National League to Demand Showdown in Johnson-Landis Case, _ ________ - . . — - - ■ — - ■- -- - - -- -- . (?) ■ — — ... - ■■ ■— ^ Eddie Collins to Pilot Chicago Sox Next Season Johnny Evers, Former Pilot Reported to Have Taken “Cozy"’ Dolan's Flare With Giants. HICABO, Dec. 12 —Eddie Collins, second baseman of tfle Chicago American league club, lias been appointed mana ger of (lie White So\ for I lie 1925 season, . succeed ing Johnny Ev ers, according to iv o r d received here last nigllt fro m Charles Commlskoy, presi dent of the Sox, who is in New York attending the major If-ague meeting. Collins lias long been considered tlie premier second baseman of tlie American league, if not of both ma jor aggregations, and lias been an outstanding star of tlie game for many years. lie came to tlie White Sox in 1915 when he was purchased from tlie Philadelphia Athletics for a reputed S50.000, at that time considered a tre ■ineiidous figure for a ball player to command. He joined the Athletics in 190G, coming from Columbia university, where he was a college star. Tt was reported here that Evers, who became manager of the 1924 team when the late Frank Chance became ill, will become a member of the New York Giants, taking the place of Coach Cozy Dolan, who was barred from professional baseball, when he became involved in the scan dal just previous to the last world series. Collins has made a brilliant field ing record and has also gained a reputation as a consistent hatter dur ing his years of baseball, For sev eral years he has acted as field cap tain for the Six. and had also arted 1 - ns manager for the Sox when former Manager Kid Gleason was absent. He had been considered for the White Sox manager's berth several times, and when Gleason and Chance were named, was in both instances ( discussed for the positio'n. He vvasj also considered this year for the award offered to the most valuable] player in the American league which went to Walter Johnson. Philadelphia, Dec. Jl.—Eddie Col line tonight confirmed the report that lie liad been appointed manager of tlie Chieago White Sox. lie said lie had signed tlie contract today. Beyond stating that the eontraet was for one year, Collins daplined to discuss tlie matter. He said it was too early for him to i iiiliiie any plans that lie might have for bolstering up the team. Collins lives in Laii.s dowiie, a suburb of tilts eity. New York. Dec. 11.—Word of Eddie. Collins’ appointment as manager of the Chicago White Sox to succeed Johnny Evers, who took lip the reins when the late Frank Chance was stricken with illness, failed to sur prise baseball men here although the] change was not expected at this time, i Evers has been in attendance at! the annual baseball meetings and said] today that lie was handling all deals! for the club. President Charles A | Comisky, who attended an annual] meeting for the first time in several years, Is believed to have left for home after the joint session, as he could not bo located tonight. . “BIG” MUNN BEATS “TOOTS” MONDT Kansas City, Dee. 12.—Ed (Strangler) Lewis, heavyweight wrestling cham pion, defeated Hassan Giles In straight falls hei'e l ist night in a match In which no holds were barred. Lewis downed his opponent both times with the strangle hold, the first fall coming in 18 minutes and 10 seconds, and the winning fall in four minutes. Wayne (Big) Munn won from Joe (Toots) Mnndt In straight falls, using the reverse half-Nelson each time. | Times: 29:35, 4:20. Howard Cantowanln defeated Joe Bruno In 19 minutes 10 seconds In a ! one-fall match. FORGER USES NAMFj OF FREDLINDSTROM Sioux City, Dec. 11.