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MEMBERS OF '16 TEAM TO MEET IIIGIMfARSITY Veterans Ready for Clash With Present Stalwarts of School. The Richmond high schooi basketLall alumni team, composed of mem

bers of the 1915-16 teams will meet i he 1917-18 Richmond high basketball squad in one of the beet basketball clashes to be seen In Richmond n tho Coliseum floor Wednesday night at 7:30 for the benefit of the Red Cross. The alumni team held their first practice together at the Coliseum Friday afternoon and put in n fcood racUce, though the team has not been together on a basketball floor since playing in the spring of 1916. It is thought the regular team ot 1915-16 will be in the game Wednesday night. Members of the team that reported to practice are. Brown, Pitts and Jessup of the Earlham squad, Parker and Porter of the "Y" squad, and Meranda of Purdue basketball squad. Dollins. the seventh man, it Is believed will be here for tne game making the regular team. All Are In Shape All the men are in good condition Tor the game and it is thought by basketball fan who saw the men practice Friday night the alumni team can defeat any basketball team that it should go up gainst. The alumni five v. ent through their signals with very few hitches for the first time and will sho the varsity high school basketball squad a good game throughout the evening. So definite lineup has jet been decided but it probably will bo Brown and Forter forwards, Jessuy can -play either forward or guard, Pavker, center, end Meranda and Pitts, guards, with Dollins able to take a position at center or guard. The game will start promptly at 7:30 in order to allow tima for the skate which will follow immediately After the game. Plans are heing made for a general good time for all. After the expenses are paid the proreeds are to go to the Red Cross war fund. No announcement has been made as to who will play on the Richmond High school five but it will likely be composed of members of the regular team as Coach Mullins bas called for pxtra practice Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock.Some of the men on the varsity team, it is understood, are going to leave town for a Christmas vacation, and will not play.

FULTON CLAIMS WORLD'S TITLE

XETV ORLEANS. Dec. 24. Fred Fulton. Minesota heavyweight, came cut flatfooted here Saturday and lalmed the world's heavyweight championship. Fulton based his claim on the fact that several months ago he posted $1,000 in Chicago as evidence of good faith for a championship bout with Willard. . According to Fulton. Willard was to accept this rhallenge by Dec. 2t or forfeit the title. Friday was the date, and Fulton Saturday was posing as the heavyweight champion of the world. The new "champion" arrived here from New York via steamer. He was en route to Camp Pike. Little Rock. Ark., where on Christmas day he is to fight a ten-round bout with William Tate. "Personally, I don't believe Willard prer will fight any one." Fulton said. "But if Big Jess does decide to come out of retirement and defend his claim I'm ready to meet him any time and anywhere. "Jess said he would turn over his nd of the purse to the Red Cross fund. I m too short to do that. It would cost me $1,000 to train for a championship match, but if Willard believes in himself we can fight on a winner-take-all basis, with the agreement that cne-half of the winner's share, which "ill be the entire purse, be turned over to the Red Cross. 'However, if Willard is only talking about a ten-round, no-decision bout, with the added provision that the title will not he involved in case of a knockout, the stuff is off."

No Indiana Teams on Miami Schedule

OXFORD, O , Dec. 24. For the first time in many years, no Indiana college team will he played by Miami university during the football season of 1918.

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nounced the coming season's schedule as follows : Sept. 28 Ohio Northern University at Oxford. Oct. 5 Kentucky State University at Oxford. Oct 12 University of Wooster at Wooster. October 19 Wittenberg College at Oxford. Nov. 2 Denison University at Dayton. Nov. . 9 Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. Nov. 16 Kenyon College at Oxford. Nov. 28 University of Cincinnati at Cincinnati, It is understood that efforts were made to schedule Earlham and DePa uw, but that satisfactory dates could not be agreed upon.

"Y" SECONDS WIN FROM WYANDOTTES

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The "Y" second basketball five defeated the Wyandottes, a Fairview team of Richmond, Saturday night at the "Y" gymnasium by the score of 52-13. Mansfield, the speedy little forward of the "Y" five, made 20 points of the 52 with Keisker and Dollins of the "Y" five seconds, making 14 and 10 points, respectively. Vore, of the Wyandottes, was the chief scorer for that team, making nine points. The score. Y. M. C. A. Gls. Fls. Msd.Pts. Mansfield, f 9 2 3 20 Monger, f 2 0 0 4 Dollins, cf 5 0 0 10 Morgan, g 0 0 0 0 Eversman, g 2 0 3 4 Keisker, c 7 0 1 14 Totals 25 2 7 52 Wyandottes. Gls. Fls. Msd.Pts Vore, f 4 1 1 9 Trouere, f 0 0 2 0 Hosack, c 0 0 2 0 Loehr, g 1 0 3 2 Benn, g 0 0 0 0 Brehm, g 0 2 1 2 Totals 5 3 9 13 Foulscommitted Y. M. C. A., Mansfield, 2p, t; Dollins, 4p; t; Eversman, 2p, t; Keisker, p. Wyandottes; Vore, p, t; Trousers, 3p; Hosack, p; Loehr, 2p, t; Benn, p. Officials Brown referee; Parker, scorer and timekeeper.

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HAMILTON "Y" TEAM WALLOPS RICHMOND FIVE Ohio Players Take Lead Never to Yield It to the Locals. In a fsst and clean game of basketball tne Hamilton "" five handed the Richmond "Y" first team the small end of a 36-20 score, Saturday night at Hamilton. The Hamilton quintet held the lead from the beginning and at no time allowed the Richmond basket tossers to get near them. The two. Porters were the stars of the Richmond "Y" five, E. Porter making 10 points and C. Porter making 8 of the twenty points. The Richmond quintet could not hold the Bayers-Motzer combination. Bayers made 16 points and Motzer made 15 points for the Hamilton five. The score: Richmond "Y." Gls. Fls. Msd.Pts. E. Porter, f 4 2 3 10 C. Porter, f 4 0 1 8 Parker, c 1 0 5 2 Mayers, g 0 0 o 0 Monroe, g 0 0 0 0 Kennedy, g 0 0 0 0 Totals 9 2 9 20 Hamilton. Gls. Fls. Msd.Pts. Bayers, f 8 0 3 16 Motzer, f 6 3 3 15 Andrews, c . . . ! 0 0 0 0 Manning, g .... 0 0. 0 0 Dietrich, g, 1 3 0 3 Gable, f 1 0 0 2 Blumenthal, c 0 0 0 0 Totals .16 4 6 36 Fouls committed Richmond; Monroe, 2p; Kennedy, p; Parker, 2p; E. Porter, 2p; C. Porter, 3p. Hamilton; Bayers, p, t; Gable, 2p; Motzer, 2p; Andrews, 4p; Blumenthal, p. Officials Referee, Blumenberg; timekeeper, Hayward.

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Home-run. hitters seem to have languished since several years ago when Gavvy Cravath turned in a record in 1915. Gavvy can qualify as the home-run king of recent seasons with his record of twenty-four in that season. The best that anyone has been able to do since then is just lialf as many and Wally Pipp of the Yanks. Robertson of the Gianta and Williams of the Cubs all did it in 1916. In the past season Pipp came through with nine home runs, which was the best mark of the year. So that if anyone deserves the honor since Cravath it iff Wally, who must be called the homorun king, but compared to Cravath he is not every inch a king.

If Vean Gregg stages a comeback for Connie Mack it will be a real comeback in every sense of the term. The lanky southpaw has done good work in the minors, but has not shone as a major leaguer since 1913. "The next army draft may. cripple a lot of good ball clubs, some worse than others," says Christy Mathewson. manager of the Cincinnati Reds. "Yet it may fall with equal severity on everybody, thus leaving the clubs on almost an equal basis. By building up the teams with whatever talent is available, there will be plenty of baseball, plenty of players and a good, lively season next year. I think that under such circumstances the fans will readily make allowances and will give loyal and friendly support all along the line. We must take our medicine. Uncle. Sam is entitled to all the help that our national game can provide." One of the comedies of war is that Mike Gibbons may soon be called upon to give boxing instructions to Mike O'Dowd. . Both boys hail from St. Paul. O'Dowd is recognized generally as middleweight champion, while Gibbons is a middleweight challenger, yet the challenger may be asked to teach the rudiments of boxing to the champion of the 158-pound performers. Bobby Roth of Cleveland, fanned more times than any other player in the American league this year. Roth is charged with seventythree strikeouts.

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The sale of Alexander and Killifer to the Cuba has revived interest in the National league In Chicago to euch a degree that Weegbman hopes to share public patronage equally with Comlskey and tho "White Sox. The American league, however, ttill has the call in the Wondy City, also in Boston, where the strengthened Red Sox overshadow the disrupted Braves. In Philadelphia, where the rival teams have rid themselves of valuable players, the majors stand each other off. The Giants have a pronounced advantage over the Yankees at the Polo grounds, while in St. Louis the Brons have been lost in a one-sided struggle with the Cardinals for popular favor.. The fans of Philadelphia are all het up and very sore on the Philly management for parting with Alexander and Killifer and it looks like there will be a very meager attendance at the games next season. Philly fans feel that they will see the season 6tart with a team that might make a hot finish in the Deleware county league and they are so pleased with the idea that there is talk of boycotting the park and putting in their time at the amateur and semipro games. They'll probably cool off a bit by the time the season starts, but they are perfectly furious at present. "Baseball will continue and we nutet keep it on a high plane, regardless of possible losses," says Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the Pirates. "I am in favor- of the eighteen player limit because I think the teams will provide more interesting sport. But I am opposed to shortening the schedulo. I believe we should operate our business without howling calamity and threatening to close our gates. We are going to keep the national game alive, at the same time doing out full duty as patriotic citizens. Baseball Is not only sport, but also & business proposition, and we should adopt certain policies to meet war conditions instead of indulging In senseless complaints over the present critical situation."

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RED CROSS WILL SPURN WILLARD

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 The socalled Jess Willard Red Croat fight benefit has never been offered to the Red Cross officially, but when it Is. if ever, it will be rejected, according to information today from reliable Red Cross sources. This Information also disclosed lack of faith by the society in the offer of Matt Hinkle, Cleveland fight promoter, to underwrite the fight for $1,000,000. When the matter is officially brought to the attention of the Red Cross it will be decided by a conference, but the result will be the rejec-

STUDENTS GET MEDALS

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn- Dec. 24. Every former student of the TJniverpity of Minnesota in the military service will receive a medal of honor bearing the recipients' name. A committee has been appointed by President Marion L. Burton to raise tb necessary funds. It is estimated that 1,500 men will receive badges, the dsign for which is being- worked out by students of the architecture department. In 1S98, the University of Minnesota men who were In the SpanishAmerican war received medals as Christmas greetings.

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