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mm. Wmmmwk rl rM) CIIIGAHS GREATEST NEWSPAPER Critics Doubt Wisdom of Deal Which Sends Blue and Manush to St. Louis NATIONAL LOOP PAYS TRIBUTE REFEREE VOTED SLATTERY DRAW One Bidder Who Lost Out Roger Peckinpaoghy New Indian Pilot, Who Sought Heinie Manush. RICE, VANGILDER COME TO BENGALS IN SURPRISE DEAL CODGARS FALL BEFORE SPEEDY LES CANADIENS Frenchmen Have Too Much Speed for Over-Worked De-troit Club and Win, 6 to 1. TO HERRMANN Club Owners Former Young Outfielder Rated Highly Enough But It' Hard to Figure Advantage When Blue I Considered With Vangilder.

President of Reds Honorary Member of League. Boxing Commission Reveals That Decision Given Tommy Loughran Monday Night Was Not Unanimous. New York, Dec. 13. (A.

The decision by which Tommy Loughran, of Philadelphia, defeated Jimmy Slattery, of Buffalo, last night and gained undisputed possession of the world's light heavyweight title, was not unanimous. The state athletic commission, st its meeting today, disclosed that the reieree, Lou Magnolia, voted for a draw, although the two judges, Tom Flynn and Charles Mathison, decided in Lou-ghran's favor at the end of the 15-round match in Madison Square Garden. The commission took no action on the decision, although it was unofficially indicated that at least one of its members considered Slattery should have been swarded at least a draw. Loughran already is matched to defend his newly won title against Leo Lomski, Pacific coast challenger, here on January 6. O'DAY dVEN NEW JOB v.

Veteran Arbiter Named Umpire ScoutCards, Phillies Figure in Deal. New Tork, Dec. IS. (A. The National league clubowners, in annual meeting today, elected August Herrmann, former Cincinnati president, an honorary member of the Veteran Pitcher Good Only for Rescue Work and Weak Mound Staff Will Not Be ened Materially'by Him.

BY HARRYULLION. NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Threats made by President Frank J. Navin of the Detroit Baseball club, and the Tigers' playing manager to trade players were fulfilled here today, but whether the deat that sent Heinie Manush and Lou Blue to the Brown in exchange for Harry Rice, Elam Vangilder and a player yet to be named, is going to he advantageous to the Bengal executive! remains to be established.

It was the talk of the baseball gathering throughout the day and opinions expressed didn't reflect on the shrewdness of Navin or Moriarty, who worked together in completing the trade. On the other hand, Philip De Catcsby Ball and Dan Howley were congratulated on III league, and appointed the veteran THEY MUST GO TO ST. LOUIS OLYMPICS PLAY HAMILTON HERE umpire, Frank ODay, aa "general player and umpire acout." O'Day was relieved of all other dutlea. ine owners Toted to retain the syatem of three umpires used In games last season and decided to dedicate the Christy Mathewson 'Ur, Tigers Make Debut in Canadian success on scoring a marginal triumph Memorial at Bucknell university For two good ballplayers, League Game Against Foy-ston's Club Tonight. just past 25, and the other next June or The memorial will take the form of a gateway one otIOARSMEN FACE the Tigers get a fair ball leaaing to the atadlum.

in Rice and a chronic bull habitant in Vangilder. ne new ooara or directors was named as follows: Charles A. stone- Detroit Club, in Midst of Bad ONE-RACE RULE if T. Barney Dreyfuas, Pittsburgh; William L. Veeck, Chicago, and EmlJ Fuchs, Boston.

Phillies Get Ring. Limitation Placed on Competi p.VrfT-nF in st- Louis rd1 Pitcher Jimmy fl ctcher John Schulte to cnnse for three players, Shortston Jimmv r.nn. tion of Americans in Olympics. Outfielder John Mokan and Catcher Sculling Events Too Closely Bunched to Permit Good Showing, Officials Decide. Philadelphia, Dee.

11. (A. SUB BOWLER ment is expressed by magnates who would gladly have entered the market for either or both of the dismissed Tigers if they had been given a chance to barter. But the trade was made so suddenly and ') with marked secrecy that all the i t'ifappointcd club owners could do was comment on the generosity of the Detroit officials. 1 Browas Get Evra.

