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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-25

For the irst time in many years attn
letes of the National Guard will have
a chance to compete in the open at the
big military tournament which Is sched-
uled for the Sheepshead Bay Speedway
the week beginning May 20. In previous
years the sports Of the suardsmen have
been held in Madison Square Garden o.
one OF the local armories. The proposed
tournament provides an opportunity for
the men to compete under more favora-
Bile conditions. The meet will be held
under the auspices Of the Military Ath-
letic League. which controls the track
and field sports OF the National Guards
men.
The matter was taken In hand yester.
day by a committee OF the NJ. A. L..
which met at the Seventy-first Regiment
to outline the plRcs and select the events.
There will be $4,000 worth OF prizes and
a number OF silver trophies will be
awarded to the winners In addition to
the usual track and field events there
will be military competitions for teams.
These will be spectacular n interest
ing from the standpoint Of preparedness.
including tent pitching. wall scaling.
hitching and firing. and other stunts In
which speed and efficiency count.
The committee which arranged the
tentative programme was composed OF
Major II. G. Wilson. Capt. Charles j.
Dieges, Capt. John II. Elmes, Capt. =. A.
Sayles. Capt. Delaney. Capt. Shieblcr
and Lieut.. Crissey. The following events
have been announced:
100 yard run. one mile bicycle. :2o yard
INNING h,sn Jump 80 yard run; ounn!ns
shot. one mile walk. half mile heavy
marching order. three mile run.
Team Contests--Shelter tent pitching.
two men: conical tent pitching. eight men
Field Artillery: hitching and firing CON
test. nine men; two mile relay. mounted.
four men: one mile relay. four men; 100
yards. rescue race. mounted. two men;
| four mile squad hike. eight men: wall
scaling, eight men; tug O. war. four men.
Miliiary Events for Championship-ioo
yard equipment race. six mile military
Novice Races--ioc yard run and 500 yard
run.
Another sprinting marvel has been
| added to the list OF college cracks that
will compete in the special events AT
the Pennsylvania relay meet next sat
| urday He is Hoyt OF Grinnel college.
who surprised the experts by running
go yards at Des Moine last Saturday
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Fall Before Cures of the Mighty Walter Jhsor~Cohmba Defeats Unon-Yae Team Is Beaten
Constance Titus Will
Describe Races for Sun

CONSTANCE S. TITUS, former
~ American champion at both
sweeps and sculls, Of interna-
tional reputation as an oarsman
and writer, will give his expert
opinion on the college regattas
exclusively for THE SUN. Titus
has been a familiar figure at all
the big rowing races which have
been held for the last twenty
years and was in active competi-
ton for fifteen years. He COM
peted in England and In Canada
as we'll as in the United States.
and is the only man who ever won
the American titles at both
sweeps and sculls on the same
day.
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COLUMBIA MAKES
IT SIX STRAIGHT
Blue and White Nine Defeats
Union Team by a Score
Of 6 to /.
THREE HITS OFF BECK

Union looked for a while as II II would
halt the merry march OF the Columbia
baseball team toward the championship.
but an avalanche OF runs IN the sixth In
made II possible for the Blue and
White nine on South Field yesterday
afternoon to win It's sixth straight VIC
tory. Tn Anal score wal 6 to I.
Don Beck. who has been called alter.
nately a hitting pitcher and q pitching
hitter. held Union to one run. He struck
out thirteen men and allowed three hits.
During those moments when not pitch
ing Beck was active enough. lie stole
a base. scored n run n registered q
hit. which. while remarkab BILE for most
pitchers. is a sad exhibition for Beck.
The Schenectady collegians came down
with the idea that "in Union there Ia
strength" and for Ave innings they gave
q practical application OF the old Adage.
Fred Dawson, the coach and an old Co.
umb'a athlete. saw visions OF victory
when COLLISION tripled and came home on
Green's sacrifice fly In the nth inning.
That was only one run. but IL tied the
score. and considering that no team has
been able even to tie the score against
Columbia NO far this season. Dawson had
reason to believe he held the straw that
would break the cancels back.
The r~edoubtable Beck. however. was
too good a Waterman to allow Dawson
To put n pressure on the straw. no
the camel's spine remained in perfect
condition. Even when Union didn't ap-
pear threatening Beck was a vigilant
Waterman. He famed = Union man In
every inning but the second. In the
third inning he struck out Green and
Rosekrans and Goff. and in the seventh
frame he whitfield COLLISION. Green and
DAar. To- oil -A- DaN>A
him. Four were fortunate enough to get
free passes to first base. Goff pitched a
good game for nve innings. He also
gave four bases on balls. The eight hits
which Columbia made from his delivery
unfortunately were punched in such a
way that four came In the sixth inning.
In the evcntful sixth Laird started. the
fireworks by drawing "A pass. Mike
B~uonaguro singled and Laird stopped at
second. Mernstein hit to Con. but Steele
muffed the pitchers throw and the Co
lumbia first baseman was safe. Laird
scoring from second On the miscue. Both
Ruonaguro and Mernstein moved up on
Beck's single and Mike scored on Houck's
sacrifice fly to left field. Mcrnstein stole
third and trotted home on Lanes double
without being pushed by Beck. who fol-
lowed him. Shea hit n two Dagger "a
centre and Lane crossed the plate. Watt
got q base on balls. Laird. who MAD
started the inning In a similar manner,
ended II by way Of variety by hying ou'
to Steele.
Columbia's run In the fourth innins
VA the fruit also of concentrated hi''
tins. Laird singled and SO did u
naguro. Ruonaguro got out at second or
Mernstein's tap, but Laird got TO thlrd
whence he scored on Houcks IN
neld tap. The score
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LEFT HANDLERS GAIN
RECOGNITION IN GOLF
Philadelphia Club Arranges
Tournament Exclusively
for Port Sidcrs.
DAVY HUNTER MAKES A 81.

Something new in golf has been de-
vised by the North Hills Country Club.
near Philadelphia. 1t will hold a one
day tournament on June 10 for left
handed golfers. and will invite every left
handler who belongs to a club on the rolls
Of the Golf Association OF Philadelphia.
The competition will consist OF an
eighteen hole handicap.
Such solicitude for the left hande0
players has never been In evidence In
the Metropolitan district, but now that
q philadelphia club has shown the way
some New York organization may de-
eide to follow suit. There are Few lett
handed golfers who have attained any
great degree OF proficiency at the royal
and ancient game. Brice Evans of Boston
being about the best In the country.
Bruce Pearcc of Australia Is one OF the
best left handed golfers who have ae-
complished anything In British Journeys.
Davy Hunter Of the Essex County
Country Club celebrated Easter sunday
by clipping a stroke from his own recora
for the course. His best previous mark
mas IS. and when he took 81 going out
there seemed no prospect that he would
lower II. A fine . on the 1s5 yard
twelfth helJed matters a bit, hut he re-
served the fireworks until the short sew
cntecnth across the ravine. His tee shot
was perfect and tho ball hit on the
green and rolled into the cup for . l.
Hunters card:
3u,......:... ssstttsts--sS-w
Eric Edwards will be the professional
at the new courre Of the Westhampton
Beach Golf Club. far down on Long
Island. The new eighteen hole course
Is almost ready forSplay.
More than $40. 900 will be spent on its
| courses this year by the Merton Cricket
| Club. which Is to hold the national ANA
teur championship In September.
new green's. the eighth and tho seven-
teenth. are to be constructed on the east
course. which will be used for the cham
pionship. New tees are TO be built all
over the course and other minor I'M
provements are TO be made.
New York friends OF Robert A.. Gard
ner, the national amateur champion.
have received Invitations to his wedding,
which is to take place In Chicago on
May i. Miss Katherine Frances Keep
will he the champions bride.
Tho twelfth annual tournament OF the
Lumber Trade Golf Association will be
PLAYED on June ), . and ! on the course
of the Whitemarsh Valley Country Club.
near philadelphia The association In
cludes In it's membership golfers from
nearly every. State In the Union. ~ we'll
a. a number of Canadians.
A shield on which will be engraved
the names Of all the champions since
the organisation was established and
also the title holders in future years
has been purchased by the Women'&
Golf Association OF Boston. Sixteen
years have elapsed since the association
BEGAN it's career and in that time only
seven women have won the title. Miss
Fanny e. osgood has won II five times
and Miss Margaret Curtis four, but
neither Miss Harriet Curtis nor Mrs
II. Arnold Jackson. both OF whom have
held the national championship, has sue
cecdcd in capturing the Boston title.
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WHAT THE SCHOLASTIC
ATHLETES ARE DOING

TRAINING, defeated Hamilton. Poly Prep.
Doubles and Francis, Poly Prep,
defeated Demonet and Kicndl. Manual
Training. al. s..
rOi.Y rREP VS. M~oNrCLAIR.
s!nslss--Frcnch.. Mon'oiair defeated
Fsn,' i asfs. rrip' o s@s, ~ Moa sra"I4s' roy
81. g.; Arnold; Mon.e.s'T. defeated
d defeated French and osborne, Montclair,
ga. IS: Davis and Merryweather. Mont.
clair. defeated Hamilton and Lott, Poly
Prep. s.. G-l.
Dick Raymond. weltcrw eight cham
pion OF Poly Prep. has challenged Mort
Redmond, heavyweight champion, for
the school championship. The bout win
be held some tlgne next week Raymond
said Yesterday that he thought neither
he nor his opponent would be ready
before then, as each il suffering from "A
bruised thumb.
Jack Talbot has resigned as captain
Of the Poly Prep track team. lie en-
counterod difficulties at he Livingston
street school and hts resignation fol-
lowed. Talbot has been succeeded by
]. Brotherhood,
Brooklyn Prep will make another bid
for the first position at the Pennsylvania
relay carnival next Friday and Satur-
day. The Crown Heights school has
entered Arthur Kelly. Pat Weldon
George Dannin and Alfred Etzcl, its vet.
cran quartet. Coach Lawson Robertson
expects trouble only with the st. Albans
school team. The Brooklyn Prem teal N
has been working out AZ the Flatbusf
J.. =. A. l.. field and IL going In 3 as.
Poly Prep, Erasmus Hall and st
Johns Prep also vii, send teams e
Philadelphia. Tho makeup OF the Pol,
team as yet Is uncertain. Al DE Wit,
seems 70 be- the only certainty. Fol
Erasmus. Bill Goldman and Voorhee.
are two OF the selections, st. John'i
probably viii he represented by jim
Kennedy. Ryan. Quevedo and Salamack
! although Connors may run.
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BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES
OF THE BOXING ARENA

The referee for the Fred Fulton-Al
Reich bout In the Stadium \. c. Fri
day night will be named 10y the State
Athletic Commission to-day. Fred A..
Wenck. chairman OF the commission.
said last night that he and his con-
freres had practically made up their
minds on one Of the Tour men seeking
the position. but he wouldn't say who
that ma IL. 1t may be stated. however.
that Bill Brown is the one Ut favor.
Nat Hinkel. the Wcsterner. has
hardly any chan,e TO get IN" appoint
mcnt, because the commissioners are
kNoAn to favor nome talent for reasons
Of State pride. Kid Mcpartland and
Charlie White are the others under con-
s%ideration along with Brown.
Sam Mcvey put on the gloves with
Fulton yesterday morning NJ in the
darky's private training quarters on
i35th street. They SPARED three fast
rounds and the colorcd heavyweight
said he Mas greatly impressed by the
tall man. In the afternoon Fulton
worked out at the Pioneer \. &. AZ
usual. boxing with Frank Kendall and
Bill Mckinuon. He weighed 2ls pounds
when he finished the days work. Man
ager Mike Collins says Fred Will tip
WV Nb ~ "'' ~ >''>'f 80,
ring agamst Reich Friday.
The Harry Pollok-Jack Curlcy-Dan
Mck-trpck firm that plans boxing on II
big scale at Washington Park. who're
people used to sleep at Federal League
games. made formal application to the
boNing commission yesterday for "a
license. Two and a half pounds Of formid-
able Lpptsa ing papers. all folded within
the legal blue bond. were presented ~
evidence of satisfactory conditions. one
was the lease of the grounds 10 Pollok.
Curley at al. Another was "A sub-lcase
by Pollok. Curley ct al. to the club which
will conduct the bouts, Dan Mcketrick
is named as the president of the club
and the names of Pollok and Curley do
not appear in 1t at all David T.. DUN
liz down as secretary and benjamin Loeb
rs treasurer.
Young Coulon of buffalo was sus-
Iended FOR thirty days by the State
Athletic Commission yesterday for hold,
ing up the Gcnesee A. e.. for an extra
se5 for a bout there last Thursday. liz
also was ordered TO refund the SIS to
the management under penalty of not
being allowed TO box anywhere In the
State until he Goes so.
Two Jersey featherwcights will meet
AT the Olympic a. G. mex Monday eve
ming. Tommy Touhey. the Paterson
youth. signed articles yesterday clos
ing the match with Young Rector o.
jersey City.
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HARVARD CREW TO Be
R~EARRANGED ENTIRELY
Bow Four II Pounds Heavier
Than Four Men Aft, Fact
That Hurts Speed.

c.MpripGv. Mass. April sA-The
Harvard varsity crew, which was beaten
nv "A close margin at Princeton last
week. cane back 10 the 'haries To-day
The coaches have . m9ith IN whlcn
10 prepare the crew for It's annual race
sgains, Cornell. but before the men set
tie down there are sure 10 nc se'ea'
shifts and changes In the first crew.
This week Will be devoted 10 eNrer
meuting. The first and second crews
have been so evenly matched that
Coach Herrick Is anxious to get the best
men into the varsity shell and also
to make such shifts as will trim the boat
better than II was trimmed AT Prince
ton
Ay,ius> the Tigers the bow four were
seventeen pounts heavier than the four
men aft. and II Is thought that his ar
rangement handicapped the crew on
Carnegie Lake. II probably will nc sew
eral days before the final arrangement Is
settled and not before Friday VIII me
makeup be significant,
There is "A feeling here that Cabot
who has been rowing No. ). eventually
will be at how. with Morgan, the cap
tain, shifting from No. 8 10 No. : or 4
S,ebtins is the logical man for No. 3. and
Talcott. who has been at No. Z. 10 likely
10 go to No .. This means that foi
a time Quimby will be brought mp fror
the second crew to row No. .. ray
Tor. who rowed No. 4 nj Princeton. vii
bo tried at No, i, where he roWeo
earlier in the year.
The stroke oar IL still unsettled. whit
OF the second crew will replace und
the veteran. for a time. but whether TN
arrangement viii be- permanent VIII de
pend on results. The coaches will worl
hard ~ complete their regular varsit,
crew before Mas IS. az on that date tn
second and tht-d crews VIII go To Phila
dclrhia for the American Association re
gattu,
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YALE NINE LOSES
TO CATHOLIC TEAM
Errors Enable Ellis to Score
Their Two Runs With
out a Hit.

WASHINGTON. April 2%.-In Yaie's
frst appearance on the Catholic Uni
v~ersity> grounds here to-day tho Brook
landers defeated the big Blue team by
3 to 2.
Yale scored two runs In the third IN
ming without a hit, the poor fielding by
the c. u. infeld being responsible. This
looked like a sufficient lead for Walsh TO
work under, but In the NTH C. U. scored
two runs on Fahey's three base hit. an
error and a sacrifice ny and tied the
count. In the seventh Fahey led on with
a single to right. was sacrificed to sec
ond. from where he scored on Rogers's
single.
Fahey. who worked for c. u. was
steady at all times and kept the hits
well scattered. Yale's hitting total
amounted to three singles. OF which Bush
gathered two. The score
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WASHINGTON. April :4.-waiter John
son seems TO be about the only Washing
ton pitcher who is able to beat the Yam.
kees, for the Kansas cyclone, after win
ming both New York and Washington
opening day games, put on the finishing
touches here this afternoon. Donovan's
clan never had a chance, the score being
sto?
Manager Grifith intended pitching
Gallia agains, the New Workers.. hut
those two previous defeats ranked in his
tteast, anil he announced to the news
paper men just before the game. "I'm
eone TO give EN- Walter johnson again.
Tor we want TO win that game"
So effective was Johnson that not a
mcm5er of the visiting club reached fret
base until the seventh inning. when the
speed king began lobbing he bail over
the plate,
Bob shawkey started the game for the
Yanks. but "A fierce bombardment In the
fourth inning. when he was reached for
a pair of singles and q triple almost in
a row. caused his retirement. Nick Gull
Top replaced him.
tullop worried along until the sixth.
when Manager Donovan gave Urban
Shocker Il taste Of high life. Shocker
held the senators in check until the
seventh, when he developed wilt
streak. 4 bad throw by Catcher Walters
and a long fly by Foster gave Washing
ton a run. another being added in the
eeh,h on two scratch singles.
Johnson famed seven of the visitors
md did not issue a base on balls. FRANK
Baker after going sixteen INNINGS with
cut a hit finally broke the hoodoo here
to-day. driving the ball safely past Nor
gan In the seventh inning.
Maisel led OFT the New York's sew.
snih with "A safe poke to right field. bu,
HIGHS grounder AT Morgan forced MaiseI
al second base, Cook flied to Milan
Consequently Bakers hit WAS wasted
Is Gedcon. the next batter, was thrown
out by Morgan.
The New Works averted a hutou 1t
the ninth. Shocker AIMED to start IN,
inning Maisel singled for the secont
time, High followed with a safe driv,
TO left. and when Cook put the ball IL
the same spot Maisel crossed the plate
Baker forced Cook al second base
Gedeon thumped to right field for
single, scoring High. Pipp ended tn,
game viii II long fly to Rondeau.
Eddie Ainsmith. the Washington
catcher, who has been under treatmen
since February for IN afiiction OF tn
eyes. got back into harness to-day 70
the first time end handled Johnson
delivery IN A faWless manner
None of the Yankees attempted q
take liberties with Ainsmith's throwing
arm.
Manager Donovan bTeathed a sigh o
relief as he jumped into a taxi to catcl
an early train for New York. "Thani
goodness, W. have seen the last Of Wal
ter Johnson for II few weeks" he re
marked, The score
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Sol DIERS TO COMPETE AT
SHEEPSHEAD BAY SPEEDWAY
Military Athletic League Will Hold Meet at Which
$4,000 Worth of Prizes Will Be Awarded
to the Victors.

In 81 2-5. breaking the worlds record for
the distance arou a turn. Hoyt has
entered the 100 yard special race and In
the light OF his most recent performances
In bound to be dangerous. He has been
known as a good sprintcr for the last
two years and frequently has covered
the century In wen lime. The race next
Saturday will be a supreme test for the
Grinnell College Splinter. az he will have
TO meet mons others Smith or Michi-
ram. the present Intercollegiate cham.
pion at 100 yards. Hoyt beat Smith
when he won his sensational race at 220
yards. but Coach Farrell Of Michigan
says that distance was n trihe too far
for his crack and Ia confident that Smith
will hold his own at 100 yards.
Jimmy Dewhurst, a former Pennsyl-
yania student, now at Georgetown. en-
tered the p%entathlon yesterday. lie Ia
a good all around man and reports nave
been received from Georgetown that he
has accomplished great throws with the
javelin and discus. He Is also q GOOD
broad Jumper, and many believe he has
a chance to beat Berry Of Pennsylvania,
Beck Of State. Worthington OF Dart.
mouth and others entered for h all
round honors
Bernie wefcrs said yesterday that his
first step as coa0a OF tne Tor"h''
athletes would he to establish a system
OF compulsory athletics at Fordham. by
this means he hopes 20 develop the ~
! around ability of the students and at the
same time pick out men that will bt
likely to score In track and held con
tests with other colleges.
Brooks Brewer. the high school boy
VIII caused some excitement by winnniG
| the special sixty yard dash at tins
Meadowbrook meet In Philadelphia, WI
| be seen for the nrst time In New ORR
competition at the smart Set games
next Friday night. He a entered thu
speciai sprint in which he will NEE
Howard Drew. Roy Morse. Frank Ste
| phenson and others.
Ivan Meyer. the middle distance run
ner OF the Illinois A.. G., intends takint
up his residence In this city. II wa
stated Yesterday that he would 1oii
| the New York 4. c. and wear the winged
foot az soon as his period OF probation
ended.
, Poly Institute Of Brooklyn for TN
first time In it's history wi. c "A team
to the Penn relays. The team VIII ~
composed Of Horner. Hyde. Parks an'
W!ckers.
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TIGERS BUNCH THEIR HITS.
The, score Four Huns In Fourth
and Beat White SOX.

DETROIT. Mich. April 2i.--The Tigers
took the final game OF the series from
the White Sox by IA score of 4 to .
to-day. All Dctro!t's runs were scored
In the fourth inning. Bvsh was hit. Wit
and K~avanaugh singled and Neach dou-
bled, which, with Eddie Collins's wild
throw, sent four tallies across. Will
Jams pitched the rest of the game and
allowed no further scoring. The ScX
made eight hits of Coveleekic. but in
only two innings could they bunch
enough to score.
Ray Schaik. star backstop OF the
White Sox, was injured in the fourth in
ning and was forced to leave the game.
Thu extent OF his injuries IL not yet de-
termined. Schalk tripped and fell while
chasing a wild hcavc Ivy Eddie Collins.
Ihl snnle
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Haokensack vs.. Dumont Shoo' AZ
TENNIS
New Utrecht vs.. Ade'phi Academy al
Adelphi Field
Richmond Hi High o baseball
team defeated Commercial yesterday AT
Commercial Field by a score OF 10 o.
The game was known as the interest
vame', nv the Commercial students, the
gate money being used TO pay on the
interest on the mortgage on the field.
which amounts 10 about SEQ. More
than three thousand tickets were sold.
The o tally OF the game was made
in the sixth inning. when Pitcher oBrien
lifted a long sacrifice ny to centre field
with a man on third. Commercial al
mos, tied the score In the ninth. O'Brien
gave his only base on balls TO Jim Muir
phy. Capt. Chuck Murphy followed with
a double. Mccormack skted to eft field,
making two out. Jim Murphy tried to
score from third on the play, but was
caught at the plate. The score
H,chmond III ....... 0 oooo u
Uaiterirs -O'Rrien and Weber. Dollard
and Frugone.
Vo,brook School won from the Peeks-
kin Military Academy Mt Ossirang yes
terday by a score OF ~ to 4. Heavy
hitting helped the lIolbrook players ia
amass a big score.
Poly Prep has won and lost IN Its two
tennis matches TO date. II defeated the
Manual Training players by y score Of !
to and lost to the Montclair High
school. 2 to =. The score;
POLY PREP W. MANUAL TRAINING,
singles-Ksnt. Folly. defeated Rice
Manual Training, 81, 50; rrancis
Poly Prep, defeated Goidstein, Manual
Training, Is, s--!; Haistead. Msnua