Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 December 1914 — Page 15

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INDICATIONS POINT TO BIG ATHLETIC SEASON

National, Sectional and International Competition Expected to Increase Next Year.

INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS OFF

European War Eliminates Such -'Events, But Increase Is Noticeable In All Other 5-' Branches.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—On the eve of the new year all Indications point to another season of great athletic activity throughout the United States during 1915. All probability of international contests, such as featured the last two years appear to have been eliminated as a result of the European war, but national, sectional and intersectional sports and competition will undoubtedly continue to Increase in the next twelve months. Because of the SN.e and population of the country these events will arouse almost as much interest as would be the case wel^e foreign nations represented on track, turf and water.

Schedule makers on scores of snorts are busy compiling the lists of dates and events to be held during the spring-, summer and autum of 1915 and in almost every instance there is but one reply to the question regarding the outlook. "Greater than the previous year," is the keynote. Apparently sport, in all its amateur and professional angles, has taken a ccrtnmanding hold upon America, although only Isolated dates in baseball, rowing, track athletics, automobile racing, football, tennis and golf have been announced the trend of sport is clearly defined. The boom, which is carrying the American of all ages and sexes into the open, is still Tar from its maximum development.

Will Have Monopoly.

National events and championships will also take on added importance in 1915, since they will not sufTer from international contents and foreign fixtures of greater traditional merit. In fact, America will have almost a monopoly on sport, since few, if any, of the European,nations will have either time or inclination for competition or pastimes next year.

The action of the various English sport governing bodies clearly forecasts the temporary abandoning of all the famous European classics. The Henley regatta and the Oxford-Cambridge boat races have been set for over a year at least. Polo is out of the question and the Wimbleton tennis championships most unlikely. Challenges from this country for the polo trophy, or the ,J)avis cup will not be even suggested. The Shamrock IV. challenger for the America's cup, and the prospective de--fending-yachts,- •Defiance, Resolute and Vanito, are all housed for the winter, and it is doubtful if any of the quartet wets a keel next summer. The year £91 if Xv111 be a great one for American sport.

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NEW YORK, iec. 26.—Endeavoring 'to eclipse 9.11 former efforts, the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce will open its fifteenth annual national automobile show in Grand Central Palace next Saturday. The show committee of the N. A. C. C., ••vnich has the show in charge, consists ot Col. George Pope, H. O. Smith, Wilfred C. Leland and S. A. Miles, manager.

Instead of opening at night the doors will be unlocked at 2 p. m., and at that time the palace will reveal to the public the latest and best in motor car and accessory productions. Displ&ys of goods conservatively valued at more than three and one-half million dollars will Occupy the 150,000 square feet of floor space on the four floors of the huge building. About 50,000 square feet more of floor space is available this year than in previous seasons.

There are a total of 3S8 exhibits. Gasoline pleasure cars will be shown by 81 manufacturers six companies will show electric cars and 13 will display motorcycles, The remaining 32S are makers of accessories. More than 400 complete cars will be shown. These will bo found to range in price from $295 to $7,500. No commercial cars will be exhibited, but there will oe a special information bureau for commercial vehicle manufacturers.

How to Play Tennis

By Laniord Corls.

(This is the third of a series of articles written for this department by experts. Mr. Corts is noted for his racquet work during the past season.)

Too much care cannot be paid to the raiment. For instance, when taking part in a tournament that runs six days it has always been my policy and I am forced to admit I am popular with the gallery, to wear a different garb each day. For instance, on Monday I wear a blue shirt, green trousers and a yellow band abound the head to keep the hair from getting between my teeth. Tuesdays I wear a pink shirt, orange trousers and a blue band, etc., etc.

So much for this important requisition of the game, is also wise to' get voursolf appointed on the tournament committee so as to assist in the pairings so that you will insure yourself a berth close to the finals.

As for the game itself, that is a minor consideration and may be disposed of with a few tips. First of all place the nal! so that your adversary will bo unable to return it. That is all there is to the game. With a few afternoons' practice you will be able to do this.

Be sure to insist on tiffin being served at 4 p. m.. otnerwise you are liable to get ill disfavor with the parent lodge of the Tennis Kxperts* union, which is located ai. Newport. It is also imperative that vou acquire the proper system of congratulating vmir opponent or receiving his congratulations at the end of the rnntcn. In ease he wins, say: "You looked like McLaughlin today, old boy (you surely har horse shoe luck) and I don't see how they are going to Keep you from winning the tournament."

