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 west End. 4-7-3t
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
JOHNNY K|LBANE TO
BOX NANDOT TONIGHT
Featherweight Champion Goes
Out of His Class in Meeting
Lightweight in Ring.

Johnny Kilbane, the feathcrwcight
titleholder, goes out of his class tonight
in Cleveland for the first time since he
won the laurels from Abe Attell. The
champion faces Joe Mandot, the New
Orleans lightweight. in ten-round
bout that should be we'll worth seeing.
Mandot Is a strong contender for the
title in his class, and may force Kill
bane to show all he has.
Tomorrow night Knockout Brown.
who may appear at Ardmore within n
few weeks, tackles Jack Denny. =
tough customer. at Albany, y. Y.
Patsy Druillard battles Harry Tren-
dali eight rounds in St Louis tomorrow
night too. Leach Cross, until last
spring a contender for the lightweight
crown. will take on Phil Bloom. one O.
the Corners in that brigade. in a ten
round bout in New York city. Johnny
Dundee. one Of the best OF the light
weights. goes ten rounds with Joe
Rivers at Los Angeles.
Wednesday night sam McVcy. the
colored heavyweight, makes his initial
appearance in this country. in seven
years when he enters the ring in New
York to box ten rounds with EattlIHc
Jim Johnson. another colored heavy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
Greek Sets New Mark
I'm CroSS-COuntry Run

NEW YORK. Dec. 6,-Thundering
down the homestretch in a desperate
snrint that required all the strength in
his big frame. Nick Gianakopulos. OF
the Nlillrosc Athletic Association. won
The annual junior national cross-cOuntry
championship at Van COrtlandt Park
yesterday. and in winning gained sweet
revenge on Arthur J. FOgel. of the
Irish-American Athletic Club. who beat
him out in the run for the Junior metro
EOlitan hOnors last month.
The hi" Greeks time for the stir
course of six miles was 1919. a new
record for tn" hill and dale route. and
he led FoCal home by about twenty-five
y ards. Fifteen yards away from FOG"l
came John W. Overton. of Sale Uni
vcTsity. who flashed across the lin" q
scant two yards ahead of Russell
Saringstcen. OF the EOnkcrs Young
Mems Christian Association. Hugh
ITonohan. Of the New York Athlete
club. finished in NTH place. n hundred
yards in the rear Of Tn" lonlJcrs runner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07

I est in the sport. Teh open game soon
! began 10 attract thousands who went
! out to see football for the games sake,
and not through force of habit or be-
cause the crowd was headed that way.
| Harvard had one Of the greatest elev-
ems OF all time-the greatest at least in
I Crimson history. The power Of this ma
chine was due to combination of fine
material and Haughton's coaching
combination that no other rival could
J meet.
Hlnkey made big improvements in
( Yale play, but Princeton failed to take
! advantage of fine material. proving once
more that NaSSau'g coaching system fs
! obsolete. Cornell came from behind and
! so did Dartmouth with siege gun force
after soggy start in which both floun-
dered until they hit their stride. But
/ at the finish Dartmouth was probably
second 70 Harvard in the East as the
Golf.
Golf had its big shifts as we'll as base
ball Ouimet, the open champion, was
removed from the top b. Walter Hagen.
a Rochester pro. And after being
evicted, desiring "a place in the sun
Ouimet set sail after the amateur titIe
and finally conquered Jerry Travers.
who had eliminated him the year be
fore.
Ouimet therefore completed the two
most remarkable years every known 10
any golfer. In the spring and summer
Of 1913 he was unknown By the fall Of
1914 he had won the open championship
and the amateur championship or
America. Unknown eighteen months
ago, he has beaten Vardon and Ray at
medal play and Jerry Travers at match
play.
Golf had its biggest year, showing adj
ditions of over 5000 players TO the al
ready big total In New York alone,
or rather in the metropolitan district,
there are at least 5000 players. Courses
We're greatly improved in many IN
stances and big changes were planned
for many others, as ii was proven that
our courses are often entirely too easy
for any future development. The game
was not only at high ebb during the
summer and fall. but is now on the edge
Of 81 big winter campaign where any
number Of indoor schools are under
way. The new indoor course established
by Cornelius 8. Ire at .tfe Isitz-Carlton
Is sure 70 be q most popular winter re-
sort.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
FRATERNITY LEAGUE
ATTRACTS INTEREST
Close Race Keeps Every Men,
ber's Attention on 0uCkpin
Competition.

