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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
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At the opening Of the forty.third
annual session of the Negro Baptist
General Missionary and Educational
convention at Fort Worth, Tex, DR..
L. X. williams told 1000 Negroes that
IL the Negro ever amounted to any
thing he would have to help himself.
and not sit around on the streets
complaining about white people or
any other people. Every man, wom'
an and child in the state can be some
thing and have something" he de-
clared. and II the Negro fails he Will
have only himself to blame"
Proof. F. w. Gross, president Of the
Houston college, delivered an address.
The convention was one Of the largest
in its history.
Among the visitors introduced
were Rev. E. Arlington Wilson and
wife. Of Muskogee. Okla; G. G. Fish
back, D. D., Topeka, Kan. field Sec
rotary of the National Baptist For
sign Missionary board; H. B. Britt
Louisville, KY, singing evangelist.
In addressing the convention in Its
second days session, Rev. L. X. Will
liams declared that ignorance was
the Negroes great liability. and
urged the convention to work as
never before to wipe it out or the fu-
ture Of the race In America would be
dark.
THE pew is demanding trained
minister" said Reverend Williams,
"and no time in our history have We
had as many idle preachers waiting
for some one to call them, and then
We have few worthy churches looking
for the proper men to call"
DR.. J. E. Knox of, Dallas, superin-
tendent of missions, delivered an ad-
dress, and introduced Rev. DR.. F. M.
Mcconnell Of Dallas, corresponding
secretary Of the General Baptist State
convention (white), who delivered an
address.
when I think of the war in Eu'
rope in respect to my people" said
Doctor Williams in his annual ad.
dress, II shudder. and call upon you
ministers as leaders of people. as you
go from this place, urge them to live
closer to God. and do all Of our work
WELL"
Rev. J. Frank Norris, D. D., pastor
Of the First Baptist, church. ad
dressed the convention. He congrat
ulated the Negro Baptists on what
they had accomplished and the stand
they had taken against intemperance
and the saloon Il believe It is posi-
BILE to drive out whisky from oul
country"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

seventy.five per cent Of the work
~ manufacturing rife ammunition for
the United Staten army and navy Ii:
done by women. N. II. .s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

The municipal authorities Of Toxic
have asked the government to approve
= plan involving the expenditure Of
4 approximateiy ten million dollars for
4 6ittonal water facilities.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

a German inventor has perfected
Il machine to sew the open end or
side OF . filled bag and knot the thread
automatically. ..a5 !.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

"A Norwegian scientist has advanced
tho theory that saturn's rings are
electrical phenomena. produced by
& the radiation Of luminous particles
from the planet, which constantly re-.
news them. 5.5l.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

Boats equipped with gasoline en-
gines are used a great deal in Para
quay for carrying fruit down the river.
Government officials have estimated
that 1850, 900 horsepower in the form
OF gas alone is wasted every day by
the old-fashioned coke ovens of the
United States. .a,- .,t: r. Il. ~ f.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
THE TEMPTATION WHICH FACES
SOME WOMEN.

NV heart was hot and restless,
And my life was full Of care,
And the burden laid upon me
Seemed greater than could bear.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
College Society for
PrOweSS in Athletics

three or four times during the winter. the
ice ordinarily does not remain ione
enough to afford regular practice In THIS
sport we are at an obvious disadvantage
in the competitions with our chief op-
ponents In the farther north ATTITUDES or
New England.
In the absence OF ice At Princeton 10
get their practice our hockey players are
Obliged 10 20 TO the rink in New YORK
but they can do this only two Or three
times a week. and al the latter end Oh
the sea.on. Under these circumstances
it is extremely difficult 10 develop play
ers. and particularly team play. Ihere
are other serious objections 10 New YORK
as the scene Of our participation IN TINS
branch OF sport.
All the arguments for playing college
games on college grounds hoid VII"
peculiar force i'm this game. Hockey is
too well established as an excellent col
lege game 10 be abandoned, but il il is to
he continued nj Princeton We must nave
our own rink. Yale has rink ~ New
Haven and Harvard has one in Boston
With rink at Princeton home and nome
games could be arranged as in the cases
Of baseball and football
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
MOTOR BOAT OFFICIALS
Many Clubs Have Recently
Elected Boards for 1914.

