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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-27
MAIL ROBBERS
LOOT REACHES
OVER MILLION
BELIEVED TO HAVE
BEEN INSIDE JOB
Laundry Bag Thrown Over
Head of the Mail Truck
Driver.

NcW i,:n. CC'. .j.--A whit" wu"!!n
lrl:,iry hl- ,o'!l$ Ie'an." III" cue u. IN
wh!,h y"s.H. aJ:ho:.:!Hs hrpr :" rack
Gnln perpetrators e Monday !iGE.
ma trg.n robbery, NV believed ="
..,,.,. hrci '&r richest aa:.i II ;he is
..... - mail ihef:S. Frank NaNTan:cN.
tho driver cf the truck. iu!l the .Suthori-
t!>s lha' lis assa!Iants drew the bag
over he cad before they removed. As
SACKS ur registered mn!l from the truck.
The hr!:ec gained ground in official
circles ..a' ~" loss would exceed
5! Ont at" T." ! 50 .. los. stocks and
bonds carried on The stock exchange
It,kcrs = IS" ~.ppur;.i the theory ;hat
lie 'o;ai loss wo''lI reach ihe million
mari.
Postal investigators arc working on
-" 'h"ory !hA, the plot involved some
prcser' .: rcren, employ" ."f The ciy
.an r"stofI.rc. wEcr" :ne looted truck
Vas ."aacI before starting up Broad
"ay
lrs rance II n advanced :h" theory
'h", r." .,uil-un was connected In some
wo; w!'& H. recen; mail robbery IN
.'".",!u. ohio. AID po.n;"G OIt that sew
rrn. members e. -" gang which "per-
a."i ~ were st:i. a. Liberty. De-
s.!.r: ..as g.. ',c~" men have hANn cir
ru,4'rI 'E:u.s.I ~" m''r"rc.'aH dis
:rtr'
ora O.. no ia,'s d"vc'"rT"n's was
.r, +.l."~ D." .wrr'i.".c iaEj~;,:ed
letters, believed TO have been part Of
- IiEu""", - "a ,""an; 80 "a the
l'rr"... a. 49,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-27
BROTHERHOODS
SAY WALkOUT 7
OF MEN CANNOT
Be CANCELLED
ONLY SATISFACTORY
SETTLEMENT" 10 AVERT
Day Of Fruitless Negotiations
al Chicago Brought to
Sudden End.

Ch!'aLo Ort. - --EN"'u'.N"s GO The
l.s .u.r !tr;h"rn.,u!> ami -" Sw.'rh-
v."u. : ~ 90 t." North Amer: u 1''"" "
Csr,f trsitl l,sNrvin.; ni,g IN" '-':'rH
S:atnS :A.,:uIl !al,nr nu.rG. Gc,. are.
lr,r to-day nat ~ paws" ~ cH:t& So"
= 'sar!sta,.o:v settlement. "a. prevent
,h..r ,,,.n va.K.rx ont l"r.r%;.g mex
S.,udav morning. AZ u.rlp t.
Their dr..a:nt;o: came at tie lose o.
4 day 60 f:-I.'.csS U.eSt.oN!&H. when
r.,re z. n Eartof. ,ha!-:.Ru = 'h-
,,.Dr beard ,al,,G Ca,h nutou had ~
..rn and a~kc.! h.:n tuDr ;rspa:cd Cuc>-
,nrs 30 ,a.rl G.. w.,,h was
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-27
HARDING CALLS
On THE SOUTH
To MEET ISSUE
DEMANDS SOLUTION
OF THE RACE PROBLEM
Negro Must Have Political,
Educational and Economic
Opportunity.

-n.'asaam "A, OCT. - i-When
r-es!GNa. all Ms Harding reacted
D!cr:%Eha-1 tbs morning '"sy we
p.eSer."! via ~ DAY !ssu" o. ne
Mar.N~ pH;o Sta:. Wien ro,sH"I =
pa, os 'oda>s E!rmirzhar' Acs-
Herald t. rows roHteCtS o: thr
S.ar ue-" .c'"Era7teH 20 E:rrn.n gham
as, r:gh, ard -"Hrcducrd with t,t!r
ines hsac t;aes ard text IUst as
they appeared - Marion. Ohio. Ths
Marion S'a- - Owed by President
ilardi0s
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-27
FINAL ATTEM|PT
TOPREVENT THE
RAIL STRIKE To
FOLLOW TO-DAY
TEMPORARY CALLING
OFF TO BE- PROPOSED
Proposition to Be Made to the
Unions By Hooper, of
the Labor Board.

