The evening world. Newspaper, March 11, 1915, Page 16

i 5 i 'S; § i 3 i e iF EE Th i i i ui i A i 3 | &: i zy i Ff i : iE HH ii Bi i Ps i Zz agi “ in Fil 4 i iil 5 4 ii ie t rf & _ at iii i 3 tE s if ir i if Hie xe oe m1 “ SPOR = 2s PT RR OT. bs tot nn Heb THIS PAIR OF BOXING STARS WILL SETTLE THEIR LONG DISPUTE TO-NIGHT Copyright, 1916, by The Press Publishing Oo, (Thé New York Evening World). ee” Columbia Students Vote Overwhelmingly In Favor of Football Their Answer to Faoulty as to Whether They Want Gridiron Sport Restored at Monster Mase Meeting Results in Bat- loting of 1,000 For to & Against It. 1% students’ answer lumbla faculty whether they wanted football restored was made at @ monster mass meeting in the gymnasium last night, and it showed an overwhelming number of students who wanted the gridiron @port back. The question was put to & vote, which resulted in 1,000 in fa- vor of the return of football and five against it. The decision of the :udemt body practically assures football under certain restrictions at Moralnzside ‘Whether the Blue and White will | ?hal or, will not have football will be det- | patya initely known April 20, when the Uni- versity Council, after its meeting, will announce ite decision, Meeting, and his remarks on football soon warmed up his big audience. SOMETHING LACKING AT CO- LUMBIA, SAYS COAKLEY. Andy Coakley, coach of the base- ball team, was the next speaker, and he received » broadside of c when he sald “That the ‘return of Septal would make up for some- thing ti seems to be lacking at Columbia. Dean to the Oo-| w vor the sport after the restria- tions the faculty would impose. The dean then talled on Prof, Erskin, who very skilfully refused to reveal his attitu: tball. Prof. faculty was greatly interested in the physical we! fare of the students and was deeply disappoin because more under- See pene become active in Po’ w this means that they are neglecting their physical de- velopment and we are anxious to see them participate in sports.” Following Prof. ked Poughkeepsie (oem ig bs Myo ‘opinion would encourage the boys to be better athletes, which would increase the small number of candidates who now report for the meat we 8. ‘alter Herring pij up with the remark that if Fagg ek 2h weaina To| more boys to take up sports that bet- 24 strong, toge' h Enthusiasm ran high, and the mention of football was hb loosen a lot of Columbia spirit, when Blue it of the old with Yale elevens bat! Princeton. ‘alter Dwyer, chairman of the stu- board of athletics, opened the £ EES EE g lot unknowns and old-timers, with fair success, HE world's championship title a vestst . f, ft . | fcers. 5, Practise periods and ter facilities should be provided, and he told how South F aia foe Just merely a city lot where th White soccer players had to baseballs thrown by the diamond can- didates who are compelled to use the field at the same time for practice. ONLY ONE SPEECH IN OPPO8 TION TO FOOTBALL, All the speeches, with but one ex- ception, heartily approved of football. Grant Stono, manager of the baseball team, mustered enough courage to ~ up and say that he didn't favor tball, because he feared it would harm Columbia's reputation, which wos to spread learning throughout ‘With the apeeches over the band ‘Dusy and there was a rehearsal Columbia al- ready gridiron sport and was preparing for a big game. But under the restrictions imposed b: faculty the eleven won't have a really bij for five years. The college will have @ modified schedule and under the following conditio 1, The achedule of game to follow the recommendations of Unar pity, oc yd A vs Athle| - a to include for. the Harvard, po in grinaeten: Cornell or Pegn- vania. 2. All games to be played on college grounds. 3, All eames to be played on Satur- days or on holidays, pa tion and to be appointed in the same manner as all other academic of- the methods of training to have the au i of the Department of cation. 6, The Board of Student to] catives and the Alumni Federation to has |the university guarantee the academic authorities of inst pressure on the part of the alumni and students for a modification of these conditions within a trial period of five years, Philly Wante Next Olympiad. Pennant Hopes of Big League Clubs Sized Up by Bulger on Camp Tour Bozeman Bulger, The Evening World's baseball expert, is on an ex- tended tour of the training camps watch the various teams in practice of all the big league clubs. He will nd size up in a critical, unprejudiced way their pennant hopes and chances. Baseball has reached the stage where interests extend to teams outside the home cities, so with the desire to giv fans an expe! The Evening World originated the ‘esting last spring. view of the entire baseball outlook, novel