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COULD AIMS HIGH IN COVEY MATCH Court Tennis History Will Be Made in Meeting for Title. AMATEUR TO PLAY . WITHOUT HANDICAP English Professional Will Use American Methods in His Service. coming .'ouit tennis match between ?. i-\ ?Oetey, w? . ehaa> and Jay Gould, amateur champion MSttea sin?-, MM, ana Brltleh cham? pion in d>?; and IM, stands out as a .!y. - ,?r J M RaaUhcate Brtt? ish amateur champion froaa lSt?7 to itsW, ???'?t ? and ISSt* no j. ventured to erppoas a professional. ? on receipt of ??Mo, ? <-t Mi Coil,I has challeng?-?! Covey t,. play for his tille on Whoa l-Hthan, -mi? here in the winter of ?v he gave ?attesai exhlbitiaa matctus to both Mr. QeuM and Charles K. Sands. winning from each in strait?! ? Cambridge, Mass, to open the Harvard I'niversity court. Latham played Mr Gould and beat him handily at the -same Odds. That the noted American amateui meet Cove? without odils has Ott tennis players throughout the world, and few will he I i .pe?! against the professional th? <?? - nation creat? It will be the only time the holder ha* ?acne to the Lnite-d States to d?fend his t?'?<\ althougn the world's championship has been played since ttSP, "Oh, and the second 1-?d Hatre. of Frame, from l?:*!) to 1<m._', trade the challenger ?mom to Pans to play. Another new point is that both Covey and N. S. Lytton. amateur champion of Great Britain, who arrived with him in this country on F?'bruary :?>, owe their prominence in the game to their profi? ciency in the American or "railroad." sei \ ice It is the first Line that challen? 1er in the world's chain ? !p may claim this stroke as Un? art of their game. Naturally, the match has been arranged ???ith all due care and formality. Mr d is the challenger, and the ?1 bS stag, d | OHM Chlh, the Philadelphia Racquet and Tennis, to-mor rnw, Wednesday and Sati'rday. best of thirteen sets, th. championship con'litions, bul if ? 'e seven . ,y enough it may he over in two The only time all thirteen sets had p ?played was in 3910. at Brighton, when "Punch" Paira dly defend? ed the championship from Covey, b :t only by the narrow margin of 7 sets to t?. ? ?es to .VI. receive a wo-thirds of the gate receitis and his expenses. Mr Gould will receive plate valued at that gum if he wins. Covey receiving hi> and two thirds of the gate money. The Georgian Court tennis coach, ? ?i teaching the rudiments of | - ?Qould. insisten that he 1 use the drop service for an entile ?Mfore permitting him to do a ! c Americans and serve by the "ra.l nsequeh'ly ! command of both service?, which may him in a pinch. Covey, as with all high ?lass professionals, is an .oi . the drop, side wall and "giraffe" se: althc, at the Ameriian ser? vice, and '.-sed it entirely in MM, at Brighton, in the match h? won from Faira for the title he has since retain ?''. In !'. nixed his sen: I. oaton, our best amateur court tennis player In tt . is reg.uded as the inventor of the lean aervici ? ttitt, who use? the re i ?e--t of hia La * ?du< e?l the .' Itleh pla ? ? a challenge match with ?-? and the tille. Not a few of th.- British at. up ti . ..ml it has ha>i there he claim was at once put forward that the service wan lealiy nglish stroke which Julian to term the nnk service. ts declared it to be on'y a slight variation of the "commonest form ? ? undeihaii'l I vue. ' But rs hold it to be absolutely ?i conception. The worlds court tennis . hampionship ???i l?y an AU a fact tl'at ?vill not dim the lOUld'S effort, ??in ?? for onlj ; is figured in th Tom J-*?- ttitt. wl 'ii at Birkenhead Knglaml. in IMhj but ?rhO ??arrie t'> Booton a.s a boy, brought the title each time to this OOUatT] ll ampton COU! t. I'? ttitt heat ' i ?am bet, of Loi ' ?jamen to 61. He waa then ? and the young . st man r,? ever ho>i thi championship. ...-.i i.? i barloe ?Savi Mitt weal over again, and Ihe lit!? at 1?0*'?1 U^Kiis -our!. Dublin, winning nee to ft, Pottttt to ., his return to BOUtOn. Mr. ?Oouid is a better player DOW than Ills style has ripened ?vith the and In- showa a more , n to the floor game than ? f,,- the winning J which is a reversal of his methods WhJ buoyed ?,p b> the ex?bera* ?4.utf and more m ac-ord with the "Jen lass-.. Hi? Beut p ibllc gam? waa during Christina ? Court, when he and George Standing beat , es E. Saudi, then amateur cham? pion, and Petei Latham. S aeta to 0, 23 games to Co Within three months Mr. , ?aun the Tuxedo gold racquet chajiiplonahip and the amatOUl cham? pionship. Th.- hitter was held at the New !,?iK Racquet and Tennla CluO, and he bea J?tehua Crane In the tournament final and Mr. Samia in the challenge Mr. Gould baa held the title ever einee. V In '??. Ml Gould went through the British asfrteur championship with ?clat at Prime's and defeated Mr. Pei. ?ell. bul lost to Eustace H. Miles ?. challenge rounda. It Is sa??i t.. have lie-,, the (1rs! t.rne the winner of .he -pre? liminary tiea" has bad I.?poa? "etand? Quakers Beat Yale at Soccer. New Haven, March H Th? I nlveraity ?i ? efeated Val? u? the I son here to-day by a ?aeon- of 6 to ?. H..AYKRS ?Ulu OrTMmH^KT FOR WORWS COURT TENNIS TITLE >L^4v yyy^eorat ^^A[%%$?iE*W~x\-$?a9E^ >4^^ ^^5^/ ?;*oflf ?yo???? ^^"L"*--*?--55 ?t\WS*w^^' ^s>*"**-- ?-"*^ **orit**oe? )\\ GOULD \.\l) GE1 ?RGE F. I I >\ EY. -,- . -.-. Alfred Brown Postpones Trip to See Tribune Marathon Swim McDermott, the Ten - Champion, Anxious t Test His Skill in Long Race. Commodore Alfrel Brown, the i >i long distance swimming cha of Amerii a. w ho Is hooked to attem crossin?; of the Bnejllek Channel summer, has decided to |K?sti>orie hi abroad In order to witness the Ti Marathon Swim He had made ail srrangementa t on July 15, but when he Irear.l th;i My would be held o following day he announced that he ? put off his departure a couple of * and he sure of seeing what he calls big ra This is another instaure ?,f the interest which the content baa aro Inquiries and suggestions ? ? in. and it becomes daily more denl that not. only the swimming teinity bul the public at lari;. ,]? looking forward eagerly to the -.\h. b will settle definitely the que of supremacy among amateur long tance swimmers. ' ommodore Brown bas consente' serve on the course committee, ant ?ta**ee in charting fhe best pop I route Will be most valuable, for noi qualified to pass judgment or ! subject. He was the first man to ? i the lona Stretch between the Bauet y j Sandy Hook, and he knows the water New Tors Bay aa an angler does I favorite trout pool. rthermore, his experience In dist OWlmmlng makes his advice partlcul ! weighty, i "or twenty-three years he i followed aquatk sports, and during , time manv remar kable p? rforman? es 1 I ?Jona to his credit. Me holds most of records for tests of endurance In 1 waters, and he is the only swlmme far to have Spanned the Panama C from ocean to ocean. McDermott a Probable Entrant Meanwhile the list of probable si S gradually .?welling. Word coi from Chicago that Michael Mi-Derm of the Illinois Athletic Club, has si( fit-d his Intention of bidding for d trophies \\ 1111am Ba? bh Wh?? caaohee the tri-coloi watern writes: '.M. l>ei i:i?ut is anxious to statt in Tribune Marathon Swim, and I think will, provided it Is sanctioned by Amateur \thletic I'nion, as stated, t rang! ments to take I to SOW *\,rk Mine time prior to race, that he may complete his train on the spot, lie is utilised t?i swinim II water, you see, and it would J unfair to let hin. compete unless he I mes '" t-ot accustomed to the i familiar conditions." The of the young ?."?V-Merr will add to the Importance of the ra for he is the present ten-mile champ? ot t?'e amateur Athletic Union, havi capturad the title last summer in t iiH'i'inal test, under the auspices of t niri Athletic nub. of St. ?Louie, j th.? Mississippi Hiver. Honors in distan j work have fallen a-plenty to his I? bold out long enough finish the gruelling trip his chances sucosas ?re excellent Prospective Contestante Express Viav Prompt response has met The Tribun? re?i?iest that prospective contestants e m their views regarding the date, tin ... it and course favored. Several ? the leading candidates have C**Hnplied ail tin request, among them Samuel Rid ton; ?harles Durborow, i adelphla, ami Baymoml Boyle. < Pittsburgh. Richarde says: "I am very glad t<? IMS I of the proposed Sandy Hook race. 1 | should be one Of the best in history, f.i l the oouraa has become known the worl i over, and its choice is bound to attrac j rrwlmmers frean all ports of tlie* Unite J Stat? "JBoatOn. I hear, will he represented 1?: ??il men. As t?) the most satisfactoi : route to follow, I believe It wl.l ?lepen? ?i k.iimI deal OS the weuthei Inder cet tala coiiilltions a Straight !mc from star to finish is in my opinion the logical ?me Bui lh?