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PENNSY NATATORS
DISTANCE G. G. N. Y.
Quaker Swimmers Win 46 to Z
Against Local Substitute
Team.

Pennsylvania swimming team inau.
gurated its championship season with an
easy victory over City College In the
city College natatorium last night. The
visiting collegians won by 46 to 7. The
local team was weakened through the
absence OF five OF Its regular members.
who were unable to participate In the
competition on account Of illness.
Borchers. the only other regular. also
was not In condition, but he pluckily
refused to withdraw from the meet.
Pennsylvania swimmers took all OF
the six first places. They scored easily
In the 500 foot relay. the City College
representatives being hopelessly out
classed.
The most interesting event was the
so yard swim. It was won by +. Simon
ton OF Pennsylvania after a desperate
race with c. II. Watts. a teammatc.
Simonton crossed the line only a foot
ahead Of Watts.
lie remained submerged for II feet 4
inches. a little short Of the collegiate
record. Pennsylvania won the water
polo game. % to /. The summaries:
500 Foot Relay Eace-won by Pennsyl-
ieqe Up. Wade, ii. Won. f., Baehr and 5.
seh hsnss p,ys seeSnS; ny y'R Rc.,: 20 ft..inn.y,vau,a
9tse points. g. =. Leopold. pennsylvania.
.3.5 points. second: =. Borchers. City Col
leGe. 6l.t ~ points. third.
60 Yard Swim-won by J. Simonton.
.econd E. Baehr. City College. third.
Time, 81 .-5 seconds.
ego Yard Swim-Won by James Keiser.
Pennsylvania: II. l.. Godfrey pennsylvania
second: p. wade, city College. third. Time.
s.js is.
Plunge for pi,,.nee-won by J. II.
Auerbach. city college. So feet 10 inches.
second: W. Horksn. Pennsylvania. So feet.
third.
100 Yard swim-won by James Keiser.
Pennsylvania: &. r.. Watts. Pennsylyrnis
second. s.. schenberg. Ct.y College. third.
Time, i:oj rs.
The sun., 1916-12-16
|O'HAGEN'S SPEED
BATTLES VETERAN
Albany Boxer Hard Pressed to
Outpoint "Fighting Dick"
Nelson.
BIG DISPARITY IN AGE

Fighting Dick Nelson. a g~rixsled
battled with the gloves for eighteen
years and Is nearly twice the age OF
Jimmy O'Hagen, compelled that youngs-
ter to step his liveliest at the Harlem
4. C.. last night In order to win a ten
round bout on points.
Nelson. who has Just returned from n
worlds tour. has lost much Of the vigor
and stamina he possessed In his last
previous appearance here. but he still
has a dangerous punch. After he had
stung the dancing O'Hagen a few times
with heavy rights. the Albany stopper
refused to return within hitting dis
lance of the veteran.
Barring a straight left to the face and
an occasional right to the body. OHagen
depended entirely on defensive tactics.
running backward with the speed of the
wind and never stopping until Nelson
did.
Nelson still has the fighting spirit. al.
though the flesh and muscle are not SO
strong and pliable as of yore. The old
timer dashed valiantly after his fleeing
opponent round after round and swung
vicious rights and lefts. 1t was seldom
he landed with effect. the one exception
being the sixth round, when the old
chap upperout his man so vigorously on
the hin that O'Hagen wabbled and
hung on.
Thereafter O'Hagen used his feet In a
mastery m n avoided any fur
Their visitations.
The flying O'IIagen was going back
ward at a great rate In the seventh
when a man in the gallery shouted TO
Referee Mcfarland
Take hat bicycle away from that
man"
Nelson was forcing the fight In the
final round. and O'IIagen hopping about
like a trained toad.
In the six round semi-fnal Danny
Bailey. a egr hit Joe Nelson so hard
in the body that he refused to respond
to the bell for the fourth round.
The sun., 1916-12-16
FINDS JOKER IN new
FORM OF CONTRACT
Hermann Locates a Clause
That Would Give Him a
Very Busy Spring.

The National League yesterday ap-
proved the players contract form re-
Gently adopted by the National Commits
sion. but sen; II back to the commission
with the suggestion that it be modified.
Garry Hermann found a Joker in the
contract. There Is a ella use to the effect
that when a major league player is re-
leased to a minor league he must accept
a minor league salary. This is one
question that the Players Fraternity
had fought for q long time.
The fraternity brought up the case
when Jack knight signed a contract for
$4,000 with the Yankees In 1912. and
was later traded to Washington. Wash.
ington released him to Jersey City.
where he was compelled to sign a con-
tract for $4,000. During the Federal
League war this question did not come
up. inasmuch as all players OF any
worth were signed to ir~onclad. unbreak-
able contracts.
As "A sop to the players an additional
clause was written into the new con-
tract to the effect that when a player Is
released by the major league club TO a
minor league club, and the salary re-
duction IN the opinion of the player Is
too severe. the player has the right o,
appeal to the commission. who would hx
the salary.
At first this looked harmless enough
but upon reading 1t over the other nigh,
1t struck Hermann what this clause
really meant. Each player released by
a big league club would have his SALARY
reduced he would come to the con.
clusion he was wrongly dealt with. and
would appeal to The commission for re.
lief, Each spring. when the major league
cut down from 81 to % or % players
some 200 players would appeal to thu
commission to have their salaries ad
justed. Hermann got into communica,
ton with ban johnson on making thi,
discovery. and got his consent to elimi,
nate this clause. That is said to be tn,
modification OF the ten day aus thu
National League suggests.
The sun., 1916-12-16
AMHERST BASEBALL DATES.
lbOrate schedule Arranged
play In south In March.

AMHERST. Dec. l5.-Important changes
In the list Of opponents which Amherst
will meet on tho baseball field have
been made in the 1916 schedule. APP
proved at the last meeting Of the AM
herst student council. The schedule.
March 1880. Virginia. at Charlottesville
Va. 81, Virginia Military Institute. at Len
ington. Va. April .. Washington and Lee
University. at Lexington, Va: 3. Catholic
University, at Washington, u. T.; I. Co
| lumbia University, ut New lork; ~, Row.
dom. is. Princeton, at Princcton; 81, Hoi,
Cross, 20, Yale, at New Haven. Is. Yves.
lcyan, at Midilctown: May g.. Trinity. l2.
Holy Cross, AT Worcester. Il Williams. ~.
Wesleyan. 20, Vermont: so, Williams. at
willia mstown; June =. Harvard. at Sol
diers Field 9-i5, Mass. state. is. Dart.
! mouth; 80, Dartmouth, at Hanover, y. II
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'FLOTSAM AND ETSAM FROM
WORLD OF AMATEUR SPORT
~ DANIEL.


Action looking toward the representa-
.,or n, ~. p.,N, 800, =, .ho ,r,erco,.
49,.
'es'a'e ioo'oaii rules mmitt ID lore
cast In n proposed amendment to the con-
!etic Association. Eastern officials have
hnally realised that varsities In Califor-
MA the Northwest are developing
great football teams and track and field
stars who are able to win championships
IN competition with the best in this Sec
ton OF the country.
The amendment will be voted on at the
annual meeting OF the National Associa-
uon at the Aston on December 20. II
provides for the creation OF a new section
to include California. Oregon and WASH
inston, which would bring the number OF
DIVISIONS up to nine. At present the
states named are grouped with Montana,
wyoming. Idaho. Colorado and Utah. and
are not very active, for they ara given
Win the Paci1c coast represented on
the FOOTBALL rules body through recogni-
ton as a separate entity In the National
Association. the committee would tax
on a truly national aspect. The brand
OF football Washington. Washington
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SANCTIONS SPRING GAMES,
National Owners Decide to Permit
IntraIeague Exhibitions.

tional League yesterday to prevent a
repetition of spring exhibition Games
between teams In the league This mo-
ton was voted down and the league
again granted Its authority tn teams
wishing to play exhibition games with
other National League teams provided
they played them Mt their training camps
or In the South.
II was tho sense OF the meeting to Dc
away with such games In the future.
II was decided such games were not for
the best interests of the league after
the Phillies defeated the Cub seven
straight games in Florida last spring.
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FULTON WINS WITH PUNCH.
Young Jackson Fails TO ~ One
Round In Bout.

