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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19
BASKETBALL FAN
PRAISES QUINN'S WORK

Sports Editor, The Evening Journal:
Dear sir-since the City League
basketball season opened this year I
have had the pleasure OF seeing
every game that has been played 10
date. I have been a resident OF this
city for the last six months and am
not personally acquainted with any
player on either OF the six teams.
enjoy seeing athletes who play for
the team on which they play and not
for the laurels they can obtain for
themselves. To this I have given a
good bit OF attention and as yet there
Is but one player who qualities on
this one point. I don't think any
spectator, regardless for whom he
roots. will dispute that the player
whom l have picked is anything but
credit to the club he represent.
and that one player is Quinn, of the
knights of Columbus.
His ability at basketball, TO my
mind, IL OF the highest form and
worthy OF much praise. Judging
from appearances he is a promoter
OF clean sports as he neither acts the
part OF the sore head" or the swell
head" and can accept defeat as we'll
as victory. II there were more ath-
letes around who could come up 10
these standards there would be en-
thuslastic fans. do not know
Quinn personally but ] hope I have
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19
NO MORE FANCY
PRICES FOR men
McGraw Says He Is Done
Paying Big for Ball
Players
JACKEY MAY CASE
FORCES THE ISSUE

NEW YORK. Dec. 10 Omitted
Press) Days OF the $4,000 and
100000 ball players have gone witt
lots Of other things OF the good old
things in the opinion Of John ]. Nc
Graw. one OF the champion spenderH
n the game.
The leader OF the Giants. who
handed out approximately $4,000
In the last year for two players,
Jimmy O'Connell and Jack Bentley.
does not believe that the crop OF
good players has been exhausted but
ne makes the point that he will not
spend any more large sums for play
ers, and when ne stops spending the
spending stops.
Along with some other men IN the
business McGraw says that the new
agreement reached by the major
leagues 20 foil the minors who are
bucking the draft VIII result in the
stoppane OF al high sales.
Under the new plan OF beating the
draft, the majors have agreed not 20
ssnd any players 20 the minor
leagues unless It is agreed they are
subjected 20 the draft.
II Is the insistence OF the New
York Yankees 10 make the Vernon
Club Of the Pacific Coast League.
sgree 20 this plan that is holding up
the sale Of Jakey May. the star little
southpaw OF the coast.
Many, however, who follow the
game closely from the outside. look
upon the sudden tendency toward
economy on tho part Of the big clubs
as an Indication that peak has been
reschsd In high prices.
While the Giants are doing moth
ing, publicly, in the way OF addins
achievements for the next pennan
drive. the Yankees are still ticker
ing around with the White SoI for
Eddie Collins and Bib Falk.
Miller Higgins says he has offered
Erin Ward and Bob Meusel for Col
Tins and Falk, but the White scx
want Waite Hoyt thrown IN and lie
wants Ted Blankenship II he parts
with HOyt.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19

Perhaps the team which showed
the greatest reversal OF form during
the 1929 gridiron season was the
University Of PlttsbHrg, which,
after a woefully poor sart came back
IN sensational style, whipping some
OF the best units in the cuntry.
Plttsburg is to meet Leland Stan
ford at Palo Alto. Cal, December so.
Prospects for a successful cam
paign for the Painters appeared
anything but rosy early in the fall
when the Warner clan dropped two
Of its first three games. being beaten
by Lafayette 7 TO 0. and edged by
the West Virginia Mountaineers,
0 TO o.
However, following that pair OF
defeats. Pitt knuckled down, and
with the crafty warner at the helm,
swept through the remaining teams
on the schedule in stellar fashion.
which included four Of the stoutest
In collegiate circles.
Following the West Virginia re-
verse, the Painters took on SYRIA
euse. one OF the best teams in the
east. And much to the surprise OF
the majority OF the critics. the
Meehan eleven was tripped 81 70 Il.
Then came Bucknell, and Geneva,
the former going down 20 o, and
the latter, SO TO o. These two pla-
looms weren't so strong OF course,
but on the next two week-ends
Pennsylvania and Washington and
Jefferson were the opposition.
And both fell before the Pitt at
Jack. the Quakers being tossed
aside. to 6. and Neale's outfit,
10 10 0. incidentally It was the first
setback that had been handed the
Presidents in some is games. or
over two-season span.
Pittsburgh then finished the cam
lalgn in a blaze of glory by over
hrowing Penn State. Thanksgiving
Day. II to 0.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL.

Omitted Press Sports Editor.)
NEW YORK. Dec. 10 Omitted
Press)-Young players are coming
along fast as batters In the major
leagues and veteran pitching arms
are beginning 20 crack. but the cld
fixtures around the bases and In the
outneld continue 10 set tho fielding
pace.
Take the three leading outheldors
Of the American League for instance
Iris Speaker. Bobby Veach and Ty
Cobb.
The leading first baseman-Joe
Judge and Stuffy McInnis.
The leading second baseman-
Bddie Collins.
The leading shortstop-Everett
Scott.
The leading catchsrs-Ray Schalk
and Hank SEVERED.
The best fielding pitchers-Wsiter
johnson and Joe Bush.
Age held its own Just the same in
the National League during the past
season. The averages OF 1922 show
as the fielding leaders the following:
First baseJake Daubert.
Second base-Hornsby.
Shorstop-Holloche
Third base-Heinis Groh.
Outheld-wheat, Powell and
Meusel.
Pltcher-Aiec the Great.
Figuring misplays among the
number OF chances Is not the most
accurate way TO Judge the ability Of
a player. Unless an error has vita
result on the outcome OF the game.
Il should not be figured in the aver
ages.
Some. clssssd as average players.
will not exert themselves 20 go after
a real hard chance and others go
after everything. taking a chance on
an error.
Veteran players, because they are
slower OF limb and less ambitious
do not take the chances that young
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19
DELAWARE squad
HAS WORK OUT.
Large Number of Candi-
dates Report TO McAvoy
For First Practice
OPENING GAME
THURSDAY NIGHT
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. Dec. 1s-Coaoh Nc
Avoy gave the University OF Della
ware basketball squad the first work
out OF the year yesterday afternoon
and some OF the new material looks
promising. Most Of the candidates
have been out for practice before
for the class games but this was the
first time there has been organized
practice under the direction OF the
coach.
Delaware opens the season on
Thursday at home, when Philhdel-
phis Dental College FIVE will be here.
williams, Cole and Robinson, who
made their letters last year. will
likely be on the team that plays
the opener, but who the others will
be is not known at this time.
"sook" Jackson, the Dover boy
who mads good the latter part OF
the season At quarterback on the
football team and got his letter,
gives promise OF developing into a
star basketball lplayer. Jacobson. OF
Wilmington High. and Prettyman,
also showed up we'll in practice, Nc
Donald Is another man who should
make the team this year and Is IN
good shape.
Delaware has a hard schedule and
especilly that part Of Il that comes
directly after the Christmas holi-
days. The university reopens on
January and January 5 and the
team will be away on q trip, play
ing Brooklyn Polytechnic and the
Army at West Point.
Yesterday Coach McAvoy gave
the squad some practice in passing
and shooting and later selected two
teams. A and B. for short scrim-
mage. The candidates out yester-
day included: Williams, Cole, Rob
inson. McKelvie. Boyce, Prettyman,
Mcdonald. Seitz. Leary. Mannix.
Pikus, Marshall, Maxwell, Tenn
pone, Jacobson, Leach, Webb, Glib
son. Jackson, Hoffecker, Green.
France, Carll Price, johnson, Bar
clay. Baxter and Mccloward.
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N ARRETKN

sters DO and the averages show t.
Fielding averages are misleading al
the best. George Sisier was eighth
on the list OF hrst basemen and he
made seventeen errors during this
season. 10 Judge was first on the
list He went through the season
with only six errors.
AS fielding first baseman. re-
CARELESS OF batting. which one would
you pick for your team7
Importance OF the inner defense
In baseball is shown in the averages
OF the New York Yanks who finished
hrst in the American League with a
percentage OF .s75. Il was due 20
the individual brilllance OF Pipp.
Ward. Scott and Rugan. the infeld.
The Yankee outheld's only distinc-
tion was that IL was about the worst
In the league,
With a million dollar inheld and a
diamond studded outheld. the New
York Giants just squeezed in az the
ncldinE champs or the National
League. The Pittsburgh Pirates we're
second by two ten-thousandths.
The outstanding young player Of
the year was Butch" Henline. the
young Philadelphia catcher. who led
The league behind the bat, II must
be admitted that the National
League is in a bad way for catchers.
but Henline would have held his own
with schslk. O'NeiI. Perkins.
schang or the other stars OF the
American League.
When It comes 20 fielding there
emit a great difference between the
ability OF the individual clubs and
the two leagues. Fielding long ago
reached a stage Of almost perfection
and Il Is steadily being maintained.
Nine percentage points separated the
eight clubs in the Nationsl League
and ten points IN the American
League.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19
Fight Results


NEWARK. N. J.-Micker walker.
weiterweisht champion. outpointed
Phi Krus. Harrison middlsweisht,
by a narrow margin in q i2-round
bout.
CANTON, o.-Jeff Smith, Bay
onne. n. j. light heavyweight
knocked out Clay Turner, St. Paul
in the second round.
TULSA. okla--Fred Fulton. Mn
nesota heavyweight knocked out
Carl Morris, In the fourth round.
MERIDIAN, Conn.-Babe Herman.
California featherweight. won a H.
round decision from KID Kaplan,
Meriden.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19
Sport TablOidS

PARLIAMENTARY. John W.
Heisman, head football coach at
Penn for three years, has declined
10 continue as active director Of
football. but will remain at the uni
versity in an advisory capacity.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn
States football squad entrained to-
day for the trip TO Pasadena. where
they are 10 engage the University
OF Southern California on New
Years Day With the mercury
around zero and several inches of
snow on the ground, the team had
It's final workout.
NEW YORK.-Dwight F. Davis,
donor of the Davis cup. international
tennis classic. will become the next
president Of the u. S. Lawn Tennis
Association, It has been announced.
Julian S. Myrick, retiring president,
declined TO serve another term.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19

The Board OF Governors Of the
Church Athletic League met with
minister's OF churches connected with
tho circuit at a dinner meeting in
the Y. NJ. c. A. last night. Many
matters OF Importance In the life OF
the league We're discussed.
A committee will be appointed
this week by President ]. w. Robert
son 20 be composed OF three min
listers and three laymen for the pur-
pose OF drafting a new set of by
laws for the league. The commit
tee In charge OF the get-togethef
was William V. Montgomery Thomas
W. Taylor and c. Walter Kadel.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19
Pitts Complete Reversal
of Form, Footballs
Outstanding Feature

Thus Warmers eleven. after a
most inausplcious opening. did a
complete hiphop. winning its last
six games among which were
Syracuse, Pennsylvania, W. and ].
and Penn State.
A most worthy accomplishment 10
say the least.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19
RATrERY H WANTS GAMES.

Battery H. basketball team of
New Castle is open for games and
would like to hear from any first
class teams in the State. especially
for this Saturday night. Expenses
will be guaranteed for eight men
Leslie L. Walls. manager. can be
reached at 534 Delaware street. New
Castle.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19
"COoKTEsu WIN y RE.

In free scoring exhibition ~
Goodman Junior basketball team
defeated the Sunday star in the
Goodman gym last night. SO 20 20.
shaffer, OF Goodman. nioked the net
for eight field goals while Maxwell
led in the scoring for the Star.
Eoore.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19
MILFORD NOT IN
SALISBURY'S CLASS

SALISBURY, Nd, Dec 1s.-Sal-
/ isbury Y. NJ. c. A. made Il three
straight wins by defeating the Bat
terry F basketball team OF Milford.
here last night. 20 TO 20. The play
was the closest possible throughout
and two extra five-minuts periods
were necessary TO decide the winner.
At half time the locals led, IL 10
10, and az the end Of regulation time
the score stood 1s ell. One field
goal apiece was the extent OF scor-
ing in the first extra period which
ended in an 1918 tia Salisbury
forged quickly 20 the front in the
hnal extra session and held the Wis
itors safe.
Duffy and Larmore were the
scoring stars for the locals with six
field goals each, while Lynch did
the honors for Milford with four.
Two teams from the Business Wo-
mems College, one captained by
Miss Annie johnson and the other
by Miss Helen Kilpatricw, battled
in the preliminary with the former
the victor. IL 20 8. Lineup:
90. +. Salisbury
Lynch n. Forward Duffy
jacobs I. Forward s. Jones
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19
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No. Mex~
22,4SMx:

Nick Altrock. king clown OF base
ball gets his stun at various places
and Nick's stun happens 10 be his
daily diamond act. Not 50 many
years ago q was what ne put on
the ball. for Altrock was one OF the
games greatest pitchers.
Altrock had little 20 work on
when be started clownlng He had
10 seek material and he found some
Of Il IN strange places.
Niok's tigbt-wire act, one OF the
best things he does. was picked on
a slack wire In a back yard. Nioks
next-door neighbor was man who
made his livelihood doing slack
wire stuff al county fairs in the
summer and autumn months. At
the close OF the season the per
former returned home and practiced
new stun on a slack wire stretched
across the yard in me rear OF his
home. Altrock used 20 sit At his
window watching the practice for
hours and Nick's act Is not bur
lesque. but a perfect imitation Of
hos next door netghbor pracuclns
his program for the next summer.
One day Altrock visited the train
ing Damp OF Johnny Kilbane and he
saw Johnny shadow box. He came
again and again and worked up his
shadow-boxing act from what he
raw KiIoane pull
Then. one day Nick saw Zbyszko
wrestle and there he got the idea
for his wrestling act
zone day I was pulling the wrest-
ling stunt In Washington" SAYS
Nick. II had been pitching TO
battsrs in practice and was wiring
ing wet. put my hand on my
neck. pretending 20 have a strange
hold and started going down but
the Precipitation on my neck made II
so slippery that my hand shot on
and since I was on balance at the
time went down, all my poundase
on the shoulder.
Talk about a eiokening pain
never felt anything like Il before
I thought ia never get up but ] /
pretended 60 be laughing and made /
my exit. took a taxi 20 a hospital |
and there they found that part OF
The bone had been Clipped from the |
shoulder.
after that I was sure my neck
was dry before I started the wrest-
ling stunt. Also there are often
some serious moments for the per-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19

While Hoppe. Jr.. though only
four years old. figures on being the
world's naxt billiard champion.
That is. when Dad Il ready 10 lay
down his crown. Hence Dad"
Hoppe IS spending his spare time
in teaching the young idea how 10
shoot
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19

he pleasure Of his acquaintance be-
fore I leave your fair city. II he
reads this article, which / hope he
does. I want him 10 know my hat is
of 20 him.
Thanking you for your space.
A SPECTATOR.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19
BASKET BALL QUIZ
Q{HA,8 BY Referee ~
CHURCH LEAGUE MEETING

his rights. In so doing he is In a
way outguessing his opponent.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19
DOuBLE FOUL

DOUBLE FOUL
How IL q double foul made7
A double foul Is mde when both
teams have a foul called against
them ~ the same time.
PLAY
How is the hall put IN play after
a double foul?
II Is put IN play at the center by
the referee In tho usual manner.
BOUNCING BALL
II a player Is standing still and
bouncss the ball on the floor Is IL
regarded as a drihble?
Il Is so regarded by the officials.
GRAPHING BALL
May a player grab the ball from
the hands OF an opponent
Yes. a player 30 doing Is within
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19

Time Of halves-20 minutes. Extra
periods (2) FIVE minutes.
Field goals-Duffy (6), Larmore
(6) Lynch 90. Jacobs Murphy
Kirby (2). Ackuman.
Foul goais-Duffy (O, Lynch CD.
Referee-Treible (Lafayette).
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19

after that I was sure my neck
was dry before I started the wrest-
ling stunt. Also there are often
some serious moments for the per-
former while he Is trying 10 amuse. d
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19

Altrock had little 20 work on
when be started Glowing. He had
20 seek material and he found some
Of Il IN strange places.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-09

ervation. Old Fort Putnam above
West Point is carefully guarded by
the restorer from falling into ruins.
This is the case too with some of the
historic old fortifications on the New
England coast. Just now the From.
tier Landmark Association is making
a strong effort to save the long abar-
done1 old Castle at Fort Niagara
froSn the wreckers.
1t seems to be the fate of the old
Western forts that with their aban-
donment they should pass completely
away. Some of them remain memo
ries to the novelists or the historian,
but nobody else apparently cares even
TO mark their sites. In many OF the
more remote of the old army posts
the buildings, never very substantial,
were left without even caretaker.
They fell into ruins and were merci.
fully hidden beneath the wild grass
and flowers Of the prairies. Their
place, even their name, passed when
they had served their purpose.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-09
The Equator Is Slipping.

Professor EVANS Of the British Co.
lonial Office confirms the dread news
announced by American scientists
months ago The earth seems to be
not as it was. Greenwich, by which
the sun is supposed to regulate it.
self, is discovered to be half mile
nearer the equator than it was eight
cen years ago. Naples seems to have
gone south mile and a half. Cam
bridge, Massachusetts, has in forty
years increased its distance from
Greenwich by twenty-six feet.
The professors talk as If the earth
were shrinking or sliding. The fact
probably is that the equator is slip
ping. Every man who wears belt
knows that ten years is all he can
expect from it. The earth has not
had new belt since the first spring
day after Chaos. 1t should have one,
something with gold plated buckle.
Let the old one be left on the island
Of Borneo, through which the equa-
tor passes, and be deyoured by the
wild men.
Something should be done at once
to prevent the equator from slipping
up into the United States. 1t may
want to borrow money.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-09
Miss Booth and MIR. Speyer.

The Booth-Speyer incident is an
illustration of the conflict of con-
sciences. Miss EvANGELISE BOOTH,
commander of the Salvation Army,
seeking a leader for its drive for
funds, wisely invited JAMES SPEYER
to take that difficult job. Mr.. SPEYER.
as philanthropist, accepted the
invitation.
Mr.. SPEYER, as a citizen who
doesn't believe in prohibition. became
a vice-president of the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment.
Miss BooTH declares that Mr.. SPEYER
cannot remain at the head Of the
drive il he is foe of prohibition.
Mr.. SrEYER has not been guilty of
inconsistency. Neither has Miss
BOOTH. Surely it is proper for Mr..
SpEyER to maintain political oppo-
sition to prohibition and at the same
time lend his aid to moral efforts
toward temperance or even total abb
stinence. But Miss BOOTH is not to
be denied the right to choose a drive
chairman to her own liking. She
has drawn fine line, but that is
her privilege.
Two consciences have come into
conflict and the result is an impasse.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-09
SUNDAY. APRIL .. 1922.
Expressing its interest in the sug

Expressing its interest in the sug-
gestion of THE New York HERALD
for reconstruction Of the whole
coal industry under a group system
Of the mines, with equalized produc-
tion costs achieved in each group
through its fat mines helping to
carry its lean mines, our neighbor
the New York Times says THE HER
AID omitted ito point out that every
step involved would render those
who took ii liable to Federal prose-
cution." But as a matter of fact,
without going into details as to the
required cooperation, THE HEBALD's
explanation of its plan explicitly
stated that it would have to be car
ried on under the control Of the ma
tional Government. This naturally
would call for suitable Federal legis-
lation to permit the working out Of
the plan and as naturally Federal
control would preclude acts or even
policies in conflict with Federal stat
utes and Federal authority.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-09

Scientific Investigation Explains why
They Occur in White Flocks.

from q Bulletin o. the United stdses Deedrt-
ment o. Agriculture
The appearance of black lambs in q
flock made up entirely of white sheep
has been for ages and Is still cause
for wonder and the basis OF supersti-
lions. But the study OF the laws OF
breeding and heredity has explained the
reasons for the sporadic appearance OF
these of color specimens.
Feeding and management OF sheep
have nothing to do with the appearance
OF black lambs. The black color Is
hereditary even though II may be trans
United by ordinary white sheep. The
black color In such a case is what Is
called recessive character white
sheep which transmit this character at
all transmit black In 90 per cent ar their
reproductive cells and white III the re-
naming 80 per cent. Thus. such white
sheep mated with blacks--which can
only transmit blacls4-producc so per
cent black lambs and 90 per cent. white,
All OF these white lambs can transmit
black
White sheep which transmit only
white. mated with blacks. produce only
white lambs, but all OF there lambs can
transmit Black. When both eve and
ram arc white, but both transmit black.
about Is per cent. Of the lambs ar.
black, so per cent. are white which
transmit black. while the remaining Is
per cent are true breeding whites.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-09

Serene content to me Is not serens
brook no measure for my boundless
soul.
Limits are low and averages mean
No portion Suits one Who pufsues a
whole.
Failure to grasp my visions ere they
waned
Delights me more than were no
visions sent.
A god or heaven unknown or unattAlned
Contents me better than mere duli
content.
Nirvsna's endless peace was meant Tor
drones
Unendins effort IL intending JOY.
Atoms At rest are dead. like stocks and
stones.
want no Ithaca. but always Troy.
Yet dear arc all the daily tssks which
al
with sersicesble toll my Illustrate
hours.
I love this earth, II heavens above me
stu;
I choose a heaven which will tax my
p6~srA
Fxxpxstv ALur.