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iASEBALL FANS LOOK FOR MANY TRADES AT ANNUAL MEETINGS ' OF MAJOR LBAGU
STRENGTHENING; WESTERN END
OF CIRCUIT IS PROBLEM FOR
NATIONAL LEAGUE MAGNATES
i v& filing Off of Attendance and General Lack of
to senior urganizamon
ttTIIEN tho Nollonnl lingua starlit lta annual meeting In New Vorlc tomorrow
i ti9 magnates will bo confronted by ninny problems. Homo linvo boon glvon
quite a lot of publicity, but there nro n fow that probably lmvo been overlooked
end which may prolong tho meeting. Ono of thn most linporlnnt will bo tho
strengthening of the western oml of tho circuit, but tlio clinticcs mo that llttln
publicity wJH bo given this subject, (in tho owners dlsllko nnytlilnic tlmt savors of
yndlcato bal. Howovor. ns a business proposition It positively l necessary, an tho
Weakness of the "Western teams caused a general falling off of icculpts and
nabled tho American Losguo to forgo to tho front In Chicago and Ht. muh, two
eltlfts ths,t had nuppoitod tho National League teams loyally In tho post. I'llts
burgh and Cincinnati lmvo no Amcilrun Leaguo opposition, but tho futii of these
Ivfo cities simply stay away from tho ball park when tho home team li playing
poor ball. Nono of tho Western teams of the National League drew enough pcoplo
Ht home to pay oxponM, npd If It had not been for tho unusual Intcicet In tlio
Edst nnd tho closa rnco tlmt drew Immcnso crowds In HiIh city, Hoston. Mrooklyn
ntl NowYork tho National Loitgua wptlld havo had n most disastrous season.
Trades May Solve Problem
JOHT what con bo dono lo remedy thin the Natlonul League inugnutes must
work out, but It la nafo to predict that u full d.iy will bo glvon thn Miibjecl,
though probably little publicity will bo given II. Hovcrnl rpluiiH lmvo been ills
clliwed by the magnates durltii: tho lust tuu niuiillii, but tlio mily plituslblo urn; Is
the 'trndlnd of dissatisfied stars by tho Hedn, Cubs nnd Ciirdlnaln. I'ltlnburHli
(doea not need muoh help, as Jimmy Callulnui'M young team uhowed grnul promise
in tl)o closing days of tho rncd, and may bu u pgniiant possibility If uno ur two
Weak apqto uro plunged. Tho Cubs, Hods and Catdlnnls will need ull the help they
nan set, nn tlteso three teams nio past thn developing ittugu mid probably will
retrograde unless something Is dono, Thoro nru plnyur mi rnrh of tlieso loams
trho are wantod hy Eastern ponnant conlrndiirs, nnil trades may solve tho prob
lem, Tho ponnant contenders uro willing to part with two or three good men who
nro not quite so proficient us tho star lo llll ono position, ami If the thmo weak
lings nro willing to niako u fow trades they may strengthen four or llvo positions
At the oxpenso of two. This at least would add hulnuco and hiiHllliig nplrlt, us u
dissatisfied ntar has a harmful influence on lite rent of thu leiiin.
Mitchell Would Make Ideal Manager
IN OrtDElt to got buck some of tho old following, tho flubs' iiwneis uio said to
bo considering Frank Clinncu as a successor to .loo Tinker. Chance Is Mill very
popular In Chicago. IIi would bring tho proplo limit, but It is a iiucstlon whether
lie cpuld hold thoin without a winning team, und thu material Is not at bund for
the ponnont winning combination. Tho majority of baseball ciltle believe Chance
haa eeon his best day ns a pilot. They contend that he fulled as a developer mill
that bis success with the Cubs was duo largely to the wonderful ability of tho
tnon developed by Krotik Halco, whoso health compelled him to resign as manager
of tho Cubs. Solco constructed tho famous Cub mnrlilne and turned It over to
Chftnco. It U truu that Cltanco won thu 1'aclflc Coast League pennant with IiIh
Los Angeles team last season, but thoro Is u great dlfferenco between tho two
leagues, and ho 'also had n, tenm of vetorim stars who wvio Just u tillle ubovu tho
class lp which thoy woro playing. ried Mltehcll, coach of the Ilrnvcs pitching
staff, Is favored by many of the directors (and theio nro many of them who are
meddling), nnd ho looks like tho Ideal man for tho Job. Mitchell Is ono of thu
emartost men In thu gnmu und lias proved himself a marvel lit developing
f. , youngsters, particularly pitchers. Ho Is
pitchers, and that Is what tho Cubs need most. Tinker's team made cihiukIi runs
to win tho ponnant nnd Joe hnd u strong pitching stuff, but mismanaged It.
Mitchell could tako tho sumo pltchors and llnlsh well up In the ince.
Player-Limit Rule Man Go
TUP playcr-llmit rule, which was the limit, also will lie placed on thu grill, and
f It survival thu Natlonnl League will huvn nothing to boast nbout, Tlieru Is
nothing particularly wrong with tho rulo If It Is enforced, but let us hopa the
191$ season will not be repeated, m far mi tho nilo Is coneerncd. Uist heasou
every club In tho Icaguo took ndvnntugo of tho disability clause and, asldo fiotu
Cincinnati, they nil carried more than twnnty-ouo playeis throughout the season.
