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m M" ".'J ivvV. vl . rft!F it r t 41 L ,u: ( '"i.'-V ,' ti ET..'fi , kli. ',' ". iWK.,-MV. ' tiffl i -C J. ?Wz . t . ' a f y ,"HK -" ?l ,", i,t sen w U v ' ' ' if -if I "" . IE -'. J 1" EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHIIJADELPSItA:, TXJESDy, j "OCTl 1920 f! i" V, p9 INDIANS' SHORTSTOP SHOULD BE IN A PpSITION TO SE(E)WELL IN THE WORLD S SERIES WIDESPREAD BASEBALL PROBE , HARMFUL FOR PRO GRID SPORT; BELL DISBANDS LOCAL ELEVEN YOU'LL HAVE TO HAND IT TO THE WIFE . hM to public Dow knows that there is such a thing as gambling yi , 'in our once srent nntlonal nastlmc. The effect of the M l Jtrarnl jury Investigation In Chicago will bo fnr reaching, rs aot oaiy In baseball, but also in other sports, iootunu mllE "U'hlte Sox bftMbnll scandal has caused quite a ,- lurore in tlio sport of the diamond, nnu tnc ucar oiu By ROBERT W. MAXWELXi Sports Editor Erenlng l'ubllo lXIgrr h ia v C already has Huffcrcdt ' In Philadelphia a team known ns the Stanley Profes sionals was organized this fall. A hard schedule was Arranged and many former college stars had signed up for thoj season. Heinle Miller, Lew Little, Lud Wray and Bert Bell, of Pcnn; .Tack Desmond, of Harvard; Fritz Ifqilard, of Brown; 3ohn Wcldon and John Scott, of Lafayette, and many others were ready to start training rhcn the baseball scandal broke. Bell Calls Off Everything BERT BELL, captain of Pcnn last year, who was part , , owner of the team, called a meeting of his partners and decided to abandon the project. Tho men were released and all of the games canceled. v "This unsavory publicity which professional sport Is totting in Chicago," said Bert Bell, "will not help foot tall this year. No matter how honest the players may be, the public nlwnjs will have a feeling that the games are not being played on the level. I'd hate to drop a punt in a close game and have the people yell from the stands that I was in the pay of gamblers. I realize we can't do anything this year and ecr thing is off. The players wo kave Bigned can join any team they desire. t ... Sorry to Dissipate Idea fix's A WAY, I am sorry wo could not go through with v ! the idea. I believe n college football player has juit as much right to continue playing after leaving school as )ascball men and could derive juxt as much enjoyment out cf the sport. The game could be played almost as well as in college, nud it would huc been a close corporation. "By that I mean, only ex-college men would have Jccn eligible. No players now in school would be toler ated, and if auy wanted to join wc would have notified fho coach of the team. This idea of paying college player? to play football on Sunday Is all wrong, and if it continues it won't be long before the professional game will die a natural death. "I understand Jim Thorpe has passed that rule in Ohio, and if such is tho case, it is a step In the right direction. College plajers cannot get away with it and taany promising careers huve been ruined." ... Lots of Betting in Football THERE is quite a little gambling in football. Thousands of dollars arc bet openly on the games In the West, and now that uc have been allowed to look behind the scenes in "baseball it is only natural to assume that efforts hare been made to "fix" the professional games also. The sure "thing boys arc willing to pay a hundred dollars to get Jtack a thousand any time. r" Professional football never has been successful outside of Ohio. That is because there arc few colleges out there. and In towns like Masslllon and Canton the fans arc used to the sport. In those towns there has been but one scandal and that ended football for flvo years. Independent football Is perfectly proper. Thousands of teams nre formed every year and games ore plojcd for the sport of it. The players nre. not on the salary list. Bert Bell is the first to sec tho danger In professional football, and It would not be at all surprising it others followed his example. k Universal Praise for Comisheys Action THERE isn't a fan in baseball today who is'not prais ing the action of Charley Comlskcy In giving each of his honest baseball players n check for $1500. The White Sox magnate did this because ho thought It was the right thing to do. He has always been on tho right side and has done as much as any one man to bring baseball to its present pinnacle of popularity. The money which Comlskey gave his men yesterday represented the difference between the amount which they received and what