i f& IDEA FOR tfBUTION OF .frl!' JEIPTS TO HELP BOOST GAME tiki League Supports. J?lan to Divide Us Amoticr First Seven Clubs Fulton fosons Why He Should Be Champion of Interest irt fcaaebalt with has been costty to the diamond game. When the noii-wny mar I u ..ii i. r..thin in .-im ihe contendere, dark horses seldom t to tho front, the Braves In 1914 U. ..-i. .i .. n wim ih vugll IIU mil tiai ...... .. - , the middle of the ldicdule nttomlanco falls off. tho Bto receipts ."an4 tho mttRnattw suffer. Many this detect, but none has been KUen nny consideration. .-. Tener. of the National Lcokuo. revues a plan that has been i hfrA nnrl hpn. mftv be some chance for It to bo accepted. The reireult prexy wnnffl qery team ; mHm spoils. Dy dolns the ' a terrible financial reverse, but the gate receipts during tho waning days of tho season u nan sercu r Krpose. Warn two team'? hae bean taklnff ki'u.1.. r,-.n luin aimrn uniirr the P teams should be rewarded according 'of the season. The first oen In feWll-enders rating among tho also la the raco never would cense, ellar position Is an Incentive 1 President Tencr attributes lack . Id Hi, fact that tho world series enthusiasm nas men awny uuium " " SMsona. Ho doe'it not lellee that tho plajers" pool under the present DMMement Is too "much, but ho Is of tho opinion that n moro equitable LStrttuUon of tho spalls should bo mnde ; StlsVert this Idea. i ... J . fthrWI8 Idea of the) more equitable distribution Is not ii new one, but i-JLifcow seems to o tho first chance it has had to succeed. With "' & Katlonal League behind Tener prepared to curry out his sub- 1 !--rtlon. it scorns oJtocether likely that the American Leaguo moguln Li'f Vui . i... i, t.l.l Thn t.lnn J.wm ureo " i? " iii. ..v , - "ftnylng tho prcsclit si stem Is Inefllclcnt and cxpcnsU e. tfurlous Frcdward la All Set frWLESa somebody stci In and claims 'U.rM n December 18 or 1. Trcd kMh Mlkn Collins. hl manager, tho warntai to tho world at largo that Willnrd is afraid to meet him In tho fcmtffi arena and that llife Is too short ' 4aUnge. posted a forfeit, expressed and Bays that oin December will be a new cliamslon "who will a week against nnsj men tho matchmakers may hclcct " Tre4ward and Collins hro serious stationery, como oi i;nicn rcsemuira mo uiuiuvki uu itoih. . .. h&nd artist. On the ilettcr-hcad Is a thrco-sheet poster telling of tho battles and mautodonttc purses offered 'Nillanl for a bout wun ftUon, nd across tho ton Is the placard, "l'red rnlton on uoccmuer ju. ii7,Vtli claim the hcavaeight championship of tho world." Tho warning 1Y nothing to the ImaKlnatlon, and Collins has cen gone so far aB to )ptM' Ma telephono numbo' In a conspicuous place. Perhaps ho expects rrMwaxd to win the crown oor tho telephone. Another thing which Tulton ttffMteni to do is quite Interesting. He offerB nny man In the world 600 te tfdoetn't knock him out within flvo rounds before any club n tho world .t any date. This showa his willingness to right, if notning eise. OtlUns breaks out Into ol atory and howls tho following at the Dear Old Mi "It Is a well-known fact that Binco noxmg nas nrst organii-u, hu k"th icjistom for 100 jears has been that a chamon must defend his ?it least once every six months or iljr one fight slnco ho wn tho title, X Notwithstanding the fact that himself and Kred rylton, and on several different octasions In tho last two cars. tho champion to fight. Why does he refuse to fight Tulton? Docs tho public want WK kind of a champion?" (tsjjrjj HAVE our own Ideas .about t IS-.,' ant. but we must hand Bt to mm KfrfiuinM method to get something for a 'fr MM nae oner io uux. tiuiuu, ......... . .. , , r- vSr.iWted everything known to ring craft to get lilm Into tho ring 'JmUi big Jess Ignored mm. unon obtain recognition, but it will tako moro than that to mono tno lrmin ninnFtttnr fttrht. f is""""" " " r(fi '. Collins Spills Nineteen Reasons Whu "IIREFULLY concealed In the folds of hjs letter Mike Collins presents w nineteen perfectly good reasons why l'rcdward the Turlous Is n better MMt than Wlllard's ever been with apologies to Kipling. He has con vSmos himself of the fact and now asks every one clso to pull with him. (Wsfcar closely and get an earful: h "About two years ago I sent broadcast over tho country n, folder similar titW. Riving Blxteen reasons why Trod Fulton could beat Jess Wlllard. IvirWahow a well-known bunch of reasons why Wlllard Is afraid to enter tW'ring in a title bout with Fulton, aunougn ne iwiiiaruj nas oeen con ttaually offered 150,000 (fifty thousand dollars) for a ten round bout with ytjltoB. Five thousand per round and he positively refuses. Why? .P"l Fred Fulton has knocked out every heav weight ho has ever met i ilift lAflt two vears. to ..,v wUlard has had one ten-round Jlia't knock any one out. 7ITOFred Fulton is a joung and (."WlUard Is a man of forty. 4 Who did Wlllard ever beat outside of Jack Johnson? Vt, Fred Fulton knocks out every i, Jess Wlllard knows It. S"T Fulton easily beat Wlllard In a t HAcnester. Alinn. xuin uunca " new champion at that time. a, xcntnrd still remembers all of i- Puitnn has lmnroved f00 per cent xm tjt7iiior,i him kure cono back.. SF'Vl?""! Wlllard perfectly understands ?iwfjl, Fred Fulton has a greater k. Tf.if .' .. .n mmh V.a1f jplon 01 aiLlime. bkb rovuiu i 1.Wjllard knows he cannot beat Fulton Sti. yvillard knows that Fulton can easily outbox him. ntf. Wlllard knows that Fulton can hit like a pilcdrlver with either '1.. .... vUlard Knovrs mat xuuuh question. Wlllard knows that Fulton hardest-hitting left hand that was ever possessed by any heavy all time. In view of tht above cold, plain facts, Wlllard prefers to hide him 'Ills title behlrkl the guarded walls of a circus tent. f Fulton U operi to fight any or any place.'t ? . . .. . 'py have tho wrong laea acoui t-uiton s auiuty," said Eddlo ' JCane, inansi er of Tom and Kf.how about lYlllard? This Is t man. It U n case of picking: Fulton oi WWardr f;Wh(k Do You 4 bugs who gather ehia Sfatloaal League Baseball Park par the freight th elitb. Tea furnish Mtleof Alexander and sr..WittMM F. Baker, m It1 b stippesed ajMc reprcsMttef Prendergast and Dillheefer, the players tht fcwterj New, 'yen fans hare your own ideas en this atth4MHrm wiw pea ajtttter ef the BBffKHS m EQUITABLE WORLD SERIES the cllnchlnft of the pennant ovety provlnc one of tho few outsiders to elimination of four or IKo or the suRK"tlons hao been orrerea to but the taltender to share In tho blue ribbon contenuers are kohis, w It It scres to revUe Interest and In- away tho blic winnings from mo Tencr nropoiitl. Ho believes that to tho places they annex at the each lenitue win mviuo mo fj, rani. Under this proposed sysiein for n pruo ror every noicu . for 'the teams to struggio 10 mo of intcroir. among me w ". at .tltw Vtn 1(1 at And It ii reported the lcnguo will la nrnrtll n test, for thcfO is no to Claim Championship the hcawclght championship of 1'ulton will bo the new tltlcholdcr. pugnacious plasterer has Isiucd a to worry about it. ue naa ibsuuu a willingness to battle ten or fifty 20, unless tno papers are sigiii-u. be willing to defend the title seven about this They hae highly illumi: fotfelt tho name. JeHs Willnrd has and that waan ten round no-ilot IrIoii the public lias demanded u ngnt that he. Jess Wlllard, was onrrcu Fulton as a championship asplr- t lor nis uraien euronicry mm nothing. Tulton has mado a is uuupiiuk "" i"r" '"" bout In tho last two jears and perfect athloto of twenty-six years. man ho hits and hits every man ho three round exnimtion on ,JIay 10, wutnu h.j mvh w k.iotQ wuuiu jmyw reason No. 7. since that time. reasons Nob. 9 and 10. u. recora tnan any heavyweight ,. ... ..,-u. ia .itu nct jitavywvigui cniunpion nas tno longest, greatest, fastest, man In the world, winner to take all. . : ... Mike Gibbons, who Is In our midst not tho case of picking out the out the worst No w who do you Think of the Deal? in the grandstand and bleachers of the salaries. you pay the dividends. Killcfer was a raw deal, you are the president ef the. club, says the trade the price paid was $75,040.76, the hhi. and let yew Tlews be Kventac PabUc Ledger. .W ,-ft i-.h" IS SELECTION FOR THE SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THE J Hay bill- i U , l IIL0" ,aoMCT"M ' rrJ0M. tw isnt) MCARD -TUC I (0 J 1 d, J T- WAIT A ASNfi Tmi TViBKl I U, LA-LAtft- HM..- Hm I NldHT S! j 1 ' VLAVU-tuX vvy -' fQ -TTi FNoT hovj t5oesl I'LL ATAT IT 1 I rkx EferJ? . That 5EC0nX ALU OVJRR A6ftiM " jT.iAi LCf I LINC iTAT OFr- AMt MEBllG ThG I PR0MS0 ) UIH K That t motc COMcjbMf. .m? ST.LOUIS FANS OBJECT TO SALE OF HORNSBY; BOYCOTT PLANNED 15,000 Sign Petition Warning President Rickey Not to Sell Star Shortstop to Chicago Cubs ST I.OUIS. Ilcc 14 S1 T l.Ol'IS bacetnll fans arc nil ex cited over tho nnnv rumors gnlne the rounds in tinsebill lItcIps regnrdlng the propuMd vsl of HoRcrs Hornliy, th stnr Iii11o1l r of the Cnrds, to tho I'IiIcjko t ulis Tlie rnn ileal handed tho Dill uli lihn fans In lreident Ilakcr, of tin- '.lnlllos, when he sold llrover Cleveland Aloxsmlor nnd Hill Klllefor tho giMiloBt batter In tho na tional jiiEllmo l)is 1 pitied th cyos of the local fans aivl tliev do Intrntl to rtmaln Idle while ptins are being comirtettd for tho transfer if tho clnsny slcortstop to their vv'lndy City rivals A jtotltlon ins li cltxulstlon vester day luformlni? 'j'resl lent Hlcke that If Hornliy 18 cold to th Cubs m iny moo cuntontors will lie nltlig next eeason Tho potlllon follow h; 'We, tho underslgne I, wish to Inform you thnf If Jon sell llc;rrs llornsby to the Chlcngo Culis for ctish we will not attend a "Ingle mm at jour path next summer" Dlsttlcl tnaiiagers rrp irtod that 1B 000 namoM luuo I ten vcctirid and ti ev expect tli" nutnler t rcut-h tho 10 UU0 niatk llomsb) is the Ml of tho St Louis fans lie tins created a ftreater sensa tion hero Ii the Inst tvfi years than Theodore ltreltensttln, ltibo Waddcll, ADAM MAN WILL AID SMOKE SHOW Offers Service in Any Ca pacity for Tobacco Ben efit at Olyrapia JOHNNY BURNS ASSISTS1 By KOBERT W. MAXWELL "What's this I hear about th.v big to bacco fund show to be held nt thv Oljm pla next Wednesday night?" politvly In quired Trof. Adam Ilyan as ho pal his weekly call today. "I hive been read Ing about It and saw where many of the boys havo offered to do their bit, Isit how about the old professor? I am he.v to offer my services In any capacity ami will be very much annoyed If my servliesV are not accepted I havo many friends In the service and I want to help themi as much as I can. "I can handle the men from the ror ner. will referee, put up the ring, nit as usher in fact, 1 am jours to com mand I learned how- to obey orders when I enlisted In tho Spanish-American War. Free Use of Gym "There Is one offer I wish to make and I am sincere about It As jou doubtless are aware, I am the possessor and man ager of an up to-date gjmnaslum nt Sixth and Vino streets and that gm with equipment nnd attendants will be turned over to the boxers who wish to prepare for tho bouts They can use It free of charge I will be there every day and Johnny Loftus also will ho on hand to assist Tho boys will be wel come and I only will be too glad to help them In any way I can." Johnny Burns Assists Johnnv Burns, tha other owner of the Cambria A. C . also Is on the Job with his services. Johnny and Jim Feaney have donated a check for 125, and Ihls does not seem to be enough. Burns today asked that some tickets for the big show bo sent to the Cambria tonight and auc tioned oft before the wind-up. A large crowd Is expected to bo on hand to Bee Johnny Nelson battle with Stanley Yoakum, and many of the patrons who have friends In tho army and navy art anxious to help tho good cause along. Several pairs of choice seata will be auc tioned tonight. nharll Welrmuller. another veteran In boxing circles and late manager of Benny Kiuftman. nurchasea two uckcu lor more than their face value "I cant pay $450 like John T. Mur phy," ho said, "but I'd Ilka to give $10. I only wish it was 11000, because the boys In the trenches need everything; they can get." Tha first ticket was sold to Bert Crow hurst, assistant manager of Hotel Wal ton. Mr. Crowhurst paid J10 for tha seat before the tickets were printed. O'Dowd Meets Kramer Ulke O'Dowd, the middleweight cham pion, will have his hands full at the Na ttonal A. C. tomorrow night when he meets Billy Kramer In the star bout Kramer Is a classy performer, has speed. acUnca and a rainy nara wauop ana knows enough about the boxing- game to Maka thing Interesting for MlchaeL i.: . . 2..-: " V-w 9 - ItKJERPHIEABELPHtAVK FBtD ATC ", fi- i" V'&'iVi. ... A-y a msz-i vS Jrf-- ltODGi:itS HOUNSBV ltoht WilHco (Icorpo mniu l.nu t'rlKei (ii. 1 Ho riatt over mill" during their piliny dais Ills milcrriil hit ting haw doflo much to 1 oe) tho Cards In the hunt for tho list two jenis, and thst ho is tho Rrmtist pilzo tho i lub holds Is m (nlfeatiil br tho petition which hft btcn sent to ltlckej Ilornsby his tilten ovrj advantage of this pupularlt to Imnst his Fnlnrj, for I eforo he lift for his homo in Ti ih ho paid tint bo would not pluj with tho Cards for 1118 unlcs he was KHcn n contrnrt onlllnp for JI0 00O per voir a rirrtt) biff IIbuio fur a lid just turn Inp bis twentj-llrst blrthdaj l.at eir Ilornsby held out for a 6000 contrnrt when tho rlub offered him $3000, but he BlRncd when a com promise was mule which was mid to net HoBi'i ftSOO for tho season Durlnir tho InM reiihon Hornxhv hit for JJ7, llnlshlnK second in tho Nitlonil I i.enBiio race, and h td a fielding average of .039. Jim GafTncy to Buy Phillies, Is N. Y. Rumor , M. S 1 irn.'vnrtli linmK out (lie fol logins In tli Vu Urk Vinfrlnn Kidm' nn.lpr i riillnlc-li.lil, ,,p nr, "It l wliUnrrnl lirrp tint linker la join to quit liirb ill nnil lliut lint (.niriiei I. rnlnc lo l,i. I ho next imner of lliy l'lilllle. Tlil iliiiise iinil.iiilitnlh wpnIH be nelrnmed l loial Miuloni, hut nhrthrr or not (.nffliex piirliiir tlie ilub. It will bo n n,f mote mi linker'., pnrt to hie Mniwir and IiIh lnternln tt some oilier vlllace," BOSTON RED SOX GET LARRY LAJ0IE Big Fellow Will Play First Base in Place of Ilob- litzel The only real deal completed In Chicago jesterday was th-vt bv which tho Boston Ited Sox got I.ajole The etenn xWll probibly bo a freo ngent V'ter Tebruiry. when It Is believed that M International Leigue will close up s,np The reslgnyIon of President Bir rovv nftcr his sawry had been cut from 7!V0 to J2500, Is expected to put the last crimp In tills leidlng mlncT circuit. Lat'jy will play first base for the lied Sox in place of Hoblltxel, vho has gone to warmth pretty nearly evcrjbody else on the W'ton tcim This Is tho first position iT,arry plajed In tho mijor leagues wlun be flrt broke In way back In 1807 wltl the I'lilllles Ho showed he had plenty- nt good baseball left In his nKtem whir ho led the International League at l V bat last season with a mark of 38l. COMISKEY PAID $50,000 TO GET EDDIE COLLINS Former Athletic Star Got $15,000 Bonus and a Salary of ?1M00 The price Charles t.omlskey, owner of the championship Chicago Club, paid for Eddie Collins, star sec vim baseman, waa made public, last plght by President Johnson. Ue said Cotnlskey paid the Philadelphia Club $S0,l00 for Colllns's contract gave Collins n $15,000 bonus for signing, and signed Milm to a five- year contract at a salarjr of $10,000 year. ' ftlYMPIA A A 'Toad aniAnalnbrMra ULI mr 1ft. fi. ft. H w, tll,, , MO.VTJV.Y KVK.MNO, riKCK-VDER 17 Redily Ilell Va. Frnnkle MVKee Kid Heatton ti. Jimmy lmln Frnnkle Clark va. Andy llilma At NeUon m. Ilenny Valitr Willie Jackson vs. Frankle xtJIahan aae. km ow.iqc. rtren.at,i.ou.int.war tax I ATnilnnal A P lltb Catharlto """"""' " " Jaek MHliil3i. Mrr, SATURDAY EVO.. DEO. 13. 8 SO 0'0.OCl Mike 0 Uowd vs. Billy Kraiter Vtorld'n Champion A Renaatlonal n tiller I Uftliut JIIUII-va-Aoa LUllJftb-4 nminniA a r. llurni t, raiej Vftraoivin n. .t Maniier t ttcniiraii.n a,, uo nvmrrsec at. FKIIIW KIEMNO. DEC. 1 CMINO. DEC. I a va Johnny Nl. ,x ' g Stanley Yoakum ti Johnny Nelaea i our Otber crukerjick BouU jt .i. j-w, mr M Kl. jT .. -5V JVmAVMUIiC iT-;-s, 1 wmmitymz? srs miif. sr fj :&tllii.i,Jit-tiaJr I 1 ?i' 4, ,t ' W"-' 1 v t, GREATEST CATCHER IN OY OUT OF LIFE RIVAL MAGNATES MEET IN CHICAGO Nfltinnnl iNdUOndl American a lid League Moguls Discuss Baseball for 1918 FAVOR LONG SCHEDULE CUlCVfiO, Her 14 Tlio first 'allied wir council of bnse mll was held Jn tho Congicss Hotel to- dnv 'iheir tho mnEnatoi rf the Vntlonil nnd Amerlcin I.eaBiies KOt together to settlo peioeibly or ntVrwI-c ccrtnln (ontingeneles nrlslne from tho war uch ns Fhortenlng the sihmlule from lBt t 110 nnifi reducing the plsver limit fiom I" and "2 to 18 or ."), "ruthlei iieks' m the nuttLr of cuttl'jg Falnrles, find !n on Villoml m ignis cut their New- York meeting short In order to rnteh a fiver for Chlcigo Tho jiilnt peseion was scheduled to I ist nil afternoon. Will I'ay the lds Iteforo nillournlng lite csterday tho Vmcrlc m 1 nguers voted a $5r,000 con Frlcnco fund as their shiro of u ' hang over" from tho penio ngreemctit with tho liti rederals when the latter were Intened nt .i cmfeitnio In Cincinnati The VotlnnnlH 111 bo asked to pry tlnmelts looxc from a slmll ir amount todiv so I'd (.winner, owner of the rittsbnrgh IVderil frinehlse : Harry Slnclnlr. 'nntel' of the Newark team, nnd tho ctnto of It Ii Ward Mcker-In-chlef of tho third league, will get the HloOOO sa4d to hnvo been promised them ut tint time Oriff Collected $30,000 f'lnrk (irllllth announced ho hid col lected SC 000 for tho Folrtlerr' b ill and bat fund and had conflicted for $00,000 worth of tmterlal To help him out tho knguo voted to pliy one ratne In each park next Juno, 25 per cent of the ncelpts going to the fund It wis titsv dei Ided to ralto a fund for Canadian soldiers An exhibition gimo between tho I'lill lies nnd tho Athleths will bo plaved for the benefit of tho fimlly of William C Weart, veterin l'hllidelpbli biseball writer, who died last week. War Clause in Contracts President Johnson favors n wnr clause Inserted In contricts for the Ills season The clause will Include all drafted or enlisted plavers to tho extent of protecting tho cluh owners The lat ter would be absolved from all .alary obligitlons In tho event the placr en listed or Is drafted Hut If tho plover returns to the game after being dis charged from milltirv service ho must consider himself Mill hound to tho club with which be last signed While It Is regirded as virtunllv cer tain that the two leagues will decide on a 154-gnmo Mhodulo for next sensnn. August Herrmann, president of the Cin cinnati Nationals nnd chairman of the National Bascbnll Commission, advised the American I.eigue txeiutive that the question of a schedule stilt was open with the National Leiguern President Johnson favors a 14n.gmie schedule, and will mako a fight for it, but probiblv will bo obliged to accede to the wishes of the older orginlsitlon as both leagues uso the same path Jn New York. Motor-l'accd Race Tonight .nW lOHK Dee uKhe crsci( Mktl (em will start In tha twenty. four-hour motor narel tram race for the unrM championship nt Madiann Bqjaro ilarden to. nlsht The teama nre Pri? and Torrj Car man and Hill V'I1p and fawrenre I Inart and Madonna nnd IJroharh and Madden It la the flrnt rare of the kind to be attempted on an Indoor track Cnddock Sleets Dr. Boiler Tonight NEW VOHK Dec 14 Karl Caddoek and Dr 1) ' Holler will furnlth the feature matrti In th international wrestling tourna ment tonleht raddock obtained a, furlough rrom Camp lVidire. at Dea Mnlnea Iowa, to enter the tourney He la enllated In the army I aat nleht's matrhfs were won by Vuaalf Huaaane. who defeated Heonpe the Finn, an I John Heracle. who won from nana e,.iiii Suits or Overcoats To $1 .80 . Order Regular $30, $25 and $20 Values See Our 7 Big Windows PETER MOHAN & CO. MERCHANT TAILORS S. . Cor. 9th and Arch St. Open Monday and Saturday Evenings Until 9 o'clock - ( t" fiw i.N. DECEMBER f-M.-t-ttl' - GOLF HAS PLAYED ITS PART IN WAR Chick Evans in His Red Cross Matches Has Raised $50,000 T 0 T A L SUM $500,000 By CIIAHLES ("CHICK") EVAN'S In midsummer of 1010 two joung Cnrndlan ladles, the Mlscs Cutten, of Oucloh, Canada, conceived tho Idea that in exhibition mitch tctween Oeorro Ljon, the Canidlnn champion, nnd the writer over ttio town's little course might be pliyed for the Canafllnr. lied Cross, In which they were much Interested The instant success nf the mttcli wis n iribnie to the cleverness of tho Idea, (and the reult hns been fnr-rrachlng. When war was nerinreil by the lnueii Mates In April 1 suggested to golfers In Mie Chlrigo district thnt we could not do I etter than to follow- the exnmplo set lv tho Misses Cutlen. and straightway mitches were scheduled They were lm meillnUly succ""ful, nnd throughout tho renson the le.idlrg golfers of the country plaved for lied Cross nnd Navy I.eigue 1 enefits smokes for soldiers, athletic funds for various military ccrnpnnles nnd nnv other war fund that needed Increase In the-o strenuous dais. Hns liaised $30,000 Tt do my shnre of this work I traveled triouirrts of miles nnd plnjcd In flftv four mntclie". four of them In Canada nnd the rest In twelve different States of tho union While I have no meins of Vnowing the exact amount tnken In In these matches T should Judge thnt It was nptiroxlmntelv JBA.nOO I know- thit sev eril thousands more could havo liecn Inlsed If 1 could have spared more time from the work bv which I earn m living However, this Is a time for sic Irlflce nnd I nm sure that more could 'hive been ralsid bid tho work been Imore svtemntiriuv pinnren i mum Ithat should the neces.ltv still exist next x""r linnnoo could enlly lo rnlsed If the schedule IB cntetuny arrangcu mm cirrled out jlv work, r-f courfe. wis largely In the V'et, but I know that the cistern plav ers were nlo doing their sharo In the lied Cros work I nm sure thnt 1117, the first ; ear of tho vir w'Jl nlwavs stand out as a lied Cross vear In this connection Fpeeiil credit should be given to the proressinnnis who ucintu mui.ii ." to lied Cross benefits it win enrlv determined not In hold the two national events A pitrlotlc tnurnimont win plived tnklng to some extent tho plno of the open tourm ment The vestern offlelilp, however de cided to hold their two events nnd to extend nn Invitation to eastern plijer" Trancls Oulmet von the title Jim Dames, pli Ing verv fine golf, won the v estern open, nnd tho patriotic tourni ment went to .lock Hutchinson who has plived first-class golf tho season through On the rnclflo coirt championships seem to have been plaved as usual, and In the South the southern championship wns von b Hobby Jones, of Atlanta. More Golf Than Ever Although lied Cross golf his pre dominated I think thnt more golf hns been plived by mistilnlng golfers than eer heforc, for men of thit class nre not lirgelv of military age However, even theo games nnd evertn hive been mido contributory to tho Ited Cross Hardly a club gave cups this jeir. and tho prize mone has been donated to the various wir benefits Many of tho clubs have ambulances nt The front nnd In various wajs thev have nlded with contributions Indeed, I estlmato that tho rolfers of the country hive rnlsed In tho neighborhood of a half million dollnrs for fundo for soldiers A western golfer who deBenes greit praise for his unselfish Ited Cross work Is llobert CUrdner, tho national chim plon of lift Throughout the summer and up to tho time of his Joining the reserve otneers' training corps nt Tort Sherldnn he prvjed rcgularls nnd ef. i fectlvely In tho Bed Cross matches nround tho country. CLEyELAND CLUB HELPS ATHLETES IN TWO CAMPS Will Spend ?40,000 for Athletic Equipment for Camps Sheri dan and Sherman The Cleveland Athletic Club, ol Cleve. land. O. will spend $40,000 for athletic equipment for tha soldiers stationed at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery. Ala . nnd Camn Sherman. Chlllcothe. O. Of this num $18,000" has already been expended In suppling athletic goods for the men now in these two camps In order to provide for the boys In the next draft plans for raising a fund of $20 000 are already under way. Tho Commission on Training Camp Activities and the athlet ic directors at theso two camps are co-operating with the Cleveland Athletic Club to get tho soldiers in the best pos sible physical condition There nre 40, 000 men in training at both stations NO NINE AT PITT Military Drill and Lack of Interest Prevent Tormation of 1918 Team PITTSBURGH. Pa. Dec. 14. The Unlvfrslty of Pittsburgh will not engage In Intercollegiate baseball next nnrlng, It was announced today by K. 12. Hnvls graduate nnniger of athletics Inter ference of baseball with military drill and general lack of interest are given ns the reasons for the abandonment of the sport. Interclaas baseball will be sub stituted The university wrestling team will not engage In intercollegiate competition this winter for similar reasons, it was an nounced -' lA"-- Vf.l'- J. HISTORY OF GR ANTL AND RICE PICKS ALL-TIME ALL-STAR BALL TEAM; SELECTS EWING AS HIS CHOICE TO CATCH By GHANTLAND BICE FOREWORD BACK In the closing davs of the last campaign In balldom. nn argument was turned ndrlft one nfternoon ns to what group of plavers might constitute the make-up of an Atl-TIme All-Star team a team to be picked from the complete pan of the iramo with Its be ginning nearly fifty jears ago. Naturally, a vast number of words were unfurled upon the occasion, with any number of entries named and listed ns worthy members of the All-Star csst. Taking the cue v.e decided to try the experiment of picking such a cast not solely from our own limited observation, extending over a period of some eight een or twenty jears but In the main from the collective opinion of those who have known a wider range With this end in view, we discussed the pa3slblll ties nnd probabilities with such Veter ans ns Trank Bancroft, forty jcars with the Itcds; Clark Orlfnth, one of tlie game's wisest students, and with such veterin and keen-observing baseball writers as Sam Crane, William II Han na, Joo Vila nnd others who havo w itched the long "pirnde fllo by for periods, on the nverngc, covering more than n quarter of n century. As we expect to bo held to a re stricted output very shortly, due to the exigencies nnd demands of tho artillery game, this seemed to lie a fairly fitting period to unfold the results of tho long Investigation We can say In ndvancc that out of the nlno positions only ono seems to rest In doubt The others vvcro almost unanimously bicked No. 1 Catcher Here wo cimo to a long arrav Krank rilnt, Charlev Ilcnnett, Zlmnier, Mc Oulro, Iloblnson Bergen, Fling, Brcsna han and various others Hut the bulk of tho votes went to Ituck Hwlng. of NCw York and Cincin nati. Those who had watched Duck's play over a period of ears, and who had seen most of the others up through Illy PRODUCTO EVERY box of El Producto you give away this Christmas will be a treasure chest of enjoyment to its recipient. Ask your dealer to thow you whit a eood lookine cift a box of El Producto makes. They will reflect your good judgment in cigars, and establish you as a connoisseur of eood tobaccos. 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Hundreds of materials and pat terns in all styles for young and old at $6 to $10 less than you would pay at re tail stores for the same clothes even at "sale" prices. Be Convinced Come up and look around. We don't ask you to buy . just examine our clothes that is all we ask. Then, with the money you' save here, you can buy "Baby" Liberty Bonds. J. SALSBURG, SONS & CO. Manufacturers Wholesalers S."E. Cor. 9th and Sanson) Sis. 2d Floor OPEN SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL 9 P. M. Purchasing Ajtnlt' OrJirs MAKE OUR LARGE FACTORY YOUR CLOTHING STORE .H X f BASE$&LI Bchalk put the old Red Giant on top of the heap Wherein did Kttlnc excel? I! was a great mechanical catchsr He had n wonderful arm and no man was surer back of the bat As a ball man he ranged abovo .160 for nine rears, reaching .11 near the finish of his career. But above this he had a keen brain, uncanny Judgment, and thos who worked with him say that ha had n rival In diagnosing the weakness of op posing batsmen or at handling the pltoh ers with rare skill Buck Wins He could hit. throw, catch and work his pitchers to the last degree; and hs combined with this a personality that was always In driving force. Mention the run of catchers to almost any of those who have been watching baseball closely for twenty-five jsars and the verdict Is Immediate: "BUCK KW1NG there was only on Buck I" Kling Fairly Close There was also a general vote to the effect that Johnny Kling was fairly close close enough to be Hw tag's runner-up. Kllng was also a fine thrower, hard hitter and brilliant strategist The game hns known few smarter catchers few who could get more out of a pitch ing staff Hut as brilliant as Kllng was ovtr a spin of jeirs, wo found no one who placed him over the Immortal Buck. "Kwlng could do all that any other catcher could do," remarked one of tht veteran critics, "nnd a few things In addition Ho was brilliant, yet con sistently so His play was never In streaks And no man ever knew mora bascbnll, There hav4 been any number of great citchcrs In tho game, but you'll find only one Iluck Hwlng" Being virtually the unanimous pick of plavers and wrters, who have watched them all lite by, Hwlng draws the top award (Tomorrow The Pitchers ) Acetpttd I ' ' VnnftlaElttJaHjALV " uft Jr .,J ' j.
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