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PLAYERS9 FRATERNITY AND GOLFERS SET A BAD EXAMPLE FOR EASTERN LEAGUE REFEREES j
THE MAN UPSTAIRS-
PUBLIC TO GET OUT FROM UNDER
IP BIG HITCHES OF BALL SQUABBLE J
v ARE NOT SKIDDED TO GEHENNA!
Baseball Is Getting Soft and Fat Fans Ari
jtscgunning' lo ueseru ior uon, Tennis
Movies and Well-Known Motors
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STRIKING IS ALL THE RAGE;
, EASTERN LEAGUE REFEREES
1 JOINING RANKS OP STRIKERS
Basketball Officials Demand Increase in Pay on
Tuesday or They Will Refuse to Handle Games.
Perm's Great Triumph
OTRIKINQ Is all tlio rage In tho world of sport. First tho baseball plajers pulled
U this little trick; then tlio golfers threatened to break nway from tho National
Association, and now tho basketball referees hao fallen Into line. Thf strlko of
tho Players' Fratornlty and tho threatened break of tho golfers wro rather
expected, as both havo been dlssatlslled with conditions for qulto n while; but tho
action of tho referees of tho Unsturn ll.islielball I.enguo In notifying President
Bcheffer that they must ba granted an lncieaso in Balary before Tuesday or thoy.
would not.olllclnto is something entirely new In tho world of sport. Incidentally,
it might bo well to mention that It would not bo at oil turprlsltiB If thero also was
a shortage of football olilctals neit fall It ceitaln people liavo their way about cub
ting tho pay, of tho men who havo boen handling bit; games in recent years.
Strike to Be Called on Tuesday
fTUED Kastern League, ns woll as nil other basketball organizations, hns had e
great deal of trouble getting competent oillclnls, as tho referees never havo been
paid In proportion to tho amount paid football and baseball ttrbltcis. "Wo men
tioned ft few dayn ago that tlufrofcrco problem was becoming a bono of contention
in basketball circles but promptly got a denial from l'rcildont Bcheffer, of tho
Kastern League. Last night llefcrcei Uactzel, Kolly and Strnttoti notiried Shrffor
that thoy would not ofllclato after Tuesday unless they were paid 2 more for each
came. Scheffor says that ho will not call it special meet lug of tho lea cue, as bo
knows Just how tho magnates stand on this question. This means that tho ref
erees will cither carry out their strlko threat or cmno crawling Inck into 1ho
flold. Baotzol, Kelly and Stratton Insist that they will slriUo unless their demands
aro mot, and ono must admit that they hao n, better chnnro to got nway with it
than tho ball players. Thoy nro. moro necessary In their particular line, owing
to tho small numbor of, competent referees now In the game.
Pcnn's Victory Over Tigers Was a Surprise
"PENNSYLVANIA'S billllant victory over Princeton In an Intercollegiate Das-
kotb.dl Lcaguo gamo last night makes Jourdet'.s team a heavy favorlto for the
championship again. To say that tho victory was a. smprlso Is slutmg 11m enso
mildly, In viow of tho fact that tho gamo was plavcd In Princeton, where tho
Tigers usually nro Invincible. I'enn was looked upon as almost, but not qullo,
an even-money bet to ropeat ngalu this season, but It was betlocl that tho
Itod nnd Bluo could hardly got better than an even break with tlio Tigers.
Indications wcro that tho raco probably would ngnln end In n. tlo, with tho
Tigers boating Penn nt Princeton nnd tho lied nnd Uluo winning hero. Perhaps
Princeton may upset tho dope by winning tho gamo scheduled here, but Its chanco
la decidedly slim, as Pcnn Is Just as much nt homo on tho largo tloor in Weight
man Hall as tho Tigers nro on tho smaller floor at Princeton. One of tho sur
prising features of last night's victory was tho scoring nblllty of Lavln nnd
Kmery, two men who nro playing their first jear on tlio Jicd and Jiluo team,
whereas Eddlo McNichol nnd Art Jefford, who wore looked upon as tlio offensive
bulwarks, failed to cago a goal from scrimmage.
Injury to Kerr Wrecks Jewels
rpiIE Injury to Davo Kerr, Jasper's brilliant young center, piobably will put the
Kensington tjvo out of tho running for tlio championship In tho second Eastern
League series. Kerr's kneo was dislocated in tlio J)o Nerl gamo on I'rlday and
ho will bo out of tho gamo so long that tho .towels probably will bo far In tho
rear before ho recovers. If tho veteran Harry Hough was in tho game and in
good shape, tho Kenslngtonlans would hao nt least n fair chanco to stay up
with tho leaders for a week, but with both Kerr and Hough out of tho game,
tho Jewels will lack tho brilliant teamwork that featured almost all of tho games
played by tho Kenslngtonlans during tho ilrst half of tho season. Ken- had
been playity; a sensational gamo nnd was looked upon ns tho coming 'pivot man
of the gamo. AVhothcr tho Injury will havo any effect on his woi k after ho returns
to tho gamo remains to bo proved, but ho surely, will bo handicapped gicatly.
for tho rest of tho season.
Jasper Shut Out for Second Time This Year
GRJ3YSTOCICS feat of shutting Jasper out without a Hold goal during tho entire
gamo attracted a great deal of attention among followers of tho cago game.
Many fans wero of tho opinion that this trick had not been pulled In an Eastern
Lcaguo gamo this season; but this impression is erroneous. Not only was this
feat performed earlier in tho scnsoti, but Jasper, winner of tho ilrst series, wns
tho victim both times. Iteadlng blanked tho Jewels without a Hold toss on
Christmas night, tho final scoro being 20 to 13. Last night's hcoio was 30 to 12
In favor of tho Greys, Sedrnn making nil tho points from tho foul lino In both
contests. Needless to say, Kerr's absence from tho gamo was largely lcsponslble
for tho poor showing mado by Jasper.
Ernie Walker Should lie Asset to Phils
TTETERAN managers of the Southern Association declare that the Phils have an
excellent prospect in Ernlo Walker, tho Llttlo Itock outfielder obtained in a
trade which will send Hen Tincup nnd "Hud" Welser to tho minors again. Walker
was looked upon ns another Cobb when ho Joined the St. Louis Drowns in 191B,
but was taken ill shortly after tho season opened and released to Little Itock.
Ha did not entirely recover his health until the 191(5 season was almost over.
Bcout Jim Naslum watched Walker for two weeks lato last season nnd declares
he 13 much better than the majoiity of major league outfielders. Tho Phllly
scout could not understand why Walker had not been purchased early In tho
season until ho learned that'tnajor league managers had been warned that
Walker was In poor health. Jim Investigated and found that Walker was in
good health again and has been trying to close a deal fur him since. AValker is
a left-handed batter who gets qulto some distance behind Ills Olives nnd should
bo particularly, valuable to tho Phils becauso of tho sliurt right field fence.
Amateurs Must Join Checker League
THE poor, downtrodden amateur is having a haul time of it these days. With
the professional specter haunting him nt every turn, tho only thing left for
him to do Is to Join soma checker and chess club, whero there Is no chance to
get in wrong. Oulraet Is off the list and others are In danger of getting tho hook
from tho U. S. G. A, and now tho Amateur Athletic Union has taken up the
cudgel. Tho A. A. U. received a setback last Saturday night when the couit In
Now Tone granted nn injunction restraining the otllclals from barring Edward
L. Emes, a standing high-Jumper, from the Irish-American track gamos, but this
amateur victory went Hooey Thiusday when, utter a short hearing, the injuno
tion was vacated. At first it was thought that tho barred athletes could carry,
their cases Into court, but this thought has perished. There Is no hope.
Ernes Granted New Hearing
EMES was declared a professional on the gtound that he was "commerclallIng
his athletlo fame." The young man, like Oulinet, went Into the sporting goods
business and when notified that he was barred by the A.A. U. he took his case
into court. He won tha first round, but was knocked out In the second. Ills
case fell flat becauso the A. A. U, law-yets possessed tuo much evidence. How
ever, Ernes was granted a hearing -something denied him In the first place.
Perhaps he will be reinstated, but the chances aro against him.
New Rule Will Cause Trouble If Not Changed
THIS new "capitalization of athletics" clause will qause a torriblo muddle unless
it is amended or stricken out altogether. The golf association suspends Oulmet
but overlooks another prominent golfer who is employed us manager of tho
golf department In a big department store. Now Emes Is barred, while other
athletes working In sporting goods departments In New York and Philadelphia
stores ara Ignored. Theto persons secure employment through their athletlo
ability, do honest work and get paid for the work they do; hut this does not
appear to satisfy tho A. A. U. moguls. An athlete may work In a Jewelry store,
but as oon as that store sells pnaea or trophies said athlete must give up either
bis b or amateur standing. If a star runner works in a butcher shop and
that shop supplies tha meat for a training table, the chances ara that the runner
never will ba allowed to become a &uccefut butcher. He must quit his Job at
tha beginning of what might ba a successful career.
Grant Browne Steals March on Richard
ACCOItDING to Grant Browne, arrangements have beer completed to convert a
XI large portion of Madison Square Garden, New York's largest amusement arena,
into an exeluslvo sportsmen's club. Tha deal is to be closed within a few days
and Browne will apply for a boxing license. It Is planned to hold nothing but
high-class bouts, and it is said that the new arena will seat more people than any
club In America. If Browne has organized a "million-dollar" company, as ha
says, what is to become of "Tex" Blckard's plan?
ONB must band it to Willie Jackson for, his good Judgment In refusing to meet
Johnnie Kllbane, As soon as Jackson toppled over Dundee at tha Olympla an
attempt was made to match him with Kllbane, but the latest sensation of tha
boxing game declares that he has had enough of, the featherweight champion
until he learns more about the game. The ISS-Round boW knocked, ont Jackson
at tha Olympla last year and tha conqueror of Dundee says He would rather
meet Freddy Wejsh at 140 pounds than tackle KHbans at IS.
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""1HIBF" BBNDEIt'S appearance at the midwinter trapshooting handicap at
vS Pinehurst, N. C., makes It appear that there is something to the rumor that
the famous Indian piteher intends to give up baseball to accept a portion with a
gun or- ammunition concern. Beoder baa had several opportunities to accept
Judo, that would pay him Jut a wall as baseball, but pasted them up. It Is
likely that he realizes that h la about through as a major leaguer and would
rather eater another business than spend a tew years la a minor league as a
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TRENTON MEETS
And Manager of Musical
Fund Hall Squad Says
He's Out to Win
m NF.R.T TONIGHT I , , ,. o-., . ... , SEASON RRIfiHT
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hciir.ni'i.i: nut tonight
Tirntnn ut Do Nerl.
Camden nt Ittnltiie.
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I'lliirctmi ... - 1 .Mi; (.'i moll 0-1 .HOD
"We're out to win tonight," said Manager
Mcrs, of Do Nerl today, "and wo expect to
Kain tlio decision over Trenton at Musical
Fund Hall, Klshth and Locust streets
Our men wero all out for practice last
night nnd showed up wonderfully; nnd
while they uie a llttlo disappointed oxer
tlielr two defeats, they feci certain nt show
ing tlio basketball world that wo aro BOlng
to put up a llsht to tho linlsh."
While Norman and Dreyfui are out-of-towncis,
they aro pleased with tlio treat
ment accorded them and plan to make this
elty tholr permanent icsldence. They like
the surroundings and tholr tenmmatei and
are anxious to demonstrate their ability In
these part Manager Myers Is not curtain
how ho will line up his men, but Is or the
opinion that ho has been criticized too
harshly of late, trying as ho is to build up
a winning team, which is ii hard Lisli.
Kuser Hans Exhibition Games
II C Kuser, owner of tho Totters, has
Issued nn edict placing a ban on tho men
on the Trenton payroll taking part In
exhibition contests Jio le.illzes that the
hattlo for the pennant In tho Inst half prom
ises to be a thriller and will take no chances
ot his htars Helping Injuries In other than
league contests. The Jerseymen played tho
I'atersou Intel state League! s last Saturday
night, nnd now Owner Kuser has Issued ln
ttruellous that further actions of this kind
without permission will not ho tolerated.
Theio aie several Trenton plaers who cer
tainly lmo a fondness for exhibition games,
and the new order will prove bard on them.
It Is also announced that tho C'amden
Trenton tontest. bcheduled for tho latter
plare on Mond.iv, January "'J, bus been
postponed to the following iienlng, January
30. Trenton will play at Camden Jan
uary 31,
llert Iliinp. owner of th Heading Club,
last night gni tho writer the fCUl story
uf the supposed deal which Involved the
trading of llaggerty and Morris for Get
Inger It was all done as a joke by Andy
htars, and coHt tho management ot Heading
a tidy sum. ns It was necessary to increase
the pay of both llaggerty nnd Morris nnd
ndaiiL6 the whole season's pay us good
faith to prove they were to be retained.
This AVas a Hat tie Royal
Spectators at Cooper liattnlton Hall lasi
night were treated to a scintillating exhibi
tion of the Indoor pastime, when the dreys
walloped Jasper, 30 to 12, nnd bUulccd the
Kensington clan without a single goal, im
plicating the feat of Heading against the
same club earlier In tho seaon, t
Personalities wero Indulged in by Cash
man and Lawrence nnd they went at it
hammer nnd tongs, wxchanglng blows on
several occasions. The hall was crowded
for the melee and the spectators were In
high glee at the finish. Jasper was forced
to play without Dave Kerr, the regular
center. The home team made six Held
goals, they going to Lawrence, two, and
Cross, KJnkalde, Fogarty and Sugarinan,
one each. At foul shooting Fogarty counted
18 out of S3, and Sedran, 13 out of 19. The
result ties Qreystock and Jasper.
Penn Is stilt undefeated. The Quakers
added their third Intercollegiate League
game to the "VV" column by boating Prince
ton in the latter's cage, 18 to 13.
It was Princeton's first Intercollegiate
defeat of the season, and I'enn now stands
on excellent chance of retaining the cham
pionship title.
The work of Johnny Lavln, of Penn,
with three field goals to his credit, was
the outsandlng feature of tha game, Kmery
had two and Connolly one.
John "Snake." Xal. wbo wa. a .tar In tha.
Darta a dozen yeara paat, baa again broken into
th. sume. For aeveral aeaaona ha haa been
acting aa referee at Lanoaater, but b&a turned
nlay.r. Leo iiouck, tha Hunter, ia alia back In
Cuketball livery, and lb. up-Statera werjj
pleaaetl wben tb.y defeated Camdon, M-B3
Tbe Sktctara won laat year, wbn Jimmy
Drown (tgl'tced fitWtu Beta soala la tb laat
Ualf.
Harry Houcb. veteran oC th. Jaarar Jawela,
ta praaent at every same file club playe. but aaya
i, urili lui thr.a wfettka b.fora ba raaumea. so.
LQullaa to bla pbyatclao. Harry slvea It as hla
nMBlan tMt
iro nuuui iu wv
i la the same
at Trentoa Monday nlabt. Tbe tittle demon
ajvo a rwnarkapie exoibiiioa ia jaapers nrat
saa at Trwitoa.
On ot tb very beat minor leasuo clobs In
the city la tu J and J. Dohaon quintet, llkaly
Industrial Leasua wlnnara. Tha rapreaautatlvu
ot tha Workuwiatn'a League will meet vary
atronc reeUtaaco from tha Amerlcaa ravrcaea
tatlvea la the pUy-oEt.
llr. Ebern. part owner of Sa Nerl. irhlla not
tauDK an actlva l&tareat In tba toanageBjaot of
llu club's affalra. la an ardent baakatball fan,
aad aaya the public will get a cbanco to reioloa
Mraosa, a omo time hla club may win again.
llr. Shorn always leska on the bright aide.
ThU (
a tha heat aaasoa.yet for tha InduatrUl
aot lta aucucaa la dua to lta officara.
it rraakua ia a buatlar and a attekler
azua
Praaloant .
tor luaitae
Ha threataaad to realan if tha
maBagara am oqt revere inw aaouian in tiu
wuua caa tan aa ne waa rauHawaiveiy risoi
the board ot airactura revaratd UMlr previous
daetaUB, which waa not reoatrea accordisg to
fiU eviaeiurf.
Evening Ledger Decisions INDOOR TRACK
of Ring Bouts Last Night ,
ItTVV A, C rdilln Mr mlrcwn won from
Tnr Ueli.li, VAnllv IlInrMt (Ipfpntisi .llmmy
Mrllrlde, Al Iturn bent I'.lmcr 'Mount.
Toiuim llnrkc woll In thp fourth from Kid
Klrli, .fno Wright ntitliotrd Hurry (rlmmi.
NOM'AKI'.ir, A. '. Hurry linker ulindrrt
Tommy I'ulemiin. Hilly llonovnn mill (Iromn
Htliie drew. ClthU Jlvrr- won from I'mrsy
Jc. lieu Hurrlxon ilefenleil llurrv Allen,
lloliliy lluriiH knorknl out .lurk .MrfArliml,
tlilrili Kcdily Tlemcy Htnuned Harney Hcllly,
hcpond
NLW MIRK Stanley Volknm won frnm
Kdriia Dorsrv, Aucin Killner itefeatril I'rnnk
'nrlrnnc, Wllllo Kolilrr outpointed Hel .Up
llonuld, Snllor (Irintlo knoikrd nut CJIetel
Hiiwklii, llftlit Vounir Aheurn drew wltli
lllllv llunli, vvllllf Htli.ifcr Knocked out
llcnny Meters, third.
IIAT.TIMIIItn Mevn nened knocked nnt
U&'jlir MrCntm, tlilrili Kid Tilths knocked
tut Joe Wright, flrxt.
lA'JIVNOV. I'll, Mlkn llnrnn rfefe.il.Ml
IlnTdy llrnmlt. nunc Wolf bent .Turk Vliir
ren, I'nildr Mrlntjro knucltisl uut linurknut
IlOHN, hrionil.
At'lTKAI.IA rrrililjr Hut won from
Tommy I ri'ii, twenlr rnunilt Ilnrry Mono
defoateil l'rltx Hollanil. twenty roundit Collit
Hell won from I.om irilonucU vu u foul,
rlslitli.
Scraps About Scrappers
lly I.OUIS II. J.MTI
Vlth the elimination of Johnny Molo
ney from tho amateur spotglaro, another
1'hilndolphlau has thrust himself to tho foro,
nnd tho newcomer bids well to become Just
as famoui. l'atsy Apulllccl, but sIMecn
years old and seveial pouudi under 10S, has
been knocking oft hli opponents with great
legulnrity In Atlantic Cltv amateur com
petition. I'atsv Is the titleholdcr of tho
Mlddlo Atlantic Division of tho A. A. 1
hi tho 1 US-pound division. Apulllccl has
been allowing ouch wonderful nblllty with
the glove? that hu stands out piomlncntly
tor a trip to Stockholm, .Sweden, where
International nmnteur bouts will bo de
cided net year. Tho youngster belongs to
the Don Uosco Club, of fe'outh Philadelphia.
Terry Mefioiern Ini not been beaten bv
wldo inarnln mure UN entraur Into puelllim.
but tnuUht ho will huv-u to show better than
over when l.u encounterrt .lohnny Hay In the
vlnd-un ul tho National Club Ha ih onu uf
inu Drm novers Hint nan com biro Irom nut
of town Harry Oreli who la a lounaman of
Itay'a und from J'lttsburRh. nppeirs In tho
ivinl. lie ineeiM Jules itllclile. U.i n Miller
and Johnny Dutko. lieavywklght. tineli, and
bouts Itttw, en l'atsy llrotlerlck nud Hot rinrk
und Joe Augutln und HUdla Hondo ara acheilulod.
Monday nlcht vtIII bo the occasion of a greit
opportunity In the career ot I'ddle Wallace in,
bovea Ileuny Leonard nt the Uljmpla, and a
victory wilt add greatly to hli prcatlpe, also
n. victory mny rllru h u. inatrh for U'uIIri a
against AVillle Ji Umm. Jimmy alcCabe vh
Hmnley Hlnckle Is tho neml. Artt? o Leaiy
v Al .Nelhon. IlucU Taylor vi. A l'ov. and
7Jlka Daly vs. tlcorge iJlaiLburu are othr
boiita
Two boxers answered the ball an entries from
Philadelphia In other fitiea lust nUht, but
ntlther has ever been known to lotal fistic fans
"llcnny Me-vrrH, uf l'hllnilelptil i " met Willie
Khnfer In eNw York, nnd "Hobby Mil'tOto, of
Philadelphia." met Mevo i'lessuer In llaltlmore
Of tourae, both of the "1'lillly" boxere vvtre
knocked out.
Pal Moore ha been paired off with Mickey
flullaKhcr for the. atnr lut at the Hroidwav
Thursday nlaht. It wilt Iih a return bout, Monro
havlmr knocked out flallnghcr last Heason In llvo
round-. Joq O'Keefa ulul Youiur Augatts are
semlnnalHts In oilier liouta Johnny I nn is
opposed to Freddy Itusiell, Vouiik Ijwrey Is to
bi louiu; Jjck rottiuuu and Jimmy Perry is
to rue.t bammy Wald
Much hue been said about Willie Jackson's
over-night leap Into prominence, hut the ptthllo
known llttlo about hla manager, Frank Hagley,
who brought tho boy tu ttiu top llugley haB
been handling hoxere for more than fifteen veara
with tho fond hope tu urn-over a champion, but
somehow they never tumu through with the stuff
Ju ksoti. with whom ISuguey haa vvorkod tun
seientlously for three var4 ia l'rank h new
found hune and. even If Wllllu doesn't cet a
tliiu. he is bound to uicuinulate a lot of money.
Johnny Dundee didn't loso hla twenty-round
matrh with Jimmy Hanlun In ew Orleans.
Tanuary i desplto Iho former a K. o by
Willie Jackson. A return wire from the N'. O
promuttr to tkotty lonteltti atoted that Dundee
stilt tould have Ire match Muntleth and his
charga left Now Vork for the ohuth Tliuraday
night
Ilnnry T-eonnrd. a South rhllidelchia lad.
promlaea to follow Into the fooutapa nf his
namo-aake, Henny. Harry haa been winning
regularly because of his hard punching ability
Tito other night he knocked down Ida oppoiu-ut
four or tlvo times
Bowling News
In the Curtis -League, Country Oentleman
lost three games to Kugraving; Post wop
three from Ledger; Berk outrolled McICee
squad In two games, and Color Press betted
Journal Press In two ot its three galntU
rolled on Terminal Alleys
Terminal Veta head the Keystone Club (II)
aectton, thanka to their three trlumpha over
Terminal Colts, who have been pace aettera all
aeason. Hrown. ot Veta, rolled 21U In hla third
frame. Scull won twu games from Actlvea.
todney Davla'a team beat Jtangera two gamea,
totaling V-2 In lta third game.
Crescents ara runners up In tha Philadelphia
League, having defeated Tioga In two atralaht
matohea on Keatoua Alleys laat night. The
ecoree were: Creacent, D9U and Ss2. Tioga, 05t
apd DJ2 Hill tallied 243 In oca game, liraun
well 230 and MacLachlan 22S.
In tha I-anaton series MatrU won all three
from Turning, and Tool defeated Accounting; la
two gamea out of three. Hall, of Accounting,
get a caw high league record vt 212 plus.
In Pblladelphla-Made Hardware tourney.
Miller Lock won the aerlea from Plumb add
North Brothers downed Dtsaton la two games
Braur, ot North Brothers' team, registered 23t
lu a came and CTO la three gumea. Plumb Ioat
thai anal game, 700 to 881).
In tha, Bait Telephone competition. Phlle. of
Commercial, knocked down 210 In hla first
game. Commercial Colta won all thru from
Maintenance. Plant Engineering laat three to
Western Ulectrlc, and Commercial lost two to
Plant Accounting
In, lnterclub weakly gamea, Union League
Blua 'won two from Racquet Maroon team while
Manufacturers' Yellow, which ia ruasar-up du
plicated tha faat agauut aermintowri Wblta
Jetttiut 1003 In. its Brat game, of which Turn gut
It and Battertbwalta 217 Overcrook Green
wea three from Merioa Uaruon Overbrouk
Vhita won. two from Merlon White The aewnd
game waa cluae Overhrooa getting 974 and
uarioa. ffl, a ujO'ctuj.e of elevea plai.
The Runner Predicts Sev
eral Records Will Go
by the Board
y J. K. ("TED") MEREDITH
It Is iho custom each new year for pre
dictions to ba made for tho public, nnd
thtyo predictions nlwnvs point toward a
more brllllnnt and piosporou'f year than tho
one Jut past
I mil going to make my predictions for
the coming Indoor season.
The Indoor tenson will, In my opinion, be
the grcntcit that this country has ever
Keen , and, not tu mnko this seem an Idle
amit-muit, I will try to show tho whys and
whrrefors.
The lit st teason H tho fact that thero
aro to bo more big mftbts nnd that thoro
will ho moro stars in these meets than ever
before Tho managers nro bringing on the
best fioin nil sections when they have their
games, and with tho fields of tho events so
tilled with starn tho tlmo made at these
performances Is bound to bo tho be"t.
Tnl.o the coming MIllroRo meet on Jan
uaiy 21, for Instance. Wo will see Loomls
from Chicago and Don Scott, tho national
linlf-mllo champion from Mississippi, In New
Yoik fur these games. They will come a
Jong dlhtnnro nnd nro going to bo in line
bhape, which means that tlio eastern men
who will meet them will put on etr,i efforts
tn hold tlielr laurols, tho result being great
taccs In tho Mlddlo West they havo sev
eral big meets which bring together the
cream nf that section, and there, too, they
inal.o It a point to bring out tho best from
tho Last to meet their stats.
On January 2G In Chicago thero Is to be
a meet that will bo ns big It not bigger
th. in we have in tint llnst. Jt will ba held
lu ti new armory In which Is said to be the
fahtcst trael: In the country. They iire
planning a 410-j.inl rate between Dlsmond,
llalpln and mvself In nil iffort to smash
the Indoor reconl.
The western intercolleglato body Is also
promoting on March 3 a set of games which
nro to resemblo tho indoor intercollegiate
games In the Uast, which will be held at
Philadelphia this yenr
That records will be In danger Is a
suiety. The ones that nre most liable to
be swept fiom the boards are the middle
dlstnniu and hurdle marks. Tho middle
distance marks are alwnys In danger during
an Indoor season, as these events nte al
ways tho attiactions with a bunch ot stars
in them
This ear the field of middle-distance run
nels is better than ever. The old guard is
utlll at it In llalpln. Caldwell. Hakcr, Hig
gins, Overton nud Dlsmond, while tho last
outdoor season has brought out suth men
as Scott, Lby, Scudder and seveial others
who vveio not to bo counted on tt" car be
foie This band of men will bo seen matched
in tlio dlffeieiit meets and will always run
cloo'to recoid tlmo
The hurdles nte surely In danger I make
this statement on tho ground tint there are
two men out this vear who never took tictlve
part lu the Indoor work before. Bob Simp
bon Is comparatively a new man on the In
door Hack, but will be out this season in
most of the b'g hurdle evrntB. Kred Mur
ray will also be on the boards around New
York, und will be a new figure on the In
door Hacks.
Several new developments In -the way of
indoor meets have come along also. The
most recent In this line Is the triangle meet
which has been arranged to take place In
IJoston lu Kebiuary. Huivnid, Dartmouth
and PcnnsjlvanU are thu colleges that will
meet in this meet. Th s goes to show that
the colleges are fast cumlng around to
recognise iudoui work as benellcl.il to their
men for the outdoor season The men will
not lay buck, as they did several years ago,
nnd fear milled tendons as the lesult of any
great activity on the boards. The AVest put
this theory aside long ago and has had big
meets for several ears All things point
to the fact that we w.ll see more activity
this j ear than In Iho past, and my predlc
tlons are that It will be the most buecetsful
indoor ear of the hlsloiy of athletics.
WESTERN GOLFERS IN DOUBT
Amateur Rule Not to Liking of Chi-
cae Association
CHICAGO, Jan. 20 Official cognizance
of the recent ruling of the United States
Qolf Association tightening the amateur
reatrlctions probably will not be taken by
the Western Qolf Association at its annual
meeting to be held here tonight, according
to Charles t Thompson, president-elect.
The amateur question, "however, provoked
much discussion at the last annual meet
ing and may be given further considera
tion. Cardinals Get Pierce at Waiver, Price
i clc,M' ,an-?0 Tho St. Louis National
Baaeball League Club, baa canceled It waiver
oil George .Pierce, left-handed pitcher of thi
Chicago Nationals, and obtained hla aervlte at
tho waiver price. .
v -
Slack Sells Pick to Frisco
Charley Pick, third baseman, who waa given
a trial by Connie Mack, haa teen sold to the
San Franciaco Club ot tba Paclfto Coaat League.
No announcement as to term ba beea mads.
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Ttltl precnt baseball squabble between
the player, and tho club owners It em
blematic of tho entire country a country
with nd team play, with divided Interests
n country grown fat and oft, whero any
thought ot Mrrlflce Is too abhorrent to be
considered The Fame thing goc for base
ball. There Ii no thought of. team play
between the ninin factions of tho game, no
thought of trying nnd getting together for
tho general good of the gnmc. Just nt
present tho entire mlx-up Is no complex nnd
twisted that It Bccmi to bo beyond any
solution. Yet just a brief mlxturo of fnlr
plnv and common sense should settle the
entire matter In an hour.
The Main Hitch
The main hitch Ii the battle ot a triangle.
1 The Major Leagues or tho National
Commission.
S Tho Minor T.cnguei' Association.
3 Tho I'lavcrs' I.'rnternlty.
Tho major leagues nro willing to grant
have granted all Iho fraternity asks. Tho
Minor Leagues' Association has not not.
Tho triangle goes to rm.ih, Goei to smash
because tlieio Is no nuhslnnco ot team piny
scattered among the three lending factors.
The Main Squabble
Ono thing must bo granted, first cf all.
Tho pin' era aro cnlltled to n fraternity and
tho frnternltv Is entitled to a fair hearing
belorc all baseball courts, major 01 minor.
It Is our belief that tho demands made by
tho fratcrnitv nro Just. Tho major leagues
havo granted hem.
It Is now a matter as to whether the fra
ternity should call a sympathetic strlko of
major lcaguo playcts to enforco minor
lcaguo demands
This Is whero tho majors enter with a
loud, rcverbcrnting roar. They can't sco
whero they should bo punished for some
thing they can't enforce. And this part of
their complaint looks to bo ns ieaM,nablo
as tho original complaint, of tho fraternity.
If a ball plaver, under reserve, Is o dcred
to icport to a training camp he shculd have
his traveling expenses paid. If tho club
can't afford to do this, then give tho player
tho option of paying his own way cr getting
his relcaro. This should end tbo minor
lenguo argument. But It has nothing to do
with tho majois, who have granted nil this
Tho main trouble Is that nil three divl-
YALE SWIMRIERS WIN;
PENN TAKES POLO GAME
Tenn's swimming team lost to the Talc
nalators In tho Weigh ttnan Hall tank
last night by tho scoro of 35' j to l"'i
It wns tho Ilrst defeat of tho teason for
tho lied nnd llh'e, tho Quakers previously
having hcoted victories over l'rlnceton and
tho College of tho City ot New York. This
was tho second triumph for the 1211s. In
tho polo gamo I'enn swamped Yale, win
ning by tho scoio of IG to G.
Tho summary:
fcOO-foot 11 la y Wort by Yal (Captain Ter
ciHun, IlDiiklim. Sdile.it nml Miiver). ppronil,
IViin (Ivtlfr. Wntl CBptalli llussell and Hl
monton) Tlnro, i: r,3 4-.",.
r.nncy diving Won by rtoehe, lVnn: nrcond,
Tt.'njnmln. Ynl; tijlrd, Leopold. I'onn. (Points
not announr-pil )
r,0-ynrd dash Won by Stmonton. Penn: si-c-end
-Maver, Ynlu, third, bctileat. Yale. Tlmo,
I'o .1-5 Hfcondi
Si:o-)ard iHsh Won bv nould. Ynlo; second,
Hopkins Yalo. third, Ktiscr, Tenn. Tlmi..
2 tr. ;-A. n
I'lunKo for dltancp Won bv Ailnms, Yal,
dlstuno 70 fee., wcond illrrh. l'nn, 0iP4
feet, third, tit. between Lotietrclth, Yalo. ami
bchultz. I'enn Ooii feet.
Km-vuril dish Won by Maver, Ynlo; seronil,
Wan. l'lllll. third, bLhliat, Yatv;. Time,
1 01 1 ,'..
PHILADELPHIA MAY GET
NATIONAL SINGLES MEET
NI3W YOllIC. Jnn 20 The members ot
the West Hide Tennis Club have Aoted
again to apply to tho National Asso
ciation for tho annul of tho national
singles, lioj s' and juniors' championship
tournaments. There was t-onio opposition
to this p.nceeding because of tho fact that
It ivoult! bo necessary for members to sacri
fice their pilvltegei whllo the grounds at
Forest Hills, I,. 1 , wero being used for the
national tournament.
Tho possibility of tho national singles
helug moved elsovvhere, possibly to l'lilla
delphla, was considered
MAMAUX READY TO SIGN
DESPITE STRIKE ORDERS
PlTTSBUHmr, Jan. 20 Pitcher Al
Jliimuux, of tho Pittsburgh. Pirates, does
not believe tho t-trlko talk amounts to
much He salt! he would make nn enrnest
effort to llvo down tho unsavory reputation
applied tu him through IiIh suspenslouiy
Manager Callahan last year Bald ,J,he star
pitcher of the Huccaneers: "I am going to
be the flist to report ugardless of utiike
orders."
HUGH DUFFY HARVARD COACH
Boston Man "Wrests Job From Charley
Dooin nt Eleventh Hour
CAMimman. Mats, Jan. 20 Hugh
Duffey, of Boston, an eleventh-hour entrant
Into the race for the Harvard baseball
roachshlp, wrested the Job away from
Charley Dooln, of Philadelphia, former
manager of tho Phillies, In tho hpmestietch.
Tiger Wrestlers Picked for Peim Meet
I'ltlN'CirrO.V. N. J , Jan. 50 The wrestling
team which will meet I'enn today ut Philadel
phia are. llS-pountt class. Captain J II. Wlsa,
1U.1 pound. 1.. (1. Jurii. 131-nuund. SI I. Kdiur.
HViwunjI. J C Oeliler, loS-pound. E Ptirrell,
ITS pound, J. J Ulnii, unlimited, 1,. M. T.
Culm
Nearly All Indians Havo Signed
CHICAGO Jan. 50. Virtually every member
of the Cleveland Americans has slsned a 1017
contract President Dunn said that JJobby Iloth.
a member of tha uasebalt Players' Fraternity,
had not signed but that lis expected to coma to
terms with him vvlthlu'u week
Its TURKISH blend-
delicately balanced-
maKes FATIMAS
comfortable
Iiy ORANTLANI) RICE
slons seem to be looking for n fleM tn .. Hi
of looking for a fair tH.mentW.2sl
f a
comes,
the losers will be tha major l.sJ?
the minor leacnn B.ior ''.
owners,
linll nlavni-o tt . . ,:. "" "ra M
railroad striko or aid ,m , ". 1
first upon tho publics neck uii Ui?
baseball strike started, the Duhi7"LM
merely get out from nn.i.. n-V Vm
nmuseinenta. nnd soon let the old gisl
beIow.,nerr"y l U'"enna and ' M?3
Tho Main. Trouble M
In place of tho division now at hsjia i,.J9
ball today should be forming a"
front nen nst crowing f. t .. "3SB
few years tho movies, golf, tennis and .BT4
moblling havo begun to cntlco rwt ivjffl
inn to otnor nclds of recreation and amiuS
.- V":?J2"?..?1"S 'mv undoubteulr JE
mi in. vh j u.juii uio ! And all Wi!
win continue to Brow through tho tniSSI
and to carry others nvrnv rmm ... "!
stand or tho bleachers MaJ
racing four foes of this dimension, kui
ball's only chanco for a growing futursul
from team play by nil concerned a cam
Infll tMlBlnH(in 4 n at.-. ..ita nJIQ
iiua., n,.Ti3iain-o in kiu uuismo attack. m
Hut In place of this exnetly the oppoalul
Is true. In placo of team play there Is emaTI
warn among all factions with the moli"3
waiting nt ton and fifteen cents a throwfl
with golf nnd tennis calllmr win, -- '.m
thnt new thousands nro hearing every year
And to this one. ono league pr-sldnt li
calling for tho overthrow of thn ri-i.i."
nnd tho fraternity is calling for a strike, it'
denly switched to lnvndo Kngland ami T.'.
land In turn suddenly launched an attack on
Itursla. You havo a faint Idea of whit
might happen If this took place. So vr.ii n.'
tloelop a hazy bunch ns to what will haa."
pen If the main factions In baseball fall to
bui lubuiui-r.
To settlo this matter the National U
mission, rresldcnt Fultz, of tho faternltflf
nnd tho controlling forces of the ralMaf
leagues should all meet In a conrereneiL X
tlo each detail fairly and then .ay further!
pians inr a Dcner development of the nmtl
to meet mo growing appea of rival attrac-i
lions.
STRIKE WOULD N0T
HINDER BASEBALL!
"VTonr.of aa rir.nl-l Clnh Wn
gethor Enough Men to 7
Keep the Ball Eolling v J
KCW YORK, Jan 20 "If every player
In tho two major leagues should Btrlke and
rcfuso to enter spring training camps thu
year tho magnates simply would take tin
best of tho minors available, add to thew
tho best of tho Independents, semlDrof
slonnls and college players obtainable, n
gu uii vviLu (justness
This wan tho statement today by John
Poster, secretary of tho New York NatlonaRj
League baseball club. Foster said ha wu,y
confident that tho courso ns outlined would -J
bo followed by tho major leaguers. --
"Of course," he said, "every major leapier 'J
is not going to strlKc. wo have assurance
from several of our players, and I know
thero nro assurapces for other clubs. Mi
to theso players tho best tho country can
produco from tho minors nnd some Drettr
fair baseball would bo produced. tj
"The, ranks of baseball are constantly
oeing recruited from tho minors and from
among college players The life of a bas.'
ball player at best Is short 'Why, then,
couldn't we, within a ear, offset absolutely
any damage that might be dono by a s'trikej
uavo ! uitz is n lino fellow nnd 1, Mm
him, but ho Is hitting off on tho wroni
tangent.
"This striko could not hurt the magnates
from a financial standpoint Any mosey
It will cost must come out of the pockets
of tlio ball players They are the meaviho J
win lose, oecauso they must bo Idle. Thou
who lonow him will do so at their perU."
Hoyt Is Awarded to Giants
. CINCINNATI. Jan. 20 Tho National Bm
tinll i ommtsHion lias hunded down a declika:
nwardine l'lnyer Watte v Hoyt to tha N:
orlc Club, of tha National League, tleclarlnf
vumruci Bisneq ny tho puer vvitn tna immoro.
V.UI11I . v-tuu to uo voiu
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MONDAY I:V1:MN(1. JMIAKVn
Mike Dally vs. (irorga lllackliuro
Itsiilr ThiIa a u A I I'll If
Aril O'l.i'ury m." Al aeIon . fl
llmmv ATir,tiliaa Kliinlov lIInLIa ,.4
Benny Leonard vs. Eddie WaHaeJla
Adm. SSe, llal, lies., COo & 73c, Arena, B""K9
TONIGHT
TOMflHT ' 3s
NATIONAL A. C.iffi JlfflEZLSS:
Johnny Kay T, Terry SlrtloTern '
Hurry Oreb vs. Jules Itltchlo
Three Other All-.siur Contests J
Adm. 23c. Rts. SOc, 73c. 1.
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Broadway A, C. Bili?JSiifis3
TIIUBSDAV NIOIIT THUUejOAV MOJIt Wfc
Pal Moore vs. Mickey GaUaqlWgl
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