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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, BOSTON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1924 HALL SINGS PRAISES TO THE GAME OF FOOTBALL Chairman of the Rules Committee Says It Contains Practically Every Element Necessary to the. Highest Type of Sport NEW YORK, Dec. 30—Football to- day contains practically every element necessary to the highest type of sport, In the opinion of E. K. Hall of New York, chairman of the American In- .tercojlegiate Football Rules Commit- tee, expressed In hit annual report today to the National Intercollegiate Athletic Association. On the whole. Mr. Hall amy*, the re- sults from changes mad* In the rule* of 1924 have been gratifying; but the committee undoubtedly will consider returning the point of kickoff to the 40-yard line to eliminate the largo number of touohbacks which occurred during the past season and at the same time returning to.the game one of its most thrilling plays, tit* runback of kickoff. "Every year since the rules have been in substantially their present form," the report says," the game has increased in popularity and in its possibilities. Each year It seems as If the Interest in the game had reached a maximum and the next year shows even greater interest than before. 1 «m satisfied that the reason for this is found In the fact that the game con- tains practically every element essen- tial to the highest type of sport *• More Than Self-supporting *-• "Let us not be disturbed by the criti- cism that in its match games it at- - tracts too large audiences and that the receipts roll up into large figures. Let us on the contrary be proud of a game which is so wholesome and so rare a sport that the friends of the colleges and of the game are anxious to deposit at the gates of the stadiums through their small contributions, seldom ex- ceeding $2 each, an amount of money - which literally is supporting practi- cally every other branch of athletic , activity in the college. This means that through the financial backing which football in its present form has made possible we are approaching a condition that we have been so uni- versally hoping for, namely, a time when the burden of finding facilities and equipment for every branch of college sport has been lifted from those who wish to participate and oppor- tunity opens to all. "A score of men participate in ath- letics in the colleges today where one - participated 20 years ago. and I take It that no one will deny that the re- sult is an infinitely more wholesome morale in the colleges today or that the result will be found magnificently worth while in the coming genera- tion. ' "The report for the year 1924 would "be incomplete without calling atten- tion to the fact that the game as now played does not begin to put the strain on players which the old game ,-eJd. One needs only to look at the schedules of 1924. which would have been deemed unthinkable a few years ago, and then note the fact that some Of the teams which played the hard- est schedules came up to their final 'fames in the pink of condition." Critics of the forward pass in foot- " hall are "offside" In the majority opin- ion of the nation's coaches and east- ern officials. •' Forward Pass Seems Safe Unscathed in Its first two battles, the aerial game faces the meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic As- sociation today with confidence. It is so satisfactory to the coaches that the annual meeting yesterday failed to comment, satisfying itself with adop- •tlon of proposed changes In other de- partments of the game. The officials -last week voted their unanimous ob- jection to any tampering with this de- partment of football. H. M. Gore, who had characterized the pass as a "menace," kept his prom- ise to refrain from urging a decision upon the coaches at this time. He filed his proposals with the rules commit- tee of the Association but none of them were reported for consideration. Gore would score only three points for a touchdown obtained by the aerial method. Discussions in the lobby of the Hotel Astor and in rooms adjacent to the meeting- hall Indicate a disposition on the part of the mentors to place confi- dence In the public's ability to esti- mate the value of football as it is played today. With a record attend- ance of more than 10.000.000 this sea- son, it was argued that the game had gained tremendous headway and that .nothing should be done which might Imperil progress. Mast Satisfy Public -In the opinion of W. R. Okenson, president of the eastern officials, who has officiated at many of the country's leading gridiron battles, the defensive and offensive balance appears to have been attained. Football, he says, must be a game to satisfy the public. Under the old style of play, which he thinks might be returned with abolition or restriction of the forward pass, the college having the greatest poundage and the largest number of substitutes invariably won the contest. The result was a foregone conclusion. Recommendations approved by the coaches' group included the return of the kickoff point from mid Held to the 45-yard line, with the use of a tee not to exceed four inches In height; abolition of the first down on an off- side penalty unless the offensive team gains more than its distance thereby; allotment of responsibility for rough- ing of the kicker to the head linesman instead of the referee, and abolition of the first down for a blocked kick be- hind the line unless the ball is recov- ered at or beyond the point to be gained. The Association rejected the proposition to eliminate the run after a fumble. New Officers Elected The following officers, as listed by the nominating committee, were then elected: President. R. C. Zuppke of Wiscon- sin, coach at Illinois; first vice-presi- dent. QUmour Dobie of Minnesota, xoeach at Cornell; second vice-presi- dent. W. H. Crowell of Kansas, coach of the University of Nsw Hampshire; third rice-president to be elected by roaches on the Pacific coast; trustees tor one year, E. N. Robinson of Brown, *cWch at Brown; for two years. M J. Don.»hue of Yale, coach at Louisiana Btate College; for three years. Hugo Bezdek of Chicago, coach at Pennsyl- vania State College; for four years, George Clark. University of Illinois, coach at University