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Evening sentinel, Monday, December 17, 1923 · page 8

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Jack Moakley Pr-
ed With $1,000;
on His 60th Birt

—‘
ITHACA. N. Y Dec. 16
Moakley. Cornell s ranioust .
cross-country coach. Cclcbr
sixtieth birthday \V ednesda}.
the gifts made to him in h
the occasion was an incr
'31. 000 in his \carl} salarv,
panied by the {Oiiclluthdls
Cornell Athletic Council
wuss. set of books priStli‘ud
members of the lornell tr

ater. Men Will
,e Part in Many
ts This Season

“invert Dec. 17.——-Swim-

Si. mpotltionn. will loom larger
L'I winter program or sports
I before by reason of the
announced today by

r F. ix. Iznrllclt for tho scu-
tho coming holidays. There
dates prior to the intercolle-
wbich will be held at tho
the College otrtTiiy of New

 

 

', “7 March :9. The dates i'ol-

l'y 18. Guilty) of City of
or]: at New York: January 19.

at New Haven: February 8.
uth at. Hanover: Fuhrunry
“lesion at New Haven: Feb-
15. Columbia. at New ,York;
ry 16. afternoon. l’onnsylxa-
M‘ Philadelphia; li‘ehruurv :0.
n lit Now liavcn: Fenruary 23.
i. at City I)! New York at
"lllnvcn; same date. srcond
Massachusetts Tech at. lins—
”March 1. l.‘rlnt:(ton at Now
: Mnrth S. l’ritictzlun at

I on; Mnrt‘h ll. \Vcsloyun at
lotown; March 15. i'ennfiyliu-
fl New Haven; March "" Na-
E intersCholnsiicn at Now lin-
date. Nztvy at New lla-

25. Columbia :It, Now

‘ '. March :1). Yule. at Her in.
’iivgiutus.

....

00 MUCH GAME

gtroy Much More
a m e Than t h e
. unters Do

lifts l’lll I'leiidiuhcti {not “till pm».
; dncmus birds (Ind :Ininuils lllll more
‘11 0 than lill‘ uunnvr, and the; till!”-
Mr of song and inst-nthm'uuu illi"ii
whith an: yearly snurif‘nwd lo thus»
morpndors is lwyond computation.
In ’or to mninmin :I, goodly supply
‘ oi! Mo. llii: \(‘l‘lliill must iw hw'i iii

“Chafik- In "1111) inst; ll‘lt‘i' 5 sl- .1 p
, [um dcszrlnn Inn flit: doing. all WV“-
«flblfi‘jo pl‘Ult(l tho gumc trom its:
“Elm! Cllcmii's :Iml spurtmllwn‘g or—
lnfltntions haw iiillll‘ much by nt-
lcri t prizes lill‘, the gunnvrs killing
the iargoat numln'r of (‘vrtnin nit-4;.
ill. ‘but to mourn tho best. rvstflts lth
ind id'lifl must hind his hid in ilz-s
War .

Never o‘crlook {In npporiunlrv to
m '3 change of Mint in th‘ liiT'L":
Harbor n, bird or [animal known to
be injurious to game, “'0 mine (If!)
firmly of the ln-li-~I‘, that \Vitll‘f :1

sodly lwuvl'ivuil hunk or n21

und lutrlmslmz grim; tlln‘. ho
Ihohld bt‘. pi'iitilpilv ki'.' 11. “'0 hive
flw 's conii ndml that the only 11.1.
.011 crtain hawks .li l‘t" kill gumo
Tank. is hvcnmu: Hwy mnnot union
the \thn II, Intuit. slow minim:
318 him "‘"T‘Y"li l"r-.t. luy winning
1“! can catch tram". iii.- proprr thing
10 do is to kill 2 lm,

'11.» ncilm‘a '1: nth-r I.l"":" l3. tho
pro non of n.

:an'ln'! liv.~nlit‘iiil
hawk is phil.’ 1104.1 I'\"intlit'u lint
“WV (30 not «lii'tvrwmw .~ Ili‘llt'l‘tli
the good uni lvwl. lfzIzi "nu 2m mint,

l envoy of mm l [Wind‘unv din-inn:
lit the row! mllun r-rd-iuil inn-k
porch“! nun rhv

, Root-ntly \Vn plnrvd n duul snake
near a bird lmnw ((Illlllli‘:‘lLY a lum-
ily GI. lounl: wuns 'i‘hi‘z «who was
of a Mimi's supprstd 2hr. upon
ymlclils und \w u]. lml to Sc»: it tho
who I would con: lliL‘l' it an enemy.

\ ll‘l‘l on.» of ilw old birds rt‘tlil'l‘l-
cd to the wet \vifh n. moth. it. saw
the anuko and the lutltlw was on.
The ulurm cry uni out. brought ll 0

' other wrcn and :I puir uf chipping
Ipxri‘ows. Tlu- i'oui‘ birds dutiful
Irouml uctmilly {sucking the llt‘f‘lil
mm;- while tlw young urcns pourc'l
tram the houmv in n slrvnm. Once
the Young birds \x'vro- suit" in ill"
bushes Ire-low. ihu [Mll'tjlllh and lili'l'
qblognllirs wilhvlrvw but, kept. up
Shot! chattering: for some little time.
Mnly those wrrnfl had lvnrncd from
m prcrlcm'o that till sunkr‘s \\'.‘l't.l
in M t‘curcd,

“w. Tl. Coleman,

“1.

Hugwt‘mli ndvnt of
“Hill”! Qunii Farm. maintains
anakr‘s are the “oral \crmln
h which he has to rontt ml. other
yokecpers amen nilh Mr. Coir:-
win condcmlng all snukcs. it they
, such in menace on Lame farms
LN” tho the damage they do to tho
.. game. 0n the mm of such ox-
testimony, mon can he t'ound
- champion the cause of all
' Tics exct pt the poisonous Spock‘s.
that. snakes shmilvl not be
because of tho, went benefit
are to the i‘urnICI. in killing

I.
who you tun find men who
Md the crow because he eats
mbs in the spring, men who
"at hawks are entitled to kill
“It?” because they benefit
rs by killing livid mice. and
autism who lmlievo
not. kill any living; thing. Dis-
tlm follows and their idem.
mil, useful species but kill
‘whenever the opportunity

No: Since.

(Exchange)
‘during the lmpanellng of a
Not England town that the
“ colloquy occurred be-
mbtrato andr a. tails-

’t~-pr0perty holder?"
. . honor."
‘ or single it"
I‘mgrrhd for live your:

”alarmed or expressed

trot"

man .

urn.” h l and has: nod-mu

 

America Is Lax in Trai

Country for That D

From just what sources the Mar-
.itho runners who are to represcn‘
lhc *Iilli‘ti Slates at Parts are to be
druw no one knows. Thcrc me to-
dsiy prolmhly nix cupuliiu Marathon
nurn in this country and sixty on the
other side. 'i‘h-r six. through excel?
lent coaching. usually make a. good
showing even when they do not
win. while certain of the ollicr six-
ty. having in some cases lithe. in
others cxccllont. coaching and al-
ways encouragement. got. picked
men into the front pluccs. Uur
long-distance men do not. even get
encourugcmcnt. "The various sport
bodies oi‘ this country melt and re-
unlxc and demand that the public
support. a truly rcprvsenta’livo team
from the [Tnitcd States. and they are
asking u lot of money from the
sztsrngv citizon to support this team.
Well. it is from the u crnge citizen
that the Marathon runner is made.
They discovered that in other coun-
li'it‘s long ago. And we shall stack
up against that discovery a‘ d lose.
with proper superior couc inx.

