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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
Schneider VS.. snyder.

Miller Higgins. the mite manager OF
the Yankees, tells n fine story on Clark
Griffith, pilot OF the Senators, and sup
posedly one OF the best informed men
in baseball. But Clark evidently Is not
keeping very we'll posted on National
League players
During the American League meeting
in Chicago, Grifith asked Col. Rupert OF
the Yankees. "How did you ever get
this fellow Schneider out of the National
League? That fellow, Higgins must be
wonder"
"Griff'' then wanted to know whether
the Yanks took advantage OF that uncon-
ditonal release handed to all players
last fall 10 sign Schneider. "Of course
not" replied Rupert ut was a legiti-
mate deal; Cincinnati asked for waivers
on him, and as no National League club
wanted him. we simply refused to waive"
well. that fellow Higgins is won
der; l don't know how he did it," said
Griffith.
Huggins then met Grifith down stairs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22

RED BANK, Dec. 21.--At the
annual meeting " tho Long Branch
Ice Boat and Yacht Club William
A. Wagner was elected commodore ;
DR.. Robert b. Brockway. vice-commo-
dore; Capt. Elisha w. Price, rear COM
modore T. Frazer Price. financial sec
rotary; Jesse w Potter. recording sec
rotary John j. Price, treasurer; Frank
NJ johnson, fleet captain; DIR, Brock
way, fleet surgeon William Buxton and
Albert Il. Patterson, measurers. Capt
William r. Price was chosen a member
Of the board OF governors for FIVE years ;
John l.. Price. A. L. Patterson. Nathan
Dyer, William A. Stevens and ]. W.
Emmons, regatta committee; T.. w.
Price and A. j.. Patterson, stewards,
and Charles NJ. Reed. assistant steward
All the ice yachts Of tLis club are be-
'ng put in racing TRIM
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
California Legislature to He Asked
to Let People Vote on 1t.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 21.-An effort
will be made at the coming session of
the California Legislature TO pass a
measure that will permit the people to
vote on the question Of the boxing game.
This year there is a favorable senu-
ment, thanks largely to the taking up
Of boxing by the soldiers In their camps
here and abroad. Boys who never be-
fore had seen boxing glove have come
to realize there is something in this
game of give and take--that it's not a
black art and ought to be perpetuated.
Back in Omaha, Neb.. Gene Mellady
has prepared a boxing measure that calls
for six rounds OF boxing. with percent
age OF the receipts for the benefit OF
crippled American soldiers and sailors
Assemblyman Halves has sent for a copy
Of the bill to study the various clauses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
Big Boston Stadium May
Be Renamed Grant Field
1t Would Perpetuate Memory Of Major Lacquer Who
Gave UP Life for His Country Higgins Tells One
on Griffith-Dahlen's Long Walk
by sHORTsTOP.

suggestion has been made in Boston
that Braves Field, the massive stadium
OF the Boston Nationals. be renamed
Grant Field. In honor of Capt Edward
Grant. the former Philadelphia, Cincin-
natl and Giant third baseman. who died
a glorious death In the Argonne Forest
while going to the rescue of Lieut. Col
Whlttlesey's famous Lost Battalion
No finer tribute could be offered to
this popular player, and It Is hoped that
the suggestion will speedily be adopted.
Az far as Is known at this time Grant
Is the only one of the big league players
who made the big sacrifice. A youngster,
Milligan. on the reserve list of the Pitts
burg club. also was killed, but he never
played in the National League.
Grant unquestionably would have re-
turned n Major had he lived through the
Argonne carnage. He was acting Major
OF his battalion when he met his end.
short while before Grants death the
Major in command OF the battalion was
wounded, and he turned his command
over to Grant who was ranking Cap
tain. Eddie was at the head of his
troops when two big shells came hurt
ling in their direction. Everybody
flop !" he ordered.
He alone remained on his feet, as he
started to give an order to take care of
some wounded, when a fragment of the
shell struck him. Death was instanta-
neous.
Grant a Bay State Roy.
Despite the fact that Grant never
played with either Boston club. the Bos-
ton ball field would be the most fitting
TO be named in his honor, Grant was
u Massachusetts, lad. He was born In
Franklin, Mass. He graduated from
| Harvard University, where his ball play
ing first attracted attention. He had his
first captaincy conferred on him at Har-
ward. as he captained the Harvard nine
| in his senior year.
The former president of the Braves.
Percy Haughton, himself a Harvard
baseball and football star. pnquestion-
ably would be a strong booster for the
Grant Field idea, were he now In this
country. Haughton, too, served his
country In France as Major in the Chem
ical Warfare section
1t only is a question OF time before
both Boston clubs use Braves Field, and
to have 1t named Grant Field undoubt-
eddy would be more satisfactory to the
Red Sox should they take over the park.
Eddie always was a droll chap. He
frequently would pretend he was a rela-
tive OF the great civil war General. whose
name he bore. One time a Texas League
third base bleacher crowd got after him,
and after taking II for several innings
Eddie turned smilingly to the stands
and yelled. You Dixie chaps better lay
off me. You know my grandfather,
Gen. Grant, was a little rough on you
down here. when they got him riled."
Perhaps the last thing that Grant
dreamed of that afternoon was that
Eddie Grant would become as famous in
the profession of Gen. Grant as he was
as ball player.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
Seymour Gave 3 Hits,
and All We're Long Ones