of Kansas. Nine district chairmen were an- nounced as follows: New Knerland. J. T. Keady of Vermont; Middle At- lantic States. E. J. Thorp. New York l^nlversity: South Central Atlantic. H. C. Byrd. University of Maryland; South. Wallace Wade. Alabama: Illl- nbls-Ohlo-Indlana-Mlnnesota, W. ii. Spaulding. University of Minnesota; North Central States. S. S. William- son. Ames; Southwest. F. Bridges. Baylor: Colorado - Utah - Wyoming - New Mexico, E I.. Romney. Univer- sity of Utah; Pacific Coast. G. S. Warner. Stanford. . College athletic directors and coaches, gathered here for their an- nual meeting, openly supported the football forward pass, but there was an undeecursent of strong opposition te the dribble in basketball. This was not a matter en the calendar for dis- cussion. Nevertheless, It was one of the most important topics argued In the mentors, is one of the S ous elements In sports today. mination of the dribble would make basketball a passing game entirely. IOWA IS READY TO OPEN SEASON • I— '"— ' Basketball Five Plays First Scheduled Contest Against Marquette, J a a u a r y T IOWA CITY, la., Dec 19 (Special) —Coach J. M. Barry has nearly com- pleted the task of rebuilding his shat- tered basketball team at University of Iowa. Two veterans remain from last year's team, forming the nucleus for the 1925 Hawkeye five. Capt. H. M. Janse '25 and ex- cept. X A. Lauds '25 are the two experienced men on hand for another season, and Coach Barry is finding tittle difficulty with the two up-court positions with this pair of fast and shifty floor men In the game. The team has been handicapped by the temporary loss of Janse In the two early-season games in which Wabash and Btttler emerged victors. The un- tried Hawkeye five profited by the experience gained in meeting two vet- eran quintets, and has developed steadily. Harry Boysen '27 has played well in the early games, and appears to be the pick of the unseasoned for- ward material. He la likely to see service before the close of the season. Other promising candidates for for- ward positions are P. E. Smith '27. I. W. Myers 'Z1, snd C O. Phillips"'27, members of last year's freshman team. Phillips will be a strong candidate If he can meet the eligibility require- ments. Jensen Displaced The competition for the center posi- tion on the Hawkeye quintet hah been close. Leonard Raffensperger '27, last year's freshman captain, has dis- placed H. C Jensen '26. who played the position during the latter part of last season. Raffensperger has looked the best of the new men and shows great possibilities as a "Big Ten" basketball player. Jensen Is a de- pendable man and will make an able utility player. He can be shifted to a forward position if needed. H. T. Miller *27, i s another strong center who shows possibilities, but lacks polish. W. L. Larrabee '2«. Is another candidate for center. Finding a pair of guards to fin the places left vacant by W. K. Hicks '24, J. H, Funk '24, and C. A. Duhm '25, has been Coaoh Barry's chief concern this season. The competition for posi- tions has resolved itself into a tri- angular affair between three sopho- mores. C. H. -McConnell *27, G. L. Van ' '27, and R. H. Hogan *27. APPEL LOSES A SETT0MILLEN Champion Wins Match, However, in U. S. Junior Indoor Tennis Singles ' Deusen Two Good Prospects McConnell and Van Deusen have been given the call and are likely to •tart the "Big Ten" games this sea- son. McConnell is a clever guard and a fast dribbler. Van Deusen is one of the most remarkable basket shooters ever seen on the Hawkeye floor, and although he Is new at the guard posi- tion, a great future is seen for htm if he is able to Improve bis defensive form. Ban Speed '26, substitute guard of last season, is another strong can- didate for a back-court position. W. P. Fleckenstein '25, who was expected to make a fine showing this season, may not be able to play. The Iowa sched- ule follows: Jan. 1—Marquette University at Mil- waukee; 6—University of Minnesota; 9—Purdue University: 24—University of Illinois; 31—Indiana University. Feb. 7—Northwestern University at Evanston; 9—Indiana University at Bloomington; 14—Purdue University at Lafayette; Is—University of Wisconsin at Madison; 21—University of Minne- sota at Minneapolis; 27—University of Illinois. March 2—University of Wisconsin; 7— Northwestern University. JtfORE DEFINITE LINE ASKED TO BE DRAWN NEW YORK. Dee. 30—H. C. John- son, the Newton Academy junior, dis- played his real skill this morning sgalnst Wood Ivlns, the Hoboken Player, in the United States Junior in- door tennis singles championship, at the Seventh Regiment Armory. Hie former carelessness was gone and he forced the play in brilliant style agains Ivlns, whose activity is his chief asset,/ The' score was »—I, «—*. Kenneth Appel, the defending cham- pion, lost his first set to J. S. Mlllen, hut took the rest easily, the score being 4—% §~i, : .„*~t. Mlllen mtt- •erved him at the start and the cham- pion was inclined to be wild In hit returns. T Both M. T. Hill and H. 8. Oner, In the lower half, came through in straight sets, and win meet tomorrow morning. Hill defeated H. H. Murphy, 6—2. 6—4, while Orser eliminated Robert Raymond. 6—l, 6—i. Ed ward Jacobs, the Baltimore hoy star, simply demolished John Rau, the Lawrence player, In the semi-final round of the boys' singles, winning ever>* g a m e . But E. H. McCaullff, who had been the ranking seeded player, was unable to maintain the pace he had exhibited in his earlier matches, and after taking the first set against Frank Shields, weakened badly, and lost the next two and the match, 4—*; •—4; •—I. The doubles matches occupied the greater part of the program yesterday afternoon, after the singles had been brought Up to the round of eight in the juniors, and the semi-finals in the boys. In the junior event, all eight of the seeded players came through, though several of the lesser four had close matches. In the boys, however, John Rau was the only selected player to escape defeat with the exception of E..H. McCaullff, and he had a narrow escape. S. R. Snltkin. his opponent, showed good service work, and held his own with its aid until the sixteenth game of the flrs,t set. when he weak- ened, and allowed the Lawrence boy to run off with the balance of the match. P—7. «—2. Frank Shields scored an upset in defeating Myron Raymond, 6—1. 6—4. In the doubles, form held Its own against the newer combinations, and six combinations reached the fifth round, though an unusual crop, of de- faults in the second round made this possible M. T. Hill and H. C. Johnson, the champions, defeated H. H. Murphy and Myron Raymond. 6—3, 6—2, while Kenneth Appel and H. S. Orser won twice, first eliminating the Hill School pair, Frank Thomas and J. H. Pitman Jr., 6—4, 6—2, and then taking every game from Seymour Drlbben and Robert Kaufman, who are still In the boy class. The summary: W. & JUNIOR INDOOR TENNIS 8INGLES Calgary Moves Up !/ in Western League Defeat* League Leaders, 5-2* in Fine Game* Vancouver Beau Regina, 6-5 WESTERN CANADA HOCKEY ASSO* CIATION STANDING Ictoria..:.' I Calgary .... 6 Saskatoon.. 4 Vancouver., t Regina .... 2 ?• I f i i I ror 20 23 14 8 Ag'stPte. 34 11 14 r, 10 10 i 4 CALGARY, Alta., Dec. 30 (Special) —Calgary and Edmonton gave local hockey enthusiasts the heat game of the season on Calgary foe last night, the locals winning, S to \ The con- test was rough at times, but not con- sidering the ancient*rivalry between the two cities. Much of the time the teams played short handed owing to frequent penalties. ' MacFarlane. who started the season with Vancouver, appears to fit'in well with • Calgary's forward line. The Tigers made tut innovation in the style of play last night. After some face- offs one forward dropped back on de- fense and the attack was carried on by Button, Oliver and MacFarlane, Who alternated With Mackle and Craw- ford. Winkler played a cool game in goal and successfully withstood rushes by Keats. Briden, and McCormlck. Stuart, the Edmonton goalie, engaged to supplant Winkler, compered poorly with him. The first parted was scoreless, and was slightly in favor of the Eskimos. Wilson scored In the second and soon after Crawford slipped one in. This count was protested but was allowed. In the third Button tore loose and scored three goals unassisted, thereby making up for his poor showing against Regina Christmas Day. Be- fore Dutton's teat goal Simpson dashed in to the goal on a pass from the corner and scored. Oliver, Button and Winkler starred for the winners while Briden, Keats and Simpson excelled for the losers. The summary: CALGARY '• EDMONTON Crawford, Maekie, lw. rw, McCormlck, Morrison Oliver, Oatman, c c, Keats, Stanley MacFarlane, Wilson, rw, lw, Briden, Sheppard Gardiner, Benson. Id rd. Simpson Dutton, rd. Id, Trapp, Rickey Winkler, g ...... g, Stuart Score—Calgary 5, Edmonton 2. Goals —Dutton 3, Wilson, Crawford for Cal- gary ; Briden, Simpson for Edmonton. Referee—A B. Cook. Time—Three 20m. periods. Maples Open Visit With 2-1 Victory * ••— — , — T Defeat Fort Pitt Sextet in Eastern Division of U, S. A. H. A* League UHIWBSTATKS AXATEITR ROCKET ASSOCIATION STANDING (Eastern Division) /-Goals—i » _ i W„ L ForAgstPts Boston A. A I t 23 IS IS Maple A. A 3 8 If IT • Fort Pitt i k a f % a Boston H. c at A PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dee. 30 (Spe- cial)—The Maple A A of Boston, through the great defensive play of Goalie Abbey Cox, was returned a vic- tor In the first * of their two-game aeries, 2 to 1, over Fort Pitt of Pitts- burgh here last night, in the eastern division of the U. 8. A. H. A. Pitts- burgh scored in the middle of the first period When MacKinnon skated the length of the rink and shot past Cox. Williams put his team on even terms in three minutes of play In the sec- ond session. He recovered the puck behind his net when a Pittsburgh shot went wide and dashed through the Hornets* defense. He held his shot until on top of the net, then let fly with great force and Miller was un- able to gave. A few seconds later Morton pounced on the loose disc In front of the net following a scrimmage to score, After that the home players started a bombardment upon Cox but the little goalie was equal to all occasions and before the final bell he had piled up a record of 41 stops, 16 of them In the test period. The summary; MAPLES FORT PITT Morton, Han, lw rw, Sills, Baker Harris, e c, Sullivan, Lepine Morrjsoa, Chisholm, rw lw, Larose. McGovem Williams, Id % rd. MacKinnon Long, rd Id, Armstrong, Manners Cox. g g. Miller Score—Maple A. A 2. Fort Pitt 1. Goals —Williams. Morton for Maples; MacKin- non for Fort Pitt. Referee—SweiUer. Time—Three 15 m. periods. " FINE START BI BLUE AND WHITE Columbia Chess Players Ap- pear to Be Well on Way to Another Title H. Y, P. C. CHESS STANTMN© ,-Matches-^ Won " Columbia ........ 1 Princeton ........ 0 Harvard ......... 9 Yale •«*••«•••*•« 3 on Lest • 1 2 4 I V < ~v. Fourth Round J. S. Mlllen. Newton H. S.. defeated George Becker. Morris H. S., 6—L 8—4. Wood Ivtns. Hoboken. defeated B. E. Hogan was a star at Osage (Ia»> high Jenkins Jr., George Washington H. S., school, and is a strong guard. NEW YORK, Dec. 20 OP)—Resolu- tions demanding that a more definite line be drawn between professional and amateur athletics were passed yester- day at the annual meeting of the Na- tional Amateur Athletic Federation. The decision recommends to Col. R. M. Thompson, president of the Ameri- can Olympic Committee that a com- mittee be appointed to study the pres- ent situation with "clarification in view, and that later a congress be called at which amateur rules govern- ing all phases of sports shall be ad- opted. This action, It was explained, affects the appearance of a profession- al of any one sport in the amateur tanks of Other forms of competition. The investigation and action Would be of an international nature. Col, Henry Breckenrtdge was re- elected president and Maj. J. L. Griffin of the Intercollegiate Conference was named rice-prsatdeht and executive officer to succeed E. S» Brown of New York. H. I. Pratt was again elected treasurer and the following board of four directors remained unchanged: Brig. Gen. P. E. Pierce, New York; D. F. Davis, and Mrs. Herbert Hoover, of Washington, and Miss Lillian Schoed- ler, New York. MIDDIES BOWLING BATES ANNAPOLIS Md., Dec. 30 —The United States Naval Academy bowling team will engage in a series of matches by telegraph this winter with leading college teams. The schedule opens with University of Michigan. Feb. 4. Each opponent will be bowled twice. The schedule: Feb. 4 and March 13—Uni- versity of Michigan: Feb. 11 and March It—University of Kentucky ; Feb. 18 and March 20—De Pauw University; Feb. 25—open; March 4 and 27—Yale Uni- versity ; March 0 and April 1—Syracuse University; March U and April 2— Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; March 26—open. RUDOLPH DIVIDES •serial fnm Monitor Psrsss CHICAGO. 