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New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
NEW YORK GUNS WIN.
Ossining Club Beaten by Single
Point an TraUerS Island Match.

One OF the most interesting interclub shoots Of
the season was held at the Travers Island traps or
the New Athletic Club yesterday. The Ossining
Gun Club was the visiting team, and after throw
ing hundred targets for each team the score was
eos to eos IN favor OF the Mercury Foot gunnerS
So close the shooting that until the last target
trapped 1t impossible TO tell the winner.
Six men shot on each team IN the customary
strings of twenty-five targets. The Ossining gun
ners took the first round by single target At the
end Of the second string tfle New York Athletic
Club leading by a target The visitors took
the third string by seven targets and entered the
last leg with six birds 10 the good. The hnaI
round went 10 the Winged Footers by the score
OF 80 to 1z3
Besides the interclub shoot there was special
100 bird match for three prizes offered by F. A
Hodgman- The contest oIssn only TO the New
York Athletic Club gunners- DR.. Held was the
winner with a total Of 81 G.. Bechtel took second
prize with card OF S. T. Lenane. jr., and N z
Lenane tied for the third cup with cards of S.
Tho trophy finally won by + Lenane. tr.
who, in special shoot-of. broke p, against n. z
Lenane's q The former shot with handicap Of
2 targets while n. 2. Lenane shot from scratch
The scores of the interclub shoot-one hundred
targets g. gun-follow:
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
BROWNS HERSELF AND CHILDREN.
Bodies Found of Boy and Girl, Tied Together,
and of Demented Mother.

Sirnsbury Conn. March 24-The bodies Of Mrs.
Amos Miller and her two children were found IN
the Pennington River this morning. The children
had been tied together before drowning ensued and
through note left by Mrs. Miller the probabilities
are strong that she took their lives and her own
while mentally depressed
The woman left word Of her intent to do away
with herself. although 1t was not known that she
was Ill. Yesterday afternoon she left home with
the children Mr.. Miller returned 70 the house
about O'Clock, and for ti1e did not worry. About
dusk he began TO look about for some explanation
OF his wifes disappearance, and found note IN
his desk to the effect that she intended to kill her
self Mrs. Miller was thirty years old. native Of
France. The boy was three years old and the girl
five The family was IN comfortable circumstances
The Coroner. after viewing the bodies on the
river bank decided that Mrs Miller had deliberately
killed her children by drowning them and then had
committed suicide
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
YANKEES SHOW SPEED
BEAT NEWARK &c
Doyle and Warhop Do Good Work
against Eastern Leaguers.
rRx rslsgraph to Tho tribunal


Macon. Ga, March 24-The magnificent pitching
of Doyle and Warhop enabled the Yankees to win
from the Newark Eastern Leaguers again to-day.
Joe Doyle seems to have lost none OF his old cum
ming, and his is good as 1t ever was he
ought to be pitching regularly on the hilltop this
season. Doyle only worked two innings, but ne
showed fine form. Only scratch hit was MADE
off him Enge's sensational catches were the
feature.
John Warhop finished the game, and was strong
at all times He allowed only two hits In the
sixth Krichell walked. stole second and scored on
Louden's single to right field.
The Yankees scored in three innings In the
fourth Neal Balls long three-bagger brought IN
Elberfeld, who had been hit In the slxtn ha4
Chase was safe on Schafy's poor fielding. and wene
to second on EIberfeds sacrifice. Chase then stole
third and later stole home, he and Cree VINO hao
walked, making II double theft
Chase tailed the third also He beat out
hunt, the only hit made off McGnnityi went 10
second on q sacrifice and came home when SchanY
fumbled Cree's grounder.
McGinnity pitched again to-day. and. as on Mon
day had the Yankees helpless before his easy
underhand delivery. Except for the errors OF
Schahy no runs would have been made on him
Stallings is trying to make trade with Newark
for KrichelI a catcher. He has about DECIDED 10
open the season with either Ball Austin at short
stop unless Jack knight improves in his hitting
II Joe Ward gets in condition he will have chance
for the place Earl Gardiner, the second base
man, is still i'll.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
METZ TELLS OF WASTE
Says City Is Probably Worst Nam
aged Corporation on Earth.

From a strictly scientific point OF view ths city
OF New York is probably the worst managed cor
poratiOn this earth" said Controller Metz yes
terday. after he had dictated letter TO Mayor
Mcclellan with reference TO the New York Public
Library.
At the last meeting OF the Board OF Estimate ana
AppOrtiOnment the trustees OF the library asked
for money with which 70 install a lighting plant.
promising to maintain it and asserting that ie
would be economy for the library 70 have its own
plant The Controller objected Yesterday he wrote
the Mayor that under the law Consolidating the
Tilden. Astor and Lenox Libraries the city was
bound 10 equip and maintain the library. and he
asserted that that meant the trustees could not
segregate the cost OF maintaining the lighting
plant even II they wanted to-
- Probably other city would or could stand for
what this city has in the way OF Libraries IN
the last fifteen years. continued the Controller.
The New York Public Library was started in
Mayor Strong's time. with the understanding thaE
the city would spend S25O0.OOO the building We
have spent S7,50O.O0O and IL will be another two
years before 1t is done. Probably Il will cost
100000 or s10OO00OO. not counting the value oc
the land, which is worth another 100000
Another thing that is enough TO make the hair
curl is the expenditures OF the Board OF Education
Two years ago. when times flush. the Board
Of Education got through the Board OF EstInats
appropriation OF $4,000 to buy block OF ground
East 6Sth street and First avenue for a central
depository for supplies. The plot was bought out
right, but there is building on IT. We havens
ndd JnS money since 70 anything on lN-alAu ~
can't sell the land The city IS losing abOCE $1,000
interest a year. and besides. We have TO pay rent
on buildings to house the supplies
The answer OF the Board OF Education Is. Why
don't you go ahead and build the depositoryT The
answer to that is that we haven't the money. And
there you are. We have perhaps million dollars
worth Of school sites containing no buildings. and
with little prospect OF speedy building 1t viii %
a happy day for the city when the Board OK Est1-
mate has complete control OF expenditures OF tas
Board OF Education
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
rBv Telegraph to The Tribune.I

Dallas Tex March 2A-Aside from the fact tnat
McCraw is wearing plaster on his nose as
result of a batted ball striking him in the face'
there are no casualties worthy OF reporting from
the camp Of the demon Giants tonight Inc
work to-day was limited to some batting practice
in which Jack Meyers uncorked another OF those
long home runs the said hit having been neSotl-
atad off Of one OF Bugs Raynonds famous slip
pery elm sptballs. 1t even longer than the
hit of last Sunday. -
After this week there will be no more morning
praCtice for the Giants until they reach the POLO
Grounds The Colts leave the regulars next week.
and the two teams take a different route PACK %
the East stopping off and playing the t severe.
towns on the way home The players agalh went
ont to-day TO see Washington play Dallas
The Texas people, who have seen several OF ri 1ae
Jor lea teams this are LOUD IN tnelr
dcIsTations that the Giants have got the best ball
club in the country. In fact, some OF me Peop.s
oi,t here are 80 enthusiastic over McCraWs chances
that they are already laying wagers on the out0on1e
OF the pennant this summer
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
IBy Telegraph to The Trfbune,I


Daytona, Fla. March 24-David Bruce Brown, the
star amateur driver Of New York. again carried of
the chief honors in the speed automobile tour
nauent on the beach here to-day. In the big
Benz car he lowered the worlds record for ten
miles. In competition with the Fiat Cyclone car,
driven by Ralph De Palma George Robertson. IN
the same car, shared Browns honors- He made the
five miles in minutes and 45 Is seconds, thus
eouaning the previous record Of minutes and % 10
seconds made by Marriott in the Stanley freak car
on the sand course three years ago, and breaking
the record for gasolene cars, which was minutes
and 81 S- seconds, made by Lancia in Flat car In
the same year. De Palma finished 200 yards behind
Robertson.
In the ten-rnile contest. free-for-au. Brown won
by much larger margin, covering the distance
in minutes and Il 2-5 seconds, against the best
former time Of minutes and 15 seconds, made by
Arthur c. Macdonald IN Napier on the sand
course in 1905. The remarkable performances were
highly enjoyed by the big crowd that lined the
course and filed the grandstand which was still
larger than yesterday. The races to-day were
interesting. and II not until darkness had al
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
Billiards y Baseball Il Golf y A1omobng Other Sports
Records Fly Again, at Dayfor,a
Brown Drives Benz Car in Remarkable Time for Ten
Miles Florida Beach

