' M EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1910 V f r: w I: i-j-' " V PIESSRS. COMISKEY, RUPPERT, FRAZEE WILL ATTEMPT TO PUT ANOTHER BAN ON BAN JOHNSON HEYDLER PLACES BAN ON PLAYER TAMPERING ; IN NATIONAL LEAGUE fa Xaw Passed Imposing $1000 Fine on Any Club Seeking to Weaken Rival Through Ancient Method 154 ' Games Scheduled at Annual Confab Ily KOnEItT W. MAXWELL. Snort YAUor KTfnlnic Public I.edtcr Copyright, liiO, by lubllc Ltdotr Cofrvpanv New York, Deo. 10. rpHIS baseball meeting resembles all other baseball meetings. Nothing A much is doing nnd the threat of ninny things which might happen lingers in the moist nnd gloomy air. The magnates have phnken hands with each other, ant in executive session, pasted n couple of laws, voted in favor of n 364-gnmo schedule nnd pulled stuff which was considered news two months ago. The Nntlonnl ngue did everything except ask Onrry Herrmann to ' resign n3 chairman of the National Commission, but that was left over ns unfinished business. Otherwise, there would be nothing doing today. Of course, there was some talk of trades, but that's all it amounted to just talk. The magnates nnd managers found it quite difficult to con duce themselves that trades were essential, because this is the. first base ball gathering held since prohibition went into effect, nnd constant tnlklng had a bad effect on the dry, parched throats. Also, the powers of imagination were curtailed and a baseball player did not improve ns rapidly as of yore. In the past a bush leaguer became a big league star in a couple of hours, but it enn't be dono now on vanilla and strawberry. However, the National League meeting wns held and a couple of im portant things occurred. The Hit-game schedule went through w'thout the loss of nn iuning, but nothing officinllv will' be done until the positive nnd affirmative sections of the American League get together, bury the well-known hatchet and tell each other what swell friends they arc. All of this will take time, but time means nothing nt this btnge of the game. Any way, the season does not open until April 14, and the magnates should worry. Yes, the season opens on April 14. This is considered stnrtllng news. Another thing worthy of mention wns pulled before John Heydler signaled for bj adjournment. A law was passed forbidding other clubs from tampering with ball players. If somebody in Rt. Louie tells n Uoston athlete he should be in St. Loolc, then St. Looic will be fined $1000. If the bamc stuff is pulled again somebody will be fired from the league. . 'TTIIAT is the same line of thought advanced by Connie Maci,and the chancet arc the American League wilt adopt it as soon as the old board of directors arc given the air'. Magnates Hand Ebbets the Grand "Razz" rpHIS National League stuff, however, was put over by Sir. Kbbets, of Ilrooklyn, fqr some reason or other. Sir. Kbbets won that argument, but flopped in another. Every year the magnates look over their bank balances when there are bank balances and decide that more money must be made neit season. The best wny is to raise the price of admission, but this is not always popular. Mr. Ebbets,. who is a deep thinker, stepped up to the plate with the greatest idea you ever saw and mused, the hlg sensation in the 'Winter league, which was expected, according to advance notices. Itight here we inust admit that the idea was promptly squelched, but that doesn't prevent cur writing about it. The idea was to cut out twenty-fivc-cent baseball for every one unless he or she is four feet six inches tall or less than that. Mr. Ebbets's idea continued in this strain, and, believe us, it wns some strain. If any minor tries to horn his way into the ball park on n twenty-five- ' cent ticket he must submit to the Bertillon stuff, nnd if in excess of the lour feet six inches he will be chnsed to n window where more expensive ttcketB are sold. Mr. Ebbets did not get n chance to tell how much the more expensive tickets would cost. This caused quite a furore, or something like thnt, and when the Brooklyn magnate finished cverjbody greeted him with absolute silence. Thnt was the tip-off and Mr. Ebbets began to tnlk about the weather, spring training trips, etc. The underpaid baseball writers, who were having n meeting of their own and electing George Young nnd Ring Lardner to honorary membership, pro Tiding they paid their dues, had no chance to take official action, because the story was killed before it started. But Mr. Ebhets made a gallant effort, and a guy cannot be ruled out for trying, lie might have better luck next year. TOITN HEYDLER handed out a lot of dope, but all tec can re member is that John says approximately 3,000,000 gentlemen and ladies paid real money to sec Rational