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New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
Grant i'm Top Form on
Indoor Courts at Arm0'v

Burt being held back often. found ni'nselL sen
rowerIess 10 prevent a smotherlng sho' io'
,rh. former Bostonian worked spiendidiy
IN the second set and held the games even
nm 20 all. Grant served in the iltn
came. and by sizzling cross drives 'ia'
II nded the ball IN the corners Burt man
aged 70 carry the score to love-p IN 'ne
efth game. Then Grant showed his iori"
nv tricking Burt in fast rally lie Iol-
lowed with three service aces IN io"'
enishing with smash for the game.
Gustave F. Touchard. a former % 'luIO.
champion and now the national uouO'e'
champion watched the match from the slue w
lines. He was recently operated upon 'o'
appendicitis. William Burt acted as u'n-
miro and DR.. William Rosenbaum ana beh-
Ia min NJ. Phillips as linesmen
All of the players Of the top nlsht wiz
were present at the match yesterday were
preparing to begin practice on the courts
of the 7th Regiment Armory to-day anu
continue throughout the week IN prepaia-
tion for the national indoor championship
tournament. which begins next Saturday
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
BATTLE OF MASTERS NEAR
Hoppe and Sutton to Meet at
Billiards on Wednesday.

Willie Home and George Sutton Will COM
pete for the championship OF the world at
1872 balkllne billiards I'm the grand ballroom
OF the Hotel Astor on Wednesday evening.
Hoppe is the present champion. Sutton a
former champion, and match of high
order is assured.
The two players have on five different
occasions been opponents at lS2. The first
time they met was in the tournament held
at Madison Square Garden In April, 1906
Sutton overwhelmed Hoppe by making his
famous and unequalled average of 100 in
500 Slosson won the tournament, with
Sutton in second place, Schaefer third and
Hoppe fourth. Sutton scored hign run of
234 and a grand average Of 414. Hopes
best run was III; his best single average
was 3125, and his grand average 20A The
following May, at Chicago, In what was
called tournament of champions, with
slosson. schaefer. Sutton, Hoppe and Cure.
Of Paris, as competitors, Hoppe won all
his games, made a run of 800, a single
average of $3.50 and a grand average OF
277S Suttons averages were better than
Hopes They were 1888 and 1926. His
high run was 236.
on October 49, the same year, Sutton won
the championship lTOIl olosSon Dy u scort
of 800 TO s75 and was challenged by Hoppe.
The game between them took place on. De-
cember IS. at the Grand Central Palace.
and Sutton won, the totals being 900 and
27S sutton's average was 26.S2. On March
"a. 1908 Hoppe captured the coveted title
and trophy at Madison Square Garden.
when he beat Sutton by a score of 800 to
g7e. with an average or 2oSi.
Shortly afterward he returned the en-
blem to the donor. the Brunswick Balke
Colender Company contendinS That 300
point games were too short TO deterWine
the relative skill of first class players. In
duced 10 try again for the championship
he won II on March 16. 1870 from Harry p
Cline. Since then he has twice defended IT,
on December and .. 1910. he defeated
slosson in two nights play by score OF
1000 TO 400. and on November 2s. 1911. he
beat Sutton by a score of Oo to 26s
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
GUNMERS FACE BITTER WIND
Good Scores Returned, However,
at Larchmont Club Traps.

A bitterly cold breeze from the northwest
sweeping acIanss the club grounds at Larch-
mont yesterday not only numbed the fingers
OF the thirteen gunners that faced the
traps I'm the regular week -end shoot but
played havoc with the clay pigeons. send
ing them at most erratic angles after leav-
ing the traps Despite this severe hsndi-
cap, some excellent scores were made in
the nine contests that were decided.
Ralph L. SPOTS and T. j. McCahill di-
vided the honors of the day. each winning
three matches SPOTS proved high gum
with score of 100 birds" smashed out Of
the total -. McCahill was second man,
with 80 broken. SPOTS and McCahill. In
the shoot for the February cup. tied with
% targets apiece, and in the shoot-off
SPOTS proved the winner lie also won the
leg for the Bemis trophy-a new prize-his
score being % out of the p.
There was some close shooting in the
match for the vice-commodore's cup be-
tween B. VI. Higginson and r. j. McCahill
lIgginsun broke a. one more than Mecca
hill, but the leg went To McCahill because
HigginsOn is not a member. The contest
for the accumulation cup was also close
MCCahil finally won the leg. with total
of IS out of the possible J0 NJ. Y. Lenane
and b. NJ. Iligginson tieing for second place
with Is each 20 their credit.
McCahills score of 81 was the top one in
the lCO-target. handicap match. in which
twelve competed. r. J. Johnson and r. /.
SPOTS were the runners-up. with S6 apiece
as their scores. ID. f. Mcmahon won the
take-hOme trophy with "A full score OF %
The winners OF the 10 and 10 target scratch
contests were NJ. *. Waters, with a full
score. and J. II. Henry. with H. respec-
lively.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
CoNKL|N IN FINE FORM RUNNERS OUT IN SNON
Hardy Athletes Brave the Cold
in Weekly Fixtures.

With the roads covered with snow ana d
cold wind blowing. a few hardy athletes
braved the elements and took part In inVi-
tation cross country runs which were hein
yesterday.
The American Athletic Association Vi
BROOKLYN. however, had to postpone prize
competition until next Sunday afternoon.
OF the forty-odd runners who had entereu
only eight appeared at the clubhouse. IN
Justice TO the absentees. the prize race was
not held.
The runners who were oh hand however
agreed TO face the conditions ana traverse
the course Tom Carroll. the American
Athletic Association veteran, won handily'
He set the pace throughout, winning by ."
yards. I'm the exceptionally fast time Oh
23I2 Peter Skelly. another American run
ner. finished second. 100 yards in front OF
]. Waldron and Arthur Hundertmark, TWO
Clubmates.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
Defeats Burt in Straight
Sets and Captures Regi-
ment Tournament.

Smashing with whirlwind speed overhead
and spriming to the net for slashing VOL
levs WvBe c. Grant. the former national
indoor lawn tennis champion yes'eroay
won the open tournament on the courts OF
the 69th Regiment Armory. Grant deteateu
I. Millens Burt, the former player or the
Iongwood Cricket Club. of Boston IN
straight sets, by a score of 60, Ga, 81
Throughout the other rounds of the tour
nament Grant played indifferently at times
He was uncertain in winning the place IN
the final over George S. Groesoeck' VINO
ran the second set up TO 10-S. All OF MS
indsposltlon disappeared yesterday and ne
was as fast as he has ever been on Doaros'
During the first set he worked telllhs
deep drive against Burt, following 1t win
slowly played half lob to the pase Hie'
which allowed him to come up TO the he''
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
NEW YORK FENCERS WIN
Manrique Trophy Competition
Brings Out Strong Field.

D. w. Cairns, A. d. Smith and S. Pltt,
Junior fencers of the New York Fencers
Club, proved to be easily the better OF the
ten teams competing for the Manrique tr0-
ply en- Saturday night at the Central
branch of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation Brooklyn. The foil competitions
brought out one of the best fields that
has ever contested for this prize. Among
the number were Columbia University, the
University of Pennsylvania, Springfield
Training School, the French branch or the
Youig Mems Christian Association. the
West Side branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association. the Fakers' Club,
the Carnegie Fencers' Club, the Crescent
Athletic Club, the New York Turn Verein
and the winning team.
The individual honors of the bouts, which
were spirited and unusually well put up,
belonged to Henry Van Buskirk. Of the
University of Pennsylvania team. He out
classed his teammates, c. MACPHERSON and
3. Gerhard, winning straight along the
line. The trio of the French branch, Young
Mems Christian Assoclation-E. ID. Stevens,
II. t. Twyeffort and c. Ellsesser-survived
to the final round. only to fall before the
flashing blades Of the Fencers' Club juniors
by score or bouts TO /. In the opening
rot nd the Fencers' club team defeated the
West Sders. and then the New York Turn
Neren I'm the second round
The scores of the semi-fnas and finals
follow:
SEMI-FGNAB ROUND.
French Y. NJ. c. A. drew bye.
New York Pencers Club ID. W. Cairns. A
d. Smith ard s. PitD, defeated Columbia Uni
yersity o. Northrop. NJ Hamlin and A. Clough),
to g. individual scores Cairns defeated Ham
lin. TO = and Northrop. to 3. defeated
by ClOugh, to l. Smith defeated NOrthrop.
90 ,. and Hamlin. 10 .; defeated by
Clough. to g. Pitt defeated Northrop 10 o.
was defeated by Clough, 10 3
FINAL ROUND.
New York Fencers Club ID. W. Cairns A.
y. Smith and ). Pitt defeated the French Y
NJ. G. A. ~. y. stevens H. L. TwyeTort and
G. Elsesser, 10 /. Individual scores Cairns
defeated Stevens, 10 /: Smith defeated Ste
vens. TO 2 and Twyeffort. to /. was defeat
Cd by EsesSer 10 I. Pitt defeated -wyeffort,
TO /, and Elsessnr. 10 3.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
DARTMOUTH FIVE AT TOP
Critical Week at Hand for Col
lepe Basketball Teams.

The coming week will be a critical one in
the intercollegiate basketball champion
ship series. BY defeating Pennsylvania on
Saturday night, Dartmouth drew further
into the lead, but the Green's position is
by no means secure, for the Hanoverians
take a trip this week. playing the Quakers
In Philadelphia on Wednesday night and
Columbia in New York on Thursday night
These two contests will probably decide
the final standing OF Dartmouth A brace
OF defeats will practically put the New
Hampshire team out Of the running. An
other game of Importance is the Yale-Cor-
nell contest that will be played at Ithaca
on Saturday.
At the present time cornell, pennsylvania
and Columbia are tied for second place In
the league standing. with three victories
and two defeats each.
The standing follows:
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
The summaries follow:

Benny Smith. with a handicap OF five
minutes. captured the first six-mle handi-
cap run for members OF the Morris Ath-
letic Association. For four miles Smith had
a close companion I'm Robert GoldinG. a
clubmate, who received a similar handi-
cap. but shortly after the race was half
over ne jumped away from GodinG to win
by more than minute. James f. OCon-
ner, who competed from scratch. finished
I'm fifth place and received the time prize.
His actual time was S:lo.
The summaries follow.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
YACHTING NEWS AND NOTES

Charles 6. Meyer. Archibald Nesbitt
Charles l.. Willard. Arthur Knapp and Johr
Dayton. of the. Bayside Yacht Club. have
each ordered a 2S-foot overall. one-design
yacht from the designs of William Gardner
10 be called the new Bayside bird" class
as they viii be named after birds. The
boats viii be II feet inches on the water
line. feet 10 inches beam and feet s
inches draft. They will carry goo square
feet Of sail
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
The summaries follow
seventeen hardy distance runners bra

Seventeen hardy distance runners braFed
the unpleasant conditions In tn. weekly
run Of the Pennant Athletic Club Three
Of the field fell by the wayslde. Harry
Jacobson. one of the Pennant club. proved
the heetest Of the group. having a ieed OF
several hundred yards over the rest OF the
field at the finish. Ills time was 22io.
Nicholas Olmo. of the 81 Anselm's Ath-
letic Club, finished second. with Edward
Gustaferro. tho Pennant track captain, IN
third place. seventy-fve yards behind.
Tho summaries follow:
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
English Club Follows New Ideas
on RemodeIing Course.
CRITICS PRAISE THE PLAN
Natural Contour of Miniature
Hills Replaces Severe Lines
of the Bunker.

II is generally conceded that ideal condi-
tions for the making Of a golf course exist
near the sea, where the soil Is sandy
There the construction of a hazard is COM
paratively simple, for after carefully To-
eating the spot where a pit should be dug
there is little else to do but the digging
However. the great majority of American
courses are inland, and herculean, indeed,
is the work of changing natural conditions
which are unsuted to golf so as TO meet
the requirements of the game and at the
same time to make them appear natural
Judging from the newest foreign plan, the
original and severe lines OF the bunker tops
and mounds arc likely to be replaced by
the natural contour Of range of hills in
miniature. These ere long may become so
popular, especially on inland links. as to
serve in the nature of a check on the
craze for pits and wells
In other words, news has been received
TO the effect that the Mid-Surrey Club, in
the old deer park at Richmond England.
recently attempted to remodel its course
along very ingenious and original lines.
The ideas seemingly belong jointly to j. H..
Taylor the famous professional, and Peter
Lees. the Mid-Surrey greenkeeper. First,
they experimental on one hole and then
the transformation Of the others followed.
Critics from all parts Of Great Britain and
the Continent focked TO Richmond to IN
yestlgate and departed enthusiastic over
the prospects of a new era for inland
courses.
The new method resorts to ranges OF
hilocks. grassy mounds and hollows,
which largely replace sand pits. The work
must be done on a large scale Often the
ranges appear as gigantic mole hills, which
rise in places to a height of 10 feet. These
chains extend in all directions, both across
and along the line of play-some 50 yards
long and 30 wide, with peaks and gentle
valleys OF every conceivable kind. The
great variety of the formations grades the
punishment to tit the crime
Assume that two players have played
their iron shots 10 green surrounded by
moat or depression. the balls pitching
close to each other one holds the green,
but the other trickles off. II the pit was
deeper the latter ball would place the play
er In serious difficulty; i'm fact. he is pun
ished quite as severely as though the shot
had been much too hard Eliminating
the extreme hazard and placing two de-
pressions back of the green. If the bail in
question was hit only trihe too hard II
would not have sufficient speed TO mount
the far side Of the saucer into the more
troublesome one beyond, and yet the APP
rroach put TO the hole would he by no
means a sure one. However. II the stroke
had been much too strong. the ball would
be sure 10 finish IN tho second depression.
where lofted club would he necessary.
obviously. the penalty is graded TO the Of
fence
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05

In the number of points scored by the
various players. Uh, the shifty Princeton
forward. leads the league with a total of
s; points scored in seven games. Sisson. OF
Dartmouth. however. has better average.
with total OF 20 points made in five games
Benson. the Columbia captain, has 55 points
in five games and Kaufman, of Cornell, has
made 50 in the same number OF contests.
Turner. of Pennsylvania. is NTH. with i7
points In five games.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
The Summarize follow:

Only FIVE men appeared at the Mornihs-
side Athletic club. in Harlem, to coIIpeto
in the weekly three and three-quarter mile
run. George Hooley. Of the Pastime \. 60
again gave "A fine exhibition Of his running
ability I'm winning tho run. From the crack
Of the gun Hooey set terrific pace ana
soon left his four other rivals in the ruck'
The summaries follow:
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05

In advising the golfer as TO the best
means OF getting out OF bunker Walter
j. Travis says: 'The proper stroke when
you are in bunker is somewhat akin to a
blow you take when you are chopping. II
is as nearly perpendicular as you can make
It, The essential part OF the stroke is that
when the club Is brought straight down
you must turn the wrists as soon as the
club has gone beneath the surface of the
sand. The club is turned almost at right
angles. IL you are near the face of the
bunker or trap. hit further back from the
ball than when it lies some distance from
the face. or course, you understand the
ball is never hit. The sand will carry the
ball out"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
BOXING BOUTS OF WEEK
WoIgast Hopes to Make Middle
and WeIter Weights Hustle.
THREE TITLES HIS GOAL
"Packey" Mcfarland and kid"
Burns to Meet at Fairmont
Club To morrow Night. -

The report has come across the contiissht
that Ad Wolgast is thinking OF trying his
hand among the welterweight and middle
weights. Not that Wolgast believes there
is any possibility Of his developing into
wtlter or middle weight, but he says that
he can whip all the men in both classes
from Mike Gibbons to Frank Klaus and
back again. In making his declaration the
lightweight champion said: 1T Is not that
there is any danger Of my outgrowing the
class of which I am now champion. am
light for lightweight. and can box at l32
pounds at the ringside and be strong and
powerful. / will probably never develop
into a full f1edged welterweight, but ] can
box a lot faster and fight harder than am
given credit for. There is not real fighter
to-day in the ranks of the l42-pound men
or the 15S-pound men, either, for that mat
ter-and unless there is real champion
developed soon / will equal the record OF
Bob Fitzsimmons and hold three titles at
the same time.
.'There has been some talk Of my being
unable to fight as well now as before my
recent illness. Nail that rumor right down.
am as strong as ever and can beat them
all. There are no lightweghts who can
make me fight hard. Some talk has been
made Of 'Packey' Mcfarland, but he won't
do the lightweight limit for me- Tommy
Murphy, Hog an, Burns, Welsh and the rest
are not in my class. Jose Riyers is good
boy, but he is overrated. He is fast. clever
and tricky, but he can't hit. Battling Nell
son is has BEEN and any real fighter
would beat him as easily as Moran beat
him. Nelson is game. but ne ought to quit
the ring"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
Rome EXCELSIOR Naples
HOTELS.

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avsev AsEaieAs sortt tDsvsf AND ooe's"'
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New-York tribune., 1912-02-05

"young, Wagner and young Reilly
will meet at the Long Acre N'uo
Wednesday night.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05

In laying out the links or the Glenwood
Country club, on the scudder estate. At
Glen Head Devereaux Fmmet and George
L. Hubbell planned course of 60"
Yards The actual measurements, how
ever rs figured on the Typographical map
made by Lionel Moses %. of the commit
t.c. make II 500 yards the out holes being
2se, yards and the in holes 3.2b. The long
est hole Of 55 yards. is the fourteenth
and II is dogs lex angle. the line Of play
changing after proper drive. The seven
toenth. OF so yards. is straightaway for
about 3l5 yards. when the approaches must
be made at a right angle to the green.
The former nIne-hole course Of the Mas
sau Country club is part Of the Glenwood
links. and tho acreage Is nearly all in fine
turf and ready for immediate play
Tho distances are as follows: out, 200,
2s5. 1876. 3i5, SSj, 4o5. 42j, 800. 2l5-2.Si5; in.
81. 52j $40, i05. 5Sj. AS, 900. 800. 2oo-32lj-
500
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05

