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TODAY A chemist declares That in canned blueberries, At least nine per cent. Of alcohol there is. ''Ah, make me a pie!" Asseverates father, And cut out the crust, If it*« too much bother. i *• i SLIPS mS COLLAR OVER HIS HEAD ■A m * •xr : • •V ,->-v ■T r& ••• M S1ABIN PLKZTINA. Mahin Ple»llna I» one of the most 1 powerful men who ever stepped on the His neck 1« »u large thal he had It Is collar» inade to 'order. They are Sl*$ 22 . He ran slip 'em c without unbuttoning >m. Aat. r his head ''I* .lust think n ta b ä» b ip* if® e&J\ Biill B S îÎJ ■ its T.nn an ■ m E r — _ A* * / •> V Tue. 1^1 Sm8 5 S a vs At salaries the ball stars balk. Meantime magnates talk and talk. Players live from hand to mouth, Soon they'll all be headed south. t.'nless Champ Jack plays goif or tenuis His name may soon be written • Dennis." Reading the new« from day to daj away. ___ ^ . . The A, A. L and the l. A. arc two little groups of alphabetical sequences j Fanny Durack. Australian girl rham-I pion swimmer, will never be able to j forget. She has gone back to her native 1 ) nd. Her swimming tour in this conn try was anything but a success, Tech nlcalltles of the A. A. I ruled her ouf ' Connie Mack and Harry France arc ! good salesmen, but they don't bring home the bacons for the baseball feasts. I I Reds have been-recognized at last. While Sox did thal some months past. 1 _ of American events On the other hand, they are making great preparations In Australia for the nr r lv«l of Norman Ross there. And Australia Is making arrange ments for a return visit next year. The fancy boxer Takes the brown lid, Dut the kayo youth Draws the biggest bid. ' Golf may have its charm, consider ing Its liberal and elastic vocabulary. 1 ' The Clnclnall club probably was one { Df the lowest salaried In the b £ ! leagues last season. After winning the pennant the owners déclarai then and there that raises would be forthcom- 8 Ing. The raises have been offered and ', the contracts still remain unsigned. The 1 Reds arc holdouts and the owners feel they haven't been treated Just right bv , * »he players. There are two sides to .he argument, The players probably a bit chesty over their achieve >nls of last season. Thai is human ,__lure. And perhaps the raises of- ! • fe.rod by the Itad owners still are not Ausl what high-class ball players' should be getting. The solution is a , half-way meeting and that Ts urobablv what will take place before the season itarts. The players want to plav ball md earn their salaries and the club 'officials want all the stars back in the ! 'old. And there you are. | _ but how about baseball in St, Louis? i The Browns have Ucmffilt and the Cards have Oettell We don't know how Mr OetWi pro- hî nounees tils own name, but It looks to 1 *• like a miss on I two-fool putt. : Only 20 former Federal leaguers rc nain in the big show. But that is more 1 ban the major leaguer» admitted ever dayed in the outlaw circuit j ■ * Two of the ?o were w ith the 1919 1 'O' Id « champs—Eddi.' Roush and Hill vitluual L igue runners-up, the ( liant» \. three w.r. t. ammat. » it Indian -as Johnny Tobin, Hal Chase, Lei Magee John Rawlings, (Thuck Deal, Art Wil «on, Claude Hendrix, Jack Quinn. Howard Emhke. Dave Davenport, Gone Packard. Max Flack and Kd Kopetchy are Hie survivors, however. mong 0. U. RUSHER I I 3 AJ j j /m ; Nd ' Mj j ' ! i j I ! //* I i 7f , i ; ■ i o o -, Ï here the big lege pltchurs are havin' there teeth pulled to help th j 'e pllehin' arms, I gotta bad tooth but 1 ain't got nothin' mattur with my arm so I I'll put off th tooth puiiiqg for a ye:e saybuw. See of It. men I—no collar billion* slipping down your neck. J" ni P lr ig nut