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Evening journal., 1905-12-27
ON THE ALLEYS.

The Evening Journal is very ANXIOUS
to see Wilmington represented at the
big tournament to be held in Lou svnlo.
Ky, next March. and with the assistance
Of the bowlers ana business men OF this
city in general. there is no reason why
a representative team could not be sent.
'That the bowleis of this city appreciate
the efforts OF The Evening Journal in
their behalf is readily seen. when at
meeting of the Tri-Gty bowlers held last
night a representative of this paper was
appointed along with the alley keepers
to soew hat could be done towards start
ing AN Individual bowling tournament IN
this city.
sDave Jones invited the rrl-C.ty League
representatives to hold their meeting in
his BLACK Cat Dem" last night. The in
vitation was accepted and Dave proved
himself a good host sending al home
happy with the exception Of "Old Man"
Whitaker
sTbe Evening journal will do all in IFS
power towards sending a seven-man team
from this city to the National Bowling
Tournament which will be held in Louis.
ville Ky, In March.
fWhittaker and his proxies came pretty
near breaking UP the meeting last night
'It viii take $50 to send a team from
this city to Louisville Wilmington con-
tains bowlers who can hold their own
with any in the country and this city
should be represented. The business men
here can help the cause along. How
much will you gives'
'Whne Pennington and Roiph were
rolling the other evening Cupid got
rve consecutive splits and Rolph two.
This must be pretty near the record
'some teams are carrying nine or ten
men and it would be a wise thing IL they
donated Few to the veal, teams
delaware College contains few good
bowlcrs.
'Scep back OF the foul limo IN practice
and you won't mind II whea you are bowl
I ing match game
a. H. Chalfaut. member OF last years
Academy team and who is now In Tren-
ton. was a visitor here ON Christmas.
-Doc Peircc thinks there is nothing like
the curve ball
-Lynch, one of the Pioncer boWlers. has
a delivery like Alec. Dunbar
'The record for a five man duck pin
match is c.5 for one game an.i is held by
a Baltimore team.
'ln this city bowling is popular with the
younger class. but in Baltimore the old
uns are enthusiastic.
sWhen Pop Green gets going there is NO
stopping him.
'Alsovcr is a great spare bowler. Ray
can get his share OF strikes too.
sThe Grand Old Man is bowling goo,
but he is always up against someone who
Is throwing a &C.
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
Old swedes to Play.

Followers Of basketball at Old Swedes
parish house will be glad to see Sharpe
and Clough back in the game again with
the Mems Guild team. These men with
Heal Halscy and Slack will make a tough
proposition for the Covenant team to
tackle this evening in Mems Guild cage.
The Covenant team stands in the win
ming column in the American Amateur
League race and have this season defeat
ed the famous Greystock team. Crane,
who holds the league record for foul
throwing, will no doubt be in the vis-
itors' lineup and the greatest game Of the
season is expected Mems Guild second
team viii play the Delaware five and this
also should be a fast game.
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
ReoL,s Wonder-Worker Tablets
t.ass.p,,,o,,s Libel.

A CORRESPONDENT Of the London Times
raises the point that, while libel upon
a dead man may form the subject Of
criminal prosecution, yet there Is no
redress whatever for libel by the dead
upon the living Thus a testator may
so phrase his Will as TO libel a legatee
and hjure him 10. an extent far in ex-
cess Of bis legacy. The writer cites as
an illustration the following bequest
from an ardent teetotaler to moderate
drinker: Il give and bequeath to A. B.
the sun. Of f50 upon condition that she
signs the pledge" Such a condition In
serted in will, he believes, might DO
the lady legatee an amount of damage
for which ESQ would be but poor conf
pensatlon. and be submits that in cases
OF posthumous libel the executors
should be answcrable in damages to the
extent OF the testator's estate.-Law
Notes.
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER
DUPONT RIFLE ASSOCIATION
The Members Are Now Getting Down
to Hard Work.

For two weeks the Dupont Rifle Asso-
citation have used every moment OF their
short Saturday afternoons in drilling aud
cussing target boys, "smokc talk about
guns mad ammunition. and the why's and
wherefores Of this and that: and occasiou-
ally someone has completed a score
Christmas. though. the range was open
ed early in the morning. aud for three
hours real old-fashloned shooting time
was had Darlington was there; Mack left
lis rife at home but made good use Of his
revolver; Brown was ON deck with a
double surprise-a Colts Onicers Model
and a new. .5-eO Winchester (no one knows
where he's going to turn for something
new next week. he's run through the en-
tire list. Willie Neithley and Colonel IL.
Simpson took hand in the game II.
Darlington shot one score and was class
ed amongst the "also rams
a list of scores made during the past
month follows. Conditions were such that
one could not finish more than a score or
so in an afternoon. and most of the time
was spent in sighting rifles and pistols or
'gun talk" with new members.
L. Darlington s 10 0 Q 10 10 9-S5
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
TRI-CITY MEETING
Whitaker Of Chester, Came Near
Breaking 1t Up.

