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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
CoMBES BRINGS NEWS OF WAR.
Says Many Bicycle Riders Have
Been Killed at Front.

Maurice Combes of Holland. who viii
ride In the six day bicycle race at Madi-
son Square Garden next week. arrived
in this city yesterday from Liverpool
on the liner ST. Paul and told the ofii-
Gals OF the race that about half OF the
best European riders have been killed
in the war. The cyclers that he re-
ported as killed number many who were
prominent in this country.
Leon Did.er, who followed pace at
Brighton last summer was killed in bat
tie whlIe the Buysse brothers of Bel
gium. Gabriel Poula,n, Laplze, Lafort and
Andre PerchicOt of France and Gus
Scheuermann of Germany met like fate.
pouchos. another French rider. had his
right leg amputated at the knee
The steamer Rochambeau, which Ia ex
pected to arrive to-day. will bring in the
first batch OF French riders who will
compete In the race, Parent, Seres, Dupuy
and Cousseau are aboard, Dupuy and
coussoau will compete in tho ten mile
championship next Saturday night. The
other two will ride In tho motor paced
tide race against Carnan. walthour and
Ihnart. Linart u the champion Of Bel
gtum
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AN AID
TO GOLFER ON HOME GREEN
Not Hindrance Generally as Some Contend
Means About Two Holes Advantage to
Each Round in Most Cases.

II you play against a golfer who Knows
your course but does not golf there as
much as you do. the advantage Is all In
your favor. The extra effort which man
IL supposed 10 make is matched by the
extra effort which the home player makes
In his striving TO defeat his visitor.
When we come down to the Lesley cup
matches the difference is very slight. The
two holes, TO start with. becomes thing
OF the past and the only advantage which
a player has, l think. Is the confidence
that he IN playing before a home crowd
and near his many friends. Which brings
me to the second part OF tho thought,
namely. that In the years to come the
advantage which Is now assumed by the
golfers, both good and Indifferent. will
fade away The reason Is quite plain and
can be easily recognized in the Lesley
matches. There the players are all Ia
miliar with good courses and they Know
what good holes are and where there VIII
be trouble awaiting them II they DO not
play IN such and such place.
III tho links nowadays are being fash
toned on the same general principles, with
hazards placed at certain spots and call
ing for the placing of shots. This may
seem 20 be harder. but II ~ In reality
much easier The growth IN good golfins
architecture has made tho game easier
for those who travel and play over strange
links and In time as all the courses De-
come alike in many particulars It will be
much easier for n golfer TO accustom him
self 20 tho new course.
At the present time wo have courses
where different holes call for what the
visitors would imagine were queer strokes,
banging the ball up In direction far
from the hole and then having II strike a
curling bit OF ground and como rolling
down 20 tho green. These holes will be
done away with soon. j think, except in the
case OF the short hole. and as the links
become better organized and more stereo-
typed after modern fashion the golfer who
would tackle a friend on the latters home
green will not have to fear that he is
seriously handicapped az the start
In this connection not only in the case
OF team matches but also In individual
matches / an a Arm believer In the plan
which would permit thu golfer who has
won the last hole TO say whether he would
have his opponent play fret or not. on
many an occasion this would be Grea'
help and at the same time would not he
unfair, because the thought NJ this game
Is not TO SEQ how poor your opponent can
do hut rather to see II when he IL playing
At his best game you can play still better
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
TRINITY MEN IN DEAD HEAT.
Davis ana Dt silva Lead Strangers
in Run over Club Course.

Few strangers accepted tho invitation
OF the Trinity Club for tho run over the
thrce and half mile club course vester-
day. The run. however. was the most
exciting OF the season and finished with
a dead heat between G. Davis and VI. Di
silva, both OF the promoting club
After leaving the clubhouse in Montague
street Brooklyn, the field was well
punched until the turning point at Flat
bush avenue and Prospect avenue. Davis
and III Silva hooked UP then for the run
home, but neither was able to get a clear
lead and the pair passed the judges to-
pether. W. Shea, another Trinity Club
man. was third. 1e0 yards behind the dead
heaters. Tho Trinity Club has scheduled
an open novice run over the same course
for Sunday. December 20. The order OF
finish:
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CHESS LEAGUE STARTS PLAY.
ProGressives Win Five Games, TIVE
UnHnishcd, One Disputed.

Tho fret round OF tho second annual
championship tournament Of tho Metro
polttan Chess League was played on sat
urday evening. The Columbia rniversitv
men were entertained by the Manhattan
Chess Club at Carnegie Hall, the North
Jersey combination had to visit the head
quarters OF the Progressive Chess Club
the Lyceum men OF Brooklyn visited tina
headquarters of the Rice club at Newark,
the Queens Gambit Association played
their games at the Washington Heights
club and the Brooklyn Ocean Hi players
visited Stapleton. where they tried con.
illusions with the Staten Island Chess
Club Brooklyn Chess Club had n bye
The Progressives defeated North Jer7ey
by 3 TO 0, two games being left unfinished
while the game between A. KupchtlS pnt
c. Il. Armstrong will have 10 he decided
by the referee, there being a dispute abou'
the position. Washington Heights de.
posed Of the Queens Gsmblt Association
by games to ?. Staten Island beat Ocean
I'M 5i2 10 ga. Manhattan worsted the
Columbia students bie to 2ia and tina
match between the Newark Rice and tho
Lyoeum Brooklyn was drawn, each side
scoring 4 points,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
NAVY BACKS OUTWEIGH LINE.
Present Array Averages slightly
over 1873 Pounds to Man.

ANNAPOLIS. Ma. Nov. s.-The average
weight Of the four backs OF the Navy
team who probably would be chosen To
play II the Army game were to be played
now Is slightly above the average weight
OF the Inc. The average OF both Is a
fraction over 1873 pounds. but the backs
are heavier by few ounces. Tho back
field IL heavy in spite of the fact that
Miles, quarterback. weighs but Isl pounds.
The others are Halfbacks Blodgctt 1875.
and Failing, 1855. and Fullback II. Harri-
son. l7s.
with Mitchell at quarterback, the aver
age OF the bacicfield 10 Increased nearly
Ave pounds and II Is much heavier than
the line The average weight OF the line
is brought down considerably by Schloss-
BACH right tackle. who weighs but 161
pounds, but has won his position by out
playing several heavier men.
one OF tho new songs which will be
used by tho midshipymen at the Army
game this year is called IT'S a Short Way
to the Army Goal" II IL a parody on
ITS Long Way 10 Tipperary. the
marching song Of the English soldiers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
Plans One Green to
Serve Eiqhteen Tees

A N eighteen hole golf course in
n a forty acre tract Is the idea
Of q Scotch golfer. His plan is to
lay out a perfect putting green in
the centre Of the tract and place
the eighteen tees at varying dis
tances and at different angles
about the green like the spokes Of
a wheel. The brilliant thought &C.
Cured to him while watching a
clock golf putting competition.
Needless to say, the plan would
be useless for clubs, as the specta-
Gle Of eighteen foursomes ap-
preaching the same green from
eighteen different directions would
be appalling. For a private course
to be used only by the owner and
his friends the scheme might be
worth consideration.
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HARVARD SQUAD INTACT.
Princeton Game Leaves No Marks in
why of Injuries.

CAMBRIDGE, Nov. s.-Not the least salts
faction that Harvard has In its victory of
Saturday over the Tigers Is that the
varsity players came through the game
in f'rst class trim. and all are ready 10 get
back 20 work for the Yale game.
All the men can begin playing football
again tomorrow but II IL not likely that
there will be any very hard work for
them before Tuesday.
Tho team now looks for q harder game
from Brown than before the Providence
team went to New Haven. but II Is more
than likely tho Crimson will hold several
of the regulars from the game and send
them TO Princeton 10 watch tho game be-
tween Princeton and Yale. The substi-
tutes all showed keonness for play In
Saturdays game. Fullback King playing
up to varsity standard, The new men
Francke. Bigelow. Weston and Parson, all
came up TO expectations,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
YALE PLANS FOR GUESTS.
University Dining Hall Open for
Visiting Harvard Men.

Yale authorities have arranged 10 open
tho university dining nall TO Harvard and
Yale undergraduates and graduates and
their guests at the time of the football
game. This time will be from Friday,
November 20, 20 the following Monday in
elusive Tho dining hall is situated at the
head of Blount avenue, which runs north
from Elm street between College and High
streets II may also be entered through
Memorial Hall. three blocks north of
Chapel street. Meals on tho days named
will be served at the following hours:
Friday. Saturday. Sunday. Monday.
breakfast 7:lSs:S 7l6s:O eOO.lo.so 7.l5-s an
Lunch. ~ Noi :45 1llbl 46 90 2:l6 Il DOL 46
Dinner. 6:pT:p 6 30-7 90 40. 90 6 :3o7 90
A table d'hote lunch will be served on
Saturday at 81 person. For all other
meals the uniform price OF 20 cents a
cover will be charged for tho staple list"
Dressing rooms FOR men and women will
be found in Memorial and woolsey halls,
adjoining tho dining hall.
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Tran shoot Honor. Divided.

KEW ROCHELLE, Nov. S-Honors were
pretty evenly divided to-day between the
nine members of the New Rochelle Yacht
Club who faced tho traps on Harrison
Island. u. Glriat and i. y. Currlcr tied
with full scores of 20 in the shootoff for
the monthly cup. In the handicap match
for the accumulation cup at 90 birds
Giriat won the leg with full score. DR..
G. II. Martin shooting from scratch in
the 10 bird sweepstakes won with AZ
his score. In the 10 bird scratch event
II. g. Bullock and H. Keller tied, breaking
s clay birds each. Keller won the shoot
on a 25 bird handicap match was won
by Bullock with 20 breaks on his hand-
cap OF 2 and Giriat won the distance
handicap with a score OF 20 Mt seventeen
yards. r. r. Stoddard and II. Keller
were the winners of n team match against
Or. G. II, Martin and A, Chandler.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
BAILEY ONLY MAN INJURED.
Hand Incnpacitstes Him
McCutcheon Back.

ITHACA, Nov. s.-with the exception
Of Bailey. right tackle. who had to leave
the Franklin and Marsall game early In
the first period yesterday. the Cornell
football team came out OF that contest
IN fine condition and will now make final
preparations for the game with Michigan
at Ann Arbor next Saturday. An X-ray
examination of Baileys Injury to-day
showed that he had broken tho bones
IN his right hand and II Is probable that
he viii not he able 10 play for the balance
of the season
Kari McCutcheon after six weeks on
tho side lines because Of an injury Is
ahle to play now and IL appears as II
tho Cornell line would be able 10 give
Michigan some trouble next Saturday.
As Cornell leaves here for the West on
Thursday practice this week will have
to be curtailed II is probable that tho
regulars will have an easy time hut that
the second string men will get plenty
OF work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa. Nov. s.-Aside
from few bruises all the Lehlgh men
came out OF the Penn state game yester-
day IN good shape. Cahall. who went into
the contest with a bad leg. suffered no ad-
diuonal injury Cahall has kicked nine
out OF twelve attempts at field goals this
season brilliant record. and his goal
from the 30 yard line yesterday has not
been surpassed this season. His versatil-
ity so far this year stamps him as a prom
inent Quarterback for all American honor-.
Pons, the 23O pound guard. who d,stin-
guished himself yesterday. has fully re-
covered from the kick in the head which
rendered him unconscious.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09


There are those golfers you know who
actually believe that II Is easier TO play
on "a foreign course than at home that
because OF tho extra effort which a player
makes and his blindness TO trouble tho
scoring does not suffer. There are eS-
amples. plenty OF them. which would
seem TO guarantee a sound adherence TO
this doctrine. but II you talte IL by and
large the opposite In really the case. Take
for instance the big team match which
Is played each year between tho oakley
C. c. and the Country Club teams, where
there are fifty at least on a side. These
matches have been annual affairs for
fifteen years and after the first year n
visiting team has won only once on the
others course. Moreover the same golfers
play year after year and the matches
are seldom close
II Is tho same way with most team
matches where the numbers are large, and
In those contests where women play the
distinction is all tho more apparent. In
ono team match In Massachusetts this
year between two rival clubs the score
read eight matches TO two. and when
visit was made TO, the other club. the
same players taking part, there was a
different story and the home team won
by seven matches 10 three. II Is safe TO
say that playing a stranger on your home
course means that you have an advantage
OF at least two holes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
NINE GAMES LIKELY
IN WORLDS SERIES
American League Favors This
Plan, Along With Lower
Ticket Prices.
UP TO NATIONAL CIRCUIT

YHp,ADylpRfA, Nov. s.--Nine games
IN sesad OF seven to decide the worlds
champ,onship and a considerable reduo-
tim In the scale OF prices to the games
hss been decided upon by the American
League The plan will be presented 10
the National League magnates nj their
annual meeting in New York next month
for ratification. and 4 Is almost certain
II will meet with the same unanimous
support accorded by the American League
In Chicago last week.
One or two OF the magnates wcre In
favor OF frightening the series TO eleven
eaff,es. but Il was thought that this would
be too long that the strain on the players
would be too great to permit or them
showing their best form IN 30 many
frames and that the interest of the public
would wane. Nine games. tho winner to
Ia the club taking the rrst five and the
players 10 share In tho first FIVE instead
Of four as is now the case, was the
popular plan and when tho discussion
ended II was found that the plan mot
with unanimous support
Connie Mack. manager OF the Athletics
Who have figured in five worlds chafn-
pionship series. is heartily in favor OF the
plan. and he Is backed up strongly BY
o,f,ey magnates who have come to realize
TINT there must be some sort OF a change
Pres,dent johnson advocated the new sy's-
tam. The president Of the league placed
the matter before tho club owners as the
best means of satisfying the public ana 10
eliminate the continual complaint and III
feeling that crops UP every year over the
worlds championship games. II was
pointed out by the club owners who nave
Inquired I'm worlds series that certain
percentage OF the regular patrons OF the
eame were dissatisfied each year and that
the clubs lost many supporters. II was
felt that this In part was responsible Tor
tbe moor support for clubs after they had
won a league pennant or a worlds series
Manager Connie Mack returned from
the Chicago meeting to-day. When seen
tonight lie was unwilling 10 talk much
but admitted that the Increase In the
number of games and rhe plan TO lower
the prices had been thoroughly gone over
by the magnatcs.
II am in favor Of the plan think II
would be good thing. Some or the cruz
owners would like to make tho series
eleven games. but am In favor OF nine
This would give everybody that wanted
20 see the games or some OF them chance
for II is almost certain that the series
would not he won in Ave straight games
The chances are the series would last six
seven or maybe eight games. and that
would give all chance to see some OF
them. II not ALL
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YALE SEES TROUBLE AHEAD.
Harvard Game FoIIoving on Prince.
ton Causes worry.

NEW HAVEN, Nov. s.-The final two
weeks OF training In the Yale football
camp will start tomorrow. That there is
a lot OF serious work 20 be done in bring
ing the players UP to championship form
10 the consensus of opinion OF Walter
Camp. Frank Hinkey. Aleck Wilson and
the rest OF the Yale men who watched
the Harvard Princeton game yesterday.
There arc a good many things TO be
taken into consideration, not tho least i'm
portant ef which Ia the fact that Harvard
has two weeks between tho Princeton and
Yale games in which to rest and get into
form, while the Yale warriors have but
one. Tho problem of nursing the team
along in such a fashion than II can win
from Princeton next Saturday and come
to top form for the Harvard battle a
week later IL a serious one
Fortunately the Yale squad is COMPARE
lively free from injury now. and tho men
who have been on the hospital list are i'm
proving 90 fast that Yale should have its
best In the field in the two big games
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09

The Fordham eleven reached home yes
terday from Annapolis In battered con-
dltlon, hut far from being downhcarted (;
for considering the circumstances the
jecais made a good showing against the
midshipmen. Capt, Wymard, Dunn. Null
cahy, May and J, Conillin were all obliged
20 quit tho game shortly after the heavy
ertllcry of their opponents started work
ing Yule and Regain, although unable 10
carry the ball, stuck II out because there
wers no other substitutes. The light subs
who were put in the line played well, how
ever, and held their own against heavier
opposition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
BRAND IN FRONT AGAIN.
Home Runner VIM 81. Anseim"
Fixture for Fourth Successive Time.

Dick Brand ran true 10 form yesterday
and. wearing the colors OF the 81. Anseim
A & won the three mile run Of that club
for the fourth successive Sunday. There
were plenty Of cracks from other clubs TO
dispute tho supremacy Of the home cham
Mon aud for the first mile Of the journey
IT, Rust OF the Bronx Church House kept
close company with the St. Anselms man
In the final two miles Brand drew away
and won by 100 yards. The first ten nm
lshed as folloWs:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
WAR WILL SEND MANY
FOREIGN GOLFERS HERE
Cream Of Scotch and English
Professionals Planning
American Trip.


The return from England last week Of
a Chicago golfer with tho news that
trarry yardon ma yape. p,o,d ara cor,
a. a.. ,r.,.., o,... -. .,,v,,o, a.
"'e W ' "
moro than hkely 10 Do the rorerunhcr
of many similar announcements "
seems extremely probable AT ths present
time that American golfers win have an
orno,.,,r,,r % ..a ,r,,osr a, ,.oa,rx
~. .- -"
frlush professionals ourhs u"o sohi"s
season or 1919.
The war can be set down as the reason
WHY tho British experts ar, likely 10 visit
,h,s oo,,r,,,, va, .,,r,r,.- =, ,h. 80.
conflict continues until then there Will
he little or no demand for tho big ex-
hibition matches which such golfers as
Nardon. Braid. Taylor, Duncan and Ray
depend upon for their annual income Since
the war began the big British profess
slonals have played number of matches.
the major portion OF the proceeds of which
was turned over TO the relief fund being
raised by the Prince of Wales, but patriotic
Brltishers though they are they are not
next year And at present the donation
OF time and money to sports especially
golf. Is being frowned upon air over Great
Britain. Golfers around London are being
tie game IN these troublous times, and this
feeling is pretty sure to last as long as the
war goes on.
80 in view Of the conditions in their ma p
tive land an exodus OF the leading Scotch
and English professionals TO this coun-
try may well be expected Vardon and
Ray discovered In 1918 that plenty OF
money could be made in the United States
by PLAYING exhibition matches. and Var
don seems TO have persuaded Braid TO
come with him next summer. The others
are likely 10 follow in the omen cham
p,on's footsteps. and the United, states
may look forward 70 seeing the hest Of
Br1tains golfers next year
Although the last tournament Of the
OF the metronolitan d,strin. was nlaved
ers nre pot va, throu,b A ,ou-ro,' ,or
,,.o,, n,e mIv ye. tnrousn, Journey Tor
Mo"ieH WIN 10 prayed NJ LAKEWOOD on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday OF this
week. II IA an Invitation arfai- and
qualification will he IN Fights wien GOOD
1.oa,h.S .na ~ 49, DC III e,sn,s, nun soon
and representative one.
No iesitima,e COMPLAINT can he uttered
ny any memper or inc winter tolt
/ League OF Advertising interests IL he
does rot ana a prize that suits us fancy
among tne array OF trophies When ne
reaches Pinehurst In January for the an
r,lal tournament Eyery nemher NJ the
loo ,,,a In. rs.,s,y,sd a roo,ns, asI,,, hin,
Us. .v "sNIHs I'"
10 tell lne trophy "ommlttee Just what
sort OF prize he most desires. postal
c,ossd ,r,,, ,ho ra,,,,.s, 90 en- $500. , u
cioseu WIN ths request 30 the trophy list
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
RUNNERS FINISH TOGETHER.
Judges Unable to separate Msster-
son and Mailer in West Harlem Run.

There was a field OF thirty for the road
race OF the West Harlem A @. yesterday
including some OF tho best cross-country
runners OF the district. The run was a
spirited ono throughout the four miles
and ended with F. Masterson OF the New
York A. c. and !. Mailer of the Bronx
Church House finishing in a dead heat. ].
Costello. another member OF the Bronx
Church House team. was third nearly 100
yards back. Tho frst ten finished as fol-
lows
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
Juckson Misses Road Record.

An accident delayed the pack OF hill and
dale men running under the auspices of
tho Holy Cross Lyceum yesterday. But
for the delay Sid Jackson of the Irish
American A C. would have better>a the
course record OF 20;25 He made good
progress in the latter part of the run, hut
was fifteen seconds outside of the record
Jackson was eighty yards In front OF
+, Blum an unattached runner. The or
der OF finish OF the first ten:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09

seem TO dislodge that
firmly established be-
lief. Tho best way.
l think. TO Judge OF
tho matter Is 20 take
not individual but
rather team matches.
II Ia here that you
get In n group golfers
OF various abilities
and from a study OF
such numbers | think
that II can be said
safely that the home
green means at least
two holes 70 the
golfer; but | would
qualify the statement
with the belief that
In ten years or even
less this advantage
will DO a thing OF the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
ny JOHN q. Anderson.

What Ia the value OF local knowledge
In golf2 The answer may be found on
both sides OF the question. and oftentimes
when ones mind has been made up that
local knowledge meant at least a start
OF two holes some particular match would
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
FABER WINS HOT RACE.
Hungs ria M nierfcnn Outsprfnts Col
Inns in Dominican JIyceum Spin,

~ 1'"V 7 "'o U"tWco1f n T Hpe1' fIu1IHHIHTI
American A c.. and NJ. Collins, Union
settlement. was the feature OF the run OF
the Dominican Lyceum yesterday. Eigh-
teen men faced the starter, but the CON
test for first place was between the men
named for the whole OF the four mile Jour
ney. In the last 100 yards Faher de-
Veloped the faster sprint and won by less
than ten yards The order OF finish OF
the first ten men: