Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-01


University of PENNSYLVANIA track
star who Won the intercollegiate 100
yard championship of the annual
Wilco A. a. games last year in 8 40
seconds has entered for this win
ter's contest on Feb. I and expects
to face Louis Clarke, Chef Bowman.
Alfred Leconcy and Frank Hussey.
Frank F'risch of Fordham, poten-
tial manager of the Giants. is await
creases for 1925. His contract en-
pires this year. Already he has call
ed on Manager McGraw and wished
him a Happy New Year. but it is de-
clared that the field captain did not
mention salary figures. A year ago
McGraw announced that I'risch
would be the next maIc ger of the
team, but the little Napoleon" is
not ready to drop the reins yet.
year Old harness gelding. was sold
for five cents. Now. capable Of a mile
in FOG IL he has been sold for So
200. Gus Scoogins of Atlanta. Ga.
horseman, wished to give the horse
to Walter Gambler along with sew
eral others the Atlanta millionaire
sportsman was purchasing. but
Gambler insisted upon a sale. so the
nickel was fixed as the purchase
price. Pete Green. a consistent win
I.er last night. was passed on to J..
c. Haley of Madison, Wis, in the
rev sale.
Chicago's next six day bike race
will be held Feb. Z to If. with -
American and Is foreign riders par
ticipating. Clarence Carman, fornl-
err motor paced champion of Ameri-
ca. is in Europe signing stars.
In the two East-West football
games in California, tomorrow. three
members of the Walter Camps first
All-American eleven will appear.
At Berkeley. Captain Hornell, the
California center, whom Camp
placed as guard, will buck the
Pennsylvania line. in which McGin-
ley, one of the Camp tackles, is a
powerful link. At Pasadena, .Stuhl-
dreher. first choice for quarterback,
will lead the attack against Stan
ford.
Camps second team will be repre-
scented by Lawson. Stanford captain
and end and Crowley. Notre Dame
full back, one of the four horsemen.
The third all-star mythical eleven
will contribute Walsh. Notre Dame
captain and center, and Inlay, a
California halfback
Denver, Colo, Dec. 31.--Plans for
the inauguration Of automobile rae
ing under the auspices of the
Knights of the Ku kluX Khan at the
site of the old horse race track at
Overland Park in South Denver and
renovation of the arena to accom-
modate a crowd of 100000 persons,
were announced last night by Ger
aid w. Whitney. secretary of the
Cosmopolitan Club.
Pasadena. Calf, Dec. 31.-Selen
days en- route from South Bend, Ind.
the Notre Dame football team timed
its arrival here for today, Just in
time to permit one workout in the
Rose Bowl. scene ot tomorrow's
game with Stanford University.
Knute Rockne, Notre Dame coach,
said he feared the effect of Califor-
MIA sunshine on his boys. The work
out was planned as little more than
leg stretching exercises. The Stan
ford team, which has been here
training since Monday. will finish
practice today with light exercises.
st. Paul. Mimi. Dec. 31--Sale OF
the st. Paul baseball team of the
American Association to group
headed by r. J. Connery of st. Louis,
veteran major league scout, was an
nounced today by John w. Norton,
Tor ten years owner of the club.
Lake Placid, n. Y, Dec. 31.--Nil-
liams College and the University of
wisconsin were sharing leading hon
ors in the President Harding winter
sports trophy contest tonight with the
capture of two events. c. e. Harding
OF Williams captured the fancy skat-
ing contest and l.. V. Emmert of Wis
consin won the Guarter-rnile speed
skating race in 1.3G @-5. Tho seven
mile ski race was ordered re-run and
contestants will make the long Journey
again tomorrow, due To q misunder-
standing today. Yale defeated Will
liams on the hockey rink today To >.
It was the third successive victory for
Yale this week and the hardest fought
game.
Boston, Dec. 31--The Toronto mi
ferslty hockey team defeated the par;-
mouth team : 10 / ~ ( aa.nc pia%cG
here tonight.