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New Britain herald., 1917-05-25
SOFT HATS FOR ToafM1Es.

London. May 25.-Derby hats are gradually giving way to the soft felt and other negligee type of hat owing to the ministry of munitions being unwilling to grant supplies of wire which are used in the brims of the hard felt, or derby hat.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-25
NEW SHIPS HAVE COMFORTS.

London. May 25.-Standardtzed ships now in course of construction are to have accommodation for sea- men and firemen on an entirely new basis. The men will have their quar- ters aft, there will be 8 mess-room and complete bathroom and lavatory arrangements.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-25
OIL COMPANY IN RAD.

Mexico City. May 25.-The Standard OH company has been ordered by the department of commerce and industry to remove about fifty oil tanks erected in tho Tampico fleld. These tanks the department declares were erected without permission and were not erected according to 4overnSn ent standards. It Is said the tanks cost approximately 4So0,0oo to construct.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-25
SECURITIES RECOVER.

London, May 25.-One of the few features on the stock exchange re- gently has been the steady recovery in values of Brazilian securities, which arc now from four to nine per cent. above tho lowest prices touched this year. This is due to an increased demand from investors owing to the rapid recovery in the Brazilian ex- change.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-25
A VALUABLE SPOT LOST.

Copped Hall, England, May 25.- The building composing the Copped Hall farming school for girls where the young women practiced at milk ing dummy cows" with the intention of volunteering for farm labor as milkmaids. were destroyed by Ire last night. They were on larg4 ecclss- iastical estate on the border of Ep- ping Forest, near London.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-25
MANY HEIRLooads SAVED.

London, May 26.-While viscount Grey. former secsetary of foreign af- fairs, was fishing in Scotland the other day. his home. Fa}loden hall, Northumberland, was destroyed by fire. Most of his famous pictures, his collection of books and heirlooms were saved.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-25
SERVICE FOR DEAD CANADIANS.

SERVICE FOR DEAD CANADIANS.
 London, May 26.-A solemn serv- ice. which will be attended by the king and queen. will be held in Vest minister Abbey on the morning of Monday, July in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the con- federation of Canada. and also in memory of the Canadians who have fallen in the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Oarsmen Killed
In World War

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE names OF
many we'll known British athletes are
included in the latest casualty list is
sued. Major Adrian Drewe, killed, was
a fine oarsman, both at Eton and Cam
bridge. At Eton he won the novice
and junior sculling in record time, and
rowed in trial Fights. At Cambridge
he rowed three years in the Third Trim
itv light four, which was head of the
river. and also in the winning boat Of
the varsity trial Fights in 1911 and in
1913 he won the varsity trial pairs.
Lieutenant A. c. Hoberdon, killed,
stroked the Trinity eight at oxford and
the college four in the Visitors at
Henley In 1907.
A keen sportsman has been lost in
Captain L. d. r. Huggard, who repre-
scented Bromsgrove School in the Pub
lie Schools gymnastic competition at
Aldershot. Major II. Cheyne, killed,
was a famous Rugby footbsller when
az oxford and played against Cam
bridge in 10000.
Lieutenant G. Y. Harrison, who lost
his life in the vanguard, was a splendid
athlete and was developing into a good
boxer, being runner-up in the Grand
Fleet boxing tournament last year in
the nOvices light heavyweight class.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
George Sisler Pressing Cham
pion, Iris Speaker, for Po-
sition of Runner-Up

Two Of the pitchers who threatened
to make life miserable for the mighty
Ty Cobb have taken tumbles to them
selves this week Earl Hamilton. of st.
Louis, who fourished in inactivity at
an even 400 for many weeks, has been
busy enough of late to tumble down 70
.375. Babe Ruth also has slumped off
twenty points to .349, Old Tyrus holds
the fort with a fine 1874 now, the near
est regular being the champion, iris
Speaker, at $40. George Sisler Is hit
ting .342.
Russell of the Yankees, is the only
300 representative of the Donovan Grip
pies. lie is hitting 1913. Frank Baker
has managed to hold his own at .295.
The rest of the Yanks are buried. Tim
Hendryx. the best Of the lot, showing
nothing better than .269.
Following are the averages of those
who have hit 200 or better in fifteen or
more games, including those Of Thurs
day last:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Pulitzer Presents
Mystery II to Navy

