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IA‘IEIIN 11A1111 111 8111
'I'IIIE 11111111511131 11111111111181
{Iresident O'Neil Tired of Waitiu
for Joseph Still van to Dispose of _
Club and Will Try to Close Deal
Himself—Next Meeting to lie
_ lleltl in Springfield
.—..—.—.
£351 1)
Wm WM: '
Dan O‘Neil, president of the East
eru League. will undertake the Law-
rence job himself.
.‘10 mph 1’ Sullivan
lie won‘t wait fo"‘
former owner of
" 111e 1.:11111111-11 frunthise, to dispose of
the fr' 111: I‘INP. i’r esid'nt OXeil is go
log to 1.:111 rem-e to consult with the
parties 111111 whom Sullivan has been
flickering.
There will be it meeting of the
league in Sprinuficld within :1 few
',Illrited States
1meet 111 New
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GOLF ASSOCIATION I
MEETS IN NEW YORK
To Decide Whether Francis OuimentI
is Amateur or a Pro.
A little over three weeks lhence the:
Golf Association will
York to decide, among1
‘ ‘other things, whether it will regards,
1'l’ralttis Ouinlent as a sort of seml- pro,
unfit to compete with or against
simon pure amateurs except in open
tournaments. Every indication leads
us to believe that the golfing powers
1 . , .
that be will so dccrde, despite every
'et't‘ort tlle New1 England Association
exert in the former open and
11181111111 MAGNAI 18
MAI 111011111 1011
11111111 011111110
The rules committee of the two ma-
jor leagues—John A. Heydler and Bar-
ney Dreyfuss of the National league
and President Ban Johnson of the
American league—will get together to
discuss all the suggestions which have
been made for improving the game as
soon as the National Commission fin
[MORGAN BULKELEY LAST OF BIG MANY BASEBALL STARS RETIRED
: FOUR OF NATIONAL LEAGUE. DURING YEAR.
When “Uncle Nick” young died' in . ——-
1 Washington last October, there was List Includes Such Well Known Per-I
{left alive but one of the “Big Four“ formers al Ricker, Matty, Bender
Iwho organized the National Magnet and Brown—~Nap Liljoie le 8tllI'
forty years ago, and thus put base Left.
ball of the. professional variety on a}
Isound basis. The lone survivor is 11191
11011. Morgan Gardner Bulkeley, who
was born in East Haddam, Conn,
seventy-eight years ago December 26,
1838, and who was elected the first,
president of the National League He
has since been mayor of Hartford, Iearly APT“ “9’“ 593190"-
governor of Connecticut and United; Men who have stirred great things
States senator. ‘with spectarcular hitting or brilliant
All unprecedented number of aged
out of the big carnival and wandered
tor disturbes the snappy breezes of
and dimmed stars will have passed.
off to retirement or to the bushes'
when the well known call of the Grill. '
I’llone
'A&P
Prompt
1
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‘ to :i climm
telling effect and 111 recent l1ou‘21vitliihght
‘m'alk's rising young pugilists, has!
days, a.- pendillfl on the success; or 111 k may ishes its meeting in Cincinnati next
,of suctess 11111111 the president 11 is in amatiur champions case, “'mes.Tuestl:1y. The meeting of the rule
jils negotiatiom 111 lawronpo, N11 H11") Siwhhm‘ddfl‘l‘ in the New York markers will probably be held at
date was set for 11111 meeting when 11111 “M"- ,Fl‘cnch loiick. bid. as in former rears
league 111111111111 .1 at ‘11: meeting in If ”R” I" 5- G- A- is determined 10 One of the new rules which the
Vv'orcestcr lust “l‘t'k. The selection ““1““? rules lllahhlg 1'01‘1119 1110:! National league representatives will
(11 a date was left to President O'Neil. immaculate amateurlsm, It has no all”submit for approval provides for :1
Early Call ,IT’I'IWIV“ ‘10 barring Ouiment from am-fiwwr outfield. This affects rule No.
