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New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
MORE RAIN FOR YANKEES
Wolverton Beginning to Worry
About Lack of Practice.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Atlanta. March l2-Weather and baseball
are still closely associated down here In the
spring training camp OF the Yankees. and
to-day the weather had the better OF the
question. A night OF rain was followed by
damp, foggy day. and there was no
morning. work. There was practice In the
afternoon, but only throwing and bunting
behind the grandstand. The field was all
mud and water, and although the sun
showed its satrical face in the afternoon
and drove the clouds away It Is doubtful
whether the field will be ready for games
before Friday.
Wolverton. man OF considerable self
restraint on the whole and not given TO
grumbling, mathematical the weather to-
day. Not so rotten that we can't work
out" he said; but that isn't the kind Of
work we are In need OF now. Practice
games are what Is needed"
Everybody was out this afternoon except
Shears. a pitcher. A cold laid that young
man up in bed, He had fever last night
to-day. Jim Vaughn is nursing sore tom
sils and felt rocky" yesterday, but was
pretty spry to-day. He put in fifteen min
utes pitching and had lots of steam.
Gabby Street. who is a hard worker at
all times, took Vaughn in charge and
drilled him In acquiring control. Warhop
and Clark have sore arms. but one good
thing about the location Of the park is that
IL is always warm there.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
With None Out and tn e
Bases Full Wiltse
Starts the Fun.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Marlin, Tex, March 12.-The daily install
ment OF freak weather blew into Camp Nc
Graw to-day as "dry norther." which
differs from the common or garden variety
OF norther in that It does not bring rain.
The Giants went right ahead with their
work. however. as the sun tempered the Ill
wind 10 some extent
Featuring the regular clash between the
regulars and colts this afternoon was the
first triple play Of the season. The regulars
won a six-round battle by a score OF 10 10
S, but the Juveniles were outlucked In the
last inning, when the triple play took place
after they had made five hits In succession
off George Wiltse.
Marquard was pitching against Wiltse at
the finish and he led the final effort by hit
lowed suit and Johnston and Mccormick
contributed singles. Marquard and Groh
scored and the bases were choked, with
none out, when Artie Bues drove a vicious
liner at Wiltse.
The pitcher could not &c: out OF the way
and when he put up his hands the ball
stuck He wheeled and threw to Doyle,
doubling Johnston off second, and Doyle
passed the ball TO Merkle before Mccormick
could get back to first base. That ended
the game
Aside from the triple killing" the game
was enlivened by Arlie Latham's umpirlng.
According to McGraw. Latham made seven
separate and distinct blunders. and six OF
them went against the colts. Waivers were
asked on Latham, but nobody would take
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
SUN SHINES FOR BROOKLYN
Diamond Too Wet for Practice
However, at Hot Springs.
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Hot Springs, Ark, March l2-Hot Springs
is at last experiencing the correct brand OF
March weather, now that Bill Dahlen is
preparing TO leave with his superbas. Old
Sol finally hove into view to-day, but Il
was as high as the Thermometer consented
to climb. and the practice was limited 10
the customary workout on the lawn In
front Of the Eastman Hotel
Rucker and Hummel were the only two
delinquents. Maps throat continues 70
trouble him, while Silent John" is wearing
bandago around the thumb on his left
hand. and will scarcely be able to grasp a
ball for another week
The players felt like cutting up to-day,
and they worked with vim. Nothing but
lS-karat arms were displayed, and Ragan,
Yingling and Stack really let fly some fast
ones 10 Erwin and Phelps. Dahlen's squad
is physically in good condition, but the
players need lot OF batting and 1elding
practice.
The Superbas will leave here on Friday
morning for Little Rock, where tho St
Paul american Association) team will be
met In the maiden transforming engage
ment that afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
BOXER APPEALS TO COURTS
Gets Writ to Restrain Action by
State Athletic Commission.

