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New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
YANKEES FIGHT HARD
YIN UPHILL STRUGGLE.
CIeUeIand Loses T1celUe-Innlng
Game That Seemed WOn.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune

Cleveland. Nav 1.-THE New York Yankees rose
superior another smallpox scare and score or
to ? against them at the end of seven innings
to-day, and actually defeated Cleveland after
twelve inning struggle by a score of to !. JUST
when it seemed 5 if the home team was on tIe
point of getting for its defeat AT the hahuS
of the New York players on Saturday the iahAeeS
came up in the eighth inning ana ueu 'i0
game hv scoring three runs. After that the teams
fought along for three extra innings before lle
Yankees pulled out victory
lack Burke the trainer Of the Yankees, Is the
man who was III with a mysterious malady which
report had it smallpox. The doctors say 10
night that it looks like typhoid out lhe
Board of Health is. watching the case Closely anu
in the mean time the players are more or les
disturbed although having been vacclha'eu "iiN
revaccnated they feel more or less immune from
smallpox or anything else except quar- VIM
is the thing they are dreadlng' 40
To go back to the game, the Yankees TOOK lle
lead in the second inning when kngle WalAeu,
went down to second on Chases sacrlioe az a-
scored on Iaporte's single. They added one more
ir the third inning when Cree doubled TO rlghC
field went down third on keeler s sacrilloe g. ,
soorad on a wild pitch The home team tied the
score in its half of the same inning When 'H'
bi,e and hase on balls netted two runs
Cv1olo,,, dreu, ont in the next inning by scoring
ore r,,n on = single by Birmingham and AuStlh .
error and took what looked like coInrnahuiS 80
in the fifth inning by adding TWO more -
drew base on balls and raced around 10 tnII1 % u
wi
in an effort TO force him at second Clarke Iiie
csrne along with single and Lajoie and StoVaAi
| scored . -,-,-... %
| Al this point StalIings sent King" BrocAeu 10
| The mound in place of Lake and the ne"Coliei !
u,as complete puzzle and had the CleVeIahu oal
! men at his mercy for the rest Of the game ne
! struck out FIVE men and only allowed TWO mus
The Yankees tied the score in the elghth ll,iiiie
! F-1berfeld singled. stole second and scoIeu OI
| Enele's double to left. Chase singled 10 rls- So
| irg E.neIe and Hal raced home when Turner thre"
| short on Demmtt's drive, after Laporte hao oao,
feed and Hemphn had famed. the error giving tIie
| Yankees the tying run. Brockett ended the INNING
, by flying to Bradley, but the damage hau Oee-
! done. 49,
In the twelfth inning. with Elberfeld out Oh ~
| EngIa singled to centre He dashed FOR second anu
! took third also when Clarke overthrew the seocIiL
| bag and scored a moment later when ChaSe icy
down bunt along the third base line that counted
for single.
| Chase made four hits in FIVE times at hat ana %
added 70 his reputation as a fielder by several orl
| liant catches Engie prominent aIso MAKING
| three hits and scoring three of the six runs
The scor follows.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
LEAGUE STANDING.
FUN FOR THE PIRATES
Pastorius U7iId and lSuperbas Play
Poorly Behind Him.

Erratic pitching by Pastorius coupled Win l"ose
ae16fnr on the part o. the Superbas ana hard MT
ting on the part OF the Pirates enabled FI''Sou ;
TO defeat Brooklyn at Washington Park yesleIoaS
ty a score of Il to / The superbas scored their
lone run in the eighth inning. when a "lId tH'0"
by Barbaau allowed Burch TO cross the plate
Pastorius pitched five innings, and IN that SIoI |
time allowed eight hits and gave no less than eight
80. ~, halls which proved most costly. Leiheld'
the tall Pittsburz twirler. was in good FORM ana
always held Brooklyn safe
Three hits an error and three free bases IN the
third inning resulted in five runs for the Pirates
The other six runs were scored in the fifth in
ming on tFree more hits sacrifice, stolen base
and an error by sebring, on which he split the
middle finger Of his right hand Doc Scarlon
was substituted for Pastorius at this point ana ne
held the peskv Pirates safe thereafter.
Edgar Lennox, who had been under suspension
was renstated yesterday and played a. third base
for the Superbas. H had an Of day, however,
making two errors
7-G,
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
MEXICAN 1EAGrE STANDING.
HIGH SCORING AT POLO
S0uadrOn 4 Team Beaten in First
Match of the Season.