,'n.,tg" Ur: .i.~-Th" t"'C"nm"nt
" ..na.. .'S lH1l attempt :" ir"y"H, ~"
..... ..-..,! y-&.rI. -A..',at ~;.:kr' 80
-. ,-rnv =. .~u.rE a. " or,o,H. wh"H
.~.s.r..,. Genera, "a .~,u.r and ,Asrs.
-. ,r.....j:r~s Z he IN" ;ra.n s"-, 90
..a.,n> MT r"r. at q cou'c:ea,, report
- - have nc"a arranged 4, Iva .a>riea-
,:n1 nc ..., t.n:.,1 S,,.cs r. .,cI ,n;a,.
hoa-I
TIE. tnu-Ga invest gain - tne
ca.;,., f IT,. s::!Nc ta:ra: ended aa-
.,,,.,. -. so ,,r. rrr wien re N,e
,;:...a ..ate-s asked ;-r!n.s~.2u |, rraA,
,"a,,.urcu.ra: = 'He.r men.
Ju4rr L. M Barton. chairman e tia
y hpr board. announced IL" hrari":
w,:,.d c...e tn -; ana hat the ,,"!u1
,re, ard rr:roaI tNccU:!,rs can 60
ro:ra.
Tn. .,e :;n:.n pros, .rn;s :mmel!a.s-
=. .,.,.d ,,...i,,s ~ ,n,. v,r.,,'
, ,,,.,t.,,
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m9E":"g al o oc."'N.
The t"a1d WI 'INH "'"rH ih'nS INK"
ra-"''.l co." s.l""a:!.r. r'@4."maT B""-
80, sal III adjourn. .Hg tho t"2'."c.
arI wi; w::n.u ! ,yr, shnr, ,l.,.. ;.,4-
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VS." Nv ''' -
0'"'''F q" - ">'"' Wa
Proposition By AooVes'
Union leaders ton'S"t said thar inc
meeting tomorrow ad been called at
the suggestion OF Ben w. Hooper. r;cY
chairman Of the board. and they expect.
81 hI,, IN ,sr.o,a,n, ,r.s.r. Nr,l
pfop0S'N'" ''F" N" oo&F"' M'. f"'FF'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-27

The vote OF confidence In Premier
Briands cabinet is taken as an tndi-
ca,icn that he will head the French
delegat ation to the coming conference on
lIn.ita ton OF arnlanents and Far East
ern questions In Washington. Earlier
IN the present debate. the French pre-.
misr strongly hinted that unless he
was given a majority OF at least 100
votes he would feel that hc would noe
he backed up by TIE French nation At
tho conference table. He even indicated
hat unleAs such a majority were given
him, he might not attend the confer
ence at all. Tonights vote gave him
ma jority OF 1876 votes.
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VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
. MEANS BRAND WILL
COME TO AMERICA

Paris. Oct. 26--The policies Of ,s.
cabinet OF Premier Hriand were TO-
tained by tho chamber OF deputies
niKht. when a vote OF confidence
ed in 3Si votes In favor OF ths govern 4
meht TO 1SG against It
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Cor.,ru.d on Page Three.)
TEE WEATHER

w.s-,rn Pennsylvania, Ohio and West
vt-ztnin-FGi- and slightly warmer
Thursday; Friday unsettled, proba bly,
rain
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REFUSAL To
WITHDRAW THE
STRIKE ORDER !.
So,
IEINV "hh ---
IS DANGEROUS
GOVERNMENT WILL =,
PREVENT WALKOUT
Prosecution, of Leaders Ger
tain TO Follow Strike Of
the Railroaders. u
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
copyright by The Intelligencer.)

