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to whether Mccarthy or Williams is
President Of the league. Neither will
affirm that he was elected unanimously,
but that Is about the only point on
which both agree. There is great
deal OF sympathy for Mccarthy. who,
as president Of the league, made 1t a
commanding figure in base ball. and
about as much, sympathy for Williams,
who. as president, has yet been unable
to do anything.
Meanwhile, John Farrell, who is sec,
retary OF the national association, has
temporarily assumed the duties Of presi4
is boss. Opinion seems to be that viii
iiams In the long run will get the Job.
while Mccarthy will get the gate and
the sympathy Of the populace.
SO many things are rumored as TO
What Commissioner Landis wishes that
Chicago Is plastered with enough rumors
to choke the traffic in Michigan boule-
ward. However, among the little things
that he has not wished is that the Of
fice of the advisory commission be
moved from Chicago to New York.
Most OF the suggestions to come
from him will have to do with max
ing the commissioners path less be-
set with technicalities. 1t is as
certained that the settlement Of the
last world series was effected by two
votes Of the advisory council. one of
Its members not being present. Two
OF the members were absent when
the commissioner arranged the
world" series. Evidently some one
has paid one little count against that
slight. If 1t was SO intended
The affairs of the Brooklyn club
will come before the National
League. Unknown to most of the
arbitrary actions by. one of the prin-
cipal owners which have brought
about a situation calling for adjust
ment. While little has reached the
surface in regard to it. a suit which
has been brought in court may make
public a condition likely to be de-
cidedly embarrassing, and the league
| will take steps to avoid II, so it is
said.
The matter Of trading players al
ture. at every national meeting, and
| mighty little fruit. There is one for
mer manager who may get a place
with somebody. He is Gleason. Evers
Casey Stengel may be offered the
management of the Newark club and
should be permitted to take it If he
wants it,
The Newark club has passed into
other hands. 1t will have a new field,
which is sadly needed. The Syracuse
club is likely to drift on to Montreal.
Tough for Syracuse. which is a city
a major league city. The taking on
Of Montreal, it is hoped, will stir in
| terest in the league in Canada.
The draft problem is as much a vey-
! ing situation as ever, especially when
the door opening on the lake is al
! lowed to remain uncloSed One of
{ the minor league presidents. perhaps,
summed up the situation neatly when
| he remarked that he was personally
favorable to a draft when his league
| did not have a player that was worth
a hoot. but was studiously opposed to
anything suggesting a draft If his
circuit could develop players worth
| about 100000 on the hoof. Mods Of
approval from all the minor league
presidents present showed how ap-
preciative they were of one who could
speak for them SO eloquently.
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the world war, within range of
the great guns, undaunted, the
diamond fourished. There were
crack games at the training
camps. Base ball helped to main
tain the morale of the expedi-
tionary forces, and the govern
ment recognized its value. 1t
employed such men as Evers to
help in the training activities;
when the draft machine began
reaching out for men, the gov
ernment did all it could not to
cripple professional base ball.
But the professional player en-
listed. And he helped to give
zest to the game in the battle
zone. Over in France, it made
men forget for the instant. One
might we'll say: "It's wise gen.
eral who will put bat in battle.
Tomorrow: Base Ball and
Presidents"
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Base ball was still in its in
fancy when the civil war wracked
the country. But to show the
vitality of the game, base ball fol-
lowed the armies and was played
as it has been ever since when
ever there was a war. Some
years ago Will Irwin searched
the records for historical traces
Of base ball ON the battlehelds
north and south. Whenever the
armies rested for an instant in
Tennessee or. Virginia, the mus
ket gave way to the bat. The
Army of the Potomac turned to
base ball as a mainstay while
on, the peninsula. Mr.. Irwin
notes a game played at Fort
Fisher, where in the midst Of an
inning the soldiers had to take to
their guns. In Confederate pris-
ons, fly balls were the only things
to escape the guards and pop
over the walls. On Roanoke
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GREB-TUNNEY BOUT
IS rubber" BATTLE

NEW YORK, December 1o.-Gene
Tunney of Greenwich Village and
Harry Greb of Pittsburgh meet in a
fifteen-round decision bout tonight at
Madison Square Garden for the third
time, with the t-heavyweight
boxing championship of the United
States at stake.
Greb took the title from Tunney
on a decision in their first bout and
Gene regained it by a decision at
their second meeting. Since then the
Pittsburgher has taken the worlds
middleweight title from Johnny VIII
son OF Boston.
Both men have trained hard for the
bout. There is real rivalry between
them, because Greb's peculiar fight
ing tactics, which he insists are lc-
gitimate at all times. and which Tun-
ney has asserted were foul in the
battle he lost. Tunney is expected to
have a fifteen-pound advantage
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WESTERN CLUBS ANXIOUS
TO END NEW YORK REIGN
Affairs of Brooklyn Club May Be Probed by the
National League-Kid Gleason and johnny
Evers Are Expected to Land Jobs
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

@HICAGO seouestered in
Chicago today than coaed since the
expanded from the Madison street
New York, 10 Alaska and Australia
Usually the loath
timers Chicago The fear of the Indians has
lapse me
streets Chicago ready take bali players right
unsuspecing
Before the Chicago they likely
to
ball
maui the
Talk base ball with of
where the base ball segregated and the
the
the banky blank New York
nd all the do1nha thefn
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DEMPSEY is PROTECTED
BY INJUNCTION AT SHOW

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, December 10-A
temporary injunction, restraining po-
gram here Tuesday night. ON which
Champion Jack Dempsey is scheduled
for an exhibition bout. was issued by
Circuit Judge Landwehr this after
noon. The order is not returnable
until Thursday, and consequently any
police Interference on Tuesday night
is prohibited.
The boxing program was ordered
stopped today by Gov. Hyde, who
stated that the law against boxing G
wSs directed at public contests and
that Dempseys planned appearance
came within this definition.
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that MS career enutu.
here and discussed the feats of the
once premier pitcher OF the major
league, who assisted materially III
bringing to Detroit the only pennants
the Tigers ever had won in the
American League.
1t was, back in 1897 when Wild
Bill" won his spurs with the Tigers
and helped them capture its first
American League championship. In
1908 Donovan pitched the Tigers into
another American League champion
ship when he beat the almost in
yincible Doc" White of the White
Sox in the final game of the-season at
Chicago.
When the Detroit team arrived
home practically the entire town
welcomed the. league champions. Bill
was the center of attraction and he
was given a great ovation when he
stepped from the train. The follow
! ing year. his last successful one with
the Tigers, Donovan's versatile mound
work aided the Tigers in winning
their third consecutive pennant. AL
though the Tigers lost the world Sc
ries to the Cubs ina1907 and 1908 and
to Pittsburgh in 1909, 'Donovan's work
was one of the features of the three
series.
BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December. 0.-Donovan's
last words on the game he knew and
loved, and at which he acquired
deathless fame. were spoken to his
former chief, William S. Baker. presi-
dent of the Phillies, just a few hours
before his death.
The trouble with the. pitchers
nowadays" said the time premier
pitcher of the majors, SIS that they
cannot curve the ball. They have a
1 l. lit <~f LIT hut M
/ old inshoot and, quick outdrop, they
do not take the trouble and pains to
master. And yet the real curve ball
artist is as great and successful as
ever. Take Morrison of the Pirates,
and Jimmy Ring of the Phillies, and
Luque of the Reds. They had a won
derful year. 1t is strange to me that
the youngsters do not seek to master
the, ,old-fashioned curve ball."
| Occupied Space With Weiss.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, December 10.
George M. Weiss, owner of the New
Haven team, wh0 was with William
| E. Donovan when the latter was
! Century Limited, telegraphed today
from Erie, Pa, that he and Donovan
| occupied the same compartment In
the last car Of the train.
Il was forced out instantly through
the roof of the car by the force Of
the collision" said the message.
Pill apparently was pinned under the
car and killed instantly. I recovered
consciousness on top of pile of
wreckage and was picked up by
rescuers and rushed to st. Vincent's
Hospital"
To BE Buried in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, December TO-
The body of William E. Donovan
y (Wild BID. will be brought here for
| buriel He made his home with his
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Murtagh, and
his father, Jeremiah Donovan, eighty
years old, a veteran of the civil war
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VILLA MEETS WALLACE
IN TITLE BOUT TONIGHT

PHILADELPHIA. December 10
Pancho villa, worlds flyweigth cham
pion. will defend his title here to-
night in a ten-round decision bout
with Patsy Wallace of Philadelphia
1t will be the first fight in this city
involving a championship since the
new state athletic commission stapeed
to function December l.
Villa met Wallace in a no-decision
bout here about a year ago. and re-
ceived the popular verdict by a mar
row margin.
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bIOWHS, anu OlIlel stars.
There was talk that Collins might
go to Washington as manager, while
a trade was spoken of that would
bring Hornsby to the Chicago Cubs.
President Veeck is understood to have
offered four players for Hornsby.
Frank Chance, new White SoX man
ager. intends to make two or three
deals in an attempt to strengthen the
club.
Six Meetings on Today.
Todays meetings include a session
of the board of arbitration of the
National Association of Professional
Rase Ball Leagues, meeting of the
National League and of the board of
directors of the American League and
three minor league meetings.
First among the cases to be con-
sidered by the board of arbitration
was the Mccarthy Williams contro-
rerSy over the presidency of the
Pacific Coast League. The board had
this matter before it when il met.
William III. Mccarthy of San Fran
cisco, deposed president, and Harry A.
Williams, the new occupant of the
office. were both to appear before the
tribunal.
Mccarthy contends that Williams
was Illegally elected by the vote of
the Seattle Club. which. he argues,
was not entitled to ballot. Williams
claims that his election was legal by
a 5-to-3 vote.
A. A. Arranging 1924 Schedule.
I The American Association convened
today to take up the task of arrans-
ing it's 1924 schedule and to conside r
other problems. President Hickey y
said that two schedules, one calling
for 154 games and the other for 1863
were to be considered The Southern
Association and the Western League
also met.
Among questions which the major
leagues will consider at their joint
session Wednesday are seventeen pro-
posals to amend the agreement uIl.
der which base ball operates Tie
most important of these would give
Commissioner Lands appellate pow
erS in disputes involving major
league umpires. Another concern.
the inclusion of playing managers anG
the exclusion of coaches in the player
limit of twenty-five allowed each clut
between June 10 and August 81.
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SEXTETS WILL PERFECT
LEAGUE PLANS TOMORROW

Representatives Of girls basket
ball teams are to meet tomorrow
night in the Y. W. C. A., to perfect
plans for a league.
Capitol Athletic Club, Metropolitan
Athletic Club, Wilson Normal School,
Marjorie Webster School, Walter
Reed Hospital, Veterans Bureau,
Lucky Six and First Baptist Church
Sextet are prospective members.
Other girls teams interested are
urged to get in touch with Miss Jack
Martin, manager of the Princess Ath
letic Club, at Adams 1T.
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New Haven club OF the same league
Between the times he served Hart
ford and New Haven Donovan wrote
his name in the most interesting
chapters OF base ball. From Hart
ford he, went to the Washington Club
of the. then twelve-team National
League, and when that organization
broke up he went to Brooklyn, where
he first gained pitching fame.
When the American League was
formed Donovan was one OF the Ma
tional League stars to jump to 1t.
playing with Detroit from 1902 until
1913, when he was unconditionally re-
leased. In the interim he had figured
in Hugh Jennings captures of three
pennants and had played in some of
the most stirring world series games.
After. leaving Detroit Donovan went
to Providence, r. l.. managing that
team to one pennant in two years.
With the purchase of the New York
Yankees by Coils. Rupert and
Huston he became a big league man
ager, but not a very successful one.
He managed the Yanks in 1925, 1916.
1917 and 1918. going to the Jersey City
Club when Miller Huggins succeeded
him. Part of the next season he
managed the Philadelphia National
League Club.
In 1922 the New Haven club won
the eastern league pennant under
him. 1t was understood he was to
renew his contract with New Haven
for 1924, his 1923 one-year agreement
having expired. He was going with
President. Weiss to Chicago in the
interests of the club.
Detroit Mourns Donovan:
DETROIT. December 10.-A cloud
of gloom pervaded Detroit when the
tragic death of wild BilI' Donovan
became generally known. Small
gatherings congregated on the streets
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RASF, Rail- MOURNS LOSS
OF ssWHD BILL" DONOVAN

EW YORK 10Wid Bill Donovan who was killed IN
nj train Of Buffalo yesterday, one OF the widest
known base ball With other prominent
Chicago the big base
meeting today Donovan had beena player and
a manager in both and minor leagues
lack OF
he entered the game he
old school
Philadelphia and made his professional DEBUT win
League manager OF
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POLO TOURNEY STARTS.

CLEVELAND, December 10.-The
midwestern indoor polo champion
ship tournament opened yesterday
with preliminary games, which were
won by the. Troop A Blues of Cleve-
land and the Riding Club of New
York. The Blues defeated the Kirt-
land Club, also of Cleveland, .12 to 8,
and the Riding Club won a decisive
victory over the Fort Thomas {Ky),
team. 22 to .16. .-4.als. s.s,-.... u.
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RlALT0 QUINT LEADS
HEBREW PIN LEAGUE

Rialto quint now is leading the
Hebrew Interclub Bowling League,
achieving the top position when the
Alpines knocked the Y Community
team into second place with a three
game wallop last Thursday.
Young Friends. by winning two
complete sets last week, climbed to
within two games of second place.
Coonin seems to have replaced
Rosenberg as chief pin smasher of
the Friends. He has an average of
107 for. the past dozen game, and
with a. game of 149 now holds high
mark. Rosenberg had this honor
with 148.
League statistics follow:
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BOWLER DOUBLE WINNER
ON LAST DAY OF EVENT

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, December 10.-The
middle west bowling tournament
closed last night, with rolling that
changed the standings of leaders in
both the single and all-event matches.
Jess Prftchett Of Indianapolis rolled
into the lead in the Lll-events with
a score of 1872 and also won top
place in the singles with 726, which
score tied the midwest record held
by G. Falkenbach of st. Joseph, Mo-.
made in 1921. and within three pins
Of the world record held by w.
Lundgren of Chicago.
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MORE THAN l,20O LEADERS
OF SPORT ARE ASSEMBLED
Task of Shaping Affairs of Professional Game for
1924 Season Is Undertaken at Windy City
Convention to Last Six Days.

HCAGO December 10The task of shaping ball
the 1924 undertaken here today by than 200
leaders of the gathered here for the
games hsoy
schedules exchange
and matters confront the
officials during their meeting and bargaining These
brought the
Hornsby the Collins
the Chicago White Urban Shocker
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2O-POUND WILD TURKEY
SHOT BY LIEUT.. CUTLER

Lieut.. Robert Cutler of the navy
yard won't have to buy a turkey for
twenty-pound wild one while on a
hunting "trip in-southern Virginia and
has put it in cold storage TO keep
for the proper day. He also is willing
TO let any doubling Thomases view
the bird His prey is said by old
time hunters to be of record size.
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WILSON BETTER FIGHTER
WHEN NOT HOLDING TITLE
BY FAIR PLAY.

EW YORK December 10-Johnny Wilson, champion,
Johnny Wilson with nothing the championship
different fighters No doubt this will
The writer Wilson in action several times before he beat Mike
ODowd he nothing
But when he the championship he shy
another champion the and dpresen has done
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SEEKS BICYCLE TITLE.

PARIS, December 10.-Gabriel Pou-
lain inventor of the "Aviette," and
one of Frances foremost bicycle
sprinters, has gone to Morocco to
train in preparation for an attempt
to take the cycle championship Of
Europe from Peter Moeskops.
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=. High team game-Rialto, 582.
High team set-Rialto, 1,620. sse.s
High individual game-Coonin 143.
High individual set-L. Jaffe, 367.
High fat game-Miller, 96
Greatest number spares-Friend, a..
Greatest number strikes-S. Rosenblatt, Is.
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CUE TITLE TO APPLEBY.

NEWARK Y. j., December 10
Francis Appleby of New York won
the amateur ISL balk line billiard
championship. defeating John A.
Clinton of Pittsburgh, $50 to PA, in
the final match.
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PLAY FOR CUE PRIZE.

Drew Thompson and William Par
sons will meet for the third prize in
the District pocket billiard champ
ionship' tournament tonight, at 7:45
o'clock, at Grand Central.
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HARPER FERRY, w. Va, Decem-
ber10.-The Potomac river was mud
dS and the Shenandoah was clear
thislmerninE
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The first session Of any group of
those here is that Of the national board
OF administration. This board has a
task which is equaled only by that Of
the camel which goes thirty days with
out a drink. The national board hears
appeals and requests and prayers by
the bushel measure from all sections
Of the United States and Canada.
The most important matter scheduled
for this meeting is adjudicating of the
dispute in the Pacific Coast League as
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The Indianapolis times., 1923-07-17
NATIONAL GUARD
HAS ACTIVE LIFE
At TRAINING CAMP
Social Events FIJI Leisure
Hours After Intensive
Drills and Study,
BY DOROTHY STANHOPE
CTimes Staff Correspondent

CAMP KNOX. KY, July 1.-THE
Indiana National Guard spent busy
day getting settled In camp.
They got up at $40 and were ex-
amined. The examination took up the
majority of the day. At was re-
treat.
The days win be filled with military
duties, for which experts have been
brought from many places. Field. ar
tillory officers from the big school at
FIT Sill Will conduct problems. In
fantry officers, trained in the big in
fanlry school at FIT. Benning. will look
after instruction in their subject;
coast artillery officers from FIT. Mon
roe are to handle the work of big
guns; officers trained at Ft. Leaven-
worth in tactics are here in numbers.
A group Of cavalry officers, versed in
methods Of the cavalry school at FIT.
Riley. are on the ground.
The regular troops here have as
their bit the. instruction of the Ma
tional Guard as well as Of the R.. o.
L. G.. o. r. c. and the c. NJ T. c.
This In the form of a daily demon.
stlation as much lige actual warfare
az possible.
In preparation for the problems
there Is a sand table lesson in the
evening. The terrain is reproduced
and the officer In charge outlines the
probIems. The demonstrations are
given on the reservation, which is
large enough for the big range artil-
lcry guns.
Social Events Numerous
There is little night work. but time
does not drag. Chaplains, athletic
officers and hostesses, of which the
National Guard has two, plan re-
creation for the men in the Service
Club and open air theater. Moving
pictures, vaudeville shows, boxing
matches. and an occasional dance are
provided
The National Guard camp is only
one Of the four in fun swing. Ma
Gen. Robert Tyndall viii command
the National Guard camp for the next
two weeks.
O. X. c. Like Convention
The o. r c. is entering It's last
week OF training Many win remain
through August as instructors in the
Ce NJ. T. c. There are thirty five re-
serve officers from indianapolis The
work of the O. r c. Is much like that
of men attending a convention. Their
work consists largely In attending
lectures and conferences There Is a
voluntary course in equitauon, for
which many of the corps have en-
rolled. Others spend their leisure in
pistol practice,
r.. o. T. C. Plan Parents Day
The o. r C. Is TO have big barbe-
cue Thursday night when all officers
in camp viii be guests
The r o. T. c. has sent out in
vitatons for It's big event, Parents
day, the oath General Pershiug will
be here. An interesting program in
cluding sports and military events has
been arranged. 1t closes the 25th.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-07-17
ROOM IS LEASED
BY LABOR BANK
Old Central National Quarters
to Be Occupied.

Announcement was made today OF
the opening within ninety days Of a
proposed labor bank in the American
Central Life Bldg, Market st. and the
Circle in the room formerly occupied
by the Commercial National Bank. The
lease on the room was taken over
by Harry E. CRUDE, South Bend. Ind,
organizer. The lease expires Jan. l.,
1925. The transaction involved $15,-
600.
Within the next month stockholders
of the proposed bank will organize and
elect officers, after which State
charter will be sought.
CRUDE said he will establish offices
in the room Immediately. He said
thirty-seven local labor unions have
purchased stock in the banks
The Indianapolis times., 1923-07-17
SMOKE BILL READ AGAIN
Measure Now Goes TO Chamber Legal
Department.

Following a final reading of the
smoke abatement ordinance by the
Chamber OF Commerce subcommittee
of the legal affairs department Mon
day the ordinance today was put into
the hands of the legal affairs depart
ment for approval, after which it will
be passed upon by the Chamber Of
Commerce board OF directors.
In the revised ordinance many Of
the technical phrases were eliminated.
public mass meeting viii be held
as soon as possible to present the
ordinance TO the public befor epres-
entation to the city council.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-07-17
LOCAL MEN SPEAKERS
MelIett and David on Utility Meeting
Program.

John c. Mellett, Indianapolis. sec
retary of the Indiana Public Utilities
Association. and T. H. David, Indian
apolis. spoke before the Central Elec-
trio Railway Association at Cedar
Point Ohio. today
Harry Reid, president Of the Inter
state Public Service Company, was
host to Indiana Electric Railway Off
cials. A special car carried the In
diana delegation.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-07-17
HEALTH MEN WILL MEET
Inventory" Movement VIII Be Dis
cussod By Workers.

Representatives from several health
and civic organizations Of the State
will meet Friday with members of the
State board of health to prepare plans
for Indiana's participation in the
Health inventory" movement, as spon-
sored by the National Health Coun-
Gil, DR.. william r. King. secretary of
the State board, has announced The
program calls for an organized propa-
ganda in which every citizen of the
United States is urged to have a care
full health examine ion made of him
self during the coming year.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-07-17
Worklnan's Heel Hurt

Sam Wilson, 1884 N Senate Ave,
today was nursing a sore heel at the
city hospital. Wilson, employed by
the Wacker Construction Company at
new building at Meridian and
Thirteenth Sts., was injured Monday
when a concrete form fell on his heel.