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New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Lewis Victor lin ShOOt-Off
AT Travers Island Traps

Tracy II. Lewis and A. L. Burns tied
for the high scratch prize in the
weekly shoot of the New York Athletic
Club at Travers Island yesterday. Each
had the excellent total of o5 out of
possible 100 targets. On the shoot
off. Mr.. Lewis was the winner. The
high handicap prize went to c. l..
King, who also won only after shoot
off. Mr.. King also was the winner of
the special handicap prize, while the
special scratch prize was taken by r.
J. Ham, jr.
For the first time since the "ghost"
trophies have been offered, all four
were broken yesterday. The nimrods
who turned the tricks were g.. L.
Eldred, G. r. Hutchings. w. G. Allen
and w. H. Buchanan. E. r. De Wolfe
was the winner of the Travers Island
Cup, the take home trophy of the day.
Although a snow that was half a
rain fell throughout the afternoon
practically all of the gunners made
high scores: AS result there were
an unusually large number of legs
scored on the Haslin, the club and the
state that all nimrods with full scores
score legs on these cups.
In the shoot for the Haslin cup no
less than sixteen gunners had full
scores Of twenty-five targets. The
club cup saw eight ninrods with full
scores On the accumulation cup seven
gunners were awarded legs. In the
aggregate fifty-eight shooters we're on
the firing line
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Youngster Beats
Player Who Beat
Father at Tennis

Abraham Bassford, Sd, the sixteen
County, achieved one of the fondcst
ambitions of Abraham Bassford, jr.,
his father, by defeating Samuel Rob
ert McAllister yesterday afternoon in
the final round of the annual cham
pionship lawn tennis tournament OF
the 7th Regiment Tennis Club. Young
Bassford won at 1-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3,
6-2, rallying in the face of almost
seeming defeat and outplaying the vet
eran McAliister by q sudden change of
tactics. The result came as a great sur
prise to the gallery, which had re-
garded the older player as an almost
certain winner.
Bassford the schoolboy has been
coached on the court by Bassford the
father for the last three years and
his development has been gradual but
sure. Yesterday the boy repaid the
debt by winning q tournament, and it
is doubtful if his pleasure was as great
as that of his father.
In the opening set the youngster
started off with a rush, trying to meet
McAllister's careful driving game by
volleying at the net. At this style he
met with dlSmaf f6liure, for the veter-
an piled up the points by beautiful
deep court driving down the sidelines.
Bassford took the second set by OBJ
serving more caution and delaying his
rushes until he had forced the open
ings. In the third set, however, he
grew overambitious again and Meal
lister ran into a lead of SO on
games. The boys father was watch
ing him from the sideiines, and the
chip of the old block, seeing him, sud
denly came to life and won the next
three games, staying in back court
and forcing McAllister to cover a
great amount of court.
The boy lost this set at 3-6, but he
had taken lot of energy out of the
older player by his great rally, and in
the last two sets he continued to stick
10 the backcourt game, forcing
McAllister to do q lot of running.
The latter, who was suffering from a
heavy cold, could not hold the fest
pace and Brassford won the last two
sets at 6-S, 6--2, taking the match
and the championship. He is the
youngest title holder who ever held
the championship,
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
casey Advances in
N. Y. A. C. Squash

names lanes s. Casey, who Is enjoying the
sssauleap Of aces, reached the
Ssh ~ round in defeating Charles
EN- i tscratch) in the annual squash
sa,'s s,h,s tournament Of the New York
a's.ss,c : saA. Club yesterday. Stein put up
h. sara a light in the first game, when
ssa "as dowaed by 15-1I. In the sec
sila. aa game, Casey quickly added to his
ssy1sance' thereby making the fight a
I'll. sss,sss one for Stein early, who lost
'o,s game by 15-S.
sustave Fiel, jr., the row-mark man
,a,,aa m'hus aces, reached the third
faa MI ~ eliminating J. J. Maeujre
,S.s1 io aces) by score Of 15--13.
se. I'D. The handicaps forced PEI
sssa sl 70 relinquish his pressing At
=. s~.ss; Charles Bishop, the club's old
Il Player. downed w. II. Crassie fnlns
asss), IN second round match by
ssre sssore OF i5--12, 15~~ff. ~
me summary folIows:
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Ns1x nsxssrs Plus 10. isis a'ians +: dsfss;sd
laz Pig ~ defesfsd ts,,bi'syd ,.,.., ~ a.
Axsa i =. - J. B. csssy' pi,,a p'S' ~ ~.
srsiss E i.ss'x.,.sss. assss;sd pi;s v q I'll;
s-s4. Charles Bishsy ses,te,. gasy ggs,. ~;
ID m e. a.,s pass ~. Won from H. G. MeKssa Sgxs XIX
,s1alh T. ~. 4 gssa glsis dsfsssd "A, <,
4ssss ssfa sss;la i H. cssey' p.,,x 6ss....
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New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Army and Navy to
Clash ON CridirOn
Here on Nov. 29

