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New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
GATHERING FOR LONG AUTO RACE.
German Team Arrives to Take Part in New
York to Paris Contest.

Tho Ars, NJ the foreign automobile teams Whicn
,,;l, start in the race from New YORK TO farls oS
.he uav Of Alaska on Wednesday. arrived last
night on the Hamburg American liner halse'h
AugIste Victoria. The team will represent Ger
MANY in the daring contest and is composed OF
Lieutenant Hans Koeppen, of the 19th ln1anuS, !,
imperial army. and Engineer Hans Anape' alSo OIL
the German army. Four French teams and one
from Italy axe board the steamer La Lorraine
which will dock tomorrow With their arrival the
last details of the contest will be decided upon
Four American have been entered. with the
possibility that two three others may be added
the last monient.
The start will be made from Times Square, at
42d street and Broadway, Wednesday, at IL
a. m. The route lies across the American Conti-
nent San Francisco. where the machines will be
transported by steamer TO Seattle and thence to
Valdez Alaska DebaTking at Valdez the racers
will Set out over the snow packed roads and Ice
covered rivers OF Alaska for the Ii00-mile trip
Nome. At Nome it will be necessary to ship on
another steamer across The straits TO East Cape
Siberia, where n stretch of 1850 miles faces the
drivers. Altogether the journey will amount to
about twenty thousand miles. nearly eighteen thou
sand being made In the machines
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
TAYLOR rs. HILLMAN.
Middle Distance Stars to Meet TN
Garden Tonight.

The annual indoor games Of tire rrisi1-American
Athletic Club will be held Tonight az Madison
Square Garden. and some keen sport h IN pros-
nac, ss anv Of the best athletes In the East have
entered IN the various events
John r. Taylor. the speedy negro runner Of III.
University of Pennsyivania. will meet Harry Hil-
man. among others. in the oc-yard special race.
,b,cb is Iikejv 10 be a feature CT the programme
Dan Kelly the amateur champion sprtnter. may
start I'm the dashes while Sn1ithson. the national
champion hurdier. will be on scratch In the szt5-
yard hurdle race.
rr.d R.,Isirs the cross country champion. n
entered in the hve-u1iIc race among Others. Tfi's
Flanagan and McGrath will probably fight Il out
I'm the weight events
Two other sets Of games will be decided to-dsy.
Some hv. hundred boys. from forty-one SCHOOLS
have entered for the Barnard School Athletic AZ
.ociation meet a. the sth Regiment ATnnry 'His
afternoon while good entry has been received
also for the 18th Regiment games III the aFuory
AZ Eighth avenue and 18th street. Brooklyn. to-
night.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
BOBBY BURNS STEIN RETURNED.
And Vaudeville Performer Gets Some Aors
Good Notices.

Il want no press agent can dc my oSs 80
agent work. announced r. q. Knowles. ~ne -
appearing in vaudeville AZ an uptown thcstre
Three days ago advertisement. saying tnae W
Knowles had lost beer stein which formerly os
longed TO Robert Burns, and valued az S-e 81"
that he would pay 500 reward for It's returr az
peared in several newspapers
Yesterday a request for a messenger csrre 70 VIZ
Harlem branch OF the American District TetesssFH
Company. Max Sterling. No. fScs. was sent 70 NO
2o7 West 18th street. where he found two men, 'N7
OF whom said he gave the boy stein:
Please take this mug 20 the nearest police sts
ton and tell the captain that this fs the cre 10 .
which r. G. Knowles. actor offered a Tsrard ''
500. Please say that I am thief. and that u
xret my act very much Please don't forget to say
that the cup belongs to Mr. Knowles. the actor
With tip of 30 cents IN his pocket. tae 0'F
followed directions. little later this Hiess@s7
came the telephone TO a reporter On EsNs
paper that had published stoTy Of the loss Oh
the cup
II am Mr. Ferguson. You say that the cup
lost by Mr. Knowles. the actor. has been retnrneo
u formerly belonged TO Bobby Burns. you khS"@
II don't know Mr.. Ferguson. said Nh Ano~'0s
last night Yes. got my cup back all rtgns ir0''
the police. No. am not goiag 10 give the fs"s'"
to the messenger boy lie was only a common car
Tier.''
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
VIRGINIA BASEBALL SCHEDULE.
Games Will Be Played with Princeton, Cor
nell and Pennsylvania.
FRy Telegraph TO The Tribune


Charlottesville. Va. Feb The University OF
Virginia baseball schedule for the coming season In
c!udes three games with Princeton, one at Char
lottesville one Richmond and the third at
Princeton. Two games to be played with Cor
nell both at Charlottesville: two with Pennsylvania
State College, tVo with Amherst, three with the
University of Pennsylvania, two with LehiSh, one
with Dartmouth and two with Georgetown Uni
versity.
For the first time in twelve years the university
will not meet Yale the diamond. This is because
Yale has abandoned her Southern trip. Virginia
will wind up the with Northern trip during
which she will play Pennsylvania, Princeton,
Georgetown Fordham and the Army. The sched-
ule fellows:
March 80 Amherst; March 81. Lafayette: April l..
Amherst April and 3. Cornell: April 6. North
Carolina at Greensboro April II, Georgetown; April
10 Dartmouth. April a. Princeton: April Is. Prince
ton at Richmond: April Il and IS, Pennsylvania
State College: April 20 and Il Lehgh; April %,
North Carolina: April % and %. University of
Pennsylvania; April q. Georgetown, at Washing
ton: April 2s, the Coegiates at East Orange; April
% Princeton Princeton: April 80, University OF
PENNSYLVANIA at Philadelphia: May l. Fordham Uni
yersity at New York. and May 2, West Point at
West Point
The University of Virginia the baseball
to repeat the performance this year
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
GOLF TOURNEY DATES.
New Jersey Championship WI BE
Ploued ON June 4, ) and 8.

The annual championship tournament of the new
Jersey state Golf Association will be held over the
links of the Enrlewood Golf Club June 4, and
This makes the third time the Engiewood club
has been selected for this tournament. The only
other direct application received at the annua!
meeting came from the Country Club OF Atlantic
Ctt, Other clubs had the matter under considera-
lion hut as they had applied in the regular
way .he executive committee decided in favor OF
Englewood
Leighton Cakins president OF the association,
has selected the following his associates TO
serve on the executive committee: ]. Whitney
Baker secretary and treasurer; tournament COM
mittee II. Y. Keep. chairman. and F. \. Todd;
and Embury Palmer; honorary member John w
G-icgs. =
Dates for three invitation tournaments have been
assigned by the secretary OF the Metropolitan Golf
Association First the lis: thus far is the Gar
den City Golf Club which has been awarded May
= and g. The rather youthful though energetic
wykssvl Country Club is also in line with June IL,
1e and Is. Last season Wykagy first came into ne
,ice hv giving an open thirtysix- medal play
handcap which attracted unusually large field.
The Shinnecock Hills Golf Club has been allotted
August ;. s. and S.
The Ridgevood Colf Club and the Scottish Amer
ican Golf Club been elected TO membership OF
the Metropolitan Golf Association. while the resig-
ration ot the Roseyilla Golf Club is also announced
The Rosevile organization because OF the loss Of
its links, has disbanded.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE FOR TIGERS.
Dual Games Arranged with Yale, Cornell
and Columbia Teams.
rgv Telegraph TO The Tribune.