At ono tmo the Craves had twenty.sovun nion In tho game within two weeks'
tlmo. This wnn accomplished by cleverly Juggling tho disability list. Tho
XJodgors considered twcnty-ilvo playeis us regulars nnd twenty-four slimed in
tho world's series money, which really Is laughablo In u tweuty-oue-player-llmlt
league. Tho dlnnts woro above thu player limit thinughuut tho season, und will
fight to havo the limit rulsed to twenty-five, which Is mure leasonalile. Other
clubs also took advantage of this rule, and It Is hoped that the American Leaguo
limit ot twenty-five, suggested by tho (.Hunts, will bu adopted. If the Natlonul
League Insists upon sticking to tho twcnty-nno-pliiyor limit It should do away
With tho Ineligible list and oe that It Is enforced.
Little Chance to Purchase Johnson
TIF1 now owners of tho ISoNton Amorlcnn I.etiguo club, Harry Frnzee und Hugh
Ward, nro thcutrlcnl men. It Is said that they offered thu Washington club
f 00,000 for Walter Johnson. If so, thuy probubly did It because they reallzu thu
valuo of a star attraction ar that they know tho valuo of publicity. Any way
ono looks at It Frazco and Wnrd aro un tho snfu stdo, us there Is not a rliauro
for them to get the wonderful Johnson. If they should succeed In buying
Johnson, thoy probubly would get all tho best f tho deal, piovldlng his pros--encq
on the Tied Sox had the uamo effect as tho addition of Trls Speaker did
tor Cleveland. When, Jim Dunn paid IS5.000 ror Trls Speaker last spring It
was said that Ilia now Cleveland owner made a serious mlstuke, but thu addi
tion of tlio wonderful outfielder put Cleveland lu tho racu. Tho Indians, with
Speaker in tho line-up, proved tho best drawing card In thp league, and Dunn
paid for Speaker nnd cleared his season's expenses before July 4, Johnson's
case) is somewhat different, however, us ho Is In tho gnuio only ouco In four
days, on tho uverago, and, besides, his presence would not muuu so much to tho
lied Sox. Tho world's champions havo enough star pitchers to win tho pennant
In nny Icaguo If the rest of tho team holds up Its end. and Johnson would only
be ono star hurler among many. As u member of thu Washington team, John
con Is the whole show and a wonderful Individual attraction.
Camp Overlooked Wray and Little
WALTRR CAMP'S annual "honor list" Is out, and It cunnot bo Bald tlmt It oven
compnres wltli thn "honor list" of olhor years, fticli your Camp picks out the
twenty star performers at tho various positions and his selections usually mo
taken ns ofllclal, but wo cannot see it this fall. For lustanco, Cump completely
overlooks, Jud Wruy nnd haw Uttlo. of t'enn, if Mr. Cump can flud twenty
centers better than Wrny, or tho sumo number pf tackles In I.tttle'sN.-luNs, ho
,muqt havo seen them on teams that did not meet I'enn, anil thn tackle mid
confer material must bo far more plentiful than over before, Out-of-town critics
propounce Wrajr ft better center than A Jnurueuy mid Krnlo Cozons, who wero
All-American selections, und they claim that only tho unusual work of Peck und
McjSwnn, who are head mid biouldcra above tho usual All-American pivot
selections, prevented Wray from making this mythical oloyen, Uttlo completely
outplayed every opponent this fall, This Includes ThornhUI, of rut, who occu
pies, a prominent Place on tlio "lionor list," So far ns can bo learned, Mr. Capip
did not see Penn play a single game,. Therefore his oversight ran bo excused,
Western Officials Uelow Eastern Standard
TJ!QOTBAI,,Ij funs wero surprised at the announcement (hut Tenn Insisted upon
taking an ofllclal to Pasadena for tho gnme with Oregon on New Year's pay,
bit Coach Fplwell Insists upon It. Andy Smith nnd Clus Zlegler, former Penii
stars, coached the University of California olpvou ttiu fall, and both lmvo
e.vlsed Kolwell to take a competent olllufnt along with him, Smith and
iCIegler contend that tlie officials of tho Fur West nro below tho eastern Bland
nr1 and that the Jled and Hluo would bu playing under a, great handicap If
three Coast men handled the game. Manager I'PveM. .of tho i'enn team, wired
tha authorities handling tha gutno that tho Ito.l and Illuo wunts an K&storn inan
ta ofllclato. It Is likely that tho request will bo grunted.
Gllroy and Georgetown Close Great Season
GEOIIGBTOWN closed the most successful setmun In It football hlatpry when
. It smothered Ifilane University at New Orlouus on Buturday. Tho Washing
tat collegians played consistent football throughput tho season, the most nofablo
eplilovement being 'tho unexpected victory over Dartmouth. Tho team was
,-ty coached by Exendlno, the foriner Indian
cajnsio iq try mi grin uie inqiaps ua,og ipio uio front rng. xpdie turned
oy( a tmdoth-wgrtflng machlno that pfTordwl wonderful lntrferenco and pro
tection for Gllroy, one of the leading backs of the ISus,t. On Saturday Cljroy
tallied three touchdowns, giving him a total of twenty-three, fur the season,
which la one better than th iRodern reward held by Jerry do Prato, of Mjehl
KPji Aggies. It is still far behind Jleston's famous record, however.
Philadelphia High In Tennis Ranking ,
milfi pJaq of thre V"JlaaeJphan In the first twenty by the ranking commit-4-
teo qt the United States National I-awn Tennis Association is additional proof
thut this elty U rapidly forging to the front as the tennis center. Tennis. Bnd
mit nro. growing fast In thin city and In a few years Philadelphia will lead, the
sentry at both sport It was a foregone conclusion that Norrt Williams
-KfvW kAd tbt Ut. but tb rh of Jowph J. Armstrong and W- T- THden, Sd,
-m enUrdy unwoeaiB Thg JatiBC M.lHsWV4 ffltfS. .UWb U t Vr
p y -othw U?M JlTTLJffliittMif ' '"
&tfrrNsWiTssMifsniTNssis
rated second to noun ns a developer of
end, who, it Is said, will return to
EVENING MDaEB-PHIfiABELPniA; MDKDAY, DEOBAIBEB It
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EASTERN LEAGUE
Trades and Injuries Stir Up
Fans Camden Makes
Advances
INTERCOLLEGIATE NEWS
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Wrdnr'ilar nltlil ! tt ill l)i mticlrn
riiKrilr nlnlil Itniilliit in Jsuptr, nt Non-
Irliliir nlihl JaMr . tlrrralwli. st
I'wiiwr Uitttnllon Hail,
nalurilur nuhl lrnlait n, Itn Nrrl.,,t
Mmlrnl I'linil Hall, mid Ciiimlrii m tlio Itrnillns
Armorr.
y SPICK IIAI.I,
Tlio Inst wck In tli 1'iisteni llnskftliiill
I.eAKUa wait fnalurrd liy Die uilvnlice of thn
CHniJcii team to wltlilii n half khiiio of the
leiiillng Jasper live, thn temporary loss of
Hoy Hleoln, or thn Hlteateis. i tho hlg trails
hctwofti tlio Do Nerl and Trenton iiulntnt.i
mid tho ailinlssloti of the ouners of lie
Nerl that tho eluh frnnelilso wus oil the
imitkcl for siO"
After tho giinio wltli Ilenilliig on Wed
nesday iilulit Hoy Steele, onn of 'liulen's
star forwards, wns taken to the hnniilliil.
Ihrenlened with imciiiiiiilila. He Is still In
a W'ry rrrloun iiiiidllliiu. mid II may ho
thnl ho Mill he nut of the Kiuno fur sev
eral wenlts t renie. I'uiiiden did not feel
Hlcrli.' nliBciieo un Saturday nlKht,
It only hud He Nerl to contend with In
(lie rune Tim result of thill ullegKil enn
test, In which Munnger Iiiidley, nf Ur Neil,
nsi-il it iiunihvr of nuliHtllutes In mi effort
to net toKclher a cooil roiiililiiatlnii, uiis a
complete overthrow of the Hnulliwarl.
team Camden won the ciune by the count
of Bz to 21. scaring 21 (toiils from tile Held
und establishing u hoiisoii's record with H
assists.
Thli week fiimden will feel Krenlly Hi"'
nbseucn of Htceln, III spite of the fact thai
both Cri'eley and llaney showed up well
HKiilust Do Nerl. Cumdcii Mill have an
other easy than on Wednesday with He
Norl, but en Saturday In thn Heading Ar
iiiorx thn iiiiHluterM will have an excellent
chance to win fioni thu .Hltcttcrs.
Hard fur Jasper
.,..nv.
Although hiilng won the only game
seheiluleil last week, tho fiay with Oic -slock,
llni form illsplayed In that cinitett
wns not up to thai which Ihuy hawi bn-n
nlipwlng lu former Kmnns. Thin weslt
Juspi-r will he host to Heading nil ThurMlay
evening at Nonpareil Hall Heading haa
been playing llushy basketball, mid thu
Jowuls will hao lo ko at a fast paco eun
lu their own small i-ugo to get awuy with
the Kiime. Following tlmt contest Munnger
Kennedy's: Irani will incnt llrej-stoek at
I'oopur Hall. If the Kensington llvo talu-i
Hint game It will be extremely fortunate,
for Joe llaltuy's hoyn uro playing lino
b.iHliclhull lu spite of their defeat In tho
last few minutes of piny last Friday nlglil
In thn Trenton mlx-up.
As both t'amden and Jusper have a tnoro
or loss hard week ahead of them, It Is not
likely that there will bu nay chaiiga in the
I ulatlvo standing of the two teams on Sat
urday nlKht However. If Ciniileu docs drop
tho game Saturday to iteming mm Jusper
siiccecdH lii winning from Heading and
Rrejslfiek, It Is virtually certain thnl they
will capture Hie pennant, iih tlmy urn oil"
iramo b-lilnd Camdcii In the inmiber or
gamei played.
Jasper bus been fortunata tluiM far In
liavlne her reimlar team In the llnu-up
every night or an l'listcm I.eaKiia gauio.
Ilousli and Sedrnn lmvo becomo thoroughly
iieciistoiued lo each other's playing, while
the other members of tlio team. Kerr, Fox
and Friedman, lit In perfectly. Iteadlnn
hail also been lucky In Ihu nutter o' In
juries mid Hlckuess. Not mice has It
been foiced to put ill a substitute becnuso
of tho Inability uf any of Its players
to lie In tho cage, at the appointed hour,
(ircystock was bandlcuppeil several kiiii
hy the absence of Alllo .MuWIIIInms. Cam
den Is now without tho services of Steele,
while Trenton and Do Nerl havo inuilo ex
changes which will foi co thulr tenuis to
hci;lii on a new basis.
