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Evening star., 1921-12-17
]. S. GOLF PROS WANT
BRITISH EVENT IN MAY

NEW YORK. December 1.-THE
executive committee of the profess
sional golfers association has voted
to request the British professional
golfers association to hold it's an
nual open tournament in May instead
of June, starting in 1923.
This action was taken. it was eX-
planned, in order to permit the United
States open championship to be held
in June. month earlier than has
been the custom, thus enabling
American players to take part in
both tournaments.
1t was also decided to revert to the
old system of holding qualifying
rounds for the national open in vari-
Gus sections of the country. instead
of taking the first thirty-one in the
qualifying round and the title holder
in the national open as was done
last year.
Because of the extra number of
golfers, it will be necessary to have
the first two rounds at eighteen holes.
After that. matches will consist of
thirty-six holes.
No action was taken toward the
selection of course for the 1922
open championship.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
TENNIS LEADERS ACTING
ON BIG MATTERS TODAY

NEW YORK. December 17.-United
States Lawn Tennis Association COM
mittees on amateurism. abolishing of
the blind draw and general rules
have drarted many suggestions which
they will submit to the executive
committee for action today. The re-
port of the ranking committee, of
which Holcombe Ward is chairman.
also will be submitted.
While none of the findings of the
committees have been made public, it
was understood that the executive
committee would be asked to substi-
tute the seeded or selected draw
in place of the blind draw, which
brought many of the leading PLAYERS
together in the early rounds of last
seasons tournaments.
The associations ruling in regard
to amateurism may be amended, it
was said. so as to clarity the situa-
tion. in SO far as the rights of a star
to write accounts of tournaments in
which he participates are concerned.
Evening star., 1921-12-17

The bout last night was conclusive
except in one particular 1t did not
serve to show definitely that the
Philadelphia lightweight can salt
away his opponents by the knock out
process. He dropped Friedman four
tunes in the second roGnn- rit t'r
sailor bounced back before the refere.
could crowd lily into his right hand
and the bout lasted for thirteen long
rounds thereafter.
Sounds Like Fire Alarm.
According to the New York boxing
regulations, the timekeeper tolls off
the seconds on a gong after a knock
like the Mazpeth, l.. l., fire depa rtment
running to a blaze in bootlesger's
cellar. The referee counted till he
was hoarse, but got nowhere, as L.,
had to start over every time he got
to nine. Tender started opera tions
by d right hook to the jaw followed
by a left chop to the same spot which
put Friedman down. He repeated a
moment later with a left hook and
although the Chicagoan held on des-
perately Lew managed to spill him
twice more before the round ended.
once with each hand.
After that time the Philadelphia
Southpaw played safe. but not easy.
He piled up d commanding number
OF points and continued to hold his
duNdItdSe 10 tne END FRIEDMAN 0fo
not fight any worse than he has Oh
previous occasions in this city but
Tender showed much more impress
sively than he did in his bout here
with Rocky Kansas. He seemed TO
have shaken off the distrust on his
ability to go over the fifteen-round
route at top speed and he used both
right and left hands to much better
advantage. His right jabs and hooks
We're effective at long range while he
ripped his heavy left to the body in
furnishing style throughout the entire
fight. These left-hand body blows
obviously sapped the sailors strength
long before the bout was over.
Copyright, 1s21.)
Evening star., 1921-12-17
K|LL|NGER, GRID STAR,
SOUGHT BY SENATORS

Bob Higgins array of professional foot
ball talent known as the Canton Bull
dogs, will not find the Senators such
"easy pickin's" tomorrow as they did
last month, if Manager Jordan can
bolster the locals as he desires: The
boss Of the Washington paid eleven is
angling for Glenn Lillinger, generally
regarded as the greatest back who
stepped on gridirons during the past
season. and according to Jordan. chances
are bright for landing the Penn State
star Should kulenger take place
alongside Benny Boynton, wonderful
Williams quarterback, at American
League Park tomorrow afternoon, the
Senators will be well fortified for the
fray.
The Canton team will have about the
same lineup that upset the Senators
on the sloppy gridiron here in November.
West and Henry, all-American tackles,
and Robb, Catholic University foot ball
mentor, who was star at Penn State
several seasons ago, are the mafnstays
of the Ohio combination.
Jordan has about decided to stand
pat on the Senator's rush line. The
forwards did much good playing last
Sunday against Jim Thorpe's Cleveland
Tigers. With a backf1eld quartet, in
cluding Killinger. Boynton. Watson and
BIeier behind the sturdy line, the Sen
ators believe they can turn the tables
on the Canton eleven.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
GALLAUDET BASKETERS
PR|MED FOR c. j. GAME

