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TEXAS AGGIES
STRUGGLING TO
PUT OUT TEAMS
Military Drills Necessitate
Curtailment of Sports at
College Station.
BALL PLANS TENTATIVE
Coach Graves Hopes to Use
Saturday Holidays to Con-
dition Candidates.
COLLEGE STATION Tex. Jan.
19.—1 f the Aggies put out the
baseball team this season which
Coach D. V. Graves hopes they will
they will have to send their candi-
dates out for practice without their
supper and frequently into the dark
tor the faculty has refused to grant
the men leave of absence from mili-
tary drill now while all war prep-
arations are being given emphasis
Due to this fact and the cold
weather Graves has not called the
men out yet. but around Rigney
and Priester the only two old men
who are here he hopes to put out
a good team and some good mate-
rial is in prospect though none of
it has been tried out as yet.
Rigney shortstop and ca) .ain.
who comes from Leonard enters
his fourth year upon the team this
season and for the past three years
has led the nine in hitting. Last
year he was offered contracts by
three big league teams and while
he has not yet signed a contract
the Dc.roit Tigers have a call on
his services and he will probably
report to them next summer. He is
colonel of the cadet cor*". the
highest office among the eadets.
Priester to Second.
L. E. Priester of Richmond the
only other old man here has been
placing first base for the past two
years due to scarcity of material
for the place though he .* original-
ly a second baseman and will prob-
ably return to that position this
year. He was one of the most de-
pendable hitters in 1916. but fell off
somewhat in 1917. He is a stead)
player but not a brilliant one.
Other Infield men who are con-
sidered likely material include
Chipman of Cleburne a brother of
Rov chapman of the Cleveland
Anericans. a freshman who will tr>
fur first base; Klam of Beaumont
who started in football and is out
for third base; and Gouger of San
Antonio who has made good here
in both football and basket ball.
Among the promising candidates
for the outfield are Davis of Sher-
man. a member of the football
s quad; Alexander of Gainesvil e
who won his letter foot ball.
Mahan also of ‘ iainesvln t:.m n t f
state fullback last year; Fabian lof
Dallas football man who staited as
quarter in the Thanksgiving Kame
With Rice last fall and son of the
famous groundkeeper of the e
York Giants; Red Wilkerson of Sa-
vasota who has made a reputation
mi his company team: and lat
Dwrcr « freshman of San Antonio.
' Two Possible Catchers.
only two men have Honied up.
so fir as possible catchers these
being J. D. McMurray oC Cuero
left Tackle for the Aggies lost >eai.
and FTed Dinan of Silsbee forme
. her for the Bryan Academj
rss”mo“'"«
Srt Manuwa'
Ik this season on that account.
pitcher and appears to be
headed and rtteetive uge o{
u a Xwe“ the 6 athletic teams at
West Point. . „
LES DARCY WAS A
REAL CHAMPION SAYS
EDDIE M'GOORTY
Wisconsin Middleweight As-
serts His Style of Milling
Was Startling.
Les Darcy the Australian middle-
weight champion fighter who died
’ll Amenia last year was one of the
greatest exponents the art of selt-
cefense has ever known according
to Eddie McGoorty the American
boxer who recently came back from
the Antinodes.
-< me of the greatest boxers of the
age.” said the Wisconsin middle-
weight when questioned about his
ability. "Too bad the American fol-
lowers of pugilism did not get a
chance to see him in action. He
would have startled them with his
style ot milling. He had everything
a champion should have was a quiet
unassuming chap and the idol of the
Australian fight-goera.
"He beat me twice and I ought
to know his ability."
Asked how the Australian would
have stacked up with Stanley Ket-
chel the Wisconsin fighter said he
had never boxed Ketchel and could
draw no comparison but that Darcy
(\ould have beaten Billy Papke at
his best. McGoorty boxed Papke
several times so that gives one an
idea of Darcy’s ability.
McGoorty said that Jimmy Clabby
probably would stay in Australia a
long time as he liked it over there.
He further said that boxing bouts
of high class drew well in Melbourne
but that in Sydney and Brisbane the
houses were poor.
Bolide's in ..a.akv s Ability
Howard Ehmke. the Detroit twirl-
er was a huge disappointment to the
Jungleer fans last season. but
Hughey Jennings believes that he
Will look good this year in the box.
SUNDAY
After Zybszko defeated “Strang-
ler” Lewis in the international
wrestling tournament held recently
at New York the "Big Pole” claim-
ed the championship of the world.
