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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1J15.
IS
flNCOME TO PLAY McCLUEE
fc rT1 TTTTT A TT-IT- t--fr-i- i -r-, -. - -
Between wu oiur Elevens at otrawDriage
I & Clothier Field New Year's Day
By ROBERT W. MAXWELL
t. rt ame of football to bo played
C jjU will be staffed on Strawbrldgo
.Mr Field, 6Z1 ami wainui ".
w. Tear's Day, Vlncome, chnm
L f West Philadelphia, and tho Mc
,101 of we Athletic Club,
chnmplon or Darby
and surrou ndlng
towns, will battle
for the 1915 cham
pionship of Phila
delphia. Tho win
ncr will have a per
fect right to wear
tho crown. Of
course, Fcnn had a
team last year, but
any chnllongo from
the Red and Blue
will bo passed up
with scorn. Any
'ay, It Is said that
41h4 Tij-inn la nnlte.
8ff,MAXWXtA ncd ,lh th(J Jlonor
winning out tho best football team of
art? the colleges In Philadelphia
It in to noted that tho date of this
tt M a IHHO mic or enri-, u one
l!ffi ' stick to facts. Tootball has
htti the" Navy about a month ago, but
Sj M not Interfered with tho coming
ihUlt It took time to nrrnngo details
1;.. iM. rhamnlonshlp tilt nnd It was
.' . ..- , .......in. in imnnl ttrm! rt. tlin
urt of both teams that tho match was
tlfrnn-
f Both Vlncome nna mo nicvruro j. j.
fi made wonderful records. They
'Ewbeen playing football for Boveral
n una iinvu u. uuum, j "
Last as college teams. It is not unusunl
ITite a record crowd of 2000 wotchhiB
u. ,-Mhn rnincs. and thcro Is moro ex-
tnument lhan at Franklin Field. At
-' . 1 I l r !.
'run on jonuuij- j, ". ... ... . ....,
Ifent events ever staged by Independent
i,jml m i no ciij.
rAU Arc Stnrs
gjllgh'jchool stara who did not nttend
tktti, old college men who Btlll like to
-jir the gamo nnd athletes who never
Wchancc to show what they could do
fa Iciulutions oi nignor ruucauun are on
tit (turns, i.cai luuiuan is inaycu, unu
TILDEN RATES WILLIAMS
By WILLIAM
(Philadelphia
TnHE ever-present love of doping out
flruihlngs has gotten tho tennis world
U badly as any other branch of sport.
So tho question of
Philadelphia's "first
ten" comes up every
year.
It Is purely a mat
ter of opinion, but
let us submit tho
following:
X. It. N. Williams,
2d, of Philadelphia
Cricket Club. Hanked
sNo. S in tho 1'nltcd
StatcH and present
holder of tho Inter
collcglato title, na
tional clay court
title nnd too many
' others to mention
' here
There Is no need
4n ....nafn 41... "VV.
jr. i. tildes $ ;; 07 -:
flou,BO no will pass on to "No. 2,""
1,1 Willis K, Davis, of Philadelphia
Cricket Club, a young California!), now
t the University of Pennsylvania, who
Soldi the Pacific Const tltlo, defeating
E. Undley Murray in the flnnls. Last
leu Davis, In the tnterclub matches,
jDt even on two .matches with Wnllace
JohMOn: defeated Dr. K. B. Dewhurat,
o Huntingdon Vallcjy. twice; Wllllnm T.
nUto, M, of ClermaUtown, twice, In
ittTtt-Set matchoir; Vnn TTnrn nf rtplf.pltl.
ljlce. He also played Williams two
jj-ra-wi matches, running- him closor
tm any other -Phlladclphlan. Unfor
jtoutely Davis did not stay to play tho
puraaments around tho East, but by his
JKWds I feel he, deserves second place.
Pi William J. PlBlhlr nt Msrlnn Orlnltnf
i0ub, ex-natlonalv champion. Although
r. Clothier has played Very llttlo this
lit I mtucnea he dIU piny. Bctt-
'iu. ' NflMau- atc.H showed ,ho was In
, Mual form. Clothier always has
LM at the fore of Philadelphia teams
. Judging by his showing- against tlio
Q around tprlnn Ai.cn lit ripen. I.A Ua
ttli Is worthy of third. We hope next
jor-nui see Mr. Clothier In active com-
tjjuon again
HA T,
fun rourtli
Wallace F Johnson, of Mrinn.
wwylvanla State holder in singles and
:, noiaer of Pennsylvania Stato and
iware State doubles. There Is a great
JWjJtlon owing to the defeat Johnson re-.
p!i at the hands of Joseph J. Arm
JSje about the rankins of these two
VES 6ut It appears to me, both from
llSS4! Play against them and from their
'iWrdl, that, notwithstanding the de.
Johnson deserves fourth place. Last
Ym?. Oeieatea Davis once, Tllden twice,
tk.. . m tw,ce and Dewhurst twice In
rVwrciuD matches, and Pearson, Til-
K! i ..0,ner BOoa meu around the
'aeiphla tournaments. His record
."Meaion was sutllelent for the "first
lgut.tll defeated by Walter Merrill
.t
MAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL GAME
uj riiL.AUiubJiiA ir uk iyib
t..: rr.i. rni ... , ., ,
(Gridiron xionors ui mis vity win &e ueciaea
those expecting to see something of the
"town lot" variety will be sadly disap
pointed. Intercollegiate rules will be used
nnd the officials selected by tho central
board.
MeCture A. C. Is the oldest established
Independent football team In Dclnwaro
County and Philadelphia. It was organ
ized In 189718 years ngo, nnd did not lose
n gntno In tho drat eight years. The big
game of the season was with tho old
Wcstmorelands, and many victories were
Bcored. Of recent years Chester has
been tho big rival, but said rival has not
yet won a game. In fact, McCIuro has
been so In tho habit of winning that In 1911
tho season was considered a failure be
causo Vlncomo and Vlctrlx held them to
tie scores. In 1913, however, there was
excessive gloom In Darby, for the tram
lost to both I'nsclinll nnd Frankford.
McClurc Manager
A. J. Mcflurp, .lr , Is mnnnger of the
team, nnd ho lint dotio much to boost
the gnmo In Onrby. He was a member of
the football squads nt State College
and nt Swarthmore, nnd Is well acquaint
ed with the modern game. The success
of tho eleven In the last live jears has
been due to McClurc'a coaching.
The Vlncomo team has headquarters nt
Bid and Sanson, streets, nnd Is tho best
Independent tenm In Philadelphia this
year. It was organized In 1OTJ by Will
iam McDonald, present manager, In six
years tho eleven has lost but three
games, Aberdeen, Vlctrlx nnd Frankford
being tho lucky ones. Coushohocken nnd
PhoenlxvlUe, strong up-Htato teams, al
ways have been given good battles.
Vlncomo's Important game always has
been with tho big Vlctrlx team. Since
tho organisation tho two have mot on
the gridiron threo times, nnd Vlncomo
has emerged victor on two occasions
Vlncome, llko JlcClure. has been looked
upon ns a trnlnlng school for college
elevens. Among tho men that the WVst
Phlladetphlans have sent to -he realms
of higher education are Oeorge Cnmpu
zano, lluckncll; Itnlph Mills, I'enn State;
Scott Smith, Pennsylvania Military
Acndcmy; lien Jacobs, Amherst. Stnn
ley Mills, Peddle Institute,' and a host of
others. '
FIRST IN LOCAL TENNISD0M
T. TILDEN, 2d
.Oil. Champion.)
Hall .In the national, which victory for
i Hall gave him the last nlucc In tho "first
ten."
D. Joseph J. Armstrong, of Merlon,
Pennsylvania stato champion, runner up
to George Church In Delaware State and
holder of Delaware State doubles with
Johnson. It Is admitted that there Is n
question of whether he deserved fourth,
nnd If not given that there can bo no
question about the fifth position.
6. Wllllnm T, Tildcn, 2d. of German
town Country Club, city champion, lost
to Johnson twlco'and Davis twice In the
thovintcrclub''umtt'Jq.m5on''ln"thrrPcm.i
sylvanla State, defeated Dewhurst twice
and Van Horn twlco in tho interclub and
In tho tournament piny Pearson, Thayer,
Iilddlc, II. C. Johnson, of lioston; Car
penter, Dewhurst, V. C. Hollnnd and sev
eral other men. Inman defeated htm
In tho New 1'ork Stato and L. C. Wister
at Wilmington.
Qiddle Is Ranked
7. Crnlg Blddle, of Merlon. There Is
very little to choose between Blddle nnd
Tllden, nnd rually they should be brack
eted as six and seven together. Mr. Bid
dlo lost to Armstrong In tho Stato tour
nament, to Tllden nt Philadelphia and
was unexpectedly defeated by Rand In
the national. He scored u clean-cut vic
tory oyer Fred Inman In tho South, yet
was defeated by several unheard-of
players during tho season.
8. Stnnley AV. Pearson, of Gcrmnn
town Cricket Club. Pearson during- the
interclub lost twlco to Joseph J. Arm
strong. Ho was defeated by Wallace
Johnson In tho Pennsylvania State tour
nament, by Norman Swayne very unex
pectedly nt Wilmington and twlco by Tll
den, onco In tho city title and once at
Norrlstown. Ho defeated Carpenter,
Thayer nnd several other prominent men.
9. Alex D. Thayor, Philadelphia Crick
et Club, ex-clty Champion. Thayer's
record Is very In-and-out this season. He
won tho Individual interclub champion
ship this fall, defeating I.. C. Wister In
the llnals. He lost to Blddle, Pearson,
Tllden and Armstrong during the season,
and defeated Pearson, Wister, Dewhurst
nnd Curpenter.
10. Dr. E. B. Dewhurst, of Hunting
don Valley. Dewhurst has made a good
showing and close scores against Davis,
Johnson, Armstrong, Tllden and Thayer.
His victories do not includo nny partic
ularly noteworthy ones, yet he was al
ways; playing close to tho best men
around the city. I would give "10" to
Doctor Dewhurst, and state that so close
to him that there is little to choose are
I.. C. Wister, of Germantown; Joseph It.
Carpenter, of Philadelphia; Norman
Swayne and several other players.
"Masked Marvel" Thrown
NEW YORK. Dec. 2t.-StranKler Lewlj re
cei.ej thanks of tho remaining heavies In tho
International wrestling tounie today for down
ing the "mytqerloua masked manet." The
mysterious one had tattled Alex AherK and
WUdek bsxko and ivaa generally feared by
the sur.lt ing entranta. t-ewU won In 11
minute and SO seconds.
ABSENT
I Yffrr SSSHBRoGaVEa ,TTLoE Zi JSI&Xi e.cIwNCTCTH.I i- j tccwP " J m tffflBs
LAST SAD RITES
?THfirafi?.AT.
LEAGUE TODAY
Services Are Beings' Con
ducted in Cincinnati by
Organized Baseball
GAME FIGHT FOR LIFE
' CINCINNATI. Dec. 21. - Funeral services-
were conducted In tho Hotel Slnton,
beginning nt noon todny, over the remains
of the Federal League, which died last
week, after a brave but futile two cars'
fight against a combination of diseases-
high salaries, lack of patronage and tho
graitual cloilng up of tho financial nr
tcrlcs which had sustained life.
It was hoped by tho chief mourners that
the kervlces would bo completed before
nightfall and the body placed In n grnvo
alongside the Brotherhood Lengue, which
died In ISI'0. but the ritual outlined is a
long one nnd It may not bo concluded un
til tomorrow night. It wns even posslblo
that actual burial will be delayed for two
or thren weeks, during which lime the
body will bo placed In tho vault of read
justment committees. The lit. ItcV. Or
ganized Baseball, preaching the funeral
pennon, paid hlgl tribute to the gnmc
ncss and lighting 'qualities of tho de
ceased, but chose for the main part of his
text the mo's-bound snlng, "I told you
so."
The active pallbearers are James A Gil
more, husband of tho departed; Harry
Sinclair and Chnrles Wceghman, who
were nttendlng physicians and who tried
with all tho resource nt their command
to suitnln life; Ban Johnson nnd John K.
Tener. presidents of the American and
National Leagues, and Garry Ilctrmnu,
chairman of the Natlonnl Baseball Com
mission.
Tho honorary pallbearers Include K0.
G, Barrow, president of the Intel national
League, the mnn who Is expected to net
ns foster father for some of the club
ownlug children of the deceased; John
II. I'nrrell, sccrotnry of tho National As
sociation uf Minor Leagues, and presi
dents of several of tho American and
Natlonnl League club".
Throughout thrf day thcio was consid
erable speculation us to Just what pro
vision has been made In the last will and
testament of tho deceased for Its sur
viving club-owning children nnd Its "8
ball-playing grandchildren.
Golf at I'ini'hurst
PINnilUJtST, X. LV Dee. 21' i-l W,
Wlilttemuro, lirnnkllno Country , Club, nnd
the Itov. T A. L'liuntli.tm, PIlUiburKli, ,won
the tin uhlstlo four ball tneilal pl.n icsterday
ut tho go)' tournament here with n com
bined enrd of Kit nt a handicap of U. C. It.
Hudinn. N'orthfnrk. nnd 11. A. Wnldrnn,
AKauam Hunt, unn norond honors
C. M. llouartl. of Halifax, ulth ti rnrd of
711, won tho koM medal for the bent Indi
vidual net score Phil Carter, former Metro
politan champion, broke the record for No.
1 course In 7-.
JUNIOR AND SENIOR
EVENTS TO BE HELD
IN NEW YORK ARMORY
Annual Indoor Track and Field
Athletic Games forvt.916?
Scheduled January 29t-,
and March 18 , "
CHANGES IN PROGRAMS
Z. . . v
The? 13th rtculment XrrnorV. &SNew
YorK city, will be the recite of 'tho-ftnniinT
inuoor junior unu senior, ituck unu urnt
games for 1916. Tho date of the Junior
event has been set for January 29. The
senior games will he, staged March IS.
Thero will be several new events on the
championship list this year, viz.: Hun
nlng hop, step and Jump, lG-pound sbotput
and 1-mlle medley tclay race, four men
to comprise n team, nnd to run the follow
ing distances 410 yardsiKO, SS0 und ono
mile. 'The ovents dropped from Jho enlor
meet arc the GS-pound.. weight for lllglt,
IM-raumI shot and "polo vau T()r' dis
tance. ' ,
In tho junior program, tho 220-yard rur.
of former years has been Increased to'SOO.
Tho one-milk walk will bo Increased to
two miles, the CO-yard low hurdles to "0
yards, and tho 12-pound shotput to IG. In
stead of awarding tho championship team
a banner us In tho past, n silver cup will
bo offered this year.
TRENTON FIVE HEATS
THE JASPER JEWELS
Tigers Win Eastern League Game by
28-19 Score
TRRNTON. N. J., Dec. 21. Superior
shooting and unusual blocking enabled
Trenton to dofeat Jasper-In nn Eastern
League contest h,ero last night by a score
pf 2S to 19. Not at any stage of the
match were the locals in danger, they
assuming tho lead at the. outset and
maintaining it Until the end. "The scoro
at the end of the llrst half was Trenton,
15: Jasper, S.
Trenton presented a reconstructed team.
Getzlnger, who has been playing nt guard
all season, went to centre In place of
Keenan, who bus been sick for some
time, and Hough played at guard beside
Frost. Captain Joe Fogarty, who has
been out with a bad ankle, also got back
In harness at forward beside Franl.el.
The combination played remarkably well
and may be maintained by the local man
agement. - MINDED ABNER And
TO BE, PLAYED HERE
SKATING CARNIVAL TONIGHT
Merion Cricket Club to Promote Gala
Affair on Golf Pond
II. C. Thnycr, chairman of the Merlon
Cricket Club Skating Committee an
nounced this nfternon that a carnival
would bo held on the Ico nt 8 o'clock to
night. Tho pond on tho golfvcourse has
been prlmcd'-for tho affair and tho sur
face will bo at Its best.
Such expert skaters as Messrs. Chap
man nnd Hogers hnvo Teen Invited. The
'pond will bo well lighted by flnro lights
and bonfires, while the tr,es o:t the edge
of tho pond will bo decorated, A band
will render lively nlrs durjfig; thq evening.
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Y. M. C. A. ML L.
AFTER INCREASE
IN MEMBERSHIP
Campaign by Officials
Started to Get New En
tries in Organization
V. M. C. A. Sunday Schoplt Athletic
Leagtio officers are busy campaigning for
new members. The committee, consisting
of President Albert V. Meyers, Secretary-Treasurer
H. C. Hueklcw and Chair
man of the Onmcs Committee Oeorge W.
Hrnden are working hard to attain that
end.
In u circular sent out by tho committee
reasons' , a,re given why 'local Sunday
schools shoUtdHio members" of J ho Y. M.
C. A. H. S. A. I,. Too great Importance
cannot wo placed upon the character
bulldltig value of gnmca nnd Athletics If
conducted under enthuslnstlo Christian
leadership. Tho Iden these days Is not
to make tho sole duty of tho Sunday
school Its services, but to go further by
promoting nthletlc spirit. A. vicious piny
lender may undo much of the good re
ceived In tho Sunday school teaching
period.
Three New Changes
Important changes hnve been made In
tho lengue. At tho annual meeting threo
chnnges wcro made which will greatly In
crease Its membership and 'usefulness.
First The annual dues for school
membership were changed from K
to 2.
Second The registration fee was
changed to 10 cents for nil classes
Instend of S cents for midgets, 10 cents
for boys. 15 cents for Juniors, 20 cents
for Intermediates and 23 cents for
seniors, No. change has been made
for olmi'iricatlon ns to weight.
Third Moot of . tho sports .events
will ho conducted on the group tenm
plan: that Is, each school will select a
team In each class (the number de
pending on tho action uf tho games
committee, generally vnrylng from
live to ten nthlctcs), each member of
the team competing In nil the events
In given clnss,
Instend of awarding points on the usual
system of !, 3 nnd 1, the average Is com
piled by awarding so mnny point!! for
excellence In various events. In tho
chinning contest, for example, G points
nre allowed for each pull-up. Itelatlvcly,
the same Idea of scoring Is arranged, In
the other events.
INDOOR PENTATHLON
- PLANNED-AT CENTRAL
Vv
FiveEvont AU-Arbund Test to
x. ' "B'e.JIeld January 29.
v. a. u.uaT,esx
-i.
Local track and flelajathletes will be
Interested to know t that' tho'Central Y.
M.1, C. A., will prompte an Indoor pen
tathlon, open to tho ,membcrs ,of nthletlc
clubs und Y. M-C'A.'s In-thls section.
January 29. Doctor Braden, physical su
pervisor nt Central, made the announce
ment last night at, tho monthly meeting
of the board of managers of tho Middle
Atlantic Association ut the new head
quarters, 1132 SouthjjTenn siiuare.
The main business' of tho evening was
the admission of seven clubs: Shnnahau
.Catholic Club, of Plilladelpha; Athletic
Federation Club, of. Brldegton, N. J.;
"Young Men's Catholic J.cague of Tren
'ton, N J.; St. Columb.Vs Catholic Club,
of Philadelphia: .St. Monica's Catholic
Club, of Philadelphia; Aquinas Catholic
Club, of Philadelphia, and1 the' Carnegie
Club, of Pittsburgh. H
Tho resignation of Martin J. H. Mc
Donagh, the West Branch athlete, who
represented the Young Men'fl" Christian
Association Athletic Leaguo on tho board
of managers of tho A. A. U was accepted
with regrets. Mr. McDonngh leaves
Philadelphia January 10, 1910, to accept a
position nt Troy, N. Y.
INDOOR BASEBALL TONIGHT
West Branch .. ... O. A. Team to
Play Woodland Trolleymon
An Indoor baseball game is to be played
tonight at the West Branch Y. M. C. A..
52d and Sansom .streets, when thu trolley
men from the Woodland avenue barn of
West Philadelphia line up against the
dormitory team.
The luro of tho national game has
proved too much for the carmen, who
finished up In the- running of. the P. R. T.
League, last season, and the arrange
ment o'f tho contest met with full ap
proval. A big- crowd Is expected to Jour
ney to West Branch to watch the game.
By the extending of invitations to out
side teams to engage in indoor baseball
with Its, own members the Y. M. C A.
has stimulated considerable Interest
among the boys.3
Ho Has His Wisdom Teeth,
RITCHIE WINNER
IN RETURN BOUT
Dazed in Second, Local
Boxer Comes Back and
Finishes Strongly
f-1
DOUGLAS SHOW TONIGHT
Fight fans who saw Wllllo nitchto re
verse the decision in his returi match
with Kddle McAndrews nt the Olympln
last night, today are marvelling over
tho Callfornl- '- clean and cleycr boxing
ability. The 'Mnnnyunk mauler came
back In great form after Hltchle had him
on tho vergo of a knockout In tho second
round and Kddle wns battling even harder
lhan Wllllo when the final gong sounded.
After fighting to a stand-still In tho
opening session, Hltchle earned the bet
ter of the second round by reason of
staggering McAndrews ami all but had
him on the Moor. A left hook Hltchle's
most dependable punch caught Kddln on
tho point of the chin ns he rushed Bill,
but ho saved himself from going down
by falling Into a clinch. Hltchle shook
off his opponent and tried his utmost to
f'.-.lsli McAndroWs. Tho latter kept i.'.s
equilibrium, however, although the- end
of the period found him groggy nnd leg
weary. McAndrews came back nnd deserved an
even break In tho next period, showed
slightly to ddVnutngc In tho fourth but
nitchlc'sThnoruesa nnd cleaner' punches
entitled him . to (ho better of the final
pair of frames. They boxed Stt .cntch
w eights. 'The mltch did not result' in
so Interesting nn Vncounter ns their first
set-to
Sailor Cxnrmanskl, IS!, and handicapped
by 17 pounds, succeeded In winning from
Howard Truesdale In n hnrd light.
Sailor Smiley, 137. scored a knockout with
but half a mlnuto to go in tho sixth
round over Frank O'Brien. I39H. after n
terrific slugging bee. In tho other bouts
ICddlo Mullen, 127, won from Bobby Mc
Leod. 1201,. and Billy I lines, 10P, defeated
Young Medwny, 108, nftcr tho former had
been Hooted In tho f)rst round.
When1 SUObbJ- Itcynoldii and Franklo
Conlfrey answer the gong In tho wind-up
at th Douglas luli tonight one of the
most scientific "scraps of the season
should result." The New York lad has
been boxing In great foim In this city,
his most recent l.out belnir a clean-cut
victory over Kddlo Wugond, nnd ho
should hnvo tho clever Reynolds persolt
on his toes cvety second of the IS min
utes. The proginm follows: '
Klrnt tiout Tahnny R.illnKlirr. Houtlmark,
, MUntiv McSorlct, rnlrmount.
Mcconrl bout UeorKe Minns. North I'enn. vs.
K. O. ftmsnni louthunrk.
Tlilril bout Sf-MW Krll KonnlnKtoti. v.
Jim VVIltlatnfl. 1'rov Monro.
Ppnii-uttnlui Hook Mono. Memphis, vb
Young lonrov W rt I'hlladclphla
Wlmhip r'rnnltlo fnnlfro. Now York. n.
Hobby llonulil. outhiutrk
RIFLE COMPETITION
GAINS POPULARITY
AS SPORTING EVENT
Four Hundred Clubs Promote
Shooting Events . War De
partment Issues Free Guns
andAmmunition .
V" -'l"
TEN. MEN' CAN 'FORM CLUB
IUUo 'shooting. U; bej'hff revived again.
Members of the sporting fraternity are
looking forward to being crack shooters,
not only bending objects hundreds, of
yards avvav, but nre nlso taking up tho
sport of target shooting at the traps,
using the shotgun.
At present the multitude is keen for
tho shooting game. Tho unprecedented
revival, of rlfta. competition has been
brought nbout by tho enactment uf a law
by Congres last year authorizing a free
Issue, of rifles nnd ammunition to rlllo
clubs organized by civilians. Under this
act 10 civilians In nny locality can or
ganize themselves Into a (lovernment rllle
club and1 adopt by-laws approved by the
Secretary of War.
The club then affiliates with tho Na
tional Itlllo Association of America, and
It Is given by the War Department one
new Krng rifle for every live members of
tho association and 13) rounds of ammuni
tion to each member annually for use on
the range.
(.KOWiK OltTOX APPLIES
FOR TRAINER'S POSITION
Also Wishes to Succeed Himself ns
Track Coach
Dr. George W. Orton, track coach of
the University of Pennslvunia. this
morning announced hl.t candidacy to suc
ceed himself for this position when his
contract expires In June. Not only that,
but ho has written n letter to tho new
football committee, asking for the posi
tion of trainer next fall. Uoctor Orton Is
the first candidate for this dual position,
which Is to be restored for tho first time
since the death of thu lute Mike Murphy.
If Doctor Orton gets the position, ho
will probably give up tho publicity work
which he now does.
There are a number of other men who
have received favorable mention for this
position. Among thm are Arthur Smith,
of the University of Maine, and Alvln C.
Krnenzleln, captain of Pennsylvania's 1500
track team.
Too! By WALT McDOUGALL
ON NEW YEAR'S DAY7f
HARRY SINCLAIR BEHIND GUN
TO SEE FED MEN ARE TREATED
RIGHT BEFORE PEACE IS MADE
Never Calls With Winning Hand in Poker, and
Oil Magnate Is Playing for Peace
Agreement the Same Way
BY CHANDLER
WHEN magnates of thr Nntlopal nnd
American Leagues met the Federal
League penco delegate?, tho Organized
Hall forces were handed tho surprise of
their lives when they discovered that they
could not ride nil over the Independents
There was one particularly troublesome
customer who refused to permit Ban
Johnson to do the tUrtntlng Ho was
I tarry F. Sinclair. More than onco It
seemed ns If tho Oklahoma millionaire
surely would spoil the well-laid plans be
cause ho wanted hl own vvny.
Sinclair made n groat hit with tho base
ball fraternity present and If ho succeeds
in purchasing the New York National
League club, he prouablv will bo as popu
lar ns "Cap" Huston and Colonel Huppcrt.
new owners ; the Yankees. Sinclair has
often been referred to ns tho Feds'
"angel." It wns generally believed that
tho Oklahomnn did not know much nbout
the gnmo nnd would prove a mark for tho
Organized Ball diplomats when it camo
time for tho nnnl settlement, but his
baseball knowledge proves a distinct sur
prise. Real At mi of Foda
In the first place, Sim lair soon demon
strated that ho was the renl mnn of the
Independent lengue and with President
Ollmoro wni perfectly capable of taking
enre of the Federal League's side of th
negotiations.
It was Sinclair who held tip negotia
tions nnd Insisted on the meeting In Cin
cinnati before tho Feds would withdraw
their suit. After the llrst meeting be
tween the committees appointed by or
ganized tint! and the Federal League.
Hlnclulr Informed the O. B. committee
CORNELL LEADS IN ATHLETIC
ACHIEVEMENTS DURING 1915
Intercollegiate Team
Champions for 1915
Soort rollose.
