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Judgments
"l 1JST how much are th ervlc
'' IT ' Professional pugilist worth ?
Seemingly from the -Immense
;mi of the whfrewhal that
view toward' reaping a. harvest from the
gullible publ(o are Insistent upon offering
for a ten-round bout between Wlllard
and Moran.; the- box fighter 'will ' be
hortljr placed "ipon the pedestal occupied
by our bloated plutocrats. One promoter
offers tvillard a guarantee of $53,500 or
45 per cent of the fate receipt and 61
per cent of the moving picture rights.
Another promoter offer the champion
133,609 flat guarantee and a cash bonus
of $5,000 for signing articles, while a thlid
submits the tempi Ing bait of $60,009 for
two ten-round bouts. Moran, In the role
of challenger, does not fare so well, but
haa been offered as high as $30,000 for
two bouts, one of which shall be the af
fair with Wlllard. Apparently the pro
moters do not regard prosperity as merely
a prospee't. bt a reality right In the
midst of the fight fans. Perhaps they
are. correct and the mill will attract a
gate of nearly $100,000, but It does not
stem that prise fighters are compensated
away out of proportion. It will be re
membered tfeat Corbett and 'Sullivan
fought-for a purse of $26,000. Other great
fights In the halcyon days of the prise
linr were stagea for sums of similar
amount 'and less. And they were to the
limit, not mere ten-round boxing exhibi
tion 'And If was thought fighters re
ceived almost fabulous sums. too. It
seems strange. Indeed, that a Kansas
cow puncher Wlllard and a' Pennsylva
nia coal miner Moran ehould be able to
command as great a sum for thirty min
utes of exhibition as an, ordinary man
could for several years of bard toiU
." v ,
-The-' year of 1918, unless the dope
s ntghtlT wrong, will bring forth a
new set of champions. The field of pros
pective ,. candidates for ' championship
honors la wealthy In every line of sport
and It does not seem possible that the
old guard will rule another year. In
ther field of base ball the odds rule
very strongly against the obances of
repetition- by the Boston Red Sox. In
the American league. St. Louis, New
York and Chicago all look stronger than
Carrtgan'a craw. In the - National the
Giants and Cubs have a long edge on
the dope. Even ' Ty Cobb haa a rival
now In the person of Benny Kauff. Stu
dents of tennis antlcpate a victory for
Xgrria Williams this year and do not
accord William Johnston, the 1915 champ,
a chance to repeat. John Anderson
cgmps to the front as the logical con
tender for the golf title held by Robert
Gardner, , while Frank Moran and Fred
Fulton are vociferously disputing Wlll
ard' a hid to supremacy In the prise ring
and in the lighter divisions, Johnny Dun
dee, and Charley White are making Ufa
miserable for Freddie Welsh and Kewple
Ertle la hot on the trail of Kid Williams,
the bantam leader. Perry McOilllvray
la bidding for Duke Kahanamoku'a
swimming honors with an even chance
of .getting them and to cop the climax
Jose Capablanca ts expected to gather
lav Laaker's chess crown during the year.
.Willie Hopp appears to be the only
champion, with an even chance to retain
hjbt, laurel during the 1916 campaign. -
Unlike previous years the number of
held outs this winter ts very, very few.
The peace pact has brought most of the
players to their aenses and others are
undar long-term contracts . and couldn't
kick if they wanted to. Fred Toney, Cin
cinnati hurler, and Harold Janvrin, Red
89s utility man, are the only exceptions
outside of Benny Kauff, whose chief de
light in Bfv seems to be ' creating a
rumpus. Toney 1 dissatisfied with the
figure in his 'contract. He was offered
raise of two. but say-it is a couple
of thousand shy. Evldenly Toney be
lieved some of the things Cincinnati
fans said about him when he had his
sensational winning streak next year.
But' on Lincoln Herxog, who is Toney'
' boss, doesn't believe them or at least
Isn't .inclined to turn them Into dollars,
for., he. , ha , . emphatically . announced
Toney ' can . accept hi raise of $C0 or
Jump , to . tb Hondurua league. For a
guess . Toney, who Is like a large ma'
Jorlty of ball players In that hi abilities
outside of chucking . a base ball are
limited to driving a truck or piloting
a street car. will come down off his
high horse when the grass turn green
and the Jingle In hia pocket 1 confined
to the rin of a few vagabond Jitney.
Freddie Welsh has been licked again.
But "he' 11 be a champion as long as he
can ' find promoters who will stage no-
declslon bouts.
As we look over the leaders of the
watchful waiting policy we must hand
the bouquets to Kenesaw - Mountain
Landla. ,
1 .
The White Sox have an advantage In
the coming pennant race. They are one
Lapp ahead of their opponents.
Those Cornhuskers, one mlsht say, did
Chamberlain througu the Buryes-Xas
team last night.
Pretty aoon Jess WlUard will be listed
mm the Iw Tork Stock exchange.
GILMORE COMPLETELY OUT
Fed Prexie Who Created Suck a Stir
Will Ketire to Stationery
Buiinesf.
KICKED HIMSELF OUT OF JOB
"NEW YORK Jan. . -Having cut the
deepest mark ever inflicted on the aide
of Organised Base Ball, James Gllmore
Is preparing to wind up the affairs of the
Federal lesue and retire from the game
for good. This will come as a surprise
to ' many of those who expected him toN
become president of the Chicago Cubs
or to occupy an executive position with
the National league.
With Gllmore will go Harry Blnclalr..
the oil millionaire, who dropped close to
a half million and la quite satisfied to
let It go at that. Gllmore declares that
Sinclair, having tired of trying to buy
Infb the Giant, Is quite willing to quit.
He doe not believe that Sinclair has any
serious Intention of buying Into the St.
Louis Carllnols. the oil man wanting a
New Tork club or nothing.
But the retirement of Gllmore I of
more Interest. At hi own suggestion he
ha helped to bring about peaee, thereby
forcing himself out of a $15,000 job. .
There were whisper of a movement
on foot to make Gllmore president of the
National league, but that la Impossible
In view of the contract held by Governor
Tener. Gllmore ha a wonderfit? faculty
of being able to dig up fresh money and
would be a power Iri any organisation.
He may rise from ohllvlon later, but that
Is where he I going now.
What'will yoti dor he was asked.
"I guess I'll be an object of charity
around here pretty soon." he said With
a laugh. "Tou never can tell."
It develops, though, that Ollmore Is at
the head of a big wholesale and manu
facturing stationery company In New
Tork. To that business he wltl devote
hi entire time. ' 1
Offices Still Open.
The Federal league offices are still
open,, but U is the plan to close them
and sub-rent If possible. . The offices are
leased for a year.
"That lease . might convince you, by
the way," said Ollmore, "that w were
sincere In our Intentions of placing a
Club in. New Tork. We had no Idea of
quitting when headquarters were estab
lished here."
"What do you Intend to do about the
Baltimore Federal league people, who feel
sore over the peace settlement?" was
asked.
"In. what WayT"
'Why. they say that they never agreed
to any peace and that they will raise
trouble unless they are looked after."
'I've heard that before." he said. "But
they had a representative in the meet
ing who made several speeches. I was
authorised to act for the league and I
did so. Baltimore will 'simply have to
take It medicine like the rest of the
league. They will get the same treat
ment that other clubs get. If they ex
pect more than that they'll have to fight
for It." ,
GEORGE ZABEL FALLS IN
LOVE WITH A FAIR CO-ED
Pitcher George Zabel of the Chicago
Cuba, who has been attending Baker
university at Baldwin. Kan., has fallen
In love with a Junior co-ed. Miss Ruby
Kress by name, and they will be married
In the spring. The bride-elect halls from
Lock Haven, Pa.
Griggs After Work.
Art Grlers. who is wlnterlnr In I.os
Angeles, hopes to catch on with the
Vernon Tigers a a first baseman.
This Athletic Club
Gyi
An athletlo club which haa a parish
house for a gymnasium and club rooms
la the All Saint's Athletlo club which is
composed of two score young lad who
attend All Saint' Episcopal church or
lite near the church. .. .
The All Saints' Athletic club waa organ
ised and la conducted under the director
ship of Morley Toung, who waa formerly
one of Central High school's star athletes.
The club meets every Monday evening
In the palish house of All Saints' church
and Toung Iim a program lined out for
his young charges each week.
The club holds dance and other social
entertainments and occasionally stages
an athletlo carnival to raise funds for
expense Incurred. In this way apparatus
for the parish house-gym waa purchased,
aa . there are no dues attached to mem
bership. . "
The club held one of Its camlvejs a
week ago Monday and so clever were
soma of the stunts that the Shrlnera have
Invited the lads to entertain them Feb
ruary 10. The boys have accepted the in
vitation. Some pretty clever athletes are num
bered among the youngsters. For In
stance. Paul Jones, who admit of but
U summer. Is a wlsard at high jumping.
Young Jonea leaped a helghth of five
feet tea Inches Indoors. This la a re
markable record a there are mighty few
collegiate athlete in the country who
eaa reach tlx feet even out of door.
There are a number of other youths In
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SOUTH SIDE BASKET BALL FIVE This floor quintet is one of the best the Magic City
school has turned out in several years, and it is expected to land well up toward the top in
the state tournament next March. - Reading: left to right: Coach Patton, Harold Shainholts,
Lyman Corr, Van Arthurson, Captain Bryan Nixon, William Graham and George Bott.
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WiU Hold Fights
in Convention Hall
.in Kansas "City, Mo.
KANSAS OTTT, Mo.. Jan. 9.-After
fourteen years of Inactivity as a place
for the holding of prise fights, Conven
tion hall In this city will again be used
for an arena. It was announced today.
Louis W. 8houe, manager of the big
auditorium, stated today that the first
fight would be staged on February 10,
under the auspice of the Central Ath
letio club, a new organisation In the
sporting game In Kansas City. ' It Is
planned to fill the open dates with prise
fights and G. Kauffman, head of the new
athletlo club, la negotiating with several
fighters for bouts.
"The directors of the hall decided In
US that if would not be well to have
prise fights so they put a ban on' it."
said Mr. Shouse, "but the ban haa been
lifted."
It will be a far ory from grand opora
singers to prise fighters. It was pointed
out, but the word haa been given to go
ahead with the squared circle enter
tainment. '
Convention hall' will seat 15,000 person,
it is claimed.
, I
THIS GUN CLUB HOLDS
SHOOTS AT MIDNIGHT
esa-eaeaeaa '
The "Furthest North" gun club ts sit
uated at Nome, Alaska. The "gold dig
gers" are not satisfied with this claim,
and every once in a while pull off a
midnight target shoot under the northern
un. They're enterprising In' the gold
country.
Has Its
mnasium in Parish House
the club who can jump over five feet.
but Jonea hold the high mark.
Evsrltt Mason la a youngster who holds
a unque record. Mason jump head-first
over four chairs. He makes the leap with
the chairs standing upright, too. By
quickly ducking . hi head so that the
fore of the fail is on hi back and by
extending hi hands to break the force of
the fall. Mason Is able to make his head
first dive without "cracking hut sconce."
To Gordon Grout goes the lightweight
wrestling championship of the club. Gor
don weighs about 120 pounds but he Is
some grappler and has the edge on all
his mates of similar weight. Ronald Bar
rows Is the heavyweight wrestling cham
pion of the association.
Aa for .boxing, there Is the argument.
Director Young says they are all champs.
"If one of the kids should eet himself
up . as boxing champ,", said Young, "the
whole club would be on hand to knock
hi block off. They are all champs unless
they happen to be unconscious. Half of
them even think they cn lick Jess Wll
lard." Edward Mackay U a half-mile runner
who will hold his own with , any half
miler of his age in . the slate, declare
Toung, .while John .Metsger bids claim
to the sprinting championship.
The All Skints' Athletic club I a pretty
Classy junior athletic, organisation even If
It does use a parish house, for a gym and
some of Its youngsters will be heard
from when they grow older and enter
Into lntersholastio and Intercolleglats
athletics.
TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY P.KK: .lANTAKV .10. 1910.
HARD YEAR FOR AMATEURS
It Will Be a Cue of "Simon Pure"
Under the New Laws of Golf
'Association.
OTHER SP0ETS .FOLLOW SUIT
NEW YORK. Jan. .-It looks like
rough season for "amateurs!" There Is
every reason to believe that the pace set
by the United States Golf association
at its recent meeting in Chicago, in es
tablishing a definite boundary line, in
side which the amateur may roan) and
which 1 so restricted that the slightest
misstep finds the amateur launched
beyond the pale, will be followed by the
United State Lawn Tennis association
and the Intercollegiate Association of
Amateur Athletes of America. And that
any such action taken by the Intercol
legiate Association of Amateur Athlete
of America will be followed by the Ama
teur Athletlo union Is a foregone con
clusion. On the whole, then, it appear as If In
the very near future amateurs- in all
branches of athletlo endeavor will have
a straight and narrow path biased for
them. That the action of the golfers is
to good purpose cannot be gainsaid by
any who stand for untarnished amateur
sport. For too long now the definition,
or rather the various definitions, of an
amateur have been too elastlo, with the
result that too frequently the taint of
professionalism has been Injected a a
punctuation mark in amateur sport.
Home associations have been Inclined to
frown upon how another association has
Interpreted the rule, and what has been
ground for disqualification In one asso
ciation has been tolerated In another.
The adoption of the rule passed by the
golfers, phrased of course to cover the
various athletlo activities, would be the
nearest approach to a standard rule that
haa yet obtained, and would be a long
stride in the light direction.
Its adoption may work some hardships
at first. But tola Is to be expected. The
passing of any rule so drastlo I cure to
be accompanied by hardship in some
quarters, a condition due solely to the
elasticity of the rules which have been
and still are in vogue in some associa
tions.
The rule passed by the United States
Golf association Is not too drastic. It
follows: "Accepting or holding any po
sition a agent or employe that include
as part of It J ills the handling of golf
supplies, or engiglng In any business
wherein one's usefulness or profits arise
because of skill or prominence In (he
gam of golf."
By substituting the words tennts and
athletics wherever golf Is mentioned this
rule can be adopted by the United State
National Lawn Ttnnls association, th
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur
Athletes of America and the American
Athletic union.
EVANGELISM DIDN'T PAY
FOR THIS BALL PLAYER
Hilly Crofoot. a player welt known in
the Canadian league and the old Interna'
tional league twenty-five year ago, died
recently at Toronto.' In late year he
tot the idea that he was an evangelist
and opened what he called a "gospel
wagon" in Toron, driving about from
street to street, preaching to sinner and
Imploring them to be saved." Crofoot
was regarded is a harmless character
and died poor, never having had the
success in making collections that haa
attended the work of that other baa
ball evangelist. "Billy" Sunday.
WATCH EX-FEDS ' CLOSELK
Fani Are Anxioni to Learn How
' Federal Start Will Fare in
Organized Majori.
KEEN RIVALRY WILL EXIST
NEW TORK. Jan. . The work of th
ex-Federal leaguers In the National and
American leagues will be watched very
closely by the fans during the coming
season.' In fact, th advent Into Or
ganised ball rank of the former outlaw
stars la expected to furnish the highlight
of an unusual base ball year.
There I certain to be keen rivalry be
tween the old players In the big league
and the newcomers.: The star Organised
ball twlrler will be on their metal when
ever Bonnie- Kauff, Lee Magee, Flack,
Rousch, Zwllltng, Cooper or Campbell
steps to the plate. . And Kauff, Mhgne.
and company will be equally anxious to
hit. and show that, they are aa capable
of solving the delivery of the National
or American league pitching stars aa
they were of the defunct Federal league
hurlers.
This situation will create a tension that
should result in the playing of the hlgh
ect grade base ball seen In many year.
That la why the National pastime has
an excellent chance of regaining It old
hold on the populace In one aeason.
Will Act as Btimalaa.
Th knowledge that the base ball world
I watching their work closely, perhaps
a bit skeptlcatly, will affect the various
former Fed stars differently. To some
It will act aa a stimulus, spurring them
on the heights they never before attained.
It la very apt to make others over
anxious and prevent them showing to
beat advantage In the early day of th
season,
Bennle Kauff 1 on of those who will
be stimulated by the knowledge that ha
la being, watched. It may make Bennle
a bit anxious to awing at them all from
the ahoetop, but he will play good ball,
So will Lee Magee. Campbell ha been
up before, and made good. He should
have tittle trouble holding the pace. How
Rousch and the others will fare, only
the season's play can tell.
ANOTHER BALL PLAYER
ENLISTS FOR BIG WAR
Tommy Hess, once a catcher with Al
bany In the New York State league, and
later with Hamilton In the Canadian
league, ha enlisted In a Canadian bat
talion at Hamilton for service In the
European war.
Automatic Base
rieaeer Leagae.
W.UPct.
Florshelm. sr U
Clara Belles ....la .To
Scott A Hill In 6 .'M
Maxwell Cars ...13 1 .art
Alarollo 16 10 .bo
Hase 1411 Headu,. 7 8 .
Paige Cars I 15 :U
Burgass-Nash ....8 17 .10
Individual averages:
U. H. Pet.
Kalled ;
Plckrei
NU-otero
Hurde
Jarvls
Klelu
Chesney
Vernon
McOrath
Martin
Cull!
Navlakl
Collins
J. Jarosh .,
Coad ........
F. Jarosh ...
Doharty ....
Kellogg ....
Morton
Kldson ......
nlowell .....
Claire
Prefke
oilUtan ...
rihurig
Woodruff ..
Tabor
Neele .......
Slur
....15 2.17 .4.i
....IS 218
4
5 7(1
Moylan
.,.16 1
...10 1X2
...II 1wi
...IS 1H8
...16 11
....10 17
...10 li
...15 i:
...16 17H
...IS 177
...10 110
,...la 174
...16 1U
...W KM
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Francis
Coadv
Matiaeej
W.LPct.
Delta Higs I 1 0u
Neb. Phone, No. L 6 0).u
' Urn. Dally News,. 4 1 M
Sr. HillLtrd Par.. 1 4 .2m
Klorshelm. )r 0 6 .
Neb. Phone, No. I. 0 S ,M0
Individual averages:
Q. H. Pet.
Walter t 80 .ftuO
Drawn for The
GRID PROSPECTS
AREGOOD AT UNI
(Continued from Page One.)
ext confidence for another successful
season.
Seven of those sixteen men who have
won letter under the regime of Jumbo
Stlrhm ran boast of the benefit of two
years of guidance under Stlrhm.
A the result of hi survey. Reed de
clares there Is every reason to expect
Nebraska to continue Its unbroken string
of successes) on the gridiron.
Jdellghta on evr t'oarh.
Some new sidelights on Dr. Stewart'
skill and standing a a roach are given
in letter to the Nebraska authorities,
portion of which are given below.
I. Fred Bonier, director of athletic of
the WsxhlnRton estate college, which ha
produced some wonderful foot hall team,
and coach of basket ball, track and
wrestling there, contributes the following;
I noticed In the papers that Ne
braska had secured lr. Stewart of'
the oreson Aaalna aa their athletlo
director and coach. Having been con-
nerted .with Nebraska. I am natur
ally Interested In what they do, and '
raprrtally sn In athletics. I have a
warm spot In my heart for athletics .
at Nebraska and have' been rooting '
with the rest of the fans for Ne
braska victories. Mr. Milohm cer
talnly haa done wonder with ath
letic while re was connected with:
the Institution and no douiit deserve
a lot of credit for the showing Ne
braska has mado In the last five
vrar. However, with Tr. Stewart at
1 the helm. I don't believe that ath-
letlc will suffer. lr. Stewart ha
been roeponslbl for the ahowlng the
Oregon Athletic colloae ha been mak
ing here In the northweat In all
' branches of athletics.' He haa done
much to raise-the standard of fool .
ball hero in . the northwest. He not
only raised lh standard of athletlo
snorta In themselves, hut raised the
standard of sportsmanship aa well, so
that now a vlnttlng team at Oreaon
' Agricultural college Is shown more
' eourteav than at any other school In
the conference. He ha a system of .
his own which Is hard to best. Other
out here have lieen copying him. with
the reault there Is better foot ball
the'laat few years. I am sure you
made no mistake in securing him to
surceed Mr. Htlrhm and I am sure
that Nebraska will retain It high
standing In athletics.
