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STRIKES ARE COMMON IN BASEBALL, BUT NOT IN JANUARY AND DAVE FULTZ KNOWS
AIN'T IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELIN'?
AMATEUR SQUABBLE IN TENNIS
WILL HAVE THREE ARGUMENTS
TO BE THRESHED OUT CLEARLfl
Eastern and Western Delegates Have Different!
Sides to Support Williams in Between With a I
Still Different Interpretation for Debate
b"ppisM
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DAVE FULTZ BANKING UPON
DECISION AGAINST 0. B. IN
SUITOF FEDERAL LEAGUE
Head of Players' Fraternity May See Ray of Hope
in Possible Reorganization of National
Agreement in Near Future
TA.VB FULTZ Iind a reason for pulllns his strike threat nt this tlmo of the
--ycar Instead of waiting until tho tlmo enmo for tho players lo depart for
the training camps. The president of tho Players' Fraternity almost pot away
with a "coup d'etat." but failed becnuso of tho postponement of tho'hcarlnB in
tho suit of tho Balllmoro Federal J.caBiio Club ngalnst Organized Baseball. The
caso was to havo been heard In Philadelphia today, hut tho dnto has been shifted
to later In tho month. Fultz, who Is a very good lawyer, evidently had an Idea
that tho suit against tho National Commission, tho National and American
leagues, Harry Sinclair, Charles WceGhman, Phil Ball and tho Ward ostato
' Would bo decided in favor of tho Baltlrnoro owncro. It is possible that ho rea
Boned that O. B. could not afford to kick up trouble with tho players In view
of the fact that a decision adverso to O. B. would moko all contracts void and
necessitate tho complete reorganization of tho gome. Fultz counted upon taking
ndvantflgo of tho slight npprehenslon tho magnates of Organized Baseball must
feel beforo this caso is called, but ho rccltdncd without Ban Johnson. Tho state
ments of Tcncr and Herrmann, tho othor commission members, wore of llttlo
conacquenco becauso neither said anything of Importance; but tho American
League chief crossed Fultz with his vitriolic declaration.
Sued for $900,000
THE suit of tho Baltlrnoro Federal Leaguo Club was to havo been heard today,
according- to tho offlctal announcement, but It has been postponed. Tho Balti
more owners principally Carroll Basin and Harry Goldman entered suit for
$S00)00O, claiming $300,000 damages. If tho decision Is favorablo to tho Fed
owners thoy will' receive $000,000, or treble the amount of tho damages. The
Baltlmoio magnates declare that they wcro fraudulently deprived of their lights
by the pcaco settlement, which left them out In the cold. It Is further stated that
they invested money in tho Baltlrnoro Federal Leoguo club and had been nssuicd
hat thero should bo no separata peaco with Organized Baseball. They contend
that tho pcaco settlement not only deprived them of their rights, but also caused
n depreciation of tho property valuo of tho Baltlrnoro club's holdings. And It
jnlght bo woll to mention that tho Baltlrnoro magnates aro suing under tho Slier
plan "law, which is foared by Organized Ball.
National Agreement Would Be Abolished
IT "WILL- be recallod that Judgo Koncsaw M. Landls's falluro to announce a
decision m the famous Federal Leaguo vs. Organlzod Ball suit was the real
cause of the peaco settlement, as both sides became convinced that a decision, if
ho rendered ono after a delay of sovcral months, would bo adverse to both sides.
It oven was said that Landls started tho peace negotiations. Fultz followed this
case closely, and It Is believed that ho Is of the opinion that tho Baltlrnoro Feds
will bo awarded a verdict. If this should occur tho players would have the
tipper hand for soma tlmo to come, as tho decision would automatically dissolve
tho National Agreement.
Minors Might Welcome Change
BASEBALL would bo In a chaotic state if tho court decided that the National
Agreement, under which the major and all minor league clubs operate, is
void. It would mean that tho gamo would have to bo reorganized completely.
A new agreement, would' havo to bo drawn up, tho contracts between clubs,
owncra and players would bo valueless; a new agreement between tho National
Association of Minor Leagues nnd the major leagues, under tho National Com
mission, would bo necessary, nnd dozens of othercompllcations would arise. It
Is believed that tho National Association of Minor Leagues really would welcomo
an adverse decision, as Its principal cogs, tho American Association, International
League and Pacific Coast Leaguo, would bo ablo to force tho National Commis
sion to grant Its demands, which recently were turned down. The falluro of
the commission to do this would result In a split between the two factions. Any
way, thero Is more to tho Feds' suit than tho magnates caro to admit.
T Ernes Gets Injunction Against A. A. U.
EDWARD E.MES, the high jumper, who was asked to turn In His registration
card tortile Amateur Athletic Union because ho had capitalized his athletic
fame by working for a sporting goods concern, pulled something entirely new
when he took out a temporary injunction restraining tho A. A. U. from inter
fering with him. By doing this Ernes competed In the Irish-American games on
Eaturday night despite the fact that ho had been barred omclally by tho Metro
politan Division two days before. Ernes declares that ho will light tho case in
court, to retain his amateur stundlng It It should be necessary. Ernes already
has applied for a new trial. If Ernes gets away with It against the governing body
other athletes recently barred probably will try the same thing, which will causo
plenty of excitement in tho athletic world for tho rest oC the winter. It also
may result Jn n new Interpretation of tho amateur.
Present Team Far Below Standard
WATCHING Columbia's play against I'enn Saturday night, one was first
Impressed that it was not a well-coached team, and that tho old fighting spirit
that onco mado PennColumbia battles worth going miles to witness is lacking.
While thero Is no question about Penn'a superiority in all departments, Columbia
really has excellent material for a strong team, but the team play was surprisingly
weak. Signal plays were upknown, while no one seemed to know what tho other .
was going to do at any time. Altogether, It was a poor representative that Colum
bia sent to this city, and It is not surprising that tho Red and Blue won such an
easy victory.
Referee Maddock Resigns From Eastern League
GUS MADDOCK, one of the best basketball oftlclals in the East, has resigned
tVom the Eastern League start. Maddock is employed by the .Mldvale Steel
Company at, Its Coatcsvillo plant and found It inconvenient and unprofitable to ,
pay his own transportation fiom Coatesvllle to the plactj ho was scheduled to
officiate. Maddock mado a great hit with the fans and is considered a competent
referee, but he saya that President Shelter would not pay his expenses, as ho does
for Referee Stratton. who lives in Trenton, so ho decided to resign. If it was left
to a vote of the fans they would favor keeping Maddock at any cost, as they con
sider him a much better referee than Stratton,
Sensational Finish at Olgmpia
T STOOPED to tlo my shoelaces and when I looked up It was all over." That
J-ls tho way George Ade, employed as a special correspondent of a New York,
paper, described the famous Fitzslmmons-Peter Maher llcht twenty years ago.
In this battle Fitz put Maher away in less than a minute after tho light had
been advertised" as one ,of the greatest in tho history of tho game. Strange as
Jt may seem, we heard a similar remark as the crowd filed out of the Olympia
last night after Willlo Jackson had scored a sensational one-round knockout
victory over Johhny Dundee. The only difference was that tho Olympia fan said;
"I started to light a cigarette and when I looked up "Pop" O'Brien was counting
Dundee out." That Just about describes the way a large percentage of tho fans
felt as they filed out of the Olympia after the remarkable bout last night, Dun
dee's defeat under any condition was entirely unexpected, while the fact that ho
was knocked out created consternation.
And Theu Were Laying Five to One!
FIVE to one, Dundee on points, were tho prevailing odds beforo the bell rang.
At that, very few bets were placed, as Jackson was figured a rank outsider
but tho unexpected, as sometimes is 'tho case, occurred. This is one of the few
tlmea in the pugilistic gamo that a boxer considered not prominent enough to
have his list of bouts in tho record book has como through and toppled over a
top-notcher. While Jackson has appeared here in one other star bout, the con
queror of Dundee is considered only a fair preliminary boxer in New York his
home town. On the other han.d, Dundee is a headllner, ono of the best attractions
In Gotham and one of the three or four most logical contenders for Fred AVelsh's
championship.
Mackmen Join List of Holdouts
THE holdout of Amos Strunk and Joe Bush created llttlo surprise among local
fans, but tho fact that Wally Schahg had entered into an agreement with
Btrunk and Sohang not to sign until tho terms of all wore accepted by Mack
was a great blow to magnates throughout the country. The reason that the
holdout is considered of more than ordinary importance Is that none of the men
are members of tho Players' Fraternity, but have banded together to attain their
purpose. .
U Strunk, Sohang and Bush get away with their holdout the fami can readily
sea Just how easy It would be for the Players," Fraternity to score a victory
In their light. The absence of thea players would mean that the Mackmen
would be facing another tail-end berth, while their presence in the line-up will
give tha team, an excellent first-division chance. As there Is a vast difference
between the receipts of a first and second division team, it is easy to under
atand that Mask has a serious problem on bis hands.
Kfa HERMAN, the new dli4ter of the bantamweight ranks, at least has. made
a step la the right direction since dethroning Kid Williams. Herman declares
that he will defend hi Upe. at 114 pounds ringside, the old bantamweight limit,
Which has been stretched quite a bltsince William got the title. The only thiny
we have against Herman U tljat be says be "wants to meet all the tough ones,
tBsludlng Louisiana and Ronny Kauffman." Herman was not present at the
OSytnpU two weeks ago and failed to see these two "tough ones" in action.
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1J18YS iwUUant victory in the special 1048-yard, run In New York on Saturday
-- diiiht was a dUttnct tmrpjJ to ! cntka, who nave net recovered from
ttm tRii,k .,- Bby U "oAy ean ef tire many freshmen stars I.awon Robertson
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JOHNNY DUNDEE KNOCKED OUT
. IN FIRST ROUND BY JACKSON;
ONLY DEFEAT IN HIS CAREER
Scotch -Count
Wop Takes
When Oppo
nent Lands Right to
Jaw -prise
- Biggest Sur
in Years
By ROBERT W. MAXWELL
OVER tho prostrate body of the fighting
chap who gained his fistic sobriquet
from "Bonnie Dundee," Willie Jackson, un
heralded and unconcerned, played the An
gelus In tho wind-up of tho Oiympja A. A.
last night. For tho first time In his career
of bIx years that marks more than 150
battles, Johnny Dundee, Scotty Montleth's
pride, tasted defeat, and It came In tho
fornix of the wormwood of a knockout. Ono
flashing left that stabbed through Johnny's
outer guard was followed by the rocking
crash of a right uppercut to the jaw and
the Glasgow Wop was knocked as stiff
as tho proverbial mackerel.
The end came after tho first round had
progressed two minutes and thirty-five sec
onds, nnd to call It a tremendous surprise
Is a mild form of expression. Jackson had
started out like a whirlwind, shooting his
left to tho head time and again, and Dun
dee seemed to be taking It easy while
studying tho stylo of his opponent. Twice
Johnny opened up and landed stiff Jabs to
tho face, but Jackson kept after him. He
rushed tho Wop to the ropes, where Johnny
attempted to bound back, bhootlng a right
to tho body, which did not land. Jackson
rocked him with a straight left and Dun
dee's guard dropped.
The Knockout
That was Jackson's chance. Quick as a
flash, he hurled a right uppercut to the
Jaw, which landed flush. The Impact could
be heard all over the clubhouse, and Johnny
flopped as If he had been struck on the
bead with a hammer. He lay on IiIb side,
with arms outstretched, and remained mo
tionless until the count of Ave. Then he
shook himself, his hands spasmodically
opened and closed, as It he were trying to
grab something to help him to his feet,
partly arose and fell back again. After ten
seconds had been tolled off by Referee
O'Brien, he staggered to his feet and was
led to his corner.
The huge audience was silent for a mo
ment, but when It suddenly dawned upon
them that ring history had been made and
they had been there to see It, a near riot
scene was put on. The spectators jumped
on their seats, shouted themselves hoarse
and then mado a rush for the ring to con
gratulate tho letor. It took the police sev
eral minutes to keep tho crowd back and
allow Jackson to escape to his dressing
room. Dundee in the meantime sat alone
In his corner, his head bowed, while Scotty
Montleth and Muggsy Tujlor worked over
him. He was Ignored by the frantic fans.
Montietli Also Suffers
In a way, Jackson scoied a double knock
out. Montleth, who was in Dundee's cor
ner, seemed to be taking the most punish
ment, and when his man Vent down he
looked as cheerful as the population of Bel
glum. He seemed dazed and couldn't real
ize what had happened. His meal ticket
lias been punched full of holes and a hard
winter was In prospect. Scotty sat mo
tionless, staring Into space, his mouth open
and a look of dazed consternation spread
over his countenance until Muggsy Taylor
aroused him. He staggered as much as
Dundee when he walked across the ring to
lead his battler to his corner.
"It was an accident," he said. "It MUST
have been an accident. Jackson Isn't good
enough to knock out Dundee and you know
It. Something was wrong, but I can't
realize It."
When he reached his dressing room, Dun
dee eat on a low stool, all'bunched up and
with his head in his hands. He did not even
remove his gloves.
Dundee Is Mystified
"I have often wondered how It felt to
be knocked out," he said, "and I guess I
havo found It out at last. J have knocked
out many opponents in the six years I hae
been fighting, and many of the boys I have
boxed have been dazed and helpless before
me. I never worried much about their con
dition, but it will be different from now on.
"They tell me that I was knocked out
In the tint round. They also tell me that
I have been In a fight. Perhaps I was, but
you can't prove it by me. I can't remember
what happened and the events of the last
half (hour are a blank. It must have been
an accident"
Jackson, who had dressed hurridy, then
came into the rooin. Holding out his hand
to Dundee, he said: 7
"I'm sorry, Johnny, but I had to. do it,
I hope you are not feeling badly."
Dundee arose, looked his conqueror In .tho
eye a moment and replied:
"Did you really knock me put? Is It
truer How did you do Jt? Please shew
ma so that I'll know what to do if we meet
again.'
Jackson Illustrates Knockout
"Hers U how it happened," exp&iasd
Jaaksen, as he drewjehany near him "We
were aeaf (he repes sod abaeet u a ullncU.
Jfou irU-i 10 laad a rilAt to tat pedbut
Evening Ledger Decisions
of Ring Bouts Last Night
III.YMPIA VCIIIIo Jtirk-mi knnrUil out
.Inlinnr rtinfci llrft llnttUnic n-ldr de
IVnteil Il-irrr Hmlth. Krnnklr Djljr hr.it I,nv
lluntrr, .lurk Norman htoppril Jntimis Ciunpl,
fclxtli; rninklci Cinrk moii from Denny
IMTTMILROIt Illolc I.oiKlman defeated
Johnny Fundy.
MAr.TlMIIKi; (inure Clmner knocked ont
Kid .luliiin.
, PI1KTI.ANI). Me Hartley Conntliy won
from limp llolte.
JOHNSTOWN. Pn. IVrvnklo Ilillfy drew
ulth llnrnry Mrtiulre, K. II. rlrciia beat
nunc I'lnrhot, tonne O'l.eury knorkril out
Tolixhoy Nrliuin, (bird.
NKW YORK Joe llurman outpointed Mur
ray Allen.
, Il0riir.STi:n. ,Jf. Y. Abe rrledmnn de
feated Kid Mrndo.
I countered with a hard left to the head.
Then you dropped your guard, and I landed
a right uppercut, like this," and Willie Illus
trated tho knockout wallop.
Scotty Slontlcth congratulated Jackson
1,11 his victory, and asked for a return
match.
"Suro we will box you again." said
Jackson, "any old time-for $5000."
Jack Hanlon, matchmaker of the Olym
pia A. A., attempted to sign tho boys for
a special show In the near future, but Dag
ley refused.
"We will rest for a time and then be
ready to talk business," ho said. "Jack
sou's victory List night makes him one fo the
best boys hi the wot Id, and he is In line
for the championship. He did something
that no one eUe has done, and wo will rest
awhile on our laurels."
Not Counted Top Notcher . ,
Jackson, up to lust night, was regarded
as a good preliminary boxer and o. trial
horse for the top notchers. Ho always put
up a flashy battlp, but was not considered
seriously. He never showed evidences of a
knockout punch and in his last appearance
here was almost knocked out by Johnny
Nelson after outpointing him for five
lounds. Last spring Jackson met Johnny
Kllbane and the refereo htopped the bout In
the fourth round when Willie was helpless.
Willlo Jackton Is a Hebrew and Is nine
teen years old. Ho has been In the botlng
game for three years, starting In when he
weighed 08 pounds, "Doc" Ilagley has
trained and managed hhn since his first
fight. Willie's real name Is Oscar 'fob In
and he lhes In New York.
Oh, Yea the Preliminaries
iiy this time the preliminaries have been
forgotten, but just as a temlnder allow
us to state that Ilattllng Reiiily outpointed
Harry Smith, Franklo Daly beat Lou
Hunter, Frankle dark defeated Denny
Hughes and Jack Norman stopped Johnny
Campt In the sixth.
Xoles Grabbed at Ringside
When Jackon appeared In I ha rlne ho had
urt uiaiicr hihjio uui
ar thtt rtffht eye and
keep Dundto suesvlnx,
rnurt niaiter ubaa
uvor tha right eye and banciasreil both ot them
lu keen uunun
no( necesaary.
ith eyea. He had been cut
nilasrea both ot them
The aubterfuge waa
I
Tou O'Brien, the refrree. vrai wlu when he
counted out Dundee, KnowliiL- that the uiuat
alU.1 for a deftattd boxer In the claim that the
ount was short, l'op took hla time and suve
Johnny about twthn erconda instead of ten.
At that, he could hate counted up to thirty.
One of the features oi the show waa the
masterful addreia of "Dou" ditch. Pete Her
man's eastern representative. Wearing several
Uiununi4 nuNa um ma (lani
lhrouah the roots waved his
fnp etlenre and rot It. Then he tnM
present that the new bantam champion would
appear at t" Olympia tn the near future
HKKIHIl uj uwjr ill me wuria Hon can Itllli
110 pounds. Loolti good for Ilenny Kaufman or
l;ddle O'Keefe.
n), he cllmbetl
nd the right
old all of those
BOGGIO MAY SIGN
WITH DE NERI FIVE
Former Reading Star Would
Strengthen the Musical"
Fund Hall Team
GREYSTOCK VS. CAMDEN
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Camden . .. 2 o l.ooo (iremtock
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Scraps About Scrappers
SIOKK UOXKRS hate been Inwdlne Phllao'el.
rhU for the purpose of settUnc bere. Indefinitely
man iiuiiuK mux umvr season, jaca uoyit
New York bantam, who has been trottlns i
tho country, is here, and he aaya ha will
any other season. Jack Doyle.
niam, wno nas been trottins over
la here, and he save h. wTII ra-
maln as Jong- as his services ara wanted. Doyle
saya he Is a leaitimate lia.pounaer, and has
boed some ot the best bantams la America.
JUOIY MCBF1IY appears In bis second match
tn three daya at Norrlstown tonight. Jta haa a
touch Job on his hands, too. Mllburn Baylor Is
to be the other fitly per cent of the melee, and
It will be hla second scrap In four days. Mur-
)hy boxed a fast draw with Terry Mcuovern tn
lis laat bout, nblie Baylor woo from fal Muore
last week.
WIIITKY llAKKII, ot Port Itichmond. will
take Jacji Britton's place alnt Jlmuiv (lib-
Dans Hi .lM .W'up i ma urvsuway inura-
day nUht. Other
Whiter
my I ovla a. J
sod K1J Uurman ys K. O. Stanton.
bouti
W,"
serald s. wauy Nelson. Charles Walters ys
Harry eonara, jonnn:
riti-
a vs.
Johnny Puna,
Vnl by
LOT
when he was
i knocked down. KM Williams. As
art of tu
slid half
Willie
same spat
ms. ai
of bb
JftHNNV IirKDl'K was
Jackson last night oo almov
wh, Iouulsna knocked down
did Williams Dundee took U early par
count lylns face downward. Williams a
Way through the ropea when he was dropped.
wane, ajvuuvs uveis wee vuij n sues lasiuo
ttje rope. . ,
Dl'MIKK was to have left for New Orleans
Thursday for a twcnly-rpJUl, match with Jimmy
Hanlon to a .referee's, decision. January ;a.
Ko word baa been received from the South a.a
yet whether the com tit wilt ba called on oa
account of Dundee.' 'nockoui.
JACK MIIXS
Bam Voselssa ud "Down on
iniSwanee Hlver VMtllolt convUd some of that
-tb-t Dundse-on-BolnH stuff. All three are
rabid followers of Jackson. Vofelaoi), as It
Is stld. o4 two bits mere taan hi carfars
after beta had beta ffM
OBRSHOJi JIKMlrU.Or-K. aoowa
fans aa Ted ljawts baa Lallan a ute
Mli.i B'fJ Scsueldec Mr McadeioA
Xtrs curfc
Uy CHANDLER I). RICHTEU
Manager Myers, of Do N'eil, lias com
pleted nrianKoments for tho services of
Mlo BorbIo, former Iteadlns star, nnd If
he can Bet a leave of absence from his posi
tion at Holyoke, Mass., he will join the
downtown flvo immediately. IIokkIo has
been playlntr three and four Barnes n week
uinco tho opening of the season and ho is
In hplcndld shajie. Theretoro ho will he
ablo to jump lhto the game as soon as
ho reports.
BokkIh was on HeadlnB's rcscro list,
hut was pot sent a contiact this fall be
cause it Vtas understood that tho brilliant
forward would not he able to play hocauso
of his new position in Holyoke. 'Whether
the up-State team will protest ngalust Do
N'erl signing Uoggio remains to ho seen,
but as all tho ICastcrn I.eaKUe magnate
are anxious to see a strong team placed In
Musical Kund Hall, It Is helieed that Head
ing will walvo claim to him.
Would Switch Line-up
The presence of BokkIo In De Neri's
line-up would enable Manager Myers to
switch BUI Dark hack to guard with Drey
fuss and pair oft Uoggio with N'orman at
forward. As Getzinger Is a star of the first
water, this lineup would give De Nerl an
excellent chance tu finish up with the
leaders.
A few years ago Bogglo was recognized as
one of tho best forwards In the game and
made a great reputation as a forward on
tile famous 'McKeesport team, which won
the Central League pennant and then cap
tured the natlbnal title by defeating the
Kastern and New lOngland Leaguo cham
pions. As Bogglo is still a youngster and
lias had more practice this winter than
In recent years, there is no reason why he
Ehould-rfot be ablo to uliow his old form.
Cireyatock and Camden will meet In the
Armory at Camden tonight. The game was
scheduled for tomorrow night, hut as the
armory waa being used for other purposes
It was necessary to advance the data one
day. The Skeeters apparently aro back In
the form displayed early lu the season, and
should win tonight.
The Oreys will he without the services
of Alllft' MoWllllams again tonight, and
with him out of the gamo the local team
probably will And it Impossible to stop
the Camden machine. Tho Skeeters are a
great home team, Invariably rolling up a
large sere on the armory lloor, and with
the league leadership at stake they are
likely to go at a speedy clip from start to
finish.
Winnie Klncald, tha veteran guard, re
cently signed by Oieystock, will bo in
MCWIlllams's place. Klncald played in
splendid form In his first game for the
Oreys, and Captain Fogarty believes that
he will do Just as well tonight. If he does,
Ureystock's chance for victory will be fifty
per cent better.
Industrial League Games
Standard Is scheduled to meet Mldvale
In the big game In the Industrial League
tonight, while Dlsston and Hale & Kllburn,
the two tallenders, will clash In the ofher
game. Standard and Dlsaton look like the
winners on form, but Manager Kane, of
Standard, fears the "SteeWorkera." as they
liave won four of the last Ave games played.
The addition of Bean and Lester strength
ened Mldvale and with Jones, Sherry,
Loftus and Bennis giving valuable aid, the
''Steelworkers'1 are considered dangerous,
Bobby Wilson, of Standard, lias taken
the lead in points bcored In the Industrial
League, having passed Lees, of Dobson, last
week. "Wllsojj has tallied 193 points. Includ
ing thirty-three .field goals jind 1S7 free
throws, Lees is only one point behind WIN
sotv- but has tallied six more field goals,
Figuring out the Bcorlng records by the
new percentage method, Uormley. of Brill,
is the leader, with Wilson, second; Bonsell,
third; Mclnnis, fourth, and Lees, fifth.
The standing of teams and scoring rec
ords follow:
Dobson...
Standard
ilkWaie!.".
W.
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Pc
DOS Fairbanks.
.Sis llarrett...
,118 Dlsaton...
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5 a
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10
o 11
Oormley. Brill ... . -Wilson.
Standard ..
llonealf. llarrett
Mclnni. llrlil
Lees. Dobsoo
Anderson. Fairbanks
Sherry, .Mldvale
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ELMIRA.. N. X . Jan lr,.J0h ("fled")
Murray, for many years outfielder for the New
York Clients, ead. last season with the Toronto
International League tat. hu.ahnvad a ion
trsct with the Sew York Nationals fur the
comlnsT aeaasn
It waa reported from Ebalrs, Sunday cljbt
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iwo. to the rlofi I ctrtf arfputW that tu had owitwred wii
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By GKANTLANI) MCE
Lines to an Umpire i N'ext there
( limit be thai around your bean,
When ,lip's Mating sun t.t hoi,
HHckbnts ami curses all careen.
Anil pour.1, sir, Is a bltahtcd toll
It man be that throunh summer da)),
When yon lob livers of a hit,
The Job Is not xcorth what It pays
Or any minor part of It.
It may be that when you allow
Some slldlnp sprinter's out at home,
Jtarsh epithet adorn your brow
And harsher thlnps asiall your dome!
It may be that your hair hat curled
Before the wild fans' bumlnff'halc.
As In the scattered dust, up-whirled,
You bellow "OVTI" tibava the plate.
Ho that again, sir, as It 'may.
Or say that it Is even worse.
When Ilclnlc 7.1m, on some close play,
Wheels on you with a rbM curse;
Yon thai may be the worst of bums
When (itimmcr'j ttn 6rnm on your phlsi
But grab It quick; when tolnfer comca
I'ou'te got the swellcst job there Is.
EtOIlTUCN years ngo Fltzslmntoni, the
world's licavywoljrht champion, weighed
ISO pound" Today Wlllard, the heavy
weltjht champ. wclgh3 2S0. Who rajs'
civilization nnd tho arts nre not advancing?
"In Darcy," queries It. H, P.. "entitled to
tho middleweight championship?" More or
Les.
The Triple Debate
Now that the Golf Association definitely
has launched Its plans for amatourlsm,
the next conflict upon tho field, will ho In
tennis. Hero Just at present tho tanglo
Is a triple-coated one.
First, thero arc the eastern conservatives,
who bellevo In a strict enforcement of tho
rule after 1917 regarding thoso who Fell
tennis goods.
i follOW tllQ lp.4lnr k-.l. t'.sl
rul" "r nBn!"st tl,e !mion of any
...!.,.l.,,ctwcen.1'' ,llc rnotement led bv w-fiJ
winiams tonne such a rule passed bu:i
not tn have It ntrrri (l,n ni....... " ""tfl
In tennis trade. ""w "r cng"
Tho case for those who bellete In a strlrti
Interpretation of tennis amateurism i.S
I, IV tn nil nft.... !. ... . " W
. .. """' "" 1'iraeni season, was 1
doubted V heliiMl h ll, ...,i.. 'V IT"'
body. But those upon tho ncBatlo sldfil"
tennis nre much bcttbr orBanl!ed than Utf
Bolf Insurgents were, and they in
MKeiy to make tho name mistake nf h,v .!
personalities Increase His inm-l. '"?!
At the Rolf meetltnr there was no amjl. Ji
cicimio wormy or the name. Tho leenjfl
flint iim in,iu-irii,ni ,.., .l. ... "?ial
-- -- ......... ....unu u, lne woodlands
Club was put above the main ssu! th,,l
second mennt the end of any clear-mlna.!
Oil Vmi Cinnt !rn(..t
, ...V. .UllJ , ..
Dear Sir 'With Chase. Ornli m.w ...
nnd n bracer In short field , with some oi$
to help Urlfllth and Itoush in the out(Ieldi
with their prcBent sterlini; pllchrhg- nffll
catchlnir dcparlinants, and v.lth ia,t jJsH
, lAncf ft, rt ol ....... ,.... l. DI1tM
smooth, steady hand of tho only Clirhtj?
ilnthcwson to culdo them, wliai in .v..
name of horsehlde nnd nsh is coiner tn ij
the Cincinnati Hcda out of the drat division'
next season? ItOSCOE. (
Some one more npt at Iccep repartee thaa'
no uiu iiiiBxt now ul iiiiu answer, virtually'
as follows: Ilrooltlyn, New York. Boston:
and Philadelphia.
At that, old Doc Omar mado no bonei
about his Rtand on tho nmnteur-professlinsl
debato as ho remarked, "Aw, take the cutT
n,,1 Iflf M,n prn,lll n-n '
i,u ,,, fc..w w..u.v m -
TIio olu uoc. However, was a Eood tit!
more ol a star arounu me .Mneteenth Hole,
whero his slogan was, "Keep your eye oa1
Scholastic Basketball
Roster for Today
men school i.nAciii;
nermnnlonn Hlib vn. rhlliitlehihln Trniles
Srhool, ut lierninntoun Illeli Hchoo! oni
natluni. .. ,-,-,,, .
Northensl Illstli v. rrankford Hlsli. nt
1'runkfunl lllsli Hthool.
CONTIVTS
VUlnnotn rrepnrntory.
Ceilarrroft School, nt
llTIU'.It
t'nmrVn lllsli ,
nt Ciiinilen lllib.
Iiarbv IIIrIi is.
v"troi-rirnsieiiiiiii iiieii, y. T'n' 'rrT
aratnrv. nt Wont rblladclpliia lllsli School
nsniniirjitm. . .. .. ,
IIcrfonI Srhool s. Ilrown Preiiarntorr,
nt lltncrfonl School.
Vt llminittnii rrlrnda1 is, Snnrthmoro l're
Plir'ilor, lit fwurtlimnro.
iCIientnut IIU1 Aeauemv . siermaniown
1 .Untidily, nt (icrniuntoivn Hoys' lub. i
LARRY LA.TOIE TO MANAGE
TORONTO CLUB, IS REPORT
International League Not to Accept
Players Under Optpional
Agreement
.i:W YORK, Jan lfl. La try I.ajoie. of
the Athlctlt'H. la dlckerinB with President
James J. Mcfaffery, of the Toronto club.
The Frenchman Is expected to be named us
the next manager ot the Maplo Leafs. A
report waa current that Lajole would lead
Toionto this year.
THREE MACKMEN REFUSE
TO SIGN NEW CONTRACTS
Three Athletics' playeis havo refused to
sign new contracts. "Wally" Schang-, Amos
Strunk and Joe Hush, veteran members of
the team, havo joined the spring hold-outs.
They ate not members of the Players' Fra
ternity. The three men wotkeil under a three
year contract, which tennlnated nt tho
close of the 1916 season, it Is said that the
players received no salary cut, but their
contracts were only for a shoit teVnt. nnd
it Is tills that is believed to he the reason
for their refusal to sign
CONN, COAST SENSATION,
SURE TO COME TO PENN
CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 1C "Leaving for
Unlveialty of Pennsylvania soon. Changing
course of study Is my reason for leaving
O. A. C. Sorry." When these few words
ran over the wire to Meier Newman, cap
tain of the 1017 Oregon Aggla football
squad, they cast gloom all over the campus.
for It meant that Cleorge ("TufTy") Conn,
the sensational halfback, would not be a
member ot the local siuad next fall.
HAGGERTY JUMPS READING
FOR STATE LEAGUE BERTH
AVILKi:s-IlAItlti:, Pa., Jan. 1G. Tt has
been announced hero that Cleorge Ilaggerty.
center for the Reading Eastern League
ba&ketball team, had jumped the Hears and
signed a contract to play with the local
State League quintet. Ilaggerty will be
eligible to play next Monday night.
sj,
TWO CUBS REFUSE TO SIGN;
SALARIES ARE CUT $1000
CHICAGO, Jan, 16, Salaries ot six mem
bers of the Chicago Nationals who held
"war" contracts have been reduced JIOQQ
or more. Tne six players In 1916 received
an aggregate salary of JS8.000, Two of
the men. Archer and Wilson, have declined
to sign for reduced salaries,
SUIT OR
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TO OHDEB
V $ I -80
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Wednesday Evg,, Jan. 17
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SCHOOL-ATHLETES
IN LEAGUE GAMES
1 1
Germantown Meets Trades!
School Teams Northeast
Plays Frankford
Two High . School Leaguo basketball
games are on the roster for this afternoon,
Germantown Hlgh'g first and second teanu
will clash with the Philadelphia TraJtlj
bCiool quintets at the Germantown High
hcnooi gymnasium. These games vero both
homo affairs for Trades, but tho center city
players are not so fortunate as their Mah-aB
helm rivals, and hao no gymnasium mjjl
which to stugo their contests
Northeast High School, tied with Central
High for second place in tho league, wUT
test Its skill In tho gamo with Frankfort'
high. This attraction between the northern'
and northeastern students will be held aVl
the NIcetown Boys Club. First and second
teams will playr-wlth Northeast High tliV
fnvorltes owing to tho good record made t
tho Ited and Black In the games played itfa
Hla U
N'ortlteas,t High's team Is strong, and will
lino up with Melnhardt and Captain SturjrHdl
forwards; Herzoir, center: Carter and BeriI
nard, guards. Hooney, who Is doing clew!
wont lor Coach Oscar Gerney, and O'DrJca,1
a nrsi-ieam substitute, will get Into tb
match. Frankford will havo DornnefciJ
nociimg, narrison, uomnrowskl. Boerctle
Lechler, Stern nnd Sheldon to select frtnT
hi putting n strong team on the floor.
The first team leacue stnmlinir fniinir.
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Men-South Phllailelnliia
High School game, perhaps the most ImaHJ
,u ,ut,b ,bu uitai.ciifuii UUIIIIICI Oi Uistsia
AveeK, jui.s ueen pobtponeu until tomorrow.
The Central and South riilladelpMB
officials were unable to secure a gymnasium
Ullllnlilii tnv. Slain .i,,nl. n n .1 ,k -..111 ti SBI
C.M,,M..,D 1WI (11,-3 ltiail.ll, U11U 41. Will VS
played In the Qermantown High School,i
"We will not have a second-team gsm',3
explained Secretary Lewis, of the IHtM
School League. "The Germantown THjfl
is co-ed, nnd we want to have the 'final
over before dark. Tho second-team gapi
will bo arranged later by the official) of
the two bchools,"
N'oitheast IIlKh. West rhlladelnhla and
Frankford High are having a merry fcattlfj
for a top position in tne secono-iearaj
league. The Southernltes still hold lis.
lead with four straight victories to thtlfl
credit. Northeast will likely take secona
place this afternoon. .5
The second-team league standing follo
Won -tost. PH
South rhlladelnhla . hfS,
Kortheaat II trh - i
West Philadelphia ....
Krankford lllah
Central Hisii School. . .
South Phllailclphla ..
Northeast lllch ....
Tentrnl Hhrh School .
T'hlladolDhla Trades
tlennantown lllah ..
Frankford lltxti . . .
West Philadelphia . . .
Tho Central
.School
nvrmantmvn lllah
Philadelphia Tradea rlchool.
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