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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
BRITISH TOBACCO DIVIDENDS.
Directors Decide On TwO Payments
Net PROFITS Less.

The British American Tobacco CONF
pany, Ltd. has declared an interim divi-
dend Of > per cent. for the year OF
1915 and 1915. with a final dividend of
~, per cent. on the ordinary shares.
A statement issued by the directors AFTER
the action on tho dividend says
AT a meeting of the directors held
In London II was decided TO recommend
TO the shareholders at the annua meet
ing. which was fixed to he held on Jan
uary 10. the payment ~ January Is
of n final dividend of ~ per cent, free
OF british income tax. upon the ordinary
shares. making. with the interim divi-
d.ndS already paid. 22ia per cent. FOR
the year ended September 80, 1915. as
against 2tis per cent. for the year
ended september 30. 1914
ON their annual report the directors
say that the not profits for the year. al
ttr dcductlrg all charges aud expenses
from management. are f1.SJ0.OI? IS. %.
as gains f2.iI1.o22 9s. Sd for the
previous year. which. however. included
c2lI.2G2 IS. 10d. profit on sale of GER
tain shares. From information avail
able the directors have no reason 10
vary the view expressed a year ago IN
their annual report. that II was not an
,icipa,ed that losses arising out Of the
war and to meet which had been sci
aside the sum Of fl.1o0.0 q general re-
serve. would amount to more h one
half OF tho sum set aside and would
probably not reach that figure
, "Notwi'hstandirg increasing dihicul'
ties due 30 tho wal the business of the
company continues satisfactory. the
earnings Justify a larger final dividend
but the directors prefer 10 continue theii
conservative policy and carry forward
which after deductinE final dividend, viii
he CLASSICS lbs. Id. as against f93o,'
$40 9s. lid. last year
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TINKER HAS SO MEN,
BUT WANTS MAGEE
Pilot If Whales Combi-
nation Has Talk in Hos
pital With Wceghman.
SEEMS \ PITCHER ALSO

ruicAGo. III. Dec. 2i.-The deal for
NE cubs will hc closed January 6.
Charles ~ Wceghnau received a telc-
gram to-day from Charles =. Taft stat
ing that 1t would I've unnecessary for tho
now Chicago owner to make the trip to
Texas. where MIR. Taft Is spending the
holidays. to complete the negotiations,
and tntimating that TAFT would return tn
Cincinnati the Ara, week. in tho new
year.
'"rhcre Is Just - possibility that |
might run down to Texas sunday. hut
hardly think II - necessary said
Weeghman tonight
Propped up with pillows in bed AZ the
Henretin Hospital. recovering from an
cpera t1on. Joe Tinker, who will pilot the
amalganatcd Cubs and Whales. held n
hng conference with Wccghman this
morning. THE consolidation of the two
teams gives Tinker more than Atty play
srs. But of these less thar twenty-five
are under contract.
Tinker urged weeghman 10 make
every effort to get i.ce Magee from the
Brooklyn Feds and place him q n second
base. Tinker also IL after another out
side PLAYER. He IL n Fed pitcher who
gave the Whales considerable trouble lr
every game he played and Tinker is de.
'ermined to land him. The lineup 70,
the regular positions that Tinker will
select will be something like this:
Fitchers-Rrown. Hendrix. Vaughn
Mcconnell RHilpN. Lavender. DrpuIpr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
YALE FIVE 0UTPLAYS
G. G. N. Y. ON COURT
Local Team Trails All the
Way and Is Beaten by
Score Of 30 To 81.
KINNEY AND WIENER STAR

Yale outplayed C. e. y. Y. all tho
way in = basketball game in the city
College gymnasium last night and won.
80 tn 81. shortly after the first whistle
blew zach team scored q point from the
foul line. but after about i've minutes
of play Yale made the Hrst neld goal
and vent cut ahead.
The lead gradually increased until
at the end Of the first half the score
was IS to s in favor of tho visitors.
For "a while in the second period II
seemed az though G. G. y. Y. might
catch up. for II fine rally brought the
score 10 ~ to Is In Yale's favor. II
did not remain that way long. for the
Yale pia, cs got going again and soon
had the game safely won.
Kinney and weiner were the stars OF
the game and between them scored %
OF Yale's 80 points, Olsen making the
other two by a goal from the field. Taft
played well az guard, but did 10 scoring.
In a preliminary game the G. c. n. Y,
freshmen heat Flushing High School, ~
TO II. The varsity lineup:
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nee
YALE
Total