Boost from ort Writer.
Hnscoe Fawcftt. sporting editor of the
Portland Oregonlan, lend this:
Just a few word to congratulate
you on securing my friend, Ir. K. J.
Stewart, a -nighty good friend, a .
thorough sportsman, one of the "wis
est" head In the conference and a
very able coioh. Wltuln the last
three year foot hall at the Oregon
college ha Improved per cent. How
much of this I due to Or. Htewart '
andohow much to new men, I cannot
av, but the fact remain the Oienon .
Annies piny rial foot hall now. From
tho standpoint of cellepte athletics, I
regard lr. Stewart the Ideal coach.
He Is smooth anl polished .md edu
cated. (V,mnsrlons are always In
vidious, but 1 would stack him n'.-alnst
such Unbeatable" coach ss Ullmour
Dohle, and others of hit stripe. .
pean A. B. Cordley. chairman of the
Oregon Aggie athletlo board of control,
said: ,
Allow me to extend to the T nlver
sitv of Nebraska the moat h'irtvi
congratulations over bavin- obtained
the services of Or. H'ar as d
rector of athletics and he; c-ach.
From. our standpoint, the info-tunte
fetur of thla tranaacl" I that
what la your gain la our los. I nav,
had something to do wl h a'hl-tl-s
of thla Institution In an advisory
wav most of the time duHng the last
twenty years, and I am ld give
testimony to he fact that In mv es
timation Pr Stewart meaaurea up to
mv Ideal of a physical director and
coach better tsn anv other man we
have had In that time. CJean moe
Bllv, a gentleman at all tl-ea, aed
e'ficlent pro'eaelonllv, with hleh
Ideala of aoortsmanshlp. he Is a msn
that It will be very, very difficult to
renlace. . . . ,
Perhaps a little lncldnt which or.
cur red rerenMy will serve to Illus
trate Me fine sense of th- ethics or
good sport. One of the best men on
our foot hall squad Is a lunlnr br the
name of Harl" T.iackwell. who. how-eve-
waa lietlrihl" to rp-esnt this
Institution In Norhwet Conference
clrc'ea hv reason that before coming
to this Inatltutlon h p'aved sev
eral years on the Willamette tinl
veraltv team. Bfor our team went
eaat to play the Michigan As-eiea
rr. Stewart Inquired a- to whhee
In mv ohlnln he would he ,1Mfied
In plavln Hleck-e1l eeatne Mih
gan. am an alumnus of Michigan
Agricultural college a"d. knowing
somtMr the conditions there.
ndvted htm they were to plav one or
mo-e men who had p!ayd on th
t'-erelv rf Mfr'an team. and
wMI tt wss ackno'ledaed that
Pterkwel' waa not ellelWe fcr our
ripw., t ew no reraon he
ahould not us h'm glnt Mlentea".
It rm -of inll T sa-v n,ec'"-l'
participating In on of the cls
mM hr hat I di.if'l P
Stewart had, fina"- detdd it ould
not be rorsmxnl'V to Black
, well and had left him behind.
Ball Averages
6 64
10 107
6 M
15 1M
...IS l.'0
15 14H
10 H '
5 AH
6. 47
...16 i:
10 K2
.800
.2;7
.214
.273
.:'
;m
.267
.&V
.2.
:u
.i'
.144
.133
.HO
.077
Milvahlll ..
May
Harrington
Kchall
lambert ...
Ityan
Stubb
Volst
M union ....
I'hl
Isaacson ...
Harrington
Terry
Boyle
Driscoll ....
Hannah ...
MoAdam ..
( '00k e
( on kiln ...
Cuppa .......
Moore
Butts
Kelso
MmIsv ....
hrobell ....
Hmlth
Blhler
Caay
Bkum
K
HO
69
67
65
63
68
62
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GOLF PROS COME INTO OWN
National Association Formed and
. National Tournament for Froi '
Will Be Held. - . '.
WANAMAKER OFFERS TP. OP HI
NEW YOrtIC, Jbii. S. Oolf tins now"
reached the point where about soi.nco men,
women and children In the t'nlted ttri .
are clubbing lh little halls o er links.'