Although two or three of the best
men in the country were not en-
BEXAR COUNTY
BASKET BALL TEAM
SCHEDULE ISSUED
Interscholastic League Con-
tests Will Be Played on
Percentage Basis.
A schedule of games for girls’
and boys’ basket ball teams of the
Bexar County University Inter-
scholastic League has been issued.
These games will be played on the
percentage basis the team with the
highest percentage being the win-
ner in the county.
The games are to be played ac-
cording to the regulations of the
University Interscholastic League.
The officials for each game are to
be selected by the home team. In
case a game is to be played on neu-
tral grounds the teams should se-
lect the officials jointly.
The schedule is to be followed as
given unless other teams enter with-
in two weeks’ time. If a revision
of the schedule should occur the
games that will have been played
up to date of revision of schedule
shall count.
Each team should send a report
of each game promptly to County
Athletic Director E. T. Byron or
to W. A. Thurman general direc-
tor. Failure to play these games as
scheduled should be reported at
once. The schedule follows:
Girls’ series—Edge wood vs. Hot
Wells at Edgewood January 24;
Harlandale vs. Alamo Heights at
Harlandale January 24; Von Or my
vs. Tinsley at Tinsley January 24;
Edgewood vs. Von Ormy at Von
Ormy January 31; Alamo Heights
vs. Hot Wells at Alamo Heights
January 31; Harlandale vs. Tinsley
at Harlandale February 2; Edge-
wood vs. Alamo Heights at Alamo
Heights February 7 ; Harlandale vs.
Von Ormy at Edge wood February
9; Hot Wells/xj. Tinsley at Edge-
wood February 9; Harlandale vs.
Hot Wells at Hot Wells February
14; Edgewood vs. Tinsley at Edge-
wood February IS; Alamo Heights
vs. Von Ormy at Alamo Heights.*
February 16; Edgewood vs. Har-
landale at Edgewood February 21;
Hot Wells vs. Von Ormy at Hot
Wells February 23; Alamo Heights
vs. Tinsley at Alamo Heights.
February 23.
Boys’ series—Edgewood vs. Hot
Wells at Hot Wells . January 29;
Alamo Heights vs. Ilarlandaie at
Alamo Heights January 29; Edge-
wood vs. Aiamo Heights at Edge-
wood. February 5; Harlandale vs.
Hot Wells at Ilarlandaie February
5; Edgewood vs. Harlandale. at
Ilarlandaie February 12; Alamo
Heights vs. Hot Wells at Hot Wells.
February 12.
A preliminary meet of the Coun-
ty Interscholastic League will be
held at Edgewood school on Febru-
ary 9. beginning at 10 a. m. Lunch
will be served by the local Parent-
Teachers' Association. The attend-
ance of all the county schools is
urged. Now is the time to get into
training for the final meet to be
held in March.
Mackmcn Big Ground.
Fans who saw the world's series
games at the Polo Grounds or those
who saw pictures showing scenes of
the games will remember a great
big fan who walked out on the dia-
mond and shook hands with Clar-
ence Rowland. He was Emory Tit-
man Philadelphia's 400-pound base-
ball enthusiast and sportsman. Well
the Athletics never considered a
game a success unless Emory Tit-
man was at Shibe Park but the A s
have lost Emory who is a big crowd
all by himself. John D. Shibe recent-
ly started suit against Titman over
the sale of a yacht.
Brown Lojal to Government.
Brown University is showing its
loyalty to the government despite a
loss of $lOOOO in athletics last sea-
son. and is making its athletes com-
pete in all sorts of events because of
:he country’s need of physical pre-
paredness during these war times.
Memphis Signs Aragon.
Angelo Aragon the Cuban In-
fielder has been signed to play with
the Memphis Club in the Southern
Association next season. He played
last season with the Toronto Club
in the International League and is
said to be a world beater on snap-
ping up fast rollers.
CADDOCK MATCHED WITH ZYBSZKO
EAJ*I/.CAT>E>OCk. -
tered in the tournament the world’s
title was awarded to the victor. Earl
Caddock who defeated Joe Stecher
and also wrestled a five-hour draw
with “Strangler” Lewis is the first
to question Zybszko’s right to the
title. Caddock and Zybszko are
Daylight Saving Plan Is
Commended as Boon to Sports
Extra Hour Has Proved Its Merit as Stimulus to Outdoor
Games and Recreation Is Report After Trial in Great
Britain—Charles Ebbets Urges National Commission
to Push Passage of Bill—President Tener Sees Bene-
fit to Baseball.
The daylight saving plan for out-
of-door sports has been so success-
ful in Europe that there is now a
movement on in the East to apply
it in America. The British Parlia-
mentary Committee recently report-
ed on its benefits and claim that it
has {\imulaned interest in sports to
a marked degree.
The reasons given lor the proba-
ble indorsement in America are
these:
1. That it would give an extra
hour of daslight to those who take
their exercise after returning home
from work.
2. That it would make it possible
for baseuali games and other sport
events to be held one hour later in
the afternoon thus enabling more
men to attend games without injury
to their business affairs.
Would Help Here.
The second reason probably would
appeal more to the business man of
ban Antonio and the Texas League
followers than the first as it would
give them plenty of time to close up
their business and attend the ball
games which formerly started at 4
and 5 o’clouk and which could eas-
ily be stalled at from 5 to 5;3U by
ihe daylight saving plan.
The National Baseball Commis-
sion probably will take definite ac-
tion on the proposed indorsement
at —an earjy date.
Charles Ebbets president of the
Brooklyn National League club in
an interview with a New York
scribe indorsed the plan and wrote
the commission commending it and
asking action from the commission.
ELbets also suggested that every
club in every league in the country
communicate with its representative
in Congress to urge the passage of
the bill. Speaking further on the
subject Ebbets had this to say:
"The chief benefit of the bill
would be to the labeling class for
it would enable them to get to base-
ball games without losing more than
an hour from work. Under present
conditions the average working man
ir business man quits work at 5
o’clock. if he goes to a game he
must lose an hour and a half or
two hours from his work.
"Now if the daylight plan was in
effect the leagues would arrange to
hold their games at 4:30 o’clock. The
workingman could quit at 4 o’clock.
Another benefit of the plan would
be to give an extra hour of play to
amateur teams made up of laborers
ci business men. These teams usual-
ly do their practising after supper
and have only a short time each day
for it.”
Tenner Approves Ilan.
Governor John K. Tenner presi-
dent of the National League is an
advocate of the plan. Tener recent-
ly wrote as follows: :
"The general merits of the pla i
are conceded on every hand. I have
yet to hear that it has been op-
posed by any person society or cor-
poration. It would appeal strongly
tc every man woman and child who
loves the open and who finds the
greatest charm in life that of seek-
ing recreation out of doors whether
this recreation is a participation in
some form of physical exercise that
has sport as its basis or whether it
be from the mental pleasure and
stimulation derived from witnessing
some sort of athletic activity.
"Any plan such as this that adds
tc the sum of human happiness en-
joyment amusement and recreation
In God’s free air and sunlight should
receive the aid and support of the
great mass of peoplpe. It will have
the effect of giving us one more
hour of daylight during the summer
months when the call of the open
is irresistible. iMil lions will find
more time for the physical and men-
tal enjoyment from outdoor sport
and amusement that is possible only
during daylight hours.”
Frederick W. Rubien. president of
the A. A. U.» favors the plan and
thinks it would help amateur sport
out to a marked degree and greatly
inEcrease the number of people who
take part in one sport or another.
Howard F. Whitney secretary of
the United States Golf Associaiion 1
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
WLADEK ZBYSZkO
matched to meet in a finish bout
to be held in New York on January
• 29. Caddock is now in the service
of Uncle Sam at Camp Dodge but
is sure that he can obtain leave of
absence to come to New York and
go through with the match.
also highly approves of the plan and
believes in its endorsement although
ro formal ;v tion has yet been taken
by the association.
HICKEY BELIEVES IN
FINING PLAYERS WHO
USE ROWDY TACTICS
American Association Presi-
dent Wants Gentlemanly
Baseball During 1918.
President Hickey of the American
Association Is going to gave gentle-
manly baseball this reason or know
the reason why. Hickey believes that
a policy of lining and not remitting
will have the effect of curtailing tem-
peramental and rowdy baseball play-
ers to a marked degree.
Rowdyism was rampant in the
I American Association for the first
ithree months of last season but when
I $9OO had been collected from them
I during that period the players began
I to realize that it was costing them
। money to have run-ins with the um-
pire and bursts of temper on the field
that did the game no good and dur-
ing the last three months fines were
few and far between.