—Sioux City police are rheoking hack on tlie trail of Ed Mulligan, who presented him i self at the offices of Sioux City news papers as Fred Llndstrom, New Y’ork Giant baseball played, and used the Introductions he received ns a means of getting bogus checks ■ ashed. Advices from Decatur, 111., state that the man is wanted by police of that eity. No charges have yet been placed against him. Mulligan came here from Waterloo, In., where he Introduced himself a ! "Llndstrom." To Play in Dallas. Buekhannon, W. Vn., Dec. 12. West Virginia Wesleyan college has accepted an Invitation to meet Southern Methodist university in a football game at Dallas, Tex., on New Year's day under tlie auspices of the Texas State Fair association. Harvard Hockey Tram Wins. Boston, Dee. 12 The Harvard hockey team defented the Massachu setts Institute of Technology sextet. X to 3, here tonight. * HERRIOT HOLDS CABINET MEET Paris, Dec. 12 Premier lleirlot -ucsided today st s meeting of cab inet mlnlHlers who g tiered about the bed In his chamber at the foreign office. M. Iferrlot I. Ill with He grippe. x r~~ LI5TEV OAOOV - >i vjw^i oomt •yo'j \ rtu- me rjosi 7Hfvr A 0wt-£3S 'iO'J 'JcT'A I T^OnI'H ofp •» voo t-,-j (p'Jirfue’ 300 -J*' 7{0i oh - ^°n/: v/j0 rTA ROTTED lf]EA wtr m i t Au 0 9°1 1 ' /w£^OA/o - 1 WHAT rMeV ^ / 7HEW CA?JT- o^r^uEVU\° / Gcr ALo^fr' ^j0(t sfcuu-s I goimoor VOVJ r L 1MEM Wt’LE Atu GKlNH Lgo cm a MACAT10_N / \ 1 n,\~-rr ~~ .*>> gimmw'w'szo «t * (Xeiwr ^ 5U0 ; HBTfN^ I omoe f£*- a .\A.re '-A*y amo rv+iew e+?w ro > >'£Apr 1 GCT TVt€ (TOSS o P A >-p£** SASV ’ m^4t ra Gt-TAAET £5AC^ PaaT PAdfe I :f1 re ft i a i lit k v \xK)'//J/ INDOOE 6POR-TS HELPING- TV£ OLP MAw F FKA^A E ^ LCrTTR. TO * MIS' 0O5.S l^ttrAaO'WO ; MiS’ jick spei-i-. * i .i ■ ■■ . ... —— -■ ■ -■*-■ - /T»ACE - RESULTS JEFFERSON PARK. First rac*: On* mil*: Taloqua (Harvey) .3-1 ev*n 1-2 Bail Burk (B. Bang) .6-5 1-2 Firmament (Holloway) .7-5 Tim*: 1:43 1-5. intrepid, Gladys V., and Toddy Toast ,iiso i«n. * Second rue*: Six furlongs: Famouflnge (Harvey) .11-5 even 1-2 Sunny Girl (<\ Bang) . .8-5 4-5 Dr. Glenn (Oerrlty) .4-5 Time: 1:15 1-5. Kinsman, John Q. Kelly, Rork Bottom, Sea Court, El Astro, Mayor Carrell and Rock Salt also ran. 'third race: Six furlong*: Frightful (Swanson) .7-1 3-1 7-5 Untie J. (Sharp*) .4-1 8-5 MaximanzBi (Harvey) .2*4-1 Time: 1:16 1-5. .\*w Hope, Gloom Girl. Good Will, Paemarhenee Bell*, Wuliu, B1 nnerhasaett, Shanghai, Donna Santa also ran. Fourth race: Mile and seventy yards: Boy U J: y (Swatufon) ....14-5 7-5 7-10 Modo (Fields) . even 2-5 Pirate Gold (Harvey) .4-5 Time: 1:47 1-5. Thimble, John Finn, Rlgel and I.lewellyn also ran. Fifth race: Six furlongs. The Vintner (Harvey).3-5 1-4 out .'loin's Boy (Stevens) ft .8-5 Bradley’s Toney (Merflet).7-10 Time: 1:07 2-3. Duet Flower, Mmaion Barbara Palmer, Sun Bady and The Poet also ran. Sixth race: Mil* and a sixteenth: Oeealecn (Swanson).3-1 even 2-5 Bovelinesg (Shanks).2-1 even Gem (Gerrity) 2-5 Time: 1:49 3-5. Foie d'Or. Rork. Slan derer. Delyeia, Molinero, Alluring and May Girl also ran j Seventh race: One mile: Waukulla (Swanson).3-1 even 2-5 Battle Shot (Rodriguez* .*.-5 i-2 Free ay Sneezy (MoTiguo.1-4 Tim*: 1:11. Our Star. Rachel Potter, Remnant and Escarpolette also ran. TIA JIANA. First ra-six furlongs: Vibrator (Fisher). *.00 2.40 2.40 Prdservator (Francisco). 3.40 2 SO Ringleader (Young). 3.00 Time 1:15. Car, Evalyn Harrigan. Alnmour, Ef fi* Randall, Bookworm and R**ne Fry also run. j Second race: Six furlongs Briar S-v-ot (Roberts). 7 40 3 40 2.So Wood,.? Montgomery ( Edwards).. 2.50 2.20 ' 1-razoa (Crais) .2.40 I Time; 1:14 4-5. Vancss*. Welle*. Colo nel Milt, Jay Mac and Miss Spears also • ran Third race: One mile: Bardalld (Taplln). 4*0 4 40 3.SO Teeters (Edwards). 15.60 6.00 Mlzanna (Roberts) .2 60 Time: 1:42. Star of Eve, Pawnbroker, Malzavena and Smile Again ajao ran. i ourfh rn«e: Mile and 70 yards: B"l Bit. 107 Says "duds’ A FROG’S VIEW Oder • 0F 0LD T0Ki0 It Is Remarkably Similar to a Football Expert's View of an All-Ameriean Team _ -V Connoisseur* of rare old procelaln and priceless tapestry are still pick Ing out their All-American football teams. Most of these athletic moron* know as much about college foot ball as Turkish bath attendants know about the great outdoors. Hut they go right ahead picking their natipn wide selection.