Several weeks ago, Phil Ball was 1 held up to ridicule because he let Milton Gaston go to Washington In exchange for Coffman. a pitcher of 1 doubtful qualities and Earl Mc-; Neely and in and out outfielder. But he'a even now. the entice are une.nl-; mous in declaring, alno.e the Manush and Blue for Kice and Vangilder ivip became the principal topic of 'discussion. If Manush and Blue could not fit Into the scheme of things for en-other season In Detroit, the manage-' ment could have traded them In a way that would reflect more credit on It.

Kuppose Klce does fill the place vacated by Manush. In a cspa-Me manner, the bent the Detroit i elub claim there Is an even break. But try to eonvlnoe anybody who has even a hasy idea of the value of a ball player, that Vangilder la an even swap for Blue and you re apt to be ahot without further prov-1 cation. I gr Oaly Ob Advaatag. MORENZ, JOLIAT STAR Fleet Forwards Carry Attack to Scarlet Shirts Holmes Has Busy Session.

Montreal, Dec. 13. Lea Csna-dlena Increased their lead in the National Hockey league race hers tonight In burying th Detroit Cougars under a to 1 score. The Cougars were outskated, outgeneralled and outbumped an inspired team that never pd carrying the attack to the vaders. The Canadiens' atartin't front line of Jollat, Ciagne snu Morens rained shots from all entries on the veteran Detroit soul tender and his work, especially the early stages, was brilliant.

Canadiens scored the oulv goal of the first period when ilaniha broke through late in the session and oulscored the Cougars a to 1 In the second Period, Joliat and Morena tallying for Canadians while etan Browa got hi first goal of the season for Detroit. Larochelle vaeged two goals In quick succession in the third period and Eddie Buke added the final tally of the game a few minutes befora the final bell. Mnatha Scores First. Walker laid th first shot of th game on Halnsworth's pads as the teams set up a fast pace in th early mlnut-es. Aurie and Walker got through on a nice piece or teem play but th shot was wide and Morens and Gardiner transferred play to the other end where Holmes waa kept busy for several minutes.

Aurie waa getting In some beautl. ful rushes for the Cougars but Jollat broke loose and went right In on Holmes, only to miss his chance when he could not get his stick the rolling puck. Twice in the course of a few minutes, the Canadiens had a one-man advantage but could not score and Nobis almost put the Cougars In front When his hard drive skidded past the post. Mantha finally battered his way through the stiff Cougar defense to beat Holmes after 13 minutes of play on a solo effort, and just before the period ended. Noble and Holmes saved a tally from Lrochclle.

Star Hrown Scores. Only a minute after th second Period the Cougars were besten on another pass from behind their goal, a piay that five times this season has been turned Into tallies, lyiorens shoved the rubber out to the waiting Jollat and the left winger gave Holmes no chance to save. Five minutes Inter, the Cougars came back with their first goal of the game, Brown taking a pass from Johnny Kheppard for th tally. Th same pair almost repeated a minute later. Then Aurie was through twice for as manv shots on Halnsworth but could not bulge the twine.

Morens put the Csnadiene two up mid-way In the period when be took a pass from Jollat for th counter. The Cougars fought bsrk hsrd. Halnsworth leaving his goal to break up a Aurle-Walker combination. Hay appeared to hsv Halnsworth beaten but hit. ths gnl tender on the chest snd th period ended with the Frenchmen enjoying a two goal lead.

Canadiens Hun Wild. Th Frenchmen had too much speed for the Cougars In the tins! period and registered three times while holding Detroit scoreless. Larochelle got the first one after 11 minutes of play and th same player Centlmira Page St. American oarsmen will bt per Slump, Gets a Chance to Polish Up Its Attack. Frank Foyston geta another chance to lift hla Olympica out of a alump that has toppled them from the top rung In the Canadian league to fourth place In little more than a week, when the Hamilton Tigers invade Olympla tonight.

The Olympics were deadlocked at the top with Kitchener when tho club took the road less than two weeks ago, but successive defeats in Hamilton aud London, and another reverse suffered at the hands of Kitchener here Monday night, put an altered complexion on the "There ts no questioning the ability of the Olympics. They have the material, but the club has not been in its stride. In Kitchener, the Olympics blanked the Millionaires by the same score that Skinners t'ub smeared the Detroitere Monday night, hut that was the last good gume the Detroit team has shown. More Flalah Needed. Failure to finish around goal has contributed more than anything else to the slump of the Olympics.

A dozen times against London, and almost as often against Kitchener, Olympic puck carriers were through the defense with only the goal tender to beat, but Invariably ahot straight et the net guardian, or missed the mark entirely, with the result that Foyston's club failed to tally In cither game. The veteran Bernie Morris looked more like his former self against Kitchener Monday night and Mc- TOPS 'STAKES jonnara. in making the announcement. Manager Bill Mc-Kechnie of the Cardlnala aald no cash was Involved. Negotiations for the trade were Begun at the recent minor league meeting in Dallas, Texas, and co.n-P t'ted today.

It marked tha first player deal for two new managers. McKechnle of the Cardlnala and Burt Shotton of the Phillies. Tt transaction sends Ring back to tha Phillies after a two-year absence. He was with the Olants in 192 and sent to St. Louis along with erank Frlsch in exchange for Rogera Hornsby.

Rohlas Land Knur. Schulte, an International league product, finished the season with the ardlnals. Coney went to the Phillies In the deal by which the Chicago Cubs got Hal Carlson. The Brooklyn Robins picked tip four young players during the day to strengthen the battery ranks. They were Hugh Wise, e.

catcher from the ITnlversltv of Purdue; Pitchers C. B. Danforth and J. Rob, Inson, both from the seml-profea-elonal lots of Dallas, Texas, and Olenn Ropp, who pitched independent ball in Pennsylvania last season. All were free agenta.

'A "Si i i mtrt Vr" Perkins, Rolling for Ludiker, Leads Tuesday Squad With 1,280 Count. Gilboe Slumps After Setting Ranger Star Holds Hockey Scoring Lead Frankie Boucher First With Johnny Sheppard Close Behind. Montreal, Deo. 11. (A.

Frankie Boucher New York Rangers continues to lead tha goal scorers la the National Hockey league. Including games of December 11, Boucher has tallied eight goals and two assists. Close behind him is Johnny Sheppard, winger of the Detroit Cougars, with six goals and three assists. Howie Morenz, of tha Canadiens, la deadlocked with George Hay of the Detroit team with eight points. Eddie Shore of Boston has supplanted Ching Johnson of the Rsngers aa the most frequent offender In the league.

Shore haa spent 48 minutes In the penalty box while Johnson has served 4L In the dismissal of Blue, nf the Tlaers can see one poa- Lelble advantage that will be gained. i With Blue no longer around aa a mitted to row In only one event at the Olympic racea In Holland next year. Tha committee in charge of rowing, of which George C. Melloy, of this city, Is a member, has decided. The purpose of the rule Is to make each oarsman and crew concentrate on one race.

Melloy said the races In Holland would be so close together that It would be next to Impossible for oarsmen to make a good showing If they were entered In more than one contest. Sculling Dlflereat Now. In 1920, Jack Kelly, of this city, distinguished himself by winning the Olympic singles title and also rowing to victory In the doubles with his cousin, Paul Costello, but It was pointed out that the sculling field now is quite different. There appears to be no outstanding American who dominates in single sculls aa did Kelly when he wore the national championship crown. Tryouts will be held on the Schuylkill river here next apring.

There will be no restrictions on the entries In the trials. If an oarsman or crew wlna two racea. the second man or crew will ba added to the Olympic squad. Canadian Favored. Whoever wins the right to represent the I'nlted States In the elnirles sculls will have to show speed in Holland to beat Joe Wright, of Toronto, who will represent Canada.

The son of the former rowing coach -mcnace to jonuuy rtcui, inh tha aitrvlvnr Pace for Two Games. Pinch hitters ususally strike out In a crisis and substitutes rarely are aa good as the regular, hut W. Perkins disproved both theories yesterday afternoon at the Garden alleys when, rolling for Ken Ludiker, he topped tho sweepstakes squad with a count of 1,280. And there was nothing flukey about Perkins' performance as ha had six series better than double Cabe is improving with every game. The teem play is gooa enougn.

om effectiveness around goal must be improved and Hamilton offers the Olympics a chance to polish up its attack tonight. IU will of the rare for the first base assignment might take matters more aeriously. That's all. however. How Manush regards the transaction might be ascertained of him th his quarters at the Fort Shelby hotel where, if he feela the same wav that Blue doea about tt, he'a doubtless trying to recover from the shock.

Blue, who winters here. Vas furious when told of his sentence to St. Louie today. Chiding friends didn't serva to aae the pain any. either.

'Thf awful. they told ONE OF KEARNS' SUITS QUASHED Dempsey Counsel Wins Dismissal on Plea Plaintiff Is Forcing Delays. New Tork. Deo. It.

(A. On of the two equity suits brought by Jack Kearna, former manager nf Tigers Arc Formidable. The Tigers hsva a good goal "Tali tender in Taugher. a fair defense with Rickey, Lederman and Green end a first class forward line in Mike Neville, Brysaon ana Mom. The trio of front line performers have been showing a lot of class In recent games and should give the heavy Detroit defense some Tflnl MnnnNh ip anil 14 Mlus.

who kiv pIn-tNl alilr taut a-a men for ltrtM. Thrr t. l.oalM In ih blir Irncl nalra hrlnKH OiKdrlWer Mnrry Hire and riiehrr Kin in unjcllrter herr. trouble. The came will get under way at Jack Dempsey, fur one-third of HAHN WILL RETIRE AFTER OLYMPICS ni.

The probable lineups p. fuimw I them. "Manueh for Bice and you for Vangilder." Cim't See St. l.ouia. Blue's first Impulse as to balk at- the trade, finning his career in Hmrolt uniform haw not caused regrets, but IjOU eava he never run become reconciled to St.

T.ouls, even i though hl good friend, Dan How- ley. la primarily responsible for his transfer there. Blue declared that he Isn't aorry HAMILTON W. J. ELECTS ASCHMANN TuKlir at tne university ot r-eunsyivantn.

la regarded by many as the best amateur singles sculler In the century figures to lead Gilboe, his closest rival, by seven pins. Perkins started with a 222, duplicated it in his next game and followed with totals of 212, 207, 212 and 205. Otlboe got away to a good stsrt, rolling counts of 248 and 234, the former being the best individual effort of the afternoon. He fell to ITS in his third gtfme and after counting 203 in thi tiftb dropped back to 198 in his finishing; effort: Closing games of 23a and 232 car-lied Johnny Bauer Into third place with 1,232, 23 plus ahead of Jurkewica. Two squads are to bowl this afternoon.

Paul Dugall, C. Sedestrom, Krad Gardella, Fred Tocco, Ernie Hartmanu and W. Roberts comprise the first set, while Joe Zimmerle, Billy Hess, Joe Norrls, Walter Kep-penhagen, W. North and Bluth complete the teams. W.

S21 ra S11 I0T JIJ JOB-ISO J. GIltKM 24 3M 179 211 MS IBS 137S 3. Bauer 1 2- 1ST 2.13 222-lttt J. Jurkowloi. til 10 190 212 SIS 1WS r.

Jiinn im no 2ia zio ms V. 1.1 111 Kt 219 154 224 1U-1I world. lAl'mian Itlrkey Neville Hrvrtaon Itoth Washington. Dec. 13.

Carl U. Aschrnann, of Charlerol, has been unanimously elected captain of the Washington and Jefferson football team for next season. He plays center. DETROIT. Btusrt Brylg Arbour Knyslon Bellrfrnllh.

McTebe Connors Morris I.ott Bockburn K. L. R. Kill) Sub Out Sub SOMA CAPTAINS CUBS. Gwn Hmlth Caeaar Soma, halfback, has been MtMn eieciea captain of the J28 u.

of l. to leave Detroit under the present playing conditions. He complimented Navin for his treatment of him and vowed that he alwaya Would remember the president of Campbell high school football team. Eleven l'empsey's earnings, under au alleged contract witn Kearns In thl country, Mexico and Kurope, was dismissed today by Federal Judge Wlnalow. The action was taken upon motion by Arthur F.

Driscoll, counsel for Dpmpsey. who asked that both suits brought in this Jurisdiction be dismissed. Mr. Driscoll said his client had wanted to bring the actions to trial but that Kearns had caused delay. The dismissed suit Involved Demp-sey's earnings in exhibition bouts, estimated at about $760,000.

Kearns' attorneys defeated a motion for dismissal of the suit for one-third of a million dollars, based on the former champion's earnings from prise fights within the stated period. Judge Winsiow granted Dempsey's counsel permission to renew a motion for dismissal of the latter suit If neither It. nor a similar action men will be lost to the team. Including- Ferry, all-cltv renter, anil Chrittmai plrlf 1 "Th Star A Continued em Page St. i Derg, au-ciij naiiDacK, MUNIE FIVE NOSES OUT ASSUMPTION Sprinter Training for Final Competition.

Boston, Deo. II. A. When the Olympic games ara over next year, Lloyd Hahn, Boston athletic association track star and America's lending middle distance runner, ts going to hang up his shoes for all time. Hahn, who Is here conditioning for the coming Indoor campaign, made that unqualified declaration In an Lptervlew published today.

Tha Nebraekan Is In good condition although he has not competed since last summer. Hahn's ch lef ambition this season he said. Is a race with Dr. Peltier, the German ace now visiting this City College Spurts in Second VETERAHS SURVIVE HANDBALL TESTS pending, in Philadelphia, la brought Half to Win, 30 to 29. to rriai in January, in tne rnna HSe 7eady for delphla suit.

Dempsev's bank ac Displaying a burst, of speed at the start of the second hslf, after trailing IS to 5 at intermission. count ana automobile were attached by Kearns and released only on the filing of bonds, the Premium on City college nosed out Assumption NEW YEAR'S EVE country. which Dempsey is obliged to pay, 20 to 2. last night. Tne winning basket was looped with 20 seconds of the game to play bv Gtinn, who eluded the defense to get a shot from underneath the hoop.

The liunics had slmost as National League Shatters Three Records In One Year Spirited Matches Mark Maurer Memorial Play. Spirited matches again marked play In tha Mike Maurer handball tournament last night In the K. of C. gym when the second section of the first round of singles were played. Most Interest centered about the meeting ot James Joseph Collins, the many shots In the first half as Assumption, but failed to register.

In a preliminary girls' game, Maccabees defeated the Bank of Detroit team 22 to 19. CITT COI.t.EOB US). ASSUJttTION (. New York, Dec. 13.

A. The TIlRirlfm National lesarue not only did a svherter (c) Rvuna tiunn veteran southpaw, and Howeim HpnUn Amplinn tc Krumsr i in which the former won aftr three T'linrttnum by ordering your TUXEDO made to your measure All the distinction of fine fabrics, hand tailoring, style and fit, to be found only in custom clothes Silk lined throughout and including a silk dress vest Dttrosn R. G. kauhnan sets. 21-11.

11-21 and 21-4. Only one other match went three sets and In Kcnr first half L'etrolt 1. Assumption 19. that session Wagner defeated O'Con Goal Kramer S. Amtlinat Dmimitn 1.

Guno 4, Tfnnebaum, S(hetr t. Kvnna. KirisT. Kaufman. IotnU aftr Toul Httr- Her 'Gift of Gifts' 3 ors.

of lovelv McCallum th first time. Chicago, for the second straight year, led in home-game attendance, exceeding 1.UO0,- but the New York tiiants played before the greatest total attendance, nearly 2.000.0n0 for games at home and away. Th (Slants plsyed to bigger crowds on enemy fields than they did at home, drawing well over 1,000.000 speotators while on the road. Th clubs showing Increased home attendance. In the order of their gains, were Chicago, New York.

St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. Attendance dropped off slightly In Boston and Brooklyn, but to a marked degree In Cincinnati. ginn 4. 2.

Kvant, Oimn fl, Srhcter 3, Howfll. Rerr-e-P. l)rw W. nor. 15-21, 21-7.

21-20. Following are the results of the other matches: Hidlgare defested Long. 21-14. 21-7; Rippllnger defeated Huhn, 21-14, 21-10: record-breaking business In lit', eclipsing all previous attendance figures, but smashed two other marks by using more baseballs and postponing more games than aver before. President John Heydler advised the club owners, at the first session of their annual meeting, that the years attendance had exceeded that ft games had been postponed; and that tl.tus baseballs had beeo tossed out by the umpires.

The attendance barometer of prosperity, passed the 4.000,000 mark for rtnpln-Klniiet (Mfh Ttrjtc of 11vm Crohan defeated Tain. 21-12, 21-10; Siik Hose, in a Gift Box Pe Magglo defeated hampaon, 21-16, 21-lS; Jones defeated Coots, 21-ld, 21-11: Ivimn defeated Shcehan. 21-1J. mlnutfi. PubstUiirlona Kmc for Dtt-man.

Alinton for Hohftir for chapman, Kent an for Gunn, Cohrn for Teiin-haum. Armtronir for Hanl1n, Hnweil for Hlfurin. Chapman for fehartar, Tetin-bmim for f'ohan. flunn for Keraian, Rvan for Vinton, HlftRins for Aroutrofis, AmnllDf for Howell. 75 Il-S; Howard defeated Plante.

21-12. 21-10: Ir. Nicholson defeated ShauKhnessy, 21-10. 21-14; and nr. Norton defeated Nicholson.

21-1. 5 21-9. Pairings for the second round to CHICAGO TO OPEN CAGE SEASON be played tonight pit the following: 55 For Her X-Mas Gift A wonderful gift to a woman I none finer than McCallum's! Expert salesladies in department specially located for you just inside the entrance. (Downtown Stmt) Fevre vs. York; Brady vs.

iCol-llns: MIcus vs. Jones; O'Nell vs. Wagner; Father Markov vs. Rippllnger; Dowd vs. Bidigare; Lamb vs.

Howard; McDonald vs. Dr. Nicholson; Dr. Norton vs. Dr.

I.undy; Haney vs. De llagglo. McCrohan READY IN ONI WEEK FROM DATE OF ORDER Seven Games Are Listed With Known for Quality draws bye. Two Open Dates. or a Silk Umbrella! ncludlng th opener Seven gsmes, ORANGE DROPS T.

I. C. A. college with. Chlcsgo Her, to.

It's sasy ler a man ta cbees "the" gift far 5 "Har." Baautifal all-ailk umhralUa. iu varxtr EIGHT SPORTS '5 Saturday, make up th schedule for th Detroit Y. M. C. A.

basketball team this season. faacy elub hudles. If it it ampenieme buying, ms OUR TEN PAYMENT CHARGE PLAN Two Stores in Detroit Two dates, both tn January, re Physiol lture Shoes Style Plus Comfort main open. Late February and early Syracuse. N.

Dee. 11 A. P.I Downtoirn 8 tor The athletic governing buard of Syracuse university tonlcht voted to drop boxing, golf, hockey, rifle, tennis, wrestling, soccer and fenc II arch dates are reserved for Michigan and Ohio T. il. C.

A. competition. The schedule: December IT. Chicago Y. M.

O. A. college; December ions ing as Intercollegiate sports. This sweeping change In the eon- 1556 1434 FARMER ST. 141 Michigan Ave.

duct of athletics was niade In favor of a system of intramural athletics. Woodward It, trntral Normal: December Alma college; January 2. open; Jan- uary 7, Kalamazoo college; January! 14, Michigan Ptate Teachers' college, January II, Toronto West End roNTfr ameaw St. aiCauriaeuss Woodwsrd at Stat wwlwrl it a Jeff, st Eutlawa Detroit's Lar(est Clothiers 'Too small a proportion of the students of the university en- Avenue Six 1 to 10 AAAA to EEE Built-in Arch Snug-Gripping Httl th beneflta nf nrff.ni7.ri at Toronto: January in. open; February 4, Toronto.

All games art i nder skilled rosching," said a reso lution aopi4 by the board. horn unless othsrwU ia4icA4. siksmesmm..

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