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The Washington times., 1905-12-31
Columbia-Marine Band.

At tonight's concert in the Columbia
Theater by the Marine Band. the pro-
gram viii include hossIni's overture,
William Tell q. selection from Verci's
III Trovatore;" Strauss favorite waltz,
Blue Danube" and an expression of
Wagner's lighter vein. Album Leaf
A delightful little caprice by Lieuten-
ant Santelmann. entitled Hearts Mes
sage" will also be played, and a quar-
tet. ''Vier Gesprach-" for clarinet, flute,
oboe. and French horn. will be given
by Messrs. Van Poucke, Seel, Patschke,
and Wacker. The soloist, Jacques Van
Poucke. who is regarded as one OF the
best clarinettists in this country, will
play a series of solos tonight.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
CoIumbia-"Miss Dolly Dollars

The book that Harry B. Smith turned
out for Miss Dolly Dollars" fairly scin-
tillates with jokes that are positively
new and good-natured satire. The book
was written especially for Miss Lulu
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Miss Wilmuth Gary. and Miss Anna Cof-
fin will receive at IS Iowa Circle tomor-
row from to o'clock
Mrs. ShanKs. Mrs. Curl and Miss Curl
win receive at the Y. Nj. G A tomorrow
from to I.
Mrs. Z. w. Schaney, of 1924 Florida
avenue northwest. will receive on New
Year Day from to 10. assisted by the
following ladies: Mrs. Julia Inloes, Mrs.
Bertha Tucker. Miss S. A Tubman.
Miss Carrie Johnson. Miss Catherine T.
Ware. Miss Francis Dyson. Miss Cecilia
Dyson. Mrs. 4. w. Schaney.
The Bishop of Washington and Mrs.
Satterlee will receive on New Year
Day from 30 6 D. m.
Mrs. Frederick Schwab, 1855 Columbia
read. assisted by her guest. Miss Rosa
Whitfield. OF Baltimore, will receive
tomorrow evening.
Mrs Almira V. Price, at I4O1 Twen-
ty-first street. 6 TO 10 p. m.
Miss Anna Tubman will assist Mrs.
Edward Shaney 1894 Florida aven le
northwest, 10 10 =. m.
Mrs. Fannie Washington and Mrs.
Cleopatra Hatcher. OF 1928 Vermont
avenue northwest, will receive Mon
day, January /. from to 10 D.
m assisted by Mrs. l.. B. Gibson and
Misses Lucas and Preston.
Miss Elvise Cissel gave a euchre
party Thursday evening at her home,
on Thirty-first street.
Mrs. Della A. Bonitz and Miss Hide
gard BonitZ. with the Potomac Liter
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MOTHER REMEDY FOR DIVORCE

OF course. the wonder is that nobody
thought Of it before. The quickest
surest remedy for divorce is newspa-
per publicity.-PhiIadel Press.
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Mrs. Florence NJ. Dowden and Miss
Louise DOwden. with the Potomac Lit
erary Club. 14o1 Twenty-first street,
6 20 10 ID. m
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Jimmie Hyde Leaves for France.

During the last week there has dis
appeared from our midst Jimmie Hyde.
who took his departure on board tho
Touraine on Thursday for France in
stateroom entirely lined from door to
ceiling with violets by Fifth avenue
florist, Of whom ne has been the most
liberal customer, at any rate as far as
these particular flowers are concerned.
He has departed without any announce
ment being made OF his oft rumored
engagement to Miss Charlotte Warren.
and inasmuch as he has taken most of
his servants away with him. II is an
ticipated that his stay in Paris, where
he has a beautiful house. Will be OF a
prolonged character. Mr.. and Mrs Stan
ley Mortimer sail for Europe this
week, going straight to Rome, where
they will spend the spring.
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Miss Price. at her home, 46s street
northwest, assisted by Misses G.
Burns, L. Carrico, and H. Webster, will
receive New Year Day from until 8.
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NEW YORK TO SPEND
NEW YEAR QUIETLY
Society Has Given Up Old Custom of Calling Two
Big Days of Holidays and Remains at
Home With Family.
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.

New Year Day has ceased to be OBJ
served among the people of fashion in
New York by means of elaborate enter
tainment, by receptions. and by the ex-
change of visits as was the case thirty
and forty years ego. Hospitality tomor-
row Will. as in the case of Christmas
Day. be confined to the family circle
and society will be found TO a great ex-
tent scattered among the various coun-
try houses at Tuxedo and other subur-
ban resorts.
But on Tuesday people will return to
town to resume the festivities of the
season, which are exceptionally numer-
Gus this week. though death continues
to throw one family after another into
mourning to force its members to with
draw from the gayeties of the winter
and to recall the invitations which they
had issued for dances, musicales. and
dinners. Never in any previous year
has the grim destroyer worked such
havoc with the plans and projects of
season that began most brilliantly with
semi-royal visit and horse show
more successful than any of It's prede-
cessorS.
Ray Miiler's death abroad has been
quickly followed by that of George ogil-
by Haig. the son-in-Iaw of Mrs, Astor.
Tie WAS GOililfelA eil4NSlg NAArN-AC"tt AhSA- 80
New York, and only made one brief stay
in America since his marriage TO the
former Mrs. ]. Coleman Drayton- But
nevertheless his demise is more widely
regretted by New York society than
would have been that of some much
more familiar figure thereof. For 1t
has had the effect OF causing his mother
in-law, Mrs. Astor. to recall the
Invitations for the ball which she was
to have given in accordance with her
wont on the second Monday of Janu-
ary. that is TO say. tomorrow week
Not onlv win Mrs. Astor's ball be put
off. but the dance that Mrs. John Jacob
Astor was 10 have given at her house
on Fifth avenue, on January 10 VIII
likewise have to be postponed. while Mr..
and Mrs Orme Wilson. who had planned,
several entertainments this winter, will
be forced to abandon them.
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Mrs II. r. y. Harris. wife OF the
Paymaster General OF the Navy, will
be at home TO her friends on New Year
Day at 1902 Connecticut avenue.
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Mrs. Silas Boyce, with the Potomac
Literary Club, at 14O1 Twenty-hrst
street, to 10 D. m.
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Society News of Week

The last meeting of the Woman's
Single Tax Club of the District was
held Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. Root, 15S Kentucky avenue south
east. After the business meeting Mrs
w. ID. Mackenzie gave a synopsis of
George Vescelius' Lost Island" a single
tax story. with a conclusion by William
Lloyd Garrison
After refreshments were served the
society adjourned TO meet with Mrs. G.
;. York, at 2301i5 y street northwest, on
the next meeting night
Those present were Mrs. Coope. Mrs.
Munroe. Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Heath, Mrs.
Lohr. Mrs. Wheeler. Mrs. Root, and
Mrs. Mackenzie
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ary Club. at 1901 Twenty-frst street,
to 10 p. m.
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Mrs James A Payne. Mrs. William
A. Prater, Mrs. ]. Harrison Prater,
Mrs Mamie Ferguson Renn, Miss
Amelia Cusberd, Miss Louise Prater.
to 10. 1915 Church street northwest.
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receive from to 5 p. m, 1Ol5 North
Capitol street.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

Celeste Goodman Will entertain a
party Of young friends at the "Mercan-
tile" Monday evening.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

Mrs. Routh-Johnson and Mrs. Charles
+. Strong, assisted by the Misses Lillian
and Martha kewig. Miss Clara Stewart,
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Miss Nelson and Miss Eisensteln win
receive with the party at the Y. NJ. (.
A. building, from to 7 tomorrow.
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Academy-HanlOn Bros, aFantasma.n

