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ROYAL ARCANUM
BOWLERS.

The Royal Arcanum Bowling Association,
while the youngest OF the amateur bowling
organiza lions of the city, having been or
ganized in the fall of 1908, has already dem
onstrated Its ability to hold It's own with
the older aggregations. The association
was organized in October 1903. with the fol-
lowing officers: George NJ. Evans, president;
A. o. Hutterly, vice president; Harry g.
LEM secretary-treasurer, and w. w.
Chase. official scorer Six councils entered
teams of five men each. as follows: Oriental,
Capital, National, kismet, District and
Ouray.
The result of the first years work was
that Oriental Councils team, after a hard
struggle with that of Kismet Council. car
ried off the championship, and with it the
handsome silver cup awarded for that event
by The Evening Star Newspaper Company.
Oriental Councils championship team for
that season G903-l904) was: Messrs. George
Campbell. Harry Waters. William Bowsher.
J. d. O'Donnell and Charles SpiesS; w. w.
Chase. manager. This team not only won
the championship of the Royal Arcanum
Association for the season. but, by It's rec
.ord of highest average of pins per game OF
any team belonging to any amateur bowl
ing association in the city, established itself
the champion amateur bowling team of
the District of Columbia for the season
19u3-O4.
The association started its second years
existence by electilg as officers w. w.
Chase president; \. o. Hutterly, vice pres
ident; Harry LEM, secretary treasurer, and
Max Abel. official scorer.
The season OF 19O4-JJ was played with
exactly the same representation of councils
the preceding season, and again the
championship and The Evening Star trophy
won by Oriental Council, this time be-
ing closely followed by the team from Ma
tional Council. The Oriental Councils team
is composed of Messrs. Campbell. Wiser,
Allen, O'Donnen and Spiess; w. w. Chase
manager.
. In addition to the handsome trophy pre-
scented annually by The Evening Star Com
pany. the Grand Council. X. A, of the Dis
trict of Columbia has provided trophy of
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AAltfom 0bilin2 Sd

Now that the pretty May days have
come, the local Automobiles are scanning
the suburban maps for good routes for runs
in the adjacent country. Mr.. c, Royce
Hough manager of the Washington branch
of the Pope company, who is yeritaDle
living guide book of fine trips for auto
mobiIsts about Washington, described to
Star reporter several nearby tours as he
has seen them. short, but pleasant and
picturesque trip. according to Mr.. Hough,
is to go out past the Cincinnati street loop,
take the Chevy Chase road, turn on the
second road to the left, known as the
WoodIey Lane road, past Admiral Dewey's
old home, and through pretty woodland
and meadows. Then turn to the right at
the Cathedral School, take the Tenleytown
road to the top of the hill in Tenleytown;
go to the right which will bring you to
Chevy Chase circle; take the Chevy Chase
drive, which runs into Broad Branch
road; thence down into Rock Creek Park.
with its magnificent scenery, and return to
the city. This will make an all-around trip
of about sixteen miles.
Another nice trip is to go through Rock
Creek Park to the Military road and thence
to BrightwOOd; out the 18th street road;
cross the Maryland line, and about 100 feet
beyond the toll gate over the line take the
right road across the Forest Glen electric
car line: keep to the right and proceed to
Burnt Mills and return, making round
trip of about twelve miles from the center
of Washington.
BY continuing that road, without return
Ing to this city, the automobiist can go
through Colesville to Ashton. and back
home, making a most enjoyable trip, with
good roads and the prettiest scenery about
Washington. To Ashton and return is a
round trip of about forty miles. From
Ashton the party can continue on to Balti-
more, If desired.
Mr.. Hough said he made the journey in
Senator Elkins Toledo car from the Bel
videre Hotel. Baltimore, to 18th and H
streets northwest, this city, fffty-two miles.
In two hours and thirteen minutes by a
stop watch
1T was the finest automobile trip ever
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had in my life" he said, land will amply
nary car as well as the hgh-priced racers"
washington is rapidly becoming a city
repay any one who makes it in any ordi-
of buzz cars" said a District official
THE records show that there about go
cars owned and operated in the District,
and the number is increasing daily"
An enthusiastic automobilist witnessed
the killing of two horses in a runaway acct
dent G street between 14th and 18th
street northwest last Friday afternoon, and
promptly declared:
THAT is another strong argument in favor
of automobiles instead of fractions, crazy,
runaway horses"
The horses were killed in a peculiar man.
ner. bay horse attached to a runabout
came dashing along G street, going west
ward Standing close to the curb on G.
street, midway between 18th and 10Th
streets, a gray horse attached to a
wagon. One of the Brookland electric cars
was going east The runaway horse swerved
from its course to avoid the approaching
car, and collided with great force with the
gray animal One of the shafts of the
runabout penetrated the breast Of the gray,
breaking off in It's body and causing the
almost instant death of that animal The
off shaft of the motionless wagon also did
deadly work. 1t entered the neck of the
runaway bay and caused such injuries that
it is said the animal had to be shot.
The East End Suburban Citizens Associa-
ton has complained to Lieutenant of Police
John c. Daley that certain Automobiles
are employing the Bladensburg road a
race track in making their country runs
and in going out to the road houses. One
of the suburbanites declared that big
racing car came whzzing past him at such
high rate of speed that the wheels Of
the auto did not touch the ground" and
that ut would have put the Empire State
express to the blush
Plans have been completed and filed with
the city authorities of New York for the
new club house to be erected at PAT and 249
West saith street for the Automobile Club
Of America. the present quarters of which
are at 9Th avenue and 5Sth street. The new
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MAKING THE VARSITY CREW
Large Amount Of Work Necessary in Preparation
Of the Oarsn1en.
Of the Oarsnen


The boat races or the Hudson river at
Poughkeepsie between the crews of the great
colleges Of the country have been set for late
in June. The great amount of work it takes
20 prepare crew for these tests upon this
famous river, where Hendrick Hudson and
dis quaint crew of the Half Moon sailed so
many years ago. IS more than most people
think In the eyes of the enthusiastic col
lege man OF the country the reward is al
ways worth the cost. and even those who
watch his work and who have never at
tended larger university Will be forced to
admit that to him it surely must be worth
The price. judging from the pride he gen
orally shows after the varsity crew has
been made and he is announced as mem
der of the eight who will occupy the she'll
There are others who figure that to count
the work all up and then compare what the
men on the varsity eight of the great uni.
Fersity get in return for their effort it seems
10 be rather high figure. Ask that men,
Der Of the eight who has made the crew
ana won the plaudtts OF his college chums
as to his prowess with the oar and he will
invariably give you a modest answer. He
Will leave that for the others at the uni
Nersity TO do, and they can always be
counted on 10 do 1t well For if there Is
anything on earth which interests the aver
age undergraduate of the great university
or gives him greater room TO spread upon
- - Iil' HlVi4lS o3 tidl crew winch Will rep
resent his university at some regatta In the
near future. He invariably never thinks of
the work that is always necessary TO bring
ahe crew around, only in the form of some
pheasant sport. Some have argued that in
5uence and the like will sometimes procure
seat for an applicant in one of these
crews. but ii will not. and the men who
make the crew must pay for their places in
ANork- This is not the easy long stroke
which the undergraduate sees and thinks Is
go very easy. but the hard. long, tedious
hours and weeks and months, and In some
cases years. of work Is gone through
with before the coach thinks the applicant
is worthy 10 be numbered among the crew
Many times q freshman has made q crew
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COLLEGE ATHLETICS

imous opinion that the meeting should al
ternate between the two sections. preferably
Chicago in the west and Philadelphia or
New York in the east. If it is thought
that the first two men in each event would
not be enough. 1t may be decided to use the
first three point winners,
After the decisive manner In which the
western athletes cleaned up the east at the
relays there Is considerable speculation as
to what would be the result of such meet
ing. Judged by the comparison of records
held by the two sections, the east would
have much the better of the argument for
the west holds but one of the national COL
legiate records, that of the shot-put made
by Rose last June. Or, taking the eastern
and western championship meetings of last
year, the east Is supreme. According to
these figures the eastern records were the
better in ten events, while there was tie
In one the west beating the east in just
two events.
The following table shows the relative
standing of the two sections last year:
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favorably with the main event The trial
VIII be held over the Auvergne circuit In
order 10 allow the race TO start from and
finish at the same place the Automobile
CLUB OF France communicated with the diff
ferent foreign clubs asking whether they
had any objections to the distance OF the
race being reduced from $50 to $40 kilome-
tiers, and so far all the replies are in favpr
of this change being made.
III was discovered that mistake occurred
IN the calculation of the racing course dis
lance. The distance is not originally pub
Hshed, 132 kilometers for each circuit but
13I kilometers, and is made I'D as follows:
from Quatre Routes de Neouzat to Roche
Tort, IL kilometers; from Rochefort to Bourr
Lastic, "A kilometers; from Bourg Lastic TO
, SauVagnat, ~ kllometerS. from Pontaumur
TO Quatre Routes de Clermont 30 kilome-
tiers; total. 137 kilometers. 1t is this that
made the change in the distance of the race
necessary.
There will be plenty OF automobile racing
In the vicinity of New York during the
present season, for the tracks at Morris
Park, Empire City and Brighton Beach
have made applications for twenty-five
race meets, beginning May and ending
on October %. 1t is believed that with the
great increase in the number of machines.
the inclination of the average motormau to
travel as fast as possible and the fact that
speeding on the roads is generally prohib-
tied, these meetings will be success.
Aside from the speed contests between va
contests with view of proving the best
machines for various purposes and at va
rious prices.
According to the reports from abroad the
Paris municipal council has adopted some
very sensible rules for the government of
automobile driving on the city streets The
speed maximum is abolished and in future
the question of speed will be regulated by
the amount of traffic in the various thor
oughfares. Chauffeurs will be held respon-
sible for accidents and they may have their
licenses taken away if they attempt to shirk
responsibility for an accident, Bicycle po-
licemen will handle the automobile traffic
but they must pass an examination for
license as expert chauffeurs.
There are now three entries for the Van
derbilt cup race to be held in the fall the
last car being entered by Col. E II. r.
Green of Texas. son of Mrs. Hetty Green,
who is said to be the richest woman in the
world.
The two other entries that have been
made are Pope-Toledo cars, but 1t Is expect
ed that at least three other American cars
will contest in the big event.
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die. the necessary time for dropping the
handle to catch the next stroke, and ex-
planning the necessity for watching the
stroke oarsman, which so many think there
Is no necessity of doing. but which they
soon after they enter the shell find 1t is
impossible to ignore.
In the large colleges where the crew spirit
is in the ascendant there are generally
scores of other applicants waiting for their
time allotment at the machines to make
their attempt to demonstrate to the coach
that they are made of the stuff that al
ways makes good when given a chance.
The training room where the machines are
located is always very bare. The only
thing to Offset the monotony of the APP
pontments Is the large looking glass at the
end of the machines, arranged in such a
way as to show the oarsmen the position
their bodies assume during the stroke. This
glass has always been found to be an abso-
Lutte check against round-shouldered row.
ing, the sight that nearly drives the pro-
fe ssional trainer frantic to see when in
drlged in by husky college athletes who
should know better than to allow them
selves to become inclined toward it to the
least extent.
The tank Is the third stage and last one
before the river and the regatta. 1t is the
last one before being assigned to their
places in the shell for the river practice,
and 1t is here that the coach further
weeds the candidates, for 1t Is here they
show whether they can do as well In the
water as they can on the machines Here
again the unit of the eight Is preserved
IN the appointments as in the machines of
the first stage of the developing process
Eight sliding seats with real oarlocks are
SO arranged that the men may occupy
them and have their oars touch the water
at the proper angie. Then a water machine
is started and the water begins to flow
from the rear OF the tank to the forward
end on either side OF the men at rate of
speed calculated to give the effect of the
boat going up the river at the rate of a
thirty-four per minute gait. In this process
the roughness of the water. together with
the speed. Is all arranged to make the de-
ception complete In every respect, and to
further teach the men the true meaning Of
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coach of the great universities of this coun-
try today Sometimes there are as many as
two hundred applicants, and out of this
number eight must be chosen, so 1t is seen
that the chances for making the crew are
not particularly good for any candidate I'M
less that applicant deliver the goods
and do 1t in a way that the coach Is bound
to take notice of his work
Maybe the long. weary hours of sweat
and strain and tired muscles, the daily trip
to the boat house during the winter and
spring, the conscientious and faithful ad-
herence to the words of the coaches the
seemingly endless wait for recognition from
the man higher up. the head coach. may be
onset by the college letter on the sweater in
the color that tells to the world of sports
that the man who wears it rode down this
river or that river in the big race of some
year. But to the casual observer 1t would
seem as though the reward was not equal
to the cost.
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home is to be an eight-story fire-proof build
ing with a frontage of 131 feet and a depth
or 81 feet, and having an extension 80 feet
wide and IL feet deep. The building is to be
lighted by seven rows of ornamental win
dows extending from the second story to
the roof.
The main story will contain the assembly
nall, grill room and library The meg
canine floor above it will have a billiard and
card room. The club garage will be in the
basement and ground floor, and the upper
hoors VIII also be devoted to the storage OF
automobiles. The building Is To have a
facade of brick and ornamental iron with
trimmings of marble and terra Gotta Its
cost is estimated at $3.50 900. The architect
is Ernest Flagg
The club at present leases one floor of the
9TH avenue building and 1t hopes to get In
It's new home within year Dave Henneu
Morris Is president of the club and there
are over 100 members
Automobiles acting as special policemen
with power to arrest yiolators of the sDeed
law is the curious situation in st. Paul
where SIX members of the st. Paul Automo-
pie Club are trying this plan of lessening
dangerous speeding on the streets. The au-
tomoblle club has issued a special order no.
tifying every automobilst of the city that
the steep 9th street hill is forbidden to the
motorists. There is no ordinance by which
the drivers can be kept from the HILL but
the incline is closely watched by the special
automobile police, and several memhers
who have been caught racing for the hill at
hot pace have been given formal warning
that a repetition of the offense will mean
arrest and fines. The commissioned police
are among the foremost automobile owners
of the city.
Ihat the James Gordon Bennett cup race.
which will be held in France on July D, will
be the greastest event of the kind is proven
by the extraordinary list of entries that has
been made.
America will be better represented than
ever before in the contest for the trophy
that is representative of automobile build
ing supremacy, and there is general feel
ing that this country has excellent
chance of capturing the high honors
Not alone will Uncle Sam have great ears
but he will have great drivers as well.
There are two Pope-Toledo cars entered,
one to be driven by H. II. Lytle, who scored
SO well in the Vanderbilt cup race. The
other entry comes from DR.. H. E. Thomas
and will be piloted by Joseph Tracy.
Another driver. who is we'll known to the
American public, is NJ. G. Bernin who has
charge of w. Gould Brokaw's racing stable
The French elimination trials will compare
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training period Of the applicant for. the
seat in the shell of the varsity crew. The
first is the rowing machines, which has
been found to be the best means of break
ing In a candidate and getting the idea
from his mind that he is too strong; the
second is the ordinary chestweight exer-
ciser. which also goes long way in the
development as ii strengthens the muscles
of the chest where much of the strain
will fall during the trying moments of the
regatta when the crew is needing the force
and power of each muscle of each mem
Der of the crew in the shell. The third
stage of the developing process is the
tank. and the work here is as tiresome
the other stages. They are, in fact, all
dull. all tiresome. and all hard work. But
1t is right here that the applicant shows
his metal and he invariably goes at them
as though he was in a foot ball contest,
falling upon the ball or making a flying
tackle in some other Scrimmage work.
In the rowing machines Is where the
greatest number of applicants decide that
the work is too hard and that they were
never cut out to be the members of a
varsity crew. The machines consist of
three rows of eight sliding seats each, with
handles and springs SO arranged that a
man may hold a handle as though 1t was
an oar, and manipulate 1t in the same man
ner as though he were in shell. The
handle Is embedded in a socket with a
spring so adjusted that it holds back the
stroke about as much as the water would
retard an oar. The applicants are ar
ranged in crews and take their places in
the machines and then the coach gives
them the time of stroke and they pull
backward and forward with monotonous
perseverance. The work here is hard and
the men generally dripping with per-
spiration at the end of their practice time.
No class in shorthand ever works more
methodically than do the crews on the
aNh tnn0 at ha trof mi,
didates for the varsity crews of the great
universities Of the country. The coach is
a busy man, in fact, he Is busy all the time
walking up the line and back, giving the
necessary advice to the men, instructing
them In the dipping of the handle. the lift
ing of the body after the dip OF the ham
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Although there was no meeting of the in
tercollegiate foot ball rules committee at
the University of Pennsylvania relay car
uival in Philadelphia last Saturday, there
was an informal conference of several
prominent foot bail coaches and rule men,
bers. who discussed the situation thorough
" and recommended certain important in
novations in the rules The advocates of
the forward pass, as advocated by Coach
recruit in John c. Bell of the University of
Pennsylvania. the man responsible for the
rule permitting the quarter back to run
with the ball Mr.. Bell contends that the
forward pass will open up the game as
much as did the quarterback run. Fur
thermore. Mr.. Bell insists that these re-
forms are needed to put a stop to mass
formations, which make the games dull and
slow.
At present the foot ball rules committee
contains three strong advocates of the for
ward pass in a modified form. These are
Pennsylvania. and Wrenn of Harvard. With
these three men working for the forward
pass. and the threat held out by President
Eliot of Harvard that unless some such
reform is introduced the Crimson will have
to give up the game. IT is taken to mean
that the committee will act favorably upon
this suggestion. There will be a meeting
of the intercollegiate rules committee dur
irg the intercollegiate track and field cham
pionships at Philadelphia May y. At this
time tn committee will take up all of
the suggestions which have been made and
will later make a definite announcement on
this point.
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and this goes to show that the making up
OF coLeSe crew Is In measure the same
as in the construction of large business
the leaders want those who can do things
and when the likely freshman comes TO the
front with the ability which the senior has
been attempting TO demonstrate for three
years and failed, the freshman gets the
place In the crew. Sometimes men come to
college, and while they try each succeeding
year among the list of candidates they never
succeed during the life "a their alma mater
The question is why is there so much trou-
bic In getting seat in the SHE'LL and the
answer of the experienced coach is Look
at the list of candidates And then when
one gazes over the list there are perhaps at
some of the larger universities probably two
hundred candidates, each one intent upon
making one of the positions in the shell
and passing his name down to succeeding
freshmen one of the finest" in college
during the time of his attendance
The experience of all coaches is that they
have to meet with SO many aspiring young
men who have just landed at the college
who think they are oarsmen. and when
the opportunity for the showdown is given
they find their ability is not to the standard
they thought 1t was before the demonstra-
ton was made. If at the great uni
versity at the beginning of the wear
twenty-four candidates for the varsity
crew show up the odds are 3 to
l against candidate making the crew
and then at the larger colleges where
as many as one hundred or two hundred
appear 1t will be readily seen that the odds
are much greater. If some of those who
appear were even indolent at their work
the chance OF those candidates who are
wide awake would be greatly improved
but 1t is generally found in the experiences
OF old coaches of the various universities
that the worse a candidate appears to be on
form the better he Is on hustle and willing
ness. and the task OF the coaches Is made
harder on that account.
Some people have the idea that 1t Is easy
to form the crew. but the coach who has his
heart In the work finds 1t no easy task to
turn the applicant down who Ii willing to