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BASKETBALL AGAIN
IN GOOD STANDING
r‘' —
Central High Recognizes Popu
lar Indoor Pastime Once
f. More.
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TWO CAPTAINS ELECTED
Realizing the fact that the ooffera
of the treasury department were run
ning low, It remained for the Central
High School Athletic Association yes
terday to put basketball back on the
map. Early in the season, when
Principal Way land Steams, of Bar
ringer, announced that basketball was
a thing of the past at his school.
Central fell in lino, but It was pointed
out at the time that the doing away
with basketball would put a gap in
the big pocketbook of the school. Bas
ketball has been a paying proposition
at Central High. It has helped to
keep athletics going, and this Carl
Anderson probably realized, as did the
boy*.
Two Teem Lewder* Choeeo.
Putting basketball hack on the ath
letic menu yesterday was not the only
thing accomplished by the Athletic
Association, although It was the most
Important, and met with Instant en
thusiasm as soon as It became known
that once again the favorite pastime
would be recognized. The cross-coun
try team got together and elected
Stewart Beatty to captain the cross
country team in 1916 and Warren Fel
lows as captain of next year's foot
ball eleven. There was about fifty
on hand at the meeting yesterday. It
was decided to revise the Athletic As
sociation constitution to conform with
the General (Organization, the gov
erning body of all branches at the
school. The football players were'
awarded their emblems.
I Big Games to Be Arranged.
With the coming in of basketball
again the big games with St. Bene
dict’s Prep. School and South Side
High School teams will likely be ar
ranged. The game with the St. Ben
edicts every year has been a banner
one on the Central team’s schedule,
and It is probable that the managers
will get together and arrange anotffof
home-and-home series. The outlook
for a successful team is not at all
bright, and Coach Harry Sargent will
have a hard time whipping a combi
nation into shape. The following play
ers who have performed on first and
second teams at the school, and who
are available material this year, are
Rickies, Sailer, I^isselT, Manning,
Kenny, Rnsnica and Lewandorf. The
tetter player was at Central in 1912.
but later went to South Side, and
this year returned again to Central.
Interclass competition will start to
day, and from the games of tho class
teams Sargent expects to pick the
players which will represent the
school.
Doggrtt Srt« F«t Vmem.
Fine shooting by Captain Stanley |
Doggett and June Johnson, coupled |
with the excellent teamwork, enabled j
the East Orange High School quintet l
to record Its first basketball victory j
of the season yesterday. The East
Orange boys got the better of the
South Orange High School team on
the South Orange court by a score of !
38 to 20. Doggett accounted for six
held goals and four free throws,
while Johnson located the net five
times from the court. South Orange
had another Tom Fitzsimmons in
Do Grasse, who scored all of the
team’s points.
In the preliminary game the South
Orange seconds were overwhelmed by
the East Orange seconds by a score
of 35 to 10. Walker featured for the
victors. The line-up of the varsity
teams:
SOUTH ORANGE.
F.G. F.T. Pts.
De Grasse, forward. 3 14 20
Taylor, forward.. 0 0 0
Phillips, center. 0 0 0
Hegan, guard. 0 0 0
Tunis, guard . 0 0 0
Burt, guard. 0 0 _o
Totals ..3 14 20
EAST ORANGE.
F.G. F.T. Pts.
Johnson, forward . 5 0 10
Fortesqne, forward.. 0 0 0
0. Meeteer. forward. 3 0 6
Doggett, center . 0 4 16
botanist, guard . 1 0 2
H Meeteer, guard. 1 0 2
Bios-, guard. 0 0 0
Totals . Id 0 33
Referee—William Lelmer, Orange Y. M.
C. A.
Another Victory tor Belleville*
Belleville High School’s basketball |
team yesterday rolled up ltB third
straight victory of the season when j
it defeated the Newark Normal
School quintet at Belleville by a
score of 30 to 20. The score was close
at the end of the ftrst half, with
Belleville leading by a margin of two
points. In the second half the Belle
ville five, by fine team work, grad
ually drew away from its rivals.
Transue was Belleville’s big star,
while Allen's work featured for Nor
mal.
j BASKETBALLBRiEFS
I>oc Newman, Pe Nerl’s captain, Is
leading the Eastern League in field
goals with thirty-four In twelve
games.
Jack Fox, of Jasper, is the only
guard who has prevented Johnny
Beckman, of Dc Nerl. In scoring from
the field in every game.
The Individual season's record of
scoring six field goals seems hard to
break. Franckle, of Trenton, opened
the season with six against Brown, of
Camden; Cross, of Greystock, scored
six against Fogarty, of Trenton;
Hu german. of Greystock, got bIx
against Morris and Boggs, of Read
ing; Newman six twice against
O’Donnell, and Fitzgerald, of Read
ing, and against Adams, of Camden,
■while Kerr Jumped in for Reading and
tallied six against Keenan, of Tren
ton.
The Third Presbyterian Church bas
ketball team, senior and junior, would
like to arrange games with the Forest
Hill Presbyterian, Second Presbyter
ian, Emanuel Church, Presbyterian
Tabernacle, Clinton Avenue Presby
terian. First Presbyterian Church
o_„ »ny other church quintets. Eg
bert H. Price, of 70 Park place, is the
manager.
Wayne Council live, of the Junior
Order Basketball League, would like
to arrange games with senior teams
having home courts and offering suit
able Inducements. Address challenges
to H. Terrill, 42 Thomas street.
At St. Michael's Hall, In Belleville
avenue, last night, the St. Michael
Girls’ team won from the Public Ser
vice Girls' Combination, 14 to 4. Miss
O'Toole scored all the points for the
P. 8. C. team, while the Misses Mur
phy and Hayes excelled for St.
Michael.
The Rosedale Boat Club team of
Hoboken won from the Elizabeth In
terstate League players by the score
of 33 to 29 in Hoboken last night.
Tommy Barry and Joe Dreyfuss
starred for the Rosedales and. Nolan
end CurrauJplayed the best game for
Elizabeth. __—
ESSEX AND HUDSON
BIVALSTO CLASH,
Harrison Big Five Will Oppose
St. Michael’s Team on
Local Court.
THIRD CONTEST OF SERIES
Those two county basketball rivals,
the St. Michaels, of Essex, and the
Ilarrison Big Five, of Hudson, will
clash in the third game of a series
on the St. Michaels' court, Belleville
avenue, tonight. The Saints, on their
own court, captured the Initial setto,
while the Harrisonlans, on their own
stamping ground, evened up matters.
These teams have long been rivals
and the series last year afforded in
terest and excitement to the highest
pitch.
The Harrison team lost to the Na
tional Turners last Sunday by a one
point margin, and as the West Hud
son live Is composed mostly of play
ers who represent the Koenig five in
the Essex County League, there is
considerable local interest hinged on
the outcome.
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Booth Factor In Victory.
Cliff Booth's ability to find the net
from the field at opportune moments,
aided the Montclair Holy Name team
materially in its victory-, 37 to 30, over
the Orange A. C. five, in Metropolitan
Hall, Montclair, last night. Booth
tossed in eight field goals and in addi
tions scored two points from the free
throw mark. The contest was pro
ductive of some rough play at times.
At half time Montclair was on the
long end, 16 to 18. It was the second
trimming handed the Orange boys by
Montclair this season. Bel Evans
proved the shining light for Orange,
caging five field baskets and two
foul points. The summary:
MONTCLAIR,
F.G. F.T. Pts.
Bailey, forward . o i 1
Chapman, forward . 4 2 10
Welaenstetn, forward. 0 0 n
Ferguson, center . 2 2 6
Booth, guard . . 8 2 18
McGarry, guard . i 0 2
Total a . 15 7 37
ORANGE.
F.G. F.T. Pts.
English, forward . 8 0 6
Coen, forward . 3 0 6
Evans, center. . 5 2 12
McGlynn. guard . 0 2 2
Fisher, guard . 2 0 4
Totals . 13 4 30
Triangles Triumph.
Displaying a better knowledge of
team work the Newark Triangles sub
dued the Koenig Big Five for the
second time this season, 31 to 17, at
the Kalserhof Hall, in Washington
street, last night. The court was a
trifle too small for first-class basket
ball, but despite that fact both teams
put up a fast game. Although both
teams are members of the Essex
County Basketball League, the re
sult of last night’s conflict has no
bearing on the league standing, as it
was merely one of those "exhibition”
affairs. At half time the Triangles
were in the lead, 13 to 9. Franklo
Boyle and Dlnny Sheehan were In the
limelight for the Triangles, while
Piddle Gllhooley and Johnny Flynn
excelled for the Koenigs. Tire sum- j
mary:
KOENIGS.
F.G. F.T. Pts.
Biogner. forward. 1 o 2
Me Walters, forward 0 o o
Stunipf. forward. 1 0 2
Gllhooley, center. 1 3 0
Flynn, guard . 2 0 4
Koerineler, guard. 1 2 4
Totals . 6 5 17
NEWARK TRIANGLES.
F.G. F.T. Pts.
Boyle, forward. 3 3 9
Sheehan, forward . 2 4 8
Powers, center . 2 1 ii
Bergkamp, guard. 2 0 4
Harrigau, guard . 2 1 5
Totals . 11 9 31
Gum In EHt Orange.
The Bay View Separates will lineup
against the East Orange Holy Namo
team. In East Orange, tonight. It
will mark the second clash between
the teams, the first contest favoring
the Separates.
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Second Game of Scrlci.
The second of a series of games be
tween the National Turners and the
Newark Turners will be played to
night at Newark Turn Hall. William
street. Both teams are members of
the Essex County Basketball League,
but tonight’s conflict Is to be an "ex
hibition” affair, and the result will
have no bearing on the league stand
ing. In the first game of the series,
played at National Turn Hall, In
Bruce street, the Nationals were re
turned the winners. That they will
repeat is a question, for the Newark
Turners are a fast combination on
their own court. No matter which
way the struggle results it should
afford keen interest and excitement
for the followers of each team.
Brooklyn at Jersey City.
Jersey City, which is leading the
Interstate League, will play at home
tomorrow night, meeting the Brook
lyn team, which is In fifth place.
Kingston, which is second, will op
pose Stamford, which Is third, In
Stamford. On Friday night Pater
son, which la fourth, will play in
Brooklyn, and Stamford will perform
in Kingston. Two games ore carded
for Saturday night, Kingston at Pat
erson. and Brooklyn at Elizabeth. On
Sunday afternoon the Troys, of Union
Hill, will begin to represent North
Hudson in the league competition,
meeting the Stamford team at the
Bchuetzen Park, In Union Hill.
Commonwealth! Lew.
Members of the Commonwealth
Five, of Orange, succumbed to the
Crescent A. C. team, of Bay Ridge,
In Brooklyn, last night, by the score
of 68 to 20. Halstead, the former
Cornell University star, excelled for
the winners, caging nine field goals.
Calder, who is a member of the
Commonwealths at times, was In the
Crescent lineup and scored three field
baskets. Wackenfeld scored three
field goals, while Babcock tallied two
field baskets and four free throws for
Commonwealth. At half time the
Crescents led, 38 to 10.
Why Not Try Local Players.
Nowadays when a basketball man
ager wants a new player he sends a
scout up into the Interstate League,
or ihc remo.e mshes. and 'ey* a
princely salary for players that very
often uim out to be somewhat "le-n
onish." Meanwhile In a hundred
halls throughout this fair city and
its suburbs* the game of basketball is
being played by boys and young men,
some of whom certainly look good
enough to deserve a tryout. Why not
give them a chance?
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Flremen’s Five Successful.
The Firemen’s Five defeated the
Concords of Woodbrldge, 34 to 26, at
Woodbrldge last night. At half time
the Concords were in the lead, 16 to
10. Benshaw, with seven Held goals
and ten free throws, starred for the
Firemen, whila, Cosgrove was la the
limeilght Ipr the Concords,
■\SDort t3°P'cs °f &*e our 1
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Tiie cyclists are in high spirits over
the presence in Newark of Thomas P.
Convey, of Chicago, who is on here
to sign the riders to take part In a
six-day race in Chicago sometime in
February. Mr. Convey, It seems, is a
regular fellow with real money and
keen business ability. He likes cycling
and contemplates going Into the game
on an extensive scale. He plans to
hold six-day races In Kansas City
and Milwaukee, as well as in Chi
cago. He held a meeting with the
cyclists yesterday afternoon at Dave
McKay's. 126 Market street, and he
explained to the riders just what he
intended to do. As a result, all the
boys are tickled over the prospeots of
a "live wire" In the big game. Mr.
Convey also had a meeting with the
Velodrome promoters. He explained
to them what he planned to do in
Chicago and asked would they have
any objections to his getting a fran
chise from the National Cycling
Association. Of course they would,
was the reply. However. Mr. Convey
said that he could have a franchise
if he was willing to pay for it. This
he absolutely refuses to do. He was
asked how much a franchise
Worth and he replied very emphat
ically, ••Nothing.”
The cyclists will meet again this
afternoon at McKay's with Mr. Con
vey, and It is expected that definite
arrangements will be made for hold
ing the Chicago race. The promoters
here, according to Mr. Convey, seem
to feel that they should control the
sport the country over. It Is under
stood that the local promoters even
object to a six-day race being held in
San Francisco unless they are in on
it. Mr. Convey declares he is not
particularly fond of war, but he ex
pected to hold several six-day races
this winter and planned to hold out
door race meets next summer, and
he "would like to see somebody stop
him.”
The N. C. A. has been a Joke for
years and has simply been used as a
sort of protectorate for the pro
moters, who run things as they please
and then have the N. C. A. back them
up. Mr. Convey Is going to run bike
races In the West and he may become
interested In a proposition In the
East. There Is a well-founded rumor
that a big plant will be erected in
Brooklyn next summer, and Mr. Con
vey may be one of the men back of
the scheme. Meanwhile, the riders
are tickled over the situation. They
were in great spirits yesterday and
some of the men delighted were tak
ing two drinks to every round that
Mr. Convey bought. Dave MacKay
is acting in an advisory capacity to
Mr. Convey. Dave is an old cyclist
himself and it was Dave who really
brought the ''angel” who soared
around here in the days of the Motor
drome to the front.
—.Q—
That the N. C. A. has nothing to
say as to how cycling should be con
ducted is made more evident every
day. Though the riders confess and
the promoters admit that there has
been all kinds of faking in cycling,
the N. C. A. has not taken any action.
In the Boston six-day race Grenda
and Hill, the winners, bought their
way to victory, and the finish was a
cold-blooded frame-up. In the Chi
cago race nine teams formed a com
bination and split their money, and
the riders didn't care who won out
in the finish. Previous to the six
day grind the riders who met in a
motor-paced race drew numbers out
of a hat to see which one would win.
Still, on top of all this well-known
crookedness, the N. C. A. has taken
no action.
The big fake, however, occurred in
the New York race when, with eleven
teams tied for the lead, several of
these teams went Into a combination
and elected to have Keggie McNa
mara and Bob Spears win the race. As
for as the fakers were concerned,
everything came oft according to
schedule, but the mean old Judges
penalized McNamara and Spears
eleven points and this gave the vlc
tody to Grenda and Hill, who were In
on the frame-up. In the sprints dur
ing the hour finish, Grenda, it is ad
mitted on all sides, deliberately
slowed up to let McNamara win, and
Hill was Just as kind to Spears. Of
course, Grenda and Hill fought to be
second, and the other teams in the
combination did their best to be well
up in order to come in for the prizes.
The New York race was a fake. Now
what is the N. C. A. going to do about
it?
As a result of the numerous hippo
dromes In cycling recently, the game
has received a telling blow and the
plan of Tom Eck, the famous old rac
ing promoters, and others to save the
sport comes at a most opportune time.
Mr. Eek writes from Chicago
about the movement on foot there to
have F. A. M., a motorcycle organi
zation, assume control of the
bikers. The scheme is a good one.
In fact, anything is better than the
method in vogue at the present time.
The N. C. A. doesn’t really exist.
The promoters control it, and it is no
wonder that the riders are running
wild and faking the races. The idea
of Hr. Eck's is a brilliant one, and
the cyclists should give it serious con
sideration. The time to act is now—
right now—and perhaps Mr. Convey,
the Chicago man who is in Newark
on a mission to sign up riders for
another Chicago grind, will be able
to give the boys some advice on the
situation. The letter written by Mr.
Eck, which gives an outline of what
is contemplated, follows:
Chicago, Dec. 13, 1915.
J. P. N.:
Dear Friend—I suppose by the time
this letter reaches you, you will
know that there Is to be another slx
dny race In Chicago the first week
in February at the Coliseum, under
entirely new management and new
promoters. I am Informed that
Chapman and Harmon are going to
fight against It, but I don’t think
it will do them much good. In the
first place, the N. C. A. is on its last
leg. It is a Joke pure and simple.
There Is no standing In the organiza
tion, as it is virtually controlled by
the Cycle Racing Association, and
Mr. Kelsey cannot issue any sanc
tions on tho outside to new pro
moters unless he has the Consent }f
the C. R. A. I understand that the
cyclists are going to pull away from
the N. C. A. in a body and form an
association of their own. However,
I don’t believe an association of
riders can ever be a success, for they
might have trouble in getting recog
nition from the international gov
erning body. I have formulated a
proposition to cover the whole situa
tion. I have the consent of the Fed
eration of American Motorcycle Asso
ciation to put the matter up to the
racing men and they would take over
the control of bicycle racing, both
on the track and road, and Chairman
Donovan is willing that the racing
men shall have two representatives
On the racing board. For these posi
tions. would suggest Joseph Fogler,
of Brooklyn, and Iver Lawson, of
Chicago. They are both qualified.
Now, the F. A. M. Is a recognised
body and is in good standing. It has
clubs in almost every city and town
in the United States, and it would be
just as good for tho game as It was
when under the control of the League
of American Wheelmen. Besides, if
the F. A. M. secures control of the
game the manufacturers will come lo
ti.e front again and we will have our
national circuit races and good prizes
will be given as in tho old days, for
every motorcycle club will be inter
ested in the welfare of the new idea
and they will want to hold meets,
for they can then be sure of getting
the big riders in the circuit. As mat
ters now stand they are not inter
ested.
But just as sure as day follows
night, if the F. A. M. gets control
of racing the boys will be getting
big money again and they will be
under an organization that has a
standing. The F. A. M. has repre
sentatives in every part of America
and the riders would have some 400,
000 boosters for the cycle racing
game.
I am not looking for any office, but
1 will do all I can to bring the cycle
racing game back to a governing
body with backbone and a good
standing. Colonel Pope and A. G.
Spaulding, E. C. Steam* and Mr.
Schwin have all told me that they
as manufacturers of bicycles could
not do anything for the game under
N. C. A. rule, as they did not con
sider that the N. C. A. had any in
fluence outside of New York and
Newark. But a big bicycle man here
in Chicago tells me that if the F. A.
M. took control he thought the manu
facturers would help the game again
and there are at the present time five
motorcycle firms now making bicycles
and about a dozen more are going
into the business later on. Now, boys,
get together! Yours sincerely,
TOM ECK.
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Joe Fogler played a foxy game by
quitting the New York grind. He
was aware of the fact that there was
a frame-up, and he knew he would
be blamed for it, so he decided to
quit the race Friday morning and
take what was coming to him. Fog
ler was the highest priced man in the
race, and he is patting himself on
the back because of the beautiful
manner in which lie played his cards
with the promoters. Fogler, with
tears in his voice, explained what a
good boy he was and gave the pro
moters a whole lot of taffy. Joe
finally came through with flying col
ors. He not only received all the
money due him from the New York
six-day race, but he was also paid
the *700 coming to him—and which
had been held up—for his riding at
the Velodrome last season. Fogler
is the smartest man in the bike game
today, and Mr. Convey might per
suade Joe to give him a few pointers
how to run the sport in Chicago.
The winners of the New York six
day race have gone Into vaudeville
and will appear all next week at
Loew’s Theater, In this city. This
! week they are showing at Loew’s
American Music Hall In New York.
Both Grenda and Hill are very clever
on the rollers, and they are offering
$100 to any elder able to beat either
of them In a match race. It is said
several of the stars will take up the
defi. For Monday a race has been
arranged between Alf Grenda and Joe
Fogler, who started In this season’s
race, but dropped out on Friday
morning. Races will also be arranged
for every day of the week. Alf Gou
lett, winner of last season’s raoe, who
did not compete this season, and
others will meet this year’s winners.
Reggie McNamara, who with Bob
Speers came In second, will appear
during the week.
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Jack Bulger, manager of Charley
Welnert, officially declared off the
fight between Welnert and Jim Sav
age billed for tomorrow night at the
Pioneer A. C., in New York. Manager
Bulger said that Welnert Is suffering
from a severe attack of stomach
trouble. Welnert has been training
for several days at Gus Troxler’s gym,
but he didn't appear there yesterday.
It was reported today that Welnert
was a sick young man. When the
fight will be held is not known, but
Bulger believes that Weinert will be
in condition to meet Savage on Christ
mas night. That night, it is said, is
also agreeable to Manager Charley
Doessereck, of the Pioneer Club,
but Eddie Williams, the club's general
adviser, hasn’t been heard from as
yet. What he will say about Weinert
for daring to get sick will be inter
esting to listen to.
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Tom Jones, manager of Jess Wil
lard, is said to have a high opinion of
Savage, and during a session at
George Considine’s cafe in New York,
on Monday, Jones is quoted as say
ing that he would not give Frank
Moran a match with Willard until
Moran had first beaten Savage, who
holds a knockout decision over him.
"I think it would be against public
sentiment to match Willard with
Moran at present,” Jones said, “as
Moran has been beaten, by Jim Savage
and has never made an attempt to
wipe out that defeat. I will not con
sider Moran unless he first meets Sav
age and defeats him. I think Savage
is as much entitled to a match with
Willard as Moran. Let them meet
and see who is the better man and I
will be only too glad to match Wil
lard with the winner."
When some of the bystanders at the
conference tried to belittle the ability
of Savage, Jones had this to say about
the Orange heavyweight:
"I think Jim is a better fighter than
most people will admit. I believe he
can beat any heavyweight before the
public today. I will bet any part of
one thousand dollars that he -whips this
fellow Weinert whom he is to fight.
Jim improved wonderfully while he
was in the training camp of Willard.
He showed me that he is a betterman
than I ever thought him to be. Per
sonally, I would like nothing better
than to have Jim clean up all the
heavyweights and get a crack at the
championship. I think Savage will
give the champion a harder fight than
any of the other contenders.”
This is praise, indeed, and it is said
that His bout with Weinert has been
cancelled. Jim is said to be in great
shape and he and his friends were
confident of victory.
—O—
Jimrr',v Johnston, manager of Madi
son Square Garden, has announced
his intention to create a welterweight
champion by holding a series of elim
ination bouts. Believing In doing*
Want American Athletes to Visit Sweden
The Swedish athletic authorities are understood to favor a visit of an
American track and field team to Sweden next summer for a series of Inter
national meets. All hopes of holding the Olympic games during 1916, as
previously planned, has been abandoned by the International Olympic Com
mittee and that body, ub well as the officers of the International Athletla
Federation, is reported to favor such a meeting of American and Swedish
truck and field stars. Ernie Iljertberg, the Swedish national athletic in
structor, will probably be delegated to visit this country shortly and arrange
all details for the tour.
J* J* J*
May Play Benefit Golf Matches Here
Golfers are keenly Interested in a report that Harry Vardon and several
other famous English professionals will tour America during the coming
season. Vardon. Taylor, Ray, Braid and other former holders of the English
open championship played a series of four-ball matches throughout England
during the past summer, turning the net receipts over to War Relief Fund.
If proper arrangements can be made with a quartet of these players the
plan Is to have them tour the United States and Canada during the 1918
season with the same ultimate use of the gate receipts. Most of the pro
fessionals mentioned are past the age whero their services would be accept
able in trench warfare, but they are understood to be eager to turn their
golfing ability into material assistance for England during the continuation
of the war. Ray, Vardon and Braid had engaged passage to this country last
summer, but the sinking of the Lusitania caused them to abandon the trip.
J* J* Jl
6,500,000 Fans Saw Football Matches
According to Parke Davis, the football statistician, more than 32,000 col
lege and scholastic football games were played during the past autumn,
while more than 8,800,000 spectators witnessed the matches. Last seasons
figures were placed at 34,000 games and 8,262,000 spectators.
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Alumni Against Dropping of Baseball
The proposal of the conference committee that the Middle Western uni
versities drop baseball as an intercollegiate sport 1b certain to raise violent
objection among the alumni of the leading Institutions of that section. Col
lege baseball in the Middle West dates back as far as 1866, when the Lnlver
sity of Michigan nines began to plag the game. In the early ’BOs the present
intervarsity series were started and have continued without a break ever
since The Chlcago-Wlsconsin, Illlnois-Chicago games began in 1893, while
Minnesota and Chicago and Michigan and Chicago met for the first time a
year later. „ *
No Changes in Regatta Plans
Rowing authorities In charge of the Poughkeepsie and New London inter
collegiate regattas state that there will be no change In the program for the
1916 races either In the colleges represented or the distance of the contests.
Yale and Harvard will meet In their annual four-mile, eight-oared race on
the Thames on Friday, June 23, while the Poughkeepsie regatta will be hold
01> Cornel?^Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Columbia and probably the winning col
lege crew In the Paclflc coast Intercollegiate regatta will make up the Held.
The officers of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association state that they are not
affiliated with the American Intercollegiate Rowing Association, which la
working for an intercollegiate regatta alobg the lines of the Engligh Hanley.
things in a big way, Johnston’s first
match for the title will bring to
gether two of the most worthy claim
ants in the country. The foremost,
perhaps, is Ted (Kid) Lewis, a young
whirlwind now under the manage
ment of Johnston, and the other is
Willie Ritchie, once the lightweight
champion of the world, and at the
present time the American champion.
These opponents of the manly art are
to meet in Madison Square Garden on
December 28, and the winner will be
proclaimed the welterweight cham
pion, according to Johnston, and will
thereafter defend his title against all
comers.
Lewis and Ritchie should make a
great fight, and the fact that the
match will be a championship affair
Is sure to attract attention. The
welterweight title has been a sort of
dead letter for years, and Lewis and
Ritchie will be the first men to meet
in battle for the honors in years,
Mike Gibbons was looked upon as the
most recent welter champion, but
Mike was too heavy to hold his Job
years ago. Mysterious Billy Smith
was the champion and Matty Mat
thews also held the title. Joe Walcott
was a champion and so was Tommy
Ryan. Honey Melody held sway for a
time and Jimmy Clabby was the best
man In that division for a few years.
Lewis, thanks to Johnston's clever
handling, has won his way Into the
front ranks of the welterweights, and
if he defeats Ritchie on December 28
he will be accepted as the champion.
The benefit to be given George
("Kid") Lavigne at the Harlem
Sporting Club on December 21 prom
ises to bo a big success. Lavigne, In
his day, was the greatest lighter in
his class, and he was termed the
cnampion of champions. John J.
Reisler, managing director of the
Harlem Sporting Club, has offered
the use of the clubhouse gratis to the
former king of the lightweights.
Reisler and Sam Fitzpatrick, former
manager of Lavigne, held a confer
ence Saturday night about transfer
ing the benefit to the Harlem Sport
ing Club, and both reached an agree
ment whereby nothing will conflict
to make the testimonial to Lavigne
one to be long remembered. As soon
as Reisler took charge of the affair
he named a commltte comprised of
a hundred theatrical and sporting
celebrities, who will help make the
benefit a successful one. Among the
stars who will volunteer their ser
vices are Freddy Welsh, Ad Wolgast,
Willie Ritchie, Johnny Ertle, Leach
Cross, Benny Leonard, Joe Welling,
Young Brown, Johnny Dundee, Jim
Coffey, Peter Maher, Jim Savage,
Charley Welnert aud Ted Lewis. Bob
Fitzsimmons and his son will give a
four-round exhibition and vaudeville
act, and Jim Corbett and his pro
tege, Tom Cowler, will box a four
round exhibition. Kid Gritto and Joe
Bernstein will amuse the fans with
their burlesque knockout Lavigne
will arrive In New York In a day or
two, anti all his old friends will want
to meet him. The Kid is In need of
assistance, and of all fighters he is
one who is deserving of a helping
hand.
A basketball title is in dispute. The
explanation:
Orange, Dec. ID.
J. P. N.:
I read in your valuable paper John
M. Groves' letter saying that the
Americans’ hopes are blasted in re
gard to the junior championship of
the Oranges. I would like to know if
the Franklin Juniors’ hopes of get
ting a game off this same J. Groves
arc blasted. His team is the Com
pany "B” Five, and the Company
Five (or Marquette Guards) was de
feated by the Franklin Juniors at
Lincoln Hall, Orange, by the score of
20-12. Where does he get off at claim
ing the junior championship of the
Oranges? The Franklin Big Five de
feated the Edisons, 69-17, over two
months ago for this championship.
Another team he must reckon with
is the St. James Five, which his team
defeated, 26-26, on December 7. I
remain yours in Bport, J. BRANT.
J. P. N.:
Please decide the following: In a
game of pinochle W. T. melds 16 in
hearts, hearts being trumps: 2 In
spadeB, 2 in clubs, 2 In diamonds. 6
in queens and 8 in kings. He claims
36 points, while N. 8. says It should
be 34 points. Who is right? W. T.
Thirty-six is the count, according to
the way I play.
J. P. N.:
How can I reach Hastings-on-the
Hudson? A. R. P.
Hastlngs-on-the-Hudson is on the
New York Central, nineteen miles
from New York. The fare one way Is
forty-one oents, or elxty-flve cents for
the round trip.
J. P. N.:
How should I go about obtaining a
position as chef In the new Park
Place Hotel? F. L.
Address your communication to the
United Hotels Corporation, care of
thfl Fidelity Trust Company. Wish
you luck.
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J. P. N.:
What Is the water route to Bridge
OO TO
LITTLE WALDORF
Formerly th® Red Mill Inn,
For Craakar-Jack Bite to Eat
Everything Good lo Drink
Dancing Afternoon and Evening
Special Tango Tea, 35c
Springfield Ave. and doth St.
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The Place Where You Meet Everybody
25 Bnnlord PI. to 142}* Mirkot Si.
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) CHINESE LUNCHEON, 35o
k Prlvott Dining Rooms
port. Conn., the fare and the time re
quired to get there from New York?
R. A. B.
Boats for Bridgeport, on the Bridge
port line, leave Pier 28, East river,
New York, on weekdays only, at 11
a. m. The fare, each way, is 60 cents,
and the trip, one way, consumes about
four and one-half hours.
J. P. N.:
What wore the namea of the pieces
played at Proctor’s Palace Theater
for an exit march on December 4 and
at the beginning of the Fitzgerakl
Martin act on the same night?
READER.
Director Joe Cavallo says that his
orchestra played ‘‘Bill Bailey" for an
exit march and "Loading Up the
Mandy Lee" at the beginning of the
Fitzgerald-Martln act.
J. P. N.:
What was the date of the drowning
of Diver Bill Hoar in the Boonton
reservoir, J, A. AND J.
The body of the diver was taken
from the Boonton reservoir on April
15, 1904. It is thought that it had
been In the water for about four
days.
J. P. N.s
Where were the following persons
born: Marconi, Verdi, Caruso, Ga
brlelle d’Annunzio and the Duke of
Abruzzi? ! G. D. S.
Marconi was born in Trlfone, near
Bologna, where Verdi’s birthplace Is
Roneole, near Parma. Caruso was
bom in Naples. Madrid. Spain, is
the birthplace of the Duke of Ab
ruzzt. D’Annunzio was born in
Franca Villa, A1 Marc, near Pes
cara.
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J. P. V.:
Are there any premiums listed on
a dime dated 1892 with the letter S
and on a dime of 1839? J. C.
Your coins are of no premium
value.
J. P. N.:
What, are the premiums on a, silver
dollar dated 1840 and on a dime dated
1858 T L. P.
Your silver dollar is -worth 81.10.
No premium is listed on your dime.
J. P. N.:
When will Lent begin and on what
date will Easter Sunday fall on next
year? J. D., Harrison.
Ash Wednesday, the first day of
Lent, will fall on March 8 in 1918.
Easter Sunday will be April 23 next
year.
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3. P. N.:
A says that Charles Dingle, of the
Forsberg Players, is married. B says
he is not. Who is right?
ANXIOUS.
Mary, you still have a chance.
Charles Dingle is not married.
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J. P. N.:
Where are the following fight clubs
located: Broadway Sporting Club and
Pioneer Sporting Club? D. M. W.
The Broadway Sporting Club is on
Halsey street, near Broadway, Brook
lyn. The Pioneer Sporting Club Is on
Forty-fourth street, between Eighth
and Ninth avenues, New York.
J. P. N.:
To settle an argument over the six
day raco which came to a close Sat
urday night at Madison Square Gar
den in New York, who should get tho
money from a pool. A says McNa
mara and Spears wins and B says that
Grenda and Hill wins. Who is right?
BIKE FAN.
Grenda and Hill were declared the
winners by the officials.
Six Organizations Willing to
Stage Metropolitan Ama
teur Competition.
TAPPAN IS NEW PRESIDENT
Although the selection of courses
for the threee metropolitan golf
championships was left to the execu
tive committee to decide in the near
future, there were plenty of clubs to
offer the use of their links at the
annual meeting of the Metropolitan
Golf Association last night In New
York, quite a contrast to a year ago.
No less than bIx clubs placed their
courses at the disposal of the asso
ciation for the amateur champion
ship—Ardsley, Nassau, Greenwich,
Wykagyl, Sleepy Hollow and Garden
City. R. H. Robertson, In behalf of
Garden City, made It a broad offer
for any championship that may be
convenient for the association. In
this same category came Greenwich,
represented by Julian W. Curtiss, and
Sleepy Hollow, the spokesman of
which was Wilson S. Kinnear. These
three, naturally, would be willing to
hold the open championship.
Four clubs are on record for the
Junior championship—Sleepy Hollow,
Hollywood, Englewood and Plainfield
—but the broad ofTer of the three
others might be said to cover this
championship also. There was a lively
time when the association voted to
make the father and son tournament,
inaugurated last June at Sleepy Hol
low. an association affair. Sleepy
Hollow appeared most anxious for the
event again, but Nassau, with an im
proved course, also sought it as well
as the amateur championship.
The nominating committee pre
sented a ticket of officials, which, ns
customary, was chosen unanimously.
The new officers follow: President,
J. B. Coles Tappan, Nassau; vice
president, Wynant D. Vanderpool,
Morris County: secretary, E. Morti
mer Barnes, Englewood; treasurer,
James A. Stillman, Sleepy Hollow;
executive committee, the officers and
Arthur H. Pogson, Fox Hills: John
F. Shanley, Deal; George H. Barnes.
Apawamls; Paul Moore, Morris
County, and Archie M. Reid, St. An
drews.
McLean to Challenge for
World’s Ice Skating Title
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—Robert McLean,
of Chicago, former national amateur
Ice skating champion, who recently
turned professional, will go to New
York city next week to attempt t*
arrange a world’s championship me*
with Christian Mathewson, of Nor
way, holder of European skating
honors, .^athewson Is now on hi*
way to the;Unlted States.
Friends of McLean. It was an
nounced today, are prepared to offet
a prize to have the contest decided In
Chicago.
MEETING POSTPONED
Owing to lack of a quorum, th^
meeting of the athletic committee oi
the Committee of One Hundred. Which
was scheduled for last night at the
Kinney building, was not held. It Is
not likely that another meeting will be
held until after the first of the new'
year. Chairman Edward O’Brien and
Carl J. Ahlstadt, the latter being
chairman of the general committee,
were the only ones who were at the
office last night.
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