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liIEW TROHING RULES
ARE REVOLUTIONARY
Eligibility of Horses Will Depend
on Records Made by
Winners
Special to The Telegraph
New York, Feb. 12.—Rule changes,
revolutionary in character, were
adopted yesterday by the National
Trotting Association at its biennial
.-session. The changes go into effect at
once and every track in the United
States where honest racing is held
comes under the new rules.
The most important change made
in the rules is one which provides that
"in determining the eligibility of
horses to compete in public races only
the records made by the winners of
races shall be considered." Records
made in performances against time
and In public races by non-winners
shall not be considered, and bar to
eligibility to races. By the operation
of this rule a horse with a record of
2.10 may still start in the 2.30 class
if he has never won a race and sev
eral such horses are now in sight for
the campaign of 1914.
By another important change a
horse with a record is to be allowed
one second for each year raced in
which he fails to equal his record or
win a race. Still another change pro
vides that a horse with a record made
on a mile track shall be allowed four
seconds when entered in a race on a
half-mile track.
When a series of races are given for
one entrance fee and a portion of the
purse is given for each heat or race,
the winner of each heat or race ac
quires a record for which is to be con
sidered in determining eligibility to
compete in other races.
It seems to be the concensus of
opinion that this rule will virtually
put an end to the so-called "heat
dash" system of racing, which often
leaves the spectators in as much doubt
at the end as in the beginning of a
race respecting the relative merits of
the competing horses.
The A. T. A. rule, which permits
the starting of a horse suspended for
nonpayment of entrance fees was also
adopted. By this rule the secretary
of the N. T. A. is empowered to issue
a permit allowing such a horse to
compete in races, but providing that
15 per cent, of his gross winnings
ehall be withheld and applied to the
payment of the old entrance fee. When
a horse obtains a record in a race in
which the purse is not paid a record
BO made will be canceled.
MANY BOWLERS ENTER
FOR A 810 TOURNAMENT
Special to The Telegraph
New York, Feb. 12. —According to
the latest estimates, more than 1,200
bowlers from all parts of the country
■will toe the foul line in the tourna
ment of the National Bowling Asso
ciation for the five-men, two-men,
singles and all around American
championships at Atlantic City, N. J.,
April 8 to 29. Major M. W. Gage, the
national secretary who will manage
the running of the big event, estimates
that three hundred five-men teams
will enter, one hundred coming from
New York and Brooklyn where enthu
siasm runs high. Easter season at
•the world famous seashore resort has
its attractions.
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THURSDAY EVENING,
FIVE ASPIRANTS FOR THE MIDDL
Five men now stand out promi
nently in the contest for the middle
weight championship of the United
States. One of them may develop
within this year and then there will
be a champion in a class which has
had none for years.
These are the candidates:
George Chip (whose real name is
Chipulonis), born in Scranton August
25, 1888.
Jimmy Clabby, born in Norwich,
Conn., July 14, 1890.
Eddie McGoorty, born in OshKosh,
Wis., July 31. 1889.
Mike Giljbons, born in St. Paul,
July 20, 1888.
Leo Houck, born in Lancaster, Pa.,
November 4, 1889.
They are virtually all of the. same
age and weight. The eldest is Mike
Gibbons, who is within a few months
of twenty-six, and the youngest Is
Clabby, who is within a few months
of twenty-four years.
If twenty-round fights could be
given in Wisconsin, Massachusetts,
and New York, where most matches
are made these days, it would not
take long to develop a champion from
these sturdy boys. But few sporting
men are inclined to consider seriously
the no-decision ten-round contests,
TENNIS STARS DIFFER
AS TO RULE CHANGES
San Francisco, Cal., Feb.. :2—Maur
ico McLoughlin, tennis Qjiampion of
America, does not agree with Anth
ony Wilding, of Australia, champion
of the world, that the game could be
bettered by amending the rules so that
only one service stroke should be per
mitted for each play. Wilding recent
ly made such a suggestion and it was
first called to MoLoughlin's attention
ysterday.
Wilding believes the change would
make the game faster and all of the
history of its development has been
along the lines of speed. McLoughlin
thinks the opposite.
WILL REPEAT PLAY'S
AT SANDY HOLLOW
■ The l-'nion Deposit grammar school,
taught by H. W. Mummer, will repeat
I the following plays in Sandy Hollow
I .school building on Saturday evening,
| February 14, to begin at 7 o'clock:
: "The Sightseeing Car," "Dr. Cure-All"
and "The Nigger-Night School."
which the Now York and Wisconsin
laws permit, and the twelve-round
contests customary in Boston.
Chip, who fought with indifferent
success for several years, has come to
the top within the past few months.
His two victories over Frank Klaus,
the tough middleweight of Pittsburgh,
showed he was as good as the other
men in the class, for Klaus has beaten
some of the best men in the world.
In tho illustration of Klaus he is
shown completing a shift His left
hand is to be brought up in a power
h"ok to t ' le b °dy of his opponent.
" he blow is somewhat like that which
made Stanley Ketchel famous. Klaus
has used it to good effect in many
bouts.
Jimmy Clabby's ability is known.
He is one of the cleverest boxers in
the country, but for some reason he
has not been pushed ahead. Though
he has beaten Mike Gibbons, St. Paul's
clever middleweight, he has not been
given the credit the victory war
ranted.
McGoorty, now in Australia, is one
of the toughest men in the busineas
He has a wonderful left hand, which
has knocked out many opponents.
Alike Gibbons, who fought him in New
ork several months ago, was very
President George Graham
Favors Salary Changes
Individual Limit Will Be Eliminated When Tri-State Meets
in Philadelphia Next Week
It is a certainty that the individual
salary limit in the Tri-State will bo
eliminated at the meeting to be held
in Philadelphia next Wednesday.
Heretofore it has been against the
rules of the organization for any in
dividual player to receive more than
$l5O per month salary, principally
because "Charley" Carpenter, the de
posed president, was opposed to the
abolition of the limit.
With George Graham as president
of the league, however, there seems
to be a probability of the Tri-State
coming into its own in more ways
than one.
Graham favors the abolition of the
individual salary limit. Every man
ager thus far signed by the clubs in
the fold will vote for the discontinu-
SrORTING BITS
Both major leagues yesterday re
fused to exempt the class A leagues
from draft, but agrfced to allow play l
ers drafted to finish out tho season.
Four Phillies, Burns, Becker, Rixey
and Gaddy, signed contracts yesterday.
The Enola Young Men's Christian
Association bowlers won from the
Enola Athletic Club last night; mar
gin. 104 pins.
The Koodoos were defeated by the
Grimes Barbers in a bowling contest
last night; margin, 53 pins.
In a fast basketball game at Car
lisle the Company G team defeated the
All-Collegians from Conway Hall;
score, 12 to 10.
Frank Chance would like to land
Johnny Evers for the New York
Americans.
In the interclass'series at Tech high
school the Juniors yesterday won from
the Freshmen; score, 48 to 20.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
careful to keep awaj- from it.
Gibbons, who is now matched with
Packie T.lcFarland, Is suspected of
being a little yellow. He lights l!ke
a champion against a man without a
punch, but he falls to show much
ance of this clause in the ru!e3. So
it is pretty sure to go. There is some
agitation for the abolishment of the
monthly club limit, also, but there is
very little possibility of this. The
SI,BOO monthly limit, however, may
be raised to $2,000 for the coming
season.
The abolishment of the individual
limit, however, will mean much to
the league for it will open up a big
ger future for the youths who break
into the game, professionally, through
the medium of the Tri-State. in that
they will not be handicapped in being
forced to work for less than they, in
reality, deßerve. Dropping the rule,
too, allow managers a little wider
range in the selection of playing ma
terial.
Notice was giver, yesterday that all
students taking post-graduate courses
In the Philadelphia high schools would
be barred from athletics in the future.
This will break up several crack bas
ketball .and track teams in that city.
The Market Street Athletic Club five
defeated the Webster Grammar five
no the Tech floor last night; score,
21 to 7.
The Musical League winners last
night were the Fa team, defeating
the Re's, margin 2fi pins, and thfa
Do's winning from the Mi's, margin
4 8 pins.
New Cumberland defeated the
Holtzman team at duckplns last night;
margin, 39 pins.
In the Pennsylvania Railroad Young
Men's Christian Association, bowling
league series the Bears last night won
from the Wolves; margin, 5 pins.
against one who can hurt him. Hta
contest with McGoorty was a very
great disappointment to those who
thought he was a world beater. He
has far more cleverness than most
other men in the ring to-day, and he
carries a hard left hook and a power
ful straight right. Qn paper he looks
like the best middleweight in the ring
But if he really fetas punishment it
is unlikely that he will ever be a
champion.
Leo Houck is one of the toughest
customers ever turned out, and many
hard fighting men have come out of
the six-round bouts of that city. He
has whipped most of the men he has
met, and it is likely he would make a
good long-distance fighter. He is
scheduled to open liis western engage
ments February 23.
California is now the only place
where championship bouts may be
staged, but most of these middle
weights have failed to make them
selves good drawing cards in either
Los Angeles or San Francisco. Most
of their lighting has been done in the
middle west, where the bouts are
short and ihe purses smali.
XKWPORT BASK,HALL PANS
WILL MKET TO-NIGHT
Newport, Pa., Feb. 12.—Baseball is
to be a popular sport again this sum
mer tic Newport and the local fans
will be given an opportunity to fix the
standard of the game at a meeting to
J>o heid tc-ntght in Calumet Hall.
Everybody interested in the game
has been Invited to attend tn.s meet
ing Prominent citizens pnxious to
boost the came ha'e promised their
support.
TECH LOST AOAiy;
LEBANON TOO FAST
A crippled team ar.d A- A. U. rules
were responsible for Tech's defeat at
Lebanon last night by the Lebanon
High five; score, 2 8 to 22. Beck and
Tittle were unable to go with the team.
Tech weakened near the close of the
second half, allowing Lebanon to get
a big lead. Emanuel was Tech's star.
Leigh find Haduow did good work for
Lebanon.
AMUSEMENTS
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FEBRUARY 12,1914.
Evers Was Rescued
By National League;
Will Go to Boston
Nek York, Feb. 12.—The National
League as a body came to the rescue
yesterday of Johnny Evers, the de
throned manager of the Chicago Cubs.
They also told Murphy that with the
Federal League bosses right around
the corner that he had not done the
right thing by Evers and that they,
the National League, would take care
of one of the best players and man
agers in the ranks.
The result was that the league guar
anteed to Evers his combined salary
as player and manager amounting to
SIO,OOO for the next four years, which
is the life of his contract with the Chi
cago team.
Then Evers, figuratively speaking,
was put on the block and was bid in
by James Gaffney, of the Boston team,
who agreed to pay Evers SIO,OOO a
year and to give Murphy Sweeney and
Purdue. Neither Gaffney nor Evers
would say that any bonus went with
the deal, but- as Evers said that Mr.
Gaffney's offer was very liattering, it
is presumed that Johnny, who held
the whip hand, is to receive a nice
little present above his salary. But
Evers claims he is not satisfied to go
to Boston as Murphy will receive two
players in his plac'e.
Evers' case was taken up by the
board of directors of the League, who
would have probably held the matter
under advisement had not the other
three club owners taken a hand In the
matter which had been urged upon
them by President Tener. Evers ap
peared before the board and. told of
his grievances, saying that Murphy
had played fast and loose with him.
Murphy then presented his side, show
ing the letter which Evers wrote and
which he claimed was equivalent to
a resignation. The contract with
Evers was also exhibited.
Barney Dreyfus brought the matter
to a head by asking Murphy if he had
given Evers the necessary ten days'
notice of his release. Mr. Murphy ad
mitted that he had overlooked that
little matter. Then it was that the
league magnates declared the whole
business was badly mixed, and stepped
in by agreeing that the league should
guarantee Evers his full salary and
take it out on Murphy afterwards.
Man of the Hour
Is Governor Tener
New York, Feb. 12. —With a dis
tinct decision over Murphy in the ver
bal bout before the National League
to his credit, Evers last night declared
that Governor John K. Tener had
been the man of the hour. Continu
ing Evers said, "He told me that I
would get justice, and thus far T have,
but I want Murphy to pay for his
treatment of me. It was some satis
faction to see Murphy sho\yn up, but
I want more. The Federal League has
practically recognized me as a free
agent, and I can have $15,000 at once
and possibly $25,000 for signing.
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Tinker Is on the way he to induce
me to be his side partner again, and
I haven't any objection to that, 1
think '.Tim' Gaffney is one of the
gamest men I ever met. He offered
me the same salary to play with Bop
ton that 1 was getting with Murphy as
player and manager. But why should
I be used by the National League in
a trade that will help Murphy?"
On the authority of Clark Griffith
there Is a concerted action on the pari
of Ban Johnson and President Tenet
to go after Murphy. Just what the\
will do to him is food for thought. But
if Murphy is not retired from baseball
it is expected that they will be able
to pull up the check rein very tight
and prevent the repetition of th<
many ructions stirred up by the Chi
cago man.
SENATORS WERE WINNERS
In one of the closest games of the
season the Senators last night defeated
the Cardinals in the Pennsylvania
Railroad Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation series; score, 26 to 20. The
score was tie until near the close of
the game. Tn a second game the
Pirates won from the Athletics; score.
13 to 11.
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