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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
VIC VOTERETSAS
HOME FIRST IN
LONG ROAD RUN
Morningside A. c. Athletes Take
Honors in Big Harlem
Event
Il, 4. c. CANAGNARO

The athletes OF the Morningside
Athletic Club proved their speed on
scratch basis when they captured all
the honors in the weekly road run OF
the Harlem Athletic League, held over
the course of the Glencoe Athletic Club
Yesterday. The event was held to de-
eide which athletes should represent
the league in the championship race,
which is open to the FIVE leagues Of the
city. in the annual games of the John
Wanamaker Commercial Institute, at
Madison Square Garden March q.
The rules make eligible to start in
the title run the first fourteen men to
crcss the finish line, the first ten to
be regulars, the next four substitutes.
OF the first ten men over the line yes
terday seven wore the Winged NJ of the
Morningside, while the other three to
gain a place in this select circle were
from the st. Christopher Athletic Club.
The successful running of the Morning
side athletes gave them the team
honors, with the bes, possible score OF
Is points.
Victor Voteretsas. the lanky Greek of
the Morningside Athletic Club, who has
found all handicaps no bar in leading
homo big fields, made a walkaway of
the Individual honors. He covered the
five miles in 27:13, thus smashing the
old course record. which was made by
Charley Blankenberg, of the Bronx
Church House, two years ago, by 3j
seconds.
Lew Heydet. track captain of the
Morningside club, was second, beating
out Lenny Meter, clubmate, after
spirited fight, by seven yards. Aaron
Morris. of the st. Christopher club, was
barely five yards back, while, closely
punched, followed Terry Halpin, Will
lam Kennedy. Eddie Lehman and Irving
Lehman, all Morningside runners.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
Davey Robertson,
Last Giant Holdout,
Returns to Fold

Dave Robertson, the last OF the
Giant holdOuts, has come TO terms
and will leave for the Marlin train
ing camp Friday.
Robertson is one of McGraw s
stars, both in right field and at the
bat, and his presence with the Polo
Grounders will make the club al
most invincible in the coming pen
nant race.
Manager McGraw changed his
plans at the last minute and did
not accompany the advance guard
of the Giants to Marlin Friday, in
order TO confer with Robertson.
The result was the signing of the
great outfelder late Saturday night.
Secretary John b. Foster of the
Giants and Heinie Zimmerman will
leave with Robertson Friday for the
Texas camp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
BURNS STARS AT
TRAPS IN SHOOT
OF NEW YORK A. c,
Weather Aids Excellent Scores
of Gunners at TraverS
Island
By BRIGGS

Perfect weather conditions were re-
sponsible for excellent scores at the
Travers Island traps OF the New York
Athletic Club yesterday. The best
shooting Of the afternoon was done by
A. L. Burns, who won the high scratch
event with ? card Of 95 out Of pos
sible 100 targets. he also annexed the
Trayers Island trophy with straight
card OF %, and turned the same trick
in the shoot for the Accumulation Cup.
In the latter shoot F. A. Baker also had
a straight score.
Mr. Burns also took home the tourns-
ment cup. although he did not win a
leg yesterday. He had won enough
during the earlier Sundays Of the
month to give him the prize. Iester-
day Z. w. Owen and J. II. Nsnderveer
each ran straight in the event
The scores:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
Team Work Basis of Man9uVre

,I>EAM basis of military n1anfuVre' ever
in his place and every doing what expected oil MI"
tho host Of his ability work has won great
Il, d cleo IN tho mock skrmishes football. Again, IN
minor details Pattsburg training helped the men, lhey
Cd when they were supposed report They learned to OBEY %
coaches and their captains cheeruly and with vim 1t taxes %
;;nlre ~ enforce the for sue
whether be made the shelSWept oae
field or merely smash the opposing tackle Inc men VINO %
G ro that score must soldiers their hearts and IN meT
minds n . A. ox,d;+ for
While Haughton the who received all OF the ca o
that perfect football machine he Will not gruuee al ~
Of the aid received his invisible assistant Nor ueei" ~
the Guiding spirit in the Plattsburg idea .
One cannot transposng that aeged
Waterloo on the footpa heu
IS En The transposon should "Yes and the victories Oh w
Harvard football team at the drilling gouuS "
Plattsburg"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
PENN STATE ENTERS
STARS IN BIG Ghnb'

