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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
Mcneil Outsprints Carey.

James r. Mcneil, the Presentation
Club runner. won easily in the weekly
three and three quarters mile race OF
the Kings County Athletic Association
in Brooklyn yesterday.
George Carey, Smart Set runner,
kept close to Mcneil for three miles,
then dropped back. finishing second,
thirty-fve yards in front Of Arthur
Wild, of the home club.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
Buris Wins Glencoe Run.

Charles Buris, 'cross-country captain
OF the Glencoe Athletic Club, had
matters his own way in winning his
clubs weekly race over a new four and
a half mile course yesterday.
Coming down the Southern Boule-
ward Burst sprinted away from the
pack, to win easily in 24:59. Edward
Cordes. a Federal Club runner, was
hard pressed to take second honors.
Nineteen boys started in the race.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
Great Neck Golf Clubs Plans.
its property. extend.

A new lease on its property, extend
ing for a period of six years, mas been
secured by the Great Neck Golf Club,
according to an announcement yester-
day.
In view OF the new arrangements ex-
tensive improvements are contemplated
by the Long Island organization. II
Is planned to pipe the greens and alter
the course slightly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
FoUR-MuIE RACE.
TEN MILE BUN
Presentation Club to Fore.

Three representatives from the
Presentation Club captured the leading
positions in the weekly race OF the
Etna Athletic Club, in Brooklyn: In
final sprint to the tape Edward Mueller
proved the speediest, with Tom Fisher
only fifteen yards behind. Charles Lau-
Der was third, fifty yards behind.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
Dundee and Mandot in Draw.

New Orleans, Feb. l4.-Joe Mandot,
Of New Orleans, and Johnnie Dundee,
OF New York, lightweights, boxed
twenty fast rounds to draw here to-
day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
Comment and Gossip
On Sports of the Day
The Wrong Point Of View.
By HERBERT

CHRISTOPHER MATHEwSoN who phe, for the Giants IN the summer
and writes cr the In the winter tssmrGn,nS TT, ,ou
that RS better to commit the lesser OF TWO ~
In other baseball for money ana SO con
baseball under cover
ones self May welcome MS
unfortunate
All wider influence the youth OF n ~.
PARTICULARLY th YOUTH others who preach 'n f
doctrine
ntprofesNoni ote-
bail growing out Of an old soee IN ths oann
that readers can be spared
discussion well known piece OF red hanne mas
this subject has on me- so n
few words must SPOKEN. whitney saws IN strong
while under the CLOAK OF inc S"e1' "
rday Evening Of January p:
right OF the boys VINO IsS .or tn 10
influence the hoy VINO phys o ~
Casr whitney aran nonsense to eeog me rea issue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
The record 70 date follows:

Tho Staten Island Club beat the Co
lumbia in the eighth round by . to D.
In the tenth and semi-final round inc
pairing will be as follows: Progressive
VS.. Prooklyn, Columbia VS.. Newark
Rice. North Jersey VS.. Queens Gambit'
Lyceun VS.. Staten Island, Washington
Heights We. Ocean Hill. Manhattan
bye.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
Six Straight for
Naval Battalion

The I'd Naval Battalion team made
it six straight by defeating the Brook
Ign Rapid Transit nine in a baseball
game at the formers srmory. Brook
lyn, yesterday. The score was to 4.
Timely hitting, aided by errors,
helped the victors TO gather the ma
jority of their tallies. Viviano, who
caught for the railroad men, made
four wild throws that resulted in runs.
The score by innings:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
Line Must Be Drawn.

be drawn between the
and the professional sports lead from this particular
straight narrow in the OF eyasons which eommer'Ie one
mort another but Of evil the fu
sum and substance dividing line The real professional commands
respect but the soled SemprofeSSon
under the cloak OF amateur IS me hd
he notd unfair blows al me IN
tegr which he should be interested IN protecting
eligibility as eSSenu
Of banking
relationship OF MS ateS
frolking making dheIenoe
between strategy and the who eyade the letter 4" e
rue yes and the spirit Of the rule, is cheating
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
The Easiest Way.

