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Gallaudst. second; Maryland Agricultural,
ya Event cs. No. second TGS by sS
Sl'h sv, tS];:; Grows, S.'i: s ana
YIN M Many bts.sa 1an' Slr S'n S T%. and
n.y. 'sl r Fal:es ;, sG,:Su' G se.s:i
seconds.
PREP SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES
Event No. .?-won by cedarcron VIII
mmlnston Conference. second. ToentIns
Yep s:nss No ea's sss-wor by Pennington Semi.
ark ACADEMY. third. ''' '"''
Event No. ai-won by wyoming Semi.
nns;; KEN seminary second feddie
.n Event No tn': ,ss-won by w.nonan Military.
' al%an ea'A'li'' second ''F"Fd College
r, Even, No. ;2s-won by, HayertOrd with
Noan 'o2 weldon rrs0 Mc ssShi " ana +
grace De laneey. third. Time 3 minutes
Even. So' s'--won by Bethlehem Prep;
Event No 2s~won by Episcopal Aead i
envy; Penn Charter. second; Friends Central.
HIGH SCHOOLS.
Event No. ll--won by Neptune; Perth
Ss i SO { Sy cs ssi, Lower
EVEN, eco rGesT By DaFS nd
second: Haddonneld. third.
nett square. second. Tredy Tii EasttSw own
:. Event No. I5-won by Bioomshurs; Mous,
Event No. is-won by New Brunswick
of Event f 49, e" IN ha
Radnor, second; Norristown' third.
Eye, Np ss
Chester. second; Morris, third.
Win. NJ ' SocS r. T. AsS.y
and W. Albrecht; Englewood. second: West
Philadelphia. third.
SPECIAL EVENTS
heat won by d. Hasen. Kansas: W. shedden,
sv ws,a Is sSSd
seconds. Third hes. won by r ". Kelly'
won by ' J, c1only. virginia; n M,liaf ard.
Se.s Won s Sy ward CHICAGO s. Hsmmit ts
Penn STAT second s.cnSa Time. = IS seconds
second heat won by z; Hammist Penn
Second Trisls-First heat-won by ward
Southern Caiif9rnia j. Croniy, virginia
F. Ward. Chicago. second Time. is "a
Final Hea,-won by F. W Kelly. Southern
| California: y. Ward. Chicago. second; Ward
southern California. third, Time, is a.
100 Yard Dssh-.Fir.t hea,-,,won by r
Carroll, Indiana STATE state Normal; r starr
California; E. Jones. Georsetown. second
FisHlns .Prinee,on; NJ Baraneik. chicago
Final H..,&won BY Ii p Drew. Southern
Bona Michigan third time, 10 is sec.
ps% sesA sren sas1aRa Ws y feel,
inches; Ii, Morrison. Cornell. third with u
Throwing the Hammer-won by p. Tough.
ridge. Yale With ~ feet sis inches: *
!, ineh Kohier. Mic Ine WIN ,hlrd viii
| la& feet . Inches; V. Caldwell, Yale, fourth
Throwing the Javelin-won by NJ. poriza.
II..ssi%f sI% :sSsd liz, il
p Putting Il Pound sho,-won by r. L
eA Wh,nsy Dar,meuh. second sssi w iaSne:
Win q Zee, ~ i9shs:; W Roos Yale
Pole vaui,-won by c. Borsstrom. South
ern California. with "a feet; l.. Garter. Ysi.
and C. Buck Dartmouth. tied at II feet I
Las, Yale; Ward southern California; Camp
Lafayette and Johnstone. Harvard. tied 70
second at feet Inches Douglas won sec
throwing the Di.cus-won by IL Dutt
Illinois. with las feet "a inches; A. /
bar,Ist; Brow, . second: With i2t feet
! IA feet 81 inches.
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Crescents Win ut iu"r"'''

Rain did not s,op tho lp'r,s-. .''"
Of the Crescent Ath,cti, ClN '
ing their weekly game 81 HH '
terday The visitors Wet" '"'
the Bronx Lacrosse Club. ",
TO defeat by 10 goals -
Mooners tried ont sCverN' '''
the best being Freis, a i..'f
star. who was at centr. Iu
goals for the winning tW"I,.
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SOUTH BErHLEHEM. Pa. April 25.-The
University of Pennsylvania freshmen won
to-day from the Lehigh freshmen & to
Lehigh gave the visitors scare in IN.
last inning. Moore and Adams made
home runs for Penn The score by in
nings:
Penn. 1917. 90 q 4 o n "a
Lehlgh. 1917. o o n - .
Hatt"ries-ilenig and Hughes Mutter and
simpson,
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MANHASSET GUNNERs LEAD.
Have SIX Point Margin at End OF
first Days shooting.

The first half Of an lnterclub shoe, be-
tween the Bayslde Yacht club and the
Manhasset Bay Yacht Club was contested
Yesterday AZ the traps of the former or
Sanlzat'on, Manhasset led at the close Of
the LAY by SIX targets. The final install
m"nt viii he contested to-day at the trans
OF the Manhasse; Hay club at Port Wash
ington. Hazel l., Hoyt OF the visiting club
scored the best individual score hitting "a
out or 100 targets. The scores follow:
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granted permission for his regulars TO
usurp any OF the positions they care. lie
nsures that such work In far more bene.
hcial than idling
would much rather have played to-
uay ana lost. said McGraw "than no,
W nave plaIed at all The trouble with
my club Is that II has gone stall, through
inactivity The men were I'm perfect phy-
seal condition on the return from the
south. Regular work and warm weather
are the only things that will put us on
our feet again"
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Tho bout between Mike Gibbons and
Johnny Howard, which the broadway
sporting Club OF Brooklyn had staged for
next Tuesday, has been postponed for one
week gibbons requested the postpone
ment in order to have further Tina for
training
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NEWARK, April 25-Thc regular greens
at the Forest Hill Field Club golf course
have been placed In commission. Compe-
tition among the club men will start next
Saturday with an eighteen hole medal
handicap. and the qualifying round for the
May cups.
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Secretary John II. Foster Of the Giants
declares that yesterdays rain was n full
filment OF local tradition According TO
his records the Giants have lost the first
home Saturday ever since they moved TO
the site which II known as the Polo
Grounds
Foster further claims for tho Brush
Stadium an unfortunately unique distinc-
ton. II is the only baseball plant in
Christendom where games have 10 be can
celled on account OF wet stands When
yesterdays postponement was declared
the playing field was dry rs n chip, But
the heavy rain had flooded the boxes and
the lower tier seats, leaving them In such
condition that they could not he used.
Naturally there was a heavy advance sale
OF these usual choice places hut. as the
secretary explained, II the park had been
opened the club might have had to pay
more money for damaged clothing than
would have been taken in at the gate. At
least II the Giants escaped damage suits
they would fnd bunch OF enemies in
stead OF a horde OF boosters
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Pitcher Marty McHale's appearance. AT
american League headquarters broke the
nono,ony OF rather gloomy day there
McHale showed the ravages OF his recent
indlspostion. He has lost about eight
pounds and Is very weak still Hut the
irish Thrush believes he will be himself
within very few days now that his ton
silltis has abated to such a degree that be
enjoys solid foods once more. McHale ex
pressed the opinion that he would be AZ
Tor one or the games against the Boston
fed Sox, his old time club this week.
Scout Irwin. who has not s,arted nh,
upon his sleuthing trip, rega cd a party
OF rams yesterday with an account nj
lruesdale's debut with the New Yorks
against the Athletics. Irwin claims tim,
Truesdale showed swinging hunt In the
psychological round that won the rame
Tor Frank Chance. With runners on firnt
ana second Connie Mack planned to have
barry cover second no matter who Yielded
the ball. Truesdale hooked the ofYerinO
IN between third and the pitcher the only
spot ON the inteld left unguarded. and
made sure of a dead certainty.
