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New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
MCHERRY STILL OUT.
Hearing Denied by Il. H. L. Until
He Returns Meddi.

The registration committee of the Metropoh-
tan Association of the Amateur Athlct1c c'l'pi'
at its meeting the ST Bartholomew +A'hle''C
Club No. 200 East 42d street last night refusea
to hear the plea of D. y. McCherry, the AaVler
Athletic Club distance runner for reinstatement,
and issued what amounts to an ultimatum TO
the Military Athletic League to drop the Secohd
Signal Corps basketball team or take the colS''-
quences- Several other matters were a'So o''
posed Of
The Second Signal Corps applied for registra-
ton last night 1t was refused. The corps. 1t
was announced, has offended by making a prac-
tce OF playing unauthorized unregistered ana
professional teams. and the committee felt 1t I"
be for the best interests of the sport that il be
barred out.
McCherry. who was suspended some time ag"
charge OF keeping a medal won IN the ten
mile national championship run 20 which the
judges decided ne was not entitled on the ground
that he had not finished the course. appeared
before the committee and asked for hearing.
Have you returned the medal YETI asked j.
T. Mahoney, OF the committee. II have not
McCherry answered.
.'Win YOU return it?" Il will not" McCherry
said.
Then | ask the committee not to hear You
TIL the medal Is returned" said lr. Mahoney.
The committee acquiesccd I'm Mr. Mahoneys
motion. and McCherry left the meeting. vowinG
that he would continue TO fight. McCherry was
pulled out Of the by the mistake Of a scorer.
and by another mistake the medal for eighth
place was given him.
The fifteen athletes who competed against
MCCherry in a recent siX-mile conducted
by the United States Volunteer Life Saving As
sociation and who were suspended I'm conse-
quenCe were forgiven and reinStated. The Irish
Counties Athletic Union. under the dispIeasurc
of the Metropolitan Association for advertis-
ing athletes who did not appear at recent
meet. explained the matter and was forgiven
also. So was the National TurnVerein. Of New
ark. which had met the Second Signal Corps at
under a misapprehenson. was OK
planned to the committee. The TonaVanda
High School. barred for competing against
profes sionaI basketball team from Buffalo last
winter. also rcinstatcd a promise TO be
good.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
GOLF OFFICERS N-4NED.
Daniel ChauHcey Heads the National
Ticket-Neeting, January II.

The nominating committee of the United States
| Golf Association. consisting OF James L Taylor.
chairman. Hugo r Johnstone and a r. Gates,
has announced its findings and. in accordance with
the usual custom. the ticket has been given out
thirty days prior TO the annual meeting. The
ticket is follows:
President. Daniel Chauncey- Garden City Golf
Club: presidents. Sas II. Strawn. Midlothian
Country Club Chicago and Alexander Britton
Chevy Chase Club, Washington; secretary, William
Felowes Morgan. Baltusro Golf Club: treasurer
Samuel Y. Heepner, Philadelphia Cricket Club: ex-
ecutive committee. Leighton Calkins. Planfield
Country Club: J. n. Cady. Rock Island Arsenal
Golf club; Herbert Jadues. the Country Club.
BrCokne: I. Z. Thompson HOmewood Country
Club, Chicago
The only change in the list of officers is the sub
stitution of Silas IL Strawn for Fred S James as
one OF the e-presidents MIR Strsrwn is pres
ent a member of the executive, committee and
his place is he filed by {. F. Thompson. of Chi
cago. J. H. Cady has been chosen 10 succeed
Warren Dickinson. of Des Moines. This will be
Mr.. Chauncey's second term as president MI
Morgan elected secretary III 1904. while Mr.
Heebner has filled the office of treasurer for seven
years.
The annual meeting of the United States Golf
Association will he held Friday. January Il. at
= m. At DeImonco's, and. in addition To the
election Of other important business viii
have To Toe transacted Each associate club has
the right be represented by one voting delegate.
duly authorized and his appointment must be GER
tifed by his club secretary. Each allied club has
the right ne represented 10y one delegate, and It
Is also the privilege of members other than dele
gates of Clubs in the association IL be present.
There has been some attempt in the West of late
10 stir up opposition TO that part OF the constitu
ton which gives the right of suffrage to only asso-
ciae club delegates In the past il has always been
deemed advisable limit the voting power to the
repreSrn rntativc clubs
The proposed revision Of the rules is also certain
up for discussion. In fact the committee
present wrestling with the subject VIII undoubt
edly have . report make 1t IS also likely that
the the 1903 championship tournaments
will be selected the case at the annual
meeting held a year ago. in Chicago. The cham
pionshp applicants to date the same as preVl-
ously published. follows:
Anateur-Garden City Golf Club, Deal Golf and
Country Club. Brae Burn Country Club Boston
and 0nwentsia Club Chicago
WJmen's-P Philadelphia Country Club and Chevy
Chase Club Washington.
Open-Englewood Golf Club.
This early announcements Of championship apph-
cants is the result OF motion made by Leighton
Calkins at the Chicago meeting To the effect that
clubs wishing 10 hold championships should file
their applications with the secretary not later than
December ! and thar a hist of such bids should be
sent out by the secretary with the call for the
annual meeting
New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
WON'T RESCIND ORDER.
Boston's Mayor asked to Reduce
Salaries He Raised.

