The following events occurred in February 1914: February 1, 1914 (Sunday) The Imperial Japanese Navy set up a commission to investigate allegations of the Vice Admiral and other receiving illicit commissions on foreign contracts. The Tanganyika Railway reached Kigoma, German East Africa, (now part of Tanzania). The Aero Club of America announced plans to sponsor an around-the-world airplane race. Canadian Arctic Expedition – Alistair Mackay, the expedition's medical doctor, along with three other members of the expedition crew, wrote and signed a letter dated February 1 for Karluk captain Robert Bartlett stating their desire to leave "Shipwreck Camp" – the temporary site the crew made shortly before the polar exploration ship sank in January: "We, the undersigned, in consideration of the present critical situation, desire to make an attempt to reach the land." The letter requested appropriate supplies, and concluded by emphasizing that the journey was on their own initiative and absolving Bartlett from all responsibilities. World Baseball Tour – The tour reached Cairo where the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox played to a tie of 3-3 after 10 innings when the game was called on account of darkness. The Argentinian association football club Patronato was formed in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina. Born: George Nissen, American gymnast and inventor of the trampoline, in Blairstown, Iowa (d. 2010); A. K. Hangal, Indian freedom fighter and character actor in Hindi language films, in Sialkot, India (d. 2012); Jale İnan, Turkish archaeologist, lead excavations of Perga and Side, Turkey, in Istanbul (d. 2001) Died: Albert Günther, German-British biologist, credits to identifying close to 350 reptiles (b. 1830); James Grant Wilson, Scottish-American publisher and author, president of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (b. 1832) February 2, 1914 (Monday) The Union Party of the Faroe Islands retained power in following partial elections held in the southern part of the island nation, with 12 of the 20 seats in the Løgting. World Baseball Tour – Players with the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox toured the ancient Egyptian wonders of Alexandria in their baseball uniforms before the Giants trounced the White Sox 6-3 during an exhibition game of 5,000, more than double the crowd in Cairo. Members of an association football club in Belém, Brazil protested against a decision of the national football federation by terminating the team and refounding it as the Paysandu Sport Club, which won three national titles