a writ Of certiorarl was issued and a
stay Of proceedings granted by Justice
Hendrick. IN the Supreme Court, yesterday
in the case OF Jerome Jefford, known in
the boxing world as "Jefr Smith," against
Commissioners Dixon and O'Neil OF the
State Athletic Commission
Last Wednesday the commission decided
that Smith must box kid" Henry, OF
Troy, for the Athletic Exhibition Company,
at Albany, before he could go on anywhere
else. The writ and stay permit him TO
box In any licensed club and enjoin the
commission from revoking the license OF
any such club until the final determination
OF the write before the Appellate Division.
Smith gave bond OF $780, which will be
held uneil the final decision Of the case.
Rather than provoke the wrath OF the
State Athletic Commission, the National
Sporting Club OF America has declared of
the contest between Smith and Freddie
Hicks aid has substituted Joe Coster and
Billy Marchant for ten rounds tomorrow
night The patrons OF the National Sport
ing Club will be the gamers for the change,
for, instead Of watching two middleweights
who depend on their hitting ability to win
they will see two Of the fastest, cleverest
men In the ring.
Counsel for Smith says there was a
clause in the Albany contract which pro-
vided that the bout could be cancelled and
he stated further that his client could not
box at the National Sporting Club because
of an injury to his hand
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
HEARING ON AUTO BILL
Improvement of the Breed OF
Cars" Now in Danger.
[By Telegraph 10 The Tribune

Albany. March l2-The Senate Codes
Committee this afternoon gave nearing
on the McManus bill TO prevent all knds OF
public automobile racing. with the eAcep-
ton OF hill climbing tests. George n. hoo-
inson. of the Automobile Racing DriVers
Association. wrote 10 the committee sayihs
that he wanted to be recorded against th'
bill, because It would prevent the 'nn'
nrovement of the breed Of cars
Joseph Horner, a we'll known driver ara
q member of the same association was
nresent IN person. He told the COMMITTEES
that ~ the rules Of the automobile asso-
Citations were lived up to accidents, WHICH
the bill was introduced to prevent woulu
be avoided He said that In all the races
he had ever been IN he had never known
a machine to go more than ten feet on u.
course before It was brought under con'r0'
or 10 a standstill.
He believed that the building OF fences
thirty feet back from the racecourse wou'a
prevent future accidents. When MS at'en-
tion was called to the accident year os
two ago at the Syracuse State Fair' ~
said: "Why they are not even ht TO hanois
horse races, let alone automobile races
Charles Thaddeus Terry. representing th'
New York State Automobile Associaeo"i
said that automobile racing had been re-
cognized by the law of the state FOR tn'
last ten years and that the automooins''
would be willing TO take up with the Legs
ature measures for better safeguardlns
and regulating II. He, however, held tns'
q would be a serious calamity 10 stop
racing altogether as It would prevent fu''
ure development OF the automobile
'If automobile racing tests are preVen..
ed" he said. "the market will be noode"
with fake machines Of no value. prVa'o
exhibitions are permitted, but the Dill p'V
vides no regulations for them' whne =.
stops public exhibitions, regulated uhu.,
tha Cailan law oc under further restrieuo'
which might be enacted into law
senator McManus did not present al. al.
speakers for the bill, saying that the peOr,.
are for Il or they would have sent .ep'
santatives to the hearing to oppose u
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
MAKE LAWN TENNIS PLANS
w. Z. Merriss Elected President
of the Brooklyn Club.

Plans for enlargIng the clubhouse and
improving the grounds were discussed yes
terday at the annual meeting or the
Brooklyn Tennis Club. held at the Uni
versity Club. The organization, which is
now the oldest In Brooklyn occupying per-
manent courts, outlined plans for an active
tournament season. The club will again
enter a team in the championship series
OF the Metropolitan Lawn Tennis League,
Upon the election Of officers an effort
was made TO have Walter l.. Pate serve
again as president. Mr.. Pate. having had
several terms IN Office, declined. Then the
following ticket was elected for the en-
suing year: President. William r. Merriss'
secretary. John n. Thurlow; treasurer, Ar
thur A. Hassell. Board OF governors: r.
II. Boggs. Walter l.. Pate. n. B. Robe
son, L. I. Grimes, Or. p. M. Pitcher and
r. r. Dudgeon. Arthur A. Hassell will
again act as chairman Of the tournament
and grounds committee.
Prlnceton's lawn tennis team VIII meet
tho players Of the 7th Regiment next Sat
urday, March is, on the armory courts,
Goth street and Park avenue. Dean
Mathey, G. G. Thomas, S Raleigh and B.
n. Dell will be the main strings Of the
Princeton forces. William B. Cragin, jr.,
Walter Merrill Hall, George G.. Moore, jr.,
and others will play on the regimental
team.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
SKEETERS OFF TO BERMUDA
Jersey City Team Will Leave To-
day for Training Trip,

Thirty players, making up the jersey
City baseball team of the International
League, the first club in the history of the
sport in America to do its spring training
out of the United States, will sail for Ber-
muda this morning at II o'clock, to be
away for three weeks. The trip down will
take two days. the club arriving at Ham
ilton on Friday.
Light practice will prevail for a couple
Of days-and then the strenuous grind.
The return trip will be made In time to
get home for a game in Jersey City on
April 6.
President James ]. Lilis of the club will
be in personal charge Of the trip He went
to Bermuda two months ago to look over
the ground and was highly pleased with
conditions at Hamilton. The terror OF
rain, which the big league clubs in the
South have been experiencing recently, has
no place in Bermuda. No matter how hard
II rains II dries up Immediately and play
can be resumed almost at once. It only
comes in showers, anyway.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
FOOTBALL DATES FOR ARMY
Holy Cross and Stevens to Play
at West Point for First Time.

west Point. N. Y, March 12.--The Army's
FOOTBALL schedule Tor 1912, announced to-
day, consists Of nine games The season
VIII open with Stevens Institute on octo-
Der and continue with weekly games
until November 80 The game with the
Navy Is scheduled 'or the last Saturday in
November, reverting to the old custom of
the two branches of the service playing
their annual gene on the Saturday fol-
lowing Thanksgiving Day.
Neither Harvard nor Princeton appears
on 'ne Army's schedule this year. but Yale
VIII be played on October 10. Holy Cross
and Stevens are two colleges which win
come here for the first time. The sched-
ule follows:
october 3, Stevens Institute; October 70.
Rutgers; October 10, Yale: October %. Col
gate' November 2. Holy Cross; November
D. Carlisle Indians; November 1e. Tufts.
November 25. Syracuse; November so
Navy.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
HOCKEY TEST TONIGHT
Crescent Seven to Meet Wander
ers for Title and Cup.

The final and deciding game for the
hockey championship between the Wander
ers and Crescent Athletic Club teams will
be the attraction tonight at the st.
Nicholas Rink This is an extra game.
necessitated by the tie which ended the
regular series last week.
Each team has won six games and lost
two, and the result Of to-nights struggle
will give the cup to the winner. II the
Crecents win 1t will put them in perma-
nent possession of the Amateur Hockey
League championship trophy, they having
already won II in two previous years.
Seats for the game are in such demand
that standing room Is sure TO be at a pre-
MUM
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
Giants Maize q Triple
Play III, Beating Colts

his place. so ne was allowed 10 remain.
Taken all the way through. this was one
Of the best workouts the regulars have
had. This morning a six-inning game was
torn of in little more than an hour.
McGraw made so many shifts that only
few players who started were In At the
finish. but the regulars contended that
they won by a score OF 10 g.
Early in the afternoon the manager lined
Up his new pitchers for bunting practice.
and during the game he kept the mem
bers Of both teams warm by putting them
through sliding practice on the sand dunes
near third base.
II is evidently McGraws intention TO
give his veteran pitchers plenty OF work
from now on. Louis Drucke is the only
backward member OF the stan. Drucke is
proceeding with extreme caution for fear
OF straining his side again. but all the
others are fast approaching the effective
stage.
This afternoon Ames and Wiltse pitched
three innings apiece for tho regulars
against Crandall and Marquard. The last
named cut loose for the first time with
some blenders" and Ames employed his
big drop frequently. Crandall and Wiltse
were more Conservative in their deliveries.
The colts hoped on Ames for three runs
in the first inning. Shafer walked and
went home on Johnston's double. Then
with two out, Artle Bues rammed a triple
TO left, scoring Johnston. He counted on
an infeld hit by Burns.
There were several absentees from the
practice. and tho ailing list is keeping
Mackall, the trainer, busy. Arthur Wilson
is confined to his room by severe attack
OF tOnslllts. Tesreau has a bevy OF boils,
stock has painful charley horse" Max
we'll has been suffering with cramps and
several others have bad colds
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
M'CoY WINS SQUASH MATCH.