high scoring but not particularly brilliant
match between the first team Of Squadron A ana
the New Haven Polo Club opened the circuit Of
polo tournaments yesterday at the Country Cluo
Of Westchester The New Haven team conceded
! goals by handicap and Won by III goals 70 3
Louis Nelson made the first goal and 1t was the
only one gained by the Squadron team 10 the
half time at the fifth period. by which time the
New Haven players had overcome their handicap
concession and taken the lead by score OF Oh 10
- goals Later the Squadron team scored -FOUR
successive goals but q time did the New Haven
team relinqush the lead There we're penalties for
a foul against Nelson for crossing and two safe-
ties against the Squadron. Butterworth and bruFy
being pena Ized for fouls by crossing and the latter
also for hooking mallets onside.
The ponies we're an exceptionally good lot espe-
ciallv the mounts OF J. r. Thomas, jr-. and OF
Hugh Drliry. latter having the four he used at
the Coronado JCalJ Country Club in the interna-
tlonal tournament during April. The field was
somewhat moist and soft. 30 the balls did not run
freely and hard hitting was IN order. G 9. Rum
sey and Louis Nelson proved 70 be adopts at this
requirement. hitting with force and also true IN
direction.
The lineup. with handcaps and the summary OF
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
NATY TO SUPPORT NINE.
Nidshipmen AdUised to PaJcH Shirts
to BacE Their Team.
- r.l.rraph = Il. - J

Annapolis. May 11--'rhe briEade of nudsnipuen
which has posted 1900 % cover n similar srnouns
sent down here by West Point bet on the
Army-Navy baseball game. which takes place az
West Point Saturday week. Is determined 20 give
tbs team its loyal support IN spite of the poor
showing the nine rnads this year
At breakfast formation this morning one Of ths
captafus made the following speech % his COM
panv. Il want you men 70 back the team as II
never has been before. 1 don't care whether II
,-iys or loses We want 70 show the army what
navy spirit IS We have covered All the money
they have sent down 50 FAR. but you have got %
stand By 70 cover lot mora II you haven got
the money now 20 out and pawn your socks. pawn
your shirts. pawn anything. just 50 you raise IT,
sIn nv pIebs year had what We knew was a
losing team but We covered every cent the West
Pointers could raise az even money. and iarsa
sums that army officers az different posts sent n
TO bet. We are going TO do the same thing this
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
YANKEES YIN At POLO.
Make Good Impression 4broad an
Match zcith Strong Team.

London, May 1.-THE Meadow Brook Oons Isl
and) polo team defeated team made up Of Great
Britain's best players at birmingham to-day oy
score of goals to 4 AS { result English players
are fearful for the outcome Of the matches in
which the Americans are to compete next month
for the American Cup. a trophy that has been
held by the Hurlingham club since 1856.
The HurIingham team composed OF w Jones.
Captain Wilson. W. S. Buckmaster ana T. W.
NickaIs The three first named players probably
will be included in the that will defend the
American Cup in the forthcoming matches.
The Americans played a wonderful game Their
combinations were admirable and their qhckness
on the balls was a revelation 70 the spectators NJ
Waterbury and l. E Stoddard each scored goals.
while Harry Payne Whitney and L. Waterbury
scored l goal each.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
RIG CYCLE RACE OFF.
Lack of Support Ends Lr11ngton-
JIIIburn Road Contest.

The historic Irvngton- Nillburn twenty ty-hve-ulie
ro.d race. which for the last ten years has been
ono Of the classics Of the amateur cycling world.
is TO be discontinued this year so lar as Le DOdrI
asa aIIspices the has been held Tor the last
G,a years is concerned the reason given LOT lls
discontintIance is lack of support
The race was amateur contest ana lts pro
i3ontsi eynenses of the race, while the manufact-
rars we're looked 10 furnish the prizes OI late
wears the consolidation OF the ol1eiehl HidAeis mas
iessened the business nv
SI -. e vras originally instituted by the League
- tv,sriCsn Wlleeimen. and IL always attracted
thousands OF persons TO the course
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
TRAVERS ON HIS GAME
MaEes Good Score OUer Champion
shin Course in Scotland.

