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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
SOCCER CANES TODAY.
National League Contests Feature
Afternoons Schedule.

National League fixtures constitute
the most important part of the soccer
schedule for this afternoon. The New
York Football Cubs team will travel
TO Hartman. Pa. 10 meet the Mer-
chant Shipbui'd'ug +. &.
Another game well worth seeing will
he that between the LonGfcllows and
Vikings, rivals for the lead in the
New York Combination League. at Ma
combs Dam Park. The schedule fol-
lows:
National League.
Merchant Ship f e. VS.. New York +. C
at Hartman. Pa.
Paterson +, . vs. BabcoCk & Wilcox.
al Olympic Field, Paterson.
Combination League.
Iongfellows vs.. Viking +. c. at Mo
combs Dam Park
New Jersey League.
American A, A. vs. Trangles, at Har.
rison.
Crescent F. C. VS.. Eagle S. o., at Eliza
beth,
STANDARD a. A. VS.. Speedway +. C., at
BaH0nne
Bayway s. o. Vs. Kinley f. c.. al
Bayway,
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Now that KID Gleason has been en-
cage! TO manage the Chicago White
SoX stories about the Kid viii go be-
ter th'n eyer Even old timers admit
that Gleason WAS the best man with
ms hsts OF any player that ever APP
pcared IN baseball. but Gleason never
looked for trouble. However, IL anybody
Was searching for trouble and Kid
Gleason was IN the neighhorhoud they
quickly wore accommodated
During the recent annual meetings
IL New York, lied Doom, the former
Ih.ly manager, told story OF how
the Kid crowned" a citizen of 81
Louis who had selected Gleason's bald
pate a. target 10 hre crackers at
Gleason, sherry Magee one of Macs
friends and myself" says Charley
were in st. Louis cafe. while | was
managing the phillies. when a rather
noisy party sat down ut the table mex.
to Us. The Kid rad his back to the new
arrivals, ard h's bald head was directly
H. line with them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
Hear the Critics How'll

If Jack Dempsey continues to topple
over each man he meets In the ring in
Jig time those who express sceptical
views as to the merits Of his perform
ances soon will be in a quandary. There
only are few more heavyweights who
have sufficient ability to warrant match
ing them with Dempsey, and after they
are disposed of Willard will be all that
stands between the Utah thumper and
the title
Dempsey's speedy knockouts of men
like Jim Flynn, Perky Flynn and others
were dismissed by his critics by the
the assertion that they were easy marks
When he felled Bill Brennan for the
count Of ten 1t was explained that the
loser hurt his ankle" the injury to
his Jaw being ignored
The one round knockout of Fred Full
ton was denounced as a deliberate sell
out by the plasterer, who II Is charged
was well paid for taking the "knockout"
punch. 1t also is charged that Fulton
will soon demand another match, and
thea will demonstrate that he is the
master of Dempsey. Levinsky was too
small, according to his critics
When Dempsey put the burly Carl
Morris to sleep In the first round at
New Orleans the charge was made tina,
Morris did not try to fight and feigned
TO be knocked out the first punch he re-
ceived. Gunboat Smith, OF course, is
pesee.'
TO summarize the insinuations OF
Dempseys detractors, he Is not of cham
pionohip cal!bre. has not beaten any
good men. and is not entitled to a fight
with Willard.
Notwithstanding all these objections
Dempsey continues to clear the road
leading TO Willard. and by beating
Smith. the man who defeated Willard.
makes strong bid for bout with the
champion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05

Pretty soon a cracker flew our wav
and landed on our taole. Then another
one came, and third bounced off the
k,d'S bald head We were surprised
the Kid was taking it 81 tamely. and
MHEee and ] st'rteG to get up and ash
II they were trying to start eomcthing.
sit down" said the Kid. IN tenI
10 the bird that Is doing that shooting,
Well, Gleason was patient: he
waited until the fellow at the other
table ma Let fly all the crackers that
were IN the bowl Then Gleason got
up, strobe over to the table. ana hefnra
tn" fellow could put up his hands tho
kid took up the bowl and pulled IL
down over the cracker Shooters ears
I stuck tight, and when we left A
quarter Of an hour later his friend /,
and two walters sim were trying 20
pull off his crown"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
YACHTING REVIVAL
EXPECTED BY N.Y.Y.C.
Club Faces Renewed Activity
With a Fine Corps of
Officers.
CRUISE rs LOOKED FOR

