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AUTOMOBILE SECTION
SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3,1918
WRITER WESTERN MINOR LEAGUES TO HAWAII SWIMMERS JEAiETTE WOULD INVESTIGATION MAY PUN SPORTS FOR RICE SCHEDULE FOR
FICTION FRAMES
ZANE GRAY WRITES IX BEHALF
OF LIFE OF W1LI> GAME IN
BIG APPEAL.
COMING MEET TO BE IMPORTANT
TO ALL ORGANIZED BASE-
BALL LEAGUES.
spoi
MiW YORK, Nov. «. -A • reed for
nen has been composed by Y.tine <«r«-. . the
■well-known writer on out-of-door topic*,
.••□d it is the proposal of the Atucricuu
flame Protective Asosciution, tlie sport-;
men's National organization, for whom this
work was done, to give wide circulation
to it among the fi.OOU.OOO who annually
^o into the fields and woods of this coun-
try in search of sport.
In announcing the publication nnd dis-
tribution of the circular, the association
rails attention to the faet that there are
thousands of real sportsmen in this conn
try foi whom no creed if- necessary, but
it feeIs that a fine educational work can
be clone among the sportsmen of tomorrow
by giving as wido circulation and publicity
©s possible to the principles coutalned
lit the creed that Mr. Ure.v has composed.
•Those principles ara the result of the col-
laboration of a number of well known
sportsmen, including Mich men as Charles
Sheldon, .lohu I'». Huriiham. Dan '.card, I
Bart left 11 ay ward. \V. ►•>. MoCrca and
Frederick K. Yreeland.
The creed "ill be handsomely printed
c>n heavy cardboard suitable for hanging
or framing, fi is hoped that, every sports
man who lias a son will posses himself <f
sine of these and keep it nrouiiuently dis-
played as a mentor for trie lad who will
)io the sportsman of tomorrow It is con
N1:\V YORK. Nov. 2.—What undoubted'.
". ill be the most important baseball meet-
ever held by the National Association
• t Minor Leagues will take; place ut
l'fciria. 111., starting Tuesday. Noveml
1"j. \ 't onl.v will this meeting be in.-
1 tmijt to the minor league club owner*
' 1 cuis'j\es but it will lie important to
baseball in general. It will have direct
bearing upon the future of the sport when
the war i$over. The protection and preser
vation of territorial lights and the mu-
tual respect of player reservations will be
the principal matters t.> be considered,
but several other vital, if less important,
things must be threshed out at this meet-
1 ng.
A few years ago as many as fort;,
minor leagues were presented at the an
nual meetings of the association, but ii
is probable that, delegates from not more
than eight leagues will attend this, th
MAT ESTER HAW
ASK TO BE STATIONED AT PEI.-
HAM BAY TO TEACH JACKIES
HOW TO SWIM.
WIN TITLE THEN SHOW TRACK TRIORS WAR REST PERIOD NOVEMBER TO BRING
AEOUT DUST DATS
JOCKEYS UNDER SUSPICION TO
BE BARRED FROM RACES
IN FUTURE.
WANTS TO BATTLE FOR CHARITY
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 Reports that Puke
Kahanatnoku, Harold Kruger and Clarence
Lane, the three Hawaiian swimmers, who
have recently completed a tour ot t lie
Tnited Mates uucter the supervision of the ] M.w YORK
Amoi' nr \thleiie I'nioti. were to enlist in ["••-ins who :<
the naw, with the understanding that tiu\\ 1 v:i>
were in assigned to the l'elham Hay
Naval Training Station, ore of more than
passing interest, in view of efforts being
made nt; the big camp in the Itronx to de
v<'lop top notch athletic teams in every line
• if sport. Incidentally, the fact that the
three swimmers are supposed to be beaded
in the direction of l'elham Bay has raised
tho suspicion in some quarters that com-
petitive athletics have been and are receiv-
ing a great deal of attention fit l'elham
Hay. There have been reports at odd times
that many of the men enlisted for general
WITH DEMPSEY OR WILLARD
AND THEN RETIRE.
soieutecnlli annual cession. The leninies i Kerviee wore none too well pleased to see
\> hicli nr« prnetlenlly sum to lie repre- athletescome to tho i-ampapparently with
seiiteu are the international, American As-
sociation. Southern, Pacific Coast, West
ern. Texas, Eastern and International
Northwest.
the understanding that they were not to
be assigned to -ca duty. That there was
any basis of truth in these reports has al-
ways been scouted. hut the fact remains
Jiu^ebuli men everywhere are agreed ! that, amonc others. \\ iliie liordoti, tormerlv
minor league baseball is the foundation ; "f the New ^ ork Athletic < bib. has been at
«-f the professions! phase ..f the spor. ' the camp, and a member of its athietic team
Without minor leagues to develop players since August. 1.917, and there are a number
t' e major league clubs would face one of j of other* who hove been there and active in t ffoti, which f beileve, if carried out wi
ti e most intricate problems possible. lr J competition since early in the present year. ; add a good many thousand dollars to tn
is for this if for no other reason the i Athletics is au essential in camp life, pro- • I'nitfcl War Work Council l'umi
majors should exert every effort to foste; j vided every uian is required to get out arid j > j ]iav(. offered to ight gratis any .
miti-ir league baseball. If would be for [try "or some tcaui. Where there a re spe tho leading heavy weights for unv w,t
the best interest of the "big fellows." j •ialists. however, and the same names ap- fiuirily 1 now propose to request Jam.'
Nov. - Of all tho
> now parading the
of pugilism there is none v
more widely known or who has done it; ,
to uplift the game than .loo .leatuen
Had not .lack Johnson persistently r. t'i.s^
to meet Jeannctte when Ik? was in his prm
not a few are of the opinion that .1
would have ascended the
one of the most popular
time. Few big men have
he. Few have been more
all comers than he. And he has fought
most of the best and has never been com
pel led to offer apologies for his showing
In the ring.
When it was recently announced that the
United War Work Council was to «
duct a big sports drive from November 11
to 18 In an effort to raise funds with
j which to supply the soldiers and sailor*
abroad and at hoiue with athletic equip-
ment and preside theiu with entertainment
.leannctte saw a chance for iilin to do hi
, bit." lie has waded through with the
following proposition :
"Will you permit me to offer a sugg
i NHW YORK. Oct. 20.—Certain prominent
I jockeys who have been riding on the New
York tracks this year will find themselves
barred when the lhl'.i campaign opens. The
.stewards of the .lockey Club, it is freely
predl- ted, \\M refuse to grant licenses to
Minx,, riders, who have been closely watched
hoth at the tracks and elsewhere ever since
;he returned from Saratoga.
The turf governors, it seems, have been
carrying on'a quiet investigation as a re
rim ii imi rin.r i !|»«Ult"of UlltlierOUH exhibitions Of SUSpli'lOUS
1 , ' ,I liors.-niaiiKl.li> coupled ivlH) frequent stnrle-.
J , «f manipulation. It isn't the policy of the
'i' Iiii'kcv Club to make sensational charge.,
' u.iM|.lir . ... " J against persons who are suspected of shady
e willing to "»eer. trkttngactfongt But when sufficient evidence
j has been obtained to warrant action, un
scrupulous individuals, including jockeys,
| "'ill be told to keep awa\ from tho I4ew
! York and Maryland race courses.
During the recent Jamaica meeting the
movements of several former Jockeys who
frequented the paddock were followed at
, the instance of tho turf authorities, it is
• aid. If is charged that these young men,
alter whispered consultations witli liotori
I ••us opi rators. gave signals to certain riders
who sat in the windows of the jockeys'
building. This assertion wss made at Jo
niah'M bv well posted racing men, who
seemed to think that the suspected riders,
when beaten on heavily played horses, had
taken orders from confederates.
The reported collusion may have been
based on Idle minors, but the fact, remains
that there is a determined effort to estab-
lish underground connections between
WAR WORK SOCIETIES PREPARE
FOR DEMOBILIZATION AND
END OF THE WAR.
time a service
r*i' season
pear and reappear
the minor
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—What will be tan
t a mount to a revival of the Olympic
games, with Fritz on tho outside, is be-
ing planned bv the Y M. C. A. in France
for the long demobilization period which
will follow the declaration of peace. Sol
diers and sailors of the allied nations will
take part in the games, which will be held
all over France, with t lie final big compe-
tition in Paris or the concrete stadium
which Herman prisoners have built In
Lyons. The outline of the program has
been received from the Y. M. c. A. offi-
cials in Paris in a cablegram to Herbert
L. Pratt, chairman of the general sport
committee of tho t inted War Work Fund.
The Y. M. C. A Knights of Columbus.
Jewish Welfare and others, with the end
of the war so close a tremendous task con-
fronts them the task of keeping ao many
thousands of men freed from "the strain
of war from "flying off the handle." In
order to keep the soldiers and sailors in-
terested. fit and "doing something," tho
Y. M. c. A. has conceived the plan of an
international athletic carnival among the
allied forces. The idea will be to get
every man Into the games, and mass ath-
letics will be emphasized. At the same
time the officials appreciate the factor of
team rivalry and highly expert and spe
eialized competition and the champions of
the American Expeditionary Force will be
sent against those of the English, French.
Helgian and other allied forces.
It is a plan of tremendous scope and
great promise nnd 1«« not of momentary
conception. It was outlined two years ago,
i when tho French athletic officials set Ger-
j man prisoners of war to work on the
Lyons stadium would be part of a great
peace celebration. The V M. C. A. offi-
cials will carry their plan to General For
OCTOBER SCHEDULE WAS BIO
DISAPPOINTMENT, HIT FAN'S
TAKE HEART.
HOT s ro.\ fox.. Nor. 2.--Although i
variety ot caiw* hnvo made the local iti
tc rc,.Update football season late in star!
"IF. t lieiv is in in h p,toTherevlKert
j'.-, . 1 ?i that • :trrip.i ,,la.v throtifli .Sat
. . * 1 Hampered at the oui
the V-ie r"h"K prBvetitlnn October trips.
e 11X11 The'1!,';'! ■ "|l,xt r"n '"to the infla
en/a. Ihe etildemlc net the snU0,| hack
tiillj two Weeks. la addition to ueurllne
nany players to the hospital for r.-nairs
VVi'l/'(" in'mt ,""k, of Assistant tioacli
two week™ "" P ia bea uear,»
month'1 ',lro Oil,
"r.1
of tho s.-anon When .1. liurtoti l!li bring,
his houthern Methodist Cnlversltv iam
a coupl# of sea«fn«
'\'i bT1t0,tdhe'n^
n"(trp«t'dea?"nM-,''T" i'" "s ,nr"""> """I not
ball way! expected in a foot
t, V. November 1', has been
, 1 """I November Hi. This will
>< Ine Iu si clash of those elevens on tbe
The l/t « iV , 'V. n,w®.vs Austin,
ill' Kit e Howard Payne game U
Kl'.-I. ' M-r l" Wl" followed bv
Till!. n<* i lu,0,,f* in Houston. If tile
1oh ne (doven can secure Ihe consent of its
iea'der"it iviini T,r"i"l'.l? ('or»s '"Ultaiy
if1'" here rbunksglving Day.
jear spent at au office desk or in the
jaetory. They will want an annual vaca-
tion spent, in the out ot doors. The prop*
Uganda that the creed will effect, it is
believed, will tend largely to increase the
* mount, of game that will bo necessary to
kupply the wants of our returning heroes.
The full text of the creed follows:
"Let me pause in these momentous days
Pml think with wonder nnd reverence how
the spirit and activity of the American pio- ! club owners t
iieer hunters and fishermen have given us
The Americau soldier -that spleudbl type of
the laud of tho free and the home of the i
I) rare. j
"I want m.v boy nnd his comrades and
the boys of the future to receive this herit i
ego of gun and rod. It is a heritage of |
the open, which now must be idealized j
to a love of nature and a tbonghtfulness j
for the meaning and preservation of life. |
"Feeling this. I record my unaltcrabl *
belief that a sportsman should:
"1. Never in sport endanger human j
life.
"2. Never kill wantonly or needlessly or i
brutally.
*'3. Obey the laws of Stnte and Nation j
men who have been Identified with minor ! the last person to countenance the admin
league ball for years tire seriously con- j istration of athletic sports in such a way
ideriug dropping out. This condition that the ordirmr> enlisted man. the one
- ai.net be attributed entirely to the war. < who needed exercise the most, was passed
The minors are unanimous in . believing ! by. while the specialized athlete received
they have nor received full consideration ' every opportunity to practice nnd take part
from th-* majors and they, no doubt will in < ompetltioiis. Hut, on the other hand,
make several demands upon tlie majors rt ] it will be interesting to see how many
this meeting which if not granted may j men the presence of luike Kruger. and
Influence several of the more prominent . Lane, at the l'elham Hay station, will at-
retire." tract to the camp swimming team.
, .... , hamplou .
reed. : ported by many thousands of turf pa
" The fact that l am supremely < onfi- j (r,,nH who are clamoring for drastic ineth-
dent of beating Willard or Dewipsoy Is not j 0l[j.#
shlng and the other "allied military and • wili'^e^nlavpS' Si/JIrSS' Kr?nle^ganiw
naval heads. The plan means spending a two dflVs later t ! ?'' November ft or
!?t of and It make, Ttainli^ ft'Si IMS*.
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INSI'Itt N(i tVF.IOH I .
EYUUYUoUY knows that a spring cush
Ion redi
■ the violence of a blow. It.
of the force of the object
• as the hammer and gives
hammer's rebound, the an
b.ject struck being very slightly
work for better laws, and uphold the law
enforcing authorities. ; absorbs much
"4. Kespeet the rights of fanners and j which is acrin
property owners and also their feelings. | j,,,. k in* n,
"o. Always leave sc;ed birds and game j Xl\
^ Sov vS' » ,, , , {affected. High speed with a road vehicle,
!'!!■ , ,V-^' r , ' without springs, is impossible, a-• if soon
•- 1»w;o«r»K« tlio kllin? ..f same f«r sll,lkl„ itKelf Ul „ well Mprung
/-ommeri-lsl purposes by refusing to pur- | v, i,-,. I(, .„,-,.iy niak- load spi-eil.
chusft trophies. I even if It is on hard tires. Hneumati-
htudy and re, or,It he natural Ins; , tir,.s llro ^.tinus, a.-tlnir between the
tovy of game speciaa lu tho lnterejt of sel- I whl,(l|, al„, r„.1(, >.„rl;l,.0 )lut ,i,,.se
possess the limitation that they «au act
through very short distances only, and
omprcssed more than a very little, the
upon them become so great
that failure occurs almost at once. Iti a
practical road \el»icle the springs must ■
lepende<l upon to cushion tho large road
erne.
Love nature and its denizens and be
a gentleman
To this Irleal I consecrate myself that rR X1«-r!u"
irregularities and the tires to absorb th
very small ones. That 1-. the springs must
DETECTING MISSING ( VLIMIKK.
t?. M asks: What is the best way in
which to locate a "skipping'' clylnde'r of
u twin six engine?
Answer; you can cut off tho Ignition
troni the cylinder- in each bloc In turn,
letting the other bloc run as a six «*y|.
hlder engine. i;ach of the cylinders 'in
the live Ido. can then be cut out success
ivejy by "shorting'" its plug and. if one
can thus be "shorted" without affecting
engine speed, this is the < vlindcr which is
not firing. A cylinder, the spark plug of
which dose not become hot. after a short
run. Is not firing, regularly at least.
my reason fnr wanting to meet them They
may claim that I want a chance to win the
world's championship. Tlta*: title means j
nothing t" me. I am so sure of beating J
either of tills pair that 1 will sign an ,
agreement to Immediately retire ami turn)
over the championship t" the I'nlted State-
Army and Nuvy with the understanding
that they can offer the title t » be fought i
for between men in tho service, for that
is where t he heavyweight championship
of the world rightfully belongs. They are;
the real fighters -we of the padded mitts i
are more nr less bosfrs.
"W illard won his title from a colored ,
man cme whom I never had an\ personal
or physical regard for. .lack lohnson ad i
mited in Paris that he would not fight !
me. as lie wanted to lie the only colored
man to be the world's champion. I never
was hysterical over Willard s ability. A ;
'champion' who cou-M not beat Frank Mo-
ran decisively was a poor champion. As
for Dempsey. bo may be a great fighte.
However, I liave noticed in the papers
where lie repudiated two matches with one
Kid Norfolk whom 1 havo twice de-
feated.
"I would like to get some action on this,
j for I will shortly go on the road for the
< 'oiuiulsslon on Training t'amp Activities.
My duties will take .me to the various
camps, where I am to Instruct and have
barge of the < oluacd »i'-c"I W
the necessltj of collecting the sum of near
ly two hundml millions for which tho
war work drive alms.
EARLY PEACE MAY
CRITICS THINK SEASON WOl'LD j BOXIMi COMMISSION PLANNING
START IN 1919 IF WAR IS ' BIG PROGRAM—WILLARD
BROUGHT TO END.
fa r»
My challenge to Willard and l»emps^\
! is for a light for a good cause, and it can
I be staged for eight, ten rounds or to a
i t,(! »*'VE 11 EI" , i Although .leaumtte has long since paused
L\en though motorists have not yet been ,|M, ,lu(l u|lrll n^i-ters have had their
put on gasoline '•cards/' which p'rocedur
would automatically bring about the strict
est fuel economy, the request to save
gasoline has gone forth and is being yen
rally heeded, but it is not general I,\ real-
absorb the "bumps" and the tires the j Jzed w hat saving can be effected by allow-
"jar." However, the springs and the tires | )o coast or drift, with the en
in general subjected to the same .
-Ine declutched, wheiiei
possible
To
•port shall not be my onl.v aim that my
reword and my lesson shall be In the
thrill of the chase and the glory of the '
heights, ami the whistle of the stag -in the
music of the murmuring stream and the
leap of the playing trout in the gold of
the autumn woods and the whirr of the
ruffed grouse In the sweet soft scent that
t.Mw,b°!nffy ( biowsV'l»«uh"oMhein"carrying!"'in 'th* main; I [«o this consistently is something of a
and sllen t )f the lonely lulls and dells, j tjir same load and. from this, it is clear i bother, but it is worth while. Prelimi-
| how flexible ami quick-acting the springs ! uarv to so doing, the engine shoud <«e
i mnut be in order to protect the tires. In arranged t«» run idle at the lowest speed
practice, spring-* must be stlffer than the jit is capable of and this should be done
' he-r interests of tires require, but. it is j by adjusting the throttle for almost coni-
' evident that excessive stiffness due to , plete closing or the throttle by-pass for a
spring leaf friction, created by lack of j minimum supply of gasoline Retarding | inr/i'Vhe "gat
j lubrication, and to shock absorbers which j the sp:.ik should not be made use of w«.nhl" be the
retard downward spring acMon throw de- [ unless^ necessary, and the thr-dth; b ver i
Ni;W YOUK. Oct. 20.—What action the
major leagues will take toward the recon-
struction of organized baseball for ne\t
season when they convene In December,
will depend largely upon developments in
the war. Hhoubl Germany capitulate, base
ball leaders will prepare t>. resume, actlv-
1-1 j ii y nevt spring. The-feeling obtains in
■^WasebaTl circl-s today that the allies will
.-->\ i ham completed the task of whipping the
Hoc he by spring and that there will be
baseball even should it be necessary to
start the season iu the middle of the sum
mer ,
The refusal of a majority of the major
legue club owners to rent their ,»arks to
tho proposed sejni professional league em
bracing eight cities in the Middle W"s .
indicate* the majors are optimistic ron-
a mail w iVo has'"taken 1 ceriilng the oiitloek for ne\t, season. Iti
unc'er-too.l many ball players tn deterred
classifications have been notified to hord
theinsehcs In readiness should roumptioti
of baseball be permitted next, spring.
Although baseball men are reticent, there
| is an impression that even should the war
on tin- dusty road toward
l;c undoubted!., would be able
cither Oempsey or Willard step
hold their own against him. lie
be
I'll n
oblivion,
j to make
1 lively t«
has alw
i good care "f himself. He ha* never In
; ciulged in evcesse« and is new reaping his
; reward. His recent bouts with Kid Not-
folk proved that lie is still a master boxer
; and Las not skidded as far backward as
many were prone to believe.
l'here Is not Ihe slightest ilouM (hat '"m lie ever by n|irliig. there will !«■ bas.'-
Ids offer Ii,.- rnnde in all -ln.-e.-iiy. I »f « ('roleaslonHl etinra-ter n,?xt ,i
Nor is their the Mi^htest doitlit Hint were ( «eii. Ihe belief prevails that there wlU t
he matclied to box either I)einpsey or \N II- a great sport
10 SHOW INCREASE
the duty upon tires. There is a can I should be set for the low
siderabb* portion of the weight of a car ' driving being done with th
which is not carried «>n the springs tit j >\ henever tin
all. but. is carried by the tires alone and
is constantly pounding them. This is th* . keep th
idling speed,
elerator. ]
would be a big one. It
supreme test for Hempsey.
ere he to emerge a decisive victor none
i»uld gaiii'\ that l>empsev was the lugi
t.» Willard should the
. omehack in this country
Hindi there .as in Canada, where, after
the first wave of wartime pessimism.
Canadians awoke to the fact that, sports
as well as other amusements were •Men t,
tial t'» maintain the home morale. Already W illsf has a high opinion of t |je latter.
\SKEI) TO FIGHT.
XLW T (IRIC. Nov. Now that the ban
on mixed bouts in New Jersey rings has
been lifted by the Boxing Commission in
that State, during tho coming drive of the
I'nlted War Work Campaign several con
tests between formidable white and black
heavies may be arranged by Jim Driseoll.
the Jersey promoter, who has volunteered
to help make the patriotic movement n
success. Kffprta will be made by the
promoters «»f ihis city to bring together
.less Willard and Jack Dempsey at MadI
son Square Garden. The present champion
• accepted the Jnvitatlon that was ex
teuded to htm to take part In the drive.
Jess has the privilege of naming his op-
ponent, and It Is probable that lie will
not take a chance with Dempse\ .
If Willard refuses to meet Dempsey ef
forts may be made to bring together Harry
^ ills, the negro heavy, and Dcmpse.t V
congest between these two would attract
Nation wide interest and If staged at the
New Jersev Sportsmen's Club in \Veeiiaw
ken It is logical to beileve that the bout
won hi draw a packed house. The Sports
men's Club is the largest indoor arena in
the State.
Wills is anxious to face Dempsey* an he i
believes his chances of winning ar bright. 1
If the pair meet and the bout results In \
a victory for Dempsey the negro heav.\ i
weight would practically be eliminated
from tie running f«»r the title.
Willie Meehan. the heavyweight of San '
I ranclsco. who has met both Dempsey and '
eiV,- r!"1 relation which .savs thai
elevens are not to absent themselves fr«'.i
Ihe eampuH until the week en,I, but In Tlei'
hiir J)ni'" i November as is Thnnksglv
"Fin" Mt % «■<•««>♦ may be made.
^lioneii' n,'!au" J,,s' alm,,t us h»rd 09 11
havi.iih o\ .sciiEnrr.K again-
,„ 'L!t','„ i" ,',r<'flt, 'h" f,lM »P"rt has been
I i' i v anuounc-enient Hint foal
ball relations are to he resumed betweeu
Ti "fn rtDt? n«T'»r University of
w'O O. i liew lUKtltutlons used to b« an-
| iiual rivals upon the gridiron, but relnllon.
I i-Vr,'.' i!'ro, " "rV several years a,:o. The
Kiii H.i,\Joi affair Is aeheiluled for De
- e !e,hirie V I .ir,r"f KB me ever
■ h in (Idled h.v the in«11t.iite. and the first
| .n-,a,iK,-d b, |>v„ institutions In r"eut
lM ,irs 1 jears various sport erltle*
haw .wsled " later start nnd s later
' '"V, tfrifllron season In order to
avoid the wiirin weather of early October
•" trying upon the athletes. The first two
.. lines played here last month fell on hot
afternoons. Ihe heat kept ihe rival elevens
"orkinir up any speed n-nl taxed tll«
I'i'n ll,"no*1 Sl"'h d I nnd vantages
"If'il easily be dodged by not o|ieniiig
the season prior to mid October.
1»WLS ARE GKTTINd HETTHJR
Iliee has been adding steadily to her
loot ball prestige during the last two cam
paign< In 1PI." and 191G tho Owls hung
up well deserved xdotories over Texas Agri
ultural and Median!- al College and lant
> ear won from the t'niverslt.y of Texas
'•'"Ugh losing to Texas A. and M. Last
lull the eleven swpet. away all opposition
until 11io final game, which was decided
by a matter of 10 points. In view of thi-
rapid rise future elevens wdll have some
traditions to tv.rht; for and graduates will
have bright seasons to recall. Rice's first
eleven took the field In the fall of 1(J1;T
end was made up entirely of freshmen
Not until the season of 1015 were there
four complete classes at IIfee and Ition
made them omit by winning over A. and
d I he players this fall arc younger thin
usual because ..f war demands upon tho
upper classes, but good results are to be
expected in the five Intercollegiate game*
yet to be played.
U.U. TO RESTRICT
V. S. COMPANY CURTAILS C'AI'AC
ITY PRODUCTION, BUT OUT-
PUT IS LARUE.
Production of t'tie I'nlted States M< • >r
•l ruck Company, of Cincinnati, under th •
curtailment to one third of the average
production for the eighteen months ending
.luly 1, 1918, will be large, according t«»
Forrest J. Alvin, general manager of the
company, who points to the vast Increases
nhlch this company has made in the last
two years in its manufacturing.
t'nder the ruling that trucks may be
•old only to essential industries, the Tnited
States Motor Truck Company will be abl»,
under the limitation, to take cnte of do
luestle business in excellent shape, and to
manufacture more sn-1 more trucks for
ihe Government. Mr. Alvin says th.-ir with
the b.trodi ction of a most mi.-c *fni plan
of proirresi,|\« a-^embly the increase in
the output has been phenomena!
Th
; a ml tires, the hub brake* and their link (sure that the bearings of the clutch are
ages In'part. the axles, axle housings, drlv (most thoroughly lubricated to avoid their
Intr years. the drive shaft. Its housing ami I unnecessary wear. The • tiyine should be
ar will run on gravity on i .'••In.-.Vi' ,i,, ,per'-V-'i ' in ^ jVi-IV'in" iii his ' there 1^ evidence of n revival of interest Meehan says that Wills hit him harder
short road stretches, it. Is only necessary^" arm idiair -it home (if course there |; iiI In all branches of sports In this country., than t>empsey and he would mmdi rather
•on# »- He ,•bailee U Willard beinir prevailed upon | 1 r"rl,t
to meet .Icannette. Willard may not fear j
the iwsue. but lie apjireciate.' th" fact tlia*
be would have t»» be In the same perfect
'dutch disengaged
fight. Iiempsev
With Influenza abating iu the Mast, the
ban ^ upon public assemblages i* being
again in
gears, tne drive snair, lis Housing and ouue. e^.irv wear. Ihe inniiie Khould be , , enabled him to beat l.ik
.,e„ts <in parti, the differential, the declutched at stub a distant from each I f«¥,n^ ... .
v 11 rings themselves i partly), and a portion stopping point that the car will just drift nr all the propositions that have been i i,lsl tl,p ''harglng rate to the demand, a . and all
. peering ineeiianism. In so fur iij. to n on lis inoinenl urn. (in Ioiik down ,.h ,„i . h,. ... „ „ re fair thn Hiermostal at I lie ueneralor belnK employed | the spo
'I ',:" 'J»«H tr*:-?r? sl'.ou1,'1 "TO."'! Jnto ; ?|l)snT.ne of JeannetK.
I , , . 1 . ... , . . 1 . ' i Il|l« III I' 'II HI .HUM III II1' il^l' l-s 111(11
r^ 'in tile fo l .u'n « " o lT m, !""Vf " "»" Should he eeil ill strl|.|.i„K- ,f
■I I" In tin follow .n^ .ni-> o „o the limit the engine inavl.t,,. l.i.ivu. M 'l-amiiiolli-Mp he will Ini-
•: llv ilolnp away with be but in ihls tin- tears ! ,,e,ll ,'tel, ,. i Ire ami till-Ttlo till,' over
vie and suspending tin anto.t be ir..-n|tjse.| mil engine has „ \ri,M -,nd Nuvv ' to M Hie r->
the frame. by naln-,- bee,, -rarte.!. h, Ho t. when the Kear» have ba le for It
In tin*, they fre- "Vhls aho". th.t be I. not aMklng the
,! ,'i', . thrown in with ,|mi v..oilil so will, mii h a viitoi v.
" - I'l'll'J* the mr, unless the j jj,. appari'].' . would be eoutent with the
, 's spe,Mled up somewhat, with the ; Kl„rv a,„i tied in the knowledg. that
f' ''' »n. seeon.1 speed I lien i tl(. h„,| „ii In ids po«%i to help put
, V.i is « . /rr 0;i"" hi' lhlr'1 ! this fort -,w drive over the top. Jean
lis •! l ivniitiies nV «!B ° 'i'"1" nXi'"ls netle want to do e hat lie reeognizes as
i«. r'lf.rt' and the proeei ures above i,K bil for • - sol,Hers, and sailors. Will
de*'nlred ^aro reeommended solely In the cilh,,,. lPl.ri], ,,, Willard answer?
The operation 1 -
ult is contribute
\ s. among other
r!,e transmission axle
transmission on
pres-»ed steel rear housing4", wire wheels
or disc wheels, by elimimitlng distance
and torque rods and by substituting a
bral.' : pon the transmission shaft for one
pair "f bub brakes and their operating
I ■•.in n|Kiii
and which thus demands little from the lifted and boxing soon will'be hkhiii
battery. Kcvently. this relationship has • full swing ltost..n and Philadelphia were .
'been made use of automatically to^ ad | assailed for several week-* by the maladv !
amusements suffered along wltn •
thermostat at the generator neing employed j tne sport of fisth ufV-
tl . iii cause the generator to charge at Its . Hoston. however, already has resumed the
'high rate when It exposed to a low J sport, and there is every indication of ..
temperature ami at .i low late when Its
temperature is high.
STAHTINCi ON THE SPARK.
MA\ l'KOHIHrT WAR WORKERS
FROM COMPETING IN EVENTS
WHILE SERVINC;.
eason iu Ni;\\ VoitK. Nov
The Amateur .Ath
I jirosperoiiH autumn and winter
that center of fl-ii- .. tivitv I'hlladelphla. b ''1 ' nion at Its annual meetinng In* PhH
j M ''h a nuiiili'r uf important match, s hclied ; a<l»dphla a month heii'-o m not llkelv t<
died, also w ill be wide open, puglllstb ally. adopt
in the near future
ompany has a large assembling
floor about Sin feet in length nnd 100 fe-j-. > Tonz. 'teep hill I. end when the vai limn
; causing g.isoline to enter the auxiliary
tank, is at its Ivsvest, as it necessarily is
In width, aud as It has >o much other
space In the huge plant, all busv on trm ;
manufacturing Miere Is no str»rage of ma
teiial on the assembly floor. The tru< k • ^
are started In lines across the building
and, as operations are completed in eM n
»«ctor. the line moves forward to the m-\t
division, where stated operations are fl.i
tsbed.
In divisions all down the huge a?«einb.
floor expert workmen do their bit. and t» •
vehie'e pas«e* out t!;e door the othe-
end and to the tinal assembly building au-
to tinai fe»-t. and then shipment, as th«
first space i* emptied the m.iterial^ are,
found on the kide lines for the startiur
of another group of trucks, and in th •
w«y the work goes on without interro
lion and just like clock work The com
par.v manufactures many of the parts, and
facilities for this work are brin? -onstautlr
increased, thus doing away with rou< h f
the vexations delays of transportation nc\
existing due to the war. In addition t
manufacturing for the line of 1 nited <rai —
trucks, th« company turns out material fr.
(i\<OLl\E I'KKD TROIBLE.
I'. ]• r writes: My car is fitted with
va- uum gasoline feed, but twice the en j interest of fuel economy.
glne h:«« stopped for lack of fuel, while j of cars v it Ii intent to save ga«olfno is a|
fii.ins up a ver> long, steep (trade It, has —new thought" with (he Aineri. an motorist
bothered me under no other circumstan os. ; and the manufacturer as well but If It be- ' in rei l»c i
What . oujod.the trouble? I -ome. a inTinanent de#i,]er'.iiuui. means j
An>wer. we • annot. say why it phould for entirely euttiu^ off the fuel and feed- M... ,
ha\e failed as it did unlesK for the foi- in^ Hie motor pure air uiili a variable
lnwinit reason: Von may have a slight brealiiint effeit. tv ill iirobald- l.e -idopted '
leak, tn the tank or manifold piping or f,.r «. iu toasting.
«i»nnectlons. insufficient to give trouble .
under ordinar; condition^. ' ut enough t.. Tl.-TINO FOR 11 It FA k IN lillti-
make the feed fail w hen the demand for | W . write*. . There Is one'of the w ire I
gasoline l« atB Its Kreato»d (climbing a ; ..f c car which I believe is broken, al-
though it looks all right IIow an I teat
it to see if it ig and whei * the break i* .
locatetl
the brushes I f sure that
and have the right pressure
uunutator.
NEWPORT AND GREAT LAKES
PLAN CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS
NM\ \(»ItK. Nov. '1. a game at the
I olo (ground for the championship of t le
lii.vy between the eleven- ot the Newport
j raining Station and the lireat LmK<
not likely to
any measure making eligible to
■uipefe in amateur competition during
the war or while they are engaged in war
work thereafter workers in the traftilug
• amp activities commissions, the V. M.
\ or Knights ot Columbus who have foi
telle,l their amateur standing by accept
Ing compensation for giving instruction
in sports.
The Mirgestioii as made orlginallv and
a- endorsed by the A. A I offMals called
for an amendment to the bv laws of the
... a-K . I, I llere 1,1 ,t ,
I'-i-ant d In eounei tloi, with the | ^ *
Ihe Newport eleven, "t ndil.
sOAP I'OH li.tSOf.INE PIFF.
J. de I' writet I have always' used
either red lead aspbaltum on plp«
IV M
igiiitio i \ st» tn of a Ford car so that ths
* nglne can b made to Mart, at least
part of the tirnv without cranking It V
' A.i-wet : 1'. Mploying a battery of five
,jrv , jji eonne< t--d to the other conne.
tio'ii of the switch front that to which the
■nagiieto is wired, the engine will some-
times start when the switch !•» thrown to
thN "battery" side, and the spa^k lever
moved to iiise a connection to bo made
iiv the timer. If the compression of all
.•'Under* good and the mixture has
heeu . nrichec1 bv somewhat choking the
• tburetor air just before the engine
vtuj.s. the engine should start In tills man-
ier a good part of th1
f'lack wss the
when the throttle 1- opened wide If tbl«
• e.irv is correct the vacuum tank should
fill after the engine has been run throt
tied, at low speed for *01110 time You
better aee that there are no leaks anvwhere
u the system.
TESTING INNER Tl Bf S.
Answer to .» N.; The best war
whl< h
« the following: 1* imp up
its regular size T ill a sink or bathtub
tl.e (iovernmen! w hich i» shipped "to other ! ^ th water to
makers of Government vehi !«> diameter of *he tube section and hold th*
I inflated tube under water, turning It
j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ time, after it has
j threads to make t . • ' joints tight, but find be-ome warm After a start has been made
| that neithei will "Id ou gasoline .on the swii. h should be thrown onto the mag-
, nectlons. Whs' i- there that will? 1 neto as the dry cells will ctherwi • aooi
An wer: <»r«llnar\ hard soap will do as be exhausted.
) well a« anythli.c -In e gasoline does not '
jdU>ohc • it • >e< isphaltum and t!i.- ^TORAl.F ItATTERII> URt.
j \n-w.r. it the wire where vou can!"11 u5,tl ^ "jlxed. It can also
; g- ' * tbioughout its entire length It! I>#" ,lP<>u t' • ground faeeg of gasoliu**
•aay be worth while to te«t it out, 'but I unloB*- r'.'" "T i» remilt*
■Id MUM repla. i»i{ Ii • ..n k.|. ICTOIUTH I I IHHM UllUUt 1 »"'• 1 "" ^ k
m' ^'ve/'.h'rj' K""'F 'V .,r"ublf- ' An Inherent horteomlna of eleeirl
1 11 tes.in* out inning and iiB- • .as 'yatenis 1= that thev
a-ks
What is the procedure
storage battery 'dry,'
nber 11 pt.s who had gone into war work. The
1 proposed amendment which was drawn up
"Pio Herman Obcrtubbeslng, fortnerlv sec
mninidcatlon Mi the Vi-Mdi'iiiii I'^.mli" • »'
tee of the council tlotif> itig it that the
N a pert team will be glad to piHi an\
w .iere or any ei ven at any time tor t io-
that it would prefer to nieet
'lni for the navy . ham
t ro-
tund. h
the i;r"Mt Lakes
pionsnlp at the P«:«» tir - iVd
I red alk'T, ctac-h of the Newport team
and a minor league pitcher of repute. c,
a letter to the football committee of the
council iu which he set forth tho proposi-
tion to meet tli\Y- -tern eleven for tile
navy tifj j. thought llkelv the Ureal
J.akes team, whi h i. one of the moat
forinidabi.* aervl e elevens in ti e eoimtrv
will artept ar.! that t':. L-anie will t..kc
pw<e at the Polo Uro ind In this . ;i ■
Assuming that the Great I kes i.mi
Will ace-It the challenge th Newport
eleven already ha* btv .it to prepare f..|-
the match, which should pro\ • • of » e
'•est fc-ami- ever < ■ ute^i. .. ber.vc«n • rii-c
elevens.
r:t : Connect together four dry celis and
io!.!er one w ire from them to one t onne-
er to J. N.: The best way in , ' (r""* J?v,rJ JS°.m In<?m /° one^connc ,-.har|f,
to tect an inner tube for 1esk« ! n#h' J!h^r J.Ji amp 1 Onot,,p,r d.ary
following: l'otnp up th- tube to '\ 15* "V1*, r?n;,p' t,n? 8o,drr !h" generi
mbody no pr<
barge scut. i:.
which
• in h Blum «.x untuiuu other end of this wire to the metal of a
II depth greater' than ihe -I'-irP pointed awl. Att.n-'- a similar «"i
tul>- *e -ifo-.i and h"ld ihe ! ' ' *llS.'r"m *•" u'be
generator go
jjst the sa;u-
Um battery hs«< ;
of charge pro*
arts are nnuier
for proportioning the
. the battery to the elis
- required from it The
e>n charging the battery
f*. h. Jr.
; of la > lug away
I and does It gi\, _
, h'.lrit"' the ,'over' Il'l.."Sled n'd l-meml. | WATER POLO BIG EVENT
th•• lici'ild poured otit into a carboy oi large j
-,„,„ie J.,r_ f,.ur:; J^^n:ij.be_pi.te: j /tf COMING NEW YORK MEET
GOLFERS TO MEET AT
' NEW YORK IN JANUARY
NEW YORK. Oct. X—it has practbally
been decided to bold the next Annual meet-
ing of the Fnlted States Go.f As«o- iatb n
In this city on January 24. There will be
no dinner prior to the nvctjnv. a< wa« the
e*;»toni far several Mn b*-;'ore the #c*-a
h on last winter in 1'hiladelphia. when, be
• auee of war con<lltien<. n -thtng me
elaV rat,' than a buffet luccbe«.c wa«
sirred affer the toect1n«. py selecting
short and slou-
other battery con
ne. ti«>n. f.y touehing one awl to tc1
end ef jour *ire nnd prk-kine the other
I awl tbn.UKb the in.ulation nt different!,;.'.,^. ...
; i.iuts you ein find the break, for. wiieu I, h„r*^l- in , -
•h» • rr"'i l« between the two awls, the ' i„ ,v ir.ler
, I: -"1 will fall to light. Many other tests -large . > >
!, bo made ivith this outfit. I st„r,* a™ fe-,'
u seel and run
removed These are ringed very thoroughly
III Clean w.»ter. the negative especially re
eiuiriiig several rlusin •«» or sprayings at
irrespective <>T thft work short intervals, and then are allowed to
". Sometimes the rate ,.rv When t'd^ Is accomplished the
insufficient, as wh«n plates : re put back In the rln-ed out Jar
and difficult, runs ure a good plan to substitute for the
nd lights are burned e\-
the battery becomes ells
ially commou occurren'*e
•ther times the rate of
in necessarily high, when
i easy, lights arc rare|»-
long and fast. Then
NK\\ \OI'K. Nov. e'tellege water
polo, a liieedl f.'ed form of the strenue.u-
old American game ->f tackles and scrim-
mages promise* to b- a leading feature
the local Indoor swimming season about
t » open. Mate h«s playeel during the
rner pro veil that thU >tyle of contest «-
derideelly popular with aquatic fan-, an i
A v I . called for the -uspenslon of
• ci . ibllity rules governing athletes In
i -• rvi' e whereby they would l»e eligible*
to - ouipete- as amateurs at any tim«». This
me.dlfi. atlon of the suggestion has not
met with favor, and when the amendmen*
finally adopted, is Is undoubtedly niH
be it will provide that ne»t until after the
".it will it be possible for a man engaged
a- fi phy«.i instructor with the armed
fe.r. e, to be considered eligible to compete
as an amateur.
1 h" A. \ i officials bold that many
of t't*o war workers are making mor*
• •' e> iiv physicul instructors with ths
• or the organizations to which they
atta- hed than they did in peace times
:md that they are making no sacrifices.
I or men in the service they have let down
the bars «o that any man in a uniform
provided he Is a member of a military or
naval team, i* edlgibb' t<» compete In sma-
t-ur ompetition. ;»nd they feel that It
\*. oild be unfair to the«*» men to permit
their instructors to come In aud compete
gainst theui.
A. A. U. PLANNING INDOOR
HANDICAPS IN COMING MEET
NKW YORK. Nov. i.*Tn addition to its
program of cross-country runs for army
and navy teams, the Metropolitan Assocla-
, . . , V,vf rrvL»a*..«. .i*e«i an-1 '"'-a "n i ra>t. men
i i HMM. WnuTafe t ntmi T Arni: . . . . deteriorated by orei
\. J. s. nscs: What should one do to I beating and ' • aking down of the j lat*
*.»e part of th*» crenerator which tiie car- ; separators .i' ' - v buckling «#f the pintes
separators, sheets of cardboard of the
«;-ime nide to prevent the plates from , . . . ---- - .. - - - —
t,-i t lilt- one* another. Storing dry glres swimmers are also taking keen intere<e |fl i t a of the Amateur Athletic I nion Is plan
r.T , iet t results and most batteries are jt s'> it Is now prop ped to give it prom . I1,'1,1** a l**>r,cs Indoor handicap comne-
no« h riped In this eondltlon «nd kept '"ene- tltlon* to >»-jrln early in I^-ember the
' • , out Int.. «..r»i-e It doe- away •» i-t .» -llff. ilt. f r a number 1 a - rdlng t.. the pr^oent tentative
of good teams eager t.» plmj will be
dat» mei tione«l. the National Iw»dj wi!: »n-
laeb with the annual gathering of tne
Woatera ii-»if A«e«x istIon. the date f«
whic-b i« fixed e,.n«titm!oinMv. 1 t,r Wcf
* In ineetii.g will »»«• held iu rh'-ago
clowly «o ns to snbmeiy* all parts of
It In sti' -e«-»ion Wat.-h t!ir» i^art of the
tube whi'h !« under water mo«t • arefullr.
and. If ary air bubble* e-eape from it
through the- water. tVre» i< .1 i#»ak at th-
point thro ch which they e*.- aj«e. Ali
••at. bes should be e\.irniued rerv « ar-
fully, while under water and the ralve
f: " ttiesM be submerged 10 M»e if it i tigh*
en ? If ?• leak is fol'Uli il it should b- mrrie-'
• with :iu :n«ifiiMe p* a il.
l-on brushes bear "on when this has b- ; and waiter
rome b?a- v and rough? i \ow it l:at
Answer: J 011 can remove tli* brushe«. t around the %
He the engine «lowly. a< t<» torn the ' relationship
venerator, and then hob! a pioee «.f fairl V : afeot M I -
fine «;sJ.'.pajeer wranped around thi* j.arr wf.en large 1
1 the commutator! with the fingers, moving '
in from **ad to end i.ntll the .opper
inent< have been «moothe«| *11 o-.er. If the
-egT. -:;ts are qult»» uneven or the mb-a iu
- ulat .on» pretnide above I hem. this ireat-
1 uient "ill hardly «uffb-« „n,| eommu-
'i'" -~"T tn- tme«1 Up m a Intije
efficiency have
ajiel It 1s abn
••ar ju^t after
make« only *1
and thus calls
is high in the
CSN ACi
THst C*W
ftG Cmxe»6X)i
3
nt i nual I y to be adde«l.
that the temperature
• t' r bears a sort e.f rough
« it the e haraina rare
.enerally lo-.v in willt',*■
tig loada and low battery
o be- taken Into account
•her low In the ease e.f \
• rting ami in one whi . * * * • —
• runs nu<' b»ng stop*. » wit'a th" eleterloratlon which a battery 4-uf
sr^e tartlna e nergy. It ' fer< when store«i wet we ll a« with t;:»'
of 14 egr n^ed ««n long, trouble and e*i»enve of periodical frefch-
lly in wnrm weather enirg e-hsrgea.
arrangements, will »»e abug the lines of
the patriotl roe^ets which met with such
success last w inter, and be< ause of the
earlier <tart that will b^ made. It 1* be-
I1e\ e«t that se ven or eight meets will be
held Instead of the foui which made up
the ii*t -f iast .'ear's e>mpetitions. Many
of * e atiiiet < 1 ib>* within the as>oclatiou
are having diffb Ity iu keeping their ros
'■•i* up t<» 11 .rinal level*, but through the
\ar:. i.< se * »na! . thletic leagues, it Is
l»e|ieve -l that sufficient Interest can be
m aroused in the Indoor meet* to justify
id sailor. Will ••nira'ip. "in "elini'inatio'-. j ee'np forward with the s< heme A« waa
Minniit ii .ni.eii. . nnd the wli n!ti.- ■ *b* 'a-e la.t year, meeti will be held Ii
t. a in. Itea meet their »thie-i 111, r ' ear'oiis ee. tioua ai Manhattan and Brack*
!*; t'e islre fe*t*. I -Xk-
I
in the field. The unbeaten fe*t.*rans e»f tl ®
New York Athletic Club are still out t »
meet all coBer». four teams e.f .la. ko*s
from nearby naval station «e bar,, been
formed «nel more ar* in sight, and half .
doaen unlv»*rsltles f-.atering tli- game ar*
b"e enei'jgh to the < Ity to male th• r
sextettes available.
The 'iitllnwl plan 's to stage prelim
I nary mat. he* hi ihe early *ea*on to g.-*
the pfe\»*r* in c-«»nd1tb»n. and later arrana"
bia tournament, in which the «-<dleg
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