'5;! ffVfill! :, II m fi I fcX. 4ZiV S AFTER THE DAVIS CUP WALL RECORDS FALL AS NEW YORK OFFERS BRANCH RICKEY $300,000 FOR ROGERS HORNSBY'S SERVICES fTinn limit has bi-cn readied In tlic prirc of bnll players, That is to tay, the Janunry limit has been reached. What will happen next month or In March or April Is difficult to determine. However, If the lnaRiintes persist in pullinc the frenzied finance stuff the lid will be blown o high that It will never come back to earth. Yesterday, down In Houston, Tor., Ilr.mch Ulckey, while convcisitiK with n couple of natives, admitted that lie had received an offer of $!!0O,O00 and four players from n "pertain" National League bnll club for Hosiers Hornsby. itlcKey evidently is handing out the straight dope, because lie is not a drinking man nor docs he do and day dreaming. Therefore, there Is nothing left but to believe the wild jam and the pop-cud price, I.at jrar Ilornsbj was sought bv the (Slant and an offer of $100,(100 was made. After it had bren turned down the ante mi raised until it reached $200,000. Then the matter was diopped. This e.r the Glutits tried again, and while IticKcy did not name the dub making the $300,000 offer, it has till of the earmarks of a New York OTcrturo. Times certainly hac changed in ba-eball. When Speaker was purchased for S.'O.OOO the sports world was amazed. Then came that $7!i.000 deal between the lied Box and the Athletics when Mclnnis, Schnng, Strunk anil Bush went away from here. IMdie Collins was ohl to the White Sox for a price now report! d to be SG.'.OOO, , and Inst yenr llnbo Iluth broke all records when he brought $1.TT,."00 on the hoof. All of these men proved to be good investments. They brought much money to their owners nnd vt cry body was satisfied. Kuth made more money for Colonels Huppert and Huston thnn they ever made before, nnd the ninc 'ffoes for Collins and Sptnker. Hut can any plaser bring back $300,000 in real money thiough his .mlividutil efforts in his playing career? It mut bo remembered that no matter how many people a ball player can draw to a ball park, he can't draw beyond capacity. After the park is filled and the receipts show a loss, then there is something to worry about. Hornsby is a great player, n batting champion . and all that sort of thing, but Is he big enough nnd has ho the power to draw the mob like Itabe Kuth, Trls ', Speaker or Ty .Cobb? Manv experts say he can't, and the chances are they are right. r .1 ball club plays to 'i00,000 paid admissions in a year i profit trill be shown. 1'eic clubs ever pass the 500,000 mark. Thin, ichm expenses ate paid and the other clubs get their share of the re ceipts, there iin't much left or the nmonnte. There fore, this $300,000 offtr leads us to ask, how comet Near-Scandal in the South TUnitn almost was a terrible scandal connected with this latest story from the South. The enterprising author who put it on the wires was a bear for details and did not overlook a bet Here is part of the yarn which wnh dot-nnd-dashed into the office: "Klckey mentioned the latest offer for Hornsby to i President John II Crocker, of the Houston club, after a 1 conference between the two nnd Connie Mack at Luke Charles on exhibition game dates. Klckey, however, did not name the eitj making the offer." This brings the name of Connie Mack into it, but Connie does not figure in the deal. Far be it from that. We are mentioning this to nvoid arguments in the future. But to return to Hornsby. That young athlete has been reading about himself all winter and now knows how luuch he Is worth. It's a cinch he will not be satisfied with his lot unless the St. Louis club pays him n big alary, and you can't blame him for inking for It. If JACKSON-MITCHELL MATCH PROVES TAME ENCOUNTER "Pinky s" Continual Holding in Latter Rounds and Willie's Early Lethargy Result in Most Unsatisfactory Contest By LOUIS II. JAFKE Tttt-t, 'iT Y?rli,i ?nn Ht .Mitchell mar have (-haped up like n HERh was nothing bridling, sen- victor bv n shad.- on point but he was rational nor hair-mine about the the loner in pnnuliirltv. PmV v fnilid Willie Ja'kson-l'inkey Mtihrll flftmi ' U make nn impression v it1! hi- e.ibv rounder here at the Harden lit piht going, defensive and hoMmi: style. The only oritimnt came after the , ... ,, final dnng of the gong had sounded , (iood-by Johnny Murray then the disagicement of the judges Smnmv Seieer, a New York feather- caused a mightv uproar from the cash niBtometa. and the noise did not hubnl until the referee had rendered n draw Yerdlct. There were freninl and shrill shouts of "Jaekson," while hundnds nf nthi r voices lent the smol, - hull n atmuopheie with cries if Mill tn 11 " Still others could be hcaid above the dm shouting a "draw." When Announce r To' Hum phries voiced the !t0 .11) decision of Hefcreo Lew White, the Jackson and Mitchell adherent had a perfectly good argument for a poor verdict. The only thing poor about the entire affair wan the bout itself, nnd that goes for everything that the word implies. 3t seemed to be misery for most of the rpectatorR to sit through so many jounds of ueh uninteresting boxing Mitchell wns to Wame, o was Jackson nnd the referee also tun be counted in us a guilty party As one of the riugslders shouted up to Jaekson !tv ii mini "Irani never been hugg' I mm !i in all your life, have vou Willi 1 nne and again ' Mitchell, pink-f'eiked ind the tallest i of world's licht vi -l.t-. wrunmd him lelf around J if ken like n cloak. On other occasion , Jm kim was warned for illegal punt lung or unnecesnrv roughing ltifeiee White cautioned both men several tnnix ami t n threat ened to send them from the ung, but he didn't do t and thutS white White, In the opinion of many, was at fault. Four Vc.-dh.'s Herein Ilemlored While tho judges dis-igieed Professor Wlllliini .viumooii giving ins !'' in.iJii io Mitchell and Major loM. liiume ien- derlng his veirtict to .iniuson unci ine referee decided on n draw, a oummiry of the contest, round bv round, a I Miw It, favors the Milwaukee entry. The elongated light vieigl t, who cam" In nt KI.'I pound" led in si sessions, four lielonged to Jackson, I'll piund, uinl flvn were even Jackson linisheil up in a brilliant rally' in the lat five round Wing ishnded in the chvintli w nning the twelfth, font t. enth unl html frame, whilo the thlitemth was even. The only other round foi Jin km was the llfth. Pinky showing to udv.intage in the third, sixth, seventh c ighth and fenth. besides the dm nth, while the Jlrst, second, fourth and ninth, m ad dition to the t lilt tec nt'i, win hftv-tiftv. Mitchell staitecl off like n i inch wlu ncr. stnggeinu' the hefty hitt uz New Yorker at least once m tin- first four lounds. Tlnn for the nixt tour ses slons his long lift wa grently In evi dence nnd hi superior boxing ability overcame Jackson s vain ilToits to score with a knoc kout Although Mitchell led slightly in the nlcveuth period, he showeil s gns of fatigue, jabbing htiflly with his left, but then falling intu tlinchcs. He tuel up Jackson in such n way that Willie was unable to do iiuy hitting it .,.e However, during the remalndi r of the loutest Mitchell haul elul more than clinch and tills gave .innwin an onpnriuuiiy to conic through with his uphill lln ' Jackson failed to put on his usual Aggressive battle in the lirst ten round i tie Continually bin keel aw uv permitting ilia taller opponent to set the pace. It appeured as If Jackson had planned to eaten owcueii with a right- bander "S omnR In, but Pinky mannged to make' NV YieiHim irlnveninn lotMlnllh most A s, yotlinm giovcman miss wiin most, .. vitiejuo wuuao, wivssvfl uuu QiiiiJfc'i Ts i :,lrVtw. By IIOKKKT V. MAXWELL Sports Editor Kvtnlwr, Public Ixlr Klckey thinks enough of him to turn down an oiler ot $300,000 lie should kick In with a contract which will make Babe Kuth look like a piker. Too much publicity about high prices and careless jugg'lug of amounts like $300,000 will do the game of baseball lots of "harm. The fnns don't care to look at a price list all they want Is a good strong llnc-up with real plajcrs In it. However, the plnjers will absorb all of the Ilnaticlal news, realize that the bosses are making money and modestly demand a boot in remuneration. This will cause a Hock of holdouts and a lot of trouble. In a little while baseball news will be printed on the linnuelnl pages. If this denl goes through somebody will be accused ot buying ii pennant. Well, if n club has the nerve to put up S300.00U It deserves some reward. But It Is hard to rcali7o that a bundle of kale like that will change hands. In the past the baseball magnate has not qualified ns a philanthropist. He never kicked In with the dough until the gun was placed at his head or he was backed Into a comer. 1'crhaps he has changed. f.V REGARD M b been oncratina yean, wondering cicry year if the ball park could he opened and then haic a chance to get a fortune for a player, alt ice can say is that somebody should have his head examined. Baseball Times Have Changed Vastly ALL of which is in striking contrast to the methods of fifteen years ago In bnsebnlt. Some of the greatest baseball machines ever assembled, nnd ones which could stack up with am of these financially acquired clubs, were put together for amaringh small slices of dough. Back in ll'OT, 1008 nnd 1010. when Frank Chance had one of the best clubs of all time, his team cost so little in the assembling thnt it was n negligible figure compared to the small salaries of that period in baseball's history. What Connie Mack did after his famous 1005 club had collapsed is almost too well known to repeat. What he did, in brief, was to go out and get such players ns L'ddle Collins, .lack Barry, Stuffy Mclnnis. Chief Bender, l'ddie 1'lauk, John Coombs and Frank Baker for mere songs nnd develop them himself. This is not the method used today. Now it appears that managers nre unable to develop players, except In rare instances. They purchnse the finished product rather than struggle with the raw material. This is in keeping with the times. The managers and owners want good players, and they want them quickly. They haven't the time, or think they haven't, to send their scouts into the hushes, grab a few hopefulN and wait for their development. Of course, scouting is still performed, but it usually happens that most of the men who come into the majors now and make good are the ones who have been developed In the minor leagues nnd who bring prices befoie tiny have ever bad on n mnjor lenguc uniform that would have startled the bnsih ill world of 1015 off Its feet. This reckless expenditure of money for plnyers will soon have the effect of weakening nil of the major league clubs, because they will all be forced to follow this lend, buy their players instead of developing them. And when the process of developing is halted even for a few years there is sure to be a season of lean years in baseball talent. XJLJITII the weakening of the clubs the popularity n of baseball n certain to lessen. Therefore some th.ng ought to he done to prevent such vast outlays of money for finished playcri, became it is a de structive and not a constructive policy. CoiVTloht. 1011, bv i'utillc Lntocr Co. weignr, nsienneii to tlie height of clui porous contenders for Jnhnnv ICilbine s title, nnd with his Hue came the fnl of Johnny Murray. Muuuv wa knorked out in the -.mmd muiid when Ii fi n e JikK SkoHv stooped the bout tinit s,. nnd nftn tin- start of tin mi. .ml round Muiray was on tin flnoi .it thi time Murray should not have been per mitted to have his corner when the sec ond session opened. lie had been drop ped twice for counts of nine in the first round and wa lying flat on his back, unconscious, when the bell rnne endlnc the period. Murrnv staggered to th center of the ring when the second round opened, nnd a scries of lefts and rights flattened him on the canvas when the referee Intervend. This knoekout scored over Murrnv came n n big surprise He was being puked by mnn critics as th" logical i"1" '" 'v ' an" in ll null" ll for ''lo tlt'"- Against Si iger, he was i-mn-; u'ng. showing to ndvnntuge through his '" verm, uion h- missed a siinrt "oft mnik aim zmie A light iippercnt aught him (lush on the chin. He biirelv got to his feet nt the en' I of nine, f'llhng against the ropes Selger then shot over hfts and nclils mil went down again, thi time absolutely out. but the hell snvei him for the knockout in the second Ned Fitzgerald, an Australian, showed remark ihle grit and v ige igninst Pitt Hirt'i'v, who was d"eiiil a winner bv the refine after the iud.fi hail ilisagrn I There was hnrillv Tin nloubt thnt I In lart'ev had won. Pit- geruld, besul. i being drnpnirl n the eighth, stiffercd n terrltte lacing, his left eye being complete lv closed. Another knoekotir insulted when Iteil Allen spilled George Sluirkey in the third. Scraps About Scrappers ,Fcie llnrmnn, th fli"hv lttt fhtrnifn lm rirnwlnht wli ftpoear In th h e'tv fn- ih !trt Mm In snore.' month tonkht w tt . Vllnnl A r ilh'n lli tnttl"s TCn k it I loo O Dnnnell if Olmir. sti - in the mnln I o it Iturnnn flulits e m rj mtnuto he Is In tht rtni; hut O Ponnll trm be n.lel up n It) mukn ts., Ch iiiman huitli I sifnt 1'oir Is after nil the leadlnc ml 1- den nt' He I' cippur at e'hest. r in I January 17 I In the semlwlnd-im at th" Natl mal to. n Lht A I Thimns'in forme- boxlns tinru I tor 'n the marine corps wlM meet Trinkl. riirk Th rest of the ruM in Clin t'ent l Mirtln JudBe Knot-knur Al Wieirner I lohnny Sheridan and Joe Dorsey vs Willie I Ii! er . I Ceorirle llnsnell has rerrvret from hie I'l "is an I I" ready t" d n tie ifloves onre PI r HerorUlTB OJ Tatitiu. U7i'inu ...a m t as'er .Ice Nelson anil .Jlmniv Vlenclr) f irnlh th nt 'in i I id s Th atie In c s.ti r on vunilAi nlirhi Itn He mont ami UIIIv p. - lilnetix In ire eml while the preliminaries i ,ntrort ,re nilh fl innon and Jon Tiundee of I'Mledelnntl J rsnKie iiurns in i nnir Y UllC VVnt ace of I'ti'lsdolphla I h-n I-wti and CTiarlh. I) -MAra ot Cres'er Jnhnnle nncirrt of rtendinir who has i e ,ri d irto-t. si o r Plnit Ih le and M'ck. v Ij-illn .f ill's ill l anxious to m nnSo ' with the best bom nt 11G-11S pounds A triple vclnd-up Is on the csrd at tho A...ntr rinm Tuesdav n irht They wilt all ho nf eitlu rounds The partlolpants are Ous Kranchetti v . i'hiiadeii.hiii i J..e Weliitur t Iourh In vi Io Btahl Carl Iterti vs He (KMj jtaher. Two six-round rrsllmlnai AUIII rry rtea m ttUO Ml ivaiiBu - - ,W. .JBmttt ....(.- -MTVlMfP""!: -t-lrCT.-------l-iwr-MgMI.illl'i --'i- ' " fi'i'cn i,u'irrrt,iixl!,wiliV l " u Jt' Jills jjeMeiltiKl u ,u I n i i ( iSPIiiT,'SMSSissssssssssslitW.j.alJ--.. - I . . 'sa EVENING JPUBLIO to St. Looie, a ball dub which has on the other side of the ledger for SENDS 10 EUROPE A!l-Philade!phia Girls Will Have Big Supply of Shin Guards, Too y SPICK HALL thousand miles is and a jear is Three Ions distance long time, but neither time nor distance has inv terrors for the intrepid member of the nll-Phllndelphla field hoekcv team. "Why. we run almost three thousand miles In a hocl.ev season," one member of the t am oxtimnttd. ' "n v.hy should we hesitate to send thnt far for som tl itu we need''" And what have thev sent for' Clcnted hockey shoes. Where? England. Amer ican sports manufacturers donJt have the regulation shoes, so the all-Phlla-delphlans scut nn emmlssary to Jnke f?rny. .Tako forwlth placed the order with a Hritish firm to supply the shoes which the ftirls will not use until nctt season, one year hence. The reason for this sudden yearning for cleated shoes developed on New- Year's Hay when the all-Philadelphia i i liven wns handed u masterful lacing I bv the Tourist tenm which recently re . lurnc il fiom nil invasion of Ihul.ind. . Tin. niicniiu da.v of the year, as some ire nble to remember, was not one con ducive to outdoor sports. Neveithelisc both elevens appeared on the battle ground in front of the clubhouse of the Philadelphia Cricket Club nt St. Mar tin's and after shty minutes of am phibiouF plav , the Tourists Innj amasu'd sit goals to all-Philadelphia s Ion" tally. That was n bitter blow to CapUitn Anne Townsend and her co stick wfukers. Thev immc ill ite y sought the ause anil it wasn t Hard to Unci. Here s how one of the athletes sized up the utistic trouncing: "Don't think we in trying to slip over an alibi on you." ild the fair diagncser, "but we could have put up a imii h better game had we been eipupped ns our opponents weie l've-ry one' of them wore shin guards ind all nf them had dented shoes. They could stand up and we couldn't, so we hive decide d to prepare for rain Ix fore the next shower. Their teamwork helped, too. "Another thin? tnnt we ll elo next, vear is to vvini si in guaidi Vou Just ought to see my" she hesitated, b'lished becomingly but i.ianiigeil to i continue "well, you know. Anywav, you ought to sec them. 'I hey are alii b'uck and blue y'et fiom the whacks we absorbed in that game. If we had had sliingiiards that wouldn't have Imp- iw.niw 'I 111 esseneil our nine inn . I- fee tivi'iiess, too, for you see after yoi lmv" been lit a lew times on t in shin' With n hockey stick you aren't Olllto so keen to Ily Into a si rininnue when your opponents ure well protected. "Yis, that mtiel was awful, and wo got more of it than the Tourists, be cause we were on the sroiinel more. It was so bud that it took an awfu ly 'oug time to get it off Anil the blue k anel blue minks weie so li ndc and blue that some- of the gnls thought the mud was btlll theic, and kept sciubbing away until theic wasn t much bars left on the' shins "No, It wasn't funny nt all, so don't laugh. Never again without bhln guards." And she uipuiteu. walil.ng with n sight double limp and a hospital gltilin in her eye. Gould Defeats Moss in Exhibition Jay Clou d wor d s chimplon of court ten nt and open ihaniplon of America played nn exhibition match at the Philadelphia Hiniu t Club tsltrday with Joe Moss, one of tho ouncer and most promising iirofea slonals In this city, Oould winning, S to 1, glvlnif ilom IB, M HOCKEY SHOES LEDGEK - aitADBLMftA; ISATDBDAT, WELL, THEY CAN PUT SOMETHING IN IT OVER THERE AIN'T IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELIN'? NEED LA W AGAINST AHCN TOO HW6 MMTC4 To MAKE Al. TOAinl AMD HiV6 To' HIAIK IS BLOCK TO DO IT 7 "AMD 0 LOOK ttACr And vJcmdcr ip You vOUGMT To ReTURM Coach Orion's Hockoyists Face Strong Sextot in Debut at Ice Palace Tonight IVnn m. Nlrhol i Illrmlrlli mi . IlurRffn Mnrcin Huntlnrtnn ... Sm.irt Three 13 Kimi-iih . . rlitlit nine . . . 'rlnrle cntrr Dull .... left ulng Nmlth rnTpr Mnrrnr point Jtttrrnn coal lErfir?fwTnlin T)lnf Tlmp intnutn prrlodn. After more than n month of prepara tion I'onn will make Us first public ice hccKev appearance of the season nt the Ice Palace tonight when the well I.nown St. Nicholas team, of New York, oppoe the Ucd nnd nine. Vhile. not very much Is known about the clasi of the Penif team. Coach Orton ha a few stai under him that nre expected to dewlap into renl player before the nd of the season. No eny opponent was named for the rolle-.ians to meet in their first start. St N'lelio las has one of the best club tennis in the East. It Is composed of foiiner col lege stars. Murray, nt point, looks like the star of the Penn cast. He is a Candlan prod uct, having leariud his early hoekcv nt Bioekville. Out. '1 his boy hns been nlaying on llic senilis nil year as i oaen Orton wanted him to get the iipeenrv v ork nnd kept him battling the var sity. Pringle, center nnd captnin. Is nu other Canadian lmv who play id the icatno before entering Penn. .Smith, i over point, is one of the few St. Paul's fchool boys nt Penn. Smith, at Paul's School, was a lirst-string sub stitute. KearnR. right wing, is fiom Toronto nnd like Mutrnv nnd Pringle. plnvul the game in the dominion betoie entring the lied nnd Itlue. Miner. Shupe nn 1 Cooke played on the Cleveland I'ni vcrsity School hockey team for a num ber of seasons. Icicles Tertv men now hie" 1:Mii 1 "hi W imlpr. r PM iclolphli'i amit'ur tp""i "I it n, r u J M one rnunth aug tlila r ill was rum-iM for the purpofo of fostor ns anil dnie o:in Hmmcur apecu riiiioiB .m huh iirr.. i-ioro wrr. nrtfsn mcmneis riioo tjf cm, i..n woiklnc out every night (vt the Ien 1'ilacc ?AJ?'T .H?1.1?'. 'w. .w'',k".e1Ft to have trnn team to eend aralnst .Ntw York in the Intercity races. Ilenny O'Slrkey. former netlonal amateur champion, now U wearine a Wanderers unl form and as soon as his amiteur status l do tied ho will compete for this club. The most Important rnme ot the Ph'liclel phla i Hockey Leicue season will lc plied til. itternnon nt th I I ' c wh n thrni, and Philadelphia Crlckel f I ih terns clash HMh teams now aro tied for tie leal with Tl-rin victories ana no uoioim n m Insr ratro of tho . rwinn thf-w teim. Uttl. 1 in extra rerion l tu-i umn cc CltiftluT Cllr heM lt flrvt era. t e .,1.1 nii i nlncA meeting Toronto eirK thin iwek i ap'aln Hill has mo nanus for is xt week nno on Tuesday nleht aealnse rrln'etnn unl th otl-or anlnst Hi at n in the oivnimr satno of the L'nlted Miitta Amatiur 11 kiv Vssiclatlon A ulrl' lee licnlier lencue Irr I'hllade pt, In the maklnif. l'hllade'ph a and Men m rlikct hve teams ( ynwid has nrnHnei umh r tho leadership of Mis Itov i I i f m ind unother suburban club Is I elntr funi ej Harness Happenings earoljn Cox, by Ouv Axiiorttn tho In ii flll which srored S'lP1! at Uelmont trirK 'list fall. Is touted as a great threu-,ear id for this year. nnrton Pardeo. of At'nntlo Clti mil $22."l for the woanllne Moruan Prln n n by I ,u Prlneeton Jul, out of EmImi v .' ni)Vi , a roally bred one. It Is expected that the former Iwii pacer tunn 3 03 first rac d nn the lo-nl . id wiu will prme betti thnn a 2 00 n rr ,n. r this yenr. Had she leen kept In nnhi n si i woud havn nhaded It lust year 'I mmy .vfurphy will train and race her durlni; ili.i Joseph Colloday has a trio of proeettve ' ,"i,,ml , f To! ''f, hV pTicners on ill' jnw hi iiiiow i,- e lino cami'ii.111 iiuriMirr 1 '4 . .. ten aeerinfl lime nllnnn.i id. lei?r nnd should proie pritty 'fair In h elnis liena a7uii. r" "." ' "'. r """ miim nrn In lino shipe and shoj d devuUp arly specu Tho new Union. Tro-tlmr Association will rot lnsue timers' Ih enset this or tut will hull the Judses rraponslblo for mrre t mn. Ine nna nf the most Imimrtnnt th tors in a luclces' stand and so often u n'.tcu 1 Dr I U Iteed of drafton I'l owner of the s-reat trotter Jim Mark 2 'HJ Is con siderlrR tho advlsatilllty of shlftinit him to ll o paco fir tl e comliiB races A W Atklnmm of Merchantvllle ; J , had the misfortune to h osa by d ith sev ejl vnluihe hackney harness hnrsi i 'nst 1ST Ha has purchased In nnelanl for thi romlnif exhlblttons the Iteldliiic llrashtlold Wutlnel, bred at llomney. Fteadlna Fair Association will haee s-sl well hred I oun horses In the colt classe- this ear Hurry uuuuhhu, mhv i. .. .-.in im ,,, slil , rami h' rses has n n unh. i f ihn vouiKtsters at the Headlus' trios wh i the will be broken und Josscil Itit ui spline form Tho Delaware relnsman Oiorun Sdtlnrfleld, Is wlnterln- a strong- stable of prmpectlve campaluners In Ulck March, 2 1BV Dl reitoi I trial 2!l5 Tin L wlo. S.20!4 .Mary March. Cochato Ilelle, rrelma nd Athluntls, all well bred puccrs. PQnuEAM OPENS AGAINST ST IKS AUU Tbej CaLf rsiEARur V TUG STAJTI6H roo REMCMBHIt THAT VOHILE CHAWvSiMG VaUR cuoTnGi yoU FOUCOT TO TRANSFER your and 5ud0cmlv You Pot YoUR HAMt)S IWTo TbejR rbCKETi A DISCOVER A MACF VOLUAR YoJ HAD PUT TriERe vSOMS TlM A30 AuD .HAD fgg FORGOTTM ALL. AeoejT - IT- 3fi. rw pecLirsr ; ?w m sK p,ju GOOD SOCCER KICKER MAINTAINS BALANCE Instep, Not Toe, Should Be Used if Results Are to Be Obtained Forwards Use Side of Foot to Great Extent Art of Snapping By DOUGLAS STEWAHT ('(null (if the I nlvtrHltv of IVnnulvnnln Soc cer l.lnui. Inttrrollrrlnlc Cli iniplon. Till bareness of the kick and the ao rurnev of the pans of n good player In a boceer (,'nmc always has been a Fouiee of wonderment to the average spectator. Tho difference between a good player and the nveiagc player is very marked, the good player alwayx bending the ball just where and how he wants it to go and nt all times pre set vlng a perfect balance, while the nveiagc player is always trying to send the bnll how and where he wnntH it to go, but seldom succeeds for the simple leason thnt lie kicks the ball with his toe and not with his foot. The good average p'nycr can kick with cither toe. but lias not real control over the hall. lit ennnnt, as he desires, nend the ball along the ground or raise it just over the heads of his opponents on a long kick ; or, on n short kick, just tip it over the head or heads of his op ponents, but sends the ball up in the air with disastrous results If the vviud is against him, nnd generally Is bo un balanced thnt he frequently falls in milking the kick or is so slow in re covering his balance that nn opponent by a very gentle touch tan put him out of play. The reason why the avtr iigi p'nyer has no control and becomes unbalanced Is because he is too far be hind the ball In kicking. Of course, unless he stands well behind the ball he cannot Mil: with his toe, the result being, particularly in a hard kick, that after he ha delivered the kick he has one foot In the air. his body is Rwung hiukwnid bevond the perpendicular nnd i his weight Is on the heel of the toot resting on the ground. His balance is most nreenrlcins. what there is of It iicing pieserved bv his head which is bent forward to an extent which pre vents him seeing what is going on In fiont of or to cither side of him. Kidi Willi Instep The proper wuy to kick tho bnll is with the instep, v.ith the toe pointing downward This can only be done by bringing the opposite foot nbieiist oi the ball. 'Ih actual position of the standing foot in rtlntiou to the ball L"V i.i 7i t it..:l..i iim iih. ni course, wiin iuu inuiviuuiii. Hnnie nlnvers lmilnc short legs. Others "n'c ?Z '"ih flhort feet and others with long feet. Ah a general proposition, however, if the standing foot Is so placed In re lntion to tho dead ball that tho con tinuation of a line nlong tho horizontal nils of the ball will pass just above nna buck of the big toe iolnt and ncioss the standing foot the raising of this foot on to the toes will etiable the other foot .. .n. ,1... t.n .t..i. ii in uutiif rlnnr of the i "" " ., . , ,,, ,i,i,ii nf ,e .gioumi mni 111.....1 .... ....-....- - - ltistei) to come in contact with the ball lit about its center. lllis IS uic lunuci- mentnl nrincui e oi Mcmng. aiiuie mc manv variations, but they are all based on this principle 'I'hete b' onlv one war to nenuiro the 'nrt of kicking the ball and that Is by 'il.n nlmer iittiiiL' th" niiniinlo into his head nnd then taking a bnll und going out bv hinisclT and piacticlng until he can kick the ball without driving the toe of the kicking foot into the ground. He will bnve many disappointments in his efforts nnd his ankle joints will probably ache, as will the muscles in the front of the foot, but by keeping nt it lie Will Ul'cover iuu eiciiiiuu ii-iiiiiuu of his stnnding foot to the ball and wonder at the ene with which he inn kick the ball nnd vet be peifcctlv bal anced, for, us the font goes through after the bnll his body will move for waul with It nnd when the foot comes to ground he just iitituinlly will diaw tin' standing foot fniwuid and himself in a fully bnluncvl position, It is better to prat tue lust swinging the fcut nnd leg from I be hip, then after he can kick freely from the hip try kicking only tnun the knees. After that lie enn practice' using the toe In ele vating the ball, th" nile being thnt the further the toe get under the ball th" hlcher the ball can be raised. After lulling that he cmii lick the dead ball any way he wants to be should prac tice kicking the live bull. It Is metssiirv, oi course, to keep the eyo on the ball until the foot comes in contact with it. After a while ho will find that he can kick the ball more or less automatical' v and while keeping his eyes on the ball will also he able to keen his mind on the plav and learn to know what to do with the bull when he gets It The would -he p'n.ver In practicing and learning to kick should not conflnc his efforts to kicking only with one toot. IJuvlug ncQiilrcd tho art of kicking the ball with the fiont of the foot, It Is necessary thnt the budding player should at quire the ability to kick with cither side of either foot The ability to kick with the outside or Inside of either foot Is very list fill in shoit nnd low passing to the side The iiillhnrltH have most use for the C.t.,,, no, I lonsl foe Ihn aides. The llftlf- hnntru lintO mill I, IILI, fnP lllO front ttnU Bides ot the feet, while tho forward uce tho sides of the feet mostly, only v''jAirtJABT 8, 1921 fyNO YOU HURRY ALONG WOKJDGRIM6 WHAT r Do ND feu HoPC To ROW INTO AN ACQUAINTANCE OH-H-H- BOY.'I! AlN T IT A "-. 1 I" GLOR- vol iiti-irv occasionally using tho front in making long passes and then they use what might be called the side fronts of the feet, because the part of the foot coming in contact with the ball Is neither tho front nor the side of tire foot, but a point between these two plnccs, par ticularly on the Insldu of the foot. Practice Makes Perfect The art of kicking the ball with the sides of the feet is comparatively easy to acquire after the fundamental princi ple is acquired. Practice is the first es sential antl through practice comes the knack of Imparting a sufficient amount of speed to the ball to carry it the re quired distance. It is not possible nor Is It desirable to give the (light of the ball In side passng any great degree of height. All the height that Is necessary is to enable the ball to completely clear the ground, when required. It takes less power to send the ball a given distance clear of the ground thnn it does to send the ball the same distance along the ground. It is easier to send a lateral pass clear of the ground with the outside of the foot thnn it I to do it with the inside of the foot for the reason thnt in using the outside It Is that part of the foot which really comprises the side of the instep. Generally also the pass from the side of the foot Is given from the knee down, nlthough in 6ome rases players passing with the inside of the foot put the power of the leg from the hip down into it. It is better, however, to nc quire the art of passing with the inside of the foot with the power coming only from the knee down. Kicks given with tho power coming only fiom the knee constitute what is commonly known ns snapping the ball because of the speed with which such n kitk can be made. There arc several ways of ncqnlrlng the art of -short side passing. One Is to stand sidevvlse to n board fence or bar llciule n short distance away and prac tice sending the ball to the fence with sufficient power to send it back ap proximately the distance of tho kicker from the fence. This has the advant age of keeping the kicker on his toes and moving about so as to bo In posi tion to snap tho ball back to the fenc without killing or steadying It. This will also teach him automatically to pass the ball slightly ahead. In one direction bo can ncqulro tho use of the outside of one foot nnd the Inside of the other foot. By reversing his direction he can bring the other sides of his feet into action. Other methods nre to pass nnd Inter pass to one with another playing walk ing or running nbreast, nnd for sevcra' players to stnnd in a square or a circle and pass to each other, first sending the hall in one direction and then re versing the direction. On Monday Mr. to trap the hall. Stewart will explain how Credell Wins Over McCloskey Mlko Credell, of Toledo, defeated Willi McLloskey In the eluht-round wind-up at t iambi in A C lai nluht. Credell welahi d 140 and MrCioskuy tipped tho scales at 14J In thi Bomlw nd-up i:ddle IteVolre. 