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Show NEW COMPASS CARD if which :h is t be ejtrp; only y hy cliolce ay have b, amniunittc, d darby p, ul povrfi he 'Jec.- - 'm once to Farr.. Belnon; the early neil by ty i c, seventh ire of ounded an eglraeit, hiS c Cite;, company g seized b; orward ii nd after k he reach only recot tore fro; nemy snd :h to his Officers Invention, It is Believed, Will Simplify Maritime Problems and reform u an age of reform sailors guiding the struck n After liaL the Mariners compass. stood the test of ages and dwJS of ships in the way fought to go, a proposition is made is e(lual t0 10 division to 5 degrees and a quarter division to 2.5 Each division is a multiple of degrees. ten and frtLT,,dlVi,8icn a 11 j le that "f ere that t, klaval it Is further stated that the easterly and westerly deviations are far more easily calculated than in the present system. diffi-thThe proposed change would give courses and bearings in degrees Instead of points. Some changes would also have to be made in the azimuth and other tables, but others could be entirely eliminated. It is claimed on behalf of the proposed card that its marking as described would result In greater accuracy In navigation, so far which no as the compass goes. Courses would iss and without knowing To an be laid more a sailor. be to claim man can accurately thfln under sounds like a Jumble the present system. For instance, the ordinary man it souths and wests in- course of SW. hy W. Vi West, a little of norths, easts, and quarters. westerly, would be reduced to the exhalves terspersed by Ue proposed change among other act course of 240 degrees. Chances of simplify this pro error in the application of the deviathings would greatly tion to compass courses would be lescess, been des- sened. The conversion of points into The new compass card has Commander S. degrees and degrees into points would igned by Lieutenant N.. S. U. superintendent he entirely eliminated. w B Diehl, Boxing the of could Bureau be In a few Equipthe in learned compass compasses of minutes by any layman of average in ment, Navy Department, Washington. a circle of degrees telligence. Sailing directions would It is graduated in 9 degrees at the be simplified and all compass work from continuously degrees, omitting the would be facilitated by the new sys north to 360 The circ- tem. present systein of points. While the compass card is umference of the card is subdivided 10 degrees, accentages. So far practically that of into divisions of as its points go, the needle differs a uated by heavy lines on the graduageometrthe and necessary rim good deal from the one whose varla by ted detion scared the sailors of Columbus ic figures on the card, each ten indicated in fig- It consists of several parallel needles gree division being 9 or north. bundles of needles or strips of steel ures of its number from division Is subdivided attached to the under surface of the Each card, the latter being frequently made Into half and quarter divisions appropof aluminum. In the dry compass riately marked. the whole revolves on a sapphire cap Every fifth degree line of the graduated circle between the ten degree set upon a sapphire point. In the wet compass the bowl contains a divisions Is markd in figures indlcatsafe-- r revolutionize this, cardinal maritime world. The m ot the Proposed change will lessen the beset the compass card has been In use for centurieB. 32 points. S ,ard is marked by Most circle. the of ir quadrant Sirie have beard a sailor ratUe over Just as a the names of these points, does his A, B, Cs, an exercise Jhnically known as boxing the corn; American League Notes. of the Browns, joined the Minneapolis team. The Birmingham Club has offered St. Louis $1,000 for inflelder Harry Pat Hynes, li Gleason. One of Emmett Heldrlcks best friends 6ays the St. Louis outfielder will never play ball again. Report has It that Jesse Tannehlll is mastered the "spit ball and will use it as his stock In trade this year. Case Patten believes that firmly Manager Stahl will surprise the Amec lean League circuit before the season is over. Pelty, Howard. Glade, Morgan and Buchanan are fixtures on the Browns' pitching staff with Sudhoff as the reserve man. Jimmy Collins Is delighted with the fine showing made by pitcher Josslyn, who has a fine underhand ball and always knows w hat to do. During the season Manager Jones will have his catchers sixth on the White Soxs batting list. The consist ent hitting of Sullivan and McFarland Justifies the move. At Joplin, Mo., an Indian, touted to become a big league pitcher, held the Chicago White Stockings to four hits. The Indian's right name Is "Sam Morris. He is also called Sockalexls, and the Joplin fans have given him the name of Young-Chie- f He is a blackfoot Indian. . to-da- about (hi. was the nth had guides of great odd-- It was l tlurni; t three c them a!! th measure, my. is, cornua-- e service at )rite custc: action. hy ho was tr e my regr gh the Capt. Mt of the ce hands. : Tiiirty-f- hard-hittin- e 3 Courtney, of the Phillies, has the largest hands of any man playing ball The Pittsburg Club has released Ralph Savidge to Savannah and Fred Bridges to Springfield, 111. Dillon, formerly of the Brooklyns, Is doing some fine batting and fielding stunts In the Pacific Coast League. Manager Tenney says Jim Delehanty Is going to be one of the greatest out fielders In Ihe business this season. Hanlon is quite enthusiastic over his Superha aggregation and claims that his team will cause some surprises this year. iu descr of the k Durlf and. and tint teransud: llillcbrand. the Princeton player, has been placed on Pittsburg's regular pitching staff. Loever must show or go. Beckley has asked Club for ess of tit his release. the He St. Louis swears he n. est, souri T !: word lasssc' details to be d to a milk.' had tliro : he t:t i.e pe! pm on't pas sentinel, d and I degrees The present card eonsists of Points and degrees. The conversion cf one into the other is a natural result of the presence of both, but it Is not a necessity, as would be speedily ly. r. he same is breast dd tlrec! s In tir then? t was ttf recognized were the points omitted. Accuracy requires expression in degrees for courses, bearings and compass errors, and not in points, the use of the latter of a being k. you P" plainest r FlaB- - ntral battle oi in the u g of t! filch he fort depot. Yor S'cw curely on exh; w vice orlal I' Fiftieth cot the ic his'1 The to or a H nth larloti indiil to the C nd the f unv n r an duplication work. The present card of 360 degrees is divided Into 32 of these One, points. I equal to 11.25 degrees; a half point 1 equal to 3.G23 degrees and a quar- ter point to 2.8125 degrees, the circle being marked In degrees in each quadrant from 0 degree north and south to 90 degrees at east and west. In the grees are grad-hate- d Londay Railway Accommodation. In London railway stations boards are provided, on which letters or telegrams addressed to passengers may be displayed. proposed card the 360 dedivided into 36 divisions, so NEW FIELD FOR YOUNG WOMEN Comparatively Short Course Make Trained Attendant of Them. The young man In chambers and the young woman In her tiny flat are sub-jre- t to ailments like the rest of man-kinsays a writer in Leslie's Weekly. are very likely living alone, with-n- t relatives or near friends to help hem. ami they cannot afford to either house a professional nurse or to pay her price. Many of these, with a natu-Ishrinking from a hospital, are grateful foe the services of a trained Xendant who lives In her own place ,m attends by the day or week. This compaiu lively new profession epens up a large and. so far, nncrowd-r- e field for the yonng woman whom nature ha not endowed with a ape-retalent for anything else, and who reds must become a servant, a shop g flu am! young women an opportnnl-!'- f f,n living. To give this class of g els and young women an apportunl- ami also to aupply the demand "f trained nitcndunta In homea of jM'th rich and poor, training achoola aye established In several largo r'tlc tftdi r the niiHpIces of the Yonng omen' Christian association. The glnal school of this nature la In Bos-tj- ', l,,rR('st und most efficient In minttan, with an auxiliary In Brook- They mtei d Ulcere' ir fro isct f Bli H' i? ie et was ork. trilll wilt I 1(10 ihtl't A. K i' nr, bird rk fli ' d Central League Chatter. The Dayton club has signed Catcher Edmunds, late of the Columbus club, Jnd Overmeyer, who played the outfield for the Columbia Reds last by season, will be given a try-ou- t South Bend. pitcher of Wacker, a New Albany, Ind., signed by the Evansville club, has asked for his release and it has been refused him MeConnel of Wheeling, is at Franklin College, Tenn., to coach the baseball team for several weeks. This is his second year as their coach. Cecil Gray, the Frankfort pitcher, may not make good with Terre Haute on the slab, because of his injured arm. lie may play in the outfield. Freeman, the star twirler for the Golfer Vardon in Form Again. Paducah team in the Kitty League, TI19 former open championship golfprobably will be purchased by Evansis again In good ville. although the deal has not been er, Harry Vardon, form. Last week, playing over the consummated yet. course at Farnham new eighteen-holagainst Jack White, the present open champion, James Braid and his brother Tom, he tied with IJraid for the first and second prizes with a score of 75, which beat the record of 77 previously held by II. Vardon. The latter played the first twelve holes perfectly, but at the thirteenth he missed au Iron shot. At the sixteenth he pulled his second into the rough, but bis 73 represented fine golf. Braid played a brilliant long game, but White was right out of form. d 1 ing that Hart ought to take a trip around the country and meet men of the class of Gus Ruhlin. If he survives, they say, he will be better fitted to fulfill his ambition of meeting Jeffries. End of Terry McGovern. Terry McGovern, of Brooklyn, at one time greatest little fighter of his Inches In tho world, la down and out He will never again be able to answer the bell calling him to battle. "Terrible Terry, as the little fighter was dubbed when he was mowing down on after the other. Is a nervous wreck. It Is said to be Improbable that he will ever he the man he was either physically or mentally. Game. No Cadet-Tige- r Cadet Morrow, manager of the West Point football team, gave out the schedule of games arranged for Ihe coming season. The annual game with Princeton Is missing owing to the Inability to arrange a satisfactory date. Yale and Harvard play a week part. The date of Nov. 18 Is still open, aid will no doubt be reserved for the scrub team, for whom a minor college will be scheduled. STAR OF COLLEGE BASEBALL. e Race Schedule. Definite action has been taken on the program of races at the regatta at New Iondm, June 29. All three races will he rowed on the morning tide. In each Instance, however, a time Is fixed for an afternoon race should the morning conditions The varsity rare will he unfavorable. he started at 10:30 a. m., and the finish will be at the bridge. In case of postponement the rare will be upstream, starting at 6 p. m. Yale-Harvar- d Yale-Harvar- d MICHIGAN'S BASEBALL CAPTAIN. D i O'CONNOR. Few men who have led Notre Dame teams iu the past have secured the confidence of the college that is reposed in the third baseman of this O'Conyear's baseball aggregation. nor generally Is regarded as one of the best hackers of western college teams, but unfortunately a bad knee may keep him out of the game for some time to come. This will bo the young man's last yeaf at school and his record of three years on tho diamond has been brilliant. Ills batting pnd fielding averarcs have been far above the ordinary and much better than the other men of the team. Yale Runner In Fin Form. Yale track athletes held their annual spring meet April 15, and with the wind strong against them made first class time in the running events. Charles Hill, a sophomore, made the best showing by taking the mile run "Bob from Charles Alcott In 4:34 Twttchell took both the sprints by an eyelash from Robinson, the baseball third baseman, who left the nine only yesterday. Dray, who won the pole ault with 11 feet 1 Inch, was one ot the surprises of the day. 4-- - v jt... Vf will not play unless his salary Is re- 'v' 9 t- 'X , Vi 1$ it t V - r Some sixty years ago the Rev. Jacob e C, (loss accepted a call I the pastor-nlof the Congregational Church In Sanford, Maine. Mr. (loss went to Emery board with Deacon William household pending the arrival of bis manufagoods. The deacon was a cturer of tinware, nnd hail In his emMitchell, ploy u man named James Jim. "Uncle as known was belter who lie was a taciturn old fellow ami the terror of the small boys In the neighborhood. minOne tiny the dencon Invited the u ride around the village take to ister to see the sights, anil together they deawent to the tlnshop. where the he mi remain to him con requested fnele Jim was harnessed the horse, the parson busy at the bench and a watched him for a few minutes. and the parson not did speak Jim" 'Uncle the monotony thought he would relieve little a pleasantry, sltuntlon by of (he Mr. MUrhrll. arrn t ao he remarked : trade. you afraid 1 shall steal yourthink Td a d- -d sight quicker the In.youd steal my tools, replied James. ami ..iftde The parson walked away acquainted no further effort to become man. will) the deacon's hired cap- - American Jockey to Ride in Francu. Pat Freeman in a letter to a friend In Lexington, Ky., gives the following list of American jockeys, Including himself, who are under engagements to ride In France this year: J. Ransch, W. O'Connor, N. Turner, W. Lee, L. Russell, M. Garrigan, O. Hayes and C. Kelly. Freeman's present engagement does away with his prospective visit here In midsummer, and he will not return to America until next winter. Freeman says the opinion prevails In France that there is no In England the equal of M. Blancs Middle Park plate winner, Jardy, and the French look for this colt to repeat In the English classics the matchless triumphs of Gladiateur. The signature of Teddy Purcell, who Wh 'ling last year to play Imsls. Jumped Its Dinner to stored hall, puts the Stogies In Manager Collins, of the Boston Independent ns far as outfieldgood 111 es the work of Overall. shape pretty Americans, tied. will comet ers are fellow the big He predicts that Reports from Terre Haute say that muke good In fas) company. has secured a wonder for Wurrender of Providence, Dmm, . Manngir Jack SETTLER FOR THE PARSON. catch- a catcher to take Street's place be Elliott, secure pitcher to expects nnd shortstop Neal or Hall hind tho hat. He is a Valparaiso boy Pleasant Remark and Reply Ended the er MarshallNew Yorks, He will also se- by the name of Forney. from the Conversation. Eddie Poole, late of cure pltcty-baize-covere- 1 ittlee Iloh, mixture of alcohol and water, which helps to lessen the frltcion on the po'iit and also to counteract the motion of the ship when at sea. It is a rather singular fact that while the magnetic qualities of the loadstone are said to have been Known to the Chinese 2, (miii years before the Chrisiian era, and In Europe atxnit the twelfth century, little more is known alrtiut the dip and variation of the needle than in the days of Columbus. Modern science has defined certain lines of equal declination, or variation, as sailors rail it. In both hemispheres, lint there Is nothing actuallv known of the cause of the phenomenon. Why the needle for a series of years should trend to the eastward for a certain number of degrees, then return to the pole and trend for several more years to the westward is a problem that has yet to be solved. lug Its proper number from 0. or north. The cardinal and intercanfSl directions are emphasized In geometric figures. The object of the proposed change Is to omit the present system of points and fractions and to use sole a is proving field, Fight Would Be a Crime. San Francisco sports are not at all reticent In saying that Hart Is no match for Champion Jeffries. Some ot the sports een state that It will be criminal to send Marvin Into the twenty-four foot squared circle with Jeff. Others of the sports are free In declar- o National League News. i, short time ago and able general on the Ist Dave Ilrain has been elected captain of the St. Ixniis Cardinals. It is Hanlons belief that Doescher will be his best pitcher this season disttopi Hanlon May Fight Corbett. Eddie Hanlon, the famous little Cal- - j ifornla feather weight who has been a resident of Philadelphia for almost a year, will In ail probability again meet for a be a severe blow to the club's early Young Corbett, whom he fought world's championship when he was as an last he respects, proved year only 16 years old. Morris Levy, the excellent early season performer. California match maker, wired Hanlon and offered him a $12,000 purse to Southern Sayings. meet the former feather weight chamShortstop Dan J. Lowney of NashThe men have the privilege of ville, has announced his permanent re- pion. manner they splitting tirement from baseball. He has open- choose. the turse In any ed a doctor's office at New Bedford, Hanlon has been after a third enMass. with Corbett for some time, gagement Lave Cross of the Athletics, who make has seen most of the Southern League and the answer of Corbett will or break match. the teams in action, picks the New OrHanlon has begun to train in anticileans bunch to win the pennant this of the signing of the articles, pation year. which will be forwarded by Levy to Birmingham will have about the Corbett. fastest outfielder In the league with Dusty Miller, Hennessy, Murdock and Entries Not Up to Mark. Delehanty. The Infield, while not as week the entries to the two s Is a great deal strong as the classic fixed events of the Detroit stronger than the last year's quar- Grand Circuit meeting next July were tette. The hitters are better and made by Secretary Walter J. public fielders just as good. and The deal whereby Birmingham gets Snyder. The $10,000 Merchants twenty-twstake has Manufacturers Outfielder Delehanty In exchange for horses nominated by eighteen ownHenry Lynch has gone through, and ers. The $3,000 Chamber of Comrethe fast, player has merce stake for 2:24 class pacers has ported for duty. twelve horses nominated by eleven At a meeting of the Montgomery club. Major Steiner resigned as vice nominators. These lists are In a certain sense president of the club, and Mr. Ray a disappointment. They show a conRushton, the new attorney for the siderable an and unexpected falling Montgomery Street railway, was elect off from last Then there were years. Monted In Major Steiner's place. thirty-onnamed In the M. and horses gomery has good financial backing M and twenty In the C. of C. a total this year and if money can get a good of fifty-onas against thirty four this team we are going to have It, says the a loss of exactly 33 year per new of company cent. the management, who bought out the street car line. Three-- I League Tlpa. (' nnors at Blooiningtot. Manager cuunot say that I am going "I Affair. Asaoclatlon says: American I Ia-f- t Fielder Coffey will be turned to win the pennant, but will be up does. bunch that the Louisville. Herd among by buck to South Some little delay was occasioned at has sent Outfielder Minneapolis of Dubuque In the woik on the grand club Ottumwa the to John House stand through the discovery by Presithe Iowa State League. dent the lllues, of Gibson Keelcy that carpenters Pitcher Ralph seawere this and engaged by the contractor In strong is said to be big shadow. charge. After two days' controversy son. Ust yrur he he that the matter was udjnsted and work reannounced has Arthur Irwin and Frldnja sumed. will declare Tuesday season ladles day coming during the League News. This season promises to be an un"Vharley Strobe! Is now out of the He usually good one throughout the K. I. base ball game at Toledo for good. wish by T. was given his coin and good Ig)U Rutledge, of last year'a Cairo the people now In charge. will manage Hopkinsville this Catcher Monte Ilevllle, claimed by team, season. Rutledge is a Rood man and Milwauto awarded am! Kansas City has will do much toward giving Hopkinskee by the National Commission, and has signed ville a winning team. threat his made good IndcpendHugh Nlcoll prediets a one, two, with the Harrisburg (Pa.) three bunch Dir Peoria, while Donnelly fBpitcher John Fisher of the Indlnn- at Springfield, with many of last year'a to Hot Spring. pennant winners still with him, say polls club, has gout) lie hope nothing and rmlles significantly, while rheumatism, Buffering with beenthusiasm bolls around him. The condition there to get Into plajing rivalry betwon Springfield and Peoria fore the championship will will be intense th' season. of Usher loss under way. The BrooKl n. non-unio- , : r .nJ t; r ' MP J J f V- - w v, . . c: 1 ' More Praise for Rose. Ralph Rose, the giant California athlete, did great work at the Seventy-fourt- h regimental games at Buffalo, Bhot 4714 when he put the feet. Rose's feat Is IP tie short of map cions, after having ridden all the way from a town In Tennessee. Ho wa not off the train for more than an hour when ho competed. Buffalo Stakea Announced. Tho Buffalo Racing Association hat announced Its stake program for the thlrty-6ndays' meeting, which will be held at Kenilworth Tark. The stake close April 22. Tho chief staks will he the Buffalo Derby for which has a guaranteed value of K.-l.-- - Garrels Breaks Discus Mark. Johnny Garrels startled the Ann Arbor College by breaking the worlda record In the discus throw by nearly four feet. The record Is 127 feet 814 inches, held by Sheridan of New York. Garrels hurled the platter 131 feet 4 Inches, and that It was not a fluke was shown by the fact that bo followed It up with a toss of 127 feet. e $6,000. CIIAItLL F CAWHJEU. Although there has been a hoodoo hanging over the University of Michigan baseball team for several seasons, Campbell hopes to dispel this and develop a great diamond aggregation for the Am Arbor school. Campbell was i!ectad lo the leadership a Terry McGovern Goea Home. Terry McGovern, the pugilist, Is at his home In Brooklyn, where he will tako a long rest. He U suffering from a nervous trouble and It was reports he was coming for treatment In a sanitarium. It Is believed, however, that a complete mt at homo will restart him to health |
