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by
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McManus
JESS WILLARD IS
BACK IN RING TO
AID RED CROSS
Goes to Washington to Ar
range for Showing of Movies
of Fights; Prefers Match
in Spring.
Chicago, Dec. 17. Jess Willard,
-champion heavyweight prize fighter,
announced tonight that he would re
enter the prize ring (or the benefit of
the Red Cross. He declared he would
defend his title against any person,
anywhere and any tunc, the sole pro
vision being that all of the receipts
should go to the Red Cross.
Willard said he preferred that a
match be made for next spring so that
it could be held in the open air. He
also declared he would manage his
end of the arrangements himself in
order that no part of the proceeds
could be diverted from the pmpo.ie
tor which he planned.
The champion will leave for Va;ii
inirton at once, he said, to confer with
officials of tlie Department of Justire
to learn if there was any way in which
moving icturcs of the match could be
shown legally, the receipts from I ho
pictures also being pledged to the Red
Cross.
"1 am teadv to receive challenges
myself from anv fighter, anywhere,"
he said, "and if the match can be
made, will go ahead on arrangements
at once. It would serve better if it
can be held when the weather will
permit an open air exhibition as I hat
is likely to increase the receipts."
We Have Pinch-Kickers
In Foot Ball Now, Boys
Foot ball has its pinch-kicker just as
base ball has its pinch-hitter. Neu
Scott, who coached I'enu State this
fall, tells of two instances where
pinch-kickers were used this fall.
When l'ettu State was playing the
Allentown Ambulance Corps team
Wolfe, an extra backliJd man, was
called off the I'enn State bench ami
told to go in and drop-kick a goal.
Although he never had turned such
a trick in public, he proceeded to do
so and negotiated a beautiful yoal
from the 48-yard line.
Later, I'enn State lost a game be
cause of the introduction of a pinch
hooter. Stale was playing Dartmouth.
The scqre was 7 to 7, with only a few
minutes to play. Spears, the Dart
mouth coach, sent 1'hillips, an extra
man, in to kicker goal from the -K-yard
line. lie accomplished the trick
and returned to the side lines, having
won the gaiue.for Dartmouth, 10 to 7.
Fourteen Floor Combats
On Michigan's Schedule
Fourtcon basket ball games are on
the University of Michigan's schedule
for the approaching season. Case col
lege and the Michigan Aggies are the
only non-conf jrence teams listed. The
schedule follows:
December 10 Cane Scientific si hool at
Cleveland.
January 5 Case Scientific si'liool nt Ann
Arbor.
January It M. A. C, at Ann Arbor.
January 12 Olilo Stat university at Ann
Arbor.
January 18 Indiana at Ann Arbor.
January 1 -Chicago at Chlcaico.
January 26 Minnesota at Ann Arbor.
January 16 Nurthtveatrrn university at
Ann Arbor.
Kcbruury IS Minnesota at Minneapolis.
February IJ Indiana at llloomlimton
February 23 Norlhwctleni university ul
Kvanaton.
March 1 Chicago at Ann Arbor.
March 2 M. A. I., at East Lansing.
March Ohio Male at Coluinljua.
Wayne Church Team Trims
Carroll High Tosserc
Waxje. Neb., Dec. 17. (Special.)
Wayne First Methodist Episcopal
church team won a onesided game
from Carroll's fast high team last
Friday night. The final score-was 54
to 31. MacGrcgor and Carhart played
on excellent game. Wayne First
Methodist Episcopal church team also
defeated Winside High school by a
score of 45 to 24.
Funeral of Frank Gotch
Will Be Held Wednesday
Humboldt, la., Dec. 17. Funeral
services will be held Wednesday for
Frank Gotch, retired world's wrestl
ing champion, who died at his home
here yesterday. The services will be
conducted "by Rev. Alexander Ben
nett of Salina, Kan., a friend of the
Gotch family.
Iowa Senator Wants to
Cut Salaries in Congress
Washington, Dec. 17. A bill to re
duce salaries of senators and con
gressmen from $7,500 to $5,000 dur
ing the war was introduced today by
Senator Kenyon of Iowa and referred
to the appropriations committee.
Boxing at Minnesota.
Harry Goldie. a Minneapolis pugi
list, who retired from the ring some
time ago, has been appointed boxing
' instructor at the University of Min-sesota
Sport Calendar Today
(.nlf Annual meeting of Metropolitan I
(,olf association Ht New Yorlr j
liming Johnny Dundee agaiDnt Lew i
Tendler, 13 rounrl, at llonton. Stanley '
ViiiHiini again! Milie Try, 10 round, at j
Xolllll llethlt'heni, I'll, j
FACEPROBLEMS
Eighteen-Player Limit Comes
Before Big League Magnates
for Decision and Argu
ments Wax Warm.
One of the effects of the war is the
necessity for a radical readjustment
of the professional base hall structure
and of the many proposed innovations
and curtailments suggested, the lim
itation of each club roster to 18 play
ers, has aroused the greatest discus
sion. Magnates in both of the major
leagues are sharply aligned in favor
or opposition to this amendment to
the rules, and it is likely that there
will he considerable controversy be
fore the matter is adjusted.
The proposal is one which permits
of much argument with plenty of
facts to support the contentions of
the debaters. Fur instance, it has
hetvi pointed out that no club is re
quired, at tin present tune, to carry
the full limit of players ami might
go through the season with fifteen if
it so desiretl. Clubs favoring a maxi
mum of IS olfer in rebuttal the state
men that certain organizations, finan
cially c.vpablc of supporting a .'5-play-er
team, would tinder such
condition have a decided advantage
over the club which could n.,t afford,
in war times, to carry more than 20
at the outsitlc. From other so unoffi
cial sources comes the claim that the
reduction is advocated by certain
clubs, the pennant chances of which
would be greatly strengthened if other
formidable opponents were forced to
cut down their playing staff to con
form with the proposed requirements.
The adoption of the rule would also
require, in all probability, a change
in the national agreement, which at
the picsent time places a maximum
limit of 25 players upon the clubs of
the American ami National leagues
during the greater portion of the play
ing season. This is further reduced
to 22 in the case of t lie National
league through a regulation in force
in the senior organization, while the
American league holds to 2
One base ball author'ty brings out
the point that the cost of maintaining
a big league team has increased
tremendously in the last 12 months
and is likely to advance still further
during the season of 1018. The
charge for hotel accommodations and
meals, both on the trains and while
playing in rival cities have reached
figures far beyond those existing in
previous years. The var tax alone on
railroad and Pullman reservations will
add something like 18 per cent to the
transportation charges of traveling
teams.
Garfield Wants Coal
Miners to Work Christmas
Washington, Dec. 17. To keep coal
production at a maximum, Fuel Ad
ministrator Garfield is preparing to
appeal to operators and miners to
forego the usual Christinas and New j
l car s holiday, l-.very tale nay in
the mines costs the country nearly
2,000,000 tons of fuel.
Authority to shut down industries,
if necessary, to supply householders
with coal, was granted by the fuel
administration today to W. K. Prud
den. federal fuel administrator for
Michigan. Many Michigan cities are
said to be almost entirely without sup
plies for domestic needs.
Baker Says Congress Will
Be Satisfied With Navy
Washington, Dec. 1 .Plans for
the proposed inquiry into the navy's
war activities were began today at a
preliminary meeting of a house naval
sub-committee entrusted with the
work of starting the investigation.
Secretary Daniels has approved the
purpose of the inquiry and declared
that the more congress learns of the
navy overseas and at home the better
congress will be satisfied.
Trooper Who Deserted Comes to
Recruiting Office and Gives Up
William A. Roll, a trooper of the
Eighth cavalry, stationed at Fort
Bliss, Tex., let the idea circulate
around through his dome that war is
all that the late Mr. Sherman said it
was. War didn't appeal to his es
thetic sense, consequently one dark
night he took "French leave.V In
other words he deserted the colors in
time of war.
After meandering aimlessly around
the continent for several months and
gleaning cold facts concerning the
war he decided that his country
needed him more now than ever, so
he walked into the local army recruit
ing office one day last week and sur
rendered. He offered no excuse for
FIRST BASE BALL
TEAM T0HIT ROAD
Excelsiors of Brooklyn Made
.First Tour in History in
1860 and Made Great
Record.
The first record of a tour of a base
ball team dates back to 1860 when
the Excelsiors of Brooklyn visited
several cities in New York State.
They first went to Albany where, on
July 2, 1860, they defeated the team
from the state capital by a score
of 26 to 6. Next day they beat the
Troy team in a game which was con
sidered very close in those days, the
score being 13 to 7. A few days later
they trounced the Niagara team from
Buffalo. In this game the Excelsiors
rolled up a score which hung up a
record for those days. They tallied
50 runs in nine innings while their
opponents scored a measlv V) runs.
Rochester's tam next fell a victim
to the victorious Brooklyn outfit.
Here they defeated two teams.
The next stopping place was New
burg and here again the Brooklyn
bunch broke the record for high scor
ing. They made 50 runs this time,
just smothering the other team which
got only 14. All this gave the Ex
celsiors an appetite for more travel
and so they went west and south ami
defeated everything that came before
them.
Enlistments Are Still
Received for the Navy
"It is too bad," said Ensign Con
dict of the navy recruiting station,
"that so many young men misunder
stood the- army orders last week that
registrants would not be able to en
list after the twelfth. It has had a
bad effect on navy enlistments."
"The registrants do not want to get
away from the fact that they can still
enlist in the navy. Mechanics espe
cially are wanted, and any person who
has the slightest knowledge ot gas
engines will be shipped."
From now on until orders to the
contrary, persons who enlist in the
navy -will be granted an indefinite
leave of absence to return to their
home and straighten up their business
affairs, and after they have taken the
oath will be sent to and from their
homes at government expense.
Fifteen men enlisted yesterday.
One was sent to Pensacola, 11a., one
to Norfolk. Va., and the rest permit
ted to return to their homes, subject
to call.
All the men connected with head
quarters with the exception of En
sign Condict and Assistant Surgeon
Cochran were given their expense -allowance
for the first 17 days of this
month, which amounts to $34. This
was done in order that the boys
might have a little ready cash on
hand to spend for Christmas. The
two commissioned officers fared bet
ter, however, in being presented with
a check for last month's salary.
U. S. Soldiers Kill Mexican '
When Fired Upon at Border
El Paso, Tc-x., Dec. 17. Mexican
federal soldiers fired on an American
cavalry patrol which accidentally
crossed the border on the' "island"
near Fabens, Tex., late yesterday,
killing one cavalry horse and wound
ing another. The American soldiers
returned the fire and one Mexican
soldier was seen to fall from his
horse. No Americans were hit.
The firing was .reported to division
headquarters here today and investi
gation ordered. Fabens is 32 miles
southeast of El Paso and the "island"
is a large tract of land formed by a
bend in the river on which the boun
dary line is not clearly defined.
Federal Officials
Subject to Excess Profits Tax
Washington. Dec. 17. Legislation
to specifically subject all federal of
ficials except the president and mem
bers of the supreme court to the ex
cess profits tax. was agreed upon to
day by the house ways and means
committee.
Looking for work? Turn to the
Helps Wanted Columns now. You
will find hundreds ot positions listed
there.
IiU rnnrluct. tnerelv statin? that if the
War department would overlook his
crime lie wouin spruce up ana snow
that he was not yellow.
He was taken to Fort Leavenworth
Saturday, where he was turned over
to the fort officers. In all probability
he will be given a court martial, found
guilty of desertion and sentenced to
one year in military prison. After he
is released he can. by meritorious con
duct, receive permission from the War
department to re-enlist after he has
served the balance of the time of his
enlistment, but nothing can prevent
him from being dishonorably dis
charged from the army from which
he so ingloriously deserted.
Booklovers
Miscellaneous.
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"Billy" has established himself as
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English aristocracy wlutre he is con
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who was no quick lunch "hasher." He
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MILITANT AMERICA AND JFJSUS CHRIST.
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Tlllcnt"lSK Of '1'IIK CORWIN. By John
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In 1SKI Inhn Iuir arronmaii ied
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AMERICAN CIVIL CHURCH LAW. By
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. This book deals with American law
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THK BUGLE CALL. By Walter Smith
llrlfflth. Riant Studio. 11.00.
This is a book of war poems that
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FACE AND NECK
CUTICURA HEALED
Ashamed to Go in Street. Came to
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"When I was about fnnrtrn varo
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them. After using about five cakes of
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A NEW BASIS FOR SOCIAL PROGRESS.
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A book for social workers and edu
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A REVERSIBLK SANTA CLAUS. By
Meredith Nicholson. Houghton-Mlffln
company. 1.
The Hopper had just retired from
a life of safe-cracking to the seclusion
of a hen farm, where lie expected
to end his days in the honorable voca
tion of raising chickens, when by
force of habit and under peculiar con
ditions he is thrust once more into
the world of crime, and successively
picks a gentleman's pocket, steals an
automobile, and assists in robbing
two houses, all within 24 hours, and
what is more, all under the spell of
Christmas evening. Through the in
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impersonating Santa Clans to do so.
THK ANGEL OK CHRISTMAS. Hy SMla
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Jonathan Hriggs, a millionaire and
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LIFE OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHAF
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