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writing the facts are told dispassonately and in an interesting way.
MI. Metzger has had to deal with eligibility matters from all sides
and Is eminently fitted to handle the case Of the college athlete. He
is graduate of Phillips Andover Academy and the University Of Penn
svlvania, a former track athlete. college football captain and coach of
the last intercollegiate championship eleven Pennsylvania boasts of, the
1908 team. Mr.. Metzger also managed the Pennsylvania ere and this
mast wear was coach of the West Virginia University eleven, which won
the championship of that State.
The articles will cover all the principal institutions in the New
England district, New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan
and the South. Numerous incidents concerning individual cases will
be told, and-the moral of it all.
Mr.. Metzgers second article, in which he will give specific in
stances, will appear next Sunday.
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~ WILLIAM .. HANNA.

Which would you prefer TO do battle
for you. a baseball team Of stalwarts
like this:
weilman, Tesreau. Shore. Alexander
and Johnson. pitchers; Henry and Cady.
catchers Merkle, first base La5oie.
second base Fletcher, shortstop Zim-
norman. third base; Mcbride, utility :
Wheat. left field Williams tCubs).
centre field Crawford, right field Cra-
vath. utility or
a team OF sawed-ofrs. runts and
hammered downs like this:
Cicotte, Mayer, Leonard. Dauss and
Hamilton. pitchers; Schalk and Il.
Burns. c%atchers; McTnnis. hrst base
Groh, second base Maranville, short
stop Maisel. third base Bush, utility ;
Lewis. left field kauff, centre field
G. Burns. right field Liebold, utility?
The leviathar,e have the better pitch
ing stan, but the small -to-mediums
rave a hitting and fielding infeld and
outfield of formidable strength INC q
pair OF crack catchers.
Harvard, strong In football. track
athletics, baseball, rowing and hockey,
the major sports thockey Is a major
sport at Harvard. makes a poor show
Ing in several of the so-called minor
sports, SUCH rs sWlilnlns' syHldstlCs,
wrestling and basketball, all healthful,
, worth while forms of competition. Pro-
fciency at swimming has o n ahead
, fast in recent years AZ several col
leges. Yale. Columbia. Princeton, Penn
! and College OF the city Of New York
/, for instance. Doubtless this is due to
those institutions having fine pools. and
I maybe the backwardness OF Harvard
in this line of intercollegiate sport Is
due to shortage of facilities.
Tad Jones. Arthur Brides, Michael
Donahuc and Foster Sanford-there arr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
CLAN MACDONALDS VICTORIOUS.
Play Last Part Of Game Against
Camerons with Only Ten Men.

After a hard fought game at Haw-
thornc Field in Brooklyn the Clan Mac
Donalds obtained the verdict over the
Camerons In a State league game by
the score Of l goal to o yesterday. Balm.
the clan MacDonalds' inside left. shot
the goal from close range after passing
both OF the opposing backs half an hour
after the start.
The victors played the last fifteen min
utes of the game with only ten men.
as LAverty was ordered of the field
after a mixup with Douras OF the Cam
erons.
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WIN NINTH STRAIGHT GAME.
FuIton-Camerons Add TO Record
which Leads League,

For the ninth time in succession the
Fulton-Camerons won In the Metropoll-
tan Football League yesterday. defeat
ing the Bay Ridge eleven at Woodside
by . goals TO o and maintaining their
lead in the competition. One goal was
scored In each half.
Frost, centre forward OF the Fulton
C ierons, tailed both points. The first
one In the opening period was the re-
suit OF a pass by Hart. Frost obtained
the second one by a brilliant individual
squirt, beating all opposition after get
ting possession of the ball,
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BIG GOLF POOL MATCH TO-DAY.
BrOun and Don Marquis VIII Tee
Up In First Round.

TWenty-one games have been played
in the sporting writer's and artists go!f
pool tournament at Doyle's Forty-second
street rooms Several important matches
must be decided to complete the first
round. This afternoon at 8 O'Clock Hey
wood Broun and Don Marquis will tee
up. This hould be the biggest match OF
the tourney
Al Steiner will settle a grudge match
with Jack Knox. while Sid Mercer. who
has been doing his practice work behind
closed gates In New Rochelle. will cross
clubs with Walter Trumbull. In the
evening RUDE Goldberg will meet Ar
thur Ripley. This match Will be staged
early In tho evening 80 as no to inter
fere with Doyle's closing hour.
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RUN DEAD HEAT.
Halpin and Heydet Of MorningstAe'
A.. G. Break Tape Together.