they would have received had tho White Sox beaten the Cincinnati Reds in the world's series of 1010. Comlslccy'n action means more, however, than the mere giving of a sum of money. It means that although a few crooks havo ruined his baseball dub and have done irrep arable damage 'to his business, he still believes in the integrity of baseball nnd baseball players, Just as every other fair-minded man docs. In giving this bonus or whatever you wnnt to call it Comlskey also proves that he wants baseball run on n high business basis in the future, just as proposed recently by him, Barney Drcyftiss, William L. Vccck and John J. McOraw. It Is worth while looking over the proposition which the men advocate. Hero is what It was; (CPJIE undersigned membert respectively of the Xational League, American League of Pro fessional Hasehall Clubs and the National Associa tion of Professional Baseball Clubs, bejicving that the present deplorable condition in baseball has been brought about by the lack of complete supervisory control of professional baseball; and "The undersigned believing that the only cure for such condition is by having at the head of base ball men (in no wise connected telth baseball) who are so prominent and representative among the American people that not a breath of suspicion could ever be reflected; and "The undersigned further believing that the public, as icell as tho owners and players, are en titled to the fullest measure of protection in the further conduct and operation of the national game; "Tho undersigned now agree to put in im mediate operation a plan by ichich the three most prominent men attainable (in no wise connected icith baseball) be enlisted to aot as a Superior i Tribunal, at whatever compensation may be neces sary; that such Tribunal so constituted shall have unreviewable authority over presidents of alt leagues, club owners, players and every other per som act and thing connected with the national game," CovvrioM. 10S0, Iv Public Ltdatr Co. m(MimmmB P &F( yI? JrI ' "SSL Irouaer "JJ &)) v? DODGER CHANCE LIES IN PITCHING BATTERY f - - Brooklyn's Staff Gives Team Fighting Hope in World Series Marquard Enters Fifth Championship. Grimes and Pfeffer Carry Burden BY GRANTLAND RICE ANDY CHANEY SHOWS UP GOO STEWARDS A STEW Baltimore Boxer Outclasses West Virginian and Bout Is - Stopped in Fourth Round at tlie Olympia Ml i fito By LOUIS H. JAFKE WALTER (GOO) STEWART came liun nil the way from Wheeling, West Virginy, apparently for no other purpose than to prove to those at the Qlympla last night that he had been Incorrectly dubbed. A better nickname for Walter would be "Stew" Stewart, because it would be nu nl'ltcration, easier to remember, and. mostly, be cause it would he more appropriate. Stewart was supposed to go on for ight rounds In the star set-to against "JToung Andv Chanev, of Baltimore, but as soon as the bell for the opening canto ?oundcd the unfortunate onlookers idn't have to be told that Ooo, or ,'Stew," was everything thnt the latter implies in the vernacular. There were Bine perfectly good reasons why Stew art showed that he was not n star mittmnn. One wnN that he cjuldn't box well enough to lick nn ordinary 'pork-4nd-beaner." It isn't necessary to men tion the other eight. I After falling through tho ropes sev eral times and being dropped twice for tbo counts of nine, once in the first round and again in the second, Referee 811m Brennan mado a decided hit ulth everybody who remained by calling "quite" in the fourth. Slim would have made a bigger hit had he chased tje "Stew" sooner. ,Nobody cared, but it was nnnounced that Chaney nnd Stewart each bad weighed in under 124 pounds. Bobby Josephs, 125 pounds, and a Boston Syrian, won in eight rounds Irom Ilughev Hutchinson, 12.1. The ,Ncw Eng'nnder handed out a lot of wal lops to Hugh. Cioorgle Itrown, n ew a. taliiimate at Lew Ttndlor. will te bis orponnt Hurry (Kid) Itrovm will Ive on Friday for llottnn. when ho ! to met Youni Socco tho follow In nlfht In a twounor. Franklc llonrll. Ihf snl'ar. linn bepn tai"k from a cruise to HnnMulu fnr veral vei"U H l flnlnhln trnlnlns for return to the local rlntr, and will he prepirnl for feather wolsht competition In about a neeK. T.ron I., nalna, of the Olympia Club, fig .tn the Dodiern will win the world's aerloa. Yoiinar Tont KliKrkrr Is training dally. Follow Ine nil victory over wl lie llysn. Tom. Jr.'a n)tt bout will be at the National In two fena. Willie Jarkaon hue a court bout on here ortoner so Jntin IJnuinerty I tne person of the first mrt, and he will P'osecute th New Yorlt boxer, aliening that Willie kicked mm trnm tne rinir at tne National last tan. Dougherty was a spectator of a bout between Jackson and ueorge Krne. AMERICAN LEAGUE AWARDS FRANCHISES Nativity and Fiftieth Baptist New Members of Basket ball Organization JERSEY SCHOOLS IN BIG CONTESTS MANY CHANGES IN LESLEYCUP TEAM Only Veteran on Pennsylvania Squad Is Captain W. C. Fownes, Jr., of Pittsburgh MIKE WHITEHILL MA Y PL A Y ON SA TURD A Y Red and Blue Back Entirely Recovered From Injured Ankle Dieter Lost to Team Two new members were admitted to the ranks of the American Basketball Yorker, and weighing l'!0 pounds, I League at a meeting held last night nt flcorea nn impressive viewy .over tie clubhouse of the G rnrd Alumni. iTrankie Uiro, Bn'tlmoro. 128V4. Jimmy Mendo, 120, defeated Tommy Clenry, 324, and Al Miller, lf.0. knocked out Billy Fitzsinimons, a 1-10-poundcr from Boston. A real lilg-lrnirur llchtwelght bout ! ehcduled for th" Olympia next Monday night when Joe Wellng, of Chicago, meets illchle Mitchell, of Ml)v.aukeo Joe Chrlstlnna Is getting Jack Ruaso In tin-top ihupe for hU bout on Haturday night nt th" National Club Hussn will meet Jimmy Jo-din In one of the prelims to the Marty Collins-Sammy H.indow bout. Baltimore Willis Allrn Is matched to box .Andy Smith nt Heading Friday night. Jllll Is being handled 1 y Moe Oreenhaum, of this city, nnd the Utter Is endeavoring to ant tbe, Orlolo City lad started at the big clubs here. TRailr Hnyrx, sometimes called Ilnttllng "Abe, tins lilf southpaw Hobby tlurmnn. In fettle for a fling at any of the feather weights. Ilurman Is lt-hlng for a match with Joe Nelson or any one, for that matter. A benefit boxing show Is to be held at the ' Ice Palace on October 1C. the reclptl to go ..tiStvard tlwi fund fnr the erection of n tfa, Mospltnl at Ninth and Wilson streets, Chos. jjt (r. Pa. Jimmy Carolan says all of the J taro Jack Dempsey, Uenny Leonard, Mike fi 0Dowd, Johnny Klllmna. Pete Herman, Lew 2 Tendler and Jack llrlttim will be asked to tender their services. Bay Dundee, manager of Jimmy Russell, writes that the latter scored two knockouts v recently, tn Uonton. putting nway Tammy it) Carer In tha second round and Nick Carter I ' in tha first. Johnny Ixifttis will put nn his rernnd show t the Broadway Club. Camden, N J . to. Hiorrow night, with Whltey Fltsgerald anl Toung nobldeau tn tha Mar bout of twelvej .Hounds. Other matches: illlty Dempsey vs. Veil Cornell, eight rounds; Hilly Kutz vs. Jfhnny Murphy, six rounds, and Billy Trox- jwwa. Uobbjr Barrett, six rounds. Beotty Monlelth and Clarenre aillrspta ci me over from New York to see the houtn at the Olympia last night Montelth Is managing Sergeant Itty Smith, light heavy weight, and says that he has a llghtn eight bearcat coming on from fit, Louis, Herman Taylor Is closing negotiations for lit next show at the Camden Sportsmen's Club, which will be held on the night it Oetober 23. ' it win nave reur oouts, when franchises were granted to Fiftieth Unptlst, former champions, nnd Na tlvltv. of 1'ort Richmond. Fiftieth Baptist wbh compelled to disband dur ing' tho period of the war as every player on the rhamnlnnshln club was enlisted under the rolors of Uncle Sam. Others in attendance were (Jirard, Xnvler. Hancock and South Philadel phia. Th;ro is still worn for two more with Dobion. St. Columba, Mount Carmel anil Criterion still to be heaid from. It has been decided not to wait on these teams and any club In the city wishing one of the franchises should get in touch with the president. The Northeast ClmicH Uaskctball League has reorganized for the season with a strong eight-cluh circuit. .V new team, known as the n. II. L. Club, of Olncy, will be represented with a Htrong Lonibinntlon, managed by Art Strauss. The season gets under way or Oetober 20 nt Heacon Hall. Cedar nnd Cumberland streets, the home of the old Beacon team of tho Philadelphia League. The success of the league lu previous years Is due to II. Brown, president, and Bill Hawthorne, "treas urer. The Northwest Church Basketball Association is in need of several clubs to fill vacancies In the circuit. Teams desiring to join hIiouUI communicate with Frank J. Bruner, the Tracy, Thlrtyshtli and Chestnut streets. The season will open on Monday, November 8, and the playing nights will be the same as in former seasons, Monday and Tuesday. Leonard Halts Brltt Hartford, Conn,, Oct o. Iionny Leonard, of New York lightweight champion of the world, scored a technical knockout over Krankl- Brltt. of New Urdford. Mass , here last night, Referee Oeorge Mulligan stopped tha bout In the fifth round after the cham pion had clearly outclassed the New England boxer Jt v. as scheduled to go ten rounds. In tha semifinal Wllllo Spencer, of New York, and Midget Pmllh, af Panama, fought un eight-round draw. u4 will make an official announcement in a IB)" c'sAria Xjtwrrnr. a Ban rranclsco bantam. 'nl' mak his debut tn tha Plsst at the .V)alr Collingswood Highx'Looms Up Strong Play Haddon Heights Friday Interest in scholastic football In South Jeisey is on the upward trend, par ticularly since Colllnjswood nigh School is looming up ns likely champlous. Tho Collingswood -Gloucester game' can hardly bo considered seriously, sinco Collingswood won by such an over whelming score, but when the Collings wood players lino up with Haddon Heights next Friday they will have a real test." Collingswood plavs such teams as Hammpnton High. Mlllvlllo Hieh, Cam den High nnd Haddonfield. Woodbury is not on the Collingswood roster this season, but the Woodbury youngsters play many of these teams and it will ue an easy matter to decide the favor Ites. Edgar Warren, eaptoln of tho Collingswood eleven, succeeded Robert Rutherford, who failed to return, nnd Warren is handling the reins In fine shape. Conch Irvine has n husky bunch of warriors. Collingswood athletes nrn elated over the interest shown by the 8ehoo Board in athletics. The grounds In the rear of tho school have been obtained for the use nf the ath'etes nnd the board tilans to nave a tirst-clnss athletic Held for the school. The grounds will be Inc'osed. n football fiM, a bnnba!l diamond and a quarter-mile track constructed, ami seats provided for spectators. In'erncftdemlc League Meets The annual meeting of the Interaca demie League will be held nt the I'enn Charter School on Wcdensdav afternoon at .T o'clock. The question of increasing tnc numoer ot schools in tho league will , be discussed One of the league officials stated esterday that no definite p'ans had been made for admitting any other school. It had been rumored thnt Chest nut Hill Academy or Hnverford School might Join the league. There nre tlirei schools in tho organization at present I'enn Charter, Oermnntown Academy inn episcopal Acnucmy. Southern High School warriors arc sore. Not that they have ruffled fecl Ing"), but they nre son? In body ns well ns soul. For, according to Quarterback Bclofsky, who was Injured and is now out of the rijjular enmes with water on the knee, Southern has the "real old Vare territory" for practice games. Quoting Bulofsky : "It is n wonderful field, probably part of the tract owned by our Senator Vare. Wo dodgo nsh cans, sticks, broken boxes nnd run end around a few ram shackle wagons which have spent their day. Aside from the hills and stones, It is some football field. That's the reason I am out with n sore knee. Wonder when Southern will get that athletic field they promised us ns gram mar school kids many years ago, when they used to come up to Southern nnd tell stories of what wo were going to ?et from the city and tbe Board of Education, and then every one would clap?" O'Dowd Beats Carbons Bridgeport und mil n , R Wll,- X,V UriagCPurv, IKMIH., wri, ii, wikd w igwu, in,m mid.4(swlaht chsmolon. was alvan a referee's derision In a twelvo-round bout here By SANDY McNIBUCK In a few short years the personnel of the Pennsylvania team In the Lesley Cup match has completely changed. The only veteran reft in tho play Sat urday of the old Keystone Staters was W. C. Fownes. the captain. Captain "Bill" has gray hairs, but he is liable to hold his place for a good many seasons. He was scmlfinalist nt the national last year, put out Boo Gardner this year and has wou the national title and the medal twice. He qualified for the open this year and had a round of 70. In a Pitts burgh tourney this year, he ousted S. P. Hcrron, thcu national champion. Fownes lost his match to Jesse Sweetser, New York, on Saturday at Merlon, but only nfter extra 'holes of r beautifully played motch. Swcctscr won the intercollegiate championship tills year and beat Ned Sawyer, the metropolitan titlcholder, in the na tional. He Is only eighteen years oW and a fine typo of athlete who Is due to hold hi place for many years, but he snu, afterward at Merlon that Fownes was ono of the hurdest players to beat he had ever met. Fownes has reduced golf to such a science that he has constructed vnrlous mechanical devices to test golf balls, sticks and even strokes in his; effort to apply the proper laws of mechanics to the game. Long Road With few exceptions the teams of both Bostou uad New York aro com posed of veterans who have probably gone as far as they ever will at golf, which Is pretty far up the ladder, of course, but then if there's a turn its more likely to be down than farther up. Pennsylvania has the advantage of a team of youngsters, for the most part, capabln of malting their mark in the car to come. Ilerron is not likely to collapse very soon and has played a champion's game in most of bis starts. Mars ton has been at the top for many years, nnd Francis W. Kenible, though not entering many tournaments fills' year, is alsnys a capable golfer to con sider. The rest of the team was mado uo of young stars always battling in the confidence of youth. Piatt, Hloffner nnd Jack showed real qualities for many future teams, n pace thy have been holding for several seasons. Reynolds is a veteran who was though to have n fine chance to win hut a tliirtv-foot nutt stroke displaced by Peter Hormon. New York, was too much to overcome In the last few holes of plav. Harmon, by the way, Is one of thp promising young additions to the New York team, and earned his place. There were n few shots pulled the lost day which deserve mention. After Piatt ran n chip shot up dead to the eighteenth. Gardiner White had a tough one to makp under, tho Ircuni tinncps nnd wnvered badly. But he nhowcd real stuff when he sank n five-foot putt nnd carried the match to the nineteenth. "Cool It Off" As Plntt walked up to his second slinr. nt this hole. George Ormiston. standing there, spoke with wisdom: "Lay it up there stoncy dead, lad die, and cool off the match." Which Piatt did. It was one of the prettiest shots of the tourney, espe cially nt that stage, and gave him a 3-blrd-hole match and Pennsylvania tho title. Norman Mnxwell hit n beauty with a straight-faced nildmashle from a trap at thp tenth, where Reynolds, his part- ucr, Had driven, rrom mac spni aiax well laid the ball not two feet from tbe pin on the bowl green, where he could hcurccl.v see tho flag from where he was. Reynolds sank the putt for u bird, which always throws n chill over tlie ardor ot tne opposition. A weird shot was that mado by Johnny Andcrbon against George Hoff ncr. They were driving the thirteenth, a short holo with water in frout of the green. Anderson hit a low shot which looked all wrong. It hit plumb in the middle of the water, but was going Ilko a flat stone, and skidded on the green so close to the piu that ho had a putt for a 2, which he missed. Swcctscr bad a similar shot on tho ninth. MIKE WHITEHILL will get into Saturday's game for Penn against Sw&rthmorc, according to the plnycr himself nnd Doctor Light, the team phjslclan. Yesterday the former Rutgers lad engaged In the signal drill and showed no 111 effects after almost an hour of tearing up nnd down the field. His Injured ankle, which has kept him on thp sldo lines the last two weeks, is strong enough now to stand the strain of Whltehlll has had hard luck all sea son. Up at George School, during tlie preliminary training, Mike was in such Pne condition after the first few days that Coach Hclsmon ordered him to rest. A few days before tbe return of the team to Franklin Field Whltehlll sprained his back and could hardly throw the pigskin. When his back re ttlrncd to normal he turned his ankle, and bad to be assisted from the field. This occurred two weeks ago and has served to keep him on the sidelines for the last fortnight. Yesterday was his first nvl strenuous workout In three weeks nnd ho made the most 01 Jt oy straining his ankle to the utmost, with very gratifying results. Whltehlll is sorely needed nt Pcnn, nnd, according to Coach Hclsman, ho will aid mm in solving some 01 mo nmlnr nrnhloms for the hard schedule confronting him. The line needs bolster ing, whllo the bacuneiu is in aire mtu. of a hefty plynging back who can rip holes tn the opposing lines. T hltchlll. while lacking tho weight that a fullback should have- for the tearing In, llue t.,,,.!,ir, atv nf nlnv. ia shifty enoimu to get through the line In spite of his lack of weight. With tho return of Whltcliill to tno regular llncup there Is a strong possi bility that Carl Thomas, acting captain, will be shifted back to his old post at tackle. Buck Wharton is the authority for the statement that Thomas fs one of the best tackles in the country. Thomas, nifhnni-h out of position at