State College, Penn, FEB -. -.
State has entered eight star ~ g.
for competition in the indoor l. 49,
legiate at Philadelphia next A .I ~
Track Coach Martin held the na ...s,|
to-day TO select States repre'. ~.
The men picked will run N .s.
lay races. and for the first ,ll I e,
the indoor games have attrse's III; n n
athletes the Blue and Whl's W.
no entries in the special hela r 80, 4
Cotton. Whiting, Krsll ana e. "A
compete in the relay reqel,t,H. al
runner to cover 52s yards. shI w.,
ing. Foster and Shields nav. +, q
tered in the 1,0O0-yard event IN =
medley event, Ganzenuellel ~, n
$50 wards. Shae 7O4 Yards tO''"
wards and Shields laos yaro.s' . -,ir
Trainer Martin regards ln' 10,
team as States best bet iof
lepiate nonorS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
TWO BIG FEATURES ON
WEEKS HOCKEY CARD
Standing of Clubs
9 big hockey features of the week

The big hockey features of the week
will be the game between Princeton and
Yale on Wednesday night at 81. Mich
olas Rink, TO decide their series and
determine what is 10 become Of the
intercollegiate title. This is the big
gost intercollegiate contest Of the sea
son scheduled for New York. and will
attract the rival factions in large num-
ber-.
Next in importance 10 the Yale
Princeton contest will he the final in
torcollegiate battle Of the hockey sea.
son here. The Crcsccnts and Irish.
Americans. who played the fastest game
Of the season Saturday night ut the
local rink. will clash again Mt the 81.
Nicholas arena tomorrow night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
Plans for Ending Boxing Game

OVERNOR WHITMAN is credited with new plan tor enuns
" the boxing game by degrees said that he Will w
bouts to until the first of the year. under the same
4 i; This nolicv is not only illogical, but it is weak
kneed Either the boxing game harmless and should De
continue indefinitely to the morals OF te COM
muny should be abolished not at the u * ~ h
. nd engbt fight managers the type that made up the
Maybray gang, but at once - - ;uL+ % n.r
Neither the Governor the Legislature has any ght " per
NIT the continuance boxing bouts for another day II ny ~ W
- which tho Governor is said for them Such pro-
re as the Governor said contemplate would be ike g'S
gang of stated time IN when 10 anu
pose guns allowing them reasonable opportunities "
some profitable murders in the meantime . m ,, :;
Rnt there is no harm the boxing game itself Inc trouble -
m With boxnp but with the commission which the Governor he
20 nnerve it. Boxing had been conducted without scan
da until Governor Whitman in three OF his own appo "
form and regulate it. Now look at boxing!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26

TENNIS STARS READY
TO LEAVE FOR COAST

Arrangements will be completed to
DAY FOR the departure Of the players still
IN the East who are 20 compete in the
annual lawn tennis matches with the
team from the Coast al Los Angeles,
beginning on March Z. Frederick b.
Alexander and Theodore Roosevelt Pell,
~ New York, and Conrad b. Doyle, Of
Washington. will probably start for
California within the next day or two,
there TO join Harold Throckmorton,
George Myers Church and Bernon ).
Prentice.
Miss Nolla Bjurstedt. national wom-
ems champion, will also 20 with the
Eastern team and will play a series Of
round-robin matches with Mrs May
sutton Bundsy. Hiss Mary Browne and
Miss Florence Sutton. She and Church
will also play a. team in the mixed
doubles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
GIANTS REACH
MARLIN READY
FOR HARD WORK
After Hearty Meal Players
Get Orders to Don
logs To-day