ON TOP wbtne in the second Of his series on ne sts
" Evening President Butler OF Columbia and Pdnt
Yunce support those who play for none me summer
their particular gam D buu
quoted as follows
p
o standing and bis Isrorns as
honorable way thar ne may
This question Any student in good standing
honorable WAY ths ne
baseball for honorable SO long
IS the av sell his the false pece OF BENG
encouraged play baseball for money
easily the help them IN getting an
education he permitted thereafter TO represent he
cdle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15

Bv defeating the Visitation F. G. N
q Metropolitan League gsno at Hubsrs
Oval Yesterday afternoon By score
4 goals 70 0, the Hudson United eleven
won its twelfth consecutive game. and
incidentally forced It's way to the ''r
CT the league.
The winners Tailed two goals N eaea
period. Devine and Buckle eacn r.
cured one In the nrst half. wnils y.
Blythe and Cusack annexed one aplees
| in the second period. The eame Wss
fast from whistle and free from any
rough play.
In the first round Of the Southern
Association cup tie series the VIM"
Rose eleven was eliminated by me o.
George F. C. in a fast game on nesV'
| field by goals TO 2.
Burns scored the winning goal In the
last five minutes OF play. Honey sso
Irving scored the other goals TOT tns
winners. while Jones and Lcugalin
were the point getters for the wal"
Rose contingent.
Soccerdom was treated 70 another
SUNRISE this season yesterday afIeI'
noon. when the Clan Chisholm Ranger
v.ere eliminated from the first rouna %
the Southern New York State Lsss.s
cum tie competition by the l. H.
Strollers at Bias Oval by score o.
goals 70 in a fast game. A.
Sam Mcknight scored hrst for y.
winners and then Mclaughlin equsII,s
for the Rangers. In the second ~
Mcdonald, by a brilliant sho'' s'''
the winning point.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
PeH Wins Second Leg
on the Gold Racquet

put out on a short ball on the front
court and Pcll got the two required
points In his next two hands.
The score b. points follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
Good Move in Polo.

meeting the standard
M of forward
w the
the standard
and under did only fair
which be the
only polo players but OF good riders
champion halmi
record Goung the remarkable walker Of Canada
IL athletes who impressed at the OF the New
York Athletic Madison Square Garden Wednesday Caldwell
Athletic Association faced desperate
deap when Jumped eight yards behind De Goh of the New
in relay the final
Caldwell closed with amazing
Sod that he caught practically the
of anina
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
The Lineup follows:

Gosls--y. basc az. Rid sid Msnai. y
". Wilson for Cameron p, G.; A. Wison "
Green point p c. Tine-HslVes OF ~ minota
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15


ninsnan- Iinesnsn-L Lcvenstsin. for Cucte,
tai =. c.: T. Maslofs for Hss Yoft Qua
Tine-HslTss Of i minutes.
After losing two game, straight
while in the lead Of the New YORK
State League, the Camerons, former
amateur champions, turned about yes
terday afternoon and defeated tie
Greenpoint F. c. at Columbis Oval in
the first round Of the Southern cup.
tie competition by score Of goals
to 0.
At half time the former champions
were leading by goal to Q. This was
the result Of an effort by J. Isaac
The second period found the Can.
erons battling harder than ever and
the goals came easier. Kelly, By
superb pass, put the ball in positior
that Reid, at outside left, could bang
il in with marked precision. Marshall
tailed the next point, and, with the
game but a minute to 60, J. Isaac
added another.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
.Ayp CALDWELL the intercollegiate champion halmle
Makes Walking Popular.

ODlNG made ungny ard walking look graceful
almost fcioneSs He did not smash his own record OF o:42 for
we're opposed TO him of half each that
by actually making heel and walking
for the which
Teeed hest and
the night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15

Gosb-Hunsekr ~. 4 Wander w.sss ~ q
Glas... for Continental. R..er.s-Tho-a q.
tai =. C: r. Maslofs. for Ess Yort 6ra
Time-HslT.s o. i5 minutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
Status of Freddy Welsh.

HOST boxing OF mind far as FREDDY
MI Welsh the lightweight champion OF the world concerned lis
All written spoken that he slipping and slipping fast charged
he the word and IS popned
that these days even when a
fighter Of the Battling Nelson type put
the hands OF clever MANAGE mas
bouts he IS kei 10
much hay boxing in accord than usual after his
favored
Welsh entitled the decision
OF three foot fence does
not cast much the hour Of setting
hanren be talking o'clock June day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15

YVIATER CAMP q Yale GRADUALLY retiring rom an football ieteS
M committee discounted his
w him member for life signal and well
football all It's phases that his counsel could Ill he spared This was
him through
last I've or six ubung acknowledged
IN graceful eXpednt The service which Mr.
football could paid other And
now service a least assured for life
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15

DEVANFY should he mentioned as runner VIII
Nj the very their limit TO beat him his pres
VI form he certainly has improved TO point which puts him In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
Crowding the Mourners.