There was a limo when thcr.‘ was
some encouragement. c! the novice
runner. the workingman who could
get out at night and run through
the sireots and was willing '0 run
through the streets. Find him to-
day if you can. And while the var-
ious governing bodies and the ho-
dics that would govern. too often
for the silk lmt's sukc. ~ ro gathering
at Atlanta this Christmas and clac-
wht-re. lighting among themselves
and wondering Just which will "con—
sport, there will not buy one
of thorn in action with a slngm sug-
gestion that. will bring out lhr. men
who have the stamina. to so the long
Illsinnoo.

it is no dil'iicult matter to go over
the list of Marathon races and long-
distuncc tacos since the lust: (,‘lym-
pics, from which the powers that be
hum it‘lil‘nl‘ti almost. nothing ex-
L'Upt to ho bored. and find out. how
many nun illeU been developed
along: lnngqlistuncc lines. 'l‘licv talk
about the danger. to ‘ .— American
invasion of Paris, about the progress
of the foreign teams. andihov will
spend a lot or time haggling over
the case or Charley Padlock. 9n the
hope of making sure of winning the
sprints. lint will they do anything
towards making sure that We will
win the Marathon 2’ Ccrtcn they will
not. Unless something is donc.and
that speedily. We shall once more
have a. devoted little hand. boasting
perhaps Ont? star. which Will give
all it has. yet with the szioconsclous
feeling that. it is beaten befmc it
starts. V

And it “ill do Well. but. in the
com-no of its innalo loyalty it will
probably inquire somewhere along
the route why there has been no
Ilcvelopmcnt since the {wt trip. If
the American Olympic Committee
wants the dollar support ' the. av-
rsrngc mun in this country. it would
better busy ilsr-li‘ towards gunman-
let-inc: us good u ahowim: it the
Marathon events as in the n‘hcrs,
because no man in the street Can be
made to believe that individuals in
this country have not the stamina
to meet individuals of other coun-
tries over the stamina route rn at
least cvcn terms.

Hard Headed.

A cart containing a. number of
negro field hands was being. drawn
by a. mule. The driver. a. darkyf ‘of
20. was endeavoring to induce thé
mule to increase its speed. when
suddenly the animal let. drive- with it;
heels and dealt him such a. kick on
the head that .he was stretchedfon
the ground in‘u twinkling. "'36 lay
rubbing his woolly pate where the
mute had kicked him.

"Is he hurt?" asked I. stronger
anxiously of ‘un old negro who had
jumped from the conveyance and
was standing over the pronto“.2
driver.

"'No. boss,” was the old duky‘s
reply, "do: mule will prob'ly waik‘
kind 0' tendah for a. day or two. but
he ain't hurt."——From Everybody?
Magazine for December

The 1. con employu o: the P. R.

 

011th o! the capital thick.
company: they have '

turn! more m: 33'

have nick be aim ‘
which tut. ma- Wm - 1

 

SEARCH FOR MARATHON
RUNNERS’ FOR onmncs

tance—Not Over Six Capable Men in This

’1'. ulrendy own “nothing more than ~

ning Men for This Dis-
istance

PENNSY cnw
RACE BIG THREE

Will Also Stack Up
Against Columbia in
Hard Schedule

The University 101' Pennsylvania
crews will compete in six regattas
next spring. The season will open
on May 3 with a triangular regatta
in which l‘ennsy (Vania. will row
against Yale and Columbia a: New
Haven. The following week Penn-
sylvania will compete against ”Hur-
vurd and Columbia. It Cambridge. _

The first big race (it tho home
season will be for the Childs Cup
on the Schuylkill river with Colum-
bia. and Princeton the opponents.
Couch \V’righ: will develop a special
crew for the Olympic tryouts to be
held on the Schuylkill June 14. The
Intercollegiate Regatta. date at
Poughkcepaic has not. yet been set.

It is understood «that Conch
Wright intends to develop two var.
city crews. one. for short distance
races to try for the honor of rcp-
rcsenting America in the Olympic
regatta. the other for the three or
{our mile race. whichever distance
is selected at Poughkccpsic.

The schedule announced today is
as follows: '

May 3—Columbia. Yale and Penn-
sylvania at New Haven. Distance
one and one-half miles. Varsity and
Junior Varsity crews.