Trained to the minute Gallaudets
quint will invade the big gymnasium
at Brookland tonight determined to
avenge the defeats it suffered last
winter at the hands of the Catholic
University basketers. The Kendall
Greeners have practically a veteran
combination that is quite confident of
pointing the way to the Maroon and
Black. The engagement, which will
follow a match between the Gallaudet
Reserves and Catholic University
freshmen, will mark the opening Of
the college basket ball season here
Gallaudet likely will open play with
Boatwright and Seipp at forwards, La
Fountain at center and Lain and
Waller at guards. In Boatwright and
La Fountain the team will have a
very capable pair of goal shooters.
These men were unusually accurate
with their tosses last season. Seipp
also is an excellent shot.
The Brooklanders probably will de-
pend upon Dowd and Lawler, for
wards: Yeager. center. and Lynch and
Corwin, guards. Lynch, who captains
the team, is expected to worry the
Gallaudet shooters not g. little. AS a
rowing guard he was about the best
among the college teams in this sec
tion last year.
Evening star., 1921-12-17

Well, you will be surprised to know
that it is one of the very oldest games
in the world. 1t was played in the
dusty depths of antiquity several
thousand years B. c. This little game
of the spinning top was a favorite
pastime of the ancient Chinese, Hin
docs and Hebrews long before any
other game we know today was ever
thought of.
The put and take game is an evolu-
tion of dice-a teetotem. or spinning
die-and the game of dice is nearly
coeval with the creation of man.
Probably the first game man ever
played was odd or even" with a cou-
pie of sea shells. Next our shaggy
forefathers began tossing the knuckle
bones of animalS-"ro1ling the bones"
in fact. The spinning die came next
and upon the sides were various
notcheS or marks.
The original put and take top is to
be seen in the Museum of Archaeology
and Paleontology, University of Penn
Sylvania. 1t was found in Korea, and
the same game today is called the
Tjyong-kyeng-To-the game of dig
nitaries. 1t is a three-sided affair
marked with notches instead of fig
ures. and probably interested the
grown up boys and girls of that day
as much as the little top of our own
country and time does today.
The old Chinese used a prismatic die
top called the Che Me. The Hindoo
counterpart of the put and take game
is called the Chukree.
Another parallel was found of
ancient Jewish design-a four-siied
top bearing upon it's sides the Hebrew
letters; shin. gimel. he, nun: meaning
put" take" half" nothing"
Evening star., 1921-12-17
LIGHTWEIGHT ELEvENS
WILL CLASH FOR TITLE

East Washington's 135-pound foot
ball championship will be at stake to-
morrow afternoon. when the Mohawk
Junior eleven encounters the Stan
tons on the Union Park gridiron. Each
OF these teams has an impressive rec
ord for the season and will be well
prepared for battle when it takes the
field at 3 o'clock. f..
The young Indians have been defeat
ed but once. They stepped out of
their class early in the season to en-
gage the Southerns and suffered a Sc
we're trouncing at the hands of the
much heavier eleven. The Stantons
kept in their own division and never
met defeat.
Buffalo Athletic Club will end it's
season tomorrow with a game against
the st. Cyprian eleven, at 18th and D
streets southeast. Play will start at
1890. All Buffalo players are to meet
at 256 Warren street northeast at IL
O'Clock.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
MARYLAND GRID PLAYERS
GET WATCHES AND "M'S"

Gridiron athletes Of the University
OF Maryland were honored last night
by faculty and students at the am
nual foot ball dance. held under the
auspices OF the Rossbourgh Club of
the university at College Park. Presi-
dent Woods presented gold watches
and letters to seniors on the squad
and letters to other players. Seniors
rewarded Were Capt. Brooke Brewer,
Gllbert. Semler. Bosley, Paganucci
and Manager keene.
others receiving letters were Capt.
elect Nisbet. Young, Moore, McOuade.
Groves. Pugh, Burger, Branner, Mac
Brewer and Bailey.
Evening star., 1921-12-17

All of the minor leagues of the
country, with the exception of those of
class IA ratig. the Western League.
class A circuit. and the Three-Eye
League of class B, have subscribed to
the principles of the draft.
The advisory council is composed of
Commissioner LandiS, the presidents
of the American and National Leagues
and Michael Sexton and John II. Far
rell. president and secretary. respec-
lively, of the National Association of
Mlnor League Base Ball Clubs
Change Involves Much Work.
The most important amendment to
the major league code adopted to date
during the week of conferences was
the curtailing of the world series
change will involve much work for
the advisory council, for, according
to President Heydler, nearly fifty
rules pertaining to the series will
have to be changed. These changes
will be formulated by the council
mitted to the major leagues for rati-
fication at the annual spring sched-
nle meetings.
President Heydler in discussing this
feature of the conference said:
Il consider the ready acceptance Of
Judge Landis' deciding vote on this
question complete demonstration of
the satisfactory and harmonious
working of the new agreement of the
major leagues. AS was stated after
the meeting, the American League
favored the reduction, while the Ma
tional League, as a unit. voted for
the retention of the nine-game plan.
Judge Lands was thus forced to cast
the deciding vote and his decision
was Immediately accepted as salts
factory and final by both groups.
Proves Worth of New Code.
when it is considered that by re-
ducing the number of games from
nine to seven the club owners, the
leagues and the commissioners Of
flee are the heaviest losers, from a
financial standpoint, the prompt sup
port of his verdict, which he stated
was in reality that of the spectator,
completely demonstrated the success
of the base ball reorganization plan
adopted year ago.
From the players standpoint, the
monetary loss is not SO great, for
they will share in the proceeds of
the first four games. presumably. as
in the past when seven games COM
posed the series. The change, of
course will prevent new attendance
and gate receipts records for some
years to come, at least. The action
in it's finality represented the pre-
sumed desire of the fan and Judge
Landis may be said to have cast the
fans vote on the proposition"
Evening star., 1921-12-17
TECH BASKETERS NEED
PRACTICE IN SHOOTING

Tech aspires to another high school
basket ball championship this winter,
but if it is to lead the procession at
the end of February it must improve
considerably in it's shooting for goals.
In games, SO far played the Manual
Trainers have done well defensively.
but through poor aim have tossed
away numerous chances to count.
None of last seasons players has been
able to locate the basket consistently
and the newcomers with the squad
are not doing well.
Playing against the Leaders Club of
the Boys Y. NJ. c. A. yesterday, Tech
was handed it's second successive de-
feat. 10 to Is. The Manual Trainers
managed to keep on even terms with
the team until the final quarter.
Then poor shooting cost Tech many
points.
Western Highs five went to Garrett
Park, Md, yesterday and took 81
toll trouncing from the Georgetown
Props. The Blue and Gray young
sters outclassed the Westerners from
the start of the engagement and held
a comfortable lead all the way.
Dey and Bfrthright. Central for
wards, starred in their teams Alto
10 victory over Hyattsville. Md, High
School yesterday. Dey made nine
scrimmage baskets, one more than
was tossed by Birthright. and both
played excellent floor games. John
sons work at guard for Central was
impressive.
business High pointed the way to
the Epiphany Amikecos in 21-to-S
match. The church boys held the
Stenographers at bay during the first
half but once the latter found them
selves they scored almost at will.
Y. VI. G. A. Day School teams won a
double-header from Friends School
quints. The game between the regu-
lar fives resulted in a 14to-11 win for
the Y, while the eightypound team
contest ended 12 to 10 against Friends.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
WILSON TO MEET GREB
IN CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT

NEW YORK, December IL
Harry Greb. vhOse boxing style II
lfkened to the trip hammers that
pound in the steel mills of Pitts
burgh, whence he came, will meet
Johnny Wilson Of Boston, for the
. lniddleweiKht title in February,
Tex Rickard announced today. The
bout will be held in Madison
square Garden.
1t also WINS announced that the
bout between Pete Herman. New
Orleans bantamweight, and Midget
Smit of New York, would be held
next Thursday night instead of
Friday, in order that Herman
might go to New Orleans to spend
Christmas with his folks.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
WHEATLEY AND HENSHAW
AGAIN TIED FOR CUE LEAD

For the second time since the start
of the city pocket billiard title tour
nament George Wheatley. playing
through champion. and Hen Henshaw
are tied for the lead. Each has won
four and lost no matches. Wheatley
brought about the deadlock last night
at Grand Central Academy when he
defeated William Parsons. former
champion, 100 to s5, in brilliantly
played contest. At one time Wheatley
was on the short end of 97-to-42
count, but his effective safety play so
disconnected Parsons that the latter
lost fifteen points by scratch penalty.
No match is scheduled in the tour
nament tonight, but play will be re-
sumed Monday.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
MARYLAND ELEVEN MAY
LAND GAME WITH PENN

PHILADELPHIA, December IL
Seven of the nine foot ball games
comprising the 1922 schedule OF the
University of Pennsylvania have been
announced by the council on athletics.
Newcomers on the schedule are Navy
and Sewanee.
Negotiations are under way with
Lafayette and Dartmouth. both OF
whom were on this years schedule.
fore the open dates, and also with
Alabama and Maryland.
All of the games so far arranged
will be PLAYED here. The list:
September 80. Franklin and Mar
shall; October I. Sewanee South; IA
or 21, Swarthmore: rs, Navy; No
vember II, Pittsburgh; is, Penn
State; 80, Cornell.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
LAYTON'S LEAD is CUT
IN CUE TITLE MATCH

CHICAGO. ILL.,, December IL
Augie Kieckhefer of Chicago. three
cushion billiard champion, last night
reduced the lead of the challenger.
John Layton of Sedalia, Mo-, from IL
to points, in the second block of
their three-day match for the world
championship.
Kieckhefer made 60 points in IS
innings with high run of eight,
while Layton made sc points with a
high run of seven.
Layton has a total of 120 points,
while Kieckhefer has 113.
Evening star., 1921-12-17

tional League worked all of Thurs
day and Friday trying to make a
trade with some one. No clubs ever
had harder task to get players. be-
cause while there are one or two
OH the Detroit and Boston American
teams which would fit well in GER
tain combinations, the owners can
get nothing in exchange that looks
worth while to them.
1t was again reported today that
the Pacific Coast League would not
agree to the draft rule no matter
what the other associations did. If
the Pacific coast crowd stick to that
they will be right where they were
some years ago. when they told the
major leagues that they were quite
as big as anything in the east. and
while they would respect their con-
tracts they didn't care a tuna whether
the eastern clubs passed any other
rules or not, for they would not
observe them any better than the
Mississippi would observe Branch
Rickey's mandate to run upstream
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1921-12-17
SQUASH CHAMPION HURT;
MAY NEVER PLAY AGAIN

NEW YORK, December 17.-Walter
T. kinsella, national and world open
squash tennis champion, may never
play again because of injuries suf-
fered two weeks ago when he fell
through a glass roof to the floor be-
low. He was inspecting squash
court at the time. In the fall the
Achilles tendon of his left leg was
severed.
kinsella has not abandoned hope
of playing, although his physician
fears the leg always will be stiff.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
TRIBE MAY GET McINNIS
IN FOUR-CORNERED DEAL

NEW YORK, December IT,
Stuffy Mclnnis, one Of Connie
Mack's champion Athletics OF
former years. now a Nearer OF
the Boston Red SON uniform, III
reported to have been acquired by
the Cleveland club I'm n deal that
would take BURNS and nm Indian
OutfieIder to Boston.
Harry Frnxee, president OF the
Boston club, declared that the
deal had not been closed. 1t was
reported. however. that an an
nOuncement was being withheld
pending negotiations with the
Yankees and the Detroit Tigers
In another proposition involving
Everett Scott, BOSTON shOrtstOp;
n Yankee fnfielder and two De-
trOit players.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
YANKS' new BASE BALL
PARK NOW is ASSURED

NEW YORK. December IL
The last obstacle to the erection
of a new bull park for the New
York Yankees across the Harlem
river from the Polo grounds has
been removed. The board of alder
men has granted the Yankees per-
mission to close n street that runs
through the site.
Contracts for the stadium, which
will be the largest in the major
leagues. will be let within a few
days. Col. r. l.. Huston, one of
the owners of the Yankees, de-
ciared TINT they hoped to lay ont
n foot ball field on the grounds 40
that games could be played there
next fall. The diamond will be
laid out in 1928.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
CENTRE ELEVEN LEAVES
FOR CONTEST ON COAST

DANVlLLE. Ky, December IT,
With an unbroken string of VIC
tories behind 1t and another foot
ball game at the end of long Jour
ney ahead of it, the Centre College
grid squad has left for San Diego.
Calf, where, on December 26, IL
will play the University of Arizona
team, claimants of the champion
ship of the Southwest. All the Gen.
tire players are fit
Evening star., 1921-12-17
WILL URGE COAST MAJOR
LEAGUE If DRAFT COMES

SAN FRANCISCO, December IT,
DR.. Charles H. Strub. president of
the San Francisco club Of the Pa
cffic Coast Ball Ball League, de-
cIared today that If the major
leagues insist on the draft being
used he will introduce, at the coast
league meeting next month, a resO-
luton declaring that the Pacific
Coast League is a major league,
and asking Judge Landfs, base
ball commissioner, for such a rat
ing.
DR.. Strub Is opposed to restora-
f5on Of the draft.
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BOTH, HOWEVER, CLAIMING
RIGHT TO MEET LEONARD
Quaker Points to Last Nights Victory, While Chi
cagoan Refers to Great Showing Made Against
Champion Recently.
BY FAIR PLAY.

n EW YORK. December H-And who will papers?"
Lew Tender and Sailor Friedman 81 WILL
faint from that desires
his Both speaking right, OF the
unquestioned decision the Chicago lightweight
Garden last night Lew bases his claims
Sailor the
the ground the showing he made Benny
Gently In of his showing Tender
battle with Leonard would indicate
champion when he the Sailor.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
Wiggins-Burke Bout DELAYED.