When you win and your adversary congratulates you, reply modestly, as follows: "Yes, you gave me quite a battle, but. then vou know you are going out of your class."

FRANK G0TCH IN MOVIES.

CHICAGO. Dec. 26.—Frank Gotch, wresting king, has been matched to a worthy'opponent. The bout will be pulled off in Chicago before a small and qelect audience a a moving picture af.udlo. The movie magnates plan to reproduce other sportinj? features.

GARMLD VS. ALUMNI CONTEST CALLED Off

Death of Harold Flesher Brings About Action—Atliletes Turn to Regular Work.

I ... (AmHCtHt.1 .1 'Av- .i-.. "5' '•Hank*' AYest. Owing to the death of Harold Flesher by drowning in the river Saturday, the basket ball carnival, which was to have been staged Wednesday

live and the Garlleid alumni, the sec ond between the girls' team and the girls' alumni team, and the third between the school faculty and the Murphy brothers' team, a five composed of all brothers of the Murphy family.

Although a vacation is being enjoyed by the students of Garfteld, the varsity though, basket ball squad will not be dismissed from practice. Starting Monday Coach Clogston will nightly run his men through a series of hard workouts. As the team this season will be made up of mostly new material, the north end boss will get in as much practice as possible before the first game, which will be with the Normal High aggregation.

As yet Clogston has made no cut in the squad, but before the week is over it is expected that the number will be reduced to about enough men to make three teams, that number to be kept during the season.

The interclass games brought out several good men who are looked upon to make some of last year's men hustle for their jobs. The hardest'position to lill will be that of floor guard. Among those out for the position who look best are "Pearly" Oxford, "Yabe" Hicklin and Ern ICord. Rhoads has about cinched the stationary guard job, while Conover is expected to give Bresset a hard race for the pivot position. Floyd and Burns appear to be the best at the forwards, although others on the squad look like comers.

Red Sox Panserous.

The Boston Red Sox should start where they left off last fall when they jpen the 1915 season. Two weeks more of the season last fall might have given Bill Carrigan and his men the pennant.

Gett ng the Spares With Otto Jensen

When (lie 3, 6 and 0 pinn are Ktuiidlnff Mralslit ball hitting the 3 Din full vrill take all three pins.

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STANDING, LEFT TO RIGHT—'WEBSTEH, MGR. *EI,F, RICE, ISG11IG, HARRIS, R. VVERSEKE, MEAGHER, MAXWELL, IvAKtUNG, LEFT TO RIGHT—TENNIS, CAPTAIN BARNES, HESS, DALRYMPLE, HOPP, KING, PIPES. SITTING, LEF TO RIGHT—HOFF, ANDERSON, FOULKES, K. WERNEKE, MASCOT.

IN OUR SET

BY RALPH H. WHITE.

Cecil Ferguson, home for the Christmas holidays, is seeking to book Rose Poly for a game with his Osteopathy club, which he will bring into this neck of the woods next season. Cecil is managing the team and said that he might do some of the hurling.

Manager Starr, of the Jett Hustlers, hasn't been in to see us for almost t\yo weeks, but he phoned us last night that he would like to see his name in this column, with a word ot praise tacked on. Self modesty isn't one of the youngster's virtues.

We know more than one "'fair one" in Terre Haute who will read of Harry

evening at Garfield High has been Geisel's marriage with regret. Harry called off. This carnival was to be the was ponulnr oil' the diamond, as well as second affair of its kind ever held at] on the playing field. the north end institution, the proceeds I of whicli were to have gone to the! Ad Wclgast hasn't a thing on Eddie "Benedictus," which is the school an- Hart in the matter of being weli liked nual. Three games were to have been in his home town. If you don't believe played,- the first between the varsity us, ask George Grainniell, John Jensen and almost all the rest ol' the "gang."

Yern Rice, Wiley high athlete, who suffered a broken leg last week while sliding down hill on a tobaggan, is reported as much improved. He will hardly bo fit for the grid season.

Freddie Enck, Terre Ha-.itc-'s favorite ring artist, knocked out Paul fc:rbay, of Denver, Coin., at Aurora, 111., the other night, turning the trick in ihe fourth round. Freddie was to have boxed Teddy Oster, ol Streator. 111., but that lad backed out, the same as he .did when matched against Enck in a local ring.

The Garfield high five will stack up against an alumni team during the Christmas holidays, if present plans are carricd through. Pat Fryc will play wiih the '"old heads." Enough said.

