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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Six-Day Race
Starts Tonight
At the Garden
Fifteen Teams to Battle in
Grind-Governor-Elect
TO Fire Gun

The twenty sixth annual six-day race
which starts tonight in Madison
Square Garden will be the first real
international race held in five years
The worlds war kept away the leading
foreigners during the last four wears,
but at one minute after IL o'clock to-
night Governor-elect Alfred f. Smith
will pull the trigger that will start
sixteen teams representing the cream
of the world in cycling racing.
These speed demons represent the
United States, Canada. France, Italy,
England, Belgium, Switzerland and
Australia. Never before have so many
classy riders been entered, and never
IN the history of the six-day classic
have the combinations been so we'll
teamed and so we'll matched
In accepting entries the committee
used great care as to the physical con-
dition of the men. DR. Frederick L.
Flynn put the entrants through q
more rigorous examination than is nee
essary in the army. Dr. Flynn said
be never locked over more perfect
athletes He was particularly i'm
pressed with the French riders who
have been battling the Boche.
Several New Faces
There are a number of new faces in
this years grind. Gus Lang, who an
nexed the amateur title last season.
is making his debut with Lloyd By
ron, the amateur champion of Austria
la as a partner. This is considered
the dark horse" team of the race.
N
Year. with Jake Magin as a partner.
Mcnamara is known as the "Iron Man.
who suffered an Jury a week prior
TO last years event and was compelled
to stay out. Magin, his team mate,
shared the winning honors with Goul-
let last year
Frank Kramer is back again, as the
others will find out when the sprints
are on The seventeen time worlds
champion wants to win this race and
then retire He requested to be learned
with Marcel Dupuy, the French whirl-
wind and there never was a greater
combination of speed in six-day
grind
The newest sensation is Henri Ger
wig, fresh from the battlefelds of
P1cardy and Flanders When not carry
ing dispatches riding through bar
RACES, Gerwig during the rest periods
has been defeating the best in Europe
In sprint and long distance races in
the velodrome in Paris He has been
teamed with Willie Keller, the great
est plugger in the East.
Bob Spears is with US again, and so
are Verri and Madona, the noted
Italian speed merchants
The French system of scoring points
IN sprints will be elaborated upon.
There will be two hours of continual
sprintng every afternoon, and at
night these demons will be fighting it
out for points for three hours. |
Veterans Of the six-day game predict
new record
lae. Garden will open about 8
VII be entertained by a concert and
other musical features
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Five Soccer Games
Slated for To-day

Five capital matches of soccer foot
ball, all in the second round of the ma
tlonal championships, are carded for
the metropolitan district to-day Three
are in New Jersey and two in New
York City. Two, that are also interstate
matches, are of unusual promise.
Merchant Ship F. c., Team B, of
Hartman, Penn, clashes with Federal
Ship A. A. F. c., of Newark, at Clark's
Field, East Newark, at 2:30 p. M, with
William Russell refereeing At Todd's
Field, Brooklyn, at the same hour,
Bridgeport City A. F. C. meets Robins
Dry Dock F. c.. with George Caldicott,
of Woodhaven, L. l., handling the
whistle
Two are morning games, the New
York Chinese Students F. c. meeting
Morse Dry Dock F. c. at Lenox Oval,
145th Street and Lenox Avenue, at II
a. m, with c. Stott of Brooklyn, as ref
cree. Scottish-Amercan F. c., of East
Newark, and Tietjen G. Lang Dry Dock
F. c., of Hoboken, come together at the
same hour on Clark's Field. with Will
lam Rowley, of East Newark, as arbter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

OOKS if the boys who organized base
ball have succeeded in throwing William How
1-% ard Taft into the discard. The former Pres-
dent Of the United States, in interview given out
at Dayton, Ohio, yesterday, declared he would under
no circumstances accept the position Of baseball COM
missioner for the two major leagues, for which Office
he had been suggested.
Baseball may we'll deplore it's loss for the name of
Mr.. Taft would have proven a great buwark in time
Of serious doubt But Mr. Taft is to be congratulated
on the wisdom Of his decision Till the game is rid
of the barnaces that nfest it, it is reasonable sup
pose that instead of elevatng the national pastme
his pedestal the drag might have smirched the fair
of Mr.. Taft
Baseball history is replete with the ''boners' of
those IN control of the sport. No more damaging
brief could be drawn against the autocrats marked
for slaughter than the mounting nothings thew emitted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Cavanaugh' S Battery
Did Some Good Work
On the F iring Line

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Nov. SO
Major Thomas F. Murphy, of Dorches-
ter, just back from France, speaks
glowingly of Captain Frank w Cava-
naugh, Battery z, 1o2d Field Artil-
lery, famous Dartmouth football coach.
"Why, GAYS battery was wonder
full exclaimed the major. "He had
that near-perfect teamwork in his
guns that he had in his eleven. He
handled his artillerymen just as he
handled his football players. They
thought there never was another cap
tain like Cav and he knew that there
never had been another such battery
as his.
"He was master of football, you
know, but he knew that artillery game
just the same way. We got so we
could tell GAYS battery. When it
came to laying down barrage we'd
say: There goes "Cav's" battery and
sure enough. it would be 'Cav's' bat
terry getting busy with the barrage.
For they had clean-cut, effective
style which was marvellous'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Loft Still Enthusiastic

e GORGE W. LOFT who has shipped his racing
~ stable to Havana, Cuba, for the winter meet
ing, has great faith in the future of the American
turf. few days ago at Bowie Mr. Loft tried inef
fectually to purchase the odd colt Dunboyne
winner of the 1918 Futurity, from P. A. Clark of Bos
ton. An offer of $4,000, the highest price named for
a two-year-old in many years, spurned
Which would indicate. ALSO of course that Mr.
Clark is reasonably assured to the immediate out
look for the thoroughbred sport.
Fitzgerald Leaves for Havana
Chris j. Fitzgerald who will act as chief steward
of the one hundred days racing meeting at Oriental
Park, near Havana Cuba beginning next Saturday..
will leave for the island to-day with coterie of as
sistants, in order to prepare the way for the big
opening
tltz declared yesterday that there would be close
to thousand thoroughbreds in training on the island
this winter more than half of these having Just been
shipped from Latonia and Bowie.
The Havana meeting postponed for one week
because of the fact that Latonia shut off by the
epidemic of influenza at the start extended it's meet
ing to cover the dates. The Cuban promoters intend
to extend their meeting to make up this loss At
least one hundred days of racing will be presented
there. If the sport proves popular as now antic
pated the meeting may be extended over that
limit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

sey, as was expected, made a rushing
tight of it from the start, but at no
stage Of the contest did he infiict any
material damage on Billy Miske. by
ms clever footwork and ducking, had
Dempsey continually missing, and it
was only IN the clinches that Denp-
sey appeared to be doing his hest
work
Now, in behalf of Billy Miske and
not from managementship critl-
clsm, l think. as do many other fans
who approached me after the bout,
that due TO the fact Miske had
clearly outboXed Dempsey, and that
al no time during the contest did
Dempsey have Miske in any trouble,
1T only fair and just. after a careful
analysis Of the fight, that Miske be
entitled to a shade
"Of course. this may appear as n
howl, II coming from one SO close to
Miske, but after hearing the various
views of people who had witnessed
the contest, had to write this letter
in all fairness to my bower. Yours
in sport JACK REDDY"
We viii admit that Miske outboxed
Dempsey in majority of the rounds.
Had he not done so he would have been
knocked out. 1t is the same PROPOSE
ton as man monkeying with buzz
saw. If be ducks and dances fast
enough to escape with his life we
would be inclined to think him a clever
fellow and lucky one but we would
probably give the decision TO the buzz
saw. As we have stated before, we be-
lieve that greater credit should go to
Miske than to Dempsey, because Il buzz
saw should always Outright q man, but
we cannot escape the conviction that
Miske would not have lasted ten rounds
against Dempsey on Thanksgiving Day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

4 ND speaking of organized baseball Clark Griffith
manager of the Washington Senators, is pre-
pared to suggest to the big leagues a number of
reforms which, the face of them appear timely
and worthy of deep reflection These reforms are to
build around the three principal rules Of the funda-
mental government of the game-the rule, the
draft rule and the waiver rule.
The old Fox advocates the prohibition of purchase
or sale Of major players except by the waiver route
that waivers cannot be recalled; that the clubs work
under a. close player limit; that all minor league
players shall be eligible to draft; that club be
allowed to trade player; that the waiver price of
players in classification be the same amount
that clubs of the same class only shall have the priv
lcge of exercising waiver rights on a player with
whose services club wishes to dispense.
Elsewhere in these columns the Griffith ideas are
elaborated upon in detail. They radical indeed
but worthy of deep thought. Certainly reforms are
needed And Griths suggestions appear at least the
best solution to various vexing problems advanced so
for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
N. Y. A. C. to Hold
First Service Meet
Thursday, Dec. 10

The first of series of track and
held meets for service men Will be
promoted by the New York Athletic
Club at the 22d Regiment on the even
ing of Thursday, December 10. 1t is
Planned by the club committee to hold
these meetings twice a month
The club also has arranged events
TOT the schoolboys, amateur athletes
and men in the National Guard. A
Total or eleven events arr scheduled
az follows:
Closed to Army and Navy-M edicine
pall contest (twenty-men teams); one
mile novice relay race (eight-man
teams; standing broad jump competi-
Mon ltive-man teams, novices); 800
YARD run (athletic costume); one-mile
run handicap (athletic costume).
Open to registered athletes-75-yard
run bnn aahtandhicap; three quarter-mile run
onanoiiGGap); two mile run (handicap) !;
one-mile walk (handicap)-
(novice)- Ill
oUo-yard run (handicanl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

If all managers of boxers were such
careful and restrained chaufeurs of
their typewriters as Jack Reddy, man
ager of Billy Miske, the St. Paul light
heavyweight, it would be perfectly safe
for sporting writer's to walk the streets
unarmed and without tin helmets be-
meath their derbies. But life would
also be decidedly less interesting, be
cause the lure of danger, always at
tractive to BRAVE man, Aunt FL
eanor Ann, would be removed - we
Just DOTE on danger. Every night, be-
fore we climb into the hay. We as, our
selves: "Have we encountered danger
to-day, and did we meet 1t with un-
ftinching eye?'
We are moved to this philosophical
trend of thought by a letter just re-
ceived from Mr. Reddy, in which he
takes exception to our decision against
Miske in the recent bout with Jack
Dempsey at Philadelphia.
Instead of starting out with the pre-
sumption that anybody who decides
against his fighter is non compos
mentis (ah, what a gift we have for the
dead languagesD, Reddy argues the
matter in a voice that is low pitched,
but with great carrying power. He
writes;
November 90, 1918.
Mr. Fred Hawthorne, Sporting De-
partment. Tribune.
Dear Sir: wish to take cxcep-
ton to the reports emanating from
the Miske- Dempsey bout staged at
Philadelphia on Thanksgiving after
noon. 1t appears very much that
Miskes work was overlooked. Demp-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
City College Soccer
Eleven Badly Beaten

Trying themselves out against the
team of the Crescent Athletic Club, for
mer champions of the Field Club
League, the soccer players of the Col
lege of the City Of New York met more
than their match at Bay Ridge ycster-
day afternoon, and suffered defeat to
the tune of goals to 0.
The Crescents demonstrated their
superiority from the start, scoring four
goals in the first period Of play and
three more in the second. Van der
Wolf and Waters each shot three goals,
the seventh being contributed by Mae
Phee, the Bensonhurst forward, who
played with the Crescents. The return
game will be played at the City Col
lege Stadium next Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Manual High School
Plans Meet for Fund''

The Manual Training High School
Athletic Association will conduct its
annual games at the 14th Regi-
mcnt Armory, Brooklyn, next Saturday
night for the benefit of the United War
Work Fund. Jack Eller, veteran hurd-
Ter, will perform for the first time
since his return from overseas as
Y. M. c. A. instructor. He will give
an exhibition at his speciality, the 100
yards.
Other features will be a "Firemen's
Carry Relay" and relay race for
Boy Scouts An event always looked
forward to by other teams of the
greater city is the interscholastic foot
ball relay championship. Only mem
bers of football teams are eligible for
this contest. Four men will compose
a team.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Great Lakes Sailors
To Box in London

Eight boxers, mostly from the Great
Lakes Naval Timing station, who are
TO compete in the international box
ing contests to be staged in London
for the Kings cup. Dec. / and ~, are
on their way to England.
Among the fresh water sailors are
Pal Moore, Richie Mitchell, Billy
Whalen, Cal Delaney, Otis Bryant,
Danny O'Keefe, Andre Anderson and
lack Heinen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Cory

Reflection OF q Sage
How temperamental those artists! Galli-Curc
pected her husband to work.
Mendacious Mike Opines That
There is many slip 'twixt debut and farewell
Sandbag StorY
Butter 80 cents the pound; eggs ditto the dozen.
Ready for the Pistol
Having had two Bolshevik rehearsals at
the Garden let the six-day bike race proceed
Virtue Has It's ReWdrd
Now that Bill has officially abdcated Ban may pro-
coed with the work of drafting the schedules
Eeny, Meeney, Miaey Mo!
National Leaguers are looking for man of capac-
ty to head the parent organization year Should
try the old pin game the list of national commits
sioners.
Fra1k NuU1n an Optin1ist
Frank Navin, president of the Detroit Tigers has
already made tentative plans for spring training
trip Navin must have good assurance that his
team-Tyrus Raymond Cobb--is soon to be discharged
from the American army.
Lay of the Last Trencherman
MOULD not hart living thing,
Hosoever a0eak small;
The Fvozees and the Hempsteads too
Our Fother made them oil.
Bull Elk.
Doubtless
Looks as if Peruvian bark is wore than the bite.
Echoes of the War
Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, one of the finest
artificial ice skating Kinks the continent will be
closed to patrons this winter The building has been
leased to next July barracks for Carnegie Techs
student soldiers Official notice has been served to
patrons to skates checked there last winter,
AS understand it, the management of Duouesne
Garden does not intend to skate thin ice. "Skaes
will not be officially recognized after July.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

Lieutenant Francis Oulmet thinks
golf is due for its biggest year in 1919
With ali the new faces and the old
boys keener than ever to get into the
game seriously again, after being more
or less shut up since the war began,
1919 shapes up to him as the banner
year in the history OF the royal and
ancient game.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Montreal Athletes Waka LIN

me Montreal Amateur Athletic as
s S'cl' is the first of the big Cana
u ,.asr, sport organizations to announce
s svcoa IL 60 competitive activity with the
Hockey, lacrosse and rugby footbsii
teams will be formed at once. 'A i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
kzz]<}Ql(ST TING SEM 0fE5
HLMI66 4&NC& BY w.. MACBETH -10'e9
Copyright, 1918. New York Tribune Inc.


at the suggestion Of of Mr.. Tafts caibre for
the most important Office of the sport. johnson and
Hermann had the chance to prove themselves big men,
They heaped obstacles against the suggestion of Mr.
Taft Certain for the time at least thew seem to
have eliminated him. But how about the day of reck-
onng? Will the public stand for the rough work. even
if the operators are content to remain dumb?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
I cams Entered in
Six-Day Grind
AUSTRALIAN TEAM
Spears and Grenda

u s. NAVY BELGIAN TEAM
Carman and De Baetes
AMERICAN AUSTRALIAN TEAM
Cory and Madden
AMATEUR TEAM
Lang and Byron
NEWARK TEAM
Kopsky and Coburn
JBMARINE BOAT CORPORATION TEA
Grimm and Thomas
CALIFORNIA TEAM
Hanley and Lawrence
NEW YORK TEAM
Chapman and Wiley
ITALIAN TEAM
madonna and Bello
oNloNE sPORTIVA ITALIANA
Verri and Drobach
AMERICAN TEAM
Mcnamara and Mapin
AMERlCAN-FRENCH TEAM
Kramer and Dupuy
JERSEY TEAM
Weber and Eaton
LONG ISLAND TEAM
Bowker Brothers
ALLIED TEAM
Gerwig and Keller
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-27

WANTED-To buy Ford car Tour
ing or ;osdster. Apply to Abe
Vigodsky, 1914 Main st. S-23 2tp
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-27

FOR RENT-Good two-horse farm on
Bush river. Good land and plenty
river bottom to make corn. Good
cotton land Apply to jeff B. Amick
Newberry. 1923 tf
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-27

:. <. - q ac.'-. : a:ls.-, 81
{ Oh Bankin and, Boston harbor,
. e Offers Mae. al s>i:ool. Ca.-,-
bridge, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Smith have re-
ce;vod a card announcing the safe ar
rival overseas of their son Lonnie
who is member If Wilson's Rand
over there. He joined the band from
Columbia, where he was an electric
ian for four years before entering the
service.
Messrs. r. E. Leavell and ". E.
Lake left Saturday to spend Sunday
at Caesars Head.
State Constable T. G.. Williams, who
is stationed at Rock Hill, came home
Saturday to remain until after the
elecion.
Miss Grace Wofford of Greenville is
visiting her brother, Mr.. H. C. Wof.
ford, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Duncan and
Calhoun Boyd went by automobile to
Camden Thursday.
Mr.. J. A. Burton and Miss Bessie
Burton of Newberry spent a day and
night here this week as guests of Mrs.
H. E. Russell-Easley cor Greenyille
News, 25th.-Miss Mary Burton of
Laurens, niece. of Mr.. J. "A. Burton
Of Newberry, has been elected men,
ber; of the faculty of the Easley city
schools.
Mrs R. E. Leavell, Miss Ruth Lea
veil and Irwin LeaVell Of Newberry
are guests this week of Mrs. Maud
F. Higgins-Easley cor Greenvills
News, 25th.
On Tuesday of this week, says the
Easley correspondent of the Green
will News, Miss Gladys Higgins re-
ceiyed an appointment from the post
office department at Washington CIV
ing her the position of village deliv-
cry carrier to succeed her brother,
Harry r Higgins, who was recently
accepted for military service. Miss
is we'll known in Newterry.
being the niece of Mrs. +. E. Lea
veil having attended Newherry col
lege The correspondent adds: "A]-
though this system of delivery has
been installed here just about year
this is the first time that a woman has
been appointed to such a position.
She is to be most highly commended Q
Cor having taken the position and her
example should be followed by the
women throughout the State, for
these positions can be filed just as
well by women and thus relieve many
men fer military service"
Miss Caroline Watkins of Newberry
and Miss Gladys Keith of ChappelIs
were the guests of friends in town on
Yesterday. Greenwood Index, oath.
Mr.. and MRS. John Ruff of New
berry are visitors in the city.-Winns-
ooro News and Herald, 21st.
Miss Anna Owings Of Graycourt.
Laurens county, is visiting Mrs. F. E.
Dibble. Miss Sue Dibble of Marion
s visiting her uncle, Rev. F. E.
Dibble.
Mrs. K. S. Jackson Of orangeburg
s visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Y. T. Livingston.
ir. and Mrs. Joe Feagle spent a
Teek at Glenns and returned last
reek with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, :,
nc. H. Wicker. After recuperatiny
vile at that Ene watering resort
g wicker cam: back very much
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-27

erected a monument at the grave Of
he wife Of Rev. J. Murray Kirklan
James Herbert Evans has gone to
Akron, Ohio.
Otto Gregory went to Columbia and
passed for transfer from the reserves
20 the regular navy and is now at
home awaiting orders.
Ii. F. W. Chapman of the engineer
ing corps, American expeditionary
forces, after being over there" for
.5a::i..F a year, arrived home earlv
(4:45) morning train last Thursday
70 spend a furlough of five days here
with Mrs. Chapman and the baby and
lis parents and other relatives. At
'er his brief vacation he will go to
Washington, where he will be sta
tened.
Privates 1st class Ferdinand S
Scurry and Roy B. Moore of Camp
Sewer have been promoted to cor
porals as a result Of faithful work.
Mr.. J. S. Glymph of Newberry was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Pau
ton observation-disclosures JocrEal,
22nd.
Mr.. Frank C. Sigh of Newberry ar
rived yesterday and assumed his du-
ties with the Greenwood Hardware
company this morning. Mrs. Sigh
and little son will arrive within q
few days. Mr. Sigh has purchased the
residence formerly occupied by Mr..
II. e Stalnaker in Swygert street
Greenwood Jounal, 22nd.
Little Misses Helen and Delaney
Snelgrove are visiting their grandpa
rents in Isaluda.
Mrs Ola Hutchinson Breazeale has
received notice that her husband, MIR.
A. T. Breazeale, has arrived safely
overseas
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Mccullough left
Sunday to attend the Walpole-Jenkins
wedding which takes place on the
2Sth Instant at st. Johns Episcopal
church, Charleston.
Mr.. Virgil F. Cook spent the week
end in Ranberg on cable trouble.
Sergeant Robt. L. Hutchinson has
been transferred from Newport News
to the American expeditionary forces.
Mr.. James Odell Wilson left Mon
day for overseas duty.
Mrs. Robert T. Caldwell received
letter from her sen David last week
stating that he had arrived safely
overseas and was well.
! Mrs L. Morris and daughter, Miss
Florence. have returned from an ex-
tended visit to relatives in New York,
Brooklyn, Patterson, N. j., and the
after a most enjoyable
trip.
Miss Helen Pratt is spending some
1--WE with relatives in Newberry-Miss
Susan Jones entertained last week in
honor of Miss Lalla Owdom of Chap
nells. .-lSmithville cor Abbeville Med
ium, 23rd.
Mrs. Ben Bushardt and daughter.
Miss Benetta, of Newberry are visit
'ne Mrs. W. F. Clary in South Main
streei.@Mrs. b. F. Swetenburg and
'.+tle Miss Eugenia Swetenberg re-
turned on Wednesday from visit to
relatives at Peak.-Mr and Mrs. AL
NO Bowers left this week for Whit
rire where the former has accepted
! position in the Whitmire mill-Ab-
,nville Medium, 23rd.
Mrs. c. C. Cooper, now of Newberry,
Who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
). ]. Pearson, left Friday for Sumter,
N her. way home.-Pee Dee Advo-
ate.
Mr. Sam jones of Newberry spent
re weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. H.