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i, ki re Hi i iif. 3 = 3 fe His i i A i ie F i i iit 3 a i +1} HF 3 8; i 2E FH gst has beaten “John Lee- " again. Joe's life ts largely made Gay bas passed and) ‘o managers havo| it given out any word pe ane\ened to it some other offered an; planati: to make the promised that they don’t } the Johnson fight end one slip over a ten- on their big fellow'a would wave been ac- Yanks Likely to Secure Catcher Agnew in Trade With St. Manager Donovan Desperately in Need of Crack Southpaw) the Pitcher, and May Land Either Wellman or Hamilton in the Laer H 33 E Capt. upy the offices now 4 Mr, Farrell. and Col. Ruppert now ve under consideration the selection force, The busi: japager Cleveland, where he went to ai Peckinpaugh, this afternoon, a: be Unth the etock was eeteay ferred he could not be official! clared the manager. Asa move manager Donovan moat cer- tainly has been on the job, His first tapertant recapture weil from the Feds, ne oy going to Cleveland in person he Peckinpaugh from the clutches of Joe b Bi Tinker, who starts @ rai Dick Kinsella, Giants, is in town on thing if fuse and so 5 Joos goee rt from ~| got there, Pract ers are Chica we the Giants the ¥. Noh the scout hy up win |& ven a contract to sign himself. ty de- of the ee that he was id Join forces with nister Dick” says there is noth Louis Browns wolla it wanted to,” said Capt. Huston. “And it is certain that we would make no such move as long as Giants wanted his services. That ‘would be kind of a mean trick to play on McGraw, wouldn't it?” Knowing the close friendship that exists between McGraw and Huston, it Is imponsible to imagine anybody connected with the Yanks trying to wean Kinsella away. ‘The Yank owners have been assured by Catcher Nunamaker that he will not consider any offer from the Fed- eral League. He signed a contract lest year with the ten days’ eliminated, and that, it ts believed, would hold nie anyway. Tt in known, however, that the Feds 414 make an offer to Nungmaker. inst Tf the filing of the big suit Organised Il was intend means of advertising, Judge Landis Mable to chop it short. It is said htat ‘he will be ready to hand down a d cision on the subject before Feb. 1 long before the teams go South for training. Crew practice began at Columbia yesterday afternoon after a long rest @ince the outdoor work on the Hudson Jeet fall was discontinued, The can- didates for the varsity and freshman boats were put through a limbering up pull on the machines, Caach Rice was keenly disappointed in the showing made by the candi- dates, Only a handful came out for either equad, and thei upheaval among the rowing authori- ties unless the undergraduates show fare willingness to report for prac- Capt. Sanborn and Bratton were the only two of the three veterans ieft to report. Amateur billiard play ere launched the two ip tournaments 0 he annual meeting of the Nati lation of Amate' Bil ast plight at the Amateur Bililard Ci ray Md New York. J. Ferdinand Pog- ra, the international title in announcing the of the Uni ta, ed that four uted to be of the highest ignified their intention of jueston Detroit ie ere the ward W. ‘and frante’ formally passed upon. pled and Cag ie ee B. oe jects to " ournem yor with H. A. Coleman, former champio and T. Appleby, the recent wi her of the Class C ttle, In the evenin match, Frederick Lowenthal and ne cf leby will meet to-morrow playing at night. - | Word was received from London esterday that the Oxford-Cambridge Boat race, one of the most historic sporting events, had been officially called off, The reason given for this decision of the sity authorities was that war conditions made tt ad- visable not to hold the race this year, ttitude of the England toward Owing to the how blic In the soutt mous front wall Low at 7—16, 164, 16—9, tee on Ciroult te the Stewards of thi Cireult, which will take place to-day. [reves ho match for Cutler School, will be an| Nicholas Rin ning by @ score of | landed hia left for the third time and (ORLD, ‘TUBSDAT, Avrora SPORTING PAGE IN NEW 0. -S. WEEKS PROVES OSLER HAD IT ALL WRONG Copyright, 1915, by The Press Publishing Ca (The New York Hvening World), Were Those Two Dogs Mordecai Brown Refers To Used to Chase Baseballs? The anticingted mudelinging im the fight of the Federal League the so-called Outlaws are bringing suit to dissolve the so-called base- ball trust. Mordecai Brown, the three-fingered pitehing marvel of other days, but for the greater part of last Feds, made an affidavit in the Federal ers under the national agreement were Brown alleges that Joe Cantillon, manager of the American Association, at one time and that he also belleves that Roger of the Cardinals, traded a player by the name sella, then manager of the Springfeld (IU.) club im the Three-I League, fs a shock to the follewers of the game weather heroes have been so slavishly treated. whe heard about the allewations made by Brown declared: “What I want to know is what positions the dogs in the case Did they cover regular positions or were they used for chasing balls!” But levity aside, it is bound to prove a real black-eye to the game | and a real trust-buster, if anything does, if it is proved that ball players have been treated like slaves as ‘the Federal League affidavit indicates, Jeanette Earne Draw by Rally By administering a good stiff lacing to John Lester Johnson in the last four rounds of their ten-round bout at ort will|the Pioneer Sporting Club show last Harness Raci night, Joe Jeanette managed to earn a draw, For the first five rounds Johnson furaished the small gathering with a big surprise. He landed so many straight left jabe on Joe's face that he had a clear advantage in four of them, while the other round was oven, Beginning the sixth round Jeanette tore into Johnson and smashed away at his stomach and ribs with heavy wallops with both hands, These Punches came @o fast that Johnson held on to Jeanette for dear life every time they clinched. In the last two rounds Johnson weakened under these wallops and repeatedly turned tis side to Jeanette, Although in a weakened condition Johnson managed to get in some good jabs, 0, defeated J, O. An executive session of the Commit. Rules and Dates of the Grand it Stewards was held at roit erday. The com Presented to the The De Witt Clinton hockey team terscholastic champions, at the ly, toyed Chaney Drops Hommey Thrice PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13,—George Chaney of Baltimore dealt out three le! d punches, each one of whieh dropped Packey mey at the Olym- pia A. A. last night. It was about the middie of the sixth that George Packey was down for the count of nine, Then he got up and stalled out the round. In the semi-windup Frank Mantell of Pawtucket bested Eddie Revoire of this city. stopped round. Johnson had over fifty pou on J 2. —————-—__—_ DONOVAN IN DETROIT NOW LOOKING FOR PLAYERS. DETROIT, Jan. 13.—‘Wild Bill” Don- ovan, who did considerable hurling for the Tigers in the old pennant days and is now manager of the New York Bre: Dectsively Whips Rogers. BUFFALA, N. Y., Jan. ‘Knockou' Brennan gave Al Roge: EN alobing pin fr Sat count of tive in the second round and administering @ sound licking, escaping without @ mar ———_ RACING SELECTIONS. NEW ORLEANS. Race—Valusha, Fair Firat Helen, Miss Francis. eon ‘some Second Race—Hypatia, Tillie's || sonferred thi Cade te Get College Pitcher. CHICAGO, Jan. 18.—Paul des Jar- | dten, to-day @ave President Thomas, of the Cubs, a verbal promise that he will Chicago Ni contract ee signe ‘4 rt soon Heart, Jim Bas®y, Sixth Race—Garneau, Blue Jay, Mycenac, SUAREZ, First Race--Peterkin, Twilight, Changes in . Trotting Rules posed c! the Grand Circuit harness racing circuit were before the stewards of the organization when they met in annual session here to-day. much-discussed plan of authorising one judge to officiate at all the meet- Philadelphia Player Declares His , Bt. Louis Single Judge to Officiate At Grand Circuit Meetings rules and dates which met here yesterday in executive session were ready to subfit to the stewards a tentative schedule of race mee\ngs ——— for 1915, It was understood the| when it had been softened by - Being Discussed at opeeies | ok would be awarded to lag beirry ag nley; the Woon Detroit Session. PITTSBURGH DROPS OUT |sey ulle lant summer, failed to quality, Ss OF GRAND CIRCUIT | for tant tworpiaces in the Brat avis DPTROIT, Jan. 12.—Several pro- ——_—_—_— fon, but on the draw he turned dut to in the rules governing The ings on the circuit was to be dis- missed, Several horsemen Hoted the stewards would pass favorably upon the change. If adopted, the rule would have to be sanctioned by the National Trotting Association before t Organized Baseball was started yesterday at Chicago, where }|!t could become effective. The members of the committee on Charlie Dooin Going to Chicago To Testify for Federal League Testimony in Suit Against Or- ganized Baseball Will Make “Hot Reading.” HARLIE DOOIN, the famous catcher and ex-manager of the Phillies, but stil on their re- served Mst, announces that he will leave for Chicago to-day to act as a voluntary witness for the Federal League in ite suit to break up the organised — basebal combination. Charlie says he is king this move of his own free will, because of the shameful way he alleges he has been treated by O. B. When asked what would be the nature of his testimony he sald: “I don't know exactly what I will aay when I get on the stand, but I will answer all the questions put to me. I will tell my own personal ex- periences and I tell you it will make hot reading. I regret to have to do this, but I am determined, even itt fam turned out of baseball, to give my story to the public, I am looking for no Federal League berth.” John Heydler, Secretary of the Na- lery of the Pitteburgn Driving Club, Grand Circuit this year, The badly JANUARY, BUT FLD AT SEAN. SOF ANY SUE Eighty-One Players in Qualifying Round of Tournament at-At- lantic City, Dr. McCall Win- ning Qualifying Medal. Judging by the list of starters im the qualifying round of the Seaview Golf Club in its opening tournament at the course near Atlantic City, one would think it was July instead of January. Jus} think of it! Eighty-one players started in this competition, and it - isn't one of those indoor golf affairs, either, Dr. Floyd H. McCall of the heme club won the medal, and his score was 84. Cameron B. Buxton of Hunt = don Valley Was second, one si higher. The latter might have finished first, but he covered the course early in the morning, when the aeay was harder than it was later fh Af be the unlucky one. He will play in the second sixteen. * Howard W. Perrin of Pine Valley, newly elected Vice-President of the U, 8. Golf Association, made the first 16 with 89, and drew for an opponent to-day Clarence H. Geist, President and founder of the Seaview Club, , The draw for the frat sixteen fol- jows: McCall vs. Nixon, Clements vs. Ross, Westney vs, Shackelford, Nesey vs. McHie, Rhodes va. Schoff, vs. Hemphill, Geist vs, Perrin, Taylor va. Buxton, Fifteen States are represented tr the list.of clubs that have joined the United Golf Association during tp it year. Thirty-nine new course: ve been opened and have beeom) members of the organization, A. usual New York is at the top of the Mat with nine new clubs, and all but two of the nine are situated within the boundaries of the Metropolita) district. Massachusetts with sevea new clubs is not far behind New York. Pennsylvania contributes four clubs to the lst and Illinois and West Virginia three each. New Jever, Ohio and North Dakota each furnish two new members to the national as- sociation, and the remaining States on the list, in each of which one anew PITTSBURGH, Jan. 12.—J. D. Cal- which fathered light harness racing here, announced to-<lay that Pitts- burgh would not be included in the located track at Brunot’s Island has cut down the attendance for the past few years, and @ movement was set on foot to track farther down the Ohio Ri Recently it was found that this property could not be bought, and It was thought best by the Driving Club to drop out of until another location can the circuit be ger of the Highianders, either to-da} or to-morrow, and if the New Yor! club doesn’t meet his terms, it is said he will jump to the new organization. Jack Warner, former catcher of the Giants, was re-engaged yesterday to coach Fordham University’s baseball team this year, . club ig situated, are North Carolins, That two clubs may be dropped) California, Michigan, Georgia, Soutt from the Eastern Baseball Associa-|Carolina, New Hampshire and Okla- tion, making it a six-team circuit, was/ homa. one of many developments at the an- ame nual meeting of the directors of the} If the British open Rrarpiirap oo league. Adjournment, was taken un-| called off next spring it 1s likely it til Monday, when it is expected formal | there will be great in-pouring of - action will taken on retaining the|ers from the British Isles for the Waterbury and New Britain Clubs, It| American open championship at Bal- was voted to shorten the schedule by/tusrol. If the war doesn't interfer one week, playing 126 games, com-| with the event abroad there are no mencing April 28 and