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At exactly 4 o'clock this afternoon Ilia
Srmlch-expectcd sale of the New, Tork
American League Club was made, and
tvhHa no otTlclal announcement of tho
IjKlcey Is ftientloncd In tho dispatches from
PWlwSforkl It Is. understood half a million
-watf.pald for tlie Yankees. Colonel Jacob
Jtuppcrt, Jr., and Captulti T. L. Huston
Are tho new owners. For a number of
days the Interest bf tho baseball public
lias been kept at fever heat by tho an
nouncements of the proposed sale. A
number of times the club was reported to
be sold, only to be denied as many more
Jpor'the last two days It has been noised
aboql Uuit the nalo had been made, aiul
while many believed It so, official an
nouncement was not rnndo until this
Afternoon.
The deril Is one of tho biggest of tho
yar, and with new blood at tho helm
tercat thlnRS aro oxpectod. Tho Yankee
club has been particularly unfortunate
nd It Is firmly tho belief Hint tho year
IMS will find a Rrowtiia: Interest in tho or
ganization by the baseball fans. Interest
In the club has developed at a lively rato
lately, and the free advertising Is sure to
. jBpetj money In the box odlco next sum
mer. One of the first things the new owners
set about to do was the selection of a
manager. "Wild Hill" Donovan, formerly
n star Detroit pitcher and former man
ager of the Providence team of tho In
ternational League, was the man selected
far tho berth. Incidentally, we might
mention that "Wild Bill" Is a. Phlladcl
phlnn and first played tho gamo on tho
back lots In this city. Donovan Is a
strong leader of men, and wo hope ho
Trill enjoy unusual success In 1015.
One of the drawbacks of tho Balo -which
will have to be attended to will be tho
selection of a playing field. At present
, tho Yankees do not boast of a diamond.
Th,o past season tho Yank players used
the. Polo Grounds. With this detail
cleared away thoro Is no other visible
object to hinder tho rapid rise of tho
lub. Just at present tho team Is con
sidered tho butt for Jokes, maybe tho
tunc will bo changed after Donovan
pilots the nine through tho summer seas.
IPIatt Adams Tinder Bon
ir all the charges against Piatt Adams,
the Olympic hero, nrc proved If oven one
point Is proved American amateur ath
letics will suffer a tremendous blow.
Piatt is charged with professionalism.
He Is charged with having pawned somo
of the trophies, as the result of which ho
Ja classed as an out-and-out professional.
This practice of athleteB of pawning
medals, Jowclry and other trinkets when
pressed to the wall for cosh Is being done
nearly every week, but thero Is no way
to catch up with the depositors.
Among the trophies said to have been
pawned by Adams were two presented to
him by the King of Sweden for his show
ingr In the Olympic games at Stockholm
and a diamond ring won In an amateur
contest of recent date. Such actions, if
true, will not endear or heighten the
standing of American athletes abroad.
Agreement Fine for Schoolboys
Tlfo State-wide change mado by tho
executive body of the Pennsylvania In
terscholastlc League -will be one of the
biggest aids to sport Interest that has
been announced for schoolboys in many
" flSyr. It will be possible under tho new
order of things to enjoy Intercity con
tests between schools of this city and
Pittsburgh, a boon hlthertoo denied. The
high schools of this city will bo able now
to play Pittsburgh students without fear
of disqualification on eligibility rules. It
Is certain the boys will appreclato tho
open field tendered them.
"vhlte Meets Welsh January 13
"Charley" White, of Chicago, Is to
meet "Freddie" Welsh, the world's cham
pion lightweight pugilist, at Madison
Square Garden January 13. Yesterday
Shugrue was announced as matched with
the- BrittBh fighter on that date, but over
night developments found a chfinge. Some
people are of the opinion that White will
beat Welsh. If It were not for the in
terest in the lightweights now there
would bo little stirring In the fight world.
The Johnson-Willard fight Is not stimu
lating fight Interest a great deal.
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jKan Should Be His Own Trainer
Frank Gotch. world's chamrdon heavy-
tl Weight -wrestler. In a recent talk to the
students of Ames University on the sub
ject of athletic training revealed many
interesting things, particularly that each
jman should be his own athletic trainer.
(Gotch la a believer that a man must know
f himself and that other help will not
materially Improve an athlete unless he
la made of the proper material, uotch
takes a whack at present-day physical
culture methods and brands most of the
work bosh. Just what the champion of
nil champions has to say on the matter
'will be worth a prominent place in any
athlete's diary.
r dare say," declares Gotch, "that If
each man should take on himself the
responsibility of being his own trainer
lie would be a much better athlete
. lhanjie would otherwise. If It were
. possible lor the coaches to study
the needs and characteristics of the
Individual man and work with each one
an a unit Instead of training them as
' ji, group, the present-day athletes
would be superior to what thoy are
now.
