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F., pitchers battle, with little or no hit
,, ting, and peculiarly not a foul ball
| that would tend to put the sphere out
of play by going over the stands or
| into them. I had visions of finishing
that game with the original ball, when
all of sudden my hopes vanished in a
peculiar manner. One of the pitchers
cut loose with a wild pitch that sailed
on line to the backstop, and then
imbedded itself into the wire netting
and remained there. In the final inning
used five new balls.
Inc concrete stands have been
largely responsible for the great
number of new balls used. When
ball hits the concrete stands, if
travelling at a great speed, a large
rough spot is similar to the spot
pitchers created when using emery
paper to roughen the ball. This rough
spot enables a pitcher to cause the
ball to take uncanny shoots, If prop
erly delivered. That is why one often
sees the umpire throw out any num-
Der of balls that to one sitting in
the grandstand look perfectly good.
What becomes Of these balls the
umpire declares are not up to specifi-
cations? Most of them are regarded
as practice balls. They are used for
infield practice. hitting fungoes to
the outfield, batting practice. and any
Of the things in morning practice
which are regarded with favor by
some managers.
A good brand of base ball is neces-
sary for the stunts I have just men,
toned. Using a ball that is too badly
roughed may result in unpleasant sit
uations during practice. There al
ways is a chance that it will take
some break and injure a batter Like
wingy often injuries the arm. There
fore after a ball is declared unfit for
playing during the game it becomes a
practice ball.
Players' Friends Get EN-.
What becomes Of it after it's use
fitness as a practice ball is over?
Every ball player has a great num-
Der Of friends. 1t is surprising how
much some of them value as a SOU
venir a ball that has seen major
league service. Hundreds each year
way. Many club owners keep the
balls that are deemed unfit for major
league practice, and give them to
institutions, where the in
mates look on them as the last word
in base balls. Hundreds are disposed
of each year in this way. The small
boys who hang around the ball park.
and chase balls in batting practice.
are often rewarded with an old ball
for their efforts.
However, q big majority OF the
balls pass out Of play. because the
fans take them when fouled into the
stands. Most Of them never look on
it in the light of a theft, but rather
as a right. Mr.. Lannin, when owner
of the Boston American League club,
never tried forcibly to get a ball
from a fan. Rather he supplied his
head usher with a block of passes,
and when a fan. secured a ball the
usher rendered him q pass for the
game in return. 1t was system that
got results and might be more uni
versally tried.
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In game at the Polo Grounds las
year. forty-eight balls were require,
to complete the contest. I started
with a dozen new balls, and three times
] was compelled to request a dozer
new ones from the New York bench
When one of the New York players
flied out for the final out of the game
not a single ball remained in the box
and only one nestled in my pocket.
decided to make a good day of it, Sc
] kept that one for myself.
That evening while in the hotel, a
fan came up to me and commented on
the great number of balls used in the
game. He was more than surprised
when / told him l had used up four
Dozen OF course. number of balls
WERE lost by being fouled into the
stands and kept by spectators. How
ever, during the game 1 was compelled
to throw out number of balls because
or a rough spot that made it possible
to throw fast ball that greatly re-
sembled the emery delivery.
Where Do All the Old Balls Got
Where do all the old balls go"'
asked the fan
That struck me as an interesting
question. When you consider that
about 24o new balls are put in play
each day in the two major leagues you
wonder what becomes Of them. Where
do all the old balls go?
I imagine it would be very con-
sentative to say that each day a dozen
! balls are lost through being fouled into
the stands. Many are practically new.
] recall one game last summer at
Cleveland in which a player, before be-
ing retired, fouled of six new balls into
the crowd, none of which came back.
The base ball fan for some reason be-
1ieves any ball he grabs becomes his
developed during the war days. At
that time if a ball was fouled off and
secured by one Of the spectators he
tossed it to one Of the men in the
service-provided an attendant ap-
preached to get the ball If no at
tendant was in the vicinity the fan
often appropriated the ball for himself.
IOtherwise he looked around for q fell
low in the garb of the Army or Navy
and tossed it to him. A patriotic
spirit kept the attendant from seeking
the ball from a man in the service.
Now that the war is over, the Gus
tom of tossing the ball around the
stand continues. If some one gets a
ball, and an attache of the park spots
him. and approaches to get it, he losses
it back or forward a few rows. This
practice continues until the attendant
gives UP in disgust OftenI wonder
if it is a desire to secure the ball, or
merely a pleasure derived from making
the attendant uncomfortable, that
causes the fans to make such q fuss
when a ball is fouled in the stands.
Concrete Stands Blamed.
When 1 first Joined the staff Of the
American League back in 1906. it was
uncommon to use more than a dozen
balls in game, and often it was
nearer six. In those days the concrete
stands were unknown, all the parks
being of wood. 1 recall a game in
ST. Louis in 1907, in which I went
eight innings with the ball I had
started the game. The contest was a
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to Yale in the fall. as will Thorne
Murphy's brother, who is reputed to /.
be one Of the best schooiboy half-{
backs of the 1920 season. Young
Murphy is now at Paving School and
will enter Yale next September.
Next to Ohio State. whica won tire
Big Ten championship. the most
talked of Buckeye foot ball team 10
Wooster. winner of it's second CON-
secutive Ohio conference champion
ship. t..si ,g- =
The Wooster team. directed BY L.
c. BoIes. has won thirty-three games
and lost but one since; October %;
1910 when Miami was victorious 1T
Wooster. 10 to Z, in a hard-fought
game. The single defeat was ad-
ministered by Case at Cleveland
against Wooster's S. A T. c. team In
midseason of 1918.
During the last two seasons the |
only teams that have been able to
score against Wooster were Reserve.
defeated last year. Is to z. and Mount
Union. which scored field goal In
this years final game. :
Wooster Won eight games last wear
and nine contests this year. Ober-sS
lin was undefeated last year, and
while the two teams did not meet
then, 1t was generally conceded that
the victor of the Oberhn- Wooster
1920 game should be called the 1918.
conference champions. Wooster de-;
feated Oberlin 10 to o. ''
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|BROOKES TOPS NETMEN
IN DAVIS CUP MATCHES
Has Won SO Out of ~ Contests-Larned and
Mclaughlin Lead Americans, Latter Turn
ing Greatest Individual Feat

nations have participated
play Davis cup international trophy, for
Americans Australians will battle Auckland
Wednesday and Friday The has been competed for four
British Isles eighteen the United
States Australasia third with and France Belgium
2 matches which to DECISION and match
HI
holds during Of competition
defeat Of both Wildng and Bookes in 1911 when the
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Tender STOPS S|MLER
Substituting for Leonard, He Wins
Philadelphia Bout-Results
of Other Battles.

PHILADELPHIA, December 25.-
Lew Tender of this city. subetitut-
ing for Benny Leonard, stopped Chick
Simler of Scranton in the seventh
round of an eight-round bout here
today.
Danny Kramer of Boston knocked
out Johnny Solsberg of New York in
the third round of a scheduled eight
round bout.
Johnny Mealey of this city defeat
ed AL Murphy of Scranton in a six
round Suggest.
Abe Goldstein of New York knock ed
out Tommy Murray of Philadelphia
in the third round of scheduled
eight-round bout.
Jimmy Sullivan of New York de-
feated Bobby Barrett of this city in
a six-round bout.
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KNICKS FACE HARD FOE :.
IN RICHMOND A. C. TEAM

Richmond Athletic Club will brinesfa
a sturdy lot of talent here New Year "
day for its foot ball engagement with-sa
the knickerbockers at American n $
League Park. Former Virginia. Is
Washington and Lee, Virginia Techsaa
and " NJ. l. gridmen will appear i'm s.
the Rlchmond lineup. sd
A good contest should result for
the eleyens apparently are evenly
matched. The Knicks defeated Rex
Athletic Club, IA to 0. after the latter
team had suffered a 2e-to-0 defeat at
the hands of the Richmond aggrega-
ton.
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The Hatchetites break into fast
company at the outset, as they are
slated to battle Virginia at Char
lottesville in the opening game Of
their season. October 1. Western
Maryland will be the first team to be
engaged here. coming the Saturday
following the inaugural with the Old
Dominion combination.
While the schedule as a whole is
not so strenuous as that undertaken
last fall it is plenty difficult for an
institution having foot ball for the
second year after a lapse of several
seasons, and contains opponents
strong enough to develop hard and
close competition.
October 30 is the date not closed.
but negotiations are on with st.
Johns of Annapolis, and it is more
than probable that the Marylanders
will be listed.
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READY FOR GRID GAME.
Mohawks and Nets to Clash in
BENEFIT Contest Today.

Mohawk Athletic Club went through,
its final drill yesterday in prepare
with the Metropolitan All-Stars on
the Union Park gridiron this after
noon. The Indians have won the Dis.
trict 140-pounda etfampionsh for three
successive seasons. but they antici-
pate a hard battle today. The Nets
have drafted players from Other
strong elevens and have practiced
long enough to perfect team play. The
opening kickoff will occur at 3
o'clock.
The game is to be played as a ben
eft for the family of ]. R. Daily, who
died from an injury sustained while
playing with the Washington Ath-
letic Club against the Mohawks.
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trict in the annual shoot at Camp
Perry, Ohio, did we'll. Mrs. MsIy
Crossman, a Washingtonian, estab-
lished a record when she made ten
bulls-eyes on the 1,000-yard range
in the National Rifle Association
match. but the winner of the compe-
tition bettered the mark. In the ci-
william interclub match the District
marksmen topped. other organiza-
tions.
Bowlers were up and at 'em almost
all the year. Leagues were larger
and better and the annual tournament
attracted more entrants than in any
other year. Women took to the game
and had three leagues on the drives.
Practically every big government bu-
reau and private concern had repre-
sentative circuits.
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GREB GIVEN DECISION
IN FIGHT WITH SMITH

PITTSBURGH, December 25.-Harry
Greb of Pittsburgh, received a news
paper decision over JEFF Smith of
Bayonne, n. j., in ten-round bout
here this afternoon.
Pete Civic Of Pittsburgh. in his first
professional bout, was defeated by
Patsy Young Of Beechview in a six
round preliminary. Civic was former
amateur bantamweight champion and
was a member of American Olympic
boxing team this year.
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The bookings. as announced by
Manager Robert Shuts. follow:
September "a, Hampden-Sidney.
October j. William and Mary; s,
Centre College. at Danville, Ky; Is,
University of Richmond. at Richmond
%. University of Maryland, at Balti-
more; 20. Washington and Lee, at
November 5, Morris Harvey: IL
(Armistice day.. North Carolina
State, at Norfolk, Va; 10, Roanoke
College: "a. Virginia Military lnsti-
tute, at Roanoke, Va.
Purdue is after Clarence w. Spears
to coach it's 1921 foot ball team. Spears
SO far has not been reappointed AT
Dartmouth. Purdue will play the
following games:
Chicago; is, Notre Dame; 90. Iowa.
November 5-Northwestern; IL,
Ohio State at Columbus.
Matt Brennan. the tall quarterback
on the Lafayette eleven last fall,
promises to be one of the best bas-
ket ball centers in the east.
Dartmouth and Cornell have made
a three-year foot ball agreement
Ithaca next fall. the 1922 contest in
Hanover and the third battle on a
neutral field, probably in New York.
Brothers of former foot ball stars
will be seen playing the stellar role
next fall if all that has been said of
these young fellows is true. There
is, for instance. Charlie Brickley' s
younger brother, Arthur. better
known as Red" He is now a stu
dent at Columbia and will be eligible
for the 1921 team. Charlie had moth
inc on this youngster in the matter
of drop-kicking goals.
Jack Ahearn, former star end at
Cornell, has brother. Charlie, who.
as quarterback of the Yale freshman
eleven the past season. made great
name for himself and who is counted
on to help put Yale back in the run
ming. Frank Kelly, Yale's sturdy
falfback, has a brother who was a
backfield, in himself playing with
Stamford High this year. He will go
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-26
CUE CHAMPION IN LEAD
Wheatley Has Won Four of Five
Matches in D. c. Tourney.
Three Tie for Second.

George Wheatley. District cue
champion, heads the field that is con-
tending for the title in the tourna-
ment at Grand Central Palace. He
has lost but one of the five matches
in which he has participated. and has
full game lead over Sergt. Henshaw,
William Parsons and John Tolson,
who are tied for second place.
With a string of Al, Wheatley also
leads in the competitor for the high
run prize to be presented by George
Cox, who has been refereeing the
matches.
Play in the tourney will be resumed
tomorrow night. with Daniel Freeland
opposing Parsons. The match will
start at s o'clock. The tourney
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ARMY BOXERS PRUNING.
Kansas and Mccain to Meet in
Headliner at Fort Myer.

Chick Kansas. Camp Holabird boxer,
who holds the Army featherweieht
championship. and Shorty Mccain,
Fort Myers leading fistic expert, are
diligently training for their bout that
will feature the fight card to be Of
Tered at Fort Myer on New Year day.
The men will meet in ten-round
match for the Army title.
Five preliminary bouts will be held.
The contests will be decided in the
riding hail. with the first bout start
ing-at- O'Clock. $50
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young Bob" Wins in Ring.

NEWARK, N. j., December 25. -
Young Bob" Fitzsimmons, son of the
late Bob Fitzsimmons, former heavy
weight champion, scored a technical
knockout today in the fourth of a
scheduled twelve-round match with Jim
Monohan Of New York. Monohan was
fioored for count of nine in the fourth
and Referee Sullivan stopped the bout.
They are light heavyweights.
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Base Balls Big Item C. Play Ball Games
1,100 to Go $50 Miles
In Autos to Grid Game

van. composed Of the entire
0akersfleld High School. num-
boFing LOO students, will make
the journey to Pasadena. $50
miles west Of here next Wed.
nesday, to wttness the Bakers-
neld-Berkefey game for the
state scholastic foot ball cham
pionsAip.
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Gallaudet is down for November IL.
the same date that Maryland and
clash. but one of the games will be
played on Friday. Armistice day. The
George Washington schedule fol-
lows:
October Virginia at Charlottes-
Vile.
October S-Western Maryland.
October 15-William and Mary, at
Norfolk. Va.
October 22-Drexel Institute. at
Philadelphia. e.f- -s.sr
October est. Johns of Annapolis
(pending).
November 5-Washington College.
at Chestertown. Nd.
November 12-Gallaudet.
November "a Thanksgiving day.,
Catholic University.
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|HATCHETITES TO ENGAGE
C.. u. AND GALLAUDET
Will Encounter Virginia in Opening Battle of the
Campaign-ScheduIeN Not So Diff
cult as Last Season.

" GORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITIES 1921 will
play according the list
the athletic director the
of have definitely Three of settled
versity for" the windup Thanksgiving
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Mosberg Gets Decision.

NEW YORK, December 25-Sam
Mosberg. who won the world Olym-
pic lightweight boxing championship
at Antwerp, received a judges deci-
sion in the second professional match
Of his career, ten-round bout with
Paul Edwards. Mosberg weighed
134A and Edwards 1924,
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AVERAGE 80 PER GAME;
MANY COPIED BY FANS
Concrete Stands Largely Responsible for Great
Number of New Balls Used in Major League
Games-Where the Old Ones Go.
BY BILLY EVANS.

TOW balls a
test2 Perhaps will surprised
- to
When player fouls off stand of
which
better than a buck and a 80
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Holland to Compel Athletics.

Holland has decided to take I'M
the question of compulsory athletic
training and at the same time reduce
the length Of obligatory service in the
army
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Ten Grid Games for v. P.I.,
All With Elevens of South

~ LACKSBURG December 2Virgmia Polytechnic Institutes
will onhne its efforts grdiron combinations
- and Dixon line Ten will be played
of Maryland October e.
College, Washington and Lee North Carolina State
making
Blackburg
o1leoianS
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tCOntlnued from IWentietn Page.)
contests. Central High Schools tank
>ers outpointed every other team in
South Atlantic territory and won sec
tional honors in the Baltimore meet.
The District trapshooting cham
pionship was attained by the Wash
ington Gun Club in competition with
the Silver Spring Club and the Brad
ley Hills Gun Club. Excellent shoot
ing by R. d. (Klondike) Morgan was
largely responsible for the Washing
ton clubs success. The scatter gun
was popular with many sportsmen
during the year and weekly meets
were held by the big clubs.
Rifle shooting also had its devotees,
and those who represented the Dis
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Track Star to Coach.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calf,
December 25.-"Dink" Templeton, one
of the famous athletes produced at
Stanford, has been named as varsity
track coach for the coming season.
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Moore and Sharkey Matched

Pal Moore. Memphis bantam. and
Jack Sharkey of New York will meet
in fifteen-round bout at Madison
Square Garden Wednesday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-26
Has Many Woman Bowlers,

milwaukee, has six leagues of
woman bowlerA. comprising twenty
four teams -
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Chinese ON Penn Team

NJ r. Lee, who played inside right
on the Penn soccer team during the
past season, is from China.
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Records of the Players

players taken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-26

japanese Nine to Tour U. S.
waseda University of Toxic will
send a nine to tour the United States
in the spring University of Philip
pines may senl base ball team to
America
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Buckeyes OUTWEIGH Rfvals,

Ohio State will have the advantage
over the Californians in weight. In
the line the average weight of the
Ohioans is 184 pounds. while the Cali
fornia forward wall is 1872. The back
field Of the Buckeyes also is the
heavier, the combined weight totaling
6S5 pounds The total weight of the
California. backfield Is 645
Here is the dope" on the players
who will probably start the game:
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OHIO GR|DDERS GUESTS
Taken Sightseeing and Entertained
at Dinner in Pasadena-Rivals
Also on Scene.

PASADENA. Calf. December 90
The Ohio State foot ball squad, here
Tor the game with California New
Year day, forgot about foot ball to-
day and observed Christmas Enter
tainment arranged for the players
included an automobile sightseeing
trip about Los Angeles and a Christ
mas dinner.
Hard practice for the east versus
west game will begin on Monday.
Coach John Wilce announced today.
The secret practice of the Buckeyes
yesterday was said to have been a
light signal drill.
The California squad arrived today,
and plans are being made for it to
practice daily for the big game.
Ohio State brought enough players
to form more than two complete
teams and California is understood
to have brought nearly enough for
three, so there will be no lack of
substitutes.
Wilce, Ohio coach, said the Ohio
men had stood the long trip we'll.
I'm fact" he added, they stood 1t
much better than I had expected.
The practice at Ames. Denver Ogden
and Palo Alto kept them in good
shape. F'ullback Wfllaman and Half
back Henderson are suffering from
injuries, but I am confident they will
be ready to get into the game with
California"
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Rutgers Recognizes Hockey.
Rutgers has made hockey an inter
collegiate sport.
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Girls Letter to Cheer Leader.

Winning a varsity letter as cheer
eader is an innovation at Lafayette.
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Ohio State.

Here is the 1920 record of the rival
teams: (.
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TRACK is ONLY SPORT
NOT TO ADVANCE HERE

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