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12 TOE NASHVILLE fENNESSEAN Wednesday Morning, December 123 ational League Moguls Would Curb Pitching Restrictions Dixie League Player Tale of Granges Fat Pay In Movies Called Nonsense NATIONAL MAGS WOULD LIFT BAN AGAINST ROSIN Tfeethof2SportsRule Can Be Pulled i By Clause Exempting "85 Grade" Boys Standards Vary So ThaPurpose of Rule Can Be Defeated. To Eighteen Men for Limited Time Teams Have Extra Month Given Them Before Cutting not afford to pay such a taouious Down. were burned out before they should have ceased to flourish at top speed. In this crisis the Ramblers and Peps owe it to the best interests of athletics to decline to provide a haven for any prep athlete who is disbarred from school competition By BLINKEY HORN IF this two-sport rule really contains the "85 grade" clause, such a modification becomes more than a loophole to violate the letter of tha law. It becomes a Joker which turns the bone and muscle In the rule to milk and water to a large extent.

For the term "85 grade," thy find a place for such ex pencil -referrlng of course to scholastic ture energies, regardless of how standing, is too flexible. It lacks the rigidity required to properly enforce a regulation and converts a rule which merits approval Into a rule that can be so easily a victim Of subterfuge that it will border on the burlesque. It is a weapon too dangerous to be in unscrupulous bands. Requirements for a grade of 85 In one school may be tMiuiva.ent to considerably less in some other institution. Where the requirements are lower it is of course much les-s difficult to reach the ievel What may be a dune in one institution Is a mountain In another.

Yet both may be labelled with the name of a mountain. One. is counterfeit of course. Hence there is no apparent reliable method of caiablishlng ex-aetly, the, mental statues ot a student who carries with him a grade of 85. For the faculty in one school may be lenient in grades.

Another may be harsh. One school has a lofty standard. Another is apt to be several notches towords the South. Such a clause arms teachers who are willing to aid and abet an athletic scholar with an Instrument for his advantage. Some unfortunately are apt to yield to the temptation to pad the average until it reaches 85.

A school which intends fd honorably abide by this meritorious rule Is very apt to find itself at a disadvantage in the ae velopment of its athletic organizations. If it adhers to the letter and the spirit of the law and hews to the line it deserves a better fate me un Limit Raised it regular July 4 double header would be played on the following Monday as July Fourth next Beason fall! on Sunday. Vol Sec Not Named- The rules that prevailed for playing of the post-seastm series, between the championship clubs of the Texas and Southern Leagues last season remain. Players of the clubs finishing, one, two, three, in the race in the Southern League, will share in the proceeds. There were no changes made; in the playing rules.

The waiver prU: will remain $1,000 and the salary limit, the maximum prescribed tof Class A clutft, the same as A Southern Lague special will pull out of here on January 8, car. rylng the entire Southern Leagu representation to the meeting, George Cissell, district passenger, agent of the Rock IslaSd, appeared before the directors and arranged for a special car to leave Memphis and hook on at Kansas City wih the baseball special that will leave Chrcago- The entire Southern League body -agreed to meet in Memphis and leave here. 3. A. G.

Sloan, president, and Thomas Woodall, vice-president ot the Nashville club, left without an. nouncing the appointment of A. H. Dingman of St. Paul as secretary of the Nashville club to succeed W.

A- Lillard. who recently resigned. Mr. Dingman was here. President Sloan stated that Mr.

Dlngmaa would go to Nashville, where final decision would be mde. Strang Nicklin may and may not continue to serve in the dual rpla of president and managtr of the Chattaooga club. Nicklin stated that if he could secure a suitable playing-manager that he might step out from under the burdens of managing1 the club on the field. There were no trades announced and none discussed as far as ,13 known. BAUMAN BOWLING TEAM WINS IN STRAIGHT GAMES Two Fives Able to Climb Within 2,500 of Circle.

Capturing their last game four pins, the L. A. Bauman teaiji, in the Business en's League at Yates Brothers' Recreation Hail Tuesday night, was the only teim to win three strlsht games for the match, winning the Joftrj Deere Plow Company in the fllttii contest, 872 to SS pins. With their three wins, the cloth-' Ing company's five ran Its tem total to 2,589 pins, and led the Nashville Cas Heating Company howlers, who ran up a score ot 2,536. These were the only tearjm to climb within the select circle of teams bowling 2,500 or 'more.

