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THE TIMES: JANIIABY. 2, 1913.,
KEEPING 1PACE WITH .SPORTING -EVENTS
59 to 1 Shot
Is Winner At
I New Orleans
Jessie Louise Big Surprise
ot Day at Fair Grounds
' Track-r-New Year's Han
' Jdicap Won By Dick Wil
liams. Nw Orleans, Jan. 2 The racing
eaaon was ushered in at the Fair
Grounds track yesterday with bright,
mild weather. . A crowd of 10,000
saw two track records at six fur
longs and one mile equalled.
The New Year's Handicap, distance
one mile, was won by Dick Williams
Jjy half a length after a driving finish
with Harry Shaw. Cheer leader, "the
best horse at the Jefferson parish
uovk, was uiiru. j-nvti w muuiia run
the mile in 1:37 4-5, which equalled
the old course record. Bmden, a cast
off from Harry Payne Whitney"B sta
ble and recently sold for $1,000,
equalled the track record 'og 1:12 for
six furlongs.
The fclg surprise of the day was the
victory qf Jessie Louise in the finish
race. She was at odds of SO to 1.
Oovernor Pleasant was unable to
attend the races, but Mayor Behrman
'occupied a box in the grand stand.
Jockey Kelsay was suspended by
(the stewards for the balance of the
. week for rough riding in the fifth
race. He was responsible for Libyan
Bands stumbling, which 'brought about
thta favorite's defeat.
Jockey Troise, whose oollarbone
-was broken at the Bowie track, is
here and will ride this week. He
(was the best apprentice rider on the
... New York tracks.
MAY BAR DRAFT
MEN OFF TRACK
Lexington, Ky., Jan. 2 All men
cubjeot to the draft and all who are
t engaged in farm work may be barred
from racetracks in the United States
and Canada. A movement to this end
was begun by American and Canadian
thoroughbred associations meeting
t her tpda7
Every racing association " will be
asked to co-operate. The associations
also debated on means of raising
$300,000 through' Kentucky turf in
terests for the benefit of the Red
Cross.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
IS 39 YEARS OLD
From a meeting held in Kockford,
111., thirty-nine years ago today, when
a baseball circuit called the North
western League was launched, to the
present American League, with its
.clubs in the great cities, seems a far
.. cry, yet the Northwestern was the
daddy organisation over which Ban
Johnson now rules as czar. The
rtorthiwestsrn was the second minor
league to be jaunched, having been
amicrpacaa Dy tne international As-
ooctaion formed in Pittsburgh in
,1377, and which included cities in
, 'New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New
. England and Canada. RockXord.
Omaha, and Dubuque were among the
jotties represented in the parent body
jrt. Ban Johnson's league. Dubuque
players lncnwing Charley Comiskey,
then a pitcher; Charley Radfbourne,
Ted Sullivan and Tom Loftus. The
original Northwestern lasted only one
'season, but it was revived in '83 with
a new bunch of cities. Toledo grab
nbtng the flag. Grand Rautds, Dulath,
and Oshkosh later captured North
western pennants. In 1888 the name
i was ehanged to Western Association,
and in 1892 the circuit became the
Western League, and remained such
until 1899. Toward this period Ban
Johnson took charge and in 194)0 the
name was changed to American
League.
IfTalk Of Sports I
JACK HORNER IX 1918.
Xifctle Jack Horner
Sat in. a corner,
Bat he wasn't eating pie;
They had fed him instead
A piece of war bread
Do you wonder that Jackie did cry?
fn baseball, as in everything else,
the maa with the biggest poeketbook
gets the (best pickings.
The life of a major leaguer ' is
short indeed. Few players who were
In the big circuit when Hal Chase
Ibroke In are still in the big show. Hal,
however, is still doing excellent work
at the first sack and looks good for
several seasons to come. He's the
big exception to the rule.
- Ball players .incidentally, are a ver
satile bunch. There's Marty O 'Toole,
the. former major league pitSier, for
Instance. OToole Is spending the
winter at Omaha, where he is en
gaged as a clothing salesman. He
was In the Western League last sea
son. CARNEGIE BEATS YALE
Pittsburgh, Jan. 2 The Yale bas
ketball team struck a snag here last
night in the fast Carnegie Tech five
end was defeated by a score of 35 to
S2. .
FUNERAL BOUQUET AND
DESIGNS
x JOHN -RECK A SON
FRANCIS OUIMET
ARMY CORPORAL
Ayer, Mass. Jan. 2 Francis Oui
met, Western golf champion, who en
tered the National Army at Camp
Devens recently, received word yes
terday that he had been promoted to
corporal.
Ouimet is a member of the head
quarters company, 301st Regiment,
Field Artillery.
ULTS
YEA
Philadelphia, Pa Jan. 2. In a bout
that cizz'ed with action Benny Valger
of New York almost stopped Frankie
Conway of this city at the National
5poifL-g club last night. Yalgar all
tout had !hls opponent out at the end
of the sixth round.
The victor gave a fast exhibition.
He stood toe to toe with Conway in
the early rounds and exchanged blow
for b.-vw. After the third session
there was nothing to it but the New
Yorker.
In another feature toout 'Babe PIcate
dealt out terrific ipunishment to John
ny Mahoney of Hazleton. Pa., who
substituted for K. O. Eddie Fitzsim
mons of New York. Mahoney was all
in at the finish. He had a hard time
weathering the storm.
In the semi-windu Leo Hbuok with
a handicap of twenty pounds won
easily from Chuck Wiggins of Indian
apolis. In the other bouts Johnny Malone
was an easv victor over Tommy Ho
gan of Mount CarmeL Johnny Mack
of Brooklyn defeated Tomrhv Warren
of Atlantic City, and Al (Moore held
Danny Buck to a draw.
Lawrence. Mass.. Jan. - 2. Paul
Doyle of New York won. a referee's
decision Over Mike Paulson of St.
'Paul in ten rounds. The ibout was
fast and exciting1 all the way.
Doyle had Paulson grogay. in the
last two rounds.
Philadel-ohia. ' Pa.. Jan. 2. Tommy
Carey won a fast fight from Johnny
Clinton in the winduip at the Cam
bria club matinee yesterday. In the
semi-final Tonne Taylor Ktt Girard-
ville defeated Buck Taylor of Balti
more. The other- (bouts resulted as
follows:
Battling (Murray Btoppetii D4ck Got-
wall of York in the fifth round. Ed
die Mullin finished Battling Manton in
the third round, and Eddie Joyce de
feated Jimmy MoDonnah. . A battle
royal concluded the show.
Steranton. Pa.. Jan. 2. Jack Shar
key, the New York bantamweight,
won from Joe Leonard of Brooklyn,
in a ten-round Ibout lyesterday after
noon.
Akron. Ohio. Jan. J. Johnny Grif
fith am 'Bryan Downey fought a ter
rific 12-round draw here yesterday af
ternoon. Boston. Jan. 2. Augie Katner, of
New York, won a ten-round referee's
decision over "Victor Dahl, " of Den
mark. FRED TONEY MAY
BE HELD BY U.S.
A sporting publication, printing
New Year's greetings to our soldiers
in France from the leading baseball
magnates, managers and players.
prints one from Fred Toney, star
pitoher of the Cincinnati Reds. Fred's
greeting to the soldiers follows:
"The bases are full and Uncle Sam
is at the bat. Put him over with
blow that will clean the bases and
forever put Kaiserism and Prussian
ism into oblivion. Many happy re
turns during the Christmas season as
well as all others. Greetings and best
wishes to all."
The sentiments unquestionably are
beautiful, but the same publication
carries a first page story of Fred's
difficulty with the government, tell
ing of his arrest as a draft dodger,
and the probability that Fred will
spend the 1918 season In a Federal
Jail if he is unable to prove his inno
cence. All of which must be very
interesting to the soldiers in France.
Johnson's Salary Cut
At His Own Suggestion
Several years ago the American
League club owners re-elected Ban
Johnson to the presidency .of the or
ganization for a term of twenty years
at an annual salary of $25,000, and
this amount wm later raised to $30,
000. During the recent meeting of the
league in Chicago Johnson notified the
club owners that he would no longer
accept such remuneration, at least for
the duration of the war. He explained
that he would devote considerable time
to war work, and argued further that
baseball conditions at this time made
a reduction desirable. Before closing
his taflk Johnson voluntarily suggested
that his salary be reduced from $30,
000 to $10,000, in fact put the proposi
tion in the form of a demand. The
directors of the league then took a
vote on the request and the reduction
went into effect. Johnson notified his
club owners several weeks ago that he
was prepared to give up the presi
dency of the league In order to enter
the army, and is said to have pre
pared his formal resignation before
offering his services to the Govern
ment, for which purpose he made
special trip to Washington. As his
offer was not accepted up to the time
of the league meeting, and it was ap
parent that the Government was in
mvur oi iiia uuuuuuauuu ui me sport,
Johnson made the suggestion of a big
reduction in ms salary, ana tne club
unucia yui. ii uiu cuevi.
limes want Ads. One cent a word
NEW
1STT
R'S
UTS
WEEOHM
IN LISTS TO GET
PLAYER HORNSBY
Branch Eickey and Cub Owner Dickering Over Price to
Be Paid For Star Outfielder Hendricks Anxious to
Retain Young Phenom St. Louis Big Drawing City
Provided It Has Good Team, Opinion of Cardinals'
New Leader.
New York, Jan. 2 Rogers Horns
by, the famous shortstop of the St.
Louis Cardinals,' is still the subject
of discussion between Branch Rickey
and Charles F. Weeghman, the Chi
cago president.
Shortly after the appointment of
Jack Hendricks as manager of the
Cardinals on Monday, Rickey, his
new manager, Weeghman and Fred
Mitchell, the manager of the ubs,
left St. Louis for Chicago and con
ferred there yesterday- on Weegh.
man's offer of a squad of Chicago
players and a bundle of cash in ex
change for the young star.
Nothing came of the meeting yes
terday, and last night it was stated
that the talk will be continued next
Monday in Cincinnati, when the own
ers of several clubs will gather dur
ing the annual meeting of the Na
tional Baseball Commission.
Weeghman has Larry Doyle, Char-
JeyrDeal,. Wortman and Zelder, ln-
GAME BOXERS NEVER RESORT
TO FOULS TO ESCAPE DEFEAT
The best test of a boxer's gameness
is the way he accepts defeat. No
really game man ever loses on a de
liberate foul, and most foul blows are
deliberate. Game men are always
good sportsmen and keep within the
rules, no matter what the 1 cost.
Toughness and insensibility to pain of
ten have been confused with game
ness, but trad courage is something
more than ability to stand up under
punishment.
The ring records of the prominent
fighting men show which have failed
when the supreme test came. In every
case the real heroes "of the ring have
records that are free from that om
inous L-F sign.
The late Bob Fitzsimmons probably
was in more critical situations than
any other ring champion, yet he nev
er resorted-to fouling when it looked
as though he was going to lose. In
a majority of his great battles Fitii
simmons was on the verge of defeat
at one stage, but he never lost heart,
and his courage pulled him through.
When defeat did come to him he went
down fighting instead of taking the
easy way out by fouling and then
calling it an accident. The only fight
Fitzsimmons lost on an alleged foul
was his battle with Tom Sharkey,
when a gunman referee called a foul
after Fitz had knocked out the sailor
with a blow that landed well above
the 'belt
Stanley Ketchel was another thor
oughly game man. Ho was one of
the roughest fighters who ever pulled
on a glove, but he never resorted to
fouling. In his battles with Joe
Thomas, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
and Frank Klaus, Ketchel was in ser
ious trouble, yet it never entered his
lion heart to seek the cowardly way
out.
Terry McGovern was another nat
urally rough fighter whose record is
free from fouls. When the battle fury
was on him McUovern was nice a
madman, but he always kept within
the rules. Although he was a great
body puncher, he never made the
mistake of hitting below the belt even
in his wildest moments.
Most of the great negro fighters were
game men and perfectly fair. Peter
Jackson and George Dixon were nev-
DARTMOUTH'S 5
BEATEN IN N.Y.
New York, Jan. 2 The City College
basketball team administered a
crushing defeat to the Dartmouth
College five last night in the C. C. N.
Y. gymnasium, rolling up a score of
44 to 14.' Almost from the outset of
play the local collegians were in the.
van and the margin of their advant
age steadily increased despite the de
termined efforts of the rangy men
from Hanover. At the end of the
first period C. C. N: Y. was leading
iby a score of 27 to 7.
WALSH, RED SOX
PLAYER, FIREMAN
Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 2 No matter
whether baseball , keeps or not,
Jimmy Walsh, the Red Sox outfielder
and former Yankee, will have enough
to buy his weekly supply of smokes.
Jimmy started the new year as a
member of the Syracuse fire depart
ment. He Intends to keep working
all winter.
Connie Mack recently was inform
ed by Owner Frazee of the Red Sox
that he could have Walsh back, but
on account of the unsettled condi
tions in baseball Frazee last Satur
day decided to retain Jimmy as a
member of the Red Sox outfield.
TODAY IN PUGILISTIC ANNALS.
19H jim Flynn defeated Tony
Caponi in nine . rounds at Los An-
geles.
1 1911 JohtlTIV TTilhnno rt.footofl
Patnr nnnHim.. 4 1Q 1 - i
J lwl'"&'I 1U x luuuua iju
I Canton, Ohio.
AN STILL
fielders, and some promising young
pitchers to offer in exchange for
Hornsby. It may be that he is trying
to get Herzog from the Giants in or
der to make a better inducement to
Rickey. It may be that he will keep
Herzog, in which case the Cubs' key
stone combination would be about
the fastest on the National League.
However, the new manager of the
Cardinals is very positive that he de
sires to retain his star.
In a statement last night, Hen
dricks said:
"I will say right from the start
that I want Rogers Hornsby on my
St. Equis team. I can see merit in
the idea that it is good for the whole
National League to have winning
teams in New York and Chicago, but
it always has been my impression that
St. Louis also is one of the big draw
ing towns of the league, providing it
has a good .team. I really think it
would be as good a city as Chicago
under these conditions."
er known to take an unfair advantage
even when 'battling with men of their
color. Joe Jeannette and Sam Lang
ford were perfectly game and neither
ever lost on a foul. Jack Johnson
never was a very daring fighter. He
was afraid to tackle either Langford
or Jeannette after he had won the
heavyweight championship. John
son was not above resorting to foul
when in a tight corner, as he demon
strated when he lost on a foul with
Joe Jeannette in the second round of
a bout in Philadelphia. ,.
There never was a fairer man. than
Joe Gans. the greatest of the negro
iismenj. u-ans was game in every
way. He was a reckless matchmaker,
patient under great provocation, never
became excited art! could stand a
gruelling. He proved that In his 42
round contest with Battling Nelson.
Although weakened iby making a
weight that was far below his normal
poundage. Gans fought on and on un
til Nelson, (becoming discouraged,
struck low and was disqualified.
Nelson and Ad Wolgast were two
rugged fighters who could withstand
a great Ideal of punishment, but
neither had a great deal of moral
courage. Wolgast's record is studded
with L-F signs. When he was at his
best Wolgast never found it neces
sary to foul. but;. when he lost form
and defeat began to come his way he
preferred to lose on a foul rather
than take the knockout that was com
ing to him.
Nelson's record is similar to that of
Wolgast's in many respecta. He was
a glutton for punishment and during
his long run of victories he was sup
posed to be the very essence of game
ness. Then came his battle with
Gans. the first man he encountered
that he could not beat, and Nelson
diU not meet the test. Nelson's un
sportsmanlike conduct in arranging
the details of that match is another
blot on his record.
Nothing shews more clearly that
the present day heavies are a poor
lot than the frequency with which they
lose by fouling. Fred Pulton has lost
two fights on fouls this year alone.
Carl Morris has lost in the same way
time and again. Gunboat Smith and
Charley Weinert have black marks
against them, but Frank Moran, a
real game t"-". has a clean record..
MAJOR LEAGUE
UMPIRES FOR 1918
Neither the National nor the Amer
ican League will carry an extra um
pire in the 1918 campaign. For sev
eral seasons past it has been the cus
tom of each league to carry nine um
pires, so that two might be available
for all games in the event of one of
the regulars being incapacitated by
illness or Injury. Each league opened
the 1917 season with a staff of nine
umpires, Al Orth doing reserve work
in the National League and George
Moriarty in the American. The lat
ter became a regular before the sea
son ended, but Orth was forced out
through physical disability, and the
season ended with only eight umpires
on the staff. - ,
When the National League gets
away "in the 1918 campaign the um
pire staff will he the same as at the
close of the recent season. The arbit
ers will be Klem, Emslie, O'Day, Har
rison, Quigley, Rigler, Byron and
Bransfleld. It is possible that one
change will be made in the American
League staff. It is understood that
Barry McCormick, who worked xm
Ban Johnson's staff during part of the
1917 season, is to return to duty in
the league. The staff will be made
up of Evans, Connolly, O'Loughlln,
Dineen, Hildebrand, Nallln, Moriarty
and McCormick.
GERSHEL AND FOSS WIN
New York,. Jan. 2 William Gershel
beat Albert Cutler 150 to 120 in the
afternoon game at Maurice Daily's
billiard academy, yesterday, for" the
benefit .of the ambulance fund. . In
the evening game Wilson T. Foss beat
Tim Gallagller 200 to 140.
New
York
Dislikes
Revision
Changes Made in World's
Series Finances Displeas
ing to Giants Because
They Figure They'll Be
Sure Winners In 1918.
New York', Jan. 2 The adaption of
the Tener plan by which world's ser
ies money will be shared in the fu
ture among all first, division teams
will find little favor with the Giants.
The team outclassed the National
League field by such a margin last
season that none of the players can
see anything but New York in 1918.
Some concede the opposition will be
stronger, but none of tne New York
National League champions is willing
to concede that the Cubs or Cincin
nati has been strengthened sufficient
ly to beat them for the flag.
The Giants also ibeliavA that tvio
breaks were all against them last fall
and that if they ever play the Sox
again they will win hands down. For
that reason they are not pleased
with the news that if they win the
world's series in 1918 they will get'
$2,000,. $600 less than they got for
losing in 1917.
Yet it might be added that $2,000
for a week's work is a sum scarcely
to be despised. When the world's
series first were started In 1908, $2,
000 for, the victors and $1,400 for the
losers exceedes even the fondest
hopes of the players of that era.
KEPHART VICTOR
AT MARATHONING
Philadelphia, Jan. 2 Harry Kep
hart, of the Meadowbrook Club,
achieved a notable victory in the
sixth annual modified handicap Mara
thon run when he finished first
against a field of twenty-seven picked
runners. He started from scratch
and ran six miles in 37 minutes and
3 seconds.
, Meadowbrook Club not only suc
ceeded in winning the individual and
time honors, but also the team laur
els, with a total of 17 points. The
United States Ambulance Corps was
runner up In the team competition
with 44 points and won the first mili
tary team prize.