series which proved so inte: The Bulger stories will give The Evening Work readers the only real line on what may be expected in the pennant battle to come, The first of the series will be published Saturday. Pitchers Have It On Batters in Yankees’ First Regulars. Win Close Battle, Scoring, Their Entire Three Runs Off Ray Keating, Who Twirled Two Innings for Yannigans. (Special to The Evening World.) Savannah, Ga., March 11. OW that an abridged baseball contest is included in the dally training programme of the Yankees, the rivalry between Bill Donovan's veterans and youngsters is taking on @ much more active as- pect. ‘The first contest played yesterday was started at a little after 11 o'clock in the morning and lasted until about 1. Six innings were planned and ex- ecuted without any startling develop- ‘The regulars won by a score Six pitchers were worked, three on each side. Without exertin, themselves much, the box me: ae fensive condition proved far in vance of the batters’ offensive. Seven Ingles were TO-NIGHT’S HOCKEY GAME TO DECIDE CHAMPIONSHIP. ‘The Amateur Hockey League cham- S| pionship of 1916 will be decided to- night, when the St. Nick and the Boston A. A. sevens meet at the St. Nicholas Rink in the last game of the The Bostonians and the New teams being tied most of the time. ‘The tie will be broken to-night, While New York fans are confident that the St. Nicks, present holders of the title, will win, Boston hockey fo!- lowers are equally sure the Boston A. team will capture the champion- jp in its first year in the league. Bt, Nicks’ only defeat of the seu- was administered by Boston, the only the Hub seven ‘lost was to tH® Hockey Club. since Le is have beaten thi oy ub, The St. Nicks are slight favorites, but they as well as hockey followe believe the game wil, be a close one. ————_———— Veds’ Suit Postpones Meett: CHICAGO, March 11.—The schedule made by the two gangs, his Practice Game CS ! MA::TY M'HALE 18 LIKELY \] TO SIGN CONTRACT TO-DAY Hale had a talk with Capt. |Jat the hotet last evening. The Captain assured the hold-out that would take us his plea for a raise ho Mi Donovan. the satisfaction get from the Captain. has not said he would not sign up, and it Is believed i.e will of the batters made more if thi Bomo nifty displayed in the infield, but the outfeld ad no diMcult chance: el third and Mullen at first for the regulars did some fast work, especially Maise! while Tamm and Aragon starred in the infleld for the Yannigans. Tamm made two particularly fast assists, Donovan umpired and ‘kes from behind the pitchers and slipped them many a suggestion as the contest progressed, Joo JofMiciated at the base lines. ment opened with ro! jeh as opposing slabmen. worked two innings without the semblance of a blot or blemish upon earnest performance, ing was\ FUTURE OF OLYMPIAD J ‘IS NOT YET DECIDED. PARIS, March 11, 12.30 A. M.—Ac- cording to Auto, the internation! Olympic games committee has reached no decision regarding where the sixth Olympiad shall be held, for the reason that it has no authority to do so under the rules which govern its operations. A report from Stockholm quoted the President of the Olympic games com- mittee as authority for the statement that Germany is preparing to hold the Olympiad in Berlin in 1916 for repre- sentatives of her allies and neutral countries. costinir, tints Waar Kans FertaT Te bleed ache etna (en Be postponed until 488. Granas Knocks Ont Rras. Ralph Grunan, the clever lightweight of San Francisco, who was sent here by Jimmy Coffroth, the premier fight pro- moter of that city, made good in an- other bout at one of the local clubs: last ‘ht. He. t Bi Ryan of the it Hide tht Rerias XO ane outtazoed elath round wi wy Bloom Outpeints Brews. le WLS WILL wer ont” Re As He DID IN LRNDOR. N New Owners of Brighton Club for HE stewards of the Jockey Club at. the meeting held last Friday turned down the application for dates made by the company which now controls the Brighton Beach failed to mention the fact when they announced dates is a mystery. They made a secret of the fact that this once popular track had applied for Tecognition. The Brighton-hy-the-Sea company, which controls the oli charter of th Brighton Beach Raci Association, Broposes to make a fight for its rights. The old charge that the for- mer owners of the course were in debt to h men and had in other ways failed to satisfy obligations can- not be hel® against those in control the present time. The company that holds sway now claims it doesn’t owe a dollar, It is said that the pro erty once owned by the Engema which included the race course, bought in by the Title Guarantee and Trust Company at a receiver's sule and that the latter corporation now holds clear title to the plant. F, J. Greve of the Realty Associates, with offices at No, 172 Remsen Street, Brooklyn, who is looking after the interests of those in power Brighton Beach, admitted to-day that application for dates had been made, but he refused to say what reply ha: been received of the action taken in the matter. Ho strongly intimated, however, that the Brighton-by-the- Sea company knew its rights and i iH if Hl if rel f f % F i iH - EE | > 3 & pu aly 4 F oee if t i & oF Byas Tu & e = tet Fs if: ie { track. Just why the Jockey Club/¢, _ Track May Fight Jockey Racing Dates Stewards Quietly Turned Down Their Application at a Recent _Meeting—Present Holders of Property Say They Are Not Liable for Debts Contracted Years Ago, and Will Insist on Getting Their Rights. would demand action that they thought was just. Mr. Greve was reminded that at Present the Brighton track was of concrete at the turns, This was done to afford safety in the auto races that were held t! The Brighton Beach track will re- quire a lot of labor to get into con- dition. The grand stand is in good condition, but the stables are prac- tically a wreck. The club house could be made ready in a short time and the paddock could Bi repaired appeared. P ditions a betting ring is not required, nor is a field stand. the Jockey Club would decide to grant dates it would either mean a rearrangement of the schedule or else Brighton would have to take dates after the fall meeting at Bel- mont Park, which closes Sept. 14. The Brighton Beach company may even consent to pass up a chamce to race this year if promised a fair share of dates next season. In this event there would be nothis to prevent the Brooklyn Jockey Club from ask- ing for dates for the Gravesend track, This would mean confil Pimlico and Havre de Gra there would be racing ‘in this from about April 15 to Sept. 30, Th several auto meets t Brighton Beach this year, but those in charge say this will not Interfere with a race meat- ing. tate FISTIC NEWS AND GOSSIP i | Pp 2 a ay e, Hi Jack Palmer, Newari bas been of this city, next Monday Fravk Mantel! of wcket and the New al Coy of Yavoklya will furaish the star bout, ‘Tiree! ten-wod bouts bare been arranged by Manager Jimmy Twyford for Saturday night's ajl-star cant at the Federal A.C. The programme ight, Me. ‘and | TO PENALIZE SKATERS The Interscholastic Golf which held a meeting yesterday Witt Clinton High School, cers for the ensuing year as President, Mr. Schriber, * Harris Hall; Vice President, Mrs denberg, De Witt Clinton; Mr. Obendoerfer, Commerce; . urer, Mr. Hicks, Stuyvesant; F Agent, Mr. Oberndoerfer, A foursome match was Saturday with Rohderberg and of De Witt Clinton sonata doerfer of Commerce and Townsend Harris Hall. Pee The matches in the interschots golf chamipionship will opes and the tourfament to ; chcamptonship will be a roande: affair, Four Metropolitan golfers are ‘ent in the semi-finals of the Florida State. Golf Champlonship at Palm Besch as @ result of the round of matel lay. Two more from thig are eft In each of the second flights, and one is to be fourth. D. W. Paige and man, New York tennis survivors in the third ff! B. Hubbell, South Shore, was a fourth division winner. we Announcement comes trom At City to the effect that the Club has selected April 29, 30 and 1 as the dates for the annual tournament. At the present this tourney heads the nm schedule, but in all probability eetrme- tions at Seaview and Lakewood ill antedate the Atlantic City meeting. —_——————. , Championship Tryouts March 20: The Eastern wrestling tryouts ‘fer the Panama Pacific Exposition tutey- national championships, under tie, auspices of the United States Alma- teur Athletic Union, will he belé Madison Square Garden on day afternoon and evening, Magee The follow! to all registered athletes: 108 125 pounds, 135 pounds, 145, pompds and heavyweight, aste In order to enable the best wite~ tlers in the country to cont} in the Athletic Union champions] San Francisco April 16 and 11, Championship Committee, Chairman is Frederick W. will pay $150 toward transports of each Eastern winner of the New. York tryouts and $100 toward G4 rtation of each winner of | & iddle West tryouts to be held’ Chicago March 26 to 27. a Big Battle-Now: Set for April 4 HAVANA, March 11.—Announce- ment was mage to-day by Jack Cur- ley, promoter of the fight, that the heavyweight championship between Jack Johnson and Willard will take place April 4 att o'clock A. M. Kid Lewis defeated Frankie Macis. in a twenty-round bout here last night. . FOR FAULTY “PIC! ind preparing for the Willie Blackburn, the Ni champion and partner of rn been the long ae. has local court. This game = weason for the wearers of oe at ¢ A. Ye) «fon te ry ter guard le for 18 of POTENT i (Nv eee, Coal sn - ‘