The Tribune from Scranton, Pennsylvania • Page 10

litis oCHANTON REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, ivn PITTSTON'S STRONG FINISH DEFEATS SCRANTON FULTON LOSES ON FOULRIcCARRON WHIPS LOUGHUN SPORTS 10 WITHDRAWS FORFEIT POSTED FOR FIGHT Morgan Refuses to Agree to Box O'Neill at Catchweights. Basketball Player Kicks. Eddie Morgan, West Scranton fighter, who was challenged to a bout by Joe O'Neill a week ago last night, has withdrawn the forfeit of $100 he had posted to act as a guarantee of his readiness to box the Petersburg fighter at the terms proposed In the Town Hall ring. In withdrawing the forfeit. Morgan said O'Neill's manager had refused to arrange tho match on the original conditions, and on this account there will he no bout.

When O'Neill challenged Morgan the first time Eddie says Joe agreed to make 128 pounds ringside. Now Morgan claims O'Neill's manager wants to get away from tho ringside weight and have it agreed the two will meet at catchweights. Morgan refuses to make such a concession. Eddie Burke in tended to book the show for January 10 had the two boxers agreed on the weight question. Now may have to rearrange his plans.

BASKETBAU SXTVATXOlf Sporting Editor Loftus, of the Wilkes Sarre News, quotes a down valley basketball player as questioning the wls iom displayed by the magnates In tlashlng the salaries of the players making an attempt to reduce he pay checks of the president and lecretary. The player In question says the magnates are not consistent. The salary 5f the State league president is WOO or the season, while the secretary Iraws down $125. The ball tosser making the complaint says he realizes conditions are bad and that a reduction in alaries was necessary, but cannot see hy the owners singled out the players tnd didn't bother the league officials vnd the referees. NEW MINOR RESERVE CLAUSE IS EXPLAINED The new war time reservation clause minor league contracts as adopted a committee named at Louisville to Jraft it, has been announced by Secretary Farrell.

The purpose of the is to protect claim to players sven though the league fails to complete Its scheduled season. The wording follows: "The player agrees to abide by the reservation clause in this contract in the event that the club or league hlch the club Is a part is forced to juspend one half of its originally tdopted scheduled plcyiog season." It Is further stated that the clause Is oinding only during the period of the war and the further announcement has aeen made that it will not be necessary minor league clubs to tender contracts to players in the "National Army" in order to retain title to their services. COUNTY LEAGUE CLUBS DEFEATS INTER COUNTY IJncols HMcbts, of the Count Iyfague, de utl Old Knrg of the lntr CHintjr League, ywtiMHlny afternoon by the nor of 21 to 15. The came was pulled off at Fallon's ball. Old Korea.

The line up: LINCOLN HKKiHTS.I OLD FORGE. fb.fg.tp fh.fK.tp I'owell, for. 7 13Evn, for. ..,.2 2 6 l'rehlecoeli. for.l 0 2iLoftu, for 1 0 2 Irnn.

ren. .0 1 1 Powell, for. .4 6 9 ..0 1 1 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 bea. K1 1 1 3 Belby. gd 0 0 0 Jennloga.

cen. I.ynrh, gd. Walsb, Totals 6 9 21 Totals 5 5 15 WASHINGTON PLAYERS ENLIST IN THE ARMY WASHINGTON. Dec. 25.

Horace Milan, utility outfielder of the Washington club, has Joined the army aviation corps, and Billy Murray, one of the newly acquired outfielders, has loined the army quartermaster corps. Manager Griffith received their resignations today, THINKS MINOR CIRCUITS HAVE BRIGHT FUTURE Secretary Watklns, of the Southern league, takes an optimistic view of the future in the league, despite the war. True, financial returns were not great the past season and they be even less the coming year, but there are balances on the right side of the ledger as a whole. With a compact league, salaries commensurate with attendance that ran be counted on, cities that take a pride In their teams and teams that will reflect credit upon the cities they represent, and above all good sportsmen in charge of affairs, the grand old national game will proceed or its way in Dixie, prospering and furnishing Jus, the recreation tieedil in ttiepe war times, when the public Is prone to take too serious a view of life. The Southern will do Its part and when the cloud lift and conditions return to normal it will have been found not to have been weakened by present disturbances.

jsssvr b. i. oouro will. The Jessup High School team, of the Junior Scholastic League, won their opening league game when they defeated I'eckville High School. The Jessup team in being captained by Joe Lawler and includes Quinn, Conway, Colleran, Brennan and Lawler himself.

Their next league game Is with Dunmore High School In Jessup on January 4, while this Friday finds them playing an exhibition game In Kellar's hall, Feckvllle. Cage Game Jim Kennedy, former manager of the Providence team, is among those who are back from Camp Meade for the Christmas holidays. Kennedy looks great and, Incidentally, likes the life. Tha Olyphant team, of the County league. Intends to stags their home game In Kellar's hall.

Peckvllle, hereafter. The club will, accordingly, start there next Tuesday night, and as Manager Carter has signed up several new men the quint will doubtless play to big houses. Pnrney Sedran and Lou Sugerman were among the visitors at the Ml nooka Y. M. H.

A. gains and gave the iio.va the once over. The Y. M. H.

A. earn has several hard games ahead of and it Is probable that the Car iiondale cage stars will coach the boys these battles. a One game Is booked In the County basketball league for tonight, tha fit. Michael's of Jessup, playing Lincoln Heights In Columbus hall, Hyde Park. The State league Is now dickering for the services of Kelly, the Eastern league referee, who will probablv work In Lewis' circuit after the New Year's.

A staff made up of Baatzel, Brennan unrt Kelly would look mighty good ind, what's more. It must be remembered that a good referee Is highly essential to the elevation of the game. Providence has; two games In the 'Auditorium on New Year's, when they tackle the Bridgeport, crowd, of the Inter State leage. Joe Drey fuss or Barney, the alias under which he played With Scranton last year, Is with the Brldgewatera. Archibald High school bat no league Pa me In the Junior Scholastic league nr thu weok.

but on Friday nlcbt an ball In a at of on of the in to It the fall who dog and one him for 8th has In the for the as and new In tha foe out the is the last to wag all men not RITCHIE READY TO AID BENEFIT BOXING SHOW Through Ma manager, Wattle Williams, of this city, Willie Bltenie, popvlar Olyphaat Ufffct waiit, who gained a popular ds otaioa over Chick limler, of Jesa np, at Tows Kail, last weak, last night offered his services to the boxing how being arranged by sporting writers of WUkes Barxs for the Knights of Columbus ambulance unit fni XI tenia is ready to box any hoy of his waif ht at tha proposed show, and will aoospt nothing for his stir ices. Tha Sams offer applies, Mr. Williams said, for any feasant show that is arranged in this city for a war cans. 'MATTY' RATED HIGH AS TRAPSHOOTER Factoryville Native is an Ardent 'Gun' Bug and Holds Fine Average. "Christy' Mathewson, Factoryrllle native, manager of tha rejuvenated Cincinnati Reds, one one of the best pitchers that baseball has ever known, is ardent "gun" bug.

"Matty" was one of the quartet of players that participated In matches twenty one cities In seventeen states couple of years ago. He was a novice the sport of trapshootlng then, but nowadays he takes his turn at the Cincinnati Gun Club traps with the meat shots in the city noted for the failures Its baseball clubs. Impressed With Sport. Trapshootlng made quite an Impression Mathewson during the bail players' tour, and as he Is an apt pupil It didn't take him long to pick up tha fine points tha sport. It Is an accepted fact that It requires the same concentration, same eye," the same acting unison of the eye, brain and nerves become a successful ball player that does to become a proficient trap shooter, and in either line It requires practice to become a leader.

Becoming interested In trapshootlng. 'Big Six" also took to hunting In the field, and he gives considerable time to quail hunting each fall, directly after close of the baseball season. Last be went to Texas after quail with Jack Wheeler, the writer. Wheeler. had never done any bird shooting before, quite naturally carried an expensive outfit.

On the first day in the fields their struck a warm scent and came to a point. As Mathewson and Wheeler advanced, the covey, which was mostly made up of young birds, began scurrying through the weeds In plain sight. Wheeler threw his gun to his shoulder with its muzzle began following of the little brown fellows. "Say," demanded the astonished Mathewson, "you aren't going to shoot while he's running, are you?" Wheeler raised his head a moment. "Certainly not." he said; "I'm waiting him to stop!" OIBX.B I.OII CLOSE OAKS.

The Taylor Middy Girls gave Lincoln Heights a hard battle in an exhibition game at Columbus hall, the boys win ning Zi to z. Liine ups: TAYLOR MIDniBS. LINCOLN HEIOHT8. fb.fu.tp fb.fg.tp Oljnn. for 2 1 5 Powell, for 3 2 8 rrtbllcoT.

2 4 Rhea, gd 1 1 3 Welby, gd 2 3 7 C.DavH, for. Parker, for. Francis, R.Dails, ceo. Smith, Troy, gd. Emma, 5 3 13 2 1 61 .0 11 .1 1 31 .0 11 .0 1 1 .0 1 1' Totals, 8 9 25 Totals 9 27 Cabaret at Hotel Jennyn tonight Adv.

CHANGES DUE ON GRAND CIRCUIT Detroit, Veteran Member of the Racing Organization, May Decide to Withdraw. COLUMBUS, 0 Dec. 25. Considerable alteration In the schedule for next year's Grand Circuit is likely when the stewards meet in this city on January to arrange the trotting meetings. According to reports Michigan, which been one of the important factors the circuit and will take any date from the list when the date are announced.

Detroit, one of the oldest members of circuit, may not apply for dates a meeting next season. Neither will Kalamazoo, that has been included In I fixtures since 1908. nor Grand Rapids, which dropped out owing to local Jealousies, The two places mentioned likely to take the places of Detroit Kalamazoo are Toledo, where a plant with a mile track Is In course of construction, and tha noted Resdville track at Boston. Philadelphia, it Is said, will remain the clrclut and will take any date assigned, while It Is likely that Pough keapsie'will again be In line. Pick Ups they play Forest City High school In parish hall.

The Forest City crowd trimmed Burke's crowd recently, and that reason the Archbaldlans are to turn the tables. a Tommy Dunleavy, who quite the Wilkes Barre team to enlist, is stationed hear Philadelphia and is with St. Columbia's five. Tom was developed at the Jtomsn Catholic High school at Philadelphia, and it right back among his old pals. Cy Semlndlnger, formerly with the Plymouth team of tha State league, playing with the basketball team of 15th of Camp Meade.

The next thing In order In the Stale basketball league will be the appointment of official basketball carriers to assist the referees. a Hazleton fang hope that Manager Lewis will soon re hook the Bruggy men. This club knocked the town cold week and it has been cold ever since. Haileton Standard Sentinel. i in cuiiiriiciiiinn on ui salaries oeing .1,1 in the KlAta leacuo.

novum! paid New York State leaguers at yesterday's session stated that It was known be a positive fact that Dick Leary the highest paid man in the old New York State lesgue. Leary was never paid over $200 In the king of circuits, despite the fact that some In tha local circuit are drawing down more than that today. Hajlcton Standard Sentinel. Only one game la booked In the league tonight. Nantlcoke playing at Hasleton.

Providence Is at Nantlcoke tomorrow night. The Brugg'v clan is to appear at Hasleton on Friday nlrht. I 1 BASEBALL NOTES OF OLD OEMS NOW Tell of Days When Some Writers Doubted Thit Willie Kee ler Would Make Good. Going back about twenty five year; reveals some baseball gems of the past that'ln the light uf history take on unusual Interest, says Fred Lleb in the New Tork Sun. Items which then were Jotted down as idle gossip, to be forgotten the next day, make more teresting reading today than accounts of modern pitching duels or slugging matches.

1 We find that at one time Billy Sunday, the big league evangelist, confided to some buddies that when he get through playing baseball he would start a pool and billiard parlor. We also find old Hankus Pankus O'Day grumbling at 'the umpires, who never gavs him a square deal, and Hank always pulled rough stuff on them. A little quip says what l.ank thinks of the "uraps" la not fit to print. It perhaps cheers up Hank's old days to know that during the last dozen years many worthy athletes have felt the same way toward him. When Taner tired.

