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New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Three Notable Troiters
For Fletcher Stables

When Walter Cox. the famous New
England trainer and driver. goes to
Indianapolis about January I to take
charge Of the stable of Laurel Hall,
Stoughton A. Fletchers big training
farm, he is expected TO bring along IA
notable trio of outside horses, which.
it is said. he feels obliged to train be-
cause of arrangements made before
accepting the indianapolis offer.
One Of these is McGregor the Great.
son Of the farms great sire. Peter
the Great. md for this reason il
would he particularly pleasing 10 see
the colt race on two-minute record.
The others are FL Colorado, ?:lll., the
star half-mile track trotter. which Cox
bought for his patron, Barton Pardee.
during the trots at Lexington, and the
four-year-old PAGER Colonel Gidwell,
2:U3s.. which Cox marked at the Lex
ington meeting and which Is expected
70 be a star stake horse in the racing
events of 1920.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Ry EH7OW
l.. 5. and Allies
May Meet Again
In Sport Carnival

COBLlNZ. Germany. Nov 29.-Cap-
tain Alexander p. Withcrs, athletic Of
fice~ of the American Forces in Ger
many. is busy sounding the various
allies guarding the Rhine frontier on
the possibilities Of holding second
series of inter-Allied games next
spring. The members Of the American
forces are keen to enter such con-
test. and ~ now looks as though tho
French. Mgian, English and other ma
tions with armies in Germany and
elsewhere in Europe will fall in line
with the suggestions made TO them by
Captain Withers.
The proposal advanced by Captain
Withers is to hold regulation series
Of games, covering the same program
o. contests as was held in Paris in
June Of this year. Just where the meet
will take place is problematical. but if
arrangements can be made, it will be
at the Pershing Stadium, in Paris,
where the original games were staged.
Pat" BrannOn. formerly athletic di-
rector Of the Arkansas Agricultural
College, and now y. NJ G. A. director
with the American Oversee Forces, has
offered the services of his entire staff
Al tilt SdIltH SnVNlu Ut UtiN.
is an experienced track and field coach
and would organize and coach the
American team in these sports. There
are a number of track stars and for
mer college champions with the Ameri-
can forces.
The proposed series Of games would
be held early in May in order not to
conflict with the Olympic games at
Antwerp in August. The lnter-Allied
games would serve the double purpose
OF training all teams and Of allowing
those European nations that so de-
sired to select the hest soldier athletes
who make good in the games to repre-
sent their respective countries IN the
/ Olympic games ten weeks later.
1t also is possible that some of the
American team might prove good tim
Der for the Antwerp games, and ar
rangements would then be made with
/ the A. A. u. of the United States to use
any men that might be required.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Ice Yachtsmen
Expect Biggest
Season in History

RED BANK, N. j., Nov. 2e.-With a
cold snap here and indications Of
severe winter, ice yachtsmen are busy
sharpening runners and generally tun-
ing up their "white-winged' fiers for
what promises to be big season Of rae
ing on both the North and South Shrews-
bury rivers.
In the hope and with the expectation,
it is said, of landing the championship
pennant Of America and the two rivers
for the South Shrewsbury Club, Elisha
Price. q we'll known skipper Of the latter
club. has bought the former American
championship pennant winner Imp
from the Straus estate. The North
Shrewsbury Ice Yacht Club, O. Red
Bank, has held these pennants for sew
eral years.
The fact that there WAS no racing last
winter, owing to the mild weather, mas
tended to create even keener interest IN
the sport for the coming season, and
with all the younger men interested IN
the game back from war service. the
greatest racing season IS assured.
IL Is expected lHht Jcni !. NipuoH',
of New York, will have his string OF
racers in commission. These include the
champion Inguenue. which. sailed by
Rube White, won the championship PEN
nant Of the two rivers two years ago
and has one leg on the American pen
nant in a match with the Independent
Club. The Ingenue also has leg on
the W. Harold Powers Cup.
Edward Fielder, who sails knock
about in the summer races of the Rum
son Country Club, will have his former
champion Drub in commission again this
season for the big racing events, and
may be one of the local club defenders.
George W. Bray, whose Daisy put up a
creditable performance winter before
last, will try again for championship
honor.
Commodore J. 3. Weaver known As
the "fa.her" of ice yachting, who has
last forty-fve years, says he will be OH
deck as usual and ma get out his third
class yacht Kitty and first class Scud.
James Miller, OF Newark. has shipped a
first class boat here, and races nay be
arranged between these two Of the
largest ice yachts in the world.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Stecller Meets Dangerous
Contender in ZbyszkO

