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COLLEGE RULE WILL
HAVE FURTHER TEST
Officials Believe New ANA
tcur Regulation should BE-
Tried Out Completely.

Feeling that the rules on amateur.sm
and other subjects connected with the
intercollegiate Association OF Amateur
Athletics of America should have a fur
Their test before any talk OF revision can
ne entertained. the executive committee
Of the | c. A. a. A. A. has decided to
wait until next year TO take up any
questions. In n letter sent out by Gus
tavus Kirby. chairman Of the advisory
committees, he states that IL is the opin-
ion of the committee that the rules
should be tried out fully. His letter
follows
: many inquiries have come to the
intercollegiate Association directed to-
ward obtaining Information M TO the
possibility Of a conference being he'll
this month upon the question Of anna
Icurlsm and other subjects discussed n
the conference called by the association
held AT the Hotel Aston, In December.
1918, that the executive committee Of
the association feels hat YOU should be
Informed that II would he wise to have
no further general conference on these
subjects until another year has ELAPSED.
"As you are undoubtedly aware the
|. {. A.. 4. \. 4. at It's annual meeting
IN March. 1919, adopted practically in
toto all recommendations of the confer
cncc, and the Amateur Athletic Union at
It's annual meeting In November did
likewise. Various other associations
have adopted all or some OF the sugges-
TONS. and others have signineL their
intention of doing likewise. 1t is the
present purpose of the association to
call a meeting for Christmas week.
1917"
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How Teams Finished
in the Six Day Race

spree by the two Europeans was for $50.
The money was offered by "A compa-
triot OF Dupuy's. one who figured the
sum was large enough to serve as bait
to induce McNamara. the most feared
man Of the field, to go out and ride hard
for the honors.
The scheme worked perfectly. While
Mcnamara and several other riders were
racing their heads off Egg was lying
behind the field and warming up for
his great sprint spent and exhausted
by their race for the $50 prime the
other riders proved easy prey for Egg
and Dupuy. In striving for the chicken
feed the other riders lost the big prize,
In order for them to have their money
for Christmas all Of the riders will be
paid on In Madison Square Garden this
morning, The riders were guaranteed
1900 prize moneys. with the privi-
lese Of 81 per cent. OF the receipts.
Following the completion OF the race
last night Grassy Ryan OF the Ryan
Eaton team Is said 90 have ieen
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JERSEY HOCKEY LEAGUE.
Red Bank, Asbury Park aud
Lakewood to Play,

RED BANK, ". j.. Dec, GA Red
Bank skating club has been organized
with 100 members, who viii use the
Motor Roat rlub house ana canoe house
a. headquarters, \ hockey club has
also been formed which with teams rem
resentlng Asbury Park and Lakewood
will compete for the championship of the
Central Jersey League, Vincent II. La
mnrchc, Jr, IN captain OF the local team
and Ray Wilson manager. Tho frs
game IL scheduled for Christmas day
with Lakewood AT Lakewood. The sched-
ule follows:
December 20, Red Bank at Lakewood
3Oth, Lakewood at Asbury Park jan
uary l, Asbury Park at Red Bank 9Th,
Asbury Park Mt Lakewood l3th, Lake
wood at Red Blnk Goth. Red Eank AT
Ashury Park 21th, Rec Bank at Lake
wood February 2, Lakewood at Asbury
Park 10th. Asbury Park at. Red Bank
18th. Asbury Park vt Lakewood 18th,
Lakewood at Red Bank; :2d. Red Bank
At Asbury Park.
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COLUMBIA RETAINS
CHESS SUPREMACY
Though Beaten by Yale in
Final Round. Locals Win
College Title.

Columbia again won the intercolie-
siate chess championship from Harvard.
Yale and Princeton yesterday. At the
close Of the final round at the Prince
ton Club the Blue and white emerged
with a grand total OF $ points. Yale fol-
lowing in second place With Ga, IIar-
ward third with 5,a and Princeton last
with 4 points.
CoIunbia's followers received u dis
tinct shock In the last round, when
Yale. after having tied both the previ-
GUS matches against Princeton and Har-
ward defeated the locals by ga to la.
The Columbia players owed their
Nafety solely to the good showing
mad against Harvard. whose team
had been beaten by to o. To
overtake Columbia. Yale needed a score
Of 3ia 10 n. hut fell Just one game short.
Harvard made partial amends yester-
day, by defeating Princeton by 3ia to
u. The members OF the victorious Co.
iumbia team were: Horst f. Leede. II.
Of Staten Island. the only player NJ the
sixteen with a clean score; Edwin r.
Korkus. II. of Brooklyn Charles b.
Isaacson, 10. of Manhattan: :. 4.
Clapp. 30. of South Orange.
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TENNIS AT PNTHURST.
Colby and Loeb IA Meet In Final
Match.

