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New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
LIVELY SPORT AT TRAPS
Eighteen Gunners Compete in
Larchmont Club Shoot.

The weekend shoot of the Larchmont
Yacht Club yesterday proved one Of the
best OF the season so far. Eighteen gun
ners. divided into squads of six each. shot
In the ten matches decided. and despite a
strong oncoming wind that caused the clay
birds TO fly at erratlc angles. many full
scores were returned,
Ralph l.. SPOTS carried on the honors of
the day. for besides being high. gun, with
a score of ll6 out OF the possible rs. he
won the ten-target scratch contest with n
full score, the hftcen-target scratch and
the leg for the monthly cup. He shot from
scratch in the last named match and re-
turned full score OF %.
c. w, Lembeck returned the best score in
the 100-target handicap contest, breaking 81.
r. H. Nickols was the runner up. with %
to his credit Lembeck also proved the
winner OF the leg for the Accumulation
Cup. He broke IS out of his 80 birds" "
beating +. G.. Unit by one bird"
Unit was the winner OF the leg for the
Vice Commodore Cup with a. full score
Of 25 and A. Johnson won the leg for the
Bemis Trophy, after shooting of tie with
J. G. Patterson and r. L. SPOTS r. NJ.
Hlgginson was the winner of special
trophy match. with full score Of %, and
T. Lenane. jr., captured another special
prize with q az his secre.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
NEW RULES FOR SWIMMERS
Colleges Make Changes in A. A.
u. Code at Meeting.

At A meeting of the representatives Of
the colleges in the intercollegiate Swim
ming Association at Livingston Hall Of
Columbia University yesterday the Anna
teur Athletic Union rules were accepted
10 take effect at once, with few excp-
tions. The colcgians held an unusually
long session. debating the various rules
adopted.
The exceptions made TO the Amateur
Athletic Union rules were In the dives,
where the intercollegiate provisions have
long been weak Yesterdays action pro-
vides that no feet dives shall be per-
mitted and that the individuality OF the
diver shall not be considered. The Union
rules allow striking the water with the
feet as we'll as the consideration of the
individuality of the diver. After much
discussion the association representatives
compromised their differences by making
these two changes.
The new rules will go into effect at
once on the agreement of the delegates,
and will be applied in the next meet. be.
tween Columbia and Brown, on February
II. Cornell's representative was unable
to be present. The delegates of Pennsyl-
vania, Princeton. the College of the City
of New York, Yale and Columbia, how
ever, attended.
Provision was made for the holding OF
the outdoor ntercollegiates at Travers
Island about July !, and several of the
officials for the intercollegiate meet in
Pennsylvania's pool on March o were se-
lected. Otto Wahle. OF the New York Ath-
letic club, addressed the delegates The
next meeting will be held on March . az
PHILADELPHIA.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
C0UL0N GETS THE DECISION
Defeats frankie Burns, but the
Crowd Voices It's Disapproval.

New Orleans, Feb. 1s.-Johnny Coulon. OF
Chicago. was stii the bantam champion OF
the world at the end OF his twenty-round
fight with frankie Burns. of Jersey City,
this afternoon. before the West Side Ath-
letic Club. The fight was fast and furious
from the first bell, Coulon at all times
carrying the fighting to Burns's corner.
He was met with such an onslaught how
ever. that a number of Burns supporters
thought he at least should have had "A
draw.
rhe arena was packed and the crowd was
loath to leave after Harry Stout the ref
cree. had raised Coulons glove and given
him the decision. The yelling was deafen-
ing. but the decision stood. and the crowd
finally filtered through the exits.
Coulon was credited with the only knock
Gown. which came In the first minute Of the
last round The champion landed a left
hook to the jaw just Burns's foot slipped
The latter dropped, but was up In an In
rounds went to Coulon.
The Jersey City boy finished strongly.
having the best OF the seventeenth and
eighteenth rounds, varying right and left
body blows with right uppercuts i'm the
clinches that made Coulon hold. The eigh-
teenth found Burns poking Coulon's head
back with jabs To the face and stomach.
The champion tried hard TO land on the
stomach. but Burns covered cleverly. II
was all Burns I'm the nineteenth and twen-
tieth. Both were fighting hard at the bell.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
KEEN STRUGGLE FOR TITLE
Hockey Sevens Fighting Hard in
Amateur Race.

