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v 80 HARRIS AND HOWLEY TALK (€0 SPORTS. - BUSINESS AT CONFERENCE Washington Seeking Catcher From St. Louis in Ex- change for Pitching Talent—Rumor of John-_ son Leaving Griffs. Dis¢ounted. . BY JOHN B. KELLER. HICAGO, December: 15.—Ru- mors - that Walter Johuson,| . had pitched his last game in big ‘eugug base ball that-were freely. circuldted .this .morn- ing around the hotel here where the American League Is holding: its an- nual meeting were discounted by all members of the Washington® Relega- tion presentat the conclave. =~ ‘According to the repdrt Gurrént, the] premier pitcher of "the . American: e, if not:the premier piteher of the big time. base ball, since. 1907, was ready to retire on the laurels'that*he had earned in his 20 seasons>of effort. This ‘report, however,” falléd "o dis- turb President Clark Griffith, Secre- tary Edward Eynon or Manager Stanley Harris of the Nationals, who | ¥y are here in the interests of their club. As Manager Bucky stated, “Walter is with us as long as we want him in big league base ball and I am willing to gamble that he wiil be a mighty valuable asset to us in the 1927 sea- Many Rumors Current. This Johnson rumor was but one of the few that were passed around the lobby of the hotel where the American League is holding its session here at Chicago. One of those directly af- fecting the Nationals was that involv- ing, the exchange of a catcher for another backstop now belonging to the St. Louif Browns, Now the Browns have on their ros- ter an even haif dozen receivers head- ed by Leo Dixon and Steve O'Nelill, The St. Louls club has in reserve, Wal- ly Schang, Bill Hargrave, formerly & member of the Nationals, and a cou- gla of young catchers practically un- nown to big league base ball. It is no secret that the Nationals are in search of an &xperienced catcher for of this elass of receivers they have on their st only Muddy Ruel and Benny Tate. There also is on the National re- serve list a catcher named John Ber- ger, who was drafted from New Haven of the Eastern League. How- ever, Manager Harris is not quite cer- tain that this backstop possesses big league qualifications and is in « fine mood to consider any prospects of a trade that will bring to his club a catcher that may measure up to big league standards. It is known that the St. Louis club is ready to trade some of its catchers for pitchers it may regard worth while. ' And Manager Harrls has sfated. that 4 he is in the market for pitchery, re- Eardless.of the fact-that he now has on his ‘roster 19 piosbects td' take, to " the, Tamph trainiig, canp pext season. + Pilots May - Get' Together. - ali* things being considered, ‘the 18 .a ‘chance that “Dan .Howley, new ris:may get-together 4n & that will: (n:i.’nnler‘;‘()in‘,eq ot Washingten's " sur- phis,” S xAttpr untrigd ' viound: tal to- the \Browns- t! SIX.rReciVira DE 116 Mound CIty: rety WAy come to the Netigngls, ., v There-was_littie of- moment’ to the of the American League meeting yeés- terday except a fight on a resolution ghat Clark Griffith waged unsuccess- . After Nationals and Glants played their exhibition series last Spring, the American League moguls decided that hereafter contenders in a world series in the year preceding a champlonship campaign in efther league should not meet in exhibition contests the fol- lowing season. When it was proposed yesterday at the meeting that the Cardinals and Yankees, opponents last Fall in the world championship series, should engage in a Spring serfes, Griffith voiced a strenuous objection. But he was overruled and the league decided that these clubs might meet in games, provided none of the Spring games were staged in either of their home towns. Harris May Hurry Home. Stanley Harris announced last night that he was not apt to remain here until the joint meeting of the blg leagues Thursday. ' Harris feels that their is not much to be accom- plished in a trading way for the Na- tionals. However, today's proceedings may force him to change his mind. Griffith was elected to the board of directors of the American League at yesterday s session. With him in the directorate will be Frank Navin, Phillip Ball and Thomas Shibe. He also was put on the committee to in- vestigate the proposition advocated by the Professional Ball Players’ *Asso- ciation of America to set aside a por- tion of the receipts for the needy ball players. The league voted to