!.'k h:- r..i" w&zzm ia ' Ti.,; " !x ' "'i ' t : , : 11 ', , ; : DECIDES BEST WAY-TO GET, IN SHAPE FOR KAISER IS TO FOSTER COLLEGE SPORTS W S& OF PENN )BLEM VINDICATED BY ACTION NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BODY, Must Go on Is II Organization, Which May Bring Yale, .''' Harvard and Princeton Into Fold JjAprlt In tho fover of tlio first ttMt university was canceling Its Jstademtc year, tho University of Ing, lta graduato manager, came ltd took a stand for tho continuation of alt liitcrcollcsrl.itc nthletles. t, at tho special meeting of the n',,tho policy of tho Quaker sporting hoi nni vindicated, and ) ester- 'tkt the annual meeting of the tamo Land with such emnhnsln nnd i Harvard and Princeton searreli ,, 'intcrcolleglato athletics nittet go anal meeting of tho N. t A. A. In n could bo heard In Wellington I out on tho Pacific const, vvhoro 1 all sports, and It is sounding In tho L arranging a full schedule for lDlb "hundreds of college thioiighout ch'havo Jiot carried on athletics on eton, threo of the largest Institution In tho loiintry, lutvr not mi- ; officially that they will cam Vear, but It scarcely Is expected Mon that harmonizes between publh 'tf No less authorltieH on tho cundlilun !. furious "Vale expert. Dr. Dudlov A. EM Harvard and a Yalo graduate'" W. jntverslty; Secretary of Wt.i li,il.e (Mde statements favoring contiu nation Rfc(y;placcd tho policy on v ; -n vW sound physically as w 1 is n. -it-ill K'rTlHE main plea q. 1 ihcto K' intercollegiate ci n .Hon was tinder the guno or patriotism. r x Tho most nntrlnt.i' o nf thn e-onntrv h.ivo snokeli In favor ol , . ij? - athlAt It, ,..11; ,i.l V.ilj. ""!. otic, must be- n mew their Ir.tci collegiate sporting icUllonMflp". te,v. Athletics nn Lnrripr and ,y , . URED off with the blogun mentioned vfnr nil. In the uast there has been yhods of Intercollegiate athletics. In il'ifcat our colleges have specialized too various branches of sports, neglecting ftMly second-stringers. In tho athletics bjjtlw, association aro to bo carried into ;orall, tho tendency being to get as fiteWs as can bo urged, or in many cases, t"-... f ill .., .,,, , ..., . t.u, , ,,... t Jll D(IOriS Will U13 flUUSl'I it'IiV IU II1U UIJV UL IIUIHUIJ Jli . Ji.ll UUUl la ,,l iWlir colleges, but this Is just what has been can led on In tho institution'? i?twt fostered intercollegiate athletics In rtft'a minimum and' all tho luxuries which tho high specialized athlete has J(len used to In the past will bo done away with. Training tables hao bn tabooed, pre-scoullng has been aidvised to cut the expenses incidental l 1 rectv-ooiiom. .uut 111 uiu lasmng ol st, inero is no tenuency 10 lotycr ine Iwnd, tho bans havo boon tightened and ktlMfreshman rule, havo been reafllrmcd. !&'? Tho relation of athletics to military prcpaicdncss was tho keynote of Btlie convention, and it was brought out (? A Ra ifun f ihn tintorl fllrotnr- nt TT.TPVnril nthlpttn. tvhn rlrnt.iro,! thnt Ynln FSt to Harvard havo been wrong in their jr.Jtv years. Specialization seems to bo ,-ne said in effect, we will nave an il instead of centering our efforts on n. Ks- ' Ir.-SX TN8TEAD or Intcrcolleglato athletics decaying, as was tlio tlrst !jsi'1nllcatlon at tho beginning of tho SjjiVlMW life, a life that Is moro beneficial to -tho general physical wel- ,'ijitero. of tho college students aiutho tho velfaro of tho country- 1 tft College students hSTVJ will bo -'i .do their bit In thjMJs. .300 8T twenty-one years ago tho batters "jJlUES of tho mound artist, Thoso as well abovo tho .400 mark and jtaraiy In tho select. So many entries It If ceased to bo tho select. Compare tho records of tho bojs of tho at and they seem a mighty fceblo gpMMU-ltthls year agalnsi cighty-thrcc In 7-JBT.thls1 notlceablo decline? Mgny argue (JHK Class wnn tno uoys oi ine oiu uayB. itho Boston Braves, has had a chanco to study both schools and ho elalws that the present-daV hitters aro .Sawhsts that conditions then wero moro '. reaent. iIfln the old days there was no foul . BC tn Dig nanoicans. xnen again piwrd real troublesome. Tho horschldo twenty-ono years ago carried a high polish. That mado It difficult for the pitcher to handle a new The shine has been abolished Itcher to control tho sphere than it pno of the mostJimportant reasons i tlkt tho pitchers of tho present are ago and use their heads as well isole aim In 1896 wasto throw the IMS batting averages will show. . . .In thoso days only a few made a t to work on the weaknesses of tho r"fl arm Isn't his only asset, for ; In winning games as his arm. i - rS-1896 eighty-three out of 236 players finished among the select. ,Durlns the past year only six out of nearly 400 landed .'n tho .300 division. This Is tho best indication of tho Increasing effectiveness Arwtrlrjr Onlv nnrn Hlnca 1906 hit. better than .350. This was In 1913, when Jake Daubert reached that figure. Back In 1S96 two National Leaguers went over the .400 jiaark while thirteen hit bentcr than .350. Some form reversal. vner83foke Flattering Offers t WOW becomes more apparent that kl stars at the recent American League confab In Chicago. Tho Amer- , League chief decreed that the : 'Athletics were the ones to fill tho nhauplayers on tho market, for It er American league nyiKimic-a "'Mack stars. Colonel lluppert, when the deal was completed without giving him a chanco to bid. Ruppert had the money , chance to act. Evidently Ban he was going to aid the crippled New Yorkers. Tho Browns, It has been picked as tho team to Bush was In demand. Only iplon White Sox, announced Ifiprocure he services of Bullet Joe, but there was no chanco to from Frazee, This helps to of his. stars or break up tthe value of his men, and ink and Schang, would have brought more money if there had ilng- Ilka, competition in the deal. Ale was made, very quietly ITfasee was aware pf what PsmwrPuaa, of the Indians,, .(Ushering with Frazee ; jWfet BUvUjI offeree) ;stvt4,tj(tt the offer was an attractive one. It will jkUat, summer (he Tigers made a big offer to Mack tU artW. 'but Connie wouldn't even consider tho . ,'JC sTrssse shyyM, tv fisMt ON ATHLETIC Decision of Governing cull tu war, when this collego mid sporting scheduli's for tho remainder Perms) lwinln, through .Major Mnyllu nut of tho durkneis of tho excite- National Collogl.itu Athletic Asio- organization It further was vlndl- fnrcri that such athletic prodigals as ran lulu but ictutn to the fold. on! Such ii tho Mogan at tho Nov. Yoik j citr nUy, and the .--unin from olllri.il (Sov eminent clrolci. It there Is u clamor fot tho tonlliiiintlou Middle WVet, vvliuo tho "P.lh' Ten" footlull. In the Ions, ht of hundreds tho euuiitr.v thero are onl n few a lugr hc-nlo. Ynle, Harvard ami on all smuts In full bloom during tho thai tin j ran hold out longer ug.ilti'-t - and (lot eminent. of men than Walter Camp, the i-.nri.eiit. dheoior of physical education il. 1' Punnet., incident of lirown ,ui,l sfujictiir) of Navy iianlcw have of Inuicolleglalo athletics and all Tho oiinv; men of tho country mint . Institutions that liuvu ilioppi.l .- lltil-,..nr.l nml Pt-lrw'lnll. !. 1 Until More Economic Scale alio v a Is tlio demand 101 athletics lots of loom for rltlobm in tho old tho glare of war it ha beuii been much on tho trnlned expert In tho tho great host of students who wcro that aro to he, If the plans of execution, there will bo competition many undergraduates on tlio training compelled to compete. nBl n .i.lllln .M. .. ..nllnnil I.. tho fall. Expenses will bo reduced barred, and institutions liavo been to a professional coach down to the ininKs uiui jiuu ucen inn mm 01 uiu uaru 01 eiigionuy. un ura oiacr all tho tllglblllty rules, Including In a forceful speech by Dr. Dudley athletic policy for tho last twenty- tho root of the evil, and now In war- opportunity to develop tlio average tho expert. ' war, wo find that they aro taking better equipped physically to Class in 1896 Season showed no mercy upon the offer- were tho days when tho boys were It was nothing uncommon to havo found their way into tho .300 class lot. Just sK landed abovo the .200 tho 1896 searon. What Is responsible that tho hitters of tho present do iseorgo Hiniungs, present manager tho equal of tlio old-timers. Ho favorable to tho batter than at - strike rule and this has been ono tnero is tno spittiau now, wnicn nasi and now It Is much easier for tho was when in the gloss-covered days. for tho decline, claims Stalllngs, smarter than they were twenty-one as their arms to win ball games. ball past tho batter. It failed, as study of the batters. Pitchers didn't batter. But In tho present era a his hcadworl: plays as important a I has a Natlnnnl T.A.nciift hntsmnn for Joe Bush Connie Mack was forced to dispose of Red Sox needed strengthening and weak spots. There was no placing since has been learned that at least werti unxious 10 procure ine services owner of tho Yankees, was much and wanted the players, but wasn't Johnson had other plans In view bo stripped of Us stars to aid the yesterday Comlskey, the liberal owner that he was willing to part with bear out tho rumor that Connie did hfs team of his own volition. Mack it is safe to state that that trio. and no ono aside from Ban Johnson, was taking; place until the sale was also was very anxious to land Bush In the nope of landing: Joe for tho for Bush Was not made known. dispose of Bush for (50,000, that viayera ior iu,vuv, tno paianco or : and pebanc'sach would bring mors than NOW THAT -DAD WON'T NEED HIS fez- ,' '"fe iP IP Ya' ujaut IBuaiueVi of Goiws" (v-" yf St3C& '"' mi iwctt. TBoSSA7- Home AMD MiDlMS rSt 23 VKJ'iSv GGT A COUPLA T3M,i Ol'ft OoLP OUTFIT. -.-( lIiiiM vSo iroij. thcv mkc s- ,s n'a VeAtji 1 - rr " "I1 iHllli' , Ml"" Mtt. kommws oVt? Wl. dwghs MKe tajdy 1 own cvav THiji SLs' yfa I Hogxcv ;,-rict-s - uaT;,i. cum t I ' ' I ALL ACADEMIC TITLES WON BY PENN CHARTER; HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE DIVIDED Quakers Captured Five, Northeast, Central , High and Franki'ord High Two 1 First Honors SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONS FOR 1917 iitwKirrnw.t. IMKIIIK Tlt.UIi I RKH 1IS 1IM.1, TKNMS III TIMIIIK TRACK Itll M.I I OOTIIM.I Mil C I. It t KII!