of your fingers and hiding No collar buttons uuder the chiffonier. But Marin has hl» trouble» with all of that. Ile I» with out doubt « * tit * Af the ht»*t hfaww^iotit I out cioubl one of Ui» heavy weigh t • .wrestlers of late years and yet his -—- - j ; i j Tney clap their hands And yell In glee For the boy who Fields nlne-nlnety-lhre But for he who bats Kour-forty-four They bust their hats And roar and roar While Babe Ruth I» knocking home run» for the Yankee» the one-base hit ters of the othet seven club» will be stretching singles into doubles while ! . . on a hot August daj. 1 — "uth. Boddi* and Lewis creep across | the Hold like horse-drawn Ice wagons Tad .Tr*n^» will roach vale without remuneration, nnd some folks think that a golfer is nutty. - l our major league teams will engage In the season'» first double-header ul Jacksonville. March 29, and. of course. ,, . ... , r^ dS # a K b0dt ^ am Br " adon ; t'iT 8 de ?l °/hP e t, p ^ d thiough a knothole at the old Polo ground to see tils first major league game. And 15 years ago ho went to St. an d g°* » Job In a garage. Ho saved his pennies, nickels and dimes amt became a repair shop owner himself. The he got into the selling game and in 15 years had made a million—dollars, not repair«. Ho bought into Uje club in 1917. There'skinore money In the auto mobile business, but tie's a fan. 1 i . American Association and Uic ' p a °mo Coast League are neat^blg ■ pa?ue8 ,hl8 V ear - Nearer, much nearer, , " neal '-h p er. The draft went out of ; 8 ' > . le .. la8t >'. tar vv ;" e l n lhc l, ta minor » 1 ', , , nd the majors clashed. The associa 1 c ! n a,,d , Cua8t circuits declared them- i Charley Ebbelt's Brooklyn Dodger» are; involved. ' opk *' ,p lbe» and funs are dream ,n * 8Wee t dream». That's the town (where "Blowing Hubbles" was written. (Dream-managers say the Giant»' Infield hî '* 11 . k,ok Ilk '' «Hs-Chase on first, Krl8C , tl on s, Cu " d . Maranvllle at short f ftnd «°«»™ Hornsby ut third. 8C * VC S al,,,! •" make their own way in * ,c ."MrlU and they're setting about the '-''fh hke real sports (hi* spring. Long sc t K 'duIes, no salary limits In the A. A sprlns 'raining trips and other stunts * ve tb« ,n the "air." | — J,,ln McGraw should have taken his inllfld to Cuba with him this winter. , ey . say oplp P ,ed race horses llnd the Jpunl of yqftth down there, go why not », , , vvar borscs °Y the diamond? , ?hn, himself, was looking pretty, skl ' ;ls ' 1 a tter his return. „ — ! '^ u t )il ■* a good place for the old skates-rneanlng both the horses and -S ? the , r k,nd ' I CU 5L'? an '»land and entirely sur rulJnf * ed t>y water, but one would never notice that while there. The Cuban» , are still wondering what the water i» ^ op - nn i nn »n. _ . __ _ GRACE HID H ASH FT **** DmOÜLI FROM IVKVI IHM r nuifi n rik>Lr, i ,A,\ L» iiv lunded out u doolsive drub hing to the Wesley .Golteglate Institute _ -j I live last nl'^h-t by the score of 57 to C. el Barbon proved the lucky player for th Institute players with a single field ; !ta'"Ä'Ä n - Grace. Wesley C. Chandler ... McKay . foward .. C. Oarvlne . conter . .. Downing! ... Messlck .... Barbon Longa err . ... guard . .Sm : 1.1 1 J- Garv .