Mystery II, new patrol boat owned
by Ralph Pulitzer, has been turned
over to the Navy Department. As soon
as guns have been mounted on Mystery
III she will go out on patrol duty.
Last year the United States Navy
had two boats built, which were de-
signed TO show yschtsmen the proper
type for patrol work. The larger Of
these was sc feet in length and was
designed TO make thirty miles an hour
Mr.. Pulitzer at once decided to accept
that model, but he had his boat made
five feet longer. and this additional
length enables him to have two extra
staterooms.
The arrangements below are very
complete. The two engines, of 400
horsepower each, are amidships in a
water tight compartment, and there
are two suites of rooms for the owner
and his guests, one forward of the
engine room and one aft. In the after
part are the dining saloon and the
galley.
The government has already taken
over 200 boats in the Sd Naval Dis
trict alone. This district extends from
New London, Conn, to Barnegat, N. J.
While a large number of the larger
craft have been taken for war purposes,
tho owners Of small yachts, power and
sail, are very busy and races in en-
informal way are being conducted by
clubs each week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Miss Catherine Stinson, Oho will race Barney Oldfsld

Miss Katherine Stinson, Americas
foremost aviatrice, who will give up her
looping exhibitions and engage Barney
Oldfeld in a special air-and-earth race
at the Sheepshead Bay Speedway next
Saturday afternoon, wants to go cover
there" The nineteenyear-old girl
champion of the air has offered her
services to this country on condition
that she be sent to France as a member
OF the aerial army Uncle Sam will send
to the other side.
Miss Stinson is the first OF her sex to
turn an aerial somersault, and she will
perform this death-defying trick in her
exhibition at the seaside course next
Saturday.
Miss Stinson comes Of a flying fam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Williams to Play
AT Forest Hills

R. Morris Williams, I'd, the present
champion, will play in the national
patriotic singles tournament at Forest
Hills on August II. Julian S. Myrick,
president of the West Side Tennis Club,
has received definite assurance from
Plattsburg, where Williams is training,
that he will play.
There has been some uncertainty as
to the possibility of Williams enter
ing, because it was not known whether
the men at Plattsburg would be on
leave at the time of the tournament.
Advices from Washington, however,
have declared that they will be free
for about two weeks, which gives a
chance for men in training camps to
enter the national tournament
With William NJ. Johnston in Cali
fornia. serving with the militia, and
NJ. Z. Mclaughlin also on naval duty
il began to look as though recent cham-
mons would be few and far between.
However, Williams's entry will make
nm in part for the lack Of the Cali
fornians, and there is no doubt but
that the tennis public will be keen TOR
the chance to see the champion IN
action. He has had some tennis at
Plattsburg, and, of course, is in splen-
did condition physically.
Several of the first ten will be in
action at Forest Hills, for R. Lindley
Murray (No. A.. c. ]. Griffin (No. g.,
Watson NJ. Washburn (No. y and Dean
Mathey (No. 1O) have agreed to play.
There is also a possibility that Joseph
J. Armstrong (No. 81 may enter, de-
pendinc upon arrangements he can
make with reference TO mis- work in
the navigation school, where he is en-
rolled in the governments service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
The Dixie Is Winner
Of Queen of Bay Race

BABYLON, Long Island, Aug. IL
c. F. Weston's Class Q sloop Dixie is
again queen Of the bay. The speedy
Sayville yacht won the famous Queen
Of the Bay Cup in a drifting match off
here to-day, under the auspices Of the
Babylon Yacht Club. So light was the
breeze, which came from all over the
lot and never had enough strength TO
really give the craft any true COMPETE
ton, that the race committee called Off
the contest al the end Of the first
round Although il reduced the course
20 three miles, il took the Dixie
1860 10 cover the distance.
Owing 20 the war and the calling off
Of the annual cruise Of the Yacht Rae
ing Association Of Great South Bay,
there was considerable talk over the
Availability Of holding a Queen Of the
Bay Cup race this year. Acting on the
advice Of President Wilson, who has
advocated the continuation Of sport,
particularly yachting, the Babylon
Inv CLUB. holder Of the historic
trophy, decided 20 put the cup up for
competition. Thirty boats started.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12