Joe Stecher, who is being hailed az
the worlds champion wrestler, will
meet a dangerous contender in defense
OF his title when he faces Wlades
Zbyszko, the Polish Hercules. in a
finish match at the list Regimen,
armory week from tomorrow night.
A fall must be obtained TO decide the
victor
By selecting the armory instead Of
the Garden for tie scene OF the strug-
gle the management Is believed =
have made 4 strategic move. The
srmory IS better adapted for The big
tussle, as there is more room for
spectators snc the ring is nearer the
balconies than in the Garden. The
floor seating arrangements will be
exactly as they are in the Garden.
These two giants have met twice be-
fore. Zbyszko won the first match in
two straight falls, while in the sec
ond encounter Stecher triumphed in
one fall
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Noted English
Golfers Plan
To Visit U. S.
Mitchell and Duncan to
Make Trip; Nardon, Braid
and Taylor May Come

According to we'll known golfer
who has been in close touch with the
leading professionals in Great Britain
there is no doubt that at least two OF
the English favorites will come TO this
country for series OF exhibitions
matches next season. His source of
information has it that Abe Mitchell,
the latest European sensation and
George Duncan will surely make the
trip; also that Harry Vardon. James
Braid and J. II. Taylor are possibili-
ties.
Mitchell. for the last few month
has been playing brand OF go.4
that even the famed champions have
found it difficult to duplicate. He and
Duncan are keen rivals and the fact
that they play different makes of balls
possibly adds interest TO their meet
ings. Mitchell has never visited Amer
ica but Duncan had a successful tour
here a number Of years ago. His first
match in this country was at Deal
few hours after he stepped off the
steamer.
As 10 the other three, il is under
stood hey have been approached with
q view Of exploiting well known make
Of ball. Nardon and Taylor were here
as far back as 1900. when they fin
ished first and second respectively in
the national open championship.
There is talk Of an exhibition match
at Woilaston this week between Francis
Ouimet and George Bowden. opposed TO
George Murphy and Mike Brady. Bow
den has been suffering from IN attack
of tonslitis, and if he recovers in time
the match will be played
1t will probably be Brady's last ap-
pearance in that section for some time,
as he leaves for Southern climes short
ly, after which he will 90 20 Detroit
TO take the berth vacated by Walter
Hagen.
The shoit-hole golf course IS d famil-
lar and immensely successful affair in
Scotland, though it is comparatively I'M
known in England and Ireland. The
historical Bruntsfield Links, at Edin-
burgh, is, of course, the most famous
one known. 1t is now encircled by
towering tenements, but remains the
of thousands. Any summer
evening it is d familiar sight to see the
crowds of working men playing over
the short eighteen holes, some Of which
are not over ten yards long.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Farago Takes Measure
OF Nicholson at Chess

With ten experts entered, including
five Of master rank, of whom two,
6hajes and Jatfe have won tournament
mes from Capab anca. the champion
Zip tournament OF the ]. L. Rice Pro-
gressive Chess Club Of this city got
under way yesterday, after an address
by +. Hirschbere, Nice-president Of the
club
The surprise Of the frs; round was
the defeat Of l.. Nicholson. the Danish
expert, who formerly held the Western
championship. Il. the hands of r.
Farago, one of the younger generation
OF players and regarded as the dark
horse of the competition. Nicholson
had the right side of Giuoco Piano
and lost after forty-hve moves. The
o'her winners we're o. Chajes, c. Jahe
and A. Kupchik. The summary:
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Williams Will Begin
Basketball Practice

wrLLlANSrOWN. Mass. Nov. %. -
Coach Wach;er will cali out the
varsity basketball squad a. Williams
for its hrst practice on December 3,
and in the mean time the annual class
series is being contested with the idea
OF uncovering new material.
Present indications are that the
Purple will have a couple of veterans
available for every position on the
team and the outlook is especially
bright for the sport. Captain Burrows
Carick. Carson, Hyde, Richmond and
Bonner of last years Ave are in col
lege. but all will be forced to fight for
their cd places because of the return
Of five former performers who were
absen. in the service last winter. The
old men back. in addition to last years
players. include Boynton, Fargo, Beck
with. Jones and iIowiand.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30


