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New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
SQUASH TOURNEY BEGINS
T0uChard. a Lawn Tennis Cham.
piOn, Suffers Defeat.
GOES DOWN BEFORE LOW
George Whitney Plays Dasbing
Game in Putting Out ~
II. S. Satterlee.

squash players sent tho ball spinning
around tho walls Of the courts Of tho Prince.
ton cub. Gramercv Park. YESTERDAY in
tho FIRST open handcar tournament heid
under the direction ~ the National squash
Tennis Association Among tho forty.
eight competitors drawn was Gustaye p
Touchard, ono Of the national champions In
the lawn tennis dou5lof. who is making his
debut at the swifter game.
Touchard received mark ~ plus o and Z
hand. ont ha failed 20 extend r. l.. 10y.
one OF the experts Of the Heights Casino.
BROOKLYN who from scratch defeated
Touchard at t5-5 ard 10. The losing
player represented tho Pelham Country
Club While he was true and fast ~ his
straight shots to thc wall. he lacked The
finer strokes Of nicking and command Of
the various cuts wa,c| made IT possible for
Low easily to outplay him.
George Whitney. Of the Harvard Club at
scratch engaged his ciubmate' ii. : Satter-
lee. having the same mark, IN a sizzling
three-set contest Satterlee showed wonder
full pace in the second game and great cley-
erness in making the ball hug tho walls ard
die away in the corners. Whitney was too
strong for him. however and scored az
15-9. IFS and 1j-9.
BY placing his returns prettlly TO the
back line j. Victor Onatvia, jr.. the cham
pion Of the Baltusrol Golf Club. with mark
! Of plus G. and = hand, defeated /. Du Pont
! Irving, Harvard Club. minus 5, in two sets
At 15-3, $40. Onatiyia played re-
narkably fast game. which more than dis
| counted Trvings strokes.
The list Of competitors represents eleven
clubs In New York. New Jersey and Con-
nectcut. 1t includes John W. Prentss.
runner-up for the national championship
last season. who has the long mark Of minus
! 10 and or no count.
A. ". Riley. Of the Princeton Club, is act
ing as referee. and Frank Leonard the pro-
fessional. marked all Of the matches.
The summary follows:
National open handicap 0hrst Toundl-s. H.
Bird, Princeton (scratch). defeated -. Burton,
! Harvard (rlus 9 md / handl. l5-7. l5--i2 o.
de O. Vanderbilt. Princeton (plus and n
hand) defeated W w. Pell, Crescent A &.
| scratch. by default: George whitney, HarYagi
! jscratch. defeated II. :. Satterles. Harvard
(scratch, 10. lis. l5-9; y. Victor Ona-
tiyia. jr Balusrol plus 6 and y handl, de-
feated l. Du pont Irving. Harvard mihus D.
15-3, 15-lo
Second round--J. J.. Low, Heights Cssiro
| (scratrh). defeated Gustave r. Touchard, Pei
ham G. G. ,plus and "a hand, l5-5. 10 ..
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
NELSON TO FACE HOGAN
Former Lightweight Champion
Gets Better of Weights.

A match was clinched last night between
Battling Nelson. the former hsh'"e'snt
champion OF the world. and the sensational
Californian lightweight "Onc Round no
gan The boys will box before the Madisoh
Athletic Club on Friday. December y
Under the conditions the old ligh'Weis"'
king will have a decided advantage. no
gan will weigh IN at l3j pounds, while the
farsighted Nelson forced the condition that
he be allowed TO box at catch weights
This will give him an advantage Of fully
ten pounds.
Since Nelson began his career as a
come back" he has met with remarkable
success. and there are many who believe
that he has more than an even chance OF
winning over Hogan under the conditions.
Nelson showed great speed in his bout Will
Beecher the only time he boxed in New
York.
Since Wolgast has been III Nelson has
posted $3.50 TO fight any man i'm the world
10 a finish on the Coast.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
DUELLING SWORDS FLASH
Columbia Captain Wins Cup
Without Losing q Single Bout.

In a tournament held at Columbia UNI
versty Yesterday afternoon J. III. Northrop
captain Of the varsity fencing team. won
the duelling sword championship OF the
Columbia Fencers' Club and the cup when
goes with the title Northrop had llttle
difficulty in disposing Of his opponents, win
ming every bout. and only having TO exert
himself in the final round contests against
NJ. A. Jagendorf and \. V. Clough.
The tournament started with twenty On
tries. and they were divided into five di-
visions. the winner OF each OF these diNis-
ions, j. II. Northrop. r. Il. McElvare, u.
\. Jagendorf, II. V. Burkhard and n v.
Clough. qualifying for the finals. McENare,
like Northrop. won all his bouts in the pre-
liminary round and showed good form, Dut
he was unable to go into the finals and had
to forfeit his chance.
In the finals Northrop won all his bouts
and the other three contestants tied LOT
second place, with one bout won ana TWO
lost apiece. In two special bouts Jagen-
dorf won from Burkhard and Clough' capt
uring second honors.
The cup a large handsomely decorator
stein. was the gift of the team management
and the coaches, Murray and Miller OF the
varsity team.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15

Of Pat Powers. and rooted with wild en-
tbusiasm for everybody and everything.
Jackie CLARK was the favOrite, however, anu
they were with him TO a boy because nc
was the smallest feller in the race just
before The lads went home the dashing little
Australian showed them a furious burst OF
sneed when he started a sprint which last
ed several laps.
"Iumbov Wells. OF the WelsPalmer
team. showed signs OF weakening with
each succeeding hour. He has faileh tnoI'
often than any other rider, and twice yes
terday afternoon went fast asleep on ms
wheel and came two heavy croppers. for'-
unately the exhausted rider escaped INJURY
and was able to continue. once oelo'e'
whom he went out 10 relieve Palmer who IL
ridinp a remarkable race, his trainers were
forced 10 dash ice water in his face ana
shake him up before he awoke suffhiehtly
IN tske the track LapiZe also showed
eigrs NJ distress and Is finding 1t hard 10
hold down the sprints. The fiery Brocco,
however. is strong and hale, and MS WIZ
dashes still keep him in the eye OF the
crowd.
AT 1:40 o'clock in the afternoon brocco
led sprint and gained lead of htty
wards. He rode like a wild man, whie the
crowd roared Slowly ne drew away IRON
tho mack and for a while Il seemed as
IL he would make up that lost lap. Wells
however. weakened under the strain, and
while rounding the Fourth avenue pahk
crashed TO the floor. and the effort ot
Brocco went for nothing Shortly after
Brocco again hoped out In sprint b9t
this time I,orenz and Lawrence coliided
OH the Madison avenue turn and went TO
the bottom of the track They were not
hurt. That ended the spurts for several
hours
The teams started the day miles and
miles behind the REGARD and with little
chance apparently OF regaining their lost
ground. The early hours of the day, how
ever, were devoted to series of sprints
and by nightfail the riders were only a
little over a mile and half behind the old
mark for the nlnety-frst hour. established
by Root and Fogler in 1909 or LA miles
and Q laps. In the afternoon the pace was
fast but there were few sprnts until
Brocco came on the track.
At $50 o'clock In the morning Johnny
Bedell started sprint which narrowly es-
accident 20 himself, Lawrence, Lorenz and
the dashing little Jackie Clarke, whose rid
ing has won him host OF friends. Bedell
was loahng along in last position. but on
the Madison avenue turn he shot down the
bank and rode clear by thirty yards. Leap
ing out I'm swift pursuit, the bunch took
his pace. 1t was a grand effort to win
back that lap which he was penalized by
the rules when an accident to his brother
Menus forced the latter to quit the race.
John teamed with Fred Hill when the lat
ter also lost his partner in the same spill.
He had a good lead. and it looked well for
him. After a few laps the front fork Of
his wheel broke and he was thrown over
the handle bars in the path OF the pack.
Lorenz Clark and Lawrence We're heading
the others. but almost by a miracle they
shot clear of the wreck. Badly dazed,
Bedell was carried to his quarters and re-
viyed. After delay OF eight minutes Hill
took his place on the track and the grind
continued.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
SCHMIDT HITS THE MAT
Four Times, in Fact, and Then
Fails to Get Up.

