MPWMPPt mT&vm "gT- yaqf-nfefr. g v - e,,w -i?-j awtvti tr ttt-rvt;3i :-p?a arfeei'4'fe'i K?wirFMgv'- frtWV" W'Tf H- evening MSDaBB-rnrcADiiitPinA, Tuesday, staotary so, xoit id OLD DISSATISFACTION AMONG PHILLIES MAKES LOCAL CLUB HOTBED OF PRESENT REVOLT -r li If. ijn It, J i rw PHILLIES' STAR PLAYERS REJECT NEW CONTRACTS AND THE CLUB NOW TAKES LEAD IN HOLD-OUT LEAGUE Alexander, Killefer, Paskert, Stock and Luderus , Have Not Yet Signed, and Local Club Seems to I Be StorrA Center of Present Conflict rPHE hotbed of the present conlllct between tlio baseball players and their cm- ployera Is right hero In Philadelphia. The troubles of Wllltnm 1-'. Uakor, presi dent of the Phillies, are myriad. Uneasy tests the head which wears a crown, and It cannot be said that any of our baseball Impresailos are finding life a bed of roses; but at the same time it Is eidcnt that our Mr, llakor Is bearing n heavier burden than his colleagues, for thcro is more trouble in the tanks of the Phillies than in any other club. The men who play ball at IJroad and Huntingdon streets appear to bo In open rebellion and tlio majority aro standing loyal tn Dave Kulta and the Fraternity. It is true that many who have returned their contracts unsigned have como out with (statements In which they assort that their trouble with the club has nothing to do with tho llRht the fraternity is making, but such statements should bo taken with a grain of salt. They believe a victory for tho Fraternity means more pay and for that reason will ntnnd by tho organization. Unless tho Philadelphia Club Is making no Announcement of contracts which have been signed and sent In, there Is ncarcely ft player whoso contract expires this year who has agreed lo terms. Mr. Uaker and tho Philadelphia Club wero unusually unlucky this year In Hint tho "trouble with tho Fraternity comes nt tho time that many of the contracts expire. It la baseball history that after a , club has won a pennant It usually haa trouble signing up players, but the Phila delphia Club had no ouch troublo after capturing the tltlo In 1015 for tho very good reason thrft most of tho men had contracts which hold ever until thla year. Mr. Hakor and his associates are now suffering from the exemption which they enjoyed a year ago. Trouble Has Been Brewing for Some Time TrtOUBLE between tho Philadelphia, club and tho players has been brewing fo some time. The salary budget has been ono of tho most abbreviated among tho leading clubs-of tho league and tho players have not been satlllod, although they said little about it even after winning tho championship in 1915. They Dimply mado up their minds to mako the club pay when tho time came, and the time is now. Of course, tho most serious troublo Is with Grover Cleveland Aloxondor.Jnit according to reports, which -'may or may not emanate from tho club olllces, tho following players havo returned their contracts imslgned: Whlttod, Paskert. Luderus, Stock and Killefer. When It Is taken into consideration that every one of those named Is a atari of tho ilrst magnitudo, and that collectively they form the foundation of Tat Moran's baseball machine, It may bo gathered that Presi dent Baker is not resting entirely comfortably. Tho other players who may be 1 considered regulars have hold-over contracts, to wit: Nlehoff, Itlxey, Cooper and Mayer. With this condition of affairs existing It ds evident that something will havo to break. At least two of tho men, Alexander and Paskert, havo como out with bitter statements which will havo anything but a good effect on tho team during the playing season to come. Thcro is littlo chanco of Mr. IJaUcr capitulating to tho two men and a compromlso probably will bo reached which will leave somo ooro spots which will not heal in a hurry. Undoubtedly April 12 will find nil of tho hold-outs in tho Ilnc-up, but what effect wilt tho breach which now exists havo on the playing strength of tho team? No Home for Golf Championship Now at Large THE professional golf championship of tho United States for-the coming semester Is now loamlng about carefree but nevertheless unattached. There Is a lino ' chanco for some eager country club to step In, offer the Professional Golfers' Association tho facllitien of It3 grounds and bring one of the greatest golf events to Us own confines. Tho direction Hag waves bilghtly at Philadelphia. A little salt and an earnest whlstlo 13 virtual; all that is needed to land tho event In tho Quaker City. Now that tho open Is lost to local fans, there is every reason why tho city should havo the professional championship. Not a single national cham pionship will come hcio in the next season, though two of tho thrco classics wete due here. ' Whitemarsh Was Selected for Open and Is Ripe IT IS not certain whether tho Whitemarsh Valley Country Club would go out of lt3 way to get tho professionals hero for their titlo conflict, but tho club will likely bo receptive to any request that may bo made. Tho event was held In New York last year and it Is tho early season impression that It is to go thcro again. It Is certain that it will be held in the East, and tho cholco seems to bo open to New York, Philadelphia and Boston. Tho cholco of tho placo for tho United States open championship wa3 given to a committoo of tho Professional Golfers' Asso ciation by tho U. S. G. A. executive committee, and tho committee savo White marsh first choice. This wn3 voted down in annual meeting by tho delegates for the reason that tho first choice for also on Pennsylvania Hnk3. Many Improvements Made on the Course WHITEMAKSH had mado a groat many Improvements on Its course In anticipa tion of tho open, which tho professionals wanted to bo played there and had given tho Chestnut Hill committee reason to believe would come there. Thoreforo, it seem3 right that tho professionals should reciprocate, so to speak, Jy giving Whitemarsh their own event, provided Whitemarsh would take it. not that the professionals wero In any way to blame that tho open did not como to White marsh. Two other reason1 in favor of Philadelphia as tho setting for tho profes sional championship aro that Jim Bnrnes, tho present champion, is a citizen hero and that Jimmy Thomzon, pro nt tho Country Club ia nn official of tho Professional Golfers' Association of America and has considerable to say in the management of tho organization. Norman Maxwell, Golf Prodigy, in First Bout NORMAN MAXWELL, tho nineteen-year-old Philadelphia!), who burst into fame at tho tallend of last season by beating Max Marstou and Gardiner White, two nationally famous golfers, is at Pinoliurst today playing tho Qualifica tion round of tho St. Valentine's tournament. Ono of tho largest and best entry 'lists that ever entered tho now celebrated tourney teed off today, and Maxwell will have a fine chance to show how ho la going. Ho will play at overy opportunity this year, now that ho has convinced himself that ho is an good as any of thorn. He la only a littlo over 110 pounds in weight, but ho can hit tho ball as far as any of them and has a remarkable golfer's touch. Gardiner Whito, Leo JIaxwell, possibly Phil Carter, Pierre Proal and other stars will make up the opposition. "Iron Man" Ed Walsh No Longer in Baseball BASEBALL fans no more will seo Ed Walsh, ono of tho greatest pitchers known to tho great pastime. Familiarly known until two years ago as tho "Iron Man," Walsh's spit-ball shoots had tho opposing batsmen standing on thejr heads, and his work always kept tho Whlto Sox up near tho top. -Xteports from Chicago are to the effect that Walsh's name Is conspicuous by Its absenco on tho Box's roster for this year, a-nd it is a fact that ha will not bo In baseball again unle3s as a coach or manager in tho minors. Walsh's right arm went baok on him two years ago; ho whs given until this season to get the wing In form, to no avail. Wfilsh has passed through big league baseball and with him goes that which was once considered the greatest right arm In tho game. Ed Ten Eyck "Holdout" Against Shortening Crew Race TWO more coaches havo been heard from relative to curtailing the fonr-mllo college crew race at the Poughkeepsle regatta June 21, ono for and the other against shortening the event to three miles. Jim Rice, of Columbia, agrees with Coach Joe Wright, of Perm, and Coach Courtney, of Cornell, about dropping tho fourth mile, while Ed Ten Eyck. of Syracuse, is of tho opinion that there is no necessity for It. Ten Eyck believes that "the fourth-mile manklller" is a myth; as lone as a man la In good physical shape