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New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
SCHOOL MIDDLE THICKER
Newton High Five in Hot Water
Over Playing BaiIen.
RULING ON CASE REVERSED
Resolution of Principals Throw
ing Down Gauntlet to the
Athletic League.

More trouble is brewing in school athletic
circles. L turned out yesterday that the
High School games committee reversed it
self on ruling at the irregular meeting
on Wednesday, and that in all probability
an appeal will be made to the games COM
mittee Of the Public Schools Athletic
League, which at present is not recognized
by the High School Principals Association.
II appears that Newton High School,
which now leads in the fight for the bas-
ketbaH championship, has been using boy
who had been attending another school
Permission 10 90 was asked and grant
ed by the High School games committee,
but following protests by De Witt Clinton
and the High School Of Commerce this rul-
ing was reversed
Bailen Is the name Of the boy in question,
and his skill has been largely responsible
for the success OF the team
It also developed yesterday that the High
School games committee has the full sup
port Of the High School Principals Asso-
citation in its rebellion against the Public
Schools Athletic League. At q meeting of
the principals on December the gauntlet
was thrown down by the adoption Of the
following resolutions:
Resolved. That it is the sense Of the
the representatives Of the high schools
derive their powers in high school atf-
letics from their principals, and not from
the Public Schools Athletic League.
Resolved. That II is the sense Of the
High School Principals Association that
the high school games committee is not,
and never has been d committee OF the
Pl,blic Schools Athletic League
Resolved, That it is the sense Of the
High School Principals Association that
the high school games committee was jus
tilted in assuming complete jurisdiction
In the Green case. subject to the review
tee on athletics.
Resolved. That il is the sense Of the High
School Principals Association that the
high school games committee was justified
the championship
Resolved, That copy of the above res
olutions be sent 10 the president OF the
Public Schools Athletic League, the chair
man of the high school games commit
tee and the chairman of the high School
committee of the Board of Education.
The Spald.ng baseball trophy was for
rlal1y awarded yesterday to the CONNER
cial High School by General George ".
wfnsate The boys gathered in numbers,
and cheers rocked the building when the
award vas made. Gold medals also were
distributed to members Of the winning
team, including Pete Green, the negro
pitcher, against whom charges Of profes-
eionalisr1 were lodged, The disposition of
this case was the cause Of the present con-
troversy in school athletics
At the annual meeting Of the Public
School Athletic League on Thursday an Of
fer was made Of a gift of $1,000 from
expenses of d big set Of school games at
T-SEerS Island next summer.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
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BY Telegraph to The Tribune.
Red Bank. y. J., Dec. 23.-An auto-sleigf
is the latest attraction on the ice of the
North Shrewsbury River. and the novel
sight is exciting more than ordinary IN
terest among ice yachtsmen-
Fred Waters, who has an inventive turn
OF mind. has been working at intervals day
and night for the last month on this sleigh,
which is about nine feet in length, weighs
one thoI sand pounds. and is equipped with
10-horsepower air-cooled engine. There
are two runners in the front and back Of
the sleigh, while a small wheel in the CEN
tre on which are sixteen steel spikes. pro-
vides the motive power.
The driver steers with a wheel. the steer
ing gear. clutch and brakes being manipu-
lated like those OF an automobile A rub
Der shock absorber under the seat makes
smooth riding.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
FUN FOR IRISH-AMERICANS.

The Irisl-Arnerican Athletic Club will
hold an invitation old-fashioned stag, con-
sisting OF boxing. fencing. wrestling. sing
ing and monologue acts. In its clubhouse.
No. 10 East 5sth street. on Wednesday
evening. December es. Each member may
bring one guest. II is the intention of the
club To run these entertainments from time
10 time in order that the thirteen hundred
members of the organization may get in
close touch with each other II is impossi-
BILE for the officers to know each member
individually. and these house warming.
viii be for this purpose
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
EASTERN DISTRICT WINS
Defeats Richmond Hill Five in
Fast Game.

The Eastern District High School bas-
letbau team easily defeated the Richmond
t4iIl I'VE in a tournament game at the 41th
Regiment Armory yesterday by a score OF
A. ro % The contest was fast throughout.
the williamsburg five exhibiting. splendid
team work. which easily eAcehed that
sl,oyn by its opponents
The first period was hard fought, Eastern
Dtstrict gaining q lead OF points. the
score being Il 10 : In the second perloa
III i,I,s carving the ight TO its opponents.
The rangy Fraenzniek;; OF Eastern Dis
trct PLAYED Waintipe game of m nd
EI9If aud Gagged eight field baskets, tve of
,,lI,ict, nlt,h were shot at a long range.
IL E.astern District second team de-
ine ~ Richmond Hill second team in
,t,a. preliminary game by score of % to 49,
The lineup follows:
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
Nosv Comes the Au1o-Slei6b
Fred Waters Predicts That His Craft Will Run
at Sixty Miles Hour.

Mr. Waters first rigged the sleigh with
two wheels and only one rear runner, but
found in yesterdays trials that there was
! less tension on the axle and lighter pulling
with the use OF a single wheel, and that he
could steer easier and steadier with two
back runners
He covered thirty-two miles in an hour
yesterday, but with the changes he says
he will be able 10 make sixty miles an hour
with little trouble. He Is making the neces-
sary alterations in his shop at Red Bank,
and viii put the sleigh on the ice again to-
morrow for another spin. He is also put
ting hood over the engine
Mr.. Waters says the sensation Of riding
in his auto-sleigh is more pleasing than
either in an automobile or an tceboat
and that when the engine is put at high
speed the sleigh almost jumps out from
under him.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
LAMY NOT READY TO SKATE
Refuses Invitation to Race Phil
Kearney on Rink Ice.

Edmund Lamy. The champion amateur
speed skater. has declined the offer of the
ST Nicholas Rink managers 10 have him
come here from Saranac Lake 10 skate
Phil Kearney match race, on Thursday
night. on the grounds that he mas not had
any practice and is in no condition to race.
Kearney. however. viii take part in the
baIf-rfliIe and one-mile handicap races.
starting from scratch. There also will be
q half-n1ile novice race. entries for which
close on Monday with s. g Austin No 6s
West 15th street
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
LEVY DEFEATS BARBoSA

Sylvester Levy nad little trouble In de,
feeting A Barhosa in the handicap three
cushion Class B 1s-e baIk line billiard tour
ran1snt. IN progress at the Riverside Acad-
emy, last night. The score was 90 10 IN.
Levy was too strong for DIS opponent, who
received handicap OF so points. Hi. bese
b.gh runs We're %. - and 2l. and had an
average of 3 5-4I
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
J.
q summary follows !:
MORRIS R0TS' HIGH
NEWTOWN BEATS FLUSHING
Winners Register Fifth Consecu
tive Victory.

The NeNtown High School basketball
team won it's fifth consecutive victory. when
it defeated the Flushing High School at
Warwick Hall. Corona, yesterday, by a
score of q to 8. The contest was rough,
Newtown being penalized three points and
Flushing one for Glass B fouls
The winners fast team work and good
passing bewildered the opponents, who
failed to break 1t up. Smith, the Flushing
forward. Gagged the five's only field goal
and shot three goals from the foul line.
Kelly and Johnson. the fast Newtown for
wards scored the bulk OF the field goals
the former cag.ng five and Johnson two
field and three foul goals.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
MORRIS HIGH GUNNERS WIN
Finish Out Schedule with a Clean
String of Victories.

The Morris High School wound up its
rife schedule by capturing a close match
from the Boys High School. on the latter's
range, Yesterday. The score was 2s3 TO 26o.
1t was the ninth consecutive victory for
the Morris boys. and without single de-
feat TO mar the clean record.
Several members of the second team were
used by The Bronx school in the final
match Phelps of Morris. and Steinmuller,
OF the losing team, each had perfect scores
of 35
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
GAME FOR c. c. N. Y. FIVE.

Fresh from It's victory over Yale, the
coIlege Of the City of New York basketball
,eau will meet the five from the Massa-
cl,,.sefts Institute OF Technology tonight in
+be local gymnasium, on 81 Nicholas
Heights
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
POWERS ouTPoINTs MITCHELL

Harry Powers outpoinfed Terry Mitchell.
iae amateur uelterweight champion, IN
osn-roDnd bout At the Bedford Athletic
Clpn last night Mitchell emerged from tie
ponrict tired and with a badly disfguTed
lace. sustaining swollen eye aaI cut
up
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
OR AN ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

icie-
The state of Nevada made a decided ratr
IN population IN the last decade III n.
contains 81 So souls, and is therefore nssr-
ly as large as the city OF De- Moines. IoW~
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24

Goals from ield-Eastern District: Rothstein
'" rS,,t.-n "a Matthews 80. Erarnznick fs).
90; "a Ten Eyck -. Richmond Hill: Dom
,sa, al Ashmead 81. Valentine. Moore ~.
aicnoh , s-arn foul: Eastern District: FraenznIck
I a1.vck t2l Richmond Hill Ashmead t5l.
Len len nnse.~Wykl z. 5. A, l. Time of periods
Ktl,l Ksa. minutes each. Substitutions-Brovyn for
pp,hstein. Nathens fog Gottiteb.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
HARVARD.

In the final round, to be played to-day.
the pairing will be Columbia vs. Harvard
and Yale VS.. Princeton
Some of the more interesting games fol-
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24

Goals from neid-Newtown. Kelly C5l. John
son (ol card i2l, Levy Flushing Smith. Goals
from roui--Iohnson 80, Smith t31 Points
| awarded. class r rous-Fnshine, (sl Newtowu.
ID Referee-Suith Tims-Periods of Is min
utes each
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24

The entry OF A L. Cpham. the New Eng
land ten-rr1ile champion insures one Of t1e
oest races Of the indoor season when the
long distance men line up Tor the feature
event al the B and K'' games in the list
Regiment Arrnory on New Years Eve
Against Cpham viii be such well known
runners as Bailey. Of the New York ATM
letic Club Tewanina and Al etiquette, or
Carlisle Indian School; Dwyer and Giibert,
Of the Mohawk Athletic Club, and Ryan
and Reynolds, Of The Irish-Aulerican Attn
letio Club.
Jimmy De Forest has legally adopted raj
Moore, the clever Philadelphia boxer. to the
enc that no other manager may rob him of
us protsze
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24

| The openings: Board ;, Ruy Lopez; s Rry
/ Lopez: & French; :. Queens Gambit declined
| Harvard played White on the odd numbered
! boards
| The standing after two rounds is al fol-
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24

The openings: Board l. forfeited: . and 4
French Defence Couenbia played White on the
odd numbered boards
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24

rs, - Dist. 40. Position Riehm'd Hill go.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24

New Offices for the Eastern League were
orered IN the St James Building yes
-ercav BY President E. c. Barrow. Presi-
dent Barrow has decided 20 retain Mur-
-sv. Kelly and Byron as urnpires next
season and will pick the other six men
Who are 10 be on his arbirrating staff from
z dozen applicants
The Falls City tribune., 1910-10-28
Troubles With @. NJ.

Postmaster-Genera Hitchcock speak.
ing of the troubles encountered by
new postmasters In rural districts,
tod Of a case that recently was called
to his attention.
a postmaster who had been on duty
at a town in North Carolina for sew
eral weeks had failed to reply to any
of the official communications which
had been addressed to him. lie had,
however, been sending his reports
without delay.
I'VE were just about to send an in
speetor down there" said the post
mastergeneral, when we received a
letter from the postmaster, in which
he said:
- have a big bundle of mail here
addressed to p. NJ. and as no person
with those initials gets mail here,
what shall | do with ito
He was told that it might be
opened and read by him."-Judge.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-10-28
CAUSES w TO GROW
Ether Given to Plants Quickens Their
Growth, as Proved by Expert
ments in Copenhagen.

Anaesthetics used upon bulbs and
plants while dormant and awaiting the
touch of spring Is one of the newest
experiments reported from Copenha-
gen. DR.. Johanssen of the Danish
capital has shown that numbers OF
Towering plants, anaesthetized With
chloroform or with ether while in the
dormant state, awake to a remarkable
activity of growth and to supereXcel.
lence in Towering, after they have
been removed to growing conditions,
out of doors or under glass, as the
case may be.
In the matter of the Easter lily, for
example, the bulbs are incased in ar
alright receptacle, while hanging
from the inner side of the closed lid
the chloroform Or the ether is sus-
pended. The temperature should be
kept as near as possible to 62 degrees
Fahrenheit, and the dormant plant life
left to the anaesthetic for As hours.
They are planted under a subdued
light for a few days, after which they
appear literally to spring from the
earth into a~bnormally vigorous. rapid
growth. Lilacs, azaleas and lilies of
the valley seem especially benefited
by the treatment. Azaleas, potted on
February %, were in full bloom on
March s, while untreated specimens
in adjoining beds did not mature their
blossoms until two weeks later. The
expense of the treatment is almost
pO+bipg md with fprtbpr pvDprinpu-
tation it is predicted that a distinctly
mercantile proposition may be
evolved.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-10-28

Picking Gazette Tells How Naadoan9
B%lobzana' Has Right TO Transfer
Soul to Successor.

The following curious decree icon
densed) appears in the Picking Gazette
of June %. The resident in Thibet
reports that in the year 1899 the now
degraded Dalai Lama addressed a
complaint TO the then resident, com
planning that the Timu Saint Nagdoang
Blobzang had been brlbing the Kamba
Lama of Chantui to cause the death
Of the Dalai Lama by means of evil
incantations in consequence of
which, at the residents request, the
said saint was cashiered, besides being
deprived of his spiritual title.
The Lama of the Pu-laipeng Mon
astery, together with the Lama of the
Timu Monastery and others, now petit
tons the residents that Nagdoang
Blobzang was quite falsely accused,
and really never did any such wrong;
they crave the emperor's favor in con-
sequence on his behalf. Under these
circumstances Nagdoang Blobzang
must have his spiritual title restored
to him. and be given back in addition
all the wealth, valuable objects and
globes appertaining thereto, and also
the right to transfer his soul to a sue
cessor In due course"
The Falls City tribune., 1910-10-28
The Little Man Spoke Up.

A cold shudder crcpt around a big
table in II of the Atlantic City cafes
the other night when a clubman. who
has recently returned from London.
announced to the guests at a dinner
party that he had happened to be
driving past the Crippen house at
Hilldrop Crescent, one dark. gloomy
night, and had see the mysterious
shadow of a clammy hand at the win.
dow The story so affected another
guest at the table that he Immediately
summoned an innocent bellboy ana
sent him off through the place calling
Doctor Crippen' The effect on the
many patrons of the cafe was cleo
trical, and the unsuspiclous bellboy
crying the terrible name In automa.
ton fashion as he passed from table to
table, left a wake of amusement and
laughter which ended in a roar when
a little mar stood up and with mock
solemnity yelled Here | am"
The Falls City tribune., 1910-10-28
Names Deserted Ninanns

Maine has had her deserted farms
and now and then one can find her
deserted villages. Such a one is
Welchville, in the town and county
of oxford, where once the pulse of
machinery kept life beating fast in a
thriving little community. Today the
population is scattering, on the farms
Whereabouts chiefly, while the change
in the value of the property is indl.
Gated by the story recently related
of the sale Of a 21a-story house for
s175, which was worth $1F500 seventy.
five years ago. But the number of
such towns is small. Maine is build
ing up fast. Her deserted farms are
being taken up. sometimes by pro
gressive young farmers, and again by
summer people, and the deserted
Maine villages promised a new lease
of life.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-10-28
DESERT FROM FRENCH ARMY
Official Announcement Says as Many
as t7,258 Men Omitted to Pre-
sent Themselves for Service.

The official announcement that
last year as many as 17.25S young
Frenchmen omitted to present them
selves for their legal term Of military
service has produced a painful impress
sion.
The increasing number of deserters
appears to be due to three causes. In
the first place, the anti-mllitarists
would seem TO have made sad progress
in certain districts. Then again, part
Of the mischief is 10 be traced to the
amnesties repeatedly voted by parlia-
ment in favor OF the men who have
not fulfilled their military obligations.
Thirdly. account must be taken of the
incredible facilities accorded by the
different French administrative au-
thorities'' TO the %'insoumisa who are
away from their country and who APP
ply for a safe conduct that they may
return home for their private affairs.
Not only is the existence of such safe
conducts "a matter for regret, but the
facility With which they are granted is
really extraordinary.
The war office and the government
can at least suppress two Of them by
no longer granting amnesties OF safe
conducts to men who are In revolt
against the law of the nation and
against patriotic duty.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-10-28
Il SING WHEN | FEEL BAD"
Young Lad Injured IN New York Sub
way Excavation Startles Doctor
by Unusual Request.

A little seYen-year-old hoy fell into
n of the deep excavations for the
New York subway. and was taken.
bruised and suffering, to the nearest
hospital. When the doctor began 10
examine his injuries little James
drew a deep breath. Il wish | could
sing. he said, looking up at the big
doctor. u think I'd feel better then"
An right, you can sing said the
doctor. and James began. So brave
and sweet was the childish voice that
after the first verse there was a round
of applause from the listeners. As
the doctor went on with his eXamina.
tion the boy WINGED a little, but struck
up his singing again. The nurse and
attendants. hearing the sweet, clear
soprano, gathered from all parts OF
the building. until he had an audience
OF nearly a hundred Through all the
pain OF the examination the child
never lost the tune; and everybody re.
joiced when the doctor announced.
We'll, ! guess you're all right, lit.
tie man. / cant find any broken
bones
= guess It was die singing that
fixed me. said James. Il always
sing when l feel bad he added sim.
ply.
Then he was taken home. not know
ing the least what a courageous les
son he nad taught everyone within tho
sound of his yoice-and to many be-
yond It, for a newspaper reporter told
the story in one of the big dailies
next day. Many a reader felt the in
SEPARATION of that boyish sentence, 4
always sing when feel bad
The Falls City tribune., 1910-10-28
Keen for Fresh Air.

well, I've seen fresh air fends be.
fore, but don't think | ever saw anv
that beat some neighbors of ours
said a woman from uptown one dav
last week. Not only have they SAT
out on the lawn every warm might
this summer, but when it began to
pour rain n evening this week thew
marched out in force, each one in tho
family armed with an umbrella. and
sat there for two hours, with the rain
soaking everything in sight. their nm.
brellas over their heads and their feet
tucked up on the rungs of tbei,
chairs. / hope they were comfort
able. but they didn't look it,"
The Falls City tribune., 1910-10-28
Woman Goes Fishing at "a.

Mrs. Francis Dry of Beverley road,
Drilled, aged ninety-four, while stay
ing at a summer residence of her son
at Ftley, determined to go sea fish
ing. a sport she, used much TO enjoy
In her younger years,
She was taken in a bath chair to the
beach and then lifted on board a coble,
which was rowed out into the bay,
where in the course of two hours she
caught no fewer than fifty fish of va
rious kinds.
The venerable lady SO much enjoyed
the excitement of the sport that she
has been II again since.-London
Standard.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-10-28
Dickens Nearly Popular as Bible.

Dickens public passes beyond the
bounds of the British Empire. There
is America-with its eighty-fve mil.
lions of people and its widespread, its
fervent, regard for Dickens. There il
France, where Daudet could write:
Little Nell and Paul Dombey came Ia
me as a revelation of purity and in.
nocence." There is Germany, where,
as Bunsen said, Dickens compels
tears and laughter amongst Germans
as amongst his own people" There
Is Russia, where Tolstoi relates that
he found the Christmas CAROL In
the cabins of the humblest serfs, and
where OLIVER Twist" and Nicholas
Nickleby" are read in sever different
t%ranslations in the realms of the car.
1t is futile to multiply evidences Of
the universally of the genius of Dick
ems. Next to the Bible and Shakes.
peare, his books enjoy the widest
popularity.-Strand,
The Falls City tribune., 1910-10-28
Study Profits for Women.

Dr.. Marion Paris presided at the
congress of women interested in ag-
riculture which was recently held at
Bryn Mawr college. Women with
practical experience spoke on their ex-
periments in general farming, fruit
growing, landscape gardening, bee
keeping, poultry raising, dairy farm
ing, truck gardening and horticulture.
The general opinion seemed to be
that women could ordinarily carry on
successfully an. of these branches
with a profit of from ten to twenty per
cent.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-10-28
ESTIMATING AGE OF WORLD
Various Professors Have Guessed
Earth Was Anywhere From 20
to 400 Million Years Old.

Lord Kelvin. half a century ago. put
forth the opinion that the age Of the
earth might be anywhere from 20.
600. 900 70 400. 100000 years. says the
Christian World. but later in life, he
cut his maximum estimate down to
40. 600. 900 years. Seventeen years ago
Doctor Walcott of the Smithsonian in.
stitution. reekoned that our globe
was probably 70, 900, 900 years old.
Professor Jolly, II years ago, esti'
mated the age of the sea at 0 1000. 900
years; while Sofas quite lately reck-
oned that old ocean" had rolled owe
its sandy bed for a period anywhere
between 10000, 600 and $50, 900 900
years. And now our geological sur
vey professors, having found the same
problem of the earth's antiquity Who'll.
" beyond their skill. have resorted u
scientific guessing like all of their
fo|rernnners. They guess that this
world of ours has been In existence
somewhere between $1,000, 900 and 10,
GOO. 600 years.
Since the dawn of human reason,
-four great problems have occupied
the mind of man. VIZ: The earth;
the heavens above; God the Creator,
and man and his destiny. These are
still the master studies of the race.
and each successive age gives US
deeper insight into them. II is a
fine thing when men of intellect take
up such studies earnestly and with
reverence. The more they investigate
IN this spirit. the sooner viii they
trace clearly the lines of agreement
that exist between science and the
less need will there be for a resort to
"guesswork.' such as that we have
seen in relation to the age of the
earth,
The Falls City tribune., 1910-10-28
Infant Mortality.

The department of health ascribes
the high death rate among babies in
hot weather to the ignorance of the
mothers, and for their ~edifcation has
issued a simple list of rules for car.
ing for infants, printed in several
languages, and urging that prompt
notification of illness be sent to the
branches Of the department. The
mortality among babies is found to be
highest among the negroes, the ItaT.
lans ranking second and the Russians
third. The Yiddish speaking popula.
ton of the lower east side has a com
paratiVely good record.-Medical Rec.
ord.