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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Boston Braves Clul,
avs Off All Debts
Owed Jim Caffnev

James GaFney, formcr owner Of the
Boston Nationals, who still owns
Bvaves Field in Boston, announced yes
to-day that the owners Of the Boston
National franchise had paid him all
The money they owed him in rent and
interest on notes. and that they would
coatinue 20 operate the club.
Mr.. Wise squared everything with
loe asst week, 80 | viii have nothing
rrIner 10 DO With The CLUB" said Caf-
ney. yesterday. the have settled
with me liz full for all the money tnoy
wed me last season"
Several times within ,hc last two
months Int7ney Threatened to take
BACK the club in payment for the money
owed HIN - tAe present management.
However, after the armistice las
signed and baseball prospects for next
season began 10 brighten, Wise asked
.or more time to pay the clubs obli-
:.t:ons. and as request was granted.
Gaifney said he did not think chat
Percy Eaughton, former president.
would return TO the club after ne was
mustered cut OF the army, but that
Wise would become the active mead Of
he Braves
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Report Syracuse
Seeking Place
In Title League

Syracuse University is once more
seeking membership in the Intercol-
( legiate Basketball League, and will
make formal application for admission
at the next meeting Of the associa-
ton, which will be held during the
Christmas holidays. This is the IN
formation which was received in this
city yesterday from Syracuse. 1t is
said that the Orange will present as
one of its strongest arguments for
admission TO the league the fact that
since the sport was taken up by it the
teams representing Syracuse have
been as expert as, If not more expert
than. the teams in Che league.
The fact that Cornell and Dartmouth
are doubtful about continuing in the
league is understood 20 be one of the
reasons Why Syracuse will renew its
application at this time. Syracuse
feels that it could I'll Dartmouth's
place readily and would make the
league moro compact, inasmuch as it
would be possible for teams playing
Cornell to play Syracuse in their up
state trip With little extra expense.
The Orange contends that it's facili-
ties for playing the game are equal
~ MOI superior 70 tnO5e OF any college
in the league.
No doubt exists among the members
Of the league as to the strength of
The Orange fves, for they have dem
onstrated il series OF games stretch
ing over several years that they were
as powerful as any in the league. Last
year they split even with PennsvI-
yania. the league champions, and de-
feated several OF the league fives, in
GLIDING Yale.
II Syracuse does not gain member
ship in the league it will play a series
of games with colleges in the vicinity
OF New York City, and has alread ;
communicated with Columbia, Ford
ham. ST Johns. the Crescent A. C. and
West Point With regard to dates. 1t
Is likely, too, that game will be
scheduled with Pennsylvania al Phila-
delphia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

less, bad Carroll covered the entire
length Ct tie b2th III &bouc ffty sec
onds. 3 thing ho la, done in the past,
he would have Load I claim on first
prize seeing that IN . longer pool he
might nell have glided another foot or
moro IL the unused ten seconds Of his
time allowance. This situation may
present itself in future and some rule
should DC devised TO guide the officials
IN reachin, u decision.
Tho recent dismissal Of all women
telephone operators training in this
country for service with the A. L. T.
released. among others, Mrs. Frances
Eowcils Schroih, Of San Francisco, na =
tioDal onc-mic swimming champion,
who was slated to sail shortly for
tranco. Her consequent availability
for composition increases materially
the chances of a succcssfUl season on
the Coast. for she is The one mermaid
in Northern California able to meet all
rivals on fairly oven terms, and her re-
manning in the field will encourage the
San Francisco promoters OF water
sports to again stage important aquatic
fixtures FOR women and invite TO them
the leading stars Of other districts, as
has been their custom in past years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Rudolph SaacI1e, Of Hamilton
Institute, Able Fancy Diver
Opening Indoor Water Carnival OF New York A. C..
Brings to Light Spectacular Water Marvel
Notes of the Tanks aud Of ahc Open Sea
Me LOUGHi-lN