May lo—Columbia. Harvard and
Pennsylvania. at Cambridge. Dis-
tance one and one- h‘alt miles. Var-
sity and Junior Varsity.

MAY 3l—Childs Cup race at Phil-
adelphia. Columbia Princeton and
Pennsylvania. Varsity crews. Dis-
tance 1 5.16 miles. ‘

May 31—Childs Cup race at Phil-
Philadelphia. Junior Varsity, third
Varsity. one hundred and fifty pound
Varsity and Freshmen Eights.

June iii—Tryouts for Olympic
crew at Philadelphia. Distance 1
1-4 miles.

Intercollegiate‘ regatta (date to be
set.

mus can 18
Doc FANCIER

Has Large Kennel of
Hunting Dogs at His
Home in Georgia

Hundreds of thousands. perhaps
millions oi! persons who have seen
'i‘yrus Raymond Cobb in action on
major league diamonds since his
debut in 1905,;wiu1 the Detriot Tiger:-
havo called him the greatest base.
ball player who ever lived. 'Evc'n
not. after 18 you of arduous day-
in and duyacuit service in the bigi
leagues he is still a star of the first
rank. and along with Babe ’Ruth. is
still one at baseball's greatest draw-
ing cards. .1

What perhaps. not one fan in a
thousand realize b the fact that
some Tyros Cobb aside from being
the greatest outfielder the game has
seen. is in: no winter months at hip
home in Align-ts. GIL. one or the
loading dog men oi! his section: the
owner of CWmli. one or that fills

setters in ths= country. and a

 

prominent gfibre at: field trials in all;1 ' I

part- or the country;
"And whfiuot he quoted in re-

 

 

Nick and Al were u sum
0 ' o ,
There “a; a. good on: ‘
. s '
The ’00 Inn; svho “W 1hr:
warmth-ll time on sonar-day night.
Were well phased with the micr-
tainmcnt gltcn ‘cy Nit-k Alta-ock and
Al Sentient.
‘ I O
Holly‘s Majors could make any
at the basketball teams in the coun-
try step at. a last clip to score a
victory. They are once! the fast-
est teams of the court today.
I Q C
Hit-key who played right forward
is in wonderful player. ms Inor-
work is ver'y lust and he always has
his eye on the ball. In Inc! by is
so Inst. that it looks as it he did a
great deal of individual playing. but
ho doesn‘t.
:, a o 3
"Snacks" ' band who is well
known to local baseball fans. is
quite some basketball player also.
Dowd was with the New Haven
team last season in tho Eastern
League.
0 g o o -
Harris of the Washington team,
is another player. swim gave a nine
exhibition. lie is a star in‘bolh
basketball and baseball. This was
proven by ills exhibition suturing
night. *

O O I

season. He can “haiku more money,

the unflurmofonoot the local
mmhmbmmlethfiu

 

It looks as it Arthur Olsen was
throughwin organized baseball. Art

will most likely ”teen .
with some Penn” yeah. tutu

there than he can pitching in ‘i'thc
Southern League.

0n the other hand it might do

 

 

‘ May Be Player

NEW YORK, Dec. :7 ”8523116 Wil-
Robinson became- manager at
the Brooklyn; ten years- ago he has

Art. good to spend a, season in ME“ had the pleasure 0! having eith-

Southern. Nominal-India” so
backuptothc BigShowsIte'r the
com“; season. ,
, I D

It is too bad that Olsen was not
traded to some of the other taun- in
the Major Leagues, where he would
be given a chance to make 3000..
He did not receive many chances
with Detroit last. season. ._ -

O t. B .

No mutter where Art Is pitching
during the coming m. the has
in Normal): will be pulling for m
to mini: good. The: are in behind
him.

0 b O

The Compo Life Guards are hit.-
ting a last clip thls'rseason. They
have not beeu‘defeated as yet. Ed-
die McMahon is the Captain of .tlie
\Vestport team this reason. and-«has
made a. hit. with the- Lens; over

there.

. D ’0

man». would look mighty good‘in

slip through their fingers Ind Mait-
aga Taylor hooked onto him. It
mangooilxnoveontheirpu‘l.