Many motor boat clubs have recently
elected boards Of officers for the season.
among the most important lists being the
following:
Bayonne City Yacht Club-W n. smauey'
commodore. H. Snarle. vice-commoiore; H.
Tidabock. rear commodore. 9. Naldron. re-
cording secretary; J Deuhert. financial secre-
tary.
bergen Reach Yacht Club-E Butler. COM
modore. ". Is Andrews. vice-cOmmOdore; "A.
J. Horton. rear commodore. - G. Ilaab. r.,
recording secretary: \. f. Wheeler treasurer
G. Bishop, financial secretary. - Merritt
measurer.
north Hudson Yacht Club-winam J.
Schneider. commodore. T. Stenle. vice-com-
modorc. !. + Geissberger. fleet captain; j. j..
Dounclly, recording secretary: X. Weeb er,
financial secretary. r. T Mallard. r.. treas-
uier.
Tompkins,le Boat Clut--Captain William
Schmidt. owner Of the cruiser Waterwitch,
commodore; j. 6. Ross. vicc-commodore; J.
Tobin. rear commodore: William Rohfs jr..
reporting secretary. Albert Trigg, secretary
J. Meyers. treasurer
CITY Island Yacht Cluh--W ". Walters.
commodore. j. White yice-comUodore. J. Pep
per. rear commodore. +. W Teufer. secretary;
J. Gutman. financial secretary; II. t. Me
LeWee. treasurer
YonNers Cornthian Yacht Club--C. A Valen-
tine. commodore. 4. Nachmauu. Nice-commO-
dore. ". McGregor. treasurer: G. sherry sec
Shsuahau. fleet surgeon.
Metropolitan Yacht Club-William r. Cesar.
commodore; Il. Spite. yice-commodor- ". =.
Brickner. rear commodore: c. j cakes treas
urer: j Lavery. financial secretary. J. A. Mac
Donald, recording and corresponding secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
United States Power Squad
ron Comes from New
England with I'm
portant Mission.

Tho most interesting topic ~ motor Loaf
enthusiasts at the present time is the for
nation of the Hudson River division OF
the United states Power Squadron, which
already has two other divisions, one In
Boston and the other in Portland. Me.
The United States Power Squadron is
the name adopted by the organization Of
motor boat men who are attempting 10
establish the rights Of motor boats more
firmly and to educate their owners IN the
fundamental principles OF navigation.
rules OF the road. signals. use Of chart
and compass and having their boats fully
equipped to comply with the law.
For some time past, it IS asserted. there
has been growing tendency on the part
of the commercial shipping interests 10
try through one means or another TO en-
barrass the growth and development OF
the motor boating interests and in time
actually put them out Of existence.
From Some points of view this action
on the part Of the merchant marine may
be justified. for the motor boat men GER
tainly have been backward I'm the knowl-
edge Of the proper handling OF their craft.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
EXTRA FEATURES AT GAMES
7th Regiment to Have Tent
Raising and Wall Scaling.

Aside from the usual events a number
OF features have been arranged for the
Eth Regiment games next SATURDAY.. These
include tent raising and wall scaling con-
tests. hospital litter race heavy marching
order relay race and roller skating relay
race. all of which help to vary the monot-
ony Of the ordinary track and field events.
In the s5o-yard handicap run q. A. Car
son and f.. @. Grant will start from
scratch and will attempt TO lower Paul
Pilgrims record.
j. J. Elliott. the boy wonder with the
weights. will show his skill with the l6-
pound shot. He is putting forty-hve feet
and working hard TO break Dick Shell
don's record.
one of the features Of the meet will be
tn" two-mile Invitation walk. A new rec
ord viii be attempted with such entries
rs Fred Kaiser. H. +. Clifford. u. Remer'
T. REM. all champions, and others \
rev record will no doubt he established.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
YACHTSMEN PLAY EUCHRE
Fifty Tables Filled at Motor
Boat Clubs Card Party.

The New York Motor Boat Club house
was filed to the limit last night with the
members and their guests, who attended
the first motor boat euchre held IN the
new clubhouse The euchre or euchre-
gatta as il was styled, was a distinct
innovation in the way IL was played. The
tables fifty in number seated four per-
sons each. and the game was played on
the order Of military euchre. with the eX-
ception that instead OF the winning couple
moving 70 the next table. the same couple
or teams moved around TO the different
tables together.
Each table was decorated with small
pennants hung from two supports across
the middle of the table The winning
couple took a pennant and moved on 70
the next table, until ten games or races
rather had been. played. Each race was
allowed ten minutes. and the team show
ing the most pennants won.
Twelve prizes were awarded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
Strain Too Great, He Declares,
for Boys Who Can De-
vote Little Time to
Preparation.

