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PRESIDENT GILMORE MAY ATTEMPT TO THWART P LANS FOR ' BASEBALL SETTLEMEKl
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ORGANIZED BASEBALL MEN
BELIEVE GILMORE IS TRYING
TO BLOCK PLANS FOR PEACE
Federal League Magnate Might Be Left "Out in
the Cold" if Terms of Agreement
Were Reached
KELLY THE OUT-OF-TOWN COUSIN
rnOANIZED bnseballmon attendlns the National League meeting In New
York city believe that President James Gllmore, of tho Federal League, Is
doing everything In Ills power to block the peace plans. Instead of working to
bring nbout this condition when everything Is ho favorable.
It Is claimed that Clllmoro fears that the adoption 6t the resolutions agreed
upon by the principal backers of tho Feds and the National Leaguo would
leave him without a position of power, and ho docs not llko tho Idea of having
his Immense salary an lcador of tho independent league cut down.
Gllmore, according to several organized ball magnates, will not bo acceptable
to President Dan Johnson, of the American League, under any conditions, and
that If the peace plans are adopted Qllmore must bo Ignored. Therefore, tho
plans havo progressed slowly bocauee Gllmoro has mado no attempt to help '
matters any, while his frequent outbursts against National and American
League magnates have prevented the factions from getting together long ago.
Gllmoro Han Situation Well in Hand
Qllmore is admittedly tho greatest promoter baseball or any othor athletic
port h&a over known, and It is said that ho was too wise to be caught napping
and that tho Federal League magnates muBt do as ho says or forfeit an enor
mous sum of money posted as a guaranteo of good faith with tho president
HcaUzlng that he has this edge, Gllmoro has dono everything possible to
hold up tho peaoo plans. Ho declares that he Is for peaco and that It will
eave the great national pastime, but It is believed that ho has becomo so Inter
ested In baseball an a business that ho would rather remain In tho game than
receive tho monoy ho will got If the Feds go agalnBt his will.
When Qllmore first took the position as president of tho Federal League, It
waa clalraod that ho woo not a baseball man, but was a promotor who was only
in tho gamo for tho monoy ho could earn. GUmoro's remarkable work In his few
yean In tho baseball business and his constant association with baseball pcoplo
ero said to havo caused him to tako euch great liking for the game and position
at power that ho is unwilling to giro up to Johnson, Herrmann and Tcner. who
Will bo In power as in tho past if tho plans are approved by tho former.
Feds' President' Makes a Property Payment
TBBterday Gllmore stated that Ban Johnson would turn down tho peace plans.
He Immediately mado a payment on tho option which tho Feds havo on a piece ,
S . i,hAA th nnm mntf- n Vaw Vnrlf tvi Yin hllllt If thp nprtPfl movement
falls.
It is llkctv that whatover negotiations nro carried on In tho futuro will
bo mado through Henry Sinclair, owner of tho Newark Feds, and now tho
wealthiest promotor in tho Federal League circuit. Sinclair has held sovcrat con
ferences with National League magnates and has made a great Impression on
them. They are extremoly anxious to have him In organized ball, along with
Weeghman, Gwinner, Stlfel and Ball,
It is nssertcd that tho latter Is In very much tho samo position as Charles
Somers, owner of tho Cleveland American League Club, who is a millionaire
many times over, but his money Is tied up in property and various enterprises
In such a wny that he has little cash at tho present time.
Tho enormous price asked by Schuyler Brltton and his wife, owners of tho
St. Louis Cnrdlnals, for their interest in tho club and grounds Is said to havo
scared off Ball, who wants to buy Into tho Nntlonal Lcaguo In tho new peaco
ngrcement, and this will further complicate matters. C. P. Taft, owner of tho
Chicago club, has also placed his prlco so high that it will bo some time before
ho and the Weeghman interests como to terms.
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BOSTON BRAVES WILL REPEAT
RACE OF 1914, SAYS STALLING
Predicts National League Pennant for Hub, With p
Star Pitchers and Best Outfield He Ever Had
Other Sports Comment by Rice
By GRANTLAND RICE
of male debutantes off the N .
mlt them to nil the PosluSM
sort of red-necked, square-f, J1? "
for the last few years. ln MucJ.
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Arthur Poo suggests lha .
only penalized by nve X taSh
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Three More Good Tears for Phillies
Tho signing of Pat Mornn for three years by President W. F. Baker assures
Phllly fans of thrco moro seasons of good baseball. Moron's splendid work lost
year, when ho took n team which was generally picked for last placo by tho
"experts" and mado a winner of It, proves beyond question his managerial
nbility.
With the nucleus of a good team now, Moran's work for the season of
1916 will be much lighter than It was a year ago. A new second baseman is
really the only position which Pat feels that he must fill to have another win
ner. In order to balance his Intleld, Moran has been keeping a weather oye
open for a second-sucker for the last few months, and ho has instructed Scout
Ncal to look over a number of players on tho coast. Just who will be tried out
tor tho position U not known, but it is certain that whoever docs will elthor be
o real second baseman when he comes to tho Phillies or Moran will develop him
Into one
Tho terms of Moran's contract havo not been, and will not be, made public,
but it is safe to say that tho Phllly leader received a substantial Increase over
his last year's salary, during which time he was considered merely as an
"experiment."
There Must Be Some Money Somewhere In Baseball
A certain delvcr in statistics has estimated that baseball players earned
or at least, were paid in salaries about $7,000,000 In 1916. This does include.
Bays the d. I. s., $2,000,000 which was expended on the players for traveling,
meals, hotels, etc. He goes on to say:
"There aro 200 players in each of the thrco big leagues, each drawing an
average salary of $3000. Any one who multiplies 600 ball players by $3000 will
discover that the total Is $1,800,000. In the minors all tho minors under tho
protection of the National Commission there were 6500 players In 1916. The
average salary for the gang was $1000, which means that tho bushers Urow
down $5,600,000 in salaries, which, added to $1,800,000 paid to the major leogves,
brings tho salary total to $7,300,000."
Which Indicate that thero is a llttlo loose change lurking around the con
fines of the various ball parks, in spite of the repeated assertions by magnates
that there is nothing In the game today.
Miller Did Not Tie Drop-Kicklnjr Record
It has been stated a number of times that the world's drop-kicking record
was equaled three times this season with four field goals in ono game. Tho
men who performed these feats were Howard Miller, Columbia, Ugatnst Wes
leyan, on Thanksgiving Day; W. T. Vandergraff, Alabama, against the Uni
versity of Mississippi, and Charley McGuckln, Vlllanova, against Swarthmore.
According to a statement by Park Davis, Alfred Griggs, of the San Fran
cisco Exeter High School, kicked 16 goals in a game played with the Hanford
High School eleven.
In college ranks. E. C. Robertson. Purdue, holds the record with seven per
fect boots against Hose Poly in 1800. Walter Eckersall, quarterback of the Uni
versity of Chicago team, kicked five against Wisconsin at Madison in' 1903.
B. W. Rafford and Charley Brickley are also credited with five goals each In
one game.
Lon Jourdet on Right Trail at Penn
Judging by their play against Urslnus in the first game of the season. Lon
Jourdet's Penn basketball quintet will have a great year. Jourdet is on the
right track. He is waiting until lata to select his regular team. The lightness
or the men this year makes it imperative that the coach get the fastest five
possible together.
Owing to the scarcity of heavy material, Jourdet is forced to put forth
every effort to develop speed and ho appears, thus far, to havo made splendid
strides In this direction.
Philadelphia's High School Board refuses to allow local school boya to com
pete In the annual American InterscholaBtic Cross-Country Championship events,
held under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania, because of the man
ner in which the recent race was conducted. They add that the dear old Red
and Blue is In no way to blame. Who is? The Chinese Emperor's bodyguard?
Hard is the lot of the downtrodden cartoonist who must now depict Barney
Dreyfuss as a dove of peace. It has never been our good fortune to see a dove
of peace, but we have seen Barney.
We ask In all seriousness, was the National League too proud to fight?
