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VA - SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1921.° SPORTS. Plan Concessions to Revive Draft as Base Ball Powers Continue Conference MD.U_ANDHIPANS | BUFF, BANTAM CHAMPION, [ DOND-GBBON SETLE MAY RENEW RELATIONS Negotiations looking to & resump- tion of relationships in athletics be- tween University of Maryland and Johne Hopkins are under way, and the two institutions probably will . PR - Majors " CHANCE FOR SETTLEMENT REGARDED AS NOT BRIGHT 'MAY INCREASE PRICE PAID AND REPLACE MEN TAKEN 7 ISOUTFOINTED BY MOORE) jyy g e TOMGNT AT DAUL, Minh, Decomber 16| o i ; . e O'Dowd. former middle-weight , December 16.—Receipts at the Johuny Buff- | champion, and Mike Gibbons, 4t ane | time acclaimed by many the un- crowned king of that division, witl settle their pugilistic differences here ; tonight fn a ten-round, no-decision | | bout. The two St. Paul Mikes ham- mered through ten rounds here in 19}9. with the result still 'In\:l: t was a toe-to-toe affair, \charac- | gy (e Associat s tertistic of O'Dowd's style, but a' SOty 8 marked departure from the “phan-| 1 EW YORK, December 16.—Several plans for a restorati £ ihe IS FOUND TO BE K. 0.’D , |meried demaruure s :N plans for a restoration of th draft under conditions satisfactory to bot i jor \ TI O'Dowd was champion then, but in| 2 z . AR 4 2 S 2nd uayop AFTER WINNING BOU tonlghtis’ meelng iy ictory bncans; an] leagues were being considered by the base ball advisory council | advantage in pressing claims for a H today. ILWAUKEE, Wi American Leag“e Wins First Bau]e of Annual Session M Pal Moore fight here last night fell somewhat short of expecta- tions when totaled today, the gate amounting to $16,200. Buff meet on the foot ball field next fall. With Reduction of World Series h ! Inquiries of officials at both univer- | drew $6,000 as his end and Moore about $3,600. ties this morning failed to develop - Moore was given the newspaper decision at the close of ten livel, Games to Seven. ; y {anything definite as to just what has| ounds, but his dancing and strange style apparently did not take wel / 'been done, ‘but it was admitted the | Lo e oo ciaors. situation is such that prospects are ol Buff landed one damaging blow in American and National Leagues Resume Joint Ses- sion to Consider Barnstorming Rule and Re- duction in World Series Tickets. | bright for a successful conclusion o:,m o S e third round w arrangements already begun. L Tt was said by athletic authorities|spinning into the ropes, but couldn’t of the two universities that a date)follow it up. Buff tired perceptibly for a game has been tentatively sef,|in the later roundw. pending the outcome of conferences Moore boxed cautiously at BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, December 16.—Prospects for settlement of the drait question at the joint major league conference were not bright as long : ; PEORIA, 11, December 16.—In a : 2 the base ball folks entered on the final stretch today. The peace | shortly to be held, the date bein:|range in the first round and Buff bad| , WEORIA, ML, contest with Johnny Wilson, who £ : : 2 3 & Novei G ¢ ed eight-round bout Pst Ly | One of the plans provided that in the event of a class ) monument still rests on its foundation, but somebody has discovered that | November 1s. It is known that bota | dificulty in landing. In the second | (RISl FIERTTORTE DOt oG | grabbed the middle-weight crown 2 P! of a class A. A. clul institutions are bound by confracts| Moore- unintentionally. lznded a low for next Thanksgiving day and that!punch and Buff winced with pain, the annual contest could not take,hut continued without protest. Buff place on Turkey day, the date Wscl!set the pace in the third round and by the schools prior to the break in|crowded into Moore in the fourth, the fall of 1920. jforcing the Memphis bantam to re- President Albert F. Woods of tho treat. Buff, apparently. had the bet- University of Maryland gave out a|ter of the exchanges, ecting solid- formal statement this morning in re-|ly, while Moore's punches did' not from O'Dowd and held it in a second I meeting with the “fighting harp.” The fighters show no appreciable dif- {ference in weight, which is placed a 160 pounds. Gibbons is said to be ini tbetter shape than before his “retire- | | ment” after the last O'Dowd meeting. | !losing a player via dryft. the major league club receiving the plaver, aitec paying $5000 as provfded in the present agreement, would send a pla o the A. A..club in place of the draited man. Another proposed that the raft price be raised to $7,500, and that in case the draited player did not measure up to major. league standards he should be returned to the