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Evening star., 1920-12-31
CORNELL MEN PLEASED
Harriers Gratiied at Scant Margin
of Defeat in Race by Oxford
Cambridge Team.

LONDON, December 31.-The COM
bined cross country team Of Oxford
and Cambridge Universities. which de-
feated the Cornell University runners
in a race over the 71a mile Roehamp-
ton course yesterday, had only a scant
margin Of three points, the score be-
ing: Oxford Cambridge 26; Cornell, 20
N. A. McInnis Of Oxford led the run
ners over the finish line in the good
time Of AZ minutes 8 As seconds, with
Charles G. Carter. Cornell, 100 yards
behind him, and Thomas c. McDer-
mott, Cornell, in third position.
E. A. Montague, the crack Oxford
barrier. was fourth. and the other
runners finished in the following Or
der: w. T. Marsh, Cambridge; N. Z.
Brown, Cornell; w. X. Seagrove, Cam
bridge; r. E. Brown, Cornell; w. A.
Graves, Oxford, and Howard v. Bon
sail, Cornell. All the Americans fin
ished strong.
The race was considered one of the
best exhibitions of distance running
ever seen in England, according to
English experts who have watched
the Roehampton races for fifty years
The Americans were more than
the picked ford-Cambridge team
Coach Moakley of Cornell declared ii
was the best race he ever had SEEN
and Dickinson, the Ithacan captain
said:
by finishing second and third and
beating out Montague and Seagrove,
respectively, the Oxford and Cam
bridge captains, Cornelps showing was
a most creditable one"
Evening star., 1920-12-31
A. A. LEAGUES MAY QUIT
ORGANIZED BASE BALL

CHICAGO, December 31.-President
Hickey of the American Association
has thrown a wrench into that none too
smooth-working machine, the National
Association of Professional Base Ball
Leagues. Giving 5 per cent of the
gross receipts of post-season series to
the governing organization doesn't ap-
peal to the head of the American As
ISOLATION, and he so expressed himself
in a letter to Jack Dunn, manager of
the Baltimore InternationalS. Rather
than submit to the ruling, President
draw from the national body. and
Dunn agrees with him in his stand
This dissatisfaction may result in
the withdrawal of. the 1nterna tional
League and the American Association
from the national organization and
their entrance into the new national
agreement as a separate and distinct
body. Judge Lands, base ball high
commissioner, is quoted as saying he
saw no reason why the two class AA
leagues should not enter the agree
ment as class by themselves.
American Association clubs are ex-
pected to back President Hickey in
his stand.
Speaking for the Indianapolis club,
of which he is manager, Jack Hen
bricks stated it is ready to follow any
move Hickey may take to lead the
American Association from the small
er loops into a larger one" Dunn has
asked President Toole of the Interna-
tlonaIS to have a mail vote of the
other club owners of the league taken
on the situation, but thus far has not
heard from Mr.. Toole.
Evening star., 1920-12-31
With ID. G. BaSketerS

Manhattan Athletic Club outplayed
the Babs in "a 32-to-20 game in the
Immaculate Conception gymnasium
last night. Dean made six field goals
for the winners and was active in de-
fense.
Riggs Athletic Club basketers bare
ly beat the Emersons in a 16-to-14
battle. Devlin brought victory to the
Riggs five with a field goal made in
the last minute of play.
Peck Midgets ran their victory
string to four games by trouncing the
Trinity Midgets and the Tigers in a
double bill. The Trinity boys were
downed 13 TO and the Tigers rs to O.
Muir Post. American Legion. of Bal
Iirnore Will oppose the Yankees to-
morrow night III the Congress Heights
Auditorium. Play will begin at 8
o'clock.
Capital SfIents have scheduled a
Tuesday game with the Dreadnaught
Athletic Club Tho contest will take
place in the armory at Alexandria
Royal Juniors and MidEets want en-.
sagements with lightweight teams.
send challenges TO 1919 Rosedale
street northeast, or telephone Lincoln
1891.
Circle Athletic Club Juniors would
ike to meet the Warwick Juniors
January g. 4 game may be arranged
by te1ephoning Alfred Luitich at
North 1886, after 1880 o'clock.
Lafayette Athletic Club is seeking
games with teams in the 110-pound
division. Quints interested should
telephone Manager Forrest Simonds
At North 75s.
Evening star., 1920-12-31
SQUADS FINISH PRACTICE
California and Ohio State Elevens
Both in Good Shape for Game
Tomorrow.

PASADENA December 3l.-The UNI
versity of California and Ohio State
loot ball squads today finished taper-
ing on their practice in preparation
Tor their game here tomorrow,
Foot ball experts continue to ex
press the opinion the result of the
clash between the westerners and the
middle westerners will be the ability
OF the Bears to stop Pete Stinchcomb
al1-American halfback.
At the same time. they declare. nm
less the Buckeye line can hold its own
with the California wall, Stinchcomb
VIII not get loose" with the regu-
1arity he has displayed in the east.
The Ohio State eleven is irN copdi-
tion to go sixty minutes at top
speed DR.. John wilce, head coach.
declares. Coach Smith of California
contented himself with saying his men
were fit"
Frank WiIlaman. Ohio fulihack
who has had a troublesome knee. will
be in good shape for the game, DR.
Wilce declared. Blair. Ohio halfback
and Cott, substitute, have caused
some apprehension by turning their
ankles, but Blair, it was declared, will
be able to start the game, and Coti
will be ready to go in whenever
needed
Every effort is being made to speed
up the handling of the crowd, which
seems likely to be the largest ever
attending foot ball game in south
ern California. Precautions are being
taken against accident and against
ticket scalping.
Just before the game starts, it is
announced, $500 tickets will be put
on sale at the gate, with orders that
only one snail go to person.
Evening star., 1920-12-31
WOULD PROHIBIT GAINS
ON RECOVERED FUMBLES
Coach Zuppke of Illinois Eleven
Contends Loss. of Ball Is
Sufficient Penalty.

CHICAGO, December 81 Coach
Robert c. Zuppke Of Illinois, attend
ing the, convention here of the Ma
tional Intercollegiate Association, to-
day advanced a new idea for a foot
ball rule. asserting that gain or
score made by a man who recovers
a fumbled ball should not be counted.
The man who usually makes such a
gain, or touchdown. is one who might
be termed the 'loafer' on the team.
who lags behind. waiting for such an
opportunity. he said.
The men responsible for the tumble
and the possible subsequent touch
down is punished enough by the loss
Of the ball, in his opinion.
Representatives of minor middle
western colleges have decided to hold
4 track meet at Coe College. Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, in May, and probably
will organize an interstate athletic
conference. Membership will be based
on scholastic standing as well as ath-
letic strength. Colleges interested in
the movement are Beloit, Carleton,
Cox, Cornell Iowa), Depauw, Ham
line, Knox, Lawrence and Wabash
Evening star., 1920-12-31


While most of it's members have
been enjoying the Christmas holidays
out of town, Knickerbocker Club will
have its regulars on hand for the big
test. Roy Mackert, husky University
of Maryland fullback, returned from
northern Pennsylvania today, and
Jerry Sullivan, the stout Maryland
Enara. is due to arrive tonight from
tanned the North Carolina State
eleven this year, is on his way from
the old North state. and Van Brocklin,
red-thatched quarterback, Will be in
Washington before nightfall. Other
members Of the squad, who have been
in town several days, have been prac-
ticing under the direction of DR.. John
Hegarty, former Georgetown Univer-
sity stellar end.
Gill to Replace Whelnn.
Except at right end and right guard
the Knicks will face the Virginians
with the same lineup that downed
the Rexmen nearly two weeks ago
Gill. veteran Knickman, will re-
place Whelan at the flank, and
F1aherty, who slabs for minor league
mines in the summer. will go to the
guard position held by TomIin in the
teams last game. This will give a
field that will include Van BrockIjn.
Harris, brilliant member Of the Akron
professionals; Jack Sullivan and
Mackert.
Considering the record established
by the Richmond combinat ton during
its campaign, the Knicks will need all
the strength they can muster. Playing
as John Marshall Athletic Club, the
Richmond eleven toppled the Belmonts
of Roanoke, the Monarchs of Norfolk,
the aggressive Camp Lee team and
the Washington and Lee University
ineHgfbles. The Quantico Marines.
who later held the famous Great
Lakes naval station team to a tie
score. were overwhelmingly defeated.
This string of victories so pleased
Richmond folk that they persuaded
the team to change its name to Rich
mond Athletic Club, a designation
thoroughly representative of the Vir-
ginia capital. The renamed outfit
continued its winning way. Naval
Signal School was an easy victim,
the Dreadnaughts of Alexandria were
repulsed, our own Rex Athletic Club
was vauQuished after desperate
struggle, and the Hobarts of Phila-
delphia took the count. In achieving
these victories the Richmond team
amassed 240 points to none for their
Evening star., 1920-12-31

Plays that involve the question OF tho
scoring of runs are always puzzling.
Here is one that while not particularly
unusual, and on the face not very
puzzling, yet is a constant trouble
maker. Usually the dispute is the re-
suit Of some player making the improper
play. Runners are on second and third
and two men are out. The batter hits
a hard grounder to the third baseman,
who could have easily retired the runner
at first on a good throw. Both runners
are advancing on the hit. and as the
third baseman gets the ball, the runner
from second is only few feet away. He
elects to make a play on him rather
than the batter. The runner advancing
to third is finally retired for the third
out. ending the inning. In the meantime
the runner on third had crossed the
plate before the third out was made.
Does the run count?
Answer to Yesterday's Play.
The run apparently scored by the man
on third on the batter's single to the out
field did not count. The failure of the
runner originally on first to touch second
on his way to third made force play
at that base when the ball was fielded
there ahead of him. The rules say
run cannot score ON a play in which the
third man is forced out, which was the
case here because of some bone
headed" base running. In a way the
Evening star., 1920-12-31

Give ThOrpe's Team Battle.
Then the ambitious virginians de-
cided to bid for greater fame, and
scheduled an engagement with Jim
Thorpe's Canton Bulldogs, one of the
greatest professional elevens ever de-
veloped. The ex-CarlisIe players team
outweighed the Richmond combina-
ton, but had to fight it's way to every
touchdown. The plucky Richmonders
were forced TO take the smaller end
of 39-to-0 count.
Against the Knicks tomorrow Rich
mond> will send some of the most re-
markable foot ball players ever de-
veloped in the south. Led by Hunter
Carpenter, who starred for Virginia
Tech fifteen years ago, it will pre-
sent lineup including ten ex-col-
lege players and one Of the best prep
school stars Of 1919. This former
schoolboy is Bob Brown, who played
at Episcopal High School Many
southern colleges sought to enroll
Brown. He does the kicking for the
Richmonders and has been averaging
fifty yards with his punts.
Playing together, as they have for
almost the entire season, the Rich
monders may have better teamwork
than the knicks, but the latter are
expected to offset any deficiency in
this respect with the performances
of their more brilliant members. Both
elevens will be well prepared for
the engagement and it is certain that
the winner of the southern title will
know that it has been through a ter
rife battle and deserves the cham
pionship.
Evening star., 1920-12-31
SOX CAM Be EXTRAD|TED
Charge Indicted Chicago Players
Must Face Is Conspiracy, Which
Is a Felony.

CHICAGO. December 31-The charge
under which it is hoped to extradite
White SoX base ball players, indicted
on charges of throwing games in
the 1919 world series. is conspiracy,
according to an announcement today
from the states attorneys office. Con-
spiracy is a felony and an extra
ditable offense.
Chief Justice Mcdonald, it was an
nounced, has drawn the assignment
of the indicted White SoX players and
others connected with the base ball
expose.
1t has been intimated that attor-
neys representing the defense will
ask a change of venue in event there
is no change made in the assignment
of the cases before they are brought
to trial.
Judge McDonald's activity during
the grand jury investigation which
resulted in the indictment of the ball
players is responsible for this ats
titude of the defendants attorneys,
it is said.
Evening star., 1920-12-31
RICHARDS IN NET FINAL
Plays Lang for National Indoor
Junior Title and Pairs With
McHugh in Doubles.

NEW YORK, December 31.-Vincent
Richards. national indoor Junior ten
mis- champion, and Jerry Lang, New
York public school champion, were
opponents in the final round today OF
the national indoor Junior tourna-
menf In the doubles Richards was
coupled with p. McHugh of Yale
against A. K. Glore and Ernest Kuhn
OF New York.
Richards yesterday had no difficulty
in defeating William A Aydelotte, for
meriy Of California and now of New
York, s1, 61. Jerry Lang of New
York won the other semi-fnal from
Harry Pfckells Of Flushing. Long Island
80. 6-3.
In the doubles Richards and Paul
C. McHugh of Yale defeated Ayde-
lotte and J. r. Tucker. New York
81, 60. and A. E Glore and Ernest
Kuhn Of New York defeated William
Einsmann and G. Acker Of Jamaica
N. Y, 3-6, IS, 60.
Tho national boys title went tt
Einsmann by default today when II
was found that his opponent for the
final was over the fifteen-year age
limit.
Evening star., 1920-12-31

| weak, hesitating play, giving the Ameri-
cans a lead of to =. Tilden and
Johnston then went ahead and needed
but one game for the set when Brookes
the applause of the great crowd. John
ston. however. came through with a
wonderfully served game. which was
savagely met by the AuStraliasians, who
were now playing desperately. The
game stood 40-15 when Brookes scored
defenders would be able to weather
the storm Brookes, however. was
beaten by the next served ball. return
ing it across the base line. With that
hall went possession Of the Davis cup.
VietOrs Are Modest.
Tilden and Johnston were modest in
victory. They walked quietly to the
net. where they were met by Brookes
and Patterson, who congratulated
them heartily, as the throng that had
witnessed the stirring match cheered
Justify.
Throughout the entire match Brookes
was below his usual doubles form He
played well, but never reached the
heights he attained in the past tennis
battles. Johnston deserves the most
credit for the American victory. His
service games were won by lightning
shots to the weak spots in his op-
ponents' armor, and his drives were
CcItdIu ~IuUcIS "uCEc luSIc was lIfc
slightest chance for break through.
In many volleying rallies he beat
Brookes by sheer merit, but at times
he was slow in going to the net.
Tilden did not show as severe q
service as he flashed in the singles
yesterday, and he was not at his best
at doubles. He often was out of posi-
tion, but exuicated himself from bad
situations by the brilliancy Of his
strokes.
Yankees Clearly Superior.
The Americans formed an unques-
tionably superior team, Brookes and
they exhibited at Sydney last January.
Patterson was frequently caught in
the back court during rallies, and this
weakness was seized upon by the
challengers. Brookes attempted in
the last two sets a play often used in
semi-mixed doubles. dashing in sue
ceSsfully on many occasions, but
against such players as the American
champions his efforts were futile.
Patterson undoubtedly won the first
set. but beyond question his poor
work lost the next three. The Ameri-
cans scored their victory by the ex-
cellence of their strokes, by pressing
every weak position and by scoring
brilliantly many times when in diff
cultieS.
Tilden meets Patterson and Brookes
meets Johnston in singles matches to-
morrow. but the result of these con-
tests cannot AFFECT the possession Of
the cup.
Evening star., 1920-12-31
U. OF CHICAGO 7OSSERS
BEAT PRINCETON, 1911

yersity OF Chicago five defeated
Princeton. IS to IL, last night in the
first International basket ball game
This season.
Chiclgo's alright defense in the
first half brought about the downfall
of the easterners, who failed to score
a. field goal in the first session. Chi
cago led in the scoring at the end OF
The first half by s to 2 The visitors
slightly outpIayed Chicago in the sec
ond half. but were unable to over
come the lead piled up by the Ma
rooms.
Evening star., 1920-12-31

Nobe tHe less, year AFTER year teams
are allowed to relax for week OF
SO after a hard foot ball season. are
then set to work again; finally they
are hurried across the continent
dumped into tropical region and in
| a few days are sent out on the grid
iron to play foot ball against the
eleven indigenous to the soil The
odds all are against the visitors
If Ohio wins tomorrow one will not
go far wrong in assuming that Cali
fornia was not so good as We thought
she was: while if the Blue and Gold
wins one ieg1timately may speculate
whether it was California'S superior
prowess or Ohio's inability to over
come various elements that logically
should have served to keep her be-
| low her best form.
Ohio 81 Queer Eleven.
Ohio has been queer eleven all
1aiL Generally speaking, it has been
a ninth hour outfit Outscored in
1our important games Of the past
| season. the Buckeyes, through her
Wor kmhn to -Stinchcomb combination
and capture the laurels. To perform
j such feat once or even twice might
saddle upon Ohio the suspicion that
she was a lucky outfit, but having
turned the trick four times we make
| no mistake in attributing these win
ming rallies to grit, skill and deter
mination.
Ohio States policy apparently has
been to throw pass after pass, conf
dent that sooner or later one Of them
would make a score. The forward
passing game has this merit-or de-
feet, as you choose-that if you throw
| enough of them with any degree of
skill, at least one should go right on
sheer percentage basis
Ohio threw fifteen against Illinois.
The eleventh was the first one COM
pleted and the fifteenth scored a touch
out of thirteen successful. touch
down in one. Taking the Buckeye
eleven as whole, competent critics
have told the writer THAT Wisconsin
was better balanced outfit. Per-
hapS so, but the fact remains that
Ohio beat her conference rivals, and
scores. after all. are the things that
count.
Coach Smiths System.
The California eleven is coached by
Andy Smith. the old Pennsylvania star
He has given the men of Berkeley a
system which the Quakers found so
successful in the old Woodruff days,
AS with George Woodruff, so Smith
uses his guards in the interference,
not, of course, playing them back as
could be done under the old rules, but
hopping them back and in at the
proper time. The team knows a lot of
open foot ball. and in the way of
straight attack uses the old Pennsyl-
vania delayed bucks. smashing playe
on and Off tackles and wide end runs
behind compact interference To han
die the long and short forward pass
ing game there is an elusive runner
and sure catcher. Brick Muller, while
Erb. Toomey and Sprott, in the back
field, all throw the ball we'll.
Muller is an end who will be re-
called in the east as star high
jumper. Mcmillan at tackle is an
other star. whose breaking through
has ruined the work of many a good
forward passer and is expected to
mess-up Workman a lot tomorrow.
All in all, reports have placed Cali
fornla as a strong, resourcefully,
Evening star., 1920-12-31

Davis cup challenge round-West
Side Club, Forest Hills, N. 7.
National singles championship
Philadelphia, Pa
Doubles championship-Wes Side
Club, Forest Hills, n. Y.
National women's championships
Boston, Mass.
Church cup intercity matches
Philadelphia. Pa.
Intercollegiate cllampionships-Bo
ton, Ma IS.
The regaining of the Davis cup
also will have a far-reaching effect
upon American tennis during the
coming year. for it viii assure an
unusual amount of international play
for this country and the United States
players. AS world Individual and
team champions, Tilden, Johnston and
other American players undoubtedly
will feel called upon to again journey
to Wimbledon. England, and there
defend their titles. 1t also is likely
that these same players will take
part in the French championships,
-~hich precede the British titular
tournament by week or two.
Challenges for the 1921 Davis cup
matches must be received by the
holding nation not later than March
/ and from five to eight nations are
Evening star., 1920-12-31
FRAIN AGAIN is CHOSEN
PRESIDENT OF KNICKS

Henry, Frain was reelected presi-
dent OF the KnickerboSker Club at
the semi-annual meeting held yester-
day Other officers chosen were V. L.
Woodbridge, vice president; Frank
Whelan, treasurer; Maynard Ma
gruder, recording SECRETARY; O. J.
Ryon, financial secretary, and Dave
Chevalier sergeant -at-arms. J.. S.
McCarty, William .ONeil and William
Bidding were elected trustees.
The club will honor it's foot ball
team at a banquet to be held next
Wednesday night.
Evening star., 1920-12-31

Jack Sharkey and Johnny Dundee,
New York fighters, are going to Hot
Springs. Ark, for periods of rest and
recuperation. In the old days the
little fellows never had enough
money to take them further than
some roadhouse on the Boston post
road.
| Speaking of roadhouses. the thought
comes that fighters no longer favor
them for training. They like to keep
close to the white lights in these
modern days. The English fighters
still stick to the tavern idea, with
the bar on the side: perhaps that's
what's the matter with them.
Fred FultOn's Plight.
Funny about Fred Fulton. Here is
a man who has been soundly licked
by Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills
and yet cannot get bouts even on a
percentage basis. Guess the heavies
are fearful of the plasterer's long
left hand, which can snap in with
a good kick. But it does seem queer
that a fighter who has become known
to fame as the American Joe Beckett
can't get any one to meet him.
When you say they never come
back you may or may not be close
to the truth. Depends upon how far
back you want a man to come. Now,
Evening star., 1920-12-31
PRATT ACCEPTS TERMS
WITH BOSTON RED SOX

BOSTON, December 31-DerriIl
Pratt, the second baseman. obta ined by
the Red Sox from the New York Yam
KEGS in the eight-man trade a month
ago, has agreed to terms with the Bos-
ton club. President II. II. Frazee an
nounced today. The proposed contract
will be for two years.
Before signing it. Pratt will have to
get a release from a contract as coach
at the University of Michigan.
Frazee said that in a twjb-day con-
ference with Pratt in New York the
player told him he was confident that
he would be free to join the Red SoX