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New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
As James Jit1ey Would Say

IAMES JITNEY JOHNSTON, the sagacious hgh
~ promoter, once remarked that if Benedict Arnol
we're to return he would find lot of people ready
defend him. James Lester Darcy seems to have toun
some sIpoprters too The following is from one o
them
To the Editor, New York Tribune, New York CITY,
Dear Sir: Will McGeehan in his "ln All Far
ness" upholds Governor Whtman's action IN oann-
ing Les Darcy from scrapping in this state.
Whv should we investigate the social activities
of our scrappers before allowing them 10 pa'''e'
We do not fork over our hard-earned cash to see
patriot" in action. Would we turn out to see
ham-and- scrapper, who claims to be patriot
mingle in the ring with another third-rate patriot
battlor. rather than one who has the ability but
who is designated as "sacker"? WE WOULD
NOT! We pay to scrap-not patrlo''
There are thousands of 'slackers' in this coun-
trv to-day in all classes of business, IN all WALKS
Of life; not only "slackers" from the warring nd
tions. but "slackers" in their home Ire. ooHe Vi
our famous actors. diamond stars, boxers-in fact
every line of endeavor is representative are
bIacker than the blacklist piece of coal in their on
the.stage" lives But do we pay to see "scoun-
drels"? We do not We pay to see men with
abity-men who, even with all thelr laui'S' ha'e
the goods, and deliver them
Personally. it wouldn't appeal to my sense oil
eobr;etv 70 "tea" with any of our fighters OF TO-
dav or even some of our star actors or diamond
illuminaries but that does not prevent me from
showing nv admiration Of their abilities
Ios harry however cannot be classed with that
outfit krown as "black sheep" He may be branded
"slackcr" by the Governor and few others, Ou'
tho fact remains that he attempted two or three
times to enlist but. being under age MS enor''
went for naught However, he is one OF the man
los+ mon one could ever have the pleasure OF meet
ing-AND HE IS A SCRAPPER!
Yours "in all fairness"
JERSEY JONES.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Burns Champion
Of New Rochelle
Yacht Club Shoot

Sixteen nimrods faced the traps OF
the New Rochelle Yacht Club yester-
day in its final shoot Of the season. As
a result Of the ideal conditions rre-
vailing, full scores were returned in
all the events.
A. L. Burns proved to be the club
champion. lie won the high gun
scratch prize and he made the top
long run score-53.
The commodore's trophy season
prize was won with a score Of 1852
out of possible 1894. The members
Of the winning team arc a. l.. Burns.
+. NJ. Wilson. J. P. Donovan, {. {.
Moore and F. A. Baker. The Wilson
season handicap cup went TO A. Z.
Bennett and the consolation cup TO
G.. p. Granbery. The winner Of the
accumulation cup was J. P. Donovan.
with c. c. Moore second and A. p.
Bennett third A special third handi-
cap prize went TO ". c. Poertner.
The scores follow:
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Morris Gross
Home First in
BigOpenRace
Bronx Church House Run
ners Land Team Honors
with 80 Points
Bv 4. &. CANAGNARO.

The colors of the Brooklyn Athletic
Association were much in evidence
when Morris Gross and Frank Ruddy
finished first and second respectively
in the four and n quarter mile Central
Park Handicap" open race Of the Union
Settlement Athletic Club held yester-
day. The youthful athletes came
through with a grand rush and won
their positions. Morris was thirty
wards in advance Of mis- clubmste cross
ing the finish line. but Ruddy, who was
the stronger after tho hard journey,
would have undoubtedly caught Gross
had the tape been little further away.
The winners time was 25:23.
Tho third place went 10 William
Stokely. representing the st. Chrlsto-
pher Athletic Club. who was IN the van
the greater part Of the way. However,
be weakened when it appeared as if he
would be we'll rewarded by his good
performance. With the tape only 800
wards distant. Stokely gave way to
Gross without n challenging effort and
n furlong further on was passed by
Ruddy within fifty yards OF the finish.
The heat seemed to severely affect
Stokely as he was barely able to totter
the last few yards, collapsing as he
crossed the finishing line.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Williams Wins
In Doubles and
Singles Finals
National Tennis Champion
Victor in Tournament on
Longwood Courts

Boston, April 1.-R. Norris Williams,
ID. the national lawn tennis champion
was on the winning end in the finals OF
singles and doubles in the invitation
tennis tournament on the covered court
Of the Longwood Cricket Club to-day
In .hc singles Nat ". Niles. Of Bos.
ton. gave Williams his hardest fight Of
the tournament. forcing the first set to
- before the champion won. After
that Williams struck his game and ran
out the remaining two sets, 6-3, g.
In tho round robin doubles, Williams,
rsircd with G. W. Wightman. OF Bos-
ton. defeated Count Otto Salm, New
York. and y. W. Niles. g 3, e. Civ.
ing the winning pair a clean sweep OF
their i've matches in the tournament
In another doubles match II. {. Jonn-
son and Z. c. Bishop, Boston, defeated
c. y. Bull. jr. New York, and ]. {.
Wright, Boston. IS, 6-4.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Bergfeld Beats Piel
In Squash Tournament

NJ. A. BerGfeld had 10 overcome O
severe handicap in defeating Gustavs
Piel. jr.. in the final round match OF
the handicap squash tennis tournamen,
at the New York Athletic Club yester-
day. The victor played from scratch
while he was compelled 20 allow his
rival seven ace start in each game
However, Bergfeld came through by the
close scores Of 1916, 7-l5, 1s-l4
17-15.
The three games captured by Berg
field proved 10 be set affairs, and in
each he made grandstand rally in
overcoming Piel.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
On the PROSECUTING Subject

G ONE of the camp followers of the Giants dis
- cussng the subject of professionalism the other
dav at the breakfast table. The proseyting done by
the colleges and the drafting Of foot racers by clubs
and National Guard regiments touched upon and
some weird revelations were made by who should
know.
Thorpe was discussing light breakfast consisting
of few pounds of steak and halfdozen or so of eggs
He frowned for the subject of professionalism recalled
to him certain Olympiad
There is just one amateur that know is real
amateur" said Thorpe suddenly. "And | don't know
how long he'll remain That's my son..
Thorpes son, who accompanied him on part OF the
trip, is nearly two years old.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Norman Ross Skaters
Two Records in Swim

Detroit, April f.. Norman Ross, of
the Olympic Club. Of San Francisco.
broke two records last night at the
National Amateur Athletic Union swim
ming meet at the Detroit Athletic Club.
In the 500-yard senior championship
race he defeated Ted Cam, of the New
York Athletic Club, and Bud Wallen, OF
the Chicago Hamilton Club.
Ross broke the world record for 44O
yards during the race, making that dis.
lance in minutes Is Id seconds, and
broke the American record for the en-
tire distance with time OF 8 minutes
X I < secondg
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Two Fixtures Decided

Two championship fixtures in the
National Football League were decided
in New Jersey yesterday, the Scottish
Americans defeating the lronsides By
goals 20 0 at Clark's Field. in Newark
while the Jersey A. C. won against the
Dubkn Football Club by goals TO
at Olympic Park, in Paterson.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Dodger Game Of

Kansas City, No, April The game
scheduled for This afternoon between
the Boston Red Sox and the Brooklyn
Robins was called of on account OF
cold weather. The two teams left for
Davenport, Iowa, tonight, where hos
tilities will be resumed tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Scratch Double Wins
For Shreveport Team

Shreveport, La. April The Giants
second team went down TO defeat ny
the score Of TO 0 IN well played
game with the Shreveport club OF the
Texas League here to-day. The run
ecorcd bv the locals in the first inning
was The result Of a lucky hit. Becker,
Of the Gassers. hit at wide pitch and
connected for two-bagger Of the
scratch variety along the left field foul
line. He was sacrificed to third by
Kane and scored on Tullo's single for
the only tally Of the game.
Score by innings:
New york.. % 5 !
si.~sva-so-t o o II q
r....-,s Ncr yo~l rsv0ee Wsv and Koche-
Shreveport Terry and Re'1 Tvo-base hits Betl.
Rsrter Three. base hit-WaEner. mpre-Ho?
..Y. Time g.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Onion Habit
Holds Yankees
In Firm Grip
Paddy Baumann's Recipe
for Colds More Effective
than Gas Bombs
By GRANTLAND RICE

FAYETTEVILLE. y. c.. April IA Cllet
and peaceful Sabbath morning in this
sedate and peaceful citadel proved 70
bo a fitting occasion for the Yankees
and Braves 70 emerge from the
trenches and unravel few Pullman
car kinks.
There was no ball game tins after
noon. so the two clubs loungcd m front
Of the hotel, while a summer sun beat
down upon their pink and stal"art
necks. All hands. y the quaint say
ing is. were ready for rest. The late
Mr.. Gilpin obtained considerable noto-
riety for 2 Wild ride that he orce TOOK
but, compared 10 this northwaTd dash
We are now taking, he was an infant
riding a hobby horse in a nursery
papered with blue and white.
Half tho athletes are complaining OF
sore throats. and the other half in the
compact confines Of Pullman. are
feeding upon the succulent onion to
cure a cold. as the delicious fumes o.
this delicate vegetable are waited up
and down the Pullman aisle. All other
cares and troubles are lmmcdiaiel!
forgotten in the wild rush for arr Yet
there are those who have SAID tna'
the fumes Of the jumbo onion have no
particular use 70 our cNete clNiIl-a-
tion. Forget j..
Baumann Introduces Recipe
PADDY Baumann was the first oth-
lete who secured the onion recipe for
= bad cold from an ancient African,
aged lO6 PaOdv's onion had a KICK
very little stronger than Jess VIII
lard's. He ate the onion with one
hand and held his nose with the other.
A. the end Of the second bite PADDY
decided he would rather have pncu-
monis. II u came 10 a showdown.
But the damage had already been
done. With fourteen or fifteen atn-
letes feeding upon as many onl'nS'
the atmosphere Of Car A would have
foated two battleships; thousand OF
these onions tossed into the enemy
trenches would be more effective tnan
+vo thousand gas bombs and q fusll-
lade of shrapnel We have never in
hailed the gas bombs. but we are back
ing the onions. regardless OF the o1QS.
Those not eating onions could hoid
l..
5 ~ 49, +boir cvos With the other.
hut even this was no protection for
the cars
Raw Caldwell tried out the onion diet.
and fvo minutes later Ray had forgot
tcn ali about his cold. as five mates
we're pounding him on the back to keep
him from strangling 70 death. There
NAV be something 10 this onion cure,
after all, tho ingredients are an lhe'c
if the system can stand the shock.
Outside Of sore throats, bad colds
and the onion habit, both sets OF attn
Ietes arc progressing nicely on theiI
wav back home. With the series tied
nm tbev 20 back 20 battle Monday At
tc,,oon in the fifth game, where Ray
Csldwell will probably face Pat Ragon.
Tba Yarke have not been hitting any
tor ,nstiIv but their defensive play all
around has been OF "A high order. and
Stallings has been feeding them some
high grade. loft-handcd pltchlnC mos
of the route. the hardest test known TO
club whose leading sWaiSmoh arc
left-handcrs at bat
Maybe tho onion dict VIII aod 20
their batting strength, but so ar a,
the rest OF this trip IS concerned We u
rather they bat,ed .o67s and SUBSTITUTE
the prurc.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Bill Broun Chosen as Referee
Of Monis-Fulton Casino Bout
Fight Log
TONIGHT

TONG HIT
Military A. C.-8enny Nolgar and
81 kale.
Yorkville s. C.-Benny Mccoy and
Happy Smith.
TUESDAY
Broadway s. C.--Irish Patsy Cline
and Eddie Wallace.
Pioneer A. C.--Mike McTigue and
Bob McAllister.
WEDNESDAY
Manhattan 4. C.-Fred Fulton and
Carl Morris.
Palace s. C.-Tom Cowler and Sailor
Carroll. Joe yelling and Willie
Beecher.
THURSDAY
. Harlem S. c. Johnny Solsberg and
Jack Sharkey, Mickey Dunn and
Young Rosner.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Walkers Out In Force

A record breaking pack Of pedestrians
competed in the weekly hike Of the
American Walkers Association over a
route hrough Westchester yesterday.
Tn. short distance squad ended its
tramp at Woodlawn. covering a dis.
tance Of twelve miles, but the veterans
continued on to East Chester for a
distance of twenty miles.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Fitzgerald Wins
Handicap Road Run
OF Harlem League

Willie Fitzgerald. representing the
Glencoe Athletic Club, captured the
final handicap road run of the Harlem
League. which was held over the course
Of the Alpha Physical Culture Club yes
terday. Allowed a start Of AIS, the
victor gained the lead at the second
George Witty. a Macombs Athletic
Club runner. who was second. was over
100 wards in Fitzgerald's wake.
With its members checked in second,
third. fourth. fifth and ninth places
The Macombs Athletic Club easily won
the team prizes with the low total OF -
r,rfY+e
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Play Scoreless Tie

The ST. George and Clan MacDuf
soccer elevens. paired in the cup com
petition Of the Southern New York
State Association. at Lenox Oval yes
terdsy played scoreless tie, which
must be replsyed before the winner can
be determined.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Crosse High Gunner

With a score Of 81 "killed' Waldo
Grose captured the high scratch prize
yesterday at the traps OF the Man
hasset Bay Yacht Club. he also won
the leg for the monthly cup after a
shoot-off with Bowers. The high handi-
cap man was j. j. Floherty.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02

Tra7ers Island c-p-Won hy l.. : Wins
Haslin cup-Iegs non by l. $ wing n s
Mcmahon. G. J. Corhett. J. L. snow and W.
H0dknson.
J. s Wing. c. j. Corbctt J.. W. Thompson aud
NJ MrYoy. ir
Accumulation cup-L. $ Wing and d. s. Ne
MahOn.
Scratch shoo,-Won by l.. : Wing
Handicap shoof-N Won by u : Mcmahon.
Special shooi-Won BY l.. ". Thompson
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02

New Orleans. April l. Splendid base
running was chiefly responsible for
CIeveland's 4 10 ! victory over Pitts
burgh here to-day.
The score by innings;
Cleveland .......1 0 ! o % .
Pittsburgh .......O y U y l
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Leventhal Victor in
Five-MiIe Brooklyn Run

Prospective starters in the open
novice run Of the Brooklyn Athletic
Association. which is TO be held next
Sunday. competed in the invitation run
held Yesterday. Individual honorS went
20 Charles Leventhal, Of the Brooklyn
4. A.. who won, covering the iive-miie
course in $500.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
TEAM COMPETITIONS
Subway Eleven Wins

Tho Subway soccer eleven journeyed
IN Grcenville. y. j., yesterday for their
state League game with the Greenville
Football Club, and after no-scorinG
first period defeated the Jerseymen by
. cnnle 20 O.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Gross Limit Runner.

Gross enjoyed the limit start Of $3.50,
but at the one mile point, Stokely, who
leaped away from the starting mark
fifteen seconds later, was in the van.
Arthur Callahan. a 81. Joseph's Young
Mems Association bOv, was running
second with Gross third. Callahan ap-
parentlv was killing himself by follow
ing the stif pace set by Stokely, as
ore mile from the finish he began to
drop rearward. He finished in twenty
seventh position. Gross kept a close
watch on the leader and made ms
timely Jump with the finish IN sight.
A surprise was sprung in the winner
of the fast time prize when Joe Glor-
gio. the lean Paulist Athletic Club run
ncr rom so socond:. finished in thlr-
teenth place in the time Of 1888.
Right on his heels came Julius katz, OF
the Pennant Athletic Club, one second
behind. The pair had stiff fight from
the start. with Giorgio displaying the
Greater grit ana speed toward the end.
The summary follows.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Clan Macdonalds Win

At Lcnox Oval yesterday the Clan
NacDonalds and Bay Ridge took the
field for their State League hXture'
wbicb resulted in favor Of the Clan
MacDonalds by / goal to o.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02


Of much less concern than the fuctuation in the
prices of beef and cotton, finds considerable time
to mediate on what may be the bearing of the work
which is before him today upon the work that may
face the nation next week How much influence, if
any, have the national games upon the armies Of
tions? Do men fight as they play?
The Duke of Wellington credited with saying
that the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing
fields of Eton. Football of course, the game
The American game, as the box Office receipts will at
test, is baseball Compared to football the American
national game does seem to possess the potential
ties for manufacturing fighting The baseball
player is a much more delicate athlete than the foot
ball player. This was brought out when the American
League started its military training. In many of the
teams of the best players unable keep up
with the drill because of physical defects or because
they did not have the strength stand the extra work
Yet it is mistake to conclude that baseball is not
fighting mans game John J. McGraw the manager
of the Giants, is essentially fighting man. one who
has thrived combativeness and the best and most
picturesque of his players are fighting men. The
spirit in which McGraw works is that he must win
ity to win. Perhaps this is the spirit in which the
average American plays. When he starts to play the
greatest game of all this spirit will carry him through
He will shamble and shuttle laziy about the field until
the bell rings Then he will show that he can play ball
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Jimmy Johnston's Stable
Ready to Perform at Pal
ace Wednesday Night

Bill Brown has been selected TO ref
cree the contest between Fred fulton
and Carl Morris at the Manhattan
Casino Wednesday night. Brown was
selected At a meeting held between
Frank Force for Fulton, Nate Lewis for
Carl Morris and the representatives OF
the club. Charlie White, who was one
Of tho referees named in the articles
Of agreement. notified the CLUB thaI ne
would not be able TO oficlate.
lack Curley stated last night that IN
all probability jess Willard would be
a. the ringsidc. Willard realizes that
the winner of this contest will be the
one selected by the public as the man
10 meet him for the world heavyweight
championship. and he has already been
quoted as stating that he believes Nor
rls will whip Fulton.
Morris and Fulton are the two big
gest men in the heavyweight ranks out
side Of the champion. Both know that
tho winner will meet Willard, and there
rs also a personal grudge 10 settle.
Morris whipped Fulton IN four rounds
by a knockout, and Fulton must wipe
thi5 out 10 have a clear right TO meet
the heavyweight champion.
"Wc viii need more seats than the
place holds" says Jimmy Johnston, "to
accommodate the crowd at tho Palace
Sporting Club Wednesday night. Why?
Because rs the best boxing card ever
offered in New York. Where can you
find men like Tom Cowler, Ted Lewis.
Augie Rather and Joe yelling on one
and the same bill? ?"
The Boy Bandit has set q record for
boxing fans in putting his four bead
liners on the same night. Cowler Is 20
meet Sailor Carroll, Lewis will clash
with Jimmy Cofey. Rather with Young
Mike Donovan and Joe yelling is to
face Willie Beocher.
John Tea Dunn says "the long looked
for match between Irish Patsy Cline
and Eddie Wallace" will take place at
the Broadway Sporting Club Tuesday
night. Delyng into the future just a
bit, Mr.. Dunn says that Kid Taylor
and Joe Lynch are 90 meet at the same
club next Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Case of Jim Thorpe

IHAT baseball is sport apart from any other form
of athletics is shown by the case of Jim Thorpe
the American Indian who is undoubtedly the greatest
a-around athlete in the world. Yet although Thorpe
has been drilled thoroughly in McGraws school-ad-
mttedly the most thorough baseball course in the
world-and although McGraw has given his case some
close and pansaking instruction, and although Thorpe
is anxious TO become baseball player the Indian is
still far from being big Lacquer.
In the field and track classics Thorpe had no equal
On the football field he the most dangerous player
perhaps, that the grdiron game has ever known
Theoretically, he should be the greatest base runner
and the hardest hitter in the game but he is not Men
that he could overtake in any sort of set race arc
faster than he is on bases. Men that Thorpe could
break with his strong hands hit ball much harder
OF course Thorpe is not an absolute failure as
baseball player. 1t would be rather hasy to read him
out of the big league too, for he is coming North with
the Giants to act as an extra outfeld But he is
not among the really great of the American game
Everybody who knows the big Indian hopes that he will
be able to achieve his ambition yet for he is a thorough
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Minus Ty Cobb

TaLs l2g7l2l' Totals. 300. )j . p 10
'Rstted FOR salee IN the siyh inning
'Bat,ed FOR Nicholson and vent % rShi IN ms
sI'h inning
iBatted for Corseskls in tbs ninth Inning
New York ........... : 5-S
De.-ot ........... o 2 %
Txo-bass hits Bush. Hsilman ~. Buns I'm
norman 90. Kauf. Home rln'-h hau1. spei .er
Sacrifice hits Young Ssilee Hts and rIns-of
Dsuss hts . runs il inning. - Co7aleskis,
hts runs in innings ~ sslle@. ? hrs 3
runs 10 innings - T-srcSu, ( hits rIns i1 :
lunlngs Struck out b. sallee. by le.real. ],
by Dauss. Q. by CovalesAia. Bass on DAls
~ Tesreau ~ DAuss. 4. ~ COvsletsis 2.
I'm on brsss- New Yors. 70 Derot 8 Double
p'ays-Rusb % Young 70 g. Burns. DaJss %
spencer Tme-2.20. Jmpirs-Brnnsn and
Kane.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
HMZEaU17eSSnou5S:elon &c

ly lovable person and good sportsman, this ab
American.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02

HALLAS, Tex, April 1.-Loafng around through
J this region, where wars and rumors of wars are
Of much less concern than the fuctuation in the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-10
y. w. SECRETARY TO TALK
TO BUSINESS GIRLS CLUE

Miss Martha A. Chickering, immigra-
ton secretary for the Pacific Coast
field of the Y. w. c. A., who is now
the guest Of the local organization,
will be heard for the first time in Ho-
nolulu when she addresses the Bust
ness Girls club, which has its regular
monthly meeting and dinner this even.
ing at $50 in the Y. w. G. A. cafe
terra. Miss Chickering's subject will
be Late Phases Of Immigration"
Miss Marguerite Hearsey will speak
at the same meeting, her subject being
current events, and Miss Helen G.
Caldwell of Punahou Academy will
sing
The social committee Of the club
win receive in the lobby from to s: 80.
Meeting of the War Council, which
Is held regularly on Fridays at 10
O'Clock in the Y. w. g. A rooms, was
postponed this week All business
that would have been taken up at this
weeks meeting will be considered at
the next regular meeting, which will
be Friday, Nov. Is.