Two fast knockouts featured the
bouts at the Hunts Point A.. G. last
night. In the big affair OF the night
Young Fulton planted a right cross ON
the hin of Young Jackson of New Or
leans. just two seconds after the hell
started the boys, and Jackson did not
regain composure for several minutes,
In the semi-lnal Joe Speers so badly
punished Or King in " minutes OF
fighting the referee stopped the AFFAIR.
Young Fulton. who is "A promising
East Side lightweight. landed probably
the c~leanest punch seen In this Hunts
Point ring. lie Tented Jackson with
n left jab and Immediately crossed his
right with terrific power. jackson fell
Oh his face and had to be carried to his
corner.
The sun., 1916-12-16

shorten the course to fifteen miles"
exclaimed Sidney Hatch. who not so long
age raced from Milwaukee 70 Chicago, a
distance OF ninety-fve miles. In the
phenomenal time of II hours 80 miruie,
and 30 seconds. Not on your life Why
that would be throwing II right into the
hands OF Ten Mile Champion Nillar Ky.
ronen n other shorter distance run
ners. This contest is IA Marathon race.
We entered and trained for 1t az such.
The A. A. L.. or any one else has no
right TO shorten the distance"
That's right said Billy ROGET Of
the Pastime A. c., winner Of the fanou1
yonkers to American League Park Ma.
athon. After weeks and weeks II
faithful training for "A Marathuu ".
want to compete in a Marathon. not any
fifteen mile sprint. Any one who doesn't
want to run doesn't have to-"
Three years ago we postponed ,
race" said the president Of the MerHG"'
A. C.. and the runners put up an avf !
howl. | think the fair INNS In do &c.
morrow Is to let the entrants vote a. .
whether the race will be run full d.
lance. shortened 10 fifteen mil.s "l pr' =.
poned. The A. A.. l.. should 'hid. '"
that decision"
II the rae H. run as scheduled NJ '
Lennon promptly at - O'clock vii D.
the starting u at Empire city -
where the start and finish ~ the IA, -
to be held. The runners will cover Z q.
teen miles on the roads before r,i" a..
ing to the track. ON which 'n'
seven miles will he run.
The sun., 1916-12-16

oniookers and has already made a bid
for the big event. We would hate to see
the regatta leave the Hudson. but II II 10
to stay ut Poushkeepsie II behooves that
city to provide better accommodations.
Poughkeepsie takes everything It can get
and gives nothing. II does not provide
even legal safeguardS for the thousands
who come for the races. Ferry and
other service to the West Shore dates
back to the time Of Ichabod Crane. II
In remarkable that hundreds are not
drowned or injured. Poughkeepsie must
wake up!
Melbourne. Australia. Is said to have
been the scene of the greatest gathering
In the history Of world sport. On Mel
bourne Cup day $4,000 persons were
present at the racetrack. Half were In
the free ield and half paid a pound to
get I'm. This sort Of eclipses the 1900
Jam In the Yale Bowl last month.
Yale's football management must be
very anxious to get Amherst to accept a
place on its schedule for next season.
The Ellis sent four kilograms to Amherst
the other day. but the Amherst faculty
Ia still obdurate. The "profs' probably
see II from the right angle.
EcuItSy " w
team. A private rink has been con-
structed in Philadelphia and the man
agement of college and school hockey
placed In the hands of DIR. George orion.
Haverford and Swarthmore are keen for
the hockey idea. DIR. Orion was captain
Of the Quaker City Hockey Club which
played in the long ago.
In place Of the game with Harvard.
which will not be IA feature OF the Cor
nell football schedule next season. the
Ithacans are trying to get Colgate to
visit the shores of Cayuga. That seems
too good a game to waste on tha even
IL Colgate does accept.
Keeping a place among the upper
crust Is quite an expense for a small ccl-
lege football team. Six visits to Yale
cost Washington and Jefferson nearly
$4,000 more thai II got from the Ellis.
Colgate has also been losing money on
! trips to New Haven.
George Brickley. brother OF Charley OF
Harvard. has regatered at st. Anselm's
College. In Manchester. n. II. George
was at Trinity last year.
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COCK ROBINS AND ZEROS WIN,
Stoddard and Milburn Watch Polo
anne In Durlaud's.