those who inhbt the stands at hg
games members OF the rules committee In session here
~ fifteen for the OF had language
PLAYER will Imposed nobody likely TO know except the referee
the skyline IT, The who write
football have developed striking enchn for guessing and some
with against
one Fifteen quite penalty football the members
the the lasting good Will OF many
penalty seventeen Yards or thirteen
, itself However the milk spilled so
OIL this is Just waste OF words
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15

JEROME BEATTY says Percy Haushton will no Longer Oppose those
MANY manufacture Of ascent cigars but don't smoke
Them The Harvard coach quite wise enough to see the
alone In wondering how he will
that question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15

TT IS cause for conguaon Of the Jockey Club have
finally lifted too suspension restored Tommy Me1gger the
Jockey good standing offender the score
RIDING condned and which demands sharp
the punishment MeIagg case was carried almost 10
is will than
wear other and boys
their lesson by the same bitter experience
which he has suffered
third base will strengthen the Giants but
rob the Boston Braves OF another renant Rudolph
talking Boston audience and them too Rudolph pitches for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15

Of bad language pity
controlled in much the way-bu
o that old saving "Do not do as do
The sun., 1915-03-10
GERMANY UNDER THE BAN.
So Thinks = Critic ot william Baysrd
Hale's Logic.

To TpE EDITOR or Tur SrN sir.
have Just received a cir.u a. which is
reprint Of william Btvard Hales
article IN THH SUS Of February 81. IN
which Mr.. Hale explains In detail tho
purpose o. the German deere" confscat-
ing all grains and -four" and declares
the W!lhclnina should he released
Presumably this is the same NJ is,e
who 30 wisely adv sed Ia. NdmNistra-
Z. .on some time ago regarding Mexico.
However that may be, his present srgu-
ment - not entitled 60 any ron'ide At on
becsus. OF the fact that II -hol'v
based upon a false prr'u's. That is 20
say. II proceeds upon 'He evident pre-
sumption that Germany 10 We -
Eard-i a. N.lue upon no stu~ moral
plan. as other civilized countries
That was but forty-fve years ago.
Some few month. ago Germany iouled
''S own nest as no other civilized couu-
NV has ever dons ~ would DO Ne I'm IN.
instance of its atrorlous treatment ~
Belgium
Untu that national crime = a'ored
for u 10 over can ~ adeqLAtciy 'ler.
many is ao' entitled o. ue considered.
treated ur se~vcd - OF q moral parity
with other countries with respect ~
international law Germany Is An out
law ller threats and 1cfs prov" ms
G~-mauy can easily rega'u propondcr-
atlnG amount ~ 's lost neutrality. ~
the Tinted states a. 'ct-' Let II
come across" with diced Indicative
~ true r"p"r'auc" u1"rlv, " thd~tN
rom Belgium and pcrua' fs sHr,.Hg
peopl" to live. JouN THoWrsoN.
Nrw NoRk. Mar h .
The sun., 1915-03-10

THoMrsoS's bill providing that the
commissions shall be transformed into
Republican body without any non
sense about motives. This Is at least
eminently honest and ghtforward
II would confer on the Governor the
authority to appoint within twenty
days two new Commissioners for ench
district, thus giving Republican
majority in each board. II makes
no pretence to be an enactment Of
superior virtue: it deals in no plati-
tudinous mush about the public ser
vice; it is frank ripper bill. and as
such 1t is entitled TO that degree of
respectful consideration which candor
must always receive.
Direct action Is far more reputable.
far more manly. 1t shows courage
and decision OF character. Therefore
We are glad to see 1t substituted for
the roundabout method: and 70 far
as Governor WHITMAN Is concerned,
the cha racteristics Of this course are
such that he may be assured that no.
body will ascribe to him the RESPONSE
billty for its adoption. which he seems
to be anXious to avoid.
The sun., 1915-03-10
Governor Whitman's Answer Is Anx-
iOusly Awaited.

II must he apparent to Governor
WHITMAN and his advisors that the al
legations Of wholesale misrepreSenta-
tion OF the states financial condition
contained in the statement made yes
tcrday by JouN G.. SANt merit imme-
diate and pamStaking consideration.
They are specific and detailed. They
cannot be- waved aside az the prejudl-
ctal utteranccs of friends Of MARTIN
GLyNN anxious in his absence to de
fend his record. They assail the
schedule prepared by the Governor
and embodied in his message of
February "a to the Legislature. in
which he asserted that "A direct tax
to raise $4,000 900 was necessary in
order 10 cover deficits arising from
the Glynn administration.
The astonishing assertion is made
by MIR. SAKE that in preparing his
Gated items in the Comptrollers es-
Inmates amounting to Sl1 ,Wo,O 600 so
that the tota reached by the Cover
nor was in excess Of the amount
needed 10y the State in almost the ex-
act sum which he estimated must he
raised by direct tax. 1t is significant
that the Governor. after conferences
on Saturday, reduced the amount for
which he said direct tax would he
necessary by about SS,Wo,oW. or sub
stantlally the amount of sinking fnna
duplication alleged by Ex-Governor
GLYNN's friends 10 exist in his mes
sage. This extraordinary and infor'
nal revision of u State dOcument at
tracted attention at the time II was
made, and will now he read in con
function with the SAKE statement,
We shall await with n high degree
OF interest Governor WHiTMAN's an
awer to this charge Of almost unhe'
lievable laxity or absolute iucompe-
tence IN The preparation of a message
to the Ic. stature.
The sun., 1915-03-10
COPPER IN THE WAR.
some Facts as 20 the German Supply
OF That Metal.

TO THE EDITOR or TIE SUH--Sir. 7
have read with great interest in this
mornings SrN the article Copper in
the War" Though do not doubt tho
Information therein, | think your CORE
spondent has not taken into considera-
tion several very important facts bear
ing upon this question:
American sellers of copper to Europe
and British dealers In copper are loath
to give credit to tho buyers and insist
upon cash against documents" terms.
Therefore the scandinavian buyers look
to Germany for their supplies. where
they can buy with payment facilities.
Thousan nds OF tons OF copper. though
shipped to German or Dutch ports.
found ultimately their way to Scandi-
navia. the Germans simply carrying ana
financing the copper. Since Germany
now requires all the copper for her
own purposes. the supply by Germany
even In the form of manufactured goods
Is entirely stopped, and for this reason
the Scandinav,ans have to make up by
direct purchases and Imports
That copper should ultimately decide
the war seems to me based on an en-
tirely wrong impression as to tho copper
position In Germany. Assuming the
figures given in your article to he cor
rect. | am afraid that II copper IL TO
GeClue me war Germany Will nave N1Of"
than enough 20 carry on the war for
more than another ten years. The scar
city OF copper in Germany eNists only
I'm so far az the industry is Concerned,
which. Of course. has no hold on any
copper owned privately, but the dow
ernm,nt can get all the copper that II
In the country by Communicating IT,
Since Germany imported appro,'-
mately goo 600 tons annually and AZ.
ported IN the form OF manufactured
goods by no means more than half OF
this quantity. the remaining 1000
tons remain in the country Hn the form
of fire boxes FOR railway eng ues. over,
head wire cables, and even, if you Ike
door knobs and metal fittings OF all
kinds. Surely II tho decision was only
depending upon the supply OF copper
the Germans would be sure TO take all
this copper first.
Another point that seems to have been
overlooked up to the present is that until
The war started a large trade existed
between Germany and Great Britain IN
the export OF copper residues. old cop
Per and particularly light brass. This
trade has naturally stopped, and il 10
figured by authorities that 30 600 q
10000 tons OF brass and copper that
used to 60 formerly TO England are
now kept In the country. G.
Nrw YORK, March ..
The sun., 1915-03-10
HIST! HIST!
Secret. Black and Midnight German
Naval DOin's by HOboken's strand.

To 1uF EDITOR or THE SuN--Sir,
deem n ny duty to disclose terribl.
secret 20 your valuable paper. After a
.uetW invest CATION In Iiuhoken !
found ogt taJ' tar steamships Nator.dud
and George Washington have been 1or-
Nortod into heavily armored battleships
durug tie last two weeks and that al
preparations have been made for their
departure ont Of New York harhor. This
procedure viii take place as follows;
The bow OF the steamer viii be cut
off with "A large scissor and tho battle
~ hidden inside win he drawn out by
tugs. The empty hull will remain an-
cnored N the bay. whereas the other
SNIP disguised as a United states war
ship, vii, quietly steam out Of the bay,
The guns have heen carried on hoard
secretly in small packages wrapped in
paper The German marine soldiers
have come over from Germany. sguised
as nurses and American Society ladies'
on the last fcw steamers which arrived
from abroad aud were hidden IN the
tunnels OF the Naterland
THIS 70 now example OF the German
Infamous policy.
Please give this the widest publication
possible ana obllge.
THOMAS HOLMES,
NFw YuHE. March Q
The sun., 1915-03-10
Rip Them Out.

Governor WHITMAN is left N an
unenviable situation by the reports
on the Public Service Commi ssion
rendered by the Thompson commit
CO.. After the prejudice and malice
displayed by that body, It's findings
should have been NOR" clear cut and
convincing. But rs they stand they
are scarcely strong enough 10 salye
the conscience Of Republican En-
ecutive in the not uncongcnial task
Of separating Democratic job holders
from the payroll. Despite the as.
saults made on the commissioners,
the committee has been unable TO
bring itself into anything approach
ing harmony, and the majority mem
bers were driven 10 the weak suhl"r-
fuge OF a letter to the Governor REQ.
ommrnd!ng removal: strang" ho'u'
ment. rendered very unimpreNSiyc ny
the fH"t mat ih"jr duty lies tn The
Legislature, uol to III" Executive.
This breakdown in the Republican
programme accounts for Senator
The sun., 1915-03-10
BRONXVTLLE FOREVER!
Mr win n. Low Protests Against
Changing the Old Name

To THE lipIroR or Tur SrN-SW: There
are slight errors Iu the item "\oW
EronXvilie Name Flight" published in
THE SIN OF March q which call for
correction. The night is hardly waged
by newcomers who constitute our Sleep
ing population. largely resident in new
large apartment houses. whose days
are passed elsewhere and who are an
versed in the traditions of this pre- ReVo-
lutionaYy village. where pride OF birth
still looks asSauce upon the architects,
painters and writer's who twenty wears
ago made their home here Their pres
enCe has created the suspicion that
BronXville is an artistic colony" what
ever that may he None of these last.
so far as can I've aScertained. favors the
change OF name Nor Is the "nght' this
year for the style "Grsuatau iillls' :;
though am too modest to imply that the
sugRcstio that Gramatan Bluff would
be really more descript We caused tho
sufilx to he dropped IN this annually re-
current effort TO change the name Of
place whose identity may ocCa slonallN
be confounded with the river sung by
HallecS and Drake. and shortly 20 be
restored to lts original beauty by the
Parkway Commission. or oven with tho
borough of The Bronx. without greatly
suffering I'm consequence. In fact, there
IL a hoped FOR majority on next cleo
ton day which prefers such association
~ some others.
Gr1mdtan We are assured. is per-
fcctlv good Indian eng long dead and
hot the invented name of health food,
but n, too. has its associations. ana
some Of us. who nv virtue of long resi-
denve hone some day to he counted
among the really old families of Bronx
VILE rather object 20 being annexed 10
a name witch n honest and respert-
able, undcuiahly represents a CONNER
c.al enterprise Inquiry ind.od would
reveal that the principal promoters OF
this annual name changing game are
amiHble gentlemen interested iu real
estate lying outside OF our village under
tho shcltering wing OF Nonkers, though
our station Is used as means OF escape
from that historic Dutch town. Last
wear when this Marathon was on
was honored by a request from our local
paper to explain my objections 20 chang
ing the village name, which | was
oh ged 10 own is a hybrid mixture OF
Dutch and French NJ objections were
many and are stll intact, one OF them
being the mild ridicue 10 which the retl-
dent OF Gralnatan would be forevermore
subjected by all who in their school
days spouted:
Nv nam. I. Norval on N. Gram stsn)
hills
~ father ted. his rccks. 'rusa swain
who's. constant cares w.r. 20 Increase his
store
For some reason our local paper
which though "RepubHcan N principle
l. "iudependen; IN policy failed to
quote me correctly. SIN ana always
for Bronxville WILL ~. Low.
BPoNxvrtIH NarN'h .
The sun., 1915-03-10
PULPIT HONESTY.
4 Lesson From the Life Of Hugh o
PcntecOst

ia THE EDITOR or THE SUN Sr, No
priest IL cnGned TO the sanctuary \
Clergyman Of any sect may inNo'un-
tarily acquire views inconsistent with
the doctrines and usages OF his church,
hut simple honesty demands that he
should prove his sincerity ny leaving tho
pulpit
The article in THE Sun on The Priest
OF liighball Marriages" deserves to be
printed In letters OF gold.
All the world respects tho man of
courage. who finding that his conyc-
tions are no longer IN harmony with the
dogmas OF the church which provides
hin with a livelihood refuses 20 CON
tIuue as a preteuder
Tnat c why the late Hugh o rent..
cost WAS loved and rc-pe. ted even Oy
those who rcpudiatcd his theological
theories, Nj. leuteCost once sad u
had to leave the church In order 10 save
myself from the crime OF taking money
on false pretenCes'
HYAclNrHs RiNGRosS
NEw YORK March o.