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ABOLISH BLINKERS,
SAYS RACING HEAD
Murphy Of New Orleans Writes
to Jockey Club About
an "Abuse."

Abolish blinkers on racehorses Is the
suggestion made by Joseph Murphy. the
New Orleans official. IN n letter to the
Jockey Club. Murphy says that blink
ers are productive OF lot OF trouble
on the tracks. His letter follows:
AS the war has demonstrated to our
Government the absolute necessity OF
perpetuating tho breeding OF thorough
bred horses as the essential fIndamen-
tai OF the proper horse for army use,
beg TO submit a recommendation that
I am certain will improve the thorough
bred.
81 refer TO the curta.lment for the
present and eventual abolition OF
blinkers in racing. This is not new
thought. understand that blinkers are
barred in Australia. We must not for
get that the Antipodes gave us the start
ing gate and saddle cloth and is wide
awake and progressive in the matter of
racing, II we are TO mako good our
promise TO improve the breed OF horses
we must not forget that manners are
as essential as soundness of limb and
wind We certainly would not send one
OF our soldiers to the front on a horse
rugged with bllnkers. We can justly
claim that the thoroughbred Is unafraid
to take the Same chances as the man
who straddles II and does not need 10
he blindfolded like the bullhght crowbait
marked for disemhowelment.
I'VE should attempt to produce sub
stantial families OF horses and not reach
out for chance horses of erratic ancestry.
ut would benefit the racing too The
use OF blinkers is often only a cloak for
Inconsistency and the dsuse OF them
would relieve your officials OF some OF
their burdens. Ny experience rs an offi-
cial has demonstrated that In many cases
trainers use blinkers without themselves
knowing the reason why. II they were
abolished ] am sure we would have less
accidents. fewer horses cut down and
less horses kicked at the post, The only
argument I have heard raised against
the abolition Of blinkars Is that a
man should have the right to do what
he thinks will increase his horses speed.
II would suggest that blinkers be
abolished in two-year-old races IN 1919
(foals OF 1910. In 1920 that blinkers
be barred on foals OF 1917 and 1918 and
In 1921 all blinkers be abolished. This
would work no hardship"
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COL. DONOVAN AN !
EXPERT OARSMAN
War Hero of Famous Goth
Regiment Signs for His
Old Shell.
Is LONELY ON THE RHINE

Col. William J. Donovan of the is6fA
Infantry, tho cid and famous sixty.
ninth Irish Regiment OF New York city
now in France, who has won dlStins
guished honors for heroisin and peen
awarded the Croix de Guerrc Medal, ~
an enthusiastic lover of the ROWING
sport. About ten years ago he Toved
on the Columbia College varsity four
Dared crew and also in the eight oareo
crew.
He was formerly a member OF the
Celtic Rowing Club OF Buffalo and rowe6
in the senior four cared crew. A friend
OF the Colonel's In Buffalo received the
following letter from the great lighter .
few days ago:
"With the American Army Of Oocoe
pation.-1 am quite we'll again and have
rejoined my regiment, feeling as good
as ever. We are with the Army OF Oc-
cupation on the River Rhine. II is a
beautiful place here. The weather Is
somewhat disagreeable. raining very
much of the time. The evenings are
somewhat lonely, and oh, how ! wish
I had one Of my old Celtic shells here to
BASS away come time on the beautiful
Rhine.
at Is a pity we have not such a course
as this Rhine In Buffalo. How ] long
to get back to my desk, dust Off the old
law signs and get down to business
again.
"Plesse give my kindest regards ernd
remenbrances to all my ould friends.
yours old chun.
WILLIAM J. DONOVAN.
Care 165th Infantry
BY Taking and rowing as n favorits
sport Col. Donovan followed in the foot
steps OF his father. the late Timothy +.
Donovan, who was a charter member oS
"a, ,I,,t~ MIA
rowed In tho championship four oare0
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SPRING HORSE SHOW
TO AID MOTOR CORPS
To Be Held at Durlands
April 1880 and May I.

