The Lake County times., 1913-12-13
UP 7HE-NgsNUTE SPORTS
(Bx TIE sOUINTER)

WITH ONE element maintaining that
the American Kennel club in the hands
of an autocratic or despotic manage
ment and with whispered hints there
will be an investigation of certain fea-
lures of club matters. the last meet
ing of the club for this year, which
takes place this week, promised TO be
interesting It is said by close OBJ
servers of the arairs of the kennel
world that IL the dissenting element
feels that the government of American
Kennel club is being perverted by an
autocratic or despottc power. it was
time to let others know it. The chief
grievance occurred on March u. 1t was
said. yet no statement was made at the
subsequent meeting and no denuncia-
tion has been made until now. The
meeting will be held at the headquar-
ters OF the Kennel club. No 1 Liberty
street, and will be followed immediate
ly by q meeting of the board of direc-
tors.
THE basket ball players are getting
in condition for the opening of the in
tercollegiate league season next month.
Practically all the colleges have begun
their schedules already, but 1t will not
be until next month that the sports
will get we'll under way. From then
until March the basket ball tossers
will be busy
NO MORE Bermuda for Frank
Chance. The Chancemen will take the
kinks out of their arms at Houston
Texas. next month. The Peerless Lead
er will put his charges through strict
course of training and thirty exhibit
rn1 "a
most important of these will be with
the Dodgers and Phillies. The Chance
men will report at Houston about
March /. They are due back on April
for a game with the Dodgers. Sew
eral of Chances pitchers will be sent
to Hot Springs, Ark, early in Febru-
ary.
1T is unfortunate to say the least
that the Amateur Hockey club should
split on the dock of six-man team.
Some good may come of 1t all. but just
when and how it is not easily seen.
The root OF the trouble, as usual. lies
on the commercial side. The lack of
outdoor Ice necessitates the use of a
rink, and Kinks cannot be run on love
alone, even love of hockey. The sport
thrives in Canada because most every
body spends part of the time on skates.
HARVARD went through its second
season without defeat. The eleven
as II played against Yale was one of
the strongest and most finished ever
developed by Percy D. Haughton- II
may have lacked the scoring punch by
straight rushing, although that is an
open jquestion. but 1t did not lack
power to march down the field three
tirnes and wind up with a goal from
the field by Brickleye. The players
were of a kind to absorb a lot OF foot
ball and to use this knowledge when
emost needed. The forward pass was
not developed to the high point shown
by the army, but apart from this. II
was a finished eleven and a brainy one
GOLF PLANS for next year are very
ambitious and leaders who are not
= trying out their skill on southern
links are busy helping to work plans
for 1914. Arrangements are being
made to hold an extra event at the
next national open golf championship
in the shape of a team match to bs
run off previous to the regular tourn-
ament. 1t has been suggested that &
team Of ten homebreds meet team Of
ten professionals residing in America