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New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
FOR SALE: A FRENCH TITLE
But Automobile Body Builder
Has Not Yet Set a Price.

Jean d'EsQuerre. an automObila body
builder. who lives on the second floor front
st No. f. Perry street. received a year ago
from q heraldic expert I'm Paris named
Eugene Angus a letter telling him that for
small sum he would send him a parch-
ment copy Of the records on file IN the
Province or Languedoc, GeneraIite de Tou-
louse. showing that ne was "a direct de-
scendant Of Jean Baptistc d'Esquerre.
Seigneur de la Tours. Conseigneur direct d,.
Bazieze
This imposing document was sent for and
IT arrived about six months ago. The text
is in French. and az the top Of the parch-
ment. which was shown 70 a reporter last
night. are the armoriai bearings OF King
Louis XIV of France. II Mr. d'Esauerre
Is really a lord Of France he has no de-
sire 10 spend good money 10 prove il. ON
the contrary. no has offered his title for
sale. with a proviso that should the new
holder SIZE for the estates there should be-
an equal division OF the proceeds When
asked what price ne put upon the fftls ne
said: Wait until I get a customer can
not tell YOU yet
An authority on the validity of foreign
titles and estates said last night 90 titI..
can be purchased in France and po one
can insure It's validity No eStare ..srriaz
With n a title. and you cannot transfer a
nohleman's title by adoption or sale II
this man has valid title he cannot sell
II The title descsnds only 10 the sons and
not 20 the daughters Of the family
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
GREAT DEMAND FOR TICKETS
Public TO Have Little Chance to
See Army Navy Game.
By Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

Annapolis. Nov. There viii be a heav-
Ter TAX than usual on the Nays quota
OF tickets TO the -ArIny-Navy football game
at Philadelphia on November p. owing 10
the fact that five hundred men have loined
the Navy Athletic Association since the
last game was played.
Lieutenant Commander Harris Lannirg.
secretary O1 this association. which, with
the midshipmen's association. supports ath-
letics Al tie Academy, stated to-day that
no consideration would he given TO any
applications received after noon to-day. ana
that the indications were that the Navy
would barely be able to supply the needs
Of officers. midshiprnen and members of
the association. The Army, Navy and Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania viii each be al
lotted SEQ tickets. The University of
Pennsylvania puts its number on sale. and
the demands Of the general public viii have
10 be supplied almost entirely from this
source.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
Pennsylvania Eleven Takes = Rest
81 Telegraph TO TIE Tribune ]

b Telegraph 10 TIE Tribune
Philadelphia. Nov. Mike Murphy
1he trainer. is now In charge OF the des-
tinies of The University Of PENNSYLVANIA
s0oJaa1 team. Ia spite Of tHe weaknesses
developed by the team iH the game with
Carlisle. the regulars have NOT llad a sinri,
scrimmsse this week. although one or two
of The members OF the first team have usu-
ally been lined up against the scrub
Murphy Is a great believer IL occasional
periods Of rest for his charges and thinks
THat the men win make greater progress or
rlat account IN this afternoon practice
Meier was nor allowed 10 do any work
g. AL. and Harrington was sent 10 the
training quarters early. Elder is the
only man 5n The varsity squad VINO the
roaches think can stand noTe work. and the
his tackle Was used with the substitutes
and drilled against the scrub The coaches
a.so gave Ferffer some scrimmaginE. They
hope ~ have The 1909 tackle ready for the
Micnigen game and ne may Eel a workout
I.. tile Lafayette match on SatUrdav.
a surprise was furnished when FIeilman.
end 81 rho Substitute line As HeiIman IS
very fssr and weighs lss pounds he would
H.alf a r-oUd end. provided Nc could learn
the cUties ~ his position I'm time Th.
fsrsit- liUo-up to-day was as follows:
EIfrusure. left end. Patterson. left tackle
Nelferth. left guard. Cozens. centre: era
lner. right guard Morris right 1a~Ffc-
-fo-srdet. ri-h1 end scott a1tsrferbaclz.
Sonwer. left hslfbsck. Young right half
isck RarsdcT' fulllacE
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
CAPTAIN Hart At Full5ack.
r. Talarrzp1 - rl+e T-ibane. ]