closing on La-| likely to be any British entries in tho bor Day. If a six-team circuit is es-| big championship here as there fe & tablished 120 games will be played. confilct in dates. eS FISTIC NEWS AND GOSSIP| oom By John Pollock=—20mor——s! Jim Jeffries, who, it was reported, hed been deckdon., Both fghtegs 2, Sete tome engaged by Tom Jones to train Jem Willeed for pre < Pesta ce been even asked to join Willard's mind saying thet if Tom Jard, makes me an offer lard that 1 will conalder i Willeng will win have to fight the ‘etc! the dest ba tional League, has gone to Chicago to help the National Commission pre- pare its defense to the Federal League suit. ‘The color of the uniform that the Giants will pastime in during the coming season was decided upon by Manager McGraw yesterday, The uniform thet the McGrawites will play in at the Polo Grounds will be , with a thin black stripe. The Teootings ‘will be black and red, The transfer of the Jersey City franchise to Syracuse has been post- poned until the latter part of this month. wdy has received and hati Ry an offer of $30,000 from President Gilmore of the Federal League. For some weeks aecouts from the independents have been on the trail of the Braves’ catcher, whose stick work last fall helped Boston obtain championship honors. admits recelving the offer di- m Gilmore, and it is said a pobus was mentioned too, Magee, the youngest leader in tne‘big leagues, who recently left the ment of the Brooklyn Federals, ja in Chicago attempting to sign Nightmare, Colonel Coo! a of the transfer of “ " “ p minird Kace—Prewer, Bynaxia, |! High, ‘outfelder, and Walter Hipp Aree Png Mi eend She apeeny outfielder, Sf | Garecs, Aare, ee, Daeeen Fiannes Rolehmainen, "The Tattor fe 6, from. trol —— iri *, 4 Me Fourth Race—Marshon, Chartes || Donovan’ expected to leave for ree, pitcher belonging, to the New | _Hariog beep informed by the State Ath Rotting the Anal victory: that wit ¥ ¥. Grainger, Billle Baker. this org american League UD. ods win aca Suen yeostel teosrgT tn be (the Valuable, trophy from, the ‘L “| ; ° ser land A. C. i Fitth “Race—Undgunted, Stout ‘qwila Bul" Donovan, the new mana- | ‘src* i | be made up of every prominent a Daniels Sold tu Loutevilie, CINCINNATI, ©., Jan, 12.—Bert Dan- sels, outfielder of the Cincinnati team, Narbarita. Seoond Raco-The Cinder, Polls, Canapa, Originator, fat he en in University next Spring. | Dea Jardien one of the best all-around athletes th us verelty has ever turned out. He is c the Anal Ue of the Ena in London on Apiil 24. ‘The bi Will probably be played in Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester or Shomeld. Th will be. the frat \yeare that the fl in London, to} George Whitney, the former national champion, | hel tennis o the ny of the Reivers club to peries of team win a the metropolitan inet thy | emare eplbeses Snsccestet CHICAGO, Jan 12.—Physicians at Presbyterian Hoepital eaid to-day Sey ka ae Se aie ‘Third Race—Vireo, Palma. Fourth Race—Charmeuse, Belle of Bryn Mawr, Fathom. Race--Edmond Adama, deen sold to the Louisville club of th American Asaociation. —_—_—__—— SButten Defeats Cochran. WATERBURY, Conn, Jan. 12. George Button defeated Walker Coch: 200 to 361 0 Billiard oy F a } 6-14; ‘Cardinals to assume the | tf The terms of | | not given out, but It ts the, Getood ‘that if was e straight cash | transaction, to do a,” E SES ear Sees Bini it er ete i ar eee ae ACETATE ae ar are fe e Sivmpin AS A ot Ee eee ‘ago in that etty, ae Ee ting ea ‘Bort tune DEVANEY’S CHANCES GOOD AGAINST KOLEHMAINEN, Mike Devaney’s nev ; formance in running around @ can make |forty starters in the three-quarter mile run at the Xavier A. A. (gethes te @ % strong indication that a new mari @ill be made in the Rodman Wanamaker two-mile special at the Millrove At nAL ames in Madison Square Gay om ' with the Pueblo ¥ viipteesiea fer pet oy ag te ‘huraday night, Devaney will i. Vuant, el a 7 Sporting. man. in competition, includ Kyronen, the senior and junior’ five-mile champion: “Sid” Li ‘Louis % erapl mi id” Leste, Scott. Lemborg, Horton, ‘Mike’ pam and J, J. Gallagher, the { ‘Goorge= town star, * aes Leo Soor. Benny Leonard, lightweight, knocked out 3 pard. another local lightweight, fourth round of the main go at the A‘ show last. night, ih the start sesalon a fow punchea' teresa Knockout, the clever cast sie re Te between a0rms, ill

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