With ], Pierpont Morgan. Lieut.. Har-
old s. Vanderbilt and George Nichols at
the helm. members of the New York
Yacht Club face the big revival that Is
bound to come in yachting this year with
great confidence
The recent election OF Mr.. Morgan as
commodore. Lieut.. Vanderbilt as vice.
commodore and Mr. Nichols as rear
commodore gives the club a leading trio
which the members regard as without an
equal in the history of the club In recent
years. They look for greater and better
administered activity than in any ad-
mtnistration since that Of Arthur Cur
tiss James.
The club is fortunate not only in its
top three, but in its choice of a race
committee. II. de b. Parsons. j. NJ
Macdonough and Frederick O. Spedden
have charge OF that end of the clubs
activities. and no better three could
have been selected. II will rest largely
with them to arrange the details of the
annual cruise. which undoubtedly will
be revived next August, and the annual
races Tor the Kings cups and the Astor
cups which also are exported to prove
big features of the 1919 season.
II practically has been settled that all
activities will be resumed. though there
Is no disposition on the part OF the club
to rush into any premature excess OF
racing energy. Most OF the big yacht
owners are much en.rossed In the after
war financial and Industrial adjustment
of the nation. They will find the cruise
a welcome relaxation when next summer
rolls around.
The activity OF the club next summer
will lead up to the International compe-
tition for Americas cup. which Is eS
pected TO come with the seaspn of 1920.
1t Is quite certain that Sir Thomas
Upton will challenge once more and
that his Shamrock ". will get into
action against our defender off Sandy
Hook in September 1890
Those who have the destinies of the
New York Yacht Club in their hands
for the year 1919 are as follows:
Commodore. ]. Pierpont Morgan
vice commodore. Harold s Vanderbilt
rear commodore, George Nichols score
tary, George A. Cormack; treasurer.
Tarrant Putnam; measurer, Harold
W. Webb.
Membership Committee-Wiliam But
Ter Duncan. Henry A. Bishop. Charles
Lane Poor. Commodore F. l., Sawyer.
L. $ n Leonard Richards and Robert
W. Gambler.
Race Committee-H. de b. Parsons.
J. N. Marlborough and Frederick o.
Spedden.
Hous" Committee-Samuel A Brown,
Charles VI. Billings and Henry T. Maury
Library omm!ttee--James n. Cla X
man, Charles w. Lee and Henry II,
Kane
Model Committee-Frederick VI. Hoyt.
Henry y. Fletcher and c. Sherman Hoyt.
Committee on Club Stations and An
chorages-No. 2. Henry l.. Dawson No
3, Walther LuttGen: No. Arthur Cur
tiss James; No. 10. ]. Harvey Ladew.
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BOWLERS IN MERRY RACE.
MA nhattan Lead In Intrrcity
TOurnam ent.

There is merry race on for first
honors in the American National tourna-
ment at the White Elephant Bowling AL
leys, broadway and Thirty-first street
The Manhattan, Inter-City, Rosedale.
Bergen and Harlem Palace fves are in
the chase, with the Manhattans having
a little the best of it, The Maintains
have won all eight games
Wittrock Of the Rosedale team is the
leading average man in the tournament
with POS. The Cortelyou Club team has
high individual score with 1,Ol2. Gus
Vix Is the high individual score man
with 254. How the teams stand in the
won and lost column:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
Forget Pnpke aud Klaus.

'Jen Smith. the man who carried Car
pentier over the fastest twenty rounds
he ever travelled" says an admiring
t0wiisnan Of the Bayonne scrapper. II
would seem that Billy Papke and Frank
Klaus were overlooked.
Both OF these boxers, who at one time
held-the middleveight title, stopped Car
pentier inside the 20 round limit. In
the ease of Smith, the Frcnchman won
the verdict at the end of twenty rounds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
ORTEGt HEADS EAST,

SAN FRANCISCO J"n. 4--Battling Or
tegH, leading coast middleweight. is
heading east and shortly will display
MS hsIic wares on the Atlantic sea-
board. The cross-contnent trip will he
broken by bouts In Kansas city. Chi
cago and other middle Western cities
Then Ortega will tackle New York. Bos-
ton and Philadelphia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
KILBANE TOO Big
TO FIGHT FEATHERS
Champion Has Grown Too
Heavy to Stay in His
Old Class.
COULD NOT MAKE 1872
Herman No Longer Is a Ban
tam-Other Boxing
News.
COULD NOT MAKE 1922
~ cross COUNTER.

Indications are that when boxing in
this country comes back to normal and
and the stage is all set for real titular
battles. some of our champions will be
found to have outgrown their classes.
Johnny Kilbane, featherweight cham
pioa of America, is one of the title hold
ers who shows disposition to utilize his
championship as a purely business asset.
The Clevelander recently made formal
denial of n report he had retired and
announced he would defend his title as
soon as he had conditioned himself.
Kilbane won the featherweight cham
pionship of America from Abe Attell at
1872 pounds ringside. but 1t Is nearly
three years since he made the weight
for title contest. As a matter OF fact
Kilhane has in most Of his bouts in
sisted on his opponents making 1872
ringside. while he entered the ring at
oetchweights.
Herman Also Poses.
Kilbane at the present time Is a 1870
pound man. and it would be impossible
for him to reduce to 1872 pounds. Yet
there is every reason to believe that he
intends to pose as the featherweight
champion and box with inferior light
weights for the sake Of the gate re-
ceipts.
Pete Herman. worlds bantam chany-
pion, is another Of the offenders In the
matter. of weight. Herman won the title
from Kid Williams at 11S pounds ring
side, but for the past two years has
fought at 40 to 122 pounds. He could
not make 11S pounds, no matter how
hard he trained. and his failure to go
across the water and meet Wilde was
not to his credit Pal Moore gained all
the honors Herman will be compelled
10 meet some good man at lis or con-
fess he cannot do 60
1t, is high time these masqueraders
were smoked out and the men who can
make the weights at which the titles
were won should start a campaign cal
euiat.d, TO bring the oyerwe!gh.ed
champions to terms.
Pal Moore told the truth about Jimmy
Wilde's weight when he said the Briton
scaled ia pounds in robe, trunks and
shoes, AS these weighed probably seven
pounds the youngster in fighting trim
weighed 107 pounds. The official figures
of 5 stone pounds have Just come from
England.
Therefore, It viii be unnecessary in
future for any one to insist that Wilde
never weighs more than 1913 in fighting
condition. The fiyweight champion Is
light enough as 1t is, and the fact of
him conceding much weight to bantams
and feathers still Is remarkable
feature of pugilism.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
FLYWEIGHTs TO CLASH

New Jerseys top notch nyweights
Johnny Buff and Mickey Russell. will
meet In their fourth contest AT the
Arm9ry \. a" Jersey city, Tomorrow
hight Bun who won the 1917 bantam
weight championship OF the Atlantic
fleet, will concrde his opponent ten
pounds. Knockout Bill THOMPSON and
Harlem Eddie Kelly will meet in the
second eight round bout. Two Skies"
complete the card.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
ENGLISH RACE MEETS.
sport OF Kings VIII Continue
From March to S.ptemhr-.

LoHDoN. Tee. - Thy waiD --Tr u
mg Cd'cHldr publishes list o' r..
i1gs which VII b" r,"Iuod u,N'
Lincoln is fixed fer March - an0 '"
following daNy. and l.lVc~' DOL tor Nt
q. Is and 90 There VIII be "a, .-
kcnpton rark, Birmingham AMI Sew
castle on Easter MoudaN Fps "a .j
meeting Is hNcd for Apr'i - .ui
kem1ton Jubilee for Mpy ID and (, %
ENs"m SUMMER Cor june and
on Whit Monday there viii he. re
Ing At Hurst Park. RodCar and " 70
hampton Ascot takes place on june .
and threo following days and ',"-.'-
wood Or July 80 and three ful,.N
daNs. Srnlown, birmingham aud lt'
have meetings on August Bank il,...'
Races viii take place at ponc1s'e.
September and :hrce followirg 'aHs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
Sport Mems From London
Shops American Influence
Baseball Has Made Britons Think of Making Their
Cricket Faster and More Observation-Disclosures
Given Royal Entertainment
Special Correspondence to The suS.

Special Correspondence to THE SuS.
LONDON. Dec. 20. (by maiD The
National Sporting Club was crowded
last night for the final boxing enter
tainment of the series organized for
American soldiers and sailors under the
auspices Of the Ministry of lnforma-
ton with the harty cooperation OF
James White and an Influential com
mittee. Mr. White during the evening
entertained those who had assisted him
in making such great success Of the
scheme. and in giving so much pleasure
to the men of Americas fighting forces
while staying in London
Among the American guests present
were Admiral Sims and Gen. Biddle,
and the opportunity was taken by their
host of reviewing the results that had
been achieved.
First prizes he said, had been Won
by twenty-five officers. cadets. or men
OF the British army. navy or air
forces, four by Americans. three by
Australians and two by Canadians.
Notable Guests.
Among their visitors had been Prince
Albert, Admiral Sims Gen. Riddle.
Franklin ID. Roosevelt, Lord Beaver
brook. Sir F. e Smith. the Hon. r. Il.
Guest. Lord Burnham. Randolf Baker,
Lteut-Col. McCalmont. :. IS. joel, SIT
Arthur du eros and samuel tIompers'
In all something like $4,000 soldiers
and sailors nave come 10 Kno" each
other at these entertainments, men from
the four quarters OF the worlt and of
many nationalitles.
In addition to the boxing bouts they
had given pleasure to about 100000
American soldiers ana sailors AT the
concerts AT the falace Thea'rc. ot these
twenty-eisht mao oeen given. ana over
thouSafu art!sts hau given thelr stV-
Vices without stunt ana wi'hout other
reward than the pleasure theS round III
pleasing o;1ers'
The Introduction OF baseball by the
American soldiers and sailors and the
Anglo Amer!can League has made Brit
ons alive TO the ross bilties ~ that sport
and also has impressed many with the
slowness OF cricket. II is recognized
that baseball cannot take tire place Of
cricket. but 1t Is proposed to make
cricket faster and more attractive. In
this connection the Daily Mail SAYS:
The germs of revolution and change
are In the air, and Z was not to he eN-
pscted that they would fail to infect Ger
tain OF our pre-war pastmes, hut le:
US careful of the Lenines and Trotzkys.
Immediately upon the conclusion of
hostilities cricket was subjected to Il
vcritahle torrent of suggested reforms
designed 10 improve the game, with the
primary object of making Il more popu-
lar and attractive. and thus, presumably.
insure that 1t would revive and continue
to flourish unfettered by such worries ~
lack or money.
Played under certain conditions | do
not think that cricket can b. improved
For instance, what could be more cxr.t-
Ing or productive Of the fine, sportsman
Ike qualities than closely contested
match between two of our first class
public schools? or, again. to give an
example during last season, was any
Improvement necessary to stimulate the
interest during the match against the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
CRESCENT A. G. BOXING.

Entries are being received at tho
Crescent Athletic club. Pierrepont and
Clinton streets, Brooklyn. for their anna =
teur boxing tournament on January u
and IL. Three classes will be contested.
open TO those who never won a first or
second prize at this club. The los pound
class contest is open to all registered
amateurs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
CANADIANS TO BON.

ToEoNTp JIG. 1.-THE return OF
many CnnHdtan troops to their homes
Nas resulted in a new boom In the
boxing game i'm the Dominion, par
tiCularlv among the amateur mitt art =
lists, ard 1t Is expected that the famous
Riverside Athl tic Club OF Toronto will
be represented by formidable team
at the intercity tournament which is to
he decided AZ the P!ttshurg \. \. on
January Is Some Of thu boxers went
through the hardest kind OF fighting in
France, One of these In William
Htchcn, the Canadian and national
champion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05

HIgh t"Hm sC0reN E0rteIyOu, l,0i9 UIgh
individual scorr--,Ns VIZ .54 High in.
diyidual areragcs-wittrock. zoe; CARRIE
2O2; Stofka, i37; Mcsloh, 49,; Cock, Ig4
Harris, 1913; Muller 1873: Lucke. 49,; Fai.
caro-, lsl; T!etjen. 1870. Blechlngrr. $50
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it wasn't, the contract would be no good
any way.
Then he reached into his inside pocket
and pulled out little book I thought
he would jot down the terms we had
agreed upon, but he nearly knocked me
over when he said
kahoe Quick starter.
"'Wire Immediately to the Davenport
club and ask them what they will take
FOR Jesse Barnes | wanted Griffith 10
take him, but he is loaded up with good
pitchers
81 followed his advice and got Daven
ports price 1t was pretty stiff. but Mike
said:
Buy him; he's cheap at the price.
Jess is light now. but when he fills out.
he will be one OF the best right handed
pitchers in baseball
do you know that was the only
time that Mix recommended a player
to me- but he steered me off lot OF
lemons that other people tried TO wish
on TO me. He was one scout who did
rot believe in bringing in talent Just
to show that he was working
81 believe the Boston club will r,le
the day it ever let Barnes go He was
iitt" Wild up in Boston, but lie still
Is kid and ought to be wonder with
McGraw. He certainly was burning
things up when he went into the arm,
last spring"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
Cards Apparently Read
Hermann Is to DEPART
National League Unanimous for One Man Commission
and Johnson's Support Weakens in American Hus-
ton May Decide-Hot Stove League Yarns
BY SHORTSTOP.

From all present indications the re-
volt of the National League club owners
against the present system of baseball
government will be g success. The an
nual meeting of the National Baseball
Commission in Cincinnati likely is to be
the last annual session of that con-
ference
Neither Ban Johnson nor Garry Herr
mann will put up any fight at the COM
mission meeting tomorrow. Following
the statement of John Heydler. president
of the National League. that there could
be no reelection of chairman of the
commission until after the joint meeting
OF the big leagues in New York on Janu-
airy IS. Auiust Hermann. the present
chairman. said the commission would
do nothing ri its annual meeting but
consider the financial budget Ban John
son, therefore can do nothing but follow
along. and admit that he has been
defeated.
johnson did not look with favorable
eyes on the idea OF joint meeting
When Heydler first called II to his at
tention. he said he did not think such a
meeting was possible but that a con-
on. The National League then went
over Johnson's head. sending kilograms
to each club owner in the American
League, with the result that a meeting
onSIInuary lS was agreed upon.
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johnson Check ma ted.

The National League had intended the
JOINT meeting be held prior to the Ma
tional Commission meeting. Johnson
however, planned to have the comm sion
meeting first He probably figured an
election Of a chairman in the regular
routine would mean August Hermann
would be retained for want Of a better
man However, the older league was
obdurate, and Heydler received instruc
lions not to vote for a chairman until
after the joint big league conference.
The next question Is whether the Ma
tional League will succeed in it, flsht fNr
a one man commission In pace Of tho
present three headed commission If tine
move succeeds II Will mean the cl!mina-
ton Of Ban johnson as one of the domi-
mating figures of the sport, as II aims to
remove both major league presidents
from the commission.
The National League practically Is
unanimous for one man National COM
mission. The American LengIe does
not seem to be in any mood to night any
of Johnson's battles. Comiskey of the
White SoX and FraZee of the Red SoX
also favor the one man National Com
mission. If Lieut.. col. Huston Of the
Yankees throws In his strength with this
pair 1t will mean complete victory tor
all those pereons bent on bringing about
reforms in baseball.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-27

Cedar Rapids, Nov. 27.--A general
freight embargo effective probably
next week which means the suspension
Of considerable train service and the
tieup Of every kind OF enterprise thru
out the country for an indefinite
period. was sighted by local railroad
officials today. who were notifying
Cedar Rapids shippers they could
guarantee the prompt delivery or noth-
ing after Saturday. e. d. Hunger
ford, district superintendent OF the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific rail-
road, has received an informal priority
schedule for train service from Direc-
tor General Hines, who Is endeaVoring
to keep all the rolling stock moving
possible, and at the same time curtail
the coal supply OF the railroads.
As result Of O meeting OF railroad
and government chieftains in Chicago
last week, according to the traffic de-
partment Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, 1t was decided to give passen-
ger service the foremost consideration,
then coal followed in preference by
n,
dead freight. That means construction
work and the like will be indefinitely
tied up because the railroad embargo
will prevent the shipment Of materials.
Such drastic action becomes necessary,
the railroad authorities say. because
of the diminishing coal piles, the re-
serve which has been saved UP for
years for just such an emergency.
No Date 10 Set.
The date the embargo goes into ell
feet depends on the fuel plight or the
railroads. Statistics are available
showing the exact consumption OF coal
when train service is in full sway, and
It is also known Just how many tons
of fuel are on hand. When 1t reaches
such a point full operation Is possible
only at a certain period. the priority
list will be postponed. Only passenger
trains and enough freights necessary
to keep the country living Will be
Z maintained. Locally. it was announc-
ed today, that time will arrive next
| week.
The length OF the coal situation can
not be determined by even those
familiar with conditions. Even a1tes
mine operations are resumed on regu-
lar scale the predicament VIII pc SER
Gus. It may tbe the railroads VIII DC
partly relieved but the misery VIII De
shifted to the private home and con
sumner. In most instances the rail-
roads have contracts by which they
are privileged to obtain so per cent OF
the working capacity Of the mines