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Evening star., 1906-02-11
GAMES OF LOCAL
CHESS EXPERTS
Some interesting Matches In
the Departmental League.

Some Interesting matches were played In
the Departmental Chess League last week.
as result OF which another shakeup Is
impending In the percentage column.
Agriculture now has q lead over IN
terror Of Is points. and Interior b has
fallen back to fourth place. Treasury, by
at last winning a match. has earned q place
in the won column, while Justice, which
WAS instrumental In thus boosting the
money counters. trails hopelessly In the
rear. with four matches lost.
The match to have been played Monday
night between War and State was post
poned, and the players did not get down to
business until Tuesday night. when Treas
ury cleaned up Justice by a score of to 0.
This result was quite a surprise. as It was
expected that Justice would win at least
one of the games.
Wednesday night Commerce and Labor
and Navy met for their first match. and at
the close of hostilities the score stood 2
to In favor of c. and L., two games being
adjourned.
Navy is also engaged on an unfinished
match with State, In which each side has
landed one game, there being two more to
play.
In the adjourned match between State
and G. p. o. the remaining two games were
started Wednesday night, the printers win
ming one. the other remaining unfinished
This makes two out of three for q. p. O.,
and the diplomats must annex the fourth
In order to tie the score.
Interior A and Agriculture also appeared
Wednesday night for their schedules en-
gagement, which brought forth some very
interesting games. When the match was
adjourned Agriculture had won III and In
terror ". there being two games carried
over. In one of these adjourned games In
terier had secured material advantage.
while in the other honors were about even.
1t looks as though A would win out by
small margin. in which event the farmers
will probably be ousted from first place,
as the former team will probably find JUS
tice easy next week, while Agriculture has
a hard match on with Interior b.
The detailed scores are given below:
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barrier went up Deutschland opened up
big gap and led his field to the stre.cn,
where he grew weary. Corn BLOSSOM then
went to the front and looked the winner.
but Knapp went to work on Proper, any
the horse responded gameiy to stan OH
Bannock Belle and won by neck. P" ea'ne'
rainy; track muddy. Summaries;
First race half mile-Pimkin, los tClsrkl, ever,
won; Nappa IT'S (Guganl, ID to TO- seeona'
Charley Paine l0S (Fountain). 90 to thlru.
Time .4ss.. Doric, Sam MeGioben ana Lassen
Second race seven furiongs-El Chihauhau, lCs
,Cisrk1 IL 10 s. won; STANDARD. 10T tFountaib!
D 10 l. second; Glenaryon, 10e Knapp, 10 !,
third Time, 1.2s Cloche dor. Bountifui ana
Mouutebank also ran. - - q
Third race one mile-Avonalis 100 tknapp), .
10 T. won; watchful 108 tFountain). u 20 .
second; Tavora, 1O0 u. Kelly, II to thifd
Time l.42b. Gov Davis, ]. X. b., Smiier' ha-
more and Arodon also ran. -, ,,.
Fourth race one mile and eighth, Palace
Hotel handIcap-proper, 122 Knapp, even, won
Bznnock Belle I0l u. J. Walsh. 10 to l. second
Corn Blossom. 102 (Rce). 40 TO /, third Ilme.
I.53+. HammeTaway, Graziallo, JAKE sahueis
and Deutschland also ran. ,,o
Fifth race I'VE furlongs-Edinborough li0
Dugan) TO l. won; Sad Sam, l0I (irahan, 10
to 10 second; Pickaway, 10I Clark. : to l. thlIa
Time o. Duelist Soundly, Haven Run, Chassis
Zaza and Miss Hunter also ran.
Sixth race one mile and twenty yards.Ciydeo'
IO7 Knapp TO l. won; Eckersall, 102 It0un-
tafn) 20 l. second; Jheo. Case. 81 tW. keilyt,
rs to l. third Time, 1-42A. Christine A.. Lazy
Goodrich. The Lady Rohesia and The Mighty also
ran
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League Notes.

In the Interior A-Agriculture match last
Wednesday night the interest. of course.
centered around the table at which Sournin
and Dyar tried conclusions. This game was
the more interesting, however, by reason of
the fact that Dyar succeeded in dividing the
honors evenly with his antagonist, and even
had a good chance to win at one stage of
the contest had he made the most of his
opportunities This is the first check Mr..
Sournin has had in his hitherto victorious
career. and 1t is safe to say that he will not
receive many, as he is head and shoulders
above most of the other competitors in the
present tournament. Mr. Dyar's associates
are therefore naturally proud of his achieve
ment.
The Navy team VIII be much crippled for
some time to come by the loss of Mr. Han
na. their strongest player, who has been
called away from the city by the death OF
near relative. 1t is possible that he may
not appear again this season, in which event
the Navy score will undoubtedly suffer in
proportion.
Interior B will make strong effort to re-
gain lost ground in Its forthcoming match
with Agriculture, and when these two teams
meet next Wednesday night some good
games and close score may be expected.
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PROPOSED YACHT RACE
OFF MARBLEHEAD.


Speeial DiSpatcn 10 Ine star.
BOSTON, February 10.--Prof. Busley of
Berlin, who, representing the Kaiserlicher
Yacht Club of Kiei, has been empowered to
negotiate on behalf of Germany for the race
between American and German boats to be
sailed off Marbiehead next summer for
cup to be offered by the kaiser, has stated
to the representative of the Eastern Yacht
Club abroad that formal challenge would
be dispatched to Boston this week by the
kaiserlicher committee and will be re-
ceived by the Eastern Yacht Club within
fortnight He stated ten days ago that the
matter would be taken up Immediately upon
the receipt of the Eastern Yacht CLUBS
official answer to the general proposition for
a race. That communication was received
last week, and everything is now il shape
for the formal proposition.
According TO the terms of the agreement
between the Eastern and Kaiserlicher club3
the challenging club has the right to die
tate the conditions of the race under which
the competing boats shall be built and the
race must be sailed in the waters of the
challenged club. In other words, the Ger
man rules-or now the new European rules
in all probability viii be utilized and the
race sailed in American waters, probably in
September.
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TEAM AVERAGES.

While Charlie Lemmon's last two sets
were far below his average, he still has,
with 1870, a safe margin over his opponents
if he spikes his toboggan, but O'Donnel,
Crist and Lord are coming fast, and with
the season longer to go they would have
a look III for the individual leadership. At
that they have a fighting chance and a cou-
pie of GOO sets by any one of the three would
hurt a few
Holman, like Lennon, had q pair OF low
sets, his average having slumped from
1867 to 1926, and he now has a lead OF
only two pins over O'Donnell of the Navy
Yard for second place.
Brosnan, who was perohed on the fourth
roost, has been shaken down three pegs.
Crist, with a set of 635, has moved up
from seventh to fourth place, and Lord has
pushed Brosnan and Bum out of the medal
of honor five.
Team leadership has changed in only one
instance, De Yo of the Treasury having
regained the ascendaney over Parker.
Cooper moves in ahead of Garrett the
Interiors. Leimbach jumps McCauey Akers
gets a slight lead over Barr, as does Nc
Lehman over Rice and Atkn over Grass on
their respective teams. Evans, Cosden and
Gordon fell behind Jarvis on the Commerce
and Labor squad
German leads in spares, and Is the only
bowler having reached the 300 mark in this
department of the game.
Miller of the Navy Yard tied Lemmons s
256 for high single game.
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Horace E. Wins the Woodland.

LOS ANGELES, February 1O.-Large
fields, a sloppy track and good horses were
the conditions at Ascot today. The WOOD
land stakes for two-year-olds. worth
$1,000, was the feature of the card. II
brought out seventeen youngsters, ana the
winner turned up in Schreber's colt, Hor-
ace L, which ran the half mile In o'4sA.
Alleron was second and Silver Stocking
third Horace f. and Tony Faust were
coupled as Schreibers entry ana were
played favortes Horace +. came away IN
the stretch and won handlly. The mile ana
40 yards handicap was won by Morita
with Embarrassment second and Workman
third Chimney Sweep, the favorite, was
easily beaten. Four favorites won In spite
of the track condition. Weather rainy;
track sloppy. Summaries:
First race. one mlle-Sherir Bell 40 tJacksonl.
4 10 l. won; Elm King, l02 POWELL, to L,
second; Rocky, ITO tMillerI, IL to l. third Zine,
Katie Crews. Stone Arabia, Prince Ching and
Pyrrho also ran.
Second race. one mile and furongoMnl,ss Berry, y
OF ROSS, TO 0, won; Lucian, l02 lMliierlr 70
g. second; The Huguenot. l03 tAubuchon), to L,
third. Time, I5512 Freesas and Blissful also
Third race. one mile and seventy yards-Morita.
gT ticDaneh. IL to /, won: Embarrassment, es
3 to / third. Time, LAO. Marshal Ney, ". IL.
Carey, Ramus, Chimney Sweep and Roycrott also
Fourth race, half mile. the woodland stakes
Horace f.. rs tTreuben. to o. won; Alleron
1l5 lswainl, 10 to l, second Silver Stocking, 1l5
(PowelD to /, third. Time, .4Sh. Sylvan
Dixon. Lady Allece, Native Son. Valeurez, Blue
Bottle, Handmaiden, Kilter, Ponemab, Tony Faust.
Hoot Mon. Haton. Ray Egan, First Pirate and
Marie Esher also ran
Fifth race furlongs-GIlpin. 104 (Bookerl.
10 TO ]. won; Charley, 100 (Aubuchonl. 3 to /,
second; ]. F. Douahue 30 (Scoville) Is to 1,
third. Time, Il 2sai. Ebony. Hermitage. Hippo
crates, Masedo, Wrenne and Chautilly also ran.
Sixth race. six and half furlongs-Confessor.
il3 Davis, TO 10, won: George p McNear 10i
'Jacksonl. to g second; Quindaro 95 Preston,
25 10 l. third. Time. /. % Revolt, Valencia, Col.
RrOnstou and Sandstorm also ran.
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Standing of the Teams
The following standing of the teams
covers all games to date:

Two sets by the Navy Yard of 2,1S7 and
2,12S. for over the 900 average work has
given them the biggest gain in team aver
age, an advance of three points, placing
them only five points behind the leaders.
Gains of two points each We're made by
the Post Office, Bureau and Government
Printing Office teams. A loss of two points
was the Agriculturists record. The Com
missioners and War teams held their own,
$40 and $40. respectively.
No season records were smashed in the
two weeks, but some new marks were made
by the various teams, the best performance
being by the Bureaus, whose previous high
game of 95T was smashed with 1.012.
Commerce and Labor's highest set of q
654. they displaced with 2,T25, and the Post
Office also beat its best set of 2,775 by bowl
ing $3.50 against the Commissioners.
The following team and individual aver
ages include all but Fridays match:
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GOOD BOWLING
OF THE SAILORS
Navy Yard Team Second in De-
partmental League.

Several shake-ups have resulted from the
last two weeks battling with the pins In
the Departmental Bowling League, the
most important OF which is the ousting OF
the Agriculture team from second place
by the Navy Yard. and all the more glory
to the sailors for they accomplished this
feat by downing two OF the strongest
teams In the league. wrestling two games
from the leading Interiors and three
straight from the Commissioners.
The Interiors took three from the Treas
ury. but In dropping two to the Navy the
leaders fall or nine points III percentage
while gain OF several points by the
team now in second place makes It pos
sible for them to overtake the probable
champions of 1907.
Five games out OF six was also the
record of the Bureaus, three from the
squirt trundles the Commissioners down
from fourth to sixth place. the Engravers
pushing up to fourth berth.
After giving the Interiors hard but
losing fight. the Treasury boys got busy
with the naples. taking two each from the
Warriors and Commissioners.
Splendid work has been done by the Post
Office quint, and their pin tunlbitng mas
not only boosted their team average. but
also brought them up one notch on the per-
centage ladder.
Judging from form and past perform
ance this season. the teams are lined up
just about as they should finish in the race,
excepting the Farmers, who hava keep go
ing above their gait and who should wind
up the season lower down the line, sew
eral games having come their way by Some
fortunes courtesy, as evidenced by their
average. The Bureaus. last years cham
pions. not going fast this year and can
hardly hope to win better than. third place.
AS in previous seasons, the Statisticians
and Warriors are hopelessly in the ruck.
Standing of the Teams.
The following standing of the teams
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The Potomac B. c. Smoker.

The Bohemian smoker that the Potomac
Boat Club gives tomorrow evening at Car
roll Institute Hall promises to be a highly
interesting affair. There viii be no set
program and everything will be done on the
spur of the moment hence all the more ea-
joyable. There viii be a heart-to he srt talk
preceding the smoker proper, at which the
prospects of the season of 1896 viii be d s.
cussed, with ways and means of making
1t pleasing and enjoyable. The question or
a big regatta for the summer viii also be a
theme of discussion, and the m abers wiu
hear reports that will be more than pleas-
ing AS this affair is solely for member.
it is to be followed shortly by series OF
entertainments to which the friends of TN
club will be invited.
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CONTROVERSY OVER THE
RICE CHESS TROPHY.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, February 1O-Protestlng on
behalf of Columbia, Harvard, Yale and
Princeton, w. n. Woodbury., captain Of
Yale's chess team, has written to Prof.
Isaac L. Rice. president of the Triangular
College Chess League, and donor of the in
terna tional intercollegiate trophy for the
possession OF which the league has Ghal-
lenged Oxford and Cambridge, calling at
tention to the circumstances that under
clause of the deed of gift published in one
of the American chess magazines year ago
the control of the matches for this trophy
was vested permanently in Columbia Har-
ward, Yale and Princeton, Irrespective OF
who else might challenge for the emblem.
Prof. Rice, however, has indicated
Brown, Cornell and Pennsylvania the
three universities composing the triangular
league, by stating that the articles Of the
deed OF gift, as published. had not been au-
thoriZed by him. and that he would not
finally determine upon the regulations until
all the American and English universities
interested in the trophy had had a voice in
framing 1t. This he hopes to accomplish a f
a meeting with the Oxford and Cambridge
representatives during his next trip abroad
Professor Rice will, at any rate not
countenance the management of the
matches by universities that have not chal-
lenged for or arranged them. In the mean
time the cabfed acceptance of the challenge
has been confirmed by letter by Oxford and
SdHhpriase, polh OF Which institutions pro-
fess delight over the prospect of having the
series revived. The dates thus fixed are
March "a and 81. but a determined effort
will be made to reach decision on the first
Saturday, and thereby avoid an adjourn
ment for a week.
Following the lead of the collegians.. the
suggestion that the Anglo-American cable
matches for the Sir George Newnes trophy
be resumed. and that two Saturdays be
utilized for this purpose, has been made to
the City of London Chess Club. the chal-
lenging club on the other side. Secretary s.
III. Cragg of the Brooklyn Chess Club wrote
to London. apprising the management there
of the feasibility of the plan.
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FOR RACQUET CHAMPIONSHIP.
Waterbury Defeats Hewitt in the
Opening Round.

TUXEDO PARK, n. Y, February To-
In the opening round of the racquet cham
pionship for the gold racquet, held under
the management of the Tuxedo Tennis and
Racquet Club on the courts here today,
Lawrence Waterbury of the New York
Tennis and Racquet Club defeated Erskfne
Hewitt of Tuxedo. Ills. 15-9, 15-S 49,.
Tomorrow Charles E. Sands will meet L.
Townsend Irwin, w. p. Burden will meet
Payne Whitney, and Clarence Mackay will
meet Lawrence Waterbury
The squash tournament was also opened
today for the amateur championship OF
America. In the opening round A. l..
Devins of New York defeated William Post
of the Tuxedo Tennis and Racquet Club.
15-2, 1876. Tomorrow Reginald Fincke.
winner of last year. will meet A. L. Devins.
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Who Made a Nile in A q 4-5.

diocre runner, able TO do mile in about
4.40. A year ago he was granted the privi-
lege of training with the University OF
Pennsylvania miiers on Franklin t'ie q. He
soon made the Quaker stars look Ike now
ices and before the year was over had es-
tabIshed record of l 50 for the half naile,
4 - 2-5 for the mile and $50 for the two
miles. His wo.k in the two miles was all
the more remarkable, since ii was the first
time he had ever run this distance. and was
made on the afternoon in which he had
previously won both a half mile and
mile race.
Sheppard entered the University of Penn
syivania last fall. but did not remain after
the first week, though he had passed all
his entrance examinations. Sheppard is
row a member of the Irish A. A G. of New
York. but lives In Philadelphia His friends
predict that before his career ends he will
break the worlds amateur record OF 415
3-5, held by Tommy c0nneff.
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THE FASTEST AMERICAN.
Mile Covered by Melvin Sheppard in
422 As.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, February 10.-A new
athletic phenomenon has appeared among
the champions. This is Melvin Sheppard of
Philadelphia, a twenty-two-year old lad.
last year a student at the Brown Frepara-
tory School of the same city. Sheppard
feat of running a mile in New YORK city
in the fast time of 422 As on the night of
February 3 stamps Kim as the greatest mile
runner America has ever produced. In fact,
that mile beats the present intercollegiate
record of 4.23 2-5. held by George Orion
of the University of Pennsylvania, It Is
also the fastest mile ever run by an Ameri-
ean-born athlete, either indoors or out
doors.
Sheppard until last year was only me-
Evening star., 1906-02-11
BOWLING NOTES.

The Fat Mems Clubs alleys were the
scene of a hot duckpin contest Friday even
ing when the Brewers, a team from the
Evening Star Duckpin League, took on d
picked team composed of members of the
press ROOM There has been considerable
rivalry between the teams, so they decided
to play three games. The Brewers were
snoped under Following is the score:
Evening star., 1906-02-11

The first four men to be qualified In the
February tournament at the Palace alleys
are Durand, 2,135; ID. O'Donnell, 2,191: Bar
clay, 2, ,1o1 and Fritz, ZOOS.
With the approach of the national tour
nament. in Louisville, March II to 27, things
commence to liven up more than usual in
bowling circles, not only in the District, but
in all parts of the country. Cleveland ex-
poets to cut something of a figure at the
tournament with Its seven teams. who have
been rolling consistently all the season. Re-
ports from Chicago indicate that they Will
be also represented.
The schedule for the week in the Real
Estate League is: Monday. Lawyers VS.
District; Wednesday. City Hall VS.. As
SCISSORS; Friday, Harrison & Browning Co.
VS.. Columbia
The standing of the Government Printing
f0f7pe ,eagIle is.
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LYNCHBURG TEAM BEATEN
Treasury Department Bowlers Won
Three Straight Games.

The bowling contests last night on the
Palace alleys, between the Treasury team
o. the Departmental League and the Oak
wood team of Lynchburg. Va. resulted in
victory for the local team. as they won
the full set Of three games. The first
game rolled by the winners was the best
OF the evening, as they toppled a37 pins.
Only two scores went above the 200 mark.
De Yo. for the Treasury s,-lr
with DID pins in the opening game. Adams
for the visitors. toppled 2I3 The scnras.
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This week the following matches are
scheduled:
February 12-Interior A against Justice
Navy against G. P. o. February 14-AgrI-
culture against Interior B; State against
Treasury.
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The schedule for the week in the Sunday
School League is: Tuesday, Foundry VS..
Mt Vernon; Thursday, Western VS.. Mt.
Pleasant; Saturday, Calvary VS.. Union
The standing of the teams in the Evening
Star Duckpin League is:
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Manager Collins says that four-ifths OF
thu batsmen hit to right field nowadays,
and therefore It is absolutely necessary to
have man at first base who is strong on
ground balls and one who can cover just
as much ground as any other infelder
Come to think the matter over, Collins is
dead on, for the third baseman is not the
busy boy he was a few years ago and is
now only on the alert for btnts. The short
stop is doing the bulk of the Unfolding.
while the first baseman has become more
than q mark TO throw at. Both the pitcher
and second basemsn are supposed to play
conspicuous part on the first base since
the regular attendant must go diving after
the shoots 10 his right as well as duck in
for the weak ones that tarry in the front
garden.
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Thirty-two leagues under organized base
ball will open the season on schedule time
this year. This win give employment for
an army of 4.000 bail players. who VIII
ceive In salary from S75 to SiG0 month.
In round numbers about 100000 will be
picked up by ball players next season. This
gives one a fair idea OF what the minor
leagues amount to. with their thirty
leagues, large and small, all under na-
tional board of seven members, and yet
the minors have no say In the making or
the rules which is a grievous mistake and
should not be the case another year.
The attendan nee at the major league games
will be a stand-on for the attendance at
the great army of minor league games.
The whole combination is calculated to play
to more than 1900 go people. and yet IL
was but a few years ago that l was asked
by a very bright newspaper man. Now
that base bali Is on the decline. what game
will take its placer
Ny answer was NO game for It VIII be
one long funeral procession for ell when
the old game goes down and out. for It is
as flrFlly rooted In the American heart and
sol as the stars and stripes"
York and the Rialto for me the
week 20 mix up with the most
= base ball company.
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(Two games
Standing Of the Clubs.

iOtai ~
Games between Hill and Roberts and r
and Hitchcock adjournedS
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zone afternoon, seven or eight years ago,
the combined pool rooms of Covington, Ky.
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little appreciated. in these days. With
out it there would have been danger of
the secession of the western country
isolated behind the Appalachian barrier
from the east. The great highway
bound the country together precisely as
the transcontinental railroads bind it
today.
Over the old road flowed an enormous
tide Of immigration for more than thirty
years. There was constant procession
Of stage coaches, movers wagons and
freight vehicles, known as Conestoga
wagons.
81 do not believe, writes General
Morris Schaff, who was reared beside.
the highway, that in the forties from
the last Of March till the snow fell, a
farmer s boy ever looked off from the
fields to the woods that his eye did not
fall on the white canvas-covered wagons
of the movers.
AS Boy Saw It.
General .Schaff, in his "reminiscences
of the Etna and Kirkersville, re-
counts wildly his boyhood impressions
| Of the road
| Here and there in the procession, =
The says, were parties on horseback.
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was surfaced with macadam from seven
to eleven inches deep and all culverts
and bridges were made of cut stone.
The road reached the Ohio in 1873
Seven years later it was located to Co.
slumbus. Thence it was pushed on rap
idly to indianapolis and Vandalia
Unhappily, after the coming Of the
railroads it was allowed in many places
to fall into disrepair. The policy of
neglect was shortsighted. If the Ma
tional road had been kept up and ex-
tended it would have been the greatest
possible object lesson in good roads to
the people of America.