The Horse Show season OF 1919 now
begins to take form. A few days ago
the first announcement was made OF
the Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club
inaugurating the Home Show year on
the evening OF Wednesday, April 90.
with Its twenty-seventh annual show.
Now, the calendar is further added to
with the announcement OF the second
show OF the spring. the New York
Spring Horse Show at Durland's. The
New York Spring Show will be held the
week following the Brooklyn show. 1t
will be held April 90. 80 and May !.
Many OF the most noted OF the Brook
Ign entries are to appear in It. and the
two shows will practically make up a
continuous horse chow programme for
eight days.
This years show will be for the
benefit OF the Motor Corps OF America,
and II promises TO be a very brilliant
programme. Last year 1t was given for
the benefit Of the Red Star for the re-
lief of horses. This is the twenty-third
annual show.
.. j. Guide is chairman of the eN-
ecutive committee OF the show this
year, as year ago, and w. S. Blltz,
secretary. Their associates comprise
precisely the same committee as last
year: Samuel G.. Allen. John McE. Bow
man. James Cox Brady. William Dur
land. John Gerken. Samuel Keller
Jacobs. Esmond p. OBrien. Samuel
Walter Taylor and Reginald Vanderbilt
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STALLINGS EXPECTS
MUCH FROM BRAVES
Says He Has His Best Team
in Four Years.

COLUMBUS. Ga. March o9.-Georsp
Stallings. manager Of the Braves. "a
satisfied that he now has in the making
n better team than he has had for four
years Stalings does not think he will
win the pennant, but does expect to
give the winner n good run for the
flag. In discussing the Braves Stallinrs
day said:
From what I have seen since we be-
gan training I have no hestancy In
saying that the team I will have this
| season will be better than any ] have
had for some time. I do not say that
, It will be n worlds champion, but Il
will be able to give any other team
| in the league a battle and not he 30
very much outclassed in the long run.
I'VE will have a good staff of ptchsru,
| and when Gowdy gets back our catching
| department will be all right Hoke at
, first base has plugged hole there. I
/ look to see him play a better game this
season than he has ever put up before.
| Russell Blnckburne is a great man to
have around because OF tho pep no
puts into the crowd. Last year you
didn't hear anything from the men in
the field. but this season II will be dit-
ferent. with Blackburne around there
| will be plenty OF chatter and a line Of
talk that keeps players on their toes.
! "Schrieber is showing w splendidly
and looks like big league player right
now. He may be a star later on. Rig
! CERT Is a good all around player for an
outiielder and has added strength to the
| team
| IT am very well satisfied with things
as far as they have gQpc anI-sf7 salts
Ned too they will Improve When the
machine is shaken down and properly
adjusted"
The best pitching prospects among
those who have not won their spurs is
Jack Scott. right handler. secured from
Nashville late In 1917 but who on &C.
count OF an injury did not play last
| season.
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FILLS UMPIRING STAFF.
Hickey Appoints Moran and John
son in American Association.

CHICAGO, H.. March 29--With the
signing OF Augie Moran OF Philadelphia
President Hickey Of the American Assoc
citation has completed his STAFF of UNI
pires for the coming season. The double
umpiring system will be retained
Moran and George II, johnson of
Chicago are ,tle additions. 10 the, ,sta>
Moran. veteran. was signed to M the
vacancy caused by the loss OF Ollie Chill,
who will Join the American League stan.
and johnson will take tho place of
Ducky Holmes. who held out for an In
crease over his 1918 salary.
The remaining members OF tho 1919
stan are Louis Knapp of Louisville.
James A. Murray OF Minneapolis, W T..
Ftnneran of Erie, Pa. Robert Hart OF
Lowell, Mass: +. Il. Connolly of Boston
and Buck Freeman OF Wilkesbarre, Pa.
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TOLEDO RACING FIXTURES.
Club Announces seven Early Clos
ing Grand Circuit Events,

TOLEDO, Ohio. March 29,-There arc
seven early closing events on the pro-
gramme announced by the Toledo Driv-
Ing Club for It's second Grand Circuit
meeting, July 81 10 %. All of their
will be raced on the three heat Plan
except the two and three year old eventc.
which will be mile heats. best two In
three.
Four OF tho events have $4,000 purses
attached, the classes selected for them
being 2o6. 2:o9 and 2l4 trots and a
2:0S pace. while $4,000 has been set
aside for 2:l2 pace.
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Dick Rudolph, Let Out by McGraw,
Got His Revenge by Beating Giants

Braves. who travelled from last place
In July to the worlds championship In
October. Rudolph beat the Giants four
times that year. He also pitched the
memorable Labor Day game in Boston
which put the Braves in the lead.
Like Eeeler, Hernie Wagner and Ru-
dolph, RUDE Oldring played his first big
league ball in New York. Oldring started
his ball career on the Bronx lots, ami
later acquired a reputation with the Ho-
boken semi-professional club. He played
in Montgomery OF the Southern Associa-
ton In 1905. where Connie Mack of the
Athletics bought him.
Grihith, tho Yankee manager, wal
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Dick Rudolph, the little Bronx boy.
also made McGraw pay dearly for not
holding on TO him. Dick made both the
1910 and 1911 training trips with the
Giants, but McGraw. who likes his
pitchers big. decided Bronx Richard was
'.teo SMALL and let him go. Rudolph
= later came back with the Braves, and
for few years was one OF the games
pitching stars.
In the season Of 1914. when the Bos-
ton Braves ruined McGraw's great am
bit,on Of being the nrst National League
manager to win four successive PEN
nsnts, Rudoiph's pitching was one OF
the leading factors In the success OF the
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Home of Pitchers.

Brooklyn seems to be famous for Its
ability to turn out big league pitchers.
Joe Lake, formerly OF the Yankees
Browns and Tigers. and mmy Ring. the
Cincinnati pitcher, are products OF the
In his prime one OF the best pitchers in
the National League, also was born In
Brooklyn. though later on his folks
moved to Paterson.
Going back TO the old days, the greater
city produced some mighty fine athletes
Perhaps the best OF the old timers was
Dave Orr, first baseman OF the old At
lantics who was a native OF Brooklyn
and lived there all his life. Orr was the
inventor of the "Dave Orr sacrifice" a
crashing drive over the right field fence
for four bases,
Other local talent on the Atlantics was
Shortstop Jack Nelson and the we'll
known LIP" Pike. Both of these men
later starred In the National League.
The old Nets, New Yorks favorlte nine
before the era OF the Giants, had n New
York city battery In Jack Lynch, pitcher,
and Reipschlager catcher Joe Start,
first baseman OF the Providence National
League champions OF 1879 and 1884. was
Manhattan product.
Then Dasher Troy. second baseman OF
the original New York National League
West Side. He came from the Tenth
avenue gas house district Mike Herman.
the crack outfielder OF tho Giants, gen.
orally was regarded as a native New
Yorker. but Mike was born In Trenton.
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HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

Entry blbnks have been received in
the East fob the A. A. L, national singles
and doubles haudbatl championship
tournament at the Los Angeles Athletic
Club, Los ANGELES, Cal. during the week
OF April FL to 81. Entries cloee on
April IL with F. w. Rubion. chairman OF
the A. A. U. championship committee,
290 Broadway. New York. or Robert S.
Weaver. 400 South Figueroa street. Los
Angeles. Cal
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here. and later went to the Washing ton
Americans and other teams
one of the most famous local lads TO
acquire fame on the diamond is Leon
Galore, formerly Lieutenant in the cell
ebrated 367th Black Infantry-the old
Fifteenth. C0dore's fame does not stop
with his ability as pitcher, as he made
a splendid reputation as one OF the
wnite Officers OF the ~ .ious Black
Watch. who gave the Germans some
thing to worry about. Galore was born
in Brooklyn. spent his early boyhood
there. but later his people moved back
to the Long Island borough.
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ONE ARMED GOLF MATCH,

CHICAGO. March 2s.--Golf between two
one armed players Is a possibility for
the coming season. Yves Botca Fan, the
one armed French professional, is In
correspondence with Martucci, new pro.
teseional OF the White Beeches Golf ana
Country Club OF Haworth. y. j., a
reference to q series OF games.
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COLLEGE STAR ON browns.

ST. LOUIS. March 2s.--wayne Wright
Ohio State University star who finished
the season last year with the st. Louis
Americans, winning the last FIVE games
he pitched. will join the Browns this
year on May 1. He has notified Secre-
tary Bob Quinn he will have completed
his course in the university at that time
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Heine Realizes Ambition.

