The Plain Dealer from Cleveland, Ohio • 11

ssified Markets CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER GENERAL SPORTING NEWS THURSDAY JANUARY 24 1918 ifteenth Annual State Bowling Tournament Opens at Erie Alleys PENNY ANTE! BY JEAN KNOTT Ladies Night Registered 8 Patent Office the Findlay reinsman will have one two to start in the juvenile trots -he does appear mh a starter in those eventsit will "tie a pretty sure tip that he hatf one that can step with the best of them BIG TEN' TO START START ON SERVICESTARS IN INDOOR MEET NEW ALLEYS 1000 Athletes Will Com pete in Carnival at Madison Square Cleveland Contestants Will Open at 7 Two Shifts to Bowl During Tourney NEW YORK' Jan 23 Including those of many prominent athletes who have enljsted in some branch of the Vnited States military and naval service nearly lOnO individual entries have I been received for the big indoor alh- I Mitchell Also Intends ampaign Reta on Mile Tracks BY XEN SCOTT Mitchell Kinilluy leinsman amimr of lute yf'ars has um anions the front rank of drivery will be a promi-e next summer on both the half-mile tracks as he is to race both on the Grand nd the leading Ohio half-mile I I When the leadoft' men (dr quintets semis their lirst hall rumbling down the mirror like sur-faee of the Erie alleys tonight at 7 the fifteenth annual Ohio state Imwling'touriiament will ho on For weeks Secretary Jaek Atkinson has been gathering a record quintet entry list which includes 127 five-men teams es-terday the Trie alleys wore planed and surfaced to received the offerings of erac kpin men Only Cleveland Teams Will Bowl Tonight And tonight tho first twelve teams of that record aggregation bowls its matches Tonight might well lie termed Cleveland night for tho dozen quintets are all frym Cleveland They ingludo five bank teams The fivesyrill roll in two shifts the first starting at 7 and -the -second at 9 iyr ill lotic meet which a ill be held in the Madison Square Garden tonight The meeting Is being arranged by the Mill-rose Athletic Association of this city and the entire proceeds will be turned over to the athletic equipment fund to supply athletic paraphernalia to the enlisted men at cantonments and training stations In many events competition will be confined to soldier and sailor athletes several open events great runners from Philadelphia and other will take part Illinois Athletic Club the American m- i st ey iu the one special rare will 50 S5 I litchell stable that hits the ircuit tv ill be a two-horse consisting of Martinos and Heta unless the others cf his stable de- such an extent as to warrant on record here I reduction to the big line one-half-mile "di a is a clever reinsman an but there will be in which many Chicago Boston eastern cities Joie Ray of the Chicago who broke again run in this I 7 Oldest American Jockey Dead NKW YORK Jan 23- Jamb Piling 22 the oldest jockey iu America died Imre today IMnem uaa Ikmti in Baltimore and became a jockey at Sw Orleans in )KT2 Its rode at ttaraUu when Ibe renter of the racing world ifnlvd around this point as a pivot Indore Die War lit vrua the only 'American jockey riding an Amenraif bred bone Iroquu to wiu the Liighsli derby Pho schedule is Woodland Savings Trust Co Cleveland Trust Co laike fthore Hanking Trust lo Citizens Savings Trust Co Guardian Savings Trust Co Svee laimbs Calumet Stars Brandt Green Turtles Ldikewood Elks Jantz FVq Handels Novario Stars and Lincoln Electrics The Handels ure Uhe winners of thev five-man event in I HH7 one He does not believe horses to the races unless they are good enough to be tenders As a result the table never has been large alwajs been a dangerous Teams from Camps Dix Devens and i Vpten and the loeal forts as vo ah i two horses Parley is head-1 the Boston Newport and Pelham btyj hP hi cr line look as if thev naval stations will compete in the re- nipnfiprs though they will I Iay events which will bring together agist 'the Irest in the eral of the btst runne the eoun-Martlnos is surf to be a be VroHed tcTrec- COBB IN 'SECOND CLASS 1-4 over a half-mile track i event In the absence Rum1 baActars want game on own floor with ('lass or team I' or datea see Koas at Central Friendly Inn i TRI-COUNTY-RACE CLOSE srsystrssrtasi -srJXJH' scholastic games luck of reach and height will haVe tliOi i time of his life tiding to hit Wolfe Three I JIuNketball Teams From States Will Compete Berlin Jleigiita sud Monroellle Lead in Basktftsali League Ga Jan 23 Tyrus Raymond Cqbb of the Detroit American? was given a deferred classification on CINCINNATI Jan About KUO the grounds of partial dependency by spectators will ife accommodated at the his exemption board today and placed ew st in Class 2 Division A Cobb who is registered here was placed in Class 1 by the loeal board tlat week but it basketball court and a large attendance is expected at the fiitfh tournament games which COMMENT ON SPORTS BY HENRY EDWARDS With Jess Willard practically refusing to meet any of his rivals wiih Johnuy Kilbane devoting nil of his time to training soldiers at Camp Sherimtn and IVle Herman declining to mako weight or to go on for a decision with any of his real runners-up there is slight chance of three of tho fUtic titles changing owners this year None of the champions 'except Ted Lewis is busy scheduling bouts with men of his Hass Bonny Leonard seems 4o bo devoting some time hfs army jolt Mike has not met a middleweight since ho won fhe title He is matched to box Harry Greb but his title will not he at qtake as Greb wiy not come in at the middleweight limit of 358 pounds Tlwt leaves Ted Lewis tho only one who continues to meet his simon- lias never been abused or I in a manner to sap his nd practically every critic tui to be one of the real trot-e coming campaign ion to Maminos and Reta toil has Peter Coley King Ryal Bonivard (p) hrpe two-year-old colts by Axwnrthy: one three-year- Mohekione thre-vear-old Pai Kranfiseo one three-rolt by Cochato roi'lj by Imperial one one SAME OLD BATTLE IIGHT SANDUSKY Jan The chase for the Huron-Erie-Sandyky or Trd-Xavier County Basketball league's pennant seems to have narrowed down to Berlin Heights and Monroeville The that he failed to answer the will be played on the morning and aft-j Berlin Heights five is an Erie coun- questions of dependency and the action ternoon of Friday and Saturday Feb tv and the Monroeville five a Huron of the board today came after he had 22 and 23 Teams from Ohi Kentucky county organization asked 1 hat his case be reo)Hned OobbJ'id Indiana will compete Entries willt The season is half over Each team t- VIIIIU' so it will count? makes me smile to read that Salvatore rays Wolfe jiovor leads Those at the ringside the last tune they met know Wolfe did his shunv of leading I ll admit Ertle kept boring in hut when it conic to leading Jack did his share and 'more so planned his last bout with Ertle that lie would win He will do the siniie this time He will win Ho will depend on his left jal to a certain extent hut when it vorpes to mixing he will do his share He is not afraid of Ertle Why should he Wolfe yesterday tipped the scales at 117 pounds which indicates he will have no tmublmaking the stipulated weight 11N pounds at 1 in tomorrow' Ertle was two pounds heavier but lie will enter the ring tomorrow at llo or 1H pounds two-'was thirty-one tyears old last Decern-Jay br an has a wife and three children Feb Feb and Drawnigs will be held) 11 The new basketball court KUO SIN) ftnn 685 Cleveland Bantam to Shove Tantalizing Left at Ertle Again which has been marked off according to COFFEYYILLE Kan Jan 3 Hie 1H1S rules with an additional space Walter Johnson Washington American behind the baskets is the largest in the league pitcher received notice todav CU'- from his exemption board that he had been placed in Glass 4 Johnson lias a wife and two small children Basketball is booming at tlie A Although the institution has no has played five games The standings are Teams I Berlin Heights 4 1 Alilan t'aMilia 8 2 1 quintet in the city series all arc given leaders have a chance to pla amt ilm plan is work- ost gatue each ing out well A league has been formed lan an tbe fact that md twenty games are played each week I 600 200 ooo won four and Both lost to Mi-the score in each instance was ihe same is taken as an indication that they are pretty colt by Morgan Ax-Topeka Belle a green ltare ut Grove a green treater Prince that is a full the Are be noticed Mitchell has a youngsters in his stable re pretty freely nominated uritUs and it may be that ftt want basketball game wi'h fwrteen or ftfteen-yeir-oid team tlie I'all I'nion pure rivals and ho has battled them so often ho knows every move they may be -expected to make Fighting Jaet Britton Bailor Bartfield Bryan Downey and Johnny Griffiths alternately Lewis manages to put in profitable campaigns When George hip id Jack Dillon fight at Duluth tomorrow night it will be their twelfth meeting They sta4ed to maul each other eight years ago wheft they mot in a six-round no-decision contest Dillon was the victor in fifteen rounds the next year They also wont ten and twelve founds without a decision They encountered each other in four verdietloss bouts in iLi and one in 10 Iff They battlod in a twelve-round draw in 15 Last season they mixed for ten rounds with decision They did not meet iu 2014 and 1916 tAs ItlookS noWthe New YorR Yankees' ill lino "up wjth taldwofi Khawkev Russell Mogridge Love Tbormahlen and possibly Plank in Mho Cleveland May Get Meeting Tmn Nokes fenrtary of the National ltaw jiwtenlav uinouiiiTd Uiat the of that ajLnoriation oimtnally scheduled held iat l'nda) in Johnstown Pa will rrb lw' held here on Feb ear will be elected offlw lt lUe PELTON IS HIGHLAND PARK GOLF CLUB HEAD At its recent annual meeting the Highland Golf Club chose tho following otlkers and directors: President Pelton vice presi- -dent 1L Collins treanwTir-Mtn Teare secretary Kimball! directors Fred Hatch pel evenly matched Berlin Heights flays Monroeville Friday at Monroeville Opinion is divided throughout the circuit but some experfs figure Mon 1 Toeville has a slight edge on Berlin Heights and ought to cop the pennant i WON'T SIGN CONTRACTS Tt ik expected Jack Wolfe will adopt the game plan of batGe against Johnny Ertle at the Grays armoVy tomorrow night that he did when he fought the Kewpie at the armory last month That means he will stand Krtle oft with that' long tantalizing left and mix only when he gets the from Jimmy Harm his manager who as a nag general has few superiors Dunn vas amused yesterday when he read that Ertle is to cut loose from the start and tear iight into Wolfe thus scoring a decisixte victury MTo winy sh id Dunn will have to hit Wolfe and I don't think he will he -11110 to do so any more than he was the last time they fought-I think he can get by loft hand It must be remembered there is no more skillful blocker in the game than Wolfe! and Ertle with his box altofs Hannah anil Iluel behind the bat Peekinpaujih and Haker in tho field laaiur Marsans aud Hilhooley in the outfield Of 1 eourse sunk a line up depends largely on the result of the demands of Vnele Sain uton tho playing talent Huggins also has some recruit pitchers who have not ben called to service ton Dr Ktnnieut Allen Teare1 KlmbalJ II rollins Joe Stumer Allen Teare was also named chairman of the houae committee A Strickland chairman of the jrreena committee and Ldocker chairman of the contest committee Cntlirdrala Man) C'lts The rjthedrl high 'thedrl WITH SUIT UNSETTLED ST L'OGIS Jan 23 Johnny Lavan former shortstoh for the St Isouis Americans and now of the Washing-I ton club today sjnd that he would not sign ith Washington until settle his suit against Phil Ball president of the St Louis club Derrill Pratt who yesterday was traded the New York Americans I announced he would not withdraw his suit against Ball and that he would not sign with New York until it was settled Both sued Ball for slander The Store has received an Early Shipment of Mossant French Hats for Spring want out of town gajn ith liuh a-lol quintet Satuntay night Fall Mario 2125 or Famnouiitfe46 for arrmruieineMs SEE 700 TEAMS IN A EVENT Entries for Cincinnati Tour ney Are Many oyoln ill play the night at 8 al Shaw 'Manner ti Play The Khaw high hab)othaM team fiyola high unmlH Malurcliiy tiie Sliaw high gyiuDasiuin ARBER SERVICE practically every city entered so far has shown a rreatr number of teams scheduled forVhe local meet than in previous years' The case of Buffalo Is one In point that city seudingr twelve teams to the local tourney whereae the entire slate of New York had but ten teams participating in the International tour naainent at Grand Rapids Mich last fear Manager Mathewson of the Cincinnati Reds who has organized a team of major league players to compete against imllr bowllnj? teams from other big league cities during the tournament had his men on the alleys for the first time this week and was well satisfied with their performance On his aggregation are Heine Groh Hal Chase Tom Griffith and Larry Jacobus of the Reds Ijee Magee of the it Ivouis Americans' fki imnrece- anl ally Meyer of the Hoston Reds result of this almost unprece for lhe tournament close Jhii- 23 of entries has Secretary A American BowWng congress past week for the annual bowling tournament to be city from Feb 10 to March rrjMiit ui i Rt catirel ha'-kettiall game milt the Kinsman A for tonight Call Utiion V22-W Tubular Racin and Hockey Skates CINCINNATI louche upon of tlie during the International held in this you theservice you desire? Afe yoir wants ly taken care of? If not try the did Ave Barber Shop 333 Euclid Ave i Downstairs iual-iuch ard 115 lit'v fard lJ ralile the if ard 11 selec- 35- i Yard 16 MO SOAPS NO BRUSH NO LATHER -M Smooth and satin finishes-light and dark mixtures $6 and $7 ers Largest 14 Manicurists Skating is a healthy enjoyable pastime but it requireit good skates to get the real enjoyment Skates sharpened while you wait We have Skates for Ladies Men Girls With or Without Shoes Attached THE COLLISTER SAYLE CO VICTROLAS fcnd SPORTING GOODS 262 Superior Opp Postoffice 10 As a- dented activity on tornado after which the matter of'aV clubs the earrly pred teag ranging schedules for the five-man lat thre will p(lk 0f two-man and individual contests will be scheduled during the three V' attended to the tourney to roll for the $K(Mi0 in prize inonev and the many special awards offered In connection with the meeting It is a matter of much gratification to the local tournament committee that dispite War conditions which have called so many bowlers to the front PLAN FOR CLUB INTER CITY BASEBALL LEAGUE TIFFIN Jan wlll-undoubt-cdlv liavc a basohall team during the CV30LLE SHAVING BALM a I Easier Better-Quicker X2Scts-AII DruggistX The Davis Co Euclid Avenue The Cravea-Laughiin Co lktN scaaon playiti Sundays and holt-das Martin Bckrt who pliyi-d wv- oral years In the Eastern league with tlh Nw London Conn team mid Wtt frel Kuhn known as Kuhn are In business Jn Tiffin as proprietors of the Htag howling alleys They will organize a 'team iff the spring If support is given them is their plan to organize a league comprising TifTin FoKtoria Findlay Fremont and Bowling Green 4 hursday Friday and Saturday SPECIALS loaded witli shirts iut if'eutting t(5e prices will sell fit' TP as good US ernne as gooa as gone Varied of unite or going to iem way below regular Right in the Midst of Soaring War-Tinje Prices Our Annual CUT-PRICE SALE of Suitings and Overcoatings '25- '29- t8 at $135 of0m our Aguiar A I-25 and 250 lines at $195 ken from our Aguiar and 350 Unes at $385 Ke sell these regularly at 450 and 5 Former Values $2250 to $35 SHIRTS IN OUR JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE $250 and $3 Silk and Linen and French Madras Soft Shirts also Some with Stiff Cuffs' Rrokori sizes in some patterns Cut Again to -35 RTS AT sxsa 14 oner oOd sue low nnr Come UpToThis Great Overcoat Sale Today biggest event of its kind i you men if you could see these garments buy wait-till come up today i Hundreds of Fine Overcoats $1750 This Sale includes my famous coats there are also coats with belts plain models and trench coats Now I've given you the facts it's up to you to 1 come up and get yours At least it will cos you nothing to look Howard Blewfield Twenty Teet Above the High Bent Level of Euclid Avenue I second noor 1 328 Euclid Ave l(UOJhfoo Aoqy EVERY yard of woolen fabric owned by any tailoring concern is a precious one that is practically certain to double and maybe triple in value before 1918 is over Nevertheless our system of merchandising makes desirable the closing out of all limited-quantity and non-duplicatable materials hence this Clearance Sale which is responsible for the biggest January business in our history These Are Days JFhen It Pays be surprised svhen spring comes to note the advance in clothes prices What these will be next Fall we do not even care to predict Maybe pure wool fabrics will then be the entirely All of which suggests that best take advantage of this sale without delay be getting all wool clothes at just about Half their present value If You Live Out of Town Write for Samples Samples will be mailed out of town on postal request Mail Order Service fully guaranteed aJamas now $115 i liokri these fancy madras pajamas soiled but nevertheless good values Regularly Sold at Up to $350 Three for $40(i in of1 0f CO IE SALE Jes Now 79c now $115 Ties $145 Des GLOVES id Cape les eut $50 Slocha and Gloves all sizes figaiii to Mufflers 25 Off Choice of any Cap in the Store Now 85c Regular prices: 100 150 2 Prices for Thursday Friday and Saturday ONLY Graves-Laughlin Co 9th Next to Miles Theater rds 1923 East 9th St few Jrmrj north of Euclid Axe sml high Tents 232 234 SUPERIOR AVE EAST OPP POSTOFFICE joLPEST AMD LARGEST TAILORING CONCERN IN AaEEIcTM.