lily. Her sister Marjorie is known
among aeronauts as the "baby ava
trice," and she has the distinction Of
being the only woman to become a
member of the United States Aviators'
Reserve. Katherine's brother, Edwin,
twenty-three, also is an aviator. Sew
eral months ago Miss Stnson flew from
Buffalo to Washington, via New York,
carrying thousands for the Red Cross
fund to the United States Treasury.
Besides Miss Stinson's demonstra-
tion next Saturday there will be series
OF attempts at worlds auto records and
a special match race, in which Barney
Oldfeld, Ralph De Palma and Louis
Chevrolet will compete for a record
prize. These three daredevil drivers
will race at twenty, thirty and fifty
miles, and each expects TO create new
records for the various distances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Ty Cobb Shakes Oft Most Dangerous Opposition;
Roush on Way to Cinch National League Croun
Benny Kauf Crowds Up tc
Within Striking Distance
of Pacemaker

Outfelder Eddie Roush, the Giant
discard, who is trying to help Matty
put Cincinnati back on the baseball
map, stands a fine chance to win the
National League batting championship
this season. Roush is hitting $40,
while Cruise, who followed the pace
most of the season, has dropped back
TO .3l9, being tied with Benny Kauff, of
the Giants.
Roger Hornsby, of the Cardinals
tops both Cruise and Kauff with 1922
The way he has improved of late, it
would not be surprising if Kauff finally
gave his old Federal League rival,
Roush, the real run for the honors
through the stretch. Other fine Giant
hitters are: Zimmerman, .309; Wilhoit,
1902; Burns, .297, and Rariden, .282.
The averages of those who have hit
200 or better in fifteen or more games,
including those of Thursday last, fol-
low:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Disbanded Leagues
Must Pay All Players

CINCINNATI, Aug. 1.-THE Nation
al Baseball Commission to-day promul-
gated a finding in which it ratified a
ruling of the National Board awarding
to disbanded minor leagues the reten-
ton of territory privileges, but in the
same finding the commission refused to
approve the extension of protection to
such clubs in the reservation Of their
PLAYERS for 1918 unless their salaries
as stipulated in their contracts are
paid in full.
The decision came up relative to a
number Of minor leagues that have
disbanded for the season and the ques-
ton of the status of the players with
these clubs was involved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Oriole and X-tra
Lead Rival Yachts

There was quite a navy touc9 70
.ba o1nual regatta Of the New YORK
Canoe Club. sailed on Gravesendd Bay
yesterday afternoon. Ensign John H.
Ironbv timed the yachts and Quarter
master II. Peterson looked out Tor th2
signals. Both are now in the Onl'eu
States Naval Reserve.
ONLY two of the handicap class ana
Fonr inockabouts came to the start
inc line off the Atlantic Yacht Cup
ST Sea Gate. The course was from tne
starting line. around the Sea Gate
mark. thence 10 Fort Hamilton to
Rensonhurst and home. The wind was
southeast. giving the craft two reaches
and a beat. On both actual and cor
rected time Oriole was the winner IN
The handicap class. X-tra was the hrst
home in the other division.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Rival Yachts
Finish Close
might Wind
Arvia Bests Virginia; Anita
and Bob Cat
Tied

GREENWICH, Conn, Aug. ll.-Fol-
lowing in the wake Of the New
Rochelle Yacht Club, which was the
erst organization to give an open yacht
r,ce on Long Island Sound this sum
NOR the Indian Harbor Yacht Club
broke into the game to-day and sheid
REGATTA for the handicap class OF
LING Island Sound over its outside
course, of Great Captains island To-
day. Ill, hroozes
here in August, the weather condl I, ms
we're typical Of July afternoon lhete
was practically no breeze at all, ana j..
was long after sunset when the IaS1
raft came drifting across the hnlsh
line. Still il was race, ana sh t,,NSI
that the Indian HarbOr Corinth i .aH.
arc +rvinr 10 live up to the suggestion
made by President wilson ana Keep
live sports, regardless Of the war.
Not only did the Greenwich CoIln.
,AisDs start the handicap yachts, ouI
,bo,, also sent two Glass Q boats ana
.Loir feet of Arrows over the outsloe
coyrse Notwithstanding the hghV
80 all the yachts managed TO hnlsh
with the exception OF the SeCo'S W. .
sion of the handicap class. Not d
boot in the class was able to cover the
curse within the required time ailo"-
avrg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Field Club Battle
With Rovers lls'