* after hav ing covered as much territory as an ink blot. No one man can pick an All American football works. In the first place, no one man can see all the football players in the l tilled Slates. He couldn't even spot the football players In one New York subway jam. It Is a panic and the expert* make it worse. There are player* on Georgia Tech, Vermont Institute and even the Carnegie Library who are thoroughly qualified to be on the All-American, If you ran pro nounce it. There are players In Arizona, there are players In China, and there are nthletes In Jail whose performance* entitle them to re spect, If not an acquittal. Hut the man who picks Hie All* American never secs these laiy*. He wouldn't llhe ’em If he did see ’em. Maylie it Is all for Hie heat. Who knows? Nobody care*. These men are doomed to sparkle unseen for from the glitter and glare of Tiffany* windows. They do their work and are never appreciated. Just like the flowers that liloom on the ocean had. They/ alug their men In the wilderness and nd expert Is present to admire their technique. No au thorized picker of All American e levens Is present to any I hat thfs man or that man I* qualified to be on the All-American. Who cares? What difference does it make to yon whether a man you never heard of Is never going to he mentioned again? AA'e do not miss that which we never had, un less It Is a drink. Hike the frog In the well who was ambitious to see Toklo, Me arn all limited, by our natural qualifications. That frog finally got a rhanee to see Toklo, but when lie stood on his hind legs, his eyes were In hack. A football plrhrr of Ihe All Amer ican Is like Ihe Toklo frog. Ill* eyes ate also In Imrk If he had mors eyes than a potato It would A si ill be impossible for liim to see all over the map and give a frcb, impartial survey of the topographi cal condition*. Therefore, if your favorite col lcglate athletes are not on the Al American eleven, just mark it up to profit and loss and pull in your neck. (Copyright, lA24 ) PRO BOXING HALTED IN CALIFORNIA San Francisco. Dec. 11-—There will lie no professional boxing permitted in California between the time the new boxing measure Is certified to as a law, presumably December 17, and the time that the boxing commission provided by the law la named by the governor and begins to operate ac cording to an Informal decision today from the office of Attorney General Webb. Acco rding to this decision the law supercedes all other boxing laws and prohibits professional contests with out a permit. The commission Is the only body that may issue a permit. The governor Is given IB days to name the commission after the law becomes operative. SENATORSFIGURE IN TWO TRADES By Aftseelsted Press. New Tork. Dec. 11—Two Import ant deals in Imth of which the world's champion Washington Henatnrs fig tired, emerged from a maze of nego tiations todsf marking the final gathering of baseball clans here. The Senators obtained Stanley Cnveleakle, vetemn Cleveland pitcher, and strengthened their Infield reserve forces by getting Mike McNally, util ity man traded only yesterday to Boston by the New York Ynnkers for Howard Shanks Prothero, a .100 hitter, will play regularly at third for the Ited Sox, according to Boh qulnn. president of the dull. MrNally, will give the Senators an understudy for third base and shortstop, where reinforce ments were badly needed during the ln*t world'll wrl«i. GIBBONS AFTER TUNNEY, M’TIGUE H*>\\ yolk. no« 12 Tommy nil* bone, Ft. Pm11 light hr ivywclKht, fltftri nn nfTb li«l rluilltngp with th«* ehitr athletic com m but Ion today for match on with ficnn Ttinn»\v. American 11klit hravywelRht rhnmplon, ;oul Mike Mr TlRtir. world'* light hcnvywelght - hnmpl'Mi The chnllcngr* 111 l>« ucied on at lli« next meeting. JEFFERSON PARK. First ra^e- Purse, $700; 3 year olda and up; (laimlng 6 furlongs: Ormaleigh .ill xBriar Cliff ...106 • Polly Mara . ,.ln*> xL'don Smoke.. U*3 xSan Hedron ..106 Sea Cove ..... Ill Trooper . Ill xCarnarvon . . . D"> xMlss Anne Tine. 1 '*; Gold Mount ....111 Quenah .Ill Mar Idol _HI Muskeg .ins xTrust official 1"6 xBlack Art ....100 xMlss June . .103 xBurguyne .1"*. Judge Brewer.. Ill Second race Tu $700 3-ycar- »,la • nd up; claiming (■ furlongs McIntosh .116 xPater Piper ...111 Evelyn Brown . D > xMaud Harvey. D'3, xSophia Marla, mo promising Tom.ill Antonia .11.1 xPiadmont .Ill xKennesnw ....log ?Sequel . 10f> xSt. Quentin ..111 *1/ ru ..100 Phillips J.ugo ..111 xOld Top . 1«« iDIc kT» B’ghtai 101 * Besale ffbi • Cbarle* Henry.. Ill xWai Prize D'«. Third raca: Purse, $700 3-yemr-old* and up; claiming; 1 H miles: xToshimi . Ml Zanzibar. ..110 xMiss Mazie ...161 Super Burn ... 107 xCol. Wagner .105 xStona Wall I os - xAea Jewell ...103 xGem.102 xWarren J.j nch $¥ Fourth rn-e Purse, $700; all ages, claiming; 5 Q furlong*. Appellate . 117 x‘ hanne] •' KiusMe .10* Dream#: 109 xCentlmeter ...]•§ xDr Hickman 115 xBrother John D»i Boss . .10$ xPete the Sc be 1"* Fifth r*< e Purse, llooo; Roosevelt Hotel handicap; all ages; mile Banter ..11« Rlnkey 113 a Brads Toney 112 ».Prime Tii Tii 10C John Finn . ...1C# bMarsdale .100 a Elector . . . >6 »s N Holman entry; bM E and B B Williams entry. Sixth ra-e Purse. $766 3-y*arolds and up* claiming. IQ .mile*. Huonec . lid xDorius .Ill xPrince K -111 xSea Court ....111 Fair Orient ....116 xl.ittle Ammle DM xTulalin .103 xOaUy 1f*l Seven’h *ace Purse $700, 3 year-olds and up; laimlng \ J -jr mites Good N’lght . . M3 Keller man .113 • Suppliant 110 Wrangler .109 xTha Krar'can 104 xPol\ . . . D'7 x Bench M’ager 1«7 xlltump Jr . l"j x Marg et Ware 1 a2 ^Apprentice gllowanre claimed. Clear • low. T1A .11 WA rir.t r«r, I'l.tmlnr v >» furlonf.. maiden 2 - year-olds purse $ 6 o 0 Bonita . 100 Marvel O . ...10ft: Run Pride _1 ©6 Rebec, a <7 . ...HMi Belhl Girl ,...UM Miaa Shasta . 1M Dynamic .l«s f>uper I.xd ..10s, A lisle .log Second rare Claiming. RQ furlong maiden 2-year-olds purse tf00 I.ady Wingfield 166 Wiltrtide Wood'100, Miss Omond ..loo old Crow 104 Mountain Oaks 104 Shasta Rapid. u« Pirouette ...105 Guinea Girl 105 Third race Claiming, D, furlongs. 4 vear-»|ds and up, purae $R0 I.asslter .! 02 Oulnam _ 162 Oreen Spring ..|0? Mias Cahha .102 < halleng.r .10? She Will 107 nessie Mack II 1»7 lucky Hass .10: Miss Jane ..107 I,eenr*rk ' no Klrkwopd .113 Fernandos li»7 Fourth race. Claiming, f. u, fuVlonas 4 vear-olda and up nurse fsoc ..1^2 Ifarrigans Heir 1«2 Kffle Randall .103 Wil ; Thoughts In? arher .103 Kr«U . . . . !«7 ( « omba . . 107 Fhinjf Orb . .107 Cnet G . 107 Gam* Moore . in? y o u n g Huxler D>7 M#VI KMpn . 11 a ..rifth.r»c* Clalmiug; s furlongs, purae I't'O. ati ages Sweet Grass .. 97 r»?cmed ton Matin*#* Mol . lot Jr .h B«i*rer R>< Odd Seth .107 Barn Dollar .111 Sixth race Handicap, mile, purse $] OOO 3 year-olds: Eminent . .. #4 Sasper.a* Mv Baddy .... Batsman *9 '‘"if . . . 104 Postilion .' .166 Seven'h ra e Claiming, i-jear-old* ard U* purse. $*60; m‘lc Barriskane . .. .102 Pretext 10* • 102 Y shire Relish IOS M die Monty ..m3 Vesper Bell* 1*7 Humma .102 Eighth race Claiming; 4 vear-olda and un. purae. R furlomra Torn Owens . .107 Bedatxle . . . .11 The Fit leone r D>7 Recruit lor Gravson . .107 pohh> Allen 1*7 M garet Elnora 1*7 Gold.n Red VN1'7 Stamp* .112 Raffles . . . . 11 n Ten Gan 112 Kdauea JIJ Gaveat Emptor 107 Moon tlllde 11 Rcoltleh T.and .113 Foster Embry 10 7 Grid Pilot Chosen. T)enver, Dec. 12.—Louis Cotulla. San Antonio, today waa elected rap tain of the 1925 baaohall team of tin Colorado School of Mine*.. Tomlin who ha* played on the varsity tram for two years, la a catcher. 7/ Happened lit Baseball 1 Ne*rr noted for good control. In fad, he was |n the wild man* rise* Krio Krlrksen, whn need to pitch for l'ettotl. one day made a tecord for good control In n KAttic between the Tigara and V»ft 'ngton that stretched Into an extra In* nlng affair of 1& rounds with a S-2 finish. Writ* didn't taeue a pBM and fanned 1. hatetngn. which shows that he waa using lota of stuff Cy Toung, In a tame played July 4, ItOR, Hoaton against Athletic*, didn't Uaue a pass In 2<» innings hut t'v was noted for hie good control and K Krlrksen was famed for everything hut good control. "dklpprr" Jamhem waa a good left* bonder, but aa a hitter was In the ox? class In a g.tma play#d April 14 lf07, Ht I here w hich wa* Rood for a round trip \ few minute* latdr Huffy I.ewla drme ottt another which hounded into the earn* bleacher* Two run* i otning from homerg concluded the Yank* ai-orlng t'hlcago won the game. 10 »o S The bleacher* of the** day*, which oa a rule, nearly aur round the parka, are reapon*ib1# for half the hem# rune made If a ruling wae made to a) low* only two bane# on Ml* Into bleaehera and over *horl right field fenc«** there' w mi Id he a h g fading off In heme i un j I hitting linn* Wagner, the greateat hall pla*rr« (“f all tlin* pi>'K#d o il hub# Waddell, Kidl No hole. 4'la'ke Griffith. G Alexander t hii.tv Maihew*. o and Jack Vailur aal I tit* *re#te*t hurlera he e\#r faced and | "Untea Nonu* the greatort of (Iwae la i I la-k Taylor for 1 made only wie hit off j 'pat guv in m> life k'urthe*'m#rr. aald j Moon* t'lioV# Griffith rent earn ted on# of] ill* high#*! tine# »•( change of pm# pitvh I ara l ei ei («>»d FRANK RUDOLPH is said by friends to be an energetic sales man of printing — but these same friends state that Frank it without doubt the laziest duck hunter in the state. It seems that a party of them were out in the state and found that walking was a bit rough and the mud in the lake a bit deep and troublesome. They cursed mid did their best. Not so Frank. Frank was seen to disappear to wards tlie ranch house and a short time later appear in the ranch Ford. He drove it to ihe edge of the lake, lowered the top, loaded his gun, got into the bark seat, lit a cigar and proceeded to shoot all his ducks front the car. And lie shot his l.'rds so they landed on dry land and when the other fellows joined him in the eve ning he uncrossed his feet, lit an other cigar and asked them to pirk them up, saying that it had been a hard day and his muscles were tired. It is rumored that Frank walked hack to the ranch house with his hands tied and the day's kill on hi* back. Yank Sprinters to Tour World New York, Dec. 12.—Charley Pad dock. famou* California sprinter, who won the 1024 national championships, ami Loren Murchison of N-wark, 1323 national champion, will Make a seven months' tour of the world next year, giving exhibitions and appear ing in various national competition*. Plans for the tour w-ere disclosed tonight by the Amateur Athletic union in announcing acceptam e by the sprinters of an Invitation to visit New Z-aland in February. The;1 plan to sail from the Pacific coast In January, stopping at Honolulu, then going to New Zealand, Australia, Japan and continuing to Kurope where they will appear in Germany and Sweden among other countries. An invitation to visit Germany was sent to Paddock and Murchison as a result of thdr exhibitions thev gave there last summer after the Olympics. The athletes plan to return to the United States in time for Interna tional championships in San Fran cisco. WRITER-PLAYER RULE UP TODAY NVw York, I>*r. 12.—Solution of the player-writer i**u*. which ha* *pi tfltod tennis rlrolo* fnr the last year, i?» expected to result tomorrow fmm th* action of the executive commit tee of The l'titv'l .States Lawn Tennis at*a<>< infion on the report of a special committee. The member* of this special com mittee include William T. Tlldtn. na tional champit n. *r,d the most con spicuous of player writers, w ho came into conflict with the l*. S. L. T. A last reason after the association'* de. rision to interpret it* annual rule as barring player w riters from amateur rank* after January 1, 1925. Thi? decision. however, ha* been shelved to enable reconsideration of the issuer involved bv the special committee. READING CLUB TO TRAIN AT LEESBURG Rending. Pa., Dec. J2.