contribute $1,000 to the family of Willlam Fow- !ler, former secretarv of the Nationals, who dled last October. My 25 Years on the Gridiron BY WILLIAM A. ROPER, HEAD COACH PRINCETON UNIVERSITY : —_— ; XVIII—Time Required to Develop Good Player. T often am asked how much time 4t takes to develop a good foot ball player. My answer ordinarily would be that a boy should start in as early as possible to play foot ball and that he could only become really proficient after several years of pla; Ordinarily such is the case, but I have seen some remarkable excep- tions to this statement. In my sopho- _ more year at Princeton I saw Eddle Holt, the Princeton line coach, de- velop a guard in 10 days. When I was coaching at the University of Missouri, a boy ¢ame out on the field who had never played foot ball at all. In fact, he didn't know the rules, and in three weeks' time he was on the team. ‘This Fall at Princeton I saw Jack ‘Winn our end coach, take a scrub tackle on Thursday and on Saturday he played end against Swarthmore and played & very 1 under high pres. sure in a very short space. of time, provided the laye: th In 1899, 10 days before . the Yale game, Sam Craig, BiLL ROPER yed all in 1898, was asked by the coaches to come out to fill in on the line in case any one got hurt, as we were shy in substitute line material that year. The first day Cralg came on the field I overheard Eddie Holt, the line coach, remarking he thought he would make a. very good guard. Cralg always had played end and never had had any experience at guard. In three days from the time he came on the fleld he was in one of the regular guard positions. Bill Edwards was the other guard. Cralg didn’t weigh over 170 pounds. In the Yale game I never have seen better guard play. Craig was all over the fleld. He made the first five tackles, and Yale gained very little ground through him. With remark- able endurance he lasted well into the second half. Had he played guard all his life I doubt if Sam Cralg could have put up a better game than he did that day at New Haven. A Missourl Rookie's Case. ‘When I was coaching the Missouri team in 1909 a young fellow by the name of Thatcher came on the fleld one afternoon and sald he would like to try tosplay foot ball. I asked him where he had played before, ané hc #/zafuted he never had played at all. He looked fairly big .nd strong, and @S o0~ matcrfal Was none too promis- ing I got him a suit and asked him if he could meet me at the field for an hour in the morning. I wanted to glve him some individual instruction before I let him come out with the squad. I was rather interested in him, he seemed so anxious to play. And I felt he might be discouraged if he was put right alongside of feliows who were ©ld hands at the game. ‘When I met Thacher I asked him to try two things. First, to fall on the ball and then to tackle the dummy. 1 was astonished at his ease and grace and at the manner in which he han- dled himself. He fell on the ball as if he had been doing it all his life, and when he hit the dummy he tackled like an’old timer. In 15 minutes I ‘was convinced that he was a natural foot ball player. He handled himself with perfect co-ordination. That after- noon he came out with the squad, and in a short time he was playing one of the guard positions. Favors Big Wingmen. ¥ always like to see big ends on a oot ball team. A big, strong end can hold his own on the offense with the tackle, and the offensive part of #nd piay, while ig is the least cousplcyous, - Washington, Yans in.thé first session] who bulls 2 bum decisibn on his.téhm., ' THE EVENING ETAR, Nationals May Pull Deal With Brow MISKEY IS SOLE CONFAB ABSENTEE By the Associuted Press. CHICAGO, December 15.—The only American League executive absent fram the annual meeting is Charles A. Comiskey, who remained at home while his son, Louls, and Secretary Harry Grabiner represented the ciub. The aggregate attepdance at the American League citles . for . 1926 showed considerable decline, . it was understood the annual report stated. St. Louls, - Boston and Washington fajled_to draw as well as usual, while Nety. York, Chicago and Detroit_led in the. at-home’. money-makers. . | The Yankees and the Cardihals will be petniifted tp. pJay, exhibitfons In the training: series next Spring, under an ‘Whiendmeht to ' dn. old . Amarfcan ‘mitted to -play each other, in eith hote town. e 1 GéditEe Mariarity, - néw .pilat, of tha. Petgott Tigers, told ‘the scribes he has'| framed a speech for the first umpire George said he is going to say: “I know how rotfen you fellows guess, because I was one of you once my- self."” Inquirers, tracing the recent ru- mor of proposals to sell the Cleveland Indians, learned that Mrs. Dunn, the owner, has so far refused to accept an offer by Cleveland inter- ests. BIG TEN IS DRIFTING TO “PLAYING LEAGUE” By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, December 15.—A show- down in the Western Conference foot ball schedule system, whether it shall continue as an association fos- tering sportsmanship or become a “playing league,” is the aim of a conference .of six representatives from each university, invited to Chi- cago next month by Maj. John L. Griffith, athletic commissioner of the big ten. Most of the university presidents, regents, alumni, athletic directors and foot ball coaches have promised to attend, Maj. Griffith said” in pre- dicting the gathering probably would be “more far reaching in con- sequence than any conference meet- ing previously held.” ‘When the foot ball schedules for 1927 were drafted here a week ago, MaJ. Griffith presented to the athletic directors a letter from some of the university heads, asking that they be consulted in future before the gridiron agreements were given out, and the conference next month was arranged to lay before the prexies the demands of alumni and public that schedules be arranged to decide championships officially. Equalization of scholastic require- ments will be another matter to be is by far the most important. Jack Winn, our end coach at Prince- ton, was on the lookout for end ma- terial all Fall. Toward the close of the season . Nelson Poe, the scrub coach, remarked that Lawler, a husky look- ing young sophomore, might be just the fellow Winn was looking for. Two days before the Swarthmore game ‘Winn took Lawler in hand. He worked over him like a Trojan. Lawler was big, strong-and willing. The day of the Swarthmore game Winn suggested we play Lawler part of the game. We gave him a good chance in the game and he handled himself very well. The next week Lawler started the Harvard game, and the following week the Yale game. He played through both games and did very creditably. (Copyright, 1926.) Spiit into two sections, a post-sea- son series looms for the Washington 3agket Ball League championship. Zach team in the league will play ‘he other once in each half under the new arrangement, with a post-season series assured unless the same team wins in both sections of the schedule. Al ‘Stern, formerly vice president, is the new president of the league, succeeding Capt. John R. D. Cleland, who was unable to continue as execu- tive because of pressure of other business. Richard 8. Tennyson is the new vice presideat. A double-headér will be played to- night at Washington Barracks, with Park View meeting the Elllott quint. while Auth Senfors and Columbia will take the court immediately afterward. Chapel five dropped a presented. A uniform agreement on remission of tuition, scholarships, loan funds and the activities of alumni sec- retaries will be sought. “The conference originally was formed for the purpose of establish- ing athletic standards and eligibility rules,” said Maj. Griffith, “but the question has_been forced before us, whether the big ten should become a playing leagus ROCKNE IN HONOLULT. HONOLULU, December 15 (#).— Knute Rockne, veteran mentor of the Notre Dame team, has arrived to teach Hawailan foot ball coaches how to win games. He will instruct them two weeks and also referee three games. ———— HODSKIN WINS WITH CUE. N. B. Hodskin defeated G. W. Har- sin, 36 to 20, in the first match of a three-cushion tourney last night at Elmer’s billard parlor. = 'TWO-SECTION SCHEDULE _FOR BASKET BALL LOOP A. C. basketers will meet to- night at the clubhouse at 8 o'clock, to discuss the game tomorrow night with the Hyattsville National Guard. Y. M. H. A, basketers will practice tonight at 7:30 at the Jewish Com- munity Center. Players are urged to report at the hour named. The Coening HStar BOYS CLUB Epiphany game last night to the Calvary Reds, the latter outfit winning, 26 to 23. Bill Woodward starred for the victors. American Rallway Kvoress scored an easy victory last night at the ex- pense of the Laurel National Guard five, 32 to 6. Arrow Seniors rang up their ninth straight win last night, a 16-to-14 vic- tory, at the expense