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TO SETTLE FIGHT MUDDLES
Teur of 1916 Will Likely See the
Establishment of Champions
in All Divisions.
ALL ITEW CHAMTS MAY BOB UP
NEW YORK, Feb. .-Thl ycsr may
Irev a nwm productive one for fleUana.
After a lapse of. lo! these ninny year,
the various divisions finstljr are to Ixt
adjusted, with a recognised champion for
each class. The middleweight sltustlnn
la clarifying Itself, aa la the welterweight
muddle. It will tak about two more
bouta to aettle the middleweight question,
while the welterweight tangl may be
straightened out with the folding of three
or four battlra between tTie leading claim
ant of the title.
It require but Mlke-Glbbon-AI Mc
Coy match, and a Glhbona-Lee Perry bat
tla to establish the rlKhtftil middleweight
champion. , Utile doubt la entertained of
nibbona ability to knock out McCoy, a
third rata fighter who la grimly clinging
to a championship claim by virtue of hla
ane-punch knockout of George Chip, it
ha been intimated that Ml -Coy "crossed"
Chip after the latter had agreed to let
Mm stsjr the limit of ten round. McCoy
has been trimmed mot penitently since
that evening, third and second rater
handing him Immeasurable punishment,
aa well aa middleweight of better cali
ber. Gibbons and McCoy fought at a Brook
Jjn club in February, 191. On that oc
eaalon Glbbona disarranged McCoy's fea
ture until ha waa almost unrecognisable.
Only Glbbona' compassion for an Inferior
opponent aaved McCoy from a knocaout.
Glbbona atlll maintain the aame propor
tion of rtaa over McCoy, and would not
nave any trouble In aecerlng McCoy from
hla ehamplonahlp aspirations lnlda of
Jtlv round.
Darey Oaly fttarabllnar Block.
That naturally would bring the luaue
down to Glbbona and Parcy. While Glb
bona has been engaged in eliminating
th middleweight contender In thla coun
try. Parry haa been eminently auceeaafut
In preaaing hla title campaign on tha
oilier aid of tha universe. In faraway
Australia Darcy na developed Into a
formidable middleweight. Already he haa
been classed with Bob Fltaalmmnna and
Stanley Ketchel. although lacking th
combatlveneea of the Ill-fated Stanley,
Parcy haa stifled the ehamplonahlp walla
of auch good performers aa Kddle Mo
Goorty. Jimmy Clabby and Jeff Smith.
Tha winner of the Glbbons-Parcy match
would of a certainty be recognlied unl
vereally as the world'g prem'er middle
weight And rightly so, too.
Aa mentioned several months sgo, Parcy
will not come to thla country for another
j ear. So Glbbona will have to tramp
acrosa to the other side of the world (f
he Is desirous of becoming the world's
ehamplonahlp middleweight. Mlka haa al
ready been offered several ucloua puree
to r.iaka th Junket, but he demand tha
equivalent of 3V. In purse and round
trip tickets for three.
- Lewis Lead field.
Th welterweight ban he Is still In abey
ance although Ted-Kid tawla is ths
foremost claimant of the title. nd h
I rapidly enhancing hla claims by win
ning consistently. He has eliminated
Willie nitrhle, Charley White, Mltburn
Faylor and several other overgrown light
weights, and alao has disposed of tha
leading welterweights, among them Kid
Grave and Jack Brttton. Iwls, how
ever, must first dispose of Mlka Glover
before he can hops to be looked upon as
the legitimate title holder. Glover holds
a point decision over Iwls, sad a re
turn match is eagerly sought by Lewi.
9 that he may wipe out tha atlgma of
that defeat.
Now, hurdling over to atlll another
division. It would occasion little surprise
if a new champion waa to be crowned in
the lightweight division before the cal
endar year of U'l ia out Certain it la
that Freddie Welsh will be knocked out
if h ever consents to lane on a hardy
light weight for any distance over twenty
rounds. But it la unlikely that Freddie
will permit himself to be inveighed Into
a Marathon match utiles h la amply
recompensed ssy something Ilk $.0,000
for twenty round. Welsh, be It known,
haa been leading an Irregular life for
Dearly a year, and tha wonder of It all
I that he hasn't been stopped In some
of Ills ten-round bouts. Welsh Is a wary
old ring bird, and so fsr out-generals th
other lightweights that ho can nearly
always manage to stall his way through
ten rounds. As long as he Is on his feet
at tha end of ten rounds, Freddie re
mains champion. But the time la not
far eff when a falr-hlftlng lightweight
villi catch Freddie unaware and slip
him tha punch soporific.
