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New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Hurlin2gyl,a11 Polo
Club Is i'm Recent
OfU. S. Challenge

LONDON Dec. 24-The Hurlingham
Polo Club to-day formally announced
receipt of the challenge from the
American Polo Association for series
of matches for the international trophy
next June. The challenge will be
formally accepted and preparations for
the contests, already we'll advanced,
Will be continued throughout the winter
season.
Extensive plans are nearly complete
Tor the accommodation of the LARGEST
gathering of spectators that ever wit
messed polo match in England. The
birmingham clubhouse and stands will
be enlarged and the playing field
brought to state of perfection be-
fore the opening match. The Ameri-
can players are expected TO arrive
here about the middle of April.
The first contingent Of American
ponies arrived to-day in charge of a
SPECIAL St trainer and will be shipped to
lidworth, Salisbury Plains, Immediate
~ Tor training and acclimating. Close
to fifty ponies were in the herd.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25

White Sox players implicated will bt
barred from baseball, irrespective of
court action. Judge Lands. the Com
missioner Of Baseball. has passed his
word that they are through with the
game. Charles A. Comiskey, their en-
ployer, is quite as positive they will
never again appear in uniform.
Comiskey justly resents plain inter
ference by the American League, which
voted fund for the prosecuting attor-
ney Of Cook County to press the indict-
ments. He, the most active influence
in ferreting out the big scandal, main
tains that as it was his club which was
involved chiefly. whatever financial
assistance Is necessary to run the Gull
prits to earth should come from the
party most directly concerned.
Since the indictments were returned
by the Cook County Grand Jury politi-
cal changes have been effected. 1t has
been rumored that efforts were made
by retiring officials to cloud the issue
for political reasons. Fandom, how
ever, should not worry. Judge Kene-
saw Mountain Landis, the new head of
baseball government, is in a position
to arrive at the truth, if anybody can.
That he will do SO seems an absolute
certainty, the attitude Of California
justice Notwithstanding.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Ruth Back From Cuba:
10 Rest Here for Month

:. Babe" Ruth, champion sluggcr of all
time, returned from Cuba last night,
where he had sojourned practically
since the close of the last baseball sea-
son. The Babe" cleaned up approxi-
mIately $4,000 during his visit to the
island. He was guaranteed $1,000 a
game for showing the natives how to
propel the baseball to the outer con-
fines. Ruth might have garnered more
moss had he been content to accept
cnt in guaranty, but. like the great
player and movie star that he is, he
e,Nsed to accept cut in contract.
Ruth intends to go int winter GUAR
ters for month or o to rest up for
t. pending campaign. He will be
one of the first to report to Huggins
IN IN sh veport, as he Intends to 60 out
for new home run record In 1921.
81 just got the range of the Polo
grounds about midseason" said Babe"
"'ll be greatly disappointed If I do
not slam OF ixt' home runs NEXT
year. Sever y-five Is the mark have
set. But III get hundred If I can"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Triangular College Chess
League Tourney Monday

Five colleges, including New York
University, City College, Cornell, Penn
sylvania and the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of technology, will be represented
this year in the annual tournament Of
the Triangular College Chess League,
scheduled to start at the rooms of the
Manhattan Chess Club Monday morn
ing, one day in advance of the meeting
between Columbia. Harvard Yale and
Princeton. New York University is
paired against City College while Cor
nell, holder Of the championship, will
have bye
The personnel Of the five teams
filed with Fl. Helms. secretary of the
TRIANGULAR League follows:
cornell--H .Aaelsbers. 81 H ca~nntel
City Col]ege-A Weisbrod, '2l H. Stern
berg, '23; H Grossman, '23. and H. Sloch-
Pennsyivana-R s. Fraser, '22: F. G.
Palacia. ~: b. l.. Rosenberg. %, and j.
Cooper. "a.
New York University-A. A. Cohen. '22;
Lester Denonn. '2s; A. Kreins. '22 and
d. Rourgin. '22.
Massachusetts Institute of TschnoloEy-
r +. Lyon, '21; s. N. Nelson. 20; J. Brim-
berg, '23, and c. Thumim, 21
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25

The procedure on the coast Is par
ticularly interesting here because of
the effect it may have in the prosecu-
tions of the eight players of the
Chicago White Sox, indicted for dis
honesty in connection with the play
ing Of the worlds championship series
Of 1919 between the Chicago Americans
and the Cincinnati Nationals.
In Line for Trial
These eight Chicago players are now
IN line for trial because of the con-
fessions of several Of their number.
The veteran pitcher, Eddie Cicotte,
was the first to break down before the
Cook County Grand Jury and he i'm
plicated the others. His confession
subsequently was substantiated by out
fielder Joe Jackson and pitcher Lefty
Williams. Hap" Felsch is also sup
posed to have confessed.
In direct contrast to these confess
sions have come the absolute denials
Of Chick Gandil, Buck Weaver and
Risberg. The three last mentioned all
along have maintained that they were
framed" by the others. Weaver, for
exoneration, points to his record in
the big series in question. He Ger
tainly played the most sensational ball
of any party concerned and with ap-
parent will that fooled every spectator
II, indeed, he were dishonest. In that
series Weaver SO wormed himself into
the fine opinions Of critics that he
came out of it heralded as the greatest
third basemen in the game.
Joe Jackson, since his confession, has
recanted. He says he confessed to what
was not SO under duress. Those who
were supposedly implicated in the plot
and did not admit the corn presumably
are lined-up to give the civil law and
organized baseball law battle. Buck"
Weaver has gone on the stage in mono
logue to vindicate himself with the
Chicago public.
The discredited White Sox players
have an excellent angle on which to
hang civil suit. The moment thew
were indicted by the Cook County
G.and Jury all were suspended without
pay by Charles A. Comiskey. Not only
were their salaries for the balance of
the year withheld but also all the
worlds series split that accrued for
Hnlshlng second IN tne l9zU pennant
race.
Sure To Be Barred
The unconfessed and denying White
Sox players under indictment are
threatening legal action for the recov-
cry of salary and bonus claims, and
therein will center that delicate point
raised by the Los Angeles court. The
burden Of proof will be thrown on the
confessers and proof in such a stu
alton is bound to be difficult If the
majority stick to one story.
There Is little doubt that all the
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Cornell and Dartmouth
In 3.Year Arreerr,ar1

BOSTON, Dec. PA three wear
agreement for football games between
Cornell and Dartmouth will become ef-
tective next fall.
Frank Brady, member of the Dart
mouth football staff. said to-day that
ire game next fail would be PLAYED at
lthacn. and that 1922 t Hanover.
In 1923 the game will go to a neutral
field, probably the Polo Grounds in
New York. ''
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
All-Star Boxing Card
At Pioneer TONIGHT

An excellent carl of bouts has heen
arranged by the Pioneer Sporting Club,
on East Twenty fourth Street. for to-
night consisting of two hfteen-round
bouts, ten and : siy-round contest
In the main bout Of fifteen rounds
Packey Hommey, Of the East Side will
meet a tough proposition in Bobby
North, also of the Fast Side
In the other ffteen-rornd bout
Willie Spencer meets Jimmy Tomanula.
ex-amateur hantamweioht chan rion. In
the round bout Irish Kid Williams.
of BROOKLYN. will box frankie Olson.
of Pearl River, N. Y
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Gould to Defend Title
On Courts Next Month

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24.-Play for
the professional court tennis cham
pionship of America will start at the
racquet club in this city on January
10. I leading professionals of the
country are entered. They include r.
Duston, of Boston, who will meet j.
Miss, Philau lphia, in the preliminary
round; Jock Souter, Philadelphia, who
will play Otto Glooker, Boston, in the
first round, and G. j. Fairs, former
champion Of the world, who drew a
bye.
Jay Gould, open champion of
America, and amateur champion of the
world, will defend his title in a round
with tAe winner of the tournament.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25

Court Ruling May affect Plan
For Big League sHousecleanir1g'
Decision Holds Indictments Do Not Allege Grim
inal Act; Discredited Members of Chicago
White Sox Have Excellent Basis for Civil Suit
By w. J. Macbeth

yesterday direct
houeeaning Of gambling gamblers and
the The indictments Of
("Babe William Rumler alleging
prearange
games quashed Willis the Angeles Superior
indictments did alge criminal
could
chief
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Florida Winter League
Nav skidnap' Babe Ruth

TAMPA, Fla, Dec Suggestions
that Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, iris Sneaker
and other major league baseball stars be
obtained for baseball clubs Of the Flor
ida West Coast Winter Baseball LEAGUE
were said to-day to be under consider
alton by Rube Allen, the league seere-
tary.
Competitive bidding for the services
OF the big league players by the St.
petersburg and Sarasota clubs led to
the suggestion that their services be
obtained by the league management and
awarded to the weaker teams.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Annapoljs Cyrnnasts Rusv

ANNAPOLIS, Dec 24-Besides hav-
ing a team in the final of the Intercol-
legiate Gymnastic Association, which
will be held at Princeton. March 10.
the Naval Academy gymnastic team
will have the following dual matches
at Annapolis: February S. University
of Pennsylvania; February 49, Haver-
ford; March 5, Yale, and March ~,
Princeton.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Stecher Out for the Season

OMAHA, Ncb., Dec. 24.-Joc Stecher
the former heavyweight wrestling cham
pon was in a hospital here to-day suf-
fering with neuritis. The specialist at
tending him said that the attack was
caused by straning his left arm in the
Lewis match. He probably Will be out
OF the game for the rest Of the mintnr
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Fairs al MARYLAND TrocLs

BALTIMORE, Dec. 24.-Agricultural
fairs, to be held in conjunction with the
race meetings Of the four one-mle tracks
OF this state are not an unlikely devel.
opmcnt Of the plans of the MARYLAND
Racing Commission to establish live
stock breeding bureau, to be maintained
by these big tracks.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Soccer ,arne TO.dov

The attraction for followers Of soccor
this afterno5 IN will be National League
championship game between the New
York and Paterson football clubs. at
New York Oval. The New Yorks viii
have another National League game on
Sunday, with the Federal Ship eleven.
at Harrison Field.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
SchnOIbOys Of for Coast

CLEVELAND, Dec 24.-Coach Sam
Wi Iaman and his East Technical High
School football squad, twenty strong.
left to-day for Everett, Wash, where
they will contest on New Years Day
with the holders of the Pacific Coast title
for the national high school football
honors.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Penn 10 Lose Star Swimmer

FHILADELPHIA, Dec. "a = Ed.
Shields, one of the stars Of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania swimming team.
announced to-day that he soon would
leave the university and probably would
net compete in the championship tour
nament of the intercollegiate associa-
ton. He plans to enter business In
California
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
The Greatest Thrill

Looking back
wo-w can't recall much thrill than complete posses
OF our first rugby footbafcia pgskn
accompanying ingredients.
And the type pgkn has
gfven US many thrill since For all that sport
the others
the
College Stadiums
The latest complain. the erection of 50
many costly college stadium
"A Waste'-compan obiector
On the contrary, nation that
stadlus which all monuments athletic building on the
scuhdest sort OF foundation for future
Inc IDEA that alone
ehorey They
ateuc area and they purpose promoting general
interest IN sport their value dollars
One factor that has ured kept many big
neaness the Eootc between Florida and Cuba
Inc athete is supposed to get in the
a'"ong h same color scheme number of
them did last year. -
Wha Christmas this into
' nuis stocking heavyweight against
just an ordinary When Cornwall seems
have brought the wit him ~
'he wake OF what happens Brennan Dempsey
'' nave no vague
ono KNOCKS hm out If he has. he isn't thinker.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Bouts Hereabouts
(Christmas Afternoon)

christmas Afternoon)
Commonwealth S. C.-Johnny
Hart vs. Gus Lewis, ten rounds;
Sam Mosberg VS.. Paul Edwards, ten
rounds.
East New York A. A.-Phil
Bloom vs. Eddie German, fifteen
rounds.
Ridgewood Grove Sporting Club
Mel Coogan vs.. Billy Stern, fifteen
rounds.
christmas NighO
Pioneer s. C.-Willie Spencer va.
Sammy Noble. fifteen rouuds:
Packey Hommey VS.. Bobby Worth,
fifteen rounds: frankie Olsen W.
Irish Kid Williams, ten rounds.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Sell Counterfeit Tickets
For Biz Football Game

LOS ANG IS, Lee. 24.-Counter-
felt tickets to the Ohio State California
football . me at ,.sadena New Years
Day are bein>: sold il Los Angeles and
otker cities, it was announced to-day
by tn Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Association, ui.der whose auspices the
East-Wes geme is to be played
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 24.-The
University of California football squad
LEFT tod Y for Pasadena
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Christmas on the Of-TraiI


Christmas the Of Trail
at the request Of w. f. CO.
thought forgotten years u.s.
And though bckon ahead
The whi and scarlet lerries of the N remind
That dreams merely sleeping wch thought forever
For, uagabonds it's Christmas,
And the congregatng;
0 Vagabonds, its Christmas,
And Weue
And the shadows
They Wating aoting watinJ
For those mho've lost the leads
TO Home Christmas Day.
We met ate the trampng Wind and let lead
From aUh rosebood her
Until gray brought silent prayer
For Christmas tho Of-Trau
Isn't chat used to think it,
The little horns calling
With the rolLbeat of the drum;
And a0c lift nockmg toast
And suUeny drink 1t,
A kid calls "Mother! Mother"-
And kmoV hoU jur We've
Gray ghosts the drifting
The kids used to hnoW before
The little stockings by the hearth the
From that look IN vain beyond gae
0 vagabonds,
We will stortt0ith and pack again;
And Leave behind
Without parting ecord;
But ced give to
The Christmas hghUay back again,
10 10hlsper "Mother mothcy"-
And to hnow that she had heard.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Mack Signs Four-Letter Man

SALTWATER, Okla, Dec 24-Wil-
bur Ray, the only athlete who has won
II letter in four different sports at the
Oklahoma A. and NJ. College here, has
signed contract with the Philadelphia
Americans as pitcher, he stated here
to-day
New-York tribune., 1920-12-25

Many widc-nwake persons secure their
positions through n situation w lnted ad.
In The Tribune. - words. 25c.-Advt
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-07-31
THE four HUNDRED, OR
THE four MILLION?

There is a small: Four Hundred, more
or less,
Amusing folk who yearn t. be
amused:
They love their, dinners and they love
their dress;
Their minds are. minor and their
nerves abused.
Seldom they think. IT'S easier to
guess
As through their little lives they
fit enthnsed.
Newport and nothing froth and dis
content
It is not there that I would pitch my
tent.
There is a great Four Million on an
isle
-Four million beings milling to and
fro;
The fathers sweat to make the babies
smile,
And much they strive, and many
things they know.
Few are their frolics, scant the hours
they while.
ouI IAcIc Is JOy III Watching SOIlc-
thing grow;
Nobly they toll, and gratefully they
pray
To him who rested on the seventh
day.
The butterfly that basks upon a
flower +
Can never love a brother butterfly,
Alone it fits until its last brief hour;
Alone it looks it's last on the blue
sky.
would not take a titled princes
power
To live serenely thus, and thus to
die.
OF the Four Million ere my span is
spent
Yes, 1t is there that would pitch my
tent.
|: William F. Kirk.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-07-31
Lynn KA|NES GIVES
RECORD OF HARDING

Lynn Haines, editor of the Search
light, a magazine devoted to keeping
tab on congressman for the progress
sives throughout the nation, describes
Harding's senatorial career as follows:
His leaders have been the Oldest
and most reactionary Of the old guard
-Penrose, Smoot and Lodge. He has
talked as they talked and voted as
they voted. But he has never VEN
tured at leadership himself. Through
nearly six years in the senate he has
made no big fight, good or bad, with
which his name can be identified. He
has stood consistently for special po-
l1tical and economic interests, but al
ways in that colorless me too ca
pacity.
MANY, many times Harding lodged
important roll calls, but he has an
swered yea or nay in chorus with
the old guard often enough to demon
strate clearly his attitude on vital
issues.
HE voted for the Cummins bill,
with it's anti-strike provision, later
being paired for the conference re.
port on the railroad measure,
During all the long struggle of the
conservationists against the vicious
Shields waterpower bill, he supported
the measure, and voted to prevent the
safeguarding Of public interests
through amendments"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-07-31
"0WN YOUR OWN HOME"
POLICY TO- TELL WORKERS

The ownership Of homes, free from
the grasp Of exploitative and spec
u1ative interests, will make far more
efficient workers, more contended
families and better citizens. The
government should, therefore, inaug-
urate a plan to build model homes
and establish a system of credits
whereby the workers may borrow
money at low rate Of interest and
under favorable terms to build their
own homes.
Credit should also be extended to
voluntary non-profit making housing
and joint tenancy associations. States
and municipalities should be freed
from the restrictions preventing their
undertaking proper housing projects
and should be permitted to engage
in other necessary enterprises relat-
ing thereto. The erection and main
tenance of dwellings where migra-
tory workers may find lodging and
nourishing food during the periods Of
unemployment should be encouraged
and supported by municipalities.
(From Labor, Its Grievances, Pro-
tests and Demands adopted by
Labor's Conference, Dec. Is, 1910.l
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-07-31
G0MPERS SETS FOR BIG
ISSUE OF 1872 ELECTION
Continued From Page One.
is to 70 hack tn u,hot MOS


1t Is to go back to what was
Against this concept of darkness
the people must mass themselves SOL
idly and invincibly for progress
There burns in the hearts of the
American people a great and noble
ideal. The spirit that made of our
war a great crusade and that made
OF our wonderful army a host of cru
saders sworn to fidelity to human
rights and human freedom lives in
everything that is truly American and
demands expression in the acts of our
public representatives and of our CIV
eminent.
In wanton denial Of this nobility of
thought and concept Of Hessians of
greed and plumber seek to ride down
tho rights Of the people and destroy
their liberties. The enemies of labor
have given to their servants the man.
date that labor must be crushed. it's
rights denied and its liberties de-
stroyed.
With the freedom Of the working
cracy as understood in American life
is involved and entwined. If labor
could be turned back from it's onward
march the great torch Of Liberty
would cease to burn for the millions.
Shall Liberty Live?
The masses Of the working people
OF the nation understand the great
issue that faces them. The one SUI
preme issue is whether liberty shall
live. Profiteering, the denial Of free
speech and free press. the despotic
use of the injunction-all Of these are
manifestations Of the same determin-
alton, the same drive to crowd labor
back from the road to progress and
to take out of millions Of homes that
light which has come into them as the
harbinger Of a higher and better CT
vilization.
Let America make no mistake about
what is involved in this campaign. Let
no man or woman take lightly the
duties involved. Let mono undervalue
by a fraction the solemn obligation
that is laid upon all to bring decisive
defeat to enemies Of human progress
and to crown with victory the candi-
dates Of those who stand as friends of
liberty and justice and progress.
The dim eyes Of the helpless are
upon the hosts Of labor in this great
struggle. May the manhood and the
womanhood Of America vindicate now
the hopes and the truths out of which
our great nation had its birth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-07-31
Open SHOPPERS
BEGIN TO TRIM
Leading Counsel, Walter G. Mer:
rift, Favors Formation Of
Shop Committees.

CINCINNATI, July 30.-"We favor
the formation of shop committees to
represent both the workingmen ana
the MANAGEMENT" said Walter q.
Merritt in a speech to business men
in this city.
The speaker is not an employer.
He is a lawyer and represents the
league for industrial rights This or
gan1zation succeeds the anti-boycott
association, which dropped that name
when the league Of nations announced
in effect that any country that vio-
lated the provisions Of the league
would be boycotted.
Merritt has been engaged in many
legal suits against organized labor.
His statement what 1--WE" favor would
lead to the belief that he is a pro-
Queer A few years ago Merritt was
shrieking for 1.-THE right Of employ
ers to run their own business" but
now he is trimming his sails.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-07-31
CARS STOPPED
AS PROTEST
Bridgeport, Conn.,, Workers Are
Carried to Work IN
Buses.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, July go
Jitney buses have driven the street
car from Bridgeport, for the present
at any rate
Not a street car has run during the
last SO hours. Five hundred motor
vehicles are carrying the people ia
and from work. President l.. B. Storrs
Of the Connecticut Railway company,
stopped the street car service. and
announced that it will not be resumed
for an indefinite time.
Fight for Monopoly.
The action came as the climax Of a
fight waged by the corporation to pre-
serve it's monopoly Of street trans
portation, against jitney bus COMPETE
ton. Finding themselves suddenly
in undisputed possession Of the
streets, the jitney men organized an
orderly transportation system, and to-
day appeared to be moving the people
with ease and dispatch.
The jitneys are operated by a bus
association, of which Frank Schwartz,
is president. Jitney bus operation was
started five years ago, when the street
car company, which has a long-term
franchise, cut down the service. Over
400 buses were operating a few weeks
ago.
Bus Fares Cheaper.
President Storrs appealed to the
city council for protection, and an or
dinance was passed prohibiting bus
competition with the street cars.
Schwartz obtained an Injunction,
putting over until the September term
any further discussion Of the subject,
whereupon Storrs stopped street car
service.
The Bus association at once put in
rush orders for 800 additional passen-
ger carrying motor vehicles. Bus
fares are a nickel cheaper than street
car faDes.