Two polo games were played last
night in puiland's Academy. In the
first the Cock Robins defeated the Oaks
after a spirited contest by 10 goals to 2
and In the other the Xcros beat the
Weight Carriers 5is goals to 2.
The Cock Robins were composed Of
J. he Saullcs, Ferry Bcadleston and
l.. Ambrose Clark. while :, Gilman,
Dr. 4. Bier and Syril Carr made up the
oaks. Both teams played well trained
mounts and earned applause from the
spectators, among whom were Louis
~Stoddard and Devereux Milburn, the two
famous international players.
The sun., 1916-12-16
COACH BENNETT REENGAGED.
VIII Look After Haverford Foot
ball Teams Until 1920.

HAvERFoRp COLLEGE. Dec. l5.-An-
other good piece OF news for Haverford
was announced to-day when 1t was
learned that the college athletic author
tiles Ia signed up Coach Bennett 20
coach the Haverford football and base
bali teams until 1920. This announce
ment was made at a banquet rendered
20 Haverford's indicated eleven which
%trounced It's old rival. Swarthmore, and
ranked as one OF the ~half-dozen teams
IN the country to go through their sched-
ule without a single defeat.
Mike Bennett was a former ALI
American star at the University Of Penn
6~ylvania, "
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NAME SEXTON DIRECTOR.
Old Harvard Pitcher Gets Position
at Worccster Academy.

Albert Sexton. athletic director at
Technical High School. Springfield. to-
day was appointed to n similar position
AT Worcester Academy. succeeding Gucr-
don ". Messer, who has resigned to be:
come inspector Of physical education In
New York. Sexton wac graduated from
Harvard in 1911 and from Springfield
Y. NJ. G, A. College in 1912.
During his years at Hartford Sexton
was "A pitcher and In 1911 he won the
distinction OF pitching the Crimson to a
victory over Yale.
The sun., 1916-12-16
Dreyfuss Has Ills Say.

pa,nev preyfuss was given his oppor.
,,,i,v 10 voice his grievance against the
national commission Drey fuss smoke
a, Icng,h and cxpr,sscd a conviction
th,, Tho National Commission did not
handle tho draft properly. reviewed the
on,ir. SisIor r,sc in which he said tho
., IouIs Americans were favored. that
pi,,shury received "a raw deal, and that
tho rnrmission's award of the MIA yer
~ 8, Louis resulted in n big financial
loss 10 the pittsburg club. lie closed
Ia. recommending 10 the league that a
The sun., 1916-12-16
HICKS INJURIES HAND.

Young Hicks n Knockout H." W u
Jams beat each other all over the ~
at the Vanderbilt A. .. in BruoklyH -
night until the seventh round, whei
Hicks injured his hand. lie was for 81
to retire. As far as the bout We 70
was a draw. Hicks weighed IA pounds
and Williams 49,, In tho scmI-''N7,
which was to have gone six rounds.
Pinkcy Brown stopped Billy Metz IN 'hn
fifth session.
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HOLY CROSS REFLECTS.
Lynch Again IL Chosen Captain oi
the Football Team.

WORCESTER. Mass.. Dec. 15.-Raymond
7. Lynch, rs. OF South Hadley Falls
was reelected captain OF the Holy Cross
football team for next season. Lynch
has played at guard for three years and
captained the eleven this season. al
though only a Junior, being named to
The place after Mark Devlin. captain
elect, had left college,
lynch Is the iirst captain In four
years who has been able 10 play in
enough games TO win his letter.
The sun., 1916-12-16
BASKETBALL AT c. c. N. Y.

The c. G.. -. Y. basketball team will
meet the st. Lawrence team on the local
court this evening for the third match
Of the season, In the preliminary game
the CITY College freshman squad will
play the Rutgers first year men. The
remaining bouts IN the cane sprees In
the us. i2J and 1873 pound classes are
to he held between the halves Of the
varsity game.
The sun., 1916-12-16
MANHATTAN T0ssERs WIN.
Goals by Gallagher Help Defeat r.
r. ]. by 20 10 20.

Long throws from the field by Gal
,agher. five OF which settled into the
basket, materially helped Manhattan
College TO defeat Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute at basketball last night by the
score OF 26 to 90. Both teams showed
a lack OF practice in team work. hut
there were flashes OF brilliant individual
play. Ewing. left forward OF the H.: T. !.
team. starred for the visitors. being
exceptionally strong on the defence, but
he was unable to stem the tide. The
lineuD:
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CLEAN SLATE FOR BUSHWICK.
Indicated Team Adds Erasmus to
List Of Victims-ScOre, ~ 10 =.

Bushwick's undefeatcd basketball team
recorded another victory In l.. s.. a. l..
championship competition yesterday. de-
feating the Erasmus Hall five In the
Forty-scyenth Regiment Armory in
Brooklyn, II to 2.
Edelstein, Bushwick's sensational for
ward, continued his fine work. lie tai
lied 81 points. shooting seven field bas-
kets and caging an equal number OF
fouls. The lineup:
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w. & ]. FOOTBALL CAPTAIN.

WAsHiSGroN. Pa, Dec. l5.-Lloyd Nc
Creight OF Indiana. Pa, was elected cap
tain OF the Washington and Jefferson
football team tonight. McCreight has
been a member OF the team the past three
years and was its leading scorer this
season.
The sun., 1916-12-16

~Poughkeepsie had better look out or
Il will fnd itself minus the Intercollegiate
rowing regatta. Springfield. Mass. with
its beautiful course on the Connecticut
is ready to provide facilities for the
accommodation Of thousands Of regatta
The sun., 1916-12-16

Dear Tom: I am at a loss to understand
why THE SrN has not had the Juarez
entries and races In it's sporting columns
during the last two days. WHY JACK.
there was no racing either
on Wednesday or Thursday. due to the
installation Of a new mutuel system at
the Juarez racetrack.
The sun., 1916-12-16
ASSN MEETS.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. l5,-A 1917
schedule OF l54 games TO open April IL
was adopted to-day by the Southern
Association. The player limit was fixed
AT fifteen and Robert II. Baugh of Bir-
mingham was reelected president Of the
LEAGUE.
The sun., 1916-12-16
FIVE WINS.

SYRACUSE. y. V, Dec. 1.-The syria
cusc University basketball team opened
it's season tonight by defeating Clark
son Tech. 81 to ~. Crisp shot seven
teen Of twenty free throws for Syracuse.
The sun., 1916-12-16
MCDONALD A WINNER.

Red Mcdonald NJ tn" West side had n
slight advantage over Danny Davese of
the same section In their ten round bout
at the Village A. q. last night. McDon-
aid scaled at l23 pounds and his oppo-
nent weighed two pounds less.
The sun., 1916-12-16
N. Y. U. FIVE VS.. r. p. I.

Tho New York University basketball
team had q rapid fire practice In the
gymnasium at University Heights yes
terday afternoon in INA preparation
for the game with Rensselaer, Polytech-
mic Institute tonight.
The sun., 1916-12-16

George Brickley. brother OF Charley Of
Harvard. has regiatered at st. Anselm's
College. In Manchester. n. II. George
was at Trinity last year.
The sun., 1916-12-16
CRESCENT FIVE VICTOR.