PINEHrRsr. N. c.. Dec, 23.-The an
nual st. Thomas tennis tournament at
Pinehurst entered it's second day of play
to-day. In the semi-nnals OF the mems
singles Gardner Colby. Jr. Of the Or
ange Lawn Tennis Club heat ". r. Dana
Of Pinehurst 6--3, 6-3. and Allan Loeb
OF the Navisloe Club. Chicago, beat
Harry Hayden OF Washington 60.
81. Colby and Loeb. who will meet
each other In tho finals. are partners In
tho mems doubles. and defeated Dana
and Blasdsn 10 ~ s~sni-nnsls S--S.
e..
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First-Ege. Madden, Kaiser. Hill,
Walthour and Spears.
Second 300 pupuy, Debaetcs. Spears.
lin. Root and Kaiser.
Thlrd-Dupuy, Root, spears, Hill.
bchactcs aud Kaiser.
fourth-Egg. Root, Drobach. Spears.
pcl,aetcs and Kaiser
Fifth-I:gg, Root, Kaiser. Spears.
WalthOur and Hill.
Six,ll-Egg. spears. hin. Root, Kniscr,
Spears. Walthour, I'M.
Eighth 49, pupuy. Mcnamara, Root,
III, Kaiser. Walthour.
Nlnth-Egg, Spears. Kaiser. Madden,
Waithour, I'm.
Tenth - nupuy. Mcnamara. Root.
Kaiser. brobac1, he Baetcs.
Elcvcnth-Egg, Madden, spears, Wal
thour. Cameron. brohach.
Twelfth-nupuy, Kaiser, DE Baetcs,
Mcnamara. Root, Drohach,
Thirtceuth-Egc. Madden. Walthour.
Cameron. spears. Drohach.
Fourteenth - Dupuy, Kaiser, DE
Baetcs. Root, Mcnamara. probach.
Fiftcenth-pupuy. Madden. Drobach,
Walthour. spears, Cameron.
Sixteenth - Eeg. Mcnamara, Root,
Kaiser. he Bieies. Drohach.
SeVeutecuth-nupuy Madden. Cam
rron. Walthour. p%robaCh. Spears.
Eichtecnth-Eeg. Mcnamara, Root,
Drobach. Kaiser, Debaetes.
Nineteenth--EgG. Mcnamara. Madden.
kaiscv, Walthour. DrohaCh.
Twentieth-Egg. Kaiser, Root. Dro-
bach, Dcbaetes, Spears.
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MISS BROWN GOLF VICTOR.
M~sntclair Girl Wins Putting Con-
test At Pinehurst.

PrNEHURsr. n. G. Dec. 23.-Miss Dor
rothy Brown OF Montclair who lost 10
Miss Esther Tufts Of Boston In tho st.
Thomas tennis tournament At Pinehurst
to-day. cons,led herself by carrying on
hrst pits" In the clock putting golf con-
test with the remarkably good score
OF -.
Miss Rrown's card was composed OF
MINI Is M three In, Mrs. Il. A. Vos-
burGh Of Chicago was second. Tho
Misses Helen and Florence Rand Of
Orange tied fes thirl place.
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BANKS LEADER AT TRAPS.
New YORK Man Wins special
shoot at Lake wood.

LAKEWOOD. y, j., Dec. Warren s.
Banks Of New York won the special
handicap cup ut the regular weekly
meet of the Laurel House Gun Club
here this afternoon. His score was 81,
$50
50. 2-Si J. Goodrich Holman, rs. IL
80 Archibald J. Mcclure. 81. ll--95 4;
Frank T.. Nanderhoof. 80. l2--8i: II,
Newman. 81, 1914; Fred X. Kimball,
II. 23-si; DIR. e. O. Kaiser, 80, IL
~, and c, w, billings, ~, S-ss,
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TINKER PLANS TO PLAY.
VIII he %"CnptntM. Cook md BOs'un
Tight" at Columbus,

CHICAGO, Dec, 23-Joe Tinker to-day
completed the deal whereby he and
several associates purchased the Column
Jus club of the American Association.
Tinker plans to manage, captain and
olay third base on the team, lie said he
would start to get into condition immedi-
a,ely lie win move his family to Column
bus soon after the first OF the year.
Tinker will be given his unconditional
rclcasc from the Chicago club II he de-
sires II. Charles II, Weeghman, presl.
den OF the club. announced to-day.
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CITY COLLEGE FIVE
BEATS YALE TEAM
Strong OffcnSc Of Local Men
Causes Downfall Of Els.
% to 90.