Four miles is too long a distance for an
American university crew TO row. accord
Ing TO James G. Rice. who has been coach
OF rowing at Columbia since 1906 Rice
saws. however that ~ the American col
lege oarsman had a longer time TO pre-
pare for four-mile race he could prob
ably row that distance without danger OF
sustaining permanent injury.
As il is. the length Of time afforded TO
the average student who takes up rowing
after entering college or university ~
not sufficient 10 cover the proper amount
Of training necessary for so long a race.
Rice was asked yesterday whether he be
licyed In n four-mile race for college crews
and whether he was in favor OF the new
race for junior varsity crews In place or
the old four-Oarod race.
Il do not believe in a foUr-mile race
for college crows" he said, "and ! am
heartily In favor Of the race for junior
eight cared varsity crews in place Of the
old four-oared race.
at seems to me that our incoming
classes are getting younger and that the
men who are seeking places Ia tho VARSITY
boat NOWADAYS are not as old as they were
n dozen years ago This Is an important
factor 10 he considered when YOU a."
training crew for - fOur-milc race.
~ Is not '.ght to have mere boys train
down for such n race w the short period
Of time that we In America give 10 row
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
WILL EDUCATE ALL
MOTOR BOAT OWNERS

and. besides jeopardizng their own lives
they have been a constant source Of an
noyance and worry to captains and plots
Of many large steamers
All the motor boatmen on the Hudson
River who belong To any of the clubs in
the Hudson River Yacht Racing Assoca
ton, are eligible for the Hudson River
division Of the squadron. It is intended
that after the applicants have given salts
factory evidence 10 the board OF eXami-
ners that they are qualified 20 navigate a
motor boat. they will be given a certif-
cate Of efficiency together With a dis
tingushing pennant.
That each owner may become efficient
in handling his boat. instruction talks are
being given daily at one of the several
clubs. which every person interested in
motor boating is invited to attend
The list OF officers OF the Hudson River
Division as follows: Commander. Frank
lin p. Pratt. Colonial Yacht Club, New
York City; vice-commander. Worthngton
Scott, Tappan Zee Yacht club. Grand
Niew-on- Hudson. n y; secretary, f. w.
Marshall. Yonkers Yacht Club. No IS
William street. New York City; treasurer.
l.. Huxtable. Colonial Yacht Club. New
York city: board OF examiners, Q F..
Chapman. New York Motor Boat Club.
New York city; l.. Huxtable. and VI.
Collyer Newburgh Yacht Club, New
burgh, " Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
POINT TROPHY TO
N. Y. u. GYMNASTS
Cremer Leads Team to an Easy
Victory in Quadrang-
ular Meet.

The symnastic team of New York Uni
versity repeated its victory Of last year
in winning the point trophy in the open
competition ut the Bedford branch of the
Young Mems Christian Association, in
Brooklyn, last night.
The University Heights boys won easily
with a total of 3la points. gathering three
first places and tie for another in theiE
list. Rutgers College of New Brunswick.
n. T.. was second. with 49, points, with
Amherst College on it's heels, having IL
points. Columbia University. the only
other institution competing, was misera-
blv in the rear. with only points.
George s Cremer, the captain Of the
Violet team and n metropolitan cham
pion. again was the star OF the quad
rangular meet He carried off the honOrs
in the parallel bars and side horse. tea
for first honors In the horizontal bars
with Anderson. OF Rutgers, and hnSheu
fourth in the flying rings.
Finding out that his team could not
lose the trophy if he stayed out Of the
tumbling. the final event on the pro-
gramme. he decided 10 take rest All
told. his efforts alone Melted IL points.
Roy butcher, the national club SWING
ing champion OF New York University,
exhibited a neat performance in taking
his favorite event He received q count
OF 81 points. with Summerhill, OF Rutgers
behind him, with 500 points.
The summaries follow:
Horizontal bar-Tie between Cremer, Ne"
York University. and Anderson, Rutgers WIN
I6s, points: Doyle Columbia. with l4ia points
third: Shrewsbury. Amherst, with IN points
fourth. ~.
side horse-Won h. Cremer. New YORK Uni
versity. with 15ss points: Ralston, Amherst
with l4S. points, second; Van Dyck Rutgers
with 1917 points. third; Abromowtz. Columbia
with l2i4 points fourth. -. vi,
University. with s. points. Simmerh I'd.
Rutgers. with SOi2 points, second; Philips. Ne"
York University. with 70 points, miro; Crane,
Rutgers. with co points. fourth.
Parallel bars-Cremer. NeW YORK OniNei
sity' with 16l. points: Shrewsbury. Amherst.
with 49, points. second. Gaipa. Rutgers. with
1876 points third; Herrschaft, Amherst win
Fiying rings-Won By Gaipa Rutgers. with
1bs. points; Kopchovsky. New York UnlVer
sitv with 15l. points second. Adler. Column
bia, with 1875 points. third Cremer' New AorN
University. with 1872 points. fourth. ,.
Tumbling by McTernan, Amherst WIZ
I7a. points. Dow New York University, win
ID points second: Chambers, Rutgers. and
Gilloon. New York University With ~ points
tied for third place.
herst College. II points; Columbia University
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
MOTOR BOAT MEN
FOR NAVAL DEFENCE
Assistant Secretary of Navy
Says His Department IS
Greatly Interested.

THE formation OF the United States
Power Squadron is the most important
undertaking in the yachting world to-day
and its effect Will be most beneficial" said
Charles +. Chapman. commodore of the
New York Motor Boat Club and chief OF
the board Of examiners Of the Hudson
River division. last Wednesday,
That We Will have the support Of the
Navy Department is my belief. Franklin
y. Roosevelt. Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, who attended our conference In
Boston week ago. expressed his approval
Of the work II the squadron, and assured
Us that we might have the assistance Of a
torpedo boat and it's officers I'm squadron
evOlutions
There are at the present time 800
power boats in the United States avail
able for use as an auxiliary 10 the navy
rs dispatch boats. Another important
factor is that the ma jority Of the men in
The navy at the present time come from
the farming regions. and it takes nearly
five years TO make them thoroughly eff
cient
I'm the organization Of the United
states Power Squadron Mr.. Roosevelt sees
the advantage Of having the crews OF
these motor boats acquainted with the
rudiments OF navigation and coached in
scamanship.
In the event 81 war the Navy Depart
ment would need 10000 more enlisted
men and 5000 officers just to man the
pies ent ships Under the existing condi-
lions this would be practically impossible.
but if all the motor boat clubs were or
eanized a large number Of trained volun-
teers could be relied upon for service"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
YALE TAKES FIELD
WITH STRONG Nine
Team Remains Almost IN
tact and Subs Show
Well in Practice.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

New Haven. March 21.-The Yale base
ball squad probably will start outdoor
practice in a few days. 1t has been drill
ing hard IN the cage for several weeks
and the men are eager 10 escape me
monotony of the daily routine indoors ana
get out 10 Yale Field.
The diamond is still soft, but there is
little frost in the ground, so that the field
can be put i'm condition quickly.
This spring the practice began later
than usual. because Frank Quinhy has "a
squad Of veterans and also because the
seasons schedule begins unusually late
There are no home games until after the
Easter trip from April to April 10.
This wear new plan is being tried. \
small. selected squad was chosen from
last years varsity and from last year
second and freshman teams. These men
started TO work on the fundamentals,
sliding practice, handling ground balls
and battery work. The freshman coach'
Bernie Tommers. who was varsity
pitcher two seasons ago, has assisted IN
the battery coaching.
Another squad composed Of the class
teams. is coached by Bil Whitcomb, Who
was captain 81 last years second team
Men on the class squad will be promoted
TO the varsity division as soon as th"N
show promise Of developing into first
string material. This early separation
makes each squad smaller and easier TO
handle and gives a chapce for better IN
dividual coaching. The freshman squad
forms the third group
After the first couple Of weeks work
out the varsity was divided into tWo
squads and series OF games has been
played in the cage on Wednesday and
Saturday afternoons.
The outlook for the varsity is the best
in years only two vacancies we're caused
by graduation, the positions left open
being first base and left field, played last
year by Riddell and Scofeld.
OF last years team Hunter. catcher;
Gle and Brown, pitchers; Cornish second
base; Captain Blossom. shortstop; Riley
third base; MiddlebroOk, centre field. AMI
Pumpelly. tight field, are on the varsity
SQUAD. With Bill Hunter the catching
problem is solved: but Nudge, OF last
Years freshman. and Shear are able UNI
| derstudtes. Shear has been substitute
intlelder for two seasons and ~ good
hitter and fielder.
"Clen'' Gle and "Bus" Brown will do
most OF the pitching. They are unusually
| big. powerful men for college nine, with
speed and the strength TO last through a
hard game. With the benefit Of last
years experience they ought TO he better
| than ever.
Miburn. Johnson and Hamilton stand
ont among the infelders. Until the squad
| goes out 10 the field there will be no
chance to size up the freshman outheld
candidates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
LAWN TENNIS SCHEDULE
Princeton Team Arranges Eight
Meets for Coming Season.

Princeton y. j.. March IA schedule
of eight meets has been announced FOR
the Princeton lawn tennis team for the
approaching season. The Tigers have lost
three yaluabl, men from last years team,
but hope To present a winning combina-
ton. Il. g. Law and \. ~. Jackson proba-
bly, viii be declared Ineligible on the two
sport rule which is strictly enforced by
the faculty AT Princeton.
Captain Montgomery. Farr and Mace
haze been lost from last years. players.
but Kuhn, Church. Kiddcr and Van De-
ycutc- are left
The schedule follows: April q. Wes-
leyan. At Princeton. MAY :, Pennsyl-
vauia. at Philadelphia, MAY o. Columbia.
At Princeton. May ~. Pittsburgh Iniver-
sitv, AT Princeton. May IL. Harvard, at
Cambridge. May 3. Cornell. at Ithaca;
May 4G Dartmouth. at Princeton; May,
ale. at Princeton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
BROWN GETS SPRACKLING
Former Football Captain To Be
Assistant Coach.
,Hy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Providence. March CIV. Earl Sprack
ling. 1912. will he assistant coach Of the
Brown football team in 1914. With the
signing this week Of the papers which
make him Coach Robinson's assistant for
the coming season. Brown football stock
has taken sudden rise.
Sprackling is one OF the best football
men ever turned out on the Mill. He was
all-American quarterback In 1910 and 1911
and captain Of his team in 1911. II was
his spectacular work. in conjunction with
that Of halfback Mckay, that was chiefly
responsible for Browns defeat OF Yale in
1910. Before entering Brown he was cap
tain OF the football team of the East High
School Of Cleveland, which won the Ohio
State championship.
Besides winning his football 81 four
times. Sprackling was freshman class
president. member OF the glee club,
played class baseball, varsity basketball
and was a member OF the two most inn
portant undergraduate societies, tpe
Sphinx and the Cammarian Club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
Rice Strongly Opposes
F0ur-Mile ROWing Races

inr IFS different in England, because
there a boy begins 70 row when he Is in
the grammar school, and by the time he
gets 10 college he IS finished oarsman.
Here we have 90 make the oarsman
after he gets 10 college, and In the Few
months of training allowed by the college
II is impossible to build up man physi-
callv TO stand the strain OF four-mile
race. II our men were older and had been
rowing for a greater length Of time
would not think Of dropping the four-mile
race.
Another thing that we Americans for-'
get is that our big four-mile races come
in June. which oftentimes is the hottest
part Of the summer whereas in England
the big races come in March or early
April. when there IS little heat and a
man can exert himself without running the
danger OF getting sunstruck.
"I;'s hard enough 10 sit I'm the launch
at Pouehkeepsie on some Of those days.
when you haven't any work to do. ana
when YOU consider making boys row miles
with the Thermometer over 90. IL is really,
think. "a dctriment TO their health and
likely 70 result in permanent disability.
These are two Of the reasons why
think a three-mile race should take the
place OF the four-milc contest. We need
q longer time 20 train our men for four
miles. and We should row the race when
the weather is cool.
AS for the junior cight-oared race.
think tie greatest benefit will be that 1t
will interest more men I'm rowing. and.
after all. that ~ what college rowing ls
for The more students We can get ont
OH the river the more men Will be- build
ing up physically. and four more seats IN
a VARSITY shell viii mean that just 80
many more men " III come out"