One Of the freak three hit games
pitched in the major leagues was that
exuded by ]. Bentley Seymour OF the
Giants against ST. Louis on May 21.
1899. The Mssourians' collection OF
raps consisted of one double. one triple
and one home run. Every blow struck
was long one.
Since then there have been a couple
of contests reeled or on the big circuits
both on the Junior wheel--in which
teams obtaining four hits refused TO in
ject any singles into the proceedings,
DIR, Yancey Ayers OF the Senators,
who wears glasses off the field. but not
on them hurled the first OF these curl
Gus combats with the assistance OF Joe
Boehling. who when last heard OF was
in the army. The Tigers faced the
northpaw for and Ia innings, and the
southpaw for and 2-3 rounds. They
collected two doubles and two triples, be-
ing beaten on the basis OF 4 to 3. The
hits FOR half the route were made by
Oscar Stanage and George Burns. those
for three-quarters OF the distance by
George Morlarty and Robert Veach. This
games was played on June %, 1914.
Two years later, on September "a, HUI
bert Leonard OF the Red SoN let the
Indians down with four hits, each one
for extra distance. and took n s to 3
beating from them. BIZ WalnbGanss.
Iris Speaker and Chic Gandil tore off
two baggers. and Marty Kavanagh,
pinching for Boehling in the NTH stanza,
kicked IN with n hit good for the grand
tour, said hit coming at the psychological
moment, since three men then were on
the bases.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
Cubans Like sasin.

1t is worth while noting that Sasin,
one of the eligibles for hoth races, won
the most valuable race OF the New Or
leans season last winter, and the winter
before swept everything before him at
the Tia Juana track in Lower California,
Sasin is owned by Clarence Buxton. a
capable trainer who has a string OF n
dozen horses in training here for Joseph
Marrone of New York in addition to
five that he is racing for his own ac-
count.
Buxton headed the list of money
winning owners at New Orleans last
winter and at Tia Juana tho winter
before. II Is his first visit to Cuba.
The horses he Is training for Joseph
Marrone include Philippe. HARDWOOD H..
kngisher. Appleton WislIe, Riverside,
Santra, Dandy Dude, Fustian, Point to
Point. Venetian Boy, Eddie Mcbride and
Daddy's Choice. His own horses en-
brace Sasin, Ambrose. Manganese. Mac
Murray and Kimplong
Eighteen books are being operated mt
Oriental Park this season in competition
with the mutuels. w. Kerryhart is in
charge OF the ring in succession 10 the
late lamented ]. oscar Holder. who had
filled that position 80 satisfactorily
since the opening OF the track.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
DIBBLE AND BRIDE HERE.
Famous Oarsman and War Hero Is
on Honeymoon.

Robert ]. Dibble, for four years Amer
lean single SOULS champion, and his
bride of two days arrived here from their
home in Toronto yesterday and are
spending their honeymoon at the Nc
Alpin. Dibble served for two years with
the Canadian EXpeditionary forces in
France and went through some OF the
bloodiest battles. He several times was
wounded and finally invaded home.
In conversation with Jim Rice, the
veteran rowing coach. Dibble yesterday
said that he had regained his former
vigor and that If there was any rowing
regattas staged next summer he would
be a participant in them He will try to
regain the national title which Tom Roo
ney of this city won in Dibble's absence
in 1916.
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Smith and Dixon regained the honors by
stopping Sullivan.
In discussing the question of the re-
construction OF boxing. an earnest
student of the sport says:
SHOULD 1t be impossible, as seems
likely, for Leoard to make the recog-
nized lightweight limit OF 1913 pounds
there should be national body with
authority TO declare the title vacant"
Why penalize Leonard or any other
American champion because he does
not conform to weight limit that Is
not official and has been honored
chiefly in the breach?
There should be a national body to
govern boxing, but that organization
should not declare vacant titles that
have been won by hard battles in the
ring
Rather let the new body decide on a
scale OF weights TO be enforced from
the time Of their adoption. and II prec-
edent is to govern. 1873 pounds will not
be the limit OF the lightweight class.
Precedent shows that the lightweight
title has changed hands in a majority
Of cases at 1875 pounds or more, and II
is the weight at which Leonard won his
title from Welsh. 1t also is the official
lightweight limit in France, England
in which boxing Is an established in
stitution
Therefore the rational course for a
national boxing organization in Amer
lea to follow would be the adoption OF
the scale Of weights that Is IN force In
a majority OF boxing countries and thus
make the poundage uniform. Insist
ence on a scale OF weights that always
has been ignored by American title
holders would DO a serious blunder on
the part OF any organization placed In
charge OF boxing in this country.
Jersey Justice.
It seems that the Boxing Commits
sion Of New Jersey is not immune from
the peculiarities that marked the COM
missions under the Frawley law.
The Jersey commissioners are ap-
parently trying to create the impress
sion that they are determined TO keep
clean the sport Of boxing IN their terri
tory, and they have penaliZed several
boxers severely.
Sam Langford, who was unable 10
produce a photograph OF a railroad
wreck that delayed him. was harshly
dealt with. BARLEY Madden. who
failed TO appear before the commission
to explain bout with Clay Turner that
1.-THE chairman Of the commission de-
nounced as fake was suspended for
six months, while Turner, by means OF
an X-ray picture Of an injured hand,
went scot free and was paid for his
performance
These bizarre decisions were quite
sufficient TO draw attention sharply to
the commission. but they were trivial
compared with the inaction OF the COM
mission in the case Of a fragrant offence
by Jersey boxer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
MISS METCALF VICTOR.
Takes WOmen's Handicap Tour
ney on PInehurst Links.
Special Despatch TO The So

PINEHuRsT, N. c.. Dec. Ala large
field took part In the women's handicap
tourney against DOGGY at Pinehurst to-
day the first prize going to Miss
Clarissa Metcalf of Providence, r. l..
who won by 6 up with the aid of IA
handicap. Second prize went to Mrs.
]. ID. Hathaway OF Montreal, who
finished 8 UP with a II handicap.
Mrs Guy Metcalf OF Providence fol-
lowed her daushters excellent example
later in the afternoon by winning the
FIRST prize in the women's putting con-
test on the play Off Of tie at 20 with
Mrs. ]. d. Armstrong of Buffalo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
ERASMUS SECOND
IN CHESS TOURNEY
Boys High Held Rice Trophy
Safe Throughout.

Richmond Hill was beaten to o In
the seventh and final round of the an
nual championship series of the Inter-
borough High School Chess League at
the Central Y. NJ. c. A.. in Brooklyn
yesterday by the Erasmus Hall quartet,
which finished second 10 the champion
team of Boys High School Boys High
yesterday won from Stuyvesant by 31s
TO ~, and wound up with a record OF
"A wins and losses.
Erasmus Hall had 10 wins anG 9
losses The I. l. Rice championship
trophy remains at Boys High. In the
other two matches contested yesterday
Curtis defeated Manual by 3 TO and
Townsend Harris Hall wor5ted Evande-
Childs by the same score. The sum-
maries:
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C0WLER WINS QUICKLY.
Knocks out Bill Daley OF Canada
in Less Than Minute,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 21.-Tom
Cowler scored a knockout here tonight
when he lulled Bill Daley OF Canada to
sleep in less than one minute at the
National Athletic Club. Daley stepped
into the ring to take the place OF Jack
Espin OF st. Paul Right after the hand
shake Cowler rushed at Daley and
tabbed long left which fell short as
Daley backed away Cowler then put a
hard right to the head which caused
Daley to gasp. Tom rushed In and
swinging a terrific right to the ear scored
a clean knockout
In the semi-windup Eddie Morgan, the
English featherweight, was defeated by
Johnny Lessee in a furious six round
bout
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
RUTHERFORD GIRLS WIN.
Score 30 Points to HasbrouclS
Heights FIve's Lone (

RUTHERFORD. N j.. Dec. 21.-Playing
in sensational form. the Rutherford
High School girls basketball team.
which is after the New Jersey cham
pionship honors held 80 long by Hacken-
sack High. scored its second consecu-
tive win of the season. this time from
Hasbrouck Heights High School. The
score was so points TO 4. Miss Smith
starred for Rutherford. scoring twenty
points. The lineup:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
o'LOUGHLIN FUNERAL To-MOR-
ROW.

ROCHESTER,. Dec. 21.-The body OF
Francis sir" O'Loughlln, the Ameri-
can League umpire, who died In Boston
yesterday from pneumonia. arrived here
at IL 20 o'clock this afternoon. 1t was
taken TO n mortuary chapel, where II will
rest until Monday morning, when It will
be taken TO the Catholic Church of the
Blessed Sacrament Tor funeral services.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
WINS BY SCORE OF SO TO 6.
spccial pespatch 70 Tnr Sun.

RUTHERFORD. n. j., Dec, 21.--Ruther-
ford High School basketball tossers
opened their season in the Northern
New Jersey Interscholastic League with
a victory over the Hasbrouck Heights
quintet by a score OF SO to points.
Capt. Black carried Off the honors with
% points, Whitehill made 20 and Wood
20. The lineup:
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BRITToN TO BOx MARTIN.

Though Jack Brltton will be handl-
capped by weight concession TO Silent
Martin at the Armory A. A. in Jersey
City. tomorrow night. he will depend
upon his agility and science to offset the
heavy hitting OF his opponent Britton
Is confident his fstlc reputation win be
untarnlshed at tho conclusion Of eight
roundn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
KavanaRh Unlucky.

Kavanagh is the one player OF the
present time with a record of having
made cleanup homers in both big
leagues. Last season. on June 4. Marty.
wearing n 81. Louis Cardinal uniform,
duplicated his 1916 drive off Leonard In
the thirteenth inning Of = game with
Brooklyn. Jack Coombs was the Brook
lyn pitcher at the time.
Kavanagh was with three clubs in
1918, Indians. Cardinals and Tigers, but
II is doubtful II he will connect with any
major league team this coming season.
Marty never seeming TO be able TO play
the game scouts and managers think him
capable OF. lie is put down IN the class
of unlucky athletes by players and
leaders,
As for Leonard, OF whom Kavanagh
made his first house cleaning four bag
in the majors. Fate treated him kindly
in 1918. He pitched an almost perfect
no hit game against the Tigers on June
g. A base on balls TO Veach alone kept
him out Of tho John NJ. Ward-J Lee
Richmond Denton Il Y0ung-AdriGa c.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
oTTAwAs ARE vICToRs.

MONTREAL, Dec. Elm the opening
game of the National Hockey League
championship series here Tonight the
Ottawas defeated Les Canadiens by a
score OF 5 b 4
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
Four Doubles I'm Row,

Something that startles q manager is
TO see an opposing team rip Off four
doubles in a row. Miller James Higgins.
leader of the Yankees, viewed this har-
rowing sight I'm Chicago on August 7
in the fourth frame, Young Sanders
was pitching for New York when this
session started and was relieved bv Raw
Heating after Leibold. Eddie Collins and
Gandil had. one after the other. manu-
featured doubles. The first man TO face
tho well known sp!tballer was Shane
Collins, and like his three predecessors,
he came through with a hit good for
two bases
The one major Lacquer so far as known
who ever lost no hit game because one
man made four hits on him was Rube
Waddell. Back IN 1908 or 1904 George
Edward puzzled every Yankee except
Norman Elberfeld. Tho Tabasco Kid
batted four times against the greatest
southpaw OF modern times. hit safely ON
each occasion and drove in enough runs
to assure a New York victory by a tight
score.
Larry Cheney. when he was a Cub.
limited tho Superbas TO three safetles,
all OF them acquired by Zach Wheat
This game was played on August ~.
1914.
on May II. 1916, Elmer Myers Of the
Athletics had the same experience az
Cheney, though he didn't win his game
He pitched hitless ball against everybody
but one man IN the Detroit club that
man. George Burns. making two singles
and double. Cheney won his game, 4
to Myers lost. 3 to Q
Stanley CoveleskIe of the Indians also
IL the owner OF an odd three swat
tussle. The Peerless Pole faced the
Tigers on September II, 1914, and the
first three men up. Bush, Witt and Cobb
singled. Therea ftcr not 2 Jungleite was
able to place the bail out NJ the reach
OF fielder and Covelcskle won his
game, ! to O.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
When Cap Anson Was Sore.

Yarns about Cap Arson, former man.
ager of the Chicago Colts. never grow
old. In telling of one of the best 1t al
ways is wisdom to make certain that
Bad Bill Dahlen. former manager of the
Dodgers. IL some distance away. II
Clark Griffith. Bill Lange. Malachi Kit
tredge or any of those old Colts wanted
to get rise out of Bill all that was nee
essary was TO ask. Been out for a walk
this morning, Bill? You look little
tired"
Dahlen really was n Bad Biz while
he was in Chicago, and one day after
William had had a royal evening Arson
informed him that he had been indef-
nitely suspended. 1t was on the eve of
a trip the Colts were making to St
Louis. and Bill made the unfortunate
mistake of thinking Cap didn't mean it
when ne suspended him.
All of the Chicago players. including
Dahlen. piled into the train, and after
the train had proceeded about fifteen
miles out of Chicago the conductor
looked UP Arson and said, I'm sorry,
Mr., Arson. but you're n ticket shy.
There are sixteen members of your party
and you have given me only fifteen
tickets"
I'm sorry. sir" returned the Cap,
but 1t must be your mistake. There
only are fifteen in my party"
The conductor went back 20 the
smoker, counted heads again and re-
turned saying, I'm afraid It is you that
Is wrong. I've counted them over again
and there are sixteen"
But l must insist there are only ff-
teen on the trip" snapped back Arson.
Then / must ask you to come back
with me and point out your players" re-
quested the conductor
"Well, If l must must" grunted Cap.
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SON O spencer Fisld goais%BlSok, IL;
ing, .; schweids-ky, !, Foul goais-Fer-
rara, 4; Black. 4. Score, nrst half-Ruth-
erford. At: Hssbrouck Heights. o. Final
Rutherford, SO: Hasbrouck Heights, 6.
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CouIdn,t See Bill.

The pair walked through the car and
Cap singled out the old familiar Chicago
faces Finally they came to Dahlen and
Cap walked right past him as though he
didn't sec him.
You skipped this fellow. didn't you,
Mr.. Anson?" asked the conductor.
Him! l don't know him :" snapped
back Cap.
But he said he was with the team"
continued the conductor.
Not with my team don't know him %
again grunted Cap.
"I'll have to have your ticket. young
man" said the conductor sternly, cor
you'll have TO get of"
Have a heart, cap; I'm absolutely
broke pleaded Bill. Il don't own a
SOU"
Cap walked away without further
comment The conductor pulled a rope
which induced the engineer to stop his
train. Bill was kindly requested TO de-
Scend on an unnhabited stretch of
prairie land some eighteen miles out OF
Chicago. II was long walk back.
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Joss class. Dutch went to work in a
ehipyard before baseball was officially
declared non-essential and from the
shipyard TO an army cantonment.
Sir Hubert was declared In for a full
share OF the worlds series prize money
by his mates. The Yankees who beat Il
to useful occupations before Labor Day
according to excellent authority, did not
get a nickel OF the coin that came their
teams way for finishing in the first
division.
Washington on June at Cleveland
made four long and two short hits of
Guy Morton and won, to !, all
three TALES being driven In by triple
exploded by James Aloysius Shaw.
Foster and Ausmlth singled in
this game, Milan. Schultz and Judge
doubled, and Shaw, as related, tripled,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
RAGING ATTRACTS
IN CUBAN CAPITAL
Nominations for Ymas Handi-
cap Include Al High Glass
Horses.

HAVANA, Cuba. Dec. 2l.--The Cuban
American Jockey Clubs fifth season of
winter racing at beautiful Oriental Park
has started or in a manner exceeding
the fondest hopes OF the management
and fully justifying the roseate predlc-
lions that this would be by far the most
successful season since racing was estab-
lished here on Its present basis in 1918.
The most notable OF the opening day
visitors on December was President
Menocal OF the Cuban Republic. With
Mrs. Menocal and half a dozen members
of his Cabinet the President occupied
the presidential box in the grand stand
and evinced the keenest interest in the
racing. He witnessed the running of the
races from the stewards stand as the
special guest OF General Manager II. d.
Brown. 1t was the first time in the
history Of Cuban racing that the Presi
dent had visited with the stewards.
The same general conditions governing
tho sport are In vogue as in previous sea-
sons. With the exception OF the position
OF presiding Judge the officials are !den-
ing Steward c. ]. Fitzgerald announced
at the beginning OF the meeting that
particular pains would be taken to elimi-
nate rough riding on the part OF the
Jockeys. even should II become necessary
to take the most drastic action against
offenders.