New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1915, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAl Y HERALD SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1915. legates Gather iiz Néw York io Discuss College Eligibility Rules--Former Penn Star Raps Present paching System--Pawnees and Annex 1o Baitle Again Tomorrow--Bowling Results in Factory League BOWLING RESULTS ARD, YALE AND CETON GONFER Delegates Discussing Elig- at Yale Club in New York ork, Dec. 4.—Harvard, Yale ceton delegates to the num- 'teen met at the Yale club last d began a session which is to have an important and earing on intercollegiate sport ects those three. The whole amateurism and eligibility discussed at length, and be- delegates are through they arrive at a definite under- | as to what changes are need- rd bringing about a better- the situation. | jneeting last night lasted until idnight and another long ses- being held today- Those pres- | e as follows, various depart- | f sport in each university as the fagulty of each being rep- hra_Desn, Briggs, Irew W. graduate manager of athletics; ‘Wendell, Jr., and George P. ; Princeton—Dean Fine, Dean hhan, Prof. Kennedy, Knox land Howard Henry; Yale— orwin, George B, Case. Fred ohn Kilpatrick, John Field and | P. Day. | disposition of the case of the hletes who were disqualified lving summer baseball—Harry | Spencer Pumpelly, Arthur | and William Easton—is likely | ade at this meeting. Summer 1 and what is to be done about 8 a leading subject of discus- hpd action and wita them the In whether the Yale players be reinstated or remain with- pale. BALL BAN AT CARLISLI. b Will t Be Allowed to Play Intercollegiate Games. ington, Dec. 4.—The Carlisle ill not be a contender in fu- tercollegiate football games, a+ t of a decision by Secretary of terior Lane yesterday after n ence with Commissioner Sells Indian Service, and Superin- t Lipps of the Carlisle Indian etary Lane held that in the fu- botball must be subordinated to jucational features of the school g that while the game could tinued, it would be impossible je team to make the showing t should in the intercollegiate owing to the large number of pow being educated in industrial anufacturing establishments. eveloped that of seventeen Car- ndians employed last year in f the automobile factories, thir- | vere on the team, or had been | evious teams. All returned to hool during the football season sacrifice of educational oppor- as well as wages. JOHNSTON IS BEST. prnian is Rated Ahead of Others; Williams Placed Second w York, Dec. 4.—Willlam M. ston, the California racquet er and national title holder, is as the leading lawn tennis play- the United States. R. Norris lams, 2d, of Philadelphia, cham- h of 1914, is second on the list e leading ten. Maurice E. Mec- fhlin, former champion, occuples | place and Karl H. Behr of York is fourth best player. pston and C. J. Griffin, the Pacific team, leads in the doubles rank- and Miss Molla Bjurstedt of vay. indoor and outdoor nation- jhampion, holds the premier posi- among women. he rating of the leading men and ren players of the United States the subject of a long discussion erday at the annual meeting of Executive committee of the d States National Lawn Tennis lation, at the Waldort hotel, fol- ng the reading of the report of Ranking committee which con- d of Walter L. Pate, chairman iter Merrill Hall and Frederick C. an. The work of placing the twenty-five women players was jformed by Mrs. B. F. Briggs, Mrs. pmas C. Bunday, and Mrs. William Pouch. STEELE TO LEAD H. P, H. S. ford, Dec. 4—The election of paptain for the Hartford High foot- 1 team was held yesterday, with P result that Richard Steele, 1917, elected to fill the vacancy left by llis Tracy, who will be graduated s June. Steele has been on the ad for the past two years, this year ing a regular berth at end. He iyed in all the games except the fi- game with New Britain being un- le to take part in that contest be- juse of a broken nose received in the W Haven game the Saturday before. ptain Steele is a fast man, as was lown in all the games in which he 0k part. The election was unani- jous, no one else being nominated. Now In Operation - SKEE BALL at the Bowling Alleys | | and then tackle the stars. Wrestling Champion Goich To Meet Nebraskan Marvel Humboldt, Ia, Dec. Gotch, the world’s champion wrestler, who a year ago announced his retire- ment from the sport, will appear on the mat shortly to defend his title. As a starter Gotch will take on a number of the lesser lights to get his hand in on the wrestling game again Promoters in several big cities have offered a big purse for a bout between Joe Stecher and the champion. Stecher, who hails from Dodge, Neb., is con- sidered the greatest grappler de- veloped in America during the last flve years. He has defeated every mat artist he has met in the past year, and his backers believe he can take the ecrown away from Gotch. It is more than likely that the pair will meet in February. Experts say Gotch at his best would more than have his hands full with Stecher. How he will fare with the Nebraskan after being out of competition for over a year can only be answered after the mill. NEW HAVEN FROWNS ON BOUT. Neew Haven, Conn., Dec. 4.—The bout between Freddy Welsh and Charlie White for the championship title, will not be permitted in New Haven, according to a statement made last night by Police Chief Smith. He asserted that the city would gain undesirable notoriety if the fight were allowed here. Several boxing exhibi- tions have been held here, decisions and twenty-round mills have been sanctioned but the city authorities op- pose a championship bout. It is pos- sible, however, that Welsh and Dun- dee will fight here. The New Haven Athletic club was recently formed to bring a series of fights to the, arena, which will seat nearly 3,000 persons. The members of this association are keenly disappointed at the refusal of Chief Smith not to allow the White- Welsh fight here. MATHEWS, FOOTBALL CAPTAIN. Philadelphia, Dec. 4.—Nielson M. Mathews, left tackle of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania football team, was yesterday elected captain of the squad. Mathews's home is in Chicago He is 22 years old and is a junior in the Wharton school of Finance at the university. GET FOOTBALL STAR. William Butler, captain of the Central High school championship football team of Philadelphia this fall has received an appointment to the United States Naval academy at Annapolis and will spend the rest of the scholastic year until June pre- paring for examinations. man J. Hampton Moore awarded the appointment after 100 applicants. Butler has been a star all-around athlete at Central High for several years. He has gained fame as a football and basketball player. As a fullback this fall he was recognized as one of the best in scholastic ranks and is one of best leaders the Central High school has turned out. SYRACUSE HELD UP BY SLIDE. Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. football game between Syracuse uni- versity and Occidental college, set for today was called off yesterday. A telegram from E. H. Brooks of tho Syracuse team said the team was held up by a slide which blocked the Southern Pacific railroad near Sun- smuir, Cal, and would not arrive in time to play. Babcock Aufo Exchange Frankiin Air-Cooled Cars | Congress- | considering over } 4.—The ; CHANGE DEMANDED IN PENN.'S SYSTEM Students and Alumni Think Quaker Football System Needs Thorough Housccleaning. Philadelphia, Dec. 4.—The tional denunciation of football condi- sensa- the University of Pennsylvania Bob Folwell, cx-Captain and half back of the Pennsylvania team and now coach of Washington and Jeffer- i son College, has again stirred up the the university. Yesterday the stu- dents, former stars and alumni of Pennsylvania out of the rut” will be change be made in the policy that has guided the Red and Blue in the past. Folwell, who declared at Franklin Field yesterday that *“something is rotten in the Pennsylvania system, and who answered questioners who | had heard rumors that he would coach the team next year by the emphatic statement that he would *“coach the team for nothing to help pull old Pennsylvania out of the run” will be given serious consideration it was said today, by the Board of Athletic Advisers when it meets in about a week. Yesterday “Biz Bill” Hollenback, Captain of the 1908 eleven, and Mike Bennett, coach of Haverford, support- ed the contention of Folwell that Pennsylvania’s football system needed a housecleaning. Both defend the Pennsylvania ssytem but criticise the manner in which it has been hauled. Individually they capnot see any- thing wrong with any of the 1915 coaches excepting that they have failed-to get the results when the material at hand was unquestionably good. he could have taken the same team and turned out an eleven which would | have won every game on the schedule Each expresses the belief that barring possibly the Cornell and Pitts- | burg contests. { Dr. Bennett contends that Folwell !1s wrong in denouncing Dr. Carl Wil- liams. He thinks that if he was not hampered, and would give more time to coaching, Williams could turn out a winning eleven, but adds that it is too late now and a change must be made. !’ ANNEX-PAW P'Lh BATTLE Local Pigflkjn Arthts to Make One More Attempt to Win Championship. The Pawnees and the Annex will play for the city championship at Traut’s fleld tomorrow and a battle royal is expected. In the game last Sunday the teams played to a scorg- less tie before the largest crowd of the season. The Annex, who entered the game with confidence and were easiiy the favorites, fell down badly and the Pawnees came within short distances of their goal line more than once, but were unable to push the,bal? over for a score. As a result of the Pawnees’ gameness against the heavier team last Sunday, there are many lovers of the game who will back them Sunday. ‘ Crowds from Bristol and Hartford and ! other nearby places are expected to attend the game. The kickoff will be | at 2:15, There will be a preliminary game. Dr. Frank Zwick will referee and Dr. Claffey of Naugatuck, who has refereed for the Taft school team at Watertown, will be umpire. Other officials will be announced later. All members of the Annex football team are requested to report for prac- tice at 9 o’cléck sharp Sunday morn- ing at the corner of Church and Stanley street. NAVY WANTS INGRAM AGAIN. Annapolis, Md., Dec. 4.—Liéutenant Jonas H. Ingram, head coach of the Naval Academy football team during the season, ig considering the request of the Executive Committee of the Navy Athletic Association to take charge for another year. Though the season was poor and ended with a defeat by the Army cleven, it is generally felt in Navy cir- cles that Lieutenant Ingram did all that could be expected under the cir- cumstances, and that the instruction which the squad got this year has laid the foundation for a strong and win- ning team next season. INELIGIBLE FOR NEXT YEAR. Hanover, N. H., Dec. 4.—Cupid Spears, Darthmouth’s all American tackle for two seasons, has played his last game for the Green on the grid- iron. It became linown definitely last night that he is inengible for the var- sity teams after this year in view of the fact that he jut in one year at Knox college on both the varsity track and football teams beforc coming to Darthmouth. Spears will be eligible | Scripps-Booth Runabouts Some Good Used Cars For Sale in Other Makes E. G. BABCOCK & CO. He to Capt. Bud Wheeler. McGOORTY KNOCKS OUT KING. Chicago, Dec. 4.—Eddie McGoorty, a middleweight of Oshkosh, Wis.,, who is boxing in Australia, has scored his fifth successive knockout, according to a (ahlt‘grdm received by friends here His latest vietim was Nick King, who was floored in fifth round of scheduled twenty- round contest. a MAKES PERVECT SCORE. Cleveland, O., Dec. 4.—William Hopkins of the Weber-Kelley team in the Wade Park Home league last night made a score of 300 in a bowl- ing match against the Edwards Butchers. This is the first time in flve years that a perfect score has been rolled in a league match in this city. for next spring's track team, being a | | shot putter of no mean ability. won his “D"” last year, being second . the | Ce i years ago this winter—, December, 1897—an alert baseball statistican delivered this message to the Bug Caravansarie of his day: “Three world’s records were made this past season that will never again be broken. They were made by Pop Anson, who concluded his twenty- second year in big league baseball: who completed his string of 2,25 games, and who in tha% time made 3,013 hase hits. Twenty-two years, 2,250 games and 3,013 base hits will stand as a mark for all time.” «All Time” Is a Long Time. tions and the system of coaching Bt: hys! Eighteen “Al] time” is what you might call a ' considerabje period. @« temporal stretch. Yot at that the baseball statistican of 1897 seethed to be justified. oOla Cap had started his big league career in 1876. In 1897 he was still playing —or, tather, had just completed his twenty-two-year career. Twenty-two years under the Big tent is an extended interval of play, Two thousand two hundred and fifty zames are quite a number. Three