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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12

sorts OF manly outdoor sports and
recreations. He spends most of his
winters In the open in pursuit Of large
and small game. He is equally pro
hcient with shotgun, rife or revolver.
iris has lad his turn on the cattle
ranges, and can ride on rope with the
mightiest bronco busters. Also he is
exceptionally proficient in the ancient
and honorable game of golf.
Golf, believe, a fine recreation and
benefit to a ball player who does not
abuse his indulgence" says Speaker.
81 never play before a double-header.
But on other days | find eighteen holes
in the mornig just puts my mental and
physical self right for the best that
is in me on the field. | think golf
benefits rather than Injuries the bat
ting eye. / played golf continually
last season, and that was my best bat
ting year"
A great player this fellow Speaker.
So long as he and Cobb remain in the
game there is bound TO be real battle
each year for premier batting honors.
But iris Is not so sure he'll hang
around much longer if the war con-
tinues.
81 do not care to talk before I act"
said he, "but if / can be of any SER
vice to the country, Uncle Sam may
have me at any time. | have learned
a lot in military drill with the Indians
and have been studying hard all sum
mer. I'd like to be an officer if that
were possible. But if | can't make
good for commission, the next best
thing will suit me. Indeed, I'd like TO
try the old whip with hand grenade
at anv distance up to the limit of
throwing range"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
New Irish Racing
Dates Announced

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE stewards OF
the Irish Turf Club have sanctioned
further fatracing meetings up to Au-
gust 25, when the sport will be sus-
pended for q month so as to have no
interference made with the harvest
The additional meetings are as follows;
August IA, 10 and 16, Tramore; August
10, Phenix Park; August FL, Ennis;
August %, Milton Malbay, and August
"a and %, Leopsrdstown.
The English Jockey Club has ar
ranged a further meeting to be held at
Brighton October 6, which completes
the forty days racing permitted by the
government.
Horseracing in Germany is being
continued without hardly any differ
ence from the pre-war days. The Ger
man Derby Of the value Of S3l, $50 was
recently run off and won by Landgraf,
brown colt by the English Louviers-
Landora, by four lengths from Ecce
and Frohsinn, who ran = dead heat for
second place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12

of the Southern League. John l. Tay-
Tor owned the Boston club at that time,
and because of certain laXity Of office
management his title to Speaker was
sacrificed through failure to have Tris's
name placed on Boston's reserve list
Attracts Giants Manager
Mike Finn, a bosom friend of Nc
Craw was manager of the Little Rock
team. The Giants played in Little Rock
that wear on the way home from Mar
lin. The New York manager was sim
pIy captivated with the work OF
Speaker. He asked Finn to name a
"I'd like to send that fellow up TO
vou.D Finn replied, "but in honor must
nTotect Boston's interests. ! know
boston has forfeited its claim to him
because of q technical error, but only
on that account. Boston loaned Speak
or TO me when was hard up for play
ers. Morally that team has first call
on his services" And so, though a
dozen major league scouts later in the
wear tried 10 argue Finn into awaiting
himself Of the opportunity OF a Ilch
sale. he stuck fast to principle. Bos-
ton repurchased title to the great
player for the sum Of $500.
To study Speakers defensive tactics
in q game of baseball is a real treat 10
a student Of the pastime. He Is so
clever at going back that he can pay
twenty or twenty-five feet nearer the
infeld than the ordinary gardener
On this account ii Is almost Impossible
for A rival batter 70 drop a IeXas
Lacquer behind the Cleveland inheld'
From his drawn-in position Speaker
covers all three outfeld positions 50
far as short flies are concerned.
Iris has developed that uncanny IN
tuition that makes a second nature OF
the ability 70 anticipate the direction
In which a batter will hit. He knows
the batters so well that he seems TO
shift almost with every pitch. lie IS
the most certain outRelder Of the game
on any kind of a fly ball and he plays
a ground hit with the ease and GER
tainty Of an outhelder, always In posi-
ton for a throw 70 the proper base.
"The outfeld comes as natural as
breath itself" Speaker bantered. you
see / was born in Texas, where there IS
plenty Of room, and was always pos
sessed Of rowing disposition. ] cant
account for my success any other way.
Though his general appearance bellies
the fact, Speaker IN to-day in the prime
Of his athletic ability. His hair is as
gray as that Of the ordinary man OF
thiTty-eight or forty, but pTematurely
gray. For Speaker was born In 1888;
therefore he is only twenty-nine years
Of age. And he IL as jealous Of his
health as IL Ty Cobb
While the love Of baseball comes
FIRST, Iris Speaker Is a devotes Of all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Newark abs Win
Diocesan Honors

