.$zip&$p --'i-fSsfWB-? , rg EVENIHa LED GUSH PHILADELPHIA 'JPUEBDAY. DBOEMBEB 14, 1915: 17 EWS AND COMMENT ON ALL BRANCHES OF ATHLETICS IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS fpEAKING OF LAW, JUST WHAT T m TrfYR A M'S QOPJ A T . QT A -Tr.TTTn 9 National Commission Declares He Isn't Free Agent. I y President W. F. Baker Says He Is According to "the Law" Er .cri enntemnornrv Informs lltf ESTJi'' , f .. pll. .i. t..t Manager Moran Is, In the ErftlieUw. ft free agent. Ot course. Ktconldrnte find clubby of tho Bonlat Ik.iemw from Brooklyn to moke such "W?"I!.i.I,il but why tho quallflcatlon- tSmey9 of llie ,aAV"7 r!"'" .. . ...nii-.., w l nnt minted iottnai , -V,P irilt l T sort of worm-eaten, down pfffiiw, but employs the term Mi.'real. banc-up. simon-pure I Zi .w brand esinuiian-" ... " MWr Waekalono and utilised by Eff 6am for conductlns the entire ifl . i. .1,1. II, nnnlinnallnn? 1't lust say rat Moran IS a freo f.f Second Comedian: "t bite; whv .t lap Pat Moran Is a free wrent?") m''J", Cov 11: tho accret Is out r'S'T a free aKent at all. Tho law W. ??m-ii..i fltates of America Bays Si but be Ian'. nccordlnR to baseball. ' ra ttrvtV DO TH1JT? .i n-nml lilntik tinner ' ii.n covered by more or less) in ' ""!1"J. ..nlnlnlnir how Jm- Sle It rl,n 1,c business ,,f tXll nccordlnpc to lie common .rilaUT lrfln" "' """ ,.- trim"' ,,..... I..nn.a... Mf fire- '.!',..-. i:..linll must have a special l,iof larri.ll It" own. Such .my I.r 1.1. esse, but In o.ir darkened nc f ,UJ,r.nce ire humbly Inquire! ji tr ! not rni jii - 1L i i - nrnnnrl here til P ft- L,HOommlalo or tlncle Siiml Bw ,l,c K" t""j " i -. . .hJI. knaAtitl f a tl t ftrtirtJX Jlephistophelcs and the deep Ai understand this law llilnff. rhithfr It bo or iiiockswuo ui mu "'i ITtyM 'DJ I'" .-.iiuuiihi uiui...nD.,., mlUmato aim Is to protect somebody, eno case tho ccncral publics and In Mum. the Illacltstono variety puts n on tno gcniieniaa nuu ntn.o w ,.- 11 KtrriT r Kid Ing the stilly night and annexes the bank roll at the point of a Kat. l.paf that same bankroll lying on the sidewalk for n month until somo wlso ono picks It up and tries to make a Rrt-away nnd 'tho law" will dullfiillv trv to appre hend tho uiifpelhiR wretch and recover your property. At the same tlmo "the law will Join In tho Renetal laugh at a poor hick foolish enough to leave I1I9 valuables lying around so carelcssh Mmllnrlj- linoelintl larr lll rnilcntnr 10 iirotrct Vrrslilcnt linker from the dlnmnm! plrntc lm trip (n nnntrli so Anlunlilc n lilt of imilliiilnc property nn t'ntrlck Mnrnn. "lnillnrly linsrlinll law will line n IniiRti nnd rmlraxnr to prn rc the I'hllndelpliln rluli drpllc Its flhnrt-nlKhtci! policy of lcnlnK n tnlti nlitc piece nf hnselinll properly lylnp: loose nrouril the lilnlmnyn 11 ml liyvrnys. Let It bo hoped that I'resldenl Itaker will quickly gather Pat Into the fold, even If It costs as much o K in Tho entire Pilnceton student hod Is bewailing tho fact that Hill Nassau picked Pennsylvania as the best placo to nxhlblt his ability on tho soccer Held. What's In a namo7 The latest hlppodtonie In tie hunR on the New York sporting public Is tho masked wrestler. However, we can't blamo the perpetrator for lildlnR his faco In shame, Some critics may depilve Cornell of tho Rrldlvon championship, hut It cannot he denied that Barrett's crowd trimmed Harvard to a fnrc-ye-well and still avoid ed the charge of Indulging In rough play. The sccict Is out! lllll Hollenbnek has been elected a lumber of the Penn Ath letic Hoard. Congress may now get down to work and tho Kuiopcan belligerents resume activities. Absolutely, Itobert, we, never really ap preciated Silent Hoy and Dummy Hoy until foiced to read llome-iun Itakor's E07,Sti:d statement on what "I" will do. Seek not to plnce the blamo on tho shoulders of Freddy Welsh. Tho match maker was In error In not pairing Fred erick with Frank (lotch or the Turrlblo Turk. Murphy, you know, Is a boxer. flNSYLVANIAN COACHING SYSTEM loliege Daily Says Man on Franklin Field Should Be !, Lord of All He i Surveva iOID POLICY TABOOED tie Pwnsylvaninn, tho dally paper of it itolent body nt tho University, to- f prints tho following editorial under Un biatog "For Better Itesults": 'TYltn tho newly elected directors of Itk MUetle Association meet today for the rat meeting, nnd for subsequent VdeeUui, tho decline of Pennsylvania rootcui must bo given premier conslil ntlM. For thcro Is no denying that tie Ktd and Blue has lost that formld- iWUty on the gridiron that onco mado ftt universally feared. Pennsylvania Wileved great things In tho past, and ltn4aite and undergraduate are demand- WI list ahe achieve equally great things a t&o immediate future. ."The most slcnltlennt featllrn of tho bittteg ot tho atnletlc association last )s!h was tho recommendation by the Sfcotbill Committee that a head coach ba wpolstea. Tho system under which the aa 111 drilled this year was Instituted tnlyiln an emergency, nnd there was jfoobt that It would be foisted upon tho ptfTerjIty again But In currying out the Kftcetlon of the retiring committee, the pwwhols named "head conch" must be ft loinethlns more than In name Penn p;hrisl4 has tenaciously held on to a policy that has made, nhsnlutelv luiiinimltv 'I Purpofe Impossible. Slnco 1902 tho foot all tltuatlon has beon subjected to In lltacea that did not at all times har "l with the Ideas of the man In wt contact with the team. It la time "St Wo one-man system he Instituted 1 t"e ono man In charge must bo the t t Franklin Field In order to obtain t oeai results fThe Itl.n TCllA ll'lll l.anl n.ltlAla n. ffHUjrlvanla for tho next vear are com. PnUVlv Vminc mon Tliow hnA CAAn SBjylvanla slowly losing her right to waMrsMp In the "Big Four." The "jjwrratluates who have for four years lrw stood back of a losing1 team ore " ppon nndlng a solution of tho Swjultin. Such men no Hica am nnl in PJtnoro eagerly bent upon taking steps ! joint toward better results. The FflMjy of PennsvlVfnifnH nnfr Htlnrem- r'i the gridiron will not guide or '"hpt tneir actions." I ,MBuck AVallops McGoverit . T" !., tuvai icaiuci (vciBiil.t B m Mcaovern, of St. Louis, tho worst fn of his life In a 10-round match at "? City last night, the referee "fa the decision to the Phlladel "J. Buck dropped JlcGovern for the ""ffltOf nine In ,A a.. v...i ...! aa te, .,.- -- ", ...a ...at IUUUU " ,- " VUler tlmPV fnf aUn nnl.nfa In Intt &itt of the match. STAHL MANAGE CLEVELAND? This Is Rumor Floating Around the Winily City CHICAGO, 111., Dec. H.-Somebody lias opened the winter league season hero with the report that Jake Stnhl will ho called on to mnnnRo tho Cleveland Amer ican f.enguo club. The report goes fur ther to stuto that Ban Johnson is the Instigator of the plan. Both Johnson and Staht remained Kphlnxllka when ques tioned on tho subject. That Stahl would mnke any club a good manager Is general! v ircoxnlzud hv Imseliill authorities. Stahl mnnuged the Bed Sox to a pennant and world's cham pionship In 1912. At mldseason In 191.1 his troubles with Jimmy McAleor caused his retirement from the game. Slnco that time he has been connected with tho Washington Park National Bank of this citv. RANDOLPH FIVE OPEN FOR GAMES IN CAGE Has Schedule Filled Until Jan uary 10 Rebooked to Play Liberty B. B. Team Randolph Boys' Club, champions ot second nnd third class In 1911-15, have a few open dates In January and February and would like to hear from teams In or out of tho city having halls and pay ing a reasonable gunrantec. Randolph traveled to Chester and played tho Lib erty B, B of tho Chester Y. M. C. A. Liberty had tho coach of the Chester High School as forward nnd tho rest of tho team was composed of former high school players. After tho game spectators re quested tho management to bring Ran dolph hack again, as It was tho best game over seen in Chester. Randolph Is booked up until January 10, with tho fol lowing' teams: December 18, Southwestern T. :tf. C. A., and December 21, Y. M. A. of the Falls ot Schuylkill. January 1 Randolph will pack their grips and travel to Cliftoti, Pa., to play tho Brotherhood team of that town. On January S, Randolph again travols to Chester to play Liberty B. B. Teams wishing tho Randolph at traction, communicate with Harry K. Strauss, Starr Garden Park, 6th and Lombard Btreets. Stanford II. C would like to mranco am with fifth and sixth class teams tn or out ot the city orrcrlntr fair guarantee. I.. Stiller. 1133 1'assyunk avenue. Wt Ilranch hss December IS open for a game in 1U gymnasium with a first clan team willing; to play for expenses. It also lias De cember 'Si and December HO open. Address C. Q. Knos. SB33 Walnut street. Ht. Stephen's fourth and fifth class teams are for Kamej at home or away, Chunh teams are preferred. Address t. II. Jeary. 62ti North 47th street. Percy, Harvard Stronjj Man CAMBrtlDQE, Maes, Dee. 14. Georgs A. Percy, of Arlington, u sophomore, was named as the strongest man in Harvard College es terday. Ilia record In the ortlclal strength lest was 114-2. beating the best .previous mark. 1121. made two years ago by 11 R. Harnlck. 1 he foot! all star. Percy played hockey and lia.eball during his freshman year, ll Is 0 feet b Inches tn height and weighs 161 pounds. HOPPE DEMONSTRATING METHOD OF MAKING BILLIARD SHOTS 1 It . r -iK'.ttimCL fcv V - ' -v v 3iSIi?il wm2&se?Mm8&A .iV.k. u ..,.., $&m-$8zm ! v''' if v RPfiSiM.'" "x." p at&vSa i w'wmKmmfmmmim ' nttwrnrnm PEACE IS ASSURED 1 V PAT MORAN AND PRESIDENT BAKER COME TO TERMS Phillies' Leader Will Get Substantial Increase in Salary for 1916 FEDERAL LEAGUE TALK lit n Staff Correspoitieni XBW YORK, Dec. H.-Mnnager Pat Mornn, of tho Phillies, hns come to terms with President Baker, and unless loaguo business takes up too much ot the lat ter's tlmo today ho will sign his contract beforo nightfall. Slnco tho closo of tho championship season, It has been fre quently stated that the popular leader was a holdout, but upon his nrrlval from Fltchburg this morning, Moran denied that ho had ever been a holdout; he Eald that he did not caro to sign his contract after tho world's scries be rause he wanted to go home to rest. Ho admitted thnt he had remarked that it was going to cost tho club more than they Imagined to get him to sign his now contract, and It was this remark which started tho rumor. Moran says he thinks he was entitled to tt substantial increase, nnd that ho knew President Baker expected him to ask for a much larger salary. In 1915 Moran was on experiment and ho re ceived a. salaty In keeping, but after winning tho first pennnnt In tho history of tho club for the Phillies In his Mrst season, Pat believed ho was entitled to a largo salary. MAKES DEMANDS. IIo had not made his demands known to Baker personally until Saturday, when tho president and manager met for tho first tlmo since tho closo of the season. President Baker nsked Moran to give him tlmo to think tho matter over, and has decided that the latter had asked for onlv what ho was entitled to. "Cap" Xcal, tho Phllly scout, has picked up two pitchers and an all-round star from tho Pachlo coast. The mimes of tho pitchers will not be announced for somo time, as they liavo not signed their contracts, but the other player Is "Swede" Rlsberg, fe Vernon. READY TO IXVADE. It