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New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Boxing News and Notes
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

We might have known it was going
to be day filled with bitter disap-
pointments; there were several ominous
signs right at the start. In the first
place, when We rolled out of our three
quarter size cot we hit the floor on the
wrong foot; then, when we started to
shave, we discovered that the hot water
faucet had gone on strike. Worse
things were to come.
The laundryman slipped and frac-
tured his sacred promise and failed to
deliver our shirt and collar, and Mary,
the waitress, insisted that we had
ordered our breakfast coffee with hot
milk, when all our friends know that
we always order it black, with cold
milk on the side.
Wasn't that enough for one day?
No!
Going down to the office, all unshaven
tieldian tube, we tripped and fell over
severe looking spinster's suitcase,
and when we stepped back to offer our
apologies we knocked down blind
man selling papers. Seventy-eight
pairs of eyes bored holes in us all the
way down to the Bridge. But in spite
OF this series of mishaps. we managed
TO keep up our smilage average We
were buoyed up by great hope; our
will to bear" was strengthened by a
firm faith i'll the innate goodness of
man.
James joyful Johnston, the Bandit
Boy, had promised solemnly the night
before to call us up and give out a
story that would stupefy the world of
boxing and bring crowd of Worship
pers to our feet. Every time the tele
phone bell en- the sporting editors
desk rang. thrill ran up and down
our wabbly backbone yes, we have
one), but no Bandit voice spoke. We
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Baseball Nine
Now Assured
For Princeton
More Than Fifty Men Report
Practise Will Not In
terfere With Drill

PRINCETON, N. j., Feb. ia.
result of the conference Of d.
Briggs, Of Harvard; Professor e.
WIN, of Yale; and Dean McCle,sss
OF Princeton. held last Friday at Ns,'
maven. the sense of which conferen..
was favorable to intercollegiate ar
Ietlcs this spring, provided tbav
conducted on simple and inexpens;vs
scaie, a meeting of all baseball mo-
was held to-day to discover the ;n...
est manifested by students in ,vsr.;.-
baseball this spring and to draw m
the plans for the season.
Manager w. A. Buell.. '1a who
just returned to college from ~
c. A. unit abroad, laid the plans Of tha
athletic association before the ca,a;
oates. In spite of the short ro.;o
given over fifty men reported tb;r..
cne varsity and nineteen fresbmsa -
candidates. eSnihan
although the board Of contro, h.
not taken any definite action s;nca 10
New Haven conference, it is planned nv ~
call out varsity battery candidates ~ ~
medlately. Arrangements will he mado o,tI
SO that practice will not interfere Wiz w;t,s
any OF the Rotch drills being carr;sl,
on. 1T Is considered very probable
1ha1 the Princeton association u,:li
support the Tiger nine in any schednls
which Is self-supporting and not too
ELABORATE to divert the interest of Tho
undergraduates from their militarv
work. '''Ais
Although great number Of men
nave been lost On account of the war.
there is still much good varsity ma
terlal left and there is every indica-
Ilon that we'll balanced varsity com.
olnatlon can be developed. The weak
es1 spot IN the combination will prove
TO be the battery. as Savage, recently
returned from ambulance driving, is
the only pitcher with experience who
is available, and Trimble and Whit
man the only catchers.
lnere is every prospect. however, for
developing a strong combination in tho
lnfleld and outfeld. Madden. Bade
BaupAn and Moore have all had VARSITY
and freshman experience in the in.
field, and Gray, now playing guard on
the basketball five, Siedler, Harlan
Raleigh and Strubling are among the
experienced outfelders.
In the. absence Of Bill Clarke. who
has coached Tiger mines for over ten
years and is now in active Y. NJ. C. A
service in Europe, it is expected that
Fred Dawson, coach of the freshman
football team this fall, will be called
upon to handle the candidates. Dawson
was a member of three and captain
of one championship nine in Princeton
in 190S-'O9-'10 and has since had ex.
perience IN coaching at Union College
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Ninety-six Erasmus
Boys Given Letters