And then we find the pnragrapher taking a whack at John Klnley Tener for giving up an easy job which netted him anywhere from 31,500 to $2,000 to go into business. But J. Just kept plugging along, became a bank president, director in numerous corporations, member of congress, governor of Pennsylvania, and finally president of the National league. Then we hear of such kids as Mugsy McGraw and Willie Keeler breaking In. McGraw is admitted to be a gaod prospect, but poor Keeler la possoJ over as being too light for fast company.

After pitching two, years Cy Young's failure was predicted. He was curving them too much and only two more seasons were given as his limit. Yot Cy lived to pitch until he was forty three and twirled his third io hlt game In 1900. Lave Cross who played on the Brook lyn champions of 1899 and 1900 and captained Mack's Athletic champions of 1903 and 1905. during which years he ranked with the greatest third base men in baseball, was being shipped to the minors In the middle '90's.

Some of the Gems of Vlnetles. Here are the gems: Amos Rusle Is winning regularly for the Giants. i Bid McPhee. Cincinnati's second baseman, still plays without a glove. Baltimore critics say that Third Baseman Musy McGraw has made good and will cover the position regularly.

Brooklyn has offered Center Fielder Mike Griffin to Cleveland for Jimmy McAleer, but Pat Tebeau will not con sider the offer. Baseball Is growing. Nearly 10,000 were at the Polo rgounds when Amos Rusle shut out Boston. Extra ticket Windows were opened. A critic predicts that Cy Young, the youthful phenom of the Cleveland team, will not last two more seasons because ha Is curving himself to death.

There is much wisdom In this assertion. Pop Anson is almost thirty five years old, but he can still hit. The big fellow rapped Theodore Breitensteln for two singles, a double and a triple in the recent series. Manager Bill McCloskey, of the Louisville team, has issued a denial that he was going to sign a certain college pitcher of an eastern university. Bill says he has no time to bother with the "rah, rah" boys and everybody agrees with him.

Charles Nichols, of the Boston team, is a wonderful pitcher, but few fans think he is worth 32.500 a season. This Is the salary he help up Boston for. Connie Mack Is catching regularly for the Pittsburgh team now. This tall chap has a good whip, but does not seem to be much of a general behind the plate. Manager Al Bucken berger Is working hard to make a thinking ball player of him.

It is reported that the Phillies are going to let out Lave Cross, who, no doubt, will go to the minors. Baltimore is trying out a new right fielder named Keeler. He played once with Brooklyn. He looks too light for fast company. Chicago has offered 34.000 for Al Selbach, the star outfielder of the Washington team.

This was a tempting offer, but Washington decided to keep him. Chris Von der Ahe says that his catchers have discovered id Dele aanty's weakness. Outfielder Billy Sunday says he will open a pool and billiard room when he Is through with the baseball. Tener. the big pitcher of the Chicago team, has quit baseball.

Foolish move, when he could have picked up from 31.500 to 32,000 of easy money for several more years to come. Pitcher Hank O'Day, of the Washington team, complains that he Is getting a raw deal from the umpires. What Hank thinks of umpires would not look nt in print. Ban Johnson, sporting editor of the Cincinnati Commerclal Gasette, writes mat the collapse of the Brotherhood means that never again will there be any attempt to establish a ccond major league. Johnson is right.

Members of the Cincinnati team are kicking because of the new rule which prohibits them from drinking at the park bar while In uniform; Flrat Baseman Charley Comlskey la said to be a sucker for curve high on the Inside. CLEANS UP FORTUNE ON PLAYER SALES Mack Profits to Extent of Over One Hundred and Eighty Thousand Dollars. Sporting Editor James Gantz. of the Philadelphia Preaa. has figured It out that from the aalea of players within the past ftw yeart Connie Mack haa cleaned up $181,500.

This amount rep resenis twelve aalea. In 1914 Eddie Collins was mid to the White 8ox for $50,000. In 1915 Connie jaent Pcnnock and Barry to Boaton for IH.OOOi Shawkey te New York for at nnn. nA and Lapp to Chicago for II inn Th Tho fnllnwlnr voao fe.l selling oidrlng to the Yankees for $5,000 and Baker to the same club for $37,500. while Walsh snd Wyckoff were disposed of to Boston for $8,500.