The 81. Lawrence University Ave was
defeated In AN unlnteresting game Of
basketball last night by the Crescent
A G., by the score Of 10 to ~.
The sun., 1916-12-16
ST. PAUL'S FIVE VICTOR.
scores over -. Johns Prep At GAR
den city, 70 TO II.

The basketball team OF st. Paul's
School scored an EASY victory over the
81, Johns Prep quintet at Garden City
yesterday. Tho score was 20 to II.
The brooklyn passers were outplayed
throughout the game.
Burke of st. Paul's School and
Damico Of st. Johns Prep did the best
work. The lineup:
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WOOD c CAPTAIN.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Dec, l5.-Mere-
dith y. Wood OF New York city was
elected captain Of the Yale soccer foot
ball team tonight.
The sun., 1916-12-16
Questions d Answers
By TOM McNULTY.

Dear Tom-wil you kindly give mo the
results of the Zulu Kid-Jimmy Wilde bout
held In England on December IL?
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The bout was postponed till Deem
Der IS.
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Goals from foul-Tripp. 3; Dlckina. Umpir
Mr.. Eldridge, Timekcepcr-Mr DAILY. Tim,
of halyes-.5 minutes, .
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Dear Tom-Wul you please tell whether
Battling I.eyinsky and Charley Weinert
ever fought NJ w.
They met three times. each bout being
n closely contested ten round no decision
AFFAIR.
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BOARD RBINSTATES
MISKE AND PIERCE
Each Receives a Clean Bill of
Health From Boxing
Commission.

Two boxers who were not In good
standing. Billy Miske of st. Paul and
Harry Pierce Of Red Hook. were rein
stated yesterday by the Boxing Commits
sion as a result of their compliance with
the rulings Of that body.
John Weismantel, manager Of tho
Broadway Sporting Club. called at the
commission offices and asked that Miske
be reinstated on the ground hat the
boxer not only had complied with the
terms of the original contract lie signed
with the club but for good measure put
his name to an agreement by which he
bound himself to appear in three more
bouts, making five In all.
Harry Pierce had been called to the
carpet on a charge of failing to keep ar
engagement with Frankie Callahan a,
the Clermont S. c.. but pleaded illness as
an excuse. He also consented to meet
Callahan at the club as soon as he re-
covers from his indisposition. The club
set the contest for mex Monday and Cal
lahan agreed to enter tine ring on tina,
night.
The sun., 1916-12-16

Substitute wlsr for Robinson. Goals froi
field -Edcls,ein. Z: ORR. Cherry. .: RObinso,
6. ScharmRn. Maglin. Goals from foul
Edelstein. Z; Canady, 1. Time OF halves
minutes,
The sun., 1916-12-16

Dear Tom-wili you kindly let me know
the family name of Tex Kelly Where
does he livcc J. c. VI.
His right name is William Gross. lie
lives In The Bronx.
The sun., 1916-12-16

Goal. from aeid-w,niers, 9; Gallagher, 3;
J Houl'han, :; 9 Honlihan. i: Robertson,
j Houlihan. s: Ewing. G.. Referee-Tom
Thorpe. Columbia. Time OF naive 20 min
The sun., 1916-12-16

COLUMBIA FIVE WINS.
Defeats 81. Johns College by ~ 60
10 score.

Columbia defeated the st. Johns Col
lege basketball team in a fast. well
played game In the gymnasium on
Morningside Heights last night. The
score was - TO 10. The Blue and White
five displayed much better team work
than In It's first game a week 9 and
Its passing was fast and accurate.
st. Johns was on the defensive from
the start. for Columbia Jumped into the
lead n at the end Of the first half was
In front by a score Of 20 to Q.
X. Farrell was banished for violating
the personal foul rule in the second half.
Columbia used many substitutes the last
half. Leonard scored 90 points for CO.
lumbia. 8 from the field n IL from
the foul line. The score:
The sun., 1916-12-16

Dear Tom-was job McGraw ever with
tho st. Louis n. II. G.? J. +. c.
Yes, with Cardinals in 1900.