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New-York tribune., 1911-12-11

siblo without detection. Of the rules OF foot =
ban appears 10 be regarded az mere mat
icy. OF course. This attitude hetrsys r.,
markabie state OF nina. ne men " ~ ~
nIav ON college teams would not think OF
Sresline the rules OF games IN Nhlch LleH
took part solely as individuals. lhe!
would never he on friendly terms. tor m
stance with man VINO looked Owe. ,.[, i,.a
tlan one important match AT lawn tennis
has been decided by a point when a player
deliberately threw away necause ne III
that earlier I'm the game he had been the
bcne0cIarv of a wrong decision by the ulu-
pire. But the public apparently does not not
demand these high standards Of men VINO
rlay on q college team. whether u pe d
fouhsll eleven baseball nine OF even =
golf team.
Truly some sort Of reform should be
worked aiorg these lines have heard
good sportsman say that 20 sec an official
yur around and follow up a trainer when
M. comes on the field becomes a personal
arfront. and know just what that feeling
Is II IL IN unfortunate condition 10;
which the coaches are largely TO blame
and IL would not surprise me y tne rules
committee decided ere long 10 clear inc
sjde lines OF everybody except tic SuDSu-
futes inc trainer and his attendants, and
uoyeiblv a pGysician. II the coaches We're
not on the side lines 10 give messages 10
the trainer the trainer would nave non,
10 carry 20 the players on the neid' ailu
Tho offence 20 good sportsmanShip would
be lacking.
So far as can learn tho leading elevens
have been fortunate IN th"ir selection of
cautains. 4 mutual friend tells ne that
Issse SpaldIug. who will lead the Yale
team. f. We'll qualified 'or the important
no.t a. hc has the happy faculty Of in
.nirinp his associates With confidence
TolIy Pendleton, the Princeton captain,
aunears to be natural leader; while Ben
rstt Of Dartmouth: Devorc. of West
Point; Rodes, ~ Annapolis. ana A>hnaush,
~ Provn. have proved themselves ln many
irving situations. Few II any iale play
ers have earned the distinction or heing
elected captain with enc year experience
in the varsity.
+, would hardly do for m" to applaud
Walter Camps Al-American football team;
IL Was 100 much IKE my own. Further. II
Is hard TO understand how Captain Mercer
of peuns,.Iyonia. one of the greatest backs
IN lilo history Of the game, could hc
shunted or 10 the third eleven.
The Olympic committee did We'll 10 name
Nike Murphy A. trainer for the team
,bpcb 1'iii carry the colors Of this country
AZ stockholm sweden, next year.
The baseball fans are awaiting four
bsppeninzs With interest-the naming OF a
manager for the Yankees. 10 succeed Hal
chase the naming or manager tor The
Cincinnati Reds; the outcome of the uordy
aor bAtween Horace Fogel and Charley
Doom Of the Ph!llles, and me sale OF The
Boston Terriers HERBERT.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
The summaries follow

Sidney Leslie, Of the Long Island Athletic
club, captured the prize run closed 20 pre-
yious winners Of the six invitation runs OF
the American Athletic Association, held over
its Brooklyn course. Leslie faced "a fast
sextet Of runners. The winner made a
thrilling finishing spriat, leading william
Murray. a clubmate. over the finish marx
by two yards Leslie VAS timed I'm i5:o',
establishing a nov course record.
The summaries follow.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
DE ORC TO MEET DAly.

Alfred Do orc and John pail WIZ - 'S
tonight in the opening game ot .s.
nights match e po,le's "a sres' -.
The men are 10 play l.9 points ~ To,,
billiards for Q purse % S-'Nts
Gallseher has been selected 20 49,
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
Tho summaries follow

Tho large group u forty-three athletes
competed in the run Of :he West Harlem
Athletic club. which resulted in the second
consecutive victory FOR John j. Mcnamara.
Of the Irish American Athletic Club. The
veteran athlete was too fast for his rivals,
hreastiug the worstcd with a comfortable
lead OF 100 yards
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
THE NEEDS OF FOOTBALL
Three Simple Changes Which
Might Help the Game.
LESSONS OF THE SEASON
Solidity of the Defence Now Out
of Proportion to Power
of the Attack.

one year ago at about this time I said
that football under the new rules was a
poorer game. but better sport. | am OF
the same opinion STILL. and for much the
same reason. Football is a poorer game
under the rules that now apply. because the
offence IS SO badly stified that clever con-
sstent work does not set it's fair reward; /;
because too much depends upon haphazaro
chances in the use OF the forward pass ana
the ons.de kick: because the tactical oean-
ties OF the old game have been spoiled
through the failure In most cases TO carry
out a sequence of plays; because the rules
IN some cases are so poorly phrased that
they are subject 20 different interpretations
which has led TO some friction. Football is
q better sport because it is less exhausting
freer from serious injuries and unnecessary
roughness and because Il has been purged
OF much unfair play. which was hard 70
detect under the old close formations
Walter Camp of Yale. who has long been
. member Of the rules committee, and
man whose opinion is sought and respected
OF football, has said that the game this
year was one Of miracles, implying that II
vas fun Of unexpected and unforeseen
happenings George Foster Sanford has
called il a hodge-podge. DR.. Carl Williams.
Pennsyivania's representative on the COM
r11ittee, has said that the code needs re-
vising ". W. Roper, OF Princeton, and
Glen ). Warner. coach of the Carlisle Ind
i.ns, have suggested IN The Tribune
changes that should be made 10 make the
game more acceptable. Hardly one close
.tudent Of football. in fact. has failed to
express the opinion that something must
Re done 10 more nearly eQualize the attack
with the defence The demand for Iur-
ther revision Of the code IS so general that
II is hard 10 see how the rules committee
can turn deaf ears and adopt the stand-pat
policy which marked the meeting last WIN
ter when It goes into session some time N
January or February.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
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New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
Metropolitan Association to Mee'
at Sherry's Tomorrow

Another chapter will be closed ana :
new one begun when the metropolitan "'
Association holds its annual meeting
Sherrys tomorrow night. Each ciuo
entitled 20 be represented by tNo Foin'
delegates. The nominating committee Gun.
s.stiug Of Howard =. whitney. cna!rina''
\. r. Fish and \. II. Lockett has NV
sented the following ticket:
President, T. :. Wheeler; y.cs-presi~u'
James L. Taylcr; secretary, ". j.. Nai'as,'
pool. treasurer. 8. c. Mabon e1ecuu.
committee. the above Officers and iInu''
: Douglas. Joseph Z. Knapp. James
Stlman. Cornelius J. sullivan ana '0''
Ward . .,r.
The changes from the present tcNe, VN
sist I'm the substitution of Malol TOT " -
Euckuer as treasurer. and Suiiuhh n,
sullivan on the executive cuLm't'',-
the places OF II. Y. Keen and J'hh -.
lr Although only delegates have W.
all members Of clubs hclonsins o Wy y.
scriation who ars interested ON E'h r..
Invited TO attend the annual meeth- I,
fr, shr1euts VIII be- served AZ the eiF
the business session.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
DOOM AT FIFTH AVENUE.

Charlie Doom. the popular manager of
be PhiIlies. viii Gppear in vaudeville act
~ The Ftfth Avenue Theatre this week.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
FRANK ooULo's cAveRo WINS.

Paris Dec l0-Frank j. Goulds Cavero
TO-DAY won the Prix Maro Antony AZ the
Auteuil racetrsck
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11

Reports from tho baseball world indfe.
that Connie Mack. the thoushtful naues,
OF the Philadelphia Athletics. MI pWs'
more than ever tine plan ite used lnsi sPu
ot training hi players 10y means o, .s
Fer long time this idea was scoutca' w.
Tho success met with hy the bascb''k Pss.
crs last spring aud the enthusiasnin "i'a
which The game was taken up .. ga 80
the report that the game vii he fW
even more than ever this winter a1S ~.
spring whom the team soes S'H'h lon -,
annual training tilu. u is said taa'
plan used last year OF carryins thsn
clubs and playing on various courses :,
the cities in which they appe'- WI"
adoptsd agsiu.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11

Defarae--f~. Cret2lton. bile>llrli L-..4'
=. (t,sT NfcI,en1ie a Closclough for Csmerons
5:osIs-A. p. Dunn (2) and Burns for Clan Nc
Kenzis: c. Pickford and Goodman Tor Cefherons'
Time-Halves Of As minutes each.
Al Van Cortland Park yesterday the
Cameron Reserves met and defeated the
strong New York Celtics by the one-sided
score Of ( 70 0.
The Columbia F. C. forfeited their
league engagement With the Newark + :.
BY not appearing.
~ Marquette oval, Brooklyn. yesterday
The BROOKLYN r c. met ar defeated an
eleven from the s. s. Baltic by score OF
Z. goals 10 g. The feature Of the game was
the work Of Gillette at right halr. he
contributed no less than four out OF the
five goals for the winners.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
The lineup fclloUs

