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WAS THE FACULTY FOOLED?,
Eddie Collins May or May Not Have
Donhle Crossed Columbia.

NEW YORK. January 1O.-From a Phil
adelphia source comes the following
about Eddie Collins, the second baseman
of the Athletics: Collins is one OF the
very best players who ever double
crossed the eligibility department OF d
college faculty. While still brandishing
his varsity C at dear Columbia Collins
slipped away in the summer and joined
the Mack men incog. He played under
the name Of Sullivan. This was in the
year of 1903, and in the few games he
played Mr. Mack was much impressed.
He told him to skip back to Columbia
and keep on double crossing the faculty.
In 1907 Collins was duly released BY
Columbia as a highly educated walloper
of the sphere"
So much for romance. AS to cold fact,
Collins was disqualified in the spriIg of
1907, when he was captain of the Colum-
bia team. just for playing with the Ath-
letics under the name of Sullivan. and he
continued with the team as a sort o.
voluntary coach. 1t is large question
just who was double crossed In the mat
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PIRATES new FIELD
MUST BE LEVELED

PITTSBCRG, January 1O.-The Pitts
burg ball club announces that the
diamond at Forbes Field does not suit
and will be cut down. Manager Clark
has complained that during the entire
half season at the new field he was I'M
able to see the home plate from his
position in left field. Later it was learned
that Tommy Leach, whose stature is
still less than that of the boss Pirate.
could not obtain a perfect view OF the
rubber from center field without jumping
into the air.
President Dreyfuss determined to have
the managers complaint Investigated,
and a survey has been completed, show
ing that mistake Of one foot was made
in the survey of the field last spring.
Visiting teams, too, will be helped in
their batting by this correction. There
was much complaint that grounders did
not get across the infield as fast as
wanted. 1t now appears that they were
being batted uphill.
Manager Clarke has been sent for to
come to Pittsburg early as possible.
He will take q hand in signing players. as
there bids fair to be some trouble. Mil
Ter has declined the terms offered by
the club, and it is rumored that others
are in the mood to do SO. Only three
of the mpions-Gibson, Clarke and
AdamS-have signed.
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WILL FINISH OUT SCHEDULE.
Georgetown Goal Tossers Devise
Means for Completing Campaign.

DESPITE the poor financial support that
has been given it so far this season
and the hard luck that was met with
in the opening games on the schedule,
both of which served to put the Blue
and Gray goal tossers in a bad way. it
was definitely determined yesterday that
the team would finish, as far as possible
the extensive list of games arranged by
Manager Burdick early In the season.
The men resumed practice yesterday
morning at Ryan gymnasium. and from
now on will work faithfully to overcome
the handicaps which they have had to
contend with for the past two months.
A change however. has been made
both in the lineup and in the COACH
while the original plans Of campaign
will probably also undergo extensive al
terations to meet the existing conditions
According to Capt siaa Sa. 1 KeSss
from active competition. and his place
from now on will be filled by the Blue
and Gray leader himself. who has given
way to Goggins at forward. Rice, G..
Colliflower and Schlosser will still con-
tinue in their old roles. Although the
absence Of Reyes will undoubtedly
weaken the lineup. it is believed that it
will also be beneficial, since it was i'm
possible for the old association man to
town
Prof Maurice A. Joyce of Ryan gym
nasium has severed his connection in a
coaching capacity in order to be able to
give more time to the collegians who
will another season fail into the boots
of the present varsity. Joyce believes
that he has some coming world heaters
in his bunch of youngsters, and he is
anxious to get them developed without
delay. The new turn OF affairs in the
varsity will, of course, set at rest all
rumors that the second team intends to
complete the schedule of the big bunch.
The varsity will probably not appear in
a regular battle before January %, on
which date 1t will line up against the
Navy at Annapolis. Manager Burdick
has been trying to date up the Baltimore
Medics for a contest before then but
as yet has received no favorable reply
If the battle with the Orioles is finally
brought about 1t will most likely be
played in Baltimore next Saturday.
obtaining the services Of a coach In place
of Joyce. and it is hardly likely that
any regular mentor will be engaged.
However Capt. Colliflower hopes to re-
ceve aid from a number of old district
stars at different intervals. in which
case the team will be very much helped
AS yet no alterations have been made
In the schedule of games dated for the
future, and unless financial difficulties
make it necessary none will be made
From talk yesterday the team seemed to
have secured backing from friends which,
if it proves to be the case, will probably
insure smoother career in the future
1t is heartily to be hoped that such is
so. as the present quint. unhindered by
disa greeable circumstances, is in a posi-
ton to do much for the glory of the
school which 1t is representing.
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MURRAY WILL WIN,
SAYS BAN JOHNSON

CHICAGO, January 1O.-"Former Man
ager Murray of the Phillies will get the
money which his contract calls for from
the Philadelphia club" said Ban john
son, member of the national commits
sion, last night.
II think he is clearly entitled to it.
His contract is a strong one and would
stand up in law court. His case
was brought up before the commission
at the meeting Wednesday at Cincinnati
and we referred it to the National
League. In case nothing Is done by the
league the commission viii take 1t up
again.
THE principal stumbling block in the
case, and one which is not agreeable to
Philadelphia, is that the contract calls
for per cent OF the profits Of the club
in addition to his salary of $500 year.
HIS contract reads for two more years.
/ believe that the Philadelphia manage
ment will do something about the case
before long"
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WALKERS RECORD
ON THE GERMAN TURF
Trained Winners of More Than
100000 Marks, and
Some Statistics Make
Score Better.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 10.-What is
believed to be an International record
for successful training of thoroughbred
race horses has been compiled in Ger
many, according to statistics just arriv-
ing in this country, and shows an Ameri
can in possession of the rather remark
horses that have won 100000 marks in
six seasons of campaigning on the Ger
man and Austrian race courses.
This credit belongs to George Walker,
who has just returned to his home in
Memphis after winning almost every
turf classic in Germany in the course
of six years. The German statistics show
Walker trained horses in possession of
5, 500, coo marks, but Walkers own records
place the total at the lower figure named
Two triumphs in the German derby.
pair Of victories in the Grand Prix
Of Baden and two Futurities of the Ger
man turf were won by Walker in the
course of his work for the Weinberg
Bros. Such valuable prizes as the
Kaiser's Shield "a trophy offered by the
German emperor) and other classics
were won, and American turfmen may
marvel in the figures when. as the Ger
man statistics show. there Is but a
short season on the German turf each
year. rarely extending to more than a
total of sixty-five racing days in a year.
making Walkers operations extend over
but a possible 800 days in six years.
Walker has a trophy room we'll sup
piled here with silver cups, tea sets.
plates and other souvenirs awarded by
the sentimental Germans to the trainer
of the successful horse.
Walker was the first American to win
German derby. With Fels he won the
German derby Of 1905, and repeated in
1907 with Desir. American Jockeys and
American assistants in almost every re-
Willie Shaw had the mount on Desir,
while Winnie O'Connor piloted Fels.
The wonderful record made by the
Americans has not been attained in Ger
many, however, without the usual re-
suits. According to information reach
ing here the same prejudice that existed
in the days of the British turf when
Tod Sloan and other American jockeys
and trainers were reaping golden har-
vests has cropped out in the Kaiserland,
and SO great is the feeling against the
Yankee invasion that Walker may not
return to Germany another season.
During the heyday of western turf
days Walker Won many turf events. He
trained derby winners for J. w. Schorr,
winning the St. Louis derby twice with
Sam Phillips and Silverdale: the Cries.
cent City with Meadowthorpe and Pres
byterian; the Tennessee with Lieber Karl,
and the California with Joe Frey. He
is still credited with the American record
for races won in one season-in 1896
when more than 100 races were won, fol-
lowed In 1897 with us triumphs.
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BIG FOUR" THIS YEAR.
Yale, Princeton and Columbia Are
Not on Cornell's Schedule.

1t will be the big Four" in basket ball
among the colleges this season, owing to
the fact that Cornell will not meet
Princeton. Yale or Columbia. In former
years Cornell was given position in the
race. Pennsylvania will be the Ithacans'
only opponent of the big college set"
Yale, Pennsylvania, Princeton and CO.
lumbia make up the so-called big
Four"
Columbia defeated Princeton by a
large score last week in the only game
played by the big Four The large
score was big surprise to the Prince
ton followers. and judging from their
showing in their first game Columbia
will be contender for the championship.
One game is on the schedule for this
week Columbia will play a return game
at Princeton Saturday. Yale. Princeton
and Pennsylvania meet other colleges
during the week. The Red and Blue five
will make a trip down east.
The standing of the colleges follows:
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TIGERS BASE BALL
DATES ARE CUT DOWN
Princeton Teams Schedule
Has Been Reduced From
IS to % Games.

PRINCETON. n. j., January 1O.-There
are some innovations in the Princeton
base ball schedule announced by Manage.
Arthur j. Donovan. 1910 of Detroit, Mich.
last evening. Besides the regular number
Of games with the colleges two contests
have been scheduled with professional
teams, the Richmond State League nine
and the New York American League
team. Then. too, Princeton will play Har-
va. d here in the first game and the second
at Cambridge, reversing the order VIII oh
has been in vogue for several seasons of
beginning the series a Cambridge.
There are twenty-eight games on the
schedule. with two moe arranged for in
case of ties in the series with Harvard
and Yale. The teams on the schedule last
year which have been omitted are Upright.
the Navy. Virg mia. Lehigh. Wesleyan
West Virginia, Syracuse. Mercersburg
Dartmouth Montclair A. G.. and Ores, ent
A. c. The schedule last year consisted
of thirty five games. The new teams this
season are Richmond College. Richmond
State League, Dickinson. New York
South Orange Field Club. The season
starts the same day as last year. but
down south on account of the early COM
ng of Easter.
League at Richmond. March "A; Rich
mond College at Richmond, Va, Ma. CHI
%; Georgetown University at Washing
ton, March &c and 2S: Bowdoin at Prince
ton. March 80: Dickinson at Princeton.
April >; New York University at Prince
ton. April Z; Ursinus at Princeton, April
3; New York, American League. at
Princeton. April IL: Villanova at Prince
ton, April 10; Columbia at Princeton,
April Is: Williams at Princeton. April 20;
Z. own al Providence, April %; Trinity at
Princeton April 81: Brown at Princeton.
April 30: Lawrent eville at Lawrenceville.
May >; Penn State at Princeton, May A.;
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. May q:
Fordham at Princeton. May IL; Harvard
at Princeton. May IA; Lafayette at
Princeton. May Is; Harvard at Cambridge,
May 81; Harvard at New York in case of
tie, May %, and South Orange Field Club
at Princeton in case of no tie; Penn at
Princeton. May %; Amherst at Princeton.
June / Yale at New Haven, June 4; Holy
Cross at Princeton, June s; Yale at
Princeton, June IL; alumni al Princeton,
June IA; Yale at New York in case OF tie,
June &c.
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BLUE AND GRAY WINS.
Defeats Catholic University in Fast
Basket Ball Contest.

The Georgetown Collegian basket ball
team took the Catholic University tear,
into camp yesterday morning in the
Ryan gymnasium by a score of 80 to
II. The game was played under the
intercollegiate rules In the first half
and under the A. A. U. rules in the
second period.
Dilkes. at center. for the Collegians,
started the scoring, when shortly after
the opening of the contest he shot q
difficult goal, and his team was never
headed. The half ended by a score u
10 to 3.
Under the A. A. L. rules the Catholic
University boys took a brace and dis
played a better knowledge of the game.
ODonnell and Cantwell were the best
for the losers. while Cogan and Kings
ley did the best work for the Col
legians
Collegians. Positions Catholic Univ.
Cogan. Left forward. .Cantw..l
bikes. Nlyman. Center ............. Greer
Wymard. Left guard. .Tobn ,cap.
Sitterding. Right guard Gallagher. Woods
Referce--Mr Joyce. Timer-Mr. Rrosseau.
Scorers-Messrs. Gibbs and Smith Goals from
ned-Cogan l6,. O'Donneli "a. kingsley "a,
bikes 81. Hlyman t3l. Cantwell t2,. Sitter
ding and Tobin Goals from foul-Cogan. Cant
well g., and vlyman. Time Of halves-2O min
utes each.
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ter. but seemingly the Columbia faculty
was alert enough to deprive Collins OF the
honor of his captaincy.
NEW DUCKPIN LEAGUE.
Base Ball Fans Get Together for
the Small-Pin Sport.

A new duckpin league has been or
ganized in the District, known as the
Fans Duckpin League, known as the
four teams of three men each. using
Falkenberg's new alleys on 9TH street
The names selected for each team are
of the base ball variety. Most OF the
young men on these teams are ball
players in this city. and considering the
fact that Falkenberg is an ex-Wash-
ington pitcher the names of the league
and teams seem appropriate. The teams
are known as Tigers, White Sox, Maps
and Athletics. bowling Saturday night
of each week. The scores of the hrsi
set are as follows:
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BAN ON LANGFORD.
Pittsburg Official Won't Let
Sam Hammer IN Sullivan.

PITTSBURG, Pa, January TO-
Sam Langford will not be permit
ted to box in Pittsburg January
IS. Director of Public Safety John
NJ. NORM says he will refuse to
issue permit for the fight, be-
cause the man selected to face the
negro would not. in his mind, stand
any kind of chance. Montana
Jack" Sullivan was the fighter
scheduled to meet Langford, and
the bout had been arranged by the
Empire Athletic Club, a new or
ganization. Langford is in Mem
phis, Tenn, where tonight he
fights the Dixie Kid"
NORM said last night that Sullivan
had done nothing to indicate that
he would give the negro even an
argument, and that the public
would be the greatest sufferers
were the bout to be a repetition
of the one between Langford and
Mike Schreck few weeks ago.
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CLARK GRIFFITH TO !
EMPLOY DETECTIVES

CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 1O--'I am
going to carry out my policy against mis-
behaving members of the Cincinnati team
next year If l have to hire 1000 private
detectives to do so.'' said Manager Crit
fifth last night. People pay their good
money to see base ball and they should
see good base ball, not the ragged kind
chat mismanaged men put up. Every
man will have to be on his toes next
year. If he Is not, and his thirst is the
cause of it. there will be one man less
to draw a salary"
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GETS TWO STARS.
King and Smithson Join National
Guard-CompanY G. 1st Regiment.

That the National Guard meet. which
will be held the last part OF March, will
bring out some keen competition be-
tween the different regiments is assured
by the active interest which is now be-
ing shown by the mi'itiamen-
Company has always been depended
upon to bear the brunt OF the athletic
work for the 1st Regiment, and although
it has done well. 1t has never been able
to come out on top. the I'd Regiment
having won the meet for seven consecu-
tive years Two new additions have been
made recently, however. c. z. Smithson
and Charles A. King having Joined its
ranks, and with these two men its
chances are very bright indeed, and 1t
now looks as II it's efforts in the past will
at last be rewarded by victory.
Neither King nor Smithson needs an in
PRODUCTION to local athletic followers, as
Continued on Sixteenth Page.)
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0LDF1ELD SETS NEW MARKS.
Makes Worlds Circular Track Rec
ords for Four Distances.

LOS ANGELES, January 1O.-Barney
Oldheld, driving his Benz racer over the
Ascot Park mile track yesterday. broke
the worlds circular track records for
two, three. four and five miles. His time
for the five miles was 4.24 1-5. The
previous record. of 4.26. was held by
Ralph De Palma.
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BASE BALL STOCK GOLD.
From Nothing to Par Game Has Ad
vanced in Decade.

CINCINNATI. January 1O.-Not cent
in 1899. Par value in 1909. That is how
bank quotations on base ball stock have
gone up in the past decade, according to
President Dreyfuss of the Pirates.
Dreyfuss tells OF attempting to borrow
$780, 900 on stock in the Pittsburg club in
1899, when he was offered an option on
it by Messrs. Kerr and Auten. He was
turned down. he says. and told the stock
had no standing whatever.
Last summer Dreyfuss says he found
it necessary to raise s2J0,0O0 in hurry
and secured the amount in SIPS O00
chunks from two banks. giving Pittsbure
club stock as collateral at par value.
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ANOTHER LUSH FOR McGRAW
No, Manager Hasn't Been Drinking
But Has Signed Outfelder.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, January 1O.-An-
nouncement was made here last night
that John ]. McGraw of the New York
Giants had signed Ernest Lush Of this
city, brother OF William Lush, for the
outfield, and had ordered him to report
March / at Marlin Springs, Tex. for
practice. Lush has played on the Villa
nova and Niagara University base ball
teams.
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Kid Gleason will be missed by Philadel-
phians, no matter what he decides to do
He was always a faithful servant to the
Philles.
President Carpenter may expect some
race in the Tri-State League. With such
hustling managers as Marty Hogan at
Lancaster, Hank Ramsay at Altoona. Al
Setback at Harrisburg, Bill Coughlin a.,
Williamsport and Foxy George Heckert
at Trenton or Wilmington, there is bound
to be q race.
Sherwood Magee is not a betting man.
But he declares that anybody who cares
to wager few dollars that the Phillies
do not finish in the first division can be
accommodated by him.
Catcher Carrigan of the Boston Ameri-
cans Is slated to work behind the bat in
154 games next season. He thinks he
can do the trick easily, barring injuries
or illness.
Charley DOOM declares that John Titus
and Fred Jacklitsch will prove stars next
season. The Phillies' manager says all
they need is dose of ginger.
Eddie Collins will likely remain in Phil
adelphia until the Athletics start south.
He is looking for position Eddie Is a
lad who refuses to remain idle long.
Clark Griffith has been talking trades
since last October But as yet he has not
shown any desire to let Hobltzell, Egan,
Lobert or Miller go. In fact. he is not
half SO anxious to make trade as he
appears to be.
Marty Hogan will try to land several OF
the youngsters who are sent adrift by the
Phillies. He and Doom are very friendly
and President Fogel is also trying to Gull
tivate the friendship of the Lancaster Off
Gals as well as all the other Tri-State
magnates. 1t helps all parties.
Connie Mack expects Heitmuller and
Jackson to develop into great outfielders
Both can hit. and while they appear
awkward in the garden, few chances es-
cape them.
Harry Davis will coach Ben Houser in
the first base tricks next season. The big
lad is expected to show unusual class
when Davis finishes tutoring him.
Otto Knabe says that his arm is fully
recovered from the injurdy which handi-
capped his work last season. The little
second sacker Of the Phillies will be
given every opportunity to make good
In 1910. Doom likes his dash and vim
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Detroit Signs Jay Kirke.

DETROIT. Mich. January 10.-Presi-
dent Navin Of the Detroit Americans has
signed Jay kirke, who last year played
second base with Wilkesbarre Pa 1t is
thought Kirke will be tried out for the
Tigers infield.
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possible that ! cleaned up on Corbett.
Corbett led a merry life between this
time and when he met Fitz in Carson
City. lie also tried to come back" but
history tells You that he lost his title.
Is JEFF different from other men? Hard
ly. 1t makes no difference whether one
leads the swift. merry pace or takes
life easy for long time. Either method
takes away the strength, vitality and
agility needed for a long battle.
Jeff's Type Seldom Seen.
jeff is of type very seldom seen in
ring. A big. husky man, he has al
lowed good times to get the best of him.
so that now he tips the scales around
80 pounds. II is agreed that between
now and July he will have to take off
thirty years old tries to reduce he is up
against a hard proposition. Every pound
he takes off means a tax on his vitality
And without vitality man is goner.
During his long retirement the fat has
gradually formed. so that it is almost
necessary to his body. In reducing he is
bound to weaken himself. If he goes
about it slowly he will be unable to
reduce.
Johnson will have t. tale off some
flesh. but the effort viii j { he hard. as
he has been active during the years
that Jeff was passing away in case
This training stunt OF Jeff's will be one
OF the greatest ever known in the pugiliS-
tic world. He will go about it relig4ously.
but / am afraid that the results will be
far from pleasing.
When a man tries to get back. it is
absolutely necessary for him to indulge
in several hard battles before he enters
the real fight This is impossible for
JEFF. Conditions stipulate that he cannot
fight until he faces Johnson
Cites Case of Fitzsimmons.
When F'itz started after his lost laurels
he met a lot of big men, such as Rubin.
Thorne, Dunkhorst and others. None
was champion, but experience was all
F'itz was after. Fitz had big advantage
over Jeff. in that he was much lighter
man, and was not compelled to try and
get that tantalizing flesh off. F'itzs
lightness was the only thing that allowed
him to be somebody in the ring after
he passed thirty years.
Take Young Corbett as an example.
This little fellow was one of the greatest
ever in the ring. He tried to come
back. He trained hard. But the old
flesh would not leave him. Only few
months ago some of the worst fighters
Of the century beat up this one-time
champion.
glance over pugilistic history will
show that very few really big men ever
held the title. Fitz and Corbett were
the two real stars. and they were really
light heavies. Johnson is better than
either of these men ever were.
No matter who is entitled to the palm
after the big fight, it is my opinion that
the opportunity will present itself to
some good, clever youngster to become
worlds champion within a few years, as
both contestants have reached the limit
Of fighters life. The field is now clear
and open to the right man.