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New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
.MajorHammond,
N.Y.A.C.Head,
To Serve Again
Board of Governors Have
Consent of Present Presi-
dent to Reelection

DR.. Graeme NJ. Hammond, noted
alienist. or Major Hammond, as he is
now popularity known in the army
Medical Corps preparing for the front,
is about to be presented with another
term as president of the New York
Athletic Club. OF course an oIcial
presentation is impossible. till the
nominating committee, selected at =
special meeting, posts its ticket, but
nevertheless the board Of governors
has the word Of the major that he viii
serve another year.
At the recent annual dinner Of the
governors to the president the q-es-
tion came up and one Of the most con-
servative of the~board came out fat
footed and asked the major il he would
consent to another term. He answered
that he would if selected unanimously
The reply satisfied the powers that be.
Just now, and even as long as the war
lasts, the members OF the Mercury
Foot club have expressed themselves
as being opposed to anyinrernal strife.
Major Hammond has been president
for two years.
In securing the consent Of Major
Hammopd to serve for a third year the
governors perhaps killed two birds With
one shot, for there has been talk Of a
sort of opposition for the last four
months. 1t was whispered that Vice
President J. 7. Mahoney had aspira-
tons to be president, with Robert
Scott as a running mate for the vice
presidency. The death Of Scott about
three months ago upset the plans. but
of late it was rumored that Rudolph
o. Haubold had taken his place, s. as
t) catch the German vote. For a while
the club gossips had it that Matt Hal
pin was the opposition candidate with
Mahoney, but that was all wrong, 1T
seems, as his name gave way before
Haubold.
Whether or not Mahoney will OBJ
serve the peace policy of the club cnly
time can reveal. Scott was serving his
second year as governor when he died
Two years ago he showed his strcrg.h
by running single-handed and beating
George I. Montgomery, the regular
nominee for governor
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
CASTOR Chevrolet
Hurt in Auto Race

UNIONTOWN, Penn, Oct. 2s.-In a
race in which CASTOR Chevrolet, Of
Plainfeld, n. j., driver, and Salvatore
Barbarino, mechanician, were severely
injured and narrowly escaped death
when their machine on the Il2th lap
skidded and crashed into the guard rail
surrounding the track. Eddie Hearns
won the annual autumn classic of 1853
miles on the Uniontown Speedway to-
day. His time was 1:49:2.s5. Tom Mil
ton was close second, making the dis
tance in 1:4o:2745. Earl Devore and
Ira Vail, driving in relay, finished third
in the race for the prize of $4,000. Their
time was l:54:3705.
Fred Mccarthy, of Pittsburgh, won
the hIty-mile consolation race and also
the three-cornered match race for the
Uniontown Speedway championship
trophy.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Fordham Team
Has First Day
Off Of Season

For the first, time since practice
started for the season, the Fordham
players were given a rest yesterday
afternoon. Coach McCaffcry thought
days lay-off would benefit the squad
after the gruelling game with Rutgers
and before the hard work Is started
for the Georgetown contest.
Nothing has yet been done by the
Maroon management TO fill the vacant
Thanksgiving Day date. No word has
been received from Carlisle, but it is
practically certain that the Redskins
will play Boston College on that day
Villanova, which has played Fordham
for several years on Thanksgiving, may
be again cardeG.
Dates still to be filled are November
10 and "a, and it is likely that practice
games with Army or Navy teams may
be arranged. 1t is also probable that
Fordham may also close the Thanks
giving Day date with soldier eleven
"Rud" Weymand wrote early in the
season for game for his Camp Dix
team.
As the Army is also idle on Thanks
giving Day, owing to the cancellation
OF the annual game with the Navy
Fordham will endeavor TO arrange a
contest with the Cadets, to be played
at West Point
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Bombing Fascinates
Former Ball Player
Sporting Angle Grenade Throwing, Says Soldier in the
Trenches-Requires Skill and Practice

The elbow is never bent. as in base
ball, and the reason for this is that
a fellows arm would 20 dead on him
if he did bend it.
Another reason for throwing with
the arm stiff and always extended is
that you naturally describe an arc
as the result of the overhead motion.
The Importance of this lies in the
fact that you are throwing from one
trench, below the grounds surface,
to another trench. The bomb must
90 up into the air TO come down in
the enemy's trench.
"We are put through position ex-
ercise which is calculated to develop
form-the same as in sport. At one
stage Of the exercise our right arms
are held directly overhead in a line
with the body. 1t is from this posi-,
tion that the bomb is ordinarily re-
leased.
"As say, the whole thing is fas-
cinating. 1t is hard TO give up the
idea of throwing bomb as though
it were a baseball, but we soon get
that into our heads. Besides, .
Charley horse is an awful thing"
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Plan Title Games
For Basketball

That the intercollegiate basketball
championship tournament should be de-
cided this year as usual was favorably
voted upon by the delegates of the In
tercollegiate Basketball League, in ses-
sion at the Hotel Imperial yesterday.
A schedule has been drawn up, and
after it has been ratified by the vsri-
Gus college councils it will be an
nounced.
In announcing the material left from
last years teams, Yale showed that it
was the hardest hit of any institution
by enlistments in the service. The Eli
member reported that there remained
no player from last years varsity, and
only one player in the entire college
had played the sport before. Penn.
sylvania, Columbia, Dartmouth and
Princeton retain the majority of the
members of the 1916 team.
The freshman rule was not lifted
and no action will be taken on this
matter unless n a-college reports that IL
cannot place team in the field with
out calling up freshman players.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Kramer to Frame
Six-Day Bike Rules

The American riders who will COM
pete in the coming six-day race in
Madison Square Garden the week of
December 2 TO have selected Frank
Kramer to formulate rules for the
running Of the contest.
The point awards as proposed by the
management were unanimously agreed
to by all the competitors, and all that
remains now is the drafting Of stringent
rules to insure a clean race.
x-Champion Kramer has the entire
confidence of all the riders. and mis- ex-
perience in the racing game makes him
r valuable representative. Arthur
Spencer, the presen. national title
holder, has proposed that an arrange
ment be made whereby it is possible
for team TO regain lost lap by win
ming so per cent Of the sprints on any
day after the lap was lost.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Squash Journeys
To Be Played for
Red Cross Fund

The National Squash Tennis As
ISOLATION voted to hold It's annual
tournaments, but not to award any
championships, at n meeting at the
Squash Club yesterday. The play will
be for the Red Cross, as 1t will re-
ceive all the money obtained through
entry fees, subscriptions and admis-
sions. Another goal Of the members
Is TO purchase several ambulances.
Competition begins at the Squash
Club with the fall scratch tourney
on November 22. and upon the sue
cess of this meet will depend the
staging Of the interclub team and
metropolitan series. Following
comes the annual handicap play at
the Yale Club on December 2. A
substitute for the national title
tournament will take place at the
Harvard Club on February 2.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 29.-The
Harvard athletic authorities have sent
out n second appeal to thousand; Of
the university's graduates asking con-
tributions to purchase rugby and SOC
Ger footballs for American soldiers
abroad.
Graduate Manager Fred W. Moore
made a plea for this purpose during
the last summer, and he was so sItis-
fed with the results that he has sent
out second series of letters asking
contributions. One thousand footballs
have already been sent abroad through
the good Offices OF the Red Gross with
Harvard's compliments.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30

There Is a sporting angle even in thu
ghastly business Of war, and the fol
lowing excerpt from a letter from
United States soldier and former base
ball player now in France will interes
followers of the national pastime. III
writes:
"Ive taken strongly TO bombing,
and the indications are that | will be
permanently assigned to the bombing
SQUAD. Down in our practice trenches
the other day scored fourteen hits
In sixteen tries, which happened to
be better than anybody in my COM
pany did.
ave used dummy bombs and gren-
AIDES, but the conditions, otherwise,
were of the same character that we
shall confront later on. We were
distributed about our first line trench.
Over the top, over a stretch of about
sixty feet Of ground, was No Mans
Land.
Certain spots were marked out in
the German front line trench as
targets, and 1t was at these we aimed.
From a sporting angle this business
of grenade-throwing is quite a study.
| enjoyed it tremendously, and it has
been absorbingly interesting and fas-
cinating to the other fellows.
There are different kinds of gren-
ades. The shapes, however, vary
slightly, and they are carried in tin
cans and weigh about one pound and
a half.
"Ths follow -through principle which
prevails in golf, baseball, tennis,
football, squash, billiards and rae
quets also obtains in bombing, The
pitchers follow through, the finish OF
8 golfers drive, the sweep of free.
swinging batter, the are described
by a tennis player serving, half
back kicking or throwing forward
pass, the swing OF the squash and
racquet player and the follow-through
Of the expert billiard player.-each
OF these has a certain resemblance
to that employed in bombing. But in
bombing we throw from several po-
sitions-standing upright, leaning
against the wall of trench, kneel-
ing, sitting and even while lying
prone. We are expected TO throw the
things accurately from any other
positions--if there are any.
"Ws have distance, accuracy and
time to consider, and the importance
Of each of these requisites 10 CO.
ordinated. Perfection in all three
alone will spell success.
III take a bomb. place IL an my
right hand and extent both my right
and LETT hands. Both feet are to-
gether when | start the movement
and my left hand is used as an in-
dsx. point IT at the spot ! hope 10
hit, practically using IL TO aim with.
As | bring my right arm-stiff and
extended-upward and backward !
also move my right foot back a few
underwriting . sort OF movable
base. From this position | start the
second half Of the throw.
IL bring my right arm upward, and
the left naturally goes downward.
When the right arm. still extended
and stiff, is upright in line with my
BODY ! release my grip or the bomb.
have, OF course, considered distance
and accuracy, and to provide for ex-
plosion at contact timing / throw
the bomb so that it will describe an
arc in it's flight TO consume time.
"The bomb Is never thrown in q
straight line like q baseball. II is
not released straight from the
shoulder, but the back and body are
behind the throw, also the shoulder.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30

$4,000 that he can defeat Benny Leon
ard in return bout. Whether this is
on the up-end-up or a press agents
desire TO get before a busy world the
fact that Freddie makes his come back
Wednesday, night at the Manhattan
Cas- mo against Frankie Paul, we do not
profess 10 know.
Freddie recites the fact that when
Matt Wells beat him once he up and
bet Matthew $4,000 that he could crown
him, and whether Matt was worried
over the "five thou" or not, is'Ternains
as a fact. according to the p. A., that
Welsh wallopod Paul and wss, once
more the toast Of London town.,
incidentally, frankie Callahan is 60
ing to mix 1t up with Harry Condor
the same evening. The boys both come
from Brooklyn, but there have been no
rehearsals, the 7. A. assures us. Incl
dentally, this young Callahan, good
many believe, has the call so far as
!he next bout with Benjamin Leonsr 1
Is concerned
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
No Rest for Rutgers;
Prepares for West Va,

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j., Oct. 20
With the exception Of Gray, centre, the
Rutgers team is in good shape after
the victory over Fordham. Foster
Sanford had the squad out this after
noon in preparation for the contest with
West Virginia on Saturday, and gave
the men long, hard workout.
The contest with the Southerners
promises to be one OF the best of the
season. II Is by far the hardest game
on the Rutgers schedule, The fast
Fordham hacks gave the Rutgers line
the practice needed ii the forwards are
to stop such men as Rogers and King,
of Virginia.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Carlisle Eleven Has
Only Light Practice