City College Of New York defeated
Yale at basketball las, night by the score
Of % to 20. Playing in their home gym
nasium the local quintet exhibited
such a furious attack the Blue visitors
were swept aside and %dethroned.
There was no outstanding star NOM
the local players, all exhibiting sterl!pS
worth as basket shooters. Each Of the
Ave men scored two baskets from the
field and 1t was through their consistent
teamwork that Yale was suDdued.
Kinney was the leader OF the Yale at
tack. He scored three baskets from the
cid and made eight fouls. The others
were 80 well guarded ,they were unable
to develop any individual or team
strength.
In the first half C. c. y. Y. was lead
ing by ~ 10 I. brilliant passing PUSHES
which invariably ended with the ball
resting In the basket featuring the C. g..
". Y. game. The local forwards blocked
Yale's efforts TO catch w. Holman,
guard on G.. c. y. v. was particularly
active on defence.
Lefkoaitx brought cut the best offence
Of the team. He led in most Of the drib-
bling attack. scored two goals from the
field and Gagged seven fouls. The lineup {:
c C. N Y. az. Yale ,?ol,
JisthUsky ........,.R, F......-... Horton
projansky .........L. F..............- Kinney
Schmidt ........,. Centre ,...".,.,,. sirabella
L%<fkowitE .....,..,L, G..........., TAFT
Goals from neld-I@fko~itr 9, Proiansky ..
.. Rheii, s,rabella Olsen, Goals from foul
--L<fkowits :, kinney 5 Substituies-Lipt
for Projsnsky, schw artzman for Holman.
Olson for Horton. keferee-Thonias Thorp.
Columbia. Umpire dward Thorp. DE La
Sale Institute. Tim OF halves-N minutes.
The City College freshman team
scored n we'll earned victory over the
stevens freshmen in a preliminary game.
The score was 90 to 10. From the
manner In which the Stevens Ave started
out II appeared az n the Jersey team
would triumph. The score at the end
OF the first half was 10 TO 7 In favor Of
Stevens.
In the second period. however. the
City College team played a fine often
sive game. its team work being particu-
larly brilliant. SO closely were the
visitors guarded that Stevens scored only
three fouls In the concluding half. The
entire city College team played we'll,
the work OF Seinberg and Friedman
standing out prominently. For Stevens
Carlson at centre did the bes, work.
The Lineup:
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Another remark that aroused the ris-
Utilities 81 the spectators came from
George Kirkwood OF the Plulist 4. c.
AS he was nearing the tape after his
twenty-five mil" Jaunt he was asked
to sprint the last af,y yards, Instead %
doing so he stopped n said
"oh, no That would make me stifr.
and You know I'm going to run another
race Tomorrow
The race started n finished at the
Empire city race track. Before hitting
the roads and hills they ran nine miles
on the track, where they also ran the
last mile of the race.
Alfred Hoffman. Il sturdy younsster
who ran In an emblemless Jersey. pos-
sessed the best early speed n led tho
pack around the track with KIRK wood
NJ his heels and the remainder OF tho
TN.I ~. A---
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At $50 hin and Drobach, apparently
aided by some OF the Other riders vino
got Egg In a pocket. attempted 10 rc-
gain their lost lap. Drobach gained
half a mp on Dupuy. but Egg got back
the distance on Hill. shortly aficrward
I'M and Drobach again tried. hut once
more they were unsuccessful. Then Root
and Madden started IA speed solrcc. II
was apparent that IL was a case OF the
whole field against Egg and Dupuy.
The two Europeans. however. Were not
To be caught mapping and they were Ia
on every sprint.
Following the sprints Root and Mad
den both were warned for rough riding
ana told that a repetition would result,
IN u fine or a disqualification. At 9.35
Thomas and Ohrt. Smith and kopsky,
Lawson and M!tten, Eaton and Ryan
and ohrt and Bcllo left IN" track in
order 10 let the five teams tied for sec
ond place hav a free Held to fight il
out with Egg and Dupuy.
Just before the Berlin sprlnts opened
Fcter runty introduced Les Darcy. lie
responded by wishing every one a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The Berlin sprints opened at Ii T.. VI.
ON account ~ the lap gained the Egg
Dupuy team officially was credited with
finishing first AS far as points are con-
Ccrned.
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Lapping Cycle Field in a Sensational
Squirt, Egg and Dupuy Win Six Day Race
Foreigners Score in Nick Of
Time. as Spill Soon In
tervencS.
MCNAMARA AND SPEAR
FINISH IN THIRD PLACE

served with paper attaching his share
of the purse money. II was limited that
other riders were going to be served
with similar papers. but as far as is
known lone of the other cyclists was
irterfcred with.
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SIDNEY HATCH 0
NJ BROOKS THIRD
How Runners Finished
in Yonkers Marathon

