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BETHLEHEM TO PLAY JERSEY
Many Soccer Football Gamcs
Scheduled for TO-DAY.

Having reached the semi-,inals OF the
United states Football Associations Gun
tic, the players OF the bethlehem Foot.
ball Cub national champions, will an
pear within hailing distance of New
York again this afternoon, when they
VIII clash with the Jersey A. G. at tho
Federal League Baseball Grounds in
Harrison, " ].
There are many attractive features
on the local soccer programme for to-
day, including double headers at Har.
lem Field and LenoX oval.
The schedule follows:
A, F. A. CUP TIE
=, Bethlehem vs.. Jersey a. C. at Harrison
SOUTHERN NEW YORK CUP TIE.
hmerons vs. 81 George At Harlem Field
NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE
T. r. T; Strollers VS.. Longfeliows st
LenoN oval, . =, NJ.
Columbia oval vs. Yonkers at Lenox
H.rsm TG".'"fn'sI' fi.ia Y y: M clan MaeDona'd' a,
Bay Ridge VS. Brooklyn Celtics at Mar
Greenpoint vs. white Rose at Floods
Overseas vs., subways at Van Cortlandt
Park.
METROPOLITAN LEAGUE.
White Rose VS.. Greenvilie a. Astoria
fonkers Rovers vs.. Fuiton-Csmerons a,
BAY Ridge vs., Visitation at Rayslde o,s,
IVES, Side Rangers vs. Spartans at Ma.
combs Dam Park,
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Alley v BOYS vs.: Scottish Americans at
Brooklyn VS.. Babcock 4 Wilcox at Bay
onne.
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TO TAX C. c. N. Y. STUDENTS
Each One VIII Have 10 SurreNdes
Dollar 10 Council.

In conjunction with tho studo'' -...
cii tho Athletic Association OF q" ~
College is planning to tax ca.N -' ien'
who enters anr ACTIVITY in clubs 'Pa'7s
or other organizations, - te-" y
cents Of which * 10 SO 10 the assn 4.
tlon and - cents 10 the couurl r-Ns
will te separate from tho rocJ'7" "a.
letir association and season ticket. 4
general treasurer from tho JUNIOR clsn
will be elected by popular vote
Al the meeting Of tho cNC.I:'ve board
% the athletic association a' " 'N
this plan was announced tNe o'i. de'
cided to award plaGue 90 '0N ..,.. -
1918, the winner Of the lu''~,'H-9 mo-
which was held on March - tG ~
college gymnasium.
II became known 'N+' th" 80 HN'"t
intercollegiate freshman tt-... r.N
league has not vet hocu 'o~'",u. =
entry of one more college hsfrS 's q.
sary, Thus far Vale. re f''t'is,
West Point and e. e. y. Y have ."..
fed their willingness - enter ''-'n.
man league.
Tho sum of 1000 according % "a
por, AT tho session. has been .'N''i b
the Eoard OF Estimate for 'No ~7provs
ment OF the Clty tollos" std ..~
The sun., 1916-04-09
CLEVELAND ENTHUSES.
Fans See Ftrst Division Chance
with speaker ON Hand.

CLEVELAND, April S.-Contirmation OF
the report from Boston that iris
Speaker. Red Sox centre fielder. one of
the most noted hall players in the game.
had been sold to the Cleveland Indians
was received here tonight. According
to reports the deal. from a money stand
point. WAS one OF the largest consum-
mated In recent years. and Pitcher sam
Jones and Third Basemsn Joe Evans
are 20 he traded in the deal.
Secretary Rob McRoy. who closed the
deal, admitted over long distance phone
that IL had been Consummat"d, hut re-
fused to give out the terms. James e,
Dunn, owner of the Cleveland club. who
N now in Cincinnati declared there to-
night that the deal in regard to its i'm
portance TO baseball and also In regard
to the cash consideration was one of the
largest on record in the game.
Cleveland fans were elated when they
heard that Speaker will cavort in tho
Cleveland outfield The acquisition Of
Speaker will give tho club tho needed
strength to place il in the first division
up among the pennant contenders, ac-
cording TO local fans. Manager Foil
will play Graney in left. Speaker in CEN
tire and Chappelle in right, Turner at
third, Chapman AZ short and Gandil AZ
hrst. with Wamhsganss at second. un-
less new second baseman is purchased
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naflt. our own Giants getting the small
end Of the worlds series money.

nant, our own Giants getting the small
END Of the worlds series money.
In addition to clouting the hall close
to the 400 mark. Speaker satisfied eve',
the mos, doubtful that he knew some
thing about the art OF running bases
by stealing ffty-two bags during the
course OF the season and as a run get
ter he proved conclusiveiy that he was
therc or thereaiputs, for he crossed the
plate 1886 times.
The following year Speaker dropped
back to mere 1865 batting average
and stole only forty-six bases, while he
scored a meagre ninety-four runs.
However. there was no more talk
about his slipping. Every one was sat
ished that the Texan was fairly capable
Of holding his berth in the big leagues.
During the next two years he kept his
average we'll above 800 and did not fail
below the century mark In the number
of runs scored. As he bafted only 32.
last season fans at large are commencing
10 figure that this season he Will eren
up the balance by climbing back near
the 400 mark. and the owners or thc
Cleveland club are earnest in their
hopes that he will.
Speaker was natu.dny a right mana
throwcr, but when he was a youngstsr
he fell and broke his right arm. Tho
only thing that the broken arm meant
in his young life was that he woul1
have to keep away from the baseball
field, and young Speaker was deter
mined that he should not have to do thar
so he proceeded to educate his southpaw
and has succeeded 80 well that now u -
one OF the most feared arms IN the game
especially TO the opposing player Try
ing to reach home on a short MT INTO
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SCHOOLBOY BREAKS
SWIMMING RECORD
Schlachtcr Wins Eighty Yard
Elementary Championship
in SO rs Seconds.
NOBODY NEAR AT FINISH

One long standing record was bettered
and another equalled In the annual ele-
mentary schools swimming champion
chips held at the West Sixtieth street
baths yesterday. D. Schlachter OF Pub
lie School 81, Manhattan, was the record
breaker. winning the so yard swim as he
pleased in SO 4-5 seconds four-hfths Of
second faster than the best previous
EFFORT Of j. Nerich OF Public School 81.
Manhattan. four years ago. n. Giebel
Of Public school ~ pushed him for the
honors in the early stages OF the race.
but soon tired and schlachter continued
on uuchallenged.
NJ Florence Of Public School 40. Man
haitian. caualIed the 20 yard record. S.
pound class. made in 1910. also by J.
Nerich. when he was clocked in IL 3-5
seconds. II was in qualifying for the
fnal heat that he accomplished the feat.
Later when he won the Anal he was
timed one-ffth of a second slower
Close finishes were witnessed In the
three other events. The 40 yard swim
was especially close. a yard measure be-
ing long enough to cover the first three.
J McQuade OF Public School 50. Man
of Public school .? Brooklyn. second and
:. Bellows of Public School 10. Manhat-
tan. third.
Point honors were won hy Public
School 40. Manhattan with ~ points,
nosing out lar years champions, Public
School .. Brooklyn. by | point. Public
School 50. Manhattan, was third with s.
More than 400 youngsters competed in
the swim. The summaries
20 Yard svim--won by NJ Fiorenc.
i 10. Manhattan; n Klein. T. : ..
Brook yn. second. 4 Prebsin. T. iss
Manhattan, third. J fipshitz. =. s 30.
Manhattan' fourth; Time. II IS seconds
s. So. Manhattan; r.. Gopher p. :. p
Manhattan. ,hird. n o'Grsdy. p. 5. .,
HrGS1lyn so w, 'osrth, TIM. E; seconds
ioe Manhattan, T. rictst,. p :. 40.
Manha;tan. third; q. schrlver. y :. ?,
BROOKLYN fourth. Time. I. 80 seconds
20 Yard Sw lm-Won b, n Schlach:er
y : 81. Manhattan. II. Gleb.l +. H.
Brooklyn. third. j. Miller. =. : SO, Man.
haitian, fourth Time. o. IS seconds Nea
record
$50 Yard R.'ay-won by r. 9 90 Man.
haitian. with Hsnlon. Picket; Phillip and
Breudel; y. : g. Bror&lyn. with Sprague
Manhattan With Frampton. Bruy Ferry
and Rubin. third. =. -. Manhattan.
fourth. Time. minute SO :-j seconds
Point sCore-P. : 20. Manhattan. 20
Manhattan. s; r. :. iOs. Manhattan. 5.
= : ~, Manhattan. ;. p. : il. Man.
haitian. T. =. iss Manhattan. = T.. :.
20. Manhattan. :.
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NOTES OF THE DIAMOND.

Hal Chase Is another vino viii have
played In the American, Federal and Ma
tional leagues. Since he fiitte.l East from
california in the days when Grifiith was
managing the Yankees. Chase has played
with the latter team. the White Sox and
the Buffalo Fedcrals.
Herzog IL the hrs, manager of the
gear TO lose a game b. forfeit and mas
be the last. Since the game was an
exhibition affair the only damage sus-
tained is to lierzog's reputation as a
sportsman
An Interesting development of the first
Giant-Yankec game was this: with
Gedeon waiting with the ball in his
hand. Doyle slid under him and reached
second safely, and later Gcdcon cvencd
up by sliding 10 safety while Fletcher
tried to tag him with the bail,
The nearest Iris Speaker came TO
being traded to New York was in being
traded in New York.
THE Giants" says the Chattinooga
EeWs, Finished last in 1915 and bad
last at that" ANY last is bad enough
but inasmuch as the Giants were only
13s points behind the leading team and
only twenty-threc points behind the
fourth place team, they finished about
as good a last was possible unless
they had tied those teams.
Leon Ames IN one OF the Cardinals
Browns games was hoaxed by AN old
trick. Throw 1t here yelled Shotten.
who was coaching at first base. Leon
threw. Shotton stepped aside and the
ball rolled to the stand, which ruse.
when you come to think OF it.. reflects
about as much credit on Shotton as It
Goes on Ames.
Eugene Pauette, one time understudy
hrst bascman for the Giants and lately
with the Browns. is back in the Southern
Association. The Browns turned him
over TO Memphis.
In the interleague clashes the Wash
ingtons are ioins the best work of any
OF them.
Honus Wagners three great hobbies
are said to be hunting, fishing aud auto
MODELLING. but II is possible that baseball
may be fourth.
Walters Of the Yanks Is as small as
Burns or Schalk, but IL he is as big in
ability he'll be a star catcher for the
New York team.
The boldness of these prophets, They
are telling already chow they will finish
In the big leagues" Leave out the
show and their prophecy probably is
correct.
The other 'lay JOAN Eycrs motored
from Baltimore to Washington, did not
nave u. G. tag and motored into a
pinch. Tie was released at the police
station. That's Johns first hone since
the worlds series Of 1914.
The sun., 1916-04-09
BREATHE PROPERLY
And YOU CAN'T SINK
So Says Corsan Of Y. VI. r. a.
Who Has Taught 23O.OO
People to Swim.
EASY TO LEARN FLOATING

III YOU want 10 he a swimmef &c.
wash basin fun ot water hob vou. ,,,,
up and down In IT. reversing th. .s,,.
manner OF breathing. and IN tI.e ,ou
have the most important lesson d. .Un.
ming. Any woman lung into ,rc o "a,
by submarine warfare. moto. br7, ,,c..
dent or even from an upsct caioc al.
save her life II she Will do ah.ut,t.,
nothing but lie perfectly sill OIL In.
water until help comes"
George ~. corsan. VINO las o. m,
more than $50 900 people TO SWIM .,
the United states and tanad.. mad.
these statements YESTERDAY Corsan ,,
now STRIVING 10 make swimmers ~ e,sr,
one OF the 5000 members of the ,en'rs
Branch Y. NJ q. A. In Hanson p.rs
Brooklyn. He has four classes ever,
afternoon and evening in the two ~
tanks Of the mems and boys depart.
ments. The matter of proper brea athtns
in the water is one OF the main featur@
Of his instruction.
"ft is a fact" said Corsan 20 his AZ.
tcrnoon class yesterday. that ae pet
cent. of the cases of drowning are due,e
the lack of knowledge Of breathing N
the water. never have known Of
person drowning from cramps a,on.
Upon being thrown into the water the
FIRST thing "A non-swimmer docs a 10
struggle and flop around IN the w!aes
manner.
'~rhe thing to do and he one rsaI
chance to keep afoat til help cor.a n
TO lie perfectly nat on the back, legs ana
feet together and we'll extended arms A
the side and with the back OF trs
head we'll submerged Above all irnas
through the mouth and eNha,e tn oueh
the nose. entirely reversing the marns,
OF breathing on land. ] have known Of
many cases where a person has been
drowned when apparently provided with
good life preserver. In these casss
the foam from waves dash'ng IN ths
mouth has caused strangulation A
woman can float more easily than Q
man, and ! wish this idea could be in
pressed vividly upon all OF them"
At the evening class Corsan created
laugh by stating that a man or woman
could take most valuable lesson IN
learning how to swim by using a small
wash basin. At each lesson he has his
pupils line up before him neck deep 10
the 100 foot tank and makes all OF them
60 through a drill Of inhaling throush
the mouth. taking in large gulps Of ar
closing the jaws quickly and then b.
bending at the knees sink the head
quickly abou. foot below the surface
end there exhale slowly through the no~
until the lungs are empty. The pupil
then rise to the surface and repeat me
exercise dozen times or more This
drill is called making the bubbles rise
Mr.. Corsan declares that this EXERCISE. =
splendid even for an experienced swim.
mer because 'ft opens the pipes"
Any one can take this exercise bv
using a small wash basin" said NJ cor.
san, "and as one becomes familiar WIN
T. the danger OF drowning when eu-iienl,
thrown into the water - reduced - 4
minimum. There are in realty ouly 'h-e.
details TO he learned in becoming -
accomplished sHimmer. ana oi 'Asss
breathing properly is tho most important
The other two, Of legs and shoulder No-,.
are simply matters of practice
The sun., 1916-04-09
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR
BROOKLYN HORSE SHOW
Varied Programme Arranged
for Each Night of Annual
Event This Week.

Tho cutileS for IN" 'w"n'N-t"urth an
mai Hrooklyu Horse SNOW. A. the Rid.
,,i,.. ,r,,h al, wcdu,sd,,
''- "'' , 49,.
ThurShaN' Y l'u"N ""l '"'", "'a '' '"''
week, nav" closed WIN ','''E W." no'''
raiionN '"r we S'>'N ''"'S',' "'' -
'h' lars's' '"'""'' ~ ',"'n''N ~
coiNed ''r mus Hn,M '''I . "sSu',s -, y nH.'
dispiaN ''' 'N"'ul'I'. "'s"I'
daN evening ana '"''''"'H Wv
loving nsntS' VIII" n''' ,'c' ,''"'"'N d
varied !."s'''',h' n"S o''n ar
ranged '"r e''h S'SN'ol'' .' lcP. 'ec.'-
Ia'i"n OF owners "' n'"NH ""' ',,sS ""'seS
is mu'h "'lois'r '''s war 'n''l '"s'
the entries pelnG n'''r nu"'el"uS anu
The sun., 1916-04-09
McGRAW LETS BRAVES PLAY.
Permits Them to Meet Ford ha ~
Nine ON Tuesday Afternoon.

The game between the Boston Braves
and the Fordham University nine schcd-
uIed for Tuesday at 3 O'Clock on Ford
ham Field has proved a hard contest to
arrange. Originally scheduled for Mon
day, IL was shifted to Tuesday, when
the Giants arranged to appear here on
that date. Later. when tn" GIANTS
agreed to play Yale At New Haven ON
Tuesday. all things seemed settled. ouly
to be upset when M'iraw's second team
agreed to play the lntcrborough nine at
the Polo Grounds.
The difficulty of baseball team juris-
diction arose and the game on Fordham
field was TO go by the board until
several players of both the Giants and
Boston teams asked Mc,iraw to cNer-
ci:o some generosity. Manager Ray
OConnell announced last night that
permission had finally been obtained
and both Fordham and Boston appreci-
ated the courtesy of the Giants man
agement.
The sun., 1916-04-09
BENSONHURST BEST
IN INTERCLUB SHOOT
Scores Total Of 1920 Against
1.243 for Port Washington
and 1912 for Bayside.
n. Y. A. c. SCORES ARE Low

rh. .u. -. A.. -.
'"e pe"so''hurs'
acnt SiuD proved themselves good trap
shooters yesterday afternoon. when
,hev annexsa ,b. o.rh.,r, ,ro,,,,. ..
wv" "ap' u" '"e s"ores or graves
end bay. Tho trophy had been offered
.ub. ~ ron~ ,.,,,s IT.. A.. -.
''o'
was ~ ror' "ash'hstoh' 'ne second at
Bayside and the third and last was
held Yesterday. Each VA. n, hoo tar.
s,. 81. 80, =,
'"e '''ee
e'en's counting on 'he prize
In the aggregate Bensonhurst had a
total Of 1879 out of a nbssib,s , ,oo
=, -. 40, - -,
'" '''' ""'"
ihstoh' 4o' in the BaIside shoot and
twithstandine the blizzard yesterday
rolled up a total Of 4I?. Por, Washing
ton finished second with 1.2t3 and then
came Bayslde with I,2I2. In tho shoe,
yesterday Baysde finished second. with
3S2. against 3Sg By Port Washington
The Bensonhurst club also had an
open shoot a. 100 targets The high
scratch gunner was IT, s. Cornwell. who
had r. total Of SIS out Of a possible 100
The high handicap prize was taken nv
second prize between Y &. Fosdick and
II. Roberts After two shootoffs the
gunners were still tied. I, was decided
The sun., 1916-04-09
INTERNATIONAL CUE
TOURNEY TO Be HELD
Amateur Officials Decide 10
Invite Europeans Here
Next Winter.

IN International amateur tournamcn,
~ IN hdIk l'ne billiards VIII he held
~ New. .forh next winter II the sn.ls
"' war VIII allow H. In pursuit Of their
Plan for giving the amateur enthusias
something NOR" in the line of definite
'hings +" think about. officials Of the
National Association of Amateur RilI-
iarh PLAYERS decided Yesterday to ar
rang" such an event, with all the avail
able European experts present
Just what foreigners can come IS not
known. That is what the American off
"ials intend to find out, They cNpec,
10 invest good deal Of time during
the summer months writing letters and
doing other things to get in touch with
the situation abroad
Rerollc, Mortirr and Adorjan ar,
among the leading performers who. it is
hoped, will make the journey here for
the tournament, Jacob Kl!nger of Austria
Is here now and would be almost GER
tam 10 take part Difficulty is antici-
pated IN getting some of the prominent
players to give up tasks they are per-
forming for their countries sake The
success OF an International cue event
will depend largely on what occurs OH
the field of battle in tn" meantime. II
would he considered an even greater tri.
umph for billiards II competition of
important cal!brc could I've conducted
at these trying fmcs
The ruling powers of amateur bill
!ards have decided also to go through
pionship at three cushion carroms and
pionshlp AT three cushion caroms and
straight rail, or nursery" event for
The sun., 1916-04-09
ny SHEPARD q. BARCLAY.

With the cares concomitaut to the
national tournaments now out Of the
way the powers that he in amateur bill
liards are turning their attention again
TO booming interest in the future
In the campaign to strengthen the ma
tQnal associations influence and i,s
power to do things for amateur billiards
bunch Of letters, several hundred OF
them. were sent out yesterday to promi-
nent clubs all over the country. The
missives, signed by Ltiis Rcusche. pres
iden' OF the association. make a rlea
TO the clubs in these words
Dear Sir II is the objec, Of the
y n. n. u, !. 10 guard and To main
tain the integrity OF amateur billiards
SO that this noble game may bc ken,
entirely free from any objectionable
features.
Lovers Of billiards may materially
assist ny becoming members OF the
y. A. A. II. r.
An important part OF the work Of
the association is TO arouse more in
terest In the game and To increase
the membership all over the country
while at the same time II aims to pre-
serve the best standards keeping IN.
association upon the high plane.
This cannot fail to appeal to every
amateur billiard player and a. the
annual dues are only s. and there is
no initiation fee the amount involved
Is very small compared with the ad-
yantages secured
! am sending this letter To- ,nu as
member OF one Of the most promi.
nent clubs and 7 urge Won to coopcra,e
with me and to influence YOUR fellow
members To join our ranks
You may he sure tina, the y. A. A.
~. +. will heartily welcome YOU into
It's membership and shall hope for
the privilege of greeting YOU person.
ally. Yours mast cordially.
l., I,ErsCIIr,
President.
The sun., 1916-04-09
can for smoker Issucd,

President I,cuschc has drawn up an,
other letter addressed to present mem,
bcrs Of the association. in which hs
issues the call for the Informal meeting
or smoker and deals with other matters
II follows
To the Members Of tho n. 4. 4. n. p
DEAR FELLOW MEMBERS The las, in
formal gathering at the billiard smoker
held AT the Arion Club was a crafty
ing success.
The progress OF the seasons work
was discussed and since that time the
championship tournaments Of Glass A
and pocket billiards have been held
and the prizes distributed
This is the close OF the official season
and the tim" for a review OF past per-
formances. for criticisms and suggcs-
tiuns.
In order that the views Of as many
members AS possible may he obtained
large attendance at the next smoker
Is desired. II liz to he held on Monday,
April II. at the Arion Club house,
Fifty-nnih street and Park avenue. at
$50 T.. NJ. Your presence is urgently
requested.
am enclosing herewith copies of a
letter which has been sent to a picked
list ot prominen, club nlemn.rs viii
YOU forward tnCsc copies to friends
who can properly qualify and also
use the accompanying application
blanks?
The records OF the championship
tournaments are sent with this letter
and below you will fnd an announce
ment of special interest and advantage
to billiard players to which your at
tention IL particularly directed
think you will he glad tn see how
the interest taken by the ladies' has
been recognized Yours cordially.
l.. REuscHE. President.
\, Maurice DAILY has kindly con-
sented to inauguratc series of free
demonstration billiard lessons to which
ladies are cordially invited at the
Arion Hall, commencing Friday. April
The sun., 1916-04-09
BOSTONIANS SHOCKED.
Expected speakers Going. hut Not
10 Clevela nd club.

Boston, April s.--Local baseball fans
we're prepared IN a measure for an an
o0uncement OF the sale Of Iris Speaker.
the Red SoX outfielder hut they were
decidedly shocked upon learning that he
had been disposed Of to the Cleveland
club. Rumors that he might be sold Ia
the Yankees and the purchase OF Clar-
ence Walker from st. Louis indicated
that something was III the air. 50 Roston
enthusiasts We're ready for the news
President Lannin said this afternoon
that until Friday morning he had not
taken up the sale Of Speaker with any
club. Then he received "A flattering Offer
Of each and players from Cleveland. the
amount being So large that II could not
be treated with indifference. Manager
Carrigan was instructed To arrange the
final details with Robert McRoy IN New
York to-day.
The sun., 1916-04-09
FULTON TO FIGHT REICH.
Westerner win Receive ~ 900 for
ROut At Stadium &C,

Jam Coffey. the pride of Ruscommor.
IS ready Ia start fighting his way back
TO the top OF the heavyweight ladder.
After several months in jhe country Billy
Gibson's irish giant will trot out az the
stadium A. g. next Thursday night
when lie viii meet Jack Geyer. Gsyer is
a Western heavyweight who has boxed
a lot OF the good big ones. Carl Morris
was one of his victims. II he beats
Gcyer. Coffey will conduct an active
campaign toward Jess Willard and the
championship.
fr"h Fulton. the man WHO was
matched with Willard at New Orleans.
VIII make his first Eastern appearance
al the Stadium A. G. on April %. He
mas been matched to meet Adonis Al
Reich. A big guarantee was required to
oring Fulton here. The Stadium has
ou'bid Madison Square Garden and
others who wanted To introduce the
Westerner to New Workers
John Mack who heads the syndicate
oack OF Fulton's appearance. will deposit
so'ooo with the state Boxing Commits
SION This sum will he paid over to
Fulton for the Reich bout.
The sun., 1916-04-09

PRINCETON, ". j., April Sit is hardly
possible that Princeton will be able to
play of the game with Ursinus which
was scheduled for to-day but which had
to he postponed because OF the unex-
pected snowstorm. for II In the fourth
game which the Tigers have been CONS
PEELED to forego and dates at the latter
end OF the season are scarce. II IL hoped
that the present snowfall will disappear
so as 10 make II possible to play the
games scheduled with Williams on Tues.
day and Rutgsrs on Wednesday.
The sun., 1916-04-09

To the uninit.,ted the idea holds that
court tennis - Il comparatively new
game and that IL is a sort Of indoor
lawn tennis o. "A Development OF that
game. As a matter Of fact court ten
mis- is ON, Of the few ancient games still
extaut in anything like is original form.
IL is one OF the marked features Of the
gam. that from humble birth il has
risen To he the spor; OF the wealthy. II
orisiuated in the thirteenth century in
France. and as far AZ can he learned
Was played only IN unencloscd spaces
II il sad that IL WAS PLAYED first in the
court yard uf small French monastery.