Princeton n .. Feb. 1.-Trincetons track sched-
manager includes five indoor games, three dual
meets the intercollegiate meet, tho Pennsylvania
relay carnival iuterschola site meet and the
annual Caledonian games. An unsatisfactory but
navoisable feature of the schedule Is the fact
that of nine meets. indoor md out, in which the
corueII-yiu be held at Princeton. Tho Trenton
Young Mems Christian Association and Georgetown
University appear the Indoor schedule for the
first time.
The outlook for a successful team is d little bet
ter this wear than last OF the who have won
r. A. Gamble 20. and W. Il. Connors, 'Gs, In the
spfints; Captain j. c. Atlee, '0s. in the quarter
mile and l.. II. Simons. os. in tie broad jump.
Princetons greatest hope lies in q. III. Whitley. 10
the crack half miller ana miller lie has record in
the half OF little 10; and finished fourth in
the lutercolio giate cross country week after
he had undergone a minor opcrau N. The complete
schedule follows:
February 80. indoor games Of lst Regiment National
Guard the LIST Regiment aruofy. Philadelphia
Trenton Young Mems
Association Trenton; March T. games
- setuwt University at Washington. Marcn 10
indoor OF New York Athletic CLUB York
ten gymnasium. April 2J Pennsyivania relay meet AZ
Philadelphia: April ~ annual Caledonlan games
Prince May :: tnter@choiaste Princeton MAY
Q. With Yale al New Haven, May 10 do.l
columbia al Ner York May 20 and o. thir,ythird an
nuAI intercolesta'e most
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08

champion Endclife Pennsnt, and there viii be
some good ones from the kennels Of Mrs Il.
H. Mayhem and q. NJ. Carnochan, the latter re-
turning to the field after years absence
The Irish terriers should prove Interesting
fer there will be many good ones. among them
being the champions from the string of j G.
Bates, Duncraggin Straight Tip and Bosthwick
Tormenter.
Pomeranians will be out in full force inciiId-
ing number from the strings of Mrs G. s.
Thomas. Mrs. r. +. Mayhem. Mrs. W. T. Par
sons, Mrs. j. H Brookfield. Mrs. s. N Hitch
cock Miss Anna Sands, Mrs n E Hardy Mrs
L. s. avis, the Swiss Mountain Kennels In ad
dition there viii be pugs, black and fayu:
Maltese terriers, toy black and tans Chinua-
huss. Fspilions. Italian srcyhcunds and toy
rocdiea
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
RICING At NEW ORLEANS.
Three FaUOritcs and -Four Outsiders
.SpHt IN the Card.

New Orleans. Feb. 7.-Three favorites and
four outsiders at the Fair Grounds to- day.
the winning choices being Galta, Rexane and
Druid. The last named made show Of her
field in the closing race and won eased UP by
four five lengths.
The biggest surprise of the day came in the
fourth event. when Artful Dodger at so to l.
beat Hisginbotham. the heavily played second
choice. short neck in a hard drive.
Serenade was played for killing in the sec
ond race, for two-year- -olds. and was backed
from 10 TO 3 to 2. He had speed but ran
green and weak>:led in the closing strides. so
that Roseburg II beat him half a length The
summaries follow:
won; Autumn Maid 10 CW. Nakerl 80 to l. second:
Ss rre @ sbs4n bs7ie IL to rlo. .hr9 & TINT 9s
Na Sn sir Manf ar. BG B5 re qy II Edwin L. cou
Second three furongs-R -Roseburg H. ILL., Sliryn)
s to l, won: serenade. 109 Powers 10 . second
Kdder sery,cenc % Yosesa BaoEbnder ps
pue. Straight Talk. Almia sverad ran.
Third fUrIongs)--My Love Jos nIeide) TO
/. won; car; lilo o1cDsnep. 2 to l. second: Bobbn
around 10 OFT to third Time l17.. Ranrdse
Frances. rrowler Defect and zira also
FGePh rass 90 @ selling an SIX ,a Esr 1e
10 second Big Ben. III lBrusseD. to l. third. Time.
Young Baleshed. Gracious. Rabert Adesso. Hancock.
Convilc, Coon and AlloNmaise also
r9sr n RSeke 70 ~, ION aeg SoTaT to @ tSr SST's
John Mcbride. Besterns and Lord stanhopo also
siEth race selling one mile & and zen
m RdH s PAT Rs oTnes gs, Mes @
Ed Kane also
Seventh race 'seins: miie and aeventy yards'-
ne> 30 to second Elaine 90 tLIoffmarl 80 70 l. third
hogsny. Tyroiian and Annie Sanford also ran.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
PRINCETON AND CORNELL AT ODDS
Trouble Has Arisen Over Arranging Football
Game for Next Season.
IRv Te,eSraph TO The Tribun.

Princeton, y. J.. Feb THE delay the pubif-
cation OF Princeton.s football schedule is said 10
be due 10 disagreement the Cornell game
Rumor has it that there Is possibility that foot
ball relations may be severed on account of dis
pute as to the place of holding sons game
Professor j. b. Fine refused to discuss the oues-
ton tonight. II is supposed that in relations
are severed with Cornell Dartmouth will NIL the
date. Princeton men are unanimous I'm hoping that
trouble Will blow over. As It would cause the
keenest regret TO the undergraduates should the
game be dropped
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER.

East Greenwich. r l.. Feb. a verdict ot s'lilsr
murder In the first degree returned against
Allen z Benjamin. charged With the killing Of Ar
bert Babcock. b. jury in the Kent county si-
perior Court to-day The jury was out three hours
benjamin was arrested after Babecck was killed IN
the so-called Block House roadhouse IN tas
town Of Greene. November IN last
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
WORLDS BOWLING RECORD BROKEN

St. Louit Feb In n bowling contest last night
between local teams regulation alleys sane
toned by the American Bowling Congress the
Eoenig Kasers tenpin five formerly the Palace
team defeated the Hyde Parks and broke the
worlds record total pins for three games, and
also equaed the worlds record for single game
The teRm's total was 1894 pins breaking the
worlds trCegane record of 3,33s pins. made by the
Howard Majors Chicago March 10 1906. In the
second game the koenig Kasers secured 94. pins,
eouaiiing the record Of the Howard Major estab-
Iished March To- 1906.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
Chicogo Motor CLUB to Fight the
Uheel TaE Ordinance.

Chicago Feb. 7.-Injunctioh proceeoings VIZ "
Instituted at once against the city OF Chlcaso "
tho Chicago Motor Club to prevent the n1nhicpf'i
authorities from carrying out the provisions oi Tue
wheel tax ordinance passed by the tity eoullcii
few davs ago The legislative committee OK 'he
c1,, is now, engaged in preparing the legal papers
for the fight -, Il
All the motor organizations OF Chicago. WIN 'he
motoring public solid behind them, are uhi'ed ili
contrasting the new ordinance which. 1t is asserted
is directly contrary to decisions OF the supreme
Court of the state Both the clubs ana those iio
florists who are not members of any organization
have taken pains all times to make II pam u
the CITY Council that il is not TO "heeI taN 'ieS
are oppo.ed but the state law and the ordinance
of the council as they stand on the statl'e
books whereby a nlotorlst may be taxed IN WHAT
ever city or village through which he happens 20
drive.
Not only will the Chicago Motor Club attack the
constitutionalty Of the new wheel tax, but no"
that its fighting blood has been aroused 1t has de-
ternlfned to assan the state license law, under
which automobiles compelled to carry num-
bered tags.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
DAILY DEFEATS CLINE AGAIN.

ST Louis Feb John DAILY OF Chicago. -
night repeated his OF last night By def-a'
ing Harry T. CTne. the champion. in the seccne
block Of the contest for the three-cushion billiard
chsmpiouship by q score OF 80 TO a. Days high
run was = his average 5oS: CIne's high run was
T. his average IS. The score last night was DAILY.
%: Cline, - The last block Of fifty points viii bs
played Tomorrow night.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
IRISH DANCES At ATHLETIC BALL

Tho thrty-two counties OF Ireland were repre-
sented at the fourth annual ball OF the Irish Avn
letic Union held in Madison Square Garden ias'
night After the grand march In which i vas
estimated one thousand colieens and lads paTade'
on the Garden foor the oldtime Irish dances Hs's
performed by dancers who will represent the locsi
ORGANIZATIONS at the Irish Fair.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08

A. Strauss defeated j. Blair in the three cushion
handicap amateur billiard tournament at Slos-
sons Billiard Academy last night by a score of
40 10 -. Both men were handicapped at 40 1t
vas strauss first victory IN The tournament he
having lost all three OF his previous games His
high run 3. while that of blair was !. It
took eiEhty-seven innings for strauss 10 make
the required total.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
BALTIMORE BASEBALL DEAL OFF.

Baltimore. Feb. The deal by which Wiiiia'"
j. Clarke and Wiibert Robinson were TO oo'S'
an interest in the baltimore Eastern Le~s-
baseball Club Is OF. for the present at least -
turns out that Clarke wanted a controiiins fnsef
est. which Edward Hauion. the principal e"ne'
of the club. was not willing to give.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
WITH THE BALL PLATERS.
Giants and Yankees Among the First
to Start Training

Within three weeks the professional pail players
will be working IN the South getting into condition
for the season Of 1aos2 On Saturday Murphy. ti1s
sroundkeep.r at the Polo Grounds. sailed for Mar
lin Springs Tex. with a load OF bats. balls. bass
and paraphernalia that the Giants VIII uss IA
their training !,ll the young fellows who ara try-
ing ..,o make good and % the regulars
will leave here on February l. Some % Crit
Gths men will be in rhe South D. the end % this
week Jack Chesbro and Willie Keeler going 70 Ho,
Springs Ark 10 timber up They will &c Joined
there by Clark Griffith
For the good OF the game it is hoped that N.
:ace for the psnnant the National League zlu
Re closer than ic was 1876. There are many WHO
think this the for unusual trades
have been made since last Jimmy Shecs-
ard the Chicago fielder. believes that there will ~
an interesting tussIe- Many think that the CUBS
already have the psnnant tucked away he sad
the other day. but to my mi1:1 the Philies ard
Pittsburg are going to be coutenders- don't mean
you to infer that the Cubs will have 10 chance bur
I don't think that they are going % have song
and-dance OF il. like last season The Phillses
are a coming team and they should do better next
season than last The same applies 20 Pittshurg-
In addition New York and Boston are stronger ard
should win games from US than last season.
which will ieIp the PhiiIies and Pittsou-g This -
just what Chicago wants. as We would rather ha
hard pressed than have every rival in the circuit
outciassed-'
Shsckard-s opinion of the PhiIIiss pretty
good Ine-D are Sevefdi stars on
Maree the fielder; Doolfr, the catcher. and knahs.
the infeIder. good as they come BIZ Mr.
ray the MANAGE believes that in Ed Grant he hss
a man who Will attract no little attention IN the
baseball world this year. The young Harvard law
student has all the markings OF great player.
Mcluilen who all four games he pitched last
fall Is also looked upon a coming star First
base is the only weak position on the team az this
time. The Philadelphia Nationals will train IN sa-
vannah-
Deacon Jim Mcguire. the old Farkee catcher
will act IN the double capacity OF manager and fed
captain Of the Boston Americans Last year the
St Louis Browns went along without a field cap
tain
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
SYRACUSE, 50: PRINCETON, 20.

Syracuse. Feb. 7.-Syrscuse Jniversitys unbeaten
basketball team defeated the Princeton five here
tonight by a score of % to oh. The close
up TO the last five minutes, when Syracuse ran
away with the game.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
NELSON AND BRITT TO MEET AGAIN.

Los Angeles. Fob 7.-"Battng' Nelson and
James Britt, of San Francisco, have signed articles
for a tcn-round fight in this city before the Pacific
Athletic Club on the night of February 25 The
weight is 10 be 133 pounds O'Clock Britt con-
ceces Nelson five per cent bonus the fighters
share of the money.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
SPECIAL JURY FOR JERoMe's sun

District Attorney Jerome. who appealed froi" g.
order OF the special term DENYING hts faceieh ~
an order for struck jury In hts sEit ger -
against th. New Ycrs evening Journal Fueisp
trs Cornrany. got . special jury YESTERDAY ~ -
Aprellate Division
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
HARRY c. PULLIAM IN CANADA.

Montreal Feb. Harry c. Pulfiaui. president ct
the National League of Baseball Clubs. is here %
celebrate his birthday by spending fev days IN
Montreal and Quebec. He says that h has called
a meeting OF the National League for FEBRUARY .,
to be held at the waIdorf-Astoria. New York
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
QC4KERS BEAT YALE.
Tictory GiUes Pennsylvania the
Basketball Cham pionship.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

lfSy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.
New Haven Feb. BY defeating Yale by score
of IS l. the University of Pennsylvania prac-
tically won the intercollegiate basketball champion
ship here o-nght. The game was hard fought and
was decided until the referees whistle ended
the struggle
With less than thirty seconds to play, Captain
Moves of Yale had a chance TO tie the score with
q goal from a foul He failed, however by a mar
row margin, and the Yale men groaned.
The score vas tied three times twice in the first
period and in the second Pennsylvania led
by a score of when internission came Yaies
failure baskets from fouls cost her the VIC
tory. Only three of ten were scored while P.
Keinath the Pennsylvania star, scored six out Of
nine. The lineup follows:
40 Positions L OF T. fls).
Wren (CaTriganD T. F-.-..--,-.-- kenath
CushTnan. l. F....-.....-. FITZPATRICK
Van Week u. Murphy 80: McNichoi
Noyes. r c.. .kefaher tSpear)
F. Murphy .-.------.1- G-.-----.--- MacCruiden
Goals from roor-Fitzpatrick C). Kelnath a.. Nc
Nichol a., Wren 90; Cushnan % Moves fl: F.
Murphy "a, Van Week t3)- Goals from fcut--Noyes
90. Van Week %. Keinath 90. Referee--Charies
Fisher OF Columbia University.
Won Lost PC Won. Lost. c
Pennsylvania lSoo Cornell: :..'..- Z ."o "o
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
ST. LOUIS BUYS 'RUBE" wADDELL

st. Louis Feb T-Presdsut Hedges OF the 81
Louis American League Baseball Club announced
this afternoon that he has purchased outright ths
release of 'Rube' Waddell. the Ph.iadephis
pitcher.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
New York (14.

Referee f T-ohy, York Athletic Club. I'm
pire-J r LongNorth. New York. Time of halves
twenty minutes GcalsTnskih t3), Stenmetz f3'
I;idansky ~. Dale Inslis, Wise. Young BoTe 90
f-or,Is- frsti
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08

On account Of Swollen rivers and washouts' caused
by the January thaw, Ralph Owen. who is driVhis
his 40-horsepower Oldsmobi1e from New YORK 10
New Orleans arrived at Nashville on THURSDAY
night thirty hours behind schedule time 1he Trip
for the last five hundred miles into Nashville was
exceedingly strenuous. the going being heavy
Owing to the chances which the party is taking
in making the schedule between dawn and DARK
ness they have equipped themselves with sleeping
and cooning utensils. This was found necessary
when they we're obliged. after getting into mud
hole near Louisville TO remain there all night WITH
out food. 4 gasolene stove is carried in the car
and hot food is prepared whenever stop is MADE
On the way to Nashville the Mudlark party over
took g W Thatcher, a good roads enthusiast. VINO
for three years has been touring the west anu
Southwest in the interests of the good roads move
ment. At Buffalo. Ky, the members of both par
ties organized a good roads club. with charter Hse
of two hundred members. Persons throughout the
South enthusiastic over the good roads move
rnent Just before reaching Nashville a haflstorm
was encountered in the mountains which made the
going particularly dangerous.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
TIGERS WIN At HOCKEY
Nnss0cbuscfts Seuen Beaten IN Hard
Fought Game.

Princeton defeated the Massachusetts institute OF
Technology in an exhibition game or hockey a, tho
St Nicholas Rink last night by score OF 10 v
The Massachusetts, players came here with IN oh-
broken string of victories. 1t was their hrst eA-
perience at indoor playing. and under the circuni
stances their showing was exceedingly good.
Peacock the Princeton goal was always on Tue
alert and stopped many a hard shot Phillips also
n,a,,ea we'll and scored both goals for the Tigers
from scrimmsses in the first half, which was faF
faster than the second.
The game was marred by some rough play ana
an abundance of unnecessary checking. me ihs-
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
n Y u LOSES AT BASKETBALL.

The New York University basketball team was
defeated last night by the Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute five OF Troy, by a score of Is TO H. The
lineup and summary follow: