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M'LEOD IS SPEEDY,
SAYSJ. ]. C0RbETT
CIeverness of Missouri Giant
Proves Big Surprise to
Fight Critic.
HAS "HOPE" OF
HIS OWN SELECTION
Suggests Elimination Bouts
Between O'KeIIy, Choynski's
Protege, and Morris.
By James J. Corbett.
Sr..lal Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. December 1".-About
two weeks ago, while in Davenport, Ia,
was given the opportunity of watching
Miles Mcleod in a work-ou., which IN
Guided an interesting set-to with Joe
Chpynski. who has the young giant IN
charge. Mcleod is there with the looks
and size. and I was surprised at the
speed he showed.
For "A novice he is surprisingly fast,
and with little more experience under
the capable wing of the veteran Choynski
the Missourian will be ready to start on
His career as professional pus;list. That
he has a goodly punch his instructor Will
swea- To. in one of the rallies big Mac
gave Joe as pretty blue eye as l ever
saw.
Mcleod could not have placed himself
III better hands. Choynski has that rare
sift of being able to impart his knoWl-
edge of the game to beginners. and the
Young giant from Missouri has proved
an apt pupil. Joe thinks we'll of Miles
and his prospects that he already has
mapped out campaign for his candidate
for heavyweight honors, and after n few
months more of coaching Will turn him
loose.
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GALLAUDET HAS GOOD
| BASKET BALL DATES
Kendall Green Boys Open Sea
son With st. Johns Next
Saturday.

The Gallaudet College basket ball sched-
ule, containing intercollegiate match
games as arranged by Manager frederick
Hughes, is completed, and has ten inter-
collegiate games, the largest number ever
arranged for the Kendall Green basket
ball team. The first regular game will
be played next Saturday, December II,
with st. Johns College at Annapolis. Md.
Two games have been arranged with each
of the following institutions: George
town University, Catholic University and
Maryland Agricultural College. The prac-
tice game with the fast Business High
School quint Wednesday started the goal
shooting season at Kendall Green and it
is expected that more practice games
with several fast quints will be arranged
later on.
The varsity qunt's schedule is as fol-
lows:
Dec. 17-st; Johns College. at Annapolis. Md.
Jan :. 1911-Catholic University at Brook
January l4Georgetown University at Kendall
Jan. 21-cathoic University at Kendall Green
Jan. 25-Georgetown University at Georgetown.
FsS cess Nd
FeS 1s"saltinoae Medical 'e College Ha' at Bal-
more. Nd
,. Feb 2s-Masyland Agricultural College at Col
March 4-Mount st. Josephs College, at Ken
dali Green gymnasium.
The Gallaudet Reserves have a quint
almost as strong as the varsity one,
and will start their season about the
same time as the varsity team, with
game with some high school team at
the Kendall Green gymnasium. when
the first Buff and Blue five play with
the ST. Johns cadets in Annapolis. As
sistant Manager Michael Lapides has
charge of arranging games for the
speedy reserves. composed of Rock
well, Schaefer, Foltz, Fancher, Miller,
Johnson and others.
Capt. Brick, Craven, Howen, Arras.
Morris and Hughes make up what is
regarded as the strongest Gallaudet
varsity quint ever turned out.
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BASE BALL FANS
Do QUEER THINGS
Patrons of National Pastime
Halt Game Just to Settle
Personal Difficulties.

Numerous instances there have been OF
championship games being interrupted Tor
some extraordinary or some unusual rea-
son, but perhaps the oldest of them all
happened In game at Cincinnati one
day, fifteen or twenty years ago FRANK
Bancroft tells the story.
1--WE were having red-hot battle WIN
Chicago that day says the famous DUST
ness manager of the Reds, land IN the
eighth inning, with the score l ana II
McPhee hit the ball down to short 100
hot for Dahlen to handle cleanly.
"McPhee had been anchored on 1lrst
about two seconds when two men jumped
over the rail separating the Srandstand
from the field and stated out towaru
'Biddy.' 1t all happened SO sud emily that
at first we thought McPhee was to be
given some kind of present or other
but we were soon undeceived.
I'm those days the fans bet on every
thing that could possibly happen-but the
next delivery of the pitcher would De
ball or a strike: bet that the batter
would strike out: bet that he woniai ;
bet that he would go out to the inheio
fly out to the outfield o. foul out; bet
that the umpire would call the next man
who tried to steal out or safe; bet II
would rain or snow. bet me saiiie
wouldn't go nine innings; bet 1t woula
end in tie, and 50 en-. to the uttermost
possibilities of the game.
well on this day one OF the men wEo
had wandered out on the field TO talk TO
McPhee took off his hat and. addressing
the popular second baseman OF the heus
in a tone clearly audible in tn STANDS,
said:
"'Biddy, to decide bet will you
please tell us whether that was hit for
you or an error for Dahlen; bet TINS
man to 5 that you would make a hit,
and we amt able to decide which it was.
Before the umpires and the captains
could chase the men off the field, McPhee
piped up:
Say, If you guys live to be million
years old, you'll never see a cleaner base
hit than that
"And 1t is my recollection that the Of
ficial scorer was of the same opinion"
Napoleon Lajoie had been on the old
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before the rust gets out of his joints
Little fellows thrive on plenty of work
and apparently stale off in idleness more
easily than big men. l hope that Ads
broken arm is coming along nicely, be-
cause there are any number of husky
boys of his weight waiting for a chance
at him. Woigast had better perform
pretty soon he will have lost much of
his stock in trade as a result of the long
loafing spell. The champion will have
use for all his knowledge of the finer
points of his trade when he takes on
boys like Moran. Moore, Brown and
Murphy or Abe Attell.
Some one interviewed Wolgast imme-
diately after the Moran-Nelson scrap,
and AID was quoted as saying that he
would like nothing better than to take
on the EngliShman, on his own terms, of
course. The champions demands are un-
reasonable. as they call for a guarantee
of S12.500 as his share, win lose or draw,
and he also wants to name the referee.
Just where Moran would come in on the
financial end of the deal is hard to say.
Offer Is Liberal One.
1t is this sure-thing policy that is max
ing a great little fighter unpopular
Whether Ad is the author of the strange
ideas and preposterous claims or he is
the victim of foolish advisers ] do not
know, but the fact is the young Dutch
man. is getting himself cordially dis
liked. Jim Coffroth's offer of $1,000
purse, with the privilege of percentage
of the receipts seems to me liberal
one. If AID is confident that he can de-
feat Moran | think the latter'S man
ager could be easily persuaded to sign on
a winner-take-all basis
Many who read Ads answer to Mo-
rams challenge will arrive at the con-
clusion that he has placed the figures
high with the hope that they will be
turned down. 1t tends to convince the
sports that the champion is afraid to de-
fend his title. But you cannot make me
believe that Wolgast is coward NO
boy who put up that grueling battle
against Nelson can be called that. He
uses poor judgment. / think. and that
is all YOU can accuse him of.
Do not run away with the idea that
the champion is not good fighter be-
cause Moran and Murphy and a few
other clever boys have in the past out
pointed him in short bouts. Ad was only
coming then-he had not arrived-and,
besides he is not a snowy, short exhi-
bition fancy boxer. but a fighter pure
and simple, who wants a longer distance
to show his real worth.
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Sundays Entries at Juarez.