thousand and .thirteen base hits are more than a few. And yet, of the three record estimates made by the oldtime reporter but cne has stood the {est of time. With the exception of Cy Young, a pitcher, who worked in less than a thousand games, no other ball player has remained for over twenty years in the Main Corral of Play, a number in the major order Sons of Swat. Iere Ansen is still king. The Other Two Records. It covers quite But the other two records of games | rlayed and base hits have been broken in two places. ‘When the oldtime writer was com- piling his data eighteen years ago there were two youngsters just be- ginning to atiract notice. One was a Dutchman by the name of John Peter | Wagner. The other was a Frenchman | by the name of Napoleon Lajoie. | "Like Anson, both were of massive build, powerful above the ordinary and moulded for a Jong span of play. New Marks. Both were just starting about the time Anson quit. And this last season both slipped by the marks Old Cap made, with Wagner out in the lead. At the end of the campaign of 1915 Wagner had rounded out 2,588 games and 3,265 hits. Lajole had finished 2,353 games and made 3,121 hits. Which leaves their ranking below: as Hits Made 3,265 3,121 | 3,013 Years Games ; Played Played Wagner 2,688 Lajoie . 2,353 Anson 2,250 H New Mark: | But these records are not yet com- plete, for Wagner and Lajoie are not yet through. Honus will be forty-two | yvears old on the 24th day of Febru- sry. Lajoie will be forty-one on the | Eth of September. But next April, barring an unex- pected side swipe from Fate, both will | be in the line-up when the Pirates and Mackmen take the field. What mark will thede two make be- fore they hang up a pair of faded old uniforms and drift out into the dusk for good? Each vear now has been their last season for a long time. But they are still at it. One drew $10,000 last season, and the other $9,000—and the records show that neither was a | T ensioner. ‘Wagner's Ambition. ‘Wagner, as we understand | it, has this ambition—to swing | on four more years until he is forty- | five—to play in 3,000 games and to make 4,000 hits. At first notice this seems to be beyond all logic. It is be- | vond probability—but after all not impossible. Wagner this last season in his forty- first year played through 156 games, not missing a battle. He led the shortstops in fielding and ranked second among the shortstops of his league in batting. He was not quite the Wagner of ten years ago, but he was still far from being through. Three seasons will put him over the 2,000-game mark, but there is little chance that be wil ever make the 735 base hits necessary to complete a 4,000-hit total. It would be beyond all reason if Wagner wasn't Wagner. | No Predictions. Like the reporter of 1897 we might here hazard the opinion that Wagner | had set or was setting a mark for all time. Possibly he is. But we are taking no chances upon any such observation, with a certain Mr, Cobb still in the harness. Cobb will be twenty-nine years old | on the 18th of this month. Yet he has already completed eleven seasons in the Main Corral. And in that span has plaved in over 1,400 games and has made over 2,000 hits. Cobb has averaged more hits to a game than any man that ever played. He has come closer to four hits from ten times at bat—that is, closer to a .400 average—than any other entry. In | ithe way of runs, hits and stolen bases his record is beyond all comparison. How Much Further, ‘Whether or not Cobb can last as long as Wagner, Lajoie and Anson is another kink. ! mitted yesterday by George P. i is handling the affairs of C. W. | Johnson can convince us t PORT LIGHT Grantland Rice of all hits and he will tear the heart out records is the way of runs, steals. But Cobb in his first eleven years i nas moved at a faster, more wearing clip than cither Wagner or Lajole. He has taken more chances with that long reckless slide of his. But Cobb at twenty-nine gave no evidence of going back. he had his second greatest year—a scason surpassed only by his work in 1911, He led his league at bat again for | the ninth consecutive time—and the isccond man wasn’t in sight at the | finish. 'He was hitting the ball as His record of ninety-seven steals, smashing all American league marks by a big margin, is proof enfough of this. He swole fourteen more bases last season than he ever stole before in his life. i# a long way from twenty-nine years to forty-two years on the ball field. hefore. More than one minor incident can de- | velop in thirteen while Wagner has already played nineteen seasons, Cobb has eight years beyond him to tie this mark. But after observing the aftermath | ¢® that 1897 prediction anent Cap | Anson, we've decided for the moment to let all the “all time” stuff slide a bit further on. campaigns, And “THAM” IS BEATEN. | Wills Outpoints Bostoniau Tar Baby After Ten Rounds of Fast Work- New York, Dec. 4.—Harry Wills clearly outpointed Sam Langford in their ten round bout at the Harlem Sporting club last night. It was a battle of action with the southwest- ern negro defending himself in im- pressive style against the almost con- stant rushes of the Boston swarthy. Wills, weighing 202 pounds to his foe's 195, gave the fastest exhibition of heavyweight boxing seen here in many moons. His great height and long reach made his iett iabs unusual- ly effective. He would snap these into Sam’s frontispiece in a rapid tattoo close would whip ovs .- a jolting right cross that inevitably pumped Samuel away again. Langford was outclassed at long range and Wills wouldn't let him get to close quarters—that epi- tomizes the narrative. The third round brough’ Wills his only gdod chance to s-ore & knockout. His fusillade had Langford In a bad way, but Wills apparcntly didn't real- ize his chance, kept popping in little jabs and let Sam weather the storm. MAY SELL CLEVELAND CLUB. Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 4.—It was ad- Steele, head of the bankers’ committee which Som- ers, baseball club here, and by Somers, that Ban P. Johnson, President of the league, is coming to Cleveland next week from Chicago to confer with the bankers and with Somers as to finan- cial problems which are confronting the club, and that the club may be sold. “We have asked Johnson to come to Cleveland to talk over the situation,” Steele said today. It better things are in store for the club all well and good, but we must be shown. If it can be demonstrated to us that it would be to Somers’ interest to sell the club, the bankers’ committee will give it due consideration.” Somers voiced the same sentiments. He said: 1 would hate to part with the club, but would do so if the right kind of an offer were made.” Last season | cleanly, he had as much power and | cver greater speed than he had shown | And still—it | and when the latter threatened to get ! i | owner of the American League | | | | | Ssandquist . AT AETNA ALLEYS. Factory League Leaders Keep ff Fore By Beating N. & J. Five The Union Mfg. bowlers took thé Buckle Makers into camp last even- ing, winning three straight games. Hoffman of the victors was the high score man of the night with a total of 304. Clark also rolled consistent- ly. The scores: Union Mfg. 08 114 98 100— 283 88— 302 99— 278 108 112— 344 87 78—- 253 442 500 477-—1“!‘ North & Judd. 173 84 Gaudett Clark Myers . Hoffman . Linn 84 88 242 2 244 85— M- 76— 91— 134 88— 276 Devine Moran . Baur . Osland Blanchard 96 404 400 410—12'4 Landers No. 2. 86 116 104 111 80 88 89 l— 86— 109— 78— 88— 291 300 283 240 265 O’Connell Thompson Weare .... Kuehne ... 483 451—1379% Construction. 76 106 Berlin Shroedel . . W. Trevithan ... Rawlings . Hickey J. Trevithan Franson . McQueeney 20 99— 79 68 — 17— 108— 69— fli—llld "0 82 96 89 430 PAPERWORKERS LEAGUE. The A. P. G. bowlers rolled anotlr series last evening at the Aetna allove with the following results: D. T’s. 76 80 74 208 2:3 37 267 907 83 7 7 101— 76— 84— 102 363— Hartmann Wright 308 826 Pirates. 76 71 T4— 61— 208 79— 236 97— 278" 311— Buckley. 233 J. Emerson T. Malarney O'Connell .4.. 96 318 326 All Stars. 71 83 68 80 87— 79— 2 89— 74— 329— 79 86 80 74 302 318 Speed Boys. 82 82 Hullqust ‘Wendell Hutchinson T4~ 96— 17— 7~ 314— 934 24 266 214 221 Fitzgerald D. Malarney .. Wm. Hull 70 67 E. McMurray ... 78 16 313 307 NAVY BASKETBALL SCNIEDULE. Annapolis, Md.. Dee. 1.-—~The Naval Academy baslketball schedule has been arranged as follows: December 8, Layola college; George Washing- ton university; —,Universty of Penn- sylvania; January 8, New York uni- versity; 156. Catholic university; &8, Georgetown; 29, Brooklyn Poly; Feb- ruary 12, Lehigh; 19, Swarthmore; 21, Washington and Lee; University of Virginia. BANCROFT A HARVARD CAPT. Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 4—A- R. 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