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New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
O'Brien Assumes
Duties as Official
Of New York Club
By BRIGGS

Joseph D. O'Brien, the new secre-
tary Of the New York Giants, has
taken charge of the Fifth Avenue
Building Offices and was busy renewing
old-timc acquaintance yesterday.
John B. Foster, the retiring secretary,
will remain a week or ten days to
familiarze his successor with the
ropes.
For years Foster has been a popular
official. New York football fans owe
him debt Of gratitude. 1t was his
untirng efforts that brought annual
Army-Navy and other major gridiron
battles to the Polo Grounds
Foster appears to have no immedi-
ate business plans. He is the editor
of the "Spalding Guide" and the "Spald-
ing Record Book" which publications
are almost ready for the presses. This
work completed he intends to take a
rest and will doubtless visit the Dover
Hall Club, near Brunswick, Ca
Joe O'Brien is a familiar figure to
New York fandom and a capable ex-
ecutive. Indeed, he was club secretary
with the late John 7. Brush and pre-
ceded Foster in office. O'Brien is a
baseball man Of varied experience
whose career has been brilliant in the
extreme. AS president of the Amer
lean Association he placed the Glass
AA circuit in the first rank of minor
league baseball.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Major Clubs
Select Sites
For Training
Long Trips To Be Resumed;
Senator's Sale Strength
ems Ban Johnson's Hand
BY w. J. Macbeth

Practically all sixteen Of the major
league clubs have decided upon spring
training camps for 1920, and most of
them will hark back to the old days
Of long trips and pretentious retinues.
Texas, Florida and Georgia, as has
been the case for many years, continue
the favored states for spring condi-
three major outfits will invade each of
these commonwealths. The Giants will
train at San Antonio, Tex, and the
Chicago White Sox at Waxahatchie.
Branch Hickey will take the St. Louis
Cardinals to Brownsville, in the Lone
Star State. Dreyfuss will let his new
manager, George Gibson, select the
training site, and Gibby is known to
dote on Texas. He may even take a
chance with Marlin.
The Yankees and Dodgers will re-
turn to Jacksonville, Fla. Pat Horan
is going to take the worlds champion
Reds to Miami. Cincinnati went to
Texas last spring and encountered the
most provoking weather of history.
The club had to train on the railroad
tracks, yet overcame the handicaps
and won the highest honors IN base
ball. Most managers in Morans posi-
tion would string along with Texas on
hunch, but Pat is not superstitious.
Clark Griffith will take his Senators
back to Augusta, Ga, while Hugh Jen-
nings will return to Macon with the
Detroit Tigers. The Boston Braves will
train again at Columbus, Ga.
Alabama and Louisiana will each
claim two major league clubs: Cleve-
land returns to New Orleans and Con-
ME Mack will forsake Shibe Park for
Lac Charles, La. The St. Louis Browns
will 60 to Mobile and the Philles to
Birmingham.
The Cubs are to train at Pasadena,
Calf, where they prepared for the
pennant triumph of 1918. Harry Fra
zee and Barrow have practically de-
cided to take the Boston Red Sox to
Hot Springs, Ark.
There will be at least three inter
league spring series and joint trips
northward. Irrespective of where Bos-
ton may train the Red Sox will hook
up with the Giants for a series in
Texas and intervening points. Once
more the Yankees will engage the
Dodgers, while the Braves and Tigers
will tour northward in company.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Navy Adds Western
Eleven to Schedule:
Seven Other Games
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
ANNAPOLIS. Md. Dec. 15.-The
Naval Academy football schedule for
1920 contains list OF opponents COW
ering wide field, though some of the
stronger elevens which we're willing to
play at Annapolis could not be ac-
commo odated. 1t was decided that
Princeton, West Point and Georgetown
afforded all the big games desired.
The only date not filled is October 9.
which Is likely to go to Maryland
State. No game is wanted for Novem
bcr 20, just week before final con-
test against the Army team.
This Is the schedule:
October 2, North Carolina State; Oc-
tober 16, Bucknell; October 25, Prince
ton; October 80, Western Reserve; No
vember 6, Georgetown; November 13,
University of South Carolina; Novem-
Der 81, United State Military Academy.
Princeton will be played at Princeton
and the Military Academy probably at
New York All the games are arranged
for Annapolis.
Centre College, Georgia Tech, Wash
ington and Lee and the Universities
of Nebraska and Detroit were among
the teams which expressed willing
ness to play at Annapolis during the
season OF 1920.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16

