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PH|LL|ES BLANK BOSTON
IN INITIAL GAME OF YEAR
National League Gets Its Start, With
Champions Losing
Opener.
GIANTS SWAMP
BROOKLYN
Chicago Outplays and Outfits St.
Louis-Pirates Completely Out
classed Cincinnati Before Crowd OF
10000 Persons.

BOSTON. April 1.-the Phillies took
me opening game from the Braves
) TO o, before $4,000 spectators. IL was
a pitchers battle throughout. Alex
andcr having the better of Rudolph.
y pass TO Bancroft in tho first an
out NJ first and Cravath's single gave
inc visitors run. Ludcrus walked in
the seventh and killfcr scored him
win double. Whitfield singled in tho
scored when killifer was forced by
Alexander.
Score by innings Ri y
Philadelphia IL 90 0Oolol-3 r n
Boston 1850. % 10000 10000 6 0
eries-AleNander and Killifer:
huaotph and Gowdy. Empires, Bryon
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FEDERAL LEAGUE RESULTS
YESTERDAYS GAMES.
brooklyn, 8; Newark, z.
baltimore, 3; Buffalo, L.
Kansas City, .; ST. Louis,
ttwclve inninGs).
Other game not scheduled,
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Giants Score Sixteen Run.

NEW YORK, April 14.--The Giants
wrcnchcd the baseball season open with
Violence beating Brooklyn I6 TO S.
me nneNpected strength of the locals
pitchers TO tho bench and submitted
n third to severe punishment The
game was ne-sided throughout, the
Giants establishing q commanding lead
early They splintered the Brooklyn
pitchers for eighteen hits. Including
one homer and seven two-baGgcrs
game.
score by innings: r. II. z.
BROOKLYN ......0o3 o 90 90 3 6 3
New YORK. 90 o 3 '-l6 Is /
Batteries-Pfeffcr, Brown and Nc
Carly; Tesrau and Meyers, Smith. UNI
pircS, RiClcr and Hart
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.INTs LOSE TO NORFOLK
BY MISERABLE FIELDING
Richmond Team Unable to Hit
Steamer CoChranc in
PiuChcS.
GAME STOPPED BY GOODNESS
Weather Was Unfit for Baseball.
Three Nirginians Play Punk Game,
and Tars Take Advantage of All
NliSCncS.

NORFOLK, VA. April l4-Miscrable
with the stick In tho pinch caused The
Iichmoud lutcvuaticnaIs TO bow 10 the
Tars by 10 : score i'm seven and
one-half innings this afternoon. The
weather was too cold Tor baseball. and
the Same was cut short on that nc
count steamer Cochran had hut TWO
had innings against tho double A.Ns
:is far aS hits were concerned. hut was
81 trouble from passes in another pair,
The Tars found Shamlin mn easy
proposition, though the kichmond err
Norfolk runs Bail ana Kellogg both
booted two easy chances apiece. and
SChauie made two costly wild heavos.
ISatcs and Ions Of tn. Capitol city ug-
ErcgatioU did the bulk of the hitting
for the visitors. Bates got q double
.nd single, While Long opened The
battle with healthy two-basc WALTON
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Eastern Heats Augusta.

STACN2ON. VA. April l4-Eastcrn
college defeated the Augusta Military
OF 10 3. Augusta had the lead un
10 the ninth. when. with two mon
on bases, Devcrs doubled and brought
IN TWO men, giving Eastern the game
by ono run Smith pitched n good
game FOR Eastern. Tomorrow Eastern
meets ltandolph- Macon at Bedford civ.
ana FridaH and Saturday PLAY Virginia
Pol%t"chnic institute" az Rlackshurr
hniahsnE their weeks trip.
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TAKES THIRTEEN INNINGS
FOR s0x TO BEAT BROWNS
American League Season Opens With
Game Running More Than
Three Hours.
Tigers Play Erratic Ball and Lose
Opener to Observation-Disclosures
Wilson Sees Senators Shut Yam
KEGS Out.

ST. LOUIS. April 14.-The White Sox
celebrated opening day by debating
the Browns. to 6. in thirtceninning
battle which consumed three hours
and thirty minutes time. Twelve thous-
and fans were on hand to help pry off
the lid. In the thirteenth Brief sim
glcd, Schalk hit safely and both can't
cred home when Fournier. hitting for
Breton, tripled to left. Roths out, sec
ond to first scored Fournicr.
Score by innings: r. II F.
Chicago 10000 oo2oolos-7 IA 2
st. Louis 3 000O01 2-6 9
Batteries-Scott, Jasper. Faber and
Schaik; Wetlman, Perryman and Sever
old and Agnew. Empires. Dinnecn and
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PLAN CABLE TRACK MEET
Chinn md Porto Rico to Compete with
America

CHICAGO, April 14-Units Of the
Amateur Athletic Federation in China
and Porto Rico have accepted tho chal-
lcnge OF local leaders OF the organi-
Zation for an international cable track
and field meet to be held simultaneous
~ In the three countries newt summer.
according to announcement made here
to-day
DR.. Charles A. Siler. director of ath-
lctics for the Young Mems Christian
Association in Tien Tsin. China. and
u. T.. Virgins. physical director Of tho
department. OF education in San Juan,
Porto Rico, answered the challenge.
They both said that while track ath-
letics arc comparatively new in their
localities. the young men have made
swift progress. and believe they have
Il chance to defeat the Americans.
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Generals LoAc.
At LeXinGton---Washing and Loo
IL; University OF Michigan, 10.
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BASEBALL COMMISSION
DISCUSSES AMATEUR BALL
Plans for 1915 Playing Season Are
Approved by Governing
Body.
TUCKER IS GIVEN FURLoUGH
Police Court Clerk Will Act for
Brother rs Secretary-Broad
Street Park VIII he Leased for
Saturday Games.

Complete arrangements for the 1915
playing season, as we'll AS plans for
the future of organized baseball in the
city were mapped out at nm enthusiast
tic meeting of the Richmond ANA
tcur Baseball Commission last night In
the National State and City Bank. The
commission made preparations TO keep
In touch at all times with the teams
and players, In order that all might
work in harmony towards tho good
OF tho organization.
mission presided at the meeting.
which was attended by the presidents
or the various leagues and the other
members OF the organization. The
question of tho by-lnws was discussed
but IL was decided To allow them to rc-
main practically the same as last sea
son. The point was emphasized that
Il players contract must be in tho
hands OF the secretary forty-eiEhth
hours. after he had played his first
game.
According TO letter read by Mr..
nm from w. L. Bradley. owner of tho
park. amateur teams OF the commits
sion VIII play In Broad Street Park on
each saturday when the rirginians arc
away from home. The fastest league
probably the Old Dominion. will stage
the contests there. but the conces-
sion may be changed at any time ~
tho commission. During the season. In
case there is an especially hard fight
Tor hrst place in one OF the leagues
II IL planned TO switch the deciding
game TO the park or 10 have PLAYING
mere tho teams which will draw The
largest crowds. II was announced tina,
the Richmond College grounds could
also be secured while the Spiders were
playing elsewhere.
Al the request Of Harry Tucker. he
was granted leave OF absence for sixty
DAYS during which time his brother.
inch1anin I. Tucker, clerk OF the Po-
lice Court. will be acting secretary OF
tho commission.
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BROOKLYN LANDS ON TOP
BY DEFEATING NEWFEDs
Seventh-Inning Rally Wins-Magee
Celebrates End OF Sus-
pension.
BALTIMORE WINS AT LAST
Terrapins punched Hits on Knapp.
Kansas City Is Defeated by St.
Louis After Hard TweIve-Inning
Fight.

BROOKLYN. April 14.-The Brook
reds toppled Newark out Of first place
Today by a ninth-inninE rally, which
game. S to l. Lee Magee. the pennerv
Brookfcd manager was back after a
two-day suspension, and announced his
return by slamming out triple and
stchilhG home in the first inning and
making three more hits during the
game. His fourth single. in tho ninth.
4 DaSc on balls to Evans and singles
10y Myers and Westerzil brought In
the three winning runs.
Score by innings: R.HE
Newark ........ 00l03l2 0-7 Q 4
Brooklyn 10000 "a - 4
:, Bateries--Moran and HUM; Wilson,
upham Fineran and Land. Umpires,
tombstone and Fyfe.
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President See. Opening Game.

WASHINGTON. April l4-Pres!dcnt
wilson. several cabinet members, and
n huge crowd to-day saw Washington
game or the season. The President
threw the first ball out to Umpire
SHY Evans, RENAME throughout
the game, and warmly applauded the
best players.
y bat and ball inscribed with the
naIne or Francis Sayrc. the Presidents
paDH grandson, we're presented TO Mr..
Wilson by Manager Griffith OF the
Washington team.
The game was featured by tho pitch
ing OF Walter Johnson, who allowed
New York only two hits. with the bases
full In the NTH. Cook mlsjudged Nor
CANS ny, which went for three base
Score by innings: RI F.
New York 100 OOOOo-O . .
Washington ..1ooo1s oiixC7 ~
Observation-Disclosures and Sweeney:
Johnson and Ainsmith
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DETROIT, April 14.--Erratic work
by the Tigers paved the way to the
defeat OF Harry Covalcskie in the open
Ing game of the season. the score be-
ing D to l. The Tigers went wrong
In three Of the seven innings that the
Polc. worked, while Cleveland. though
1t did not play perfect ball. was very
strong and fast in the pinches. Tween
many others being turned away he
cause of limitations OF the seating
capacity. Clevclands first three runs
were entirely due to m!splayS. while
the other two OFT Covaleskie were Sc
cured on clean hitting.
Score by innings: RH f
Cleveland ....l o o oO1 o. s .
Detroit ...... % 90 Oo-1 6 8
MISREPRESENTATION and O'Ncill: CO.
Eaieskie. Roland and StanaEe. Baker
Cmpires, OLoughlin and IIilderbrand
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.. After digcsting the amateur base.
bhli notices submitted, II strikes me
mat there is none hut fast ball teams ir
The city. | have this on tho authorit,
or tho managers themselves that thcii
teams are fast.
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Pennnck Ion Strong

PHILADELPHIA. April 14.--IIerb
in the opening gamo to-day between
Philadelphia and Boston that the lat
ter team was not only shut out 9 to
0, but II was not until two men were
out in the ninth inning that the visi-
tors made their lone hit. Then Hooper
bounced Il single over Pennocks head
cnth innings.
Score by innings: RFIE
Boston 5000 oOoO-O @
Philadelphia ...o00 OK 0
mock and Schang
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Ny, how the international League
fnagnates do love their president AS
token Of their esteem they have de-
cided upon hang-fire opening OF the
~ Barrow VIII be able to outshine Jim
Gilmorc's elegance of 1914 Jim ONLY
e3t In three out of the four openings.
WShiic Bnrrow may make clean sweep
mond on April 81. Buffalo starts at
Providence on April IS. and Montreal
appears at Newark. and Rochester at
Jersey City on April 30. harrow can
therefore see tho first game In each
city, owing TO the proximity of tho
Jersey towns
II has been roughly estimated by n
Federal League official that 10000 per-
sons saw the independent circuit fling
down the gauntlet simultaneously In
four different cities on saturday. II
this is true. it proves that the Feds are
starting their third campaign--the sec
ono with major league aspirations
with elects fastened deeper and moro
firmly In the turf OF public support.
But, then. too. 1t may be that these
large crowds Will greatly diminish be-
tore the season gets well under way.
i'icltle baltimore will not patronize "a
losing team. and tho Tcrrapins have
dropped three In row. Knockers are
already getting out their hammers
over in brooklyn IL took three hours
and ten minutes TO play the opening
'@''''I', anu IidBte pulicu Il DuNch trick
by running a man In after he had been
taken out of the game. II takes n long
imagination 10 sec major League bali
under those conditions.
Size don't always tell the hitting
| power Of n man. Jess Willard Is six
feet six Inches tall and Eppa Rixle is
SIX feet five inches In hciEhth. F:ppa
! MT O5s last season. ana according 10
! Jack Johnson, Jess hits 1913.
|. After digesting the amateur base
| bali notices submitted, IT strikes mo
! that there is none hut fast ball teams In
| the city. | have this on tho authority
! or tho managers themselves that their
! teams are fast.
Tho comeback question is batting
| around 800 now. Lanlty Bob FitZsin
mons has taken his fourth plunge in
me matrimonial sea. which Is a hit
! on the first time up Eddie Plank and
BIG Chief Bender, however, each lost
/ IN their dcbuts in tho Federal League
| which Is some slump for tho batter
Generals LoAc.
At Observation-Disclosures and Loo
IL: University of Michigan, 10.
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WILLIAM AND MARY HITS
HARD AND BEATS CADETS
HirEinin Military Institute Loses In
S"ntfcst-Pitts Drove Homer
with Three On
lENINGTON VA All,

LENlNGTON, VA, ApriI 1A-U-i,,ior
1nd Mary defeated tho Cadets in n
jeaNy hitting contest to-day. The
!.ooNics M Pitts hard for five innings
Ect'hE nine runs. Butcher allowed hut
Nv" ints. Garnett pitched a!r-tierht baiI
'Nc"pt IN tho fourth and eighth. when
, ,,',n onnched their hits The fca-
500 We're nome runs by Arlington.
-" ION ana j. Pitts, the latter with
Eases iiiled. Rothwell made a beanti.
IN! catch OF L. P!tts's drive TO deem
i ,tia, IN ne sixth. The Cadets play
'lla
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STANDING OF TEAMS.

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Cleveland mt Detroit.
New York mt Washington.
n0ston at Philadelphia.
Chicago mt ST. Loufs
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Carl Saracino and Jake Poh were
both In tho Eame against the Ints yes
terday: The former secured two hits
safe clout. Maybe ahc Richmond sand
lots could be depended upon as we'll
as somo farther North for tryouts,
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Stnsc TweIve-Inninr CONTEXT.

KANSAS CITY. April i4.-Easterly's
walk, "A bad throw and an error de-
featcd Kansas City to-day, 3 to ..
Crandall pitched good ball. but had
ragged support. A walk an out and
errors by Deal and Crandall allowed
the home club two In the fifth. walk.
IL sacrifice. Miller's triple and Hartley's
single tied 1t in the seventh.
Score by innings: Ri T.
st. Louis 1908 % 0 000--2 4
Kansas city. % 0 0 9 0 DO 0'l-3
Hatteries-Crandall and Hartley;
Packard, Main and Easterly. EMPIRES,
Brennan and shannon.
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John ,NIurSI,nll.

'0I... WI sIIstII ...O "
m summary: Two base hits Sales,
Three base hits-Stumpf. Ifierhoizcr.
Sacrifice hits---Ashcr. Wharton, PEREZ
val stolen bascs-Williams, Pollard.
ninsi"y 10 Percival; Williams TO Ashcr.
NaseS on balls-By Ovcrman, .: nv
woodward, .. Battcrs hit-EIy over
man, 4 by Woodward. 2. Left on hasns
49, hencdictilc 3. John Marshall
iiiho OF game. l:45. Umpire, Hooker
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We'll. anyhow. tho Ints tackle the
carolina Leaeuers to-day and to-mor-
row. Then too, they may be able 10
Win from Trinity College on Monday.
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baltimore liz n Winner.

BALTIMORE. April 14-Baltimore
punched hits off Knapp. the Buffalo
pitcher. to-day, and won their first
game Of the season. to l. Knapp was
MT freely after the third inning. while
Quinn was steady throughout Twice
ne had the bases filled, but managed
to tighten up In time. Duncan led in
batting with three hits. while owen
smashed out two
Score by Innings: Ru.E.
Buffalo @ O O O O OO1O-I q :
Baltimore ......ooo2 o12o:-5 2
MISUNDERSTANDING and Blair: Quinn
and Owens. Umplres Mccormick and
"estervelt
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STANDING OF TEAMS.

WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Philadelphia ut noston.
brooklyn mt New York.
st. Louis mt Chicago.
Pittsburgh ut Cincinnati.
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Norfolk
Totals


tBsited for Shamlin in eighth
Gam" called At end Of first half Of
eighth 20 allow Richmond 10 catch
Tran.
Score by innings: r.
J!ichmond ........... o20OOOl-4
-Nprfo1k .......: l3Oo2O KS
summary: stolen bascs-Kelloc
ridge, Stelnbrenncr, GRAY and Fnilns
-. Two base hits-Batcs Double
}lays-Bates TO Schaunc. Poh TO Foiles.
jmninGS pltchcd-By Cochran, 6: by
Meiler, ~ bats-ATainst Cochra n
%; against Weller, 6. uits-OT Coch,
1An. off Weller. o. Struck out-Rv
Snnmlln. /; by Cochran, 8. Bases on
hrenn"r, Gray and stewart; off Coch-
ran, . Long. Bates, Hoffman, Schaufo
ma Shamlim; OFF Weller. CKolioeg1.
Tttchcr-Shamlin and Cochran Jeft
on "S,es-isichmo nd, S; Norfolk. C. I'm
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BASEBALL STATISTICS
NATIONAL LEAGUE RESULTS

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Philadelphia, 2, Boston, O.
New York, 10, -Drooklyn. 3.
iittsburgh, o; Cincinnati, ..
Chicago, =; ST. Louis, =.
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Seven errors is certainly not Class
IA baseball by any means. and seven
hits is not so awful many TO make off
Il Glass g twirler
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u all goes to show that Dunn should
stay on tho sidclincs II no expects to
get the results. Two games lost to
Virginia League teams Is an argument
hard to answer when the Rotary Club
starts after that record crowd for the
opening game.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-15

Those Nicholson lads could show our
professionals q few things about field :
day. which Is going some for KIDS. II
takes headwork TO do that stunt.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE RESULTS

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Washington, Z; New York, 0.
Cleveland, 8; Detroit, I.
Philadelphia, - Boston, O.
Chicago, ~ st. Louis, @ uhtrteen
fnnlnEsD.
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Vaughn l. Mn.tcr Of snllee.

CHICAGO. April 11-Vaughn ont
pitched Sallce, his teammates ont
played and outhit the Cardinals and
the Cubs Won. to .. in the opening
here to-day. Tho Cardinals Dlayed
miserable ball, making seven errors.
shree OF which were chalked up against
Manager IIuEEins Chicago nut tho
game on ice In the second when three
errors, double. sacrifice and n double
steal Melted three runs. Vaughn was
inFincible until the eighth, when with
TWO out sacrifice. a triple and a boot
hN Himmcrnian gave the visitors their
two tallics.
Score by innings: RI L,
st. Louis q n OOnOo e
chicago ......o3 2l1o0s-7 10 .
Batterics-Sallee, Ncihaus and sgd
nor; Vaughn and Archer. Glenn. TIM
plrcs, Quigley and Eason
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1T STRIKES ME
BY SKIP
Isn't it awful to be a knocker?

But Norfolk did II, too. Down in
Underwater Virginia they arc still laugh
Ing about better baseball
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE

At Atlanta-Atlanta. / New Orleans.
At Chattanooga-Chatt 8;
Memphis, 3.
At Birmingham-Birmin A.;
Mobile, 6.
vile, 4.
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HiG Crowd mt ritt.burrb.

CINCINNATI, April 14-Fully 90
QUO fans saw Pittsburgh defeat Gin
cinnai In the opening game OF the
season to-day. The Cincinnati crew
was completely outclassed in every de-
partment. Timely hitting, aided by
errors. gave Pittsburgh the game
McQuillan held his opponents safe at
all times "
Score by innings: RUE
LdttshurEh .....ol o3ooo14-o 10 i
Cincinnati .....0 1000l-2 8 4
Observation-Disclosures and Gibson ::
Ames, Schneider and DOOM. Empires,
KLEIN and EmSlie
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STANDING OF TEAMS.

WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Dufnlo nj baltimore.
Newark ut brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
st. Louis at Kansas City
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Richmond College. o o o o o @ o o.

Summary: Two-hasc h'ts-Thorne.
Ifgon. Three base h.ts-I.ovc Wiley
stolen bascs-Llgon. Wiley. Bost. Mad
dov. Flythe. Love. Durham. Bases on
halls-on Robinson. 8; off Cox. g. ut
bE pitched bali-CoH Hits-of Earn
hardt. 3: OF Kanipc. .: of Robinson. 4
off Cox, & Struck out--by Kanipc, /
by Earnhardt. g. by Robinson. .: bv
COZ. 3. Wild pitch-Cox. Umpire, Or
Adkins.
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Piez Goes to Rochester

NEW YORK, April 14.-.John Nc
Grnw. manager of the New York Nm
tl0nals announced Tonight the snIc
OF eight young players to the Roch-
ester Intcrnationals. They arc
Pitchers Erickson, liuenkc, Palmero
md Williams, First Bascman HoIkr,
Third Bnscmnn I<Ores, OutHcidcr
Sandy PIeI and Shortstop Beatty.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
NEW MONORAIL IDEA
INVENTOR PUTS FOR.
WARD GREAT THOUGHT.
Has Plans for Railroad That Can Be
Constructed cheaply and Has
Many Advantages Over Lines
at Present In Use.

A triangular monorailroad that can
be built for $4,000 mile, that can be
moved with ease and that will permit
of speed Of 100 to 120 miles an hour
with perfect safety and comfort to
passengers, are some of the claims Of
its inventor, Thomas c. Spelling, a
New York attorney. The monorail is
at the bottom, instead, as usual in
monorails, at the top, and the triangu.
lar shape Of the track or Enclosure per,
mits groove at each side to steady
and balance the cars.
The principle of the track or, as it
should more properly be called, the
passage way, is briefly as follows:
The rail is laid on a continuous sill.
Two parallel stills support the ribs
placed at distance of every ten feet.
The ribs are joined at the top, forming
a pyramid. A second pyramid is
formed with the peaks Of the larger
one as the side and as its base the
two grooves by which the top Of the
car is held.
Among the advantages claimed for
the triangular monorail is the abso.
lutte absence of lurching and oscilla.
ton on the part of the cars. The
framework is rigid and the cars are
prevented from swaying, a very disa.
greeable part Of the high speed, two
wheel railroad. Friction is reduced
by the use of one wheel and greater
speed is therefore possible. AS the
track is an inclosed framework, acct,
dents are negligible quantity. Such
causes Of disaster as spreading rails,
washed out ties and loose spikes are
eliminated.
Mr.. Spelling claims that the mono.
railroad can be laid down at cost of
$4,000 mile. All parts are made in a
factory and simply put together on the
ground. Grading and excavation costs
are much less than in the two rail sys,
TEN. The monorail can achieve much
sleeper grades.
Grades impossible to present day
trains are climbed by the monorail
through an ingenious cogwheel attach.
ment to the wheels, the cogs catching
similar cogs in the rails at grades.
These cogs are not apparent when the
train is running on level ground.
The inventor of the triangular mono.
rail has obtained number Of patents
and has more pending. He is expect.
ing to see his system in operation
within a short time. Either steam or
electricity can be used for a motive
power.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
NORTON MILLS

+. ]. Nelson went to Guildhall,
VT, to attend court.
Alba Scott has purchased an
auto from Fred Paquette.
Miss H. Carpenter was home
from ,her school at Sherbr6oke
over Sunday.
c. M. Parker, Passumpsic Tele-
phone lineman, was in town
Wednesday.
Mr.. Beaulieu, the new G. T. X.
agent, has moved his family from
Locks Mills, Me.
DR.. P. P. Guertin of Stratford,
N. H., was in town on Tuesday
to see Mrs. Mary Pomelo.
Miss Daisy Coulton of Coaticook
Que, was here on Monday collect
ing for the British Red Cross fund
Mr. and Mrs. Ovelia Fortier have
gone to their home in Sherbrooke
Que, after their wedding trio.
Pete Bourgue was home from
the White Mountains to attend his
sisters wedding, to Mr., Ovelia
Fortier of Sherbrooke.
j. l.. Peterson and l.. r. Chase
went TO Guildhall to attend the !.
l.. Roberts VS.. Fitzgerald Land &
Lumber Co. case.