WEST POINT, N. Y, March ID
Nine games comprise the Armys foot
ball schedule as officially announced
to-day by Captain M. B. Ridgway, sec
retary and treasurer of the Army Ath-
letic Council.
The Army gridders will go into &C
tion for their first game against Mid
dlebury College on the last Saturday in
September, and that college is the only
new one on the cadets schedule. SYRIA
cuse, Tufts and Notre Dame feature
the home games, while the one big
thing on the card for the soldiers is
the battle with the Navy, which will be
played on the Polo Grounds in New
York at the wind-up of the season.
November 20 is "big Navy day"
The resumption of the football con-
tests between the Army and Navy acad-
emies IS source of much delight for
followers of the gridiron sport. The
two elevens have not met since 1916.
Notre Danes eleven will be the main
home attraction, without doubt. The
Hoosiers have been furnishing the ca
diets with thrills annually since their
initial appearance here in 1918, at
which time they opened the ewes of
Eastern football experts to the possi-
bilities of the forward pass. The SOL
diers took leaf from Notrc Danes
book. and with the redoubtable "for-
ward pass monopoly" of Prichard and
Westerners on the occasion of their
second visit, year later, and also
showed the Navy under at the Polo
Grounds the same year with a mem
orabc exhibition of the air line of
fence.
Nobody knows just how the Army's
material for football will size up next
fall. There are but few cadets here
now who have ever played Army foot
had one or two men on the Army squad
of that fall. McQuarrie, a big, heavy
backfeld man, who played here for a
part of two seasons, is. the sole nu-
cleus for the Army coaches to build on
for next falls football. McQuarrie
comes with a reputation for speed and
football sense. He captained the Uni
1917 he played the early part of the
Army's season, but went out because of
deficiencies in academic work. Last
year great things were predicted Of
him, but the cadets played only one
game of football during that season.
and McQuarrie never had chance to
show
The schedule follows:
September 27-Middlebury College.
October 4-Holy Cross.
October 1f--Syracuse.
October 18--University Of Maine
October 25-Boston College.
November Tufts
November 8-Notre Dame
November f5-VilIanoya.
November 22-sprinsfield Y. M. c. A. Col
legc.
November 2s-Nayy.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16

to bring back baseball to its old time
popularity, | feel l would be likewise
doing my duty to my country, because
it would have strong tendency toward
normalizing conditions"
Higgins Is Clipper
Midget Miller Higgins was as chip
per last night as if he had just fallen
heir to the Rupert millions. A few
days ago little Hug was bowed down
IN grief, like man travelling through
life with the WooIworth Building on
his back. And with cause For it
looked as if he was without an infeld
Now that both Peckinpaugh and Baker
are in line Higgins once more can look
the whole world in the face.
The alignment of Baker with the
Yankee forces assures Messrs. Rupert
and Huston the brightest pennant
erlcan League club. Baker of 1918 was
the Baker of old. He never played
better baseball in his life than he did
for the 1916 Yankees, before he broke
half dozen ribs in a collision with
the grandstand. This injury handi-
capped him nightly in 1917, but last
year he returned to his own with all
the old drive TO his mace and the
agility and fielding cunning of his
bubbling youth. Baker is a man of
the Hans Wagner type. He is a com
Dlnatlon of whalebone and iron. His
return is one of the very most impor-
tant moves of very active winters
many brilliant accomplishments toward
the uplift of the Yankees.
Fisher Goes to Reds
Pitcher Ray Fisher, the veteran
highlander of the Yankees, was yes
terday. released outright to the Gin
clnnati club of the National League.
Inc Reds secured the Vermont school
master at the waiver price, all the
American League clubs having passed
hlm up. Perhaps these were afraid
that last years layoff might have
ruined the effectiveness of a veteran
ALREADY approaching the end of his
rope when he Joined the colors a year
ago.
The very fact that the Yankees
passed up risher without looking him
over at the spring camp seems a fine
testimonial of the worth of the re-
naming boxmen of Huggins's array,
for IN 1917 Fisher pitched a LOT of
pretty fair baseball. Fisher is verv
liable to do yeoman service for Moran.
lie VIII be new to National League
batsmen, and with smart catcher
who knows the weaknesses of these
should raise some ructions before the
boys get onto his curves.
The Giants, when they leave for
Gainesville, Fla, next Thursday will
take along a couple of rookie pitchers
for experimental purposes These are
Chester Lyons, of Washington, D. c.,
and E. A. Rommel, of Baltimore, Md.
Neither has signed a New York con-
tract. With Brogan, the Rochester
rookie, and a cub named Noel, McGraw
should be assured a formidable corps
of tossers for batting practice.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Will Revive Harlem
Athletics by League


