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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Mathiesen Has
Eye on World
Skating Title

Julian T. Fitzgerald, Of the Western
Skating Association, who is sponsor for
Oscar Mathiesen, Norwegian speed art
list, has issued an open challenge IN be
half of his proteg6 to any professional
skater in the world for series OF
races to be held at the rink offering the
most attractive terms. He claims TO
have the promise of Bobby Mclean TO
engage Mathiesen in such a contest.
The last championship race Of note
was contested at Cleveland in 1909 be-
tween Baptie and Wood. There have
been scores Of challenges since, chiefly
for publicity purposes to boost rink en-
gagements. Mathiesen raced with
Johnny Nillson last season and won,
but wishes especially to meet Mclean,
who he comedies to be the American
champion.
The following excerpt from Fitzger-
AIDS statement contains the terms sug-
.gested for match:
. "As manager of Mathiesen. | now is
sue challenge to any skater in the
world 20 meet Mathiesen az the follow
ing distances: Two hundred and twenty
yards, one-fourth, one-half, one, two
and three miles; the races are to be
skated pursuit style, starting on OPP
posite sides OF the track.
81 also wish to state that there will
be no further newspaper publicity for
Mclean, Baptie or any other skaters,
but if they mean business let them ac-
cept this challenge and place a deposit
Of $500 with any one Of the Chicago
newspapers TO bind the match. Bobby
says the skating public is entitled to q
match race between himself and
Mathiesen, and I am going to do my
best 70 secure a match.
"Mathiesen retired as the undisputed
European champion, while Mclean had
the same honors as the American cham
pion. Now, if Bobby or any other
skater wishes to try out any of Mathie-
sens speed let MIN come forward and
answer the challenge b. posting his
forfeit or forever more remain silent"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
F.B. Stephenson
Is High Gun in
Trap Shooting
Scores Total 90 Out of
Possible 100 in
Big Event

The New York Athletic Club shooting
box at Travers Island saw a record
string yesterday, a formidable list OF
forty-four going to the firing line. The
fine weather and the fact that it was
the final rally of the month. in which
three Of the cups were to be decided
at the traps, had something to do with
bringing out the gunners in such force.
As usual, the big item was the
scratch and handicap, and in the
scratch end Of the racefi Frank B. Ste
phenson was high gun, with an actual
total of ninety-nine clays out Of a
possible hundred. Having an allowance
of one clay in each twenty-five birds,
he shot straight in three Of the events
and just failed duplicating the feat in
tho one from scratch.
Mcleod Wins Handicap
Eleven shooters tied for the high
handicap end of the event with full
taliies of 100, and in the shoot-off, {.
r. Mcleod was the winner.
In the cleanup for the Travers ISL
and cup Ralph l. SPOTS, the ex-na-
tional champion, became the permanent
owner of the trophy, but he earned the
claim 70 IL only after a shoot-of. T.
J. McCahill clinched the right to the
Haslin Cup, as he already had two legs
on il within the month, and nobody else
having q similar score, the trophy went
TO him. With three legs on the COM
petition 70 his credit, G. NJ. Leask
went home with the club cup tucked
away safely in his suitcase.
Indian Makes Fine Score
The spectators who gathered near
the traps were highly interested in
the work of DR.. ". A. Hotwett, Q full
hlooded Indian. He was presented with
an allowance Of two birds in each Of
the four events, and for a man unac-
customed 20 the surroundings. he did
we'll in making grand total Of eighty
nine out of the hundred blue rocks
trapped.
The scores:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Shoemaker and Runyon
Egg De Orc and Wilton

In the first exhibition game played
in this city for the Billiard Players
Ambulance Fund, J. Howard Shoemaker
and Damon Runyon, teamed, defeated
Alfredo De Orc and Wilton S. Farms
worth al "snooker" pool by a score of
l25 to 10. Shoemaker, the amateur
billiard champion, had high run Of
IS. De Orc, professional champion at
three cushion billiards and former pool
champion, had high run Of q. Farms
worth's best was Is points straight,
and Runyon's u.
A number Of ladies attended and SUI
perintended the taking Of a silver col
lection as part Of the proposed 100000
fund for amtulances. The collection
amounted TO s51. Frank Cole, chair
man of the rooms committee, acted as
master Of ceremonies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
De Witt Clinton Makes
Clean Sweep in Dual Swim