Tom Halpin and louis Heydet. both
members OF the Morningside Athletic
Club. raced 10 a dead heat In the regular
weekly athletic road run held by the
Harlem Athletic League yesterday.
They hit the tape at the same time and
the checkers agreed that they covered
the four and n quarter miles in 81 min
utes IA seconds. Their teammate, L.
Meter. was third.
The Morningside athletes also carried
OH the Team honors with the lowest pos
ssble score OF 10 points. According to
the A. A. L. system Of scoring. they
brought In the frst Ave men. although
they did not cross the line in that order.
st. Joseph's Catholic Club. which re-
Gently entered the athletic world. Was In
second place with a count Of 81 points.
81. Marks Catholic Club was third with
81 points. The race was started from
the Macomb Athletic Clubs new club
house, 3l3 West 1&2d street, which was
formally opened yesterday.
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keystone v. c. shooters Win.

Members OF the keystone Yacht Clu
visited the Neponsit Yacht and Gun Gu
yesterday and shot an interesting five
man team match against the home or
ganization. Although the Keystone
Yacht Club has only recently entered
the trap shooting game II was able TO
win by the score of i3j 10 430 targets.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13

WARRINGTON. Pa, Dec. l2.-Washing-
ton and jefferson. Graduate Manager
r. NJ. Murphy announced to-day. has
hooked a football game with Chatta-
nooga University for the fnal game on
Thanksgiving Day In Washington In
1916. This contest makes the second
for the season with a Southern eleven.
Washington and Les having been carded
for a game at Richmond on Novem-
Der IS.
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DIVER WINS IN RECORD TINE.
Leads Pack in Run Of Catholic
YOung Meme Union.

The first invitation road run Of tho
Catholic Young Mems Archdiocesan
Union was held yesterday over the 3E
mile course OF tho A~nnunciat!on A. c.
Thomas Dwyer OF the Aquinas A. A led
the pack all tho way. winning in the
record time OF IS go. F. Foran An
ished I minute and 20 seconds behind
him and one second ahead Of r. Brand.
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L~ATCHSTRING OUT FOR
GOLFERS TO- MORROW
Metropolitan Association Meets
at Sherry's to Elect Of
ficers and Chat.

Although there Is nothing but the
usual routine business 10 be transacted
at the annual meeting Of the MetropoIi-
tan Golf Association AZ S!ierry's to-
morrow evening, the gathering is pretty
sure to be a large one. As the assoc
cations meetings are looked upon
by many golfers as a sort OF
December reunion where they can
meet and ak to their golfing friends
from other clubs. The reunion spirit
generally is SO prevalent that II
sometimes IL pretty hard 10 get the
business session under way.
Each club belonging to the Metro
po,itan Golf Association-thete are now
about elghty--is entitled to send ."o
voting delegates to the meeting to-
morrow evening and any other members
of METROPOLITAN clubs who care to at
tend, even though they are not d:e-
gates. will be welcomed.
The chief business OF The meeting
will be the election of officers for l'lo.
The following ticket which has been put
I'D by the nominating committee IS
sure to be elected unanimously Presi-
dent. J. r. c. Tappan. Nassau: vice.
president, Wynant D.. Nanderpoo|. Nor
ris County treasurer. James \. still
man, National secretary. r Mortimer
Barnes, Englewood executive commit
tee, A.. II. Pogson. Fox Huls: George
n. Barnes, Apawamis J. +. Shanley
Deal Paul Moore. Morris County Ar
chic NJ. Reid. -. Andrews.
A call for courses for the three cham
pionships conducted by the association
amateur. open and junior-will be made
but IL Is not likely that any definite Sc
lection Of the championship links Will he
made at this time. The delegates ear
select them IL they go desire, but 1t Is
the custom to refer the matter TO the
executive committee. .
The famous Lesley cup probably VII
make It's annual appearance AT the meet
Ing tomorrow evening. II turns up once
a year at the meeting or tbs
association which happens to hold II a
the time, and then disappears for twelve
months.
The Crawford Golf Clubs dinner 10 rs
best pair OF golfers, Max r. Marstor
and Edwin NJ. Wild. which is to be held
at tho Whitehall Club on Friday eve
ming, will be an interesting II wei
attended affair. Both OF the golfers have
made friends wherever they have played
and many OF them will be present a
the dinner. Among h speakers Will be
Gov. James F. Fielder, state Senator
Austen Colgate. Joseph F~relinghuysen
leighton Calkins. Jerome ID. Travcrs
Oswald Kirkby. Grantland Rice, william
C.. Freeman II George Low.
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CONTINENTALS GAIN
STEP TOWARD TITLE
Shut Out I. r. T. StrOllers in
l.. 8. +. A. Game Played
at Harlem Oval.
CELTICS ALSO
WIN

Cup tie games In the national series
OF the United States Football Associa-
ton held the boards on the soccer cir
cult yesterday. two Of these important
matches being played within the limits
Of New York city. Decisions were
reached in each. The Continentals ny
Brooklyn Celtics obtained a foothoid IN
the third round Of the competition. tne
former defeating the I. II. T. Strollers
BY 3 to 0 at Harlem Oval. while the
Brooklyn Celtics had a close a win
the Jersey A. c. at Marquette Oval IN
Brooklyn, but won out by 8 goals to ..
over In Harrison. n. j., the west
Hudsons had to be content with a tie
against Yonkers. Neither side scored
although an extra period or hair an
hour was played. The team to advance
into the third round will be determined
by the replay. The lineups:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13

The Walkers Club OF Ansrca !Nvs1't
New Jersey yesterday for a fifteen NIL"
hike 10 TenaHy and return. There 0as
a turnout OF s!xty-one. among them
twelve new members. The fFeez's
weather did nor discourage the hardy
mixers. who made the round trip wit
out discomfort. Many New Jersey walk
ing enthusiasts Joined the reis slorg 'hs
route.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
K1NsEILA WINS FIVE MATCHES
squash Professional Beats Amateu n
Opponents At Montclair.

MoNrcLAIR. n, j.. Dec, 12.-Before a
large audience Walter Kinsella. profess
sional squash tennis player. defeated
all who opposed him at the Montclair
Athletic Club to-day. He won Ave
matches. The summaries
Kinsella beat Frank Kidde. handicap s.
Harris. hs ndicap S, s--I5. I5--i2. is--it;
Kinseiia beat p. Psrket, handicap 8. lb-s,
lb--ia. tb--ll: Kinselis heat Wiiiiam Mills,
handicap .. lb--s. lb--l:, ib-iO; Kinseils
beat. Frank cellar. handicap T. a5-s.
1910, lS-Il0.
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KEEPING ABREAST OF
y THE PORTING TREND

good fish in the football sea as ever
came out, and II Yale can't have Sharpe
to coach there IL nc reason why she
should be left fiat.
Polite society will take to the ice
this winter Until the shocks OF COLL
sions and bumps remove the adjective
National League pitchers who changed
cities last season were: Ragan, who
devil-ed and deep se.l-d between Brook
lyn and Boston McQuillan. who worse-d
and more-of-it-ed by having to toll In
Pittsburg and Philadelphia Benton,
whom q merciful fate lifted from the
morass of Cincinnati to the fair garden
Of Gotham; Ames, who Scylla-d and
Charyb'd between Cincinnati and st.
Louis Douglass. who In various incar-
nations wal a Red, a Dodger and a Cub /;
| Cheney, who frying pan'd and fred DO
tween Chicago and Brooklyn, and Mar
GUARD. who passed from Manhattan light
to Brooklyn darkness.
The announcement of the selection OF
Mr.. Hornfeck to coach the Blue at
hockey wasn't two days old before his
name was mangled to Hornsack. If this
keeps on another week he won't know
himself.
Vance Mccormick. m the committee at
Yale to find IA football coach. was one OF
EMS greatest Quarterbacks. His team
in '92 was neither tied nor scored on
making the second ear In succession a
Yale eleven performed that feat. Nc
Clung's team Of 81 also went through
its schedule without being scored on.
There is nothing like preparedness
Football players put In three months OF
gridiron grind qualifying for an ALI
I team or for the post-season dinner. The
dinners taste best when seasoned viii
the sauce OF victory.
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0C0NN0R BEATS 50 RUNNERS.
Costello II. second in Pennant
A.. CO -Four Mile Event.

J. O'Connor OF the Millrose A. A. won
the our mile run OF the Pennant A. c.
OF The Bronx yesterday. beating a field
OF nfty-two seasoned runners. J. Cos
tello. a Bronx Church lou athlete.
pushed him hard all the way. V. Vo-
teretsos was third, All runners finished.
The monthly members handicap run
was held over the same course. but they
went a little further so as not to con-
fuse tho open run. Wat Martin won a
very hard race. william Rozette was
second and j. Glatzer third.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
DIGGING INTO SYSTEM BEHIND
LIE GORE AND BRICKLEY CASES

THE SUN has dug into the in
teresting problem behind
the lie Gore and Brickley
cases, the problem behind summer
baseball, the problem behind the
eligibility problem. The digging
has extended also into the inner
workings of the whole system of
athletic PROSECUTING in preparatory
schools-something that will inter
est every parent of every athletic
boy about to go to college.
This digging has been done by
Sol Metzger, known for years as a
writer on college athletics, with the
purpose of bringing the good as
we'll as the bad to the surface. In
a series Of articles Mr.. Metzger is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
WindnagIe Cornell Captain.

