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New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
Baseball y Athletics 4 Boxing Billiards Squash 4 Other Sports
Birds Fast Play Beats
GoepeI in Squash Tourney

plus 4 aces. in two fast sets at l1-l6 and
lib Hackett at the start maintained
position In the centre OF the court. and 1t
was difficult for Riley TO dslodge him.
Finally In his fourth hand i'm service, the
Princeton man settled into his game and
scored aces. Even so, il was long
chase Heckett arrived at II first, and then
Riley pulled up and set the points. He won
the set on two prettily placed aces, the ball
dying away on the back wall.
Hackett started off in front in the second
set. three pretty aces on his fourth time al
service helping along. Riley made aces
i'm his fifth service and aces in his ninth.
The Harvard player was tired, but he
fought out the match et good pace, tho
score being unusually close. Frank Leon
ard. the professional. marked the matches
The summary follows:
National open handicap Chrst roupd'-W x;
Sanger Harvard scratch, defeated Donald
scott. Harvard plus aces = hand) lo-H'
15-9. ,
Second round-Georee whitney, Harvard
(scratch). defeated J. Victor Onetivia, lr, bal -
tusrol UlUs aces =. hard'. 1l-l5 l@-s, a.
A. W Riley. Princeton scratch, defeated W. -
Y. Hachett. Harvard (plus aces, 1I-l6, Ia.
Third rourd-S. pinman Bird, ITluceloi
scratch, defeated II. Goepel. Casino 'pius =
aces, l5--6 1S-l4.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
READY FOR B0MBARDMENT
Fort Totten Firing to Cease at
First Sign of Damage.

Word came from Washington yesterday
that the War Department had ordered thst
the firing of the mortars at Fort Iotteh'
n. Y, scheduled for to-day, be stopped III
case reports from observers showed dam
age from the first shots. ordnance experts
saw the firing Of the guns will cause no
damage
For the third time within the last three
days residents Of the north shore OF Long
Island were compelled yesterday to suonllt
to another day of anxious waiting for the
threatened bombardment. with chewing
gum in their mouths cotton in their ears
and wearing felt insoles I'm their shoes, by
way of helping to break the shock, the
overwrousht population within the three
mile limit of the fort declare they want the
bombardment to begin at once, II 1t has 10
take place, or else be declared of IN
definitely. The latest news from the fort
Yesterday was that the bombardment wou'd
begin at $50 o'clock this morning.
II the morning is misty. residents or
Flushing, Bayside. Great Neck, Manhas-
set. Port Richmond and Sands Point can
hang up their pictures again until the next
clear morning.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
MEASLES CLOSES A SCHOOL
More than Half Of Pupils in Norwood,
Long Island. Confined to Homes.

The public school IT Norwood Long ISL
and. did not open its doors yesterday be-
cause l2j OF the 2l0 pupils are at their
homes III with measles. II is expected that
the school will have to remain closed for at
least two weeks. Meanwhile the home Of
each i'll child has been quarantined. and the
health authorities are doing all in their
power To prevent a further spread of the
disease, which has become epidemic.
The origin Of the disease has not been
learned, but it spread so rapidly that last
Friday the Board Of Education decided not
10 open the school again until the epidemic
vas under control. DR.. William Rhame. a
town health officer; DR.. H. +. Parker the
village health officer, and all the local ply
siClans are combating the disease
The school at valley Stream, few miles
from Norwood, has just been opened after
an enforced vacation due to similar epi-
dcmic
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
TO RETRY WILL CONTEST
Wife Says Spirit Messages lnfiu'
enced R. H. Thompson.

