EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, UEfcLDAY, JANUARY XSlM
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ATHLETICS WILL GO TO JACKSONVILLE TO TRAIN AFTER MARCH 1 PLANS CHANGE
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CONNIE MACK MAKES SHIFT
IN TEAINING PLANS; WILL
GO SOUTH AT USUAL TIME
Believes His Young" Hurlers Need Lot of Work
to Develop Control Pitching
Prospects Good
MANAGER MACK, of the Athletics, wan tho first manager to advocate a later
tart for tho spring training trips of tho major league ball teams and had
planned to take his squad South about March 15, as ho did several years ago,
hut lifter looking over tho young blood with which ho Intends to construct a now
championship machine, Mack camo to tho conclusion that tho squad would need
more work In tho South, particularly tho young pitchers.
Last season several of Mack's recruit twlrlers showed n great amount of
natural ability, but their wlldncss spoiled whatever chanco they had for making
good records. This was particularly truo In the early part of tho yoar when
tho Athletics pitchers broko all records for number of bases on balls given.
Mack believes that thcro Is only ono way to cradlcato this wlldncss. Tho pro
scription calls for plenty of work. That was his reason for working W yckoff so
hard, and It had tho desired effect, as tho Wllllamsport boy had excellent con
trol at tho closo of tho season.
Connie Has Some Good Young Pitchers
Tho Athletics have Nabors, Bressler, nichnrdson and one or two other young
sters who apparently have a wonderful amount of natural talent but who lack
control, and Mack has decided to tako his squad South during tho first week of
March, tho exact date not yet having been decided upon.
Another reason Manager Mack Is anxious to got his team to Jacksonville
earlier than ho had plenncd Is that ho will have the largest squad ho has over
taken to a training camp. With few exceptions tho squad will bo composed of
youngsters who may bo slow In showing their form, as nervousness and ovor
nnxlety generally handicap a recruit unless ho la of unusual calibre-. Mack
wants to glvp his youngsters tlmo to find their proper stride before tho lntor
lcaguo games aro played.
Mack Started the Late Training Plans
When Mack announced that ho did not favor an early start and that ho did
not Intend to tako his squad to Jacksonville until the mlddlo of March, other
major leaguo owners agreed that It was a wasto of money and that tho major
leaguo clubs wasted a great dent of money without deriving any particular bene
fit from long trips. Accordingly many teams mado anangements to lcavo for
tho South on March 15 or thereabouts. Now Mnck has switched and will have
his men at tho training camp earlier than many other managers who had, In
the pant, been strong for an early start.
Magco's Prcscnco In Now York Will Aid American Leaguo
Tho preoonco of Leo Mageo In Now York will havo almost as great an effeot
m If Frank Baker had bcon landed by tho Yankees. Magoo is of that typo that
appeals to tho Now York fans and ho will prove- great drawing card. Ho was
never known as a slugger until ho entered tho Federal Leaguo, Btlll he was rated
an a wonder when ho was with tho Cardinals.
MoRce Is What Managers Term "a Winning Ball Player"
Ho Is a. dashing, cleAn-cut player who Is of Immense valuo to a tcR.m. Ho
docs not know what It Is to Admit defeat until the last man has been retired, and
ho fights Just as hard and plays as wejl with a tall-ender as ho would with a
pennant winner. Every club In tho American Leaguo will profit by Magco's
presence In tho Yankees' llno-up, as ho also will bo a drawing card on tho road.
When Sinclair announced that Mageo, ICauff and other Fcdoral Leaguo stars,
whose contracts ho holds, would bo placed on tho market it was rumored that
tho "Fed" magnate wanted about $30,000 for Magce, but It Is doubtful If Captain
Huston and Colonol Rupport, owners of tho New York club, paid this amount.
Tho Yankees could havo had Baker by meeting his terms and the homo run
king's demands did not amount to as much as tho contract Leo Magee Is carry
ing, and which will in 1916 and 1917 bo carried by tho Now York club. As
Manager Donovan Is known to havo considered Baker the most valuablo man
In the game, barring! Cobb, for tho New York club from a drawing cord stand
point, it Is not likely Mageo brought such a high price.
Action Should Be Taken Immediately in the Cole Caso
If Billy Nusblckcl, proprietor and matchmaker of tho Quaker City A. C,
failed to pay tho veteran Georgo Colo, a colored boxer, for his scrvlocs last
Friday night, as Colo claims. It Is tlmo for tho Department of Fubllo Safoty to
act 'and thero would bo llttlo sympathy expressed by boxing fans If tho club
were closed. This 13 not tho first tlmo that boxers havo complained that they
did not get tho amount called for In their contracts at the Quaker City club.
The last Incident of noto was tho caso of Seo-Saw Kelly, who was knocked out
by Tim Logon many months ago.
In this fight Logan caught Kelly on tho point of the Jaw and knocked him
out in tho third round. Spectators claimed that the knockout was as clean as
possible, but It Is said that Nusblckel claimed that Kelly had "quit" and refused
to pay him for his services.
In refuslrig to pay Cole, Nusblckcl Is sold to have declared that Cole and
Tommy Coleman had "stalled" through three rounds until the fight was stopped
by the referee and that Colo was not In condition. Perhaps neither man was
fighting, but that Is no excuse for tho promoter to fall to Hvo up to his agree
ment. The only redress the club has under these conditions U to bar the lighter
who falls to give the patrons a run for their money from future shows given by
that club. We aro yet to seo tho promoter who gives preliminary boys more
than they contract for when they put up a better fight than the wlndup stars,
so why not make tho best of It when a bad match la made?
Basketball Must Soon Be Rated a Major Sport at Penn
If basketball continues to show a profit for the University of Pennsylvania's
athletic treasury It will not bo long before tho Board of Directors will havo
to recognize It as a major sport. It is tho only sport, aside from football, that
pays expenses. Track athletics, rowing and baseball aro all conducted at a.
loss. The situation Is Just a bit ridiculous, too, because a minor sport, which
Is refused the rating of a major branch, helps to support tho latter. Another
argument In favor of basketball's recognition Is the fact that It Is as hard
for tho average man to make this team as it la to get his letter In football or
track athletics. This year, for example, thero were more than 100 candidates
for the team, and of this number not more than eight can be considered the
teajsa. It Is becoming Increasingly hard to refuse recognition of basketball's
claims.
Unusual Ties Feature Races in Soccer Leagues
Two. unusual ties exist in local soccer leagues. In the Pennsylvania Inter
collegiate, Penn second. Lafayette and Lehigh finished the season on even
terms and a round robin tourney will be staged to decide the winner. The
unusual part of this tie Is that there were only four teams In the league, Haver
ford second finishing a bad lost.
Moorestown, Merlon White and Merlon Maroon are tied in the Cricket Club
League, flrst division. The championship will be decided on Saturday when
Moo res town meets Merlon Maroon. Merlon White has played its full schedule
of f games and cannot even gain a tie In the championship, as Moorestown and
t(ie Maroons have played only 7 games and one of the teams must be credited
with a point, even if the game results In a tie. At present all three teams have
1J points, Moorestown Is looked upon as the likely winner, as it has played
.ora consistent game than the Maroons.
The James Boys Are Both in Poor Shape
By an odd freak of fate, the Bill James, of Detroit, is now troubled with arm
lameness, similar to that which made the Bill James, of the Braves, uselias in
IMS, Detroit purchased its James from the Browns for 115,000 In the latter part
of the mo season, oeueving inai nis presence on me starr would enable the
ffff r to overhaul the Red Sox, Boon after Joining the Tigers, James began to
ha.va trouble with his arm and was of little value to Jennings' team.
The Detroit James attributes his trouble to the chilly breeze from Lake
Hfrinlgan, which is so noticeable in Detroit In the early fall, while the Braves'
JtMBa believes that pitching in San Francisco In the winter of 19U, with cold
wind blowing from Frisco Bay, started his trouble. Both men caught cold
whteh settled In the shoulder. They are a great pair of twlrlers when right and
their ! cannot be replaced on their respective teams.
SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THE JOY OUT OP LIFE
PENN QUINTET
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AMATEUR RULE
IN TENNIS IS
FAR TOO STRICT
money, directly or Indirectly In any shape,
form or manner, or under any disguise, Is
rank professionalism, anil tho punishment
should be Bcvero. But to treat tho usual
channels of trade, even though they bo
connected with sporting goods, In tho
same light as tho actual paying for the
ability a innn possesses Is to mo unfair
mid Inconsistent.
Let thoso who feel In this light let the
association know It, let tho delegates to
the meeting know It and put tho vlow
polnt directly up to them from tlia stand
point of Justice, not mere actual reading
of their poorly worded rule. The opinion
of tho players of any gamo will sooner or
later detormlno tho rules which will gov
ern that game. Therefore It this amateur
ml a Is poor, lot tho players mako them
p!vcs felt nnd by tho pressure of their
vlfatvs havo It repealed or amended.
Rivals Clash This Evening
Contest Expected
OTHER CAGE flBtyf
Pennsylvania plays Tale In t .fll
collegiate Leaguo basketball cSnlM
New Haven th Is evening, and lT- A, !
built lied and Blue team Jl1. ,"!W
best foot forward to keep at the t'
tho hean, Th Is cntn. iii -.li?' ,0 i
Ing of the basketball Bengon t n.V'i?
ven, unci the Blue win bo given !:1
jena on Dy wo Yale underjrrsMuT1
la won tho championship S ftj'J
Bobby Stowo. thn pn.h ... . M
last year's team in harness. iTr.l
man is Baker In centre, and. Ilk. iC
una is mo wean pot of the team. t2?
plays a passing Kxme, short and .iTJ
lino i-enn, and last year hod th nu2
perfected system of team play of Jl
five In the leoguo. vl- J
Tho Pennsylvania team In cbtrt,
llannger Lans I left tnr M tr.l?..
morning Coach Jourdet also entT n!
gamo Is called for 7iW. so that thpj
team may return homn h -.. ". .n5
The line-up! v "" "lau j
Jrtln forward fir (fl
Wljllamaon forward ;"""""2!?J
rcordi centra ...... "",HS
lUfereo-jfom Tnorno. H
Trenton Bents Reading-
TrtENTON, Jan. 18. - An extra (h
mlnuto period was reaulred tr a.ia ".VT.
E.MAern-. LcnGUe basketball contest UM
night, Trenton playing cyclonlo bulS.4
vletorbViL .on ;. 'Si COm,D CS
Clrerttock,
jamqen.
Keodlnn,
Eastern Leaguo Standing
W. I lC. w ,
... 13 ll ,M2Jan
This Is View Taken by Til
den, Champion of
Philadelphia
By WM. T. TILDEN 2D
Philadelphia Oinmplon for 191.V
THERE Is ono mystery greater than the
Sphinx, ono so great It roqulrcs
tho combined genius of Sherlock Holmes,
Craig Kennedy and SI. Locoq to unravel
nnd glvo a solution to. That rryBtory Is
"whnt constitutes a
professional In ten
nis." Unfortunately,
neither the National
Lawn Tennis Asso
ciation nor yet the
Individual players
under tho rules have
tho Intelligence of
these threo famous
detectives of fiction,
so that no person or
group thereof has a
very clear grasp of
this Interesting ques-
lnn
WM. T. TIfcDB.V. 2D To tne average In
tellect It scorns that the desire to abolish
professionalism from tho amateur gamo
1ms forced the association to a point of
rather foolish rldgedness.
This whole question Is only brought all
the more to the fore at this time by the
announcement from the coast a few days
ngo that Maurlco E. McLoughlln, ex
natlonal champion In singles.' and Thomas
Bunily, with whom ho hold the national
doubles title, havo decided to open a
sporting goods store. This Is In direct
violation, according to Robert Wrenn,
president of N. I. T. A., of the amateur
rule, which reads as follows:
A person shall ceaso to be an ama
teurby granting or permitting tho
use of one's name to advertise or
promote tho snle of, or to act bb the
personal solicitor for the Bale, or as
the actual salesman of sporting
goods, prizes, trophies or other com
modities for use chiefly In or In con
nection with athletla games or exhibi
tions. Others in Ring
If this rule were enforced to the letter,
many prominent men besides "Mac" and
Bundy would suffer. Such players as
Alexander, Touehard, "Ted" Whitney.
Carl Gardner would also fall under this
ruling, to say nothing of William John
ston, our present national champion, and
possibly Wallace Johnson here In our city.
Professionalism Is undoubtedly a blot on
any game, but It Is the direct payment
for services on the field which Is bad, not
this possible technical violation of a very
badly worded rule.
Is it worse to allow a man to sell sport
ing goods for a profit than to allow him to
accept money as a clerk, or In some such
capacity, with the understanding that he
Is to coach people staying at the place
he Is working at, or he Is to play there
and by his ability draw people to that
place. This, to me, seems much worse
than the act McLoughlln and Bundy are
in danger of losing their amateur stand
ing by, yet It Is done far more than one
thinks, and In tennis quite as much as
In college "summer ball."
Type of the "Pro"
This Is the type of professionalism
which we should stop at once, this Is the
style of thing that the National Associa
tion should frown on.
Let the tennis world tum its attention
to the question raised by this matter of
McLoughlln and Bundy and send their
views to the association. Technically the
men are now professionals; yet are we
to lose two of our most popular players,
men whose whole Influence on the game
has been for good, men who are gentle
men and sportsmen tn every sense, sim
ply through a technicality. It la no mere
passing fad with them. McLoughlln
.An lA 4111 tA,l7.liA In lt ta. I.. "j
Mfi '"" u wurjt even
If It does cost him his standing, as it Is
a matter with him of his livelihood, and
he feels he should continue. That should
be an answer to the question of profes
sionalism when the work U In the usual
course of trade. It should be taken into
consideration.
To coach for money or to play for
V.!?
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