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THE SUN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1915.
American League Accepts Peace Proposals of Nationals and Federals, and WeeghmanMay Get the Cuk
BASEBALL WAR
ENDS; AMERICAN
LEAGUEAGREES
Peace terms With Nation
rIs and Federals Out-
lined at Chicago.
WKKUHMAN MAY GET
Till! ruts' FRANCHISE
CMtCAOO, DtC 1 ! American Ianue
Mkrlttll fo-ulglii H-rptel peace pro
posal from tlM National nml Fedml
lea glial and ihe chancea were highly
IftVOrabte to uighi lliai (he buwball war
riors vwmM bf pulled out of the trendies
Ik for ChlistniMi It In expected that
a peart) agreement will be drawn mm
In the next few days and that It will
be ratified by all concerned without
lo.M of i line.
Harney lreyfusf of the IMttiburg Na
tional league hall ohlb wan the eniisj
Mrjf from Mie camps of the National
a nd Federals. I ie u rrl ved from New
York tins afternoon and Immediately
hurried over to the I'onaxens lintel.
Where the American league magnate
had gathered for their annual MMlOIK
DfvyfHM whn the rv to clear away
all doubts as to the object of hln mis
sion to Chicago when he emerged from
the meet iig with the Amertcan league
Offtctal.4 and aald :
Hr- vfnM ( Centra I.
1 caVUfl Wail on a peace mission. I
Wft d legated by the National Keauue
ownara to convey oattatn proposals from
the Federal LtftgtN to the National and
from the Federal league to both the
National and American leagues. I have
delivered the propOMl lo the American
Lcigue representatives and it l up to
them lo take action. What It will b I
don't know, but the cards are all on tha
labia.'
Tin ti Ban Johnaon cama aUmg with u
coi'tlt tn.ition. "Mr. I 'reyfuss came from
New York wiih carta In proposals which I
am nol at llbart to discuss In detail."
aald .M P, Johnapn. "These proposals
were threlied over by the National
l.i.iK'ie in New York 'and we have thor
oughly lookad Into the llttiatlon here and
I can say thai the outlook for peace la
fctveball la good.
"In a few days a committee from the
Pedaralt National Und American leagues
be uppolntad to tralfhtati out taa
Whole thing and the details will he
Woi ked oui by tha National Cminn
an i'
The commute! hoaavar, win settle
on all tha eaacntlalf and detalli only will
' Lakan up by thfl National Commission.
The proposition offered w as quite com
plate, Hihl I think there will be no trouble
in ett lightening out the tangle. The
. iinilltee will either meet here or in
New York."
Befi re leaving for New York thin
avening DrayfUM said that a meet
; ai Uld ba bald In New York on Fri
day Which Will ba attended by repre
sentative of the American. National and
it leagues and the American Asso-
il!o ; tlltl meeting the real settle-
- ..t the baaebull war probably Will
ba ( rtacta i.
Ol rrtalM . i omlMlon.
Th u Hi una an laid down, although
thi'JM were HOI made known olhYiall y,
. th h i me .i- publlahad yeaterday( but
the idlUllcen .ire that at the last minti'S i
there w 111 be changea, as only the more
prominent men involvad have baen taken t
into tin- contldence fif the Insiders. It I
n 111 meun the transfer of tha Cuba to j
Hrenldetil Weeghman and Ins partners on
thi North Hide, ahlla Phil Hail In all'
probability win gat control of t lie si.
Loula cardinal.-.
tlarnaj Drey f una waa mum as to the j
poaiilblllty of taking Kdward u winner, t
owihn "i in, i taburg tada, as g part
ner, but an alternative waa suggested In
Gw inner getting tha Clavaland club
ghould he ih to gtay in the game.
"Will there lie two or three leagues 1
nei Heaaon'' Waa asked Mr. Johnson, j
"i ml) t a ." he replied.
"Will l ToaldeM Weegbinan of I ha
W ha lea get Hie Cuba?" waa one of t tie
first UjUeatloiia hurled at Jobnsm.
"Now don't gak tlM about any if the
details.'' he pal Tied.
Can Waaarhman awing the deal for tha I
C u le 7 That aOOmod tO be the whole
thing in a n Utah el I, It will take a lot
of mono ,( finance tlta purcheea of tha
Ctlba, and aill Wcegbniaii and his j
Dgrtnera be willing to upend the amount?!
V'w name of Harry F. Sinclair also was'
immediately tflsggOetOtl
in t'ha maatitima Weeghmeni W, A
talker, A 1 I'lamondon ami Adolph i
Mchuet tier 'had boon In protracted con-!
faronojj ai Jragldoitt Weegimian's oftioa. I
ben Mi. w ceghinaii wan QUOOttOIIOd i
be n fused point blank to say what had
bc o dlacuaged.
"Droyftiaa g here," he mused. "Well,'
I am glail tO hear it Incyfuss. I uti-I
daratand, Is a line man, but not it WOfd
4111 pe i.- Ask the American Leaguers I
and M r. I M 0) fuss. Tin y seem to know !
a b't '
eeghtewa Mm ei ui.
The club owners were silent on the lis
tens, but it is asserted that tlie cubs will
lie sold and Wccgliman Is aboUl the only
one in tlie market for the club. It was
said
Before I )rey fuss arrived (he American
League directors met in the day In Pros
idem ohnson'N office, where J. J. l,o.n
uiii appeared surprised at being officially
awarded tin- American League pennant.
The treasurer's report also was approved.
There was much speculation ss to the
disposition Of the players In the Keileral
League, and 111 angle Stopped all talk
of trades between rival managers. It
waii prectlcull) admitted thai those who
haw nol suffered bodily Injuries Jump-
Inej from one league to the other will be
Ittki ii cure of,
The in ignatt .; who attended the meet
ing were t'apt, Huston and Jacob Itup
net nf New Vork, Tom Shlbe and Conine
Mark or Philadelphia, Charles w
Humeri ami i. s Hornard of Cleveland,
. .1 i., oi I Boston, H. St. Minor of
vV'Heliliiglou, Col. Hedges of SI. ,oulg,
Frank Savin of Detroit. Charles Comis
1,0) John K (truce, secretary of the
loe linker Is In lliiaiilial,
IP4QQ, lire 1.'..-- ,lo. TitiKer. nian-
Cll
c,
ir ui the Chios ext Feds und proeneo-
leadei ol the CUDS In the event the
pussd b.i.-eball peace plans go
"iu.ii. w sucoeaefully operated upon
jay .ii Ho Hsiirptlli Hospital by Dr.
M. Ilurrls loi kidney trouble Dr.
ffbl predicted that Hie patient would
lionir before New Year's, 'but nut be
e t in ihl iik.ih.
pii
l hi
be
lot
V, V, . to Try Wrestling.
The wrestling season will open to-day
st the College of the City of Now York
with ths annual Interolaaa tournament
Much dspetUW upon the outcome of this
tournament, as Manager Zetkln avs
'iier is a strong possibility of the for.
m vanuiy iesm noxt falL
BASEBALL MEN ANXIOUS
AS THEY AWAITED NEWS
Gilmore, Federals' President, and Sinclair, Like Na
tional League Magnates, Were Uncertain as
to Result of Peace Mission.
ThOM who hae the keeping of tlie
Federal League in their liRiida have
qualsfled for memberahlp In the National
l-eague. If Harney Dreyfusss peace
mission to Han Johnaon In Chicago
had proven a failure It would have been
a nad affliction to the long suffering
public.
The baseball magnates now In New
York t ideiitly were very anxioun re
gardlng the outcome of preyfuaa'a efforts
In Co KM fO, None would admit anything i
and men prominent In loth the National!
and Federal league- gold that peace was
a remote possibility. ,
Jamee A tlllmore. president of the!
Federal league, went o far yesterday
an to Insinuate that there Wg ubso-1
luteiy no underatanding between the
rival factions He sipplemented thia in
formation with t he announcement that
Han Johnson had turned down the Na
tional league's proposal aa conveyed to
( h Icago by Ha mey I re f us an hou r
before Uie Fltteburg man could possibly
iiave arrived at the Windy City.
'Vharleji Weeglmian assured me that
Johnson hnn Informed him that the)
American League will not entertain such j
a project ae haa been proposed by the
National league." declared tiilmore ex
ult Ingly Several newspaper men were
In QUlBOrO'g OfllOO when he held the gl
leged long dlntance conversation with
tha president of the ChbOBjre Whales.
Harry F. 8lnclalr. the CfOJOOg of the'
Federal League, who will purchase an J
Interest in one of the local clubs If the,
National League peace scheme boon I
through, waa gOOtl at the IMazo Hotel
late yoatardgy afternoon. Mr. 0no1g(r I
appealed .pilte as vague and frra-'
tfOftOl In many of his remarks jts had:
the outlaw chief.
"We are no Wllligm Jennings Bryan" I
aaid th Oklahoma oil king. "We do
Mt wish peace at any price. If peace;
g entabliahed the Feeral League Will
not hartei away Its rights in surrender.
It will have established Its case. Whv
la it that they rate Ft. Louis as a major i
league city and Baltimore as a minor I
oneT It would have been eaay to
answer. "Aoi ai the attendance bOOka," I
George S, Wurd. president of the Tip;
Tops, was even moi emphatic, teorge
S aeemed sincere in his daclOJWtlOtl that 1
he hoped tha right would continue tili t
the enemy bgd been exhausted flnan- j
dally.
John Kinle.y Tener. who so suavely an- I
numcM the diplomatic reins of the Na
tlOfflOl League when he In not Kilting 11 j
about the country, insinuated tha: Irey- .
fUjgg had not gone to Chicago, aVOIt after
news edit 1011 1 were on the atreet with
Intorvlowi from Barney on hn arrival
at the Windy City.
The chance attitude of Johnor waa
the all absorbing topic around the Wal-dorf-Aatorla
yenterday and last night.
No word from the WOOtorn front had ar-
PAT MORAN WILL MANAGE
CHAMPIONS THREE YEARS
Signs Contract With Baker
Question of Salary Is
of Baseball
The champion Phillies furnished the
only bit of real new s that broke at es-
terdav s meeting of tiie National league,
Pal Koran, who made good ins tlrat
csr out where other managers had
failed to return a winner in thlrtv-to
years, signed with President William F
Baker to continue as leader of I lie
tjuakers IhrOUghOUl the seasons of
1!M-17-U.
MOTM, who arrived yesterd.n from
Vermont after having been snowbound
on the way for more than cicnt hours,
was nol long in adjusting lus differences
with the executive of the team. Muian
had leen a temporary holdout only be
caue of a slight dlfferem-e of opinion on
the proper remuneration for a record
pennant wnnlng lOOIMMKIOII DUlloer
Pat never had worried BOrtOUSl)'. The
Phillies had no strings on him, and at
least one rival club was anxious to pay
him his price.
Jn the presence of witnesses Harry
Herrmann made oath that diarlle lier
7,..g would continue next season as man-
ager of n,e Cincinnati Bode. Then had
been a hundred different tales float lug
abOUl as to the deposition of Hsrsog, win,
Is hound by the regular players' con
tract, (ioss'lp had traded him to almost
every club of the circuit. Herrmann,
however, says that llentog was assured
of the management of the team In Islti
when lie assumed it. and that no ffort
will te made to break the agreement.
President Tener of the prospective.
National-Federal League may be among
CLINTON WINS EASY EVENT.
i isjimi swlmmrre Hadlr Beaten
In Itnnl Meet.
He Witt Clinton High School 4 Of Sated
Ilia nigh school of Commerce yeeter
day In a dual swimming mael of Hi
IV S A I., series al t lie West Tweni; -eighth
street bath. Tho score of 10
1U tells of the worst reversal met with
hy the Commerce team 111 several years.
The Commerce team was weakened con
siderably by the absence of three of Its
stars owing to Ineligibility.
Ueoauae of the easy going Coach Will
iam lloolis of Clinton did not start
William iSulllvan. one of I lie mainstays
of the team, and I'arker, the Junior
metropolitan champion. Aa II wae Clin
ton won all six tlral positions. The bust
showing made by Commerce was In the
relay, finishing only three yards behllbl.
Should Clinton win from Stiiyvesunt
next week, It will practically clinch '.he
title.
LEHIGH DOWNS NIAGARA.
Losers Make Only One Field (ioal
In l lrst Half.
gOUTH IIkthlkiiku. I'a.. pac, l.V l.e
hlgJli defeavod Ni.igaia Cnherslty to.
eight. 41 to 14, lhlgh's guards held
the visitors no a suuie field goal In the
first period. Niaasra,'a onl' rcdeeinliig
feature waa the great foul goal shuotiiuc
of Fardy and A. Kisber. Ia high used
several new men, wSbo ahowed up to ood
advwntage.
Yankees Likely to Get
Frank Baker After All
CHICAGO. III.. Dec. 15.
Frank Baker will join the
New York Highlanders, according
to the tale told by an American
League magnate to-day, if Presi
dent Ruppert is willing to meet
the terms demanded by Connie
Mack, it also was reported that
Mack had lowered his price con
siderably, and that the sum asked
is more than reasonable.
Ruppert is pleased to hear that
Mack is willing to talk business
and said he probably would meet
Mack's terms. In the event that
Baker is obtained by the High
landers Fritz Maisel, who was the
league's best third sacker last
summer, will be shifted to the
outfield. Ruppert announced that
he would not let Maisel go under
any consideration.
rived before the National nolonn lr!irfl
to knook off for snot her day.
in the meantime, however, from ;e
liable sou reel which re rot moatled, it
had ben lenrneil tiiat Harry F. ,0tfl
c!air ! prepared to submit lo even more
rtg0rOOI ter.iiH than IhOOO ratified by the
National League. Sinclair Is prepared to
come in out of the wet for t he privilege
of buying a major league franchise in a
bin i-lty. Nor he ni!t upon the
Yankees or QUUItJi In rase he houtd
be rtxeil up with the Cube.