One notable fact was that the In-
dianapolis club did not have a fine
i assessed against a player. It was a
remarkable record and showed how-
well Jack Hendricks manager now
signed with the St. Ixiuis Cardinals
held his men in check. Jack let the
players know at the beginning of the
season that he and he alone would
do the arguing ami quarreling with
the unips. Jack himself was sus-
pended for five days for a run-in
with the arbiter but that was all.
President Hickey is revising the
old contracts and the five-day release
. a relic of the Players’ I
nity will not be in any of the 1918
contracts. After Hickey gets the
contracts out of the way he will
tackle the umpire problem. He has
eight new arbiters to sign and the
double-umpire system will be re-
sumed. He is dickering for several
former umpires of the faltering In-
ternational League.
GREAT FIELD TO START
Sun Briar Probably Will Be Favorite
in Kentucky Derby.
NEW YORK Jan. 19.—The great-
est field in the history of the Ken-
tucky Derby the greatest of Ameri-
can turf classics is expected to go
t< the post at the next running on
the famous Churchill Downs track.
No date has been set for the race
but it undoubtedly will be marked
Gown for May 11.
Sun Briar wonderful colt which
cleaned up during the summer on
Eastern tracks will go to the post a
heavy favorite but he will be pitted
against such stars as Escoba* the
Southern flyer which was picked to
do some deadly execution last sum-
mer in the East; Papp Freecutter
War Cloud. Tippity Witchet and oth-
ers of almost the same standing.
Tlie race this year will be much
richer than any event for 3-year-
olds in this country. There is a purse
cl $20000 which will allot prizes
tc the first four finishers the fourth
Luing able to save only his entrance
lee.
Seventy-six horses were nominated
tor this richest and most famous of
American races at its last running
but this year’s race the forty-fourth
will see the greatest field accord-
ing to all indications that ever faced
a Churchill Downs barrier.
Ixvirj May Head Seattle Club.
Bill Leard a former Utica (N. Y.)
base hall player probably will head
the Seattle club in the Northwestern
League next season according to re-
port
SWEET SMITH AND
WEISSER SCORE UE
ON MUNICIPAL RAN^E
T. A. Rieber and Sergeant
Mitchell both break bee-
ord on Target "E.”
G. W. Sweet G. W. Smith and F.
L. Weisser all of the Alamo Rifle
Club tied for top honors on the 20-
inch bullseye at the municipal rifle
range Saturday afternoon. Each of
the trio scoring a possible 100 at the
300-yard distance.
E. Bruhn the slxteen-year-old lad
who recently started in the shoot-
ing game scored an even 90. For
his third attempt with a high-pow-
ered rifle this score was highly pleas-
ing to Sergeant Mitchell custodian
of the range who has been his per-
sonal instructor.
G. W. Smith another member of
the Alamo combination scored 96
on the 8-inch bullseye.
T. A. Rieber of the Big Dand/
Rifle Club and Sergeant Mitchell
staged a real battle for pistol honors
Rieber scoring a possible 100 on the
3-inch target at 15 yards and Ser-
geant Mitchell scoring 98.
On target "E" at fifteen yards
both Mitchell and Rieber broke the
rapid-fire record each scoring five
successive hits in three seconds with
the revolver.
G. W. Sweet scored 94 and F. L.
Weisser 88 on the 3-inch target. The
open event will be the card at the
range today beginning at 9 o’clock.
SUNDAY SCHOOL FIVES
IN A CHAMPIONSHIP
STRUGGLE TUESDAY
St. Mark's and Presbyter-
ians Clash for Premier
Basket Ball Honors.
The battle for the championship
of the Sunday School Basket Ball
Leagues will begin next Tuesday
night at the Y. M. C. A. when First
Presbyterian undefeated champions
oi the National League meet St.
Mark's Episcopal champions of the
American League and City Sunday
school champions for two years in
succession.
The St. Mark's team have an ad-
vantage over their opponents in
that they have participated in two
championship battles and with an
experienced coach A. H. Muir are
expecting to win three games out of
five. The Presbyterians are handi-
capped by not having a coach but
their team work is splendid.
Neither team seems to have the
edge on the forwards Tommie Gish
and Cuthbert Bullitt for St. Mark’s
and Ernest Green and Frank Symth
for the Presbyterians. All four of
these players have been in the Sun-
<lay Schol League for a number of
years and the fa#3 are all acquaint-
ed with their playing. At center
Frank Erben for the Presbyterians
stems to have the edge over Brooks
Dascomb who is completing his first
year in the league for the St. Marks.
At guard no four belter guards are
wanted than Carl Gildemeistcr and
Russell Jones for the St. Mark's
and Douglas Anderson and Robert
Joyce for the Presbyterians. In
comparing the leading scorer on
each team there is not much to
choose between Ernest Green and
Tommie Gish who are two of the
most popular players in the Sunday
School League. The latter has the
auvantage over Green in that he is
very strong on the defense while
Green is only able to play on the
offensive.
JACK DEMPSEY HOT
ON WILLARD'S TRAIL
FOR TITLE BATTLE
Frisco Heavyweight Willing
to Meet All Other
Aspirants First.
CHICAGO Jan. 20. —Jack Demp-
sey Salt Lake and San Francisco
heavyweight is the latest menace—-
self-styled—to Jess Willard.
Constituting himself an indepen-
dent Bolshevik! leader with Jack
Kearns as his prime minister. Demp-
sey has bulged out of the West bent
upon kicking up a revolution that
will dethrone the bulky Kansas
champion. Jack arrived in Chicago
several weeks ago and has since been
camping on the trail of the reluctant
Jess.
One thing about this Dempsey per-
son. whatever his battling ability is
refreshing. He does not insist upon
ignoring all other heavyweight chal-
lengers. He is willing to grub out
every obstruction that besets the
pathway to Jess Willard's door and
prove his right to a match with the
title holder. He is willing to fight
for his honors.
If Fred Fulton is the man he must
meet before he gets a match with
Willard Dempsey says to bring on
the Minnesota plasterer. If he is to
lick Bill Brennan "Texas” Tate Ho-
mer Smith or any of the other big fel-
lows before he gets into the ring with
Fulton* the battler from the Sunset
shore declares these scraps can not
be arranged too soon to suit him.
It is entirely likely that Dempsey
will have to fight his way up before
Willard will pay much attention to
him. Matches with Brennan and
Smith are in prospect and as long as
Fred Fulton seems willing to take
on all comers it is not unlikely that
Dempsey will get a chance with the
front rank challenger.
Dempsey has a good record in the
four-round game on the Pacific
Coast. His most notable achieve
ment was a victory over Carl Morris.
Dempsey also claims a decision over
Gunboat Smith.
Dempsey is six feet two and when
in condition scales a few pounds more
than 200. Most of his battles have
been at San Francisco or. In that
vicinity.
Will Not Effect Gallia Trade.
The entrance of Dr. John C. Lavan
in the army medical corps will have
no effect on the deal by which Lavan
and Bert Shotten of the Browns were
traded to Washington for Bart Gal-
lia according to word from St. Louis.
The Stroke Is the Thing in Golf
Says Chester G. Horton Local Pro
That Once Acquired the Rest Is Merely a Matter of Form
According to Instructor at San Antonio Country Club.
“Hip and Knee" Motion Is Easily Mastered With
Proper Mind Concentration and a Little Practice
He Declares.
Chester G. Horton professional of
the San Antonio Country Club and
former American born champion
until he retired undefeated says that
the stroke is the thing with golf-
ers.
That once acquired the rest is
merely a matter of form.
Perhaps more than any other pro-
fessional teaching gqlf Horton
preaches keeping the eye on the
ball. He changes the expression
however to ’’concentrate on the
ball.” In the Horton couise of in-
struction this assumes a new mean-
ing. The pupil is carefully informed
that it pre-supposes the absence of
anything in stance or grip or swing
which will distract attention from
the ball.
Should Be Automatic.
After the stance is taken every
motion should be automatic. Right
there is where the psychology of the
game plajs its part. The golfer must
learn to ignore completely the me-
chanics of his swing.
Many persons are physically una-
ble to make the perfect swing. Many
more are unable to co-ordinate mind
and muscle and many’ more than
would be supposed undergo a form of
self-hypnotism while gazing fixedly
at the ball.
Horton is quick to detect this last
fault and at once tells his pupil to
pay’ little or no attention to the bail
but to concentrate on direction and
distance. It sounds odd but it solves
the problem of preventing that rig-
idity of body and mind every golfer
has felt at times. Horton is one
teacher who never asks his pupils
t<» keep their heads perfectly’ still
because if the stroke is made cor-
Western Trapshots Excel Eastern
Crack Shooters by Small Margin
Interstate Association’s 1917 Averages of Leading Ten
Trapshooters of Each Section Shows Them to Be On
Virtually Same Footing On 55000 Targets—Pros for
Third Successive Year Have Slight Advantage Over
Amateurs On Over 66000 Targets.
Tlk- Ten Best Amateur Trapsliots ot
the West.
Shooter A Rcsi. Shot at Broke Avc.
W. H. Heer
Guthrie Okla .2050 1997 .9741
J. E. Ohatfield
Texarkana. Ark ..2000 1939 .9695
F. M. Troeh
Vancouver Wash 4290 41 50 .9673
H. Pfirrmann Jr.
Los Angeles Cal. .24 40 2356 .9655
Otis Evans
Los Angeles Cal .3240 3127 .9651
R A. King
Delta Colo 2150 2075 .9651
1\ H. Melius
Los Angeles Cal .2440 2354 .964 7
H. Lorenson
Newman Cal ...2440 2344 .9606
(’has. Hummell
La Porte City 1a..3650 3495 .9575
J. R. Jahn
City Point Wis ..2000 1913 .9565
x — ■
Totals 26790 25750 .9644
Ten Leading Amateur Trapsliots of
the East.
Shooter & Real. Shot at Broke Ave.
W. Henderson
Lexington Ky ...2570 2502 .9735
Fred Harlow.
Newark. Ohio ..2030 1975 .9729
G. N. Fish
Lyndonville. N. Y. 2150 2115 .9701
H. J. Pendergast.
Phoenix N. Y. ..3105 2998 .9655
C. H. Newcomb
Philadelphia. Pa .2395 2311 .9649
Fred Plub
Atlantic City N. J. 4970 4782 .9621
A. C. Skutt.
Morton. N. Y. ...2735 2629 .9612
F. S. Wright
Buffalo N. Y. ..3745 3598 .9607
Allen Heil
Allentown. Pa ...3095 2972 .'1602
C. H. Peck
RemingWn Ind .2210 2118 .9583
Totals 29035 28000 .9644
j
(By Peter P. Carney Editor National
Sports Syndiwitc.)
That the East and the West are
evenly matched ns regards trap-
shooting ability is proven by a peru-
sal of the 1917 averages compiled
by* the Interstate Trapshooting Asso-
ciation.
It is singular likewise remarka-
ble and it does not seem possible
that the combined averages of the
highest ten shooters from each sec-
tion of this great country should be
the same—. 964 4. but that is what
the Intersßte Association “dopester”
says they’ are. That is just about
as dose as any one could expect
in one year’s shooting.
But we did a little figuring on
our own hook and getting the thing
down to the smallest of fractions
we find the West has a fraction the
better of the statistics viz: West
.964419; East. .964353.
That isn't much difference tn he
sure but we didn’t want to proclaim
to the world that the high ten shoot-
ers of the East and the highest ten
of the West deadlocked to the frac-
n 55.000 targets and have some
other “dopester” writing to the edi-
tor informing him that the figures
were incorrect. Whatever joy there
is for the Western shooters in the
margin given above they’ are wel-
come to.
This is the first time in three years
that the West has outshot the East
In the averages. Ty Cobb beat Nap
Lajoie for the American League bat-
ting crown one year by an oven
smaller margin than the West put it
oxer on the East this past season so
that fractions are worth something
after al!.'
Eastern leaders fired at 29.035
and broke 28.000. while the Western
stars shot at 26700 targets and
smashed 25750. The West owes
much to California f »r its excellent
statistics for four of the high ten
shooters are from the Golden State
and two of them are from Los An-
geles. New York contributes four of
the Eastern team's ten.
Woolfolk Henderson. C. H. New-
comb and Frank Wright have been
on all three of the Eastern teams
and Frank and J. IL Jahn have been
on all the Western teams.
This idea of comparison of the
East against the West and the pro-
fessionals and amateurs in trap-
shooting will bring forth as many
arguments as the selection of all-
rectly the head cannot move enough
to do any real harm.
Countless articles have been writ-
ten about the use of the legs and
hips in making a stroke properly. In
this connection Horton says:
“Many a golfer has given it up as
an impossible task. On the contrary
it is comparatively easy. Put your
hands fingers upward on your hips.
Keep your feet flat on the ground
and turn slowly to the right. Let
the knee come in naturally toward
the right and swing as far around
as you can easily. Thon reverse and
swing as far to the lett as you can.
Must Be htnootlK
“Do this a dozen times or more
until you find the movement is per-
fectly* smooth. There must bo no
resistance to the leg or body’ mus-
cles. Simply swing to the right as
far as you can go. then back to the
left like an oscillating punching bag.
suspended top and bottom.
"When this movement is made
smoothly vary it by letting your
right hip go back further by slightly
pivoting on the inner edge of the left
foot. Then continue to go back slow-
ly but turn faster to the left. Then
again change the movement by
swinging around so far to the right
that the left heel leaves the ground
a trifle and a distinct pressure is
felt on the ball of the left foot.
"In the swing to the left the body
will go far enough around to bring
the heel of the right foot naturally
off the ground. Five minutes of trial
will implant the idea and practice
will lend aid in the so-called ’hip
and knee motion’ toward materially
lengthening the drive.”
American baseball or football teams
for there are more active partici-
pants in trapshooting than any other
sport.
Just such a yarn as this a couple of
years ago gave the Westy Hogans
an idea to stage an East against the
West shoot and in years to come
this will be one of the biggest events
on their card.
The all-Eastern team picked in
1915 averaged .9550 to .9537 for the
West and the Eastern team in 1916
averaged .9615 to .9570 for the
West.
• • •
Ten Ixxiding I^fcssional Tmpshoot-
ers of 1017.
Shooter A- Resi. Shot at Broke Ave.
L. S. German.
Aberdeen Md ..6285 6137 .9 <64
L. H. Reid.
Seattle. Wash ...3460 3364 .0*22
Bart Lewis. m
Auburn. 11l 6085 5909 .9»10
J. W. Barre.
Louisiana. Mo ...2065 2003 .9699
(’. G. Spencer
St. Louis Mo ...3250 3150 .9692
E. L. Michell.
Los Angeles Cal .2700 2614 .9631
A. H. Ammann
Peotone 111 ....4215 4075 .966<
11. D. Gibbs
Union City. Tenn 3085 2979 .9656
H. E. Poston.
San Fran. Cal. ..6440 6213 .^650
Rush Razee
Curtis Neb 2400 2317 .9654
Totals 39985 35761 .9694
Ten Amateur Trapshooters With Best
1917 Average.
Shooter & Resi. Shot at Broke Ave.
W. H. Heer.
Guthrie. Okla ...2050 1997 .9.41
W. Henderson
Lexington. Ky’ ...2570 2502 .9735
Fred Harlow
Newark. Ohio ...2030 1975 .9729
G. N. Fish
Lyndonville. N. Y. 2180 2115 .8701
J. E. Chatfield
Texarkana. Ark .2000 1939 .9695
F. M. Troeh-
Vancouver Wash 4290 4150 .96.3
11. Pfirrman
Los Angeles. Ca 1.2440 2356 .9655
H. J. Pendergast
Phoenix. N. Y. ...3105 2998 .9655
Otis Evans
Los Angele* Cal. 3240 3127 .8851
R. A. King.
Delta. Colp 2150 2075 .060 l
Totals 26055 25234 .8685
There was a time when the pro-
fessional was supposed to be va^tl”
superior to the- amateur in ever.-C
branch of sport but nowadavs ir
many’ lines the amateurs are the |
equal of the professionals an! in
many* branches they have the pro-
fessionals outdistanced.
Ae far as ability’ goes there is
but slight difference between the
best of the professional and ama-
teur trapshooters.
The 1917 averages compiled ly
the Interstate Trapshooting Ass eia-
tion show that the highest ten pro-
fessionals averaged .9694 while the
ten highest amateurs averaged
.96 S 5.
While the edge is with the j
fcssionals the fraction of a tai
’difference really proves the class of
the amateurs.
The professional trapshooter is a
field representative of a gun or am-
munition company and the compila-
tion of a high average is the *hing
that interests him in the main.
Not so with the amateur. He is
a business man first a trapshooter
second. He goes into trapshooting ts
a sport—for recreation—on his spare
time and the fact that he can do
this and shoot as well as the fellow
who is paid to shoot proves his
ability.
This is the third time that the
writer has selected all-American
trapshoojing teams from the ten
highest amateurs and professionals
and the 20 this time compiled a
higher average than the teams of
1915 and 1916. The combined aver-
age of the two teams is .9690 on
66.C4C targets which •« unquestion-
ably s. classic mark.
If a team race could be staged be- |
tween the ten highest amateurs and
ten highest professionals each year [
it would be a wonderful exhibition cf .
target breaking.
JANUARY 20 1018.
345TH ARTILLERY WINS
dULicK GAint FKUM
OtJiri LnuhlbCni
bed ' neroe scores First
uoai or oeusun at
camp s rants.
Un a hurq uuu playing field
.Saturday aiternuun me diuLu lueia
^rtuierj soccer loutuail team otii-
wiany opened tne succor season at ms
xia^i.s stauium uy atieaung
-*«o iast «15th £.ngineers in a surw
pnsingiy interesting battle 1 to v.
ine artillery combination or lath-
er "Heu ' Heroe its ngnt naif uac*.
pulled oft a goal in me Jirst lew
..iinutes ol play ana thereafter thu
teams battled Lxe uemons but
neither taction couid put across tuu
desired goal.
uenaKe Kicked off for the engi-
neers to tne uve-yard Une but
tiirougr a series ot well executed
uead stunts as well as feet tne ar-
tillery laus worKed tne ball down
-uwards mid-field when Heroe s edu-
cated toe came in contact with the
itatner spnere and the ball sailed
true to tne spot that spelled a goal
and subsequently vietury.
nerbc showed a wunuerfu! knowl-
edge < £ tne game and much tn« ougn
nm vigorous attack me artillery was
able to keep the bail in the terri-
tory or tneir fnen the enemy lor
much of tne distance.
Only a few hunuied witnessed the
contest as the game annuance’l a
oit late to reach the general popu-
lace but tho«e w*ho were fortunate
enough tu uj on hand saw a real
skilled exhibit'on <jt soccer. The
line-up:
olotli Artillery. 3istii Euglncers
ilardy Harrom
Goal Kc.^ti-.
Conley Borden
Right ruA. ack.
Cooper Edwards
Left FuUc.ck.
McCoy Craver
Center Half
Uerbe Griggs
Right Halfback.
Owen Swarts
Left Halfback.
Ratchin Schee
Left Wing orward.
Courland Chishum
I^eft Forward.
Walker Lendke
Center Forward.
। Deason Lynch
Right Forward.
Jones Harp
Right Wing Forward.
Halves: 30 minutes; referee. Lieu-
tenant Olsen. 315th Engineers;
linesman Lieutenant Evans u 4sth
Artillery.
JUNIOR B'S PLAY
THREE BASKET BALL
GAMES AT Y. M. C. A.
Pink White and Black Quin-
tets Victors in Open-
ing Battles.
Junior B Basket Ball League.
Plyd. XV. L. Pct
links 1 1 o 1009
Whites 1 1 o 100 C
Blacks 1 1 0 1000
Purples 1 0 1 .000
Greens 1 0 1 .000
Blues 10 1 .000
The Junior B's played their first
triple-header in the newly organized
Junior B Basket Ball League at the
Y. M. C. A. Saturday. The Pinks
defeated the Purples 6 to 2 the
Whites whitewashed the Greens 8
to 0. in ono of the biggest sur-
prises of the day and the Blacks
cleaned up on the Blues 12 to 0.
The following boys were appointed
captains of the teams. Blacks.: Wal.
cer Schulte; Blues Ernest Fellbaum;
Purples Tom Daggett; Pinks
Brooks Stephens; Wnites George
Johnston and Greens Frank Wyatt.
In the first game which was th.
hardest fought game of the day the
teature was the clever team work ot
the winners and the goaling ot
Brooks Stephens Rud nphKrisch and
Elmore Brendt who each scored a
field goal for the winners. Wil-
liam Fetzer was the only membet*
of the losers who was able to make
a basket. Harry Lucas and Dan Al-
lensworth featured at guard.
In the second game Frank Wyatt’a
team could not get together with
the result that their opponents took
advantage ot this fact and piled up
a score of nine points. Kennedy
Milburn was the bright star for the
winners making three field goals
while Williams and Oefinger scored
the other points.
In the final game the excellent
team work of the winners featured.
while the goaling ot Schulte and
Chester Willard was way above par.
each making three field goals. For
-he losers. Lewis Maverick. B. Web-
er and Ernest Fellbaum featured a:
guard.
Before the basjet ball game Frank
Wyatt's relay team defeated Wil-
liam Fetzer's in the medicine ball
race.
Cicottc Signs Contract.
Eddie Cicotte star twirler for the
Chicago White Sox. has appended his
John Hancock to a 1918 Chicago con-
tract. Eddie is wintering in Detroit.
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