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Gallaudet and Loyola Open
Court Season Here Tonight

rivals. Last year the Kendall Green
ers took two games from the Blue and
Gold. In q game against the alumni
early this week Loyola showed up
we'll, especially in its floor work.
Coach Scheurholz probably will use
the following men: Harmon and
Kearney, foreAGrds: Sweeney. center;
Levin and Co0aif, guards. Levin re-
places Kelly. ~, . injured his knee In
the alumni cuDeest Kelly ts oonsid-
cred the best member or the squad.
but Levin tn as strong as the first
string player, though not quite as
active and accurate.
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near beer or soft stun in their hands.
Up from the basement come the
sizzling sounds Of frying frankfurters
and the smell Of wafdes. From the
line of boxes which flank the outside
of the track. up through the various
balconies to the topmost gallery sleep
is the order. of the morning. Sour
shores fill the air.
II all Of New York's tramp lodging
house population isn't here 1t would
seem that majority is. Suddenly q
futtering cry comes from a. line OF
seats back Of a box. Some one. has
dreamed that the police have got him
at last. or that he has been cornered
by the man who has been trying to
get him for year. There Is a thump.
Somebody has awakened him BY
twisting his ear. The fight Is on.
Everybody In the vicinity comes to
life. A man wal1ops q neighbor Just
to get into the game. Twelve OF the
prettiest fights one wishes to see are
going on ali over the place. One man
is hurled bodily onto the track; the
riders swerve to avoid him and nearly
pile up.
There is a rush Of bluecoats, a series
OF sharp blows. some cries of pain
and then silence save for that scuf-
fling which means that the, buns rusf,
is on. After ten or a dozen or more
frowzy citizens have hit the outdoors
feet first quiet descends upon the
Garden. The shores begin again.
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BILL DONOVAN NAMED
TO MANAGE PHlLLIES

= PHILADELPHIA, December IL
seWild Bill Donovan. former big
league pitching star. has signed q
contract to manage the Philadelphia
National League team next year, sue
ceeding Gayvy Cravath. Donovan is
q Philadelphia. and gained his great
est fame as a pitcher for the Detroit
Americans. Later he managed the
New York Americans and last year
was the manager of the Jersey City
international League Club.
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Indoor Games of A. A. u.
To Be Held In New York

NEW YORK, Decembef liz
Arrangements have been com.
pleteA with ofncials Of the 22d
and held championship for 1921
at the engineers' armory here
saturday evening. March 10.
The usual list Of twelve cham.
pionsAiD events will be con-
tested.
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MAY SIGN PACT IN JANUARY.

When the proposed new agreement
finally is in shape for acceptance by
the committees 1t will be submitted
by them to their respective organi4a-
tions for ratification. The major
leagues may be able to cot upon the
new agreement 1t their annual meet
ings next week. and Il 10 likely spe.
cial meeting Of the National Associa-
tion will be called for the purpose, the
organization having held its annual
meeting last month.
With ratification accomplished by
the different organizations interested
a joint meeting Will b 6a1leA In New
York early in January for the formal
signing of the new agreement. It will
be- necessary then to- name q conn
nftteerto co1istrue rulings based On the
new agreement. as it will be desir-
able to have the rules interpreted 30
clearly that club owners and players
may readily understand their oop-
iteactural obligations.
The new agreement, in addition to
outlining the duties and powers OF
Judge Landis. will confer upon him
'8n official title. which probably will
BE director Of base ball. He undoubt-
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M'GRAW SUED BY SLANN
Actor Demands $4,000 Damages
From Giants Pilot for Al
legged Injuries.

NEW YORK, December 11.-Suit for
$2s'ooo has been begun against John
>. McGraw, vice president and man.
ager of the New York Giants, by John
=. Siavin, actor, it was learned to-
day through Nathan Burkan, counsel
FOR Slavin.
Slavin received severe injuries in a
ran. believed to have been caused by
blow. in front of the home of Nc
Graw last summer
Slavln and another companion had
ccompanied McGraw home from the
LAMPS Club. where McGray pre-
stousiy mad been engaged in a fight
with another club member.
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SOME MINORS MAY STAY OUT.