fullback, has shown his versatility by playing a great gamo, botn offensively nnu ticiensiveiy. He has developed into a punter of no mean ability in less than a week, which again shows Ms nn-arounu amuiy. Dieter Lost , Tho return of Thomas to tho line may bo necessary very soon, judging by the nnnouncement made by Captain Bud, Hopper last night. The genial Red and Blue lender talked to Herb Dlctcr, tho star guard of last year's eleven, over the long-distance telephone last night In an effort to find out why Dieter had not returned to the University. The former guard emphatically stated to Hopncr that ho would not return to Penn tuis year or nny j-eur, mui uo wu Cochran a fact, especially tho first named. Bud Hopper Is determined that ho will bolster up the team. Yesterday, with his Injured arm tightly bandaged, Bud got into his uniform nnd spent an hour romping around the field. He ran n mile, ana then Indulged in a signal drill to brush up his memory on plays. After that he caught short forward passes with bis uninjured wing. If confidence and a d-iirc to play count for anything Hop per will be seen at bis old post this Sat urday n week, when Lafayette makes its annual pilgrimage to Franklin Field. Yesterday was a day of rest for the varsity men who played in Saturday's game. All came out of the struggle in good shape with the possible ex ception of Roy Wallace, who subbed for Hopper at end. Wallace received a se vere bruise on his left shoulder and Tho Glory of Ihe Game Why, it was only yesterday I dreamed now great the glory of tho game must Where far away thp flags of empire gleamed . And gleaming catlcd me on by land To know the height, rcd-rlmmed against the sky, To take my place out in the world of wen. I . ., . , To know the heights? I only know that I Want to go home again, I think now of a vanished summer's day When each far height took on a rarer .gleam, left old-fashioned drifts to make my way By wraith trails through the poppy fields of dream; To know life's fame before I came to die, - To have the laurel wreathed on blade To know fife's famet I only know that I Want to go homo agatn, now each height flamed that day from where I turned To take my part with those who ruled the game; By dawn and darkness each new vision burned , ., Until the goal swept to a mighty flame; It may be that the flame still spans the sky, A greater flame than I had dreamed of then; I do not know I only know that I Want to go home again. The Brooklyn Staff JUDGED by the rccord-of their work throughout the season, Brooklyn's pitching staff would rank In this order: "No. 1 Burleigh Grimes, won 23, lost H- , , .. n No. 2 Jeff Pfeffer, won 10, lot 0. No. 3 Al Mamaux, won 11, lost 8. No. 4 Rube Marquard, won 10, lOSt 7. . . 44 No. 6 Shcrrod Smith, won 11, l0t 0. 4 . 40 No. 0 Leon Cadorc, won 10, lost 13. This, of course, may not Indicate the order of their effectiveness for world scries work. ... It may, bo that Shcrrod Smith will lie used before cither Mamaux or Mar. quard. But Grimes and Pfeffer art sure to carry-n big part of the burden It is this formidable pitching stiff that gives Brooklyn a fine fighting chance. Which reminds us that it will alio be Rubo "Marquard's fifth world series leaving this tall and stately southpaw with a largo fund of experience. But thp remaining four experiences were all attained upon the losing side The Rube collected tho loser's tad three times with tho Giants and ones ' with Brooklyn. KTTARVARD jets thlrtcen-year-oH --l freshman who has mastered firs languages and can hit like 'Babe Ruth." But he'll never need but ons language to get by it he can hit liki . "Bnbon Ruth. Why the Lucky? T UOKY SEVENTH" they call It, i- But "Babo" Ruth can't see It. , He has plastered homo runs in tni first inning nnd murdered the ball in the second. He has lifted a flock of baseballs oat of various yards in tho third, fourth fifth nnd sixth. He has hammered tho cover off ia the eighth nnd ninth. But at the cad of his fiftv-thlrd homo run he lud nothing to show for the "lucky seventh." This Inning alone had baffled hlra all the year, refusing to yield to the blandishments of bis blighting bludgeon, as you might say. It has remained the "lucky seventh' for opposing pitchers, but not for tit ball-bustlng "Babe." Revive the Commission! THE National Commission with a na tional figure as chairman must b revived at onefe if baseball ia to be saved. .' The game has been without a gov ernment for over a year and yet no club owners havo taken nny steps to face ilic situation and force the elec tion of n man who might have eltbtr averted or cleaned up the scandil. Baseball has an attraction for too msnv millions to he wrecked but it will be wrocked unless club owners ana linuc.-st players look after Its Interests with fnr greater keenness than, they have shown so far. CcwrtOht, 1910, alt rtoMi rttervti AMATEUR SPORTS mm L IHE Gcrmantown Church Athletic . .. ,, .ll-l.lnn tu enciie'n DaSKClDail lliviiu '. .. .1 ....... hnf there arc rrariv tn Stan lue kmuu, - did not participate even in the signal two vacancies In tho organlratlon at drill yesterday, although he was In uniform. According to Billy Morris and Mike Dec, tne veteran trainers, tne present. Six enurencs '. "" i..t. intnntlnn of entering. Tncy are Westslde Presbyterian. Covenant Pre injury is not serious enough to keep bvterian. Second Presbyterian, Trinity Wallace out of tho llncun on Satur- i .,wn Summit Presbyterian nnd day, when Swarthmore comes to Frank- Wakefield Presbyterian.- , . Hu Field. ,. "tos year's plsylng nights will be The second varsity nnd the first and Monday "nnd Friday instead of Monday second scrub elevens engaged in n heats a id Tuesday as In previous years, on scrimmage yesterday with the red am' oount of the Gennantown Kastcrn blue jcrscyed athletes, the victors ove letgilc team playing on 'uesaais. the wearers of the red, four touch 1 inlel McDyre, who has been handling downs to one. McAnally, the substltut- the whistle since the Inception of tne quarterback, was responsible for two league, has again been seiccicu ua of the four touchdowns scored by the icfcrcc. Church teams desiring a iran frecouds. both on smashes through the chiso should get in touch with "nr' line. Blbetf scored one on a forward W. Balnbrldgc. 25 West Pcnn street, pass nnd Caldwell the other on n re- Gcrmantown, or phone Ocrmantown covered tumble, i. h. Harvey, no re- . llldo. latlon to Herman, scored the only six pointer for the scrubs on a forward pass. , Pen' Points Belofsky, ask Bob Folwcll. He at tended ono of the meetings. Perhaps Bob or Ellis Gimbel, who was also there with Senator Vare, could enlighten us ns to developments along this line. Ellis Gimbel helped Central High, and he Is just as anxious to see Southern get nn athletic field, but conditions financially seem to be getting worso Instead of bet- ' sires of his ring carter whn tni- Hniithern In thi meantime must c'slon 'aK KuiUc McOoorty i ao,,lncrn' ln. lne, meantime, must wll t ,n 'hj (,n.round bout at BtiM'T uruiBi-n uuu jujuwvo uiiu mane the best of it. Wesl Philadelphia High's nil-star soccer team plays the Glrard College team nt utrurd tomorrow niiernoon. Coach Helemnn vosterdnv added the names ot flvo scrubs to the varsity squad, sutler, a former Heading High schoolboy stnr: Dan Hullhun who captained the freshman nine last spring; Mahor. the earllng catcher: HIM llrown, who played for a ear on the Uni versity o' Florida elfen nnd Hob Qlllctte, who sported colors nt Wenonah, Jflnn. . are the fortunato lads. The new pony tuckllrld as dlsnlaved yes terday In tho crlmmni.e drill consisted of McAnally. quarterback: Caldwell, left half; Mnher. Hunt half, nnd Iltben. full. Wutklns entered the fray In since ot lllben In the closing mlnutea. Tlie second line consisted of Sullivan, right end; dreenawnlt. left end, nay. right tackle; Spaldlnc. left tarkV- Colder, right guard: nrown. left guard, and Sweeney at renter. The combination plmed a strong defensive game. Hots Brunner was on Tranklln Field yes- m. v . - - - , ; . ,.., l-um? uim ninicu Mini nt) Wfiuia DO inuna through With college, and in the future nt yBi tns year, llrunner came to Tenn ivnnlil encaee In business in New xorkito secure his scholastic credits for entrance with his brother. This was u Htuu m ing blow to Hopper and the remainder ot tho tenm last night, for Dieter, when in the city lasc ween loin mu piiiyura ti.nf iii would return to Penn nfter he had cleared up his business affairs. Coacll Jieismnu wiikii lmumicu oi uie statement of Dlctcr said that he had hoped to the last to have him on the varsity team this year and tlint while his loss was n severe one, ho would iinvs tn mnkc the best of it. Dieter is badly needed ut Penn tmrf fall to bo tct up tnc line, ami nis loss is more ncorcly felt than most out siders can imagine. The coaches have made no bones of the fact that they expected to use the former Mnsten Park Hfi.h School star in the line this year. Cochran, tho big substitute guard of last year, Is another man counted on who is missing. Two weeks ngo Cochran wired that he was leaving his home ,n Nogales, Ariz., for this city to enter tho University, but since that time nothing has been heard from him, al though Captain Hopper ami Munager Ed. Vare havo wired and written to n'letcr came to Penn in 1010 from tho Masten Park High School, In Buf falo. He had little trouble making jack Keogh's eleven during, that full, and when ho reported fnr the vursity tho following year Buck Wharton, the lino coach, sensing his ability nhnost from the start, piaccu mm in tne varsity line tho first day out. From then on Dieter was a star. He plajrd his best game in 1017. Last year he was him dlcapped by Injuries n great part ot the season, but plajed great football when ln the game. With the loss of Dieter nnd In tho New Haven college. Hots who saw Yale In action last Saturday, thinks that tne uuuuoc is in tor a ureal season, , Tho loss of rattcraon, the sprinter. wa more of a blow to Iawson Robertson, the track coach, than to the football team. I.aet year Tat starred on the freshman track team nnd was looked on this vear as u sure nlare winner for tho varsity. Scholastlo difficulties caused his leaving Penn for Colgate Conch Ilahertaon had hla cross-country aspirants working out on the track yester day. Irwin und McIIale ran several miles while the remainder of the squad nut In u busy afternoon. Plans nro now under way for tho annual fall track and field mtet. Wheeling Is back In tie basketball field and Tmu'ch stFonser thfn I n prev flost, v., Vorlc City College. For games wiin &NllM ' aaSSia Al. Hawcllff.. 112 South FIfty-secona sireei. Kensington A A. basketball team la de slr'ou. oranglni a fr practice game. ?,TyHe',rgr'Sd.h0.m?eet.Ador"pnonJ; fcnSnlfSn 1301 W. 1'iwrlMS basketball team would like to heir frSnt .won "and third class Hves such S Audubon. Paulsboro. albbsboro and Dud. ley A, A. Addrees Joseph Latwen, Jr.. " Oaul street. , Cleveland basketball "vo has organized with Snapper Bhevlln and nbVJJ,,A.,1t the Northern Liberty BcJ' 'lY1 berg, of Central High, and Jlendal Febburn. Bsvi Clark. Micky Caiman and Dan drad. of Qermantown High School. Fo ;& dress Dan drad. 40T North Fourth street. Jarnnard A. A., after nnlshtng a success ful baseball season, has turned Its attention to the cage and will have "t second .! iMm unltr the name of Cambria A. C, Th" i niw " wm K a"ni''rh!1S!;an.ond forwards; nisner. center! Mcllhonny and llalah. guards For games wrlto n. I.lsner, J040 Kensington avenue. Crescent A. C. of Camden, has reorgan Ired a fast Ave and would like to hear from home teams Addrer. Haymond Young. 821 Lawrenco street, Camden, N. J. r-.llln A A. desires to book games with strictly first-class basketball teams, having hills. Write to V. It. Clements, isai aiooro etieet, Ht, Mlrhnel'a basketball five desires to tutnir ft few nrellmtnary names prior to thi opening of the North Philadelphia Church League, aii aumi-s are io uo inayru uu pi. Michael's floor. Thursday, October 14, 31 28 and November 4 are optn. Address Wll. Ham A. Wagner, 01 Paatorlus street, Get, znantonn. St. Fetor's has organised a seconJ-rtn basketball team and would like to bear from all teams ot that class haying halls. Ad dress Frank Stonbach, 1419 North Eighth street. The Kensington Church Iieague Is reor ganizing a basketball league and would list to hear from all teams wishing a franchlie A special meeting will be held on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at Puritan Church, Herond nnd Clearfield streets. All teams wishing franchises are requested to send del egates. , West Philadelphia Scholastics, composed of former scholastlo atars. would like to hoar from Morris Ouards, of Atlantlo City; ininaqua t-roy,, uncaier x. At. i:, A. anl Harrlsburg Independents. Address W. J, Hums, 3500 Warren street. Bethany A. A. has reorganized and will put the same team on tho floor that won tna eecond-hnlf title In the Northwest Church League. Address Malcolm C. Down 5. ;S3 No-th Oarnet street, or phone Diamond 8440. an mis r WOMB Etiaa I rKt Saturday nUrhu Kid Wagner, referee a aernion m ijrivo-rouuu doui neroi leara nt liirora tomorrow aucruuuu. O'Dowd Beats McGoorty Iloston, Oct. 0. Dan O'Dowd, the South Doston heavyweight, achieved one of the de ne won tne oe of Oshkosh. at the Carina Ai f nf Lvnn. The Dace was so fast that Mo Cloorty couldn't lioeo It no und so weakened In tha ninth and tenth rounds that he was lucky to escape a knoexout. TrsuvklLn A. 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