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parently drowned the stimulation of pub
lie opinion in favor of the general adop-
ton OF swimming and life saving as a
branch of instruction in schools, the en-
enlargement of floating, diving, plunging
and swimming, the giving of lectures, dem
onstrations and competitions and classes
to promote knowledge in natation, and
the giving of lifC-saving medals to men,
bers of the club who save lives upon a
proper report to the club. The regular
business meetings will be held the last Fri
day of each month in the Outing Club
room of the Y. NJ. C. A.
One of the features of the club will be
the classification of members according to
their performances In the water. There
will be three classes. and the division will
be made according to the result of COM
petition in which members will swim dis
tances, dive and show themselves prof.
cient IN nfe-saving methods. Where this
plan has been tried 1t has created great in
terest among members who desire TO be
promoted from one class to another. The
ife-saving feature of the club will be de-
veIoped by Phil Kemon, who will act as
coach. In Chicago, Mr. Kemon says, 1T
was found that the knowledge of life saving
by the members was often called for at
various beaches where they happened to
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The formation of a local polo team is as
sured from a meeting which was held in
the Outing Club rooms of the new Y NJ c..
A. building Friday evening. At that meet
Ing, which was attended by about twenty
five enthusiastic swimmers, the Y. NJ. c. A.
Swimming and Life Saving Club of Wash
ington, D. c., was formally organized, one
of the main features of which will be the
maintenance of a water polo team. After
the holiday festivities the men Interested
in the game will be called out for regular
practice. Attention will also be paid by the
club to life-savng methods and to swim
ming in proper form.
Since the announcement was made by
Phil kemon, the new assistant physical di-
rector, that water polo team would be
formed, many have expressed a desire to
learn the game. The interest has been
growing rapidly and the meeting Friday
night brought out a large number of mem
bers. Phil Kemon presided over the meet
ing and explained its purpose. He told of
the plan which was followed by his club
in Chicago. where the water polo team was
made a feature of a life-savIng and SWIM
ming club. 1t was decided that the same
course should be followed here. The cleo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
SIR EDWARD BY A NECK.
Tenny Handicap the Feature at Ingle-
side


SAN FRANCISCO, December pa large
crowd at Ingleside today won much Christ
mas money. The feature of the days card
the Tenny handicap for two-year-olds,
and seven youngsters faced the barrier.
The handicap, once around the circle, re-
suited in a spectacular finish. Skilfuliy
ridden by League, Sir Edward set a fast
pace and won by a neck. Weather clear;
track good. Summaries:
4 First race, six furongs-Birdie P, 1902 (FOun-
tah), II TO 2, won; Jake Ward 100 (Phlllpsl,
TO 1, second Duelist l06 IL. Williams), % TO ],
third Time, log Distributor, STANDARD, Vel Vel
Queen, Nullah, Montana, Peeress and Michief ais,
Second race six furlongs-Tom McGrath, H.
Radtket, - ., won; J. X. F., 1O1 CHarty) IL to
third. Time. 1.16 Succeed. Prominence, Gov.
Davis, st. Francis. james L. NJ, Meloir and Cock
sure also
Third race. mile and sixteenth EekersaHe 112
{Fountain), .i6 to g. won; Dixie Lad, 1i2 (W
SMITH, TO 1 second; Angelica 1o3 U.oague), IL
to third Time, 1.49A. Ed Sheridan, Bird of
Passage and Lucrece also ran.
Fourth race-One mile; the Tenuy handicap for
two year ods-Sir Edward, 10n Qoague) to l.,
won; Charlatan, 113 Crreubep, IL to l. second;
Tenordale, lo1 d'ountain), to 1 third. Time,
l42A. Nealor. Ramus. Mandator and Busy Bee
also ran.
Fifth receive furlongs-Belle Reed. lo1 phil
lpsl, to 8, won; Titus III. l02 Ct. Sullivan II
TO /. second Bncolic. 10T tMihder,, Is to l. third
grim, soundly, Chassis. Bearhunter, Pickaway,
Quiz ii and Marie IL. also ran.
Sixth race. mile and sixteenth Northwest I01
Topntain), IL to !? Won; Gateway. 1o6 (Robnsonj,
u ird Time 1.49 San Primo, Hugh Mc6,owan
LAX and Joe Ross also ran.
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ton Of officers will take place Friday, jan
uary o. at the next meeting of the club
The charter members of the club are as fol-
lows: Phil NJ. Kemon. Harry R. Allen, Carl
Kicks, Jesse Arnold, A. A Williamson, p
Brannan, l.. A. Clansel, WILDER Alder,
George Murphy, Frank Lakeland, Wallace
Brashears, w. B. Judge. ]. NJ. Matthews
]. H. Pagan, Timothy Hart, j. r. Dowdall,
w. F. Underwood, j. w. Fenton, w. G.
Thrau, o. DeCarre. James NJ. Burch, c.
Rlddell II. S. Barber, c. L. Luedtke. Harry
II. Catching, II. C. Long, Charles II. Tin
ker, B. NJ. Smith.
An exhibition of water sports will be
given in the new pool in the new building
next Friday evening. There will be a dis
play of swimming, fancy and plain diving,
swimming under water floating, etc, and
it is planned to have two scrub teams line
up for a game of water polo. Although
most of the men have had little practice in
the game. there are several who have
played before, and ali are good swimmers
and will put up a strong game of water
polo
The new club will have several objects
the promotion of technical education in life
saving and in the resuscitation of the APP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
Standing of the Clubs.