being the ante-mortem statement
of lost soul condemned to cover the
annual six-day bike grind.)
|, Halpess Hack, being duly sworn
and deposed. and believing | am about
20 die. do hereby declare as follows:
That on the night Of SATURDAY,, No
vembcr 90, 1919. the Sporting Editor
laid a heavy hand on my shoulder and
said:
Il want you 10 cover the six-day bl-
cyclc race at Madison Square Garden.
You will report to Ike Dorgan, at the
press stand in the Garden. at the hour
of midnight TO morrow and remain there
for six days and six nights, being care
-ul to faithfully report all that occurs
= the interim. Food and ramcnt will
he sent in to you, but you may not com
muncatc with relatives or friends dur
ing your period Of banishment; there
fore. il behooves you 70 say your fare
wells now. Go. and may Gosh have
mercy on your SOUL
further depose and swear as fol-
lows:
That went and had converse with
said Ike Dorgan, believing him to be a
truthful man, and that said Dorgan as
sured me that he race that starts at
one minute after midnight tonight Will
be the greatest and most thrilling affair
OF It's KIND ever perpetreted IN the
Garden. with some of the speediest
riders in the world entered in the mad
whirl for $4,000 in prizes.
Track Built for Speed
That said Dorgan swore that the new
l.,
in the race and that the new system Of
two sprinting sessions day and night
for points and cash prizes will result in
more sensational "isms" than ever
featured sny previous six-d day grind.
That one Ike Dorgan did assure me
TIA. the team OF Alfred Goullet and
Eddie Madden will probably be favored
by the crowd TO win the big race. al
though Ray Eaton, national sprint
champion, and Harry Kaiser, who have
teamed up, will not be lacking in fol-
lowers. The greatest riders in Europe
have been imported for this race and it
may 0e that the winners will come from
among the foreigners.
Oscar Egg, the hero Of the weeks
grind on more than one occasion; Mar
eel Dupuy of France; Francisco Verr,
of Italy, and half dozen other speed
merchants from the wrong side Of the
Atlantic will spend sleepless week
in the quest FOR cash. Mcnamara, Hill.
Napin. Lawrence, Hanley, Drobach. Ar
thur spencer. Clarence Carman and
George Chapman are among the native
b,ra riders who will circle the track
day ard night.
The hftoen teams competing will be
lined up by said Ike Dorean half an hou.
before the start of the big race and
Will circle the track slowly team by
team while one perfectly healthy brass
band toots the national anthem Of each
country represented. IL there are not
enough national anthems to 60 around
Mr.. Dorgan will compose suitable dit
ties for the occasion.
One minute after the clock in the
Metropolitan Tower booms out the
midn shi hour tonight. a hired gun
man" Denny Leonard) secured bv the
management at enormous expense will
IRE the pistol shot that will start the
wheels awhirling.
IT here he popsi"
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
William EscOtt.
Famous as Jockey,
Dies After Accident

LONDON, Nov. 29.-Wlliam Escott.
the famous jockey, is dead as the re-
suit Of an accident when his mount, La
Refero. fell with him in the Prix Con-
gress at Auteuil. He was severely in
iured internally and expired in the
Boucicault Hospital.
Escott was member Of the well
known Lewes training and riding
family and rode well both on the fiat
and over the sticks. making his first
appearance in England at Lingheld in
1908. Since 1909 he has ridden on the
Continent and won many important
events in Holland, Belgium and France.
Steve Donoghue. the campaign fiat
racing jockey, will ride next year for
James White, who has retained him at
u big fee.
AS result of his raid or the Ostend
meetings this year. Iioratio Bottomley,
the well known English owner, comes
out third in the list of winning own
ers in Belgium, his prize money reach
ing l02,l41 francs. of which S0,73l
francs were won on the fat and q 40
francs over the jumps. The Stocked
Stud, with 126,04l francs heads the
list.
Lady James Douglass crack thor
oughbred Gainsborough has Joined
Gay Crusader at the Manton Stud. and
the fee of each is S2,1O0. The latter
is full for next year.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Golf Boom Follows
War in England

LONDON, Nov. 29.-There has been
great golf boom at seaside resorts
during the past season. The receipts
at the nine hole course of the North
Cliff Golf Club. Scarborough, have
been more than sufficient this year TO
enable the club to pay off five years
rent unpaid during the war. Over
900 visitors signed the book during
August alone.
The course during the war vas kept
open mainly fos the benefit OF soldiers
and Il is interesting to note that one
Of the bunkers is shell hole made
during the German bombardment OF
Scarborough. The membership of the
club fell from 2l0 TO 40 during the
war. most of the members being on
active service.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Robins Dry Dock Leads
National Football League

With . challenge cup game under U.
5. +. A. auspices ut Clark's Field, New
ark. and three fixtures in the champion
ship series Of the National Football
League on the schedule, followers Of
soccer have plenty to take up their at
tention this afternoon.
The schedule follows:
U. 5. +. A. cup tie-Robins Dry Dock
vs.. Federal Ship, at Clark's Field East
Newark.
National League-New York VS.. Morse
Dry Dock. at Olympic Field, Fifth Ave
nue. and l36th Street; Merchants Ship
VS.. Erie A. A.. at Hartman. Pa.
New York State fellows
VS.. Greenpoint, at Greenpoint.
Robins Dry Dock is still far ahead
in the National Football League. Beth
lehem travelled to Philadelphia last
week to open with the Disston A. A.,
but the latter was not prepared to
play because Of injuries sustained by
several members Of the team.
The standing Of the clubs follows:
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30

The high scratch gunner was T.. u.
Anderson, who has been doing excel
lent work at Travers Island throughout
the month. He took the prize with
total Of 81 out Of q possible 100 tar
gets, one bird" more than the total
killed by George J. Corbett, chairman
Of the shooting committee Of the club.
Owing to the gathering darkness and
the number of ties it was impossible
10 shoot of for the high handicap
prize. The shoot-off for the Travers
Island trophy also was postponed until
next week.
Being the final Saturday Of the
month, the Haslin, Club. Tournament
and Buermeyer cups for November
came TO close. With the exception
of the Club Cup, which was postponed
On account of the darkness, these
events we're won after interesting and
closely contested shoot-offs. II. u.
Vorel took the Haslin Cup with total
of three legs. The Monthly Cup went
TO f.. r. De Wolfe, and +. j. Herring
won the shoot for the Buermeyer
trophy.
In the shoot for the Travers Island
Cup straight strings were made by
+. j. Ham and W. B. Ogden. NJ. Nc
vey and E. d. Anderson broke every
blue rock in the shoot for the Has'in
trophy. Two gunners did equally
we'll in the shoot for the Monthly Cup.
They were G. J. Corbett and W. b.
Ogden. In the shoot for the club
trophy ". B. Ogden and W. G. Allen
ran straight.
The scores:
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Five Deaths From
Football; Decrease
Due to open Game

CHICAGO. Nov. Football. the
claimed five victims during the 1919
season, which closed to-day, according
- reports TO The Associated Press.
The number OF deaths-the lowest in
years-was five less than in 1918, and
seven under the toll Of two years ago.
There were eighteen lives lost during
me 1916 season and sixteen in 1915.
Development of the open style Of
Ilay u sIpplant the dangerous smash
ing game is mainly responsible Tor the
decreasing number of fatalities. i'll the
opinion of gridiron experts. The dan
gers of dozen years ago, when the
old-style smashing game included
hurdling. flying tackles and vicious Of
tensive taetics, have been almost en-
,irely eliminated in the new style of
football with IA corresponding decrease
in the number of deaths.
Virtually all of the victims Of the
1919 season were players not partici-
yating in games conducted under strict
physical requirements. Defenders OF
the popular college sport pointed out
that, with one exception, the victims
we're high school players VINO entered
the games without expert training.
The-small number of fatalities this
season was declared TO be remarkable,
the experts said, as the game was
played more extensively than even be-
fore pre-war days.
The list Of victims follows:
Paul Johnson, Wayzata. Mimi,
nineteen years old; died November
q, from concussion of the brain sf-
ter being tackled in high school
game.
Lewis Moulton, Neodesha. Kan. a
member of high school team, died
November 5 as the result of broken
neck received in a practice game.
Calvin Libisher, Urbana, Ohio.
seventeen years old; died September
20, from cerebral injuries sustained
In a high school game.
Gardner Dow, New Haven, Conn,
member Of the Connecticut Agri-
cultural College eleven. died Sep
tember 27, from concussion Of the
brain; injured playing against New
Hampshire College.
Joseph Blancke. Moline, H., six
teen years old; died OCTOBER 80. of
blood poisoning which developed
from al injury sustained in nei.n-
borhood game.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
New Athletic Field
For New Hampshire

New Hampshire State College will
have a new athletic field next wear.
The Alumni Association of the college
tas pledged s25 900 for the new field.
The present oval and gridiron will be
rebuilt for football and track. while
a new baseball field will be made be-
yond the Boston & Maine tracks at
Durham.
The new field will be covered with
blue grass and is expected to be sec
ond TO none in the college world. Work
on tn, baseball field already has been
started and it is. hoped to have it ready
by spring.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Leonard.Coogan Fight
Is Put Over to FRIDAY

The boxing show Of the Arena A. A..
Jersey City, which was to be held to-
morrow night, has been postponed until
Friday night. The postponement was
caused by the poor condition Of Benny
Leonard.
Leonard mas not been feeling we'll
for the Ia ( week He has gone to Lake.
wood to rest up aud is in hopes OF be-
ing in good shape for the bout Frida;
night.
In addition 10 the Coogan-Leonard
bout that night there will be match
between Al Reich and AL Roberts, and
another between Tommy Touhey and
Joe Benjamin.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Umpire Must Be Found
To Replace Bill Dineen

When the president OF the American
League names mis- umpires for next sea
son, substitute will have TO be found
for William II. bid Dineen. world
championship pitcher with the Red Sox
Of almost twenty years ago and for the
lsst ten years an arbiter OF note.
Dineen has turned in his uniform for
good, and from now on will do his fight
ing with the wolves Of Wall Street In.
stssd Of the nagpiss Of the ball field
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Mordecai Brown Retained

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Nov. 90
Terre Haute will retain its Three |
League franchise next YEAR, according
20 announcement .iade to-day, aud
Mordecai (three-lingeredD Brown prob-
ably will be retained AS club manager
Baseball in Terra Haute was success
financially last season, the first time in
years
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Manual Beats Stuyvesant

A short-handed soccer team repre-
senting Stuyvesant High School sue
cumbed to Manual Training. who won
b. goals to in the p. s. A. /
chon,rionship fixture at Crotons Park
Yesterday afternoon. Campbell and
,eroni shot the two goals for the
team from Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
No Scoring at Soccer

Boys High and Curtis High fairly
divided the honors in a no scoring p. S
A L. championship game at Prospect
Park YESTERDAY and each was credited
with one point In the official record
The Brooklyn team put in three sub
stitutes and the Staten Island lads two
but to no purpose.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Harvard HOnOrs Higgins

Richard r. Higgins Of the sophie
more class has been appointed second
assistant manager of the Harvard foot.
ball team for next year. He prepared
at the Choate School and has his home
in Winchester. His brother. Joh,
Higgins. has played at right end for
the Harvard second football eleven all
fall.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Simple Mistakes

Golf is full o. these foolish, simple
looking mistakes that cut deeply. Ire
annoyance isn't half so great where
there is q reason attached. But the
flare-up comes suddenly for the bes,
and before the player knows what 1t IS
all about he has taken a or : or an
where he should have got 4.
II is these turns. that come AZ .ines
with amazing swiftness which bring
deeper regrets.
"If I could only play that one hole
over" is line that has echoed eternai-
ly through the sweep Of the game. Inc
might -have-b -beens are thick N al
games. but they are especially lu~uE-
ious as to growth in golf.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
San Jose Wants Boxing

SAN JOSE. Nov. EXPEDITIONS ask
ing the City Council to amend the
'oxing ordinances 50 that four-round
nights may be permitted in this city
have been put in circulation mere by n
group Of sportsmen. headed by D. w..
Denegri. Under the existing city or
dinances it is q misdemeanor to even
Put on boxing glove of any weight
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
"Pro." Fives in Action

The Van and Scheneck Clubs pro.
fessional basketball team will meet the
Atlantic big Five" at Arcadia Hall!
in Brooklyn, this afternoon. In the
evening the Knights of st. Anthony
FIVE will take on Guy Empey's Treat
En- Roughs at the same court.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Anderson Leads New
Straight Strings Feature
Shooting at Tuuers Isle
Corbett. With 90. One ''Bird'' Behind Leader;
Vogel, De Wolfe and Herring Win Shoot-Ohs for
Trophies; Darkness Postpones Final for 18th Cup

the winter of the New
York Athletic Club yesterday with forty the
firing line at notwithstanding the fact that the sky
and it raned of the day. As quite often
h with dah background wind Nimods made
excellent than straight registered each the
roc,,1ar
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Yesterdays Results
On Football Fields

EAST
Ma. 6; Army, 0.
Boon College. TO-; Georgetown. 7.
WEST
University of Utah. 10; Utah Aggies,
University Of Colorado, 80: Colorado
School of Mines. 0.
SOI7rH
Camp Pike 80 Division). 20, Camp
Taylor (1st Di,ision), 0.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
The Next Day

In the play of next day, this same
tenth hole was again a fatal barrier
to Brady's success. This time. however
he struck off two fine shots, his sec
ond being hole high, leaving q fairly
easy chip shot to the cup. II may
have been that he thought here OF his
trouble on the day before. In any