most set and the tide had come In so lar thai II
nearly washed over the entire course that ealnuel
Miles stopped the N0-rne piston displacement race
after De Palma who was leading in the class lot
cars Of over 400 cubic inches, had finished lo mics
in go minutes and a 3-5 seconds The Benz car
was entered in the same class, but broke a piston
and was compelled to withdraw.
The summaries follow:
Flve-rnile fnvitatior-Won by W Robertson Ben1'
Ten miles free for alD-Won by David 3 bro"n-
Benz Ralph De Palma, Fiat. second Time; 5:l44s,
Two miles (bcycle)-Won by Fogler; ROOT seCono'
Mtten third Time. 3:4o1s
Five miles (Southern price and horsepower nandlCapl
Won bv Crosean Hartford); MclIoughlin, GleVe
land Robertson. Locomobe third lyle5
CadiI1sc fourth; Myers Buick, nth No time taken
Ten miles (notor cycles)-Won by Chappie' IIsorAe"
aaItrniie Cbicycies}-won Fosler; Nntten second;
Five miles (rnotor cyces)-Won by Goerke; stuhbA.
second: Chapel third. Time, 3:3o1s.
The four-cylinder Maxwell now engaged IN
10 aOOO-rnile nonstop run, arrived at Boston at
noon on Tuesday, and proceeded Immediately a1ter
taking on fuel and oil. The car has so far run
2Z2 miles without stopping the motor
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25

enced much hard luck in the balls lining up his
drives for position. His highest was S5 but he
averaged shade 13. Demarest averaged
fraction over o. The score follows:
Afternoon game: Calvin Demarest OF Chicago-!5 10
> q < o @, SO. 81. Il, o. ID. JIG, b !, ~ 3S
Il: total score 500; q 17 high runs llo 50
Ad tI, - crins NJ Philadelphia 10, 27 3 o. 49, Z.
O ~ 10 is B. % 33 S5 "a. O. %; total S7; average
l3 10; high 50. SO and 70
George p sutton and Harry Cline will meet in
the afternoon game to-day. while Morningstar and
Louis cure the French champion Will be the op-
ponents in the evening. Announcement was also
made for the games Friday and Saturday as
follows: Friday afternoon, Slosson VS. Chne Fri
dav evening Sutton VS. Cutler: Saturday afternoon.
,sorningstar vs. Denarest; Saturday evening Slos-
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
TIGERS YIN FIRST GAME.
Open Baseball Season by p'ctory
OUer Ne1o York University.
nv telegraph 10 The Tribune.I

r-iDcs+or \ T. March 2A-The Princeton base
hail team opened it's season to-day by defeating
Nsvv York University in a loosely played game by
= score Of 10 to g The fielding OF both teams was
extremely ragged. the errors agSregatlns t"elVe
for tho two teams The batting was much better
,ra most NJ the hits were clean cut drives to the
outfeld.
The Tigers found Murphy and Gorsch for twelve
hits. sides and Reed each making three The game
was OF especial interest to Princetonians because It
gave them their first chance to size up cunning
han, He pitched the entire game and was steady
He allowed only five hits. and with good support
would have held the visitors to one or two runs
Van Houten the New York captain. made a-circus
catch Of a short fly to centre field.
The score follows.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
cOLUMBIA CREW CHECKED
High Wind Stops Use of Shell
Nine Gets Outdoors.

The Columbia varsity crews were forced 10 aban-
don rowing shells yesterday forenoon on account OF
a strong southeast wind which kicked up quite
sea on the Jersey shore Of the Hudson, but James
c. Rice, the coach, put the first two eishts In
bsrges and held the regular practice. This is the
e-r- time that the river has been too rough to
boat the men in Shells although there have been
high winds nearly every day that practice has
been held outdoors. The fact that the coaching
launch broke down its first trip last week ana
has not vet repaired is hampering Rice IN In
str7Icttne the men. as he has coach from the
boathouse Mr.. Rice, however, Is enthusiastic over
the work Of the oarsnen. who are rapidly round
ing into form
Strict training for the race with Harvard on the
Charles April II began yesterday, and q train
ing table was established IN the dining room OF
the barge The first and second eights will eat
at the table from now the end of the season.
The freshmen will not get into training until the
crews go to Poughkeepse-
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
The summary follows:
spALpINc BASEBALL GUIDE OUT.

spalding's official baseball guide of 1903 has just
made its appearance. It contains the official rules
for 1909 as adopted by the joint playing rules COM
r,ittee and revised February II. 1863 1t also con-
ta,ps the nlavinR rules in simpied form, an end
less mass Of of interest to all fans. his
tory of the baseball year. an extensive discussion
,,non the merits or demerits of the spit ball. ac-
cording to the views of various baseball EDITORS OF
Iarqe cities: the worlds championship series of 1903
and a biography of the players. The National and
American league season of 1908 and interesting
events of the season are treated under separate
headings.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
CHILDREN MARCH THROUGH SMOKE
Were Being Dismissed When Small Blaze
Broke Ont in Public School

Just the three thousand pupils were being dis
missed from Public School 20. in East 18th street
The Bronx, yesterday afternoon. fire discovered
on the ground floor. and ali. without the shShses1-
sign Of alarm. marched TO the street out OF door
through which smoke issuing IN clouds Parents
rushed through the street. following the nre ap-
paratus. The damage was tr1htng, th5 oLaZs oeln$
extinguished without the Of stream OF water
From an unknown cause the blaze started n a
small near the stairs on the ground noor-
The children on the upper floors were not aware
OF the blaze until they reached the lower stairs and
thew continued down. reassured BY the teachers
that the blaze amounted 70 nothing
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
INSURANCE INpIcTMENTs DISMISSED.

Justice Blanchard. in the criminal branch OF ths
Supreme Court yesterday morning. dismissed ths
Indictments found by the grand jury in December.
1896, against George ", Perkins and Charles 3
FairchiId There were six indictments against each
charging forgery in the third degree and theyt
were found following the investigation into the N
sllrance matters By the Armstrong COMMITTEES
Justice Blanchard also dismissed the Indictment
against Robert A. Grannis, vice-presttent OF ths
Mutual Life Insurance Company the Indictment
charging forgery IN relation 10 the yearend trans
actions There still remains one Indictment. for
nisdemeanor, against Mr.. Grannis. that OF fling
false report with tre State Insurance Department.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
WHITMAN WINS AT SQUASH.

Malcolm d. Whitman. once famous as the un-
defeated national champion at lawn tennis. fur
nIshed the stirring feature yesterday in the con-
tinuatton OF the squash championship tournament
upon the courts of the Harvard Club Whitman
handled his racket splenddly Sureness in placing,
a strong service and his skill In keeping the ball
burging the side walls made it possible for him 10
defeat w P Sanger. I5-6 and 15-12 Sanger's form
was excellent but Whitmans rapidity Of stroke
anneared TO overawe him, although he made good
contest
The summary follows:
Championship singles Chrst round)-J. L" Peabody
won from s. Whitney by default - -
Second round-Maicolrn d Whitman defeated ". P.
Sanger 15-6. 1872; D. F Phelps jr defeated Ham
reVI dnfnatsd Duncan G. Harris. Isl, 15-5 F. II.
Sfbtev won from Cyril Hatch by default -
Third round-Malcolm McBurney defeated T. H.
SibIey, Isl, l5-12.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
READY. FOR MARATHONS.
Fouler FdUorite for amateur EUent
from Y0nkerS ON Saturday.

Robert Fowler, of Boston, winner Of the Tonkers
Marathon on New Years Day, Is favorite for the
race at the classic distance which will start in
Yonkers Saturday, the last nineteen miles being
run In American League Park. Fred LORI OF the
Mohawk Athletic Club, Is regarded as Fowler
most dangerous rival.
There is a lot of support for Matt 8Ialoney, who
holds the outdoor record in his belief that
he can win the Marathon Derby at the Polo
Grounds next week. He certainly has fine speed,
but will need 1t all to beat Dorando and Shrubo' 10
say nothing of Longboat- st. Yves and Hayes
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
ALLEGED ElRERue CIGARETTE EIENp.

William Reddy. eighteen years old, living with
his parents AT No. SO Wythe avenue. Williamsburg
who confessed to starting several fires in the Pratt
plant of the Standard Oil Company. at Kent avenue
and North 18th street, arraigned before Mag
istrats O'Reiliy in the Bedford court yes
terday, and remanded without bail. pending action
by the grand Jury. His counsel told the that
the boy smoked a hundred and fifty cigarettes
daily
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
EVENING HIGH SCHOOLS IN Lea

President John T Nicholson. OF the Harlem
Evening High School, has been for time
deeply interested in the formation of an evening
high school athletic league working under the
patronage of the Board of Education. and he has
succeeded in interesting Superintendent Maxwell
and other members of the Board of Education III
this enterurse II is believed that the best kind Of
work for those attending ening high schools can
be obtained through properly organized athletic
league composed of evening high schools. The
Harlem Evening High School will hold an indoor
meet on April %.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25

Both the track and baseball men at Columbia
got outside yesterday for their first open air prac-
tice Of the season. but both squads inter
fered with by the workTnen who have begun 10
make way for the improvements of South Field,
The baseball men put through light drill IN
fielding and batting. Their work at the bat was
especially good and promises well for hard hitting
team Frank V Goodman, the head coach, took
charge Of the work for the first time and put the
men through an afternoons sharp practice, which
was finished with a half-mile run. It is likely that
q scrub game will be played this afternoon between
the first and second mines in preparation for the
first game of the setson with st. Francs's College.
Of Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
YALE 1THLETES BIGGER.
Measurements Haze Increased Since
Tests Made IN 1908.

New Haven, March 24.-Dr. Born medical direc-
tor Of the Yale gymnasium, to-day gave out the
figures Of measurements Of five hundred athletes
in the university. including crew, football. base
ball men and track men. and also made compar1-
sons with similar measurements made N 1903 by
DR.. Seaver The results indicate a higher average
Of physical development. They follow:
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25

Earned runs-Princeton g. New 4ork niyeTsty
Tbree-base hits-Warwick. Murphy Two-base hits- t
sides Reed Sacrifice hts-Dion Reed an EourSn rt
lon Macdonald. Murphy. Struck out-By IN nam S
by Ciorsch. l. Bases on oaLis-p
nnRbam !: on Ciorsch .: Murphy, 2 Passed pail
Jacobs Umpre-Merrity. Tme-l;4S
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
ST JoHN,s BEATS NAVY NINE.

Annapolis March 24-The Navys baseball sea-
son was opened here this afternoon with a defeat
FOR the Navy by a score Of TO at the hands OF
the ST Johns Colh,c1 line, OF this city.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
HOPPE BEATS PETERSON AGAIN.

St. Louis, March 24-Willie Hoppe defeated
Charles Peterson in the sem-fnai game OF their
ls2 billiard match to-day by score OF 400 to IS.
Hopes high run 155 His average was So
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25

POLITICIANS CHILDREN TO MARRY.
A marriage license was issued yesterday at the
City Hall Bureau 10 Miss Genevisvs Maris DAILY.
daughter Of Michael T. DAILY, former Commissioner
OF public Works. and Frank Bernard York. son OF
ex-Po1fce Commissioner Bernard J York The mar
rfage will take place on April q at ST Stephens
Church.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
pEe1urs OF BASEBALL GAMES.

At Augusta. Ga-Boston CHationaD, 8; Augusta
''9G'i iLacksonviiIe, Fla--Brookyn CNationaD. II:
la Jacksonville (South Atlanttc), l.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
he score follows:


rbras- bssa bjt-gsu Hits-off DoyIe innings;
of warhop. 2 in seven innings: on Fill in four
innings; McGinnity, in four innings
EIberfed p WsTh9p Stolen bases)ShaSe , YerS
&: Newark 4 First balls-of Warhop !; C5n
Friu !; McGinnity. l. Struck out[By p9ySSS .;
Nv JVarhop 8; by Fri !. Time-One hour and thirty
minutes, Umpre-Westervet
New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
ON THE GOLF LINKS.
Professionals Likely to Change Date
of Tournament.

W. c, Shoup. OF Englewood, has been appointed
secretary treasurer OF the New Jersey State Golf
Association to succeed ]. Whitney Baker Other
appointments by H V. Keep, the president are
F. H Thomas, OF Morris County. chairman of the
handicap committee and Jason Rogers, OF Mont
clair chairman Of the tournament committee
leighton Calkins. the former president, is on the
executive committee