CARLISLE. Penn, Oct. 29. 49, The
Carlisle Indians devoted themselves
mainly to limbering up exercises at
this afternoons practice. Glenn War
ner. former coach, has arrived at
Carlisle for a short visit, with hunting
as the object.
The Montana kid will be substitute
At fullhack. Bruises have been trou-
bling the Indians backfeld men. but
early recovery is expected. Coach Har-
ris gave all OF his players a chance this
evening AT throwing passes.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
No Practice for
Columbia Teams

South Field yesterday afternoon was
a peaceful, uninteresting spot, while
the Columbia teams, varsity and fresh
men, rested indoors after Saturdays
strenuous performances. None but
members of the scrub team were given
any sort OF d workout
No player was seriously injured Sat-
urday, but there are few minor
bruises that need nursing. Kennedy's
forehead was cut badly, but a few days
out of scrimmage will put him back
into playing shape. Both Cochran and
Calvin have stiff knees.
Through the fact that Seeley G..
Mudd, who would have been football
manager this year, is now in national
service, Archibald Curry. 1S, has been
chosen to carry on the business end OF
the football season.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Fight Log.

TONIGHT
Pioneer S. C.--Johnny Dundee and
Jimmy Duffy.
WEDNESDAY,
Manhattan S. C.-Young Rector and
Patsy Cline. Jimmy Paul and
Freddie Welsh, Tex Kelly and Sol
der Bartfeld, Johnny Lrstig and
Benny Leonard, Harry Condor
and frankie Callahan.
Military A. C.-Tommy Robson and
Young Battling Nelson.
THURSDAY
Clermont s. C.-Jcf Smith and Mike
McTigue, Mike O'Dowd and Frank
CaTbOne.
Fairmont A. C.-Jack BrittOn and
Kid Carter.
FRIDAY
Harlem Sporting Club--Benny Leon
ard and frankie Callahan.
SATURDAY
Fairmont A. C.--Benny Valgar and
Phil Wagner.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Cleveland Team Leaves
To Meet Soldier Nine

= CLEVELAND, Oct. 2e.-Manager Leo
Fohl headed the party vi Cleveland
Indians which left for montgomery,
Ala, this morning, who're they will play
series OF five exhibition games with
the soldier team there, starting on
Wednesday.
The party includes Secretary Black
wood, Klepfer, Smith, Gyaney, Wood.
O'Neill, Deberry, Norton, Bagby, Chap
man, Howard, Roth, Speaker aud Nick
Altrock, the Washington comedian, who
Is going along as 4 coacl.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Recreation and Records
Boxing News and Notes

dumb" Dan Morgan has now been
provided with something real to yell
about Every now and then the Wis
consin Boxing Commission has a blue
Monday and begins suspending every
thing in sight, or out Of it. Its wrath
Yesterday was visited upon Dumb
Dan, and, as the reports say, his
string of boxers" They are prohibited
from taking any money out Of the
State Of Wisconsin for the next six
months.
II all happened on October 3, the
Wisconsin Boxing Commission AYERS.
On that date, or shortly prior to it,
Dumb" Dan, quite by accident, yum
derstand. neglected the little matter of
hosting a forfeit on scheduled bout
between Jack Britton and Kid Bill
ings. The bout was TO have taken place
at Superior, Wis.
Money and Dumb" Dan are just
like that, and it could have been moth
ing more than an unfortunate over
sight which caused the taciturn cha
mois manager to forget. But the Wis
consin Boxing Commission just felt
that it had TO pull Simon Legree
on somebody, and who did it pick but
dumb" Dan.
We are now prepared to receive
thirty pages of single spaced literature
from Mons. Morgan in which he will put
the Wisconsin Boxing Commission in
its proper place-whieh up to now has
been Milwaukee.
Incidentally the Wisconsin Boxing
Commission yesterday indicated that
il believed Bob Devere recently
pulled a flop for Fred Fulton when he
STONED in the fifth found. The Cornish
has an idea that Robert spent the
first five rounds looking around the
ring for a soft spot 20 drop. on, and
he will have to prove or November
l2 that this is base cenard. Inerc
is some fear expressed IN Devefe's
quarters that the ineXorstle commis-
hlOn may sentence NllH 70 ~ " WI NJ
which would violate the charter OF the
Heavyweights' Onion.
The West Side may have been m
aware of il up to this very moment, but
the Pioneer Sporting Club begs 20 an
nounce that this evening Johnny Dun-D
and Jimmy DUFF are TO exchange wal
Ions for the championship of all the
West Side and the waters Of the North
River thereto adjacent. Jimmy Duf-E
modestly recalls the fact that he gave
Joe yelling hard battle recently.
while Johnny Dumb says that Duff E
wss made for him. There will be
some anterior agony supplied by Paddy
Burns and Sammy Baker, sammy is
take whatever Mr.. Burns has 20 send,
an indication that mis- heart Is In the
right place.
Freddie Welsh is proving that he has
saved some money from the wreck by
the self-expressed desire TO wager
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
oral Betting Upheld
BY Louisiana Court

,,s1 S1m W ORLEANS, Oct. Coral bet
a VA. NJ morse races in Louisiana is not
law, ssvon Of the state anti-gambling
to.s,, me State Supreme Court ruled
low.. N reversing a decision Of the
i,s., court holding Edward Austin. Of
bst,inD' Parish, guilty of operating a
aees,,.a made no memorandum Of bets
wrot but those making the wagers
snOu,,..0 ,.0wn the odds quoted and the
copies OF the bet and gave Austin
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Rumors of Concession
Worry President Hickey

CHICAGO, Oct. 20. - Reports that
three or four clubs Of the American
Association plan 10 withdraw and
merge with certain clubs in the Inter
national League caused President
Hickey OF the American Association TO
issue call for conference of the
club owners to be held in Milwaukee
next Sunday.
"lf indianapolis, Louisville and To-
ledo club owners have decided to 80.
cede, 1t is only proper that we should
know about IT," Hickey said. "I know
nothing officially Of these reports, but
we shall expect at our Milwaukee con.
ference to have them either denied OF
admitted"
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Athletic Boxes"
For Army Camps

The hrst step of the Metropolitan
Association OF the Amateur Athletic
Union to aid the National Army mer
in camp was taken yesterday with The
sending Of boxes of athletic supplies to
several cantonments. Major GeLeral
Franklin Bell has approved OF the pian,'
Each box contained one basketball,
rugby football. soccer football, indoor
baseball and bats and eight pairs OF
boxing gloves. Fred W. Ruben, pr.,l.
dent of the local association, had eight
boxes sent to Camp Upton, at Yaphank,
l.. l.; one to Camp Dix, Wrightst 2wn'
n. j.. and one to the Brooklyn Battalion
M the 18TH Infantry, which is sta
toned at Van Cortlandt Park.
The clubs of the district have been
asked to follow the lead of the major
body and send supplies Tor the athie'l;
recreation of the soldiers.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Shift Title Run

The Morningside Athletic Club yes
terday announced that the seven m lie
walk and ten-mile run amateur cham
pionships, originally scheduled 10 take
place at the City College stadium,
have been shifted 10 Mscomb's Dam
Park, in The Bronx. The poor condition
OF the stadium track compelled the
change. The races will be held next
Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Evans and Maxwell Win
PHILADELPHIA. Penn. Oct >

PHILADELPHIA, Penn. Oct. 29.--
Charles Evans, national open and ANA
eteur champion. and Norman III. Max
well, the Aronimink amateur and north
and south champion, defeated Edward
Loos and James Barnes, local profes-
sionals, up on the thirty-eighth hole
in a best ball four-ball golf match
for the benefit Of the soldiers tobacco
fund at Whitemarsh to-day.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Mike O'Dowd to Fight

y.,,s,1s hn-round bouts were arranged
dN. ~ ey Silyey Burns, matchmaker
IN n vermont Sporting Club, Brook
0De,va N. Thursday night card Mike
vii rn... M, VINO =, Is in Uncle Sans service,
,.ss sss. ss. frank Carbone, the sggres-
lnsh u.ef, while Mike McTighe, the
ten /. .ssp. faces JEFF Smith. Another
also scheduled
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Surprise for Soldiers

Conscripted and volunteer soldiers
of the Kilkenny Mems Association will
make merry at Donovan's Hall on next
Saturday evening. The association has
planned surprise for the service boys
who are soon TO leave for the battle
frOut
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Wesleyan Elects Captain

MIDDLETOwN, Conn, Oct, 29.-The
Wesleyan football squad tonight chose
Walter 7. Sutter, OF Elizabeth. \. j.,
a senior and left guard on the team,
captain for the remainder Of the sea-
son. This action was taken owing 10
the resignation of Harold I. Woolley,
Of Great Neck, y. w.. who has been
sent home with typhoid fever
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Refuses Racing License

CHICAGO, Oct. 2e.-Mayor william
Hale Thompson tonight refused to
issue a license for a ffteen-day race
meeting scheduled to open to-day at a
half-mile course in Austin. The Mayor
said he believed the venture would re-
suit in gambling and the revival Of
handbooks
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Sox to Train in Texas

CHICAGO, Oct. 2s.-Charles A. Com.
iskey, president of the Chicago Ameri-
can League ball club, announced to-
spring in Texas, either in Mineral Wells
or San Antonio, with q probability Of
spending some time in each place.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30

IE 6,., coach tb. season to prominently into the
hIc evo !. Robert Folwell of Philadelphia. Fighting
Bob" took what looked like hopeless proposition al
the University of Pennsylvania and in less than two M
strong University of Pittsburgh team lucky to deIeaI
Penn was the line seventeen pound; to the
yet her line well drilled that the tehc plonses o. @
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Cochran Continues to Win

Welker Cochran won two billiard
matches at Days Academy yesterday,
defeating George Spear, 300 to 81, and
Fred Loewenthal, 400 TO 43.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
, 2T,,n
|6y Ga7khN7d Rcv
AT the Seasons End

The dusk comes soon and the play is slow;
The game drifts By in sluggish flo0;
Only iceek or so until
The scores are in and the stands are still;
Only day or t,co TO score
The ioinniag dash to a arelcome roar;
The player files through the outbound gate
The seGson ends-but the Records lodit
The dusk comes soon ,chuteUer the game;
The day is brief on the trail Of Fame;
But tce loaf along and 1ce look ahead
Till the race is run and the dream rs dead;
Until far back Of the toinning score,
We find that tce come to bat more;
We curse the htck and 1Oe call it Fate
The season ends-but the Records tCGtt
r.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
The Long, Long Trail

popular "Th Long Long
Trail"
is song Miller Higgins sing the of the
Ysnkees
The Long Griffith, Eberfeld Staings
and possibly several others had
the Cincinnati
the Yanks? Any Of ten or fifteen
things.
trouble has been rather stless lack
of ssiveness combined with unnumbered accidents
They
Of who had little
bapyers the club but few aggressive
hul the last call
terrific disappointment for the last fifteen years
The 1917 array lot be that
out that he will be forced to get practically
new club before the lifting process
These Comparisons
precisely the
Elmer olphant with
Willie
debate but they
nowhere.
different of different
under different easily compared
For a man. o in hic i about enough
Recreation and Records
footba 70 is In an unseemy jolt
the number
men from its n n the
likely entered in this latter class
Some Giant fan forgotten, of thanks He
before for him Burns would
We didn't do it, Hence the indebtedness