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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18
THREATENING SKIES
FOR NATIONAL OPEN
Golfers Start Title Play on Mid
lothian Country Club
Links.
OUIMET AND BRADY PAIRED

CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 1S.-Under
threatening skies opening skirmishes
in the twentieth annual open goli
championship of the United States
Golf Association started today at the
Midlothian Country Club. Half the
las entrants were TO play tdoay and
the remainder tomorrow, the thirty
two lowest qualifying for the regular
championship rounds starting on
Thursday Champion Francis ouimet,
of Boston. was paired with M. ].
Brady, of Boston. and teed off at Gas
today.
In the final practice yesterday
Ouimet, holder of the title, which he
won in the memorable contest last
year with Edward Ray and Harry
Nardon, was the only prominent am
ateur on the course yesterday. The
whereabouts of Charles Evans, il.
western amateur champion, is some
what of a mystery. After playing un=
beatable golf at Grand Rapids re-
Gently he has dropped from promi-
nent play. Ouimet is said to be in
splendid condition. He did not ex-
tend himself, playing few holes
above par. In the forenoon he played
in a four-ball match with Tom Nc
Namara, of Boston; Walter Hagen,
of Rochester, and J. J. MeDermott, of
Atlantic city. McDermott, whom
Ray and Nardon term the best pro-
fessional in America, got into trouble
IL the seventh hole for a seven, and
could do no better than so. 0uimet
had rs and Mcnamara 76, losing to
McDermott and Hagen, who took 10,
bv one point.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18
RICHES RING EARNINGS RIVAL
SALARY OF NATIONS PRESIDENT

boxed Tommy Murphy twenty rounds
at Jim Coffroth's club in San Fran
cisco, Cal, and his share was s15,s02
Jumping to Milwaukee on May 26, he
met Charley White in a no-decision
ten-round battle and got $4,000 for
his work.
His most recent battle was with
Freddy Welsh, for which he was
given $4,000 win, lose or draw, $40, 900
for his right in the moving pictures
taken Of the bout and $1,000 expenses.
Richie, who is not quite twenty
four years Of age, has been boxing
about three and one-half years. In
that short time he has accumulated
a fortun0 estimated to be 100000 TO
s150000. There is not a mark or dis
f1gurement on his face Of any kind
and in appearance he would be taken
for young fellow with a clerical
position.
Ritchie's next battle will likely be
with Charley White before Jim Coff-
roth's club in San Francisco some
time late in October. Willie has
shown a preference for White. who
he thinks is one of the best light
weights in the world.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18
Lengthen EkwanOk Links
for Amateur Golf Tourney

In anticipation of the coming ma
tional amateur golf championship,
which viii be played at Manchester,
VT, beginning August 81, the Ekwa-
nok Country Club course has just
been resurveyed and new cards are
being made with corrected distances.
The course will measure 6,ll7 yards
{. 027 for the first nine holes and 5000
for the last nine-a total increase OF
179 yards over cards of previous years
and an increase of sixty-two yards
over the total as played in the mid
summer tournament.
The added distance has been OBJ
tanned by setting the tees back eleven
yards at the first, twenty-nine yards
at the third, nineteen yards at the
fifth, five yards at the twelfth. thirty
one yards at the sixteenth and twen-
ty-two yards at the home hole.
Forty-eight yards have been added
to the seventh by the new green and
ten yards are added at the eighth
by extending the green Since the
beginning of August new hazards
have been placed at the second, fifth,
seventh and eighteenth holes, in each
case near a corner of the green.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18

There is lot of weight in the argu-
ment of the Federal League sluggers
that separate averages ought to be
kept for the left and right-handed
batters, owing to the distinct advan-
tage enjoyed by the left-handed bait
ters.
II is pointed out that left-handed
batter ought to hit from is to 40
points ahead of the right-handed bat
ter each season because his position
at the plate gives him at least a two
yard edge on the rigf1t-handed swing
er. Two yards quite often is the off
ference between a hit and an out.
The right-handed man stands on
the off side of the plate, from the first
base direction. When he swings the
exertion pulls his body farther away
from the plate and shifts him in the
direction of third base. Then he must
recover himself from the swing, re-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18
washington LOSES
ARMY-NAVY GAME
Demand for Seats by Officials
Causes Change in Foot
ball Plan.
MAY SELECT NEW YORK

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 18.-Al-
though week ago it was regarded
as certain that the next football game
between the Naval and Military
seademv elevens would be played in
Washington. official announcement
was made today that the contest
would not take place there.
The naval authorities are not ready
to. issue a definite statement as to
the reasons for dropping Washing
ton. but it is understood that it was
not possible to obtain the govern
ment property near the White House
without making more concessions Of
seats 10 officials than the representa-
tives of the service felt able to make.
1T is known that the army wants TO-
oa0sseats for distribution, and as the
navy would have to be cared for in
similar measure, other demands from
Official sources would neeessitate a
larger seating capacity than it was
possible to obtain.
The understanding of the naval
authorities is that the failure to ar
range for game in Washington puts
an end to the tentative agreement
covering the playing of the game for
ten years. II was the agreement that
each service should pick the place in
alternate years, but it was also
understood, at least tacitly, that the
ngvv should choose washington as
an offset to the army's choice of New
York; which necessitated such long
trip for the naval lads
IT Is believed here that the complete
fadlfife ia secure suitable grounds
south of Philadelphia viii make the
representatives of the two branches
of the service realize the necessity
of selecting some place which will be
tho permanent location of the ma
tieual contest. New York and Phila-
ddlphia are the only two which can
be considered under the circum-
stances. There is only one place in
the country where it is known that
the big crowd can be accommodated,
and that is the Polo grounds at New
York
Naval people think that it is unfair
to compel the brigade of midshipmen
and the other naval people who centre
around Annapolis and Washington to
make the trip to New York and back
in one day as most of them are COM
PEELED to do. and insist that Phila-
delphia is the fairest place for the
game It is altogether likely that
The navy will consent to play in New
York rather than have the game
stopped, and either Philadelphia or
New York viii be chosen this year,
with chances favoring the metropolis.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18

Willie Ritchie. ex-lightweight cham
pion of the world, who lost his title
to Freddy Welsh, has made nearly as
much money in the past five months
az woodrow Wilson will get for be-
ing President of the United States for
a whole year.
To make this amount he has trav
eied over 10000 miles and taken part
fns four ring battles. Two of those
bouts were twenty-round affairs and
the other two were ten-round events
in which his title was not at stake.
IN the whole sixty rounds that
Richie boxed he was not off his feet
once and in only one battle--that
with Charley White-was he punished
to an extent that he couldn't attend
a party directly after.
sSome idea of the money perquisites
the lightweight title brings to its
1dclxy holder can be imagined when
the figures for the contests that
Rftchie took part in are looked over.
For his ten-round battle with AID
Wolgast, at Milwaukee, Wis, March
10 last, Willie received $15,T08.
one month later, April II, Richie
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18

about one hour and half to go there
from Newark. You can obtain
timetable at the ticket office which
will give you information about
trains.
J. p. NJ:
Which is the wealthiest country,
Germany or France? A. P.
According to the latest estimates.
France has a wealth of S65,000, 900, 900
and Germany s60,5 200. 000 The
United States leads with total
wealth of $3.50, 900, 900, while Great
Britain and Ireland are next with
sS0,000,000, 900. Then come France and
Germany.
]. P. N:
When will the United States steam
ship Connecticut arrive at the Phila-
delphia navy yard? BESSIE S.
The United States steamship Con-
necticut arrived at the Philadelphia
navy yard last Thursday.
J. p. NJ:
What is the fare from Newark to
Toronto. Tacoma, and to Seattle,
Washington. What is the distance
! from Newark to Tacoma? M. Y
The fare to Toronto is $10.55; to
Tacoma, $7675, first class, and to
! Seattle, $76.75 first class. The dis
lance from Newark to Tacoma is
1920 miles, approximately
J. p. NJ:
Are any of the local railroads run
ming excursions to Niagara Falls
Labor Day? G. G. A.
The Lehigh Valley AND Lacka-
wanna Railroads will run excursions
to Niagara Falls over Labor Day.
J. P. N:
| What is the cost of the new Equit-
able building in New York city, and
| how many persons can be accom-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18

land did intend to run a multicycle
race and he hasn't changed his mind
that l know of.
Suggestions for Manager MacFar-
land to give the once over:
J. P. N:
I would like to suggest match race
between William Hanley and Harry
Kaiser: also an unlimited Australian
pursuit race. amateur
A SAN FRANCISCO FAN.
Both races merit attention.
@
A baseball fan wants to know If the
umpire was right in the case in ques-
ton:
]. p. N:
VIII you kindly decide whether the
umpire was right in making a de-
cision in a recent game of baseball?
The score was a tie when the home
team went to bat in the last half of
the ninth The first and second batsr
men were easily retired, and then the
third stick wielder took his place at
crash; he broke the ball in two, one
half going over the left field fence,
while the other part of the sphere
was caught by an outfielder. The
umpire declared a half of run had
been scored by the batsman (who
circled the bases) and that the left
! fielder. who caught half of the ball,
should be credited with half put
out. According to the umpire's de-
cision, the final score was 81 to 8 In
favor of the home team.
oh inc
j. p. N? PUZZLED.
That was old when Noah was
young. Did you just hear it? If you
employed your talents and genius in
the right way you might be holding
down woodrow Wilson's job.
C
j. P. NJ.
Are the "Meistersingers," Which in
cludes the Harvard quartet, at the
Palace Theatre, New York, this
week? THEATRICAL.
Yes. They made their metropolitan
debut yesterday.
]. P. N:
Who did Bill Bailey race in match
races when he was in Newark?
S. G. AND S. F.
| Bailey had four matches while in
| this country His first was with Gus
Wohlrab, whom he defeated in
straight heats, while his other three
were with Donald McDougall, whom
he also defeated in straight heats.
C
]. P. N:
What is the tuition fee at the New
Jersey College of Pharmacy? Must
one be graduate of high school to
enter the school? III. A. w.
Apply to the secretary, New Jersey
| College of Pharmacy, 500 High street,
city, fora catalogue that will give
you all the information you want con-
corning the school.
@
]. P. N:
What are the distances across
Newark bay at Bayonne and across
the Hudson at Yonkers?
READER.
The distance across Newark bay at
Bayonne is approximately IL miles.
The distance across the Hudson at
Yonkers is approximately q of a
mile.
J. P. N:
Who was elected. to the office of
assistant superintendent of public
schools in the city? A. B.
The assistant superintendents of
public schools are ]. Wilmer Ken
nedy, David B. Corson, Elmer K.
Sexton and Cephas l. Shirley Mr..
Shirley was the most recently elected
and has not taken up his duties
officially as yet.
J. p. NJ.
How can / go to Rockaway, N. j.;
what time do the trains leave, how
long does it take. and what is the
fare? r. III.
The fare to Rockaway on the Lack
awanna Railroad is so cents. 1t takes
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18

modated for employment in the office
space2 VIRGIL.
The entire cost of the Building is
estimated at $20,000,000, and there will
be office space for fifteen thousand
persons The building viii be thirty
eight stories in height
]. P. M
Is there any premium on dime Of
1853? ROBERT W.
No premium is listed on your coin.
g
]. P. NJ
Where can obtain information
about working on the farms in the
West? GEORGE G.
Information can be obtained from
the Division of Information, United
States Department of Labor, WASH
tington, D. C. The needs of the West
for harvest hands have been met for
the present season, but it would be
well to make application now, how
ever, for future employment.
O.
j. P. NJ:
How many stockholders and bond
holders of record has the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road? J. w. N.
The New Haven has 26, 700 stock
holders and about like number of
bondholders.
]. p. N:
VIII you tell me what is meant by
the South Sea Bubble?"
The South Sea Bubble" was a
financial speculation in England in
the first quarter of the eighteenth
nanf1ITy The a,.1y
was established in I'LL by Lord
Treasurer Harley, and in 1920 the
company was ruined and with 1t
thousands of shareholding families.
J. P. N:
Was it Caesar who said, I'VE came
we saw, we conquered?"
FRED c. L.
"Veni vidi vici," was the message
sent to his friends by julius Caesar
after his victorious first assault upon
Pharnaces Ponticus. The statement,
however, is made In the singular
number, Il came, I saw. I con-
j. P. NJ.
Kindly decide the following: A
| newspaper states that 10000 are lost
In a battle. A claims that the word
lost, in this case, means killed:
while B says that lost means those
killed, captured, disabled and missing.
Who is correct?
SAM AND WARD.
1t would generally be accepted that
the 10000 lost were killed. Or. on
the other hand, If the newspaper ar
ticle read, 10000 lost through battle.r
1t would probably be meant to in
clude all those killed, captured, miss
| ing and disabled
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18
WOULD KEEP THE AVERAGES OF ALL
LEFT-HANDED HITTERS SEPARATE

verse his direction and race over the
plate on his way to first.
With the port side clubber it's
different When he stands at the
plate he is a foot or so nearer first
base than home plate itself. When
he swings his body pulls away from
the plate and toward first. In running
for first he does not have to recover
himself, as does the right-handed bait
ter, but goes right along in the direc-
ton of the swing of his body.
It is pointed out that a left-handed
batter ought to get at least twenty
more hits each season than a right
handed person of equal ability, simply
because the left-handed batter has to
travel about two yards less than the
right handed batter. This argument
undoubtedly is true because there are
scores of times each season when
players who have hunted or driven
grounders to the infsld are beatAp
by a stride.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18
NEW YORK STATE
HONORS At STAKE
Mclaughlin and Murray Will
Meet for Tennis Singles Ti-
tie Tomorrow.
TO PLAY AT CRESCENT A. c.

Maurice e. Mclaughlin and r.
Lindley Murray, of California. will
meet in the final round of the New
York State tennis singles champion
ship on the courts of the Crescent
A. c., at Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, to-
morrow afternoon. 1t was originally
planned that the match take place
on Thursday, but some time ago the
committee decided to advance the
day and for this reason the exact
day of the match has been misunder-
stood. This match win mark the
first appearance of Mclaughlin since
his performance in the Davis Cup
contests at Forest Hills, Long Island,
last week.
Stars Play at Meadow Brook.
Thunder showers and the belated
arrival of many of the field of sew
enty-four contestants in the Meadow
Club cup singles resulted in a poor
start yesterday in the tennis tourna-
ment at Meadow Brook, Long Island,
that holds the position of being the
preliminary to the national cham
pionship at Newport Robert Leroy,
the Columbia ex-intercollegiate title
holder, Richard Harte, the Harvard
star; William NJ. Johnson, the dashing
youth from California, and Alfred S.
DaDneys the BOSJOnlan, were all
among the winners
The draw is marked by the names
of many well-known players, includ-
ing Norman e. Brookes. the Aus
tralasian captain; r. Lindley Muir
ray, the Pacific Coast expert who won
the Metropolitan and Sleepy Hol-
low honors; N. w. Niles, of Boston:
S. Howard Voshell and r. Norris
Williams, I'd.
BudIong Wins Title.
Fred r.. Budlong, of Providence,
won the east side championship OF
the White Mountains yesterday by
defeating Shepley Nichols, of PhiIa-
delphia, in the finals of the Iron
Mountain Lawn Tennis Association,
at Jackson, N. II. r. B. Whittlesy,
of New Haven and d. e. woodbridge.
of Boston, won the east side cham
nionshiD in the mems dotlb1aq
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18
nudIong wins Tile.
EXPERTS PICK DOWNES

Albert e. Downes, of the New York
Athletic Club, the metropolitan indoor
fancy diving champion, has been
showing such remarkably good form
in recent contests from the twenty-five
and thirty foot platforms that east
ern experts have picked him for the
national championship event to be de-
cided in Chicago on September 5.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS

Atliletic Director C. w. Mayser, OF
Franklin and Marshall College, has
issded a call for the football squad
to report for practice at Lancaster,
Pa, September 8.
with four rounds remaining to be
played, Herman Hahlbohm, of Chi
cago. last night had lead of one
game over G. II. Wolbrecht, of st.
Leuis. in the championship tourna-
'nlnnt of the Western Chess Associa-
tion at Memphis, Tenn.
The fhirty-sixth annual tournament
OF the National Archery Association
opens today at the Merton Cricket
Club at Haverford Pa. The pres
ident of the association is DIR. r. P.
Elmer, of Wayne. More than 300 are
enrolled in this association, made up
OF members of nearly every State in
the Union.
The New England A. A. u. district
announces that the championship
contests at 100, 440, $50 yards and one
mile swimming, as well as fancy div
ing, will be held September in the
Charles river basin, Boston.
The next water carnival of the New
York Athletic Club is scheduled for
August 20. The feature of the meet
will be the national half mile SWIM
ming championship of the Amateur
Athletic Union, which promises to
bring together the country's leading
middle distance paddlers.
The mile-long boardwalk made
anfradmirable setting for the fourth
annual regatta held at Keansburg
yesterday as part of the 1914 carnival.
The fve-mile handicap race for cruis-
ing boats proved a walk-away for
\ the Baby Clare III, owned by Frank
W. Bory. of the Excelsior Yacht Club.
Now York, who finished the f1ve-mile
run III 24:14 elapsed time.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-11-24
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
ARE RECORDED; may
BE|NUN|TEDSTATES
Last an Hour and Six Minutes
Believed About I 200 Miles
From Washington.

WASHINGTON. Nov. s>.--Earth-
quake shocks were recorded to-day
on the seismographs Of Georgetown
University beginning at TO A. M.
ana continuing an hour and six min
utes.
The centre Of the disturbance was
calculated to be about 1900 miles
from Washington ana the observers
believed II to be within the United
States.
CAMBRIDGE. Nov. a., Two earth
= -, :. recorded on the seisrn. :
graph at Harvard College to-day, the
first at III A. NJ. and tho second at
III. Tho origin Of thu earthquake
was estimated at 1870 miles from
Cambridge. Tho distance curveskirted
the coast OF Southwestern California
and passed through tho Bay Of Pau
ANA. according to Prof. J Il. Wood.
worth OF the Seismogrnph station.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-11-24

by Justice Newburger the Court In
CURED:
Isn't that pretty low Ordinarily
the purchaser OF tax liens gets from
10 to u per cent"
Attorney Knowles replied that he
could offer no explanation for the low
rate OF interest that George Gould
wanted to charge his brother and he
was at a loss. he said. TO explain why
on Jan. 1, when Sl7.S: became due
George Gould demanded that his
brother put up the li7.s2, and when
Howard Gould refused TO pay. his
brother promptly brought suit 10 sell
tho property.
1T was a plain case OF fIeczc-out,'
asserted Attorney Arthur J. Baldwin
counsel for Mrs. Gould. Attorney
Knowles admitted that Howar
Gould appeared to be In default anG
added that his brothers failure tC
appear in court was Of no concern
to George Gould"
Mr.. Baldwin smiled as he produced
written testimony taken when Georgt
Gould was being examined befor'
txsaL Questions end AAswass PIT h
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-11-24
"|NEEDED THAT $751;"
GEORGE J. GOULD SAYS,
SUING H|S.bROTHER
Mrs. Howard Gould Charges
Plot by Husband and Her
Brother-in-LaW.

Sometimes even multi-miiiionaire
need a little ready cash. At the
present time Sl7.s2 would satisfy
George J. Gould. according TO papers
filed In the foreclosure suit brought
by him in the Supreme Court against
his brother, Howard Gould. and his
wife, Katherine Clemmons Gould.
In her answer 10 the suit. whis,,
involves the disposition OF $1,000, OOl
worth Of property on Fifth Avenue,
Mrs. Gould alleges that her husba nd
and his brother are in a conspiracy
10 sell the property and eliminate her
dover rights. $4,000 yearly.
Mrs. Gould Ia now drawing 81, 900 a
year anmony under the decree Of sep
aration made in September. 1909.
Mrs. Gould says her husband has
failed TO pay the taxes on the prop.
erty so that in November. 1913, there
had accumulated back taxes and In +.
terest to the extent OF $4,000.
Then. Mrs. Gould asserts. the rec.
ords show that when the property
was put up for sale for taxes Georg,
Gould authorized Attorney Hack Il
bid in the property. He did SO b,
offering TO carry the arrears for one
fourth Of one per cent. interest.
When the AFFIDAVIT submitted b!
Ara oeu1a was sssA " court te.6s'
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-11-24
DR.. VAN DYKE, BACK,
INTERVIEWS HIMSELF

DR.. Henry Van Dyke. American Min
lister to Holland. returning aboard
the Holland America Lane steamship
Rotterdam to-day. says in an interview
which he automatically wrote himself.
that he hopes when "the madness that
began this war has spent itself America
will have a good part to play in the
restoration of q lasting peace. wherein
all peoples OF the world. great and
small. shall rejoice together"
DR.. Van Dyke. whose caution forbids
his departing from the formal pages OF
his interview. did say that he was COM
ing to New York TO have his eyes
treated. Four months OF unremitting
strain under Tremendous work had
As soon as an occulist patched him
up" he Is going back to resume hts post
at Tho Hague. for the cause OF world
wide. peace in the spirit Of our Presi-
dents declarations"
What do you think INK Of the 4, war; "a, n. Dr
acting Interview. More than I car
what about Hollands attitude?'
absolutely unchanged since the be.
ginning OF the .war-neutral. firm and
American refugees and its helpfuinesi
In relieving Belgian refugees are be-
You'd praise"
What about the standing Of Americs
In the eyes OF Europe" Or, Van Dycl
;Sr ,sDsr,:fS; would ::s HI him
than ever. They. trust " 70 BE- fair
~ SDldt 6 Sunanlty."