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Baseball ** JOflKSON SEES AN EVIL IN BASEBALL Opposed to the Intentional Giving of a Base on Balls by Pitcher. HUNTS FOR REMEDY, BUT TO NO PURPOSE Anyway, He Enlivens a Dull Day for the Fans by Airing His Views on Subject. pan Johnson. president of the American League. ">'s he haa bcen "*archinK far .nd'wlde for an Idea on baseball-a rem edy for tU** Intentional base on balls. Ho declarea that he is opposed to this etrate gtc movo. at times a powerful anl ef f>ctlve defensive -weapon. but can't eee what can bc done about it. Ha\ing- hearkened to many letters from BjlBieara ot the game protesting against tne, practice. hr constders the question of enough lmportance to digntfy it wlth a HBteeaeat even at the expense of break lr,K ln on the Christmas festlvlties. Possibly ba.'eball news was pretty dull ln chicago. as in alwaya the case from ocran to ocean ln a mldwinter holiday. and something had to be done. So Ban johnaon waa quoted as sa>lng: ?The Intentional base on balls haa come to be one of the most. if not the most. unpopuiar plajTB ln baseball. The great majority ef the game's patrons aeem to oppose II ?? do T- but what are you f. n- lo do about lt? Men*/ romplalnts have come to mo re -ejfaajattag pitchera glvlngr inten llcrnal bases on balla be perrallzed. but no r-r.r has B*4****gOOted a good method of de tectlns the intentional pass. "If we paaa a rale forbiddlng the Tass. th<? pltihers wlll elmply make a bluff at trvlr.g to get tho ball over the plate and will give the FWr batemen thelr bases on ?peils Just the same. This likely would refuit la a '-r'x ?t wrangling lf the 008* pires attampted to pena'.tze what they thought were Intentional passes, because the fitrhrra u.variably would praiaat that they were tiying to put the ball over. 's'ome have suargested penalizing all Tases on balls wlth equal aeverity. but thatc.rre would be wcrse than the di-oai"*. J-'ewer ptti hers wouid be able to make good BhouM surh a rule be made.'' Nemo Ivlt-'old, rentra fielder of the Cleveland Naps. if pltehlng for an IndOOf r,irre BUl in I'etroit. "II BUll ls to reas^n." said Tom HughOB, th? foteraa tertrter of the washington Rerratorf. the other day. "that a ball] player is bound to ko stale lf he kecpa at the gam** thr DUflThOUl the entire year with? out a pood Net Mark my word*. tha Glants a:. 1 Whlta Sox. who are aaa?Ini the trip around the world, will fuffcr from its effects befora ihe eloae ei the eham pleaal Ip race of UM is "v< - Tom haa been at the game a good many yeara ard ls well rjuallfled to .?; r-nk on the ?ubject. Ja-*k Coombs says that instead of loging a rtilBBHlll Ol an in-h ln height during *_- n aaa. as was reported. h? galned a full lnch. Tho star tarlrler ot the Athlc'ics is Bpendlng the hohdaya on -n ln Konnebunk, Me When M lor Huggtna traded Konetehjr, Mewrey and Harmoa to the lK.ia" favda>a ato, one of th" rcasons offered aaa thal I e could aot get along erltli thi trlo, and i1 al be had te iel rld of them to pre<-r\e harm-ny in lh- Ft. I-ouls club. The BUtemenl that Huggins could not handie K. netchy did not occasion mich aurpri*., u tha big ftret baaernan has been trying to eh&ke the du*t of Ft. Loula off hia feet Btaea tttX hut the nowa that Huggir.s eould aot lat along arlth Mow r,v ? | r |] a afound Clty fans teTaattere. Up to laet F'ason Mowrey and Hvejli roomniatea whii* th^ club ?as ra the road, and were the bOBt of T> . toM by a it. Loula arrltee 8S follOWfl The, Cardlnala ?ere In Pitusburg last Fourth rr July, for morning and aft'-r r.oon aamofl wlth the Pirat.es. *????"* the nomlnc wnw Mowrey met two Menda who had travelWI a long dis tuce to i e hlm play. Mowr-yinvH 'hem to the afternoon game and prom u*-d to get trrrni pa6ses 4fti iralnf contest was o%er Mowrey went to Huggtna and ask*d ir he would let him ha** two paaaea for the afternoon game. The rnidget leadej turned doarn the requ< '. aajrl-f tnat .1 waa against his practice. "V.vn other managers do lt, sam -Well tl.'v mav." ehot back Huggins. ^ut T won't. Oo end aaa f-eeskamp. Hfl bn* a . the passes." Beeakarr.p ls the secretary ot the, Ht. I-ouiH , lub. and none too popuiar wlth ,._? >iownv wa*t furious and a^-ore ven B?_i<?-. " He purr-hased two ticketa ror Sia friend*. but then he woud not P'av ln the afternoon game an<l was throiiKh wlth the 8f. Iviuis club forever. Vfnr wiuch pemuaslon on their part he flna.i> agreed to play. but nlr.ee then he i.a> har-n at lo^gerheads wlth Huggins. Aml all tecause of 81 60._ CHICAGO GETS A PLUM Report Says Motor Boat Trials Will Be Held in West. BfO, Dec. 2r,.-Elimination racen to Pick tie Aruerlcan challengers for the Harmaworth trophy. emblematlo of the motor boat champlonshlp of the world. will be hdd ln rhtc&go tiext ?ummer. H H Melvllle, commodore of the Motor Boat Club of America. so an? nounced to-day. He eald the racea were awarded to this clty ln rerognltlon of the advance in motor boatlng made by the "Weat. ll !? probable the races will be held in Juiy. Commodore Melvllle wlll leave on DaeaBBhar II for Kngland to carry the formal challenge for the Hannsworth trophy. Motor boat men eeen here ycbterday *ere not inclined to belleve that the courae for the elimlnation racea ls to bo changed from Huntlngton Bay, Long Island, to Chicago They belleve that the r'iurago hydroplane enthuslaat may have taken too much for granted. The Brltiah hydroplano Mapla Leaf IV, owned by E. Mackay Edgar, was the wlnner of tha Harmaworth trophy last eummer on a courae off tha l?la of Wlght New Orleans Oets Lindsay. rot_aai, Ote>, Dea m\ hiii L-hr-daay, thlrd bafleman of the I'ortland learn. In the Parifi>- (oaat league. wlll be aold to New Orleana. accordlng to an announr-e ment to-day by McCredle, manager of tha Portland team. All Oaat l#eagua ieMw_avw granlad- walvera oi?aI_ndaajr. Boxing & l MANY RIDERS IN HUNT Beagle Pack Saves Fox in a Fast Run to Hounds. Over sixty-flve ridera reported for the Chriatmas Day run of the Meadow Brook Hunt Club at Hempstead, Laong Island. yestei*day, and enjoyed one of the best that have been held so far thia tcason. A pack of beagles croesed tho path of the fox in following a rabbit acent just at a time when the hounds were close on the heels of the quarry. Thls gave the fox a fresh atart, so that he lasted long enough to make his den, and so cheatcd the rlders out of a brush. The going was heavy from the rain. but this made the scent hang weli, and the hounds tralled fast. Tbe footing waa not -food, but no accldcnts marrci the sport. Among those in the saddle were Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Nicholas. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Darla, G. P. Snow. H. F. Godfrey, A. C. Sihwartz, Faul D. Cravath, Miss Vcra Ciavath, Miss Elise Ladew. llarvey S. Ladew, George Rose, G. Benson Rose, Iteglnald Rose, S. A. W. Baltaasl, R. Kuhn. Miss Kirlin. Robert Klrlin, H. P. Whltney, Miss Flota Whitney. Joan "Whit ney, H. B, l'age. Miss Franccs Hadden, Seward CaT***8*, i*. ('. Rumsey. .Tcremlah Beale. K. S. Von Stade. D. Milburn, J. W. Appleton. J. P. C.race. W. R. Grace and Morgan Grace. FITZ MAKES GOOD HIS BOAST TO BOX "Greatest Fighter" Posts Forfcit for Bout at Atlantic Gardcn on January 6. Bob K:UMir,:i<ons, "the greatest flRht-r the world ever prodir-ed." aa he is called by many boxing enthusiasts. and the only pugilist who ever held three champion? ship tit'.es at Ihe Baaae time. is "eomlng back" to tho roped nrena for one more effort. Me has agreed to box Ihe best man aelected f>>r him at tho Atlantlc Garden Athletio Club on .lanu..ry *. and has posted a forfeit of |M to g-uarantee his appearanoe and condltion His opponent haa not been named as yet ly th<> elofa offlcals. but it was an? nounced yesterday that one of the top notch b'-xers in the ranks of the much abused "hopes of the white race'' would be selected. Although Fitz is flfty-one years old and haa not boxed in public since Deeember ::. li**. when BUI I.ange. the heav\ weight champion of Australia, who is a little better than a fair secttd rater. stopped hlm in twelve rounda at Sydney. N S W . he belirvea he. can whip all the preaenl day heavyweights He att<mded fhe bouta between Flynn and Rodel. I>e\1nsky ar.d Coffery at Madi? son Bquare Garden on Monday night. ar.d. chmbing Into the ring. brandlahed a certliled che-k for *l.<"\ wWch he >i< clared he would post as a forfelt to bring about a mau h wlth any Whlta heavj. welght la tbe ring. To show thal he waa ia sarnest, Fitz simmons hurrtad ti the matchmaker of the Atlantlc Oarden Athletio Club nnd -.osted a certliled check for S-" ta ?TUar antOS bis appearance ln the ring ln gQOd condition. ready to box any man from ?Gunboaf Smlth down the line. He haa been ln hard tralning for the laat three weeka at his farm at Uunellen. N J BROOKLYN ELEVEN BEATEN Goes Over to Philadelphia and Bows to Victors. I T?:*a"raph 10 Th", Tnb'ir* I'luladfii'hla. Dee. "S.-rinying their sor. cer match against the 1 |<rtora, of thls elf . despite a heary downpour of raln, whleh made tbe BeM almost linplnyable. th* Brooklyaa went d-.wn to defeat by a **ore of :. goals to I this afternoon. In the lirst half the VIcrtora rolled up n wlnr.ing lead, scoring 5 goals to 1. Tho . i'rooklyns did most of the rressing in the second half and shot two goala The game was terminated raiher ab ruptly Whea Allen, the referee, dlaquali dtd Adamaon. eentre forward of the Icjyn ieain, after twenty-one mlnutefl ind beea played of the second baif. The Brooklyn team refuaed to accepi Allen's |OH and when Ihe latter InSBlted, ihe vlaltora walked off the BaM. On the winnlng alde Doreey talhed twiie, and Foster. Prigharn and Gayn.-r once each. Tho line-up followa; rtetatem. ******* ***^a?rLn r>.?-..,. ' 7 a lar* "r;,,'in-on.,v i';::::::.... Qun..in t ..4>nf,r.81. . ?** Klrk,.Htrl,k . - .%|ch5l onfflth .;? .;;;:::::.. i'.,-.i ''."'"'>' .1 ,,. Hratly Nawteei .!? ?'*. Adamaon l-oitf-r . .' ,. Mlllei u , mSL? ' O L ?? Hhanliolt Brlgham .*?"? ?*???? _ ,;?-4ii-Dorcey (9, Poatet, BrVbmm. F.-r noi Vl-tur*. HMianholl. A'larr.eon. MUK-r. ii.a.rs. i^iKhion iai B*n\*x. *Tta^Har**aS of turty-flve and twent; n-.e. mlnut**. DEFEAT FOR CAMERONS Oerman Football Olub Wins a Sloppy Soccer Match. At New Rronx Oval. yeaterday after? noon, tho eleven of the German Football Club fought Ua vay into the sc-ond round ?l tha St. Oeersja'S lnvitatlon cup aerles by defeating the Camerons by a tcore of 3 goala to i. Jn tho aecond-balf. with an uphlll game aa their handa. the Camerons made 008*080 efforts to stern the tlde Of defeat. but failed ln the latt ten mlnuteB of play, when the winnlng goal waa ehot. Relchwagen drew firat blood for the Germana ln the opening half. and M. Vandeweghe gave them a aafe lead b*? fore half-tlme. The seeond half waa contested under nnfavorable conditions. Raln fell ateadlly, and the field aoon ber ame muddy and correapondlngly allppery. The Camerons braced up, and E. I'lck ford opened the ucorlng for them. Amld great excitement Uankii tied the aeore ten minutes later. Determlned to save the game, the Germans then took a turn ln presalng. wlth tbo result that Hager shot the winnlng goal. Aa a result, the Germana Joln Vonkera in the second round for the cup. ANOTHER CHESS TOURNEY Cornell, Brown and Pennsyl? vania Eeady for Olash. Wlth the Intercolleffiate tournami.nt out Of the wav untll the tle between Coium? bia nnd Yale ls ylayed off on .lamiary ?. a,,,i | nttentlon ef colleae eheee Pteyera will eentre on ihe tournament of ths Tri ?Jimilar t'ollege Chesa I.eaguo between Cornell Brown ard the Unbrerstty of l'-nnsylvania, which will ho held at Ihe rooma of tha Brooklyn Cheas Chib next KondLy. I^naity and Wedneeday, play bes^nninr each dur-atrnJO a. zn.. T,awn Tennis GOLFERS FIND NEW LEVER TO HELP CAUSE Point to Attendance Figures Over Public Links Near Boston to Oain Ends Here. DEMAND FOR MORE ROOM GROWINO FAST Harry Hooper, of the Red Sox, Says Golf Has Improved His Batting Average. Thoae who patronize thr. three public. golf couracs within the conflnea of greater New York and are seeking to obtaln from the lncomlng admlnlstration hetter facilltles for the playlng of the royal and ancient game, point to the recent en nouncement of the attendance on the publlc Ilnka at Franklln Park, Boaton, durlng the last season. N'otwithbtandlng the fael that the links was thrown open for use later than usual and that September and O.tober were unfavorable month?, the attendance amounted to 23,600. the greatest ln the last elght years. Since 1907 there has been a gradual In creaar. so that for the laat five suc ceealvc \,ars the attendance has be*n alwavs better than t*.ttk\ II ls aald that over 008 hundred persot? n day need the piihlic llnk.?. Tho attendance at Fianklm I'ark durlng the iast Bve aeeaona ia really more aig B ' .mt than In tha mrll'-r daya, whon the figuns were great?-r, for the rcason Ihat there were then fr-w prlvite COUraoa arouml llo.-t,.n. Theie ar-- huadreda al men who flrat p-ked oo the game on the old public OOUraa and wh-, nre now mem? bers of private cluba.- The number B I ln? at Kranklln I'ark lanl season was ahOUt six thOUBaad R-reat<*r than at the Biae Burn Country Club, whlcb la one of the most pop ler urganlaatlona ln tha Boston distri't. Btnce th,- eoureo araa aa* tablishe'd. in Ittfc HMM peraons have played over it. if utatiHtics were obtalnable, theae fi* ures. no doubt. ?ro iM be baalea at Van Cortiaadt i'ark, ao that iho golfer* here fr-el they bave n pretty good lOTOr tO BJOt more conalderation and IDOTB room for ln* dulgence in thelr favorite, sport Harry Hooper, of tha bV ai >a Ilad Boa, ia apoaaor for tha atataenent tha* - waa reeponaible for tha Increaae in his batting aeeraga of nearl Bft* i- ?.'?? laal a laon. Thore waa a tlma when Hooper was declared by hla frlenda I ping I..- k. ?;?? s.t s thal g- lf I x-- l ? ' bellplayer a more nai ral, *"?? i ' Jol ii M. Ward. who ba ln golf after ha had q l i 1 has ? ? I ' ' ' ' ' i importanl to thi of the ter , ta I - golf?* ? " '"'' ' . *Aaid han often recommcn'.e.l golf aa en \ aid to 1 atting \ ? An appreelatloa of go t reeeni peared ln aa iuraanaaa paper. it aai i Itself and la aa followa ?The ehamplon wm.-m folfor of Bnal I land pieacrlhaa tha game for mllltant suf* frap-tti-a. f"r ahe aaya people wl:-. ? ate ir.n llahla to outhreaha li aad whea a golf play* r rM.en.in ? ' re irtha horaepower In a aerlng and tha gutta percha pill a dlatance of I feei 7', incbea what doea ha doi ' i lage a ealm and phlloaophlc madlta leernlng the pneertalnty ol I umun ; " - sod the pereeralty of Inanlmale ob> I _8-? FOOTBALL IN THE SNOW True Blues, of Paterson, Lose First Game in St. Louis. r*. Loula, Dec. K. Wlth aaeerel la i nf snOW "o tl.e ground. and falllnf throughoui ti-.e play, lhe profeaaioaala of Toronto, Canada, defeated tho local Ce | lumhua Club nt Boecer football to-day by a score of I to f. ROWO, PorrOBl and |*Bcott ear-h BOOrad one point for lhe prO* fesslonals. Tho True Bluea. Of Paterain. B. J-. aecepted defeal to the tune of i to l from th? Ben Mlller aor.rer team, Of Ht I.oula. 1 ln the flrat Of a three-pnme serlea Me* I Alllster at-ored the one goal for the vl* ! Hore. &> Golf & Review of Sports in the Tribune tVorld's rrcords were eatabllihed in 1913 on track. field anil rnnnlng turf; the DaTla lawn tennla nip waa reltirned lo ihia rountrv Ihe International polo rup waa refalned; 1 rancia Onimet made -rolf hiatory ln beating Kngland'a beat; the l.iiiiil- won another baaehall pennant. In fact, aporta Ihrivrd and proaprrrd n. never before. A fnll revir*- of lt all will be pnhllahed on rlunday as m fealiire of the Sportinc (*>rt1on of The New-Vork Trihune. PARTING : SHOTS : POOB JiM. ,llin waa a good aort of fcllow, Taklng hlm all along. Bet on the ponirs. rlever at rarni. Anil dei ent enough at u aong. Fi,llow-e4l Ihe lead of ihe wlae on-s, Kraulnr guv waa .lim. iln .11 Ihe high apots tbere were In ilght. ."None waa too lofty for hlm. rowd, Then he paaaed out of the rlrele, Tliev l,4n?lirrl aa they *aw hlm go Tried to enllie hlm bark wllh Ihe c Ilut ihe answcr Ihey gol waa "No. So Ihey gave hlm up and deiided That hla waa a sorry caae, A prirtee of good fetlows gone to tne nogi, l ualile le -tand the pace. Jlm'a got h plare up ln Harlem Where he rrlebralea hollilaja now. Th-rr'a little ln aifhl lo renilnd hlm 4)f Ihe da-a of llie gay "llere*a how. g ,,..|.ilina boy In ronipera I.4*ada Jimmy m merrj pa****. Pnrelv hla Is a. plllful lot. lor he couldn't stand Ihe pare. Filence. they say. Is go'.den. The truth r,f this oftentlmes la hrousht home with ] ,-i teUIng pun.h. A day haa passed with- j out Joe Tinker enpre-rlng an opinlon i ., oai I'ro-.klyn. Let the f ina rejolre and be fllad, fnr lo! rwin .lohnaon niahed to thelr rearue on bnae laiil'a bleakest day. "[.eHkltig of one of 1-aaehall's greatest defenstve wiapons. when WaSflly used, the great Ran says: * Im oppose-1 to lt, but Whal are you golng to do about lt?" The f Ihfl words "but" ar,d "you" ls dis traetingly mlslearfmg Baa B. must have beea -**Ja*~oc'ted. c tally when npposed to anythlng tbe Pooh I'sh of ihe Am-n , ,:, Leagu? Bada *? ramedy or mixes one to his liklnsr. Ilob ritnlmmoni mar flnd thM flfn ene ran will wrlgh hrailly when it rnnara l.i ."ahow up" Ihe preaenl rrop of "whlle hi.pea," rxen lt nioat ot thrm are blaaird hf,|.r?. Hlg ha?rt and ulrfini BOaBUgS* will n..l hnlanre worn miiarlei and ruily J.-.lin*. Ilia ra.af.ra of tim*, ara. hartl lo repalr. 1 llar-y Hooeer, o'ltfie'.der Of tha Bl - ,,...' .'. gf'f his bni rov, | . | ?? g avrage. John I. MeOraw, -at-adfl mm h of his time dtrei ttng I KaVt*kmal lasag .* 1 pennaata - i ? ?bnm|i:..r.ships, 1 frawnfl en the i s, or, at nnv rate, on maeh of th*, pi,?, for hia r.lriyri* Another ,i*a of ihe do^ior, dlsntfreelng tnd ths pa'h : I lefl ta work out his own ?!>.n. Matn. by Hia way. iwnn to be a fntlower I ,,f lha ll<?>|H-r flBaa, Tla aald Ihat ha ta gflga ; Ung Iwlt-r and lirlter. and tbat jneani murh whrre Matty l? ?onr-med. - !"vYhm **?,*-*** m'n and women play over onn i ' eourae tn a season there . ? , feel thankful that ieotl map. Johl il '.< "*-"*"' laUOed the WOrld over as the ln\entor of the play "itK Beeond arlth the ra-*s ChQated,*1 la Irylng to grf ? |ob a* sn 'implra, In the KaStern AMorlstlon A mnn who will staai ?ae* md arlth thfl beees full ls Hkeiy io do m'.sf nnvthlrg. Womrn play to a lle Bt lorrer. Hl.nl hrnrt t?irtiln*a; what loreneaa of aplrlli 1 anil ? llf?li. Itrm for mllltant -rafftnaTettei sa**?ceer - fine tralning kteldng i blow for freedom, so to speak, tv H W. Ross Swims in Fast Time. I'f.riiai.'i, Orav, Dee. *>*?.- At ths annual Christmas Day aorlm la th" Wfflaaaettfl Rlver te-day Notrniaa W. Ross, of th* Multnomah Club, *a*oa the men's IH yard race in N secooda Baseball Problems for Fans by Billy Evans Written Espceially for The Tribune by the American League Umpire. 4V* * ?**__._ -__-/__ at Detrolt aeveral yeara ago between two aemi-profea T .mra? I k , hi* ' "m. UP that I N?~? etnnd, ln . Ha.?a by Ua.it I Wh e ther" was nothlng ro verv puaaUag about lhe play. tt rnnfuse. almcly becauT. lt la, unuaual. Na la generally th. .88* th. .ham.'.onship hlnged on the outcome of the gaJM A hlgh wlnd wa. blowlng on the afternoon of the gama making the rnt- alBg of By balls n rathflr dlfflcult propoaltlon. Tln- play that raua.-.l the game to ? ak BP in a near rlot happemd In the eeven.l- l.mlng. wlth the avor.. B IU, BB the laat half of the seventh one af tl.e t___B managed to get M on flrat and lerond wlth no one out The next batter. a very hard hl.ter. waa ordered ? aaoMO, v,ln ,aa_c_tej order to move up both nmnera nnd make lt poaalble "r"hTmaanTthr.rdato acm/or, . fl, ba?. error or blt. The batter dl.regarded orders and took a healthy awlng; then trouble followed The ball Baa rall hlgh In tbe alr. and the umpire. after taking a look at lt de ,,_,, it .ould be handled by aa la-Better aad dedared .he ?,,?.,-r out oa aa II .,. av Betb baae runnere, of <"".se. beM thelr beaee, ao aa t.ot to be douhied it lookid an lf th. aeeOBd baaaaaaa would auroly make lhe mt. h. The ?_ ? ,d nlaved havoc wlth the ball. though. and lnstead of tl.e aecond baae Tln* tl.e ratch the ball <-truck Um bav- runner. who waa standlng on man maKing i umpire UMrOUpoa derlared tho baae runner aecond eouarely on ^JjJJJ ? ???? ftf ^ tram Rt bat rould mt out for belng nn 1 nmplr* and. although not knowlng Just what z _s i* r. t?t" s* * .1-" &*- ?? ?. ?? ?-? ?*- ? (COpyrlght, IMt. hy W. O. Kvana.) Answer to Yesterday's Problem. .u_ h.i ihrnwn bv the batter hlt the ball the umpire de Just aa aoon BS he ****?" BT hls nct.ona he had rendered lt Impos clared the batter out for ??*""? ^ niPMPr ^ had a, ored on the pUv ?b,e for the f*****?^'.* auch playa in the American l>ague ? waa ***** o third The, rting JJ^ rome ln contact wlth the that the batter 1. oul If be I at throwa ?n mterferlng wlth the pley. hall whlle H la on falr terrltory. th " ?'" ' '* , ?? ,,,,? ,,lav. In tllat , under-.rir.d lhe Nntlonal UagU. raUng d^P>m.llgl . .n/prfcrcnro WH_ league it ia rap to the uaaaire lo detinc ?"""?r ? K??ai._ ??,, ?,,.,,?_ intentional or .-r.denta.. Ths. ls drawing tha Une too ***?