17n, knocked out Tommy Thompson. 1H1 In the rojrth round The other bouts resulted In I.ltl 147 stopping Frank Smith In the third round Hurley llurke defeated Young Sharkey, whllo Willie McQovern beat Wlllli 1 crimson. Stops Welnert-Benedlct Bout Hiram., N y Jan. R Charlie Weln ert scored a victory over Al llenedlrt In the fourth round of a scheduled llttetn-round tout hero last nluht when tho referee stopped tho nEn, ,,, annrded the decision to Woln rt because of the continued refusal of Ilenedlct to break when oidered. l'mm thi start of tho Unlit Iltnedlct persisted In re fusing to obey the rtfiree's orders to break und In the third round the bojt was stopped Sports Served Short New ork, Al McCoy, former world's middleweight boxer, has been Indefinitely sus pended hy tho state Iloxlnu Commission for failure to appear at a scheduled bout. It Is understood he will appeal at a meeting of tho commission next Thursday. New York.InternntlnnAl .l.llnv .V.nm- Plonshlps will be held at Lake Placid on rebruary 111 ll and 12 Entries have been received from virtu&llv nil ih tAariinr. Ur.i ers In this country aisl Canada. Indianapolis Dayton O,, was awarded the next tournament of the Central States Ilo Una Association at Its nnnual meeting here, winning over Toledo which made u stroiij bid for tbe meet. The tournament Is scheduled to start December 27, 1021. J!!?,.i.TlX TI.n(?lr!,on7 l'olnt the usual gpod list of entries In the annual names of ine (ouin Atlantic Interoolmlin Atiitmi,. A .... n Man I. !., ----..--. .-...... .... th. Johns' Hopkins. Wfth IleS.m'. " m.'.Y' .V ... ,U... ..fit, ll.rH ,n ..A,. ..Hn.tnn .,. niary 20. e" " Uk1 placo on reb Cincinnati. .Unite,! n.... .-, ,. of Appeals reversed tho decree of the Unite., States District Court at Memphis In the ease of the Little Hock lllmll AsinHRtlon ii '.1,h'S. l."."y. 8mUl1 h p'aver versus M0h", '!, iMftr,ln Iolilent tho southern Baseball league and directed the court be low to dismiss the bill of complaint Ch'rtlffO Atmnt nf v. , m . Handicap was expected' today "at the annu'a'i ,i,n-hav,cLVvA",Jid iUn.lJ0 V!K ..Syg f0Ythi",vVentTd " ,ha M oon- Mr Glor- vul .sssssk. Jf StsB , "THROWING" GAMES Act of White Sox More a Crime Than Theft or Arson and If There's No Law One Should Be Passed Ily GKANTLANI) MCE fihost Wind of Winter Come, wind from out the far gray north, ana sing Your song once more of snowdrifts, deep and white; Come, with your old-time cheery roys tering And tell me stories of a wittier night. Where ice-bound eaves moan with a dull refrain . ,, Of whispering echoes, starting up dim feats, Or, in your sweep against the shaken pane, ... , lilow back old dreams across life vanished years. Come, iVorA 11'fncl, with your stories of the night, That reach the dreamer with each rushing blast; Sing oner again brave ballads of the fiont Or yet croon tender memories of the nnst - Come, with the long, gray evenings from the hill, And with your sweep, where bart limbs tosn and fret. Dreams from old years help us remem ber still. Or, where ice tcoufo not, help us to forget. Itlow back once more a vanished winter At early dunk, where in tho hearth's red glow A little dreamer, weary of his play. Looked to the golden years that he would Know Of fame to be in dim and far-off ways, Among the hosts and striving throngs of men, Then from the hearth of Life lost yes terdays. Blow back once more the world that ho knew then. Law, Crime nnd Sport TIIU ways of the law nnd the decrees of justice arc at times beyond under standing. We nre told that under the law It Is highly possible that no crime can be proved In the case of the Indicted White Sox players, even If they are found guilty of selllpg out ball games. The practice may not be Illegal, under the law, but for all that It Is a crime far beyond most of the things that ure pun ished by law. It is more of n crime than theft or arson, nnd If there Is no law thnt can reach such an act It Is nbout time such a lnvv was passed. The Value of I,uc!t FIRST of nil, there Is the luck of being In top form when the main moment arrives. No matter how intelligently or earn estly n man may train there nre certain days when he Is nt his best and certain dnvH when he Is far below his best. Those of you who still play some game know how this works tho wide shift In form for no particular reason within n few days. Then thero nre other features of luck, as to whether a punch gets through, whether a long drive is fair or foul, .VINTITt RESORTS sr.nnin:7K. nj. FLORIDA gs open Jan. 5t Hotel Clarendon and Cottages-SEABREEZE-R.R. Station Daytona Directly en tho Ocean and overlooking one of the finest beaches In the world, excellent 18-Holo Qclt Course, with Grass Greens, Sea Oath. Ing, FlBhlng, Tennis, Motoring, Horseback Riding, Trap-shooting', Turkish Rath, Itroltor's Ofllco. E. L. POTTER, President C. J. ROOT, Manager Booklet at 1180 Broadway, New York ST Al'OUSTINK. n.A. GOLF AT ST. AUGUSTINE HOTEL ALCAZAR Now Open PONCE DE LEON Novr Opsn FLORIDA'S IDEAL WINTER CLMATC WKST I-A1.M IIKACH. FLA. Hotel Salt Air JS," West Palm Beach. Strictly mod. throughout Eiy unsurpassed ocean bathing. Dooklst A rates on irollratlon. Straat ft Nfaas Props, Lake Court Apts, tVte for Inf. Palm He'- Onnr. Co. rAi'K rnn iiav. mass Cape Cod Bay Two Hotels for Sale or to Lease PATIT of the finest summer colony on Cape Cod Bay, 10 mllo bo low Plymouth It conalatH of nbeut 100 acres, with a mile of hnthlnc beach front, part of tho lam! laid out in 600 lots Assembly Hull, .Store Post-Oftlce. Lite Camp, Plastrud eo-l ronds nnd complete vvnter-svs-tem pure sprlnp; vvnter Klne Public Golf Llnka three-qunrtera of a mllo away, Whole property for sale nt a bar ociln price. Capo Cod will bo tho Mecoa for Pllirrlm visitors from all parts of tho world In 1921. Fcr detnlln or Interview apply to WILLIAM SHAW, Receiver 41 Mt. Vernon St., Boston, Man. AUflUHTA. fl. Hotel Bon AirSgffi ueugntiul lor a Winter Vacation Two full it-hole courses-ln splendid condition i.wikuich ruling ana an outdoor sports. C. O. TRU3SELL. Mtntltr HAVANNAll. QA. mm Ocvomvnoi At beautiful Savannah. Os tns paradlss for colftrt. motorists, fishermen, hunts men and tourists Fireproof Itooms without bath. 13 dar rooms with bath, l.'.BO day up. nnrss I, Alhea. Manager !IOiVKY MOUNT. N. o. RICKS HOTEL ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. nh m ir;v '"."'.."."" "p " . Hl.lUBIlUUI Avcom, Writs for Intormatton X, L. DLANI1, Prop, BOl), Al H 4. U, l'ound I'rrsldeat I whether n lonp putt drops or stays out whether a forehand smash hits the chalk ot just beyond tho chalk. When n man outclasses his opponent luck plays no leading role. Hut where two men nre well matched luck Is often thi' deciding factor. For example, It remains to bo seen whether Dcmpsey ncttmlly outclassn Willnrd to any such extent or whether lit wns n bit lucky to get over that dam aging wallop so quickly, luck that In this Instnnce wns atio nsslstcd by WII lard's stupid ovcrconlldcnco and self, upproval. We still have the feeling thnt with a decided mentnl adjustment Willnrd will be the most dangerous miin Dcmpsey can meet, nnd thnt he will have at least n fair chance to win. TF CONNin MACK finishes last J ngnln this season the Impression will soon get out that ho is slipping a trifle from the old days. AS A vivid dramn, "Seven Tears In the Cellar" has something even upon "Ten Nights In n Barroom." SB. II. "Babe" Ruth picked up his thirtieth home run on tho 10th of July. Cepurloht. lilt. All rlohli reserved. TEMPLE VS. VILLANOVA Local Five Will Meet Main Liners Here TonlQht Temple University anil Vlllnnova College nre down on tonight's bnkct ball schedule to meet nt the Second Reg iment JArmory, Broad nnd Diamond street, nnd In view of the fine records of both qnintcts n hard-fought contest is looked for. Conch Sllke Saxe. of Vlllanovn, an nounces that he will mnke changes In the line-up of the Muin Wncrs nntl will use either Mitchell or Connolly at center In place of Pickett, nnd Vise at gunrd instead of Loughlin. The Templo line-up Is perhaps the strongest In the history of tho North Broad street institution. The five has suffered but one defent, and that was Id the game with Pcuu n few weeks ngo. The team has been practicing all week nnd Is In excellent shape. Templo will line up with Schlpps nnd MacPeak nt forwards; Griffin, center, IIcr7og nnd Gray, guards. There will be dnucing nftcr the gnmc. Offered Army Appointment Baltimore. Jan. 8. "BUI" Wood star football and baseball player of Johns Hop kins University, has been ottered an ap polntment to the West l'olnt Military Acad emy. Ills father said ho had been nn proaihed on the subject and wa serlouilv considering It. Wood Is a medical student ot Hopkins and captain of tho football team Downey Outpoints George Chip Cleveland, Oil., Jan. B Ilrvnn Down of Cleveland outpointed Oeoree Chip, for mer mlddlewelBht champion. In t - m hout hero last nlcht. They aro middleweight! wiNTFtt rtrtnriTs! SB.WCFrK. Kf.A. i)to iuivfii. n.A. Daytona Beach Hotel Broad verandas fscs the Ocean. Thoroothlf modern. Culilne unexcelled. lUtM II 60 u 16 per day. American plan. PALATKA. BXA. OPEN ALL THE YEAB PUTNAM HOUSE rALATKA. TT.A. ATLANTIC CITY. N. 3, f ATLANTIC CITY.N J. At Tennessee Aye justoif the Boardwalk with 7each- Tront service and appoint ments at moderate rates Europeanola. eanpa, i.VrV 'estaurant attached under t eaunaerpei lersonat super vision of G. W. C7a dmany ATLANTIC CITY.N. J. ,1 ii AivAmflPican. Plaa Hotel i of DislmctioiVaiu. IlealCtomiort j riRUPROOP OARAOK. I 1 Let L. ..Vr,.k" lou "l ui Hums u im "Llty of Robust HealVk." Hotel Morton ml'iJR?. Ei? ,v,,5! " Carmrlty J. FleTslor. IVIVhtr Wsths. tie. Always npf. THE IDEAL FAMILY HOTEL , MICHIGAN Ave. NEAR DEACH I txcluslve Location Moderate RMej I.LUPILST TUUO. PHQPHItlv KAYMOUEtv" b Worlds Greatest Hotel Succest HUlEL'CONTlNtNiAL Always oi on, Always ready. Torms rooel srnti) I'honc) or wrlio M Walsh Duncsii; Westminster unlucky nve nr. brec , ",u,3lcr Hlev. to at: prlv batln. runnlni: water. C A. Kopp, Owner & I'rop. I.AKKVV OOlt. N, J. Laurel-iathePines UAKEWOOD.N.J. Siluated among tho Pines and overlooking Lako Carasaljo fw . rlni Grlir'-ItT-hole Golf Course. llorsebtckltldlrB. Moiorlnit Picturesque m 'l."lk'- Vlc rriviitrGsraxe Now h ectro-hydrothvrapy Hath system I'll N K i nii i 1 1-, Msnseer Branch OincoofGFO A HUHN & SONS alembora New YnrW Miwir L'v.ir.nire 'I I ONHON. 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