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"KNOCKOUT" MARS, OF CINCINNATI,
COURT DECISION MAY SEND
. JOHNSON TO FEDERALS
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Washington Twirlcr Now Has Signed Two Contracts and
Promised to Play in Two Places at Once Out
$ laws Will Probably Seek Injunction
HOT ilNBIta,
By Frank O. Menke.
The bsteball field lies- deep I" enow,
JJo pvnnants were In Hop.
But illl! we have olil winter' sport,
Tho reading of the dope.
The link are dreary, cold end gray, ,
ill luri inc irnuia iiiawf M'vrj
Th'f Jue' one sport for winter
days
The reeding ot
tne
dope.
n:
Walter Johnson, the speed emperor of
Iho American League, In In a most un
enviable position. If the Klllefer ease
can bo taken da a criterion, Clark Clrlf
tllli will hnvo his leading pitcher back
on his baseball club In MS; but the Fed
eral Lngue la sure to make n fight ft'
the man who Jumped back to organ
ized baseball. No mntter which way the
matter Is dacldcd. Walter Johnson's repu
tation will not recelvo any (treat boost
by his double-crossing the "outlaws," At
the present time Johnson has his signa
ture attached to two contracts which
provide that ho do the same thins In dlf
1 Afferent cities at the eamo time. When a
baseball player, or any one else, gets Into
it deal ot that character he Is sure to
suffer. Johnson lost a lot of preatlgo
at Washlngt6n last summer when ho ni
, . . ,,.. v-nu.- d.i iiin nuhilp
beaUHMV few times. Now that the public
reallzcs trtlriwsreally cares nothing for
tho Washington Club and that ho rc-
hurdled the fence of organized baseball
because ho thought ho was legally bound
to the Nationals, that same public Is not
scheduled to go Into ecstacles over IW
former Idol.
Bill Klllefer. the Phllly catcher. Jumped
to tho Federal League about a year ago,
along with Tom Seaton, Addle Drcnnan
and Otto Knabo. BUI had hardly hit
"outlaw" soil before ho bounded back
Into tho real organized baseball. Klllefer,
like Waltor Johnson, was not under con
tract with a club of organized baseball,
but he was held In subjection by tho 10
day clause. When tho case waa argued
lathe courts of Grand Rapids, Mich., tho
Phillies won. However, tho Judge who
hartded down the opinion In tho case
remarked, parenthetically, that organ
ized baseball had not come Into court
"With clean hands." While these two
cases are very Blmllar, they differ at the
present moment. In that tho Klllefer case
was taken Into court In the form of n
motion to dissolve tho Federal League
Injunction, which forbado Klllcfer'a play
ing; In organized baseball, on the ground
that he had signed a Federal League
contract This same thing may happen
to Johnson. Tho Federals will probably
enjoin Johnson from playing witn Wash
ington. In that event, a motion to dis
solve the Injunction may be refused, be
cause the technical points In the cases of
Klllefer and Johnson arc somewhat dif
ferent. Furthermore, another Judge
might refuse to dissolve an Injunction
based on these grounds, even though the
cases were Identical.
Dr. Charles A. Richmond, president of
Union College, recently denounced foot
boll In scathing terms before a Chicago
audience. He can hardly be blnmed for
his Judgment on tho merits of the Ameri
can college pastime If he had to see
Union play every Saturday.
Jim Coffee, the "Dublin Giant." Is said
to be one of the few boxers who Is well
posted on current events. That Is far
from strange in Jim's case, as he was a
motorman three years ago.
Progress Is Impossible unless precedent
la occasionally Ignored. For 35 years the
Ranking Committee of tho United States
Lawn Tennis Association placed the win
ner of the national championships at the
head of the list. In most of the cases
it was agreed by the majority that the
choice was correct, regardless of the title.
This year McLoughlln waa beaten by the
local crack, It. Norrls Williams, at New
port, The Ranking Committee very
properly placed McLoughlln at the top of
the ranking list, regardless of precedent,
whlph would have given Williams the
place. Any one who has followed tha
careers of the California!! and the Phlla
delphlan realize that the latter Is far
frorn being- the finished performer that
the former U. While Philadelphia would
b glad to have as one of Its citizens the
bes$ tennis player In the country, It does
not want tha honor If It is not deserved.
In his latest newspaper article Jlathew
son says Connie Mock Is wrecking a per
fectly good machine a feat which Matty
found excessively difficult.
The Catholic High bosketbatl team has
agreed to meet St. Joseph's College. For
some time it appeared that these teams
WQUld not meet owing to the disagree
ment on the question of eligibility. Pro
fessor Qreer, of Catholic High, contends
the.t If his team Is to play St. Joseph's,
the. latter should limit the time for play
ers participating In all branches of ath
letics to four years. The students of
Catholic High can play only four seasons,
-while It Is possible for an athlete at St
Joseph's to play eight years. This dis
agreement caused the severing of ath
letic relations between the two institu
tions In 191X rrofessor Greer Is, no
doubt, correct In his argument for a, cut
in HC Joseph's time limit, but he has
taken a broad-minded view ot the situ
ation, and has decided that his boys may
meet St Joseph's while the point in ques
tion. IS banging flra- w,
Tha owners of the New York Tankees
bad bast sell (he Yankees before Colonel
Buppert reduces his offer Instead of
being able to get the Colonel to rise to
their figures, the owners ot the Yankees
by walling have lost the chance to sell
cut for JiW.OOO, the figure which was
offered.
tt: :::
yijrht tons are of the belief that
"JfiwKSkaut," Mars and "Johnny" Mayo
VrWl put up a wore interesting fight
nt man we originally scheduled
jayo anair a tne oiympla
C Association. Saturday morninr
tobsaaker "Eddie" Holland reaelvad
a urim from Henry Bletzer. manager of
14 iMiumare reauierwelgbt fighter.
atts-iint; that Chaney was slsk and there
for usable to appear hire. For a time
tn local promoter was is quandry. but
ejty hU ttMMt "K. O" Mars, the Cla
ciattMtl boy, as the logical subititats,
jrHiswert of tiie fttl gma reooewiie
t Mars oft of tbe meat ferratdaMa
fWti&rwtMa ta eeuatsy. Mam la
the wily retro who can beajtt at bavins
UMpeat "lohmtW Kittxwe, the present
wears qtxwnpten. Any n wfee saw K
tlM perform fcut Monday Alg-fet her wlK
JUeemr Jm -War' feM u.t bo weodarHti.
3ts M oJMr to And some pretty romrfa
jsjjtp urban ha amU Mayo, aa Uw local
Wtfw aa beta skewing uottUy l
u.tefcas hate Mas tismsiimm wS pw
My sstaaei htm in svm UmA. but to win
,,. tut asw is tw in ttfri m&n asat
t Htui ut se$ am Muag to
" fcy " ?att (ft biatvvy was4 PBiJU
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femlrds one of the story told about tho
colored fighter which Is wcrth repeating.
It seems that Wills wns one of i big
crew busy unloading anvils from a
stern-wheeler nt N'mv Orleans Willi
Has so strong he carried two anvils nt
n time On his ninth trip the gang
plank cracked and down went Wills to
the bottom of th river. As his burly
head appeared above the mudy sur
face for tho third time ho bellow -d
"If some of you fellahs doan' trow
mo a rop mighty quick Ah'm Ktvlne to
drop deso onvlls both of dem!"
,,, ...
Cruelty to birds Is not always caused
by indifference to their sufferings. A case
In point Is the slaughter of migratory
birds around lighthouses, which has long
been believed to result from tho birds
being dazzled by the great light mid con
sequently filing round and round until
they dashed themselves against the plate
glass or fell exhausted Into the sen. Hut
a Dutch naturalist lefuscd to credit this
explanation. He believed that the birds
remained within the glaring light because
they could not see beyond It. In an Inter
esting experiment he proved he was right.
Ho had perches of a circular nature
strung about a light, and the result was
remarkable. Hundreds of birds which
would otherwise 'have perished flapped
about In the light until they gained n
' Pcrc" where they remained until day-
gIil Thjn lhcy ontnue(, ler Journcy
Ono. of tho Chesaponko Day llghtkecpers
naa ery much tho some device ar
ranged, and It worked Just as success
fully. To suggest that all llghtkcepcrs
devise means of pcich for birds Is not n
half bad Idea.
Boxing Is a dead Issue In California now
Last week the death knell was sounded,
and there was a general exodus of fight
promoters and hchters. It mlcht be In
teresting nt this time to know that tho
bantamweight championship was the Inst
title to change hands In California,
"Johnny" Coulon losing to "Kid" Wil
liams. There haVo been other fights slnco
then, but not of a championship sort.
Among the many bouts between big
men decided In San Frnnclsco In tho
last twelve 5 cars tho following may
be mentioned: Jim Jeffries knocked
out Boh Fltzslmmons In eight rounds.
This was In 1902, Just four jears after
Fltzslmmons had lost the champion
ship to tho big bollermaker nt Coney
Island In eleven rounds. Jack Mun
roo lasted only two rounds with Jef
fries in the following year, and in
1905 Jeffries retired, but only temporar
ily. Jack 'O'Brien vnnqulshcd Fltz
slmmons nt Snn Francisco In twelve
rounds that same jcur, and In 1900
Tommy Burns, who was tho recog
nized successor of Jeffries, defeated
Mnrvln Hart In twenty rounds, Tweho
months after that Burns defeated Jacl
O'Brien In a twenty-round bout at
Los Angeles, and knocked out BUI
Squires in n single round at Col ma
In 1907, whero two years later Stanley
Ketchel was knocked out In twelve
rounds by Jack Johnson. Tho last of
tho big bouts was that between Gun
boat Smith and Arthur Pelky last Jan
uary. SCHOLASTIC NOTES
rE''lF ,fouAhffn Hlh' baiketball match
w, . is", !..-ol.lfe tomorrow altrrnoan at
Cloverdalo Hall, l.'ih and Dlckln.on etiecle,
the lied and lilack nulntet will leave the ball
on Iho nhelf until sfter the llrat of the year,
southern opcis Ita bcholratlc l.casuc icliejule
Jauuary S with Wtit I'hlladelphla Illifh
Central Hlzh's nve, runner-up In laat lear'a
Bcholaetle league raco, will bo captained thla
year by Bill vard, the Crlmaon ami Gold ita?
forward. Ward should make a good trader for
the I entral nve. He iu the unanimous choice
of the players.
Two 1118 captains have been elected at Cler
mantown Frlenda' School, raul I'atton a
ophomore. waa aelected to lead the hoccer
team next aeaaon. while Ooialdaon Cooper
was elected to the captaincy ot the srldlron
eleven.
Captain M-Hch,ol and McCarthy. La Salle's
fotwarda. are each playing a splendid game
on the Itoor. Ilo:h hive featured in all of the
matches played by La Salle to date. Bach
haa a corking eye for the batket.
Coach Smith can rely on threo good neleht
throwers for tha Indoor track seaion thla year.