The opening indoor water Carnival
Of the New York A. c. wee'e ago
served to bring 10 light in Rudolph
Saackc, Of Hamilton Institute, one Of
the able5t young fancy divers eYcr dc
Veloped in this district. lie won a
contest from the twclve-foot spriug-
board, aud displayed such remarkablc
form and versatility that competent
Judges who watched the event now pre-
dict for him the highest honors in the
not distant future. The lads diving
may be qualifed without esnggeYatiou
rs spectacular, for one rarely sees AZ;
much energy and vim as he puts into
the work. and this naturally results IN
great eight in taking off and dashin~
action in thc air. Further, he shows
some of the most difficult dives on the
regulation list, including the flying
dutchman with double turn, the one
aNda-half back somcrsaut and the
two -a-half forward somersault,
which arc among Tie most highly re-
garded. His timing is still a trifla
uncertain, and Ihis causes occasional
faults Of execution, but correct Ginning
is chiefly matter Of practice and en-
be remedied with application, and It
will not be surprising to see the boy
wearing title honors before long.
The epidemic of influenza is still
clinsing to Loa Angeles and the au-
thorities have refused TO lift the bar
on public gatherings, so the Los An
geles A. c. will be Obliged to again put
of the much postponed water carnival
it counted on staging the coming week.
Duke Kahanamoku is back in Homo
lulu and viii start training without
delay, for the Hawaiian A. A. e. has
taken UP The question Of reviving its
annual midwinter gala of aquatic
sports IN February, and he wants 30 be
ready for all comers if the fixture ma
terializes, as seems likely.
The New York NomeN's Swimming
Association. whose aim it IS to teach
every member of the sex TO swim, as
vel! as to encourage water sports, has
enlarged the scope OF its activities and
opened afternoon classes OF instruction
for those who find it difficult to attend
the regular evening sessions. The in
novstion Offers an excellent opportu-
nifty to schoolgirls, particularly if they
are interested in sports, for the coach
ing IS done free of charge by The able I
contestan Of the organization, several ]
of them district and national cham
pions, and a small membership fee
covers all costs.
The handicap plunge for distance
held few days ago in the New York
A. c. pool showed that there may arise
in this style OF contest a problem for
which the a. a. U. rules offer no solu-
ton. Leo Giebel had an allowance Of
20 feet. and actually covered So feet Il
the regulation time limit Of SO seconds.
for a scoring total OF 81 feet. Cyril
Carroll, the local champion. receive d
only 6-foot handicap, SO he could OBJ
viously not win on distance. for the
pool measures but IS feet. Ncyerthe-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Former American
League Magnate
Gets Decoration

Like father, like son, doesn't fit in
the case Of First Lieutenant Robert
Lee Hedges, jY., 23d Infantry, L. s. A.
AS OWNER Of the st. Louis Browns, un-
ID Philip De Catesby Ball invested q
trife OF his profits from the manu-
i'acturc OF artificial ice-making plants
in baseball. Colonel Bob Hedges, 81,
was much in the public prints. nor
ever ehranls from the light of lime.
SO modest IS Lieutenant Hedges,
however, that he did not let even his
parents know that he had been given
the CroiX de Guerre for valor by the
French government, had been cited in
orders for bravery in battle, been
twice wounded and promoted from a
second to first lieutenant, ali in the
space Of three months.
Wounded first in tho Champagne,
only slightly. the modest young SOL
front after a few weeks. Around
Epernay, in September, he received
five machine gun bullet wounds in one
thigh. That meant base hospital, but
he learned Of the delays entailed in
notifying next OF kin in the States, aud
refrained as long as he dared from
notifying his parents. And when he
finally cabled to aliay their worst fears
he had made sure that he would re-
cover.
Assistant Secretary Pinherton. of
the Y. NJ. G. A.. recently returned TO
his Jacksonville, ILL.,, home after five
weeks on Il cot noXt TO Lieutenant
Hedges, in hospital near Lyons,
called on the former American League
magnate q few days ago and told The
rest OF the story, dragged from the
youthful officer in the course of their
long say in the base hospital
The Y. N. c. A. man, learning from
others Of Lieutenant Hedges's decora
ton. chided him for not wearing it.
When PinNerton was leaving the hos
out his announced intention 20 visit
the lieutenant's parents and tell them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Motor Federation Will Make
Fight OH Double Tax on Autos

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Dec. 13.-That
there will. be an effort to double the
tax on automobiles, was indicated by
John J. MeInerney, counsel for the New
York State Motor Federation, before
the annual convention in Rochester
this afternoon. and that it is the duty
of the federation to repeat its fight
against such double tax was a state
ment received with hearty applause.
The convention opened at 2 o'clock
1T the Powers Hotel, with a splendid
representation.
4. G. Batchelder. o. the American
Automobile Association, and George c.
Diehl, of the Metropolitan Consulate,
arrived from Chicago; also Highway
Commissioner Dufey,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