OF the Infant duckpin leagues
which arc making their appearance in
bowling affairs this season, probably
none has started out the year with
quito sucn a burst of enthusiasm as the
Phi Mu Sigma circuit, which holds forth
on the Casino alleys. three nights out
of each week.
While W. p. johnson is president Of
the league and has mucn to do with
the debating OF its affairs. the success
Shich the young organization has al
ready attained is equally due to the
efforts OF his associate officers. E. y.
Corning, secretary; T. Houghton Leith,
treasurer. and c. L. Duke, official
scorer. These men have piloted the cir
cult into a competition which holds the
interest of every member and n glance
at the figures below gives ample reason
for the attention which the race has at
tracted from its followers. Here IS the
eli 81 the leaR
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when the team representing tho engi-
neerins society defeated the architec-
tural society in two out of three closely
contested games of duckpins
hause, of the engineering society, only
rolled high game, but high individual
set, and by his great finish in the first
game gave his team the victory.
This is the second victory for the
engineering society, it having defeated
the premedical team of the university
last Saturday.
Welsbachs broke two Commercial
League records at the Palace alleys
when they rolled a game of 564 and a
set Of 1.51O against the General Baking
Company. They bettered their own
marks of $50 for high game and 1,5ge
for high set The league leaders piled
up $50 in their first contest, 5S4 in their
second and 5G in the final
'. Ohveri. Whalley and Pop HALEY
led the players, not one OF them regis
tering below 100 in any contest OIL
veri's scores we're the highest, he get
ting ia, III and Ito, for a total of 34f
Whalley's marks were III. lis and Jog.
Haney's counts were us. 10 and loo.
Palace is leading the National Capital
League and has the highest set and
DtSN game 70 llS NSdTIOil tops the
players with high set, while Earl Eiker
has the best mark for game. The rec
ords for the year follow:
High set and high game-Palace, 1,699
sos. respectively; Carroll, 391; z. Eiker,
$50.
High average-Palace, $3.50: Watson,
lilo
Strike leaders-PaIace, g.; Krauss, II;
Howser, l9.
Spare Ieaders-veIvet Kind, PSI; Y. Nj.
c. A, 26I; Bontz, g..
Low average-Climbers, 4s2.ls; P. 3.
Fletcher. SO.
Here IS the weeks schedule IN the
Southeast Duckpin League:
Monday-Model Lunch VS.. Southeast
Stars.
Tuesday-Bohemians VS.. Woodman OF
World.
Wednesday-vadoI Stars VS.. wesline
Stars.
Thursday-Schlitz vs.. Norton Stars.
Friday-Lucas Specials VS.. Anacostia
Regulars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
Kill 1.-TWO Sport" Idea
In Conference Colleges

CHICAGO. Dec. 7.-Conference ath-
letics viii not be burdened with a two
sport rule, unless adopted by the in
dividual universities. according 10 a de-
cesion reached bv faculty representa-
uves Of the big Nine" at their annual
fall meeting here.
The representatives finally agreed
that the measure. which would prohibit
an athlete from taking part in more
than two lines of sport. could properly
be left for each college to decide.
In other words" said ]. F. Moran. OF
Purdue. secretary. we voted i'm favor
of home rule. ANY college which be-
lieyes that participation in more than
two branches OF athletics interfered
with the studies of the athlete may pass
the rule. Otherwise we favor freedom
for the student"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
Baseball Bits From Everywhere

The Giants made more rams against
the strong Boston pitching stat than
any other club. They made ~. ten
more than the Pmllies. who were next.
Apropos OF talk Of increasing tho
number Of worlds series games. 4 might
be a good thing 10 let well enough
alone.
among the iiity-two men WHOM John
McNiraw VIII take TO Marlin ucNt spriu';
VIII be number Of ball players.
The San Francisco club shut out
teams more frequently than any other
coast League team, but also lost more
games than any other. Apparently
when the club was good il was very,
very good. and when it was bad i was
often.
Hank Gowdy Is no drawing room sol
dler: Hank led the assault against the
Athleucs with distinguished success, but
when asked To lead a grand marcn AT i
Cleveland ball he decided that that
WASH his kind of a ball. and declined
politely but firmly.
This Is the prospects are bright" sea
son Tor the ball clubs. but what q lot Of
them need is loss outlook and LI"rc
team.
As Il cub George Met oun-ll VIII have
n chance to show his ware. ia comp
tition against his old boss. Gror-' Stall
lnSS. Tho long pitcher WIS with al,
New York Americans under Stdllinss
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
Capital Bo7rs Win Enjoy Christmas Rest Of Three Weeks UP
Three Weeks Rest Is
In Store for BOWlers
Bowling Schedule
For Tonight

Southern Railway Clerks League
Mechanical VS.. Managers; Tie and
Timber VS.. Bookkeepers; Treasur-
ers VS.. Law.
Departmental League-Treasury VS.
Marines.
Commercial League-Evening Star
VS.. Judd & Detweiler.
Fraternity League-Delta VS.. Omi-
cron.
Bankers League-Metropolitan VS..
Second.
Pepco League-Construction VS..
Commissioners.
National Capital League-Colum-
bians VS.. Climbers.
Northeastern League-Raccar Club
VS.. Chaplin & Sacks.
Mt. Pleasant League-Security VS..
Immanuels.
Arcade League-Nationals VS.. Gan
dis.
Terminal Railroad Y. M. C. A.
League-Electricians VS.. Auditors.
District League-Royals VS.. Garri-
sons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
Boston Braves Buy New
Ball Park for Next Year

BOSTON. Dec. THE Boston Ma
tiunaI League baseball club Is to con-
struct new park in the Allston district.
where a large tract of land was pur-
chased today. according TO an announce
meut by President James VI. Gaffney.
The property. which has frontage on
Commonwealth avenue. includes a see
zion Of what was formerly the grounds
Of the Aston Golf club. 10 is nearly
.oEr. miles from the center of the city.
but is readily accessible over the trolley
car lines through tn" now Eoylston
street subway.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
SCHEDULES PROVIDE
FOR XMAS VACATION
Various Types of Tournaments
Will Be Held on Washington
Alleys.
By KIRK C. MILLER

