Evening Star Newspaper, January 21, 1921, Page 25

' Huge Fight Purse D ue to Be Cut : [} / & SPORTS. RICKARD NOT EXPECTE TO GUARANTEE $500,000 Percentage Basis for Principals in Heavyweight Title Fuss Considered Probable—Prospects : Are Lawsuits Will Ensue. BY FAL EW YORK, January 21.—Whil, N RPLAY. e Tex Rickard is sticking to his in- tention of holding the Dempsey-Carpentier fight next July, he is reticent concerning any possible change in the conditions of the proposed fight. But despite his determined attitude, those who are close to him have no idea that he will undertake to swing a fight on the basis of a purse of $300,000 for Dempsey and of $200,000 for Carpentier. Under the former arrangement, when Rickard was associated with William A. Brady and Charles B. Cochrane of London, as promoters, and when the agitation against unwarranted purses for boxers and exorbitant prices for seats was not sweeping this country, the outlook for the promoters getting away with the project and pocketing a fair profit was good. But now. not even a financial thim- ble-rigger can sit down and figure how the impresarios of the proposed ‘bout could pull the thing off without a heavy loss. Which is regarded as one of the reasons—if not the chief reason—why Brady and Cochran pull- ed out. At the same time it should not be forgotten that they have got out with good grace, since, as it ap- pears, the fighters have not lived up to their part of the contract signed November 20, 1920, in which it was agreed that both pugilists should post & $60,000 forfeit. Position of Fighters. Jack Kearns, according to a report received here, is going to come from Oakland, Calif., to New York—if he is not already en route—to straighten matters as far as he is able. He has stated that his money was posted somewhere in New York; he does not seem quite sure where. Boxing en- thusiasts will be interested to See him produce it, because, according to Na- than Vidaver, the lawyer, who w supposed to have Dempsey’'s bond, he has.nothing of the sort. Carpentier’s ‘bond is tied up in France. Receipt con- Sfirmi: the fact that it has been de- posi is in New York, as was stated Yesterday—but the money is in Paris. A receipt is all right in its way, but the- promoters of the fight could not buy maay cigars with it. The forfeit money {8 in France and the govern- ment n't let it out of the country. Much good, thus, it would do the pro- moters even should Carpentier renig on the match. From what Jack Xearns has said, it is evident he is ‘under the impression that the French- man’s money is in a New York bank. He is due for an awakening. ‘The Present Status. A recapitulation of affairs concern- }:‘ the fight as they stand now fol- Wi . Two of the three promoters have ‘withdrawn on the alleged ground that the fighters have not lived up to their contract. 2. Carpentier's forfeit is in France and is likely to stay there. 3. Detectives are trying to dope out ‘where Dempsey’s bond is. 4_ Tex Rickard says he will swing the fight on his own account, but sev- eral times has made the significant statement that the boxers will meet on a percentage basis. ‘There is a decided feeling against high prices for seats at boxing matches just now, and in England the feeling is said to be even more intense, due to the prices which have in London for impor- 6. Canadian sportsmen are dicker- ing with Rickard and have succeeded in interesting him in a project to hold the fight there. ¥ 7. If Tex Rickard, wants to d.r:g the bout the avenues through- whi DREGECAp mamawate e 8. If the fight {s held. there will in gl.&nmmw have to be a new con- . Cochran, the English promoter, says that if the fight under the terms of the old contracts is really off he ‘will offer a purse of $100,000 for t! efljht in London in June. led off the fight With: out consuiting Cochran, 11. Edgren, the stakeholder, all is well. 12. There will be lawsuits. Finally, there is something funny t the whole situation; it has a queer look chiefly because every one f the parties concerned has a differ- ent understanding as to various im. Portant details. High Cost of Players. Connfe Mack says that the paying of exorbitant prices for ball players is & pernicious influence and will ruin the game if persisted in. -Well, if any one has a right to speak, Connie has. No one ever accused him of offering high prices for players. As a matter of fact, while there has been a lot of talk about buying players, no one has paid the huge sums demanded. Cause ‘why. Well, chiefly because of the real- ization that no one ball player or two any great assurances of paying interest on the amount of {nvestment they require these days. A Babe Ruth? Yes. Yet he is a base ball freak, a sure drawing card for his team, irrespective of the position which the team occuples in the league race. But big money for a man who can hit, run and field just a bit above the average—nothing doing. K. O’s Hurt the Fight. Getting back to Dempsey and Car- pentier, it may be said that the two biggest blows this fight got was Dempsey’s extended fight against Bill Brennan and the knockout of Joe Beckett by Frank Moran in time about as quick as the French champion put the Englishman to sleep. (Copsright, 1921.) says Donza Defeats Allred. BIRMINGHAM, Ala, January 21— /2lhton Donza of New Orleans easily defeated Duette Allred of Birming- in a ten-round bout last night. They are featherweights. —_— Kansas Knocks Out Klein. BALTIMORE, January 21.—Chick Kansas knocked out Frankie Klein last night in the seventh round in the ‘main bout of a show at Camp Holla- bird. Offers $10,000 for Grid Game. STON, January 21.—A guarantee of $10,000 or 50 per cent of the gate receipts is offered by Boston College to any college foot ball eleven of equal standing that will meet them here November 6. Graduate Manager Frank Reynolds said Boston College would like to play either Dartmouth, or_California. Established 1897. AKE ADVANTAGE Saits Tailored to Order $45 71/ $3000 $50 /3 $33.33 $55 336.: % Off &3 A VLB R o v Saen. 2 Molly Craft and Clarence Fisher and Baltimore Offers $75,000 ’Il!xhfi:lders Jim Prothro and Fred omas. For Leonard-Tendler Go Of this batch Thomas has been BALTIMORE, Md., January 31 ‘ sold outright, the others being placed —Al Herford, veteran boxing ; - - - o on option, which gives Griff the priv- promoter, oday announced that llege of recalling them at the eud of club had wired the manag- g e season, provided their work war- n \ W. E. LININGER. rants the belief they have improved At a recent meeting in New York!suficiently to deserve another trial of $75,000 for a #f- | |W. E. Lininger was elected president|in fast "company. Indirectly, the mpionship bout | |of the newly formed Nationsi Boxing|shunting of this quartet is a part to take place in Baltimore. Association. He deplores the decision|of the deal by which the Nationals I of the New York state boxing com-|obtained Frank Browsr from the COCHRAN THINKS FIGAT | CONTRACT STILL VALID British Promoter Reiterates Offer of £100,000 Purse to Stage the Bout in London. LONDON. January 21.—The orig- inal oontract for the Carpentier- Dempsey boxing bout is considered stiz valid by Charles B. Cochran, the English boxing promoter, a party to the agreement, it was declared in a statement authorized by his office here this morning. Mr. Cochran's associates said they had no knowledge of authority for William A. Brady of New York to speak in Mr. Cochran's behalf. ‘The statement reads. s far as Mr. Cochran is concerned, the original contract for the Dempsey-Carpentier fight holds. If Mr. Brady or Mr. Rickard have withdrawn that is be- yond our control, but if it is true Mr. Cochran offers £100,000 to stage the fight in London.” It was stated that Mr. Cochran had not heard directly from Mr. 3 but was inclined to believe the rul- ing of the New York state boxing commission as to a maximum admis- sion fee to the fight might have caused him to get out from under. GREB WINS ON PQINTS. DALLAS, Tex., January 21.—Harry Greb of Pittsburgh got the news. paper decision over Johnny Celmars of Toledo, in a ten-round bout last night. Greb’s weight was announced as 161 pounds; Celmar’s, 15§. STARUS, GOLFERS T0G0 PITTSBURGH, January 21.—Plans are being made here by Willlam C. Fownes, jr. former national title holder, for the trip of American golf- ers to Great Britain next summer. According to Fownes, the most prom- inent golfers in the United States will be members of the team. Among them are Chick Evans, Francis Ouimet, Bobby Jones, Dave Herron, Bob Gardner, Nelson Whitney and Max Marston. Makes Big Plans for Golf. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January —Plans to bring golf in this district to a high peak during the ensuing season were outlined and unanimou: ly indorsed at the annual meeting ot the golf association of Philadelphia. Among the constructive measures adopted were the installation of an employment bureau for caddies and the fullest co-operation With the United States Golf Association’s scheme of a national greens committee. Plays That Puzzle The rights of the fielder and base runner on batted balls to the infleld | usually make trouble. There are per- baps a half dozen similar situations in which the ruling varies. Here is a play that is the cause of many a dis- pute: Runner is on second base. The batsman hits a hard grounder direc ly at the third baseman. The runner on second oing over on the pla; ‘The ball strikes squarely in the hands of the third sacker, but he is unable to hold it, and it is deflected into left fleld. The runner going over from second is close to the shortstop when this happens. The shortstop makes a rush to get the ball and collides with the base runner. The runner gets to his feet and reaches third in safety, the batter going to second. Is the runner out for interference? Entitled to Bases Gaimed. The runner is not out for interfer- ence. The runner who reached third and the batter, who got to second on the play, are entitled to hold such bases. Once a fielder makes a play on a ball a chance for interference is very rare. In this case the third sacker made a play on the ball, hence when the shortstop and runner col- lided it was of no moment. If such interferences were allowed flelders would always try to collide with a runner after some other player had made an error, in an effort to nullify the pla; 217 _THE EVERING STAR, FEIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1971 ~ . ‘spoRTS. o5 Head of New National Body to Cant:ol Boxing mission to remain ontside his organi- sation, which he states “wil tional and uniform regulation of xing, without which the sport can never advanc No Action Contemplated By “Arbiter” of Battle LOS ANGELES, January 21.— ‘The contract for a heavyweight championship bout between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier has not necessarily been violated if Dempsey’s for- feit is mot on deponit with the Central Union Trust Company of New York, according to Robert Edgren, mamed In the contract as the “sole arbiter.” The comtract the Edgren said he did mot con- sider. the eituation ome that ealled for action b; Y him as Last Three Go Out on B tions for the annual spring invasion of the south has gotten under way: with the announcement from Presi- dent Clark Griffith that four players | fe second engagement of a double have been released to the Reading club of the International League. The athletes in question are Pitchers time he wrote out that $15,000 check gor the slugger to let the Barons have from the Mackmen in the deal involv- ing the transfer of Maurice Shannon to Philadelphi: known as a fielder of great skill, but his hitting is too light to pass muster in the majors. along by Griffith for several years in the hope he would justify the promise he indicate to show amything impressive. With Minneapolis last season his work was only mediocre. due to dissatisfaction with his berth under Joe Cantillon, for after being shifted to Toronto he won straight games without a single loss. Fisher. a slabman affecting under- hand shoots, made a favorable im- pression with the Nationals last fall, but appeared to be about one year short of the necessary polish to make a go of it in fast company. Prothro, who is a dentist and was devoting only a part of his time to semi-pro ball in Tennessee when ll-ltldlldalond. rapidly under the coaching of Dick Hoblitzell, e allegitance from Akron to Reading. CRAFT AND FISHER SENT TO READING Option — Altrock and Shaw Sign. By Denman Thompson. USINESS of cutting down the roster of the Washington ball club to sizable propor- Barons, Griff having agreed at the rst call on any of his surplus material. { Thomas a Weak Hitter. ‘Thomas was obtained last season Fred long has been carried Craft was but thus far has failed This may have been eight picked u may come to the fron who has transferred his When Prothro joined the Nationals FOR BASE BALL SCHOOLS Manager Mitchell of Braves' Says Training Classes Will Solve Player Shortage. BOSTON, January 21.—School f base ball to solve the problem ol'og- talning new players in the major and minor leagues were suggested today by Manager Fred Mitchell of the Boston-Nationals, who predicted that such training schools would be estab- ed at all e s base ball parks within “It will tal time, patience plenty of care: tuch(g‘ to dev:lgg the pl: but it will pay in the long run,” Mitchell said. “Keep them for five years if necessary, and If you 8ot a couple of Maranvilies, Hornsbys or “arl out of the lot you are Dlayera s prests o S pretty nearly a thing of th past. The trouble is-that the_reslre l"m: ::gug'l:n::- (: around, and managers foe wners are cautious about enter- ———eee ‘Wells Heads Richmond Club. NORFOLK, Va, Janua: . ry 31—Vir- ginla League owners’ meeting in Richmond last nightawarded the Rich- mond franchise to Jake Wells, south. ern theatrical man and old-time big league star. “Doc” White, former. White Sox pitcher is mentioned as E;—:bah]eflmanager. The league sched- meeting will be held C., next month, I isen. ‘of Big league l Manager Jack Dunn, of more Iniernationals, hap signed ek L. FarreH, a_six-foot-two' youngster of Emporia, Pa., as an infielder: —— Giants Sign -Three Rookies. The New York National Leagu club has announced receiving sign ed contracts of three recruits, in- cluding Inflelder Harold I Burkett, nineteen years old, son of Jesse Bur- kett, the club trainer, who will go with the Giants to their spring train- ing grounds. The other two rookies are Outflelder Robert. .Bancroft of Lynn, Mass, and Robért W. Brody, ye ball last year. e bens - Youngsters for Yankees. ' Sidney Agnew and Stewart Hark- ness have signed contracts to report to the New York American League base ball elub at the beginning of the spring training season., formerly was an all-round ath- lete for Media High School, and Harkness s a base ball product of the Philadelphia Trades School. ‘Wheatley to Play Parsons. George Wheatley, District cue cham- pion, will meet William Parsons tonight in the competition for the diamond | medal at the Grand Central. Walter Asay won the second block of his! match with Sergt. Henshaw, 131 to 77, last night, giving him a total of 250 to his opponent’s 14 Aloysius Club to Meet. Aloystus Club will hold an athletic, meeting tonight at 8 o'clock. Variou branches of sport will be discussed. All those athletically inclined are in- vited to be present. . “Blue Bird”| Malt Jppnteed, Extract . T7.n8m Blue Bird Malt Co. Laboratory and Plant e Baltimore, Md. For Sale by Johnson & Byrne - Aegnrs o P61 Line of Supplles 405 10th St. N.W. and 1908 Penna. Ave, N.W. Also at Following Stores: Theo. W. Beitzel, 1718 14th at. n.w, 3. Wit, 1002 Penna. ave. B.W.. 934 10th st. n.w. h = bilf: b an ability te hit that au; Rt gurs well for Shaw and Agnew | ! ¢ was in no condition physically to ‘himself justice, but demonstrated The signed contracts of Pitcher Jim Shaw and Comedian Nick Altrock have been received at base ball head- quarters—the first to come in since the papers were about a week ago. Both expressed }llhhcflon with the terms offered. training immediately, with some gym led out, stariine Aloysius has decided to begin work of a reducing nature, and may spend several weeks at Hot Springs. boiling out, prior to proceeding to Tampa for the regular conditioning grind. G. W. and Gallaudet Tossers Meet; G. U. Plays Davis-Elkins 't Griff Rele THOMAS, PROTHRO, Tech and Eastern Meet in Scho- Rejects $30,000 Offer for - Double-Gaited Champion An offer of for Prince $30,000 Leree, sald to be a record for a the world double-gaited cham- plon. His pacing mark for & mile is 2:00 and his tretting mark 2:03%. QUINTS PLAY FOR LEAD lastic League, Following Busi- ness-Central Contest. A battle for the leadership in the High School Basket Ball League will take place at the Coliseum this after- on, when Tech and Eastern meet in bill, in which Central and Business will engage in the opener. at 3:10. The big battle should start about 4 o'clock. Tech has won two games and lost none, while Eastern and Western are tied for second place, standing 2 and 1. Business and Central cach have lost two games. Gonzaga and Western high quints will play in the former's gym this aft- ernoon, starting at 3:30. That: the teams are well matched is shown in the fact that both defeated Eastern. St. Alban’s defeated the Emerson In- stitute basketers yesterday, 28 to 10, in the former's gym. St. John's College tossers will visit Episcopal High for a game tomorrow afternoon. With D. C. Basketers e Aloysius Club surprised the Camp Hamohteys officers quint by playing the soldiers to a 26-t0-26 tie on their own floor last night. Aloysius got off in front and led to within a few minutes of the end of the game. Duffy, McNaney, Holbrook, O'Lone and Frank made up the Aloy- sius quint. Sturgis, Higgins, Dival, Me- Keo and Claterbos played for Hum- phreys. United States Veterinary College defeated the Berwyn tossers on the latter's floor last night, 23 to 17. Fitts and Purmell played well for the win- ners. Lafayette wem its ‘sixth straight game last night when it defeated Caroline A. C, 37 to 22, in Carroll gym. Lafayettes have won ten of thirteen games. Immaeulate Conception Reserves de- feated the Tiger A. C. last night, 43 to 3. Enright led the victors in scor- ing. Junior High School Midgets won from Henry A. C., 15 to §, yesterday. Grace A. C. routed the Metropolitan Jast night in the former’s gym, 66 to 13. Circle A. C. vanquished Kendall School, 25 to 21, in the Gallaudet gym yesterday. Circle wants games with teams averaging 120 pounds. Phone Paul Frederick, North 4047. Peck Midgets meored twice in their own gym last night, defeating the Georgetown All-stars, 10 to 2. and the Independent Midgets, 30 to 4. row evening at 8 Warwick Midgets are after contests v-five pound tesms. Call Tincoln 600-W. Grace Midgets and Tech High Mid- gets will play in the former’s hall tonight at 8 o'clock. EORGE WASHINGTON and Coliseum tonight in the third G the Hatchetites have taken part this season. are battling, Georgetown will be engaging at the Hilltop the Davis and Gallaudet quints will play at the battle between local teams in which While these fives Elkins basketers, who fell before Catholic University last night, 25 to 20. Both games tonight should be well worth while. Gallaudet reserves and George ‘Washington freshmen will meet in a preliminary contest, starting at 7:45, th¢ main game going on about an hour later. Play at Georgetown will open at 8:30. Gallaudet and George Washington have been priming for the game to JACK HEGARTY ATHLETIC HEAD OF LEGION HERE Dr. J. E. (Jack) Hegarty, former Georgetown foot ball captain, has been made athletic officer of the American Legion in Washington. . Dr. Hegarty, who was an officer in the Dental Corps during the war, in- tends to organize tournaments in va~ rious sports. HOPPE LIMITS BELGIAN TO ONE BILLIARD MATCH Willis Hoppe will play Edward Hore- mans, the Belgian cueist only one match, preferably 18.2 balkline, and there must be a stake of $1,000 to $2.500, in addi- tion to the winner taking all the receipts, R. B, Benjamin, the champion's man- ager, has announced. Hoppe will be un- ble to play until fall on account of an exhibition tour. HILDRETH SELLS RACERS. NEW YORK, January 21.—Sam C. Hildreth, ‘turfman, has sold to Harry F. Sinclair, his partner, his interests in _their racing stables. He retained only his favorite horse, Stromboli, ard will remain as trainer of Sinclair's racers, which will appear under the name, Rancocas Farms. One of the most valuable horses in. cluded in the sale is Inchcape, the three-year-old, which was purchased last season for $150,000. Are now here. DON'T FORGET—FIRST. 1410 N. Y. Ave. Announce 1921 £ OLD TOWN CANOES Complete line of Old Town models. New 1921 lower prices. ‘Make your selection now and avoid disappointment fater. A small deposit reserves any canoe. night. and the teams should go on the floor prepared to do their best work of the season. Catholic_University, plainly show- ing that the edge had been taken off the players in the hot game with Penn Wednesday, just did defeat Da- vis and Elkins. Shooting from the foul line decided, as each team res- istered seven goale from floor. Cath- olic University led, 15 to 8, at inter- mission, but their play lagged in the second half and the visitors several times were in a position to tie the count with a goal from scrimmage. Davis and Elkins has a fine, rangy lot of players, but their teamwork was not so good as the Brooklanders, who might have won by a wider margin had they not shown a tend- ency to loaf. In a preliminary game, the Catholic University freshmen defeated the Epiphany Tigers, 24 to 22, after two extra periods of three minutes eac! The Brooklanders tied the count just as regulation time ended after trail- ing most of the wa; It was the first defeat the Tigers had suffered in two seasons. The indoor meet at Catholic Uni- versity either will be advanced to February 22 or delayed until March 12. Mareh 5 was the original date, but due to the fact that the hall must be prepared for an affair March 6, a change is essential. Catholic University will not have a swimming team in competition this season, Jack Barry, who has charge of the swimmers, does not deem it advisable to enter meets just yet. —_— COLLEGE BASKET BALL. Catholic University, 25; Davis and Elkins, 20, Dartmouth, 22; Yale, 16 Colgate, 30;. West COME, FIRST SERVED ases Four Men — o White House Parley of Old Game. RESIDENT ROOSEVELT was responsible in no smail meas- ure for the open style of foot ball as played today. Few realized wifat a keen interest the late Presi- dent had in the game, and fewer still know that during his most arduous days in the White House he took time to study it and to use his in- fluence to have it changed from the mass style to the present kind. The story of the late President's part in revising the game was told by “BUl" Roper, coach of the win- ning Princeton foot ball team, at a reunion of the Washington Princeton alumni and their schoolboy friends {:;'i"d.y evening at Chevy Chase ub. 1t seems that during the first few years of the present century foot ball was beginning to lose favor through- out the country. It was the old game of push and pull and close forma- tion, of which the public was tiring. Deaths and injuries resulted. Not an occasional accident. as is the case today, but each college and school had its list of maimed and crippled To one accident now in thousands of weekly contests there were & score of broken-boned individusis in the in comparatively few olden days games. People wers beginning to ask, “Does the game warrant the price?™ Roesevelt Called Coaches. ‘This was the state of affairs in 1905. And during the winter President Roosevelt sent to Harvard, Yale and Prineeton, then the undisputed' lead- ers of the foot ball world, and asked that representatives from the sthiletic ‘bodies come to Washington to conzult with him. No time was lost in aecepting the invitation. A. E. (Doc) Hillebrand In n, American tackle in 99 and ‘00, all-American base player for three years, member of three Princeton champlonships in both foot ball and base ball. and at that time .coaching the Princeton team; Walter Camp, then director of athletics at Yale; “Pud” Fine, then and now dean of Prindeton and oth- er coaches, and athletic advisers from Harverd, Pennsylvania and one or two other universities, visited the ‘White House. President Roosevelt talked to them in this wise: *“Men, foot ball is too good a game to los. ‘The American youth needs it. There is no sport so suited to make sturdy men oyt of our boys. There is mo game that so builds fine bodies and fine courage. It teaches bovs to be fearless, to fight bard, and to play the game. But the game is wrong now; it is developing along the wrong lines, and publie opinion is against it. If something is not done, the game will lose out, and it will be a great loss to the young manhood of America. Go back and change the rul “Fiyiag Wedge” Is Barred Ur to this time the leaders of foot ball had deen comservative and wers slow to incorporate new ideas into the game. At the next meeting of the foot ball association, however. there came changes. The “fiying wedge” then the most popular mode of attack table for a great portion of the broken bones, was the first of the old-style pl to go. Tt was forb den for the whole team to line up be- hind the ball in mass formation and to charge like Roman cohorts against the oppesing lin ‘That was the beginning of the end. and from then on developed the open play. the wide end run, the shift for- mations and the forward pass, which has gradually since then ‘been given more latitude until now it forms the most persistent threat of an aggres- sive team, ‘with the development of the forward pass has naturslly come a meore open game with the necessary supplement of speed., quick thinking and goed -un.r:gmp. To Theodore Roosevelt, then, with all greatness his memory keeps clear. ould be added one more laurel—his part in keeping foot ball for America and making it what it now is—a . interesting amd thrilling soort for spectators, and among the best developers of brain, muscle and nerve for the player, with the minimum of dangers and risks. 5 From the time that the the President made his suggestions to the foot ball l\rllhnrl.fl::t' tht t‘h.t:ulfinl change of rul erest in same grew in leaps and bounds. Lauds the Modern Game. Coach Roper also told the gathering of the advantages of the new game, compared it to a fencing match in comparison to the old style which he characte as utilising nothing more than is required in a tug-of-war —weight and music. He told of the part the trained athletes of America had played in putting an army on the flelds of France, reviewed the past. foot ball season and described devel- opments of the game. J. Stanton Keck, al merican tackle and captain of next year's Princeton eleven, also spoke at the reunion. His address was brief but pithy. Starting with the requirements and necessary adjuncts of a present day college fool ball player, he continued to the by games of the past season and told o many interesting and amusing inci- dents. IMAJOR College Players in Demand LEAGUE CLUBS NEED UNDERGRADUATES Varsity Stars. Never in Better Position to Talk Terms—Colleges Consider Means of Com- bating Trend to Professionalism. N BY LAWRENCE PERRY. EVER, according to college ball players with whom the writer ha talked since the Christmas holidays. has the way leading toward entrance into the big leagues been more alluring than right now and never has an undergraduate star beea in a better position to talk terms than today. The tightness of the professional player market is of course, responsible. Owners of big league clubs are asking. impossibl figures for their players, while the minor league maguates are also hold ing their heads high in the matter of prices. league club owners who have approached | International League club, with reference to two of his stars, Bentley and Jacobson, have one and all retired with headaches due to the size of the figures Dunn named. Ihey say that various big ck Dunn of the Baitimore So it is all along the line: the high fused So long s thev hold (hi: . | lofty spirit. and our institution does clase of ball players, far from show- | [T SR A RS TSI, L ing @ tendency to subside, is reveal- | respect, there will be no need to con- ing precisely an opposite trendl. What | sider the radical expedient of elimi then? Why, the sand lots—and the | Daias basc ball as an intercellegint e came.’ Sobe Speak f student hall play, f Signs of the Timen. ‘Speaking of student ball players of high principles, it is an_ineresting fa: Success of the New York AmeTICAn |y .y, man in New York whose con- League club Jim out of Sl in June and ball is merely an open manifestation of the Bmpaign which has been in progress for some time now. Brad- shaw is 3 sophomore at Lafayette. as also are Carney, the pitgher, and Ga- sella, infielder, who are reported to have received bids from Yankee scouts. Authorities at various insti- tutions are not w liar drift of affairs and have even psed member of th athletics fi learning told the situstion was too perplexing to solve through and a superfi a ditions. rest with selves. Up to Studests Themselves. “The situation as I ses it he said. “pests, and 1 think must ultimately with the ways of combating it. A faculty committee on an im t seat of the writer today that informal conferences icial knowledge of con- the stodent players them- Sascbal] we cannot prevent him: butl we can fill him with ideals which will breed in him s strong desire to com- his education and make of him- costructive force in the world. plete self & W durin, this with say with of our u have bee times with alluring offers to enter organized base ball. they have all re- orsanized bage B Ny O ——— LISTS —George ington at Newport. November 5, Catholic University at Norfolk; 13, Union Theological Semi- nary; 24, University of Richmond, at Richmond. Navy for October 29 and George- town for on the fo College. have booked Carnegie Tech, Dart- t | mouth and Washington and Jefferson. RIDGE, Mass., January 21.—A aofion that it might be well for colleges to agree to limit the expendi- can equip him with able m.gdlaeern the tween quick and easy money and fame for a short time as a big league player and the slower, but more en- g and more through which a graduate establishes himself in a worth-while world of wholesome _accomplishment. matter of fact, we succeed in do‘l"lls{ George Washington and Catholic " Univensity to Play William and Mary in Norfolk. WILLIAMSBURG, Vs, January 21 University, for games in Norfolk Oc- tober 15 and November 5, respectively, are on the 1921 schedule of William and Mary College, which has listed iuht contests in ail. The schedule is the hardest ever attempted by (hel ‘Williamsburg institution. The list: October 1, V. P. I at Blacksbur; Trinity at Durham; 15, George Wash- an intelligence differenee Dbe- | In solid - processes As a Yale does well irf ¢ as foot ball cc but one may wonder whether Tad Jpue does well. young' Z with a shipbuilding corporation on. the west coast, a_three-year connection) This he now proposes to leave in order to steer the Yale foot ball through the tumultuous seas of fac- tional disturbance and competitiop b rivals of class higher than the en if Jones in getting an agreement | | o\ 0 o Ty b league m '“"‘”“‘.m‘fi" Crack | evered in large part because he refu the Latayette O Siorch or | absolutely to tamp i the team either to play | Players while they il undergrad- then sign a contract to p uates. Rather an nnusual case Regarding Tad Jones. gaging Tad Jones ch for a term of vears. Here is a bright, prospedtive who has a good posftion hip ever have before met. suaceeds ence and the other groups in Yale's lean years of foot ball, at length brings to Yale a foot ball system qualified to win a fair per- centage of victories, will his sudpess be worth all that he now appea If a boy wishes to leavelpe throwing overboard? and enter upon professional er- ion sen a in ironing out the di between the Sanford fa hat have to Pos 1 eason Game. If Georgia Tech succeeds in beating Notre Dame next season, and Rut, does the same, that the Jersevmen and may meet later at the Polo Grounds ers is the chdnce Georglax there a post-season contest. C. W. Qut- law of Atlanta. who has been Bere arranging for the advance upon:the metropolis of Clul for the south with Foster San and the two decided that such a gon- test appeared feasible. ! the *“On-to-Broadway b,” had lunch just before leaging rd, {Copyright, 1921.) H most of our athlet all; because while several ndergraduate ball players n approached at various DISTRICT ELEVENS ‘Washington and Catholic Norfolk; 22, Wake Forest at News; 29, Randolph-Mason; November 24, here, appear ot ball schedule of Bethany The West Virginians also for equipping the athletic teams $BIS rapreacnt them In intercollegiate compe! report mittee. titions was made in the annual of the Harvard athletic com- Dean Le Baron R. Briggs who wrote the report as committee chairman said he was far from denying that the; ormous popularity and unpleasant m. lete at St. Negotiations are under way for a dual track meet between Harvard and Penn- sylvania State on the latter’s fleld. teams at Carnegie Tech. ;::bllcny of college athletics have led to excessive expenditures. ITHACA. N. Y., January 21.—C. C. Carter, a junior, who finished second in the Cornell-Oxford-Cambridge meet in England last month, has been elected captain of Cornell’s 1921 cross-country team. 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