Then came the recent deal by which Strunk. Schang and Bush were aoiu to Boston In return for three players and $80,000 In caa.li. Since tho dismantling of hi old champions. Mock haa disposed of sixteen of hla former stars, thirteen by the purchase route and three unconditionally. Pitchers Bender, Plank and Coombs did not bring the Mackmnn a penny.

i MAKES FORTUNE ON SALES If sJj8 1ft i CONNIE MACK, OF ATHLETICS In the past five years he has cleaned up $181,000 through players sold to other teams in the American league. KANE AND HARRIS IN FIST FIGHT Come to Blows in Second Half of Came, Pittston Wins With 2,400 Fans Present. TATS LEAGUE STAHDZVCh W. I W.IPrt 11 10 11 Pittston 17 4 .809 Scranton. ('arbondale.

14 6 .700 13 (t Nantlcoke. 6 16 .373 W. Barrc. 12 10 4 IS .182 SCHEDULE TOJTIOHT. Nantlcoke at liailetoti.

With a list fight between Stanley Harris and Jimmy Kane serving to anr liven the proceedings, Pittston, leaders in the Penn State Basketball League race, last night improved Its pennant chances by nosing out Scranton before 2400 spectators at Town Hall by the score of 25 to 22. The battle between Harris and Kane came near the close of the second half. About five good blows were struck while It lasted. Then players interfered. Ward Brennan chased Harris from the cage and after a brief delay play was resumed.

There was about three minutes left to play when the Harris Kane Xeud broke out. with Pittston leading, 23 to 21. In the remaining minutes, Kane shot a goal from foul giving his team a total of twenty two, while Garry Schmelk who went playing Kane when Harris "withdrew" took the ball up the floor single handed for the foul goal that clinched victory for his team with a total of twenty flve. Karris Was to Blame. The fight between Harris and Kane did not come as a surprise.

Those who know Kane looked for it. Throughout tha contest Harris was playing Kane in a manner that did not strictly comply with Hoyle. Jimmy resented the way In which the youngster was holding, pushing and crowding him throughout the contest. He pushed him in the face a couple or times in me nrai nan ami i repeated the dose in the second half i Telegrnph and Secretary of the Base before the two broke out in the real ball Writers' association and C. I flstlc The battle Jfc SS ST two6 cTut.r been8 a number ar.go.

scrimmage. Ward Brennan, who rcf Dr. James Dwlght, called the fathrr ereed. evidently realized Harris was of lawn tenn, wa8 tne chlr loss to the offender, as he banished him from thH sport, while hundreds of golfers the game, and called a foul on Pittston mourn the death of WIIHe Smith, open besides. I champion of the United States In 1899 Pittston won the game through a and counted the most graceful player editor Philadelphia ereat dismay of basketball in the kHecond half.

Scranton had the leaders I beaten 16 to 9 In the first frame only to lose out in the vesper portion. Pitts ton cut down the Scranton lead early in the half on good foul shooting and a Held goal by M. Harris tied it at eighteen. Then Merle shot two goals from foul and for the remainder of tha night the Kanemen were on the small end, Jack Boll Flays Wall. Fife, Noll and Schmelk played the best ball for Pittston with M.

Harris doing noble work when noble work was needed. Jones, Kane and Hough played the best ball for Scranton. 1 The game was Just as the fans expected a roughly contested affair. There were forty minutes of real basketball. In all thererwere sixty four fouls called, thirty five on Pitts Ion ami 29 on Scranton.

Ward Brennan, who received a wonderful ovation when he climbed Into the cage. Imposed double fouls four times while the battle raged, three times penalising Pittston In this manner, and hnndlug the dose to Scranton oijce. Brennan's work was one of the features of the game. He handled it Just like he always handled Slate League basketball games In the best of shape. Ward will probably work at Providence Saturday night when Scranton and the Bruggy clan ome together.