With most of the batsmen ieen -.
In the Association championship AL
between the Bensonhurst kove'i nag
the Bensonhurst Field Club, ~ ;SI, D
Park yesterday, it was not pOs', .st Is
reach a decision before darkness a,
and a draw in favor Of the K0'sH
recorded. I'D ran y
The Rovers batted FIRST anu F.s
a total Of 1876. The Bensonnui.IS, 10
Club responded with 49, iOr w
of 8 wickets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Paterson Loses

PATERSON, N. J.. Avg; u NJ
Columbia Oval Cricket CIuO, ., y
York, defeated the Paterson s,rs y
a Metropolitan League fixture stss. rs u;
day. by Sc 10 al. n; j. nswns. 70 -
L. Comseho, ~, and W. an The 70
out, we're the chief scorers 'yS ~ tp
ting team, Davis being p..lsJ ~
z wiekets for IL runs W; ~ rssps
James Mullen, with IL snu ,.. fss ~
lively, alone got into doubles ,sss;. ii e
is runs, while Booth espss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Boyce, Local Cricket
Player, Dies of WOUNDS

Private H. B. H. Boyce, Of the 1919
Battalion. Canadian expedltlons9
force, who was reported woulded
the recent fighting in France, AugoH
2, died from his wounds on August O.
Boyce was one of the best all,sro'ns
crickcters ever identified with the 6es
sonhurst Field Club, and for severn
years made his presence felt IN ns
matches of the New York and Ae
Jersey Cricket Association and u
Metropolitan District Cricket LeasSS
He was a fine bat, good bowler sia
also a splendid fielder In 1913 6oya
was a member of the New York ele'''
which played in the Halifax cup co"
petition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Pearl Guy Defeats
Emma Upton in Pace

MINEOLA, Long Island, Aug ~
The colts were the feature OF ne ~ p.
ing and trotting events Of the Ns.i
Driving Club to-day. Pearl Guy oN 81
by y. Grunzfelder and driven , ~
Davis. did the mile in 2:l6is ana t r.,
defeating Jacob Sieberts EmmA ~
ton by a good margin. ,,v,,.
Lillian W., the fast PAGER OF ;; ~ =.
erty. was not on her good behaVlo. !
day and was beaten in the free-l1h
pace by The Ranger in a close hni I =.
All the horses showed a msLheSt a..
provement in their speed. In t iu. A i.e
for-all trot Petra Cora won 'n'
heat in 2:l3A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Brooklyn Beats Kings

In a high scoring game between
Kings County and Brooklyn, in tho
Metropolitan League series at Pros
pect Park yesterday, Brooklyn oh
tanned the verdict, by a margin Of %
runs and wickets. Kings County,
first AZ bat, gathered l22 runs. Brook
Ign passed Kings County's total with
the loss Of only one wicket.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Banks Is Checker Champion

CEDAR POINT, Ohio. Aug. IL
Newell W. Banks, OF Detroit, won the
checker cross board championship to
day. when four games which he played
WITH Alfred Jordan, % London, Eng,
went ~ draws. The final score Of the
match, which lasted all week, was;
Banks won 3, lost 2. Jordan won 2,
lost 3: eleven games we're drawn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Bench May Hold Lee Magee

With George Sisler on first, Del
Pratt on second and Shotton, Smith
and Sloan going acceptably in the out
field. il looks as il Lee Magee will
have a bench job for the greater part
of the season with the Browns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Old Rivals Clash

The two old Lower Bay rivals, Arvla
md Virginia, had it out in the Y Grass as
tbe onIy rating division to start. Inc
former was a winner by minutes anu
on actual time C. P. GranbeTy's Anita
won in the first division Of the hanol-
can class. When the allowances were
fgured il was found that Bob Cat' ihS
rToperty of Charles Atwater, had te sl
Alta, Both covered the course III
5.2-.21 Bob Cat raced with an allow
once of 4 per cent. The result was q a
5@cided feather in the cap Of {. T.
Tower. the official Handicapped Accord.
inc 70 the old sea dogs, it was the nrs'
time that such a thing has happened,
Robin Hood III won in the third di-
vision. and in the fourth division L par
was the first on both actual and cor or
rected time. Among the Arrow yschISs
t5e winner was RAM, the property OF
g u. Mallory. The race was mSnasg e
bv r. A. Monks, II. FELTON, and a. l.
Rrusb. According to Chairman Mon lI
= viii be the last open race the ciuo
will give this season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Colonials Victorious

The Colonials were pitted against
an eleven of the Manhattan c. c., a.
Prospect Park yesterday, and came off
with a we'll earned victory, by SO runs,
after declaring for 154, with . wickets
down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Tales of a WaySide Tee
By GRANTLAND RICE.

And all puts were given a chance to
go down.
A mashie shot or an approach that
goes beyond the cup is generally well
hit, and therefore holds its line better.
One that is short is generally speared,
weakly hit, and therefore more in
clined to be off the line. Puts that
are short are generally weakly hit,
and therefore less inclined TO hold the
right line. If every golfer made up his
mind TO concentrate upon all send
shots from 100 yards up to the green
on beyond the cup most of these would
be surprised to see how quickly their
scores begin TO assume more reasonable
aspects
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Cornell Break
With Michigan
Deniiedby Kent
Ithaca Manager Says Team
Will Go to Ferry Field
This Fall

Graduate Manager Kent of the
Cornell University Athletic Association
has spiked the rumors emanating from
various Western sources and published
in newspapers throughout the East that
the re-entrance of Michigan into the
Western Conference is to mean the
severance of athletic relations between
Cornell and the Wolverines.
According to the stories which have
been printed, the return to the Con-
ference fold on the part of the Michi-
gan athletic authorities was made with
the intention of putting an end to the
intersectional contests which have been
played in past years with Cornell, Penn
and Syracuse.
That the undergraduates and alum
nj of Michigan have felt that the pres
tige gained by the Wolverine teams
has been insufficient to compensate
for the expense and trouble of Eastern
invasions is the reason assigned for the
reported intention of eliminating the
Eastern colleges from the Michigan
schedule.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
T.Longboat Serving
On u. S. TRANSPORT
Fight Log
MONDAY

MONDAY
Yorkville S. C.-Jimmy Kane and
Willie kohler.
Military A. C.-Dutch Brandt and
Tommy Elm.
TUESDAY
Pioneer S. C.-Young Gradwell and
Johnny Schwartz.
FRIDAY
It. Nicholas S. C.-Ted tkid) Lewis
and Mike 0'DOwd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
The Pro- and the Amateur

You will find in watching the best
PROS and the leading amateurs play that
the pros excel in this respect of hitting
their approach shots boldly on by the
cup.
This doesn't always hold true for
putting. You will find in this latter re-
spect that both Travis and Travers are
constantly on past the cup on an ap-
proach putt, which accounts for the fact
that both have holed so frequently from
fifteen to thirty feet away.
They have always given the ball a
chance. If they happen 10 nave the
right line, in it drops. II they don't,
they are at least as well off three feet
beyond as they are three feet short
And they are more likely TO hold the
right line with a putt on by the cup
than one which stops short.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Another Test

Along this line w. A. Gavin relates
q thorough test made at St. Andrews,
Scotland, several years ago.
There were four stars engaged IN
this melee. They included Laidley,
Hutchinson, Low and one other.
A pool was made up to be awarded
the golfer who was less frequently
short from a distance of 100 yards.
At the end Of three days play all
four had broken their best previous
records on the course. Laidley had
been playing at St. Andrews for nearly
twenty years, yet in these few days
he smashed his best mark by being
sure, under concentration, that each
shot to the green was played hole high
or beyond the cup.
The answer is obvious. Mashie shots
were played with greater holiness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Kent Denies Break

Mr.. Kent stated that at present there
is no possibility of break in relations
between Cornell and Michigan in foot
ball, which has been the sport most dis
cussed, inasmuch as there now exists
between the universities a two-year
home and home agreement, whereby
Cornell will play on Ferry Field this
fall, and Michigan will again come to
Schoellkopt in 1918.
Mr.. Kent declared that he had no
reason to believe that a new agree
ment with Michigan would not follow
the expiration of that at present in
force, although it is probable that
Michigan will now pay more attention
TO her games with Western institutions
than she has in the immediate past.
Mr.. Kent's assurance that Cornell
Michigan athletic relations will be con-
tinued is a matter for considerable re-
ioicing among Comedians, as both
graduates and undergraduates have
come to regard the Michigan game as
second in interest only to the annual
Penn contest, and the dropping of it
would be distinct disappointment TO
Comedians, especially TO the many
alumni in the Middle West for whom
the games at Ann Arbor provide an
opportunity to see Cornell teams IN
action.