The game haa mrtde nlmont unbelievable-,
piogres the last few years, but the de-:
velopment has keen all on the nmaieut
side of the sport' The professional cn
of the sport has been .neglected. A pn
golfer In this )eriod was one ho com'
peted In perhap 1-alf a dnten tourna
ments during the seAson, then spent th "
rest of his time In some quiet spot of
his home club teaching the new genera.
Hon of player the mysteries of driven
mashle, putter end other Implements ait -the
game. Profession! competitions' wen
limited to the fictional championship
which amateurs have" won twice sinej '
IMS the Met an1 Western open and oni
or two entailer tournaments. The pros
while teaching the game, wore practically
denied the privilege of showing how goll
ahould be played under competitive con
ditions. ' -
This year, however, -will see a decided
change for the better for professional '
A number of the most prominent prot
In the country mt recently and took
the first step toward organising a na
tional professions! golfers' association,
something that been needed for sotn
time. At the meeting It wss announced,
that Rodman Wanansaker would offer a.
silver cup lo the winner of a national
pro' tournament. This quickly acted a
an Incentive", and a committee of pro
fesHlonal Oil . Nichols, Metropolitan
champion; James Maiden, - Herbert'
Strong, Jack Hobens, James Hepburn .
and Dsn Maukle were appointed to
formulate conditions for the now tourna
ment. . :
It I proposed - that every section
throughout the country hold a prelimi
nary tournament, tho winner myelins,
la a national event which will answer
the question,. Who's the best pro golfei.
In tho United States? ,
The delayed effort to stimulate pre
golf here Is simply following tho lead of.
England, where the paid player have.
their own organisation, and stars like
Harry Vardon, James Braid, (Jeiige ium-.-;
can and Edward Ray compete in hun-
dred of exhibition throughout the year.
From these matches the English golr-,
public derived both enjoyment and In-,
structlon on how the game should be'
playd.
Commodore Pugh V
Will Build a Speed
Motor Boat for War:
Jumes Pugh of Chicago, former fnmm
doie of the Chicago Yacht cluh, who has '
been co-operating with official of the
Navy department In connection w'th
plans for a fleet of motorboats to act aa'
submarine destroyers received plans for a
new cruiser to b known aa Disturber!
VI. Commodore I'ugh i the owner of
Disturber IV. said lo be the fastest
motorboat in the world. The plan Juaf
received provide for a displacement boat
seventy feet long, with a freeboard of
five feet, designed to carry a three-lnoh
disappearing gun and a torpedo tule
and to develop a speed of fifty miles an
hour. The boat will use gasoline for fuel,
with the exhaust silenced end will have a
cruising radius of 10,000 miles, with 00
commodatlons for ten persons. .Its cost
Is estimated at 150.000. Mr. Pugh ex
plained that the cruising radius of 10.009
miles contemplates the economical rather
than the maximum speed. "The hull Is
new In design, a development of the hy
droplane lines," he ald. "I will use the
1.8U0 horsepower engine that I had In'
Disturber IV. The gasoline capacity will
be 18,000 gallon. I am building It be-'
cause I want a crart mat win tana me
to Macklnao Island In six or seven hours
and because In case of war the t'nlted
Statea navy will need boata of that type.
The gun carriage and torpedo tube will
conform to specifications of the Navy de
paramenL" Wif ey Scolds When
HubbyHits Triple
Ed Koney" tell thl one: '"A newly
married ball player wanted hi wif to
attend a ball game. ' 6he had never seen
one. She consented to go.
"In the seventh inning the husband
noted for his slugging prowess came up
to bat with the usual two out and three
men on base.. He hit the first pitched
ball for a triple to deep center.. Aa he
dropped bis bat and- ran the crowd broke
Into a tremendous cheer. Above the roer
came the shrill voice of hi wife from a
box near first base. She said:
" 'John, go hack and put that bat where
it belongs."
BENNY KAUFF -ADMITS
HE IS SOME SENSATION
A New Tork scribe asked Benny Kmifl
whom be considered the bent '.-nil pluyet
In the land. "You just welch ine next
season, and then you'll know," wag his
reply.
