Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06
FAMOUS ATHLETE
OF CALIFORNIA TO
QUIT THE GAME
Fred Kelly to Leave College
and Go Into Business
Great Basketball Tourna-
ment to Be Held.

San Francisco, Jan. 6.-Fred Kelly,
the famous Pacific coast track athlete,
Is done with the game. as far as in
tercollegiate competition is concerned,
according to all reports.
Kelly has left the University OF
Southern California for business. He
has accepted position with an auto
mobile concern in the capacity OF
book keeper. He will not return to the
Trojan school to finish his school ca
reer.
Kelly's career as Wesleyan athlete
ended in blaze of glory. He starred
during the last football season and
many are OF the opinion that II he
had another year to play intercolle-
Eiate football he would have been sone
OF the sensations OF the Pacific coast.
Kelly's best game of football was
played on Thanksgiving day, when his
work resulted in the touchdown scored
by the Wesleyans.
Kelly won more than 400 points for
the Trojans on the track. He was
one of the most consistent college ath-
letes in the country while attending
u. 8. c. He first gained fame in the
Olympic games OF 1912, when, I'M
known except to local fans, he won the
110-meter high hurdle race. Since
then he won international fame.
He will wear the colors of the Los
Angeles Athletic club in the various
meets this spring. He will participate
in the meets staged in the east during
the summer.
i 1t is possible that Kelly will play
football with the Los Angeles Athletic
club next fall.
Approximately eighty basketball
Teams will compete here in the p. A.
A. championship tournament, which
will open here about the middle of
next month. Large entries from the
San Joaquin valley, Tonopah, Reno. Los
Angeles and San Diego have been re-
lceived by the registration committee.
It has not yet been decided where
the games in San Francisco are to be
played. but an effort will be made
to obtain the Exposition auditorium.
The games In Oakland will be PLAYED
in the Oakland Municipal auditorium,
while places are still to be selected for
the tournaments to be played In Big
Pines, Tonopah and Los Angeles.
The teams will play in five weight
divisions. consisting of no. 100, 100 and
l145 pounds and unlimited weight.
Strict precautions will be taken by va
irious committees who have been ap-
pointed to see that the teams do not
train down out of their weight division,
which would necessitate at weighing In
time the serving of refreshments or
other methods to put the team back
irA t<~l.4 ,.l.I.
most cases, would make them unfit for
the rival players.
The army and navy teams have al
ready signed their entry blanks and
will be among the first teams to set
tie their differences The tournament
probably will come to close some
time in the middle of February, the
winners being presented with the
championship and gold medals. After
Jan. entry blanks will not be re-
ceived by the registration committee,
those failing to register in that time
being disqualified
An athlete who permits any one to
make arrangements for his appearance
ut any Of the games will be disquali-
fled from participation. This means
that members of all basketball teams
must register In order TO retain their
amateur standing. Members of teams
falling to do so or competing against
teams whose members arc not regis
tered are liable to be barred FROM
competition in the tournament or any
sport under the jurisdiction of the A
A. u, including track. swimming and
boxing.
Facilities for the Pacific coast golfer
grow apace. According to a Portland
newspaper when the improvements at
the Portland Golf club and the Taula
fin Country club are compiled Port
lind will be able TO boast of three, and
perhaps four, of the finest and most