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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

The Augusta City Basketpaii
League has been postponed and VIII
not start until next week. The teams
will play all their games In CITY naii'
| the larger playing surface tendlnG 10
make the games much raster. iue
| Clerks will play the opener against
| the Legion City League team dI"
| Gannetts will play their rubber game
with Vickery and Hill
Eddie Trowell has his Bangor out
fit working hard in Bangor CITY nan.
The down east high school Will nave
a fast club and have severai last
clubs booked as opponents
Tho second round of the Augusta
citv Rowling League started las.
evening at the Y. M. c. A. Inc
teams are pretty evenly matched ana
. great race should be the result
The v. M. C. A. and the Calumets'
wbo fled for the first honors IN tne
opening round will find the sunoer. s
a harder place to stay IN than was
the case the first time.
paul Higgins, who formerly nelu
down the backstop position lot ln 70
W;Il;onaires. is visiting in Augusta
for a few days. Paul is teaching anu
coaching in Baltimore. Md. e, lncrv
dentally Paul had heard from Snoi ~
KiInatrick, former star Mllliona, :,
shortstop and the only player IN Au,
eIsta that ever went through Z; a
whole season without washlns IA '
uniform. Shorty led the short ne, ,,h
ers in the Pennsylvania league VIII
! the most assists and the least ef
rors in his position.
The Cony teams in hockey s, anu
ha sketball will start their scheou me
IMMEDIATELY INN, after the first OF 'i &c
year. The boys basketball .eail, -
comnosed mostly of green put pre, rst
isinr material. They play tneir n n
game against Lewiston in Lewis ~ q
January 18th. The hockey Team n. s
several veterans and looks 70 pe ,,h ho
good as anything in the state. fo,-
Girls, team has two of the BEST ~. and
wards in the state. Nlckiess a an
1Sinsman. but will have TO dev 's,
strength in the center ana s''e
ter positions 80
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28
Ike new SET SET.
||HHMANDMENTS
h JUDGE lands

city, Dec. 27.-R-Ten
tsSs ,nts intended as sugges-
|,'n nan Commissioner Kenesaw
! ioi rsndis, have been prepared
ksinu r,,Iiam Stidger, pastor of the
|;N, nro,,leyard Methodist church.
~ s,idger, who formerly occupied
~. at Detroit, announced .ne
l.,.stnsnts last night IN connsc :
N VIZ details of the investiga-
r1sa w. records of Ty Cobb and
Wv ssr on information furnished
!I sSsSt (putch) Leonard.
''' Commandments are based for
p Quart nart on DR.. Stidger's concep-
ras. ,d p procedure as applied to
EQUATIONS, and, he said, on
s.n1rledge of the sport and his
Ine s'a Cor Cobb and Speaker. He
sdsp leaning acquainted with the
.hila at Detroit and said he
s,m IN the highest regard as
snsa a, commandment urges Judge
n.s st m leave it to the public to
,hst which you are paid $4,000
~ y Commandments are devoted to
!I y, careful consideration of evil
J" .-ying the theme that "a rea-
aoubt of any mans guilt is
N principle of legal procedure
s ,0.s warns against discharged
asgruntled players
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28
Resin BAG WAS
instrumental IN
MOVING AVERAGES
Smallest Number Round Trips
In Six Years-Also Put Skids
Under General Team Hitting

New York. Dec. 27.-(P)-Pitcher
came back with resin-dusted hands
in the National League last season
to regain some of their former glory,
batting averages today showed.
Home run clouting particularly
was affected, the four-base hit total
for the leagee finding the lowest lev
Ell 1t has touched since 1920. AS
against 634 homers in 1925, the
eight clubs bagged only 439 this
year, records revealed today.
Circuit hitting was steadily on
the increase before the resin bag
came back last season. With it's re.
turn, the Jack Rabbit" ball passed
out. Thus the home run epidemic,
which had spread to an alarming
degree from a modest total of 26l
in 1920, apparently is definitely
curbed.
Run making and general team
hitting also saw decline. A win.
ming team average Of .29O prevailed
last season as against .307 the year
before, while there were only 11,1o0
hits this year as against 12,495 the
season before. Runs dropped from
GIGS to 5612.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28
Calumets And "Y" Will Settle
Supremacy Tomorrow Even
ing-Make Ruling Governing
Averages of Bowlers-Must
Roll As Strings

A meeting of the captains OF the
teams in the City Bowling League
! was held Monday evening in the 7.
NJ. C. A. The captains met with the
league president, Arthur S. Merrill,
to decide on a method for breaking
the tie now existing between the Cal
umet Club and the Y. NJ. c. A. for
first place in the league for the first
round, recently finished. 1t was vot-
ed that these teams should meet in
a five string match, total pinfall only
to count, to decide the championship
of the first round The match will be
rolled off at 7:15 "Wednesday evening.
The committee also voted that ev-
cry member of a team, to be eligible
for a medal for high average, must
participate in As strings out of the
&C which his team will roll. This will
tend to give the advantage to the
man who has rolled the most match
es and will encourage the appearance
of the regular bowlers at every
match.
The committee also went on record
as favoring the proper observance of
the foul line. Some of the lbowlers
have shown tendency to slide over
the line and several others are guilty
of 1obbing the ball on occasion. The
league is anxious to stop this prac-
tice and will do all In its power to
bring about strict adherence to the
rule governing the foul line.
The meeting was an informal one
and many topics for the good of the
league were discussed. 1t is expect
ed that the meeting will be of much
assistance to all concerned and will
be largely instrumental in making
the second round of the league an
unusually successful one.
Pasadena, Calf, Dec. 27-(F1-
Coach Glen (Pop) Warner. foxy pilot
of the Red Shirted pigskin toters
from Stanford University, came to
town today and prepared to settle
down to some preliminary training
work which he hopes will put his
squad in condition to reverse the
flood of the Crimson tide from Ala
bama, New Years Day. and turn it
back to Dixieland. Maybe. he will.
and maybe he won't, said Wallace
Wade as he and his warriors from
the south arrived back near the Rose
Bowl from Hollywood. after visiting
the motion picture studios. Betting
odds stood at around 10 to Z for
Stanford, but there were sufficient
arguments from the Alabama camp
to reverse these figures.
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little Prospect
Nancy Meeting Any
lNprS Under Richard

ar York. Dec. 27.--(P)-There
,ny prospect of an immediate
1pmcbement between Promoter
1pirkad and Pete Reilly. manager
Ia light heavyweight champion,
Delaney. Both said so today,
4 nut considerable emphasis on
Il statements, apparently to avoid
feasibility of any misunderstand-
and to put the damper on per-
nt reports that Delaney shortly
n figure in Richards heavy
HI elimination carnival.
Ylly and Richard have been at
for some time as a result of a
Etact dispute. Since Delaney
hi Paul oerlenbach, in the open
fght at the New Madison Square
[asn year ago, the light heavy
hit champion has done his boxing
Aysw York under the auspices of
Binds rival promoter, Humbert
pE.
Istore leaving tonight for Chicago
Nv conferred with Fugazy and
fsi on a match for Delaney
nBhere in the Metropolitan dis
IA next month. Just when it VIII
place and who Delaney's oppon-
will be were left to the imagina-
b The list Of eligible opponents
Delaney is a bit limited since
ard "cornered" such heavy
ghts as Jim Maloney, Jack Shark
1mi Berlenbach.
Dive fight offers for Delaney for
Years bouts including some
b Chicago and Cleveland, were re-
n, Reilly said, because the
1plOn preferred to spend the holi-
Eth his parents in Holyoke,
b 1t is likely, however, that
will arrange a match in Chi
for Delaney in the near future.
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MEHLHORN DOWNS
INK TO ANNEX
SANTA CLARA Open

San Jose, Cal, Dec. 27.-(P)-"Wild
Bilr' Mehlhorn of Chicago left here
today with first prize money of $500,
the San Jose Country Club course rec
ord. the title of Santa Clara Valley
open golf champion and the convic-
ton that he has overcome the jinx re-
snonsible for his frequent "crackings'
at the height of his game In tourna-
ment play.
Yesterday he returned In final
round of 65, five below par and one bet
ter than the court record, to win the
54-hole $4,000 Santa Clara Valley open
eolf tournament with total of 2O7.
Tommy Armour of Washington, -. C..
with whom he played the fnal round
was leading the field of golf experts
With 1913 at the end of the second
round, four strokes better than Mehi-
horn.
While the gallery alternated be-
tween applause for Mehlhorn and Curl
os;tv as to how soon he would "crack,
RilI proceeded in the first nine holes
10 overcome Armour's lead and In the
second nine to pile up an advantage OF
four strokes over him. Armour nm
ished the final round with IS to win
second place with 211 for the 81 holes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28
Danish and Swedish
Boxers Arrive for
Hub Int'l Tournament

Boston. Dec. 27-P)-Eight ANA
teur boxers from Denmark and
Sweden who will compete in an in
ternational tournament here next
Monday arrived in Boston today on
the Cunard liner Samaria- After the
meet here the visiting athletes will
compete in tournaments in New
York on January z and at Grand
Rapids, Mich, on January 13.
The team from Denmark includes
Carl Jensen, lightweight; Andreas
Pearson, welterweight: Eberhardt
Hansen, middleweight; Thyge Pet
ersen, heavyweight; and Mogense
Blom, coach. @
From Sweden come Gunnar Berg
gren, lightweight: Oscar Kjallander,
weight; Nils Ramm, heavyweight;
and Oscar Seiderland, manager.
Hansen, Thyge Petersen, Falk and
Ramm are European champions of
their classes.
William H. Cuddy, chairman of the
A. A. U. boxing committee, tonight
announced the personnel of the
American team which will meet the
Danish and Swedish invaders next
week.
The men are: Lightweight division,
George Russo, Boston, Same Olsen,
Charlestown; welterweight, Ber-
nard Barbe. Delmouth, New England
amateur champion, Joe Teveleria,
Cambridge; middleweight, frankie
Flynn, Charlestowf, Billy Bruins
mere. Worcester; heavyweight, Err
ME Schaaf, U. S. S. Florida, John
Spesato, Brockton.
The European boxers will train
this week at the Boston Athletic
Association.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28

Eddie Roundy has established
himself soldIy with the fans up
around Colby. And we'll he might
for Eddie has turned out some
mighty good clubs during the past
two years. Starting in with new
system, Roundy has developed an at
tack in football that the rest of them
hate to face. Last year it was the
Colby shift, the shift that had Bow.
doin guessing and was responsible
for touchdown against Maine.
This year it was smashing line
attack and an air game that scared
both Bowdoin and Maine plenty.
In addition to being first class
football, baseball and hockey coach,
Eddie is a sweet basketball player.
He is also one of the outstanding Of
ficiaIs in the State. Instead c. wear
ing himself all out blowing the whis-
tie, Eddie confines his efforts to tell
ing the players in gentle tone that
deliberate fouIing will give them a
free ticket to the bench in short or
der and the result is a fast basket
ball game. There is one thing which
characterizes both his coaching and
officiating. He seems to know what
it's all about, which means a lot in
athletics.
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A. A. Federation
Splits with American
Olympic Association

New York. Dec. 27.-GPl-Protest-
ing alleged domination of America S
participation in the 1928 Olympic
games by minority group controil-
ed by the amateur athletic union
the National Amateur Athletic Fed
Grafton at its annual meeting today
voted to withdraw from the Ameri-
Olympic Association.
Presaging conflict with the A. A.
U. in it's own field, the federation
which claims within its membership
90 percent of the nations amateur
athletic activities then adopted a
program. for 1927, which calls for
frequent meetings in every section
Of the country and a more intensive
development of it's work along state
lines.
The meeting was unanimous in its
decision to split with the Olympic
body, in spite of an effort by Gus
tavus T. Kirby, president of the In
tercollegiate A. A. A. A. to heal the
breach opened recently at Washing
ton. Kirby told the meeting that
although the A. A. u. had not lived
up to the high ideals set by its
founders, it was, nevertheless, the
most powerful association Of athlet-
ic clubs in the world today. The
federation would be impotent to car
ry out it's program without coopera-
ton from the Union, he added.
Withdrawal of the federation was
forecast early in the day when
Colonel Henry Breckenridge, presi-
dent. accused the A. A. U. of jockey
ing with the constitution of the
Olympic Association in abolishing
the two-thirds vote rule to gain con-
troll of the latter body. AS result
Of this Vancouver, Colonel Brock
inridge, as well as Major John l..
Griffith, athletic commissioner of
the western conference, and Briga-
der General Palmer d. Pierce, pres
ident of the National Collegiate A.
A., resigned all committee member
ships on the Olympic Association.
Referring to the general discon-
tent with the system that underlay
the control of Americas participa-
ton in the 1920 Olympics," Colonel
Breckenridge said that threat OF
army, navy and colleges to with
draw from the Olympic body at
that time unless it was reorganized
on a basis of democratic represent
tation" brought about a compro-
mise.
The withdrawal of Colonel Rober,
M. Thompson, as president of the
Olympic Association, had been 'the
signal for immediate resumption of
the methods that had caused the cri-
sis following the games Of 1920.
Colonel Breckenridge maintained.
Taking advantage of a joker in
the constitution, organizations were
multiplied and admitted to represent
tation in the American Olympic AS
ISOLATION and utilized to swell their
majority" he continued referring TO
activities OF the rival faction.
Then came the abolition of the
two-thirds vote rule. which he claim
ed destroyed the only legal and
constitutional protection of the ath-
letic bodies that had forced the re-
organization.
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0'FARRELL NAMED
TO PILOT CARDINALS
FOR COMING SEASON

st. Louis. Dec. 27.--(P)-Bob O'Far-
rell, catcher, was appointed late to-
day to manage the worlds champion
st. Louis Cardinals, succeeding
Rogers Hornsby, who was traded to
the New York Giants for Frank
Frisch and James Ring. Sam Bread
on, club president, announced o.
Farrell had signed a one year con-
tract. Terms were not revealed.
O'Farrell was named by a commit
tee of sports writer's as the most
valuable man to his team in the Ma
tional League" last season. He was
one of the main cogs in the Cardinal
machine, playing in I43 of the 154
games of the regular campaign and
in every inning of the worlds series
in when he was a tower of strength.
The new Cardinal leader came here
in the middle of the 1925 season from
the Chicago Cubs in exchange for
Mike Gonzales and Howard Freigau.
He was born at Waukegan, ILL.,, Octo-
Der 10, 1896. He started his profess
sional baseball career with the
Waukegan club in 1915 and made his
first appearance in the majors with
the Cubs in 1918.
OFarrell batted .292 during the
regular 1925 season and swatted
better than 800 in the worlds series.
IN fielding, he handled more chances
than any other catcher in the cir
cult.
Many times last season. when the
club was making it's brilliant hight
for the flag, Hornsby referred to o.
Farrell as ''the most valuable man
on any team"
The new leader Is popular with
both fans and players. His selec-
ton sets at rest rumors that Frisch
or Roger Bresnahan, Giant coach
would succeed Hornsby.
II think O'Farrell will make very
good manager and wish him all the
luck in the world" Hornsby COM
mented when informed of the ap-
pointment.
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Ilvor Discarding
1 Huddle System
bile in Football

Wv York, Dec. 27.-R)-Radical
Aon Of football rules, including
llon OF the huddle system OF
allng and the line shift, was ia
Today by the Eastern Associa-
OF Intercollegiate Football Off
a us annual meeting.
laost unanimous disapproval of
INIT because Of its doubtful le-
and Of the great burden 1t
y upon referees during the 1876
l' was expressed by 100 eX-
"a Inc meeting. Due, however,
.sellng that the organization
" not present it's findings to
Mles commission, the views
u" put in tho form of a def
Nommendation.
y cAlef objection to the huddle
a'' u has tended to "slow up"
~ y Unclals also favored retention
uaii at the start of the Sec
Su oy the team holding pos
a. VI the pigskin at the close of
~. half. They would have it
play at the SPOT where hos
h. ns interrupted by the whistle
!, , ", Aisslon. Under existing
,i IS resumed in the second
WIN a kickoff.
lung of the 5-yard forward
M, n'aslty adopted last year: re-
WI NJ lhe point after touchdown.
n Nv, 'as characterized as a real
rM .,.' and limitation of all jul
asn school or elementary
s, sss,aes to II minute periods,
ka,iloss changes approved by the
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|,uRN|ER WILL
IN WITH BRAVES

-, Dec. .T.-LP)-Jacques Four
' A., baseman, who was released
/, Nv ssrooklyn Dodgers a month ago,
] s..r signed by the Boston Braves,
w. snnounced today. In the 1927
~ the Braves he will replace
4 pnrrus who held down first base
sorrer Robin player, officials of
1 o,.ton club said, is expected to
.srsh 10 the Braves batting.
.,- led the National League in
/. INNS In 1924 with ~. In 1926
,.v,, out 20 home runs. Injuries
] last season kept him out Of sew
1 ,,mes. but he ended the season
\ creditable showing at bat.
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SPORT TABLOIDS

New York, Dec. 2.-tP1-Catchers
hove gained sudden popularity as
ma ior league pilots. Bob O'Farrell,
inst nlaced at the helm of the world 8
Champion Cardinals. is the fourth
new manager of backstopping fame.
nrha others are Ray Tchalk OF the
WHITE Sox. Bill Carr gan, recalled to
BOSTON to handle the Red SoX, and
~ EowIey. new st. Louis Brown
ieader Two of the veteran manag-
80 Connie Mack of the Athletics
and Wilbur T Robinson OF me pous
ers. also were catehers IN ahc'eo'
DAYS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28

showed Dave Brown of the New
York Giants well out In front with
81 to his credit. His total is within
six of the mark made for the entire
race last season by Stevens of New
Bedford who ranks second this win
ter with 81.
Add one more record to time shat
tering achievements of 1926. An Ital-
ian walker Callegari. has been clock
ed in one hour. So minues. So 1-5
seconds for 10000 metres clipping al
most 20 seconds from the old mark
made eight years ago by Peterson of
Denmark.
William II. Crowell of the Univer-
sity of New Hampshire has been
mentioned as likely to succeed Gil
Dobie of Cornella at the head of the
Eastern Football Coaches Associa-
ton, The selection will be made at
the annual meeting OF the mentors
in New York on "wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28
report Alumni
Alumnae Loses

s,a ~s's :, Dec. 27.-while the
\ ~ algh school alumni team
|t.ts n notorious in their annual
|ss,s ,.. game with the boys. the
\ SAss a a1,, was no match for the
,sssls,.a Alumni, largely through
D' work of Goldrof, won Fl
\ : ss s3s' Y. family wa. promln-
%hsa u Iae =, Alumni and the
Fates xo ~ this game the under
n &c., &c., Dec. 27-R,-Al Jol-
b. ny = Rogers Hornsby IS for ,ret the
i cadi,an, us stock in the St.
ltsr,s S,sss.kllholder. having vi g' BOUGHT t
salsSyS eral years ago. Jolson
IT, q a. agree on a fair Attic Ice for r
3sAls v..,. Transaction viii be
lolson said tonight.
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SPORT BRIEFS
(By The Associated Press)

Icy Inc ASSOcldteQ EISSSJ
Tod Morgan of Seattle. who led
fistic champions during 1925 with
three detenses of his crown. soon
will risk his junior lightweight
title In New York. Richard is nego-
tiating for the coast fighter to face
Babe Herman who already holds one
decision over Morgan. Herman's ver-
dict was scored several months ago
but Morgan's title was not at stake.
Babe Ruth may bow to Rogers
Hornsby next year in their Metropo-
Titan home-run hitting race, but the
Yankee sluggers all time fence bust
ing records appear safe. Since 1915.
Babe has amassed a total of 356
round trippers to 191 for Hornsby.
goal kicking soccer record Is In
the making, 1T developed today when
statistics for the American League
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ST, D0MS WIN over
berlin PUGKSTEnS

Lewiston, Ne, Dec. 27-Playing to-
gether as a team for the first time
this season. the St. Doms flashed brill
liartly 10 coz ton!shts New England
: hockey game by Al score from the
Berlin Mountaineers. Casting aside
] individual play ANA resorting to team
play at every turn. the ST. Doms as
! stunned mastery of the game early and
maintained it throughout,
The locals scored three points in the
opening period, held the White Noun
tain six to one lone goal in the second
period, and then tackled on one extra
point for good measure in the conclud-
ing stanza.
The verdict keeps the Lewiston
skatemen at the top of the league. To-
nights game was fast and finely play
ed and free from arguments and fistic
displays of previous tits.
The summary:
BERLIN LEWISTON
Rooney. iw .........,..... nv, Gelly
Mckinley, ..,.-....-.. G, Gauthier
I. Johnson, NV ,....... Ivy, c. Ramsey
Mclaughlin, i'd. ....,..rd. K. Johnson
Duby, I'd .............. Id, Therriault
BoulanSer, & .............. &, Maltais
Score by periods:
Berln .....e OIL
Lewiston .................S Ia
Goals, X Johnson, unassisted, 5m.;
K. Johnson, scrimmage, I'm; Gelly,
pass T. NJ. Gauthier, 15m.. Second Pc
Rod, Rooney, unassisted, 2.30. Third
period, Gelly, rebound. SIN.
Penalties, Rooney, one minute, flle-
gal checking; Mckinley, one minute,
Illegal checking.
Substitutes Berlin, Brown for J.
Johnson, Baker for Dudley, Baker for
Mckinley; Lewiston. Towne for C.
Ramsey, G. Ramsey for Towne.
Referee. French Timer, Dubois.
Judges at goals, Giroux and Caron.
Time of periods, three 20s. Stops,
Boulanger 10, Maltais %.
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From the light heavyweight division down, titles fell
right and left with much abandon they did among
the big boys. In the of twelve months the mid
deweght crown changed hands twice. and the weter-
weight and lightweight crowns once each. The feather.
unfairly gave up his throne and got himself knocked
Charlie Phil Rosenberg the bantamweisht champion,
ha his bout with Bud Taylor Of Terre Haute cane,e
by the Illinois State Boxing Commission, and his title
taken away and given to the whom he was to have
fought. -
EXCEPTING little Fdei La Barba, the fyweisht title
holder who met no worthy rival a fifteen round
route the only champion who met and defeated the real
elias. in his division Tod Morgan, of the
trick Aunior Iiahtweiaht" title Numbered among the
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Carr Duane 1Uc, tommy
was the eterweiuht and mdeeight afforded
football
wterweisht title thrilling tenround
contender for las throne
had the worlds
The Tiger fighting cham.
in
Chicago reuvenaed Mickey Walker who
Tser Floes To aod an anti
unknown
terveght Roberts,
Rocky Kansas win the words
ohta title Incidentally officially Chicago
Edouard Mascar France Tommy msan q
Of Chile.
shocked learn October A that
ring and had been fehtne-and
Filipino managed Frank
Churchill died Middle following with Bud Taylor
lTerreH aute