EVENING LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, Til tilt Si DAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1916.
I PHILADELPHIA PROBABLY WILL .LOSE 'CHANCE TO STAGE ARMY-NAVY GAME NEXT FALL
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ARMY AND NAVY GAME MAY BE"
PLAYED IN NEW YORK; LACK
. OF STADIUM HERE IS CAUSE
Afanapolis and West Point Authorities Consider
Change Despite Agreement to Meet in
Philadelphia on Alternate Years
TtlB absenco of a stadium In this city which can sent 4B.O0O spectators or
moro In all probability will cnuso tho olllclals nt West Point nntt Annapolis
to transfer tho annual Army-Navy gridiron name to New York tlRtiln next
fall, desplto tho existing agreement which provides for tho playing of tho 1910
eotno In Philadelphia. Nothing dcflnlto has been dono by the rcprcsontatlves
ot tho two schools, but It Is known that they dcslro to break tho agreement be
cause moro pcoplo can bo accommodated In Now York and facilities aro con
sidered better.
tf Philadelphia had a stndlum such as has been suggested, the Army and
Navy probably would only bo too glad to play all of their games In this city,
but ns It Is out of the question to build such a structure boforo next fall, ono
of tho greatest events of the year In tho sporting world Im likely to be lost.
Franklin Field enn accommodate but 32,000 spectators, whereas the I'oto
Grounds In New York can seat between 42,000 and 45,000 persons, Lnst fall
,uuu auenaca mo annual buttle, desplto tho fact that miserable weather pro
vallqd. Tho first disagreement between tho University of Pennsylvania and
tho authorities at tho two schools, which resulted in staging tho game at Prince
ton for ono year, was duo primarily to tho fact that both West Point and
Annapolis Insisted that their allotment of tickets was not satisfactory, each
claiming that It could not possibly fulfil Its requests from the block of li.OOO
tickets allowed each.
Tho agreement between Perm nnd the Government schools calls for tho
two schools to divide three-quarters of the tickets, while the Ited and Hluo
Athletic Association sells tho remaining one-fourth, or 8000 seats, nnd then
turnt the money over to the Homo for Widows and Orphans of Soldiers nnd
Sailors. As this annual contest does not not any of the parties concerned, ex
cepting the New York National Leaguo Club, any financial gain, the desire
to stage tho game In New York Is duo entirely to tho absence of a Btadium In
Philadelphia.
Football Committee Plainly Shows Where It Places Dlamc i
it looks very much ns If tho Football Committee und athletic authorities at
Pennsylvania placo tho blame for the poor showing of tho lied and Bluo on the
' gridiron In recent years upon tho shoulders of Dr. Carl Williams, long an Idol '
nt Penn and undoubtedly a wonderful coach under tho old game. Tho fact that
every man of tho 1915 staff of coaches again has been selected to assist the
head coach 'for tho 1910 season leaves little room for doubting that this Is the
feeling of tho committee, 1
Williams was not officially appointed head coach of the Red and Itluc eleven
last fall, but It Is known that ho was tho real boss. What Williams said
wont, regardless of what tho rest of the coaching staff thought. The fact that
Folwell was perfectly satisfied, and suggested tho appointment of the assistants
who aided Williams and Brooko last year, also makes It apparent that Folwell
la of tho same opinion.
It is evident that the new coach Is taking a great chance. He is signed
to a one-year contract and must make good next fall. Ho Is staking his
reputation oh tho work of tho team, and selected the men who were con
nected with a disastrous coaching regime. Those In close touch with affairs
nt Penn and the players who wore the Red and Bluo lust fall, are unanimous In
the opinion that Folwell picked Ideal assistants. Tho players supported Dickson
and Wharton strongly last year, and did not hesitate to say that the blamo for
j the poor showing of the team belonged elsewhere.
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SEATON-HENDRIX "MYSTERY"
DUO ON JOE TINKER'S HANDS
Former Philly and Pirate Pitchers Would
Strenghten Cubs If They Regain Form
Before Their Jump to Feds
Dy GKANTLAND RICE
Williams Has Done Much for Pennsylvania
Folwcll's selection of assistants was typical of tho man. He has wonderful
confidence in his own ability nnd is absolutely certain that he can prove to the
football world that there was nothing wrong with tho Penn system of play or
the coaching assistants; hut that the fault was with the coaching system nnd
board' of strategy. If Folwell fails, Williams will be vindicated, but It looks
like a safe wager that "Fighting Hob" will not full. Ho has that wonderful
hplrlt which will not admit defeat, nnd ho always has been able to come back
With a rush when It seemed certain that ho would fall. The Penn players
probably will get tho same spirit and this alono will assure greater s iccess than
was obtained In recent years when confidence and respect for tho head coach
were missing.
In Justice to Williams It Is only fair to say that if ho really wns to blnmo
(or Penn's poor showing and this is yet to be proved tho score Is still far from
oven, as Pennsylvania will always bo indebted to the former coach for what
he hns done for its football. Time and again Williams has neglected his
medical practice to come to the aid of the Red and Hluo when the team was
flipping badly. Until recent years ho always got results, and in his regime he
always did what ho though was best for Pennsylvania. Ho simply drifted away
from the situation, and as the new game developed and younger coaches dis
covered the possibilities of It, Williams failed to advance. Ho stuck to his old
Ideas, and results prove that they do not suit the new game.
Veteran From Coast Tells How Gcdcon Got His Average
In discussing Joe Gedeon, the youngster for whom several major league
clubs put In a claim, but whoso sale to the Yanks was finally approved by the
National Commission, a Pacific Coast League player agrees entirely with tho
opinion expressed in these columns a few days' ago, relative to Gedeon's hitting
ability. The player Is a veteran who Is known to be an excellent Judge of ball
players, having recommended many of the stars who came to tho major leagues
from tho Pacific Coast League and made 'good. Therefore his opinion deserves
consideration.
"Persons who are familiar with tho conditions under which CJedcon played
cannot understand why tho Phillies, Washington and ono or two other teams
made such a fight for Gedeon," tho veteran says. "That .317 batting average
for an lnflelder Is no doubt responsible for tho fuss, but I'll tell you Just how
he got It. Glancing at his remarkable total of 67 doubles and 17 homo runs,
naturally you will be under tho Impression that Gedeon Is a terrific slugger.
He Js a right fair hitter In ttuit league, though he has a marked weakness for
curve ball pitching If the twlrler has anything on his hook, but one of the
shortest 'fences In the country Is right In Salt Lake City where Gedeon played.
' That -was tho secret of his success.
High Flies Were Good for Doubles
"High fly balls which would bo easy outs on any major league field, despite
the1 wall about the small Philly Park, hit the fence In Salt Lako and were
always good for two bases, while he often lifted tho ball over this wall for
a home run. Most of the homers would likewise bo easy outs on a larger field,
The beat proof in tho world that Gedeon got a largo percentage of his prestige
through the short fence Is proven by the record of two-base hits made by
players, ot the Salt Lake tdiim.
"Gedeon led tho league with 67 doubles, while right behind him was Ryan,
with 59; Shlnn, with 62; Orr, with 4$, and Zacher, with 45. All of these men
played with Salt Lake. No team ever made more doubles than Salt Lako, as
you can easily seo by the figures that tho short fenco Is responsible for It.
Gedeon Is a right fair ball player with a chance to hold a regular position, but
that's the best you can give him a chance. He Is surely not worth the fight
several clubs are making nor the money paid for his release."
Florida probably will be the training ground for six major league teams
again thts-season, as all club owners who sent their players to that State aro
very well Bittlsfied with the results obtained. An odd feature of the training
trips of the major league clubs to Florida Is thut all telegraph matter for
newspapers went through Jacksonville, and the office of one of the companies in
that city claims to have handled 1,500,000 words of baseball from the training
camps, last spring,
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frfirry Doyle recently picked the six pitchers hardest for him to hit, and
the list Included Leon Ames, Willie Doak anJ Harry Sallee, of the Cardinals;
Itudolph end Tyler, or the jsraves, and Hucker, of tho Dodgers. StrangelyJ
enougn uoyie am not mention ueorge unaimers or Alexander. If memory
serves us right, Larry Doyle once made a hit off Chalmers, but that was long
ngo. Local fans can recall that Chalmers, even when troubled with a sore arm,
used tp pass a weak batter to get at Doyle, and Invariably fanned the league's
leading hitter. In seven games against Alexander last season Doyle made but
four hits. His average against "his si hardest" must be a trifle less than
nothing If they are tougher than Alexander and Chalmers.
