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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
Cardinals on Trail
Of Boy Catcher

Walter Simpson, nineteen-year-old
professional catcher, identified in
recent years with teams in Yonkers,
and the Arrowheads, Audubons and
New York Browns, of Manhattan, has
been signed by Manager Herbert Will
Jams to play with the New York A. C.
nine this season.
Branch Hickey of the St. Louis Car
dinals, has studied Simpsons record in
the semi-pro ranks and in a letter to
the player has asked him to report to
Manager Jack Hendricks, of the St.
Louis Club when the Cardinals make
their first visit to New York this year.
Hickey proposes to put Simpson in uni
form and look him over in action when
the Cardinals work out at the Polo
Grounds and Ebbets Field.
Simpsons home is in the Fort George
section of Washington Heights. He
has four brothers who are ball players,
one of them an athletic instructor at
Camp Upton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
Columbia Host
To Fencing and
Matmen SHEETS

The Columbia Athletic Association IS
making extensive preparations for the
two intercollegiate meets to be held
there Friday and Saturday Of this
week. Four colleges Of the Inter-
collegiate Fencing League will fence
for the Clements medals on Friday
night and for the singles champion
ships on Saturday, both events to take
place in Earl Hall. On Friday and
Saturday evenings the elimination and
final bouts for the individual cham
pionships of the intercollegiate Wrest-
ling League will be held in the uni
versity gymnasium. NJ. J. Bloomer, jr.,
and E. M. Bloch, managers Of the re-
spective sports at Columbia, have
charge of arrangements.
Yale, Pennsylvania, Stevens and
Columbia will be represented in
the individual fencing championships,
which which will also decide the
league championships. So far Column
bia has won all Of her matches, defeat
ing each Of the other league contest
ants. Navy, whose team will not enter
the meet, was the only group of foils-
men to beat the Blue and White, and
that by the close score of 5 to a. The
Columbia team will consist of the same
men who have made it up throughout
the season.: Horcasitas, Bloomer anc
Forster.
All six colleges of the Intercollegiate
Wrestling League will be represented
in the individual bouts. the finals OF
which will be held on Saturday night
Princeton, Pennsylvania, Penn State
Lehigh, Brown and Columbia will have
men in each Of the seven weights
Thus far, Princeton and Pennsylvania
are in the lead. Coach Gus Peterson
of the Columbia team, will hold his
elimination bouts to decide the team
for the meet next Wednesday. Captain
Barrish, at the 145-pound weight, Kin.
dlcberger in. the 175-pound class, anc
Rosensweig in the 125-class are sure
of their positions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
SWin1 at Princeton
Offers KeeneSt Competition in Years

The annual individual intercollegiate
swimming championships will be de-
cided at Princeton Saturday and spec
ulatlon is keen as to the outcome. for
the leading candidates are evenly
matched, ana TWO or three of the men
standing favorites for titles have le-
Gently been on the sick list. so that
their condition is problematic. Under
the circumstances predictions would be
idle, but the competition should be
the best seen in years. Among the
colleges represented on the entry list
are Yale, Princeton, Columbia. Penn
sylvania, c. C. N. Y, Rutgers, Massa-
chusctts Tech, Amherst, Wesleyan and
Williams.
The Illinois A. c., of Chicago, has set
April and 5 for the national A. A. U.
championships it will supervise in the
home pool On the first day will be
run off the 400-yard relay race and
the elimination games of the soccer
water polo tournament, on the second
the fancy diving contest for men. the
100 yard free style swim for women
and the final polo matches.
Miss Ruth Smith, one of the now
famous thirteen-year twin mer-
maids of Columbus, Ohio, more than
fulfilled expectations few days ago
when she swan 400 yards officially
with the breast stroke in 3m. "a 2-5s,
clipping the big margin of ~ 2-5s.
from the women's former national
record, standing to the credit of Miss
Mabel Arklie,. Of Philadelphia. 1t was
a sensational feat for youngster of
her age.
Yalc's freshman swimming team is
young watermen ever gathered by any
college and would come very near de-
feating in dual meet any varsity
squad now in the field. This was made
clear in the recent engagement with
the Princeton yearlings at New Haven,
when the home cubs won the 10O-yard
swim in So 3-5s and the 200-yard re-
lay race in I'm. 4I 4-5s., two perform
ances which beat the best marks made
in varsity competition this year. be-
sides showing excellent work in every
other event on the card.
New blood will have its chance this
season in the 150-yard national back
stroke championship, for the three de-
voices having shared the title in the
past several years--Norman Ross,
Charles Pavlicck and Harry Hcbner-
will be unable to bid for laurels.
In the 100yard handicap swim at the
New York A. c. Wednesday, Leo Gle
bel. Of the home team, was clicked IN
tho clinking time OF 81 3-5 seconds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

It's going to be long, hard summer,
from all accounts, so we may as we'll
make the most of these short winter
days. ."Miss Springtme" makes her
official debut on Thursday. and on Sat
urday night the skating and hockey
season in this city will come to an end,
the "high price of ice" having some
thing to with that.
Tomorrow night, at the ST. Nicholas
Rink. a hockey game is to be played
that should outshiue anything OF the
kind seen in this city this season, and
that is saying great deal. when we
recall some of the games played here
between teams of the National Inter
city Hockey League.
The wonderful team of the Pitts
burgh Athletic Association, that has
won something like twenty-five games
this winter and has met defeat only
once, will take the ice at the st.
Nicholas Rink Tomorrow evening
against an all-star seven made up OF
players from the local Wanderers, the
Arena team of Boston, and the Boston
Navy Yard seven. Captain "Red" Syn
mott and NOVEL;. both of the Arena
septet. are expected to line up with the
New York team, and Tom Howard. the
young star Of the navy forces, has also
been asked to play.
With Synnott and Mickey Roach on
the forward line, the Wanderers should
come mighty close to checking the
Pirates of the ice, and it will also be
interesting 10 see whether Herb Drury.
the sensational Pittsburgh rover, will
L Al. I.
team as he has through every other
seven that has opposed him this sea
son.
Between the halves of this match
Bror Meyer and Miss Emmy Bcrgfeldt
the champion figure skaters of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
City College Freshmen
Have 11-Game Schedule

The freshman baseball team Of the
City College will play eleven games
this season, according to the slate re-
leased by Cub Manager Irving Tow,
'19. The only match with collegians
will be held May Is, with the New York
University cubs as opponents. The
other ten games will be with leading
high and preparatory schools in New
York.
Lionel B. Mackenzie, the veteran
trainer, will take hand in the groom
ing of the youngsters, while. Deering
will be interested principally in the
varsity players.
Following is the cub schedule.
March 81. Commercial City College Stadium.
April TO- High School of Commerce. City Col
legc Stadium: 10. Manual Training. City Collage
Stadium: 20 Eastern District City College Sta
dun: - Evander childs. City Coliese Stadium
May l. Clinton. City College Stadium; s. Yon-
kers High School Yonkers; II. Bushwick: City Col
logo Stadium: Is. n. Y. U. cubs. City College
Stadium: %. Horace Mann. City College Stadium.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

PHILADELPHIA, March 1G,--A com
plete tentative tennis schedule for the
University 81 Pennsylvania has been
announced as follows: April n, Swarth-
home: May A, Columbia, at Coiumbia:
Nay 3, n. r. T., ~ N. Y. T.; May ii,
Yale, al Yale; Nay ~ or rs, dartmouth,
at home; June 10, Lafayette, at home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
Pennsylvania Fencers BUSY

PHILADELPHIA. March IG.-Al-
though the University Of Pennsylvania
fencing schedule is practically over for
the year, Coach Terronc is working his
men hard for the intercollegiate meet,
which is to be held i'm New York March
~ md % The members Of the team
regularly visit his personally conduct
cd fencing school, and there receive
special instruction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
Mrs. Walker Wins Rifle Medal

PlNEHURsT, N. c.. March 16.-Mrs.
George Walker. Of Newton Centre, was
to-day awarded the Annie Oakley tro-
pns lor the best rifle score of the week
walkers winning target was 1876 out
OF possible $50. Miss Caroline b.
CART, Of Elizabeth, ~ j., won the week
~ putting. contest with a % against a
field Of thirty pInyera. :"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
Matthews Wins at Manhasset

.MANHASSET, Long Island, March
10 Herbert j. Matthews won special
loo-claybird match at the traps of the
Manhasset Gun Club this afternoon.
after a tie with Daniel E. Smith, the
Fort Washington veteran. Each broke
SO out Of possible 100, and in the
snoot-off Matthews won with straight
string Of %. Lorenzo B. Smull. of fhc
Port Washington Yacht Club. was
third, with 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
Matty Forsakes Golf

MONTGOMERY. Ala. March 10
sundry golf challenges are Awaiting
Manager Christy Mathcwson of the
Reds in camp here. but he didn't brin.
his clubs along. II have come down :"
he said. "for baseball purposes only,
and shall do nothing else in the wa Y'
d pastimc." He will have plenty Of
diversion though around the camp. AZ
various army regiments are striving
for every moment Of his leisure time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
Skating and Hockey Notes
By Fred Hawthorne

world. will give an exhibition of the
international style of skating.
On Thursday night, at the same rink.
the speed skaters will have their last
chance to gather medals and bruises,
when the one-mile and quarter mile
metropolitan Championships will be de-
cided. George Pickering is the present
onc-mile champion and holder of the
presidents cup, which must be won
three times by the same competitor be-
fore it becomes his property.
In addition to these two races, there
will be half-mile for novices and a
half-mile handicap open only to those
who did not compete in the champion
ship events.
On Friday night the employees of the
rink will sit back and count the
house." for it is then that their annual
benefit will be held. with every cent
taken in going to the workers at Mr..
Tellowes's ice palace. Marie. the queen
diamond tiara with her share of the
purse. while Miss Ada Barteldis, the
siren Of the telephone, plans to invest
i'll Il l2cylinder landaulet.
Saturday night Will mark the closing
of the rink for the ice skaters, but on
April i. those who MUST skate, will
find the place Transformed into a
/ roller skating rink. with sessions after
Moons and evenings every day of the
week. and all through the summer.
Ii somebody doesn't upset the bas-
kct, the Hard Boiled Eggs will hold
their annual speed skating champion
ships at the ST. Nicholas Rink in the
early hours of some unfortunate, help
less day this week. Ike Kaplan, the
y
"Yea, Buck" O'Ncill. who swears that
he is forced to wear anti-skid chains
on his skates to curb his wild flights
of speed. having done all their train
ing at night. insist that the races start
at O'Clock a. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

Ira Thomas, former major league
catcher. has begun his duties of base
ball coach at Williams College. The
veteran instructor is optimistic, as he
has six of last years men around
with which to build his team.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28

haps the two best known are the Ritz
man and Burton methods. These,
briefly, consist of alternately heating
and cooling the crude petroleum.
About fifteen years ago chemist
discovered that gasoline could be ex-
tracted from natural gas and he took
the matter up with the large distillers
but they, at that time. were of the
opinion that they could supply all fu-
ture needs from petroleum. Not daunt-
ed the chemist interested some small
capitalists and they began to put out
"casing-head" gasoline.
1t had been noticed that gasoline
accumulated as the result of conden-
sation at the casing-heads of oil and
gas wells and in pipe lines. The &C.
currence of gasoline in natural gas
and the presence of water are very
similar phenomena. Vapor in the air
varies with the temperature, proximi-
ty to water and other climatic condi-
lions. The amount of gasoline in nat
ura1 gas varies with the temperature,
pressure and proximity to oil.
Chemistry OF Gasoline
Considered from chemical point
the composition of gas and oil varies
only in accordance with the molecu-
lar grouping of the hydrogen and car
bon atoms contained. the Arrangement
in the case of the various substances
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28
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On wooden boats it is impossible to
larger stresses"
1t is because of this that the Navy
Department decided to build, in addi-
ton to boats of wood, boats of steel
Inasmuch as the supply of steel is
limited it would be impossible to pro-
vide the desired number of boats
without resorting to wood also. 1t
was further determined that it would
not be feasible to call on the regular
shipbuilders for these steel boats as
that would seriously incapacitate
them for constructing the number of
destroyers and other boats contracted
for.
Henry Ford Building Sub Chasers
The Ford Motor Construction Com
pany agreed to build a certain num-
Der of these steel boats which have
the same characteristics as to speed
and which carry more powerful guns.
After Mr.. Ford learned that he had
been awarded the contract for United
States boats he laid plans for new
81, 100000 plant which is being erect
ed now. This plant covers five acres
of ground; and. when it is fully
equipped and completed and working
to full capacity, it is expected that
submarine-chasers will be turned out
at the rate of one day. The Ford
boats are to be known as Eagle No
1, Eagle No. 2, etc.
| Henry Ford is deeply proud of the
fact that he and fifty per cent. of his
men are working with might and
4main for, Uncle Sam. He claims that
he is still pacifst, even SO much
more of a pacifst than he was that
he wants a sharp vigorous fight for a
! peace that will Danish autocracy from
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28

coupled with the advancing price
pointed toward the natural gas as
source of supply and at the beginning
of 1916 there were Ala plants in op-
Grafton.
The upward trend of prices and the
continued demand witnessed a ire
mendous squirt in the development of
this industry and by the close of 1916
there were 594 plants producing 1O4,-
212,S09 gallons.
On this subject the Press Bulletin
of the United States Geological Sur
vey says:
THE quantity of raw gasoline ex-
tracted from natural gas, including
that produced by compression and alb
sorption processes, as well as that OBJ
tanned by use of vacuum pumps and
recovered as drips from gas transmits
sion lines and sold in that year OSLO
was 104,212,S09 gallons, a gain of 49,
S4S,144 gallons, or SO per cent. over
the output in 1915. The quantity of
commercial gasoline represented by
this output of raw casing-head prod
uct not susceptible of actual determl-
nation, was probably more than 2OO,-
900, 900 gallons.
1.-The average price received in 1915
for the unblended product at source
of production was IA cents a gallon
gain of cents or $50 per cent. in
value as compared with 1915.
1.-The average recovery of gasoline
from each 1000 cubic feet of natural
gas was .499 gallons, ranging from
2.422 gallons in New York to .129
gallons in Kentucky"
While the statistics for 1917 have
not yet been compiled it is not I'M
likely that the increase in number of
plants and production will show a
proportionate increase as within the
past two years process for the ex-
traction of gasoline from the dryer gas
has been evolved. Thus great deal
of gas that was formerly impossible
to work can now be made to yield a
fair quota of gasoline
There is a tremendous advantage
enjoyed by the manufacturer of cas-
ing-head gasoline. As the price OF
gasoline advances his overhead cost
increases but slightly. AS long as his
supply of gas holds out he is indie
pendent for the very gas. after he has
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28
Extracted from the Natural Gas by Compression =
The Resulting Fluid, Mixed With Naphtha,
Forms Commercial Gasoline.
Copyright. 1918, The international Syndicate.

pushed into the benzine nor heavy
enough to be held in the kerosene.
With the tremendous demand for kerr
osene, which succeeded the tallow dip
and the expensive sperm oil, it was
but natural that some refners would
produce quantities of kerosene of such
a degree of gasoline content that it
was highly dangerous in either stoves
or lamps.
This ultra refining, together with
the heavy toll of lives and injuries
as the result of the voltility of the
liquid, resulted in the passing of dras-
tic laws which pinned the refiners
down to fixed standard of specific
gravity for kerosene whereupon the
use of it became less dangerous. But
this only placed greater burden on
the refiner. He could only get his kerr
osene by first making gasoline and
this lively product was source of no
end of trouble.
True, there was a small demand
for it for chemical purposes but the
percentage applied to this use was
neglible and what to do with it was
indeed a serious question. 1t had to
be disposed of and many men car
recall that when they were boys and
lived in the vicinity of refineries they
could wade around in the gasoline as
lit was allowed to flow from the still.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28

the face of the earth forever. Today
Mr.. Ford is building more weapons
with which to provide the determined
Allies than any one man in the whole
world. He has firm faith in the Unit
ed States Navy.
The work at his factories is in
charge of naval experts. Some of his
men who are helping build vessels for
the government now will later be
trained at Detroit yards to man sub
marine-chasers. Their interest and
solicitation for these boats will conse
quently be exceptional They will sail
away on their mission gladly and with
a confidence born of determination
to whip the Hun.
T. Just recently more of the 10 foot
chasers have been ordered and will
Soon be doing active duty in foreign
waters. Last spring the governm ent
placed orders for number of U-boat
chasers and these are now available.
The Navy is indeed making a new
speed record for itself. Commander
Furer was in Cleveland early in April
and was gratified to find that, though
contracts had been awarded only four
weeks before to a Cleveland company,
two boats were so near completion as
to be almost ready to launch.
Engines By The Hundreds
1t has been something of problem
for the Navy Department to distribute
contracts to builders who could actual
ly get their boats with full equipment
out on time Only one concern found
that it could produce the necessary
number of engines in the time desig-
mated. For instance, with three gaso-
line engines to every submarine.
chaser proper, and with orders for SO
many chasers, hundreds of engines
were required. These were provided
and record won, for never in the
history of the country was such a
number of high powered gasoline en-.
gines turned out within the period OF
one short year.
The airplane is big factor in com
batting the submarine. It makes q
most excellent scout and has beer
successful in detecting the U-boat
Aeroplanes and destroyers or sub
marine-chasers work together advan
| tageous1y. The plane can fly to any
distance above the water that is re
quired in order to glimpse submarine
and Immediately it can flash a sigma
to the boat with which it is working
in case a submarine is sighted.
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TITS THE WORLD makes progress
there follows in sequence the
great penalties of new require
ments. Whether Ben Franklin
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28

The hydroaeroplane is the best for
use about large bodies of water. These
graceful crafts of the air keep con-
stantly in movement about the waters
which hold the fleet. Doubtless SUBJ
marines have made stealthy efforts to
hurl an attack on some of the United
States warships and have been frus-
trated by the ever-watchful plane
above. Three thousand feet in the
air makes it possible for an observer
from a seaDlane to command a vision
of the waters beneath him over fifty
mile radius. On exceptionally clear
days he can, with binoculars, see al.
most twice that distance.
A submarine can be SEEM by these
scouts running fifty feet beneath the
surface of the ocean. This, however,
is in clear waters which have light
bed as Is found in the vicinity of the
West Indies. AS a rule aircraft vision
penetrates to a depth of about twenty
feet, and there are places in the North
Sea where a submarine Can only be
detected when near the surface.
Depth bombs do their part in mem
acing the submarine. Until recently
depth bombs have been the most val
liable projectile used against the SUBJ
merged submarine.
Caught, Once In The Net
The Grand Fleet of England is pro.
tected from submarines by means of
huge steel nets. These nets surround
the British Fleet completely and make.
II very dangerous business for the u.
boats to move about in the neighbour
hood. The Britisher is alert night
and day for signs Of the foe and has
to aid him superior electric lookouts
too.
A hostile boat is discovered very
shortly after it has entered the net:
and unless a miracle occurs, it is a
doomed submarine. The ends of a
great steel circle are drawn slowly to-
gether and the British quietly wait.
Eventually the enemy is obliged to
come to the surface. to look about.
This is the patient Britisher's oppor-
| tunity and the submarine has the
choice of quiet surrender, or complete
destruction for British guns are but
waiting a signal to fire. Occasionally
the submarine makes a dash for lib
erty but this is fatal and. even if it
escapes demolition from vicious guns,
it sooner or later discovers that it has
fallen into trap from which escape
! is impossible.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28
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AlSl2 N0raoed CnaYG@
Navy Department Active In Developing New
Methods of Fighting the German Submarine
Small Boats Are Better ThanLarge Ones
Nets Protect the English Grand Fleet.

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