An early (-1111 is expected by club 111"“1‘ 001111101111011. Neither can It: 111:1, which now reads that “the shortest
(111 be They fiuurc President O'xeh justice. overlook others whose viola-{distance from :1fence 01‘ stand on
1.1111.th smnmhing about 1h. 1,1111: tions of the amateur code have beenIhir terrilory 10 the home base should
‘I‘CIICC situation 111 :1 1113 short time 1““ as wroneful ii a 5113110111070 ,be 2251'cci.” The new rule which
otter he start. 111 11111111111 111119 55 there. subtle. and illSi as Dmiiiflhli‘ 10 the {will be presented provides that the
If the parties with whom Sullivan has offenders though conducted in :t 111 a...“ fence or stand shall be .10
been dl( 1191111,. arr anxious to buy the more “becoming" manner. Among 19,15 than 2’11 her away. If the Aru-
club, President ()‘Nril will close the the latter we find;« It‘l‘IClin league also approves of the
bargain with tit-.1111, 11‘ they are not The ‘umntt'ur" who Illili or may no- ('hflngCI 11 “1111 mum that the number
ready to buy, President t)’.\'t-il prod cept employment as a "buyer" Of 01' home runs 111 both leagues next sen-
:tbly will call :1 llii"‘l'll_i.‘, 111‘ the league
41nd the fate of 1.:lwre1ice will he do
«cided.
sporting goods as distinguished from so“ will by my less than before.
:1 ‘eellcr" of the slime commodities. 1 This new mic is plainly aimed at
The "unintcur" whose presence Unjtho short right fields in 'l’hlladelphiu
-(‘lul1o\vners in the li'nzut' will 11901) souillcril links during the winter and at the Polo Grounds as well 11.:
:1. weather «WP 0111‘” If 111“ (Ilei‘l‘ ”1 tournament season is so very thesis :1: the close-lying field stands ill oilii':
Lawrence ”ms 0f "““L‘uumm"m' A ilhIf‘ 10 various inn-keepers ””11 he‘citit-s. Most, of the- homc runs made
ouspicion has been aroused over 111'“ ,,1111111111 has to IMF “1019 than 31 ii 111 I'lliludelphin and 111 New York are
‘F‘C‘ ””1 ”‘1“ “‘°“I“"’*‘ ““~‘"“‘ “I ”“T 1111.1 for conspicuous liert‘ornwrs 1111 to 1111 to right 1111111. In Philadelphia.
““1”“? franchise “‘3'“ approached $71 or $5 :1 day. ‘tllcy soar over the short right field
1111 the Ipr'opos1'1on of another ”WWI 'l‘he "aunttcur" who does not ltcsi- fence into limutl street, while at the
“TM”: mm Lahrmm “.18 "0‘ ”0“” tat-2 to notify 1:011 clubs by thin-rink) Grounds they fly In among the
slble. of course, 111 1111- ordinary course that for :1 consideration of say, $51”, populace 1:1 the “Km field grand
(if buseb'lil 111111119 for 1111' other . . .. - ..
' , 3 , . ;hc will give :1 Huh Iht' benefit of stand :1 spot cherished and made furn-
league to include Lawrence 111 11's
circuit while the line: out 11'otccts the .
‘ l 1 ,tukcs to remodel its courses. ‘pe, .\ld..
territory. 1 . .. 1 .. . . 1
League Owns Club i 111.1 unlattur who cons ems IO Iltc I'hlladclphnt park is so small
‘ _ 11.1y ill a southern I 11 1111 I 1 l 11 . 1
The Eilslf‘l‘ll owns the franchise and 'III'I I I 1 {oful aIment I only II: 1 11k 1:111 plu «rs I '1” if 1111 Band
. I .. ., .. . . . . .
wrll naturally keep the territory as :1 t (I ‘ ”SI 1' P“ n "I“ n ‘ ”we 1onIparI i l _
means of dlsposiu: ot' the franchise. :.l ’ illllIilIlllIr'Il pi'uIctluIl y to a ctr- I l l( and part of 11s new rule will
. l 1 1' s1 r . 1 ' 1 ' -
Even though the league might deem :1111,, I111 (11111.: $100,1IUU worth ,1‘“ )1 th111. if 11“ right field stotkndts
if advisable to “'1' some other 011.13, 1ontt« for the firm “IIILII employer; :11 lliiludilphiu and .\cw' York come
111111. under the“ .1 701'11111 limit,
the chances are it Would still tetuiuI . ,
territorial rights in Lawrence in huvc‘ l‘he unlittr-ur who Will not .. be pushed back. 11nd it will
{on exhibition to adopt.