Peferee-G Csldlc0tt. Brookyn r. 9. LIH5s- >
n1en--Bone for clan Mcponalds; Edhoinl, Io5
rrooLiyn Celtics Goals-Thompson and Woo'
Tor Clan McDonalds. Time-Iialves OF ~ MIN
utes each.
At McNulty Field yesterday afternoon
the Clan McKenzies. playing in the New
yorr and District League series, defeated
Tho Camerons by score Of 3 to'9. a re-
markable feature was that all OF the soa'S
we're scored in the first hali
The lineup follows
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11

Princeton is ranked first among the
.Ievens Of the year, and properly, but
princeton adopted a policy in its three biz
sames which. while crowned with success,
failed 10 inspire the keen eXhilarauoh OF
winning by forcing tactics. when is 80
generally applsuded in any line OF sport
or endeavor. / do not say that II was not
tha best policy under the conditions that
obtaip-it surely was successiul ohe' as
Il worked out-but l DO say that any game
which puts a premium upon lack OF ihitla-
1--WE is built on unsound lines. Because the
Tigers were wideawake enough TO take ad-
vantage of the rules m force reflects 10
their credit, but Il is wholly incongruous. III
my opinion, that any game should be won
bv sitting back and waiting patiently ior
some error Of a more aggressive opponent
II was the case this year, as in 1910. that
al eleven which could gain ground fairly
consistently in midfeld found il next 70
sn,possible 20 80 any further than the %
ward line 10y running plays, Tor the reason
that as the approaching goal line was
cached the defence frightened up and be-
am. more effective This means that all
-. vr,cnt for something accomplished by
,.f.r etr.+tcgy and concentrated effort was
ief, ., a hazard-a more or less Wild and
..s,,.r,,e chance. which IL successful was
.yylaudod which n a failure was con-
o.n,nod have said before in this column
iiat the quick accepting Of opportunities
II rst not uc put down 10 luck Nideawakc
.tz'lect players ike Sam White. Of Prince
fep: Butch" Eyrich. OF Cornell, Hunting
SON. of Harvard. and. may say. ketcham.
81 Yalc viii succeed wheSc others equally
on more skln perhaps WI fail But tho
clement Of luck and chance which is found
ln s,I sport should not be courted. as is
,h. case in football under the present rules.
81. is one thing 10 criticise and another
,bine 10 ofrer . cure, It may be suggested
Ttfs g. true, but ] also have my ideas
ab9ut the way 10 bring about more
bappv condition. even though ii may seem
,yssumptious / have little patience with
,boee who contend that the rules IN them
selves are right enough and that the
coacbes are 10 blame for failure u bring
sbou, z more versatile and powerful attack
becslse they are lacking IN sympathy with
the new order of things. This might be true
OF few coaches. but certainly not CT all.
Tha. sorae teams. notably little Trinity and
-he Carlisle Indians were more successful
IN the use OF open plays than some Of the
bigger elevens was due largely 70 the fact
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11

IL conclusion, / quote from Walter lamp
who says The game at present does not
answer the test Of a true sporting proposl-
ton" Right. When freak field goals are
possible. Also: Simplicity should be aimed
ar All do agree. surely there IS light
abee5 HERBERT.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11

II will not be necessary, IN my opinion
10 make any radical changes 10 bring ABOUT
q more equitable game. Coaches, olhclais
and PLAYERS with whom | have talked are
Of one mind that the code should be SIM
plhed. Walter Camp, himself. editor OF
the rules, mas expressed the same OPINION
At the present time the wording IS tar 700
involved and complicated. The HeaH oi
football BY which Princeton defeated Dart
mouth with a drop kick that rolled along
The ground and inallv bounded over the
,.rossbsr should not be possible. II was
anomalous. 10 say the least, and vet Wal
ts- Canlp and other good Judges did not
besi,at. IN support Billy Langford, the
referee. in his decision. II should be the
first duty OF the committee 20 rule against
2 bounding ball counting as a goal, which
puts q premium on luck and chance ana
defeats the ends OF fairness in Winning 10
which every game leads. This particular
rule is not the only ono that needs clarity
ing. u is NOT part Of the duty OF coaches
and cartains 70 make their own interpre-
fatiorS before game is played, ana VET
lis was considered necessary in both the
-sle-Harvard and Princeton Harvard
-aroes. in relation 20 the forward pass
sorae have contended that pass is not in
c7mpleted until it touches the ground
others that the ball is dead so soon as It Is
.5uched but not caught cleanly by me
,lsyer eligible to receive It. The commit
.re has plenty Of work along these lines
Int they must 20 further
The lessons OF the past season have been
plain 10 all close observers. When two
teams are reasonably we'll matched and
properly coached the solidity Of the de-
fence is ont of all proportion 10 the power
Of the attack. Scoring plays by straight
rushing are practically things of the past
unless A player gets loose in a broken
field. Sending runners into the line or
around the ends once the defence tiehtens
I'D inside an opponents 25-yard line IS like
Smelling Gibraltar with peck of peanuts.
II a team is strong enough 10 gain ground
by A running attack in midtield, 1t IS held
I'D with q round turn so soon az II Sets
within striking distance of the goal line.
last resort measures arc then necessary
for scoring in the way of a drop kick, q
forward pass or q trick which sometimes
works in secret but rarely in public. A
drop kick Is much a part Of the game; II
,alls for cleverness in execution BY Inc
uIaver. il demands proper protection for
the kicker by his teammates. Not so with
the forward pass and On-side kick. which
IN most cases fail because Of the haphaz'
ard nature of the plays or else become
boomerang and react against the side en-
ploying them.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11