Father Mathews T. A. B. g., of New
ark, took first honors In the twenty
third annual track and field games of
the Catholic Young Mems Diocesan
Union held at Hillside Park, Belleville,
Newark, yesterday afternoon. The
"Tabs" romped Off with first place by
scoring al points, while the St. Josephs,
of West New York, In second place,
only Tailed II points, St. Rose Of
Lima's, which was third, scored IL
points.
Eddie Carey, who ran for "Tabs,"
won the one-mile handicap from
scratch, beating out Joe McSorley and
Frank Zuna. Garvey's time Of 4 min
utes 81 4-5 seconds was considered ex-
ceptionatly good for the rough dirt
track. Carney also ran the last leg Of
the medley relay race, which the Tabs
won, and pulled through with victory.
On the winning team with him were
Charley Wslshs, Gus Desch and Mike
Doyle.
The summanesi
Thrse-rilo handicap-won By Mike Toohsy, T. A,
B. s. Cllo yards James McCuran, s. Rose o.
Family tISO YARDS. third, Time. liy47 s.5.
N %sS 5' 4 DS Il Doll. 81 s no 81 o. g' LIMA
e. Muenster. A Markey. W Morton. J. Nc
CUrTln), second: St. JOseph's, West New York u.
Foley J. Divine. A. DodghertJ, e hlagcsl, third.
i06-yard dash hsndlcap-won By Frank Clock.
Holy Family l6ia yards william Mcguire. T. A.
b. g.. se5ohd % yards; Dan caprio I. A. B. s..
third (2l4 yards. Tine 10 rs sec.
3oo-ysrd handlcap-WOn by Charles Walsha, T.
A B. S. IS yaris); Stanley Coleman, 7. A. q 5.
70 yards, second, william Mcguire. 7. A. b. 5.
III yardsl, third. Time. "a soc.
8sO-yGd handicaT-Nol Ly Arthur D0ughery
(5s yards. 81, Joseph's. IVES; New York. leo
Lloyd. I. A. B. S. go yards second Phil Ksal-
ing T. A. B. 8. go YARDS third. Tine. 2ot -
SS0-ysrd n0Uce-NOu By Leo LalOr, I. A. b. s. /.
John Nolan, 81, Rose Of Lima. second; Eddie
Hases St JOSephs, West New York. third. Tine.
2l3 l-5 min.
i.2Oo.yard movies relay--won BY S, Jos,ph's
J; Dsyine, J. CsmDiOnl: Bloomfield Lyceum u.
second; 81. Rose o. Lima IT, O'Donneu. T. She's
han, mgnore. W f. McNAuy), third. Tine.
i.2Oo.yard schoolboy relay-won By Bloomfield
(B. o'GarA j. ellison. J. Keefe. R. Clesndl !.
So. Rose Of Lima a. Htnsbury. r. OCOnnOr
F. Laushin. F. Flanagan. finished first; dis
qualified for not touching on Time, SOC rs
I5-yard dash tschoolboyl Won By John ellison
Bloomfield Lyceum: Robert Denver. ST. Rose o.,
440-ysrd noVce-Won By Dan Dougherty, 81
Josephs. West New York: Walter walsh. T A.
B. s.. second Bernard COn0n. Dominican. third.
Time. 402 rs.
One-mile handicsD-Won BY Eddie Ga7ey, T.
A. y. S tscratch) Joseph McSorey Holy Fam
ny as yardsI, second. Frank yuma T, A. b. b.
! 40 ysIdsl. third. Tine. 43l As.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Leader Moran
Creates Nine
From Misfits
PhiIlie Manager Accom-
plishes Wonders With Lot
of Cast-of Players

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Livery
once in a while some one wonders why
Pat Moran, Of the Phillies, isn't con-
sidered one of the greatest OF baseball
managers, thereby giving Pat more
consideration for what he has done
than any other man in baseball.
Pat, in fact, Is the recipient OF more
favorable publicity than any other
man in the two major leagues. No
one ever writes OF says anything bad
about him. He always is referred to
as jolly Irishman, ready to talk and
smile while he's doing it.
Moran's accomplishments this year
in throwing his team into hot race
with the Giants for the leadership OF
the National League is worthy or
moro consideration, perhaps, than any
stunt he has pulled since he supplant-
ed Charles Doom as leader OF the
Ouakers. He has done more with
team of has beens and insists than the
New York Giants have accomplished
with a high-salsried team Of stars
Make Good Showing
The Giants were expected by ma
FORTY Of critics to have il all settled
and laid away along about this date.
But they haven't done It yet, and In
dications right now point to anything
but a pleasant journey for Herzog ct
al. the rest Of the season.
Pat Moran's infeld, composed OF
ancient Fred Luderus, CASTOR Bert
NiehofF, Rookie McGaffigan or Compe-
tent Dave Bancroft and Castof. Milton
Stock, is the main reason why. when
rated alongside Grover Alexander.
These two things, backed with the
comeback Of Gsvvy Cravath, the con-
tnued good baseball of Dode Paskert
and George Whitfield, tell why the
Phillies are whooping things up.
The Phillles would not be 80 good
In a world series as the Giants, for
the Giants consist Of men who would
be practically unbeatable In a worlds
series. But it's going to take lot
Of baseball and lot Of hard fighting
to keep Pat Moran from taking the
race right down into the homestretch.
Next year Pat will be counted q
stronger factor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Baseball Gains Hold
On British Populace

LONDON, Aug. 11.-Baseball has
gripped England, particularly in and
around the London district, with such
vim and depth that it has easily out
rivalled all other outdoor sports at the
present time. While il has been played
for several years by many Of the Lon
don soccer football clubs, not as an at
traction, but simply TO keep the players
in training during the summer months,
it appears certain, from the patronage
given TO the game during the last few
weeks, that IL has at last come 20 stay.
The Canadian soldiers laid the
foundation two years ago, but, with the
arrival of the American boys, so much
pep has been thrown into the game
that the growing enthusiasm has car
ried the Britishers away from their
own summer sports. Last Saturday
week 10000 people crowded into Lords,
the headquarters of the Marylebone
Cricket Club, TO see a game between
picked teams of Canadians and Ameri-
cans, which resulted in a win for the
former by u to 3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
$13,125 Is Paid for
Stake Mare Sceptre

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE famous
mare Sceptre was sold at the last
Newmarket sales to Sir w. Tatem for
sl3l25. lie is sceptre's sixth owner,
the previous ones having been the late
Duke Of Westminster who bred herr
r. Sievier, who paid $4,000, the high
est price ever paid for a yearling; Sir
w. Bass, who gave sl2,5OO; =. latter
sail, who gave S36,75O, and H. Musker,
who paid the same amount. BY Per.
simmon- Ornament, Sceptre IS one OF
tbn most famous mares Of the age. As
a two-vear-old she won two races. At
three Years Of age she won six races.
The stakes she won were Of the value
Of sIi5,975. At four years old she won
Sg31g5. After three unsuccessful at
tempts the following season she re
tired 20 the stud.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Garry Testifiies
In Campbell Suit

The testimony Of August Hermann,
president Of the Cincinnati National
League Club and chairman of the Ma
tional Commission, taken before trial
in suit against what is left of the
Newark Federal League Baseball Club,
was filed in the Supreme Court yester-
day.
Beirne Kinney is suing as the as
signee Of a claim held by Vincent
Campbell for SS,265 for breach of con-
tract.
Hermann said that the Cincinnati
salary roll last year amounted TO
500 and that the average number Of
players was twenty. Mathewson re-
ceived $4,000, Chase $4,000 and Her
zog $4,000. Asked whether re was
not popularity known as Garry Herr
mann. the latter answered:
81 don't know whether it is being
popularity known or not"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Frances Wins Yacht Race

RUMS0N, N. j., Aug. 11.--Frances,
owned by Samuel Riker, jr., won to-
days yacht race over the Shrewsbury
Club course, leading the eight othe {
one-design knockabouts by a good
margin at the finish. A light north
east breeze was blowing as the nine
racers got away at 3:49. The Frances
soon gained the lead and was never
headed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12

Economy Prompts Sale
me same goes for Speaker in his
Sssent relations with Cleveland. Iris
- sold By Joe Lannin, owner Of the
$3.50 champion Red SoI, as much 70
I've himself Of a $4,000 contract
lor the ready cash involved. The
Ig,ssl was prompted by the general
500 81 economy that followed in
HaEe Of the world war.
Speaker also has the satisfaction Of
Hzing just how much he improved
'siae during his major league ca
s. circumstance IN which Cobb
-, may guess in his particular case
- zane 20 the big show represent
~, ~ Investment Of 800. That was
e. ~ Eight years later he was sold
soSeOo. Talk Of high finance In
'ansn hsthl
n, 49,. can you imagine the Boston Red
a.. qmost letting their $500 invest
a speaker lapse through failure
$3.50 ms trial? Well, that nearly
tksnsa, and that il did not was due
ssy,,.. Iset that the game, despite is
f.,1. elaiisn. retains a high sense OF
s,. Ihis sense OF honor cost the
"3sIs q all time.
RI SPEAKER, Who was born and
la Hubbard City. Tex, and who
"a. f,hs As much for the Tenown Of
n S'hs btar State as either the cat
frssn sets'n industries. was purchased
itn haSasten, Tex, on September 2,
Rsx .M 400. He reported 20 the
eks.s11as fall and took part IN three
n es',n.hip games. On February Q
ta relieving year 1909 Speaker
fned cut 70 Little Rock, Ark,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
No-Hit, No-Run Game

WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. H.
Joe Mcclellan, Of the local Eastern
League team, pitched a no-hit. no-run
game, in defeating the New Haven
nine here to-day, by ehoro OF to 0.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-23
D0NAHUE--REAGAN.
Randolph Man Went to ST. Albans fol
His Bride.

St Albans, Oct. 23-The marriage ot
Miss NJ. Alice Reagan, elder daughter ol
Mrs S. J. Reagan of Congress street, tc
Roger j. Donahue of Randolph, eldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ Donahue OF
Mortified, took place at st. Mary
church this morning at $3.50 o'clock
Rev. D. J. 0'Sullivan performing the cere-
mony.
The bride was becominsly attired in
travelling suit Of Burgundy with hat to
match, and wore corsage bouquet of
violets She was attended by Miss Helen
NJ, Wry of this city, who wore suit
of wistaria The bridegroom was attend
by NJ, Edward Barnes of this city, cous-
in of the bride, as best man. John J.
Jacob a student at Goddard seminary,
Barre, and Neil f. Reagan brother of the
bride and student of Tufts college,
acted as ushers Mrs. James Hogan,
church organist, played the Bridal Chorus
from Lohengrin. and she played softly
during the ceremony.
Following the wedding breakfast at
the brides home, Mr.. and Mrs. Donahue
left for short trip. They will reside
in Randolph.
Among the out of town guests present
were Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ. Donahu, and
Bernice and Thelma, of North
field and Eugene Kingston. student at
Norwich university, Northfeld.
The bride received many beautiful
gifts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-23
COUNTY HOSPITAL
FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Educational Campaign Is to Be Conduct.
ed In Washington County Towns,
Beginning at Roxbury Tonight.

The last legislature passed an act in
troduced by Mr., Rowland of Barre, au'
thorizing counties or group OF counties
to vote ON the question of establishing
a county hospital for all cases of tu.
berculosis. This week II. w Slocum,
secretary of the Vermont Association for
the Prevention of Tuberculosis, will be-
gin an educational campaign in the towns
of Washington county to demonstrate
the need of the hospital and explain the
law under which it may be built. Mr..
Slocum will have with him the motion
picture outfit Of the state board Of
health. His itinerary as far as COM
pleted is Roxbury tonight Tuesday,
Mortified, Wednesday, Middlesex Fri.
day. Next week, Plainfeld Tuesday,
East Montpelier Wednesday and Cabot
Thursday night.
In addition to the lectures and the pic
lures there will be a business meeting
held at each place for the purpose of APP
pointing a local tuberculosis hospital
Later it is planned to have
a county meeting in Barre with dele
gates from each local committee. Mr..
slocum also expects to give health talks
TO the school children in the schools aft
arnoons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-23
NOT NOTIFIED.
Silas Sibley Hadn't Heard Till Yesterday
That House Was Unsanitary.

| SiIas Sbley, whose house near the Ber-
! lin line has been the object of considera
| Bile investigation because of its alleged
unsanitary condition, stated to-day that
he had received no notification by the
Barre city council or anyone else that
the conditions in his home were not sat
isfactory until yesterday, and he denied
that he had told Secretary Jeffrey of the
state board of charities and probation
he would clean up his premises. Rela
tive to conversation with Secretary JEFF
frey, Mr. Sibley said to-day he informed
that official that he was going to build
a house for his family of six-himself,
wife and four children-but that he
didn't propose to be hurried about it be-
cause he hadn't decided whether he would
build near his present residence or in
this city He declared to-day that he
had the lumber sawed for his house, but
couldn't haul il to the site because of
the condition OF the ground there.
Had known" said Mr.. Sibley, that
| was endangering the lives of my fam
lily would have provided some other
place for them; but l didn't know it and
| don't know it now" He then went on
to state that his family were living over
a stable but that there were two layers
of boards between the stable and the liv-
ing quarters of his family and the space
about the josts was filled with four
inches of cement. Moreover, there were
two airshafts leading from the stable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-23
800 VERMONT MEN
HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED
Vermont Must Send 24o Men to Camp
Devens to Fill Up Quota-Thus
Far 81 Men Have Not
Been Accepted

The adjutant generals office in Mont
pelier received notification of credits at
Camp Devens to-day, showing that 500
men had been accepted by the army sur.
geans out of s93 men who had been sent
down from Vermont, The 81 other men
have been discharged or held for further
examination. This leaves 240 men to be
accepted in order to reach Vermont s
quota Of the national army. The district
board of Vermont has certified AIS more
men so that the quota is likely to be
filled easily.
As far as can be ascertained Washing
ton county is the only county in Yer
mont which has not had men rejected
The men have been accepted as follows:
Addison 9l, Bennington los, Caledonia S,
Chittenden "a, Essex 80, Franklin 81,
Grand Isle &c, Lamoille %, Orange 81, j,
Orleans 20, Rutland first divisionl l22,
Rutland (second divisionl Al, Washing
ton 10, Windsor l59.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-23
SIX TORPEDO BOATS
SUNK BY RUSSIANS
Two German Dreadnoughts, One Cruiser
Six More Torpedo Boats and One
Transport Were Put Out
of Action.

Petrograd Oct. 23.-Two German
dreadnoughts, one cruiser, twelve torpe
do boats and one transport were put out
of action by the Russians in the fighting
around the islands of the Gulf of Riga
last week. but their ultimate fate is un-
known, says an official statement is
sued last night by the Russian admir-
atty II has been established that at
least six German torpedo boats were
sunk in the fighting. The Russians lost
the battleship Slava and large torpedo
boat
After reviewing the features Of the
smaller German forces in previous oper-
ations in Moon sound, the statement
adds: "In the recent operations the enc
my employed a major part of his fleet
and the overwhelming superiority en-
abled him to carry out debarkation rap
idly and successfully Our fleet was able
only to do its best TO hinder these eff
forts and to inflict maximum losses"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-23
ZEPPELIN THOUGHT
1T VAS OYER HOLLAND
Dropped to Low Altitude and Was
Bought Down By French
Airplanes

Paris, Oct. 23-An official examina
tion of the crews of the Zeppelins cap.
tured while returning from raid over
England shows that the expedition con
sisted of thirteen airships The raiders
were hampered by the British guns and
numerous searchlights, and when they
attempted to return their speed was
Stacked by head winds.
The Lao, captured intact by the
French, dropped to low altitude, the
commander thinking he was over Hol-
land French airplanes forced it to land
Later the L-50 passed over and maneu-
vered for a landing in the neighboring
wood but one car was torn off. The car
was destroyed by special pistol firing in
fammable charges. Both airplanes be-
longed to the super Zeppelin class, meas
uring about $50 feet long.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-23
MONTPELIER BOND SALE.
Is Going Along Well and Total of $780,
900 Is Expected.

Those who are urging the purchasing
of Liberty bonds in the second series in
Montpelier feel much pleased over tha
way in which the work is going along.
They find that many of those who can
not take large bonds are buying the
smaller ones and one of the banks Mon
day had some 40 applications. AT the
end of the business day Monday, it was
estimated that over s500,000 had been
subscribed, but this does not include the
amounts that the banks themselves will
subscribe before the closing of the cam
paign, so that Montpelier will run we'll
above its quota, in fact, it is now above
that OF the amount subscribed now,
100000 comes from the National Life
Insurance company 1t was estimated
last evening that over 100000 would be
subscribed in Montpelier before the end
of the campaign.