Show SPORT SNAP SnoTS I I By J Jack aCh Keene I r r The Tho recent appointment of or a new football advisor advisory committee by the board of oC control at It Princeton university er sit alt sity would woul In Indicate that the big colleges colleges col col- leges leles are preparing to make next fall falla a banner anner season In the pl pigskin game prune The college and university officials are making the right move Wizen When war I first broko broke out there was talk lalk eif or dropping dropping dropping drop drop- ping tho the grid game ame as ns well wel as other major Then President Wilson I Impressed ed upon tho ho minds of oC the tho college college col col- lege lego l lenders aderA as well wel a as 18 all al other ath- ath l ath-l nth 1 lotic latic heads head the need of continuing ath- ath i activities lles to lu promote the tho health JoC j of oC the nation naton during during war time I I In the he past it has been customary to arrange the coming seasons season's ea ons on's schedule Catl early each cach spring Failure of ot many ninny of the lie colleges to announce their li list t of or games this Ills year for next fall fal has hns led to the lie impression that the they have abandoned aban aban- th the According to reports this Is not nol true hue The Tue officials are arc postponing postponing post post- the tho completion of their schedules I sched tiles ules until the tho last minute that the so they can cnn make malte an changes and shifts any an necessary nee nee- csar essary to give all al cole colleges es a show t tend nd fill fil ever every date late In Itt the season Mail Many of the regular games probably will wil be staged as huge hUKe benefit benefi contents that lint will vill wil net more mone money for tor war pur pun poses It I will wil be bo to the advantage ad of the officials to withhold their until they have arranged these days daya to the he best a advantage because big crowds will mean more funds Tho The valor an and daring of oC many grid stars now fighting for Cor or the ho States In France shows tho the value alu of ot the sport as training for tor soldiers and It I would have ha been folly Coly to have hayo discontinued discontinued dis dis- continued or reduced reduce the sport In an anva any va way Its It's Is a good bet that the people will 1 patronize all al tho the games next next fall faU because because because be be- cause of oC their patriotism as well as their love lo for tho the gridiron sport I II c Jim Thorpe has begun to show that I he can hit hll big league pitching Recent records s give e him an average of Just a afew alow low few points below Thorpe faced a alfe alife alife life in the tho minors several tinier times because he couldn't hit the curves hurled b by big league pIcher pitchers The perseverance perse ho he hohas hohas has shown In tr trying lnE to overcome his weakness at the tho bat Is I t typical of the I Jn Indian a il lan Ian l' l National league fans tans are glad to see old oltI Tom Toni Clarke Clark back In the circuit a again ln An Any man who can catch for Cor a losing team In Cincinnati for years cars and still sUl refrain from committing suicide or murder deserves tho the popularity Clarke enjoyed Clarke Clarke- wound up the tho season last year y-ar far with the Neither that club nor the Reds wanted wante him this year ear 30 3 o he ho wa was sent to tho the Rochester club That club couldn't af afford atford at- at ford to Pl pay Toms Tom's bl big league salary so soho soho ho he was given his unconditional release He was n a a free Cree a agent ent when the ts grabbed him the other tIa day C t Many Ian Southern league players picked up by the big leagues when the minor outfits I l e up the ghost for the duration dUration dura dUra- tion ion of ot the tho war wm are starring In the majors ma ma- nu jors right now Somo of ot them thorn have had hal bl bi big league experience and were sent back baek to the minors at al a a time wh when n nI I youngsters oung lers of oC ability were thick an and the thc big NG league bosses boses didn't hesitate hesitate to can the old boys bos i a ic Ping Bodle Bodic recent recently saved the White Sox players from wearing wrist watches Anyone Anone who knows Ping would know that thit he woul wouldn't nt hesitate at any anything thins that would keep a real live lve ball hal player from Crom donning one During the tho recent Yankee White Sox serIes at New You yol York Jacobs leaned on one and drove It high antI and far Into Inlo the he field Celd It was headed for a sign The sign offered wrist watches to all al members members mem mern- bers of ot the team containing the first I player to hit It with a batted batte ball ball Ping PIng I took a look 1001 at the ball and a a look at atthe atthe I the sign and then Jumped and nabbed I the lie sphere In Its Is course I |