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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01

lam Roscoe Tnecr VIII an Introduction By
Alice " Lngfcilow. illustrated svo. ID
Iiui' $50. houshion Minln Company
John Holmes, frere de mon frere,"
he once inscribed himself, whimsically
and without repining; and indeed it is
thus that he is now most aptly to be
described. Millions, we suppose, know
Of the "Autocrat" who never so much
as heard Of his brother Yet John was
abundantly worthy to be the brother OF
Wendell. both in character and in men
talty. In temperament they were far
different. Wendell was social, John Sc
cluded though never morose; the one
was born 10 sparkle and & shine with
brilliant wit in the most distinguished
society, the other TO make his way in
comparative obscurity "along the cool
sequestered vale of life" Yet among
the intellectual giants Of his day. John
Holmes was finely appreciated, and
there was truth in Emerson's judgment,
that John Holmes represents humor
while his elder brother stands for wit"
1t was q splendid achievement for
the Cambridge Historical Society TO
rescue these letters from oblivion, and
to procure their publication with such
competent editing. for they contain a
wealth of humor and of soft. but re-
vealing, side lights upon the most dis
tinguished era Of New England litera-
ture, which the world could i'll afford TO
lose. The play of wit in "The Auto
Graf" "The Professor" and "The Poet"
is less incessant and no more charming
than the spontaneous flow of humor in
these vivid and vital pages. Withal,
there is unfailing kindness. From
youth to age he cultivated a sunny dis
position, looking only for what was
beautiful and lovable in life and in the
characters of his friends. Nor did he
do this without the overcoming of what
10 others, at least, would have been diff
fculties and provocations TO bitterness.
Lifelong lameness, the death of his
intended wife just before their mar
riage. the care of his widowed mother
for many years, were indisputably bur
dens; but they never provoked muir
muir from his steadfast and lovely soul.
When the famous house with the gam
brel roof in which he was born and in
which he should have lived and died
was demolished. he just went TO live
for the rest of his life at No. 5 Appian
Way. in a little wooden boarding house,
such as thrifty mechanics might have
occupied; in relation TO which is q
Characteristic passage by the editor of
the Letters:
"Why don't you have better quar-
ters, john" an old contemporary
asked him one day.
II shan't have better quarters till
! have better half" Holmes replied.
The crony found the quick repartee
so witty that he sent it to Punch
and punch" paid him lavishly for it;
but he never shared the check with
the author of the joke. Holmes was
not money maker.
Yes, it is a delightful book, full OF
delightful letters and anecdotes of a
man whom it must have been a delight
10 know.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01

Yet Jefferson Davis in the first year of
the war had brought to the front
Joseph E. Johnston, Albert Sidney
Johnston, Robert +. Lee and Stonewall
Jackson. Davis had a military train
ing. That would naturally have
tempted him to try to run the armies
himself, putting marionettes in COM
mand. AS a matter of fact he inter-
fered little, and his interference, except
in a few cases, was not disastrous.
Lincoln was ignorant of the art of
war. But he interfered lucklessly in
most of the early campaigning. And
things never got going altogether right
until he learned that it was necessary
for him and his advisers in Washing
ton TO forswear rockingham general
ship.
Like most other American historians
and military writers, Mr.. Rhodes deals
gently with Lincoln's failures as COM
mander in chief of the armies. Take
Mcclellan, for instance. The latter
had certain ineradicable faults. as his
Peninsular campaign clearly showed.
But, if the President was willing to
let him make that campaign on his
own plans, IL is truism that he
should have been left free to make it
in his own way. Lincoln interfered
by OBTAINING McDowell's corps and
insisting on direct protection for
Washington. This interference was
not responsible for McClellan's fail
ure before Richmond. But it gave
him the basis for a complaint that
Lincoln and Stanton had not support
ed him as he should have been sup
ported.
And Pope? What can excuse the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Epistolary Treasure
The Humorous Brother Of the
Witty "Autocrat"

