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ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE. THURSDAY. MAY .25. 1022. TRIBE OVERCOMES BISONS IN WELL-PITCHED ENGAGEMENT BROADWAY BILL LIMITS BUFFALO TO LONE TALLY Hughei Outpitchei "Lefty" Werre in Hip-and-Tuck Struggle.

THE GUMPS JUST BREAK THE NEWS TQ MOTHER 'tieEVr CvnbiM.OM QotiEttH6 otuK- TV AT SUWCV4 VCf- 'SlkTt HA-Vlfr THC NYO0VrV 100, 000 BUCtCS UK COUU LAVY F1UMVJvfc TO CO At VKAtHC BMN Tl AT VCr TO COURT IP XHEY, KSACWW A. uv ON Mt NOAi- AU. I'ut CjtT; VtwMCT- ARCH IRRITATES BISONS riflnr Center Fielder Start Herd on Series of Wild Throws, Scoring While Bisons Are Recovering- Bull Brady Hits Three for Three. 8 SZK hi a ha BIRDS COME FROM BEHIND TO DOWN JERSEY CITY AS LEAFS WIN TWO-PLY BILL ANDERSON SOLE AMERICAN LEFT IN BRITISH AMATEUR TOURNAMENT IN SCOTLAND Buffalo, May 23. Buffalo wis bested to pitching duel to day, 3 to 1, with Rochester on the lorjf end.

Bill Hughes mi 'IjtUj" Werre were the slab si-tint, nd both worked well. Each team registered the name number of safe whacks, but the Chiefs bunched their blows at opportune times, enubling them to get tba lead, while errors helped them' to maintain the upper hand. For a time Brady was the only visit inf player to Disks a hit. He had the three clouts chulkd against Werre up to the start of the sixth inning, the frame in which Rochester scored its first run. Buffalo bad drawn on Hughes for five hits before the eighth, going nut in one, two, tbre order for most of this long stretch.

Brilliant plays on the part of the visitors bad much to do with this condition. Brady made a aent stop at the very fimt crack of the hot, getting Burns on a seemingly Impossible chance. Next Connelly made grand running cstch of Butler's long fly near the fence. Miller followed with a clean single. 1(111 Hughes hrTertlve.

Hughes was hit hard at the start and it bad every appearance of big batting lsy for the Bisons. But the young tw-irler settled sfter thexe enrly blows, nuking It almost linposaible for Buffalo to get a safe clout. Burns opened the sixth with a Texas League two-bagger and fans felt cerium this start ould Bond the home plate with runs. Butler sacrificed, but Miller pnp-jped to Mann, while Kane missed three. (Another opportunity came the Riaon' in the eighth.

It was set in motion with a two-banc crack from the bat of jBengough. licit man was sent to bat for Werre, but be was retired at first with-I out the advancement of Bctigoiigli jllutns'a splr.il infield hit placed Rcngiugh I on third. Butler hit Into a double play, jbut Umpire would not have it so decision let Bt ngough home and kept Buffalo from another cout of kalaoniine, Bisons Field Well. Sheridan pulled off a fast double nlnv LEAFS BEAT STARS TWICE. Toronto, May 14 Toronto defeated Syracuse twice to-day, winning ths morulng gams by 8 to 4 In eleven Innings and the afternoon game by to 2.

Home runs by Bnt-tnniley, Wlngo, Connally and Steen featured ths extrs-lnnlng affair, while Thompson held the (Stars at bay In the second. Scores: ilOUMN'Q GAME. Frestwick, Scotland, May 21. (By the Associntei Press) John CJ. Anderson, Siwanoy, is the only one of the five American players remaining in the British amateur golf championship tourna ment.

Anderson to-day successfully passed through the second and third rounds. Kdward Van Vleck, Harden City, weathered the second round, win ning from Reginald Foster, of l'orters Park, 4 up and to play, this morning. but this afternoon in the third round was eliminated by J. Wilson, of Frestwick, 2 up and 1 to In the morning Anderson defeated O. C.

Whigham, of Frestwick, 3 up and '2 to play, and in the afternoon won from It. Humphreys, of Stourbridge, to up. Both William Hunter, the present British champion, and Roger Wethsred won their matches. Hunter defeated Denys Scott, 8 up and 7 to piny. Weth-ered in the morning won from Charles Hodgson, the Yorkshire village grocer, who put Francis.

Oiiimct out of the running at Iloylnke in Wethered's score was up. Afterward, Wetliered, in the fourth round, defeated J. B. Pease, 2 up and 1 to play. Colin Aylmer in the morning repeated his success of Tuesday by beating John Cape, a (llosgow policeman, 1 up, but Inter eliminated by John Cavcti, of Cochran Castle, by similar score.

Allan tJraham, the runner-up in last year's championship, defeated A. ti. Hanibro, 1 up, in the early round, buf late was put out by E. M. Smith, of Royal St.

Ceorges, at the nineteenth hole. Kali Hits Spectator. Canlnin E. F. Carter won from R.

Howie, 5 up and 4 to play: Samuel Robinson defeated Harry Braid, 1 up aid H. Hilton wus successful over J. E. Hassall, 2 up and 1 to play. One of the sensational matches of the day was between Major C.

Hezlet, Portrush, Ireland, who was defeated by Jenkins in the final for th championship at Sandwich in 1014 and Captain A. O. Pearson. Pearson losf at the nineteenth hole after he had lost his nerve by reason of the fact that bis ball hit a spectator, injuring ira so badly that he had to be taken off the course. Later llezlet was beaten by W.

L. Hope of Turnberry. The greatest interest centered in the match between Wethered and Hodgson. A gallery of several thousand persons followed the players and were treated to a suiiession of thrills. Wethered only succeeded in getting the lead at the seventeenth.

He finished the match 2 up with a wisider drive of yards and sena-tionully bidding out for a two. In bis second encounter Anderson defeated Humphreys by one hole. Although Humphreys outdrove Anderson, some times by fifty yards, the ehort game of the American was a sound one. Only twice did he miss short putts, these at the seventh and seventeenth holes. Anderson ot the turn was 2 np and later was ilormie two but at the seventeenth hole his ball stopped on the lip of the cup, which he lost.

A half in four at the last hole gave Anderson the match. Rain Fulls at lose. Val Vleck's early success over Foster was mainly due to keeping a betler line coming home. Later he was eliminated by Schoolmaster Wilson, "Hie dark horse" of the tournament, whose long shots were masterful. Wilson was 2 up at the third, but Van Vleck holed an eight-yard putt to square the match nt the thirteenth.

After two halves in four Wilson won the sixteenth by holing out nt three yards, ami at the next Van Vleck was in the round with his second shot and put his third over the green, losing the hole and the match. After the somewhat cumbersome early stages due to the large entry, the tournament totlay began to straighten itself out. The day started tine with just enough of a northwest wind to temper the heat of the sun. Later, however, it grew cold and rain fell. TAYLOR AND HERD TO PLAY OVER GENUNDEWAH COURSE BATTLERS SWAP VERBAL PUNCHES Eiley and Dempsey Issue Votes of Confidence on Eve of Battle.

CARD PROMISES ACTION Main Event Sbapea TJp bs "Grudge" Fight, While Seml-Final Between Thomas and Gallacher Is Likely to Furnish Plenty of Fireworks. FLOWFR CITT A. C. CAKI. Main event Johnnie Riley, of XVIIhes-Barrr, vs.

Mike Urmpsey, ot Korhesterj welterweights; ten rounds. Seml-Bnsl "Lefty" Thomas, of Rochester, vs. Irole t.Alliw brr, of Hamilton, fewtherwelgbts; ten rounds. I'rellmlnwrr "llnttling" Harry, of Kyrw-ense, vs. "Knoek-ont" Johnnie, of Jamestown; fetttberwelghts; ten rounda.

Preliminary A-I ttrsnt, of Korheeter vs. llempsey, of Lorkport; sir rounds. Frellmlnary I'ete Harmon, of Rochester, vs. Mike Wilson, of Kochestert four rounds. Johnnie Riley, former Rochester boxer, who has been creating a disturbance around Wilkes llara by his many victories in the welterweight rlnss, arrived in Rochester yesterday morning, accam-panietl by Al Iewey, bis manager, and party of friends from the mining district, ready to tackle Mike IVmpsey, the Rochester champion, for supremacy in the feature number of the Flower City A.

C. program at Convention Hull tonight. That Riley is a much Improved tighter since the time he appeared here last waa shown in his work out at the Stanton-l lriib gymnnseum yesterday afternoon, where ti former Rochester boy put in nn hour's hard work for to-night's battle. In rpenking of to-night's bout, Riley said: "I never heard of this fellow Mike llempsey whom I am to meeet here until the match was broached by Jake Carey. When Jake asked me my price to meet llempsey I asked Carey who be waa.

'A local is the way Carey nnswered me on the "phone. Not knowing anything about him, I gave the matchmaker a price on my services which lis was forc-etl to turn down and while Carey waa thinking over my proptisitlnn I made inquiries as to IVmpsey's ability. Riley Full of Confidence. "After looking oyer his past record I do not see where I have anything to fear. I am ready and I hnvo met and defeated some high-claRS welterweights of lute, men Pempsey dims not cjafg with.

I want to make my return trip to Rochester one that ill prove to my friends that 1 am capable of taking the measure of nil the fighters like Dempsey they can dig np and will he much disappointed If I don't stop Dempsey inside the limit," When Dempsey was told that Riley had insinuated that he was not game, Mike said "Tell Riley for me that I have hundreds of friends who are wagering on me to win and that if anyone's game-nesa is to be tested it ill be his and not mine. Riley may have defeated all the boys he is given credit for beating, but to-morrow he has only me to beat and when it is over I will be willing to let the public be the judge. Five limits on Card. Aside from the Dempsey-Riley controversy, the card will offer two other ten-round bouts, one six and one four. In the semi-final of ten rounds, "Lefty" Thomas and Eddie (inllacher will swap punches, and this pair should furnish plenty of action.

"Rattling" Harry, of Syracuse, and "Knock-out" Johnnie are carded for ten rounds an dtlie fans know what to expect when these little gladiators get in action. In the six rounder, Al lirsnt, of this city, is paired with "Knock-out" llempsey, of Lorkport, while the four-rounder will show I'ete Harmon and Mike Wilson. Owing to the demand for reservations will be held after 8 o'clock to-dav. Indications point to a record turn-out for to-night's bouts and officials of the club have announced that the general admission doors will be opened at 6 :45 V. M.

HEATS BATH. Bath. May St. The Bahrork Bath team waa defeated here to day by Hornell lu a fourteen lnnlng game. to 4 The score was 4 and 4 In the sixth and neither aide scored until the Jliwt of the four teenth, when Hornell scored Carroll, Munch, Cornish snd Boyle.

Score by Innings: Hornell 0 1 1 00 iOOO 00004 10 4 Habcocks 080 20000000000 4 11 2 Batteries Perry snd Munch; Ebinliug and BOSTON' COI.I.KC.K WINS. Newton, May 1M. Boston College defeated Holy Crosa hers to-day In the tlrst dual meet the two collegea had held hn twenty years, taking points to Holy Cross scored in every eveut but the mile, lo which Boston college placed three runners. Greetings, Robert! RO( HrsTf.R ah ro 4 r. Arrhrimenn, rf 4 Mr.ly.

th Mifrrny, itb 4 I Merkle, th rethft.lll, rf I i onnelly, If I Mniin. a a like. 4 9 II u. lira, 1 I I 4 a a I is 1 1 a 1 a a I 4 Tout. 11 a 17 12 a All II ro A FA 1.0 liftrHa, rf I'iillr, lib Miller, lb Kane, rf MierhMH, herllHn, Sb Iljre.

if Hm.ousti, VI erre, Tdmllii, Ilrllman I IA a a 1 I a 1 a 1 ti 11 4 Mulled for Werre Is eighth. Ho.hr.,r SSSHOISt I mmsi eeeseeai i Tw-b hits. Drs'lv. Mrrklr. Ilnrna.

Ilenauushi Itullrr, llrxly, I Kherl.lmi la lliitler In Miller 1 left en hseee, Hnflaln 4. Hivrhee-lr 4 1 flmt ln Kn l.nll,. rre trsrli br Hurhr, 4 elf Hem a In a Innlnss. nff Tomlln In I Innlnsi pi I. her.

Werre 1 amplrra, Carpenter not Jame.i lime, hours COMMISSION FAILS TO GIVE DECISION Sayi Leonard Apparently Is Willing to Bo; New fork, May After Investigating ths eaiisei which bars prevented a match between Penny Leonard, of New York, worhl's lightweight ehamiilon. and Lew Teniller. of lhllailelplils, who has claimed the title, lbs New York Ktate Posing Com-mlxslon annniiui-eit 10 day that It would reservs declalon until after the coming Tendler Barrett match. The rouniiU.lon estahllahed "beyond a shadow of a ilmilit" according to the tte meiit, "that. I.ennurd was ready to defend hts champion.

hip sgalnat challengers Teintler preferred," on the hauls of S7 1 2 per cent, of the boxers' share of the gatu reselpts to himself and 12 12 per cent, lu Tindter. "Tendler'a manager," ths statement added, "refused these terms and demanded as his p.irtiou percent. The champions offer sisnds ouen inliln ceptaucs by Tendler aud Iila manager, the difference caiialug the disagreement being 12 per rent." Firpo Matched to Meet Tracey in South America New York, Mar M. Jim T. Australasian heavyweight champion, and rirpo, ennmpmn of South America, will go to Bueooa Aires next month for a bout the first week In August.

la his only appesranee In this' country Tracey was knocked out In the eighth round by Mill Ilrennaa on May pith. Firpo has put to sleep three second raters lu as many matches. At Hanover. N. 7, Vermont At Ambers, Mass, Massachusetts Aggba 12.

Amherst 1 At I'rovldeneo Yals Brown 2. At New York Holy Cross 10, Fordham At Cambridge Harvard II, Williams At Hrunswick, Mains Howdoln 7, Colby At Princet in Princeton 0. I.afavefte 2 At West I'oiut Peuusylvanla 4, Army j. American Association. LoulnTllle at I'olnnibus 8.

lndiamipohs 4: at Toledo 0. Kansas I lly 4 at Si I'mil Mllwtitikce 11; at Mliuieapolla 10. IIOKSKS WOlthlNd OIT. Waterloo, May 24, Nearly a si-ore of tast rsce bons-a are In training ou lbs track ot ths Maple (irovs fair grounds In preparation for ths annual race meets that will bs held thla summer and fall throughout the Finger Ukes rcelon. Twelve trotters are In charge of Wlllamm Twist, of Srnwa Falls, veteran horseman and sinner or many local events.

The race track has been placed lu flue condition. One of the fin tures of the Srnecs county fair this year will be stake race with a purss of (Ml, i he Ugliest ever paid on ths bunt track. I.AKNKD II.U KF.TT IN FINALS. New York, May A. l.arned.

scves times winner of the national singles, championship, ad Harold C. Ilarkett, for mrr national tlllebolder In ths doubles, won their way Into the Anal round of the Metropolitan doubles tennis tournament for veterans day by ilrfcatlngThendore II. Pell snd Vernon Prentice, 4 0. OS In the Onats oa Saturday l.arned and tlackett will meet the winner of tomorrow's semi-Anal Bistch between Samuel Hardy snd Militant A Campbell and William J. Gallon snd Thomas Rt urges.

College Baseball Il.iltlmore, May A vlosely.fought game was won by llaltlinore from Jersey 'it to day, to 2. Frank sad Kellsrs fuuglit a pitching duel with honors about even, a dole dc. ialou at the plats la the ninth Inning against the KUeetera preventing sa tie score. Uulcy with two singles, a double snd a triple, had a perfect day at bat, Score: KAI.TIMOHH JKKSEY CITT bbpoae abhposs Mllael a 2 JOJu.oh. II I 1 (10 Uwrjf If.

0 1 1 0 lim'sos rf 4 1 0 0 rf a 0 1 0 0imma 8. 4 1 0 0 I H.l.li 4 0 8 1 1. 1 10 Hrntlrr 1.4100 OFrrltag I 0 0 Hole 1.442 8 Ol.urejf 8 0 10 lUnliop 0 0 0 (I 0 llnnn I 0 8 8 0 'trier 8 0 3 aoKIU ler 3 4 i 8 6 0 Sllira 2 0 0 I Zrllnrs p. 8 1 0 1 1 full 4 0 0 1 OtMrtlrler. 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 Ontknowlton 0 0 0 0 0 83 8 37 It 1 83 10 34 12 3 Hatted for Porter In elphth.

Hatted for Itraun In ninth. t--Hnn for Krellag In ninth. llaltlinore 1 0 2 Jersey City UDDOIUU 0 lliina Hentler. Holey 'J; lWinelson Twi-bane hits. Holey, Muieel.

Kllllnser, Fre. tax; three iwise hits; Hriley; stolen tiaNe. Iionetson; sacrltlces. I.awry, I.ucey; plnr, U'alsh tn Xtrles: left on Imwx, HhIII-more to; Jedscy t'ltr flrtt baee on balls, orf Frank 1, off Kellers struck out, by Frank rl, liy Zellars umpire, net Mi-finnan; time. NEWARK KVKNS SF.RIF.S.

Reading, May i'4. Newark evened the series with Heading here to day by winning, ft In 2. The visitors bunched hits off ftwarts In the first and eighth Innings, while Heading got three scratch hlta In the second for two runs. Kcnre: NKWARK Bb ll A fowler, ss. 5 3 I-IW, 4 I II llraln'd.

rl 4 2 0 HKADINU as nli 8 0 Cllh ter, rf 4 0 0 0 0 Millrr. 4 0 ll Ketch, I 0 0 Kelly, rf 3 0 0 lb I a 0 a it 1 4 Wdhii, 4 1 Tssserl, tf 4 1 Wal.b. 1 Walker, r. 4 1 Holies, ih, 8 i H'Dlisrt, p. 8 1 1 0 itlil'n, 1h.

8 ft 1 8 0 Ptirkln, ah. iilfe, ss. Jiilmnno. Hivsrls, p. tlsrk 0 0 0 0 Tntsls II I Totals ..8.1 27 13 5 Hatted for Swarts In ninth.

Seark 2 0 1 0 0 0-S Heading. 0 2000000 02 Huns Fowler, Hralnard 2. Walsh. Walker 2, Henes 2: Wolfe, Johnson; two base hits, (lets, Kotch; three-base hit. Hwarts; stolen bsse, Hraluiml; aacrillces.

I.etler, Hralnard, Taggert, Itenea. Harnhardt. (illhooley, Swarta; dmilile play, Harnhardt to Kowler to I.efli-r; lett on bases. Newark S. Heading tlrst base on balls, off Harnhardt .1, off Mwarts struck out, bv Sarts 2, by Harnhardt 3: umpires, Mcflrlda, Oastou aud Hoolan time, 1 :50.

DOZEN DRIVERS FOR RACES AT PALMYRA Race Promoters Expect Entries of Eastern Speed Merchants. rrosnecls of more than a doien drivers competing lu the A. A. A. sanctioned meet at Palmyra on Memorial Hay are considered likely by the Liberty Speedway Association.

Six formal eutrlca of 3 A licensed drivers have been received. Another half doxen. It Is expected, will he sent by Horace Murphy, of Syracuse, promoter of the stata fair auto raeea. There waa conference In Syracuse yesterday between Frank Hell. Held manager for the Liberty Association, and Mr.

Murphy relative to seudlng here half a down well know Kastern drivers for the Palmyra meet. In return, Mr. Hell probably will arrange to have his drivers compete In Murphy's string of A. A. A.

sanctioned races. The speed qualities of the Palmyra track were tested this week by two drivers. J. Wesley 1'halru, of Stanley, brecied around tba half mile circle three times at a fast clip. On the fourth turn, he threw rear wheel, taking a nasty spill.

He says the high banking on the turns makes for great sliced. The other tester waa Steve Kngers, of Southampton, L. who baa competed on many dirt tracks. It la the fastest halt mile track 1 have been, on ts thla stale." lingers said. Entrants lo date are: "Wild" Hill Al-person, ot I'enn Yan.

with the same lieti-senberg special In which he wou at Avon, Waterloo aud Brock port last year; Fred A. Sch moker. of Canandaigiil, who drives the old "Black lMnuiond" made famous at Ormand Hcach by Joe' Uawson; Steve Kogers, of Southampton, L. I who will drive a specially built car; Morso Hon Hell, of Oswego, who has entered sn Ks-tcx Cyclone, a bulb-t shaped, gray siecd-lcr, snd I. J.

I'aiker, of Itochester, who drlvea Maxwell Kangaroo. NTOCOH AT MAM IIESTF.lt. Manchester. May 24. Ths Stocos, of tienevs.

will Cbarlls Manchester club here next Sunday. Mc-t'ortusck has signed Kruls Cochran, ot l'lttston, pitcher, who has tso uo-blt games to hU credit this aeaasoa aud sill use httu against the Stocos. Heck, will pitch tor tivuevi. Manchester will play st Aubuta ou Saturday. SIBArrsH sb Keating, ss rt 1 Holt lb a 8 14 Karnes.

3b 4 i i Jonrs. cf 8 a a Hratlli, 1 3 Stern, 1 1 0 Imbue, 1 1 0 N'liersall, 8 0 1 Wlm-r. 8b. 4 8 3 M'tsom'jr 8 0 0 Nell, p. 1 0 0 TO ONTO ab a a nPm it .1 i a 0 0 Httipp.

ah. A 0 8 4 0 4 Ingo. If. ti 0 And i.u. rf.

5 3 3 0 1 8 1 0 0 ll 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 Onslow, lb 4 2 10 4 ll 1 1 0 Oil sslrs, 2b 4 0 0 liwvlns, e. 4 1 0 Jnnrs. ss. 4 3 0 Connslly, 3 8 0 But, 3 0 Tot. Is ..411830 17 0 Totals ..401433 10 3 Syracuse 0000210100 0-4 Toronto 0 0 10 110 1 0,11 15 Huns-Rottotnley, Steen.

Wlmer Wlngo, Anderson Iievlue, Connolly; two-base hits, Orme, Oonsales; home rnus, Hot-toinlcy, Counally, hteen, Wingo; stolen basca, Anderson, (ronaalcs: sacrittcs, lioii-xjiies, Montgomery, Harnea; double pla.va, Stupp to Onslow, Keating to Bottomtey; left on bases, Syracuse IS. Toronto tlrst base ou balls, off I'onnally 4. o(T Montgomery 1, off heat off Sell struck out, by t'ouuully 0, by Montgomery 1, by Host hits, off t'onally In ft 1-3 Innings, olt Montgomery In Innings, off Sell In 2 Innings; hit by pitched ball, by Connally, (Mebergalll winning pitcher. Host, losing pitcher, Sell; umpires, l'hyle aud Iierr; time, 2 hours. AKTEHNOON GAME.

8Y RAi't'SB sb li TOIIOXTO as sb o-a Kestlns. ss 8 2 3 4 0 Orme, 4 3 1 1 0 Mi.tlrv, lb I llll 10 Stupli, 4 1 0 SO Hanirs, 2h, 1 1 0 Wins. If. 4 0 0 0 Junes, cf. Slnllll, rf.

lOllmc. KUIlrr, r. Wimrr. 3li. Srll, Kirtejr.

Winner, p. berssll. 1 Anri un, rf. 10 1 10 4 A llnstoer, lb 8 2 12 0 0 1 ll II ll sulci. 2I 4 3 I 8 1 0 HHtlXtHTf 4 0 lu 10 0 Junes, ss.

3 1 3 1 0 4 0 1 noon oooo 0 0 0 0 Totsls ..82 10 34 12 0 Totals ..28 0:7 111 Hatted for Sell In eighth. Syracuse 00000200 0 Toronto 0 0 10 1112 Huns --Hottomley. Sell; Ornie, Anderson 2, Onslow, Jones two-base hits, Onslow, sacrltlces. Hnttoui-ley, Onslow, Thompson stolen bases, Orme, stupp; double plays, Hottomley I unassisted Sell to Bottomley to Wlmer, Jones to llousalcs to Onslow: struck out, by Sell 1, by Wanner 1, by Thompson tlrst base on balls, off Sell 4, off Klrley 1, off Thompson passed hall, Sandberg; hits, off Sell 7 In 7 Innlnss, off Klrley 2 lu 13 Inning, off Wanner 0 In 2 .1 Inning; losing ptcber. Sell; left on bases, Toronto Svracnse umpires, Kerr snd I'hvle; time, TIME TRIALS FIRST ON RACING PROGRAM Brockport Auto Speed Contests Promise Thrills Aplenty.

Time trials should be ths most Interesting feature of the Memorial Hay automobile snd motorcycle racea at the Brock-port track. Each driver will be given the track for himself aud from a flying start he will bs clocked for one lap, half mile. Ths driver who makes the fastest time In the trial will get the pole position In the first heat of each event, the second fastest will get the pole In the third heat, snd tba third fastest the pole In ths second heat. These sre ths hcolce positions snd ths drivers will be out to make time. The trials will bs the first event of the sfter-noon snd ths tlrst car will get away promptly at 2:30.

lteports from the track, where the racers are tuning up every day. show that Harth- old haa been making excellent time In his slxtcen-valve Ford, while other cars have been clocked at a speed that well-nigh eijuala the dirt track mark for a halt-mile course. As there sre only four entries tn each motorcycle event, no time trials will be necessary. To accommodate the crowds expected the races, officials ot the It L. snd H.

trolley line have made arrangements for siiecial cars and they have Informed speedway oftlcaila that excursion rates for the day will prevail. i Hay Mletke, who claims to have had experience on both the Shcrpshead Hay and Brighton Beach tracks, has entered. He has sixtecu-valve Ford, which he Buys will make ninety miles an hour on the straightaway. hWlih Mlelke In, there are twelve apeedera who will take part luthe automobile events, Ed Vain Almklrk, Koatner; Lynn Parker, Hodge apeclat; Harry Veils, Corblu special; Charlie Sehwalb, sixteen-valve Ford; Arthur Barthold. sixteen valve Ford; Hon tior-dou, Ford apeclsl: tieorge Itader, Ford lccial; Jack Southwortb.

Stuts; tieorge Hunt, Ford special, aud Mielke, Fotd special, are some of the entries. 'Jo Tlay Faculty Team. The West High tenuis team will plar the faculty to, morrow afternonu on the West High Athletic Field courts. Ths faculty team will consist of Kdklns. Ful-comb, Serbach.

"Red" I'uln. Slss. Tlch-snor. Woodward, Smith and Sausrs. on Rochester in the first verse, shutting the visitors off when they appeared about to score.

Sheridan followed this with another fine pick-up and toss to Miller in the third. It was fortunate that he diil Ifor Brady came along and banged out I two-bagger which would' have scored Brady, venturesome boy that he Ms, was caught off second by Hood throw to Hheehun. 1 Rochester kept shooting until the clan I of Stalling finally lauded. Brady made bis third hit in the Ixth, but was forced out by Murray. Merkle, on the Mt-aud-rnn play, shot the ball through territory bacated by Butler and around went Murray with the first tally.

Arch Gets Around. Whenever fitalings se Archdeacon on he I shopeful of getting a run. This 'bappende in the eighth. Arch singled, I was sacrificed to second he win. kept his batting average nt the highest notch.

Murray's out at. first sent 'Archdeacon to third. Reaching till point, the flet Rochester outfielder traced jtheB Isons into throwing the bnll, A (few wild tossca baco. and forth and Koch-'ester had Its second run. Werre, having been taken out foe a I pinch hitter, Tomlln twirled the ninth.

Fothergill hit to right for one bass. Connelly bunted. Mann lifted one to Dye, hut ake bit his oa the ground, scoring I big Robert. I On Friday afternoon the Bisons atd Tribe will resume their series. To-mor-, row the Rochester players will watch the 'Giant and Jtisons play an exhibition game.

Fothergill Back with Tribesmen; Cohh Joins Club Robert Fothergill, sometimes known js the Mnssiliii Mauler, joined the Rochester club yesterday at Buffalo, thereby putting a definite stop to a series of statements and counter-statements which has been running in the public prints line the Tribe began training at Charleston early in March. Fothergill, one of the most popular and capable outfielders seen ut B'isebnII Pars, should prove a real help to the Bay stroeters and his return to the clan of Htalliuga is counted on to provide much of the punch that has been Jacking in Hie Rochester attack. Fother-gdl is to work for George Stallings and the fans will be glad to welcome Round Robert back to his right field Joo. The owners of the Rochester club been angling for Fothergill for a Ion tune and Ty Cobb finally consented 'o part with the big fellow. Fothergill, it 'is announced, comes to Rochester throujj outright purchase, As part of the consideration in this deal, the Itetroit club is to have first opportunity to purchase Maurice Archdeacon at the close of this season, provided the vendor and th-vendes ran agree upon a price.

This means that Frank Navin muet meet the he.it price offered for Arch, if Detroit 's te the Comet. Fothergill was not the only addition to Rochester club jesterday, as Forrest Cobb, en outfielder who bus been a aensn-tion with the William and Mary College team, also joined the Tribe at Buffalo. Fothergill will hold down the right field Job and Ken King probably will rest on the bench until he is in shape to play. The coming of Fothergill and Cobb undoubtedly means a reduction some here slung the line in order to conform with the league limit on pin era Harry Lome will he allowed to rest until Saturday, when the Chiefs will return home with Toronto as an oppotien. I.unte did not play in yesterday's game end a three-day vacation is expected to fit this clever norlflelder for work.

Two well-known British golf professionals who will tour the Vnited States this summer will participate In exhibition matches at the Cenundewah Country Club, according to an announcement made yesterday by Harold MacDonald aud Harry H. Angevlue, who are promoting the event, the date set for the appearance of J. H. Taylor and "Sandy" Herd Is Sunday, September 17th. Should Taylor and Herd elect to play elsewhere In this vicinity, the contract stipulates It shall bs after their exhibition at the Cenundewah Club.

Ths two British professionals will arrive In the United States too late to take part In the open championship which will be held at the Skokle Club In Chicago, unless their present plans are alteted. Taylor ALEXA IN SEMIFINALS Comes Through Safely So Far In Slet-roimlitan Golf Tourney. Convent, X. May ll. Survivors of the second round iu the women's Metropolitan Golf Association championship tournament Included two Long Island, one Connecticut and one New Jersey golfer for the eeuii-hnals to-morrow.

They are: Mrs. 11. Arnold Jackson, of Urwnwlcb; Mrs. N. K.

Toerge, of t'iping Hock, Locust Valley, L. Mrs. Thomas Huiknalt, ot Forest Hill, Hewark, and Miss Altxa Stirling of North IIcmpste.nl, L. 1. Miss Stirling went out In 41 against Mrs.

F. E. Pubols. of Baltusrol, Mrs. Huckmll traveling at a similar pace to overwhelm Mrs.

Irving Brown, representing the Knlckerboockere C. at Tenafly, N. J. Mrs. Jackson defeated Mrs.

W. MacGowan of lllenrldge. while Mrs. Toerge was too steady for her clubinate. Miss Florence Loew.

KIWAXIS (T I WINNKR. The Kiwanls Club took the Ad Club into camp yesterday st Maplewood Park, to 2. The game was well played. Apnleby started off badly, allowing four hits In the tlrst, one a double, which netted the winners three counters. After the first Webster's men played sn slrtlght game for the next Ave innings, allowing hut one hit and no runs.

In the seventh they slipped and allowed two counters to cross the rubber. Watson, twlrler for the winners, pitched well. Score by Innings: Kiwanls H0000 0 22 I 11 2 Ad Club 01 0 00001 02 Batteries Watson and Commings; Appleby aud Wsunrr. I'mpire. Courueeu.

by Thrown Ball. Windsor, Out. May 21 1are Halgtass, 23, catcher for the Maple Grove auKitcur baseball team, was killed at Com tier. when a ball thrown by a pitcher tluring tbtb warming up period, struck him over the heart. has had the satisfaction of winning ths Hritish open championship five times during his long career as a golfer, while Herd always hud been unfortunate ia the open title event, although he has won several other titles of minor imortance.

Taylor came within four strokes of tsk-lng the British open championship ths sixth time when he tied with Harry Var-don In lull and lost, Hit to 157, tn ths play off. He won the tltlu first In 1894, repeated in ISM, again five years lster and then came through victorious In 1909 and 1913. Negotiations are underway to obtain a strong pair of golfers to oppose tbo British pair when they appear In their exhibition at Ihe Oenuudewak club. WHITE CITY JUNE READY Will Piny Practice Game with Railroad Team on Sunday. The White City baseball team will play a practice gume on Sat day afternoon with the New York Central nine and on Memorial Hay it will open, the season with the Cardinals.

Allan Peterson auad Al Frank have rounded together likely-looking bunch of players which are apt to cause no tittle trouble in Kochcster semi-pro circles Hits summer. Matt Kuhn, formerly wllh the Fulton, Industrial League team, will do the pitching for the Tcera wilh Peterson behind the but. The rest of the team wilt be composed of the following players: Outfielders, V. McRsmer, .1. Messiner, G.

Gibson; iuneldcrs. Frank Mason. Gilbert A. liirchcr. "Lefty" Melville snd Cy Iterger.

The Tenters are after games with th best clubs llochcster can show. ATHLETICS WANT C.ME. Jim Sprague's Tlhletirs are without a game for Snmlny. Jim would like to book the Mount Cariuels, Big Brothers or Poug-las Colored Ginnts. A game also wanted for Memorial Address No.

403 Caroline street or call Chuse 211.1. Willing to Flay Any Team. Boston, May 21 The Newcastle United Ladies organisation, an Knglish woman's soccer team, due to arrive here on Thursday, stands ready lo lake on any soccer team la this country men or womeu. A radio message received to-day said tkey would draw no sex line. Two Games at Hornell.

Hornell. May 24. A rimiMe header will be played hereon Saturday when. the Buffalo K.riea class with the Unmet! Fries and the Horncil High School plays the Cnhoetnn High school. The F.rie game will start at 2 o'clock an! the hljh school gsnie at 3:33 o'clock..

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