The Nashville Railway Light bowlers eased out the Exchange five from 2.157 to 2,094, wtnning the first two games and dropping the third, while the Nashville Gas a Heating Company trimmed the du- Pont five by the same method, dropping the final game of the series. Not A single man was able to bowl over 200 twice during the night, Yates, Hartman, Brehm and Hood turning In 200 cores. Hood's 214 being the highest for the night. His scores of 214, 187: and 171 played an important In hfs teairt's victory. Bowling Green Awards Letters to 44 Athlete Bowling Green, Ky, Deo.

8. P. A Stephens, physical director of th local M. C. has announce! that 44 boys have earned letters to be given by the local fof their ability in five different actlvl-lies of the phvslcal department from October 1, 1924, to September 20, 1925.

namely all who earned 400 Of more points In the National Hex-athlon meet; basketball participated In four or more games of the Junior Ciiy League season, 1924-25; gymnastics, a member the Junior gymnastic team; swimming, six oi more points in the annual membership swimming meet; life saving, passing the Amerlcn Red Cross llt. having test jlhan tc fifton wi tle defl to tic MEMPHIS, Dec. Change in the player limit and a substantial cash appropriation to the three smaller clubs of the circuit Mobile, Little Rock and Chattanooga were the most Important pieces of legislation enacted today at the annual meeting of the Southern League that ended here tonight after a two-day session at Russwood park. Dan Mlchaelove, president of the Atlanta club, who carried the banner in a fight for an Increase In the player limit from 16 to 18, scored a partial victory. It was voted to earry 18 players from the beginning of the season until June 1 Instead of for the first 3 days of the season as has been the ruling for several seasons.

On June 1 the clubs must cut down to the 16 limit to be carried until August 25, when threa additional players from a lower classification than the Southern may be taken on. Instead of giving the three smaller clubs Little Rock, Chattanooga and Mobile a larger pro rata of the receipts on the road as has been done the past two seasons, it was voted to give them an appropriation of $2,500 each out of the league treasury. They will receive the same pro rata as all other visiting clubs. John D. Martin, president of the league, handed the club owners an advance Christmas present.

It was In the form of a check for a substantial dividend- A departure from the regular custom of deciding the opening dates and the holiday dates at the annual meeting was the decision to leave the allotment of these dates In the hands of the schedule (Heinemann of New Orleans, Strang Nlcklln of Chattanooga and Bob Welnacker of Mobile. It was decided, however, that the GRAY WINS ON FOUL THEN FIGHTS DRAW He and Dillon Stage One of Best Fights Seen Here. Yung Jack Dillon of Nashville and Bobby Gray of Philadelphia battled to an eight-round draw at the Page garage last night in probably one of the best bouts that has ever been promoted in Nash-ville- The fight was filled with action from the start. Twelve knockdowns were registered, seven by Dillon and five by Gray. Gray was awarded the fight in the fifth round by Referee Dr.

Sammie Bernow because one of Dillon's seconds administered smelling salts to the native pug while he was down for a count. The little eastern fighter refused to accept the award, saying that he had rather continue- the fight. Dillon admitted that he was at fault and the bout was continued. Four knockdowns occurred in the eighth round, while three took place In the third and sixth rounds. Gray scored one In the fifth, while Dillon registered one in the first The bout between Bill Batey and Benny Parman wns only a step behind the Gray-Dillon mill- Referee Louie Fyne called the bout a draw, which was very popular with the crowd.

Parman's punches seemed to come from no certain place, but they caught Batey from the stomach to the head. In the first round Parman closed Batey's right eye With a lightning right and continued to poke lefts in his face throughout the mill. Batey piled up points with a straight left. His advantage in length enabled him to keep Par-man away from him. He had Par-man holding on at the end of the fight.

LEGION POST ELECTS Florence, Dec. li Officers elected at the last meeting of the Florence Post of the American Legion were: M. J. Carter, commander; W. A.

Abramson, vice-commander; J. Morton Southall, historian; Prof. Grady Richards, chaplain, S. B. Howard, adjutant for the past year, was reappointed by commander Carter.