B- TeleETzu'1 - 10 Irfhanf
T7rlnaeron. X =, Nov Eddie Hart
went te his cld position s. fullhack on tho
Princeton t4arn this afternoon and McCor-
mick piavad keft tackle. Whether this
cI1anEe v-iil fse permanent or not depends
1a-rel, on how soon Brown viii he able to
-eturn 70 the "a ne. Hs wrcnched his knee
II PLAYING against Dartmouth. hut # is
hoped that he viii l,c in good condition be-
fore the Yale game
After long sig gnsI practice in which the
rez1lars. except Brown. sock part, two
long periods or scrfn7rusEe were held.
Keane Fitzpatrick would not permit Pen
,5leton. Sparks or wscGreEor 30 do any
hard work 81 SAWYER Bard and Bis
sell took their places respectively. This
more or less substitute varsity team
showed considerable power IN the offence,
Int was rather weak on the defensive.
After the first kickoff To the scrub on
rhe fifreen-vard line. Thompson. who star
7ied the spectators in yesterdays practice
by has line plJEnging. tore through the
varsity line and past the secondary de-
fence for q uine4v-ysrd run and touchdown
Il was the first time this year that the
Princeton line has been penetrated so
easily. and while the men braced later the
ing Westerner made another touchdown
before the period was over.
Thompson. il was learned TO-DAY. played
Oh the Occidental College eleven in Cali
1ornia last year. and Is now studying for
the ministry in the Princeton Seminary. so
he viii never be eligible for a Princeton
5eann, bur he can furnish the Tigers some
excellent practice.
The second period was played with the
freshman eleven. and here again the var
sicy defence was found wanting but This
Tine the touchdowns Were made on end
r1Ins. Baker. OF the cubs. TWICE scored or
long end runs. Except for the defence
which VIII be strengthened quickly. the
playing Of the 'varsity was satisfactory
Sawyer repeatedly got away for long gains
aided by clever interference and several
new plays were worked 10 good advantage
The 'varsIty lined up as follows:
Lef- enc. White; left tackle. Mccormick
LEFT guard. Wilson centre. Bluethenthal.
right guard. Mclean right tackle. Bissezl.
right end, Dunlap. quarterback. Banou.
leff haIflack. SAWYER right halfback
Bard. fuIibsck. Hart.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
TIGERS TO MEET CORNELL
Swimmers Will Renew Athletic
Relations This Winter.
r. TH5~EFsph 10 Tho Trlbunl

Princeton. Nov. The schedule Of ~,
princeton swimming team as announced
to-day inciudos r meet with Cornell Gor
Tire first timo iu several years This meet
VIII mark renewal Of athletic relations
witch Cornell which promises to extend =,
al hrauchel of athletics except football
The baseball game which has been ten.
tatiVelr arranged for next spring. a. an
nounoed IN The Tribune on Monday. need
only tle sanction Of the faculty commit
tee ou athletics 10 become official
The management also announced that a
plaque modelled after that given for tn.
intercollegiate indoor swimming champion
suip has been awarded To- Princeton Tor
winning the outdoor championship a,
Travcrs Island last June
The schedule cor this winter follows
January T. Cornell Al Princeton. February
i. Columbia al New York. February ~
PENNSYLVANIA at Philadelphia. Februar,
-. YaIe. place undec lded. March ! ia
diyiduai championships at New York
Other meets are tentatively arranged with
the Baltimore A. -. the Ealtimufe SWIM
ming club and the Navy
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
Harvard Has Hard Workout.

