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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23

Edward W. Gardner, who Won the
national Glass \ amateur championship
in 1914, IL putting In some hard ticks
in preparation for another crack Mt the
title m the tournament that begins at
the Arion Society on February 2S. Gard
ner was in his best stroke while prac-
Using at Tim Flynn's yesterday. Against
Flynn in n 200 point game he made runs
OF l04 and 63.
No definite count OF the innings was
kept, but there were not more tina eight
altogether. which would make his aver
age for the 200 points at least %. In
a succeeding Gamc OF the same length
he had a high run OF 81. His execution
was far above that of the usual anna
teur title aspirant. particularly In play
ing out OF lineups and other difficult sit
nations that confronted him.
Firmin Cassignol did not perform uni
tormly we'll at Maurice Days last week
Playing 400 points. Is 2 balkline. agalns'
$50. by Welker Cochran. the nineteen
year-old boy from Manson. Ia. he
won by three points Monday night anc
was beaten even, go to 100, Wednesday
On Thursday night, however, he dis
played the quality OF skill that has made
him famous. He scored game In five
innings. averaging 60. The score b,
innings was s. 12+. 40, 2. 1926.
Experts h witnessed the per
Torrance pronounced the run of ia tn,
most remarkable they had seen. III
made l22 points In the middle Of The
table, nursing and driving to tho sid'
rails and continuing the cue ball within
IA radius OF about eight inches,
After the game Cochran said to Cas-
signol THAT, second inning YOU played
Is H." The remar brought a respons
from Fred iOwenthal, who said 'It wal
more than 1874. He worked u in tn,
table on an average ten inches AVA
from the balkline and his drives wer,
simply perfect"
Cassignoi played steadily well yea
terday. lie beat +. s. Appleby in tn,
afternoon by "A score Of $50 to 81, max
ing a high run Of lss and averaging
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
Executive Com itt~e to Meet.

Previous to and following tomorrow
nights play In the class B tournament
the executive committed OF the National
Association OF Amateur Bilhard Play
ers will hold a meeting to consider a
number OF things. Attention will be d.
rected principally TO details "f the new
expansion policy and rrais%c'nent for
the class \ tournament that begins ON
February IS in the Arion Society.
The several members Of the commit
tee will make reports on progress IN
their individual efforts to further the
cause. II the present rate OF success
is maintained the association will have
doubled it's local membership within "A
few months.
Besides voiclng his appeal for cooper
alton, President Louis Reusche has
mailed TO all the members letters IN
which he says:
or the two hundred thousand anna
,eur billiard players in the United
States comparatively few are members
of he National Association Of ANA
teur Billiard Players. As this assoc
citation. Of which you are a member.
stands for the promotion OF the most
attractive and scientific game OF skill
i'm the world, II ought to nave "A MEM
bership commensurate with It's impor-
tancc. To bring this about rests with
the present members.
great honor has been conferred
upon me by my election as your preSi-
dent and I am determined to do every
thing possible to further h interests
of the association. but I must have
YOUR active cooperation. The prime
need is an increase Of membership.
and to meet this need am going to
ask each individual member to be "A
special committee on membership.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
CADETS TAKE POLO A M
DurIand's lock Robins Defeated
10 10 u, In Indoor Contest.

WEST porNr. Jan 22--Durland's Cock
Robin team met defeat at the hands of
the West Point cadet team ut indoor
polo IN the riding hall to-day. The game
was the first the Cadets nave played In
the recently formed Indoor polo League
and was watched with considerable in
terest by a good sized crowd. The final
scor" was 10 to &.
Roth teams showed flashes Of excellent
teamwork. but the Cadets were more
consistent than their opponents, Cadets
Mcbride and Whitson starred IN some
pretty team play that put thc soldiers
II. in front IN the NTH period, and cadet
Smith was the individual star of the DAY.
Til. Cock Robins, largely through the
efforts Of Iieckscher, led at the end of
the third period, 3 to 3, The cams met
ON the scratch. there being no haudi-
| Gaping. The Cock Robins rode army
mounts. which may hay" had something
| to do with their defeat. The lineup:
| Cade,s-No /, e, smith; No. ., H. Nc.
bride. No. 3, Whitson.
cock Robins No. /, Hoyt: No. ., ID
SauIles: 40. 3, HccksCher.
Score-tadcts 10, Cock Robins, 4, Goals
Mcbride, I, Smith, 4; Whitson, >; Hoyt
=. DE Saullcs. Herkscher. g.. Referee
Lieut. ,iruher. Army, Time-Four period.
Of ~ minutes each,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
Clinton Boys Chess Champions.

DE witt Clinton Won the championship
of tho Interscholastic Chess Association
yesterday by defeating Erasmus Hall
of Brooklyn by I games to U. thereby
concluding their long string Of victories.
This latest success enabled the Manhat-
tan school champions to nose out Boys
High, last years marlborough champion
team, 10y one point, with the champion
ship goes the Rice trophy, in addition to
medals f,r the members of the winning
team. The De Wit Clinton chess team
10 composed Of the following NJ. Zetkin,
captain j. Wagner. :, Bartha and G..
Tobias, with i Ginkelstcin as substitute.
Roys High was second, viii Commercial
"a ut brooklyn II good third.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
SIXTH STRAIGHT FOR
STUYYESANT'S FIVE.
Evandcr Childs Crushed by
Score of 60 to 15-Half
Time Total 36 to 3.
SPECHT CAGES 10 GOALS

ftuyvesant High School won It's sixth
straight basketball game in the =. :.
A. l.. tournament yesterday. downing
the fve of Evander Childs on the Stuy-
vesant court by a score Of IS to Is.
From the opening whistle 1t was a
matter only OF how large a score Stuy-
vesant would win by. At interinis-
sion the score was SO to s.
Specht was the star OF the day,
caging eighteen field goals. TIL line
~
etuyvesant. Positions. Evander Childs.
Sontax ....... Right forward. ...... Rossum
Reimers. ...... Left Onward. Jones
Rpecht. .......... Centre ....... Campbell
Mandel 900. Right gusrd,.... Brennan
Moox. .......... Left guard go. Minerviini
Score-Stuyvcsant, Gs; Evander 'Childs,
IS. Score at the end OF the first half
etuyvesant. 10; Evsnder Childs, =. Goals
from heid-Sontag >. specht Is. Mandel 3,
Tomberg .. Rossum ,, Jones. Brennan 2.
Minervimi. Goals from oul-Rossun
observation-disclosures for Reimer. Referee
kelly, Bronx Church House. Time OF
periods--l5 minutes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
COLGATE OUTPLAYS WESLEYAN.
Losers Hold Lead for Ten Minutes
and Then tOIin Vsc.

MrppLrrowN. Conn, Jan - Nos
leyan held the lead for tn. first ten
minutes Of play, hut was beaten 10y coli
gate in Il basketball game here tonight.
Tho score was 81 To 90. Wesleyan ed
at one time. . tn 4. hut after that the
colgate team gradually drew away and
led ut the end OF the first half. 81 TO
10.
In the second period the Wesleyan
PLAYERS seemed tired, for they allowed
the visitors TO add fourteen points to
their score. while they were scoring hut
two baskets and three fouls. Kennedy
for the visitors scored thirteen baskets
out OF sixteen free tries. Harmon and
Wilkinson were the Wesleyan starr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
DARTMOUTH BEATEN
WITH EASE BY PENN
Losers shoot Only Trio OF
Field Goals: Bcwildercd
by Passing Game.
FINAL SCORE rs % TO .

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 80. 49, Pennsyl-
yania's basketball team had little trouble
disposing OF the Dartmouth Ave in
| Wc!ghtman Hall tonight. The maj
! score was 90 to .. and not until the
second half were the visitors able to
score u goal from field. Pennsylvania .
passing had the Green team completely
at sea.
Harlwick started the scoring for
Pennsylvania with u goal from field III
the first few minutCS of play. A mo
meut later. when McNichol missed a
foul goal, Jcfford converted the miss into
n tally by jumping the ball into tine
basket for n goal from field. ilardvick
later In the first half sho his second
field goal and. with McNichol cpntribut-
ing foul goals, Penn had it'll" trouble in
running up a big lead. The iirst half
ended with the score 10 to I in Pcniis
favor.
Dartmouth presented a changed lineup
in the second half. Ashton taking Sis
sons place AZ left guard ana StviurOd
replacing l2s<"linr AT Onward. This new
combination worked somewhat better
aud Dartmouth was able to break
throrgh peru's defence for three field
goals. Penn. however, was not TO be
denied ard soon recovered the lost
EYuuud whcn MrN'cuo. hot ~ beautiful
field Goal from 70" widdl, of the floor.
and MIrtt' q omcn late" 'pssed on
from the sidclines.
hrNichol was ru'od out If the gam"
~ the last few minutes of play for per-
Suua' fouls Williamson. who took his
place" was IN no eamc - enough.
however. 80 Contribute . field goal. For
PENNSYLVANIA Martin played an asgres.
snc game al forward. n Hardwick,
who made his II II appearance Tonight.
did we'll. Williams played n good floor
gam, for dartmouth. hut his inability
{, sioo' foul goals cost his team many
ru.uts. The lineup.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
Fast Orange Outswtms PlainacId.

P~LAINFIELp, y. j., Jan, 22.-The East
Orange High school swimming team
defeated the Plainfeld High School
team in u meet here this afternoon by
u total of 81 to Is points, East Orange
was represented by Johnson, Fortescue,
Walker and Thomas. while Cond!t,
iirownlec, Fitch. Fullerton and Snyder
composed the local team.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
COMMERCE RALLIES In
SECOND HALF and WINS
Bushwick Ahead II to 3 at
End Of First Half, but Is
Beaten 35 to Is.

After being outclassed In every de-
~pArtnent of the game In the first half
and trailing at intermission by a score
a.. II to , the High School OF Commerce
basketball team rallied and won from
the BushwIck five yesterday by a score
o. 81 to IL.
The Commerce lads gave a whirlwind
performance in the second half, making
many difficult basket shots. breaking up
the Bushwick teamwork ard cxcelling
in II themselves. The lineup:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23

Fordham Prep added another game 20
its list of victories 10y defeating W,hh
Academy yesterday afternoon by tIc
score OF 81 10 3 The trio Frisch. col
Inns and Hethcringtun played ii splendid
offensive game and rolled up "A collection
OF twcnty-siN field baskets.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
AUCHTERLONE IN LIMELIGHT.
scores = Points for Ernsmus In
Losing Game with Eastern District.

Thc basketball team of the Eastern
District High School furthered It's claim
to the Brooklyn championship Yesterday
when 1t won from the team of Erasmus
Hall AT the Forty-seventh street ar
mOry 10y u score of 81 to 10. The East
ernites showed superior passing and re-
peatedly broke up the Erasmus team
work, Jim Auchterlonic. who has been
In the limelight of late. scored eight OF
his schools ten points. The lineup:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23

With an entry OF seven strong play
ers. the rational class b amateur cham
pionship 1872 balkiine VIII
get under way tomorrow night at tine
Brooklyn Billiard Academy. Flatbush
avenue and Nevins street. Brooklyn is
represented by three men. New fork by
the same number and the seventh man
IL i. G. Burnham of Hartford.
Burnham's ability IL an unknown
quantity { o most Of those VINO VIII
watch the games. whereas the others
are al well known because Of their per-
formances here during the las. few
years. George r. Moon. Jr.. Charles u.
White and Fred Lowcnthal are the
Brooklyn entrants. George i. II. Clarke
and the Appleby brothers., Edgar T. and
Francis s.. hail from New York.
Observance Of the local players IN
practice for the tournament leads a ma
jority of enthusiasts to regard White
and the Appl,by brothers as joint favW-
ties for the championship. White par
ticularly has been doing fine work. one
night last week he averaged 20 In a 300
point game against Morris ID. Brown.
former class A champion. and made on.
run of 12i. Such playing is even well
beyond ordinary expectations of class a
men. Moon and Clarke are regarded AZ
steady players OF knowns speed. Lowen-
thai is a close student OF The game and,
IL I'm form, will make It interesting.
Burnham, the dark horse. may finish
either first or last-nobody here has
hazarded a guess.
white and Burnhans In Opener.
In tomorrow nights opening game
White will play Burnham. Thereafter
there will be games twice daily, after
noon and evening, until the tournament
is ended. On Tuesday afternoon Moon
meets +. S. Appleby. and that night
Lowenthal and +. 7. Appleby will play:
Clarke does not get into action until
Wednesday afternoon. when he will face
the loser of the opening game.
Due to the present wave OF increasing
Interest in amateur billiards some good
sized attendances are expected at the
contests.
Edgar T. and Francis $. Appleby. the
Columbia students. who will vie In the
Glass II tourney, are AS closely attached
AS two brothers should be. but are keen
rivals at billiards. Edgar would not
have entered the Glass b competition had
not Francis beolme al entrant. In TACT.
Edgar delayed sending in his name until
assured his brother would be "A particle
pant.
Having been introduced to Frank APP
pieby. senior. Frnin Cassignol said
Your sons play we'll. very fine the
answer was. II nope they don't think they
play well. for II they do they may no, try
to improve Asked which of his sons
he considered the better billiardist. he
replied ~ believe Edgor is. He should
be. for he is playing on fine physical con-
dition. while Francis is not In good
PHI, steal condition and is playing on his
nerve"
When John Smythe expressed al
opinion that Edgar was the better of the
two. "A %bystander remarked "One night
YOU see Edgar play and become con-
WINGED that he Is the superior of his
brother. The next night you see Francis
play and revise your opinion" That's
about right" rejoined Smythe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
Thirteen Is'<n InIuck, Number.

PATTERSON, y j, Ian 22.-The Eater.
son High School basketball team dc.
fcated cooper lnion Institute of New
York to-day. ." to IS, The visitors
Ncrc outclassed from start 10 finish
At half time the score Was Il To- T..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
KINGSLEY MEETS ITS MASTER.
50. PauI's Basketball Team Wins
by score Of ~ to Z.

GARDEN CITY, Jan. 22.-The kingsley
School Of ESSEX, y. J., which has been
winning regularly OF late. had its chain
of victories snapped this afternoon by
the 81. School basketball team.
Thu score was Is to 4.
klngsley was able To score only one
field goal and at half tipe was trail
ing by II score of . to 3. The lineup:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
ETHICAL CULTURE TRIUMPHs.
OutAnishrs Irving school Five and
wins by 20 70 -.

Ethical Culture School won from the
Irving School five yesterday on the for
nicr's court by u score of ~ TO IA.
Irving forced the playing in the frst
half and at intermission was leading by
a score of IL 10 II. The Ethical five
assumed the lead in the first Ave min
utes OF play In the second half and
gradually widened the gap. The lineup
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23

SV0~fe--FDnUSN TVInitI y, D|IrtiN1UlN, 2.
'irtI~ tr"n t,'l-M Martha >. IIirIwi,k =.
Juu,.. Mc\iu mol. Williamson. Williams,
Ashton. Mar'u Goals from f"ui-Mo Nichol.
: out Of ~. Martin. . out of > Williams,
2 out ~ 10 Observation-Disclosures,
~',iurul 10y Esk''inc. Ashton f"r Sissnu
r.uns,lvania, Martin fpr McNIchol, Will
iI'u~nu for Martin. Dccring ~
Manhattan. Impirc-Ed Thorpe of Dc
u, SaiLc. Tim VI hh.Nr.-.0 imlnutcs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23

score-Commerce, rs; ~Bushwick.. u.
wick. II. :, Goals from held
-Ediestein. !. Pollock. Dorm. Berdie. J:
Gersdansky. 3; Holman. u; Pepper. j.
Goals from foul-Hoiman. 3; Edlestein. J.
substitute-Berry for Rahinsky. Referee
Paul Impire-Marx. Time OF periods
go minutes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
HAMILTON IN CLOSE A
PawliuR school beaten at Basket.
bail by ~ TO 20.

Hamilton Institute won from the Paw
ling School basketball team Yesterday
by n two point margin, the score being
27 TO 20. 1t a close going through
out, with the lead alternating several
times, The winning points were not
made until the last minutes of play.
The lineup:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23

from hcld Ethical. Mills I. Peck 5. All
son. cathcart .: Irving, Millspaugh. CON
over 2, BUNHnigrr. GOALS from foul-Pcck
), MillSpiugh T.. ulstitutes-Rrsr for
Peck, Sutherland for Van Dusen Referee
JONES. Time ~ halyes--l5 minutes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23

score-st. Paul's. Is. Kingsley, I. Goals
from feld--St. PauPs, Reed. .. Dietrich,
Birch. =. lie Fcrrari. .. kingsley. Arnold.
Goals from Held Birch. .. Reavcy. :.
Differentiation. umpire-Randall. Time.
OF hIiNcs-li minutes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23

Score-Esstcrn District, IS: Erasmus
Hall, 10. Score At the end Of the first
period-Eastern District, ~; Erasmus. L.
Goals from field, Brodsky. ,. Lyman. q:
Blumenthal, :; AuChterlone, .. 'Goals
from foul. Auchtsrlopc, I; Dawson. .;
Brodsky. :. iefcrcc-Salck Time Of pc
riodg, fifteen minutes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23

from GeIi"Wiison,, :; cam :. Dun yo i
u. Albright, :; Brcay, 7; Elliott, |; Riemy
} Goals from foul-E. Albright, !: Wilson
3. Refcrce--Lemanth, Williams. Time OF
periods--.O minutes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23

George y Slosson has accepted "A
position as instructor Of billiards. a,
the CITY club. Boston. lie returned
from chicago early last week and wen.
Ia Boston Wednesday night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23

Flrmin 'asslgn"i. Leonard Howison.
Welker Cochran ana Roy Ream viii
play an 49, tournament of IA weeks
duration beginning February II At the
Metropolitan Billiard Academy, New
ARK Ream is a local expert. Cas-
sign"l and Cochran will open the tour
namcnt On the second night IIowison
and Rcam will compete.
ON February II Cassignol and Coch-
ran VIII exhibit at the" Union League
club. where Wilson u. Foss il chair.
man OF the billiard committee.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-22
Big Horses Show
Perfect Training
Get Out and Get Under" Win
Precision on First Tap
Of Fire Gong.

Wh"n the alarm came in at II 90
'ast night for the fire which destroyed
mo imperial Coffee Company's plant
at 1881 East Cary Street. several m en-
VINO were passing Fire clIadQuurters
when the drst tap sounded on the gong
stopped I. watch the iircincn turn out
In" most i..:aresting part Of the
whole affair and il was an affair that
lasted just thirty seconds. was the
manner in which the horse. acted
me first tap Of the gong automatically
releases the pins which hold up the big
chains ir front OF the fire horses This
Is lhclr Gu" !" get out and get under"
ana they did not hesitate
The big animals all sprang to II .
front IN perfect harmony, almost pei
rect step. Although IL wasn't steps
Il VAS '"ur springs with iron-shci
hpofs s,rikiae the cemen, door il
unison. The last spring sent them All
trembling and eager. under the sus-
pended harness.
They had hardly reached their sta
tions when the brass rod through the
floor Of the sleeping apartments above
Was alive with hremcn Some were
holding on with one hand and pullinh
on trousers and rubber boots with the
other It's mystery how some were.
holding on. They were using both
hands
Their" was no confusion. There was
4 click and Il snap and the har-
ness was fastened TO the horses 4
gong sounded The big doors swung
open and the horses. without avail, =
ing command. charged through the
doors. 'uGEirg at their bits and bang
ing SptrkS from the vet paven 1t.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-22
CONSIDERING WAR CONTRACTS
RrichstuE Committee Ia Take tn
Orders Involving Many Millions
of Marks.
y, Ass"Ci"tcd fress

N-NNTINI.V
BERLIN. December :. ivia SayvillcJ.
The Overseas News Agency to-day
made public the following item: The
German Rcichstag committee for the
examination Of contracts for war sup
plies has held its nrst meeting The
vice chancellor. Or. Karl Helferrich. in
an address. said The committee would
hay. 10 determine upou contracts rum
ming into thousands OF millions OF
MARKS which was q task unheard-o f
IN magnitude
AdvIces received from Vienna re-
port that Emperor Charles has received
a deputation OF Austrian Jews. headed
ny the Nicnncse grand rabbi The
Emperor thanked the dcputation for
It's visit and assured the members that
the Jews would enjoy forever the
rights guaranteed to all citizens.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-22
PAPER CAMPAIGN
GROWS Rapid Y
ENM;inucd frnln Eirst rauAl


other collection 10 To made on Thurs
day. January { rr Ch.ndl.r wan,.
ai Of the school children 10 accumu-
nate the paper that tx received I'M.
their homes during the HOLIDAYS in
Guiding wrapping and tissue paper Ev
inns means they can do even bctt.r
than they have in the two collections
10 date
The Housewives League and the
Mo'hcrs cubs are behind the paper
conservation movement. Tn. former
Is Interested in helping the merchants
save by reducing the amour, of wrap-
ping paper used, while the latter is
cooperating with the children Pa
per dealers. too. admit the campaign
lnaug'iratcd by The Times DISPATCH
mas already resulted in scores OF fam
ilies getting rid Of the accumulation
OF paper on their premises Tons have
already been sent in by persons who
were reminded OF the value Of the ma :
per through the movement TO aid the
school funds
Already the schools Of Richmond
have put sixteen tons OF paper back
'"to use. The irst six tons collected
have already oCcn sent to he factories
while that received yesterday is now
loaded on cars for shipment The
amount collected Yesterday, together
with the load expected from two addi-
tional schools, will result In "A solid
carload shipment
While the Richmond school children
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-22
TEIPER JURY STILL OUT
After More Thnn - Hours COnsidrrn-
ton. Unable tn Agree on
Verdict.
Iny AssociateL Press.l

III FFtSS.
BUFFALO. y. Y, December 2l.--At
midnight Tonight the jury in the case
OF John Edward Teipcr. charged with
the murder OF his mother. had not
agreed upon verdict. Al the time the
jurors had had the case under advise
lncnt for more than twcnty-four hours.
Teiper. surrounded by members OF his
family. waited in the Office of the Erie
County Hail. The defendant maintained
through the hours of waiting the same
calmness that he has manifested dur
ing the six weeks of the trial.