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deed. hysterical people-by no means
necessarily alcoholics. either--will see
three or four images Of any given object
That trouble OF vision is called polyopta,
and the trouble is just psychic-that Is,
imaginary Or there Is hysterical fear
OF light (photophoba); such sufferers
will declare, even. that the light hurts
their eyes when those precious organs
are heavily bandaged. and in a dark
room. Then there Is the "pseudo.para-
lytic ptosis" OF hysterical people; their
lids droop just as in some cases Of real
paralysis In such psaudocases the dis.
ease is not at all real, only imaginary.
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along better without any eyes at all than
with such treacherous ones.
When he is In more contented mood,
however. he finds considerable amuse-
ment In things which normal boys would
pass by without interest. For instance,
a spider descending by thread amuses
him greatly for 1t looks for oil the world
as If the little creature were balancing
Itself on the top OF the silken strand and
pushing It's way up through the air. In
the same way he can amuse himself for
hours by leaning out OF a window and
dropping things up to the ground.
Harolds affliction often makes him i'm.
patient on account of the Inconvenience
and modification 1t brings. but as rule
he takes things very cheerfully.
When get tired Of trying to straight
en- things out" he said. 81 just shut my
eyes 1t is better not to see at all than
to get all mixed up"
Harold is poor boy. His parents.
Polish-Russian, are junk dealers. For
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Rarest of Visual Affections

several years they didn't realize that
there was anything the matter with the
boys eyesight, but when he was old
enough TO so to school his teacher coon
found 1t out.
"Why don't you read?" the teacher
asked.
II can't" replied the boy. "the letters
all run the wrong way!"
Then the teacher had an inspiration.
She Drought mirror and held 1t up In
front Of the printed page. Looking into
the mirror Harold could read the simple
words he saw reflected there easily
enough. That was the way young Ger
man woman VINO lived in the same house
with him had taught him to read.
Harold has had medical attention for
a year or more. DR.. Dunbar Roy Is now
in charge of the case and he is watching
it with much interest, but so far he has
been unable TO accomplish much in the
way OF correcting the defect He will
shortly make report Of the case to the
New York County Medical Association.
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How Science Explains the N1rror' Eye-By B. Huber

sTTHE case Is reported of boy who
secs everything upside down. A
man lying with his head to the
right and his feet to the left appears to
this boy to have his feet to the right and
his head to the left Walking upstairs,
the banister on which this boy rests his
right hand appears to him to be his left
and not his right, and so on.
Strange, Is ii not? And yet come to
think OF 1t. not so very strange. after ALL
Probably the only trouble about this boy
is that he sees only with his eyes; in him
these organs are "dissociated" from the
rest OF his seeing apparatus. The rest
Of us see, not only with our eyes, but
with all our brain, Of which the eyes are
in reality only offshoots, only expansions
of the brain iuttng out from the brain
into the Orbital cavities
We all of us get our visual impressions
just as that hoy does; the images of e1
ternal objectS-men, houses, trees--are
thrown on the sensitive plates within
our eyes just as they are on his. If We
used only our eyes in seeing as he does
we would see things just as topsy turvy
as they appear to him.
But when we see we do more than he
does. We interpret in our brains the
visual impressions which are conveyed
to it by the optic nerves. We bring judg
pressions, just as we have learned to do
from the day on which we we're born;
and therefore. we see things as they
are.
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There Is little doubt that Harold's
mirror eye is hereditary. Mrs. Lutzk
has brother who reads all OF his char.
acters backward and she says there was
another case in the family several years
ago.
1t lie possible, Of course, to provide
glass prisms in the form Of eyeglasses
which will turn the world right side up
for Harold, but such glasses are very
uncomfortable to wear and involve great
strain on the eyes.
AS Harold grows older he may be pos.
sible perhaps to understand better the
peculiar handicap under which he Is
laboring and to make proper allowances
for It Such accidents as walking into
persons in the street will. no doubt, be.
come fewer as he becomes better able
to govern his motions, but life will always
present unusual problems to Harold
Lutzk until the medical world solves the
problem which his peculiar affliction pre-.
SentS,
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r IFE is perpetual optical illusion
for Harold Lutzk. seven.year-old
Atlanta boy. He sees everything
backward. He has a mirror" eye, or
reversed vision. most unusual affliction,
and he's been that way ever since he was
born.
All his young life HaroId's eyes have
been telling him to turn TO the right when
he really ought TO turn to the left and
to turn to the left when he really ought
to turn to the right. Sometimes, indeed.
they lead him even further astray and
show him everything upside down, too!
Ordinarily Harold sees everything as
II 1t were reflected in mirror. II you
want to realize Just how such an atflic-
ton operates. try the following simple
experiments:
Draw circle. about three inches in
diameter, on piece of paper. Mark the
centre, and also mark six different points
in the circumference. distinguishing
them by numbers. Place the paper in
front OF a mirror and place the point Of
a pencil on the centre.spot. Then. while
holding newspaper or book in your left
hand in such way that you can see only
the reflection OF the circle in the mirror
and not the circle itself, try to draw a
line from the centre 10 one of the desig
mated spots in the circumference.
good way 10 try out this test is 10
have someone else direct you which par
ticular spot you are to try to reach.
Another little experiment OF the same
kind is to try to draw a square with two
dagonals Joining the corners, all the time
keeping your gaze on the reflection in
mirror and not on the diagram you are
trying 10 draw.
The difficulty OF these tests will give
you a faint idea OF little Harold's per-
plexities. only in his case they are real
and permanent.
when Harold walks in the street, no
matter how hard he tries to bear in mind
that his vision is not TO he relied upon,
he invariably coilides with people, be-
cause when they seem to be approaching
him from the right they are in reality
coming from the left. and in trying TO
avoid them he does just the opposite and
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Most children's games are out of the
question for Harold. He tries very hard
to overcome his natural handicaps, but
the boys haven't much use for him.
Playing ball with Harold Is not to be
thought of. BY dint of much practice. 1t
Is true. Harold has learned to put out his
left hand when he sees a ball approach
Ing apparently towards his right, but
when a ball comes fast there isn't much
time to think OF all these things. and the
consequence Is that Harold muffs more
balls than he catches. The boys are
sorry for Harold, but his errors OF vision
make him absolutely impossible as a ball
player.
Harold can write. but he writes back
wards. His writing must be held to a
mirror to be deciphered He starts at the
right hand side of the paper instead OF
the left. 1t is impossible for him to read
because everything looks backward to
him. although, il he holds mirror to the
printed page reading becomes Just as
easy to him as it Is difficult to US under
similar conditions. If Harold had been
taught to read as other children are he
would find little difficulty in it despite
his visual defects. because he would have
heen accustomed to 1t by this time The
trouble is, however, that his teacher al.
lowed him to use mirror while learning
and now. of course, he cannot read with
out one.
The signs on the stores all look like
Greek to Harold Thomas Jones,
Grocer" look to him like RECORD. senoJ
samothT," only the letters themselves are
reversed as well as their order.
Harold is a normal boy in other re-.
spects. and being normal boy he some.
times gets into trouble with other boys
on the block. The little fellow would be
better off II he were totally blind in such
emergencies. When his opponent swings
a wicked highlander at little Harold's
left ear Harold instinctively ducks to
the left because he thinks the blow is
coming from the right, and he gets the
blow right where it was aimed. If he
had time to think it all out, Of course, he
would be able to govern his movements
accordingly but when he is called upon
to act quickly such calculations are out
OF the question and Harolds fst-fghts
are soon over
Sometimes Harold gees everything up.
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Diagram Showing Row the Image Object Is
the Normal Retna Upside Down but, through
chanism Which Science as Vet Unable TO Explain, s
Again Reversed Before Reaching the Brain Little Harods
images Are Conveyed to His Brain Exactly They Ap-
His Retlna. That's Why He Sees Everything Up
slde-DoWn.
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Cut Out the Circular Diagram Front OF Mir
Then, While Concentrating Mirror.
Endesvo to Draw Line from the Center to Any One of
Diagram While Looking In the Mirror. These Tests Win
Reveal to You Some of the Perpexities, Which
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walks right in.
to them. Some
times It Is q
mp post or a
fire hydrant
that he walks
! n t o. Harold
c a n n e We
cross the street
until all traf-
fc has gone
by because his
" mirror " eye
may send him
in front OF an
automobile or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
Victory Over Superbas Will
Keep Star on Bench
for Ten Days
or More.

Boston, April II. The Boston
Braves maced their way into the
percentage column this afternoon
by defeating the Brooklyn Superbas
by score Of > to l, but that
victory was bought at a price which
was all too high. Johnny Evers, the
second bescman. severely strained a
tendon in his left ankle, and he may be
lost to his team for ten days or more.
The physician held out little hope Of
his Tejoining the team before that
time.
Eyers met his injury in the eighth
inning. sliding into second base. Mo-
ran, who opened the inning for Boston,
drew "a pass from Pat Raglan. Evers
forced the runner at second base on a
tap to the box. At this juncture
Stallngs sent Connolly in TO bat Tor
Ted Gather.
Connolly slid single just out of
O'Mara's reach. and Evers, thinking
q close play probable, hit the dirt. HIS
foot turned under him, and from the
stands il appeared as If Johnny had
broken his Lee. This impression was
strengthened when Evers was carried
off the field. An examination by the
club physician disclosed the fact that
no bones were broken.
The Braves swung back INTO their
winning stride in most impressive
fashion. For the day, at least, II was
The same fighting combination that
swept the Philadelphia Athletics be
fore them last October. They gathered
two runs off the port side delivery or
Raleigh AitchisOn, one OF when the
southpaw forced on them by making
s Wild pitch with a runner on thiId'
Tho other counts were sent over by
hard hitting in the eighth, when they
scored three times.
Crutcher, the young pitcher VINO
showed great promise last year put
roalI,, had little chance to prove his
,vor+b when the race grew ught
worked eight innings for the Braves,
ne had the Superbas well tanned ana
for seven inning prevented al! scoring
4, lines ne had 20 twirl with great
force md cunning, but he carried ms
.,'o;~+ In the eighth. however. the
rt,,ir told on him. and the SuperDa
,,a,agod 10 fin the bases, with only
one out Strand was then sent TO the
fropt Wheat beat out a slow role
IN the box. scoring Ollie oMara' aho
the Superbas stepped of the edge o.
the whitewash tub. .....,i.,
The Braves felded ln spectacular
eosbiop Hank Cowdy was IN eNcep-
tional form, and established an carr!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
GOULD AND HUHN
RETAIN THEIR TITLE
Defeat Crane and Fearing
in Court Tennis DOu-
bIeS Match.

Philadelphia, April 17.-Jay Gould, Of
New York, and W. II. T. HUM, of Phils-
delphia, to-day retained the national
court tennis doubles amateur champion
ship by defeating Joshua Crane and
G. r. Fearing, of Boston, three sets to
two. The scores were 6-l, %, 10,
81 and 6-3.
This makes the fourth successive
time that Gould and HUM have won
the national title in doubles. The match
was a thrilling one all the way through,
and at the end of the third set the
champions were in danger Of losing
their title.
They won the first set easily enough
by six games to one, but so well did
Crane and Fearing play in the second
that the champions failed TO win SIN
gle game. In the third set Gould and
HUM were again outplayed by the chal-
lengers and could do no better than
win one game.
The champions showed a wonderful
reversal Of form in the fourth set and
captured il. six games to one. The
fifth set went TO nine games and was
the most exciting of all. The title
holders lost the first game and then
appeared TO become stronger. "a they
took the next three games straight,
largely through some wonderful plac-
ing by Gould.
The games then alternated until the
ninth. when Gould and HUM, playing
at top speed and concentrating on Fear
ing. pulled off shots that dazzled both
their opponents and the spectators, and
won the set and match.
Tho surnnarv follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
TIGER CREW
DEFEATS NAVY
Princeton Varsity Eight Rows
to Three-Length Victory
on the Severn.

Annapolis. April Throwing on the
Severn River for the first time and
under conditions that do not prevail
on their own landlocked lake. the
Princeton eight won a decisive victory
over the midshipmen this afternoon.
reaching the finishing point Of the
course which covered the Henley dis
lance Of a mile and -eighths, three
and a half lengths ahead of their oppo-
nents. The winning time was 7 min
utes > seconds. That of the losers was
not taken.
Navy pride was saved to some extent
by the fact that the fourth class eight
defeated the Princeton freshmen by
four and a half lengths. and covered
the course with similar conditions pre-
vailing i'm better time. minutes 50
seconds.
The first crews differed little in
weight. but the build Of the Prince
tonianS was more like that of the ira
ditional oarsmen. With great length.
they were so well coached that they
used it TO advantage, and their leg
work was powerful, while their water
manship was without doubt equal to
that of the navy lads.
The makeup Of the crews follows:
Princeton vsrsity-Bov. McKibbeu: p Cochran
O. Hefrea; g. Lee; l Robinson: o. Qumby =.
nimari. stroke. Putnam. Average weight IN
pounds !o'Iwain SpsrH'. 10 pounds, -.
Schos,Haon. O.. wand. g. Graf: o. Clarke. c. over
each. o. Klein. stroke CUlhcr. Average weight.
1915 pounds. tosoWau FaUar. u: pounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
Maisel a Speed
Marvel on Bases

philadelphia. April tI.--frit, Ma'sel.
Of the New York Yankees. leading
base runner Of the American League
last year. signs for new worlds 20 con
qucr
Not only does FRITZ intend TO hold
his iaureIs, hut IL out to establish
record which viii live In the game long
after he has passed.
lie accomplished the rare teat OF
stealing second. third and home In the
game against the Athletics this after
noon.
In the ninth inning Maisei got on
FIRST base when he forced Marty Nc
Hale on IN infeld tap. Then he started
running. lie beat Ispp's throw TO sec
Ond by city block. won close ne
cIsion vt third and. n Harper wound
up. made n dash for the plate. Hnr'
per was 80 taken aback by the daring
of the runner that he hesitated Just n
frnction Of a second before throwing.
That fraction was fatal. for Maisei slid
over safely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18

How much" asks S. J. H., docs Jess Willard know
about boxng-foot work, blocking and other details"
How much difference does it make how much ne knows
"a long as he remains feet inches high weighs go
rnd, hs. reach of SO inches keeps in good condition
and uears a concrete Jaw?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
FRANCE WANTS TO
HOLD BIG GAMES
After the Olympics of 1920 or
of 1924 if Antwerp Stays
in the Field.

Lausanne. Switzerland. April IL
The international Olympic Committee
will meet some time during the pres
ont year in the Federal Palace at
Rernc. The exact date for the meet
ing has not yet been determined.
LYONS. France, has applied for the
games i'm 1920 in case Antwerp retires.
and for the 1924 games in case the APP
plcation of Antwerp is maintained.
Budapest and Amsterdam also have
made application for these dates.
The committee has chosen the medal
to be offered for the Pentathlon to be
competed for at the San Francisco Elk
position the end Of August.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
Another Why.


Why is that sporting pages these days are printing
so much about gof' How does this in for so
much space h'L'
One reason may he that there now something over
100000 golfers the L. s of A. Another is that
this frenzied army embraces all walks varieties ages and
sexes Of life And still another wherefore enter IN the
fact that golf golf chatter the first thing golfer
reads after his eager fingers have opened the paper at the
sportve divide Are any further required?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
The Tip-of.

Fanatics who still attempting to test the fagfght
ing power of various requested examine minute
" this part of the arrangement:
Size up the speed power and brains Of various clubs
in the zone around base and you fairly we'll
across ball club that is this second base
binaon hasn't green ghost Of chance In the National
League the stronges. combination Meanwhile the
second strongest is Fletcher Doyle In the American League
the strongest is WeaverCons which is the best chance
the White Sox have beat the Red Sox in the Battle
Of the Soxes If the Red Sox utter and drop out it will be
through comparative weakness here above any other factor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
Bv HAYWOOD BROUN.

Fred Morkle's golf swing seems to
nave Ut conceived on the Luttlng
green.
Grover Cleveland Alexander never
saw a golf course ard tho poor fellow
can't even play checkers.
Pat Moran intimate before the sea-
son opened that TIE Th,.lies were going
TO win the pennsn,, 5gc there is such
a thing as carrying = .c..o 90 Tar.
Being a very rotten p:e1.t-rr. we
naturally take pride when our :c-e-
casts come through. For yesterday ''e
claim a percentage of 1000. We az
nounced that Matty or Stroud WCdlG
pitch. and then, as Z happened, they
both played.
Movers was not at fault when Becker
.cored in the third inning on the
Chiefs overthrow 20 second. The peg
was perfect. but Doyle stumbled Just
rs he moved over % cover tho bag.
The record books nearly always
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
CARDINALS WIN IN NINTH
Rise and Bat in Four Runs
and Defeat the Cubs.

Chicago. April IA ninth inning
rally. in which the Cardinals scored
four runs. defeated the Cubs by score
of TO 4 here to-day.
st Louis Knocked Zcbe. of the slab
in the fifth. and Cheney, who relieved
him. was Withdrawn I'm favor Of Vaughn
in the ninth. Doubles by zimmerman.
Safer and Wilson and triple by Long
were features
Heinie Zimmerman had his frs, run
in of the season with the unpires to-
day and was sent to the clubhouse.
The score follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18

Youth has the speed the stronger and the more
robust egsbut Youth lacks the experience and the
stamina the long route If the Correct Answer
anything your careless life pick astsr club and see
many and ambitious young bachelors have
enrolled Twelve Of fourteen will be sedate, middle
aged married who have Of eight years
service including such fairly valuable perpetrators OF the
pastme as Mahewson Johnson, Evers Collins Cobb Jack
and nthers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
Dust from the Base Lines

show one or two men with better
average than Alexander, but tasebal
PLAYERS themselves are almost unant
nous in calling him the greatest
Jitcher in the game to-day.
Even John McGraw admits the
Lrowess of Alexander, which - more
than he will do for any other side
arm pitcher.
The first squeeze play Of the season
was pulled off by Kil'ifer and Byrne:
II was Byrne who did the bunting, and
Killifer scored easily, for nobody had
ever expected any such radical baseball
on the part Of the Phillies.
Fritz Ma!sel has perfect rlght 10
force a runner whenever he chooses,
for all he needs is a clear track ahead
Of him.
From reading Joe Norton r. The
Newark Evening Star" we gather that
while the Federal League opening may
loom smaller in world history than the
assassination of julius Cesar. II was
better attended.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
a Trihe 10 the Bunk.

1t is we'll enough rise up sem-weekly and announce
that Youth Will Be Served in the spOrtve whirlpool
But il you plunge somewhat deeper into the
situation you may observe that the majority of major league
ball clubs this figuring their pennsnt chances
the development Of aspiring youngster but
upon ability Of certain married to hold
the front line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
The Golf Widow Speaks.

You have kicked in with a serum for the Great White
Plague;
You hare pppeycm the Typhus on the Jazz;
You hare COPIED dnoesthetic
To reliere the dipktheretic
A nd the rest Of II you've c,H ont NTH sGw.
But tell me- gentle doctors, the mortal coil IS off,
Is there nothing you're discocered IN the nedicoted
trough
That may cUb the raging fsrer Of this game called
"gof"?
You hare cantered into Gangrone with Knockout
punch:
You hare hammered Scarlet Fever 10 the ropes;
You hare eren found the
To a mild degree Of Cancer
md you've killed the drug enticemem Of the dOpes
BIT tell me- learned docors is there nothing can do
For hydrophobic horrors IN the heads of husbands rho
Coa only rare of Styrnies and Perfect Fottow
Through?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
Johnny EperS Injured
In Game Braves Win

season record which may stand for the
season. Hank picked no fewer than
three runners off the bases with snap
throws. Mccarthy and Aitchison died
this ignominious death in the third
frame Off first John Hummel was shot
down while wandering off second in the
eighth.
Buck Wheat made a great one-handed
catch of Maranville's liner in the
second frame
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
Yale Freshies Choose Captain.

New Haven. Conn, April IL Ethan
A. II. Shepley, of St. Louis. was to-
night chosen captain Of the Yale fresh
man baseball team