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S By the Associated Press. N EW YORK, December 30.—Cr: are “offside” in the majority Eastern officials. Unscathed in its first two battl of the National Collegiate Athletic Association today with confidence. is so satisfactory to the coaches tha PORTS. itics of the forward pass in foot ball opinion of the Nation's coaches and es, the aerial game faces the meeting It t the annual meeting yesterday failed to comment on it, satisfying itself with adoption of suggested changes in other departments of the game. The officials last week voted their unani- mous objection to any tampering wi Harold (Kid) Gore, who had ¢ kept his promise to refrain from u this time. He filed his suggestions was reported for consideration. a touchdown obtained by the aerial Informal discussions indicated a dis- position on the part of the mentors to place confidence in the public's ability estimate the value of foot ball as it is played today. With a record at- ndance of more than 10,000,000 this season, it was argued that the game had gained tremendous headway and that nothing should be done which might imperil progress. Good Balance Attained. In the opinion of W. R. Okenson, president of the Eastern officials, the defensive and offensive balance ap- pears to have been attained. Under the old style of play, which he fears might be returned with abo- ition or restriction of the forward pass, the college having the greatest poundage and the largest number of substitutes {nvariably won the con- Recommendations approved by the coaches’ body included the return of the kick-off point from midfield to the 40-yard line, with the use of a tee not to exceed four inches in height; abo- litlon of the first down on an offside venalty unless the offensive team alns more than its distance thereb lotment of responsibility for rough- '& of the kicker to the head lines- an instead of the referce, and abo- lition of the first down for a blocked kick behind the line unless the ball is recovered at or beyond the point to be zained. The association rejected the proposition to eliminate the run after a fumble. The election of officers developed a spirited contest for the presidency, In which Robert C. Zuppke, Tllinols, de- feated a Westorn Conference rival, Fielding H. Yost, Michigan. Zuppke succeeds John W. Heisman of Rice In- stitute, Texa Other officers for First vice presid 1925 are: nt, Gilmohr Dobie, Cornell; second vice president, W. H. Cowell, New Hampshire State; sec- vetarystreasurer, Dr. John W. Wilce, Ohlo State; trustees, E. Robinson, Brown, one year; Michael J. Donahue, Loulsiana State, two years; Hugo Bezdek, Penn State, three years; George Clark, University of Kansas, four years. A third vice president will be named later by the Pacific Coast coaches’ conference. Nine district chairmen nounced as follows: New England, Tom Keady of Ver- mont; Middle Atlanti, tes, Ed Thorp, New York University; South Atlantic, H. (. Byrd, University of Marvland; South, Wallace Wade, Ala- Tllinois-Ohio-Indiana-Minne- Willian University tral States, ; Southwest lorado-{tah- T. Romney, were an- mson, Bavlor; ( Mexico, niversity of Glen Warner, Honor Tribute was pal the memory of two died “in the molesk past season—DPercy Jumbia, creator of the “Harvard sys- tem,” and Dana M. ans of North- western—when tha convention sus- ded its business for a minute le those in attendance stood with owed heads in silence. Commercialism has not crept into college foot ball, despite accusations to the contrary, Brig. Gen. Palmer Piorce, president of the National Co egiate Athletic Association, told the coaches in ing the game's in- fluence. A. A. Stagg, Veteran Chicago men- tor; John F. (Chick) Meehan. Syra- 1s6; Michael J. Donahue, Louisiana tate, and Hugo Bezdek, Penn State, poke on topics of special interest to the coaches by the coaches to associates who ns” during the Haughton of Co- Stagg Advises Beginmers. Coach Stagg of Chicago, who at the age of 62 vears, nearly half of them spent at the same post, turned cut the championship winners in the BBig Ten conference this year, spoke on the topic “Some Observations on ITow to Make a Success of Foot Ball Coaching.” Coach Stagg urged for a stabllization of the profession and his recommendation for a survey to be made and plans formed for the accomplishment of this were passed ¥ the delegates. He urged that young coaches make it.a point to tie up with the faculty. He stated as his firm conviction the selief that the time i{s coming when the game will be entirely under facul- ty control at every institution in the country. He advised that young men starting out in the coaching profes- «ion “feel their way” before accept- ng a coaching post and then proceed cautiously and not overreach. He urged the teaching of fundamentals and the dealing out of absolute jus- tice and fairness to players. “Yours is a.great profession,” he sald. “You are working with boys and you should strive to bring out and develop the best that is in them. Bacause of that opportunity to make better and better cltizens you ought to strive to make your job a more stable one than it is today. In orddr to succeed you've got to live clean lives and set the example for those you are coaching to follow.” BY LAWRENCE PERRY. NEW YORK, December 30.