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SPORTS
RICHMOND GETS BREAK
WITH ROCHESTER BOYS
Ross Is Too Strong for Visitors and McDermott and
Steinbrenner Play Entirely Too Wel-Fine Sacr
fee Work and Hits Win for Locals.

Richmond took the final game from
Rochester yesterday afternoon. TO ],
when Ross was so effective that the
visitors were unable to land at oppor-
tune moments. The game was the best
two out OF three. a fair percentage for
the local lads. Beyond the sensational
n.lding OF McDermott and Stcinbrcnner
there were no features. Both men
played good ball. and cut down runs
time after time when they stopped
difficult grounders. Neither team made
An error and SO IL was pitchers
battle all the way through. with Ross
the master at all times.
Richmond won the game in the third
frame. when Ross, the first man up.
singled. Clemens drew four bad ones.
and Eibel laid one down along third
bsss line that brought both men up
u was a perfect sacrifice. Hendryx
walled and clotted the bags. Bankston
raped out single. and Ross ana
Clemens tailed. The side was retired
without further damage.
Ia the fourth inning Priest ngled,
and went TO second when Reynolds
laid down fine sacrifice. Ross was
on, on the infeld. and Priest took
third Clemens singled and Priest
scored.
Priest walked. the nrSt man Up III
the sixth. and again Reynolds laid one
down the path towards third that
placed Prizes, on second. |; was
clean sacrifice. which was almost ~ hit.
Ross singled again. and Priest came
on over. while Ross took second on the
throw IN. Clemens famed hut Etbei
slashed one TO the outheld for single.
and Ross Tailed. Hendryx went vit
TO left field.
The final local tally came in the
seventh, when Bankston, as the hrst
batter. walked McDermott HIT
feldcrs choice. Steinbrenner hit a
aeldcrs choice. Priest walked and
forced Steinbrenner TO second. stein
orenner scored when Reynolds singled.
The lone tally OF the visitors came
IN the Nth session. With one man
down. Hale singled. and scored when
Kirmayer hit for three bags TO left
center fel!. Sloan AID Hoclkc were
easy outs and 81 dcd the frame. From
this Time on the Rochester lads never
had look in.
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AMATEUR BALL TO-DAY
Duplex and HOmcbufiders VIII Fight II
Out for First Place in
League.

The Duplex and Homebuildcrs. who
are tied with the Havana Consuits for
first place in the Commercial League
VIII Tight IL out this afternoon at Byrd
Park at . o'clock in the second contest
or the week. The DuplcNers dupleXcd
tho Homebuilders in the first game by
the score OF TO l. and the carpenters
still have the defeat in mind
Despite the fact that they haze been
ruled out Of participating in the inter
city series. the Havana Consuls still
have Il chance TO make the going rough
for some OF the other teams. The
Consults have been given an oppor-
tunity 10 play the winner of the game
this afternoon, but have not decided
whether or not they care to participate
in any more games this season. They
will render their decision to Roy WIKI
inson: president of the league. some
time to-day.
The case OF the Consuls is q hard
luck one; and followers OF amateur
baseball in this city Sympathize with
the members of the team. The Con-
suls have played stellar hall all the
season. and for the sake of their man
ager and player who received money
for participating in games played by
them. they will have to miss the OPP
portunity of representing this city in
the intercitS
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RED SOX CLIMBING
REMNANT RAISED BY =
WORLDS CHAMPIONS.
TAX" Couple of Games From Chicago,
Despite Hard Smuggling of Joe
Jackson.

BOSTON. August i6.--The Red Sox
increased their lead in the pcnnant
race to-day by winning two hard 2
fought battles with Chicago. The first
went sixteen innings. > 10 g. The sec-'
ond game was called after five and II
half innings on account of darkness,
with the score > to /. Twenty onc Red
SoN players, including every able MEM
her except Carrigan and Gregg, were
pressed into service for the first game.
either pinch hittcrs, runners or
felders. 1t was a -ruclinE contest
throughout. and was marked BY nume-'
rous sensational plays. Weaver Eddie
Collins. Scott, Walker Barry and
Gardner figuring most prominently. In
the sixteenth inning Hooper was pa ssed-
after two men were down Tie stole
second, and scored when McMullcnr
made a bad throw 10 first on Barry.S
grounder. p
fourth inning of the second game on
singles by Hooper, Lewis and Gardnct.
Chicago scored it's run in the sixth on
two singles and Jacksons double. The.
attendance was over $4,000. the largest.
OF the season. Between the games the
worlds champion pennant was raised
FIRST GAME.
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GOLF IN ASHEVIllE

ASHEVlLLE, August lA-With ideal
golflnE weather prevailing. the second
at the Asheville Country Club opened
here to-day with 1873 entrants, the
largest entry list ever registered at AN
Asheville golf tournament. The quail
flying round was played to-day, and
was Witnessed by Il large gallery.
w. NJ Paul. of Charlotte, champion
OF the TWO Carolinas. maintained his
reputation by winning tho medal for
the lowest Qualifying score. making
the eighteen holes in 81 whitney
Bowlcn. of Savannah. Ga. pressed Mi.
Paul closely. turning in q card OF 50.
George II. Dodge. al indianapolis, an
added starter, scored ST
Twenty states are represented Al -he
tournament. and indications point TO
some excellent scores before IT, ends.
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-IRST GAME


Tota.=....s - lGt47 IS . Totals. II IS eS' \
.Ean for Terry In eighth am
tTwo out when winning run was scorcd.-.
-Battcl for Leonard IN seventh.
IRAN for Cad- In seventh. =
Stated for shorten in ninth. rHst
FBattcd for Gamer in ninth. -.
xRan FOR Lewis In eighth.
zBatted for Jones III fourteenth. 49,.
Wan for Arn"w in fourteenth. -.
Score by innings: r.
Chicago ......... q ] " 10 y " o-4
BOSTON ......... % oil 2o2 q 90 q o . l---5,
Summary: Runs-WcaNrr. r.. Collins, Jack
son. Terry. Hooper Gardner t?I, Scott. MG. !.
Nally. Two-basc hits-Fclsch. H"hlttzel.
Gardner. Jackson. Hooper. MrMulen Thrc~-t
base hit. Collins Stolen bascs--McNaliy.rs
Wslkcr. Thomas. Hopper. Sacrifice hits.
Scott. Hohlitzcl. Faber. Shore. Doubts !
plays-Scott. harry To- Hoblitzol; Cicntte.
Weaver to Fournirr Bases or halis-ohe
Leonard. |: or shore. =. lIits-or Faber.
Q In Ia innings: of Leonard. in in ;
nuss; OF Mays In IL inning: off Shore, .
e in % innings: off Cicotte. in q innings
Strucis out-hy Faber. =: by Cicotts, 81 Try
and OLoushln Time. 3:53.
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LAKE FOREST TENNIS

LAKE. FOREST, August lG.-Mau-
rice McLoughlin and Ward Dawson, of
Los Angeles: Pacific Coast champions
George NJ. Church. of Tcnafly. y. j., and
Willis +. Davis, of San Francisco. here
tomorrow in the final match of the
national lawn tennis championship
preliminaiieS for the right to play w.
NJ. johnson and Clarence Griffin. OF
California, August IS, for the national
doubles title in New York.
McLouEhlin and Dawson won Il
rather lisiieSs match from the Southern
son. of Memphis, So, 81. ct The big
feature match. however, was that be-
ter represented by Walter r Hayes
and Ralph Burdick. OF Chicago. the
Fasteners winning. So. G-S, 6-t. Cd,
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CANNON FODDER NEEDED
Big Leagues Arc Recalling, Buying and
Drafting Minor League Players
Now.

Have you got a good salary whip?
Can YOU hit around $50?
Are you a good base runner?
In short, can you play baseball be-
yond the ordinary?
II you can you are certain to be re-
called or drafted. Never before in the
history OF the game have good play
erS been so much In demand.
Minor leaguers have been recalled.
bought or drafted during the past
week or more. Whether |; is injuries
TO the big fellows or il demand for the
suDerman in baseball is more than is
yester-year. the Wagners. the Cobbs.
the Lnjoies. the Planks and the rest?
The drafting season is on, so is the
buying season, and minor league play
ers with anything more than mediocre
Skill are In urgent demand.
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3lsoNs GO ON TOP

NEWARK. y. J.. Angus, Buffalo
went into first place in the race for
the International League pcnnant ~
beating Newark. TO 3 here this at
ternoon, while the Toronto Maple Leafs
were walloping the Grays in Provi-
dencs Jack Onslow hammered the
lSisons into first place By smashing
scoring Mcdonald and Gill with the
Rms that really won tho game. small
wood weakened as the game went on.
For the first FIVE innings he held the
Bisons to one run. but then Buffalo
began to peck at his delivery. Newark
got on to thrce-run lead early in
Tho game, but by the seventh the score
had been tied Then in the eighth
they put over the winning counts The
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Ross, Heating and
Hendryx Recalled

NEW YORK. August I1.-7he
New York. American League, club
Tonight announced TINT the fol-
lowing players. let out on optional
agreements, Ind been recalled.
From Baltimore, Pitcher Tirple
and Outhe1dcr IinrtEcll; from New
ark, InHcidcr Cable and Pitcher EN-
right; from Richmond, Pitchers
Ross and Renting aud Outfrlder
licndry1i from Toronto, Pitchers
Mnrkle and BrHdy.
Pitcher EnriEht, OF Newark, In
the only ono OF these players who
will report to the club this year.
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RAY CALDWELL LAID OFF

NEW YORK. August l6-The fifteen
day suspension imposed on Pitcher Ray
caldwell. OF the New York Americans
IN ST Louis was to have expired to-
day, hut as the club has not heard
from the player since he was laid or
the suspension was made Indefinite
Manager Donovan said Caldwell prob
ably Will he suspended for the re-
maindcr of the season
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Central League Tonight

Prcsident Noikmnn, OF the Cen
trial League, Inns called u meeting
of his league to br held Tonight at
his home. "OI West Marshall street,
at S $50 O'Clock.
The main object Ii 10 settle "a dis
pute which arose yesterday after
noon at BYRD Pnrk nmong the play
crs md officials In regard To the II.
w. WOOd-Rich mond Cedar Works
game. The Cedar Works players
and Umpire Scott seem to think
that ~. W. Woods tenn did not
have enough men In uniform to
man wishes both sides to bring wit
nesscs.
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DETROIT BUYS WALKER

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. August To-
Announcement Of the sale OF c. Frank
ginia League baseball club, 10 the De-
,rolt American club was made to-day
by the owners OF the Newport News
divulged.
Walker will report to the Tigers
next month. He Is a Virginia boy, and
hogan his professional career with the
local club last year. In the first game
Of the present season he broke a leg.
but has recovered and is playing n
now,
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REPUBLICANS ARE GATHERING
HnrrlsOnburg Convention Expected Ia
Nominate John Paul for
Congress.

TSpcClaI 10 The Times DispatCh.
IlARRlSONBCNG. VA. August 10
Republican delegates and visitors from
all ten counties OF the Seventh Con-
gressiomal District are arrivin. in llar-
risonburg to he ready for the convcn-
ton Tomorrow. which will nominate Il
candidate for Congress. Former State
Senator John Paul is the only ono men
toned for the place, and his nomina-
ton Is regarded as a certainty.
The resignation OF James Hay nm.
doubtcdly has caused Il change in the
G.. O. J.. plans. and new line OF at
tack will have to be made
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Found Dend ON wharf.

ALEXANDRIA, VA. August 10
Malvn Page. forty-tivc years old.
printer. was found dead on Rcardon's
wharf this morning. y certificate OF
death from natural causes was given
by Coroner T.. ~. Jones. He leaves
several children.
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three heats; purse. $4,000:

three heats: purse. $4,000:
Early Don, s. g., by Don cole
N aientinc) ................ !
Brisae. br s. tMurphy) ... .
Lu Princeton. b. II. tCoX).. 3 4 3
Regardless also ran. Time: ZOOS IA.
2;os. 2:07 IA.
Free for-all class; pacing; two in
three: purse. $1,000:
Napoleon Direct, ch. H., by Walter
Peter stevens, b. H. (Murphyj.. > 3
Hall Boy also ran. Time: l:53 81.
2:0l 10.
zoo class; facing; three in five;
Baby Bertha, b. m. by Silk
Cord (Garrison) .. Ell
Beth Clark. blk. M, BY Joe
Patchen GHedrick) go. ca .
Bingen Pointer. b. e. tSnow) 3
Black Ball, -Areta V, Jean, Van Burn
and Hal Pier also ran. Time: 2:05 IL !;
2:ot A: 2:0t IA; 200 Ia: 200 IA
2:il class; trotting. three in five;
purse. $1,000
The Emo. ,ch. IL. by The Native
Meei eks jr n" =. ' ,MsPoHaidj:
San Feline and Harry Hamilton also
ran. Time: 300 IL: 2:o6 "a. 2:oS / .
To beat 2:l4at pacing at lI-l6
(Murphy5, Won on. Tine. m EOS s.a. Ne"'
To beat 2:QJ Ia pacing:
Miss Harris NJ. b. m. by Peter the
Great tMcDonald). lost Time. zoo.
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Tennis In Atlanta.

ATLANTA. GA, August 16.--Carlton
Y. Smith. Atlanta. Georgia state tennis
e chan pdefeat has comparatively easy
lanta, In the third round Of the State
Championship singles matches here to-
Harris, Atlanta. junior Southern cham
pion. won easily from J. j. Jones, At
lanta. 60, SO.
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JOHNNY EVERS BACK

JAM ESTOWN. y. " August 10.
!ohn j. ENcrS. captain Of the Boston
NATIONAL League club reioined. his
team here to-day after two weeks
confinement at his home at Troy as a
result OF an attack of ncuritis Evers
appeared to he in good condition, but
all attempts TO get him TO talk proved
unavailinE. his only remark being that
nc was off the publicity stuff for
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American Association.

NJ MILWAUKEE,: Ml1waukce, 3: I.oMis-
Vile, (frst gamel. Milwaukee, 81:
louisville. fsecond game).
At Mnnea polis-Minneap polls, o: To-
lcdo. FIRST Eame). Minnea polls. ::
Toledo. 9 Second game).
At st. Paul-St. Paul, s: Columbus
,frst game). ST. Paul. L.; Columbus
4 second game).
~ Kansas City-Kansas City. 3. In
dianapolis. thrst game. Kansas
Ci,y, 3: Indianapolis, ! (second game).
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ZIMMERMAN KICKED!

CINCINNATI. -. August lG-Cin-
cinna,i played 4 ragged game to-day
and Chicago won 10 q Zimmerman
tried 10 steal home in the second in
ming. He was called out by Umpire
Harrison. made vigorous kick and
was finally put out OF tho game. The
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Toronto.

Score b! innings: IL
Toronto ........-..,..-." " : Z" " -
Providence .,.,-.-...l q 81
Slrutary Runs-Rehr. Tutwiler. Fscri-
qu~, Thompson. Yeli.. Trutsceic. Etrnlins-
n. M Murray Graham. Smith Sacrifice HIS
--ShcsD. Birminrhau stolen bas-s-E"hv
~. Murra!. Grah.m Smith. Two-ha.e hit"
-Onsiow. Nioh. Three base htts-MurcaN.
Rthg Raises on bali---ofI Billiard. 3 oft
RaumEartncr. /. on Thompson, struck on:
by Thompson. .. by Riiliard. :. Hit by
pitcher-by Billiard CThGmpsouD. Hits
:, n Billiard. In . - innings b"ur!, pi.y
Hayden Smith. Imp.rrS. Freeman ard
t'hC>,autt riin". 81
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TOlai- I : = = TOfVIs- u . = 4 ,
'B.ttcd for schulz in cighth
S-0r- by irninBs. r.
,'hiC go .................o : 0--5
Cincinnati ............. -
summary: kuns-Xcider ,e,. Packard
kna b.. Hendrix. SacrnC. hits-F!ack. Wort
man. Stolen basrs-Zcidcr. Mann. Moll,,;tz.
Two base h!,s-Emm"r. Hendrix. Bases on
ball: off Schulz. :. on Mosely. l. Struck
out-by Hendrix. I. ny Mosely. !. ~ Knetzer
hy smhul1. EMPIRES. Harrison and
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
Southern Association.

NJ ChattanooEa-Chat ]:
birmingham (hrst game). Chatta-
nooEa. 0; birmingham. (second
camel. Both seven innings. agreement.
At Memphis Memphis, IL: Mobile. ].
At Little Rock-Little Rock, Q; New
orleans. 2.
AT Nashville-Na shville. 5; Atlanta,
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY
Charlotte at Winston Salem.
Greensboro at Asheville.
Durham at Raleigh
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Newark ................0 0-3
Buffalo ....,...........o / o-5
Summary: Runs-Cable. Callahan. wntcr
jackson. Carlstrom t2p. Mcdonald. Gill
sac-ifce hits-Durgin. Iiealey. Iummel t2p
Two base hit-Onslow. ThTee.b base hit--Car!-
strom. Bases on balls-on Sms Ilwond a. off
RAIDER. . Struck out-by Bader ; Double
rlays-Egan and Stafford: KIbler to Durgin: :
RAIDER. Hummel TO Onslow. Empires Bed
and Hart. 'rImc. rs
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WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Roanoke Rapids at Norfolk.
Newport News at Portsmouth.
Petersburg at Rocky Mou
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Totals....?: 10 o Totals is n
'Baited for Williams in sixth
fBattcd for Fourier In sixth. -,
YANKEES COME BACK

NEW YORK. August l6--New Yorfe
won an easy victory from Cleveland in
the first gSne of a series here to-
day, 5 to ). The Yankees scored FIVE
runs in the first inning after Gould
walked the first three men up. Tho
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)RONTO TAKES LAST

PROVIDENCE. Il /. August TO
ronio took the inal game OF tho pres
ont series from the Grays to-day. .
." g. Rcd Nurrays triple with tn"
bases filled in the sixth! spelled defeat
rur the locals. The score:
pro,i,irnce Toronto.
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STANDING or THE CLUE

WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Cleveland nj New York.
Chicago at Boston.
81. Louis Rt PHILADELPHIA.
Detroit at washington
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National League
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Chicago. 5: Cincinnati, l.
(Othrr games not schc dlIled.)

WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
tOther games not sche duled.)
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Montreal nj RICHMOND.
tOther games not scheduled)
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How They Stand To-Day
international League

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
RICHMOND. q: Rochester, I.
Toronto, q: Providence, 4.
Buffalo. d: Newark, 3.
(Othcr game not schcduledl
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SUMMARY: Three-bRne htt--Kir-
mayer. Sucritce hits Hendryx.
Ethel. Reynolds t2), Dankston.
stolen hnsen-Devlin. SfeInbrenner.
Eibel. Double plny-McAuley TO
IIoelkc. Hits-on i<irmayer, % hits
and = runs in innings. Bases on
balls-on kfrmuycr, 81 OFT Herschc,
2; OF Ross. .. Bntters hit-by kir-
mayer tHendryI). struck 0ut-by
kirmnycr. ]. PaSaed bBI1-DOoin.
Left on baaes-tochcnter. g; Rich
mond, 10. Time of game, I:3S. I'm
pIrcs, Cienry md Carpenter.
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American League
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

RESULTS YESTERDAY
New York, :: Cleveland, 8.
Boston. 5; Chicago. tfr.t game; sixteen
Innings.
Boston. .: Chicago. | (second game; five
Innings; dnrSneSs).
(Othrr games postponed; rain.)
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North Carolina League

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Ashrvil!e, @; Raleigh =.
Winston salem. .; Greensboro, !.
Charlotte, .; Durhnm, !.
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south Atlantic Learue.

At DISQUALIFICATION s.;
Charleston. Q.
Al Macon-Macon, 10: Columbia. TO-
Called end ninth. darkness.)
AT Columbus--Columbus. ?; Au-
gusta, O.
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Buy Bush Leaguers

PITrSBtR t:u, PA" August Ia
The Pittsburgh. National League.
club to-day announced the purchase
Of Pitcher ReddinE and InAeIdrr
Anderson from the Charlotte club,
Of the North Carolina League.
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To,ais....3l s-?6 10 2 Totals e.. =. "a % "A o
-Channeil out hill by oatted hall.
br i'm
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Virginia League
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
IAN games postponed; raino

STANDING or THE CLUBS
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-11
Bullets Penetrate Americans AerOplane;
 Collision in Midair Narrowly Is Averted

the next day. and for the first time enjoyed a flight Of 80 minutes in monoplane which took me 6.500 feet high and gave mo an opportunity to see the country about me.
 l could see the country for miles about, chateaux showed themselves here and there, and should have liked to continue my flight. but, be- ing permitted to fly for only half an hour. was obliged to come down.
 My friends first venture in the same monoplane wound up disastrous ly owing, perhaps to his getting excit- ed at the tremendous speed. He pulled back the elevating lever sev- eral inches to rise. when he should have pulled 1t back about half an inch. and, as a result. the machine shot straight up into the air for al. most 30 feet and then fell upon It's side and nose like a wounded bird completely smashing the apparttus and woundlng the pilot.
 The following day. not having a machine to fly and seeing a new Bleriot monoplane flying, l requested the captain to let me ny it. flew for 45 minutes and enjoyed 1t im- mensely. though narrowly escaped death by Q collision in the air with a Nieuport monoplane
 My machine was flying at an alti- tude of about 1,5OO feet, when direct Fly above me a pilot in a Nieuport was spiraling downward from height of 5000 feet I tried to steer out of his path, but he kept on coming towards me and for the moment 1t appeared impossible to avoid a col lision.
 attempted to dive but had 1t not been for the fact that he veered out of his machine In my direction, nothing in the world could have saved me. since the speed of his machine doubled that of mine. and 1t was only by his immediate jerking of the eleyatlng lever toward him that he saved the situation.
 His machine was so close to mine that the tail seemed to graze that of my machine and the sudden rush of disturbed air was so violent that I had the greatest difficulty in keep ing my apparatus from capsizlng.
 Two days later had a most event ful time. A new eighty horse pow CT monoplane had arrived, and was given permission to fly 1t. did so for 20 minutes, and then was given permission to qualify for my military brevet
 The recording barometer was fast ened to the machine by the mechan- ics, but after flying for five minutes, 1t worked loose and l was forced to descend for a fresh start. This time 1t was fastened more securely T rose to O height of S.200 feet in twenty minutes. and then straighten- ed out my machine to remain for one hour or more; but alas, after flying for 30 minutes iD this altitude, the barometer refused to operate and I had to descend.
 l made a fresh start o'clock | in the afternoon This time I fast ened the barometer myself. by e cord l around my neck. to which fastened | a mirror in order to note its opera ton while in flight. A small amer. old, stationary part of the machine capable of registering 5000 metres. acted as a guide when once ] attain