The world famous Hanlon Brothers in
their all-new version of "Fantasmar
will be the Ac denny offering for week
OF January g.
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Miss Ina Virginia Hotchkiss. assist
ed by the ladies Of the Potomac Liter
airy Club. will receive at her residence.
1401 Twenty-frst street northwest.
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The Favorite Social Club met at the
nome OF Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Bowers,
Riverdale, Nd, and spent an enjoyable
evening, participating in youthful pas
times and pleasures until a late hour.
Among those present were the Misses
Grace Thompson, White, Mccormick.
and Shugh: the Messrs. Bowers. Nc
Cormick, Watson. Mccullough. Hutch
inson. Smith: Mrs. Stanton and Mrs.
Manning. The next meeting viii be
held at the home of Mrs. Stanton. 2l3i
L street northwest.
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DR. and Mrs. Thomas Calver gave a
Christmas holiday party last Thursday
evening TO pupils of the Eastern High
School, friends OF their son. George w.
Calver, who is attending that school
The parlors. halls and dining room were
tastefully decorated with flowers, fruits,
flags, holly, mistletoe, princess pine. and
festoons of blue and white-the East
ern's colors. The party participated in
a progressive variety Of games. and the
evenings entertainment was concluded
by an elaborate supper and the distri-
button of prizes to the best winners and
the worst losers-in the various games
Among those present were Misses
Weaver, Kerper. Webster, Winter.
Moore, Mackenzie. Browne, and Cramer.
and Messrs- Wallace. Hummer. Gordon.
Lepper, Dodd, Bailey, Weaver. and
Calver. Mrs Ralph Nutting. Miss Car
rie Wait, and DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Cal
YER
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Big Dances Coming for This Week.


Among the many dances set for this
week is that of Mrs. Robert NJ Thomp-
son at Sherry's on Wednesday night.
Mrs. ThomDson's husband played a
prominent part in the entertainment Of
Prince Louis OF Battenberg, and her
daughter, Mrs. stephen H P. Peu, who
also figured conspicuousiy on that occa-
sion, will help her TO entertain her
guests. On the following evening Mrs
George L. Kingsland gives ball at
SherFy's for her daughter, Miss Ethel
Kingsland. their relationship through
the Astors 10 George Ogilvy Haig be-
ing of too remote a character 10 render
any postponement of the entertainment
necessary On the same evening Mrs.
Henry Lancing WardweH Will give a
dance. also at Sherrys. for Miss Doro-
thea Fales Wardwell, who is one OF the
debutantes of the season.
To Produce Plays by Society Girl.
On Friday night Mrs William Watts
Sherman gives a ball at Shcrry's for her
two daughters, Miss Irene and Miss
Mildred Sherman, debutantes of the sea
son, and on that same evening Mrs.
Charles G.. Francklyn will give a dance
also at Sherry's, for Miss Doris Franck-
lyn. following the performance OF the
latter's plays by amateurs at the Berk-
ley Lyceum for the benefit OF st. Mary's
Hospital for Crippled Children. The
piavs in question-for there are two OF
them-are entitled "On the Fence" In
which Marion Stevenson and Frank
Markoe will appear, while the other
piece, Mrs. Shrimper's Boarders," viii
be presented by Cornelia Landon. Eve
lyn Witherbee. Grace Henry, Nathalie
Bailey, Mildred Townsend. Frances
Alexander Hester Davis, May Vogel.
Eleanor Townsend and William Bowers.
Although Miss Doris Francklyn has
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receive from to p. m, 1Ol6 North
Capitol street.
Celeste Goodman viii entertain a
party Of young friends at the "Mercan-
tile" Monday evening.
Mrs. II. r B. Harris. wife OF the
Paymaster General Of the Navy. will
be at home TO her friends on New Year
Day at 1902 Connecticut avenue
Miss Ina Virginia Hotchkiss. assist
ed by the ladies Of the Potomac Liter
airy Club. will receive at her residence
14Ol Twenty-hrst street northwest.
Miss Edna Hurst and Miss Gertrude
Roderick will be at home. 320 Ninth
street northwest. TO their friends after
4 o'clock, January l.
Receiving with the District Y. 522
Sixth street northwest, Miss Frances
Loretta Johnson, Miss Rose Stella
Johnson.
Mrs. Charles Lyman, 1243 New Jer-
sey avenue northwest, from TO 7 D.
m m; assisted by her daughters, Mrs. L. "
Crlttenden and Miss Lyman, and Miss
Cora A. Lord, Miss Mary Drummond.
MISS Annie Gibbs. Mrs. L. Schuyler
Callett, and Mrs. G. Edmonde La Vigne
Mrs. c. Metcalf and Mrs. NJ. o. Ag-
new VIII be at home January l at the
Carlisle, 1913 n street northwest, 2
10 20 p. m.
Miss Nelson and Miss EisensteIn viii
receive with the party at the Y. NJ &
A. building, from to 7 tomorrow.
Mrs. Routh-Johnson and Mrs. Charles
+. Strong, assisted by the Misses Lillian
and Martha Kewig. Miss Clara Stewart,
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Miss Wilmuth Gary, and Miss Anna, Cof-
fin will receive at IS Iowa Circle tomor-
row from 2 TO o'clock
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

Miss Edna Hurst and Miss Gertrude
Roderick will be at home. $40 Ninth
street northwest. TO their friends after
o'clock, January l.
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Mrs. {. Metcalf and Mrs NJ. o. Ag-
new VIII be at home January l at the
Carlisle, 1913 n street northwest, 2
10 20 p. m.
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Miss Harriet Eagan and Miss Mary
Boucher, assisted by Mrs. Saxty, will
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

Miss Beatrice MiIliken, with the Po-
tomac Literary Club. at 14O1 Twenty-
first street. 6 TO 10 %. m
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For the first time in seventeen years.
at 1417 . street northwest. ]. b. Carpen-
ter celebrated Christmas Eve with every
living child and grandchild about the
tree Those included were Mr.. and Mrs.
+. J. Dieudonne. their sons, c. c.
Dieudonne and wife. Don c. Johnson
and wife. and their children Claud, Bur
nette, Neil. Florence, Lora. and Min
ME, and little Minnie Dieudonne.
Until very recently members OF this
family have been scattered in Texas and
Minnesota Now they all reside within
a few blocks of each other in Washing
ton.
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Mrs. Haig May Return to America.

%. ha1B may NSNuAA ~ @1AiSAASe-
Now that Mrs. HaiG has become a
widow. 1t is probable that she will spend
much less time than heretofore in Eng
land, and no one would be surprised IL
she were for the future TO make her
home with her mother, Mrs Astor-
The latter Is well advanced IN years,
and, although she has the most faithful
OF companions and the most devoted OF
retainers. it is only natural that she
should Ike TO have, in the eventide of
her life, one of her children constantly
with her. True, her son, Colonel Astor.
lives next door, and her daughter, Mrs.
NJ. Orme Wilson. when in town, never
permits a day to pass without visiting
her mother. But for ali that, Mrs. Astor
is good deal alone and the presence of
her daughter. Mrs. Haig. would add to
the interest OF her life
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Receiving with the District Y. 522
Sixth street northwest, Miss Frances
Loretta Johnson, Miss Rose Stella
Johnson.
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whitneys OFF to North Carolina.

The Harry Payne Whitneys are leav-
ing very shortly for Aiken, y. c.,
where the Fred Beaches and the Tom
my Hitchcocks, with the remainder of
the usual Aiken winter colony, are all
ready established. The Whitney horses
have already left for the North Caro-
lima resort, and the season there is
very gay
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

The royal grand matron and the fol-
lowing named ladies of the o. E. S. will
receive at her residence. 1925 Tenth
street northwest, Monday, from TO 10
p. m: Miss Jamie l.. Cox, Miss Anna
Cox. Mrs. Lucy A. Blagburn, Miss Jes-
sic B. Payne, Mrs. Carrie Gibson, Mrs
Williams.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

Mrs. ShanKs. Mrs. Curl and Miss Curl
win receive at the Y. NJ. c. A tomorrow
from to l.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

Miss Drake and her guest. Miss Cor
don. of Chicago, will receive from 4 to
10 O'Clock p. m. on New Year Day at
the family residence. 1852 Riggs place
northwest
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

Miss Elvise Cissel gave a euchre
party Thursday evening at her home,
on Thirty-first street.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

The Ladies Auxiliary to the Govern
ment Printing Office Veteran Club viii
receive at their hall, Pythian Temple,
on Ninth street, near Massachusetts
avenue. from u until p. m. All G. A.
Z. veterans viii be welcome.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

Mrs. Della A. Bonitz and Miss Hide
gard Bonitz. with the Potomac Liter
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

Miss Bessie /. Caldwell. Of the OIym-
pia apartments. with Y. NJ. c. A, TO
7:30 New Year Day
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The following ladies of the Douglas Ep-
worth League and the M b. Platt Y
will receive at the Florida apartment
from until 10 p. m: Clara Bacon, Liz
zie Carter. May Engler, Lottie Harding,
Elizabeth Moore, Anna Neyins, Victoria
Noel. Mabel Thompson, Mrs. Solomon
Carr, Mrs. Dryer, Mrs. Hilliar, Susie
Mangum, Lillian Moxley, Lula Noel,
Lillian Thompson and Clara Simpson.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

Miss Mary c. Bennett. president of
Potomac Literary Club. will receive at
1f01 Twenty-first street northwest.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

The ladies OF the Potomac Literary
Club will receive at 1401 Twenty-first
street northwest.
The Washington times., 1905-11-12
COACH BILL REID
RECONNENDSCHANGE
Committee Wishes to Intro
duce Canadian Sport.
STUDENTS FAVOR CHANGE
Characteristic Roughness of Football
Should Be Eliminated, Says the
Harvard Crimson"
STUDENTS FAVOR CHANGE

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. u.-NOth
ing in years has stirred Harvard-s ath-
Ietic circles to such a depth as the pub
Hshed communication of Bill Reid, the
varsity football coach, recommending
the radical altering Of the present col
Iege game.
The feeling now is that, II the game
is not altogether abolished at Harvard,
it viii be changed so as to resemble the
Canadian Rugby game Students who
support this argument by pointing TO
the Canadian Rugby battle which will
be waged on Soldiers Field on Saturday
while the Harvard team is in PhiIadel-
phia- The contesting teams at this time.
representing Dalhousie University and
an All-HalifaX team, have been invited
TO Cambridge by the Harvard athletic
committee, and the only plausible ex-
planation for such an expense is that
the Crimson athletic committee wishes
10 introduce the Canadian sport IN Cam
bridge. This theory is supported by the
known approval OF that game by such
an eminent authority as Walter Camp.
Commenting upon Reid's statement the
Harvard Crimson says editorially:
Mr.. Reid was himself a successful
player; he coached one of Harvard S
great teams; he is this year giving his
whole time and strength TO the devel-
Opment of another Harvard team.
When he insists that thOTough-goins
alterations must be made in the game,
that IL must be radically changed, that
it has fundamental faults, he must be
listened to. not as a prude or a doc
trinaire, but as the best practice foot
ball man that Harvard has.
I'VE must honestly face the fact that
the game has characteristics which are
Objectionable both from the academic
standpoint and from the standpoint of
the practical football man who tries to
be square. These characteristics must
be eliminated, cost what it may
The Washington times., 1905-11-12
NOVEL ATHLETIC
COURTS ARRANGED
Amateur Union Plans Interesting Com
petitions to Be Held at New
York Meet.

NEW YORK, Nov. u-Forty-two
novel and interesting events have been
sanctioned by the Amateur Athletic
Union to take place at the old -Fasn-
ioned County Fair to be held at the
Madison Square Garden, December IS.
2. 28 and %.
The events scheduled cover q vide
range Of athletic talent They provide
not only for feats OF skill and endu-
rance, but an abundance Of fun as well.
There will be medley races, IN which
competitors will have TO exhibit a va
riety Of athletic talent, for the reason
that the conditions Of the competition
provide for an athlete 70 hop. walk, run.
and carry a pail OF water on his head
over a specified distance Of ground
There viii also be sack races. three
legged races. and obstacle races, the
net at the end OF the last-named event
being covered with pumpkin pies,
against which the amateur men Of mus
Gle VIII have TO bunk before reaching
the finish line.
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Fat Men Going Fast
In District League
Have Taken Every Set -Saenqerbunds
Lead Game and Get Scores-Willie
Miller Again in Front

Notwithstanding the change from
round 10 square cutters, never before ID
any Of the local bowling leagues nave
the players started the BAN rolnng win
such high averages as those with which
the District Bowling League has in
auEurated its season of 1905-1906.
The Jolly Fats" with the acquisition
of Brosnan and Baum. two of the city
best tenpin cracks, have more than ful-
filed predictions by annexing every
game played. by steady team worK- me
Saengerbund have strung up the highest
single game. lob. and also highest set'
$50. but their work has not Deen as
consistent as that Of their jolly eompetl-
tors. Last year the Acmes BOWED tneiF
best scores on their home alleys at the
Palace, but this season dropped three
games there 10 the Fat Men.
a triple victory from the Bank clerks
has placed the florists IN third place
The Market House quint has bowled
better tenpins than the Florists or BanR
Clerks but has been up against two OF
the best teams in the league. the rats
and the "Saengers." having lost three
games with scores of sS7. 937 and SS7. A
considerable shakeup viii no doubt re-
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SPRINTER SCHICK
OUT OF ATHLETICS
Former Harvard Star VIII Not Defend
Championship Which Arthur Duff
fey Has Forfeited.

HOLYOKE. Nov u.-Relatives and
friends Of William II. Schick, former
Harvard sprinting star and the inter
collegiate champion IN the dashes, de-
clare that ne VIII never 20 on the cinder
track to uphold the ronor of amateur
champion. which has been turned 10
him through the Dufey incident.
Schick is employed IN tho general Of
fee in the Grand Central Station IN
New York. New York athletic clubs
have invited him 10 compete under
their auspices, but he has applied him
self closely 20 business, and has thus
far shown an inclination TO be content
with his brilliant past. At the time
when Duney's magazine article was
being devoured by the athletic authOri-
ties, IT was pointed out that Schick was
the most deserving kind OF a champion.
Since then a majority or critics in all
the big sporting ceuters have conceded
honors 10 the HoiyoAe boy.
Should Schick adhere TO the present
policy Of remaining away from the Gin
der path he VIII have retired with a
wonderfully clean record No stigma
has ever been attached to his name
and his part IN athletics has always
been that Of the pure amateur, seeking
20 win IN q manly way.
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NEW SPRINTERS ARE
SCARCE IN COLLEGES
Few Good Men Developed in FAN Field
and Track Meets-Butler and
Dodge Best.

The fan games Of the different col
Ieges held recently, in most cases under
favorable weather conditions, did not
produce much in the line OF good ma
terial.
In all the colleges only such men as
might best be cIassed noviees were per
mitted to start. the main idea being 70
develop new material rather than 10
have the races won by the men whose
ability already was well known.
About the two best men, apparently.
are two sprinters. Butler, a Yale fresh
man, and Dodge. a Harvard sophomore.
Cornell the winner in last years inter-
collegiate meet. did not show any men
who turned out performances that were
ia any way surprising: but the fall ac-
tivities at Cornell are such that, be-
tween rowing. football and cross-coun-
try. there is not much chance for track
athletics.