who came from Texas and has a line
on good material there. The other
was Jim Durfee, Columbus (Ohio1
sportsman ard referee. Moran Vent
to Fort Worth and got five bova
inc!udlng Roberts. They were brought
to to D4Hville and were found wanting.
nney were not good enough. Then
Durfee got in his work.
James knew in Ohio the Nesser
boys (there used to be nine Of them).
VINO were all good enough for pro-
lesslonal teams and who were all in
ei'ginle Tor college play.
since all were ineligible, it was
oecloed to play them under the
names OF the Texas students who
iived so far away from home folk
mat no one was likely to discover
the fraud. Camp Taylor was de-
leated, lot of money was won. and
!hen II was decided to keep the team
intact for 1919"
The investigation, it Is said, also
showed that efforts this year had beer
made to obtain Wesleyan, star tackle
OF other days, who now lives at Wheel.
ing, W. Va, but that Moran had failed
1T Is also alleged that on the da,
Inat u1 west Virginia was defeated al
cnarlesstown, Nesser, one Of the best
1uilDacks ever developed in Ohio, was
playing his position under the name
OF Roberts, the Texas youth.
Of course, Center denied the alle1a.
tion and IN turn charged that Rodgers
the West Virginia captain and sta,
1uiioack, was professional, HAVING
played baseball in the Steel League.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Eighteen Get Football
Letter at Lafayette

EASTON, Pa, Dec. 15.--At special
meeting to-day of the Lafayette Col
lege al" Club, "Shorty" Gazella, the
former A. E. f. star; Duke" Wilson,
an Easton High School product, were
awarded their varsity letters for foot
ball. These men did not play in the
required number Of periods.
This brings the number Of varsity
men who have been granted their let
ter for football up to eighteen. They
are Welden, Lebecka, Hauser, Sigel,
Seaman, Gazella, Ziegler, Dumol, Smith,
Williams, Wilson, Schwab, D. Brown,
Wolbert, Bedner, Scott, Russ and Man
ager E. J. Fox
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Champion Leonard
And Dundee Post
Forfeits for Bout

Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee
have been signed for what has the ear
marks of championship bout The
fight will be held at New Haven on
January 16, and will be for twenty
rounds to decision. 1t probably will
be held under the Endorsement of the
Army, Navy and Civilian Board of Box
ing Control, which body will select
referee and two judges for the bout.
Forfeits of $4,000 were posted yes
terday by the principals. who have
agreed that the weight should be 1875
pounds, the lightweight limit which
has been decided upon by the Army,
Navy and Civilian Board OF course
Dundee will have no trouble in max
ing the weight, but Leonard frequently
has gone into the ring few pounds
heavier, and may have to do some
strenuous work to make the weight.
Leonard and Dundee have fought
many no-decision contests, Leonard
usually earning the popular decision
This bout will give Giuseppe Carrara,
which is Dundee's name out of the
ring, a chance for the championship.
From the form that Leonard has been
showing of late, it will be q rather
slim chance. The handy manner in
which Leonard disposed Of Mel Coogan
in Jersey the other night indicates that
Leonard will be at the top of his form
when he meets Dundee at New Haven
And when Leonard is right there is no
body within ten pounds OF his weight
who should worry him to any extent
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16

Harvard Team limited
Blu NeW HaUen Officials
Ellis Take Lead in Arrang-
ing International Meet
for Next Su IN IN er
Special Correspondence

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. 15.-Yale
track athletic officials tonight said
that they had taken the lead in arrang-
ing the proposed track meet with Ok
ford and Cambridge, had invited Har-
ward to join them, had opened nego-
tiations with the English universities
and were expecting q reply. Moreover,
Yale, while hoping that Harvard will
JOIN them IN arranging the meet, has
voted TO carry it through, no matter if
Harvard declines, should the English
men accept the challenge
statement was given out tonight
reviewing Yale's efforts to arrange the
meet, and the text of the letter sent to
the English universities by Professor
Mendell, head of the\Yale athletic sys-
athletic officials statement follows:
"The statement from Cambridge,
Mass, to-day that Oxford and Cam
Yale and Harvard to track meet in
England in July and that Harvard
has accepted the challenge, while
Yale is still undecided, is slightly er-
roneous
"In all fairness to the English uni
versities it must be stated that no
challenge has been received from
them In accordance with the ap-
proval of the Yale athletic board of
control, the Yale authorities have
communicated with Harvard as to
lenge to the two English universities
and Professor Mendell, chairman of
the board of control, has written
Oxford and Cambridge asking
whether they will consider the chal-
lenge to the two English universities,
summer with Yale and Harvard
"The Yale board of control voted
last month to sanction a meet with
the English universities, even if Har-
ward should find it impossible to
participate"
The letter sent to Oxford and Cam
bridge follows:
president of the Athletic Associa-
ton.
Dear Sir: A considerable number
of graduates and undergraduates Of
the universities of Harvard and Yale
have been very much interested since
coming back from Europe at the end
Of the war in the possibility of an
other track meet between a team
composed Of their track athletes and
one representing Oxford and Cam
bridge. Whether such an event Is
feasible or not | cannot say nor can
speak authoritatively for either
Harvard or Yale. But l am anxious
TO find out whether our universities
are interested in the plan and
whether you would welcome chal-
lenge from these two American uni
versties for a meet to be held in
London some time next July if such
d challenge were to be sent.
at has seemed to a great many Of
US that the reopening of athletic re-
lations between these English and
American universities, either this
year or next would be an excellent
move toward cementing our friend
ships begun during the last few
years.
of we were to succeed in arrang-
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Johnson's Support Bolstered

The sale Of the Washington club TO
William Richardson, Philadelphia
broker, and Clark Griffith, part owner
and manager of the team, strengthens
Ban Johnson's hand in his fight against
the Comiskey Rupert -Huston-F Frazee
revolutionary faction.
Prior to the annual meeting Of the
American League in this city last week
Washington appeared the weak link in
Bans loyal chain of supporters.
Washington, owned by a multitude of
small stockholders, was quite discour-
aged over the outlook for war, it is
said, and was about ready to swing
over to the ~evolutionists to defeat the
elimination of the old board of direc-
tors, when Griffith discovered a pur-
chaser for the ajority stock of the
club. Upon the completion of the deal
Griffith announced that the clubs policy
in the fight would remain unchanged
Washington would continue to support
Mr.. Johnson.
One more vote before the meeting
would have effected a triumph for the
opponents Of Johnson, for it would
have created a deadlock and retained
the old board in power. Two votes are
now required to effect change of
league policy in strictly baseball pro-
cedure. With all hope for Washington
lost, the belligerents can never expect
change of heart within two opposition
clubs. Cleveland, St. Louis and Phila-
delphla of necessity must remain ada
mant. Which means q fight to the
death in the courts.
This legal fight is to open tomorrow
in Part l Of the Supreme Court, before
Justice Lydon. The opening move is
an order for all the books, papers and
documents of the Cleveland club that
would tend to prove Mr.. Joh1 sons rela-
tions with the property. He claims to
hold $58,500 in stock as collateral for a
loan. The revolutionists charge that he
is q stockholder in the club to that
amount.
81 Sanborn, president Of the Base
ball Writer'S Association Of America,
who doubtless will represent the
scribes on the proposed new joint rules
committee, suggests the abolition of
stolen bases when such are gifts Of a
team which has a good lead
1t is true such steals, often seen in
the late innings, are neither just nor
merited But it would be al injustice
to a conscientious runner to deprive
MIN of the fruit of his enterprise
Furthermore in scoring eery advance
must be accounted for.
The fan would prefer play in every
emergency. This nuisance could very
easily be remedied by charging a
passed ball against the catcher with
every such steal if no play were made
to foil the runner.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
''BiQ Three Will Number
Football Players in 1920
Clark, Star Guard,
On Harvard Eleven,
Not To Make Trip

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Dec. 15.The
Harvard football squad has started in
earnest to get into condition for the
game with the University Of Oregon
on the Pacific Coast New Years Day.
Although most Of the members of the
Crimson squad went to their homes
over the week end as a sort Of Christ
mas visit, inasmuch as they will be en-
route on the 25th each man was ordered
by trainer Pooch Donovan to do at
least mile Of road work.
Arthur Clark, ono Of the Harvard
guards, announced tonight that he
would not take the trip with the team,
upon advice Of his physician. He said
he had played through the season
against the wishes Of the physician and
his family, who considered that pre-
vious injury to his back made it dan
gerous for him to participate in foot
ball games.
To-day the players were out in togs
limbering up. They also put in ses-
sion Of gym" exercise and a short
drill in signals. Later in the week the
team will have chance to try out its
defence against the Oregon formations
Hamilton Corbett, of the 1910 team. is
resident of Portland and Is sending
what information he has about the
Western eleven.
The Oregon team is said to be q
capable aggregation which is sure to
give the Crimson plenty Of opposition
The coast team has suffered but one
defeat this season, that by Washington
State, the score being to o. Oregon, it
is reported, outplayed its opponents
but tumble enabled Washington to
score a touchdown. Washington. Uni
versity, Oregon State and Idaho all were
defeated by the Oregon team.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Sharpe Offers
To oQuit as Yale
Football Coach

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Dec.
IN l5.-Goaded by inces-
SAINT criticism of his football
coaching this fall, DR.. Albert
Hayes Sharpe, Yale's new ath-
letic director. said tonight:
If Yale alumni and under
graduates really attribute the
loss Of the Harvard and
Princeton games to my coach
ing and want to bring Tad
Jones back as head coach. |
shall not demand that Yale
carry out my three-year con-
tract.
If my work is unsatisfac-
tory and there is a popular de-
mand that | go, | will go.
There have been cliques that
were not working for the best
interests of Yale. and there
was no harmony. There is too
great a bridge between the
academic and the scientific de-
partment. Yale lost its two
biggest games because of
loose playing.
Dr.. Sharpe was asked to
comment on the statement
made last week by Trainer
John Mack to the effect that,
when an eleven is on the
l-yard line and cannot score
because of a missed signal.
something is wrong. He an
swered:
The play that was called
for was an off tackle play, and
Braden, who took the ball,
went through centre"
Then Braden disobeyed
his signals?"
Either that or he misun-
derstood them" j."
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Yale and Harvard Sure
to Follow Princeton's
Lead; Public to Benefit
By Ray Mccarthy

Harvard, Yale and Princeton, the
only three colleges in the East that
have not had their football players
numbered, will fall in line next sea-
son by adopting the tagging system.
Only last week Princeton announced
that its gridiron warriors would wear
numerals next fall, and yesterday Har
ward came forth with the announce
ment that the football authorities are
not likely to stand in the way of the
numbering system for players. The
Yale authorities have declared that If
Harvard and Princeton adopt the sys-
emthe Blue will do likewise.
Princeton numbered it's gridiron play
ers several years ago, but discarded
the idea when Harvard and Yale
stuck to the old fashion Of unadorned
the past decade has adopted the mark
. ing method for its players with ex-
cellent results, but the big Three"
! have remained obdurate in their re-
! fusal to change.
However, within the past few years,
. and especially during the season just
; closed, there has been so much com
!: piaint on the part OF the alumni and
y the general football public because the
: players of the Big Three" were not
: numbered, that pressure has been
!. brought to bear on those in charge to
: change this condition.
q No Reason for Refusal
. 1t is argued that the pleasure of
= thousands who have the interests Of the
i universities and football at heart and
= who aid in the financial support Of
= athletics at the big Three" Is mini
& mized because the players cannot be
= distinguished. Further, it is contend
- ed that no good reason exists for such
4 refusal.
= In commenting on the subject Fred
= w. Moore. graduate-treasurer of Har-
i ward athletics, said:
y Heretofore the chief objection to
!. numbering of players has been the ad-
- vantage it has been to scouts, who were
= enabled by its use to get the plays of
y their opponents down to a mathemat-
: ical certainty. However. if it were
I adopted generally this advantage would
I be Offset.
: at has been the sentiment at Har-
ward in the past also that by number
! ing the players the individual will be
: exalter rather than the entire team,
particularly when the backheld man is
enabled to make a long run through the
efforts of the unnoticed guard or
tackle who clears the way and makes
the run possible.
"In sense, the numbering of the
men tends to make the team, in the
eyes of the spectators, eleven individ-
uals instead of a unit. However, it is
true. that some one must be given
credit for the brilliant plays, and it is
better to have this given to the player
to whom it is due, and there is no
doubt that the adoption of the numbers
would result in more correct informa-
tion to spectators and to the press"
Now that the Big Three" have fallen
into line, only two service academies,
West Point and Annapolis, remain
among the unnumbered. The matter
hcs been brought to the attention of
the authorities at both institutions, but
the silence Is still unbroken.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Jersey Pugilist Dies
After Bout at Ambov

NEWARK, N. J.. Dec. 15-Louis
Roski CLouis Russell~. a pugilist
from Milltown, who collapsed in his
dressing room after bout with John
Carroll at the Amboy Sporting Club
THURSDAY night. died last night at the
City Hospital. This is the fourth
death following ring contests since
boxing was legalized in New Jersey. in
March, 1918. John S. Smith, chairman
of the State Boxing Commission, has
started an investigation.
Roski was knocked down twice dur
ing the bout, which was finally stopped
Club officials say he struck his head
on the cement floor of the dressing
room when he collapsed and that his
death was due to this rather than to
the blows he sustained during the
battle
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16

ing such meet for next July there
would necessarily be a great deal of
preparation to be made on this side
and I would very much appreciate 1t
if you would let US know at an early
date whether in your opinion such
plan would be acceptable to the
athletic authorities of Oxford and
amhridge.
with tho sincere hope that the
future relationship between our uni
versities may be even more close and
cordial than they were in the past,
believe, sir,
''Yours very sincerely,
"CLARENCE W. MENDELL,
"Chairman Of the Athletic Board Of
Control, Yale University"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
II Yale Skaters on Trim

NEW HAVEN, Dec. Is. The Yale
hockey squad of seventeen men TO-DAY
was ordered to report December 26 at
Lake Placid and practice for two DAYS.
when the team of twelve members viii
depart for the Canadian trip Five
games are to be played in the Domin-
ion; the last one December so. against
the Tigers, Of Hamilton.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Cannefax to PLAY Otis

Bob Cannefax, the three-cushion bill
lard champion, will meet Charles Otis.
former title-holder, in 15O-point
match at The Frars the last three
days of this month. Cannefax is wag-
ering $3.50 to $500 to be put up by
Otis. The latter recently defeated the
champion in q similar match.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
l54 Games in Southern

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 15.-John D.
Martin, of Memphis. was reelected
president Of the Southern Association
of Baseball Clubs and playing season
OF lo4 games was adopted at the OPEN
ing session to-day of the annual meet
ing here. April 10 was fixed as OPEN
Ing day Of the 1920 season.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Comiskey Insists Sox
Put Forth Best Efforts

CHICAGO. Dec. 15-Rumors tha:
several members of the White Sox did
not put forth their best efforts during
the worlds series were denied to-day
by President Charles Comiskey.
Comiskey, who said he had invest-
gated the rumors since the reports
were first heard at the close Of the
series, declared he has found no IN
dication of double crossing" by any
of the PLAYERS.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Cubs to Start February %

CHICAGO Dec. 15.--The Chicago Ma
tlonal League baseball club will leave
February 2S for Pasadena, Cal, to be-
gin its spring training season. This is
the earliest date the team has left for
Its training camp in four years. 1t is
made possible by the new league rule
which gives team six weeks in which
to train.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Seek Seeman-Donze Bout

Several amateur clubs of the city are
eager to place Sol Seeman, Brooklyn
A. A, and Ashton Dome, Of New Or-
leans, as the feature attraction OF an
pected back from a Scandinavian tour
within a few days and it is expected
he will be matched against Seeman IN
special bout. Seeman and Dome were
the finalists in their class for the trip
overseas with Dome victor through
aggressiveness in the last half-minute
Of boxing.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Berkeley Irving Tossers
Double Franklin's Score

Berkeley Irving School overwhclmed
Franklin School by a score of 80 to 10
in a basketball contest on the latter's
court yesterday. During the first half
Berkeley was surprised by the attack
of Franklin, which led at the end of
this period by 8 to 8.
The line-un:
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Opening Court Games
Will Be Played Jan. ii

The Metropolitan Association bas-
ketball championship committee an
nounced at Its meeting last night that
the opening games Of the 145-pound
class class will begin on January IA, with
Four games are to be played on the
first two dates and three contests on
the last. Entries will close on jan
uary and on the following evening
the committee will convene to COM
pete the schedule.
Representatives from six clubs in
the local district attended the meeting
last night, but the committee expects
twelve to fifteen teams will compete.
1t was voted to permit eight members
to constitute team and to award eight
gold metals to the winning team and
eight silver medals to the second team
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16

BERKELEY(3O) Pos. FRANKLIN N5)
Hunt. ...........R. T............ Minton
Culver. ............ l.. F............. Frank
Fish. ...............1. G....". Roedchmein
Goals from held-Berkecy Irving Hunt
CD. Culver 60. Maurice ca, Fish (7):
Franklin. Minton, Frank (3). Bianchi.
Goals from foul--Taliaferro (2), Minton
60. Observation-Disclosures Time of halves
is minutes.