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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-22
u AND | BASKET BALL
TEAM BEA1o ALEXANDRIA

In fas' though one-sided game Of bas-
ket ball Saturday night the U and
Fraternity won its first game of the sea-
son by defeating the Alexandria Athletic
Association team by the score of Al to 4.
Although weakened by the absence of one
of the regular guards, the excellent work
of the substitutes made the and
guards invrfcible, and only once did the
Alexandria team succeed in scoring, and
that was by the hardest kind of a strug
gle toward the close of the game.
The fraternity team would hike to hear
from all regular registered teams in the
District and vicinity. Address all COM
munications to Manager James s. Dennis
Room L. National Guard Armory. The
lineup of the teams follows:
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GREAT CROWDS AT BASE
BALL GAMES IN THE PAST

It will b remembered that Mr.. Temple
of Pittsburg, In the early sos. offered a
handsome cup for contest between the
team that won the championship and the
one which proved itself next best by coming
in second In the race.
The money taken in at these games was
divided among the players. and the sum was
very large, as the attendance at the Temple
cup series OF games was immense.
At Baltimore remember during the New
York Baltimore Temple cup series to have
seen hundreds OF persons assembled about
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INVASION OF
PITTSBURG ADVISED

Invade Pittsburgh" That is the cry that
has been started by supporters of the
American League. Today the cry is not
loud one and has not been heard beyond
the confines of the johnson organization.
but there is no telling how rapidly or how
widely 1t may spread.
The winning of the great worlds cham
pionship from the Chicago Nationals has
emboldened the followers of the Americans.
who are advising Ban Johnson and his coll
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md watched the battle from the side

and watched the battle from the side
walk.
The grounds were rough. the bases crude,
but they were playing real base ball. The
tall, slim. young-looking fellow who was
playing short for one team handled him.
self gracefully. scooping everything that
came his way and leading his forces on
to victory. From the sidewalk he looked
pretty good. I had visions of finding a
star ball player. 80 l waited and went
nearer. Then suddenly I recognized the
shortstop. He was Tom Hughes. the re-
calcitrant Washington pitcher, who. with
three of his kid brothers on the team, was
busy beating the other club.
Occasionally there comes along an anna
teur organization that turns out whole
bunch of professionals who become stars.
New Castle. Pa. in one bunch. sent out
five crackerjacks. among them Charlie
Bennett.
Later there was team in Cincinnati that
furnished a whole bunch OF stars. The
team of "lsids'' was called the Poplar Stars.
and I believe every man on that team
went out as a professional ball player.
Little Lewee played short, and afterward
starred in the minor leagues. George Yeager
was catcher. Big Mick Ryan played first,
! E..die Ashenbach was at third, Barry Nc
Cormick at short-those are all you know.
but nine of them went into professional
ranks and most-of them made good.
Bond Hill, Ohio, a town OF about nine
possibly q few more-inhabitants, once
turned out team that supplied major
league with material enough for year.
In that team were Billy Hart and Billy
Clingman, and four others who did not
acquire quite 50 much fame.
~
But mostly they come in pairs. Two
boys get together. One 10 pitcher. the
other catcher-and they learn to work to-
gether. They usually break out into pro-
fessional ranks as battery, and half the
time one Of them finds he really is out
fielder or a third baseman instead Of pitcher
or catcher. I'll wager that two-thirds Of
the professional ball players today started
in either as pitcher or catcher and after
ward found their true positions.
Frank Isbell of the champion Sox is the
only one, perhaps. who never has man
aged to locate himself. He started as a
pitcher and was crackerjack. Since then
he has played every position possible, from
bench warmer to catcher. and in three sea-
sons he has played every position on the
team during the year-and done we'll in
all Of them.
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: NOVELS BINDINGS.

] ERE endngs Of novels, compiled by novel
IL reader Of vast experience:
she gave him the first kiss of satisfied love- seemed
to them that all heaven and heavens glory about
He opened his wide, and with glad cry she fell
upon his breast, and burst into tears
s 1T all seems like dream to me-, she said -
And this he murmured, this is love- AA darling
And the weeping girl folded in his strong arms
Lillian, my darling, my wife!'''
"she smiled, hung her head an then, with little Sob
put up her-but ye guess the rest, SIR $500
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With the Long Bo,u
Eye NATURES walks shoot folly as flies ;,
How the Modern Seeress Tells Your Fortune Not by the
Life Line in Your Hand Nor by the Clothes Line but by
/ Means of the Impression Of Your Teeth.
Eye NATURES walks. shoot

SNT she the meanes that girl who offers to tell your
fortune by the print Of your teeth instead of by the
lines Of your hand9 An apple cookie provided and
you supposed your dentistry in get the
impression After you this the remarks:
''My, but you do bite easy''
And the company is usually m'nnered enough to laugh.
The Moose Lake Nnn) Star has vivid Of the
discovery Of iron somewhere in the vicinity of Barnum
The writer, evidently old mining man, says:
''The story Of its discovery reads like dime novel.
farmer whose shall withhold, drilled WE'LL He
layer Of slate rock and stopped This gave him
small supply but not enough for the additional stock which
he had purchased when the creamery started in Barnum
His next to drill down thru the slate with the
result that he got plenty of WATER but such smelling stuff
The water contained about so per cent pure iron in solution
A bucketfu of weighed exactly 239 pounds blooded
hefer drank Of and started cold sweat her and the
perspraion hardened oozed out thru the and
she covered with iron spikes that stood out like the
quilts a porcupine.
:sievren Swanson heard of the phenomenon and went
there waded for day and night in the slush
around When he home and took off his
hide boots he found the wooden pegs had heads OF
course Sevren began to buy land at once
"a prospecor from Duluth arrived the night traln
walked the farm from Barnum in the night called
the of bed and paid him SIS $40 for the priv
iege of buying it at per cent of its true value within
couple of years.
This may be an exaggeration but any old nhabtant Of
Barnum will tell you that the stuff is there" Northern
Minnesota full of iron millionaires Some day few Of
them going to wake up rich.
Chicago university has given birth to what is called the
Black Opera company, the child of musical club in
the school, Each spring term presents comic opera in
which few swift handed out to the faculty to
prominent Students This spring the company about to
pass jolt the universitys revered founder when
the faculty. stepped in and shut off the electricity The
objection of the faculty that the song mentioned the
Of the founder John D. Rockefeller and spoke Of him
in disrespectfu The Words 'Tanted santed,
just it's reen also objected to the ground that
the university had accepted tainted money After
tioning John D. by name, the chorus thus: j.
Money, oh, money strange it may seem;
g. Tainted or sainted, just so it IS green
..>>.-. Money, yes money, twas ever so;
At the Midway Varsity they take the dough.
AS Senator Hoar once said, "sometmes the meanest
thing you do is to tell the exact truth.' "A j: K.
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Make it no trump But if, with
this same holding, the suits were trans
posed and the long suit was red, then
the case would be different, for it is
possible to make the game with red
trump and we would declare it the long
red suit. -. ~
Holding good red make, do not de-
clare doubtful "no trump.
When the hand looks fairly good, but
you, have not three aces, and are in
make, use the E'rule of twenty-four. -
Give to every honor in the hand a
numerical value, call the 10-spot one,
the jack two, the queen three, the king
five, and the ace seven. At this valua-
ton, add the honors you hold in all
the suits, and if the sum total equals
twentyfour, the chances are you win
make the odd trick at emo trump. -
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by ace, king and jack, one may reason
ably hope to win three consecutive
tricks, either by finding the queen but
once guarded, or by fnesse 4. the
with one outside ace it is doubtful
"no trump
However, when holding black suit
of six or more headed by ace, king anil
jack and an ace in another suit, try it
without With two aces in your
hand, if you pass the make to your part
ner, he will scarcely be able to make it
no trump If he could make it red,
then the combined hands must make a
good emo trumper,' and if he would
surely rather take your chance at '3no
trump
Suppose you are the dealer and hold
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Glossary.

Glossary. 49,.
Notwithstanding one or more cards of
the suit led and playing a card of a diff
ferent suit. ~
Finesse-AttemptIng to win trick with
a card lower than your highest and not
In sequence with It.
Sequence-Two or more cards Of con-
secutive value. IN
Bridge.
game for society, a game for the
masses. Lighter and less serious than
whist, yet possessing chances for science
to such degree that it Is worth real
study. The game becomes more and more
interesting and greater pleasure as one
begins to analyze hands, learns to outwit
the adversary and to make the small
cards count. The fascination of bridge
is its combination Of skill and luck. There
is an immense amount of luck in it-luck
thru the honor score, and luck In having
a good hand when you are the dealer
How often it seems to bridge player
that when he has the make his hands
are poor and he is hunting around to
knew what to do. and then, when he has
no chance, he has three aces of four
honors In hearts. But such Is bridge.
and men, and women would have 1t no
different That element Of chance gives
to- It the spicy flavor and makes the loser
always ready for lone more rubber"
A Few Preliminary Suggestions.
Be careful to avoid all mannerisms at
the bridge table. 1t is not only bad
form, but often gives important infor-
nation as to your hand: if to your
partner, then it is unfair. and If to the
opponent he can take advantage Of it.
Never make q remark about your
hand before the play. Many rubber
has been won by fnessing against
"such cards. said with disgust before
the hand was opened.
Arrange your cards, suits together,
and each suit in numerical order. that
the eye may grasp at glance the high
est or the lowest card. Alternate the
color Of the suits, black and then red,
to prevent as much as possible the
chance of a revoke. 49,.
Make a mental note Of the number
you hold in each suit. If, late in the
hand, your memory Is dim as to what
has been played Of suit, or what is
now*the commanding card, ability to re-
call what or how many you originally
held often times will bring back to you
the entire play Of it:
If you are the dealer, be sure you
look over the hand well before declaring
the trump, for, once having made dec
laration. you cannot retract it.
AS to Ono Trumps''
First consider the possibility Of max
ing it "no trump or twithout. Four
aces, of course, make the ideal emo
trump hand, but, fortunately for the
other side, one seldom gets them.
Three aces or their equivalent is a
good rule for mo trump make-the
king and queen Of suit or king and
jack. Of q suit. being equivalent to an
ace. Thus:
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Two aces, the king of spades amply
guarded and the queen Of diamonds
twice guarded, make the equivalent OF
three aces and so we make it no trump.
The king of one suit and the jack of
another are not equivalent to an ace.
Length in one suit is an advantage in
% no trump hand. One long, estab-
ished suit and an outside ace is suffi
cient strength to declare ssno trump
AZ long suit is one in which there are
fire or more cards, and it is considered
established when you can win three
consecutive tricks in it. Thus ace, king
and queen, at the head Of suit Of five
form an established, or Hset up' suit,
the supposition being that after lead
ing your three high cards, every one
will be exhausted save yourself anil
your small cards will be good for tricks.
Occasionally you viii find the re-
mainder Of the. suit punched, against
game. The rules have been worked
out for the usual fall of the cards and
will win in q majority of hands, but no
rule is infallibleA
Holding six or more Of q suit, headed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-14
It Was the Wrong Lady

Ohm DAVIS walked home with ringing
heels and an expansive smile. His wife
knew that something had occurred the
moment her eyes lighted upon him; but,
being a patient little woman, she hid her
curiosity and waited until her husband
should confde In her. The disclosure came
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-14
BRIDGE WHIST
No. mo TRUMP" MAKES.
written expressly for The Journal by Miss
Bessie Allen of Milwaukee,
All Rights Reserved.

Miss Allen, the writer Of this Sc
ries Of lessons in bridge whist, Is
member of the American Whist
league and one Of the best players
in the country. She has made a
thoro study Of the game and will
be able to give all who desire to
play it very satisfactory and intel
ligible instruction. She is known
to leading players in Minneapolis
personally, who vouch for her
knowledge Of whist and her &C
quaintance with all the subtleties
Of the game. ~ -..- .
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GIVE no idea. I should
think she would not be later
than s o'clock.'' ..... 49,.
- avery we'll. I shall try
to be ready for her. I can't
afford to offend such a client
as that. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis re-
tired to rest at an early hour
that night. The servant girl
having abruptly left the day
before, Davis put his trust in
an alarm clock and. slept
peacefully to dream Of a: fat
fee. The couple were awak-
ened in the early gray Of the
! winters morning by an i'm
perative ring at the doorbell.
Mrs. Davis grabbed the small
clock that stood on a little
table by her bedside.
my T.. goodness she
groaned in horror, "this mis-
cradle clock has missed the
alarm again and it's nearly
8 o'clock. John! John! For
mercy sake, get up! There IS
Mrs. Patterson ringing the
bell, and not a person in this
house to open the door,
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AROJE


with cold shudder. Not instant to be lost With
onehand he reached his dressing gown and with the
other he made swpops under the bed for his slippers
In incredibly short time he strobe downstairs and opened
the front door. large mposingooking in black
stood before him. XII s. q .=:<. "... .., -.
Madam, he began, standing much possible in
shadow our servant has left and fear have
slept hope YOU will pardon me if ask you to wait for
FIVE minutes until complete my toilet With this he
waved his hand toward the parlor throwing the door wide
OPEN for the lady s entrance. - s1,. .,.~. Z
Is fBut--'' she began, hestatingly.. -..-..
SMr. Davis smiled deprecatingly holding out pleading
hand Dont be hard me, beg my dear madam; grant
me a moment Of time and will be with you once.''
With persuasive eoquence he gently guided the reluctant
LADY, the parlor and with apologies absolutely brstlng
from every hair his head, fled to his room. >-
Lottie he painted breathlessly for heaven sake help
mel This is pretty fix you and your beastly old clock
got into suppose I'll lose the best client
had just from your careessness Hang it! Don't any Of
these bureau drawers openq'' Juggling at nightly
Ugh he grunted savagely the drawer suddenly yielded
and landed him his back provokngly disclosing it's
tents Of female garments Havent any Shirts do you
hide them to aggravate meY''
Here's your Shirt all fxed, answered Lottie meekl,
almost crying. ''Don't swear sol"
'tWel, guess you'd if you had to dress in five
minutes and couldn't find blamed thing Darn the col
lar! I've broken every nail I've got clear to the quick try
ing to button it! Reach that POWDER can't you7 I'm
red hot III melt every collar I've got before get
Now hand my coat Do look decentG feel like the
devil'
Lotte trembling and quite weak with excitement, as
sured he looked lovely and he feeling that he could do
no better called up his best smile and descended the stairs
while hung far owe, the banister regard
for her life permitted to hear how he received
y dear madam she heard him say, that fine barry
tone which she always thought captivating, ct
gret SO much have kept you waiting. you will
give and consider entirely at service Mrs Pat
terson. =
The from the edge of the chair which
she had been sitting and spoke the first words she had
allowed to speak.
jt'Me names not Patterson, I'm the washerady
from door, and to see sor if could get the
loan of bar Of soap till the famiy awake They forgot
to lave amy for me, and okes to get washing
early and I'm not liking to wake thin, York
Press. 81
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with the second cup OF tea at the supper table
"Lotte he began passing his cup be reflled did
you ever hear Of Mrs Porter Pattersonq''
Do you the rich, fashionable Mrs, Patterson Of
Montrose Terrace7"
Eyes,
OF course have heard of her. and have her. too.
She spoke at club once
'tDd sheY Well expect her here to me tomorrow
morning" He said this airily.
Mrs Davis swallowed the bite Of cake she had in her
mouth at one fell swoop "What for9 she gasped,
as she could catch her breath.
Davis took letter from his pocket and passed it to his
wife, It follows
Mr. John Davs-Dear Sir: have matter of some legal
which DESTROYS of confdng the attention of
who can devote special time to its adjustment Mr.
Bailey OF Bailey Bathers Bliss, has mentioned you per-
son upon whose integrity and rely AS desire
talk the matter without interruption have settled
objection to lawyers offices, WILL with your permission call
upon you at house at early hour morning
Yours, Me- r.. M L. Patterson
- What does it mean?' asked Mrs Davis
80 Haven't an idea. Something deucedly CONFIDENTIAL
should judge assuming look of inscrutable wisdom 1T
often happens in the legal profession he added leaning
back In his chair and putting his thumbs in the armholes of
his vest But what want to know is what eary'
What do you think 'early' is, Lottie?'
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FISH THAT FALL, UPWARDS.

stI IKEA rocket said the captain 8 big fish shot out
L. Of the water, and Immediately burst into hundred
pieces thought there had been submarine explosion but
It was only nature
.The fish, you see of those deep-water fellows
that upwards These fish live three four miles down.
where pressure nconceivaby greatso great that
man. if he could get down there would be crushed into
iey-and they have to be careful about swimming up for
if they go yard too far, they begin to fall.
They begin to fall upwards and faster and faster they
RISE finally they shoot right out Of the burst
fxyou don t believe this ask any scientist
A cit speaks well for the prudence and the Of the
deep-sea fishes that few Of them fall upwards.
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What the Market Affords

DHUBARB is almost specific for curing the various small
IN indigestons that accompany the early spring
And it is much nicer when baked than stewed break
fast dish But peeled cut into inch bits and plenty OF
sugar sifted is set rather cool and allowed
cook it will be found much less trouble and delicate
Stir in while with silver fork, and do not add any
When cold it may be served in patty shells tart
let's in bowl that has been lined with or in pies
Until you have coddled egg you don't know just
how delicious soft-boiled egg be- Have your water
boiling and have ready earhen bowl jar of thick
ness which you have previously made hot Place
in the bowl and the boiling water Then cover the
bowl with tight and put it also folded
napkin In five six minutes the eggs will be DONE soft
boiled consistency that is impossible to gain in the
ordinary way One beauty Of this plan is that the
placed the table together with the fruit cereal and Coffee
and by the time finished the eggs ready
without the necessity Of watching stove of getting
up the table after them in the absence of maid
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is no trump, the king and queen of
clubs and the king and jack Of hearts
being equivalent to an ace in each of
those suits.
Sometimes, in using this rule one
may combine a king in one suit and a
queen in another, if both are well
guarded. For instance, holding
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THE TOWER A DREAM BUILT.

THE shot very high At the top, in the CENTER
great perforated plate, giant coander, and
hundred feet below vast tank Of cold water gmmered
'tHere she goes, said the foreman.
He dumped huge ladefu Of molten lead into the colan
der It fell in fine rain thru the perforaons Down be-
low there splash splash splash and the tank lay
/, many pounds Of fresh shot, round and perfect -@
The shot tower grand invention, due to dream,'
the foreman said. "Once upon time shot made by
hand Lead cut into tiny cubes and rolled around in
barrel TILL the wearing off, the cubes grew round
tedious, costly process = ...s. ASSIST
maker. f. *..a
tWatts dreamed night that he went to party and
that way home from the party strange rain began
to fall. This rain hurt him.
g : It stings like shot, he said.
And then he caught Of it in his hand, and found
that it shot. ~.
" When Watts awoke the next morning, he couldn't get
his odd dream out of his head He thought of it all day
long And late that afternoon he up the steepe
Of church. and melted small chunk Of lead dropped
it down.
The lead fell in round pellets, in perfect gobules It
shot-shot ma< with of the difficulties Of cutting
and barrelroing. Watts, thanks his dream had hap
pened a wonderful invention
The shot towers that like steepes over the land
only steepes the saving Of fe while shot towers
for it's destruction Of them exist if Watts
had not had that strange dream of his.''