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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-17
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ratio OF operating expenses to rev.
ehues OF 63 per cent is a return to pre-
war conditions. If the railroads of the
country were to average a rs per cent
operating ratio there would be no seri-
GUS railroad problem before Congress
and investors in railroad securities,
furthermore, the New York Central's
showing Is being made without undue
,soaeuon OF the amounts appropriated
lot tne upkeep of the railroad Unlike
= arse number of roads, the New York
s.nsrai after the company regained
possession Of it's property, began TO
saafse each month fair proportion of
.ae eetai years appropriation for main
@hdhce to the month"; operating ex-
psnseS, regardless of whether actual
'ePehdltures equaled that amount.
me New York Centraps reduction
y operation ratio has been largely
s result OF control of expenses,
rnee traffic conditions in the first six
a sOasas OF 1921 have not been as fav-
,os so'e as In the first six months of
a." Coal traffic has fallen off heav-
Inc automobile traffic has
Ivpped by 80 per cent Petroleum has
ttss An less than half the traffic
as II did year ago. Iron and steel
name mas slumped markedly and grain
-s not begun to move yet. Citrus
s'aN from California has held I'D we'll.
s'aeae traffic has held up fairly we'll
sr,. result of road building, but
/ mn asHeo stone and gravel traffic is
80 a less than it was this time last
b ,a. There mas been comparatively
s.'iF Improvement in west bound traf-
4 A. ''a imports through New York are
Il Ns.noagn 1t is inpraeticable TO attempt
lsh. gmate what traffic conditions on
nsv. view York Central will be in the
fsirs, sH months, one thing seems
Il wei assured. There will be a
Nh gram movement this fall, but
1eass proportion of il the New York
fesss = Al VIII get depends on it's sue
~ meeting competitive conditions
|lA,chison prospers
,hs a ~ New York Central may not be
msv;aAly road in the country that is
4lt H." as favorable as showing as this.
sTeoes understood that the Atchison,
osssas4 G Santa Fe estimates that its
eJass ratio will be down to SO in
&in,ens July. In these comments it is
Xass .sas 70 take only such figures as
&sn ~. ailaole and to show tendencies
zases speeihc properties, and as fig
#sbl. < ~. osner properties become avail
znass afsaer comment on them will be
Englsas OF the figures for the New
sew roads, and especiallS for the
ssgsrA aVen, are nvaiiable. The New
oer,.;l.n the early months of 1921 was
|essss.s at deficit. its ratio of ex-
hi sas Z. Z. revenues being more than los
i tat; M slsas To-day il is operating az
a a. g apout "a. il is estimated, ane.
1ssspg ratio Of SIS is aimed at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-17

for the second six months of 1921. The
hopeful feature III the New Haven sit
uatlon is the increase that is being
shown in traffic. The wooden manufac-
turers in the New Haven territory
nave apparently passed their crisis.
WOODEN goods are moving in bulk and
other textiles are revealing steady
Improvement On the other hand, the
manufacturers around Bridgeport and
IN the metal industries are still either
closed down or operating at fraction
of their capacity.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
American Fencers
Prove Supremacy
Over Engglishmen
Triumph of U. S. in Inter.
national Bouts Is the
Highliglat of the Year

Americas supremacy at fencing,
Olympic games. was given q severe test
during the year, but despite fine per
formances OF the British team which
invaded this country last month in an
effort to lift the title, the representa-
tives of the United States were vic
tcrious. This, perhaps, was the head
light of the season, which was produc-
tive OF keen competition under the
guidance of the American Fencers'
League Of America
The international match was the
direct result Of our one-point victory
over the Englishmen at the Olympic
games IN Antwerp, and the meetings
VIII continue yearly for the Colonel
Rooert NJ. Thompson perpetual trophy.
Inc American team will go to London
next June for the second series.
In the three weapons contested, foils.
epee and saber, the British fencers wor
twenty-one bouts, while the Americans
won twenty-five. The final matches.
winch were held at the Hotel Astor,
we're attended by large crowd and
the event did much to stimulate in
terest in the sport.
National championship honors at
fols were won by Major f. w. Honev-
cutt, Washington Fencers' Club. at tbe
recent tournament, after a close con-
test: c. +. Mcpherson, New York
A. T., won the epee title end also the
saper championship, while the national
three-weapon title went to Leo Nunes.
New York A. C.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Babe adams Makes
Remarkable Record

RABE ADAMS, veteran pitcher
OF the Pittsburgh Pirates. who
first started his major league career
back in 1908. established remark
able record for the season of 1921,
according to the official averages re-
Gently released. Adams ranked Sec
ond only to Doak, of the st. Louis
Cardinals, in pitching effectiveness,
finishing the recent campaign with
the low average of 2.65 earned rams
per game. Based on percentage OF
games won he tied for first place
among the National league Mtchers
with his teammate, Charlie Glaznes,
winning fourteen contests and los
ing only Evc, for a percentage
of 1877.
The most noteworthy feature of
Adams's work during the season WAS
his uncanny control. He took part
in thirty-six games and issued only
eighteen bases on balls. He did
not make a single wild pitch nor
did he hit a single batsman with
pitched ball. In addition he also
compiled the longest winning streak
of the season by gaining mine con-
secufiye victories,
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Polo Cup Brought
Back to u. S. After
Brilliant Victory
Great American Team Re-
gains Classic Trophy
From the English Team

The outstanding feature of the year
in polo was the winning back of the
international Championship which was
lost to England at Meadow Brook, L. l.,
in 1914. AS result of the victory at
birmingham Field, London, last June,
the Westchester International Polo
Cup was returned to this country and
will probably be subject of competi-
tion in 1922.
The American team that brought
back the classic trophy consisted of the
veteran, Devereux Mlburn, captain
and back; Louis Stoddard, No. l.;
Thomas Hitchcock jr, No. 9, and ]. w.
Webb, No. 9. In winning the cham
pionship the American four won two
successive victories, the first by the
score of II to and the second by 10
to 6. The international trophy has
been in competition since 1886
Matches were decided by the best two
out of three games.
The trophy was bought by subscrip-
tion by the Westchester Polo Club, of
Newport, r. L., and by agreement be-
tween the committee of the Hurting.
ham and associated clubs was recoe-
nized in 1912 as the polo championshir
for teams of four. BY winning the cup
last summer the United States achieved
its fourth triumph, evening UP the
score with the British, who had pre-
viously won it four times.
Two kings, one former and one fu.
ture monarch, and about $4,000 spec.
tators,. including most of the nobility
of England, saw Captain Milburn's team
regain last June the laurels lost by the
United States in 1914. Milburn, al.
though not in the best of health al
the time. played the most brilliant
game of his career and was easily the
star of both contests.
One of the big surprises of the Hurl
lngham polo battles was the perform.
ance of the American ponies, which hat
been in training in England for two
months prior to the playing Of the frs,
games. 1t was generally supposed that
the horses would prove the weakest
link in the American machine, but wher
the contests got under way it was evi
dent that they were equal, if not =
trifle superior, to the English ponies.
The team that defended the troph,
for England was made up of Tompkins
lcaptain), Barrett, Wodehouse and
Lockett.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Joe Moore Tops Ice Skating
List for 1921 Speed Season

Joe Moore, the nineteen-year- old To-
cal boy who won the international
speed skating championship at Lake
Placid last February, tops the list Of
ice performers DUNG the fiscal year in
a Jaunt. Joe has competed in numerous
races since his great achievement up
state and except in handicap affairs
has been undefeated.
This slender youth, who has risen
from office boy at local rink to king
OF all skaters, left no doubt in the
MINDS OF the experts as to his right to
the worlds title, for he shattered two
records that had stood for years. Joe
raced the half mile in 1:1735 and
skinned over the mile route in 2:4S to
acquire his laurels, and in both races
he defeated the best fields that have
competed for the title in years. He
represented the 181st Street Ice Palace.
Norval Baptie and Morris Wood, two
former worlds professional champions,
helped develop Moore, and many be-
lievc that the local boy will smash
every mark from 220 yards up before
ne lays aside his steel racing blades.
Inc international championship meet
at Lake Placid also saw the defeat of
Miss Rose Johnson, Of Chicago, who
won the woman's title in 1920. Miss
johnson was beaten, 17O to 1870 points
BY Miss Gladys Robinson, of Toronto
Miss Robinson took second place to the
Chicago girl in the 220-yard dash. bu.
piled up big lead by winning the one
mile race.
Martin Brewster, Lake Placid
youth, won the junior nternationaI
championship after close one-mile
race with Ollie NJ. Green, of Saranac
Lake.
Leslie Boyd, another local boy who
started skating at Van Cortlandt Park
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
American Swimmers Shattered
Many Records i'm Past Season

American swimmers wrote history in
bold characters during the year 1921
In every branch OF the sport records
were shattered right and lett World,
national, collegiate and scholastic
standards suffered wholesale cuts at
the hands of both men and women
swimmers.
The outstanding features in competi-
tion for men were the iconoclastic
performances of John Weissmuller, OF
the Illinois A. c., and rua Keaoha of
Honolulu, in free style sprinting; Nor
man Ross, of the Illinois A. c., and
distance swimming; Stephen Ruddy, of
the New York A. c., and Robert Skel-
ton, at the breast stroke; Warren kea-
loha, OF Honolulu, at the back stroke.
Weissmuller, youth of seventeen,
was the find of the year. Leaping most
unexpectedly to the fore in the early
summer, he swept everything before
him. His greatest achievements, 100
yards in so 3-5 seconds, in a 60-foot
pool, and $50 yards in minute 81 2-5
seconds in IS foot pool, beat all pre-
vious times for these distances and
rate with the foremost feats in the
annals of swimming. Kealoha, barely
eighteen years old, did wonderful work
atso, equ1tlng tne standing worlds S
record of SO seconds for the century
straight-away in open water.
Ross placed to his credit a long
string of American and international
records. His most noteworthy perfor-
mances were 440-yard swim in min
utes As seconds and one mile in %
minutes So 1-5 seconds, both in 60-foot
baths. LANCER lowered number of
middle distance marks also. topping his
work with 50ometer worlds standard
of 3 minutes 49 rs seconds.
Ruddy and SHELTON bettered the
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

breast stroke American records for
championship courses, the former low
ering the 220 yard figure to minutes
fiat, the latter the 440-yard time to
6 minutes 81 2-5 seconds, and Warren
Kealoh did sensational work with the
back stroke. cutting the international
open water marks for 100 and $50
yards to ! minute seconds and |
minute Al rs seconds respectively.
In swimming for women four amaz-
ing feats were chronicled Miss Ethelda
Bleibtrey, at the time representing the
New York Women's S. A., did 100 yards
in | minute 3 2-5 seconds, and Mrs
Charlotte Boyle Clune, of the same
club, did 220 yards in . minutes 47 2-5
seconds, while Miss Sibil Bauer, of the
back stroke records to / minute 16 sec
onds for 100 yards and 2 minutes As
seconds for 150 yards
Miss Bleibtrey and Mrs. Clune ac-
counted for many national and worlds
records besides, and others who broke
listed marks were Miss Mariechen
Wehselau, of Honolulu; Miss Gertrude
Ederle. of the New York Women's S. A.,
and Miss Margaret Woodbridge, of the
Detroit A. C. Miss Ederle, a fourteen
year-old marvel, was the years find in
swimming for women.
Team laurels for both indoor and
outdoor seasons were won by the
Illinois A. c. in national champion
ships for men and by the New York
Women's S. A. in competition for mer-
maids. Individual all-around title
honors went to Norman Ross and
Mrs. Charlotte Boyle Clune, indoors,
Ludy LANCER and Miss Ethelda Bleib-
trey. outdoors.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Ludlow Sets New Mark
I'm Motorcycle Races

Several good performances were
turned in during the year in the motor
cycle racing field. Fred Ludlow was
credited with worlds records at one.
five and ten miles in a championship
race at Syracuse. His time for ten
miles was minutes $3.50 seconds. The
Old mark was minutes 394O seconds.
Ludlsw's record for a mile was 44.O5
seconds, against the old mark of 45.40.
and for five miles 3 minutes ASIA sec
onds, against minutes 5000 seconds.
Early in the year Harry Heldt and
George Ellis established new road
record. Boston to New York. in n side
car. Their time for the 249-mile run
was hours minutes 81 seconds, an
average Of 28 ILL miles on hour.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Coullet, Walthour
And Kramer Show
Way to Bicyclists
Great Long Distance Rider
Won Annual 6-Day Race
Practically SingIehanded

The names Of Alfred Goullet, Franz
L. Kramer and Bobby Walthour jr.
stand for all that is greatest in pro-
fessional and amateur cycling during
the year of 1921. Goullet, by his mag
nificent performance in the December
six-day race at Madison Square Garden,
when, paired with Maurice Brocco, he
won the annual classic, stamped him
self as the greatest long distance rider
who ever pedalcd a wheel.
Riding practically alone in the last
hour Of the race, Gouilct won thirteen
point sprints out of eighteen starts,
besides playing leading part in the
Jam" that caused Reggie Mcnamara
and Eddie Madden, among others, to
lose two laps in the last half-hour of
the grind.
Kramer, who won his first national
professional sprint championship title
in 1899, has clung to his laurels almost
continuously ever since, and in 1921
he accomplished the virtually impos-
sible by winning again, though beyond
the forty-year mark.
Young Walthour, following in the
wheel tracks of his more illustrious
father, the famous Dixie Flyer" of a
dozen years ago, proved himself chip
Of the old block by winning the ma
tional amateur sprint championship at
the Newark Velodrome last summer.
Besides bearing many marked physical
characteristics of Bobby sr., the son
has much of the speed and the ideal
racing seat" of the father. Immedi-
ately after winning the amateur crown
Robert jr. turned professional and is
now riding daily on the banked tracks
in Florida.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
New Worlds Record
By L. S. Motor Boat

The United States successfully de-
Tended the Harmsworth Trophy, the
classic prize OF the year in motor boat
racing, when the British challenger,
Maple Leaf VII. sank after the i!rst
heat and automatically withdrew. MISS
America II. piloted by Gar Wood, won
the event in especially fast time, max
ing an average of 71.0l miles.
Gar Wood also was credited with the
fastest performance of the year when
he established new worlds average
for mile at Miami, Fla His worlds
record averaee was 7104 miles al hour,
made in the Gar Jr.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Van S. Hyde Ranks
As Seasons Best
AT Squash Tennis
Tom Coward, of Yale Club,
Wins Junior Champion
ship; Cordier Formidable

Squash tennis, the indoor four-wall
court game made popular by the vari-
GUS university clubs which we're also
responsible for the formation OF the
National Squash Tennis Association, has
made great progress of late. With
several new courts in this section and
numerous clubs entering the league
the sport bids fair to expand even
more rapidly this year.
Fillmore Van S. Hyde, of the Har-
ward club won the American amateur
championship in February, defeating
Jay Gould, of the Columbia club, in
hard three-game match. Hyde's per-
formance was particularly impressive,
for he spanned a gap of two years
and demonstrated that once in while
they do come back. He won the title
in 1918, but did not compete in 1919
and 1920
A. J. Cordier, the 1920 champion,
was eliminated by Gould in the titular
struggle, but he has shown fine form
in recent matches and may be strong
contender for the title this year, which
will be decided next month. The Har-
ward club ranks first in the team race
with a fine record, with Yale the
runner-up. as was the case in 1920.
Class B or junior championship
honors went to Tom Coward, OF the
Yale club. after one of the closest
tournamen in the history of the sport
Coward, youngster at the game later
won the open scratch tournament, de-
feating Cordier in the final round, and
the Yale player will be one of the
favorites for the national champion
ship.
The ranking of the first ten, as an
nounced by the N. S. T. A., follows:
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

about five years ago, also had 4 fine
year on the ice. Boyd won the Middle
Atlantic tve-mile title, beating Moore
by ten yards after a great race over
slushy. hard pushing ice Dan Robin
son is the metropolitan long distance
champion.
Oscar Mathieson, of Christiania. Nor
way, holds the professional chamnion-
ship OF the world, having defeated
Robert Mclean for the title in 1919.
No professional worlds championship
contest has been held since that time.
Mathieson is expected to arrive in this
country some time next month to de-
tend his title against the American
and Canadian skaters.
The Canadian championship, which
was decided last year, was won by Nor
val Baptie, who defeated a fine, field on
the ice at Winnipeg Baptie is an
American.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

Iowa University, their conquerors by
10 to 7, we're ranked as the best in the
Middle West Statistics prove that
Notre Dame did the better playing in
that struggle, although it lost.
But the point is that both Notre
Dame and Iowa, two of the best teams
in the country, shone because Of a
great running attack, coupled to a for
ward passing game that was sound,
scientific and we'll designed. There was
no haphazardncss about the forward
passing of the Notre Dame eleven. The
players of that eleven made the pass
go because they used it confidently and
they put on running attack.
In due time the other teams will do
the same. Penn States passing game
was not so good as that of the South
Bend students.
In the Far West California, which is
reported to be one of those allaround
teams, was the best eleven Of the sea-
son.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

fedged national game, and as such
is being played by thousands of
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

Open Game Largely Responsible
For Popularity Of Football
Teams That Combined Running Attack and Forward
Passing, Such as Notre Dame, Enjoyed Greatest
Success of Year; Many Attendance Records Broken
BY Ray Mccarthy

The great American collegiate game football developed
an that group of
colleges it confined section of the country 1t full
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
The ranking of the first ten, as an
1ounced by the N. S. T. A., follows:
Whittal Leads at Skiing

Skiing was seen as an intercollegiate
sport last year and at the champion
ship meet held in Montreal, r. Whittal
student at McGill University, was
the winner. r. Carlton, of Dartmouth
although he broke his arm in a prelimi-
nary leap, was awarded second honors
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25

tiou. Americanism Is spiritual growth indehnabie
-lre in tic language of freedom until il IS crystal
.lzed into Laws. then TO be respected and held In
v5olab.e until that spiritual force, continuing
its work effect chatse b.. lets,l processes.
Au.ricansm such as we fear tn National secur-
IT'S league wiz seek TO Coordinate" viii be an in
depreciation OF what may teach ought TO be-
COME llv. ana perhaps make advocacy OF change
onouse.
Anyhow roo strong Americanlzation movement.
.coord.nated." Nigh, result in that whether It
started ont 10 Few people, and few organiza-
ions have ever possessed any considerable power
without sometime abusing it, have heard pro-
meters tell that hornets nest story. laud - a
uckish thing play with because organized"
and there you have IT, A hornets nest Is a poor
thing 10 compare any legitimate enterprise to- Il
ought TO Toe destroyed but it is n dangerous thing
20 tackle Your "coordinated" Americanization
movement. strong enough. might bring its pressure
TO bear ia behalf OF "a selfish. unworthy interpreted
ton Of Americansm not only upon legislatures but
uTon the courts in forcing suppression OF opposition.
and thus become veritable tyrant
What America needs is competitive thought anI
competitive action ia advancing its Americaniza-
ton program, and it needs it bad The tendency is
too much in the other direction already. II may be
more expensive; there may be some so-caned
"waste" Of time and energy-but will be worth It.
To preserve freedom remain free.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25
THE FARMERS CONTRIBUTION.

Farmers IN counties in Illinois nave responded
to the appeal Of starving children in China and
rope by donating a. carloads corn to the relief
commissions Only one condition was placed on this
gift-that the should be sold within the
United states as that would further depress mar
ket prices The totals 10000 bushels raised at
"a cost the farmers OF about s65,565.
Soon after the Illinois farmers announced their
donation. farm bureaus in other began to offe
contributions Of corn wheat and other produce The
president Of the American Farm Bureau reports
such offers from every section of the country. The
movement is rapidly becoming national
This is a very practical contribution the great
work which is stirring the hearts of Americans in
all walks of life Pessimstic persons cling to the idea
that the United is suffering from hard times
but most Of probably realize that the and
its people exceedingly we'll off indeed,
pared contrasted with suffering communities In
Europe and Asia. There is no need for millions of
persons to starve In far OF the world while
the granaries OF America bursting and Lurses
and bank accounts still pretty wei filled.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25
ST. LOUIS TRAFFIC REFORM.

As a result of its plan for checking violation of
the traffic laws. ST. Louis has 10 bee called the
safest large city in the United States. There is
nothing about the plan which any city could not
adopt anything TO prevent any city from equal
ing or excelling the St Louis record
Education is adopted the basis of safety. and
after that and drastic punishment for those
who fail TO observe the sane and simple laws pro-
vded for traffic regulation. Every offender is forced
memorize AT least that part of the which he
has violated In the case Of speeders there is fine
Of 81 mile per hour above tho legal speed
for the first ofeuse. This is doubled for the second
offense. and for the third there is OF $500 and
permanent revocation OF The drivers license. In the
last is months out of 1000 first offenders oni,.
seven have come back guilty the second time
Since there Is apparently such a thing as success
ful trahjc regulation. why is it So rare2