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New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Foreign Mermaids
Bring Their Tour
10 Sudden End
BY A. G. Caxaenaro

The tour Of this country Of the two
Australian mermaids. Miss Fanny Du-
rack and Miss Wilhelmina Wylie, came
10 sudden end yesterday when they
notified Frederick w. Ruben, chairman
OF the national championship commit
tee, that they would not again exhibit
IN this country.
The two swimmers have caused
trouble for the A. A. U. from the mo-
ment they started in their first exhibi-
ton IN Chicago. On this occasion thew
refused to compete in scratch races.
preferring handicaps contests with
their rivals receiving liberal allowances
/ ne climax came last Thursday evening
IN Philadelphia when Miss Durack re-
tused to start on scratch with Miss
Charlotte Boyle and Miss Ethelda
blelbtrey, both of this city, in 800
yard race. Miss Durack demanded that
both Misses Boyle and Bleibtrey start
with handcaps.
The result was that Miss Durack
would not swim against her two New
York rivals, who then proceeded 20
give an exhibition over the 3OO-yard
distance, clipping ten seconds off the
American record. 1t was said that even
MISS Durack held a watch during the
contests. Later Miss Durack was
"oooed' for many minutes when she
appeared to race against Miss Elenor
Uni. Quaker mermaid. Miss Durack
resented this treatment and after swim
ming alone several times up and down
the tank left the building.
The Philadelphia officials thereupon
suspended both Miss Wylie and Miss
Durack and asked the national cham
pionship committee to bar them from
further competitions in this country.
Ruben got into communication with
the two girls yesterday by telephone
and after a lengthy conversation the
tour was declared at an end 1t was
did not contemplate returning imme-
dately to Australia. but would remain
in this city until Christmas # was
also said that Miss Durack would not
swim IN the SS0-yard national cham
pionship contest at Rye, n Y, to-day
in which Miss Boyle and Miss Bleib-
trey are both scheduled starters.
The Australian girls came here six
weeks ago and took part in three con-
tests. At Chicago Miss Durack and
Miss Wylie managed to win a race
each by the scantiest of margins.
However, they met an upset in this
city. MISS Durack faced Miss Bowie
and Miss Beibtrey in the 440-yard
national championship and was forced
to take third place behind the two
American girls in record breaking
time.
Miss Wylie was beaten in breast
stroke in actual time, although she
allowed handicaps. Later Miss Durack
failed to overcome handicaps in $50
yard race at the Todd Shipyards A. A.
at which meet Miss Wylie also was
beaten.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
10000 Watch Californian
Humble Australian STAR:
Br00kes Forced TO Limit
Garland Extends Veteran to Five Sets; Tilden Has
Task Disposing of kumagae in National Tennis
Tourney; McLoughlin to Face Williams To-day
By Fred Hawthorne

TAe greatest day OF tennis the
verdict OF the 10000 who to overAne
vanaoe no;r+
afternoon when William NJ Johnston hammered point in
desperate hveet match that him over Gerald
the stalwar Australian
national championship singles at the
Club, of Forest "
Johnston. of @ 3-6 "A As u.
Wild demonstration after the
toward the clubhouse With giant waves those
welcome
fedface American youth from Pacific who had
humbled the Australian title of worlds cbmnon
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Fifth Round Matches
At Forest Hills To-day

=. Nj.
Court No. 3--R. Lindley Murray,
Niagara Falls, n. Y. (national cham
pion), vs.. William f. Johnston, San
Francisco.
1880 p. NJ.
Court No. 1-R. Norris Williams,
I'd, Boston. vs.. Maurice E. Nc
Loughlin. Los Angeles.
4 p. NJ
Court No. 4-Wallace F. Johnson,
Philadelphia, vs.. Walter Merrill
Hall, New York.
1880 p. NJ
Court No. 2-William 7. Tilden,
I'd, Philadelphia, VS.. Norman E.
BroOkes, Australia.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Miss Detroit, iii, Wins
Heat for Challenge Gun