In accordance with a decision or the sr-
pellate Division, a rehearing IN the Ihonlp-
son will case was begun yesterday before
Justice Garretson, OF the Supreme Court.
and q Jury. IN Brooklyn. The will Of Rob
ert H. Thompson, wealthy paper manu-
facturer, was held invalid by Surrogate
Ketchem on the ground that undue infu-
ence Of a spiritualistlc nature had been
brought to bear upon the testator to p'e-
vent him from reyoking his old will IN favor
OF his children and making new ore
recognizing the rights Of his wife, Mrs
Mabelle Ames Thompson.
Mr.. Thompson married twenty months
after making the will. His wife was for
merlv his confidential clerk, and many
wears his tunior. He died a few months
after his marriage.
Mrs. Thompson produced evidence 70 show
that from the time of the execution Of the
will the testator's daughter, Mrs. Marion
Thompson Funk, wife OF Or. Isaac Funk.
began receiving alleged spiritualistlc COM
munications from "Muzzie" and other
spirits advising the old man in the strong
est terms to look after his children's IN
terests.
"MuZzie" was supposed 10 nave oeen NV
Thompsons first wife. Mr.. Thompson took
a great interest In the communications ana
acted under their influence, It is supposed.
lie left an estate valued at about cocoon
most Of which was bequeathed 10 Mrs.
Funk and her brother Robgt II. Thomp-
son, jr Mrs. Thompson sought 10 break the
will and won before the Surrogate. The
Appellate Division sent the case before A
fury for retrial. The former evidence Is
being repeated.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
MYSTERIOUS" SMITH SHOT
Welterweight Boxer Who Made Stand
Against Wolcott May Recover.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 1s.--"Mysterious
Billy" ,Amos) Smith, at one time well
known welterweisht prizenehter. was IA.
tally shot last night by Captain a. p.
Loomis. Of the river steamer We Own.
The shooting was faid to be the outcome
Of q series Of quarrels IN which the two
men had engaged at various times since
last August, when Smiths wife secured a
divorce. Later LoOmis married the woman.
As Mrs. Looms was walking along the
street Smith approached and addressed her.
Suddenly Loomis. whom Smith had not
seen. stepped forward and shot Smith in
the abdomen. smith fell 10 the sidewalk
and Loomis fred two moro shots into his
BODY. smith fired several shots at Loomis,
but hi, bullets went wild.
II b. said that the wounded man has a
fair chance 10 recover
While never champion ~ the world.
mith Vaa one of the best welterweights
II hig dav and hi i've sruellins battles
pifh Joe Wolcott The Plsck Demon
r.hen 'he later vas tho worlds champion
sre ven remembered 10y Tho boxing fans
cf the country.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
TEN DEAD IN TRAIN WRECK
Flyer and Silk Special in Col,
lision on G., M. & st. P.

Odessa, MINI, Dec. 18.--Ten are dead
and nearly score are more or less serious
~ injured as the result OF a silk train en-
the Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul Rail
road, which was running as Section , of
the Columbian Flyer. crashing into the
rear Pullman OF the flyer at the station here
early to-day. The engine OF the silk special
ploughed for five feet into the sleeper. but
the greatest loss OF life was In the front
end OF the Pullman, which was telescoped
by the dining car just ahead.
Although both the diner and the Pullman
were OF steel, the former sheared the upper
portion OF the sleeper from the floor as II II
had been cardboard.
Responsibility for the wreck has not been
determined definitely. but is said 10 rest
between the operator at Ortonyille juno
tior. who II is asserted should not have
permitted the silk train 10 enter the block
in which there was train; the operator
here, who II IL said, failed 10 lift the stop
signal for the flyer, and the hsgmsn OF
the flyer, who it is claimed failed to pro-
tect the rear Of his train Immediately fol-
lowing its stopping at the block.
OF all the occupants of the Pullman, but
two escaped without injury. Immediately
after the crash the uninJured FASTENED 10
the work OF rescue, and many feats of
heroism We're performed.
q. F. Schuster, "jacky" OF the United
States battIeship West Virginia, on his way
to his home in Toledo, on furlough. was
conspicuous in the work of rescue. Il was
dead for lack OF sleep" he said, "ard I
didn't know anything OF the wreck until
awakened by the groans and screams. Then
got out and went to work.
Nearly all of the injured were taken 10
Minneapolis, and many Of them continued
on TO their destinations. The bodies OF the
dead are being held here and will be sent
20 their destinations as soon as word can
he lid frnr11 relatives.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
MIKE MURPHY NEEDS REST
Trainer of Pennsylvania and the
Olympic Team III at Home.

Philadelphia, Dec. 1S.-Mike Murphy the
famous trainer of the University Of Penn
sylvania, has been ordered by his physician
to spend the winter in a milder climate so
as TO build himself up for the work OF
handling the American team which VIII
compete in the Olympic games at Stock
holm, Sweden next year
Murphy at present is confined to his home
by Illness which Is said 10 be serious. II Is
said that worry over the football eleven
helped 10 bring about his present condition.
If present plans are carried out he will 90
TO Bermuda for a long rest.
Murphy will be ffty-one years old on
February 2S. lie has alternated between
Yale and Pennsylvania as trainer but has
been with the Quakers since 1905. lie has
developed such stars OF the athletic world
as y. j. Cartmell, John b. Taylor, Guy
Haskins. Lloyd Jones. Billy Paul. w. Fos-
ter. TEX" Ramsdell, J. d. Burdick, Tommy
Mof1it and u. lie Roy Mercer
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
CHANCE TO PLAY AGAIN
Failure to Get Gandil Breaks Up
Plans of Cubs Leader.

Chicago. Dec iS.-Frank Chance, the
veteran first baseman and manger OF the
Chicago cubs. will play again next season.
This was announced last night by President
Murphy. who said he had received a letter
from the CLUB leader 10 that effect. The
failure 10 get Gandl. a first baseman, from
the Montreal club undoubtedly has some
thing 20 do with the action Of Chance.
President Murphy also announced that a
few changes had been made in the training
trip schedule. From the training camp az
New Orleans the club will go 10 Mobile and
then to Birmingham. Two games will be
llayed in each city.
The players will then turn northward and
make either Memphis or Nashville Then
they will 90 TO Louisville, indianapolis and
South Bend. IT was originally planned to
80 to Louisville direct from New Orleans.
The loss Of Gandil has put crimp i'm
Chances plans. Murphy was prepared to
give s. 600, Safer, a first baseran, and
pitcher for Gandil Pittsburgh and ST.
Louis refused TO waive on Safer, and the
deal fell through.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
GIANTS END CUBAN TRIP
Wind Up with Another Victory
Over Almendares Nine.

Havana. Dec. 1S-The Giants wound up
their Cuban trip here this afternoon by
defeating the Almendares nine The score
was 4 TO I. The record for the twelve
games is nine victories and three defeats
for an average of $50 This is far and
away the best record that any visiting team
ever made in Cuba. and one that is likely
to stand for some years to come The Ha-
vana team defeated the Giants only once,
while the Almendares won two games.
Mathewson, Wiltse and Crandall held
despouc sway over the dark hued hitters.
All three Of the New York twirlers we're
In tip-top form, and the Cubans were
helpless. Mauy particularly was in his
element, and humDled the great Mendez
when il came 20 a pitchers battle. The
Cubans, however. while fast and accurate
fielders and good base runners. are no.
toriously weak in hitting so that McGraw's S
men did not have TO face a team of Ty
Cobbs or Hans Wagners
The record which the Giants have made
has earned them great deal Of popularity
here, and they are generally considered
the greatest aggregation Of bsllpayers in
the world. Their efforts 10 play hard and
WI "o'' pc'' dPpIe'ldten py the tuDdns'
VINO have seen too many transforming
teams loaf through 4 series. The Havana
and Almendsres mines. however have suf-
f"red from the aggTessveness Of McCiraW's s
men. But the players and the fans
are anxious for another series next winter
The New York men will leave here im-
mcdiately. Those who live in the Wess
viii go directly home after reaching Flor
ida. The rest Will travel by rail TO New
York where they will arrive in time for
Christmas. Only six or seven weeks will
elapse before the players will gather at
Marlin Springs for the annual training
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
SCHOOL FIVES SHOW SPEED
Senior and Junior Teams of No.
III Win at Basketball.

The senior and junior basketball teams OF
Public School III scored two we'll won
victories I'm tho semi-final round of the
Public schools Athletic League tournament
for elementary schools on the court of
stuyvesant High School yesterday after
noon. Pressed 10 the fullest extent Of their
speed, the senior team won from the team
Of No. 10 by a score OF II TO 10 in the last
few moments of play The juniors had
comparatively easy time i'm defeating the
quintet OF No. 1A by a score of 25 10 10.
Coached by Miss Nancy Kirkman, for
mer Normal College basketball player, the
teams of No III showed unusual speed and
ability. Their whole game was built upon
team work, the passing and cross forward
work was the best seen in some time
among elementary school boys. Next week
the teams will meet the quintets of Pub
lie Schools 81 and 60. OF Manhattan. In the
final round.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
WELCOMES JAIL SENTENCE
Man Who Wrote Threatening Letters to
Postmaster Gets Four Years,

The dream OF William y. Pettus, the
lanky mountaineer who wrote threatening
letters 10 Postmaster Morgan. was realized
Yesterday, when Judge Holt in the United
States Circuit Court sentenced him 70 four
years imprisonment In Atlanta. Pettus
having tasted OF the abundance, security
and regularity Of prison meals. found II
hard Job 10 live by merely marching on the
arm of Dame Liberty and was anxious 10
Get back where other minds might oe pu'
to the trouble OF providing him win srup'
II was this desire, he said. that eauseu
him TO write the threatening letters anu
when Judge Holt announced the sentence
pettus seemed TO regard Il as the oes'
christmas gift that ever came his way
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
Riley Also Wins After
Two Hard Fought
Sets with Hackett.

Depending chiefly upon his straight fast
shots. 5. Hinman Bird, Of the Princeton
Club, won his place in the round before the
scmi-fnals yesterday in the open national
handicap squash tournament on the courts
OF the Princeton Club. Gramercy Park. In
the third round Bird. playing from scratch
defeated r. Goepel, of the Casino. at plus
aces, by the score OF l5-6 and lS--l4.
In the first set the strange court and the
severity OF Birds strokes bothered the
Brooklyn player He handled the ball bet
ter in the next set. and ran along to IA be-
fore Bird caught UP with him and set the
score Then the two engaged in some
furiously played rallies. but the Princeton
player always placed well, and he finally
ran out the game.
One Of the hardest matches OF the day
was that in which A. ". Riley. the Prince
ton champion, from the scratch mark. de-
ieated w. II. y. Hackett, OF Harvard, at
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
PREPARE FOR RIcHEsoN TRIAL
Precept Issued for Summonmg zoV
Citizens as Traverse Jurors.

Boston. Dec. lS.-'rhat every prehhh"a,
precautlon is to be taken TO prevent n"
trial In the case OF the Rev, Clarence v :
Richeson. who is to face trial on J"nu'i'
Il on the charge Of the murder Of AF',
IJnneu. was shown to-day. when a precrl'
was issued for the summoninS OF 20 GU
zens as traverse jurors TO present mem
selves OH the opening day Of the trial in's
number is considerably I'm excess OF ue
usual call The names will be drawn "i'"'
IN few days
]. l.. Lee and Beverly r. Harrison :"
counsel Tor the defence, returned to-day
their homes in Virginia. but they are eS'
rected 20 return soon after Christmas.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
WAY OPEN TO DARTMOUTH
Chance to Strengthen Football
Schedule with Two Games.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Hanover, y. IT,, Dec. H.-Nelther bow
doin nor Colby will be on the Dartmouth
football schedule next year. according to
an announcement made by Graves, the
graduate manager. this morning. The dis
continuance is due to the request OF the
two institutions. which felt that the Dart
mouth games, coming 80 early in the sea-
son, weakened their teams only the most
friendly relations exist between the two
and Dartmouth.
What colleges will replace these games
on the schedule could not be learned MIN
nesota, Pennsylvania. Cornell, Brown ana
LAFAYETTE have been mentioned az posi-
hilitlcE
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
Q JURORS FOR PACKERS TRIAL

Chicago. Dec. lS-Tvo additional jurors
were obtained to-day 10 try the Ten 'h'-
caso meat packcrs under indictment Tor al
lesed violation # tho criminal section ot
the sherman antttruGt law ~ the lpited
states District court When iht hour 90
adjournment VaT iesched nine JUROR had
been accepted h. BOTH sidc5.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
WELLS KNOCKS OUT sToRBEoK

London. Dec. ls--Bombadier Wells. who
planned to meet Jack johnson last SEN
tember until the authorities stepped IN
appeared In the ring OF the National Snort
ing Club tonight against Fred Storbeck
the heavyweight champion Of South Africa
The bout lasted eleven rounds, storbeck
being knocked out
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
REFEREE ENDS THIS BOUT

The referee at the Brooklyn Beach Ath-
letic Club last night found it necessary TO-
call halt in the third round Of a ten
round bout between Young" Wagner. the
East Side bantam. and Terry Moran. to
save tho latter from unnecessary punish
ment and a probable knockout.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
PARKER WINS AT BILLIARDS

BY handiy defeating Murray Elm handi-
capped at no. Ezra H. Parker. IL. capt
urcd tho Class - handicap lS2 balkIuc
billiard honors AZ Paul's Riverside
Academy last night Tho score was il5 10
l02 Both men played strongly throushoul
Parkers average was i3-2s, with high run.
Of IS. Is ana 10. j. &. Wood and William
Viertel. who arc tied for second place. viii
play off the place this evening.
Frank Mckee defeated Frank Mckcoush
h. the cloas score NJ Is 80 r. In tho rspid
FIRE three cushion tournament AZ poylet
academy last niEht. sixteen pla!cis CON
tested for the prize
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
KANSAS LEADS IN WEALTH.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. B-KanSus has the
largest pcr capita wealth. based upon the
assessed valuation. OF any state IN the
Union. ACCORDING to figures computed hero
to-ds, hy the state Treasurer The pcr
capita aEEs.sment valuation l. vsis 20
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
line-ups follow:
JUNIOR GAM

i. :. III 800. Position 7. < Isl 10.
ID. Diskin. ........... Il. F.......... Wolkerowitz
Mandelowitz. ..........R. F...........R .Rubenstein
IebOWtz. ......... C. C.................. Egan
Slpidn. l.. G....-......... Delmate
Lief. G......., .Iippelich
Goals from feld-Mandelowitz a.. Lebowlta
(5l, -. Diskin, Lief. Wolkerowitz, Rubenstein.
Egan. Goals from fouls-D Diskin Cdi. Egan
a.. Glass foul--P. :. III, Manhattan, I.
Referee-Dr. Way, p. :. A. l.. Umpire Mr..
minutes each
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
SENIOR GAME.

Goals from feld-W. Diskn ~, RUbenoN (3l.
Gait, Probstein (2l. Goals from fOuls-Rubonoff
(5J. Finn, Pine. Referee-Dr. WAY. Z. s 4. J.
Umpire Mr.. Cooley, J. :. A. L. Time Of halves
Fifteen minutes each.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19

SUNDAYS NEW York TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere IN the United States
for 1850 year.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
NELSON PROVES HIS WORTH
Champion Shows Oldtime Form
Against Willie Howard.

Il was the old Battling Nelson. the
furious and aggressive Durable Dane"
who boxed at the Irving Athletic Club. Of
Brooklyn last night, and before his whirl-
wind speed Willie Howard the Ridge
wood Terror" was an easy victim. How
ards grit and courage kept him on his
feet until the finish, but he was a badly
bruised, weak and weary boxer when he
left the ring at the end of the final round.
For three rounds Howard made a fairly
good stand against the former champion
but after that the old king Of them all
had matters his own way and won
as he pleased. In the seventh round Mel
son was cautioned for using his head
As usual, Nelson was easy to hit. and
his ability To land gave Howard a little
nerve. lie danced in and out. and with a
few lefts 10 the fac, brought forth the
cheers Of his hackers They had little or
no force behind them, and Nelson an
sweTed the pecks with a rush and some
fast two-handed fighting. His punches
ceTried all hls power behind them. and
Howard backed up and broke ground be-
fore the charges. once started. Nelson
carried the fight all the time. He never
let up. and Howard had to retreat or
leave the ring.
Jack Dennine, the West Side welter-
weight had little or no trouble i'm ont
pointing Billy Hicks in fast ten round
bout at the Olympic Athletic Club. Of
Harlem. last night. Denning won all the
way lie was too fast and too clever for
his opponent and not only outboxed him.
but after few rounds outfought and ont
slugged him in the clinches.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19

The bureau OF tours Of the Automobile
club OF America advises motorists that
Jackson avenue is open the entire distance,
although the paving IL not completed be-
yond the car barns. It II therefore possible
to use the direct route from the Queens
hOro Bridge to Flushing
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19

For the first time special show cars are
being sent TO this country by the foreign
manufacturers for the Importers Automo-
bile salon. Heretofore the famous Paris
Salon has ben held in December. and there
was insufficient time elapsing between its
close and the opening Of the show in this
city to bring over the special exhibits pre-
pared by the foreign builders for the diff
fcrent European shows
The Paris salon was not held this year
end as the Olympia Show i'm London ended
last month there was ample time to ship
exhibits to this country for the opening Of
the Importers Automobile Salon in the
Hotel Astor January ~.
Twenty different makes Of foreign built
automobiles, the largest number ever
brought together in this country. will hc
exhibited at the salon The special exhibits
will include polished chassis. some with the
working parts I'm motion and the motors,
transmission, cases, etc, cut away to show
the functions of the mechanism and special
~ designed and finished bodies The eX
hiblts OF valveless motors. including sliding,
rotary and spiral sleeve valves and revolv-
ing piston valves. are sure to attract un-
usual attention.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19

Harry $. Houpt, manager OF Alco sales,
yesterday announced the appointment Of
W. p. Kennedy as head OF the transporta-
ton cost bureau which has been established
by the American Locomotive Company, in
connection with the motor truck depart
ment.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19

zoo O'Bricn. the recently appointed secrc-
tary and general manager Of tie Giants,
also viii be away from his desk in the St
James Building for a few days. He viii
spend the holidays az his home in NIL
,.aukes.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19

Harry Wolyerton. the new manager Of
the Yankees. has started for California 10
arrange his affairs before settling here in
the East He will be hack about January Il.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19

An good things are coming to Hughie
Jennings, manager Of the Detroit Tigers.
He was able 20 leave the hospital in Scran-
ton on sunday, where he has been confined
since his automobile accident, while yes
terday he rejOiced over q baby daughter,
born IN tho very room he has been occupy
New-York tribune., 1911-12-19

Young" Sam Langford and Joe Maroney'
two hard-hitting llghtweights. VIII box ten
rounds AT the Mount Vernon Sporting Club,
and slashing bout is assured. lAngiord
is n fairly clever boy. while Maroney Is a
hard, aggressive fighter Of that type WHICH
bores right in and exchanges punches at all
times