BVfcKlNC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY IT. 1915.
LILL SETTLES TED MEREDITH CASE
SURE TO PLAY WITH MAGICS ATHLET
OfS
OLDRING
FLOTSAM AM) JETSAM
ON THE SEA OF SPORT
Wo Wore Prematura
ti it Saturday Iho tmptsr came.
Alaek, our item resolve took -win.
w thought t'vras en, the grand olj g-ame,
And reckleasly we ntnc of spring
The tempter com mil e vine lest,
Wltersforo this rhymthle sorrowing.
Thai forgot old Johnnie Frost
la still the undisputed king
tTlitj Jingle of the band hits and Iho fun
Koch not by any moans Indicating that
pring Is here, said Jinnies being confined
to points far south of the M. and D, lino.
Nevertheless, it will be pleasant to hear
them, nnd are oil aware tho North will
be (retting their echoes In just about a
month or bo?
Tfnsent Telegrams
To tho Stale Legislature How about
that Boxing Commission?
Wliy NotP
If Brlcktey teaches everybody In the
Harvard squad to do It tho way he does,
Haushton will hare to emulate Connlo
Mack and sell a few stars to give the
other colleges a chance
Help!
Teas, y'know, the National Leajrue Is
prepared to take tho offensive and Pep
per the Feds.
The Gracoful Way
There Is a hint for other peoplo in the
action of President Andrew C. McQowan
in deciding not to enter Into any con
troversy with A. A. U. officials as to
Whether Ted Meredith may represent tho
club and the University at the same time.
Connlo Mack uses this system of leav
ing decisions up to tho powers that bo,
and no one ever accused Connlo of being
a, perpetual victim of tho double-cross.
$1,000,000 Count 'Em
Do you wish to gaze upon a million
dollars in property? It's up at the auto
Mobllo show and well worth looking at.
So Ho Says
Apparently, he's aatlsned
With -what ho got of legal tender:
for thera will ho no Johnson by
The heap big chief, Crarlca Albert Bender
More Power to Hert
Coach George Orton now has about ITS
would-be cinder track stars to work on,
and some of them know the game and
look promising. Penn may flash some
Urprlses this year with this spirit.
Yes, WhatP
Trouble will be difficult to prevent If
organized ball adopts Fed methods and
holds out tho long green to cntlco men
back from tho outlaws. The faithful who
stuck to the majors will begin to won
der out loud where they come In, and
then what will Ban. say? .
Take Eeed
For the benefit of those who read thlp,
be it written there Is no law to force
American citizens to go to Juarez. Yes,
that's in Mexico. We hate to pick on
the town, but that's whore tho Johnson
WHIard match will be fought. March 6,
1K1S, Is the date.
Cornell Has Fast rive
Cornell's clean-cut victory over Penn's
five on Saturday night demonstrated the
Xthacans' superiority m the cago rather
than any Inherent weakness on tho part
of the Bed and Blue. Dr. Al Sharpe has
combined on his basketball team men
Who are capable of meeting any kind
of attack or defense successfully. They
are good individual players, any one be
ing "capable of carrying the ball up the
floor under difficulties and converting it
into a field goal. On the other hand,
when the short passing game is required,
the team gats together and literally be
wilders the opposition by the fast, snap
py passes. Sharpe has shown In football
aa well as basketball that he has dis
covered one of the weaknesses of Amer
ican sports that is, the tendency to com
pel players to act, as It were, in accord
ance with certain hard and fast rules
under all conditions. Obviously condi
tions ooma up in all eports which must
be met by the individual Initiative. Many
coaches do not attempt to teach their
players to think for themselves. They
tell them what to do under given con
ditions, but do not seem to realize that
ail contingencies cannot be met In this
way. Cornell's basketball shows plainly
tha rasnlt of Sharpe's successful work
In teaching the game in a way which
Buta the burden on the player and not
en the ooach, which Is Just as It should
flnettsllne Started Herzog
None other than our own BI1 Bhetts
Ha a, business manager of the Phillies and
chairman, chief and president of the
Qtenolden Fire Department, started Char
ley HersosT out on his baseball career.
Several days ago, when Herzog was In
Philadelphia looking for Charley Dooln,
he told how Bhetts gave him his big
chance. "I was able to make the
team," said Herzog, "but Bughey Duffy,
who was manager, would have kept me
on the bench anyway had it not been for
Bhetts. Bill told Uughey that I had the
malting of a ball player In me, and that
it would only be fair to give me my re
lease and let me try to make some club
which was as well equipped with players
then as the Phillies. Duffy complied with
Bhetts" suggestion, and thanks to that
fact I was able to make a berth In the
big league."
