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CALIFORNIA CLIMATE AND TRANSCONTINENTAL JOURNEY MAY WEAKEN PENN FQRgI
UNLESS OREGON IS OVERRATED.
PENN LIKELY TO BE VICTIM OF
, LONG TRAIN RIDE AND CLIMATE
s.Folwell and His Men Optimistic, But Westerners
vvunung: unaer jferi'ect Conditions Will Have
Great Advantage Over Quakers
QOAOTt nOTUFOVWELb and hla University of Pennsylvania footbn.ll plnyorn
.-.I.. rlU" whttt a 0URh Proposition It Is for a twirn to make tho trip from .
mo AlMtltlO to tllO Pltclfla for n. alncrtn rrin wi..n (. ti-.i -.i til... .!.... t-
IWIadelphlrt tho mon wero In perfect condition, full of confidence nnd oxtremoty
anxious for tho lattlo; hut dno only needs to read tho articles written by Coaoh
i oiwoii, Captain MathowB. Howard Berry nnd Ilelnio Miller In local papers to
aiscover that 3?enn tn hot iioarly so confident of victory ns it wan a week ago.
J'oiwell andta tnetvare. taking- nn.optlmlstlo vlow, nnd now that tho team lias
i u J! BLfl!M'a' iht ,ool forward to a return of tho Ringer and fighting
spirit. Thaffocft la. 3lko1 to, bo ontlroly different, however, If the climnto of
BOUUiem.CaltfornlrthffootBihoned nnd Bluo. players as It does othor persons who
tAko Uia Jontp journoy ncross tho eontlnont, Tho men probnbly will feel listless
and tlrod, for three-orf four day-, and will bccompollod to faco tho heavy Oregon
eleven on Now-Tcarja Day Vrhon thoy really need thrco or four days of hard prnc.
tioo. Tho Ponn team that facoa Oregon will bo fifty per cent weaker than the
eleven, that iravo nucha wonderful exhibition Against Cornell on Thnnfcngivlng Day,
and unlesa Oregon haa bocn. overrated tho Red and Bluo Is likely to be n vlctln:
ot the train Tido nndicllmaio, Juat. on Drown fell boforo Washington last yonr
though It Traa, opparcnt-thattho Provldenco cloven was far stronger, nil condl
jtlons bclnfficaoaU I
' l8$i7icOrcgon Eleven Overrated?
TlTT12WIAfVIconteadca'all alonir that Oregon has been overrated, and despite1 tho
l faob that Eddlo Mohan was quoted at Iongth In Boston papors yestorday to
tho effort UmtrOreiron was a wonderful toam nnd would nlvo Tonn a moat battle,
WO do notbollovo thaMhoVPaclflo coast champions aro as strong an uooatora of tho
tramo WouiaJoaiLona'tofcolIovo. For tho nalco of publicity for tho gamo, Gun
Ziocler, formor Ponn. truard, who aided Andy Smith at California, said nothing
When ho was quotod-nt length on Oroijon'a wonderful team, but dun admits that
under ordinary conditions- tho gamo would bo a romp for tho Itcd and Blue. In n
lottor to tho writer Andy Bmlth, bears out what Zleglor says of Oregon. Smith
declares that Oregon looks good out on tho coast, but that the team Is not up to tho
eastern standard. Offensively, Smlth.nayn Oregon compares with any team ho has
eon In recent yoars, but ho maintains that tho dofonso is weak nnd crude.
SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THE JOY OUT OF LIFE
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"FITZ,; ONE OF BEST HEdES
OF FIGHTING MACHINERY FOP
HIS WEIGHT IN BOXING GAM
Only True Measure of Fighting Prowess Shoul
xu iJtJLeiuiiiiuu uy vv eigne ana inches and
Lurmsnman jemonatracea Jriis Class
Br GRANTLAND 1UCE '
IBS DATtCY Is proclalmeil by many as the I Win best man for his wlfc. i- . '
i bet piece of fighting machinery, for ln't Wlllurd, Moron or anv ? .r3
nnua Hopes. Thotw h.i... .
argument plante.1 1 for Dili 'l '
" " " J'ounu for pound.
Pcnn Should Clinch Game Early
QMITII says that'Ponn nhould havo loft Philadelphia four or five days cnrllcr in
order to bo In good olinpo. IIo cdntonds that It will tako two or throo days for
tho men to get ovor tho offoctsof tho long rldo nnd to becomo used to tho cllmnte.
If Ponn had ono week or ton dayo In Pasationa, Smith behoves It would win In a
walk, whllo ho has groat confldonco In tho Itod nnd Bluo undor nny condition If
Ponn wins tho toss and decides to rocelvo tho kick-off, Smith bollovcs that' tho
gamo will bo won before tho first period ends. Ho contends that Ponn will havo
llttlo troublo gaining. ground oarly In tho game, when tho men aro strong and
full of fight, and that this lead can bo hold with n punter of Berry's caliber. Smith
looks for Ponn to tiro In tho socond half, owing to tho poor physical condition of tho
men, but lio points out that Folwoll's rosorvo strongth Is so much nuporlor that
tho lot-down will not bo so great that Oregon will bo nblo tp ovcrcomo tho lead
Penn should got early In tho gamo.
Oregon Prepared for Hard Garni
SMITH overlooks ono Important point In doping out tho gamk Wlillo Ponn may.
rocelvo tho kick-off and tally a touchdown boforo tho gamp la very old, Smith
overlooks tho fact that Oregon has "tho prlvllogo of receiving tho noxt kick-off and
also that a toam seldom scores a touchdown without losing tho ball. Orogon'n
advantago In physical condition will bo ho great that tho valuo of Ponn'n nocond
string mon may bo nulllflcd. In tho Oregon-Washington game tho oamo cloven
players who woro sent in to ntart tho gamo for Bozdok's team woro on tho flold
when 'tho final whlstlo blow, proving conclusively that tho Pacific coast olovon is
In grand ahapo and that tho mon aro proparod for a terrific battle Ponn used
vory fow substitutes until tho Cornoll gamo, when second-Btrlng mon woro given
a chanco to earn tholr lottcr, and If tho Bed and Bluo olovon was in tho uamo
physical condition It enjoyed a month ago thero would bo fow substitutions on
either sldo. . --
No Substitutions in Oregon-Washington Battle
fTIHE OrcgonAVashlngton sco'rolcss tie, by tho way, was ono of tho most remark--
nblo footbnll games ovor played In ono rospoct. Not a substitution was mado
during tho ontlro game, a record that has boon equaled only onco In tho history
of collego football, and ono which Is raro In theso days of largo squads and numer
ous ttmo-outs. Tho only other big collego gamo on record In -which nolthor toam
mado n chango was tho Yalo-Prlncoton gamo In 1893. An ngreomont botwocn tho
two captains mado this possible howover, an a ton-mlnuto tlmo-out wps allowed
whon Frank Illnkoy, tho famoun Yolo end, and Jim Blako, tho Princeton fullback,
Woro knocked unconscious In a sensational hoad-on collision that provontod a
Princeton touchdown. .After a ton-mlnuto dolay both were ablo to rcsumo play.
Darcg's Many "Frame-Up" Victims
LES DAKCY admits that Eddlo Jlcdoorty "framed" his match with tho Aus
i trallan at Sydnoy nnd says that tho American middleweight won a largo num
ot money by betting that ho would losp. According to Darcy, tho second bout was
on tho level and ho knocked McOoorty out Oddly enough, It took loas tlmo to
Win a "knockout" victory over McOoorty In tho "frame-up" 'than In tho bout Jn
Which tho American "quit." Darcy'u revord would not appear so Improssl vo If nil tho
men who claim they pulled a "lay-down" to tho Australian aro tolling tho truth.
It will be rocalled that Buck Crouso, of Pittsburgh, croatod quite a stir after hla
Jeturn from Australia by admitting that his bout with Darcy was a "fromo-up"
and that tho promoters would not glvo him! tho bout unlesa ho'ngroed to lose. If
Carey's record haa been fattened by a numbor of fako bouts ho Is In for a tough
tlmo in this country, as aibbons, Mlsko, Dillon, Levlnsky and ono or two othors
Will not tako the count If thoy can avert It.
Meredith Now Out for Revenge
FEW .days age- a small news Item imparted tho information that Sweden had
" raised 10,000 to send a track team to this country" noxt summon A fow days
beforo Ted Meredith had started aotlvo training, ovldontly expecting that tho
announcement would corno from Sweden. Meredith Is very much peeved ot his
allowing In SwodenJaat X all and intends to get revenge next summer. IIo was not
in shopo to cornpato hgalnat thorXost Hold ho mot tn tho SOO motor races on tho
other sldo and tho Swedes refused" to compote against him In tho 400-mctor event.
It take Moreditha long time to get in ohapo for a half-mile run and ho Is going
to train lightly throughout tho wlntor to have hlmsolf in prlmo shapo to cut loose
in tho' spring. IIo plans to be in bettor shapo than over tn his career, nnd If ho
does a-few-recordfrwlll fall and there will bo some surprised Sweden.
Local Golf Sentiment In Doubt
A NEWS blurb from New York Wandty states that, Philadelphia will bo among
" tho districts that will vote in favor of thotreinstatemont of Francis Oulmet,
iormer open and amateur champion, as well as many tlmos champion of Massa'
chusetts. Tho statement thereby claims that the Quaker City delegates to tho
meeting of the United States Golf Association at Now York In January will vote in
favor of o. chango in tho amateur law which has causoil such a rumpus slnco Jts
framing last year. Shifting the law Is tho only way Oulmet could bo made nn
amateur again, for tho rulo places him in tho ranks of tho pros, A speolal dis
pensation might bo mado, but that would make Immediate war with others who
were canned by tho ruling.
It is likely thabtherd will bo tremendous wrangling over the bill, but tho senti
ment of many promlnont golfers hero Is that tho ruling Is. llkoly to stand and
Oulmet'a cose will remain an unfortunate one. which cannot bo helpod.
Urquhart and Wray to Return Next Fall
ItJD WRAY has announced that he Intends to return to Pdnn naxt nm . .v. .
I he will play football. When tho Evbh.no LhWH prlntB(, an Vxcluslvo rnrl
to this effect few days after tho Cornell game, evenlnff contemporaries rldim,
the idea and declared, without taking the trouble to interview Wray that it
. a pipe dream. Yesterday Wray told his teammates en route to tho Paolflo
that be had maae up his mind to return, and Lud's father and mother wh r .
Pasadena, verified the fact. Clem Unjuhart also will return to collwre wm!
means that Tenrt will lose only two men from the present poworful eleven.
TN THE criticism of WaJter Camp's ail-American eleven, which was published in
this column yesterday, there, appeared a sentence which might have ln m
.strued to reflect on the good faith fit Mr- Camp. Thars is no trusr awrtJnln
la America than Mr. Camp and ;ono to whom football as a sport owes so imloh
His selections of ali-American elevens are subject to criticism, of course a ho
twa to rely to a great extent on Information reived rather thsn on personal
observation in reaching his decisions, but any IntlmatUm that h ( Jnfluftneed by
othw than the hlat motivss nod Jhe dwpsst regard for tlie sport at whlah
lie ( the father is a. eritlcism wbiob. this newspaper would not cars to make
TENNIS INTEREST
SOARS IN AMERICA
Records of More Than 7000
. Players Examined by
Ranking Committee
6,000,000 BALLS SOLD
Less Than a Nose
CAMttKS
15y A. L. IIOSKINS
Vlco Pruililfnt. V. S. . I,. T. A.
Men who Jmvo wntchod tho development
ot tcntiln for yenrs pant are of tho opinion
that 1310 was marked by the greatest
growth In the hlHtory of tho game. Facts
upon which this conclusion Is based are not
difficult to llnd. tho mont obvious, of course,
being tho greatly Incrcnscd Interest In tho
gumo that tho public lins iihnwn. A few
Ilgurcs will demonfltrato this point.
At tho December meeting- of tho executive,
commlttca of tho V. S. N. I,. T. A., Charles
Garland, secretary of tho ranking commit
tee, reported that In reaching Its findings
tho commltteo examined the records of 460
players In men's singles and 2111 teams In
men's doubles. Tho women's ranking com
mltteo had the records ot 1032 players. Paul
11. Williams, tho flold secretary, reported
that 1700 players competed In the lnvn" nmi
Junior events, given for tho (lrst tlmo under
this classification.
Twenty-five New Clubs
Watson M. Washburn, chairman of tho
rommlttoo on tennis balls and supplies, In
presenting his report mado tho comment
that rpproxlmatoly 0,000,000 tennis balls
wcro used during 191C.
Theso figures speak for themselves. From
tho records of ttdwln F. Torroy, secretary
of tho U. S. N. L. T. A it oppears that
about twcnty-flvo clubs nnd nimoclatlons
Joined tho national association during lilO
Ji!1" ,U;I"BS "s membership to moro than
BOO clubs holding active or allied member
ship Tho foregoing figures rolato only to play
ers who competed In ovonts sanctioned by
tho II. 3. N. I. T. A. nnd tako no account of
thousands throughout tho country who
vuifvu irnnis in emus or on public or prl
vato courls, but who did not enter tourna
rnonts. Soini Idea of tho Immense number
of such players may be gained from tho
statement that St. Louis Issued more than
20.000 pormltsi to users of municipal courlB
Washington more than 3000 and Cloveland
about 12,000.
Itecroation Parks Help Tennis
In this connection one of tho most signifi
cant developments of tho game was tho first
season's ploy for tho national championship
of pluyers using municipal recreation
grounds under tho auspices of tho National
Municipal Becrcatlon Federation. This body
Is the outgrowth of tho Interest tnV in
municipal athletics by Dwlgbt. F. Davis, of
St. Louis, donor of tho Davis Cup for inter
national competition.
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DECIDING GAME IN
EASTERN LEAGUE
Contest Between Camden
and Jasper Attracting
Lot of Attention
PENN FAVORITE
IN OREGON GAME
Quakers Watch "Movie" Man
in Action Quakers in
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URQUHART TO BE IN GAME
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Tho federation was formed last spring,
twelve Tellies Joining. Competition was
startod with tennis and golf, tho IT. a N.
I T. A. providing n permanent trophy em
blematlo of the tennis nhnmiilnnai.in vo...
York's team of park players won tho right
to meet St. Louis for tho title, tho western-
ra winning, this oranch ot tho game
promises to Interest thousands of players
who have lacked the Incentive that such a
championship offers.
Development of play for a national Junior
and a national boys' championship, under
tho ausolM.i of ilia ir n w t. n .
another Colli which has tremendous posal
bllltles. Providing tournaments for tha
youngbters moans muc'i to tho futuro of
tennis, and there can bo little qucitlon but
that next season will reo n creat in
both In tho number of these events and tho
sUo of their entry lists.
Tennis Clearing House
Tho National Association appreciates Its
responsibilities as tho governing body In
tennis and took a long step forward when
It opened the field secretary's ofllco last
spring. This Is Intended to ba a rUr.ri
houso for tennis Information, and while Its
services primarily are at tho disposal of
tho association's membership, the moiio
w ,u u.,,v0 i. ui uiu mricu limited.
And one Interested )n tennis U n,t liberty
to address the ofllco at 20 llroad street
New York, where all renueeu .for Informa
tion or other asslstanco will bo given promot
attention. Y
Tho amateur rulo was one of the most
Important matters of policy to claim atten
tion during tho year, but tho association's
attitude cannot bo determined until the
annual meeting In February Tho exocu
tlve commltteo has proposed la more strln
gnt rule. In. the belief It wilt thus safe
guard tho future of the gams', arguing that
the greatly Increased Interest In tennis
makes such precautionary measures both
necessary and wise. Redaction upon the
slgnltlounce of the foregoing figures makes
this opinion uem well founded.
By SPICK HALL
Trenton's unexpected victory over the
Cnmdon quintet last night tn tho lutter's
cage gavo tho Hkeetcrs' chances for cap
turing tho first Kastorn league pennant a
severe punch. Henry's folks had assumed
that tho contest with Trenton, while prob
nbly a llvoly ono, would surely go to them,
but whon Colonel Kuser's- crowd sent In a
20-30 wallop, It simply went to prove that
It Is bad dopo to flguro out your spring
chicken crop from cold storage eggs.
In splto of their defeat the Cnmdon flvo
does not consider that tho team Is out of
tho race. Jasper Is now leading by one
half a game. Tho Jewels havo four moro
games to play and Camden has threo ; thono
Includa tho affray to bo staged this even
ing nt Nonpareil Hall, whero the two
leaders will ongagn In n forty-minute
struggle for what Is likely to prove the
deciding gamo of tho race. A victory for
Jasper will virtually put the flag In tho
KcnslngtonlaiiH' Ico box, but If Camden
manages to squcczo out a winner, tho well-
known gonfalon will still bo In tho balance,
as It were.
Tonight's game will bo started promptly
at 9 o'clock. Camden will send her regular
line-up against Jasper, although It Is pos
slblo that Hoy Steele will not be able to go
tho whole routo Steelo's gamo last night,
which was his second since ho was taken 111
some tlmo ago, was rather poor. Adams's
running mate was oft In all departments of
piny nmi nroKo up tno team-work to such
an extent that Honry may deem It advlsablo
to uso Creeley for a while,
Largely Doc Newmnn
Doo Newman was nn overwhelming
majority of tho Trenton team last night
wnon mo upper jerseymen trimmed Cam
den. Doe flitted from place to place,
handled tho big pill with all of his one-time
Do Nerl skill and sent the ball dripping
through tho rim four separate times, whllo
Dleghan, who was assigned to guard him,
did little more than act tho role of specta
tor. While Tomo did not outjump Dolln, he
played the Camden center so closely that
a shutout resulted. Tomo himself shot one
neid goal ana played a line floor game.
The Trenton team showed moro aggressive
ness on the tapjft than Camden, and to
that fact the Sk'eeters can attribute their
failure tn win nnd take the lead In the
lace.
Jimmy Ilrown was the one redeeming
feature of tho Camden attack The clever
guard cavorted around the cage In flashy
fashion, and when tho ofllclal box scoro
was compiled he had six field goals to his
credit. '
Jackie Adams was somewhat off In his
foul goal shooting!, Out of twenty-three
attempts ho converted only fifteen Into
counters. Curlctte was oven worse than
Adams. He mado sixteen fouls count out
of twenty-seven chances.
My NEIL MATHEWS
Captain I'enn Football Team.
PASADENA, Cal., Dee. 28. Tho Unl
vorslty of Pennsylvania football players
forgot all about football this morning. Wo
took a run down to Unhersal City, and
every ono In the party admitted that It was
his first experlenco watching tho camera
man at work on "movies."
Wo arrived hero yesterday nftcrnoon. A
stiff scrimmage was hold, with the first
team lining up as usually, excepting Crnno,
wno was in urnunart's lion t on. Tho Int-
ter's foot still Is bothering him and It was
thought best not to work him. However,
I nm confident that Clem will bo In tho
gamo against Oregon hero New Year's
Day.
This afternoon, tomorrow, Saturday and
Sunday we will practlca dally at 3 o'clock.
Tho team Is In excellent shapo, and when
tho whlstlo blows thero will bo no nllbl
about our boys not being In shnpe.
Local feollng evidently Is for tho ll-istorn-ors,
for somo reason or other. Tho result
will bo that wo will start tho Interactional
battlo the favorite. Ho that us It may. we
aro not worrying who will bo tho favorite,
and, although we nro fully confident of re
turning to Old Pcnn with a const Bcalp,
not ono of tho boys Is overconfident.
After a beautiful rldo through tho Snn
Ilernardlrto Valloy wo arrived In I'nnndcna
at z:30 p. m., whero wo were greeted by
nn enthusiastic body of Pennsylvania alum
ni, headed by Doctor SY'-,ot. who Is presi
dent of the California Alumni Association.
Several old football mon wcro also In tho
party, Including Dr. Thomas lloblnson, who
played on Doctor Wharton's (cam back In
the oarly days, and Doctor Newton, who
played In 1901-04.
We wero greeted nt tho Hotel Ttaymond
by another enthusiastic crowd, made up of
I'onn sympathizers. The ontlro hotel was
decorated In red nnd blue, and over the
entrance was a glgantlo football with tho
name Pennsylvania Inscribed on it. After n
few choors had been given and boina pic
tures takon, va got into our togs nnd rnn
out onto the golf coitrso for a stiff practice.
After a stiff signal drill we lined up
against tha second team for a shadow
scrimmage, which developed Into a regular
one bofore wo wcro through.
The long ride bad gotten to tho fellows,
and they couldnt' ba stopped, so Hob lot
them go to It. Despite tho hard work-out.
overy ono seemed to havo lotB of pep; por
baps It was tho lino atmosphere. What
ever It was, It put ginger In tho practice.
his weight, now In the game.
After alt, the only true measuro of fight
ing prowess should be determined by Just
how good a man Is for his weight nnd
Inches. That measurement alone Is the
only test.
What credit should Wlllard, weighing 2J0
pounds and standing six feet six, get for
beating a man eighty pounds lighter nnd
six Inches shorter? What more credit than
Jack Dillon should get for beating Johnny
Kllbane or Johnny CoulonT
How much credit would Jim Corbett havo
received for beating Terry McCovcrnT Yet
Corbett, proportionately, was no larger than
McGiotcrn than Wlllard Is lnrger than Car
pentler.' Wlllard Is heavyweight champion today
mainly becnuse Wlllard weighs over 250
pounds nnd Is a giant In height nnd reach.
Nature moro than skill, speed or aggrcs-
sivoncss, put mm on top.
Tho same. In a vrnv. la trim nr Jeffrie.
Jeffries was a far better boxor thnn Wll
lord, but It was the tremendous power' and
bulk of tho man that put him on top.
Pound for Pound nnd Inch for Inch
This, then, calls for nn nrgument ns lo
tho beat fighter for his pounds nnd Inches
that boxing ever has known.
It certainly Isn't Wlllard ond It certainly
wasn't Jeffries or Johnson.
One answer might bo Terry McCovcrTi at
his best. Another would bo Joe Cans or
Kid Lavlgnc. Dut the best bet In sight
looitn 10 oo uou Fltzslmmons.
Fltzslmmons gavo nway moro weight and
beat moro good big men than any other
uuxer in mo gamo.
The nvorogo heavyweight displacement
Is nround 190 pounds. If ono takes tho
wolghts of tho hcavywolghta for tho last
twcnty-flvo years, Including Sullivan, Cor
bett, Fltzslmmons, Jeffries, Johnson and
Wlllard It would bo 200 pounds. Fltz won
bis championship. nt IDC pounds, moro thnn
forty pounds below tho Inst average named,
Ho was forced to glvo away from twcnty
flvo to fifty pounds nt overy start. This
Is moro, In proportion, thnn McQovern or
Cans over gavo nway. JfcCovern, Cans
and Lnvlgne nil won woll beyond tholr
ivuiuui. .uui nono or mem cvor wont ns far
uvjuiiu nn iio j.amy ono of othor years.
Another ontry not to be oerlooked Is Ston
Icy ICotchcll. Ho was nnothcr who could
glvo uwoy fifteen or twenty pounds and still
get by.
So If the list bad to bo completed from
tho last twcnty-flvo years It would surely
Includo lltzslmmons, JfcOovern. Kctchcll
Cans mid Lavlgrio measured not in'
results, but from tho viewpoint of so much
.in. t?ii -ii pound. Not forget
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Today's Crop
Darcy and Carpcntlcr aro now regis
tered as tho two hesr flahHn.- ,..?"
poundfor pound, that The" prent holds.'
nowned transport, TwM j
Tho Lightweights M
Welsh, in the lightweight dlvlilnn i.
to bo classed ns a fighter on ii,JiL3
for-pound test with such entries w '
cm or Cans. And no ono can uiuEfiSl
good tho rest of tho llghlwM.h.. -. l Ktl
Welsh Is blocking the game wlh h,.
round no-dcclslon blg.pue , J
Small Stars 9
Wo nlwnys hnvo figured FranW in.JI
as tho greatest football nlavr, .ah
tlmo on tho r,m.!.; "Ncr ot'ta
JVhereas the Yale siar.K
Physrcar,or7orrybtnalot:0n
had great power for a light SS &
nothing llko tho Physical nowere'
Kllpatrlck. Coy, lte.ton nTother '5
no greater football payor ever JSed S
take tho nonpartisan Judgment attJr
who have seen most of XVot
whVroTeUna"ir,?.?r8enfbn,r,o Zl f
""")" ucucrveB moro credit 21
Hlnkey. of Yale: Sinv.nu. . . -
ynnln: Tlchenor. of Auburn-lhese liSnt
types that deserve the crest Tlchenor
Auburn, nnd Hrown, of Sewanee rniJu'iCl
All-Southern for two nr Z l'.? ,kl;
each weighed less than 120 pounds a
Why shouldn't a man who U ft ?
who weighs 190 pounds be a great tSofKn
player? Ho has all tho best of I "when ,m
great nerve Is required. Hut r Hlnkey
a Stevenson must bo ninn.ten.Oi.Jy.5Ti
emirnirn tn nt l. " ""
Oolf nnd tennis nrn ntmn .. .. -
aro likely to be at a physical dl.sdvantariT
YuV. 71. T "w muscular control
than tho bigger ono In such games. Yet Is
tennis, reach nnd physical power art Ht
1
. j ins cxpinms why tho crowd Is alirari
havo a greater amount of tho Inside ituff-2
courage, nerve, or whatever you label U
quauiy mat makes for the will to tfnquer
...... ... ui-vuiii!iiiuiiui to arrive.
Another way to settle peace terms wouH'J
be to arrange for nn Intcrnnttnnnt nnf.
ence nmong Hans Wagner, Napoleon Lsioie.,l
Harry Covelcsklo, Ping Hodlo and NlchoLuS
A .. !. 1 . j
piiiuuiini, representing most of the natlo&ld
X
N. Y. BOXING EXPERT DECLARES. J
AiviJUKlUAN PEOPLE SHOULD N0!T:
MAHifl HERO OF LES DARCY
Compares Australian's Act in Running- Awy.
rrom war to JbJrave Deeds of Carpentier
and Anthony Wilding-
Scraps About Scrappers
, By LOUIS H. JAFFE
n AVVY CRAVATII ha applt4 for tho manager vmltiw at Vwnan, awrd
VXjng (0 dispatchea from tho Paelflo coast. The many friends of the stuffing
outfielder hope that -the big fellow lands a berth, but thy ar ineiteaa Is WUye
Miet CrAvath haa not the tempenuednt to handle a ball team. Cyth U 'XVO'-
y" mw utu.Hv,riH. w4 M w w i fiuvu fl(Mnv Ht uHKVHPpCMI ai
WW tn aoactuj umvm- vtmun wm nueuu UK TIMIJHMI ami
m m wpmitHww mpnniw ovart fmwMg,W wa
t te fevor of an uatittft ,
JTn!9 WnfTt WJP fBW lyWfc " T'fl'
SHEItWOOD SfAfiEE MAY GO
Rumored That Braves' Outfielder Wil
Bo Dropped
Sherwood ifagee. former star baUnian of
tb Phllllea and for tha last two seasons
with the Beaton Nationals, will sot be a
member of the Oras next season, uocord
log to a report that reaahed this ully y
twday. It Is said a deal haa been cluMd
Which will plaoa Mairto with qna at the
wtrn clubs of the National league. No
ottlAial oonflrmstlon of the rumor could be
obtained, byt It Is believed Uegee win go
to the fit. Louta Cardinals
VIncome to Jleet Hobart
! maaswuBt of tb vuwssm fuoilall t&m
w u iu rooMMii nuoc Baft
nuKju. new rears, wlUa tae Hufcsrt
SV( jaMgt wirto waVJi
rcsranr-,.?! J!e..f ta
WWHW & 4
nut muumtm.
it $ 'dt.
IIAKUY CltlCHON, who played on Le
h'gh nnd later on the Hasleton five, has
been slgnothby William H. Myers, tho new
owner of the De Nerl team. Crlchon Is a
fonvard oflrare ability. He Is big enough
to shake off the. guards effectively and tako
La shot for tho basket whenever he Is within
a reasnnaoia aisiam-o no mir proDaDIy
play fonvard with Dark In De Nerl's next
game-
PENN CHARTER GRADUATES
HONOR DR. AL SIIARPE
, ---
Fortythreo Local Boys Give Theatro
. and Dinner Party to Former
Coach of Football Team
Dr. Al Sharped director of athletics at
Cornell, was entertained this afternoon by
forty-three Penn Charter graduates at a
theatre party at JjiiUOs The young men
who thus honored Doctor Sharps were
formerly on Perm Chamr atalutlo teams
ooaehtd by the srasent Ithaca tutor.
This evening " nuta will have
a dinner Us honor of their one-time athletic
Instructor at the Arcadia. J. Wallaee IIol
lowell. Jr., Is chairman of the entertain
ment committee.
Dootor barpe .who Is so well known here.
Has mado an enwable record at Cornell a
dlreotor of athletlq K has lasUlled, dur
iBfliUj four years at Ithasa, a new football
sytm which has been more successful
than any other attempted by a oaaota of the
big Rod team.
Grb Qutfghta Moha
With the advent of Ccorgcs Carpentlor,
which now la being taken ns reliable Infor
mation, to the United Mutes for tho purpose
of boxing to aid tho French war fund, also
may come Jimmy Wilde, of Hnglnnd. Wlldo
has been refused admittance In tho Kngllsh
army sevoral times because of Ills weak
appearing physlquo. Ho, according to re
ports from Great Hrltaln, the Ilrltlsher
wants to help his country by tho use of
his mittens, the same Idea Carpentier has
In boxing here. Wilde Is tho Kngllsh fly
weight, wolghlng IIS pounds ringside, who
knocked out two American claimants to his
International flyweight title. Johnny llos
ner and Zulu Kid each failed to stay the
limit. It was reported for a while that
Wlldo was In this country, but there was
no truth to this. The Kngllshman would
find a lot of work In America, especially
here In Philadelphia, There are several lit
tle fellows here who would bo strong at 112
pounds.