GRANGE FAILS TO SCORE AS BEARS BEAT WASHINGTON Net Gain of Six Yards Contributed in 19-to-0 Victory. (By AiMiciuted Press.) Washington, Dec. 8. A net gain of six yards while currying the ball and a goal kick after a touchdown by one of bis mates was Red Grange's only contribution to the 19-to-0 victory ot the Chicago Bears over the Washington all-stars In a professional football game here today. It remained for another red head.

Bryan, former University of Chicago player, to provide the only thrill for the several thousand spectators. In the fourth quarter Bryan snatched a Washington pass and raced 76 yards for a touchdown. Grange, who played In the first and -final periods, carried the bal) 10 times. His gains totalled 16 yards but on several attempts he was thrown behind his own line for losses aggregating 10 yards. The two forward passes he attempted were grounded and he was unable to get near a pass intended for him.

After Hanny, of the Bears, scored a touchdown with a 23-yard run of an intercepted pass in the final period. Grange kicked successfully for the extra point, but a few minutes later he failed on a second attempt. A low pass from center hindered his kick. Captain Sternaman started the Bears' scoring in the third period wdth a touchdown from the 4-yard line. The all-stars fought stubbornly throughout and in the second quarter marched to within 10 yards of a touchdown with a volley of long forward passes.

The former Illinois star was not an Important factor in his team's defense, seldom making tackles. He played easily throughout his two periods, apparently reserving his strength for the remaining games in which he is to appear this winter. Red Grange left Washington tonight with a slightly wrenched arm, a bruised mouth and a somewhat ruffed nose, which Alfred L. stern Washington prdtnoter who brought the Bears here, said was due to i collision with McKee's elbow. No figures were available on Grasge share of the proceeds of the gate, which Mr.

Stern estimated at $3,500, and members of the gridiron wizard's party, while declining to name a figure, said it "was the lowest we have gotten so far." princtWprof labels football real menace Attacks It From Both Mental and Physical Standpoint. (By Axaocinted Vrent.) New York, Dec. 8. Football's greatest season in history has developed a discussion of its merits which bids fair to last until another season approaches- The latest attack on the college sport comes from Dr. Stewart Paton, psychiatrist and author, a member of the Princeton faculty and trustee of Carnegie Institute at Washington.

He calls football a menace to the mental and physical well-being of the players, declaring that the long practices impose an often unbearable emotional strain. He also contends that the "organized support for the team called for from the whole student body Is beginning to have its ef-fecf in lowering the mental life of American universities to the dead level of mediocrity." This brings loss in initiative and freedom of thought, he says. Upon reading Dr. Paton's criticism, Coach Tad Jones of Yale and Coach Gil Doble of Cornell took up arms for football. "I firmly believe that football is one of the finest influences for good in the life of any university," said Jones.

"This opinion is based on 20 years of experience with the actual game, not from the outside looking in, but from the Inside looking out- What football needs today more than anything else is fewer reformers." Doble said: "Athletics at Cornell are so conducted as to be of no detriment to academic procedure. Cornell players work under ideal conditions and football lp no way interferes with their scholast'c obligations or physical well-being." He added that criticisms are being directed at the game "by those who have no Interest in it." Jefferson Park ENTRIES FOB TODt First race, $700 claiming, maidens, nillea, 2-year-oldB, 6ft furlongs Diane 115, OoUeko Uiara 110, Topy 116, Seven Sixty 110, Glib 110, Flirt 115, Savoy Olrl 110, Emma O. 110, Geisha Girl 110. Mix 116. Mary Hogan 116.

Second roce, $700, claiming, $-year-olds and up, furlongs Remnant 106, Jingle 103. Lady Flnnell 106, Nell Joe 110, Kirk Lady 108, Oarr tlO, Little Pal 108, Wild Bill 110. Medona 108, Kings-clere 116. Brown Trout 107, Little Bett7 100, Adventure 113, Mrs. Pat 106.

Tease 105. Mark Aurele 108. Sir Ralph 106. Mny Buddy 116. Third race, $700.

claiming. 3-year-olds anl up. 1 3-16 miles Purl ty 108, Thor 108 Johnny Overton 10. Bucko 104, Stoneage 111 Little Ammle 100. Mary Contrary 106, Sweeptona 06, Sllexo II 103.

Generosity Kent. L. 108. t'errah 106. Fourth race, $700, allowances, the Pont Alba, i-year-olds, tk tnrlongs Plain Dealer 103 Vacation Time 103, Bolton 103, General Beth 100, Rltter 103, Nabisco 109.

aFerrash 101 Nettie Sweep 103, aLorreaom 106. aQreentree Stable entry. Fifth race, $1,000. the McDonoush Handicap, 3-year-olds and up, 1 mile and 70 yarda Flag Lieutenant 103, John S. Mosby 99.

Seth's Alibi J. Sleepy Head 108. Polvo 96. Sixth race, $700. claiming, all ages.

(H furlongs Capt. Haney 114, Bill O'Flynn 110, Senor 113, Lord Baltimore II 110. Ten Sixty 111. Pettlbocker 10J. MacBeCh 109, Tod Renesor Ada Blackjack 106, Ball Gee 117, Huntsman 95.

Seventh race. $700, claiming, 3-year-olds up. 1 1-16 miles Edward Gray 116, Lad o' Mine 111, Seth's Flower 10. Poltova 108, Treasurer 119. Bosh 107, Fiery Flight 105.

Delusive Hi. Weather cloudy; track heavy. (By Associated Press.) COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 8. Stories from New York that Harold (Red) Grange is to receive $300,000 for his initial appearance In motion pictures are nonsensical, R.

F. WoodhuII of Dover, N. president of the motion picture owners of America, declared today. Motion Picture Owners, he said, "resent such wild tales of fabulous salaries to Inexperienced actors because it does more harm tan good to the industry. E.

Shellenberger, president of the Arrow Picture Corporation of New York, who Is reported to have given Grange a ejieek for for his first picture, is an independent producer and cojid by Hugh A. When I joined the Baltimore team, the man who impressed me most ivas John McGraw The first 1 1 a v. time I ever saw him he appeared a man rather short and rather slight in build. He was extremely I aggressive and he had, to all ap- pearances, unDounaea continence in his own ability and faith in him- self. He was one of the best lead- off men the game ever had a good waiter at bat, a good hitter and a first class base runner.

He pave signs ot leadership even at that time. While not captain of the Bal- timores. an honor that fell to Wil bert Robinson, McGraw had the knack of leadership. He was the most aggressive in an aggressive group, and later on the qualities that he had even at that time lift-. ed him to top place among man- agers.

Robinson became his assist- ant in New York, serving as coach octhe Giants batterymen and later on Robinson became head of the Brooklyn team. McGraw was always strong for team play. He and Willie Keeler perfected the hit and run play. 1 have seen many good hit and run combinations, but never have I seen another quite so good as the Mc- Graw-Keeler duo. McGraw had nerve and this stood him in good stead.

He could not be bluffed, although he frequently ran a bluff on the other fellow. I remember at one tlmfc we were playing In Washington. It was a tight battle, wl the famous "Win" Mercer' pitching for Washington and having a good afternoon. Late in the game McGraw came to bat with second and third occupied, two men retired and two runs needed to win. Mercer pitched three bad balls In a row to McGraw.

Before he pitched another McGraw called for time and pot down on the ground pretending to tie his shoe laces. What he really wanted was an opportunity to talk to Mercer. This he did. As soon as he got Mercer's attention he told him: "Well. I got you where 1 want you.

If you give me another bad ball I'll walk and fill bases and the little fellow that follows me (Keeler) will drive in two men and win for us. If you give me a good one I II hit it myself and drive 'em in. You're gone whatever yOu do. Now, go ahead and pitch." Mercer knew McGraw and he knew he was trying to bluff him Into giving him a good ball. Also, Mercer felt sure that McGraw did not expect him to fall Into his trap and give him a good one.

So Mercer figured the smart thing to do would be to do uo exactly tne one thing McGraw would not he looking for and that was to put the ball over. Mercer decided to do it. He' "Where Do You Live?" Coolidge Asks Grange Washington, Dec. 8 "Red" Grange, the football star, heije for a professional game, was presented Ho President Coolidge at the White House today by Senator McKinley of Illinois. "The Galloping Ghost," who was in the executive offices but a moment, said the President shook hands with him, asked him where he lived and wished him luck.

TERRORS UNCAGE FIRST ATTACK AT TONIGHT Strong Line-Up to Oppose Tigers From Coop-ertown. The Burk Terrors, an independent basketball team recently organized with a personnel of former Hume-Fogg High School players, will make its debut Wednesday nlghlat the Y. M. C. A.

gym, meeting the Coopertown Tigers. Little has sifted through to these parts the strength of the Tigers with the exception that they have added several new men to last year's live, which gave Nashville quints the scare of their lives. Booked more or less as a "trial horse" these Coopertown boys invaded the gym and gave the Kelm five the battle of its life. The Terrors are well-known not under that banner but as basketball stars of former prep school days. The starting line-up Wednesday will be Costello, all-state center, at the pivot position; Lallie Richter, all-state forward, and Alvln Petty, one-time Hume-Fogg star, in the defensive roles.

Bowser Chest and B. Richter will be stationed at the guard berths. Coach Adams is blessed with an abundance of reserve material from which to draw Petty, J. Richter. Quick, Harrison, Smith and Johnson are wearing the uniform of the Terrors.

Complimentary tickets have been distributed to aW, prep and high schools of the city for the opening tilt and boys in knee pants will have free admission to the gym. Tickets will be on sale at the Y. M. C. A.

a is to 1 saiary to any single star, ne saia. Grange Will Have Personal Adviser Champaign, III-, Dec. "Red" Grange is to have a personal adviser, confidante and secretary. The News Gazette today saya that Lyman De Wolfe, of Wheaton, salesman and intimate friend of Grange, is to be given the job. He to join Grange in Chicago on Sunday, and the newspaper says that it is understood his addition the retinue was urged by Grange's father and his close friends.

The newspaper adds that "with the path to riches opening up before Grange it is to be De Wolfe's duty to steer him clear from undesirables. Jennings sent the ball straight for the heart ot the plate, but the ball never got by the plate- McGraw was set. He swung and drove the ball on a Iiii9 over thlrd baSe fop a tW0.bagK,r, Two men scored and Baltimore won the game. I recall one game between the same teams, Baltimore ana wasn- ington, that shows McGraw's abil- ity as a base runner. He was on first with Keeler at but.

Keeler save the hit ana run sign. Mc- Graw was off with the pitch. Keeler singled to left center. The left fielder got the ball, looked up and saw that McGraw was too near third to make a. play possible so he whipped the ball to second to pre- vent Keeler from taking an extra base.

McGraw was watching the left fielder and as he pulled back his arm to throw to second McGraw Put on etra speed. Touching third on the inside he kept on goln; The shortstop took the left fielder's throw at second, but before he could make the catch and relay the hall to the catcher, McGraw had scored. It was an excellent piece of judgment and nerve, In later chapters 1 shall go into greater detail about the playing virtues of McGraw, Brodle, Keeler, Kelly and the others. Also, I shall dwell on some of their peculiarities The man who first imbedded himself in my memory was McGraw, and I observed him more carefully than the others. At that time 1 was merely a substitute and spent nearly all of my time on the bench and had plenty of opportunity for observation.

That was the one thing I was supposed to dolook on and learn. Bad luck hit the club in the training season of 1894 during a series of exhibition games, iteinie Reitz sprained an ankle in one of these exhibitions, and Manager Hanlon told me to take his place at second. I played there when the regular season opened. Soon after we were playing In Philadelphia. It rained one after noon and they had to call off the game.

Bonner, our shortstop, whom we obtained from Wllkesbarre, asked permission to go home for that evening and this privilege was sxanted him. When it came time ff'r the start ot tne Kame next day, had not returned. Reitz hu(1 recvered sufficiently from his sliran to able to limp back to second and so Manager Hanlon shifted me to short and sent Reitz to second. And that afternoon my career as a major league shortstop began, for after Bonner returned Manager Hanlon refused to bench me I remained the regular short- rielder of the Baltimore team. nnvrs'h in ttii.i States and Canada by North American Newspaper Alliance All rights reserved.) GEORGE MOORE TO LEAD B.

