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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-29
RICHMOND LIBRARY
IN BAD CONDITION
Books Missing, Others Mutilated-First
Report Of John P Kennedy,
Librarian.

The appointment of John P Kennedy
as State librarian of Virginia has served
to bring TO light a most deplorable con-
diticn of affairs in the State library
at Richmond.
Mr.. Kennedy was offered this posi-
ton something more than year ago.
while employed in the Library of Con-
gress here. His first annual report
which has just been published, shows
that there are in the library but A3.272
volumes, when it was supposed that
there 5000 volumes.
Some of the most valuable of the
books have been cut to pieces, among
them being Audubon's "Quadrupeds
Mr.. Kennedy has also found that no
record has been kept of the loan of a
large number OF volumes, which are
missing.
The report in part is as follows:
''Forth-three thousand. two hundred
and sevcnty-twO volumes is the full
strength of the collection, exclusive IF
7,150 pamphlets. Seven thousand two
hundred and ffty-six of this number are
Government and State publications. ana
are interstate exchanges. while at Least
900 represent presentations from indi-
viduals, societies, etc, reducing the ac-
tual number of the purchases 10 $1,000
volumes.
Using this as basis to determine
the value to the State represented BY
each book, places the amount at frac-
ton above so This figure is re-
duced, however. TO approximately 81 per
volume. when considering the portrait
collection. furniture, publication of Viz
GINA state papers, purchase of pam
phlets, and other expenses Of the library
from its formation to date as not eX-
ceeGing $S1, 600 each year of the life of
the library This sum is far in excess
of the value of the library, volume fer
volume. today.
Another feature of great annoyance
is noticed in catalogue entries OF. books
which are not TO be found; this is evil
denced by several books having been
returned during the year which are not
recorded as having been loaned, wnie
the pamphlet collection of the library,
comprising many rare and valuable pub
LEGATIONS, has been herded together with
no catalogue representation 20 indicate
its nature or extent
THAT it viii require time and much
labor to ameliorate the condition of the
library Is most apparent"
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

730 Seventh Street northwest-Anna NJ.
Liesmann ct viz. Charles, to John B.
HarrelI, lot 1s4, square $50. SO
Thirty-fifth and NJ Streets northwest
Emma McCahill to Clarence Z. Ernest.
lots 90 and 81. square 1904, so.
Q and Half Streets southwest-Na-
tional Safe Deposit, Savings. and Trust
Company ct al, trustees, to Samuel
Howison, original lots l and Il, square
656. s., 054- 90
B Street northeast. between North
Capitol and First Streets-Preston s.
Smith. trustee, ct al. to Samuel w. Cur
riden. part lot Is. square Csc. so.
Kenesaw Avenue, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth Streets-Frank A
O'Donnell ct Tx. TO Harry Wardman,
lots i, Is. and part lot II, block 80. Co
iumbia Heights, SO.
Moore and B:.rbour's second addition
George n. Bel to Alexander Schafer,
lots is. 40, and 80. block S, SO
Moore and Barbour's additiOn-David
Moore ct ux. to William III. Russell and
w. Wallace Chtswell, lot a. block 4. SO
Eighteenth Street extended Gate NJ.
Ramsay ct vir. Martin NJ, to Antonio
Sambataro. part lot %. block Z. Wash
;ngton Heights, SO, 403.13.
Willard Street northwest, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Streets
" lillian T. Kellogg ct uX. to Matilda a.
stevens, let d, square Isl, Z, go.
clark Mills estate-lra J. Baker ct
uX. to Florence NJ. Baldwin, part lot &c,
$50.
Fifteenth Street southeast. between =
and T. StrectS-Central Trust Company
OF Maryland to Edward A. Muir, lot H.,
square 1872, $40
Kenilworth-Alien w. Maiiery ct al.
trustees. to Lulu p Mallory, lot .. block
l.. SO. Lulu p. Mallory TO Alien w Mai
lery. same property So
Alley between i and i, Twentieth and
rwenty-iirst Streets-Martha : Levy ct
Sfr. James T., TO H. Porter Davis lot s..
square 7e, SIC.
Sixth Street southwest, between NJ and
NJ West lot :. square fT9 80
Second Street northeast between East
Capitol and y Streets-John A. cutter,
trustee, to Robert r. Mahorney, part
original lot g. square rs. SIS
Bloomingdale-George F. Newton e
ux to Frank E. Wright, lot l G, block
10. $3.50.
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Grant ThrOuv1 Once
In Bout With Barr
Washington Man Lost Fall, But Won Fast
est Match of the SeasOn-Double Elbow
Roll Was Wonder.

