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pearance through the fact it is be lieved to signalize the return of the Wolverines to complete athletic re lations -with Conference colleges. I. A. C. first team defeated the sec onds, 12 to 2, in a water polo match for the Central A. A. U. champion ship. The third team defeated the Hamilton club for third place, four goals to nothing. Locker keys were distributed to more than 500 golfers at Jackson Park municipal course yesterday and the distribution will be continued to day and tomorrow. There is room for about 3,000 players, and all places are expected to be taken by Saturday night. Artie Hofman, former Cub star, is being sought as manager of the Rockford club of the Three-Eye league. Basketball Scores Marshall lights, 25, McKinley 4. Marshall bantams 28, McKinley 8. Senn lights 21, Lane 9. Harrison bantams 25, Waller 10. St. Cyril 38, St Patrick 5. ' Buena lights 15, Atticas 14. Armour Square 26, Harden 10. There is more than a month to wait until the baseball season opens. Right now, with the teams just ar riving at their camps, it may seem a little premature to try to pick any winners, but there are two ball clubs in the American Jeague that are like ly to kick over the traces this sea son and it will be worth watching their stunts in the south before April 12. With seven of the strongest ball clubs ever collected in one league, the American league race, which last year furnished one of the most sen sational drives in baseball, now fig ures to come through with a pennant chase even more startling. And prefacing with a number of "ifs," without which early season predictions would be colorless, take this cue and watch Bill Donovan's Yankees and Lee Fohl's Cleveland club- Right now these clubs look like the real sensations of the 1917 season. There are, of course, a thousand and one things which may occur be fore the umpire calls play on April 12, but barring accidents and a series of bad breaks Cleveland and New York should leave the barrier with better chances to win than they have ever had before. " . Victims of injuries, of poor breaks and bad baseball luck last year, the Indians and Yanks overrode these obstacles and made trouble for every team in the league. With bet ter breaks this year they will be dan gerous. Perhaps neither team can be class ed as a great bail club. But both are good ball clubs, both are consistent, both have every essential which goes to make up a winning club. Now for the "ifs." Cleveland has just purchased Joe Wood, a few years ago the sensation of the American league. Woo'd is a big gamble. Last year he did not pitch a game, partly because of his inabiljtyto come to terms with Bos ton arid partly because of a sore arm. In 1915 Woqd pitched with a bad arm and won the majority of his games. If Joe Wood can come thrtfugh and if Guy Morton returns to form Cleve land will be pretty well fixed for pitchers. The Indians did not begin to slump last year until Morton went bad and the pitching burden was thrown on two youngsters, Coveles kie and Bagby. With these four pitchers and with Joe Boehliug. a great qold weather hurler, and Klep fer and Coumbe the Indians should have nothing to fear. As the training season opens Bill Donovan is still doubtful about a guardian for his second station. Oth erwise his team is practically made up. 'Joe Gedeon may draw the job, but Gedeon is a weak hitter and Fritz Maisel may be prepped for a trial at the bag. Baumann is another pos sibility. The Yankee infield, barring second