Ninety, six students of Erasmus Hal.
High School, Of Brooklyn, received
their letters for various athletic activ;-
ties during the last term. Fifty-five Of
this total received the initial "E." whilc
the remainder, forty-one were awarde 4
the initials "E. H." AS the total shows
many of these athletes devoted their
time to football.
Following are those who received
their letters:
Foohall--Woln. Carter. Bunu. Adam. scn,an-
ger MarIhce. Mahr. Franken. Oldakor S,,n"on
,% h"ss i Msins"n n. Grssn lassnoot. souve Viii
n Na1,1s m,1Wsshingon ;a BARTER. Jackson Dic.reh.
Wih1sss a,,n TelTsnhaursr crap. Langc Underbers.
NV nolns, ing! hanoock: Rasmussen Jube. O'Brcn.
To,a unn' neiren De Witt. smailwood and Frankei.
nsNiI1sn sNTiIm1mnTMwolr y;n Dunno Burr Hunter. Lewis
4. h.-heelor. Total Il.
,sorccruBard Soule. Van Pelt Harter. Clark
Eihoh' E' Wyckon Rand. CAsfeld. Everett. Iew,s
-. Eslle edwards and Jube "E. H''-Hunter. CIR
yer. Solhs Everett and Jackson Total, 10.
Cross country-dlenn. LaIlze Rodgers and T a.
poisKy; F. II. H.'--Forrcst Wilson uunken Honr%
.p .ni Mprson' Catalonello Barker. Leovllle Iole
ahu VA LEMONS; Total. IA.
pn,a, 11apitanio Weber. Pennington Wilson and
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
James Reid Chosen
To Referee Bic
Squash Contest

rAMES T. REID. the Crescent
II Athletic Club professional.
has been chosen to referee
the big squash tennis match be-
tween w. F. Ganley, New York
A. c., and James J. Mullins,
Racquet and Tennis Club, which
takes place at the Apawamis
Club, Rye, N. Y, on Washing
tons Birthday afternoon. Reid
was the compromise arbiter when
Walter A. Kinsella and Stephen
J. Feron failed to be agreeable
to both men.
The match is the biggest yet
of the present season. 1t will
be a scratch affair, with the win
ner being decided in the best
three Of FIVE games. The gate
receipts will go to the Red Cros.
fund.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Fielder S Drub
Wins Right to
Race the Imp

RED BANK, N. j., Feb. 1s.-By
winning over the Tyro and Daisy by
SO and s seconds, respectively, Edward
Fielder's Drub, former North Ameri-
can and state championship titleholder.
will meet I. T. Strauss Imp, another
champion, in the races tomorrow after
room between the North Shrewsbury and
Independent ice yacht clubs for the
thlrdclass championship pennant of
North America, won last year by the
North Shrewsbury club from the chal-
longing Independent club.
John Gibbons's Ingenue will be the
ether defender. and the Blanche, re-
Gently bought from Walter Content, Of
the South Shrewsbury Club, by syn
dicate of independent ice yachtsmen,
will be the other challenger
Mr.. Fielder will sail bis Drub with
Oscar Brand, who is on furlough
from Camp Mcclellan, Admission, Ala,
as sheet tender. Rube and Ensley
White handle the Ingenue. Commodore
Ralph B. Sickels and Joseph Boskey are
expected to sail the Imp, and the Rid
die brothers, of the Long Branch club,
wiN likely handle the Blanche.
The splendid showing of the Drpb
in to-day's trial races has put more
confidence in the North Shrewsbury
camp that they will repeat last years
performance. While the Drub led from
start to finish in the first race to-day
and won handily, the second race was
close throughout, the Drub and Daisy
never being over eight seconds apart
during the entire ten miles.
After losing the lead in the second
round Captain Fielder broke tacks with
Henry Applegate of the Daisy, and by
clever jockeying regained the lead,
which was maintained to the finish.
I. Irving Browns Say When was
fourth, and John Gibbons's Arnti fifth
in the first race. The Tyro and Daisy
finished ten seconds apart in this race
and did not finish.
The summary:
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Havana Entries