Tootball CtirneU-
Truck nthletlrn Cornell
Itowlnc Yulo
llanoUill Harvard
CroF.opuntry Maine
Axsorlntlnu football lla orfonl
lt.-ikotli.ill Vntc
Colt Yule
(lymtnutlcs .. .Ynle
Wrestling ,, Cornell
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llockov Harvard
renclng Navy
I.iurn!f0 Harvard
Tennld .-,... Harvard
By EDWARD R. BUSHNELL
ALTIIOl'OlI In the field of Eastern In
. tercolleglate sports both Yule and
Harvard won more team championships
thnn Cornell, nil fiilr-mlmled petsons will
concede that In tho mutter of Important
championships and general standard of
excellence Cornell led tho whole college
world for the calendar year of 1915. The
four major sports, football, truck ath
letics, rowing nnd baseball, are of more
Importance than nil the minor sports com
bined. In them Cornell won the picmler
tltlo in two, football nnd track athletics.
In a thlnl, rowing, Cornell yields a ques
tionable championship: to Ynle, because In
u triangular tegatla over n tvvo-inlle
course the Ella beat tho lUincans, In
baseball Cornell had an off year nnd got
a wretched start, which put the Ithacuus
nut of tho running.
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D. RICHTER
that lie was coins- to tnkn rnr nt all In. rt
dependent magnates In the peace agree
ment or there would bo none signed,
Reports from the Orgnhl?ed Bnlt forces
at tho close of Saturday's session would
lend ono to bellcvo Sinclair was going to ,
retire rrom the game, but tho oil mag
nate told the Evxnino I.EnoKn. represen
tative after the meeting that he would
have the controlling Interest In a majol
league club.
Never Calls
"I nm a great lover of poker," said
Sinclair. "In playing that game I hav
always made It n rule never to oftll
unless I had a raising hand, nnd I Intend
to adopt that policy In baseball. I think
that wo hnvo tho upper hand nnd nre
going to have our way In n few things
or there will bo no peace.
"Before I gel through with baseball I
nm going to have a major leaguo pen
nant winner. After that I don't care
much what happens. The fans have been
led to believe thnt tho Fcda wero In base
ball to wreck the game but I think we
have played fair. The National Leaguers
have done most of tho talking. Wo aro
willing and anxious for peace but It
must be made at terms satisfactory to
nil.
' There Is going to Tie nothing done
nbout the signing of the pence agree
ment until Organized Ball gives us what
wo hnvo asked for and we will not mnke
nn application to have our suit before
Judge Lnndls withdrawn until every
thing Is fixed to our satisfaction. As I
said before, I don't believe In calling
unless I hnvo a lian.l good enough to
raise. Wo hold that hand and our suit
Is nn extra ace In the hole."
Conceding Yale tho championship In
rowing the Ells finished tlrrt In ono major
nnd, three minor sports nnd tied with two
other colleges, Pennsylvania and Colum
blu. In n fifth, swimming. Harvard like
wise was llrst in four sports. But only
one wns a major. Tills was baseball, and
nwnrding the Crimson llrst place wns
largely a matter of opinion. When It Is
considered that Cornell won tho football
nnd track championships outright of the
major spoils, llnlBhed second In a. third
major sport, scorn! In cross-country and
urst wrestling, no one can deny the A
right of Cornell to rnnk at tho top.
There mny lie some difference of opin
ion ns to the right of Cornell to be ranked '
..f' In football. The dissenters nil coma
from Pittsburgh, whoso team also went
through the season without n defeat.
This throws the subject open to debate. t
The defenders of Cornell can point to the
fact that tho Ithacans played a .harder
schedule than did Pittsburgh, In addition,
lo which they barred freshmen. Pitts- 4
burgh used flrst-yonr men. These two
points throw the balance of the argu- A
ment In fnvor of Cornell for fhst place.
Cornell was so supreme In track and
field athletics that no other college can
be computed to the team Jack Moakley
developed at Ithnca. The Ithacans won
all their dual meets with ense, and In the
1. C. A A A A. championships scored
almost twice as many points as liar
vaul, whose leum finished second. Cor-
nell. however, had one upset on the track,
for Maine furnished u big Mirprlse In the
cross-country championship, beating o,ut
Cornell by n few points. Thero Is np
doubt that Cornell was overconfident.
Just us a dozen years ago, when Yale un- '
expectedly won. ,
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