that city 111 reserve mulch game unless 1ch "00933111”!
h 5mm. (.hh, 0mm strangely tlrrl is permitted to net :11 least $11111 111111 Whiting hits orer the short barriorn
l‘1- will break so on :1 '1'“: par course. 510 three. or am cit two, busc 1.111,. This
truce for another league without first = '———---——- 1Will be on 11w ful blow to citizens liko
impi'oucltiliu the Eastern to seek ihc‘IGUNBOAT SMITH IS :“pt‘nl’ K“ll”- IIHVI’ “UhI‘FISOD. Frank
right to go 111111 Lawrence. (311111 own; VICTIM OF COWLER Baker. and Wuhiv Pint).
1-“.1 know it was done. as 1111:: man with 3111;: of lcft-lulnded hitters like. Ludcrus
whom Sullivan was dic kerinn told himII «In on the l’hlllicn. It won’t 111111.31 Gitt'y
then be
':.11y'bod,\ would even consider Law-
Ililt'llli'S’l‘litl N t'.. Dec. 2.11,—
J. .. had 1111111 approached in n... effort ‘one oi the fastest bouts ever seen (‘ravntlh bccitusc although he made;
'i‘om English heavy- his reputation as :1 homerun wallop-
'11.:1113111. won on points in ten roundn‘cr 11y steering his blows over the wall
"l‘uer'doy afternoon front lunbout 111.“I’111111di*1p111fl he will not be with
51111111 111 the Honor (‘ity A (‘ 'l‘hc that club next season.
'nen 1111111111 111:: Iightwciglits all tho‘ For several yours there has been'
to start :111otllcrli'ngue in New En;.1\’~ll_\' (‘11wler dill practically all of the objection from several clubs because.
2111111 I. ”“0th it 1‘ 0h: escape oppnsi {lending and scored often with his let‘tIof the short right fields in the brill:
um. 1111111 the 1.11151. to if r "00:: on tlteIlmud Smith displayed gletlt ring gcn- grounds of Philadcphin. New \crk.
1.11.; of 1111 1:1111.'1.:lnd how It (:111 mold or ".11 hip of a sufficient calibre to re (‘hicugo and certain other cities. \‘ls-i
doing so. i«' beyond comprehension duce the margin of advantage that 24 iting managers have often tri 1d to
lit-vclopnztnts in i1,1sel1ull affairs of pounds in weight gave his opponcn.. established It RTOIIIHI rule at 13h 80
Smith depended mostly
1:111: cities not incltld‘d in the c11~111111111111111 huylnaker. but he landed scld-fl'lurlng one period :11 1116 Pain
of the Eastern. are coming alum: I)TI"‘,0ul. tGmundn n 1111 striking against the up-
I: rapidly. l‘residcnl O‘Neil’s visit 10' The Gunner howev.er several times per ticr boxes was limited to 1w '1
1111111711111 will 11111111111“.s bring "WW ‘1;hookcd his left into the stomach with base .wltile hits striking‘ie flout rail
t‘ 1111) (1.1 tier». of the. Host daililugcing effect.
.1”, probably will soon find out 11ow'1111c floor during the bout, but neither cattle under
Ihcrc t"',owlc1
{.1 organize another league.
To Reserve TerrIIOry
Eastern 11:11:111' 1111113112111 3 are deter
rained on the mutter of reserving IIH'II
Ie 1"11111ry. it 11:11-11 1s tiny scheme afoot
aground 1',ulc but of
f’ll‘ 111.1 Ill-'l‘illll‘lil has advanced 1'01 1v .15 a clean knockdown (‘OWler won late years these hits go as home r11: 11
£91 With“? “'61:? illliiihi‘l‘ 1938““ 1n 1"" lcight of the ten rounds but Snlitl. in both leagues.
territory now truluuced by the Inabi- Iiiislled stronger in the tenth, two ..-.__
era. right uppercuts being telling factors,,$17.000 FOR BIKE RACE
--" Smith also otlti‘ought Cowler In the
RICHIE MITCHELL NOW lfiftlr round. Smith swung a lot, missed
TWO' 'HANDEQ FIGHTERa lot and held :1 lot, but only :1 hay-g "SOS “”919 distributed yesterday i"
A I l I Id maker could have won for him.
9' i i
rntron of ‘" ooxing war 5 weights were: Fowler, 207
lit-i 11g centered on Richie Mitcheel. tho 1W1
Milwaukee lightweight, who has de
veloped more surprisingly in the Inst' .DENIEs HE TURNED
Smith.‘ in Madison Square Garden. Seventeen
Ithousand dollars was divided.
the amounts received follow:
3caIrIthat :1111' other boxer 111 that; DOWN $15000 OFFER! Egg and Dupuy $5. 000; R001 and
at?“ .. . 1 Les Darcy denied yeflderday that he.Madd‘-‘n ‘3 000 -MCI\ ama'a “”04
the ”3’0“ for the developmen. had turned down the New Orlcanslsl’ears- $210003 Kalser‘and Cameron,
1.1111? 012551100 to box “the Gibbonsis], 000: Hill and D'oha. '.11 $600, and
I
I
lies in the fact that Mitcheel has:
111 the Crescent (‘in. \i' althour and Deitietee, $400. The re-
graduated' from the ranks of the left-
iranded Jabbers into a twohanded “We are still mmiderlng Mr. Tor' .mainder. or $5,011,) was distributed
fighter. liorich's proposition " said Darcy “1111among ”‘9 other “de 8 1n the shape
. Mitchell has always been gi‘enifnrt m, haye not turned down am of of bonuses.
ccedrt for a lightning left, without .1119 offers we have received. “9 are! While the Si? 100 furs? is “19 lure
much steam and has usually won his Hm waitln'r to see how many offer'I est ever distrit- lied for a six-day bi
boats on points by using the left. of will be made before we close for the cycle 1ace.tlc. receipts for the
(actively. first 1:.‘13111' big bicycle clilsic were. not as lrge
Now he whips weioss his right with] Agked if 11 was probable he would as has been the case in son: 8 former
first for I‘ev Rickard Darcy years.
“More than likely he would "
lie is sparring for time to study
the many offers he has received from'
lboxing promoters and theatrical mnu
lagers.
.loe Welling used it sturdily enough to raid:
send that husky battlcr to the floor 0111
two occasions in ten rounds.
IWILLIE SMITH, GOLF .
CHAMPION, IS DEAD
MEXICO ‘ crrr. Dec. 27.——wuue
,Smith. golf professional at the Mexi-
__.___ can Country (111111 and formerlynation
RED CROSS To GET $35,000 In] open golf champion of America
HA‘RTPORD Dec. 27 —It was said died here yesterday. Pneumonia was
be?“ matched to meet Johnny Sharpen“ the office of the state Tuberculosis the cause 0‘ death
0' England “1‘0 ‘5 “3“ ”51‘1““: 1’" 'Commiasion today that the sale of Red Willie Smith was professional at
““dgei’ort 1“ a 39"?“ round 1’0“" “A Cross seals throughout Connecticut the Mexican (30an Club for ‘ num-
the coming rMetropolitnn show would aggregate $35. 000. This 15 ber’ of years. 'He won the American
“Shine“ in a strong boy and a willing about 810. 000 more than a year ago. open championship. at the Baltimore
mixer. Sharpe is a brother of the New Haven reports a $5. 000 “1% Country Club In 1894 and played . ill
famous. English 'Ilghtw'elght. Jollnn;' about .2 000 more than in 1.915 . Ithe open championship tournament 6!
“SHIN?" GIBBONS MATCHED.
- “Shine” Gibbons, one of South Nor-1
Inohan and is Working out ‘11 the Great :1 join at St. Andrews. Scot-
Acorn A. It. Bridgeport find, in I910 '5 '_ . ,1- ’
nun-Ah.“-
' I Sentinel Advspoi. Try one. ~1
his golfing experience when it under ‘ous by .lohn Franklin Baker. of ’l‘rup-
who is now with the Yankees:
they cannot
:1 ground rule?
to any limit--
on a right pnrks . limiting the hits to two bIlSt‘S.,
IsrARs SKID FAST WHEN
William A Hulbert, of Chicago; A
G. Spalding, first maauger, and alsoI‘
secretary, captain and pitcher of the,
(‘hirago Nationals; Nicholas E.
Young, of Washington, and Morgan
G. Bulkeley, of Hartford, were the
“Big Four” of the National League or-I‘
ganizaiion. Mr. llulkeley was presi-
dent of the league for the first year
only, and head of the Hartford club
two years, when he retired from the
game. “1'. Young, who died recently,
was the league's first secretary, a poet
he held until 1902, a period of twenty-
seven years. and be had previously
been secretary of the National Asso—
ciation for five years,
I lie also served its president of the
league from 1885 to 190.2, combining
the duties of that position with those
of secretory. Mr. Hulberl, who was
mulnly instrumental in launching the
‘Nntional Hague, and who drew up
the constitution with the aid of Mr.
Spuldinlr. succeeded Mr. Bulkeley its
the lctlgucs chief in 1877, and held
the office until his death in 1882. A.
G. Spalding. who was one of the:
founders of the lcitgne, and president
‘of the (‘liicnuo (‘11111 for :1 decade, died
in September. 19151. ‘
YANKEES WANT TO
stun soot: PLANK.1
Veteran Portside Heaver of American
League Io Anxious to Get Away
Fros=~ the St. Louis Club.
11 In understood that the owners:
of the Yankees are 111 alairly reap-l
live mood as regards the acquisition!
of 10111111: Plank. Iho..veternn south
paw. though they ponltively decline toI
give up any young and promising "mt
tei‘ltll for the old port-sider'. l’lun‘n
111s sorted notice on l-‘ielder .lont-s‘
“that 1111 will retire from baseball un-
1lcss sold or traded Io some ensiei'n'
club. and gives u very valid reason
for his decision. He has spent two?
lseasons In ttr'rid St. Louis and does.
11101 wunt any inorcb use bull under the
iconditlons pr'ciailini: there. As he 1:11
‘wcll II.\cd ilnalrtiullv 111111 is not hill'l'l
‘ilcllrc his curccr. us would a young!
or play-er 111 retiring, the ofiiriuls of;
,thc Ilrov-r'rt: are not inclined to 111:1 1111-;
lief that he
is bluffinu. '
. .Ioncs i= trying to put through 11‘
'dcnl which will bring the llt'owllsI
some playing lllnlerial in return. butt
Iii; linndicnppcd because no cln‘i will]
1111111 11p :1 young stat for it plnycr wlt. |
j nuy have no more than another sea- 1
iron or two of major league baseball
in him. I‘Iunk‘ s work last season did!
. . . we so 1.1 v
Both men went toIof the 1111 .1clrt rs 111 the left fiell also not “mm"? that he is so near th 1‘ n1 DI" era 01 the 8311108 "1031
passing stage. but he has passed his
,forticth birthday. so his days In the
linniors llle 1111111011..” (‘onnie \lack
IIhas no desire of getting Plank back’
on the club with which he gained his
RECEIPTS FALL OFFIKrenlest fame only the Yankees Red came” ”ff “"3 "9” 9° "my me“ “3
S"‘ d‘“ b1c\ (‘19 race ””193 and b0“ ESox and Senators are left to bid foridid 1916'
,hlm. He. would fit in well with any of'
The‘ 'ihe oil‘lc-e ofJolm Chapman. promoter 1111c three. and would give the Yan- {CHICK EVANS WILL
kees three good southpaws in Plank
ECuIlop and 1\Iogridge The. Browns;
1
' Those. who TQCPHQd “19 W115“ and already have tried to trade Plank for1 National
1Fritz 111111581. 11111 the proposition “11111
turned downil it is understood 1111111
Donovan is willing to enter into 11'
trade which will bring Plank to the
l THEY HIT THE CHUTES.
It doesn’t take a ball player long
to skid once. he has hit the chutesil
Jack Daltbn. former Brooklyn out
fielder, one of the best hitters in the
National league in 1914 when be but-
ted .3111, didn't do nearly so \voll
ngnlnst indifferent Federal league
pitching In 1915. when he hit .294 for
Buffalo. _
Last season vllughle Jennings need-
cd an extra out-fielder and gave Dul-
lion 9. chance. but let him out early
because he couldn't hit. '
COFFROTH IS WILLING
- T0 STAGE BIG BOUT.,'
James W. Coifroth announced yes
tor-day that be had wired Charles, J.
Harvey, his New York representa-l
tlve, to bid for a bout of 25 rounds
or more between Les Darcy and Mike
Gibbons to be staged at Tin Juana,
cllned to make 1111th the amount
0! his bide,
- .\liitllcw1n1n‘s
|rival
1Icy Doollt the rod thatched
and former manager
.dcphlu Nationals
:llItlllg the
:10
Iibztck to find that he won too far over
j'ibe dividing line to mingle succcss. 11
fully with youth.:. 9
There is the graceful, \vcuk 1111
1 . .
thth the reds and cattle brick to the
Iof this city. national amateur and open
Mex" Ian February 22. “Coffrtilh fieldena and return.
pitching. men who have bashed in‘
the sun glow of renown these many
seasons back. have been compelled
by the impetuousness of youth to
fade and fall away, in the ranks be;
hind. 1
There Is George ‘Rucker, styled by
expert opinion the greatcét so'uthpaw
that ever entered the gates of a big
league park. I
Napoleon Lajoie, the sturdy
Frenchman. whose play for years‘at
second was synonymous with grace
and accuracy and whose bat earned
for him an enviable reputation, is
still left. ,
There is Mordecai llrown, the 1111111-
of all importance on the greatest of
all machines. the Chicago (Iupbs, who
ilt his hcyduy. was the equal of any
15 lb. peck.
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son of the mound where nerve and]
steadiness was necessary.
There is the only Christophe”: .
Mathewson, :1 manager now but u ‘1
player no longer, who preltups 1
climbed to the highest peak of fauleII
in baseball’s history 1
There in the celebrated Indian 1
brave, (‘hicf lielider, in his time as 11
pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics,
the dark hucd warrior who was .'
greatest world scric11
5..
4.;
30113 Smooth
30x3‘/2 Safety
:19; {“9“ M
There is the “try. peppery Chur-
catcher.
of tho l’hiln-
who has slipped
grade and has.
of minor
”or:
down w‘ul'rl
token tip the management.
league affair.
There is the scrappy, pctulunt ()t-
Knube who jumped from the
Hills to thc Ft'tl‘t'l‘lllbl and thou 111111111.
11502; LO»:
§ 73 North Main St.
tcr. Mickey Doolau. shortstop, extru-
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Weed Non-Skid Chains
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3. L. Benedict
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ONLY TWO FEDERAL I
MANAGERS IN RANKS
big show to discover thtlt he, too.
had slipped behind the speed neces-
.sur_v to compete with the young and
the ambitions.
And there is the (reputable Josephus
Fielder Jones and Lee Magee Sun,
vivors I
For two years, the Federal Leaguoi
:"lillker'. ll cog of the old Cub team posed “SI :1 major circuit—as a real
and " gnu“ shortstop un'd ‘ 7(- rival to the American and National
manager. leagues. During thflt time It em-.
Tinker for years has been steeped
in baseball and perhaps he is P. nil
satiated with it. and deiold of 'm-
bitlon in that particular branch 'of
en.deavor
its eight towns.
is now a big lenuge manager.
the Brow ns
celebrated players the reins over the Chi feds has been
The names of Ruckcr and Mathew
son and Brown and Lajoic will be
{everlasting in baseball chronicles.
And the year is extraordinary that
.A team.
Slou- feds by Jones, was released by;
w'ecgham, a few days ago
George Stovall,
-————_—fi.
COACH cue PLAYERS. the Coast Leugae next season.
Amateur and Open Golf
Champion Will Teach Big League
Men How to Swing Club on Train-
ing Trip.
in the ranks with the Yankees and
drawing big money. His predeces-
sor. Bill Bradley, has quit the game;
while Doc Gessler and Rebel Cakes“
CHICAGO. Dec. 28.—(‘.hick Evans
of sight.
DOHERTy SUCCESSOR
IS STILL IN DOUBT.
With the departure of Quarter Back
Coach John Doherty for Boston came
"The swing OI'IIIIe club used in the announcement that the matter of
golf." said Mr. Weeghman. ”is he~'nssistant football coaches for Dr
lieved to be just the swing that 'wiIIIPauI "Withington Weill not be deter
be most effective in baseball batting. Imlned by the Wisconsin Athletic asso
Some of the best tbatters 1n the ma- elation until the spring. Tomeso
jor leagues, it' has been observed, 'Scucy’s retirement for the woollen
have naturally acquired this golf business, Dick King's departure for
swing. and Mr. Evans will teach 1110' South America. and the general belief
Cub players the 'drlvc' of golf, in the that Deberty will be engaged in busi-
expectation that it will be very bene- noss In the East leave the assistant.
ilclal "-ln 'meeting the ball' when the coaching staff stripped of all but
National league season opens ” 'Howard Buck, the only non-Harvard
Evans amateur standing Iwill not men on Dr. Wltblngton’s staff.
golf champion, will teach the Chicago
National basebalelayers how to bat.
during their spring training in Pass.
dena, (3111., according to an announce.-
ment yesterday by President Weeglt-
man.
be affected. He will receive no mono- Wisoonsln Harvardized lee footfnll ,
with the installation of Dr. Withloglion 1
tary compensation for his s'orvlce’sI
and will simply be. the guest of Mr. as chief coach. with four societal“
Weegman during the frip to Poem} i'lf¢8_ from 1th
;ot'din:t1y for yours, who was the side ax:_:m.m.:aaswmmmmwam ,
partner of 'Knabe. and who was mm"-.. .....- ‘..—...-.‘-!‘~
Krmbc's associate in Joining forces PROVIDENCE CLUB '3,
Bridgeport Third Sucker is “Whirled
by the International League Team
AFTER HOWARD BAKER}
for an Infield Berth.
viloycd clcvcn managers of teams in} American
Of the eleven °my1tenm last season. In wanted by the
”‘0 are 1“ fast company and b‘“ 01191 Providence international league club.
IThefirovidence team has lost its star...‘
That one IS Fielder Jones ”"01 of: infielder. Bunny Fabrlque. 1
J09 Tinker. who be” drafted by the Brooklyn Clix-b in the] I
fall. .
deposed as manager 0‘ the Columbus: Dave Shean to secure a seasoned "
5101119081 Brown, who performer for his inner Writs, and " >
was succeeded as manager of the the lad he is after is 113111191; ' . .
Baker was one of the stars of the
IEastern circuit last season. Despite 1 ,-
managel‘ 0I the the fact that he. was with one of the .
Kansad‘ City feds, played first base poorest teams in the league. he' yids .
for Toledo this War but may go 10 one of the, most feared hitters Inf
Lee the circuit.
Mngee of the Brook feds is playintl game around the hot corner. ‘ ‘
1slurs 34 suowsronrws
CORNWALL HOLLOW. 11cc. 23.34.}
lot the Pitts~feds, Bill Phillips and This village has a rival to fiance 1 '
13 out Johnson.
Otto Knabe seem to have dropp d {cal prognostlcator, has announced that,
there will be 34 snowstorm: this Sen-
son.
through application of an oldutiine'i
theory which runs: To the day of the »
month on {which the first. an "fol
icccurs (which in this case was ‘
vember 14). add the number
the moon Is old and the 191111:
be the number of snowstorm If
winter. ‘ . . . _ a
Jack Fournfer.' who had a
great year at the’bal. in 1915 In“
Howard Barker, the clever tbird' .If
sucker of the Bridgeport Bantam II‘,
ileague team, who played with the l "I
Chain company football 1:1;
He was
It Is the intention of Manager
«He also played 11 great,
DUE DURING THE WINTEI’E
William Jameson, the 'loyII' .
He arrived at this conclusion I‘
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rounmen scoured. .1:
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