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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA. MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1915:
MEETING OF COLLEGIATE "BIG THREE" PROBABLY NOT SO QUIET AS REPORTS INDICATE
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ELIGIBILITY MEETING MAY NOT
HAVE BEEN A PEACEFUL AFFAIR
Yale Went to "Big Three" Conference Determined to
Make Harvard and Princeton Show Their Hand,
and Break Is Not Unlikely
THK representatives of Ynle. Harvard nnd Princeton held n two-day cession In
Now Tork nt tho close of Inst week to dlsruss the eligibility code govern
ing nil of tho nthlotlc activities nt theso three Institutions. At the cI.mo nt Die
meeting no announcement was mnilc excepting thnt n satisfactory agreement
had been reached nnd that the summer ball rule was the most dlseiisscl subject.
It Is said that tho meeting una called only nfter Ynle hart demanded a show
down from Its two great rivals, nnd also that tho Kiln went Into tho meeting
determined to have certain affnlrs straightened out or It would call off tho
agreements existing between tho "Hlg Three" nnd go its own way. In this event
a man high In Yale's athletic councils declares that football relations between
I'cnn nnd Yale would bo resumed.
Whether the meeting resulted as satisfactory as the delegates claim Is
doubted, ns another session Is to bo called later, nfter tho delegates mako their
leports to the Alumni Athletic Council. It has bom known that conditions wero
anything but peaceful between Ynle and Harvard since tho barring of Iloos,
the Yale shot-putter, after a protest from tho Crimson last spring.
Yale Kcsented I'rotcst of Its Athletes
Yale has nlwnys maintained that It could run lm nthlelle affairs, nud wonld
nee thnt tho eligibility rules wero lived up to by Its athletes. Tho tills hail never
protested a Hnrrnrd nthlcte, leaving It entirely to the Crimson authorities If
n man wns eligible to compete In tho nthlotlc events between tho two Insti
tutions. That there Is still a possibility of n stronger athletic llo between Yale and
Penn, even It tho Klis straightened their dllllcultle.s with Harvard nnd Princeton,
Is tho belief of tntn In a position to know. Here is the way ono of Yale's most
prominent nthletlr advisers expressed himself on tho subject In ono of I'lilln
delphln's leading rlubs Saturday night:
It Is undoubtedly a Tact that Yale is greatly disgusted with the actions of J
Its two great rivals. This fall the feeling has come to u head. The dlsiiualllloa- j
tlon of Harry I.e Core. Yale's great fullback and baseball star, and three other I
Btars of tho baseball team, based upon a technical violation of the summer j
baseball rule, brought about, wo believe, largely through the Instrumentality
of Princeton, greatly angered Valo men. Tho Uluo gamely swallowed its med
icine, but at tho same time covertly told Harvard and Princeton to look Into
their own nffalrs to mako suro thnt they also wero not in tho same condition.
However, tho Tigers stood pat on their line-up, whllo Harvard In tho fng end
of tho season, Just before tho Ynle game, disqualified Tom Knwrlght, tho big
halfback, upon whose work so much reliance lind been placed.
"It was noticeable at tho same tlmo that the question was raised as to tho
eligibility of Captain Malum, the wonderful Harvard fullback, against whom
charges of Ineligibility wero made upon virtually the same grounds ns those
brought to bear against l.e Core and his teammates. Harvard, however,
Indignantly maintained Mohan's Innocence of tho charges, which wero still In
the air on the day of the annual game.
Dad Feeling Cropped Out in Yale-Harvard Game
"Those who saw the game realized that It wus the most bitterly played of
any in the long series between these two rivals, despite the score. A rougher
came would bo hard to lind, and most of this grew out of the lit feeling existing
between the players of the two teams and the undergraduates. A stage has now
been reached where it would take but little to cause u break between tho two
colleges.
"Shortly after tho Yale stars were disqualified, both Harvard and Princeton
petitioned Yale to. reinstate the men. Yale refused, taking the stand that If tho
men had transgressed any of the rules In force between the threo colleges It
would not be lifting for the Blue to reinstate them, lloth the Crimson and the
Tigers protested that It was their most earnest desire that the men be permitted
to play.
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Yale Would Xot Consider Reinstatement of Harry Le Gore
"Those high in Yalo's athletic councils voiced the opinion then thnt tho
reason Harvard and Princeton wero so anxious to have tho Yale men reinstated
was that they had athletes on their own football teams who wero tarred with
the same stick and who, if the colleges lived up to their protestations, would
have to be debarred from further competition. Ynle, however, stood pat and
forced the Issue with the two colleges, neither of which responded as Yale men
thought they should. When Harvard and Princeton, In tho meeting Friday,
voted for the reinstatement of Lc Oore and his teammates, Yale voted in tho
negative and positively refused to permit the men to enter competition and ask
for a show of hands with regard to tho operation of tho same rule against
wearers of the Crimson nnd the Orange nnd Black."
GENERALSHIP IS GREAT NECESSITY
FOR SUCCESS ON TENNIS COURTS
Tilden Explains Finer Points of Game, as Developed
by Experts Throughout Country Other
Comment on Turf Matters
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Professor Corwin Now Head of Yale's Athletic Council
Yale has a new man at tho head of its athletic affairs. Professor Corwin
He Is tho man who organized Yalo's athletics along new lines, especially so far '
as eligibility Is concerned. One of the things Corwin has done is to appoint a
committee which shall determine the eligibility of Yalo's nthletes. This group
of men will bo a court of last resort and will decide upon tho status of nil
Yalo men, regardless of tho opinion of Harvard, Princeton or any other
colleges. This is taken to foreshadow the independent attitude thnt Yalo will
take,
Yale will also ask for a new arrangement of football schedules. As tho
matter stands now Yale must meet Princeton and Harvard In successive weeks,
whllo Harvard has an off day from stiff competition whllo Yale Is playing the
Tigers. This means that the Blue must have a team working at top notch form
for two successive weeks, almost an Impossibility unless it be an Ell eleven of
unusual strength nnd either Princeton or Harvard nro below form. Yale wants
n changeable schedule which will provide one year for tho Ells to have tho
Intervening week between tho big games, Harvard another year and Princeton
the third season.
Penn JIan Sees Chance to Resume Relations With Yale
A leading Penn authority, who attended tho Harvard-Yalo gamo and talked
to representatives of both colleges and felt the undercurrent of antagonistic
sentiment, said: "It does not seem possible that Harvard and Yale will avert
some kind of break. Yalo Is satisfied that as matters stand now Old Ell Is
getting tho worst of everything and Is ready to assert Independence. This will
In all probability take the form of a widening of Yale's relations from their
present small Held, and In that case Pennsylvania, which has yearly been grow,
lng closer to tho New Haven institution, will get back on Yale's schedules."
Three big intersectlonal scholastic football games were played on Saturday
with an even break resulting between the East and West. The West
erners gained an edge when De Paul Academy won an easy victory over Beverly
High, but Hamilton Institute evened up tho score by nosing out the East Aurora
High by the score of 13 to 12. The big game of the day between Everett and
Detroit Central High resulted in a Bcoreless tie.
Everett deserves great credit for Its showing against Detroit, as O'Donnell's
team was outweighed almost 15 pounds to a roan by tho heavy Mlchlganders,
who averaged more than 170 pounds. Detroit was Inside the Everett 5-yard lino
twice, but each time the Easterners held and secured the ball on downs. It Is
believed that one of the Philadelphia schools will be Included In the intersectlonal
championships next fall.
The official pitching averages of the National League show Grover Alexander
to be the leader In every department. Tho wonderful Phllly pitcher not only
led In percentage of games won and lost, but also topped the list In tho new
method of tabulating the hurlers on the earned run basis. Alexander was In 49
games and allowed an average of only 1.22 runs per nine-Inning game. Fred
joney, of the Beds, second In number of games won and lost, was also second
on the percentage basis, while JIamaux was third in both.
Alexander pitched In 9 games, totaling 376 Innings, which was 35 innings
more than Rudolph, of the Braves, his nearest competitor. In number of strike
OHts and shutouts Alexander easily led the field. Alexander Pitched. 12 shut
out victories and struck out til batsmen, which la 65 more than Tesreau, the
second man in this department.
The appearance of Willie Hoppe, the wizard of the cue, at Alllnger's Academy
tonight and tomorrow with Kojl Yamada. the Japanese expert, as his opponent,
has excited great Interest among billiard enthusiasts. Hoppe Is playing In won
derful form. His recent run of 303 at the 18.3 balk line game and the easy
victory In the New York tournament,' although heavily handicapped, prove
conclusively that Hoppe ts not in danger of losing his three billiard titles for
some time to come. The beauty of Hoppe's billiards is that he plays as well and
trjes Just as hard in exhibitions as In championship matches.
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IMPORTANT phase of the question
of court position is generalship on
the court. It Involves:
J. Position.
I. 'Tho other man's game.
... I lead work arm
choice of the stylo
gnrnc you play.
Position will bo
explained at length
In the next article.
Whenever possible,
place tho other man
in a position that ho
has to piny a shot
that lie does not
like, while you strivo
continually for tho
attacking position of
the net.
The relation to you
of tho other man's
gnme.
Never play tho
other man's game
unless it hnppsns to
be your own naturnl style.
There nre, generally speaking, the fol
lowing styles of tennis:
I. The net gnme: Your opponent forces
the net nt all times, follows his service
In and relys on beating you himself, not
on jour beating yourself.
To meet this gnme rely on
(1.) Taking tho net yourself whenever
possible, thus making your opponent play
from a position ho dislikes, the back
court. Always follow your service to
the net.
(2. lilt a sharp, chopping, slow ground
stroke for tho man's feet as he comes In
and play generally for the side lines. Do
no try to pass clean on every shot, hut
make him reach and trust to Ids missing
as many ns he kills.
Do not rely on speed slnco the faster a
shot is driven, the easier it Is to volley,
The real reason Johnston's game was so
effective against both Williams ami Mc
laughlin is that they relied on speed in
stead of hitting slow drop shots at his
feet when ho played mldcourt.
(3.) When pressed and out of position,
lob and lob high and deep. It Is better to
lob out and have your opponent chase It
than lob short and have him murder it,
since it gives him conlldence to hit suc
cessful overheads.
II. The back court driving game Is tho
tecoticl style of play.
There are many ways of meeting this
game. First you can play him at his own
game and drive from the back court.
This Is not a good plan unless it is your
natural game. Second, you may chop
nnd rely on his missing, owing to tho
spin on your shot. This Is Wallace John
son's and Jo Armstrong's method of beat
ing this game, although Armstrong also
comes to the net. Third, you can drop
short shots and when your opponent Is
drawn out of his favorite position either
lob or drive deep, thus catching him re
treating, an almost fatal blunder for any
man.
Fourth, and by far the best method, Is
to take the attack In your own hands and
go to the net whenever possible and vol?
ley off short. This will give no chance
to your opponent to make his favorite
ground state and will put you in the most
advantageous position in the court. Let
all young players develop the net game
as rapidly as possible, no matter how
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l'hllndtdphla Champion for 11) in.
get beaten In practice while
often they
doing it.
III. Tho chop stroke back court gamo.
The same remarks which npply to the
ground stroke gamo Just analyzed appl
lieie, except that It Is more Imperative
to go to tho net since tho chop is a hard
stroke to successfully play from tho back
court.
IV. Tho "pat-ball" or steady game.
When meeting n man who plajs this
most exasperating stjle of tennis, start
out with two thoughts:
1. I won't play his game
2. I will attack nil the time. Never let
a steady player put ou on the defensive,
lilt conslstentlj hard all the time and go
to tho net whenever possible Keep tho
gnmo moving as rapidly as possible and
mix your shots as often ns is practical.
Tho notable examples of this stylo of
game arc Nounan Swayne, Stanley Pear
son, Stanley Rogers and L. C. Wlstcr.
These men usually allow the other man
to beat himself, and seldom really put
tho llnlshlug punch In nny match.
Thus wo sco that we must cither forco
the other roan to piny our game this
should bo done whenever possible or
auapi our gamo to meet the stylo of tho
other man. Therefoie It is u good thing
to learn as many different strokes as
posslblo and learn to mix them as easily
as possible.
In tho foregoing It has been tnken for
granted a man could vary his game. In
this wo will take It for granted thnt we
have a hi a In and then "ct us use It.
It Is hard work, rapid thinking and
quick Judgment which determines the
shut to be played when you havo the
choice of two or more.
In general play tho shot that comes
natural when all you need Is to get the
ball back, but whenever you are out or
position and tho other man is in, hit for
tho unusual and unexpected shot, and
since If jou make It you score one for
yourself and take a point away from your
opponent that he is counting on, which
always has a discouraging effect on him,
while if you play the obvious shot yo't
not only waste method, but give the other
man an opportunity to mako n kill which
gives him mora conlldence. If you must
loso a point, lose It trying for it and not
Just offering It un as a sacrlllce.
The following points are well to beat
In mind:
(I). Make tho other man run when
ever possible.
(2). Shoot for this backhand as a rule,
since that Is the weak spot of most
games.
(3). Aim to make the other man play
from a position he docs not wish to, or
a shot he Is not used to.
). Always consider the psycholoslcal
effect of all shots, even the ones you
miss. Remember that if you can get the
other man watching for tho unexpected
and paying attention to your game In
stead of his own. t.iat you have destroyel
his attacking, since that depends solely
on complete concentration to the person's
own game who Is attacking.
(5), As far as possible never throw
away easy points by trying for the spec
tacular kill or shot. It counts too much
against you In the psychology of the
game. A missed easy shot at a critical
time will often glvo the other man sultl
cient confidence to pull the match out of
the die whllo you are still wondering
just why you missed that shot.
My next article will bo on court position.
DISSTON AT TOP
IN THE AMERICAN
SOCCER LEAGUE
Record Number of Games
Were Played in Philadel
phia on Saturday
HOW THE CLUBS STAND
The number of soccer games played on
Saturday surpassed by far the number
played on nny previous day since soccer
becamo tho recognized winter sport of
Philadelphia. It would be Impossible to
dcteimlne the exact number of contests,
but tho Referees' Association of Phila
delphia provided ofllclals for JO, nnd even
that flsuro Is a record.
With tho exception of tho American
nnd I'nitcd Leagues, the results of Sat
urday's contests caused a general shake
up In the standing of tho clubs. The big
gest shift occurred In the Second Divi
sion of the Cricket Club League. Owing
to tho fact that the second teams of
Penn and Haverford were scheduled to
play tho opening game In the Pennsyl
vania Collegiate league, these two Insti
tutions were represented In tho Cricket
Club League matches by hastllv form..!
elevens, liefore Saturday Haverford wns
tied with Moorestown. while Penn hurt
won two games and drawn another, and
""" point away rrom the leaders.
Merlon 2d. trolling along near tho tall,
handled Moorestown real roughly; Hav
erford could do no better than draw with
Germantown, nnd tho Penn youngsters
were beaten by Philadelphia. Now Mer
lon, Haverford and Penn are tied for
llrst place.
Dlsston A. A. has played all the re
malnlng clubs In tho Amerlcant League
nnd tho defeat of the Boys' Club gave the
l'nconylte.s n comfortable lead In the raco
for tho championship. Uethlehem. the
title-holder, gained an easy two points
when the Rangers turned up at Rethle
hem about the same time as the moon
was due, had It been scheduled to rise,
hence the gnmo was forfeited to the steel
woikers. Dlsston has 10 points In live
games, Rethlehem C In four games and
tho Hoys' Club and Hibernians aro tied
for third with 4 points. The Hibernians,
however, have played but threo games.
Ry defeating Puritan. Putnam changed
places with Cnrdlngton in the first divi
sion of the Allied League, Falls having
proved too strong for the eleven from
tho village at C5th and South streets.
Falls and Putnam have played the same
number of games, but Putnam has won
five and drawn one, while Falls has won
four nnd drawn two.
In tho Allied second division the Vet
eran A. A. lost Its first game of the sea
son, but still holds the lead. North Amer
ican Lace, tho Veterans' closest con
tender, wa8 not scheduled, while Somer
set's victory over the league leaders was
Just enough to bring them Into a tie with
Wilmington for third place.
Two unbeaten teams. Tacony A. A and
Kensington Reserves, met In the third di
vision of the Allied League, and Tacony
won Its sixth straight. Falrhlll A. A Is
tied with Tacony at 12 points, but has
plajed a game more nnd lost the extra
points, hence Tacony Is entitled to the
place. Walker A. C Providence M E
and St. Carthage have yet to fee) the
sting of defeat in the fourth division of
the Allied League, but the first named
club has won all Its seven games, while
Providence has drawn two out of the
same number and St. Carthage has won
five and drawn one.
SCHOLASTIC STANDING AS BASIS
OF ELIGIBILITY URGED BY EXPjWJ
Murdock Kendrick Offers Solution to End Discussions
on Amateur uoae in oneges oays rres
ent System Is Unreasonable
The present eligibility rules, especially
those adopted by tho I. C. A. A. A. A
nrtt lllnclf.lt. llnrnrtannnllie nlld Unfair.
They are illogical because they permit
a man to remain an amateur If ho acts ns
a ticket-taker or ticket-seller for com
pensation at any amateur contest, but not
If ho nets ns referee, umpire or scorer.
Ho may, ns an nmntcur, recclvo com
pensation for services rendered ns n sec
retnrv, treasurer, rr.nnngor or superin
tendent of nn amateur nthlotlc club, but
not ns n referee. Judge, umpire, scorer
or starter nt nn nmntcur contest. Ho
may, ns nn nmntcur, piny on a college
team against a professional team, but ho
may not play on a college team ngnlnst
another college team on which there Is
oven npe professional.
Outsldn of tho I. C. A. A. A. A. rules.
It has been generally accepted by tho
amateur rules In this country that n
professional coach for football may bo
an amateur racquet champion; nnd a pro
fessional coach may ono year bo cllglblo
to amateur golf contests, nnd tho next
year bo declared Ineligible. An amateur
golf champion may bo interested In tho
sale of golf balls; or nn amateur tennis
player may be Interested In tho snlo of
tennis racquets. And It Is freely nc
knowledgcd thnt writing signed articles
for the newspapers by n well-known ath
lete does not nffect his nmntcur Btnnd
Ing, even though If It wero not for his
nthlctlc nblllty such nrtlcles would bo
valueless to him, to the publishers nnd to
tho renders.
Theso distinctions hnvo no basis in
logic.
ROLES SHOULD RE ENFORCED.
They aro unrensonnblo becnuso appar
ently they may bo wo'lved with tho con
sent of tho other party to tho contest.
If tho highest motives actuate tho forma
tion of such rules, It should bo a matter
of honor to all concerned to sco that they
wero rightly enforced, Only during this
recent football season wo hnvo had tho
spectacle of ono university eliminating
ccitaln persons from participation because
they wero profosilonnt athletes (summer
ball players), and being commiserated
with by their competitors, nnd tho sug
gestion mnde that tho professionals should
have been permitted to compete nny way,
becauso tho students did not know tho
players were professionals.
It would seem that whllo every college
contestant Is required to know what scho
lastic standing Is necessary to mako him
eligible. It is to his Interest to remain In
Ignorance, which certnlnly must mean
gross ignorance, as to tho rules In re
gard to amateur and professional stand
ing. TAUGHT TO TRACTICE DECEIT.
Tho rules aro unfair becauso they otter
tho premium of success to those who nro
most successful In deceit. It by some
subterfuge tho nctual condition surround
ing tho man's maintenance and nttcud
nnco at tho college con bo concealed, and
he can bo assisted financially without tho
fncts being disclosed to the world, that
college benefits thereby; and If finally
ho Is found out, no odium rests on the
college for not having olllclnlly dlsciv
ered these facts before, but the Individual
nnd the Institution receive sympnthy and
commiseration from their supporters and
sometimes from their opponents.
TI1I3 condition, to my mind, largely ex
ists by reason of tho fnct that there has
been a general recognition that there Is no
inherent wrong In n cnllccn nthlin re
ceiving benefits for Ills nthletlc ability.
Tho wrong, of course. Is In breaking tho
rules with regard to eligibility, and tho
net which caused the breach of the rule
is not an offense that Is against tho laws
of the State or of morality.
When, therefore, there Is nothing itself
vicious In the net, the net, even It im
proper or Illegal, Is condoned, and we
all know that such acts aro condoned,
connived at and committed by some rep.
rescntatlvcs of our lending colleges with
the knowledge and connivance of the
other nthletes, nnd the knowledge and
connlvnnco nnd the nsslstnnco of tho
alumni; nnd that men, both of tho alumni
nnd tho undergraduates, will assist In
such a breach of tho rules who would
not do anything that was Inconsistent
with what they considered to bo honest
or moral.
In other words, tho rules governing
nmatcurlsm nre not sustained by public
opinion nor college sympathy, and, theio
fore, are not nnd ennnot bo enforced. And
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rules Hint rnnnnt he onfnM.j -.
bo In existence. ?mi W
If, however, scholastic standing ,
mado the solo ond only requirement .'
rule for scholastic eligibility wou M i!
enforced by tho faculty, who are nouJ
likely to bo swayed by their Impulse
enthusiasms, a "
One, and a very advantageous
remit
iiuiu mis nno woum bo that th .
who como to college for athletics Zt
not for nn education, would Bf4..rS'
conccntrnto In tho colleges of C.
scholnsllc standing and rcqulremM.
their lower stnndnrds would bo knoS
nnd recognized, nnd more nltcntlon .!
resneot clven tn (tin mllnc. ,..1.1.1." .'
tnln tho higher educational standard,
Tho unfortunato results bf tho Br.i
rules ore many: ",
1. Continual disputes ns to the cIIrIMik.
or Indlvldunls. ""Brailh;
2. There Is no court of final Jurlsdw
tlon to act on such disputes, to gn.iv
with authority nnd lay down rules hlcJ '
shall govern. In other and similar cau.
3. There aro numerous Instances whtfi
two members of ono family may go toon, '
or moro cducntlonnl Institutions and b!
good nthletes, good citizens nhd rood
fellows, yet tho ono may bo an nmatihtr
nnd tho other a professional. I
4. Tho rules are made by persons U
frequently attempt by phrnseology t0 . '
cure some partisan ndvantngo or nn Inter
pretntlon which hns n partisan effect
SIGN UNTRUE STATEMENTS.
5. Students who nro nsslsted financllllr
aro required to sign stntcments which art
untrue, nnd such students thereby becoml
guilty of deceit, lose their own eelf-ri!
spect, respect of nnd for their tea.
mates who havo knowledgo of tho r.j
nnd respect for tho coaches who eon.
nlved nt the frnud. This 1 1 tho mostjerl.
ous chnrge that can bo made against out
present laws.
Who 1 men learn that untrue statcmtnti
nnd deceit produce success thev have c
quired nn evil knowledge which no amount
of education In tho classiocm can OTer.
come. '
Furthetmore, our present rules would
suggest that there Is some shame at
tached to n professional athlete, and that
It Is proper to conceal such shame. It u
ridiculous Unt a man who deslrei in
education nnd can honestly earn It by
playing baseball or football shoiiM (,.
compelled to conceal his honesty by a pre! 'i
k-iiw ui nurnuiK ai. nonio omcr OCCUPV
tlon for which ho Is not as well quail-'
lied.
(C) Tho son of rich pnrents who caret '
nothing for his education Is encourajeji
to go to college nnd will stay In collet-,
as long as he passes the examination!'?)
making him eligible to participate In Uii J
sports, while the poor Loy who may be 13 ,
uthetle, however much he may desire ta S
education, cannot openly on the strenxth ',
01 uis ntiiletlc prowess obtain an edu
cation. Of the two clflSFCS the latter lr
more likely to becomo nn vlllclcnt cltlMU.J
tlinn flirt iri. 7
HERE IS THE SOLUTION.
My solution for tho problem would ti '
10 eliminate the distinction between ama
teur nnd professional nnd to llx tk-
standard only on scholnrshlp, with a ruliN
that would prevent the lloatliu nlhvie.'J
or out-and-out professional from elllmi
ins nniuty to Hint institution which WU
pav the highest. '"
I do not believe that the perccnta;e ot -"
professional athletes, or those w!n an
assisted In their education, would be In
cieased, nor that their treatment at thi
college would be woise, but rather would ;
be better, by icnson ot tho fnct that J
they would do openly what they now do
surreptitiously. This would
(1) Eliminate deceit and false proteiue. '
(2) Plnce responsibility for ellslbllltroa
tho vnrlous faculties of the collesea and
thereby emphasize the Importance ot
FCholnstlc requirements.
(3) Mako gtrater distinction between
those colleges thnt give preference to the
nthlcte nnd u ml no Importance to ath
letics, and those colleges that rccojnln
their prlnclpil function to tie to ,-lve edu
cation nt tho University whether the par.
tlelpant emus hlrf livelihood by coachlnj
his fellow clnssnintes In studies or "unp
lug" nt tho then ties, nnd no such dlr
Unction should exist in athletics so lonl
ns the participants stand up properly la
their scholarship. '
DUCKS ARE FLOCKING
THIS SEASON ALONG
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER
Wild Birds Are Plentiful, Ac
cording to Skipper Reports.
Water Is Covered
With Them
Sportsmen have been gathering in big
bags of ducks during the cool snap of
the past few days. In the Susquehanna
River section the wild birds aro grad
ually moving upstream, and It will only
take cold weather and gales to drive them
so the best sort of gunning will be had.
Skippers who have -put into Havre de
Grace, Northeast and other Susquehanna
River landings, report that they have
never s;en larger flocks of ducks. There
are thousands of them. The water. In
some Instances, so the reports have It,
has been literally covered. Ducking Is
at Its best in heavy weather. Then the
birds are forced to the 'quieter haunts
upriver. away from the mouth, where
they are easily shot by the experienced,
IUUdale Manor N. J., wilt be the gathering
iwlnt for many National fc'portamen'a Airocla
tlon nicmberp. as tho orfanlzatlon tua ac
milied a estate and preuerve at that place.
Trap, rlilo and revolver shooting ntli be pro
ided.
Ous Getr. Brooklyn National League club
third baieman. has returned to New York
after a hunting trip utr "Ikrt" Daniels,
former Yankee player. The pair hunted In tho
Wadlnie Ilier, U I., section. Rabbits and
pheakdnts nere Lagged In Urso numbers.
Gunnerf of the UntontoKn, N. J., rectlon
report that game Is plentiful. T. tlurke hunted
near that nuce recently and bagged Vi rubblta
and a brace of partridges.
New Yorkers hae Btarted a movement to
change the rioting dates of the black bars
keaiuii from November ,'iO to November IX
Auglers w few bass bite after the middle of
November, and Yv ihortenliiK the schedule II
will Uelp protect the tUli from a few who
like to drop a net la the water late In the
season.
HOPPE AND YAMADA
TO GIVE EXHIBITION;
Experts Cross Cues in Billiard?
Matches at Allingcr's To
night and Tomorrow
Two masters of the billiard cue U
meet In nn exhibition in Philadelphia to-.
day and tomorrow. Willie Hoppe, ttM
most sensational player the game rm
ever developed, Is to match wits wl
skill with Kojl Yamaua. the Japanen
master, nt Sol Alllnger's emporium, lMl
Market street.
Tonight nt 8 o'clock the first same -.
the exhibition will be played. Tomoiro'
there will be n session at 2 30 p. m. n4
o 11. 111. 1 110 iwo experts nave neen iv-r,
lng the country nnd have entertain"
thousands upon thousands of eiithusiisu.
The style of the twu Is very ",
alike, and so well matched are the- tH'j
the competition Is always Interesting. I"
object of the tour Is to demonstrate V;
what degree of excellence the U1H!
gnme can be developed, and to carrr .
game at its beat Into territories whw
the game Is not ns popular as it should t
Yamada will leave this country l
few more months for his home In f"
Orient, eo that this tour Is In the natu",
of a farewell. Hoppe Is to accompaf
him to the Far Dast,
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Artie Simon lb. Julniny Jturgsn
lew Tendlrr vs. Kid (ioodman
Johnny Ertle vs. Young Digg'
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