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RAILROAD NEWS.

c,l over mr. OF tho mileage reported 50
O., ~ 'nr thttI week OF August II ia be.
i,.,,ci ,tlt when fnal figures for tho week
49, fntl for the two preceding weeks of
-. -..urY. Indications 50 lar Tor August
~. o. somewhat smaller percentage OF
s,n m gross earnings than was shown by
y" r,'rn,as In either July or june. In con.
.4-r- preliminary weekly hgurcs Tor
.u.I ~ wit I've well TO note that the coin.
sr,l %,t"o''s NJ all important roats IN
{. shaved an increase IN gross for
a. r., trfI az 100 u nile ~ conn AIRED with
I,-rst. ,p:i hut a decrease o. TIC =
a.. . compared with August. 1914. and a
c,-r OF .rao ~ compared with August,
similar hgures for July. 1915. showed q
10 -,1so 70 sross OF one .,hird OF 80 u mile
as conralrl With July, 1871. While for June.
- tn.~t vas shown u decrease IN gross OF
~ Nj r- Of 10 u mile as compared with
The sun., 1916-09-02

kfIflk
Of the Unclaimed Deposits. Dividends AMI
ll.,rr,f ~ the BA\k az THE MI lk'l'-
B. l.. NrN \ ork Guy. On tho fr.' ddN ~ Au''''.
,lG. made IN accordance win .n' pro i'l'h'
of the ~lSuubiuc Law, sections LA aud 10
Full nHulr and last huD"u
: rr, y, ,r pos, uHcr ad- Dalu Of Amount
dr,>, -! uupuS.tOr or share nrlkinal ~
holder. u'iosI'' usP">'''
Howard \ -. 10 T.. 3ith
st. y. \ ,ity Dttu uf
nr>i l,ihii alton lylbl. 1907 So's'
/ Me, rllli, Go, ~ T.
4,d ", y. \. tfy Date
ri INST publication 1870 l'l' N"Ns'
: ate ~ Sew NorM, County vi Now ORR -
{, Evans. Wee President, and r.. :
iatf,y. Cusi.or Of the Banh of IN" Metropolis,
a Iai.A located and iuing business ~ th' Guy
Of Nrw \ urk. IN said county, being duly sworn
,arn for himself says that the ior'solug report
,ItInl,d dcpu>,t> di'ihrni, ahd intr~'>' ~ TN
li,nk ur the Metropolis. made IN a''nr,.dn' =
9Th the provisions ~ sections l3' and Nv ~
,hnp'rr sou Of tho Bauhtng -" - shown hN
tAr hUun, 90 said Bank "h the mrs. dh' "'
august, 1910. ~
J.. :. I \ftEN cashier
Scycrnliy .u,srri,"-t and sworn 10 NV both
opponents tho 4Slh day 81. Nlyust, llIn. l"iprt
me. NJ 4 fANiEk,
srll Notary puN.ir, hlng> County No, 2
C,rtlncat, IA N'w \ urh County No ~.
hrFis'crS NJ. SOFA
Commission Expires March 10, l"ls'
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stony inost u tUe day. although u" az.
zion u wheat and corn he'd mo market
market was steady. standard quoted at %
S5r.: ~. 3 white, 13i4c.; ~. 4 white
e, sc.; ordinary clipped white, 53 n y
TO-. .. a.. elevator.
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Canadian Pacific.

T. u. Eucus!Ir. y. i.-W1 you he su"i
enough t. uualtle tor ws the hN'l rNa'f''
pnii ny cAunaiiu paclnr as. >'sr tn,
IT, how much VAS pad IN n'u' iHto-, -
I.h"ntura interest. reutR's aud any other
TENS that may stand in that account J
Law, the figures fnr 1871 an" nie'' ms
~ not %printai in the newspapers.
Of the $40. 3O6.l96 PAID ont IN hked
charges for the year ended June 30,
1918, s7.O5l, 395 was represented by IN
,erest on M 4 per cent. consolidated de-
henture stock, s707,oGs on subsidiary
bonds. sl277,179 on subsidiary deh"u-
lure and ordinary stock, si6,,lsl "a I'M
,ercst on equipment obligations and tie
rest. s703.l65, IN rentals, this latter -
Guiding an item Of sl2,ool 49, interest on
Montreal and Western Railway. which
item is grouped with rentals by the CONF
pany.
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MISCELLANEOUS

seo., Pond Creek e.. o. a5 Is ~
900 swift s...........ioot l0l& J" lN'
100 wc., Tel ss......ioos ioVs io1S i"fs
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E1'aty tlhh Hl-> -, -,a,
ccrtirratu nl,i IN Sew Nyrk Co.
County Clcrh 70. So, k,'-t,r.> No. 'O33.
Commission expires March iiih. l"l'.
The sun., 1916-09-02

Local SPOT market quot ami "a points iO"ti
At 1880 for miodliug upland; sales nj.
Southern spot markets.
Augusta steady. ! points lower 1884. 4:
salo-. 200 bales
Memphis steady. unchanged. .s7tc. sale.
10
l|Inr.ion steady. rs points lower. NTc.
sales. $3.50
LATHE Rock steady, = point. hiEhcr, ~ 7er
Galveston steady. UNCHANGED. l6c sales. -
New orleans steady, unchanged, al - g."
s1,o-. l.2G.
Mobile firm. unchanged. II roc sal~e. 10.
Savannah steady. &c higher, !.'sc.; sales
49,.
Charleston Arm. UNCHANGED. 'fi.c.
Wilmington steady, unchh lged iisc.
Norfolk steady. y points h.sher, lS"c,
sails. .5i bales
baltimore nominal. unchanged. iec.
.-t. aHI t,tart.r a..NEN gaIsN Yn. ~ NfsAVa
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Io.T-sAXINa> HANk HOOKS.

IDST-Iuss RDuk No. lO7s'5 of tho
rrau.ulu savings linne, Issued to Ann"
itnitp. payment s'opp"1, p,"ahe return to
iat,. tit >tn Ave. Sew YORK. cry, Al
rersors are ,uluouei not - piI,ntse OF
t.vafHiu 49," same.
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BOSTON MARKET.

BOSTON, Sept. 1.-THE market for copper
shares aud the Zinc issues were under pressure
and sold on rather easily under moderate OF.
fcrings. declines ranging from fractional W
more than n point. New York 8 tone was re-.
flcctcd here. Railroads aud Industrial stock.
were without feature. all showing an easier
trend. Summary
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CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO. Sept l-rlr market showed n
,hat, r.ctpn late, due to wcAAgcss IA the
En>i P',,rs declined from ! "a 4 points, ~Ith
strWAft Warner |rrr,.NIr, the most pressure.
Scar. Rccluck, Diamond Match, swift and
Ne, ,.-.l pfi. were the active features.
t'uion CARBIDE gained three points Ga small
sales. Bonds dull. summary:
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GRAIN


wIiEATnThs market was aci,ye ana
tons that the railroad striko would soon
bc officially settled and that consequently
wheat would move With more rssnISsi'y.
bur the fact that some leading roads were
SIN siid 10 BE- preparing Tor a strike ,cl
to uucasln'ss. Press aiNices from LONDON
s'a.lug tna' e. was reported that the kihs
Of Greece hii nhiicdtti Hricarcl 10 hs a
signal for renewed aggressive operations
al The selling side ana late IN the day the
market was again walk. closing Win net
f,enorrs from broad seemed to indicate
that tho trade there IL more optimistic re-
rnriing the possibility, of the Dardancries
lions, hut 1t was diftcuit to do business
sales being estimated at only ABOUT SoV',.
the domestic situation was looked upon
a. fully a. bullish as AZ any other ume am
r renHT's ic 'I"4 in 'Sd ArmrTieSn ami Canadian
spring wheat belt. Cash premiums w"to
nrmly he'd ami there was a general ab-
in the local cash market, No. !, durum
vas quoted at 81 80; No, 2 hard. si'0s no
northern Manitoba. $40 {. o. b. New YORK.
Price were less pro-
nouuoct than In wheat. but the unhettone
~. easy and at the close values were 80
-. net over. Rains over portions Of the
corn belt were looked upon as favorable inr
goa" new 't'p. e.ihoHs. 'hsy WI" 'h3 han".
~ aAN|f @ -.N| VIZ N'f' -
nt. me cash demand wls slow ana ihe
trade a. large seemed u he antlclpail.g
increased receipts Of old corn soon. The
action ~ wheat and the Balkan news were
bett!-h factors. IN tho local cash mar
k.t. 40 . yellow MAS quoted nj, 3sAc Z.
l.. J.. Sow York.
oars The market was Comparative
steady most 81 tHe day. although the ne
zion u wheat aud corn he'd inc market
within a harrow range The local ca.n
market was steady, standard quoted AZ %
- BIZ. 80. q white, 13i4c.i No. 4 white
- = j3c.. fanny clipped white. t.is
,,ac.: ordinary clipped white, 53 n y
t, az elevator.
RNE-Nlrkc, quiet No. : Western. $50
90. De- g. Soy York
BNRI.tS-Ndtket quiet; feeding. DOC
uuuIra. ,.i 4 Nrw Nutk.
HAN-MarL / stt5dy.. prime. $780,: 70.
T.. SIS; So tl"glla' No D. 'io''
Wheat. including r1ur. exports FOR the.
N.Uk. according to Brddsfreers. aggregated
4" lNL5 .B hIsrc.s, against s,Hi4,"lo as
N.,k and G.srl.53l lHst wear, since july |
-gtt5. Glg. agalpsi 3s,NHu.l5s last season.
corn exports Tor tho week we're 11il,ois
bushels. against l, 2g1.:l the previous week
ana Tu.pu1 last year, since July ! l2,0l4,-
1gg, ugaA's. .CSI 81 last year.
80 --. 80 49,
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War Loans.

A r. BroohNyn--IiHs the United state
Government loaned any money during | ~
European war tu the warning nations
No.
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pNInI>n> AND INTEREST.
nrLAw ARA HUDSON C0MrAN

NV york. August -, 1915,
Nouur'cri, dI'ityn! ct TWO AND ONE
.oI.NrrEn ,.f, . PER rENT IN IA" zap.
tt,i stock % il,a Company viii be paid at
lie uNi,, ~ - r Company. 2" Nassau street.
81, MS cts. ol and after Wednesday, sept.
.o. lpiG, 20 Stockholders OF record at close
Of business today.
ny order ot tho BOARD OF Managers.
CHARLES A. WALKER. TreasursN
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trsns.. s2.e7s. rs. Inc. Sasi. ts; net after taxes.
81 .322,93 inc. 500 .so4: net after charges.
SAP ca3. inc f3ii M

WESTERN PACIFIC RR coRP-Has been
ors anizcd with election of following directors:
Z. kdyard Blair. OF Blair & Co; F.. II.
Ecker, treasurer Metropolitan Life lns Co.
Alvin. W. kresch. president Edultablc. Trust
Co: An. hunt. San. Francisco; X. w. Mar.
of Rockefeller Foundation; William Salo.
mon. Of VIM Salomon 4 Co. and n. u.
Young, OF L. II Rollins 4 Sons. This cor
noration Is holding company CONTROLLING
Western Pacific RR, operating company or.
ranized under California laws anu having
its own board OF directors.
The sun., 1916-09-02
BALTIMORE MARKET.

BALTIMORE. Sept No important price
changes we're recorded. Consolidated Power
mad" nv the Cosdcn shares, bonds quiet
summary;
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UNCLAIMED BANK DEPOSITS.


or the Unclaimed Deposits. Dividends and
interest OF the Greenwich Bank Of the City
ur New York on the first day Of August, 1910,
mad" In accordance With the provisions OF the
BanAiny Law. sections 1874 and 2lv.
The sun., 1916-09-02
PHILADELPHIA MARKET.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Prices were
lower ~ sympathy with New York. Trading
was IN small volume. Bonds steady and dull
Summary
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Other Cities Live Stock Market.

CHICAGO. sept. L. Hogs--Recc'pts,, 30,
900, weak, mos',y $9c under yes,crday,s
Lao; mixed, .stolo@ ll.l5; heavy. slom
Il 10; rough. lioulo.2bi pigs, ,7,15m : 81.
cattle Receipts, $4,000; w"nk, Native
beef cattle, ~s6,Gomll.s5; Western stcors.
S. iOus25; stockers and %fceders ts@n
T70; cows and heifers. sa,6oys.Ao; calves
" Sheep Receipts, I? 900; weak. wcth.rs.
,Gei@7 so; ewes, '3,25u13 80, lambs $50
ul0.I5.
KANSAS CITY. Sept -Hogs-Recripts
C,o0O, i5c. 10 :i". lower Bnlk,, 80 b0d,
IL ~ heavy, siNtouI Sc; packers and
iu, rhcrs. so A0t1Op 0i light. N0.50D
10 40, pigs. 6. ooW2.e".
Ctt'ia Ro''|rt.. 200 Including lon
eoutherns; steady to Toe. lower. Prime '"i
steers, slOwi II; dressed hccl steer, s75oH
a.. Southern steers, 8 !tHss', COWS,
sit0Hf.5; h,ltrrs, $50 l0.-i: s'"' kers
and feeders, s~s,Ioui7J, bulls, s5,e5uG5O,
"ssh,c"epCReceipts. zoo: csc. lowor, Lambs.
s9.75uio,25; ,earllngs. E.bgs; wethers.
S7V7.7S; ewes. SS.t9v liz.
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BONDS.
PITTSBURG MARKET.

P~iTTSRrRG, Sept. LA Belle !, h 3. was
higher Pure oil, Columbia Gas and u. and
La Belle were the most active
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METROPOLITAN BANK,

Ecpar, ~ 'n, u. '',insI pgr,,,',. Di1den,
md lu-L--e- II IT,
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United states (Au Districts).

In the f0iiouing table are unmarried re.
mort. II al important American steam rail.
Nsv.-,omu1rics now operating n total OF
sn9rbXmatrty 10000 miles OF road, The
"uiir average" is n tained by dividing. total
..,,s. Ny ,pta al pttIsaue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-29
JUAREZ RACING RESULTS.

upward. sx tur'ons. ~senori,a Dlnl 10
,Feeneyi. : TO :. even 10 won col Ran
dell. ll - Horys,. 1 80 ! = to : to O..
second Viso. IL Mc,iowr, . TO /. to /
even. third Time 70 Eugene sues. Jpk
Harrison. Bunny. Gerthelm,. Lady Lucy Bay
Fort sumter Clara Jamc- ana Fairy Fay also
ran
second Raw SELLING four years old and NJ,
ward. fve furlon-s r. Mahti. IL N >hlll
.Mclntyre TO . ! to s, out. second Dixie
Nina, 10 ,Buokles- to ! . ia S. : to )
third. Time 10, Thal'a Flossle : Hearth
stone. Odd Gross. Wild Irish and Mis- Tempo
also ran
THIRD R~aoc-SclArg three. sear.old. and NJ.
Buxton. . 10 : TO . | to 3. won Jennie
small 10 tCulIent. I 70 : . 10 o.. ! 10 2
second. T~n,>,ma-'er. l"- ,saNcsN. = 70 /
. 10 !. even. th1d TIM. lfi4 smiling
M-=slc Lola 7ud S,a'ars" a!sr rtn
Fourth Race Selling. tlro. year old an
even : TO 2 Cu' VOL Cun1au-ht lo7 Hayes.
= to 3. : 20 :. out. second, Carr. orne. g.
tRich.yl. : - !. 4 to o.. uu'. third Tine.
: - g. s,rt,hearn ana Gordon RI.s"ll also
ran
Fish Rae S.l',n- ,hrn. year olds and m.
ITO ]. = 10 p : to 10. vuu, hni.hts OF PSthla-.
ls .ir,kcn-l. : to ! I TO .. . to @. second
Dad Dave 49, ,stirlirs'. G,to ]. 10 !. even
third Tine i"i whls s-'ur Hope
Favor'e Aricle no,ek. Cisko, Evr,n Yuba
and ACur"u also ran
sixth selling. three wear nlds ard
upward. ono mlle- Dave. MONTGOMERY 10
Mason. e. 80 o. 20 q . to 3d. won. FIRST
star. W Buxton, 3 TO = TO ., ! TO %
second Bean s2iller. y iMorS-'. . 80 T.,
Bosy johnson, rranci. q and Rhodes also
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-29
RUSSELL SPLITTER
: HAS THE YANKEES
BATTERS GUESSING
Richmond Pitchers Step and
Side Arm Motion Is
PuzZler.
TWIRLERS IN PARADE
BEFORE THEIR BOSS
~ WILLIAM n. HANNA.

MACON. Ca. Feb. 2s.-The young
pitchers Of the Yankee baseball squad
underwent close inspection by Manager
Donovan to-day. The boss spent most OF
the day Immediately behind the mound
calling balls and strikes as his stan
paraded before him In turn. All except
caldwell. Gay and Meadows appeared
before him. making fifteen which he
looked over and coached IN the art Of
pitching.
This was the main feature of a cloudy
and chilly day. There hasn't been good
training weather here since last Wednes-
day. The only good days the youngsters
have had were the first two of last
week. However. the work goes on Just
The same. Tutelage in control was what
the pitchers were subjected 10 to-day
and every pitched ball was called "A ball
or strike unless IL was hit.
There was more to the practice than
that, however. There was real curving
and more smoke than on any previous
day. Particular interest attended the
appearance OK Urban Shocker. the recruit
from Ottawa. and Allen Russell from
the Richmond club. This pair of right
handlers. together with Ray Heating. are
h New York clubs complement of spit
hall pitchers, and this morning they
threw spltters.
Russell had the batters guessing with
n side arm spitball. They hit late at II.
With the step and the side arm motion
the fling had a cross fire effect and Duke
Farrell says II Is a hard ball to catch.
Farrell. by the way. has taken Leslie
Nunamake in hand and il tutoring him
IN swinging with less violence AT pitched
balls. N~unamaker always was a long
hitter and Farrell thinks that with an
easier wins ne will be "A better hitter.
The toiling pitchers in the forenoon
besides Shocker and Russell were Mar
Sle. Ross. Brady. Love and Vance and
In the afternoon Triple. Mogridge. Pieh.
rullop. Heating. Finn. Percy and
Plodgett. Cullop had a good deal of
stun. including change of pace. Pieh
hooke only two or three and a couple
~ times had a sharp break on he
curve. He ~ still an rdent footsman
In doing laps around the ball park. to
reduce his %paunch. he explains.
Capt. Huston says reports from New
York that his club has a permanent
leoes az the Polo Grounds are incor-
TeSt. che Yankee club has only a year
Ia wear arrangement with the Giants
may.asemcnt. Nothing definite regard
ing the Yanks aking ur a permanent
abode at the Polo Grounds has been
done.
Personally" says Capt. Huston. II
am In favor ~ having our own grounds"
Eimer Miller. the outfelder who came
On the Yanks from Mobile last year. ar
Y'ved this evening. He Is the first of
Wa second instalment of players to
report.
Charles Frank OF the Atlanta club
vould like TO arrange exhibition games
with the Yanks to be played some time
rext month in Naldosta. where the
Crackers will train. Capt. Huston is
not averse and II suitable dates can be
had a game or two may be arranged
for Naldosta or Atlanta.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-29
PITCHING ARM ALL RIGHT.
DECLARES
Watched Closely by McGraw During First Days Work
at Marlin, Pitcher Says It's Only Left Shoulder
He Is Worrying About.

MARLIN, Tex. Feb. es.-Amone the
p,,cb.r. ,,,. .. A.. - - o.
- ~ o"' ny '"o
D"''ers u, emerson Park to-day none
was more closely watched by Manager
McGraw than CHRISTOPHER w. Mathew.
so, ,.,o 4. .u.. t.. ,u-.---.
" Wv" "ee W vi important
'riai. III was hardly expected that Matty
would take liberties with his renowned
arm the frs, dav OH, bu, ba s.y. ba
-. a., :. -. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-29
METCALP TO HOLD
FOOTBALL CONFAB
Although Spring Practice Is
Barred Columbia Coach Calls
on Candidates.
LETTERS SENT TO 40

Although under the provisions by which
football was allowed by the faculty OF
Columbia College TO return to Morning
side Heights spring practice was barred.
Coach T. Nelson Metcalf announced yea
ierday that he will hold a meeting Of tho
gr!diron men Thursday. He has sent let
ters out to $40 men In Columbia College.
the department OF the university Ia which
football is limited. to report at the meet.
ing. All the men on last years squad
will be asked TO come to the conference.
Metcalf said that the primary purpose
of the meeting will be TO work UP the old
enthusiasm which helped transform
South Field last fall from a peaceful lot
"a a stirring battlefield. Metcalf believes
he needs still greater spirit II he is to
20 through next years schedule AS we'll
rs last seasons. T. ght hard games are
m the 1916 card and comparatively II II
a much harder schedule shan was the
1915 one. even considering the fact that
he team viii have had n years expe-
ri,nce.
When the line game was played and
the record Tor the season showed five
victories and no defeats for the first
'hih ''AhNlibIh 'iyVN'o III
ten years everything looked bright for
next season because Of the number Of
veterans who Were to return. Francis
VI. Simonds. the captain and right half
back Eckey Caller. II. Rueriney.r AMI
Rex Reeder. regular ends Wadelton. a
substitute halfback, and Dick Stover. a
substitute quarterback. appeared to lie
all the m,n who We're lost.
But since December Percy Mansbach
and Howard Miller hav, bten lost, and
there is a possibility that Nanny Lit
tauer Will swing TO III. college Of physi-
clans n surgeons. a decision that will
bar him from football. Miller is on pro-
baton becaus. of scholastic difficulties.
Without him and Littauer Columbia
would have ound 1t difficult to win half
It's games last fall.
In the hope Of finding more players of
the same type Me;caif will gather the
likely looking material around him
Thursday and give Il - talking 10. II
is prubahl. that he will civ, blackboard
drills on football tactics. since actual
work on South Field will not bc per
mittsd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-29
NEW ORLEANS RACING RESULTS.

pg F!5', 500 "a'; 'oq- ,n-i %'a;e1 is s%?.: z ~ ~.
W Va i%asn'i liz ,'Ils,calS,e,. aga to !, : r % :
and 4 TO =. second Great Dolly, 10 Han
oy.r' " to |; %vf u sn6 2 t." o. J. '4 T5a TILL
Lore, rashs, cuneo, Meiia, Aimee T an!
second Rsce-Thtee-year.olds: selling,
purse sioo NE and Il half ~'uriongs-Ser
Via. lo7 ,Lilicy,. 10 to !. ! to | and . 80 =.
hrs,t rrisky, u" 'k.o"rnni, ,o,2 TO-
11.Se'' . os ~ e Wa,ch Eng Your t. Step. VIC riisn
smy.h' I'm Grq2ay' "arne'i Dome, J. =
Thlrd Racc-For threc year.olds and up
Gaabfrio. IL" Kaosh'. : 70 l. 70 and
even, FIRST; tameiiia, 10 ,l.!ley'. - TO !.
ITO | and : . =. second; by Kendall; il
Time, ia - Meel'cka, Carl, j. II Hsr.
reli. Joe b. Chiia, Lady London and STR
fourth Raae-Thc Uncle Joe Purse; for
three.year,4ias and inward; purse $500;
(Koerner,, 10 70 5, even and ! TO 9. sec
ond. Father Riley. io7. Uiatner,,. : to l..
, no 10 7 nnt evs s, r, ,s,ra' rlme , 80 n. 81,
PARK and Tokay also ran
Filth Race-.For four.ycar.o,dS and up.
ward. purse 500. one mile and = si>.
,~oenth-Hedge Rose. 10 -. McTesg,r r.
10 !. 800 and to :. won; Nis'aoo
ond Toynhee, 10 ,Metcalie). to /, 8 70
and 3 to ., third Time. las. Tivt. Twi-
light, Ren's brother Dangerous March
Rest Bib and Tucker. Mary Ann X. Roy.
Moriccai. Benedictina aud King Radiord
also ran.
sixth Rac--For three.vear-olds and up
ward selling, purse $500, one mile and
twenty yards-Ia Mode. los ~, McTag
gartl. TO /, 5 to ) and : to 10, won. or
perth. ia tMotcalfc>, : to 5. : TO 10 and
10 3. second Rcdlnnd. Ioi CDoddi. to
(? 5 TO 3 and : 10 10. third. Time, IA"
Miss Kru,cr, Rose J~uliette. j e. Welch
and Glimt also rnn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-29
|45 OUT ON FIRST DAY
FOR COLUMBIA nine
Battery Squad, Having Ten
Days start, Gives Them
Good Practice.

Forty-fve candidates reported TO
Coach Andrew J. Coakley in the Morn.
ingside Heights gymnasium yesterday
In esponse to his call for baseball
candidates. As many Of last years
substitutes and a few veterans were not
among them. Coakley expects to see the
squad jump to sixty before another week
has gone by. The batting cage was
erected and the men got right to work
smuggling the ball. The battery squad.
having had a ten days start, was In good
enough condition TO give the rest OF the
candidates more than the usual speed
on the first day Of practice.
Smoky Joe Wood OF the Red Sox. Tom
S-aton. an ex.Philly. e~x-Brookfed, but
now a member of the Cubs pitching
stan. and Coach Coakley q turns
IN the box. and the trio gave the
Columbia batters about as good a brand
Of pitching as II will receive In any
Of it's twenty-seven games this spring.
Big GEORGE Smith, Beals. Beck and Ed
die shea also took turns in the box.
Coakley said that In view Of the cal'bre
Of the pitching staff the batting wasn't
as poor a. 1t looked.
Only fifteen Of the men signed up a.
candidates for the infield ari outheld.
NJ ~ 10 "i''' " thn'F
Coakley intends 10 issue another call for
candidates for these positions. Tie has
lost IN inielders Charley Ham. Jim
o'Nelle. Paul Friedrich, Reynolds Ben
son and Al Roseff. In outfielders George
Page. Harry Buncke, Compartments and
Ihil.on have been lost. Tho only gains
IN veteran material have been Mannion,
formerly of Hamilton College. and Jack
Laird. tn. former Princeton crack out
fielder.
II have an exceptionally large squad
OF pitchers ard catchers." said Coakley.
"~Twenty-e!S men are working out for
these Two posts. In view OF the fact that
I have Lane. 3.mple and Rosen as
catch.rs. and Smith. Shea and Beck az
pitchers nany Of the others will be en-
couraged 10 GO out for the other post
tons. Cap. Watt has the only assured
position in Ia" intield. Laird probably
will make the outfeld without any
trouble The other jobs warrant spirited
competition and the more men who come
out FOR them the better 7 will like it,"
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who was not listed last night. came in
from California. McGraw received word
to-day from New York that Howard
Baker. former Little Rock third base
man, had decided to pass UP the game
this season. He was to have reported In
New York last week.
Nearly thirty players took part In the
opening exercises this morning. The
only absentee Was Outfelder Sharman.
who sat on the press bench hors de
Sharman came to Marlin sew
eral days ago and was getting we'll con
ditioned when he had an attack Of blood
poisoning. the result Of wearing a tight
shoe The poisoned foot was lanced to-
day and Sharman will be out Of action
for the rest OF the week.
Morning practice consisted Of light
tossing and batting. All hands took
turns in the box and some had too much
speed to suit the batters. There was
another hour of batting this afternoon.
McGraw wound up both sessions by hit
ting ~grounders to various infieId COM
b!nations. Hunter and Kelley worked
at hrst base. Babbington at second. Jack
Martin al short and Shepner and Brain
ard at third. Sandberg. kocher and
Wendell did the pegging from the plate.
kelleys arm was a marvel and his
throwing was a~ppiaudei frequently by
the resorters h came out to see the
fun. Kelley has been playing in Cali
forn!a this winter and has never really
been out of training.
McGraw called it a days work AZ 4
o'clock. He knows that outraged muscles
Will complain tomorrow and as the
temperature Is down near so tonight
the outlook for the mex; few days does
mot r,r,afg "a. ,-ilAS H. -.