the throne. In 1891 Arion knocked It
down to 2:1ON, and it was nineteen
years before a stallion of the age beat
his mark. the honor then shifting TO
Justice Brooke, 2:091s, when he won
the junior division Of the Kentucky
futurity for George Gordon Moore, ci'
New York.
Meanwhile Native Belle, which after
ward became the property of Mr..
Moore, lowered the record to 2:07a$, IN
1909. She was driven by Murphy, who
has held the honor for decade, KNOCK
inc the mark down to 2:0Al3 with Pctor
Nolo in 1918 and to o:O4A with The
Real Lady in 1916
This years contributions TO the list
are Norman Dillon, 2;o71la, bred by A.
b. Coke, of Philadelphia and driven by
Joe Serrill Brusilof, 2:0SM bred by
David NJ. Look, Of New York, and
driven By l.. L. Geers, and Princess
Etawah, 2:09 4 also bred By Mr.. Loo&
aud driven by Ben White.
One of tho good two-y -olds that
Just escaped 2:10 IS Pcriscope, owned
by John l.. Dodge, Of MiddIctovn, \. Y,
who also had out the speedy three
year-o!d Hollywood Bob, which won in
2:o4&s early in July Mr.. Dodge is
wintering at GroyyetoT'n, Ga. where his
u <'itCi, 'ANDHlt \iiHuH, iteS SHlEPSu
number Of the houhes. Hollywood Son,
a two-year-cld brother TO Hollywood
Bob, is one that viii be watched,
Harry c. Stinson, who is regarded as
the most expert Of the drivers that
have come over from Canada, Is win
tering al North Randall Cope StinsoN,
father OF Marry, was Canadu's foremost
in other days and rated as one OF the
best drivers anywhere, the boy having
seemingly absorbed it, for back in 1900
Harry won the Massachusetts with
Sadie Mac, 2.06A, which really gave
Peter The Great his start as Il sire
Sadie Mac was about tho best trotter
OF her year, and had the fatcs been
kirder-shc dropped dead on the track
st Hartfor(-shc probably would have
garncred al Of tho late harvest. Stin-
son also developed and won futuritics
with Don Chenault, 1864, and Ken
lucky Todd. 2:0834, showing himself
to be topnotcher with a colt "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Ban johnson and
August Hermann
Sued t'or - 500

CINCINNATI, Dec. lt-B. r. John
son and August Hermann, SIS members
of the National Baseball Commission.
were sued mere to-day for 5000 by
3. P. MoultoH. president Of The Prov
dence, r. l., Baseball Club. Of the
Eastern League. Moulton claims that
this amount Was paid out Of the
worlds series money Of tho Boston
American League Club 10 Frank j.
Navin and William H. Yawkey, who
own the Providence Baseball Pari. and
lease It 10 the Providence Baseball
Club, as the final payment for Player
Walter Mayer. Moulton claims the
Providence Club sold Mayer to Boston,
and that when the Providence Club
needed money lie took over this note
and thai the moneT should have been
paid to him and not to the owners CT
the ball park
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
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De! Rev Best Trotter
Walter Cox Plotted to Victor,

One day last month. when discussing
PAGERS, Walter Cox was aal.ea fo~ The
name Of the best one he ever drove.
Turning toward a picture o. Earl, Jr.,
tilat was hanging OF the wall, he said /:
'lt looks rather rough 10 go oacls on
that ola gray felloH, out if the tru th
gaust be known It was Del Rey.
sickness put crinp in his career
before the public had AT opportunity
20 learn just how GOOD he was. In 1912,
before ne was taken sick, one day. after
defeating Frank Bogaan, Jr., worhe d
him an extra mile in 2:03. the last half
being in IS seconds, and he was not at
all out at that"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
indianapolis Speedway
Race TO BE Held Ma, 30

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 1t..-Aa-
nouncenient was made here to- day thar
the sixth 500-milc race will ne s.arca
on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway or
May so, 1919. The parse viii be $50.
600, divided ten ways, the first award
being $4,000. It. A Myers. bushes
manager Of the speedway, is authorit.
1or The announcements.
The race will be the first on nc IN
dianapois speedway since 1916. Fol
loving the events that year the trscs
as closed for the duration Of the var.
The last 500-nile event here was ~
1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Rove Visits Whitney
Horses al Lexington

CINCINNATI. Dec. 14.-James Rowe.
CHEF trainer Of the Harry Payne Whit
ney stable, stopped here yesterday en-
route from Lexington to New York. 10
pay his Western &il, Nose Goldblatt, a
Visit.
Rove attended the sale at Lexington
Friday, and also inspected the horses
CHARTERED a. the Whitney farm near
lexington. He hopes 20 visit Latonia
next spring, as it is quite likely that
the Whitney stable will be represented
by high class string in Kentucky next
wear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Paris ''L'Auto" Expects Big
Cycling Boom Next Year

