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New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
YALE WRESTLERS WIN.
Capture Intercollegiate Champion
!, ship from Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia March 2o-Yale, by scoring nine
points got first place here tonight in the fourth
annual intercollegiate wrestling meet with the UNI
versity of Pennsylvania. Princeton Cornell and Co
lrnlbia universities Pennsylvania was second, with
six points and Princeton and Cornell were tied.
with three points while Columbia failed to score a
mark.
The notable features were the defeat OF FoiWeil.
the light heavyweight champion Of Pennsylvania.
By Foster, Of Yale, and the defeat OF Gobel, the
Yale heavyweight, by Lee Talbot. of Cornell IN
the sern-fnai rounds Holzworth, of Columbia. for
feited TO Foster and this left Yales representative
fresh to wrestle with Folwell, who had previously
had hard battle with King. of Princeton. With
the exception Of T. and L. Dole, of Yale. none OF
the winners had previously been title holders The
summaries follow:
one -hurdr -ffteen-pound cas.-won by Yerser
Pennsylvania Ward, Princeton, decision after
minute period.
One-hun dred-and- -twenty-fve-pound class-Won by T.
Dole Yale. Pennsylvania. fall with far-
arm Nelson body hold in / min % sec
and thirty pound class-Won by L.
Dole Yale Lstmer, Princeton. on decision after
fifteen minutes followed by extra period OF three
minutes. 1r..,
PENNSYLVANIA Ralph, Princeton. q fall with
roll, IL min So -,
-hfty-eight- pound classWon by Par
ann Nelson and body hold. II min. % sec
pound ciass-Won oy fos-
ter Yale from Folven Pennsylvania, on fan, with
bar hold. in min. y sec
bel Yale on fan. neck and body hold in min
81
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21

Looked on as Probable Winner of
the Citu Park DerbY.

New Orleans, March n.-Meelick the three time
Derby winner this year. IS favorite for the City
Park Derby, of $4,000. at one mile and quarter,
Unusual interest centres in the race.
Meeck will meet Chaputepec. Angelus and Pink
ola, the same horses he defeated in the Crescent
City Derby week ago Indications are for
heavy track and cold weather.
Favorites Jared badly to-day, Big Ben, at odds
being the only one to get home in front The
defeat Of Kings Daughter, the even money choice
In the fourth race. the surprise OF the day.
The summaries follow:
First lthree and one half furlongsl-Maritzs;
100 (Nico). 13 TO o. won Transform 1o7 (NaIkerl ID
Time. o4S 40 Tyler Disagreement, John Hall Tom
Miller and Joe Howell also
Second race "a selling: six SIX f4aiongsIDs }aI oTo 19s
i 5 TO VAN ~on los ns e, co to III Ts r. to
Is 80 Dry Dollar. Toboggan Martius. Wise Hand.
man, Charley Ward Dick Redi and Knickerbocker
Third race tsellins seven furlonss,-Terah, 1os
second Our Boy, 1Q5 M.eibert1 so to l. third Time.
Gratiot. The Thorn Linda Lake, Albert M, Queens
Souvenir. Royal Chance. Miss visilant and Lorlmer
also ran
Fourth zone and one-sinteenth miles)-Polly
G5 RT,m ios pews5s' 10 to Won * Kinss s. DsrsheT s
to /. third. Time. 1:46 25. Plantland and Okenite
Fifth race Selling: SIX furionFsl-Eo1haII. los
second; Jack Bratton, 105 (Martn) 20 to l. third,
Rappahannock Harold d. Daring San Ardo. Judge
Treer and Ben Double also
(BrusselD. / 2 won; Fred Mulholland. 104 ERIC.
ns r 70 Gibson Mimi MaTRares a Md4s Hee1 hs
Charles G. Gates. Royal Legend. Babe b. Very Royal
Seventh Zone and one sixteenth mes)-Aunt
Bose 81 IS TO T Ron Lotus o Brandt So
20 third Time We5 a6e Io2
Lady soufie. Faxman and Anna Day also
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
SWIMMING RECORDS GO.
Yale Badly Beaten by Princeton in
Dual Meet.
TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

Princeton " J. March T-The Princeton SWIM
rers easily defeated Yale in Brokaw tank tonight
hy a score Of "a TO 10 The Tigers won every
event the plunge for distance
The meet the most sensational ever seen mere
anc two intercollegiate records were estap-
ushed- In the plunge for distance Beatty or
Yale. went Il feet inches. breaking the former
intercollegiate record by feet and missing the
American record by q narrow margin l. E. Den
nision. OF Princeton. established a new mark OF
IS 2-5 seconds for the s9-yard swim. The former
record was held by Chambers, Of Princeton
The Tigers the relay with little ef1orf.
Chambers, the last man. winning by fifty feet
Chambers also the 1W-yard and 2c-yard
sHirns. Frank Gosnol Of the Baltimore Athletic
Club, gave exhibition swim OF twenty-five
yards, using a back stroke The summary follows:
Relay race 500 yards-0on by Princeton. Bauman
RSlh. feaniston, Chambers: Yale second, Gcochue
Richards. Catin. Moses. Time. 24lA.
EiftykarG swiTn-Non by E Z. Derniston Princeton;
Richards Yale. second J. T Parhe, Princeton third
Time. o2e2s.
Two hundred and -t~enty-yard swim-won by J w
Chambers Princeton; j 6. Hyde Yale second: E v
one hundred yard swm-won BY J. ". Chambers
Princeton: II. Kimball. Princeton. second; r. Moses
Yale third Time. I.o5it
Plunge by Beatty. Yale. a r.
in Il. Is Reid Yale. IS fl 6 in. second; c G. VOL
ferth Princeton fl third-
Fancy 6:ve-WCn by E. \. Rogers. Princeton: J. p
Peters. ir- Yale. second; NJ Hughes, Yale, third
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
n Y. o. GYMNAsTs BEAT COLUMBIA.
Intercollegiate Champions Finish Season
Without Defeat in Dual Meet.

New York Universfty's gymnastic team, the IN
tercoIlegate champions. closed their season last
night at University Heights with victory over
Columbia by score of 33h points to 2li1 Only a
few points separated the men who competed In
the various A feature OF the meet was an
exhibition by John F. B.ssinger, coach Of the
New York team. He performed on the horizontal
bar. side horse and parallel bars
AS expected. Schoonmaker and Voskamp, Of
Columbia, took first and second places the
horizontal bar. Fernandez the competition on
the flying rings, while Flynn took first place in
club swinging. Phillips his team mate, was sec
ond, while Hicks also of New York, dropped his
club and lost third place McCuskey of Colun-
bia- The summaries follow
Horizontal bsrWon by II. s. Schoonmaker, Columbia:
J A. Eoskamp Columbia, second; a Ahren. New York
University, third
Side horse-Wor by J. Fernandez, New York; A Acx-
New York and Wheeler, Columbia, tied for
ond
Club swingne-Won' by g Flynn New York: P. Phil
lips York and J. Monsky. Columbia, third.
Parallel bars-Won BY II. Schoonmaker. Columbia: j.
Fernandez York. second: :. Meitzer. Columbia,
Rosenkamph. University. tied for third
Flying rings-Non by J. Kingsley, New York: P. Nc
Cuoch, Columbia. second; H Schoonmaker Columbia.
third
Turnhiing-Won by W. Thompson New York: NJ Wer-
ner New York. second S Melitzer. Columbia, third.
score-Ner York. a2s.; Columbia. 2l4.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
SCH H4EFER BACK AGAIN.
Changes His Mind about Ret"7ng
from Billiards.

Jacob schaefer champion OF the worio at To- 10.
balkIne billiards. has covered the forfeit Oh s0'
posted with the Brunswick -Balke-C Collenoer ooih-
pany by George Sutton In support OF tne cna,i t
for tho emblem The match will probably be
played in this city within six weeks. Sutton chai-
leneed the winner of the Schaefcr-Hoppe nlatcii'
which took place in Chicago on March H.
Before his last match Schaefer, who has not been
in good health for several years, decided that win
or lose It should be his last contest for the emblem
His remarkable game however, caused storm of
protest from his friends. who urged him not 10
retire from a game in which he has been an m
portant factor for than thirty years and for
felt the emblem. None however, had more weight
with him than the protest Of his wife
Schaefer has defended the trophy successfully
three times in the last year. Sutton has held the
1871 emblem twice securing it both times by forfeit
schaefer has defeated Sutton within the year.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
LOST BY SINGLE POINT.
HarrQrd S7cimmers WiR Close Tlc-
torn Orer Columbia.

Colunlhia's swimming team was defeated by Har-
ward last night in the pool in the Columbia gym
nasiun1 ly a single point The final score q 10
es and il until the completion of the last
event that the result determined Records for
the A.orninsside tank broken right and left
7. Wilmington OF Harvard. made new marks for
rhe so 100 and 220-yard swins. while H NJ. Barker
won the plunge for distance with 81 feet inches.
beating the old record by four feet A. Fonts,
OF Columbia, plunged l. feet. but as he slipped on
his second try and his other two attempts were
poor the distance did
The Crimson swimmers took the lead at the start.
winning the relay easily. Columbia lost ten
yards on the first two laps and Wilmington swan
away from McKinlay in the last relay. Columbia
scored two places in the -ancy
Columbia got some revenge in the water polo
match by swamping Harvard TO he score Of to O..
The summary follows:
hene-. Eioyr- Aspinsl and Wilmington: Columbia
LEES
Plunge for distarce-IFon by H N. Barker Columbia
Of 81 a. Fcus. Columbia, third.
plunge zs II Is in.
CF1tyss-d swirnTie for frst place between P With
iHgtor. Harvard. and c NJ Mckinlay Columbia: I. G.
Asp-wzll Harvard. third. Time. e:271s
Fancy diving-Wan by Q. d. Werner. Columbia $50
points, 4 GUeras. Columbia d72). second: D. B. Hill.
Harvard 1s7b. third.
One handre6-sa-d svinl--Non by Wilmington. Her-
ward: 9 n McKinlay. Columbia second; l. Matt Co
Tuo-hunded- -and-tTenty-yard srin1-won by P. With
tnEtou Harvard: J. E ArkUsh. Columbia. second: l.
Natz. Columbia. third Tire 24s.
Final point score-Fia-vard. .: Columbia 20
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
CAR DELAYED.
Meets ,rith an Accident Ninety Miles
East of TOnOpdh.

Tonopah New March 2o-The American Thomas
car In the New York to Paris automobile race
broke down yesterday afternoon on the desert at
Twin Springs ninety miles east OF Tonopah- A
rescue party made q record breaking run OF loz
miles TO the place In hours and Is minutes. 1t
was said that repairs for the machine would be
on the ground at 1890 a. m to-day. and that the
car would reach Tonopah some time Tonight Up
to a late hour no further word had been received
The Zust Utalian) passed through Evanston.
wvo AGO miles from New York, at o'clock. and
continued on its way west. The machine was run
ming we'll
Word has been received here that the De Dion
(French) machine arrived at Cheyenne. Wyo. at
o'clock, and that the crew decided 70 speho 'ie
night there. 1t is some 400 miles behind the Zust
and about $50 miles ahead OF the Protus Germany
car which passed through North Platte. Neo.' at
noon.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
A. A. U. CHAMPIONSHIP DATES.

Barlow s. Weeks. chairman OF the championship
committee Of the Amateur Athletic Union an
nounced yesterday that the annual national gym
nastic championships OF che Amateur Athletic
Union will be held Wednesday evening April
g. at Dr. Sava2e's Institute, 5sth street and Eighth
avenue.
The events will be open To all gymnasts regis
tered with the Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States The following the events:
Rings. Indian club swinging, horizontal bars par
allel bars. side horse, long horse, rope climbing
tumbling. all around championship
Entry blanks have been sent broadcast for the
national wrestling championships OF the Amateur
Athletic Union which to be held in the concert
hail of the Madison Square Garden the even
inSs OF Saturday. ADsl n, and Monday, April L.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
READY FOR CABLE CHESS.
English and american CnUeraties
TO Fight for Trophy.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Philadelphia. March 2o.-Everything is in readi-
ness this evening for the international intercolIeg
ate chess match by cable between the American
universities and Oxford and Cambridge for posses
sion Of the Isaac ! Rice trophy, In the custody
Of the British universities Play Will begin ar 8
O'clock tomorrow morning, the American cole
glsns being stationed in the rooms OF the Houston
CIGb. the University OF Pennsylvania. in West
Philadeiphia. while the Britons viii play from the
Inns Of Court Hotel Holbern. London.
last moment word has been received that
r T. Black, Cornell unable be present
His place viii l-e flied by H L Beuder. of the
University Of Pennsylvania who played in the last
tournament Of the triangular college chess league
II New York AS constituted the American
syill include: First board, W II. Hughes. Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania second board, l. ]. Wolf,
Columbia: third board H Blunberg. Columbia ;
fourth board, X. s. Johnson Harvard; ffth board.
G. Williams. Princeton: sixth board. II. l. Bauder.
University Of Pennsylvania
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
MILES TO PRACTISE AT TUXEDO.
Will Play Latham in an Exhibition Match
To-day

Tuxedo Park. y. Y. March e.-Eustace H. Miles,
former amateur champion court tennis player of
England, with Peter Latham, professional cham
pion of the world, arrived at Tuxedo Park to-
night. series OF interesting matches has been
arranged.
Miles will meet Latham tomorrow in exhi-
bition match. and Sunday Latham will play
Jay Gould. amateur champion of the world Miles
has come from England to win back the cup which
Mr.. Gould took from him last year in London.
Both players are In excellent condition and when
they meet in April fine exhibition should be wit
messed
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
CoLUMBIA-CORNELL SOCCER.

Columbia and Cornell III meet South Field
to-day IL an intercollegiate Association football
game which may have q bearing the cham
f,fonsfr and the Mines Cup, held by Haverford
The game is 10 be good one the teams
are considered be evenly matched, the Cor
nelians Being made up almost entirely OF foreign
lcfn members South Americans rredomirating
while the Columbians are. with one exception
american born. although several Of them learned
their soccer abroad Columbia has already played
three games winning from Pennsylvania and Yale
and losing to HayerfoTG.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
COBB COMES TO TERMS.
Cham pon Batsman Signs Contract
to Play scith Detroit.

Detroit March 9-Tyrus Cobb champion batter
of the American League last season, signed con-
tract tonight to play with the Detroit American
League club this year, and will Join the team al
Little Rock within a few days.
Cobb had been holding out for three-year con-
tract at $500 a year The player arrived In town
Yesterday for n conference with President Frank
J. Navin of the club and this evening Mt Navin
announced that an agreement had been signed
Mr. Nayin declined TO give out the details. saying
only that the contract was for one year ana tnaI
the terms were mutually satisfactory
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
INTERsCHOLASTiC HOCKEY GAMES.

Two games were played in the Interscholastic
Hockey League series the ST. Nicholas Rink yes
terday Poly Prep. found easy foe in Berkeley
School in the evening and won by score of > to o.
Haywood and Loughlin each scored two goals for
their team, while Bailey made the other.
The afternoon game between Columbia Grammar
and Cutler schools, we'll played and interest
ing. and was won by the former by a score Of
to l. The first half ended with one goal for each
team. Crisp and White scored for Columbia in the
second period.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
SPEAKER NOT TO COACH YALE.
Wsdsworth Unable to Accept
Urgent Invitation

Albany, March 29,-Speaker Wadsworth Of the
State Assembly announced to-day that he would
be able accept tie Invitation extended TO
him help coach the Yale baseball team this
spring. The Speaker distinguished himself at first
base for Yale several years ago
There is nothing I'd like better" said Mr.
Wadsworth, in referring to the invitation, but
on account of the work OF the Legislature | won't
be able 60"
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
THE DTXIE Il FLYER.
IIFins Sir Thomas Dewar Shield at
lIotOr Boat CarniUal.

Palm Beach, Fla. March 3o-The Dixie. owned
h. z. : Schroeder, If Jersey City, in the one
mile speed Irial to-day. only permanently won
the Sir Thomas Dewar shield for the fastest mile,
but believed also 10 have established new
worlds record.
The official times have not YET been announced.
but the Dixies speed was close TO thirty-one
statute miles hour.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
sLossoN AND scHAEFER WIN.

George Slosson IN rare form yesterday ana
won two games fro Cassignol at 1872 billiards In
the first game he ran out 800 points with runs OF
15o lO7 2z and for average of 60.
Jake Schaefer practice game from Willie
Home at 1872 balklne Gruhns Academy by the
score of 400 to 314. The Wizard completed his
game with an unfinished of 122 and had other
runs of sS So with average of 26 1o-l5 Hoppe
had an average of q s-14 and high runs of ~ 5s
and 81.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
73;L;ardc a ntomobiln6 Baseball q Golf Other Sports
GAME FOR POGGENBURG
Nesc York Player Wins HIS First
Match TN Billiard Tourney.

Chicago, March 2o-J. F. Poggenburs. OF New
York won the afternoon game in the national anna
billiard championship tournament here to-day
defeating Clarence Jackson, of Chicago. by the
score of 400 to go
Poggenburg's game was the strongest ne mas
played in the tournament. He had good controi
OF the balls throughout, making run OF IS IN
his sixth inning. and closing with an average Oh
q 1-ls Jackson's average was IA 4-ls The score
follows:
Poseenburg-2 2s, "a. 2. 2. 11s. o; So B. g. 80, -.
II, g. 3 3. 90 Total 400; high run iio' A'-
age, 81 1-19 4. @ q, % IN 4
O. 10 4, l. 40 Total. 2sO; high run, 90 aFei"eo
1913
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS
Won. Lost.
Demarest ......... 0GaroheL / 2
Wright .... O'Jackson ..'..''..o
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
C. I. Brown Gets Mark of 73 Feet in Ma
tional Swimming Championships.
H. -eIee-enh 70 The tribune

TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune ]
Pfttsburs March 2o.-Charles L. Brown. OF the
Illinois Athletic Club, made a new record in the
rlurge for distance at the Oakland natatoriun IN
the rational swimming championships tonight
He plunged 3 feet. which is foot better than
his record made at ST. Louis on March 4
c II Daniels. Of the New York Athletic Club
and Handy of n. Illinois Athletic Club. did not
appear. In the senior five hundred yard swim L
2 Goodwin OF the New York Athletic Club, won
from Perry Mckee, OF Oakland The time was :
sltrU-es . seconds
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
REFORM IN KENTUCKY RACING.


lexington, Ky, March D.-The reform wave in
turf affairs continues In Kentucky The State Rae
ing Commission adopted rule to-day forbidding
any association permitting information to be fur
Dtshed to poorooms and another calling for the
forfeiture Of the license of any person found guilty
of doping
Racing dates allotted follows: Lexington
April e. ten days; Louisville May s. twenty-three
daya and I.atonia. June 2. forty-one days.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
MIR. MACKAY sUBsCRIBEs TO FUND

Clarence H. Mackay subscribed $3.50 yesterday to
the fund to send an American team to the Olympic
games In England next summer.
The fund is growing slowly but surely S the
American Olympic committee is eaving no stone
unturned TO raise the required amount of money.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
LAST HOCKEY GAME OF SEASON.

The hockey az the 81. Nicholas Rink
-slI come TO an end tonight with what promises
70 be the best games OF year
tween the EictOrias. Of Montreal, and New
York Athletic Club. The fictortas were the ONLY
team that defeated the Wanderers in Canada
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
TOO COLD FOR YANKEES GAME.

Atlanta, March 20.-The game between the New
York Yankees and the local nine had 10 be called
off this afternoon of the cold snan
Griffith had his players out the diamond how
ever and they were put through several hours OF
light practice. If the weather permits the teams
will play the last game of the second series here
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
TO OPEN GOLF SEASON.
Dates assigned for Tourney at
Country Club of LdkezCOOd.

The Country Club of Lakewood has been as
signed April %. "a and % as the dates for its an
nual spring open golf tournament This will un-
Coubtedly mark the competitive curtain raiser in
the metropolitan district. distinction the club in
the pines usually holds each year Next on the
schedule after Lakewood will be the Garden City
invitation tournament May :, and g.
officially announced. ii is understood that the pre-
lin1inary round will consist of thirty-six holes.
testants qualifying in three divisions. An eighteen
hole medal play handicap will be decided on the
last day.
both amateurs and professionals will figure at the
Fox Hills Golf Club April II. the opening day
Isaac Macke, the clubs pro- will take part in
four-ball contest with three other professionals,
while two former amateur champions. honor
ary members of the club. may be induced to meet.
The course is improving rapidly. and most of the
casual water has disappeared.
Pinehurst N c., March 20.-John E. Porter, of
the Allegheny Country Club. and Warren K. Wood
of the Homewood Club, Chicago, We're the
vivors to-day for the presidents cup in the fourth
annual spring golf tournament. The feature of the
DAYS play was a twenty-hole battle in which Por-
Of Manwaleminke, by up and to play. Oswald
Kirkby of Englewood and G. |. Becker, of Wood
land will meet for the consolation cup.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
TIGERS OUT OF LEAGUE BASKETBALL

Princeton. y. J., March 2o--The Princeton Uni
versity Athletic committee voted to-day TO with
draw the basketball team from the intercollegiate
league The regular schedule, exclusive Of league
games, viii be played
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21

The main story Of Tho Eiva's Ruby" by f. Marin.
Crawford, begins In the tnstalnnent IN n~rs
Sundays Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21

Apprentice allowance
a Fathers Birssing' IL n love story that doesn't
end as might think Charles F~niont Davis is the
author. See next Sundays Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
NEW RECORD FOR THE PLUNGE.

Gos2s-BroWn d. Holslag ca Iirne Of halFes.F
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-10
Veterans Elect
 Officers Today

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Birmingham, June 9.-TOmOrrow delegates to the United Confederate Veterans convention will select a sue cessor to Gen Stephen D. Lee, who will probably be Gen. Clement A. Evans of Atlanta, although there is strong support behind Gen. George Gordon of Memphis and Gen. Cabell of Texas. Either Atlanta, Chattanooga or Memphis will get the next conven- tion. Delegates heard addresses dur ing the day from General Harrison, Gov Conner, Col. o. E. Russell of Mobile and Judge Wright of Jacksonville. At night the veterans attended fire works display at the Alabama state fair grounds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-10
Watterson Says
 Bryan Will Win

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Chicago, Ill.,, June 9.-Henry Wat terson, who passed through today on his way to Lincoln, to confer With William J. Bryan, declared that the would be nominated on the Taft if no big campaign fund was used. This declaration was significant in view of the fact that Watterson brought out Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota as candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-10

problems and an infnity of annoy ances, capped by the jeers of two con tinents that took occasion at each of the cable to renew the storms of rebuke and ridicule Through all these vicissitudes the re- markable Field kept grimly at his work, and the monuments to his gen ius and his faith in himself strew the mysterious depths of all the seas.
 The first Atlantic cable was 1000 miles long. Within the period of the fifty years since then more than 200,- 900 miles, of ocean cables have been laid-sufficient to girdle the earth eight times. These great enterprises have cost more than $2OO,O0O, 1000, and have brought the nations of the world into direct communication; truly, dis tance has been annihilated. And within the memory of many persons now living the miracle of the sub marine cable has been wrOught.-kan- sas City Journal.