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New-York tribune., 1916-01-31
ANDY SMITH WILL
COACH CALIFORNIA

Lafayette. Ind, Jan. 30.-Andy Smith;
for the last three years head coach OF
the Purdue University football team
announced tonight that he had &C.
cepted an offer from the University OF
California TO become head coach there
Smith is q graduate of the University
OF Pennsylvania. The offer from Cali
fornia came through J. A. Stroud. jr.,
student manager who, on recent trip
personally investigated every available
coach in the East.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31
MOTOR BOATING
TRIALS AND JOYS
THEME OF DAY
Captain Will Relate His
Experiences on Deep at
Palace Show.

Gravcsend Bay and South Side OF
Long Island Day Mt the Motor BOAT
Show. Grand Central Palace. will he
featured tonight by Captain Tom Days
lecture on the joys and trials Of trans
atlantic motor boating The captains
talk will be full of local color. drawn
both from his own daring experiences
on the deep and from the flags OF thc
Gravescnd Bay. Jamaica Bay' "rea'
South BAY and the Ctncr ASSOCIATIONS
that will be displayed.
Captain Thomas Fleming Day. who
c-ossed the Atlantic in 1912. starting
from Detroit and landing at ST. Peters-
burg th"nl in tho 25-foot auxiliary
Detroit. consuming four weeks 20 make
fbc trim. is an authority on the FupJec'
Of coaxinc a motor boat to buck the
high ones. His subject is Deep sea
Motor Boating.
His varied exploits with sma | craft
have taken Captain Day through more
than the seven seas. Preceding the De
troit VOYAGE, Captain Tom sailed the
o1-foot sailboat Sesbird across the
pond to Rome. The 1912 trip was MADE
70 demonstrate the seaworthiness OF
the small craft when properly man
aged.
The captain will start on his voyage
tonight at $3.50, accompanied WIN
suitable slides. The lecture Will be de-
livered In the motion picture theatre
on the mez1anine floor.
According TO the officials. who Judge
from Saturdays attendance, this year
show will he o record breaker. Iney
saw that the steadily increasing inter
est shown in the gasolene motor poat,
chich Is now within reach OF almost
every person seeking recreation on tne
watcr brings out not only the dyed-in-
the wool motor boat steerer' put thou.
sands who have only passing interest
in the industry.
Speed fends may have thcir enthu-
s;asns suited TO a queens taste IN the
main boat section. where the fast,
graceful EXPRESS boats or the extreme
sneed STYLES are on exhibition. Inc
family man. seeker for less strenuous
Measure. NAV see many models OF the
safer and saner type.
A mechanical contrivancc calico
stabilizer has commanded great deal
of attention A. the show. II Is a com
bination of motors and gyros arranged
in such way as TO offset the rolling
of boat.
While yet in the experimental stages;
the device has been put TO the test ana
has proved successful. 1t is now BENG
studied by government officials. "neh
developed fully the stabillzer promises
TO be a great boon to small craft' IN
addition 10 its stabilizing qualities, the
esrne device NAV be used 20 pull craft
os eand bars and mud banks. The re-
sult is obtained by a small switch that
reverses the action Of the gyros.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31

rHREA AM. .THRLE -QUARrER.snLE wnG
CLADIATORS AWAIT
TRACK ATHLETE
intercollegiate Victors to @'
ceive Expensive Prizes.

An order for close 20 two hurcfs
prizes has been placed By the !. Z. A >
A. A.. the trophies 70 be awarded a, ",
indoor intercollegiate games 20 oe i,s
az Madison Square Garden on ss''''Ts
night. March 4. The prizes are ~
alike. consisting Of bronze reproaV'
tions OF the Borghese gladiator, i,
They will be distributed 10 all ~
winners in both the team snd ma
vidual events. In many Of the coz.
tests from twelve 10 fifteen iropa"
will be awarded in each compe,,un'
since the events will be team s1s's
with each college represented oy i'''
or FIVE athletes. 81,
The prizes are similar IN ever! :.
70 those given at the initial inoo.
games of the association year ..
They will be ready for distriou'lV1
mediately after the competition o. o. e., :,
event. but the plates, which con'sI' :
name OF the winner, event ara os'
meet. and are 20 be sthxed T" ~
statue. will be forwarded 70 'hs .,o-
ming athletes as fast as received Nv
owing 10 the number and vsUs ~.
these trophies the collection o. ..o., Do.
ehese gladiators forms one OF tns ~ n' !,
expensive groups Of prizes s"I''''
an indoor meet.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31
ENTRIES POUR IN
FOR RELAY MEET
Penn Has Already Re-
ceiyed 80 Favorable Re-
plies to Invitations.

Ouick responses have been received
by the University Of Pennsylvania from
the many colleges invited 20 send teams
TO the twenty-second annual relay car
nival, which will be held on Franklin
Field, Philadelphia. Friday. April 2s,
and Saturday, April 90. Although only
one week has passed since the sending
out Of the invitations, the athletic COM
mittee has already heard tsvorably
from thirty of them. Among these sre
Yale. Harvar, Princeton, Cornell, Dart
mouth, Michigan, Michigan Agsies and
PENNSYLVANIA State.
Harvard will enter team in the
one-mile relay race, with the object OF
pettine revenge on the University Of
PENNSYLVANIA for the defeat suffered
last wear at the hands of the Quakers,
who established worlds record for
the distance Don Lippincot, the great
quarter miller, is lost to Pennsylvania,
but James +. (TedD Meredith, Frank
Kaufman and Jack Lockwood, three
members of last years quartet, are still
in college.
Tower, who ran on the Harvard team
last wear, will not be on hand, but a
large crop Of promising sprinters are
in sight and his loss NAV not be felt.
Wilcox, Bingham and Teschned will
once more carry the baton for the Cam
bridge institution.
Yale will undoubtedly again be made
the favorite for the medley relay race,
as the Blue will be represented by the
same quartet that set up new worlds
mark last wear. John W. Overton has
improved wonderfully, and his running
may mean a still further lowering OF
the record Cornell is expected TO start
the second strongest team.
Dartmouth will bank on Paul Worth
ington to carry home the Pentathlon
honors. The great Hanover jumper iin-
ished second last wear 10 Howar 2.
Berry. who is one of the best all-around
athletes that has ever represented
PENNSYLVANIA
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31
POuf! Halpin Runs Right
Away with Pfaff Cup

Boston, Jan. 8O.-Captain Tom Hal
pin. Of the Boston Athletic Association
track team, last night captured the
Colonel PfafF trophy permanently by
winning the annual 600-yard race for
the third time.
The event. which was the feature OF
the Coast Artillery Corps meeting. was
contested by high-class field. Dave
Caldwell, a clubmate of Halpin. was
second; Joe Higgins, OF Holy Cross,
third. and A. Biddlc. of Harvard. fourth.
The time. I'm. 1ss.. was a track record.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31
Sport or ThereabOutS
Bv HEYWOOD BROUN.

II sport everybody wishes TO lose his amateur s'andn
oicklv a possible The judgment of Watson the ingenuity OF
the the patience of Connie Mack may al"
Making sporting section on
TT. e hole AGAIN as auos than twice as thrill
tennis ., ..,
Imagine somebody has set JIG saw puzzle IN on' " you "
assembled within half an hour some
thing will happen. going to find out wha ap' U'
lust now we arc afraid Of the foreman OF the composing room
TO court the knowledge. -,
In this the puzzle out every evening we al
avs marvel at able do It, Our wonder lessons when
that what took to be the sum
~ tho Harvard hockey reality bit OF fugitive
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31
BLANKENBURC WINS
THE BELLWOOD RUN

Charley Blankenburg, the fas,
Rrony Church House runner, was the
guest Of honor in the initial road run
Of the Bellwood Athletic Club yester-
day. and he made a runaway race IN
leading the pack home. The pace set
by the Bronx athlete from the start
soon left his rivals behind, and at the
finish he had q margin Of $50 yards,
Harry Hageney, Of the Glencoe Ath-
lotic Club. was the first of his i've
clubmates TO finish, being followed
home by Bert Eisele, Of the home cluL'
in third position. BIankenburg an
neared not to be retarded by the wet
going. as he completed the two and
half mile trail in 1880.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31
Page Louis Drucke!
Cash for Texas TOsSers

Austin, Tex, Jan. 30.-Professional al
baseball clubs in Texas are smenable
to the state workingmen's compenss-
tion law, it was decided yesterday by
j. y. Fricke, of the State Industrial
Accident Board, OH inquiry by Walter
Morris, OF Fort Worth, president Of
the Texas League.
The seven Texas clubs Of the league
are expected to comply with the Texas
law, whereby their players would be
paid so per cent Of their salaries dur
ing incapacity from injury sustained
while at their occupations.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31
HINT OF ATTITUDE
ON GOLF AMATEURS

Denver, Jan. 30.-An intimation OF
the attitude OF the United States Golf
Association on the question of anna
teur golfers taking employment with
sporting goods houses is reflected in
correspondence made public last night
by Frank l.. Woodward, president Of
the association.
John G.. Anderson, runner-up in the
national amateur golf tournament. has
Withdrawn from the golf department
of New York firm. according TO a
letter TO Woodward from Anderson's
employer.
Commenting on the letter, Woodward
said: This adjustment is most salts
factory, as it will keep Anderson in
the amateur ranks"
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31
One-Year Rule Adopted
by Southern Colleges

Knoxville. Tenn. Jan. 30.-The South
ern Athletic Conference yesterday
adopted rule requiring that a stu
dent shall have been at college one
year before taking part in intercolle-
eiatc athletics. Colleges in the confer
ence will play only those colleges out
side which observe a similar rule.
Vanderbilt. Sewanee, University Of
Alabama and Louisiana State are the
only Southern institutions Of promi-
nence left outside the one-year rule.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31

agate from the real estate P@SN'
The simile sbou, the JIG saw puzzio'
may be carried only just so far. Inc
hand Of fate hovers over the puzzle eN-
nert He exercise no selection. Make
Nm I. different. The efficiency man on
.his ncwspaper has discovered that
after we have solved our puzzle va not
infreouently have a large NUMBER OF
nieces left over. That is where the
fun comes I'm. II is much better 10 be
sporting editor than dramatic
critic better even than 20 be the Gar
Of all the RusSias.
The Car. poor fellow. Is merely the
lord Of life and death over persons.
The sporting editor can slsy or save
vordsl There they lie in type, para
graph upon paragraph, simile, trope,
maybe a solecism or SO. possibly spla'
infnitive. perchanc, double neGatNe.
Good words. bad words, Indifferent
ones, they are ready for existence out
the sporting editor. Wild with the iust
Of makeup. says Kill them" AND theS !
are killed. The good words, the bad
~ords and the Indifferent ones die to-
eether In the melting pot.
some words and phrases die game.
pink Of condition" always fights for
Nte. So does "the initial sack" Signed
up" has been known 70 grow eloquent
in It's own defence. But they 60 70 the
melting pot just the same when the
sporting editor says xii.
And they lie. these words, in chaos
of molten lead until they are called
back 70 type again because king has
died. a dreadnought foundered or the
Stuvvesant High School basketball
team has won a close contest from De
Witt Clinton. =,
OF ali the democracies in the world
there Is none so broad as that OF lead.
This ounce may be used one night 20
indicate the batting average % Larry
Dovle and on the morrow he no more
than an adjective in dramatic crit
cism. And so II goes with lead folk.
II is up in the Coming Tower or down
in the kennel ads. The sole duty OF
lead is to fill
a Saturday night as full Of holes as
murdered Cesar. Up comes the chess
and one wound is stanched. Joe
Stecher tosses the Masked Marvel
twice in fifteen minutes. and gaping
rent Is repaired as Lead" and Add
lead" and "B copy" and add all"
troop forward. With shoot and swim
and soccer and dogs. the patchwork is
shaped into continuity.
Onl. a small space IN the page is
empty now. II there was tin-e the
form might remain on ajar until the
finish In that 600yard run at those
games some place or other, but the
presses are getting impatient. There
is nothing in the world so impatient
as q printing press. unless 1t be man
aging editor. This is no time FOR de-
lay. A printer abhors a vacuum. From
an emergency galley he seizes an item
iust Of the requisite size. He jams It
in below the racquet story. Strange
Marriage Customs OF the Cingalese"
reads the head.
"All right" says .he makeup man.
and another Sunday sporting section
has been born into the world.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31

From the City Athletic Club We re-
ccive the following letter: 81 would
consider it q great favor if you would
publish In your sporting columns
challenge on behalf Of our wrestling
instructor. Jack Nifot, TO George Both
ner, who claims the lightweight cham
pionship, although he has for many
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31

years weighed much over $50 pounds.
Jack Nflot has tried for a long time
TO Get Rothncr into match. Nlfot
weighs only l25 pounds and - wiling
TO have Bothner weigh in at $50 pounds,
giving away twenty-five pounds, and
bet $1,000 or more on the side. - D..
VI. NJ"
Sometimes the question arises as 10
whether chess is a sport For the dc
fence the following may be quoted from
the Sunday columns Of a we'll known
New York newspaper: THE young eN-
pert astonished the spectators by Civ
ing up his knight, winning several
pawns in return and sending the king
in Wild fight across the board" And
again: "Capablanca, who did not castle
throughout the game, then gave his at
tention with queen and knight to the
kings side Of the pawn. and 70 such
good effect that the black king was
routed from It's lair" The average box
ing bout or wrestling match hardly
contains so much action as described In
the sentences above.
ut Is essential that we comment on
sport happenings Of last week, we de-
sire 70 express the opinion that the legs
Of Howard Drew are mighty fast and
those of Joe Steel er right powerful
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31
Bob Vaughan Slides to Coast.

Fielder Jones last week swung the
axe on two former Highlanders. Bobby
Vaughan. the iniielder. and Chester
Hof, the pitcher. Vaughan, Hoff and
Allan Sothoron. another pitcher, were
turned over to the Portland club OF the
Pacific Coast League.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31
REGULAR EyENTs-,3 TARGETS HANDICAP.

Hasln cup-ea scored BY all Cunnsn with Is
targets
Tournament cuD-Iesy scored BY all gunneo with
% targets
Accumulation cup-Dcgs tcored by all gunners
vf-s 25 targets
TrsTe-s Island cup-Won ~ l. W Thompson
SPECIAL EVENTS
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31

A sporting editor has many opportu-
mites TO exercise his judgment. Only
last week we received the following
query: "Winsted. Conn.-Former White
Sox ball player wants fat wife, with
dark eyes. How much up 70 1'OOO =
Stone"
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31

showing the club up in its true light
before I'm through.
incidentally, I've added TO my ex-
elusive stable of boxers Teddy Jacobs,
who has been doing excellent work
among the bantams during the last
year. He is only kid yet, and look;
like very promising boy 10 me-"
Evidently st. Paul is going TO keep
Mike Gibbons for her very own. The
Capital City A. c. OF that city has Just
guaranteed Nike $4,000 for three
fights. The men selected as his oppo-
nents will probably be Jack Dillon,
George Chip and jeff Smith.
Good Jawn Punctual Dunn was in be
fore we reached the den. He lett this
message TO the world. then backed into
Brooklyn. TO dream of the Broadway
Sporting Club:
Dear Igoe: The middleweieht bout
carded for our 10th Bargain Day
Matinee IL sure 20 give the fans and
run Tor their money. Gale. the sturdy
Italian boxer. whose aggressiveness and
ability 10 give and take punishment has
made him host OF admirers, will
swamp punches with Billy Jones, Of
Richmond Hill. the Battling Bluecoat.
who is possessed Of kick like the
proverbial mule"
world shall kIow Ah Jawn. para
graphing without your sparkling no.
tees, would be maddenng The boys
around the copy desk tell me that you
gave your famed imitation of the one
man Sousa band while ! fingered over
friend wfe's homemade chocolate
layer cake. Curse such exquisite cui-
nary cunning. Jawn, | wouldn't have
missed that one-man band thing for a
COUCH Of chocolate layer-cake.
Tom Cowler gets real tryout to-
morrow night, when he filings himself
against the well defended Mr.. Dillon.
Of the Far West. al the Broadway
Sporting Club. Tom has ton of ad-
vantage in all departments. II is a
puzzle, even now. to figure out how
Dillon is going to reach Toms Jaw. for
he Is almost as tall as Jess Willard.
and those who went 10 Havana do say
that Willard will never be reached
because he IS too FAR out of general
range AID so vastly improved. Cowler
can hit jim Corbett declares with
all the Corbett enthusiasm about
things. that Tom has been schooled re-
ligiously in the way TO thrash small
er man. We shall see James. That
Cowler can take them on the chin, even
Il he is reached by Dillon is certain
Gunboat Smith nicked the big English
man right on the button time after
time and he stood up under 1t and Dill
Ion never could hit like the ex-taS.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31
Zip, Sports Writers to Work

The annual meeting OF the Sporting
Writer'S Association OF Greater New
York will be held at the New York
Press Club tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31

Scratch prire-Won by r. l.. Spots
Handicap pri1e-Won by L. ". Thompson.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31

Evidently ST. Paul is going TO keep
Mike Gibbons for her very own. The
Capital City A. c. Of that city has just
guaranteed Nike $4,000 for three
fights. The men selected as his oppo-
nents will probably be Jack Dillon,
George Chip and jeff Smith.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31

POINT COMPETITIONS
New-York tribune., 1916-01-31

That droll sou! Semmy Wsl!ach
writes:
Dear Hype: You no doubt know that
I preferred charges before the Boxing
Commission against the Manhattan \.
of s66e39 of 81 500 guarantee for
the Harvey bout. " We don't get our
money, III have the satisfaction ot
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-08

emit; preaching at 1880 a. n. and
1880 p. m; Pentecostal Union Meet
ing at $50 p. m. Rev. Mrs. Maggie
B. Seelig Of Dublin. Ind. evangelist OF
the U. B. church is expected to preach
and an old time class meeting; cot
tage meeting Tuesday night at 7:30.
as announced from pulpit; mid-week
prayer meeting, Wednesday at 1880 p.
N. All are welcome.
Presbyterian.
Reid Memorial church.-Sabbsth
school at 9:15 a. m, led by the school
orchestra. Preaching by Rev. Joseph
w. Clokey former wastor, at 10: 80
a. m. No evening service.
Earlham Heights Presbyterian
churchill. L. Weed. pastor Sunday
school at $50 a. m, F. B. Unthank.
Christian Endeavor at
6:45 p. N. Evening worship at 1880
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SMITH THREATENS
TO SHOOT OFFICER
IF he iNTERFERES

OXFORD. O., July 8. - Mrs. ADA
Craig Vanness, 40, wife OF John T.
vanness. died Thursday OF heart
trouble. after an illness Of a few DAYS.
A. N. Conwell yesterday purchased
the w, c. OByrne property on rat
terson avenue, 5A acres with dwelling
Consideration. $3,70o.
Horse Breeder Arrested.
Johnson Smith, farmer and we'll
known horse breeder, was arrested on
THURSDAY on a warrant sworn out by
Humane Officer Duerr. charging ITO
woke of a breach Of the peace. Sm.tn
took offense at Duerr's claim that
Smiths horse was refined too high ana
Duerr says Smith threatened 10 snoo'
., tbe officer interferred with the har.
ness again. The case will be heard
today In Mayor Hughes court; Az
torneys w. c. Shepperd and M. "
Burns Hamilton, represent Smith.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-08
PLACES LOSS
ON SCHOOL FUND
CLOSE To So, 900

County Auditor Bowman Is expect.
ing Wayne county's award of the state
school fund next week.
This year Wayne county paid in
s28,226.92 taxes to the state fund, and
s5,777.73 from the common school in
terest.
1t was estimated today that Wayne
county's allotment will be as usual
about $4,000 less that the amount paid
in. This sum is paid over to the state
two times year, and this makes
Wayne county lose at least $4,000
in the transaction
Some counties get more out OF this
fund than they pay. The reason that
Wayne coun-v loses is because of the
few school children and the high valu-
alton at which property is assessed
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BELIEVE STEPHENSON
[Cont!rued From Page one.l

fcontlnued From Page one.l
saw him this noon for the first time
at the home Of his parents.
at don't seem possible" she kept
saying.
Mrs. Stephenson was taken over to
the home Of the late poIiceman's par.
ents across the street from her own
home before she was informed Of the
tragedy.
This morning about 4 o'clock the
relatives missed Mrs. Stephenson and
upon search she was found going
across the street to her home.
Wanted to Make Certain.
"a couldn't stand it nor believe it,
she explained. "He always comes
home at this time when he gets within
hearing reach, he whistles so that
may know that he has passed the
night safely.
The two children, a little girl six
years old and boy three years, can.
not realize that their father Is dead
although they try to comfort the
mother when they see that all is not
we'll with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephenson were Jus:
getting ready to move to a place near
the poIiceman's beat. The household
goods are al! packed and for this rea.
con the body was taken to the home
Of the deceased mans parents, 418
North Sixteenth.
Interested friends may view the re.
mains tomorrow.
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Sunday Services Where 7 gu Will Be Made Welcome

p. m. Prayer and conference Wednes-
day at 7:30 p. m. Annual church picnic
at Reid springs Saturday, June Is.
First Presbyterian-North A and
Tenth streets; Sunday school at S:15.
Prof. w. o. Wissler. superintendent;
morning public worship at 1880 with
sermon by the pastor on National
Christian Preparedness" No after
noon service. Joseph ]. Rae. pastor.
Scientist.
First Church Of Christ, Scientist
North A. between Fourteenth and FIT
teenth streets; subject, 'Sacrament"
Sunday school at a. m: services at
1890 a. M; Wednesday evening test
imony meetings at 7:45; public cor
daily invited; reading room located
In south end of church edifice, ope0
daily except Sundays and legal holi-
days from l to 5 p N.
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m. Mass, with singing by children and
five Minute sermon at 1880 a. m. High
mass and sermon at 10 a. N. Vespers.
sermon and benediction at 800 p. N.
Holy hour at 7:30 p. m.
cathoIic-St. Mary's, corner Eighth
and North A streets: Rev. ". ]. Gro
min. rector. Sunday masses at 5, and
8 o'clock; benediction after the 9
o'clock mass. Masses throughout the
week at $50 and O'Clock.
Christian.
First Christian-South Tenth and A
streets, L. E. Murray pastor; Sunday
school, 9:15 a. m, A. B. Harrison,
superintendent; morning worship and
communion, 1920, sermon theme,
The Incompatible Christ; evening
service, 1880, subject Of sermon, The
Friend Of Sinners; C. e. prayer meet.
ing, $50 p. m; prayer meeting,
Thursday, 1880 p. m.
Central christian-Thos. H. Adams
pastor; Sunday school at sos, Roy
Babylon, superintendent; special
music by the Richards Quartette;
preaching and communion at 1920:
morning subject, Greed of the Dis
ciples,' and evening subject, The
Story OF Lazarus; Christian Endeav-
or at $50; prayer meeting Thursday
night, the topic being, Beginning Of
the Church; choir meeting Friday
night. Official board meeting Monday
night.
Friends
South Eighth Street Friends
Francis c. Anscombe, pastor; John