JUAREZ, Mexico, December 1O.-En-
tries for tomorrow, December IL:
First race. five furlongs-Lady Texdi. 100
Carl Cloud, Agility. Practitioner. 10o; Owenita
102; Soon. Beechmont, Gordon Bleu, Red Lass
1O2; Joe Wells. 107.
Second race. five and a half furlongs-Creston
He Knows, ia: Delcruezdos. 10; Yankee Mic
10: Mark Kennedy. 100: Doe Allen, 101; sFlor
ence A., 10i; Cathryn Scott, 102
Third race. six furlongs-Angelus, 126: SpOhn
los: DIR. SmOot. Frank Mullens. The Pippin. 1O2
Fourth race, one mile and furlong--Harrigan
125: Meadow. us; Polls, Tatsoe, 10; Green
Seal los; The Peer. 100.
Fifth race, five furlongs-Uncle Rem. 1O1
Iovenote. Nettie MarchmOnt, Marjorie A., Du
bois. Union Jack, Salali. 102.
Sixth race. mile-Bad News. 1l3: Pedro
no: 'Lightwool. los; Kopek. Misprison. Inver
garry. Rather Royal. 107; Pirate Bay, 104.
Apprentice allowance.
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Many Youngsters.
The rest of the large squad of candi-
dates will be composed for the most part
of the younger students of the school, who
will make their debut in athletic circles.
In the freshmen class there are many
Of these aspirants for honors who have
good builds and exteriorly every quail
fication for pulling a strong oar pro-
is especially for the benefit of these that
Coach Dempsey has asked for early
practice, his intention being to get them
on the river In gigs at every opportunity
during January and February.
What will be the schedule for the sea-
son is very indefinite just now. The
management of the crew department will
in every way possible, and hence 1t will
depend altogether on how the track and
base ball seasons turn out in the way OF
finances as to how extensive q program
the water men will be able to undertake
Logically it will be up to the Blue and
Gray to again race the Navy and also to
enter the American Henley at Philadel.
phia. Neither of these dates, though
have been settled on as yet.
Should Princeton take up the sport
there is possibility that the Tigers will
come here for a race during Easter week
This depends altogether on how the
faculty at the New Jersey college acts or
the question of allowing the boat club
there to take part in intercollegiate strug.
giles. Such a race as Georgetown.
Princeton match on one Of the days OF
the annual Easter week base ball games
between the two schools mentioned would
be big thing here and would be of es-
pecial attraction to the alumni OF both
institutioik.
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Will the Athletics last? Will they prove
capable of holding their honors for the
three-year stretch that has usually
blessed championship ball clubs. or will
they fade and fall? Will their tenure of
office be limited to a single season, or will
they go steadily onward till they do even
better than the Bostons, Baltimores. Pr
rates, Cubs or Tigers
Twice since the American League was
established the Athletics grabbed off the
honors-that is, twice before their present
lofty elevation. On neither occasion could
they hold their own for even one season
afterward, getting it in the neck in most
lamentable fashion. 1t must be remem-
bered, however, that the American
League in those days was the closest
kind of stuff in each and every season.
Five or six teams fought clear down to
the wire, and the fellow who won out
did so by only the closest margin. Teams
which have held the championship two
or three seasons were, as rule, teams
which outclassed all the rest of their
company, and won their first pennant by
a big bulge of percentage points.
This year the Athletics won that sort
Of an easy victory. They outclassed the
rest of the American League and won off
in front, all by their lonesomes. On that
sort of reasoning they should hold their
laurels. and from present observations it
is hard to see where any other team has
a show to trim them before 1912.
Detroit fell away last season from
the standard Of play that won three
flags. The Tigers haven't quite the
speed, spirit and ginger of the past. and
their pitching staff needs regilding.
Jennings must get two pitchers. one
hardhitting outfielder and one more in
fielder somewhere. 1t is no cinch to
gather all Of these desirables in one
winter, and the odds are heavily
against Detroit's coming through with
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Quaker Cricketers Going Abroad.

PHILADELPHIA December lot is
the intention of the Gentlemen of Phila
delphia to make cricket tour of Ber-
muda, and arrangements are being made
to schedule dates in February. Next
summer the Germantown Cricket Club
of Philadelphia will send team abroad
to tour England, rather a daring under
taking in view of the fact that elevens
representing the combined cricket
strength of Philadelphia have had their
hands full in playing against the formi-
dable clubs of Great Britain.
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WILL THE ATHLETICS HOLD
THEIR HONORS NEXT YEAR?
What Are the Chances of Any Other Team
Displacing Them During the Cam
paign Of the Coming Season.

any sort Of combination to down the
Athletics next season.
The speedy crowd at Boston looked
most formidable at the beginning OF
1910. John 1. Taylor. however, as is his
custom. monkeyed with the team, and
let out the good ones till it lost its
speed, vivacity and general polish. The
club will be still further weakened
next spring by the departure of Jake
Stahl, who is to retire from the pro-
fessional arena. 1t will be lucky to
stand fourth on the years results. and
will hardly upset any Of Connie Mack S
calculations. -;
If any team gives the Athletics a
ought to be the New York Highlanders.
On present form that club should put
up an awful battle and should be the
one team to make Philadelphia hustle
frantically all the way down the line.
Still, there are screws loose in that
outfit, and it lacks certain elements OF
solid, intrinsic strength. Second place
looks like a cinch for the Highlanders,
but not first position.
The Cleveland aggregation may be
whipped into most formidable team by
midsummer, but lack CT experience and
cohesion will hold it back till too late to
get standing that will menace Connie
Mack's collection. Absolutely the same
thing may be said Of Comiskeys White
Sox That team, reinforced by some
gingery new talent. will play fine ball
and will make things fairly buzz. but will
not be welded into compact fighting form
till too late to damage the Mackerels.
On present form, therefore, ii surely
looks like another Athletic win for 1911
Judging from the way the men shaped
up all season and even at the close OF
the campaign. they don't need any tinker
ing or changing. a new first baseman
might be neutrality-suspicious. remember
what happened to the Bostons when they
fired La Chance. and to the Pirates when
they chucked Bill Abstein? The first
baseman, in each of those cases. was
counted the weakest member OF the
array and the logical candidate for the
hook--but in each case first base proved
to be a stumbling block in the following
season, and no more flags were gathered.
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PROFESSIONAL GOLF
RECORDS BROKEN
Barker of Garden City Lowers
Atlanta Course Figures
by IA Strokes.

ATLANTA, Ga, December 1O.-H. H.
Barker. the Garden City. n. j., profess
sional. won the open golf tournament
which was completed with the fourth
round this afternoon. making the seventy
two holes in the remarkably low score of
29S, beating Freddie Mcleod of st. Louis
by 10 strokes and lowering the record for
the local course by IA strokes.
Mcleod lowered the local record of 312
by strokes, while Stewart Maiden, the
Atlanta professional, also lowered it by
3 strokes.
Barker started the day with a lead of
six strokes, increasing it one in the
morning and three in the afternoon. His
putting was bad in the morning, but in
the afternoon he played a safe approach
game because of his good lead.
Barker received So for his low score
of CD for 1S holes ad 1925 for winning
the tournament.
Barker's cards TODAY FOLLOW:
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Yale's Athletic Students.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, December TO-
Yale has 1.S6S students in athletics and
gymnastics, according to statistics pub
lished by Prof. William Anderson, di-
rector of the university gymnasium. He
estimates. however. that nearly 800 are
in more than one kind of sport. and that
there are not more than 600 of the 3,312
students of the university who are in
actual physical exercise for sports sake
for general conditioning. AS gymnasium
work is compulsory for freshmen. all
members of that class are included in
the summary.
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AFTER OLYMPIC GAMES.
Cleveland Wants Big Sporting Event
in 1916.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. December l"-The
city of Cleveland is taking the project
of holding the Olympic games OF l"l" IN
a serious mood and for the last couple OF
weeks nothing else has been discussed
by the sporting fraternity Of the Forest
city 1t has been decided to send an
emissary to The Hague at the next con-
ference of the International Olympic
committee and he will have power to Hay
Clevelaml's offer for the fixture before
the conclave. 1t is not exactly fixed
when the next meeting Of the committee
takes place or whether IL will meet at all
next year. but it has been definitely stat
ed that a meeting will be held during the
Stockholm games Of 1917 Nothing
should be more natural than that ses-
sion should be held at Stockholm. Tor
surely most OF the committee Will be
there to see the competitions. At the last
meeting of the committee there was "A
proposition that a meeting be held next
lime hut there was an adjournment he
fore there was a definite understanding
on the matter.
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Gardner Back in Form.

] note that Jimmy Gardner gave Frank
Klaus licking the other day, and did It
in manner TO convince the witnesses
that the Lowell boy is at his best fight
ing form again. When Jimmy is good he
has chance with any middeweight OF
today. Klaus gave the late champion a
warm argument for six rounds and has
decisions over several other fairly good
men TO his credit.
Leo Houck had the aige on Gardner
when they met month ago. but unfor-
tunately was injured in a more recent
contest and is laid up in drydock for re-
pairs. II is too bad because an engage
ment between Gardner in good form and
Houck would decide who is entitled to
first chance at Billy Papke upon his re-
turn. At present the middleweight divi-
sion is minus a champion.
1t looks as II Tommy Burns and Sam
Langford were not going to pull off that
ng-delayed match which Hugh Nc
Intosh had booked for December. Burns
out in Washington said recently that he
was through with the game because his
injured leg has gone back on him.
Tommy has done well financially since
lie broke into the front row OF pugilism
and is not dependent on fighting for a
living. There was a splendid chance
though, to pick up some pretty good
money I'm a 60 with Langford.
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White Wants Match.

Charley White, clever 115-pound boy,
who is under the management of Howard
Maccan of 225 C street northeast, is
anxious to get match with Dome
Whibeson of Los Angeles. White is also
willing to take on Young Britt or any of
the other boys In his class from Balti-
more.
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Ryan's Hopes in O'Kelly.

Choynski has his eye on Tommy Ryan
protege, Con O'Kelly. as likely material
to- begin work on. The veteran middle
weight entertains an idea that he has a
conner in the big Irishman, ant a bout
between the two young giants, if the
tnIng, may result in the development of
d man VINO may be a candidate for the
championship OF the world before many
moons.
|, too. have been busy in the attempt
to do the christopher Columbus in the
heavyweight line. but up to date my dis
CoverI.S nave not PANIED out well. 1t is
a sort OF lottery. this looking young
blood. | have tried out several young
fellows who were ambitious for-priZe ring
honorS but the raw material was not
promising and many of the essential
points that even a beginner must carry
i'm stock were missing. i have not given
UP hope, however, and still am on the
job
y young fellow named Morris from
Oklahoma has been highly recommended
To me by several good judges. and If.
Upon looking him over carefully, he
shows up as promising material. l will
take him in charge or put him in trust
worthy hands to see il we cannot make
q real fighter out of him. OF course that
Is locking ahead some, and l VIII not
hold out false hopes promises to the
young man, but will give him and the
public my honest opinion of his worth
and chances for the future in the heavy
weight division.
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tinction and a good deal of money TO tn
man who can actually become America
chamTi ion.
This American championship must no,
be confused with the worlds champion
ship. Nor would the defeat of the hes
man In America by some foreign g~ir-
pier in any way affect the status OF the
American.
The eligibles among the heavyweight
today should include Fred Beell DIR. Il. r
Roller, Jesse Westerguard, Henry Orde
man, Charley Olson. Gus Schoenlein.
Yankee Rogers, Joe Rogers, Charles Cut
Ter, Adolph Ernst and others. In add
ton to this. there are dozens OF very
good wrestlers who belong in the heavy
weight division. There are also more
middleweights. welters and lightweight
than the country has ever previously
known.
The number Of welters and middle
weights is especially large, and there are
some very good men in these divisions.
No mention has been made Of Mahmout.
Zbysco and others who must be classified
among the foreigners They cannot in
any way concern the standing OF the
American grapplers with relation To the
American championship. All OF the men
mentioned are particularly entitled t.
consideration in contesting for the high
est honors of the American mat. This
does not bar any other good heavyweight
who proves his position by wrestling his
way to the top.
Fault Of the Wrestlers.
1t should be also borne in mind, In
justice to wrestlers generally. that q
great many of the fellows who may not
be topnotchers are still great favorites
with the fans. Some of these are JUST
fed i'm figuring in the wind-ups OF big
events so long as they are evenly match
ed. The only trouble lies In pitting poor
er men against the better men, which II
very often the fault Of the wrestlers
themselves rather than OF the match
makers.
The great variety of bouts that should
result between these and numerous other
wrestlers, between now and next sprin.:,
ought to bring about pretty clear con
ception of those who would be entitled L"
honorS on the American mat. With the
retirement of Gotch all past performance
between these various men should be Sc
aside because with the prospect of having
to eventually meet the Iowa boy Ii Is -
be safely assumed that a great many
heavyweights did not give the careful AT
tention to their training that they shouii
have given. This, undoubtedly, applies .
all Of them and ii Is not an excuse that
can be justly directed to any paiticuiar
individual to the exclusion OF the rest.
When the history of graphing in THIS
country is looked back on IL can truth
fully be said that not since the days OF
the former big men that have been men
toned has there ever been an assortment
of Wrestlers to be compared In any way
with those Of the present time.
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DR.. James Casey signed contract at
Detroit to manage the Fort Wayne base
bah club of the Central League for 1911.
He is a former Chicago player and for
the last two years has been with the De-
trOit club as scout,