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FONARD' RALLY SAVES HIM ROW KNOCKOUTBY RITCHE: ~ M0000 SEE FRISCO FIGHT ——s ae Soundly Thrashed Up to Third Round and With One Eye Closed, From Willie’s Right, Finished Strong in Fourth, Us- ing Cold Science Against Ex-Champion’s Furious Plu;ges; Frisco Boy Jubilant at End, New Yorker Disappointed Over By Robert Edgren. 4 Gopyright, 1919, by the Press Publishing Co. (The Now York Evening World) SAVES HIM SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. LY @ desperate last-minute rally saved Benny Leonard from being! soundly thrashed here jast night by Willie Ritchie, The fourth round came near seeing Benny's finish. Ritchie was plunging fu- riously and driving crashing rights to the champion's head, beating him| back until his shoulder-blades were bent over the ropes. Leonard's left) eye had been closed tight in the! third round, apparently by a suc- cession of Ritchie's rights that he had been unable to avoid. Timing Ritehie's fast-driven right, Benny shot a short one inside to the former champion’s jaw, bringing him! up with a jolt. Then he booked) °°etnee Ee ee 2S so o> A with the left and Willie was lifted to his tipto the he Was slowly making bis cold science tel! against Ritchie's plunges. Ritchie Weighs In at 140% Pounds. e bare ent supported by his Olympic Club friends. i by * nty thousand people packed the Municipal Auditorium to see the ; at! in spite of a heavy rain storm that started early in the afternoon, fi Coffroth said the receipts were the largest ever taken in a four-round i of Ritchie Amazed Spectators. | PRitenie’s startling come-dack started with the beginning of the first He went directly at the champion Just as he went at Welsh in thelr. Square Garden fight. His speed amazed the spectators, who had m to see him slow in comparison to the New Yorker. Leonard went through the first round in his usual cool manner, sizing le up acd measuring him for the K. O. punch that he hoped to land » He made Ritchie miss continually with his left, but rights got th bis guard occasionally, and there was a jolt in every one. ‘The first round was even. Hated with a few well-placed punches. In the roar of applause from Great crowd, Ritchie didn’t bear the bell, and Benny dropped his own and pointed to the timekeeper. Ritchie's round ’s Eye Closing in the Third. fhe third was a whirlwind. Ritchie rushed and Benny cracked him on p chin with a staggering left. Through the round he traded lefts for ; furious fighting all the way. Benny's eye was closing, and to end he was unable to avvoid Ritchie's flailing right, but staggered Willie times with heavy counters, Leonard was strong at the bell and phed es he turned to his corner, ped ty of dattle. Ritchie was jubilant. aid.” the *xception of the postponed the American national bowling f ent of 118-19 Is now a matter Prbowling history, The postponed se: WHles will bring toxether the Rosedales, F Colte and Manhattans on one GATERIDS: the Hudwons, Aurania und Me tans will imeet on a late he Hudasc 5 me Will be at an end. The exe f th im Morals” ¢ Martley Ge: nt alley BALTIMOR! will be wet for the the new Dur the Dects| b. 22 —Pe Dane #. While the com- ‘teent {i i ta in session it ts quite likely (e*Pth straight victory since he ga: they will hear the protests of th: se from the forces against Manhattans an est. Here ix teams and Individual aver= atand, according to the latest standing issued by the si tournament. © submission in American A. © wffaloun Was 4 Marry Coule SAGINAW, Mich ens: Blow after blow | d rained on Ritchie's head, while Willie, battered from side to side, | tPUggied to regiin his fighting balance. Ritchie in turn was dazed and tn of being knocked out, but he caught Benny's arms for an instant Ml he couid stop reeling and get his feet under him and then plunged d again in the old headlong attack. They were fighting like a pair itling Hurleys when the last bell rang, and at the moment Leonard The fight was nearly a chempionship. Suspecting that Ritchie might be better condition that reported, Leonard went through a hard course of ning, Getting down to his best fighting weight for the first time since Johnny Kilbane, He knew that Ritchie had taken off fifteen pounds Suspected that the former champion was in secret training for the of slipping over a knockout and reclaiming the title. Ritchie i in at 5 o'clock, scaling 140% pounds and looking as lean and ft SUE) Qe when he fought Cross in New York, just after beating Wolgast. Lee that he had trained down entirely by dancing and playing golf, a # After the fight Leonard sald his eye was closed by an accidental bump second round, and that he weakened during the fight because the u } )@Pking water bad not agreed with him. Although he had avoided defeat BP dis furious fighting in the last round he wasn’t Lappy over the result | Mitchell, thi “According to the terms of the match, Referee Jim Griffin was not al which tw to anen at the White Mle Hartley, his eigh- lof aang we tous with Janay Wile at tie | ered Young Brne of en} won Referee O'F | t rugged hat of Tam, Won, Last to stand pace oe 8 Nightweight set and weakened in| > the tenth round from 4 continual bon bf bardment of his midsectio 1 i lucky bower to hes i | It was a Bonadza FoR. THE SPECULATORS WUT WERE, > While the Yankee Owners Fear Hold-Up by Stars inteesdifhoeenas ‘ in Line |man: Peckinpaugh, shortstop, and Twelve of McGrawites IM LINO eade chia beserahny Have atgultied for Season, While Only Two |» intention of putting their John ; Hancocks on the necessary papera of Hurgins’s Regulars Have | burty Lewis, the great outfielder ne- iat cured in the big trade with the Red Affixed Their Signatures to Sox:"outselaer Miller, Pitchers Shore, onard, Quinn, Shawkey, Fisher and Contracts. gridge and Catcher Hannah have ood [yet to “sign them papers. Manager Huggins, who has just ar- By Alex. Sullican. rived here from his home in Cincin- HERE is a vast difference in the | nati, says he soon intends to visit the feelings existing in the two balky Yankee players at their homes rival local major league camps. | for the purpose of rounding them up. Picci dia He feels sure, despite the backward- In the Giants’ bailiwick Manager) ness of the boys in coming forward, McGraw is wearing a broad smile, 45 that by the time the start is made fer he has twelve men under contract,|the training place at Jacksonviile, five of them regulars, The Yankees, March 21, Reade PLT a itd on the other hand, are having their bo ipaplthan o PP as op mua troubles, Few of Manager Huggins's| “The Yanks, when they get all thelr lads have sent in their signed on- ungsters on the job, will have a tracts, Outtielder Ping Bodie and| Mighty squad, and it is their inten- : yy tion to cut it’ down before the, start Catcher Harold Ruel are the only sou¢nward is made, Carpenter, Ro! regulars that have stepped into !ine.|inson, Ross, Finneran and Bernhardt All the others appear to be holling|of the pitching staff have already by turned loose, out. | Pitcher Rube Benton and Catcher ‘The management of the Giants ex-| Lew McCarthy have signed with the presses confiden that before long ts for the season, Kauff, Zim- all the stars will have booked them Eley bebe enertay ance i 4 on, ‘The Benton are now the regulars McGraw selves for the coming season. The! ay ready for service, besides a bunch ankee owners are much alarmed of youngsters, because of the failure of their stars First Baseman Hal Chase has come to rally around the old payroll, They|to terms and will sign as soon as bis fear that a concerted movement. '#| dispute with the Reds ts settled oe Ae 6 " The Giants have only tfo catchers being made to hold them up for big-|now, George Gibson has been re- ger salarics sed to Toronto and Bill Raridon Not a single member of the Yankee | Sent to Cincinnati, Eari Smith, the : igi 4 jyoungster from Rochester, ts looking infleld has come through. Pipp, tho|for more money. McCarthy, just first baseman; Pratt, second base- gigned, Is the only backatop in iine. If Champion Benny Leonard will The Adantie City Sporting Club, of which D je. “Our heads never came together,” he said, “and I bounced enough rights |aeree to welgh not more than 1s Herman Taylor of Wudadeiphia is the maud- § Benny's eye to account for any damage done, But he made me miss ing else. My whole object was to put over a winning right, 't do it, but am satisfied that I gave him as hard a fight as any one pounds on the night of the contest he ‘ther, will ranune hokiing shows at ity spacious will be given a chance to box Ric tla touse there the fleet week is Mare. ie crack Milwaukee light- ‘% Omning antertainment ‘Taylor hee signed , Jum Woitng of Chieago to maot Jolumy Men ay weight ut Seattle, Wash., on the night (7"p.Sacuuia in the main erent of eught i of March The promoter of a club oman wired Mitchell a few days ago offer.ns | In the future the Queensberry A. C, of Buf. im & MixX-rouNd bout with Leonard falo Lweds to stage four tan-round Leute at ther Richie quickly wired back he would dows in an effort to sut the orher tine alu'e | (axe ihe) match providing Leonard | tier out of businew, On Mareh 3 Matchmaker Murray hag signed up “One Moun! Davia, the hwarywigit, to meet Jimmy ‘Tully, the! ainaunur luwsyewsht chasmyion, in’, the| ui of ten ruuods, Dan Morgan is managur would not weigh more than the above mentioned poundage. A.C, of But > meet Jin Coftey syawight ent rounds ab & waing ahem bmughe aif by AL A, od denwy City Heigtts on Monday Avro if Johnny Drnlee ougist to make plooty of money | tn he next tea days a be ix to meme a ewer antes of 81.200 to tox Johony Kay, Pittsburah Aoweight, a ten-roand bout at Om Dugueme im Pituémanyt on Monday nigtt, and 9 wwing Muwlay ervning be claghae wills Fearing Unet de melt injure tis bende if te |Jobnny Mealey, the Ihitadeiphia boxer, at the me Cry he ren an lace welgt Oyugie A A, of “Pally. Joanag reosires ne [02 er cmt, of the rawiike for hie end, Sorting Jor Lowen, | ~ wok Moarea tmnlaiaweugal, Dae cancel ‘The dwelve-round tout between Jack Britton 1 ‘Tet Lewis, which was torked for Fab, 30 the MeKinney A.C. af Canton, O,, tee bona Jame cu oa Mas oh |ratied aff tocuim Lewis ie til sinh, Bither | |Jolony Griffiths of Akrun, O,, of Tommmy Rub | dio bot, Jeo dow oor wank w run any ahanoe | ‘The aitvance mele uf tehuis far the Joe Wailing. |". the Maldon muddleweight, will 60 selected tw Law Toxtier Wout at Lie oo Ciud of | ake on Brion, | Newark oo wert Wetlneday nigit awountal tw H dour | WAli®’ Menhan, the quay hearrwelgbt of Cai man fought Jack Demgues, Fred Ful | Bd we How) tigiters wal fine | Ustaig far We samy at the Brad sured Club |fomia who n wtay from Billy Gime wayiog thas | would leave California in two works, | Une canant Kad Norte bow lad uw | odenm, bag me | Division bevmiing the lilton Kk who dimtineuinh od | \tevel inside, THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1919. BEST SPORTING PA LEONARD STUBS HIS TOE ON RITCHIE - - - - Copyright, 1919, by the Press Publishing Co. / Was I(T WHO SALO WLUE RITCHIE SPiuus A LITTLE Gloom OW LeonaAROS Seore SHEET OOKS: SLICES Vardon Not Coming Here Dur- ing Coming Season. Harry Vardon, the famous English golfer, who first attracted attention in this country by his appearance iu the national open tourney here sev- eral years ago at Brookline, he and his fellow countryman Ray losing to our Francis Oulmet in the play-off of @ triple tie, is not coming here this season after all. Vardon makes known his plans in a letter to a friend in this city. Here's what he says: “I should love to be in so many places at once. Australia also wants me badly, but my home folks refuse te let me go this year, so must stay at home. I should love to bring J Braid with me next tine, He will Not go over this year, PALM BEACH, Elaine Rosenthal, Western golf cha jon, Was defeated by her sister, Mra. B. L. Byfield, Kavisloe, in the second round of match play in the woman Anaual tourney ior the Florila title The result was @ great surprise to a) gallery that followed the match saw a dramatic ending on the ighteenth green. The sisters ved six of the first nine holes, and at the turn the champion was 1 down with 4 medal score of 41 to her sister's #. PINEHURST, N. C,, Feb, 22—The fit- teenth anniversary of the ‘Tin Whistles was celebrated by the playing of the unnual flag contest on the champion- ship course. By immemorial and cher- ished custom the right of Way on the course, for the space of two hours, is the property of the Tin Whistles on this | one day of the year, A record field of sixty-five players took part in the con- test, and was divided in three dicap classes. The Class A honors went to two Pennsylvania golfers, Henry C. Fowner, the Oakmont veteran, and George’ W, Statzwell of Aronimink. Fownes completed the eighteen holes in 82. holed out on the nineteenta and eishty-seventh stroke and planted his flax ‘on the fairway leading to the twentieth hole on his elxhty-eighth and lust stroke. The Class B prize went st bdett Plymouth, Com J.T. Newto' rooklyn longest in C and dentally travelled a greater distance than any of: his. sixty-four competitors. The Commodore's flag was planted just twenty-four inches from the twentieth cup in 1h R HEIGHTS, Fla. Feb, do of Detroit defeated Har Kerr, Greenwich, In one of the played ‘matches ever seen here, he won the final of the Washing: ton's Birthday tournament on the thirt eventh hole. ‘They started out in the fternoon round all even PALM BRACH, Feb, 32.—A novel golf dinner was held here jast night and at- tended by approximately one hundred golfers, all of whom have spent five or Newest tngiwuing today Walling will wh {ia ard wr topoeneher in the bearywelght {more seasons in Palm Beacn. Walter tb Mand Teenie at 40M. Toadies | caw in fourround b 2 Caton, iy com. | J. Travis of Garden City, “the grand old i 1 " q for fe George m © game,” presid told. gol ratege? wale vier Fiauk O'linien of Mialg- [ite Kant for fighta reo Hagel, matchmaker MAN : ‘neta of Kid Malauand of tus ty w ondene | 4 the Olympia \. A. of Patiaderhia, reneived | St0! and introduced speakers, among whom were Robert Hilliard, Perey G Williams, John Stone, Dr. exe More nd Walter Fairbask of a new organization, which will be known as the Old Guard Sovlety of Palm Beach Golfers. A. F. Huston of Coatesville, Pa., was elected Vice Pres |tdent and Louis M. Stumer of Chicago, Only those having spent five winters here are eligible for membership, The club's object ts social. Plans were dis cussed for providing a club house, and lit wil do what may be proper ‘from |time to time to promote the Interests of the kame in Palm Reach, which al- ready has two eighteen-hole courses And a third projects The dinner was held in t ritl of the Poinciana, the bi ing 9 hollow square with wr Garden «forn plica he t the Palm Reach golf links at Le Golfers attending from the New York $ Coulon, Buffalo bantamaelaht, gave ten |AIM WO war LiL a fk uw just been diasharged (rom ; : i Ieab last nig: ned oe: tuted Kets |Oua0., TF twehe ance 10 a domi at le |Th abou @ cmon, bo maw, del be mady to gct| Secretary and. Treasurer, & it chell in an eight-round boy Jara A. A. of thwiay oo Mach 4, Wits [tack to the ring again. 1 foe ; fhabting well n0® irene | “4 Jo! © Erie ¥ Mal PH: § ten-round bout with Johnny Hitchle of j‘maaumendgit, ia ae vat ross! os aes NEW ORLEANS, fare. Wi 216; Spas: |Chicage last night cas Twunday magni, ardveat lenne wilay Prankie Virst_ Race — Trusty, Lassair, > 100°F8) taiaeder, 100 E10.” | _— Jreceiwal $000 for bes endl, which w more thay | Jack K the laves bowting oliese trdicate| K. of ©, Boats Tuesday Nig Poe bd water yet! we box) og ite Ny, evond Race Letat, Langden, I tounsincut of tie Katie Lube | The following well known stars of the |{#hs Yung Comoe of Hu Se aa) menor Wil came at "the lator Ghee | wauared circle ty been secured | %: @ Hemmer om Tuncay nity | third Naco—Red Red Rose, Fore- ~ te through the Boxers’ Loyw ague to| TREY ten sannis ‘xt. he ‘tite | eh the Boxers’ Loyalty League t | Hania Regus. ie revanising lighiwnighit of Wourth Race-Bondage, Drastle, fied a tnnee aukate | Barticl of bouts at | Brdgeort, Conn m signed up for two maw) Courtship, my Pierce al the K. of € n'y Hrowiway | Bridge and Sands Streets, Brooklyn, on make 2uesday night: Young Ahearn, Battling [erm A. ©. of Heston: Tub, 37 ho tackles Mele | me’ Nelson, Soldier Bartfield, Myxey Green, cn. Mddle Dorsey, rkie Griffin, Tucker |on Mah © he will «wap punches with Bob 08 Frulay crening. Feb, ae. | 's smoker, arranged ‘heme in | retary po Martin and wa, ¥ Bec | gute, lant nigit he went ageiust ‘Terry ifth Race-Luke Mee, Dundreary, Brame of kkdon for Wwelve rounds at the Com Luther, Sixth Race—Ren Hampson, Yer- Martey for vwelve rmuds at Derby, Gown, and mak, Alma Loulse. |auatriet were A, F. Southerland, B. P. riton, Wilmet HH. smith, 'Robert Dunn Douglass, Dr. Charles 1 H 4. Glarenge Davies. Harry Xt Fred A. Hoyt, W. I. Pindle: J. Outhout, a SHAKESPEARE Frederick C. Burnham, the Connec- tucut State champion, defeated | Charles P. Mathews in the continua- tion of the National Class B 18.2 batk line championship tournament. It was his first victory and the first defeat for Mathews in the | tournament under the direction of the National Association of Ama- teur Billiard Players on the table {n the Brooklyn Billiard Academy, Ful- ton Street and Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn. The scor w 126. The winner's average was 614-31, Burnham repeated his suc- cess of the afternoon by winning against Herbert G. Merr.ll_in the night game by the tally of 200 points to 110, The Erasmus Hall High School hockey team jumped into a tie with Jamaica for first place in the P, 3. | A. L, tournament last night by de- | feating the Flushing six at the Brook. lyn Ice Palace by a score of 9 to In another gare New Utrecht defeat- ed Commercial by a score of 4 to 0. Robert Cannefax won the three-cush- fon carom billiard match in the fourth consecutive block of points against Charles Ouls at the Rational Recreation Academy, Fulton Street, Brooklyn, last | night. In the final session of eighty- one innings at the table each counted total of 50 points for a dead heat. Like- wise each had a high run of 5, The Yale lawn t arles S. Garland the holder of the Yale championship meet the team representing the Seventh Regiment Tennis Club on the courts of the armory to-day. The match, which is 9 resumption of the annuai fixture which hi defore the war, will inclu and two doubles com nis team, led by je five singles titions, Harvard and Pri thelr hockey match at the Brooklyn Ice (The New York Evening World.) Cauror nia WAS VACAN wr ne GE IN NEW YORK. - By Thornton Fisher c~N (WANT SOHEONE TO CONVINCE ih He's WRON, BILLIARD TOURNEY STANDING. Hi The unbeaten Harvard Seven is the natural cholci has won all of its tive son and takes rank wit! lege hockey team in the annals of the was 200 points the best col- Horace Mann School trounced Hack- ley School by @ score of 39 to 9 points in their annual basketball former's court. work was too much for their opponen ley's shooting : Horace Mann caged 17 field goais |to 3 for Hackley. The annual handicap open road run Christopher Club will be neld this afternoon |fve miles and practically every pri nent runner of the Twelve clubs will be represented. district is entered. three-carom championship under the direction of the of Amateur held as the nship at the Rational demy, Fulton Street, Brooklyn, 6 on ‘Monday, certain that several of the best amateurs will compete. National As- Billiard Players its captain acd | Fred A, Niles was deposed as Chal! man of the Athletic Committee and ex- Club in genera) meeting last night when the members approves tion of the Board of Governors. before the Board of at its meeting last Thursday o1 of “misuse of funds’ the courts a recommenda- on are ready for “misconduct both these charges. JOE JACKSON HAS SIGNED WITH CHICAGO WHITE SOX CHICAGO, 22.—-Joe Jackson star outfielder of the Chicago Ameri- cans, who quit the club early last season and accepted a job in a ship- yard after his draft board had placed him in class one, will play with the White Sox chix season. His signed niract wa last night from Savannah, he has been living Jackson's desertion brought forth criticism from Charles A. Comisk President the club, Jackson's parture was followed by that of Felsch, Williams and Lynn. Felsch and Lynn have returned their signed | contracts, aes Le HARVARD AND PRINCETON CLASH IN HOCKEY MATCH Harvard and Princeton will clash to- night in their most tmportant indoor competition of the season in a hockey mateh at the Brooklyn Ice Palace, Bed- ford and > Avenues. it will be the lust hockey game of the season in th ropolitan district. The Harvard seven has swept all tts rivals before it this season, scoring five con- secutive victories. were some of the bi country, mong the victims t ice teams in the > -- Carpentier’s Brother to Box Here. HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IS WON BY NEW YORKER, Feb. 21.—Willlam Sackman of ‘lub won the Natlonal Singles Handball |, Championship | Tomlinson of the Detroit Athletic club in two straight gam . 21 to 13 and 2) Remarkable shots marked both more than two points until near the end of each gam . Tomlinson and Mauer, |of Detroit, reached the semi-fi draw ‘for finals Sackman the bye and Tomlinson easily r National Champlon, 21 to 12 Doubles play will begin to-day BRITTON-NEIL BATTLE MAKES HIT WITH WGUNDED, Through the driving rain all the way down to Camp Me Jersey,’ twenty-two strong, tendered a splendid boxing show for the amusement of the wounded soldiers sta- those wounded heroes witnessed when Jack Britton, stacked up against f Britton, as fast ax lightning “BUY EQUPMENT FOR ALL SPORT That’s What Robert Lloyd, the Manager of Last Sea- son’s Nine, Declares. Srcial to The Evening World.) CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 22.—As @ means of making athletics more at- tractive to the individual at Harvard, chiefly by furnishing equipment for Playing the different contests, Robert Lioyd of New York City, a member of the senior class and manager of tho 1918 baseball team, has suggested that the university itself take over tho Harvard Athletic Association and consider it a department like others in the university fold. Lloyd says that there is no equip. ment available for any sport at Har |vard except football, where the suits are furnished free. The remainder of the candidates for the varsity and minor sporting teams are forced to furnish their own equipment, even down to buying the “H." He ways that a member of the thirteenth team in baseball, for Stance, is not going to supply himself with equipment, |neither does he have enjoyment in being for the game in flannels or without street clothes, Lioyd goes on and says ‘The man without means in lege is discouraged from competing If he is persistent a 8 many en barrassing inte h atemer vs to his ability, the y tion may supply’ him uniform. It is useless for man of mediocre ability to attemp borrowing an outfit from the mang ment. In order to get many men of average ability to exercise we ius jgive them some encouragement, Thi |first way is to supply them with ade equipment. ‘ow at the present time it is quit impossible for the Athletic Assocr tion to undertake this responsibility It has handled the situation caused b. the war in an extremely satisfactory manner, but in order to make tt pos sible for Harvard teams to play inter Hegiate ames and take trips awa from Cambridge it is essential for tiv association to economize in every pos sible way. The outfitting of teams is quite impossible, let alone supplyin.: the great number of other men who should he encouraged to compete. This |financing of athletics, which, after th: initial outlay, would not be very eon siderable, should be undertaken by the universit In fact, the whole ath. letic system might well come into th university's jurisdiction instead of he | ing in the hands of an allied organiza tion, In that case the bursar, at the direction of an athletic committec would have the right to spend money A big boxing show is planned for to- night on the Bay Kidge reselving ship. A feature will be a bout between Victor ‘arpentier, brother of the —famo' orges, and Johnny Murray of th & Ship) Michigan, ‘The younger Ca pentier {s now on the French warship Glory lying off Bay Ridge, He is sa >» be a good lightweight. Another promising bout is that beoween Sailor Tom Morris and Gunner Jack Dunlap Four preliminaries and tw matches are also on the prog Ail men in uniform are welcome. aa Intercollegiate Swimming Record. NE Binney jr. of in broke the In- tereolle) i record for the Atty yard dash, which be set recently, His time was 2 4-10 seconds. It was announced (hag the timo in the reiay wan ve Yale ‘be deci 6 Jack made a wonderful impre s and when he lef nd of them rocked the | hut with applause for upon the sold’ arena four thot Yale's Wrestlers Bi PRINCETON, N. J., inceton wrestlers here last | ‘The most in- was between Carpentei teresting bout and Galt in the unlimited mer winning four seconds before —Johnny Kile bane, champion ‘featherweight box was matched yesterday to in & six-rouns for athletic purposes. There {sn | doubt that if men were to be providad with decent equipment, many mere | would take an interest’ in competing |than do at present. Men of mediocre | ability do not care to come out for baseball when they have to play in their old whito flannel trousers and use a ball with the horsehide off, ‘As every one agrees that more men should be encouraged to devote some of their time to exercise, nd as it is seen that if equipment were provided more men would be given thy advan age which they. cannot now ] and as the Athletic. Anmoclation ty clearly ynable to make this its fume. tion, the university should devise some method whereby it could better contro! the financing of athletics, and pur- chase the outlay which ix 0 easentiu)