FOR the eleventh time In the history
of Intercollegiate chess tournaments. the
twcutv-fourth OF which ended Yesterday
a, tho MURRAY I'm Hotel. Columbia
emerged winner OF the championship
after defeating Yale by a score Of 81,
to =, The Blue and White totalied
loi. points out OF a possible L., which,
however. was one point snort or the
record total OF 1905, when, viii tapi-
blanca AZ the top board, they rolled
rp II - points.
Columbia, however. did establish a
row record In taking all -four of the
games from Harvard IN THURSDAYS
match. Yalc's team turned ont to he
the football for the other teams IN the
lea for the New Haven men lost
all three OF the matches PLAYED by one
sided scores. II. l. I.cedc, \. j. Men
dell, Capt T.. r. korkus and y. W.
kempf We're tho members Of the victo-
riuus Columbia team With the cNcep-
ton OF the game Capt. knrkus lost
after a long fight on Wednesday and
a draw by Icede at the TOP hoard yes
terd the New Workers made a clean
sweep.
The match between Harvard and
Princeton resulted IN an even break
and Princeton obtained second place
with + points. followed hy Harvard
with 5i.. Yale brought up the rear
with = points. The order OF finishing
WIS exactly the same as In the previ-
Gus tournaments,
Columbia NOW has eleven tournaments
Ia her credit, against nine for Harvard.
two for Yale and one for Princeton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
THREE SCORE BOYS
TO PLAY FOR TITLE
Many Corlcgians Are Among
Entrants for Indoor Ten
mis- Tourney.

The draw for the Junior national m
door tennis championship, which Will
start Monday at the Seventh Regiment
Annoy. was made yesterday by the COM
mittee at the armory and contained tne
names Of sixty boys, many OF them with
brilliant records on the courts. Among
tho ron notch players who will strive Tor
the title are G. r. Sargent and Edward
I. Hopkins of Yale, Sargent is drawn
against NJ. II. Cutler in the hrst rounl
and should advance without much ar
lculty. Hopkins, however. is confronted
with a harder task. for his first opponent
is i. IL. Robb, another young fale
player. ,
Sheffield cowles. the Groton school
star. Is another strong player who VIII
have tn work hard TO come through
cou.les il drawn against Elliott Binzin
of Fordham, who has made a great rec
ord for "A %youngster on the courts. James
Weber, captain of the Andover team. Is
aired with l.. J. We'll The draw
second Round. Top Half Byes-PanI
Kercsy vs.. Morton Webster. ;,
FRS, Round-L". $ Champion vs. W
/ Kat4 vs.. F Barrett; =. y Cumming -:
Edward powlins: n b Cn,ler Ss & +
Ssrf Bonner VS.. Ma,,new Tsylor l. "
VINO vs.. :, NJ. Loughmsn; l.. J. Wei
vs. James Weber; a, y, Hnrd ". T. Nr-
wicl; Edward l.. Hopkins vs. j. II. Robh.
+ 4 Kuser. Jr. vs.: r. C., Norton, " 4
Barnes vs.. J. } Mclaughlin; u stark
Edward 9 Woodruff: Dudley Never vs.
y. 4 scott; Il W Holdensiein vs., csyi
IL + Cutler w. j. q. Seager; G.. Donaldso,
vs. y. Munroe; y. Canaday vs.. 4 W
Lauder; A. Benziger vs. j.. Saunders; G. C.
- go - rnuarA. II IT, ylDr ys Jlllgb
Holmes. Jr. :. Cowles vs.. Elliott Binzlr
L. Newmsn VS.: j., Il, Herman q, \. Ha
briskie vs.. r. G., Rand. -
second Round, Lower Hslf Byes-H
Grifnth vs.. l.. NJ, Banks,
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~ WILLIAM H.. HANNA.