London. May 17.-Jerome D. Travers' the amateur
golf charpion Of the United States who Is 70 rep
resent that country in the amateur championship
tournament OF Great Britain on May 3. had a
practice match over the championship course at
Muirheld this afternoon. He and his partner, cap
tain Walker were defeated in foursome by up
and n pIay but Travers made the good individual
score Of 70.
In a second, foursone Mr.. Travers had as part
ner Ben Sayers. the North Berwick professional
They defeated T. G. Stevenson. Of Boston. and ".
F4utchiscn. of St. Andrews, by up and to play
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
TWO MATCHES FOR PELL
TOCCH4RD ALSO WINS.
Beats WagHer an Harlem LazCn
Tennis Club TOurney.

lntvv payers worked their way through 20 ina
round before the semi-hnals IN the Harlem Lawn
Tennis Club tournament yesterday. Theodore K
Pell the indoor national champion: Csustave =.
Touchard and Roy Richey were the successful ones
Touchard defeated George o. Wagner. the Buffalo
expert, who toured the world with the American
international team. by score OF 81. s-I0ve. IN a
match that was not One-sided despite the appear
anCe Of the
Both men played driving game Wagner hitting
a trife harder than hts opponent. but Toucha-d
was keen for openings and rarely missed pass.
Wagner tried the net occasionally. but his efforts
were futile. for Touchsrd took advantages Of every
opening and made it good for an ace
Pell engaged in two good matches. Hts first vas
against William r. ConneH. OF the Bedford Park
club. whom he defeated. 81. IS. with the points
s-S and 22-2s. This put PeI his game. and
he won his match against George P. Parkes. tho
former Southern champion. at 81. 81
The summary follows:
Mems euP singles Carst round)-watsr .. Chsss g.
fested = cl5na-R' b. Heh15d T r. rass ass1
Edgar Ieveutrt by default George G. Wagner defeated
Second -ound-Theod0rs r. Pei asseatsd william H.
Cornell. g. e-3. George P Parkes detsated n c.
Ernkerhon. s-3 so; ciustavs TouohsTd asrsated p
Joh9s5n uHaa.h-d. Thomas N Daaohas dsfs.-S
feated L. j. Grant. "a s-1 a.. EaEar r Iso d.
Tr. Victor Meitzer by defauit
T5rd rga5d.Ggs'ays . Tosehs-a s.t..,.t g.orEss-l
PsTkes 6I. 81. Roy IIchsy defeated walter l. Fas>-
Harry g. Martin. who has gained faue On tbs
courts OF the Crescent Athletic Club. set a mShl
mark for skin yesterday IN the beginning % thsi
championship tournament tho courts OF ths|
West Side Tennis Club. at 1I7th street. He raceds
his old rival. Frederick - Innan. and dsfesss<z
him az S-3. l0-l2. T-5- Martin was i've tines
within a stroke of the match IN tbs second Sc
and Inman tvics IN the third before Martins shAFp
ard swift volleylug won.
Two other thres-sst matches were on tbs car1-
". s. slads defeating +. ?. E'ufsr. - ia. a.
and Harold Kelloc< defeating c. =. Post. r. go
2S, "a The summary Follows:
Mems championship singles Carst round)Efa EsS
Iock defeated g J. Poet. jr. s2 2.s - Eosa 81
chard dafsatsd A. slocun. 6-3 81 Harold svae1s
defeated z " Lsask, e-1 81; 9 Srasia ssfesssa :
=. Tomfns0n. so. 81: q. A. Z Dtnuns de1eNte1 a
5 Msnck 81. So; G. 9 Kelley defeated ~. g. Ch@s-'
second round-H ? Smith defeated Fssvard ,. No.
e. -. ". - CraEin. r.. defeated A. Fo4 -
e-f. A. A. Dsisrsr defeated P 2. Miars - t-ts
Bur-hard defeated Harold Ksllock 81 s-ii EEtr
Tayior defeated EiEar A. L0urher. 6-fS 80 W s.
sade defeated 2 p FULLER. "a -. -. a = go
defeated 7. West 81. e-8. Harry = EarI11
defeated Frederick g Iuulsn. Sd. l0-l2. IS.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
CHANCE OUT OF GAME.
Bone Broken an Sh0uIder-CubS Toy
zUith PhiIIies.