• ' Walker Field goal»— i .hand, t 14. McKay 7. Garvine 4. Baylls, P. i*i p vlne 2. Barbon, Foul goals—Downing 4. McKay. Sub slitutions—Bayli» for G. Oarvlna P Garvine for J. Garvine. Referee»—Rob inson Time of halves—20 minutes. The Wesley girls team d feated the Grace "femin tes" by the score of 8 to 5 In the preliminary game. Mills and M. Robertson forw ard Misses «cord I church team point-«, the former get ling one field goal and the latter three i from the penalty mark. Tr*D\VS CAGE GAMES. , Dr-law re Gollca -Haverford away, Wilmington Hlgh-Trcnton Wllralng ton High Schdo! g> m. ■ Sslesaalum-Nevvark High, St. Patrick s Hal!. Penn-Del-Deflanice. Settlement gym. Hlllvrest-Edge. Moor, A'. M. H, A Grace-Brandyvvlne. Y*. M C. A. West-Westminster, Y'. M. C. A Wilmington A. A -Parkesburg away Hagiey-Oompsny E. Eiktoc manager, Joe Marsh, says he is being "trust." discriminated against by the "ring" or Marin Isn't getting any cham pionshfp mutches and he is deserving, In Chicago, where the trust has been "rnzxiii' pi. »inn i e u raised lately. Plestloa is a favorite and manages to get a few matches. j HA% FISbllElt. Though the world's series i» the bl« g>st event In a baseball player's .-a- I recr yet It is sometimes a questionable benefit to the player according t.. Hay Klsher, pitcher of the Chamnlon Reds i "Th« worlds series throws so strong ' A. WHAT_ Wtr THEY « 6'-sayJ r l a light on a players record that i* dis* torts his work. It Is unfair. "What a man does when the eyes of t.he whole baseball world upon hj/n creates a deeper Impression than hfs work for an entire year." DAVE ROBERTSSOV Here Is a big league ball player who ! is different. Dave Robertson, when »hipped to the j Chicago Cubs' ball park from the Polo 1 Grounds, had a hunch that he going to like If. He's changed his mind When the 1919 curtain had been run« ,j (mn i) ave edged in on Fred Mitchell an( j instead of asking for more pay more]y wanK . ( , to , hank lhfl ClIb man . , ager fnr the treatment he had ,, nd M)d h „ wouM ., lav h| ,. h , d n i«wo .. Thls bunk the Ctib offlrU ,J being slave drivers la a crime. They know how to treat a man there and you ! can take It from me I am going lo plav my head off for Mitchell next year. T had the wrong dope on the Cubs and II I wasn't hag taught me a lesson I will never I There Is no difference In the boxing 1 I rules of England and France and those 'of the United States, according to i Johnny Griffiths, Akron Flash, who Is j .touring Europe. I "The game is the same the world over. / heard mueh about the different rules used here, but find that the fans demand Just what the American fans do—that you ttaht your own style but 1 hght. This Is all that is a*k<>d ' There lo come out of tils corner, but iii Krane! 'n ',1 ehu^s «'mÎi " 1 thf '," 00r n h „' a ;" 18 a ,;' J ' l1 This'retiring' 1 s no ' '' 1 1(1 ü the fan».' . Rf . ld ' H , i... lu !' nK ,l ,' at *h # New , * ,i,nts "'f"dd receive salary in •' ' ' 8 , 8 Sloneham. P IV 8 lf t''n.. of the New V.rk Nationals t,r, forget." IOM\N> «.ItlMIITI . . . ... bo xVs ea •rsli'rw? î V 'r h 1 E "T°^ an ' ,0 *«" cal1 In England when er ,8 Mnit ,aoP ' 1 h< e8 « won! about sports in Cuba. Havana I« Jii«l packed with Amer- I :'' ans - Cuban officials have progressive to s f ) 0 r t s of all kinds, ! nf,y in * , lfl ,na R e the city of Ha '; lna a c'*' < ' , ' a for snortsmen from the I n'taa Stales. Athletics are a hobby ! Cub i»n» and they are doimt all j ' **'*" *»» promote American games ,nd sports ' - GEORGES 4M» WOMEN. Torn Mor-isey, member of the Or-j Pneum theater circuit, who sparred | wi, h Georg. » Carpen-ller on several oe casions while entertaining the doueh 1<n » " «ays that If Dempsey . :| nd the Frenchman ever get together j '' w H l>e a clean »crap and a mighty ; one for that Is the way Georges ! boxes I Elisabeth Brice, eo-slar. who was vvitli Morrlsey in the overseas American , camps, also is an admirer of the idol j ut Francç. ' All .women of France are crazy about J Ooopgp?. I have no doubt that American flirliter will win if they ever box, but I hope he wins over Carpen- I tier with'one punch. It would surely ; be too bad to batter up such a hand son NEWARK HIGH TAKES GAME FROM GR ACL I ______ ——— SSneetal