was said this morning that Garry Herrmann, chairman of the National Commission, and came East empowered by the American League to tulk over peace plana with the Federals, and that he had met Pn-sldent Gilmore, ot tho outlaws, last night. According to tho same source of Information, the two executives talked over the situation and may possibly have reached an agreement. Herrmann, however. Insisted today that he had not met Gilmore and would not unless It wero by accident, while ailmoro declared that tho last chance for peace vanished when President Johnson, of the American League, lefused to accept the agreement which had been signed by the Federal and National Leagues last summer. - jfy-o ,v ? 38 Jfc f. j .. t ,jn BILLIAUD BRIEFS Maying a consistently fine game from Mart to tlnlsh, O. Itellly last night won his third straight game for the pocket billiard cham pionship ot OermantoHii by defeating A. Shapley. 75 to 34, at the (Jermantown Acad emy, 8317 Oermantown avenue, simple? nut tied for second place before lletlly beat him. Tonight C. Idell crosses cues with J. Dals. In last night's game In the team rocket bil liard tournament for the championship ot the Northwest at Desmond's, llUh street and Le high avenue, Thurston and Reagan won a close and well-played game from Whitman and Uallagher, the score lelng 100 to 84. It. l!rnn easily beat 8. Kaiser, CO to SO, In last night's tournament game at Jackson's Q" Itoom. Racquet Club Pool Tourney In the first match ot the handicap pocket billiard tournament which started at the It.ic auet Club yesterday afternoon O. C. Siller de feated B. 11- Sitter The winner was aided by a handlcan ot SO points, that Is, In order to win. he had to collect 73 whtle his opponent wan registering OX The winner completed his string when bis opponent had clipped off U3. In illustration No. 1, the incorrect way; to grasp the butt end of the cue is shown. All freedom of action is lost by the firm tjrip. No. 2 shows the correct style of masse bridco when tho cue ball is close to the rail No. 3, the proper method of holding tho cue where delicacy of stroke is required. No. 4 illustrates Hoppe's graceful posi tion at the table and the easy manner with which he moves his cue. CUE MUST BE HELD LIGHTLY IN BILLIAEDS, SAYS HOPPE World's Champion Explains Important Feature to Beginners Freedom of Action Is Neces sary Tells How to Make Draw Shots By WILLIE HOPPE World's Champion Balkllna Billiard Player. T EXPLAINED In a previous nrtlcle the rimer to the cue. X correct method of controlling the cue In the bridge hand. At the snmo time I said this was one of three most import ant things for tho occasional bllllardlst to remember if he ever cpectcd to at tain any degree of pioflcloncy. The proper wny to hold the cue with the stroko hand nnd the stroke Itself were tho other points I mentioned ns being abso lutely necessary to learn properly. Tho two depend so much upon each other that It Is rather difficult to explain tho way to hold the cue without bringing the stroko frequently Into the article. I shall devote a separate artlclo to the latter feature In tho future Almost nil new players grasp tho butt end of the cue ns though they were handling an nxe. their Idea bolng that this Is necessary to get forco In the stroke. ABSOLUTE FREEDOM NECESSARY In this they are dead wrong nnd defeat the very end they seek. To gain this force or stroke, as It Is called there must be absoluto freedom of action and the cue must bo held In a light, nlmost loose manner. Speed does not come from brute .strength of the body, but results entirely from tho wrist and forearm. One may readily see that to hold the cue tightly with all four fingers and tho thumb the wrist is of a necessity stiffened and It Is Impossible to get any freedom of action Into the stroke. In the Illustration will be seen the light nnd wrong was to graps the cue. The method I posed for to show the Incorrect style, ns explained above. Is the style one sees most often when poorer players are trying to execute shots, nnd cannot understand why the cue ball does not do their bidding. For all ordinary shots one needs only to grasp the cue with the thumb and first finger, the remaining- fingers acting only as sort of a guide. If the heel of tile hand Is allowed to come In contact with the cue the movement not only becomes cramped and unnatural, but the cue Is made to dip and swine with the stroke, and the cue ball not only loses its action, but often Is made to take an unnatural course. In the Illustration are pictured the two methods I use most often In Illustrating the cue hand. "Where delicacy Is required I grasp tho cue as lightly us a watch maker does a feather In cleaning a watch. For more powerful drives I vary this by bringing the remaining fingers a trifle But at no time do I ecr twino them about tho stick. One may have a llttlo troublo mastering these details at first, but a week's prac tice at the right way will open up the possibilities to the beginner that ho never divamed of. Tho game will begin to Iook easy nnd shots will present themselves that were not deemed possible to execute beTore tho player mastered the correct way of holding the cue. When one has learned to mnke a proper hridgo nnd to gain that freedom of move ment which comes with added knowledge of how to hold tho cue, tho strokes will follow as n matter of course. In practi cally every shot, follow and draw alike, the cue must follow through tho object ball from four to six Inches. IMPOSSIBLE? JUST TRT IT. It this does not seem possible In mak ing a draw shot. Just try It and jou will be surprised. If you have been bavins trouble, jabbing at the cue ball In your anxiety to get the stick out ot the way. try letting the cuo follow through the lower hulf of tho ball, exactly as you fol low through tho upper half tn making a follow shot. The cue ball will come back us though there was a string attached to It. Of course, the draw and follow shots In their variety nre the backbone of the balkllne or straight rail player's game. Without them ono cannot hope to make high runs. Without them the balls soon get scattered and the play becomes more difficult; with them It Is possible to nurse and get tesults. CASKEY CHOSEN CAPTAIN Former Northeast High Boy to Head Muhlenberg Football Team ALLENTOWN, Pa.. Dec. It -Students, nlumnl, professors and friends of Muhlen berg College to the number of about 200 gathered at the Elks' Club last night to honor tho football team with a bnaquet. The "31" men during the evening met in secret session and elected their captain for next season Lawrence Caskey, of the junior class, formerly of Northeast High School, Philadelphia. The "M" men weie also presented with sweaters. They were Captain BUI Rltter, Caskey. Landls, Bren nan, Schwenk, Holleubaugh, Hubbard, Gaston, Weber. Stephens, Steel, Taylor, McGovern, Devereux. Brubaker. Brunner and Hoyer. DE NERI TEAM STILL MOUNTING IN LEAGUE RACE Dudley's Five Trims the Trenton Tribe in Easy Fashion OTHER CAGE NEWS The Do Ncrl flvo Is homo this morning from a successful trip to Trenton, whero a liollow victory over tho Bengals sent the Musical Funders up another notch In tho Eastern League basketball team. For tho last two weeks Do Ncrl has been showing up to splendid advantage, nnd their wotk last night in Jersey's capital proves that they have substantially Im proved In their all-round work nnd havo not merely shown a flash of form. Trenton wns really too easy last night. Although playing on the homo floor, Trenton wns unable to stem tho tide, so cleverly did Hilly Dark, Bcckman nnd Doc Newman handle the bail oncnstveiy and follow their men on the defense. Trenton nnd De Nerl play again on Saturday night. This contest, as usual, will bo played at Musical Fund Hall, 8th and Locust streets. No games aro scheduled In the Eastern League tonight. Uy virtue of last night's victory over Trenton De Nerl Is tied with the Ben gals for third placo and Is Just one-half a game behind Reading, the club holding second placo In Scheffer's circuit. Whitman Tark atoned for the defeat Buffered earlier In tho season at the hands of Melrose, by tailoring tho latter to tho tune ot 07 to 20, In a Camden City League contest last night Dunleavy. Oelges nnd Dannenhoner divided SS nehl goals between them. Dunleavy was dis qualified for pun-hlng Oermer. BETWEEN AND 0. B. MOGULS Four "Outlaw" Clubs Will Combine With Interna tional, Is Arrangement AMERICANS HOLD BACK Bu Btng Correspondent NEW TORK". Dec H.-Whllo neither President Ollmore, of tho Federal League, nor Garry Herrmann, chairman of tho National Commission, would d thortty that virtually all arrangemer.ts Uiorlty thnt virtually all arrangement have boon completed between the Feds and organized basebnll for a merger. This means that tho mttoh-talked-ot pce be tween the two baseball factions has been declared and that the Federal League, ns such, will no longer exist. Tho arrangement will be. If the presont plans go through, to merge four Federal Lc-agus clubs with the International League, which will, of necessity, have a. reconstructed circuit. Tho other four clubs lu tho Federal circuit will bo merged Into the National and American Leagues In a way not yet fully determined upon. Whether tho National and American Loagito circuits will be extended to ten clubs or whether they will remain as an eight-club league, buying In the Federal League properties. Is a matter of detail that will have to bo worked out later, by the "powers that be." All of tho details of the "peace plans" will not bo worked out nt this meeting of tho National Lei.gue, nor at the gath ering of tho American Lcnguc, but will he ilnnlly enacted nt tho meeting' of tho National LcngUo in February. At pres ent, it Is stated on good authority, the American Is holding back tho "peace deal." Tho National League, according to this authority. Is welling" and has long been willing to effect a pence that Is satisfactory to all parties concerned, but tho American League lias been a stickler for certain detnils which could not bo agreed upon. If tho plans go through ns they nre expected to, the Federal League clubs which mergo with tho International Lenguo will not bo subject to draft. BOWLING RESULTS Philadelphia No. 1, Royal Arcanum, Runner-up, Gains on Leader In tho Ttoyal 'Arenmtm matches rolled on the Casino alleys last night. Uaertord, tho leader, Aon two eut of three Rames from West Phila delphia. Philadelphia t-'o. 1. tho runner-up, won three, games from Gcrmautnwn, moving one notch nearer to first place. Philadelphia No. 3 took only tho odd came from Penneylanta, but still retained third position. Oloockner, ot Philadelphia No. 2 rolled the high single enmo score or tho night, bottling over 210 t.lns. Mealy, of llavcrford. after a month's la-off, rolled as iuhtltuto on the Pennsyl wnil.t quintet and Gathered Ml for his three games. $2 C f Over- aF Jr coats Tuop $15.00 OVER 1000 left on our handi. Homo mad by th moif reliable tallon, FRIDENBERG'S Loan Office COK. 0TII ANU IJUTTONWOOn STS. 11""' " ofiiaWJOao I 1 WWr r"inaMPiy! Itf Inriiiiiiih" O&00 Gifts for the Man Who Smokes Wives, Sisters, Mothers, Sweet- hearts here are gifts that will Q delight that man. 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