10 OPENING GAT IE OF CENTRAL PENNA. CAGE LEAGUE TO-NIGHT; TERRY McGOVERN DIES PENN TO REFORM IN ATHLETICS Dean MeGlellan Wants All Men to Train i Wants More Ground Enough reereatlon fields with ath letic facilities for every student, elimi nation of training tables and training houses and the holding of intercol legiate boat races within term time are some of the changes whleh the war will force upon the eoilege world In the opinion of Dean William Me- Glellan, chairman of the University of Pennsylvania's Atliletle Council. Of particular Interest Is Dean McClellan's declaration that a "city university,' 1 sueh as Pennsylvania Is, owes It to its students to supply them with suffici ent recreation ground, even If to do so It has to obtain the needed spaee In the country where It could supply the sort of facilities usually found only In eonneetlon with a first-class coun try club, In discussing the situation before leaving for New York, Dean MeGlellan amplified his Ideas as fol lows! "The war has taught the eellege world many athletle lessons-. It lias also given us some hard problems to ■oivo. In the early days of our war preparations 100 many fine fellows wore rejected because of physical de feats which could have been prevent ed. Tho draft merely accentuated this condition, It was evident enough that tho American college had de veloped the brains of Its students, but it had not done as well with their bodies. Then came the cantonments and with them opportunity to show what men of vision could do to utilize athletics In the development of America's fighting machine. Mass athletics came over night. It was shown that a whole camp could be or ganised su that every man could have his fun and make his athletics a di rect contribution to hlB soldierly de velopment. No man was neglected. There were no bleacherites because every man was a participant. Need of More <! remit! "These former students are now coming back to complete their educa tions, but they will not tolerate the lack of vision with which so many of our colleges endeavor to crowd all their students Into one little field for their recreation. They will still want Intercollegiate competition, but they will also demand that the student spectators shall likewise be athletes. I think that some of the changes they will demand may bo included In the following: "(1) Every student to choose some form of outdoor athletics In which he can compete with his fellows so that all may grow physically and morally. "(2) Ample facilities to bo provided by the college so that each may play his chesen game. Tills means a suf ficient number of fields so that several footbal teams may piny at one time. If necessary, with additional space for baseball, soccer, track, tennis, rowing, golf, etc. "(3) Every 'Varsity team In some way to be picked from many teams which may still bo allowed to play throughout tho season. Wo must do away with the system which discards nt the very beginning of tho playing season all but the picked few who con survive. Training and competition must bo continued for tho entire squad. "(4) Training houses and training . /taoles must go. They are tho clearest evidence of a professional spirit. In proportion as they are emphasized the college athlete becomes less of the student. To say that he requires a special food, better than his fellow students, because ho Is an athlete lends to absurdltw. To take tho ath lete out of his dally life us a student, house him separately, force him to go to bed every night ut a definite hour, develops in him no qualities of self discipline whatever. If he won't do this as an individual out of loyalty to his university and a ttenso of honor he would better fail. "All this puts a very grave problem up to the big city university which lias not on its campus acres and acres of ground whleh it can occupy at lit tle cost and without being disturbed by interfering neighbors. I boliove the big city university will bo forced to adopt something In the nature of a country club plan. No university has a right to gather se oral thousand students together, many of whom wish to play golf, tennis and other sports requiring considerable ground unless It provides facilities for them." Would Purge Rowing of Evils At its last meeting Pennsylvania's Athletic Council went on record us declaring that rowing should be re vived with the understanding that nil boat races and regattas should be held within term time. This would nuto maticallv eliminate Pennsylvania's competition In a Poughkeepsio regatta held after commencement duy. Dis cussing this action. Dr. MeGlellan said: , i "Rowing has always been one of our cleanest sports, but the former method, of conducting the Poughkeepsie re gatta catered to the professional In stinct. The crews went to their boat houses from two to three weeks In nd vace of the races, which were held some times as late as the first week in July. All the college students had gone home, so that there could be lit tle collegiate interest. The expense was very great. To me It lias always seemed strange that our college crews could go to Cambridge, Luke Carnegie, the Schuylkill or Annapolis and row Important races tho day after their arrival, yet feel the need of several weeks of preparatory training at Poughkeepsie. .... ', "If a great Intercollegiate regatta Is to be held annually It should he on a course where it can be held at any time and without watting for particu lar weather or tides, and where the cost to each university would be re duced to the minimum. As long as this Is not done only those universi ties with large funds can foster row ing. Adoption of the simplified plan ■will cut rowing costs in two. It will also make it possible for many minor colleges, where a crew Is now finan cially prohibitive, to enjoy rowing. Perhaps this could be done with a re gatta like tho English Ilenley, extend ing over three or four days of racing, with elimination races and a final heat Rowing wouldn't suffer in any respect if to do this the regatta dis tance should ho shortened to two miles or less." Accounting Defeats Purchasing Last Night The Purchasing Department of the Central Iron and Steel League was trounced last night by the Account ing Department on the Leonard al leys. The score: ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT Grlsßlnger .. .. 205 108 125 438 Kaston 124 157 152- 433 Sheesley •• I®' I®' I®® 489 Hare 128 113 113— 354 Black ' j 7BB 747 ~ 464 Totals 779 669 700 — 2148 PURCHASING DEPARTMENT l4O 144 136 419 Snyder 728 127 129 ~ 381 . stlteler I® 7 160 737 478 Meyer 778 719 707 388 Stauffer 782 725 767 474 Totals 699 665 663—2027 The present standing of tho clubs ' Won. Lost. Pet. ..with 16 11 .693 .....OS Dept 14 13 .618 Accounting 13 14 .481 Purchasing .. •> 11 16 .407 EVENING PLAN BOAT SHOW FOR THE SPRING Association Will Get Views of Manufacturers on the Subject Although the ilate for holding a National Motor Boat felioW tnajf have to he advanced well Into the Boring, It • possible that ft huge exhibition of yachts, motors, and other marine equipment may be seen in New York City In 101H, At a fully attended meeting of .the executive committee of the National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers held recent* ly, the question of holding a show was the chief topic under discussion. With priorities on materials being rapidly lifted, and with increased evidence at hand of a largo volume of new bulsness, a review of the situ ation showed that If conditions were found to be favorable, a peacetime show might be held. While the build ers present at the meeting were rep resentative of the industry from all parts of the country, an expression of opinion will be sought from all members of the National Association, and a dcllnlto decision will then bo made by the exocutivo committee at an early dato. , Henry R. Hutphen Is president of the National Association, whilo John J. Amory, who retired from the pres idency after fourteen years of con tinuous service In that capacity since the organization of the asoclatlon In 1904, is now llrst vice-president and chairman of the exhibition commit tee. At'a testimonial dlnnor given to ex-President Amory by the members of tho exocutivo committee at tho Engineers' Club Thursday evening, ho was presented with a sllvor tablo set by his associates on the commit too In remembrance of Ills untiring devotion In tho affinlrs of tho asso ciation throughout Ills many long years In olllce at the head of that organization. MONTANA STEPS INTO DRY HIST Helena, Alont., Jan. I.—Montana's stato-wido prohibition law went Into effect last midnight. Officials every where are pledged to enforcement. Liquor dealers generally had sold out l their stocks before midnight. Re vi Gw.jQf.-Tb® Yggx.Tr. SB VI>W UP 3%M* ArlX : I C / (W A . a r : H °/IU •MIMFCWE* „ . 6LT . EI> / V*> \MTUVWE? — HK INTO"'EFFECT ~ JJ FOCD 50 JI A TTS. MV ' - S'!'^-^- —-?- 1 FVEEX%U "■" - SV^ / FFLI <3 I \ ®E LAUNCH QY MERCHANT 4§NaSEr ,-T f TVJIT ffri sg> / 1 ./P* .Jrx*'* *"* CK * Fr M ° N TuE ot: < h^a* 5 f —\ m pfe We m| \ jsry ( ■HR J®UI:HES INVIE-I-1 —. J; R< TM*. J/RP&YS\ MAUES E&I*TBS V J J% T "', ,SSTWEEN ~" 4 " A I ANT ' L I \VV ERUVCOPE IPON-T TOUCH / EIL > WWE*TTG*TB% <| I WS HMC VMEKTLCTKS A-^°3 ' T BFT.EWEF2S .N,*^ BUT TUBN WENS MOT TMIT 6 I WO\AJ T* 1 K^SDI CAM CET4 "CUE. OUT> JREC'Y OF TWB M* Al_l_ SNOODLES His Heart Was in the Right Place—lf His Brush Wasn't -> By H urtgerjord ' \-TMT w* A J _ < I; ; ffteTTT' /T) 7 SGcecrtoisj jiff*'' ; (9(9 Chicago Fans Cheerful Over 1919 Prospects New York, Jan, 1, —Chicago fans are already speculating on tho pen nant chances of the Sox and Cubs for 1918. With the war chucked Into tho discard, baseball Is bound to comb hack Into Its own, nnd In tho Windy City tho vision of star players re turning to tho Rowland and Mitchell clans Is kooplng tho stoveleugua tire aglow. Tho champion Cubs, though they wore whipped by the Rod Sox In tho Inst world's series, will bo augmented for the 1919 season by the return of •several players, chiefly Grover Cleve land Alexander, whoso pitching wing will add many a victory to the Cubs' string during the coming season that they had to do without last year. So Cub fans are excultant. All of the rest of Fred Mitchell's stars Will be back In tho harness. HASJMSBORG TEIEGTtXPH Tyler, Gaughn, Klllofer, Hollocher, Morkle, Paskort, Hondrix, Douglas, Pick, Deal, Woytman, Zclders, Mann, Flack and Barber will bo available), nnd slnco Mitchell lias Dt'oven his ability to knit a ball club togothor the Nortliuidors nro making predic tions tha} tho Cubs stand a good chance to repeat, which they do. The loyal Comiskeyltes, In the Stockyard#' district, are also enjoy ing vision* of a comeback on the part of the White Hose. Jackson, Faber and Felsch aro expected to he back ij' the harness ugain. Also Eddie Covins and all of the 1917 world's champions whose presence in the lineup made the winning of a world's championship possible. In addition, the Sox have some young sters under cover who are expected to develop into useful cogs for the Rowland tfoum roller. Chicago cer tainly hai "ittie to worry about in a baseball t • #/. New York Nationals to Follow Americans' Lead in Training in Florida By Associated Press New York, Jan. I.—With tho an nouncement ybsterduy that tho New York American baseball team will train In Florida this spring, Instead of Macon, Ga., It was learned here to-day that the New York Nationals also are considering changing their spring training quarters from Mar lin Springs, Texas.'to some place In Florida. The high cost of training at Marlin Springs and prohibitive rail ioad rates are said to have caused the Nationals to consider the change. New Cigar Factory Is Opened in This City Today The San • Telmo Cigar Manufac turing Company, with main offices and plants in Detroit, Mich., opened to-day a new branch factory at the corner of Tenth and Hemlock streets. This Company has a series of plants operating In Ohio, Pennsyl vania and Now Jersey and confines its activities entirely to contract work for largo dealers. Its special ty is a londres cigar, which Is the ordinary long shape and easily manufactured. In Its new plant hero the company will employ in tho neighborhood of 100 peoplo and have facilities to Increase this num ber when the demand for Its prod uct Increases. Tho jurgo three-story hric.k structure which the local factory Is occupying has been remodeled und all the latest appliances known to the tobacco trade that guarantee the maximum of sanitation, light and ventilation have been Installed. This plant will bo knoivn as Plant No. 10. The company has other plants at York, Hanover and other nearby points and bus chosen Har risburg for a new branch, due to the excellent transportation facilities found here. I. N. Ansel, a local man, has been appointed branch manager and will have his offices at the Tenth street plant. The building to-day was open for inspection by the local pub lic. Work will be begun to-morrow and shipments will begin immedi ately. JANUARY 1., 19-19. OPENING GAME OF CAGE LEAGUE Reading High Ploys With Al lentown Tonight; Tech Ready For Game Rending, Jan. I.—To-night Bead ing High opens the Central Penn sylvania Scholastic) League by play ing Allentown on the Armory floor. It tho local team Is handled properly. It should cop the pennant this sen son, or, at least, bo a contender from the start of the race. Heading linn always had one of tho best clubs since the circuit was formed. In the first year of the league In 1915-16, the loculs tied Hnrrlsburg Central for first place, but wero beaten out In the "play off" at Lancaster, main ly duo to an Injury to "Johnny" Die trich. Heading won In the following year. Last season the homo toain wus a "green" outfit, but wus a con tender all the way and finished third, having been beaten for tho runner-up position by Lebanon. It looks like n three-cornered fight this year between Harrlsburg Tech, Lebanon and Hcudlng. Harrls burg will have a veteran team on tho court; the only player lost Is Hus ton, and the captain of last year's squad, who was out of the game almost all season, due to Illness, will be back to take Huston's place. "Red" Miller will be back with Leb anon, which means that the latter club will have something to say In distributing the championship next March. Lancaster is back in the league in place of Harrlsburg Cen tral. The Red Rose teaiq Is of un known quality. It has been Winning by big scores, but Its opponents do not compare with the Central .eaguo teams. Allentown should make a better showing than last year, which will not be a very difficult Job, as It only won about two games. York and Steelton are not looked upon as contenders, although they may make It Interesting at home for the vis iting clubs. Last season Coach A. L. Llghtner took a team of Inexperienced play ers and kept them in the fight. This season th e Red and Black starts the race with a team of veterans, but tho only drawback will be the fact that the quintet will not have the benefit of Lightner's coaching. ' Lightner knows more basketball than any man ever connected with scholastic bas ketball In Reading. Besides this, he knew how to handle men. It was a big advantage to the locals to have a man of Lightner's experience on the bench. He knew the weakness of the other teams, and many a game was chalked up in the "win" column that was won Indirectly from out side of the cage. Salvation Army Gives Big Dinner to Youngsters A hundred happy youngsters thronged Verbeke street in front of the Salvation Army hall last night and shrieked their approval. Laden with orftnges, whistle!}, horns, candy, lollypops and apples, the cheering tots were expressing vociferously their appreciation of tho Salvation Army and its genial, whole-hearted commander, Captain Myers Neilsen. Last night was the occasion of the annual Christmas entertainment giv en in tho hall at 450 Verbeke street. More than a huVlred kiddioc attend ed the gathering. Following a brief prayer service and tho lusty singing ofVseveral familiar songs, the chil dren entertained the older folks pres ent. "You've been entertained by us for the past year," Mrs. Neilson told them. "Now suppose you entertain us?" And a shy little youngster walked to tho front to recite a Christmas verse. That started the hall a-rolllng! One after another the guests of honor walked to the plat form where they sang and mado "speeches." Finally when the flood of Demos thentan oratory was spent tho distri bution of gifts began. The girls over twelve received pretty dolls whilo those under twelve were given small er sizes. All received horns, whistles, "squawkers," toy balloons, apples, oranges and bags of candy. There was much shouting and cheering us the kiddles tramped out of the room, clutching their delicacies and toys. And outside the hall they handed to gether for one last long, earsplittlng burst of sound that proclaimed to the world their gratitude to the Sal vation Army. To Tell of Service in France at Market Square Market Square Presbyterian Church will be tlie scene of a pa triotic mass meeting to-night when the Rev. William C. Splcer, Glovers ville, N. Y.. Francis Dwyer, Captalit E. J. Stackpole, Jr., and Darragli Oves, all returned from overseas service, are expected to speak. STORMS BLOCK WESTERN TRAINS Denver, Col., Jan. I.—Railroad traf fic, which was tied up for two days last week by a blizzard In western Kansas, was Interrupted again yes terday by snow and below-sero tem perature, coupled with high winds over western Kansas and eastern Colorado. BAD YEAR FOR NEWSPAPERS St. - Cletrsrtlle, Ohio, Jan. I.—The year 1918 was the worst fur news papers In the 116 years Belmont county- has been in existence. Three weeklies and one dally have sus pended. The high cost of print paper Is the reason. TERRY M'GOVERN DIES AT BOSTON Passes on After Bout Wi v. Frankio Brlttj Widely- Known Fighter Ronton, Deo. 31.—'Towns Terrs McGovern, of Philadelphia, known in privnto life as Francis de Loo (lied at the City Hospital here th,' mornlnS following a boxing bo; with Frankle (Young) Britt, of Ne,< Bedford, Mass., last night at tb. Central Athletic Club. Britt was formally charged wltli manslaughter and bail llxed u 32,000. > Dr. Timothy the medic; ' examiner, said that McOovem death was duo to a hemorrhage C the head and that thero were no li dlcatlons of a fraKured skull an no bruises on the head. In the sixth round of their schct , uled 12-round engagement, tl ' Quaker City boxer was knock, down by a hard rlght-hund blow I tho Jaw. McGovern's head strut an iron post at one corner of t] ring. Ho failed to regain consciou ncss, and fifteen minutes later w.. rushed to tho hospital, where It wa found that he was suffering from concussion of the brain. McGovern's seconds claim that the iron post on which McGovern struck his head was not padded, as is th custom, but merely was covered wit canvas. J Frankle Britt was placed und A arrest at his home in New Bedfon at 2 o'clock this morning. B The final blow came Just as tlB bell rang for the close of the rounrJ Once before, in the sixth, Brlß floored McGovern with a right ifl the Jaw, McGovern taking the couß of seven before resuming. He afl parentiy was all right, howevdß when he started boxing again, sflj Up to the sixth round it Brltt's fight, although the scra'ppin was too tame for tho crowd, which called for more action. Britt showed the moro science, better footwork and outpointed his opponent. McGovern was well known to fo) lowers of boxing. He was disco - ered by Fred Kelly, the Nice town lightweight, who taught him what boxing ho knew. While not vcj proiiclcnt as a boxer, the sturdy litS, Italian was popular with followex-i of boxing for his aggressiveness ana ids willingness to fight hard at all times. He was a well-behaved young fellow, careful of his health, who al ways kept himself in good physical condition. McGovern, through his popularity with the fight fans, was always in demand by boxing pro moters and wop always considered a good drawing card at the local clubs. Among the boys he engaged were I,cw Tcndlcr, Johnny Mealy, Johnny Dundee, George- Chancy, Young Jos Borell, Frankle Britt, Eddie MeAn drews, George (Young) Erne, Eddis Wagond, Tommy Carey, Harlem, Eddie Kellcy, Joe Phillips and Eddis Morgan. McGovern started his ring career flvo years ugo. He leaves a widow and child. He was managed by Jos Kennedy, of Manayunk. Kennedy informod Johnny president of the Cambria A. C., over the long-distance telephone yester day afternoon that he will leave Bos. ton with McGovern's body. Be said he had cleared himself with the Bos ton officials. No Harrisburgers on Casualty Lists Today For tho first tin-fe in many weekM the casualty list contains the namef of no Ilarrisburgers. Very few are re ported from this part of tho state in tho short list given out by the Wat Department to-day. A total of only 219 is reported in this morning's and afternoon's Army list, while the Marine Corps totals 149. Only two nrc reported In to day's lists from the immediate liar, risburg section. Private Robert Wil liam Ilippensteel, R. F. D. 9, Carlisle is reported as wounded severely. Th nearest relative given is John R Hipponstcel. Among the Marine casualties Pri vate Charles W. Buck, R. F. D. Palmyra, Is reported missing in ac. tion. The nearest relative given iri[ the list is Louisa Buck. A PPRIVATE C. F. KREBS ■ DIES OF WOIT? fl Private Charles F. Krcbs, Batt F, One Hundred and Seventh Field Artillery, died In France from th< effects of wounds received in Franct during the past summer, Chaplala B. A. Peters, with his division, noti fies the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geor*"! Krebs, of Lucknow. He is survl' "j by his parents and widow. RELEASED BY HUNS J Private Ernest Rouch, formerly ■ this city, more recently from To fl has been released from the Gern 1 prison, Darmstadt, after spend i4| several months there, he writes 1 his sister, Mrs. C. J. Stagemyor, 11 T North Sixth street. He had be-,* serving with Company A, SevenU Regiment of Infantry, when take! prisoner. KILLED UNDER TRAIN * When he attempted to alight trnr 1 a worktrain returning from Palm--*w last evening, Samuel Kelley, aged *■ years, was killed by a passing tr M Tho accident occurred In tho Sh. pensburg yards. He wns a membe] of aP. and R. work erew. Ho la J vtved by his wife, two chlldrer 41 parents, two sisters and ikH brothers. M
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