SIXTH STRAIGHT
CAGE WIN FOR
GEORGE SCHOOL
Hough and Steele Excel
When Upstate Squad Beat
Swarthmore Preps
OTHER SCHOOL NEWS
Cieorge Suhool won Its sixth straight
basketball victory ycsteidny afternoon
when the Swarthmoic I'npaiatory .School
players were defeated by a si ore of SO
to i'7. It was a hotly contested game, with
the lesult In doubt every minute. It wns
Swarimoip'H llrst defeat of the reason,
but they lost to a llrst-c-lns iiulntot, for
Ueorge School was strong In passing and
accurate In shooting.
Tho CJeorge School star wns llou'-'h,
tho forward, who made S points. Steele,
his running mate, also placed well. W.
Can- and Ids brother. It. fan, and Ame
lia nil worked well topether. It was
teamwork that -nabled tin- Dcorge School
athletes to bo.j their jlvaU by tho close
margin of 3 points. Tho tlit half ended
with the scoie IS to 11 In favor of the
Swarthmore squad..
snarthmoie, thoiiKb defeated, was not
humbled In this rontest. The Gurnets
all showed splendid lorm. Ilcnjamiii.
Ilinchman, V, Stow, Liiiigren and Hoyt
weio tho regulars to stait tho game.
Varnall, who replaced Ilinchman and Sut
ter, who tool; Stow's placo when the lat
ter was put out for fouling, also did bril
liant work. Tho George School players
are now out to make a new record In
tho cage game.
Tcrnnlo rrepar.itory Sclinol'a b.ikcthrtll
pUyeni are IrnproHnK in ciciy rnntcM. Tho
Clen Mills tciim was no ni.iUh ynfti'nl.ii
uiieinoon. the Temple athlett-s overwhelming
their rhaia rj to lit. SfltzliiKer, til.tilni-y. Fiil
wcll. IlulicrtH una Mueller worn the riKuliri
"ii, the Temuln qulnttt. They all uurKni
spknillilly tosethcr.
Itothn-ell. tho Trniles" School h.isketljill sur.
wan unable to pl.iv In the Kaiue with I'.ilmjr.i
lIlKh . enteril.iy onlnK to a rut on the hp.ul
which no repelled In an earlier content. Mur
phy and Jlarkueiis plaied ror.ird. Mornlni;
red centre anil -IlannlKau and -M unlock were
itio Kunrils on tho Trades' team, which won
the Ranio with tho I'dhnyra. IHo by a ecure of
H to - I.
I'PPer D.irhy llluh School found that the
Traclea Kiiiool had a Mronx icscrvo Irani ax
well in a winning vanity me, this season.
Tho 1 pper Iiarbv lllcli pkners tasted defeat
to the tuna of .10 In il In the contest at Star
uarueii Jtvcrcatlou ceutro esterday.
Another Instance of choola refusing to play
a a hedulcd basketball uamo has come to tha
itttrntcin of the, critics. Tho Hist was when
I'rnnuhniila Military ColleRe and rit. Joseph's
.olleuo refused to aitree on tho plan to play
one-half a Mime Kastern Leasuo rules und tho
other half IntercolleRlatn l.euguo rules, now
used by tho majority of the scholastic quintets.
School and Chcutiiut HIU Academy were sched-
mi-u iu .may. ii K-irntr, j-furoy JiiKii Bcnooi via
An Ido.'i of whnt teams will represent thl
city at the National nnd Atlantic Coast bowling
champlonphlpH will 1 Rained when memberH
of the two local city urro( latloni meet. Presi
dent Thomas ii. Joncn, nf tho local chapter
of tho All mtlc CoHHt 'Association, has called
a meeting for next Monday night nt tho Illn?
ham Hotel, when thin mutter will bo dl
cusped. i
Pecretnry (lenrgn M. Mors, of tho National
AFHorlnttnn, hat pent out notices (o the mim
bcrw nf the Notional bodv calling for a meeting
on Monday, IVbrunry 14. Tho place of tho
latter tesalon lint not been relected, but It
will bo at ono of tho downtown hotels.
A meeting of the Hoard of Goernors of tho
National Association luis been called for next
Satmday afternoon In tho Imperial Hotel,
New York city. Hlmer H. Diingun, of this
ilt, la national president of this organization.
Manager George M. Moss, of tho Keystone
Howling Alleys, has sent the required fee to
Secretary Abo I.angtry. of the American Howl
ing Awnctatlon, to get the recognition nf that
ruling bodv mj that big scores rolled on theco
tilleH will be retogntzed. Tho eight tourna
ment micH nine been mensuroil nnd cortlucd.
l he Ann rlt in CoiiKrccH each ear awards gold
medal prlzca fur tho highest tcorcs reiortled.
Wllv ICnox m.ido his debut with the Meter
team last night In the Philadelphia Cleetrle
League. He showed tint the Terminal Alleys
mo like all others. catv for him to smash tho
I'm', aa tic got l. i'04 nnd l.ti.
Accounting gained first place In the Phila
delphia Met trie Lca&uo by outrolllng tho Com
mercial quintet In two games. Station S,
with whom its wns tied before tho matches last
tiUJit began, dropped all tnrco games to Jn
bUlht Ion.
rnderdnn-n No. t team, leader of Section A
or the Artlhans League, mannged to win tho
odd game of Its matches with Northwestern
ao, 1, Its neirest opponent. Underdown won
the ilrst mach by l pins, Tho Northwestern
squad llaehed a nui scoro to win tho tlnal
game.
tireen. or
his abllltv. smishlng scores of 221. 22tf and 13
ror u grand total of fifiO.
nick, of PcnnsvKnnl.i, concluded his night's
work with a IMH count, tho best Individual
tally of tho night.
Uney average! ii fraction over 08 pins in
Ms tlirvn games with Adelphl In the Artisan
series. I Ms best effort wns 221 In hla third
game.
Swisher w-as In old-tlmo form with scores of
'Jo,, 2uo and IPO.
Prngresphe's team, tall-ender. pprnng one
of the biggest surprises of tho season by u
clean sweep nf Its three contests with Bart ram,
who was tied with Adelphl for third position.
PmgrcFHtw won the second gnmo by nlno plna
and the third by ono nln.
Adelphl got In tho running by winning nil
tlinu K.unid Hunt j'enup hanla.
IlooMcrs Improved Its position by defeating
Spartan thrco in u row.
Tho Section II giirnes In Artl&nns laguo con
tests, llko the senior hectlon, was full of sur
prises. Underdowu replaced Northwestern No.
2 hh leidors by downing Kldcllty In tho en
tiro series. ,
Secretary Knapn's Lehigh squad performed
nobly by besting Northwestern No. i!, Tho play
ers found tho allejs to their liking, ns tho
scores i-how, lleglnnlng with an !. score to
their rhuls' 772, they totaled S-'KI In the second
game to 72.", and concluded with U22 to North
western's M7.
The Keystone league, Stmwbrldge & Clothier
and It ink League teams aro to engage in their
regular weukl matches tonight on Keystone,
Casino and Terminal utlcys.
CONNIE MACK CONFERS
WITH HOLY CROSS STAR
The Be League nnd the Bush
Tho Ittff League Cilia make the game
Tho lluah Towns ate a shine;
The nig League is the only Ash
That dangles from the line!
Hut TY COIW fi a liOYKTOX boy
A town jou never knew;
And MATHKWBON'8 from FACTORY'
VI1.LM
And CKAWFORD from WA1100.