With his legs and ankles gashcd by the
ice Villar kyronen. the little Finnish dis
lance runner of the Millrosc Athletic
Association. won the tenth annual Yon-
kers marathon race yesterday afternoon.
While racing over the frozen roads and
hills Of Westchester county the young
athlete was painfully bruised by Aging
Ice he kicked up as he strodc along over
the twenty-five mile course. .
Despite his pain kyroncn travelled at
. fast pace and Easily defeated thirty
two veteran distance runners. At the
end Of tho long journey he was exactly
one mile ahead OF Sidney Hatch of Chi
cago. the veteran who recently eetab-
ished a worlds record in a run from
Milwaukee TO Chicago, Hatch finished
second. n similar distance In front Of
lanes Brooks OF the Mohawk Athletic
Club. kyronen ran the distance In 2
hours 81 minutes ana SO % seconds.
The Finn was cold and fatigucd when
he staggered across the finish line. but q
drink Of hot coffee worked wonders with
him. and after declaring that the course
was the hardest he had ever covered he
ran to his dressing room half u mile
away.
Hatch says lie Frose.
Hatch. too. showed signs OF distress at
'the end Of his long journey. but like tina
. Finn was quickly revived by n swallow
of hot coffee. After his first gulp ~
the hot beverage he blurted out: I'm
33 years old and I'm not through with
the marathon game yet. ] fioze M to.
day. but I'll do better next time. I've
competed in more than a hundred long
distance races and ] intend to run as
many more. \ race like this tires a
fellow a little. but 1t does him a world
OF ood.'
Ihree score of runners representing
practically every club in the Metropolitan
district and several other cities en-
tered Tor the event. but because Of the
cold and bad condition Of the roads only
three more than half mis- number faced
the starter. Al were veterans of the
game. among them being several whu
nad passed the age At which Dr. Osler
declared man loses his usefulness.
There were Old Jim Hooking. who Nd
mits 10 81 years; DIN :. Weeks. m,
well known hewhiskered veteran. who IL
~ years old \. Monteverde Of Herki-
mer, y, Y. who Is ~ Phil C. Abbihl o,
the Pastime A. C., ~ years, and Gragg
Richards. a former Harvard runner. who
entered as being a. hu, at the end %
the race said he Was ten years younger.
There were many sturdy YOUNGSTERS
scarcelS out OF their teens who Dos
sessed greater speed than the 'old lei.
lows but there were few II any IN tho
race who displayed more stamina and
grit There was a special prize for the
nrst old man" to finish and this wen.
TO Weeks. who finished In tenth Mace
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Spin Terminates sprint.

Just after Egg n pupuy had gained
The lap the sprint was brought to an
end by u spill on the Twenty sixth
street and Fourth avenue embankment.
Madden and Cameron. circllnG the turn.
rubbed wheels with Mcnamara. Reggie
went down and took lie Baetes with him.
The Belgian was knocked unconscious
by his heavy fall. hut revived quickly.
The victorious sally Of the Egg-Du-
puy team was engineered very cleverly.
The prime which preceded the big speed
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tor Beer, Slayin for
Fleises Goals from field einberg 4 Fried.
man =, Sommers .. Besr. Sparks, Carlson 3.
son S. Reieree-Mr, Edward Thorpe Time OF
b alves-l5 minutes Score at the sbd of the
fret half-Stevens, ~; City College, I
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For the first time in the history a.,
marathon racing hereabout n runner
refused absolutely to beat home an on-
ponent. The fellow 10 do this was VIII.
lam Kennedy of Chicago. When about
IA mile from the finish kennedy learned
from one OF the officials that he was In
NTH position half a mile ahead OF Jo-
seph Carr OF the Mercury 4, &. Of Yon-
kers. Instead of continuing on his wa
Kennedy sank to the ground as though
exhausted. When asked II he needed
any aid he made the surprising remark
that he was waiting for Carr to pass
When pressed for further explain
alton for his strange remark he said
Fifth prize IL a camera and the sixth
IL a silver sct. ] don't want the camera.
but ! do want the silver. and I guess
I'll walt here until Carr gets that a
era out OF the way
This was passed along IN the crowd
and a hundred or more spectators ran
to his side in an effort to get him 10 go
on about his business. iut try az thcy
might they were unable to lead HIN
home In NTH place. They yelleds and
1eered at him. pleaded and urged him
to continue. threatened to dis1ualify hin,
and some even helped him along. but all
their efforts were futile.
lie waited for Carr to pass him, and
once behind the Yonkers lad he refused
to move ahead Of him. lie topped "A
dozen times and even ran backward Ia
order 10 make Carr finish fifth and win
the camera. While his tactics amused
the spectators they sngered some Of tn.
officials. who declared that they were
going TO bring him up ON charges be-
fore the local Registration Committee OF
the 4. A. L.
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;sTEAI3INGE THUNDER.

