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'Oufcfielder Signed for Team to Make Showing
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- 'rfIE '" tornn bSn tho neaaori of 19I0 lie was hailed by Philadelphia fan
I ,J"'dom with nn unprecedented enthusiasm. 'Ho had tho previous year, Willi ft
c1 at ma'cs,,,ttl nn,J Misfits, molded a (cam Ihdt toro Its way to victory, giving
tw Qunkor City lis (lwl National league pennant, in infT Mornii Is going to nnd
ifio Rolnff much moro difficult. In tho first plado, I'hlladelphlnns nro blnso to n,
&. It takes a great deal to satisfy tholr thirst for tho novel nnd extraordi
nary, Juflt how much we ot tlie City of llrothorly Ivovp tako for granted, was
,eUarty ahown lit the nttltudo of tlio public toward Connie Maek'a auporb baseball
Machine. Wo were, athletically npcaklnp, utterly callous In our Judgment of
Mack's unparalleled work and the playing of bin powerful club.
' ' Kow Morart will havo to face theso local fann In 1017 with a team which la
Weaker than It wan In 1016, with hla own rernitatlon somewhat dnmaged by bin
failure- to beat out Brooklyn for tho pennant, and with tho burden of tho moro or
tea righteous Indignation of tho public, generated by the recent action of tho Na
tional L-cnguo In votlnc; to cut down tho number of twonly-flvo-cent ncaln.
There; Is only ono thins which Will put rat and tho Phllllen barlt Into tho
warm pot of random's heart, and that In for tho famous Fltchburgor to not busy
during theso wintry montlm, bohitct1 up his pitching staff nnd tret a hardhitting,
dependable outnoldcr to tako tho place of Oavvy Cravath, who will not bo nmong
"hose present when tho roll Is called for tho coming campaign In the National
'fjtaguo.
' 5 If. Moron can accomplish thli feat of putting the t'lillllca back to their 1DI5
" If ,iffhtinfiT strength ho will contlnuo to be tho popular idol; hut if ho falls, ho Ii qolnc
, 5 W tho stlnjr of criticism which Connie MncI: has been inado to feel alnco hla
Tlufa.wn defeated In four straight games by tho ttoston Uravca In tho world'a
,' lorlea of 1914.
Ticcnlu-lwo'Plaicr Limit Hurts Phils
T 1US been remarked repeatedly that tho passago of tho twcnty-two-playcr limit
- by tho National Lcaguo Is going to weaken ail of tho chilis In thn circuit to ft
certain cxtont, and that it will curtail tho development of young playcra who
should get their tutoring from n major leaguo bench. However, sucti goncrnl con
, sldoratlonfl na these nro not vastly Interesting to local fans, oven In theso barren
daya when baseball tdopo in nt low ebb.
What tho funs want to know Is, will tho 1'hllltcs bo hurt by this rule? What
U lloran dolnK to offset Its disadvantiigcs nnd whom Is ho going to sign to replace
tho pitchers who will not bo with tho club again?
Tho rhllllcs will bo Hurt by tho now twonty-two-playcr rulo, Tlicro Is no
dOubt of that, but tho great question beforo tho I.'ouso of Moran Is, wlicro nro tlm
Ituch-neoded pitchers coming from nnd who nro they? it ii obvloui thnl ns tho
v. 'Jub now stands Alexander, Mayer nnd Itlxey aro tho only men tipon whom l'at
nn' depend. Chalmers nnd McQuillan wcro of very llttlo uso to tho team last
ear and will not bo back. If thuy lmd been nblo to hurl in their 1915 form tho
j 1'hllllca vould havo won tho pennnnt. llcnco they must bo replaced by men equal
, to their ability of a year ago last summer If tho Phtlllcs liopo to bo in tho run
slnjjv Morun attempted to mako n, trado at tho rocent National Ieaguo meeting
Jn New York, but ho fnllcd. ICven If ho had g:' Jimmy Iavondor tho l'hlls would
not have boon well llxcd an to tholr pitching stuff. Lavender was a star somo years
kgo, but ho, no longer is. It Is u ciucstlon whothor ho would havo dono much
batter for tho l'hlls on tho mound this coming year than Chief Ilondcr did last
vcason, and as ovory ono knows, tho Chiefs work, wlillo good as an adviser and
coachcr, was not what it should havo been as far as his tctual pitching was con
cerned. There aro only two things for Moron to do cither mako some beneficial trades
or spend somo money to purchaso tho right grade of players. Tho latter alterna
tive is tho better, but tho close-listed policy of "thoso higher up" In tho ranks of
iaa Phillies almost precludes this possibility, Tho answer is that l'at Moran'
must depend on his New Kn gland uhrcwdnoss to 1111 up tho gaps and upon his
baseball genius to direct a moro or less inferior team when tho 1917 season begins.