The Uig T.eagit Towns build up the sport;
The BiMfc roton.1 hardly count;
The IHg Town is the only place
H'iric (urns lo records mount;
tint 11 UMIAK D CITY, Texas, looks
On Sl'llAKMt an Itn boy:
And C'O...VS comes from MlhtiERTON,
And llVVltH lives at Tioy.
It goes, of course, without debate
The lllg Town is tho smoke;
The nush Town isn't worth a rap,
Unless you tike a Joke;
nut Miami ntwwtt's from nybh
villi:, hut.,
Where touiists seldom go,
And WALTMt JOHNHOX started out
At Wilt SMI, Idaho.
I might keep on along this line
upon an endless path,
Through Jackson, Alexander, Doyle
Or Wagner and Cravath;
And yet 1 think you make the dopo
Which trickles from my pen
The lllg League cities have the KALE
The iJinh Towns have the ,l;..
Two Feds
1 If Claude Hcndrlx nnd Tom Senton
pitch tho some variety of brill for Joe
Tinker they once pitched for rittsburfili
nnd Philadelphia, respectively, Joseph
has two start) on hand.
But tho case of Seaton nnd llendrlx
stands na ono of tho double mysteries
of tho Rnmc. As n rule moat major
lenRue ball players who drifted to tho
Kcds did better work In the new organiza
tion, where competition was not so keen
ns In the old.
Hcndrlx and Seaton reversed this condi
tion. Kenton was on u liar with Alex
ander while working for the rhlls. Hcn
drlx, with Pittsburgh, was ono of the
stnrs of the league.
But last season, with tho Chicago Feds,
a flag winning organization, Hcndrlx was
fnr down tho list, with IS victories, 15
defeats and a yield of earned tuns above
three to the game.
Seaton wns even worse. With the
Urooklyn-Nownrk combination ho won il
lost 17 nnd nllowcd nearly four carno.i
tallies to tho contest. -rncu
These two should hnvo been the league'
leading pitchers. They wcro not even
nmong the first 25. Just what 1516 tym
develop remains for IMG to show,
"Joo Jackson may bo displaced In
Whlto Sox outfield." And Yale may
name tho Masked Marvel as head football
coach.
To nny big town devotee who thinks
we tiro wrong, we'd llko to hnvo him pick
a big town team to meet one like thin, born
nnd btcd In towns of less thnn 10000
Catchers. Hchnlk and Schnng, pitchers'
Johnson, Alexander, Shore; Infield, Dau
bert, Collins, Mnrnnvlllc, linker; outllcld
Cobb, Speaker, Jnckson nnd Crawford'
Shoot.
"Switch yo'ir dope," advises S. K H
"nbout Gotch ever hnvlng been fnste'r
than Steelier, Stecher Is faster than
CJotrh even thought of being nt his best."
It Is this difference of opinion which will
build up Hint $200,000 house when tho to
meet.
ft, K. J. All we can nay definitely Is
that Yale's new football coach will be
nnnounced befote the next Hnrvnrd-Ynle
or possibly beforo the next Ynlc-Priiice-
ion game.
navcy Itobortson, of the ainnts, hasn't
broken his nock yet, but he Is still oune
Give him u chance;
Haughton's Record
If Percy Haughton could mnlntnin th
same nverago with tho Braves that n
has made with Harvard ho would soon
dlsmnntlo tho National League.
In tho eight yenrs thnt he has been
with Harvard Haughton ban won m
frames and lost ). His clgl.. years' aver,
ago Is Oil. Imagine a ball club travel
Ing at that clip tor eight campaign.!
Mnxims of the 19th Hole
It Is better to dwell with n b.-nwling
woman in a narrow house than with a
golfer who hns Just developed a slice
He thnt heeleth his mnshlo shot with-
uul uuising ia umior u jeuyiisn or a
hero.
The Fan Chant
Come on, snow, rain, slceth or drouth
This Is tho month tho clubs start South.
"United States exports laat month,
$00,000,000." Wonder If Wlllnrd would light
for that much change? or thnt little?
PEARSON BEATS HUTCHINSON
AND RETAINS RACQUET TITLE
Athletic Leader on Visit to Worcester
to Seo Brother
woncr.sTnn, Mima , b a. Tim efforts
of Connie Mnck to rebuild the declining Atb
lotlcs Is e IdencpU by bis vlMt here, while it
was len out tb.it ho unH visiting his trroth
er. It UO.N also learned that he bad conferred
with KinmnliH Moiien, of Ilolv Cross College,
rtowen, ho pUyed centre field for the New
llavtn Colonial l.e.igue teuin. a 1'cder.il League
appendage, made u remarkably gool showing
und was lulled as a seiond Ty Cobb.
Captain Johnny Kiers nnd Cocli Fred Mitch
ell, of tho llr.ics, tried to sign up the young
ster, but had no better luck than Connie, nlio
was turned down.
SIX-DAY BIKE RACE
Grind, 12 Hours Daily, to Start in
Chicago Tonight
CHICAOO. Feb. .1. Everything was set to
day for tho beginning of tho six-day bicycle
raco ut tho Coliseum. Tho grind starts at 0
p m. Tho riders will go 12 hours a day for
six days.
At the preliminaries last night 12,000 persons
saw Hobort Kpears, of Australia, bang up a
new record of 21:00 2-. for the ten-mllo event,
illpplng 2 2-.1 seconds from tho former mark.
KOHLEMAINEN SETS RECORDS '
AND LAYS BRICKS AS WELL
Three Games to two Wins for Ger
mantown Player
Stanley W. Pearson, of the Gcrmontnwn
Cricket Club, retained his title of Penn
sylvania squash racquets champion by de
feating D. L. Hutchinbon, 3d, of the Itac
quet Club, at the Hncquct Club yesterday
by three games to two. The scores were
10-15, 13-15, 15-9. 15-11 and 13-10.
Tho match was a thriller from start to
finish, but It must be said that Pearson
displayed better generalship than Hutch
Inson. With the games two to none In
favor of Hutchinson, tho odds were de
cidedly against the champion, but after
he had won tho third game ho changed
his tactics, and remarkable success at
tended his efforts. He piled Hutchinson's
back hand continually, und this appeared
to upset tho calculations of tho Racquet
Club representative. Try as he would,
ho could not get Pearson out of tho
right-hand corner of the court and keep
him thero for moro than a stroke or so,
with tho result that Hutchinson finally
gave the champion the point that ho was
waiting for.
Hutchinson missed several easy shots,
nnd Instead of hitting the ball back hard
from a soft return nnd trying to catch
Pearson out of position, he moro often
than not tried to placo the ball Just nbovc
tho tell-tale, with disastrous results. That
the better player won there can bo no
denying, and Pearson should have no
trouble In retaining his title of national
champion at Baltimore next week.
Finnish Runner, Olym
pia Star, Is Marvel of
Athletic World in
Distance Events
.. u
under tho .astern League rules. Ho do the
teams In the liilawiiro County High School
League. Chestnut Mill Academy athletes uia
the Intercollegiate League rules. There was u
misunderstanding so the game was called.
Poor Chester High' What a terrible trounc
ing this Delaware County High S.'hool t.tagua
team received In tho game with Media High
yesterday. Perhaps 1 would not bn a had
mole lo. substitute the second Chester team
tor the nrst In ii few of the remaining games
jacKsou.
e cum-
won JS
and see the result
Howard. Hois. Iirl
Pletely ouuus?ed esterday.
VW ,i
At unv ru !
Itots. 1-uMn and Dol.in were cum
xeuia
If any of tlm basketball fans paid admission
they deserio their money b.uk. In the entire
first half Chester tailed to do better than
wore a single foul goal ami eien In the laat
halt Jackson, who stored all the points, inada
good only three Held goals. The Madia High
P dyers are not claiming any credit for the
victory. Agnew, l,ucry, Campbell. Schuc
hardt and Wvstcott simply had a good time.
