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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

An International gambit tournament,
somewhat on the lines of the one at Vienna
in 1913. but limited TO the Kings Gambit ac-
cepted is announced by c. Marco. editor OF
THE Vienna Chess Magazine" TO take place
at the Casino des strangers. in Abbazia, a
popular Austrian health resort. 1t will start
on January II, the entries To be limited to
ten or twelve master players. There will
be three prizes, consisting OF 1000 500 and
400 crowns, respectively. The non-prlze
winners will be remunerated at the rate OF
80 crowns for each game. 20 to the winner
and 10 10 the loser. and an equal division
In case of a draw. In addition. the tourna-
ment committee undertakes to pay all of the
expenses Of the participants while at
Abbazia. Entries, accompanied by a fee OF
80 crowns, to be returned at close OF tour
nament. must be filed with q. Marco. Is
sehwarEspaniegstrasss. -yienns~. .--..-...s,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25
COMMENT ON SPORTS
G. Foster Sanford'S Football
Digest Hits the Mark.
THE LAWN TENNIS RANKING
Questions of Moment in Athletic
Life of College Men To Be
Discussed.

George Foster Sanford's comprehensive
digest Of the crying needs Of football, pub
lished in yesterdays Tribune. demands the
careful consideration Of every member Of
the rules committee. Few men are better
acquainted with conditions or better quail
fed TO speak as he has made long ana
careful study Of the game as player and
coach. Mr.. Sanford did not mince his
words. In saying without qualification that
the game as played to-day is more haz-
ardous than the one Of the late SOS he
tore into shreds the thin veil Of fancied
security under which the rules committee
has been hiding. I do not mean 10 Imply
that the members Of the committee have
not worked earnestly and conscienuousIy
10 bring about safer and saner game
and in a measure they succeeded by'legls-
lating against crashing mass plays Of the
tacllles-back and guards-back variety, but
inadvertently, perhaps, they have opened
the door 10 a possible fatality by the intro
duction Of the forward pass over the line
Of scrimmage. l have said more than once
in this column that the necessity OF play
ing the backs ten yards or more oehlnd the
line of scrimmage in the secondary line OF
defence to guard against a forward pass
opens the way to one of the most danger
Gus hazards in the history of football
They must come up on the full run to sup
port their forwards in case OF running
play to bring down the man with the pan
if the latter manages to break through the
line. Nobody who saw Jack Field anu
Fred Daily stop Percy Wendell time a1ter
time in the Harvard game Of 1917 can
question Mr.. Sanford's assertion 30 iorci-
hly expressed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

A fast field took part in the nine and
half mile invitation run Of the American
Athletic Association. which was decided
over a trail mapped out in the Bushwick
section Of Brooklyn. Isaac Davis, veteran
runner Of the Irish-American Athletic AS
ISOLATION, won, after some consistent run
ming Davis for the last six miles carried
the field along at an exhausting pace, ulti-
mately sprinting to the tape fifty yards in
advance of William j. Kennedy Of the
Missouri Athletic Club. His time was 56:lO
Tommy Carroll. Of the home club. after
running well for a large part of the dis
lance. romped home in third position, six
yards in the wake of Kennedy.
The summaries follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25
SMITH A CHESS CHAMPION
Wins Manhattan Club Title by
His Brilliant Playing.

Magnus Smith, former Canadian chess
champion, has succeeded to the title of
champion of the Manhattan Chess Club.
He defeated ]. Rosenthal, the champion
last year, in a long drawn out game IN the
tournament just concluded. The two adj
journed games, in both OF which Smith
held a decisive advantage, were also scored
by the new champion. a cash prize OF $50
goes with the title. Four years ago Smith
won the championship of the Brooklyn
Chess Club. The remaining three prizes
rest between j. Rosenthal. A. f. Kreym-
borg and F. d. Rosebault.
The standing follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25
TEN MISREPRESENTATION.
ie between Scott and SPOTS. Won by SPOTS.
FIETEEN TARGETS-SCRATC
between Scott and HIggInson. Won by
HIGH GUN-l25 TARGETS
JOCKEY RULED OFF TURF.

Juarez Mexico. Dec. 4.-Mr. Price. the
presiding steward. announced to-day after
careful investigation that j. Howard a
jockey, had been ruled of the turf. Mr..
Price also announced that the horses trained
by l.. f. Baird will be refused entries pend
ing an investigation. This is due to the
erratic form shown by Rey Hindoo, which
was recently purchased by George Snyder.
OF Spokane, Wash.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25
ICLAN M'D0NALDS AT TOP
On Even Terms with Brooklyn
Celtics in Soccer Race.

BY winning their league game at Blatts
Oval, Brooklyn, yesterday, by a score Of
10 0. at the expense Of the Camerons, the
Clan McDonalds are now tied for first place
in the championship series Of the New
York and District Amateur Football
League. The Brooklyn Celtics. who held
the lead in the race since the season
started, are now an an even footing with
the McDonalds.
The lineup follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25
CRANE WESLEYAN MANAGER

Middletown, Conn, Dec. 24.-H H.
Crane, '13. of Middletown has been elected
manager Of the Wesleyan football team
for next fall. and L. S. Pratt IA. Of New
town Centre. Mass. has been elected as
sistant manager. Larry Voorhis, who has
coached the Wesleyan eleven for two
years. will not be In charge next fall. lie
is to conduct o sugar plantation In Ala
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

A strong finish by the Brooklyn Field
Club enabled it TO defeat the Jersey Ath-
letic Club at Jersey City yesterday by a
score Of 4 to 8. At half time. however, the
score was three goals TO nothing in favor
Of the Jerseymen, and 1t appeared a stu
pendous task for Brooklyn TO overcome
this lead. Their last goal, however, did not
come until within four minutes of time
and caused great excitement and dismay
to the Jersey enthusiasts when it was
scored The lineup follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25
10 an easy fiNloA >
The summaries follow:

Finishing with splendid burst Of speed
Eddie Jordan, the track captain OF the
Xavier Athletic Association. won nara
fought victory yesterday in the weekly run
Of the West Harlem Athletic Club. Jordan
flashed past the finish three yards In front
OF Jim O'Connor, OF the Morris Athletlc
Associat ton, who determinedly fought out
the issue from the start. The victor ira
versed the course in 1872, which was a fast
performance.
Eddie Irving, formerly Of the St George
Athletic Club, weakened in the final quar-
ter mile, after disputing the pacing honors
from the start. He finished in third place
1Oo wards behind O'Connor. Thirty-hve run
ners competed, and all finished.
,rt,o cttr,rna rios follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

Smith did not lose single game, but drew
two with Northrup and Rosebault Aris-
tides MARTINEZ. president OF the club. has
given a brilliancy prize.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

Tom Harris, the brilliant runner Of the
Glencoe Athletic Club, outclassed half
dozen starters in the weekly run Of his
club Harris set a fast pace and won by
comfortable margin in 1850. George MAJ
yucca, a clubmate. was second, $50 yards
in front of Peter Harris Of the Ozanam
Association who was third.
The summaries follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25
Rome : EXCELSIOR Naples

HOTELS. ..<l
ANTICIPATION HoTsIs AND RssIAosS a aossesb
,..ax AMERICAS HorsL LuxvW AhS
stsy hesArIsh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

The new plan appeals 70 me for the rea-
son that il is quite possible TO rank the
first ten men In the country with some de-
gree of accuracy. Beyond twenty, at least,
II was a purely arbitrary opinion, and con-
seouently meant little or nothing. The
only objection worth mentioning that l
have heard against the new plan is
that in the future II Will not be possible
10 show clearly what advance or retro
eresson some player has made within
a year. judged by his position. This really
is no objection at all, as the stimulus 10
move up from one class to another should
be quite as strong as when the player
moved up from one position 70 another
Further than that, the honor Of finding
place in the select group al the top is great
er. rather agree with Miles a. Charlock
however. that the number OF players in a
class or the number Of classes should be
increased. for the reason that the list
should be broader in it's scope, in view of
the fact that the game has such wide in
nuence in all parts Of the country. ! am a
strong believer I'm the stimulus which a
ranking affords 10 younger players, and,
while I do not believe in bettling the
honor. do think that it would be better II
the range was wider than was the case
this year. Personally. ] would like to see
fifteen players ranked numerically and the
classes increased from three 20 five, with
fifteen IN a class. This would involve some
ninety players-none too many. in view Of
those who should be considered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

Eastern yachtsmen have ordered eighteen
Of the Marbehead one-design T-foot knooS
abouts from designs by T.. A. Boardman,
and Lawley x Son, who are building the
toats. have several OF them almost finished.
II is believed that twenty-five OF these
boats will be ready TO race next season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25
The summaries follow
Name and club.
YACHTING NEWS AND NOTES

The annual meeting and election OF Off
GERS Of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht
Club will be held on January 10 at the City
Club at p. m. August Heckscher, Harold
S. Vanderbilt and Daniel Bacon have been
nominated for commodore, vice-commodore
and rear commodore. respectively.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

Questions Of moment I'm the athletic life
Of college men Will be discussed at the an
nual meeting Of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association at the Hotel Astor in
this city on Thursday. Professional coach
ing. the summer baseball problem, the
definition Of an amateur and other ethical
subjects viii be considered. Football, which
brought about the birth Of the association
several years ago, when a crusade against
the game brought tho faculty members
from a number OF colleges and universities
together also may come In for q share Of
attention, but no doubt in a minor way
The clamor for changes IN the rules comes
from within this time. and not from with
out and the association is almost sure TO
leave the technical discussion Of the code
20 its seven representatives, which ANAL
gamate each year with the old rules COM
uittee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $3.50 y yean - y" ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

At Edison Field, BROOKLYN. yesterday
the Arcadia Thistles defeated the Holly
wood Inn Football Club by score Of
3 10 /.
At Lenox oval the Clan McDuffs suf-
fcred their tenth straight defeat in the
New York and District Football League
series at the hands of the Columbia oval
eleven by a score Of 6 to 2.
In a second section league game the
St George Football Club humbled the Ger
man Athletic Club at Macombs Dam Park
by a score Of 4 10 0.
with only eight men on the field the
Critchlcys captured their league engage
ment with the Clan McKenzies at Nc
Nulty Field by a score Of to /.
At Newark yesterday the Brooklyn
Celtics were defeated by the Newark Foot
ball Club by score OF 1 TO In d fast
and interesting game.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

Charles i. Seabury mas desIgned large
cruising power yacht for service On Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin, for William Wrgley,
jr., OF Chicago. The new yacht. which is TO
be named the Ada f.. is being built by the
Gas Engine and Power Company and
Charles l.. Seabury a Co., at Morris
Heights. She will measure 20 feet over all.
10 feet beam and feet draft. The hull is
of steel and the yacht will be equipped
with two 4-cylinder, 4-cycle Speedway en-
gnes, Of fifty and sixty horsepower. that
will drive her at speed Of thirteen miles
an hour
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

twin screw power yacht. l23 feet .
inches over all, is being built at the New
York Yacht and Launch Works, at Morris
Heights, for Walter Lippincott. OF the
Philadelphia Corinthian Yacht club. to be
ready for delivery on May 10 next The
Yacht VIII have is feet s inches beam and
feet inches draft \ pair of six-cylinder
100 horsepower Twentieth Century motors
NIL furnish the driving power. -----
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

The chief purpose Of the National Col
nAiate Athletic Association, which under
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25


