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GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1922 Proposal To Increase Farrell's Pay To $10,000 Is Defeated MINOR UEAGUES CLOSE CAN YOU PICK THE WINNER. President Johnson Explains HI His Ruling Allowing Disputed Hit To Ty Cobb of the Tigers 1 Annual Conference Next Year ' Goes to Chicago At Request of Judge Landis. CLEVELAND SELLS MAILS : (tr rrmi Louisville. Ky.. Dec. 7. Reaching a docltlon to hold their 1SS1 conven- l lion In Chicago, provided Commit . stoner Lands oalle a Joint meeting of ' the major leagues there al the flame y tfm. th minor leaguers concluded their annual meeting here -tonight 1 without any more trades or sales be- lnit made. Ths decision to hold their conven tion, next ?avrrat the same time of , . the Joint session was the result of a uKfeatlon by Commissioner Landla, ' who Informed the 'minor leaguers of Ms desire to have' all of the baseball i leader together III the same city at I on time. If the major leaguers do not hold a joint session, however, the minora will meet In Nashville. Tnn. Th constitution of the associaton provides that the annual meeting j shall be In a city belonging to a minor league, but this was amendei so th meetings could be held . In Chicago In conjunction with the ma : Jor, ' . Secretary "John H. Kan-ell and President M. H Seiton were author . lied to select the city for the 125 I convention and they assured Com mlsaioner Landis that his wishes thai a meeting of the minors be held along ; with the majors would be respected. The national association adopted ! ltsoJutions condemning the plan of ' thu majors to increase the nlnyer limit from I to SO. The 50 player limit would yermit each big leneuo tub to hr.vj at least Tt men in the minor leagues under option. This. the minor leaguers contended, would i i practically give the majors control of the player market. The major leagues, under th major-minor agreement, which has five -rears to i run, are allowed to have eight play- j I rs In the minor leagues tinder op tion. A proposal to Increase the salary cf Seeretaary Fan-ell from 17,600 to ; tin.no was defeated. With the departure of the major leaguers today, all talk of further sales at record breaking prices van ished. The Cleveland Americans, however, concluded the sale of Pitcher Walter Mails to the Oakland. California, club of the Pacific Coast league, while Carlton Moleaworth, the new manager of the Columbus Amer ican association club, announced the purpchase of William Kenworthy, a second baseman, from tha Portland. Oregon cllub. Kenworthy was under suspension In the Pacific Coast league until 1134 because of hi con nection with President Rlepper. of th ' Portland club, who yesterday : was barrad forever from participa tion in tha affairs of tha national as sociation. Kenworthy was suspended by Commissioner Landis last, spring from playing in the Paclflo Coast league when tha commissioner dis covered that Klepper sought to sign 7 1 kv. - ,J i --bit n . 'v5aRw fi - vit ,11' iw . rtF,n )'41 r (tjOufeT) j.". t t 1 r",.V,) Piwoceof , , fUuWHt BEATS BUFFALO GIRLS n. -t- . '. ; . f v - Chlcsgo, Deo. T, President John son, of tha American league, today gave out til explanation of his rul ing; allowing the disputed hit to Ty Cobb, manager of the Ostrnlt Ameri cans which made Cobb's 1831 batting average .401. This makes his third year over .400 and tied the major league record, "The official score of th game of May 16 (at New York between Yankees and Detroit) was not au thenticated," President Johnson said a statement given out as a, reply an inquiry from nrnnklyn, Re to ports that th Baseball Writers' aoolation of New York was preparing a formal prntesy against over-ruling of th official scorer also were re ceived at league headquarters. Mr. Johnson is ln Kxcelslor Springs, Mo. President Johnson's statement ex- I -plained an arrangement made hy th American league official statistician for co-operation with th Associated Press In oheoklng box scores frura all American leagu parka, , "This provision was carried out In the gun In question and Cobb cred ited with a hit," th statement said. "If a change in the box score was made It was without notice to th Associated Press and the American league official statistician sensibly aacepted . the Associated press ao-' count." Reports- from New York, that the official scorer reversed his decision were unsubstantiated at the Ameri can leagu headquarter here, and It was said that no poll of baseball writers whs witnessed th play was taken. - Th official batting averAtus lasmd December 4, showed Cobb credited with th hit, but no announcement concerning the ruling was mfl by Johnson at th time, except that the averages spoke for themselves. Kenworthy a manager of the Port tana club two days after he had pre sented claim tor his release from the management of the Seattle club, ownership of which has just been relinquished by Klepper. President Tearney of the Western and Thre I, league caused a sur prise among th Western league club owners when h announced his res ignation at a special meeting, al though his term of office was not to xpire for st least another year. He Informed the club owners that he was disgusted with fsctional rows and desired to step out. Tlie Western leaguers, however, declined to accept the resignation, and re-elected him for five years un der a contract that binds them to do exactly, as th president dearee. Un der th terms of th new agreement there shall be no criticism of Presi dent Tearney"! adminlstraTion. Com mittees were appointed to consider th disposition of the Sioux City, Iowa, franchise, which will be re moved, and the sale of the Denver franchise to experienced baseball men. Th attendance situation at 81oux City has forced the league to Seek a new location. The Three 1 leaguers also had m brief meeting to day to consider the acquisition of Bprngfleld, III, to take th Jfollne, 111., franchise. Arrangements war completed to have th Boston Red Sox open Louis ajifyf. The Vogue OVERCOATS Models from box-backs to Ulsters fabrics from plaid-backs to plain coats for blizzards, business or ban quets formal, informal, semi-formal, any-formal select, correct and economical. ' " $25.00 $27.50 $32.50 Qfk .The hoJFor Men Guilford Hotel Corner rnaTO at mw.nnw I Gsattoni BeLI-ONl At on minute past midnight Sun day the contestants in the six-day bicycle race at Madison Bquar Oar den, New Tork city, started their long journey round and round the big pine saucer that leads to no place in particular. A crowd of about 10,000 fans were In the building and about a thousand bugs were crowded Into the Infield, half of them hanging over he railings when the riders were going around for th first time. vine's new IS50.000 park with an ex hibition game April 5. The old Louis ville park was destroyed a few week ago by Are. Th Chicago National released In fielder Joe Klugmann to Wichita Falls, Texas. AUBURN D&1ES KLAN AND KEEPS DONOHUE Atlanta. Dec. 1. How th Ku Klux klan is trying to fore it "100 pr cent'1 principles on the big educa tional institutions of the south was told here today by prominent alumni of Alabama Polytechnlo institute, of Auburn. After serving I? years as head athletic coach at Auburn, Mike Donahue, noted in southern athletic circles, filed hi resignation last week. When pressed for th reason he told the executive board that the Ku Klux klan element In the college had hounded him for more than a year because he Is a Roman Catho lic He said th situation' had be come intolerable, and he had dally received threats from students and Alabama klansmsn demanding his resignation. 'I have given Auburn the best In me, and her football team this year waa the best In 16 year," Coach Donahue said. ."But If the klan wants m to get out because t have religion. It seems I must leave or stay and face an eternal tow." The executive hoard, prevailing on Donahue today to reconsider his res ignation, assured him every effort would be made to eliminate unpleas antness. The public announcement he would remain at Auburn was followed Immediately by a flood of warnings sent anonymously to Au burn executives, that th Alabama legislature next summer would make terrific slashes In the college appro priations unlea Donahue got out.. Trustees of tha school have deter mined to, keep Donahue as head coach, even If the legislature refuses to appropriate one dollar. They say th college will run somehow, and that "Invisible government" shall not dominate It. ' According to th alumni who re turned from Auburn tonight, the legislature In Alabama is packed with klansmen. They say It had been established beyond a doubt the klan started the ouster movement against the Catholic athletic director. WAKE FOREST QUINT STARTS WINTER WORK (Rpertal t Dillr mi.i Wake Forest, Dec. 1. Coach Pftll Utley Issued the call for candidates for basketball yesterday and about I men responded, reporting for prac tice th first day. Of this number only four were varsity men who hav represented Wake Forest on the court In- former years. Heckman, captain of th winter sport for this season, Carlyl, captain of last year'a quintet, Oraason, and Strtngfteld are all In college and will likely b among th first string man