he should be able to row four miles as well as ttyree. A lot of Interest in this annual race would be lost by shortening the course, THE school children in the Oakland (Cal.) public schools will be real nice and gentlemanly this spring If the plan of J. Cal Ewlng Is adapted by the school board- J. Cal has a schema to issue free passes to the ball gamo to all students who show satisfactory deportment and progress In their studies. The lucky ones C 'will be excused half an hour earlier every Thursday afternoon and the passes will tpf bo honored at the ball grounds, "it ia believed tha in the future the schoolboys of Oakland will be so exemplary in their conduct as to astonish the nation. ' , . . COMES a yarn from Kansas City to the effect that Walter Johnson, the wonder worker of the Washington Americans, nearly lost hi life tha other day when ho fell through the lee. He fit rescued by a hornylrandad son of the soil. We tremble to thlak of what hte fats would hava "hmn had there ben no one on the scene hut an American League batter. ' TN AN effusion on "streak pitching" a New York writer purveys th information A that Disk Rudolph, had wore winnlnjr stwwrts than any other- twirler in the business, and adds that Alex ranks about tenth with only twomlerahIe little streaks. And nil this Urn we nave been laboring un4er tb impreaeion that Alex bad only one streak, which started ia April ami ended In October. HPGHJJS JBmaNQS. the IflfUy famous manager of the Detroit Ttfots, rises to inform the ymlU'timt t payers' strike will be a faftujo. This makes it unanimous among th majtagejs TU1'U1RS football auttteriUes have decided not to schedule game with Oregon .jPV Utvwatty for i&it fail- All of which proves that the pajwrs of January. 2 pMVfctw pafltUi ovea to New Bruaswtefc. tho women s and mens amateur was 11 ) IM& 'vXltijg:0! l tvi- 8 I flHObsiet-Ho. hoc! I .Arfrh x- r ,V ir KeePicoMiMs off 7 "" V whgrs-s --- v lgK0$:JJ ( -Ti M JOSte, DVSU Same- ill fix it mv. - 1 r (J ( I M ? 1 , . . i ' MEALEY VICTIM OF SWEET EEVENGE Johnny Forgets Right Hand and Artie Root Adminis ters Walloping at Olympia I Evening Ledger Decisions ! of Ring Bouts Last Night OI.YMI'IA A. . Ilmnv Knnfiniii nml l)lfl Iridium ilrr ! Arllf Knot ilrrriitPil .Inlmm M-ileyl (iiihsIp 1i-mN nutiwlntnl -1 i Miulnrti l'r.inklc ( Ijrk licit M lill- HI- r Ker.ild, Vuune Jlcilv.uj sliiiUi'il lounc Dim- I life. I NI'.W OilK lllln Ilifilifr n lienlen In Tril I.o1h. Jtnimt I)(iir hlndfil loiiimt Touclicj. .Inhllin "Kill" Albert Iiwt to MlUo Mi-1 Isili". Xra yer liarlnn -Imili'il .Ion llimt, . llenur olger uutiiointril oiini: llemu. 1 A (IKK, l'a. Youiib Mlllrr nml Johnny Olll iln-u. I IiriTAM). ". Y. Frank Slurphy iltfcatiMl i KfiI IlcUn KOt IlKTi:K. N Y lllll llnnnun. of I 'lilr:i-. ilrrp.ili-ii Jm fox. ' IIALTIMOICi; (?c-ort: Clmnoy ilofc.itpil Gent Dolmont. Itftpea rnunU-. NliW Hr.nroilll. M.ih. llcll ConRan hiii tiwarilfil ri-rrrpi-'i ilecNloii oicr Johnny I .Miii-tin. tui-he rniiiiilt. I NKW IIHI.!iNs Jiihnnv rtuniloK nn rpfprei"' ileiNliin urr Jimmy Ilanlon, twenty rnnniN. t()l.t"MIU',. ) JnhnnT Tlllnum nn from llrjaii Dnunoy. IupIio rniiniNi Johnny i Cnkhlll ilrpw with Ch.irloy Sully. ' flNCINN TI Jack llritlim nnd Johnny I OrlfTitlis UroH. I fEOHIA. III. "I'rkln Kill" Ilprmnn I knorkpil nut llcorsp ruin, rlzhth. DENVIIll, 'oI. rr.inklp Snnilori loit to ripniiy I'buirz. HMppii roiiniN. When Johnny Jlealey was dressing for his bout with Artio Hoot, at tho Olympia last nljjht. he evidently foigot to take lits rjooil right arm with him Aj a result. Jawn had somo hard luck ami Artie j.ie him a beautiful lacing in a uuarrel which lasted eighteen minutes Aitlo Is a. booii companion of Mr. Strawharker. n young gentleman who hit the canvas in the second round two weeks ago, when ho cleveily blocked ono of Mealey's right smashes with his jaw. Thus It can bo seen that Artie was out for sweet revenge, and he hmeared that revenge stuff all over Johnny's map.i It 'looked like nn uneven bout at tho start, aB Mealey was several Inches taller and had the advantage In reach. This did not worry Itoot, however, for ho tora after his larger opponent in the first round and kept after him throughout tho battle Johnny was wild, and his right hand seemed uael38 He hooked most of his