Johnny Kilpatrick
May Bo Supervisor
of Yale Athletics
NEW YOniv, Teh, .-Johnny Ktlpat
rlck. ona of the greatest foot ball enda
Tale over had and a number of that all-
tmoortaDt committee appointed to select
a head roach to succeed Frank, Illnkey,
is wrestling with a temptation. II haa
been offered th position of aupervlsor
of Yale athletic at a salary of not lea
than 110.000 a year, which will be under
written by Yale graduates
The decision may be made any minute
and the announcement will follow quickly,
that is, if he accepts th call and th re
sponsibilities entailed.
Johnny K II Patrick la peculiarly well
qualified to fill the onerous duties of lay'
Ing out a policy and guiding to a large
extent th destinies of Yale sports. He
1 big mentally and physically, a ad Ilk
all big men. Ida scon Is so wide that hla
Influence soon would be far reaching.
He stands on both feet; ha haa a moat
pleasing and attractive personality and
ha knows and understanda Yal needs.
It Is not surprising, then, that In looking
about for a man to serve, so to speak, aa
A director general, that those In authority
at New Havea ahould have turned to Mr.
JCHpstrhk. (
CONNIE MACK EXPECTS
PERKINS TO BE A STAR
Connie Mark ia said to be figuring on
Kerhtna, his young catcher, to be a star
tl is year. This youth and Schang wll do
tha catohtng for the Athletics, Mack hav.
ing given up the Idea that Schang la a
third basemen or anything; ele but a
backstop. Perkins cornea from tha North
Carolina lesgue and la only year of
age.
JOM DOWNEY TO RETIRE
FROM THE BASE BALL GAME
Tom towney, whom John Ravage tried
sisg to manage th Topeka team, lis
snjiounced Ms retirement from ths gam.
I rwtu-f plana to continue in th contract-
i. g i Uis in j.a l'kga.
BOOKIES GETTING TRIMMED
Followers of the Ponies Have Been
Making Killing on Long;
Shots This Yetr.
SUGGEST ALL IS NOT WELL
wr rnK u. mf.hkv..
NEW TORK. Keh. Those who lisvo
played the ponle thl winter, loth at the
tracka and In the handbook, are said to
have msde su.-h huite 'killing'' that
many of the "bookie" are on the verge
of bankruptcy.
From New Orleans, Havana and Juaret
come gleeful gurgling from the ssecm
hlsge and fearful groan from Ihe book
makers Pay after day the hoi polio!
ha been picking winner short odd and
long odd. There have been but a rate
few diya when the "bookie" have
emerged vlrtorloua from their clash Willi
the gnmhllng public.
In New Yoik, Chl ago and other bU
cities where handbook men used to do a
prosperous business. It I slmnst Irnpo
Ible to get down a bet. The "layern"
no lonier are hunting customers, 'i'hey
have been walloped almost to the limit
of their financial endurance. They take
beta but almost under protest. And they
won't take big one. In the other and
better for them day the hsndhook men
accept! offering up to lo") and ll.ow
on a rare. Now aoine of them limit the
bet to II", while the bravest refuse any
thing over t&.
loobies Kaslala.
Why la the public making such "kill
ing"? Well, there are two reason
aserllied for It by the 'Mayer". The main
one la that there la no even matching of
horea In most of the race. The card,
ay the booklea, are made up of six or
seven "goats" and one real hone.
"A 10-yesr-old kid could pick nine win
ner nut of ten In those race," said on4
handbook person who haa been walloped
unmercifully. "Wnat'a the ne of a
bookie taking bet when the only chance
for him to win I for th favorite to
drop dead or for the race to be fixed?
"I'm not making any specific charge
of crookedness, but things don't )o!
right to me, A dosen times during 4 he
last month some long shots hsve won tho
race and I waa swsmped with beVi on
that long shot. No ons csn tell me thut
a chronic gambler will bet on long shot
consistently unless he haa some Inside
dope and has It straight.
Tick )even loag Shot.
"There Is a certain bunch of fellow
I've been doing bualne with for a long
time. They were favorite players. Over
a year's stretch they wouldn't play a Ion
shot once In twenty starts. Vet during
tha lsst month those fellows hsve played
eight long shots and won seven. What's
the snswer?"
Whether any race-fixing Is being done
is something w do not know as a fact,
but wa do know that very often the tip
has bnm passed around New York twin-ty-four
lours before a race to bet on a
certain long ahot. And, within our mem
ory, ten out of thirteen of those tips have
made good-have returned from $1 r 116
for every dollar wagered.
From New Orleans have coma stories
or laouious "cnamps '. One story tell
of a youth who wandered out to the track
with SIO shortly after the meeting 'opened
and ran It up to 1174 before nightfall.
i no nest day he cleared 1400, and alnca
then haa pyramided hla 110 to something
over 115.001).
Tommy Burns, old-time prlseflghter. Is
said to hav won an amount far Into tha
thotisanda, while a dosen other race track
regulars are far ahead of the game.
Caha'a Rookies Hit.
Tha bookmakers operating in Havana
ara said to have been hit so hsrd toot
they hav shortened the odda to figures
ridiculously low. Despite mis they still
ara losing. The same condition exist ia
Juarei, where the Kl 1'aso race trac:
audience is said to be reaping a golden
harvest.
"All that Is necesssry for one to make
cleanup In Havana la to watch the
horses for a day or two.", a race track
gent told us, "That glvea you a line on
th horae. They are running fairly true
to form. The really good horses down
there can be counted on your hand.
When one of those good ones gets Into u
raca with a lot of mules, there Is only one
way to bet. You do It and vou win "
Welsh Is Getting
loo Heavy for the
Lightwight Rank
NEW TORK. Feb. S.-Freddle Welsh.
who ha been matched to meet Toung
Jack OTlrlen at Norrlstown. on rVhra.
ary T. seems to hav developed Into a
genuine welterweight of late. Vnder the
term of tha match th men are to wcish
In at 141 pounds ringside. Thla I Just one
pound under tli welterweight limit.
I'erhsp th real reason that Welsh
refuse to defend his title in a champion.
ship match I that he cannont make the
i.iuiB mi pan lew moftw
all hla ma tche hav been at catch-
welght. and he eldom scales under in
pounds. Thl extra poundage represent
the surplus flh thst gather on all
miiwr reacning a certain age,
ana it cannot be taken off without sap
ping in ooxers strength. In all proba
bility Welsh has fought hla lsst bout as
a lightweight.
Th American Boxing association whlcn
some time ago threatened to bring Wemh
and other champions to account la again
talking of forcing him to defend Hie
title or step aside and no longer block
th wheels of progress. Nothing will come
of It. of course, but It serves to call at
tention to th fact that the lightweight
clae I In a bad wy. What with h
constsnt defeats and his failure to mat
weight ring followers have lost all re
spect for tha tltleholder. That once popu
lar division Is as badly off as the welter
weight class has been owing to th want
of ii acknowledged leader.
ENTRIES OPEN FOR THE
INDOOR ATHLETIC MEET
NEW TORK. Feb. .-Entrr blank for
th second annual Indoor Intercollegiate
game, to bo held at Madison Square
Garden on Saturday, March 4, hav been
mailed to the thirty-odd collegea and uni
versities holding membership in the asso
ciation. Twenty-two days will be allotted
the managers to track and field teams In
which to enter their varsity squad and
tha Hat will close with F. A. Btroud. acting-secretary,
at New York university, on
February IX
Dodsjera Wewr Uray.
The Brooklyn Dodgers will wear grsy
uniforms, wlih a blue plaid at ripe on the
road thla ssasoa and a very light gray
at coin
Crack High Jumping Horse Clears Auto
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Itslph Coffin, a
noted horseman of
Warliington, P. C, has
of the moat remarkable
ro.mshlp yet attempted.
performed one
feats In horse
On his crack
who hns won
high Jumper, "Itabbll,"
HIT ON ESTOMAGO WINS MIX
Chilean Scribe Reports Box Fight
in . New and Novel Way
for English Fans.