who will make 'th 'it five. Jack Carlyl. star forward for three years and captain of last sea eon's team, Is baok In school this year taking post-graduate work and will play his fourth and last season for Wake Forest. Carlyl' reputa tion aa a fleet forward ranks high among th long list of court par former at Wake Forest In many year. As to whether George Heckman will be able to play tht season, there Is doubt HecKman' eye I hot in jhape and was the cause of his handi cap In' football. There I a proba bility that he will be able to play a guard position and If such Is th cas the Old Gold and Black will be well taken care of from that atandpolnt for two years th rangy captain has mad tha all-state mythical quintet. tha forwards will likely be com posed of Strlngfield and Oraeson, un less unknown material' of striking calibre should be found among th new men. Both Strlngfield and Oeas son have played on Wake Forest bas ketball teams Tor several years, this being Oraeson s second year and Strlngfield' third. BlU Ellis, star guard for three years, Is said to be contemplating playing again this year and along Ith Johnnie Johnston should make the team. Carlyl will probably go out for center and Johnston for guard while bills Is also a guard, hut oould be used at forward should the occa sion demand. Manager Bailey has about oomplet ed his srhetluln which will cemmeno th second week after Christmas. Davidson Cross-Country Team Goes Today to Chapel Hill (Spu-iil ie inn j nv.i Davidson. Dec. 7 The Davidson cross-country team has finished Us period of training and will leave Friday for Chapel Hill to partlol paie in me state cross-country run which will be held at that place. This year marks the Initial attempt to nom a state cross-country meet and the sport la a new addition, to Davidson athletic system. The course will be three miles In length Three men will make the trip foi Davidson: Capt. Galloway, MrBrydp and Seltser. Both McBrydo and Gal loway ara old hands at. the running game, both having two years' exptri- enc on the varsity track team of Da vidson. McBryde also holds the col- I lege's two-mile record and he may be counted on to cover the distance I In record time Saturday.' Seltzar Is a new man whose consistent work has won him a pleace on the team The prevailing cold and "flu" the campus due to the chanaeahle weather has crippled the Wildcats not a little. Wllliford, one of the most promising members of the team Is In the Infirmary, Galloway is just recovering from a severe cold and nearly every other man has had to miss at least a day or two. How ever, al three men are "raring" to go and can be counted on to give good account of themselves on th big track this Saturday, JAMESTOWN QUINT IS WINNER IN CLOSE TILT High Point, Dec. ?. Th local high school basketball toasers lost to he Jamestown high quint hare yesterday afternoon by a 12 to 5 acore, both teams being off in the caging of field goals. The lineup: High Point Jamestown Fuqua r f Wrenn Ingram I.f Wflllard Ruth e Sparger Regan r.g Hodgln Johnson l.g. ..-..:,.,. Delk Summary: Field goals, Fuqua, Ruth, Wrcnn. 1; Wllllard. 2, and Sparger S. Foul goals, Fuqua, 1 Substitutes. High Point.. Hedrlck for Ingram, Fuqua for Ruth, O. Regan for Fnqua and Allred for Hedrlck Half-time score; Jamestown, 0; High Point, S. Shooting with as and accuracy at th basket, th hoop marvels rep resenting th color of the senior class of the local high school, play ing their first gam of th season with an opponent other than a olaas team, last night at th T. W. C. A. coun defeated the girls' varsity team of the Buffalo high school hy a 41 to 11 count. Miss Carlotta Johnson," playing In a forward position for th local class team, had the spotlight cntrd on hr throughout th entlr. contest. She received passs from hr mat and repeatedly tossed th ball Into the hoop for 17 two-polnur. In ad dition to th gathering of th point, ah augment! th Orens wh Aimt h twice throwing the ball through th hoop from th line of free chane. Miss Margaret Patterson waa the right-hand bower to Mis Johnn n,i twice riiirm th evening she scored from difficult angles of the floor. Ml Stinnett at cntr got the lumn on htr opixinani proevi cally every time that th Dan was tossed up from in oenur oi m floor and this materially aidd the local In th annexing of their larg t.iiv The ruards Played an x- centlofi.llv mnnA tarn and fr' quntly brok up th pa work of their opponents oa th court Misses Watklns Cox ana insa Teagu war th chief point getters for th visiting quint, Th flrt half nlar ended with th girls irom Buffalo high on th small and of a 27 ao 7 scor. Not daunua or in big lead that had bn pUed up aaalnat.tham. th visitor cam bask in th Anal half and played a much better gam, making dul th number of point that thy did In th initial period of th contest. Th llneus .and summary! Greensboro Position Buffalo Johnson r.f, .......... Cox Patterson I.f. ..... L Teagu Stlnnatt ........a. ........ Barb.r Clapp r.g. ..... A, Imlth Blair vl.g. .... M. Smith Summary:- Field jroals. Misses Johnson, 17; Patterson'!: Cox, 1 and I. Teagu, 4. Goal! from fouls, Mines Johnson. 1: Patterson. 1 Cox, 7. Sub stitutes: Greensboro, Mlises Eleanor Barton for Clapp,' Viola Lltr for Blair, Blair for Barton and Clapp for Lasslter. Buffalo; Mlsae Helen Teagn for Margaret Barber. Half ttm score. Greensboro, 27; Buffalo, 7. Referee, Miss Dorla Stinnett BAN JOHNSON STANDS BY RECENT DECISION New Tork, Deo. 7. Officials of th New Tork club of the American leagu have tried without success, they asserted today, to Indue B, B. ("Ban") Johnson, leagu president, to comply with Commissioner Landis' request for a 'joint meeting In New Tork nex Thursday, of th Ameri can and National leagues. The only concession Johnson would make, they declared, waa an offer to advance until Tuesday, Decem ber 12, th meeting of th American league, which he had ordered held at Chicago next Wednesday. He re fuses absolutely to change the meet ing place from Chicago to New Tork holding th Chang In dat would nable those who wished to do so to attend th joint session with Land in after going to Chicago. This offer was considered unsat isfactory by th New Tork olub, which. In negotiating ,with Johnson was said to have acted en the sug gestion of several American league clubs, among them Philadelphia Cleveland and Detroit, all pro-John son olub during th American league feud of two year ago. After exchanging numerous tele grams with Johnson, officers ot the New Tork club communicated with him by long-dlstano telephone, and with Commissioner Isandls, but aft er the oonversstlona, til situation remameu exactly as nature, it was said. KIWANIS CLUB RAISES $166.50 K)R NEW BERN lEUotion Of Officers Sat For D- embr 21 And Ladi' Night Tntativly For January 12. Th Greensboro Ktwanla olub yes terday at Its luncheon heard' a report Dy iormr District Governor W, B. M.rrlmon on th New Bern fir and raised a voluntary offering of SltfUO for th relief of th sufferers. In putting th matter before the club President Preyer explained that It would, be simply a voluntary matter on the part of each member and the request met with a most hearty response. Th member Indorsed tht Idea ef having a joint meeting with all of th other club of th city. December '13, at 1 p. in., to consider the question ot prison reform In North Carolina. Th committee of by-law presented It report, providing for -a president and four vice-president and a board of director of five members. Other minor changes were also suggested, Th committee report waa unani mously adopted. Th (Motion of officers will take place Thursday, December 21, and the members will be advised of th tabu lation of th nominations some day before th date of lctlon. Ladles' night 1 tentatively set for January 11,. and tn entertainment committee 1 predicting that tht will be th biggest event of th kind in th club's history. Oral boosts were made hy Sam T. Wyrlck, of Jo. J. flton and company, and by Francis Hayworth, jewslry- Barr Snively Will Lead the Princeton Tigers Next Fall Princeton, N. J., Dec. 7. A. Barr Snively, Waynesboro, Pa., was elected captain of Princeton's 1923 football team at a meeting of the 'varsity players this afternoon. The new Tiger leader played right guard this fall. The past season marked Snively' third year on Princeton football teams. Shannon gold to Memphl. Columbus, O., Deo. 7. -The Colurn bus American association club has sold Outfielder Jo Shannon to Mem phis of the Southern association, and purchased Outfielder HI" from the Toledo club, at th baseball meeting at Louisville, according to word ra calved her. man, Th silent boost, a glare shield, was glvefi by H. E. Cartland. Th attendano nrl, given bv Dr. Harold acninman, went to w. K. Phlpps. C, C, Elder, a member of th Co lumbia. S. C. Klwanls olub, wa In troduced a a new resident of Greens boro. H has been transferred her aa1 division freight agent of- th Boutharn Railway system, succeeding W. T. Turner, who was promoted to general agent at Chattanooga. Says He Is Only Plain Fighter. Has Employed Lowyer to ' Hatdle the Case. I. GEORGES AN EASY MARK Mexico ahi Other Southern Countries Must Be Together Washington, Dae. T.