Henog was ev very fast men In those
days and was capable of beating out a
lot of slowly hit balls to the Infield, Puffy
knew that, and the result was that when
Herzog went to Savannah to train with
the Phillies Duffy would not allow him
to hit the ball at all. He compelled the
youngster to do nothing butVfcunt. Her
zog didn't like that much, and occasional
ly when the pitcher would send up a fast
-n. inwr-the middle Herzog would take
ft n2 lFi i
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K. S W I && ' W 3K .S I Jj J THAT QUITE M
TtiE j STOVE WAN SAG, A lPI -"PJNG. SONG Wtum WAS NOT VER - Y STRANGE, BJH- CfflJ
15 l ? jSi tK h :cfv: riiHlLi J&kL i w jz: lES!!rsil
CMjm WE ALL KNEW BIGHT A -LONG IT A.S WITH - IN HIS BANGE & mw,.,iP 4ici 1
afesasssslaMniiillniu 1 1 bfIM I M
a nnllop at tho ball. Invariably Duffy
would make Herzog chase the ball ho
had hit, but Charley got a little practice
that way which ho might never have got
otherwise.
We're Sorry for Ted
Now that tho Amateur Athletic Union
must answer tho question of Ted Mere
dith's eligibility to represent Pennsylva
nia and Meadowbrook during one season
of tho jenr, wo think It would be only
fair to tho great athlete If lie be per
mitted to run for Pcnnslvatila In the
open relay race at the Boston games next
month. Ted Is not to bo censured for tho
trouble, as he was clearly of the opinion
that ho coutd run for Meadowbrook In
the A. A. Vi games and for Pennsylvania
In contests held for colleges. The nilo
on this point has never been clear, nnd
to make Ted suffer for tho rest of the
aunetes is not Just Wo would sug
gest ithat a tlmo limit bo sot, eajj,
six months, when tho now Interpre
tation of the rulo by President LUl,
of the A. A. IT., goes Into effect. It
Is readily to bo seen that Merodlth Is
not at fault. It is being done In nearly
every section of America If President
LI II doesn't relent ho will llkoly pre
cipitate a fight botwoen tho University
of Pennsylvania authorities and tho
A. A. U Such a disaster Is not to be
Invited.
Taylor, of Detroit, Looks Good
We notice by nn exchange from De
troit, Mich , that a natlvo son of the
Tigers' lair gives promise to climb the
puglltstlo ladder of success. Young
Sammy Tavlor Is tho youngstor we are
referring to and ho Is a lightweight In
his last fight Sam Just walloped the ever
lasting daylights out of one of our own
townsmen. Tommy Houck. A majority
of tho reports sent to this city favored
a draw decision.
But wo see that a ring-side sporting
man thought that our Tommy was a real
bear for assimilating punishment, that's
all, and It was Houck's ability to absorb
tho gaff that enabled him to stay the
half-score of sessions.
A feature of the, bout Is that Taylor
entered tho ring after having a necdlo
Df cocaine pumped Into one of his hands
to deaden the pain caused by a broken
bone. That's showing some gimeness.
But when ho fractures the same mitt
in tho second period aftor dropping
Houck twice, and finished tho encounter
wtlh one hand, hammering Tom all oer
the 24-foot canvas at tho samo time, why,
that's displaying tho next thing better
than gamencss.
EutUlty of Kicking
Not only the futility, but also the posi
tive absurdity of kicking against a ref
creo's decision was demonstrated Satur
day when Jasper defeated Do Norl at
Musical Fund Hall. On one occasion
Jasper was given two extra chances to
shoot foul goals because some of the
Do Nerl nlayers protested against the
original foul too vigorously. Constant
kicking against decisions in basketbtll
and also In baseball leads to two possible
things personal disqualification or pen
alty, or both. Every time a hot-headed
protest Is registered In any game, the
team making the protest loses out. Of
course, tho captain of nny team In any
sport should speak with the official If he
thinks he Is Justified, but for other mem
bers of tho team to make violent pro
tests Is absurd and assists the opponent.
Why riynn's Popular
"I was over In Boston not long ago,"
snys Jim Flynn, the heavyweight, "and I
was Introduced to a guy who says: Are
you Jim Flynn. the fighter?' I says: 'No,
I'm Jim Flynn, the gentleman boxer.'
'Well, says the guy, 'you're all right, at
that: You've give me many a good show,
and I'm for you Say,' he went on, 'do
you know why you always pack the
houses when you nppear7
"I swelled up right away. 'Why, no,'
I says, shoving out my chest. 'I don't
think I ever figured It out, but now that
you ask me, I suppose it's because I nl
ways put up a good fight. I suppose,
that's why I always pack the people in.'
" 'No,' says the guy, 'that ain't Just ex
actly it. The reason you draw so well is
becauso half the people go to see you get
killed, and the other half io bury you."
Bush Surely Consistent
Ownle Dush, of the Tigers, whoso home
Is here, Is a methodical and consistent
person. He doesn't believe In doing a
thing one way this time and another way
the next time. To prove the marvelous
consistency of Bush, note his records for
1918 and 1914;
In 1913 Bush went to bat 33 times, made
93 runs, made 119 hits and delivered 19
two-baggers. His average was .Kl.
In 1914 Bush went to bat (99 times,
scored 97 runs, rapped ISO hits and smote
18 two-baggers. His average was 32.
Anything like that in previous archives?
Brooklyn Has One Record
Speaking of the Superbas, do you know
that the Brooklyn team has a record?
It is the only major league club which
has failed to finish In the first division in
the last dozen years. The Braves and
Cards climbed out of their second divis
ion rut last season, the Braves very
emphatically. The Senators got out of
theirs in 1912, while even the Browns had
first division teams in 1902 and 190S. But
the Superbas, like the old brook Mr.
Tennyson once got enthused about, seems
to run In that division groove forever,
Tim Sheehan a Wizard
Tim Sheehan, the sterling forward of
the Corley Cathollo Club of the National
Basketball League, is doing wonderful
work on the floor these days. A glance
at the records to date will show that
Tim has shot 131 foul goals In eight
games, an average of about 17 to a con
test. He has IS field goals to his credit.
Can you beat It?
INDOOR GOLFING
SCHOOLS PROVE
BOON TO PLAYERS
English-Scotch Experts
Have Charge of Courses
Just Established in Depart
ment Stoics of This City.
No matter how hard tho wind blows or
how hard It snows or rains, tho good nnd
ancient sport of golf will not suffer dur
ing tho long dreary winter months. For
thero still Is tho Indoor golf gamo
Warren H Webb, formorly golf pro
fessional nt Frltiton-on-Sca, England, Is
In charge of the Indoor golf school, located
on tho fifth floor of tho Wanamaker
building.
David Cuthbert, formerly of St, An
drews, Scotland, now professional nt tho
Huntingdon "Vnllr-y Country Club, Is In
charge of a similar school on the fourth
floor of the dlmbcl storo In connection
with Cuthbcrt's school there Is a nlno-holo
Indoor golf course, tho first over laid out
In Philadelphia.
Amateurs and those who havo gono
stale during tho winter welcomo the In
door gnmo with open arms Aftor putting
through several weeks of Indoor practlco
they find a marked lmptovement in their
playing
To begin ou step up In the lee and Imagine
tho fnlrnny, gren and springy, stretching
aay In front pf $ox with the (lag lljlng
orr n hunker In the distance. What mi win
renlly ace la quite a largo green aheet nur-
round I tie na on thrrn
ami
but In tho cni
of tlio Ulmbei School nets are used. Snat away
to vmir heart a content nnrl tha fllcrlit nt tha
ball will bo nrrestsd by the Kreen ihfet or net
rne vnltio or the shot can en filly be determlnfd
&
inn sr-ot wnere me unit nu i ne iron,
,ek. mnshlo and tho rflt nt tho nhntn mav
ds mauF
V&M Ciithbcrt, llkM Webb, la beat known to
th ko 1(1 tiff world by hln ability aa an ln
atructor, although by that It la not Inferred
that Vsvy is not a first-class player, for he
Is. DurlnfC tho pant -tummer, in fact over
etnee ho was engaged by the Noble Club Cuth
bert has ibecn buny from daybreak until twi
light KlUriff Instructions and particularly with
women Jenifers waa ho rernarkabl) successful
Quito n few women can trace their Improve
ment of the past year to this Scotsman s
teachings
Webb was, before his departure, considered
one of tho best golf Instructors In England
and nos the highest paid The fact that hn
was professional at Frlnton-on-Sea for 1J
years is sufficient proof of his ability. He Is
best known as a teacher, and playcra from nil
sections of the British Isles were constantly
seeking his advlco nut for the fact that ro
much of his time was taken up with teaching
he would hnv won renown as a player As
It Is, ho In ranked among the first ten In
England In the last News of the World
tournament Webb qualified well tin out of a
largo field, but was unfortunato In drawing
Harry Vardon for his first match, and was
beaten by the open champion 3 down and 2
to pla. Webb failed by one stroke to quail fj
for tho llrUJsh open championship In 1013,
anl among a group of professionals who beat
him out hy that margin was Jack McDermott,
then American open champion. Subsequently
MrUermott finished fifth In the event Another
famous professional who failed to qualify that
year was nono other than George Duncan.
SEAVIEW TOURNEY STARTS
Many Stars Too Off This Morning
at Absecon.
ABSECON, N J., Jan. ll.-The first an
nual midwinter golf tournament of the
Seavlew Golf Club -nas Inaugurated here
today, when Clarence H. Gelst, founder
and president of the club, drove tho first
ball of the IS holes qualifying round.
Partneied with H. M. Clements, Merlon
Cricket Club, deist left the first tee at
9 o'clock.
Another former amateur champion in
the person of W. C. Fownes, Jr., Oak
mont Country Club, was originally to
qualify in partnership with Oswald
Klrkby, Englewood, the New Jersey and
Metropolitan title holder, but, duo to
pressure of business, Fownes was unable
to appear. A host of Fhlladelphlnns are
entered for today's qualifying round, and
as four slxteens will qualify for match
play tomorrow, a goodly proportion of
Quakers should be prominent lln the
lower events. Not more than four or five
from the Quaker City stand much chance
of getting Into the coveted first sixteen,
and tho most likely are Howard W Per
rln, Fine Valley: C. B. Huxton, Hunting
ton Valley, and Herman Wendell, St.
David's. "V
Kcfuses Dartmouth's Offer
WASHINGTON. Pa.. Jn. 11 -In a let
ter to Manager R. M. Murphy, Dart
mouth offered Washington and Jefferson
a football game at Hanover next fall
The tender came entirely unsolicited Be
cause of the long Journey and his having
filled his foreign schedule. Manager Mur
phy rejected the offer.
Harvard to Adopt Bowling
CAMBRIDGE, MASS, Jan 11. Har
vard is preparing to follow the lead of
Yale and Princeton and adopt bowling
as a collegiate sport next year. More
thnn five hundred men at different times
patronUe the local alleys. A handsome
cup Is to be offered weekly for the best
pin fall total.
Ollne and Burns Exonerated
COLUMBUS, O, Jan. ll.-The Colum
bus Boxing Commission has lifted the In
definite suspension of Young Patsy Cllne,
of New York, and Frankie Burns, of New
Orleans, for alleged violation of con
tracts. An Investigation showed that the
fighters had violated tho commission's
rules as the result of a misunderstanding.
CHINESE ATHLETE IS
STAB BASKETBAI.XEB,
Koh Am Wee, a Chinese student at
Leonla High School, who played for
ward In a basketball contest against
Hackensack High School, at Hacken
sack, was the star, scoring 16 of the
20 points made by his team. Hacken
sack won the game, 42 to 20.
Wee is an ail-around athlete, having
played on the baseball and football
teams of the Leonla High School. He
is also a good skater, and expects to
play hockey, He Is very popular
with his teammates.
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BEAR-CAT HOMMEY AND
CHANEY CLASH TONIGHT
Mcot in
Final Erny nt Olympla
Club.
A brace of battling bear-cats will collide
In the star bout of tho Olympla A. A 's
weekly show tonight when George
Chaney, aspirant for Johnny KUbano's
laurels, and Pnckey Hommey, tho former
Now York rugged fighter, endcavoi to ad
minister n sleep poultlco on tho other's
jaw. A rattling good encounter should
ensue whon Eddie Revolre and Frank
Mantell clash In the semifinal.
Tho program follows.
First bout Tommy Gorman, Kensing
ton, vs Johnny Morgan, Kensington
Second bout Mickey Donlv. Newark.
vs. Tommy Buck, Southward
Third bout Young Fulton, New York,
vs. Johnny Nelson, Kensington.
Semlwind-up-Frank Mantell, Paw
tucket, vs. Eddie Revolre, 18th Ward.
Wind-up Georgo Chaney, Baltimore, vs.
Packey Hommey, this city.
,Ii1i.U,.,M.?rKan JollnI,y -Bull's olvor exponent
or tha nnio rt. repeated hia vlotory of New
Ycor'a Day over Prwton Brown, of this city.
In tho final fray at the National A. C. Batur
?.y. "I?!1 " ,hl8 OMaalon, however, the nirty
little llrlton waa forced to exhibit his belt rlni
arUllco. The bout waa sensational through
out, especially In tho alxth round when Mor
gan Bent Hrown out of tho ring- with a com
Wnad puh and body punch Referee Mc
Qulgan started to practlco arlthmetlo oer
Prea, and the latter waa unable to untangle
hlmaolf from the hemp until tho third man In
the ring- had reached "alx "
All of the other bouta were Interesting to the
tIc crowd, with the possible exception of the
Hilly Maxwell-Billy illakle bout, which the
St Taut boxer won handily. Maxwell save a
One exhibition of modified marathon running,
much to the dlsguit of the apoctatora.
The opening bout returned Low Tendler, of
this city, a winner over Kid Goodman, of
New York while Kddio Wagond, of tills city,
ahaded V lllle Jones, of Gotham In alx rounds,
and Pal Moore deserved the honora In Ills aetto
with Young LuatlK. another entry from tho
metro nolle.