Ilere'i the OlrmpU's full how for New
Yr' t: Tammy l)rron. vt. Whlny S-lu.
rrald. aul L.wi vi. Johnny Mtlaniy. Ilat
illng Jlnldy v. loung- Chaney, Lllila Hr v.
J Tubyr. Johnny llsyo v.. Bulla Morsan
anil Louisiana va. Ilnny Kaufman. Tha Na
tional. Ryan ana Nonparau cub alio will
lata matlna ihowa Monday.
t.u Darcy, In an lnUrvltw iha othir day. took
i.."v.i . ,., u.i. y.uvii iwtr nna in
.wuv Au.ii.ii.i .. bj r. c-miin la
iouir( iiHiiivr no iffr inn; inl in Ami
inuiCM nun utf iiniffal inn na
threa.UinM a day. and that i
iRtmi pariu vtorua,
atraniror.
kUJU Mut Mm
I inai amun la qulucr
.v,it wifcnK.Blljr
Iha
mirlun
baat Snilih
for a
"What muit a, boxer da." writes Allla Kl
ton. V'0 h"" hlmaali bmyj .Not win ion.
alitanlly. It. asama, . Kava inaja all my oo
pontnia huatla; won almoit etary tout, yat I am
not kept aa busy aa othir boya ray walaht "
Nation eaya ha can make 122 pouads. and hla
lait bout wm a aantatlonal txrouwlir axalnat
!
aom M raatchai
avauia iu no loo
aib mova la
Dick Curlar working en aor
for hla Prookiyn club. Nolhlnc i
blar far Curlay to no after. Ilia
a JIT.B0O ortr to L. Daicy lor a tan-rounder
with Battling MvKaky. Jurlay ihaa eTrriU
Haiwy tonard for a lerUa of dva matchia.
Jshnny Tillman may La ono of Leonard' oo
paenta. ,
Tb Injury to Law Tandler's. lef t hand la not
m ,.bh yvttwvw Jia
1
aa aerlous aa
tart trami
tho latest
doing
t. T1
I flstfo
tan daya sr two weake at
'andlar UMftl In hrmaV In,, .k.-
Clland flstfo OeM. Artie Hoot or KU'Jl?
may U Lewie's opponent.
On mlstaka bis- on made by Vtm Daray
traa that b left .Australia too lata. Had hi
vamooaaa )rllr la the war. Ilk Krd Wajsh,
Ti Iwii. Tom Cowiar and iavar.1 liSt!., IX..
trho stepped on UnlTed Statu aJii
tariiy at"f imi 9imfim n ssurona.
llihman
shortly altsr
snarp ericww ywv op naan aiartM. urv
haa , a m shiy blf handicap o ovareornVTh
maklnx. hlmaelt a favorite with soma pabtte
Irtta4 fajia. r"""
V.fl
have fallen throuxh.
.Rlf(
Si,"
aft.
matches johnny Dundee had
.nan in.uvau. :
risicc
New
aa c
for
UaUllns Iteddy. M
tiar'a afternooo. Is
In (.
Ml (n hBvA Vn.
.. u n.w .k-T.(rrB artA.HnA - . VT WT
i? vr'r.Mir-v-v.-j-K."' if?.ww.
'-. " --".--..
Eddi waiiaca waa caaceisa
return data with
lien iha latter, fi
'ai
U saw. asaaq lor an eiorctiant. guarantea.
.lts iw. who Bwwst uia uiyoipia New
r'a atttrnooa. Is a taW aut or Dun.
a.
White Stopped Hogau
sifSwaH1
WHILE tho American fighting fans nre
making a hero of Lcs Darcy, tho Aus
tralian heavyweight, a sane vlow of tho
pugilist has been taken by Jimmy Slnnott.
of tho New York Kvcnlng Mall. Slnnott
says:
"I hao soon I.cs Darcy, of Australia.
I saw him In a Broadway restaurant. Ho
was with Tex lllckard. He wob laughing
and smiling nt tho men and women who
mado tho place gay. Evoryliody was point
ing him out. 'Thoro's Darcy!" they wero
eaylng, "tho great Australian fighter I"
"t didn't go over and meet him. He looks
llko, a pleasant sort of follow, a good
natured boy, who has the physique that
would seem to Indlcato great prlza ring
possiuiitien.
"I didn't meet Darcy, because as I
watched him there rose up before mo an
other picture, far mrrerent from the ono ho
made. It was tho picture of another man,
nn Australian: Ills name was Anthony
Wilding, and he was the greatest ennls
player In the world until he went to his
death In tho great war abroad.
"All I could think of ns I looked at Darcy
was Wilding lying dead. Wilding, of Aus
tralia, a gentleman of education and re
finement, doing work that meant something
In tha causo of civilization, and withal one
of the world's greatest athletes, answered
tho call of his country and was killed. The
newspapers ran accounts of his death.
