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THE 1HORXING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1914. PEDAGOGUE WOULD r PURIFY ATHLETICS FIRST SCENES OF THE NEW YEAR'S BATTLE OF THE HEAVIES IN SAN FRANCISCO. TY FOR 8 OPP0RTUN AN National Intercollegiate Asso- ciation Believes in Fac- I ulty Control. (PACIFIC NOT REPRESENTED t Arthur 31. Geary, Formerly Graduate 1 Manager at TTnrverslty of Oregon, Tells of Conference New York City. In - r BT ARTHUR M. GEARY. ( NEW YORK, Dec 31. At the eighth ; annual meeting of the National Inter collegiate Athletic Association, at the (Hotel Astor, New York City, yesterday, many plans and some recommenda tions for the Improvement of athletics Jwere voiced. This organization, made :up of faculty representatives of 112 of tthe colleges and universities of the 'country, notwithstanding its occa sional tirades against fancied inlqui Jties, is progressing in its avowed in dention of constructvely improving and purifying the intercollegiate ath 'letlcs of the United States. ( It is but natural chat some of the pedagogical specialists should lead the .discussion into byways and propose resolutions tabooing rooting liable to (rattle the opposing pitcher, and other tunmuslcal noises which are like the r smoke of battle to the American base ball player; and momentarily slight jthe important Issues. Whether or not the suggestions of J the organization meet with the unanl Mnous support of the 140,000 student 'population in the colleges represented, fthe rapid general growth of close (faculty supervision of athletics places fthe whip handle in their grasp. For Stunately the physical directors of the (Standing of George W. Ehler, of Wis consin, C. W. Savage, of Oberlln, and JlL I Williams, of Minnesota, and Dr. j" C V. P. Young, of Cornell, are in the 'saddle and the reforms, vigorously ad vocated. are practical and constructive Jand not via the "pruning knife route." Briefly, the National Intercollegiate y Athletic Association favors Increase of attention to intra-mural athletics, fac yulty control, faculty coaches, lessening of dangers through stringent enforce Jment of carefully made rules, increas ing the character building qualities of $ the games by lnsistance upon ethical principles of sportsmanship, and the -'upholding of scholarship Ideals. J-." Influence Soon Felt. V With the advent to the Northwest J. .f Hugo Bezdek, former member of the executive committee and one who f stands high in the councils of the Na f tional Intercollegiate Athletic Associa tion, the influence of this organization will soon be felt in the colleges of the Pacific-Northwest Intercollegiate Ath letic conference, none of which are f now members. ' Beneath the caption of a couple of the general heads of reform for which vthis organization stands is the abol ishment of proselyting of athletic ma--terial among the high schools by the coaches and managers. That coaches J or athletic managers of all the confer ence colleges of the Pacific-Northwest "scout" among the high schools for re :cruits for their teams is no more open to doubt than that it should be stopped. Although none of the faculties or ad T ministrative heads of the schools know to what extent this proselyting is tak ing place, no college In the conference can say that its hands are entirely iclean, although the methods pursued - vary with the individuals that feel it their duty to see that their college ' does not lose in this competition. It is not a time for mud throwing but for a general wash-day. ' v The remedy for this evil is the dis ; harment of all freshmen from the in V tercollegiate teams during at least the first six months of their rnii.. -., The Rocky Mountain League, the Iowa onierence. tne unicago conference, and , the Ohio conference havo the fr-e.h. man rule, while some of the colleges of .' the Southern Inter-Collegiate League : the Association of New England Col- leges, and the Missouri Intercollegiate jiwuudiiQn use tne same remedy. j Northwest Situation Discussed. i. In discussing the intercollegiate ath Jtic situation of the Northwest. Pro fessor O. C. Lester, president of tfie Rocky Mountain League, said: "It Is important to start a freshman right -' If he Is thrown immediately into th hurly burly of an lnterr-nliocrinto fnt. ball season ha loses the proper perspec tive of college life and may, not become ft good student. The disbarment of our freshman from intercollee-lat r-nmn tion, permits a freshman to get a fair start, and also relieves the colleges of no nnSer type wno is drawn to col lege by the desire of nlnvlno- fnnfh.n for a single FalL When a freshman " passea it nours or courses, he has shown that he is a bona. Art. inon We have found that this rule, strictly enforced among ail the colleges of our association, has practically put a stop to "scouting." The playing of foot ball cannot be held up to the high school student as an object for coming to college and then too the coaches find alumni do not have the incentive that the immediate use of the new ma terial gives." Professor Lester has a snnrlni In terest in the athletics of the colleges of the Pacific Northwest aa he has oeen appointed to Interest these in stltutions in the National Intercol legiate Athletic Association. "After the first year," says Professor C W. Savage, director of phvsical edu cation at Oberlln College, "the teams are Just as strong comparatively as all gain in team work what they lose in raw material. The small colleges in our league compete with the larger without seeming disadvantage. The one year rule has struck the death blow to proselyting among the high schools lor atnietic material." A number of the colleges in the irnio conierence are very Bmall. which Is proof that the conference colleges of the Northwest are sufficiently large ior me proper working of the fresh man disbarment rule. The fact that no freshmen were on the Mount Union College team did not prevent its stu dent body of 300 or 400 developing a team which held that of the Univer sity of Michigan with as many thou sands of students to two touchdowns, xnis t a.ii. The testimony of these athletic au thorlties as to the desirability of the disbarment of freshmen from intercol legiate competition in leagues which are of similar or lower rating than that of the Facinc-Northwest Inter collegiate Athletic Association should bring the question forcibly to the at tention of the athletic boards of the universities of Oregon, Washington Idaho, Oregon Agricultural College, Whitman College and Washington fctate college. Since Sapper O'Neil has been win ring right along, fans got suspicious. The report of the Investigation com mittee has not been announced, but It Is rumored that O Neil is not a rea Englishman, which would account In a measure for his winning streak. '. 8- n.j.Aiiiw.ii r PELKEY IS TOO 0L0 Tommy Burns Explains Loss of Fight and $1200. SMITH'S POWER DOUBTED Jack Johnson Could Beat Gunner in Opinion of ex-Champion, Who Gives Up Idea, of . Placing His Protege at Top Xotch. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6. (Special.) Tommy Burns lost J1200 on Pelkey in his fight with Smith, but still Burns is unconvinced of Gunboat's fighting abil ity. In fact. Tommy says Jack John son could dance rings around the gun ner and pepper him to pieces. "A man who misses Pelkey 50 times or more, as Smith did before he knocked him cold in the 15th." he explains, couldn't hit Johnson with a shotgun. "I know that it seems like the wall of a disappointed man for me to talk that way," declares Burns, "but I am only telling what I think. I do not want to take -any of the credit away from Gunboat Smith for his victory over Pelkey. He heat him fairly and squarely and is the better man of the two. But I was just as much disap pointed in the work of Smith as I was in the poor showing of Pelkey. I had hoped that out of the contest would emerge a heavyweight capable of cop ing with the black fellow who took the championship away from me ana the white race.". "Do you still think that Pelkey is material for a champion?" Burns was asked. Tommy shook his head. "No, he said, "I have given up all idea of win ning the title with him. He is 30 years old. Had he made good against Smith it would have been all right. He could have gone ahead and held the title for two or three years. But it's too late for him to start all over again. I thought he had learned enough in the period I have had him to enable him to whip any of the white men at present in the game. "But since he has not learned. I can arrive at no other conclusion than that he is too old. He tells me he wants to continue at the game. If he does I will do all in my power to help him. But I haven't an idea that he will ever win the championship." Burns says he knew Pelkey would be whipped as early as the fifth round. "Up to that round," states Burns, "I thought we had a good chance to win. Pelkey was apparently feeling strong and I was urging him to go after his man as hard as he could. "But when ho came to his corner at the conclusion of the fourth round he looked rather down at the mouth. I asked Him what the trouble was and he merely shook his head. Then I found out. He was dead tired in the arms. "From that time on I sought to have him make a different sort of tight. We had been the aggressors. Now we went on the defensive. 1 knew then we were licked." Burns is not telling what happened in the dressing-room, after the fight. But here are the facts: Pelkey, when the door closed behind - - , if f ft ..v'ry " VI i . . - v. J, -AW r. m . ts tf 1 .... j2 him, fell Into a chair and burst into tears. He had set his heart on winning the championship and was broken hearted over his failure to do so. Burns walked over and patted the big fellow on the back." Cheer up, Ar thur," he .said, "only one man could win. I've been whipped and so has every other man who kept at the game." "Then you're not angry with me?" asked Pelkey, as the tears coursed down his cheeks. "Angry with you!" exclaimed Burns, not on your life. Listen. Arthur. I'm your friend. I think Just as much of you as I ever did." Pelkey wiped his eyes on the hem of his robe. Then he put out his huge hand and grasped that of Burns. I m glad to hear you say that. Tom my," he said. "I was afraid you'd be angry with me." "Had Pelkey started at the game when he was younger I am satisfied that he would have been one of the greatest fighters the game ever had.' declares Burns. "He is a man of mar veloua strength. I wish I had his physique. With a body like him and what little ability I possessed I would have made things decidedly interest ing xor jacK Johnson." NICK'S TEAM IS SHAPING OAKLAND BOY, LATEST SIGNED, MAY PLAY FIRST. Total of Eight Pitchers Lined tip Al ready for Colta, and Yet Ilela foreementa Expected. Nick Williams has signed another aspirant for his 1914 Portland North. western League club, Al Allen, first baseman. Allen lives at Oakland, and formerly played with the University of California, from all the dope Nick can get on mm. "Allen is supposed to be a promising youngster," said Manager Williams last night. "Martinoni signed him for me, With Heilmann going to Detroit I am in need of a capable flrst-sacker. The only other candidate I have for the Job is a unon, tne Long Beacn phenom. Nick's team shapes up to date as fol lows: Catchers King, Murray, Haworth, jonnson ana uoieman. Pitchers Stanley, Callahan, Eastley, Martinoni, Bersing, Jamison, Bromley ana uuonneu. Infielders Allen, Fulton. Mohler, Guigni, Coltrin. Henry, Whitt and Ruegg. Outfielders Mahoney. Netzel and Mel chior. Concerning the recruits. Johnson is from Salt Lake; Coleman is a San Fran cisco busher; Bromley and Henry from cnico, where Nig Peters is located: O'Donnell from San Francisco; Whitt from Visa la, and Ruegg from some sec tion of California. Ruegg tried out with the Beavers last FalL In addition to this assortment Man ager Williams expects reinforcements from the Portland Coast League camp. .e may get outnelder Milligan, Pitch ers Brown and Framback and an in- fielder. Nick has relinquished claim to Pitcher Matt Hynes, yanked over by the Beavers in the Fall, so Matt likely will be sold Dy w. w. McCredie. Since. Burns also assured the public that Pelkey could whip Gunboat Smith people fail to take stock in his state ment that he can best Smith. Maybe that's not the only reason. The New York Commission would not stand for Fitzsimmons. Where would Burns have any better license of returning? . , ( & to secure a high-grade tailor-made suit to order at a very modest price. 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Tailors to Men Who Know 322 Morrison Street " Portland BALL PLAYERS WIN National Commission Grants Demands of Fraternity. MINOR REQUESTS GO OVER Eleven of 1 7 Contentions Carried at Cincinnati Hearing: Uncondi tional Release Changes One Cause for Discussion. CINCINNATI, Jan. 6. With the ex ception of possibly two minor consid erations, the committee from the Base ball Players' Fraternity, which pre sented its demands to the National Commission and a committee from the National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs teday, won every- one of its 17 requests. The commission laid over six audi passed 11 of the requests -of the Play ers' Fraternity. The first one laid over concerned the unconditional release of players who have received the ' ten days' notice. The players insisted that Ihey should be- free to slgrn with any team immediately upon receipt of the notice. The commission attempted to effect a compromise by substituting the word "negotiate." The second request not accepted per tained, only to National Association players. This provided that players of that association should receive ten days' notice before they could be re leased unconditionally. The committee was headed by David Fultz, president of the Fraternity. It was decided to take up the requests one by one. J - Requests Laid Aside. The first request was: "When a player receives 10 days' notice of un conditional release he shall be free to sign with any team Immediately, the contract to run from the expiration of the 10-day period." After three-quarters of an hour dis cussion it was laid, aside, to be taken up later. - The second request taken up read: "National Association players shall re ceive 10 days' notice before they can be released unconditionally." Mike Sexton argued this rule for the committee from the minor leagues. He said this concession might be made by class AA and class A leagues, but below that standing it was impossible. After debate the question was passed over for further consideration. Request No. S, which reads: "When a player is transferred he shall be transferred subject to all the terms of his contract," brought forth more op position from the National commission. By consent this was passed over for further deliberation after heated argu ment. One Sleets No OppoMltion. Request No. 4 was the first one that really met with no opposition. It reads: "When a player is transferred he shall be furnished with a writing which shall be binding on all the parties concerned. showing what teams have a claim to him and what the claim is." Request No. 5 brought up another squabble. It reads: "When a player receives his unconditional release or when waivers are asked on him, he shall be notified in writing to that ef fect." The commission seriously ob jected to the part concerning waivers. Chairman Herrmann explained that the secret asking of waivers did not injure the ballplayer, while Mr. Fultz could not understand why any secrecy in the matter was necessary. This request was laid over. Request No. 6 read: "At the time con S24 I I I tracts are sent out every player shall receive a copy, to be kept by him for his own use. This was agreed to with out discussion. Request No. 7 read: "All written agreements, whether embodied In for mal contracts or not, shall be binding on both the club and the player." After discussion, the rule was agreed to. 1 Request No. 8: "Every team shall furnish each player with two com plete uniforms, exclusive of shoes." This was also agreed to. Request No. 9: "Providing that every team shall pay the actual traveling ex penses of its players from their homes to the training camps, or so much thereof as does not exceed the expense from the league city to the training camp," was agreed to. Old-Timers Cared For Request 10: "Providing that if a reg ular contract is not tendered a proba tionary player before the expiration of the 45-day probationary period, the player shall be a free agent," was agreed to, as was Request 11, which was: "If a player has been in major leagues for any portion of the playing season for JO different years and if at any time after the beginning of the tenth year no team in such leagues desires his services, ho- shall receive his unconditional release: subject, however, to reservation by the club which signs him." Request 12, also, was passed. It was: "If a player has been in the major and class AA leagues for any portion of the playing season of 12 different years, and If at any time after the be ginning of the twelfth year no team in such leagues desires his services, he shall receive his unconditional release; subject, however, to reservation by the club which signs him." Request 13: "When a team asks for waivers on a player it shall not be permitted to withdraw requests." This also was passed. Request 14 was: "When a player is fined or suspended he shall receive notice in writing, stating the amount of the fine or duration of the suspen slon and the reason therefor." This was agreed to. Request 15, reading: "No player shall be discriminated against or his posi tion In organized baseball In any way affected because of his connection with the fraternity," was agreed to, as was No. 16, to the effect that "every park shall be equipped with a blank wall painted dark green, placed back of cen- terfield.' Request 17 concerns the betterment of the players in so far as maintaining them in the highest possible ciassirica tion. The commission fully agreed with the intent of the request, but it was decided that it would not work out as framed. It is possible that a new re- quest, which will embody the same principle, will be agreed to, BASKETBALL SEASON TO OPEN First Games of Portland League to Be Played Tonight. With all teams in the best of condi tion, the first games of the Portland Basketball League will be played to night. The McLoughlin Club meets the Weonas in the Amicus Club gymna slum and the Ha'rriman Club will play Christian Brothers Business College in the latter"s gymnasium Both contests will start promptly at 8:15 o'clock. The Amicus Hall game will be refereed by Dave Welch ard Referee Conley will officiate- at the other contest. Games will be played in this league every Wednesday even ing until each team has met the other two times. Harris Goes to Outlaws. DENVER, Jan. 6. Ben Harris, pitch er for the Denver club vof the Western League, announced this morn lng that within a week he would be signed with the Federal League. The intimation is that he will play with the Chicago team. It recently was announced by former Manager Jack Hendricks, now manager of the Indian apolis American Association team, that Harris would be dropped from the Den ver club next season. TAILORING KLINE TEAM ROLLS 1007 BISHOP BOWLS HIGH GAME AND HIGH AVERAGE OF 223 AND 220. Klines Defeat Pacific Telephone and J. E. Kellya Win From Hop Gold Brewers on Saratoga Alleys. The number of "better than 1000" games in the City Bowling League went up one last night, when the Kline team rolled 1007 In the first game of a match, in which the team took three straight from the Pacific Telephone Company. Bishop's high game of 223 helped to swell the total. He made an average of 206 and held the high ball and high average of the games played on the Saratoga Alleys. In another match on the Saratoga skids, the J. E. Kellys won three games from the Hop Gold Brewers. Schachtmeyer, . of the winners, had the high game, 202, and Meek, of the same team, and Kelly, of the losers, made an average of 190. , The scores: Kline & Co. Krouse Raymond ...... Bishop ......... Hanson ........ Franklin 1st 2d. 3d. Tot. Av. ,.1!9 191 aol 691 197 ,.1S9 11S 162 J69 15B . .223 1S7 I!07 B17 206 .17 157 1 54S 182 &56 183 . 1UU 183 174 Totals 1007 836 938 2778 Pacific Telephone Co. Nielnon 183 174 IflR R22 174 McMahon 167 133 Hit; 5U1 107 Harbert , 205 13 1HD 54 175 Simmons 105 187 186 538 179 Probst .153 170 140 408 156 Totals 87S 808 867 2553 High score, BUhop, 223; high average, Bishop, XVti. Hod Gold- Wood 154 lflS 171 490 363 210 ' 570 190 lliB 435 145 167 531 177 169 520 173 Kelly 175 185 Christian 145 121 Hauler 172 192 Leap (Capt.) .188 162 Totals ...835 858 886 2546 J. B. Kelly Schaetmeyer 178 161 202 B4i 180 Baker 189 189 190 568 189 III .Buy It Because . Ill It's a Better Gar I 11 MODEL T Gtwmfj-y I I Touring Car i 9 f.o.b. 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Freebourgh 161 J42 1S3 488 1- Sf,nJ?iid I74 144 214 5:52 "7 Bullock 222 ibo 188 57- 3110 a?er "7 13H 157 491 15U Kress 214 138 177 529 170 Tota' 038 7S 919 2566 Multnomah Hotel Ball 171 170 164 B05 16 s Bfrth - l'2 Ipr, 141 52S 176 Ojendyke 173 171 17S 522 194 Meyers ., 1st is3 lu7 5.,, Jfr ls.?her 116 116 116 Bullock 139 211 350 173 Totals 833 857 S01 2500 High score. Bullock, 222: high avt- e. Bullock, 190. Oregon Alleys ' Abell 222 154 234 f 20?, Slater 15.-, nr, 2.it m7 Meister ., 146 18H ISO 171 Chitry . ISO ISO 140 -1 il4 Gllroy ...212 195 204 60 202 Totals 024 .890 993 2812 ' Imperial Hotel Absentee 112 1B2 .12 4 162 Melvin 2o 577 Ins B35 17S Bracker ..198.225 1:ta .'.96 1 Deaver ,140 184 181 535 19s Heffron , 224 159 191 559 185 Totals 934 907 865 2706 Irish score, Abell, 234; high average. Abell, 203. Leach Cross has a novel scheme of keeping track of fighters. After Cross has had a fight he calls a general con ference of himself, his brother, Sam. and his trainer. Each tells what he thinks of the other man's style and impressions and facts are put on the cards for future reference.