Coast League Has a Christy Mathewson
IN LOOKING ovor tho work of tno groat marathon pltchora of baseball, the
names of Christy Mathewson and Kddlo Plank stand out prominently in the
major leagues. But thero is another man who la deserving of mention, nnd who,
Jlla tho two great National and Amorlcan hurlors, Is not yot "nil In." Thin man is
" ""Charley Bauin, knowh on tho coast as "Spider." Fr tho hist flvo years Baum an
nually has boon relegated to the ash heap by tho writers, but, lileo his famous
major leaguo contemporaries, ho has coma back with a vengeanco each season.
Lnstj season, tho fourteenth year of IiIh pitching career, llaum hurled remarkable
bnlJ. Ho was used In flfty-alx games for a total of 330 innings. Uo allowed nn
avera&o of 2.81 earned runs per game and was crcdltod with twenty victories
against nlnetcou defeats. It seems strnugo that Baum never was given a trial In
the major leagues. But ha wnsn't, largely duo to the fact that tho scouts believed
fhaUho did not havo enough stuff thut he could put on tho ball. In thli thuy worp
" Nrfr nearly correct. Baum always pitched with his head as well as with his arm.
VUUe Mathewson, ho 'diagnosed batsmen with an uncanny accuracy. Ho know tho
weakness ot every man who opposed -him, and ho did not fall to take full advan
tage of his knowledge and tho encmy'n weakness.
Red Sox Well Heeled With Managers
S rppia new owners of tho Boston Bed 8ox nro very fortunato In having sevornl
--m,en. connected with tho club who nro capable leaders. It Is still a matter of
doubt whothor BUI Carrigan will actually rotlro from baseball when ho has bcon
officially made an offer to lead tho team another year. Thoio at tho head of tho
lied Uox havo ntatcd that a Muttering contract would bo offered, Whothor Carri
gan Wit feol Justified in turning down a Bum which will range from $10,000 to
$12,G0Q Is tho question. Naturally, tho lied Sox would llko to havo Carrigan nt
' the head of the club, Ho Jed tho team to worl(Vt championships in 191G and 191 G.
Nevertheless, tho club would not bg greatly weakened If Currlgnn did not como
, back,, because thero Is m moro brainy hasoball man in tho gamo today than Jack
'Barry. Jock probably will bo offered tho managerial Job If Carrigan refuses to
wtay on tho club.
During tho lost two seasons Barry has been the fielding mainstay of tho team,
tho brnlria of tho Infield and a valuable man on the bench. His familiarity with
the, batters of the American League, acquired whllo ho was n member of Connto
Mack's Athletics, made him invaluable to the lied Hoi's younger pitchers, and will
enable him It appointed U become ono ot tho best managors Jn. tho gamo.
American League Overlooked Something
rpHE American Leaguo magnates mado nn advance in the right direction when
' they voted to cut down the price of admission to world's serlci games in their
own porks. According to tho new rule, In tho games played in American League
parks world's series ticltota will not bo moro than double tho amount ot tho regular
neasort prices, except the boxes, which will bo $5 each.
, ' These new world's series prices aro fair enough, but tho great trouble tho
f disposition of tickets was not touched upon. Thero aro few persona who over
roally objected to the prices of tickets when they could bo bought at race value.
Tho kicks came when regular patrons were unablo to get seats from tho clubs, yet
they would go on the streets and see block after block of tickets In the hands of
1 speculators.
ft Whether the scalping evil ever will be eliminated Is a doubtful question. But
tuirel the American Leaguo magnates might havo tried to do soraothlng that
,youiaat least cut down the number of tickets that get In the hands of speculators
Rnd Increase the number that might be purchased by the persons who patronize
tii fcromo throughout the championship season,
Collegians Should Flag In Cage;
BASKETBALL men at tho University of Pennsylvania are very anxious to get
g. bettor place than Welgbtman Hull for the Intercollegiate games, Every year
, the port is growing moro popular, and now that Lon Jourdet has produced a
winning team and is likely to havo another this year that always will bo In the
an lag, una irtwo 'n8 wmyersny anu
UII more, enthused over the work of the
- iSttw'placo la which to play, the local authorities would Immediately begin an
" irfttton to have, the games all over tho league played Jn a cage. As the collegians
' 3p,playit'aikthaU Jt very low because the ball goes out of bounds nt least
ti&mxy Umea during: the forty minutes of play. Add to those twenty Interrup-
j&fta t Jeast ten more tops from scrimmage and the average of fifteen fouls on a.
'4e, and wo Jiavo sixty-five. Sixty-five stops In a forty-minute game is one Inter-
nation every thjrty-seven seconds, Thts, Is too-much to keep the game going
SsuK. It la obvious that those interruptions wpuld almost be halved If the twins
pjyi In a. cage, and the sooner the officials of the Intercollegiate League realixe
tW tM better for basketball.
fP WNN feulidOhe proposed stsdjum to seat 100.000 or more spectators hlgh
J, grio and scalplnar will virtually be eliminated, pome pf those who are boost-
. .Mur.ia-
wiiiuuzn imhibtb inui n hw-i"i yaiHiMHjf u .w.vvv. j.hsx seems to
number. tt there is no doubt
. world's series be played in the stadjum t i certain tBijt it would be filled.
; so, nt every one or the games,
tolt ball U sura to ha barred
M wa barred lust season, and the use
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tiwtit would not bo ovefdetng the tbina
TJie bigger the better.
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CLOSE TO VICTORY
Camden Has Small Chance
to Win First Pennant.
Penn Beats Muhlenberg
OTHER NEWS IN THE CAGE
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1liurlir nlilil Ie ffrtl t Jvt nt Non
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By SI'ICK HALL
With a maximum of only seven gntnei
for any ono club to piny until tho done
of tho first hnlf of the Kaslcrn Lcngua
season, it appears that tho pennnnt will
bo captured by Kennedy's flying Jasper
quintet. Tlio Jewels havo played tho most
consistent basketball seen In years hi
SchefTer's circuit nnd It wilt tnlie somo
vtry rrmnrkablo work on tho pnrt of Cam.
den to licnil tho tip-town five beforo the
TahIiI.I liiji. ha il. vs a-
completion of twenty contests.
Whllo Cnmden Is only ono-hnlf n game
behind tho lenRUo lenders, Henry's five Is
greatly handicapped by tho nbnenco of Itoy
.Steele, who will not bo nblo to gat bnclt
Into tha Ilnc-np for foiiio time to come.
Creelty hns been plnying n fair gamo for
tho BUcetcrs. Nevertheless, tlio Camden
flvo wns thrown completely off Its bnlnnco
when Htcelo was forced to retlro tcmpornrllj'
on nccount of Illness.
On tho hnnd until Inst wcel, tho Jasper
team lmd been playing tho same men every
night that wero In tho llnc-up nt tho be
ginning of tho senson, .Hough Is out tem
porarily, but It In bclloved Hint bo will ba
In shnpo for tho final drive. Htlbo Chns
man, In thir meanwhile, has been plnying
In placo nf tho ctcran forward.
Cnmden Last Chance
Camden lot tho big opportunity tn mnlco
a running fight for tho flag when It fell,
nnd fell hard, heforo tho onnlnuglit of tho
Bending tenm on .Saturday night. Tho vln
Itorn nt tho Bending Armory were com
pletely nt tho mercy ot the homo crowd,
who tunned In nineteen goals from tho field.
It In truo Hint the gnmo wns a very open
ono nnil Cnmden mnda thirteen field goals,
enough to win nn ordlnnry game.
As tho count In games won nnd tost now
stnuds, Jnspor has capturrd "ten nnd lost
three, whlln Cnmden hns plnycd ono moro
thnn Its rlvnlii from Kensington, winning
ten nnd losing four. Jasper hnB two morn
games this week, ono with Do NVrl nnd
tho other with Cnmden. liven If Crimden
Is nblo to dn feat tlio Jewels on Wedncsdny
night In the armory ncroaH tho Dclnwnre,
tho present lenders nro sure to como back
and defeat tho Bo Ncrt-Altentowu team,
which Is torn to smithereens right ndw.
After Thursday night thero nro no games
Kchcdtilnd In tho J.intern l.cnguo for tlio
rcmnlpdcr of tho week. Tho games that
would ordinarily hao been played on Fri
day nnd .Saturday evenings wcro scheduled
to bo played In tho form of double
headers on Christmas aftornoon nnd nlaht.
I'cnn Wins Again
I.nn Jnurdet's Pennsylvania tenm ngnln
camn to tho front nn thn basketball court
Hnturday night. Tho victim this time wns
Muhlenborg. This was 1'enn'a second try
out ngnlnst nn opposing tenm. A week
ngo last Saturday tho Itcd and ntuo began
tho season by easily trimming tho Urslnuu
flvo. Judging tho team from tho two games
it has played, it seems that Jourdet again
hnn n iiulntct that will ha capable nf cap
turing tho Intercollegiate title, provided It Is
not handicapped by tho loss of nny men by
Injuries or Ineligibility.
The Penn men literally ran nwny from
their Allentown opponents In Welghtman
Hall Saturday night. Tho flnnl count wns
35 to IS. It was apparent us soon ns the
contest begun 'that It was only a question
nf how ninny points tho West Phlladel
phlaps would run up on Muhlenberg. Jet
ford was tho lending lleld-gonl eeorcr for
Penn. Ho had ilvo to hl.i credit. However,
JelTord'o work In passing, dribbling and
nsslstlng his teummatos wns morn spec
taculnr than his goal shooting and was far
moro effective.
WH.T.TAM H. MYBns, tho Allentown
man who bought tho frnuchlsa of tho Da
Nerl tenm, has mado arrangements for his
club to play exhibition gnmes In South
Uothlchcin on Saturday evenings. All of
tho Kastcrn l.eaguo games which wcro
orlglnnlly scheduled for Saturday nights nt
Munlcnl Fund Hall hne been transferred
to Allentown nnd will bo played on Tues
day evenings. Tito oxhlbltlon)gnmes for tho
fans ot Bethlehem will bo staged In tho
Collsoum.
IN Till! BKADINa-CAMDIJN.game Sat
urday night Andy SenrH led his teammates
nnd foes by shooting six goals from the
flold, Ho also tossed thirteen fouls through
tho rim out of twenty chances, making his
total point scoro twenty-five. '
JOHNNY DUNDEE EARNS $30,003
IN 20 FISTIC BOUTS THIS YEAR
By ROBERT
ON A hot night In August, 1910, a curly
head id kid climbed through tha ropes at
the old Sharkey A. C. and seated himself
nervously on a low stool In one ot the cor
ncrsi Shortly afterward another youngster,
Just as nervous ns the first, took a seat In
the opposite copier. The boys studied each
other at long range until the announcer
took tho nudlence into his confidence- and
ehoutod that the first preliminary bout ot
the evening was about to start and the
principals would be "Johnny Dundee, in
this corner, and Skinny Hob In the other."
He also stated that the battle would last
four rounds or less.
This was Johnny Dundee's debut In the
boxing game. He was a very green kid,
but lils aggressiveness, which mode him
famous In later years, enabled him to wallop
the tar out ot Skinny Hob und he won by
a. mile. For this wonderful showing
Johnny received the large sum ot J5. which
was divided between himself, hla man
ager and his seconds. Dundee probably
had tho price of a beet stew when his bit
had been "cut," but he was happy just the
same. His first battle was a success.
Johnny lias Traveled
Since that time Johnny has leaped to the
front and now ranks with the best light
weights tn the country. He probably Is the
only real 133-pounder worthy of considera
tion, as he can make tha weight easier
than Welsh or Leonard. Dundee has boxed
lit every State where the fight game is per
mitted and comes close to the record for
traveling. Ho and his manager. Hootty
Montleth, are flitting from place to plave.
boxing In Kansas City and, In New Orleans
three day later. And the Italian boxer's
bankroll is getting stronger and healthier
eaeh day.
When Dundee boxes Buck FUmmlng at the
Olympla tonight it Till ba his twenty-first
battle of the year. Business has been good,
and the purses thus far total J30.003, That's
quite bunch ot money to earn with a
ooupla of padded mitts, but Johnny 1 not
through yet. He wants to boost It a few
thousand before the first of the year, be
cause he tears a. bard winter.