jabs, and couldn't defand himself against Hoot's loft swings to the jaw. Outside of that ho was all right. Gunnis IMeads in Vain Bobby fJunnis begged and pleaded and besought his man to go out and do some thing, but there was nothing doing. Mealey was trying all night to put oer his right, and while ho was looking for tho chance Artie Hoot won tho bout Ho had such a wide margin and mado such a li(t, that Matchmaker Jack Ilanlon signed lilm up to meet Willio Jackson in tho wind-up on February 12. CJijssle Lewis never could bo called a popu lar boxer, but he mado a number of friends last night when ho defeated Al .Shubert In a very fast bout. Ouisle's showing was a huge surprise Ho was constantly on the jump, kept his boring opponent oft with left jabs and right uppcrcuts, and brought tho crowd to its feet when he rocked his man a couple of 'times with healthy wallops to tho jaw. Al held up the hout for a couple of minutes while one of his seconds went out In search of a sponge. No one Knows why Al was so anxious, for it wasn't used until after tho first round. I'erhaps lie was playlns it safe and wanted something to throw in the ring If It became necessary. Wind-up Is a Draw The wind-up was not what one might call thrilling, but it was a hard bout be tween Renny Kaufman and Hick Ijoadman, whjch resulted in a draw. Kenny substi tuted for Uddio O'Keefe and put up a very good battle, despite his lack of weight. Roadman outweighed him by six pounds. The liuffalo boy was rather rough in spots and was warned several times by Referee O'Hrlen. Ids bett trick was to get Benny's had outside of the ropes and wallop him until the referee pried them apart. Kauf man did good woik at close quarters and Roadman was best at long range. Jf either boy was seriously damaged at the end Jn the other quarreis Frankie Clark beat Whltey Fitzgerald and Young Medway shaded Young Johnny Uundee. SIX-ROUND BOUTS AND COMMISH PLAN FOR N. J, A moe for the restoration of profes sional boxing bouts in the State of New Jarsy will be made by Assmblyman Jo seph Hurley, of Jarsey City, in a bill he will Introduce before the Legislature It provides fur the naming of a state athletic commission by the Governor to uuperv'ise th sport It Is recommended that the touts be. of sis rouuds' duration with eight ounce eioVes. Five Yarsity Cluba to Form Federation NSW YORK. Jan. S. PUds arc feiw sre muliattd lot tha (orsutloa f th Natloout Fdrtio of Vanity Club, an orKaaUatloa oeSuwaM ct taa vanity cluba of Tai Harvard. FaiuwyWasta. CurnaU and Columbia UniveniiUa, Th rpaMatlvs of Uw vartoua laaiUuUoii via man at Columbia oo February j7 MOVIE OP A HANDY MAN AROUND THE HOUSE BOB FOLWELL INSISTS ON PROOF OF CHARGES BY PENN FACULTY Continued from Paso One toam and for that reason ho was not do eirpd as coach for another year. It also was hinted that complaints wero received from ccitnln alumni in tho West about thlngi that transpired while the team was training for tlio game with Oregon. Foiwell Wants Facts The announcement that Folwoll had boon deposed had a stunning effect on tho umlergrndtinte4 nnd followers of foolball In I'hllndeliihla. Tn dlspcuso with the fcerv ices of the best roach l'ennsyUanla hat had in j ears soeincd to bo out of tho question and hard In bolloxe. Tho students aie up in arms and demand to know tho true facts le gardlng the dismissal. Folwcll, ton. will ask for an explanation and says he will "fight tln ruling nt the faculty to a llnlth " "I am going to battle tnls to the end," lie said today, "and 1 will get to the bottom of it all. I defy any one tu point out a f-in-glo Instance wheio my inlluencc had a bad crfect nn the members of the team I be lieve In clean football and clean living. I taught the men to play fair and square and tlicie Is no one In the woild who could im prove on that "My iccord as a football coach stands for itself. No ono can pick Haws In It. But thero nre certain persons connected with Pennsylvania who would like to too mo leie, nnd I 1 ellovo they nto behind the move. Knowing that my fuotball ability could nnt be questioned, they picked on my character. Tho 'old guard' is back again, mid now 1 Insist that e cry thing must bo proved." Folwcll Success From Start U U one ot the most dllllcult things ln the world to obtain a high-class, cI!lciont. footbnll coach nt a big unlorsity. Penn had been seeking one for years, but with no success. Finally Folwcll was appointed and In one onr led tho team 'out ot tho darkness and placed it in the foremost rank of eastern colleges. lie took tho tamo team that had been trounced by almost every one in 1015. Instilled somo fighting spirit and. with tho aid of "By" Dickson nnd Doctor Wharton, taught the men mod ern football. From mediocrity the eleven jumped to llrst-i-Ias. alnl It all happened In on season' Folwoll is joung. Impulsle and a fighter, llo does not know tho meaning of tho word "defeat" and is constantly spurring his men to further efforts llo is out to win at all times and finds It hard to reconeilo himself to a leverse. Ills nggresslvo per tonality dominated the- players from tho very start and that aggressiveness won the games. His team beat Cornoll for the first time since 10U', won from Stato and Michi gan and tied Dartmouth, a record that had not been equaled In jenrs. Moro than that, tlio football team was to popular and drew such a heavy attendance that tho ath letic association cleared moro than JJ0.U0U on tho season Tho now conch was the Idol of tlio foot ball fans and he received their hearty sup poit. He invited every one out to 1-rank-llu Field to seo tho team practice and abol ished tho secret drills that wero so popu lar in the past. Ho did everything In tho open and even wont so far as to invito the coach of a team which was to play Pcnn tho noxt day on the field to seo tho final workout. Ills bystcm met with tho approval of all and tho record of tho latt year proes that It was successful. The story came out last night at Hotel Walton, where Wharton Slnltler met the newspaper representatives. Mr. fdnkler asked the writers to bo patient for two or thrco das nnd lie would make an announce ment regarding the truo fetatus of the l-ol-well enso. Until that time, he said, noth ing would bo known He evaded most of the questions put to him and explained that he was merely the "buffer" and was nlaced In a position where he could not make any frank statements at tho present " After Slnkler had.left. Dr,Goodspeed was called on tlio phone and told It all. "is Folwell through as a coach at Tcnn?" "..?eH, "hols through," was Dr. Qood- SP"vhateaie"the reasons for his dismissal?" was the next question. .,,, "The faculty committee would not ratify his name Tliey eliminated it from tho list presorUed for ratification. So far as his moral influence with the Undents and atli letes is concerned, I do not care to discuss that Phase. I wish to state, however, that money Pad absolutely nothing to do with !h decision of the committee. It did nqt en?er mto The question, and at no time did we dhveuss It." Accuses "Old Guard" v Folwell then was located ia Lansdowne and he made a hunied trip to the Walton. Ha mauc uiv wiiumb ,-....... I want to be back at Pennsylvania next .. innra than one reason. Financial yir - ,,,, fn do with, it. I'm willing to coach In 1317 for the same amount Jhat I received last year- 'fhat story about me wanting 5000 was all wrong I'll tell t-nu what I want: I want another year on wSnklln Field One must admit that the hlat results cannot be obtained out of a ayaum in one season. My system at Pnn STvanla is Just one year old and I'm look Kg for bis things next fall if I nt the miportunlty Many of the ragulars will be back naxt season and I'll have wmiethlus toThi!C 'old1 guard' could not find anything tn nick upon In the taam'a record during iha saaon. I made a batttr showing than his been made out there in savaral years. and evan after that they are so small as to try to oust me on grounds that are wholly untrue and absolutely outside of football. "Yes. it is true that the 'old guard' is at taoKInsr my character. They couWa't pick i'P .a " FIGURES IN PENN SQUABBLE; Bob Folwcll (at the lop) is the do posed coach of the Rod and Bluo football team. Dr. A. W. Good spesd is chairman of tho Athletic Association. flaws In my coaching methods nor In the results and they wont after mo along strict ly personal lines. Jly character Is an open book. I invito investigation. "I havo been asked if thero was card playing on the trips tills season. Why, cer tainly thero was. Hhow mo tho