Line ups; last night'. IMTTsTON. I fb.fit.tp! fh.ffr.ln M.Harrla, for. .1 3 ft Kane, for I 6 Noll, xihmria, r.gn. I 1 iinu, for.

tot 0 1 1 .1 6 71 ia; lour. H.lliirria. 9 0 0 Jnnra. Ki 4 Klfr, 4 8 otnla 13 23! Total 18 22 FoiiIm rallo'l, 35 on rittMmi, 29 on Prrantfiu; half time arnre. 16 lo 9, In faTvr of St'raulooi refcrve.

Ward Breonan. HASLETON FKOTES BAST. Untlrton proved easy picking in the State League game played yesterday afternoon. The Kanemen won 47 to 25, piling up points with ease on the tall enders. Ward Brenan referecd.

ia4th the attendance being around the $00 mark. DEATH HAS HEAVY TOLL IN SPORTDOM Leaders in Numerous Branches Pass Away, Including Cham pions and Former Champs. Numerous men prominent In sports have passed away In the year now drifting out. The list reached much bigger proportions than usual; taking champions, former champions and near champions in several lines. Out of the twenty three more prominent only four died In service.

Natural causes were responsible for the other deaths. David Bispham A. T. Humphreys Major B. Lewis and "Soldier Johnny" Shaw were the four who came to their after answering the call of the nation.

The three first named were gentlemen Jockeys, while Shaw was a boxer. Major Lewis rode at many of the hunt club meetings here, but the other two were rather new to the sport of racing. Mr. Humphreys was a native of Kentucky, and a year age imported a number of Jumpers, which he rode himself. Thoroughbred Seeing.

Racing, In truth, was the blggeat sufferer. The sport lost such earnest workers and loyal supporters as Schuyler L. Parsons, Philip J. Dwyer and Oscar Lewisohn. In addition to the three amateur Jockeys already mentioned, John Hugglns, the famous trainer, and Arthur Redfern and Joe McCahey, two of the leading Jockeys of their day.

Boxing. Boxing also was a heavy sufferer In the loss of Charley White, famed as a referee; Bob Fitssimmons, one of the greatest fighters of til times; Lcs Darcy, who was climbing fast to great heights when his untimely death came after an unfortunate experience in this country; Dick Rocl.e. one of the biggest plungers of his day and the backer of John L. Sullivan; Bob Vernon, well known as a stakeholder; Al Palser and "Soldier Johnny'' Shaw. Baseball.

Baseball will miss three jnen who wr.ro closely Identified with tha came and ever worked to elevate the stand ard Tim Murnane, dean of all baseball writers, William O. Ueart, sporting of the Evening in the professional ranks, Track Athletics, Track and field athletics did not escape either. Evert Jansen Wendell of Harvard was the friend of all boys. He devoted his life to philanthropic work and amateur athletics was his chief hobby. He was the first American college athlete to run 100 yards In 10 seconds flat Wrestling.

The list winds up with Frank Gotch. I the retired heavyweight champion wrestler of the world ana a man marvellous skill on the mat. HAZLETON LOSES TO CARBONDALE CARBONDALE. Dee. 25.

Fifteen hundred fans saw Carbondale defeat Hazleton here tonight by the score of 29 to 21, in a State League game. The locals were ahead at all stages, scoring thirteen field goals. The lineups follow: CAKllONUAI.K. I mzusroN. .4 0 lin'ich.

for 8 1 4 iiirarinan, 4 1 Rift hauli, for 1 1 Mi lntjM, ro, .3 I TrMulllsao, 0 Watora, 0 1....1 1 noien, au 1 1 Brown, aa i Total. 18 3 291 Totala 21 Half time aura, 1 to 8. Tarlnndal Iradlna; fmi la railed, 10 od Uailatou. 17 oa Carbon Ualai reftreo, Hanttel, CLUB ABBAKOBS OAKB. Hyde Park fane will be given another opportunity of seeing tne Taylor Mlildy Olrla In action again as Manager Tom Tohln, of the Congress Cluh.

County Leaguers, has arranged to meet them In Ht. David's hall either on New Year's Eve or the following week. The Middy Ulrls have also received aeveral challenges for content, the latest to bid for them belna Kmllcott. N. Y.

SOZiOXBB WZSTI BAOB. PARIS, Dec. Gerard Mo later, who was Ave times wounded In the battle of the Marne, today won the annual Christmas swimming contest across tha river Seine, a distance of 330 yards. The temperature atood at about the freezing point Melster won this event in 1 a. REVIEW OF YEAR IN COLLEGE SPORT Football, Rowing and Baseball Curtailed as Result of Country Entering the War Although Intercollegiate athletics was largely curtailed In tho spring after declaration of war there was a general resumption of competition with the opening of the universities In the and the game of football was more widely played and by far more elevens than ever before, despite the fact that Yale, Harvard and Princeton, the lead, lng football colleges of the East, were not formally represented on the gridiron bf the 'varsity teams.

In intercollegiate football the absence of elevens at Harvard. Yalo and Princeton, which frankly admitted they were unable to play because of war conditions, robbed the season of the big games among these three which in the past were most spectacular and usually the most important of the college year. As it was, however, there were several college teams of marked ability which to all Intents and pur pdses measured up to the standards set In previous seasons. War Bits Baseball. College baseball was sadly curtailed because of the war, only one or two colleges maintaining teams and there was only one college boat race during the year, that between Pennsylvania and Yale in Philadelphia early in April.

Yale won decisively and the crew immediately disbanded. Neither the Poughkeepsle nor New London regret, tas was held. The University of Washington won the Pacific Coast championship. In track and field athletes the only intercollegiate meets held were the in door tournament of the I. C.

A. A. A. A. and the annual New JSngland championship, in which the University of Maine was the victor.

Tho Western Conference championship meet took place as scheduled and the University of Missouri won the championship largely because of the all around ability of Bob Simpson, the world's cham pion hurdler. In basketball the championship of the Intercollegiate league was won by Tale, and Pennsylvania was the victor In the annual gymnastics champion, ship tournament. In hockey, Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth were well matched and no team claimed the Intercollegiate title. Pennsylvania won the cross country championship, defeating Cornell In a well run race. It was the fourth dc.

feat sustained by Cornell in crosscountry running over a stretch of nineteen years. Cornell, however, had little difficulty in upholding its supremacy in wrestlinj and won the title with ease. The Navy captured the honors in intercollegiate fencing. The Army was not represented, as haft been the case In several previous championship tournaments. Columbia was victorious in the intercollegiate class chess tourney.

The University of Pennsylvania eleven was victor in the tournament for the intercollegiate soccer championship, with Princeton a closo second. BAGS TBAOX DESTROYED. BOWIE, Deo. 25. A fire the origin of which is unknown, ana the second to visit the Bowie race track since its construction, destroved Stable of forty eight stalls at 8:30 o'clock tonight.

There was no loss of life or thoroughbred horses. Tho total loss of property is estimated at $4,200. ATTENDANCE FIGURES IN THE STATE LEAGUE Aoeordng to the reports on attendance mads at the recent meeting of the Faan State league the torn out of fans this season has averaged but 700 a game again at an average of 1,080 tost seaeoa. It Is this remarkable falling off la attendance that made It necessary for the managers to make reduction In the salaries of players. To support a State league 'club at tha old salaries each club needed a revenue of at least $300 a week.

An attendance of 700 cannot produce that amount, hence the retrench, ment. M'CARRON WHIPS "KAYO" LODGHLIN Has Advantage in Almost Every Round of Bout With His Allentown Rival. Special to The Republican. ALLENTOWN. Dec.

25. Jack McCarron defeated Kayo Loughlln, of this city, in a fiercely contested ten round bout here this afternoon before a record crowd. McCarron won almost every round, almost stopping his opponent on several occasions. In their last bout, hold July 4. McCarron knocked out In seven rounds.

rVIiTOB LOSES OW BOUL. LITTLE ROCK, Dec. 25. Fred Fulton, claimant to the world's heavyweight championship lost his bout here today with Harry "Texas" Tate, of Nowata, Oklahoma, in the first round by a decision of Referee "Billy" liaack, who ruled that Fulton was using foul tactics. Soon after the start of the fight, which was scheduled for ten rounds.

Fulton floored Tate as they were com lng out of a clinch. Club officials de nl.ii'A.l tl.A KIau. Viart tic. an a ttt I tho referee warned Fulton and the fight was resumed. Near the end of tin.

i i Ti .1 a rtfh Tata won thrown through the ropes into the' crowd. Referee Haack then stopped the bout and censured Fulton. Tatea back and head were slightly Injured by the fall. The crowd would not listen to Fulton when he attempted to speak from the ring. TWO TEAMS ARE WANTED FOR THE SCHOOL LEAGUES Fred W.

Schocn, superintendent of Weston Field house, last night announced that one additional entry for the Boys' Grammar School Basketball league and also one more entry for the Girls' Volley Ball league Is desired. Notices have been sent out to all eighth grade schools in the city requesting them to participate In the contests of both leagues at ficranton's main recreation center. The following schools have entered the basketball league: George Washington, Francis Daniel rastorius. Ell Whitney, Abraham Lincoln, Tatrick Henry, James Madison. William Penn, John James Audubon and Lafayette, Entries in the volley ball league are as follows: Francis Daniel Pasterlus, Ell Whitney, Patrick Henry, William Penn and John James Audubon schools.

KIRKE IS LEADER IN 2 BASE HITS Former Miner Also Hit Over .300 for Louisville in the American Association. Beals Becker, formerly of the Giants, but now on outfielder with the Kansas City Club of the American Association, led the big Middle Western ihor league in batting for the last season, according to the official averages made public yesterday. Playing In 151 games Becker batted for .323. leading Davs Altlzer, the veteran of the Minneapolis Club, by one point, Becker won other laurels of the league without suen close reckoning. He made more hits than anyone else 178, snd he totalled bases with these drives.

as fifteen home runs will attest. Klrke, of Louisville had the most doubles 37, and Gus Williams, also of Louisville, had the most triples, 24. Paul Dressen. who had a try out with the Cardinal but was sent back to St. Paul for further seasoning proved the speed king of the league with flfty flve stolen bases.

He also tallied the most times, scoring 118 runs. Mccarty, of the Colubus had the most. eacrifle hits thirty seven. Jay Kirke. who formerly, played with Scranton had a batting average of .316 for Louisville.

Joe McCarty, formerly with Wllkes Barre did .27 for the same club. Joe Ttiara nrt. another ex state leaguer, hit .288 for St. Paul. BASEBALL THRIVES ON WAR, WELL KNOWN WRITER SAYS Lovers of the national game will be Interested In the following article by F.

C. Lane, editor of the Baseball Magazine: We wonder if you realise that baseball thrives oh war! Our Civil war made baseball America's national sport. The soldiers play ed baseball In their leisure hours. And V. ,.11.

.1 I nicy uiBumiuea tney carried tiome with them a lasting love for the game. The present world conflict In the same way is making baseball the International game. With the first signs of spring thS crack of the bat will be heard literally around the world in every allied camp. Baseball during our first year in the war gave the American people their chief diversion and recreation the season winding up In a grand climax with record breaking world's series crowds. Washington has warned us that the 1918 war strain will be more severe than any other year regardless of the war's duration.

Baseball will do Its bit at this critical time, not as a luxury, but as a necessity. Baseball will furnish relief from the tense mental strain which awaits growing casualty lists. Baseball will give needed diversion to the soldier In the trenches, to the drafted man In the training camps to the laborer and the artisan the business man In our cities. Baseball, In short, will act as a national escape valve for feelings too strong to be suppressed. Baseball Is as necessary in time of war as ammunition or khaki uniforms.

From thoughts of bursting shells and blood and carnage the great Amer lean public turns with a sense of relief to the baseball diamond with Its peace and health and sanity. In Ilka manner the great American public, wearied and surfeited with war sjewa, turns from sensational headlines baseball scores and to this great sport which has become one of the needs of the hour. What Would Make a Better New Year's Gift For a Soldier Boy Than a Daily Letter From Home Let the Scranton Republican Serve As Your Letter It prints the news accurately, and when it happens, from every hamlet, town and city in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Its telegraph and cable news, special writers' features, sporty, make it A REAL LIVE NEWSPAPER The Scranton Republican can be sent anywhere in France, or to the fleet, or to any army post, at the following rates: 1 month, 45c; 3 months, 6 months, $2.50, and this includes postage. Address may be changed any time.

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