An enumeration Of the twelve triumphs
OF American genius takes In the sewing
machine, the flying machine. the steam
boat, the telephone. the submarine. the
revolving turre'. the cotton gin. cleo
tricity, the reaper, the telegraph, the
these should be added the curve ball and
the left hook.
poker according to lloyle. but few can
hit the ball according to Doyle.
Which brings to mind that Larry
was looking fat and sassy when W.
saw him In Jacksonville the other day.
lie appears III for several more sea
sons of high grade usefulness for the
Giants The Doyles have done their
share toward providing material for big
league baseball and IL IL u question
which Doyle. Larry Of Jack, WAS the
better player. both stalwart with the
shillelah and fret class base runner
Jimmy Doyle, with the Cubs a few
years back. promised To he a nnd ia
q third baseinan until y phoid carried
hin OFT, and Joe Doyle was a fan
pitcher for the Yarks. hut the most cx.
aspe ratingly slow operative In the boz
since the days OF Cuppy.
Contemporancous wrestlers include
Tofaloa, Greece: Sanderson, Norway
Lewis. America Johnson. Sweden
Hybszko. Poland Iievonpaa. Finland
Berner. Germany. and Gardini. Italy
Also there have been Russian Giants
and Terrible Turks and wrestling Ions
has been a leading pastime in japan
1t appears, then. that this Is the mos
cosmopolitan of sports.
Says Mike Collins. who looks out ~
the welfare Of Fred Fulton. the hghtel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25

Mr.. 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
sylvania, 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 crew and this
past year was coach of the West Virginia University eleven, which won
the championship of that State.
The articles will cover al. 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.. Metzgcr's third article, in which he will deal with Trinty's
Brickley case and summer baseball at Brown, will appear tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
WANT MORAN. WILLARD BOUT.
ChRmpiOn's Manager Advised Ia
sign Pittsburser for Bout.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Dec. 2I-As the
result Of adverse criticism. especially nv
the local press. % the match here be
tween Champion Jess Willard and Fred
Fulton. scheduled for March 4. local pro-
moterr of the fight ~announced tonight
that Frank Moran probably would be
substituted for Fulton.
\ telegram was sent by local pro-
n1oters tonight to Tom Jones. manage
Of Willard. advising him to have Jack
curley of New York sign Moran for the
match. II is believed here that a Will
lard and Fultou match would prove a
failure from II box office standpoint.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
Both Cubs and Yankees Hope TO Get Magee, Star Second Basen,an- Yale Victor
KEEPING ABREAST OF
y THE SPORTING TREND

who is to tackle willard next March
willard never took any prizes TOT
c~leverness in fact he comes in like a
freight train golns into a tunnel
AZ freight trains have a habit OF 60
ing right through tunnels the smile.
from a Fulton viewpoint. IS not aptly
chosen.
The amour, OF entertainment folks Of
Princeton afiliation get from reading
what a bust the Yale football team was
in 1915 is equal to the number ~ times
10 will 20 into I.
Handbail has been taken up by the
colleges and a devotee Of boxing makes
"a plea for the Introduction " that form
Of contest. SO long ~ properly ron
| ,rolled it does not seem THAT the lessee
| sports. so called. are otherwise than for
! the good OF intercollegiate relations
There are several Of them which are
worth more attention than they now get.
whereas one or two of the major sports
! cngender too much hurrah. There was
a time when Harvard and Yale met ia
billiards. yachting and, II We remember
crrectly, polo.
There's many a man playing three
iball billiards who couldn't average one
Will iour dHu many koii"' "'70'"s W.
n 500 yard hole in o who couldn't do a
400 yard one in s.
Gilman will be the second member Of
the Harvard pitching staf within a year
to all in the ur season by captaining the
football team. Nathan was the other.
The following may he inspired b!
p%hophetic vision
at may develop that the plan pro-
posed some years ago 10 give a varying
value to the touchdown. depending upon
the distance covered during the march
to the score, will yet ind its way TO q
place in the football code"
or Il may be a product Of the SILLY
season.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
CASSIGNOL PROVES CONSISTENT.
Makes ~ me average IN Both \
mud E.cning nmr

Firnin Cassiguol played two VI t'tc.
matches against Hal Coleman at Dali 4
yesterday, won both and made o. '
the same average In each of them = -
average was 90 lo-l2. In the first s,U'
Cassignol won. 2jo to 1903 Ills -
runs were 81 and A.. Coleman a'e.-at
al-1l and made a run Of 30.
The evening match resulted ~ q r
for tassignol. $50 to l4i. from Nr Q
Il may he seen that Coleman 81
better thar in the afternoon IT, 4.
Casslgnols best run was 80 'u'' RI
averaged 1e aud his best ruu V,- -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25