Boston. Dec. lin statement handed 70 Mayor
John r Fitzgerald to-day the Finance Commits
sion which has been conducting an Investigation
into the business methods of the city Of Boston
recommended that the Mayor rescind the order
promulgated by him week ago increasing the
salaries OF 115 in the Bridge Department 500
year. The commission critieises the Mayor for
issuing the order pointing out that the incoming
administration will have to furnish the money for
the increased salaries. and that therefore any In
crease in wages should come only from the adnin-
istration which takes office early in January.
Replying 10 the recommendations Of the Finance
Commission that he rescind the order increasing
the salaries of the Bridge Department employees,
Mayor Fitzgerald said:
I shall not comply with the request OF the COM
mission. IL Mr.. Hibbard tthe MayOr-eleCtl cares
to reduce the salaries of the men in the Bridge
Department he may. 7 shall not. because I am
firmly convinced that tine Increases right and
proper If Chairman Matthews of the Finance
Commission had been careful OF the city's
finances when he Mayor as I have been during
nv term. the citys debt would BE- LEAST
- d1). 30 less than IL is at present
New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
wATERs-PIERcE TO SUPREME COURT.
Federal Court of Appeals at st. Louis Grants
Certiorari in Texas Suit.

st. Louis Dec. r.-,Judge William c. Hook. in
the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. to-day
granted II. Clay Pierce. chairman Of the executive
board OF the Waters-Pierce Oil Company tho
privilege OF suing out writ Of certiorari from
the United States Supreme Court.
petition for writ OF certoran bringing to
the Supreme Court OF the United States for review
the case of Bradley w. Palmer against the state
or Texas. involving the controversy over the
Waters-Pierce oil Company. of ST. Louis was
nled in that county to-day. Mr. Palmer is a stock
holder in the Waters-Pierce company and Joined
with that company In asking the United States
Circuit Court of Texas to appoint a receiver to
take charge of the company's business after tho
proceedings Of last year In the state court under
which the company was nned q 10000 as q penalty
for violating the apti-trust laws OF the state and
receiver was appointed Tho United States Cir
cult Court granted the petition and designated
Chester b. Dorchester receiver but the United
States Court OF Appeals Tor that circuit held that
inasmuch as another receiver had been appointed
by the state court the federal courts were with
out Jurisdiction. and set aside the verdict Of the
Circuit Court Mr.. Palmer and the company
therefore, ask the Supreme Court To review the en-
n1Do -
New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
CANES ON HORSEBACK.
Big Crord Sees Real Lice For Hunt
an Riding School.

Lovers OF the horse had merry time at the
formal opening Of the Tichenor-Grand Riding
School, elst street and Broadway last night When
the doors opened for the grand entree OF p11pils
and patrons some three thousand persons were
damned in the narrow gallery that oEerlooks the
ri1s- The tanbark area is 1s0 by - feet making
IL one Of the largest Of its kind in the country.
There was music ride. with thirty-tTo partici-
pants IN which the style and quality OF the school
horses received commentators well as the skill
Of the riders Some OF the were of burles0ue
nature and caused plenty of amusement. Fred
Nettach. who began riding an excessively stout
man and finished as an exceedingly thin one was
The star in aCt called reducing weight
Hugh Wtlloughby cid some clever bareback rid
ing, while impeTsonating Mile Dotty Trinkletoes
OF Paris. He was assisted by Ernest Coats and
Dan DAILY. clowns
There was a battle royal between the Uhlans
Edwin Nolan, captain and the ChGsseurs, George
Mills, captain, in which the contestants fought with
oroadswords 30 gain points by detaching the paper
piuines from the helmets OF their opponents
The reproduction OF a fox hunt to real live
hounds from the Goshen pack and with riders in
regulation pink fairly realistic and a novel
feature The riders took the fences cleverIy and
the crowd appauded vigorously.
The riding contests included a novelty race with
Hugh Wiloughby, Edward Nolan and Dan DAILY as
contestants and lively jeu de bar. In this con-
blue ribbon from the attacks Of II and A Reisn-
ger
There was also q basketball game on horseback
between the Durland team. made up of Mike Ty-
captain; Victor Meyer. Archie kenny and
S1erpd Meyer, and the Tichenor-Csrand team. com
posed OF George Mills captain: Hugh Wloughby,
Fred yyettach and Joe Aieishlow. The referee was
game played in two periods and the DurIand
team
New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
RACING At NEW ORLEANS.
Jack 1thin Beats a Good Field an q
Common Gallon.

New Orleans Dec. 11.-Jack Atkin. one of the
best aprnters IN the country. but unfortunately
none sound. continued his winning career at
the Fair Grounds to-day by rompins home in the
handicap at six furlOngs. NOtter took him TO the
front the start, and the son OF Sam quickly
raced Platoon and Kings Daughter into submission
and came away he pleased Fantastic drew
away from the others in the last sixteenth, but
never threatened the winner. Jack Atiin opened
at { to g. but went back TO TO ) i'll the face Of a
big plunge on Kings Daughter.
Three favorites and q split choice won. so that
the form players had another fairly profitable day.
Notter and Mcdaniel divided the jockey honors,
each riding two winners.
The surprise of the day came In the victory Of
Mr.. Peabody in the first race. In the absence Of
any support worthy the name he went back in the
betting from TO to % 10 1, but won I'm a mid
drive by a length from Constantia, which was
heavily played from to TO TO 2. Jim Hill
boed the outside rail the head Of the stretch
when running in a forward position The sum
marfes follow:
First Csix furlOngs-Mr Peabody. 1o7 c1epanisp
May Rowe. 107 FNuerst. II to !. third. Time. 1:199s
Dario. Fire opal. IdaIo. Boomerang and Jim Hill also
NorthS 20 to T. second hickey Iio oWers, Is to l.
Vile Blagg High Chance and Csrasco also ran.
Third race Saeven fuT5ongsmLa ,o 5eg1esse l92 tM1
second: Mazzoni. GPo~ers to /. third Time.
Fourth race thandieap six furIaassJaak Atn 127
(Notter) 70 g. won; Fantastic 96 Swain 10 70 J.,
I:l7. Platoon. Jack Dolan. Kings Daughter and Phil
FIFTH selling mile and seventy yards,nGod
70 1o' .eeond Dem0e 100 S VASE il f to 8 ahra
Time l:5ols Terms Rod John McBrde; @ Fonso,gea, &
Athena. Odd Ella Docile First Mason Mitiades High
Sixth race (seins: aad sixteenth rnilesl---
Clotter) l3 8. second: Tudor. 1oi dDyerl to /.
savoir-Faire Proteus Iucy Marie, Lady Charade Gold
Circle and Communpaw also ran.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
CARE IN TRANSPORTING FISH.
How the Trout and Salmon Will Be Brought
to Sportsmens Show.

One interesting feature of the work in connection
with the Sportsmen's Show, which opens at the
Grand Central Palace on Monday evening. cannot
in the nature OF things, be than indicated
at the show itself. This is the method OF transport
ing the salmon Srilse and trout from distant parts
OF the country to the aquaria which being pre-
pared for their reception In the palace.
man recognized as expert In the transporta-
tion OF live fish has entire charge OF this delicate
task 1t is imperative that he should carry II out
in perfect fashion. otherwise the exhibits be
practically valueless upon arrival When taken
from the hatcheries. the fish placed In spe-
cially constructed tanks about four feet long two
feet wide and three feet deep. These are watched
every moment of the time.
Every two or three minutes bucketful of water
is dipped from each tank and poured back from a
height, thus furnishing the oxygen necessary TO
keep the fish alive A delay of five minutes In re-
peating this. opera lion at any time might be fatal
to one more OF the fish. On their arrival at
the palace the salmon and trout will be placed first
in retaining pool. where they will have an op-
portunity to rest and become perfectly fit before
being transferred to the aauaria In which they
will be exhibited.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
SPORTS At COLUMBIA.
Sir Dual Meets on the SsCimmine g
iNcheduLe-InsigRia Asgards.

The schedule OF the Columbia swimming team
announced yesterday. Six dual contests will
be held. five of them In New York There is a
possibility that a meet will be arranged with
Brown TO take place in Prevalence. The only
other meet be held outside of New York will be
that with Pennsylvania In Philadelphia
Columbia this year. and many candidates have
reported that freshman team has been organized
c NJ MacKnlay is captair. of the swimming team,
while {. Y. Bissell holds the position the
water polo team Following is the schedule for the
January II. c. G n. Y. at Columbia; February
21. Princeton at Columbia; March 4. c. c. N Y
at c. c. " Y: 20. Harvard at Columbia: %. Yale
Cclumbia; April g. intercollegiate championships
Princeton.
Insignia awards made by the Columbia
Athletic Council yesterday. The following
bcrs of the cross country team got the &C. c. c.:
T. Sanders, 'os fcaptain) a. link, '0s; H. +.
kudsch. 'oe: J. N Wheeler 'oS; L. E O'Brien,
10. l. @. kisflcr, '09. NJ u. Smith, 'o9; W. II.
Eastman. 'o9: F. w Kennedy. 'o9 The winners
OF the interclass cross country awarded
their 1909 numerals. follows: A. link, Il. San
ders, H f. Kudlich, f. W. Kennedy. L. G. Kistler
and NJ. D. Smith
The lawn tennis monogram awarded to T.
III. Hendrick. 10 s., 6. Burns 'o3 L.: r. r.. Cole,
Pg.: II. A. Thomas. e8 S.. Z. MacBoyle 'Ge T.. H.
p BANKS, os. The following men got the 1910
L. T monogram J. Engleharts NJ. E. Soils II.
c. Todd, w. b. Hart, C Cutler, E Osborne T.
6ouje. r. MacCol G IL. Ramsden, r. Schneider
J. 3. Britain. c. Schiossrnan and C. II. Finley
New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
GRANTS DEL4Y.
Ne7c Haren Not to Cancel Through
Rates Until March 81.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau. I

Washington. Dec. i7.-The New York, New Haven
& Hartford road has deferred the cancellation OF
the through rate ION Jersey city with the Phla-
delphia x Reading Railroad. the Central Railroad
,of New jersey and the Baltimore Ohio Railroad
until March 81 The order Of cancellation, pTevi-
Ousy hled with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. provided fer the dsCnutinusnce O1 the
rate December Il This action taken by
President M@llen at the request OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission. through President Knapp,
for the purpose of giving the affected roads an
opportunity 10 adjust themselves TO the changed
conditions
charge has been made by the three roads that
the New York New Haven * Hartford is lis
vania and tire Lehigh Valley. she Philadelphia
have requested the commission 10 have the De-
partment OF Justice take legal steps prevent the
cancellation Of these through rates. which have OBJ
tanned for twenty years. They assert that tbs
abolition of these through rates would work
rious hardship shippers in Pennsylvania. New
Jersey and Delaware. wEJ have buuJ Up business
with New England states.
Mr.. Nellen cOntended that the roads cUt OF from
the through rate with his road could use the
PoughksepSie bridge of the Lehigh & Hudson Rail-
road. and that the continued use II his terminals
III New York would necessarily demand the ex-
penditure OF 81 2o000 TO handle the freight. This
expenditure he considers Ill advised
II is probable that the affected roads will hls
a formal complaint with the Interstate Commerce
Commission. alleging discrimination. Pending tho
hearing of the complaint they viii apnlv for an
injunction against the New York. New Haven &
Hartford Railroad prevent this order from
being put into effect
New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
CHILD DENIED TO J. D. CARROLL.
Court Decides Against Him in Habeas Corpus
Proceedings.

Joseph D. Carroll lost In hts habeas corpus pro-
ceednss yesterday against his wife. Matte L. Car
roll. to obtain the custody of their child. Lorena
six years old Justice O'Gorman of the Supreme
Court, decided against him.
1t developed that the chief cause OF the CAROLS
trouble due to two women. one known as
Man." and the other as the blonde LADY," MFR
Carroll objected to his wife assocating with them
In her testimony Mrs. Carroll denied practically
all the allegations made by her husband Asked
about her associates. Mrs. Carroll said she now
lived at No a4s West list street. and that her ASSOC
ciates were among the best persons In New York
Continuing her testimony. Mrs Carroll said that
she had afddavits to show that her husband en-
deavored to get the maids they employed to COM
promise her. At the conclusion of the testimony
Justice OGorman said that In view OF the tender
age Of the child the proper custodian was the
childsa Woth0
New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
YALE LOSES At HOCKEY
st. Nicholas Skating Club Wans
Hard Fought Practice Game.

7, nractice game at the St Nicholas Skating
Rink last night the hockey team Of the ST. Memo
las Skating Club, amateur champions of the united
States, defeated the seven or Iaie Chi'erSity py
+ba scora of 2 goals to l. TIE scoring all in
the first period of play. Neither team "as repre-
sented by it's full strength Yale was minus more
than one-half of its senior team and SO aiSo were
tba an,ateur Ieasue pIayers' Under the crcum-
stances little or nothing could be judged OF the
relative strength of the two sevens-
The local champions took the lead as soon as the
contact started D. Gordon scored the first goal
making the point within two minutes after lhe
whistle blew. The tally was hardly made beiore
tIerron tied the score Yale pretty Shoe
from the left wing. Chew, the former princeton
PLAYER put St. Nicholas ahead soon after py SCOT
ing cleverv from the centre of the ice d. GoruoI
was responsible for the last goal of the match
In the second period neither team was able TO
score due 10 the excellent defence work OF both
seyeus The lineup follows:
New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
Shoo-on for third priza - tsrgctsl-J h Sanders
w NJ Foord. 21: r + Reed. ii
I. SHCoT-IOo TARGETS.
SPORTS ON THE ICE.
Outdoor Kinks almost Rcady for
Use-CoUege Hockey Plans.

The ice is about ready for the skaters at tho
three outdoor rnks which promise lively sport dur
ing the season. The largest sheet OF ice, 10000
square feet located 18th street. west of Am
sterdam avenue. There VIII be hockey. racing and
curling upon this ice II is 70 be protected with
sliding cover, and lighted by electric arc lamps
for the evening sessions. Near by is smaller
rink 10000 square feet. which viii be used as
practice field by interscholastic hockey teams.
Among those having arranged for the use OF the
field are the Collegiate School. Horace Mann. both
boy and girl teams; High School OF Commerce.
City College. Hamilton Institute both boy and girl
teams; Columbia Grammar and Barnard School.
girls
ARRANGEMENTS are being made TO hold some OF
the local curling matches at the larger rink or on
the one at 93d and West End avenue. which
comprises 10000 square feet. The management is
comforting with the officials of the Public School
Athletic League with the view to Offering special
prizes for the schoolboy skaters
The three rinks have been made by flooding prt
vate lawn tennis courts, the dressing and locker
rooms of which at the disposal of the skaters.
be sufficiently good for the sport
Contrary to the usual custom the Yale hockey
team will not take a trip to Pttsburg during the
holidays. but will get needed practice in and
about this city. Matches have been arranged with
the Crescent Athletic Club on January g. and with
the Hockey Club of New York January 4. An
other practice match will be played on January
Montclair, y. j., with team of Yale graduates.
The Princeton hockey team will play five games
during the regular Christmas trip this season, which
is one more than has been played In previous years
Four games Will be played at Cleveland De-
cember 80, 81 and January 1. and with the
Hockey Club of New York at the ST Nicholas Rink
the evening OF January 2. This is the first time
that a university hockey team has ever gone TO
Cleveland and the trip is expected to prove a great
success, rink has just been built there
which is said be the largest and best regulated
in the country.
Two games will be played by the team before
the trip. with the Wanderers at the St Nicholas
Rink tomorrow night. and one with Williams
the following day.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
DIR. GLEASON'S TITLE.
WINS AMATEUR SHOOT.
Manu- Gunners Face the Traps an
Championship Tourney.

With the highest score ever MADE IN an anna
;eur trap shooting tournament Dr. t. T. Hiea
son. of the Boston Athletic Association ana inc
Crescent Athletic Club, OF Broohiyii' "oh INC
third annual trap shooting championship VI tiie
United States. at Travers Island yesterday, by
hraa1-iner ninetv-dye out of a possible one hun
dred blue rocks. The victory was a popular
one and the score excellent
q n Ford of Central City, Iowa, was secoiu
with a card of "a w NJ Foord, winner OF last
years title: L. Z. Reed and j. b. sanders 'iGu
for third prize with d score OF s5 each. d. D.
Sanders who halls from Albany TOOK 'ie cup
however. bv breaking on the shootoh, twenty
two out of twenty-five of the flying clay pigeons
Three nrizes were offered for the competition,
which brought to the traps more than one nun
dred amateurs from every section OF tue ohiteo
States T. s. Dickerson, of the New 1oih A'ii-
letic Club offered a $500 cup as the hfst prize
The other trophies were offered oE the ne"
York athletic clubs.
The conditions we're not particularly favorable
ror tho snort and the gunners found the fan
trans at Travers Island exceedingly hard. Many
of the best known of the local cracks fell down
badly John Martin. the metropolitan charh-
pion: +. W. Moffett, the champion or the Sres-
cent Athletic Club; J. II. Hendrickson, a former
national champion; G. II. Piercy, the revolver
expert. and other gunners of equal fame re-
turned scores of less than ninety.
According to the experts, the light was 100
dazzling TO allow of high scores. The sun shone
on the waters of Pelham Bay and reflected INTO
the eyes of the gunnerS. The wind was llsht.
however, al d it was probably due to this fact
that the SC res were high.
Besides The amateur shoot, eleven profession
ais shot for Il special prize Lewis Gennin won
first prize with a score of a.. c. w Maxwell.
the one armed gunner from Boston. was second
with a score OF 81. The leading scores follow:
,MATEIR CHAMPIONSHIP TARGETS