ITHACA. y. Y, Dec. 1?.-R. V. Wind
agile. one OF Cornells crack distance
runners. was elected captain to-day OF
the cr~oss-country team for next year.
This Is Windnagle's second wear on the
and track team.
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w. and j. Invading the south.

meaning In the way of avoirdupois. not
figures for the course.
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SCOre-West Hudsons, o. YOnker0. Q. Reftree
A. Burnside. Linesmen- Brown and Watson.
Time of hslves--5 minutes and extra time
Of half an hour.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
WOULDN'T OPPOSE SALE
TO FEDS, SAYS HERMANN
Chairman Of National Commission, Discussing Outlaws
Efforts to BUY In" Declares Economy, Not
War or Peace, Is Issue.

eral operators II they chose. But as to
any recognition OF the Federal League
as a third major body. that al the
height Of absurdity.
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Ike Dorean. manager OF Frank Moran.
writes from Saratoga that he will not re.
turn to New York to close the match
with Jim Coffey until tomorrow. Dorgan
was expected to-day to renew the
wranKling with Billy Gibson and Jimmy
johnson.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13

Richie Mitchell will box Johnny Kill
bane at Cincinnati tonight. A week
from tomorrow night he IL to meet
Joe Mandot at Milwaukee. Mischief will
make 1913 pounds for Kilbane n 1875
for Mandot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13

Tho Olympic A. c. card tonight will
bring together Solly Burns of California
and Willie Doyle. AZ we'll a Augte
Rather and Joe McCauley In ten round
ENGAGEMENTS.
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good fish in the football sea as ever
came out, and II Yale can't have Sharpe
to coach there Is no a why she
should be left fiat.
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Barrow True to Colors.

There will be no entertainment At the
Broadway Sporting Club tomorrow
night. Jack Dillon. who was to have
met Tom Cowler. lad ono of his Far
50 badly damaged that III finds 1t i'm.
possible to keep the appointment. Dill
lon will box Cowler q week from to-nor-
row night instead.
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
HARRY WELCH0NCE
MAY FOLLOW SMITH
Former National Intimates That
He Would Like to Manage
Atlanta Crackers.

AeHEvII.LE. Jan. 8.-That Harry
Welchonce. field captain Of the Crack
ers last year and at present a resident
OF this city In search of health. has
strong hopes of landing the manage
ment Of the Atlanta club Of the South
ern league in 1916 II Bill Smith gives
up the reins was indicated by We'll
chonce in conversation with q CORE
spondent.
It Is the understanding Of Welchonce
| that II Smith decides to make no effort
to retain the management OF the Crack
ers after the approaching season. he
| will recommend the former field captain
as his successor. In case he asks fol
the Job again, Welchonce intimated. he
will offer no objections to his former
| captains plans to go elsewhere as q
manager and the player stated that ht
has several offers under consideration
| which might take him back to tn,
Southern League.
| Welchonce has regained his old-tim'
weight and ruddy glow on his cheek!
shows that he Is meeting with success
in his battle against the disease which
| interrupted his career on the diamond
He is climbing mountains, taking loni
hikes and getting every benefit of th'
healthful climate OF the Land of th'
1 Sky. Cards and letters from Atlant,
friends assure him that he isn't forgot
ten by those with whom he forme ri,
worked and played and nothing bring
more Joy to him than a line from al
| Atlanta fan.
Regardless Of his plans for next year
Welchonce has no intention OF becom
ing active on the diamond during tn
season of 1915. He will go to Atlantl
March to umpire the exhibition game
a ho
the spring training season he will trave
to Greenville. Pa. where he will b
connected with the management o
team. representing that city In an in
dependent league. A wealthy frien
owns the club and has promised Wei
chonce that he may have the manage
ment of the financial affairs OF the or
| ganiZation.
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
WH|TTEN* SEEKING
BATTLE WITH LOWE
Baltimore Lightweight willing to
Enter Elimination Series to
Meet Veteran.