Smith, ot Hon Athin. was among the miss
ing ben the team lined up against lierman
toim Academy, but llryn Athin won Just tha
same, il to.-l. Inet. Sellner. Hosiock. Plt
calrn and KllppensUln were there In 40 dit
fereiu waii. tviiner and llostock rolled them
through the baskets, scoring 1U tleld goals be
tween them,
There aro only a few basketball games on
the roster for today, but tomorrow, as usual
the scholastic cago teams will bo very busy
Indeed. There are also a number of dual track
mens pending. Northeast opening the season
with Southern High .School at Southern, and
the West .Philadelphia High School nonletter
men opposing the L. ver Merlon High athletes.
'the basketball scnedula for tomorrow Is as
follows: ,
Chester High, at Lunsdowne High.
Woodbury High, ut Temple Pteparatory.
Qermantonn Friends' ut Uermantown Acad
emy. St. Joseph's College, at Atlantic City.
Lower Merlon lllgb. at Wilmington Friends'.
Ablngton High, ut Jenklntown High.
rerkioinen Seminary, at Camden High.
LAYING bricks by day and setting up
J new track records at night and on
holidays Is tho dally occupation of Hannei
Kohlemalnen, tho great Finnish distance
runner, now attached to the Irish-American
Athletic Club, of Now York.
"Thero Is nothing like running up and
down ladders und stairs carrying bricks
to keep a man In good physical condi
tion," said Kohlemalnen when one ot his
friends came across him In New York tho
other day following tho trade lie learned
when ho was a boy In Finland. "This
outdoor work Is what I like."
Kohlemalnen continues to be the mar
vel of the athletic world as a distance
tunnor, and ho shows not the slightest
sign of going back now that ho hi be
come acclimated. JIo can run any dis
tance from two miles to the Marathon
distance and at record-breaking speed.
The number of records ho now holds Is
legion, hut he Intends to keep plugging
away after new Indoor and outdoor
marks. What ho would like best of all
would be to break the American record
of 9:17 4-5 for the two-mile run, now held
by Tell Berna, the old Cornell distance
star. Kohlemalnen and his trainer. Law
son Itobertson, think this record Is at the
Finn's mercy whenever he goes after ;t
properly.
It was not until the Olympic games of
1313 that Kohlemalnen attracted atten
tion on this side of the water. At the
Stockholm games he performed the al
most unprecedented feat of running eight
distance races In less than two t .ks
without losing one. These Included r..-ats
In tho 3000 meters, 5000 meters, team race
and the cross country championship.
Kohlemalnen proved himself not only a
man of Iron to even run so many races,
but also the world's premier distance star
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JONES UNANIMOUS CHOICE
AS YALE FOOTBALL COACH
Signs ns Head Gridiron Instructor for
Three Years
NEW IIAVKK. Conn.. Feb. n.-Offlclal an
nouncement has been made by u special com
mttteo from tho Ynlo Athletic Association
of the unanimous selection of T. A. I. Jones
as head coach of the Yale football team for
the next three years, Jones was graduated
from the Sheffield Scientific School In 1II0S.
lta Was nrsltv ntinrtfrlmrU fn ,hr.. t'sflra
and In his senior year was captain of the
baseball team. Kor the past few years ha
has successfully coached the elevens of Phil
lips. Kxeter Academy.
Michael Sweeney, now at tho HIU School In
Pennsylvania, was chosen ns general nthletlo
adviser, to serve for 10K1.1U17. Tha commit,
tee did not maka publlo nny financial details
u kittle l.uu!ltMllcillt
Upon motion of Caoti
tha association voted to appoint the followlni
EDDIE PLANK WILL PLAY
WITH ST. LOUIS IIROWXS
Former Mack Star Denied Rights of
Free Agent
KXCKLSIOn SPRINGS, JUL, Feb. 3.
A decision ot tho Niitlmml Iiaseball Com
mission soon to bo announced will be a'
shock to many a Federal League ball
player who now believes himself to bo a
free agent, according to Han Johnson,
president of tho American League. John
son said yesterday:
"The decision Is In tho case of Kddls
Plank, pitcher, who appealed to tho com
mission to bo made a free agent. I'lu '
claimed his contract with the St Louli' ,
Federals: had expired and that when ha
had signed th.it contract all tho American
League and National League clubs had
waived on him."