Marcus 'Williams will reaume his managerial
capacity at the Falrmount A C tomorrow
night Ho has matched Billy Mlsklo and
Tommy Coleman to box In the main go of a
well-balanced card.
In the 10-round bout at the (Palace A C .
Norrletown, tomorrow night, Jack Fink, of
Camden, will oppose Joe Harfner, of this city.
At the Oayety Theatre Wednesday night the
winners of tha preliminary bouta of tne 105
pound tourney will engage In tho semt-nna!
and final bouta It Is probable tho 113-pound
preliminary bouta will also be staged.
Bam Itobldeau. who Is confident that he will
bring the lightweight championship to this
city, will engage In another IB-round bout
next Monday night He will box Gilbert dal
lant at Bridgeport, Conn
Willie Ritchie may get an opportunity to re
gain his lost crown February 0 An endeavor
la being mado to match the former champ with
Freddy Welsh In New York In a lO-rounii bout
If nulla succeeds In rendering the Briton horn
de combat within the haltscore of sessions, he
will replace the laurels on the brow of an
American
Lewis Captures Shoot
NEW YOB.K. Jan. 11. Tracy II, Iewla car
ried off the honors yeaterday at the weekly
shoot of tho Manhaaset Bay Yacht Club, at
Tort Washington. Hla first win was the 10
blrU scratch shoot, with & full score: next he
coptured tho take home prlto with a score cf
24i and then he won the leg for the monthly
cup, with 23 breaks, on hla handicap of 1.
Herzog After Merkle
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. There Is little
chance of Charley Herzog securing Fred
Merkle to play first base for the Cin
cinnati Reds next season. The Cante
loupe King arrived in town from Cincin
nati and was seen several times con
ferring with Manager McQraw.
Cooper Wins Auto Hace
SAN DIEGO, CAIi., Jan. 11. Earl
Cooper won the SOB mile Panama-California
exposition automobile road race
here. W, H. Carlson was second and
Tom Alley third. Cooper's time was
4 id 10 4-5.
Naps to Train in Ban Antonio
CLEVELAND. Q, Jan. 11. The Cleve
land American League baseball team has
completed arrangements for Its spring
training trip to Sar Antonio, Tex. The
team will leave here, February 2
NEEDS A FRIEND
LOBERT TO OFFICIATE AT
FRIENDS' INDOOR GAME
Will Iteferoo Blue-Gray Oym Base
ball Match.
"Hans" Lobert. tho former Philly third
'baseman, who dropped out of the winter
leaguo limelight after he was traded to
tho New York Giants, will again havo
tho glare of tho spotlight thrown on him
whon ho umpires tho annual indoor base
ball game between tho Blue and Gray
teams of Friends' Central. Tho date for
tho contest is not doflnlte, but it is prob
ablo that the game will bo decided this
Friday or tho following Friday.
Indoor baseball attracts much of the
Friends' students attention annually.
Doctor Chadwlck promoted the Interclass
league games successfully this year. Tho
Gray-Bluo game will be tho fororunner
to tho annual combat with Central High
School tho latter part of tho month.
Tho close victory ecored by tho Tenn frcshlos
over Northeast High School resulted in four
consocutho wins for the lied nnd Blue first
year men Burns nnd Grant aro tlalng sen
sational ball for the Quaker youngsters.
Two basketball games are on tar for Do
lAncoy School's no tills week. Tomorrow
Coach Bennls' nulntr taohlca tho Art nnd
Textile baakctbauera and on Friday the Oer
mantown Frlcnde team 111 bo played
About 60 candidates reportod to Curtain
Menaurli. of West Philadelphia Hleh bchool,
for Indoor track borths. Wagonknlght, cap
tain of the footbull team Is out to make a
place In the 20-yard and 220-yard events
The basketball team' of Oermantonn Friends
and Gormantown High School aro practicing
toKethnr every Monday nnd Wednesday aftor
noon In the Gcrmantown Boys' Club cago
Joe Tackcr, -who -was "elected to captain West
Phlladolnhta's nasobnll team this year will
be unablo to appear In tho llno-up. as ho grad
uates in rcoruary.
Four Philadelphia baaketball fives are
schodukd to trio to Atlantlo City nnd meet
the Y. M C. A. team of that place Fonn Tjhv
School. West Branch Y. M C. A.. Penn Fresh
and Cathollo High will visit the shoro
Tho Penn Fresh-combined high school In
door track meet will be hold In Central High
School's gymnasium tome time In March.
Norrlstnnn High School's flvo under the
captaincy of Ido. has won me straight games
Tho team will play Northeast High March s
BUI Butler. Central Hlch'a all-round ath
lete, 1 trying to land a berth In the weight
eventa on the Crimson and Gold track team
Kllson and McCutchen are starring In the
practice dashes at Northeast High School
Heck will start practicing about l'ebruary 1
W. AND J. PENN GAME OFF
Offer of Gridiron Contest Declined
Because of Tale Date.
WASHINGTON', Ta . Jan. 11 Graduate
Manager It M. Murphy, of the Washington
r.nd Jefferson football team, announced la&t
night that he- had rejected an offer to play tli
UnUerslty of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, on
Saturday. October 23.
A previous arrangement 10 piay yaie on
that dato prevented consideration of tho offer.
In rejecting the offer Manager Murphy in
formed the I'enn authorities that It would be
lrrpoaslble to play on any data next season, as
It had been decided to schedule no more games
away from home.
" Fenn on Amherst Schedule
The Amherst College swimming team will
hold three dual meets at Amherst this winter.
Tlio dates aro: February 10, Cornell' llarch
II, Pennsylvania; March 13, Brown i The col
lege wlir enter a team at the Intercollegiate
swimming championships at New Haven on
March IS.
BBIGKLEY DECIDES TO
OTJBTAIIi ATHLETICS
Charles Brlckley has retired from
Harvard .athletics. The football star,
because of his operation for appendi
citis, is forced to forego track ath
letics because his specialties, the
shot-put and hop, step and Jump, are
too strenuous for him. He would like
to try for the baseball team, but his
folks disapprove of this.
Brlckley after graduation will spend
the summer at a camp, probably in
Virginia, where he was last Jear He
intends to coach next fall and may
accept a position In the Middle West;
that Is, if the terms are satisfactory,
TRY IT ON YOUR PIANO
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HERE'S PRESIDENT
LILIS RULING ON
MEREDITH'S CASE
fiports Tdltor Evening Ledger,
Meredith cannot run for Pennsylva
nia at Boston A. A. games If regis
tered fronl Meadowbrook Club, Tele
gram nas forwarded mo by Judgo
Bartow Weeks, of NewYork, Tot de
cision. Havo nlready ruled Meredith
cannot renrcsent both club and college
nt samo meet held under our rules.
The Ponn-Coniell-Dartmouth ielay
race at tho B. A. A. games Is nn in
vitation ono held tinder A. A, U. rules.
ALFRED J. LILL, Jr.,
President Amateur Athlctla Union,
Boston, Mass.
MEREDITH CAN'T
RUN FOR PENN,
DECLARES LILL
M,ust Represent Meadow
brook in Open Events This
Season Question Is Now
Settled Once and for All.
Information at first hand now definitely
settlos tho question as to which Insti
tution Ted Meredith, tho world's cham
pion middle distance runner, Is to repre
sent during the remainder of tho indoor
season In trnck and field contests held
undor the auspices of the Amateur Ath
letic Union. Ted Is registered as a mem
bor of tho Meadowbrook Club In tho Mld
dlo Atlantlo Association, and cannot com
pete for Fenn at tho .Boston games noxt
month or In nny other set of games held
by tho Amateur Athletic Union. A direct
communication from President Llll, of
the national body, Is proof sufficient that
Meredith Is not to bo permitted to rep
resent Penn in open games. So far as
the collegiate races aro concerned, Ted
can wear tho Bed and Blue Insignia with
out question.
Tiesldent Lilt nnd Bartow S. Weeks,
well known In A. A. U. circles, wero asked
to glvo their opinions on tho matter. Mr.
Weeks did not answer, but ho turned the
query over to President LIU, whoso tele
gram Js reprinted today. Ted did not In
tend to represent the Meadowbrook at
tho Boston games, ns ho Is only entered
in tho relay raco for Penn. Ho com
peted for Meadowbrook In soveral open
meets this year, nnd will, according to
A. A. U rules, bo required to run for that
organization tho remainder of the time.
Ho will only bo ablo to compoto for Penn
when "closed" college events aro pro
grammed. Tho relay laco In which Ted
Is entered to start at Boston Is not a
special "closed" college race. The games
aro held under A. A. U. sanction, nnd are
run according to Its rules, thereforo
"open."
Tho following letter from the Officials'
Club, an organization In Philadelphia de
signed to unravel Just such A. A. U.
tangles, speaks for Itself:
To (he Sporting Editor of the Eicnlno Ltdger:
Bli No better argument can be offered for
the necessity of an Immediate and complete
revision of the rules of the A A U governing
competition than that presented by the contro
ersy nppearlng In the columns of your valued
paper regarding tho eligibility of J T. (Ted)
Meredith to represent the UnUerslty of Penn
mUanla In the games of the Boston A A.
Tho facts present an Interesting question.
and at our Invitation extended to the Officials'
Cluh of Philadelphia, we submit our opinion
The proper Interpretation of tho rules gov
erning this situation has nlnays been open to
doubt, and uncertainty, and conflicting opinions
liao beqn rendered by the Registration Coir
mlttoea of the Narlous districts of the A. A. U.
nrhe rule are plain that In all sanctioned
competition the contestants must be registered
for other than eventa closed "only to membera
of the club giving the said games, or open only
to membera of a group that haa been elected a
member of any association of the A A U ,"
and an athlete's eligibility to compete must be
evidenced by a certificate of registration, and
further, that a student In sanctioned athletic
meets may represent his university, college,
school or other educational Institution during
tho echolaatle term, nnd ' between June 1 and
October 1 may tranafer hla registration to a
club or other organization "
Mr Meredith Is registered under and has
thereby elected to represent the Meadowbrook
Club, and consequently Is precluded from com
peting at A. A, U. meetings as a member of a
This organization Is In full accord wltbA
('resident uirs interpretation.
Officials' Club of Philadelphia,
By A I, WANAMAKEH.
Chairman of Examining Board
January 1, 1015.
Say Gould Defeats Kinsella
MANIIASSWI". I I, Jan. ll.-The court
tennis match yesterday afternoon between Jay
Ciould and waiter A. Kinsella on the new
S500 00U courts which have Just been built by
1'ayns Whitney at his country place here at
tracted a Urge, crowd of spectators. Gould
was the victor, nt 7-0, 0-1, &i
f Skating Champa Dates
CHICAGO. Jan. 11 The amateur skating
championship ot tha United Ststea will ba de
terrr'nol at tournaments In Cleveland January
2D and 30 and at Faronac Lake, New York,
l'ebruary 2. a and 4, It has been announced by
President Allen I Ulanchard, or the Inter
national Skating Union or America.
Boy Wins Ice Yacht Hace
RED nANIt N. J . Jan. 11 -Vca Fisher.
Jr., aged 10 years, sailed his father's Ice wacht,
K. It. O , to victory yesterday afternoon In an
exciting Ice yacht race over a slx-mllo course
on iNorth Shrewsbury lllver. Five other yachts
of the Independent Yacht Club, all sailed by
veteran yacnurnen failed to cross the finish
ing line ahead of the younr sailor,
Pecklnpaugh In Demand
CI,EVEIA.ND, O., Jan. ll.-Beseged by
the opposing arguments of 'William Don
ovan, new leader of the New York Amer
icans, and Joseph Tinker, manager ot
the Chicago Federals, Roger Peckin
pauBh declares he was able to hold out
a few days more.
Motorbott Show In New York
. NBW YORK, Jin 11 The automobile or
land carriages having vacated the arena, the
motorboat men, builders of the marine car
tl.f? ,?ra n?w Preparing to take Possession
gti..d,80n.B,u?ra Garden,, end the annual
exhibition of motor craft will open on Satur
day, January 30.
MACK ASSERTS
OLDRING WIH
Rube to Play With thc
lnrlif I .& T"l .'
,U1W L"syiui ruimor?
Contrary No DaniS
Mclnnis Leaving.
.fuinougn reports have been fihJSJ
and fnst that n number of PoimiSn
team will desort him. It It .&
according to the taciturn tactwJs
tho players now on his roster wn
"" "' "iiivricRrt i.eagTisVT
Anrll. rtllhn HMrlnw I- .1-- H
name has been most PromlnenUrXJMS
tloned as a posslblo deserter foSBf
..w..,. ..uuoo io uumoro's lean
"Bubo Oldrlng will ba with ... i
ri. A Altlntt HAiiss M ft ft I . a A 77 d
son, that Is a sure thing," ai
rlta.ii.BtHN .1.. .......i, . h5
u.u.Uoo,K v,.u iuusuon. "I faff.
Rube would havo said somelhlnrfft
,.u nu uui. uiiuimeu to DO Tvlta
isn t tno Kinu mat would go, y,
without giving somo klnrl .
As far as nubo's Jumping from cnS,
baseball is concerned, I don't ttlln
uu hub ever mm any ucallngi jjj
men wno aro not in our ranki"'K
Oldrlng has a controct which Iff
twn mnrA vnnro .iint I. 1- ''Ml
senson of 191C. When flint -.?!
out the chnnco3 aro that llubeum.1!
..... ,. uuwnOnUi
In .TlHrtV TIIIIAfA 1.M In n. !.-
If, however. Bubo finds that I18 VjJ
iinuo iu jmiy micr ins present
exnlrcs It Is llkolv flint i,a ...m .J
With Mnelf. fnr tin l.ne m.-
------ --'--- --- " ...tt.ij ijinrft
ot ciicient uan pinjlng left In hlrfv
Rubo Is now nt tho height ef tin;
and when ono thinks how lonuS
Tilnln nnrl TTnn WnmiAH u... .
Ing great ball, oven nfter they nliJ
zenith of their careers, It la eairij
"" umi. uiuiuig can uo tne sanw
If ho chooses. i
At tho. tlmn T.nlntn it.ni. 1MJT
Cleveland by Mack, It was bflltf!
nuiuu tiumiuia iiiui iarry nau bmq
chased to nlnv first Imnn i o... ,.
Mclnnis. who, It was reported, wesj
iu iiiB x euorni icaguo. Connie at
this theory nB absurd, which It i
tfnnn Tittf nna A a tni . ot... i.
. .... ..j " '" "n luilfa tAO QIUUJ iJ
to play his brilliant game at flrsttual
will bo with tho Athletics. 31
TnTtinla lina winIn iUI. i. W
number nf tlmna nnrl n.v.. fn.-
nnvfri ni If tn frnn pt.-. . ',Bi
- "- "cu litis TtrtMKK
ft 1YI Or A n t r I rti t fnmrn A M A . sbbbbI
-. ....r.w ...,-,, .vow .tU.u. iiiuii aarvKHt
In baseball or out of It, than McIe$
iiunco ma recent siiucment to & ttB
Of bin In niniiftAnfor Mass ii.. i.TK
never considered a Federal 3arietfB(
KfllAt llAM ntilrt lrihl Lib - . . 37 K
-uunv:. hub uiou utm ma name BUMS
In fllirhtv rmrinr nf IVii. 'n,.! t
... --.--, ..... w uiu j. cutta UZ1FA
rmt nn linn nn Infnt-iflim nt i4h.j
As n matter of fact. Baker la tired tfA-t !
irnmtv Tint Via ( ij -. !f.iH
when ho quits the Athletics it fflbi'
hln fnrtn In Trnnn XA 1 in..
other club In organized basebaltfcf 6
Federal Iiencriit. s&
"With tho assurance from Bfadh
1 t
uiosa piayers tviu De nere In Sils
Macklans aro still favorites In YhM
Tlhla for tVl Atnorlnon T.aami ZlZlL,
(
although in Boston the Red Soxlffffc
tun irora tno viewpoint or the But Ji
tans.
PFWM snnnPR pi ivcne
!
. .... wwWy,.. , .mi.utiMaw?,
ifv
ON THE ALUMEfMF,
Hopkins, Webster and I:
Honored for Good Work?
NEW Tome Tni, iii n,7!
meeting of tho Intercollegiate ABsBto
tlon rnntlinll r..m-iin t r-ni,,rurraB
"i"ji -iiMiiiBjivunia was ura
nwnrded thfl 111f rhnmnlnnclih iririt
.other teams finishing- in the'Mof
uiuur; M
Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, PrtoMB
iwu unu xiavoriora. '
Thxfin mAmhnra nt ita n1.nn.ntAn
wore given places on the All-Ant
concgo soccer team, while Yale TO
t
represented on it. The team wu
nn fnllmiB.
Goal. Hopkins. PennsyHanlsrt
back, Webster, Pennsylvania; left
umes. i-nnceton; ngnt naif,
Princeton: conlro half. Lvnch.
Ift tin If TttrA. ri-nall, Ai.tftl.ta
Tlf11r., Dnn H..1..n m t l.M. J1IT
nlngs. Harvard; centre forward,!!!
uimuuvii, UUIUIIlUlUi iiiaiuo 4 w
Ilaverord; outside left. Weld, flim
If'
No GInnts-Yanks GarntJ
'" .AVXWX, dUI, is, AilO Jt.T(-
nntoseaoon city series betwets!
uiants ana New Yorks will niTjw
U'Cl 111 JtCAL yCUr. 1VIIC11 ,11BIm -1
JlcOraw, of the Giants, and CapWy
Zi. Huston, who is one of the nTJ"1
oi tne local American Lagt.is
tor had gone in making plans IjSfl
uiantB spring training trip row vyi
tr, n11 I 1t IU. CntlSl
iu vuii ii ii uii lur mo 'lfcm,j 1
Foster haa announced tho ecaeffljij
practice games.
Pirates' Training PIMJ
PITTSBURGH, Jan. ll.-J MM
business manager of the i'ittwfl
tlonal Baseball Club, has annoua
19 nlivopo ittirlan inntrorit tvnlini I
Dawson Springs, Ky on MTdv3
I'
spring practlco After W ? V.
weeks there the club will moTa
Hot Springs, where the work vluef
plettd on March 31 and the W
open a, series of three exhlbluoa,?
at KasnYllie, on Aprji a, ""-,,
will be nlaved at Atlanta on Apflil
E;, Birmingham, April 7 and I, m
vine, April 9, 19 and ii.
OLYMPIA A. A.gJ&'SSSlI
TONIOHT AT 8130 Mf
nvn 7iiavii lAriTKV HulH
Adm.SSc, Mai. Kes. 50e. rl'J
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