who sees the screen spec
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
Thursday, April 20, 1922

tacle will feel that he has been looK- ing at a war picture.
 However, never was more nm pressed than have been by the work of the French and German experts who served in preparing for the sec ond Battle of the Marne.' We have all but witnessed the murder of the experts as they refought the battle over their maps, but they succeeded In doing what no historian ever has done-carried one of the biggest mo ments in history to the very eyes of their audience"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
SHRINE FROLIC REVUE t.
 TO MEMBERS OF PATROL

A Shrine Frolic Revue will be presented by Abrab Patrol to mem bers and guests at the Stratfield ho- tel, Saturday, April 22. A banquet which will be served at the beginning of the elaborate social after which a general good time replete with good speeches and novel features will be enjoyed
 The affair will be informal and all members and guests of the Patrol are urgently requested to attend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
DICK, RACE WINNER.

Springfield. Mass. April 2O-Ralph Dick of the First Springfield Cadets of this city, yesterday won the first annual Irish-American road race from Hoiyoke to Springfield, approximately ten miles. Dick led the field from the start and was never overtaken. His time was 54 minutes, 20 2-5 sec ondS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
NORWALK STOREKEEPER FILES
 PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY

Samuel Frankowitch, Norwalk. keeper of a miscellaneous store at 3rd street and Cove avenue, East Nor walk, has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy before Referee in Bank ruptcy John Keogh. The liabilities stock in trade estimated worth 31, 900.