"My own personal rcstliodu of train
ing are not applicable to the college
man, for he has such a short time to
, prepare himself for an athletic event,
..-but this much of my training methods
lie can adopt, that of being his own
t rattier.
'T have found It a great pleasure to
olve the problems of my own physical
machine, to find out Just what It ought
to do and Just what It ought not to do.
During my training 1 waa always
careful not to overtax my strength.
For Instance, one day I wquld take M
miles of road work and the next day
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YANKEES SOLD TO COL.
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five. When I started out I discovered
Just how much I could stand and I
never was all In.
"A man should quit training feeling
vigorous, snappy and full of life, ami
not like tho present-day athlete who
a told to quit after the coach has
worked htm until nil worn out, ex
hausted and groggy.
"Dofeat Is a good thing for an ath
lete. A reversal Instils a greater
Amount of fighting spirit Into n man.
When I first started In tho wrestling
game I took three good beatings, and
It was the best thing that ever hap
pened to me. I then learned to fight
my buttles nlono and to fight gamely.
T have a son 10 months of age whom
I want to see get his sharo of the
knocks In this world bo that he can
light and not back down In adversity.
"Tobacco should not be used In any
form. It was my hardest tnsk to
abandon my tobacco-smoking habits,"
Piscatorial Paragraph
"Having any luck?" said tho man on
tho bridge to tho unsuspecting fisherman
below, "Not much, but yesterday I had
lino luck; caught SO black bass In this
samo hole." "Do you know who I nm?"
said the man above. "No, 1 don't believe
I do," nnswercd the fisherman, looking
up Inquiringly. "Well, 1 nm a fish war
den and you may consider yourself un
der arrest. Twenty bass In one day Is
tho limit." "Do il know who I nm7"
said tho fishcrmnn. "No," answered tho
fish warden. "Well, I am the biggest liar
In the State."
Difference Lies In tho Publicity
The Chicago White Sox havo been se
verely taken to task for releasing "Kid"
Gleason, a man who has unquestionably
dono much townrd making Comlskcy a
success In Chicago. Thero Is no doubt
tnat he should havo been rewarded some
what differently than being thrown out
of his Job, But If many fans who have
sympathized with Gleason and scored the
White Sox management would look at tho
matter from a different angle they might
not bo so harsh In their criticism. For
Instance, when a man has lost his use
fulness In a department store, a rail
road or a newspaper he Is not "taken
caro of," as somo say Gleason should
have been. The difference lies In the fact
that In baseball tho public learns through
reading the dally news that this man or
that has been released that he has lost
out. But In tho private vocations no such
public announcement Is made, hence In
many cases where a baseball club Is cen
sured for Its alleged failure to "take
care of" somo ono those doing tho cen
suring havo been gulllv of the selfsame.
thing. The light of publicity Is shed on I
me one ana not on the other.
Ponn Football Committee Active
What the result of tho new manage
mentthat Is, tho new football commit
tee will be at Penn next season Is prob
lematical. But thero Is one thing that
may be said In favor of the members thus
far, they havo not allowed any grass to
grow under their feet. They may be rub
bing tho surface smooth in the wrong
way, which remains to be seen, but they
have been extremely active so far, and
that surely Is a good indication for the
future. That the Ked and Blue will meet
practically tho same opponents on tho
gridiron In 1915 that It did In 1914 has
been forecasted by ono In cioso touch
with the committee. Tho teams which
Penn will meet possess great power, and
from their standpoint the games aro go
ing to bo a success. If Penn can
put a high-grade eleven In the field
football success In Philadelphia Is us
sured for 3915. Tlio return to the old
Penn system will not be na radical a step
ns critics nave indicated. Tho team which
will represent Penn in 1915 will bo made
un of players who understand the rudi
ments of football, who can and will act
on their own Initiative on the field. There
fore, the chances seem to be that the
reversion of tho time-honored Bed and
Blue system will at least next season be
more of a theoretical process than ac
tual. Spectators Want to See Big Score
The Football Rules Committee has had
the foresight to leave the collegiate pas
time, so far as the code is concerned,
Just where It was last season. Since the
adoption of the forward pass In 1905
football has been growing more rapidly
In popularity than any other game In
the world. Had the rules of football,
like baseball, been restrained year after
year the gamo would havo had a cer
tain following, just as It did In the nine
ties, but it -would never have grown to
Its present proportions In popularity. The
reason for the Increasing Interest In foot
ball Is due largely to the fact that there
Is more scoring than ever and that even
a weak team has a. good chance to make
points against the best opponent that
can be found. A few years ago thp scor
ing was much lighter than it was In
1914 for the reason that the rules reg
ulating the forward pass were such that
a team had difficulty In scoring after get
ting within what Is generally termed
"striking distance" of the goal, In other
words, within 20 or 23 yards of the mark.
Now it Is Just as easy to muke ground
by means of tho pass when near the
goal as it is In mid field, thanks to the
end zone. As long as the rules give a
team tho chance to display offensive
strength equally on any part of the field
there Is going to be scoring, and when
there I scoring there Is going to be that
ever-Increasing Interest which takes a
sport to the top and keeps it there.
COLUMBIA WINS CHESS TITLE
NEW YORK. Dec. 31. -Columbia won an
other Intercollegiate chess championship,
sadly defeating Harvard, 8 games to 1, In tho
final round o( the 13d annual quadrangular
tournament, which ended v,lth the Uniting
o( the teams aa follows: Columbia, 10; Prince
ton. SH: Harvard, S; Yale llaat year's win.
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RACQUET CLUB WINNERS
Annex Opening Games of Squash
Bacquct Season.
The Germantovtn A and II tenmi and tho
Kacquct Club players wcro victorious In the
opening games ot the Interclub squash racquet
season. The CJermantown Team A defeated
Merlon Tenm A at Manhclni. Merlon Team II
lost to ClermnntnKi) Team H at Hacrford and
the Hacquet Club won from Overbrook In tho
hitter's court.
Tlio first team of drrmantonn had little
tumble in winning from Its opponent by ."
matches to 1. Although the Racquet Club did
not liae IV. II. T. Ifuhn as n representative,
tho local team eaelly v.on over tho Overbrook
ratquctcrs by 0 matches lo 0. All of the
matches were won In straight sets.
The Merlon II also went down to defeat by
a 11 matches to 0 score at the hands of tho
Ucrmantoun II. However, all of the matches
were splendidly plascd, the sixth being de
faulted. KINSELLA SQUASH CHAMP
Challenger Wins Title From JTerou,
' of Harvnrd Club.
NEW YORK. Deo. 3l.For the first time In
12 years the professional squash tennis cham
pionship of the. United States changed hands
yesterday at tho Princeton Club, when Walter
A. Klnsella, of the Squash Club, defeated Btc
pren J. Feron, of the Harvard Club. In tho de
ciding match between tho pair, 10-in, 15-12,
10-7 and l.VS.
Tho result was a big surprlca to tho follow
ers of squash tennis, who had expected that
1'cron, who had held the title for many sears,
voutd triumph oer the young aspirant for the
championship.
The fact that Ktnclla had been playing tho
gamo for less than two yeara was takcn'ua an
evidence that ho would fall against Ills moio
experienced opponent.
BANKS WILL PLAY BOWMAN
NEW YOftK, Dec 31. Tho defeat of Roland
H. Haines, Horace Mann School In semifinal
round of tho first Metropolitan Indoor Junior
tennis championship yesterday on the Seventh
Regiment Armors' court by I,. M. Banks, Adel
phla Academy, waa the surprise of tho semi
final round of the tournament. Tlio latter, who
had survived the early rounds by a brilliant
Btrles of successes, overwhelmed the prospee
ttvo ohantplon In straight sets, both of which
went to douco for a decision. The contest be
tween thcao youngsters was long drawn out.
Banks winning by a acorc of 7-5, 7-5.
Another surprise marked the semifinals when
II. I.. Bowman triumphed oer C. M, Cordlev
in straight seta, 0-1, 0-0. With the defeat
of theao two youngsters, the result of tho
tournament for the singles title Is very much
In doubt, and a hard right is in prospect today
for the chtunplonnhlp.
CTJP FOB, SCHOOL CBEWS
Special racea and regattas for the achoolbny
oaiamen of Philadelphia will be made a fea
ture hy the Olymplo Rowing Association of
Philadelphia in Its efforts to foster tho sport
of rowh g during lftia. In these races atten
tion will be devoted to the development ot
etght-oared ahell crewa representing the va
rloua high, manual training and preparatory
schools of the city. To makn thrxo racrri nf
unusual Interest. George F. Hoffman lias of
fered to donate a silver cup with the following
atlpulatlons: that It bo competed for annually
"by elght-oared crewa representing the achoola
of Philadelphia; that It becomes the property
of the school that wins It three times In suc
cession; that the distance to be rowed shall
not exceed three-quarters of a mile; that the
cup Bhalt ba emblematic of the schoolboy row
ing championship of Philadelphia.
BOWIE MAYTJSE MTJTUELS
BA1.TIMORE. Md Deo. 31. It haa been
learned that there la a movement on foot to
Inatal parimutuel machines at the Bowie track
at the aprlng meeting. Twenty-one machines
will be in operation. They will be similar to
those In use at the Plmllco track. The Pirn
llco track will havo 22 machines next spring,
which -will be an Increase of atx over the
number In operation last autumn.
TAYLOR BEATS DALY
WltiMAMSronT. Pa.. Dec. 31. Jack Tay
lor, of Philadelphia, defeated Dan Daly, ot
New Caatle, last night In a alow bout. The
colored heavyweight showed Iota of apeed and
waa too quick for Daly, who had an advan
tage of 40 pounds. Taylor waa unusually
clever In the clinches
Ball Player Not Guilty
VENTURA. Cal., Dec. .11, Walter F. Per
rltt, pitcher for the Loa Angeles team of the
Tactile Coast League of UisebaI Clubs, waa
held blameless here by a Coroner's jury for
th killing of Herbert K. lathrop, a guide.
I-errltt shot Lathrop, thinking htm a mountain
Hon.
Chicago Oets Trap Classic
Chicago gets the 1915 a rand American
Trupstiootlns Handicap.
This la tho decree of the trapahootlng
"magnates" of the Interstate Association
at the meeting assembled In New York.
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FREAK GOLF SHOTS
ARE NOT UNCOMMON
Some Remarkable Stories Are Told
by Men of tho Links.
Freak shots In golf aro not at all uncom
mon. Most ot ns hao heard of Lieutenant
Freddy Tail's "condenHcd. milk-can" shot,
which oicurrcd after his bull had rollol Into
tho can romo SO yard3 from tho green. With
out wasto of time brooding over tho Impossi
bilities of the shot. Talt took his niblick and
banged the tip on to tho green, tho bait drop
ping out aa tho tin landed and running utono
dead. Harry Vardon's Version of a shot
played by himself In an exhibition match aoiiio
time ago Is no lew Intorestlng. "At Northwood
tho clubhouse Is built nn the stdo of tho
homo putting groen, and I managed, by a
rather carclcs shot, to ila my ball right uu
?5al"?t t,la corner of the clubhouso and on
the side furthest from tho green, so that the
liulldlng waa between tho ball and tho hole,
which was Just on tho other side. I mado a
rather useful niblick shot, that sent the halt
nlnioit perpendicularly up In the air, and then
It seemed to get a curl that took It oer In
he direction nf tho hole, and It dropped down
right beside it." It is cry nlco whon theso
things come ofT, oh?
.Tamea Pnild, ex-open champion, waa playing
?... M .". 3lM'h ono day against Ferdinand
u.,e' ,no "piatcur champion of Germany.
Braid waa giving Buffer a stroke n hole. nnd.
coming to one of tho short ones. Braid holed
'"'""; ':'. B9,"l' nuner cirove tlio green nnd
proceeneri to nolo out hla second. As Braid
X. l!vl,1B .'.''l. "FPonent a stroke a hard lialf
In ono resulted.
JBL1 ?."T,c',cm; "'abllshed by tho White
SiJftS ,W,y ?u,n,ry rluh " summer of
Sf i ,V",fl artlclea as nrlzes to tho winners
mI,, r.'"J"U,v.c,nt". of thn ,clB' (,"n tourna
KS? nfi?"1 "Mealy popular with the rank
Pi1"-!1.!0 5 "'fera. Cuns aro all very nlco. but
J."..."!" J""'10 "Inner would much rather
Su., SmW? ",uch a". tho traveling bug
Fi!i ".," ' u Sharwoocl for his low scoro In
ev?nl? ro for ,no Whltcmareh
Useful articles were given by tho ctolf As
soclntlon "J Philadelphia to the' winners of the
Pater et ! illus tournament, and some of tho
prizes for tho minor events In tho St. Martin's
r,upt,?urnament ?" in the form of told
cigarette rases As the articles In qucitlon
are Imarlably exchangeable, the fortunate win
ners aro always well pleased.
Thp prltes for tho forthcoming Seavlew Golf
Club's tournament next week will bo along the
same inies so It will bo seen that cups nnd
medals will ery soon bo things uf the past,
excepting possibly In national events, for
which they aro by nil odds tho moro appro
priate. All hopo of holding tho English county
cricket matches next year has been abandoned,
and it will be not at all surprising If word
come along pretty soon that tho important
golf fixtures will not he scheduled. It Is very
unlikely that the British amateur and open
events will bo held, and If such is tho caso the
Ncwi of tlio World and Oolr Illustrated event
will probably bo called off aa well. .There Is
a augm possiDiuty tnat tne ladies' cnampion
ship will bo held, but even that la uncertain.
ALLENT0WN TO THE GOOD
Tristate Baseball Club
Finished
Without Deficit.
ALLENTOWN, Pa Dec. 31. Accord
ing to the report of Oliver If. Oernert,
business manager of the Allentown Tri
state club, tho team llnlahed tho 1914 sea
son with a balance of JS.S'J in the treas
ury! It Is the first time since Allentown
has been represented In the league that
the club completed a season without a
large deficit.
BENDER'S SKEE BALL TOURNEY
Many high scorea were rolled In the quail,
'vlng round of the kee ball tournev on ''Chief"
round of the ke ball tourney on ''Chief
Bender's new alleys at ISOu Arch street. Tlio
ten high scorers at December 31 midnight will
roll off on New Year's Day, the winner re
ceiving a cup presented by tho famous pitcher
and the right to meet Andy Carty. of the
Hacquet Club, for tho championship of the
city, Carty won the "ntte" trophy by beat
ing Bender last April, and has held it since,
nitchle and Thawley rolled well over the 300
mark, with Whltely, Whldden, Stone, Clem
ents. Puller, Tanner, Bolay and Poor all tied
at 2S0.
AUGUSTA CHOSEN BY PITT FEDS
PlTTSnimail, Pa.. Dec. 31. It was an
nounced at the headquarters of the Pittsburgh
Federal League team last night that the play
ers would train for the BUG season at Au
gusta. Ua. The team will leave hero the first
week In March
STORMS POSTPONE SHOOT
RBI) BANK, Dec. Sl.-The first lOO-clay
llrd distance handicap of the Monmouth
County Shootlnr Association, scheduled for
Wednesday at tho Riverside dun Club grounds
here, was postponed until Thursday, January
T, on account of the storm.
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PLATT ADAMS DENIES
SELLING OLYMPIC TROPHIES
Says Charges Aro Falso nnd Ho Still
Holds Prizes.
NHW YOKIf. Dec. 31. Piatt Adams, tho
world's champion amateur lumper and mem
ber of tho 'American Olympic team, when in
fonmi of tho charges that ho sold some of
his prltes. In violation of tho amateur associa
tion's rule, absolutely denied tho chargos. say
ing: "So far as any charges go that I hao
sold any of mv prizes, they aro entirely with
out foundation. 1 havo every ono of my
prizes In my possession and can and will pro
duce them If called upon. I hopo tint tho
Amateur Athletlr ITnlon will InUn tlie matter
up and call on me to produco them, for I will
nrlre to any Jeweler, and no Jeweler has a
thing to provo that I did." Adams said he
sold a number of rings, but that thev wero
rings purchased with his own money, and not
won In competition.
LAKEW00D SHOW OPENS
FORKED RIVER, N, J., Dec. 31.-Hcad
Keeper Duncan Dunn, ot the. State game
farm, has been Instructed liy President
Napier, of tho State Visit and Game
Commission, to do his best In getting up
an exhibit for the Ocenn County Poultry
Show, which will be held today, tomorrow
nnd Saturday, In l.akcwood. The exhibit
will contain all the varieties of pheasants,
an well its quail, wild ttirltcya, partridges
and a deer.
In addition, four tanks, holding thou
sands of trout and other game llsh, will
bo sent from the State hatchery at
Ilackcttstown.
COLUMBIA TO ROW PENN
Schedule But Three Races for This
Season.
NEW YORK, Doc. St. The title of Inter
collegiate champions In rowing has not spurred
thn Columbia crew mozuls on to seek greater
glories. Graduate Manager Harry 1'lsher said
veMenloy thnt tho Bluo and White varsity
shell would row In three races. Nono of the
college rowing dates has boun fixed. Early in
May Columbia will meet Princeton and Penn
sylvania In their annual triangular rnco over
the tarneglo Cup course for the Chllds' Cup.
On Tecorntloti Hay all threo Columbia crews
wll! row In the Harlem rtgatla,
Tho date for tho Poughkeepslo raco haa not
been settled, but will bo rowed cither June 111
or 211 Cornell, Columbia, Pennsylvania and
rijnwuee are suro to start, and possibly WIb
consln may decide to revive her crew, which
waa abolished last fall. Kordham hopes, to
row. but as yet has not applied for permission.
DISFAVOR LEAGUE EXPANSION
n.?W.i,!05" DSC' ,31.--n attempt o cx
rund the. Intercollegiate Basketball Leaguo
!.--. "''": i mii eisni cpiiege circuit
iS."i "."V ""' lM ""Proval from those colleges
which form the league. Several colleges Inti
mated that they nould like to-join. New York
University, St. Lawrence, nufgers. Kordharn
1'Min State and Ihtgli being nmorg then, '
As tho league now atands Columbia. Cornell.
Pennsylvania, Tale. Dartmouth ami Princeton
seem to have full control of the college title.
McGRAW MAY LAND. LOBERT
NCW YOHK. Doe. 31. Hans'lobert. thlid
baseman of the Philadelphia National Club
?JyJ " this city yesterday and Immediately
went Into conference with John J. McQraw
manager of the New York aianta. iucuraw
Ixibert Intimated that his visit was to close
a deal with Mi-draw. If nos.ihle, whereby no
would wear a New York uniform In 101S.
METZGER HAS OPERATION
MOnOANTOWN. W. Va.. Dee. .Il.-Word
haa Just been received from Coach Sol S,
Metager. ef the West Virginia football team
that he waa compelled to undergo a second
operation on his fractured leg In the Memorial
Hospital at Johnstown. Pa. Coach Ma tiger
'ftba'll 'aornC'tUhr.dflan.tWOP"'C" durln &
BAKER WINS AGAIN
NBW YOrtK, Deo. SL-Donai 'jake- of
Brooklyn, skating unattached, for the third
tlmp this season, won the mile handlcan last
night at the St, Nicholas nink. finli mng nil
yards ahead of n. W. Distler. who. In turn
fed W. ,M. Taylor by five yards. '
HAMMETT ELECTED CHAIRMAN
"Billy" Hammett has been appointed chair
man of the Baseball Committee of the Unlver.
alty of Pennsylvania. Hammett (a a popular
graduate and a capable man for the position,
Ryan Athletes to Race
The New Tear's Day cross-country run
of the Ryan A C, of West Phl!adelnhla,
will start from the clubhouse, Bin Lan
caster ayenue, tomorrow afternoon, th'o
athletes taking a course through Fair
mount Tark.
TRY IT ON YOUR PIANO
4TB BACH 0tU-
31; 1014.
CAMDEN FINDS JASPER
EASY ON HOME FLOOR
Kensington Tire Outplayed in East
ern League Contest.
ramilen lia-l an fafjrtlmei, defeating the
Jasper quintet 1at hUrht by the acore or -NJ
to 15, In an Kastern League ." . , ...
l'lay In the nrat period was fast, and at thy
end Camden waa leading by the scoro ef 11
Virlna- the aecond half Camden steadily
drew away from Its opponent, and the sen
rational floor work and shooting of ftosls W
Kteele frequently evoked the applause of the
spectators. ....,...
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Adams, forward ,
t-teele, forward
Dolln, cmtre ,,..,,,,,...
.Mrlghan. guard .,,..,i,.i
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Flttgersld, forward
Caxanaugh, centre
KlrKpatrlck. guard .
Urady, guard ,
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route committed
Camden.
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Heading .,..10 (1 .-' Trenton " )
Camden ....11 7 .811 tlreystoclr ..3 13 .188
SC1IHDUI.K FOB WKCK.
Friday (New Year's. Dayl-Ue Nerl at Orey
stock (aftPfiioen): Oreystock at De Nrl
(evening); Trenton at Heading (afternoon and
eienlngl. ., ,
Saturday Reading at De Nerl.
DE NERI RESERVE FIVE
TO MEET GREYSTOCK TEAM
Interesting Series Will Open on Jan
uary 10.
A banner Independent basketball at
traction will take place at Musical Fund
Hall and Cooper's Battalion soon. Mana
ger Harry Tarson, of the Do Nerl Re
serves, has been successful In arranging
a scries of three games with the Grey
stock Reserves. Tho first game takes
place at Musical Fund Hall, the home of
the Junior Duddles, on January 16. The
second contest takes plnco at Coopers
Battalion, and the third brings these
rivals back td the 8th and Locust streets
institution. Tho games will Interest the
fans as much as tho regular Kastorn
League contests. Tho games will bo
played In preliminary to tho Eastern
Ieaguo contests.
Tho Do Nerl Reserves would like to
hear from all teams In Pennsylvania,
New Jerzev or Delaware who can pay
a good guarantee. Address Harry Par
son, 627 Tortcr street, Philadelphia.
FLEMING MEETS FERGUSON
TONIGHT AT FAIRMOUNT
Plght Clubs Schedule Five Bouts for
New Year's.
Whllo "Muggsy" Taylor, of the Broad
way Club, has postponed his show until
next Thursday night. Matchmaker "Jack"
Wyhn has a'rrariged a corltlni? "good card
for tonight at the Falrmount Club. In
tho wind-up- "Buck" Fleming, tho clever
Gray's Ferry boxer, will . encounter a
tough proposition In "Danny" Fergu--boh,
the hard-hitting Manayunk boy.
"Young Jack" Hanlon and "Duke"
Spencer will fenturo in -tho semifinal,
while in the other numbers "Johnny"
-Martin tackles "Johnny" Miller, "Ter
ry Itelser opposes Eddie UlarK and
"Johnny" Kelly opens tho show against
"Jimmy" McBrlde.
Close followers of boxing In this city
predict n victory for "Young" Aheam,
of New York, over "Jack" Dillon, the
hard-hltttng Hoo3lcr, when tho pair meet
In the final fray of tho special New Year's
Day show nt tlio Olympla Club tomorrow
afternoon. They opine that n boxer gen
erally bents a fighter in a limited bout,
and in this caso 'Aheam Is t'lo hlt-and-gct-away
expert a mighty good one, too.
"Wllllo" Moore, of Southwark. Is
primed up tor a fust fight tomorrow aft
ernoon at tho National A. C. In combat
'with "Ted" Lewis, of England, In tho
main muss of tho six-bout card. It will
be Moore'H first bout,after a long lay
off, and he Is conlldcnt of winning by
a knockout, which will warrant him
boutH with the topnotchers. Lewis' sta
ble mate, "Eddie" Moran, will meet
a clever foe In Preston Brown In the
semi.
When "Knockout" Baker, of Wilming
ton, and Howard Truesdale, of Kensing
ton, squaro oft nt each other in the wind
up at the Nonpareil CJub tomorrow aft
ernoon ihe fans In attendance will see
two of tho hardest hitting boxers appear
ing before the Philadelphia public Just
now. Both fighters are possessors of ter
rific punches 'in either hand.
Both "Jack" McCarron, the Allentown
contender for middleweight laurels, and
"Pack" Miller, of Manayunk, have posted
forfeits for weight and appearance wltli
Promoter "Billy" Nusblckel for their
match at the Quaker City A. A. tomor
row afternoon, Harry Wagner, tho pop
ular "Swampoodle" featherweight, will
.again show his -wares. Ho meets "Fred
die" Nitchle In one of the prelims.
WHITE TO BOX WELSH
Will Meet at Madison Srjuare Garden
January 13."
NBW YOHK. Dec. .IlCharley White la to
have his often-expressed wish to mlr again
with Chamnlon Freddie Welsh. ' K
James Johnston, matchmaker of tho Garden
A. C., last night completed arrangements for
a 10-round bout, to be held on January 13.
The weight conditions are 13.1 pounds at 3
o'clock.
.twl!".0..wlllire5u'm. ln .w YorkLuntll after
the battle. He has longed for another go with
Welsh since their Mltwaukca bout.
St. Augustine's Challenge
St. Augustine's Catholic Club will hold
open house for Its members nnd friends
New Tear's Eve, also on January 1, at
their clubhouse, 281 North Lawrence
street. On Saturday, January 2, the
basketball team will line, up against the
fast tVa of the Rockland, manager Mar
tin Foley, 261 North Lawrence street,
will be pleased to hear from teams.
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AFTERNOON
PHILADELPHIA AP
PITTSBURGH HIGH
SCHOOLS TO MEET
Statewide Change Made by
Amendment Approved by
Pennsylvania Athletic As
sociation at Harrisburg.
High schools ot this city will bo able
to meet Pittsburgh institutions in atliletlo
competition without affecting their stand
ings In cither city as a result of amend
ments mado at the executive meeting ot
the Pennsylvania Interscholnstlo Atliletlo
Association In Harrisburg yesterday aft
ernoon. According lo the rules dratted by the
organization last year no high school en
rolled as a member of tho Pennsylvania
Interseholastlo Athletic Association was
permitted to play any school not a mem
ber. This rule barred the schocU of Phil
adelphia and Pittsburgh, all ot which are
members of leagues In the two cities..
Tho amendment mado makes It possible
or tho schools of theso cities to join the
Philadelphia Intcrscholaatio Athlollo As
sociation and bo eligible to play any of
tho schools In this association, and yet
meet the different schools of tho city
leagues ln which thoy now aro members.
This new amendment opens up the
schools of these two cities to the associa
tion, and all are expected to enroll.
Another Important nmemlmcnt was that
concerning tho playing of preparatory
schools and academics. 'Heretofore, only
schools of this class enrolled as members
c6uld play the teams In tho association. ,
Tho official year of tho association was
changed from September 1 to July 1 to
extend from July 1 to July 1.
Following the meeting the ofllccrs for
the association wcro elected for the com
ing year, to take office on July 1, 1915.
They are: C. O. Althouse, Central High
School, Philadelphia, president; Hapry
Ifouck, AVllllamsport High School, W1I
llamsport, vlco president; Edward Sar
gent, superintendent df nubile schools -at
'Meadvllle, treasurer, and Lester Appon-
zeiior, principal ioDanon High School,
temporary secretary, to act until July 1,
1915,
Charles S. Davis, principal of Stcelton
High School, and J. II. Saul, Peabody
High, Pittsburgh, were re-elected to the
board for time-year terms. Sclv- 'i
which entered the association Mi' year
are Central High, Phlladelphl- Taron
tum, Wllllamsport, Harrlabu-., Tech and
York, making tho nuriib-- .nllsted In the
association 52.
BEACH AND BARBER
TIE AT PINEHURST
Golf Play for holiday Tourrjament
.Proves Close.
PJNBHUnST. N. C. Dec. 31.-Klghty-two
players participated In yesterday's quallflca
tlon round of th Hth annual holiday golf
tournament, four divisions qualifying for the
match play, which continues through tha
week. Chlsholm Beach, of Fox Hills, and W.
A. Parber, Jr., of Princeton, tied for the
medal with 80, dupllcato rounds of 30 out and
viJiU .2S" an elant n each card on the
homeward Journey. Dr. C. II, Gardner tha
wow?.1",1"!? champion, was second In 81. and
Woan.'LIok,h?1,"82.,0rn,er ""l cW-
ofJ'wooPdaarn'd ' MVtron0 ViSS
Brook: W. K.' Truesdell. of FoS ""filial' Jlobert
Hunter of Wee Uurn; Dr. ii V. Johnson ?ani
John 11. Clapp. of Chevy Chase; 11 W. Tlfor
lnrton. of Spring Haven; E. W, Fay. of
JZS?"??!?'- - Armstrong. Jr.. of yfaak
m "&;,., Sha,"P.on' -? c Oakhlll. and F.
II. Arpleman, of Columbia, were others i who
S'admufslSn!1 d'Ul"Cn' S2' """"" " limit
"WILLIE" BEECHEB WINS
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Dec. 31 -At tha
Casino A. C. Willie needier, of New York
and Frankie Mack. or Doston. 'met in tW city
nJ,ti.n,?i,i,A1lKa "-round, bout which went thS
limit, with the honors In favor of the Now
Jorkr. From the first round until the eighth
Stack cavo Bcecher the toughtest fight that
Beecher, has encountored In a long time
Heecher's terrific body punches weakened
Mack considerably In the" ninth and tenth
rnuntii. anrt !lrrhr hart tt inr 7L ."vi
easily. w ww rounaB
NEW YEAR'S SOCCER. MATCH OIT
nKTIII,CIinir, Pa,, Doc. M. The manage-
notified the i Holhlehoni management that th
7..' .v '" " kivj ruunu ot ina American
Challenge Cup competltlcii .scheduled for Naif
J car's Day in tho Now England city, would
have to be postpone.! until a later date be
cause of tho poor condition of the field.
Bucks County Golfers Itest
LANOHORNE, Pa.. Dec. 3l. Ou ae-
count of tho recent bad weather thero
has been little activity among local golf
ers on the links. The members of the
llucks County oCuntry Club have been In
doors, polishing up their sticks, reading
golf literature and buying nery balls and
equipment.
LOOK IT OVKR LOOK IT OVEIt
OftEATKST HOLIDAY SHOW VBK
National A. C National A. C.
J0 I', JI. New Year's Day SiSO P. M.
SU Humming lloula six Humming llouts
NEW YEAK'H DAY. 2U0 SHAni'
Olllllc pr Citv A A i"?!' NuibleUel, Prop,
JACK MeCAKRON vs. I'KCK MII.LKIl
FOUR OTHER STAR BOUT8
TOMORROW AFTKHNPON. -un
Nonpareil A. C Nonpareil A. C.
K'. ..,,A1!!n Z' HOWARD TBUKHDALE
t Other Star nouts 4 Other Star Ilouis
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