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New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
Washington Heights Play
ers Spring Surprise in
Fourth Round of
tournament.

The fourth round Of the champion
ship tournament Of the Metropolitan
Chess League was played according 10
schedule on Saturday evening, continu-
ing until an early hour yesterday morn
ing. The games between the Brooklyn
and Lyceum clubs were not played at
all, because the Lyceum people re-
fused 10 supply clocks for the match.
Under the circumstances the Brooklyn
G. G. claimed the match by eight games
20 none. According 20 the rules Of the
competition, the games must. If de-
manded, be played with timing clocks.
The most surprising feature of this
round was the defeat Of the Manhattan
Cness Club by the Washington Heights
team by score OF 6 games 10 .. II is
needless 10 say that most Of the strong
players VI the yaRauished team Bere
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
RECORD FIELD OF
NOVICE RUNNERS
Hundred and SiXty-nlne
Compete in Trinity
Club Fixture.
M'NEIL CAPTURES
INDIVIDUAL HONORS
Bronx Church House Squad
Wins the Point Trophy After
a Lively Contest.

Dwelers in the downtown section OF
Brooklyn saw a record field OF noylces
start in the Trinity Clubs open road
run of three and a half miles from
the clubhouse, at Clinton and Non
tague sts., yesterday. Although lo9
runners started, sixty-eight of them
failed to go the distance.
Almost every small club registered
i'm the metropolitan district was repre-
sented, and fourteen of them were
successful in completing team Of fve
runners. country running is
not so popular in Manhattan and only
a handful of spectators gathered at
the finish.
James Mcneil, jr., of the Browns
Vile Field Club, carried off the first
prize. after a grueiling sprint, by ten
wards. Charles Blankenberg, Of The
Bronx Church House, and Edward
Warnke. the schoolboy runner Of Rich
mond Hill High School, finished sec
ond and third, respectively, ten yards
apart.
During the last half OF the course
these three fought il out tooth ana
nail for the lead. Cobblestones ana
vehicular traffic hampered the runners,
hut. despite this. Mcneil managed to
finish in the good time Of 20 minutes
IS seconds.
There was an interesting fight Tor
the point trophy between The Bronx
Church House and the 92d st. Young
Mems Hebrew Association, with the
former taking home the cup, with
total Of 81 points TO the latters VA
Three Bronx runners managed 70 mn
i,h i'm the first seven across the llne'
The Brownsville Field Club had 10 De
content with third honors, with toJal
of III points, five in advance OF the
Trinity Club. Ten other organizations
crcpt into the scoring column.
Mcneil was said 20 have previously
broken his noviceship IN an open as
tarce race on the Celtic PARK track
and. although Jake Stumpf, cha rman
of the registration committee, did not
withhold the victor's prize, the mat
ter will be investigated further.
The runners were not held snlVerlHs
from the cold more than two minutes
on the starting line, when the com
niand was given and mad scraUlOle
orsuod for the lead. At the first
checking station. at Livingston ST:
and Flatbush av., II. Wohlwerth, OF
tho ODD ST. club. was leading Blanken-
berg bv few yards, while the other
contestants followed in Indian hle.
After mounting the short Flatbush aV.
hill to the turning point at Eighth ay2
Blankenberg. Mcneil and Warnke were
among the first five to pass the judges
and from this point to the hnlsh lihe
the real fight began for hrst place
The first five 70 finish received prizes
The summary follows:
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
JOHNSON IS SNOW BOUND.
SAYS Affairs Are in Hands Of
American League.

Cofeyville, Kan, Dec. 20 Snow
bound on his farm near here tonight,
Walter Johnson said over the tele-
phone that he had no communication
uIth James A. Gilmore, president of
the Federal League, since signing the
new Washington American League club
contract in Kansas City yesterday.
Johnson said that the entire matter
was in the hands of the American
League officials Asked if he would en-
tertain Gilmore's proposition TO make
a trip 70 Chicago, at the expense Of
the Federals, to submit his contracts
to three attorneys, TO he chosen by dis
interested persons. he said he might
consider such "a trip after he received
Gilmore's message
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
Comment and Gossip
On Sports of the Day
By HERBERT

ONE MACECornelus McGeuddy TO be eSae @ oe of the
4 baseball acknowledged Hghp,
- baseball managers Of all time time % N0% wi 50 il would
established he jeopardlleS po
sem by taking unto himself only Of retaining the peSse 5
bv the League bu
MACK
ceed the baseball public at its u worm III SSn
cast 4u
men his opinion which would TeS 6t was
the and tame pu oIR
best baseball in Philadelphia ana m ira s
dividends for the stockholders OF ""o ' "
MAY MT he altogether fair 10 publicity TO motives "h
NAV or NAV not have actuated this who IN his qu eI 49,
way has American League penH1H in
in years u
tereSing however TO plot for recent moves rS
will interesting TO watcn me eS
Without taking ANYBODY his condolences Connie a'k G r
the backbone OF ms tWInhg sian
d oDt an outward culver them jump the FEDS
he policy,
5 5 rG3e Collins the keystone his wonderful nhed ana n @
in history OF baseball 10 me
he price Ofhand ooNeu I'M
fI tng of smooth running machine but Connie Maek 10 esn
instead OF going moneyn a. n
.nggeSted In selling without getting single pI4eI III @ viii
crafty he has maze ine one "o'
y, rnsS time the heing interest OF the fans
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
Defeats tie Bronx United
Soccer Team by
Three Goals.
TEAM WORK OF THE
VICTORS STANDS ON
Columbia Oval aud Camera,
Deadlocked After Ninety
Minutes of Play.

The Brooklyn F. C added to i,,t
record in the National League nv
feating the Bronx United soccer a..
by score OF 3 to 0 YESTERDAY s..
its admission 20 this body the r.
lyn team has not been defeated h..
season the team went through Inc -
petition, winning fourteen game. -
drawing two. out OF sixteen -.
played. and this season il has wa 4,
four games in which II has taken ~,
and leads the league by margin ~ /,
points.
In yesterdays contest. which ~,
played at Manhattan Field. the Bro.t
lyn squad assumed the upper bsrS !,
few minutes after play was in progrs.,
Sammy Coward, the inside left. vor.,3
the ball free from a serimmage and n,
virtue OF clever shot, sent il whizlis,
into the Bronx cage.
Upon resumption OF play in the 90,
ond half the visitors had things ,hs',
own way, and Sweeney and Sharhol5,
found the enemy's net for a goa aplee,
The forward line and the bsekfelJ ~
the victors worked like a well BALANCED
machine.
Tba i;psun fo1louse.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
N. Y. A. {. LEADS
BOWLING LEAGUE
Official Figures Show
Team Has Lead of Two
Games Each Way.

At the end Of the third week Of
bowling. the official figures Of {. olo-
zaga, the Athletic League secretary
show that the New York Athletic Cluo
has a clear lead of two games eacn
way. In other words. the Mercury
Foot combination has won eignt ana
lost one. while Elizabeth, IN second
place. has won six and lost three:
Roseville, the present champion, and
Columbia and Passaic are punched in
third place, each with d.
Thanks to a fine performance on his
own alleys last week, Henry Clauss,
the veteran Elizabeth anchor, has dis
placed Fred GerdeS, Of New York, m
the average lead, having figures of
2O2.5. but it will be noticed that Gerdes
is only II pins behind, while Hege-
man. of Elizabeth, is within 10 pins
Of the leader.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
Ward Calls Shift OF
johnson q Fr0n1e-Up

contrary the players would join the
clubs which signed them.
Bender viii therefore play with the St.
Louis team and Plank with the Baltl-
mores Both these former Athletic
stars were signed by the secretary Of
the Baltimore Feds. but the negotla-
tions for Bender were carried on by
the Baltimore official at the request of
the st. Louis club, according 10 Mr.
Ward
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
WHITE ROSE WINS EASILY
Makes Short Work OF 81
George in League Soccer Ill''

In a championship game OF me Ags., n.y..
politan League played at Nacolmo u.I., ~,
Park yesterday afternoon ,he vi
Rose Football Club met ard de'ss",
the ST. George soccer eleven y
score Of . goals 10 %. One soa' -
scored In each half. I'D
Morris secured the FIRST point ~.
bv somc clever footUork OF ,he Is ~.
wing. and Schuespk annexed 'N,s, 80 80
i'm the middle Of the second aaI5. !. ~. "a
a scrimmage IN front OF the ~ ''''''
goal mouth.
III. ft.-. ,,,, foTfou.ss
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
Real True Confidence

STpONGFR proof Of which Conhe NA0h
N could he the attitude OF the PhhaaepA 3 ~ Letters of
that not been iuH o
ne1rcd hardly raised huter among me oI 80 ~.
howl went up SeeIleu ~.
tbe feeling that who had never failed to III II new & CO
T 6d NOT fail this the problem was no' L
hard to solve as SngS faced "hen nc 'oo ~ wv
BoSon Braves.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
Mike Gibbons to Box Clabby

Milwaukee, Dec. Negotiations
were closed to-day for a ten-round box
ing match in Milwaukee on January 81
between Jimmy Clabby and Mike Glib
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21

At the Brooklyn Institute Chess
Club United States Champion Marshall
played thirty games simultaneously on
Saturday evening. winning twenty-eight
games, losing one and drawing one.
The hfth round Of the Metropolitan
Chess League series is scheduled for
y anuAIy Z.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21

paragraph by Mr.. "lSeguy IN
N press" what any player retained by td to
Wv utility lnheder VINO j e"e0'' ~
rIace + the Collins, ana says:
Nake no mistake Kopf He PLAYED Tor me maps unueI @
fall where ne urea. "eS
Tny eve for the ball has hit in his stick IN addition ne
little polish to make mo %gen
Of the pu raw has splendid head ana mus mas All
make second benah
brains above ALL especially Shortstops and second Saek IL W."
evees md the VINO
lot OF bonee
the o6ed the smart boys inside the diamond ana NoI
brainS ruck and the He should make good
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21

NV r,or Connie Mack the fans Alright and re2hea ma
would rather root for a climbing and needed ootns
the oi When was
nine cases out of under dog making ood hgn' "' "
ie baseball parks
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
Too Many Cooks

NK FARRELL selling the Yankees the baseball world
this CITY will who has worked hard and dgenN uue
derey,c handicap TO put a winning in New York mere no
B Deyery held in the harS OF ne
OF what has been more
W % yng policy this convinced Frank iaIIeH gave
and TO American League get oothQu
y and he paying the penalty OF having too many COOKS e
with the o the broth,
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21

G0ais-I Isaac for Cameron. h0lhr.h icf o.
um5.s oval ?. e. Rri.ree-A.en N5ase.,1. 6...s., q.
Columbia O'sl r. q. Tm.-ht-'e3 q ior}-H
minutes each.
At Macomb's Dam Park yesterday
afternoon the st. George T C. won is
first section league game from me Clan
Scott squad by goals TO o. AA ne
points were Tailed in the first hall
They were made by Newman. Nari4
and Prythdish.
The Hudson United scored lbs ffu
straight victory yesterday Afternoon
when IL defeated the Yonkers Ih'sue5
at Huber's Oval, by a score of ] goal %
O. Buckle scored the point BoA
elevens played fast game.
In the replay Of the American Foot.
ball Association cup tie az knights
Oval. Greenpoint. yesterday afternoon
the Germans easily eliminated the O3'
Poys bv 3 goals % o. % a. Van def
Weghe. VI. Van der Weghe and B.eieii
were the goal scorers. A large croRl
witnessed the game
The T. r. T. Strollers and the |lsia'
tions met at Edison oval. BrooAlyn'
Yesterday afternoon IN a Netropoo 's'
League game The game resulted % +
tie. at goals all The Stro.lers psJei
one man short. The Vis.tations scoisi
the tieing goal in the last minute q"
play.
In a second section game Of nt ses
York State League the /. E. IT, u2-o33
defeated the Grecnpolnt creE N
goals to 1. Mcdonald and AtJy.s.
scored for the winners. Huieh.-''.
scored the Grecnpoiutcrs' eosl iroI inll.i T
penalty kick. Mcdonald ana ge.i
played an excellent game for the '''''
lers.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
Manhattan Chess Club
Team Is Badly Beaten

absent. The Progressives whitewashed
the Ocean Hill men and the students
Of Columbia made a good fight against
North Jersey, losing by the odd game,
while the Staten Island players, led by
former United States champion. A.
b. Hodges, defeated the Newark Rice
club by the odd game.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
Lawn Tennis Ranking Fair

the United National Lawn Tennis ASSo-
citation we'll wonderfully well, with possibly exeep-
Williams the intercollegiate
title deserved slightly while the elimination
national indoor
is beyon comprehenon the difficult delicate prob
and Maurice t. Mclaughlin de
served place the committee apauded for not be-
incS aved 'front.' plain line of fairness
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21

Meeting in a championship game q
the first division OF the New YORK
State League at Lenox Oval YESTERDAY
afternoon, the Camerons and the Co.
lumbia Oval. elevens battled ninety
minutes to a tie of one goal.
j. Isaac IN the last few minutes q
play converted a penalty kick thai,
saved the day for the Camerons, which
now lead the league.
IN the first half Holbrook found The
Cameron cage, and proceeded TO pu.
the ball there No more scoring re-
suited until j. Isaac made good the
penalty" while all the Cameron fol.
lowers held their breaths.
The lineup follows:
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21

,wO exceptions should three Nowhere could
be found the OF + Pierce Adams.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21

dinner 10 the Rutgers football eleven New Brunswick ley"
a. 400 Toobv the retiring captain publicly accepted the reSpon-
"A h for play the Washington and Jefferson game on
the weather torecaSter VINO was
aiming the team quarterback criticised later when Scr was 4Su
the criticism he smiled and Sad Oh
ooby and Sanford it, That's the kind stun OF "hn Soo
fellows nd good made
but little comes from
l. which uedged WASH
ngon like Union West Point and Harvard went mous" 'n
on without n playing pretty fair lot OF teams Ioo ana
in these parts The eleven was eoheu '
IrI found place
Another thing washington ana Lee num-
and so did its mite IN hepng sooo cause
xVTFEN chained bed few days ago by various aen ana pans
\NJ orded by
w he tried the well known OF the National
agu came town while quietly repaired their
homes / can't remember that they did thing.
NICE upon Al Hne PLAYED football at Ye He must have been
4
~ sonay the front anyway he pretty good sort
quickly cut those "ISh oouhd me 10
tina hed Now m OF football fan than ever
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21

Goals-Sreeney Coward and Shanhsh y,
Brooklyn Reieree-A'cc Ross l.nesusr-jif
Burroughs for Brooklyn Tom M,kauaass 4,
Bronx United. Tme-Hs.yes Of fory.sp -lss.,,
each.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21

G0a's-I Isaac for tsmcr0r.. ho.hr1s 'N t'
L.ne,men-I Hopkins fo. Caneron.. j. Barrett ~
Columbia OTal +. g. Tm.-hs.se3 y ffl.li
minutes each
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21

\VIHEN Walter Johnson jumped to the FEDS Ban Johnson ear Of the
w Jumped Griffith heowed eli" drawing power
limited three persons When Walter Johnson Jumped back to
organized Johnson and Clark Griffith rejoced
wady nothing what difference point OF view makes
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21

~ thing Old Roman has been
boneS and ne believes he has second McGraw to lead his
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21

yVJlTH Narquard apparently restored only
w Plank change their minds The promised four
the Feds exploded planned but the pieces doing
unexpected damage.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-21

n Wy ALOrT graduate manager Of the Mount Union College eleven
~ Betler right end kicked tTteyen goals from touchdown
thyseen tries the season just closed mars not worlds record
had of The
y the Middle West
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
Classified Advertisements

best bargain in Iowa. Price right
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] have a few sacrificed prices on 100
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Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
wAMrso-
FOUND
Lost
rExAa

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cheap Farm-sb3 acres level. black
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
WiScoNeiN lAND0.

Bass Lake Dairy Farm OF los acres
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rest IN timber: even room house. cow
barn 7ox3s. horse barn 42x21. new
poultry house 24xl2. silo aoxls, hos
house. corn crib. blacksmith shop ana
indin Cement floors In poultry
mouse and COW barn. Situated on state
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from new. modern school house. A
strip OF tho land Of about ~ acres,
covered with shade trees. extends out
into IA A fine place for . sum.
ner resort. Part OF machinery goes In
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Want $4,000 for property. Terms.
$1,000 cash. balance on six years. time
at the rate Of S per sent from April
I. 1914. For further particulars write
O.. w. Pearson, r. f. d. No. 1. CUSHING.
WIS. owner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
Mother Stanislaus
Tells Of Recovery

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
ALFALFA FARMS FOR SALE.

Buy where crops are sure every
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good level lands. Price $1,000 one-half
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Price $50 per acre. Write for photos.
Railroad fare to purchaser. No snow
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
IOWA PRAIRIE.
MISSOURI A o.

For 9aIs-On account Of sickness I
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home, situated two miles east Of Chill
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water. all outbuildings new except one
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
Brief News Of eeaman.

special 10
Beaman, Feb. Sc. c. Petit has
gone to Oskaloosa to look after land in
terests.
Guy stull, D. B. Simms, w. S. Wat
ter and w. T. Baumgart shipped stock
to Chicago Tuesday. Prices nave drop
ped wonderfully and feeders say they
will lose money.
George Simms, who has beer very
sick at a Colfax sanatorium is much
better and VIII soon be out again.
The lumber business here has again
changed hands, Mr.. Richardson having
sold 1t after having owned it only thir-
ty days. Mr.. Richardson has not de-
cided yet just what he will do, but
think he will go south.
Those from a distance who attended
the Mrs. Wells funeral Sunday were w.
w. Brooks, Of Marshalltown; G.. w.
Money, Of Nebraska City, Neb.: and
DR.. G. c.. Money, Of FIT. Dodge, brothers
Of Mrs. Wells.
The prevailing sentiment in this neck
Of the woods is that Senator Cummins
should succeed himself.
Mrs. Oglesby 10 reported among the
sick.