The De Witt Clinton swimming team
displayed unusual strength in defeat
ing Townsend Harris Hall in a dual
meet Of the Manhattan Borough cham
pionship series at the West Sixtieth
Street baths yesterday. Clinton capt
ured all five first places.
Hartmann, recruit, OF Clinton, won
the 220-yard event, after a hard tussle
with Pfeifer. of Townsend, while Z.
Stephens, also newcomer, captured
the 100-yard swim.
The summary follows:
lC0-yard relay rAne-Won By Clinton noe~ry,
fiugibboos. hArtmsnn and sAAckeD Townsend
palmer. Conklin. AJeu and Rcel. second. Tine.
- 80.
Dlvs for forn-won by saAnks. Clinton. with
f32 points. Beers Clinton. second. with 6l poinis
Myers. Townsend. third, with $50 points
20 yard syim-WOn BY koenig. Clinton: Myer.
TJVusrnd. second. Anderson. Clinton. third Tine
o. 90 -
lOOyud sa;fn-von ~ Stephens. Clinton
Pa.mer Toanserd. second. Fiizz.bhons. Clinton.
thirf Tine. 10.
2s0.yurd swifn-w Won BY Hartmann. Clinton
r'ener. Tormssd. second Rice. rosnsend third
Tine oi Is
Plunge Tor dbt4nos-won By Fried Clinton. With
90 feet. Thrustmofion. T0Nnssnd second. With 40
foot jacobs. Clinton, third. with % feet Fined
covered tho distance fourteen seoonds faster.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Fifty Mermen Respond to
Call at Yale-Miss
Darby After Record

Advices from Los Angeles indicate
that negotiations have virtually been
concluded for the proposed 500-yard
swimming match between Jerry Witt,
Of the Los Angeles A. c., and George
Schroth, of Sacramento, California's
leading young mermen. Quite unusual
interest attaches TO the race because of
the brilliant recent work of these re-
markable seventeen-year-old lads. Witt
has been defeating all corners in his
own district and is now the recognized
all-around swimming champion OF the
Southern Pacific A. A. |. Association;
Schroth has several times fought neck
to neck battles with Norman Ross, hold
err of number OF world records, and
coast experts look upon him as one of
the greatest watermen ever developed
in his country. On past performances
there is little choice between them at
the selected distance. They seem
matchd almost TO the second.
Early reports of the lack of varsity
swimming material at Yale now appear
TO have been considerably exaggerated.
The recent call for candidates brought
out nearly fifty men, and among them
fifteen or sixteen able and experienced
contestants from last years varsity
and freshman teams. No accurate est-
mate Of Yale's strength will be possible
until the squad undergoes the competi-
tive test in the opening meets; but 1t
looks at present az If the New Haven
contingent would take a heap of beat
ing In the championship tournament.
Miss Thelma Darby. the fftecn-year.
old indianapolis wonder swimmer, Will
undertake on Wednesday November
2S) her promised attack on the women's
American record for $50 yards with the
back stroke. The attempt will be one
OF the features Of water carnival ar
ranged 20 inaugurate the new 120-foot
pool Just completed at the Culver Mill
tary Academy, and there is little doubt
Of Miss Darbv's success. for she has
repeatedly beaten in practice the exist
ing mark Of minutes 20 % seconds.
Stuyyesant and De Witt Clinton try
conclusions for the second time this
week in the championship swimming
tournament Of the p. s. a. L.. and the
clash may settle the question Of leader
ship among the high schools Of Manhat-
tan. Judging from the fact that In the
last engagement one point difference
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Seventy-hve Per Cent Of
Members in Military
Service of u. S. A.

The St. Vincent Ferrer A. C. is a
small club located at las East Sixty
fifth Street. Small is used here in a
relative sense, for in our country's
present crisis some explosives have
taken on a new significance.
Last April this club boosted of an en-
rolment Of 1870 members, and outside of
an occasional track athlete, a fair bas-
ketball team and a good eleven it had
bazed but a small trail in local ath-
letic circles.
For these reasons alone should this
organization be termed small. For,
measured in terms Of patriotism, in the
percentage of members it has sent to
the colors, the St. Vincent Ferrer A. c.
takes precedence from no other athletic
body in this district.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Witt and ScrOth to Meet
In OO-YQrd Match Swin1
decided the issue either team may So
cure victory in the coming meet

decided the issue either team may So
cure victory in the coming meet.
Donald Nixon, a junior swimmer of
the Detroit Y. NJ. c. A.. gave a remark
able exhibition of speed and stamina
in helping to defeat a team Of juniors
from Grand Rapids on Monday. He
won three races at the meet, covering
80 yards at 26 As. rs yards at 10 and
100 yards in GO seconds, an exception
ally fine showing for boy Of sixteen.
A record list of entries has been re-
ceived for the annual Bratton memorial
cup race, which will be run off on Sat-
urday, December /, in the New York
Athletic Club natatorium. Practically
every club, college and high school
Splinter of note in the district will toe
the mark.
The winter pool of the Brighton
Beach bath will be the scene of many
interesting aquatic fixtures this season.
The management is now preparing TO
hold an open A. A. Y. set of events for
men, and has laid out long schedule
for later activities. The pool will be
made TO measure exactly go feet, so that
indoor championships can be decided
under standard requirements.
The newly formed swimming team of
the Duluth Boat Club makes it's debut
in open competition on Saturday
against the Minneapolis Athletic Club
squad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Meanwhile Will
Try for Quarter

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. "a. =
Friends OF Rabbit Maranville who may
have their doubts that the wee short
fielder Of the Boston Braves has no real
appetite for football as played now
adays had better take day of next
week and visit the Harvard Stadium.
Maranville enlisted as a yeoman at
the Charlestown Navy Yard on Tues
day, and the following afternoon re-
ported TO Coach Leo II. Leary of the
football team. He has been practising
steadily ever since then. and at his in
vitation Billy Murray, the regular
quarterback Of the navalists, is TO come
out each day with him half hour be-
fore the remainder of the squad re-
ports and instruct the Rabbit in the
formations the team is using.
Meanwhile is TO spend tomorrow
studying signals, and may get chance
20 play for q few minutes Saturday
week. when the Charlestown team
meets Eddie Mahan's marines in the
Stadium.
81 have always liked football" says
Meanwhile, "but my weight has been
handicap in playing the game. l
haven't any great hopes of becoming
the regular quarterback on the team,
but | believe that if | get a chance 70
get into action | will deliver the goods"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Soccer Championship
Is Won by Montclair

MONTCLAIR, n. j.. Noy. 24.-For
the first time since the Field Club
League of New York and New Jersey
was organized in 1910. the soccer
eleven of the Montclair Athletic Club
captured the championship when it de-
feated the team sent over by the
,ten Island Cricket and Tennis Club
in the deciding game, BY 4 goals to 0,
here this afternoon.
BY winning this game the Montclair
A c. wound up with record OF four
matches won and two drawn in six
played, for total Of ten points, or
one point better than the record made
bv the ex-champion team Of the Cies-
cent A. c., which won four. lost one.
and drew one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Meeting at Harvard to
Decide Hockey Question

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Nov. ga
meeting Of undergraduates interested
in hockey will be held Monday even
ing at the Harvard Athletic Associa-
ton, with Fred W. Moore, graduate
manager, presiding.
Harvard has some fine material for
an upper class seven, and it is for the
purpose Of going over the field care
fully and deciding whether the propo-
sition to confne the game to regimen
tai competition is warranted that the
confab Is being held.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Camp Sherman Soldiers
Win Game From 2 Teams

CLEVELAND, O., Nov. o4.-Camp
Sherman soldiers football team de-
feated elevens from Case and Western
Reserve here to-day. 80 TO 7. Case
played the first half against the SOL
diers, scoring seven points in the sec
ond period. Western Reserve played
the last half. but was unable to score.
More than $4,000 persons attended the
game, the net receipts amounting to
more than $4,000. going to the sol
diers' comfort fund. Major-General
+. +. Glenn, commander at Camp Sher-
man. Chillicothe, Ohio; Assistant Sec
rotary Of War Benedict Crowell and
former Ambassador to France Myron
T. Herrick occupied the central box.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
The Shooting Knack


Kaack is big part of success in every game IL u.s. IN
a way, n uneXplainable ingredient
ran has tor he hasn't it. There is no other an
swer All the development in the world isn't going to
make star out of in any game where this knack
is lasting. Development might make him good man.
but not star.
A friend of the late Captain Guynemer the great
French aviator was talking day so ago about the
heroic, Frcnchman'S record
"Guynemer only good average flyer he said,
tut one the wonderful air marksmen have ever
seen. With only slight training in this respect at the
start the war, he showed wonderful knack at
hitting flying targets sky. This ability seemed to
part of his makeup and of his outside OF
wonderful nerve was due his ability bring down his
man with the first second fusilade.
There are others who have made fine records largely
through their wonderful skill at handling machines in
action Guynemer didn't belong to this array He could
fly we'll enough, but there others who could outAy
him. But flying above European soil. Frenchman,
Bron German, could shoot with Guynemer. He was
desd shot the wing, of the most wonderful marks
ren this will show if not the most wonderful
Of the lot.
"Now only a small part Of this ability due TO in
sruction or practice. Others had had much nstruc
ton and much practice without being in his class He
just happened that knack of being able to
his target judge his distance and to make good with
the rest of it, Where others would need any number Of
fusillades TO bring down foe, could generally de-
pend him to get his very early in the melee He
wasted fewer shots than any airnan in the game"
Knack in Other Lines
This mysterious ingredient known as "knack' has
never received its full due.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Klesick Winning Gunner
At Jamaica Bay Traps

A. Klesick was the high scratch gun
ner at the Jamaica Bay traps OF the
Bergen Beach Gun Club yesterday. lie
took first prize with a total of 81 out
Of a possible 100 targets.
The high handicap gunner was Dr..
". A. Petersen, with card OF SO-l8
-9s. Z. Magnus and +. W. VOORHEES,
tied for second prize, with the former
winning the shoot-off.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Les Darcy Left S8,8O4

According 70 the latest Australian
papers TO arrive in this country. Les
Darcy left an estate of the value Of
only $780,. Letters of administration
we're granted 10 his father, Edward
Darcy, a Maitland farmer. Included in
the amount left by the famouA boxer
$1,000 was represented by property.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Commerce Beats Bushwick

In the second high school soccer
match at Crotona Park yesterday Com
merce took the measure of Bushwick
to the tune Of 2 goals to 0, the visitors
being short-handed. Both goals were
notched in the first half by II. Zweiger
and kulicE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
C.C.N.Y.Five to Open Season

City College will open the basketo'sss
season Saturday on the local court VIE rta
ST. Johns College as opponent. iss
Brooklyn team usually meet ,,c.l
Heights squad in the opener. me -
freshman team will play pre!ih''N'"
game against the sophomores.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25

BALTIMORE. Nov. 24.-Washington
and Lee University won the fourth an
nual championship run OF the South
Atlantic intercollegiate Athletic Asso-
citation here to-day over q six-mile
course in 30 minutes 81 45 seconds.
johns Hopkins University was second
and the University Of Virginia third.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
G.. G.. N. Y. Harriers to Race

The yearling 'cross-country team OF
c. c. n. Y. will race fonkers High
School on the short three-mle home
course Tuesday afternoon. On Satur-
day the team will contest a hill-and-
dale race in Newark against st. Bene-
diets High School
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
z. C.. N. Y. Swimmers in Meet

The freshman swimming team Of C..
c. N. Y. will engage Erasmus Hall in a
dual match in the City College tank
Wednesday. IL will be the second meet
for the local nstators, who have lost to
Clinton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25

champions Show be held
Putee Girl which recently 49,
initial "T On inc
Ar Show Both are owned by WIS 'A
Of N J., who conducts the Arr kennels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25

A ILEEN REGAIN Con the e) and Helen Wainwright TWO
~ little misses who aspire to championship swimming
honors. Aieen is ten and Helen eleven. ihey are 70
meet in series of races at forty yards the Brighton Winter
Pool Miss Wainwright last night in "a 81 seconds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Thanksgiving Day
Football Battle

New York City will have football
game on Thanksgiving Day. Arrange
ments have been made to have the
elevens from the Naval Reserve Tran,
ing Station at Pelham Bay PARK and
the Aviation Training Station ~
Mineols. L. l., play on that date at tue
Polo Grounds, y,
This will be one Of the series Of
games of the Army and Navy. Poss
Football League for the championship
Of the metropolitan district, being Coz,
Quoted under the auspices OF the ne.
York Athletic Club. The teams 70
meet are two OF the leading teams 10
the league. the other leader being 'Se
Fort Slocum team of New Rochelle.
The standing Of the league a. PREF
ent is as follows; u,,r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Baseball and Golf

Take the case of Larry Lnjoie in baseball Larry
saws that he was able bat about as well AFTER ne mao
been playing short time as after he had known se'efS
Years Of experience His fielding grace came IN the same
wav He was a born ball player The whole scheme Oh
things was easy and natural to him. He never mao 20
work for what he got to work as others nave
I. was always a part Of him from the rtart
Take the case of Walter j. Travis IN go1 nara worn
~ bio mart Of his success But Travis, taking up the
IN Ocober won his first tournament the next spring
Il was knack that did this more than work. Inc aver
golf lover if he gave twelve hours day to the game
could never hope be fair player from one oetooe
70 the next May II is just one o those things tnat can
be done where exceptional knack is missing.
The entry who lacks knack get there eventually IN
some game but the road is hard and long 1t may Dc all
,b more TO his credit land but not many OF them are
,,; % stick after a long trial has shown little ad
vancement.
The natural turn is to get into something else.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
The Game

Fate deals the cards, and, hHving dealt, rs done;
From, that point on each player takes command;
Fate neither cares nor knotCs tcho lost and iron;
Fate has no say in hoW each plays his hand
Play ont the game, whatever else befoH,
And, at the end, from hearen INTO he'll,
You'll find this test the greatest of them all
There goes a man 1cho played poor hand weA'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
"A poorly equipped fighter /" 0aa'
handicapped."-Alex. Taylor.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Princeton Wins at Soccer

NEW HAVEN, Nov. 24.-Princeton
defeated Yale at soccer fotball here to-
day, 3 goals to 2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
OF STATES
TROOPS OFF SOON
railroads Prepare to Move
Drafted Men to Training
Camps
DIAN FOR 200 SPECIALS
HARRISBURG, Sept IA.

HARRISBURG, Sept IA.
n.,s,ls concerning the movement OF
pe S,r the National Army. beginning
euo.'' wednesday, will be received this
p,s, ps,,,nr by each of the 2s2 local eNemp-
morn.'ne .nsrds in the State. Finishing touches
uon ooa o,,,en 10 the tables yesterday, and IL
weNnscted weN to get them into the mails in
smpe r,aa w. Crowther, of the passenger
Cna s., force of the Pennsylvania Railroad
y phjladelphia, and Colonel Frank Beary,
...,ng Adjutant General had charge Of
-. work Every railroad In the state VIII
ue.,,,nate in the movement, which will be
h,reest thing of its kind undertaken
tne . me roads carried most of the Penn
s,o,,a National Guard from home sta
- 10 Mount Gretna last year at the time
" sbe border mobilization.
" rhs orders for the local boards will in
.,,aa details of the departure of the Ma
tional Army giving complete schedule Tor
Nah of the five days of the movement.
rSs snecial trains will start at the more
.S,ote points in their territory. focusing
- Philadelphia. Harrisburg or Pittsburgh,
" " .ho case may be. From these terminals
~. trains will go to the concentration
.a,rne Eastern Pennsylvania men will.
souehly speaking, go to Camp Meade; CEN
III pennsylyanians to Camp Lee, and
.,srn Pennsylvanians TO either Camps
sss or Sherman. The local boards will
~ explicit orders Railroad and State
s@c,als said tonight that they are satis-
a. that there will be no hitch, notwith-
Standing the magnitude and complexity of
the task.
sas7 somewhat less than half the States
sntre ouota, which is about 10000. The
rumber to go to Camp Meade, As per cent
a. the total which is scheduled for that
camp is 1859. In the case of Camps
fee and Sherman the number to go next
week is 40 per cent OF the entire quota, or
ssSs 10 Camp Lee and 1715 to Camp Sher-
nan Inasmuch as per cent already
have gone, the number at Camp Meade
viii be half the eventual State representa-
don there