Speaking of Salaries
u a tM ; o( uaa' Iwuts sta
WHEN A FELLER
ALEXANDER GREAT BECAUSE HE
HAS THE 'STUFF BUT GREATER
BECAUSE HE HAS ENDURANCE
Phillies' Star Is There Not Only in Quantity but
Quality and Never Has Averaged Less Than
Forty-five Games a Season
Ily GKANTLAND RICE
Adfe raknl over bnrtls, both the living
nnd ileml:
I hnva paroled nil o fAe pocM n fiont.
From "Paul Kevcrr.'j nidt" to the maiden
trio jn((f
"'II put the Klboth on the curfew to
nlaht": I've tpnmo thn oW sfiitf nbotit Canty at Hat,
And vcfl have fciioien cerfafii limits,
For I item- fiaue tcriireit a parody (hat
Bfflun "7'iciis tha nlpjit beore Chrlit
moi." I have rambfri! alonj; with "The Vampire"
nnd such, .. . . , ,
At tlghtlnu "The Haven" I've burst Into
chtcr.i; . .,
I have frequently fastened mu parodlo
clutch ,
On the trooper from Ulngen uho fell at
Atalera; ....
"ifetl ioI("niirl "JfninJ M tiller" I've had
them down pat.
And vet I have coma fo o limit.
For I never ficire torilfen a parody that
Vegan "'Twait the night before
Chrittmat."
The "Always There"
PAT MOHAN was discussing drover
Clovelnnrt Alexandor. "Alex," said Pnt,
"Is a great pitcher because ho has tho stuff.
nut ho Is still greater for another renaon.
If you will look up tho recorda you will
find that Alexnnder lias been In the big
leaguo for six yenrs. Through this time ho
has wnrked In something llko 180 games
nn average of forty-eight gnmes a yenr.
Ho Isn't one nf theso stars who always aro
hurt or who aro good for twenty or twenty
five gnmes a iteabon. Ho Is not only thero
In quality, but In quantity, Ho never has
taken part In less than forty-live games a
year. Anil In four out of six years he has
won twenty-sevon gameB or more, which Is
moro games than a good many others ever
pitch."
Tho test of pitching greatness must be
based upon quantity ns woll ns upon qua!-
W. MAXWELL
dope was furnished by Scotty Montelth,
and Scotty ought to know:
3rm Atavrdo. rhlUdelphln
moo
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II11UIT JIUIUUI. . ,( .UUCIVUII. .
lir. I'JiimdrlDIU
Mtuilor Voukiun, llentrr, 'u--. l.fioo
Jimmy JMurphr. I'litludelpulu.,,,,,. 1.3A0
Jon Mandat. New tlrlenua. ......... 2,000
llennv iMiiaril. Nftw ork .. IMI
I'hll llloout, HrooLlin , I.ooo
Unit W.IN, New listen, Ceim...., I.10Q
Matt Well", llo.ton ; 1,200
Johnnjr (1'J.corr, lluKnlu , sou
JaluiDr 0'I.eurr. notion ,,. 1,'Ztht
y.itr llaninjrr. i:nt Idrasa, Inu,. l-too
lenity TonarJ. Xrw iork, ....... . 4,100
lack 1etnmlnz, riillsilelnbU 1,300
Kvrr llaounir, Kuii.m C 1 1 '..,... . 1.BM
Jliumr llanlon. ht. Mula.. ,,,,.,., 1,000
Jos Uelllur. New Vark..,, 1,1100
11,-nnr I eoiiard, I'hlladrltfhU IJiOO
l-jlille Wttllacs. lltouklra. . , 1.IKXI
Johnny XUluun, I'ulUdelvbU.,,,. . 103
Total ,. ,,..,.130,003
Tohlsht'a battle should be a whirlwind
affair. Fleming Is out to make a reputa.
tlon for himself, and Herman Hinden, his
manager, Is confident that Buck will win.
Tlie boys met at the Olympla onoo before,
and the bout was so good that they decided
to try It again. Incidentally, the fracas
will add another thousand to Dundee's
bank account, whlfth will help him buy
some Christmas presents v
Bowling News
Tha bowling races continue elt, savaral tla
extatlac.
.V, 'l!n Tissue, HTlt ftqda all thrta
dlvtaleo leadora a fm tn adraueo s( tb ecoa i
Vlctrlx and flh:
nanan ara tlaj fn, th. I...
-' .vir..:-,,r"rj -.i-T- i--.tvj" -
w jn ,uwiiv fvuw. ,iu-a Arvaaioeeaaa
IVaasua tcumattttnt. 1
BewlUig U salohut mn women dretaa in
tola elty.
TarmlMl ara beat nla-safUra u Kewume
piaU Sacttoa A. Tbt Itwxked down 18.514
la wutji-wa cmc. avarast&x 881 a, sutna.
. O. PrUatlay. of BiUlkaa. .aversitJ 18 pin,
for aavaetaait samta In Hejstona A line reuad.
with. eer. yicic wa aeoenj hljb. aversca ro!lr
tsut'm &&rtssg&t
NEEPS A FRIEND
Ity. Tho ability to win twehe out ot four
teen games mrnnn very little compared to
tho ability- needed to win thirty games out
of forty,, Alexander, MathowBon, Johnson
and Wnlsh tho four greatest pitchers of
tho last twenty years always have been
good for a span between forty and fifty
games n season.
And, ns a rule, they rarely packed away
lesi than twenty-five victories, not counting
the gnmes they saved by rescue work In
tlio closing spasms.
Sheelinn's Victory
Shcehnn, of the Mackmen, last season
won ono gnmo nnd lost sixteen. He must
lmo had a queer, not to say dlizy, feeling
when ho turned In that one triumph.
Who ran ainwer this? When ball play
ers back l(i the old days -were drawing
from $1800 tn 32100 a year most of them
keenly were Interested In developing their
gnures. Now, with salaries up around a
bulgo from 38000 to 312,000, only n very
few pay nny great attention to Improving
their play.
Football Schedules
"I notice," writes Neutral, "that as ono
ot tho smaller colleges develops strength It
Is Immediately dropped by the larger elev
ens, on the theory that 'too hard a game'
will result. What nro these larger universi
ties looking for In a football way? All tho
easy marks they can find? Yale this season
had to faco Colgate, Brown. Princeton and
Harvard on successive Saturdays; yet Yale,
after tho hardest schedule in tho' country,
was stronger nt the finish than Harvard
was, and apparently fresher.
'The main trouble Is that among too
many of theso elevens there Is too much
milk and water and too little 'blood and
Iron. Princeton, for example, might have
mado a far better showing agalrtit Harvard
and Yale If she had prepared herself by
tackling' Pittsburgh, Colgate or Brown be
fore the test. It Hafvurd bad shown her
first eleven against Brown, this added ex
perience might have won the Yale game."
It does seem that a big university with
plenty ot reserve material could face at
least four hard games In eight weeks. Yale
is pretty sure to do it with Colgate, Brown,
Princeton and Harvard, Colgate last fall
faced Illinois, Syracuse, Yale and Brown
without being fqreed to substitute more
than one man In the four games.
A squad that Isn't good enough to face
four hard gnmes Isn't going to be good
enough to win.
"All you had to do to tackle a Pittsburgh
halfback this fall," remarked one who saw
them play several times, "was to knock
down tho five men who surrounded him In
Olenn Warner's Interference. Outside of
that it was a cinch."
Tito Ultimate Straw
"In the fell clutch of cfreumfimc,"
,l iir. Jtenleu tatd,
I rarely yelp or cry aloud
Or bote my gory head. '
But there art timet my iron will
It tofter than a wonn't;
And one of (Arse when I read
"Jen IVillard namtt hit termt.u
White the committee at large la trying
to find a suitable opponent who might do
throne Jess Wlllard, old Doo Time, the
eternal champ, is warming up with the K.
O. burled III either paw. The Old Doo
never haa lost a decision yet, and he Isn't
going to toso at his next start.
