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erate ee GE AA EP MoLean Unfairly Dealt With in Division of the World Series Money. Ooprriaht, 2919, br 1 (The New Proms Pubilahine Co rh World). * i Ne row among the New York re over the division of the word series spoils will lead a National Commission taking @ hand tn the matter, When the series war tnavgurated {t was the general Understanding that ail the eligible Blayors of a team Would receive equal @hares, When Larry McLean inajle Protest the public learned for the fi time that this was not the rule. MoLean Was entitled to a full ahare, if ever a Player was. to the Giants at a time w team had to have the @ervives of @ good emergency man. We Won't way that his appearance in New York won the pennant, but if one wants to look back over tho scores from the time McLean joined the team it will be plain that MoLeants batting and emergency work made it rather easy sailing for the Giants in the clos- fing days of the pennant fight. McLean was the only classy catcher Qvailable after the first game of the @eries, Meyers could not have done Detter work than did MoLean. It wasn't Larry's ‘ult that the Giants won only one game Had « fow of his teammates done a» well with tho bat, @everal thousand New York fans would not be eo poor to-day. Wonder what McLean would have received if the Giants had won the world's series, aided by the timely stick work of Larry, Maybe Meyors and the rest of the team would have consented to contribute @2.10 cach so that the catcher could have @ trifle over $1,000 for hie work, HEN Freddie Weish'e manager W arrives to-day to dincusa the offer of $5,000 for a battle between Ritchie and Welsh in Ki land he will also have to explain why ‘Welsh is steering clear of a meeting with Jack Britton. ‘The latter's man- ager, the talkative Danny Morgan, ha: @ ready answer to Welsh's fatlure to @o business. “I won't say that Welsh fs not a game man," says More “put why has he run out of a match with Britton five times? Must be that he fears a meeting with my man. There can be no other reason. “1 wonder if he remembers the time we were ready to post @ certified check for %,000," continued Morgan. “He all tossing that check aside ying he didn't want to box against Britton, V @ willing to Ko anywhere to box him. out of @ match with Welsh in Canada, But we Neve that this rm Rows was accured of running ‘er did be- he cause of Ny was the match being called off. Ritchie Is @ elear- 4 Dusiness man. He looks over the fie before getting Into action Y this instance he concluded that he Wasn't Kong to get a sdua He told us after arriving here that the getting for the proposed bout with SULLIVAN OPPOSES KIRBY’S IDEAS | ty “ My NIBLICK” Boston Club Not to Oppose him for re-election to tl Gaffney of if he would Jot league holds its meetin, ‘My voto ta not pi those who hi Lynch’ in December, god to any of successo! Welsh wasn't just right, M ut the narrative, pointing out t Ughtweight champion was in great dan- ger of losing his ttle. fool,” uM “Ritenle Is no “He wai ed to was English, paid Even the 1 the valley where the was situated wei English, Hitchie has a good nose @idn't like the odor, so he pulled out. tically rune the A. A U,, ceased campaigning lonk enough yester- 7 to hurl a few “Hennessy enelis at Gustavus T. Kirby, president of the governing body of amateur athletics in this country, And Mr. Sullivan pros posed to stay on the firing line until he has cured Mr. Kirby of his so-called fevolutionary ideas of having a rule that will permit competitions between amateurs and professionals, “Let the colleges hold these mixed races, if they Want to," says Sullivan. “But Kirby iwn't going to wreck the A. A, U, if 1 can stop him, and I am almost positive that he won't get away with anything fn line with his ‘broad-minded Kees.’ ““To me it is @n astonishing propo- sition; the most astonishing that thas ever been advanced, and, of courae, it will not be taken seriously by any one who has followed athletica for many years.” Js EK. SULLIVAN, who prace HE rea} fight will take place when the presidents of the various as- soclations that are ed with the A. A, U. meet on Oot. 27. If we are to take for granted everything that ivan says, Kirby will be swamped when he tries to advance his idewa. This would indicate that the « ruler of amateur athie réceived assurances from the outside that he will be ably supported in fight against Kirby. Instead of giving amateurs Iroway, the rules should be strengthened, ix the idea that Sullivan advance: Dur def- nition of an amateur needs strength- ening," continues Mr. Kirby's opponent, ind that js Just what will lappen when we meet, Nothing would be more con- to Mr, Kirby that we are op- ideas.’ eres sentative of one of the nations sug- gested that the Conroe contrat Pro- competition as well as ama- voted empha | State Six Thousand Seats for Public at Game at Cadets and Middies Will Prac- tically Divide Seating Capacity of Stadium on Nov. 29—Other Big Games Soheduled. corps from Washington, a big A slice of Uncle Sam's army and an equally ble epray of the old gentle- man's navy service will be on exhibition on the Polo Grounds on Nev. @, This distinguished assemblage is drawn to- wether on Ghat day for the purpose of seeing eleven future generals from West Point and ¢he same number of future admirals from Annapolia battle for foot. ball supremacy, Arrangements announced to-day by the New York Basoball Club show that the cadets and midd! will practically divide the Polo Gi President intimate view of the diplomatic 3 Hempstead of the Giants, anxious to restore tho strenuous gridiron, sport for the Gotham populace, more than Jed the concessions received from raity of Penuaylvania by Weat Point and Annapolis for thelr historic football struggle, There will be about 41.00) seats provided for the gane. The Army and Navy between them will divide 2,000, with the privilege of secur. ing additional accommodations. SIX THOUSAND SEATS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. Bofore signing an agreement to play In New York the Army demanded 12,300 tickets and the Navy a Uke numbe Then each wanted the right to apply for 4,00 more ten days before the gama, The Navy, realising that there wore more middies than cadets, asked for an additional 2,000 tlekets, President Hemp- stead agreed to these atipulationa, The club atates that it will have only end meats to sell. The Army and Navy will recelve the beat tick gridiron will be ao arran, seat of the entire 41,000 will obstructed view of the field, Ail tickets will be $3, and the boxes, neating four, $100. In consideration of the game being played at the Polo Grounds, the baseball club agrees to pay inte the hospital funds of the Army Kirby Trying A. A. U., Calls Ideas on Pro-Amateur Con- Ridioulous and Will Their Intro- But the that every have an un- tests Jameb FE. Sullivan, Gecretary of the Amateur Athletic Unton of the United who was formerly President of that organization and the oldest ath- letio official in America to-day, when asked his opinion of the proposition presented by Gustavus T. Kirby of the intercollegiate Association of Amateur aaid, in part: Athletes said, in part: all. For over thirty years those who have in thelr charge the safeguarding of amateur track and field athletics have had to dattle with the same propo- sition heretofore advanced by profes. sional promoters and professional toot racers. “The ideas advanced by Mr, Kirby WILL He BEAT! Me UP IF Tom Lynch “They must show me a better man than Tom Lynch before I will oppose Drasidency of tho National League,” eaid James E, yeeterday, when asked @ opposition when the deen mentioned as THE EVENING WORLD, SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK , IT BEATS BOXING, SAYS RITCHIE © | SAY FAEY, \ Lave » Army-Navy Polo Grounds and Navy the sum of be deducted from the sal ‘or the Army-Navy ests and th 000. ‘Thin will of tickets, mouth game on Not the Polo Grounds has sodded The gridiron will run lengthwise from what ts ordinarily the home plate out to centre fleld, Ker Kency bleachers will be constructed over ds and additional boxes ands. In all, the play- ing fleld will be entirely surrounded by high tlers of seats, A picket fence, alm- Mar to those used at Princeton and Yale, will encircle the gridiron, prevent- ing any intruders from encroaching on the arena, ARMY IN BLEACHERS IN RIGHT FIELD. KNock Him Ys eu Ne NOT umess He eZ 5 1 | Hears yout } \ou" ‘The Army roo! will hold fort in the right fleld bleachers and seotion of the grandatand. The Navy adherents will boom thelr cheers from the opposite aide of the stadium, According to present plans the West Point team and regiment of cadets will arrive in the city by special train and jreach the acene of ‘uttle about two hours before the Kame. Tho tingent will pull in on a w ia train on the Je ¥ game this season will Played in New York. Except for one game at Princeton the contest has always been staged on Franklin Field, Because of the fast- growing popularity of the Government struggle, with Ite briltian’ nilanes Philadelphia rounds pr to accommodate the huge [York being the losteal jgame, the baseball club ott |the Army and Navy pe thelr annual bat firat wa home, tages Yrounds, and it wasn't until official Washington took a hand in the matter that ft waa finally decided to | ort of petizer to th: toric Army-Navy straggie the red Jof Carliisie and Green Mount from Dartmouth—plenty of color to this game, eh?—will meet on the Polo Grounds, Two big high school games will be fought out on Election Day and Thanksgiving Day, and before the sca- fon closes home lovers of the gridiron sport will receive their potion of the popular # without travelling to | Princeton or New Haven. to Wreck Says Sullivan aniess I overestimate the men that com. Prise the governing board of the Ama- teur Athletic Union of the United Stal “There fe no demand, for the good of athletics, for such a proposition as Kirby advances, and I doubt if it will ever even be discussed or taken up seri- ously by any governing body in America. “In conclusion, I desire to make this statement: I will not only personaly oppose any such proposition as is p sented to allow John Paul Jones to run against a profeasional in a foot race, but I am, forthermore, going to recom: mend that we strengthen our amateur definition at the annual meeting of the governing body on Noy. 17. HAYES T00 CLEVER _FOR KID THOMAS. (Hpecial to The Evening World), PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 2, — Grover Hayea won from Kid Thomas in six hard rounds at the Nonpareil A? C. last night, Both ladw wet a fast pace, with the veteran knowing too much for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1913. Ko Ave pers @ Of fogs me sh ‘ia viens conuie $4 He ue ur two FRET OF NICE CLEAN SODe Lightweight Champion Will Get It Some ing. “Snapper” Garrison “Cleans Up” at Laurel. SECQNAPPER” GARRISON, the old-time jockey, handed the betting ring Ss at the Laurel track a Jolt yesterday that compelled some of the book- makera to go to the “strong box" before they could continue oper- ations to-day, Garrison started @ horse named Brush, He had been per- forming well on the Canadian ctreuit early in the season, but the layers forgot about his known liking for @ heavy track, Garrison got busy; as soon an the bookmakers quoted ® to 1 on the horse. Garrison's friends also got busy, a few of them being let In on the ‘good thing.” At first the bookies smiled when the tens and fives began to shok, When Garrison and his commissioners continued to go the rounds of the ring the bookles Kot scared and began to rub until ¢ to 1 atraight was the best they would offer at poat time. But the damage had been done. The horse came home in front with several lengths to #: “Why, It was a boat race,” said one of those who had been stung. The name of the horse was sent out in the entries as Bush instead of Brush. Garrison ie about $15,000 richer to-da; | you'd wake up. all put out. He hi Those things come in the ordinary the first hole in 6—well, that’s an thing. around Mr. Ritchie, Mike Gibbons to Visit _ Brooklyn Next Week A. C. of Brooklyn, Mike Glover of Bos ton vs, Bill Fleming of Oldtown, Ma GAME OF GOL! to Willie Ritchie it ing and eatisfactory feature. Wizard From St. Paul Scheduled to Meet Marty Rowan, Who Defeated Papke Last Week. By John Pollock. Atlantic Garden A, C., Jim Sav Al. Kubiak, heavyweights, making the weight, the local Italian bantam- Joe Wagne play that no one in management of Joe Levy, manager of Joe Rivera, Levy hae matched Wagner to meet Arthur Simon, a good bantam of the South, for ten rounds at New Or- een nealing of cheese champlon Willle took yours truly on for a twely Another thing: One in meating a light- a lot of conversation about great fights, cheese champions and all that sort of But nothing of that kind buzzes NO WORRY ABOUT WEIGHT IN Golf has ite worries, it i» true, but has one consol- It can yed without any concern about eres te Willle says he ~_ ‘by those who saw him been assured by Cane iaaee will ever question his being @ light- hole match while the déw was still on . WILLIES ONLY woRRY (5 TO BE ABLE TO MAKE. “THAT FIRST HOLE in FIVE — Nore! {T's ANGTHER. TOADS TOOL * WILLIE AND THE AUTHOR SPENT IN HUNTING FOR LOST GALLS tN “THE. LONG GRASS AND DEEP MUD ? of the World, a Regular at the Van Cortlandt Golf Course, Says He of These Days, and He Means It—Finds Game Beneficial for Train- By Bozeman Bulger. F you, at the age of twenty-two, had a fortune of $80,000, the champlion- I ship of the world and a job in the automobile business waiting in case anything slipped, would you worry? You might—for fear that Just the same, Geary Steffen—his other name is Willle Ritchie—ts ae been up to Van Courtlandt Park golf links every morning for ten days trying to make the first hole in 6. If he docs it he will feel that his long trip to the Hast has uot been wasted. That's his worry. Willle has forgot all about his coming fight with Leach Cross. course of one’s business. But making | | event. started an awful wallop and then—dug poor little ball rolled over on its side | and lay there, t - “Waat t—- — “You know, you taunted the old gentieman, “The ploughing on thie ficid was finished some time ago.” Manager Foley and Vic, the artist, who were waiting for thelr turn, thought that good stuff, but somehow the humor failed to appeal to us. I also dtd_some ploughing, “You know,” said Ritchie, when we finally got off to ourselves and were looking for our balls in a ditch filled with mud and water, “if I could get Foley to put these fights of mine off long enough I would learn this game. It's got boxing skinned to death, I guess a lot of folks have an idea that I do this only because I think it good and Rivers will unfortunately, when altraining. But I don't. I come out here IK GIBBONS, who has not|be the bout, Ha ey Dr something about |every morning because I want to make M fought in this vicinity In gev- golf were on the links. that fi hole in five, If I stay long eral months and who tssued a deft to Packey MoFarland to meet him in @ ten-round bout at 145 pounds at Ball Player time of driv! Now, Willie Ritchie surely muat know ‘a lot about prise fighting, but up to the off from the first tee he enough 'm going to do it, too, “Suppose we chuck these balls out of this diteh, call it a stroke and go the ringside, will be seen in action Must Return hadn’t sald anything about Mt. This 40 Flame on," T sungested after we had ea es es ee Ey tMfsarey him to several om enters. sie fellows won't know the wn signed up to meet Ma . P t fS 1 elows ‘whor make | dif ‘ aa the Hroukiyn middleweight who out arto ALALY |The rere eng time by. nipping | “No,” he replied, “1 get this thing hited Hilly Papke in an elght-round Wee Copa of wrens. binder with ¢helr | out Of here with my niblick if T have to MEAL SE Louis lant weeks GIBONT cHccRENATE, Oct B.—The Natlonal| drivers and talk, about “Koing through seatter. mus and Rowan will clash for ten rounds laa esai commission to-day reversed 4 | With the stroke” and al added. "I before the Twyford A, C., which now occupies the clubho! the defunet Brooklyn Beach A. €. of South Brook- lyn, finding by the Nettonal Board and| “0% ordered Player L. H. Feine of the Min- Neapolis club to reimburse the Kansas City club of the American Association for two weeks’ full salary and two weeks’ half salary advanced to him by the latter club. ‘The National Board had ordered this paid the player because he was injured while a member of the Kansas City club and according to the rules of the Na- tional Association regarding injured players. of them, Just you?" the dirt, he agreed. The training quarters of Willle ‘ule at Dal Hawkins's roadhouse at and Leach Cross at the At- lantie A. A., Rockaway Beach, will be thrown open to-morrow to the follows ers of the fistic game who are anxious great fighters go through stunt for ¢ ten-round Lui but we not to seen the expression to drive off—well, right have heen entered as ‘The commission, however, ascertainel| ‘Say, youns fellow that the injury to Feine was not as|them, who serious as he represented it to the Na- | ought tional Board and ordered the money re- | noses their daily battle at the Garden A. C. on Wednesday nlght ‘bantam. my Duffy, the up-State lightweight raged ntly bested Eddie Murphy of vl lnughed—everybody but us. Moston in an elght-round bout at Bt. a Beyer eoey YOUNG fallow aid that Louls, has beet p mntone Se Mendy Blute Beats Foy. about my golf paving,” te sk Jey Wot National A.C. of Milwau-| Danny Foy, the Irish bantamweight |Aded to Te ca pout @ b C. champion, whom Jim Coffey, the “Dub. |@vout ymhe raf White was ut te kee on next Monday night. r fought Ad Wolgast, but the|Jin Giant," brought to this country re- ‘most seriously and when he finally | ¢, So ee aiirad & BA cently, made his debut at tho New Polo ly fis bail teed upon a little pinch of A. A. tn Hal last night and was |Wwet sand he was still smarting under forced to take Blute in @ ten-round bout that went.the | marks. limit. Foy, although clever, force in hia blows. He hit Blute often, !of coin to him right now. but his punches landed Iike powder puff | Willle took eight or taps. swings, Farrell Admits He Is Trying Billy Papke evidently Delleves he ts still the middleweight champion, for a few days ago he was asked by the manager of a club in Pittsburgh? what thought his services were Worth to meet Buck Cross of Pittaburgh in a lon contest. Papke he must have §2,000 for e waa imme- wired back thi his end. Of course Papk ately slde-track Word has just reached here from Low Angeles, Cal,, to the effect that 1a Croan will have to go the Ifmit witn -_—s Shortstop Derrick to the Baltimore ‘s Ritchie In thelr bout at the Gar- club last summer,”* rete ean next Wednesday night if] Regarding the published story from ee he expecta to meet Joe Rivers in their | Philadelphia that the New York Ameri- There are enough ex-Reds in the achoduled twenty round bout at Vernon, [cane had secured Outfelder James Southern League to make a formidable Cal, on Thanksgiving Day afternoon, | Walsh from the Athletics, President) ¢).iy phe iiat includes Street, ¢.: Camp Cor Frank J. Farre!l made this atatement C 7 # Joe Rivers, the Mexican tghtweight, : om 30m i bell, Gregory, Baw: and Fleharty, 1 y ® c.; O mn, . who ineeta Frankie Rae if ie fost time ago I entered into oie vig Daley, Grantield and ete eter at Ne New Orleans Raves | NeRotiations with the Athletics for an| Dobbs, in or out elders, tall an next. Tuesday, nient,| outfielder, Among others Walsh was has te the favorie in the bet-| mentioned, but up to the present time| A! Bridwell is to be supplanted by a Ung at odds of 10 to 6 Rivera willl have not cloned a deal for Walsh or| young shortatop named Keating, it is come to New York after this bout to] any other player of that team, We are *aid—unl the vel jof added speed in the spring. all sorts of hits and fine feld pla; me the best Nahtwelghts here, anxious and ready to obtain the beat pousible outfelder to strengthen our team, but the Walsh story is a trifle Five clubs will hold boxing shows to- night aa follows: Fairmont A. C,, Willie but seemed to slow up toward the last. Thomas, who tried to fight ut close quarters, but Hayes always kept him away with a olever left jab and @ right premature, I may get him or I may de- cide to take some other p! Warren va. Dave Cronin: Brown Gym- nasium A. A. Johnny Walts va. Joe Silenar of Bayonne; Sharkey A, C,, Jimmy Coffey va. Hoss; Urving! ith Connie Mack Oharles H, Bbbets will attend ‘er in ac-'plimentary dinner to be given on Xt released Ti hi uidn't think,” T sald to one thom, "that the gentlemanly toowing Jo was a prize fighter, wi wt Oe then Willle smashed into “Nor @ golf player, champion diint hear that, fy the Am Plo a. eae, es tee, and if you tia at the seco don on Willie's face As iffed at our efforts two old wentlomen Sight then he could eon honors to Jimmy matured but deprecatory re- Me ot ‘a ring opponent could get his lacked |goat that quick it would be worth a lot ten practice ined the ball up very carefully, . To Corral Outfielder Walsh Ellam, Brid had to his credit during the early part of 1913, in honor rl Ith an agreement I made of the Athletics ia Philadelphia t rdance w ay Rr the time pl I give my sparring partners the house. “I believe.” he went on, “this game ie about the only tl i that makes a fellow himeelt, Me or cheat it will come right out. Yea, and nine men out of ten who are at everything else will cheat | themaelves at golt’ Willie Ritchie's life plana centre thinge—golf, boxing and enough money out of the ah no worrle will have the which to do it. If he should fight game and 0 back to business and give up the champion has his RITCHIE MIXES GOLF WITH BOXING ~ By VICILIFE SAVING MORE up two feet of nica, clean sod, The dickens when we go up to the road-|> If he's got any tendenoy to| ‘Th PORTANT THA FATS ON GRO Treasury Department Refuses to Release Hale to Play Football. WASHINGTON, Oot. %.—Holding tite | saving to be more important than feats on the gridiron, Assistant Secretary Newton of the Treasury Department refused permission to Carroll Dwight Hale to absent himself from the lifes saving service in order to play on the Northwestern Universiy football team at Evanston, Ul President Wilton had referred to the department a petition signed by a host of Northwestern students release of Hal keeper of the Evanston lif tion refused to accept on the ground that this Was the most important time of the year for experienced life savers to he on duty. The keeper of the etation, when Hale first applied for leave of absence, threat- ened to cause his arrest on the charge of desertion. It w ia threat that led to the appeal to the President. Willie Ritchie Forgets His Fighting in Effort to Make First Hole in Five tin California, but, being wise for ais generation, he you never can tall when they are going to take him. A thing about this brown-eyed boy that iinpreased me was his cleanliness of thought. None of the much-tglked- of temptations of the prize ring ha robbed him of his freshness, hi inhne: most golf balls, not once did : And he wasn't 1 was a tad of sixtee told me, when I went to work in the automo- bile shops at Coalinga, Cal. My father wanted me to start at the bottom so as to learn the business thoroughly. I got along so well that I was sent to San Francisco to take @ place in the salesrooms as demonstrator, That's as fi asl I began to make too much money out of the fight Dusiness.”” “Had you had much experience as @ ofeasional?” ed, ‘Practically none,” he eald. “But that doesn't make much difference—I think we had better bunker at he narrativ 7 before becoming a not try to clear that drive.” he interrupted and pointed across the “We'll get Into trouble sure,” Even with that caution he was in for a dad shot. The lightweight golfer sliced the drive and the ball went bouncing away inte the woods across a wire fence. I waited a half hour while looked for it and finally yelled for to take @ new one and etart over, “I don't care anything about Loe 4 hole.” “but the Ne, @ explained, ashamed for that old gentleman, who « wiahing us, to know that I lest “I forgot te tell you,” he eald he finally got back to his “that my name was Geary Steffen (le worked in that auto hop.” way he lost this name is well repeating. Young Steffen, being a fight to see a tournament of ;teurs, all of whom were paid. Was to be a bout between a hoy Willle Richardson and Monk Enoch. Richardson n sixteen yeare old, agreed to take his place. "I didn’t know muoh ab was doing, stinct came to the top an to Innd on Monk's jaw in the second round and knocked him cold.” TOOK OTHER FELLOW'S NAME AND GLORY TOO, Having taken the prize away from Richardson a bright thought struck our young hero and he decided he might as well grab everything in sight. He stepped right out and took the peor fellow's name! | "As long a8 T had gone on in the Place of Willie Richardson without any: knowing it I decided to remain Willie Richardaon. nh got atvay from the vost, fans soon cut this down to ‘Richarda’ and in another month they had made it ‘Ritchi Ritchie and his manager, Mr. Foley, agree that golf is the best form of training evercise for a fighter they have ever seen, Foley, who was formerly @ bo: says he wishes he had known of the benefits of the game when he was | training, "It's just the kind of Iignt exercise jthat & fellow needs in the morning,” sald Rito! “Much better than light ecause it keeps you inter- \eated all the time. You see I am per- spiring freely now and I didn't realise that I had been covering much ground. P.__§.—Ritchie won the golf match. ON gi