TBy Telegraph 20 The tribune
Cambridge. Mass. Nov. 2-N estesuaE was
q busy day for the football men on Soldiers
Field in their regular u1idvveek scrimmage-
Two games We're played. The varsity met
the freshmen and the former won with a
drop kick by Lewis from the 2o-yard line.
The substitutes defeated the seconds in q
like manner when Potter sent drop be
tween the posts at a difficult angle from
the coward line
Preliminary work was Of short duration
after the squad came on the field The
men received the usual blackboard talk
before coming out. and rs soon as the
teams Wore warmed Up the freshmen came
in for their first game Of the season with
the hiz men Of the varsity
in the preliminary drill Ted rockingham
and Corhcft ran behind the line, but for
the ~c-in1usEo they were replaced by
Campbell and C7rausrein. who with Nor
Tison as fullback. did fast work against
the freshmen Perkins was sent in at his
old place iu the centre 81 the line after
having been ont of the game for more than
week with bad arm. lie had the mis-
fortune To wrench his ole Sprain over again
after few PLAYS and was replaced by
Huntington.
1sUl Wilmington gave Huntington. mis-
substitute. considerable attention IN his
work III passing the hall which is still not
up to tbe varsity STANDARD
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03

game with Worcester Tech last Saturday
and the hospital squad has been reduced
to one man. Connolly. who VIII probably
get into the Williams game captain
Campbell seems 10 have fuIly recovered
from the trouble with his knee
This afternoon there was a long signal
drill in which all Of the plays worked
out during the last two weeks received at
tention. Scrimmage with the freshman
team followed for forty-fve minutes. The
varsity scored almost at VIII. Miles and
Hubbard are both showing UP wen as
ground gamers and are expected TO do good
work against Dartmouth on Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
Cornell Shows improvement.

rE Te-grspH f0 T-r Trib0rs
Ifuacs. \. ~. Nor a heavy .iopIlr,ouf
~ rain ceased to-daz A. fhn Cornell reoib I
team started tHc last session ~ hard pIsc
tice before ieaEiug to play Harvard or
Satufday - cambridge The work v-a~
lassei. tCuda1ental in -fIs~arre- slfid end
80 ritI Htelv ssrinWa2e bet Es.-eu 10.
4Ist and soeoud teams CAPTAIN Sirnsoi.
aFae il Fis place as funaack. ltr vas later
replaced b.. Wilson. d. Is rafc TO say that
10Th men wiz b- u action at Cambridge
With ID" eKceI ton of Weeks. who is out
'nth ThanksgiviitS Day, all the players
VINO have been out a. the game took mart
b. the practice. Titere was q snsl, 10 rhe
r,rImuaec which MAS encouraging. The
.arsitv Was Etpt oU the defensive while
t.e Second s.r.uu kept fhe hall for twenty
lrjrutc7. "A r" tirne did they push the
'.arsI. renind tse ai-yard line
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
Light Work for Navy Team.
TBv TejeEranb 10 --be r--,,,,,,e

By Telegraph TO The Tribune
Annapolis. Nd. Nov. The Navy foot
ball squad had just enough work to keep
the players from getting lazy this after
noon. ~ there We're some signs that il
has been going a little too hard for the
past week Captain King Dalton. Nc
Reayey, Brown ana others OF the regulars
took a rest and the substitutes and scrubs
had only about ton minutes OF scriu-
mage.
Clay ana Cochran Al the halves. Rodes
al fuilback and Soweu at quarter made
up d fast backheld. but the semi varsity
did mol succeed IL crossing the goal !ine
Of the scrub Wright. who has been play
lnE right guard the whole season. was
moved 10 left guard this afternoon and
Ais place was taken by Wakemau
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
Polo Cup Sure TO Stay Here
I'VE Cannot Beat the Meadow Brook Four.
Says GrenfeIl as He Sails Away.

England will be unable to send a polo
team TO this country capable Of beating the
Meadow Brook four in the international
matches next spring. Such is the opinion
Of Revv Grenfell. captain OF the Ranelagn
team which met some Of the strongest
American players in a series of matches
last summer. Mr.. Grenfell sailed for Eng
land on the LusiJania yesterday, and IN
speaking Of the polo team OF which Harry
PAYNE Whitney is the captain, and which
brought the international cup to America
he said we cannot beat the Meadow
Brook team. but we viii give them a good
game"
Mr GrenfeIl was enthusiastic over the
treatment which he received while playing
in America. He appeared delighted TO learn
that the American Polo Association had re-
ceived letter from Captain Miller Of the
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
Light Practice for NJ v I

New York University had light prac-
uoe Yesterday afternoon after the hard
and strenuous scrimmage with the sailors
OF Tuesday The work was confined most
ly 10 signal drill and to perfecting trick
plays Special attention was given TO run
ning down under punts and covering onside
kicks The second string men and scrub
lined up against the varsity for q little
scrimmage- Captain Tom ReiIley. OF the
o. team, assisted Olcott in coaching the
team.
The prospective practice game with Yale
has been called of
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
OLDF|ELD FIGHTS IN VAIN
Loses in First Skirmish with
Auto Governing BODY.
TAKES CASE TO COURTS
Enters Suit for Big Damages
When Denied Right to Drive
at Atlanta.

Atlanta. Ca. Nov. For three hours
to-day Barney OIdfeld participated in the
most irksome contest Of hts automobns
career "a legal rare for the right % drive
a car az the meeting here tomorrow. He
lost
OldheIds ATTORNEYS. however. fixed up a
consolation event FOR him IN the v-av ~
a suit for s90eoo damages against tns
American Automobile Association and ons
/, for $3.50 against the Atlanta Automobile
Association.
OIdheid who was suspended h~ tte
American Automobile Association on ao-
count OF his race with Jack Johnson 10
gan his fght Tor reinstatement. o. A. Iesr-
The right 70 carry our his contract 10
, drive az the meeting. tn the Superior Courr
here this morning
Judge George l. Bel granted a tenn
p0rary restraining order against the Amer
| lean Automobile Association and the At
iants Automobile Association. enIoiniuT
them from preventing Oldhsld from sp-
pearing and driving his car.
The hearing on the order was before the
same Judge I'm the Fulton County Superb
Court this afternoon Olddeid's attornsy-
the American Automobile Association with
out a hearing. and that the disqualification
Of his go -n0rseDOyFer Benz racer amounted
IN ccnfscation Of property, because a. d
racer n was worth slAnee. while If not al
lowed 70 race It vas worth only $500
They aErusd that his race with Jack
Johnson, which caused the disqualification
was iustifiable because it would reud o.
discourage Johnson from future competition
with white sportsmeu
The opposition counsel replied that Old
fields Suspension was automatic under the
rifles he had himself signed both aEafns-
himself and mis- car. and they producetI
affIdsvtts stating that Olddeld told officials
Of the American Automobile Association
that he would disregard the rules on ar
count OF the money he expected to make
with johnson
Judge Bell after three hours snd fifteen
minutes had been spent in argument. ruled
that hs had no Jurisdiction
Despite the accident late Yesterday after
noon. which resulted in the death Of Al
Livingstone. preparations are going active
y forward for the opening OF the Atlanta
meet tomorrow. Trains 4ronn New York
to-day brought many motorists. who wiz
watch the sport here and then % 20 50
varuah for me grand prize race on No
vsmber T.
The course IS smoother and much better
even than when irst built, and worlds rec
ords are likely 70 fall Many of the racing
drivers have been making better than
eighty miles an hOur over n during the last
few days. Money prizes 20 the amount ~
$1,000 are offered for drivers, In addition 20
the many valuable trophies.
on Monday Of this week Joe HOran, of
the Lozier team, demonstrated that msH
can drive through the outer fence of the
speedway track at a seveury-five-mile-an-
hour gait, tear out two sections OF fence.
balance over a yawnins prsctpice and then
bring the car back on the track again. Jele-
scOping a wheel. and not even tip over.
The entries in full follow.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
GO BACK TO SOLID BALLS
j. P. Knapp Wins Tournament on
the Garden CITY Links.

In a medal play handicap at the Garden
CITY Golf club yesterday the field. of whom
nineteen returned cards, used the solid
2utta percha balls Of the old style for a
change. The former amateur champions.
II. NJ Hartman and c. y. Macdonald. with
Fred Herreshoff the metropolitan cham
pion. were among the player.
None could get the customary distance
from the tee. but they made up for this
hy using longer carrying clubs for the sec
ond shot. and when near or on tho green
the opinion seemed general that the old
ball was welcome change from the lively
rubber cored ones.
Joseph =. Knapp had both the lowest
gross and net scores. The cards were as
oil
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03

English International polo four WHICH
stated that the English are making prepa-
rations to come TO this country next sprlns
in an effort to win back the polo trophy
When Mr. GrenfeIl was told that he hau
been selected as member of the team
which will invade this country. he said that
he hoped it would be possible for him 10
come. II not. he said that he would or1nE
an English team to America next fall 10
play series of matches.
The English polo player has been travel
ling through the Western provinces OF can
ada for the last two months In companN
with his brother. Arthur Grenfen. he left
New York for Montreal as soon as the polo
season closed last August, and has spent
his time looking after business interests IN
Canada. where as a member Of firm or
bankers he has considerable money IN
vested.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
.Entered IN srecla- mAt.h rAc--

AprOpOs OF the approaching season Tor
the sale Of closed cars. with WHICH tne
shoWrOOms are now filed. y. y Newton.
sales manager Of the local Buick branch.
says that he believes this Is goinE 20 oe an
unusual year for the closed car type Y Y
IL possible 20 judge from the demand on
mis- own company. Last week twelve closed
cars were sold from The floor on ms show
room and ne was forced 20 call FOR
greater allotment He-Sees ODD tLis Demand
which Is more or less general, heaitnY
Indication IF the hold motoring mas Sh
those who can afford 90 have d Cdr Tor Iae
winter as well as one for the Summer-
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
Amherst Prepares for Dartmouth.
"a. Telerrsph 70 The Tribune J

p. Telerrsph 20 The Tribune
sr1ncrtt Mass. NOV. Practice Is being
hold hehfuo closed gates this week ar Am
l-ere- with Tiew 20 getting fne team int
nc best peEsihi- trim for Darfmouth oI
-stti-dav and Williams the following week
Tne WORT on Mondsv vas liRht but long
rn6 consisted lsrEei7 II signal drill Ths
results Of zhs % orl1out showed m THIRTY
fpr minute eCriu1maEe in which rHs var
zttF rolled .p g. points sgsInst the fresh
i1er
The iean e. r. Egod condition sftei ms
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
LEADS PRINCETON RUNNERS.

bN i'i"sraph 20 Tho Tribune
Princeton. \. j. Nov 2.-The handica'.
cross country meet held over the intercoi-
legiate course of six miles here to-day.
resulted in victory for T ". Fowler.
Il. T. Meiick was second and Gladwin
third These men all had good handiesps
They won gold. silver and bronze medals
respectively. The race was held as sort
Of trial for the ntercolIAR,ates on Novsm-
her j. Nine runners fror, the University OF
Pennsylvania came m princeton to-day
and ran over the cours. FOR practice In
order 10 become accustomed 10 the course
before the intsIcclIegiates
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03

The race meet planned by the Mount
Vernon Automobile Club on the Empire
city track, which was postponed to Elec-
tiOn Day. promises 70 offer most inter
estinK series OF contests. as the entry list
which was reOpened is steadily growing
None Of the events have been changed,
and tho programme will be run of exactly
as originally announced. with the One-hour
race as the feature. -Four ten-r1ile races
for the various classes Of cars and two five
mile races. one of which is free-fOT-ali
handicap. IN which ten cars have been
named, will round ont the card
An added attraction will be the exbibi-
tIon Of a wind wagon. which will go after
8 record.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
MORE MONEY FOR BIG RACE
Prize Offered TO First American
Car to Finish at Savannah.

Savannah. Nov. 2-The Automobile Ciub
Of Savannah decided to-day 70 accept the
offer Of a prominent motorisr Of this city.
giving 1000 as an extra prize 20 the driver
Of the first American car to finish IN the
Grand Prize automobile race on SOvem-
Der L.
There are now fourteen entries for the
big race and there Will be at least twenty
two starters. The work Of oiling the course
will be completed on Friday. and II will he
thrown open for practice by Monday at
the latest
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
OFFICIALS FOR BIG GAME
Langford to Referee Princeton
Yale Football Battle.
IRy Telegraph 70 The Tribune

New Haven. Nov. Yale and Princeton
finally have eeiected the officials for the
football game ou November lg ~ Prince
ton a follows
Referee Y :. LsnEford. Trinity College
umpire. David Fultz. Brown University
head IineEmau. Joseph Pendletor Rovdoin.
held Judge. = p Morice Tni~ereitv of
Penurvlvenla.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
wEsTGARD IN KANSAS CITY

Kansas Citf. Nov "A l. Westeard.
Of New York CITY, vino rs iaying out a
SEA to-zes route for motorists. arrived here
las night He started from New york on
October H. and has prepared the data on
this part Of the trip
ar Westgard, who S. representative n
the NeW York Touring Club. Is also spe
ctal commissioner Of the government De
par,menr Of Public Roads All ~ the IN
forns sl1u he collects on the trip ts sent
70 the government fpI use IN It's public
road map.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
TROTTIhG ON SPEEDWAY
Princess Direct Carries Oh
Honors of Weekly Matinee.

e.. "A southerly wind and cloudy sky aid
not deter racing enthusiasts from turning
out in full force Yesterday afternoon At
Speedway Park when the members Of the
Road Drivers Association met for the ffth
time in the series of matiuees-
Thomas Z. Leahy's black mare Princess
Direct, carried or the honOrs and made the
fastest time of the day in the A A pace.
where she defeated Christopher Hackstt's
nearly fnvincibIe Who Knows. 2:i1is
George Patchen. I'm the r class. made good
time and won in straight heats in 1:0s and
1c05I2, lowering by several seconds Minnie
Albert'S time in the A pacing class.
Among the trotters. Leo Oettinger's Lady
Worthy came TO the front and won a clever
victory in the A A division. not 50 much
for defeating ?. A. CanpbelFs Or. Ives. as
for lowering the time made by Charles
weiland's Inner Guard CZ:os11) in the cham
pion class.
MIR WeElaud's time with Inner Guard was
taken as % and 0s, while Lady Worthy
trotted her heats in 1:G7 and 1854 Mr..
Weiland protested. but the judges were
firm, as the three timers had agreed
The summaries follow
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
COLUMBIA LACROSSE DATES.

a snort schedule consisting OF only seven
game viii be played next spring by the
Columbia lacrosse team. The dates follow;
April I. Bronx Athletic Club at South
Field: April s. New York Lacrosse Club at
South Field; April l.. United States AIlitarv
Acadomy Al West Point: April -. Lehigh az
South Bethlehem; April %. Hobart at South
Field. Nav T. Cornell at South Field. May
s, Harvard At Famhridgc
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
The schedule follows.

November . Nayier high ~ Stuyvesant
j., Ethical Culture at tthi"al culture, i6.
West HobOkCn Al Etuyvesant. -. 81 Ben
edicts Prep at Newark. -. Jersey Ctt'
High AT Jersey CITY. ~ Richmond iiili At
Stuvt-saut. 80. Jersey city High at 5tuy-
vCeaUt
December 2. Flushing High at sturrc-
SAINT. e. CIa"1n Point Military Academy at
Stuvyesant. %, N"wtown High al NeWtOn;
H. Cathedral College at Stuvvesant. II.
Eastern District High a. Stuyvesant. 20,
IIoboken High al HobOkeu. -, Jamai "a
High al Jamaica, -, Erasmus Han High
al Brooklyn.
January !. Boys High at StuyNesant. e.
Manual Training at Stuvyesant. II, Plain
neid High at Stuyyesant H. Townsend
Harris Hall 81 Tuwnsend Harris, ~, St
Benedict Prep. at Stuyvesant. u, Com
merce 8t Stuyvesant IS De Witt clinton
High At Etuvvessnt
February Fordham Prep. al Stuv-
vessnt T. Montclair High at Montcia'r
New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
ARRANGE A HARD SCHEDULE
twenty-five Basketball Games for
Stuyvesant High School.

The basketball schedule of the Stuy
vosant High School five for the coming
season is 4 hard one Twenty-hrc contests
have been arranged for the champion team
of the Public Schools Athletic League
0nIy one member Of last years winning
five is at school nut Herbert William, the
coach. believes that he has the nucleus for
a fast team ia the large squad Of candi-
dates that has been practising for some