Philadelphia May 17-ChIcago scored easy VIC
tory over the Phillies here to-day by hitting the
ball hard. The score was 8 to l.. Covaleskl
knocked off the rubber in the sixth inning.
Chance the Chicago manager, had his injured left
shoulder subjected to an y ray examination to-day.
and II was discovered that bone was broken.
The injury was caused by collision between
Chance and Gibson, OF Pittsburg nearly two weeks
ago Chance will be kept out Of the game month.
fnIlnyHs:
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
TROUBLE FOR BooKIEs AT JAMESTOWN

Richmond. Va, May 17.-Just as the bookies were
about to cash In at the finish OF the steeplechase
at the Virginia Fair Grounds this afternoon, Sheriff
Kemp and a squad of deputies descended upon the
betting ring and arrested William Barrett. alias
Newland of New York, who is alleged TO have been
running the books, and Michael O'Rourke who Is
said 10 have been the doorkeeper They were locked
up.
J. E Sullivan, the jockey, who rode Young Bitten
IN the steeplechase was set down by the stewards
for irnpropel riding.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
ON THE GOLF LINKS.
Trade Tourney on June 3-MackIe
and Smith M1n Meet.

The spring tournament Of the Eastern Trade
Golf Association will he held over the links OF
the Nassau Country Club June 3. AS usual. a
varied programme has been mapped out. consist
ing Of a four ball foursome handicap IN the
morning approaching and putting contest at
noon and an eighteen hole medal play handicap in
the afternoon.
The tournament committee consists OF ]. Barton
Garfield captain: Richard B. Hunt, William Fl.
Thayer and NJ. e. Danforth. c. n. Brizse is presi-
dent of the association and A s Armagrac the
secretary.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
land AOmo X Polo y Tennis
n FEAST FOR BROWN.
Scores Sirteen Runs an Sir Innings
against Rochester.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Providence May Thrown enjoyed a batting
carnival in a baseball game with University
Of Rochester here to-day, ard by Of
16 20 iE lorg drawn out struggle that had 10
be called at the end Of the sixth inning on acco,
of darkness.
The home team made five hits and four
while Harrington in the box. but when B-
Ramaker substituted in the fifth inning the
real slaughter began Eleven hits. mixed UP with
some oases or balls and errors netted twelve
in two innings.
The score follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
r,..,. 3s s11 IS 2T Totals. =. 80 l p Il
80 .o- Eo,sn in the ninth inning.

sTzettsd for Foxen
Chicago :.-.-----'..-...... %
7ras bsse hIts-schulte. Tinker. Hits-Of Covaleski
a. g. as q third innings of Foxen in three and
80 ,btr5s Innings Sacrifice hits-Knabe. Howard.
r.oia- hssss-Sbeckard Tinker. Double play-Stenfedt
- Har-s-d Left on bases-Philadelphis s. Chicago g.
baIls-On CovaIesR, 8: Brown >.
t-st 80 on errors-Phiadelphis, 2 Chicago 2 Hit
h.. IttrSer-Tsv Covalesk. by Brown, L Struck out
~ ~ ISo,-sIeskf I: hy Brown ,: by FoXen. ? Passed
bssu Tine-1:5e NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Cusack-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
DETROIT. :: BOSTON, 3.

Detroit MAY 17.-Crawford tripled in the eighth
inning with the bases fun to-day. and decided the
game with Boston in favor Of Detroit. one run
b,d baan scored and Crawford got home on Ross
mans long hy StahTs triple. coming between sin
giles by Hooper and Niles, gave Boston two OF its
runs
Carrigan and Moriarty have been suspended IN
definitely because Of their alteration on sunday
The score follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
MIR OLDHAM TO JUDGE DOGS.

Owing to sudden Illness. Charles Lyndon VII nos
- sbla to fulAI his engagement 20 Judge for the
rs5{as' Kennel Association AZ the dog snow on
T,,-a z and at NIineoLa, and Z NJ Oldham has
osar+s5 =, act IN his placs n certain classes
Entries for the show will close on May ~ WIZ
80 Mortimer Hampstead. Long Island
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
Totals 90 4 e7 10 o. Totals....-.2 q
for Groome in the ninth inning.

.Ratted for Groome ninth inning.
g. nj. o o o o x-4
o q o o o 90
Three base bit-Freeman Double plavsCiroome. Street
1 Ereen1sn. Mcbride and Freeman. Petty Wallace and
tones % Passed ball-Criger. Hit by pitcher-By
Psitv Bases on baIs-On Petty, l. OF Groome. 4
struck o1t-Bv Petty =: by Groome Left on bases
St Louis. ?. washington 2 Tms-l:4O Umpires-
O'Loughlin Perrine-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
7-otals.....3s 5 SO is ? Totals 40 o

Totais.....3S 80 10 = Iotas..'..t4U U d 90 ~
Ptted FOR Parent in the twelfth inning. tBatted for
scott in he twelfth inning
80. zo,--t, q q o o q o IL
fhllaue'i''' ii o 0 o o o o 90
Three base ht-Coins. Sacrifice hit-lsbeIl Lett on
bases-Chcago .; Philadelphia. 3 Bases on oalIs-Cn
S@o,t of Krause. . Hit by ptcher-By krause, =
Str,,ck out-3v scott = s TTne-2;3o
Enthusiastically and Egan
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18

In the one-day East Jersey Golf League tourna-
merit at the Canoe Brook Country Club on Satur-
dav the Forest Hill Field Club qua tet won the
taar, contest with total 697 thirtysix holes
Glen Ridge was second. with 7Os. and Canoe Brook
third with 7x. The morning handicap was won
nv T G. Smith OF Glen Ridge. with S5-12-TL IN
,be cross score competition at thirtysix holes n
~ smith. Of Glen Ridge and Harry AllsOpp, OF
Forest HILL led with les.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
WHITE sox BEATEN IN THE TWELFTH

Chicago. May 17.-Phnadephia and Chicago
clashed in another extra inning game to-day ana
this time the visitors in the twelfth by
score OF to 0. A single by Baker ana three-
bagger by Collins sent in the winning run both
SOFT ana Krause pitched mastery ball.
The score follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
PAPKE MAY FIGHT LANGFoRD.

San Francisco. May l7-James Coffroth has Of
fered Billy Papke, who defeated Hugo Kelly here
mn saturday 5000 TO meet Sam Langford N the
colr,a arena The offer made TO Papkes
brother and the date suggested was July
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18

Stolen basss-Dennie Hennessy. Giles. Warner Hep
burn Two base hit-Heuuessy. Threebase htsOrcutt-
Nash Home run-B- Rammker Struck out-By Hsr-
rfngton, I. Bases baHs-Of Warner 8. OF HarTnE-
ton l. off Rammker. by pitcher-By Warner, I.
Ttme-1,35. Umplre-LaniEan.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
ST. LOUIS. 4: WASHINGTON. o.

St Louis May by winning this afternoon
game by a score of to from Washington. St
Louis made a clean sweep of the series. Groome's
Witness in the third inning gave the local team its
victory. The score follows
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18

F1ttsburE ....---...--..-.----9 -
Brooklyn ...-.....----.--.-.0 0 o-l
Tvo-base hit-A Ahstein. Three-base ht-Ledeld. Hits
or Paso-ius, five innings cf Scaulon. } in four
hits-Leach Clarke. Wilson and Glib
so- sacrisre fy-Wagne- Double pay-HummeI.
jordan and Bergen. Left on bases-Fittshurs, IL
T7rootI,r q First rase halis-On PastoTius :; OF
scanlon /: of Leiheld. First base on errors-Its-
hu-g ?. F3rooklyn Struck Pastorius, B. by
sca1ion ? by IIeiheld. g. Wild piich-Pasorius. Time
LBS Urnpres-Rigler and TRULY.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
ST. LOUIS. S, BOSTON. 1.

Boston, May I-.-St Louis found Dorner easy to
DAY and defeated Boston by a score Of TO l. The
weather cold BoEerman announced that
Boulten pitcher, has been sold 10 the Rochester
club of the Eastern League
The srnra fnflnu-s.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18

Two-base hitsstanas9 HooPs[' @ WaElgT in .esn
and onehird innings: steele: none in tTo-thirds IN
ming. batAgatnst Bucheil 80 agalHSI S,eele ID
Smaller. Cobb stanage and O'Leary: Mcconnell and
St.bi len on bases-Detrot A. Boston. 9 First base
on baus-On Killian, Struck out-By kilian = by
T2,rrbeI / Time-l.4O. Umpres-Sheridan and KERN
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18

Merritt F. Haviland Of the Repunhcan OIuo 80. -
sfarad O cun 10 be played for by members OF tHo
climb on the Dunwoode links within the next 1,atrS reT
aai,S TbA contest will be thirty-slX- a.
WtThs. i. 80 nth no handicaps. Il. H BuckIey Is -
secretary OF the committee Some OF nqT charles
X.'r, Moses NJ Mckee RepresentatlX -, az
L. -, ioI Iob r Hedges William H Evans NHlaih
Iearv and Henry BtrreH
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18

New, Havep-Goas earned It. less penalties Ia total,
III Squadron A-Goas by handicap. I. goals earned o.
iGss nenaes !: total Rsfa-ce-Seward Cary, But1Ao
Country club. T1Iners-EaEeue Regnal and . L
Cooley both cs Country Club. Time OF gane-l'Zf
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
BIG CHEF MYERS.
Ifandfngs i'm Baseball Race

NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES TO-DAY.
Cincinnati at New York.
Pittsburg Brooklyn
Chicago at Philadelphia
St Boston
RFsTLTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY.
New York 6: Cincinnati, O.
Pittsbmg, IL; Brooklyn J.
Chicago, s. Philadelphia, l.
St Louis 6; Boston, l.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18

Tpo-hsse -1iathezs1u. Murray o. Doyle Three
base h1tEEaE. Sacrifice hIrs-Tenney Briowel stolen
bss@-lakes- hasesC'Incinnati =: New York. b
First e-rUrs-Cllciausri. l. Double pays-Tenney
MsrheEsoa. unassisted). Struck out-By
Rowan. Ns-teRs--. : bslis-Of Rowan,
s Wild Fitcl-Rowan. Time-l:43. Cmpires-KleIn and
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18

A tbirtv-six hole professional match has pracu-
coI1v beer arranged between Alec Smith. OF the
WvkaCyI Country Club. and Isaac Mackie OF r OK
4nIs II is the result Of a remark made 0y r OK
Hills member TO the effect that he dld NOT Oeue ~
tbera was a golfer living capable OF pedl4Us
-I..Li, over his home links at Fox Hills. others
thought differently. that the chances are Ii'
Eastern professional champion and the FORMER n n
,ionaI title holder will meet early IN June d.
Hills.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
THE EASTERN LEAGUE.

GAMES TO-DAY.
Jersey City at Montreal
Providence at Toronto
Newark at Philadelphia.
Baltimore Rochester
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
COASTING IN AUTO RUN.
GHdden Tourists VIII Haze Four
DAYS of Dozen Grade.

Dai Lewis is on the last leg Of his route
mapping journey for the Gldden automobile tour
He is travelling eastward from Denver TO Kansas
City, where the will end. On the tour proper
IT will take four days TO go from Denver TO the
finish, with night stops at Hugo Col: Oakley.
Kan, and Salina. Kan Leaving Denver on Fri
day last. the pathhnders expected to reach Kansas
City in just about a week. but much Will depend
upon the condition OF the Kansas roads and the
weather.
Going from Omaha to Denver will be practically
a three-day hill climbing contest for the tourists
but returning from Denver to Kansas City It will
be four-day coast. The drop in altitude from
Denver TO Kansas City is 44ss feet, about seven
eighths of a mile. The road mileage cannot be
stated. of course. until after the pathfnding is
completed, but the route follows closely the line
OF the Union Pacific Railroad and the distance by
i rail is six hundred and forty miles
The second day out Of Denver, going from Hugo
to Oakley. there is grand coast Of 2,o4s feet. or
nearly half mile downward in about one hundred
and sixty miles. This gives average grade OF
13 per cent and good braking will be at premium
The next day, from Oakley to Salina, there Is a
drop of SIS feet but the distance is nearly two
hundred miles. so the average OF grade Is a little
less than 10 per cent Those the big coasts.
the final day offering drop Of only 42 feet In
one hundred and ninety miles.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18

AT BUFFALO X q b
Newark .....!.0 o o-o
Patteries-MoeIler and Krichell; Kissinger and
RYAN Umpires-K Kfnneran and Byron
AT TORONTO q. Z;
TegqFgs,:e P9PpR5o .....,..SS % ! 9 6E j!
Rat+eries-sline and Fitzgerald McGinley Hardy
and Mitchell Umpires-MuIray ana Kelly
New-York tribune., 1909-05-18

Lewis StranE, the well known racing driver. who
has recently won many victories in track and hill
climbing contests as a member OF the Suiclk team.
arrived in this city last night. He said that at the
Buick Motor Company factory at Flint an eight
cylinder V-shaped car IS being built that will de-
veIope 16O-horsepower and will weigh nineteen
hundred pounds
strang will give the car thorough tuning up on
she Long Island Motor Parkway this summer ana
will take it TO the Ormond-Daytona Fla) beach
course next winter where he expects 10 lower many
records. Strang will leave for Chicago in a few
days to prepare for the big road race 10 be held
there In June for the Cobe trophy.