The officials Of the Tri-City League held
a very stormy meeting last night and for
a while it looked as II the efforts made
TO straighten out Rule lG would be in vain.
"Old Man" Whitaker Of Chester had a
rule which he wanted to put through
whether or no, and when he saw il could
not be done he and four proxies which he
had in his pockets promptly jumped the
meeting leaving no quorum.
All-Wilmington and Puritans had no
repre- esentativcs present but after short
delay a representative from each was
obtained and the meeting went on. The
word 'other" which has been the cause
Of SO much contention was stricken out
and 60 day notice must now be given
for designations in place of thirty days.
All designations handed in previous to last
night will stand as they are. The new
rule is a good one and will. no doubt. put
a stop TO so many designations Mr. Whit
talSer made no friends by his actions last
night as nearly all present thought he
did the baby act.
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
HEAVYPOSTOFFICE BUSINESS
Despite This All Mails Were Delivered
On Time.
Special to The Evening journal


Dover, Del, Dec 27.-The Dover
postoffce force broke some records in
the handling of mail matter attending
the christians gift season The mail
traffic especially in the merchandise
class. was extremely heavy and the
rural delivery routes were taxed. Pur-
veyor J. S. Goodwin, who receives and
dispatches the mails at the railroad
trains, and his assistant We're crowded
and beside their teams the contractor
had to bring into use rubber wagon
which moved about so noiselessly that
it might have been taken for an ambu
lance
The p0stofice force started in TO see
that all mails received were delivered
on schedule time, and every Christmas
present sent TO Dover, together with
every letter was cleaned out of the
Office and delivered to its owner by
1916 on Christmas Day. at which time
the office was closed for the holiday.
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
GREAT BOWLING
w. E. Roach Rolls Two Perfect Scores
in sueeession-A Record.


in sueeession-A Record.
That w. E. Roach. proprietor of the
Academy alleys is one of the foremost
bowlcrs OF the country is not generally
known. but nevertheless he is and last
week he made a record in competition
that will be hard to beat ana viii. no
doubt stand fer some time. a well-lsnown
bowler of this city visited the alleys and
challenged dad" TO roll game. In the
first same he totaled $50 and In the second
his total was 800. His opponent couldn' 1
stand this pace and promptly quit In the
course of half hour Dad" was chal-
lengcd by another star bowler and he
rolled another perfect score-3o0 or $50, a
worlds record, for three consecutive
games. quite a few bowlers have at one
time or other rolled 800 scores but no
record is known where one has ever made
two perfect scores in succession.
On November II Mr. Roach bowled II
straight games and Knocked down 4li3
pins. averaging go tor his first five games
and 2il for all His games were as follows:
23l, 2i2, 2C9 25S, 25s. 239, 254, zoe. $50 pa,
2Oi, 19i. 2i5. 2ie, 2Sl, 26s and pa
One reads with interest of the feats OF
Voorhees,. Starr Dunbar, Trucks and other
star bowlers, but none of these men have
over equalled either Of the two records
held by one of our own bowlcrs Hats
off to Daddy"
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
Would Save Salaries.


Under protection each club IN the
league will save thousands of dollars am
nuaily in salaries and managers could
retire to bed at nights and dream pleas
ant dreams for they would not be worry
ing over the possibilities OF half of their
teams jumping out at nights and leaving
holes at critical times which must be
filled within few days at enormous ex-
pense, or the clubs lighting for high hon
ois will lose their standing In the race
Tor the season az least. This was Altoona S
hardest blow. Hart. Dowd and Wlgss
jumped simultaneously, the club lost its
strength and its standing and firs,-ciass
baseball town was turned into a POOR
one. Neither could a player. already
drawing a much larger salary than he Is
entitled to, hold up his manager and say.
II you don't give me $50 more a month.
I'm going to jump. 1 don't care it iid
sign with you for the season. IT'S the
money I'm after and I'm soing TO get a.
This thing has been done hundred tim, s
in the league the last two seasons.
only one argument against protection
can be advanced by its opponents. This
single obstacle must be unfair teims and
nothing else. AT least two clubs have
been sinkmg thousands OF dollars during
the last tive years for the benefit of OUT
law baseball, but about the end OF the
coming season, the men Who have been
throwing their money away for the sake
of homop ride Will have tired of dong SO
and their withdrawal from the support OF
their respective teams VIII be a worse
calamity than any OF the onslaugh.s r1ado
by the protected bodies Under rrotecdtn
The rowdy and unfair players Will be SUBJ
ject 20 discipline aud they will not be
able TO threaten tho managers with Jump
ing just for every imaginary wrons wn,n
the managers are cndcavoring TO cnfoic,
discipline. The players have been getting
everything thus far and the owners have
had 10 fuce numerous instances OF in
gratitude in return for liadncss extend
cd by them.
again. IL each club in the league wa.
allow ed to retain AN their players OF last
year with the exception Of Hayden and
owens. every city would be rcmosente
by an array of strong material al tn.
start and with the Introduction Of rev
Independent players not under the Na
tional reserve. eisht teams almost even }
balanced, could be placed in the field
Some OF the clubs would have few sroi.
to MI in and this could be done with IN,
sr.atest ease for many OF the clubs hav,
from seven TO eight more piisers tha'
they viii be able TO carry.
. Would Farm OFT Players.
And lastly, l have correspondence q
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
CALIFORNIA.
Thirty Days Tour Via Pennsylvania
Railroad.


The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has arranged for a special personally
conducted tour through California, TO
leave New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore
and Washington on January Is by the
Golden Gate Special. composed exclusively
Of Pullman parlor-snioking, dining. draw
ing room sleeping. compartment and OBJ
servation cars. returning by February %.
This special train will be run over the
entire route. The best hotels will be
used where extended stops are made. but
the train will be at the constant COM
mand of the party.
Round trip tickets covering all neces-
sary expenses. Ss55 from all points on
Pennsylvania Railroad except Pittsburg.
from which point the rate win be $50
For itineraries and further information
apply to ticket agents; G. a. Studs, East
ern Passenger Agent. 263 Fifth avenue.
New York: Hugh Hasson. Jr.. Passenger
Agent, Baltimore District. Baltimore, Md.
b. M. Newboid. Passenger Agent South
eastern District. Washington, d. C.;
Thos. f. Watt. Passenger Agent West
ern District. Pittsburg. Pa; or address
Geo. w. Boyd, General Passenger Agent
Philadelphia. itH+ re
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
Bishop Coleman at St. earnabas.

Bishop Coleman last night took part
Ia the Christmas exercises OF st. Bar
nabas Sunday school at Marshallton.
He told the children OF his trip to
Jerusalem and Bethlehem where Christ
was born. Gifts were distributed. Mr..
Bringhurst, the Sunday school super
intendent. received "a box Of handker-
chiefs and a fountain pen. Mr.. Bring
hurst read an affectionate greeting
from the Rev. A. M. Rich. the former
rector and by a rising vote il was
directed that a message Of love and
sympathy be sent him.
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
Who win Be The Hoq7

Members of the Fame Fire Company
are taking much interest IN the cleo
tion Of one Of their members as
'ground hog the election to take place
al the company's house on Sunday
night next. So far there are two can-
didates, William McAleer and John
Jones. Messrs. McAteer and Jones'
chances are about equal in the race.
although it is said that a dark horse"
may be sprung The successful candi-
date will have the pleasure Of being
placed IN the cellar Of the fire house
on February . and Will be required to
remain there the entire day without
food or water unless he can escape and
see his shadow
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
sELF-pEFENcE.

'The lad with the wallop generally gets
the candy.
s"Fitz. If she has left you let her go.
maybe it's good rddance."
slack Farrell OF this city. is quite a sue
cess in New York.
aThose towel singers should be muzEled.
sJack Querey should get some one to
teach him hoxing. With a little knowledge
he would be hard to beat.
Boxing. like any other game, is gov
erned by rules
.sparlng is no game for weak-hearted
dope fiends.
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
WITH The SHOOTERS.

Luther j. squier, this city's crack shot.
is home again after having competed in %
different tournaments. He, with champion
Gilbert have been meeting and defeating
al comcrs.
Dover will be the mecca for the shoot
ers On Monday. The big match between
Banks and Richardson is down on the
program
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
AIAX
$40 SIS 924 2ss1
CoLUNIBIA
To Ioint nj. citv Leanue.

The boys OF the Young Mems Republi-
can Club are very anxious to put team
in the Tri-City League and say that If the
Puritan club drops out they are ready to
drop in. Some Of the best bowiers OF the
city are members Of this club and it would
be a good thing for the league if some
arrangements could be made whereby this
club could be represented. Evenly match
ed teams is what is wanted and here's
one that can compete with any.
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
Two Inauests Were Held.