Driving the ball into the corners for
nickers. w. NJ. Mccoy defeated Harold I'm
brie yesterday in the first round match of
the squash tennis championship tourna-
ment at the Princeton Club, Gramercy
Park. The score was Isl, 15-l2.
The former hockey player was quick on
his feet. 1t was seldom that Imbrie, with
all of his wide experience. was successful
in placing the ball beyond his reach. Nc
Coy also judged the angles with rare Ger
tainty and always managed to outspeed
his opponent in the rallies
Mccoy, who Is a comparative newcomer
at the game will meet another of the for
mer Princeton hockey players, Harold
Toby, in the upper half for place In the
semi-final In the lower half W. E. Hop,
is to meet W. G. Moler for tho same
round.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
PARK CLUB THE WINNER
Captures Indoor Rife Team
Championship of America,

Washington, March 12-The Park Club,
OF Bridgeport. Conn. won the champion
ship of the Eastern Inter-Club Rifle League
as we'll as the indoor rifle team champion
ship OF the United States for 1912, accord
Ing to an announcement to-day by the Ma
tional Rife Association of America
In the shoot-off match with the New
Haven team, with which Bridgeport was
tied for the Eastern championship. the
latter not only made better score than
the st. Paul team. winners OF the West
ern League, but broke the national indoor
record, with score of 9s6. The New
Haven team tied the previous record OF
s95, while st. Paul was close third. with
Qal
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
UNION LACKS BACKBONE
So Says Rochester, Which Would
Make O. New Alliance.

Rochester. March 12.-IThe Students As
sociation to-day voted FOR the withdrawal Of
the University of Rochester from the New
York State intercollegiate Athletic Union.
Colgate, Hamilton. Union and Hobart are
other members
The association itself has no power. and
its action takes the form Of recommenda-
ton to the university council II is held
that the other members Of the union have
not lived up to the rules, and that the or
ganization has no backbone. Rochester
wants to affiliate with the College OF the
City of New York. 81. Lawrence and other
institutions In a basketball league.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
HEATHERTON ON HIS GAME
Wins Match at Pocket Billiards
for New York A. G. Title.

James y. Heatherton. the playing through
champion. won his match In the pocket
billiard championship tournament yesterday
at the New York Athletic Club. Heatherton
defeated II. B. Goetchius by the score of
100 balls TO &C. AT all times the champion
played safety until Goetchius. in an effort
TO get ball. split up tho pyramid. and
then followed by rolling off the balls into
the pockets. Altogether twelve frames were
played Heatherton made a high run OF
nineteen balls and had two scratches
Goetchius had run OF fifteen balls and two
scratches
Because of the Illness OF L. ]. Grove no
other contests were decided In the cham
pionship yesterday. All OF Groves games
will be cancelled. william A. Tilt and
Goetchius will meet to-day.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
De WITT ELECTED CAPTAIN
Will Lead Princeton Basketball
Team Next Season.
Ia TaIerranh to The Tr.bune.

Princeton, n. j., March H.-At a meeting
of the Princeton basketball team to-nign
Wallace l.. De witt, OF Spokane, wash
was elected captain Of next years hve'
De Witt entered Princeton last year, and
IS only a sophomore. He was member
Of the football eleven last fall, and was
anked by all critics as one OF the best
punters Of the year He played guard on
the basketball five. The eaptaincy lay
between him and De La Reusille.
Basketball insignia We're awarded as fol'
lows: Devereaux, Felt, Heath. Highes
Kahler. Thompson, Uhi, De La Reusille
De witt, Kellogg and Vaughan.
Vaughan "funked out" and was forced to
stop I'm midseason after being the mainstay
of the five In the early games.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
WORLDS RECORD IN BOWLING

Chicago. March IA worlds record for
tournament competition was established In
the American Bowling Congress tournament
this afternoon. when Lewis Veilstitch. OF
Kansas City, dropped $50 pins for a single
game while competing in the doubles. =,
He eclipsed the former A. Is. G. record,
held jointly by Harry Nuggley, OF st. Paul.
and William Miner. OF Chicago, by one pin.
Veilstitch was paired with kid" Nichols
the former Boston National League nitcheT.
They scored l,1l7
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13

Pinehurst, N. c.. March n-Walter J..
Travis of Garden City. Long Island, was
the winner of the 36-hole qualifying
round to-day m the eighth annual spring
golf tournament. with card of "a. Dr..
c. II. Gardner, Of Providence. was Sec
ond, with n.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
ATHLETIC LEAGUE BOWLING.

The Columbian Club, OF East Orange.
furnished the unexpected when it won the
odd game from the Rosevile Athletic AS
ISOLATION in an Athletic Bowling League
series on the latter's alleys last night. In
cidentally, the total of 1,oOa in the final
game was the best of the season.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13

one OF the best heavyweight battles of
the season will be held at the Long Acre
Athletic Club tonight. when Joe Jeanette
and Nat Dewey meet for ten rounds.
Dewey is the boxer who recently outpointed
Jeannette in an eight-round battle In Chat
tanooga, and Joe is eager TO wipe out the
stain OF that defeat by swift and decisive
victory.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
TRAVIS LEADS GOLF FIELD.

Totals. 954 OIL s76
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
AUTOMOBILES.

nEMAREST BLDG.-B'way & 57tb ST.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
MADAME TETRAZZINI
MUSICAL HEIR TOPATTI
Tells How the Greatest niger of the Past Gen
Grafton Embraced Her and declared That
She Was Glad Tn t There Was at Last
Some One to lake Her Place
By CHARLES DE GEEn.

u Is not an easy matter TO inter-
view such celebrity as Madame Te-
''a~%inl' ana fully realizing the I'M
por'ahce OF my mission, | did not con-
zeal that felt, when entering the
| eFeat singers apartment at the JEFF
ierson Hotel. very much like a small
lantern flashing Il lot OF signal ques-
tons TO II star.
Mrs Mary Pace tironcr, who
brought this star down to us (and
VINO cannot be praised enough for
having given Richmond this oppor-
;unitS OF hearing Madame Tctrazzinh
Introduced me. and the moment ] met
on one great diva | felt the atmosphere
ana art for which she stands a sue
'e SSH and gracious representative
~ course she had had a pleas
down. AS 1t was quite dark on arrivp
ing. she had not seen much OF Rich-
ihond, but intmated that the material
M na,S OF the jefferson and the sym
pathetic greeting OF the press and a
rev OF Mrs. Groner's friends. encour-
aged her TO hope for an appreciation
OF her concert tonight. She was
surance that the allusion in the pa
pers 10 her baritone" and "contralto"
no.ce was an error in type. as she
INSISTED that she could not live up Cor
..
AS to the program. Madame Tetraz-
llni assured me that she could only
say she was prepared to give to the
richmond audience in concert what
she gave TO the metropolitan audi
encc in opera
Then, dropping the official inter
view she descended from the heights
OF art TO tho DEPTHS of the frog pond
gen. conSratulatinE herself that she
mad not brought Aurora Borealis Te-
trazaini with her. who would have
made. she explained. only one mouth
tnl for the alligator.
Incidentally, Aurora b Tetrazzinl is
not mndnme's small daughter. but her
h4dame's small yellow slippers.
Returning again to the subject CT
her presence in Richmond the great
singer remarked that she believed she
was the first coloraturc soprano who
had been to Richmond since Patti. and
chorminSly related how Patti. on the
continent. about two years ago, after
hearing her sing, had taken her In
her arms and exclaimed that she was
glad She had not retired until meeting
some one who could take her place.
Encouraged by her Informal chat
about dogs and alliGaJors | nitro
duced another domestic topic-her
fame as a cook. the New York papers
having devoted much space to
her art OF cooking. publishing,
together with her photographs
In operate roles, her performances "en
casserole She dismissed this tonic
by explaining that she had to sacrifice
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
NO LAW TO STOP
SALE OF W|LDDUCk
Fowl Illegally Trapped and
Melted Are Sold on Streets
Here.

Inc saie OF a large quantity of wild
oucks on the strects of Richmond from,
wagons for several weeks has for ina
past few days been the source of mum.
erous complaints TO local authorize,
and the subject of communications 10
local newspapers from persons who be-
lievcd that the game laws were being
violated.
The matter was brought to the at
tention OF Game Warden W. j. LYMAN.
who said last night that he had in
vcstiEnted the matter and could find
no law watch would prohibit tho sale
Of Illegally killed wild duck
II appears that the main cause OF
the complaints made by Interested per-
sons was that the ducks had been
trapped In nets and had their necks
broken and were not shot It was
this fact which lead 10 the impression
that there was some State statute pro.
nibiting the Staying OF ducks in this
manner
For moro than Two weeks there han
been an abundance of this game sold
on the streets al oomra rativcly small
prices The ducks were so abundant
that It caused several cit zcns 10 In
vestigate the manner In which they
had been killed. In each instance 1t
was found that every fowl had ite
neck broken. Inquiries from tno
fuckers brought forth the Information
that they had been trapped in nets on
the Eastern shore OF Virginia. ara
were later killed ~ breaking their
necks. Game has been so plentiful In
that section this season, 1t Is said.
that Wild ducks have been captured III
droves
Persons interested In tbs game pro.
lection lave OF the State. II Is Under
stood, are anxious 70 have the present
session of the Legislature pass some
law which will make the .esale
slaughter OF wild fowl y crime pun
iehAh bio by an aheaMatc penalt.-.