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New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
Five Title Tennis
Journeys to Start
On Heights To-day

The twenty-second annual mems
Metropolitan lawn tennis championship
in singles ct.S~ doubles. together with
the Bronx County singles champion
ship, the Manhattan doubles champion
ship and the Husbands and Wives
mixed doubles championship, will be
started this afternoon on the clay
courts of the New York Tennis Club,
23Sth Street and Broadway (the cd
West Side Teunis Club grounds).
The winner of the singles will take
down both the Metropolitan and the
Bronx County championship cups. Ich-
iva Kumagae is the present holder of
the former and William 7. Tilden, I'd,
of the latter cup. The same rule will
be followed with respect to the mems
doubles trophies.
Tomorrow play will begin at 10
o'clock, but at each succeeding day the
matches will begin at 2:ao o'clock.
All matches in the mems events will
be the best two out of three sets, ex-
cept in the finals, when three out of
five sets will be played. The mixed
doubles all will be two out of three
sets.
The 124 enrties in the singles in
clude some of the most prominent play
ers in the East, among them being S.
Howard Voshell former national in
door champion; Harold A. Throckmor-
ton. former national interscholastic
champion; H. Van Dyke Johns. of Cal
ifornia; Harold L. Taylor, national ju-
nior champion; Alex Her, Leonard
Beekman, Alrick H. Man, Francis T.
Hunter, Albert J. Ostendorf and Fred
c. Anderson.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
Rickard Not to Post
pone; Champion Misses
Punch and Takes Fall

TOLEDO, June 6.-Jess Willard and
Jack Dempsey will meet in their heavy
weight championship contest here July
whether there is a clear sky or a civ
ing rainstorm. Tex Rickard promoter
of the match, made this announcement
tonight in denying reports that the
contest might be postponed until the
next day if incdement weather cropped
up.
Cali talk of a postponement is idle"
Rickard said. 81 am taking this stand
now for the benefit of the public. There
will be thousands of persons in Toledo
from every part of the country, and
to ask them to stay over for another
day would be imposing an undue hard
ship.
at is possible the contest may be
delayed an hour or two, but it will not
be postponed"
Seat Sale 100000
Rickard announced that the advance
sale had reached the astonishing total
Of 100000. This indicates, it was
said, that the total gate receipts will
exceed 100000.
1t became known tonight that Will
lard is after Clay Turner, the Indian
light heavyweight; Harry Greb, of
Pittsburgh, and BARLEY Madden, an
other light heavy, to work with him
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
Ford Trial Witness
Tells How Mexicans
Killed Her Husband
Texas Woman, Appearing g
for ''Chicago Tribune -
Describes Tragedy Enact
ed by Bandits on Border

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, June O.
Mrs. Nellie F. Austin, of Sebastian.
Tex, whose husband and son were
killed by Mexican raiders on their
ranch thirty miles north of the Rio
Grande on August g. 1915. testified to-
day for the defendant in the libel suit
of Henry Ford against "The Chicago
Tribune"
Her testimony and that of V. L. Con-
rad and Roscoe H. Smith followed the
ruling of Judge J. c. Tucker that the
defendant might introduce testimony
to show actual conditions along the
Mexican border. leaving it incumbent
upon the defendant to show that the
writer of the alleged libelous editorial
headed Ford Is an ANARCHIST" had
such knowledge in general way at the
time he wrote the editorial.
Direct evidence for the plaintiff was
concluded in the forenoon A deposi-
tion by Mrs. Elinor Mcdill Patterson,
one of the owners of The Tribune"
was ruled out. 1t related to her ac-
IN Washington, an acquaintance 'shich
Mrs. Patterson deposed she broke off
fifteen months before the United States
entered the war against Germany. On
this point Judge Tucker said:
1T does not strike NE her ac-
quaintance with Count Won Bernstorfr
would cut any figure in the case unless
followed by some overt act or some
conspiracy or something of that kind
that was connected with this SAGE.
Mere acquaintance with somebody, even
II he was an enemy, ought not to
prejudice the case"
Mrs. Austin told her tragic story in
a low but clear voice, in which there
was quivering note indicating the cf-
fort she was making at self-control.
She said she was born in Vermont
fifty eight years ago, and went with
her husband and one son, Charles, to
sebastian, nine years ago.
Smiths testimony served as preface
to that of Mrs. Austin. He was at
Sebastian, mile and a quarter from
the Austin ranch, working at a corn
cutter with Mr.. Austin and the latter's
son, when a band of Mexican raiders
appeared. They robbed the general
store and detachment of them rode
away, taking the two Austins with
them in cart.
Mrs. Austin told of her terror when
the detachment, numbering five men,
entered her house, and of efforts of her
husband and son to reassure her. The
( bandits took a shotgun and rifle and
some ammunition and rode away, with
Austin and his son still in the cart.
81 must have become unconscious
and when came to the dog was lick
ing my face" said the witness. "When
! could muster the strength l followed
and found the bodies of my son and
my husband. They were dead-mur-
dered"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
lnj junction Against
S4,500,00O New York
Issue Is Sustained
Appellate Division Decides
Mayor and Aldermen Must
Not Sell Corporate Stock
to Foot p. S. C.. Bills

The Appellate Division in Brooklyn
yesterday affirmed the decision of JUS
tice Cropsey, of the Supreme Court, re-
straining Mayor Hylan and other men,
bers of the Board of Estimate and the
Board Of Aldermen from selling $780,
900 worth of corporate stock which was
to be used partly to reduce the tax
rate and in part to defray the expenses
of the Public Service Commission. JUS
tice Cropsey issued a temporary injunc-
ton on February 26, from which the
city authorities appealed
Justice Kelly, who wrote the major
lty opinion, said:
"The finances of the city cannot be
administered by bond issues authorized
on mere guesswork and appropriations
which do not even purport to be bind
ing or legal estimates. So that, COM
mendable as are the intentions of the
Controller, I cannot see that there is
any legal basis for this attempted
diversion of the expenses of the COM
mission.
nav DOuy HAS So 1dE 1dllcu TO make
the necessary certificate or requisition,
and | do not see how the Board of
Estimate can make it. Upon these
grounds | vote to affirm the order
In this Justices Putnam and Mills
concurred, the latter holding:
"lf this reasoning of the appellants
be sound, then it would be competent
for the Board of Estimate to look over
the city records for any length Of time,
even fifty years, and if it could find
therein any sum of money in any year
had been included in any tax levy to
pay the purported obligations of tho
city illegally issued it would be COM
petent for the board to issue the city's
obligations to raise the money repre-
sented by these payments in order to
reimburse the taxpayers of the city,
albeit at the expense of the taxpayers
fifty years hence"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
War Cloud Rules Favorite for Suburban Handicap
WilIard-Den1psey to Box
On July 4, Rain or Shine

IL IS contended that the champion has
ooxed with the sparring mates already
IN camp so often that he knows all
thelr moves and that this is harmful
IN his preparation for a gruelling con-
test.
The champion intended to do five
miles on the road this morning, but
became lost in the outskirts of the
city and covered seven miles before
reaching home. In the afternoon he
boxed six rounds, three each with Jack
Hempel and Walter Monahan, WORKED d
with the pulleys and wrestled.
Champion Takes Flop
The champion fell to the floor of the
ring during his set-to with Hempel
when he missed punch and became
overbalanced. He enjoyed a good
laugh when the crowd of spectators
roared over his spill.
Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight
champion, started lively argument to-
day on the advisability of training in
the sun for contest to be fought in
the sun. Kilbane, who trained for five
tWenty-round contests in the open in
California, claims it is unwise for
Dempsey and Willard to work with the
blazing rays of tho sun beating down
on their unprotected heads.
"No boxer ever lived that could train
under the burning heat for several
weeks and not have his vitality sapped,
Kilbane said. The idea that a boxer
should train in the sun to harden him
self to conditions likely to prevail
when he goes into battle is wrong
He should train in the cool Of the day
and then he will not be obbcd of his
onerpvv
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
LatOnia Results

First race Uhree yesr-olds and upward ;
GiaIming' rJs,i,l purse sL2oo' six fqrlonss).~o
a0" Paee s4ad show $780, STnEh rat s'sS @
Hastings: 115 CYestenholm) place $50,
show she 500 second; Arehie Alexander. 100
Gourmand, Joe Stahr. Brnghurst. c. A.
Comiskey. Arthur Middleton, Lady Luxury,
Lady Ivan. Arch Plotter and Jack Straw
also
Second race uwo, ,year-old maiden colts
and geldings. claiming; purse $1,000; four
and half furlongs )-Horace Lerch. ll3
owars9' q 90 straight l, sT50 page sst"
lBrown), place ssso. show s3.20, second; !;
VIII johnson. 10 'Van Dusenl, show
Sea Plant. Code of Honor. Jouett and Wal
lace l.. also
Third race two-year olds: flics; purse
Sl,7oo; four and half furlongs). M
(McIntyre), place $500: show Sc 40, sec
ond; Talisman, 1l5 tGentry). show sa
third. Time, o:52 s-5 Miss Bopeep. Ar
row Point. Sceptre and Staff also ran.
Fourth race CThe Dayton; four year ods
and upward; purye S1,60G. six furlongs)-
Leochares, 10 Uunsford). straight So 90,
Place sS ss1O, show s2!q ars, II Merala l97
Hcndric. 40 iMurray), show $3.50. third.
Time. 1:l2 Is. Aurum. Hanovia and
Trooper also ran.
Fifth race Ghe bellevue Purse of $1,000;
three yenr-olds and upward; ono mile and
"rhurbsf s,raishf sl17o 7uIEs"s' pia"s $50, 90
show $3.50, first: Gibby. 107 (Murray).
place $3.50. show $3.50. second Nominee.
Ios OLunsford). show s2.lo. third. Time,
AS 35. Lively and Hurry Up also ran.
Sixth race Gour- year-ods and upward ;
claiming: purse 81 400. one mile and SIX
straight $3.50. place $3.50. show $3.50.
first. Jack Hill, 1lb (Gentry). place 81. 10.
show So, second: Senator James, lis (lIan-
over). show $3.50. third. Time. l;4s.
James Foster. Lottery. Gipsy Queen, Crys-
tai Day Sandy Lad Rcdland, Thistle
Green, Bajazct and sun Gold also ran.
Seventh race Conc milo and furlong
claiming three year-olds and upward .
sJo 40, $3.50 and $3.50. first: sandman ii.
ll6 Gohinson). $500 and s. 90. second ;
Quito; to5- CWrigh). s4;l0, third Time
~. OboIus Parr. Nashville. j. G. Stone
Drynllmah and Chick Barklcy also ran.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
Chick Evans Turns In II
Coss Sinks Tee Shot

WEST NEWTON, Mass, June g.
Charles (Chick) Evans, of Edgewater,
the national open and amateur golf
champion, arrived at the Brac Burn
Country Club to-day and played prac-
tice round in preparation for the open
championship that will begin Monday.
Evans played up to the greens as we'll
as ever, but was off with his putter
He scored d H.
More than eighty Of the golfers en-
tered for the championship practiced
to-day. Jack Black, the California
professional, came in with the best
card of the day, 73. Danny J. Goss,
the old Newbury professional, sank his
tee shot at the eighth hole and num-
Der of twos were made by other players.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
untimely, Says Baker
OF Army Investigation
Tells Kansas Governor He Will
Welcome Mismanagement
Probe When OpnOrtune

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Newton G.
Baker, Secretary of War, in a letter to
Governor Allen of Kansas, answers tho
Governors charges that the 35th Di-
vision was mishandled in France during
the Argonne defensive by asserting that
when the proper time comes he will be
glad to see an investigation of the mat
ter. Just at present, says Secretary
Baker, while the troops are being
brought home, and in the absence of
necessary documentary evidence, it
would be unwise to open such an in
quiry. Extracts from his letter follow:
Il appeared before the Committee on
Rules of the House of Representative
on January "a, 1919. at the invitation
of the committee. The a .stion was
whether an investigation should be or
dercd, based on certain allegations that
have been made with reference to oper-
alton Of the 35th Division in the Ar
gonne. In closing my statement | said:
1.-The War Department is exceed
ingly anxious to have the people Of the
United States learn in the most author
itative and positive way the exact facts
The only thing that | doubt about .br
pending resolution is whether tn re is
available in this country the doc men
tary evidence, or whether there are
certain persons who ought to be heard
before any sort of judgment could be
rnr ri noA
men abroad. We are bringing it home
as rapidly as we can, and | think it
would be an unhappy thing to have in
quiries of this kind going on while the
army still is in use"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
HamAone5 zE7nqcNdtkg

w. Merrill Hail. Middle States title
holder; George w. Wightman and two
or three other prominent men players
arrived, and a mixed doubles bridge
tournament was started on the closed
porch. Among the most dangerous con-
tenders for the championship were Miss
Florence Ballin, Mrs. Spencer Fuller
ton Weaver, Mrs. A. Elliott Ranney and
Mrs. De Forest Candee.
At $3.50 o'clock Mrs. Duble decided to
call everything off for the day except
the tarpaulins on the courts. and the
following schedule was announced for
to-day:
The singles semi-hnal match between
Miss Zinderstein and Miss Goss will
start at 10:30 o'clocksi in the morning,
or as soon thereafter as weather con-
dtions permit and the doubles final,
between Miss Gose and Miss Finder
stein, national champions, and Mrs.
Wightman and Miss Sears, former
champions, to follow. If the weather is
still propitious the two semi-tinal round
matches in the mixed doubles, with
Miss Zindersten and Tilden opposing
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wightman in the
upper half and Mrs. Weaver and Will
lam Alexander Campbell facing Miss
Sears and Clifton B. Herd in the lower
section, will be played.
The final round singles match for the
championship. between Mrs. Wightman
and the winner of to- days match be-
tween Miss Zinderstein and Miss Goss.
will be played tomorrow afternoon at
8 o'clock, with the final mixed doubles
match to be played Immediately there
after.
Besides the mems metropolitan cham
pionships, which start to- day, the in
vitaton singles Of the Country Club of
Westchester and the New Jersey state
championship tournament, Oil the clay
courts of the Montclair Athletic Club,
will continue this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
Bay State Governor Ves0es
Salary Raise for Assembl,

BOSTON, June Ex-Governor Cool
idge vetoed today the bill recently
passed by the Legislature to increase
the compensation of members from
$1,000 to 800 a session, beginning
with the present session.
In a message to the House the gov
ernor expressed the opinion that the
present salary was ample. "Service
in the General Court he said. "is op-
tional and not obligatory, not to be
undertaken as a profession or a means
of livlihoodt It is voluntary public
service and should not be made job"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07

lHey H!dlly cut lnlS IurcnaSc loose
in the third race at mile. And what
horse, 1t seems a pity now they
didn't wait till to-day's Suburban for
the introduction. There would have
been great price in that field, and
Purchase galloped home so fast and
easily yesterday he looked as if he
might have gone on we'll for any dis
tance up to a mile and a quarter, any
how
II the stable connections thought
they could fool anybody by scratching
Purchase seven times straight before
they felt themselves absolutely safe,
they were badly mistaken. The players
sll took to Purchase like ducklings to
water. The chestnut colt was just
about the most heavily played good
thing of the Eastern season to date.
Gallops Fast Mile
That mile over a lightly showered
track was just an exercise gallop for
Purchase. Never once did Taplin let
down the son of Ormondale He gal
loped the mile in the fast time of
l:37 Is. and he probably could have
beaten the record if there had been any
company fit to make him extend him
self
The Hildreth colt. which made every
post a winning one, breezed home on
the bit half dozen lengths in front of
Thunderclap. after bearing out badly
al the nome turn and through the
stretch.
Taken by and large il was quite a
Hlldreth benefit. Yesterdays racing
programme. Eddie Taplin made it
batting average of 1000 for this owner
and trainer when he spread-eagled the
Aald in the fifth race, at a mile, with
Poacner. This one, out to the races
the first time, had been Scratched"
almost as often as Purchase He was
even q surer thing and at a better
price the way the race was run.
Starter Mars Cassidy staked this
particular favorlte to a half dozen
lengths advantage by sending the field
.away as Poacher raced up to the bar
rier. Good as the others may have
been they had little chance after such
. start, which was very, very bad for
everything but Poacher.
Soon Loses Competitors
Taplin sent the Star Shoot gelding
/ along at merry clip all the way and
completely lost all his competitors
midway down the stretch. Stitch In
Time was much the best of the others
Lueius, off poorly, quit badly when
/ called upon in the stretch.
Four winning favorites, all we'll
played. made it a salubrious afternoon
for the talent despite the showery
Weather. The only startling upset de-
veloped as result of an accident in
the Elmont Handicap, fourth on the
1 caro-, and supposedly the feature when
l Wilfrid Niau's famous Omar Khayyam,
spread q hoof and finished absolutely
| las.
| The fact that Johnny Lotus rode
| Omar, which was reported to be in top
form, induced a very heavy play on
\ this imported Marco horse But acci-
( dents happen in the best regulated
/ horse families. Omar Khayyam will
| have 70 be thrown out of training for
some months.
with him eliminated from the race
early it proved only breeze for Will
1 Ian Martins light weighted Nalor.
I Callahan got this one away winging
and set a killing pace every foot of the
/ distance. Natural Bridge was the only
I cne that could keep within gunshot and
! he was trailing Valor by half dozen
lengths at the finish.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
More Revenues Demanded

WASHINGTON, June 6-Bcfore clos
ing its convention here the American
Short Line Railroad Association unani-
mously adopted resolution demanding
better division OF rate revenues for
the short lines and insisted that $780,
100000 be set aside for the short lines
in the 81 1,250,000, 900 railroad fund now
being considered by the House Ap-
preparations Committee
More than 500 short lines are repre-
sented in the association.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
Newark Boxers Clash

Banty Lewis and Kid Henry, two
Newark boys, will meet in an eight
round bout at the Vclodrome tonight
Soldiers, sailors and marines will be
admitted free. The proceeds of the
fight will go to the Victory Celebration
Committee of Newark for the enter
tainment of the soldiers
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07

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New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
Parnham Too Much
For Jersey Skeeters

BALTIMORE, June 6. - Parnham
emulated the mighty Babe" Ruth in
to-day's game with Jersey City, his
pitching and batting being responsible
for Baltimore's victory, S to 3. The
big pitcher made homer, a double
and single.
Tho
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
Purchase Wins First Start:
Observation-Disclosures,
Poacher Also Lands Purse for Hildreth ON
Initial Appearance; Viau's Imported Steed
Spreads Hoof and Is Forced Out of Elmon>
By w. ]. Macbeth

The fellow hesitates o was
Just talking through his hat that's all Who
starting horse than did reth
fortune at
dispersal sale Of Brighton
Sam had this good entered
opening of the Belmont Park meeting never yesterday did he
send i'm to the
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
Two First for Lotus

Johnny LOTUS, like Taplin, won the
brackets twice during the afternoon.
With Enhlade over the six furlongs
..tra ght course he outrode Sylvestra,
with Taplin up. Johnny had the leg on
Man O. War, odds-on favorite OF the
Closing dash at five furlongs. This one
proved one of the finest looking two
year-olds seen in some time. Man o
War galloped away from his company
and finished under triple wraps in the
cor nlendable time Of O:59.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
The score

Two base hits--Downey. Parnham. Boley.
Schweitzer. DeNoville. Three base hits
Jacobson Maise 3oley. Home runs
Egan. Stolen bases-Matsc. Schwcitzcr.
Bases on bais-By Russell /; by Parn-
ham, !. Struck out-~By Russell. /, by
Parnham, 5.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07

One Of the hottest tips CT the meet
iae was Fairy Wand, which finished
ss1tn in the second race. Such play
VA made on Clifford A. Cochran's mare
tat she vent TO the post favorite. The
fsct that Willie Knapp rode the mare
Induced the regulars to pay serious
attention 70 the feed box" reports.
Knapp and Fairy Wand were only spec
tztlrs 81 al atages.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
Flving Orb had plenty Of luck, a

Flying Orb had plenty Of luck as
vel IS plenty Of speed, in the open
ing dash Of five furlongs. This one
slone was away clear and won under
wfaps Tattle, Sand River III and Aerial
bumped each other to pieces through
the arst furlong. Tattle couldn't get
running till too late. This chestnut
eol. finished w;rh great courage.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
Starters, Jockeys and
Probable Odds for
Classic Suburban

~W. r. Coe entry.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
Racing umm maries
Belmont Park, June 6

won easily
ApnIepa
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07

way. like ogoh colt galopng Retnev
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