The Country club OF Atlantic city which
with rare e. >ceptions has confined its COM
pctitive play to the spring and fall seasons,
will this year blossom forth as a promoter
OF summer tournaments as well. In addi-
ton TO the annual New Jersey State Golf
Association affair, to be held early in June.
the club by the sea has also been awarded
tho annual Philadelphia handicap. The date
for this will probably be in July.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05

Il is understood that number of profcs-
sionnl golfers arc after the ApaTamiS
green. Herbert Strong. who has been the
pro there for several years. will he
through on March l. In the early days Of
the organization the late Willie Davis was
creenkeepor there, and later on the famous
Willie Anderson, who is also dead, had
charge at Apawamis.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05

Plenty of action will be had at Brown .
Gymnasium tomorrow night, when WINS
Howard and Young Hickey meet Tor u"
rounds. At the Mount Vernon 'op".'ue
club Shamus OBrien. Of ireland, VIII tAoe
Tommy Stagg. of Philadelphia.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05


for ten rounds. A few months ago both
Dundee and O'Keefe were boxing as ban
tamyeights. but both have developed rap
idly. They are clever. with two good hands
and as game as they come. Dundee numbers
among his victims Tommy O'Toole, the Phil
ldelphia featherweight Tommy Houck and
many other boys of note. O'Keefe showed
his ability in no uncertain manner when he
knocked out Jimmy Carroll in six rounds at
the Olympic Club Of Harlem. Both are heir
presumptive to the featherweight crown,
Realizing that he is 10 be confronted oy
A boy who will be dangerous every minute
Of the time. "Packey' Mcfarland IS leaving
no stone unturned to be in the best pos,
sible condition for his match with kid
Burns at the Fairmont ATHLETIC club, OK
The Bronx. tomorrow night. Packey' IS
working like "A beaver at the Mott haven
Athletic Club with half dozen sparrlns
partners The stockyards champion ap-
pears to he lighter than when he was
here last II Burns hopes 10 get an even
break in the ring, he will have 10 be bet-
ter than he ever was in his life before
Young" Eastman will reach the turning
point in his career when ne taees ln,,, HlSe
in a ten-round bout before thee Emp4rs
Athletic Club on Wednesday night Sh-
man has fought his way up from The pre-,
liminaries 10 a point where he has gained
a match with one Of the best men IN the
ring Should he win. he will take his place
among the foremost lights Of the protes-
sion That Gibbons does rot hod MN
cheaply is. manifest by the 1ard trainlns rb
I'm which he INDUCES. Mike declares tnat
he will win all the way. and that THIS tiins
he will have little cause for complaint on
the grol nd of lack Of condition
What the fans" have been pleased to
call riot OF action" will be seen at the
Olympic Club of Harlem tonight. when ~
Smith and Phil Cross meet for ten ROUNDS
Both are sluggers. The other bouts OF
busy night will he as follows Jack DeyIs
and Franky Pass. at the Brooklyn besch
Club: Jack Martin and Tommy RoNsr! az
the Carlyle Club: Joe Howard and. Ntlhe
Adams, at the East Avenue Club.
Knockout Brown will meet FrsEhe
Madden at the American Boxing CluD ot
Brooklyn on Thursday night Since Mao
den has long since seen his best, Brown
should make little easy money.
Leach cross will also lend his presence
To- the arena this week when he iaoe'
Johnny Dohan. the Brooklyn boy, Tor Ten
rounds at the irving club on WEDNESDAY
night
Plenty of action will be had at Browns
Gymnasium tomorrow night when WINS
Howard and Young Hickey meet TOR u"
rounds. At the Mount Vernon 'opWuue
club Shamus O'Brien. Of ireland, VIII po7
Tommy Stagg, of Philadelphia.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05

The death Of Fred Knowles once secre-
tary of the New York Giants, in Denver
last Thursday brought to me feeling OF
personal loss. He was a good friend ana
true and it seems a pity that his life
should have been cut short He did much
for baseball in this city in his quiet way
and made many friends for the Giants by
the sheer force of his own genial person
alty. He was a man of rare courage
characteristic which he showed to the end'
even though he knew that his days were
numbered.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05

Knockout Brown will meet FrsrNe
Madden at the American Boxing Club OF
Brooklyn on Thursday night. since Mdo-
den has long since seen his best brown
should make little easy money.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05

T,eacb cross will also lend his presence
To- the arena this week Wheh hr az
Johnny Dohau. the Brooklyn boy Tor zen
rounds at the irving Club on Wednesoay
night
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05

bars II there is anything at all in the true
amateur spirit and the ethical side Of any
sport.