of the Live ‘Wires in the Eastern High gym. E'liott Senlors annexed their fourth straight game last night, defeating the Natlvity five, 32 to 21. Peck Senfors nosed out the Ace team, composed of former George- town students, in the Peck Memorial gym last night, Peck winning, 32 Columbia Juniors downed the Cal- vary Eagles in a hard-fought game yesterday in the Calvary Church gym, winning 24 to 21. Pontiac Juniors will practice Satur- day night at the Eastern High gym. All members ars urged to report at 7 o'clock. The basket ball season of the Jewish Community Center will open tonight, with a clash billed at the center be. tween nawha and Temple fives. Games are scheduled every Wednes- day night in the circuit, which has six teams. Park View and Cardinal quints, just boasting two victories, will meet to- night in a_ Petworth Senior League game in the Wilson Normal gym. Tremonts and Yorks will meet in the curtain raiser to the senior clash at 7:15. Tremonts last night beat the Peck Memorial five, 40 to 20. ‘Woodside Chase. Central BY ROBERT BURGITT. Coach of Famoug Grinnell, lows, High Bad passes have lost more basket ball games than any other one evil. Passes are the bugbear of the coach and something he tries to eliminate as soon as possible. The first thing is to learn to pass and to catch a basket ball correctly. A team that masters passing and catching will be dan- Several systems of play are used by pend on the ability of the team to pass. These systems are The long pass system of attack. The combination features both long The dribble and pivet style of at- A team that uses the short pass passes to throw the other team off in its defense. gerous. successful teams, but all of them de- The short criss-cross style. and short. tack also use the short pass. mostly should mix in a few long i If a team is to use the short pass the players should spend a great deal of time perfecting a uniform system. Please Note Our New Service Station and Chevy courtmen will meet tonight in a game at Central High School at 7:30 o'clock Epiphany Rose trounced the Wash- ington Collegiates last night in. the Epiphany gym by a 34-to-18 score. W. H. West downed Company quint the Terminal “¥” courtmen last night in the Terminal gym, 34 to 8 Capacity 90 Cars In Rear 1121 18th St. NW. Pot. 860 HOLLAND MOTOR CO. Jenue rule, but, they will'xiot e per- James | ASHINGTOX, MONOPOLIES IN BASE BALL ARE DUE FOR ELIMINATION System by Which Clubs Control Services of Players| Indefinitely Termed a Blight on the Pastime ' Which Should Be Stamped Out. " BY GEORGE CHADWICK. IRECT: ownership - of minor Jeague. elubs By major league “*cltibs . 4nd’ the * existence of " {be2working agreemen " are <7+ two evils.In base ball .whose bdd. pofts wefe branght into the light al -inabiiity of any ‘eugenics roduce base ‘bafl stars rap- | 1ty &n‘_fiun'fl:. e D s *“Phey *dpn’t grow, 'em any -more,” sald one of the more' litetary- of the &entlenieil,.engaged - in “the . national pastjme, e was' Gverheard in con; | versation at Ashevile. 2 “Ball players that scouted,” sald another, in three classes—those swaddling clothes, those who wear short dresses and those who ain't wanted because they wear whiskers.” Even the scouts are sore: “We've gone as far as we can one scout. “We know every in the United States who doesn't hit with a nursing bottle, and blowed if I'm going to scout them. I never could hold a kid in long dresses.” System a Tangled Mess. The system of controlling base ball players has become an interlocked, interwoven and intermingled mass *hat is about to defeat itself, as indi- cations point now. It should. It has become a cold-blooded business. In many ways it has developed a monop- oly and in other ways a syndication of interests as foreign to sport as black is to white. Some years ago the “farming” proc- ess was conducted with freedom and abandon. If a ball club got its tentacles on a young player it could keep him in control as long as it wished to do so by “farming” him qut. That meant he was loaned to some minor league club to be develop- ed and was sent back whenever the major club thought the time had come to use him. A young player was at the mercy of the major league outfit from the moment he entered base ball. There was no such thing as a free market. The farming system was abolished and in its place have come optional agreements based on a two-year ar- rangement. Not satisfled with extension of the haven't n “are divided who wear " said option system, which is ‘simply the old-fashioned farming process boiled over, some club owners have tried to build a monopoly of players within their own circuit. Opposed to them are other club owners now shrieking for aid to stop this syndication. Cards Cited As Example. Take the St. Louls National League Club, for instance. It has acquired an interest in several minor league clubs, all of whose players are said to be at the beck and call of St. Louis. The Cardinals are tying up enough player output to discourage other teams in the National League, which do not own minor league clubs. Judge Fuchs of Boston, who bought the Providence club, because he saw he might feed players from Providence to Boston, now has seen a great | zh* and probably will sell the Providence club. ‘The Chicago Cubs own the Los An- geles club. The Athletics are said to be interested in Portland, Oreg. The Giants were reputed to be interested in Toledo because they held posses- sion of the ground. Cincinnati re- eently was in the market for the Co- lumbus club. And so it goes. ‘The mischief in this arrangement can be seen easily, for when the minor leagues hold meetings, such as that in Asheville, the majors are vot- ing their.methods and system through the votes of the minor clubs, which they own or with which they have an alllance. They are then managing minor league affairs. ““Working Agreement” Also Bad. “The working agreement” is al- most as bad. For example, the Cleve- land club comes to an agreement with the Nashville club by which all Cleveland players to be sent on op- tion will be placed with Nashville. The minor club, being under obliga- tions because of this trade, will be glad to see that the interests of the Each man should learn to catch and pass from the walst. If a man knows where the ball is coming he need not slow up to get it. In executing the short pass the player should be crouched forward with one foot toward the receiver and the ball close to the hip. The receiver hould take the ball as one foot *ouches the floor and with the same motion advance the other foot and pass, or pivot on his back foot. If he pivots he then will be in a position to pass to anothey direction. The receiver should have his feet well apart and his body slightly for- ward when recefving the ball. (To be continued.) SOCCER LEAGUE PLANS TO CHANGE ITS BY-LAWS Members' of the executive commit- tee'of the Washington Soccer League will meet tonight in Room 2. District Building, to discuss a change in the by-laws and hear committee reports. G. Birch, president of the league, requests that not more than two representatives from each club be present. RADIATORS, FENDERS E_AND REPAIRED fl% DIATORS FOR AUTUS WITTSTATT'S R & F. WKS. 819 13th N.W. 1423 P. REAR. major outfit are well when the proper time comes. All major league clubs do that. Some of them have little to send out, and the reason is because all the vers tied up here and d everywhere. Then when the season comes for taking -players qut of the minors by purchase, some clubs® can't find a player who isn't dlready tied up. commissioner . of base ball knows all about this. He is power- less as long as there is any semblance of legality in the thing. He would like to kick it overboard. It should be kicked. Short Passing renwovs Art e——BASKET BALL—- BY SOL METZGER. Ever since the short passing game came into vogue it has been a main- stay of every *eam that could master it. It is a whirlwind attack, indeed difficult to fathom unless one is skilled in the science of basket ball. Princeton used it effectively in the East last year. Stanford is converted to it on the Pacific Coast. North Car- olina likes it for winning in the South, There is no question about its strength. Let us take it apart and see what it is. Suppose three of the offense players are starting it in the top one of the three illustrations. In this picture No. 1 makes a short pass to the player on his left as they run toward each other. No. 1 is care- ful to pass him, both going at top speed, to his rear. Then he cuts up the floor toward the basket. No 3 no more than gets the ball than No. 2 recelves it from him, No. 3 passing behind No. 2, both at top speed (mid- dle illustration). In the meantime No. 1 is cutting towards No. 2 and receives a short pass from him (lower illustra- tion). In this manner the ball is worked up the floor until one of the players is in a position to shoot. When all five members of a tram are working this short passing game the man with the ball is usually in the center of the circle, the players in turn cutting toward him to take a pass, a new cir- cle forming a bit nearer the basket following each pass. It takes stamina to play this sort of basket ball. (Copyright. 1926.) U. S. IS EXPECTING ‘BRITISH POLO DEFI By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 15.—While a formal challenge has ot been re- ceived by the United States Polo As- sociation, correspondence with British authorities indicates that a challenge for an international match will be received here by’ February, Louis E. Stoddard, chalrman of the association, said today. Mr. Stoddard and Capt. Devereaux Milburn of the American team have held informal conferences. In the event of a challenge, the same plans will be followed as in 1924, when the British failed to lift the in- ternational cup. In that year a Nation-wide call was sent out for players and ponies and the team was chosen after three months of practice. e L HANSEN SCORES ON MAT AFTER LOSING ONE FALL Charles Hansen won two straight falls to annex a mat match frem Harry Stevens at the Arcadla last night. Hansen dropped the first fall. Hans Steinke and Guiseppe Mas- setti wrestled 45 minutes to a draw in the semi-final, while Harry Smith of Kansas threw Dan Burke of ‘Washington in the opener in 13 min- utes, MAT SHOW IS ARRANGED. Bobby Mainfort will grapple with Zeke Smith at the Mutual Theater Friday night. Billy West and Sol- dier Willlamson will clash in the curtain-raiser to start as soon as the regular performance is o ., D odeooodoodondood looked after P. €, WEDNESDAY., DECEMBER 15 1926. ns : Major Moguls Fail to Make Any Trades. AMERICAN LEAGUE | INDORSES LANDS Re-establishment of Advisory Board Sought by Conferees at Chicago. HICAGO, December 1i.—Much Christmas shopping but very few purchases was the net result of thg first day of the annual meeting of base ball magnates here. Many prices were asked and given on players’ -contracts and some of these bargains likely will be negotiated before the end of the gathering. Between the bidding on players, the American League club owners decided to re-elect Commissioner K. M. Landis, and then get him to re-establish the advisory board, and the league’s com- mittee of three started today in search of Landis to talk over the situation. The National League at New York took similar action. Three Owners on Committee. The American League committee consists of Col. Jacob Ruppert of New York, E. S. Barnard of Cleveland and Phil Ball of St. Louis. Ball is known as a strong partisan of President Ban Johnson of the league, and it was differences with Johnson that caused Landis to ignore the advisory board for the last several years. The five new managers in the league made the player market unusually brisk, with St. Louis in receipt of the most offers, and Ray Schalk of the White Sox well in the lead in bids. Schalk talked trade for McManus of St. Louis, Ward of New York, Peckingpaugh of Washington, O'Rourke of Detroit and several other inflelders who might be able to fill Eddie Collins' vacant shoes. Detroit offered three players for McManus, and Bucky Harris of Wash- ington offered to take over some of St. Louis’ surplus catchers. Mack Silent on Collins. Connie Mack said he had signed one minor leaguer, but declined to discuss his relations with Eddig Col- lins. The American League executives had left on their formal program to- day the various proposals submitted by counsel for revision of the consti- tution, and decisionson the opening and closing dates of the season. A closing date one week later than last year, October 2, seemed likely to be agreed upon, to avoid too many double- headers within the 154-game limit. TIGERS GET MEMENTOES OF TWO BIG VICTORIES PRINCETON, N. J., December 15 (P).—Gold foot balls bearing the scores of the Princeton-Harvard and Princeton-Yale victories are dangling today from the watch chains of Princeton’s last Big Three foot ball champions. The 26 youthful Tigers who drove Princeton to the second championship in two years sat around a “training table” loaded with delicacies last night and received the coveted deco- rations as well as varsity letters. John Davis, captain of the squad, re- ceived the white sweater with the big blick “P” emblazoned on it, the symbol of. a Princeton captain of a Big Three foot ball champion. ' Jake Slagle, star of the backfield. with two other ball carriers, coald not attend the dinner, given by the Princeton Athletic = Association, be- cause of rehearsals, of the college show. SUITS WILL BE WORN IN SWIMMING CONTEST BRIDGEPORT, Conn., December 15 (#).—Mrs. Mille. Corson, first mother to swim the English Channel, who has criticized the plans of some long- distance swimmers to enter the Cata- lina Island contest clad only in grease, was advised today that bathing suits would be required. ‘The assurance was contained in an invitation from the Los Angeles Surf Club, which is in charge of the ar- rangements for the swim for Willlam ‘Wrigley, jr., millionaire Chicago sportsman and donor of the $25,000 prize. The club wishes her to wear its With the Some nifty bowling is being done in the qualification rounds of the holi- day elimination tournament for wom- an bowlers at the Arcadia. The 16 fair rollers who turn in_the best 10 games between now and December 25 will be eligible for the next flight. The fleld then will be narrowed on succeeding nights, with the finalists facing December 81. The winner will receive a prize of $40, runner-up $20 and $10 will go to the third best. There also will be awards of $5 each for highest number of strikes, high- est number of spares, highest set, highest game, best qualifying score and best qualifying game. Some of the contestants who are Fights Last Night By the Associated Pross. WILKES-BARRE, Pa—Abo Attel Goldstein, New York, beat Johnny Dunn, Wilkes-Barre {10). ALBANY, Y.—Sammy Marco, Detroit, defeated Red McGee, New York (i2). WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Bat- tling Finch, Savannah, Ga., knocked out Pete Stamaty, Boston ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Kewpie Trimble, Chicago, beat “Dandy Kid” Dorland, Oklahoma (10). DES MOINES, lowa—Louis Mays, Des Moines, won a technical knock- out over Billy Morris, Milwaukee (8). Jack Horner, Sheridan, Wyo., drew with Dutch Kimball, Des Moines (6). MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Ernie Fliegel, Minneapolis, defeated Stewart McLean, St. Paul (10). Carl Augus- tine, St. Paul, knocked out Harry Berg, Minneapolis (6). VERNON, Cal—Harry (Kid) Brown, Philadelphia, beat Joe Gans, San Diego (10). ¥ BUTTE, . Mont.—Corpl. lzzy Schwartz, New York flyweight, and Dixle Lahood, local bantanweight, fought a draw (12). TUNNEY NOW FACING SUIT ON TITLE BOUT By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 15.—Gene Tunney, heavyweight boxing cham- pion, has stepped from one court ac- tion into another. Although he is clear of the charge that he violated the State boxing law by appearing in an unlicensed exhibition during a vaudeville act, he is being sued for breach of con- tract. While the champlon yesterday heard Magistrate Silberman dismiss charges against him and six other men connected with his act on the grounds that the proceedings were not instituted in good faith, he was served with papers in a suit by Tim Mara, sportsman, to recover $18,000. Details were withheld, but Mara is said to seek a percentage of Tunney's $200,000 share of the Dempsey fight receipts. Mara is understood to base his claim on attempts to gain Tunney a championship match with Dempsey in New York. Billy Gibson, manager of the title- holder, declared that Mara's agree- ment was with himself and not Tun- ney. . “Mara has absolutely no claim on Tunney,” Gibson said. “He agreed to execute a commission and gave me every assurance that he would exe- cute such a commission which I was not in position to do myself. Mara subsequently failed to live up to his promises.” Tunney and Joseph Emmett, man- ager of the theater, svhere the cham- pion gave exhibitions, are consider- ing bringing suit against James A. Farley, chairman of the New York Boxing Commission, on the grounds of false arrest. — HOCKEY TEAM TAKES EIGHTH GAME IN ROW By the Associated Press. * NEW YORK, December 15.