The National Lanuors adjourned
yesterday's meeting until l o'otock this
:i (torooon,
Me.-tiun 5S Of the league COttOtltUtlOn
wae amended o a hereafter to punish
u?p inied alayera with the loss of all
salary cltnins; the period of suspension.
There eraa a ionic dlecueeloti on the evil
of the ims naleanae. Messrs. Hemp
stead and Baker will nather further data
for the consideration of their fellows at
the Kebruary meeting of the league.
E, C. Lane, editor Of the Hnnrbalt
llagazM, addreeaed the leaRue ai length,
he gested thai a oommlttee should
eeleet all star teams to represent the
National and American leagues In a mid
season chaniplonehlp series of eight or
ten games tn miter to Stimulate inter
est. He ffoi a vote of thanks for his
idea. KbbetS reserves judgment until he
esn fltld if it Is ossible to stage the
attractions at Bbbeti Pleld.
ReMlUtlona Of regret over the deaths
of A. ft, paldlng and Andrew Freed
man Were adopted.
to Handle Phillies After
Adjusted Gossip
World.
those missing hi to-duy s meeting. If
I he can be spared from the goose step
I of his colleagues, scheduled to begin at
S O'clock, Mi Tener will go lo Scrantmi.
Pa., to assist n the dedication cere
monies of a new Kike' home. Mr. Tener
may he accompanied b August Herr
mann, president of t lie Ited-Fcds. i harles
KbbetS of the Hrook-l lodgers will stand
1 by the VI aldorf batten
James O'BOUrkO, president of the sus
pended eastern Association, was un
able to keep ins appointment with the
territory board of the national associa
tion yesterday n this board are F.d
Barrow. Tim MuriUMM and J. H. Karrell.
They plan to amalgamate certain cities
of the New Bnglattd League and the
Kastern Association info a new circuit,
t Doubtless tlie matter will now be tabled
' until the more Important matter of a
general peace has been effected.
In view of the approaching amalga
mation of the National and Federal
leagues a few fai ls concerning the Held
ing averages of the Q II mors circuit as
I announced yeeterday are in order. The
leaders at the various positions follow:
Kir.-i basemen, Konetehy (Pittsburg),
I second basemen, Louden (Buffalo),
.? ; third basemen. Louden, .974;
shortstops. Roach i Buffalo). r4 ; out
flelders, II Hriulley (Pittsburg unit
Brooklyn), i.oon: catchers, Jacklltsch
I (Baltimore) ami Hlmon (Brooklyn) tied.
lis:, pitchers. Johnson ( Chicago-Huf-fUlo)
, Hnrgrr i Pittsburg. Hlack (Chicago
Baltimore ). Hearne (Pittsburg), Leclalre
(Pittsburg-Baltimore) and Ford ( Buf
falo i all tied nt 1.000. Hal Chase was
ninth aiming the flrst basemen with
.9ST,. Lee Magee was twelfth of the
second basemen with i.19.
NO YALE COACH PICKED YET.
i nmmltte f Three la l aklna
Plenty nf Time for Tbnaaht.
That selection of the Yale football
coach which la keeping Yale men and
others Interested has not yet been made.
There was no meeting of the oommlttee
composed of Vance c. HoCormlck s.
Briiiekorhoff Thome ami John it. Kiipat-
rlck al the Yale Club last night, although
; it was announced that there would .be
one. A member of I he oommlttee w hen
questioned Iiim nlirht about this meeting
said that the llrst he knew of It waa
, when he read alioul It.
lie staled further that tha committee
had been meeting at Irregular Intervals
, in tlie last month, sometimes at tlie Yale
Club anil other times elsewhere, but that
there was so much to discuss In refer
ence io Dm replacing of Ki auk Hlllkey as
coach f the eleven that no decision had
lieen reached
Among thl probabilities discussed were
Foster unfOrdi the present Rutgers
coach; T A D. Jones, now coaching at
I'llilllns-Kxeter Aciotetov I T A
- , - . , . , , .
Sharpc, Cornell mentor, and .1. i;. (ja
Isy. who has helped at Yale and Annan.
oils In the past.
1'hll Carter win. i Tennis.
I'lNKilt'SST. M, ('.. Iec. 13 An the
result of Die semi-final round In the
fourth animal SI. Thomas tennis tour
nament Philip Carter, Nassau, will meet
Hrlfl Paraon, I'lneliursl, In the final to
morrow. Carter defeated H. J. Hevan
llarrlsburg. after an uphill flghl, I t,
75, I--0, and Parson beat Paul Dana!
New York, In a closely contested match,
7 6, I I.
MAY SHIFT CONTROL
OF PENN'S CREWS
Athletic Association l.ikclv to
Request Boat Club to
flo It Alone.
WANT RIGGER COMMITTEE
rit 1 1 ADri.ritiA. Dee. 15. Al a tesult
of the dispute with the college boat olttb
the athletic association of the University
of Pennsylvania mav rlrott rnwinir nnri
allow It to be conducted tiv the boat
club. At the recent meeting of the ath
letic association It was voted to amend
the by-lawn of the association according
to a proposal made by the boat club so
that the rowing committee heieafter will
be composed of one member of the col
lene boat club, two members of the board
of directors and the captain and man
ager of the crew, Instead of the mem
ler of the boat club and the captain and
manager as heretofore.
Now, however, prominent members of
the college boat club declare that the
meeting of the boat club which passed
this agreement on November lit was
Illegal and hsil no right to do stii h a
thing. They say that they will appeal to
the board of trustee', of the unlverslt
to have the by-law repealed. The amend
ment must .e passed by the trustees e
fore It run become effective.
erectloall) the same thing happened
three years ago and the trustees re
jected the amendment. If they do it
this time a prominent member of the
board of directors of the athletic asso
ciation declares that the association will
drop rowing and let the boat club con
duct tlie sport as It sees lit
SINKLER KEEPS GRIP
ON PENN FOOTBALL
Supposed Rebuke nt Student
Flection Fails to Have
Fx pec ted Effect.
Ph ii vei l. en ia. Dec. 10. The newly
elected football oommlttee of the Unlver
ally of Pennsylvania met this afternoon
wun ine greatest aaciw) in me law i
oini-es oi mi ion lainaiei in eieci tna
chairman for the OOmlng year und to
talk over the coaching situation. Be
yond the admission that Mlnkler had
been reelected chairman nothing definite
could he learned about the meeting.
The reason for this secrecy Ih un
doubtedly because of the fact that trie
student lwdy Is up In anus over the way
! its desired bjtVO been overridden. The
j tact that tite undergraduate body felt
I that Sinkler has not made good as chair
j man of the football committee during
the past aoaoon w-as shown by the over
I whelming defeat he received in the tx.rd
ol directors election. De.spite this Ins
i party. Ihti old guard, broke the usual
custom of selecting the f.ioihall cvnn
rnittee only from members of tile board
of directors and placed him on the foot
ball committee over the head of Bill
llollenbuck. tile choice of the students.
Now he is again In control.
The undergraduate aentlment was
aptly expressed ! Iloger QarVln, one of
the biggest men In college, tills morning
when he said. "By golly, we re stung
again." Just what the undergraduate
will do if Bob Folwe I and Hollenba.'.k
Ore turned down for luie head coach poel
' tlon la not known. The Prnntylvtininn .
i the college daily paper, printed & lengthy
letter this morning from a prominent
I senior which declared that the whole
1 student body uanls Bob PotWOtl af head
I coa.ii and Hollenback as his assistant,
i Beyond this 'the paier printed nothing
j hut the bare fads of the .lection of the
j committee.
MUELLER CORNELL CAPTAIN.
I New I'uoflinll l.railer Playrd mt
Kallbncla Thl ear.
( tTHACAi D0, 18 I K Mucllrr
of DCetur, 111 . na,s Ir-'ti'.l iontvhi to
loati the Cornell foottell team in ioik
j at tlie mutual ''Hiiquft for pla) 9Vt
I And ooaobM lifl'l at thr Dtltti Kappa
I Bpillon fraternity bouse. Mueller playad
;t tultbttek ibhi a aw ton. Tha ir iri)r
' Iia wjiK k'-pt out Of th K.iin on a''ount
of an injurrrl ear
. Howl Ulna Hllllard Malrh.
Frank Hoyd won . niHt'h last nijrht in
, tha, Brooklyn handicap Millard tourna
I nvant at thr Brooklyn Milliard Acad
emy. Ho beat Uaorsa Uardnar 110
to "5, th latter havlni undartakan th
, tMnk of making 71 Th alnnara aver
' ajc aai 3 ll-ftl and hla tiiah runa 20, 1:1
I and II. Qardnar .ivrraire'i 1 1 7 -r h ami
! tnada runa or 10, s and
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rive liirlniun.
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WILLARD SIGNS FOR
BOUT WITH FULTON
Champion tO Receive 081,600
for Twenty Rounds nt
Now Orleans.
FORFEITS ARK POSTED
Jess tVMIard. heavyweight champion
of the world, will defend Ills title in a
twenty round bout with Fred Kulton on
the evening of Mnrvh 4 at the West Side
Athletic Club of New Orleans, l.a.
Articles of agreement were Signed yes
terday In Chicago by Tom Andrews, who
represented the promoters, M V. Collins,
representing Pulton Slid Tom Jones,
manager of Wlllard. The chnmplon Is
to receive a flat price of 132. .", as his
end. Kulton Is to get IT, 500. a 10 per
cent, share of the moving pletUfOa tlf
taken) and II per cent of the gate re
ceipts In excess of l.'iO.OOO. Kach lighter
posted a forfeit of fl.OOii. Marquis of
Queerslberry rules Will govern the battle,
which will be decided with the ounce
gloves The referee Is lo lie selected
later b;' the prlii ipals ami promoters
This tight conference in Chicago defi
nitely disposes of all doubt us to V1-
lard's iirst challenger. Nearly two
months ago Wlllard contracted With
Burns ami Tortorleh, the New Orleane
promoters, to fight any white man they
would produce In a title Imut early In
March Two weeks ago Kulton was
Promised a chance nt Wlllard'S crown
In the event that Frank Mor.ni refused
the issue. Koran had until December 1
to nc ept a proposition, but he rofused
to consider the offer at the price named.
Tlw terms offered him were Draotlcall)
the same as those accepted by Fulton.
Pulton halls from Rochester, Mum.
He Is a big fellow almost th size of
Wlllard who sprang mto fame recently
by scorltuc a sories of knockouts over
lig men. Among his Victims were Andre
Anderson and Arthur Petit)',
The varied reports as to the SCrlOUS
li.se of Ad Wolgast's Injury In a bOUl
with Krankle Whitney in Atlanta Tues
day night has caused great concern
among tight followers of this city. Wol
gast Is scheduled to meet Leeoh Cros
in one of the three ten round bouts at
the Harlem sporting ctufa to-morrow
night.
Sam Wallachi manager of Loach
Cross, called at the otllces of the State
Athletic Commission yeaterdav morning
to ask the commission to select a ph -shian
to examine Wolgast upon his re
turn to this city. John ltelsler has
agreed to produce Wolgast for lnspe. -
tlon at noon to-day
It appears that Mike Glover, recent
conqueror of Ted Lewi", is some pump
kins as :i welterweight. lie handed a
lacing to Soldier Itartlleld at the H':b
Tueeday night.
I'ordliem freshmen ,oe I Ice.
PtttLAMUPHIA, Pa . DOC, IT, The
Pordham freshmen twice fell victims to
local basketball lives here to-day. In
ti.e afternoon I irexel Institute defeated
fftordhaen, 0 to 2t. in Uhs evening game
St. Joseph s College won through the foul
t nosing of Sam Martin Pordham made
lo goals from the Held, but fell down
miserably from the foul line Tin score
was ai to :'.r.
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Reliable Dealer
ANDTHEWORLIfe
BestGasoune
KEEPING ABREAST OF
THE SPORTING TREND
H Wll.l.ltM H. IIA' A.
Points of prolhinoniSO In connection
with Walter Camp's All America foot
hull selections, the blue ribbon of all
the mass of such selections, are ss fol
lows :
I. For the second year In succession,
no Pentl man Is named for the first.
Second tir third eleven. 2. For the sec
ond year ill succession, no Yale man Is
named on the first eleven (so the re
suscitated Joke about the ahock of find
ing no KM chosen by Mr. Camp Is out
of place). 3. No Ynle, rrlnceton or
Pctin man Is named on the llrst eleven.
4 Hletman. the Minnesota fullback.
placed on near!) all All Western teomg. Is
not put on any or the three, ti. Vie
Way of Yale, whom many fancied for All
Baatem tiukle. Is not named. . Ahcll
of Colgate, a sterling; tackle. Is chosen
for the llrst eleven In preference to
Buck of Wisconsin, considered In the
West the best taekle of the year.
7. Houcy of Harvard, a popular choice
for Ml Kastern end. Is not mentioned
I, Twenty Institutions contribute to the
three elevens, making the field prelty
rsprooontetlve.
Keen has been our disappointment at
not seeing a merry tulp to th effect
Unit Frank Baker, being fond of farm
life, would be at home In New York
bees use there are so many rubes here.
This at least would have been a vari
ation of the hoar myth that New York
ers are the biggest sin iters in the world
The St. Louis Browns are the latest
team to whom I.e (lore will report when
he leaven college. Thai inahes seven
big league clubs with which he will
play. There'll be seven big league man
agers who will tear their hair and think
about ask.ng waivers ir he makes such
a play as he did In a Ysle-rrim-rton
game las year. He was at the bat
with a mate on first and none out.
He popped a fly to the second baseman
and trotted to the bench. On being prop
erly reprimanded for such a witless
move, he replied that he thought it was
an "Infield fly." However, the Princeton
man making the catch didn't know
any better either, so maybe college haae
bgJI Is too kindergarten for the use of
gray matter.
Harvard's November football schedule
for next fall suggests a sprinter easing
down after breasting the tape. Cornell
conies on October -R and then. In order,
Virginia. Princeton, Brown and Yale.
Speaking of nn ths. there's another one
bOUt base ball magnates "opening wine."
We never saw anybody open wine or
l-eer or water or milk. Once In a great
Carnegie Tech Tnektea lllg .lob.
PlTTeet'RO, Dec. It, Tlie Carnegie
Tech football team has lieen honored hy
Yale with the opening c.mie for next sea
son at New Haven on September 30. This
makes three big games for the Tecii
eleven, Pittsburg here. Cornell at Ithaca
and Yale at New Haven. Coach StefTens
ime here to-day from Chicago and ar
ninged the Yale game by wire.
Newtown Seeonil Team Wins.
The Newtown High School second
team won from the Bushwlck seconds
yesterday at basketball by a score of
I'll to I'll Tlie Newtown players, es
pecially Hoffman ami Mlllstoln, showed
more accuracy in goal shooting, al
though BuahwtcM had as many chancew
at tlie basket. Chetry and Blllle wet
the best point getters for Bushwlck.
U
while we've seen n magnate) buy a
pint of champagne and have the waiter
pull the cork, but that's as mar as we
ever came to seeing a basebejl man or
anybody else "open wine."
We are fond of high sounding words,
phrases and titles, liraduate Manager
of Athletics Doe's name Is legion, und In
our mania for creating titles we soon
shall have First Assistant Manipulator of
the Towel Between Bounds Hoe as a regu
lar member of a fighter's retinue. Then
again, academy for the simpler 'and more
fitting "room" as applied to a public
place In which to play billiards passes
from euphemism to verbal fiamboy
ancy, not to say bombast.
Tlie follow-In, coming from Dan Mor-
j Un, might lead one lo believe that the
I lightweight division In pugilism doesn't
1 amount to much i
link Brttten, the real lightweight ehim
' plon, who has been 111 for the BOOt four
I months, l hack now In his sM time form
iiist means that Kid Lewis, the running
I BngllSh light weight, "ill gn tml hide
himself titeiig with the rest of the suii-
1 ciiiinipi'iii!,.
Hrltten l signed up for three matches
In Nw Orleans, that Is If sn.v of the fluk
lightweights nn be COMCd In the ring
With him .lurk Is paving no attention to
Freddy Welsh, for the public knows that
Freddy has danced himself Into obscurity.
From which It Is possible to gather
that no excess of ability is required to
be the real champion, as is claimed for
Hritton. of such n division, since Its
talent runs so extensively to tlukes,
matathoners and terpskchorean experts.
Iteaf from West I'oint : "The Army's
hockey schedule has been arranged 'and
as soon as the pond freews practice will
begin, l.leut. F. I.. I'urdon. a former
Army hockey player of note, will coaoh
the Array team."
Which paragraph in making It clear
that It is the Army team tlr.it LlOUt
Furdon will coach is the antithesis of
ambiguity.
Arthur Fletcher not oi ly had more
assists than any other National lattue
shortstop last season but we venture to
say that none had fewer wild throws.
The writer saw Fletcher play at least
100 of his gam's last season and saw
him make only three bad throws. Those
three, oddly enough, were In the same
game
Col. Huppert. Capt Huston, LlOUt,
Donovan. Adjt. Sparrow, Orderly Both
and Privates Peck. Ptpp and the rest dp
tot Include all of the military stuff of
the Yanks There's Oen. Besults.
William F. Bilker says the Phillies
will stand pat for next season. No more
than was to be expected. They stood
him pretty successfully last season.
BUSHWICK DOWNS NEWTOWN.
Visa BasLcthnll i.nme by llally
I. ate In -econd Half.
The Bushwick High Bhool basketball
team won out in the closing minutes of
play from the Newtown live yesterday in
a Public School Athletic l,e.igue traiiie at
Juniper Hall by a score of 2t to 3,
From the opening whistle the game was
hotly contested, both Hides showing
clever teamwork and dose guarding
At intermission the score stood 12 to 12. :
Several times during the second period
the lead alternated with Hushwi-k go
UlS out In front Just before time was
up. Bernstein was the best of the New- i
town players, while Kdelstein and Levlne
worked well for Bushwick. j
i i
Gasologue
"At last."
"What's the matter,
Never vou mind
matter. Here, hold my lantern.
Eureka! I've found him at
last!"
"Oh! you mean that honest
man you have been looking
for."
"Yea, of course an honest man at last.
And more than that he's an auto
mobile supply dealer.
"Zatso! Oh, well, thatsnoth?rif un
usual nowadays."
"What! You mean to say"
"Of course. You're a little out of date
or you'd know. You can find a reliable
garage man any time by just looking for
the little red, white and blue SOCONY
sign. You'll see that sign everywhere,
Diogenes wherever there's a road wide
enough to drive your diver on. The
dealer who displays that sign is sure to
ba reliable because he sells SOCONY
Motor Gasoline a straight-distilled
product, powerful and quick-starting,
every drop like every other drop. You
simply can't make a mis"
"Yes, yes that's enough. Here boy!"
"Yes, Mr. Diogenes."
"Give me five gallons of SOCONY
Motor Gasoline.'
STANDARD OIL CO, OF NEW YORK
Priasnpel OaVcsi
New York Buffalo Albany Boston
HEALY IS SELECTED
TO LEAD COLUMBIA
Fontlmll Tchiii ChnnNpN, Uj,,
Tnokli' t Captaincy nf
1916 Klcven,
Jeffrey AmVSlUS Healy. left i , . ,,
the Columbia vasity football team, .
elected unanimously t lead the n .,. ml
White eleven fOI 11011 sras'm V- . c ,
The oBetOg was m. oh- nt ti e slufi
per for the victorious gridiron warrlm
last night at the Folumbls I
Club. The r. suit of me elect io v,
not announi'ed until the speeches m.
well tinder way anil enthusiasm, ,'. ,,,
well kindled, went Into n Kami I lea hi
assured return will strengthen II m
much.
HeatP Is II yeais old. I feel I i , u
tall and weighs lis pounds II
played football until li s i . i
lloys High. HriKiklvn.
In tne course of his ,.,.,.), c
Nelson MetOBlf said that under t
ent restrictions. Which allots ol
enrolled Jn Columbia College
h T
pres.
men
P nv
looinau, ' miintvia never can
runs, wnn ine pig college.: ot! t , ri
Iron.
"You better- get that o.,t ,,r , ,v,r
heads," he aald. "If )'OU lire .
forward to the litre hen p, , . ,. .
and Cornell will he your rmtfleit rtvsln
in the grldimn you ean'l 1 ;.e ,
them utiiler the present . ., ,ri
I In with nlioul Tim men :. n ..,.
should look lo IVesleysh, Vmhersl
Brown. Williams an4 college! nf m,,
strength as her natural rlvs W th tV.
spirit displayed tin- real Columbia tnighi
beat the big college elevens ,
Just as small colleges do .. mi bill
r.ot regularly."
Among the old timers Who were pr.
ent were T. Ludlow Chrm'te rsptali
ths 'SI team : A. C, Ollderslrevr
of the '"to team; John Krsklne, IS
W". Putnam. 'II J O. S. O'taiusl
David Smythe, '01 j Thomas i!.-
Arthur Wolfe, 'OS It. . Btangtang, b.
tain of the 'SI team, and Alexsi ;. r B.
Imonttev captain of tne firsi
lumbla hud Ui '74. Dean Preder k t.
Kepprl, Frank D. Psckenthal, secretary
of the uHtSversity ; Clusta'1l!i T K h
chairman of the I. P. A. A. A. A iri
committee, ami Charlea ll Map.
man of the committee oi iithbi .. iK
were among thoce preesi I
C" FOR SIXTEEN PLAYERS
ill ii iii Mm 1 iimIuuIii i nntuiMt
rili . I-'. I ." tn Clulit othirt.
Thr Rridiron "C1 w.i- awn I j
terday to RtxtMtl Colli til bin that!
layers by the Insignia cotnn T
oipht otlinrs Who )tnd In out i
i,iinv't hut not loon ii'Miici, . - ,
rtsulari the t " m j
V. Wadleton. hAlfbarh In the (1 .
e oiiti gatMlii 'thl lUil I ' , u ;n
let ntd ill UM Strvi-ru ;t i() t , :-
ARk'ios KuiirM, revived t(i' luttr to.-n
verp itijurl mill Poutt1n1 f .
rrnifiifitler f tha Mftton.
of tin ifirutars. ait. B I m on flu, Rucr
mcjfr. Calder nnd tiWder .
nifs who nil! notbi ft VA liable i -Tha
awarth
Hrnttv c r Rlmonda i M i
17: II. Brown, H Bun
WIllMTi K. i Kennndy it i
17; k. Caldr, 'it; j. n
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17 ; P. P. Manibai h. 'II i
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No. 12
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