LETTERS or JOHN HOLMES To JA-iES RUE-
SELL LOWELL AND OTHERS Edited by Will
lam Roscoe Tha'er VIII an Introduction BY
Alice NJ I,ugfcllOw. illustrated svo Up
Xvii $50. HOughtou NnTliu Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
A Brand from the Burning

THE WICKED JOHN GOODE. BY Horace Win
thrOp Scandlin With All Introduction by Thomas
Mott Osborne and au eplloguc by the Rev. j. G.
Halimcnd. Superintendent n The BOwcry Mis-
sion. l9mo, % 20S. The George H. Doran Com
psny.
Maladministration in certain prisons
frequented by John Goode in his late
childhood had something to do with
perfecting his education as an accom-
plshed criminal. but his earliest
"home" surroundings had their part to
play in keeping him ignorant of the
more excellent modes of carrying on
the business of life. Late one night
the eleven-year-old boy reached St.
Louis, forced window in a stable and,
crawling into warm corner of the
hay, was soon fast asleep. Toward
morning the owner and a policeman
came on the scene, and the lad was in
due time standing before the Judge,
accused of entry and also of threaten
ing TO set fire to the premises. In open
court and before many people, the
magistrate assured the prisoner that
he was a worthless, vicious boy. He
wound up TRADE by giving the child
the option Of leaving the city for good
within twenty-four hours or of being
imprisoned for year.
1t is not with view to shielding
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Men and Women Of Interest
In Various Walks of Lite

it deals with the Fundamental passions
of the human heart and with the Fun
damental rights of man. 1t is much
more than a biography, being in fact a
history in graphic scenes of Russian
social and political conditions and
movements for the last half century
and more. The very heart Of the reyo-
luton is revealed. with all its as
pirstions and with is alterations, too;
and so is the heart Of Czarism. with its
strange blending Of dcspotic strength
and irresolute weakness. We have met
with no more impressive human docu-
ment Of modern Russia than this, nor
with any work more indispensable 70
the reader who would understand Alright
the springs and processes OF the revo-
luton which has deposed Czarism for
what substitute we are yet 20 see.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01

himself that the subject Of Mr.. Scand..
Inns narrative speaks so plainly OF
prison life and management as he
found them. John Goode went down
hill at steady pace, until under the
patient challenge Of human Kindness
the supreme miracle occurred, and ne
had. in the realm of ethical values at
least, passed from death TO life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
HENERIDIAN PRESS
ABOUT the MOUNTAIN WHITES

AIMETTA OF GABRIEL'S Run
By Louise =. Murdoch. with orig
inal drawings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
ALSO OPPORTUNE

THE PROPHETS AND IHE WAX
By Charles Carroll Aibertson' ID. ID.
WI ,s On come after the war? This IS
volume Of prophecy. with a real application 70
The eyepts N to-day and to-mouo". sIeat
message and lesson are still 10 De leatheu u,
this world var from Hosea, haoakNu" anu
Dq Alberison. In his The Prophets and the
Wa % has shown what Is happening and WHAT
,,Iii hspt-.n With the interest lately shown IN
r-ooherv 10 Is a very important book. LIMO
ctoih so pafcs JackCted.
~ Price net. 81. 90.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-27
p. O. S. OF a. PICNIC.
G. w. Corbin Commandery Has EN-
ioyable Time at Annual Affair.

The annual outing and field day or
George w. Corbin Commandery. NO.
So, P. O. s. Of A.. was held at WHIT
mans Grove, Kensington, Saturday az
ternoon. The day was ideal for the
excellent program Of enterta1nment
arranged by the committee, consisting
of baseball, athletics and shooting.
About $50 were in attendance. incl'1d-,
ing visitors from New Haven, Hart
ford. Meriden, Forestville, Bristol ana
Waterville In the rifle contest 3,5oo
shots were fired The winners were as
follows: First, Sergeant Vergason I
second, Private Segel; pistol shooung''
e. II. Parker, first; J.. Segel, second.
In the free-fo all contest won by Ser
geant Vergason, the prize was medal
donated by Police Commissioner How
ard NJ. Steele.
New Britain defeated Bristol in the
baseball game, score to and cap
tured the silver cup donated by the
state executive board. In the quolt
pitching contest, Hartford was theI
winner Luncheon was served during
the afternoon.
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MOLLA WINS THIS ONE.
Maybe 1t Was Mary Brownies Turn to
Lose.

Montclair N. j., Aug. 27.-With the
echoes of the national tournament still
in the air the scene of the tennis
competitions for the benefit of the am
bulance fund yesterday afternoon
shifted to the Montclair Athletic club.
Four matches, in two of which Miss
Mary Browne and Miss Molla Blur
stedt were featured were played before
more than 1900 onlookers. The col
lection of $1,000 assured the purchase
of an ambulance by the home club.
Miss Browne and Miss Bjurstedt
played only one set in singles and Miss
Bjurstedt was the winner, at SIS. In
mixed doubles Miss Bjurstedt and Har-
old A. Throckmorton defeated Miss
Browne and Lieut.. Dean Mathey, 6-3,
IS. John r. Strachan Of California
won one set from VIM. r. Alden, Jr.,
of Philadelphia, at 81. Strachan
then teamed with Throckmorton and
defeated Tilden and Lieut.. Mathey, at
o-R S-o e.
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T0RRlNGT0N AGAIN
DEFEATS PIONEERS
DudaCk With a Two Run Lead
WeakenS in Ninth Inning

Torrington turned what appeared to
be a sure defeat into a victory in the
ninth inning yesterday in the game
with the Pioneers. and for the third
time this season trimmed the locals
With two-run lead in the ninth in
ming, and Dudack going along finely.
it looked as If the home gang was to
break the jinx. but the visitors were
not to be denied and the offerings of
the Muhlenberg star, were to their
liking with the result, that the old ap-
pie was treated to severe lacine.
Ten batsmen faced the Pioneer slab
man in the closing stanza, and of this
number four registered tallies and
three were left stranded on the paths
The final score was 6 to 4.
Myers, a deaf mute, started the game
for the visitors, and at times pitched
alright ball. With local players on
the bases, the mute seemed to lose
control of the ball uncorking several
wild heaves. In the third inning, one
of these were directly responsible for
a run The visitors were first to dent
the platter with a tally. In the third
inning, Schroeder let a third strike
get away from him and this coupled
with two hits resulted in two tallies.
The home crowd tied the score in the
same inning. The teams battled neck
and neck until the fifth inning, when
the Pioneers got two more runs. This
appeared to be enough to clinch the
game, but o boy. in the closing chap
ter, what Torrington did to Dudack' S
offerings is too sad to relate.
Myers was forced to leave the gams
in the sixth inning, owning to split
finger, nd DAILY who took his place
, proved more of an enigma. There were
numerous features in the game, catch
es by Hogan of a sure triple off s
Dudack's bat, a brilliant catch by E
! Rubino in the ninth inning prevent
| ing a tally, and the batting of Goet
! being the most scintillating. One o
| the largest crowds of the season, in
| Guiding a number of rooters from Tor
rington enjoyed the game. The score
Pioneers
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POLICE LINEUP ANNOUNCED.

Captain "Bilr' Sowney of the po-
licemens baseball team today an
nounced the lineup of the aggrega-
ton which will give battle to Meriden
in that village Wednesday afternoon.
The game will be called at 8 o'clock,
the scene being Hanover park. The
trip to the philadelphia of Conn"
will be made in autos. A banquet
will follow the game. The gladiators
who will grace the diamond are as
follows: O'Mara, catcher; Cabelus
pitcher; Sowney, shortstop; Perry.
first base; Dolan, second base; Veley.
third base; Massel, left field; Mofntt.
center field; Hart. right field; Bach
mann and Storey subs.
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KRAMER COMES BACK.
Former Cycling Champion Demon
strates That He Can Pedal Some Yet.

Former Cycling Champion Demon
strates That He Can Pedal Some Yet.
Newark, N. j., Aug. 27.-By win
ming two straight heats of the worlds
championship cycling Derby at the
Velodrome here yesterday afternoon
Frank Kramer Of East Orange, six
teen time American cycling champ
showed about 5000 cycling enthusi-
asts he still is good enough to race in
title contests. In performing this
trick Kramer beat Arthur Spencer of
Toronto, present champion and Alfred
Goullet, the Newark rider.
Kramer won the first heat of the
races without effort. In winning the
last heat the former champion had to
pass both Goullet and Spencer on the
last turn. In special heat for Sec
ond place between Goullet and Spen-
Ger, Goullet won.
Charley Piercey of Australia, did the
unexpected by capturing the Derby
consolation race. Robert E. Spears,
another rider from the Antipodes, won
the five mile invitation race for pro-
fessionals.
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st. Louis, Aug. 27.-St. Louis took
both games of yesterdays doublehead-
er from Philadelphia, the first in elev
en- innings, 6 to s. and the second
game on a balk by Schauer, who had
replaced Noyes in tho ninth.
With Smith on third and Sisler on
second and two out in the eleventh
schauer started purposely to pass
Pratt. He had two balls on the bat
ter when Schang was called away
from the plate by Connie Mack.
schang stepped from his position just
as Schauer tried to withdraw his de-
livery. Umpire Moriarty called
balk and Smith came in with the
winning run. St. Louis had nineteen
men left on bases. The scores:
First Game
Philadelphia :. 21100010O00-5 Ia 4
st Louis O0O11002101-6 10
Moves, Schauer and Schang: Daven-
port, Wright, Sothoron and SEVERED.
Second Game
Philadelphia -. O1000o103-5 13 s
st. Louis .. O1O21032x-9 10
Myers and Haley: Groom and Sew
creid.
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CLOSING PROGRAM
Director Moorhead Arranges Program
for Closing Events of Most Success
full Season Of City Fairgrounds.

full Season of City Fairgrounds.
The following program has been
arranged by Director Moorhead for
the closing exercises of the city play
grounds at Walnut Hill park Wednes-
day afternoon:
Assem- ble-Raising the Flag.
Game display-Girls. Girls of all
grounds giving games used on
grounds during season.
Game display-Boys. l. Dodge
ball, East VS.. Smith. 2. Volley ball.
Burritt VS.. Bartlett. 3. Stride ball,
Smalley VS.. Burritt.
Dance Revue, under direction of
Miss Marion D. Reardon. 1. Danish
Dance Of Greeting. 2. Minuet. 3.
Fairy Dance. 4. Tulip Dance. 5.
Sailor Dance. 6. Comm Throug h
the Rye. Z. Decking. 8. Mazurka.
Athletics-Girs: /. Chariot race,
65-lb. class. 2. Relay race, 75-lb.
class. 3. Obstacle race, s5-lb. class.
4. 60-yard dash. 95-lb. class
Athletics-Boys: 6O-yard dash, 10
ID. class; 60-yard dash, S5-lb. class;
60-yard dash, 95-lb. class; three leg
ged race, 85-lb. class, and relay race.
95-lb. class
Industrial work of the grounds to
be exhibited at the park
Baseball-Boys: Two picked teams
from all grounds. Girls: Two picked
teams from all grounds.
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BALTIMORE MAY BE
IN MAJOR: LEAGUE
Settlement With Feds Said to In
Clude Transfer Of Senators

Baltimore, Mr., Aug. 27.-Balti-
more after being enmeshed for four
teen wears in minor league baseball,
with it's despised draft rule and
classification which ranked it in the
great national pastime with cities
far inferior, is to be liberated. With
the dawning OF 1918 the American
league will have included this city in
it's circuit. if information received
here from men high up in American
league affairs is worthy Of notice.
News reac hed this city last night that
plans are under way to transfer the
Washington francise to this city
Ban johnson has always been the
Nemesis of major league baseball for
Baltimore, but times nave changed
his ideas, and from an unexpected
and semi official source information
comes that Johnson's heart has begun
to soften and he is now in favor or
a transfer of the Washington fran
chise to Baltimore.
Jack Dunn is now cleaning up
house preparatory to leaving town.
His players are on the market. Six
already have been sold, and Acosta,
who belonged to Washington, will be
recalled at the end Of the season.
The plan to shift the Washington
franchise here is the outcome of the
suit of the Baltimore Federa1s against
organized baseball. 1t is said that this
was agreed to when the famous suit
was so suddenly Withdrawn from the
United States district court at Phila-
delphia and the local FEDS will be
given the controlling stock in the club
with Clarke Griffith retaining the big
block he already holds.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-27
MASSIVE CROWD
WATCH YANkS LOSE
White Sox Make Hits Count in
Run Column

Chicago, Aug. Platter week Of
alright pitching and stellar fielding,
which had got little in the way of
victories, the Yankees let down irf
both departments yesterday afternoon
and instead gave the best exhibition
Of hitting that the club has shown
since leaving home. However, the
batting was not sufficient to offset the
weakness on defence and the White
Sox rang up a victory by the score Of
s to 3. A crowd of $4,000 fans saw
the game.
Donovan started George Mogridek
who usually is a puzzle to the White
Sox, and Rowland pinned his faith in
Reb Russell, who has been quite an
enigma to the, Yankees for the past
two seasons. Yesterday neither had
anything that might be classed al
puzzling. The Yanks made life so mis-
cradle for Russell in the first three in
nings that Rowland withdrew him in
| the third.
Mogridge, after a fair start, wilted
! completely in the fifth and sixth and
| was pounded SO hard that Donovan
sent Nick Cullop to the mound. Nick
was a trifle wild and the Sox pounded
his offerings as far as they had pound
| ed those Of his brother southpaw.
New York ...... 011000100--3 10 l
! Chicago ..... 1O2O22O1x-S IA 0
Mogridge, Cullop and Nunamakeg;
| Russell, Danforth and Schalk.
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Two-base hits, Blinn, N Rubino,
Conklin; three-base hits, Goeb; hits,
Off Myers in innings, off DAILY 2 in
8; stolen bases, Goeb, w. Dudack,
Miller 2, N. Rubino 8, Wells, Conklin
Mcleod: sacrifice hits. Lynch, Ellis
worth, S. Dudack; double plays, w.
Dudack to Lynch. Either to N Ru-
bino to Mcleod; bases on balls, off
Dudack 6, off Myers 2, off DAILY >:
struck out, by Dudack 9, by Myers 3,
by DAILY 2; passed balls, Wells 2; left
on bases, Pioneers 9, Torrngton 5:
wild pitches, Myers 3; first base on
errors, Pioneers 8, Torrington I; time,
2:1O: umpire Barber.
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FAUVER TO COACH
Wesleyan Physical Director Succeeds
Dan Kenan as Football Instructor
Captain Boswell Leaves for Navy.

AIiddletown, Aug. 27.-Wesleyan
has lost it's football coach, Dan c.
Kenan, who is taking work at a train
ing camp, and DR.. Edgar Fauver is
to coach the team this fall
DR.. Fauver Is now at Pike, N. H.,
where he has boys camp. He will
return to Middletown in time for the
opening of college, September 20,
when the football work will be start
ed.
Captain Boswell has joined the
navy and will not return, and it will
be necessary to elect a successor. DR..
Fauver played football in his under
graduate days at Oberlin. He is pro-
fessor Of physical education at Wes-
1eyan.
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WAGNER IS HONORED.

Paterson. N. j.. Aug. 27.-Hans
Wagner, who made his start in base
ball in this city. was the guest Of
honor here yesterday afternoon at
Doherty's oval, where the Pittsburg
team and the Paterson Silk Sox
clashed. The Pirates. after seeing
the mighty Hans receive a silver set
Of seventy-two pieces from local fans,
beat the Silk Sox, 9 to 8. The Fifth
Regiment band furnished the music.
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ATHLETIC TEAM CHOSEN
Chairman Obertubessing Announces
List of Performers to Participate
in Title Games in st. Louis.

New York, Aug. 27.-Herman ODER
tubessing, chairman of the senior track
and field cham pionship committee Of
the metropolitan association, an
nounced Yesterday the list of athletes
who, by their victories and good per-
formances in the title games last
saturday. had earned their way to the
national games at st. Louis next Satur-
day.
While the team is not representa-
tive one of the local district. it is ex-
pected to make a good, showing in the
American cham pionships. Two ma
tional title holders grace the list, they
being Pat Ryan and George A, Bron-
der, Jr.
The men selected follow:
Track Events.
100 and 220 yard runs, Peter J.
White, Salem Crescent A. c.; 22o and
44O yard runs, George w. Dernell,
Boys club; SS0-yard ruin. Eddie F>rick,
unattached one mile run, Mike A.
Devaney, Millrose A. A.: five mile run
Miller Kyronen, Millrose A. A.; three
mile walk, William Plant, Long Island
A. c.; 100 and 22O yard low hurdles.
Jack j. Eller, unattached; 440-yard
high hurdles, C. A. Walsha, unat-
tached.
Field Events.
Javelin throw, J. c. Lincoln and
George A. Bronder, Jr., unattached;
running broad jump, E. F. Jones,
Alpa P. c. c.; running high jump, L.
Watson, Alpha P. c. c.; pole vault, J..
Brackley; running hop, step and jump,
l.. L. Beet, Salem Crescent A. c.;
throwing 16-pound hammer and So
pound weight, Pat Ryan, unattached;
discus, f. J.. Muller, unattached;
putting 16-pound shot, Harry S. Elsey,
unattached.
All around championship, Pat F.
O'Connor, unattached.
1t was announced that in addition to
kyronen and Devaney, the Millrose
Athletic association would send Miller
Cook and Charles Pores to compete in
the medley relay race championship.
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Danish Athletic Does Excellent WOrl
in Endurance Contest.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Chrfstian Chris
Hansen, the Danish athlete, in a ply
steal endurance test yesterday con-
sfsting OF five events of a mile each,
rode a bicycle, ran, walked, rowed a
boat and swam-all in 81 minutes and
Is seconds.
The contest was at the Grand Park
athletic meet OF the Danish-Am ertcan
Athletic Club and Charles A. Dean,
chairman of the Central A. A. T., was
referee.
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YANKEES BUY CATCHER.

Chicago Aug 27.-Colonel Jacob
Rupert, who is here with the Yam
KEGS, announced last night that he
had completed deal with the Salt
Lake city club Of the Pacific Coast
league for the purchase OF Catcher
Hannah,
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RED CROSS REGATTA.

Greenwich, Conn, Aug. pa
Red Cross interclub regatta prom oted
by the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht
club will be sailed of Captains Island
on Saturday, September s. All sub
scriptions will be devoted to the Red
Cross.
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TUCKEY RELEASED.

Bridgeport. Aug. 27.-Manager
Paul Krichell of the Bridgeport team
announced yesterday that he has re-
leased Rick Tuckey, the veteran right
handed finger and signed Jimmy
Heppie. the former Fordham college
star, to take his place Nipple joined
the club last Saturday night.