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better with them than any baseball expert in the business. But the 1917 Cubs are neither Giants nor Red Sox. Minor league officials, meeting in New Orleans for their annual ses sion, are to renew a demand for rep resentation on the national commis sion, with the right to have two men from their organization who will have a say in the handling of minor league matters. This is an ever-recurring request on the part of the little fellows, but one that is never given very great consideration by the majors. It has already been given out by the high power of baseball that the minors will knock on the door in vain again this winter. The Federal war is over and the majors can afford to treat the minors as stepchildren. It was dif ferent when Jim Gilmore's gang was in the ring. Then the-majors nursed the minors along, but when the strife was over the small fry found they had been well jollied, and that was all. ' Northwestern football warriors are practicing in woolen gloves to pro tect their hands in the cold weather, and it is barely possible that the Pur ple people will go into Saturday's game against Purdue with their hands covered. That depends entire ly on the weather. Halfback Cigrand may be held out of Saturday's game. The gridiron will be hard and Ci N grand will not be allowed to risk in jury to his newly-mended ribs. He will be needed more in the game with Ohio the following week. Bryan Downey, a youngster from Columbus, 0., gave Spike Kelly a nifty lacing in Kenosha last night, l winning about as he pleased. Kelly tried hard, but he was no match for the vigorous rushes of the Buckeye mauler. TJowney earned seven of the ten rounds. The other three were about even. No great damage was ' done by either man. In other fights of the same show Jimmy Gates ' knocked out Joe Geary In one round, Young Russell beat Hall Clark in six and Charles Scully beat Young White in eight The card was satis factory. Ted Lewis and Jack Britton boxed a 12-round draw in Boston and the crowd was dissatisfied at the finish. Britton staggered the Briton once with a left hook, but failed to follow his advantage, arid thereafter the boys were polite and boxed accord ing to the book. August Kieckhefer ran 14 for a new league record in defeating Otto Reiselt of Pittsburgh, 50 to 40, in a game of the Interstate Three Cushion Billiard league. Charlie Ellis of Milwaukee defeat ed John Moore, Chicago, 50 to 33, in a game of the Interstate Three Cushion Billiard league. Roland Cioni led a field of 18 in a 15-mile professional roller race at Dreamland rink. Time, 44:37. Twelve minutes, or one-quarter of a football game, will be played Satur day, Nov. 25, to settle the argument over the Senn-Schurz game last Sat urday Senn was credited with a 20 to 14 victory, but Director Berger of Schurz threatened to file a protest because the linemen's sticks were moved once when Senn hadn't gain ed its ten yards in four downs, ac cording to several spectators. The protest wasn't necessary, as Director Crook of Senn agreed to Berger's proposal to replay the last quarter. At the start of the final quarter Schurz was leading, 14 to 7, but as Senn would have lost the ball on downs on the opponents' one-yard line, Schurz is given possession of the oval at that point. The McCormick A. C. adds another victory to its string by defeating the Dapper A. C. 11 to 4. The feature of the game was the hard hitting by Sus and Mazouch and Letzer striking-out ten men. After a very successful baseball season the Dapper A. 'C. will celebrate their annual ball at the Van Buren Palace hall, Saturday evening, Nor.