Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 7

Sunday, March 8, 1914. THE DECATUR DAILY HERALD TEAM CAPTURES FIRST PLACE IN TOURNAMENT MILLIKIN CHAMPIONS OF SOUTHERN DIVISION OF CONFERENCE FIRST PLACE CAPTURED BY MILLIKIN TOSSERS FIRST PRELIMINARIES I THING OF THE PASTj Big Question Whether the Local TOURiSTS GREETED BY GREAT THRONG Men Prominent in Every Line of Local Quintet Wins Honors By Defeating Illinois College Saturday Night by a Decisive Score Jacksonville School in Second Place With Wesleyan in Third and McKendree in Fourth Place. THE WAY TEAMS FINISHED IN TOURNEY XORTHEHN, Holding, first. Bradley, nccond. i Normal, third.

Augustana, fonrth. during most of the contest. The Same SOITIIRHX. Millikin, (Inf. ltlluulM OJllrKc, second.

Wmlcjaii. third. McKendree, fourth. Jlillikln captured first place in the souiiiern Division basketball tournament Saturday night by taking the bit; end of the score with Illinois College-. The final count was 43 to 16 and al-iugli the game was easy for tho locals, an interesting and hard-fought 'ame was presented.

The Minikin Mayers showed their best form of tho tourney and tho Jacksonville players fought until the finil shot was fired, trying to pull down the lead as much as possible. For tnc first, several minutes It looked as though Mlllikin would havo a hard fight on their hands, as Illinois College registered the first three points before the, local quintet could set started. Miller opened up with a oarket shooting streak and shot threu baskets within minutes, putting the locals in the leai which they held through the contest. I. C.

Tiny Good Game. The Illinois College players presented an attack that was difficult to go ajainst. They guarded their men better than any other t-am with the exception of Milllkln, and the shooting of the forwards was brilliant. llillikln ioever was enough better to make the victory an easy ue. The work of Captain Lester Kllck tt forward was the best he has shown in the preceding games of the meet.

It was his wonderful passing and that helped keep the locals in the front. Catlin. MiUer, Elmer Kiick and in fact all of tiie ether members on the team deserve pmiso for the game they put up. For Illinois College, the work of Frlshee at center and Atchison at guard featured. and Harmon, the two forwards on the Jacksonville, were held to no baskets by Catlin and Elmer Kiick.

The I.lneup. Tourney Was a Success in Any Particular. Schedule for Finals. First Game. Millikin vs.

Augustana, Illinois College vs. Normal'. Wesleyan vs. Bradley. McKendree vs.

Heddlng. Tha preliminary basketball tournaments are over In tha Conference for this season. and whether they will be staged again next season, Is a question, which will not bo decided until the next meeting of the representatives of the schools. The local tournament was far from being a success in a particular except, that Milli kin won first place. Some money was cleared, as more than $450 was taken in at the gate, but the attendance did not start to compare with that of last season when the finals were staged.

Whether any money was made will not be known until all of the expenses are paid up, but it is a settled fact that there will not be much of a show ing financially. Few Interesting Games. As far as the games were concerned, sev eral interesting contests were staged, but whether any were interesting to outsiders, was not learned. Several which Millikin was interested In, proved to be successfully stag, cd to the local college fans, but not because they were close and but because Millikin won. The other games more or less all of the way through were farce, as compared with the regular scheduled games, in which Millikin took part this season.

Too many weak teams Is the rea son and several of the quintets did not put up exhibitions that could come up to ordln ary high school games. The playing was not finished and many of the players did not seem to know the rudiments of the game. One of the coaches said after tha tournament that he was In favor of abolishing the weaker colleges of the con ference and having the good schools play the finals each year, in order to get good competition. However, the tournament at Bradley from all reports, was successful, as the attendance was good and the games were hard fought and close scores were usually made. Most of the competition was In the northern section and this tact helped out that tournament.

TAFT RECEIVES BIDS FOR CLUB IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, March 7 New bids were made Saturday for the control of tne Chicago National league club. John R. Thompson, a restaurant man, telegraphed an offer to Charles P. Taft, at New York, and Louis J. Bchan, who represented under another syndiclate whose previous proposals were not ac-cc; ble, made a new offer.

Mr. Thompson said his offer had no strings attached to it. "We will pay a reasonable price and we will ma. no unreasonable demands as to resevre rule or anything else," he said. The first Behan syndicate imposed conditions regarding the reserve rule and other things that made Mr.

Taft decline its bid. Associated with Mr. Thompson, is Charles A. McCullough, who was one jf a trio who bid for for the Cubs the first rumors that there was be a change in ownership, became urrent. are to play league or independent baseball the coming season.

The proposition of a confined circuit of organized baseball upon the above plan is favored by a number of the most conservative and practical baseball men of this section of Illinois and the plan may be given a trial, with tha understanding that it be dropped and franchise money refunded in case it does not prove a success. MiLl.l KiX 13. I. C. lfi.

Kiick. Walraven, rf Gary Brown. If Harmon Miller, Reid. c. Frisbie Catlin.

re Stewart Kiirk. ic Atchison raven, utility; K. Kiick, gcard. TO FORM HEW LEAGUE Decatur Expiated to Be Given Berth in Missouri-Illinois Association. A meeting of a number of the prominent baseball magnates In the cities and towns of central Illinois, including Pana, Decatur, Mattoon, Hillsboro, Centralia and Nokomis, will be hold in the parlors of the Frances hotel in Pana this afternoon for the ou.pose of considering the advisability of or- ganizing a baseball league to be known as the Missouri-Illinois Baseball association.

This meeting follows one held at the Planters' hotel in St. Louis last Siin-day, which was attended by a number of the same men who will attend the Pana meeting today. It is expected that fully 25 of the men interested in semi-professional baseball will be present. Teams for Decatur. According to the plans considered at the St.

Louis meeting last Friday, it is proposed to make Pana, Hilisboro, Centralia and Mattoon park owning teams, with traveling teams from Decatur. East St. Louis, St. Lou's and Alton. The movement is fathered by I ill F.

Joraan of Pana, formerly a well known baseball manager and newspaperman of Belleville, and Charles J. Hartley, both of whom have held positions as officers of the old Missouri-Illinois baseball league, better known as the Troliey league. It is planned to play only Sunday and holiday baseball, in so far as the schedule for a pennant is concerned. Will Try Plan. It is expected that some definite decision will be arrived at this afternoon concerning the proposition and that this decision will determine whether central Illinois' smaller cities was exciting however, but both teams failed to use much pepper until tho second half.

Both teams in this period registered more points than in the 1 opener. The Jacksonville quintet finished strong and the work of Gary, right forward was brilliant. He is small and was able to get around the taller McKendree players with ease. He registered five field goals in the sec ond period. Harmon and Valentino played the best ball for McKendree.

The Lineup. Gary, rf rf, Willi. Loy Harmon, If If, Smiley, Valentine! Frisbie, Ebbler Atchison, rg rg, Harmon, Pfeffer, Moore Stewart, lg lg. Friedli The Score. Field goals Smiley, Ebbler, Harmon, Friedli, Valentine, Gary.

Harmon, Frisbie, 1.. Atchison, Stewart 2. Free throws Atchison. Smiley, Harmon, Friedli, Valentine, 1. The Officials.

Referee Jones. Umpire Dadant. Timekeeper Duerr. Ml I.I.IK IN DOWNS LINCOLN. Millikin defeated Lincoln, 50 to 8 in the second game of the afternoon, with a patched-up team.

All of the substitutes got a chance in the game for the locals, and the lineup of the Lincoln team did not ccntain all its stars. They were saved for the game at night with McKendree, for by winning from Mc-Kendict. they would battle with Wesleyan for third or fourth place. The Millikin team outplayed Lincoln in every department ol the game, registered score after The work of all the players featured and some of the substitutes played brilliant ball. Acker featured in the shooting of baskets, the fbrmer Springfield star making a total of eight field goals and four free throws.

Cannon. Hanson, Hessler, Lyle Brown and Collins were used ia part of the game by Coach Asbmore. The score at the end of the first half was 29 to 2, Lincoln not being able to cage a single field goal during the opening period. The Lineups. MILLIKIN, 50 LINCOLN, 8 vcker, Collins, rf rg, Merry, Olson D.

Brown, Walraven, L. Brown, rf If, Curry Reid, Walraven, Kinsall Catlin, Hessler, rg Parker, Merry Walraven. Cannon, rg lg, Nutter The Score. Field goals Acker, D. Brown, Reid, Walraven, Hessler, Merry, 1 Olson, j.

Free throws Merry, Acker, 4. The Officials. Referee Dadent. Umpire Jones. Timekeeper Duerr.

WESLEYAN AN EASY WINNER. Illinois Wesleyan won its first game of the tourney by downing Eastern Illinois State- Normal, by a score of 64 to 14. Coach Mulil used most of his players in the game as Wollrab and Smith were taken out of the game by the officials, each player having four personal fouls. Wesleyan outclassed the Charleston team in every department of the contest. The Normal players newtr got a chance to do anything, on account of Cieir poor shooting of baskets.

They lu.d many good chances to increase their score, but poor working in throwing the ball left them with only a few baskets. M. Hampton and H. Hampton, of football fame, were the only point makers for the Charleston quintet. The Lineups.

i. fc. N. L. 14 Young, rf ri, M.

jiajnpion. Hart. Dunham, Smith, If If, R. Hampton Wollrab, Hart, Richmond. Helm Eliiott.

rg rg, Melntyre. Gordon Schrock. Ehresman. lg lg. Harris, Cook The Score.

Field goals oung, 7: Hart, Wollrab, 1: Eliott, Schrock, Smith, Dunham, Ehresman, M. Hampton H. Hampton, 2. Free throws M. Hampton, Eliott, The Officials, Referee Jones.

I'mpire Dadant. TlmSTceeper Duerr. MONARCKS ORGANIZE FOR COMING SEASON Otto Oonibroakl Will Again Manage flub This Cuming; Year AH Players Already Signed L'p. Otto Dombroski. manager of the Monarchs, is looking for games this coming season.

Hhe has scheduled a game with the local Three-I league team, the date not having been set. This year Dombroski says he hopes to have better luck in winning games. He has tiie following men for 1914: Mush Augustine, Ed Shulz, H. Behrns. Fred Augustine, H.

Behrns, George Sculke. Henry Parjani. John Herbig Del Hoover, Dave Gray and Verne Walker. Sport Gather at Banquet Saturday Night COMISKEY ILL ON SHIP President Tener, of National League, Name Hall of Baseball Fame. NEW YORK.

March 8. Men prominent in every line of sport and from all parts of the country gathered Saturday night to attend the banquet given in honor of the world's touring baseball players, who arrived here Friday morning. Baseball magnates, officials and players predominated but all branches of amateur and professional sport were represented among the 700 persons attending. Due to the general and individual welcomes extended players by their friends and admirers almost two hours elapsed before the diners could be marshalled into the banquet hall. It was close to 10 o'clock before the coffee, cigars and speech making session was reached and some of the principal figures in organized baseball addressed the assemblage.

With former Judge Edward E. McCall. acting as toastmaster. Lieutenant Governor Robert Wagner extended a greeting to the returning players. President Ban Johnson, of the American league, followed with an address on "Circling the Globe by Organized Baseball." Comlxkey la III.

President Charles Comiskey was to have spoken on "The World's the "Old Roman," who was taken ill abroad and is not yet lite himself, was somewhat indisposed tonight and Toastmaster McCall asked the audience to excuse the chief of the White Sox clan from making an address. "Coraray' was cheered for nearly five minutes as he rose, and bowed to demands from the banqueters. Much applause came when Manager John J. McGraw stepped to the speakers' platform and delivered his oration entitled "The Giants." He was followed by President John K. Tener, of the National league, who took as his subject "Baseball as a Profession." Other speakers included August Herrmann, president of the Cincinnati club, and chairman of the national commission, who talked on "Baseball as a National Instltion." President Tener in his address said In part: "There Is a particular and special honor and glory always attached to the "athffnrter.

Their names are immortal. In tbis boll of baseball fame the names of Snauldintr, Anson, Comiskey, McGraw, Callahan and every player who accompanied these luminaries are written in bold characters that future generations may know that they constituted the touring parties that demonstrated to the civllizod world the incomparable national game of the United States. "The sun never ceases to shine on the English speaking race. It ever has been my cherished dream and I have on innumerable occasions predicted the accomplishment, that in the near future such a statement may be made of our great American outdoor sport. In every clime and country and under every sun, baseball will be plaved.

"It is my wish to emphasize another phase of the world tour just completed, a view particularly pleasing to me and also to every person in this banquet hall. I refer to the gentlemanly conduct and splendid deportment of every member of this party. No showing could be more fortunate for our game and its exposition than that every player who participated in the tour should be a gentleman in manner, word and deed, off and on the field. You proved to caste and royalty that a pastime peculiarly American, a srort that had been commercialized, th- had its pro-fesisonal exponents v. above reproach In every respect and that an American could be a professional ball player and a gentleman.

This great American nation and republic Is proud of you and will delight to honor you as the years roll on. 1 NO LESS Tailors 3 Doors N. Millikin Bank Top row Miller, center) Aahmore, Bottom row Reid, utility; Brovrn, All Star Selections. COACHES' TEAM. First.

L. Kiick, Millikin, forward. Eliott, Wesleyan, forward. Miller, Millikin, center. Catlin, Millikin, guard.

Rust, Wesleyan, guard. Second, Brown, Millikin, forward. Gary, Illinois forward. Frisbie, Illinois, center. Ebbler, McKendree, guard.

Atchison, Illinois, guard. W. H. DUthR'S TEAM. First.

L. Kiick, Millikin, forward. Elliott, Wesleyan, forward. Miller, Millikin, center. Catlin, Millikin, guard.

Rust, Millikin, guard. Second. Valentine, McKenuiee, forward. Gary, Illinois, forward. Frisbie, Illinois, center.

E. Kiick, Millikin, guard. Friedli, McKenaree, guard. OFFICIALS TEAM. First.

L. Kiick, Millikin, forward. Eliott, Wesleyan, forward. Miller, Millikin, center. Catlin, Millikin, guard.

E. Kiick, Millikin. guard. Second. Brown, Millikin, forward.

Young, Wesleyan, forward. Frisbie, Illinois, center. Taylor, Lincoln, guard. Friedli, McKendree, guard. J.

N. ASHMORE TEAM. First. L. Kiick, Millikin, forward.

Eliott, Wesleyan, forward. Miller, Millikin, center. Catlin, Millikin, guard. E. Kiick, Millikin, guard.

Second. Gary, Illinois, forward. Young, Wesleyan, forward. Frisbie, Illinois, center. Rust, Wesleyan, guard.

Taylor, Lincoln, guard. NORTHERN ALL-STAR SELECTION. Coleman, Hedding, forward. Nelson, Bradley, forward. Conrtright, Normal, center.

Hill, Bradley, guard. Stephenson, Bradley, guard. BENNETT ELECTED SCORE CHECKER S. E. Bennet, coach of Lincoln College, was elected as chief score and time checker for the teams at the conference finals on next Friday and Saturday at Bloomington at a meeting of the athletic directors last night after the final game had been played.

Each division will have one of the coaches check tiie score. The majority of the teams left for their homes Saturday night and thB others will leave this morning. All were satisfied with the result of the tourney, except Coach Muhl, who would have liked to have pulled first or second. However, he was glad that Normal failed to land anything better than third. A shield was presented to Captain Kiick for his team, which finished in first place.

Captain Gary of Illinois College was presented a large banner, which was given for second place. IOWA UNIVKHSIT- WINS IOWA CITY, March 8 The University of Iowa last nikht won the secend annual intercollegiate gymnastic meet. Iowa teachers college waa 3econd; Ames third and Luther college foutth. Fanton, of Iowa, was the individual champion ol the meet. MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY.

coach; Cntlin, guard. forward! Captain Kllck, forward; IVal PE BY Bradley Forced to Take Second Place After a Bitter Game With Winners. NORMAL THIRD IN LIST Augustana College, Leader of Conference Schedule, is in Fourth Place. (Spsoial to The Herald) PEORIA, March 8 Hedding upset dope here Saturday and captured first place in the Northern section tournament, with Bradley second. Normal third and Augustana third.

The games were all played before a record attendance, and the games were all of the highest type and closely contested. After Bradley has assumed the lead by defeating Normal, Hedding won a hard fought game from Bradley and went into first place. Augustana defeated Lombard for the fourth place. Normal's Defeat Surprise The defeat of Normal by Bradley was the big surprise of the day to the teachers. They had confidently expected to trim Coach Brown's quintet but the locals won with a nine point lead.

The rael game of the day however was the Hedling victory over Bradley. With both teams tie in the last four minutes of play, a Hedding forward threw basket as the whistle blew for the end of the game. The local players and coach, insisted that the score was not legal, as they claimed the ball was thrown as the whistle blew. The officials however awarded the game to Hedding. Ihe scores of the were as follows: Afternoon Bradley, 27; Normal, 18.

Lombard, 32; AYilliam and Vashti, 25. ugustana, 49; Carthage, 24. Normal, 57; Eureka. 13. Night garnet.

Augustana, 27; Lombard, 24. Hedding, 23; Bradley, 21. 'Normal, 31; Augustana. ST LOUIS DEFEATS CHICAGO NATIONALS Cardinals Win Game in Tampa, Florida, 7 to 3, Over Cubs on Saturday. TAMPA, March s.

The St. Louis National league baaetall team Saturday beat the Chicago Nationals 7 to 3. Score: St. Louis 1 10 2 Chicago 3 11 3 Batteries Weilraan, Mltehell. Baumeard-ner and Agnew, Croffin; Cheney, Vaughn and Bresnahan, Hargrove.

WHITE SOX WIN. SAN FRANCISCO. Cat. March 8. Home runs by Chnppelle and Schalk.

of the Chicago Americans number one. In tha ninth Inning of the game of the San Franciso Coast league team, spelled defeate for the home team Saturday, the score being to3. YANKEES TAKE GAME. BEAUMONT, March 8. The New 1'ork Americans defeated the Beaumont, Texas leacue team here Saturday, 9 to 2.

"King" Cole knocked a home run in the second inning with two on bases. 1 TOURNEY In HEDDING The Score. Field goals Kiick 5, Brown 5. Miller D. Catlin 3.

Kiick 1, Reid 1. Frisliie 4, Stewart 1. Free throws Atchison 5, L. Kiick 3. The Official.

Referee Jones. Umpire Dadant. 1 Timekeeper Duerr. A WIXXEU. McKendree defeated Lincoln in the opening game of the evening by a score of 2S to 14.

The Lincoln players at the start showed plenty of fight and they started out to make things interesting. However, the loss of Taylor at center, ho sprained an ankle the day before. as a big handicap for the Lincoln crew and they could not overcome the tarly lead of McKendree. The Unrup. KXDRK'' 2.

LINCOLN 12. ft'iiii. ffeffer. If Valentine, Smiley, rf Frifdli, Loy. rg Ebbler, lg.

Williamson Perry Davis Barker Kirby The Score. Field goals Valentine 1, Harmon 4. Friedii 3, Smiley 2, Williamson 1. Perry 2. Parker 1.

Free throws Willimson 4, Valentine Harmon 3. The Officials. Referee Dadant. I'mpire Jones. Timekeeper Duerr.

UKSl.EYAX IX THIRD PI.ACK. Illinois Wesleyan captured third place in the standing Saturday night by winning the final came of the tournament from McKendree. Tho Lebanon quintet put up a hard-fought struggle and were not defeati-d -intil the final half was over. The work of Eliott and Tuiing was the feature of the game, both these players being responsible lor the large score. Kriedli, playing guard tor McKendree was the star for lis team.

He scored 14 points and in nearly all of the plays. The WKSLKVAV 43, 'Vltf-t KK- 21. rf rf koy -hott, Smith, If Pfeffer, Smiley rtollrab. Fibblor re Frteiill 'g Moore The Score. Field goals Pfeffer 2.

Loy 4, Friedli Smiley 2, Young 10, Eliott 2. Wjllrab a. Rust 4. Free throws Eliott 2 Smiley 1. The Offi.

lain. Referee Jones. Vmplre Dadant. Time keeper Duerr. Afternoon Games.

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