"All tho clubs hnd not waived on
Plank," said Mr. Johnson. 'Boston an5 l
Cincinnati, In the National, both claimed ",
him, but that docs not affect tho cast, ,
Organized baseball will recognize the re
serve clause of-the Federal League. All
players whose contracts havo expired are
under reserve by their clubs, whether In
tho Federal League or not. Hence, Plank
belongs to St. Louis."
Discussing tho future of Federal Leagn
players. President Johnson said Georgt
Stovall and Hal Chase never could re
turn to tho American League.
"There's no blacklist," said he. "but
Stovall and Chase, are not tho kind of
men tho American League wants."
Big Entry of Squash Players
NEW' YOIIK, Feb. a.-Flfty-ono plaiors am
entered for tho national squash tennis cham
pionship to begin at the Harvard Club hers
8'"V.r.dasV The draw announced shows that E.
8. Winston, of the, Harvard Club, tho title-
holder. Is paired to play I). 3. Phelps. o( thi
samo club. In the llrst round.
Knowles and Sloan Tie
WHITEMAnSH. Feb. X Two PhltadelDhls
gunners. Ike Knowles and Harry Sloan, wers
tho participants In a special 23 whlto tlrer
match hero yesterday, and when tho smoks
cleared away It was an even go. each gunner
scoring 21 blrdi.
Upon motion of Captain Illack. ot the eleven.
la association voted tn nnnntnt Uia rnltnurlnv
committee to have full charge of all football
matters and to be responsible "only to tha
athletic association and the university author
ities": Vance c. McCormlck, 'U'l; B. II. Horoe.
K2' Jhn It. Klloatrlck. 'U; Joseph R, Swan,
'02, and Waiter Camp, 'SO,
BASEBALL MEN MEET
lAiv.-T
HANNES KOHLEMAINEN
by winning them all and beating In each
the world's best,
Kohlemalnen was an object of great In.
terest to the Americans and the little
Finn was Impressed so deeply with the
splendidly trained Americans that he was
not long in coming to this country. When
ho arrived ha could speak hardly a word
of English, but he has quickly mustered
the American tongue and now he has de
cided to make this country his permanent
home.
Interborough Representatives Elect
Officers and Name Circuit
LAN3DOWNE, Pa., Feb. 3. Tho Inter
borough Iiaseball League of Delaware County
held Its annual meeting hut cicnlng, elected
officers and Used tha number of teams of the
league for the 'coming season, bharon Hill,
Prospect Park. I'cerless and Darby were
dropped. The league will have six clubs this
ear Instead of eight.
The clubs and their managers are as fol
lows: Cresel Hill. W. II, Btetzer, manager.
Union of tansdowne, Isaac Ithoades, man
ager: qienolden, Miller Piatt, manager: Hid.
ir,fi'k' .'.'"WK. '?. " manager; Morton
Rutledge. II, V. Strickland, manager; Highland
Park. Edward Ilartlett, manager.
These officers were elected: Iresldent, F. V.
Newelg; lce president, W. E. Willis; treasurer,
W. P. Allen; secretary, H. W. Strickland,
Pitfeda Sell Two Players
PITTSUUHOH. Feb. a. Waller Dlckon. a
Rltcher, and Mlchae) Menosky, an outfielder,
ave been sold to the Minneapolis Club, ot the
American Association, by tha owneia of the
Pittsburgh Federal League Club. It was an
nounced that I1S00 was paid for each.
1 Jk, IT e!b
Midwinter
Clearance
Sale
HATS
for choice of
Thousands of
Derby
&Soft
Including: $2 and $3 Values
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l.ja-1 Bjjjia't'fr.'iin.i.-HiiriiMii will '"'
"Poc" White as Manager
TiSPTEn. Co1-. FeK 3--- Harr' dw
JJhlio has been signed to manage the Denver
Western League, club for IDtU, It was an
nounced here yesterday. Wblte formerly was
a member of the Chicago Americans.
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