AND H. ELEVEN IN 1926 New Captain Elected at Annual Gridiron Banquet. Spring Hill, Dec. 8. Geo.

Moore of Norwood, was electjed captain of the Branham Hughes football team for 1926 at a banquet tendered the team here. About 130 guests were present and heard the Rev. C. Hawkins of Franklin make a stirring ad- dress, paying a glowing tribute to the school'leam. Coach J.

M. Fow-; ler, coach of the eleven, made a short talk as he presented the school monogram to each member of the squad. Dr. B. B.

Lavender, pastor of the Garden Street Presbyterian church of Columbia, and Wilfred Massie, retiring captain, also made talks. The Branham and Hughes orchestra, under the direction of Captain Martin, rendered a musical program. INTERNATIONAL MAGS HAVE STORMY STEW Buffalo Mogul Declares Prexy Toole Was Not Voted More Pay. New York, Dec. 8.

Samuel Robertson, president of the Buffalo Club of the International League declared war on the administration of President Conway Toole today when he accused the latter of falsely announcing he had been voted an increase of $2,000 in salary at the annual meeting. "President Toole gets $10,000 a ear as stipulated hi the constitu tlon and no mention of an Increase was made when Jack Dunn (Baltimore manager) nominated Toole for re-election," declared Robertson today in denying Toole's statement of an increase. "We increased the salary of his secretary, William J. Mauley, but Mr. Toole's salary was not in-ci eased," he added.

"I will get $2,080 more next year than last year," Mr. Toole countered, "I consider that Increase don't you?" When asked what his annual salary was now he declined to specify, dlsmissisg the question with guess that's nobody's business." Whitey Witt Sent to Robins by Miller Huggins. (By Associated irws) tional League went on record at Its annual meeting today as favoring modification in the playing rules to permit the use of rosin by pitchers. Improvement of the game in general and curtailment in the quantity of balls used throughout the circuit in particular, were the motives of the magnates, who sat through a session of more than four hours without taking definite action on many problems which were brought to New York from every point of the circuit. They will further discuss the unsettled questions tomorrow at a continuation of te meeting as American League rep resentatives meet in the Belmont I hotel.

A report from President Hevdler showing that 3,847 dozen balls were used in the league last year preceded consideration of the playing rules. Mr. Heydler pointed out that this total was 245 dozen more than were used the season before, and 1,520 dozen more than were put into play in 1920. The league's position with regard to the use of foreign substance on the ball, under ban for several seasons, declared, would be placed before the joint rules committee of the major and minor leagues. Commissioner Landls has been requested to call a meeting of the rules body in February.

"We recommend," Mr. Heydler explained, "ifat the rosin be used under the dffectlon of the umpire. It will make for better games and cut down the rapidly mounting total of balls we are being required to use. We have come to the conclusion that failure of the pitchers to get a fair grip is the root of our troubles." Although the league president admitted that the core of the sphere now in use in the major leagues has been "improved'' through the use of a better cork and rubber center, he declared there was no justification for the report that a new ball had been put in play to curb excessive home run hitting. He offered to bring with him to tomorrow's meeting the cross-section of a sample sphere to reinforce his statement.

The recommendation of President Barney Dreyfuss of Pittsburgh that games called prior to the fifth inning on account of rain he played out from the point at which they are stopped, received favoraol consideratoon, but no action nab taken. Postponed games, under the present rules, require a complete replay, and it is the contention of the Pirates' owner that they permit of "stalling" on the part of players and result in inconvenience to the fans. The meeting suggested that Mr. Dreyfuss lay his plan before the joint rules committee. On motion of President William Yeeck of Chicago the league referred to the schedule committee a plan to distribute holiday dates among all the clubs, if It is feasible.

Resolutions of tribute to the late Christy Mathewson. former pitcher of the Giants and later president of the Boston Braves, were adopted. Prior to the resumption of their meeting tomorrow, the officials will pay further honor to Mathewson as well as twelve other prominent figures of the diamond, who died during the last year, at memorial exercises in the Waldorf Astoria hotel. The season of 1925 set a new high total for attendance, President Heydler announced. Boston led in the increase, witli Pittsburgh.

Philadelphia and Brooklyn follow ing in that order. Decreases were noted at St. Louis, New York. Chicago and Cincinnati. Transactions involving two veteran major league players were announced.

Whitey Witt, little center fielder, who was unconditionally released by the New York Yankees last season, has signed a contract with the Brooklyn Robins, while Casey Stengel, whose home runs won two world's series games for the Giants In 1923, has been engaged as manager of the Toledo club of the American Association. Stengel was president, and manager of the Worcester, club of the Kastern League last season after leaving the Boston Braves, to whom he was sent by the Giants In 1924. The veteran outfielder came to terms for his new job with Joe O'Brien, Toledo president. "BABE" RALLIES TO AID OF PLAYER-WRITER RULE Letter to Association Praises "Hands-Off Policy. (Ity Associated Pren.) New York, Dec.

8. Rab.e Ruth tonight came out in defense of his role as a player-writer in connection with consideration of this issue by the Baseball Writers' Association of America at its annual meeting Thursday. In a letter to George Daley, president of the New York chapter of the association, the Yankee slugger congratulated the chapter upon its resolution to adopt a "hands off" pulley on the player-writer question. "The strange thing to me," Ruth wrote, "is that a few fellows who would stop me from doing articles for the papers never tried to slop me from helping boys, visiting sandlots and asylums, batting up halls and talking to kids and fans, and all those kinds of things I am glad to do for newspapers in connection with my articles. I was sure glad Judge Landls approved your resolution." HARLOW SIGNS WESTERN MARYLAND GRID CONTRACT Utica, N.

Dec. 8. Assured ot his release as head coach of foot-hall at Colgate University, Richard C. Harlow will sign a contract tomorrow to become head coach at Western Maryland 'for the next three years. Ho will remain at Colgate, however, until April.

1926, I continuing as coach of the boxing squad. under the two sports rule. For if vaiuauiw bulii i cli una may uc, uivy will promptly defeat the very pur pose of the two sports rule. No finer tribute to Soutaern football has come than the invitation for Alabama to appear in the rose tourney at Pasadena Centre College, when the Danville institution was on the sport rim. attracted many optics to Dixie as a football forum.

But Alabama will do far more to carry the tidings of th i South to all nooks of the universe. Nashville finds particular enjoy ment in this honor to the Crimson clan since it was such a little while ago that Wallace Wade was a mar- shaj, of Dan McGugirK As link between both ends. Lefty Groves appears to be the answer to the call. He topped the twlrlers in Ban Johnson's league both in passes to first and passes to the bench. The forkhander, who cost Connie Mack several kopecks beyond the hundred thousand line, whiffed 116 and signed tickets for 131.

He came up from the International with the amazing mark of 231 strikeouts, and there were quite a few excited folks who declared he would reprint such figures in the American arena. But he was not only unable to attain such dizzy figures but he fell short of Walter Johnson's whiffing numerals In 1924 when he fanned 158. The Coffeyville Cyclone fell exactly 50 strikeouts below that figure through the past summer, and Lefty Groves occupied the pew Sir Walter held the previous year. What does Bed Grange need with an advisor? A gent who can take a hundred bucks on Monday and at the week-end have 30 kopecks in his pocket with a debt of $10 coming from his trainer seems able to look after his own affairs. Monk Sharp has closed that deal down In Florida Not the real estate deal for his tour for the Ramblers during the Christmas spell.

He now has a week's wonder booked for the gatTrich-quick land beginning on Dec. 21 and ending at Jacksonville Dec. 26. The quint swings into action here Friday night against Union University, the Jackson five which is tutored by Joe Guyon. The Union folks mingle tonight with Coach Stephenson's Middle Tennessee State Teachers College.

That's Middle Tennessee Normal. Only lie name has been changed. No finer analysis of the cause and effect of the two sport rule has been offered than that which came yesterday from Dan McGugin, Commodore coach, before the Exchange Club. It is printed In full In this paper and is deserving of attentive examination. For it is a peculiarly unselfish plea for the college youth's physical and mental salvation, urmnaniy coaches nre suspected of being selfish.

Their chief aim Is commonly supposed to be victory at any cost. But Dan McGugin is not an ordinary coach cither in theory, strategy or principle. That fact makes his sport observations of Important Importance. CENTRAL HIGH GIRLS TO MEET COLUMBIA HI FRIDAY; rrav. Sfao-prl in Tnp ray t0 De staged in JOe Tucker Gym at 3:15 P.

M. The local girls' basketball season will open Friday afternoon when the Davidson County Central High school meets the girls' quint from the Columbia High school in the Joe Tucker gym at 3:15 o'clock, in what promises to be a jam-up battle. Under the coaching of Miss Charley Crowley, the local live has developed an unusually strong team with early season dreams of another gaudy year. They have been practicing for several weeks and will enter the fray in top form. From Columbia comes word that the girls' team of the high school will be one of the strongest in this section.

Several members of last years' quint are back and with several newcomers and subs from the 1925 squad. Eighteen Freshmen at U. T. Awarded Grid Letters Knoxvllle, Dec. 8.

Eighteen numerals have teen awarded to members of the University of Tennessee freshman football squad The freshman class will give to each man a flaming orange Jersey with 1929 in white lettering. Those who received letter are: Pkeeter Horner, Farmer Johnson. Howard Johnson, J. ke Johnson, Roy Witt, Rube McCiary. McFall, Porter, Pollock, Davis, Morton, Tripp Vowell, Webber, Dykes, Bennett, Christflelder and Nick Charles.

C. C. TURNER, Mner I i be brought into competl- kith an outfit whose scholas deficiencies have been artifi cially bolstered. Utopia has not yet arrived. Consequently we shall be forced to contend with some who wink at knavish practices and throw out a life line to a stellar athlete whose "85 grade" is about to sink for the third and last tinie.

The two-sport rule is too valuable a contribution to athletics to have Its teeth yanked by this "85 srada" joker. Some may argue that it is a stimulus to mental development by holding up the reward of athletic competition for schoolroom efficiency. Such a contention of course has merit. But since the fundamental theory of the rule is to prevent overtaxation of athletic energies wh defeat that purpose? There ure athletes so far advanced mentally they could compete In four sports under this "85 grade" joker. If there was a universal basis upon which the grade of S5 could no established there would be more applause for this feature of the rule than exists.

But unfortunately all scholastic standards not indenticnl. All roads may irnfl to tne graduation Rome. But some trails are shorter and less populated with briars. Silent Cal Coolidge apparently Is uot only frugal with li is hut Htlngy with his hearing apparatus. Else how could lie ever have inajo the sportnnic faux pas to ask Hed Grange where he lives? The name of Wheaton, probably Iia3 not been advertised any more than Heinz's pickle Such dim knowledge of foJtbt.ll fame probably accounts for the fact that the natno of Coolidge never appeared on any all-Ainer; can.

Ia their panic over the two sports rule a number of prep athletes aiv I reputed to be seeking a place on some of the major independent cage fives in this locality. It Is to bB hoped they will find no encouragement from the Ramblers and Peps. It is, of course, impossible to forct, a school athlete to restrain his competitive tendencies if he is determined to unleash them. He alwajs has the privilege to ally himself with some independent outfit even when legislated off bis own school tc The Burk Terrors have announced they will not take on any such player. Many are prone to disregard ml-vlce even though they cannot deny it la worthy of approval.

That itailty is manifested in sports, business and domestic life. If all the good advice ever offered had been accepted there would be a famine of sorrow and strife in this world of ours. Since it Is a human trait to learn solely by experience the contribution to physical and icntal balance via the two sports rule is ceitain to be received by some in a rebellious manner. fallen we introduced into The Tennessean-Vandcrbilt basketball tournament the independent team rule, based on the same theory of the two sports regulation, there was nuch muttering against it. Th principles of the two rules was identical to prevent warping oi physical energies by over indulgence a i prevent trespass on the time reouired for study.

Such a theory is the axlts of the two sports rule, along with the Idea that athletics are for masses and not classes. Finally the merit of this rule which we advanced years ago but we did give a year's warning ct its application which was not given cc-cerning the two sports rule was acknowledged by the majority of local prep athletes. But not until after many had so severely taxed their physical resources that they i i The jgr Holiday Neckwear As fine a selection as this store has ever pre-1 sen ted. All the new colors and patterns for the holidaysboth silks and hand-frame crochet, moderately priced. Pennsylvania Hat Co.

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