- t'OL.NTKY , Uy PAUL 1'KEP Till: year of 1017, which lias started j team from across tho iler was corn Its lln.il sprint and is rapidly Hearing pobed of a well-balanced suuad ami tho tlnlli Ur.c, wjll long bo remembered managed to beat cut tho Arclilcs by u by folloueis of pchol istlc sport ns pio duclng tho closest and most esclting races in nnny Kcasons. In tho public high bchool organizations tho leagues In tho arlous tports were not decided until tho last contest, and on sceral occasions it was thought that a play-off would bo necessary. Condi tions were tho recrso In the Interaea demlo circuit, William Pcnn Chatter an nexing with ease Mmllar to that of JtKS Wlllard lu keeping out of championship bouts. ' v,i. i " rr titu o , t, i ,-Northeaht Ains Two "Ilii; Sports" Honors were f.ilily eentr distributed I In the high school rnnkF, all the lntltu-1 tlona with the cj-ecptlon of CTrniiantown winning one or morn titles. Regarding , Indoor and outdoor track as two scpa-1 rato tports. Northeast High was tho only I school to capturo lending honors in two j "big" rports", the represenUitlves of the .rchlvo coming through In football and outdoor track. During the courro of tho ear Fcvcral athletes stood head nnd shouldcrH above I their teammates and rivals. la track, Captaln "Dewey" Uoers and At Whlta- ' l.er, of Northeast i .Melllrger, of Con 1 tral High, and Ta.vlor. of houth Phlla delphlj, w'cro In tho limelight In every proved to bo a second "Hsvvard Hen y"i uaos' hours after gett.ng a furiough from Several "Stars" Shone forty-three of its forty-flvo matches. "Nick" Carter and "Ituss" White, of Northeast and Central gave tho Quaker i Northeast, wero the only schoolboys In I a bard light in tho cricket play, whllo tho city to win their varsity letter in Frankford was always dangerous In ten four major sports, and pioved without a nis, mainly through tho Individual work dubt that they aro the best all-around of Doinhelm athletes developed in this city in many ( The football titles fell to Penn Charter years. Basketball was tho first sport to bo de cided. South Philadelphia, -coached by MIjio Saxc, finished on top, with Coach Lcwls't Germantown quintet moving tho surprise, landing In rccond place In their league debut. " Bunulii, of the tltlo winners, was the leading Individual bcorer. South Phila delphia also won tho second team league, but only after a post-season contest with the Northeast live. , Central High was forced to bow for I iho first tlmo In Its hlrtory In tho an- nuat Indoor "Quads," "West Philadelphia ' and Northeast doing tho trick. Tho MAXWELL CAPTURES QUALIFYING MEDAL Aronimink Star Leads Pine hurst Field by Margin of Four Strokes PINmiUItST, N. C. Dec. 29. Nor man II. Maxwell, of Aronimink, led a field of 105 yesterday In tho qualifying round of the fifteenth annual midwinter golf tournament by a margin of four strokes. A lost ball on the third hole cost two strokes and Indifferent putting several more. His card: out .... s 5 n a a n 4 a . In 444B4S33 4 31V T Play was over the No, 2 course, live divisions of sixteen each qualifying for match play to continue ono round a day for the next four days. Ninety-four was tho highest scoro to get Into the first division. Weather conditions were pr- Hlghest-Priced Horses of the Year Tborouihbred horMi of spproied qual ity weraln math demand UiU rear and Pot-Umrn m wllllni tp par fancr pticM for .them. .... . . . A Ut of hone uhlfti chanted banda for 120.000 or moro foUowti Cndcel , H2'2S2 Omar Kharoajn ?' Ttppttx Wftebet , XUJHHI , 20.000 . HO.000 . 20,000 . 20.000 Wctr llosvn' ....,,..,. nanioir ...... North Htar III. Ubertr Loan reallr eommanded nioro Uian sty.OOO, Iho Included a ton. tlncent In tho Lalonla'Drrbr, which the "ItirthBhr III vraataurh n 1DJ for SO.Oee and mi fold for breedUut Pur- una rvar mr nfwiuw mowb. !Yi)U ftfiJ SAW OFF I ,v Tub cub mcoo akO MlfTIf I'll IT. l)i:i.t'III Vtl.M' I'll I l..l tt.I.i'll I rK.NTit.u. UK, ii .Vi i-iinVmiaiVtVi! MiimiKAvi Ami V'V.nn MUkti.k .N..UTIIKAM' AMiM:. & ritwiiioitii lltAMklOKU few points. Several ecnts weio i tin In ne.ii lecord time Thrnugli tho couitcty of tlio Mcndoubmoli Club, tho nuet was held on tho track In Commercial Mu- iCUIll. War Conditions Hurt Rowing Only two Fchools, Central High and Northeast, enteicd tho taee for tho row ing championship. Tho hpi-ctatcrn lined on tho bank of tho Schuylkill wero Itopt cm their toes throughout the entlic race, uiu mason aim uoiu taking tho lead at tho thiec-mi.trter mink, which ml. vantage gao tlmn the lace, as tho lied and lilacl. wearers mntle a stionff tinlrh. losing only bj a maiglii of two cet The net title to bo divided was tl.nl ' of tho diamond. Central High winning Its second and last title of the j car. Iho close hoh of tho finish can he sreii l,v glancing nt tho icc'onU of tho llrst throe teams: central High won 11, list 3; Vorthcast won 10, lost 4 : West Philadel phia won in, lost 4. Tho sensational plailng of "Al" Mouradlan. of Central. deserves special mention, ns It was' mainly through his Imlhiduiil olTotts that tho Crimson and (iolcl won. Mouia- 'l'-1" established a league iccoul tiv stealing eight bases n one game. He ,..-..., i, H ,-ikiil u.isi-s in one K.une. lie ' w.islho'Tv"i'oliliofthelotirscholasllL League Penu I'iiarter was easily the llG I I city and surrounding district ZT and Northeast, tho former defeating Its leaguo rivals with comparatlvo ease. Noitheast pliyed steady ball tho entire season, defeating West Philadelphia, tlio runner-up. by tho scoro of 3 to 0. Tho failure of Weft Philadelphia to defeat South Philadelphia In Its final game of tho ear paved tho way for Coach Harry Snder's proteges to win the Olmbel Cup. frankford High sprang n surprlso in winning tho socCer and cross-country honors. Northcabt, thought unboataBlo was conquered after having won the soccer championship for ten consecutive I years. feet, but tlio scoring, as usual In tho quallflng lounds, tan high. Sum maries: rmsT division s Out In TI Norman II. Maxiroll, Aronimink 42 .10 78 n c. Shannon. I'd. Brockport.. 44 Sh b'l W. 11. Truexlell. Harden e'ltr. . I." 43 si T. A. Ktlloy, Southern Tinea. , 43 44 b7 J. W, Uobb, Merlon 4D 47 87 :. I.. Decker, ttkuanok 41 41 SS J. . Armatronu. Mienecossett 44 4.", sa It. II. 1'hllllpH, Moorn County.. !. 41 b'.l J. M liraiuler, Woodland. ... 4", 41 (U N. W. l'etem, Cligleuoud. .. 40 43 stl Phlladelphlans who qualified for the -ecoiid sixteen were Oeorge W Statssel Aronimink, and Dr. Dennis II. Slmmer man, Lu Lu Country Club. Dr. William J. Merlll, Phlladelnhla. and J. Lrnest Smith, Harrlsburg, mado tno tnirci iu. Tlio fourth sixteen includes Charles IC Sliaw, of Chester, and three Philadelphia goiters, u. 1 uarnard. Dr. IL S. Sim merman and 13. C. McFadden. W. Iino Verlenden, of Lansdowne, A. M. Bankers, of Johnstown, and Q, A. Magoon. of Pittsburgh, represented Pennsylvania In the fifth division, Tho special sixteen, which play an elimination round tomorrow before cm- arkinv on match play. Includes Howard D. Bernardr J. V. Fryer nnd Vr. Charles A. AVeber, of Philadelphia, Boston A. A. to Aid War Fund BOSTON. Dee. 29 Tho proceeds of tho nnnual Indoor track meet of thoiltoaton Ath. letlo Aiioclatlon. to bo hold un February 2, rill be turned over to the military and naval athletlo equipment fund. Heveral novel oventa for'men In the rervlce. Including? rope rllmha and tu of war, will bo added to tho protram; Phils May Lose Guy Constans Ouy Conatana, who haa been fconnerted with tha bualnena end of the l'hllllea In arl. oua capacities, haa realgned, Air. Conatana is apenainv mo winter ai vveiu rami tieacn. t Talni lleach. Eretarr of tha ao was auo- Ilea, v- ria. lie ai one unie wvaa aeci rluh. hut about two veara a ceeded br Mlaa Mao C p. Mallea, GOLF CLUBS MUST CONTINUE . COLLEGE SPORTS National Collegiate Asso ciation Sees No Reason for Curtailment of Athletics A D 0 P T RESOLUTIONS Uaker and Daniels Urge College Sports tor All It tiers to thn 'Nilllolnl f'ollrRliitit A MMiut'mi from .--,'ireiurv at Vr llul.fr anil in re'iirv (if the Nnvv Iliuilels. In nlilcli liutli n.ilil IiIkIi tribute In tlie lrn rllts nT lollcco iitlilrtle t-nlnlllK. wer rt'inl nt tlie nnniMl nirptlni; In ev lork Scln-d.!- Mr. IklKrr i,ahll Atlili-tlcs tiro il luitlniiul uskrt of hl rillrulalito villur, nml collpclnte nlll lptlf. Iiinilil hi knit In mind In the liusKihlut nf this Kitnl uf nn filler kpihv In the fi'lnr,'. It lip nmn s mure filivlouiilji liniMirtiiiil loiprpul the lifn eflts of iiIIpbi iilltVt'cs iw whlplv ns lmsi.llil, thruucliiHlt till, stllltpnt hndv nnd In iirptpnt tltplr IipIiii; iiinmiiiolUrU hi u fpw hP'pPtptl rPlirpwPlltHtUen. In tils Ipttpr Mr. Ilukpr nnnntinipil tlmt flu. tr llpimrtinpnt vionld nk t'omrpsn In iiutt-urlze t1 np of rpsprvo ofllrprs nnd cillipr qiinllllpil m'litir men fnr tho pitiihlWhiiirnt of rpnprve llllpr t-aln Inir ciirns, mill cvprpsspil linpo tlmt snlt nhlp lnst?lif turn nnd nnni wimlil lie mu i.pl to ciiIIpkps wIIIIiib to vtttlillMli mll Itnrv trulninir. Mr. llukpp vms Ntrcnulr In Tavnr nf cnt'cBP utlilptlps, but lie uriced thnt It 1m for till unit not (or u few StPcillllltN. Mr. llnnVK In liU Iptter. i-.ilil: Aoinie poIIprIuiis who luul trnlnril In nt'-'pt'is urn KPpn to tMsp un In-inlriiliilil,- iiitinntmrp uitr t'M.'r hsmi. rlatps win, liiul iprnilpd ilplvini; In f.rppk routs ti iIpii tlipm Un- time to (IpvpIiiii IIipIt ii.pI..h. ( oI'prp lllll Iptlrs will iniike tlip vnnllis tit for IN, fprvb- (iilhinr for htrenirlli unit iilillltv tu plliliro hiinlshl-iN. r-oHnrsi, in In. rotnpulllil. with rlllilPiit tnl'!tur srrv jrr. In pvpr liriiiirh ioIIpup iiipii ure lirotlnie thnt ill uloilrm pililint'on n sound hod) must Ki with a sound Ullnu. NKW YORK, Dec. 20. Intcrcolleglato athletics took on a now- Ieaso of llfo todaj. Tho stimulus was , Injected at tho annual convention of tho v-.,,i ,i ,...o. i .i.-. vn.ir.ti-. v.,intin ' S AE3oUa,,on' , hcto It was unanimously agreed that 'subservient to military training IjTTrT1 of athletics wero adopted. Tho resolutions recommended that profess.onal training and other Inciden tal expenses bo reduced to a minimum. Colonel Palmer V. Plcrco was re-elected president of the association. It was emphasized by various speak ers that tho physical training of tho American youth Is ns esscnt.al to tho well-being of tho nation as the mental training. Tho view prevailed that tho American system allowing tho ascend, ancy of Individual Inltlatlvo Is tho best. It was held that tho sterling qualities of tho present-day American training resulted to a great degree to tho freo play of Inltlatlvo in collego sports. Intcrcolleglato sports with the clement of competition and not mass training along Huropean lines, tho latter of which It was held m.ght encompass tho throt tling of tho American spirit of initiative, was tho sentiment which carried. Tho meeting was attended by tho leading athletlo Bolons of tlio country. Train Youths, Says Vincent President Georgo Vincent, of tho gen oral education board, delivered n btirrlng speech to tho convention. In which bo stressed the necessity of maintaining Physical training In this country, "Wo ought to train tho youth for peace, per petual peace, I hope, hut for war If necessary. Tlio physically trained man Is proving of tho utmost nluo to his country ut tho present time." Dr. A, S. Stagg, of the University of Chicago, dociared that athletics ought to bo first In tho equipment of an Ameri can. "Tho ptyslcally trained man," ho said, "lias led tho way lu tho present crisis, and numerous oillccrs havo been recruited from tho various-ollcgcs." Ho advocated tho retention of tho system which permitted tho development of the incuviQuai initiative. Four New Members Most of the afternoon session was taken up with routine business, which Included tho reading of reiiorts from the various districts. Four new members Georgia Tech, Trinity, Texas A. and M, and New Hampshire state were nd. mlttcd. Resolutions for the fostering of boxing and wrestling in tho colleges were adopted nnd committees to tako tne propaganda m chargo wero named. Tho reports In the main showed that Irftercollegtato sport, despite the war, had remained nearly normal and that the vast majority of the colleges had acted In pursuance to the resolutions adopted last August. These called for no p re-sea son training, the abolition of training tables and the general cutting down of expenses, Lear Re-elected Captain WEST CHESTER. Pa.. Dec, 28. At tho of iho Wet Cheater lllah skhool, Arnold S? '.t. 7oh0pi77.d.r,dUr.',i .Hf'ff., SKSi." waa re-elected to that honor tor next aeaaoa. I and Lowell Milea waa choaen buUneaa mail-, aaer, to aucceed Jean Jloore, who srdu-" ateafnext June, ,. . ... PAUL TO DEFEND HIS TITLE TODAY State Champion and Billy Clegg in Live Bird Contest " MANOA TO BE SCENE Tlio I'ennsjhanln Stnto feathered tar got cliamiilonslilp title bids to Hitter tc mother gunner today, when tlio present bolder l)ay Paul, of this city meets Billy Clegg anothvr Phllly w lug shot, in a fpeclal challengo test nt the llaglo (lun Club grounds nt Manoa Tba Incil nalr will shoot lit tenty-tlvo llo birds npleco from tho samo rlso thirty or 'hlrtoiio yards from tho traps. Clegg has won numerous trap matches nround this eltv and lclnlty with such consistent icgularlty beio of late that V can't help but win toda' big event, providing bo hoc pi up his present form with tho double-barreled gun Paul, who Is presently eportlng the Keystone State title, won tho chamntin shlp during the early part of tho jenr, ami since then ho managed to ktep that tltlo Intuit. Tho PeuiiHihanla lie-blnl rhamplon ship Is of a clMllengo tPo! that Is. If nnothcr gunner issues a dt-tl and upon tho placing of the sum of $S.r up bo Is r.lli.O.tn (1. nnliln.l . 111.., r, nlA.l llfinni. Thn i iinmnlmi ii.iiiiou ilin illKlmi from hkh to shoot nnd whero and wlienJP ocr tho crest, tho two major leagues bUih match will tako plaee, .nro up against tho greatest uncertainty Christinas Day found both Paul nnd , (hey lino cer known, clegg shooting at ncntby clubs. Da' Just what effect tho draft will havo '.ml ctig"Rcd l'i a llttlo practice at tho on their talent and Justrthat effect the .Manoa and ucored llo of possible I first big casualty lists will havo on pub. even tilers Uilly Clegg. Paul's oppo-. Ilc interest nru things not to bo figured ncnt bad better luck. In tho big Christmas twenty-llvc-blrd trap shoot at tlio Kort Kldo Inn Gun Club, at White marsh, Cleggio e'eaned up In tho shoot, scoring all his birds twenty-five: without a miss, thcrcforo carrying off tho fat purso which was tho prlzo in tlio Yuletlilo sporting event. , tl. . -1 tl. ..-Ml ifl tl.A tf1lA fpXttSl of U?,:Z.o, a tho" . ous'gunn.ng'tho mass They aro tho Cl.leago White clubs nr nml this city, and it Is expected Sox, in tho American Leaguo, nnd the that a big crowd of gun bugs will bo ' Chicago Cubs with tho New M. Giants spectators nt the Dig snoot, .viany oine-r pigeon bhoots around this section arc ..,i . ,1... .1 .... ... .. ,1... (,ntt. ntiil many aro of ho opinion thnt they will ' . . . .... ..... ,.