Kid whitten. Baltimores $ rising young
lightweight, insists on being In on the
elimination matches being planned by
the Ardmore Club to find a suitable op-
ponent for Tommy Lowe, Washington .
veteran ring performer.
II think Whitten would be better
man to meet Lowe than any OF those
mentioned in yesterdays Times" said
Manager Swenkey today, after coming
all the way to Washington from Bal
timore to plead the case of the young
Oriole.
''Whitten. who by the way. was born
in Washington. has fought star bouts
In Baltimore for year. meeting such
good boys as Packey Hommey. Young
Joe Thomas and Young CLANCY. He
put Thomas away in ten rounds ana
was never in danger. He keeps fight
ing all the time. He Is no powder
pun boxer. but is real one. always
giving grand exhibition.
II had him over here to be intro
last show We got in late. and there
wasn't much time for the fans to get
a good look at him. But. leaving that
out Of it, whitten wants to meet Tom
my Lowe, feeling certain that he can
win from him. OF course, II the Ard
more club wants to run a series OF
elimination bouts, Whitten is willing
to take part in them. He'll meet Lang
don, Nelson. Cortez or any Of them en-
top. All he wants is a chance before
Washington fans
Whitten is now being considered fol
match by the Ardmore Club and
II he wins, he may be the lucky lad to
step into the ring with Tommy Lowe
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
final SPURT GETS
WIN FOR c. U. TEAM
BrookIanders Are Behind Gallau.
det During Greater Part of
Battle, But Land in Final
Moments.

Catholic University Is today attribut-
ing it's win over Gallaudet in last night 3
basketball game. to a final squirt which
landed a 32 to rs contest. Coach Rice's
boys came through for a win over the
Kendall Greeners in the last five min
utes of play.
during the game, and 1t looked like a
certain defeat until Keegan. White and
Cartwright came through with some
whirlwind stun which completely baffled
the Gallaudet team. Keegan Is coming
in for a deal of credit today for his
brilliant defensive work, and the fact
that he Gagged Ave baskets.
The Wenger boys for Gallaudet were
continually In the limelight, and got
eight baskets between them. The Cath.
ole University reserves won their game
from the Gallaudet reserve team by q
score Of IS to 20.
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
JACK KNIGHT MAY
PLAY SHORTF|ELD
As Manager Of Cleveland Asso-
citation Team, He will Not
Hold Down First Base.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 3.-The release
af Jack Leiivelt to Kansas City sin,pli-
fies tho infield arrangements Of Manager
Jack knight. as 1t leaves Jay Kirke as
tho only aspirant for the hrst-sack-
ing job and Kirke Is the man who
will play the initial cushion despite
the reports to the contrary that
Knight intends to move over from
short field and officiate on the receiv-
ing end Of the throws.
The rumor that knight proposed to
play first was given q knockout at
baseball headquarters yesterday when
1t was officially stated that Knight
signed as manager with the intention
Of also playing short. The other Sec
tions OF the infield Knight intends to
fill with Kirke at first. Gardner at
second and Bates at third, with the
utility infielder being selected from
the several candidates: among whom
are Bill stump, Tom Reilly. and Lar
ry Pezold.
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
Chicago Pilots Are Facing
Tough Job When Cutting
Clarence Rowland Has Stiff Task Ahead of Him When He Draws
Line for His Mound Workers-Bresnahan Also Has srue-
gle Coming Concerning Twirers.

CHICAGO. Jan. 8.-Cutting down the
list Of pitchers to conform with the
rules for the coming season Is one of
the hardest problems the big league
managers have to face this winter.
Both Managers Bresnahan and Row
land. of the Cubs and Sox. have a num-
ber of hurlers they will have to get rid
OF in some way before the bell rings
for the 1916 getaway.
Bresnahan will not have so much
worry over the puzzle as his South side
neighbor. because he will have less
chance to make mistakes on account OF
the weak condition OF his stan. Last
year the West side pitchers We're the
weak end OF the team, and It made
very little difference what pitcher was
selected to work in a game, as one was
just about as successful as the other
Not 50 with the White Sox.
The South side hurlers were regarded
as the strongest combination OF pitch.
ers In the American League and 1t may
mean lot for Rowland If he cuts
off one of his pitchers this spring
While 1t will not be hard task to
pick out eight men from the Sox staff
the danger comes in letting 90 of some
pitcher who is likely to make good with
another team and show bad Judgment
on the part OF the new manager.
The Sox pitchers who look now lik'
the men to be retained are Scott, Ci
cote, Faber, Benz, Russell, WolfgaHg
lathrop and Jasper. There Is the ques
ton of what will become of Ed Walsl
in case the list is confined to the above
but il will be impossible to keen NOR
than eight men If the other department
of the team are to have fair show
Walsh may be retained in place q
Jasper or one of the other youngster
on the stan. Or It is possible that som
| radical move, like letting Russell GO
will be made. Last summer the bi
left -han ndcd Texan failed to make goo
most Of the summer. He never got int