Such a provision is likely to meet
with serious opposition from some minor
leagues, and 1t 10 not unlikely that It
would result in some Of the minor
leagues refusing to become . party to
the new agreement or at least to sub
nit to control OF this particular feature
-of the reorganization plan. Some Of the
: minor league clubs argued that under
.fhe old draft system they lost play.
.ers through the draft for whom they
could have received much more than the
draft price.
for seven years, and he will receive
AN annual salary OF 342,so0. In addf-
,tion to necessary travelling and ONCE
expenses. He will have . secretary
and office force, with headquarters in
Chicago.
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TO REPLACE OLD AGREEMENT.

The new national agreement which
the committees propose to draw up
will replace the one adopted in 1903
and last amended January IL, 1918,
and which has been the government
of base bali since It was first adopted.
The twelve committeeman enter the
meeting with open minds 20 tar as
the provisions Of the new agreement
are concerned, it being the idea to
work out in conferences and conSulta-
tions an agreement that will meet
present conditions and provide Tor
Strengthening the, foundation Of the
game for the future.
1t is generally expected. however.
that the new agreement will take the
form of two parts: One between the
National and American leagues that
will apply to questions involving
solely major league matters, and the
other between the major and minor
leagues that will apply to questions
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that the American League meeting,
called for New York next "Wednesday
has been postponed Until Friday, and
will be held in Chicago. the change
being made at the request Of Judge
Landis. who also has requested that
the Joint meeting of the two leagues
be held IN Chicago next Saturday
The explanation of the Judge. who ar
rived here today. Is that he cannot
-ennain In the east until Friaay.l r.
President Heydler today indicated
he was in favor Of the original
schedule OF holding the joint meeting
In New York. Many Of the club own.
srs here for the sessions express dis
satisfaction with the plan calling for
the trip to Chicago. Several had
planned to 90 on vacations from this
city. and assert that q trip to Chicago
would cause them considerable fncon.
venience.
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A whanging piano hits the ksy. A
young man with q thin. pinnpiy face
stands forth with q megaphone to his
lips-a song booster; one Of q class
Of pests that fill the air at all hours
The voice whines on while around. around
ana around grind the riders. Suddenly
q man stands forth from q. box, q man
kith walrus mustache and thick eye
glasses and q tomato nose.
81 gif twenty-five dollaire to xe guy
yot WINS a sprint" Bling! lingo! The
riders lower their bodies. their legs fly
up and down like pistons. There arises
a shrilI outcry. Every one wakes.
Those in the bull pen rush to tho rail.
Cheers roar from all sides. Then sud-
denly little Tony Grimm, who hasn't a
chance, but has been plugging ,gamely
along through the week, shoots to the
head and wins the money. The others
have let him win, Of course. They have
let him win almost every sprint prize
thus far. Everybody knows ethiG But
everybody yells Just the saue; for Teny
ia, fsvoE3te with the gallery odA
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eddy will have more power and au-
thor1ty than has been possessed by
any Individual or commission in the
history Of base ball.
AZ director of base ball it is the gen.
eral belief that Judge Lands will head
board OF control the members Of
which will sit with him merely in an
advisory capacity or as pleaders in spe-
cial cases of controversy or dispute re-
quirins decisions by Judge Landis The
advisory board members. according to
this plan, will be without voting pow
er. In such cases the decision Of Judge
Lands VIII Be dnal
The proposed advisory board would
consist Of practical base bail men. pos
sibly President Heydler of the National
League and President johnson Of the
American League, President Sexton and
Secretary Farrell Of the National Az.
sociaticn ana others
The new agreement, In the opinion Of
base bail men here, 10 certain to contain
Z provision Tor the restoration Of the
draft ayttem, which means the selection
for nxed sums Of players in one league
BY clubs In . league Of higher caassi.
6cAtion
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ROWLAND WILL PILOT
COLUMBUS A. A. CLUB

3. COLUMBUS. December .11.-Clarence
Rowland. former manager af the Chi
cage White Sox and of the Milwaukee
American Association team, has been
chosen manager Of the Columbus club
OF the American Association. it was
omcially announced today He was
scout for the Detroit Tigers this wear,
Rowland managed the White Sox
when they won the world series from
the New York Giants, three years ago
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LAYTON TAKES MATCH
IN BILLIARD PLAY.OFF

CHICAGO. December 11.-John Lay
ton of st. Louis, won the first game
in the play-off Of the three-cornered
tie for the national hree-cushion bill
Hard championship by defeating Clar-
ence jackson Of Kansas City, Is to Sc.
Jackson will meet Robert Cannefax,
titleholder, today. and the final game
will be played Monday between Lay
ton and Cannefax.
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FREELAND BEATS Assay
IN D. c, CUE TOURNEY

Daniel Freeland, by defeating Waiter
Asay, 100 to Sc, last night provided the
surprise Of the District championship
pocket billiard tournament now in prog
ress at Grand Central Palace. Assay. in
other tourney matches. had played a
steadier game than Freeland. Each
made q high run of IL. Scratches mar
red Freeland's play. but frequent rallies
kept him comfortably in the lead all the
way.
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Involving the interests of these two
divisions.
President Heydler of the National
League has prepared a working draft
Of his ideas as to what should be in
cluded in the new agreement. and it
is expected that Similar suggestions
will be received on behalf of the
American League. Club owners and
players also have been invited to pre-
sent ideas ana it Is probable Judge
Lands win insist upon the inclusion
Of provisions outlining his power and
authority as head Of organized base
bail and others for the general good
Of the sport, as we'll as his own pro-
lection.
Suggestions that he write what pro-
visions he thinks necessary was made
to Judge Lands by President johnson
Of the American League. It is the
general belief that the new agreement
will contain numerous radical changes
as compared with the provisions Of
the present national agreement
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Aldrich First Yale Grid
Leader From High School

Malcolm Pratt AIdrich Of Fan
River captain OF the 1921 Yale
foot ball eleven. IL the flrst Blue
leader Whose preparation Ter
college was made at q high In.
stead Of q prep school. He ~ .
graduate Of Durfee High Of Fail
River. He was q star halfbaek
ON this years ELI team.
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The organizations interested are
represented as follows:
National League. August Hermann,
Cincinnati: Barney Dreyfuss. Pitts
bursh, and Charles II. Ebbets, Brook-
lyn. 20
American League. James c. Dunn,
Cleveland; Thomas Shibe. Philadel-
phia, and Frank Navin. Detroit.
National Association, Michael H.
Sexton. president; Thomas J. Hickey
president of the American Associa-
ton; J. D. Martin, president of the
Southern Association; j. w. Morris.
president of the Texas League; George
H. Names. president of the Michigan
Ontario League, and w. H. Walsh,
president of the South Atlantic
League.
In addition. John A. Heydler. presi-
dent Of the National League: Ban
johnson. president Of the American
League, and Secretary John II. Far
rell Of the National Association. are
acting in an advisory capacity with.
out vote. George wharton Pepper OF
Philadelphia and John Conway Toole
Of New York are legal advisers.
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TIGERS AND PENN PLAY
SOCCER TITLE CONTEST

PRINCETON, N. j.. December IL
Princeton and Pennsylvania meet here
today to decide the intercollegiate
soccer title. Both teams went through
the regular season. which closed last
Saturday, without a defeat.
Penn State, which IL not a member
of the intercollegiate league. has chal-
lenged the winner Of today's game.
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ENTIRE REORGANIZATION
OF GOVERNMENT IS AIM
Important Player Deals May Be Effected During
Lands, New Director, Will Preside.

EW YORK. December 1.-THE greatest convention Of base ball
interests assembled this involving program for
complete reorganization Of the sports under
here today Overshadowng all other problems the conferees
na H. arrn,.taa sons
will continue several under the presidency NJ Lands
newly appointed head Of the sport
The annual meeting of the international scheduled
and Base
Writers Association Tuesday likely held
hand
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Sn-Day Bike Grind Thrills,
But No One Can Explain Why
BY FAIRPLAY.

EW YORK 1Twntyod overworked bicycle riders
stretch the xday bike Madison
midnight tonight the long grind will
an end in wirl with pair of kings coping
Who will they like the semiSpaghe duo, Brocco
who are lap ahead the Belgian Van
Van the Yanks Bede and Thomas also
likely maxi complications.
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Motley Crowd I. There.

Inside the track is the bull ring.
Along its rails are draped half-un-
conscious figures whose heads fall
forward as sleep claims them and
then rise with jerk as = shout or
sudden noise calls them back to con-
sciousness. Inside the rails are news
paper men mapping over thsir tables,
telegraph instruments clattering the
TO o'clock standing Here also. sit
dog rolls ARMY clinching bottles Of
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Four Coast Players Indicted
for Plotting to Throw" Games

Us ANGELES December 1Arre and arraignmnt expected
here today in the of least of the indicted
charges OF criminal late yesterday Angeles
grand after inquiry Of months charges
corruption Pacific Coast League base ball
The other three indicted Ha Mager and Rumler
Salt Lake outhder Raymond alleged gambler
Seattle, Wash.
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A fve-gallon gray stone jug filled
with Ann ArEor water was taken 10
Minneapolis by the trainer. The game
ended in 6-s score. During the ex-
game the jug disappeared and later
appeared in the trophy room OF the
University of Minnesota. 1t remained
there until 1909. when the Michiga
play. The night before the contest it
was announced that if Michigan won
she could have her jug back Mchi-
gan won, 12-5, and went home car
rying her five-gallon jug.
The same agreement was made be-
fore the 1910 game. but Michigan won
the game and the jug. Last fall Min
nesota went to Ann Arbor and de-
feated Michigan She took the jug
home with her. This year the jug was
= The jug has been reprinted. one -haif
with yellow m" and the other
maroon with a gold M" Between the
two letters painted in white, is the
score by games.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, December II.
Canton Bulldogs. led by Jim Thorpe.
and the Union A. A. Of Phoenixville
Park meet on the gridfron here to-
one season will be established by
Heinie Miller Of the University Of
Pennsylvania, a. member OF the Union
team. 1t will be his twenty-third con-
test this season.
Bill Wood. all-Maryland selection at
end, was elected to captain the 1921
eleven at Johns Hopkins. Those who
received letters are: Bill Wood, Ed
Wood. Cashell, calkins. Jones. Gregg.
Middleton, Mckay. Benson and Reed.
sPARTANBURG, s. c.. December ii.
|-Woford College foot ball schedule
for 1921. announced today. calls for
nine games, as follows:
October 1, Newberry; 8. South Caro-
lima; Is, Citadel. at Charleston; 20,
Oglethorpe; 20, Southern College. at
Tampa, Fla.
Noyembsr ,. Er r' II. Presby-
at Greenyille; "a, Trinity.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, December H.
Harvard will meet Georgia at foot ball
in the Stadium hero on October Is.
s ion tor game g y 81 +; Gensrs
pending. Colgate or Penn State viii be
Harvard's opponent on the alternate
date.
EASTON. Pa. December 11-L.afay-
cite College will resume foot ball rela-
here October 90. The last contest be-
tween the two institutions was played
in 1917, Rutgers winning, 80 to Z. Pitt
probably will be met here on October /.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd. December IL
Bob" Folwell, who coached the Navy
foot ball team in the season just closed,
has signed a. contract for next fall,
BEREA, Ohio. December 11.-Full-
back Harry r. Warner Of st. Pau, has
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Not an Inviting Place.

L. New York hick town? Go to the
Madison Square Garden race and then
answer the question. Or come there
right now with the writer. 1t is 10
o'clock in the morning. The wan De-
cember light filters in through the
dust-clad sky1ights and is lost in the
effulgence Of electric lamps ~ lamps
about which clouds Of stale tobacco
smoke hang. giving to the Garden a
peculiar atmospheric effect which can
not be described. Nor can the odor.
which is q combination of sweaty
bodies. old clothes, IMMINENT, frying
frankfurters and alcoholic breath.
Upon wide oval stretch of yellow
pine. sharply inclined. a chain Of sod
den athletes in dirty, sweat-soaked
jerseys and socks and skull caps of
various colors plod their weary way.
The body of Dabaets Is of unnatural
stxe, due to his bandaged ribs, his
giances behind him occasionally g1a--
Ing At Cobnrn. whom he behaves to
have been responsible for his bad
tumble Wednesday night. Bedel1, the
American, grinds along with grim
face. riding on his nerve; for he has
been badly injured. No excitement.
Just the plodding round Of the board
track.
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Jug Has a Position of Honor
at Big Ten Alumni Banquet

n ITTSBURGH, December 1-A FIVE gallon will
position honor the University Michigan table
banquet Western Conference Alumni Association
tonight Jug history dating back The Michigan
of Minnesota.
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VIRGINIA ALSO ENTERS
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Twelve State Universities Act When S. /. A. A..
Summer Ball Playing to Be Continued.

ANESvILLE December llTwelve state UNIVERSE
will athletic conference Of their
~ rule and ban base ball. according
Athletic which entered
today.
toward
down the rule
ball
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NAVY MAY ENTER REGATTA,

There is strong chance Of the Ma
val ACADEMY entering it's great crew
IN the Intercollegiate regatta next
June. of the world CHAMPION eieht
JacQmini and Graves have graduated'
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The visitor, who used to be inter-
ested In bicycle racing back In the
days when the dodo was mating with
the dinosaur and Broadway was a GA
ciaI slide and has since followed more
modern sports. wonders why any one
should care who wins. But there are
lot who do. There are enough to MI
the Garden from floor to roof every
night and to make a small fortune Tor
the promoters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-11

Set Date for Tossers' Event.
March 7,-1s2l, has been tentatively
selected as the date for opening the
annual basket ball tournament OF the
Amateur Athletic Union in Kansas City.
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Grid Star Breaks Ankle
Wrestling His Brother

CHICAGO, December H.
Graham PenAeld. captain OF the
Northwestern University foot
ball eleven this last season,
broke his left ankle yesterday
in q wrestling match with his
brother, Henry Penfeld, a menu
her OF the Purple eleven.
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EASTON. Pa. December 11.-Lafay-
cite College will resume foot ball rela-
tons with Rutgers next fall. in q game
here October 20. The last contest be-
in 1917, Rutgers winning, 80 to Z. Pitt
probably will be met here on October 1.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass, December IL
in the Stadium hero on October Is.
Negotiations for a game with Centre
College for October % or 20 still are
pending. Colgate or Penn State will be
Harvards opponent on the alternate
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. December IL
Bob Folwell, who coached the Navy
foot ball team in the season just closed,
has signed a contract for next fall,
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BEREA, Ohio December 11.-Tull-
back Harry R. Warner Of St Pau, has
Milford chronicle., 1920-03-19
ANGOLA

The ground hog sign as a weather
regulator seems 70 have slipped q
cog, and the spring has been more
like a winter blizzard during the time
of the six weeks which the ground
hog is supposed to cover.
As the teacher failed to appear at
the Edwards Public school last Mon
day that school has been closed all
the week
BY reason of the heavy mud con-
ditions and general badness of all
public roads generally, the people Of
this section have not been able to
receive or forward mail by the rural
delivery routes regularly. In some
sections the people call for all mail
in their neighborhoOd, and deliver as
an accommodation.
A very pretty wedding took place
at the home of Mrs. Hannah Marsch
on Thursday evening, March IL, 1920,
when Rev. o. F. Zimmerman of Mas
sau Church Joined Miss Elenor
Marsch and Mr.. Anthony Summers,
of Fai1lnount, Del, in the holy bonds
of matrimony. The bride wore
smoke-blue georgette crepe, and the
bridesmaid, Miss Alberta NAPLES Of
CoOlspring, wore a pink geOrgette
gown. The groom had for his best
man, Mr.. Joseph Marsch, a brother
of the bride. About one hundred
guests were present and partook Of
a wedding breakfast. The newlyweds
will reside at Lewes, Del.
Little Miss Bulah Bryon has been
a guest Of her brother and family, Mr..
and Mrs. George Bryon, Jr.
Mrs. d. T. Mustard has been a
a.,.ast Of AIrs z McCnllev at
Coolspring
Mrs. E. B. Mustard who has been
i'll at Lewes, has been removed to her
home and is improving.
Leland Burton is recovering from
a three weeks illness.
Miss Ethel DOrman has returned
from a weeks visit to her sister
Mrs. Miers Vessels, at Robinsonyille.