washington. u. C.. nc'. %6.-The gov.
rrrment is determined :" rrc'en: rail-
road strike.
The railroad executives have been
formally notified ;hat the United States
ra.iroad labor board cannot chnsider
The request for second wage cut.
IT,, Lr,thcrnc"de have been told thae
they mas; withdraw The strike order
s.nce !: was based upon the Idea OF
second wage cut. which has NO; ytt been
cprs!LerrI by the railroad board.
THIS attitude practically Compe.s tho
unions 10 Low Ia ,he railroad laboS
board or run the RISK OF prosecution
Of Their leaders for conspiracy 10 'lo-
lac the transportation hv;.
ON the "tHrr liza nd. whether or not tho
railroad executives withdraw 'he.r re-
n'ir.' Cor 4 S"crui wage ,ut. the fact
remains ;ha: the rairc"i labor board
las publicly announced itS refusal u
consider ne rrT!"s. Il. his time.
TnGs H." issue winch ID "a the strike
: suIrnlar:.y disposed "f by the railroad
.aucr board.
The foregoing is he view taken here
OF the .at"st Developments in the raIIs
r,aL situation. Every move made At
,':'..YSn has heen with the knowledge
,rnscnt OF the Harding administrA.
Executive influence has been be.
n.:,,I fhe scenes from the beginning. The
ra!lrpad labor board Is carrying out to
the letter the program agreed upon by
the administration and announced In
tn'eas' dispatches last week.
SraEAf 10 th' Bottom
In reality President Harding has felt
that the whole thing was an unfortu.
nate misunderstanding. IN which mu-
,ual suspicion played moro OF a part
than did the actual merits OF the con-
tro,ersy He has refused 10 allow
quarrel over imaginary issues to force
a railroad strike on a helpless public.
Mr.. Harding went straight TO the bot
tom OF the case and found the railroad
brotherhood leaders were ordering =
strike to make good their original pro-
test against a second wage cut. That
second cu; had not even been debated
or tho facts presented TO tho labor
board. So far as the merits OF the case
(ceattnusd On 2AIO rau)
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N0MEN'S CLUBS PRESIDENTIAL
CONTEST BECOMES EXCITING
Wheeling Delegation at Hunt
ington Hopeful Of Mrs. Gar
denis Victory After Hard
Fought Battle.
By CAROLYN GORDON.

HUNTINGTON. ". Va. oct @G.--The
contest between Mrs. John B Garden,
Of Wheeling, and Mrs. /. H. CaGmacH,
OF. Huntington. fnr .,.' presidency Ci
.he State Federation Of Women 5
Clubs. Is holding III" attention az club
women throughout The state. This IS
the largest convention which III" fed-
Grafton has cveC had. Two hunA!od
delegates have already been regis
tered and T. is understood that more
will arrive tomorrow.
Speculation is rlt" as 20 the results
o. tho election Those who arn
familiar VIII Tho past history o. 'ha
federation alcge that tho contest Cor
The presidency has a deeper siSn'ii-
cance than appears on The surface. II
IS also rumo-ed that T. IS no accident
that the "k0S.ess city has 7u' up 4
candidate. since ElunfnGtOn's chances
are maternity increased by the fact
,hdt ehn - battling on her nome
grounds. When the sta'o federation
convened last YEAR II R'ne"",l. he
Nurgan'own clubs offered to "Nlr"
'ain ,Lc'n"y' corven'lUn. Huntington
succeeded III securing the convention.
although u 10 customary for ~" con
vent!ons % 70 divided altornItc," be
tween rhn roIrhcrn and northern
parts rt -" .r&'c. l. Is thoG"ht ma.
Nun,ineron. n pressing her Ia".ta'- -"iL
counted on lhc strategic vain" - hN
.nE or H." homo ground n 4 p'r-"."n.
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THE. IN NTELLIGENCER

Has the Largest Circulation OF
Any Morning Newspaper in the
State OF West Virginia
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Hard EcuGht Battie

(ocntauued on PAge TvelvA>
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Fair and Slightly Warmer ThursoN;
Friday Unsettled, probably Rain
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tcontinued on Page Three.
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
HOST OF HORSES TO
RACE AT YONKERS
Entries for 16 Stakes Are
More Than 200 Larger Than
i'm Last Year.

The result OF the liberal poiicy or the
Empire City Racing Association with the
stake programme for its midsummer
meeting is shown In the splendid
patronage accorded by the norsemen OF
the country, the total entries received
"a date for the 16 features being 1854.
as against 961 for 1920. This Is the
most speaking testimonial that President
James Butler and Secretary Schaum-
burg could ask for. Better and larger
entries mean larger gates and salts
fed clientele. and the Empire City meet
ing of 1921 should be notable one.
Several owners whose nominations
heretofore at Empire have been light
have entered literally this season. No
table in this class Is Harry Payne Whit
new. who heads the list this year with
121. MIR. Butler himself. whose stable
this year Will be extensive, Is second,
with 120, and then follows the Rancocas
and Xalapa Farms with &C and SO re-
spectively. Others making extensive en-
gagements for their best horses are the
Quincy Greentree and Kedgwick stables
with 81. so and 81 respectively. Then
comes George ID. Widener and Joseph T..
tive credits Still others are c. II. Stone
ham, "a: John Sanford, %; Foreign
Stable. %. w. r. Coo, 81: Robert L..
Gerry, 10; r, T. Chlnn. 10; G. w. Loft.
10: Pelican Stable. 10: j. J. Hallenbeck.
IS; Clifford A. Cochran II: A. b..
Spreckels. 10: r. A. Clark. 16: Max
Hirsch, 16: l.. D. Springer, 10; Red
stone Stable. IA: +. J. Farrell. IA: Modo
Stable. IA; Bud Fisher. Is: Frank j.
Kelley. IS; Oakridge Stable. IL: Il. b.
Mclean. IL; A. II. Morris, II, and James
McManus IL. There were about so
nominators that arc represented by 10
or less entries In addition to those
named above
Naturally there will be interest in tho
Empire City Derby, now at a mile and
a quarter, with $4,000 added. This
prize has attracted every good three
year-old In the country. II IL only nee
essary to announce that Tryster Pru-
derry, Grey Lag. Inchcapc, Leonardo H.,
Bon Homme, Mulciber. kirklevington.
Muskalonge, Plurlbus. Knobbie. Careful,
Step Lightly. Nancy Lee. Touch Me Not,
East view. Billy Barton. Smoke Screen,
Que Creek. Ten Lee. Sporting Blood.
Idle Dell and Lough Storm are among
the eligibes 10 make the racing public
realize that the Empire City Derby Is
going to be q race this year. There are
in all 81 entries for the race.
The Empire City Handicap. which
was won last year by Naturalist re-
ceived IS entries. more than in 1920.
In addition to the best OF the older
horses this race has attracted all OF the
good three -ycar-olds. IS Il Is run on
the opening day Of the meeting and is
at q mile and furlong II affords the
best possible test for the Derby. and II
should have an additional appeal in con-
sequence 10 racegoers Among the olcct
horses entered are Naturalist, Fair
Gain, John j.. Grier. Wildair. Upset.
Or. CLARK, Mad Halter. Cirrus, 1hun-
derclap, Dominique. Tho wanderer.
Eternal. The Porter. Sennlngs Park. old
Rosebud,
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
DARTMOUTH GYMNAsTS LEAD

soccial Despntch to THE New foSK HERALD.
HArovEn, N. H., March o.-Dart-
mouths gymnastic team defeated Har-
ward here to-day In the final contest of
the season. The score was "a "a to 1919.
Harvard's greatest strength lay In the
horizontal bar event. which went TO the
Crimson, with two men tied for hrst
place.
Dartmouth gained first and second In
the parallels. the horse and the rings.
Besgs OF Glen Ridge, n. j., and Wilde
were the stars for Dartmouth The
horizontal Bars-Tio for first between
paiiey Harvard, and Capt. Campbell, Hnr-
vard: third, Rrssier. Dartmouth.
Side TTorse-First. Homer. Dartmouth: sec
ond. Olson, Dartmouth; third. Capt. Camp
rns,an Clubs--First. Bragger. Harvard
second. Beggs. Dartmouth; third, Frazier.
Frying Rings-First. Capt. Wilde, Dart
mouth: rccond Marean, Dartmouth; third,
Bailey. Harvard. .
parallel Bnrs--Firsi. Eeggs, Dartmouth
sacond Capt Campbell. Harvard. third. tie
between Homer. Dartmouth. and 1ngraham,
'Tt,mbl,ns--Fir.t. wilde. Dartmouth; second
Chapman Dartmouth; third, Smith, Har'
Judrea-o. II. shackford. Keenc. n. H.. /
" 3eruuist, Concord. n. H., and J. J.
smith Greenfield. Mass.
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
MISS WOODBRIDGE
SWIMS TO RECORD
Detroit Mermaid Defeats
Charlotte Boyle.

Special Despatch TO TIE NEw YORK HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-Miss Mar
g1ierite Woodbridge OF the Detroit Athletic
Club set a new American record for the
women's 220 yard free style swim when
she won the national championship at
that distance at the Philadelphia Turn
gemeinde pool tonight. Miss Woodbridge.
after a thrilling fight with Charlotte
Boyle OF the Women's Swimming Asso-
citation OF New York, holder or the ola
record. swan home first in :52 Id.
Miss Boyle took the lead at the begin
ming and held It until the last twenty
five yard stretch of the race. AT this
point the Detroit entry shot into the iead
and managed to nose out her New YORK
rival by the barest OF margins. MISS
Irene Guest. wearing the colors or the
Meadowbrook Athletic Club. followed
Miss Boyle to the finish for third honors
The old record was made exactly
wear ago. when Miss Boyle ana MISS
Frances Cowells met in a special matcn
race In a New York pool In this event
Miss Boyle established her record OF
2:524-5. which Miss Woodbridge in her
triumphant performance last night low
cred to 2 SO 1-5.
Miss Helen Wainwright OF New YORK
and Olympic team fame was beaten py
Miss Elizabeth Becker OF Philadelphla ~
the open diving contest. Summaries
800 yard National Championship Race for
Wornen--won by Miss Margaret Woooridge.
Detroit Athletic Club: second. MISS Cnar-
iotte Boyle, wornen's Swimming Association
New York: third. Miss Irene Guest. MEADOW
brook Athletic Club fourth, Frnnces Clarke,
Turner's. Time-2:52 Is (new American rec
ord1,
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
NAVY BEATS PENN
IN BOXING MEET
Middies Close Season by
Trouncing Pennsylvania
at Annapolis.

spscial Despatch TO THE New YORK HERALD,
ANNAPOLIS, March 5.-The Naval
Academy boxers closed their season
this afternoon by winning from the
University OF Pennsylvania by bouts
to l. and establishing a claim. which
will scarcely be disputed. to the inter-
collegiate supremacy this year. The
Navy won all four of It's meets and
Penn State, which was narrowly de-
feated last Saturday, had distinctly
faction in to-day's victory was that
it was better than the result obtained
by the Army against the same team. a
4 to 8 triumph.
There were several exceedingly good
bouts to-day, but In at least two classes.
the 116 and the 100 pounds. the visitors,
Benson and Lovendale, were nanifestly
below the physical standard for COM
bat of the kind. Recap. the referee,
stopped the latter bout ad was on the
point OF stopping the former when time
was called. Benson. however. made the
garest kind Of fight when he could
hardly lift his arms and received the
warmest and longest applause.
The fighting was seen in the 175 pound
class. in which O'Regan. Navy, was OPP
posed by Lucas. Lucas showed expert
ence and he used his left with light
ninglile punch which made 1t telling
factor. He had slightly the better OF
the first round and the early part OF the
second. O'Regan came back SO strongly
late in the second round that the period
was undoubtedly his. The third round
was marked by hard drives and spirited
rallies by both. but Lucas outboxed and
outpunched his opponent toward the end.
The two captains. Miller Of the Navy
and Breslin of Penn, gave an interest
one Of the match In which an extra
round was necessary for decision. Both
were strong lads with much ring expert
ence and individual styles of boxing.
The summaries:
115 Pound Class-waggoner. Naval Acad-
eny, defeated Benson. Penn, IN three rounds
defeated Ostericher, Penn. in three rounds.
1875 Pound Class-Jones. Navy. defeated
Langan, Penn, In three rounds.
145 Pound Class-Miller (Capt). Naval
Academy. defeated Breslin (Capt.), Penn, In
four rounds.
100 Pound Class-Zottin, Naval Academy.
defeated Lovendale, Penn. in two rounds
IT'S Pound Class-Lucas, Penn. defeated
ORegan. Naval Academy. in three rounds.
Unlimited Weight Ciass--Cruise. Naval
Academy. defeated Graf. Penn IN 'hreo
Referce-william H. Rocap. Philadelphia.
Judges-E. Daniel and DIR. Milton W.
whitchurst, Baltimore.
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
Abe Hicken's status.

T. RI. Ferguson Of England, a grand
son OF Abe Hicken. the first lightweight
champion OF America, writes 10 THE
New York HERALD. detailing Incidents
tending 10 show that Hicken was the
worlds lightweight champion. Mr.. Fer
gusson quotes from copy of the
dif7or Of life of London of June 2,
1897, In which Hcken Is referred to as
tho ex-lightweight champion OF Eng
land. America and Australia. SO far
as the English and Australian titles are
concerned there is not at hand any
authentic data, but in a book entitled
Little Fistiana" there appears this
record:
1s6S--Abe Hicken beat Pete Mcclure.
5000 and the lightweight championship
OF America. five rounds. fifty minutes.
Perryville. Md. December 2.
Hicken was rendered a benefit at the
West End School of Arms London, June
4, 1896. IN the announcement OF which
the beneficiary was referred to as the
former lightweight champion OF Eng
land, and the ex-middleweight champion
OF America. This was evidently an
error. as Hicken in this country fought
at the lightweight limit, then enforced.
Of 133 pounds. and the miidlcweight
limit in London rules days was 154
pounds At the time Hicken was In
America and IN his prime. Tom Chandler
was the middleweight champion OF this
country.
Mr. Fergussons ancestors were. all
prominent IN athletics. He adds: MY
father was in his day a great athlete.
being member OF tho football team Of
Preston North End cInvincfbies'). He
also played with the Scottish team
Hearts OF Midlothian, and was among
the first to legalize professionalism In
football in England. He possessed four
badges from tho Edinburgh Football
Association for the years 1881 TO 1884
inclusive. and also the Lancashire
county badge. In addition he received
over ffteon gold medals won In cup ties
and also gained medal for heaving
the ball the greatest distance. a feat
accomplished against AN Lancashire ;
lie was swimmer and skater OF no
mean ability. and his father tmy other
Rrandfather) had no equal In his day in
Scotland ut quoits. My Unole Harry
tAbe Hicken's SOM was a steeplechasc
Jockey and rode winners in both Eng
land and Australia"
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
TIGER POLO TEAM
AGAIN NEAR TITLE
Defeat of Columbia LeaUes
Princeton on Top.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
PRINCETON, n. j., March 8. - The
Princeton polo team virtually clinched
the intercollegiate championship by beat
ing Columbia % TO 13 in the latter's
pool last night.
The Tigers have won six league games
straight and one non-league against the
Navy, and have defeated every team in
the league Two contests remain, one
with Penn and one with Yale. which at
present ranks second in the standing.
with three victories and two defeats. If
Princeton drops both while Yale wins
three straight, the worst she can get Is
a tie, but as Penn has yet to win a game.
and lost to the Tigers. 90 to 2, last week.
upsets are quite likely.
II was announced that, In view of a
new ruling giving championship minor
sports teams "P's." the members OF the
sextet will receive straight varsity let
ters. Princeton has won eleven cham
pionships during the last twelve years OF
water polo competition.
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
G. NJ. THOMSON THE
STAR IN SHOOTING
CONTEST0F N.Y.A.C.
Takes Trayers Island Spe-
cial Handicap and High
Gun Prizes.
BRINGS DOWN 90 BIRDS
Also Shares HOnors of Buer-
meyer Event With G. J. Cor
bett at Travers Island.
BRINGS DOWN 80 BIRDS
ny KERR y. PETRIE.

Although he has been bammering
away at the clay birds for years, G.
NJ. Thomson experienced the thrill
that comes only once In a lifetime or
so when he missed but a single target
OF his allotted one hundred, and in
addition to running high in a field Of
sixty-four New York Athletic Club
gunners at the Travers Island traps
yesterday. wrote his name into prsc-
tically every twenty-five or fifty bird
contest on the schedule. Thomson
was closely pressed, for despite the
haze that later gave place to n driz-
zling rain 1t was day dear to the
heart of the trapshooter. The birds
were lazy and, az they hung longer
on high than Is their wont when the
skies are clear or the wind is whistling
in from Long Island Sound, they made
an excellent shot.
@. J. Corbett. the trapshooting COM
mittee chairman. ran up total OF 9S.
beating w. w. Peabody, who had
score OF 81. Still Corbett did not 20
quite high enough, for Thomson shat
tered 80 OF the discs and thereby made
the highest total that he has shown in
years. He fired his only blank when
he had run about seventy-five.
In addition TO topping the field and
earning high gun honors Thomson
shared with Corbett the glory In the
Buermeyer event OF fifty birds. Both
went through without hitch. In the
Travers Island. which is a take homo
affair. there was nothing to 1t but
Thomson. and the same contestant was
again In evidence in the special handi-
cap event.
Handicap winner for the day was #.
j. Connors, while the scratch special
went to F. J. Ham.
A number of events held over from
the previous week were shot off, no.
tably the handicap and the Travers
Island. The winners OF these were u.
Milliken and II. Z. West. respectively.
Monthly cup contests held in ,abey-
ance on account OF the team match the
previous week also were cleared UP.
o. c. Grinneil made tho most impress
sive showing In these. annexing no
fewer than three-the club, distance and
the doubles. J. p. Donovan was the
winner OF the Haslln trophy and L. c.
Daley of the monthly.
The scores: