The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 11, 1919, Page 16

Gee'l AN & Ss WAS WISH T WA AMOUNT To DLCATED Ty BOTHER S GONNA HE'S A Staer Guy! ) TIE SEATTLE STAR~-TT Tm GLAD To HEAR ONE oF Your PAriLy SOME Trim" Aw a ruyweer! TURSDAY, DEC. 11, 1919. (YEN, HE'S STup yin’ LATIN: Now! ——> ‘nr OF WHATS TH Goob DEAD LAnGUAGE! 2 Latin? WELL TH’ DocToes An’ lLawyees Seem Tm MAKE (T Pay’ LEARNIN' A Officers to Be Star Monday Elected at — ; Teams Must | BeRepresented or Quit Play ‘Coach Hunt of Washington Tentative Rules Are Offered by Committee; News of Cage Meet Voting unanimously to ope esentatives from seven te. ethall league decided that December for opening was too ear! " Many of the teams are havi cause of the sc nt time. Also to practice or to get ir There would be but one game for each team before the 1 two weeks’ rest, which would throw a lidays and then of teams out of condition. > At the meeting five of the sented—Piper & Taft ird Washington infantry, Independents and MacDougall- uthwick were among the mi When one stops to think that the University of Washington made a profit of about $20,000 on ‘the past football season, perhaps Is easier to realize what a big Proposition spert in our and colleges is today. A profit of $20,000 in three ‘months is quite a orat sum and 2 neat profit, in our way of ing. And now the Univer. sity of Washingion plans to con a new and bigger stadium to hold more people and turn More dollars into the coffers of At this rate our schools will §e0n be paying for their upkeep thru their athletics if the receipts ‘as they have grown during } an ‘vard game this yeor. That's quite crowd and represents quite a of coin. Now perhaps you what we mean. as college and school keeps on the sport basis does not become the cold proposition that profes seball is today, all well but when the amount ite receipts becomes school than the game becomes as detriment Tr i Tt ie & i ols. be hoped that Wash- with its huge financial this year, does not let the glare of the gate reeripts blind the Washington men to the HE ity of needed outfits in the city at the many otf Heads Executive Board; Other n their season on January 8, ams, the majority of The Star 16, the original y for good play. ng a hard time lining up suits the teams have not had a nto condition. teams in the circuit were not Soldiers & Sailors’ club, Co. B ssing. Undoubtedly the cola weather kept some of the fellows at their own fire sides, but no organization can be complete without full attendance. Some of the teams hav ot had a gle representative at any of the| meetings | Unless some of the teams show more life it will be necessary to drop hem from the cireult, because they must do their part in organization as well aw play \ { Jim Thorpe, famous Indian football ‘star, has probably made his last appearance on the gridiron, according to ing a field goal that won the final game of the season for the Canton, O., team from the Massillon Tigers, another 3-0 count, Thorpe,was carried from the field with several tendons torn loose from his right ankle after a scrimmage in the final quarter. § hio pro grid before he can walk again. This is the first news of Thorpe’s injury received here. The Canton team didn’t lose a game all year. There will be a meeting called for Monday night at 7:30 at The Star ce for election of officers, Writ-| en notices will be mailed to the man agers of each team. Teams not rep- f the University of/ tl act as chairman of executive committee for the sea-| Two more membgrs of local| business men will be appointed to act on this board. | Twenty-five cents wae decided to be the admission charged, and alj of- ficlals will be paid $6 a night for! their work. “Heck” Edmundson, track coach at Washington, will referee all Tues | day games, which will be played at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ club gym. Stanley Riddle, of Ballard, is counted on for the Saturday night games at the “¥." One more offictal must be ned up. | All.money left im the treasury at the of the year will be turned over to charity. Suggested rules follow: Each club Is limited to 10 players. players should be registered with secretary before the first game. Changes In registration should be! filed with secre.ary before day of Referees y. No transfer after first registration | betwen teams without consent of ex- ecutive commitee. No changes tn registration after sventh game. Protests of games or players should | [be made in writing to secretary not | later than 24 hours after such game; |and should be signed by manager and captain. Change agreement to the date of in whiting with secretary and mgned by managers of teams concerned. Official rule book for 1919 and ex- ecutive committee will make rulings on all questions not taken care of in _ Peal purpose of the games. ‘The Harrisburg (Pa.) Techs clatm the -echolastic football championship of Unitet # the result of 6 whetor riiand (Me) hig! Basket Ball Games — Are wanted from outside points by Taft's Basketball ‘Tear. Managers should write to the “basketball manager” giving available dates and expenses allowed for the trip. “AN teams considered.” “WDiper < Taft Inc : mapot SECOND AVE. THE SPORTING GOODS STOWE Ra Five-year Guarantee on an ACE BICYCLE $2.00 down, $2.00 a week. Bring this a4 and get a Morrow Top FREE. Excelsior Motorcycle and Bicycle Company 301 Kast Pike St. THE SPORTING GOODS STORE & above rules. | The 12 teams registered were split into two leagues by draw last night. The drawings follow: Soldiers and Saflors’ club, Y. M. C. A. Brewster's Cigar Co, Mac-| | Dougall-Southwick, Phoentz Mutual Life Insurance Co., University Com | munity Five. Knights of Columbus, Piper &@ | Taft's, Co, B Third Washington In |fantry, Spalding’s, Rainier Post American Legion, Independents. The schedule could not be adopted | last night because the lineup of the | teams entered may be cut down if | some of the teams don't come thru with squads. Plans ‘The schedule plans call for a game a week for each team with each team playing each team in their own cireut for the first half of the | season. Then the two winners play for the title of the firet half season. | The tears will then be drawn again |and the same plan will be followed The winners of the two half seasons | will play in a title series of the best two out of three games The organization plans as present \ed by the organization committee last. night subject to adoption at the Hey, fellers! Dempsey. Babe a full head of hair. figure. “Kayo Babe.” lenger. If he swats his ring baseball he'll do. i “Babe” Ruth in Fight Togs /Harvard Will Journey to Pasadena Baseball fans and fight bugs! mighty Babe Ruth all dressed up a la Marquis of Queens-j|year McCarthy s guard. ts another berry and ready to start training for a match with Jack But Babe didn't pose for the picture. originally was topped off with a baseball cap, the property of the Boston Red Sox, but the artist fixed that and gave Then all he lacked was a fighting He copped that from a picture of Sergeant Jack Burke, one of our well known young heavyweights. and Ruth are about the same build. Homerun Babe who aspires to the honor of being labeled It already has been announced that Babe is any scheduled game should be tied) S0ing to train under the tutorship of Kid McCoy and see if j |he hasn’t the goods to become a regular heavyweight chal- Here's the The face Burke So there you have opponents as he does the old Tiff Denton failed to win the threecushion billiard champtonship but he starred thruout the Cleveland tournament and set records that made the old-timers gasp. In his game with Byron Gillette of Buf falo. Denton made 17 in & sing! Inning and stopped only then be cause of his nervousnens in hin fire tournament for the championship Had he made one more billiard he would have equalled the highest run ever made—i8. This latter mark however, was not made in a cham pionship mateh or tournament and does not stand as a record, so Den ton's 17 looks safe for sore time to come. The second record Denton was the mark for short games. The previous record was 36 innings, held jointly by Charles McCourt, Frank Day of St. Loui» and Alfredo De Oro. [t is the opin fon of those best versed in billiard lore that Denton’s mark of 20 in nings will stand for many years, and it i# likely that if he continues to broken by meeting at The Star Monday, call | for the appointment of an executive | |board of three non-partisans, of which Coach Hunt has been ap. pointed chairman, and the election of an executive secretary, president, vice president and treasw Other | details of organization are left as an | open question. lc sas WILD TIME IN RING GO JERSEY CITY, N. J., Dec. 11- ny Weonard, world’s lightweight | Brooklyn, in the second round of a | scheduled eightround bout here last night. Coogan was floored three Umes in the second round. The ref. eree was counting him out, his sec onde were heaving water in his direc. | tion, Leonard was half way thru the ropes trying to kick the water-throw- ers, when the referee stopped count: | ing and dragged Coogan to his cor- ner. Joe Benjamin, Leonard's stable | mate, knocked out Tommy Touhey and Al Reich scored a technical Knockout over Aj Robers, Staten Is heavyweight improve Denton will become one of Mel Mucklestone, Old ‘W’ Grid Star, on Way to Millionaire Class Mel Mucklestone, one of the best hacks ever turned out by Gil Dobie at the Unb versity of Washington, is on the rood to millions. Mel arrived in town this week from Fort Worth, Tex., where he bas been striking It rich since his discharge from the aviation corps, Inst Christ. mas. He ix in business with “Tiny” Moore, who also per. formed in all brenches of sport at the “U.” Their buat — is capitalized at $3,000, The former “W" star says ho will stay In Fort Worth one more year, and then he's coming North to retire on his » which is ponr'n: ered “ep his off lands, He's urnirig to Fort Worth next week. New Star Is Looming on Three Cushion Billiard Horizon Now’ 18 TY SHOT MNWSSLEO BY the greatest stars the billiard game ever knew. R. L. Cannefax established his championship beyond all doubt and Proved that he deserved the title which he first won from Charles Me. Court. It is a curious fact that Cannefax won his first championship from McCourt in a match game and won his latest championship, which he will hold for one year. in an open tournament in which McCourt was his closest competitor, McCourt waa also the only player to defeat © fox. BOUT POSTPONED PORTLAND, Dec. 11.—Because of the stormy closing all roads here. the Tom GibbonsJim Darcy 10-round bout at Milwaukee has been post- poned a week. It was scheduled for tonight, Di Clymer, former manager of th Seattle Const league team, will manage Hoop Tutors Will Decide On Schedule Prep Cage Mentors List Games for Coming City League Season Today Seattio’s six high school coaches) will meet today with Physica) Direc-| tor Pelton of the scheol board te/ draw up the prep basketball sched: | ule for the coming season. It ts the! usual plan to reverse the rchedule of the year before, and that will up-| Goudtedly be the procedure today ‘The seasop will get under way Jan wary 6 according to present plans, with the big game being scheduled between Broadway and Lincoln at Broadway | All of the teame in the city are now in training for the hoop nea- fon. With veteran materia! in all of the schools one of the best years in the sport here ts expected Broadway Vets Up at Broadway the Pine streeters are depending a lot upon Cot Rice, veteran center, and Mili Graham, one | of the best guards in the city. Out at Lincoln Coach Wells ts working with an experienced quin-| tet. Fleaketh and Noflan, Welle’ for wards, have seen « lot of service in city basketball, playing with the junior champs. the Swastikas, inst year, Thin ts their first year at the game (n prep circles. however, Both are good shots and work well to gether, Wells is speeding this pair up and te working off the rough edeve in their play. as the Green Lake school will depend upon this duet w score most of thelr points this year. Don fMupley captatn at Queen Anne, te the ace of the hill team He's a ttle fellow, but one of the best care |whote in the city Fle wae one of the best scorers in the efty league last Queen Anne veteran who will bear watching Conch McComb at Mallard te etil looking for a center to replace South- ard. who graduated inst year The other four players of last year's *quad are all back in school Fraley, © forward. captains the team. Franklin Strong While Conch Reseberg is singing nnval crepe song the Franklin wad jooks Uke dangerous contend. for the city title The Green and Black team didn't win a game tast year, but all of the men re turned and several other veterans of the year before are back tn school and will make the going warm for the other members of the equad Rinaldo Caccta is captain of the South end equad Cole ts expected to held down the center job. with Car. man an one of the forwards and Cao cin and Maxwell for guards The other forward position Is still up tn [the alr West Seattie’s material ts uncer sin, Capt Frainer. center and oung Lellivand guards, are the two eading lights of the West Side crew 0 far REVOLT IS — GIVEN BIG RASPBERRY NEW YORK, Deo Li-—Five to threet ‘That tells the story of @ revolution n the rocks. It is a short way of recounting @ in the American league necting yesterday, It's the count that was tolled over the enemies of Fan Johnson. | From th ont be battle ground where a verbal engagement raged for three bourse. Ban limped away. But be miled Three «lum “insurgents” away, murmuring of a packed stacked cards and a steam came roller. Mesers Fluppert, Comiskey and Frazee were buried under a pile of | five to thr Technically the fight ts over. John. son is president His comrade, Frank Navin, is vice president, and the board of directors Is stacked with hin friends. FRENCH STAR PARIS, Dec 11—(United Press.— Georges Carpentier, the king polly does not want Jack Dempsey to sign | up with Promoter Cochran for a fight. The Frenchman has signed with the Eingliah promoter to meet Demp- sey in London before February, but the contract is not binding unless | Dempsey signs. ey Manager Des Camps has received several offers larger than Cochran made, and he does not want to see the fight go thru “If Dempsey does not sign, we can hold the fight some place where Joe Tink Solmbus American ansoct tion club in 1920. Clymer wes a erent ‘orite with the Columbus fans years there i# more money,” he sald, Deschamps said today that he did not bolleve the fimht would be held in the United States “Bear Cats’’ as ““W’’ Nickname + * + * + * Send in Your Own Selections to The Star Sport Editor * * * &® B® & ‘é 99 Mud Hooks’ Also Suggested Well, at last we have a couple of suggestions for nick- names for the University of Washington teams. B. Soder- quist, of the Metropolitan Bank, suggests that we call the Purple and Gold athletic teams the “Bear Cats.” How does that sound to you, Fan or Fanette, as the case may be? “The Rousers” is the name suggested for Lincoln high school, by W. A. L., a Lincoln student. The name is evi- dently derived from one of Lincoln's yells—“Rouse 'em!” This same party suggests the monicker of “Mud Hooks” for the “W" teams. What's your suggestion? We want a nickname for Washington and the high school teams of the city. Send in your nicknames to the Sport Editor of The Star now. os bE oa FI 3 j Ff i it in i i Fi : ig i EF i : i #8 3 : E f i i ! Gacdner, the big right-hander, taken son, is expected to be one of our aces the best of Seattle’s huriers last year, turn again. Ernie Schorr and Herb le Bigher, however, wil! join the Athletics in trade for rlin and Kopp. If Goerdner can come thru and Thom: to play ball and is a good ballplayer, only he forgets too often the welfare of the rest of the squad. He shows promise as a pitcher and sting the ball. Sqpttie fans will be pulling for the big fel- low to make good, because he ts a Seattle product, learning baseball on local teams, With Merlin Kopp sisted for teft Meld, BM center and Pete Compton for cight, Seattle's outfield for the com- ing year Is already completed. Jim Walsh won't be back next year, He has been sold to Akron in the International league. Scattle’s catching staff will be revised. Both Sweeney and Lapan will be missing. Lapan returns to Los Angeles, while Sweeney Is given the hook. Pete Richie will be back for another trial in ths spring. For the Infield so far we have Bates for first, Wares for French for shortstop and Kenworthy for third. Neither nor Kenworthy have much chance of sticking out the sea our opinion. French isn't Coast league calibre and Ken- worthy is about thru, Wares isn't as good as he once was, altho he performed like a big leaguer in the last month of the season here. Bates’ big bat will help ond his fielding should pick up after the winter's rest. He didn't have much chance to work him- self into shape with the Angels after returning from France. This gives the fans an iden of what Seattle will look like next year, The biggest needs right now are catchers and inficlders, with » pitcher or two thrown In, and if Klepper can line up the men needed on this trip it will help to solve Seattle's 1920 base- ball problem more than anything else, KEARNS SAYS HE HAS $250,000 OFFER NOW LOS ANGELES, Deo. 11.—Jack Kearns, manager for Jack Dempsey, DON’T FORGET GRID TEAM AT DETROIT ‘u’ And there ts Detroit univer. versity—some football team. said he received today a telegram \trom Billy Gibson, who is in New York, offering $250,000 for Demp sey’é end if he would sign with him to meet Carpentier at a place tn this country, to be named later, Gibson, who is understood to be representing a syndicate, said in his telegram, that Promoter Cochran, of London, would arrive in New York December 20, with Carpentier’s lagreement to fight Dempsey, Tufts beat Detroit, 7 to 3, but mo other team could. The Detroiters piled up a score of 257 to 34 and rank high in the football world. Madden and Alfred Qouilet, a fore, who won the six-day bieyele race in New York recently, cov- ered 2,601 milos and 1 lap, ‘The record te 3,625 miles, established in 1917. by and Dupuy, whe | Jim' Thorpe, Football Star, Has Played Last Grid Game | ress reports from the East. After kick- squad, last Sunday by a It will be weeks t Washington Can’t Play, Says Coach Team in No Condition for Big Game If Invitation Does Come BULLETIN CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Dec. 11. — (United Press.) — Har- vard’s football team will go to Pasadena to play at the Tournament of Roses, it was decided today. The Harvard athletie com mittee voted to permit t team to make the trip. At the close of the meeting the following telegram was sent to W. L. Leishman, president of the Tournament of Roses: jas it was the Washington rep | tives at the Pacific coast conf who fostered the adoption of annual Eastern game for the Wi ern champions, with the W% team making their own ments This charge comes f Pasadena Oregon in Lead ‘The Western team to play H will be picked today, according to ports from Los Angeles. And indication points to Oregon the bid. There won't be many tears shed the Washington campus, because true Washingtonian would want hi team matched with Harvard when is practically impossible for eith tear to be In condition for their Tynell, Franklin's star foots ball tackle, has the #ame job out af! Franklin. “Moose” Jimmy Rryan, all-city nigh echeot guard dast year, will turn out for freshman equad at the “U" when th call is tssued. BIN Savage, captain of the Linceta high soheo! cage five, is a brother vege, former Lil coach, and the third member or the Savage family to piny basketball at North = so his bro! Tony Savage, who was one of the best basketball ry y of Me: high school | sport champto 1 Pike, who was ome of the ; irlers ever turned out at igh school, and al x 7 | ¥ \