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New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
GIANTS HIT THE BALL
PILE Up NINE RUNS.
Matty Scares Teras Players EUen
rith Some Easy Ones.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

vrzco Tex March 1.-The Giants in regular
-nfd-seasou lineup celebrated 81. Patricks Day
this afternoon by wsding into Waco with heavy
In OF clubs The net result was nine runs. while
the Texans. who are not proud of the patron
esint could negotiate only one. That came the
result of 2 wild pitch on the part Of Leon Anes
uho was trying 10 dazzle the Texans with his big
curves AL the Irish members of the New York
club net the bali sQuarely. which is shown hy the
fact that Mccormick. Murray and O'Mara got three
hits each. Larry Doyle, the player-actor, came
next with trro but II wasn't his fault. the
other occasions he got his base balls.
Maybe the Neyv York fans do not know Il. but
Larry actor; he PLAYED the villain in q show
last winter. known For Woman's Honor
he still knows how 70 say Give ne those papers
csn hit 30h IN any one NJ those leagues.
Christy Mathewson appeared in the box for the
first time hut he would not attempt either speed
NJ curves He satisfied himself with throwing
easy ones over. 50 that the Texans could hit the
hzu But the mere name Of Matty frightened
rbsrn and throughout the game only one fly ball
vas lifted 10 tne outheld.
as II vas the first time the regular team played
,orether. McGraw intended drill them in team
4-o-k batting but there vas little chance. The
Waco pitcher vas wild that the Giants had TO
take bases on halls, and that interfered There was
-r-h47E left for the batters but to clean up. and
.bev dtd il with vengeance The Giants LEFT al
u o'clock tonight for Marlin where they viii
7es- 2 9av OF two before proceeding TO Dallas.
The score Of the game follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
STIFF RUN TO HOUNDS.
Only Three Riders Finish in First
Hunt of the Season.

hempstead. Long Island. March Il (SpeciaD.-The
spring hunting season was opened to-day with
run OF the Meadow Brook hounds Malcolm Steven
son helng in charge Of the pack.
me line was so stiff that when the end OF the
run came there were only three in the saddle and
nese were so tired tnat they were glad the run
was over Mr. Stevenson thought TO give the lovers
of the sport q good run a. beginner. but they all
dropped out, owing the stiff country. and fin
ished by way Of the roads
Inc meet the Jay Phipps property.
opposite the old Quaker Meeting House. at West
oury- The pack set of stiff pace. running
north when they made large circle and crossed
the estate of Herman r. Duryea. where all the
jumping grass. The line continued on and
over the Dudley Winthrop place, and came to a
check the large windmill
After a short rest the hounds were again put
down. and eastward and the Morgan
place. and many small farms to within short
distance OF Jericho Pike. where the trail circled
and led the centre OF the village, where the
finish occurred. Nine miles were covered by the
pack. but the only riders TO finish were Malcolm
Stevenson. H. F. Godfrey and Murphy, the whip
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
ROCKEFELLER Y. NC. A. DEDICATED.
Battleship Crews Contribute s1,45o Toward
Furnishing s30OOoO Building at Norfolk

Norfolk Va March 1.-THE $4,000 Naval
Young Mems Christian Association building In this
CITY. the gift Of John D Rockefeller. was formally
dedicated to-day in the presence Of large as
sAn1bIaze including a number OF distinguishes
clArgvrnen and naval officers William Sloane. OF
New York presided. and read letters from M
Rockefeller. Presids NJ Taft and Secretary OF ms
Navy Meyer.
The following dispatch was sent 70 Mr Rocke-
fellar at Augusta. Ca. BY the chairman OF tna
board of managers
The officers and enlisted men OF the Cntted
States navy together with the citizens OF Norfolk
unite in expressing profound gratitude 70 you for
your splendid generosity. which has provided tn@
magnificent building
The handsome ships cOors. made 20 order n
china AZ cost ~ sso5 which II was announced
YESTERDAY the crew oS the bsttleshiD virginia
would present 10 the state Of Virginia were on
exhibition az the Young Mems Christian Assoeta-
ton Building to-day. bearing card OF presenratio
TO that institution instead Of to the state
4 feature OF the dedication was the presentation
of q 90 in cash from the officers and men OF tns
battleship Virginia and $50 from the crew OF tns
battleship Kentucky. TO be used toward the FUR
nishing OF the building
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
OLD GUARD ELECTS MAJOR BRIGGS.

the Old Guard last night at its headquarters. No.
22s West 51st street, after of the most inter
estinc contests in the history of the organization
General A L. Kline headed the regular ticket.
which vras defeated the total vote being: Briggs
ca. Kline 26 When the result was announced Cen
eraI Kline. addressing the comrades asked them
70 make the vote unanimous for his opponent
which was done Then there were three rousing
cbeorz for Major Charles A. Stadler, the outgoing
ooror,,pdant and three more for the incum-
bent. Controller Metz, who Is member. was one
of the first to cast his vote
The officers elected for 1909 are: Major. COM
manding S Ellis Briggs; Company captain, r.
u Clement; first lieutenant r. L. LucGey; Com
many r captain G. z. Conley; first lieutenant w.
A. Damer; Company c captain, James F. Wenman;
drst lieutenant. H. Siefke treasurer, c. E. john
eo1. trustee Charles A. Stadier.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18

The Westchester Racing Association paid the
biggest year for the that it enjoyed
a prosperous spring meeting before the law was
passed, when the daily average attendance was
over ten thousand persons, and the crowd on Me-
mortal Day, when Colin won the Belmont Stakes IN
a driving ralnstorm, numbered fully thrty-hve
thousand persons. The Queens County Jockey
CLUB and the Metropolitan Jockey Club held spring
meetings also under the old conditions, while the
Brooklyn Jockey Club had number Of days before
the law passed.
The Brighton Beach Racing Association which
has since dismantled its track, shows the greatest
falling off while the Saratoga Racing Association
also suffered badly.
The report says further: The auction sales of
thoroughbred yearlings in New York during the
year were in point OF number about 80 per cent
and in point OF value about 25 per cent OF the sales
Of 1871
Since the enactment Of the law OF 1903, upward
Of five hundred thoroughbred horses have been ex-
ported from here 20 England France, Germany
Canada Mexico. Ireland and the Argentine Re-
public.
the ultimate effect OF this legislation cannot
he accurately foretold. but the facts and figures
hereinbefore set out indicate the effect which mas
been already felt by the racing associations and the
horse owners
The ; per cent tax is devoted TO the state egFi-
cultural societies to help defray the expenses Oh
the county fairs.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
FUN At MUSIC RIDE.
Mss Bryce Wins in Jen-de-Barre
Contest at DMrland'S.

Standing room was at premium last night at
the Durland Riding Academy, on the occasion OF
the twenty-hrst annual young peoples ride. An
interesting feature OF the entertainment
spirited game of Jen-de-barre, IN which Mrs. John
Gerken Mrs Z. Keys and Miss Caroline Bryce
took part.
Miss Bryce seemed 10 have things all her
way. and succeeded during the first period in de-
Tending her bow OF blue against the onslaught OF
the other competitors. 1t was she who wrested the
laurels from Mrs. Keys in the second period and
finally captured the green bow worn by Mrs. Ger
ken in the last period. Miss Bryce carried OF.
amid the hearty applause OF the spectators. the
silver trophy offered for competition by Mr. Dur
land
Next on the programme was Charles P. Trusttum
and his oldtime canine favorite Frenchy. Frenchy
has been trained by Mr.. Trusttum. and do
everything but talk After skipping the rope.
jumping hurdles and saying his prayers he
brought down the house by parading solemnly
around the tanbark. carrying the green in honor OF
St Patrick.
The tandem mannuvres commanded by Charles
T. Krauss and led by o. P. Amend and Mrs. E.
Keys proved one of the cleverest features Of the
evening The evolutions were all and intri-
cate and wonderfully we'll executed.
The steeplechase race was by Walter Burke
on Pansy. with J. Miller a close second the bay
geIding Baby. J. Rabbot the starter and g.
Previdi acted as judge.
Considerable meTriment was caused by T. Wet
laCh his speciality act called the riding lesson.
he was assisted by A staltu. and in his comedy
makeup presented a ludcrous appearance clinging
to the neck Of his doCie little pony
Other numbers on the programme were the Ian
GERS commanded by Charles P. Trusttum and led
bv Mr Trusttum and Miss McKenna. the affinity
race the contra dance. arranged by H. Herzog, and
the Roman race, which brought together jay
O -Brien and J. Rabbot. The entertainment closed
with the high Jumping contest. The judges were
Dr. Grenside and ". Stanton Elliott, and the
winner earned silver cup
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
LOSS OF MILLIONS IN RACING
State Commission in Giving Figures Says New Law
VIII Cripple if Not Destroy Sport.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune


Albanv March with collection OF figures
showing the remarkable falling off in recelpts OF
the various racing associations since the ahu-ra0e-
track gambling laws went into efect iasI 'ui
the state Racing Commission submitted It's report
the Legislature to-day. Gloom exudes from
every page of the document The commissioners
James ". Wadsworth. John Sanford ana II n
Knapp. declare:
The commission cannot refrain from expressiis
its sincere regret the enactment OF the ia" W y,
1905 and we fear that If it remains in force 1t VIII
seriously cripple if not absolutely GeslroE Iiio'
Oughbred racing Of high class IN this state
The Agnew-Hart law. the commission SAYS put
the licensed racetracks IN the same situation as
every other place the state in respect 10 recoIu
ing and registering bets" and that the chanse IN
the Penal code did not make any act criminal
which was not criminal before. except IN respect
OF the racetraCks."
The report shows that the tax Of per cent on
the gross receipts of racing associations during 1908
amounted 10 ST 1856 as compared with SZ4e'AEs III
1907, before the passage OF the Agnew-Hart law.
The attendance the purses and prizes distributed
to horse owners and the amount Of taxes pald 10
the state for the benefit Of agricultural so0e1e"
was far below that of previous years
The gross receipts of all racing associations ilo
ing meetings under state license last year were
Sl64e836 as against S492S.5S3 in 1907, loss ot
S3.57s246. The moneys paid out for stakes ana
purses exceeded the total gross receipts OF the
racing associations. The loss would have been big
except for the fact that the law was not passed
until June and the racing season opened on April
10. that the sport for almost two months
under the old conditions.
The amount Of money distributed in stakes and
purses last year was $3.50, 600 a decrease from
1907 OF s1,065 600 In 1907 the high water mark
reached with total OF So, $4,000. state
of these figures for the last seven years fol-
lows:
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
CRESCENT A. G. AFTER TOURNEY.
Would Hold State Lawn Tennis Championship
This Year

At a meeting of the athletic committee Of the
Crescent Athletic club Monday night 1t was de-
cided TO authorize Leonard Brooks. chairman of
the lawn tennis committee. TO apply for the date
OF the New York State championship tournament
left open by the withdrawal of the New York Ath-
letic club. Mr Brooks will write to A. L. Hoskins.
secretary of the national association applying for
the date and announcing that the club will offer
suitable challenge trophies for both singles and
doubles.
The Crescent Athletic Club has OF the best
turf courts in the country and has handled some
large and IMPORTANT tournaments. notably one Of
the earlier Davis cup matches and subsequently the
prerninaries to the national doubles Lawn tennis
players generally will be highly pleased with the
idea that the Crescents have thrown open their
grounds at Bay Ridge fSr the state tournament.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
RECORD FIELD At GOLF.
One Hundred and Serenity Players
Drire off at Pinehurst.

P4nshurst y c. March 17.-C !. Becker. Of the
Woodland Golf Club. was the winner n the gold
medal offered for the hest qualification score in
to-days play in ne fifth annual spring golf
rnent He led The field with card Of r. his near
est opponent being John f. Porter. Of the Allegheny
Country Club
The heIc Of contestants fs believed 70 be the larg
est in the history ~ American golf is PLAYERS drv
ing of Eight divisions Of sixteen each qualified
for the match play rounds
Those who qualified for the chief cup follow:
& l. Becker. Woodland. =: John z. Porter. Ala
ghenz- Country 20 r H Sfliman. Detroit. So; Wal
ter Fairbanks. Denver Country e. F. 5. Parmalee
New Haven. 81, Z. F Ayling, OnondAga- y. Y. s.;
O. A McMnler. Detroit. s.: J. y. Foot. Apawsrnis
s.: 5 r. Hamilton. Wykagy- &: {. s Smith. Mid
lothian. sc: A A Knight. Mohawk ss; " E. Har-
ban. Columbia, 81. n. c. Fownes. Oakmont. Sc:
Allan Lard. chevy Chase So: J. S. Robeson,
Rochester Country. s.: B. P. Merrmar. Water
bury. sg
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
AFTER ANOTHER RECORD.
Will Try for seven-Mile Mark at Fordham
Games on Saturday.

At the Fordham games in the 22d Regiment Ar
nlory Broadway and esth street. on Saturday night
George V. Bonhsg. the long distance record holder
will get severe test. He will run seven miles
against team OF two men. chosen from the fastest
distance men IN the district Each Of Bonhag
competitors will three and half miles.
Bonhag now holds the two. three. four and fve
mile records. and is hungry for more. The track
IN the Poi Regiment Arrnory Is just TO his liking
FOR It was that track that he made his four mile
record last Saturday night.
In the other events at the For1ham games al
most every athlete OF prominence in the vicinity
viii start. The colleges also will he represented by
some of their best
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
FOOTBALL DATES FOR WESLEYAN.
Hamilton Gets a Game in Honor of New
President of the University

AIiddletown, Conn, March T.-Wesleyan Jniver-
sity's football dates for next fan were announced
to-day and interesting fact is brought that
Hamilton will play here on October %. the date If
the installation Of DR.. Shankn president OF the
university. he being aumnus Of Hamilton. Mid
dIebury College is dropped to make room for Ham
rton while Springfield Training School is replaced
nv the University Of Vermont The schedule fol-
lows:
September %, Yale at New Haven October 2
Norwich University. a. Middletown; October g.
Stevens at Hoboken October 16. Vermont At Mid
dIetovp: October o. Hamilton, al Middletown; Oc-
toher 80 Union. Mddletown; November 2, New
York University New York; November s, VIII
Jams at Middetown: November fS Trinity. at Hart
ford.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
IRON AND METAL TRADES.
~ Iron &c" avs:

the Iron age says
aside from continued fair measure Of activity
in structural material there has been no 1oy enenr
Iing OK IraH b wee there has been placed CONTRACT
for 5000 Of material for the ESTthern % @ Paeiss
Queen & Crescent Bridge over the KENTUCKY River.
PanbaudIe and 4OOO tons FOR the Jordan Marsh
Building Boston II is understood that low prices
I'i no cents. Pitts6urg has been done.
There are very eonsderable INQUIRIES FOR PIPE
larger sizes Chicago mills have closed for aooue
Se tons In 6ogfS ifS' for % & tons for the Harra
system for delivery at Guaymas Mex IN July and
August and Is OO0 tons for the Cuba Railroad The
reduction in the price Of tin plate 70 g - boy.
Pittsburg came rather earlier tnan ex 2 s y -
Gamers declining TO take the goods contract
cd for unless a reduction were made. In the wire
trade new business is light is only natural since
it is the general impression in the trade that con
on The pig iron markets generally are weaker
and II looks as though d reaur,aon I Sne b 81
pacity Will soon become q ne'5esslty- mere has
been fair amount Of business in foundry irons IN
ginia and Alabama furnaces are competing closely.
until SIS 50 delivered 1oI No toEndry has ben
sections of the country stocks are aecuTnllatins:
Shipments because their plants are running slowly
The Iron Trade Review" says.
4 very comfortable amount Of new business Is
being received by steel mills and prices are for
the leading interest received Wen distributed orders
ss in 70 the past eighteen months buyers q
All kinds Of machinery are urging reductions %
and some manufacturers are NlctuluA ~ 80
es7,rs some very low prices are being nads
On Fabricated STEEL but the price of the plain ma
terfsI seems To maintained The closing OF plants
haI-in high production costs seems inevitable. Jhs
rasteTn district. OF the Amalgamated alton
bas declined to accept reductions In wage schsd-
Mes and strikes may result Although no addi-
ttCnaf orders FOR iron have been placed sons
~ the innDortant consuTners have made reserve-
tions with the understanding that orders viii -
,lacad as soon as prices are announced, and Il 10
estimated that the shipments for the year VIII az
cesd nv about 100000 tons those OF last year.
Tea5ing ore interests are strongly opposed 70 any
reduction OF prices The pig iron market - eS
tremely duh the only ACTIVITY being sno"n n 49, 49,
cbsssd pig iron stocks are rapidly accommodating
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
ST. FRANCIS BASEBALL DATES.

The ST Francis College baseball schedule for
the coming season. which includes games with all
The local college mines. was announced yesterday
as follows
March p. Columbia. 81 BROOKLYN. 81. New York
University, New York. April g. Manhattan Col
,.ge a. New York: 81. Francis Xavier. pending:
% college city OF New York at Brooklyn: u.
fSferens Institute. At Hoboken. p. 81. Joseph's s
institute. AZ Wes: Chester. y Y; -. Seton Hall,
q South Orange. "a Brooklyn Training School. at
BFookiyr May ]. -. Peters College. at Jersey
tiiy. s. Cathedral College at Brooklyn; s. 81
5osepts institute. 81 Brooklyn; 2. open: Is. New
acrk Teachers Training School At BROOKLYN q.
55eiiege City OF New York, at New York 29. St
Benedict College
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
NEW RACETRACK FOR MEXICO.

San Diego Cal, March 17.-That the much talked
n racetrack at Tia Juana. Mexico. sixteen miles
south 81 this city TO he built certain In
formation obtained from authoritative
today saws a 35e-acre tract has been secured by
the borsernen interested in the scheme. The
od fnstalment Of the purchase price has been paid.
The men back OF the venture are conducting oper-
st,ons under the name Of the Tia Juana Jockey
club The plant is TO he duplicate Of that at
SANTA Anita Park.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
MRS. wALDos HOUSE ENTERED.

Mrs. Gertrude Waldo. mother of former Deputy
Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo. appeared
in the YorkviIe police yesterday as complain
ant against two men who were charged with hav-
,,,s- broken into her former residence, at No 500
Madison avenue corner of I'D street, yesterday
AFTERNOON, and with having taken quantity or
nickel plated plumbing material and brass taucets-
Detectives Cahill and MuSsmecher arrested Albert
Krause and William j. Wauderverg- AS Miss
smith was not in court yesterday Magistrate stem
ert held the prisoners in $1,000 bail each for ex-
animation to-day.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
SWIMMING TITLES AT STAKE.
Two Championships To Be Decided in New
York A. c. Tank on Saturday

An interesting swimming meet will be held on
Saturday evening I'm the tank Of the New York
Athletic Club open to all registered amateurs The
programme will include 50-yard swim for the
Amateur Athletic Union championship; a 4c0-yard
relay for the Amateur Athletic Union champion
ship teams 70 he made up Of four men. to swim
lGo yards each; lo0-yard handicap. and a water
polo match between teams representing the New
York Athletic Club and the University of Pennsyl-
van!a.
II necessary heats in the championship races will
be held tomorrow evening.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
LAST HOCKEY GAME OF THE SEASON

Many residents Of EngIewood and Short Hills
will Journey from New Jersey to the ST. Nicholas
Skating Rink this evening to the final struggle
between the Englewood Field Club and Short Hills
Hockey club teams Keen rivalry has existed be-
tv.een these two sections of the Jersey suburbs
ever since the Englewood players sustained their
only defeat this season the hands OF the Short
Hills men on Christmas Day.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
BASEBALL PASS FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Ivory Tablet with Monogram in Gold, for Mr..
Sherman Also.

ef the American League of Baseball Clubs has
placed his .. X design for annual passes
which are 20 be presented President Taft and
VIce-President Sherman Both are baseball en-
rhusiasts and have been frequent visitors major
league games IN the past.
The design for the passes is 2 complicated affair.
Only two prints VIII he made from the plate. after
which r. viii ne destroyed. The passes will be en-
boss4d OF thin ivory tablets which will be in
closed in cases Of elephants hide On the back OF
these VIII be placed the monoerans Of the
President and Vice-President, carved by hand out
q solid gold.
Both the American and National leagues sent
passes % President Roosevelt. but so far is
known. ne did not use them
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
WEST WINS AGAIN AT BILLIARDS.

The final game of the three-cushion billiard
match between the amateurs of the West and the
East played last night at the Knickerbocker Bill
lard Hail. resulted in victory for the west l. j.
Rackus. Of Kansas City defeating E. Lublin. OF
New York, by score of 80 to Al
The Westerners will go to Boston to-day wnere
the next three games are TO be played
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
JOHNSON TALKS ABOUT SEYMOUR

~ Telegraph 10 TIE Tribune
Chraso. March 1Z-Ban 2. Johnson. president OF
me American League Of Baseball Clubs Is quoted
here to-day as saying that the action OF Seymour
"3o -as disciplined b- the manager of the Giants
Tor knocking down Ariie Latham last week bars
I'm from ever playlng IN The American League
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
THEFT OF BALLS STOPS PRACTISE.
fRv Telerraph to The Trihunr.


Macon, Ga. March 1.-THE practice of the New
ark club, OF the Eastern League. at Milledgevile
to-day was stopped by the theft OF fourteen new
balls from the grip OF Harry wolverton. the man
ager It was necessary for Wolvertou to telegraph
to Macon for balls. Stroud. McLaferty and
Connergan, Of the Newark club will be turned over
TO Macon.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
CAPTAIN Or GEORGETOWN NINE DEAD.

washington. March I7-Joseph Courtney, Of
Worcester Mass. captain OF the Georgetown Uni
versity baseball team died from pleuro pneumonia
to-day at the university hospital after an illness
~ aho,,t n week The body will be taken to his
home and the funeral wifi probably be held to
morrow.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
RECORD FOR RUNNING HIGH KICK.

Southboro Mass. March IA new worlds rec
ord in the running high kick made az the
second day Of an athletic meet at St Marks School
here to-day by Harold Beebe, OF Maiden Beebe
did feet 10Is inches The previous record was
feet inches. held by c. c. Lee, of New Haven.
n1ade In 1851
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
SURGEON NASH RESTORED TO DUTY

WASHINGTON. March Sturgeon Francis J.
Nash Of the navy, was today released from ar
vest al the Washington navy yard and restored 70
drtv ~ the naval medical hospital IN this city.
Secretary Meyer having approved the findings OK
the court martial which acquitted him q naprac-
tjca in the tneut Of the case Of M1dshiprrars
Stephenson at the Naval Academy
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
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