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20.102." DOUGTON DAILY PC3Tr SUNDAY V' P4mm KM: TEXANS SHOULD WIN GUT HE YEAR IN TRUE VALUE 1 1 1 afMall appearance and service counts in buying clothes. And on this basis that, we prefer have you judge us. Service, rather than surface merifh the basis of our clothing stock. Our lines of Overcoats and Suits come from the finest American makers. Snappy, classy garments, hot heavy and cumbersome, but "just right!" SIK01VTZ BROS.

HOUSTON AND it's ,1 it's to too rjgss 308 MAIM i In orderto make room for our Sprlog, stock, now arriving daily, we are going to close out all broken lots and sizes in soft Hats and Derbies. Our Entire Stock of S5 I $3 Imported Felt Hats Stewart's Collection of Bet Against the Willis Stewart may be heaved bodily out of th Texas, intercollegiate Athletic Association forever and ever, amen, next May whan th organization meets for th specific purpose of having the talented pilot of th T. J', eleven and Ralph Glaze of Baylor explain why they should not given the pink slip. In fact every Indication point to the fact that Willis Stewart will be hurled Into outer darkness with no mor ado than If the mem. bera of th board of directors should ask for a cup of coffee.

Just the same, when the summary execution of Messrs. Stewart and Glaze occurs, the rest of intercollegiate Texas will breathe a sigh for the passing of two of the livest members of the State school of coaches that have been In our midst in recent years Glaze put Baylor on the athletic map, took It when It had sunk Into a slough of almost athletic kMhargy and made It a winner in one year, a formidable contender In another season, and but for faculty Interference tn the third might have done wonders. Willis Stewart took up the thankless task of turning the Christiana from a hopeless set of nonentities in State football to a real strong combination that won every game on the schedule but one and that gave tha T. C. U.

adherents a taste of the glories of old Add Ran. It matters not after all that much cf these wonders have anDarentlv been achieved by Imported talent. Imported i talent has boosted many another State I team in recent years, haa even won a State championship. But Stewart and Glaze have been caught on the crest of an Inexorable wave of T. I.

A. A. reform and will be swept out to justify a praiseworthy ideal. But while th execution that Is certain i to occur is delayed until May. Willis I Stewart is lmprovisg his time by making nimseir the warmest number tne Mate has seen recently.

Item one: The success of the T. C. eleven last season. Item two: The all-star game at Dallas on New Y'ear'a Day. Football fans of North Texas are certain to see, one of the most promising football treats of recent seasons In this game.

It is true that the battle will hardly Drove to be as brilliant as a mln season game In top form between Tezas and A. and for Instance. The men of neither team will be really able to play as a unit as they will not have had hut a few days, of signal running together, and there has been a long month since training ended with the Thanksgiving games. Ergo, the conflict will not be a championship exhibition. Still, from the very fact that there Is not a single member of the Texas squad whose fame has not been echoed and re-ecnoeo over the reeking gridirons of the State, and hardly a one of the all-Southerners whose name has not been dally in the mouths of the gridiron lovers of all sections, the.

game Itself should possess an immense popular appeal. Who does not wish to see Hnrdage, the man Vandy rushed lu despite his in juries in a vain effort to pull a victory out of that autumn tie the man that Walter Camp mentions among his Immortals of the year? Who does not wish to see Chigger Browne, the old Sewanee quarter, and young Fletcher, whose al leged professionalism has brought Mississippi Into disrepuv in the S. 1. A. A but whose dazzling Kjlllance has rendered notable every gaiv "Ole Miss" placed this season.

Canall, Manshlp and Shields recall to every Texas follower of football the great barkfield that Stauffer took to College Station In 1911 Cahall. the great field goal kicker: Shields, a back with few weaknesses, if any. Then there are Willis Stewart and Freeland of Vandy, two men who made notable records in coaching State teams this season, who will be seen in players, togs, recall ing the day tnat Ralph rlutcheson went In to play quarter for the Longhorns. in a post-season game wltp the Longhorns. And there is that galaxy of other stars of the Commodores Connell, Hasslock, eMtzger.

Swofford, Covington. Robblns, Neely and A. Brown. Burns and Lamb are two of the greatest stars Auburn ever had, two men that Donahue will miss sadly when he calls his 1913 roll. It Is to be regretted in view or the popu- State that only Browne and Cheape hnve been selected from the ranks of the Purple.

An All-Star lineup truly, but still the Texans should beat tliem. They, too, have a fine roster of Lone Star talent than whom there is none better in the South. They have the advantage in be- A Imported Austrian. Velours $3.50 In All Colors Pearl, steel, Ian, brown, Cuba and black. Sizes from' 6 3-8 to 7 5-8.

THE STOKE SIS Msm v. EscltBSava Hata TO BOWL DALLAS AGAIN Houston Turnvereiners Will Play Match by Wire Tomorrow Night, BILLIARDISTS IN ACTIVITY Championship Matches Have "ifecn Arranged. XortUBf Star ami Sittoa Will Try Conohuioni Ajtia Weit Ma Greatly Iaterested in the Itpaaeae Star. January and February of th New Tear should be Interesting month for the billiard faay throughout th United States. Th first of th championship matches will be that at Pittsburg on the night of January is for th U.1 emblem between Or Morning-star, th champion at this open game, and George Sutton of Chicago, challenger and former holder of the tltl.

Wre or lose tn the Smoky City, Sutton, striving; to retrieve his lost laurels, will return lo Chicago and. making new chalk lines on his private table, will get doers to preparatory work for his championship match at New -wrk with William F. Hopp at Hotel AS tor on th night of February t. This match, also of WW points, will be for th 11 crown which adorns th head of th affable young New York ertsard who successfully defended his title in the recent New York tournament, and who will be a big favorite when face his old rival. Sutton.

Sutton, by the way, may prove a worthy foe of both Mornlngstar and Hopp. Ueorge atlll Is smarting under the defeat sustained from Ora when the letter lifted from him the 11.1 emblem at Chicago last spring, and la determined to turn the tables on his conqueror. To accomplish this end, Sutton has completely changed his method of practice, and instead of playing alone, the black ball against th white, as be Is wont, lie lias arranged a real match of 4000 polnrs with Calvin Demarest. They will play SOO points each afternoon and evening, the match opening tomorrow afternoon. All the game will be played at Sutton's room.

Sutton la In good health and of late he haa been In excellent stroke. Years ago he beat Hoppe In a New York tournament with an average of 100 flat for MO points. That performance established a world's record that still stsnds, the nearest approach to It being Hoppe's recent century average at Philadelphia in a 400-polnt game with George 1. Elos-son of New York. Sutton actually feels that he has "come back" to his old form, and if he beats Demarest In their 4000-point match, the portlv expert will Journey to Pittsburg confident of taking Mornlngstar Into camp.

Chicago and St. Louis are awaiting the coming of Kojl Yamada. the Japanese sensation. He and Slosson will play a 2400-point match at 13.2 In each of the Western cities, opening at Mussey's in Chicago on January (, and later taking In the Mound City, plsy'ng at Peterson's room. Yamada's style is as unique as It is wonderful, and though tha little brown man has had less titan four years experience with the cue, and that in a foreign land where rood players and tutors are less plentiful than in America, he uses both hands with equal facility and can outmasse the best players in th world.

The Japanese are great students, tscn day Kojl is learning something from Slosson. He has learned things from Hoppe. Sutton and others as well, and when he has been at it another year end a half, many good judges will miss their guess if he does not outstrip all the world's masters. He is not yet 24 years old and may not reach the limit of his splendid skill until is 30. And while the West is looking forward to the visit of Yamada and the marvelous Slosson marvelous considering his years-ae is the East looking forward to the coming of Welker Cochran, the 14-year-old schoolboy of Manson, Iowa.

Young Cochran's latest triumph was a victory over former amateur champion Charles F. Conklln whom he trimmed In Mussey's 11.2 handicap balk line handicap tournament at Chicago. Conklln attempted to play 150 to the youngster's 175 and Welxer won by a score of 1T5 to 192. Cochran lost but one game In 11 la the tourney. The Iowa boy's father wants him to remain at school' until the early part of February, when Welker, under the management of Frank A.

Winter of Chicago, and accompanied by his billiard teacher. Prof. Lanson Perkins, he will start on his exhibition tour. William P. Museey, who Is eager to have young Cochran display his skill both tn the East and the West, will finance the venture.

It being Mr. Mussey's firm belief that the world never has seen at the same age not except, ing Hoppe when Willie was a little fellow a player as great as the bright-eyed but modest boy who has put Manson, Iowa on the map. Cochran and his companions will make the following cities, giving exhibitions at each, the dates to be announced later: Indianapolis. Dayton, Columbus, Pittsburg, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York. Providence.

Brooklyn, Boston, Springfield, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester. Buffalo. Erie, Cleveland, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Decatur. St. Louis, Kansas City and Omaha The proposed Intercity 18.2 balk Una match between Clarence Jackson of Chicago and Al Taylor of has been indefinitely postponed owing to the illness of Taylor.

allscent to the Gulf wat.rs, should build up the yachting game. Auto Racing. San Antonio and Galveston hold the palm for auto racing in this Stat. Th Ean Antonio association got back In the good graces of the A. A.

A. after their suspension along with Oldfleld In 1911. The short setback apparently had little affect on them. Galveston, as usual, held the beach races In August, which proved an Immense success. The beach track is one of th beat racing courses in the country.

Bine the tragic death of Tobin de Hymel, Texas has failed to put really noted driver tn the field. Texans in Sporting Field. Texas hasgiven the sport world of 1912 many prominent figures In allied sports that ar not found in tha borders of the State or in sending men to distant corners for athletic competition. In the boxing world, though discredited and ostracised by both his own raca and the srhltes, Jack Johnson the Galveston negro, remains the undisputed champion of the world and ali of the Coffroth elimination battles can not bear to tha contrary. In the latter, however, tha Stat produces a newer and cleaner figure In Jesse Wlllard, the Texas cowboy, who is regarded aa a promising heavy.

Wlllard bested Luther McCarthy, conqueror of Flynn and New Year's oppo nent oi raiser, a iv round Dout in New York. The giant figure of Cass Tarver of Anson loomed for a few weeks on the heavyweight horizon, but even the Jaded fist of Carl Morris was able to disoell that threatening cloud. The leading Jockey of 1912, with laurels gained at Juarez and In the Middle West, is a Texas boy. a mere youth of It. Th big league stlU echo th fame of many Texans and Texas Leaguers.

A mone the most prominent native Tex an In to big gam for 1912 were Tiis Speaker of the Red Sox, Chief Wilson of the Pirates, Tex Erwin of Brooklyn, Roy Mitchell of the Browns and Charlie Mcuoaaia oi Cincinnati. Ia Captain-elect Aubrey Carter of Vlr gin la, Houston contributes an all-star selection to the South Atlantic division of th gridiron world. Eddie Hash the motorcycle champion killed In the carnival death at Newark in early fall, waa a Texan, and the moat noted figure of Texaa sport to pas to the great seyona in These are by no means all, but at least a few of th Lone Star notables of Talent Looks Like Good All-Southerners. I HIS lii. I I Willis Stewart.

Coach of T. C. who Is the prime mover In staging the All-Star game at Lallas on New Year's. ing better fitted to climatic conditions thsn the Sewanee men for instance. Most of them have been active players in the past season, while several of the All-Southerners have been out a year or two.

Thev will not have had that long overland trip from Birmingham to consider. And as thev are not to be debutantes Into the professional class as are most of the All-Southerners, they are taking care of themselves to be in fit physical condition for basket ball, baseball and track In 1913. Nineteen representatives of the I.one Star elevens will line up as against 23 of the All-Southerner. It is difficult to estimate just how he teams will line ip at the start on New Year's Day at Dallas, but here-is a 'ough guess on the wav they will clash: All-Texas. Position.

All-South. End. Rattan (T. U.l. (Vanderbllt) Tackle.

Lambert (A. Freeland (Vanderbilt) Guard. Ware (T. C. IT.) Metzger (Vanderbilt) Center.

Cusmman (A. Adams (Mississippi) Guard. Cooper Vanderbilt Ju Kane (Texas). Lamb (Auburn) End. Walton (8.

P. Dealey (Texas 1.. yuarter. Spake (A. AM.) Fletcher (Mississippi) Half.

Griggs Hardase (Vanderbilt) Fullback. Cox (T. C. C) CaWl (Mississippi) Half. Bateman (A.

l. (Mississippi) Subs All-Texas: St. Clair iPolv). Gant (Baylor). Uolson (T.

C. Everett (A, 4 Able (Amherst). Hunter (Transylvania). Vesmirovskl (A. Grav (Austin).

All-South: Burns CXu-hurn). Connell (Vanderbilt), Hasslork (Vanderbilt), Barker (Mississippi), Swaf-ford (Vanderbilt), Cheape (Sewanee), Browne (Sewanee), Robins Vanderbiltl. Neely (Vanderbilt), Davis (Auburn), A. Brown (Vanderbilt), Manshlp (Mississippi). The clash win probably cause as much furore as the two battles between Tom Sharkey and Jim Jeffries, when the sailor and the boilermnker were comparatively young at the game.

A whisper comes from the East, however, that the fight which Is pending must not be looked upon as the final heat tn a white hope Journey. It is said one Jess Wlllard will wish It tc be remembered that he outboxed Luther McCarty in New Tork. Willard, If report speaks -truly, will demand a match with McCarty in the event of the latter win-i ning from 1'alzer. There Is another rumor, not so well defined, that Tony Ross will rebel strenuously at any attempt on Palzer's part to claim white hope supremacy. Al end Luther will probably regard the3 little interruptions as samples of tne worry which are rarely inseparable from greatness In any walk of life.

When the time comes Willard or Rnss or whoever it may be will simply be asked to locate a promoter who will offer "suitable Inducements" and that any challenge couched in respectful, diplomatic language will rece'i'e the conaideratton It deserves. Jack Johnson, by common consent, has been thrust aside, but some one has asked how it will be If Sam Langford comes back, from Australia and objects tu the white hope claiming a monopoly of the white hope situation. This Is another bridge that it will be time enough to cross when it Is reached. At the same time If Langford does put in an appearance and insists that he Is entitled to recognition from the survivor of the white hope tests one great controversy will arise. Suggestions have been made that there be no mixed matches in the future.

In such case a white man refusing to battle with Langford will be forced to take the stand that hs merely claims to be the white champion of the world. "All right," Langford may say, "I claim the black championship of the world, and In order to make the situation Interesting, I am going to claim the championship of all th races In the world." Unless a defi of that kind Is noticed, no great step will have been taken toward "restoring the pugilistic supremacy to th white race." AMAZONS WON TITLE. Race In Junior Basket Ball League Now Over. In a real classy struggle of basket ball fought out yesterday morning at the Young Men' Christian Association th wall balanced Amazon team won the Junior championship title by defeating the Rlilnes by the score of i to 6. It was a game in which skill, speed and endurance proved too much for determination and grit for the losers were both out weighed and out matched by their larger and stronger opponents.

Arthur Lee Forbes was the performer for the victors. His shooting for baskets was accurate and skillful and helped materially to bring the victory to his team. Chamberlain, Baker and Lottmann also did good vJnrk. For the losers Krsnk Fowler and OMIe Wolf played the best. These a s.

I 1 TEXAS SPORT Own In Ranks of Lone Achievement. establishment of the Texas branch of tha A. A. U. 'baa been too recent to produce results aa yet, but la time the men who wear the Insignia of the greatest Stat la th Union will be found leaving their mark on the records of amateur ability.

The A. A. IT. is really developing exceptional strength at Ban Antonio, but has not as yet spread this far. Meets and relay races under the auspices of Secretary Dugosh have, however, been held.

The State University won the Intercollegiate title last May In the meet at Austin. The team that won was one of the strongest the Longhoms bad ever had. Trie Intercollegiate winners la the various events were as follows: 150-Tard Hardies. Bering (Baylor), II seconda i'ard Hurdlea Ross (Texas). fT.l.

ltM-Yard Dash. agleston (A. and 1 flat SSO-Tard. Eagleatoa (A. and l.

440-Yard. Hoover (Texas), SI: 94. Half Mile Bruce (Texas), 1: 1-4. Mile. Clyce (Austin College).

4: 4-S. Shot. Coley (Dauiel Baker), 11 feet Inches. Hammer. Lambert A.

and lis feet I inches. Discus. Berry (Texas), 10 Pole Vault James (A. and 1 feet I Inches. Broad Jump.

Vlalng (Texas), II feet 1 1-2 inches. Mile Relay. Taxaa, asket Sail. Basket ball is another sport that la little developed outside of the colleges and Toung Men Christian Association gymnasiums. The interootleglates are the only possible outlet for determining a Stste champion.

The title for 1)12 passes to Baylor and. while the Baptists ore generally credited with having possessed the strongest oulnt In the field, the championship Is largely unsatisfactory. The schedules of almost all of tha college fives were summarily lopped off by the meningitis scare which raged In January and February. The teams were afraid to invade infected territory. Baylor had by far the beat record of any of the teams and th title they claimed was unquestioned.

Golf. Golf Is becoming more and more popular in the State, and 1911 should find It at a higher stage of development than ever before. Nineteen hundred and twelve marked a banner year for th men of the links and the Stste tournament on the links of the Dallas Country Club found a record field to contest the title held In 1911 by Bob Connolly. More and more clubs are being formed and there will be several new cities knocking for sdmission at the gates of the State Association next year. Then, too, the grounds are being improved.

Both Houston and Dallas possess lt-hole links and other cities are certain to follow their lead. San Antonio now has public links at Laurel Heights. The State champion of 112 Is George V. Rotaji of Waco, recognised as one of the beet amateur players in Texas and a man known on Eastern as well as home links. Rotan was the winner from Mun-ger of Dallas in the finals.

The golf season at Houston has been an unusual success. The links are being constantly improved to meet the demands of the many golfers who contest for numerous handsome trophies offered. There has been no local championship played, but Commodore Bryan Heard retains his honor as the crack player of the Houston loentry ciuo. The next meeting of the State Association will be held here, and E. L.

Spot is of this city Is the president of the organisation. Trap Shooting. Texas stands second to none In the trap shooting world and 1912, as usual, has found a Big field of players out for honors with the shotgun. Jim Day had entered the amateur ranks and Ed Forsgard waa In that unhappy state between the expiration of his professional career and his return to the amateur ranks. Consequently both of these former champions were missing.

Mrs. Ad Teopperwetn of Kan Antonio, however, retained the ladles' championship with shotgun, rifle and revolver and Ad Toepperwein was the same old wizard with rifle and revolver, and Sammy Forsgard is still unrivaled as a boy shot. The State tournament was held at Waco with Houston supplying most of the high guns. The State championship was won by J. D.

Allen of Fort Worth, who tied Nic Ane of Houston at 47 out of SO, but in tha shoot -of captured the event, li straight to 20. Ane won the doubles championship for the second time. Dan O'Connell of San Antonio 'was elected president of the association and the next shoot will be held In Temple. The annual Sunny South held in Houston proved a big success, with Jay Graham finishing as high amateur, Charlie Spencer high professional, and Aff Gardner and Bill France winning the team championship. The Texas Guard did better work with the rifle in the 1912 season than any of their teams had shown in several years.

Tennis. Tennis seems to grow by leaps and bounds and attained a popularity in 191Z that It had hardly been dreamed of. Every city has Its enthusiastic players on the courts and contributes its quota to the annual State tournament. The State champion for 1912 is once more Semp Russ of San Antonio, a player who Is fast becoming to the game 'n Texas what Lamed has always been to the National racquet wielders. Russ ha apparently obtained a corner on the Stat title, and his brilliance after a dectt.de of achievement is hardly dimmed.

Houston sprang to the forefront in supplying the runner-up to Russ la Frack Riordan. who will be a champion one of these days. Walthall and Russ won the doubles event. In the Intercollegiate the Longhorns have apparently produced a wonder in Gillespie Stacy of Austin. who woald have made a better showing in the State tournament than he did had he not been wearied out by the hard schedule he was tailed on to tackle.

He swept tha Inter-collegtates clean, however. The Stat Vniver slty also won the doubles title. The Houston tennis chemDions do not include Riordan. aa ha was absent when the city championship was played. The singles winner waa E.

H. Taussig and the doubles champions Klrby Page and R. H. Spencer. Both the Country Club and Toung Men's Christian Association are busily engaged In fostering this sport.