The coroner's jury which held an
inquest into the death of Frank j.
Dougherty, Of Henry Clay. last night
returned a verdict OF death as result
of fracturing his skull by falling
Magistrate King OF Newark held an
inquest into the death of Samuel Bar
ton. who was struck and killed by a
.B. & o. railroad train, a verdict in ac-
cord with the facts being returned.
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
WITH the CUE ARTISTS.

sWhats the matter with getting up n
pool tournament IN Wilmington There
are quite a number o. pool players here
who think they are the real cheese and
a tournament would bring forth the
champion.
eCharlcy Bennett Of Chester. says he
will play Fred Howard. OF this city, on a
five by ten table or amy other old kind OF
a table
s'rhe owner Of the Olympia alleys has
installed a new pool table.
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
ODDS AND ENDS.

The intercollegiate golf championship
will be held at Garden City again next
year. No dates have yet been fixed but
October will about hit.
Col. Benjamin Nields is one Of the most
enthusiastic golf players at the Country
Club
sThomas NJ. Brown has improved very
much as a goif player.
'Plenty Of ice or snow would be well
coined by the youngsters who received
skates or sleds for Christmas presents.
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
FOOTBALL.

.The new football rules viii soon be out.
slack shelvin the famous Yale end has
lost his girl.
.Irs a shame that the boys OF Delaware
College can't set a little more beef.
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
Ajax Wo Three.

The Ajax team last night took three
games from Columbia in the games of
the Academy League. The winners rolled
in very creditable manner especially
Guyer The Olympia Seconds and Orien-
tails Of the same league roll tonight. Last
nights scores are:
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
Annual Election Of Officers.

Members Of Welcome Council. Jr. o.
o. A NJ. viii hold their annual cleo
tion OF officers this evening.
large class initiation viii take place
early next month
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
eas for court Aousn Llnhi..

Notwithstanding that II cost the
county $4,000 to wire the court house
the building viii be lighted by gas
] for the coming three years
Evening journal., 1905-12-27

THE FOLLOWING coNTRl5U-
TloNs HAVE BEEN MADE TO-
WARDS SENDING A WHINING
TON TEAM TO THE LOUISVILLE
BOWLING TOURNAMENT;
Evening journal., 1905-12-27

Watch cartmelI's Windows
for bargains. 9Th and Madison.
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
ARGUMENT FOR
PROTECTION
Tri-State Man Writes to The
Evening Journal on That
important Question

] SAID n Mtll-kuoWu lll-ottltN NihHi WIN
ing 10 The Evening Journal regarding the
question of protection of tho League for
the coming season: protection has not
yet been accepted by the League by any
means, and those in control of affairs can
rest assured that in his correspondence
with the National agreement people, Pres
/ ident Croamer is the most competent man
within its circles TO handle the affair and
ho will make clean breast of all his
transactions in connection with the ques-
tion. Mr.. Creamer is man in whom the
repr sentatives of the different clubs in
the Tri-State League enjoy the greatest
confidence His actions have always been
open and above board. ] might cite on2
instance In which he took q game from
Altoona and gave It to Harrisburg, even
against the wishes of number Of his
closest friends in the league because he
thought he was In the right.
Benefit for Tri- State.
''Thore are a number OF reasons why
protection ON the level, II the National
agreement people propose to do the square
thing. would be a benefit for the Tri-
state. There may also be a few obstacles
in the road. but / ann in favor of allowing
the greater advantages to overcome the
lesser disadvantages, or 1 am In favor
of the acceptance of any terms that will
be beneficial to the greater number con-
cerned.
Now. 1 believe that the matter has
been aired too freely IN the newspapers
OF this State. I'm the first place, several
newspapers in Tri-state cities have in
competent sporting editors, who delight
in stirring up any petty questions under
the suisc Of news matter. This question OF
protection is alone one that should b.
handled by the men directly and hnan-
cially Interested in the league No doubt,
about four-hfths OF the newspapers n the
Tri-state circuit have the interests of the
league at heart, but there arc others who
delight in getting into arguments over
Trl-State affairs that concern the pro-
motcrs of baseball alone and these are the
people ] am referring to.
In the first place, several papers speak
of the protection as a deep-scated scheme
TO drive the Trl-State out of business.
This is the worst tommyrot / have heard
for some time. If the terms to be SUBJ
iiAtA'1 10 AAtniANilA AItAllltl are 1dAiH-
factory, and they are accepted by the
league IN its annual meeting on the even
ing of January 4, the National agreement
people must fulhn any agreements made
with the Trl-state League II they break
faith with our little body, it will be tile
easiest thing in the world for the Tri-
State to withdraw from the agreement
and all that could be lost would be The
$50 entrance fee for each club, which do,
not equal the difference in months
salary Of any player. who plays agree
mcnt baseball and the amount he would
receive in excess of agreement salary
We're ne am outlaw. The entrance fee is
such q trn.ns matter chat IL should not
be given a second consideration. With
drawal in the event that the agreement
is violated by the National ASS oe.ation
would be a comparatively easy matter
and, if necessary, we could asain become
outlaws.
Evening journal., 1905-12-27

In the Courtroom. fN
Shc-Who ARE those young men witt
books under their armsY
He-Students They are taking up tn.
law
She What's that old man In the BIZ
chair DnclS OF the desk doing2
He-iie'a LAYING 20 down
Evening journal., 1905-12-27
ui. urcu.e

Hha Excuse.
Mrs. Hobson-l can't use this milk. It's
most all water.
Milkman-Weil. guess. ma'am, my son
gave tho COWS a drink before he MIXED
them. ma'amL
Evening journal., 1905-12-27

RIFLE, IUU YARDS,
L. A. Mott 10 Z s 8 9 Z 4-c5
II. Blanchard 6 10 &c 7 TO SO s-S2
Evening journal., 1905-12-27

Would Farm Ort Players.
And lastly. l have correspondence TO
The Monticellonian., 1905-10-19
We are the hide buyers. If McNay < Marks.

We are the hide buyers.
 If McNay X Marks. We are now prepared to sell you good grate coal, for stoves.
 Simpson & letter. Cotton, for the last week, has been struggling along between nine and ten cents.
 All the latest styles in dress goods are here. Let us show you.
 MeCloy X Trotter. Mir. R. D. Wells has returned from Ky, where he purchased a car load of fne stock.
 We have a nice line of rockers. Call and see them. I. B. Wilson Furniture Co. MT. Chester Savage, of Ham burg, visited relatives here last week.
 Arkansas Liver Regulator for Arkansas l1vers at
 If Bordeaux Drug Store. MT. Joe Davies, of Lake Vil- lage, was business visitor to our town this week.
 Big lot of iron beds, folding beds lounges, etc, just received at the l. B. Wilson Furniture Co.'S. If you want q nice fat turkey or goose for Thanksgiving Day, See Simpson X Jeter.
 MT. w. T Gulledge and wife, of White. Ashley county, were in our city last week.
 Mir. Rolly Wells came over from Warren and spent Sunday with home folks.
 If you want a stove that will last you a lifetime see the Monti cello Hardware Co.'S. line.
 Mrs. R. P. Stinson, of Morrell, is here on visit to her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Hart.
 We have just received a car load of good grate coal, for stoves
 Simpson X Jeter. Mrs. Chas. Blakely. of Pine Bluff, visited relatives and friends here this week.
 Our shoe stock is full of the best. When you need shoes see ours.
 2t. McCloy X Trotter. Don't give your hides away Sell them to
 If McVay & Marks. Minter has four hundred Ladies and Misses jackets; will sell at one half the price you can buy elsewhere.
 Misses Kathryne Brooks and Genevieve Savage and Mir. Harry Hankins attended the dance at Warren last Friday night.
 Big lot light and dark styles out ing. Buy now before they are picked.
 H. M. Wilson & Go. We will not be at all surprised if the new North and South railroad goes through Hamburg and Bas- trop, to Monroe, La.
 Bucks stove is the only stove that has the white enamel lined ov CT doors.
 Monticello Hardware Co.'S. Dr. NJ. Y. Pope's new brick res idence is completed. It is up-to- date in every particular and would be an ornament to any city.
 JUsT REcEIvED-Some late sty les in Patent Leather and Velvet Belts.
 H. NJ. Wilson & Go. Boys single and double.bseasted suits to fit the boy from at to I6 years old are here in great variety. Bring the boys to us for clothing. Price sI .oo to $6.oo l McCloy X Trotter
The Monticellonian., 1905-10-19

Judge w. T Wells has purchas ed the Anderson property, on South Main street, and will soon m )ve to this city. We learn that he has sold his farm to three of his sons. Messrs. D $. L. B. aud H H Wells. Judge Wells and fami- ly will receive a warm welcome here.
 All the latest in stiff and soft style hats are here in Fedoras, Pinch-tops, Telescope and Stetson shapes in black, brown. green and pearl Prices range from SI.so to S4.oo. See our hats.
 MeGIoy X Trotter.
 Dr E R. Gotham, who recent y opened T Drug Store. in partner, ship with Prof ] w Shewmake, 1t England, Ark after getting the business in running order has re turned to his home in this city. Dr. Gotham will contine to make his home here. and continue the practice of his profession.