football players who, when nn a trip, do not play cards and show mo tho successful coach who fiowns upon buch proceedings! It can't be done. That's all there is to it. Followed Mike Murphy's Plan "Mike Murphy is an Idol at Pennsyl vania. Whatever ho has done during ills life at tho Unlver.slty is looked upon as be ing for the best interests of the students and the institution. Do you know that It was one of his best stunts to have the players In card games when on a trip? "I remember one time when I w-ns an undergraduate and making a trip to Ann Arbor to play Michigan The players were loafing around without anything to do. They were brooding over what might happen In, tho game, and that spoils tlio mental atti tude of the men. Mike called me aside and said: 'Bob, start a littlo card game.' "A card game Htt3 the players' minds from tho football contest that is going to bo nlaved and vvo don't want them to think 'of and worry about the gridiron game. I havo adopted many or -viu:e aiurpny's meth ods and I find them all good That Is one of them. To try to cast a .shadow on my character because I allow tho players to play cards is silly and mean. "I havo tho student body behind me, I believe, and with my other friends I in tend to see thls.thruugh to a point where I am either signed to a contract or my accusers mako dln-ct statements to me and prove their words. And they cannot do the latter, 1 bhall stand on my record." "LIZ". SMITH NEW PITCHER FOR ATHLETICS TEAM WICHITA. Kan., Jan. SO. -"Wi" Smith, who did effective work on the mound for Oklahoma City, of tire Western Associa tion, lat year, has signed a contract with the Philadelphia American League club. It Is said ha will receive $230 a month, just double his salary with the Western Asw. elation Uat year. Maranville Is "With the Boys" NEW YORK. Jan. 30. -David Pultz. preitdant at tba liaaeball 1'laxra' Fraurnlty. haa n cetvad a WlefraiA frtHS Uarapvlll. aherlatop 0f itw, Uoaton National.!, denylni iu ha.i id algiml 101T eoatrait. Tba wefii, whkh cam from gprUanehl. Haas.. . rad: 'Iiavs not aisoul 1917 contract. Am with tba UH. Uae tbia aar way ou aaa fit." Maher Taking Count From Gastritis NHVV -VOSIC. Jan 30. I'atar Mahar. at on tint Uioaad upon as una ox tua taaat haavy- walsbt puetlla Holtat Ear. M flirty-seven wmhv. w m gwuirt we auaerisK wnu aaHniia. uaner aH obi- Kid William ia Bout Tonight KANSAS CITY Mo Jan, SO KM Wll llama will maul BaoBv McNeil rur twtdeht la a. flftaaa-rouad so. Tbara vtll U no dtcjalea. MEREDITH TO QU TRACKAFTERSEPT. A. A. U. Games at St. Louis to Be Ted's "Finis" on Cinderpath Ted Meredith, considered the greatest middle-distance runner of all time, will hang up hh tplked shoes for good and all after the national track and held champion ships of tlio A. A. I", which aro to bo held In St. I.ouls on September 7 nnd S. I.awson Itobcrtson, coach of tho Uni versity of Pennsylvania, who was engaged largely through Meiedlth's Instrumentality, is tho authoilty for thin announcement of the Quaker flyer' j foithcomlng retirement. "Muiedith feels that it is tlmo ho s-ettled down to hard work," h.rld rtobertson, In talking about Meredith's rcttcment, "but before ho quits for good llo wants to regain his national quartor-mllo title, which- bo lost last fall, when ho was defeated by Tom Ilalplti. To beat ilalpln and regain his lost homus ate tho incentives which arc driving lilm to trn'n as ho never trained before. lie will rneo at interval") during tho indoor ticnsan, rest for a whllo in tho early spring, and then settle down tn hard work again In tho early summer, nnd keep It up until tho championships como around, llo has lim ited his smoking, and is taking wonderful catc of himself" JIM RICE ALSO FAVORS THREE-MILE CREW RACE Columbia Coach Agrees "With Courtney and Wright to Cut Pough 4 keepsie Event Jim nice, of Columbia, Is In favor of reducing tho feature raco of the Pough keepsle regatta, June 21, to three miles. Itlco wjs hero yestciday especially to dis cuss tlio thrcd-pillo question with Coach Wright, of Pcnn, and after a long talk Itlco finally gave his vote as being In favor of tho reduction to thrco miles. Last week at a mooting In Xew Y.nk tho board of stowards of tho Pouglihcepslo re gatta discussed the reduction of tho raco from four to threo miles, hut decided to, withhold Its decision until It had heard tho sentiment of tho coaches of the threo members of tho Intercolleglato Howlng Association, 1. o. Cornell, Columbia and Penn. Courtney, 'Wright nnd Tllco have now all agreed upon tho three-mile race. SHIFT MAY BE MADE IN CHILDS' CUP RACE Serious opposition has arisen to the plan orinoum-ed by Thomas Health, member of tho Hoard of Stewards of tho .American Henley Itegatta, of having the Chllds Cup I ace, tlio feature event of the regatta, on May 12. Instead of holding the race this spring again at Philadelphia, as is planned by tho Henley Mewards, several of those in charge of athletics at tho threo big univer sities want tho raco at Lake Carnegie. t If It is decided not to hold It May 12 at tho Henley regatta, It is prohaulo that Stay 5 will he tho selected date. TEN EYCK FOR LONGER RACE .Syracuse, Coach Disparages Plan to Shorten Big Crew Classics XKV.' IIAVIZS, Conn.. Jan. 30. Jarfies A. Ten Eyck, coach of the Syracuse crow, in an artlclo for the Yale Dally News, declares I1I3 opposition to the proposal to change the length of the course In tho races at New London and Poughkeepslo from fobr to threo miles. Coach Ten Kyck writes: J I can see no logical reason why the length of the courses at New London and Poughkeepsle should be changed from four miles to threo miles So far as Injuty to tho oarsmen Is concerned, that should not bo taken into consideration, as there is not the slightest danger of Injury from row ing, anyway, provided the persons who Indulge In that exercise, aie sound and in normal health at tho beginning, and go through a proper course of prepara tion. Bowling News Western Electric topplau the pins in ur. ,t form laat nlaht and Uuwned Standard II U Co.. tho Industrial Leaeue Isadora, In I he o.u aam. JUCandleaa a -J10 for Keen Kutn-r was high score for the nlaht. Walnut. u usual, registered a double cuntury. Hall rolled in ureat form for Ward, aettinz 203, 180 and 200 for a 6!5 total. ' "umB Woodpeckers, tbe Mucko I,aeua leaders, droprgl two uamea to WiilUv UunaH'a Whiti anoaxed tba odd eama (rum Sparroua Ilenti of WWtVlIawlw. rollad 208 Tnd llwell "ft asaluat trvo-laader. " Main Offlea won tbraa atrajaht from Station 7 and an. again tied wlrh gution T for tla Amarlcan lea Company UadaraHlu. as tha liaaSS plena. lost a sama to tha Colta from 18. """" 'A BEAUTIFUL NEW SHADE OF GREEN In IntlnUUed Worsteds, with a 1-lucli platd. tfouietlilus new seo this pattern. SO. 01) voluos. To Jfil1-80 BUly Moran JZ, 1103 Arch St. IT fe LOSER IS WINNER i IN THIS CONTEST Peculiar Twist of Schedule Favors Club That Fin ishes on Short End EASTERN LEAGUE RECORDS tusTtms i,r.,oun w i.. r r. I 'i .r,07 ItMillnir... W.I, a a PC .5(K1 Cnnidfn . llreVRtock JnMier, . . I 2 .(107 I)r Nerl... 2 .1 3 .BOO Trenton... S 4 , 4 ,333 sriir.nti.ij run m:r.tc Tnn!Iit Cnmilen nt Trenton. Hf"thipilii, Trrnlon nt t'nnnlen. Tlnirilin Ilniillni; nt .tiwipr. I rlil.ir !)( Ncrl at (Ircmtwli, Snliinlii ,)npcr nt Do Nerl, Cremlock at llpinlliie. TIoic'r a peculiar twlit In tha schochiln of the liulustrlal ISaskctball League, and It's a case of to win Is to lose, for the team that drops tlio contest scheduled on Thurs day night between Mldvalo and Barrett has a grnnd rppoitttnity to finish tho sea son ahead of the winner, desplto the fact that they are now on even torms, nnd tho rlnpe holds good Just tho snmo frtr either. Here Is how It happens: llarly in tho Reason It was agreed that after the regular sched ule of fourteen games vvna ended tho first division clubs would play a round, ns would nlso those In tlio second, meaning threo games in all. Just at present Jtldvalo and Barrett aro deadlocked for fourth place, having won nlc and tost seven, with a percentage of 4C2 But get tills : They meet each other on Thursday and tho winner will be seven ncven and thfl loser six-eight. Then tho loser tackles the tin eo tallonderH and wins them all, tinlshlng nine-eight, or a peiccntago of ,o2n, whllo the winner engages three strong flrst-dlvlslon clubs nnd loses all. winding up ten-seven, or .112. so you can sco In the long run the loser will have a big advantage. It very seldom pnyo to lose, but hern is a csso whore It doer, for one can readily sea that tho quartet that finishes In tho first division this week will, In all probability, wind tlio season up In tho second section. Tonight's games at the rtvan A. C. call for Standard tn meet Fairbanks and Dob ron to tackle llisston. Close Games Feature Kxcltlng basketball games are all the i ago these days, and cago devotees havo vdtnessed some halr-ialsing finishes espe cially sinco the trcond half of tho Eastern Lcaguo was inaugurated. There Is no doubt that enthusiasts of tho Indoor pastlmo enjoy seeing tlio old ball going spinning through the net, with plenty of scoring, but what interest is there when ono club nssumes suclu a commanding ad vantage that the verdict is a foregone corl cltislon with tho completion of tho first half? I.ltllo whatever. What nine out o ten fans relish Is a contest wheio tho figures nre close through out and tho lead i.s switching continually. Ot course, the majority nt spectators aro thero to mot for tho homo warriors, and what a fuss Is mado when the bell sounds and their favorites just a point or two ahead! These close matches mako regulars of tho occasional attendants. Jasper Lands Two Of the closo battles staged in tho biff league in tho second half, lllll Kennedy's Jaspers havo landed two Ot their three homo wins tho Jewels landed ono from tho Oroya. 2S-27. nnd last week just nosed out Camden. 25-21. Tho Do Nerl fivo opened tho second half with a win nt Trenton, 25 21, nnd Mvers's crowd was nosed out in a nci ve-racking finish on Saturday by the Oreys. 27-2!. Incitement has also prevailed at heading tho last two Saturday nlghta and Scan and his crowd wero lucky to get away with Camden, 31-S0, nnd finished a point in front of tho Potters, 2H-24 Tren ton led Jahpcr by 20 to 23 last Monday night. Dave Kerr's Record nave Kerr, tho big former C. II S boy, who Is on tho Injuied list. Is rapidly re cuperating. Ho left tho Kplscopal Hospital last Friday, having been there almost a week. Leonard Is proving a good substi tute, but tho uptown fans are anxious to seo Dave back on tho job. Ills playing was a big feature in tho Jewels landing the llrst-hhlf honors and ho boasts a record that is pretty hard to equal. In tho first 20 starts ho amassed a total of 33 field goals and was only outscoicd by one other center. Kddle llolln, who made 38. In 13 of tho 20 games Kerr shut out his opponent, and this Is a feat worth bragging about. Scoring Records of Players Kastorn League (-coring records show two Camdenltcs, Steele and Brown, to bo lead ing with 20 field goals each. Bay Cross, ot tho Greys, is second with 18. The others follow: Beokinan, 1C ; Dolin. 1G; Sugar man, 12: Sedrnn. 12; Friedman, 11; Fogar ty, 11; Dark, 9; Norman, D; Tome. Oj Lawrence, S; Oclg. S; Adams, ?; Dreyfuss, 7; Newman, 7; Barlow, 7; O'Donnell, C; Dcigh.m, 0; Fox. 0; Morris, 5; Sears, 5; llarvcv, 5; Frnnekie, 0; Haggorty, 1; Cur letto, 4 ; tlcttinger, 3 ; Cashman, 3 : Kin kalde, 2 ; Creeley, 1 ; McGregor, 1, aad IVllbon. 1. Some outstanding features are the poor woil: ot Haggerty, Morris and Seais, tho latter pair being shut out two games in succession. Curletto Iras also showed up miserably for tho rotters, vvlilia Freddy Geig at present is playing in top-notch form. BRIBE DENIAL IS MADE BY CHAIRMAN F. WENCK ALBANY. N. Y. Jan. 30 Frederick B. Wench-, chairman ot the New York State boxing commission, denied today beforXi Franklin Lord, Governor Whitman's com missioner, charges that ho had accepted a brlbo to sanction a license of a boxing club at Madison Square Carden. The charges aro brought against AVenck by Harry Tol lok, a boxing promoter, and others. Wenck tcstlfleit that ho did have a check for 5100. from I'ollok made payable to tha bearer, but tli.it this check was payment on an old account, of which $300 Pollok owed him. It was upon this check that the charge of bribery was based. I'ollok al leges that "Wenck demanded a considera tion before ha would annrova a license for Mioxlng bouts at Madison Square, Garden, M'COY SIGNS FOR BOUT - WITH DARCY AT GARDEN NKW YOUK, Jan 30. Al McCoy, claim ant of the middleweight championship, has higned for a match with Lea Darcy. of Aus tralia, nt Madison Square Garden on the night of March B, Grant Hugh Browne, manager of the Garden, has announced. 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