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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-04
GERMANS BRING DOWN
BIG FRENCH DIRICIBLE
Alsace Forced TO land Near
Reihel, Saws Berlin.

Berlin, Oct. 3.-The official state.
ment issued by German Army Head
quarters to-day says:
In the Rethel district the French
airship Alsace was forced to make
a landing, and the members of The
crew were taken prisoners.
The airship Alsace was one OF the
largest and most powerful in the ser
vice of France. 1t was a dirigible of
type developed since the war began
A French War Office statement issued
October said that the preceding
night it bombarded the junction Of
Amagne Lucquy and the stations Of
Attigny and Youziers.
The airship was shelled all along
its journey. but returned safely to its
base, having been hit only by fcw
splinters of shells. which caused -
damage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-04

COZ MORE OHIO PERsONALLY
Hsr,s.SI Ed TOUR TO GETTYSBURG,
An f'ffy and Washington. oct. 10.
! u Ap'hses S23 For details apply
20 Scott C.E.P.A. 1916 u dwas. -Adyt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-04
'PURSER PURSUED
/ BY SAFE In GALE
Clings to StaterOom Cell
ing as S0O-POund Bulk
HurtIeS About Below.

The Almirante. Of the United Fruit
Company, was hard hit by West In
dian hurricane about eleven days ago,
and she looked il yesterday when she
came in from Kingston, despite the re-
pairs made at that port
No one was killed or lost overheard;
no one was injured. A few slight
bruises were the best the storm could
iniict upon the crew and passengers,
but the elements certainly did have fun
with S. II. Frantz, the purser, who was
locked in a stateroom with a wild 500
pound safe that broke from its fasten-
ings and chased him about his quarters
with almost human vindictiveness.
Nervousness had somewhat deserted
the travellers when they came ashore
yesterday from the wreck-strewn deck
OK the fruiter, and they were anxious
to tell Of the tribulstions Of the "poo'
purser." who was rescued with diiii-
cultv from the attacks OF the furious
safe.
Many years ago Mr.. Frantz had read
in Hugo's Ninety Three" Of the un-
rulv cannot that broke from its lash
ings and almost sent the corvette Clay
more to the bottom Of the Channel, and
he thought of 1t as tho Almirante
rolled and pitched in the hurricane
blasts that hit her at the rate of 12O
miles an hour.
Safe Goes On Warpath.
His troubles began about midnight
on September "a. when the Almirante
was steaming northeast for Kingston,
some thirty hours out of Colon. Tie had
been busy with his accounts during the
early part of the blow, writing the
manifest occasionally with his left
hand as he sat astride the side of his
desk and clung TO window chain to
keep his balance. Sometimes the packet
rolled over to 10 degrees. and on such
occasions Frantz had to take chance
on stabbng the entries OF his cargo
items in the proper column.
He didn't mind these ordinary aero
batic feats Of penmanship, but at mid
night, when the safe threw neutrality
TO the winds and set out on real
offensive drive from the starboard
front. he sought the protection OF his
trenchliKe upper berth and called for
help.
There was gold in the big steel vault
thousands of dollars-and for the
first time in his life Frantz said money
actually pursued him. He couldn't
keep away from it,
Round and round rolled the black
monster. hurting its great hulk against
tbe steel walls of the purser's Office
with terrific crashing. Hanging like an
orang-outang from the ceiling when ms
insecure perch began to creak. Frantz
kept his eye riveted anxiously upon the
door.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-04
Greece Ready to Join.

The question here rather IS what
Greece and Rumanla will do Greece.
u is believed, will live up 20 her treaty
with Serbia and come 70 her assistance.
She is all the more involved. as she has
already consented 70 The Allies use Of
Salonica as a base for operations in
Macedonia
This expedition already reported
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-04

Continued on page 5. column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-04
Three Thousand Prisoners Taken.

"The main operations south Of the
La Bass6e Canal were much facilitated
and assisted By subsidiary attacks de-
livered by the third and Indian corps
aid the troops OF the second army.
Great help also was rendered the opera
tions by the fifth corps east OF Npres.
during which some important captures
we're made.
I'VE also are much indebted To VICE
ADMIRAL Bacol and our naval comrades
Continued on page z, column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-04

Your Money Back
If You Want IL.
See Editorial Page, First Column.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22
Giants Cuban Boxman
 Lsambasted By Cubs

Chicago, Sept. 22-The conventional even break was in order when the Cubs and Giants, principals in a dra- matic series for the possession of eighth place in the National league race, mingled in a bargain festival McGraW's nninions defeated Vaughn in the opener to 4. and threatened to win the after-piece, but Cuban southpaw, Emilio Palmero, got away to poor start, and by rushing Gil- bert Pierce to the mound when Iav- ender blew up SBresnahan's team won 5 to 3.
 Vaughn was nicked for eleven safe ties in eight innings of the opener, af- ter which Roger presented a rookie from Virginia, Minn.. named Robert Wright Poll Perritt, McGraw's or 1g1na1 slab choice, ibreezed gayly through the first eight sessions but weakened in the ninth, and was re- moved in favor of Tesreau after two were out, the score to 1. and one Cub perched on second base. Big Jefr' delivered Just one ball and the contest was over
 This caused the retirement of the Georgia moist ball man after his shin mates had pushed over three runs in their half. chiefly through the wild ness Of Pa1mero. Ritter succeeded the Cuban in time to retire the side in the first inning and was a clever hurler during the last seven periods.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22
Penn Preparing For
 West Virginia Battle
 on Saturday Afternoon

Philadelphia, Sept. /22.-The Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, football squad was put through a half hours stiff scrimmage upon it's return from the training camp at Port Deposit, Mir, yesterday. It was the first practice at Franklin Field this season. Be- ginning to-day the team will practice twice daily in preparation for the opening game on Saturday with the University of West Virginia.
 Prior to the scrimmage the coaches had the ends and 1inemen running down and field under punts, Berry Williams and Dougherty doing the kicking. Berry also was tried out at kicking field goals against the wind and put several over the bar from the thirty-yard line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22
HARVARD MATERIAL NOT so CAPABLE
 AS 1914 PLAYERS

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 22-dar- wards football squad played the part of mud horses on the Freshman Field yesterday afternoon, scrimTnag1ng Tn the rain for more than an hour, fol- lowing a long blackboard instruction, but making little progress. The Var sity scored twice against the scrubs, but mainly because of superior weight whiIe\ the regulars, put on the defen- sive for the first time, were, forced for some steady. gains by the second team.
 Quarter BackiWatson was out again.
 and ran his team better that the sub i st1tute did Monday, but the Varsity LIine was unsteady as a rule, and none ! of tfae backs except Mahan could make end gains. Enwrights made the two
 scores when close to the scrubs goal.
 The difference in the early season l capabilities of this years material in contrast to- last years squad was
 shown in glaring fashion. Harte and L. Curtis, the ends, who returned yes terday, were tried out, and their addi-
 ton to the first string means that liar ] wards wings surely will be heavier
 than last year. This will handicap the
 Crimson's open game which the ma jority of the coaches believe will have
 to be developed if Harvard is to con tinue to be a steady winner over Yale an dPrinceton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22
COACH HlNKEY IS
 SORE AT SHOWING OF YALE ELEVEN

New Haven, Sept. 22-After prac- ticing three afternoons without scoring the Yale eleven yesterday shot its first touchdown over the line. Cap tain Aleck Wilson taking the ball across in his new role of plunging g back. Wilson made another score before the practice closed, two touch downs totalling the days ta1Iying for the varsity. It war a day of punk football for the varsity, who fumbled badly and did not form interference e compactIy enough to satisfy Chief Frank Hinkey of the coaching staff.
 Hinkeys wanted half a, dozen touch downs instead of two. Again the gates were closed all afternoon and it was said that secret practice would be the order of the day practically every day this season.
 The morning practice was taken in a driving rain but lasted an hour. Jim Sheldon, the former guard, was returned to his berth at left guard, displacing Kositzky, the oarsman. Lowry, the novice quarterback failed to keep the team running on the high gear but will probably get a try-out in the Maine game Saturday.
 Because of the cooler weather this afternoons .scrimmaging lasted 20 minutes. The hne-up:-
 Left end, Mose1ey; left tackle Chub Sheldon; left guard, Jim Shel- don; center, Way; right guard, Kent; right tackle, Won Holt; right end, Al len; quarterback, Lowry; left half back, Captain Wilson; right half back, Scovi1; fuIlback, Guernsey.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22
MACK SAYS HE WILL HAVE
 NEW TEAM IN TWO WEEKS
Athletics Manager Declares Fans Will See Strong
 Club Next Season.

and then the fans will beralb1e to get 8 line on my future championship team To date I have not a single young ster, barring one, who will be a part of the new machine. My best pros poets will be here in a short time, and think the fans will be satisfied.
 The poor attendance has not wor- ried us in the least, because the least attention we attract right now the better it will be for the team arr, convinced that the fans will suddenly a4Vak eng tosstf1e fact along about the ~nidd1e~pf nextseason and then they will be satisfied that I have done the right thing.
 'I have not seen that I have made a serious mistake. In fact, I am more convinced than ever that I did ex- actIy right. made the remark last winter that did not think the Attn letics as they finished the 1914 season could repeat in the American league, and after what I have seen of the other teams am sure that was not wrong. My 1914 team with its 1915 spirit could have won pennants for several years, but with the spirit that prevailed in 1914, it could not have finished better than fourthst this year.
 Others may disagree, but I con tend that I know that team better than any one else. We have always gwen tHe IdnS sooo UdsSOdl dLlO penna -contending teams and will dc so in the future. do not begrudge the Phil1ies the money they are nak- ing or the success they have had. The club deserves the success, and [ am pulling hard for them to win the pen nant. I have not seen anything of the National league teams and there fore my opinion is valueless. but ] should say, judging by the existing conditions, that the Phillies will win out with a little to spare.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22
SINGERS ACCEPT
 \ REMARKS DEFI

The Singers accept the challenge of the Arms Co.,, Team and will play Manager Hea1y's outfit a three game series, the first game to be played Sat urday afternoon Oct. 2, second game to be played Sunday afternoon Oct 8, and the third game, should one be necessary, the following Saturday or Sunday.
 The Singers are not only satisfied to play for $1Oo but are willing to make the side bet and 60 per cent. of the gate receipts. It must be understood, however, that all the members of. the Arms Go. team must be employees of the Arms rCo., and must also have been employed on or before Aug. 27, the date set by MT. Hea1y, in a recent issue of the Morning Telegram.
 The Singers also insist that any and all arrangements must be made in writing and signed by the manager and captain of each team.
 The Arms Go. second team can also be accommodated for a game Sunday Sept. 26th by. communicating with Manager Leonard Sauter. care The Singer Manufacturing Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22
UMPIRE BYRON'S SINGING GETS ON N 3RvES OF PLAYERS

President Gaffney's protest on ,Um- pire Byron should be given prompt attention the part of President Tener. If Tener doesn't believe that Byron goes around with chip on his sh builder, let him consult the catchers of his league, writes R. B. McDfi1lin in the Boston Journal.
 , During the last Braves series, By ron, according to his peculiar cus- tom, sang continually to himself, and the burden of his song, according to the Boston catchers, was:
 Hears the crowd rave. Hear the liars yell. They're all wrong and they know it, etc., and in the midst of this tunefu1 lay he would stop the game long enough to caution some player or wave his hand majestically toward the dugout as ateomnand for silence.
 We'll admit, that Byron may be a gamester, but if he doesn't know enough to keep off two clubs that are fighting tooth and nail for a matter of $3.00O or $4,OO0 per player extra, as well as the glory attached thereto, he ought to have the matter driven into him with the official sledge ham mer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22
PEEPS PITCHING
 HELPS YANKS TO
 GET EVEN BREAK

New York, Sept 22.-Splendid pitch ing by Cy Pieh in the opening slxir- mish enabled the Yankees to split even with St. Louis in the doubIe-header at the Polo Grounds yesterday. Pieb was in great form and trimmed the Browns by to 0. In the late game the Donovanites enjoyed a two-run ad- vantage until the fifth inning. Then Caldwell blew up and the Browns scored four runs, winning by to 8.
 In the early game Pieh was practi- cany the whole show Although he was i'll trouble early in the game, due to wildness and errors by his team mates, he never faltered and. seemed to be at his best with men on the bases.
 In the second inning the Browns had man on first and another on second, but failed to score when Pieh struck out Leary and then compelled Koob to force Lee at third, who in turn was forced at second by. Austin.
 Pieh allowed only two hits, and one of these was an inf1eld tap. Lavan grabbed the first bingIe in the sixth when he singled to center, Jacobsen once Giant. was credited with the other in the eighth. when he beat out a erounder. Jacobson never left first, for the next three Browns to face Pieh went out on flies to the outfieIders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22
PRINCETON TEAM
 MAY SURPRISE FANS ON FOOTBALL FIELD

New York. Sept. 22-Princeton at last is on it's way out of the foot ball wiIdern ess. At least, that's what the Tigers say, and they have no hesitancy about telling it in loud tones. Not since the halcyon days of Bill Roper has the Jungle bub7bIed over with so much optimism as is evil denced there this year. ana all be- cause Old Nassau has so much faith in it's men and the new system as personfhed by Speedy Rush. it's new coach.
 For several years Princeton has been foundering about with a. fixed aim. but with no fixed plan of getting there or a definite method of doing committees. men who came down from New York every once in g. while to spoil all the good work accom- plished by hard working coaches thought they knew how to beat Yale and Harvard. The extent of their knowledge was well dem onstrated last season.
 It was only when with the score 19 to against them, and the Tigers were given permission to go out on their own 'thooak" and try to stem the Yale tide last November, that Prince ton showed any real 'fbig league foot ball. If amy evidence that the sys- tenn was all wrong was needed, the Yale game furnished more than enough, with the result that now Princeton has Speedy Rush. He's the first real head coach Princeton has ever had, they say, and he's the only man responsible for everything defeat or victory.
 If Rush is three-quarters of what the Tigers say he is, then this looks like a. big year for Princeton, Its chances appear fully as good as those of Yale and almost as bright as Harvard's s. Last year, in addition to the rnuddle in the coaching system, Princeton had a lot of inexperienced men. Most of the veterans, benefltet by the baptism of battle, are back e1 college and their ranks have beel strengthened by men who played Oi the freshman eleven of 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22
Cornell Has Fastest
 Material in 10 Years

Ithaca, N Y., Sept 22.-The arrival of Johnny Lewis strengthened the Cornell varsity backdeId outlook and is sure to stimulate the already keen competition among the leading can didates The first. second and third varsity teams held a scrimmage yes terday. The result of the scrfmnage seemed to show that the coaches have on hand one of the best all around squads that Cornell has had in de- cade.
 Led by Captain Chuck Barrett and Whit Whitney, the first and second elevens exhibited some real football knowledge. The most brilliant per- former was Barrett.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22
Cozy Dolan Proved
 Success As Ballyboo
 For Boston Tourists

As mimic ia1lpersonator and comedian Cozy Dolan has more than filled the shoes of Steve Evans with the Cardinals. In @ Boston hotel lobby is 8 branch office of an auto tour ser vice that makes trips around historic Boston and to Lexington and Con cord. During one lunch hour Do1an agreed to fulfill the duties of the girl in the office. The cultured tourists came in large numbers. Cozy gave them pamphlets and, lectures.
 Here you are, folks!" he would ex- claim with dignity and grace. lover wonder knoll is where Napoleon re- treated after the battle of Bunker Hill, and our cars bring you exactly to the spot where the red coats were anndhilated after interfering With a St. Patrick's Day parade
 The cultured tourists were aghast at this frightfu1 butchery of American history whereupon Do1an called the main office of the auto car concern:
 This is. Paul Revere,'' he cried. "A Ford. a Ford; my Kingdom for a Ford.'' Finally the girl came, Dolan was banished and the joke was appre- ciated all around. /
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22
Magee Kicked Ball For Putout in Freak
 Play in Fed League

In an exhibition game at Buffalo recently, George Boehler was credited with what was probably the frekiest and luckiest hit that baseball has known. He won it on a decision that the umpire made with nothing in the book to guide him, common sense alone being employed.
 With Burns on third base and two out in the seventh, BoehIer swung on a ball and hit it on the top. It set out to bounced own the first base line, but did not get more than three feet from the plate. Boeh1er dropped his bat as he started to run for the first
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22

s< New York, Sept. 22-Whi1e other people have been beTn oaning the dis ruption of such a once powerful base fball machine as the Athletics, Connie Mack has been quietly. gathering the material which will bring future cham mpionships to Sl1ibe Park. He is confident that his drastic policy with relation to the old team was justi- fled.
 Within two weeks he says the baseball public will have an oppor- tunity of seeing this new material on the diamond. Aside-zfro 0 pitchers there will be few of the present members of the team as the basis of the rehabi1itated Athletics. In discussing the baseball situation, he says:
 q am not crying for mercy or making any plea for patronage for the Athletics club, nor do I believe that I have made a mistake in tearing apart the greatest baseball machine of the day. maintain that l did right and will again say that will have a greater team in two years than the one broke up.
 We are losing ball games every day and probably will finish the poorest of any team in either major league in years, but T have made considerable progress along the lines of recon Stru uctiOn. If the TanS Will LOOK fDack to the 1908 season they will realize that my progress was slow then until the combination was complete, and then the team came like lightning. My progress must be slow because the only part that I have now that am banking on for my new machine are pitchers, and they don't know any thing yet, and cannot be expected to show until next season.
 aI will have almo ost an entirely new team in the field in two >weekss time,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22
Wagne1''s Watch Tower

for the Phillies' patrons during the regular season they are good enough for the Fbig series.
 In addition to being a prom6ing young pitcher, Walter Johnson 4s al- so som nething of a, batter. He made a triple and two singles against the White Sox yesterday.
 Jim Coffey had a strange experience in New Bedford, Mass. Monday night. He landed on Sailor Driscol and the latter fell to the mat where he snor- ed peacefully until counted out Then ] he got up and walked to his corner. His seconds were so sore that they made him go back and fight. Well, anything is liable to happen in New Bedford.
 President Johnson of the American league favors October for the open ing of the worlds series. Chairman Hermann of the National Commits sion, prefers October g. Don't come to blows over it, boys.
 Martin Becker, who played the out field for New London last season. is given words of praise in the New York Evening Sun. The writer says Beck CT looks like one of the best pros. poets of the season His fellow players claim Becker is the tastes man in the National league in getting down to first.
 l Ed Barney, the former outfeIder was given a brief trial by the Nev York Americans and then released be cause of weak hitting. He was take1 1 by the Pirates and has hit .296 fo Clarke's club.
 l Capt. Wilson of Yale ought to be 1 success in his new position at half 1 back He is a, fast runner and c1eve l dodger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22

bag, and the ball, which was less than six inches inside the line, bounced against the stick and was knocked off the diamond into foul ground.
 The umpire ruled that the ball was fair, holding that the bat hitting the ball on fair ground and driving it foul, did not differ from the situation that would obtain if a defensive play CTS foot or glove touched it. It was an entirely new one on all the scorers.
 As BoehleP kept on huStling, he got a single. Burns stuck on third, as- stunning that the ball would be called foul.
 A play somewhat similar to this in point of being out of the ordinary was accomplished by Lee Magee in the fifth inning of a, game between New ark and Brooklyn Federal League clubs recently. Newark was plugging along two runs in the rear and Schaefer walked. Esmond shot a skipping bounder over second base which looked like a sure hit. Magee dashed over and tried to stop the ball, but he was in no position to get his hands on it. Instead, it struck his shoe and bounced squarely into the hands of Smith just as the shortstop stumbled over second base. The play astounded the Brooklyn players and theygdid not realize that Schaefer had been forced by the freak play until the Newark team trotted out to the field, following the umpire's decision
 Lee Magee said that it was an acci- dent, pure and simple, and he had only seen it's equivalent once. AS a member of the Seattle team in 1909 his club won the pennant when the shortstop in his natural position kicked a ball directly into the hands of the second basen1an for force out at second. It occurred in the de- ciding game of the series and Spokane was beaten on the freak play.