-:i Hie ?lays when it might -rloabta to BOOS S different path The ten? tative date. July It?. I think suitable " Committee for Swimming Test f ??win?; In Ihe iM-.4-4.it, of . ..Il?-, t iug ??it ',iil drla? all the Merited ?Int? for ihr .ii -Il ?ni; ?if permanent rulrs to c?i? ?rn the Tribune Marulhon ?\?im It ?mi? 11..night advisable li. appoint a rornmll - tee at onie for Ihe purpo?e, and the fol? lowing men have i oum-ntrd lo ?erve; I-, de M. Manille.?, of the New York Athletic 4 hib, ihairman: Irani? I". 4 ur rler. of the At hint li- Va? ht < hib; K.litaril 4 . Krennan. penOmtOmt ot Ihe Anierhan Ufa Sii\lnc -?nclrl? : ( oiiimnilnrr Alfred BrOWn, of the Xtiierl. an life ?mint So? ciety, und 4.. Herbert l)-.ile>, sporting F.ililor of 1 lie rVibune. Ilii? commuter ??III go nirr all letter? rei-eltecl, ronMilt ?ith . .imp-tent iiuthori lie? and ??eltlr a? ??ion h? p.,??lr>lr on the rour?e to be f?illn???-.l and Ihr ?letinlte dale and limr of ?tari. Durborow writes: "The published rules for the Tribuna Marathon Swim ars In moat raspsets ably ?terloed, bul i ?aim..! fully agree with the ilesirability of o ?ni; .ill to follow a given course. 1 Under? stand, for instance, tiiat experts advocate ciitttiiK across to the Brooklyn shoie fiotn the Ballery and going through Bitter milk Channel, For my part i should prefer swimming straight down th? mid All of th? l pi" i La As all must thiough the Narrows anyhow, ?t will be an 4-r.sy mattet for 'he i otnmittee hoat to keep t\rack of the competitors, and i am sute i? will prove a ?good plan to let the I men select their own way For the rest * I I have no fault to find." I This from Boyle: "Th?? published news 'of an amateur race to be held over the ?Sand? Hook course was w.lcome to me, ! ami I am pleased to note it will be snn> . tinned, fot I am a member of the Pitts I burgh Athletic Asm,ciation. and ?COUld ii"t i otherwise have competed. 1 have nowj atarted tralntng. ataf hope to be in top; form when the event come.s off. "About Ihe date, I would like the com- j mlttec to consider that on July 1!? the tiilo will be high at (lowrnor's Island at ? t:<ft a. m, which ?Is pretty sari) In the! morning to gather contestants and of- f licinls. On July tf, instead, high wat? i mark comes at lull! a. m. a mm t? ?rea? ?ooable hour, and still allowing tin eil time before evening to complete the journey. 1 suggest, in fact, that the ' start be made one hour before high tide. | ray. about ;? o'clock, if the -jfith is settled i upon, that we may have the advantage of ' the ebbing current on the final stretch <?r ; the course, i think it will greatly facllt? I late reaching the goal. Other stipula? tions aie wholly satlafactoi> " Straight Coursa Favored. it beginn to looh as if the majority ??i ?the Miaight mute, ii i aspe? tl?i ?? of currents and eddi?-s, and wanted the Start i made anywhere from a half to a full hour j befo:e high tide. The committee just aj> pointed to eaoarteln the wishes <>f the ? likely entrants and then de. id. on the varicus points at issue will not allow tin- : ???.?ws of experts to influence its flnilliigs ; If such views Conflict with the ideas of most of the men promising to start. The chief ol,.i>-4t of The TtaJbUlM la to establish fair and i-qual conditions which j will be ?atlsfactorv to those most con- ? cerned th? iwlmmers ?llMmnolTes nod Ihe corniuiltc.. will acl accordmcl*. l'or ?raaaon all Intending to oompets arel again asked to and In their ?ugg? at the earliest oppor! unity, that they may j have due ?jonaldoratiou. Ti-.e ?alan offered i>> Du*rb?arow, i<> per- ? mit free choice of route, prOSSatS MM oh- | jutionable feature. It sets a premium 4.11 | know bill,'.? Of condui-.n- in New "i .,r? Bay and ih-rehv ?place? a possible h cap on tl e out-of-town entrants who pre not familiar with local water.-. This The Tribune ?triebe? to a'?.id The race should be won <>n actual merits and Individual ?apeed and enduran :e he the onlv deciding fa.t'.ts. At the SSUM tima, If a unanimous vote - ..is! .11 tnVOt of Durborow'a -niggeatlen the rommlttee hi charge has power 10 legislate ?lfi Cor in?? til' and will act on Ihe general v.r.' Regarding the ?shang? of dat.. edvo at..| ! ? Boyle, it do- not app ?MCI with universal approval ."-'rviral tit I the winners cont?-nip!ate sia.ing in the . aw-jti?VM ?J.arteis Give Their Views as to the Course and Time of Starting. watei reach Bandy Hook, ami ai templ i new record by re can over the cov e Boma of them may thus to owhn for many hours, an?i ?tari the leas probability falling before 10 be taken lip. nt I o'l'lmk in the morning will nnh afford about ten Ix^irs of dsyltght, and Imihorow- and Richard", at least, ? t idly shown ability to keen twelve or more hours. This is to ? However, ttgme matters will be thor? ougrtt) thraabed out befpra any (Mlnlts reai b%S. Maaawhlls bat " his ?-a?.. TRIP FOR TIGER SWIMMERS Princeton Team Will Hold Five More Meets. ? . r ?ich l?) The Tribun- ! ? . \ .1 . .Man h 11 Princeton swim,m i- havi not finished tm-ir s?-ason's worlc, although they have completed an bthei collegiate oapaoa ill.- third suc es??!;? year the water i?? lo t am dM not suffer ? i'.? i .id during th" ? - m'im ati?etic clubs m weil teams Victories mer the eol? a iter polo teams to be mot on thti trip will clear the tilla to th. national olleglate champlonoblp for the Tigers. The schedule for the trip will he: ?!? ago a. ? '. at ? ihlcago; April 9, Northwestern University, at ?vaneton, 111 April 1". Illinois (iiiversitv, at Cham -*algn, III.: April 1!. Missouri A. ?'. at St Louis; April 13. triangular meet w-itii I'ni t/erslt) ?if Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh A. ?'., ,?t Pittsburgh MARTIN WINS TWO SH00T-0FFS Ties and Full Scores Galore at Traps in the Weekly Contest at Travers Island. Notwithstanding the shootim? at tha Sportsman's BnoW, there was an unusual? ly iaii*e attendance .?t the Travers island traps of the New fork Athletic Club yea terda Tha coiuiitlona ?ere l?leal and as a r?-s'!lt. pra? ti? ally every match was won b) a full score. There we're an unusually number of ties and as a result It WStS SXCCedlngly late when the last blue roch was trapped. 1'ive gunnera returned full scores of 25 targets each In the shoot for the monthly -?up. Three *epeated the performance tn the s!ioot-off that follow e?l In the second Shoot <>fS* '; 11. .Martin was the winner, ting F A, Baker and <). C. ??rinnell for the priai Th?' same gunners had a shoot?*off for the dub trophy, and again tin winner ??as Mr. Mat tin. Ms als?> was liiv.1, man fn the shoot for the handicap prize. Fiank Hall, who arrived late, took the accumulation cup with * soute of B out Of a poSSibl? -J targets. The TraVOTS [aland cup >.??? sanesed with a full card Of J.'? targeta C. ?'. Nobles, who w.i makim; his first aplicaran???? "f the s?'i; at Travera Island, was the high scratch gunnes winning with s total of ..i :??? targets 11" also t"?>k the diatanc? handicap, only, however, after a shoot-off against P.. I'. I'? b.uher. The vanen ?up went to i. I. ? 'ulver In the match I?r. De Wolfe and O. C Orlnnell shot off the tie of last week. The doctor men bj it? to u blue rocha Next Boturday the gunaers of the New York Athl tie C ub bImmH tha second le^ of tin home and hmii? ri*t the Boston Amateur MbletlC Association. e One Hit for the Athletics. Tampa. Pia .Match 11?HoU to ?hi?I hit, the woi Id's champions of Philadelphia . .: (o " came t" tie ? Mcego Cube heir lo day, Tn?? series now statnls 2 to I m favor Of ? 'hlcago. INDOOR COURTS A BLAZE OF COLOR Favorites Win in Opening Tilts of Women's Lawn Tennis Tourney. MISS WAGNER BEATS MISS FORCE EASILY Miss Cassel Also Reaches Second Round, as Does Mrs. Fred? erick Schmitz. The board courts of the 7th Regitnenl ainii,.