- I tako a crack nt tho tltlo after the smoko clears away and tho victor Is named. Johnny llehrlg. tho Tort Carbon, Pn., marksman, took tho measure of Harl Melrath, of West Philadelphia In a special titty bird wblto llyer test Christ mas Day ut tho Kaglo Gun Club, Il Delaware County. Tho upstater won uy a margin of two birds', bagging forty- fcr" ..... . seven, to the Quaker persons loriy-nvc. Tho llrst tvventy-llvo birds showed a Ho lirtweeii the men. each gra-sins l twenty-threo each. On tho llnal quarter nrntiirv liehrir w tli greater skiu clowned twenty-four plgeo.is against twenty-two for tho Phlladclphliu. 1 It Is likely that tho pair will bo rc- 1 matched In tho near future. O'NEILL MAY MANAGE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Syracuse Leader Says Rickey Has Tendered Him Coveted Job in Mound City NUW YOIIK. Dee. 2D. A black horso will succeed Miller Hugglna ns manager I of tho St. Louis Cardinals. Tho dusky i Rlpnl l.s no other than Mike O'Neill. , manager of tho Syracuse team of the team of tlio I I Vpm' Vfirlf Stuff! l.p.lL'tlu. It was learned itbrbuch tlio Sjraruso club today that lm St. Ixinli loh was offered to him by , President Illckey, of the cardinals, last I Tliursday. O'Neill his threo clays to think it over, nna win give incKey on answer by net Monday. Ho also Is considering a managerial offer from the Miiuimi.cn lub of the American Asso- elation. Though O Nclll lias nut j ei acccpicu the position, theio Is little doubt that he uif i'uaiuu, iv, .. ii.... u. .... ,. win be tho r.ext manager of tho St. Louis Xatlunals, as few Class 11 managers aro duiing wartimes and icfuso them O'Neill Is tho biggest managerial sur prlso bprung on big leaguo fans slnco Charles Comlskey. of the White Sox, dug Clarence Rowland out of tho buihes. O'Neill's career, however has ditfered somewhat from that of Rowland Mike won his spurs as a big leaguer, whereas Clarence had been a minor leaguer all his llfo untl' lie camo to Chlcacyi. O'Neill Is no stranger in St. Louis. Early In tho present century ho was tho pitching member of tlio famous O'Neill brothers battery Jack O'Neill, u younger brother, was catcher of the team. Steve O'Neill now catching for tho Cleveland Ameri cans, Is the kid brother of tho family. O'Neill took to outfleldlng after h's arm went back on him and played tho outfield for his Syracuso club tho lust two years. Ho won the pennant In Syra cuse In 191G, but was nosed out in a close fight last season. O'Neill probably will come pretty close to the kind of manager Rickey wants for his team. Rickey desires a man for man ager who will not havo too sot Ideas of his own. Branch has bis own deas on runnlrg a. ball club, and tha man who manages that club must harmonlzo with tlio owner, A manager plucked from obscurity may bo more Inclined to tako the president's advice than n man with a (Inner reputation In tho big leagues. "HAVE NOTHING TO SAY" i So Declares Rickey When Asked About Offer to Miko O'Neill ST. LOUIS. JIo., Dee. 29. Wlicn asked last iilsht If ho was considering Mlko O'Neill, manager of tho Syracuso club in 1017, as the 1818 pilot of the St. Louis Cardinals, President Rickey de clared he did not want to say anything on tho subject. "Why do you ask about O'Neill?" was a query from Rickey. "Decauso O'Neill says he has been offered the position by you," was tho reply. "Oh, well, I have nothing to cay en the matter," replied tho Cardinal execu tive. In responso to further questioning Rickey admlttod he had known O'Neill for several years and considered him to bo a smart baseball man. Ho said Mike lind nlu-ivu lm.l lila ..lt.K ,.n ...?, Urancli Ituuey nan tenucrcn e .em uio -elctlinB nt Fitst Dutch Hall, riftcentli cnUttrehml be'e- r"o-n.' hv -" n Of. i manaKcrlal vacancy la St. Ioul i . ,. .., ... , ,., ii,... r-.,.ii i.i ..i o. i.' In a telegram to Syracuse ftom His nnu uaupuiu succio. o. e..oo ... c- .. . "'---- , "'.v " :;rS. "" nin In Scr.inton. Pa.. O'Ne 1 said the H r nilvnt.rnvennnt Vnd Schvvcnk. IV 1" "": ". "A,'.'" v-,'.' '"" fl'.".sv." ul had always bad his club up nrouudiand caged seven field goals for good CAMP HILL HIGH FIVE MEETS ALUMNI TONIGHT MAnYSVILLE. Pa.. Dee, 59. -. The big game of the Camp Hill High School season will be played this evening, when tho school quintet lines up against the alumni, tivery year during Christmas week, when tho alumni aro home for the Christmas vacation, a game Is staged. Included In the alumni line-up win ne hod myers. a stir roothall and basketball man from Dickinson Collego; Sutton, of Keller-e Business School. Har. rlsourg; Uooper, or uettysDuTg; Good of Carnegie Tech: Border. Ot Bucknell -jj Mvrm.ial tUsklaaun. . s fr!?";T',-wf " CHICAGO WHITE SEEM TO BE MOST PROMINENT " OF CONTENDERS FOR1918 TITLES Comiskey's Men Apparently Have 'Race to Themselves, While Giants Are Apparently Only Rivals of Weeghman's Players RICE FEATURE TO APPEAR EVERY OTHER DAY AFTER NEW YEARS Readers of the Evening Public Ledger who havo followed Grant land Rice's striking pen pictures of sports, ns portrayed in lyric and prose poetry for several years, will bo pleased to bo reminded that tho soul of the poet has risen to the poetic heights of patriotic action. .Somewhere Mr. Rice is bivouacked with his company, preparing foi tin etnrnpr o-nmn tlmt. Ilea hnvnnd thft irrnnt. wntnrs. Ho is with tho kiield urtiliery of tho United States tvu uru llieuscu 1.0 ualciiu, ua ovn ivut s f;icet.iiiK, iiiu t;iau Liuiiiga that the genius of Grantland Rice is not to bo lost to this sporting page. Tho stern realities of war will not permit to Mr. Rice tho time necessary to produce his customary daily feature. But Mr. Rico will bo heard from in these columns three times a week, and if his songs aro less frequent 'their charm should bo all the sweeter. For to his vcrso-and sporting comment par excellence will bo added the flavor of the old camp fire. Ho will furnish gossip of tho camp in preference to general sporting news, as heretofore. - . By GRANTLAND RICE TTl,ClNO tho year which waits JUbt until the actual test Is mauc, llut thero is ono thing fairly evident that is, tho btrength of Chicago In tho coming campaign. The Outlook In tho two major leagues there are now threo clubs that stand out abovo " i, ...... As tho cvldenco stands today there Is no great chanco that tho White Kox will bo supplanted, so far as coiiy-paper fi.tln.. ir,oa Thftv rrlnln most or their l'JI7 squad, and this squad was robust enough to win a world's title. In tho National I.e.-gue the Cubs, with tho addition of Grovcr Cleveland Ale nndcr, havo tlsen up to challengo the Giants Owner Wceglunan nnd his aids aro oiiiio evidentu in lo wm lit every and any cost. They havo adjusted their .i-L it.. ...n,.it i.aU fi ml irrt mm' sieovm on uiu ix-mmm .. .. - . In&hapo toglvoMcGraw'H team n health- ueDaec, un.cs.s ,utouui:i '"i'i,tu In tho draft and removed to tho greater game. Thero seems to bo very little chanco to flguio any one elso In, al- CHURCH FIVES TO PLAY FOR TITLE Northwest Association First Half Honors Go to the Winner AT "FIRST DUTCH HA1J.L Tho deciding game for tho champion- ...... . ,,. m ,i, vn,,i,.M, i "' .Church Association will Do piajcu tins f elder, both of whom lost but a slnglo contest In tho llrst half. Tho winner will meet tho second-half leaders later In tho bcason for tho championship. Tho becond scilcs will open on Mon day, January 7, and tho circuit will bo eonipofcd of Hirper, Schwenkfelder, Calvary, Olivet-Covenant, Covenant, . ..... .-, :: .. : ,. . , . Klrst Hutch, Jvotthwest Memorial and llethany. The bchcdulo follows; i .ilvnry vs iiothmiy iscrornieu. January 6 Covenant vn. Northwest Mo - morlal, Olivet-Covenant vs. First Dutch. January J 1 Covenant ve. IWiuny Itc- formed. Oltvet-Covenant vs. gelm.nkrelder. January 15 Harper vs. First Dutch. Cal vary va llethany uerormeu. January 21 Olivet-Covenant vs Uethany Beformed Ilnrper ve. Northwest Memorial January 2'-' Covenant vs. Schvvcnktcldcr. Calvary vs. First Dutch. January 28 Methany Hcformed vs. Schv, enklckter, Covenant va. Ollvct-Cove. ""January 20 Calvary vs. Harper. Tlrst Dutch vs. Northweat Memorial. February 4 Covenant va. First Dutch, Calvary va. Schwenkfelder. February 0 Northwest Memorial vs. Olivet-Covenant, Harper vs Bethany Ueformed. February tl rirt Dutch vs Dothany neformed. Northwest Memorial vs. Schwenlc folder February 12 Olivet-Covenant vs. Calvary Harper va. Coven-tnt. ,. . February IK Harper vs. OUvet-Covcnant. CnFe"u"y S-'c'hVvenkfelder v,. Fir,, Northwest Memorial vs. Bethany He. formed. Tho defeat of Butterworth by Dob son was tho means of creating all sorts of excitement in tho Industrial League, und with tho addition of "Paddy" Swlngitono nnd "Pctey" Kllpatrick Dobson's chances for tho pennant ap pear promising. Over seven hundred wero In attend ance at this game, which, by the way. was tho largest of tho season. Tho schedulo for this evening Is Quaker City s. Inter-Nos A. A. and Barrett vs. U. G. I. Tho Pennsylvania State League Is hav ing pretty tough sledding theso days. No moro than two "pros" will be al lowed on any team after next week, .id thero has been a big cut In sai.' s. ohnny Beckman Is tho latest Eus.ern Leaguo to Invado tho coal regions, He Is playing with Nantlcoko. Tho Do Ncrl Independents, represent ing Y. M H. A. In tho American lanue, easily defeated Salem by 37-20. This Beasoa's line-up includes Harry Passon. who made good with the De Nerl of the Kastern League: Mackey Bunnln, Hughey Black. Chick Passon, Eddie Mackransky, Charley Newman, Ragan and Goutcll. Joo Fogarty has not lost his eye for ihootlng foul goals and In a gauio with Harrlsburg which the locals won, GS-42, he landed fourteen out of fifteen tries measure, The American League will again bo idle on Monday being unable to secure Traymore Hall. When the schedule Is resumed on Wednesday many new play ers will bo found In the various line-ups. Colton Ruled Off Track for Life NEW OIILEANS. Deo. 19. James D. Col. ton, of daleaburr. IU., arrested here by poat ofHea inapectora charged with ualng the malls o defraud In nn alleged horse race tipping ai-laeme, today was held under 11000 bond by rial In a Federal court. Poatal oRIrla charged that Colton forged tha nam ot CI. V, Winfrey and J. B. Clood"an. horse own. e-s now racing at tha Shrewsbury track here, to lettera aent to persona In various parts of the country, offering lo acll tips on horses v.w.. .w v.... - i iint.HU ui;ur. ci v i.niiiirp Kiiniiifi nflm dJTJUVeif' SOX AND CUBS Army. though Cincinnati and Boston may r surprise the talent uy a rebound, The 1917 Hart est Nineteen hundred and soventeen, In its big bar' est, collected many a fighting man. Hut In taking Ilob Vltzslmmons and Frmk Gotch tho closing jear lifted two of the greatest entities the boxing and vvrcctllng game has ever known, Fltz waB far and away tho bcBt fight ing man, pound for pound, the game ever produced. Pound for pound ho nover had his equal. He was tho first to hear tho mystio trumpeter. Gotch pass.d out only a few days ago The Iowa wonder was probably the greatest wrestler ever developed cer tainly tho best ihat America ever knew. Whether ho could have ever thrown the best of tho big Turks who used to infest tlipshor(s Is a matter of debate llut no Turk was ever big enough or ter ilblc enough lo throw Gotch. Gotch had amazing speed, great stamina, unusual strength and all the couragd thero Is. He knew every angle of his ganio nnd had no compunctions n gains cruelty when the tlmo arrived to npplyahe torture. Fltz and Gotch together formed a com bination that will hardly bo beaten. No decado will ever produce any two such men nt thai same time. With their phjslques they might havo lived for ninety cars. Yet both "went West" at, comparatively early ages. It's a cjucer thing, this arrangement called cxlitenco, lit Is far beyond tlio tango of any dope. PENNSYLVANIA WINS CHESS TOURNAMENT University Players, by Defeat ing City College, Annex -Triangular Trophy NFW Yon. Dec. 2S Pennsylvania, by defeating City College by a score of 3 games 'o 1 In tho final round of the nineteenth -nnnual tournament nf tho Tr'ansrula- Coli" Ciei I eamic at tho i.caguo or Foreign - Horn citizens. y't lined pcrma-it'it possession of the ;.,". '""?' "' . "" ""-. "i" I lnlru year in succession, tup acl'ove icne or ii- nnve-s irom I'l-ncie-pnii phla DICK SPAULDING HURT Star Disston Soccer Player Unable to Compete Against Bethlehem i "Dci; Spauldlng, right fullback of the u., a'ic-u .-.h.iuiuuik, iibue luuoacK oi ine nis-tnns. will not play today against tlethlehem In the third louncl national cup m itch at Disston llall Park. This announcement wpb made last night uy 1 Manager John HedfTd, of D'sMons who stated that Snnuldlng'H Ice. which was inu,ed at Frnnkll n Field when th (ama W I rnnklln Field when the teams properly to med'eal treatment during the last few davs, Tho absence of Spauldlng will weaken the team somewhat, espe cially as the International fullback was playing a gr-at game th's season. How ever, with Johnny Small the veteran of nine years, to take his place, the Diss tons management expects to Fcore a vic tory over Reth'ehem and thereby have tho rlcht to nlny In the semifinal round. as the competition Is played on the lose and-out plan. Scraps About Scrappers -By BILL BELL : - THD lad who comes very close to being tho boxlrg sensation of tho year Is Tommy Carey. Tom was con sidered to, have seen his best days In the ring sport. He was beaten quite often nnd he decided to rest up a while. He took things easy, started training In a quiet, suro way and his manager "let him out" easily. Five straight victories Is his record Just now and the fans up in Kensington havo visions of Carey and Leonard. Tommy Isn't going to bos Leonard Just now, but ho has taken on an engagement that will require him to show at his beat. Carey has been matched to meet Johnny Clinton, of Vew York and Johnny conaeshere with a good rec ord. The bojs meet in the finale at the Cambria Club on New Year's Day. ritAMiiri CALLAHAN proved aralnet Willie .Jackson that he can take as well as slve. Willie hit Frankla with a aide of a elence nnu FranUlo was "out" on his feet. Jackson failed to follow up tho advantage and at the tlnal bell FranlcleVas doing the hlttlnff Callahan atopped Ilarr Tracey In eighteen seconds and on New Tear'a afternoon at the Olympla A. A. ho wU face Kddlel Wagond. Wagond la n tough, hard-hitting customer, and should carry Callahan along at his beet, A Ifd who Is showing to advantage at Olympla Is Heddy Ilell. lie has opened the show for many weeks and his kayo record Is wonderful. New Year's 'Day ha meets Frankle Kayj Frsnkle Clark boxes K. o. circus: Utile Hear meets nobby Durns: Joe Lynch battles Andy Hums, and Joe Tuber opposes K. O Johnny Itosner. SUITS $-1 1 80 OR OVr.RCOAT8 .M, JE, orbM nrorcEn from m. tu and io iETERMQRAN&C0. fs&T S. E. Cor. 9th and Arch Street! p. . Mrndar and H t rd tv I ! l -tsek had no trouble in winning. Olympla A. A. gj-wjj. , rRddy Ilell t FriinkU Ray Llttlo Hear vs. Bobby Burns Joa Lynch vs. Andr Bums rT.L .- onnnr atosner ' rimer vs, K. O. Johnny Kosner rnA.nir,, ..tviiA.-i TH.riJi'ir. WAUOM) ' tfifl tfe. Res.o0e.7Be Arena l. 11.80, Ine.wsVu" . 4fa9 WAQONB "'i(M C'A! MBK IAA. C Burns a) Feener. Matt. .! ft XB nt t . .'1 I i V M I B .yfrT .mV &-.;. "WJv . Jo J " ' .. . j- v r . tsa. : .. ! :v. uj y - ,I.i.,VK
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