—Leeshurg. Fla . »-;« selected today by the board of dirt ton <-f the Heading bteeb^L cluli of the International league for the training grounds of the team next spring .Klghteen deals consummated *iv Manager Spec or Abbott were ratified. They Include the purchase of Pitcher Joseph .1 Dailey from Omaha of the Western league, and Outfielder Edward L. Mattison from the Kennmont (Tex.i longue dub. Ab bott announced the sale of pitcher Phebe Lambkee to the St. Joseph Western league team, and Catcher Patrick J. Raley to Lincoln, Neb. BIG TEN TEAMS MAY REVISE SCHEDULES Chicago, Dee. 12.—A round robin llacusslon of changing Rig Ten foot •all schedule* was launched today at t meeting of representatives of Chi ago alumni of eight of the Rig Ten tnlversltles. A rotating schedule was ■uggested, wliareby *. hedule maker* ivould be required to arrange games vlth eAeh of the Rig Ten elevens onee n each two year*, or possibly eneh hreo years. A questionnaire was decided qpon 'or circulation among the alumni troops. OLDER CIRCUIT CLUB OWNERS SAY PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN TEAMS MUST GO-CONFAB WEDNESDAY Commissioner Will Attend Joint Meeting and Demand That Baseball Ask for Johnson's Resignation or Accept Hi 1 Own. n> IJAVIS .1. WALSH. - EW YORK. Dec , 12.—The dove oi peace flew in an open window, perched on a limb of the chandelier and serenely set tled over all. It looked like the end of the baseball war. Then a Na tional league reached up, tore off a wing and ate it. The gesture typified the atti lude of the National league at the close of the local scries of majoi league baseball meetings. As mem bers of the older organization left town today they were united on one point: "Ban Johnson musi go." Seemingly, tlipre can be no peace until baseball gets itself a new dove, /---- ' Buries Hatchet) New York, Dee. II. — "The American league will cause no more trouble. 1 mean just what I sav.” Ran Johnson, president of the American league, who has i.-en the storm renter of baseball troubles of late, made this state ment to newspapermen today. fie implied he lias buried the hatchet as regards his feelings to ward Judge Landis whom lie re cently criticized. k_____, or a new president of the American league. Tile latter seemed to he satisfied on Wednesday when it adminis ' t'-red a tarit rebuke to it« leader in i the form of a resolution eulogizing Judge Landis. Rut the National lengue is demanding a showdown, and according to the he-t advites it will have the judge himself chain i pioning its cause. ' Tile showdown, they say, will comp at ne\t Wednesday's joint meeting at ( liicago. The passing and airing of innocuous resolutions here was a mere preliminary step in f Johnson's downfall, in the opinion \ of prominent baseball men. They claim to have assurances ihati | Landis will appear on that occasion and demand that baseball a"k f"i Johnson's resignation or accept h's ow n. The judge is sitting pretty with a handful of clubs and plans i> play them dll on Johnson's official head, it is claimed. If It comes to . choice between /Hindis ami Johns' t , baseltall has hut one course. It has already sustained the one and re pudiated the other. The National league owners St a ' that they have three of baseball’ most prominent figures lined up with it behind the banner of the anti Johnson crusade. They are Jude Landis, Charles Comiskey, the old Itoman < f the Chicago White Pox a -i John McOraw, manager of the N'< w » York Giants. f The source of Landis’ antipathy is i hvinus. Mis official actions have been the subject of Johnson's broadsides for several year* ami on t the occasion of the last world series, scored tlie judge's conduct of the J Dclan-O't'onnell case in a manner ' unflattering. He went further and | stateil tiie series should have been _ abandoned in which statement lie "A. play sexton to his own official 4 life. Hp made an enemy of John Mr. Graw, who is a contentious gent with a bng memory. He also alienated the affections of Clark Griffith, a loyal supporter, who was endeavoring to enjoy Ids fir-t world’s senes. Oomiakey's enmity dates back to the early days of or ganized baseball's rise to promi nence. Wheri- Johnson came to the league meetings here, he found himseif alone on onp side of the fence and the 16 clubs 'massed on the other. Being a gentleman of gome adaptability, he vaulted the obstacle with considerable grace for one of his embonpoint. But the leap was made too late. He should have made It long ego. or re member where he was. according to the National league Evers Undecided. Troy. N Y Dec i; — J- hn J. k Kvcrs. former star player for 'he * Cubs, who has been succeeded a« mar ager of the White Pnjc by Kddie Col lins, returned to his home here iast night and had no statement to make regarding his future plane He neither affirmed nor denied th« re port that he would b* the new - h of the Giants. Missouri Tigers Start Final Week of Training for Coast Game * OLUMBIA. MO., Dec. 12—Fair and warmer weather is doing much to aid the Univer sity of Missouri football team in its preparation for its Christ mas day game with the Uni versity of South ern California, Coach Gwin Henry said to day as the Tigers started on their final week, of practice. With the weather as it ,s. Henry said, there is every reason to believe that the team wilt lie in as good a shape ph.vsicaliy when it leaves here for Los Angeles next Friday ns it has Icon at nnv time this season. Henry speeded up practice sharp ly yesterday and the squad of 21 men liml the hardest work it has gone through since before the Thanksgiving day clash with the l nit ers t> ,.f Kansas here. There ! -—— was very little scrimmage hut a great deal of passing and Waking along with signal driij and some mock scrimmage to develop de fense. . Information regarding the South ern California offense in the hands of the Missouri mentors is m-ag r and they apparently will he forced to rely on the Tiger forward wall and secondary defense to fathom the Trojan attack as it develops. Coach Henry today answered the enthusiastic plans oT-Missouri alumni on the coast for entertainment of the all pre-aame activities except a din ner in honor of the team December ~i an.l that, he said, must end by " Jo p m. The remainder of the time, he ..dded. until the game --'..iits. is to be given over to the serious business of preparing for the pmie. After the game there will be plenty of time for the men to see the mc'vie studios and other sights, he ruled sir. e the Tigers are to stay !n 1-os Ansel- s tw. days :ftef Chnstn as There's no hope for the rare track gambler who considers it a moral victory when he breaks even on the day's bets. Sant* Claus should put some thing in Mike MrTIgue's sock—it needs strengthening. Publication of official American league hatting averages calls atten tion to sad fact that l>etroit again led league in hatting, hut couldn't cop pennant. If Tigers won pennant every time they led the league in so. kitij. 1 they would h ive enough flags to deco rate the Hippodrome cn the Fourth of July. Xo matter how hard the t obb men hit. opposing halters always wallop his pitchers harder. \mt that is why Tigers hay fli\yers in stead of limousines ss it It their share of world series s|>oll« ‘ _ New names high In list are Ike Boone amt Bill Ijimar Moth of these gentlemen are likely to finish In the sele. t circle next m ason. Harry Heilmann slumped front .Bill to .3 IK. I!ahe Built sliitit|tcd to 4d home runs. A caflse for much speculation next season will ti: . .' boos:*! *