Bowling. Although a Stats League exists for th cocked-hat bowlers, it is really an Intercity affair between Houston and Dallas. There Is no real State association for cither cocked-hat or ten-pin bowling. At the annual Labor Day meeting of the State Association In Dallas, the Dallas Athletics captured tha No. 1 trophy, while Houston Turnvereln won the other tronny ana two medals.

Tha State Association will probably be reorganized along new lines during th coming year. Locally me Turnvereln has been the big factor In fostering cocked-hat bowling while th Toung Men's Christian Association leads the ten-pin bowlers. In this sport there has been no regular city championship, but the eld Harris County League was revived for cocked hat with four teams In No. 1 class and four In No. 2.

All of these teams did not finish out the schedule, but the A polios won the No. 1 trophy and the Athletics the No. z. The league has been reorganised agala on a new basis. Power Boat and Yachting.

The Houston Launch Club Is the only organisation on the Texas Coast that ha displayed any indication of boosting power boat races and yachting. This field has a brilliant opportunity and a dozen Texas cities should possess clubs and participate In an annual regatta as well aa stag club runs and Intercity race. This season, avea Galyeston did not par. tiolpat la the local regatta a waa don In 191L Galveston, Houston, Corpus and many other coast towns and thoee ayou Gty Has Held Its Star Athleuc Wltk the death kneU of the dying about to sound, the closing daye of 1)11 can look back on 11 months that bar meant much In. the advance of sport and sportsmanship in the annals of, Texas Nineteen hundred and twlr lias found the State busier than ever along athletic lines, improving old and favorite sports, taking up.

new. It' must be conceded that Texas has fir from reached the highest point of development along athletic Unes. The Lone rar State la immeasurably behind New York, for instance, in developing sport. With a wealth of material from which to select there has as yet been too little attempt to direct it Into suitable channels. The sporting public is far too much over-shadowed bv baseball and too little attention is paid" to other Unes.

Intercollegiate feotbaU has a wide vogue, but outside of section of the State the colleges must depended on. too, for lite track and teld activities. But there are dozen of branches ol sport even outside of the almost prohibited racing game which Texas neglects. Billiards and pocket billiards are almost entirely localized. Bowling Is little better.

iylo is literally a local sport at 8an An-tnio and El Paso. With a wide stretch real progress along power boat and yachting lines. And there are many sports in which Texas is hardly entered at all. Still. 1I2 has marked progress.

Along whatever lines Lone Star athletes have directed their energies, they have don, well. Records have been made and low-tfed. Advances have been marked. And tke State has shown every indication of becoming more and more well known along athletic lines. noupum RM Iivr unil mi of the State In putting sport on a firm basis in The Bayou City holds the baseball professional championship and has contribated her battling sons to the ranks of very nearly every championship urganlzation as well as supplying talent in those branches of the sport where the Individual and not the team becomes Voted.

Her sons have served loyally In the past year to bring her name -o the forefront o( achievement. Baseball. Baseball. in 1511, as always, held the center of the stage for Texas sport. The heroes of the diamond have a fascination for all classes In all States and Texas is no exception.

Baseball stands on a high plane here and that Is one of the sources of lu lasting popularity. The Texas League of 191! was marred by few of the bitter differences that bad existed before. To a large extent, all was harmonious. After meeting the exigencies of a reduced salary limit, the eight clubs yet showed that they could put up a fast brand of baseball as ever. Not one of the eight clubs proved a burden to the league even though several lost money.

At tha opening of the season Beaumont relieved Oklahoma City, thus making for the first time in years an actual all-State circuit. Under the leadership or John Henry Ftllman, the Houston Buffaloes took an early lead and by July 4 had assumed so lengthy a start that Interest tn the race lagged. With a crippled club fighting gamely, however, ground was gradually lost until San Antonio and Waco threatened to overtake the Buffs. In the cios- Ing days, however, the Buffs made a final stand on the home grounds after a glorious road, trip and won out. The flag will be officially awarded at the first Texas League meeting in January.

Frank Meta of San Antonio was tha leading batsman of the league and George Foster of Houston the leading pitcher. Messrs Sena and Roberts were the magnates oasnlng the pennant winner. The league as usual sent a strong quota of players to the big leagues. Among the men sold or drafted were Foster of Houston, Bader and Gibson of Dallas, Setts, Midkiff and Metx of 8a Antonio. Taff of Waco, Martina and Brandt of Beaumont, Taylor and McLarry of Austin and Moore of Galveston.

The Intercollegiate championship was wen by Baylor, coached by Ralph Glaze of Dartmouth. The team proved a great liltting combination and made a splendid record. Two of the collegians on the Baptist roster. Pitcher Harrell and Outfielder Little, graduated to the majors Harrell to the Athletics and Little to the Highlanders. Football.

The football season Is a recent affair, and the triumphs of the year yet live fresh In memory. The championship passed by default to Texas A. and though both the1 Farmers and the State University had undefeated elevens in Texas football, and each suffered but one defeat at the hands of an outside club. The Longhoms. however, had refused to Rchedule a game with their ancient rivals coached the winning eleven, la addition to holding the State championship, A.

and M. woo the Southwestern title by defeating Oklahoma at Houston during No-Tsu-Oh week 1b one of tbs moat memorable battles of the year. The season produced many star players and rendered difficult All-Star selections. The men making the composite eleven of selections by State coaches were as fol--. Ends.

Woodhull (Texas) and Montgomery A- and tackles. Lam-tei and Bowler (both of A. and wards, Jordan (Texas) and Coley i Daniel aker); center, Murray (Texas); quarter, tt (Texas); halves, Griggs (Austin), il (A. and M-l, Brown Texas full-, Veamirovski (A. and Cov (T.

An uapleaaant echo of the State season the aseeUng of the T. I. A. A. st Ja'orth to consider charges of pro- wnalism made against certain men.

result of this season, several T. and Baylor players were barred from T. A. A. and Coaches Glaze (Dartmouth) of Baylor and Stewart (Vender-bitt) Texas Chrisciian University were given until May to prove their innocence in' the matter.

A new entrant in the Held of Intercollegiate football was Rif Institute of Houston, coached by Philip H. Arbuckle (Illinois and Chicago), former coach of Southwestern. Rice did not attempt a heavy Intercollegiate schedule this year. By defeating many of the strongest schools and academies in the State and going through aa undefeated season, Houston High established a claim to the Texas scholastic title. Kenneth Krahl of Tcxaa coached the team.

Track and Field. Tha track and field are the most sadly neglected branches of sport In Texas, considering the real wealth of material that tiie Lone Star State could produce. The i on rn an. UARCR CULKOK Hourtoa. Tires, fl.SS.

Neverleak. 25a. toy com wripa. Bicycle Credit. thc itia EXCELSIOR MOTORCYCLE 173 Es Here Soon.

Order How hi Isi-Ei! Kotorcrcti Sopptj Co. 1 1 03 CAPITOL AVUCZ $25.00 $2.60 Foot Pumps SOo ITerer teak 5e '7 CZARDSLEY IISX ia Am $14.50 and $20 OAUVEITOM S3.50 $4.00 Broken lotsStetson Felts and Derbies $2.50 $3.00 broken Lots Felt and Stiff Hata $1.65 In All Sizes and Colors, HAT cracks, appear In the lineup for th con testing teams. The match br wire a fortnight ago waa an Immense succesa. It served to stimulate enthusiasm on the alleys of both Houston and Dallas, as is evidenced by the stsglng of the return match. Houston.

In the other match, made a clean aweep of the boards. The matchea are bowled by games of 10 frames each. The local Turnvereiners turned In the high score by a wide mar--pin every game over both opponents. The le al men are confident of repeating the record. The teams engaged will be aa follows: Houston TurnveTeln.

Albrerht, R. Kno-del. M. Knodel, Smeaton and Benzlger. Dallas Turnvereln.

Taylor, Weaver, Peterman. Smith, Fred Peterman. DhIIks Athletics. Hcherer, Hogg, Hudel, H. Peterman and Bail.

St. Louis Americans that Lou Olger haa been signed to train the pitching state of the Browns la their spring training camp at Waoo, Texas. AFTER POLO TITLE. English Will Bring Only Strong invading Team. LONDON, December 28.

In queat of tna, polo championship the English polo players will take to America next spring tn finest string of polo ponies ever got to- getner in ngiana, accoraing to tn Daily Telegraph. The Duke of Westminster has been alert for a long time past In preparation for the visit to America and intenda to see that even the "weight cf American dollars" will not avail to eclipse th Brlt ish ponies. "On the authority of Major Edfertoa Green, manager of Hurllngham Club," says the Telegraph, "the present ar-rangements are to send the following sis players to America: "Captain George De Leville, W. S. Buckmaster.

Captain Captain ml Eon, r. iu. rreaKe ana ijora wooae-house. This Includes the old Cantab team, which haa been recognised, aa th strongest In England." SX. ''ii 1500 1 italtn Ihmtghmsl At ctunhy, I e.

b. factory 7 rmoWi mad aiijeMfMV 1 $200 9250 'ea A I jinn miaiis Coast Critic Discusses Heavyweight Outlook and Palzer-McCarthy Bout. Houston Turnvereln will hold another bowling match by wire tomorrow night, this time playing both the Vallas Turnvereln and the Dallas Athletics, the two strongest teams of the North Texas bowlers. This match 'Will start iu both cities at 8 sharp Monday nlslit. The Turnvereiners have no league bowling this week and their men are therefore, able to play.

All of the bowlers are requested to he on hand tomorrow night and Secretary Smeaton promises that there will be somethlngn hand besides the bowling. The team selected to bowl for Houston Turnvereln In the match by wire Is practically the old big five, with one exception, Max Knodel being the newcomer to the ranks. The names of the twft I'etermans, well known here as Dallas midgets were largely responsible for the splendid showing of the liwra. The tabulated score of the game follows: Khlnes. Amazons.

Position. Ottle Wolf K. Chamberlain (Gapt.) Right Forward F. Fowler (Capt.) Forbes I Forward D. Berry H.

Williams, rt. Hunter B. Lottmann Center liatuestein Rl.ht Guard W. Baker Left Guard Field goals Fowler 2. Forbes J.

Baker. Goals from foul line Wolf. Forbes. length of halves Ten minutes. Won by Amazons.

Score 9 to S. Referee Bellmont. s- Sco'rer and Timer Nelms. WILL TRAIN BROWNS' PITCHERS. Lou Crtger Has Been Signed Up for tha Job Is ReDOt.

(Houston Post Special.) ST. LOUIS. December 28. It wss announced here by the management of the Motocxple BY W. W.

NAUGHT0N. SAN FRANCISCO, December 28. With Jim Flynn, the Puehlo fireman, eliminated from the heavyweight prospect by Luther McCarty, white hopes at large should breathe more freely. Flynn for years has been a stumbling block in the path of young stalwarts who thought themselves especially endowed by Nature and eminently fitted by their talents to wrest the championship crown from whoever happened to be wearing it. Jim was to latter-day heavies what Peter Maher and Choynski were to the rising young glove wielders of a dozer, or more years ago.

He fell short of true championship form himself, but be could be depended upon to shatter the dreams of any young husky aspiring to front rank honors. Just st present the Los Angeles sports are singing tha praises of Luther McCarty. They ar sorry they Judged hint by th ordinary white hope standards. They learn too late that he knew how to hold himself together like a seasoned heavy weight-" instead of floundering like a novice. TdcCarty's straight left was a revelation, and his short right, which was so much in evidence, was equally effective.

JThe big Nebraskan's pace was such that whenever Flynn attempted to jump close poor Jim ran against a steady ing puncn. McCarty was as firm as a rock at all times. He was well set. and he presented an almost impenetrable front to th fellow -who has made a specialty of storming white hope forts for years. Just how It will be when McCarty meets Palzer remains to be seen.

Palzer, of course, will not be asxeasy, to handle as Flynn. The latter compares with McCarty as a bull terrier does to a mastiff, but in the coming engagement there will be no discrepancy in size. So far aa reach and weight are concerned there will be nothing to choose between Palzer and Luther, and this means that the coming fight will of necessity ba entirely different in character from th Flynn-McCarty engagement. As a surety McCarthy will not hold Pal-ser at arm's length with the left while picking a target for the right. In the arguments that are being Indulged in at present Palzer and McCarty are regarded as an evenly matched pair.

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