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The New York herald., 1921-12-07
Schaefer Leads Cont
At 1872 BY I Az to I ,206.

Jacob Schaefer, champion or the world
at is: % balkline billiards, defeated Roger
Cont, the young champion of France,
in both blocks OF yesterdays contest at
Maurice Days.
The afternoon game was one sided.
The French expert made only IA points
while Schaefer was collecting 400. At
night the game was close, well played
and exciting The score was 400 to
500. Schaefer made runs Of 1853 and 1872
and won in six innings. averaging 66 As.
Schaefer now has an advantage over
his opponent for the two days play of
121 points The grand totals are
Schaefer, LAZY. and Cont, 1926.
Cont ran 131 last night and in five
innings averaged ~. 1t was the second
time in two nights that Cont had the
better average. yet lost. Monday night
he averaged Sc and was beaten 8 points
by the champion, whose average was SO.
crowd that filled every seat In the
irnprovised aInphitheatre at Daly's
viewed last nights event. Throughout
the playing spectators were enthused
and thrilled. Schaefer had one miss,
the opening shot On his second visit
to the table he made 153 points. many of
which were of spectacular order. His
fifth inning yielded 1872. in which drives.
spreads, drawg and close manipulation
were blended.
With 25 to go, the object balls aligned
about the middle of the left long balk,
18th the cue SEll out in the middle OF
the table, a oank shot with heavy
twist sent the cue ball between the OBJ
iects, one of which 1t touched. Cont.
who counted in each of his five innings.
ran II, 131 and 78 in his third, fourth
and fifth chances His method and exc
cution were so intelligent and artistic
hat the runs sustained continuous
ripple Of interest. AS usual, he made
the game look simple. This applied to
numerous eXacting masse effects. When
he ended his last inning by just missing
on a short single cushion shot the crowd.
whose admiration had been enlisted by
determined and scientific efforts. voiced
exclamations of regret.
Amid tense but suppressed excitement
Schaefer faced a bad looking situation
when he began his final inning. He was
dual TO the occasion. After overcoming
light tough propositions he got the balls
under control and held them until ne
scored his required quota.
AFTERNOON GAMB.
Schaefer. o. 249, 46, 4S, 8, IS, "a, o, 200
High run 249, average a 40.
Cont. ....... II. 3. 10. 10. o. o. o. 1--i4i
High run 40. average IL.
NIGHT GAME.
run. is2: average ss 49,
Conti-42, so. II. 13I, 1880. High run,
1S1: average, 7s.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
Three Women Tie for
Golf Qualifying Medal

spectal Despatch 10 TuE Nrw YosN Hrrarp
PINBHupsT, ~. c., Dec. s.--Mrs
Herman Ellis OF England, Mrs. John d.
Chapman Of Greenwich and Miss Louise
Fordycc OF Youngstown, tied to-day for
the medal In the qualifying round Of
TIE Carolina golf tournament with
gcores Of ono hundred. Each or the
women had an opportunity TO do better.
Mrs. Chapman took ten ut tho tenth
hole, when her ball was badly situated
Ia "A trap. Miss Fordyce took eight at
two par four holes because of
bunkcrs and Mrs. Ellis used up six
atrokes az the short par three eigh-
tesnth.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
Keiser Easy Mark for Creb.

Special Despatch to THE Nrw YoRK Hrurp.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6.--Hsrry Greb,
claimant of the light heavyweight cham
pionship, made a punching bag of Fay
Beiser of Baltimore, conqueror OF Bob
Martin. the A. u. f. champion. in the
windup at the Ice Palace tonight.
Greb completely outclassed tho fighter
from Maryland. winning every round.
The Pittsburgh battler tipped the scales
at 1861. just pound more than
Keiser Greb cut Keiser to ribbons,
shook him up several time. loosened his
good looking dentistry. but could not
drop him for a count.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
Will Report on the I. S. c.
Finances Next Monday

Frank A. X. Boland. chairman of the
Investigation committee which is
striving TO unravel the tangled finances
of the International Sporting Club, said
yesterday that his committee would have
a report to make by next Monday, when
a meeting of club members takes place.
No report was made after the meeting
OF the committee on Monday night. 1t
will meet again tonight in the club
headquarters, 107 West Forty-frst
street
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
The Ever PerpIexiug Bait Qursicn.

Fishing boat pilots are soreiy put to n to
ret enough bait TO supply their cod fishing
patrons and many trip has been abandoned
this fall because of the shortage of skim
tners. The fishing boats OF Wreck Lead,
Queenswater and Freeport seem to have over
come the difficulty 10 some extent through
the use OF soallops for cod fishing bait, and
II has been quite productive. Hkimfners are
scarce these days and they bring an cnor-
ulous price.
While they are the recognized bait for cod
nevertheless the catches made on scallop bait
during the last week would indicate that the
fishing bont Captain can get through without
the skinner n he so desires and can get n
load OF fish for his patrons.
Last Thursday fishing boat Mt the
Cholera Banks caught moro than three hun
dred cod, and there was nothing but scallop
bait aboard. The same boat bagged over
two hundred cod on Saturday on scallop
bait. Who. under ordinary conditions, is do
Ing better than this on slkimmers2 There
AFRO plenty NJ herrings In Fulton Market end
their cost is small in comparison with the
cost OF skimmers. They mako fairly good
cod bait, and "a boat at the iiRhtship last
r'hursday caught twenty odd haddock and
ixty-five cod rs well as as any quantity OF
bake, ling and whiting, all on herring bait
The Captain, who stays ashore because of
shortage OF skimmers, W neglecting his
business by allowing the harvest time Of
filhing 30 get away from him.
New York Casting Club 10 Meet for Election.
All members " the New York Casting Club
IN good standing have been asked 10 meet ~
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
NG-GOL F--TENNIS--SQU QUASH--BOXING AND BILLIARDS
Old Eli Hockey Squad
Suffers Many Casualties

special Despatch TO THE NEW YosK HnRALp.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Dec. 6.--The Yale
hockey lid has suffered more casual
ties In i.s two weeks OF practice than
the football team did in two months
AT present Capt. Clement Griscom,
Charlie O'Hearn and Bushnell, regulars
on the first varsity. are laid up with
injuries. but Griscom ana O'Hearn are
expected to play against the st. Nicholas
Club Of New York in the opening game
OF the Yale season in the Arena here
night
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
Kitty BransfieId Signs
as Scout for the Cubs

CHICAGO. Dec. e.--The signing OF
Kitty" Bransfieid. former Nationsa
League first baseman, as scout for the
Chicago Nationals was announced to-
dag.
Since 1915 Bransfeld has been umpir-
Ing for the Eastern and New England
leagues, but from 1901 until that time
he was with the Pirates. Phillies and
Cubs. He was traded to Louisville soon
after coming 10 the Cubs, but refused TO
remain there and became manager OF tne
Montreal team for three years.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
Pitt Hockey Team Loses.

PITTSBURGH Dec. 6.--rhc Pittsburgh
Hockey Club team opened the season last
Arronauts OF toronto 4 10 y IN three M
teen minute periods The local outfit lacked
tho services Of ono of It's stars. Herb Drury.
who was not permitted 10 play owing TO
some misunderstanding existing between him
and the ontario Hockey Association, nc
cording 20 officials here.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
New Head for Jamaica Track

William @. Street was yesterday elect
ed president of the Metropolitan Jockey
Club to fill the place left vacant by the
death or Matthew Corbett. At meet
Ing Of the directors the following tl-ec-
tors also were named: J. F. Dobson. who
also is the secretary; Eugene Ncn', who
also fs the treasurer Mr.. Street and
Walter G. Edwards, the racing secretary.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
KiIpatrick Funeral To-day.

Old time athletes and members OF tho
Metropolitan Association Of tho Amateur
Athletic League VIII attend IN a body the
rsrerai services OF Charles n. Fitzpatrick,
Ybrrner half mile record holder. to-day at
r. NJ, tho Rev. Or Nathan Seagle rector
~ Sc stephens T., T. Church, officiating.
-paldinga Fifth avenue store, OF which he
uas manager. viii close to-day at noon.
Jnterfient w!ii bc IN schenectady. y. Y.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
HARVARD CLUB g: NoNTcrsAIn
ATHLETIC CLUB. I.

w. It. Robinson. Harvard. defeated +.
Pariser. Aontclair, 15--s, ib-is, t5--5; Q.
r.. Fuller, Harvard. defeated J. q. waldron.
Mcntciair, i5--1o. f5--3 George n. Abbot,
Harvard, defeated Victor Crawford, Mont
clair 15-9. i6--3: william Rand. Jr.. de-
feated Frank a. Seller, 1N--i0, i5-io: X.
E Hughes. Montclalr. defeated Grover
O'Neii, Harvard, 15--i0, bib, i5--10 X. g..
Rand. Harvard defeated g. A. Hpkins.
Montclalr. i5--0. fT-l5; William NJ. Carson.
JT., Harvard defeated James Sanders, Mont
clair i5--i2 tl--3.
j. X. E. CLUB. q: YALE CLUB. o.
n. II. George. d. X. H.. defeated Doug
las NJ Bomolsler. Yale. .5-1s. iJ--1l; w.
W. Taylor. y. X. r., defeated G. l.. Smith,
Yale, lib, iT--fa, 1S--1G; Eliot L. Ward,
n. X. r., defeated Kenneth oBrien, Yale.
iJ--s, f1-f5, I5-0.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
Crescent A. c. Five Wins.

The Crescent Athletic Club basketball toam
last night continued ts winning streak whcn
n defeated tho St. Frercis College quintet
~ thc New Mcourr'a court. The score was
~ 20 -. II WAS The Creaccnta fourth CON
sscutive victory uf tle season.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07

Squash tennis players OF the ID. Is. 70.
Club upset all calculations in the metro
poltan class p team championship yos-
terday by taking three straight matches
from the title holding Yale Club squad.
The Eli alumni team had figured to
win rather easily. Now they are con-
fronted with the task OF winning all
four remaining matches to-day to pre-
vent defeat. D. x. y. Club having only
one court, requires two days play for
every hoiae team match.
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ne psraas fsSsnds ,y., qertn o, the subway

station at Pelham Bay Park. prons AT K
=. IA. next Sunday. when the clubs annual
election OF officers will take place.
The organizations that hold their elections
IN the open air after the biting winds and
frosfs have set In are few and far between
but the men who follow this form OF spor
are the Simon Pure open air fellows, and
they glory in doing as many things out OF
doors as possible.
The present administration desires to main
tain the exclusiveness OF the club and {,
make II the great casting Organization tha.
II should be. Many other turf casing club.
have come into existence. and II will help
further one of the greatest outdoor sports.
Last Sunday the snow and sleet turned tho
casting field into quaRmire. and IL was
decided 20 abandon tho casting for the day.
No doubt the members and their friends will
be out In full force next Sunday 20 cast ant
to attend the clubs election OF officers
r. II. PHILLIPS, Secretary, 3202 Broadway.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
Tcmmies and Founders stiIi Biting nj Cold
Spring Harbor.

We drove over TO Cold Spring Harbor las,
Saturday and went fishing inpide the harbor.
We caught good mess OF founders away
In the hsrbor and had half pail OF fair
sized tomcods we'll The founders have
been biting right along. and good messes are
brought In every day. Out IN the entrance
10 the lfarbor there are lots of tomcods, a
they are larger than those found away In.
There should be good fishing here next sum
mer, for there Will be good service from two
fishing stations instead OF one.
GEORGE DOWNEY
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
D. X. E. Surprises Yale
Club al Squash Tennis

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-09
The Revolt Of Vera Sanderson
VERA FINDS A NEW HOME
By Jane Phelps

curtains. and Its air of homel!nass and
comfort.
IF only Keith and could have
place IKE this" thought then shirerN
with dread a. I remembered that prob
ably never would be with Keith again:
perhaps mover see him.
Until / was alone in my little ch!nt1
hunk bedroom dA not realiss the
strain through which I had passed. !
had done everything 30 hurriedly had
been 70 unhappy while doing II that
simply collapsed and had TO - 10 osd
at once. Never will forget tho kind
ness, the sweetness OF dear Mrs. Al
dr,ch. my andAdys name. She treated
mo A. II were her own child not
stranger who had no claim. whatever
upon her
For nearly q week WAS I'll. not phys
icaily. but mentAlly. so tortured, 30 UNI
happy, 80 longing for my husbands love
that lay inert, only reSsing myself
dainty and insisted upon my eating.
You will be very Ill. my dsar. II you
do not eat Your trouble has left you
weak and exhausted" Jet her think
! had lately bssp widowed. She asked
was so soothing 10 fee! that she trust
ed me.
Often as watched her moving about
the room I recalled books OF ns~spa per
articles had read whore girls and Wo-
men found refuge In uncomfortable. II
not horrible places. Where they had
no one 70 care for them. and ware mis-
erably uncomfortable In every way.
How fortunate ] was!
In week. ! compelled myself to get
up. When ! was dressed l looked IN
tho glass. ] could scarcely believe n
weeks illness. a weeks misery could
make such ravaGes. ! looked ten years
older Ny Sunkan shadow trimmed eyes
ny thin checks co.orless shocked me-
You must get out doors, help me
with my flowers. That vii! bring your
color back" MIS-. Aidrich said as sho
watched me.
VIII you Let me-
"Of course I will, my child"
Oh. how that simple my child com:
forted me- threw my arms around
her neck imDulsivsly and kissed her.
She returned my embrace, and said:
II guess the Lord guided you 70 me,
my DEAR. ] am lonsly. old woman.
nv last lodgsr. an elderly woman. left
ne month ago II Is necessary both
financially and because Of my loneli-
ness that have someone with me"
romuruv-A New ana DtSfurb1aG
Khought
Protected by George Matthew Adams,
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/ No" SAID Froest. tho clever forEer
! and th!s man wns undoubtedly c.cv"r
would huvo opened an ocfcp Of some
Kind as u blind. He would ha"c hired
ono clerk for several weeks before The
hltsmp cd coup lie would probably
| intercept The clerk vII"u'- FROM TIE
| bank. secure the money, aLi DISAPPEAR,
Therefore j. w"'.,d irr wei. - iniaSi.-
! gito men who Lave "prHed and closed
! small o!ii,rS within thu pas; tw"
months aHd locale. II poas!o.o, the
I clerks they hired"
task Cf his magnitude naturally
ueuess.tatcd long and moC"ton"ua W"rk
! By tho mon Of Scotland Yard stan. Bu,
Froost at last i>.cceeded in finding the
| office he was looking for--that occupied
! b. man who had supposedly rallied
on the very day tina; the LonG"n and
! Westminster Bank had been deir4uded
Il don, know whether he failed or
not" announced the rare;ak"1 "hIt he
| locked Up fairly carly in tho morning
and hasn't been back since"
What became of his c!erk?" inquired
Fro"st.
He came back for IL minute or two,
! got his things together. and then went
! on. Tina S the last seen o nj III.
But the Superintendent. Of Scotland
Yard. arnad with fairly accurate de-
| scription Of the missing cmpl"ye, fc!t
| that tho case was progressing satistac-
| ;or.ly. Tho next move was - locate
, the clerk himself. and this Fruest sue
Cecdei In doing after several weeks OF
! quiet inves;Iga ton ANA Tho following oi
| countless false leads. Even then, as he
| had expected. no was only slightly clos
or TO tho real criminal FIR Baxter. the
! clerk was Il young man of unImpea CHI
| q bic 'haracter
Yes. cashed the check" he admit
! ted. "rhGre ~asnt anything wrong
with II. was there! Id been working
FOR this mon Johnson about IL month.
| addressing envelopes and such like.
! Then. one morning Saturday II was
10 said he noedui some money for n
! trip, and sen: M around :" the bank
! with that rHrc; for 5000 and a slip
! telling me what denominations Of
money ! was - ask for"
Hero I'rucsi smiled III admiration.
| The slip. OF course. wasdosgned 10 take
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-09
100 True Detective Stories
No. 5O-THE MAN WITH THE SCAR


Tho p.ace OF the usual factory payroll
statement. and tho bank teller. not sus-
re't!ns any fraud. took II for granted
that was what II was.
I'd no sooner got outside the bank
continued tho clerk. when Mr.. Johnson
met me. said that he was IN q hurry
und stuffed the money In his bag with
out even Counting II. ie addod that he
might not be back for some time, and
wages while he was gone. That was tho
!ast ! saw OF him. The offics hasn't
been opened since. 30 far ~ ] know"
But this man Johnson" persisted
Fruest. what did he look like? Any
distinguishing marks or anythtngr
"Nn'h.ng beyond q scar over enc
eye" said I;nXter. He Was about me-
dunn height and fairly heavy, with
grny!sh hair. Dressed we'll and t1kSd
better Not man you'd DO able to
pick on; n a crowd. but I'd know him
the minute 1 lad eyes on him Oh. ySs
there was orc other thinE-he spoke
like an AmsriCan.'
Even this information was not OK
actly definite, but Frosst followed the
records of au the known American
criminals. Un': he found that Of Z man
named Sloan who had been cashiersd
from the Navy FOR forging nay orders.
Hero re struck his hrst real clue-tor
sloan had q scar over one eye, re-
minder Of his former days as sailor
Less than twentyfOur hourS after
:ha description Of the missing man had
been ia shed all over Europe and across
the ocean, word was received from
Paris that an American Of Sloan'G gen
eral appearance had taken villa out
side the French capital and was living
thcro in luxurious ease. Accompanied
by Baxter, Frocst crossed the Channel.
and the clerk instantly identified the
AmeriG.t as his former employer. At
Sloan's trial ii developed that he had
swIRd!ed Glyn, Mills Co, out OF sew
oral thousand pounds by preoissly the
same method that he used in the West
minister and London case and as re-
suit, he was sentenced 10 fifteen years
penal servitude-thanks TO 6uperintend
ent Froest's perseverance in running
down what might appeared to be a
case without q clue,
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Chapter SO.

Chapter So.
The letter ! had writtsa Keith ana
let on his chiTonicr IN NO way sA-
pressed what felt. long As II vas. l
had simply stated a lot OF facts recouht,
I'd nunbsrless episodes But ! either had
20 write as had, or let tho bitterness
that consumed mo show 80 plainly that
Keith never would think kindly OF me
again. >,
visual!zed Keith gong to the bank
10 verify my statement that had drawn
my money. knew II he showed my
letter 20 Margaret she would soeer and
likely say all I cured for was that bit
OF money wondered Idly what she
would advise him 70 do. knowing ne
would do as she told him.
7 could sea the look on her face when
Nhe told her that had told him 10 adj
eertiSe In the newspaper X he wanted
Hne to return 70 him. She would cal!
me theatrical. say I was having herot"s,
and many other words IN her persona
vocabulary familiar 20 me from long
usage BY her when I did anything OF
which she dsapproved.
In the morning the only thought I
could entertain waS i wonder IL Keith
had read my latter. snc II he had any
computations for the unhappy life ha
ever would send for mo To come back
90 hm-oR TyeterlUS?
! drI5G some coffee. them went 70 the
station. closely ve..cd. bought ticket
FOR he town IN which l iatendsd TO
stay to- time ct least. checked my
t-urS. and ar6Ai the train.
By :nQG!-.Ck : found that ar old lady
would take me In as a boarder. When
saw her Swee. face. and fat the Quie;
atnosphsre or her Simple cottage.
eould no, keep back the tears. felt
had found a pace where l could rest
and where | could think out my future
You are Mrs. Brown" she looked Al
me kindly.
Yes"
"A widow"
hesi;ated Should tell her the
TRUTH | decided no.. That Il would
harm 10 one TO say was widowed. Sc
I said
Yes" my black clothes bearing me
out.
We walked up q flower hordere4 path
10 tho door She had coma TO the gate
10 see VINO her caE"r might b. Then
Into the Nc:,e parior w:;h Its hair cloth
furniture and rag rugs. !:s coo! muslin
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-09
COMMUNITY STILLS
OPERATED IN W. VA.

, Huntington, W. Va. September g.
Prohibition agents. according TO Charles
II. Ahrcns, federal prohibition director
for West Virginia. are unearthinG
many community stills. Many perOons,
he says. are unable to own private
stills so five or moro farmers combine
their resources and buy one which IL
shared Jointly By all. Usually one OF
their number 10 designated 10 operate
the still or az expert distillsf J! en-
gagged. Under this plan. according to
Ahrcns, each Joint owner OF tho stin
sets his own mash OF corn, yeast sugar
and other ingredients and carries II to
the still. The operator tAiLss tell altar
the manner OF the Erist mill owner OF
olden dayR
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-09
THE PAIN HABIT

The acutanesS OF pain or length or
time It endurss corresponds largely T."
tho suddeRReSS OF its occurrence and
the persistence Of It's cause. Pain may
persist after the renoval Of It's cause
because tho pain ha5it has been FORMED
BY the aGaCted nerves and their Ass"-
ciated centers Pain may be reGurrent
or periodic, days or weeks alapslng be-
tween successive attacks, as with MI
grains; or the pain may bs continuous,
with occasional let-upS. as in heada cheS
from eye strain. Further information
regarding pain on request
oU4s1IoEs AID AHSwHRs
A CLERGYMAN WRITES
For several years past l have been
suffering from an inha NINA tory C"nd.-
tion OF tho nose. Two doctors have tod
ma that exposure 70 extremes OF Wei III
or Is al the bottom Of It. ] may add to
this that lived for several years in
tho Tropics and that since coming 4"
Canada, ], have led a strenuous life,
driving long distances through Intense
cold, often In tho teeth Of heavy wind
OF binding snow storm.
Answor-I have answered by letter
this reverend gentleman as Ia hts all
mont just want here to write a word
Of tribute to those mon who undergo
hardships, who go about.
From Gresnlan's icy Mountains
To Indians coral strands" tynu Sure-
" know tho rest or that grand old
hymn. suffering much III trying L"
make this world decent place - w"
in. and 70 keep the rest OF Us civilized
and righteously minded.
Bronchitis
VIII you tell me now bronchitis