Never before in the history Of hockey In
this vicinity has there been so much In
terest in the outcome of the Amateur
League championship. Since the opening Of
the series, early in the season, four teams
have see-sawed in the lead. with frequent
ties and all of them In position to take
advantage of the slightest weakness or
backward playing of rival organization.
The race for the title has narrowed down
to a struggle between the Wanderers and
the Crescent A. c. teams. The former by
defeating the New York A. G.. team last
week took the lead in the tournament,
with the New Mooners second, and the
Mercury Foot seven practically eliminated
from the struggle.
The Crescent seven is picked 10 beat the
Hockey club team In the game on Friday
night at the st. Nicholas Rink. This will
create another tie between the former
team and the Wanderers Hence the de-
Gliding game between these two sevens will
be played on March /.
The New York A. 6. will meet the St
Nicholas team on Wednesday night A
victory for the latter will put them in
third place.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
Leads Morningside Runners
Home for the Ninth Time.

For the ninth consecutive time this sea-
son George Hooley, of the Pastime Athleuc
Club, breasted the tape yesterday Nictof
in the weekly fixture Of the Morningside
Athletic Club. He did not have an easy
task. For the greater part he was pressed
10 the limit by Charles Mccain. OF the
Morningslde Athletic Club, and Frank
Masterson. the three-mile junior champion
who has again drifted back to the Mohawk
Athletic Club.
The pleasant weather brought out pack
OF thirty runners who fought out an IN
teresting battle. From the outset Hooley
set terrific pace, with McCann' Mas
terson and Charles Timmins, another
Morningside runner. challenging his pace
for two and a half miles The Pastime
representative then jumped his rivals. lie
held an advantage of two hundred yards
at the tape which he crossed In the splen-
did time of 1870. McCann succeeded In
beating Masterson for second place.
The summaries follow:
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
THREE SKATING MARKS FALL
Oscar Mathiesen Makes New, World s
Records on Norwegian Ice.

Christlaria, Feb. ls.-Three new world $
skating records have been made by Oscar
Mathesen. the Norwegian skater In the
international competitions yesterday he won
the 500 metre race in Al-5 seconds, which
IL 2-5 OF a second better than the record,
made by himself in 1893.
To-day Mathiesen won the 1900 and 10000
metre contests, the former In minutes
20 ga seconds and the latter In II minutes
IS S-1O seconds. The previous record for the
1900 metres was made by Mathiesen in
1905 in minutes % 4-5 seconds. The 10000
metre record. II minutes 80 S-5 seconds, was
made by T. oestlund in 1900.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
COLUMBIA'S CHANCES GOOD
Leads College Fives in Basket
ball Championship Series.

Last weeks games in the intercollegiate
basketball championship series went long
way toward deciding the championship.
Columbia, by continuing its sensational
winning streak and defeating both Penn
sylvanla and Yale, went far into the lead,
and now needs to capture only one more
game to finish in the front rank, even II
PENNSYLVANIA, Dartmouth and Cornell
should win all of their remaining games.
Such an outcome is impossible for Pennsyl-
vania still has another game with Cornell
and the Ithacans have to play once more
with Dartmouth. while Columbia has 70
play only Yale and Pennsylvania. Even If
Columbia should lose both of its remaining
games, the worst II could get would be d
tie for second place.
Only two weeks are left in the series.
Dartmouth will face crucial test to-day
and tomorrow. when it meets Princeton
and Yale in succession. The Hanoverians
will meet the Tigers in the 22d Regiment
Armory in this city tonight, and to-mor-
row evening they play Yale in New Haven.
The standing follows:
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
MANY ENTER SWEEPSTAKES
sportsman's Steeplechase To Be
Run at Belmont Park.

Showing the growing popularity OF anna
teur 'cross-country sports, the sportsman
steeplechsse dinner stakes, private sweep
stakes at three miles over the regulation
course. 70 be run at the spring meeting OF
the United Hunts Racing Association at
Belmont Park Terminal on June and g.
has just closed with fattering list OF
subscribers, numbering twenty. without pos
sible entrants from Americans now abroad
and yet TO be heard from
The contest is now an assured success,
the subscribers including Joeph E. Wide
ner Clarence Fl. Robbins, II. A. Bourne, +.
a. Clarke, Allan Pnkerton, McMurtrie. n.
X. Ningut, George D, Widener, jr., August
Belmont Chetland, H. S. Page. Thomas
White. B. r, Lewis, F. y. Hunsey, Charles
Piser, Peter Hauck, ir, Clarence Moore
and II l.. Bell, as well as Miss Chamblet
and Mrs. PAYNE Whitney
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
TANGLE IN BOWLING LEAGUE
Quadruple Tie for Third Place
in Race for Title.

While there is no doubt as to hrst ana
second places iu the Athletic Bowling
League race, seven Of the other teams are
tangled up I'm ties. The New York Athletic
club five, with % won and IA lost. is two
games each way ahead of North End, but
then Rosevile Elizabeth. Newark Bay and
Montclair follow in a quadruple deadlock
for third position. Jersey City, Passaic ana
Columbia are also tied further down the
list
Although the champion Roseville team Is
three games behind the leader, the nrst
named has the satisfaction of heading all
in team average. with s36.l6. Elizabeths
mark of 926 l3 comes next
Individually, Asa Harris, the Jersey CITY
youth who gave Pierson such a hard con-
test for the average prize last season. mas
forged to the front, with a mark OF 1870
nearly point better than Booth, the North
End captain, the leader OF week ago.
This weeks schedule calls for the teams TO
meet as follows
Monday-Newark Bay at New York and
Tassaic al Roseville; Tuesday-Columbia at
Jersey City and Montclair at North End
Friday-Elizabeth at Columbia.
The standing and averages follow:
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
RACING AT PANAMA.

The Panama Racing Association an
nounced yesterday a winter racing season.
to begin the first week of next January
and to continue for at least one hundred
DAYS. nj It's new track, three miles outside
the historic city OF Panama The associa-
tion has obtained charter from the PAN
anna Republic authorizing It to maintain a
place for popular amusement" and under
the concession the association is permitted
10 hold race meets, automobile races, fly-
ing contests. athletic sports and even prize
fights. although the possibility of its In
duleing in the last named is very remote
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
MORAN AFTER THE TITLE
Pittsburg Heavyweight Anxious
to Meet Jack Johnson.

Firm in his intention Of boxing and de-
feating Carl Morris and Al Palzer and then
going after a match with Jack johnson for
the heavyweight championship Of the world
Frank Moran. the heavyweight boxer, OF
Pittsburg. arrived in New York on the
steamship Carmania yesterday. Moran
looked the picture OF rugged health and
perfect condition and appeared ready to
step into the ring at moments notice.
With Moran came AL Lippe matchmaker
and American representative OF the Cirque
de Paris Frank Loughrey. the Philadelphia
lightweight. and Mike Glover the Boston
middleweight The boxers have been
abroad for the last eleven months. and all
were very successful In bouts abroad Mo-
ran Is feet 1 inch in his stockings and
tips the sales at EOS pounds,
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
Giants Reach Dallas
on the W1ay to Marlin

the train from St Louis'wa an hour later
and the young Giants barely had time 10
make a train connection
AS Wilbert Robinson is the only catcher
with the team, McGraw yesterday wired 10
New York instructions for Grover Hartley
to come on at once TO assist in the handling
of the half dozen pitchers In the awkward
squad He also announced that he had re-
leased Jack Johnston the san Antonio out
fielder. in order TO keep within the player
limit OF thirty-five. Thirteen new players
left Dallas with McGraw tonight. They
are Tesreau, Munsell and Evans, pitchers;
Iuby Devore, Jacobsen and Burns, out
f1elders. and Groh Bues Thompson, Gar
della. Stock and Mcdowell. iniielders.
Devore-first name Harry-is a younger
brother OF Josh Devore. and Thompson is
a young semi professional Of Pittsburgh.
Devore. Rustock. Evans, Tesreau and
Jacobsen were picked up in ST. Louis on
Saturday night Among the miscellaneous
camp followers are Eddie Brannick,
Mackall, the trainer: Arlie Latham, Will
bert Robinson. DR.. Finley, Of Pittsburgh,
and Johnny Bartlett the Baltimore horse
man.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
First Practice OF Colts
To BE Held at Resort
This Afternoon.
rpv Telegraph 70 The Tribune.

Dallas. Tex, Feb. 1s.--John McGraW'
manager of the Giants, and party OF
tu.ntv-f,ve men. including players, train
ers. fans" and correspondents, passed
through Dallas tonight on their way 10
Marlin Springs, where they VIII arrive
early tomorrow morning Emmett Nun
sell. a former Dallas pitcher. joined the
squad here. Other players are already at
Marlin or will reach there tomorrow from
different points in the South. and McGraW
will call his first practice early in the al
ternoon
The Giants encountered mild spring
like weather here, and will start to-mor-
row I'm a temperature Of about 20 degrees
McGraw and his men were formally well
coined 10 Texas at the railroad station to-
night. Several score Of Dallas fans had
MANNED a more elaborate reception, but
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19

An Interesting and close battle for team
honors between the Pennant and Sheridan
Athletic Club athletes was the feature OF
the weekly run OF the former club. the
Sheridan members were the winners. with
IS points, while their rivals score was 50.
Eddie Baxter, a strong recruit OF the Mo-
hawk Indians. won brilliant victory.
Harry Browser, OF the Sheridan Athletic
Club. kept at Baxter's shoulder 10 within
q quarter Of milo OF the finish. when the
latter sprinted to win by seventy-five yards.
The summaries follow:
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
PLAN TO MEET DARTMOUTH
Cornell to Put Hanover Eleven on
Next Falls Schedule.
(By Telegraph to The Tribune.

Ithaca. y. y, Feb. R-The probability
that Cornell will meet Dartmouth on the
local grdiron next fall seems 10 gather
strength and to-day the rumor was semi
officially affirmed. For some time 1t has
been known that the New England institu-
ton was desirous of obtaining place on
the Cornell schedule. but with Williams
Michigan and Pennsylvania on the list 1t
vas considered doubtful IL the coaches
would sanction the game with the Hanover
eleven. The agreement will be in the form
of two-year contract, the fret contest
being played in Ithaca.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
The summaries follow

4 large number Of athletes took part In
The invitation 'cross-country run OF the
Eradhurst Field Club yesterday afternoon,
no fewer than fifty-three men donning rum
ming suits for the iaunt over the foUr-mle
course, starting and finishing In front Of
the clubhouse No. 965 West l26th street
II. H. Hellawell carried the winged foot
OF the New York Athletic Club 10 victory
qnd established new record for the
course. Helawell covered the four miles
in 22 minutes Q seconds. which clipped six
seconds from the mark made by George
Hcoley, the professional OF February II.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
ENGLISH POLO FOUR WIN.

San Mateo. Cal. Feb. 1.-THE English
polo team. captaIned by Lord Tweedmouth,
took the first round of play for the Eugene
de Saba cup. defeating the Frecbooters. the
second team of the San Mateo Polo Club,
by u score CT -. to Ia.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19

Uhl the shifty Tiger forward, who has
been leading the league in number Of points
scored. was displaced during the week by
Sisson, OF Dartmouth. who is now leading
with total of 90 points for seven games.
The records Of the leaders follow
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19

Robert Rigby. Of tho Putnam Athletic
Club defeated a fast field in the invitation
run Of the National Athletic Club In Brook
lyn Rigby had TO display his best speed
10 outdstance George Obermeyer, Of the
National Club. Michael Foster, another
strong Putnam member captured third
place
The summaries follow.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
Charles Heller. OF the Knlghts of salnt

Antony, the Catholic Athletic League
'cross-country champion. won the run OF
the American Athletic Association in
Brooklyn. The Greenpoint athlete found
close rival I'm Tom Carroll, OF the home
club, for three miles. where he Jumped
away, TO win as he pleased.
The slImna ries follow.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19

The BROOKLYN Field Club went oo"h
defeat at the hands of the WiioeflclV
Field Club at Marquette Oval BrooNs.
by score Of to o, in National less''
charnnionship contest
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
Rome EXCELSIOR : Naples

.,,x-oIe,Ton HorsIs 1so RssrAvsAsr oscus /.
esssv AnsanAs Horsl tuxusv AND oesFoss
assr LOCATOR
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19

At McCarren Park, Brooklyn. the &c.
York Celtics disposed Of the HresipN.s,
Field Club by score Of 10 0. Inc sVsi
scorers were Cave C2), Duffy, Humo'e ""'
Edwards. one each.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19

The Clan McDonalds by their We'0.,
over the Hollywood Inn Field Ciao o
Blatt's Oval, Brooklyn, YESTERDAY, o. ~
score OF s TO O. still hold their leaa ~ ysS s
pending championship series IN me N'
York and District Football L.sgus., .oyss
Al Nacomb's Dam Park the ST ueo's ~ ~
and Washington elevens battled TO ue' =
two goals each.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
The scores. follow
EVENING GAME


Charles T. Conkliu ,whItc balO q. n ., !. ~
rs o o. Il. IS. T. I. l. 70 1. o. 22 p 20.
o 63 l. o. -, 81, L. ,, total. 400 points
nveragc. u % q. high runs, y. G3 and ~,
Joseph MAYER spot halD--l6. s. -, o :. o.
o o. o. 2. O. i6 "a q. . o, l. I. -. 30. o.
o :. 20, o. total, 81 points average
10 10 2G. high runs. 20 20. SO
Referee Thomas J. Gallagher
Two games are scheduled for today
which will bring the tournament TO a close
In the afternoon Dr. Lconidas ]" Mial
meets Edouard Roudil the trcnchman.
The former has intimatcd that he may hnd
il necessary to forfeit this match for pro-
fessional reasons but the decision VIII not
he known until noon to-day. In the even
ing the two old rivals, Charles +. Conkln
Of Chicago and J. Ferdinand Poggenhurg'
meet for the decision Of the title. \ VIC
tory for Conklln will cause him TO tie with
Poggenburg, so that the play-off would have
to be held later in the week or possibly at
the Amateur Billiard Club Of New York.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
SOCCER ON MANY FIELDS

Tho Brooklyn Celtics defeated the Celun'
bia oval eleven at Celtic oval Bfooap''
Yesterday afternoon by a score OF
The Celtics bagged the long end OF ths
score mainly through the good work y
King. ut inside left, who tailed tn'''
Goals
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19

In a Metropolitan League fixture az ~ ~
CortIandt Park the ST. George hes Il,
apd the Cameron Reserves played
same. the score being two goals each
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19

II the delegates TO the biennial congress
of the National Trotting Association last
week had been women it Is safe TO say that
the dangerous hopples in light harness rae
ing would not have been recalled. 1t looks
like a backward step to satisfy those, who
look only at momentary gain.
HERBERT.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-08
Editor Bulletin.

was standing on Ohio and Eighth
street a few evenings since when the
Iron Mountain boat arrived, One Of
the passengers off the boat in going
down Eighth street with a compar-
ion, remarked, on seeing the long
row of ice wagons stabbed on the
brick Street: We'll that's the limit
for nerve, using the public highway
for a stable yard" ooh that's
nothing" said the other man. Just
cast your eyes down this street If you
want to see the real limit" pointing
first up and then down Railroad
street, which was nearly filed with
wagons of all descriptions, boxes
and trash of all kinds.
The people of Cairo would be very
much pleased if Chief Egan would
issue orders to have these streets
vacated by the users, who If they
were not allowed to cumber the
street would surely find some place
to put their wagons, boxes, trash,
etc. II seems poor old Cairo is des-
tined to always be dirty place.
Yours for
CLEAN STREETS.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-08
when the attention Of The 1ul-
etin il sailed to any misstatemen.
II fast or to any error concerning
my man Or thing, eorrsstoss viii
DheerfalIy be made.
Orators and Orators.

A Chicago paper wants TO know
what becomes of all the orators. 1t
saws that the various schools of elo-
cution and oratory turn out thous'
ands OF graduates, but that is the
last heard of them. 1t intimates
that in this very laxative age We
have no real orators at all.
This is said, II true; but is 1t
true? In this year Of campaigns
and conventions, has any one the
temerity to say that we have no ora
tors? Why, the whole land simply
oozes and drips with oratory, such
as 1t Is. Where are the graduates
of the schools OF elocution and eio-
ouence, indeed? Where but in these
same campaigns and conventions!
With speeches going on continuously
in every city, town, hamlet and othes
subdivision of this glorious land
who can ask as to what becomes Of
the crop of orators? They are al
work, every mothers son OF them
besides several thousand more who
never heard OF a school of oratory
or. Judging by their grammar and
use Of the English language, never
heard much of any kind of a school
True, we do not call them orators
I'VE refer to them as spellbinders
spielers, spouters and other name;
neither so alliteratiyo nor SO polite
Nor does this inventory take int
account the Chautauquas, the lee
ture courses. the town councils, tn
legislatures, congress. the pulpit am
all the other avenues Of eloquenc'
in the land. On the matter Of guam
tity, the complaint is not that Their
il too little, but too much. As to qu!al
ity-weIl, why talk of quality?
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-08

Iowa is a large and happy corn.
field. speckled with Carnegie
libraries and half ton hogs which
are exchanged by their owners.
when ripe, for automobiles ana
piano players. The field is bounded
on the east and west by Mississippi
and Missouri rivers but barbed wire
is used on the north and south. The
state has 100000 people, almost
all of whom scan the editorial pages
and market reports in the daily pa
pers with the deepest interest.
Iowa has no romance in its story
Its history could not be dramatized,
even in a hishbrow theater, with
any success. About seventy years
ago people began going into Iowa
from Illinois to raise crops and they
have been doln sit ever since Iowa
leads the world in farm products.
Its corn cribs have elastic sides and
the Iowa pig, after he has fed on
Iowa corn for 4 few months. has TO
be moved to and from meals on a
truck The tourist who crosses Iowa
during midsummer complains of
the dense forests and the early twi-
light, but he is only going through
800 miles of Iowa crops which are
getting their sfuli sros4th. iAfter
an Iowa farmer has sat out on his
porch on hot July evenings and has
heard his corn grow for twenty-five
years ii is hard TO interest him in
such piffiish music as grand opera
produces.
Next to its crops, Iowa is the most
famous for it's politics. The high
tension four-syllabled brand of poll
tics is used throughout the state,
| ma while over a dozen campaigns
heated to 1000 degrees Fahrenheit
have been pulled off in the last ten
years, they have all been decided
without the use of brass knuckles,
0r bribery Investigations. There is
.wice as much politics per cubic
yard of conversation in Iowa as
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