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The Washington times., 1902-05-18
TRACTION COMPANY
BOWLING LEAGUE
Complete Summary of the
Seasons Averages.
METROPOLITAN WON BANNER
Clerks Team Only One Game Behind the
Leaders-W. F. Ham Has Gold Medal
for Best Average and c. E. Brown Has
First Prize for High Score.

The Bowling League of the Washington
Traction and Electric Company Employees
Relief Association formally closed the sea-
son last Thursday night with the pre-
sentation OF prizes and the official an
nouncement of team and individual stand
ings for the season.
The league has become a permanent fix
ture, and with the years practice and
play to begin with, its next season should
bring 1t on even terms with its veteran
rival, the District League, Beginning the
season as novices. many of the players
have developed into very clever bowlers,
and their work has been entirely salts
factory to the league officials and team
captains.
The management OF this very pleasant
feature OF the big Corporations associa-
tion has done a great deal toward bring
ing the employees and the officers closer to-
gether. II has afforded all hands pleas
ant recreation and under conditions
which they could not have found ordi-
narily. The cost to each man has been
small. and the results must be beneficial.
There has been no opportunity for dis
sipation. Early closing OF the clubhouse
has been the rule. and the men feel better
with a night or day of to have a place TO
go to where in friendly competition they
may meet their coworkeTs.
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PRINTERS PLAY AT LANGDON.
Defeat Home Team TO- 4, and Are En-
tertained After tie Game

The strong team from the Government
Printing Office journeyed out to Lang
don. Nd. yesterday Afternoon and de-
feated the team from that place by the
close score OF to T. The affair was a
seven inning one, but was full of snap
and vim. and many brilliant plays were
made during its action. All of the Print
ers did good work with the bat. and the
1.angdontes also welded the willow in
good shape
The chief feature of the game was the
pitching OF Brown. one of the best and
speediest pitchers In local amateur cir
cles. He pitched superb game. and was
backed IN well by his messmates If
there was anything lacking in his pitch
ing there was not anything lacking with
his batting. In. a late inning when the
score was tied, Brown picked out an out
curve, and placed 1t wherc 1t could not be
recovered until he had completed the
four-bag circuit Havens also played a
good game in the short field and had
several difficult assists to his credit
The batteries were Brown and Hunt
Baxter aud Phelps, for the Langdons.
AT the conclusion Of the game Mr..
Baker. manager of the Langdon team, en-
tert.ined the Printers, and they spent a
most enjoyable time.
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H'TOWN.

Behind that apostrophe lies the story
| of the joke which a rich old Indiana
farmer played On the directors of a great
| railroad company. The farmer in question
| owned several thousand acres Of land in
| one body. When the railroad was built 1t
| was found necessary to cut through this
land. The right OF way agents went to
the old farmer and asked him to set a
price on a strip running through his farm
a few hundred feet wide.
He laughed at them and said his land
was not for sale at any price. He didn't
believe in railroads. anyhow, and didn
want one running through his property.
They offered him a huge price for the
land. for they had found other property
owners in the vicinity reasonable. and did
not care to start any condemnation suits
unless it was absolutely necessary But
the old farmer would not listen to them.
His income was twice as large as he cared
to spend and he rather enjoyed the po-
sition of blocking all the efforts of great
corporation.
The claim agents made up their minds
that they would have to start suit. and
were about ready to bring it when they
were surprised to get letter from the old
farmer
'If you'll let me name the town you are
going to build on my land" he said. I'll
give you all the land you need"
They accepted his terms with glee. or
course, they expected that his vanity
would lead him to name the town after
himself. and they were quite prepared
for that emergency. But he fooled them.
written agreement was drawn up and
signed and the deeds passed. Then they
asked him for his name. The old man
grinned broadly.
Well call IL Helltown." he said
They argued with him until they saw II
WAS useless. They could not back out, for
the papers had already been signed. Then
they decided they would get even in an
other way. They elided the second. third.
and fourth letters OF the name and put In
their place an innocent apostrophe. AMI
so the name of the village is "Htown" to
this day-Chicago Tribune.
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AMONG THE LOCAL
AMATEUR ATHLETES

as Drill was the best college catcher oi
the year before. he became professional
il would have been extremely easy II the
management had desired to do otherwise
than have a purely amateur team to have
overlooked his one mistake and continued
playing him. But, no, IL preferred doing
the correct thing. and. despite the fact
that this occurred only few weeks ago,
it seems TO have been forgotten, and in
situations are made anew from an entire
ly different quarter.
If Pennsy or any other varsity would
come out fat-footed and in sportsmanlike
manner declare itself and say which of
the players il has on the broiler it would
give Manager Thompson or the faculty a
chance to investigate and put the blame
where il belongs. In the meantime neither
Manager Thompson nor the Georgetown
faculty has been officially advised of any
action on the part of Pennsylvania which
contemplates the breaking of athletic re-
lations between the two supposedly
friendly yarsities.
Athletics at Y. M. C. A
Preparation for the Y. NJ. C. A annual
track and field games goes steadily on
and Mr.. Beckett gives his men all the
work they can stand at Association Park
and the indications are that some of the
local records will go by the board next
Saturday afternoon. To help strengthen
the wind of the runners Mr.. Beckett has
been taking the young men out on cross
country runs Monday and Wednesday
nights. and the runners have derived con-
siderable benefit from the work.
Mr.. Rideout is devoting a great deal of
time TO perfecting details for the prompt,
smooth working Of the big meet. He will
start it promptly at 2:30 O'Clock May "a
and will see to it that there are no un-
necessary delays. The program will be
a long one, but the contestants in each
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Is a Dangerous Sport.

Ill fortune has followed the leading four
riders OF the country back of motor pace
and many more besides these have al
ready suffered this season. Will c. Stin-
son. whose hard luck in 1900 was pro-
verbal, started his season with broken
collar bone and upon going to France met
with an accident to his eyes and was
compelled to return. Stinson finished last
season sick. being unable TO ride after
September 4. Harry Elkes. who started
last season with fall at Revere. which
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NAMING A HoOSiER TOWN.
The Story an Apostrophe Tells on Rail-
way Station Sign.

Indiana is full of towns with queer
names. But the queerest Of them all has
so far been left to languish in undeserved
obscurity. People who are acquainted
with that portion of Darkest Indiana
which lies in the immediate vicinity of
Charlottesville must have seen on the
signboard of little railroad station as
they rushed on by a limited train, this
astonishing name:
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Pennsylvania Made First
Entry for the Coro-
nation Games.
CALIFORNIA DEFEATED BY YALE
Unwarranted Reflection on
the Standing of George
town Players.
Y. M. c. A. MAY "a GAMES
Association Has Large Entry Lists-The
Spring Tennis Tourney-Indoor Cham
pion Team-National Guard Athletes.
Emerson Institute Baseball Champions

nounce its entry in the English corona
tion athletic contests is Pennsylvania.
The blue and red will be represented
by Capt John Westney in the 100 and 100
yard dashes; A. L. Gray in the pole vault
and running high jump; J. X. Baillie, jr..
half-mile, mile and two-and- -half-mile
steeplechase. and S. A. Allen, 120 and 220
yards hurdles.
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ATHLETICS SPORTS FOR THE AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL

left him with a partially paralyzed shout
| der. an accident which greatly affected mis-
| work Of the season, also went to France
| and late reports have IL that he Is In the
| hospital. Bobbie Walthour's front tiro
rolled of on the p-banked Atlanta
track and he was incapacitated for a time,
but escaped serious injury. Jimmy Moreau
met with a similar accident and was COM
PEELED to go to the hospital for three days,
his beauty being greatly marred.
McEachern's Terrible Death.
The horrible manner in which Archie
McEachern met his death on the Atlantic
City track while at practice last week. is
only one more example OF the chances
the pace followers take while affording
entertainment to the crowds and at the
same time earning livelihood for them
selves
Still More Accidents.
Willie Fem, the new pace following
star. met with a fall last Saturday. but
fortunately escaped with a few small
abrasions of the skin and little Jar. His
presence OF mind saved him. Jimmy Hun
ter suffered from a fall while in training.
CALDWELL fell in his race with Hunter and
his accident was serious. He is again
riding. These accidents but demonstrate
the dangers into which pace followers
precipitate themselves and serve to provo
the daring OF the men themselves. for no
matter how serious the accident they are
out and up again Just as soon as possible
a W heir nj raI h.-
their accidents. The middle distance
game is the fercest bicycle riding in
which men have ever been asked to take
part, and the present season promises to
be the greatest known in the way Of COM
petition. When fiercely fought middle dis
tance races are always very dangerous.
Nervy Joe Nelson.
The death of Johnnie Nelson. who met
with his disastrous accident in a paced
race. left absolutely not sign Of fear in
Joe Nelson. who became, IL anything,
more determined to achieve success In his
chosen field OF work. Young Nelson is
fatalist pure and simple and he looked
upon the death of Johnnie with a calm
demeanor. although. Of course. grieved
beyond measure that fate should have
taken Johnnie at such time when at
the top of his career. Grim determination
to gain the place left vacant by Johnnie
will make Joe a great rider even without
his splendid form and disposition. For
unately for him he was just rounding
nto his proper development last season
and By his patient work he quickened
hat developm mt until he gained. during
he winter. his full size, being now well
rained and developed athlete.
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PEDAL PUSHtRS ARE
ASSEMBLING HERE
Fast Riders Ready for Open
ing of Local Racing Season.
PACE FOLLOWING DANGEROUS

iii Fortune Has Followed the Most
Famous Riders of the Country - One
Minute and Thirty y-fve Seconds Is
Not Considered Very Fast Time Now
adays to the Up-to-Date Follower of
Pace-Interesting Gossip of the
Wheeling World.
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Emerson Institute Athletics.

The members OF the Emerson Institute
Athletic Association are delighted with
the showing of the ball team this sea-
son. II has had merry round Of vic
tories and is looked upon as the probable
winner of the local school championship.
Last week II defeated Central High
School, which has already beaten the
Easterns, who won from the Westerns.
Indeed the Emersons have beaten the
EasteTns three times. Another victory
WAS added when Technical was beaten last
week TO 4. 1t only remains now for
Emerson to beat Business and tho school
championship will be won.
The track and feld men are taking hard
practice for the Y. NJ. G. A.. May "a,
games. and they hope TO come away Win
ners In several events.
The relay team which made such a good
showing at the Georgetown games is in
fine shape and promises TO make every
relay on the opposing team do his best
to win out.
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Indoor Champion Team.

The team which won the all-sround in
door athletic championship Of the asso-
citation has been photographed. The pic
ture, OF which a cut is given in this issue
will he framed and hung in the trophy
room. The team consists of Capt W. j.
Gleason. A. J. Decker, J. C. Spaulding and
L. Connor.
The team in nine contests earned a total
of 1901 points. as against 1867 for the
second team The individual totals scored
are as follows: Gleason, 1925; Spauld-
ing. 1l62. each in nine contests, Decker,
$40 in eight contests, and Connor 5S5 in
five contests. Gleason with his score
easily earned the individual championship
honors. and is the best l-aroand IL
in the association
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New York was given third place out Of the
tie fov having 4 greater total OF pins than Wash
inStoA
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Team Averages in Thirty Games.
Highest Individual Games.
Standing of the Teams.

T. Helmerichs St Louis .....-.............. 225
A. J. Hess, Chicago Observation-Disclosures. 22t
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The Bowling Committee.

Much of the success of this league is
due to the untiring efforts of the bowling
committee. which consists Of Messrs. Ed
ward Mccarthy, chairman; X. E. Lee. c. E.
Brown, T. a. Green, G. Z. Dwyer, and II.
G. GilpiB.
Mr.. Brown is an expert bowler and one
of the cracks in the District League, and
he aided many of the Traction bowlers in
their work. and his coaching has done
much toward bringing the league bOwlers
to do the clever work the official aver
ages shc-.
The teams are known as General on
GERS. Lighting Companies. Anacostia and
Potomac. Mechsnicals. Clerks, City and
Suburbans. and Columbias.
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The official standing of the teams. as
anpounced at the league meeting, is as
fallnNS:
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Metropolitans Won Out.

The season has been full Of surprises.
and the winner of the championship was
in doubt until the last night of the sched
ule, when. with the Clerks two games to
the good, the Metropolitans in their set
with the Mechanics won the three games
and the championship. single game won
separating them from the Clerks.
| The Lighting Company was counted as
proby5le factor. but its losses earlier in
the season weakened its chances and it
closed in third place, and there began a
new class. for the next nearest team in
fourth place was 200 points in the rear.
w. F. Ham Best Average.
The handsome banner donated by the
Traction Company was won by the Metro
politan team for winning the champion
shio.
Mr.. W. F. Ham wins the gold medal for
best individual average with 1921 for 30
or more games. Mr.. Holt second. with
l54.3i. Mr.. C. f. Brown had highest ay-
erage, l15.6. but II was for less than 80
games and does not entitle him TO a prize
He wins first prize for highest single
score. 226, with Mr.. DodsOn second 220
Winners of Prizes.
night at the club rooms by vice president.
Gen. George II. Harries and the occasion
was a most enjoyable one.
The winners Of prizes and their donors
are as follows:
Handsome banner by Metropolitan team,
donated by Traction Company.
Gold medal. donated by f. G. Hines
Highest individual average. 30 or more
4ameg won by w + Ham.
.roid medal. donated by Castelberg Ma
tional Jewelry Company, second highest
average. won by +. Holt.
One hundred Robert Mantell cigars, do
mated by E. s. Cochran. highest individual
score. 20 or more games, won by C. E.
Brown.
Silk umbrella. by Lansburgh & Bro. sec
ond highest individual score. won by ].
W. Dodson.
Smoking set, from Mr.. George w. De-
rene. highest average strikes, won by S.
A. Bechtel.
Bowling ball and case. Brunswick
Blake -Collender Co. highest average
spares, won by r. Elliott.
Siv valuable prizes were awarded as
follows:
To the players of each club who made
the highest average in 30 games OF more,
winners of gold medals barred; the player
making best average TO nave Hrst choice,
second best to have second and so on.
Handsome Smoking Jacket. presented by
Littiefeld. Alvord 4 Co.. won by X. Ell
liOt.
Sweater. donated by Friedlander d
Bro. won by Mr.. Johnson.
One pair of fine shoes. donated by Hahn
& Co, won by J. Hitchcock.
One hundred cigars, by Frey Bros. won
by Mr.. Hawkins.
Carving set. donated by Barber & Ross, |
won by p. Crosby.
Cardigan jacket, donated by NJ. & n.
Luchs, won by Mr.. Horing.
Official Averages and Totals.
The complete summary of individual
averages, total pins, strikes, and spares
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Highest Individual Games.
Official Standing of Teams.

c. F. Brown Observation-Disclosures. %.
). W. Dodson -....-..................... 22l
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Official Averaees and Totals.

averages. total pins anad strikes and
spares bowled by each player during the
season as officially announced is as fol-
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event are OF such high class that the af-
fair will be Interesting all the time.
Association Entries


Entries have been received from Balti-
more, Philadelphia, Wilmington, York,
and other y. NJ. C. A. and college centers,
and some of the visitors come as record
holders.
The association itself will have a large
number OF entries and some very clever
ones.
Among these are: Spaulding, Burruss,
Graham, Dallas, Kerr, Pitchlyn, Richard
son. Grain. Gleason. Fewkes, Parker,
Bateman, Fontaine, GoIld. Loughran. Bic
laski. James, Cheseldine, Bopp. and Orme
The medals, gold. silver, and bronze,
are for fob wear. and are decidedly pret-
ty. Some OF them are on exhibition in
Droop's window.
The gymnasium classes close about
June to 3. but the gym will be open
all the summer for such members as de-
sire TO take individual exercise or play
yolley ball and other light games.
Spring Tennis Tourney.
The annual spring tennis tournament.
open TO members. begins tomorrow at
i:50 o'clock at Association Park. Seven
teenth and c Streets. All the prelimi-
naries and semi-finals will be played
there, and the finals at the courts next
the Association Building. II will be
scratch event. and promises to be of
more than ordinary interest, as IT brings
together some OF the best local players.
Drawings Will be had tomorrow, and
this and the management OF the tourney
will be under the direction of Mr.. w. J.
Foss, chairman of the tennis committee
Following are the entries: Messrs.
Hoge, Imbrie. Gobeigan, Clark. Green,
Ludwig Ferris. Willis. Morris, +. Van
Vleet. S. Van West, Brush, W. L. Clark,
Fishball, White. Decker. Cook. Hatch,
Lincoln, G. p. Wood, Smart, p. o. Smith,
J. II. Barnes, Webb, J. l.. Barnes, and Nc
Csuley.
The next important game scheduled for
the baseball team is with the Southern
Railroad, for May 90
Indoor Champion Team.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-06

Lord Roberts has set good example
in refusing to pay the heavy fees which
are entailed by being created Knight
of the Garter. Lord Roberts argues
that the honor was conferred upon him
as a reward, and he does not see why
he should be forced to pay large sum
out of his private purse in unnecessary
fees to various officials. If every reel
pient of the honor stood out as boldly
as Lord Roberts, a reform in these mat
ters would soon be accomplished. The
whole system of fees for honors is an
outrage and is a relic of an impecuni-
GUS past, when such things were dis
tinct source of income to the sovereign.
James 1 used to hawk round baronet-
cies at $1,000 apiece. Every little prince
ling in Europe hawks about some or
der, and under our royal dispensation,
orders cost from $3.50 up. Thank good
ness there is no such folly in the Unit
ed States, and it's citizens are in many
cases protected against themselves.
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MAsCAGNrs DIsCoRD.

AS a true musician Mascagni ought
not to try to make international dis
cord.-Omaha Bee.
Seems to us Mascagni is creating a
good deal of discord for a man who
ought to go in for harmony.-Atlanta
Journal.
Judging from reports, Mascagni must
be a good deal more of a crank than
his genius" entities him to be.-Mon-
tana Record.
AS one views the apparent failure of
Mascagni one is forced to the conclu-
sion that there must be something the
matter with the composers hair.-Ro-
chester Herald.
1t is to be hoped that Signor Mascag-
nj will not write a book about Ameri-
cans when he gets back to Italy. He
can hardly be in the mood to make il
flattering.-Boston Globe.
Mascagni was perfectly comfortable
so long as he let the street piano boom
his business, BY this time he probably
places a higher value on mechanical
devices as compared with human labor
Washington Star.
Mascagni has improved on the old
methods of free advertising. Instead of
| having his diamonds stolen he has haC
| himself announced as a "casus belli'
between Italy and the United States.-
Philadelphia Press.
The Italian government needn't wor-
ry about Mascagni. The experience he
is getting don't do him any harm, and
ought to give him a lot of ideas for a
good comic opera, which, after all, is
the acme of musical prosperity.-Indi-
annapolis.
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evidently been far more bounded" out
of her property by Davis and Judge
Gear. 1t is a pity that the case cannot
be more thoroughly exposed. The fee
giving which has been going on of late
has developed into a cause for scandal
and rightly or wrongly some very Sc
rious charges are made
Davis can make the most he can out
of the word questionable" as applied
to him by the Supreme court. Few
men like to have such a stain upon
their professional character but then
the bulk of men have a character to
stain.
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ONLY DAVIS.

1t is pretty strong language, which
was used by the Supreme Court when
characterizing the fee Of $1,000 which
had been allowed by Judge Gear to
Lawyer Davis in the Nobrega divorce
case and the whole affair as question
able" The case was not properly
brought before the Supreme Court and
so the Court could not act, but the
court expressed some strong views.
Davis had been allowed $1,000 as a fee.
Mrs. Nobrega objected and employed
counsel to oppose what she considered
an extortion. Davis Immediately roar
ed about professional ethics. Lest the
words of the court should be forgotten,
the following quotation is given. The
court said: 49,.
1.-THE argument of professional eth
les is certainly a strange one to come
from that side. 1t would more properly
come from the other side. The in
terest of counsel in this matter of his
fee is adverse to that of his client and
yet he contends that he should be per-
mitted to represent both himself and
her, tnat IS, DOLn sizes, ana lldI she
should be denied all opportunity to as
sert her rights until she has yielded
them all to him adversely and deprived
herself of the possibility of receiving
any benefit that she might otherwise
obtain by pursuing her remedy. Fur
Their comment on this branch of the
case is unnecessary"
After such a scathing rebuke we shall
probably hear of Davis bowling that he
is being bounded" by the Star, or by
the missionaries. Mrs. Nobrega has
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-06

bassy in London attempted to kidnap a
Chinese reformer. 1t is also a marked
characteristic of Chinese diplomats that
though they receive all kinds of atten-
lions in the Western capitals, they sell
dom show like attentions to foreigners
on their return to China. Among minor
appointments a much narrower type of
Chinese is found. The proposal to have
Mr. Ahlo as Consul here, would have
a good effect, since Mr.. Ahlo is a Chi
nese gentlemen of very broad views
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-06

The Chinese Foreign Office is fear
fully and wonderfully composed and it's
appointments are also extraordinary
In many cases very able and intelligent
exemplifed in Minister WI at Wash
ington, but in other cases very narrow
and bigoted men are chosen. 1t was
not so long ago that the Chinese en-