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Show SPROOL NAMES i G. W. PEPPER FOR SENATOR Lawyer, Former Athlete and Bitter Foe of Nation League Selected PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Jan. 9 George Wharton Pepper, Philadelphia I lawyer, was appointed I nlted States senator by Governor Sproul today, to succees the late Boies Penrose. Under the law thet appointment stands until a successor is selected at tho November Novem-ber olectlon to fill the unexpired Penrose Pen-rose term endim; in 1927. George Wharton Pepper Is not unknown un-known to many members of the sena.e During the time Ven illles treaty vlas under consideration Mr Peppei attracted wide attention by opposing me ratification of the League of Na- j nohs covenant in iolnt debate on the public platform with Senator Hitchcock Hitch-cock of Nebraska in this city and with Senator Pomerene of Ohio in Indianapolis Indian-apolis Like Penrose Mr. Pepper comes from an old Philadelphia family. He Will be BE years old on March 16. He I was ciluratcd in prKiiie schools and j was graduated In 1S87 from the L'ni-i L'ni-i vsrsity of Pennsylvania, of which he Is j now a trustee and from the law de-ipartmcnt de-ipartmcnt two years later. Mr Pepper Is a prominent member I Of the Episcopal church and an expert 'on rhe canonical law of the denomin-I denomin-I atlon. In his university days Mr. Pepper 'was a hammer thrower on the Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania track team, and also played 'football. He defended organised base-: base-: ball in the Federal league suits and 1 had much to do with the drafting of I the present National agreement of the American and National leagues Governor Sproul In announcing the appointment Bald that in order that, there might be a full understanding of the situation, he desired to say that he faxpi ted Mr, Peprer to be a candidate 'to fill tho unexpired term of the lato I St nator Penrose. Mr Pepper In a formal statement said If nominated and eloctcd to serve out the term of the late Senator Pen-' Pen-' roes It was his intention to do so. Governor Sproul talked ofer the tel -. phone with ViCf President Coolldge and arranged that Mr. Peppr be sworn In tomorrow. I on |