There are mighty few men in basehsl II
who could have pulled it," said tn, scout
iiauser Ia about the only player | know
VINO can get away with II right along 4"
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instead OF manager II on two different
occasions | had been In n position TO
hcarken to the rap OF old opportunity
Away back in 1899 ! was sitting in the
stand at pittsburg when Capt. Kerr
dropped down beside me. Mac said he.
do YOU know any one with $4,000 who
wants to buy a good baseball club? I'll
sell Plttsburg for that sum- The offer
didn't appeal to me. should not be sur
prised II Barney Dreyfuss drove even a
better bargain.
Charles r. Taft. who now owns the
Cubs. IL "A National League magnate
through the turest accident" continued
McGraw And in stumbling into posses
sion OF the club he helped make for
tune for Charles W. Murphy.
81: was through me that Murphy go,
the tip that the property was for sale
He overheard conversation IN which
tried to interest capital for the purchas
OF the club. John r. Walsh was willing
10 sell out for 500. 900 AMI Jim Hart.
who had the tip. wished $1,000 for his
Information. Harry Pulliam and Fred
knowles were both interested ! learned
afterward
ing for the New York club FASTENED TO
Cincinnati He approached Mr.. TAFT.
whom he never before had met. with the
/, proposition TO purchase the Chicago stock.
Murphy had $4,000 OF his own which he
was willing TO risk in the venture
Now. unknown to Murphy, MIR. Taft
had some of the Chicago stock that had
been turned over to him by Cap Arson.
Cap rented a Chicago billiard room from
the Sinton estate. controlled by Mrs.
Taft Arson. who originally held $40, 900
of Chicago stock had turned most OF II
over TO his landlord. Murphy dwelt in
such glowing terms on the Chicago oppor-
tun.ty that Mr., Taft became interested.
He saw way OF perhaps recovering a
deficit by risking more money lie agreed
70 40 into the project with Mr. Murphy
and assured the latter that he would be
allowed TO purchase additional stock as
speedily as he pleased with his share OF
the dividends. That IL how Murphy got
the Chicago Cubs. Mr., TAFT himself told
me So
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In - tanning hcc yesterday afternoon
Mciraw furnished n hns illustration OF
tho growth OF baseball within the past
decade or two.
Il should have been y ma Rnate mysslf
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Event 10. 30 Won by Philadelphia col
lsgs of osteoptthy. school OF Pedagogy sec
ond Philadelphia College ~ Pharmacy third
Event No. Jl.-Non by Indiana Normal
West hester second, Mansfield third
Event No. 3a-Won by College city OF New
YORK, With 7, Greenbaum, u. Frey, q. ia
hor and j, Moonan; Drexei Institute sscond
sew York College of Dental and Oral Sur
gerry third. Time. 3 minutes and q second,
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The State commended that II had the
right TO show by similar cases that
krafts actions on the day OF the fire
were such as to lead to direct susp:
cion. and TO prove that he was In the
vicinity of the fires in each instance
both before and after they were dis
covered. Judge Robinson overruled
Mr.. Boyce's objections, such ruling
being excepted to.
In the first round the Jurors were
taken over the route by Deputy Sher,
iffs Henry Frohme and Bert 4. Phil
lips. Attorney Boyce objected. stating
that the jurors should only be taken
TO the scene Of the one fire. His OBJ
lection was overruled. PROSECUTING
Attorney Addleman and his first as.
sistant. ID. A. Mckee; Attorney s. o.
Boyce. for the defense. and Hon. John
5. Koran. State fire marshal. who was
admii'o' to practice before the Crimi
nal Court yesterday. led the march
Kraft. the accused. in charge OF Depu.
~. Sheriff Frohme. came next. lie
was not handcuffed. but was neatly
shaver. with perfectly clean linen,
and bearing every evidence OF a well
groomed man.
Kraft Watches Closely.
This was his first time out in the
open since the day OF his arrest Al
Twenty-third and Market streets. In
the court room Kraft is closely at.
tended by his wife. two sisters and
half-brother. He was dressed in n
dark suit Of clothes. tan shoes: had
his hair carefully parted and showed
not the slightest tremor during the
whole proceedings. At times he would
consult his attorney through the
course OF the trial. and watched the
witnesses with a fearless eye.
Before the jury was selected Judge
Robinson read the indictment charg-
ing Kraft with setting hre 20 the
warwick pottery. Kraft heard tho
charge calmly. and as calmly answer
ed Not guilty" The jury was then
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and the father OF a little boy. He
was. for FIVE years. a member Of the
IRE department. until August Is. this
year. While a member OF the fire de-
partment fires occurred. This man
was indicted for them. and the time
came for trial The state elected TO
postpone that trial. for. think. no
other reason than the fact that il had
no case against the defendant
He was released on bond. During
the month OF October. the city was
visited by a half dozen fires. and
George Kraft was arrested. All have
got to Say is. George Kraft knew that
he was under bond OF $4,000: that the
police we're logging his every step.
then. when the streets were full of
people. IL he set FIRE to those buildings.
then ] must say he Is non compus
mentis
In trial where facts are proven
by circumstantial evidence. a Jury
must proceed with caution. The state
must prove that the buildings we're
burned, and that the man charged
with the crime was closely connected
with each separate case. The court will
AhHAi W Nbu AAdA you cannot convict
on chances. you must convict on owl.
dence Before you convict. you must
believe that. beyond a moral certainty.
the defendant committed the crime for
which he h charged.
II ! am allowed to proceed In nv
way. ] shall show that George Kraft
did not set IRE to the Warwick China
Company. although ~ Dr. not policy 10
disclose anything ~ this time N wit.
nesseses are allowed TO testify. / will
show that there b. serious doubt
whether the Burns a Church ERE was
incendiary This IL the FIRST time this
man has been tried before n court and
jury. He IL presumed innocent until
he h proven guilty. All I ask you. IL
that you weigh carefully the evidence
and ! am not alarmed al the outcome. o.
First Witness Called.
The hrst witness called by the state
was Mr. y A. Jackson. secretary and
treasurer Of the Warwick China Com.
pany Vie stated that he held such a
position. on direct examination bv
Prosecuting Attorney Addleman. and
That HIS company's holdings At the
point would amount 20 about $50 900
he was asked II he recalled a Ere AZ
his place Of business on October gb
and answered IN the Affirmative. re
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was then told TO tell what he knew
concerning the matter to the jury.
He said that the fire was set in n
passageway that led from the main
building to a shed in the rear. He told
OF the construction of the building
that part was brick. and part wood /.
that the fire was between the corners
al the northeast corner of the build.
ing
Mr.. Boyce then cross-examined the
witness az length. but failed to shake
the main import of his story. He said
that there was a sprinkler system i'm
the building: that the wall is protect.
ed by tar paper.
q. You have an engineer in the
building. haven't YOU?
a. Yes. sir.
q. Where Is his apartment?
a. In the extreme southern end from
the passageway. as Il faces the alley.
q. How far. do you think. the pas.
sageway is from the engineers apart
ments2
A. About seventy-five feet or more.
- Does this door stay locked or I'M
rocked IN the rear OF the building?
a. ] think IL would be locked
WaH hhfu dHhfu concerning tho
pile Of waste outside the building. and
said ~ was higher now than II was
some weeks ago.
Mr. Addleman asked. There is no
door 81 the alley way. IL there7
A. No. sir.
q The door is supposed 70 have
been locked where the IRE occurred?
A. Yes. sir.
Frank kamn Called.
Direct examination BY PROSECUTING
Attorney Addleman
.. State your name to the iurv.
a. Frank Kamm.
y. Where do you live?
a. No. s. Twenty-fourth street
q Were you In the neiehborbood
Of the Warwick China Company ON
October Is. f9if7
A. Yes. SIR
y. State whether or not YOU saw
the defendant about there7
A. Yes. sir ! did
q Now. tell the jury Just what
you saw
a. walked down Twenty-sevenfh
street 10 Nelils grocery store. where
We passed him From there We went
10 tho glass house 20 get a drink. and
saw him 80 into the pottery ward. lin
about i've minutes the man came back
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"
time for opening court arrived. with
extra deputy sheriffs employed to hold
the excitable crowd in check: with
the doors on the third floor padlocked
10 keep persons from gaining access
to the windows. the alleged arson trial
OF Bull Kraft opened yesterday morn.
ing before Judge Alan H. Robinson in
criminal court.
The entire morning was taken up
IN the selection of a jury and a Jour.
ney over the course the charged in.
cendiary is said to have pursued on
the day OF the fires. Sunday. Octobe 7
Is. One strange feature of the whole
matter was the mere fact that the
crowd Of jurors and newspaper men
were one hour and three minutes 60
ing over the territory that Kraft II
said 20 have covered in the time
elapsing from 2:25 o'clock until 3 /. %
O'Clock on the afternoon OF the fire
u was expected that this might be a
line OF defense. but II II thought hard.
~ possible now.
The FIRST day OF the trial could DC
said to favor the State, although the
testimony il purely circumstantiaI. u
can be said. with truth. that the evi.
dence was linked together in almost
conclusive elearness. three witnesses
being introduced upon whose testimo.
ny the State hopes for conviction.
They were two mill men. Frank Kamm
and George Beaze. and a little 1l-year.
old boy. Herman Snyder.
Lively Arguments.
Several lively Tits were induced
IN by Attorney Royce and the attor.
neys for the State. ne persisting that
the state had no right 10 ring" in
other than evidence on the one charge
That KRAFT Is being really tried upon,
that OF the Warwick China Company
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empaneled. six being struck from the
venire of twenty. At 1890 O'Clock
court adjourned until 2 O'Clock. A
re adjournment was taken until 2 40
O'Clock when the afternoon session
opened.
Afternoon Session.
Promptly at $3.50 o'clock court was
called to order. the jury filed into its
place, the roll call OF witnesses by the
deputy sheriff followed by their ex-
clusion until called, and the trial was
ready TO proceed.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Nc
kee delivered the charge to the Jury
as follows: IF II please the court,
gentlemen OF the jury. you have been
taken over the route that the state
expects TO prove that George A.
Kraft took on october rs. in his visit
TO the many incendiary fires" Here
Attorney Boyce objected to any refer
ence TO fires other than the Warwick
China Company. His objections were
oVerruled, and exceptions noted in the
records.
You have heard the charge that
was read by the court this morning.
the charge OF arson. II is a serious
matter. This Ii a serious charge, ana
horrible light for a man TO labor
under. In this hearing gentlemen ~
the jury. | ask that you give the
strlctest attention to the evidence as
submitted. and follow closely, as I try
70 lead you through the prrc-s ynat
Kraft Is charged with having been.
expect to prove by two reliable
isooring men. that they were in the
vicinity OF the Warwick China Com
pany on the day Of the are, that they
knew Bull Kraft. and saw him enter
the building on two seperate occa-
sions' and the second time after his
emission from the building, FIRE was
discovered. That they put II out, and
that they found oily waste and char
req timber showing every evidence Of
hre. That the waste was such as
IL found around journals OF axles and
That ne secured Il from a car on the
siding.
Seen az Livery Barn.
shortly after that time he was seen
az the Burns and Church stables. He
was seen going down the alley. Alley
a. There he talked 10 officer James
Sutton. who was in plain clothes. and
there he was arrested We shall
prove BY boy. Herman Snyder. thar
ne was seen with a pan Of oily waste.
that be was seen TO enter the building.
kIeiner's basket works. aud later
come out Of the building. Almost i'm
mediately IRE was discovered
within n few minutes after the IRE
AZ Jacovetty's stable on Twentieth
street. We have an expressman who
saw hrat hirrying across the Market
street. bridge. Here be vas taken for
fireman by Mr. VIII Colvig and nj.
lowed 20 ride 90 Eleventh street.
where he was seen BY Albert Myer. an
insurance man. He was followed by
hr. hyer 10 Water street. but Who
could not tell whether he entered tho
PennayIvania depot or not. In few
moments the alarm was telephoned 10
the Chemical engine house. from
there the inference r.. and We shall
prove u. that he went 20 the National
Cash Register building aud from
therr Gown Main street
Seer Washing Hands.
AT the corner Of Twelfth and Maln
streets he mot Ralph Howe and talkei
70 him Shortly after that he Is
found In the Mcclure washing his
hands and talked % the attendants.
Later we nnd him going down Main
street 20 Fourteenth. up Fourteenth
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