111.. Dec 30—Erwin Rudolph of this city divided with Frank Taber- ski of New York in the National Cham- pionship Pocket Billiard League here yesterday. Rudolph won the opener, 100 to 44 In 14 Innings, while Taberskl won the closer. 100 to 92 In 34 frames. High runs were 34 and 27 for Rudolph, 11 and 28 for Taberskl. Robert Raymond, Lehigh University, defeated Julius Hene, New York, 6—8. 4—4. 7—5. H. H. Murphy Jr.. Hastings, defeated Jack ^Meyers. De Witt Clinton H. S.. S""»I| W""!* •HHJfcga W H. C. Johnson. Newton Academy, de- feated Wood Ivlns. Hoboken. 4—1, 6—2. Kenneth Appel, Meroersburg Academy, defeated J. S. Mlllen, Newtown H. S.. 4—6, 6~-2. 4—2. M. T. Hill. Newton Academy, defeated H. H. Murphy Jr., Hastlngs-on-the-Hud- son 4—2, 4—4. H. S. Orser, George Washington H. S., defeated Robert Raymond. Lehigh Uni- versity, 4—1. 4—2. Junior Doubles—Second Round Robert Raymond and L. H. Watson defeated C. S. Scott and D. B. Lawrence, by default , McClure Howland and Howard rush- ing defeated E. W. Williams and Charles Putnam, by default. C. R Pope and King Murray defeated J. Le Baron and Gilbert Sandgren, by default. Lytle Chambers and Edward Merktey defeated Thomas Crenshaw and Harold Stutter, 0—4, 0—3, 4—2. H. S. Orser and Kenneth Appel de- feated Frank Thomas and J. H. Pitman Jr., 4—4, 4—2. Seymour Drlbben and Robert Kauf- man defeated H. J. Duval and W. J. Bragaw, by default. J. H. Crum and W. O. Lens defeated J. R. Jackson and A, J. Erdmann Jr., by default. J. M. Keyes Jr., and Oliver Keyes de- feated E. F. Hulser and A. W. Phelan, by default. A. B. Blcket and L W. Burns defeated P. G. Melville and J. G. Douglas Jr., 4—2. 6—4. Julius Sellgson snd John Rau defeated R. H. Brandies and Lyall Thompson by default. « Kenneth Underwood and George Becker defeated J. D. Rlngwalt and Hadley Lowerre by default S. R. Romanoff and Joseph Fox de- feated S. R. Greene and A P. Whitehead. by default? -_^, . ^ Third Round M. T. Hill and H. C. Johnson defeated H. H. Murphy Jr., and Myron Raymond, £—2 ft—2 f Wood Ivlns and J, S. Mitlen defeated Robert Raymond and L H. Watson. 8—6. 3—6, 6—l. Selby Mason and E E. Jenkins Jr. defeated McClure Howland and How- ard Cushing. 4—2, 6—7, 4—2. Kenneth Appel and H. S. Orser de- feated Seymour Drlbben and Robert Kaufman, 4—0, 4—0. J. H. Crum and W. G. Lens defeated J. M. Keyes Jr. and Oliver Keyes. 6—7. A* B. Bicket and L* If, Burns de- feated Julius Sellgson and John Rau, 4—3, 6—». BOYS' INDOOR TENNIS SINGLES Fourth Round Frank Shields, Silver Beach Tennis Club, defeated Myron Raymond, New York Textile School, 4—1, 4—4. John Rau. Lawrence High School, de- feated S. R. Snltkin, Townsend Harris High School. 8—1. 4—2, Edward Jacobs, Baltimore City Col- lege, defeated John Rau, Lawrence High School, 4—0, 4—0. Frank Shields, Silver Beach Tennis Club, defeated E. H. McCaullff, Ford- ham College, 4—4, 4—4, 4—4. VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 30 (Spe- cial) — Vancouver defeated Regina hers last night, 6 to 5. The locals started well, fell away, and then came back strong to win. Good, bad, and indifferent hockey featured a contest that will continue long in the mem- ory of those who saw it. Vancouver, anxious to avoid falling into last place, started like a championship aggrega- tion. In 10 minutes the coast players had a three-goal lead, but »thts gradu- ally dwindled down until, with little more than 10 minutes remaining for play, Regina had not only tied but assumed a one-goal advantage. The Vancouver defense lacked method, and Reid was kept working all the time until the local forwards finally got their scoring power work- ing again. Bostrum opened the scoring for Vancouver a little more than a minute after the start with a shot from a good distance out as the de- fense closed in on him. A minute later Frank Boucher made It two on a nice pass from Duncan. Matte scored the third after another eight minutes with a sharp shot from close range. Before the period ended Hay broke through for Regina. The start of the second period was the signal for' listless play by Van- couver. After 13 minutes Abour started a lone rush and scored Vancouver's fourth goal, fwo minutes later Irvln reduced the lead after receiving from Newell and before the period ended Shore- scored Regina's third with a fast-dropping shot, which was the culmination of the evening's best In- dividual effort. In the third period Regina again got under way and it came as no sur- prise when Irvln and McVeigh broke through in quick succession and gave the Prairie aggregation the lead. It looked as If Vancouver was in for another defeat when Frank Boucher shot a back pass from Arbour and the puck crashed into the net for the equalizing goal with about four min- utes left for play. Less than two min- utes later Mackay scored a brilliant goal after receiving from Duncan. Vancouver scored three goals while Regina had a player on the penalty bench. The summary: VANCOUVER ^ REGINA WASHINGTON BASKETBALL Five Regulars Are in Uni- form-To Guard Against Overtraining Arbour, lw rw, Irvin, Shore F. Boucher, R. Boucher, c.c, Dutkowskt Mackay, Reintkka, rw. lw, Hay Bostrum, Matte, ld .... rd, Newell, Traub Duncan, rd Id, McVeigh, Gagne Reid. g g.McCusker Score—Vancouver 4, Regina 6. Goals —F. Boucher 2, Bostrum, Mackay, Matte, Arbour for Vancouver; Irvln 2, McVeigh, Hay, Shore for Regina. Referee^—Fred Ion. Time—Three 20m. periods. COLORADO TO PLAT HAWAII HONOLULU. Dec. 30—The University of Colorado football team, having won the Rocky Mountain Conference cham- pionship snd then defeated the navy service team, 42 to 0, here on Christ- mas Day, will face stiff competition here New Year's Day,- with the Uni- versity of Hawaii for an opponent; DE5TOX WEBS TWO KANSAS CITY. Mo„ Dec 20 (Special) —T. S. Denton of this city captured two game* tram A. K. Hall of Chicago in the National Championship Three-Cushion Billiard League, here, yesterday. He took the afternoon game iff to 34 in 80 Innings and In the evening won 50 to 43 in re tittle group meetings. innings. Denton had high runs of f and The drtbble. according to several of I 6 araUist 7 and 4 for HaU. HOPPE VS. CABUBFAX NEW YORK, Dec. 30—Arrangements for the three-cushion billiard match be- tween W. F. Hoppe, world's balk-line cue king, and R. L. Cannefax, three- cushion titleholder, were completed yes- terday when the rivals posted forfeits of S2S00 each, an amount which sets a record for special matches in which no title is Involved. The match will be i played here the week of Jan. 12. with 66-point blocks afternoon and evening, the best 4 out of 11 blocks to decide the winner. The loser will have the right to challenge Immediately for a return encounter and name the condi- tions under which it shall be played. COFULOS WIHS TWO OAMKS PITTSBURGH. Pa.. Dec 30 (Special)— G. L Copulos of Detroit took two games from W. J^Greenwood of this city in the National Championship Three-Cushion Billiard League here yesterday. The scores were SO to 44 in 59 innings and SO to 47 in 44 Innings. Copulos had high runs of I in each game, against a pair of 4s for Greenwood. CLUBS WAIVE 0 5 BED' PLATERS CINCINNATI. Dec 30—All clubs have waived on Outfielder C. H. Shorten, In- flelder L. A. Fonseca and Shortstop James Caveney of the Cincinnati Na- tional League Baseball Club, A G. Herr- mans, T HE new Montreal proferstonal team has an odd record. The team has scored 17 goats, less than two per game, and has an average of two goals a game against it. Its position in third place is remarkable for such a low scor- ing mark. -* Jack Fitzgerald, Boston College goal- tender, continues to break rulee«as a net guardian. Rule 14 in regard to a goalie prohibits him from lying, sitting, or kneeling on the Ice during play. Ref- erees are partially responsible for not warning him and then inflicting just penalty. Dye, wing for St. Patricks, is a valu- able man to have on a team. He scored three goals In four minutes against Otta- wa in the final period Saturday, Just one short of tying the score. He played the best game that night that he has ever been shown in Toronto. The St. Patrick forwards hit the Ottawa goal posts four times with the goalie at the opposite end of the net. LaFrance, new center man for Duluth. will be out of the team lineup for a month or more. , That western division of the United States Amateur Hockey Association would make an excellent ground for. a professional league that would rival the N. H. L. or W. C. H. A within a year or two. • t"'\' Lloyd Cook and Fred Harris, who re- cently played with Boston, have failed to come to terms with the Vancouver Club owners and It Is pot likely that they will play with the local club accord- ing to present indications. I.AST WOBEOUT TODAY \> BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 30—After a final light workout today the University of California football team contemplated complete rest until the New Year's,Day game against University et /Pennsyl- vania. The Itinerary of L. Ai Young's Quakers called for their arrival/here this afternoon and a workoutXJn the Stadium within an hour after arrival. They too, probably will rest tomorrow. The university management reported the sale of more than 40,000 seats. The Stadium holds about 73,000. The size of the crowd probably will depend largely on the weather. The official forecast views it as uncertain. ; PBLNCETOX WIHg ON ICE. 4 TO 4 NIAGARA FALLS, Out., Dec 30— - .The Princeton University hockey-team of the Beds, has an-j defeated the Niagara Falls Intermedl- by s to 4 here yesterday afternoon. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 23 (Special Correspondence) — Washington Uni- versity's basketball squad Is again equipped to make a strong bid for Missouri Valley Conference honors. Five former regulars are in uniform; and other players from last year's reserves and freshmen are available as varsity material. Washington will guard more closely against overtrain- ing, which last year caught them in midseason after the Red and Green players Bad won six straight games, and put them to rout. Although the players have been practicing daily. Coach D. S. White to letting them rest over the holidays to have them fresh when Conference competition starts. The only two regulars missing this year are F. H. Wagener '24, who was graduated, and P. K. Well '25, a stellar guard, who will not play basketball this season. Washington will be well taken care of at the forward positions. J. L. Minner '25, former captain, who two years ago led the Conference in scoring points. Is in excellent condi- tion. He will pair with Capt. W. G. Cox '21, veteran running guard. His speed, agility and accurate shooting, however, will make It easy for him to function smoothly at his new post. There are plenty of reserve for- wards. O. K. Nless '25, a veteran. Is expected to have little difficulty in win- ning his letter this season. Niess is a little man, but a star shot. E. C. Stanford '27, C. W. Stephenson '26, and R. C. Wacker '27, are the more promising graduates of the freshman ranks. Stanford and Stephenson are long, rangey fellows who could be used at center In an emergency. Lloyd Ludwlg '27 has shown considerable Improvement over his playing of last season* and is likely to see action fre- quently. The running guard ass ^nment will, no doubt, fall regularly to M. V. Lyle '25, a veteran. Lyle has always been a fine floor player, but he has showa. an astonishing improvement in his ability to cage the ball from scrim- mage, and this Improvement makes him first choice for the post. How- ever, there are several good players eager to take his place and with enough ability to do so If Lyle. weak- ens. HL B. Chappee *27 and H. C. Hell '27, sophomores, are making Lyle play his very best. Both these men have marked ability, but still show a lack of experience. Alfred Hayes '27, an- other sophomore', is showing steady improvement. The hack guard position is the ob- ject of a duel between V. S. Hal- lauer *25 and C. F. Levy '26, both members of the squad last year, al- though Hallauer played regularly enough to capture his "W." Hal- lauer has a long reach and an ad- vantage in experience, but Levy's en- durance is greater and his work has steadily improved. There are two other promising candidates for the po- sition, but each is in need of more seasoning. T. J. Wohlschlaeger '27. a powerful player, was with the fresh- men teat year. Samuel Floun '26 is comparatively new to the game, but has qualities which may enable him to break into the line-up. R. H. Seago '27 will be the regular center. Seago starred consistently last year. He Is expected to prove one of the best centers In the Conference. In T. J. Winkler '28 the Red- and Green has a capable substitute for Seago. Winkler has an advantage in height, but lacks Seago's great shooting ac- curacy, although Winkler has been working hard to remedy this defect Washington's schedule includes the limit of 18 games, 16 of them with Conference rivals.' The schedule fol- lows: Dec 15—University ef Indiana at Bloomirgton (Indiana 35, Washington 18): 19—University o* Illinois at Urbana (Illinois 36, Washington 19). Jan. 16—University of Oklahoma: 23— Drake University; 27—University of Mis- souri: 81—University of Oklahoma at Norman. Feb. 2—University ofj Missouri at Columbia; 6—Iowa State College; 13— University of Kansas; 20—University of Nebraska; 21—Grlnnell College: 25— Drake University at Des Moines; 26— Grlnnell College at GrinneU; 23—Iowa State College at Ames. March 3—Kansas Agricultural College; 6—University of Nebraska at Lincoln; 9—University of Kansas at Lawrence; 11—Kansas Agricultural College at Man- hattan. gyeslsl /rws MoMtor NEW YORK. Dec 30—The chess team of Columbia University, which has been the winner of the annual tournament with Harvard University, Yale University and Princeton Uni- versity for the pest nine years, ap- pears to be on Ra way to permanent possession of the 10-year trophy as the result of making another brilliant start yesterday in the opening round of the 1924 championship at the Man- hattan Chess Club. Headed by M. A. Schapiro, now a postgraduate stu- dent in the School of Mines, the Blue and White took all four matches front the Yale players, while Princeton and Harvard completed three of their matches, with two going to the Prince- ton players. The fourth contest was adjourned and will be resumed today before the start of the regular round. Nathan Helper 'Vt. furnished the surprise of the day for the perennial champions when he won,his match from Eiiphalet Wlckes "27, Yale, in If moves. Playing the white pieces in a Vienna opening, he gained such an advantage on the sacrifice that Wlckes resigned after less than a half hour of play. The other games were slower, but the local player ultimately gained the advantage and forced resignation. The summary: YALE COLUMBIA M. A Sfchaptro.. 1 '•' ' POUR FIELDING MARKS ARE MADE IN NATIONAL LEAGUE ,. j t Pittsburgh Infielders Break Two of Records—Braves Surprise Fans With the Beat Team Average fielding records were made by National League baseball players in 1924, according to the offi- cial records released for today. W . .1, Maranvllle of Pittsburgh made S«8 as- sists at second base, bettering the for- mer mark of M2 set by F. J. Parkin- son of Philadelphia In 1922. H. K. Oroh of New York established a new fielding mark for third baseman with an average of .933. James Cooney of St. Louie and Glenn Wright, Pitts- burgh, made new records at short- stop, the former fielding for an aver- age of .969 and the tetter making 601 assists. The biggest surprise of the season was furnished by the Boston Braves, who had the best team mark in the league, although finishing in test place. The Braves averaged .973, making only 168 errors, the least of any club In the national circuit J. L. Barnes, C. F. Lucas, and J. E. Genewich. Bos- ton pitchers, all fielded their positions perfectly. With much mors hitting the Braves might have won the pen- nant, as they had one of the best groups of pitchers and the best field- ing team In the league. The records cast s new light on the recent Chicago-Pittsburgh trade. In which Charles Grimm. W. A. Cooper, and W. J. MaranviUe of Pittsburgh outs at second base. 391; Grimm )he most putouts at first base, 1596; J F. Fournfsr of Brooklyn the sleet anniutit, 99, s n d J. L. Bottom ley the most errors, 14. At third base. Oroh leads ss usual, for the third consecutive time, with an avera K e of JS3. Ralph Pfneln of Clft- cinuMti made the most putouts. is;, »nd the most assists, it*. H. J. Tray- nor of Pittsburgh, one of the fastest third haxemen in tin made the most errors. 31. Bering w. J. HenHneof," so far down in the list of anlthers is quite a novelty. J. W. TJaytai of Brooklyn is r-ally the best the season with an average G. W. Harp»r of Phlladeip by Cincinnati in the early Curtis Walker, won outfield with an average of 9S6. M. W. Care* of Pittsburgh accepted the chances, 440. and tied for the errors with A. J. Statz of Chicago and H. 8. Cuyler of Pittsburgh at 16. That there i s a price ».-> p a y by every club for Its hitters is evidenced by the fact that J. F. Fourier of Brooklyn and J. F. Bottomiey of St. Louis, hardest hitting first baseman, made the most errors In their clase; Rogers Hornsby of St. Louis and George Grantham of Chicago, heaviest 1—J. A. Sherman, t 2—a Allen 0 8—E. Wlckes ..„. 9 4—J. Unburn .... 0 Total 0 L. Samuels % N. Helper M. Monsky • e » • • Total 4. Columbia played White on the odd- numbered boards. The openings: 1. Four Knights; 2, Sicilian Defense; 3. Vienna; 4, Buy Lopes. K. O. Mott-Smlth *2«L. though late in arriving, was the only victor for Harvard, defending a Zukertort open- ing with success, and winning In 21 moves. Adrien Gambet '25, W. M. Spackman '27, fought out a French defense on the second board, and after five hours of play, decided to adjourn to this morning, Spackman had a slightly better position. PRINCETON HARVARD 1—W. G. Pindley. list O. Mott-Smith 1 2—W. M. S'pkman .!A. Gambet 3—L H. Havn... 1 H. A McCashin.. 0 went to Chicago In exchange for Vic- j hitting second basemen, made the most tor Aldridge. George Grantham, and ; errors at that base; Glenn Wright of A. B. Neihaus. The Cubs got the 1 Pittsburgh snd T. C. Jackson of New leading first and second basemen in ! York, specialists in hitting among the National League tor 1924 in this (shortstops, made the most errors at deal, for Maranvllle leads the second i shortstop, which goes to prove that basemen with an average of .973. brilliant fielders are seldom hard hlt- and Grimm leads the first basemen with an average of .995. F . F . Frisch made the most put- Double Triple Pasa'd Left on Club G Plays Plays Balls Bases ters and hard hitters are seldom bril- liant fielders. The club fielding records for 1924 follow: Boston. 1S4 1S4 Philadelphia .... 1S2 168 Pittsburgh 153 141 New York 154 160 St. Louis.., 154 142 Brooklyn 154 121 Cincinnati 153 142 Chicago ......... 154 153 1 2 18 11 12 6 12 9 3 13 1031 1058 992 1127, t«8 1133 1061 964 PO 4129 4077 4148 4130 4087 4126 4131 4141 A 2029 2067 2647 2031 1376 1848 2089 1992 E 163 17$ 183 186 188 196 217 213 TC 6326 6319 •373 6347 6161 617* 6487 6331 J72 .9713 .9706 HAMILTON TIED FOR LEAGUE LEAD -L. J. La Fleur 1 Total "i J. H. Skinner Total l Princeton played White on the .odd- numbered boards. The openings: 1, Zu- kertort; 2, French Defense; 3, French Defense; 4, Vienna. St Paul Finally Is Winner in Contest Defeats Eveleth, 2~1 9 in Slow Game in Western Race— Abel Stars UXITBD STATES AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION STANDING (Western Division) r—Goals—, Defeats Bruins 2-1 in Close Contest in Which Latter Team Is Strong NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDING CITY COLLEGE IS LN FIRST PLACi N. Y. University Springs i Surprise by Defeating Champions in Opener Canadiens .... Hamilton ...... Montreal Ottawa St. Patricks..., Boston W 7 7 | 3 3 1 T 1 1 1 1 0 0 ^-Goals-^ For Agst Pts 37 59 17 26 32 u 13 16 18 25 44 50 1KTERCOLLEGIATE CHESS LEAOT/B RTA>DISG ,—Matches— N ,—Games—, Won Lost Won Lost J J i CHr College. 2 1» {Pennsylvania IVi » ! Buffalo 1 •fit. Y. Univer. 1% Cornell 0 Hamilton Tigers are now tied with the World Champion Canadiens for the lead of the National Hockey 1 14 1 l% t 7% 6 34 44 24 44 « 44 34 6 is Sptcitl fr*m Jfnrrftor NEW YORK, Dec. 3fr—The regular day of play In the sn< 9 IS 1 . * League standing as a result of their I late Chess League ended In a defeating the Boston Bruins In the Boston Arena last night in the best hockey exhibition Boston has seen in cated situation, with four teams < bunched for the lead. . •* New York Cniversity showed «p» many seasons, the visitors returning ^ r J ? ^ " ^ " ^ " ^ ! "* Duluth .... Pittsburgh Minneapolis Cleveland .. Kveleth .... St. Paul ... W '.*.'.' 5 . . . 6 4 * • * • X • •• • X T 1 1 1 1 1 1 L 3 0 4 1 10 7 For Agts Pts 17 13 15 15 6 14 11 15 3 8 20 9 21 11 11 9 6 3 ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 30 (Special) —The St. Paul Athletic Club hockey team came home last night to open its local hockey season with a victory over the Eveleth Hockey Club. Both teams seemed to show the strain of the steady pace they have been under and the game at times was slow and did not please the crowd of 3500 per- sons who turned out for the debut. The brilliant offensive play that at times was broken Into as the forward lines alternated In showing bursts of speed, mixed in with cautious defensive play and nursing of the puck that pre- cluded many stops by the goalies. Clarence Abel, member of the United States Olympic team of last winter, was one of St. Paul's stars. He scored the first goal shortly after the start when he followed in his own rebound after a rush. The St. Paul skaters scored an- other in the second period after eight minutes of play had elapsed, when Harry Quesnelle, A. J. Conroy and Emmett Garrett went down abreast. The three-man combination pene- trated the defense of N. D. Clark and Percy Galbraith and Garrett passed to Quesnelle, who missed the sliding disk. Conroy picked It up and shot into the net. This seemed to spur Eveleth and J. C. Klnghorn came through with a score, when he shot in:his own re- bound before W. B. Elliott could re- cover from the stop. The summary: ST. PAUL EVELETH Naismlth, Conroy, lw..rw, Hill, Kinghorn Nichols, Quesnelle, c c, Des jar d ten, Bodden Garrett, Peltier, rw lw, Cain, Smythe, O'Connell Abel, Id rd. Clark Breen, rd Id, Galbraith Elliott, g .......... ;..,.. g, Byrne Score—St Paul 2, Eveleth 1. Goals- Abel, A. Conroy for St. Paul; Kinghorn on the night train for Canada with a 2-to-l victory. The Tigers were particularly de- sirous of winning to tie the Canadiens, for the two teams meet tomorrow night to dispute the lead in Hamilton, the Tigers' home Ice. Hamilton pre- viously defeated Boston 7 to 1 In Hamilton and since then the Bruins have lost by large scores and on paper it appeared an easy victory for the visitors. Such was not the case, how- ever, and had it not been for the stellar goal tending of Vernon Forbes, Hamilton might have seen defeat in- stead of victory. Roach, a former Boston boy, was started at left wing as a sort of com- pliment and he immediately took the aggressive, passing the puck out from behind the local net, W. Green hooking it out of a scrimmage and scoring. Shortly afterward the same Greeu carried, drew the local defense aside, and passed to Roach who timed his shot by Dr. Charles Stewart, new Bos- ton goalie. From that time until late in the third period no scoring took place, but excellent hockey was evidenced at all times, with Hamilton showing up superior because of a passing game that even excelled that of Ot- tawa and Canadiens on their visit Hamilton's offense easily bested the local forwards, but found difficulty with the defense where Boston showed great improvement, Herberts and Stuart playing finely. Boston displayed a semblance of team work and obtained -good re- sults. The local team also employed a three-man defense that aided, keep- ing away the Hamilton attackers. Both Forbes and Stewart in the goals did remarkably well with spectacular saves and exhibiting exceptional judg- ment in emergencies. Forbes stopped 34 drives and Stewart 41. The final period became rough and at one time each team played with a goalie, two defense men and one for- ward, which resulted in an intact de- ed victory In the first round over the present champions. College of the Cttj , «. of New York, winning one game, wttlt the other three adjudicated as draws* and breaking even on games with th* University of Pennsylvania, with two , victories each. Both of " •MM played at the Club. r**im At the Brooklyn Chess CTub.'tbs Tjnf- versity of Buffalo four, the newoomer in the league, made a favorable fss> predion in its first match, by defeat ing Cornell University 24 te 14. hot failed to sustain the pace against the experienced players of City* losing on the top boards. Pogolin '25, showed well for the tors, winning both of bis matches with unusual skill. The other newoomer Canlsius College*, failed to appear, re- ducing the contenders to five. TJ*s summary: X. Y. UNIVERSITY C. C. OF H. T. \ 1—H. Kabatsky. u A. E. Santasiere 2—M. H. Kleiman H H . Koslan .... 3-D. Gladstone. VM. Hanauer . . . 4—1. Horowitz.. 1 N. Bengis • Openings—1, Queen's Pawn •peeing: 2. Queen's Gambit: 3. Four Knights; 4, Queen's Gambit declined, . 44 moves. City College had white on odd hnaits. BUFFALO CORNJ3U. 1—a Tulchinsky 1 'Walter Mnb? .. t> 2—J. Gitln '23.. 9 Leo Berger ...-1- 3—E. t». Brown- James Singer .. 4 John '26 .... 4 M. M. Rublnsky t 4—H. Podolin'25 1 2*1 14 Openings — I. Sicilian Defense. M moves; 2, Petroff Defense. 23 moves; 3. King's Bishop opening. 63 moves: 4. Four Knights. 40 moves. Buffalo had white on odd boards. ' C. C. OF X. Y. BUFFALO 1—A. E. Santasiere 1& Tulchinsky ... t 8—H. H. Koslan. VI. Gltln' • 3—X. Bengis IE. G. Brownjenn. • 4—M. Hanauer .. 0 M. Podolin ...... 1. "3 T4 ^ Openings —1. French Defense. 3e moves; 2. Center Counter Gambit, 21 tense at all times and Individual rushes I moves; 3. Four Knights. 29 moves: that were not checked until way past I ^^Ej^S"*.? ££3?" aty CoUe ** the blue line. On one of these rushes ! h ** wn,t * on odd houdM - Stuart, Boston left defense man, shot from 10 feet out and the puck hit either Randall or Langiois and looped over Forbes' head into the net. Forbes ap- parently did not see it until so near his head that he was forced to duck. ronto. Time-Three 16m. periods. j ^ ^ attempt to Ue the 8Core and ^^ local spectators were in the most ear PORTLAND TO RETIRE LAST OF CITY HORSES STAKFORB PRACTICING PASADENA. Calif.. Dec. SO—Thirty- one players, three coaches and a trainer from Stanford University are in Pasa- dena training and hoping for victory In the east-west gridiron struggle on New Year's Day with University of Notre Dame. The squad, led by head coach G. S. Warner, checked In at their hotel yesterday. Every man is in the pink of condition and not a trace of "state- ness" is to be found, the squad declares. Secret practice for the game with Notre Dame was held at Rose Bowl yesterday. Practice also will be held today and tomorrow and in each case the gates will be closed to all spectators. Yester- day's workout was the first since last Friday. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec 23 (Special Correspondence) — Twenty - three horses, the last of the Portland street cleaning bureau, will be re- tired by the city within 90 days, when the entire bureau will become motorized. The bureau started favoring motor apparatus in 1915, and has. been get- ting rid of the horses since that time. Two motor-drawn flashers will re- place the horses. / - AMERICANS BRING BACK CUP NEW YORK, Dec. SO—Six members of America's victorious rifle team sent to Peru by executive order to partici- pate In the Pan-American competitions last month returned to the United States yesterday. The party included Capt. Joseph Jackson, who broke the world carton mark with a consecutive string of 100; Lieut R. E. Vermette, Infantry, who made a new world record in points: Lieut. B. R. Hinds. Infantry, high man in the team match: Capt. J. H. Knubel. Lieut G. A. Rehm and Sergt. C. A. Lloyd. The Americans brought back the cup captured from them at Camp Parry a year ago. MeANDLESS SURRENDERS TITLE NEW YORK. Dec. 30—Davtd McAnd- less of Chicago, who won the national junior 18.2 balkltne billiard champion- ship from Albert Cutler here some weeks ago, annnounced yesterday that he had surrendered the title to Tadoa Sugu- nama of Japan, his challenger. McAnd- less explained that his duties jn manag- ing the tour of Edouard Horemans, the Belgian champion, would not permit him sufficient time for practice. nest uproar given the team since the start of the season. The summary: HAMILTON . BOSTON Roach, R Green, lw rw. Skinner, Jackson, Redding. Herberts Burch, Bouchard.o c, Sparrow. Bchnarr, Skinner. Jackson S. Green, McKinnon. rw lw, Mitchell, Headley Langiois, Id rd, Herberts, Carroll Randall, rd Id, Stuart, Carroll Forbes, g g, Stewart Score—Hamilton 2. Boston 1. Goals— W. Green, Roach tor Hamilton; Stuart for Boston. Referee—Dr. W.. J. La Flamme, Toronto. • Time—Three 20m. periods. CANNEFAX TAKES TWO R. L. Cannefax, world's champion three-cushion billiard champion, of New York, bested E. W. Lookabaugh. repre- senting Boston, In two games In Boston yesterday 60 to 45 in the afternoon, and 50 to 36 in 47 innings at night Canne- fax had a high run of 9 against • In the evening. N. Y. UNIVERSITY PENNSYLVANIA 1—M. H. Kleiman ljJ. Levin f 2—H. H. Kabatsky l!F. Casclato • 3-D. Gladstone.. «;E. P. Ward ..... 1 4—L Horowits ... 0M. U Vandersllce t Openings—1, Queen's Pawn opening. 4» moves; 2, Irregular, 36 moves: 3. V ienem Opening, 38 moves: 4. Ruy Lopes, 3« moves. New York University had whits on odd boards. RAGFNLACHEB TWICE WINNBB NEW YORK. Dec. 30—Erich' Hagew» lacher. German billiardist, scores two victories yesterday in his exhibitions of ^ 18.2 balkllne billiards at the Fourteenth Street Academy. In the afternoon Hsgee-. lacher defeated Jack Savage. 200 to If in five innings, making high runs of 92 and 74. In the evening Hagsateehoj J* feated James McDonald, 205 to 0. maktrtg a run of 6 In hie nrst trip to the table and clicking off 200 points In an r"--'--- J run In' his second inning. INDOOR SKATING EVENTS » CLEVELAND. Dec. 30—The Interna- tional Skating Union indoor national championships wiH be decided la Pitts- burgh and Cleveland. It Is indicated In re- ports received by the Ohio Stats Skating Association. Thcmeefs. It Is understood, will probably be scheduled late in Feb- ruary-. Preparations for handling the events in Cleveland will be made et a meeting of the Ohio association tonight. SAN FORD AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS CORPORATION •3k* 522 FIFTH AVENUS ^MVaaeTSl N i w Yo *** • * A, LIBERTY LIGHT AND POWER PLANT For Camps, Slips, Ranches. Farms, Radio Stations, etc Runs en Kerosene, Gasolene or Alcohol All Wearing Psrtt Interchangeable with Ford Car Psrbv SUP. w Pnlley. 1500 $525 F. O. B. Nerwalk, AGENTS WANTED iw ALL PASTS OF THE «o»u> WRITE FOR TERMS Thomas M. 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