Ross "Cocky" Thornton, probably the best billiard player ever developed in Terre Haute, is home for the Christmas holidays. He said last night before playing a friendly game with a local "shark." that he was out of practice and then stepped in and ran 39 at balkline the second shot out. He followed with 21, busting up the "slaughter."

Herman Schaefer. well known German comedian, seems to' have lost oilt on his big time bookings.

You simply cannot keep thetie Johnson boys down. Piko Johnson has been elected captain of the IHlo football eleven of Everett high, the leading scholastic eleven of the

Hank O'Day can console himself with the thought that he was one man who has not been named to manage the Yankees.

If Brewer Rupperf buys the NewYork Yankees, Pitcher Ray Caldwell may not jump to the Feds.

Seeing that Mrs. Johnson was with him, it is wondered how much of that ?6,J00 bonus Walter spent on his Xmas shopping.

Who will he the next to Killifer his way lack into organized baseball?

Having Eddie and Shanno Collins, Comiskev may persuade Joe Lannin to let him have his southpaw hurler who answers to the name of Ray.

By turning Infielder^ Bcrger of the White Sex over to* the Yankees it isiniiniKted that New York will have the stropgest team it ever had. Berger ma.de twenty- three hits in forty-seven games last seasc-i:, his batting average being .155.

It is ruinoied that Steve Evans and

Bow is 72 Games in Sixteen Hours

WICHITA. Kas.. Dec. 26.—-William Grimm, by bcvling sixteen consecutive hours h»r» this work, thinks he has established an endursncr- record in bowling. He has written to iht high unguis of the bowling world asking them for endurance records, as none was procurable in Wichita. Grimm rolled seventy-two games in the sixteen hours, for a total of 13,228 pins. 15ight oppoi. nts relayed against him 1. and tumbled 12,93fc pins.

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Benny Kauff aided cfark Griffith in inducing Walter Johnson to return to the American league. s-

1914 Champion*.

High hurdles—Walter Johnson. Throwing the hammer— Ban JohrisOli. Hop, skip and jumpi—Rube Marquard. Hurling the ooin—Charles Cornlskey. Tug of war—Clark (Griffith. High dive (from AtT0&ttC8"to Sofifeds r-tjEddie Planik., V,' j^MTarathon—^Willie 'HCppe.^Xj Sf

Then, Then nnil \oiv. Monolog by Ban Johiifron.' Oct. 1.—Walter Johnson is a wonderful pitcher, the greatest the game has ever known. .Dec. 3.—Waiter Jolinsbn is a greatly over-rated pitcher. He has lost much of his speed, and is slipping.

Dec. 22.—Washington Js to be congratulated on having held such a great pitcher as Johnsofo in line.

FED ATTORNEYS ACTIV^.

take to force Walter Johnson to fulfill the contract he signea to play with the Chicago Federals. E. E. Gates, attorney for the Federal league, was in conference with President Weeghrnan, president of the Chifeds, tonight. Weegliman refused today to sign for a registered letter containing Johnson's check for $6,000, the amount of money advanced him when he signed, thougn Gates advised him that the acceptance of the check would not invalidate any claim he might have on Johnson's services.

President Gilmore, who was to have participated in tonight's conference on Ihe Johnson case, was ill at his home.

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TERRE HAUTE, IND„ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27,1914.

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The Brown's business college second fccrappy players. The team is open for games, and for dates, address

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South Siders Will Eesume Basketball Practice This Week—Material ,, Class. 7'

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dered all of the men to report for prac tice Tuesday. The next game on the schedule is with Glen Ayr, and after this bunch is off their hands the south siders will tackle Brazil.' Last season the locals split even with the Clay county bunch, winning one game and losing one. This ye&r, however, they are determined to win both games with Brazil.

There are many more first class teams booked with Wiley and the local fans will have plenty of entertainment during the season.

Will Announce Steps to Be Taken In Johnson Case. CHICAGO, Dec. 2G.—Attorneys for the Federal league expect to announce as the early next week the steps they will school and AViley is at too high a pitch.

Manager Webster announced that there would be no game with Clinton, rivalry between that high

The last two games between these schools closely resembled battle royals, and it was thougWbest not to let them meet this year.