Steps were taken toward the re-
organization Of the Harlem Athletic
pleted, as it was recommended that this
Morningside Athletic Club yesterday.
Invitations were sent to ten clubs of
the district, but sixteen organizations
located within the boundaries of the
league had representatives present.
No matter Of concrete form was COM
plctcd as il was recommended that this
important business be deferred until
next Wednesday night, when rccog-
nized delegates from each club will be
present.
At the next conclavc Of the delegates
committee will be elected to revise
the old constitution. Officers for the
year will be elected, q Handicapped for
the closed races chosen, as we'll az q
delegate TO represent the league at the
annual Metropolitan Association meet
ina
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Late Rally Lands
Basketball Title
For St. Benedict

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j., March Is.
-Four baskets, heaped in the last nine
minutes of the game here to-day, gave
st. Benedict's, of Newark, the prepara-
tory school basketball championship of
New Jersey. Blair Academy was COM
pletely baffled in the first half. the
Saints. having them at 16 to disad-
vantage.
In the second half the heavy Blair
team came back with rush and played
the speedy Benedict's five to a stand
still, and with only six minutes of
the second half gone Blair was in the
lead, II to 16 Blair continued to hold
the lead, though never by more than
three points, till there was only one
minute and a half to go. Gilligan and
Donahue tossed in one apiece from mid
floor and won the victory for st. Bene-
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16

Manual Water
Team Defeats
Townsend High
Clinton and Commerce
Swimmers i'm Tie Con.
test at Columbia Tank

townsend Harris Hall High School
suffered its first defeat. after scoring
two victories, at the hands of Manual
framing High School, of Brooklyn, in
the junior swimming championship
tournament, held in the Columbia Uni
versity pool yesterday The score was
az to 25 points. In the Commerce
Clinton meet history was repeated
When the teams fought out a bitter tie
at 35 points ALL
Manuals topping over of the Towns
END squad was unexpected. The Brook
yn boys won four fifirst places in the
seven events, and they also were prom-
nent IN capturing many place positions.
Manual captured both relay races in
fast time. One of the best perform
ances was that of Raisler, of Townsend
Harris, who repeated his success of the
last two weeks in winning the 2O0-yard
breast stroke in 46 2-5 seconds.
Clinton succeeded in tieing its Com
merce rivals by winning the 4OO-yard
relay race, the final event Of the pro-
gramme, for which it was awarded
eight points and Commerce none
Gusy, of Commerce, showed an espe-
cially brilliant performance for q
junior when he was timed in "a seconds
in winning the 50-yard swim.
The summaries follow:
MANUAL VS. TOWNSEND HARRIS
500 foot relay swim--Won by Manual Training
H; s Townsend Harris Hall II s.. second. Time.
Harris Hall. with "a points; Sanders. Manual
Training second with % points.
Hall: Moss; Manual Training. second Widsorcn,
5o-yard swi1n-Won by King, Manual Training
Arnold. Manual Training. second Time. o:53 Is
Townsend Harris Hall; Shaw. Manual Training
serohd Fish. Townsend Harris Hall third; Bloom
Manual Training. fourth. Time. o:46 rs.
100 yard swin1-Won ,- by Smith Manual Training
l.ecch, Manual Training, second; Donneily Townsend
fourth. Time. l:l5 -.
Townsend Harris; second, Time. 1903 80.
Point scoreManua Training H. s.. AZ points
Townsend Harris Hall II. s.. %.
CLINTON H. S. VS.. COMMERCE.
500 foot relay swim-Won by H S. OF Com
mercc: De Witt Clinton Ii. S. second Time not
Fancy diving contest-Won by Rem. Commerce:
Kline De Witt Clinton. second; stu'ling. Com
5o-yard swim--won by Guy Commerce: Atlas
Dc Witt Clinton. secor.d: Ferschcl Commerce.
third; Bloom. De Witt Cluton. fourth. Time
0:34.
a0o-yard swim--von ty Nulc.son DE witt
Clinton Cohen De witt Clinton, second: Pash-
kon Commerce. third. Time. 4 sc.
200 foot breast stn'"e swi n Won by Diamond.
les. Commerce 'hl:1 Scgofprr. lie Wit Clinton.
fourth. Time 9ia2.5
loo-yard swim--won iY McNslly, De W.T.. CIln-
ton; Dedrich, Commerce, second: Muller, De witt
400 foot relay swim-won by De, Witt Clinton
H.. s. II. S. Of Commerce. second: Time. lis 80.
Point scorc-De Witt clinton H. S, 50 pon's;
/
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Miss SIocum Swim Star