that. having less TO lose. they were "'lllhs
to accept more desperate chances. In the
long run. however. these teams Woo'o =.
the losers. Princeton proved that aed"s'
Harvard and Yale.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11

The Olympic committee did Well TO name
,tuko Nnrphy A. trainer for the team
which will carry the colors OF this country
az S,ocl,folu sweden, next year.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11

Joseph =. O'Brien. the newly appointed
secretary OF the Giants Is in position 10
do much for the club, and lie has my best
wishes as we'll as those OF all followers
OF the National League pennant winners
OF 1911. He has pleasing personality and
should be successful in his new position
II strikes NE that the retirement Of Bill
Gray at this time was most unfortunate
hut his friends, of whom he has a large
number, are satisfied TO accept John T
Brushs words Of high praise and TO await
the finding Of the National Commission on
the handling OF the worlds series tickets
without disquietude.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11

1, would hardly do for me- to appand
Walter Camps All-American football team;
IL was 100 much Ike my own. Further, II
Is hard TO understand how Captain Mercer
Of Peunsylyonia, one Of the greatest backs
IN the HISTORY Of the game. ropld 10
-L......A 10 10 tna ihlrd elnAnM.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-03
DICK CULLEN
COMING HERE

While there is all kinds of talk going
around of Charlie Reilly and Johnny
Mccarthy coming to Honolulu, and
while George Ingle is casting about
all over the place for a prospective
opponent, indications point to the fact
that Honolulu will shortly have a
chance of entertaining a clever and
well-known lightweight boxer who will
be only too glad to meet Ingle in the
roped arena, all things being equal
Word has been received here that
Dick Cullen, who is we'll known in
Honolulu, having fought here, and who
has been boxing in Australia for the
past six months, will leave for the
States this month and may be ex-
pected to arrive here by the S. s..
Makura on September 70. He states
in his letter that he will be willing
, to stop over here for a fight should
there be anyone here to take him on.
/ Cullen engaged in six fights in the
Colonies, winning five of them, the
other resulting in a draw At the time
OF writing he had two matches on
: his hands.
The San Francisco lightweight
states that the next contest of import
ance in the Antipodes would be be-
tween Bill Squires and Bill Lang this
month and that the winner would meet
Pete Lester, Tommy Burns heavy
weight possibility.
Cullen said that the Sydney Stad-
ium where all the big events in the
sporting line are staged, is closed and
will not reopen till Christmas time
He says that the boxing game in Aus
ITALIA is very good at the present time
and that they took moving pictures OF
the contest between himself and
Morey, an Australian lightweight
They were the first pictures taken
since the Johnson Burns films.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-03
POLO PLAYERS
At PRACTICE

The Oahu polo players turned out in
force at Moanalua yesterday afternoon
and some useful practice was in
dulged in.
Among those present were Robert
Atkinson, Harold Dillingham;, Walter
Dillingham;, Alfred Castle, George Pot
ter, Lieut. Andrews, Sam Baldwin,
George Dennison, R. McCorriston,
Henry Damon.
All hands got into the play and some
spirited work was done
A great effort is being made to in
still more dash into the play of the
local players. In the past they have
been held hard down against cross
riding and other violations of the rules
OF the game and this has, to a certain
extent, taken the edge of their play.
1t is now up to the team to get on
their toes and extend themselves a bit
without infringing the rules.
1t looks very much as if the Oahu
team were short of good mounts. They
have plenty of them but it is a case OF
quantity rather than quality and the
string, as a whole, appears to lack
championship material.
Automobile reservations will shortly
be placed on sale and arrangements
are being made whereby boxes for
the three games may be secured at one
time.
In view of the increased number OF
cars in Honolulu during the past year
this matter will be given more atten
ton than has been necessary in pre-,
yious tournaments.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-03
Wrestling Champions Are
Wrestling Over Terms

