The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-01-08
EVENING WORLDS
OWN SPORT HISTORY ,

CHICAGO. Jan. 8. - The American
Trap Shooting Association opened its
annual meeting yesterday, but because
Of the large volume OF business de-
ferred until to-day awarding OF the
Grand American Handicap. Cleveland.
Atlantic City and Chicago are the chief
contestants for the shoot.
HANOVER, N. H. Jan. s.-The APP
pointment OF Jack Watson, trainer OF
athletic teams at the University OF
Iowa, to a similar position at Dart
mouth College was announced to-day
by Graduate Manager H. C. Fender.
Harry Hillman. who has been coach
and trainer Of green teams. has been
made recreational director with a place
on the faculty but will continue to SUI
perVise coaching track teams.
William A. Hazard, Secretary OF the
Polo Association. gave out yesterday the
full text OF the correspondence with the
birmingham Club oyer the challenge and
IT'S acceptance for the Polo Cup, now
held in England. The matches will be
played between June IS and June %,
and suggestion from this country that
the question of the height and eligibil-
ity of ponies be waived by both sides
was approved by the birmingham COM
mittee.
The New York University basketball
team added the Syracuse five to its
list of victims in one of the fastest
games seen at the University Heights
Gymnasium this season. The score was
36 to p.
Miss Alice Lord. Junior national high
/ diving champion OF 1919. was a double
[ winner at the monthly water carnival
/ for members OF the New York Wom-
7 M A In he nAI TQafh aaNa
day. She captured two swimming ham
dicaps for members of the Olympic
Team, at so and 100 yards, defeating
in both Miss Charlotte Boyle, national
to her 4 seconds at the shorter distance
and seconds al the longer. Her times
were IS seconds and / minute and Is
seconds respectively.
PRINCETON, N. j.. Jan. s.-W. w.
! (BilD Roper, head coach OF the Prince
ton football eleven, Issued Ions state
ment here to-day warning the under
graduates and alumni against ovencon-
hdence In looking forward to the foot
ball eleven next fall
CHICAGO. Jan. s.-The FIRST base
position on the Chicago Cubs was Allied
To-day with the signing OF Thomas
Whelan OF Boston, a graduate Of
Georgetown University, whose services
were sought by several major league
clubs
william II. Edwards. Collector OF In
| ternal Revenue for Manhattan, yester'
day announced the resignation OF Will
lam l.. (Kid) Mcfarland.
STATE COLLEGE. Pa, Jan. 8
George Smell of Heading was to-day
elected Captain OF the 1921 PennsJ !,
vania State football team. He plays al
fullback.
| CHICAGO, Jan. s, - William Kid
Gleason signed his contract mere TO-
day to manage the Chicago White
Sox the coming season, dispelling ru
mors that he was to be removed, fol
lowing revelations in regard to th'
baseball scandal last season.
ANN APoLfs. Md, Jan. s-That thu
Naval Academy has not as stated II
published reports, made any enort Il
secure Benny Boynton, the brlllian
Williams quarterback as a midshipmaI
was the statement this morning o
Commander ID. L. Howard, Secretai!
OF the Navy Athletic Association anS
lathletic officer at the academy
Columbia defeated City College Of
New York at bRske tball by a scoF,
of is to "a In the formers gymnasium
Hast night, and thereby made II foul
straight victories In as many gamei
this season.