InlcrcollcHintv I. ensile
This week marks tho opening of thn In
tercollegiate Haskethall f.e.icue. Cornell
mid Princeton meet lu tha first clash. I'enn,
last year's champion, Vale and 1'rlnrelon
nppenr on paper lo have the best chance of
rapturing thn l'Jlfl-17 title Although I.ihi
Martin Is lost to thn Hed and lllue en ac
count of a faculty ruling, f.oil Jonrdet seems
to have Just as jfood material this year as
he had last. Aguln this season Jonrdet
will have to depend on speed lather than
weight. All of tho rnmllilatis for tho Penn
tram nro HkIiI, but they havo been grounded
In thn fundamentals nf the game.
Saturday night tho Penn team had Its
first Kama nf thn season. As I'rrlnus was
mi easy lctltn, the work nf Jourdet's men
on that occasion cannot bo taken ton seri
ously. At times they played well: that Is,
they did so during the first half, when they
tlioiiKlit they hud a buttle on their hands
to win. but In thu second period they were
not extended lu tha least and loafed along
until Jourdet tried out four of his substi
tutes. I'enn begnu the name with Connolly nnd
Uum, forwards! Ji fiord, center, and Cap
tain lMdln MoNlchol und l.'iimry ut tha
guutd positions. The substitutes who went
lu woro Htcmucr. forward; Park, forward;
Clarke, center, nnd ltoblu. on guard. Tho
Haul count at tho cud of forty minutes was
21 In 9. I'enn shot ten field goals, against
three for the Collcgovlllo boys.
American League Unities
The filruril team of the American League
will meet the team of Ht. Columbu this
evanlug. (llrurd's play Is rapidly Improv
ing and hope Is expressed hy Manager
Khlers for a victory over tho Kalnls. cilruid.
With Fowler nt center, looks like a con
tender for tha second pqrlml of the schedule.
HI, Coluuiba, on the other hand. Is phi) lug
good basketball, but seems In lark tha
teamwork essentia) to a winning team The
addition of Alex Davidson at center should
help the Kalnls, however
In tha other games tonight West Ilraneh
with three new men In the line-up wtl en
deavor to trip XavUr. Xavler Is playing a
consistent game, due largely to the exoep
tlonnl woik of Mvlngstope nnd Kllputrlvk.
Kllpatrlck Is one of the most powerful do.
fenslve guards In minor league clruls. lip
Is In e,very play and Is un expert dribbler,
with a good eye for the basket.
The standing uf Hie team to date follows:
lUnrark .,,....'$' '? YV,l,h i 'J' '
St. .Columbia... J fiJrsW. . I
,Ur 3 I St. KdwarUV.. I g
hlnuwaa t t Writ Hruh. . 1 3
WlllUms tfolltss will have a professional
basketball conch for the first time. Tho
servloei of Bd Wachter, of Troy, N. V.,
who Is a memher of tliu Troy Hudson Hlvcr
League club, have besu secured.
llsrrjr .rsrt, Vals's great ogek. Is going
to try tar tU basketball team thu year.
H U petd by thos whj have (t the
gNdlron star In aetlen that H will be uue
at the inaHwtays of tha (He tills jwr- I
IWclto Is also a candidate fur the uourt
Ave.
Dae Newniuu will undoubtedly ba a big
help U the Trenton five, but In his game
h? was unfortunats enough lo be pitied
Sgatnst Allie MeWIIIUms. Ureysteck. The
result was that Voo only bad one field
goal to his credit and was followed so
closely by tho Ury guard that hi fumblwl
esustantly
la gsturday nUI't saw wltb Usslnus
lildle MeMtchol awl JokiUUf Lmvau utastui
Uit?t iM goals well for Vmu Jyd
jlPf. 1r s wP"WWI,(." SpsiUjpi ,sj
WHEN A FELLER
I ' -A 7) To es To
LAJ0IE THROUGH
AS MAJOR STAR
Mack Veteran, After 21
Years in Big Tent, to
Be Minor Leader
STARTED HERE IN 18i)(5
".N'up" Lajoln Is through as a major
league lull player. Next enr will find the
luuu who slnrled his big-league c.uenr Willi
tlio Phillies lu I Hint hi thu minors an a
liiuiiuger. The Frenchman suvered his snrv
lecs Willi thu Athletics last October.
IiurliiK his perlud in the hlg lent a term
of ivventy-onu yearn Uijolo hit under .SOU
only live jcuih lu 1901 ho Hammed the
ball ut a .122 clip, lu all. l.njulu made
3213 base hits
Forty-one years old last September,
Iijolu lusted many ears after tha usual
playing life of the cndluary tosst-r. Duly
Adrian Anson and Hans WuKiicr can up
pioucli his record for long, ultlclent service
lu thu major Icukucs.
From Full Itivcr
I.njole came to I'lilladclphla from Fall
Itivcr. of tlio New KiikIuihI I.iuikiio, In the
mouth of August. 1V!I0. The l'lilllles. (Hon
manaKed by Hilly Hheltsllne. paid tliluu
for I'hll I Icier. Lajoln was thrown In for
good measure. I'nheruldcd, I.ujuio wns
placed lu rlKht Held mid made good at
onco.
The next year ho was acknowledged stnr.
Kujola remained Willi tho Phillies until 11101.
when he Jumped to Connie Mack's Ath
letics. I.arry played wonderful ball for
the Athletics, but tha next your John I.
HoKarn won a court decision nnd I.ujolo
had to stay out of tho Jurisdiction nf Penn
sylvania courts until tha trouble between
tha National und American Leagues wus
sattlcd.
Mack sent him to Cleveland, and ho was
tho star player of the Naps for a long
term of yeurs. When Mack sold llddlo Col
lins to thn Wlllto Hex lu December, IHU.
lie fetched l.ajolo back to I'lilladclphla.
Larry played good ball hum In IMS and
11I1C, ulthough ho ivim not us agile an he
used to bo. Hcullzlug that he was slowing
up. ho asked Connie Mack nt thn close nf
tlio last season for permission to m-Kotl-ato
with a minor Iokuo club as manager.
A Free Acent
Mack did not stand In his way. lis told
Lnjnla ho was a free agent, and Ijirry soon
began to receive offers from American
Association and International League clubs.
1'reuldent Harrow, of tha International
Leugue, wus especially Interested In Larry
and declared not later than n week ago
thut lJirry would accept an offer from one
of hln clubs. I.ajnlu Is also negotiating with
un American Association team.
There Is much speculation, but nothing
definite, a lio lit his exact fill me. but In
side of a week It will be announced nlll
dally that he has slitited to manage either
an American Association or International
Leaguo club.
"BRONCHO BILL" OWNER OF
RED SOX, IS N. Y. RUMOR
NKW YORK, Pec It Haseball men say
Hint the real owner of the Champion Hfd
Sox la "Broncho Hill" Anderson, of molo
fume. This Information cpmes from sev
eral Amerloan Leaguo men' who have been
Investigating tho sals of the Hed Hox by
Joseph J. tannin to II. H- FrHxee, Hugh
Ward and Willie Collier, the actor. Fraiea
and Ward ulreudy hae seen Han Johnson
In Chicago, and. It Is said, they have ad
mitted AnderPn'u part In the big ilea)
When tho American Leaguo meets on
Thursday tho sule of the Tied Sox will prob
ably bo conllmied and tho new owners will
bo formally admitted.
TAMIAN, FAMOUS KICKER,
TO LEAVE FOR THE FRONT
Parker Tahnan, the famous Hutyers
kicker, who was expected lo be the bulwark
of the University of Chattanooga football
loam next ear, has secured an oppulnt
meat to the 'ambulant corps of (he French
army and will leave for I'aris early In Jan-
usry.
InhantUesAYIn Vrom AH-Stars
mais fontUil tfm mij.lr feMtsTiW Aft
far ! 1 ' ef t M. '
Scrub Player Chosen
Miami Varsity Captain
OXFORD, 0 Dec 11.
MEMBERS of tho football team of
Miami University have estab
lished what U believed to be a pro
i?nt by selecting for leader of next
year's team a substitute of this sea
han't clave. lwrU 0. MeVuy, fjjlU
WJffJHS1ryW,ggi.wwwb WM
is? e ipuwHf.
NEEDS A FRIEND
J"n
SIMPSON CLEANEST
HITTER SEEN HERE
Austral inn Punches Hard
With Both Hands, and
He Doesn't Hold
NO MATCH FOR K1LBANE
Ily I.OUIS H. JAFFE
Local fnns twice havo been tiented with
exhibitions of the cleanest hitting In the
Zt-foot ring soon In I'ldladolphlu for many
iiiooii Charley Hlmpseii. of Austrullii, ie
pcaled his wonderful demonstration of
Thanksgiving Pay afternoon nKalust
Fiunklo White when he outpuiicheil Lew
Htlngur Haturday night at the National
Club. Until White and StliiKrr uro two or
tho Quaker City's best at thulr weight
In neither mutest did the Antipodean
clinch nor hold for the fraction nf a second ;
he didn't oven try. .Simpson evidently has
been brought tip In the school where clinch
ing, which really Is Illegal. Is unknown.
When at clopo quarters Himpson lowers his
head below that of his opponent and keeps
pegging away with his right hand; he bents
a steady und terrlflo tuttoo to tho body,
switching occasionally with un uppercut to
the chin. At tho saina tluio Charley rests
his loft arm on his chest
From the distance Simpson excels with
his left band, delivering lone hooks. Whllo
ha seldom uses his light punch from tha
distance, tho Australian changes his (no
tice at closo uuurtors and continues work
ing his rlKht. Simpson punches hurd with
both hands. Furthermore, ha Is iiKgrrtslvo.
and In both his bouts here Charles did not
step back an inch
lfiivvevor, In challenging Champion
Johilny Kllbann Simpson Ib going Just a lit
tle too far. It wus apparent that tho lad
from tho Kangaroo rountry hud u poor de
fense for a straight rlglit-liuiid punch KII
buno'a most affective attack Charley
stands up well under hard wallops, but It
Is probabla that Kllhuno could lay tho Aus
tralian low In a fow rounds.
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
Willie Jackson, boxer, and Johnny Nol
son, fishier, aro principals lu tha lust bout
on the Olympiads program tnnlKht. Jack
son's Cleverness should enable him to re
turn a victor, but Nelson's bulldog tenaolly
may keep tho New Yorker stepping fust
throughout. The feature bout, really. Is
that In which Louisiana tackles Artlo Hoot,
a Cleveland boy. At the present time much
Interest Is being centered In a I-nulal-Kld
Williams match, und tho Philadelphia!!
must make n good showing to keep In the
llmcKlure Two other Cleveland boxers,
Kid Karplnskl und Artie Htrawhacker, also
will mako their first uppearanca here, re
spectively opposed to Joe Welsh nnd Johnny
Cuihtll. of St. J'aul- Young Uoldle. n Pitts
burgh foutherwelght, Is In the opener with
Johnny Mayo.
Hrcxivi t.Kpntn t-llon of rlnir bouts at th
Nullonsl Club HalurJuy ulsht follow:
Mill Hour dtreulrd Indian Itiuwll.
lUn Mlllrr knofkru out liar llrenrr,
brfond,
t'lmrlry hlmpion vvon from Iw
hlbxer. . , , ., ...
I'sl .vluAr khnuisl Harry ( oniloit.
.Murty 1'wrrrll heal Iii Itunlaudi,
While I.lttle llfar'n victory over lluixll was
vtvliient illioMt douhi. tno luttar.i'reved a
nlS's llrad si tha .finish. Tha Jlllf-li
fraea was mora than luUrtillns vvhll U
Uslttt. 'i'lvar msir ba matched lor Ihla wn-k.
ItawWiids waa isax for Kurrrll Mtar lhr
rouadi. and It vvaa aurprlalns that Marty did
IU V V ?W - -...w.
..,...- 1I..L... k f-l Im la !. ...t
suns lu thn Nnrtnwcat. lie baa not mat an on-,
twaent who wna abla to sain even a draw In'
four rouuaa. fnau i"i toihmi wu n onr
alJa.1 victory uvar lrnk Kurm.r, llui latter
nnnlus tdeaa tu M0 "car the end ut tha
fourth froma, .
Muala whlla tralalns fa tha lattat fad in
Philadelphia, and enlsr? ")' onlr two l-
twxvra. All laat w lulsLaiva and. Tommy
lluvk workxl out at lit (Airse A. (.. Hljhlh
iij Clweliiul alrcala, aev;rlt aomio .belns
anignir th audieuca. . 1. M. VmI. wliu us
Youns Wllay waa a hwvitweUIH tuifr 5 ear a
ko. haa tha pyiimsetum for bla own personal
uao, and that uf his amuloyaa.
Aktso Q-. aUlma . flsbtar who ryaUy will
Tsauoy Ballly will bay I'rMton Ilrowrt at tha
OUiuHa tanUbt ' bwk over Wlllla Jackson
flftwh wants Jo vmijtckiha, n4 Raliiv ,ay
h bis laoit uutrahaukar who wwkj pair
thaw off. Ilfowij. who wevad blal a elvr
buxur. 1JA at ahevad bars fur iUuJi a year
ss m vi m -
I,co Uouck Loses in Tame Bout
PHTTOUMlli Pee. U.--la IIwc4t. at Xn-
--fc.' i.Jek a rnxLajam mur s arri-iaia- lu inia Mil
. SSSMI . JIB... J p-aTf"' J.."'- . -? "T ' .J
Uohby UaynoMi twiaa In Clavalaad Tlturaday
Sitrid off wltb Paul PUkC, "f fallfojiila. In
tha mala Un-ruundr at UJ twunda. Thla will
lit ltwnolda'a Ural, tout fur afveral mwlha.
lta bs bii manaslna- audawwlllaiiini( luiara
'fba lura ut tu slevva vlJnlV sat u uflp on
llolerl-
&10 .
THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENT
OF BASEBALL
WEAKEST FEATURE OF GA
-
Expert Suggests Dividing Season Into Two Per
nant Chases or Kaces tnouia se anortened
and Inter Big League Series Held
Ily GRANT
When Die lelmls romp Inrosflh vth a nip
that Wet, . . ,
lml the proMSil Is ren fl hard os roefcj
When the roW yu'e come tefla on Aretle
.ln.l the httnl rrcell from the maaile
ihock
While othtn man follow the oouudlso
tphrre, ....
Jrplnp fAc cMlf icllh n- eheerful alt,
I'd rnlhcr ilrenin on bu il bl(f log fire
Ami pfiy fio eoiinc in u CD.
When ohl John ienru Tiermotnrler drogs
H'ffn it aiiifuVii alsmp timfrr fieenlg-nlse;
HVirti lie tee ore Aoid us u rniicrelc iciil,
ll'Arre n fiotcn grip ntvor 7ioli the Use
Tha olliert imiy allow the nlrteap's cull,
Iml take the xcau where the icoottt are
bruieu;
Hut I'll take mine by mi open fira
Anil mttt t'Altfc Wciint utoul l doton.
l-'or Keener Ilneeball
YOll can talk to nny club owner or to
nny ball player and ho will admit to
you that upon tho uverago baseball Inter
est wanes heavily In six cities out of olght
uftcr August 1.
Kan Interest li centered upon tho pennant
race, thu Hag compel lllon. moro thuu It Is
upon Ihu gauio Itself. This Is proved by
tho fact thut tho averagn club, hopelessly
out of tho nice after July, Is lucky to draw
100U paid admissions n day vvhero the lead
ers uio drawing 10,000,
The present schedule or championship
nrraiigciucut is the weakest feature of huso
bull. Any competition extending over six
mouths Is suio to grow fugged and stalo
and heuwv latere It Is nearly over. Tho club
owner will uduilt this. Ho will the player.
Yot no move Is mado to correct a known
nnd proved weakness.
Cither tho season should bo divided Into
two ponnant races ot three months lath or
there should ba n shutter peiiuuiit race und
then un InterleuKUe series, with the eight
NutlonalLeuguo clubs Ihiown ugnlust tlio
eight American Lcukuo entries lu a competi
tion that would boom baiehall Interest to Its
highest point at tlio time when it now is
deadest In threu cities out or four.
Tlio Harrier
You can talk to nny club owner about tho
point und bo will admit Uj until.
Vet ou can't get one of them to make
any move lu this direction. Thoy nil know
bow quickly Interest fades out III second
division cities and some first division cities
ufter August.
Yet none of them has shown tho nerve
or the foresight t" remidy this weak fca
turo of tho game!
Ilecauso It ulvwiys has been n. they nre
willing to keep It as It has been, even
though it all may be wrong
Tlio two big leagues havo" a wonderful
chance tills enr tu urrungo i 1317 compe
tition capable of adding fifty per cent addi
tional Intercut to the game.
Hut It's twenty to ono that you won't
find a club owner with sufllclcnt foresight
or ntilllclent keenness even to suggest u
DUNN SUGGESTS MAKING
TWELVE-CLUB CIRCUIT
Wnnts Tliinl Major Lcnpuo Formed
I-'rom A. A. ami Interna
tional Teams
NKW YOItlf. Dec. 11. When the Inter
Mitlonal Le.iKiin Koes Into sesilon hero this
afternoon Jack Dunn, tho nnltlmoro maK
nate. will Introduce n plan which Is nn en
largement of Die third major .league Idea
recently Indorsed by Ilnn Johnson.
Tho proposition of tho Orlolo leader will
bo to tube tho six best cities of both tho
International League and tlio Ameilcun
Association and form a third lenguu of
twelve clubs. The draft will bo removed
from this clicult. making It nominally a
major, hut not asking for representation
lu the world's series until such time as tho
baby major has grown so strong nnd lusty
thut popular sentiment calls for a three
cornered classic.
LONE STAR MAY BE COACH
AT COLGATE NEXT SEASON
Word comes from the IMciflo coast thut
Wllllnm II. I Lone Htar) Dlatz will not re
turn to coach the Washington Stato elovmi
in taiT. Iiletz sava ba has several offers
to coach ut eastern Institutions und also.
western unlvrisltles next bonson. Although
It tu not definitely known what Institutions
nre inaMiiK overtures to hltn. It Is believed
thut t'olguto Is making the strongest bid
for his services.
PENN TO OI'EN NAVY MAT
SCHEDULE FOR 1917 SEASON
ANN-APOI.IB. lid
Dec. 11
Th Naval
Af.ji.1mv ureftlllnir tram vv
vltl nn itif loiiauliiK
dates, all inalclies lu ba
.ii.il.mv'i rvninulluin!
cuuteaUd la
thu
February lu. 1'iilverallr or Pcnnajrlvanla; 17,
Prlncolnn. 21, Y.ilo.
Marcu VS. Pennsylvania state: 10. Cornell.
COLGATE MAY PLAY CORNELL
Harvard Drops Ithucahs From Foot
ball Schedule for NpjU Year
ITIIAt'A. Hoc. 1 1. Harvard and Cornell
will not meet on the football grhllion next
fall, uccordlng to conilrmmlon nf a, report
tu thut effect whch has been Klvon nut by
the Cornell I'lllvvrslty Athletic Association.
In place nf the Harvard game tho ath
letic authorities have opened negotiations
for a contest w ItUf olgalo to ba played in
Ithaca. , '
HILL JAMES COMING nACK
- .
Coast Curvcr to Re Given Another
Chnnco by Stallinga
OKKVII.LB. t'al.. IUc. II His lull Jamea
heru of lh I9H erWa aarl.a, will l, fTv Vi
Lancsslcr II, Hi Monqgrama
l..?.lJABTn. t-a . IMC it Th
aiatlitTM n"a4 laaaaaaaas aaajiii
. a , I. In brail. li llllu
Itcesc to Tako Heating's I'lacc
SCBANTOM. Pa . Dae llTo raplsc Wal-
Kaiw u( tha tkrantou baakatball tim 1
Kane u wi.uwa uaeaetwii team of lhi
I'.nnMUanla SlaU Leattw, fuu aSnid SI
Btaal.y fie.ee. ut Waat SowBteaTwh; LaVtoS
g.1. 1, jgj. SI, IISSJSSBg
fTAfttltlatM H
BILLY MORAN
l"'JS..factVinH. ha.
i5FWM
fJMBrp ! uuh tha hi..-.,.
WaH.SQ a Bd tut
SlfTKl,
BHIv RTn tin ii.
. lhll
!uwl has
Htywi tmetM vasfT sassjMfir, LHUUty I ilMTMl
Elected caila la tor naxt asaaoa. ""
U M lailOlS u
HJjSUa.K
WHW"3r
WKTWW, Ovwfe
SCHEDULE IS-
LAND RICE
chance, u-hlrh. If II fnll.t -.... .
worso than tho prcsont six month,' arM.
mnnf. cs
Hall Players to RlrlL
Thru iclll on thn same tlou Blr J.
Will pap a lillHon tor a time ffl
7jott the sums ilny Anitrttc O.
irm pti tiatcn to in final din,,. , H
HrlnRinrr AVIIIard Hack
Ilrlnirlntr Willnril tmrlr lia.ttj.nit. .l
tlffht l nil very well enough-nroiS
... . ., ....,, b....u M inner Itqgu
Krnntf Mnmn .nnttt ntA n ut.T '
ngnlnsf the Kausan, nml .Moran wJt -f-
husky aliovo 300 iiountln. WilIaM" c
iritt.ntlil IvnlimV. I..At.la. it m. "'"
..aaj v.K.. .-V-....VJ., ,i-:.n.i liliin aMOrttO, ,
Vnii rnti ItninFlnA will Attnuk ..-
lard will look against C'nrpentler, with M
pounds. t
To Klvn nwnv fifteen nr tu-niv 'i
onn tiling Hut when tha dlcrepaS
iiuqr-f niAij, i!,mi ur ninety pounos, (L
iiuiwnniwu in .in iukivui US It WOUld hk I
MHMi. ta...... iiii,-- .-... Z... i
iii.ii;ii uuiuiii jviiuuiiii unu JOCK Ullloa,
(Jcttlnc Hy
In anlla uf tlin hatirltv nr -I...I ,..
Wlllnrd still Is mnitnglng to eko out n r5l
tstencc. ' "3
He hnB done vvetl tHiiiifb n,hM ..... k?9
rf ........ uue nrv
tlri4 that lis benvv rlmmtilnn l.A i... m'm
voted but thirty minutes of time to t(lt7
competition In nearly two years. BlnrA
January, 1010. tho big fellow has draws!
au.uuu iroin me circus, ot Which aI3.Mll
remained nftcr a twenty ner cent ttMmi.ii
tohls syndlcato. Tho one battls nlif4l
aiu.euu. iohs twenty per centwhich roil
vviiiarun total suiary cnecK for tna
suincthlnir nhovo 1100. Onn.
When a ohamplon can enter one ten-rourjl
iioainK cxniouion wiuiin tvvoive months mil
Julian wnn a imio miovo iuu,uuu iroa xns
no is uomg wen enough In a modest wr.l
Haseball has six months; football twin
muiiths. Ilpt you can play' golf twltI
momiis n year, ir you pick your location
unit iuik it ror uttren momiis Biinuallr.
Mnxlms or the Nineteenth Hole
There nro times when the driver worsen
not and tlio inashln.ln nn nhnmlniiflnn tfn
when tlio puller lllvverotli then Is anfuUh
oeyonu un wnrus
lie tliat totmctll tltren sltnfH In a vaw
without losing bis tctnpar hath a soul com
,M.r.v.. ... .u..,. ...(nt ,,,1,1 IIUI. IUr IIITIS li?
no human trait nbout him -m
It Isn't nny harder for the Armv In wlS
good football dutea than It Is for tli av-r-
ago ciuzcn to step out and -pick up
In a back alley. All of tho leading euUra'
elevens nio willing to play nt West Foist
ror extienses. except Vale. Harvard, Prlnca
ii. iirowu, coigaie. l'ltisourgn, uartmoutl
nnd eight or ten others.
In the snmo wny we hope no schedule
maucrs tuts winter will break their rllHI
in iv-ik iirn in , uiuu i unu vu get 1 IUK
outkii nooheu up ior next inn,
GOULLET-GRENDA TEAil
FAVORITE IN LONG RACi
Australinns Apparently Betus
Fixed Physicnlly for Six-Day
Grind in Now York
NIIW YOP.K, Dee. 11 - With most of thi
blcycla riders signed nnd coupled far it
six-day -raco nt Madison Square, GardtBM
December 17-23, It Is moro than likely thlw
.vurcu uoiiuer, aim jMircu urcnua wiu sv
to tha post ns the favorita team In thJM
raco. This Is the stromccst pair over till
gUKCd in tlio annual event, combining Ijw
enuuranco nnu ncnuvvorK vv-itu tearoirorx
that makes them nlmost invincible.
Ooullet and Grcnila won the recent rnolj
fled rnco nt Iloston, nnd have won roaw!
fithpr lnni? i-rlnila bnth brriv nnd abroaO.
Itnvlni? nlivnvit rlitdpn nn n innm thpv Vfjfal
together vv-ltli inachluo precision, which U
big nsset In n six-day race. Ilec&UM eti
this they never lose any dlstnnca In tp'
pick-ups when rclluWn? each otqer-
Itldlng m a tenm. this pair have vXM
lost ono racje. that being In Paris atamj
Ilourlier and C'omos, who woro both UtiM
rccontly In the war. The teaoi flnlfbed fpm
ond lu tha i nco. When paired with oth(S
men tho Australians havo Invariably vtSm
Last year at the Garden, (Ircnda won wu
Hill.. Tha previous year Goullat won )Uj
Koirter. - v
Last year Orenda and Qoullet. bolh tern
Champion Kramer In the series of TMJJ
for tho American tlllo until the last "
of tho season. Men who can Mt
i- ... .A.!.- .ii... mA lvtef
races uro rare, indeed, -9I
wn unusual fenturo of their sw-oj
racing Is that they go throuch thesa MJ
contests without un ache or a pain. lw,
being In tho best of condition and birl3
for tha week s grind.
FEDS' SUIT AGAINST 0. B,
WILL PAIL, SAYS GAIlin
Herrmann Claims Haltlmoro Club M
ttequcst to Join so-uanea
Hiiaqball Trust
NKW VOIllC. Dec, tl. When tha BsJ
mora reds' isuo.ooo uamags smi ti"j
trial, we inten'i to mane ono i
Viwir, .miu iieiiiiimiii iuntj. i
"Wo van nrove that tho Baltimore Ve
at Jho time we were arranging p
the federal League last winter, maa??.1
League. They wanted to take th pw.!
lite bi. ioiiis t-uruinnis in uui v"vr
ntner worus, tnoy were caxur iu
. . .un . rt..iid,t TiuAhall
iiiciiiucro u " i-uu" . "--- ,:
which hey pow urs trying f disjoin.
Itvianviuii. iL , ,
"We have evidence to prove this W
attornays bellsve that these fscts vm
(est the reas," legui prpceeutnfc. --WuL-hmiii
nml nilmore will tie snwsf '
kIiii- ivItnA&Has." ..
The attorneys for Organised Ra'1 5
OwrKO Wharton Pepper and John u
son, uoin pi i-nuauBiiui.
Smith to Lead Dartmouth HbwI
1918, ( Kana. N 11 baa l;'
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