—No one whe wants foot ball established on the highest plane both of efficiency and idealism could have anything but jeelings of optimism concerning the future of the game could he be pres- ent at the annual meeting of the American Foot Ball Coaches' Associa- tign, now in session In this city. Never in the history of the organi- zation has there been a gatherlng of coaches so representative of every section of the country, save per- haps the West Coast, where Imminent sridiron events have had the effect of keeping Pacific Slope foot ball meritors in thelr home territory. Fiverywhere one looked were men whose names and fame have out- rown their sections and are national property. A. A. Stagg of Chicago made one of the most eloquent and power- ful addresses on foot ball psychology ihat the writer ever heard. The writer hopes the foot ball rules committee will grant the wishes of the organization and place its repre- | by Robert Zuppke of Illinois, the ngw!(ournamenl matches tonight at the|Js sentative—who will be named president—upon that august body and the committes would also do well to vay profousd stiention to the modest th this department of foot ball. haracterized the pass as a “menace,” rging a decision upon the coaches at with the rules committee, but none Gore would score only three points for method. list of suggestions concerning rule changes that will be offered. For, after all, if the coaches be npt cousuited as to emendations in the playing code, it is high time that something definite is done to remedy this short-sighted condition. Zuppke Is Live Wire. One thing is certain, Zuppke is go- ing to make a forceful as well as a colorful president of the coaches’ or- ganization. He will be by no means a lay figure. There will be some- thing doing, one may rest assured, at all sessions. As an example, yester- day, when Fielding Yost, quite un- expectedly, so far as Yost was con- cerned, was nominated upon an “out- law” ticket to oppose Zuppke, the alert Tllinots coach, who, was occupy- ing the chalr in the absence of Messrs. Heisman and Wilce, arose smilingly. “I thought,” he said, “there was a rule that retired coaches could not be nominated for office. And I under- stand Yost retired after the second quarter of the Illinois-Michigan game.” Yost at once arose and declared that it was not in his nature, though he had a sense of humor, to accept Zuppke's remark as a jest, whereat Robert apologized profoundly and sured the gentleman from Michigan that he was really fooling. The in- cident ended in general laughter, in which the two principals joined. ‘Then, to make matters even mer- rier, Zuppke told the following story on Gilmour Doble: came to him after the Pennsylvania- Cornell game in the sourest mood. He claimed Zuppke as a brother in woe and wanted him to weep with him. But Zuppke sald nay. “Doble,” he said, “cheer up; you are still the greatest backfield coach in the country No backfield can start as fast as yours, and never will.” “Yes,” replied Doble mournfully according to Zuppke—"that's the trouble, I'm beginning to feel my backfleid gets to the tacklers too fast.” That s the way things are going at this coaches’ meeting—Ilots of fun and a very great deal of hard work. W not given to a single player of Yale, team. team that this has happened. their ancient supremacy. Geographically, the 1924 selections are well distributed, for on the first team the East has 6 representatives, the Middle West 5 and the Far West 1. Among the 33 stars included in the® three combinations the East leads with 16, the Mlddle West has 10, the Far West 6 and the South 1. Three Players Repeat. Three players are recognized on the first team for the second time. They are Harold (Red) Grange, fa- mous Tllinois back and outstanding Individual star of the vear; Ed Gar- bisch, Army center, Haezl, Rutgers, who was a back this season. Haesl's shift from the line to the backfield has few parallels. In 1901 as a tackle and the following year he gained a place as a halfback. Eckersell of Chicago was an end on the 1904 eleven but shifted to quar- terback, where he gained his great- est_fame, in 1905 and 1906. Camp's cholces vary radically with the opinions of numerous other grid- iron critics whose all-star selections already have been published. He selects Bjorkman and Berry, two Eastern players, for first-string ends, whereas a majority of Eastern critics rated this pair below Luman of Yale, who is not mentioned at all by Camp, and Mahoney of Holy Cross, who is placed on the third team. Slaughter of Michigan, placed at guard, also was overlooked in most published selections, while Diehl of Dartmouth and Farwick of West Point, generally chosen by other crit- ics' as all-Eastern guards, find no place in this array. Notre Dame Fares Badly. Notre Dame, despite its recognition tares poorly In the selections. Stuhldreher, field. marshal |famous “Four Horsemen,” as the Notre Dame backfield fs known, is the only Hoosler on the first team. One of his running mates; Jim Crow- ley, is on the second outfit, while | Adam Walsh, captain, and widely se- lected as first all-American center by others, is on the third combina- tion. Elmer Layden, Notre Dame fullback, and Miller, also chosen for first honors by some critics, are not mentioned. Harold Shidler, University of Wash- |ington back, who led the Pacific Coast scorers, and Heine Benkert, Rutgers star, who stopped the East. |ern scoring ‘array, also are unmen- { tioned in the list. | Harry of _the GIRL TOSSERS TO PRACTICE. Princess A. C. sextet expects to | practice toright in the Wilson Nor- mal gymnasium in preparation for the coming Season of court contests. | Manager Anabelle Totten, at the tele- phone company, Will receive chal- Dobie, he said, | CAMP SPRINGS SURPRISES IN ALL-AMERICA ELEVENS ALTER CAMP'S all-America foot ball eleven for 1924 in the cur- rent issuc of Collier's, and released last night through the Asso- ciated Press, is marked chicfly by the fact that recognition was . Harvard and Princeton on the first It is the first time in the 35 ycars Camp has been picking an all-star It mrarks, too, a climax in the widespread development of the game since 1889 and 1890, when Camp picked his teams entirely from the squads of the “Big Three,” then dommant in the game, but now forced to yield who returns to | the post he held in 1922, and Homer | Bunker of West Point was chosen | |as the' country’s outstanding eleven, | ANN ARBOR MEN MAY HELP JOHNSON BUY COAST CLUB ev., Deember 30.—~Wal- ‘Washington Ameri- cun League base ball pitcher, whi according to reports from the East today, hud been offered finamelal aid by two Ann Arbor, Mich., men atands under way, but said in a position to matter. SCHOOL FIVES OFFER ATTRACTIVE BATTLES Scholastic basketers of this city have a quartet of games scheduled for the remainder of the week. Gonzaga meets St. Joseph, among the best in the high school ranks of Philadelphia, in the I Street gymnasium tonight; the Eastern quint_makes a trip for a game with the Reading, Pa., High School to- morrow; Central and a collectlon of alumni stars clash in the Mount Pleasant gymnasium on New Year day and Business plays the Boys' Club Celtics Friday. The Reading game will be an in- novatlon for the local tossers, as the Pennsylvanians stage all their con- tests in a steel cage which eliminates all outside play and speeds up the game. Kessler, Bennie, Scruggs, Heeke, Radice, Lowden, Hogarth, Madigan, McAlester and Birch will make the trip. To ite annual alumni game, the Central quint will meet a formidable array of talent. Dey and McFadden of Dartmouth, Birthright of George- town, Wirtly Scruggs and Don Childress are expected to perform for the grads. COLLEGE MEN ENTER ALOYSIUS CLUB RACE In addition to numerous entries al- ready announced for the Aloysius Club seven-mile modified Marathon, latest reports state that several col- leglate runners of note will take part in the grind over the Capital streets on New Year day. Henry D. Mirick, a member of the Princeton team, will contest for hon- {ors; Edwin D. McKee twill represent the Naval Academy and Samuel H. Martin will carry the colors of Dart- { mouth. | Clark GriMth, president of the | Washington ball club, will be official | starter and efforts are being made tu |have Bucky Harris or Joe Judge |award the prizes. Post entries will be accepted. Basket Ball Yesterday At Pittsburgh—Princeton, 52; Car- | negte Tech, 20. At Meadville, Adrian, 15. Pa—Allegheny, 29: FIRST ELEVEN. End—Bjorkman, Dartmouth. Tackle—MecGinley, Pennsylvania. Guard—Slaughter, Michigan. Center—Gnarbinch, West Polint. Guard—Horrell, California. Tackle—E. Welr, Nebraska. End—Berry, Lafayette. Quarterback—Stuhldreher, Notre Dame. Halfback—Grange, 1llinois. Halfback—Koppisch, Columbia. Fullback—Haezl, Rutgers. SECOND ELEVEN. End—Wakefleld, Vanderbilt. Tackle—Beattle, Princeton. Guard—Abramson, Minnesotn, Center—Lovejoy, Yale, Guard—Pondelik, Chicago. Tackle—Waldorf, Syracuse, End—Lawson, Stanford. Qunrterback—Slagle, Princeton. Halfback—Pond, Yale. Halfback—Wllson, University of ‘Washington. Fullback—Crowley, Notre Dame. THIRD ELEVEN. End—Mahaney, Holy Cros: Tackle—Wissinger, Pittsburgh. Guard—Pleckenst: Guard—Mahan, Weat Virginia. Tackle—Gowdy, Chicago. End—Frager, West Point. Qunrterback—Stivers, Idaho. Halfback—Imiay, California. Halfback—Keefer, Brown. Fullback—Strader, St. (Californin). ROCKNE IS PLEASED BY CAMP’S CHOICES Mary'’s TUCSON, Ariz, December 30.— Knute Rockne, coach of Notre Dame’s undefeated team, en route to Pasa- dena, Calif, to meet Stanford Uni- versity New Year day, expressed him- | self here as well pleased with the all-American team as selected by ‘Walter Camp. “I am pleased and grateful for the recognition given the Notre Dame eleven,” Rockne sald. “We are glad for Stuhldreher, Crowley and Walsh for the honor shown them, but more 50 for the fact that the team and team play, whicK has been the factor that has made their work possible, has been recognized by Camp.” Stuhldreher was Camp's choice for quarterback on the first all-American team, Crowley was named on the sec- | ond team and Walsh won a: place on | the third mythical eleven. Rockne said that he was not over- | confident as to the outcome of the | New Year day game, “but we are con- fident we will be ready for our best game of the year.” ALOYSIUS QUINT PICKS * lenges. DENT TO PLAY SHERMAN, Morris Dent will face Jonny Sher- man in one of the pocket billlard | Grand Central parlors. George Kele ner ¢ feated Howry Roorke, 100 to St nigit. " a practice Thursday at 3 o'clock, | FITZGERALD AS LEADER | Leo Fitzgerald, basket ball veteran, { will captain. the Aloysius five .this |season. He bas played with the I ! streeters for the past five seasons. | Tmmett Mader, former Mount St. ph star. has cast his lot with] | Aloysius. - s Coac Ceorge Celliflower has ealled | Usher, jof | years he might record equal to that of Ruth and he, TY COBB Remaker of Base Ball 100 Million-- People Know Him— “Who’s Who” Does Not— So, What Is Fame? CONCLUSION BY. H. G. SALSINGER. Y COBB is the most important T figure in the most important game in the most important country in the world. He is the greatest player that game has pro- duced. He holds the majority of the records in the books dealing with that game. He completely rev- olutionized the style of play in that game. He has become, as the great- est player in the most popular sport | of his native land, a man whose name is known to probably 100,000, 000 of the inhabitan's of the country of his birth. He has received more newspaper space than any Anferican. He has carried the headlines of the newspapers oftener than any man that ever engaged in sport in any country. He has become, through the spread of base ball, an interna- tional figure. A Gulde te Fame. ‘There is published in this country a book entitled “Who's Who in America.” It is supposed to contain the name f every one who is worth | while in the United States; it is the directory of the hall of fame; the sulde book to achjevement. This book is one of the thickest ever published. It contalns, besides the introductory notes, indexes and a few pages devoted to advertising matter, 3.7112 pages. It contains a total of 25,357 biographies. man can name number of prominent people, S0 it may be sald that the list of 25,357 includes | every one of the least con- sequence in the United States. There are listed in “Who's Who in America” 24 persons by the name of Cobb. _The list is headed by An- drew Jackson Cobb, whose occupa- tion is given as that of a judge and who lives in Athens, Ga., the home State of Tyrus Raymond Cobb. Next in the list is Bertha Brown- ing Cobb, an author, and she is fol- lowed by Calvin Cobb, who is a pub- a Republican and a Presby- terian of Boise, Jdaho. Fourth in the list of Cobbs comes Carolus Melvilla Cobb. a physiclan of Lynn, Mass. He is followed by Charles Wellington Cobb, a lawyer and Collier Cobb, a geologist, who discovered the Enfleld horse in St Mary's (Upper Miocene) degosits of North Carolina. +Cleric and an Author. Ebenezer Baker Cobb, a clergy- man of Elizobeth, N. J., comes next and is followed by Ernest C other author, who wrote, at Work,” “Around the World With Father Time.” and other books. Florence ¥theridge Cobb, described as a lawyer and suffragisi, homs in Wewoka, Okla., is next in the line of Cobbs. § Frank Irving Cobb, an sditor, fol- lows and then comes Henry Evert- son Cobb, a clergyman and author of “The Victories of Youth,™ home at 3 West End avenue, City. Reading on down we find Ives Cobb, architect, Herbert Ldgar Cobb, a professor of mathematics and author of the “Elements of Ap- plied Mathematics.” And then Irvin (Shrewsbury) Cobb, an author, who was born at Paducah Ky. Most every one has heard of him and if he has not it is because one does not read the magazines or at- tend Iyceum lectures. One of his ac- complishments is listed as “shorthand Teporter.” James A. Cobb, a lawyer, also dele- gate to the Republican national con- vention, 1920, lives at 1925 Thirteenth street northwest, Washington, D. C. John Blackwell Cobb 48 a capitalist. So is John Candler Cobb, who lives in Boston, Mass. John Nathan Cobb is an author and a naturalist who helped {n the investigations of the shad fisherles of North Carolina in 1906. ‘The Hen Henry Doctor and a Politician. Joseph Petee Cobb is a physician, who has been professor of physi ology, embryology, histology and pediatrics. Nathan Augustus Cobb is a scientist and educator, author of Not one | 10 per cent of that | ~w York | about 200 pamphlets and books, most- ly the result of original research. The occupation of Rufus Wills Cobb is given as ‘“ex-governor,” and Stanwood Cobb is another Cobb who is edtcator and author. He wrote “The Real Turk,” “Ayesha of the Bosphorus,” “Simla, a Tale in Verse,” and other | books. * William Henry Cobb is a li- brarian. The occupation of Willlam Titcomb .Cobb is also given as ex-governor. but he is also described as being a manufacturer, and while he was born at Rockland, in the State of Maine, he is now Jiving at Bath, which is in the same State. Now among these 21 Cobbs that are listed in “Who's Who in America” one {s widely known. He is Irvin (Shrews- bury) Cobb, but the man who has | made’ the name of Cobb known to the literate and the illiterate; he whose name is familiar proably to more people than the name of any other man of his time, has never tioned in “Who's Who in He is not included among Americans listed as worth “In a few years they will have for- gotten me,” Cobb has sald on several oceasions. ’ He was in one of his moods of de- pression when he talked that wa in the mood of Macbeth: | Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor pl That struts and fretn his hour upon the ata And then is heard no more. Fate plays queer pranks with tal man. The mighty brain of Tyrus Raymond Cobb, directed to the cience which was his first love surgery, might have made him world famous. The driving, ruthless, pushing restless soul of him would have car- ried him to great heights no matter what role of life he had essaved; such is the belief of all who have studied him, from the psycho-analysts and the great business leaders and law- yers with whom he has come into intimate contact, to his fellow play- ers. He has lived his strangely fascinat- Ing and flery life as always a law unto himself. “Who's Who" may among the worthwhile, your own “Who's Whe ng— Thls man re-made THE not lst him but compile . remember- w nation’s sport D. mor- | GOSLIN SEES GRIFF AND SIGNS ‘PAPERS’ Washington’s big wallop is in line again. This morning Leon Allen Goslin, outfielder, who hails from Salem, N. J., but now sojourns in the National Capital, stepped into the of- fice of President Clark Griffith and signed a contract glving his services to the world champion Nationals in 1925, one of the most distinguished hitters in the American League campaign with the Giants. He stood seventh in the list of formidable batters in the. Johnsonian circuit in 1924 with an average of .344. Goslin's great sticking enabled him to lead his league in two respects. His clouts were responsible for 123 runs, more than were driven across by Babe Ruth of the Yanks, Charlle Jamieson of the Indians, Bib Falk and Eddie Collins of the White Sox and Harry Heilmann and John Bass- ler of the Tygers, all superior to Goose in batting. Goslin also led the American Leaguers at triple-making, socking 17 three-baggers. Afield he performed at a .960 rate, despite 16 errors, more than were made by any other Ameri- can League pasture guardian. And in that great world series the Goose stepped on the gas heavily and swatted three home runs, equaling a record for the classic, 1t was a good morning for Griff and the Washington base ball pub- lic. OWSLEY IS LIKELY T0 BE NAVY COACH ANNAPOLIS, Md., December 30 There are strong reasons for believ- inz that the Naval Academy athletic | authorities are negotiating with Jack Owsley, former Yale player and for some vears coach of the scrub therc, as a successor to Bob Folwell 1t is probable that Owsley is con- sidering a definite offer from the academy. That Owsley fs in_touch with the | officials of the Naval Athletic Asso- ciation and is interested in the idea of becoming head coach hers is borne out by the fact that he recently visited Annapolls and talked with those in charge of foot ball. A declstion will be mads In a few days and no announcement will be mado unt{l the matter is definitely settied. Howover, it is known that several well known coaches are being considered, some of them being defi- | nite applicants for the position. Redihir | R s | ALOYSIUS BOARD TO MEET. Members of tho Aloysius athletic | committee are to meet tn the club- { house tonight at 6:45 o'clock BETTER PETWORTH FIVE OVERWHELMS DAMASCUS Cobb, an- | the scason by its inab P tory registered over the formidable worth has improved considerably, an hereabout plenty of opposition. Tt 13 understood that Petworth still {s negotiating for a gymnasium and a coach to strengthen its title hopes. Games with Petworth are being scheduled by Manager W. L. Drisell at Columbia 6026-J. ity to p Northern Athletic Club had an easy time with the Woodside M. team, winning, 33 to 1 Dieste of the winners and Simmons of Woodside were the outstanding player: Fort Washington Midgets fell be- fors the Boys' Club Flashes in a 28- t0-20 engagement. Collins, Gaskins and Wesley gave good accounts of themselves. Red Shield tossers made it 11 in a row by taking the measure of the Georgetown Midgets, 43 to 34, and the Marlowe Athletic Club, 55 to 21. Anacostia Eagles will hold a meet- ing tonight at the clubhouse. Teams desiring games with the quint may communicate with Manager Peacock at Lincoln 4366. antern Preps will Epiphany Juniors o'clock on the la the 7:30 tackle tonight at er's court Company F tossers of the Hyatts- ville National Guard triumphed over the Idle Hours, 31 to 6, while the Re- Fifty Years of Base Ball One of a Series of Articles by John B. Foster Com- memorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the National League, to Be Celebrated Next Season. XXVil.—Greatest Players—Dan Brouthers. bell is rung at the door, a A peer out and ask, “Who's there He is Dan Brouthers, once ‘onc of the best batters that the National League ever had and cligible for the 15 most famous players of a half century of National League life if any ball player is. In his time Brouthers batted some | the longest . hits on diamonds that ever svere made. various He smashed one over the center field| fence at Baltimore. That was the Baltimore greatest hit for years. He hit some on Eastern Park in Brook- 1yn, a playground long out of memo- ry, that carried over the heads of the outflelders and winged on toward Canarsle, a fishing resort down to- ward Jamaica Bay. He cracked the ball time and again on the Polo Grounds for long-range drives, and in Cleveland and Detroit Brouthers had only to walk to the plate to make all the outfielders of his time back away for the fence. If Dan had the pitchifig to face in his time that has been the standard of recent have a home run might have been able to bat the ball farther than Ruth has. pitchers of Brouthers' time were real throwers of the ball and not the apologetic young men who have been slipping easy ones around the cor- ners these days in order that they may save their arms for more dough. Brouthers was a first baseman by fielding occupation and less success- ful on the fleld than at bat, but it mattered little to the managers who engaged him, because his great hit- ting would easily make up for an occasional error in the field. He was a member of the famous “Big Four” that went to Detroit and won a championship for that city, setting alt Michigan alive with base ball en- thusiasm apd dolng & pow But the | NY evening at the Polo Grounds, in New York City, if the night big, more than six-foot man with shoulders as broad as those of a Samson, will come to the entrance, for base ball, which needed a stimu- lus after the pennants had gone year |after vear either to Chicago or to one | of the larger Eastern cities. ‘When Detroit went to emash Brouth- ers went East and played with cham- plonship teams on that side of the divide, and always played with a batting average that made the averages of other batters appear amateurish. Finally that time came when he would not longer shoulder the big stick of ash that he had carried back and forth hundreds of | miles to hit the ball over the fence. In 1887, when Detroit won the cham- pionship, he batted for .419, and if the quality of pitching, the time and other things be taken into consideration that is one of the greatest batting achieve- ments in the history of the national game. In 1896 he batted .330, and after that Tie ceased to play base ball. In 15 vears of ball playing he never batted {less than .306 in the major leagues. His |legs failed him and he dropped out of | the game, but not until his name “Big Dan” was a household word. He tried his hana at various things, but not with the greatest success, and one day when the pride of Wappingers Falls, for that is the little New York hamlet in which he was born, happened around at the Polo Grounds he .was given the job of night watchman, and there he, has been to this time, coming in when the ball players are about and frequently shaking his head with a puzzled expression on his face. If you are close enough to him you will hear him mutter: “They didn't play that way | when I was out there.” Sam Thempeon. 'WORTH ATHLETIC CLUB' hopes to gain a place in the local basket ball sun through, occasionally looking at a game | S five, handicapped at the start of procure a coach and gymnasium, still That 44-to-9 vic- Damascus quint indicates that Pet- d now should offer the leading teams serves heat the Mount Rafnier Em- blems, 43 to 11. Reeley accounted for five court goals agafnst the Idle Hours. Chase of the Reserves and Weadon of the Emblems also did quite well. Elliott Jufilors ran their string of victories to 15 games when they low- ered the colors of the Comforter Juniors, 46 té 17. Underwood and McCarthy displayed their wares to good cffect. John Heisman of Friends Athletic Club flashed Into the limelight when his team beat Yosemlte Athletic Club, 27 to 20. Hyatt led the winners' attack with six field goals. Boys’ Club coaches are to hold a practice tonight at 6:30 o'clock in the National Guard mnasfum. Ellis joodman will direct the work. Tremont Juniors may find the go- ing rough when they opposs the Olympia Athletic Club tonight In a game starting at 7 o'clock on the lat- ter's floor. Tremont players should report at 31st and N streets at 6:30 o'clock Epiphany Juniors will play host to the sturdy Stanton Juniors tonight in the Epiphany gymnasium in a game starting at 7:30 o'cock. Hale of Cen- tral High will officiate, Northern Junfors overcame Royce Athlstic Club, 20 to 16, with Hurley leading the way. Tlayden played well for the Royce five. Seminole Junfors arc secking games with the Stantons, Epiphanys, Mount Vernon, Kanawhas, Washington Ath- letic Association and the Rosedales. Telephone challenges to Manager Sparks at Lincoln 1784. Argylc Athletic Club's team, one of the 135-pound contenders, will strive to topple the Western Presbyterian five of Baltimore Friday night in the | Wilson Normal School gymnasium. The Orfole team has won the 135- pound title of its city for the past two years. Truxton Athletic Clab hopes to In- crease its schedule of eight games during January and February, accord- |ing to Manager Humphrey at Main /8163, These tilts already have been }listed: January 8, Company C, District { National Guard; 11, Fort Humphrey: |18, Calvary M. E.; 17, Eastern Ath letic Assoclation; 24, Cathollc Univer- |sity freshmen; February 2, Pullman Ath- {letic Club; 16, Catholic University fresh- {men; 24, Fort Humphrey |RING RIVALS PREPARING FOR THURSDAY’S SCRAP | Jack Turner and Joe Bashara are | Whipping themselves in shape for the 12-round feature bout of the boxing show to be held Thursday night at Fort Myer. Some lively milling should be forthcoming in the semi-final, which involves Midget Carbon and Eddie Leonard. WILLIAMS GETS DECISION IN BOUT WITH SCHWARTZ BALTIMORE, December 30.—Kid Williams, former bantamwelght champion of the world, was awarded the deoision over Joey Schwartz of ) Washington after 12 rounds of fight- | ing last night. It was Willlams' first battle fol- lowing a long period of inactivity. WILL HONOR ATHLETES. Mardfeldt Athletic Club.wiil_honor its athletes at a banquet Monday t the Masonic Mall, Mills road ! d ayenue noriheast, The Goose, be it remembered, was | and also In the ensuing world series | SPORTS. Forward-Pass Critics Called “Offside” : High Prices Keep Players in Minors GRIDIRON COACHES SPURN PR.OPOSED RULE CHANGE . Express Confidence in Pul)lic’s_ Estimate of Value of Foot Ball-—N. C. A. A. Discusses Code Today. Mentors of Game Elect Officers. Boley of ‘Balfimore and ‘Would Be Valuable Ad That Need BY JOHN N the majors want them. is a third; Wangr, a kid San Franci of Seattle almost became a fifth, unt players and ‘money in sufficient quan GRID SPORT AT HIGH POINT, HAIL ASSERTS NEW YORK, December 30.—Foot ball today contains practically every element necessary to the highest type of sport, in the opinion of E. K. Hall of New York, chairman of the Amer- ican intercollegiate rules committee, expressed in his annual report today to the National Intercollegiate Ath- letic Assoctation. On the whole, Hall mays, the re- sults from changes made in the rules of 1924 have been gratifying, but the committee undoubtedly will consider returning the point of kick-off to the 40-yard line to eliminate the large number of touchbacks which oc- curred during the past season and at the mame time returning to the game one of its most thrilling plays, the run back of kick-off. “Every year since the rules have been in substantially their present form,” the report sa: “the game has increased in popularity and in its possibilities. FEach year it seems as if the interest in the game reached a maximum and the next year shows even greater interest than before. I am satisfled that the reason for this is found in the fact that the game contains practically every element essential to the high- est type of sport. “Let us not be disturbed by the criticism that in its match games it attracts the largs audiences and that the receipts roll up into large figures, Let us, on the contrary, be proud of a game which is so wholesome and %0 rare a sport that the friends of the colleges and of the game are anxlous to deposit at the gates of the stadium through their small con- tributions, seldom exceeding §2 each, an amount of money which literally is supporting practically every other branch of athletic activity in the college. This, means that through the financial backing which foot ball in its present form has made pos sible we are approaching a condition that we have been 8o universally hoping for, namely, a time when the burden of finding facilitles and equipment for every ‘branch of col lege sport has been lifted from tho: who Wwish to participate and oppo tunity opens to all. “A score of men partlolpate In ath- letics in. the. colleges today where one participated 20 years ago, and I take It that no one will deny that the result is an indefinitely more wholesome morale fn the colleges or that the result will be found mag- nificently worth while in the coming geueration “The report for the year 1924 would be Incomplete without calling attentlon to the fact that the game as now played does not begin to put the strain on players which the old game did. Ons needs only to look at the schedules of 1024, which would have been deemend unthinkable a few years agn, and then note the fact that some of the teams which plaved the hardest schedules came up to their final games In the pink of condition.” PAIR OF DUCKPIN RECORDS MADE BY LORRAINE GULLI Lorrains Gulli, bowling with the Commercials In the Washington Ladles’ Duckpin League on the Coli- seum drives last night, shattered all previous District get and game rec- ords for women. She had scores of 92, 151 and 124 for a set of 367, her second game establishing a new 10- frame count. The former set record of 345 was made thres years ago by Anna McCormack of the City Post Office quint. The former game record of 149 was held jointly by Miss Gulli and Catherine Moriarty of the Daugh- ters of Isabella. The combined efforts of Misa Gulli and Billie Niner last night gave the Commercials a sweeping victory over Post Office Department. ONE-TIME NATIONAL DEAD. BELLATRE, Ohio, December 30.— Willlam White, 64, former major league ball player, died in a hospital Yesterday after a three-day illness. He played ball with Comiskey when the latter was captain of the St. Louls Browns. He once was 2 member of the Washington Americans. fi SPORTSMEN'S association ir treating of the way to play fair wi the State. Here it is: With Other Sportsmen. 1. Treat every gun as being al- ways loaded, and (a) never take a gun into an auto or other vehicle un- til certain it is empty: (b). never %1- low a gun to point toward another person or stock or bujldings. 2. (a) Observe the .day, season and time limits carefully. (b) Shoot and hunt with, but never for, other shooters. With the Farmer. 1. Shooting on posted lands fs | punishable as a misdemeanor unless { you have the occupant’s permission. Get 1t first. 2. Close all gat curely. 3. Report any pulled staples or wires caused by climbing over fences. 4. Be particularly careful of stook. Avold either hitting them with shot or_frightening -them. i 5. Do not shoot toward or near buildings. 6, Do not shoot from the road over inclosed ‘land without permission. Witk the State. 1. Get your license and be sure to take it with you. , 3. Crows, hawks and magpies are destructive of game birds. Kill them during the hunting season and devote 5 fow days to the good work in the -Spilug-and Summer. .. - . - i | i had | NUMBER OF MAJOR TYPE “ARE IN LOWER CIRCUITS Rhyne of San Francisco ditions to Several Clubs Shoristops. B. FOSTER. (Copyright, 1924.) EW YORK, December 30—There ‘are a number of players in the minor leagues who would help at least six major league teams, but who will not get a chance, in all probability because the minor league teams are rot going to let them go at cut prices, simply because Boley, the Baltimore shortstop, is one player of this type; Rhyne, the San Francisco shortstop, is another; Valla, a San Francisco outfielder sco outfielder, is a fourth, and Welch il the Boston Nationals came up with tity to get him. There are four clubs that need | both Boley and Rhyne because their | shortstops “are not major league cal ber and newver will be. Some of ti clubs have sounded Daltimore f« Boley and have found that Dunn hold him too high for them. Boley has been signed by Baltimor for 1925, but that does not prevent Dunn from selling him any time that he can get what he wants for hin Bolev fs, perhaps, not a great short stop in the sense of comparison with Herman Long, for instance, but he is a rugged, wiry sort of & chap who, in the opinion of a Baltimore critic well able to judge, can go fo five or six vears at the pace that he is setting now He would be a good bargain because of his endurance and properly fitted with a team that had good men on either side of hin would be a reliable man for a term of vears. The Chicago Americans would find Rhyne a better shortstop than an man they have or their a rol unless some one develops sreater strength than he has own r the {last two or three ¥ Comiskey took Kamm on for $100,000, and got |2 third baseman who is as |as any of them. Kamm is | player, and if a fast shertstop wer on 'his left would be the topnotch third baseman in base ball 1 wants speed to bring out his speec With Kamm, Rhyne, Collina and Sheely the Sox would be a better ball club than it is likely to be with an combination it may place on the field But San Francisco wants heap bix dough for Rhyne, and as he {s the best looking prospect In the minors, there s reason for demanding a big price Some have figured that Chic overpaid to get Kamm, but all th considered that is doubtful, beca Kamm in his first year drew a bis rmy of patrons, not only to the hicago ground, but to the parks of | other American League clubs to sec him work. If he were a little more flashy he would draw them still, and unquestionably does draw as |it is. He is a very ea working third baseman. 'WOULD BAR COACHES | WHO VIOLATE ETHICS NEW YORK, December 30.— John 1. Grifith, high commissioner of |the Western Conference, advanced a | plan at the foot ball coaches’ dinner {which caused gome of the mentors to think deeply. He suggested the appeintment of a committee to rule out coaches who | Ylolate coaching ethics and indulge 11 | tacties of unsportsmanlike character | in their mad desire to win game: | Johm B. Tweweott. an Overland, Mo | salesman, filed suit agalnst the | Louis American League Base Ball Club for $10,000 for injuries received | when a foul ball struck him in the | right eye during & gamie with Boston, July 26, last. Trescott sald he was seated in the grandstand and tried to dodge. ‘ Jimmy Cooney, St. Louis Cardinals’ shortstop, set a new flelding record last season with a percentage of .969 Joe Tinker held the old mark, field- ing .%68 fro Cincinnatl in 1913, Cooney handled cleanly 5 of his 582 chances in 99 games, making 242 putouts and 322 assists. He partici- pated in 68 double plays. Discussing the speed on of Hans Yobert, Dave manager of the Boston Brav at the Chicago base ball meeting, told how Lobert, on a barnstorming trip. once raced a mustang around bases. the pony being ridden on the | outside. Lobert, by making the tur | faster, led when rounding third ba | but the pony caught uyp nd, at th home plate, the judge of the race called: “The pony wins by a nose.” “How can that be, judge, look at mine,” Lobert demanded, pointing to that prominent feature for which he also was noted. Elbert Bloodgood, University of Nebraska quarterback declared in- eligible for another season’s play will take up professional base ball next Spring. Bloodgood said he had recelved offers from the Now York Nationals, St. Louis American Seattls Pacific Coast League tea and clubs in the Western Leaguc He is an outfielder and has played two years on the university team some the bases Bancroft THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS BY WILL H. DILG, | President, Izaak Walton League of America. n Michigan at a convention recently outlined a code of ethics which is worth printing here. T hope all outdoorsmen will read it. The code is divided into three parts, th other sportsmen, the farmers and 3. Get acquainted with the game wardens and help them. They are not doing your work. They can only help you to do your own. This is a good code to follow, for unpleasant relations with each other and with the farmers can spoil the finest day afleld for any sportsman Mutual and sympathetic relations are & part of the pleasures of all outdoor sport, and they should not be placed in jeopardy. 7 TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F