The fight for positions on the team still goes on and there are some positions that remain to be filled. Coach Wann has ten first class athletes to choose his team from, and in some cases it is hard to make a choice between the players. "Jim" King, the toothless wonder of football'fame is showing class at guard. The big boy has improved greatly since last year and is lopk upon as a coming

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Browns9 Business College Second Team is Fast

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GIANTS GET LOBERT Fl

McGraw Grabs Infielder Who Was on Verge of Jumping to Federals.

NEW,'YORK, Decl' 26.—Hans Lobert, Philadelphia National league first sacker, will wear a Giant uniform next year, according to a report that gained wide circulation in baseball circles here today. Manager McGra^ of the Giants would neither confirm nor deny the report.

McGraw, it is known, was after Sherwood Magee, Philly outfielder, who was traded to the Boston National a few (lays ago. A few days before this was announced McGraw withdrew from the field, allowing Magee to go to the Braves without a protest. He did this, it is reported, as he figured on getting Lobert instead.

Lobert has been reported on the verge of jumping to the Federal league.^

DEAL ALMOST CLOSED.

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Another Meeting Will Bring About Sale of New York Club. NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Strong belief is held in baseball circles tonight that next week will see the consummation of negotiations for the sale of the New York Americans. This deal has been hanging fifre for three weeks and several times it was reported that the proposed s,ale was to be called off. Each time, however, the interested parties got together again.

Captain T. L. Huston, a contractor, and Colonel Jacob Ruppert, Jr., a .brewer, will be the purchasers, it seeir.ed certain tonight. It had been reported that Huston was going to withdraw from the deal because ot objections by his associates in the contracting business. Huston put this rumor to rest today by stating that his outside business would not interfere with his own stock in the New York ball clut?.

Frank Farrell, pref-ent president of the club, has nothing to say following a conference with Huston and Ruppert. Huston, however, gave out the confirmation that another meeting would be held early next week. This meeting, he stated, likely will result in the doping of the deal. None of the three would state what is causing the delay in the negotiations.

FEDS REFU8E DRAFT.

Chicago Mogul Refuses to Accept Johnson's $6,000 Letter. CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Six thousand dollars, which nobody seems anxious to keep, today started on a return journey to Coffeyville, Kas., whence it was recently mailed by Walter Johnson, much-sought basemflr pitcher, to Chas. H, Weeghrnan, president 6£ the Chicago Federals.

The $6,000 was originally paif to Walter Johnson to bind his contract to play with the Federal league, and its

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ruination and had again agreed to play with his old team mates in the Washington club.

The registered letter containing the money was refused by .Weeghman on advice of counsel and probably will figure in the legal proceedings which, according to the Fedpral league chiefs, will be brought to prevent Johnson from voiding the contract which he signed with them.

CUBS MAY SIGN SCHAEFER.

CHICAGO, Doc. 26.—The irrepressible Hermann "Germany" Schaefer, corae-dirtn-athlete, may perform on the west side next senson. Such a thing is not onlv possible, but probable. Whether or "not it can be' accomplished may bo known within the next few days—possibly today, ac) "Dutch" has been instructed to call upon President Charles Thomas, presumably for the purpose of discussing terms.

Feds Face Taak.

The Federal league has not expended an enormous outlay of cash this year for the stars it has stolen from organized ball. The bonuses have been small, but when the season begins next summer the digging will be some exercise.

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WHITE-SHIM BOUT STIRS NEW YORK FAnS

Ring Followers Manifest More later-- ...... est In Tuesday's Clash Than Any In Years. ,,

WESTERN BOXER IS FAVORITE

Makes Decidedly Favorable Impres* sion on Bugs Irr Workout—* Eastern Lad Not Without

Supporters, However.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—New York fight fans are aJl worked up over th* Charley White-Young Shugrue ton-' round bout carded for Madison Squar* garden Tuesday night.

More interest is being manifested tn this clash than was shown in bout* in which Champion Freddie -Welsh hM taken part in here. White It a favorite in Manhattan circles, although Shugrue's supporters are expected to be much in evidence on the night,of the go.

A packed house was present tht* afternoon when White, who fcot In frcm Chicago last night, worked on* at Jack Cooper's gymnasium. Th« western boxer stepped through hla paces in speedy fashion and made decidedly favorable impression on th* fans present.

Kid Williams, bantamweight champion, put a quietus on Tumors that he had outgrown that division when he weighed in for his bout with Johnny Daly, of this city. Williajns tipped thi beam at 116 pounds when he entered, the ring, just three-quarters of at pound above the bantamweight limit.5 Ho did not have to make weight for Daly and he declared that he easily could have taken oft another pound without hurting himself.

1 TURN TO LOUISIANA.

Fighters, Promoters and Fans Prepare to Go South. Now that the voters have banished pugilism f^om the state of California, where for years past the boxing gam* had enjoyed' a lively and profitable existence. promoters of fistic contest*, particularly those of championship caliber, must turn south to Louisiana a# the only stato in the union where rini titles, in any class, may be lost or wbn. Great ring battles have been brougrht to successful as well as surprising issues in the Pelican state and ring history is featured with many interesting chapiters of star bouts which Were decided in tho vicinity cf New Orleans. Once more the crescent city bids fair to blaze in the lirrwlight as a center of stirring sportihg^events and tHer« may be a revival of the famous gatherings of sport lovers which crojjK^ed jth* hostelries in that city a q,uarfyy»# century ago.

Two noted ritfg in eds&h of which al champion was dethroned,and.a* new one crowned wore fought at Orleans in the very early nineties, bat after a lapse of so niany years no follower of pugilism has to be reminded as to the names of the mien who Iqst and won at that time. In the fiugt of theses January 14, 1891, New York's idol, Jack Deihp.sey, the Nonpareil, -los,t the middleweight champiohsmp' in thlrteen rounds, being knocked out,'by Bob Fitzsimmons, who afterwards became the world's heavyweight champion. A year later, September 7, 1892, J&mgfc j. Corbett, freeh from the Pacific coast, where he had been a bank clerk in San Francis.-o, electrified the world Of hsjtiana by dethroning Boston's pride, and until then, America's idolized heavyweight champion, John Lu Sullivan, a twenty-one-round battle. These two contests stand out clear above all others—and there were many important batles fought before, arid since that timo in Louisiana—whenever' New .Orleans is mentioned among followers of pugilistic spcrt.

Limited round contests are permissible in many states, but most of them are limited to ten or twelve rounds, ia.nd scarcely long enough for the thorough. test of endurance and dexterity nectiSsary to decide the merits of many of/ the later day boxers. Championship X?might be decided in some of thes^r bouts, if referees were permitted tau render decisions, but In New York sta this is impossible, and only a knoctef cut could unmake a champion und^fc these conditions. Bouts of t.er,, Iwelvw or fifteen rounds do not appeal to th'* patrpns of the ring sport. Naturally, promoters, principals and the army of sports, who will go any distance to see a decisive bout, are pretty well satisfied that the nearest approach to til* old-time championship battles will bfc found in Louisiana under the laws gov^(•srning boxing as they exist there Gay. A

MARQUAUD NOT TO FLOP BACK.

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MILWAUKEE, Dec. 26.—Pitcher Rub* Marquard, former star of the Now Yorjfc Giants, has no Intention of Jump!nj from the Federals back again to tttfe New York Nationals, as some report* have intimated.

Marquard, who, in private life, is th# husband of Blossom Seely, has th'* greatest faith in the future of the Federal league, although some of the writers have had Rube doing a back handspring to get back into the fold. la speaking of the future,- Rube said: "The Brooklyn Feds made me a swelloffer some time ago, and. after bein?f convinced that I was not. tied to the New York Giants for life, I decided tt" better myself and accept. The Wards, of Brooklyn, have treated me pplendid-i. ly, and you may rest assured that I will play with the Feds unless it can be shown that I am still legally bound to Now York. I had no ^omplaint to make about the Giants whatever. Manager McGraw gave me fine treatment^ but it was simply a case of looking out, for my own interests. A ball jjla.veris worth what ho can get and no more, and he can play only a certain number of years, and there is no reason why. he should not get the most obtainable, the same as an actor, while the goinfr' is good. "You know the magnates themselves started the players jumping contractu, ,v and have no one but themselves to blame. I don't blame any player for trying- to better himself financially as a is re a in is contract The reserve clause has been proved void in all cases, so That I am not letting, sentiment bother me. If the Giants can prove that they hav«i.: a legal right to my services, why, I will be with them, but otherwise I will

stick to the Feds." Marquard Is not doing the vaudeville with hisuslever wife this reason. He discovered' that he lost too much, weight last winter, and when he went south to train he was away belo.w hinf nc'tmal weight, with the result that he did not get into proper condition for 8one time. This winter he is taking things easy and keeping in light training, sc that when the training: UAiff comes he will be fit and ready for bus| Ajnecs.