There is an interesting impasse in
the local wrestling situation.
Joe Thomas of Michigan is down
here looking for a match. John
Froelicher, a world-famous grappler
a few years ago, and still very good
hand at the game, is coyly waiting to
get onto the mat again, and Sailor
Roberts, the beefy ex-Iroquois blue
jacket, is in the same box as Froel-
icher
Talk of matches, even and of han
dicap nature, is IN the air, but when
it comes to getting down to cases a
flock of bitches hovers over the
scene.
Froelicher wants to wrestle Thomas
on even terms; so does Roberts. The
public, however, judging by talk on
the street, doesn't detect anything
of a particularly attractive nature in
such matches, and the public must
be credited with knowing what it
wants in the line of sporting enter
tainment.
Thomas is willing to wrestle both
Froelicher and Roberts on a handi-
cap basis, and here is a proposition
which looks good, particularly if the
Michigander would undertake to
wrestle both men on the same night,
best two falls out of three, with a
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-03

However, should our legislature re-
peal all laws relating to gambling and
enact one to abolish the gamblers per
cent or kitty" or "rake-off,' and pre-
vent bookmaking or pool-selling, ETC.,
such a law could be so drawn as not
to prohibit wagers on the part of the
general public with one another by
use of the Paris mutual machines,
without a per cent deducted for the
professional gambler or gamekeeper
or association. And by the passage of
such a bill the legislature would not
put itself on record as legalizing gamb-
ling. Such a bill would have to
specially provide that it shall be lille
gal for any person to charge or re-
ceive from bettors any fee or COM
pensation for acting shall be made
for the special privilege of admission
to a betting enclosure or for the priv
ilege of making a bet.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-03

ninety-minute time limit, winner take
ALL
Froelicher, however, the glory of
old days staring him in the face,
doesn't see why he should humble
himself by accepting a handicap, and
Roberts considers that he is capable
Of trying conclusions with Thomas on
equal terms.
The trouble, however, IS that no
promoter can be found to view the
situation in the same light as
Messrs. Froelicher and Roberts,
though several are hanging round the
handicap bait, particularly Manager
Congdon of the Honolulu Amusement
Company, who thinks that he has an
ace in the promotion hole by CONTROL
ing all the local theaters.
Froelicher doesn't think that the
company has a house large enough
to hold the crowd which would turn
out to witness handicap match along
the lines stated, and wants someone
to come along with an open-air prop
osition.
Meanwhile a merry squabble is 60
ing on among Thomas managers.
Thomas stated this morning that no
one was authorized to act for him but
Bill Douthitt, and that all other al
legged managers were base limitations.
So there you are! That's the wrest-
ling situation in a cocoanut shell.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-03
HILO ALREADY PLANNING
BIG new YEARS meet

Jockey Willis is in town from Hilo
and dropped in at the Star office this
morning to say "howdedo" and tell the
latest sporting news in the Rainy City.
He says that John O'Rourke is plan.
ming to give the biggest and best race
meeting on New Years Day that the
islands have ever known. If horses
can be secured to compete for them,
purses aggregating $4,000 will be hung
up.
One of the reasons which brought
Willis to town is to get in touch with
the local horsemen, sound them on the
matter of the projected meeting and
secure a list of horses which are
likely to be sent over.
Willis is acting as manager of
George Ingle, the Hilo boxer, and
while in Honolulu will try and arrange
a match between him and some local
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-03
THE TELEPHONES WORLD CON-
QUEST

While the practical operation of the
telephone reaches back but little over
a third of century, latest figures
give the total number of telephone
stations throughout the world at
11,236,2OO, connected by 26,644,600
miles of wire.
1t is interesting to note that the
utilization of the telephone has gone
much farther in the United States
than in any other country on earth,
the United States being credited with
100000 of these stations and 1907
400 miles of wire. The next largest
telephone development is found in
Germany, which has 1,0O6,SOO tele-
phone stations, while Great Britain
is third, with $4,000 stations.
Computing the use of the telephone
according to population, the relative
rank of the different countries varies,
but the United States heads all lists.
In this country the proportion of tel
ephones to each 100 of the population
is S.3, with Canada second, with 3.8,
Denmark 81, while Germany's ratio
is LIS and Great Britain's 1.4.-Omaha
Bee.