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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1915
QUARTER OF AMERICA'S
POPULATION WITNESSES
SPORTS DURING 1914
Figures on Attendance at
Games Last Year Com
piled from Every Source
Have It 25,000,000 People
Passed Through Gates
ASSOCIATED TRESS DISFATCH
MOW YORK, Jan. 4. That 2,".,nn,
(MMi spectators witnessed amateur ami
prnf ssional .sports in this country
during the jiast twelve months is
sufficient foundation for the oft-re-1
eateil statement that 1014 was n
competitions. These astonishing at
tmilance figures, equal to approxi
mately one quarter of the total popu
lation i.f the I'nited states are not
the result of haphazard guessing. The
record year in American athletic
attendance in all forms of sports
lontests was recently the subject of
discussion among a group of writ
ers anil experts in this city, and
after much comparison and confer
ence the foregoing figures were fixed
upon as bring comparatively accu
Ii'te and conservative.
In the main these twenty-five mil
li n represent paid admissions, hot
not entirely, since in certain sporls
1 lie paid attendance forms hut a
small percentage of the total assem
Hage of spectators. In some cases
the figures are official or semi- of
ficial, while in others they are the
result of careful tabulations gath
ered from club secretaries, news
paper reporls and estimates made by
those tjualified to guage the size and
number .of large crowds.
Baseball leads, as is natural, and
while official counts are not availa
ble, a total of 9.0011,011(1 was the gen
eral estiwate as the attendance it
all games played under organized
baseball control, representing as it
lines forty-three leagues and almost
:!00 clubs. Football comes next with
r,.:iV',ni'il. Parks Davis, member of
tin' rules committee and expert foot
bail statistician, is authority for this
estimate, together with the addi
tional information that 152.000 players
participated in 34.000 games during
the season of ten weeks.
It was the concensus of opinion
that approxmately l.OOO.fluo persons
witnessed racing, trotting and pac
ing throughout lie country last year.
Tennis and golf proved hard prob
lems since few accurate records are
kept. The official figures showed
that close to l.";0. 000 spectators paid
admission for the twelve
Davis cup tennis play and
of championship play at
Another ir.0.000 was fixed
the probable attendance at
sectional, state and
tournaments. Golf
days of
the days
Newport.
upon as
all other
city tennis title
galleries, being
without admission feature, were not
separately considered.
Automobile, motorcycle a.nd bicycle
races were allotted nOO.000, and track
and field sports a similar attend
ance. These figures refer principally
to paid admissions, and if they are
they minimize rather than exaggerate.
The two international polo matches
between the I'nited States and Kng
glish teams drew 7;",o00 spectators
to Meadow-brook last spring, proba
bly no.oOO more followed the play in
other tournaments about the coun
try, giving a total of 125.000. The
two big college regattas at Pough
keepsie and New Ijomlon attracted
100,000 persons, of whom 20.000 paid
for observation train or boat seats.
Other dual anil triangular va.rsiy
races, together with the national and
sectional regattas of the the National
Association of Amateur Oarsmen,
raised the total to 42.".,000.
Boxing also found a prominent
place in the tabulations. Using the
reports of the New York and Wis
consin State Athletic commissions it
was estimated that fully 1.r00.000
spectators attended professional and
ama.teur exhibitions and championship
bouts during BH-l. In New Y'ork
state alone the gate receipts as re
ported to the commission was in
round figures $(;40.0HO. and the at
tendance 400,000.
No attempt was made to estimate
the attendance at golf and trap
.shooting tournaments. here admis
sion fees are either nominal or en
tirely dispensed with. Cricket,
hockey, lacrosse and yachting were
placed in the same category. . No
place was allotted to college, school
boy or semi-professional baseball, but
these sports or classifications of
of sports were used to bring the to
tal up to 25.000.000 admission esti
mate, but even this gave the start
ling total of $12,500,000 in gale r
seipts in the past twelve months.
They form impressive testimonials to
America's yilaee in the world of sport.
COST BOARD
MEMBER SOON
Important Position Will
lie .billed at .Joint .Meet-i
iii of Poard and Council
of Water Users' Associa.
tion on February 1
At the next regular meeting of the
board and council of the AVater,
Users' association, the engineer for
the association's member of the cost
survey board will be selected from
the recommendations of the special
committee, named some time ago to
look over applications.
Although the approval of the sec
retary's plan has never been passed
by the joint meeting, and although
opposition has developed among dis
contented water users over the terms
of the cost fixing proposal, it is
practically assured that the matter
will go through at the meeting Feb
ruary 1. In his letter, urging haste.
Secretary Lane suggested that the
engineer be chosen by a vote of the
-harehnlders each man -voting as an
individual, instead of as a holder -f
many acres of land. This, said
the secretary, was because each mem
bet, no matter how small his hold
ing, had a keen interest in the selec
tion of a competent engineer.
T'.ut it was pointed out that in or
der to hold such an election the by
laws of the association would have
to be amended. No provision is
ile for any sort of voting except
that of shares. At the joint meeting.
therefore, it was decided to permit
the representatives of the water users
do the selecting.
F.ngineer Frederick A. Jones of
Dallas, Texas, is the only applicant
for the position outside of phoenix.
mil there is a local applicant, Frank
H. Parker, formerly register of the
land office, and since then a mem
ber of the survey board.
PRIVATE PUMPING PLANT
PLANS SLIGHTLY CHANGED
Credit Will Be Given on Construc
tion Instead of Maintenance
and Operation Charges.
Private builders of pumping plants,
in co-operation with the reclamation
service and the Water t'rers' asso
ciation, will be given credit for the
amount of their expenditures on con
struction charges, instead of mainte
nance and operation charges, as was
formerly the plan.
The reclamation service has sub
mitted a plan to the waters users,
outlining rules for the installation
of private stations It has been
agreed that water users who wish
to develop more acreage, may build
at their own expense such jilants as
are within the requirements of the
system. It is not necessary, how
ever, to use the water direct from the
pumps. A man or company may
build a plant at some convenient
place, turn the water into one canal,
and receive a like amount at the
point where it is handies to their
fields.
me group of water users, holding
over .:.500 acres of land, has already
submitted a plan for installing some
pumping plants on the north side.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CUT IN HANCOCK'S WAGE
In a report to tin oant of gover
nors of the ;itr I'sers association
ycst'rlay, a. special committer recom
mended that trie" salary of the comt
water commissioner he cut from $ 1 SO
a month to $ir,0. This is in accord
ance wit h the policy of economy in
augurated recently by the Water ls
ers' association.
J farry L. fancoek, the present in
cumbent, has already undergone one
cut in salary.
lie "vises" reports m vatpr ser
vice for the superior court. The ac
tual reports, however, are made by
! mployes of the reclamation service.
i Although employed by the court the
j official's salary is paid by the water
users by assessment. Tha water us-
t ers in the association pay 12.6 per
cent of the salary and expenses, and
I it is. on the theory that they should
i have something to say with th
amount of these expenditures, that
they aro recommending the cut.
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ME WILL ATTEND THE
II
The bout between Charley V.'hiti
and Voung Shnghrue at New York ! President of Water Users Will Go to
City baa been postponed until next i Washington to Represent An
Tnesday night. I zona at Big Conference.
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Gun Repairing
IPINNEY ft KOBINSON
17 South Central
j President John P. Orme of the
I Water Users' association will be
delegate and will go to the meeting
i of the Interstate Irrigation ciimmis
; sion at Washington, p. c, on o
(about January 11. Mr. Orme in-
I formed President Ira I. Knglehart of
tile commission that he would at
tend the convention a Itliough, as
matter of fact. Mr. Orme has not
LARflA
NO ADVANCE IN PRICE
Today A Wonderful Scenic Production
GEORGE KLEINE'S MASTERPIECE
In 6 Parts
The Lion of Venice
A Film Story taken in old Italy, showing the beau
tiful canals and gondolas, and a one-red coined v,
"A Would-be Motion Picture Operator."
Performance starts 11:00, 12:4.", 2:30, 1:15, 6:00,
7:45 and 9:15 p.m.
Thursday and Friday Charles Chaplin in a 2-red
Kevstone coined y.
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HORRELL 10 HEAD ROTARY
CLUB'S AUTOMOBILE SHOW
Local Man Receives Great Honor at
Hands of National Body; Will Be
in Charge of S. F. Expo.
William A. llorrell, Phoenix agent
for the Cadillac cars, has receive 1
what is probably the greatest honor
ever oonterred on a local Kotarian
in that be has been appointed chair
man of tiiL. national committee on
'lutomobile exhibition at tin; coming
Rotary convention in San Francisco.
Notification of his recognition by
the national Rotary club arrived in
the shape of a letter yesterday, in
forming the recipient also that h
would have charge of all motor ca,'
matters in connection with the club's
display at the Panama-Pacific expo
sition.
The Rotary club's convention will
be one of the most important in its
history. It will constitute a dis
tinct feature of the exposition.
en in the best of health for th-'
I ast few days.
Strenuous work awaits the com
mission. .Matters of great import
are to he handled. Mr. Orme is
(hail man of the committee on finan
cial condition of projects, and will
superintend the gathering of a great
ficai 01 useui uaia.
LAVEEN Ai O'NEIL ABE
NOW EX-WORLD'S CHAMPS
Kx-World's Champs is the
possessed by Roger I-aveen
title now
and Hilly-
It was
repeated
downfall
U'N'eil, the volley ballists.
the result of too frequently
challenges that caused the
of the two.
originally, they conceived the idea
they were championship material in
the Y. M. C. A. volleyball league
double handed and together. For a
time they proved it by being undefeat
ed in a match with Jiidson and Smith.
Their curt announcement was a big
item on the bulletin board until last
evening, when Judsnn and Harry
Rlair turned in and wallopped them.
The scores were: 11-21; 21-5; 21-14.
MOVING PICTOBE PARTY
COMING IN PRIVATE CAR
Romaine Fielding's troube of Lu
hinites left Sew York City yesterday
in their private car, the "Woodlawn,"
according to General Agent Gatler of
the Simthcrn Pacific, who received
word of their coming. They will be
in Chicago today, and will come at
tached to the Golden State limited,
arriving in Phoenix the morning of
January 8. -
There are about a score of well
known moving picture people in the
troupe. They will put on some good
".stuff at their Phoenix studio, which
will be erected at the state fair
grounds.
Toronto will give $400 in purses
for .its lie meeting for light harness
horses beginning tomorrow.
k
New York gets the cream of
Christmas boxing, the bout between
.Freddie Welsh and Frankie Calluhari.
Help Yourself and Help
the Valley; Drag the Roads!
Wool Goods and Silks
At Stock Reducing Prices
Large selection of Fashionable Fabrics have been arranged at very
Dow prices for immediate clearance to make way-' for Barge shipmants
of New Spring Fabrics that will soon arrive.
This is by far the most tempting vafliie giving event of the season
in the way of piece goods which will appeal to the conservative buy
er. Iff it is a Suit, Dress, Shirt, Waist or Coat your have thought
now is the opportune time to make your fabric selections at a re
markable saving..
Special Sale on Silks
42 inch Cheney Bros. Krinkle Crepe in Pink, LiigM
Blue, Lavender, Oopcnhagan Blue, Navy and
Black am extra good value at yard $L6I9
36 to 40 inch Fancy Silks in a wide range off
colors that sold up to $2. SO a yard, special clean
up sale price yard Sc
56 inch Moire and Pekin Striped Silks in a big
variety of colors silks that sold up to $1.75 a yard
special sale price yard 98c
42 inch Roman Striped CrepedeChiirae in Russian
Green and Copenhagani Blue just the two colors
left, our regular $2,50 silk, special sale price per
27 inch Velvets m- Navy, Brown and Black an
extra good quality at yard $L0
Special Sale on Woolens
We have taken all off our Wool Coatings that ar
range in price from $2.00 to $3.00 yard, about
twenty different patterns and colors iri all4 and
put theim on special sale for a quick clean up at
yard $1.49
42 to 56 inch Fancy Woolens for Separate Skirts
and Piece Dresses in Checks, Plaids amid Mixtures
sold up to $2.00 yard, for quick clean up yard 95c
S4 inch White Wool Coating an extra good value,
Special yard $L8S
44 to SO inch White SciSlian a beautiful quality on
Spcca! Sale at .yard 79c
Special Sale on Wool Remnants at 14 off of the
remnaurat price
te mock
of Butterick Patterns
including all the
Later Fashions
"THEI EOT ALWAYS"
N. HR5T JT. NtAR ViAimMlICN
All Mail Orders
Whether Large or Small
red eve the same
Prompt Attention
of the p. i c.
II. W. "Worcester l'x'coiiies
I 'resident liiir, .Memlier
sliip Campaign to He
Started Run to (iold
lield is On for Suudav
to Washington lale this week. It in I
understood here that Great Britain'
lias reaehed sueh a satisfactory tin- i
dcrstaiuling with Italy with regard ;
tn the trans-shipment of contraband
that no cargoes destined to that
country have been stopped since De
cember 4. British officials riectaro
the relief of American .shipping from
the present regulation depends large
ly on assurances of neutral states
bordering on belligerent countries
that they will not assist in supplying
Germany. Austria or Turkey with
food products or munitions of war.
Ship to Well Known Firms
WASHINGTON", Jan. 4 Negotia
tions to stop British interruption of
American copper shipments have
reached a point where it is under
stood Great Britain will not inter
fere with shipments to well Known
Italian firms if made in Italian ships.
Shipments to well known manufac
turers in Sweden and Holland, it is
also understood, will be uninterrupt
ed, but it is not clear if it will be
necessary that they be in ships of
those nationalities.
i The Official "Fambly"
j II. ". Worcester President
j Miiiirice Valentine. .Vice President j
j Jack Barr Secretary
j Clyde Blaine Treasurer j
j K. l-'ogle Captain j
II: C. Crandall and K. Butler..
Lieutenants j
' John Hohl and B. ltitdderow. .
' Directors i
At the most harmonious meeting
the Phoenix Motorcycle club h;is had
in a long time, "Herb" Worcester,
one of the best known motorcyclists
of Phoenix, was elected president. In
the election of bis assistants, J.
Clyde Blaine, that "extra-value" fin
ancier, was re-elected treasurer for
about the umpsteenth time.
In the membership campaign, there
will be a contest between two teams
headced by Captains Ward and
Kogle. The one getting the least
members buys a big bamiuet for the
whole club on March 1.
Captain Kogle announced an in
vitation from (leorge V. Young to
take dinner at his Goldficld mine,
forty miles out of Phoenix on the
Roosevelt road next Sunday, and the
bid was gratefully accepted. The
Goldfield run will be a repeater on
one of the most pleasant incidents of
the early 1914 activities of the mo
torcycle club. The run starts at
eight o'clock, with short stops at
Tempo, Mesa anil Desert Wells.
o
Snowy Baker raised JlO.noo for
war relief in one hoxing mill at Sid
ney. All he lacks is boxers'; there
are fans in profusion.
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EXPECT REPLY
(Continued From Page One)
Jations applying to American cargoes.
British officials say, depends largely
on assurances of the neutral coun
tries that , they will not assist in
supplying Germany. Austria or Tur
key munitions of war.
Politically, the American note still
occupies a prominent position, divid
ing attention with speculations as to
what Rumania and Italy intend to
do. The answer of the British gov
ernment, it is expected, will be sent
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