League ball games last season. That's a right smart crowd, as they say over here. Pleasant Farewell for Garry -lABTtY HERRMANN, at this writing, still is chnirman of the National " Commission. He has not been asked to resign this week, and the brother magnates are showing signs of depp friendship. Garry plans to give the club presidents of his league a swell banquet in a day or so, and It is said a pleasant time will be had. The magnates will sing "He's a Jolly Good Jfeljow," and then ask him why he doesn't resign after the banquet. However, there is a different feeling evidenced toward the Cincinnati magnate. The leaguo wants him to step out of the chairmanship, but the ousting process is being done with a smile just like placing a londcd hay wagon on the sidewalk before pushing a guy off the top of a building. SCARRY must go, but he will go with the good wishes of everybody. That's the dope as we see it. American League Ban Still There FT THE meantim", the American Leaguers nre in town all set for the big meeting today. Ran Johnson is here nnd says nothing, and his five tstancli supporters have divulged as much as the boss. However, it wa3 claimed that Ran was here to mnke peace and welcome the recalcitrant directors to the fold, but late last night it wns rumored that Comiskey and Navin had a scrap and everything was off again. Then the Colonels Ruppert and Houston did nn amazing thing. They issued n statement, the first since G p. in., and stated their side of the case. They have been exposing that side for almost a month, which proves it Is n good old side. It was like all other statements, insisting that the colonels were right and Johnson was wrong. THE meeting will be held just the same, and it's a cinch the olive branch will wave serenely over every one. Each side will claim a victory and assert the decision was won on points. Phils May Train in Pensacola WILLIAM T. BAKER, of the l'hlllics, was in evidence last night and had a few words to ay about the local situation. He said he had not selected a training camp ns yet, but would do so in the next month. As the league has lengthened the spring training season to six weeks, it will be necessary to go further south than Charlotte, and the chnnccs are that Pensocoln, Fin., will be'clioseu. -"I read with much interest," said Mr. Raker, "that Eppa Rixpy was to be traded to the Chicago Cubs next season. That's news to me. However, I want to say that Rixey will be with the Philadelphia club, and none other, In. JO-'O. We arc endeavoring to build up the ball club instead of tearing it down. Rixey Is one of the best left-handers in the league and he will help the Thillies. "There will be no trades of importance, but I am on the lookout for new talent, and will overlook no one. I wnnt to have a strong team on the field, and I believe we will have one. . tit EXPECT Oasey Stengel to sign, and he will add strength to the outfield." McGraw Seeks Roger Hornsby AS WAS said, ieforc, there has been little tnlk of trades, but business is O- likely to improve in n day or $o. All of the American Association managers arc on the job, nnd when thpse birds get together there Is some thjng doing. John Meflraw came back from Cuba and Is on the lookout for some infleldcrs. Ho wants Hornsby from St. Louis and Mnranville from Boston. lie did not state his views regarding Alexander and Killcfcr, nor did he ( mention the name of Davy Bancroft. AIN'T IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELIN'? SCORtS OF OFFERS ANlO FINALLY OeCID'e AFTER Racking Your hsaP 'For WEEKS, To vSlGfM a GOr4- ac -Z9HGNy AnD You neriV GT NEPWOU.S Prostration aETTr-4c3 FITTED FOR'' MEW CLOTHED r (-:AND AFTSR The COMTRhCT JS SAFE IN THS rAANAGPR'S HamOS You get am AVFoL. t StTAFsC That the play may. PROVE A FLIVVER AND You'll Be out op a Job IN AweeK - and Them ok thcs OPENING NKjHT "He H0U5 3oES. VsMLD with Joy' pAMD YoV pyTlN'WESKS, OR REHEARSAL ANt .' EVERYTHING goes vAJRorJc fZ LrTTUH - qum oveR upe puese) I THTA:eWj LITTUE r- J V AGAIN y VLFg -. - And The Critics say Tme play will run for Year 5 - 0H-H-H BOY? Ain'TJ IT a GR-R'R-R-RAND' PEELIM'?'.- ' - " . K J Tata m ES . w X3 5 RUTH SHePLEV." SUGGEST RESTRICTING GOLF ENTRY LISTS Metropolitan Association Dis cusses Vital Questions at Meeting in New York New York, Doc. 10. Although the Richmond Country Club of Statcn Island wns the only organization to make its application in writing and the only one therefore which the secretary had in hif possession when lie unived before the dclegutos, the Metropolitan Golf Association is to have no trouble getting u suitublc course on which to hold every one of its championship next jenr, judging by the way the offers were made at the annual meeting of that body held last night in the Knicker bocker Hotel. Among the important suggestions made at the meeting and which uKo will be taken up by the committee in due time was one for restrictions of ama teur entries in the Metropolitan opeu championship. Sumner It. Hollander, of Sivvanoy, who made the motion, showed how the last championship field had been congested by the entries of amateurs who were not fitted to coin pete in an open title uvrn-. An equally important motion was that of .lames In. Hntterson, of 1'ox Hills, that entries in the amateur championships, should bi' also restricted. The feeling of the dele gates on this matter was that only those names which appear on the M. (. A. handicap list be allowed to play hereafter for the amateur title. The following officers were re-elected : President, Cornelius. J. Sullivan, Gar den City ; vice president, E. Mortimer Barnes, Nassau; secretary, A. II. l'og son, Fox Hills; treasurer, George II, Uarues, Apawainis; executive commit tee: James T. Soustcr, iirieuwirn ; Charles II. llrown, St. Andrews; mem bers of the executive committee elected for the first time were; Owen Winston, Somerset Hills ; Henry V. Gaines, Wjkagj, and Charles Henry Mellon, Morris County. URGE TRIP FOR CRIMSON Harvard Men on Pacific Coast Want Refusal Reconsidered Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 10. Many telegrams from Harvard graduates on the Pncific coast protesting against the cancellation of the Crimson football team's trip to Pasadena, Calif., for a game with n const eleven on New Year's Day have been received by the Hnrvard Athletic Association. Most of the messages urged a reconsideration of the decision. The faculty and the athletic com mittee will discuss the matter at a meeting tomorrow night. GOLF PROS TO MINGLE A GAINST AMA TEURS Ky SANDY TIinilE is bound to be a little. Hare lip and argument once in a while in n family where one brother is the. city amateur golf champion, ns well as one of the bet ten nmnteurs in the rouptry fur the season, and nnother brother is one of the leading pros of the country. This is the case in the well-known golfing family of the Iioffncrs, Philadel phia. It is nlso the reason for nn hnn-est-to-goodness links duel whieh will tfo forward at I'MImnnt Country Hub on Saturday afternoon, about the time when the sun, if there is one, stnrts to slide down on the path townrd the golden west. That menns about 1.30. Charlie Hoffner. who only missed out as open champion of the tinted States because he had a ifi to snoot in me iasi round nnd didn't, thinks that the pros hereabouts can trim the amateurs. Charlie was in a tie for the metropoli tan open championship a few years ago with Walter llagen nnd .Tim Harnes, and there nre few pros that can stay will him when he is right. t George Hoffner, who was put out ot the. national in the third round by I?ill Kiwncs, ex-champion nnd twice medal winner, and then beat Fownes soon after in the Pennsylvania nmatcur, thinks thnt the non-moneyed interests have it all over the pros. Great Line-up Hence the match Saturday. Charlie has solicited the services of some of the best playing pros in town to back him up. The line-up of his shock troops is brief but emphatic. Mnurie Tallman. the Chiek-Kvnnses-que pro nt Whitemarsh, who slipped into the brngaus of Jim Barnes and Is stepping oft just ns briskly, will play first base or something for Charlie's team. Tallman had followers of the local open aghast in the season now past when, after nn SO for his opening salute iu that play, he shot 72's and things like thnt, finishing second in all that talent nnd copping off so much prize money that he almost equaled that of the winner. Jim Thompson, the "silent" pro nt the country club who Is just as good a player ns he is n teacher, will also be seen in action and with Jack Campbell, makes up the pro quartet. Jack has developed a flock of talent at old York toad for the city. An accident kept him out of much play when he was in a fight with an automobile and a tree or some thing, but he is on his game again. George Hoffner, who will iead the amnteurs to the slaughter or otherwise, according ns to how the winter rules work out, hasn't nnmed his team as vet but it will probably be Woody Piatt, Eddie Clarey, and Paul Tewkesbury, the national medalist, if all can play. MrXiniJCK The city champion has accepted the challenge and is now busy lining up his team. It iR hoped that the local golf fans will take to this golf dclienny, late in the season though it is, nnd musty the weather. The course is easily reached on the Rending to Philmont nnd a fine exhibition of golf-ns-it-should-he-plny-cd is sure to he witnessed by nil who i are to brave the great outdoors in the absence of football and other favorite attractions. Harbinger for .More If this match pnns out successfully, it is likely that a series will be ar ranged between the various pros and amateurs, in order to give practical demonstrations for winter study. It is nlso nn opener to n continuation next season. The pros pnrticulnrly do not feel that they have enough opportunity to play the game in competition ngainst the talent there is in the city. There is talk of filling in with a lot of these exhibition mntches next season in the ewnt thnt any of the regulnr tournn ments of the Golf Association nre dis carded in l!-'0. Much of this depends on the inter (st displayed in the mntch Saturday. It has not been decided as yet whether to mnke it singles, or whether to send the whole eight off together in a grand nnd glorious bnllsomc. In either case it will be1 good. WILL BOX IN AMERICA FOR SMALLER PURSE Dempsey Will Demand Larger Guarantee for Contest Abroad I.o Ancflrs Cnllf.. Doc. 10. "wp hnv had numerous ofTem of matches, M sail Jack ktHrn, Tiann:er for Jack Dempst. ve. tiny "T ha. lunt rwvled n cabkgron from Doooln, of Parts, asklnr for a fight there In the Pershing Stadium next June or July. "I haven't answered any of these offers vet ami probably will not be in any hurry, we will want more money for a fluht abroad than we would for one in this country and I am waiting to aeo what the best responsi ble offer here Is before I moke any answers to foreign promoters." .Kearns Intimated that he and Dempsey would bo here perhaps three months. The champion has taken a house and opened & downtown business office. Drexel Biddlc Boxing Bouts In the bantam-weight claa of the annual Major A, J. Drexel lllddle winter boxing tournament at tho gymnasium of Philadel phia Jack OTJrien, last evenlnsr. Nathan Krapash won fromlHenry Boorse after three terrific rounds of nshtlng-, in which Boorse was felled twice, Hubert Boles was ac corded victor over William llalrd In the lightweight class after fln extra round. In tho middleweight rlasi J, O'Toole was an easy winner oer Joe Smith, Larry Hansen Loses on Foul In what was to have been the wind-up last nlrht at h Auditorium A, C . Paul Hd wards, of New York, who was ubsti tuttnc for Jimmy Kelly, won from larry Hansen on a foul. Tho bout had ha nil. started when Hen sen hit Edwards so low that the latter was unable to contlue, ami ft was some time before the club phvxl. clan and attendants could bring: tho Now Yorker around fvrthe Cold U& No need to put up your car this winter and miss all the fine sunny days. And a Neverout Heater helps solve the Coal Problem. ft AUTO RADIATOR AND GARAGE HEATER mUT he teqnts Hornsby, and U ta'ul to have offered Branch Rickey JPf two pitchers, an infielder, iiio bath rugs pni an interest in th No Installation Required u.B, Pat., n.s-iit Canada, JJ.I8.jj Others vending Heats your radi ator and motor FIRST, then your Barape. Uses Kerosene. Approved by leading Insurance Companies. Tenth successful season. A safe purchase with our guaran tee. Must be os repre sented or your money back. Come In and e demonstration 1 n our showroom. Rose Mfg. Co. Dpt7 E. Hrt lvllon 010 Arch St., Phila. Thi Winter Jfcltr ? Suit Your Taste anrJ Save Money, Too! PERHAPS you already do. Thousands daily from Coast to Coast have found the way. It's very simple. The secret lies in smoking Little Bobbie Cigars. They're not quite so large as many cigars, but the satisfaction you get is always sure. The long, carefully selected leaf that makes up the filler, with the fine Sumatra wrapper, takes care of that. The price is surprising when you consider .the quality it represents. Two Little Bobbies will cost you 15c, Sc for one. Will you give them a trial? LITTLE BOBBIE (find Siie) If (a for 15) Bj ij lit It LITTLE BOBBIE Distributing Brunch 1 147 No. 4th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. WESTERN CONFERENCE OVERSTEPPING LIMITS Institutions Cannot Hope to Control Professional' ism After Athletes Close College Careers RULE ON OFFICIALS Dy EDWIN J. POLLACK fTIHE western conference has taken tho initiative in drastic action ngainst professionalism In rollcglnte football circles. Penn has followed! Lafayette Is on the way, and other In stitutions may tako steps to purify athletic conditions in the educational world. There is nothing ns harmful to the athletic reputation of a college as to play professionals on their teams. Tho amateur line should bo drawn fine, but there Is such n thing as overstepping the limits of authority. The western conference last week drew up a set of laws that has startled the colleges In thoJUnst. The western ers would control tho athletes not only during their college career but also for all time. And they don't ston at that. They want to bar the officials from working In professional games. The conference even rules that any football player who turns professional, either during or nfter his college career, shall have nis letter revoked and can never be hired by any of the members of the association as a coach. This ruling Is believed by many to be n bit too elastic. It Is scarcely fair to any athlete whose finonoial standing cannot comfortably weather the first few struggling years nfter graduation. If a player keeps free of professional ism during college, why should ho be punished for accepting money for play ing any more than for coaching? It is believed that Penn, Lafayette arid the other eastern colleges will look nt the problem from a different angle. Nothing Is more regrettable to Penn sylvania men than the fact that Pcarce played professional bnsclinll, nnd that Dorr played professional football. Neither Pcarce nor Derr should re ceive their varsity letters, as this seems the only apparent wny to punish them. The case of Dumoc, o jjafnycttc, is al most parallel. If Dumoc Is found to be a "pro," he will be barred for next year, nnd if It is found that he played "pro" football while the collegiate sea son was on, he should not be awarded his letter. Together with Podie AVeldon. the Lafayette captain, Penrce, Derr, Heine Miller and Jim Ncylon, all of Tcnn, Middies May Test Glove Skill on Pennsylvania h Annapolis, Aid., vec. iu. xnt Naval Academy has decided to co operate with the movement for in tercollegiate boxing, nnd the author ities have granted permlsison for the scheduling of one tourney at An napolis this season. The middies' opponent is expected to be the University of Pennsyl vania, with whom correspondence has been opened. Dumoo played with Phoenlxvill last Saturday, and Pboenlxvillo is consid ered a "pro" eleven. Tho cases of Ilclno Miller. Nevlon nnd Weldon dif- fpr from Ihn oirrnmntiinw.fi mirrniinrHnffl,rJ Derr, Pcarce and Dumoc. D:. Miller, "Weldon nnd Neylon have played their last collegiato game. They will graduate in June, and their col legiate careers as far as football is con cerned closed with the final games for the red nnd, blue and the maroon. If they were clean of professionalism dur ing the college gridiron seasons, it seems somewhat unfair to revoke their letters for something committed when they were beyon,d the pale of college eligibility codes. GOULD STILL WINS Comes Through Squash Victor, Al though Lacking In Practice, New York, Dec. 10. Master of the racquet, It docs not nppcar to make much difference to Jny Gould whether ho is playing court tennis, racaueta or hsquash tennis. He Is almost equally ndopt nt nil three. Following his win ning of the open court tennis champion ship last week, Gould decided to take a fling nt squash tennis, and being the Columbia Club champion at that sport, he made his appearance yesterday in n match with the Yale Club squad In the Class A metropolitan team cham pionship scries. Opposed to Alan Corey, the Tale Club titleholder, Gould, despite lack of practice, gave a surprisingly efficient exhibition, outscoring his opponent 30 aces to 0 in a match that ended 15-5, 15-1. May Coach Columbia New York, Dtc. 10 Prank Cavaniucti, before the war coach of the Dartmouth foot ball team and this laat fall head coach ot the Iloston Colleeo eleven, jumped Into the llmcllRht at Columbia Xlnlveraltr yeiterday nn a candidate for tho position of coach of the Columbia eleven next fall. fagifeyzag3Zg BERWICK-?. GORDONS m. Qneiy are ctifue cut to fit the neck and shoulders perfectly Arrow B O RM -PIT COLLARS CtUETT, Pbabodv 6? Co., Inc., Makers, Troy, N. Y. 5R' The Mission of Nu-Dxira-Tin Tin as a roofing, though designed in early geological ages as the ideal roofing metal by Mother Nature her self, fell into disrepute because of the avarice of many men who manipulated it. That's why 165 roofing engineers and the 12 Tin Plate Distributors of Philadelphia have come together to produce" a tin plate that is known as a standard of quality. That's why NU-DURA-TIN has been built up to a standard from which it is impossible to vary. That's why we stand back of NU-DURA-TIN as individuals and organizations. It is a roof that will give you real roof protection for thirty to seventy years. NU-DURA-TIN is a roofing the owner of which knows that it will protect himself, his children and his grandchildren. See Your Hoofer or Write The ROOFING : METAL&HEATING ENGINEERS ' '(eompoted of 165 Roofing Engineers and Contractors) S08 Builders' Exchange together with the METAL CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA (An organization for the Promotion of Standard in Tfif R4ofla), HO -! Tvcctrack for (he ttar.l ' t-w EgPX'enTBiBgli
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