FOOTBALL BODY
FAILS TO PLEASE
PENN STUDENTS
Pennsylvanian, in Editor
ial, Says Support of Un
dergraduates May Be
Withdrawn
Tho Pennsylvanian, the dally organ at
tho nlvrrslty or Pennsylvania, m nn edi
torial under tho caption. "Two-thirds
Request." prints tho following:
Six hundred and Jlfty of the thou
sand Athlotlc Association members
who voiced their opinion In the elec
tion of directors nro demanding an
explanation of the constituency of tho
131G football committee.
These men want to know why two
men elected by overwhelming ma
jorities did not Jlnd places In that
body; why another man, overwhelm
ingly defeated, la now a member of
that committee
The football committee, as announced,
was a distinct surprise nnd a disap
pointment to tho two-thirds who had
Impliedly oxpressed the desire that
Ilollenback and Minds bo members
thereof.
Tho meagro report that both de
clined nomination will not appcaso
tho majority who participated in the
recent election. As n consequence of
tho action of the directors, unaccom
panied by an adequoto explanation,
there Is open dissatisfaction expressed
on all sides.
Thero Is no doubt but that tho Foot
ball Committee was carefully and
thoughtfully selected. There Is no
doubt but that those who now feel
that their voto has been disregarded,
will In time be satlsiled to tho con
trary, and will reallzo that the action
taken was tho right one Hut. at nny
rate, tha Athletic Association, by ita
lack of foresight, hns antagonized the
majority. Heslutlng from this nntago
ulzntlon la talk of openly denouncing
the directors and refusing to rejoin
tho association In tho fall.
Tho men thus acting are thoroughly
conscious, but they have been left In
the dnrk. Where people feol that they
have been openly llouted they do not
stop to consider whether or not their
consequential acts aro ethical.
The dissatisfaction growing out of
tho apparent failure of tho board of
directors to tako Into account gradu
ate and undergraduate sentiment can
b allayed by a statement from that
body. In making such a suggestion
the Pennsylvania!! Is not advancing
tho eauso of any ono aspirant to the
position of head coach. The request
made Is a rational one. und ns the
matter now stands about tho campus,
tho olllcers of tho association will be
unwise In disregarding It.
The greatest need of tho University
Ainieiio association is the solid back
ing of its membership. It needs the
support of all factions; of every
graduate nnd undergraduate.
The head coach for next year,
whether he bo Dickson, Folwell, Uen
nctt or Ilollenback, needs this same
support. It can only be obtained by
the circumspect action of the directors
in giving all Pennsylvania men an ex
planation of the recent meeting.
TILDEN DESCRIBES METHOD
TO MAKE FOREHAND DRIVE
Offensive and Defensive Strokes Are Defined
and Examples Given for Benefit of Those
Studying Scientific Lawn Tennis
By WILLIAM T. TILDEN, 2d
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TILDEN.
IN TAKINO up tho second part of this
series of articles, namely, the different
ctrokes, it will possibly be well to sum
up tho uncs different strokes should bo
put to. They can bo divided Into two
general classes, al
though certain
defcnslvo or safe
strokes may come
undor tho head of
offensive, or Jointly
both.
First. Tho offen
sive or attacking
stroke. (1) Tho vol
loy. (2) Tho over
head. (3) The service.
(1) Usually the drive
or ground stroke,
either forehand oe
backhand. (5) Oc
casionally the chop
stroke.
Second The defensive:
1 Tho lob.
2. Usually tho chop stroke.
3. Occasionally tho drive.
Never use your net game defensively;
It must always be tho attacking point.
With this classification of strokes In
mind wo will turn to tho forehnnd drive,
or ground stroke. This Is the shot which
13 so often miscalled "Lawford." It Is
not tho Lawford stroke, and should be
developed along totally different lines.
Wo will consider this first from the at
tacking or offensive attitude. This stroke
should bo the foundation of every back
court game. It must have: (1) Dlroctlon.
(2) Length (distance Into the opponent's
court). (3) Pace (tennis Blang for speed),
(4) Toil (the spin which causes tho ball
to drop holds It In court).
Direction comes from footwork; length,
from experience; pace, from the swlns
of the arm and relation to footwork; top
Is pure racquet work.
Repeating from a previous article, every
ground stroke la made up of three parts
In ono swing. (1) Speed or pace, that part
of the swing mnde behind your body. (2)
Direction and length combined made even
with your body, tho middle of your swing,
and (J) Top, made Just In front of your
body, tho end of your swing.
Tho racquet should swing with very
nearly a flat face that Is, no cut on the
boll and should meet the ball Just about
the top of tho bound, as tho ball starts
to fall. The shot should be mado with
tho weight swinging Into it at moment of
meeting tho ball, from the right (or back)
foot on to tho left (or front) foot. Just
ns tho ball leaves the face of the racquet
let tho racquet lean over the ball, thus
imparting the top. Do not try to put
drop on a tennis ball by either under
cutting it, which will cause it to rise, or
by nn excessive drop Imparted by swing
ing sharply up on It and hitting It a
glancing blow. Meet the ball fair with
the full face of tho racquet, and put your
top on at the end of tho shot by "laying
over" the ball, as tho expression goes.
Thus your whole weight Is back of the
shot, yet It loses no direction, since you
can nu eiiner side Dy changing the posi
tion of your feet.
Relations between footwork, racquot
and direction of shot will bo much moro
closely understood if ono looks on their
feet ns the rudder which directs tho shot
and the shot travels along a lino deter
mined by the feet.
To drive down the line from the drat
or right hand court tho feet should bo
parallel to tho lino with loft foot about
16 to 18 inches ahead of tho right Tho
racquet travels with flat face into the
ball nt the crest of Its bounco, nnd as
It meets It the weight shifts from the
right foot. Into tho shot, unto tho left,
and tho top is put on the drive.
I'"or tho cross-court shot tho samo rules
hold equally true, excopt the left foot
is advanced nearer tho side lino and
ncross the right, and there is more "pull"
to your shot and not quite so much
speed.
From the second or left court the rules
for hitting down tho line hold exactly as
they do for tho right court as regards
footwork, weight and racquet, but to hit
cross-court from the left imagino a line
drawn from your back hand baseline
corner to his backhand bascllno comer
diagonally across tho court nnd then ap
ply the rules for footwork given, namely,
feet should be parallel to It. while the
toes should moko right angle with It.
Do not try and change tho stylo of your
forehand stroko to hit to different parts
of the court. Keep tho stroko the same,
but vary your courtwork length and
pace.
All this has been In tho light of tho
rorenand drive as an offensive stroke.
Thus to sum up:
First. Regulate footwork to determine
direction.
Second. Use consistently even, fast
pace.
Third. Do not change style of stroke
as direction changes.
As a defensive stroke the drive needs
comparatively little explanation, since It
bhould not often be used In that manner.
When so using It, lessen jour pace and
In general merely play It as deep as pos
sible and to your opponent's bad hand.
That policy, if carried out consistently,
amounts at times almost to an attack,
since a deep shot is always hard to do
much with.
SlnlllnRs Confident
THCHR are yet a number of cold nnd
spectral n Inter moons ahead of us be
fore April arrhes. There nro many addi
tional moons beyond this before wo come
to nnother October Hut even this far
ahead Mandarin Georgo Stnltlngs, of tho
Uraves, can visualize his clan romping
Into tho Red Sox, Tigers or White Sox,
ns tho American Lcaguo case might be.
Stallings was confident enough last
spring. But unkempt Fate blocked his
way And now for 1916 tho Dravo leader
believes ho has even thwarted Fato,
"I have received word," says Stallings,
"that BUI James is now back in shape
and all soreness has left his arm. But
in addition to James, Rudolph, Hughes,
Ragan and Tyler, 1 have In Neff and
Barnes two of tho greatest young pitchers
I have ever seen. Out of these seven
pitchers I am sure to get four who are
In 9hnpe, and four will bo enough. For
1 have ot last gotten a regular outflcld
tho best ono I havo evor had and I
know beyond a doubt 1 will have a much
bettor ball club than tho team that took
tho neld last year."
The Ilcturn of the Drnvcs
Stallings Is no wild and woolly prophet
nor nny rabid dispenser of tho volublo
dope. But It Is Blmplo enough to obsorvo
that deep down In his soul he Is quite
sure his Braves will stage a return and
re-enter tho Promised Land of world
series kale and glory.
And It takes no terrific expert to con
fess thnt so far as the dope goes Stall
ings hns started his dream up the stair
way of probability. Certainly, In tho ad
vance fling, tho Braves look to bo the
One Best Pick of tho N. L. field.
The Penn Predicament
Sir You seem to think It would bo a
pipe for Ilollenback and Folwell to put
tho Penn team back on tho football map.
Hero's a tip. Both aro flno coaches.
But their united efforts will bo scattered
to the four winds unless the "men be
hind the coaches" let them keep a crowd
hod been nblo to rush thl. ..:- "(
through before the Yale arm 5
games he would have saved ph.. ?"
actly 660 yards, or BH Wds .SU
nt,i lr,w croM iv.
icroa ls
A fumble is a fumble, Whle, i. .
that If a frenzied athlete turnl H
looso he should pay the penal liS
Leaders Choose Their
Committees for Ptm,
Lenders in tomorrow's baselii
mooting in Now York have S
these appointments for the "W
conference": pac
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Gnrry Herrmann, Cincinnati! J
K. Tcner, league president; Barin
Dreyfus, Pittsburgh: HarryS
stead, New York; JnmeTc S
Boston. "
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Ban Johnson, league president:
Ben Minor, Wnshington; Joe Q.
nm, Boston; Charley Comislw
Chicago; Colonel Ruppert, Ne
York.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
,Jl ,A' S!lmo,rc' lcnBUe President:
Charles Weeghman, Chicago; 8 F
Wmd, Brooklyn; Harry Sinclair
Newark; Ed Gwinner, Pitt&urga,'
OTHER SPORTS ON PAGE 15
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Dave Kerr Fined
alaylngln .tho BeconJ half with th
.las
hall,
'?m In. the American l.oaeua lam
City Athletic Club's halll
tem hem hn llr.a.1 ClfkW r-ii j'? I;tIVL,"
mum At me uuatter City At
Dave Kerr, recently alKncd by the
nf the KaBtern League.
Kerr win cost mm f.'a.
V President Hrhr-tfov
A second offenso for ,
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Sophs Win Soccer Title
ATLANTIC C1TT. N'. J.. Doc. J0.-Tho
iopnomores won the interclass eacrer cham
Dlon.hlD of tha Atlantic Pl,v nith cu ...,
je.terilay afternoon. The fonJ-e.,r elen-n I
defeat-! the freshmen, a Koal tu s. noth ,
the seniors ana Juniors defaulted, thus Hiving- I
the title to the sophomore with onlj one camo ,
In the scheduled elimination series.
Montana Eleven to Come East
MlbSOUItA, Mont., Toe 10. The Kji ulti I
Athletic Committee of the L'nherslty of Mon
tana made announcement of its offUltl ap
proval of a foollMil Kume between Montana
anil Bjracuse l'nlcrlty, to be plued In biiu- '
ruse. X. V. Xocmber 4, 1U10. An offer for '
iuu sai leirsTniine.i jionaay Dy the bra
cute football management.
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the. Night
Are you reading this fascinating story in the Sunday
Public Ledger? The first instalment was published on Sun
day last, but there is still time for you to commence this new
serial.
The narrative tells how Hamilton Cleek. "The Man of
Forty Faces" and a terror to evil-doers, solves a riddle which
sorely tries the Superintendent of Scotland Yard and threatens
to wreck the happiness of Sir Philip Clavering, his son Geoffrey
and Lady Katherine Fordham, Geoffrey's fiancee. The story
centres around a mysterious murder on Wimbledon Common,
and its action moves at a pace which merits attention. Read
in Sunday's Public Ledger,
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