After playing great ball with the Cubs
for ten years. during which decade he
was a tough thorn in the side OF the
Giants. Zimmerman realized his great
ambition IN 1916. when he was traded to
the Giants and had a chance to perform
regularly for his Bronx admirers
Heinie Wagner Is another local lad
who stands high among New York ball
toesers. From 1907 to 1913 there we're
few greater fielding shortstops in base
ball than Wagner. He was born and
reared in Harlem. but during his ball
playing career he moved to New Ro-
chelle. He was with the Giants when
McGraw came here in 1902. but MAC"
Immediately proceeded to clean out the
team ard fired half OF the men on the
club. When Andy Freedman remon-
5tEate.9 mUGraw replied: II canss3 n
last with fifteen men as well as with
thirty"
Wagner was among those fred. but
Heinie got his revenge in the 1912
worlds series when his fielding was
hardly human. Time after time Wagner
would run to the right side of second
base and get balls that no shortstop
had any license to 60 after. let alone
reach.
After the memorable eight game Sc
ries was over Tom Lynch, then president
Of the National League. told the writer
It was Wagner's shortstopping that beat
the Giants "They are talking a lot
about snodgrasss mum in that last
game. Henricksen's pinch hit. and
Hooper's great CATCH" said Lynch.
But what beat us was that fellow Wag-
ner at short. II we had shortstop
covering ground for US as Wagner did
| the series never would have reached an
I eighth game"
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were layed up with injuries.
Good Old "Bsg city"
No athlete who was reared on Bronx
ozone could pole them out any better
than Tim Jordan. famous old big City
Tim" Jordan. the clubbing home run
thumper of the Dodgers For that mat
ter there have been few athletes in pro-
fessional baseball who could hit a ball
as hard or knock II farther than Tim
He put In his entire big league career
with Brooklyn. though ut one time Eb-
bets came near selling Big Tim and
Harry Lumley to the Giants.
George Chalmers. though born in Aber-
deem. Scotland. was raised within the
shadow of the Polo Grounds. His pa
reTts brought hin TO Now York. Wien ho
was wee bit OF a lad and settled in
upper Harlem. Many OF his boyhood
friends saw George grow up and beat
their idols OF childhood. the Giants
When Chalmers came up with the Phil
lies in 1911 he looked as though he
would be a co-star on the Quaker stan
with Alexander. Both came from the
New York State League and critics
wrote II was remarkable that O club
should pick up two such prizes in the
same year.
However, Chalmers developed trouble
with his arm. and after 1911 he showed
only brief flashes OF the wonde- 'ul
promise he gave in 1911. The PhilIies
released him In 1914 and he went South
with the Giants the next spring. How
ever. McGraw did not sign him. and the
Phillies offered him a contract on the
second day OF the season.
Yielded Two Hits.
Chalmers pitched against New York
the same afternoon, and shut out the
Giants with two hits. He had another
| good year and helped pitch the Phillies
into championship, while the Giants
were last that season. Chalmers pitched
| rafting game In the worlds series
| that fall losing a battle to Ernie Shore
OF the Red SoN by a score OF 9 to /.
Tommy Clarke. who caught nine sea-
sons for the Cincinnati Reds. and at one
time was one OF the best catchers in the
National League. Is product OF the
New York public school league. Later
he began to attract attention with his
catching at Jasper Field and from there
he went to Montreal. Clarke wore a
Yankee uniform for while last spring,
but never had the satisfaction OF seeing
his name In a box score of his home
| town team
Another catching product OF New
York IL old Jack Warner. who caught
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shy an inhelder, and Mack loaned Old
ring to tho Yankees to finish the sea-
son. Later Connie Mack converted Old
ring into an outfelder. and he became
one OF the outfield stars OF the American
League. RUDE again wore a Yankee
uniform In 1915, when the Yanks coaxed
him out OF retirement to play an outfield
role after High. Magee and Gilhooley
we're layed UP with injuries.
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man was built to be a slugger. thinner
mans swing at ball has long been de-
scribed as --one of the most graceful
things In baseball Heinie seldom I'D
dies his bat He waits until he sees
something that he likes and then lets go.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
Prince Of Wales Visit
To U. S. Is Shortened
Extensive Tour of Canada Will
Make 1t Necessary to
Curtail Plans Here
Special Correspondenc


OTTAWA, Aug. 8. - The Prince of
Wales will make an extended tour of
Canada during the ten weeks he ex-
poets to spend in this country. He will
be a fortnight in the lower provinces,
going to Toronto on August 25 to open
the exhibition and witness the aviation
contests there. Afterward he will re-
turn to Ottawa for five days. Septem-
her 2 he will see the Cobalt silver
mines; and then he will go on. to
Port Arthur and Fort William, to in
spect the huge grain elevators.
At Banff the prince will receive an
Indian delegation and see some unique
tribal dances. Near Moose Jaw he will
leave the royal train for three days
duck hunting at Edenwald. The prince
is due at Winnipeg, October 10, then
will return and visit Niagara and in
spect the royal military college at
Kingston, going down the St. Law
renee to view the Thousand Islands
and reaching Montreal October 27. His
subsequent visit to the United States
will be considerably cultailed. as he
is due in London November 10.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
Editor Calls Diplomats
'Heartless'' and Hints So.
cialists Are Better Fitted
for the Task at Paris
U. S. Blind, Deaf, Dumb
Miss Bondfield, at Farewell
Meeting in Her Honor.
Raps the Police

= An audience of more than eipht
hundred persons, mostly women
cheered loudly last night, at n fare
we'll meeting in the Hotel Astor for
Margaret Bondfeld. when Oswald
Garrison Willard spoke of the Glove
and faith still cherished in the hearts of
many (of them) toward the old Ger
many" and expressed the hope that
another Kurt Eisner might arise TO
lead the new Germany.
Miss Bondfeld, secretary of the Ma
tlonal Federation of Women Workers
OF Great Britain, is returning to
England. The meeting was under the
auspices of the Women's international
League of New York. Capitalism, the
peace treaty, the judicial system Of the
United States and the "officiafr and
military minds" of this country came
IN tor harsh treatment at the hands
of both Mr.. Willard and Miss Bond
field.
Mr.. Willard declared political leader
principles Of pacifsts have survived
the war.
Prefers Socialist Settlement.
He spoke of his association with
Miss Bondfeld at the Socialist Inter
rationale in Berne. He said he wished
the whole body of high minded men
and women gathered there, represent
ing labor and intellect, could have had
the settlement Of the peace of the
world, instead Of the heartless diplo-
mats and imperialists WHO were grind
ing out in Paris the moHstrous peace
which was supposed to constitute a
new order of things, but which did
nothing of the kind"
Mr.. Willard again received applause
when he declared that no other country
was SO blind, deaf and dumb to what
was going on in the world as the
United States.
1--WE do not examine, we merely call
Names" he declared. eve continue
to lump radicals, anarchists and con-
scrvative liberal editors like myself
all together as Reds l, for one, am
ashamed of our rulers. They put US
into the war, knowing full we'll, if
they had any sense at all. that it meant
forever ending the old America, that it
meant the establishment of state So
clalism on large scale in such mat
ters as the operation of railroads,
ships, factories and in the feeding and
housing OF the people.
He Asks a Referendum
"And now these masters of finance
and craftsmanship who put us into the
war without ever waiting to find out
whether the plain people of America
were for that awful undertaking-jus
as they will not now take a referen-
dunn either on the peace treaty or
league of nations-cpmplain because
of the inevitable result Of their decid-
ing to use force without stint against
the Central Powers"
Then he asked Miss Bondfeld, as an
English woman, to be very frank in
expressing her views of America
Miss Bondfield intimated America is
falling down on the job Speaking
of the way the police were handling
the B. R. T. strike, she said that in
Great Britain the police system was
impartial and not used as the "adjunct
of the vested interests"
She promised lively times under the
Socialist regime in place of the "deadly
of the capitalistic system.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
hungarian Premier Was
NiIIacOrker in u. s.
stephen Friedrich Spent Eight
Years in Machine Plant;
Later Became an Owner

BERLIN, Aug. (By The Associated
Press )-Stephen Friedrich. Hungarian
Premier under Archduke Joseph, ac-
cording to sketches Of him published
here. spent eight years in the United
States as q workman in machinery
plants, He became an engineer and
owner of a machinery factory. Upon
his return to Hungary he was active
IN politics for seven or eight years.
but did not hold Office.
Premier Friedrich was a follower OF
Count Karolyi and accompanied the
latter 10 the United States in 1914 and
was intcrned with him in France on
theY return. Later the Premier reached
Budapest and became Minister Of War
under Count Karolyi.
The appointment Of NJ. Friedrich as
Premier. according to dispatches from
Budspest, is generally accepted by
Hungarian politicians as assurance
that the government will be deiNoc'ra-
tlc-bourgeoise and not rnonarchistic in
tone. although the delegation OF power
10 Archdukc 'Ioxrph is commented upon
as continuing a virtual temporary
military Dictatorship.