-. at ?illli slii-t and Park avenue, where the sivenih national indoor lawn tennis < I ; u.|?ioi'"liip is helris- ' OUtS It? ?I, wer?- allai...? with color v es tenia v as the feminine wlelders of the ?raeqaet flitt?-.i IlKlilly about In ihe first round of the singles There were no reversal? among !lie lead in-.: playera, all of win,m wont through the first and se, ond loiii'd?. with 11-, ?uff colors. M ? Mari?. W'.iuint, -le i I.ring II.rough champion, had lillh- to ?lo lo pain bei hra.-k.-t in ti,.- round before the s.-mi-tin.-.i In Ihe lir.-t i.I *-?!<? w'?n I.? default Hum MISS .Mi'-" Ii. I?'imro?ch. and In th. second defeated Miss Katharine M. Force, a slsl.-r of Mis. John JaCUtl Astor, by the on. si.'? ?! . ? Miss Clare Caeset plajrtng dashing lawn tennis. In which her 1<-nIK anil powerful drives fiom the ?MM Hue were always a ? ?-an'iuisiM <i lire, *i'. Caseebeer, I holder irith Miss Wagner of the ?doubles tills Indoora, bj ? sciora ott '. ?J-i This! v as In the Brri i ?und. In the ?tvec??v-nd 11 BronxvtHe attiU-ti< Aasoclat?on player de? feated Mrs L >: Monis by I I, I I, bcr swift forehand tfrvten down the sadel and in!?? deep ' ourt forcing Mrs. Morris to race from one side of ln?r ?ourt to the other in a viin ?attempt to return the ball, MIS CaaaeTs strokes were extremely hard : to handle, as her ball broke with a sharp i spin as soon as It. hit the Il'or. Mrs. Frederick Sehtnitz played an im- ; pressive ?rame. In the first round Sh? ' forced M13. Will?id Sullivan lo succumb by a ?4.ore of i',-4), ?;? l, p?aying all around hi-r oppon?-nt and never giving her a chance to come up to tie net. In the second round Mrs. S<-hmitz con tlneeil her winning streak by defeating Mrs. F. W. Jenkins, a strong player, by a j OOOte of f, I. ?1 o. The victor's strokim; In both these ?matches was forceful and she had th-- r; ngS bi the court down to a nicety, generally piacm?- her bail inches only from the chalk marks. Mrs. ?'liarles ft. ?Board, a former West? ern champion, who has mot with great BUCCasa since he began idaying in the ?Bast, two years ago, won both her mat? li? es, defeating Miss F.lsa Kahn by a score of 6?1, ?J?4 In the first round and Miss K. \V. MOtriri by ?5?0, ?5?1 in the second bracket, Others to reach the round before the semi-final were Miss Ri-ssi?- (1. ?Hakten, the New Rochelle player, who defeated Miss Elizabeth BtmOO, a former Hudoon Hiver champion, by default In the first round. In the next bracket she was op? posed by Miss Helen Bernhard, who forced her to three sets before victory came to her by a score of 7?5, 4-<5, 9?7. Miss Florence Pallln also reached the third round, defeating Miss Gertrude Delle Torre, of the West Side Tennis Club, in the second round after a spir? ited three-set match, the score being f>-2, 3-?*, 6-2. Mlsx Teresa K KUSOT won both her matches, putting out Mrs. tu Z. Murray In the first round and Miss Margaret (?rove, a former Southern champion, In the scend by a BOOTS <>f 7 ."?. 6-3. The eighth player to gain her double brackets was Mrs. I). K. Mills, who de? tected Mrs. I!. X Knapp and Mrs. P. Wilbourn? successively. The tournament will be resumed on Tuesday morning, play heft-Inning at 10 o'clock. The plav?-rs will remain idle to? morrow on account of a review of the Moment by Mayor Mitcln-I at the at mury. The draw for the doubles will be held to-morrow noon In the armory. The summary follows: Women'? national indoor -fiampionship fin ?ries Iflrsl round? Ml !?-. '<?.! Mr?-. I,. /.. Murray, ?S- '-'. I 0 M Margaret c.iove defeated Mis? Alice Bnuteln, I I, ?1 1 Mr? Kre.lt 11. g gchmltJ d? ? Mrs Willar.l Sullivan, H O. I! 1: Mr I-' W .lenuins defeated Mi?? II itooseveit I'mitieit. B I, g?O; Mis? Florence Mall?n defeated MlM Ani? ' 0 8 '?. M Ims ?Ik: Torre defeated Mrs. \V II. W. VogO, I '.' I - Srt Chnttee s Heard defeated Mlaa Elaa Kabn, < 1. rt 4: Miss ?Ethel Hougias Merrltt defeated Mis? Putnam bv default. Miss Helen Bernhard def-.ited Miss Crac- Baatlne, S ?:. I J I '-', Mi?? PiiaaH ?'. Holden da feat-d MI"r Elisabeth Bono* by default; Slat Katherine B, ?Terca ?tefeateii Miss Ad.-le 1'ragin. I ?'. ?, " Mi?? Marie Wagner defeated Ml?? All - n ii.'tTiro? h by default; Mis? cure ?'a-sel fa'feated Mr? 1 ? ass.tieer. ?; 1 ? 1 Mr? !.. O. Morris defeated Mrs. H. E Cooke, ???2. :: ?;. I 0; Mm D. C mu?? defeated Mrs. n s Knapp, ?? I. S S; Mr?, i- \vi? defeated Ml?? Ina Alice Kissel by default. s and round Mlaa Kimer ?Mealed Mlaa ?ro\??. 7 ,*,. <; .':: Mrs Schmlts defeated Mrs .lenkln?. 0 I. ?> 0. MlM BalUn ?l.-t.-ii. Helle T.T-.e. ?4 2. '. a ?; I Mr?. Henni de feated Mlaa M.-rntt ?> ? <?. I I; Ml?? Holden defeated Mi?? Bernhard. 7 I, 4 - 'i. O 7, Ml? Waprift defeated Ml?? Poroe, r, -j. tv-O; Miss .'ass, 1 Mtafd Mra i. ?i Morrta R 1. I 0 Mr?, Mills defeated Mr?. Wllbouriie, 8??3, 0?2. TAPS S0?NDEDF0R SPORTSMAN'S SHOW Guides, Silver Foxes and Beavers Start Away for Snowbound Homes. Taps for the Travel and Sportsman's Show was sounded at Grand Central I*al nie last night. The guides, wonderful story tellers of life in the open, started for the woods. Those $15.000 black and silver foxes which have occupied the cen? tre of the stage for the last week or more were safely boxed up and shipped back to the ranch on Prince Kdward Island, and with them travelled the bobcats and beav? ers, well miauled. Thus separated, It la believed that the animals will make the journey in comparative p. ace and quiet I The trophies of the chase?the horns. I heads and pelts, along with the mounts j were stowed away for another year A. W. Church won the amateur target shoot ?at 100 "birds' from H. Moulton ? after B ? lose contest. The men tied on j the first string with ?It, hut on the shoot off at 25 targets Ghurch brought 20 to earth, while his opponent was able to gather in only 19. I!. S. Sindle, D ? McM.-ihon and .1 H. I !? ndrliksen were all tied for third honor? with H to their credit. I*. von Hocckman was next with au M, A? H Kichardson trailed with 7?, and in order came F H. Stephenson with 77. <i. 11. Pumpelly with T'J and T ii Lau reti(.*4- with D, II I!. Stevens; smashini?' 4.1 out of a paeeiMe ?M tarnet-., won tin- piufeoaioiial championship, and the Barney Waters memorial cu>). HOWARD F M'CONNELL. sr of Commonwealth Masehail Club In the Amateur Leagm?. Standing in Billiard Tourney Dich W. I?rnn.ave. .1. l'erdinand l'oggenliurg . 3 0 OH 11 I ?I? aril W. (. irdner. 3 0 S4 11 l?r. W. g, I tTenhelmer. t 2 H II Joseph Mayer. 2 1 15 10 Morris I). Brown. 1 110.", II ( luirle* He.ldi.n . 0 3 61 12 ??gens i.. Mlthasa.o ? "" H \\erage* aivrn In round numbers. PARTING : SHOTS : ? The roderai League's best team might ! not b.? able to ?"five the Athletics an atgu ! ment, hut that's no disgrace. A lot o'. ?ith?rs can't. On the whole, there is much to be BaM fat th.- outlaws. At least font of their clubs could dispute with the Cin? cinnati Reds Off MOW York Yankees nu get away with something. ( liiraao, for example, ?winning into line ' a battery made up of Addle Brennan or ? < lande llenilriv and Arthur Wilson, with ! Fnt Heck. Itollie /eider and Joe Tinkei h< altered around the inSeld, has its merit? Then there I* Baltimore, wit Ii Qulnn ami tr?n in the box, Jii.'klif-'h behind the bat ;i high ?la** Inner defence guarded by Swa linn, Knali?. M."?lull und Kirkpatrlck. ami (my /inn, Benny Meyer* and Walsh in th? .mil..-hi Buffalo 1ms RUBS Ford and Karl Moore fot4 mainstays in the box and Waltet Blair as chief catcher, not to mention an Intield compoeed of Downey. Agler, Lou? den and I-"re?l Smith. Indianapolis'.?! pit-hing staff, composed of Falken berg, Mull?a, Moedey and Harter, all major leaguers, aith BIB Rartdaa an receive.-, could put up quite an argument, while Bt Louis, with Mike Simon and Grovor Mart lOy ?atcliing, an?l Wlllett, Mordecai Brown, ?nis i'randall ai.d Bob Gro?me pitching, Al Bridwell in the Infield and Ward Miller in the outfield, has th?; mi? cteus of a fair sort Of team. The Briioklvn teds are not to be laugheu at with either Seaton, Muxwell or I.nfttte In Hie bOt, Hup Meyers. .I!m D?tenant.?, ?Jug? uler and Bradley around the bases, and Art llofinan in the oiittteh!. Many of these players have seen their best daya, but they know bow the game should be played aad win put up no bush league brand of ball, if those who aro now glorying in the height of physical skill had the rains of some of the out? laws then- would i"? less bonehead work seen in the two big leagues. A lot o" go? ?I, interesting hasehall will be found in the new organization, and some city like Brooklyn or bt. Louis may have a pennant winner where none has bloomed in many yearn, I lie name of ( liunce's new infielder, Boone, offers man? paaalMMtlM. If lie muke* good the "e" ran be dropped off, while an "o" ? :?n he extracted if lie Is returned to the minors. It's getting co that Yale can't win at anything these days. The big rev.-rse at chess was follow? ?i up with a defeat in fencing at the hands of the Bpriai Young Men's Christian Association School. I.nui* Dont he's arm i? sore; lie can't pet the ball oirr the plate, and hi* hark ghe* him much trouble. Otherwise he is a huge mu ?es? a* a . ??in?. - linn k. 1'iank Chanco la starting early with the hospital squad Pie!) has tonsillitis a.id CriSS is entertaining malaria, along with a lame anule. If this ke-^ps up there Will be an openini* on the regular staff for a bright young Interne, I ne short half hour* work which netted Willie Kitihle close to Sltt.OOO leads to the Mispici.ni that it is worth while to be llght ? weight ? hampinn of the universe. I Ja?k Johnson has lost his golden smile. ? says Frank Moran. There will be time ! enouKii for the "white hopes" to crow , when tha steam diaappeara from that right to th??. jaw. IM er. the recruit infielder now performing I so ?? n-ii i.ill? at Marlin, may lie all the war i orrespomlenls ?a?, but we will wait In see hew he ail? with the ?run? tied, the I buse. till.,! and Hans Wagner at hat before . pulling bin in Kddie I ullins's ?lass. W. H. W. 'PLAN BASEBALL SCHEDULE ' American Association Chart Preferred by Owners. Chicago. March !",-?. tub owners of che American AOOOI latlOB to-day Carried out the task of planning their playing sched? ule for the season of lf'li. The ?hart was prepared b] M. K < antilloii ami George Toheau. The i ..: ?hail.? Boeaersfs Toisas team to ? !. ?..-i,?,?]. where it will play on the grounds of the ('level.?ml Americans, of whi? h Sonu-is is al-?. principal owner, was formally ratified I Hfwi?i^B M AT BILLIARDS Milburn Plays Well, but All the Breaks Go Against Him. TITLE HOLDER KEEPS LEAD THROUGHOUT Even High Run of Memphis Man Fails to Count in Class A Tournament. ? i.ii Mayer, champion of all the I amateurs, won his second game In the - A tournament at the Amateur BH II;.r.I ?Tab for ti:<- national title al i balkline yesterday afternoon, defeating j Bngene L. MUburn, of Memphis, Tenu. of !'?> t.? Ml point?. Milburn in defeat showed billiards of a high order, and but for several unfort? unate twists of fate, there might well have been anoth??r en?Itng to the nrmtol' I'pon more than one occasion tin South erner missed ?lifflcult draw shots l mere shadow. At other times his ? perfcc'y aXCCUted, Went awry, thro ?k ?iieer ussfossMy. it sosssei Both men played a Steady gam?*, onl? four failures to score being marked against each. Milburn had the worst of the line-up?-. Mayer leaving him many times with the balls widely separated. The champion established an early l?*ad, running a pretty cluster of 2.'? on Ids first ! time at the table by ?lose billiards, ami ?-outinuing to run hla points off rapidly, until in tha tenth Inning he had ? total of 9*5, whereas Milburn COuM only show ? points for the same period. In the elevnth turn, however Southerner proceeded to amass a ri 70, compiled bv a combination of cushl carrom .-hot.-; and deltcately play? masses. This was the high run of thl game, an?l only for an unfortunate mis??, of a simple draw shot, might have beej prolonged Indefinitely, as Milburn had balls close together in one corner of?| baize at the time. Thereafter the game was evenly tested, with Mayer gaining slightly In j latter inning?, completing his IM pel with a brilliant unfinished run of 47 In thirt:.-th Inning Milburn showe?! by his game yesterday that he was getting accustomeil to th? new. fa?t euahtona, and gave Imitations' of better billiards in the remaining con? tests. The ihampion played a consistent cam?-. and while seldom brilliant, seemed to al? ways have something in reserve Hi* mass? shots were executed easll.t, aru. Baverai of his long drives, coming in con? tact with the cushions four, five and sl\ times before striking the object ball. w?r? accomplibshod with a suretv of touch and a judgment of angles that were a treat to ????hold. .The summary follows: .Isrph Mayer (spot ball)?:-, IK. .'. I. 1, I], u, I i. 1, i.', o, o. o, 12, i, i. o. ?;. at, i*. 3. I 13, 3:. 30. 3, 2, 47; total, loo points: av-a-*?] IS 10-20; high runs, ir.', H and 47. Kngene !.. Milburn (hwlta haul?3. 4. 4. 4. 0. 11, '}. 5. 1. 7 i, 1, 4, ': rt, J, (i. ??, ]. 4J 13, IS, 3 !3. '21. II, 5, 0: total, 307 points; average 10 17-23. high runs, 70, h2 ami IJ. Referee?Charles F. ?Jonklin. "Edward W. (jardner, veteran of til tournament, had no great difficulty in d( featlng Dr. I'ffenlielmer in the Oyente game by a score of ?WO to 330 points. Bj virtue of his victory Gardner tie?! l'< J dlnat'id Poggennurg in the number Kanies won, neither he nor the ! kr?nz player having lost a match thi| far. The game was remarkable in more waj than one. In his first eight turns at tl table the veteran scored?nothing! l\ l.'ffenheimer had manaire?l to ? ollect points, ."i9 of which were gathered in innings. In his next two tries Gardner clusters of 24 and 17, the result of ?a* nursing of the ivories. A period ?if hi playing on the part of both men folii until the seventeenth session. Whefl ?1 ner began a sp irt thai landed him far the lead ami rais. ?1 nis average frl Itt-IJ in the sixteenth to an even 13 the twentieth innin/-. The summary follow?: g W. ?lar.lu r iwhite ba'il'--". " I 0 ti, II i ?. I I, '.'. o, OS, ?, t ?. i. S, 0, 'i 0, '-'. i:'. J. ?'. -:: " '?. 0. 0. 3?i; total. I0O points, a\. ;.!?,??. r> 13-13; luth runj VS. :,; ami M in. rrfenhtmer ?spot lalli- tl, 3. '?, 1. 21. o. a T. I. \ 0. 4. 1 4. 3. 1. i?. if 0. Hi. -.-?. 0. I ? ?I 1*0 points; average, SMI; h<S| rr:ti?-. U, ".' 811.1 ; ill''* K. I'.?: NEW SCHEDULE OF SOCCER MATCHES] Lenox Oval Will Get at Least On? of the Remaining Contests for Title. (?win'?; t?-> the many pootponed games, tin- National Aaaoclatlon Football League has made up a BOW schedule of cliampion I ship rnatches foe tit?' helenca of tin ?son, beginning with to-?la?. At least ?me. game is sure to be play??,! in New York | at Lenox OVal, ami the rest will depend upon tie' condition of the var.oua grounds i 'I'eams competitiK in the Southern As j sniiatioii CUP tie, the Mow York State ! Am.iteur League end the Metropolitan I League will also be .?.een In action this . afternoon. There will he double-heail? i at Manhattan i-'ield as well as at I.enox oval. The schedules follow: NATIONAL I.KAi.ri;. West Hudsons vs. i'ale<lotiiann, at Har rison, N. J. True Blues vs. Rrooklv ns. at Pateraoi N. J. ?Ian McDonalds va, S? ottisii- American at Marquette Oval, Brooklyn. Bronx l'tiit??l vs. Paterson Rangera Mew Bronx oval St. Oeorge's vs. Newark, at Manhattan !*.eld, 3 i- m. ?OUTHBRN NKW YORK ASSOCIA TION. St George's vs. ?amerons. at Mantial tan l-'iehl. (< Up tie, .' \i. m.) NKW YORK STATU AMATEUR UBAOl i. Rangera Va New York ?'eltn's, ut IdCti^g Ova!. I JO p. m Clan McKenaie vs. Columbia Oval, a Lenox ? ?val, '2 p. m. Futons vs. White Rose, at Pennsylva nia Oval. Wootlslde, Long Island. IdOngfellow vs. Hudson United, at Pabara ?>v.?i Clan S?-oi; vs. ?.Man Chlsholm. at Rich mond Hill. The Clan M.Kenxie Columbia Ova game will also count In the cup ti? series. MKTROPOL1TAM i.i:a?;i k i"he!s.;t vs. | R. T. Strollers, at Ch? Park (i m. tie) Robert Pattereoii, of the Rangen Rrooklvn. who was declared Ineligible ? i in the ?-,.-. tin? Nan York Am.item League, hau got till more deeply Into tioubi??. with tha suit that he has been .balare.I (?, temnt, He now stands auspendelt from football until he appeals before the gen? eral committee of that organ1 ????????