DETROIT, Aug 2s.-Miss Detroit
III, of the Detroit Yacht Club, won the
first thirty mile heat of the Gold Chal-
lenge Cup event of the American
Power Boat Association here to-day in
3s:07. Her average speed was 47.33
miles an hour. Miss Detroit II, of the
Detroit Power Boat Association, FIN
ished second in 3S:09.
Eleventh Hour, Of the West Detroit
Boat Club, and Miss Belle Isle, of the
Detroit Boat Club, did not start be-
cause of mechanical trouble Arab "
of the Buffalo Launch Club, failed to
report.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Murray Again to Coach
Fencers at Columbia

Columbia University's committee on
athletics sterday reappointed James
Murray fencing coach for the coming
season. Mr.. Murray has been at CO.
lumbia for many years and has been
successful in turning out championship
teams.
The Columbia foilsmen have been in
the forefront of the sport for the last
four or five years. To Murray goes the
credit for developing Louis Mouquin
and NJ. j. Bloomer. captains of last
years and this years teams. Both
Bloomer and Mouquin won the individ-
ual intercolleg late championship in
their years. In addition to Bloomer.
Forster, of last years championship
team, will return to college in the fall.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Johnston Conquers Patterson in Spectacular FveSe Match
Summaries Of Title
Tennis Tournaments
on Vest Side Courts

National turf court singles champion
chip Nourth round>--R. TindIey Murray
u. M,agara .!,, Falls: defeated Conrad b. Doyle
Brooke%. Australia, dcfented Charles s
Eariand. Pittsburgh. Id. 2--8 al. g.
,-3 Maurice r. McLouxhlin. Los Angeles,
Long ia,and s Ny"sseon' s s KoskSt!n Wi,om EsmtFs
Johnston. San Francisco. defeated Gerald
l.. Patterson: Australia. 6-e, 3-6. e.
Is. ~; Wallace F. johnson. PhilndeI-
phia. defeated y. w. Niles. Boston. 4--a.
-. s.e, 6-I; Walter NJ. Hall. New
YORK. defeated T. r: Peil New York. 81,
9-!. O-6. 6-3: William T. Tilden. I'd
philadelphia. defeated Ichiyn Kumagae
New York; g.. 6--l. 1-s. 4-s. g.; X,
v. Thomas. Australia, 4-6. 8-4. 90
--S.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Mays Case Put Over Again

Argument on the application Of the
American League Baseball Club Of New
YORK to make permanent the tempo
rary injunction against President Ban
Johnson of the American League, re-
sstrainlng him from preventing Carl
Mays frcm continuing to pitcn for the
Yankees, was postponed in the cuorcina
; Court yesterday until September S by
agreement Of both sides.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
The Point Scores

FIRST SET
,,x Points Score
Johnston I s 5-aa s
patterson > 50
STROKE ANALYSIS
ro,, Q, \. p.T. P. a
Patterson ,........1s 10 Q
SECOND SET
Johnston J., - IS Il l-27 )
STROKE ANALYSIS
3Shnssen passssssn '....lss i : ls :
roh Points Score
Patterson PATERSON ss 4-$s :
STROKE ANALYSIS
,>su o. \. DE p. A
is"nsson Paaterson .....,.'. 3 II Q
FOURTH SET
Points Score
Patterson SO SO 4 4
STROKE ANALYSIS
1o,n o, :. DE. 2 A
Patterson .........rs 10 - i
FIFTH SET
,o Points Score
Patterson .4l7S42 S-fS :
STROKE ANALYSIS
,os. Q. \. DE p. A.
Patterson .........l4 Is "a Q
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Boys National Championshin

Second round-W. Evans Montcair. de-
teated l.. Farouhar. Brooklyn, 6-3 It
g. 1t. 80: Arnold W. Jones, Boston
defeated w. w. Ingraham. Providence,
6-S. 6--3. e.. IL Ga
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30

rA, DWIGHT DOUGLASS
~SrLIFoRNIA PROFESSIONAL IN n. Y.
Ma sN american Lawn Tennis. Reinarka-
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Father and Son Crum ninnshin

Father and Son Crnm pionship
Third round - G. Donaldson and son
won from A. L. Hoskins and son by de-
fault: c. Garland and son defeated c. NJ
buil and son. 6--l. 6-l; l.. G. Anderson
ana son defeated r. L. Ross and son.
e-t. Ct; A. Bassford, jr., and son de-
feated D. NJ. Hill and son. S--l. 6--4.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Junior National Chamnionshin

"uHaVt -%dtI0Hat { championship
Second round-F. T. Anderson. Brooklyn
defeated f K. TAFT, Detroit. So 90
6-l Vincent Richards YonSers defeated
c. Donaldson, New York - lo-l2
it. e., IS; Carl Fischer. Philadel-
phia. defeated Harold Ciodshan. san Fran
CISCO. -. 6--2, e.; A. H. Chaplin jr
springfield. Mass defeated Phil Neer
Portland. Ore, 6-4. IS, O--6, O--6, 6-4
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Veterans Championship (for players As
wears and older)

years and older)
Third round T S Kingman de-
fcated NJ. S. Hager s-4, 2-6. SO, T.
w. Stephens defeated G. w Case SIS.
SIS; c. Hobart defeated H. G. Jones,
6-3 6-3: R. N. Dana defeated S r.
McAllister Go. s-3: F. q. Anderson
defeated w. n. Ross. 80. 6-4: j. y. e
Jones defeated E. X. Hooker. fl. s--4 .
l. P. Moore defeated II. w. Warner, 6--S
80; c. Crasin defeated w. d. Hadsel
Ga 6--2
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30

Apprentice ALLOWANCE claimsdA
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-12

position, preferring to let his deeds
speak for him. They have, and when
classes in graduating at Princeton hon
ored him as an honorary member of
their classes, it speaks volumes of the
esteem and respect they have toward
him down in New Jersey.
With the late Mike Murphy, "Pooch"
Donovan of Harvard, piper" DOno-
van, the first American Sprinter to run
100 yards in 3-5 seconds; Johnny
Mack of Yale, "Sid" Peet and Others
he was one of the noted group of
sprinters who trained at SunnySfde
Park, Natick, for the professional foot
races in the days before amateur ath-
letics was established.
Organized Famous Teams.
He was one of the first to organize
the famous hose, hook and ladder
teams, when racing of this kind was SO
popular and the rivalry between Mas
sachusetts towns was keen.
1t was at Yale that Fitzpatrick made
his start at a trainer in 1890 and 1891.
Contrary to the general impression,
Fitz was alone in handling the condi-
ton of the football players and coach
ing the track men.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-12
SCRAPPING MANAGER
STILL In BASEBALL
Both Leagues Boast of Leaders
Handy With Their Fists.
Former Star Player Laments Fact
That Game Is Becoming Hand
shaking nsttution-Diamond
Battles Not Numerous.

Jess Burkett, former big league star
batsman recently lamented the fact
that baseball was becoming a hand
shaking institution. There is not
enough fight in the modern game OF
baseball to suit the aggressive Jess.
Perhaps battles on the diamond are
not as numerous as they once were,
but it cannot be said that the present
condition which Burkett mOurnS has
been brought about entirely by the
present crop of managers, for in the
big leagues today nearly all of the
pilots are known quantities as far as
scrapping goes.
In the American league there are
two premier performers with their
mitts in Ed Barrows of the Red Sox
and 'Kid" Gleason of the Chicago
White Sox. And Jimmy Burke of the
Browns and Clarke Griffith Of the Sen
ators cannot be considered shrinking
violets.
The National league, however, is
much better equipped in the matter of
fighting leaders in Hugo Bezdek of the
Pirates, John McGraw of the Giants,
Branch Hickey of the Cardinals, Fred
Mitchell of the Cubs and George Stall
ings of the Braves. Any of this crowd
will battle, and if rumors can be cred
tied, any of them can, in pinch, go
to the mat with an Obstreperous play
er who might happen to get the idea
he can run" the boss.
Connie Mack of the Athletics, Miller
Higgins of the Yanks and Hughey
Jennings of the Tigers might be
classed as the peaceful delegates, be-
cause they invariably try to settle by
arbitration what the other scrappy
managers want to iron out in battle.
Age usually takes much of the fire
of the scrappy leaders, and even John
TcGraw is inclined to let pass some
Alling incidents that only couple of
seasons ago would have sent the Lit
tie Napoleon" into hurricane of rage.
The officials and not the managers of
baseball are responsible for the con-
ditions of the present, for, as Pat Mo-
ran says, the player who fights for his
point now is a rowdy instead of an ag-
gressive ball player.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-12

game, senior. If your first throw Is
nigher than your second, then you go
Iree. VIII you throw now? shall be
giad when you are gone"
lore rose swiftly to his feet, draw.
ing near the table, his eyes burning like
names, his cheeks flushed. For a mo
ment he stood with the die rattling in
the box. which he shook slowly back
and forth.
One throw" he whispered. zone
sood throw, and drink many another
good bottle of red wine, / kiss MANY
another pair of red lips, L live on in
my gay little existence. One good
throw. Ah!''
He had thrown.
1t is the acer' cried Tore with
suddenly up-f1ung head. 'My lady of
chance is kind to me, senor!''
You have another throw" De la
Guerra reminded him. 'The ace can.
not be beaten, but it may be tied,"
Now Tore scOoped the die up in his
box and with no moment of hesitation
turned it out upon the table. Again
Tore had thrown an acct
TRY again." said De la Guerra crisp
ly. ut is growing late"
With curse Tore again caught IN
the die, again it ratified in the box,
again it rolled half across the table.
"a four!" he gasped.
"A four is not bad" De la Guerra
reminded him. 'sIt may win. Again.
senor."
A fourl If he turned three next
time, or deuce, he was saved. If the
die showed an ace again, six or FIVE
he was LOST
Again he took up the die, again cast.
This time his hand, holding the dice
box, followed close to the rolling cube.
ut is the six" said De la Guerra
sternly. "You were about to touch it.
senor!"
Tore threw down the box. He had
lost--against himself! But his head
flung proudly up. "And now" he cried,
where is my lame horse? 1t is late, as
you say"
He bowed and went out into the pa.
| ito, where GauchO and half dozen of
the cowboys were waiting. De la
Guerra sighed.
He is brave man." he said gently.
"Ah, well, he has one chance in ten
thousand. Well, for brave man"
Then they heard the galloping of sew
eral horses headed toward the border.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-12

the men about him, to Juarez first. to
them all. Juarez shook his head
slowly, his lips compressed, his ewes
on the floor.
There is no longer anything for
me to fight for" he said SLOWLY.
Nothing but DEATH 1 can find that
any day upon the other side of the
border, senior. / think-that YOU are
aIonei'
towards! towards ALI" jeered
Tore. Then he turned again to De
la Guerra. "What chance do you Of
fer me, senorT'
"We shall speak of that when the
| others are gone, when you accept it,
returned De la Guerra Sternly. 81
simply give you my word that l shall
give you what the Americans here call
an even break You haven't that
! now"
Your word, senor."
''My word,' gravely.
''Bueno," cried Tore gayly. That
| is all that I ask. AdiOs, my little
towards" he smiled at Juarez and the
rest. congratulations upon the
game, my kinsman," bowling to De la
| Guerra. And he tossed his revolver
| to the table.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-12
Harry Vardon.

style, he would probably reply without
but, according to Harold H. Hilton,
former British amateur champion, this
is incorrect.
Many years before VardOn was TAX
ing part in championship golf GER
tain amateur, John Ernest Laidley,
was playing better than any other in
Scotland and at the same time much
more on a par with the best profess
Sional talent in either Scotland or
England, says Hilton. Laidley was
holding the grip of all his clubs by the
aid of overlapping the fingers of the
right hand over the forefnger and
thumb of the left hand, and his sue
cess was so great that one would have
naturally assumed that he would have
many imitatorS.
No doubt in his own circle at Mus
selburgh and at North Berwick there
was a certain coterie of admirers who
followed him, but as none of them
made any marked success it became
somewhat recognized that Laidley'S
unique methods were simply the &C.
centricity of golf genius, and were not
safe for the ordinary man to initiate.
Next to adopt the overlapping grip
among the famous players was ]. 81.
Taylor. He is a slightly younger man
than Vardon, and while it would not
be fair TO assume that he took to the
method of grip before Vardon, he APP
peared in first class golf before the
Jersey man and made success of it
before the latter did. so he must be
viewed in the light of being the sec
ond apostle of the grip which is SO
prevalent in present-day golf.
A little later Vardon came on tho
scene, utilizing similar grip to that
of Laidley and Taylor, and it was
only then that the critics began thor
oughly to realize that there must be
something in this unorthodox method
of gripping the club. Soon there be-
came quite craze for overlapping the
fingers, and the comparatively new
form of hold was termed the "Vardon''
grip, by which it is referred to to this
day. BY that name it will probably
always be known.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-12

Dean of American College Coaches"
That is the title that truthfully be
longs to Keene Fitzpatrick of Prince
ton.
Entering upon his thirtieth year as
trainer and coach of college athletes,
the dignified popular "dean," who first
saw the light of day nearly fifty-five
years ago in Natick-recogniZed as
the home of the country's best train
ers-takes up his duties at Princeton
this week.
Fitzpatrick Is Loved.
Princeton has learned to love Fitz-
patrick just as much as it does the
members of the famous Poe family,
Sam White and others who have
brought glory to the JungletoWn in
stitution. He has built up the ath-
letic department, just as he had done
at Michigan, where he was the big
man of the middle West before going
to Princeton.
Michigan also had learned to re-
spect Fitzpatrick. His word was al
ways law, writes John ]. Hallahan in
Boston Globe.
Keene always has been of quiet dis
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-12
A FREAK PLAY

There have been many freak
plays this season at the Polo
ground, but one that occurred
in the final game of the season
between the Giants and Pirates
was one for the book. 1t hap
pened in the seventh inuing.
Schmidt, the Pittsburgh catcher,
was at bat. He hit a grounder
sharply at Zimmerman. Heinie
fielded the bali cleanly, but no
ticed hat Schmidt did not run
to first. Instead, the visiting
backstop was rapping his bat on
the ground to see if it had been
broken by the blow. So Tim
tossed the ball to Fletcher.
Fletcher relayed it to Frisch and
Frisch passed it to Chase, retir-
ing Schmidt at first base.
Schmidt's bat had been frac-
tured at the handle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-12
YANKS FINISH THIRD

George Mogridge had the dis
tinction of bringing home the
Yanks in third place this season.
With a slice of the world series
melon at stake Mogridge never
worked harder to defeat Connie
Mack's misfits in the final fling
of the year. Mogridge got two
hits, one a triple that decided
the issue and kept the Athletics
back in the ruck. The Yanks
finished one game ahead of the
Tigers and get about $500 each
for landing in third place.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-12
GOLF CLUB PAYS FOR SHEEP
English Farmer Receivers Damages
for Animals Killed by Being
Poisoned on Links.

The Lees Hall Golf club, Sheffield
England, were the defendants in the
Sheffield county court, in an action
brought by a farmer who lost 16 sheep
and two beasts through their being
poisoned while grazing on the links.
TIL, evidence showed that the club
authorities had used weed-killeg. con-
tanning arsenic. on the land.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-12
RED S0x SIGN FAST PLAYERS
From Independent Teams for
Trial Next Spring.

The Boston Red SoX have signed a
number of players from fast independ-
ent teams for trial next spring.
Among them are Harry Smith, sec
oRd baseman, and Hop Hickey, who
have been starring with a team in
Rensselaer,, N. Y. Ed Holly as scout
for Boston picked them up.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-12
CHAPTER XIII.
A Game of Dice.


"Now. Senior Tore, you shall have
a gamblers choicev"
The tall candles burned steadily in
the massive candleSticks, the little
yellow plumes shining reflected in the
polished woodwork of the walls. Senior
de la Guerra sat in his favorite arm
chair at the great mahogany table,
his white aristocratic hand tapping
IDLY upon its glistening top. Stan
way, standing at his side, watched
curiousIy both De la Guerra and the
smiling Tore.
81 am waiting, senor," returned
Tore gravely.
ST have assured myself" went on
De la Guerra in the same even tone,
that Pedro and CeleStinO and the
vaduero who was shot here in this
room will live. 1 have let all of your
men go, excepting Captain Juarez.
Senior Stairway" turning little in his
chair, twill you be so kind as 10 tell
the captain that / should be pleased
to see him."
Stairway left the room promptly, re-
turning almost Immediately with the
rebel captain at his heels. De la Guer-
"a rose, bowed cOurteously.
"Senor captain" he said, Il am
going to wish you pleasant ride
across the border"
He snapped open a drawer of the
table, drew out a packet and tossed 1t
upon the table top.
evil you examine it, senor?
Juarez. frowning, little suspicious,
held back for a moment. Then under
the amused eyes of Tore he stepped
forward, took up the packet, opened
it. stared incredulously, and fell back
with little gasp.
De la Guerra smiled.
american banknotes," he said easily.
''You will find that they amount to hve
thousand dollars. For your needy coun-
trvmen. senior. You see, / have never
vet refused-pardon me, senor-aims
to a beggar! Senior Stairway, Will you
be kind enough to show the captain to
the doorY
snow, Senior Tore" resumed the old
man when Stairway had returned, /
am to give you your gamblers chance
I have learned that month ago you
killed man in San Antonio. Now
leaning forward little, "are they look
ing for you along the border? Have
you a good chance Of getting across
without being shot?"
Torres cheeks grew little pale. He
returned De la Guerra's gaze, however,
and answered steadily:
"I should have, perhaps, one chance
In ten thousand J"
Good! / thought soF'
The old Spaniard slipped his hand
again into the table drawer ana the
thing he brought out this time he hand
ed to Tore.
Here is your chance, senior" he said
sternly.
1t was a dicebOx!
"What do you mean?' snapped Tore.
"T mean this: You shall shake the
dice YOU love so well, and the stake
high enough to satisfy even you II
YOU win. there is another packet OF
banknotes ready for you. and horse
to carry you as far and as fast as you
can wish to go. If you lose-there is In
the stable a lame horse which you are
to ride across the bOrder!
The dusky red ran back into Torres
cheeks.
with whom do I shaker" he asked,
a little hoarsely, his fingers growing
white about the box.
with the bitterest enemy you nave
retorted the old man with dignity. DO
you know who 1t is?'
''You?" queried Tore, with snarling
emphasis.
yourself You shall cast twice, with
a single die. The ace is high N this
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-12
ROW OVER BINGHAMT0N CLUB
Owner johnson Paid Off Players at
Close of Season and Made
Them Free Agents.

George f. Johnson, hacker of the
Bingllamton club, paid off his play
ers at the close of the season and
made them all free agents. There is
likely to be some protest at this ac-
ton, however, as some of the Inter
national magnates hold the players
go with the franchise, which Bing.
hamton has surrendered.