Deieraux. Ilorneby and Medlll were anion
the mn who reported for the team, and each
haa proven hl worth aa a welzht-thrower In
pruioua meeti.
JlelsKanser, the new Do Lancey School for
ward, made a good Impremln on the con
stituents of tha school In the tint contest he
played In tho line-up He led In e-orlng nld
coale acalnat htraytr lluilneia College.
Catholic Hlih will be tho boat or llrown
Prep. In the case at Hallahan Hall. 40th itreet
and Lancaittr avenue. In the jormer'a laat
Eame of 1014. The l'urple an I Hold baiket
litre will set attrted again January S. when
they play tho Art and Textile me.
Catholic Hlsh School has elected two more
captains for the athletic teama. The baseball
nine elected Hilly Ferruaon to lead them next
aprlnr, and the Mil and dale runnera chose
Thomas Daly for the croaa-country team.
Ttadnor High School will not play basketball
this year. It la aald tha epori Is too stren
uous. Nortbeaat Hljh School la making atrenuous
efforts to build up a awlmmlnr team. After
the Weat I'hlladelphla meet. In which the
Archives were signally defeated. It becamo evl.
dent that more men were needed for the
events Captain Paul Smith, upon whom
Korthiaat waa depending- for practically all
Ita points, now baa aeveral candldatca working.
Indoor track work la proving quite attractive
to the students at tbe West Philadelphia Hlsh
Sehool Manager Men la negotiating meeta
wltb ISplacopat, Central High and Kortheast.
Tbe Central High Ave cava indications of a
return to form on Saturday when they trim
med AYIIIUnuon to tbe tune of 51-10. Trunt,
ot Wllllamaon, waa tha atar of the game,
however, cagtiur four dloicutt field goals.
Temple College Anally cam back wltb a
victory when they awamred the Morris Guards
at Atlantic City, 43-12. Parker proved a wel
cwne addition to tbe Temple nvg and looks
like a nature.
CIABBY AND GIBBONS MATCHED
CHICAGO, III, Dec. Jimmy Clabby
and Mike Gibbons were this afternoon
matched to fight ten rounds in -Milwaukee
on the night of January II. Tho weight
is to be 153 pounds a( 3 o'clock and ring
side. Clafiby was given a flat guarantee
of 7500.
LIT BBOS. FIVE WANTS OAHES
A. 11 Friedenberg. manager of the Lit
Brothers' basketball team, booking
games with all flrst-elaas teams. He s
also endeavoring to get a home floor for
the teswH. Harry Frledeabers;. a brother
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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER
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WMgM$B0 ENTERTAINMENT 1 1 -
WHEN
LOBERT FAILS
TO SIGN WITH
PHILS OR JUMP
Hans Had Appointment
With President Baker To
day, But Does Not Put in
an Appearance.
Hans Lobcrt wus to report to Presi
dent W V. Baker, of the Philadelphia
Nationals, this afternoon to talk over
his contract tot 1915. But Hans was In
Chlcngo, presumably tnlkliiR over the
Federal Lcaguo offer with Weeshmann,
of tho Chlfeds, nnd Gllmore. At the
Phillies' office today thero was no news
of Lobert ecopt that he did not show
up at the appointed hour.
Just what President Daltcr and the
other oftlclals of tho Philadelphia club
think of Lobcrt's attltuda toward the
'outlaws-' Is a difficult matter to answer.
They nre not talking on tho subject ex
tensively. However, there seems to po a
feeling of confidence at local headquar
ters that Lobert will eventually turn
down tho Federal League offer and re
main. Hans Is held by the Phillies only
ns a reserve player; that Is, his playlng;
contract has run out
According to the latest reports, Lobert
will be In Philadelphia tomorrow after
noon. "Cap" Nell, the Phllly scout, will leave
the next two davs for his home In Louis
ville, Ky. After spending the holidays
there he will go to St. Petersburg, Fla..
to prepare the camp for the Phillies. All
the plans for the. Phillies Southern trip
have been arranged. Business Manager
Shetsllne has stayed away from the pre
cincts of tho Glcnolden Fire Department
long enough to make up n dally schedule
for the Phllly players on the boat be
tween New York and Jacksonville. It Is
understood that "Shets" will refuse all
visitors nn audience on the boat when
she lilts the rough spots of Cape Hat
teras. ALL SAINTS OUTCLASS
DARBY PRESBYTERIAN FIVE
Win Championship Basketball Title
by Victory Saturday.
On Saturday night All Saints outplaied and
outclassed the Darby Preibyterlan second tram
by tho one-laded score of 29 to 13, which save
the undlaputed third and fourth-claas cham.
Plonahlp to All Balnts. Dankara In tha laat
nre minutes cased three field soala from tha
centre of the door, and llanlon cased every
foul coals. It waa the all around team work
of All Balnta' that defeated the I'reab)te-
'aT Saints. M PreabyterUn Jd.
llanlon ,, .forward, Hurr
I'ankam forward iiyfi
llarraa ,, .centre.,... H'Ji
Edwards ,.,,.ruard.., ......... .,11 llurr
Uckerd guard, Ilonaal
Lvnch guard Pearl
Field goale Hanlon. 3, Dunham, 4; Barraa.
1: Hlwajda, 2, Upnaall. 2, H. Burr, 3. Foul
goala Hanlon, 0; Vonsall, S.
MAGNATES MEET SECRETLY
American Leaguers Confer In Chi
cago This Afternoon.
CHICAGO, Dec. a. Magnates of the
American League met here this after
noon In special session. The meeting
was held behind closed doors. Up to 3
p. m. nothing had been given out, and
word was sent that President Navin, of
the Detroit Tigers, had arrived in town.
"What are you doing In Chicago?" was
asked of Frank Navtn. president of the
Detroit Tigers, before the meeting.
"Search me, 1 stmpl obeyed orders,"
said JJavln- "The meeting probably re
lates to the sale of tho New York club."
The magnates went into session at tha
American League headquarters with every
olub In the league represented exceftt
Philadelphia and New Vork The ab
sence of Varrell or Pevery and the an
nouncement that Colonel Ruppert was ex
pected was bit tf the conclusive evl
dMvee that called fop purpose of consum
mating the sale of tha Yankees, although
tt was remarked that Rtrppert had gone
to New Yprk from Indianapolis, where
be waa reported last night.
A MUSICAL COMEDY SING IT, AVHISTLE IT,
TO BATTLE "JOHNNY" MAYO TONIGHIVATOLYMPIA
A FELLER NEEDS A
READING MAY TIE DE NERI
TONIGHT BY WINNING
Pretzels Play Trenton and Are Out
for Blood.
Beading Is giving De Neri a hot fight
for ilrst plnco In tho Eastern Basketball
League. Tonight the upstate five goes
to Trenton to meet the Potters. A vic
tory for tho Pretzels will put them on
oven terms with ho Musical Fund Hall
team. Do Ncrl has now won 10 out of Its
11 games and Beading has won nlno out
of 1J.
Tho Trenton quintet has been showing
such poor form recently that Reading has
a better than even chanco to land to
night's game and draw along side De
Nerl In the race for the pennant. Tho
other teams In the leaguo nre considerably
below tho high rivals Camden nnd Jas
per are tied for third place with a per
centage of .C00, each team having won
seven out of H games.
Do Norl Jutt missed being overtaken
nnd passed by Reading on Saturday night.
Reading smathcrcl Jnspor 41 to 20, whllo
Do Nerl, playing In Its own cage, nosed
out Camden by tho margin of ono foul
goal.
STANDIN'O OF THE CLUBS
W. I. P C. -W. L P.C.
ua nerl 10 4 ,714 Jaaper
T T .600
5 0 ..157
3 10 .11
(trailing
"-n mil.n
O 4 .IU.I Trenton
Camden
T T .X) Oreystock
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHEDULE
Baseball Team of Purple and Gold
Starts Practice Next Week.
The baseball schedule for Catholic High
School's 1915 season has been arranged.
Battery candidates for the Purplo and
Cold nine will be called out for gym
practice shortly after tho first of tho
year.
After opening itB season with the Phil
adelphia Textile School nine, March SI,
the Catholic High aggregation of national
pastlmers will take a three-day Southern
trip. The schedule for the sojourn Is being
arranged now.
The Catholic dates follow:
March 31, Philadelphia Textile, at home.
April 2 to E, Southern trip; 6, ,Delan
cey, away; April 8, School of Pedagogy,
home; 13, Catholic High, at Northeast's
field; 16, Central High, at home; 21,
West Philadelphia High, away; 23
Southern High, at home; 26, Northeast.
at home; 28, 'Central, away; 30, Brown
Prep, at home.
May 1, Tolentlne Academy, '.way; 4.
West Philadelphia High, at home; 6,
Vlllanova Prep, away; 0, 'reserved; 7,
Southern Hgh. away; 10, 'reserved; 11,
Northeast Hlgi, away; 13, Perklomen
Seminary, away; H, 'Central High, at
home: 18, Wenonah Military Academy,
away; 20, Camden High, away: 21. 'West
Philadelphia High, away; 22, West Ches
ter xtign, away; 21, -reservea; . soutn
ern High, at home; 27, reserved.
June J, George School, away,
Interscholastlo League games.
GIRLS TO PLAY TOMORROW
Friends' Central Teams Meet at In
door Baseball.
The Class A and Class B girls ot
Friends' Central School will play an
Important Indoor baseball game in the
school's gym tomorrow afternqon. Neither
team has been defeated thus far in tbe
interclass race.
NEOHO PIGHTEH3 BABRKD
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Dec. 21.-The
Wisconsin Boxing Commission have ruled
against granting a permit to a local box
ing club for a bout between Bam Lang
ford, and Sam McVey. Negro heavy
weights, early In January. Permits for
contests In Wisconsin, it is announced,
will bo confined to white boxers.
SHOTS FOR THE BASKET
The Delaware Boys' Club. Independent chat.
plana of Philadelphia, would Ilka to arrange
gainaa wijii uia-s4e ieeia, ait league I
all league ttaoia
rpjlen. SIS Seal
:. U. SfeuIU. in
ufeicrrvu. auuivm si a. u cria
taitate rruai xiuiiaiag;, or I.
BoutQ aa eirni.
Temple University evealag- school baaketl
leaaa wotu uu 10 own au a gran 11 or
eUaa teaaas havtos bails, pUylnir either
neaaav or craiuraar avenui
aturday evenlnra. Adreaa
rHjWIaUn, li
3 NOrlb Maaaber street.
FRIEND
"KNOCKOUT" MARS
BATTLES MAYO AT
OLYMPIA TONIGHT
Al Schumacker and Eddie
McAndrews Meet in
Semiwind-up Edwards
Has Provided Good Bill.
For tonight Manager Harry Edwards
has arranged an Interesting show for his
Olympla A. A. patrons, with "Knockout"
Mars, tho Cincinnati featherweight, and
Johnny Mayo, tho rugged littlo Phlladel
phlan, In tho wind-up. Mnrs has been In
tho Mlddlo West for some time, where ho
has gono through the ranks of tho
featherweight with unusual success.
Tho full program Is as follows- Main
bout, "Knockout" Mars, Cincinnati, and
Johnny Mayo, Philadelphia; semifinal.
Al Schumacher, Now York, vs, Eddlo Mc
Androws, Manayunk; third bout, Willie
Hermann, Philadelphia, vs. Freddy Kelly,
Nlcetown; second bout, Johnny Ryan,
Trenton, vs. "Young Billy" Donovan,
Philadelphia; first bout, Eddio Harvey,
Southwark, vs. Gus Lewis, Philadelphia.
h wl?c ,ve.M. ar"'. fcford shows that h?
S23 en bc'ted but twlc ln tnenty-alx bouta.
Kmin? 0LM. u!fent 1" credited to "Johnny"
him i"'.i,tno fa"erwelght king, who atoprid
li-mJ" thB "tenth round. Later on be met
ili, f Baln !""? hcW hlm almoet even In a
?T no-decision affair. Ills other re
lLnTmff"""' to. Oeorgo Chaney. tho great
llaltlmore boxer. Mars nas an alibi for his
ft In 'hat bout, howeter" for ho broke
S?fina7miM1"1 waa forced to quit ln tbe fourth
round Hla complete record to dato Is aa Xol-
;;!!b" Trot Columbus. 4 roumla. won.
"ilobb" Troll. Columbua. 0 rounds; won
rcbruary 10. 191J, "Tiptop" Pendleton.
Cleveland, 4 rounds, won. iuioira,
February IT, 101J, Cheater Meyer. tcs .An.
Sdea. Cat. 0 rounds, won.
March 21, 11)13. Cheater Meyer, Los An
geles, Cal . 8 rounds, won.
March 3S. 1013, "Kid" Leders, Cincinnati. 10
rounds, won.
rM"v'?' l0l3j "Hcnny" MeOovern, 8t, Louis,
Mo , 10 rounds, won.
June 13. 10L1, "Henny" McOovern. St. Louis.
Mo , 10 rounds, won.
July 3. 1011. "Patay" Crannlgan, Pittsburgh.
Pa , 10 rounds, won.
July Ei, 1011, "Johnny" Creely, Plttaburgh,
Ta , 10 rounds, won.
Septomber 8, 1011, "Kid" Ledera, Cincinnati,
O.. 10 rounds, won.
September a. 1011. "Leo" Reoux, Memphis,
Tenn.. 10 rounds, won.
October 1, 101.1. "Johnny" Kllbane, Cleve
land, O., 7 rounds, lost by knockout.
December 8. 1013. "Ftankle" Conley, Ke
noaha. Wis , 10 rounds, won
December 31, 1013, "1'atay" Drannlgan,
Pittsburgh, Pa., 10 rounds, draw,
January 12, 1014. "Harry" Tracy, Phlladel
pi' la. Pa., 10 rounds, won.
February 2, loll, "Cal" Pelaney, Cleveland,
0 , 10 rounds, won,
February O, 1014. "Peanuta" Schleberl, Mil
waukee. Wis in rounds, won.
February S3. 10W, "Young" Ooldle, ntta
burghj Pa , 10 rounds.
March 10. 1011. "roung" Qoldle. Plttaburgh.
Pa.. 13 rounds, won
March so. 1014. Harry Tracy, Philadelphia,
Pa , 10 rounda. won.
April 2T, lull. "Ocne" Delmont, Memphis,
10 rounda, won.
May 18. 1014. "nenny" Kaufman, Philadel
phia. 12 rounds, won
June II. 1014, "Gene" Delmont, Memphis,
15 rounds, won.
Julv 2. 1014, Champion Kllbane, 10 rounds,
no dccielon
September 3. 1014, George Chaney, Baltimore,
4 rounda. lost, broken arm
Deeember 11. 1014, "mtcble" Mitchell. Ak
rou, O., draw.
Frajilc Sebastian, matchmaker of the Colt.
seunrA. C. of Bt Ijjult, la trying to arranee
a ll'round fight between "ITre4My" Welah the
llshtwclsbt champion, end "rharlle" White,
who wants to be lightweight champion.
"Johnnr" Griffith, of Akron. 0 who has
been cutting such a dash araoti it ho light
weights in 'Australls, has arrived In Ban Fran,
claco on hla way to his home flr'ffttb la aald
tn have beooroe a wonderful boxer, and la
llkelv to ercate a stir In tbe Amir lean light
weight ranks.
"Eddla" Lanny. of Southwark haa taken
ebarsn .f "Johnny" Burns, of Ha meat, and
la wllltna- to match hla little flghtlns trtih
roan agulnat any bantamweight in tba city.
SOCCER GAME POSTPONED
Scheduled Nortneaet-Penn State
Game Today Off.
The aaeier 'ailtc.h betwew Notihaaat jltjU
eehooL eiiiasK imtw coigess. ano r
male Callage; lK8r,UM'J Hi J!i
uisii this alteruooB on the
usRHnav aireeu. waa
A --' ""- W4ath
Use of
It waa tbe tblrdgaiu of a aeMs tab played
uw deleatad by Okarif cSWge sad Peso ta
lb third gm of a sairlas ta b played
tieek
TRY IT ON YOUR PIANO
21, I9T4.
BIG CHRISTMAS BILLS
AT ALL FIGHT CLUBS
Gunboat Smith and Tom Catty Meet
at Empire A. C.
NEW TOn.lv, Dec 21.-Chrls1mas week holds
forth bright promise for fight fans ot Man
hattan, rractlcoily sll of the clubs have
piepared cards, two of which Include title
holder. The main Interest centres in tho
go between Gunboat Smtlh and Tom McCatty,
at the Empire A. C.
Kid Williams, bantam-weight champion, wilt
enter the ring Christmas afternoon with
Johnny Daly, n clatsy boy ot this city, at
tho Pioneer A C
The week's festivities will be opened tonight
j at the New Longacre Club by Knockout Drown
' nnd Harry Lenny, "Kayo'l Is back In his old
form he clslns
j liattllnrr Levlnsky and Jim riynn will let
I drlie at each other In their third bout on
(hrltmas Day nt the Droadnny Athletic Club,
rans are expecting some deflnlto decision In
Ihle rp between the old enemies.
Al McCoy and Soldier Ilartfleld will open
the holday week at tho same club Tuesday
nlsht.
fharley Whllo will (to after n real 10.(
I prize package when ho lights Joe Snug!
In the Garden, December 2S, if he wb
Bhugrue. Promoter Jimmy Johnston will ha
1O.D00
ruo
IDS
him 110 OnO tn ral mn an.! In. nnnnc.
nana
I'mlty tif fighting Freddie Welsh and later
Mill Crltch.
THE LARK WINS
FIRST CHARLESTON
RACE AT 20 TO 1
Joclcey Wolstenholm Pilots
Two Long Shots Inside
the Money Mud Larks
Have Their Own Way.
CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec. !1.-Th&
Lark, a 20 to 1 shot, with Wolstenholm
up, galloped homo through a sea ot mud
In tho first race hero today a winner.
Miss Francis landed tho place money
nnd Foxy Orlff, a wcll-plnycd favorite,
waa third.
AVolstcnhoJm again piloted a long shot
Inside tho money when ho landed Sonny
Boy at 23 to 1 for place In tho second
Surpassing, also a long shot, won the
race, and Archery was third. Armor, at
10 to 1, camo cross In tho third, heating
out Maraton and Banjo Jim,
First raco. maiden 2.) car-olds fl furlnrici
P'V 10'J -, "alstenholf, 20 to 1, 8 to T
to ? 1 tiT ,M Francis' 100, Nlcklail?. .1
l.?r.V.8b,ury1.e'1,e:,e1rCoK,ahJ)n'raJrfdy "
wMrrVvXi'f-. .V."1'0- "auant Uoy,
......, ,.n.r -iuy, urooms i;ase also rail.
, ! .',Kr'..,"ul"t a-jearida and up.
iib, Ully, 10 to 1. 4 to
tr ,.... 1 ul1 u
jvuuiiujiuy, riny ifio also ran.
fourth race.
cuarder. lloxer.' -True -.r'BteeU" Luther"alo
woS 1S, t'o ri'"o. WR
Xtn10 ....l V-?( h'rd- TJme, 1 10. Herto-
rapb. Uila Eari. Rac?. loiter I .
ituattc Maid and Tiara aim i-nn
Idlola,
(Still Tnl. . 1 --OR
Blxth race, selling.
mlle-colonef Cooic."ll3, 'lloffman. J to"' J
..- -1 J a
i'?" 1V"se'A Transport, Wander and
"iui v aic-Liiuiiiuian imnnmsu iinu
..o V.H. hw tu
JUAREZ BESTJLTS
First race, selllns; all ages, UK furlongs
Zlnkand, 10T. llartwell. a to 1,7 to Da to
B, wens Parcel Post, loo Feeny. 3to 2, a to
J, out second: Itlnaldo, 02, Lapallle, 20 to 1.
ram Pedro and Great Jubilee also
J CHABLESTON ENTBIES
First race, .100. S.yiarlda and up. maidens
IS.""? Ve U fufongsi-Fronller, loJ;' .silvS?.'
i?U 'IJaMaret Melee, 102; Seall. 10.': ul
lllod. 102 A. Haley. 101- Cliaaer 107
Mar, Caaca- J07: TVaniformitlon! "o?"; bL'.
vadora. 107; llunlce, 1W; Mineral h'ater. 112.
Second race, purse BOO, 4.year-old and up.
bc.und, 107; Kuterpe. 101; sradellno ., 107.
nV,USu- l07i I'earthstone. 107; Joe Knight
100: Elsewhere. 10U; Hureget, 100; Knight of
K".0"?,-. 1.l,Dr- usneFty 110; .Curleus,
110; Hlr Marion, 110; ltatwa, 112. 1-1""u'
Third race, purso WOO, I'-iear-olda, selling.
nf,i'.UrnanS.i"Vr K!n- " " Ilelen. of
Dhle, 08, Uolden, lassie. 00, ftacy, 100: Peiii
nyrock, 102. Meellcka. fos. Carione. 106 "If
U, llarrvli, 100; Katin, 100. ' ' J'
Fourth race, purse MOO, 4-year-oIds and up.
J.'"'"?0 farlonis-'Oabrlo, 'l02; yorkshlre
Boy, 102; T, M. Oreen, 104; 'Fred Lev J in?'.
Queed. 107, Ml Jean. 10o7 BrVndywlne'
110. Amerlcua, no Prlwer. 110. Duoueane
110: York Lad. 112; Coprtown. Its ' Pat
Qannon, 112; L'Alglo'n. jg '",wn - "
K!"n 5K. purse $300. 4-year-olds and ud.
eiung, u (urionaa -interna Queen lo1. iia
llrui 104; Fll.abeth Ilirwood"' 1047 'MlS
Prtmlty, 101; Martre, 107. Todd Ini 107 J
K. Barr. 100; Mlas vilma .lOaidUwels.ilO;
Volthorp 110, Flammarlon, HO, Spobn. lli'
King lUdford, 112; lluaky tad, 11" '
Sixth race, puraa 00. for 3-yea7-olds and
up aelllnr, mile and TO yardJ-'Ave oil
Font 100, Heartbeat, loft Delegatil laj"
Bordello, ldl; Tay Pay. 103. Mockle oj
r,-,Kir2cbs7,',;o.,'oD!a,orfiobift;iiioS'i
assu ?sf, W: lli1" tut- ji3' m":
. Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear, track muddy.
JTJABEZ ENTEIES
First race, selling, 3oear-olds, KU furionua
-Gertrude D. uf. 'Edna M. 07, tVabli
gtlJllly Joa, 107. Stolen Arte. 108, Carrt.
OCVIIU IIUB, nuilMg, Mil al
fam Ueekliam, US, 'ftenuar.
Second race, selling, all ages. 0 furlonxa
103, Oblivion. 100. Kate 8lMllyri07. i'bjrlil
IWS.Wmi v, -UEnn.r. XISZ. .Ilauil...
"1 -11IWU
J. Ilarvci.
110. I.ady Mint. 110j.Leaar. lio. Btaehfc
110, Fanoull tall. 113. "-ewiweii.
K5 .?'.& WLJ 21TO- !9' .
Third tK sll?r. 3-yuar-olda and
iurlonga 'fjol. Me;
Dousi
fl.
up. 9
Thlatla
103. Ciarlbel. 107; Pedro, 1
. Curlloue,
Judge Sale. 112.
Fourth rata, Bailing, 3-ycar-uWa and ub. l
mile-Hard Hall, 1U. lU "lS3h W
Bleepland. 100. 'Any Port. 108. aaSlnt CaS;
die. 103, Itockdale, 104. w"" v0'
Flftb race, senior all oata, 9 fUrlwui
Nifty. 10s Prcllet, liof. PriBeejKT
110. Potncll atri. 110. Jad ObeeaV. lY?
Wis VmmcMU. ns; PaitS. lUTiUrii.
U.W. Vanaaadt. 101, Dv MtajiUoivalrr. lG'
Ortsraator, loe, PatrWIe' iH. WW' m'
ApBTtBtiaf allawanee clalmd.
Weatber aha wary, traak eUHW-
8uC..n,1nC aVaT'SS?!. "a-tcTT "to", Tt7
?' '0.n,!,io,nn.y Py' 10TJ Voolstenholm,' 21 u
V in 11 1 .1 ,1, """""J Archery, luti, 1,1,
5m'?. A XJJ- Put. third,. Time. 1 KI2.fi'
" ' sataiaia 11IIIIUI,.
1 0 to i. 5 ,0 F .econ'd.'anjo" Sim'. " 01?
?5f8&.T&5..a VS-i 3.'Ath'rdT'T.mo:
oavoy, I'eiejus.
11V i'i,.,ri,Te.' n." aKC"'n0! furlongs-Celesta,
lis, l'cak, 7 to 1, & to 2, U to 6. won Water
n'n'rtV'n"' bUH 7 0 "l" 0 to'- e"in. Sic-
?di AnJ?nJ a,S, myth. t to 5. 11 to 20, 1
to 4. third. T m. l no a , ..!..
t n 5 T,"',';"'. iiyarioeai. iv Hhllllng.
rorSv 'iniS'n'.,0,a-o",con'1i BXenor.HO.
i.j"?',8 L. lt.3 4o. ' 8 o 0. th rd. 'nino.
1:45 a-3. Bteyeta. Bhorty Northcup. NudiimaS
Xllntmnl
KALBFDS APPEALS
TO SPORTSMEN TO
HELP WILD BIRDS-' I
Secretary of State Game
Commission Says There Is
Need of an Effort to
Save the Feathered Ones.
By JOSEPH KAIiBFUS
Becretary Stale name Commission.
"Pity tho needy and the helpless these
cold dnys," Is nn expression often heard,
nnd somo of thoio voicing this sentiment
mean Just what they say, and stand ready
to do what they can for those who may ho
BUfterliiB. To ninny men these words aro
meanlnslcsr, and so lone ns they them
selves aro melt fed and clothed they care)
not what may happen to others. Thei
poor, half-clad child on tho street corner,
blue mid Bhlvcring and starting, Is In- )
deed a pltlablo sight, hut tho mumbling:
of words of pity brings no, relief to such
n ono nt any time. You remember the
story of tho merchant wTlo while Jour
neying from Jerusalem to Jericho fell
among thictcs nnd was left wounded by
tho roadside. Tho priest, from whom be
cause of hla position most waa expected,
passed by on tho other side. Tho Levlto.
another of tho leaders of public thought,
failed to extend tho needed help. No
ono con had n kind word until a Samari
tan, from whom apparently nothing wan
expected, camo that way. You remember
what ho did nnd tho Master said, "Who
was neighbor to that man 7"
To bo wet and cold atid starving Is Indeed
a terrible thing for any creature, and perbapa
thcru la some excuae for men who almoin;
rebel against Ood when auch conditions are
forced upon them. Hate you ever seen men
on the vergo ot BtnrintlonT Havo you ever
seen tour-footed anltiala and birds starvlng7
If not, you may well bless Uod for sparing you
till ordeal. 1 lime seen both thcae conditions
and have been wet nnd cold and starving, and
know whereof I spealt, for I was In tho moun
tftlna of Colorado the winter of tho Chicago
fire when the snow fell unexpectedly to a
K-'at depth. Juat as It ell a law weeks ago.
Lamps with limited supplies were caught,
Kama could not be found, for weeks, and how
some of us lled the Almighty alone knows.
Tho snow that winter after falling to au
unusual depth Instead of disappearing under
the lnllufr.ro of the west wind, as was usually
the case, leaving tho south side of the moun
tains and tbe plains I urn so that grating
animals could feed, settled tn about 18 or 20
Inches, and then froze, forming a covering ot
heavy Ice, agaln3t which tbe winds were
powerless.
"llefore enrlnglimn Kim. T mnvr fn nl
tho'.sards of cattle, and horses, and antelope,
anl elk dylne from starvation. For weeks
and months, iliy nnd night, I heard the Jow.
I Iteoua cull of horses and cattle begging for
that which could not ho Riven, calling, calling,
until not ono was loft 1 traveled amonic
herdn of antelope, with liere and thero an elk.
so emurlatcd that they hardly moved out ot
one s way, but no call for Help from men
came fiom these wild cieatures, no complaint,
no fenund at all, save perhaps a plaintive bleat
aa tbe rushing pack of wolves bop them
down. Have you ivcr noticed thi wild bird,
wounded almost t nto death, sitting on Ita
perch without n sound of coonnlnlnt, nothing
to Lreak tho ntlllnesn of Ita ivlreot, save the
tap, tap, tap of Its life-blood striking- on the
lenvis below 7 Have you ever seen tbe birds
starve? Well, 1 have, and 1 never see tho
slows como without Rofng back In memory to
those d,uva of long oko. and 1 como to you
now in this lttr In behnlf of the. birds and
he? of you to do romethlnc; ror them. Tbey
are wet, nnd cold, nnd hclpleps. Tho snows?
havo fallen. The bird! btve no stored aup-
flles. Tbey havo no fellows who. bettcrofC
han they, mltht give them even crumbs from
their- tabls They bavo no organized charities
to whom they csn turn for auccor. They must
bavo help or they will surely perish.
"You perhaps aro wasting; every day mors
than enough to keep tho btrjls In your commu
nity in food for many days, tuid I bee of you
to see to It that this Is done: Grain scattered
for Hob White or other earns birds, a, lump
of suet or fresh pork hung up In some place
where the downey woodpecker or tho kinglet or
the nuthatch may And it: crumba and email
seeds for the little ground feeding; birds, will
surely be appreciated by them In this, their
time ot need, and will brlns you a return
through the ltfework of these birds that can
not bo expressed In worda or figures. You may
not be able to do much In yourself, but you
can do soma little thine.
"1 have a friend in western Pennsylvania
who haa bis heart In the right place, and wh-it
the snow fell out there last week he used, his
telephone in starting bis neighbor ln tha work
of feeding Iblrds. Ono neighbor called to on
other unity tha whole community waa inter
ested. The Uoy Scouts took ui tbe call, and
the fields are now dally rilled with men and
boa, each one bent on showing tbrough works
that he truly pities tha needy and helpless
these cold days. Who will be neighbor to the
birds In, your community T A praynr or kindly
spoken word means something, for they may
reach sotha listening ear, but neither prayer
nor kindly feeling amounts to much without accompanying-
works, Ono. bushel of eraln placed
where Bob White and hja family can get-it
means more to them than alt tha kind, worda
that could be spoken in the country where they
are about to die of starvation."
SENIORS AND SOPHS WIN
Defeat Freahles and Juniors, Re
spectively, in C. H. S. Inter
class Games.
CentTJH High's seniors defeated the
Freshmen, to 23, and the sophomores
trounced tho Juniors, 21 to IS, In inter
class basketball games played this after
noon. The freahloa led the seniors at half
time by a scoro of H to 3. Krug, of, the
latter team, was tho only senior wljo
cased a ileljl goal. Bchnelderman, of the
freshman Ave, succeeded In dropping eight
fouls Into the basket In the first
minutes.
At tho end of the first half tho sopho
mores were leading -their opponents by
tho, Beore of B0 to 3. Jlouravlan scored
two field treats in thla period for the
sophs.
The line-up follow:
bva.
Vreabnwn,
. Clement
SbnWBau
forward
forward .
centre
guard .
forward
forward
teniro
guard
FHiruMlile
Km . ..
7.
llsrpar'
llouru'
Fruhmen
itroomnnd
Stewart
fferr
lyara
Fowler
mt
IVa Long
!RefssDaLtar D-lfrlJi" i-, . .JPU"9
Kuaru
'r
mluuti
Sjaulei. .?uid gwiWieTT "SiZSZT?
field gual
rariuakU 3.
lu 3 pike i
lor step
Walt. 3
ULrh limliiArmu i
g 4
fr'.abwea
aoptvoaueres inouravlau "i
MT 1 ..... 7l
rd 4 vZZ7r. i:
lui))j arooouteld 1
Fi
in 4 rij -x!i.
ivrug a, sKnaeuei
rnuui us. Ward 6, Parr (T
MAY SBU. JENNINGS
DKTWMT, Da, a -Humors Bt Ih,
WvtaWejaK pf Hugbey Jennings. Tiau
AWw!, to the Kw york Ame.bSi
r, Xotowmg the daparture at Prudent
ml J. Navlu. of the Detroit dub "or
mP80 wf8r WIUl othr m"tw
If JeOBlsjgK gow, to tji Yankees D-.
trolt fans wpect to M1 n?, bSFZ
van, ferwer Tig, hi eha,s, of "b,4
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