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Tommy simpson Dies on ITS Frrn'

Tommy Simpson, former secretary on
the Brooklyn ball club under Charles IT,
Byrne and later connected with rdrlnS
died Monday AT his farm at Wni"ltoh'
N.sY.. from complication OF diseases
He made comfortable fortune running a
telephone pool room In BrooklNu ana
raced a few horses.
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I. Harry swlfton is spin
ming along in his auto his thoughts
dwelling in happy anticipation of a com
ing visit from his fiancee. Lucy Medders, a
Quakeress, who nursed him when he was
injured in an auto accident out in the
country His mind taken off of his sur
roundings by these pleasant thoughts he
crashes into another auto containing a
German count and a beautiful woman.
The woman's hat Is ruined. Absent mind
ledly Harry thrusts the remnants Of the
hat in his pocket and makes his escape.
CHAPTER H. Carolyn, Harry's sister,
larrives to play hostess. Socrates Prim-
mer. a distant relative of Lucy's, arrives
with hat intended as a gift to Lucy.
Harry is trailed to his home by the Ger
imam count and the lady Of the damaged
hat
CHAPTER III Who, It develops, is
Mrs, General Blazes. She Is in distrac-
tion lest her husband should hear Of her
escapade. She declares that her milliner
told her duplicate of the ruined hat had
been delivered to Harrys house. Re
spending to her demands for the hat Har-
Try insists that he knows nothing about
1T. Lucy Medders and her father arrive
and the Count is secreted in the library
and Mrs. Blazes in Harry's bedroom.
CHAPTER ". Lucy profeses curiosity
BeRaTOlng Ine TOOln WHICH lIs bldleS
is hidden and Harry is forced to do some
farcg lying
T. CrIAr'rrS V. The milliner arrives 10
trace the duplicate hat. She proves to be
Daphne Darlington whom Harry had
shown considerable attention to in the
past and the situation becomes more com
lplicated. She agrees to make another
hat providing Harry will take her to din
Iper Lucy and Carolyn call Harry and
Daphne is hustled into the room occu-
pied by the Count The Count and Daphne
II seems had carried on a Irritation be-
fore and greeted each other warmly.
( CHAPTER VI. The Count asks Daphne
why she had left him standing on a cor
ner waiting for her one evening. she eX-
plains that she met a dear friend and
had accompanied him to dinner, the
Count had given her a ring on a former
occasion and demanded its return Daphne
explains that she had given II to General
Blazes, at that the Count was in a state
of mind bordering on insanity as he had
given Mrs. BlaZes a duplicate of the ring
that her husband had. Daphne and the
Count exchange bitter words and Daphne
refuses to stay in the same room with
him, so she enters the room that Mrs,
Blazes is concealed in
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NOTICE

Go be contlnued)
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CHAPTER VIII.

marry lSlL IudI lueTS WAS uOl0luR
he could do which would sufficiently
show his gratitude to the Count.
Everything was Strengthening out
nicely. To git rid of the Count would
be simple AS his German tutor,
what could be more natural than for
the Count to put on his hat and walk
away? And then there was the quick
manner in which the Count had raj
lied to his support. Evidently, in
spite Of his grievance, the Count was
a man who would not stand or sit
idly by and see a fellow man suffer
because of mistake, or a combina-
tion of mistakes.
With a quiet wink to the Count,
Harry said to Lucy and her father:
Il want to take you around the
grounds a bit, now. Count Won F1tz
will excuse us, | know"
Most certainly" the Count replied,
grandly. "Und l will pursue my
studies"
But more noise was heard from the
hallway, and Harry flinched, He
could not imagine what further trou-
BILE fate had In store for him, but he
had experienced so much in this brief
time, and his nerves were on such
wire edge, that he knew any upusua
noise meant trouble, and any unusual
silence might mean worse.
What can it be?" Lucy asked in
alarm.
Let US go and see," Medders said.
They were saved the effort, for Car
olyn came running in, her eyes big
with alarm, and her face white with
fright. She rushed to Harry and
clung to him.
"Oh, Harry" she cried. That ter
rible old General"
"Gott!". the Count exclaimed turn
ing toward the library He hass dis
covered mel"
What is it, Carolyn? What about
the General?" asked Harry.
There, there, my girl" soothed Mr.
Medcers Calm thyself."
do tell us what has frightened
thee" Lucy begged, taking Carolyn's
hand in hers and patting 1t.
General Blazes," Carolyn said
Strengthening herself up and catching
her breath. General Blazes is com
ing, and he swears he will do desper-
ate things, Harry. oh, | am so
afraid"
The deep voice of the General
doomed from the hall
Where is she?" he shouted.
Where is she? | want my wife, tell
you!"
He stormed into the den and con-
fronted them He stalked up to Har-
ry, brandishing his cane.
Where is my wife?" he clamored.
You scoundrel Where is my wifeY"
Harry waited until the General had
run out Of breath; this procedure also
ALLOWING him to collect his wits. Then
he asked:
why, General, what IN the world is
wrong?"
'Everything's wrong! You're a scam
doundrel; I'm fam dool! My wife
Is ficked WRIT mean wicked
firt!"
IT'S coming in bunches," Harry
thought to himself He determined
that, even though the General had
reason TO believe his wife was in the
house, he would affect to misunder-
stand him and thus disarm him
why, General" he said, you're
excited"
you bet I'm excited" the General
yelled, shaking his cane in the air,
while Lucy and Carolyn shuddered
and held each other tight, behind Mr..
Medders, and the Count stood ready
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to jump into the library if the fury
OF the General should be directed at
him.
You bet I'm excited I'm as loozy
as a crane-I mean crazy as loon.
| want my wife, | tell you. Where is
she?
We'll, General" Harry replied stiff
fly I'm not running a guessing con-
test, you know"
None of you nam donsense! You
know where my wife is."
Mr. Medders stepped forward with
his hand raised to calm the General,
and, speaking to Harry, asked:
"Knowest thou aught Of his wife,
Harry?"
Il don't know what can be the
matter with him." Harry evaded
The Count sidled toward the door
into the hall, saying meekly:
81 think 7 am going, now
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her hands together dellghtedly. "Wilt
thee speak some German for mel
Witt"
Sure, I'll wilt" Harry smiled. "Ich
liebe dich."
rs that good German?" Lucy asked
the Count.
Very fine" the Count assured her
He iss quick scholar-he iss-vat
you call--rapid-fast."
What does that mean-what he
said?" Lucy asked.
1T iss not for me, hiss tutor, to
translate for him. Later. he will tell
you vat it means, l know" the Count
replied.
What was thy last lesson about,
Harry" asked Mr.. Medders. WAS
It some passage from the German
masters, or chapter of history, per.
chance?"
What was our last lesson about?''
Harry asked the Count.
1T vas reading writing" the Count
said.
Reading and writing, you mean?'
Lucy asked.
mo, no. Reading writing. am
writing der reading und den he iss
reading der writing"
Harry saw that the Count had some
plan in his mind. but what 1t might ha
he could not imagine. However, he
willingly lent himself to forward 1t.
HE means that he would write
something and then | would try to
read it, he said. Mr.. Medders nodded
gravely; to him 1t appeared to be a
very good plan. Lucy, with great in
terest, said:
"Oh, write something in German
now then--it must be awfully hard to
write in German, isn't it?-and then
thee let Harry read it"
So the Count tore the fly leaf from
the book in his hand and solemnly
wrote thereon the line:
Find die dame ihr hut?"
He handed the sheet to Harry, who
assumed the painfully awkward posi-
ton of a schoolboy and laboredly read
the line, with an atrocious mispronun-
citation of almost every word. the
Count smiled, and took the paper
from him, saying:
You see, he has der Cherman ac-
cent, but not yet der Cherman words
Der line is: Find die dame ihr hut?
1t iss a question, you see, unit ISIS TO
be answered yet"
"Oh, and what does 1t mean In Eng
lish?" Lucy asked.
I 1T means" the Count said, with
much significance, and speaking with
great deliberation and emphasis, 1T
means Did the lady find her hat"
Did the lady find her hat?" Lucy
repeated after him.
Not yeti" Harry said, absent
mindedly.
All" the Count said, smiling "Noch
nicht"
"Of course! OF course!" Harry said
as though being corrected in his pro
nunciation. Mock nit"
The Count nodded his head with
commendatlon.
Some day he will be a great Cher
man scholar-some day." he asserted
Harry beamed with pride-and
amusement. Mr.. Medders observed to
him:
Verify, thy tutor must be learned
man."
He reads nothing but the Classics
Harry replied. You'll always fnd MIN
in the library. He's dying to get bach
there now, l expect"
And no doubt that is a classic ne
hath in his hand even at this mo
ment," Medders said
i've no doubt" said Harry, taking
the book from the Counts hand anC
glancing at the title, which was
Three Weeks" "Ah, it is an ole
treatise on the brevity of time"
He tossed the book into the library
and said
"Now, | don't want to have to thinl
Of any more German today. This if
to be a real holiday, Count and | re
fuse to studv any more"
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81 think thee art doing great
work." Lucy said to the Count, ito
teach Harry German. 1t is fine that
he hath thee for a tutor. How did
thee happen to be engaged by him?"
Merely by accident" the Count an
swered
YES" Harry added, through a
mere accident"
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he nudged the Count in the ribs, to
that gentleman's discontinue.
He iss always choking ven he
should be learning" the Count grave
ly informed Lucy.
Has he learned much?" Lucy want
ed to know.
He has lot to learn yet" the
Count replied, with significance that
was not lost on Harry.
"Oh, Harry" Lucy cried, clapping
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CHAPTER VII.

When Harry and Lucy strolled into
the den, Just after Daphne had sue
ceeded in getting into the room with
Mrs. Blazes, they we're followed by
Mr. Medders. Mr.. Medders was find
ing many things to interest him in
Harry's home. This was the first time
he had ever been where he might
saunter from room to room and en
anime pictures, books and bric-a-brao
many of which were of kind that
were not popular in his own environ
iment.
"Oh, Harry" Lucy said ,"this is jus:
the most delightful visit!"
I'm doing everything can to mako
it pleasant for you, and hope nothing
happens to spoil It," Harry said.
Medders, moving about the den,
stopped at the door of the library
What Is in there, my boy?" he
asked 81 haven't been in that room
yet"
"There?" Harry repeated, nervously.
"oh, that's just junk room"
Thee means a bunk room," Lucy
corrected him, mischievously.
YES" Harry said Its a junk
bunk room"
'Varily," said Mr.. Medders, "a junk
bunk room must be interesting"
And before Harry could stop him he
had opened the door and started in,
only to step back and say:
why, there is some one in here"
rs there?" Harry asked, affecting
surprise, hastily trying to think how
big the headlines would be in the
papers the next day.
why, who can it be?" Lucy asked.
Harry, feeling that all was lost, still
racked his brain for some halfway
reasonable explanation of the pres.
ence, as he thought, of Daphne as
we'll as the Count, in his library.
why, you see," he began, they.
they are"
"They?" Medders said. There is
only one man in here"
Harry was lost for language and
bereft of thought when the Count
stalked majesticalIy from the door,
No one else could be seen in the
library. Harry looked swiftly through
the doorway into every corner of that
room, asking himself Where the
dickens has she gomez"
She was no longer there, that much
was certain. And he turned to see
the Count bowling stifhy to Mr.. Med
ders and Lucy. The Count held a
book in his hand, and as his head
rose from one of his deep bows he
winked earnestly at Harry-a helpful,
friendly wink, which was as though
it said for him not to worry, that the
Count would back him up in any
story he told.
Il beg your pardon" Harry rallied,
II had quite forgotten the Count. Miss
Medders, Mr.. Medders, this is the
Count Won Fitz."
The Count bowed beautifully, Lucy
courtesied, her father shook the
Counts hand-and still everything
was not explained
And is the gentleman thy instruc.
tor, perhaps?" Medders asked, noting
the book the Count held, and associat.
ing it with the fact that the Count had
been in the library
Harry fairly bubbled with joy at
this helpful suggestion, all uncon'
sciously given by Medders.
Yes" he said, "he is my German
tutor"
And art thee a teacher Of Ger
man." Lucy asked, artlessly, of the
Count Before he could reply, Harry
laughed:
Yes, he's a German teacher Of Ger
man German. Ha ha! Good JOKE
dear teacher"
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KAUFMAN SHOULD
RETIRE FROM RING
Big Heavyweight Loses Four.
Round Decision to Charlie
Miller at San Francisco.
Especial to TIE Evening World,


SAN FRANCISCO. June 2.-Charlie
Miller. tho local heavyweight. won a
four round decision over Al kaufman.
once considered promising material for
championship honors. The decision was
rendered by Referee Toby Irwin. II was
a shade decision and might have better
been called a draw. Irwin defended his
decision on a ,knOckdown that Miller
scored in the second round with right
hand backward swing to the jaw. the
fact that Miller was unquestionably the
aggressor and his belief that a punch
Kaufman landed In the third round was
rather lower than the Marquis OF
Queensberry rules will allow.
The bout was In the nature OF n final
test for the California heavyweight, and
II must bn said he failed miserably. lie
hasn't anything left. and II he shows
good judgment will step down and out
OF the ring for keeps. Kaufman had no
aggressiveness. and IL Miller had adopt
ell his style, there would have been little
action. kaufman showed no energy In
his work let Miller do all the leading,
and when he did turn loose a punch II
showed no particular steam. Back OF
that. Kaufman proved that his strength
IL gone.
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French FighterB Champion
Bantam, AccOrdingtO This

holder OF the title and Coulon has never
fought him. Leloux mas. however,
knocking the Englshman out In eight
rounds This was less than a year ago,
"LedouS has a wonderful record, lie
has figured In forty-fvc fghte, thirty
seven OF whcn he has won with knock
outs. He Is no boxer, but a terrific
puncher. He wins his fights by batter
ing his opponent until he can't hold up
his hands. Then he finishes him lie is
now but nineteen years old. and before
taking up boxing he was an amateur
champion wrestler. He was until re-
Gently chef In one of the big Paris
restaurants. He Is the Official bantam
weight champion OF France and IN my
opinion more entitled to the worlds
title taan Coulon."
LedouAs record IL indeed remark
able one. He has been defeated hut Ave
times The great Georges Carpenter
when a bantam beat LedouN. The only
others defeating him We're Bill Ladbury.
PAU Tel, Johnny Hughes and Digger
Stanley. In the fight with STANLEY the
Frenchman scored four clear knocks
downs. but tie decision Was given STAN
ley on points.
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Sunday Baseball Games

The Lncoln Giants will no up against 1t when
;5.y face two strong teams 10 double header at
;as New YORK Coiored Giants. and viii have lied
5 All G"1. men ''s iss. liz n ~ :ssS
.!iants and Ia iii, contcI tia IineoIns Vii have
new pitcher. hen Taylor southpsw from the
~. Louis Giants.
The Metropolitan, will have a greatly strength.
card team when they line u2 against I'll. Al.
a,enue and one Hundred and Forty fifth street
Ihs Atlantic city crew has been working asain.;
s 'I sc M,, viii ' Savs f'% schs y aa the To-.
rubber. S"hacht has r,~'ei all week So a. TO 10
umpire In the earl, game the outlooks viii play
lhc browns a regularly scheduled game Ia lie
Bronx Athletic League.
The Washington rsrE VIII nsv Carter, New
Sn. Ths Washington PARIS Law" l.rn ~ strength "s
cnei aud vii Present a ioTm.d.l,e team fer ,thi,
S's ina al ,a' sa n july rs''s :" VI. II
fslls VIII play Dick Cosans Smart SET.
At BRONX oval Manager Jordan viii pr..,n,
IA. banner attraction u the seasyn, lie has booked
b.nie L9di,,nann' team a, he opponent, Of II.
NJ. the 81. Johns viii play the cayuss'.
The chinese team from the University OF IIssa.i
viii visit Recreation Park. near Q.ensbofo Bridge
a k; . ISLAND r ~ s. sna l-e ... IL. 4s
l.. NJ, will 10 between the o'irn's aud snot her
| ia'. team.
A. Hs~.Aorn Field, H,sth,fns street. near
NOstTaui Avenue, brOpnyn, ting rrack Colon ais
viii Gi'emp, to take fall out q the Hag,hoInes
4, the 81. George Cricket Gtoltni, Hpboken the
| II IhnLeus Nil Meet Waller Schlichtrr'. famous
Pilaiclphii Giants. rIrr,viinR this gsme the
- L. q. team VIII PLAY Wilson MOomsns New.
ark CuJrei Giant.
Tie NdgrNoods will have for their opponent.
hr Royal iilants ~ the fastest oDlnf,h team.
In the rpuutry, AZ Wallace. Hidgsvpi grpuuds
Has, ,tftst AID Wyclun a'enus Kidg,SOoI ~
4 ~ T.. VI. In the early engagement ~ | u
| T. NJ the jana Giant, anl the Broklyu
Elite GIANTS sill come together.
The Baltimore I0l0red Giant vii mel 'hs
savannah Giants Ia the ffst gains OF A double.
| header 10 DeEtr- PARK BROOKLYN The stellar al.
| traction will bring together the liattrilraW uiue
| and the cypress Hills team.
SAMMY smith. the former International League
tA.rl,- vii be ia the box Tor TIE Ems u when
,La, team tnrdls. the ratV-sun i1uA ~ the GatE,,
| IT, p.ptprtnf, ,ir1unl. Van Nest 4 pfelimnaf,
! zane siA De lla,s- a. ~ y VI. Ne main 81
/ ta.il5u ue.rs N@s'i a. va.
A suburban Orsl. sixteenth ard Gnt-spnl
aver nee Brlp.l. n. tie SIbti titr m't' tut Talf.
/ tpaG tam
Mia sunl,l .'o'r 10 ur = good aitsrnoan'.
.,,rf t.r The fan. win be- Toe game at the slee
/ h,,l nav rae COVE. bsiAesl Max, I,r, IN
! and tie New lofi Fire DrYs men team
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BOXING SUCCESS DEPENDS ON
HOW GARDEN A C. is RUN.

All the time Gibson kept digging
through his mail. occasionally calling Up
Philadelphia or Chicago In the hope of
making a good match for the Garden.
telegraphing various managers what he
had to offer In the way OF work for their
men, ordering meat for his restaurant.
hiring an attendant for the Classon Point
carousel, giving some political advice to
friend from the Bronx. telling the
printer about tickets for the Fairmont
and several hundred other small bits OF
business.
II am lucky In one way" smiled Glib
son between visitors. THE Fairmont
behaves very nicely. 1t practically runs
itself. But i have to keep my eye on
the Garden. There mustn't be any NJ
zles there. Every card must be a top
notcher. because I believe the fate OF
boxing In New York depends to a larger
extent on the success OF the Garden az a
fight club than any other thing That
was one OF my big reasons for taking
hold here. I love the sport. and be-
iieved that II the Garden was conducted
In the way wanted to do II. boxing
would be benefited"
One of the things that take up OH
CONS time and which make him resem-
BILE hurricane any night there Is a
show at the Garden il looking out for
the d-timers." These are Gibson's
part ocular hobby. There IL quite n heavy
free list at the club. mostly made up Of
old-tlme fighters WHO have fallen on
hard DAYS and never would get TO fisht
unless admitted free. Gibson believes
these old fellows. p; ovided that when
they were In the game they did nothing
to hurt It. should be taken care OF. and
that is why there is a big bunch OF vet
Grams on hand every boxing night In the
h,C arena
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TT Is 4 GOOD SlGN for community
when IT, members seek Information.
L Therefore there is hope for Jersey
CITY, because In the effort 10 emerge
from darkness two queries have been
addressed to me, the unfaIling source o'
sporting knowledge Here t goes
WURRA WIRi,A
who pays the hotel bills OF a BAN
team while playing Ia their nome
rity--the players or the owners
was Terry McGoycrn ever de-
feated by fighter name1 Morgan
"a New York Guy"
Jersey CITY. D. !, ~.
As they say In County ratan, they
cat themselves whom they play N the
home town Of the team And when the
hlsooallers ] know eat he" there Is a
strnt.., run on "hcof and" and the free
luncses all go down Tor the run count
When the boys 30 on the road
thew each get 81 a day for eats Most
or them save $40 day out uf that In
p.ti.nurgn the club pays the bl.ls q. the
visiting teams and, say-tho way they
"a 10 II IA fierce. T-yrapIn soup, patc-
A, .,ole.gras, loln OF Canada mutton
hl.t mlguun. French Vichy ice cream
tea, cakes aud what not They play
across the holYd and then reverse.
TERRY McGovern was not knocked
out by any fellow but the nan that took
away his title and he was sure lucky
guy.
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lANMURRA,MURRAl
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Y1Y American Olympic team 10
- for three hours day
Ike u
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Dan McKetrick Furnishes Az
gument That Puts Coulon
Outside Title Ranks.
- A PETITE SAM LANGFoRp,"

1T \ PETITE SAM LANGFoRp''
That is what Paris calls IFS
- latest ring sensation. His reg
ular name IL Charles LedouN, ana the
ia peuite" stun IL SIMPLY the french
manner OF describing what young
bearcat he il. Dan McKetrick, the Eu-
ropean tourist claims that LedouA anu
not Johnny Coulon is the real bantam
weight champion Of the world, and that
he intends 10 bring him over here TO
prove II. This Is the way Danny dopes
II out:
"Coulon never won the title. lie simply
claimed II and folks seem TO think that
is all there Is to II. Terry McGovern, as
We all know, was a real bantamwelght
champion. The next to hold the title
was Harry Forbes. lie lost II to
Frankie Neil of San Francisco, and In
the National Sporting Club of London
Neil passed 1t on to Joe Bowker
Bowker was undoubtedly the res