The Paris 'tL'Auto" announces that
great winter bicycling season j. in
preparation in France. Should mill
tary matters pan out as expected. mex,
February will see the famous Bol dor
race. twenty four-h event created
IN 1894 and interrupted since 1914.
In March plans have been made 20
Trn The six-day race TIE parasraph
vas written three days before the sign
ing of the armistice, and there seem
no room for doabt now that circrm
stances will Kermit both events beirc
brought off .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Dean Academy May Name
Field After Eddie Grant

FRANKLIN. Mass, Dee. Il. Dean
Academy may name lis athletic field
after Captain Eddie Grant, killed
while leading his men in action in
France. Grant Field" would have
double significance
IN tie first place, Eddie was born
within q hon, skip and d jump OF Deems
athletic field. Second. Eddie attended
Dean before going to Harvard ana into
the big leagues
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

WASHINGTON, Penn. Dec. 14-Ned
NcCarr. local trainer in charge Of the
string OF trotters and PAGERS owned
by J. D. Gallery. of Pittsburgh, cleaned
up $1,000 Yesterday when he sold The
Goasack go, 2:0914. for $4,000 to ".
j. Sprowl, of Sandusky.
McCarr bought the chestnut trostinr
son Of Dillon Axworthy, 2:1Olk at The
A: b. Coke sale November 8. for : COZ
The Cossaci is to be placed with Harr,.
Gray for training for the trottiro
stakes in the Grand Circuit next vea1.
lie defeated a large field. timed scDar
ately IN race with aged horses. In
2:O62 and 2:01la
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

CHICAGO, Dee. IL Augie Klccl,-
hcfer, Of Chicago. will play his seventh
straight match for the threc-cushiop
b;llGrd championship title, which he
holds, when he meets Pierre Maupone,
Of Milwaukee. The contest will take
place here on January 6, I ard 9, II was
announced so-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
English Bike Riders Hope
For Return Of Dunlop Race

LONDON. Ont, Dec. Il. London
cyclists are enthusiastic over the pros
poets OF having the annual Dunlop ROAD
r&ce staged hege next yoay. and ars
entertaining nigh hopes OF again Sc
curing The Dominion Day speed events
at Quea,s Pork
It is understood here tina. Ford
kumpt. the Waterloo cycling official,
has been angling for next years events
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
d. Frisco, Champion Trotter,
Dead From Hemorrhave

sts Iii Frisco, ,2:ol%. worlds champion
t,e ,t.on and harness turf's most noted
Ed r. Gled at the training stable Of
this Ieers, at Billings Park track
wav week OF hemorrhage. the same
worth as the other champion. Lee AK
nut Hail rIss &C. was product of the Wal
dsnsanSSisco, dam Clara Cantrell. a Grand
sirss n nt of the famous brood mare
ca Nutwood. At Madison Somars
year Ign sale in 1912 he was sold as y
phis ~. 10 Frank G. Jones, Of Mem
70 OK H. Tor 1925, who presented the colt
G. A AZ laughter, Lulu Jones, now Mrs.
the la, Dtayldson, Of New York, who, with
crime i Wy, Crabtree and Miss Kath-
only 49, ~, WINS, OF Gait, Ontario, is the
sg9tter 'A'sh owner Of champion race
Evening star., 1918-09-08

type of cooking range on wheels; yet
today every company, battery and
troop has its rolling kitchens.
The feeding Of the Army is so great
mentioned. The Quartermaster Corps
rejoiceP in both tasks alone!
1t not only handles all the whole
sale food and actual rations. but has
sales commissaries over all France,
who supply the men with all they
want. from buttons to candy. Not
only does the corps do this at all the
stations, but travelling unities go un
to the battle front with trucks to sell
the men tobacco (extra, beyond their
tobacco ration), matches, toilet arti-
cles, sweets, playing cards, etc:
Until you see the proud Pro d,tnatitn sight yoT of
our soldiers. Front and rear. the
American soldier is courted and envlcd
by restricted civilians and allied SOL
diers as kind Of millionaire who has
but to reach out his hand for good
things become too scarce for others:
Take the boys cup of coffee. The
@. M. Corps has gone into the manu-
featuring business. When you near
that 1t has a complete and gigantic
coffee roasting plant in France, Which
will shortly turn out almost an thc
coffee used by our troops, pc not sur,
prised. There is more to IT. Ihe poss s,n
grant and notable in history.
X
* X
It is a queer story. Before the war
Brazil, depending greatly on her vast
annual coffee crop. all of which she
could not market currently without d
slump in prices, constituted great
stocks in European ports. under what
was called the ''valorisation" scheme
AGAINST her foreign debt. As the far
went on, Brazil perceived with ats%ay atechs
worth many millions, were being rap
IDLY consumed, while the Brazilian
bonds whose interest ass they shouid ths Pro i1
ternational market by German banks
during the significant two weeks .ss,a9s cs
"realizing," which preceded Austria .
ultimatum. .,,,d
France did otherwise. In the SECOND
year Of the war. when an attempt a. a.
coffee speculation was oeeuh !"
Evening star., 1918-09-08

use of tobacco was known to the an
clients. Essays have been written by
antiQuarians to show that the use of
tobacco was known to the Chinese, the
Hindoostanees and the Egyptians
ages before the practice of smoking
was observed among the Indians Of
the West Indies by the sailors of Co
lumbus. In bulletin on tobacco pre-
pared by the census in 1900 was this
paragraph:
The cultivation and use Of tobacco are Of
such antiquity that authentic history does not
European and Asiatic countries to an ac-
quaintance with the plant prior TO- the discoy-
cry Of America are not supported by accepted
history nor satisfactorily demonstrated by the
researches Of the antiquarian or the archaeolo-
gist. 1t is fairly we'll settled that tobacco is
indigenous to the western hemisphere and that
from rernotest times and spread their knowl-
edge to the rest Of the world.
The habit Of smoking and snufflng
tobacco gained foothold in Europe
generations before the permanent. set
tlement of the United States, and the
settlers at Jamestown did. not for
ing of tobacco for European CON
sumption was their road to wealth
and prosperity. It is said that the
smoking habit was introduced into
Spain and Portugal by one Hernandez
de Toledo in 1850. Hernandez bring
ing his tobacco from Santo Domingo.
From the peninsula the practice is
said to have been carried to France
by Jean Nicot, French ambassador to
Lisbon.
BY 1860 the smoking habit had be-
come common throughout Italy, and
Sir Walter Raleigh made pipe smok-
ing fashionable at the court of Queen
Elizabeth. Tobacco was an important
article of trade between the West
Indies and Europe before the COM
mercial cultivation Of the plant was
begun in Virginia, which seems to
have been about 1912, or five years
after the settlement Of jamestown
Island. There is a great deal of un-
certainty as to the facts about the
beginning of the tobacco industry in
the United States. 1t Is proba BILE
that the jamestown settlers traflicked
with the Indians for tobacco and
shipped 1t to England, or sold it to
traders of other nationalities before
they themselves undertook the cul-
tivation Of Il.
Evening star., 1918-09-08
The Husbands View.

A MOVIE star was talking about the
short skirt.
'"The short skirt is all right. so far"
she said. "but If it goes any further
we'll.
other day that went too far, alto
gether She was sitting with her
husband on a sea-fronting piazza,
and, as she slipped an iced drink. she
turned the pages of fashion maga-
zine. Her knees were crossed. Her
husband kept frowning at her.
HAL she said. do you think short
skirts are going out?'
Hal suddenly ground his teeth.
"'Yours amt he said. with me.'s
Evening star., 1918-09-08
A FRENCH WAR STORY

1.-THE other day the postman brought
a letter for Nine. Maleterre-that is to
say, for Genevieve. A former friend of
hers. no doubt"
abstracted1y.
pierre Brunei, believe"
'"Then he has come back from Salon
iki?" cries Richard joyfully.
Then In voice at once deep and sad F.:
HE didn't know about the death"
A silence intervenes in which one
hears the murmurs of the past. The
portrait looks, waits, listens, one might
say-motionless, without defense.
"Genevieve's death?" says Mathilde.
discreetly. (And the dead wife seems to
be recalled to life, to love and suffer
anew) No, he couldn't have known.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have written"
"And what did he say?"
"Oh!' Mathilde begins Then she
stops, interdicted by the look, so sad and
tender, which her husband fixes on all
that charming ensemble which recalls
his love of earlier days.
Is it she herself who speaks now, or is
it another voice which she is compelled
to let speak for her from her own lips?
"Oh!' she says, in an indifferent tone.
that you had been killed. don't know
any longer what did with the letter."
And, asS Richard, still distrait, in the
midst Of his dream and his melan-
choly, pays no attention to what she Is
doing, she bends over toward the hearth
and drops a piece of paper, which falls
with the dead into that nothingness in
which everything is forgotten and par
Goned.