 

NICK ALTROCK AND SCHACHT
ENTERTAiN AS; MAJORS WIN

Comedians Score Big Hit with 906 Fans—Vient-
ors Outclass Red’ Men and Wm by m
42-19-Hickey and “Shocks” Dowd \

r a. really great second baseman
or shat-temp working for hiin. but
his hopes to have one in his 1924 in~
field. 1: Uncle Robbie does not land
‘a inmous player for his infield he
will be sorely disappointed. Presi-
dent C. H. Ebberts is making stren~
nous and sincere efforts to improve
the Robins infield. He has come to
«the front by offering $275. 090 to the
St Louis Cardinals " for Robert
Hornsby but the proposition was not
accepted by the St. Logk officials.

As the Brooklyusi genuine killer
for Hornsby was not accepted by the
Mound City officials ‘Uncie Robert
must try to get ionic other well
“Own infielder mm the meetings
are over. Babble Marunvllle.
Cherie Hoilocher,- Horace Ford and
George Toporcer are, infielder: who
areadmircd by the» pilot of the
Brooklyns and déal {or one of
them {nay be made. Afiy one or the
players named would bolster up the
Robins’ infield and that department
of the team must be improved if the
club is to graduate from the second
division hext season. ‘ ”-

At least two or the players. Topor~
cc:- and Msmnvllle, are eager to
come to the Robins. it. is said. Tl»
porcer first attracted attention as a
local semi—pro. He has a. lot at
triends in Brooklyn. New. York and
it. is believed that a deal that. will
result in making mm a. member of
the Robins would make him very
happy. ~ «

It. will be recalled that last sum-
mer the Robins offered o’wm Jack
Dunn or the Baltimore Orioles $100 -
000 (or the services a: Spor‘lstoP Bo-

 

Combat Team Defeats Montauks in Pre-

liminaiy Game-

Nick Altrock and Al Schacht. en~
tertulned 900 people; at the Armory
on Saturday evening; while Holly’s
Majors outclassed the Red Men. by
the score of 4249. In the prelim-
lny'gnrne the Combat Train defeated
the Montauks by a. 38-18 score.

Altrock and Schuchl: scored 9. big

' hit with thc'fansnnd did »many of

the stunts that they did at the last
world series. They entertained bo—
toro the game and between halves.
The two comedians were dressed in
their baseball uniforms nail-icy came
out on the floor. before the game.
The first: stunt that they did ' was
their tight-rope walking act. This
scdlicdd‘great 'hit and the fans roar-
ed With laughter“ other stunts did
bithem were n‘bascball game. tennis
match. slow motion bmbali not,
showing the pitcher and butter. bas-
ketball. game. fishing. lovers. and the
D'empsey.Firpo ngnf. {no two come.
titans were given a. great: hand as

they let: the floor and"; was easily

known that they had scored a. hit
withlhe Nor-walk fans. : 7
Now as the game itself. there was
nothing to it. but the Majors. This.
was the fastest team that has played
on the armory court this season.
The team was made up of baseball
pisyérs most. .01 whom are well
known to baseball fans. The visitors
hurried out at the very start. of the
some to sew it up and scored ten
paints before the Red Men got start-
it the end or the first half they
blending by the score -ot- 30- 8.

,Malkin. l! ......u... 5»
‘8th

 

key. Robbie left the team in charge

,0! Zack Wheat for a few days and

went to Baltimore to the purpose
of closing the deal.

a‘rrlved in Baltimore he was inform-

the purer. so the proposed deal {on

 

In the preliminary game the Com-
bat Train handed the newly orguu~
iced Montauks a. neat trimming. It
«as an easy win for the soldiers,
who took things easy Ward Malian
and Fagsn each tossed in live has.
kéts tor the Combat. while *Kelley
and E. Brotherton made {our for the
Montauks.

Bill Court acted as reteree 'in the
tics‘t. game and Sylvester Brothel-ton
in the main contest. After its?~ some
dancing took place. . ‘

The score follows:

Preliminary Gum
MONTAUKS.‘

A G.
Kelley. r! d
Livingston. I: .f........‘o -'
SBITTCkg c ~II.COI‘CII’ 1,
Innis. C noatttiIVOCCI.’ 0. ‘.
Mace. rs .............‘0 '

Brothertou. lg ..... 4_.

Totals ............. 9
' COMBAT. .'
' G

I

’Q‘OQOCIIQIDO

I

Rowluud. r:‘.......... .3:

c ........... 8

E3351: 5.

r8 hunch-onyx.

Reliant. Ix s‘icco-s-cta 2

6" the most“ versatile

through. When Ebberts’s offer tor

proposition. However the offer was
a. real one and Ebberts and Robbie
were disappointed when Dunno-e-
fused to accept the bundle of coin
tor the star player.
Boiey was not worth that anoint a.
money. but as his boss was ready to

put a halt to the preposed deal. ,
Because the Robins did not have
a Marmvine or a Hollocher inane
infield last season the club lost many
games. Uncle Robbie hall to make

. . numerous shifts at second. mm and
short during the campaign and the

changes did not help the team to
great exteiit, Bobble did the be: he

‘ , could with the initeriai at hand. on:

every combination tried out was not

fitlstsctory in all. details.

‘ Jimmie Johnson and Jack Four-

" nier are the best infielder-s on the

Robins and they are the only play—
era who are sure a! regular jobs
next year Founder of com-so xvii:

, cover first base. but Johnspni pn-

sitlon is not: certain. He is 0116 0.

game and has covered second. third

_ and short st yafious times.

Ivan Olson’s future .laas not. been
decided upon..0iaon wants ragw-
age 'a Minor league :imih next; year.
but he is still ‘ the “Rob ”in:
will be a. surprised .lndivldua 1m
isutenyeurmansndtorfh »
‘ he has tipped t‘.

ieusesc he come {Iin‘d’ ’ 30h as

It‘iiel’s mgwiiiuif .'

 

mum Manager Hopes to Have Some First-
‘ Class Infieldfer' m Dodger Fold When the
Curtain Goes Up Next Season -— Toporcer

trades. abandoned a. year ago when

an Robbie;

ed that Dunn had decided to keep

Boley was made known many (an: -
Were inclined to make light ogthe

Robbie . sail-l .

part; with it (or the infielder the.
Brooklyn: manager did not. try to

players in the 7

 

Many Held Awaiting
Outcome A r e Ex-
pected to Take Place

Deals by the dozen. long held i§
abeyance, are expected to follow the
restoration of the draft in modified‘
form between the major leagues and
two of the three Class ALA Minors.
namely the Pacific Coast League and
the American Association. Some

the Minors declined to be a. party to
the draft. will be resurrected. Others
discussed informally at the Chicago
meetim. arejo 'be brought to a
boil-4m add‘hot water und serve;
six plates. ten cents.

Such, at any rate. is the composite
opinion of major and minor leng-
uers. both of whom are anxious to
do business immediately or even
earlier. ..

The two New York clubz. which
are pleased to. claim that a. boycott
has been placed upon them in the
major leagues. are expected to
plunge into and orgy of bidding for
Class ’A A players. The Yankees al-
ready are angling- for Outflelder
Combs and Pitcher Dean of the
Louisville club nd‘ look for early
developments. The Giants life on

 

the trail of a live infielder and sev-
eral pitchers but aw naming no

Cross-country squads.

The \eferan couch mg
was in fine health and spiri
his manv friends are : )llfid'
he still has tears of useful
ahead of him. Mealtim-
his twenty fifth _\car as ii .
Cornell's track .Ind (r055--
teams. He came here from
in the summer of 1MB.
quarter century at Ithaca he
\eloped nine teams that no.
lured the inter— collrgiam tra
field championship and Sr»
championship crossmountry

is

main 65.

In any case lln: claim. n
ings will be had “ilh tho I
tional League. tho remaining -
ed receiving of independent:
will not play along with {he
the have

 

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