*^^*^ the reapanalblllty entlrely on the umpire, whereas. the American L*_gue rullng la aet Other Sports (^liraiTEHOPr KEEPS ON CLIMBING "Battling" Levinsky Boxes Way to Victory Over Jack Driscoll. PLENTY OF ACTION IN BOUT AT IRVING Johnny Keyes, a Pretender to Throne of Coulon, Outpoints Daly in Ten Fast Rounds. Poxlng with a t-peed and sklll that set nt naught the efforts of bis heavler op ponent, "Hattllng" lyevlnsky, Danny Mor gan's light heavy-welght, had matters his own way wlth Jar-k Drlscnii in ten rounds et the Irving A. <". yesterday afternoon. In at least seven out of tho ten rounds I^evdnsky hHd the upper hand, and there were aeveral tlme.i when he had his man verglng on swlft and surnmary defeat. At aruch tlmrs, however, I.evlnsky showed ln no unerrtaln manner his ntter lnablllty to hurl sufflclent force Into hl;- puncbes to bring about a finlsh. The last round w;,.s hrimf'il of actlon. and Morgan'a warrlor actually boxed hlmsclf arm weary from landlng punches. Hnoklng and swinclng, Jabblng and Jolt lng with eruel aoeuraey, na drovo his heavler oppon>nt l.ffore hlm as the wlnd drlve- th.o .h:iff. Drl84*oU'S p.'imest I fforta e-irncl him little l.ut Imeeks of the hard est kind. and toward the end be simply obeyed the flrst UVW Of natura and trlcd to cover from ihe t. rrlflfl Btorn Of blows. At lntervals Prlscoll lashfld OUt a for* lorn hope vh-.-h BJSUmed deflnite shape ln a rlght band haymak*r. but, always keanly on the alert, Eaevlnsky removed hlmself from thfl daBger BOOe. Df .,u badaneed ths acalaa at 17-" -.a-mnda aad had '*??; ptninda tha better ln weight. To ;iii outward appearancea he wa, the Btronger man, hut. he falicd to put his phyaleal Bd">*84?ta"*ee to the best a use. fiurlng the flrst four rounds he lny ha-k and Indulged in a little *aj*arrlas which aoubtlass hs eoneldered <iever. There wns that abOUt hlfl flffortfl which mlght ha-ra been Homeric had ll aot been more or less |aughable. Lcrtrinaky wai too much for blm at selentlfle hoAirg. it flnally dawaed apoa Driscoll ihat his char.ee to Wla waj BOt tbe roslest ln tho world, ao ho B8l hlOIBI If OUt to slug. Time and B| da his mlghtlest MOOTS i through ampty apstes, or if they landed fOUIBd S glOVO or an SlbOW fOt B flnnl ?fsatlng i , ; battlfl Willie Jonaa and Harry rjondon boaed ti n IntaraatlBg ifi;n,is, wiih little ta ' bo.mm betweea them. Jone.-i, lmwi-ver. was more iig*,r.-; ; earr..-.| S lllght sha.le a' the end. Th* boata tr.-r-.;Kht will be as followa: ry Pmith vs. "Young" ?hSaSTUe at tha .National r"p.<rtlng Club of Ameri , Roy Kenney vs i:o!> Moha nt Browa'a Oym* nssliim: Irving S.-hall vs. "Y-i-ing" Aetey nr ti.e .\'?w l*o!o Ati.let!,! Club, 881 I J08 Marino vs. "Kid" Anderaoa at tbe Baai N*w Vork AthletJfl Club. Johnny Keves. one ..f the numerous pr.* trnderi to tbe throne of Johnny Houlon. cllmbed another noti h at the aspenas "t Johnny Daly, of | | Ilde, after t.?n indfl al ths AUantle Garden A. <*. yeati rday afternoon. ? ^ worki i a Ith a long lefl hand lead t., ihe bead, and, I oxlng ? lererly, man* agr.i to ovei tha hard hitting and ivencss of ti.- veteran Irish lad. Il was s llttls earnleal for tho bantam* ! !n the "ther tWO (?****? ,. ? -1 Bddlfl Doyle, of riiiiadeiphi.i, saally sarnid 'he pop .:..- di dalon '.*.< r "Young'* K,.4,.t i ited at tha ls il tnom nt f..r Bddle Coulou, of New Orleana, nhlle Ki-i Murphy boxed a draw wlth "Plnkle" Burna. "Kid" 187111 lami may bave % ebatice ta box ln F'liroi'iv He Baa recelved an nff.?r fr.im the National ?t**a-*tlng Club, of i.on? don, t.. meet "i-igger" staniev ln a tiventy-ro-.md 1 out. His managea. K.-tm Harri". has r.ible.i bis lerms for a mat<h. nt.,1 if thev are ailCepted he will park h!-i 1 rtirik. J,,e Hivirs aad J'"* Azevedn, Iwo Mexl can flght?rs, wiii ni'-et ln the rlng at <~>ak laad or laa franejaeo in a few weeka Rhrara belisree thal the best way f'.r blm to keap In condlii-m !s to flght all cnni'-rs. Johnny CDolen on*a more announfes that he is almost ready tO box. Ife has beea in tbe same state of mlnd f"r Rt i. ? ?! a year. "He wi-.o b.-sitates often hol'ls the tltle longest." ls hla motio. The MeMahon hrother*) will open thelr riew clubliouse early next morith, nnd will huld two ten-round houta. "Hnttlln-r" I.e? vlnsky **.1!1 meet some white heavy welght. wln'| "One Hound" lfofran will faee Jr.hnny LSMTO. STODDARD WINS AT TRAPS Carries Off the Honors at Holi day Shoot of the New Ro? ehelle Yacht Olub. Tan men and one young woman?Mlsa Helen Hrown faeed the traps at the New norhelle Yacht Club. on Harrlson Island. yesterday, and, desplte, an easterly ?aie whleh sent thfl MtMTOekfl at etratl." angles, some, K"od scores were returned. B, H. Stoddard carried off th>? honors of tho day by winnlng three of the six matchea decided. He won both the ten and flfteen "blrd" s<-ratch contests, BBd in the mateh for the Uollday <"up at flfty "blrris" broke IH on a handlcap or 12. H. II. Todd and A. <*. t'handler tied for BOOOtad place wlth 45 each. A twetity-flve "blrd" handlcap match was won by I>. Zurlat. wlth a full score. and A. aU Kldrldge eaptured the prize ln B twenty-flve "blrd'" scratch eompetltlon w ith II breaks. He also won a flfty "blrd" match wlth a score of 41, ln whleh G. i*. Granbery was the runner-up, wlth 41 as his score. Tho scores follow: HolHay <*iid i.'O rlay bhda, haiidlcai>.-f*. It. Btoddard flD. *8i H H Todd nn. 4o; A C. Phandler (8), Itl '? P. <*ratitj*ry ith, 44; C. A Maraland ill). '?'? ' P Oonontt 18), 4.), \ ? ???MrlrlK* 'toi. 3:'. T,r- Martln (4,. 17; I). Zurlat ,;, .;, \ K Hlack il.',. 3.'. Won l.y H. K. ' Trnohv matcli i-S flav birdt.. handlcaio -P. ... 'iat ll). Bli ? B. Kldrldga (|>, 73; I'r. Mar ,;,,., J. H a Htiiddard ?6). ?1 <<? P. gAmn lYf-rv j). l?! H H. T-*id (7i, tt; A. K HtaCk enxVm A. C t'ha-idler (3), 18; O. A- Marsla-jd OS S ?MI-* -Br0,TIV tmi 17' "*V<>n"t>-' ???al 7\ aA* aQa^aJfawkci'm, in> Sti- JtLo.nu jl-meiican ifiUncb. dn 2>ipai*cia.ti.o.n C/ SlitLi S'ati&na.at. _: King Smith Beaten in Fast Lawn Tennis Match Goes Down Before Lovi bond in Straight Sets on Indoor Courts. WINNER PLACES HIS SHOTS TO CORNERS George G. Moore, Jr., Also Scores, but Finds Fitch a Hard Man to Conquer. It was the splrited quality of the lawn tennis cn the courts of the Tth Regim.nt armory ln tiie annual championshlp tour? nament reatarday that aerved as a recom rense for what waa lacking ln quantity. Arthur at Lovtboad galned the semi flnal round ot the championshlp singles 1 ?? dafaatlng Klng Smith. Th* match waa ti i.i w:th BUrprleeB, for Lovlbond brought Into actlon a lot of tactlcal aklll whti-h overthraw th-* brUUeat game of bla l_ moua adveraary by the score of i>?i, 6-2. Qeorga H Moore, fr., formerly one of the leading playera on the Columbla Unl verslty team, bafled through a daapar ateiy played three aat contest ln tho iirst round of the championshlp. lle faced the veteran I_ h. LPIteh, who waa flnaiiycom pelled to yl.ld up hla p'are to the aeore of 6 1, 4-t>. ft?2. Only one match was played la the han dleap and In th.it A. H. Washbern. of the Kew York Athletic Club. managed to re peat bla auccess of the previous day. Waahbarn, "t scratch, ellminated A. C, DRIVING RAIN NO BAR TO SHOOTERS Eight Hardy Gunners Make Most of Christmas Day at Traps of Crescent A. C. On account of an eastcrly gala and a driving raln full scores were ? arp. at the i-hrtstmas BhOOt of the Crescent Athletic Club yesterday. Desplte these un'avor ah> rondltlons, however. there were elght men on the flrlng line. both sets of traps belng used Oeorga 0. Btepheaeea, Jr., made the best BhOWlng. He won three of the aix matches ,,., ded In lhe BhOOt for the stake trophy a Boaaon prlae -he broke i\. with bla handicap of r, wlnorng tha leg. C. B. jamea was the ruaaer-up, with -" to hia gtepbenaoa alao won two trophy hea st li "blrdaf' each. Ia the flrst he broke 11 nnd ln the Becond he tled wlth i r Jaaaea bb** breahing 11 In tbe shoot-off at > "blrds" Ptephenaon won, srtth -:i aa bla aeore. Bhootlng Irom aerattfc Frwk b. Btepheason tled with J. P. James in the match for the preeldent'a eup at W "hhdH," sscb breehlng so blue raeka. ui the shoot-off Btepheoeoo won. wlth tt He ?,,? eaptured the holiday eup, arhlch waa ?i sa ??blrda." ln this he ahot from acratcn :;,;ir,'tl.n,,u,,dof^. *??x" WM the runn- -r-up, with 38 to hls credit -,??,? ?raa keen eomrt-stttloa ln th. v "hn-.l' BhOOt for the take home trophy. n ,? Williams. hhootlng wlth a bMdlcap ?t ,,, brefca 19, and Frank H. Stephenson. shootlng from acratch. mtl*U lhe, B8BM number bl the ahoot-off Wllllam. wnn lha pn/.e. artth H out of B\ The scores follow: ...^iroplrviCS^yHr^l^P;^,; Hhoot-nff IB cley blrda. h???P ^ Pt-phenson. Jr- l3>. *? *; ' ;??. ,,an,iicap)-F. ft5^*?\%Vs_?aa *y____v* __?__**. gltq-tMOON ""? OlS'JL JJ5 b,rdi; handirap) ^^^^^eT^^O.tU^rr^ Sf.- f '??: ?iiSwVt?. ?** '? M-ri. m.?. ? 4. .?#- ,->s clav blr<J?; handicap)?R. 4.. *_ftE__ .4> 81 ? r F Stetihenfl-m IO.. U 1 olXy cup W clay blrda; handicap.-V. B. etertenaendii. tt; R. C. Willlama rf), M; snsv w. _? *??*? __t4_:_*' ? "tflDhenflun. Jr. (6>. 34; ,T. F. Jamea (fl), 34. CUNNINGHAM YALE CAPTAIN New York Boy to Lead Lawn Tennis Team for the Blue. Sf, Dlxon Cunnlngham. the elghteen year-old boy who has long been a mem? ber of the New York Lawn Tennis Club, has been elected captain of the Tale '\arslty lawn tennlfl team. lle has been dlsplaying marked sirength on the Indoor courta at New Haven, and alao at uquaah tennis and handball. He wlll play wlth the Yale handball team against the playera of tne I Crescent Athletlo Club next monta rostley, handleappet" at mlntia half 15. at 6?3, 6-3. The liniforrnity with whleh Waehbern ls playing ln the tournament and hla deadly steadlneea are cau-4ng him to be regarded aa a probable wlnner ln at least one of the events. All of the matehes were decided ln tba day when the light was excellent. The vlctory of Jxivibond, who was the runner-1 up to Waiter Merrill Hall for the cham- j plonship last season, attracted the great-' est amount of interest. Fresh from an active season outdoors on the courts ef' the Hamllton Orange Club he brought off1 his strokes with amazlng certalnty. He met the low volleys and drlves which Klng Hmi'h sent alzzllng through his1 court for shots beautlfully placed into the '.onifi Straight through, the eighteen gamea of UM match I.ovlbond seemlngly took long, chancea rn many of the drlves whleh Sent the ball sklrtlng the llnee. He rarely' ml--sed his ami. Smith. on his side of the net. often made the mistake of not playing- the ball, as hai calculated that it would fall outside ofl court. These mlstakes of Judgment hap-j pene.l at ,-ritlcal -tages. lt was alao 1m poeatble for Smlth to come up to the net. far volleycd exchanges and to protect! hlnUatdf from Iao\1bond's passing ahota ' RepeatedlT Whea Smith attempted to foree matters Lovibond trlcked hlm out, Of position and then with plenty of the | court to play etroked the ball through for th" winnlng point. The summary foiiows; P.e-rlm-ntal championship ein-Mei 'flrit r. u-.i.. ~.;?or?;- 0 M""i?, jr, defeated L. H. Fitch. f. -1. 4- *1. ??'.*. BOOaaxi round.?Arthur M. Lovlbonrj de tnalei Klng Bmlth, 8?4. ??2 Mandlf.-ip i-lngl-i iaecond round).?A B. Waahbern. aeratch. defeated A. C Poitley, mmua half 18, 6?3. 6?3. YONKERS WINS AT SOCCER IN RAIN Scores Three Goals to None for St. George's in Game for a Challenge Trophy. Plaving for thelr own invitation cnp wlth the Yonkers Fcotball Club, holder of the national challenge trophy, the eleven of the St. Oeorge s Field Club went down to defeat to the tune of 8 goals to 0 at Manhattan Field yeaterday afternoon. These tenms were not ao fortunate as the women players, who ha" preceded them, as told on another page of The Tribune, for tha last part of tha game was pla-.ed in a drlving raln. Thirty minutes from the etart Toung, tha inslde left for Yonkers, drove home a' stinglng shot that found Its way through! the backs Into 8t George'a net. The half anded wlth the B*ore 1 to 0 ln favor of tho visltors. Fivo mlmites after the restart Petrle, the Yonkers centre, practically cllnehed* the vlctory for his side wlth a beauty from twenty yards out. It lacked flfteen minutes of time when F McDonald headed through the thlrd goal for Ton* kers. Kerr, Pennlson and Petrie wera the, Btara oa the winnlng team, while McWill- i liun, Splcer and Valentlne were most ln I evidence for St. George's. The line-up foiiows: Vonkera (.1). Position 8t. Georga'i AB, P*rt?T .0. Irvtn-f Dearna .R. h. Haft: Klri.le .U H. McWllliam Kerr .lt. II . Uarlanft M.-Ketule .C. lt. Splcer I>? nnlaon .t?. II. Patfrion v .M-Donatd.O. II. Harratt Krame .I. ll. Valentlne 1'etrlfi .r. Jackson Toung .1. 1. Ke.Ur r. M. Donald.ii. 1. . Mcllu-h <;..al8?Young, l'.>trle and F McDonald, Yonkera. Hafarea Tenaitli N'apler. i.inasmin Messrs. K,'Uy nnd Wightman. Time? Halvea of forty-flve mlnutea. ( Though Old Years Go and Xew Ones Come, There Is Xever a ChaUlge in Bass Ale It's always the same dclicious, wholesome, satisfyin?; beverage. On Draught and ln Bottle Everywhere Bpma! Pin Caaki ift ?allonn. for famlly uie on draught at home, from any de partmsnt aiora, fi.-aler or Jobbar. Baia <*. Co., Imr-orters, 80 Warrea 8t., V. T.