MORT their forwards in case OF running
play to bring down the man with the ball
if the latter manages to break through the
line. Nobody who saw Jack Field and
Fred DAILY stop Percy Wendell time after
time in the Yale-Harvard game of 1910 can
question Mr.. Sanford's assertion 30 iorci-
hly expressed.
Space unfortunately is lacking at TINS
time TO 20 into the subject in much detail
/ have already expressed my views on 'ne
needs of the game and suggestions for I'M
proving it. but am not so bold OF SO mar
row as to think that in them the remedy
has heen found. There is truth in practi-
oallv everything that Mr.. Sanford has 10
say about the game The bugpear Oh Hiie
n1avs has been exaggerated. Those who
have something more than a supeIAC
knowledge realize that the hue and cry
against mass formations was carried " an
ovtrayoe II makes little difference whether
the arbitrary distance 10 be gained shou4o
be FIVE. seven or ten yards, so long as the
crashing tandem plays are eliminated
o-, not I'm favor Of Mr.. Sanford's sugges-
ton 10 allow one man TO help the runner
after the latter reaches the line or scrlIh-
maze. altough 1 am frank TO confess that
do not think it would add one bit OF dan-
ger 10 the game. 1t might, however, arouse
the reformers who have been quieted IoF
the moment to a fresh crusade. Other"lse
! believe Mr. Sanford's suggestions "ouio
bring about a better and less hazardous
game. IL all comes down 10 question Oh
opinion. and. Of course, the rules commit
tee will have the last word-a committee
which, by the way, is sure to De quite DIS
biz and unwieldy as in the last Few years
one more word. Before another week Is
over hope to present through the columns
of The Tribune a plan for improving Ihe
game which is more or less reVoIuuoHaIS ,
Ed Coechems, a coach who put st. LOUIS
University on the football map seVerai
years ago, has some ideas which may solVe
the moot question. We have been colaoo-
rating. and he is now preparing a state
rnent which l hope to publish next Ihurs'
dav. the day on which the National inter
collegiate Athletic Association meets IN an
nual session. 1t may be the entering "eds'
for the game of the future.
Altar mature thought I must confess u
"a liking for the way in which the ranking
committee of the United States Lawn Ienni
Association has done its work TINS year
Henry w. Slocum. Raymond D. Little ah'
Miles 5. Charock broke away from III
traditions that have held sway for quar-
ter of a century in a way that was as OAR
ing as it was commeudable. Lawn tennis
has been shackled 10 some extent by gov
erning body which was largely self-perpetu
ating and so conservative that any advance
along broader lines was next 10 Impossible
II was the old order Of things which So
often brought down storms of criticism
but. fortunately, that day seems to be pass
ing. and it is we'll II / am correctly in
formed. the plan Of ranking the first ter
men Of the year and then classifying some
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

Golf IS fortunate In possessing IAN
euaee OF it's own which is rich in terms and
nhrases admirably fitted TO the objects they
are intended to describe" says an authorlty
on the game. One who has heard an eiueriy
enthusiast expressing his opinion or cluo
which he had Just smashed in attempting
to drive off the tee VIII probably appreciate
the truth OF this remark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

A delicate act of appreciation for good
work done in the interest Of women's golf
was shown the other day when the Essex
County Country Club elected Mrs. f. f.
Sanford TO honorary membership. Mrs
Sanford has been connected with the game
in an official capacity for more than twelve
years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

Length Of drive is not the only virtue pos
sessed by the brilliant player, for length is
NOT produced by muscular power only. Ac-
curacv Of eve and Judgment, the instructive
gift for timing blow. are OF far more SER
vice than mere Drawn. And they tell not
merely on the teeing ground, but IN every
situation, most of all, perhaps, when the
ball lies badly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25

The standing follows:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-04-23
MONARCHS OF SEA
ARE BATTLESH|PS
FOR UNCLE SAMMY
The Two New Dreadnaughts
Now Being Planned Will
Each Have a Displacement
of 2S,OOO Tons.
Continued From Page One)

'orces, leaving the gun crews minus
valuable men. raw recruits or men in
experienced in gun Are work being
Impressed into service in their stead.
Backers OF the greater navy propa-
ganda" have, 1t Is said. been given as
surance by the Democratic leaders in
the house that vhe economy that the
Democrats will insist upon will not re-
suit In a reduction of the present plan
Of authorizing two new battleships
each year. The Republicans are, or
were. committed to this policy. Many
Democrats are eager champions of the
bigger navy. and believe II Is not wise
to build less than two battleships each
year. Among the Iuost prominent OF
these Democrats is Representative
Hobson of Alabama. of Merrimac
fame. Representative .Hobson has
fought vigorously for naval increase
since he resigned from the navy and
was elected TO congress. Two other
members Of the house are ex-sailors
Representative Loud of Michigan and
Representative Weeks OF Massachu
sets. Both of these men are Republi'
cans. and are strong navy increase
boosters. Representative Loud was
an oficer under Dewey during the bat
tie OF Manila Bay. Representative
Weeks is graduate of the Naval
Academy, but resigned from the navy
when an ensign to go into the bank
ing business in Boston. They are
rtill great champions of the navy and
work nights keeping off tine cconom-
ists who believe the naval estimates
and appropriations should be cut
down.
Neither Secretary Meyer nor any of
the expert naval builders will, publicly
discuss at this time the plans for the
new ships. Great secrecy is main
tained as to the general make up of
the main battery. That it will consist
OF ten fourteen-inch guns Is certain.
Tho ideal battery according to ex.
pcrts. one that the navy builders are
working to perfect, Is "A battery OF
twelve fourteen-inch guns. The ships
to be authorized by congress this win
ter. II is possible. will have batteries
Of this power.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-04-23
II Is Now House Cleaning Time

Many good things in Lace Cur
tains-
2h yard Lace Curtains at .75c
21a yard Lace Curtains at. .4sc
A very good Lace Curtain at
per yard .39c
yd. Fine Lace Curtain at csc
33s yd. Fine Ecru Lace Cur
tain at $1.25
Extra fine quality Lace Curtains
in white or ecru at $1.49,
$1.9S and ..............$2 $3.50
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-04-23
ATHLETES BLESSED
WITH LONG LIVES
Statistics Refute the Theory
That They Die Young
Oarsmen Top List.

New Haven. Conn, April pa ref
utation of the frequent charges that
athletes die young has been published
with statistics in the Yale Daily News.
The records of 761 athletes who won
their "Y" in one or more of the major
sports between the years of 1856 and
1904 have been compiled. The stats.
tics read in part as follows:
"Of these 761 athletes fifty-one died
since graduation. The causes were:
Consumption, IL; pneumonia, 4;
drowning. 6; heart disease, 2; war
and accident. 2; died from unknown
causes or disappeared, 10: from var
ious diseases, such as fevers, cancer,
paresis, dissipation. etc, IL.
Out of these fifty-one men. eigh-
teen rowed in the crew, sixteen played
football. eleven were track athletes,
and six played baseball. The ages
of those who have died show these
extremes and averages.
Extremes Av. ages
Sport of age at death
Crew go. 90 to 6s years All years
Football. % to 81 years 3O.S years
Baseball 20 to 80 years 2S.3 years
Track ..21 to 33 years 25.4 years
"If the four men who were drowned
while young were eliminated from the
crew table. the average age is raised
to All years.
Turning to the 10 living athletes,
those who have passed forty may be
grouped thus:
"One hundred and thirteen men are
between forty and forty-nine years
eighty-siX men are between fifty and
I fifty-nine years twenty-five men are
between sixty and sixty-nine years.
1T is widespread opinion that ath.
| letes are liable to heart trouble, but
only two Yale men of these athletes
| considered have died from this cause.
II would seem that more significant
that of the fifty-one deaths sixteen
were due to lung affections, the sports
engaged in being football, six; row.
| ing, four; baseball, two; and track
athletes. four"
A life insurance expert is quoted
with the opinion that college athletes
barring track men. show a better aver.
age expectation of long life than their
non-athletic classmates.
The Yale News quotes a wellknown
athlete authority as follows:
"Dr. Maylan has studied the individ
ual history of every oarsman gradual
ed from Harvard in the period of for
ty-one years between 1852 and 1898
The results show that, compared with
other men as to longevity, these ath
letes have had an expectation of life
barring accidental deaths in the list
of more than five years longer thar
the average standards of the insurance
mortality tables. OF the total number
of 152 men whose records were traced
1913 were living in 1904. Not one deatl
was in any way caused by overexer
ton in athletics during college years
only two men having died of hear
disease, and rowing was not blamed
in these cases. OF the thirty-two oars
men dead in more than half century
six were killed in war, two by acci
dents and only one died of consump
ton"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-04-23

W. c. Story of New York. Mrs. Scott
therefore won by majority of 14s
The following candidates, all on the
Scott ticket, also We're elected:
Vice president general-Mrs. Henry
l.. Mann.
Chaplain general-Miss Elizabeth
Pierce.
Recording secretary general-Mrs.
Howard r. Hodgkins.
Corresponding secretary general
Mrs. William Dennis.
Registrar general-Mrs. Gaius Brum
baugh.
Treasurer general-Mrs. William d
Hoover.
Historian general - Mrs. Charles
Bassett.
Assistant historian general-Mrs
Eleanor Straw Thompson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-04-23

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