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sea room. Battling Levinsky, on the other
hand, found the area just large enough and
was able to send home enough telling shots
to gain the verdict, II such a thing should
be awarded
1t was not an interesting conflict, and tho
patrons of the Olympia A. A. frequently
gave voice to their displeasure. They would
have had a better time at an electrocution
Levlnsky, who once voted for Penrose
came back after long absence and lived
UP to the reputation handed him by the
out-of-town papers. He is without doubt
one of the cleverest big men In the world
today. and as defensive boxer he has
Freddy Welsh lashed to the mast Through
out the six rounds he made Gunboat Smith
look very sad and cumbersome and had he
been able to land hard wallop the engage
ment would have ended abruptly before the
legal time limit.
Maintains Lead
AS 1t was, the Battler maintained Just
enough of lead to win on points.
In the fifth round, after few healthy
"booies" from the experts near the roof,
there was some real scrapping. Levinsky
backed the Gunner in n corner and got
home some hard wallops to the head and
body. At this time Jim Buckley could be
heard shrieking Sailor, Bewarel" as he
feared the Gunboat would put on his famous
act, entitled ASLEEP in the Deep"
This was the only real exciting part of
the fracas, and It kept the remaining Gus
toners in their seats until the last round
was over.
Zulus Are Savage
But there was plenty of excitement in
the semi-windup. Joe Tuber mingled with
the Zulu Kid, fresh from the jungles of
Gotham, and emerged with his scalp, but
that was all. The Kid proved to be Il
ferocious customer and handed Herman
Hinden's pride good lacng. Joe was in
distress couple of times when the Zulu
came in close and did some effective body
punching. The Zulus are a savage race,
anyway.
Johnny Campi knocked out Harry Bren-
ner in the second round of the third pre-
and Harry seemed to be out for
keeps. He stopped right hook with his
jaw. dropped to the floor, rolled over and
was carried to his corner. He did not re-
cover, despite the ministrations OF Referee
O'Brien and was carried from the ring. HIS
came to in the dressing room however and
left the club in fairly good shape.
In the other bouts Jimmy Parker of Cam
den, won from Joe Robinson, of Gloucester
and Jimmy McCabe defeated Jack Kantrow.
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ATHLETICS GAME CALLED OFF
FINAL Contest of St. Louis Series
Scheduled for Tomorrow

me Athleties-St. Louis game, which was
y nave been played this afternoon at shibe
ssIA' was called on at noon on account Of
s This game will be played of on
@ahager Fielder Jones has one more
sssns s with the Mackmen here. That fray Is
1tsS5uuied Tor tomorrow afternoon. The
Athletics are confident that they win be
ssas 49, 70 clean up the series, as they have al
1y ~ won two contests out OF two starts
~ Nspors or Crowell will be Mack's choice
- "ihorrow's matinee at Shibe Park.
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.Aost tried desperately to send torpedo
~ nc FRA n craft, while thousands of good
ss,.rican citizens looked on, powerless TO
"a rrbev were busily engaged in prepar-
~ a flock of harsh notes. They would
srite 10 the Kaiser, or the King, or some-
body about it
O'Brien PAGES Deck
In the meantime, Captain Pop o'Brien.
.hot grand old sea dog, continued TO pace
hs deck He had lost none of his nerv-
,,sness despite the fact that he had been
4 thousands of bloodless battles before.
fha intrepid captain seemed to be doing all
4 the worrying.
The battle of the Raging Main was on.
,rhs arst torpedo missed by several lengths,
sna another was about to be launched,
when the smaller craft, wearing mono
syamrned name plate, took the offensive, and
mi shower of tablets into the mid
.sction of the onrushing Gunboat Came
Iul in the fighting. Both ships drew off
n a respectable distance, circled around
.sch other. and vainly sought a vulnerable
moi 10 work on while the other was not
EokinR Neither was able to find 1t, and
she good American citizens bravely stuck
10 their posts, and wondered IL war was
such a cruel thing after ALL
limitations Are Good
There were six separate engagements.
The only difference was that the second
came after the first, the third after the
recond. and so on. The Gunboat pursued
the Battler and the Battler would stop, fro
broadside and pursue the Gunboat. They
could pursue beautifully, but that was not
enough They wanted to prove their ver-
satllity, and in the fourth engagement be-
gan to give limitations.
The Gunboat put on full steam ahead,
waved his long masts and gave a perfect
mpersonation of a windmill doing con-
elentious work. The Battler, not to be out
one also put on full steam ahead and imi-
ated Ted Meredith breaking a. worlds
-ecord Captain O'Brien shifted his gears
md paced the deck a trife faster. keeping
9th contestants in sight.
Meanwhile the sea of faces was unruf-
bed No squalls came up and the coast
was clear. What threatened to be n ter
rife qclonic battle with no quarter given
on ether side turned into nice. serene
yacht race. Near the end the once hor-
rihed American citizens jumped into the
life boats and set sail for Broad street,
where they could experience, real thrills
b lodging automobiles and other pirate
raft.
Levinsky Got Verdict
The good ship Smith was unable to in
fct much damage because of the lack of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16
LITTLE DAMAGE INFLICTED
WHEN GUNBOAT AND BATTLER
COLLIDE AT THE OLYMPIA A. A.
Levnsky Wins Verdict After Six Zephyr-like
Rounds in Windup-Joe Tuber Discovers
Zulus From Gotham Are Quite Savage
n ROBERT W. MAXWELL

<lNE bell rang out on the still night air.
UA British gunboat, labeled Smith,
.-r.d majestically from It's moorings.
rroudly waving passionate purple nag
e.p,aIn Pop o'Brien, that grand old sea
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dog ana survivor OF
thousands of blood
less battles, nervous
ly paced the deck.
1t was n fine night
for a battle, and the
Gunboat was look
ing for one of those
things.
sud d g My, and
without the aid of a
periscope, a blonde
battling cruiser was
sighted off starboard
and another outrage
was about to be per-
petrated on the high
seas. There was a
collision, and [ h o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16

Cleveland needed Tris Speaker this sea-
son to carry out an old tradition Cleve-
land has won no pennants, but her fans
have nearly always been able to enjoy the
dull, booming roar of the base hit. Back
in 1890 Jesse BurlSett came along. Then
came Sockalexls and Emmett Heidrick. After
Cleveland started In the American League
she first had Nap Lajoie and Elmer Flick
AS these were beginning to drift Joe Jack
son arrived. When Jackson passed Iris
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16
NORTHEAST HIGH
TIES C. H. S. in
SCHOOL LEAGUE
Red and Black Beats Gem
tral a to 0 and Shares
First Honors
OTHER SCHOOL NEW s

Northeast High surprised Central In the
Interscholastlc League baseball game yes
terday at Houston Field the Northeast
boys showing some of their old time 'conne-
back" when they "whitewashed" their OPP
ponents, winning by a score OF 10 o. 1t
was a victory for Northeast Highs entire
team, but in addition a triumph for Bready,
the visiting twirler.
Bareiss Central Highs hope on the
mound, could not stand the pace and In the
fifth Clarke replaced him, Bready, on the
other hand, was steady in the pinches and
he received excellent support. Central High
played loosely and with q few exceptions
the work Of the Crimson and Gold players
was not up to the standard set In earlier
contests One of the exceptions was Bing-
hams feat in left field.
With the bases full and two out Bingham
raced after long fly from the bat OF
Ridpath It was over on the cinder track.
but Bingham pulled It down and saved
Central from even larger defeat The
Northeast High players, who had much
to do with the victory, were Young, whose
single scored both Rooney and Ridpaths
White and Landberg.
PS S'SsE sE isHR sS'
& Shs sas result saDr Ss s
l9ped l9ped Northeast High. The league standing. re-
Schools. Won. Lost. PC
Ssrt5sa.l SsPiF%I 3lilff ElrS soaSG1 aSGayi: 1913
Eifs gSiisagisSis aFistfasRsiS E4aSsl HE& S Ss
GGeansf9Ta Genmah9own HiEh HIsb scsSS sSSooi g 1893
South Phiiadelphia II. ..-s--s 5 liz
Penn Charter School again showed its strength
In track and neld events. The 81 20 20 victory
over Swarthmore Preparatory In the dual track
meet at swarthmore yesterday was another
Of the Quakers in the Interacademic Track AS
ISOLATION title meet
Pemberton Highs all. star baseball team took
the Burlington High School nine into camp yes
terday @ to D. Pemberton's heavy hitters made
good use of their sticks and by timely rallies ran
up the winning score.
Camden High defeated Northeast High in an
Interscholastic Tennis League match TO q,
the three single matches played by weileei,. Len
%ss epG noS rG% jack o DE-
feated Mears, Northeast, 7-b, SO, 81, and
Sweeney won from Kinkaid, Northeast, ga. 90.
hnllgram and Rothermell. Camden lost their
match in the doubles with Cook and Calhoun.
who the point for the Red and Black.
feating Parson, Camden. e-7. 7-5.
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Penn.swarthmore Game OF

e, he third game OF ths series between
~ aluore tlninore and Penn on Franklin Field
sain Weather permitting. the game will
= played tomorrow.
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Lines to Colonel Speaker

Lines 10 colonel speaker
When Speaker swir0s out for ny
That leaves a blot against the sky,
The Grdces, knoton Of old, fade out
Where Form and Art arc forced to yield,
And Rhythm leaves IN utter roW
Before Perfection on the field.
Posed for the sprint on agile siDeep
For Terds top or iUuIlop deep,
The poetry Of Motion fades
And passes ontCdrd tDith a sigh
And all the Grdces look Ike fades
When Speaker stoitDs out for q dy
THE April and May showing of ball
club means nothing" announces an ex-
change. It is the hard. long grind after
June that tells the story. Yes, and then
again No. The White sox last year were
far in front through June, but they faded
out in July and August. The Braves of
1914 were far In arrears in June but they
won out in September. On the other dis
tinct paw the Phillles got the jump the first
two weeks in April and thereby won the
And in 1912 the Giants won the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16

In view of the hip-hp and the hullabaloo
over n Moran-Dillon encounter there seems
to be nothing to 1t but for Moran to tackle
the Indiana Massacre. Dillon is % pounds
lighter than Moran. But Moran was 81
pounds lighter than Willard. Turn about
is an even break
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16

Speaker was there to take his place. We
know of no other baseball citadel that has
known as many star entries in the School
of Slug as the city that is now shooting so
many holes into the befuddled dope.
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WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
SCHEDULE FOR TO-DAY


AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland at New YOrIO-postDoned.
ChicagO at BOstOn-pOstponed.
st. Louis at Philadelphia-pOstpOned,
Detroit at WashingtOn-rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York at ChleagO-clear.
brooklyn at st. LOuls-clear.
Boston at Pittsburgh-clOudy.
philadelphia at Cincinnati-clOudy.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Newark at Observation-Disclosures.
Providence Mt ROehester-rain.
Baltimore at MOntreal-raln.
Richmond at BufalO-clOudy.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Athletics, 81 st. Louis, 4.
Cleveland, OF New York, 4.
Washington, o. Detroit, III lnnings).
Boston-ChieasO. rain.
NATIONAL. LEAGUE.
Phillies, u Cincinnati, 4.
Pittsburgh, 81 Boston, y.
New York, 81 Chicago, 2.
Brooklyn, Al st. Louis. I'll innings).
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
6i Rochester, 4.
NewaFk-TOrOntO lrain).
BaltimOre-MOntreal (rain).
Riehmond-Buhalo Gain
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16

Sr-In 1914 the Braves got Evers and
went from the bottom to the top. In 1916
the Cleveland Indians got Speaker watch
them take the same route in the same way
IN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16

No one can figure the Dope out by
precedent. There are too many mysterious
ingredients to be figured. Who can forget
1906, when the White Sox, in seventh place
In July, won 10 straight games, the Ameri-
can League pennant and the championship? =?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16

Speaker, to our notion, as an outheld
artist, from the fielding viewpoint. is the
greatest one that ever played II he had
an equal in the art of going backward and
coming forward and ranging sideways with
wonderful skill the name Is Jimmy Me-
Aleer. who was Cleveland's centre fielder
exactly 25 summers ago
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16
DOPE TOO TICKLE
TO BE FIGURED OUT ON
THE BASIS OF PRECEDENT
BY GRANTLAND RICE

flag by the big margin they established up
to mid-June,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16

Pemberton Highs all.star baseball team took
the burlington High School nine into camp yes
terday, O to D. Pemberton's heavy hitters made
good use of their sticks and by timely rallies ran
up the winning score.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16

'They all say" Chick Evans said to us
some time ago, that practice is big part
of golf This is undoubtedly true. But
how do you account for this: I have prac-
ticed driving very little since I took up golf
and have very little trouble from the tee.
But 1 have spent most of my practice in
putting, which is still the weakest part of
my game"
We should say that the trouble here is
that Chicks putting faults have been more
of the psychological than the physical and
that faults of psychology are not to be
remedied by merely physical practice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16

Redland has had Bid McPhee and Dick
Hoblitzell, but Hal Chase is rapidly erasing
the memory of all other first basemen in
the general vicinity of Red battlefelds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16

Penn Charter School again showed its strength
In track and field events. The 81 20 20 victory
d, 9Nsr swarthmore Preparatory in the dual track
pointer of just what the students may EXPECT
of the Quakers in the 1nteracademic Track AS
ISOLATION title meet
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In the other two league games played, Franlp.
ford High defeated philadelphia Trades School.
z TO, O., and West philadelphia High won from
traMnkford- M Trades School game was surprise
i9ped Northeast High. The league standing. re-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-01
Thousands of People Com
PEELED to Walk in Pitts
burg and Vicinity
NO ATTEMPT TO
OPERATE TROLLEYS
Strike Affects 1000 Employees of the
Company-Demand Made for Higher
Wages and Men Refuse the Small In
crease offered

PITTSBURG, Pa, May Thousands
of persons were compelled either to walk
or ride IN automobiles TO their work today
as result of the strike Of the street car
men, which began shortly after midnight
Operations We're completely suspended on
all lines of the Pttsburg Railroad com
pany III Pttsburg and vicinity and on the
Washington and Charlcroi interttrban
lines as well as on the Beaver valley and
Washington local lines
President j. ID. Gallery announced that
no attempt to operate cars would be made
today.
The PENNSYLVANIA, Baltimore & Ohio and
Pittsburg 4 Lake Erie railroads put on
extra local trains in order to handle the
increased crowds, while department stores
and other business sent automobile deiv-
cry trucks to various sections of the city
to gather up their employees
The strike affects 5000 conductors and
motormen and about 500 other employees
, of the company.
The men first demanded - and ~ cents
an hour respectively the first, second and
third year service but later yielded to 81
and So cents. The company refused to
/ pay more than y cents as maximum
wage, two cents above the present rate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-01
.OBREGON WANTS u. S.
TROOPS WITHDRAWN
Request Will Not Be Granted-Presi-
dent Hopeful of Cooperation with
Carranza Forces.

WASHINGTON. May L. After an eN-
change Of messages between ten. Scott
and the war department on his conference
Saturday with Gen. Ohregon, Mexican
minister of war, officials said today the
negotiations up to date had been satisfac-
tory.
While Gen. Obregon has urged that the
American troops be withdrawn, President
Wilson, they said, has no intention OF
granting the request at present and l.
hopeful that an agreement will be reached
for cooperation between the American
and Carranza troops in pursuit of Villa
and other bandits.
Gen. Scott has been instructed to contin-
ne TO press for such an agreement. When
| it is officially admitted that Gen. Ohre
gon had suggested withdrawal from Mex,
lea of the United States expedition off
cials said these overtures had not been in
the form of demand and that no unalter
able position had been taken by either
side. Gen. Scott, it was explained had
made counter suggestions to Gen. Obre
gon, proposing cooperative military meas
ures. That the conferences have not
reached a deadlock was also stated on off
cial authority, Mexican Ambassador
Arredondo will confer with Secretary Ian
sing this afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-01
VERMONT REGIMENT
TO BE Modified
Will Be Asked to Motor to Northfeld
(Vt.) to See Field Maneuvers
BY Norwich Cadets.

\ mobilization of the First Vermont
regiment at Northfield May 20 has been
authorized by Adjt Gen. Lee s TiIlotson
Col. A. l.. Reeves intends to mobilize the
regiment to see field day by the Norwich
cadet corps, which comprises the first
squadron of cavalry of the Vermont
troops but general orders have not been
received by Capt. f.. w. Gibson of Com
pany |.
The plan of mobilization is to interest
the boards of trade. the merchants, and
the business men generally in the various
towns in the movement and ask them to
offer the loan of sufficient number of au-
tomobles to convey all the men of the or
ganization to and from Northhed- The
time of departure will be left in the hands
of the local company commanders. Tho
infantry will wear field service uniforms
carry their blanket rolls, arms and equip
ment; in fact, will come all equipped ready
for the field.
The idea of the plan is to ascertain the
feasibility of mobilizing the regiment 10y
the use of automobiles in event of an emer
gency. The occasion will be considered a,
ii holiday on the part of the infantrymer
and they will be asked to take no part il
the exercises except to pitch their shelter
tents and establish temporary camp, ant
to witness the various maneuvers engaged
lin by the cavalrymen.
! 1t is planned that all of the organiza
ttions shall arrive at NorthtieId as nearly a
possible at l o'clock in the afternoon. Tn
/ field day exercises will last until $50
! This is the first time in the history o
| the National Guard of Vermont that
movement of this nature has been attempt
| ed, and it Will he watched with a grca
deal of interest by the military men. a
well as the citizens generally who take u
active interest in military affairs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-01
DYING TRAIN ROBBER
TO EXPOSE BIG GANG
That Got 100000 at Central,
West Virginia

WHEELING, W. Va, May 1.-The mys-
terry surrounding the holdup and robbery Of
a Baltimore & Ohio railroad train at Cen
tral, w Va, on the night of Oct s, 1915,
and the looting of the mail car of 500, 600
in unsigned national bank bills will be
cleared up today when Dick Harrison Of
Gadsden, Ala, who is at deaths door, tes-
titles before a grand jury in the federal
court.
Harrison is declared to be the brains of
an organized band Of train robbers who
did the Central job as well as many other
crimes of similar character during the
past ID years He has made a confession,
federal authorities say, that will be a reve-
ation of criminal operations. Harrison
was arrested at Detroit and had S2S, 600 on
his person. but none of the bills stolen at
Central were included in the money.
Harrison is in the custody of two deputy
marshals, who are guarding him day and
night in a room at the North Wheeling
hospital. He is suffering from a form Of
nerve paralysis which makes him absolute
| ly helpless. He has told the authorize,
that he realizes he has but a short time tc
4 live and lie desires to square his con
science
/ Upon information which he has fur
nshed the government has arrested neal
relative of Harrison and five others but
\ the names are being withheld. One woman
is said to be under arrest
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-01
Marine Traffic of New York
City Seriously Affected
by Strike Today
FREIGHT CONGESTION
is SERIOUS PROBLEM
Engineers and Firemen of Boats of the
Lighterage Glass Demands a Large
Inrease in Wages - Chance of Early
Settlement Dubious.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The marine traf-
iic of this port was seriously affected today
by a strike OF engineers and fremen on
vessels of lighterage class. Hundreds of
tug boats and other towing craft were
idle at their piers and the congestion OF
freight involving delays in eargoes of
steamships and railroads presented seri-
Gus problem Fog early this morning add
ed To the difficulties.
The engineers demand a wage increase
approxinating II per cent and recognition
of their association. The tiremen ask 20
per cent more pay. OF more than 200
tugs and steam lighters engaged in river
and harbor traffic it was estimated that
only 40 were being operated.
Some of the boat owners declared that
they were prepared to grant the wage in
crease sought, but that the Beneficial As
soeiation of Engineers refused to let its
members deal individually with the EN-
! ployes.
Other owners claimed that they were nj
ready paying wages IN excess Of those
asked by the association.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-01
JURY SUSTAINS
HENRY JUDD WILL
Brattleboro Woman Testimony Caused
Storm of Controversy-On At
tended Testator as Nurse.

After having been out for total of a
little more than six hours, the jury in the
contested will case of the late Henry c.
Judd of Hartford, Conn, brought in a
verdict Saturday afternoon sustaining the
will
The case began Tuesday, April Is, and
lasted eight days. In the will, Mr.. Judd
appointed his older, L. Y Judd, as exec
utor and left to him the residue of the
estate, after making bequests, aggregating
about S270,000, to the rest of his family
4 son, Frederick T. judd, of Pendleton.
Ore; Il daughter, Mrs. Leonard d. Fisk
and two grandchildren, RICHARD H. Dem
ing and Marguerite Deming, all of Hart
ford, contested it. The estate was valued
at something more than $4,000
Counsel for T. Y Judd introduced the
evidence of number of prominent bust
ness men to prove that the late wood mer-
chant was of sound mind and fully cap
able of making a will, and also that he
had not been influenced unduly by T.. y
Judd To meet this, counsel for the con
testants produced relatives and servants
OF the Judds, whose testimony tended to
show many eccentrieitieS and indications
of an unsound mind, When the case was
about half over, they produced Mrs Ar
thur Y. ID. Piper of Brattleboro, a former
trained nurse, who had attended Mr. judo
during his illness from typhoid fever, anc
who said that he appeared after it to he
! broken-down, scnile old man = storm o
controversy arose over her testimony
| Mrs. Piper Is a graduate of the Hartford
training school for nurses, and before hel
Imarriage 10 years ago she did private nurs
! ing