xv7H1LE friends OF the President making all man.
w ner Of excuses for him concerning his shifting:
ground policy on practically every public cues.
ton Of interest It might be well 70 remember that the
President Is neither too proud to hgh nor too proud
to play politics" in effort to get back the White
House. III
Talk OF tariff commissions and the patching up OF the
present miserable Underwood scale from Democratic
sources, is simply an effort to. steal the Republican
thunder an effort float through to another victory
Under President Tafts administration, a tariff COM
mission which was in spirit nonpartsan was appoint
ed to consider tariff problems purely business ba'
Considerable progress had been made by this COM
mission when the present administration killed IT.
The commission was purely an appointtve one and
was dependent Congress for its existence through
appropriations to carry on the work
About the first thing that the present administration
did, at the request of Mr. Underwood was to cut out
the appropriations the tariff investigators and thus a
tomatically kill the proposition.
Now the Democrats feeling that their tariff tactics
have been miserable failures and knowing that the peo-
pie hold them responsible start 10 talk tariff commits
sion and general tariff revision.
It is simply little politics on the part OF the party
in power They have changed attitude at heart on
the tariff but they simply playing for votes Don't
be fooled.
But in running the blur, they admit they are traers
and that the republican standards the best case
pure and simple of stealing Republican thunder in an
effort to cover up"
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though he belongs in the second dis
trict, which is part of Pennsylvania.

No. not event David Harum ever
manipulated "hoss'' sale or trade
or had an experience with an equine
like Charles Hite, Of Patterson, with
an animal he bought from the Ha-
genbeck.Wallace circus when that
troupe visited Wheeling two years ago,
in the opinion ofsthe Wheeling Tele-
me horse had been injured and
Hite, a good Judge OF horses, purchas-
ed 1t at bargain and nursed 1t back
to health.
Since that time Hite has had sew
eral close calls from death while dry
ing the pesky crltter. Only last FRI
day the circus horse thought to dis
pose OF Hite for all time by dumping
him over the Greenwood cemetery
fence, displaying rare equine sagacity
in the selection Of a cemetery as the
scene OF his crime.
"Ill sell the c-itter," said Hite, Just
like that, after that experience. It
seemed to him uncanny. that the horse
should select graveyard as a place
for deliberate attempt to commit
homicide. .
Last tuesday Hite made bargain
with Owen Palmer and the latter be.
came owner of horse. Then followed
a series Of lightning changes OF own
ership in which David Harum was out
Harumed. "A short time later Hite
bought the horse back. Yesterday he
sold the animal to q man in Bridge
port for SIT, and within few hours
b III x f|ta
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two coincide tho balance Of The way in Soon the troll
10y turns right for m easier and less scenic
INTO Eairmont. whie the highway makes some curves
ascending consideEnble grade which leads into ceve-
Iand venue
sThe yssws q this rcad. 90 it dessends one SIDE Of
vast irvine aud ascends the opposite side for III
entrance into Eairmcnt some q the most pietuE
sesque and must be observed
Sfromg as moving car to DO appreciateds
onlysby means improved highways
full West Virginia become accessible to the
tourists from other sates and within the bonndar
les Of our own commonwe a1th With the coming OF
good roads all over state. West Virginia be-
come mecca for summer tourists; who have up until
passed up this state account Of the miserable
conditions OF the highways.
Every expenditure made for better roads, Is money
well spent and which will back with interest in
q short time.
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sAFETY FIRST.

- UR1NG the year 1915 the total number of fatalities
on the railroads Of the country the smallest
in over a decade Not in 10 years have such a
small number passengers been killed. and not in II
years has the fatality list Of employees been as small
Yet last year tho railroads handled SO percent more
than in 1896 and employed los more
men than In 1888
This record is entirely due to the improved cond
tions in raroading and the extra precautions brought
about ~ the workmens compensation laws; but is due
in largo measure the Safety First slogan that has
Leen adopted all over the country.
The catchword Safety First" has been pounded home
with such consistency that results commencing to
show up in all lines. &
The logical result of the safety First" movement
should be persistent public demand for possible
protection against accident at all times and in all
places esas