Marlin. Tex. Feb. 25.-The Giants
arrived tonight at Marlin, which IS
looked upon more than ever this year
As tho way station on the road to Pen
nantville.
Lew McCarty, who came 70 McGraws
team the latter part Of last season in
exchange for Fred Merkle, was in
charge Of the weary band that stormed
the dining room of the Arlington even
before Traffic Manager Eddie Brannick
could arrange for the players quar-
tors.
McCarty was delegated TO act as
manager Of the squad, while McGraw
conferred with Davey Robertson in
New York in an endeavor TO induce the
feet outfelder to come 10 Texas and
perform his training duties the same
as the rest Of the men do. The Giant
advance guard were delighted tonight
when a telegram informed them that
McGraw had succeeded in signing
Davey.
Welcome from Judge
The first person TO greet the Giants
was Judge Hutchings, the title coming
to him several years ago when he was
chosen justice Of the peace OF Marlin.
Other noted citizens appeared in or
der and attempted vainly TO stay the
mad rush for the eating department OF
the hotel.
The most eventful part of the trip
from St. Louis TO Marlin happened at
Valley Junction, Tex, where the branch
roads TO the Springs starts. Here, after
much switching and backing, a train
load of Mexicans was tackled on TO the
Giants special. McGraw's pupils rather
resented the intrusion, but managed TO
refrain from any demonstration that
might lead TO q severance of diplo-
matte relations.
At the hotel awaiting the arrival Of
the main body of players were Jim
Thorpe, who is going to try once more
70 hit major league pitching; George
Kelly, the lanky first baseman and out
fielder and nephew of the famous Bill
LANCE; Ross Young, an infelder from
Omaha; Kreuger, catcher, and James,
a pitcher from North Carolina
Training Begins To-day
Acting Manager McCarty gave his
charges their instructions for the NOR
row after they had appeased their crav-
ing for food The men were told TO ap-
pear in their toys at the ball park at
10 o'clock sharp and 90 through the
usual limbering up exercises. These
will consist OF tossing the ball about
for an hour or so, TO be followed by
jaunt about the field. In the afternoon
there will be a brief batting practice
and another trot around the park.
McCarty's one worry is that some Of
the many young pitchers who are to re
ceive their try-outs will endeavor 10
put too much on the ball and thereby
seriously strain their arms. This hap
pens every year with one or more over
ambitious pitchers who wish TO display
their best wares right at the outset.
McGraw is expected to be on hand
by Tuesday night, and then Lewis
troubles on that score viii be ended
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
In All Fairness
By w. o. MCCLELLAN :

THERE has been great deal said about the value Oh
as factor in military training 1t remained Tor rercy
pauqbton 20 discover that military training was declueu
oraho &c factor in athletics This discovery came to the MAJ
ward football coach Plattsburg camp Military pro-
cedure was applied the Harvard football team win he
that Haughton turned out the perfect foooa ae
was the team captaned by Eddie Mahan
If YOU recall that will remember that IL was 10"
AGGREGATION of stars shone particular oroi IL wa"
Of it that the irresistible Inc oacHieiu
Percy Hauphton explained worked the ancient military scnene "
the command preparation and the command OF execution "
pied the teachings the Pasburg camp to the groro" anu
,orrod az the opposng testify with consderao
andfe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26

Thousands Of his New York adnlr'r
learned with pleasure Of Joe Wood
sale to the Cleveland club. These thoa
SANDS will be pulling for him 70 tsI'
his place once more az the mead 2
the pitching profession.
Few baseball players have commas
ed from their friends and sequis
ances such respect as is the fortune
Smoky Joe. In personality and ie'|
Of character he might be llsensd
Christy Mathewson or Hans WagnH
Wood is a young man sun, p'r
twenty-eight years Of age ana " w.,
not be at al surprising If ne so.
effect a come back" Jack Cooma
so al a much further advanced sa'
and Colby Jack suffered an anne
more serious than the neuritls ms'
abled Woods pitching arm.
The sale Of Wood, provided Joe
Good. with an apparently sounc
rs he was with the very seriously
fccted arm. back in 1915, c2nao!
prove a wonderful TRANSACTION in
American League generally. Siens
was sorely in need OF good W.
The future Of Guy Morton IS deen,.
,1oblematic. Boston could well 80 4.
10 spare a pitcher whose future s'J !, :
slightly clouded in doubt tlll be ~ -
good once more. A Wood y =,
added TO the band Of pitching as"a '.
which Jack Barry will eommano 80 -.
have made the world champions "a
nerable in the American League
Giants appear 10 be in the NsIloH'1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
REINDEER CLINCHES CUP
IN ICE YACHT RACES

Rcd Bank. y. j., Feb. Boy win
ming both six-milc races this afternoon,
Chester Minton's Reindeer clinched the
cup offered by Clarence r. Fisher. Of
Newark, 10 the Independent Club yacht
owner winning the largest number Of
points during the season. Mr.. Fishers
Banshcc will get second honors, and
the o. L.. owned b. Ii. {. Page, Of
Newark. third
Ice boats sailed By Miss Isabelle Null
yey. Of Newark; ]. Alden Herring. Of
Montclair. and Captain James Weaver.
veteran ice yaohtsmsn, broke through
the ice to-day. Miss Mulvey escaped
with torn clothing. when tangled in
the rigging. and ducking. The boats
were pulled 20 safe ice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
BAKER WINS HIGH
SCRATCH PRIZE AT
NEW ROCHELLE

+. A. Baker carried of the honors
yesterday at the traps of the New Ro-
chelle Yacht Club. Besides defeating
five others in the shoot-off for the
take-home trophy. which he captured,
he proved high scratch man with to-
tai score Of %, winning as well the
1O-"bird" scratch prize.
Former Commodore A. p. Bennett
won the high handicap prize. returning
a card of 100 on his handicap of ., and
he also won leg for the Accumulation
Cup with a full score of %
Legs for the February Cup we're won
by c. c. Moore. H. Rehtz. +. A. Baker
and G.. p. CRANBERRY. j. J. Brandcnbcrg
captured the l5-"bird' scratch prize.
The scores follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
Fight Log

TONIGHT
Yorkville 5. C.-JOhnny Clinton and
Young Otto
TUESDAY
Broadway S. C.-Jack Dillon and Al
Mccoy.
Pioneer 5. C.-Joe Lynch and JACK
Sharkey.
WEDNESDAY
Manhattan A. C.-Benny Leonard
and Johnny Clinton.
THURSDAY
Clermont S. C.-Jim Flynn and Bob
Deyere.
FRIDAY
Harlem 5. Carl Morris and Joe
Bonds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
MAGEE SIGNS CONTRACT
TO PLAY WITH BRAVES

Boston, Feb. 25-The signed con
tract of Sherwood K. Magee. outfeldc,
OF the BOSTON Nationals. was received
to-day. Fred Allen. a pitcher. sent m
his signed contract. which also calls
for lower figures. Walter MaranvlUe,
the clubs shortstop. is the principal
remaining holdout
II was announced tonight that May
Is. the date Of the first meeting m
this city Of the Chicago and Boston
National League clubs would be named
in honor Of Fred Mitchell, the mana
ger of the Chicago team and former
coach and scout OF the Braves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
FAMOUS ATHLETE LOST
ON WESTERN FRONT

London. Feb. 25.-The latest casualty
list of we'll known British sportsmen
killed and wounded in action on the
Western front contains the name OF
one Of the finest athletes ever turned
out by England. Captain II. S. o. Ash
ington. of Harrow, and Cambridge
University "Blue." His athletic sue
cesses began at Harrow. where he won
the long cross country steeplechase and
the mile race. but il was at the univer-
sity sports that he made his name.
Captain Ashington was one of the
English team at the Olympic games at
Stockholm in 1912, but failed 10 win.
He went 10 the front in July. 1915, and
a year later was wounded and invaded
home. but returned 10 the firing line
in November.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
M'GINN LOWERS
COURSE MARK IN
MANHATTAN RUN

George Kirkwood, the veteran mara
thon runner of the Paulist Athletic
Club, romped home an easy winner IN
the run of the Lower Manhattan
League, held from his clubs headquar-
tiers yesterday. After-the first mile
Kirkwood was in the lead, never to be
nassed. Jimmy LAURA. of Hudson
Guild. was second, with Joe Shea, rep
resenting the Seward Athletic Associs-
ton, third. ,..-.,
The course record was again lowered,
when Harry McGinn, the scratch man,
lowered his figures by 80 seconds in
finishing in seventh place in 25:l2.
The Paulst runner won the team
honors with % points, followed by
Hudson Guild. with 46.
The summary follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
HARRY GUNTHER
VICTOR IN LONG
BRONX A. L. RUN

Harry Gunther. Of the Bronx Church
House, jumped into the lead fifty yards
from the finish in winning the weekly
race of the Bronx Athletic League,
held over the Pastime Athletic Club
course yesterday Up to this point Ky
ron Hearn, a Pastime athlete, was IN
the van, but ne was unable to with
stand the challenge Of Gunther.
Three athletes-A A. Rosander. Ju-
liam Katz and Fred Travelena- started
from the scratch mark. with the first
named proving the speediest by finish
ing eighth in 26:56. Team honors went
10 the Pastime boys. with % points.
The summaries follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
None to Watch the Commission

RECALL what reputable boxing promoter aid "heH e
mission was appointed THE Governor has appointed conmS
sion - watch boxing but appointed any one to "a'cn e
commission Look for trouble he said ~.
NJ Iar tho Governor may have boxing he should at
ove the present commissioners and replace them by men WHO
arc fit otherwise the life which he has given the boxing
~ will no marked by a saturnalia of swindng the Ike OF ""
I o tho workings of the Maybray legitimate Inc
most notorious of the prizeght grafterS are hanging around
Work. at the present time like buzzads waiting Tor e least d" ~
death of the boxing game.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
New Skating Record

Troy, n. Y. Feb. 90 Archie Rogers,
Of Poughkecpsie, representing tho
Newburgh, y. Y, Wheelmcn, won tho
annual 26-milc skating marathon At
Cohoes this afternoon, smashing all
world records from the twentieth mile.
His time for twenty-siS miles was !
hour % minutes % seconds, supplant-
ing the mark established by John 4.
KRrlsen, At Minneapolis. February 6,
1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
FIVE PIRATES FAIL
TO SIGN CONTRACTS

Pittsburgh Feb. 25.-Five members
Of the Pittsburgh National League
baseball club have failed to sign their
1917 contracts, according TO an an
nouncement made by President Barney
Dreyfuss. Among them are Honus
Wagner, the veteran shortstop, and
Max Carey, star outfielder.
The other players who have failed 10
sign contracts are Douglas Baird, third
baseman. and William Fischer and Wal
ter Schmidt both catchers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
Joe DANIELS GUIDES
WALKERS ON LONG HIKE

With their pathfinder, Joe Daniels,
following a trail known only 70 him
self. the members Of the American
Walkers Association engaged in one of
their popular hikes yesterday. The
guide led the forty-one pedestrians
through New Jersey as far as Newark.
The younger enthusiasts covered dis
lance OF twelve miles. while the vet
Grams ended the day after twenty miles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
Kupchik Wins at Chess

A. Kupchik. Manhattan Club cham
pion and former state champion. yes
terday won the masters tournament OF
the Now York State Chess Association.
the final rounds Of which were con
tested at the rooms of the Manhattan
Chess Club. In the four preliminary
rounds Kupchik had suffered ono de
feat. in the fourth, at the hands OF
]. Bernstein.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
Mitchell to Fight HsN

Eitchie Mitchell, the ~ s' ii,
Milwaukee lightweight. WI
,n nj metropolitan apPesran.e,., , 4
Manhattan A. c., and nas rss,s,,
NEE, the winners Of both l.sl !,
bouts which are to be dee.a a,., Il
in which Bonnie Leonard an ia h
Clinton and Patsy CINE I'd
Con6on will be the prlnclPs"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
Runners Leave Course

Owing to the runners leaving the
course. the weekly race Of the Long ISL
and Athletic League. held from the
Loughlin Lyceum. Greenpoint. Brook
Ign. yesterday ended in mo race
contest. The event will be rsn from
the Kings County Athletic Association
next Sunday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
Fitzpatrick Wins Run

Runners Of the St Josephs Young
Mems Association captured the first
seven places in the weekly race Of the
Catholic Young Mems Archdiocesan
Union. held from the 81. Jerome Club
yesterday. Jimmy Fitzpatrick was in
the van over the finish line in 23:03.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
Award Golf Tourney

indianapolis, Feb. Is. . ne r.
Country Club. of Louisll,l',,, oprss'
awarded the third annusl .S s
81 fbe Central Golf Assoe's'i!e w,
annual meeting here lsst , ~ =
p n Choate. OF Louisville va ,,i
president: Thomas Crs sI So
Cincinnati. vice-presideni' snu ~, :,
nnnaId Of Louisville. seers'"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
DICK BRANDT LOWERS
RECORD IN CLUB RUN

Dick Brandt shaved six seconds OF
his clubs course record, which was
held By himself. in winning the weekly
run Of the s.. Anseln's Athletic Club
In The Bronx yesterday. Lester ?.
Dutka. Of the Hungarian American Ath-
ietic Club. Who finished second be
hind Brandt. also was within the old
marx. Tho new time ~ 23:45
Tho summary follows: