WbNING L'ED,G1ER-lPHrBADElfPHlA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1915:
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SJEVERAL MANAGERIAL CHANGE EXPECTED IN RANKS OF MAJOR LEAGUES IN 1916
SEVERAL FEDERAL LEAGUE
; MANAGERS LIKELY TO GET
MAJOR LEAGUE POSITIONS
Tinker, Jones, Stovall and 0 tikes May Lead
Clubs of Organize Baseball if Federal
League Finally Settles on Peace Plans
BAgfEUALtj scribes nml fnns itoliift the wisdom Of the force of orrfnnlzed i
brill In retcnitlhs sevcrnl mnnnsfcrs In order to tak cArc of tedernl League '
pilots. According to n tip passed out In N'ew York nt the pence conference. t
Joe Tinker, of the Wrmles, will icptace Honor Urftnnhnn, of the Cubs; Fielder
Jones, of Ihfc St. Louis Keds, will tnke Itlckey's American Lonflue Job In St.
Louis, while otfrcr changes nre to be made In order to take care of OcorRo
StoVnli and Rebel Onkes.
No doubt nil of these men will proc capable mnnnftcnt and rrttiy strenRtben
tenhis In orRanlted ball, but It Is not RdliiK to help discipline ilny to relcaio
iricn whb have been toyrtl for thoric who Jumped,
PerHaps circumstances caused each of the l-'cderhl League chiefs to cast
nsfdo their brgnnlzed ball positions for nnother Held, but they are surely not
entitled to na much consideration as the manacers who not only refused to
descft their teams but who spent the Rreater part of two winters traveling
around the countty to stun other players who were nbout to lie tempted by
Federal Lengue agents.
Tinker Made Good ns Manager in Chicago
Tinker failed to make good at Cincinnati as n manager, but apparently
learned to control his temper while at Chicago. Fielder Jones has alwns
been rated as a hlgh-clnsa leader, arid will probably bo n great help to the
American League. Stovall and Onkes, however, arc uncertain civlantllles. Tho
former knows the game and Is a strict taskmaster, but also has trouble con
trollng his own temper on the field. Oakes did well with the Pittsburgh Feds
under conditions that were anything but favorable.
Herzog SajH He Will Win the 1916 Pennant
Charley Herzog declares that he will win the Nntlonnl League pennant
If tho men who Jumped from the Heds to the Fcdernl League nre returned to
him. Tho most Important assets to Herrog under these conditions would be
Dave Davenport, tho lnnly pitcher, and Armanda Marsans, the Cuban out
fielder. HeMOff will use JIarsnns nt second base unless he uncovers a star
at tho training camp.
Lust season Herzog failed to climb higher In the pennant race because
t tlib miserable work of six or seven Bccond basemen who were tried and
tho failure of bis pitchers to go properly until tho rare was nehrly over. At
the close of the season Herzog hnd u pitching stnff wMiIeh compared favorably
with nny In tho National League nnd It will be even strongcrnext year.
Somers Will Hctnin Cleveland Franchise
Unscball fans throughou' the country arc thankful thnt the pence agree
ment will protq'ct Charles Somers holdings' In the Cleveland American Lengue.
One of the points Insisted upon by tho American League Is thnt Somers shall
retain Ills franchise. The lovalty of Somers made the American League
possible, and the popular little magnnte has the fans rooting for lilm to
come to tho foro with a great team which would enable him to recover some
of tho losses of recent years.
Teds Well Taken Care of in Peace Plans
A morning paper announces thnt It hns learned that a pence agreement has
been reached and that the Cincinnati meeting nas merely to thresh out unim
portant details. According to the Inside source of Information, the principle
clauses nro as follows:
First. Tho Federal League to quit the field.
Second. The Federal League to respect nil of its contracts with players,
although It has the right to sell any of its players to National or American
League teams to tho best advnntnge.
Third. The Tederal League may also dispose of players not wanted by the
major league clubs to minor leaguo tenms.
Fourth. George Ward nnd the Robert Ward estate, the moncved Interests
of the Federal League, nre to receive tho sum of $20,000 annually from the
National Commission for the period of 20 jears. For this consideration, tho
Wards retire from baseball permanently.
Fifth. Chnrles Wccghman to own tho Chicago National League team.
Sixth. Harry Slnclnlr to purchnse nn Interest In tho Glnnts.
Seventh. Phil Unli to get control of tho St. Louis Nntlonnl League team
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WILL BE CLOSE
La Salle College and Oath-
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Quintets
OTHER SCHOOL NEWS
Three local schools will fight It nut .
the Cnthollo Schools basketball chamois
ship of the city. Cnthollo fti-E T?J?S'
V College and St, Joseph's ColteKe ar U
trio out to win this title as well I! l".
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Ht, Joseph's College defeated Fordhm 3
College freshmen In the openln- ..iJ 'J
Tlie next game was crossed orr the nil
Thlswns In no may the fault of Mnnftffi
Alctnnder Sawcr, who had listed ?:
Prpnnrnfnrl Rhnnt Th, "Bn.
canceled by the Brown management St
Joseph's will thereforo play their second
contest tomorrow with the strong Alumni
Indications point to a close struu
lictwcen I.n Snllo Colleac nnrt r.iw.
High School. These two schools hirt
both placed first nnd second team am,!
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PHILADELPHIANS
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BY CAGE MOGULS
From the Schools
KERR WAS PASSED UP
there are few forwards who aie more
i accurate. ,
i Allle McVVIlllnms, Qreystock's other
gunrd, attendod a I6cnt high sbhool.
I CJfrystock also picked him up. lip has
now become the best defensive guard In
' tho league. When McWIIUnms Joined
i the Clreyslock team Cross was playing
centre, but McWIIUnms found that he
could work so well With ttny at gunid
' getting better each .year, until now there
This move proved a mnsiec siroKe 01 dos-
T -,.- kclbnll policy, as Cross has proved hlm-
Local Eastern League Man-, seif to be a guard of the nm water.
y-i i i -i l .1 "j.-- These two Philadelphia boys have
agei'S LOUia Uet rmyeia cVenthlng that makes an Ideal basketball
I player, incy anc yerj- iqni, bituiik mm
1 able to hold their own In a rough game;
1 they shoot accurately from scrimmage.
dribble well, pass wan rcmarxnDia pre
cision and seldom fumble, rinally, the
play with their teammates, which is th
greatest asset of ally
Tred Oelg, the ex-Bartlimore football
and basketball star, was passed up by the
By SPICK HALL
Philadelphia basketball managers Inthe
Hastern .League have been overlooking
home talent with unwavering regvdarlty
during tlie past few seasons. ThWhaS ne
cessitated tho Quaker City boyavwho ha,ve
taken up professional baskctbrJl , going
outside to land good positions. Just why
this condition of affairs should prevail
here is difficult to fathom.
The Jasper team ,lias been going very
poorly all season. , yet tho Jewels passed
up the chance to land Dave Kerr, who
would halve strengthened the te'am at
least a per cent. When Heading. found
hni Krrr- has nn thi market-he was
nighth. President Gwlnncr, of the Pittsburgh Federal League team, to put I eagerly gobbled up, so o speak, by the
an Tntprnnflnnnl Ipnmii tonm In Plttshnrcli. f
Ninth. The Newnrk Federal League tenm goes to the International League,
under tho presidency of Pnt Powers, and games will be played nt the Federal
League plant In Ilnrrlson, N. J.
A1J other details of the agreement nre minor and offer no obstacle to the
agreement, which was signed by National, American and Federal Lengue rcpre
aentatlves in New York. ,
Ball and Steifei Will Buy Browns Instead of Cards
This Is practically the plan of peace suggested In these columns before it was
officially announced that peace had been decided upon by thp magnates In New
York. We believe that It is the St. Louis Urowqs instead of the Cardinals which
were purchased by tho Steifei and Hull Interests, Schuyler llritton said Satur-'
day night that ho had decided to retain his franchise unless another Federal
Leaguo magnate, not Steifei or Ball, would agree to pay him his price.
Another detail Is thnt Harrv Slnclnlr will purchase all tho stock In tho
Giants, excepting a few shares that Harry Hempstead may want to retain Just
vto keep his interest in the game. Sinclair has never been associated with any
business proposition where he did not have contrdling Interest, and he saya
he will not break this rule In his entry into organized ball.
Collegiate Hegatta Plan Would Aid Sport
No better fortune could be wished for Intercollegiate rowing than tho
ucceaa of the plan now virtually agreed .upon by the Amorl9an Intercollegiate
llowlng Association to substitute for the Poughkeepsle Regatta a week of
races similar to the English Henley on the Thames. Such a regatta would
settle beyond dispute the intercollegiate championship every spring, some
thing never done satisfactorily because, aa a rule, the result of a two-mile
race Is .used to award a four-mile championship.
The plan now being; considered is that 'advocated by tho Eve.nino Lkooer
last spring. It was to bring all the crews together for a wek of rowing,
with preliminary races for two or three crews, semlllnals for the winners and
then two or three crews only in the final
Such a regatta would eliminate at onco the unfairness of the Poughkeepsle
coutse, where from (Ivo to seven crews have to row abreast. The Hudson
course la unequal for the reason that vyhen thero Is rough, water the. crew J
farthest out in the river is In danger of being swamped, and on more than
one, occasion this crew has had to retire from the race with the shell tilled with
water.
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Not "A Pair of Sixes," But a Whole Squad
Wild BUI Donovan has surrounded himkelf with a bodyguard of human (if
baseball players can be so designated) catapults that would make any general
envIoUs, He has signed for the Yankees the unparalleled number of 16 pitch
ers fho stand six feet or more abovo sea level ill their bare trilbies. The
"six" Idea Is carried out still further by another half-dozen hu'rlers, 'signed by
the New York American League, who nre less than six feet tall.
Tho smallest man on the hurling squad Is Ensign Cottrell, the south-side I lle .uddepy .found, A'lmself and hjtaLbe,rp
fllnger, whom Connie Mack released in 191. There are two other pitchers on ' g5ertw ward'fi the la& "IKS
11110 siimuu Wliu luiiucuy nuio uic oBil vi wio iviuip icjJiiam -iniu oimwney
and Carroll Brown. v
Sllrtt Love, a draft product from Los Angeles, endures upward for no less
a. distance than 6 feet VA inches. He Is even taller than Carl Wellman, of the
s8t, Louis Browns.
"Here It Goes," Says Boxer. Zowie! Scores K. O.
"Hre it goes," said Sailor Smiley, in the latter part of the sixth round
of h(s match with Frank O'Brien nt the OlympU last night. Zowle! He
HWUng a terrific right-hand punch on O'Brien's Jaw and the latter went to the
floor, where he was counted out by Referee Frank O'Brien.' Fighter O'Brien
mid Smiley had been putting up a vicious battle the best of the night when
the sailor .shouted to hla opponent's seconds, "Here It goes." And it went.
Very seldom has a fighter predicted a knockout .ovtr his opponent, especially,
aa In the contest fast night, when the principals were fighting hlp-and-tUek
L and O'Brien had. already assimilated several punches on the Jaw without going:
k-,lo me nuiu ,
management df the uplset nve. Since he
has been" In .the lengue Kerr has-pinycd
brilliant, pasjietbnll and has won two
games almost, single Jiandea. -fie ha8"out
played every centre against whom he has
jumped, yet Jasper mrts not witling (o
tnke a." chance on tho former Central High
boy.
Cavnnaugh Centre ,'
U Is true that Cavonaugh has' been
playing a very good game for the Jewels,
t a ounpster who can perform, ns 'wsll
as"'KerrwoUId"Tc a great 'acquisition to
any team. He could adapt himself to a
forward position.-If .necessary.. and that
Is Just what Jasper needs now more than
anything else.
The old New York State League has
furnished a number of player's to' the
Eastern League this season, yet there Is
no doubt that players could have -been
found who would, in a short timo, develop
Into men of just aa much ability as these
more experienced cagemen.
DeCkmnn, I)e Nerl; Grlmstadt. De Nerl;
SeU ran, Friedman and Fox, all of Jasper,
came Into the league from out-of-town
teams. i
These men have pla)ed good basketball,
because they have had a lot of experl
enpa nnd'knoW the came. Yet there are
players In the American League ihd other
minor organizations wno would soon ue
even better- than these veterans, because
they -are young and have natural' ability
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Greystock Fast
The speeding Greystock team has been
well managed during-the last three tears,
and pow the team has come tb Its own,
just as nny flxe will 'If yojlpg players a're
stoned and properly "-tutored. The Grey
stock. management has realized for a. long
wj'lle that this "Connie Mack'' principle
was ths cqrrect one. Therefore, they
looked arouna to see wnere there was
promising materjal. ln,19U-i: Hay Crqas
was with the Greitock Reserves.vwhlch
then played Its Southwestern Church
League ameS as a preliminary, contest
at Cooper Battalion Hall. .
Cross, attracted general attention and
soon was used as substitute on'the Ofey
stock nA-e., He was "nursed" Btyng-by
Bill Keenanr who was then Jumping F011'
tre far Qreysjopk,. For a time qrpjs( de
veloped slowly III this fast companyand
at one time btvwas op the Tern of. being
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Philadelphia teams, He signed with Tren
ton and pl(ied a great game until he
retired at the end of last season.
Practlcnilj all of tho schodls of Phila
delphia have excellent conches nnd a
number of them have men Instructing
the cnge tcami who have played profes
sional basketball. This means that when
a bnsketbnll player has had four years of
the game under these able coaches, he li
ripe for fast companv, provided he Is a
good man In the place, and he must be, ns
a rule, nrho would not be on n local high
school team.
Ono of the best coaches In the city Is
Billy Mnrkward, who hnn Instiuctcd tho
Cnthollo High basketball teams for 14
Sears. He has given the school a win
ning squad almost every year and has
turned out some splendid plnycra. It
Mnrkwnrd, for example, were nsked by
ah Kastcrn League club to select a plajcr
or two whom ho believed would develop,
he could certainly do It, but apparently
tho manngers are content to go outside
nnd get men, many of whom never be
come vnluablo to their teams because they
rcftiso to play with tho other members
of the team as they should.
Tho sooner the Lastcrn League man
agers hero see that Philadelphia pro
diiceijsood plajcis, the Sooner their teams
will bo strengthened nnd tho better tho
game will become. Higher grade play
means Increased uatronnge und a general
uplift of the spoit.
Muskegon May Get Franchise
VIUSIvKOOK. Mich.. Drc "Jl. At n meetlnc
of tiuMnr'i men here plana were tllcuFsed
conccrnlnK the organization of a company
tu tnko oor thu t entrui i.fiikuo imHebnll Iran
rhlftp. u tilth I- slid to lmr been ottered to
Muskegon for the comliiR senson. U, V, Dick
ergon, of Urnnd Ititplilft. president of (he lexgup.
nnd Itufun Gilbert miinnitcr of the Terre Hituto
team, were among those who nttcmlcd tho
meeting. It In claimed Biifnclcnt caoltnl has
Peen secured to purchase the franchise nnd thit
tho next step will be an organized campaign
for tho sale or Ttio reason tickets to protect
local stockholders from tlnanctal loss.
Only the nctunl conflicts between then
ouiiuuiB nni ut-tiuu vviucn n nQ better
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Catholic High, with such players i
John Olascott, James Cole, Pnsquerells.
Jlcunac, I crguson, Icahy. Hunt, Dunphr
nnd Joe Cole, should mnko a brilliant
niiutvint;. t. u.iuu oiuy .iinritwam uiuallr
nlwnys turns oUt a championship team
and will have his men In trim condition
iur wio uiff fiiinies next monin.
Cnthollc High hnd a name scheduled
with Strnyer's nuslnoss College sctterdar
afternoon, but there was a mlsunder
Mnndlng ns to whether It was to be
plajed in the afternoon or at night.
Straycr's desired to play at night and th
Purple nnd Gold In the afternoon, so It
was called off. Today a week Catholic
High and Darby High play a game al
Darby. It Is the only holiday match for
Mnrkwnrd'a bojs
The Kplscopnl Academy students art
making up for lost time, nnd before thi
Christmns vacation season starts Mil
have played oft their December scliedula
of shinny or field I ockey contests. In the
mntch for the Dr. Wllllcm II. Klapp "
trophy yesterday the Sixth Form de
feated the Third Form by the overwhelm
ing score of 12 to 2. Captain -John
Stewart, of tho football team, -was ref
eree. W Townsend. Price. Lathron and
Itobb wcro the stellar performers for tba
winning leain.
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