SEVEREST BATTLE
IN RING HISTORY
While battles in the old prize ring
often lasted more than a hundred
rounds, and were measured in time
by hours, pugilistic- historians are
generally agreed that the severest
ibout ever fought was not one of
these long drawn out engagements,
but a contest which lasted only
eleven rounds and occupied only
twenty-six minutes. It was ninety
one years ago today, on Jan. 2, 1827,
that Jem Ward, champion of Eng
land, met Peter Crawley, at Royston.
Crawley, a butcher by trade, had been
fighting since he was fifteen, but this
was his first try for championship
honors. ' The memorable battle
opened with a minute or two of spar
ring. Then the fireworks began. Ward
landed two punches to Crawley's one,
tout the latter had the advantage in
height and weight, and his punches
were like a mule's kick. When the
second round "opened both men were
covered with blood. In the third,
fourth and fifth rounds Ward was
felled with terrific blows on the nose
and mouth. ' The rapid action and
terrible punishment was already tell
ing on both men, and the sixth round
ended when both fell together, after
an exchange of sledge-hammer
punches. At the end of the seventh
round, after Ward had landed some
terrible lalows, Crawley appeared all
in and 10 to 1 was offered against
him. Ward tried to land the knock
out In the eighth.'but so wearied him
self that he fell forward on his face.
Ths worn gladiators- accomplished
little in the ninth and tenth rounds,
when both fell from sheer exhaus
tion. In ths eleventh It was appar
ent that Ward was scarcely able to
stand and Crawley, with a final sum
moning of his strength, put all his
waning power into a blow which
caught Ward full on the mouth. The
champion was rendered senseless and
deaf to the call of "Time," and Peter
Crawley, himself unable to stand, was
proclaimed champion of England. In
a battle shorter in time than a mod
ern ten-round bout Jem Ward be
came an ex-champion. .For hours he
remained unconscious, and he was
forced to spend several days in bed,
while the victor's condition was little
Ibetter. Hundreds of Ward's back
ers were ruined by the result of this
brutal contest. Although the right
ful champion, Peter, resigned his
new honors rather than defend them
againet Ward, and Jem resumed the
title when he had fully recovered. .
CHAMPIONS PLAY DRAW
Frank J. Marshal, United ! States
chess champion, met Edward Lasker,
the Western champion, in an exhibi
tion match game at the Chicago Chess
club recently. The game was drawn
after twenty-nine moves.
FUNERAL BOUQUET AND,
DESIGNS
TOES' BECK & SON '
FORMER PRESIDENT Z
GIVES TRIBUTE TO
- SPIRIT OF GOLFING
Philadelphia, Jan. 2 FoVmer
President William Howard Taft
paid a tribute to golf in his New
Year greeting. He said:
"A man who plays golf and en
joys it must have a love for free
dom and a spirit of independence.
Such personal traits prompt one
to play the game to the end.
"That is what we must do in this
var. We must right it through to
victory and win the game at tlie
eighteenth hole if it he necessary
to play it through."
EARLCADDOCKIS
PRIVATE IN ARMY
Earl Caddock of ,Anita, la., claim
ant to the world's wrestling cham
pionship, is now a full-fledged private
In the National army. He was sworn
in at Camp Dodge, la., and donned the
uniform of a private and was at
tached to the divisional headquarters
troop. "I'm anxious to do my share,"
he said, "and am ready and eager to
go anywhere and do anything called
for."
ADMIRAL BENSON
WILL TESTIFY IN
BUREAU INQUIRY
Washington, Jan. 1 Admiral Ben
son, chief of naval operations, will be
the first witness to appear before the
house inquiry into the naval war pre
parations when the hearings are re
sumed Thursday before the naval sub
committee. Other navy bureau chiefs
are expected to testify as far as theit
offices are concerned and the navy's
aviation program will be given special
consideration.
CONTRACT PROBE
TO BE REOPENED
IN U. S. SENATE
Washington, Jan. 1. Further inves
tigation of the concelled scrap uniform
cloth picking contracts let by the
committee on supplies of the national
council -of defense to the Base Sorting
Co. of New York, under whic", ac
cording to Quartermaster General
Sharpe, the company might have made
$400,000 profit annually, will be taken
up tomorrow by the senate war in
quiry. Charles Eiseman. vice chai
the defense council supply committee.
approved the contracts and Samuel
Kaplan, another member of the com
mittee, whose brother, recent testi
mony developed, is financially inter
ested in the company, probably will be
canea to tine stand.
DAM OF DAN PATCH DEAD.
Oxford, Ind., Jan. 2 Zelica, dam
of Dan Patch, 1:55, pacer, died here
Monday night of old age. She was
26 years old and was the dam of
several foals which made racing
records.
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Refute
Mamaux
Gossip
Officials of New York Club
Deny Making Any Offers
to Pittsburgh for Services
of Hurler and Declare No
Overtures Were Received
New York, Jan. 2 If any deal is in
the air by which Al Mamaux, the
right handed pitching star of the
Pittsburgh club is headed for the
Giants the New York elub has no
knowledge of it.
"There is no deal on by which the
Giants are to obtain Mamaux," said
Secretary Foster of the New York
club yesterday. "At least I have not
heard of any. We have made no prop-,
osition to Pittsburgh or any other
club to get Mamaux, nor have we re
ceived any.
"Furthermore, I would like to say
that the New York club has never
approached Mamaux, and has no in
tention to. Stories have been in cir
culation for some time that we have
made overtures to Mamaux himself,
which are untrue.
"MamauK would- unquestionably
like to play in New York, and hardly
would object to a transfer to the
Giants. But the same applies to any
other member of the Pittsburgh
team. I don't believe any present
member of the Pirates Would grieve
much if he as' traded to New York."
MANY ATHLETES
ARMY OFFICERS
J.U.U1C ma.ii a. umeu wen Known col
lege and club athletes are officers at
the army cantonment at Camp
Greene Charlotte, N. C.
AV. B. Chickering, captain and bow
oar of the 1916 Pennsylvania varsity
eight, is a second lieutenant in the
Seventh infantry. John Cattus, the
lurmer iew xorjt a. oarsman, la
a second lieutenant in the 30th In
fantry. Jeff Healy, captain of the
Columbia varsity football eleven in
1916, is a lieutenant in the 38th In
fantry. H. G. Moore and D. L
Wood, both Rhode Island State Col
lege football players, are lieutenants
in the same command.
Mark Farnham, captain and right
tackle of "the Brown University foot-
ua.u iciiiii in i9io uiiu eieuieu captain
for 1917. is a lieutenant In tho 47th
Infantry. Alex Wilson, Yale captain
and All-America quarterback in 1914,
Is a lieutenant in the 50th Infantry,
and Franff Brady, quarterback of the
Columbia freshmen eleven in 1916,
is a lieutenant in the 30th Infantry.
C E. Lovejoy, manager of. the Colum
bia baseball team last spring, is a
lieutenant in the 38th.
FENCERS ENTERTAIN
CROWD AT Y. M. C. A.
The New Year's broadsword con
test was closely watched by a big
crowd, which enjoyed the preliminary
bouts. The fencing master, Robert
Grasson, executed with his pupils.
The first round brought the fencers
very close together, three came tie
for the first place. Results after the
fence off. - First Louis Forte. His
quiCKness oi aitacK. uruugni. an ina
opponents down. Second, Franzen
Granfield, good judgment and splen
did control. Third, Marchel Fiory. -His
long rach is a dangerous oppon
ent. Tliooo 1Vrat mAn will ren.pivA
further training for the next contest
which will be held at Wes,t Point,
Feb. 2.
i and GREEN
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