--J4xlo and th other Latin-American oouh tries will have to com together sooner or later, Dr. Jose Vasconoelos, minister ot education, ef Mexico, declare. 1 here tonight In an address hofor th con ference on public opinion and world peace. lAtln-Americans have th re sponsibility ot giving growth to a new and vast expression of Latin spirit, 1m declared, adlln,r that who ever should try to quell "this power ful sou i movement would be killing progress and suppressing Ufa. ' Carlton, V. M. I. Captain. Lexington, Va., Dec. 7. Tucker Carlton was unanimously elected cap tain of the Virginia Military Institute football eleven for 1923 at a meeting her today. Carlton, a former Roa noke high school star, played left end for the Cadeta, during the past aea lon. 1 Italy Is obtaining nearly 1,200,000 Horsepower from . hydro-electric plants. Pari, 1 Deo, 7, (By Associated Press.) In a letter addressed (o th Frtnch presB "Battling" Siki, the Smegalea fighter,, today reiterated th chargea which h mad exclu sively to tht Associated Press last Monday that th fight between Slkt and Georges Carpentler, which waa won by th negro, had been "fixed." '"The match was fixed," say Slki'a letter, "and I could not avoid It un til I got Into th ring. Rut now I hav been deprived of my title, and I will push matters hefore the courts. . I never received' th. amount of money I wa entitled to from th stakes, "But I am merely a plain fighter; don t ask m to ba a lawyer. From now on I will hav nothing further to lay. I must refer you to my law yer, V. Delmont, and to Deputy Dlagn." Th French .boxing federation has decided to make a complete Invea titration of the .arrangements pre ceding th fight. - It ha named a suboommlsslos which ba been In- . j vested with unlimited power Jjor the 1 ooUectlon of vldnc and taking 'LtM toittmony. 1 1 Although Hlki had dtolared he 5 would talk t.o mar, exo.pt through ' his attorney and Ssuator Dlngne, nevertheless, when leer this evening , h said: - "Carpentler'wa on of th easiest ' marks I had met In my career, lie , never had any business in the sam -ring with Jack Dempaey. Th Amer ican public ha been Imposed on the sam aa has th French public a there are surely 10 heavyweights In America who can qnock Georges fnt" 'goal.' Marcel .Nlllea Is , .muth tougher man . than Garneiitler." Gaorge know very well he Is taking y no chance In challenging me for a return match, for I am disqualified': now-, and cannot fight for months." Florida May Play Army. Gainesville, Fla.. Dec. 7. The Uul- ' verity of Florida football eleven may meet th Army in 1223 It becainu known her today when university authorities announced that the serv-; Ice team had wired for a game to be played In West Point October . Tho matter has been taken undnr. consid eration they stated. ill! The Eternal Riddle Of The Eternal Feminine "What Shall ! Give HIM For Christmas?" v - Carolina Matmen to Meet Trinity College Grapplers Naught Can Compare Gifts To Wear HEY delight a man ten times out of ten at one tenth the cost of wasteful (and waste-bas-, keted) gifts. .What woman won't feel a glow steal around her heart and an -invisible hand patting her on the back to have a man exclaim Christmas morning, "Bully for you, dearl You've read my mind." , Give a man Some thing To Wear, and he'll not only think twice a3 much of the gift, but twice as much of the giver, which -is douhlv deliehtful. This store standi. for ociiciible, Practical (Sifts, and we won't stand for anything else. With 5 Dressing Gowns Bath Robes Smoking Jackets Sweaters,, Knit Vests Kid Dress, Gloves Wool Gloves Auto Gauntlets Shirts of Silk and Madras Weaves Hickok Silver Belt Buckles, ' . Initialed. , Initialed Linen Handkerchiefs Silk and Knitted, Ties Collar Bags. ' ' Studs and Cuff Units Silk and Wool Hosiery Traveling Cases Fraternal Belt Buckles Pajamas and Night Robes Genuine Velour and Fett Hats by . Setson Silk and Woolen Mufflers All-Wool Underwear Silk and Wool Underwear Gabardine Coats v Golf Coats Hickey-Jfreeman Suits and Overcoats - Chapel Hill. Deo. 7 Wrestling ai the university will begin tomorrow night when th Carolina wrestlers meet the team from Trinity In the gymnasium here, There are to be nine matches. There will be- matches tor heavyweights, for lightweights and for all th classes In between. A. A. Shapiro, who wa a wreitling star -at Harvard, i th university coach. Dr. R. B. Lawaon is taking an active Interest a trainer and gen eral advlier. Now that wrestling has got a start, there Is hop that It will be com a permanent feature of Carolina' ath letic Ufa. N. H. Silver Company 231 S. Elm Street Greensboro High Point X
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