cl from which he was taken at half the draft price. { One of these propositions muy bhe scored a technical knockout over Juek Phillips of Cuba, IlL, in the fifth round. Phillips’ eyes were both cloxed nnd hix xeconds tossed he towel into the ring. It developed that Walsh also was he had to be carried from the architect put rockers under it. The minor league people are willing to go homc and forget all about it, more than willing, in fact. because they ~:e far from anxious to see the draft restored. The Amierican Leaguere _aid they were making progress toward getting the thing set- tled, and it may be that they will get it fixed up according to their wish The world series will comsist of | —— R W LANDIS ASSERTS DRAFT trades and purchas the ring after the bout had been ; . Tyrus appears seven games in the fuure, and the | sponse to numerous inquiries from |seem to be effective, Moore did most ~ A Madden Bout Postponed. ?.T.fi—"afi’Jé‘r‘efl.‘,'.‘.f.’.’{‘?,f;;:f";}'.,,‘.:‘ni:“d‘“‘l‘; }f;‘“‘fi’;g";,a'g‘“ o sona Ao Hearm which: winw the fitat four waiics | afternoon papers which indicates that |of the fighting in the fifth, and his e e e | GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Decembering minora concerned for attion Miller HUggins wis gunning for b will be the world champions. The BAN IS “UN-AMER'CAN”IT regards the athletic situation be-1puzzling style bothered Buff in the t teneround bout, nccord- | 0-—Tommy Gibbons and Bartley: The leagues resumed their joint fielders and pitchers. T b h ! tween the two universities rather op- |sixth, but the honors were fairly even e 2 deh=ron. 5 Madden entered the. final stages of|session in order to se'tle a few mat- were ready to talk b o American League. with the assist-| coo oo o per 16—Judge | timistically. ~ President Woods' state-| Moore had Buff bleeding at the| 6 to mewspaper critics. their training here today for their|ters of lesser imporfance. including enough s ance of our National League vote| i 3. Landin, base ball commis. | MSAL WS as follows: __jmouth in the seventh and landed ien-round bout Monday night. The|the proposal to rescird the rule pro- g and the moral support of Judge Lan- | alomer, enme swt aivonkty for | Ergtent Goodnow nd 1 havetwice' to! the champion's once. and fight, originally scheduled for tonight, | hibiting world series plavers from r outfought the champion in the eighth, dis, landing half a dozen punches in suc- cession without a return. Buff fought back furiously in the |ninth. but Moore continued to pile up oints with a fusillade of rights and Buff tried desperately to put over a finishing punch in the tenth; but Moore danced out of danger and 1continued to pile in punches. { Both were underweight when they {jumped on the scales at 3 p.m. yes- Testoration of the drafe in an ad- has been postponed to that date. dress yesterday evening before the | Base Ball Writers’ Association. | “Any system which prevents a man from advancing in his busi- nexs or profession is un-America and unsportsmanlike,” he declare won the first battle of the an- BARNES AND HUTCHISON START TOUR WITH WIN barnstorming, the pet scheme of Commissioner Landis, and reduction in admission prices for the world series. Judge lLandis yesterday carried VANCOUVER, B. C., December 16— | through one of his ideas—the seven- —_——— Jock Hutchison, Chicago, holder ofITENNIS LEADERS TAKE | Bame world series—and it was said 2 hat he was as eager to have the the British open golf title, and Jim| janht e SSkic & Barne:, United States open champios Lfl":surzr; x:(‘l‘gp‘v.\;_lgm‘ls\:l;?gxn_::kTfl::zwd yesterday won tl " e, Canadian tour, defeating Dav { Minor Leaguers Go Home. ¢ H.'ghts, professional ; i naca, and Alex Dutchie i ity of a resumption of athletic rela- tionships between Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland, and both tof us look with favor on such action. i There are a great many things to b farranged, but I think that any dif- i ferences there may be should be set- { tled without special difficulty.” WILSON AWARDED $6,500 KAHANAMOKU MAY TURN PRO AND ENTER MOVIES SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.. Decem- ber 16—~Duke Knhanamoku, Ha- wail's world champion sprint swim- ! mer, is planning to turn profe sional and enter the movies, ac- nual joint session. The American League stood unani- mously for the reduction. The Chi- cago vote in the National League went with the American League, and What in old days would have been n American League victory, American League i at the matter leagues when more money wi tion to himxelf in the of Shaughnes: or league rej champion of 3 he h hat rad iterday Moore scaled 11612 and Buff| of Jericho Ci Club, 5 3’3 NEW YORK. December 1i dm. | renentatives jeft for e one Soreingite prer meceived here Nhon announcement for s He exprersed the hope that radi- r A '2 and Buff | of Jericho Country Club, 5 up an . ght, ew r 5 s : sries MRl e made. by | ent enamiens with respect (o ae. 1 IN VIRGINIA LEAGUE SUIT |1i5:: {0 piay. in a thirty-six-hole match. | suriem. & ‘problem that has made SV, keey up with the draft George Gemter, presideat of the 1 ommissioner Landis after the world | (quiaition of RICHMOND, Va.. December 16.—Ben iy « the principal topic jtal : - 2 < iy series in New York this vear. and | \eagues, would'be worked W .Wilson. former owner of the Rich- Years, was the principal topic of dl Miller Huggins of the Yankees. Ty = Athletic Union. Kahanamoku i evdler of the to which President National League filed a an objection that was members of his R R the agreement which Judge Landis was made com e NSNS the meet boards of the majors and minors. objection, stained Chicago £ i 2 supported the A Teague and Commissioner mond base ball club of the Virginia League, has been awarded a verdict | of $6,500 in his fifty-thousand-dollar | suit against W. B. Bradley, president | of the Virginia League, and others. A | jury in the city circuit court returne, 2 verdict in favor of the former mogul | late yesterday. ! The suit grew out of ‘the action of : the league in - disfranchising Wilson | *MES. Towa. December 16.—The | soon after the close of the 1920 base | Iowa State College two-mile relay ANES' WORLD RECORD FOUR TO RUN IN EAST NASHVILLE, Tenn., December 16.— Announcement has been made here that the twentieth annual meeting and ama teur championship tournament of the Southern Golf Association will be held at the Atlanta Athletic Club course June 20-24 i Turner Throws Londos. BIG GOLF EVENT.TO ATLANTA. | cussion today. when the annual meet 1ing of the United States Lawn Tennis Association opened. Various committees, one of which had the amateur question for settle- ment and another the problem of the ) “seeded” draw, were called into con- ference. Their fincings will be sub- I mitted " to the executive committee ifor final action tomorrow. | In regard to the amateur ruling. § Cobb of Detroit and other major managers started plugging again for expected here in February. | Prices Cut Deeply for Quick Sales 1 have reduced the prices practically down to cost to quick! | AS SPINNER OF YARNS. corganized 20. ! - NEW YORK, December 15.—Two 2 ‘ho favor | White-haired men engaged in a stor: cagie men who favor i telling contest about their Dine cames for the world series figure | \zod quring the meeting of the major ball season. Players, which the plain. tiff sta he bought and paid for, were taken from him and turned over to other clubs in-the league. Wilson valued his franchise and players at 50.000. the amount asked in the suit. The plan for ¢ ball came from Chic: reduce my large stock of woolens. It's your one big chance to secu: the highest quality tailored-to-measure garments at prices lower than ready-made garments cost. ;eam.’“wmch broke the world record | Joe Turner was winner in straight|with !zh;f lg_e;”?f ('om[}ell}i‘n‘g tennis ast May at the Drake carnival, wi in. Bl wrastli ‘h with | SI&TS to forbid the use of their names Thie a :’h, e ke ',a Will | falls in_his wrestling match with {7,500 fion with the advertising of - three- Tip into the east, e Londos at the Capitol Theater tennis goods, and barring players according to plans announced by night. He gained the first fall in|from writing tennis articles. The offi Track Coach Art Smith. fifty-eight minutes and the second in the officials this year are concernedl la nt of their expenses on the final d T have the physical make-up of a-boy National 1 . 3 ague club owners :of thirty-fout who did not win while the nine-game | nes f 5 0 cials, it is understood, do not actually that their rival friends have made a!iague bass bail clan Action of ‘the: former magnate in| The second 1ap of the annual race |fifteen. Tnrner is matched to meet|object fo the writing by tennis star c ies ever were to g0 “Wald Judge Kenes filing his suit sets @ precedent in the | between the. Ames quaricr na Notee | “Demon” Ellts next Thursday night.|of newspaper: of mapszing artiis Sbbs it w r\ul;i : f‘I\'(‘ bl:fi ball’s supreme court 3 v ‘l"flul'l h!ler)’ of Virginia, Dame will be run off January but they cllalm that in many instances Py S e two successful base ball years old, but my doctors, after an « —_— the Illinois Athletic Club's indoor | a writer-player describes matches he a chance to recoup at least 75 Ihaustive examination, have told me th 2 3 BILLIARD TEAM SELECTED. |never saw. % e ULTIMATUM TO DANVILLE. .. Thurman, Rowles and Poulief will represent Washington in an intercity n_Square son _— DURHAM. N. December 16.—The | Garden mect put on by the Melrose “But listen!” commanded Col: George | Danville base ball ¢lub of the Piedmont thing was on are doleful. They think | Ham of Montreal. official of the Cana- that they have lost the chance of @ idfan Pacific railw: “Listen! T am e ball lifetime. and it is just possi- | seventy-five vears old. I have had more | t some of them are right. How- | doctoring than any other man on the League will 20 to deposit its check for $1.500 guar- anteeing entry President W. be given until Decem! for the 1922 Bramham G. season, A. C. February 1 On February 19 the Ames quartet will meet arother strong eastern team at Boston at the annual indoor ber team match at 18.2 balkline billiards against Baltimore players next month. | The contest will be decided at She: man’s in this city and Klein's in Bal- | That professionsl golfers are in- creasing at a rapid rate is evidenced by the fact that the New England or ganization has 115 members. = %98 has an- carnival fostered by the Boston A Their Quality has wiped out EECH NUT * CIGARETTES You cant l'lelp but like them! 20 for I5¢ Bl rillorat timore. nounced. till have to get into the continent, at least I have had more tdoctors than any-man I know. And interesting o observe that the ;they tell me that T am 120 vears old. re returning to first princi- IWho are your physicians, anyway?" When the original draft of rules| Then Judge Landis sat down. for a world ries w: made John T. Brush wrote it, and the writer \\‘ork-ICENTRAL LEAGUE PLANS TO RESUME OPERATIONS | ed with him. Tt was the first inten- tion of Mr. Erush to confine the series to five games, the first team winning three to be déclared the champlons. | It took some time to convince him | k that seven sames were better, and the || CERAR RAFIDS, lowa December principal reason why he let it go at 18 -Atlempts to revive the old Cen | seven games was that, with the bestilral Association Base WBall Leagte e e i e ht win ltwg |<ities in Towa and Tilinois signifying Tames with Sthe utmost ease. The i their intentions of geing IntoAthelels odd part of it Is that at the time in}CUlt: The new league will probably Clever designers—master tailors—make all Omohundro gar ments on the premises; that's why they look good and wear good SPECIAL PRICES ON FULL DRESS AND TUXEDO SUITINGS OMOHUNDRO, 818 F ST. Augusta Club Changes Hands. AUGUSTA. Ga., December 16.—J. Marvin Wolf has acquired controlling interest in the Augusta base ball club, of which he is president. having bought the stock owned by directors. Reorganization will be effected next week. It is understood that Jim Bag- by, Cleveland pitcher, will be one of the new directors. MONTFORD mRes ()85 " CHAS. E MILLER, 30x3%-In. 612 14th St. 4 Deors Nerth of Inc. H St Southern to Open April 12. MEMPHIS, Tenn., December 15.— : lass © league. The opening date for the 1922 season s auestion Mr. Brash had for pitehers | PR QA% © SRR i1 ve netd some| of the Southern Association has been For Over 41 Years Buy Men’ Christopher Mathewson and Joe Mc- o€ €% Nt NS G0 096100 plans | fixed for April 21, with a schedule of Satisfaction Guaranteed Gifts at / Giraity, and betwéen them they .go ipa league. - 15¢ games. ¥ S - { or Monoy Refunded. a Man’s Store scored upon in one. HOLDS U. S. WRESTLERS DEFICIENT IN ‘BRIDGING’ Johnny Fleeson, referee of the re- cent championship wrestling bout be- tween Stanislaus Zbyszko and Ed. Strangler) Lewis. declares that the 3 fall rule, which enabled Zbyszko to defeat Lewis, would serve to produce good, clean, scientific. grappling. The objection raised by American strewed around the hotels for the last Vitt of Boston, has been shifted ¢ fone qax § Labout until he may land in Salt Lake | That seems to be where he is} Wiltse May Pilot Nationals. headed for. Life is 5o uncertain. how-, One of these days some major league ke a O e il cas - Jowner who wants a good manager is There i ! George Wiltse away from the Bisons. a remote possibility that Duffy Lewis [[He. is far more clever on n’n;- ben];h wiil return to New York and play the ;than most base ball men realize. He B z " wouldn't be an- experiment for Wash- Quinel s fuithe carly P:;mgt";fi:snngmn. and when Clark Griflith was| wrestlers against the ruls was made. e is likely to stay ycaught looking at him from under-| he said, because the “bridge” escape R ¥y to stay. neath the rim of his hat some one | from holds was.almost an unknown ing B been released back }susgested that Buffalo etter | art to them. The “bridge.” he added. e gnllouk out. Griff says he hasn't select- | was almost entirely used by Graeco- In the Language of the Press—--a SCOOP! 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