NEW ORLEANS, La. December II.
A fifteen-round fight between Chuck
Virgins and Martin Burke. both of
New Orleans, here, scheduled last
night, was postponed on account of
inclement weather. The bout will be
staged tonight.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
Struggling Question
CALIFORNIA GRID TEAM
COACHED BY TELEGRAPH

BERKELEY, Calf. December II.
-InstructiOns for the frst foot
ball practice in preparation for the
CalifOrnia-Washing and Jener:
son game were received BY tele-
graph today from Coach Andy
Smith, who is en- route here from
the east. Smith is due here this
afternoon, and will at once take
charge Of the men. The Bears
will entrain Christmas eve for
Pasadena, where the contest II to
be played. Smith fs expected to
confer with Graduate Manager
Lutte Nichols regarding the Pro-
posed tNlifornfa-Harvafd game
next October.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
Zbyszko Wins on Mat.

JACKSONVILLE. December IL
Stanislaus Zbyszko, world heavy
weight wrestling champion, last
night defeated Frank Michaeloff of
New York, when he won the first
fall in an hour and seven minutes
and Michaeloff forfeited the second
because of an injury to his toe.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
FINAL ACTION ON PROBLEM
UPTO ADVISORY COUNCIL
Important Matters Before Holdover Session Today
Revision of World Series Rules Shows Sue
cess of Games New Governing Code.

EW YORK. December HMembers of the advisory council
M today meeting to consider
poant questions of base ball policy and administration submitted
for final by the big league officials
lconfer
problems was the draft
ruling which the
President League President
Hickey the American Association President
Pacific League leagues committee
Evening star., 1921-12-17
Played Four Months in Orient.

SEATTLE, Wash, December IL
University of Washington's base ball
team was back here today from the
orient. where in four months it hung
up a record of twenty-three victories
out of thirty three games. Most of
the s-""- were with Japanese COL
lege teams suf6aGelz
Evening star., 1921-12-17
EASY WIN FOR COMPANY F.

HYATTSVILLE, Md, December IT,
Company F. 1st Maryland National
Guard Infantry. tonight will have to
its credit a victory in the series for
rionship Of the regiment. Company H
of Westminster. scheduled to play
here. cannot make the trip and will
forfeit.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
YALE is AFTER BALDRIGE
TO HELP COACH GRIDMEN

OMAHA, Neb., December 17.-Mal-
colin Baldrige. foot ball coach for
Creighton University here and former
Yale lineman. has received an offer
to become assistant coach at Yale for
the 1922 season.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
RADTCALINNOVATIONMA MADE
ON WAIVERS In BASE BALL
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

17-Men who control the leagues
of the wentyfour hours putterng around
astonishing what
ball
overlooked by unsuspectng unknowng
ball the fellow
his little pound of flesh down
vuyeioh
Evening star., 1921-12-17
Penn Beats Yale at Hockey.

PHILADELPHIA, December IL
Pennsylvana's ice hockey team de-
feated Yale. goals to 2, last night in
the opening game of the intercol
legiate league season
Evening star., 1921-12-17
Little Rock Gets Street.

MEMPHIS, December 17.-'Gabby"
Street. veteran catcher. and George
McQuillan. former major league pitch
er. will be on the roster Of the South
ern Association clubs next season
Street with Little Rock and McQuil-
Ian with NeW oEleanA
Evening star., 1921-12-17
Wins School Grid Title.

COLUMBIA, S. c., December H.
Charleston High School won the high
school foot ball championship of
South Carolina by defeating Chester
High School. "a to 0, here yesterday.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
NEW TODDLE TOP GAME
ONE OF OLDEST In WORLD

play that OF the
Take? the
~ and is all the all country What's
that! New
Evening star., 1921-12-17
Basket Ball Yesterday.

New York University, 80; Yale, II.
Pennsylvania, 26; Syracuse, II.
Holy Cross, 48; Maine, 19.
Harvard, 81 MddleburX ~
Evening star., 1921-12-17

Harvard will not be represented II
collegiate swimming this winter.