Baseball will simply have 10 mark
time during the holidays. Nothing will
bc lone in regard TO the disposition Of
Federal League players until after the
annual meeting OF the National Com
mission in Cincinnati January 3. At
this time full details Of the recent peace
pact entered into by the Federal League
and organized baseball will he an
nounced.
Those magnates Of organized baseball
who returned yesterday from Cincinnati.
Including Capt. T. l.. Huston OF the
Yankees. Harry ". Hampstead Of the
Giants and Charles n. Ebbets of the
Dodgers. werc OF the opinion that the an
nouncemcnt OF the sale Of Pitcher Earl
Moseley 10 the Reds vas somewhat pre-
mature.
81 do no; believe any sale has been
concluded said Capt. Huston. "or that
one will he contaminated until after the
commission meeting" The Captain III
existed which bound the powers OF the
ma Tor leagues to exercise patience until
thar time.
cant. Huston is very hopeful OF secur~
ing the services OF zee Magee. former
manager and star second baseman OF
the Brooklyn Tip Tops.
Vauks Almost Sure Of MAGE.
."rhe New York American League clut
has been practically assured 1t Will ge'
Magee.' said the Captain. "CertainlA
we shall land him II those in control OF
the consolidated clubs In st. Louis and
Chicago do not object. The other four
teen clubs Of the two major league
have agreed not to enter the market foi
this particular player"
Cant. Huston said further that he
trip TO Cincinnati proved most success
rul. as nearly az could i've Judged a
this time. He has every reason to he
lievs that the Yankees will secure no
only Magee. but several other stars ~
we'll from the material thrown on tn
market through the collapse or the ou'
law circuit. He did not wish to disclose
the names Of any Of the others.
President Hampstead OF tho Giant'
declared that there was a~osoiuteIy y,
ground for the assumption that Harry r
sinclair was in the market for the New
York Nationals.
II was on the train going to Cincin
natl with Mr.. Sinclair" he said. but tn
question OF a transfer OF Giant Interest,"
wa. no, mentioned. saw little OF hin
IN Cincinnati. but on our chance meet
inxs the subject did not come up 10
discussion"
Mr.. Hampstead says that the nue.
talked OF sale OF the Giants Is Just Wher
i, uas weeks ago. He admits that Mr.
, sinclair or any one else might make a
offer that could not he resisted for
mart or the controlling interest In tn
club Such a remote possibility seem
the only chance for a change IN 'han
ownership.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25

Rushwick High School won its las
match In division A Of the Whitney
trophy sub-target tournament yesterday,
defeating the New Utrecht team ON the
formcr's range by a score Of 257 to 2i5.
The best score was one OF - made by
kaplan OF Bushwick.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
COLI BlA vs. YALE.
HARVARD vs. PRINCETON
ERASMUS RIFLEMEN PERFECT.
iItgh school Team scores .SO IL
whitney Trophy Event.

For the first time since the whitney
sub-target trophy has been competed
for a perfect team score Of 80 was
returned Yesterday The ritcmcn of
Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn,
ACCOMPLISHED IN. feat in winning it,
seventh II final division a match.
Commercial marismen were to hav.
been the opponents. but did no; appear
The EraSmians went ahead and made
their p%erfec; score under q i. :. A. l.
official
Shooting on the Erasmus team were
capt Bromley. Brayer. tirout. Morgan,
Duncan, Andrews, l.eib.rt and cal
laSher. II was the secOnd time this
~eason that the Erasmus marksmcn bet
tered the team record Of ~ made last
year They scored .1s early in the sea-
ION They will meet the curtis ritiemen.
winners Of division u. early next year
for the city championship
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
II CLUBS WON'T BID
FOR MAGEE, SAYS HUSTON
Yankees Practically Certain to Get Star Second Base
man, Owner Asserts, as He Intimates That
Moseley Sale Report Is Premature.

made no move since peace was es,ab.
lished. toward obtaining this champion
Of the defunct independent ring. From
other ources quite reliable II has been
learned that the New York club In
tends TO rest its case in n pending law
suit. kauff IL suing the owners Of the
Giants for 81. 900. the amount Of a bonus
he says was promised him for signing
with McGraw's team last summer. IL
the courts substantiate Kauf the New
York Nationals automatically will come
into undisputed title to this much priced
asset.
In the meantime II IL not likely that
any other club OF organized baseball will
care to trine with the buzz saw OF the
law. especially as all other legal con-
~troversies were dropped by both parties
10 the peace agreement. Wherefore
kNuT's suit Is the very best possible
protection for any secret designs Nc
Graw may have upon Boastful Benny.
The return Of Greater New Works pill
grins explained away some few points
that were cloudcd In the news dispatches
from the West. The exemption Of the
Browns aud cubs from the observance
of the major league roster limits is alb
%solutcly fair when understood. The
owners OF the e~malgamated Sloufeds
and Browns and OF the cubs and Whales
must assume all contracts " these
double portions of playing material.
Cannot Use Al Players.
Involved In the lots. Of course. are
many athletes protected by ironclad con-
tracts. These clubs cannot POSSIBLY use
all the players for whom they must pro-
vide. II would have been unfair To de-
lr1nd hat the surplus be disposed of
within any limited time as 1t doubtless
would have sntailed unnecessary loss.
: However. even these two clubs will have
10 coufine themselves TO the spirit II hot
the letter Of the law. They will not he
allowed TO keep eligible for service for
any time a greater number OF players
han that permitted by the roster limits.
' Battling Levinsky and Jim Flynn will
meet this afternoon at the Broadway
sporting Club. Brooklyn. This is per
haps the best attraction Of an extra
heavy Christmas card. At the Cler-
mont A. G., Brooklyn. Young Ahearn
will meet Zulu Kid. Boxing exhibitions
this afternoon will he held IT the Van
derhilt A. g.. Fairmont A. G.. Queens
boro A. G. and New Polo a. G.. This
evening at the Pioneer A. {. seven ten
round bouts will be contested.
ny far the best Christmas Day hgh,
will he that between Les Darcy and
Eddie Mct;oorty in Australia. In the
Antipodes Les Darcy is regarded as mid
dlewcight champion ~ the world. Nc
Goorty claims the American title. Las
summer Darcy knocked out Mc,i)orty In
the fifteenth round OF a furious battle
Later he beat Jimmy tlabby In twenty
ounds Les Darcy has mapped out an
American tour for next year w-riCl
hinges. Of course. upon his ability to best
Mc,;oorty again to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
NEW HASKELL CAR DIRECTORS.
stro"s Wrn selected Z" >~t ""
CON, m Rowrd

u V""V"'
Tue directorate Of the Haskell n mar.
ker car Company will include SON" NJ
the s,rougcs, aud hest known men IN
the world of finance and industrf
Nhilc the entire directorate has not Az
vet been decided upon. II '~ understooo
tina, the following will 10 among the
members Of tho board Ambrose Mcneil.
president W the International Nickel
Company Frank 4. Vanderlip. presidenf
of the National city Bank: William u,
Corey. president NJ tho Midval" steel
and Ordnance Corporation Edwin ;
Webster, member ~ the firm Of stone q
Webster. John Morron. president OF the
Atlas Portland Cement Company "
W. Hartman. president Of the Hartman
National Bank. and Arthur q. Choate. =
member Of the firm Of Potter. Choate q
Prentice.
II Is understood that the company has
obtained the services Of the best car
manufacturing man in the ountrN 10
act ~ president.
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DIGGING INTO SYSTEM BEHIND
LIE GORE AND BRICKLEY CASES

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
n series of articles Mr.. Metzger is
writing the facts are told dispas-
sionately and in an interesting way.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25

MARTY AllCu won an easy victory
over Harry Grant IN the main bout ~
the Eas, New York Athletic club last
night.
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IN addition Harvard and Yale tied IN
1909. This tie was left undecided. The
grand total of points scored TO date
gives Columbia Isl y, Harvard 17St:.
Yale III and Princeton a9. This Is for
n total Of 376 games in twenty-four
ears. Tho summaries:
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from Aeld--Yale. Wciner 6. Kinney T.. oil
sen; C.. q. y, y. Tischinsky =. Dash, Drake.
~L.efkowitz Goals from foul-lal" Kinney
g. &. @ y. Y. l~fkowitz 8. Ttschinsky.
Substitutions.c. =. y. Y. Luriot for
Drake. Holman for Weinfeid. Heferce-
Decring. Manhattan. tmptre--OShay. ST
Johns. Time Of haIves-so minutes.