The teams will take a rest Christmas
week, no matches being scheduled until
January 8, when Agriculture will meet
State and Justice will do battle with Post
Office
The Interior B boys are now practically
in the lead but their tenure upon first
place is not as secure as their friends
would like to see it The unpIayed game
with State still stands in the way and this
game, when played, may result in reversing
the positions of the leaders.
Their success Wednesday night against
Treasury was well-timed but was not
gained without a struggle, as the money
counters were on the alert and closely con-
tested every inch of the way. At board No.
l Walker was nearly led into a trap soon
after the match began, but his long ex-
perence at chess stood him in good stead,
and he was able to see and avoid the
trouble in time. Burke of Interior after
getting his game well in hand, was disposed
to become over-confident and underrate his
antagonist, with the result that at the last
moment he made pl-conSidered move,
which lost him the game. Byler was hard
pressed by Halstead, the Treasury team
captain, but by steady work managed TO
secure d draw, thus avoiding Burke's fate.
Pratt played with the precision of vet
eran and polished off CurnS, who at last
accounts was unable to explain how it hap
PANIED. Taking it all and all, 1t was GER
tainly no drawing-room seance.
Proposed Permanent Headquarters.
meeting Of the executive committee of
the league will probably be held in the
near future, at which time the playing rules
will be further discussed and other ques-
lions of Importance considered. 1t is hoped
that some action will be taken on the ques-
ton of postponed games, of which there are
now several to be decided. The committee
has power to set dates for such games and
see that they are either decided or declared
forfeited.
The present facilities possessed by the
league are such that two meetings a week
are all that can we'll be provided for This
unavoidably cramps the schedule andmakes
it difficult to arrange for the playing of
postponed games.
What is undoubtedly required is a perma-
nent league headquarters, and this idea
seems to be gaining ground wherever it is
discussed With a membership of upward
of a hundred representative men, in all
grades of official life, the chess league,
though young, is already a strong organi-
cation. 1t would seem that little difficulty
should be encountered in the task of &C
curing and maintaining suitable headquar-
tiers.
The number of young men enrolled on
Secretary Cross roster is taken as a very
encouraging indication. On every team they
may be found, working side by side with
the veterans. and all seem willing and anx-
ious to contribute their efforts toward the
success Of the cause.
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Geavor TO get his signature to a contract
to play III Washington next season. The
directors of the club and Manager StahI are
of the opinion that Hillebrand would have
signed here last season but for the fact
that Pittsburg coached" him to hold out
in the hope that the local people would sell
his release to the smoky city team. Since
the close of last season Hiliebrand has been
seen by President Noyes. President Johnson
ard Manager Stahl, and every one of the
trio gave him to understand that he would
be given a great welcome in Washington.
but nat he would have to play here or re-
main out of organized base bail.
4illebrand left Princeton Immediately
after the close of the foot bail season for his
ranch in North Dakota. A new coach will
probably be secured by Princeton for next
season for both the base ball and foot ball
teams. and with this new situation con-
fronting him Manager Stahl believes Hille-
BRAND can be persuaded to don a National
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uniform next season. Experts who saw
Htllebrand work last summer and who are
close friends of Manager Stahl assured him
that the big fellow certainly classes uD with
Christy MathewsOn, and that he would be
a tremendous help to the Washington team
in winning games These reports are re-
sponsibte for the strenuous efforts being
made by the local club to get Hiilebrand to
come here next season.
After leaving North Dakota Manager
Stahl will keep on to the coast and take a
look at the players there. Base ball is
played all winter In southern California,
and he has hopes of picking up one or more
players who will look well in Washington
uniforms. Stahl will return home about the
last of February. and may be accompanied
east~by 4liliebrand and Second Basenan
Schatiey. The Nationals will take up their
spring training al Charlottesville, Va, early
III March, and the players and their man
ager will gather in Washington at the
SAN time.
Lineup for Next Season.
Before leaving for the west Manager
Stahl was asked to run over his probable
lineup for next season, and, after hesitat-
i1E short time, said:
ut is rather early yet to decide on the
teams composition for next season, but
from present indications I hope to play
Hickman in The outfeld and Mil at second.
The regular team will be: Eittredge and
Heyden. catch=rs; Patton, Hughes, IIille-
brand, FaIkenberg, Wolfe, Kitson, Sudhoff,
Hardy, Mccoy and Starkeu, pitchers I'll
play first; Mil second; Cross, third; Cas-
sidy, short; Hickman, left field; Jones' CEN
ter, and Anderson, right. This will give
Schafey for utility infielder and Stanley for
utility outhelder
THAT lineup has a pretty strong look to
me. as l believe George Mil has the making
of one of the best second basemen In the
country. and Charley Hickman viii be able
to take care of the left garden. The pitch
in addition, Lave Cross told me last Sunday
that / had the best of the trades whereby
secured Kitson and Sudhoff.
IF we get away from the starting line
as we did last spring, ! hope to get together
a bunch of boys who will stand up TO their
work and stay with the leaders all the way,
instead of dropping back to the tail end
CIS."
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Hockey Team Going to Montreal.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. December 23.-The coming
trip of the hockey team of the Crescent
Athletic Club to Montreal Is the principal
topic of conversation among the devotees
of the sport at the present time. Just
what chances the local champions will have
against a strong Canadian team on Cana
dian Ice is the subject that is being thor
oughly threshed out wherever hockey play
ers gather. The general opinion seems to
be that although the Crescents have re-
peatedly defeated Canadian sevens upon To-
cal ice the New Moon players are going
up to meet their Waterloo
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Noted Ped in His Day.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
SYDNEY. December 2s.-By the death Of
Albert Edward Bird of Sheffield there has
passed away one Of the brightest orna-
ments OF the pedestrian world of the late
sixties. Bird was distance runner of
considerable repute in England from 1865 to
1859, and left for Australia in the latter
year. In his prime he was a very fast run
He was capable of breaking 10 seconds over
100 yards on very fair ground and had
covered half 4 mile In minute 50 seconds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
Princeton's Fencing Program.
spatch to The Star.

SptcIaI DlSpdtCD 10 The Star.
PRINCETON, N. j.. December 23-The
Princeton fencing team will meet West
Pointers at the Military Academy On Feb
ruary II, and the Yale contest will take
place March 8. A triple meet between
Princeton, Yale and Columbia is being ar
ranged for March 10, to be held In New
York. II. S. Breckenridge has been elected
captain Of the varsity team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24

IN placing the Nationals in the first division
at least, at the end OF next Sc son. ana
declared that the securing OF Cross WIS
the biggest deal Of the year
Numerous base ball enthusiasts Of the
city were interviewed on the signing OF
cross last evening. and all had words of
praise for the club management ana the
popular player.
cit IS understood that the deal does not
Include any cash payment for Cross. rs
after his long services the Philad slphia
club dio not feel Ike making the transfer
a matter of money, but il is understood
that an arrangement has been made be-
tween the clubs by which some time in
the future the Athletics will get a player
or players from Washington.
Lave Cross Popularity.
Without question Lave Cross ia the most
popular player IN the national game and is
known from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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stewards are making an effort to boom row.
ing among the secondary schools and as
this is the only regatta in the east where
preparations are made for the school boys
it is expected that there will be a larger
representation than usual from this class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
Annual Midwinter Horse Sale.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 23.-The annual
midwintex, auction sale of horses at Madi-
son Square Garden, January %. 80 and 81,
and consignments viii be from the Walnut
Hill Farm, Parkway Farm. Fairview Farm
and H. n. baas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
CON- ANn LABOR
INTERIOR A

Under the rules OF the league the two
postponed games between Interior A and
Commerce and Labor should have been
played off In the week in which the match
was scheduled; but to date these games
have not been decided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
Ascot Summaries.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, December 23.-
Ascot summaries:

Ascot summarizes:
First race. the Brooks course-MI ReinR, Of
Grand, 20 TO /. won; Hoodwink. 100 (POwelll
s to 2 second; The Borglan, 100 tKUDZl, to /.
third. Time, 2:04la. Pyrrho, File dor, Old
Mike. Meadow Horn and Ignacio also ran.
Second race, mile-Secret, 96 AIler), 10 10
10, won: Sandstone. 80 (Moriarityl, 10 !, sec
ond; Sanada IS tSchade), 80 TO 1, third. Time,
10212 Lady Huron. Stoessel and Lille b. also
Third race, six furlongs-Big Ben 1I2 CMcDan-
ieD to 10, won; Don Domo, i01 Preston, 7
to /, second; Valencia, s3 Swain 40 TO I. third.
Time, 1:l3al. Firm Foot, Sir Brinkley, FirebaH
and Capitanzo also ran
Fourth race, the Coronado selling. mile and
a sixteenth-Yarleties, 81 wiley Is TO /. won:
Rubric 106 buchanan, even. second Marshal
Ney, 100 (Harris), u TO !, third. Time, 49,.
Massa, Athone. Roycroft, Hppocrates, Memories
and Luckett also ran.
Fifth race, special, So 500 added. six furlongs-
Bearcatcher, 1l2 tMcBfidel TO 10. won; Hand
zarra, Jos (McDanieD, to /, second; CruzaGos,
biz MILLER, to 2, third Time. 1:13. Three
starters.
Sixth race, one mile and seventy yards. handi-
cap-Good Luck, 103 tBuchananl, 10 2, won:
Ell otros, 100 tMillerl. 10 to 1, second: Nal Low
cry lo4 GioriarIty. Z to l. third. Time. 1881.
Bill Curtis and Wire In also
Seventh race, mile-Cutter, 1o3 wiley, 3
to 2 won; Judge Denton, o. Adoore), IS to ],
second SAILS, 100 LCarreip. 10 to l. third. Time,
Lustig Ethylene and Mauser also ran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
BEAR CATCHER WINS MATCH
Race With Handzarra and Cruzados for
Special Purse

LOS ANGELES, December 21.-Bear
Catcher today won the six-furlong match
race with Handzarra and Cruzados in one
of the finest finishes ever seen at Ascot.
After eight minutes delay the horses got
away in an even start. The time was 113,
three-quarters of second slower than the
track record. held by CruZados. Bear
Catcher was the favorite in the betting,
opening at to and closing at to 10. The
race was fOl' a special purse of s., so given
by the Los Angeles Jockey Club.
The remainder of the card of the
highest class. The fourth race, the Coronado
Beach selling stakes, with 500 added
money, was won by Varieties at odds of IL
to L; Rubric, the favorite, was second and
Marshal Ney third. Varieties was run up
to 81, 500. Weather clear, track fast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
TIED FOR THE LEAD
Two Department Chess Teams
Have Not Been Defeated.
INTERIORS; GOOD WORK
HEAVY RAIN FAILED TO DAMPEN
ARDoR OF THE PLAYERS.
Talk of Obtaining Ampler and Per
manent Headquarters for League
Over Hundred in Organization.

The two Interior teams monopolzed the
center Of the stage in the chess tournament
the past week, the "A" section winning the
first fnstallment of an uncompleted match
with Commerce and Labor Monday night
while Wednesday night the Interior "B' CO.
horts downed the Treasury braves by
score of PA to TX. The Agricultural team
also came In for share of the glory, de-
feating Justice by games to /, in one of
the best-played matches of the season.
The contest Monday night was only par
TALLY decided owing to the failure of Com
merce and Labor to produce the requisite
number of men. The two games played
however, were captured rather easily by
interior A, Sournin and DR.. Beatty sharing
the honors Of the occasion between them.
me question as to the precise amount of
moisture required to dampen the ardor of
the average chess player still remains I'M
settled. after Wednesd nights seance On
this occasion chess enthusiasts from four
government departments, hailing from as
many points of the compass waded,
splashed and otherwise wendell their way
through heavy downpour to take part in
the tournament. 1t is now conceded, how
ever that J. PluviuS will have to put forth
at least an extra effort to break up It de-
partment chess match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
LAVE CROSS COMES
TO WASHINGTON

Sterling Third Baseman of the Champion Athletics Has
Agreed to Play-Loca Club Officials and Man.
ager Stah1 Much Elated Over the Dea1-Pos-
sbility of Getting Hiebrand-Proba-
bic Lineup for Next Season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
Detailed Scores.

The detailed scores of all the matches are
given below, the Interior A games, of
course, not counting in the record until the
match is finished.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-08-02
Special to The State.

'OpGCldl 10 TIC 'OldtS.
Chester, July .-Ex- Senator
J S Mcdaniel Of this county, who
was lieutenant in the Sixth South
Carolina regiment of infantry
during the War Between the
Sections, has been for year or
mole in correspondence with
Capt George c Smith Of the
Eighty-lirst New York regiment,
whose home is new in Middle
town, n Y. In recent letter
Capt Smith writes as follows:
con the 24th Of June, 1904, IIa-
goods division charged us in
front of Petersburg and rhcy met
with quite a loss. | can never
forget that afternoon. Among
the prisoners vas a mere boy, a
drummer of some South Caro-
lima regiment. He had followed
his officers through terrible
charge. | was on the front works
and firing had ceased. | stood
on the works and this brave little
fellow ran up to me. stopped
down and raised him over the
works. | said: "You little rat,
why did you come over in such
a shower Of bullets de said:
Lieutenant, | always go where
my company docs, and he ran
down the traverse with his officers
and yet had his drumsticls in his
hand. | have often thought |
would like much to know whothe
brave little fellow was. You
know how things are in such a
time and conld not ask qucs-
tons, 1t seems to me now that
his regiment was the Nineteenth
or Twenty-frst South Carolina. "
If that brave little fellow is still
alive OF any Of his comrades of
Hagoods troops recall this Incl
dent ard the name, Capt George
G Smith Of Midjleiown, N. Y,
will be pleased to have informa
tion on the subject.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-08-02
NO FALSE CLAIMS.

The proprietors Of Foley's
Honey and Tar do not advertise
this as "sure cure for consump-
tion. They do not claim it will
cure this dread complaint in adj
vanced cases, but do positively
assert that it will cure in the ear
lier stages and never fails to give
comfort and relief in the woret
cases. Foley's Honey and Tar is
without doubt the greatest throat
and lung remedy. Refuse sub
stitutes. Sold by Funderburk
Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-08-02
Youth Eaten BY A Shark.
Sutton Davis 16 Years Old, Car.
'ied Away by large Shark
While he ,Vaswading in
Water at the Davis
Shore.
SPECIAL TO The Observer.

CPeclaI 10 be observer.
Beaufort, July 80. A most
horrible and shocking occurrence
took place at Davis, Shore. about
ten miles east Of Beaufort, YES
terday afternoon, when S uttou
Davis, II 16-Yoar-o old lad, while
wading and playing III The water,
was suddenly ATTACHED and cnten
by u very large shark.
Ioun. Davis was in the water
about waist deep when suddenly a
shar< approached him, threw him
in the air, caught him as he strucI
the water, pulled him under and
disappeared in The deep water
with the hoy. thorough search
has been made, but no purti-
Gle of his body has been
found Those that were with the
boy were terribly frightened, and
could not hel.' him. The occur
renee has thrown fccing of hor-
ror over our town. The citizens
and the guests Of The community,
particularly the children, have
enjoyed the fine dives and invi-
gorating swimming matches which
they daily participate in.
a large nunber Of sharks have
been noticed in the waters here
for two weeks, int no one felt
much anxiety on account Of the
presence Of the terrible muneters.
A large quantity of fat-backs have
been caught this mcnth aud
a quantity Of refuse matter
has been thrown hnck in the wa
ter from the factories, ard sharks
have come in 10 feast on it. 1t is
the first time person has been
molcsted by shark in these wat
ers in nearly 80 years.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-08-02

New Orleans, July 2S.-Gov-
ernor Blanchard bas returned 20
Baton Rouge, the state capital,
and will hold himself in readiness
to perfect a state organization to
combat yellow fever and mosquit-
oes at the suggestion of the State
board Of health and New Orleans
city board Of health. Beginning
at 9 o'clock all of the sixteen
ward organizations in the city
began a consolidated organized
movement with DR. Warner sup
erintondcnt. About 500 inspcc-
tors have been organized into a
compact service The yellow
fever hospital is now filled with
patients, and additions TO it arc
being made to it as necessity dc
mands. The city is now strictly
quarantincd from tho outside
world and no one can even go to
Il ncighboring town and return.