Once again the army of pin spiIlers
are facing the straIghtaway which
leads TO the completion OF the first
half of a bowling seasonal point al
which every votary OF the game is
anxious to have his standing and aver
age painted in the brightest OF figures.
The Christmas holiday period will close
In on the organized leagues Friday
night, and the coming week will be
consumed in an attempt to establish
credttable marks, which MAJ furnish
interesting scrutiny during the recess.
Christmas, to the bowlers. means but
one thing; l. G.. the season is half over.
only the smallest part of the race has
been run, and a brace must be taken
for the final sprint to the finish, which
VIII begin, in most cases, on January 4,
and continue until about April 10.
This condition, however, does not
mean that there will be no bowling done
during the three weeks which the
leagues are marking time. On the other
hand, IL indicates that there will be a
very great deal of alley activities for
the Primers must keep their arms in
working condition for the strenuous
task which confronts them in that last
squirt to the wire. The bulk OF the roll
ing, therefore, for the next three weeks
viii be done independent of any sched-
ule, but none the less ardently.
Ono Of the principal means of keep
ing IN form will be the dot tournament.
which begins at the Palace tonight.
Various other forms of competition will
be inaugurated at the other alleys
throughout the city, and. altogether,
the vacation period promises to be any
Thing but vacation.
A Noack is the star of the Interde-
nondnational Duckpin League. as shown
by the number of high marks he holds
lie has established himself as the leader
of the organization in four departments:
High set, high average, greatest num-
lber of strikes, greatest number of
spares. Noack'S average is 1863 which
compares favorably with any in the
best leagues; his high set is So. and he
has gotten eleven strikes and forty-tEo
spares. Here are the league records:
LEAGUE RECORDS.
High individual game - L .tchfeld, |
Sixth, 49, !
High individual set-A Noack, $50.
High average-A- Noack, st. Marks, !
1853.
Second high average-T. George, Ken
dali, 1923.
High team game-Sixth. 81.
High team set-St. Marks, 1853
Greatest number strikes-A- Soack. - |
Greatest number spares-A. Noack, ~ |
High fiat Same-Woltz, Sixth, 80.
The bowling championship of the
George Washington University Engi-
neering School was decided last night
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back for Tech. is another member OF
I the squad who looks to have a chance
OF breaking into the regular lineup.
! In Brewer Rose. Van Sternberg and
Holmes. Cathedral has the start OF a
well-oalanced track team There are
several others In the school who are
expected to make up a good relay team.
They say that Bill CulIigan. the Bust
ness quarterback. has brother who Is
likely to come forward rapidly this sea-
SON. Business seems to be blessed with
brothers who are good athletes as the
Wise trio is certainly making "A record
1T the school
Tech should have no difficulty in get
ting out fifty candidates for the track
{ team for Coach Bradley Gish. But few
ball team which Mark Showers Is get
ting into action There are something
Ike 800 boys at Tech
There is another athlete at Eastern
who is showing Up well in three
branches of sport Ray Clarke, cap
tain of the football team. is out for the
basketball team. He was captain of the
track team last winter so that should
he make good this season In basket bail
he will have added his name with
number of others in the schools who
are doing yoeman's service
Advisory marks 20 in for the high
school athletes some time IN the next
week. so that those who are playing
basketball will have a chance to know
whether they can represent the schools
in the indoor sport. Records during
football season were uniformly good. ac-
cording to reports
-
Along the line of scholarship standing
it is said that the Washington high
schools maintain a higher standard in
scholarship than almost any other city
in the country. One failure will bar an
athlete from competition for at least
six weeks. Other schools who have a
weekly report on athletes lost these
players on iunks for but week at a
time
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
BINGLES AND BUNTS
By GRANTLAND RICE.

The most remarkable sporting sea-
son that sport has ever known since
Fbaseball was in its infancy" and
Q Hector was pup has gone into win
ter quarters for a deserved rest.
We understand that in summing
up a seasons affairs each year is al
ways the greatest ever. But 1914
can lay claim to this boast-that
from January around to December
she overthrow more champions than
any two years in sporting history
ever overthrow before-which is
something, anyway.
When January the LIST arrives in a few
brief weeks. there will be hardly a
champion left intact upon his throne
no started out a year ago to defend
lis title. Most of them were over
helmed-and in many cases by con
tenders who were not even given a look
IN. And it was not a case Of any cham
pionship weakness, for most OF those
- the top last winter had earned and
osserved their place in front of the
parade.
There was no halfway championship
Sass TO the Msckmen, the Polo Big
-FOUR, Mclaughlin. or Jerry Traysrs.
They were all champions OF class and
IF more than average class Yet with
My one or two exceptions all were
beaten-ss the list shows no less than
sgurteen title-holders in six ranking
ports who were driven from the crest
End forced to take shelter under cover
Glow the top Of the hill
So 1914 after all deserves the title Of
Ge greatest upset year in sport, or. as
oil e. II. Ebbets. termed IL, the most
nnatural year"
II was most assuredly a record year
the way OF jolts, upsets, kinks. and
visits; and 10 man living today viii
yer see another anywhere close 20 its
gag form as a prOvider Of the uplift
OF the under dog.
Football
Harvard and Haughton were two en-i
les combined in the same cause who
refused TO be influenced by all the up
sets raging up and down the land
Haughton took his powerful Harvard
oz-sanization, and not only beat Prince
N and Yale again, but far more de-
.sively than ever before. Last year
ran up eighteen points to five against
ne Bulldog and the Tiger. This fall
ran Up fifty-six points TO nothing.
d hich shows a decided advance.
Next to Harvard in the East, the
-army and Washington and jefferson
-Iad the best seasons. The Army, now
1 yer. failed to play a schedule worthy
y good eleven, while w. and J. went
me limit, meeting most of the best
ies-oyerthrowing Yale and giving
award her hardest game and her
OSest call
over 10000 people paid over s3OO, 900
r" see Harvard play her nine games
B. hich is answer enough as to the in
rest shown. Yale also played TO 80.
.. while Princeton PLAYED to over
: $3.50, showing the tremendous inter-
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Erca stadium seating 100000 road
be too small TO accommodate Presidents
Johnson and Gilmore at the same time.
Fed magnate says that Russell Ford
has a corkscrew curve. The number OF
twists in Fords corkscrew curve de-
ponds on the number OF times the Fed
magnate uses the cOrkscrew.
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when they had their famous s1alI,,v
experience several seasons ago.
Maybe the Cincinnati club dispensas
with scouts on the belief that H. can't
finish any lower without them.
Walter johnson. Rankin Johnson
'hicf JOhnsOn-thc Federal League
seems bent on corrcring the Johnson
market.
According to reports from ST mis-
IN" Cardinals are likely To share Tho
Browns park next year i'm order Ia
minimize operating expenses i'm the
Mound city. If such an ARRANGEMENT
II made the season viii see continuous
baseball at the same park in three ma
1or league cities. The New Ynrl, Nrncr-
leans will play 1T the Polo Grounds NJ,
year. while the Braves will utiIiz. Fer
way Park until July or such TIM "s
Mr.. CARNEY new grounds are ready
for use.
George Gibson. the leading hitter nF
the Pirates. was relieved NOR" than any
other member of ClarlkC's team when II
came his turn Ia bat i'm pinch Ham
HYATT was the veteran backstop's lI;It1I
substitute. Gibson led IN. Pirates easiI,,
with a 80 average.
JOHNNY F.VerS. second haScmHf Of tho
worlds champion EraVos, is urumntin..
AN indoor baseball match L. b. held in
EhicaC" for the benefit OF tho families
"i Arnold IIJuSCT, formerly Shorfstun
81 the cardinals. and the late Jimmy
Doyle thrd baseman Of the Cubs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07

In awarding varsity letters to
the average football player, col
leges should inclose return post
age.
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T6giGiG has Just awarded "" 10
each player, tchicH Is exceedingly par
sin,oEiolrs. considering the coin y. and J.
pIogerS got.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
RABID RUDOLPH SAYS

"Well, il Walter
ever wants to re-
form, We might
take him back, but
we won't kill any
padded calves"
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MINCE PIE
IA LITTLE OF EVERYTHING
By BUGS" BAER.
Griff will get along fairly well
with his pitching staff, unless the
Gerry Society leaps on his back.

Nick Gianacopolus easily won the junior
national cross-country run with nearly half
Of the alphabet 10 spare.
Coach Brooke, of Penn. refuses to quit,
which is the difference between him and
the Penn eleven.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
SPORTORIAL
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Golf and being blamed falling off in
popularity of professional baseball last
be placed in this theory question:
thing besides baseball charged the lack
interest baseball played professionally
seen before When the American League East drew
large crowds cities The National Just as big
crowds other cities notably New baseball
world hOsttes the
tWlrng their thumbs No. they watching fun
with the addition of
ball
big in
majors did the in the ma s
National League attendance
ably
In hs circuit killed all
But conditions
mas 10 result
Iio
TO mani
be
I IN these days Of Golfers increasing
will have
nIy cart BASEBALL scoring John
ms IL
mat as natural result
had
certain PHOTOGRAPHER
il
sa the
mates VII be knees
that
cont with
themselves public
baseball magnates will up When it IS t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07

The latest in styles are embroidered
boots. but baseball managers viii
discoura &c stylishuess in the infell
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07

No danger of Griff over
working his pitching staff
next season. He can't afford
20 violate the child labor law.