to The Evening Journal. NEWARK. Jan. 31,—In a fast game Newark High School basketball team last night defeated Golde y 24 to 11. Newark got an early lead and was never headed during the entire game. The guarding of Mauer was one of the features Moore and Armstrong did fine work for Newark. The line up: Hoffccker Newark High Goldey College. .. O-ant Gemmil . forward... . forward . .center ..., .. guard .Hatney . guard ..Scarborough Goals from field—Moore 3. Hoffccker 2. Armstrong 4, Hatney 1, Grary 1. Oem mil 1. Goals from fouls—Armstrong 4. Moore 2, Hainey 4, Grant 1. Substitu tions—Steel for Smith. Evans for Hof feeker. Ltddel fop Scarborough. Ref Der-c'«o A mstrottg the-Smith. Mauer . eree-Fader. Time of halves—20 tnln utes. On Monday night the tie In th New ark basketball league between Jr. O. U A. M. and the 5'. M. C. A. will be played i off on the "V floor. Wednesday night of next week the i 5' M, C A Urn will pV n • a floor. THE BIG LEAGUERS TURN TO THE SANDLOTS n iW ft XmUST BlA l KIDNAPER l OH A \ PICK POCKET i WONDER 8 I F he's good pickin' r * ) ni V ST > I y 1 / ks f L/ < « / ?» -F % vv<: i ÜHWX j > * /(à > 0 y* P2* J® V iV M iL" CvV 7vV I a; ■ a ï 7 s pr4k ÏM>: jôâ .1 Kt a ?> ■'SI' c'7<V' s O * 3 ® .// 4 vT 3| jOl ± Whv ,,\ f l 'n?.J , | MBVV,lLt » » . tor h I * ,*! ' 0l J n *f r an<1 ter material un some of the aandiol hams than Is to be found on a lot of th tn!? ln »«n le fh!^ c »~ I . . .. ' ' I* vi a lot of other T i M it ■ The Mg league managers at last have h iaohnii a . ^ood .J h ' . to '???}*"' or *** * tRW'hcmrtt ■ * ,i«u » ',ii f •?* ,°r*' .Y" len ** mlglit ! hi. ."tiün mto the makings of : * Rut th» , * Urn nniors it ih^t n»f | Ä fo , rced ,°! > h° i i.iav.r n.éiieu ihL'i" 8 | C *? ,h S linding i.rlces d for mfnor 1 n> draft , an<1 urettv\^li eafruc 8tars stances scarce thev hsTîr,'î n,Ä ? y -_— ' ,hey ad t0 turn lo thc » TO BE GREAT YEAR FOR SPORT _ received^ FIELD MEET AI SO iV1CC 1 TO BE FEATURED —. ■ .. . j D] .„, . 8 ' flr summe r baseba!!, tennis. | duolls. swimming and athletics were discussed at a I I ... . .. recent meeting of the : i.mrnn HecreaUona! League, at the ,, y- and many ^details decided upon. ir but half of the arrangements ! Recreational League to Su pervise Baseball, Quoits. Tennis, Swimming mature, coming summer will wit ne8s more athletics in Ibis city. In ad million to the regular semi-professional baseball games, than ever before in the city's hislory. ^ wa s decided to form an outdoor league, under same rulings as the inr * oc,r teams now contesting for wln |'* r tionors. There are twenty-two! n ' s select from for the outdoor; le8 * u *'., lh « * ratIWS ar « be played, J M .°" dav cv ™'n 8 .. the quoits are to he of two pounds and the distance fifty feet. The outdoor league is to start the end o'May. Uie° ' Go m m urdtv" '«Jr v Jh rfVCU>r ° f ^ ^e Church League.'was narieTto : arrange schedule», Tlio committee on aVquatlcs decided from tile response to its inquiry, that, there was much interest In aquatic» {here and on the strength of these re ports, decided to hold the first meet of, the summer on Saturday. Juno 20. Com mllteos have been named and events are being planned for men, women, i boys and girls. ■ i flic committee on tennis also re-1 porled much enthusiasm. The com-] milice is planning for several contests) land the number of tournaments will bo decided later. Great interest is taken In field and, athletic sports that are a test of theI {muscular strength and skill of man In : various ways. It is likely that there 'will he several meets prior to Septem-; her, and it was decided to ascertain tf ) the Stale Fair Association would per-, rnlt an all-city meet at the Fair on the opening day. If that is possible the 1 last of the three elimination meets will be held on Saturday prior to Labor Day, possibly at the Fair grounds. A Committee was named for baseball teams and it was decided to close the] entry list on April 10. If enough cn tries are obtained the league tyay bei divided into two or more sections. j The oomroittCB to reorganize the bowl- j ing league of the Church League will I i at the Y. M. C. A. on Wednesday nl#ht. Now teams wishing to enter the .•Anf.»et u to v\.v«t_ ■ ieagiio contest are St. Stephen's, West minsler, Harrison Street, Epworlh and HlMcrest. It may be decided to divide kgU Kalo two divisions. IIAGLEY SEX.GNDS WIN The Hagley second team defeated the Merwlck five last night, 32 to 11 The I Hagley first team will play one of thc ( fastest games ever seen in this city j next Saturday night wMh the Progrès- j slve A. C. of Philadelphia. The score: Hag'ey Seconds. Cavanaugh ... fovvard ... McLaughlin .. forward .. J. McLaughlin, .cent t .... Toomey . guard ... Cammock .guard . Malloy F.cld goals—Cavanaugh 5, MoLaugh Merwlck. .. McCorty ( . Gillespie ' ... Ford Harkins lin, J McLaughlin, Toomey 5. Cam mock. McCorty 2, GUlesple 2 Foul goals—Cavanaugh, J. McLaughlin 2. Toomey. Cammock 2 G'llesple. Harkins, itlons—J Filliben for Malloy, In the preliminary game th-; Hagley; thirds defeated the Defiance thirds by i ! the score of 16 to MT/. WANTS MEAL TICKETS. Eddie Fitzsimmons, the "socking'' New Yorker, is being given a wide h -th l.v the field of lightweights since he administered the kayo to Irish Patsy ,;|j nP llt Detroit r cently, Eddie wants tr ( .,| Vfl sllctl q^ntt.r» as Johnny Dun dcp willle Jackson, Lew Tendier, Hennv Valgar. Joe Welling, Ritchie Mjt<-bell et al. a guarantee of 85000 and , ci, are of the g-u 'W»- e.,n a --itr hi, • sandlots. L 1 n * to b f a •**** thing for the major leaguer*, too, even if they j did adopt the idea through compulsion. ; T»ke the case of the Qeveland club, for instance. Last year there was a young sandlotter named George Uhle He went South with the Indians and came back looking good enough to carry L?, rou " d , fpf a few week», file pitched so well they kepi him on the .Job all season. He won many more games than he lost, Thls f, P'' in R Cleveland is taking three I? 0 ™ lott '', r8 for ® spring training, 0ne of Georgc Cykowskl, is sueh ?,i ^ r0m ^ "5, P r08 P < ' ct that Branch •' lcke >.. *: ardl, | al ma rjager. threatened b( !° '(°|' commission ,0 a r a clalm he is 8a,d t0 have °n l, >e BOWLING SPEAKMAN LEAGUE. Myden. ■ Oalbreath F Peters Talley .... S. Peters . Blind _ ..120 119 136— 375 .. 130 147 .. 1!* 114 .. 133 127 .. 123 125 125— 375 1986 i j ^ I 123— 396 j 101 161 127— 389 ! 16^— 396 i 168- 4 ? 8 Totals _ 626 632 728 River» lew. .... 125 148 Boozer MoGlees . lof, Solomon ... "«*»»"ry Totals 153 158— 467 ! 112 114 132— 358 ' 12« 147 217— 492 — — — -i 622 T23 757 2102 I 121 169— 415 i Page . 93 139 101— 333 ' Doughten ....*. 99 108 101— 308 Th leu . 174 147 141— 462! Hoodock .... 147 159 181— 487 _ __ _ _! oeh IColcgrove " Highter Orban South Wilmington. Bulloch . 125 Totals . 638 674 693 2005 West Side. . 109 116 115— 340 ....*. 133 v. 162 109— 404 J . 94 159 120— 373 I .147 m 178— 458 .Ill 144 134— 389 ! I Adam Total» n(nr .„ .Pierce .... ,fhekmson' AndPr80n . Vall J , ,,,, n " '' a t° ps • P.?. wney ' Riley ... ■II Diivr , Finir 1 R»M i-a iso ie -7 si J'" 4 V„ li-w loo - »a!, ..... loo tea i.» -» 8 J i 594 714 656 19W I Morgan ... Totals 792 781 8(10 2373 ] ] i . - . I JI 8 | 5 |— 269 ' 171 204 104— 479 Brandy w ine. . 123 . 143 140 169— 452 ! . 151 148 160— 462 . 126 J36 123 Totals 717 746 692 2155 „ . ÎÎ* ? , rer ues Howett . 106 Ma,lon • J; 00 « Koestcr ' ,pa "U'jCk . e ü, ' Goodley Calloway MuiiIIk 1 Engineering. . 171 168 143— 482 175 174 197— 546 . 180 125 186— 491 188 161— 526 172 156— 494 i Herpel . Riley ... i cjo «ou ■ 135^ 528 ' . 166 141 151— 458 I . 137 153 Totals 869 827 843 2539 Cost Acronnling. . 164 198 123 ; — 292 153 136 167— 456 157 191— 348 . du Pont Chemical. . 1,1 ;JV Totals . 743 787 783 2313 13iî 105 . Tadman . i-w .„ 1,u 107 ', a tnn itn ui.. Icn io .1 fr'! 169 192- 361 -»o i «7 otaI 187 "•*« Experimental. . JiJ ,oq ; , ' . — • 4 *' i * g gi g i . 131 . 143 150- 424 13« parke . Bowland 197 Patterson Herman .. Totals . Beatty . Lewis* .. Geiger . Prout ' •• sp ' • Sweetman . . 689 731 2135 „ Bancroft. Î-Î I 7 i Jot »oa ■■■■ ,J 0 ™ " 14i 146 1 57— 44~ Totals 714 Boo,h ••• Faulkner Carson .. Gallagher stewart . .... 144 146 157— 447 71 « gn -a« oo-a 2 . 1 ? Totals National Aniline and Chemical. . 155 / 151 153— 459 . 132 119 . 135 218 J27— 4S0 . 142 167 147— 456 . 140 149 135— 424 Grotz .... Goddard . Scallion .. West . McClintock 125— 376 Ir.I.IGM \NN UINs AGAIN ,r> Hercules Pocket Tournament hlefigmann showed good form against; Biek Flanagan last even'ng and had little trouble winning by the score of 76 to 48 In the second game Walker and Zebloy crossed cues and Walker walked away to an easy victor» by the «core of 75 to 46 : Totals 704 804 687 2195 amaetur's services, , The result in Cleveland Is added In lereat In the Indians. The amateurs In • Cleveland, and their friends, far out number the regular Indian /an». That I means that the amateur faction will be I mightily Interested In the Indians when one or mo^c amateurs are in the fold, Why shouldn't all Cleveland boys, I (who are stars at the game, be on the payroll of the Indians? That would ! add local Interest to the team. Suppose Cleveland had Pecklnpaugh and ftode Paskert, both Cleveland boys, in their line-up. And Rube Mnrquard, j too, who formerly was a Clevelander. Connie Mock used fo grab off a good boy occasionally. Connie carried them along until they were ready to break in. Stuffy Mclnnls is an example, CADDOCK DOWNED BY JOE STECKER T ,lp fourth time they donned their headpieces and turned to the exits, NEW YORK. Jan. 31 (United Press.)— Three t |rnes la8 ' night a mumb'ed— ' 'it's all over" went through Madison Square Garden and close to 10,000 fans reached for their hats. Three times Joe Stecher, of Nebraska, clamped his deadly scissors and lock hold on Earl Caddpck, Iowa, but the speedy soldier slipped from his grasp. The fourth Ume, however, he wilted under th? boa-eonslrlctor-llke pressure of two legs and a live lingered vice on his wrist and the world s wrest ling championship with 825,000 went lo ! the Nebraskan. j The end came after two hours and five minutes of mighty serious wrest Un* I Caddock had only speed lo combat I [greater weigtit, superior strength and cooler nerves. r ii: EDDIE A.'S POINTERS ; When you first begin to learn to i skate take It easy. The first lesson Is liable to be tedi ous—so don't go at it too hard. Skating is poetry of motion. A per «on can learn new figures every year. 11 Jt 008 " 1 require much strength lo Kli u0 over the Ice. Balance and body movement are the essential points. The sport will develop your muscles, «'»PMKl your lungs. Invigorate your eir euiation, better your appetite and build up y 0ur health. GARNET DROPS nils ONE. West End first five won easily over the Gamel quintet last night. 