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The Washington times., 1903-02-02
Departmental League.

The close Of the second series of the
Departmental League finds the strong In
terror team encouched in first place.
leading the Bureau quint by the narrow
margin Of one game. The latter team
is four games to the good of the Commits
sioners, who are IN third place. only five
games ahead of the Postoflce In the
second division the War Department
team, by virtue Of their three victories
over the Treasury FIVE, are now in sixth
place. one game ahead Of the latter. thu
Navy Yard leading the division and the
Census bringing up the rear.
The past week has Witnessed some
bowling Of a high order, although no re-
markable scores were made. To Captain
Sum. of the Interior team. belongs the
honors of the week, with an average of
213. His bowling for three games was
211, 213 and 215. His work was Of a con
sistent order. HeImerichs, of the Blu
reau team, Is second with an average
of 1852, while Lord, OF the same
team, IS close up with an average of 204.
his work, too, was consistent. as Is
shown by his games of 202, 2O4 and 2O6-
In the individual averages Bum still
leads the list. Lord second. Lefmbach
third. Garrett passed Douglass and took
fourth place from that bowler. Barr
continues his good work and has in
creased his average to over $50. and is
now in the fast company OF the league.
The Navy Yary-Census game sched-
uIed for last Monday was postponed until
tonight, thus giving the league five
nights of bowling during this week,
which marks the commencing Of the last
series Of the league. The interest match
Of the week will no doubt be that be-
tween the Interiors and Bureaus. on Fri
day night, and these games may decide
the probable outcome Of the race. unless
the teams of the second division upset
calculations by winning few Of their
games from the leaders, and as the War
riors, Treasury and Navy Yard teams are
putting up q good class of bowling the
games with these teams are not TO be
passed up by the first division.
Men who BOWED games during the
week of 200 and over were: Bum, oil,
213 and 215, Williams CWarTtors). 209;
De 70, POS; Smith, 215; Cooper. 207; Van
Hoeseu, POI; Helmerichs. PA and 2GS,
Hess. 227;. Lord. 202. 204 and 206: Hardie
206, and Garrett, zoo.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
RailwaY Relief Association.

In the Railway Relief Association
League last week the Four-and-aH Half
Street team, which was in second place,
won ali three OF its games from the Me-
chanical quint and forged ahead of the
Metropolitan five, last weeks leaders,
who went down in defeat in two OF the
three games bowIed with the Clerks or
ganization. The Four Half Street
boys now lead the league by three games
and the Nets are but four games to the
good Of the Clerks. who are in third
place. with a good margin separating
them from the Eleventh Streets. The
Clerks broke a league record during the
week past by bowling a 900 game.
Whitney still leads IN individual aver
ages by such a good margin that it Is
probable he will not be Overtaken this
season. Brown, Holt and Hawkins, the
next three leaders, did not bowl last
week. but retained their positions. Gar
Der took a big drop. while HameI moved
I'D three pegs
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AN IRISH HELEN.

Bridget Delaney, The principal house
maid o. the house of lords. has been
the subject OF bad blood between two
government departments. The office of
public works resolved, in order 10 mini
mize the danger Of life. TO limit the
number OF resident officials In the house
Of parliament, and January last. without
consulting the house of lords or the lord
great chamberlain. removed the furui-
ture of the principal h0usemaid from
her rooms. The lords were offended.
and al once opened a long correspond
euCe, which eliminated in an ultimatum
20 the chief commissioner of works that
If the furniture was not returned within
a month the lords would take measures
10 have the rooms suitably furnished As
the public works people have remained
c5durate the furniture has been BOUGHT
al q cost OF 1925. The wages of the
principal housemaid are Sc a week.
London News.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
"Y0UFG CORBETT" DECLINES
TO MEET JIMMY" BRITT

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Feb. After
being coTnered on his own proposition
to Jimmy Britt, and seeing no other wav
TO get out Of an immediate meeting with
the California wonder. Young Corbetr
has replied that February q would be
too early date for him TO think of max
ing 100 pounds for J Edward, and so the
match is of
Corbett's answer is characteristic OF
the champions methods since he won the
tile from McGoyern- He offered. how
ever. TO fight the winner OF the Attel-
HaHlou bout, as that looked like easier
game. he viii make 12S pounds 81 I
o'clock for them on the dare he refuses
10 accept Britt The Yosemite CIuD,
which has been conducting the nagotia-
tons. VIII decide what 10 do inlthe mat
ter. no winner having been decided Ia
the bout Friday night
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
CHAMPION LADY BUCK
DANCER TO GET MEDAL

Tomorrow evening at the Lyeeum The
ater. Miss Lulu Beeson, OF Sheridan
City sports Company. viii be presented
with q handsome gold medal Il VIII be
awarded her as the champion lady buck
dancer Of the world" Il was offered by
Richard K Fox. Of New York, and Is
valued at 500. The medal Is q work OF
art of its kind Miss Beesou, who is ap-
pearing al the theater this week. Sc
cures the medal embleuatic OF the
worlds championship after having met
and disposed Of the aspirations Of some
Of the best dancers on and of the stage
She Is ready TO compete with any lady
buck dancer in the world for $1,000 .
side The presentation OF the medal wiz
be made by some weU-known citizen.
Americas. Of Baltimore. one Of the
best Belterweight Wrestlers Of The
South. IS meeting au-coners this week
al the Lyceum TheateF. and contracts to
throw each one IN fifteen minutes. Amer
icus is popular IN this city
Tuesday night. Joe Grant has arranged
10 meet the Baltimore man, and a good
bout should be provided, as these men
wrestled last fall for an hour without
decision.
Manager Herman announces that II The
bouts are not clean and OF merit he VIII
refuse TO let them 90 on.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
OF INTEREST
TO DISTRICT BOWLERS

Parker, Commissioners. 236, 216, 30.
205 203. 201
TaIbert, Navy Yard. 233, 221, 2I9
Lord. Navy Yard, 232. 229. 224. PA. IA,
213. 210. 21O. POS. 207, 200. 204. 202. 2O2-
Shields, Navy Yard, 232, 217, 210, 204. :
Crist, Navy Yard, go. z26. PA.
Hess, Bureau, 227. 222. 900, PIT.
Meyers, Commissioners, 226, 225, 216,
POS. 20S. 204. 202. 200
Schreiner, Census, 226, 200
Garrett, Interior, 225. PA, I'll, 204, 202,
200. 200
HeImerichs. Bureau, 225, PA, 20S, POI,
200
Bishop, Postofiee, 225. 2O8. 2O4. zoo.
NeIIigan, Commissioners, 224.
Gould. Postoflce. 223, 21S, 217, 212, 200.
Land. Bureau. 222. oil, 208. POP
Lennon, Interior. 221. 218. 213. 213,
POI, 200, 200.
Ward. Postofice. 221. 203. 2O1. POI.
Cooper, Interior, 900, 207, 201, 200
Cogan. War, 220.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
Individual Averages.
BORE TEN TONS oF FRUIT.

The largest grapevine In the world
was one growing at Santa Barbara, Cal
There Is no record of its age at the time
1t withered and died a few years ago. but
from events connected with the family
upon whose ground It grew IT was be
Iieved 20 be seventy-five or one hundred
years old The measurement of It's
trunk is given as three feet ten inches
in circumference and the arbOr was
about seventy-five feet square. It's death
was believed to be premature, the result
OF changing the course OF a small stream
that had flowed near its Toots.-Chicago
Chronicle
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
Interior Team Wrests Lead
ership From Bureau Out
fIt-Fourand-a-Half Team
Passes Metropolitans in
Railway Relief Association
Bowling of the Week At
tanned High Standard.
Washington and St. Louis
Teams in Plate Printers
League BoWled Well.

There have been two changes in the
local bowling leagues the past week.
The Interior team, in the Departmental
League, broke the tie for first position
with the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing quintet, and now hold them safe by
two games. In the Railway Relief Asso-
citation League the Four Half
Streets forged ahead of the MetropoI-
Itans and now lead by three games. The
jolly Fat Men and the New Yorks still
lead the District and Plate Printers
leaPues
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
BIRTHPLACE OF LIBERTY.
Spots IN New England That Abound in
Interest.


If the most sacred buildings In Boston
and Philadelphia are properly rivals in
claiming the title Of the Cradle Of Lib
eTty. then here in the ChampIain Valley
of Vermont is surely the scene of its
birth. From this eyre, Rochester Noun
tain, one may see the great lake hat IS
the gate to the country" as the Indians
named Lake Champlain; one may see the
otter up which the paint sneared saw
ages cTepJ 10 make their muTderous at
tacks deep in Connecticut and MaSsa-
chusetts. one may scan where Ticoudero-
ga lies ia shameful abandonment, the
spot where Champlain fought the red
men Of 2g3 years ago. where the French
built their most important fort in the
chain that ran from Montreal to New Or
leans: where Amherst took il from them.
where our dashing friend and leader.
young Lord HOVE. fell ana was secretly
buried
It required but little imagination for
the mind s eve 10 see the path that Ethan
Allen and his handbook to gain at this
fortress. our first great victory in the
Revolutionary War. From where the
church spires marked the seats of Rut-
land. Pit5sford, Brandon, Whiting. Cas-
Teton, and Middlebury one fancied he
might almost see again the tall. rugged
mountain boys stalking the trails to
the rendezvous with Allen q Shoreham-
newly noted nov us the birthplace of
Levi Z Norton
All Of these villages are prosperous and
beautiful places t0day-the summer re-
sorts Of weIl-to-dO folk from score OF
distant cities. Even the edge Of the rich
valley. where the lake waters lap the
Vermont shore, now shows the beginning
of q UOyemeut to stud the lakeside and
the islands in the lake with fine summer
hotels and palatial mansions set in great
estates.-Harper' Magazine.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
A SINKING ISLAND.
Il Is Of Considerable Size and Has an
Unfathomable Lake.

Unfath0mable Lake.
Near the center Of The south Mauftou
Island IS The bottomless lake. The in
habitanJs believe this lake is the crater
Of an extinct volcano, and from this
theory has arisen the fear ths- The
origin Of the peculiar changes in the
island was seismic This lake Is en-
tlrely surrounded 10y dense woods. and
is almost two miles long. Like the har-
boz, its waters are as Transparent IS
glass II Is mysterious body Of water
and resembles the one In the old crater
OF Mount Shasta. IN California 1t Is
not fed by streams OF springs, although
its level has not lowered OF risen per
ceptibly during the many long years the
HOllanders have lived on The island
No exact survey has ever been made
By the Government officials but cas-
ual observation leads them to state shat
the level Of the little body of water
corresponds very closely TO the level
OF Lake Michigan. From this IL IS in
ferced that there IS subteFrauean con
Meeting channel The Hollanders argue
that this does not solve the problem
regarding the depth OF the water.
SOundiugs have utterly failed to deter
mine its depth Even very close 10 the
rim of the supposed crater the water
IS great many fathoms deep.-Chfcago
Inter Ocean.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
Ten highest averages
Total Aver Highest
Plate Printers League.

The Washington five in the Plate
Printers League bowled well last week
and cut down the Philadelphia teams
lead over them for second place. St.
Louis. too, bowIed we'll, and a margin
of but one game separates them from
the Washington quint.
Nav York is still at the head OF the
Les t.ue, where II viii probably remain.
Lord took the place of Land, who led
in individual averages. O'COnneT moved
from eighth 70 fourth place during the
week, while Johnston dropped from
fifth TO ninth position.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02

WORLD OF ATHLETICS.

Owen KImble, Of Louisville. the we'll
known bicycle rider, sails for Europe
today. where he expects to open the
racing season in March. Kimble, to-
gether with all the other American
riders who are to participate in the
French and other European races, have
received notification regarding the open
ing of the season in Paris. The ma
jority OF the riders VIII ride for the
Buffalo yelodrome, which opens on
March IS
Champion oarsman George Towns
writes to J. ". Smith. OF Co6ourg. the
weIl-known hacker of Jake Gaudaur.
that ne is not likely TO return from
Australia unless he should have q cham
pionship match on the Thames. and at
present there is no opponent in sight.
The annual meeting OF the National
Cycling Association viii be held at the
Astor House. New York city, next Tues
day. and on Monday the track owners
ald race promoters viii meet to COM
plete arrangement for the formation OF
the National Paced Circuit. the success
OF which now seems assured.
Tom jenkins has consented to wrestle
Jim Parr at Montreal. February Z, catch
as-eateh-can style, best two in three
falls.
One owner whose horses are at Mem
pbis Is busy trying to name the two
year-oIds. ard among the cognomens
picked out by him are Anarchist, John
Wilkes Booth. Guiteau, Czolgosz, Sui
eide. Homicide. InfaDticide, FratriciGe,
Regicide. self Destruction. and few
others. II the Jockey Club accepts any
Of them it viii sho~. poor judgment.
Harvard College apparently is not go
ing to lose the college championship tor
want of competent coaching, for Ches-
bro. the IS 900 pitcher Of the New York
Americans, is TO coach the Crimsens.
The international amateur indoor
speed championship skating races viii
be held in Pittsburs some time next
month.
Princeton is the first college to take
Up pony polo seriously. a team has
been formed and awaits faculty sane
ton.
Steve Geroux. of Chicago, has broken
another bowling record He rolled two
perfect games last Saturday. IN both
he had score of 300.
Cornell. College is jubilaat over he
81 500 whicn has recently been added
to the endowment fund. One friend
gave S50000. the largest single gift n
the history Of the institution. Fred ".
Prowne, CT Belle PLANE. gave $4,000.
The sum of $4,000 OF the s50,0 goo fund
necessary for the maintenance of the
Carnegie library has been secured and
work upon the foundation VIII doubtless
begin early in the spring. Thus the col
Iege is developing on the financial side
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
MEDICAL BUBBLES

Doctors have invented q new form Of
bubble Neuralgia, sciatica and Iumbago
are known to be affections OF the ends
OF the nerves which lie just under the
skin of the painful region. Il has been
discovered that by injecting air under
the skin the ends OF the nerves are
heightened and the pain relieved. The
bubble Of air IS pressed by the fingers
and caused to move about until all
parts are relieved. In dislocatious, frac-
lures and bruises the same treatment
has given relief-London Globe.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02

Now it is said that Walter Camp IS
not to desert Yale to engage in bust
ness. The famous authority draws
50, 600 from the New Haven college for
imparting his adyiCes TO the coaches OF
the various teams every year That
ought to help some in keeping the wolf
from the door
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
Scores Above 22o.

Leimbach. Postofice, 258. 24S, PA, 232
226, 202. 20i.
Hardie, Bureau, PSI. 2O8. 2O6, 2o3. POI
williams. Census, 256, 2O5.
Barr, Commissioners. 255, 228, 224, 224
2Is. 218. 30. 21O. 208. POI
De Yo, Treasury. 255, 216. us, PA, 212
2O9. 2OS, 202, zoo.
Bum, Interior. 253. 246. 222. 215. 213
2I1. 211, zoe, 202, POI, POI
Elliott. Treasury. 240. POS, 202, POP.
Allen, War, 236. 209. 209, 203, 202, zoo
200
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
Processes Ignorance Of Any
Turn in Affairs Of the
American League IN New
York.
Jaspeo Oval Repeated Site
Obtained By Young o.
Schedule for
Season Completed.

CHICAGO, Feb. president Johnson
processes ignorance Of any new turn in
the affairs OF the American League in
New York, as indicated by the reports
from there 10 the effect that a new syn
dicate was in the field with proposition
to back the new Gotham club. His in
formation on the subject was confined
to the newspaper reports and TO a dis
patch which he had received from New
York asking when he could come to that
city for. a conference with the wOuld-be
hackers.
President JOhnson's injured leg re-
scented the unwonted activity he imposed
upon it last Friday, and became so
swollen and painful that he was COM
PEELED to give it a complete rest. again,
but is confident Of being able to be out
again today with q little more caution
IN the use Of his leg.
# he leaves for New York tomorrow,
as he now intends, he viii be away dur
ing the conference of the joint rules and
schedule committees, which viii prob
ably be held in Chicago on Wednesday.
He has the draft OF the American
: OF his committee, and is apparently con
fdent little change will be necessary to
make it fit in with the Nationals.
There is another rumor in circulation
in New York as to where Clark GrifIIths
team will strive for the American
League. pennant next season The new
club. as the report goes has secured a
lease Of Jasper Oval, at 128th Street and
Amsterdam Avenue. The property be
longs to New York city, and is to be a
part Of Colonial Park. Il viii not be
needed for ten years, during which time
1t viii be leased to the American
League, so the story goes. Work has
been commenced on new diamond, and
the erection Of a fence has already been
started.
HanIon, Harry Goldman. and WiIbert
Robinson, who were before the Eastern
League Friday discussing the matter Of
a franchise for Baltimore. have returned
to the Monumental City and put the final
settlement OF the franchise question N
he hands OF q committee which VIII
meet IN that city Thursday. There is no
doubt that Baltimore will get the Mon
treaI outfit and that Hanlon viii be the
man to whom it is awarded. Goldman's
withdrawal from the contest for the
franchise sfmplifes the matter and It
only remains for HanIon and tie Mon
treaI contingent 10 get together.
Goldman. who made such an earnest
and active campaign for the franchise
feels that he has been unfairly treated
in this matter by the Eastern League
He secured an option in writing on the
Montreal club. signed by George c
Nicholson, the accredited representative
Of the Montreal club. This option was
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
MAY NOT ALLOW FTTZ
AND TEFFRIES TO


LOUISVILLE. Ky, Feb. IF there Is
no Interference by the city officials. JEFF
fries and Fitzsimmons viii show here
this month. Their manager has wired
for the situation as TO boxing ezhibi-
tons in this city, and all that stands in
the way of their coming is a permit
from Chairman Brennan, of The board Of
public safety.
The combination has been giving ex-
hibitiOns all over the Intermountain
States without moIestation. but instead
Of combining the boxing to between them
selves, they have been Offering a prize
10 all Corners whom they cannot stop in
four rounds. If this part Of the exhi-
bltion is eliminated they may get q per
nit 10 show here; If not. the city VIII
have 10 be dropped from their schedule
The Washington times., 1903-02-02

Clark Ball. the foxy exploiter OF
pugilists. has not spent all these years
in the business for nothing It Is claimed
his contract with MunToe says that the
miner shall not be matched for a fight
for one year. Ball is evidently wise
to the fact that when Muuroe does sign
his name to articles calling for his ap-
pearance in the ring the days of his
drawing power as a public idol are num-
bered.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
District League.

Tonight's match between the Jolly Fat
Men and Carroll Institute has been post
poned until Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02

J. ", Berthuruu, the man who Is bid
ding up all of Albert Simons' horses en-
tered IN selling races at New Orleans. is
the Chicago millionaire horseman. Lass
summer SimoDs bid brakes horses above
their. entered selling prices until the rich
plunger had to pay nearly $4,000 to re-
tain them.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
JOHNSON WITHOUT NEWS
OF BIG SYNDICATE

Endorsed by Pat Powers. president Of
the Eastern League. Goldman was in
formed at the meeting in New York that
his option was of no account. The East
ern Leaguers conteuded that one Charles
DooIey should have signed It.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
TURF NOTES.

To the ShuIelah steepIeehase. which Is
one Of the features of the Saratoga meet
ing. w. c. Whitney viii add a silver
cup valued al $500.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02

Frank Neil. the san Francisco bantam.
who defeated Clarence Forbes, is com
ing East to look for matches.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02

Much interest is manifested in the
fight scheduled to take place tonight be
tween Young Corbett" and Billy"
Maynard before the Washington Sport
ing Club CT Philadelphia. That Corbett
and McGovern both side-stepped May
nard earlier in the season, either per
soEaHy OF through their managers, there
is no denying. OF the three men Cor
bett has met, each stayed with him
Eddy Ieenny put up the best bout against
the champion, in that he did less holding
and tin-canning than the other two
The other two fighters whom he met
were "Crocky'' Boyle and Young Erne-
They both stayed the limit, That's all
they were there for. Erne was the most
fragrant offender, going to the floor time
and again to avoid punishment. In PAL
Hation OF his miserable showing, how
ever. it was revealed afterwaTd that q
cot in the hospital would have been the
proper place for him that evening, in
stead Of the squared ring. There are
many who think Maynard VIII gain de
cision over the champion and barrel
of coin viii 90 in on him.
The Informal conference Of the pTesi-
dents of the Western clubs in the Ma
tionaI Baseball League at Cincinnati
yesterday was without results. President
Hart. of the Chicago club, did not attend.
President Hermann, OF the Cincinnati
club; President Robson, OF the St Louis
club, and President Dreyfuss, of the
Pittsburg club. were in conference during
the day on various matters. but late
last night they said they had done moth
ing and did not expect to do anything at
this meeting, although they VIII be to-
gether again TODAY.
They are in favor of asking the West
ern clubs OF the American League to CO.
operate with them for an interchange Of
games before the championship season
opens, and there is no doubt that the
proposition Will be ACCOMPANYING with a
schedule of dates which Mr.. Hermann
has prepared.
The visiting presidents last night
spent the time with newspaper men at
dinner and entertainments as the guests
Of President Hermann, and there was
no formaIity about the meeting.
Edna Wallace Hopper intends to be
come a rival TO the millionaire breeders
of America. Through her agent, J. 5.
Mcdonald. She has purchased ia England
a son of St. Simon and daughters Of
Martagon, Childwick. Hampton. FTiar's
BaIsam (sire The Friar and Voter, St.
serf. Isonomy, GaIopin. GaIlenule and
Ben dor
All Of these nigh bred animals were 20
be shipped from England last week, but
a recent decision Of the government
taxes all such stock . per cent on their
value unless the animals are bought N
the name of their real owner. As they
were purchased in the name of J S
Mcdonald a transfer must be made
This VIII require some time The stallion
and mares viii, therefore. remain in
England until the summer. when they
VIII be imported and located ultimately
at Mrs. Hopper's ranch. near san Lean
dro, Cal, which was Inherited by the
actress from her mother. Mrs. Alexander
DunsmuiT, who died some tine ago.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02

Word has been received that the two
year-old Lord Common is dead. He was
the property of NJ. F. Mcdonald and IVES
under the management Of Henry Bal
com. The colt was well bred one, be-
ing by the famous Common, who won the
1000 Guineas Derby and St. Leger, and
who sold for 915.O 600 (about SO. 000) as
q three-y ear-oId.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02

Harry Slower. a turfmau. known all
over the West and Canada. has leased
Agricultural Park, Petaluma, Cal, and
will give a thirty days meeting in April
and May.