Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 27, 1913, Page 3

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NEWMARKET HOTEL, 715 Boswell Ave, First-class Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Meals and Weich Rarebit served to Zchp Tuckie. Prop. Tel. 42-5 HITCH OVER JEBS WILLARD. Gibson Still Trying to Pave Way for Bout with Morris. Carl Morris’ proposed ten round bout with Jess Willard in Madison Square Garden, New York, on Decem- ber 2 still hangs fire for the reason that Manager Gibson has been unable to patch up matters with a Buffalo pro- moter whose protest resulted in Wil- lard’s Indefinite suspemsion last Jan- nary at the hands of the state ath- letic commission, ‘Willard, it will be recalled, failed to keep an engagement to box One- Round Davis in Buffalo, giving as a reason that he had injured his hand. When he was suspended he wgs noti- fied that he would remain ineligible until he had gone through 'with the Davis match. Davis at present is physically unable to take part in a ring contest, but the comission holds that Willard must meet some other opponent unless the Buffalo promoter will waive claim to the Texan's ser- vices. Gibson has trled vainly o reach an sgreement with the Buffalo promoter. He has pointed out that the Buffalo club put on Leach Cross with Jimmy Duffy some time ago when Cross was under contract to box at the Garden, yet there was no_protest from the lo- cal club. If the Buffalo promoter will fix the amount of damages at a fair figure Gibson will reimburse him, but g0 far the rival mansgers are unable to get together. Morris prefers Willard to Rodal in spite of the Boer’s good showing against Willard in Milwaukee Monday night Morris says that Willard was clearly out of condition.: As for Gun- boat Smith, who is claiming the world’s title since he got a decision over Langford in a.queer looking bout in Boston, Morris declares that he will camp on Smith’s trail until he forces him into another fight. —— B2 Collsqii{n_vs.‘ N. F. A, A fast interesting game is promised when the N. ¥. A. eleven lines up against the Trinity second team on the | Academy campus. The Academy eleven had a brisk signal drill Wednes- day afternoon and all the boys are In good shap for today's agme. Tha following regarding the Trinity eleven appears in the Trinity Tripod: “The All Collegiates who will play the N.¥W. A. on Thanksgiving will pre- sent a strong lineup and expect to gain a vietory. The team has been practicing faithfullv and consistently the past two weeks, and have com- pleted many trick plays and shift| formations caleulated to sweek their opponents off their feet. The Jineup will include Muresy and Croker, form- er N. F. A. slars, hesides many Trinity Sacond team men.! Gray at tackie is expecteq to pluy a star game, while Dunne and Senay who placed against 1 $ relied upon to repeat their former | ggod work. Lerin at end, has been | “overing punts in fine style and is ex- | sellent &t recetving forward passes, | seldom failing to snatch them from | opponent’s hands. The team on ' the | whole will average about 160 pounds. Catarrh Cannot Be Cnred with locai applications, as tuey c reach the seat of the disease. )Ca‘tg;l:?):‘ i a blood or constitutional disease, and In order to cure it You must take nternal remed Hall's Catarrh Cure s talen internally and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall’s Catarrih Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the bestfllysflclanl in this country for years and Is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, comu:ned with the best blood purifiers acting directly on the mueous sur- faces, The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing cwtarrd, send for testimonials, free, ¥. J. CHENEY & CO. Props, Toleds, O, Sold \?; Druggists, ' price 1pe. a ipe. Taks Vs Family Pills for coneti- pation. D e Nsarly Every Child Has Worms. Paleness, al limes a flushed face, unnatural hunger, picking the ne: great thirst, etc, are indjcatiens of worms. Kickapoo Worm Killer is a reliable, thorough medicine for the re. moval of all kinds of worms frem ehil- dren and adults, Kickapoo Worm Killer in pleasant eandy form aids di. gestion, tomes system, overcoming cen. stipation and increasing the action of I's / New York, Nov. 26—The old custom of playing the final game of the foot- ball season on Thanksgiving is still adhereq to by a few of the Eastern colleges and as a result several in- ter-vefsity contests are scheduled for tomorrow. The feature game is the meeting of Pennsylvania and Cornell at FranKlin fleld, Philadelphfa. These universities are.old rivals and the re- sult is awaited with interest by the undergraduates and alumni. Both Cornell and Pennsylvania have been ‘defeated or held to tie games several times, yet the success of their sasons will hinge, to a certain degree, upon the outcome of the final contest of the schedule. To date the an- nual series has been overwhelmingly in favor of Pennsylvania, for in the twenty games played since 1893 Cor- nell has won but one game ang tied one. In 1901 the Red and White ran up a 28 to 6 victory and in 1906 the teams played a scoreless tie. As a result of past and present sea- sons’ showings the Quakers are fa- vored to continue the annual triumph over Carnell, although it is conceded that the game will be close and hard fought. In the 1913 schédules Penn- sylvania and Cornell have had three teams as mutual opponents and in every case the Quakers have made a better record against that particular eleven than Cornll. Carlisle defeated Cornell 7 to 0 and was held to a 7 to 7 tie by Pennsylvania. Lafayette lost to Cornell, 10 to 3 and Pennsyl- vania 10 to 0. Michigan played both teams on succeeding Saturdays, de- feating the Quakers 10 to’ 0, and the Ithacans 17 to 0. It is noticeable that th difference in scores mever exceed- ed seven points, and this combined with th fact that one or two of the star players of the Pennsylvania and Cornell elevens will not enter the game or at best will be unable to play any extended length of time, has caused the prediction that the twenty-first contest between the two unievrsities will be in doubt until the final whistle. Next in importance to the Pennsyl- vania-Cornell game is the contest be- tween the Carlisle Indians and Brown at Providence. Brown with a team considerably below the standard set by preceding elevens at the Provi- dence un it is not likely to do more than hold the Red men in rea- sonable check. Neither in defense nor offnse has the Brown team shown football of the calibre played by Car- lisle. The one mutual opponent, Penn- sylvania, defeated Brown 28 to 0 a against the 7 to 7 tie with Carlislé. Other games scheduled in east and south include Penn State-Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh; Franklin and Mashali- Gettysburg at Lancaster, P Lafa- yette-Dickinson at Easton, P.; Buc nell-Washir)ston and Jefferson, at Washington, Pa.; Holy Cross-George- | town, at Washington, D. C.; and Vir- ginia-North Carolina, at Richmond, Va. Inter-sectional games of import- ance are Notre Dame-Texas at Austin, Texas and Syracuse-St. Louls at St. Louis, Mo. HARVARD-YALE GAME FOR THANKSGIVING DAY, Yale Management Proposes Change in Date of Annual Conflict. CanMridge, Mass., Nov. 26—A pro- posal to have the annual Harvard- Yale foothall game played on Thanks- giving day instead of on the Satur- day preceding the holiday, has been Form Points to a Close Contg:tH : S lfidaasvs. Brown Eleven at Providence—Easy Victory For Red communicated unofficlaly to the Har- vard football management. The prop- osition comes from Yale officials and is said tc have found favor af New Haven. X Crimson authorities tonight refused tc discuss the matter, but Manager George F. Plimpton of the football team indicated that a statement might be issued later. The Harvard au- been expressed by some of them to as- sist Yalc and Princeton to lighten the end of their football schedules. At prasent Princeton meets Har- vard and Yale on consecutive Satur- days and Yale has only a week be- tween the Princeton and Harvard games, while the Crisen has a com- paratively easy game between its tvwo games, whi'e the Crimson has a com- paratvely casy game between its iwo big contests. A corfecence of Harvard, Yale and Princeton managers may be held, 1a consider th.s problem. TAFTVILLE STARTS SEASON. With Tussle Against Stonington Five at Taftville. The Taftville Basketball team will open up its season this afternoon (Thanksgiving day) in the Parish hall, at Taftville, and will have for op- ponents the fast Stonington five. The excellent record hung up by the home team last year, proved them to be one of th classiest quintets around these parts. During the past few weeks the team has put in a lot of strenuous prac- tice, and are now in fine condition. The Taftville Five will appear on the floor as follows: Forwards, Murphy and White, whose scoring abilities the fans all know; guards, Jackson, Molleur and Hasler, all veterans of last year, and at center potter will be replaced by Stanley, who is a fast and aggressive player and will no doubt strengthen the team. All challenges should be addressed to J. D. White, Taftville, Conn., Box 524. EVERS WANTS TINKER. Chicaro Manager Says He Would. be Glad to Get Joe Back. Chicago, Nov. 26—John Evers, man- ager of thc Chicago Nationals, wi'l try to heve Joe Tinker, deposed lead- er of the Cincinnati Baseball team, brought back here to play his old po- siticn at shortstop. “Everybody knows we didn’t {alons very well together but I sure things would be different nov said Every foday. “I certainly would be slad tc get Joe back.” Evers did not say what sort of offer he would make the Cincinnati team |for Tinker. A hard hitting shortstop { would be appreciated by the West Side | team, according to critics. Harvard to Retin Wray. Any slight doubt felt by Harvard men as to whether James Wray, the Crimson’s English rowing coach, was to be retained when his contract ex- pired next summer, was digsmissed on Wednesday by a statement from Cap- tain Reynolds of the Harvard crew. “Jim Wray will surely be retained 1 by Harvard as head rowing coach,” Captain Reynolds said. He added: “It is simply a matter of what form of contract Wray shall be given. for how many years, and at what salary.” FINANGIAL AND COMMERCIAL PRICES DROP. Restriction of Sreculation Due to Mon- ey Market Conditions. New York, Nov. 26.—Prices dropped slightly today, in a dull and narrow stock market- The upward spurt of Yesterday appeared to have exhausted the buving power of the market, which fell back into the condition of stagna- tion, with small, meaningless fluctua- ~tions, which prevailed at the first of the week. The ‘weaker portion of the short interest having been driven in on the rise, the demand for stocks de- creased, and the list responded to the influence of scattered selling by hold- ers of long stock whose hopes of a further advance were disappointed. Money market conditions tended to restrict speculation. The heavy out- flow of money continued, with excep- tionally large shipments of gold to Canada. The amount engaged for the ‘Dominion today was $4,850,000, which brought up the total for the movement to $10,000,000. For San Francisco $500,- 000 more was reserved, making a total of $2,400,000 for that point. Heavy selling of Canadian bills on this mar- ket, against shipments of grain now coming on through American ports; flotation of Canadian bond issues abroad recently, payvment of the last installment of the new Canadian Pa- cifle stock issue and the increased gold requirements of Canadian banks under the new banking law, were factors in the situation. 'all money rose to 5 per cent. in ras- sponse to the outward movement of funds, and preparations for interest and dividend payments on December At the close of November of last year call money advanced to 20 per cent., Reports from the steel trade again were ® responsible for a good deal ot pessimistic feeling. An estimate at- tributed to an independent steel man- ufacturer was that over 50,000 steel workers had been laid off or were working on short time. Steel trade re- views were unfavorable and a large shrinkage in United States Steel's un- filled tonmnage was predicted for the next monthly statement. Bond prices were irregular, with no- ticeable pressure on United States Steel flves. Total sales, par value, $1,140,000. United States bonds were unchanged | - on call. TO PROTECT INVESTORS. A More Careful Supervision of Cor- poration Organization. New ¥ork, Nov, 26.—The New York Stook Exchange, through its governing board, today ennounced its intenmtion to oo-operate in the future as far as possible in bringing about the adoption of uniform measures for the greater proteetion of “the Investing publie through more careful supervision of corporation erganization. To this end it will reconunend greater pubiicity and fuller and mere frequent reports of operations than has been eustomary with many eorporations in the past. The exchange will appoint a commit- tee which 1o make this suhject eial study, and, in the language o? the reseolution, ‘increase the safety and integrity of American investments, and at the same time afferd every en- couragement to legitimate enterprises.” the most deliedte ren, m_——— Worm, Kiiler makes childTen happy and STOCKS. huf? 26c. Guaranieed. Try it = s, ?’D;‘l l’,’flm Drug ‘Steres or by mail. Kickapoe Ina | jie Sold Tt et e dian Medicine Ce., Philadelphia and St, | Ak, Swper % wh 4 laouis. Am. Br. 5. & F pld. 120% 197% 1375 e | A Can .. : A T R PR | o T s 3 3 s Dusinesa resulis v B et 8% 025 ey Am. Sugar Refnin > o Am. Tel. & Tel 119% Am. Tob. pfd ne Anaconda Copper e Atohlson” o Batpotlas Min. Bethelalem Steel Brooklyn Rapid Transit B. F Goodrich, pfd.. Calffornia Petrpleum . Contral Lesther Chiesa. & Ollo. .. Chie. Chino Copper Con. Gas ..... Corn Products ... . Distiileries Securities . Do. 1st ptd General Electric Gt. North Ore ctfs. iquuu. Kayser .. ansas City So. Lebigh Valley lig & Myers p Looss Myers pfa Manhatiau K. Mex. Petioleum Miaml Copper . Missowl, K. & T, Nat. Toad & Norfolk & West.. Northern Pacifle . Pennavlvanla Pitte. Coal pfd.... Pressed Steel Cer. Do. pfd Ray Con Copper. Rumely prd " . pra . | Studebaker .. .. | Temn. Copper Texas & Pacific Third Avenue | Tnion Bag & P .pf Tnlon Pacfie .. COTTON. New York, Nov. 26—Spot cotton uplands 13.30, gulf ng'gu}ru clcselga steady, December .96, January 12.84, March 12.83, M; 12.88, July 12.78, S MONEY, New York, Nov, 26.—Money on call il!;m‘, :1-{2?5 1:.:1-1 cent., ruling rate -4, last loan -3, elosing bid 41-2, offered at 4 3-4, i Time leans firm; days 5 per eent, six quiet; middling 18.56; no sajes. sixty and ninets months 4 3-4@5, CHICAGO. GBAIN MARKET. WHEA: High. Low, €lose. Dec. ik} B; o A Iy 88 8834 GORN— Dec. o3 May 7% 0% July k{ 69% 8% 714 1% \Johnson Leads Twirlers for 1913 Sea- = son. 3 Chicago, Nov. 886—In compiling the pity .averages of the American bl e, which were announced tonight by President B. B. Johneon, the pitch- ers are ranked according 'to earnedy runs made off them. Earned runs were charged, according to announcement from the American ague officers, whenever a run was made by any combination of base hit, saorifice hit, ‘base on balls, hit batsman, stolen base, wild pitch or balk. When a flelding error or a passed ball figured in the making of a run, it was not charged against the pitcher, and the records omit runs made after an error on a lay which. would have retired the tting side if correctly executed. Teh averages follow: B 1% 1 .1 .2 26 28 Plank, Philadelphia Ford, New York R." OColllns, 9 6 2 2.74 s 2.90 2.90 2.90 .01 .01 3.02 3.0 3.20 320 .33 White, Chicago Groom, Wash. Keating. New York C. Hall, Boston Lake, Detioit Stone, St. Lou J. Bush, Phil . Leverens, St. Louis O'Brien, Chicago Gallla, ‘Washington itz, New Warbop, New York Mullin, Detroit. Wash Mughes, Wash. Houck., Phila. Wrekoff; Phila. Cullop, Cleveland ouse, Detroit . Boston ARNY-NAVY BATTLE. Anderson, Babe Brown Expected to Prove Valu- able for Navy. Will the Army-Navy football game, to be played next Saturday at the Polo Grounds In New York for the first time, produce a new gridiron hero of the spectacular series between Uncle Sam’s fighting training schools, or will “Babe” Brown, the husky right guard and placement kicker of the Navy team, who was the hero of last year's game, repeat the trick with his mighty toe and gain fresh laurels? ‘Will the changing of the stage for the game from Philadelphia to -New York enhance -the prescience which the contest has attained from its long vears on Franklin Field, or, despite the increased seating facilities avail- able at the Polo Grounds, will the problem of transportation show the change to have been a mistake? Will the playing of this vear's game in New York, within striking distance of West Peint’s home gridiron, cause a “break” in favor of the Army, which has been defeated for the past three years without scoring on the Navy: 3-0, 3-0 and 6-07 These are the questions to be an- swered next Saturday, and owing "to the unique official and social position occupied by the Army-Navy game, they are equally as interesting as the plain query: “Who will win this year's game?” Many Heroes Uncovered. Many heroes are uncovered in Army-Navy games, the same as the Brickleys, the Guernsseys, the Bakers, the Marshalls, the Hogsetts and the Guyons are produced in the gridiron battles are produced in the gridiron battles between the other big teams. Of course every member of a winning Army or Navy team is regarded as a nero by the West Point cadets or the Annapolis midshipmen, but there are many games in the series that have been won by the indlvidual prowess of some one player. Last year the hero was Brown, who twice booted the ball over the Army’s goal from fleld placement kicks, for the only score of the game. In each of the two previous. ye 1911 and 1910, the same Navy pl “Jack™ Dalton, a slashing halfba was the Tn each game he kicked a field goal for the only score. Brown ac- complished in one game the feat that Dalton spread over two contests. The Navy's gridiron heroes closely associated with Kkicking ®&oals, and the Annapolis teamsS have won many more victories by’ that | method of scoring than has the Army. Prior to the days of Dalton and Brown. in the game of 19206, Percy Northeroft, a Navy tackle, twice drop- ped back from the line and kicked field goals, one of them being from the 43- vard line. Besides being the chief fig- ure in the Navy’'s 10-0 victory in that game, Northcroft broke a string of four Army victories and a tie which had been the result of the preceding five games, Worth Bagley a Hero. ‘Way back in the early days, when the Army-Navy geries went through its in- fant the Navy won three, players on the Annapolis team w Worth Bagley, who several years later proved himself a hero of real battle by giving up his life in the early part of | the Spanish-American war. Ensign Bagley wag the first United States of- ficer to be killed in the war, and he met death while directing g bombard- ment by his gunbeat upon a Spanish fort. Prominent among the Army’s foot- ball heroes of the past stands Lieuten- ant Charles D. Daly, who is head coach of the West Point team this year. Daly starred in the game of 1901,'when he was a plebe at West Point. He had entered the military academy that vear with the prestige of having been quar- terback of the Harvard team during the three preceding years. and he was looked upen to add to his reputation in the Army-Navy game. The Army won that notable game by the score of 11-5, and D:g came up to expectations by scorin of the win- e drop-kicked a are field ning team's points, fleld goal in the first half for five points, which the Navy equalled by gcoring a touchdown, but failing to kick the goal. At the beginning of the second half Daly received the kick- off, and ran 98 yards through the en- tire Nayy team for a touchdown, from which he also kicked a goal, Navy Has Three Straight. A vietory for the Navy next Batur- day will make f@ur successive victories and will equal the record which the Army has made in this respect in the es of 1901, '02, *03 and '04. In ad- sit‘isn, this year there are created for two individual players on eaech team, owing te the fact that there are no “one yvear resi- dence" eligibility rules at West Point or Annapelis,and 2 man may make the 'varsity team in his first or plebe year, Be it haprens that if the MNawy wins, unique situations but you don’t know how much it way to do it, nor what it will cost “ASK US QUESTIONS” will cost, or the best Brown and Captain Gilchrist,who plays right end, will have in four successive victories over the Army. Only one Army player ever achieved a like distinction. He is Cap- tain Edwin Graves, and was a mem- ber of the victorious West Point teams of 1901, 1902, 103 and 1804. These were the same years that Daly was a cadet, : F|but he did not play on the Army team after his second year. The present Army players who are in danger of being defeated for the ‘89| fourth successive year are Captain B.|lline an F. Hoge, halfback, and Huston, left guard. If the latter is in shape to play the whole game, he and Brown should have a pretty little baale as 13' opposing guards. Back jn the string | football player can generate 1| of Army victories there was only one | star baseball player, it is a fact, never- ‘Whiting, at end, who Navy player, losing played on four successive - teams. . An interesting coincidence is that both of this year’s rival coaches, Daly and Lieutenant D. I, Howard of the Navy were graduated from West Point and Annapolls, respectively, in 1905,‘ and spent the same four years at the academies. They never met on the| gridiron, however, because Daly play-| ed foothall only during his first two years, 1901 and 1902, while Howard did not make the Navy ’varsity until his last two years, 1903 and 1904. GREAT SEASON FOR SPEED. Grand Circuit Campaign Shows Start- ling Performances—Comparison With Other Years. Now that the details and figures of harness racing during the past season are all in, the general results show that this has been a year of sensational performances, as far as speed is con- cerned. The first and most important proof of this is the number of new trotters in the fast list, which is, so far, six more than the banner year of the past, 1910, when 56 entered this list. When the figures are taken pertaining to speed average of the new fast per- forming trotters, they show facts that could never have been expected in the past. The 2.10 list of 1913 is headed by Lord Dewey, whose record of 2.03 §-4 is the fastest for the headliner, with the single exception of Lou Dlllon.[ which led the list of 1903 with her windshield mark of 1.58 1-2. The fast trotting list of the past 10 vears or from 1904 was headed by the following with thelr records: 1912, Baden, 2.05 1-4; 1911, Charley Mitchell, 2.04 1-4: 1910, Colorado E., 2.04 3-4; 1909, Penisa Maid, .204 1-4; 1908, Hamburg Belle, 2.04 3-4; 1907, Sanoma Girl, 2.05 1-4; 1906, Oro, 2.05 1-4; 1905, Admiral Dew- ey, 2.04 3-4, the sire of thisyear’s lead- er, and 1904, Tiverton, 2.04 1-2. It shows that the record of even the horse standing second In line this year, Peter Volo, 204 1-2, was beaten only twice and equaled once since 1344, At the close of the present season no fewer than six trotters have entered the fast circle with records of 2.06 or faster, a speed showing which has never beéen equaled in turf history. They are, besides Lord Dewey and Peter Volo, Newzell. 2.05 1-4; Tenara and Don Chenault, each 2.05 3-4, and Gazetta, 2.08. Last year, aside from Baden, the leader, Ross B., was the only other trotter to enter the 2.06 list with that mark. In 1905 1906 and 1907 the fastest performers were alone In the 2.06 class, while In 1904, aside from Tiverton, Sweet Marle was the only other to gain a mark faster than 2.06, which was 2.04 3-4. Four trotters en- tered the 2.06 list In 1910, the banner vear of fast performers—Joan, who‘ tied with Colorado E., and Hailworthy | and Startle, each with a record of 2.05 1-4. This was the largest number | ever gained in one season. In 1911 two i others besides Charley Mitchell gained | marks faster than 2.06—Stroller, 2.05 1-4, and Don Labor, 2.05 1-2. There were also two other 2.0 per- formers in 1909 besides Penisa Maid, namely, Paderewski, 2.05 1-4, and Mar- gin, 2.05 3-4. while the year Hamburg Belle trotted her third heat in 2.04 3-4, a world’s championship record, in the Charter Oak stake, Amy Brooks. 2.05 | 1-4, was the only other 2.08 or faster performer. The new 2.10 trotting list for 1913 contains the name of 18 horses that gained records of 2.08 or faster, which is close to the record made last year, when a total of 22 entered the list. Before® then the largest number was gained in 1908, when 17 entered that Tist; 16 In 1911, 15 in 1910, 11 in 1909, 8 in 1907, 5 in 1906, and 6 each in 1908 and 1904, The average record of the 18 trotters that entered the 2.08 list this vear is exactly in 2.08 1-2, against the average of a shade slower than in 2.07 In the 22 in the same list last year. The new 12.0 or better record of Lord Dewey in 2.08 3-4 was beaten only four times during the past 10 seasons even in the last of former 2.10 trotters that took faster records. or in what is called the reduced 2.10 record list. Tn 1902 Sweet Marie headed that list with her record of 2.02, while in 1909 Hamburg Belle and U'hlan trotted respectively In 2.01 1-4 and 2.02 1-4. Tn 1910 Thlan trotted in 1.58 3-4, and The Harvester in 2.01, Last year TThlan reduced his mark to 1.58 while Billy Burk trotted in 2.08 1-4. The reduced lists of 1908 and 1911 were headed by Highball, Billy Burk and Soprano, all taking records of 2.03 3-4, while in 1904, 1905 and 1907 the best records were much slower: i { i { “BASEBALL OUTLOOK BRIGHT. Harvard Will Have Hitchcock, Frye and Whitney for Pitchers. Baseball prospeois at Harvard are very bright, Frye, Hitchcock and Whit- ney, the latter of whom pitched for his <reshman team last vear, are available. Hitcheock’s worls last year increased in efficlency with the progress of the sea- son, and in the last few games he pitched masterly ball, especially in the last Yale contest at Brooklyn. At the recelving end Coach Sexton will have J. B. Waterman, 1815, S. P. Clarke, 1014, and R. Osborne, 1914. At first base H. Nash, oaptain of the freshiman team last spring, will give R. Ayres, 19185, who ed that position on the university team last year, a good race for the ition, Cnguln gate will be ot his old position at shorstop, and second base will be a toss-up unless Clarke returns to play there. At third M. Phillips, 1915, and ¥, Fripp, 1016, will fight it out. Both are good fleldars. In the outfield there is a wealth of material, 1n0'lud£n{ R, Gannett, 1915, and H, R. Hardwick, 1916, last vear's eutflelders; O, ‘W, Ourtis, 1914, and J, Milholland, 1914, and E. Mann, 1916. Coach Sexton lost enly three of his Tegulars from last year's nine—Fenton, piteher; Tomes, first e, and Youns, _eatcher, From the materia] at these positiens eught to be filled with~ eut much difficulty. The next sprin should be a heavier tting eombination than the 1918 team, with better base runners. Secend base may be a weak spot unless a ghod cfibu ‘is develgped, thus allewing Clarke ta VERBATILITY OF ‘PLAYERS. Many Diamond Stars Also Crack Football Players. At this season of the year, when the stentorian cry of “nng‘fivwn" is heard on meany of the big parks in the country, instead of ‘“struke omne” or “bell tuh,” it brings to mind how many stars of the diamond were also - past masters in the art of tackling, dodging, punting, passing, bucking the d ‘all the qQther plays used by the wearers of the “moleskins.” While it does not necessarily follow that any good ball player can become & great football player, or that ‘i food nto a theless, that in many cases the stud-~ ent who is clever on the ball field is also able to make the necessary num- ber Of yards for a first down when & crisis arrives in a football game. Thorpe Most Noted. Some of the best collegians who were equally skillful on diamond or gfldlron never entered professional all, but in taking a snap retrospect one can easily recall quite a few star ball players of the few years who were scintillants on the football field. The latest athlete—and incidentally the most renowned—to become a na- tional celebrity on both the diamond and the barred field is none other tham the oborigine, “Jim” Thorpe. It is unnecessary to dilate on the athletic prowess of Thorpe, as. it is too well known, and therefore it suf- fices to say that Thorpe, while captain of ‘the Carlisle eleven, was the unani- mous choice of the leading football critics of the country for one of the backfield positions on the “All-Ameri- can” football eleven, and some, au- thorities were enthusiastic enough to say that Thorpe was the best football player who ever put foot in a cleated shoe. Thorpe has not as yet reached the realm of stardom in the baseball world, but such a capable judge of ball players as McGraw predicts a brilliant future for the Indian. Three More Carlisle Men. Other Indians who played baseball on major league diamonds and foot- ball at Carlisle were Jimeson, Jude and Mike Balentf. Jimeson pitched on the Philadelphia team until he hurt his arm, and was a member of the first good football team. On the same football eleven with Jude was - Mike Balenti, who will be remembered by southern league fans as Chattancoga’s third baseman In 1812, incidentally, he will be back in 1914. One of the best backs in the country of his time was Dave Fultz, who with his teammate, Gannon, made a pair of ground gain~ ers for the Brown university unsur- passed by any team in intercollegiate football. Fultz was a star on the dia- mond while with the Athletics and the New York Americans, his base rum- ning being especially brilliant. Eddie Grant played football at Has- vard before going to the National league to handle bunts and drives around third base. Pitcher Hilde- brand, carried on a major league re- serve list for years, was one of Princeton’s most dependable men in the blg football games. Jake Stahl who led for the Boston American lea- gue club to a pennant in 1912 and later handed the ice pitcher, “was cap- tain of the umiversity of Illinois foot- ball team, and one of the best men in his position in the middle West. Overall and Matty. Overall, who helped pitch the Chi- cago Cubs into a few pennants, played football at the university of Californis in 1901, and could tear a hole in the line through which a wagon could be driven. Arthur Devlin, former Giant, and Catcher Lew Drill were members of the Georgetown university football eleven, Devlin being thé captain. Christy Mathewson’s exploits on the gridiron are almost as familiar to some baseball and football fans as are his pitching feats on the diamond. Matty was some football player while at Bucknell. Fred Croilus. who outfield for the Boston Nationals, cap- tained the Dartmouth college sleven some years ago and Frank Shaugh- nessy, who once wore a Washington uniform, was a great football player while attending Notre Dame universi- ty in days gone by. M. & M. TO BE CHANGED. Close to 214 Is Wanted Instead eof 2.24, Unless the Detroit driving ectob changes its mind the pubMc has seem the last Merchants and Manufaoturers’ stake for the 2.24 clase. At the an- nual meeting of the club the stoek- holders authorized the directors to change the class if ther deemed It advisable, and those who have been sounded on it think the change should be made. The “M. and M,” is the most famous stake on the Amertcan turf. It was established in 1889 and has been a success sirice the first year. Some of the renewals have not resulted in such wonderful contests, but enough of them have to give the race the stamp of superiority. Racing conditions bave changed since the inauguration of the stake, the bike sulky being the gzrehtest speed improvement and it is claimed by thore who want to make theé ‘change that the 2.24 class now is a much different proposition than in 1889. Be that as it may there are those who will deplore any change in the stake. Fven in tha days of extreme speed and of the many horses which take marks around 2.15 on the half-mile tracks there never has been a dearth of enmtries in the “M. and M.” excepting when no more than a weak effort was made to secure them. The moving of the Detroit meeting into the middie of August also had an effect, but it hardly is fair to charge these shortcomings to the class of the stake, There is little doubt but that the changing of the “M. and M.” to the 2.14 class or thereabouts will result in a greater entry. It will enable the owners of the half-mile track winners to get into this event, which they have been coveting. Perhaps It will make nh?etm race out of it, but Tenara, which beat those in the faster classes at Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo last year was beaten at Detroit by a 2.4 trotter. For severa¥ years the Detroit driving club has been importuned to maks x change. ‘who had horses which were not 3!!{1 were hot on the scent but the club stood pat. The change this vear is largely due to a canvass of the horsemen at Lexington. The matter was quietly taken up with them by L. C. Webb on behalf of the club, and he a4 not find any with objec- ‘whereas many were strong for 6 change. Any improvement in rac. lng.wfll'bo ap) Contests are what is wani and they are more apt to ocour whe entry is biz. However, it is kicking a hole in senti- t when olass ‘of the old stake nmva. though this probably soon will be forgot tten, mi:'ufl’fi, ganhrzun\!i.'m #&: reyeles to Broken oS Spsane v ool o Sovation et