32* to 22 The West siders hold a 14 to 9 lead at, the end of the first period. During I lfl ° SCPOn< t kalf ,he Garnets took a I belter hold on the game, but were un able to overcome the lead acquired by 1 the West End team. The score: West End. Donneily ... Gamel, forward T. Latham .... forward .J. Bulger center C. Bulger Curran Firth . .. Early Sullivan Purcell guard W. Mayers.guard Fi'Id goals—Donnelly 2. T. Latham 2. Curran 4, W. Myers 2. C. Bulger 2. J. Bulger 4 Sullivan Foul goals—Donnel 'y 5 - Gurran 3 Firth 2. W. Mayer 2 C - btilger 2, Sullivan, Purcell 5. Ref erec—Speakman. The Garn~t second? stopped the We.st End scrubs In the preliminary match by the score of 20 lo 19. SIMULTANEOUS CHESS EXHIBITION On next Tuesday evening James F. Magee, Jr., celebrated problemist from Philadelphia, will give an exhibition of simultaneous chesr. play against, at leas t. twenty opponents. This exhlbi tlon will be given under the auspices of the Brandywine Chess Club, In their cl,lb rooms in the Trinity Church Parish house, Adams street and Dela ware avenue, Tflfl Brandywine Chess Club Is a local ' organization open to all chess players ot yvilmington an<l vicinity. This ex hlbltlon, like any regular club meet-; ingr. Is open to all thosç'lnterested In thc game of che98 - RISING SI N MINS Rising Sun first team defeated the.du Pont Leatherbacks at Hagley House yesterday afternoon, 3i to 23. The speedy floor work of Randy Simons, and the long shooting of Joe Kauss featured lhc P 1016 - Joe Beatty threw in eight straight foul goals. The guarding of Elllott and Baido was very close. WEST END WANTS GAMES. The Wes ' Enf l basketball team, Ber nard c urran _ manager, desires to ar-| range games with first and second-class teams, such as Defiance. Newark. Mil ford or Dover. Ail challenges should, be sent to Manager Curran, No. 1723 Delaware Ave„ this city. REPUBS MOVE UP The M. R. C. quoit pib'hers defeat er the Pennsy players 4 to 1 last night. This Republican victory moves the club learn up a notch in the A.-W. clrcu't. k J AKtiL.U'S ! HALT BALSAM temoTryl «'. truff StoraH,lrr»lltBc R«itore* Color and Boartjto Crarand Faded Hair at Mruevtftt*. %4sk 5'*C, RIKi à ^ChPrjt^JjSjXSliiiSSSSjdEsI Branch Rickey has a happy faculty o. developing major leaguers from greru enlleire stnm —Kooreo si«|pr and Heath - cote 8 Maybe the big league scouts might well employ their time looking over the sandlot talent the coming summer former Indian manager, that he accept an offer to manage a big amateur team in Cleveland and In the meantime act {as scout for big league clubs about the sandlots, making recommendations oc stai-s he »bought had the "maklugs.' It Is an Idea that Is bound to grow for amateur baseball has been expanding rapidly and some real talent has been It has been suggested to Lee Fohl developed there. The sandlotters are all going up. Peihaps half-of the minor league players are on thc:r way down. SHORTS Baseball plans for 1920 boom 1. Idaho. Charles B. Cochran sailed without Jack Dempsey's autograph. Toledo's bowling classic starts Febra ary 15, and the aim will be to break i few more records. There will be 10, 000 men and women rollers. Baseball bug In Wichita, Kan., will see the first exhibition game this spring as early as March 30. when the St. Louis Cards visit the city on the plain*. _ Two veterans players passed out of the major leagues recently when Jean Dubue was sold by the Giants to To Seattle Is still waiting for the major league ball clubs to come through with players promised the Puget Sound club manager. ledo of the American Association, and Sherwood Magee drew his unconditional release from lhc Ciney Reds and signed with Joe Tinker's Columbus team. Comes the word from Kansas Ctly that Battling Harvey Thorpe will lay aside the mittens after July 4, to engage in a business more lucrative than boxing. Benny Leonard holds the distinction of being the only lightweight to drop Thorpe for the count. The Cornhuskers from Lincoln. 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