Qlowlng eulogies wero printed. Dut the
death of Wilding did not begin to create
the furore that the arrival of Darcy has.
and Darcy has run away, not from military
service, for thero Is no conscription tn
Australia yet, but from the possibility of
being forced to make the sacrifice that
Wilding made voluntarily-
Must Be No Herolca
"There Is no great reason to censure
Darcy for not enlisting as long as there Is
not conscription In Australia. Even his run
ning away might be condoned In a meas
ure, for he s very young and may havo
been poorly ndvUod. There Is every reason
In the world to censure the attempt to
make a heroic figure of him. If this Is auf
fered to be done, It Is Indeed a sad com
mentary on the spirit of the American peo
ple, "Hundreds of thousands of - Germans,
Frenchmen, Englishmen, Russians, Italians,
Canadians, Australians, Irishmen and Bul
garians lie dead on the battlefields of
Europe or are in the trenchesmen of
brains, great artists, literary men, men
from the runus of pusiness, lawyers, doc
tors, engineers, every type of professional
man known. Darcy is a young man whose
Nnl.lh.illnn In th iilvanpimant . ai..iii
Mi.Hi-fw..-,. .,.-. -.....,,. w4 viriliza
tion Is1 ability to fight In a roped ring His
profusion Is supposed to be fighting, and
he would not even stay In his own country
and obey a law made necessary by a great
war la which his follow Australians are
fighting. And some would make him a hero I
"It I said now that Darcy win gq into
vaudeville. He ii not even going to fight
In tho rWff for a while.
Georges Carpentier
"In sharp contrast to the ease of Darcy
is that of Georges Carpentier. heavyweight
chwnpton of Burope. Ha haa been in the
French army since the outbreak of the war
Twice he haa been decorated for bravery
"Jf Carpentier doea come to this country
on furlough, to raise money for the Had
Cross relief work, Daroy should, not be
allowed to meet blm. It dos cot matter
that it would be a wonderful figbt sam.
There are few things less taportaaf I Ufa
than butting, anyway.-
"Omm-sm CnMur has doa n muafc
rawl woHs to have hiw iudvdg, aj(iu
hX.i , ,, lruo ,hat lf ho "tains Mi
ifl.Zu . " " . r ",3 Wco m tho war, thai
French champion would bo favored to ocstl
tho Australian.. But perhaps he has bit,
... wiiu, or mucn ot It.. Thero Bhoold Ui
Fin rhinn.i nM...i er . ,w - -
..w w.a....u wucn.ii a jjarcy to uereat a Cijt
I .,.w.
"The stereotyped speech that Darcy mails
upon landing In this country about going
over to fight nfter making money enourh
to tuko enro of his family, oven if truij
Is nn Insult to tho Intelligence of tho Araerf1
can niihllf- .
"In a way I fool a bit sorry for Les Dare:
ne is young. I Imagine thnt he Is not
overglfted bsyond tho prize ring. I do not
nuy mill lie Should enlist t tin .In-.n'f trent
to. Ho should bo mndo to clearly unduS
iuiiu inai. uio pudiic will not suffer UaM
to bo oxploltod no a hero In this country
"In inNi,lnip l .inu. t. .-. iliI
Tex Ilickard's chaperoning of Darcy Is net!
such a boost for Tex ns ho may Inurm?
'"" ""'H "ouiiie, ir nickard matches hla,
with Carpentier," 4
Bowling News
.iKU'lUS? ,ub bowler will roll on KtrstaMa
"" IfMeSaK.
t.IHH. w,"' rest Is einected to result ta,iiL
i!2.p.'J? "p'r 'skin tip tho pastime wltliS
..... ...riii lion wrea.
Oeorse Jto.e eaya the Quaker City Ltsxel i
averaaea show lonu r.mi,khi. krhuimtnts.
by tho major playsra. They will soon U IssuaJfJ
-i l., ,h "?' Atlantlo Coast and National Assoj
elation city associations aro iipacttd la ?all
t...-nun winy in in new year
,I0.,..'o,lPo,1d aerlea on Coata'a Alkr last!
nlaht aanta Maria team won iwo isaifS fro
Columbus Counoll. alna- Into a lie for eeol
pUca In tha tourney. M
Pinion won two from Philadelphia squad. ?S
.O'nrlen. of Santa Maria team reUod swftljSI
vi ivu iwicv anu tin. th
rianvar. Pnl will wltnu. m ftwanfv.fOTkaclV
enuuranc Dawlln oonlest January "w
possibly twelve tro-men leains. .
, Knlihts of Columbus bowler, of WlsKls,S
win form a Plata orsaniMtion.
$1,000,000 Lihka for Somerrni
kbw mnit. n.. 5 flu of the Wsl
roll eouraea In the pouulry wlta P
pendlturr of Dior than a million "4im; ff
to b Uld out on lioq acres of arousa j pt
nomervtii. n. j. xor in int ".'irJil;
uacamana rasidliuc in ivew iurs..m.'-s
d.lphls. It was announced her festerd
Canadians will orsanls a soli cmp.
stated, and many of them Plan l '
fom9 en in property.
It wsjjj
esisfc
J 3 8g5
nfw rr.oTflES
FOR NEW YEAR'S i
II frrel nreased ! f i J.
tears. i-i u " ;i-i"3
f a u 1 lie. - flltliu a-"" Jfa
your maasuis Mm , ".t,5Z!
vail assorljuent f 5r?fc
ttMlt r Ois-r- S16.50
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