Eddie McGoorty. the sturdy middleweignt
boxer from Pittsburgh, had an easy time
disposng of Connie Schmidt, of IIoboken,
In the sixth round of ten-round bout at
the National Sporting Club of America last
night.
Schmidt took the place Of Bill Hurley, the
Glens Falls middleweight. who hurt mis-
hand in training. He was no match for
the Smoky City man. and after being
floored for the count in the second and hfth
rounds, and again in the sixth was finally
knocked out with a right hand jolt to the
jaw.
McGooi ty was a trine wild i'm the opening
round. lie missed three let's for the head,
while Schmidt countered with light
punches The Pittsburgh man closed In
and fought for the body. lie hit short, but
with lot of power. In the second round
he worked TO close quarters and shot mp
short right uppercut TO the jaw that sent
Schmidt down for the count Of nine. The
latter rose groggy and weak, but McGoorty
was unable TO place the finishing punch.
Schmidt took a lacing in the following
rounds and after McGoorty loored him
three times in the fifth round with punches
TO the body and head ne whipped over
right hand jolt on the jaw that put an
end to the unequal battle.
\ fast bout between little men VIII be
boxed AZ the American Athletic Associa-
ton tonight. when Frarkiei Hufnagle, the
former amateur featherweight champion
and Charley Goldman. the veteran ban
tamweight, Of Brooklyn, meet for ten
rounds Hufnagle is displaying the same
remarkable form in his bouts with the
professional boxers as he showed when
he fought his way to the hamatcur title
He is a clever, hard hitting boy. and Cold
man. while an experienced boxer, VIII
have his hands full all the time
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
Denies any Scandal in
Sale OF Sc ats for the
Worlds Series.

Philadelphia, De-. IA denial that ANY
scandal attached 90 the selling ot worm
baseball series tickets in this city was maze
this afternoon by John II. Shibc secretary
of The philadelphia American League Base
ball cub. II was made in answer to "A
Statement. given out Yesterday by Jolh =
Brush chief owner oi The New loTN 'I"il's'
Il do not care - set into any cohtt"-
vcrsy with Mr. Brush" said Mr. Shibe' Du'
/ do want to make the position OF the AN
le,ics clear TO the public in general Their"
is no truth in the assertion that We handed
ont tickets TO spectators or mat four thou-
sand tickets were gives TO scvcnty-tnre'
persons.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
HELD ON FORGERY CHARGE
Pinkertons Get Iowan, Said to Have
Signed Employers Name to Check.

Detective Lieutenant Thomas Hughes. OF
Police Headquarters arraigned James T.
BrGnnigan, OF Davenport. Iowa, I'm Jeffer-
son Market court yesterday. charged with
forgery, and Magistrate Appleton held the
prisoner without bail to await the action Of
the Iowa authorities.
The Pinkcrton detective agency repre-
sontatiyes said they had trailed Brannigau
from Davenport through Denver. Kansas
City and Chicago, to New York, where he
was picked up early yesterday morning a.
Sith street and Sixth avenue. The First
National Bank, Of Davenport. set the de-
toctivee on Brauuigdns trail on account
OF check for S3g. 10 when they charged
BranHigan had signed the name Of his en-
IlOycr. j. W skinner.
Brannigan was a timekeepcr for skinner.
who IT. a bridge builder.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
Secretary Of Athletics
Has Say in Ticket Case

"On No,en.ler L. we received e''''
from the National Commssion iePu's'','7
tha; We send a list OF all the persons WV
received tickets. We complied with ln' ~
quest and. Furthermore. Joseph T. ohi wen
20 New York with additional inforina''o''
10 give the commission
This the commission declined 10 accept
We are ready to produce at any ume CORE
of the list OF those receiving the u'KP'S'
In some cases officials Of the club VINO khe"
of regular fans who wanted to see al ieSs'
one game and had sent their money to the"'
instead Of TO the club got these tickets lot
them. but there was no handing oi t'N''
10 spectators.
Those who received the tickets rom u,
were regular supporters of the club ana i'a"
q right to expect a chance to purchase tick
cts for the worlds series
No charge was made i'm Mr Brush's let''s
tbat tickets had been sold directly !"
spcculatOrs.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
MAY MEET RAICEVICH

Ibszko the Polish wrestler. accompanied
by his manager. is said TO be hurrying to
this city from Duluth Mimi, and should
arrive this afternoon. 20 secure the match
with Raicevich Jack Herman has a prop
osition to offer the Italian champion which
he says. i'm a telegram announcing his in
tentions cannot be refused by any one
who means business.
The outcome Of the conference which
viii he held in Madison Square Garden
tonight may result in a match being
made Lctween Raiceyich and Zbyszko.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
CARNEGIE TRUST co. LOSES.

Justice Greenbaum ordered verdict yes
terday for ST. 400 In the suit brought by the
Nineteenth Ward Bank against the Car
negie Trust Company on note made by
T.. J. & W. Knabe. The makers OF the
note owed the bank 10000 on notes. The
Carnegie company. which controlled the
bank. compromised the claim against The
Nnabcs for 5000 in which arrangement
WAS included the note on which suit was
brought
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
WINS IN EXTRA PERIOD
Manhattan Five Beats Penn
State After Hard Game.

The Manhattan College basketball five
opened its season here last night by win
ming hard-earned victory over the Penn
sylvania State team in an extra period
game on the Irish-American Athletic club
court by a score Of 22 10 %
Although the game was hard fought. foul
tactics on both sides marred the struggle
After being seven points IN the ruck at
the end Of the first half the home team
rallied The second period found a lie
at IS all
The lincuD follows.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
BOYS RUN UP BIG SCORE
Lads of Public School 62 Shoot
Baskets at Will.

The basketball teams OF Public Schools
81 and 62. of Manhattan, won the right
to play for the junior and senior titles, re-
spectivelv. I'm the Public Schools Athletic
League championships when they won IN
the semi-dnal rounds ot the tournament
played YESTERDAY
Public School 81. in the senior division,
overwhelmed Public School So by 80 to o.
while the midget FIVE OF Public School s.
also had an easy time defeating Public
School 80 by a score OF SO TO G.
The line-ups of the teams follow:
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
RACING IN SNOW IN MEXICO

Juarez. Mexico Dec. 1.-THE races at
Juarez to-day were run in snowstorm
and SLOW time was made. Jim Rasey. sec
ond choice, Won the feature race in drive
by three-quarteTs OF length from the
faVoritc NapR Nick
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15

RYAN. Goals from held: Manhattan-sua
IIoollhan (2l. G. Leonard 90. ~ sch -. Penn
,,lvania state Shaw -. liay, Hart. Mauthc.
Gn1Is from fouls -Loesch 90. Shaw 90. Referee
Ed Thorpe. De La sail" Institute. Time Of
halves Twenty minutes each. with au extra
period % five minutes.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
VALE CROSS. COUNTRY CAPTAIN

Ncw Haven, Dee. li-Ansou Blake card
her, 1913. Of Washington has been elected
captain of the Yale 'cross-country team fof
LcAt season.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
KILLING PACE IN RACE
Riders in Six.Day Grind Make
Records, Then Fall BEHIND.
A REAL FIGHT IN GARDEN
Ail-Nighters Object to Being Or
iered Out and Engage IN
Sharp Battle.
SCORE AT O'CLOCK IN SIX
DAY RACE.

The record fer the ninety-seventh hour
is 1889 mile. and laps, made In ieoo
by Foot and FoGler.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
ALMsNDAREs FINALLY WINS.

Havana, Dec. 1.-THE Almendares team
defeated the New York Giants here To-
day by a score OF to 4. The record 10 date
is seven Victories for the Giants and three
defeats.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15

PLAYING consistently and we'll throughout
Dr. TusgIe d2W easily defeated sylvester
Levy 03D In the Glass Il handicap ~
balklne billiard game at Pauls Riverside
Academy. last night, by a score OF 10 To 81
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
WHITE DEFEATS CONWAY
Champion Pulls Himself Together
After a Poor Start.

After tagging behind for a portion OF his
string, Charles +. White, the amateur Glass
b champion, finally pulled himself together
last night ami defeated Charles Conway
in the second game of the triple tie for the
national championship al 49, balk line bill
iards. His finish was the best Of the
game that had number OF startling feat
ures and which had held a crowd interested
alput the the table in Maurice Days acad-
emy. 18th street and Broadway. White. in
his last four innings, cut down lead and
tailed a total of 81 points, which scored the
match for him at 800 points to 269 The
champions average was 8 36-H, with high
runs OF 80. % and %. Conway was only
shade behind him, with an average OF ll-l3
and runs Of o. 10 and 10.
At the beginning White advanced to the
lead, although his shots TO the cushions
We're often astray. Then he seemed unable
10 execute a mass5 shot with any certainty.
Furthermore, his stroke was so heavy that
he kept the ivory balls rolling widely Con-
way soon caught his stroke and his touch
was good. He managed to come mp with
White. and the two drew level at 1GS each
in the twenty-seyenth inning. ON his next
TURN lpnNdN Iul lbSfNlltt Il run OF - car
roms that We're accumulated along the end
rail- and he took the lead.
For period following this White seemed
10 20 to pieces. lie played the wrong shots,
and when he played the right ones he bun
gled his draw shots so badly that he could
do little or nothing Finally in his thirty
second inning, White pulled up again with
a run OF 80, his best OF the night. But
Conway, always playing close billiards and
executing with rare skill. again opened up
"A gap I'm the score.
Conway was playing well and had "A lead
when White began the first Of his last -four
innings The second OF these contained a
number OF gems. especially half-massc
shot three-quarters OF the length of the
table. White was easily the master at this
stage. and finished by "A wide margin.
The third game. and what may prove
the final of the triple tie Of the tourna-
ment. viii be played tonight. George +.
B. Clark meeting G. -. conway. In the
event OF Conway winning this game d
second uiple tie will he established.
g.ff
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15

Charles T. White spot bGlD-0. o. .. :. 10. II.
o. j., IA. ., II. -, 10 !. TO- o. l3. o. !, II. l. D.
. &: a. - l. , . g. II %. a. !. 1. ., 9, 4. -. -
10 - T. g. Total. 800 points. atefase' Ju-4i
High runs. 80. ~ and -
Charles CONWAY (Nhite balD--l. o. o, ;, !. >, l.
H. II -. T. o. r. ~ |. -. II, %, :, T. %. -, ~
J. O. III. o. ~. Z. q. ~. y, 9. q. l. : T. 2 o. o. ~
o. l. Total 2,p points. average. ll-4d. HIsh
runs 25 ~ and 10.
Referee. A Dalton.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
AUTOMOBILES.

For other Sports. see page eleven
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15

Substitutes -Kantrowtz for Nichaelson, Baer
FOR Goldberg. Goodman for silver.
Goals from hcld-Mchselson %. Goldberg %,
Holman 90. Weinberg 81. Sahnsky t2l. kantro-
witz. Goal from foul--o' Shea Referee--hr
Parmelee +. : \. l. Umpre-Mr. Hooks,
p :. a. L. Time OF hslves-Fiftoen minutes
each.
7. : 90. Jr. (33l. Position. p 8 81. Ir. 80.
Sondack. k...............I. F........... Bodermann
Rudich. G......,... .Schlossman
Sherman. .............C ...C................ Schaefer
Broder ................R. Barry
Substitutes Shaw for SoEdack. Alter for Sher-
man.
Goals from feld--Sondack 81, Rudch (9.
sherman. SchaefeT, Broder a., Shaw. Goals
from fouls-Schacfer o. Sherman.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15

Observation-Disclosures Tor WIchaeIsoh, bdcI
for Goldberg. Goodman for Silver.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-29

Hills Pile LaxatiVes.
and Hills Pile Pomade make a great
cure for Piles. You can get the two
in one package for $10O at G. G.
Bingham's and F. G. Landry's.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-29

crop is the same as the average con-
dition for 10 years. Other figures
follow:
Corn, total production, 2,898,O
bushels; average yield per acre, AZ
bushels; 10 year average, 34.8 BUSH
els.
Tobacco, total production, 100000
pounds; average per acre, LOO
pounds; 10 year average 1900
pounds.
Potatoes, total production, 2,940,-
600 bushels; average yield per acre
los bushels; 10 year average 113
bushels.
The farm value of important crops
in Vermont on Nov. 1 was: Wheat,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-29
VERMONT CROPS IN 1911.
Corn Above the 10 Year Average
and Potatoes Below it-Farm
Values.

The report in the last issue of the
Government Crop Report gives in
structive figures regarding crops in
Vermont. Inc years total crop in
this state was 90 % of the crop of
1910 and 111% of the five year av-
year Vermont produced 2,89S,000
bushels of corn compared with g.
$4,000 bushels in 1910. It pro-
duced 100000 bushels of potatoes
this year and 3,77O,OOO bushels in
1910. The condition of the apple
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-29

$1.00 per bushel; corn, 70 cents
oats. So cents; potatoes, 68 cents !;
barley, "a cents; loose hay, $3.50
per ton; butter 80 cents a pound !;
eggs, 80 cents per dozen; chickens,
III cents per pound.
The farm value of hogs on Oct. IL
was $3.50 per hundred; beef cattle,
$50; sheep, So; wool 10 cents a
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-02-09

DR.. c. J. Engleson, office postoflce
building.
Theo. Meyer Of Mitchell, was here
this week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. II. Ringle left Mon
day morning for a visit at points in
Iowa.
Mrs. s. A. Arthur departed Tuesday
morning for Mineral Point, Wis, to
visit relatives.
l.. II. Skif, the plumber, made a
business trip to Lake Preston be-
tween trains Friday evening.
Chas. Gamble, Jr, went to Mankato
Friday morning to take a course in
the Mankato Commercial College.
THE Rosary" one of the best
shows that will visit us this season,
will be at the opera house this even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Poole went to
Rochester Sunday morning, where
Mrs. Poole entered the hospital for
treatment.
The Register Is indebted to Mrs.
Anna Lawshe for a nicely written and
detailed account of the anniversary
meeting OF the Saturday Literary
Club.
DIR. T.. J.. Moore returned home Sat
urday morning from Pierre, where he
attended a meeting of thc Life Stock
Sanitary Board and spent n week on
other business.
BrOoklngs Commandery No. II.
Knights Tcmplar. held n special con
clave last evening comforting the Red
Cross and Order OF the Temple upon
r. A. Mair of Rapid City.
The following marriage licenses
were issued by Clerk Hanson this
week: Gustavc II. Wcisc and Bertha
u. Rutzcn, Elkton; lngvold \. Nelson.
Volga. and Clara II. Olson, Brook
ings.
II. Omodt passed away at his
home In this city yesterday morning
about 10 O'Clock. lie had been in
feeble health for some years III had
been critically Ill for several days
The remains will he taken To Elan
drcau today for burial.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-02-09
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