SAYS WAS TOO GENTLEMANLY
The following account of a prize fight
In Santiago. Chile, waa received here by
I'at HlKglna, formerly rugby coach of
t H. C. and Hants Clara unlf
verally. It ws written by a Chilean
sporting Journal scrlhe for the benefit ol
the Knslleh speaking fans there:
According to announcement, the match
de box between the bnxeadors. Jack
Murray and Ferdinand I'lrano, deput
ing the championship of South America,
waa realized the other nl.ht at the
Casino.
From an early moment the house waa
full, ao that not a slnglo place remained.
Terminated the preparation which the
case required, the pugllista appeared and
lntroducted.
Round 1 After anme brief moments,
Murray, with a strslght from the left,
touched the mandlhula of hla opponent,
producing un clinch. Separated. Murray
entered again with a new atralght of the
left, alao on tho mandlbula.
Round J Murray directed a straight of
the left snd an Invitation of the right
(feint). I'lrano attempted to attack on
the f stoma go, which waa sidestepped
with dlsdnln by Murray, who then en
tered with a strslght of the right, which
touched Plreno very seriously.
Round S Plrsno is attacked of left
and light very aumultsneously many
time.
Round rirno received varloua
atraighta and fell twice, lifting himn.lt
with difficulty.
Round I a rirano received various
tralght and croKSes until he fell nock
out. Th regulation ten seconds were
enumerated and thereafter Murray waa
proclaimed champion of South America.
The encounter In general waa devoid
of the interest which It merited. The
conqueror during the whole time demon
strsted the most gentlemanly feeling,
even at tlmea to the extent of retiming
to strike his opponent. He wss applauded
with great heat by the public. I did
not applaud for the tired feeling they
engendered.
Rookie Throws Rice
at Waiter, Who Kicks,
as Rice Was in Cup
This 1 a itory that Is told concerning
Miller HuKgln and one of tha "rookies"
ha took south, with hlin a few years
aro.
The-cub was an excitable youngkter,
and waa always getting Into trouble.
On night. HuKglns heard a commotion
near a little restaurant down the street.
Ha brresed Into the crowd, to find his
rookie" on the ground, with a burly
waiter hovering above him and landing
wallops ever and anon.
"Hey! What's the matter here?" yelled
Hugglna, Jumping in and rescuing his
player.
"Ha hit me first." yelled the waiter,
pointing at the "rookie." "I ain't gonna
let anyone throw thlnga at meV
Did you throw something" at hlraT
asked Huggln.
"Yes a little rice." answered th cub.
"It wss punk stuff. II wanted me to
pay for It; I wouldn't and in th argu
ment I threw It at him."
"Waa that all Just some rice?" de
manded the Cardinal manager.
"Well, the rice waa In the form of a
pudding." reluctantly admitted th cub.
'What'a the use of getting peeved be
came a fellow throws a little rice pud
ding at you?" said llugglns, turning to
the glowering waiter.
"Rlc pudding, hey?'.' snarled the waiter.
"Well, lemme tell you this, mister. Thst
guy is telling only half the truth. 'He's
right; It was rice pudding that he threw
at me, but he failed to tell you that the
pudding was In a cup. And I ain't the kind
of guy that' gonna let a bum ball
player Inni Ine on the knoh with a cup
of pudding without given him a what-
ling."
F0U CREWS TO STRIVE
FOR THECHILD'S TROPHY
NEW TORK Feb. 6.-Artcr much ne
gotiation have been completed for an
Intercollegiate boat rare with Annapolis,
Columbia, Pennsylvania and Princeton as
the contenders to b held on the 8 huyl
kv ill river, at Philadelphia, on Baturday.
May 13, the day of the American Henley
on the same course. The four crews will
strive for the Child cup hitherto held
aa the trophy of the annual Columbia-i'ennaylvanla-PTtncrton
triangular race.
BROOKLYN WILL NOT PLAY
WITH BRAVES OR YANKEES
Th Brooklyn club haa declined a ug-
gestlon from th Boston Brave for a ae-
rlea of exhibition in Florida this spring
and also haa given up th plan of playing
a aeries with th New York Yankees at
CXaytona.
many blue ribbons as at the big horse
show in New York. Boton, Newpor' 1
and Washington, he cleared thct
. i
hoo.
of a high powered automobile.
The picture shows Coffin on "Rabbit"
Sloan Lost Million
Following Ponies
Recently an acquaintance met Tod
Bioan.
"Po you plan to go back Into the rac
ing game?"
"Never again," waa the answer of the
greatest Jockey of all time. "I haven't
been on a race trac k for over two years
and I haven't made a bet In that time.
The old fever Is out of my veins for
ever. The turf made me and then It
broke me. Once I had a bank roll In
the neighborhood of 11,000,000; now I'm
flat."
"How did you get rid of your money?"
"Living up to my income and betting,"
was the snswer. "I used to be lucky In
my betting until the turn came In my
affnlrs. Then I couldn't pick a winner.
I lost 110.000 In one day and my losses on
some of the other days were almost as
big." . .
NO CHANGES IN GRID RULES
Parke Davis Declares No Radical
Changes Likely to Occur at
Committee Session.
TWO POINTS BEF0BE MEETINGS
NEW TORK. Feb. S -The two-day
meetlnB of the lntercollege foot ball
rules committee set for New York. Feb
ruary 2: und M. la not likely to develop
any radical changes In the playing code
for noxt sesson. Parke Davis, the Prince
ton university delegate to the meeting, in
dircuselng pcsslble action at the confer
ence, ssid recently:
"Krom the- east arises a cry that to
score a touchdown the ball should be
actually behind the goal line. From the
west comes a susgcstlon that the try for
goal following a touchdown ahould be
abolished. The movement to require the
ball sctually to be touched down behind
the lire to constitute a touchdown ar'sei
froni the disputes of spectstors following
two Instances in the major gamca of thn
east In which aomo of tho latter believed
that tho ball In each Instance actually
crossed the line, although the officials In
these games ruled otherwise.
tiosl Kick tiood Featare,
"Tli movement to abolish the goal fol
lowing a touchdown has always had Its
advocates and hss been strongly ad
vanced many tlmea before the rulea com
mittee. The goal after touchdown, how
ever, has been and should be retained In
the game because of Its historical Inter
est, because It is an attractive feature of
play and because no sound argument ha
been or can be advanced for its elimina
tion. "A feature of piny that really calla for
action is the practice which appeared
here and tfiere during th autumn among
player on defense of ignoring the flight
of the ball on a forward pass and de
liberately putting the player trying to
recover the ball out of the play by violent
body-blocking" at the exnenee of a ten
yard penalty. Thla ls tha only glaring
defect that the threshing sesson of llo
disclosed In the present rules."
I
AMERICAN GOLFERS TO
PLAY IN CUBAN TOURNEY
At the present time It appears as If
tha entry of several of the leading eastern
golfers In the third annual tournument
for the championship of Cuba, will bo
th nearest approach to an International
sports contest cn the calendar for 191.
The play, which wll begin on the course
of the Havana Country club, on W sen
lngton's birthday, should result n some
hlth class golf. There are a number of
America and Fjiglish resident of Cuba
who play an excellent game and being
thoroughly at home on tho Country club
course, which ls far rrom oeing an eay
eighteen hold circuit, they should ba able
to clve invaders from the atatva a hard
battle for titular honors. .
COACH M0AKLEY HAS MADE
GREAT RECORD AT CORNELL
NEW YORK. Fvb. a. Jack Moakley
rvrnell'a track trainer and coach, who
haa Just signed a ten-year contract with
th university of Ithara hla present con-.
tract expiring with the holding of th
19l Intercollegiate came to Cornell
seventeen yesrs ago. Vnder his mlnlatra-
tlona Cornell has won lx Intercollegiat
meet and fourteen annual cro-country
events. Cornelllan a few year ago pre
sented him with an attractive house near
tha Cornell campus, and in every way
thla proficient trainer ia happily situated
on th banks of Cayuga.
PHILLIES SIGN FORMER
COLLEGE STAR PITCHER
The Phillies announce th algnlng of a
t new pitcher named Thomas Buttle. H
hall from Loralne, O., and pitched college
ball before going into the minor league
and Independent field. Me la a aouthpa
more than sis feet tall and weigh 1
pounds.
in Wonderful Leap
making the remarkable leap. In the
"tomol.i'.T sre Miss Ruth Hitchcock.
cinugnicr cc nenator jiucncocK; ftirs.
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John Allen, all prominent in society at
the niitionnl capital.
MANY MOGULS COME AND GO
Sale of Boston Braves to Percy
Kaughton Makes Fifth Change
of Owners in Decade .
OTHER CLUBS CHANGE
HANDS
Never In one winter have so many
major league clubs been sold as this one.
In the lust two months the Cubs, Browns
and Braves have paasedinto the hands
of new owners, while It is almost cer
tain that the Cleveland American wi 1
be Sold In a short time.
While It has been represented that
major league owners require a fleet of
high-powered motor trucks to haul their
ihev k iim k 'H '' " "
they should be so willlnK to part with
itch a good thin?.
Tho big mistake of the Federal league
backers who had the base ball bug was
to start an opposition lea sue. They
could have saved money and worry by
picking out their club and buying It In
stead of starting- a wsr. Look at the
experience of Charles Weeghman and
Phil Ball. Roth loxt a fortune in the
war, and conceding defeat, they have
purchased base ball franchisee in the
msjor leagues, which they could have
lone Just as well three years aero.
In the last ten yesrs the stock of al
most every major league base ball club
has either wholly or parti ychanged
hands. In several Instances a club has
been sold several times.
Look over the National league list and
see the changea since the fall of 19uS.
Philadelphia Owned by a larpe group
of email holders and then sold to Messrs.
McNIchol, Wolfe and Durham. These
three men soon sold the club to Charles
P. Taft and Cliarlea W. Murphy, who
made Horace Fogel president. Ixiter
Taft and Murphy sold the franchise to
syndicate headed by the late Will
Locke., On his death the shares shifted
again. William H. Baker, vice president
under I-ocke, bought the widow's hold- j
Ings and la president today. I
Boston-Sold five times In ten vears. I
At first owned by thp pioneers. Soden. i
Conant and Billings. They sold the club
to G eore snd John Dovev before tho
season of 19,17 stsrted. John f. Harris'
and William H. Russell purchased the
tesm from them In 1910. In 1911 mh
Wsrd and James Usffney obtained corf-
- n -i.a, uui ii in mr-r-Il B nQ I
Haffney. with Hohert Davie, became u-
irni. uiii awiii Ait k . a. m
preme. Now Gaffnev an1 Davis sell the
franchise to Percy Haughton.
Harvard's
famous foot ball coacli.
Khheta Sell Stuck.
Brooklyn-Charles Kbbets has held un.
Interrupted control, but In 1913 he had to
II a big Interest In the club to the Mc.
Keever brothers In order to finance the'
building of Ebbet Field. I
New York The Brush Interests still'
control the club, but there are a number'
of stockholders Interested and small!
blocks of stock have changed hand. On !
the death of John T. Brush. Harrv N I
Hempstead, his son-in-law, became rreal-
dent. m i
Chicago Ten years ego this clrb was!
owned by James Hart and associates, but i
In the rail of 19(0 It passed Into the hends j
of Charles P. Taft and Charlea W. Mur-!
phy. The latter sold his holdings to Taft '
two year ago. One of the peace pact 1
terms waa the sale of th Cub to Charles 1
Weeghman. j
St Louts The tesm hss been In
of the Robinson Interests without inter
ruption. Frank De Haas Robison waa
succeeded by hla brother, Stanley Robi
son, on his death. Stanley Rohlson also
died, and .now Schuyler P. Brltton, hus
band of Stanley Itoblson's niece. Is presi
dent. Dreyfas Retala Coatrol.
Pittsburgh Barney Dreyfuss haa had
controlling Interest ever since 1900.
Cincinnati August Herrmann haa re
tained the presidency for more than ten
years, -but there has been constsnt trans
fer of stock. The Flelschmanna recently
sold their large Interest in th club.
In the American league there also hav
been change. Connie Mack and th j
Shi be still control tha Athletic, although
several season ago tha late' Frank Hough
and ramuel Jonea sold their holding to
Mack.
There ha been no changea In th Chi
cago or Cleveland ownership.
Tha Browns ware recently sold, and the
Boston club ha seen several changes of
ownership. Frank Farreli old th New
York club to Messrs. Rupert and Huston,
and there hava been minor changes in
tha Washington ownership.
ANNUAL YALE-GIANT FRAY
TO BE PLAYED IN ELI BOWL
The annual bas ball gam between Yal
and tha New York Giants scheduled for
April II. haa been transferred from tho
Polo grounds to the Yal bowl, by an
agreement reached between the Giant
and the manager of tha Yale nine. It
will mark th first appearance of a
major league team on a Yal field.
Tlak Like 111 Catcher.
Jo Tinker sys that with Ar. her. Wil
son and Fischer he will hav tt best
catching staff.
The Hypodermic Needle
By FRED S. HUNTER
l:AY 0 (PORT.
o. 2, Foot Ball.
Foot ball stands out aa the greatest of
college sport. It I a nice, gentle 11 tlo
s.sme In which the caving In of a fe
superfluous slsts or a bust over the conk
In considered the thing. The colli glan
who et Ms diploma decorated with a
couple of rrutche and a bunch of splint
is placed in the hall of fame. The one
who gets a Phi Beta Kappa key Is for
gotten as soon as he gets out of town
snd the world begins to make a monkey
of him.
Foot ball also Is worthy of a place on
the American sport calendar In that It
gives that part of the country west of
the Alleghany mountains a titter every
year. The said titter comes when Walter
Camp is permitted to break loose In
print. In ra of certain events last De
cember the west has cause for worry,
ss It Is feared Mr. Camp will not be per
mitted to break loose again.
AIro foot ball hns been the means of
educating the effete east with the
knowledge that Nebraska has a univers
ity. The east has become so well in
formed of this remarkable fact of late
that it tries to run into the Atlantic
ocean every time somebody suggests a
little contest with Nebraska.
Foot ball Is played for a number of
reason. Occasionally one Is found who
plays for loyalty to his Alma Mater. More
often though it Is a craving to win a
thick ' sweater emblazoned with a largo
letter of vivid color, which can be dis
played for the admiration and worship of
the sweet young things who hound col
lege towns with a more or less degree of
success. A By with a foot ball letter
even has an expert fox-trotter beat on
a 1th the dear ones.
In connection with a foot ball team, a
person called a coach is found. A coach
ia a person of vast and profound educa
tion who has the ability and learning to
nilt-Clm snv slv trunk Hi'lvera ttnrl m. !
i miners In captivity. He is also used for
a goat when a school finds a lot of rib
bon counter persons on Its hands.
And, oh. yes, there Is also the cheer
leader.. Why a cheer leader should be
allowed to live and breathe our atmos
phere is a mystery which even our most
learned scholars have been unable to
fathom. It is probable such leniency Is
displayed because of the inherent peace
ful disposition of the American public. If
j Wilso ls ,llccofu, , hl pr(part(j
tie
propaganda and ls successful In arousln
thn ml,arv nnlrit , ,h. ..,..!
Germany Schaefer
Says " We" When He
Speaks of Yanks
When they were together on the Tigers
many years ago Germany Schaefer and
Bill Dono,van were the best of friends.
Thla may have been one reason why the
Yankees signed up the comedian. At any
rate, the following comedy from New
York listens ressonnble:
"Well. Bill." said Germany, according
to the story. "I see we have nailed Lee
Msgee?"
Manager Donovan smiled and nodded.
Looks as If we ought to have a great
season eh, Bill?"
Donovan grinned.
"Nothing like the old Tiger standing
together eh, Bill?"
A few days later Schaefer won the
rkcht'to say 'we" when he attached his
name to the papers.
Buffalo TJni to Offer
Hinkey Job as Coach
n-t, t- i . .,
J" 1 " ve' ' 'iffalo Is consld-
erln a p,an to offer 1 T'"k i"ke- he
I po""on of foot ba" coar" t '
AUDITORIUM
GREAT CHAMPIONSHIP
"TUG-O'-WAR"
SCOTS versus iDAES
OF CHICAGO OF OMAHA
This will be a "Tug-o'-Wax" to the flag, which is the
same as a "fight to the finish." The Scots are the cham
pions of Chicago. The Danes the champions of Omaha.
This will be the greatest pulling match ever offered sport
lovers in this city. It is a chance to see the west's two
greatest teams in a terrific contest.
AMISSION - - 50c
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CAN BE CURED
Free Proof To You
All I wsnt Is year aante snd sddrets so 1 csa m ad von a free trial Irea t
mol. I wsnt you )uat to try thl trcslateat that's all Jm try
last s aiy euiy aiguaeat.
I'vabeea la thedrng bodaes ia Fort Wayne fnr fa years, nearly verya ksaw ma and
knew about Bar sarcessrul trcataaent. Over tfcraa tnswe aa4 ouiul of F .it
Wsya haw, according te their a stateaieuts. bcea curat by this ticaimcot sibo I &rt
aaad thi offer puuitc
If yoo hav laasia, tick. Salt Wfcaisw. Tettac eieeer ssind how bad air traatsseat haa
cared Ui worst esses I ever saw guar) aa
Send me your aaaae and addrea on th coupon
yoarREK. 1 1 wuuUsrs accwaipUatood is yeur owe case will be prU
J. C. HUTZCtX, DrassUt, tSS Wt Mala St Frt Way-. IV
rinn with t east m ahligatioa to as ya Fro Tnat Tr taneat.
Fost OAca.
Street aad Ke
breast, I'M I likely to be a bad year for
cheer leaders.
Foot ball is trlctly an amateur game.
I'rofeselonalism Is a heinous crime foot
Isllically. The University of Nebrssks,
happened to net some $14,000 on toot Tali
Inst season and Harvard made four, or
five million, but the taint of commerclal
hm shall never touch the Rranrt ''olJ
game. .. . ,
To Dixieland wher balmy hrc Mw,
Onr ball nla will go training.
They'll train each day it doe at mow,
Or. when it lsat raining.
They'll train and train aad traia and
train, ; 'y.
A hard as thy ara abl. " '
They'll not train la tha snow or tain.
Bat at th training table. . . .
SPEAKING OF THfc;
MASKED MARVEL. . -
Tut a mask on Dobbin and invite him
think he's a thoroughbred.
Put a mask on a certain alleiretV au
tomobile and make It think" ' it s a
twin-six. '
Put a mask on a slow freight and inpke
It think It'a the Overland Limited.
There Is more of this, but we"litg:it
you had had enough. wjf
We herewith wish to Inform the world
at large that we have sworn off listen
ing to Ford stories, watching Chsrlln
Chaplin, worrying about the war "and
spending the winter In Florida. J,,H (
In case you don't see anything 'fiinny ,
in the above slant your orbs at the jaxt
phrase.
.1,
Itevrraed.
lie irho puft ' ,
-4iri lotki atray,
Will have anothtr.!
J'u t to play'.-
1
Si '
Willie
Ing Ad
Ritchie has busted
Wolgast's stuff."
rllj. Steal-',
WHEREUPON WE NOtV fcrKPT
FORTH INTO JOYpt f
SONG OF SIGNS
. OF GENTLEIJj
SPRING. s J.
1
A golfer takes a prsctlce swing, (
And smashes up a chandalier,
Each manager of hope doth sing,
Predicts a winner for the year.
The small boy throws away his sled.
And dtxs up brill and bat.
The autolst digs up more "red,"
A swnct young thing gets a new sprint
?j
son. Hinkey" contract itW. Tali has
another year to run. butcher igvioma
doubt as to whether he will return to
New Haven until the gridiron resbiBa. of
1916.
MOVEMENT TO ORGANIZE
GOLF PROS IS PROGRESSING
rent, nr?
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Thf rmcfv to or
ganize the professional - (roL'rs into 4
national organization, along the lines of
the Bsse Ball Players' fraternity, is
gaining considerable headway. A com
mit teo of prominent pros met at Wand
maker's a few days ago and cleared up
many details of preliminary work. Tha
committee dee'ded to ask thri osslstance
of a number of amateurs, for ' th4 'faid
players found themselves stymied when
It came to drawing up a constitution-
Howard Whitney, secretary or "th
United States Golf association;- Robert
Watson, a former association president;
R. G. McDonald, a prominent atithorl y
on the game, and John M. Ward, will bj
Invited to co-operate with the pros.
CUBAN STAR"lSSIGNED
BY SOUTHERN LOOP CLU3
On recommendation of Jose M.issMiue -,
the Havana manaKcr and sdouf,, tho .At
lanta club of the Southern. Jeugnc his
signed Jose Outlerres, a cKher whj ha.i
done some sensational work in Cub i.
.is-siaj. j' miiiH"N.,m'lli
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lit i j
nrwvw nay (
brlew and get th trial traataseat I want to scad
Asa.
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