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Evening star., 1921-12-19
TUNNEy-O'HARE winner
MAY GET CO WITH JACK

NEW YORK. December ia lot of
boxing promoters are hard up. They
are not hard up for cash. but hard up
for oponents to match against one
Jack Dempsey. They can see assur-
ances of all kinds of coin if they can
ring with an opponent who could give
him even the semblance of a battle,
but they cannot find the opponent.
How hard up they are was shown to-
day when it was announced that the
winner Of the Gene Tunney-Eddie
O'Hare fight Thursday night might be
matched with Dempsey next spring.
O'Hare was one of Dempsey's spar
ring partners when the champion pre-
pared for his Carpenter battle, and
was the best of the lot. He was the
only boxer in the champions camp
who could make Jack miss, and he
landed on the heavyweight king hard
and often, but he is far lighter than
Dempsey and far from championship
class.
Tunney is good, big, clever boy.
but he has small hands, and every
time ne cuts loose with a haymaker
he is likely to break one of them.
Mike Gibbons Is coming on to New
York to press his claims to the first
match against Johnny Wilson, the mid
dleweight titleholder. now that the lat
ter has signed a treaty of peace with
Tex Rickard. Gibbons claims his rec
ord entities him to the first chance at
Wilson. but Mike has never been a
big drawing card here, and has never
aroused wild enthusiasm among the
Gotham fans. Richard is now dicker-
ing with George Engel. manager for
Harry Greb, in connection with a Will
son battle.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1921-12-19

This organization, which embraces
all the western coast of the United
States and goes back into Utah to
complete it's circuit, considers itself
a major league body even if the pres
ent agreed-on classification does
not give it that distinction. Its ter
ritorial boundaries are sufficiently
ample for big league purposes though
it's population is not numerically COM
parative with that of the present
major league organizations. Ultimate
ly it expects to have cities quite as
large as those of the east. and at the
present time contains in its circuit
some cities as large in population and
quite as important in other ways as
some of those in the major leagues
ten years ago.
Due to Assert Itself.
The time is sure to come in base
ball when the Pacific Coast League
will assert and maintain for itself all
of the privileges that go with a major
league. 1t seems to be the impression
of some of those who are now in a
capacity both advisory and executive
that this is as good time as any
other to declare for the supremacy of
California base ball.
The fact has been quite overlook ed
present situation that the Pacific
Coast League in former years declined
TO abide by the rules of organized
base ball in full. The coast men OBJ
served the reserve rule and respected
contracts. and that was as far as they
would go.
They did not bow to the draft. and
they declared unto themselves all the
privileges which the major leagues as
sert as their own because of priority
of organization. Except for this as
sumption based on priority there is
not a reason in the athletic world why
all base ball leagues should not be on
a common basis. as the maor leagues
have no authority except that which
they have delegated to themselves.
The Pacific Coast League knows it,
and is again ready to assert it's right
of independence from any claims which
the two present major organizations
may declare over 1t. While the Amer
lean Association and the New Inter-
national League are somewhat more
modest than the Pacific Coast League
they aspire. and they have the great
American privilege to do that.
Heads Are Not Turned.
The foregoing Is the real story be-
hind all this draft agitation It is
the little rumble which precedes all
moves toward independence in sports
or other matters. The Pacific coast
believes very strongly, in its impor-
tance in all branches of athletics. Its
successes have not turned the heads
of its promoters. On the contrary sue
cesses have started them to think, and
that is why organized base ball must
use much persuasion and introduce
sound argument to convince the west
ern coast that it is not fully as COM
petent to manage it's base ball in its
own way as is the section east of the
mississippi river, and above every
thing establish the fact that San Fran
cisco Is of as much importance in base
ball as New York or st. Louis.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1921-12-19

The Naval Academy owes a con-
siderable debt In this connection to
Pennsylvania State for it's fine sports
manship in sending its teams regu-
larly to Annapolis. The growing dis
inclination of number of the big COL
Naval lads has beer, most obvious, but
Penn States course has been the op-
posite. One defeat has apparently
made them keener to try conclusions
again, and it has only been through
the opportunity given 1.-The Midship-
men of measuring strength with such
a skilled opponent as Penn State that
the academy's standing in these
branches has been demonstrated.
'Mucn to the satisfaction of the Naval
people, there will be an opportunity
wrestling team, making It's first trip
from Anna polls for a match, will go
to Penn State on March II. 1t is
also probable that the boxing teams
will meet ON neutral grounds, at the
finals OF the intercollegiate Boxing
Association, to be held in Philadelphia.
probably oil March Is.
The Grst regular work in both these
lines was done at the Naval Academy
this week. About 900 reported to the
boxing coach. Spike Webb, and at
Messrs. Schultz and Lynch. Elimina-
tion bouts are going on regularly.
and each squad will be reduced to
about forty.
The brightest prospects are ahead Of
tl,e wrestlers, with a schedule OF more
interest than for many years previous.
Five Of the seven regular wrestlers
of last season are again available. and
there Is an abundance Of material with
Evening star., 1921-12-19
TRACK AND LACROSSE
MEET At MARYLAND j.

COLLEGE PARK, December 49,
Athletics at the University of Mary
land are having a respite. but the
track and lacrosse candidates will
get down to business just as soon
as the holidays are over, with the
prospects that both will turn out
formidable aggregations.
.'Tater" Clarke. tackle on the foot
ball team, is captain of the lacrosse
squad. which has much veteran
material Branner, Duval, Heidle-
bach. Marty, Broach, Elliott, McDon-
aid, Welheim. Smith Sleasman, To-
bias. Miller and Darkis of last years
team are available and some promis-
ing new talent is due to report.
An attractive schedule Is being ar
ranged by Manager "Solly" Bosley.
last years eastern champion: Yale
Princeton and ST. Johns also may
last season and Cornell was tied. r
V. Truitt is coaching the squad.
Truitt also coached the cross
country squad which made good
record for the season. Besides ding
we'll in other meets, the team was
beaten by only one point in dual
clash with Washington and Lee
! South Atlantic champion.
D. D. Dickey has been elected as.
sistant manager of the foot bal
team for 1929. L. G. Matthias. as.
sistant to "Vic" Keene during the
past campaign. automatically be.
came the manager for next year.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
BIG PRICES FOR minors
PROVES BANE TO SWAPS

NEW YORK. December 19-Base
ball enthusiasts, seeking a reason for
the dearth Of trading Of players be-
tween major league clubs which marked
last weeks gathering of the clans, at
tribute it to the higa prices paid for
minors. which has thrown the market
out of gear and has given the club
owners something to think about
The sensational sales made by Pacific
coast clubs to teams in the big circuits
are believed by followers of the game
to be responsible for the lack Of action
The subject became a topic of tae
sport after the big league magnates
had ended their session, and it was
found that only one deal sending 4
players from one major league club to
another had been the outcome of the
week. From the viewpoint of the fan in
this respect. it was said, the sessions
were a disappointment
An Illustration Of the sentiment in re-
gard to the decline in player trading
was given by Ty Cobb when ne re-
marked that if a man like Jimmy O'Con-
nell. who has been in minor league
base ball only two years, was worth
$4,000, what was Bob Veach. proven
$50 hitter and a ball hawk, worth in
the open market? O'Connell was bouglt
by the Giants
Evening star., 1921-12-19

Nearly 5000 foot ball devotees at
American League Park saw the stecky
general of the local eleven hurl passes
to the right, to the left and over the
opposing line for distances varying
from 5 to 40 yards. and generally
the second time within three weeks.
the Senators lost to the Bulldogs. but
it was not Boynton's fault, for he was
largely responsible for the locals
portion of the 2S-to-14 score.
Boynton starts Early.
Boynton began his wonderful pass
ing early in the game and kept the
Cantonese secondary defense on its
toes all the way. Well beaten in the
first quarter, when Canton made two
touchdowns. both on forward passes
came to life in the second period.
Boynton opened his teams play. and
with long heaves to Vidal, former
Army star, soon neared Canton's goal.
Then came a lengthy toss and a great
catch by Hudson. who fell across goal
for Washington's first block of points.
More wonderful passing by Boyn
ton resulted in the locals nearing
Canton's goal in the third period. and
Benny finally carried the ball 10 yards
around Higgins. flank for the last
local touchdown. 1t was in this quar-
ter that Boynton's good generalship
completely baffied the Cantonese
fourth down on it's own 5-yard line
and needed about yards to make
it first down. The team was formed
for punt. but, contrary to all foot
ball ethics. Boynton made a short
pass to Patterson that gained the
necessary distance.
There were others in the game who
gave excellent exhibitions. Vidal
playing his first game with Wash
| iQgfon, made good with a vengeance
both as a running back and as a re-
ceiver of passes. Vidal is a basket
ball player Of high caliber and his
| training in that sport was revealed
| in his handling of the oval in aerial
attack. For Canton, West. former
Colgate all-American tackle; Higgins
Penn State end, who made the myth
cal eleven, and Robb. another Penn
! Slater. who played during. the first
half. played up to their regulations.
Killinger's Play Disappointing.
Glenn Killinger. Penn Slater. gen
quarterback job this year. was rath-
er disappointing as q member OF the
Canton backfield. He probably had
not recovered from his exertions OF
Saturday, when, as member of the
Philadelphia Quakers. he was largely
| TeSpOHSiDAc 1OE LILO IIOuAClu6 AduuS0
! the Bulldogs.
Killinger stuck to his guns. how
ever. and helped the Cantonese shove
: over the decisive touchdowns In the
. fourth period. One of these followed
! the recovery Of a Washington tumble
! within 40 yards of goal and the other
was made by Morrow, substituting
for Robb. The Canton quarterback
intercepted a forward pass in mid.
field and raced to the final line.
Evening star., 1921-12-19

the possible exception of the heavy
weight class. Lewis. one of the best
light-heavies who ever represented a
college. is captain this year.
The coaches have not been inactive
In regard to developing heavy
weight to take the place Of the gigan-
tic Willkie. who has graduated.
Carney and Hudgins. foot ball line
men. each weighing around 215
pounds, have promised to take up the
coaches are quite hopeful of the
Navy's chances at the weight
Besides the Pennsylvania State
match, the Navy team will try con-
clusions during the season with
Brooklyn Poly, Washington and Lee.
Pennsylvania. Brown, Lehigh and
Massachusetts, Tech. and, probably,
West Virginia and Dartmouth. The
Intercolleg giate Wrestling Associa-
prevent the membership Of the Naval
Academy, and Cornell, Yale and
Princeton has declined requests for
Boxing was dealt severe blow
through graduation, and will lose
four Of its regulars of last year. Mis-
son, Miller. Jones and Waggonec. The
squad. however. will be strongly re-
cruited from the foot ball aggrega-
tion, among those who have taken up
the sport being Larson; conroy.
Bride, O'Regan. Flaherty and Rooney.
A promising heavyweight is Powell.
an A. E. F. veteran. who won the
championship Of the fourth class at
that weight during the summer COM
petitions.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
yANK BASKETERSPLAy
WALTER REED TONIGHT

Congress Heights Yankees, District
basket ball champions. who have not
been defeated this season, are sched-
uled to encounter the soldiers quint
at Walter Reed Hospital tonight. Play
is to start at o'clock. The Yanks
have had little competition lately but
have not loafed, as practices were
held daily.
Manager Schaefer of the Yanks has
completed arrangements for a game
with Manhattan Athletic Club at Con-
gress Heights auditorium Wednes-
day night. The Manhattans, former
high school stars. have been travel
ing at top speed recently and should
give the District champions a sturdy
battle. The Manhattans now are
being coached by Jack Haas.
Loyalty Club of Baltimore wants
games with District 125-pound teams
December 26 and January 2. Quints
interested should write I. NJ. Luck
man. "a South Carolina street, Bal
timore, Md.
Directors will play the Congress
Heights Yankee Juniors tomorrow
night at Congress Heights auditorium.
Play will start at 7:15 o'clock.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
MOHAWK JUNIORS WIN
135-POUND GRID TITLE

I Mohawk Juniors now are the 135-
pound foot ball champions of East
| Washington. They clinched the title
yesterday at Union Park by defeating
the Stantons. to 0. in a bitterly con-
| tested battle. The Little Indians have
Ibeen beaten only once this season, and
| then by the much heavier Southerns.
| by a 2-to-0 score.
! The only touchdown was made in
the first period after the Little In
dians had obtained the ball on the
| Stanton 40-yard line. A series of line
plunges ended with Quarterback'Egan n
carrying the ball across the goal.
! White missed his kick for the extra
! point. Stanton never was able to get
within the Mohawk Juniors 20yard
| line.
The play of Monk Fraser. right
halfback for Stanton. was the feature
| of the engagement. This Stocky grid
/ man slammed into the Indian line,
dashed past tackles and skirted ends
almost at will when play was be-
tween the opposing 30-yard lines.
| Halfback Smithson and Right Tackle
Fry starred for the winners.
! Knickerbocker Club concluded its
season yesterday with a 31-to-0 vic
I tory over the Emanons. The knicks
scored in each quarter. Carroll, Cox
and Sothren starred for the winners,
while Sullivan and Day were best of
| the Emanons.
! TruxtOn Athletic Club went to Alex
! andria and took 7-to-0 drubbing
| from the heavier Dreadnaughts Has
| san made the touchdown and kicked
| the goal in the third period. Dorsett,
! Mills and Bowman did much good
playing for the Washington eleven.
! Friendship Athletic Club took the
! measure of the Quincy Reserves in
! a 13-to-0 engagement. Free and
| Schneider scored the touchdowns, the
latter crossing goal after a 6O-yard
broken field dash.
Evening star., 1921-12-19

Personality is always an interesting
factor in track meets, wherein III"
emphasis always is on the individual
and not on the team Lovers of the
sport may thus look forward with
pleasant anticipation to the race be
| tween Tommy Campbell of Yale and
Murray of Princeton in the national
ooo, a distance at which both flyers
are anxious to set up a new record
with Campbell concentrating upon
this distance and the confidence he
possesses because of the record time
ne made three years ago in chira go
anC Murray, Il most determined young
runner set for a special race. the
struggle between the two stars should
/, be really worth seeing.
And there will surely be stirring
, competition when Connolly and some
OF me other milers meet. The season
Will be made additionally noteworthy
because OF a pronounced revival of
| running at the two-mile distance:
harry Helme is once more in shape
ior the route and will have worthy
, competition from Malcolm Douglas of
Yale and some of the New York run
ners, VINO appear now to be hitting
! their best form. notably Ritola and
/ the Cornetta brothers.
over the 300 and quarter Frank Con-
way Henry Raichman and Bill Ste
, EfnSon may BE- counted upon TO pro
duce heart-Wrecking finishes while in
.he i'iu events Ptne Sanger returns
| to the hurdles after years absence
| and Will meet such men as Barron
ana ftIle of Pennsylvania State M.y-
ers of Rutgers and possibly Thomson
, OF dartmouth In the jumps Landon
OF Yale. who is now located in New.
! York. Will find worthy competitors in
Erhal and Weatherdon of New York
University.
Looks as If the Yale eleven next
yea. viii be pretty largely Deke out
/ mt. The recent elections at New Haven
show landslide toward this fraternity
| OF the academic members of the 1921
team oHearn. Murphy. Mallory, Med
iinger. White, B!air and Esselstyn have
gone Deke and Doc Jordan the new cap
tam and Tad Jones, the coach. are al
brothers in this lodge OF players from
Shelf, Norris ard Deaver went St An
| thony. Delta Phi and Lincoln. Lands
an6 Human were elected to cloister.
The story that Andy Smith, the Cal
ifornia coach had arranged with Ya,e.
Harvard and Princeton whereby tn,
| big three will so to the west coast in
rotation on New Year day beginning
i 1928. to meet the winner of the Cali
fornia-Leland Stanford game. may be
taken WITH a grain of salt. These things
/ are not arranged so quickly
| California. by the way. had hoped to
| play Notre Dame at the tournament OF
: roses at Pasadena on New Year day
Smith said before leaving for the coast
that he regarded Notre Dame as strong
as any team in the east or middle west
or south. but that the tournament COM
mittee had selected Washington and
jefferson.
Copyright. 1921,
Evening star., 1921-12-19
DEMPSEY WOULD Join
NEW SPORTS ALLIANCE

NEW YORK. December 19.-Jack
Dempsey. heavyweight champion pu
gilist, and his manager. Jack Kearns.
have applied for membership in the
newly organized National Sports AL
lance.
being a week ago, announced it's pur-
pose to be the protection of profess
sional sports and sportsmen. and in
dicated that it hoped ultimately to
become affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor.
Senator James Walker has been ap-
pointed member of a committee di-
rected to visit the state boxing COM
mission this week and to place before
it the scope and plans of the al
lance. together with its proposed con-
stitution and bylaws.
Evening star., 1921-12-19

HEAD OF A. A. j. SCORES
"TEMPTERS" OF. STARS

BOSTON, December 19.-William c.
Prout, national president of the
American Amateur Union, has de-
clared that IL Joie Ray, Frank Loomis.
Loren Murchison and Jackson Scholz
were found to be guilty of charges of
,, professionalism brought against them
they would be disciplined. He as
serted that those responsible for the
games concerned would also be ade-
quately punished.
IT believe that the people who
tempt boys to violate amateur rulings
are more guilty than those actually
committing the breaches Of disci-
pline," he said.
Prout added that judgment ought
not to be passed by the public on the
athletes involved until they were
proved to be guilty. He declared that
to his knowledge Ray always had
been very moderate in, his expense
| account.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
RUTH MAY PLAY FIRST
|. FOR THE YANKEES IF"

NEW YORK, December 1s.-If the
Yankees get Bob Veach from the De-
troit Tigers, and if Babe Ruth is re-
instated by Judge Lands after his
term of suspension expires on May
%. and if Bob Meusel also is rein
stated. then the American League
fans at the Polo Grounds probably
will see the Bambino playing first
base for the Hugginsites next season.
Quite bunch OF Ifs" but it would
seem at present that there is more
than an even chance that all these
things will happen and the big hit
ter transferred from the sun field in
left to the spot where Walter Pipp
has been playing for the last six
seasons.
The biggest point in favor of such
a change in the defense of the Yanks
is the fact that Ruth wants to play
first base. He likes to be close to the
firing line. where the fighting is hot
test. He likes action and dislikes
standing in the outfield with little to
do in a game. -
Evening star., 1921-12-19
GIANTS Plan To TRAIN
IN CALIFORNIA IN 1923

SAN FRANCISCO, December 1s.-
announcement that the New York
Giants will train in California in 1928
was made by DR.. Charles H. Strub,
president of the San Francisco club OF
the Pacific Coast Base Ball League
Strub has just returned from the
east
Before DR.. Strub left New York he
was authorized by Manager McGraw
and President Stoneham of the Giants
to select California site for the
world champions in the spring of 1929
The Giants while in the west prob
ably will play with the coast league
clubs training in California.
DR.. Strub will not select a site for
the Giants camp until the close of the
1922 season.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
MADE LEADER
OF ELEVEN AT HOWARD

Bulldog" Williams of the junior
class has been elected captain of the
1922 foot ball team at Howard Uni
versity. This fall Williams played a
stellar game at left end until injured
in the West Virginia Institute con-
test. John E. Smith. another junior,
has been elected team manager
Letters have been awarded to Nurse
Brooks. E c. Melton, Holton. Craw-
ford. Fuller. Smith, Johnson, Kean.
Hardwick. Contee. Payne, Doneghy, L.
L. Melton and Nelson, members of
the 1921 grid squad; Manager Howell
and Assistant Manager Cheevers.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
Lands SILENT
ON ONE B. B. QUESTION

In discussion about the draft
and sandlOtterS and college play
ers Judge Landis was asked the
other day, "WOuld you advise n
eollegian to go into professional
base balls''
"IOld on. there-that's one
question I will not answer" the
judge exclaimed, with uprafsed
hands. 81 beg to be excused from
telling any young man what to do
when he selects his profession or
trade. That's n matter for him to
decide entirely for himself"
1t seems that many college play
erS have written to Judge Lnndis
for his opinion of professional
base ball as n prOfessfOn-and he
always declines to commit himself.
He's a wise judge.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
SALARY LIMIT IS CUT
FOR VIRGINIA LEAGUE

NORFOLK, Va, December 19.-vir-
ginia League owners have fixed a
salary limit of $4,000 a month, and
a player limit Of fourteen men, ex-
elusive of the manager. Salary of the
manager is not included in the limit,
which is a reduction of 800 a month
as compared with last year.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
Nine FOOT BALL GAMES
SCHEDULED BY GEORGIA

ATHENS, Ga. December 19.-Uni-
versity of Georgia's foot ball sched-
ule for 1922. complete except for the
nounced. Nine gaDss are listed, as
follows:
September 90, Mercer.
October Z, Chicago at Chicago: IA.
Furman at Greenville; 81, Tennessee;
26. Oglethorpe.
November 4, Auburn at Columbus;
II, Virginia at Charlottesville; Is,
Vanderbilt; rs, Alabama at Mont
gomery.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
HARVARD OFFER PUZZLE
FOR CALIFORNIA COACH

BERKELEY. Calf, December 19.-
Andy Smith. head coach of the Uni
versity of California. just back from
an eastern tour, was non-committal
today as to the prospect of a Harvard
in Cambridge.
Whether such a trip can be ar
ranged remains to be seen" he as
serted. 1T might interfere with our
mems studies. Then, again. it would
be Unfair to them if they had to play
Haryard'a a day or so after arriving
in the east. That's the rub and ]
want to give it much thought before
reaching a decision"
Smith denied he had made any def
mite arrangements with the Cniver-
sity of Illinois for games with Cali
fornia in 1923 and 1924.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
G, U. WILL PLAY PENN
AT BASE BALL MAY 20

PHILADELPHIA, December 49,
University of Pennsylvania base
ball schedule for next spring includes
the following games, those not other
wise designated to be played at
Franklin Field:
April IS, Muhlenburg; 29. Yale at
New Haven.
May 2. Swarthmore at Swarthmore:
4, Lehigh: s, Navy; 10, Lafayette;
16, Swarthmore: 20, Georgetown; "a.
Army at West Point.
June 8. Harvard at Cambridge; 9,
Lafayette at Easton; 13, Washington
at Chestertown, Md; 16, Colgate at
Hamilton, and II, Cornell at Ithaca.