Golf clubs composing the United States
Qolf Association have the chance of their
careers ahead to unravel this amateur
tangle it they only will give the matter a
fair amount ot serious attention. But the
'odds are that three-fourths of those Inter
ested wil pay no attention to the nutter
until after the vote Is In, and then kick In
with lusty roars of disapproval over the
final verdict
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DREYPUSS DECLARES HE TOLD
MAGNATES PLAINLY OF ABUSE
OF THE NATIONAL AGREEMENT
Pittsburgh President Says He Was Not Squelched
at League Meeting, but Pointed Out Mis-
takes of Commission
By CHANDLER
TIIH scribe were given to understand
that Unrner Dreyfuss was squelched by
tho National League magnates nt the an
nual conference, but before thn Pittsburgh
president left New York Saturday night he
told us n few things he had mentioned In
his speech to the other delegates which
disprove the renernl belief. One of these
referred to the way tho National Commis
sion had broken tho National agreement on
the drafting rule, while tho other was the
Cravath case several years ago.
In breaking the National agreement
Dreyfuss charged that Garry Herrmann and
President Tener had permitted Ban John
son to havo his way nt the expenso ot every
National Leaguo club, According to Drey
fuss, tho purchase of Cravath was' never
bonlflde, and that the truo facts liavo never
been published.
Tho Pirate chief also says that Hornce
Fogel, then president of tho Thlllles, bluffed
Herrmann and Tom Lynch, then president,
and that Ban Johnsrin stood for it because
ot his friendship for the Cantllllons, who
owned the sluselne; outfielder at the time.
"I bad my little any In the meettng nnd
nm not satisfied yet." said Dreyfuss. "Tho
secretary, In announcing that the National
League had Instructed President Tener to
vote for Herrmann as chairman of the Na
tional Commission, failed to mention that 1
had pointed out tho poor way both men had
looked after the Interests of tho National.
There nlso wns no mention of tho fact that
I showed them why tho American League
had all the beat ot It In tho draft every sea
son, "While I do not hellevo In crying over
spilled milk, you scribes also heard nothing
about the Cravath case. Cravath belonged to
mo, nnd If we had had him In our line-up we
might liae won two pennants from 1913 to
IBM. Ho was the property of the Pitts
burgh club by nil laws of organized ball and
according to our national agreement; but
wo did notget him because the supreme
body failed to do Its work properly. The
Hlsler case wns only one of the ninny mis
takes. I foUght that case because I was en
titled to tho sensational youngster and be
causo I became sick of tho way they were,
running things.
Explains Drafting Mistakes
"I will explain a row of the ln.itnnce.-i
of mismanagement thnt havo not been
mado publla before. In tho first place, ac
cording to tho national agreement n check
must accompany every draft put In for
minor league players, and when one or
moro clubs of each league havo drafted a
player It Is first necessary to drnw lots
to nee whlqh league gets him, nnd then the
clubs of thnt league do likewise.
"Has this been done? No, nnd It won't bo
until the National Leaguo gets moro back
bone or there Is n neutral party chairman
ot the commission. Last fall tho American
Leaguo put In drafts for seventy-eight play
ers, no checks accompanying tho drafts,
whllo the National Leaguo naked drafts for
twenty-nine, with checks accompanying.
"In somo Instances eight American
Leaguo clubs asked drafts for the same
player against ono or two National Leaguo
clubs. Instead of putting the names of
American and National In a hnt to decide
which leaguo should get the player, ac
cording to the national agreement, Herr
mann nnd Tener nllowed tho namoa of
every club to be placed on slips ot paper,
the last remaining to get tho player. In this
wayl the American League had eight
chatlsea against our two. Is It nny wonder
thatitncy got the pick of tho minors?
"Another Inbuco of the national agree-
Tennis on Ice New Game
Invented by F. B. Alexander
SOMETHING new in tennis will be
on exhibition In Now York tomor
row night when tho stars of tho not
world will iilay tho court game on
ico something very now, wo would
nay. Tho gamo was invented by
Fred B. Alexander nnd this match
will bo played at the Ice Skating
Pnlnce.
Other star players in addition to
Alexander who will participate nro
Theodore Ttoosovolt Pell, Dean
Mnthey nnd Francis Hunter.
CORNELL AND COLGATE
TO MEET NEXT SEASON
ITHACA, N. Y Deo. 18. Cornell will
play Colgate at Ithaca on October 20 next
fall. Ttib game Is ta be the big home con
test of Cornell's season.
September 29, Rochester at Ithaca; Oc
tober 6, Oberlln at Ithaca; October 13,
Williams at Ithaca; October 20, Colgate
at Ithaca; October 27, Buoknell at Ithaca;
November 3, Carnegie Tech at Ithaca; No
vember 10, Michigan at Ann Arbor; Novem
ber 17, Fordham at Ithaca; November 29,
Pennsylvania at Ithaca. '
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ment nnd drafting rules wis allowing w
lean Learua eluha tn with.,.. "'''rar.
almost fifty players niter they hidV.
nwnrded the men.' It was Just anoth.. iW
stance of the old abuse of ti&J ,B
minor league players. Many n Wh.,,,,
drafted nnd then the draft canceMe,? Zm
wanted by National League teamt but mS
the poor system of drawlnr lots im TfaT 2
to get them, ,"'
"The American League, which was in.
cessful, turned them back. In other i!S?
they got all they wanted and turned "&
rest nwny, whllo we got only artSt !
were lucky enough to draft and than i.J
n. chanco nt the others not wanltd by Johll
son's league. on
"In the fall of 1911, Just before df.f..
Ing senson opened. I went to Mike S..
tllllon In Minneapolis nnd told him I i.2
to buy Crnvnth. Ho told me Cravath cwii
not bo bought at any price. I told Mm I
would give him 37600 for Crnvath'i T !,,:
nnd thnt If ho would not sell I would Jut
In . draft for him and get him for 31M
'Canlllllon figured that tho rule tile,
mlttlng tho drafting of only one Class aT
player would save Cravath for him, as em.
player would bo selected and Gawy woum
stay In Minneapolis. As It happed ba
other Minneapolis player was drafted but
about ten clubs put In a draft for CraValh.
ForcI Upsets Dopo
"After wo had been lucky enouxh u
got Cravath for the drafting price or
31G00, Horhce Fogel stepped In with a clxlm
that ho had sent a telegram to Mike Cth
tllllon. ownor of the Millers, early In Aaguit,
ncceptlng his terms forGawy's release. Th
Cantllllons admitted that they had not re
ceived tho telegram nnd Fogel could not
produce a duplicate or prove that he had
sent It, but tho Cantllllons were shrewd
enough to renilxo that Fogel's price et
31000 was better than 31S00, and that thtre
wns not a chance to hold him anyway, i
they did not fight the case.
"Ilnn Johnson Is quite friendly with tlie
Cantllllons and naturally was not arena
to seeing them get a little extra money. o
he voted that Cravath was tho property
of the Phillies nnd Herrmann and Lynch
fell for It Fogel mndo a clever move ana
got away with It, but that did not help m
nny. It Herrmann and Lynch had bttn
on the Job, they would have seen that I
wns given a square denl and n National
League club was not compelled to pay more
thart tho drafting price, even though the
Philadelphia club was perfectly satisfied.
Before leaving for SL Louis Miller Hue.
gins said that Pat Moran did not try to gat
Jack Sillier for tho Phils. The St. Louts
manager camn to tho meeting prepared to
talk to tho Phllly pilot about a trade In.
volvlng Miller, ns he had heard that"
Moran was anxious to get the big seeonj
baseman. Upon arriving In New Terx.
Hugglns looked up Moran. but the Ph'.l
boss told him that he did not Intend 'to
dicker for Miller, as he was well satisfied
with Bert Nlehoff.
Johnny Kvers told a few close friends
that he Intends to retire from baseball after
next season, unless ho gets a chance to
manage a team for Jim Gaffney. Kvtra
plans to enter business" with Gaffney, who
already has put Johnny In a position to
clear enough money to live comfortably
tor the rest of his days. The veteran Is
not bluffing, nor does ho Intend to try to
work the Braves for a new contract for a
number of years,
PITT AWARDS LEHIGH
PLACE ON SCHEDULE .
PITTSBURGH, Deo. 18. Navy nnd Alle-,
gheny College have been dropped from the
University of Pittsburgh football schedule
nnd games havo been scheduled with Le
high, West Virginia and Bethany College, .
Pennsylvania will be met In the annual
game at Philadelphia on October 27, and
Syracuso will play Pitt here.
Tho complete schedule as announced to
day follows:
September 29. West Virginia at Fair
mont; October 6, Bethany at Pittsburgh!
October 13, Lehigh at Pittsburgh; October
20, Syracuse at Pittsburgh; October 27,
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia; November
3, Westminster at Pittsburgh; November
10, Washington and Jefferson at Pitts
burgh; November 17, Carnegie Tech at
Pittsburgh, nnd November 29, Penn Stat
at Pittsburgh.
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