— The undefeated Ottawa Senators, already enjoying a_commanding lead in the National Hockey League, ran their victories to eight for the season by shutting out the New York Ameri- cans, 2—0, here last night. . Eleven thousand fans saw Ottawa play a sparkling defense game after chalk- ing up two early scores. Montreal Maroons shattered a string of seven straight defeats by taking the St. Patricks into camp, 3—90, at Montreal. The victory put the Maroons in a tle for second place with the New ‘York Americans in the Canadian sec- tion despite thelr lostng streak. The Boston Bruins likewise crashed into the win column by overpowering the Detroit Cougars, 7—2. The Montreal Maroons, skidding this year from the world champion- ship place they held in hockey last season, have acquired three new play- ers in an effort to fight back to the top of the circuit. All three, Walsh, goalkeeper; Donnelly, defense man, and Woodruff, a center, recently play- .ed with Detroit in the American Hockey League. Bowlers: Mrs. Ackman, with 82, 103, 104, 102, 89, 107, 107; Mrs. Leda Amidon, 90, 106, 112, 118, 91, 94, 95; Mrs. Mischou, 90, 93, 95, 108, and the redoubtable Miss Lorraine Gulli, who has rolled for 105, 110 and 111 so far. With a high game of 166 and low game of 121 Warren Wister, with a total of 1,404, is topping the maple- smashers in the qualifying round of the tournament at King Pin drives. ‘Wister counted games of 166, 151 and 121 to assume the lead. Riggs quint scored a three-game triumph over Metropolitan pastimers last night in Bankers’ League. 0LD LOOP SEEKING National Magnates Aim for Smoother Relations in Conduct of Game. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, December i6.—[i the selection of Willlam ¥ Baker of Philadelphia, Barney Dreyfuss of Pitts 3 burgh’ and Willlam L. Veeck of Chicago, to work with & committee chosen by the American League for the purpose of smooth ing major league relations, National League magnates see cause for re- joicing. Some of the dutfes of the new “steering committee,” as outlined by President John A. Heydler, will be the establishment of cioser relations with Commissioner K. M. Landis, whose “benevolent despotism” h: proven midly irksome to the owners. The committe, on which Landis will act as an ex-officio member, will re- place, In effect, the advisory commit tee that has failed to function sinc friction arose between Commission- {er Landis and Ban Johnson, presi dent of the American League, two years ago. The committee is not seeking to curtail Landis’ powers, President Heydler points out, but will act as an_intermediary between the minor and major leagues with the special duty of codifying anew the present minor league agreement. In fact, the entire purpose of the committee is to maintain harmonious relations throughout base ball, President Heydler says. Action on Schedule Deferred. Action on the 1927 schedule w=s deferred at yesterday's National League meeting pending a confer- ence with American League officials in Chicago tomorrow. Both leagues are said to have agreed to a 1917 closing date about October 2, a week later than last season, with the opening games on April 12. Use of the resin bag for pitchers during the coming year was indorsed by the National League after Presi- dent Heydler had reported an increase in pitching effectiveness since adop- tion of the rule last season. The re- port of the president revealed that all records for attendance were shattered in 1926 when 4,500,000 spectators clicked through the turnstiles in eight parks. This was ‘an increase of 600, 000 over 1925, also a record-breaking year. A proposal to fix a minimum of games in which a batsman should ap- pear before gaining recognition as leading clouter of the circuit was re- jected. The league completed its business yesterday and a meeting scheduled for this morning was can- celled. No Trades Develop. No trades developed at the National League meeting. The Boston Braves are not to get Bill Terry, clouting first base: in exchange for Joe Genewich, clever young pitcher, Manager McGraw of the Giants declares. “You'll have to add something before Terry goes,” McGraw told Dave Bancroft, Boston pilot. Bancroft then switched his at- tack to Donie Bush, Pittsburgh man- ager, but Donie has 16 pitchers. SCHAEFER WII . TAKE LONG BI' ARD JAUNT - Jake Schaffer’s ard tour of Eu- rope, for which he ails today on the Berengarta, calls for the most exten- sive foreign competition by any Amer- ican cue star since Willie Hoppe went abroad 20 years ago to bring back the balkline titles. “Young Jake” expects to visit most of the European capitals in a two- month trip. He has called off a pro- jected jump to South America to re- turn to the United States in time for the world’s championship tournament in March. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F WaLLACE MoTor Co. means New and Used Cars 1709 L Street N.W. Just East of Conn. 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