Miss Hope Slocum was the star Of
Women's Athletic Club, for the March
trophy, and ran up a score Of II
points. jumping into first place with
n total Of 26 points. Miss Iopc wor
the d0-ynrd backstrolsc swim in the
fast time of 81 SECONDS, the 40 yard
breaststroke in 36 90 seconds, and
swim, making "a feet in rs seconds.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
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Base Camp No. l Speaks
(St. Nazaire)

est. Nazaire)
called them from, their ancient homes
TO meet the battle's bratnt;
took them, IN from ship and boat
To face the Western fronts
Al dusk took then, from, the sea,
Beyond the journeys end;
AT damn filled the fighting lines
With all l had to send
held the first auho came to lift
The aCa7- -en,bldzoned lance;
l sa10 the first blue rifles shine
Across the fields of France;
And aOhen the Hun struck to the east,
Beneath the rockets flare,
The Allied legions aUaited for
The gift of St. Nazaire.
Ind aow the shrapncl sings no more
Its ancient song of hate;
The Argonne drifts are still as death,
Where only crosses 1Uait;
The thunder of the guns has passed
Where, out across the foam,
The Weary trooper only hears
The avimds that sing of home.
And moao cali them IN again
From galley, hall and plain,
TO send the lines of khaki back
From Florida to Maine;
By ship and boat aUatch them ledre
A s mothers WGtch their sons,
With shining eyes that seek the West
Beyond the austing guns.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Home Run Kings Promise
improves Chance of Team
Farmer of Trappe, Md, Will Abandon His Agri.
cultural Work When the Baseball Season
Opens, He Wires Manager Miller Huggins
By w. ]. Macbeth

j. Franklin Baker, many fought ds series battle
and third basean extraordinary of the New
Baseball Club will be the of
Yankees before weeks roll by The
his farm Trappe Nd late yesterday
come fact to Manager Miller Higgins
dent L. Huston, who returned from
nowned sgge whittier they had Friday
ensconced with President Jacob Rupert the
headquarters of the club when
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Half-Strides

Look before you leap" little to the bloke who
is being propelled by swift kick from Fate.
There is always intense admiration the champion
who knows he is slipping and is willing to quit in time
But who one?
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Cadets Beat Xavier

49, sss ] y ALL Q NJ HUDSON, March n
xsx;as y4 terk s, Military Academy defeated
le,ss.,. hiH'5 Bcfiooi at baskefbaIi =.
81 f1IX'aA lesday. The final senre ~ was ~
11ess4u = menan, Forbes end Freedman
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
For the Peace League

One of the best ways to handle the German stua-
ton would be to force the Teutonc caravanseric to
take up baseball cricket tennis and golf football
and boxing.
1t is impossible for nation bereft to sport to
understand anything concerning the rules of fair play
The proper ethics of sportsmanshp may be violated
IN all these games but most of those who play follow
the old maxim: "a fair field and favor" They have
been taught this through generations of clean compet
ton. Germany has drawn any such instruction.
Her entire sporting tradition is centred around tho
krupp plant.
The Colonists
(These verses, written by Will H. Ogilve, an Eng
lishman, before the war, embody hunch as to what
the Canadians and Australians were to accomplish
later)
Lean men, broUn men, men from overseas;
Men from all the outer .1Uorld, shy and Ill at case;
'Wildered IN tho 1v of 1T auere fashions feet 90
do1Un
Big men, brown men, lost IN Lozdo7, toavn
Men pvhose mighty ocks and herds thread the tssock
grass;
Men 1Uho knoaU the furthest forts that hold the Khaber
Men a0ho sound the oose-cau avhose ccnp smoke THIN
and blue,
Scares upon the sprngtin1e trail tho travel,g caribou
Lean from the overland avith muscles saddle
bound,
Ssgg for their sti'Yups and league Of open ground
Hunters an the Jungle, trackers through the thorn,
Lovers Of the hoofside and the rope around the horm
Lean men, broaUm men, from overseas;
Men from all the outer word, shy and Ill at ease,
Wildered in the avhi of 1t avhere fashions feet 90
do1Vn
DO we knoW the 0orth of you lost IN London Toa0n?
They know the "worth of you" to-day, from London
Town to Liverpool
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Braves Sign Mechan

BOSTON, March l5.~--John "Chick"
Mcchah, former crack athlete at Syria
cuss Uniyersity, has signed con-
tract with the Boston Nationals. He
Ii An inheider.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Bout for Gibbons

ST. LOUIS, March l5.-Mike Glib
pons, ni OF St. Pan, and Leo Houck, OF
Philadelphia, wAl fight an eight round
no-decision bout here March e.
was announced to-day. :
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
AS Spectators

The suggestion has been made that the majority of
returning troops would rather take part some sport
than to be again content with the spectatoral role
But the spectator like the specuator we have with
always. There hundreds of army ball clubs
played
But for every game played by eighteen or twenty
men there always from two hundred to thousand
soldiers ranged around the field watching the clash and
roofing earnestly for one side or the other.
One doesn't have to be enmeshed in sport to obtain
a thrill. 1t may be that. gets his thrill from
knockout, another from twobase hit, another from
mashe planted against the pin in hard match, and
still another from nipand-tuck lawn tennis affair
But there always has been and always will be vast
margin in favor of those who would rather watch
perts play we'll than to play themselves indferently
Another Revision
The ,Uord is so full of q number of dubs
They aVouM all be good putters il aoere like tubs
While yielding your admiration to those who have
stood up under four years of consider the of
Bob Emse, who has beeen umpire for twenty
seasons.
Another fine way to lay out we'll trapped, we'll
bunkered golf course is to have battery of 1865
massage the terrain for week or two.
One publication makes the announcement that ian
open bowling tournament will be held Sunday" Is
reference made to ball game, the locker after
golf match to grand opera?
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
WINNERS

HiEs scratch eanoe'~rracy II Lewis
Hifa hGrdir6p sMmsr-~c l.. King
''pcc.si hrrdscap rvse--c J.. KIng.
specini scratch rlsscF B. Ham
Giust trophies IL j.. Eared q r. pufnhfrrs
"; g. Alicn and ". II. buchanan
Haslin cup, club cup and Accumulation cupa--
less scored by all gunners With full scores Of IS
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16

In beginning his twenty y-eighth year as an umpire
Bob Emslie has at last answered the old query as to
how any country could stand a hundred years war;
Some day we hope to have Mr.. Emsle reply to this
query vz "Are the first the last twenty-five years
the hardest?"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16

In reply to frantic queries should say, offhand,
that German tennis team will sail this spring to
Australia to compete for the Davis Cup. The Germans
have all the Australians they to see for the
next three four monhsor for the next six or eight
centuries
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16

Another reason the German tennis team won't go
to Australia is that it is almost impossible to jump off
the top of Gibraltar without seriously disturbing the
physical condition necessary for lawn tennis cham
,ionship.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16

Field goas-CarrolI a, E Rose (5) Hender-
shot t3). Fres te). Barrett (2). G. Windsor (2).
Donahue t2l. Gilligan. Foul goals-Donahue (9),
Rose 80. Referee-Cartwrght. Umpire-Hecd.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Another Revision

Another fine way to lay out we'll trapped, we'll
bunkered golf course is to have battery of 1868
massage the terrain for week or two.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-24
SALVATION ARMY
DRIVE IN new JERSEY
WILL Be BIG SUCCESS

Reports from the different sections
of the state show that the philanthropy
ic spirit of the citizens of New Jersey
has been modified for the Salvation
Army. The first New Jersey town Off
cially reported over the top in the
army's home service fund campaign
was Cedarville. Cumberland county.
This is the home county of the chair
man of the state campaign, former
Governor Edward C. Stokes.
The first concrete evidence of the
enthusiasm with which New Jersey
was getting on the job for the Saliva
ton Army was furnished in the follow
ing telegram message received at state
headquarters at o'clock Monday
evening:
Hudson cOunty's returns thus far
tabulated are $12 ,95345."
'That's one county heard from p ex-
claimed one of the headquarters work
ers. "Now, as they say in politics,
let's see what majorities the other
counties are going to give
Hudson's early returns for the first
day were indeed a majority over the
anticipated figures for the day. And
the days total was considerably in
creased by the later returns.
One fact which is being impressed
upon the public is that practically all
of the money raised in this drive will
be spent in the localities in which it is
contributed. Thus the citizens every
where will have an opportunity to see
how the funds are used and to Judge
as to the wisdom of their apportion-
ment.
1t has also been impressed upon the
public that not penny of the COM
small amount of money rails
ed for the Salvation Army in the Unit
ed War Work drive is available for
home service use.