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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
N.Y.A.C. GUNNERS
0PENSEASONSOON
First Handicap Contest Is
Scheduled for TraverS
Island on October 80.

There is every indication that the
trap-shooting season of 1875 Will
surpass in general interest any of its
predecessors. As usual, the New YORK
Athletic Clubs nimrods are to be first
on the firing line. They open the sea
son at Travers Island on October b
with a special 100" bird" handicap cor p
test for which special trophies are Of
fered. Their season will close with
the club championship match on Mag
10. 1916.
The regular programme begins vita
l0O-"bird" special holiday match on
Tuesday, November 2, for which
scratch and handicap prizes are Of
fered. Saturdays and holidays through
out the season will be known as club
days" excepting on Lincoln's and
Washington's birthdays, when special
l00-"bird" handicap holiday shoots will
be held On each club day shooting
will commence at 2 p. m. sharp.
George J. Corbett, captain OF ths
trap-shooting department. announces
that, commencing with Sunday, Octo-
Der 81, there will be shooting every
Sunday, subject to change or modif-
cation without notice The Sunday
shoots will consist of four handicap
events each at twenty-five birds" The
prizes will be the Haslin, the Tourns,
ment and the Accumulation cups and
the Travers Island trophy.
On club DAYS 100 birds divided
into four handicap events at 20 birds"
each. will constitute the regular pro-
grammc for the season. The prizes
will be the monthly. the club and the
accumulation cups and the Travers
Island trophy. Upon the scores from
these will be determined daily the high
scratch and high handicap guns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
Penn Coaches Send
Berry to the Scrub

Philadelphia, Oct. 4.-The University
of Pennsylvania football coaches began
preparation this afternoon for the
State College game by displacing How
ard Berry at quarterback.
They were not satisfied with his work
in tacklng and interference in the
Franklin and Marshall game and pro-
pose 20 keep him on the second eleven
until he shows decided Improvement
in these two particulars.
They had no fault to find with ms
kicking or his management OF the team.
Bell and Grant alternated IN his posi-
ton.
The coaches seem to think that berry
will improve with a little hard work be-
hind the scrub line and that he Will
vet develop into a second Stevenson.
Most Of the practice to-day was de-
voted to correcting weaknesses which
cropped out in Saturdays game. All OF
the men, with the exception OF koss
and Miller, were out.
The coaches are worried over Miller,
who has badly infected foot. Ihey
had counted on him 10 be one OF their
greatest ends. Now they are afraid he
will not get back into the game for at
least two weeks.
G.. Foster Sanford, coach OF the kut-
gers eleven. was visitor al FRANKLIN
Field this afternoon trying to get the
Quakers 10 schedule game with MS
team on Election Day.
Pennsylvania already has heavy
schedule and refused TO listen TO the
suggestion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
EootbaII Coaches to
Keep Their Men Busy

to realize the work that is cut out for
them this fall
Whitney and psrson, both Of whom
were bruised in Saturdays game, were
not in playing clothes. Cowan. the old
varsity guard. was back in togs. and
viii be able TO get into the lineup
against Carlisle. There Is, however no
news Of Wallace, last years centre, the
athletic committee not having settled
his case. Wallace may be ineligible
because OF playing Rugby football in
the West before entering Harvard,
where he played football two years.
The varsity this afternoon lined up
with Lyman and Coolidge at the ends,
Gamer and Curtis. tackles; Snow and
Burr, guards, and Sugar. centre.
Sugar has been developing fast, and
Parmenter. the centre rush coach, has
spent more time recently on him than
on either Wiggin or Taylor.
The backheld to-day was made up
o. Gardner at quarter, and Horween.
Nelson and Boles The last named has
been taken 10 halfback from the quar-
terbsek squad. He made some good
gains and scored field goal from the
S0-yard line. The only other score made
in the scrimmage was by Lyman, who
ran twenty-five yards after intercept
ing one Of the scrub forward passes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
COLUMBIA PLANS
ATHLETIC CREDITS
Participation in Sports Will
Help Toward Degrees.

Columbia University will begin an
experiment tomorrow that has never
before been tried by a college east of
the Alleghenies. Glasses in athletic
sports will be organized tomorrow
afternoon, and students will receive
credit at the end of the term for par
ticipating on teams coached and organ
lied by the department Of physical
education. The teams will have no
connection with the university athletic
outside contests, but they will be put
through as rigorous training as any
varsity combination, nevertheless.
The new classes are part OF the
general scheme of reorganization of
the department Of physical education
being undertaken oy DR.. George L..
Meylan, but they have no connection
with the prescribed gymnasium work
which all freshmen must take. The
sports" classes will be optional, and
although this is the first year more
than fifty undergraduates have already
registered for them. The required at
tendance will be three hours week,
and the students will get two points
credit toward his degree for his years
work.
According to the plan which DR..
Meylan has mapped out, T. Nelson Met
calf, varsity football coach; Gerald
Weeman, an instructor in physical
education; f. r. Kennedy, coach of the
varsity swimming team, and Sanborn,
captain of the varsity crew last spring,
and now member of the physical
education department, will comprise
the corps of instructors. Football,
track athletics, swimming, water polo,
rowing. soccer, gymnastics, boxing,
handball, baseball, and lawn tennis are
the sports when will be taught, and
no student in the classes Will be per-
mitted to take less than three through
out the year, and he may take six.
The year will be divided into five
week terms, and the student may select
the sports he wishes TO follow. He may
play footba Hin the fall, swim in the
winter, and play baseball in the
spring. II is the plan of the course 10
give the students a general athletic
training without making it necessary
for the student TO report for varsity
team.
Metcalfe will teach football and track
athletics. Sanborn will assist in gym
nastics and rowing. Weeman will look
after boxing, handball and lawn tennis.
and Kennedy will instruct in swim
ming, lifesaving and baseball.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
CHANCE NOW FOR
MERCER CARS TO
START In RACE
Proper fabrication Chief
Problem for Drivers
i'm Auto Classic.

1t is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good. and out OF the disappointment
attending the postponement Of me As
tor Gun automobile race over the
Sheepshead Bay Speedway a possible
benefit TO racing enthusiasts has
arisen.
Word was received BY the promoters
Yesterday that the Mercer cars might
be able 10 start. after all Work is
being rushed with all possible speed
in an effort 20 remedy the fabrication
troubles which drove the drivers to
distraction during the elimination
trials last week.
Favorable reports have been sent out
from the Mercer factory at Trenton.
snd it may be that Eddie Pullen ano
Glover Ruckstell will be able to quail
fly IN The supplementary trials act for
later in the week.
1t is an open secret al the track that
faulty fabrication has been one OF the
greatest difficulties confronting the
drivers. The track is two miles in cir
cumference. and one-nalf of this dis
lance is over steeplv banked turns In
order TO negotiate the turns the cars
lean AT an angle when precludes the
possibility Of proper fabrication. The
oil. instead Of being distributed evenly
10 all the cylinders. sloshes over 10 one
side hooAng one part and missing the
other e.tirely. This results in burned
bearings and frozen pistons.
When the cars straighten out for
the dashes down the straight way the
backwash Of oil splashes around in the
crank case and fouls the spark plugs
so that within five or six laps. often
times. the engines miss and the speed
is lowered. When it is remembered
that this race is of $50 miles. or 1I5
turns of the track, slight idea Of the
possible difficulties for the drivers pre-
sents itself.
II was quiet as the grave at the
track yesterday afternoon. Three or
four cars were out for practice spins,
and the small crowd. which had to paw
80 cents for the privilege of sithng
still and shivering between trials,
One can usually look at nothing with
cut being taxed for the waste OF time.
Put then. every5ody's being taxed ~
these booming days Of peace and pros
reritv
TO be sure. Eddie Rickenbacker. Tom
Alley. Ora Haibc. Eddie O'Donnell and
couple of others were out for time
trials, but the only thrill afforded was
when Haibe, ODonnell and Alley had
two-mile brush at about ninety miles an
hour. ODonnell made a couple Of laps
at the rate of 100 miles an hour. and
this was the greatest speed attained
all day.
II was announced hat Ralph De
Palma would surely start next Satur-
day. The little tangle that arose be-
tween the officials Of the Trenton race
and the local promoters was straight
ened out TO the complete satisfaction
Of all concerned. But that did not pre-
vent De Palma removing his cars from
Sheepshead Bay yesterday morning.
The steamer which is carrying Ralph
Mulford's Peugeot to this country is
two days late. but word was received
By wireless that il would be on hand
in time 20 allow him 70 qualify in the
supplementary trials.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
Darkness Drives the
Tigers Off GridirOn


i,reeion. y. J.. Oct. 4.-Dsrkness
rs upidly shutting the heic from
- before speedy" Rush let up O.
Is fnncetor football team this after
-,-. No one was injured in the hard
gre yith Rutgers on Saturday, but
e-t Of the men who bore the brunt
o. he battle were excused from scrim-
-igs to-day
Neither Click nor Ames did any
,ri work and Dowd ran the varsity
a quarterback. The first team made
svsrsl iouchdowns against the scrub.
forward pass, briggs 20 Dowd, nettea
re varsity a good gain and led up
@ one Of the scores.
Gsnnttt. centre. also rested q while.
tgtlsy and Brown. the first string
nci, while not IN the scrimmage, were
ili IN uniform. and Rush kept them
r'i'iag around the field for an hour
lntiising Sam Whites famous trick
q picking up a fumbled ball.
shea, who was moved from end TO a
ii'e IN the backfeld, is now being
is'hed in drop kicking. at which he
Bows much aptitude. He sent several
T'r the bar from scrimmage forma-
10 IN good fashion.
Following pr.nceton's lack Of attack
2. Saturday the team was kept or the
rta,ive nearly all the time to-day.
". Moore got away several times for
-saional open field runs, but Tib-
~ the star Of the Rutgers game, did
* have a chance 20 shine.
he trst string men lined up as fol-
fs,' Heating, left end; Mclean. left
1ins' Warden. left guard; Gowsn,
esisi Hogg, right guard; Lstrobe.
't'l tackle; Wilson, right end; Dowd,
,'a,tsrbaek; Shea. hslfback; Moore,
hiesek; briggs. fullback.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
fordham Prepares
TO Meet Union

y Preparation for the hard game
~ Union az Schenectady on Satur-
~ ne fordhtn football team started
. : daily serimmage programme yes
way when the varsity was sent
ssh'i the prep eleven for thirty min
~ With both combinations anxious
!. sAst good, the workout was efec-
J. =. ahc the scrimmaging the hardest
n.nefyS and May. guard and tackle,
.'pssa'ely on the varsity. showed
~. ~ IN The afternoons work. Both
st!en we're the bulk Of the Maroon
me that never yielded 20 the Ma
~ ~ youngsters The varsity players
81 ~ ne ball several times, but found
- - oiheuliy in making substantial
".s On simple formations.
,.' s.'o's victory over Williams by 2
~ o. Il 70 0. the latest link in a
- OF victories that extends over
IN seasons, indicates that Fordham
49,. lace hard proposition in the
FN@Nk s0mN kTsrr.fr.a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
THO Lam Tennis Prizes
for Miss Marie Wagner

with Miss Wagner. Mrs. Deane also
plaved cleverly. several times scoring
on clean placement shots between the
opposing pair. After the games had
aiternated up TO 4-all. Miss Wagner
and her partner won the last two and
the match at Cd.
The summaries follow:
Women. miss and out singles Cars, round Mrs
60 MIS- Gertrude Della ISI,e n'e-'I ,.c nm Va.
II Tsylof. 5-l. MS II kiiinse ven li.Ai ~ ~,
Tinsue i,y default. Mrs T.. >haituck defeated ~
= is BoynIon. -. Mr.. A fiump.ncs aeie.iei
Mis- Alice Rath 90. Mr.. W II Noss drisAi,d
Mis- Adele 'Ia.n. VIM Si'' ~ r-.' Mr.. ID g
Minis defeated Mis- r. A Bsss. - ,.,....,
Mi. Abby Morrison. 81. sfss Marie Wagner !,
feaicd Mrs. W J,1kins 80 H''s ',e'' Ne"
shs,iurt defeated Mics Eitnse. 81 Mr. Hun
uhre, defeated Mrs Noss -: vi" ,lIanei ,e
ieaicd Mrs. hll'i oua WI, =, ds,.ult. Ma, R :
Rn,sncrsnz Won from M.,s beiu fuNn'' ~ 20
Tl,i,d round-lns. Wagner defeated NJ, Deans
lti'' ~, neii, Tore defeated Mrs shsuuck
g: Mrs Humphries defeated Miss Gsfdnef -
Mrs.. hsenranl defra,,a M d,,,.,.i Mss
Della Tore IS. MIS-. Eo,rncranE arira'r" ~''
iq Fin.i fsued',n., wagner de'esied Mrs Rosen-
'i Double, ,ara roundl-Mr, shs'ig,t "a Mi,'
ips 40 Nj 80" ard Mi,. Winn Dictated Miss
ram and Mrs Boynion. e. Mi~ pe.i. Ior'i
And Mrs Ilumphufs defeated ME-. Jsilhh,n -.
Nr. Voc q. MS Gardner and Mfs De.he
Gs,e,,,d Air. blanchard and Miss E.fmle. 81.
second r,und-Mrs shAItgcS ana hi'. nc,
g..s.., 80 No D.,ne defeated Mlss Della Toff-
and Mr., Humphries So M Wsger aud rs
Haggs , bye. Mrs Mils and Mrs Nhbouihe ~,
$500 Nrs AZ Ansu, and Mrs.. Rnsencr&nz. 81.
semi fnsi round-Mlss Wagner ana MS, h hs
fsf,.fed Mr. Shstfurk and Miss Taylof. 80 Mlss
G,f,in,r and Nrs D.ane defeated Mrs NILS M
Mr. Nlhourne. s-'. a.. ~. a.
Fin.l round-Miss wagner and Ms bsss 90
f,,,cl MIss Gardner and Mrs Desne- y $500
Consolsfion singles trnsi round MIS- JENKINS
defeated Mrs McAucny. 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
Blackboard Talk for
the Cornell PLAYERS
nv Telesrsph 10 The Trlbune J

Ithaca, y. Y, Oct. 4.-The Cornell
football squad. with the exception Of
few linemen. enjoyed rest to day, the
coaches giving the usual Monday
blackboard talk. outlining the plays 20
be worked out this week for use against
Williams on Saturday and pointing
out the weaknesses in the playing last
Saturday which allowed 0berlin TO
score so easily.
Dan Reed had the linemen, Ander-
son. Gilles, Miller, Bard. Dickson and
Welles, out on the field for a short
time, going through a drill in line buck
ing.
The forwards have been rather slow
and Reed is bending all efforts to de-
velop speed. With the return Of
Shiverick 10 the squad every varsity
player is back in his place.
DR.. Sharpe announced tonight that
a week OF extra hard work is before
the players. Every man is in fine con-
dtion to begin this work with the ex-
ception Of two scrub players, lnscho
and Van Horn, who are reported as
having lame shoulders. and Byrne,
who has a strained arm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
Dartmouth Second
String Men Work

Hanover. y. H., Oct. "A forty-hve-
minute scrimmage between two teams
made up Of the second string men ana .
those who played less than one quarter
of Saturdays game against Maine was
the feature Of the practice here to-day
Butts. formerly Of Worcester Acad-
envy and of last years freshman team
who has been out Of the game through
illness for three weeks, returned 10
practice in uniform to-day lie was
Immediately placed az left end on me
second team, where his work was good'
considering his condition. n,
In this afternoon's scrimmage n. nor
brooks place was taken by ms pto.ne,'
Holbrook, rs. who played consis.en.,
~ good game. scoring one eIuomu 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
u.rman. Star Punter OF
l'.ainia Team, Will Enter
Yale Next Fall
WAITE GETS CHANCE
N THE BACKFlELD
I'D Regulars Get Plenty of
a.,t hut Haughton Keeps
1.sm Out of Scrimmage.

~, Oct 4-The Yale foot
;" y 100 settled down this afternoon
s.,k Of The hardest work 1t has
80, season. According to the an
,-.,,r,n, Of the eoaenes' the 'trenu-
So. - Will be continued without
',si.-f - the sting was taken out OF
ny bv Virginia when ~ was
i' .,', So Thurman. whose wonder
ST. - wss The chief factor, Will
. 80, - reyt year. He Will be IN
rN sor the eleven until he has
- wears residence but after
90. can play Thurman told some
~ - v,ie players OF his intention
. 49, ls left New Haven.
R...' .,-riars rested to-day hs FAR as
-. ...rr-sge was concerned. for they
= - ~ that on Saturday IN the
came. but there was no lack
To- Tork An individual drill, in
i tbe coaches laid stress upon
.-,.-r and breaking through, and
-. -, .ig,.l practice Of twenty-five
- zen, them on the jump all OF
-. 80. Dr. William T.. Bull, coach
-. .i,sers. spent considerable time
-r M the bscsfeld men in how 10
'-,-s. changes we're made in the line
~ he VARSITY Thompson and
f., sheldon were unable 20 report
-. !. ...o~r. u reeitationS. the coaches
- 90 hat Dick Bentley was sent IN
:. ,s,-erback and Gates took Shell
-. rlsee ST tackle. Fife Waite, an
i,.sr boz. who made his letter last
Geo. and who does not weigh more
IL. 100 mounds. took Captain Wilson's
,',,s a. right haifback
10 coaches attributed Wilson's poor
.,r.sr on Saturday 90 the fact that he
n. anxious 20 work hard and has
.-rsore II. with the result that he
"a gone slightly stale.
one Of the biggest Yale faults
,y'rs, Virginia was the inability Of
!, backs 10 get started together.
Fs,,y Of signal work this week is eX-
~-,ei 70 obviate this difficulty.
The second and third teams scrim-
-,,sd FOR short period, but there was
"a scoring. Every member Of the
,,s,s looked as II he had seen hard
r,r. when the special cars returned
ron the field tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
No Scrimmage at Rutgers.

New Brunswick. n. J.. Oct. 4.-The
Rutgers College football eleven came
out Of the Princeton game in good con-
dition, with the exception of Has
brouck. halfback, who has badly
strained ankle.
Practice this afternoon was light, no
scrimmage being held. The work this
week will be comparatively easy. as the
team expects TO have little trouble with
R. p. l., which will be met in New
Brunswick on Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
NAIsAWALD EvENS SCORES
Beat. Knapp and Wins Leg on Lawn
Tennis Cup.

Harold Naisawsld won the lawn ten
mis- championship Of the haworth Iouh.
try Club, of Haworth. y. j., ana his
second leg on the Ward Hennessy enaI-
lenge cup by defeating Frank b; hnapp'
the title holder. yesterday IN the ehal-
lenge round. Naisawald won by score
Of 60, 81, 81, 90. the match tax
ing place on the clubs clay courts pc
fore a large gallery that looked on from
the clubhouse veranda.
Naisswald won his first leg on the
cup two years ago. but last year hnapp
,ook the prize and the title away from
him. The match yesterday was for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
LAND IS PLENTIFUL.

There is no land famine in the
United States, Notwithstanding the
elimination of 100000 acres from
the public domain during the last year,
says "The Providence Journal" The
annual report of the Commissioner Of
the General Land Office, just issued,
shows that 279,54i.40 acres are "un-
appropriated and unreserved." OF this
area l72, 1887 ,9l2 acres are surveyed. The
land available for homesteaders re-
ferred to in the report is distributed
throughout twenty-five states, and, in
addition there are 300,000000 acres
available in Alaska.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
Union Men Get a Rest.
By telegraph 10 The Tribune

10y TO ine iDuuheI
Schenectady, y. Y, Oct 4.-Union
Colleges eleven suffered no i'll effects
from the game on Saturday when Will
Jams was beaten, except for bruised
knee sustained by Dubois. The varsity
had light signal practice this after
noon, working on formations and
straight football. The rest of the squad
put in hard days work at dummy
tackling.
Shelley Mora, star end on last years
Montclair Academy team, has recovered
from a pulled tendon and was back in
uniform this afternoon.
Mora is 10 l-5-second man. and
his speed should count in earning him
a place.
Gardner, who played brilliant game
at centre on Saturday, was out this
afternoon and spent most OF the time
practising passing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
MISS BJURsTEDT
WINS LONGWO0D CUP
Defeats Miss ROtch in WOmen's
Open Lawn Tennis Tourney.

Boston. Oct. Miss Molla Blur
stedt. national champion, added still an
other title to her remarkable list to-
day by winning the classic Longwood
cup. She defeated Miss Edith Rotch.
the holder in the challenge round of
the annual open lawn tennis tourna-.
mcnt for women on the turf courts Of
the Longwood Cricket Club in straight
sets at GO, &c.
In the final round of the women's
doubles. however. the Norwegian girl
and Miss Anne Sheafe were defeated at
IS, 6-3, By Mrs. George ". Wight
man and Miss Eleanora Sears, Of Bos-
tor, national doubles champions.
Miss Rotch was no match for the
challenger in the singles. Miss Blur
stedt's speed in covering the court and
heI terrific fore and backhand drives to
the lines bringing her the victory with
out much opposition.
In the doubles, Mrs. Wightman and
Miss Sears gave further proof that they
are the strongest combination among
the women Of the country, outgeneral-
ling their opponents at every stage and
winning many Of their points by trick
ing Miss Bjurstcdt and her partner out
OF position.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
Tie with Holy Cross
ROuSes Army Eleven

by Teeffsrh 20 Tho Tnhune
West Point. y. Y. Oct. A black
board talk in the gymnasium was the
programme for the Army eleven to
day. The squad came out OF the Holy
Cross game in good physical condition
save for the leg injury TO Bob Neyland.
The new quarterback expects TO get
bsck in the game within the next few
days. and Britton's return 20 the squad
Is looked for daily.
More shifts are planned during the
workouts this week. the backfeld men
coming in for special attention. The
kicking game also will get thorough
going over. and the men will be drilled
IN a few fundamentals that were missed
on Saturday.
Although the tie with Holy Cross
was somewhat of surprise, the play
ers are not discouraged. With daily
dress psrades out of the way, the men
will be sent into hard scrimmage to-
morrow and each day thereafter until
Friday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
Day of Rest for
the N. Y. u. Eleven

New York University's varsity eleven
had s complete rest yesterday after
noon. Tom Reilly paid particular at
tention 70 the second and third teams,
respectively. and long signal drill
was the order Of the day.
Mckenzie and Mccullough, who have
been on the injured list, reported for
work. McKenzie's ankle still troubles
him, but he is expected to be in condi-
tion by Saturday, when the Violet
eleven clashes with Hamilton's foot
ball team.
Manley. who tailed two touchdowns
against r. F. l.. will probably be field
general this Saturday. His good judy
ment in choice Of plays marked him as
heady quarterback.