First race tsx furongs: three year olds and nm.
ward special weights purse siu0}-Nfaraare@,i @i'd & ui
"a varda neGsl n III: 5,SS... THy nrGo6 no avs TO-
Hedge 1lose. Dromi llS 49, 'iosseiict.
second race tsix turlongs tl,rec. .year-oIds and
] ]nchtum los: Decknand. llo sa Vanty. ii
llg o.; serimmage ssl 49,: San Jon, il3, "'De''
Ihrd' race tsiX furlongs: thrrc-year- -ods ana
InSaH ds Sslamng p1Ise s4oo)catierine Turer '
w Rcinarkabie IL; Uuartermastrr Ila. Ri;
Wiley Proctor, Milton Campbell Canto, rasr., .1...
rSqT TaGe ,six fuosss three and
Teaia T,nmo lo9 s,5ss W,lh EmDen 1oo pwAn M Nor
row. lo9 Meamer. IN London Girl liz. RusHrx, Mp
Goose ia. -' hoseoe
Fifth race tfve and halt furlonss: th-cs .v0o,.
1lds and upward claiming: purse. s4ooywL,z1i
PGvy H7 Ruth srickand oo Kestrel es
Patterson. lo1: 'Mlbrey, los: Lola Io5. ran"
sixth race zone mile and twenty wards. thr.a-
year olds and upward: claiming: ptrsa <inn,
Protection, lol: Passion liz BattIe Abbe S4VV1
lIrctty Baby. al Ralph S. 100. Aigarii -. ~
Flare. l09. s"-N ~ AZ
Apprentice allowance claimed
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Fownes and Truesdale
Tin Whistle Winners

PINEHURST, N. c., Feb. 18-C. B.
Fownes, of the Oakmont Club, and w.
L. Truesdell, the seniors champion,
won the Tin Whistles two-ball four
some medal play tourney at Pinehurst
to-day. Fifty-two players took part in
this alternate stroke event, Fowncs and
Truesdell leading the field with an "a
gross on the championship course and
anneXlng the chief prize of the day
with net rs.
X: G. Blancke, of Montclair, and H.
H. Rackham, Detroit, won the second
prize at II net. The third prize and the
second gross honors went to Louis A.
Hamilton, of Garden City, and Fl. G.
Phillips, Moore County, who finished
in S5-6-79.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
James Butler
Beat Casey at
Squash Tennis

James Butler, jr. (scratch). cXpe-
rienced harder fight than expected
in defeating J. Schuyler Casey (pus
aces) in a third round match of the
Class B handicap squash tennis tour
nament at the New York Athletic Club
yesterday. The match went to three
games, with Buffers better staying
powers helping to win by the scores
of 15-8, 12-15, 15-11.
Butler earned a quick decision in
the opening game, catching his oppo-
nent early with his hard smashing and
deceptive returns to the back wall
However, Casey evened the match by
taking the second game. In this con-
test Casey protted greatly by the un-
steadincss and inaccurate driving of
Butler.
The third game went nip and tuck
with rallies frequent. Buffers hard
smashes for placement shots along the
side walls frequently caught Casey out
were of more difficult angle.
Casey loomed up threatcningly
toward the close of the game, when
he stopped short the consistent scor-
ing of his opponent. Butler soon broke
through Casey's defence and, barely
nicking the telltafe with the ball and
using puzzling change Of pace, col
lected several aces to win the match
Another third round victor was O.
Won Bcrmuth (plus 5 aces), who de-
'feated w. A. Dalton (scratch) by a
score Of 1910, 11-15, 15-11. The
handicap allotted to Won Bermuth was
all that helped him to victory, as Da-
ton played steady throughout and
smashed hard However, he had a
tendency to becomo erratic at times,
and these spells of inaccurate driving
usually cost him several aces. In the
third game Dalton made his rival fight
hard for every ace, forcing Won Ber-
muth out many times without a point,
before a sharp 'cross-court shot gave
Won Bcrmuth his final point.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Fordham Nine to Hold
First Practice To-day

Candidates for the Fordham Univef-
sity baseball team will have their FIST
practice this afternoon, when they
meet Bill Keane, the new basepai'
coach in the Maroon gymnasium. Prac.
tice was slated to start yesterday, but
owing to delay in rigging up the can
vas netting it was postponed until this
afternoon.
Coach Keane will again have the ser
vices of Bill Finn and Jim McQuade'
pitchers, and Shankey and Eustace, o1t'
tielders, of the 1917 nine. Many pr'nas-
ing freshmen, it is expected, will also
turn out for the nine
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Lack of Champions in
Senior Indoor Contests

The entry blanks for the senior in
door national track and field champion
ship games of the Amateur Athletic
Union, which take place at the 2sd
Regiment Armory, in this city, on
March 16, were distributed yesterday.
Batches of the long blanks were sent
to each association of the main body
for the convenience of the clubs in the
respective districts.
A perusal Of the title holders con-
veys the fact that nine of them are
Sc serving the colors: This leaves only
three champions: They are Patrick j.
Mcdonald, the local policeman: Dick
Remer, New York Athletic Club. and
Jack Ryan, of the Boston A. A.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
City College Meets
Columbia To-night

City College and Columbia, the only
New~York charter members Of the In
tercollegiate Association. will swim a
return match this evening in the Col
umbia tank. the first "hope and home"
meet having been held in the City Col
lege pool with the Morningside men
as vlctors. On Thursday night, the
University ct Pennsylvania natators
will meet City College in the last home
water sports event oS the season.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Lieut.. Reimerth i'm Aviation

Charles r. Reimerth, the former
Long Island Athletic Club hurdler and
middle distance runner, is now at an
aviation camp at Waco, Tex. Reimerth
attended the second Plattsburg officers
camp, where he earned commission as
second lieutenant. He was assigned to
infantry instruction at Camp Dix,
Wrightstown, N. j., but soon earned
promotion to the aviation service. He
expects shortly to be in the air cover
there"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Winter, Yale Aviator,
Awarded Cross of War

CHICAGO. Feb. 49, Wallace c.
Winter, jr., a Yale back, who cunt
school 5, and the football eleven to 20 to
france as an aviator, has been dec
GRATED with the war cross for bravery
IN combat against German fliers in
January, according to word received
mere mere to-day by W. c. Winter, his
iather Since being decorated Mr.,
Winter has been transferred 10 no
American forces.
The senior Winter was a tackle on
the Yale teams of 1890. 1891 and 1892
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
A Day at Casey's
BY Louis Lee Arms

NN CASEYS COURT in Brooklyn they play handbal.
hard ball
bles and feels like league baseball, that
Up the Harvard Club the a
and call Cuba the a
basket that
Ja aa peota Our baseball rely clubs
handba
that looks like b-sectiona
his bare
Man is born with the hit something
is the office African
with which to hit apparently the Irish andba
handba a
1t remarkable
first
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Barnard Second Five
Wins in Last Period

The Barnard School second basket
ball team came through with a strong
rally to defeat the Berkeley-Irving
School second team on the formers
court yesterday by score of Is to 7.
At the end of the first half the teams
were tied at 6 points each. However,
with the resumption of play, Barnard
kept it's rivals on the defensive and col
lected 9 points to Berkeley's one.
The lineup follows:
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Three World Records

SUPERIOR, Wis, Feb. ls.-oscasr
Mathiesen. the Norwegian skater. wlth,
out pacemakcr, and from standing
start, made what are declared to oe
three world records for indoor rlnks'
here yesterday. He skated !. mile IN
l:12.45; a mile in 2:32A, and thres
miles in Sis 1-S seconds.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Frat Fives of
N.Y.U.Engage
In Close Play

New York University's annual inter
fraternity basketball tournament start
ed last night at the University Heights
gymnasium before a large and enthusi-
astic crowd with hard-fought double
header. In the first game Psi Upsilon
defeated Delta Phi by the close score of
s to 6. while in the closing contest
Gould Hall South just managed to nose
out Pi Kappa Alpha by single point.
20 to 19.
Nerve rather than real basketball
ability was the dominant feature in the
victory scored by the Psi Upsilon five
in the opening contest BY close guard
ing they managed to hold their oppo-
nents scoreless during the first half.
In the second period, however, the los
ers, by changing their lineup, managed
to get going and nearly overcame the
lead piled up by the victors in the first
half.
In the second game Gould Hall South
stood II to Z. Pi Kappa Alpha made a
belated rally late in the second half,
but its opponents lead was too much
to be overcome.
The line-ups follow:
,, Isl IS-ioh W. POSITION Delta Phi (e)
!1nt I,tuio II r .......... .Seifert
WoIs SIS .'.....i. r. ............ Muller
c,, ........C; ................Ko Kolar
Sni,h .Il. T. Bartlett
''''''' '.......l' u ............ .ENard
Score at end of first haf-Psi Upsilon. 4. Delta
nhr;s, n s GOALS Sh.,i from eldHasey o. M Muller (2
Ellard Referce.post. n. Y. i. UmprewWail.
boston College. Time Of periods-l2 minutes each
Gouid Hall South t2o). Pos: ri Kappa Alpha uo).
SSpaaavschia .....R +. ,.......... .Driscoll
lrledlAnder -....-.....C. .............. Delsnev
d:cnrga y '..... iiauser
Score at end OF first haf-Goud Hall. -: pi
Nappa Sndd ss. Alpha Goals from eId Gould Hall
Holmes. Delaney 60. la'ser e. McCarhy. cit cit
finger. Goal from foul: ri Kappa Aipha.-
Holmes. Substitutes: Gould Ha--Diaz for George
p Kappa Alplla-Gittinger for Drscoll. zeuncr for
Mccarthy. Kefcrcc-Post. n. y. L.. Impro-
Wall. Boston, College. Time Of halvcs-12 minutes.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Baseball Players Fraternity Bobs Up Again

sandwh is of the of
arr the of
dh of the Eastern udmakea
formidable the been o waer
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Daue Fuhz Gets Contempt
Order for Harry Frazee
President of Red Sox Said to Have Already Complied With
Court Judgment Upon Which Charge Is Based
Barrow Moves to Boston
BY w. !. Macbeth

David L. Fuz his Baseball Fraternity up in
the melght again yesterday by aimed at
Harry h. Frazee the has
set the sporting world this expndi
lures that coaed all Mac players worth
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Athletes to Dance

The Macombs Athletic and Social
Club, Inc, will hold its fourth annual
ball on Saturday evening, at Manhattan
Casino.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

lad been deserted, and we have no
story.
Yet we still have a friend. The cx-
change editor came to the bat at the
psychological moment with clipping
from San Francisco paper telling of
the trials and tribulations of AL Mccoy.
our former middleweight champion
You all remember AL, the wrong-han ded
Dutchman whom Mike O'Dowd slammed
the title out of in the ring of the
broadway Sporting Club, Of Brooklyn,
some months ago?
AL has been on the Coast for quite a
spell now, and the Californians think
every bit as highly of his fighting abili-
ty as WE do over here. But AL has got
IN wrong with the Coast promoters.
And why, DO you suppose? Because
the former champion Of all the middle
weights wants a bigger medal" than
he was Offered after his first bout on
the Coast.
1t seems hard to reconcile the idea Of
Al Mccoy fighting for medal" out in
California, when he never entered the
ring here without first having made a
careful count Of "the gate" These
"amateurs' are awful touchy about
the size OF the medals they are to
Pull down. What kind of medals" do
they grow out in California, we Won
der.
Commenting upon AIS lust for
medals" the clipping says: "As
near as we can make out, Mccoy wants
about the same sized medal as when
he was first here, and a stronger card. 4"
When AL comes home to Flatbush
and walks down the street, with his
medals" Tapping in the breeze against
his manly breast, it will sound like a
lead of tin cans
Jess Willard is going to fght-his
income tax.
Frank Moran, down in the training
camp at Spartanburg, is nearly ready
to go over the top" against Frederick
ferocious Fulton at New Orleans next
Monday.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

Norman W. Pitt. big pitcher pur.
chased from Portland, Me. last fall
has sent in his signed contract to sthe
Brooklyn National League club. Pitt
will accompany the Dodger battery
men to Hot Springs, Ark, ahead of
the main squad.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

Jess Willard is going to .fght-his
income tax.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

Frank Moran, down in the training
camp at Spartanburg, is nearly ready
to "go over the top" against Frederick
Ferocious Fulton at New Orleans next
Monday.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

ECOND TRIAL RACE-TEN MILES-STAR
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

Apprentice allowance claimed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12
Missionary Refuses to
Register: Goes TO IaiL

Knoxville. Tenn, March 12.-Refus-
ing to register under the seleetive
service act. John Newport, a mission
airy Baptist minister. Of Robbins,
Scott county. Tenn, was sentenced to
one month in the Scott county Jail.
ordered to pay the costs in the case.
and required to register.
I have read very much about the
registration" he explained, and
made an honest effort to convince
myself that should register, but the
more I tried to do this the more I
was convinced that I should not I
hate to break the laws of our eoun-
try, but the Apostle Paul says that
we are not under the law but under
grace"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
Why They Are "Snotties."
By LIEUTENANT FITzHUGH GREEN, L. $. \.

= WOULD not use the unappetizing
term were it not so fundamental
- an element OF naval phraseoIogy.
In the British or American navies a
midshipman Is and has been for near
ly two centuries known as a "Snotty."
The ineiegant name has an appro-
pirate explanation. A junior officer
in any navy is VIGOROUSLY the most
poverty stricken wretch in the world.
The struggling missionary is a bloat-
ed bondholder compared TO a MILDLY.
The latter can't even afford hand
kerchiefs-so tradition runs Also
his nose runs. Whence the name,
Lord Nelson is said to have given
this as the reason for putting but
tons on the cuffs Of young officers
blouses. You could see them on sun
days at Annapolis. But you'd also see
some handkerchiefs. sticking out
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12
nTUieDs
Wyatt and PickreH Believe in Dayton Oil Prospects
Mayor Says Economy Is the Order Is Swinging the Ak

concerts. The dealer who furnished the
truck had a sign on the side Tor SAFE
BY Sc and SOP Henry FRS went up to
make inquiries. but when he found the
sign referred only to the truck, he
lost interest and didn't buy"
Il believe we Will some day be In
position TO ride to and from the
Pecos valley in a few hours by auto
mobile" said II. B. Mcdowell, who re-
turned Sunday from Carlsbad ana
Roswell I'VE came by way OF Van
Horn from Carlsbad and we found the
roads fairly good 4 little work would
do wonders 10 them. The mountain
scenery north OF Van Horn is mag
nificent and there are miles OF road
as smooth as a floor. It VIII be
great boon to FL Pasoans II gooo
road is constructed between FL Paso
and Carlsbad, for that is a most beau
tiful little city and the valley there
abouts is just as pretty"
Officers who attend the infantry
school at Fort sill, Oklahoma, have
wonderful opportunity TO learn how
to dig trenches and prepare them
selves for the French front" said
Can't d. Page. After spending sew
eral weeks at the training camp 1 am
sure I have learned more about trench
construction than l ever thought
there was 10 know ABOUT II DlskAA5
trenches and digging the ordinary
ditch are entirely two different
things. The ordinary person has the
opinion that all there is to trench
is to dig a ditch several hundred feet
or a few miles long, but after study
ing II for a while one soon learns
that trench construction is a science
all By itself"
THE action Of the state legislature
in making large cities Of Texas dry
is not going hurt the local liquor
dealers as much as IT might have
hurt them several months ago." said
Robert Bray. During the past
month the dealers in this city have
been retrenching. They have seen
every since the election in January
that the state was going dry, and
you will find there are not many OF
them that have much Of a supply on
hand, The wholesalers have also
been exercising great care and many
OF them have let their stocks go way
down. with the result there viii not
be as large a sale of whisky at the
close OF the wet season as there has
been in many other cities suddenly
gone dry"