It will be many a day before Joe
Grant, TIE Washington wrestler, meets
man as fast and as clever as Eddie
Barr, of Cincinnati. whom he threw
last night at the Washington Light In
fantry Armory.. before a large crowd.
Grant got the last two falls, and he
had TO keep busy all the time in order
to win. A number of the spectators be-
Heve that If Barr had been thoroughly
trained he would have defeated Grant
When he was fresh he put it on the
Washington man to some extent and
kept him going at q rate which showed
the Westerner to be dangerous, but
Barr had not taken Grant seriously
enough to train hard for him, and after
ten minutes the fast pace made him
blow. In the latter part of the bout he
was constantly getting weaker, and
when it was all over he was a mighty
tired athlete, while Grant was still
fresh and strong.
First to Throw Grant.
Barr gained the first fall in fifteen
minutes and twenty seconds by crotch
and Nelson hold. 1t was the first time
Grants shoulders have been on the mat
this season, and the crowd sent I'D a
0Ai w oPpioHdi u liie FlSltor 5 skill
Ee had done III q few minutes what
Americas failed to do in an hour, al
though Americas agreed TO throw Grant
three times in an hour. Twice before
the final hold was obtained Barr had
Grants shoulders within an inch of the
mat, and once they were so close that
there We're some who thought that Barr
had gained fall. bEt in both instances
Grant, by a splendid display of neck
work, managed to get out of difficulty.
Barr very best trick was a double
elbow roll" which puzzled his opponent
and delighted the spectators by the
clever manner in which it was executed.
This complicated movement consisted of
a combination of roll and head spin
Barr would suddenly begin to fly
through the air and when he landed
Grant was on the bottom, and it was
the Cincinnatian who had the Nelson
The constant use of this maneuVer puz-
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DllatiOn Of the Stomach

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oppression III the pit of the stomach s.st;
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! zied Grant, who never knew whether he
had his man nearly down or whether ne
himself was in imminent danger He
said after the match that he proposed
to Immediately acquire some inside IN
formation about the double-eibow roll
Barr Tired.
In the second round Grant became
more aggressive. He had no trouble in
getting good holds on Barr, but that
athlete broke them or came out OF them
with Grant on the bottom. until ne be-
gan to tire. when Grants attack became
more effective. In eight minutes and
forty seconds Grant had obtained a fall
by a half Nelson and leg hold after his
famous scissors hold had failed a num-
Der of times.
The ten minutes rest was big help
TO an oIdtimer like Barr and he went
into the third round with a vim, but
although he broke Grants holds easily
and in turn got Grant in bad FIX sew
eral times. he began TO weaken after
quarter of an hour and Grant got the
third fall by a cross bar and leg hold
in Is minutes and 20 seconds.
Another Match Planned.
Barr made speech saying he had
no kick coming but would like 70 meet
Grant again and Grant accepted the
challenge When they do come togeth-
er again they should draw the largest
house ever seen at a wrestling match
in this city. Barr said in the dressing
room that ne was surprised 70 find
Grant so strong and only stopped on
in Washington TO pick up a little easy
money on his way to begin his North
ern tour
The preIiminaries were fast and all
were won in short order Harvey Tyr
rell had no trouble in throwing Becker,
of the LenoX Athletic Club. in min
utes and seconds and minutes fiat
Jack Spaulding maintained his reputa-
ton as a likely conner in the lightweight
class by throwing Young Critic in
minutes and in > minutes and 10 seconds.
Patrick F. OConnor was referee and
gave entire satisfaction, despite the
number Of close decisions. Z. Lawrence
Phillips was the announcer. He an
nounced, among other things, that Joe
Grants next opponent viii be Max
Wiley and that the match VIII take
place on January 6.
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P!ENING AND ICEBERG
In WRESTLING MATCH

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Finai details
Tor the Egeberg-Piening championship
wrestling match were consummated
last night when the rival wrestlers met
and decided to wrestle on January IS at
the Grand Central Palace An effort
was made to secure Madison SQUARE
Garden for this important match, but
no open date could be had until next
March.
Egeberg and Piening will meet under
the same conditions Of their last match.
when the giant Dane captured the
American championship by winning
two falls out of three. The match was
one or the most sensational ever seen
IN this city, and the men appeared so
evenly matched that a return meeting
between them was demanded by the
many followers of the sport
Piening is now at PeekskilI TRAINING
Tor the match, and this time he saws he
Will be In perfect condition for his t,Is-
sic with the giant Dane, whom he
claims took him somewhat by Surprise
ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-29
VICTIMS OF FIRE LOSS
SUE FOR INSURANCE

Harry I. Waters. as administrator of
the estate Of Sarah NJ Waters, has be-
gun suit against the Potomac Insrr-
ance Company, Of the District of Co.
lunbia, and the Lincoln Fire Insurance
Company, of the District of Columbia
tor the recovery of SO. 800.
This sum is alleged to be due from
the companies sued on account Of the
destruction by fire on December 20, 1903
OF the household furniture and effects
OF Sarah n. Waters. The property was
In the dwelling house upon the Clag-
gett Place, at Brightwood Avenue, near
the District line
The declaration, filed by Attorneys
Lambert & Baker, sets forth that on
June Is. 1888. the deceased took ont a
policy of insurance with the Lincoln
Fire insurance Company, of the Dis
triet Of Columbia. for the sum of s., 500
't-ea'' tho rrorcrtv mentioned. and paid
500 as premium for five years, to June
j. 1904 December .. 1903. the house
was destroyed by fire. and the contents
TO the value of over $4,000 was also de-
stroyed.
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EVERY FORM OF SPORT
FOR CHICAGO STUDENTS

CHICAGO. Dec. 29.-New ideas of COL
lege athletics of President William r.
Harper, Of the University Of Chicago.
and Athletic Director Alonzo Stage will
be attempted at the Midway at the be-
ginning of the winter quarter. which
starts January g. Acting Director DR..
Joseph E. Raycroft has planned to in
stall a new system of athletics and to
give II firm foundation before the re-
turn Of Coach Stagg to his duties
The new system Is branching-out
process Every department of amateur
athletics, including not only track work,
basketball. water polo, and baseball, the
more popular sports, but indoor base
ball, handball. wrestling tumbling,
every form of gymnastics, fencing, box
ing, Ice hockey, and every sport known
In America, viii be introduced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-29
CHADWICK" CHECKS
FOR XMAS GIFTS
Washington Man Receives Half Billion
Dollars in Draft as Imaginary
Money.

Cassie Chadwick checks as Christmas
gifts are the very latest.
Large numbers of imitation checks
made out for fabulous sums and signed
Mrs Chadwick were sent out all through
the country this year. One prominent
official in Washington, who has friends
living in Ohio, received a check duly
made out which recorded the sum OF
$500, 000. 090
1t is said that the Washington mans
eyes nearly popped out OF his head when
he first opened the letter in which The
check was contained and saw the name
with which il was signed. Later on
when a telegram of explanatlo n came ne
regarded X as "a pretty good practira
joke and showed it to his friends
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-29
TWO BIG DEEDS OF TRUST
ON APARTMENT HOUSES

Two of the largest deeds of trust
ever placed on record in the District
were filed in the Office of the Recorder
Of Deeds yesterday One was for
S250,000 on the Rochambeau apartment
house, the other for $4,000, on the
Cairo. In both cases the money was
loaned by the Mutual Benefit Life In
surance Company, of Newark n. j,
whose local financial representative in
Washington. Tyler & Rutherford, nego-
t1ated the loan The rate OF interest
is Az per cent for the Rochambeau,
and 4-l0 per cent for the Cairo.
The deeds Were executed by Francis
II. Duehay and wife in the case of the
Rochambeau, and by J. J. Darlington
and George z. Fleming, trustees, in the
case Of the Cairo. Neither transaction
has any special significance, according
to the statements Of the parties In in
tereSt-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-29
FOOTBALL s. BOWLING g RACING & ATHLETICS g BOXING
Washingt0nidn Chosen
For ALl-An1erican Team
"V' Stevenson Selected as Best Quarterback
in the Country-BriIIiant Work in fiar-
ward and Columbia Games

For the first time in decade Wash
ington has a representative on the All
American eleven.
To W Stevenson, the Capitol Hill
young man who made such an enviable
reputation as the quarterback on the
winning Pennsylvania team. belongs the
honor of being the first man since Phil
King. who claims this city as his home,
chosen as the best player for his posi-
ton in the country.
Started at Peabody
Stevenson first attended school at the
Peabody Grammar School, where he
graduated. He never entered the local
high schools, but after leaving the gram
mar school he went to the Bordentown
Military School, of Pennsylvania. II
was his intention upon leaving this in
stitution to enter one of the large uni
versities of the East, but instead he
went to Ithaca, n. Y, to put IN one
more year of prep schooling. Late
last fall he matriculated at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, and immediate
~ went out for the varsity eleven
At the beginning the Washingtonian' S
chances seemed none too bright, as the
Quakers had in Corson a veteran Of {
full years experience, and 1t was hardly
thought that he would be suppianted by
the little freshman. Up to the game
with Columbia Stevenson had been q
member of the meek scrub eleven, but
his work had attracted the attention OF
DR.. Williams, the head coach, who de-
cided to give the little man a chance
From then on Stevenson's work wa
one of the brightest features of Penn s
play. In the game with the New York
ers he electrified the thousands
Franklin Field by his long runs and fine
genera1ship. After the game 1t was
unanimously agreed that Stevenson was
the hero and that his position on the
team was secure.
Star Against Harvard.
While the Washington athlete had
done beautiful work in the Columbia
contest it was in the Harvard game that
he really made the name for himself and
placed himself ahead of all other as
pirants for the All-American eleven. Fol-
six years Penn had gone down to defeat
before the Crimson forces and the an
nual games had become so monotonous
that it was generally supposed that un-
less the Philadelphia1sa spruceG III
greatly their chances of continuing an
nual games with the Cambridge Tuen
We're none too bright
Hardly had the first whistle blown
when IL was seen that PENIS long wait
was to be rewarded. and her team was
to win In the first half Penn simply
outplayed Harvard at every stage and
Stevenson was the man who was doing
most of the damage When he was moi
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circling the ends for gains as great as
forty yards at a clip on quarterback
runs he was using generalship in direct
ing Pennsylvania,s offense that has
never been surpassed.
Three Years More.
Stevenson is twenty years old and
stands only five feet nine and a half
inches and in condition weighs bat 142
pounds. He is q member of the fresh
man class in the college department at
Pennsylvania and has three more years
Of football. Besides being a gridiron
star w is also a good pitcher. and
will be one of the leading candidates
for. the box in the varsity nine in the
spring.
In Selecting the Washingtonian for the
Ali-American eleven, Walter Camp, the
noted Yale football adviser, in a highly
interesting article in Golfers, says:
Stevenson. of the University of Penn
sylvania, proved himself indisputably
the star quarterback of the year. His
brilliant running. had that been his en-
tire stock in trade, might not have fairly
classed him as the best man in the posi-
ton, because if thai were the case his
value to a team might have been almost
equally conserved by playing him at
halfback. His work, however. in pass
ing the ball. directing the plays, sue
cessfully mastering the starting sig
nal, and, in fact, all the requisites of
good quarter, not forgetting most i'm
portant feature, namely, his ability to
handle punts in the back field. all COM
bined to give him a right to The place
even without his running.
Famous Runs.
In almost every game of the year
this brilliant player would, when his
team had failed to gain the required
distance, bring off one of his effective
runs. netting not only the needed dis
lance, but many yards besides. and Of
tentimes bringing a touchdown within
the realm Of possibility, which at the
time he essayed the play it might look
! welI-nigh hopeless. He did this in both
the Columbia and Harvard games, when
it was the sole chance of keeping pos
session of the ball.
He is 4 fearless, almost a reckless,
tackler. but he does not fail. and seems
at any rate in actual games. immune
from injury. He steadies asteam. gives
them all they want in the way of good
/ passing, and never, no matter in how
tighl position, does he let them see
him at a loss"
Camps All American.
Mr. Camps All-American eleven fol
lows:
End, Shevlin. Yale
Tackle, Cooney, Princeton.
Guard, Piekarski Pennsylvania.
Center, Upton, West Point.
Guard, Kinney, Yale
Tackle. Hogan. Yale
End Eckersall. Chicago
! Quarter. Stevenson, Pennsylvania
Half. Hurley. Harvard
Half. Heston, Michigan.
Full, Smith. Pennsylvania
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JIU JlTSU INSTRUCTOR
ARRIVES AT ANNAPOLIS

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. Dec 29.-Y. Yam
ashita, the new instructor in jiu-jitsu
at the Navy Academy arrived here
yesterday, accompanied by Commander
1sain Takeshita. naval attache of the
Japanese legation, through whom MIR.
farnashita was engaged The new sys-
tenn OF oHense and defense will become
q regular part of the Academy's GYM
nastic course early next month
The naidshipmen's fencing team has
arranged match with the team of &C.
junbla, at Annapolis. on February %.
and with Cornell on March 1G
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-29
DEFAUlTER BLAMEY
SENTENCED TO PRISON

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Dec 29.-John
B. Blamey. defaulting treasurer Of the
Eastern division of the Wire Viewers
Benevolent and Protective Association,
has been sentenced to the State prison
for not less than three nor more than
five wears
Blamey had been treasurer of the as
ISOLATION for eighteen years, and con-
fessed TO embezZling more than ST., 900
during that time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-29
DOG WAKES FAMILY,
SAVES THEM FROM FIRE

ITHACA. Dec. ga dog owned by
William A. Walker saved five persons
from burning TO death by jumping .1pon
the bed and awakening his ma ste-. who
was nearly sufocated by smoke.
Fire from a stove had spread through
the upper part OF the house. Walker
reused the rest of the family and all
escaped.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-29
TEAM C. TOOK TWO AT
CARROLL INSTITUTE

In the Carroll Institute Bowling
League last night Team = won two of
the three games from the B quint
Cullen, Of the winners. was high man.
with 154, which he made in the opening
game The scores:
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Personal Comment On Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

on February Il Several OF the large
universities have expressed their tnten-
ton OF having representatives in the
tourney, and il is likely that George
town viii send a one-rnile relax team
to meet Columbia
Mex Rehr, one Of the best pole vault
ers in the East, has left Yale with an
attack OF malaria. and as result the
Blues field and track outlook has been
dirnmed considerably
A pugfIist by the name of the Belfast
Spider, who has made quite a reputa-
ton through New England. has been
engaged to act as trainer for the Bos-
ton Americans on the coming Southern
trip This is the first time a Boston
team has had a trainer.
The annual meeting of the United
States Golf Association will be held at
| Delmonico's, New York, on February 10.
If Monte Attell can get down to lie
pounds match will be arranged for
him with Jimmy Walsh, to be held at ST
Louis next week
The management of the Pastime
games, which are to be held at Madison
Square Garden, were banking upon Van
Schrader, of the Georgetown Prep
School. the American Scholastic pole
vaulting champion as one of the
attractions OF the meet The local ath-
lete was unable to get into shape and
withdrew his entry
TOM ROLAND
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Clarke Griffith, the New York Ameri-
cans manager, is due to arrive in the
metropolis from his Montana ranch
some time next week AS soon as he
reaches headquarters the work of get
ting the Yankees into line will begin.
Birmingham has been selected as the
early spring training ground. but moth
ing definite in regard to the date of the
reporting OF the players Will be known
until Griffith arrival.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-29

The coming wrestling match for the
championship between John Pienig an
Egeberg will likely be held in Madison
Square Garden