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The Washington times., 1906-06-06
PENN IS CONFIDENT
It HAS GOOD CREW
Made Of Large Men and Only Eight
That Could Beat Middies
This Year.

PHILADELPHIA, June 6.-The Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania crews will have
but three more rows on the SchuyIkill
before they leave for Poughkeepsie TO
take part in the intercollegiate regatta
on June q.
The oarsmen are scheduled 10 leave for
the Hudson on Monday. and the shells
will be packed on Saturday. The launch
Ben Franklin will start for the scene
OF activities on Saturday TO be ready
when the Quaker athletes arrive.
The belief is growing among Penusvl-
va. "a supporters that the Red and Blue
has one of the best crews IL. her re-
cent history this year The eight is the
only one that has been able to beat An
napolis and In their race on April 2S, the
Quakers rowed the Middies TO a finish.
The crew as now made up is COMPOSED
or large men. the average weight being
about l10 pounds and the average height
feet. Physically this crew Is one az
ter Coach Wards heart. and he ex-
poets the men to give a good account
Of themselves at Poughkeepste.
The crew is now rowing as follows:
Emig. stroke; Captain Herman. No. Z;
Draytcn, No. s; Kelley, No. s: Shoe
maker. No. /; Deem, No. 8: Doering. No.
2; Bogardus. bow; Miss, coxswain
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OLD SAUGUS RACE
ARE DECLARED OFF

BOSTON. June 6.-"Yes.'' said ". II.
HltchinSs, manager Of the Old Saueus
race track. when asked as 70 the truth
Of a rumOr that had been heard ABOUT
town 10 the effect that he had decided
TO @lare of the June meeting at Sau-
g I have decided 10 give up the
ting cannot see why I should
with il. 1. as We'll as others in
ed in harness racing. have been
-hg 10 find out all winter where we
-. II has simply arrived at A COndi-
ton Of affairs where 1 cannot afford TO
take chances.
The pr babnity is that Mr. Hitchinss'
decision TO give up racing at Saugus Will
oe followed by the declaring OF Of ali
race meetings all over the State. In re
gard 10 the early closing races Tor the
meeting advertised AT Saugus in July.
NJ. Eitchings stated that he had not yet
decided what disposition 20 make OF
thCn. He may decide 10 reopen them.
and then have them raced over a track
outside the State OF Massachusetts. Of
which he may have the management
The meetings at Read-ille will be
carried through this year regardless OF
the expense that they Will put the New
England Horse Breeders Association 20.
but there IS a limit 70 everything, and
unless the horsemen make themselves
felt more strongly than heretofore
Massachusetts VIII be wiped of the map
as a producer OF light harness and car
riage horses
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FARMERS TAKE GAME
FROM P0STOFFICE

In one of the best games OF the sea
son. both from the class of ball played
and the number of spectators attending.
Agriculture defeated the PostuffiCe aE-
gregauon yesterday in the seventh in
ming By 10 l.
The contest was a pitchers battle
from the start, in which Haring. of the
letter stampers. had a shade the better
OF Sanders, who served EN- over for
the Farmers. Haring famed fifteen
batters and allowed but five hits The
errors OF his teammates however. We're
more costly than those r,ade- bv the
winners and his good work went for
naught. The score:
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KEMPER ELECTED
CAPTAIN Of TEAM
Crack Sprinter and Hurdler
to Lead Central High.
HAS AN ENVIABLE RECORD
Member of Team for Two Years and
Has Taken Many Honors-Strong
Team Next Year.
HAS AN ENvIABLE RECORD

At the annual pOst-seasOn meeting OF
the Central High track team, held at
the o street school yesterday after
noon, Ed c. Kemper, Of the class Of
1905. was elected captain OF the cinder
path athletes by a vote Of 10 l. VIII
Dick. Of the same class was the only
other candidate.
Everyone who has won his letter this
Kemper. including /. 3. Roberts, the
former captain; w. Dick. r. g. Wallace,
II. n Clagett, B. Clagett, Angus Mac
Donald, q. +. Wilson, r Smith. John
Sherman, schmitt, and B. Hamilton
Kemper a Promising Man.
The man who viii lead the Dark Blue
and White next year IS one Of the
most promising sprinters and hurdIers
since Capt. Sidney Kent. OF 20. attend
ed the institution. Kemper has been a
member Of the track team for two
years, ana for the same length Of time
has represented his school at the Penn
sylvauia relay carnivals as a member
OF the relay four Last year kemper
was put out Of the running by being
spiked az the Philadelphia games, and
was unable 10 compete in The inter-high
meet a few weeks later. This year.
however, his work has been frst-cIass.
and with the development OF another
season he should make one Of the best
all-round men that has ever worn the
Central High cOlors-
OF those who scored points in the
championship games this spring. seven
viii remain These are Captain kemper,
B. Hamilton. Schmitt, Dick. 3. Clagett,
and Angus Macdonald. With this team
as a nucleus, Central should be able
10 start in the year with good chances
for her fourteenth straight champion
ship.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

First base by errors-AIovsius 3: 81
stephens. 3 Left on baFes-A IoysIus 3:
st. stephens. 3. First base on halls-Or
Buscher, 1; Off Gallagher. l. Struck out-Bv
Buscher. 3. ny Gallagher. g. Home rln-Mc-
Carron- Three-base hit-Corrigan- Two-base
hit-Corrigan. Stolen bases-Carrol Morf-
arity. ., FOrsythe. Hessler. McCarron and
White Wild pItches-GaIlaEher. = PASSED.
balls-Hessler Umpire-Nr Handlboe Time
Of game hour and . minutes
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INGRAM IS CAPTAIN
OF CRACK NAVY CREW

ANNAPOLIS. Md. June 6.-Jones II.
Ingram, OF Jenersonville, Ind, has been
elected captain Of the midshipmen's :
boat crew for the season OF 1907.
He strOked this seasons successful
crew and pulled the same position for
the second crew the season before In
gram Is a first Classman. but it is ex-
pected that he will remain at the Acad-
emy until June of next season.
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PRESSMEN NOW TIED
FOR SECOND HONORS

The Pre- ssmen tied the Cowboys for
second honors in the Printing Office
League yesterday by defeating the lat
ter 4-3
With the score 3-3 at the opening of
the last session. the losers were easily
retired, and after Linkins had connected
for single and two were down. Pal
mer scored the winning run with a
drive ~ & Perry. The score.
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HAWKINS SLAB WORK
WINS FOR RESERVOIRS

The pitching of Hawkins for the Res
ervoir Heights Athletic Club was main
~ responsible for its defeat of the
Woodland club yesterday afternoon on
the grounds at First and " streets.
Score TO 0.
Hawkins famed eighteen battcrs and
held his opponents down TO three hits.
a one-handed catch by Yates at second
vas the feature. aside from the effective
tMirlinC OF Hawkins. The scnrn.
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Earned runs-Ninth. 3: Metropolitan. 2
First base by errors-Ninth. .: Metropolitan.
,. Left on bases-Ninth. >; Metropolitan Z
First base on balls-On kfdwell. :. of ZirkIe
G. Struck out-By KidweU :: by Zirkle 8
IhTee-base hits-Zirkle. Dampier. Anderson.
Two-base hits-Hurdle. 3 stolen bases
Bishop, ?; Wilson. .. Walker. Fowler >;
Frye. Hurdle. Thompson. g. Double play
Stuckert 20 Fowler Wild pitches-KidweIl
4. Zirkle. J. Passed ball-Frye. U-mpire-Afr
Belts. Time Of game hour and 35 minutes
The Washington times., 1906-06-06
GE0RGEl OWN MEMORIALS
DEFEATED BOYS CLUB

The Memorials defeated the WASH
ington Boys Club in a closely contest
ed game on the bureau grounds yester-
day afternoon. winning by to 2.
Lewis, for the winners, scored two OF
the three runs. Steepe pitched his usual
good game for the winners, holding the
Boys Club to one hit, a two-bagger by
Hunter The score
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

Earned runs-St- Vincents / First base
by errors-St Vincent's 2 Left on bases
81 Nincents, 3. First base on balls-Om G.
Cohfower. l. Struck out-T3y Wooden. 9:
by c. ColihOwer. 3. Two base hit-Carrick.
Stolen bases-Mack. Spaulding .: Carrick,
Coleman. J. COlihOwer. Double play-John-
son to Monitt- Passed balls-Joy, 2 I'M
pire-S MOffitt. Time Of game-55 minutes.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

2:05L. by Stemway. now in Farmer
Bunch's sta BILE at Cleveland, is a Won
derfully fast horse. He worked a
quarter in twenty-eight seconds before
leaving California.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06
HOODO0 STILL CLINGS
TO NINTH STREET NINE

BY n wonderful rally in the last two
sessions yesterday. Ninth finished
strong. but could not push over enough
tallies to break her streak of losses
Metropolitan won by 10 :.
The features were the box work Of
both kidwell and Zirkle. and the bat
ting of Hurdle The score
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UMPIRE AWARDS GAME
TO ST. VINCENT TEAM

In the fifth inning yesterday, with
the score 40 in favor of St. Vincent.
s.. Peter left the field because Of an
alleged unfair decision by the umpire
St. Vincent was awarded the game.
The score:
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AMATEUR BASEBALL.

The Carlisle 4. c. would like 10 ar
range games with teams averaging
twelve years Triends Select School,
Kensirgton. and St. Johns. George
town. preferred. The lineup
Daily, S.. D.. Turner. S.; BirdsaU
1b.: jump, %. E[intz and Baker, 90. /:
Mills and Holman, c.. Kimbau. D;
Dewar. Bradley. Malone, Stevens,
Stockett, and Scott, Outfield. Address
w Ashby Jump. IA Carroll street
southeast
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Totals.... Z y q a rotaIs..-- 0 a2LIs

Left on bases-Resclv voir Heights Athletic
Club. S. Woodland Athletic Club s Two
base hitE-N0uroc. Gill Sacrifice hits-Rrs-
ervuir Heights Athletic Club. T. Struck out
rav Hawkins. IS; by Monroe. (. First base
on halls-On Hawkins. 4. OF Monroe .. OF
Price, ?. Umpirc-Palmcr r. l. NJ Time
OF game hour and 40 minutes.
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ST. STEPHENS BEATS
AL0YSIUS IN FIFTH

With the score 5-5 in the fifth inning
yesterday, St stephens came TO tho
bat and pounded in five runs, which
won the game from Aloysius. The
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

Earned runs-Agriculture. 8: PostofHce I
tlrst base by errors-A griculture .: Post
office, J Left on observation-disclosures G: Post
Office. T. First base on balls-OT Sanders
. OF Haring, struck out-By Sanders, Is:
by Haring g Two-base hlts-Tavlor and
Winston Sacrifice hlt-Sanders SfaIer,
bases-Hoffman. Winston. Doyle Orrison a
Kerr Bacon. Bradley. and G. Stevenson FTit
By pitcher-By Haring, !. Umpire-Venable
Time Of game-1 hour and IS minutes
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

Sheriff Flaherty, of Kings county, N
Y, who last week was directed by the
governor to enforce the law against
prize fighting in that county. has in
formed the governor that If the law
against prize lighting in his county was
to be strictly enforced. it would be neces-
sary to appoint additional deputies.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

PRINTING OFFICE.
Yesterdays Game.
Pressmen, 4: Cowboys. J.
Today's Game.
Blanks vs. Cowboys.
Standing Of the Clubs.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

At the Lincoln Athletic Club. of Chel-
sea tomorrow night, Kid Goodman, of
Boston. will meet Fighting Dick Hy-
land for fifteen rounds. In the semi-wind
up Joe Geary and BeddO McCirath will
meet for eight rounds
The Washington times., 1906-06-06
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The Washington times., 1906-06-06

St Peters Sunday School team had
no trouble defeating the Seneca Ath-
letic Club on the latter's ground yes
terday afternoon by 10 20 3 The feature
was the battery work Of Cooksey and
Gates for ST. Peters The score by
innings:
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

Tommy Ryan has matched his protege.
Johnny Morrison, to meet Benny Yanger
the 'Tipton Slasher,' at Benton Harbor,
Mich, for ten rounds June 15
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

The Yankees defeated the Rough Rid
ers by II to g. The features CT The
game were the pitching f Germann and
the batting Of r. Frye. Teams aver
aging thirteen years. address J. Ger
mann. $40 street southwest
The lineup follows: J. .;ecna n.
pitcher: N Friedenberg. catcher: Z.
Frye first base; J. Frye, second base:
]. Sullivan. third base: b W. Buck.
shortstOp; E. Winfield. left field. I.
F'riedenberg. right field; +. Connors,
center field
The Washington times., 1906-06-06
SEBALL : GOLF RACING BOXING ROWING : ATHLETICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results

Detroit- Washington game postpon-
ed on account Of rain.
chicago, 3; Philadelphia. /
ol; Louis. :; New York. ;.
count Of rain '- a.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

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Earned runs-Cowboys 8: PressDar
First base on baIls-O6 Brown , S,,.i l.
out-By Herbert. 6; by Brown. 5 Home ,-,,ye
-Cotter- Given. Two-base hft-Barbas,s
stolen bases-Webb. Mcmahon J Itn<t1s
II. Linkins, Berhaus, Palmer Double rla,-s
-McMahon to Webb 10 Clum; LafrannboIs 70
Chute. Hit by pitcher-By Brown, 2 TIM
pire-Holle.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

When the Chicago Nationals left the
Windy City on Sunday night bound for
New York. every cub on the payroIls
was down for a berth
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Standing Of the Clubs.

Columbia A c vs. Athletics. Al Thfr-
teenth and . northeast.
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Standing of the Clubs.

SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Yesterdays Game.
Metropolis 4. S; Ninth. Z.
Today's Game.
Foundry VS.. Calvary.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06
SPORTING COMMENT
BASEBALL.

When the Chicago Nationals left the
Windy City on Sunday night bound for
New York, every cub on the payroIls
was down for a berth.
That AItizer deal was certainly no
bunco. He stiH manages 70 get his hit
a game. at least If Manager Stahl
gets the furlough that the wise ones are
predicting for him, perhaps he could
make some more time among the out
laws.
MaIoney. Of the BrookIyns. is doing
some tall stick work for that crew. IN
the game with Boston on Sunday the
centerhelder's hitting was responsible
for every run that came in on Brook
lyn's side of the sheet.
Central and Technical will line I'D to-
morrow at American League Park with
about the same teams that were sent on
the field last Friday. Willis and Bris-
tow as the Dark Blue and White bat
the Manual Trainers. BrlstOw has been
practicing up since his rather rocky eX-
hibitiOn during the last game and should
be In form when the two schools clash
fer the honors.
Pittsburg is row dickcring for En-
nett Heidrick. being wiling 70 pay St
Louis nice sum for the player.
Pitcher Young. Of the BOstons. won
the first six games he etched and then
lost his next five straight.
There is not a pitcher in either
league showing more this year than
Lundgren, the young Swede twirler Of
the Cubs.
Western critics declare that lit looks
very much as though Donovan has pick
ed UP a star performer in young Pas
tOriuS'
Hoelskoetter. the Cardinals promising
young pitcher and aII-round player,
has been dubbed by his admirers Hell
tcr-Skelter-'
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

Today's Games.
Cincinnati AZ Philadelphia
St Louis at BROOKLYN.
Chicago at New York.
Pittsburg az Boston.
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Standing of The Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Philadelphia, 9. Cincinnati. S.
Brooklyn. 3. St. Louis.
New York. o. Chicago, G.
Boston 3. Pittsburg.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06
MARQUETTE.
Yesterdays Game.
Today's Game.

st. Vincent VS.. St. Peter. Awarded
to former by umpire.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

Totals. 3 7-3O II 2 Totals 591 IN ,
1.-TWO out when winning r,,r ~. -.
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Tbe Yankees defeated tbe Ror

Seneca A. C.....130O1O
St Peters s -O121121 2x-1O II 5
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

"Jabber'' Tom Carey, Of New York
Is anxious 10 get back In the game again
Carey wants a match with Al Kaufman
the Frisco heavyweight, who recently
arrived in Gotham. Carey is ready tC
box within a week.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

Today's Games.
Washington at Detroit
Philadelphia at Chicago
New York AT ST. Louis
Boston at CIevaIa-d
The Washington times., 1906-06-06
AMATEUR LEAGUES.
DEPARTMENTAL.

Yesterdays Game.
Agriculture. 6; Postofice. 4.
Today's Game.
No game scheduled.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

Deal, on right, Lancaster first base
man, heavy hitter and fast runner;
Berger, on left, pitcher on same team,
winner of eleven out of his twelve
last games.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

Jack O'Brien Will probably make the
trip TO Australia and meet Bill Squires.
the heavyweight champion Of that
O'Brien has been offered So
coo purse to meet Squires for twenty
rounds.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

The WASHINGTON team plays Detroit
today and tomorrow, and then goes 10
Cleveland.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06
Standing of the Clubs

Trinity VS.. 81. Martin.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

Gus Gardner. the Quaker City light
weight, is training for his fifteen-round
bout with Harry Lewis. which is billed
to take place in private just outside of
Philadelphia within two weeks. They
meet at l33 pounds at 6 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06
Today's Game.
Standing of the Clubs.
CAPITAL CITY.
Yesterdays Game.
Today's Game.

IT. Stephens. 10; Aloysius. 5.
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Harry Lenny. the Philadelphia light
weight. is after a match with Jack
Blackburn, also Of Philadelphia. Lenny
offers to meet Blackburn at any dis
tance from six TO twenty rounds. He
says he will make any weight Bile
to Blackburn.
The Washington times., 1906-06-06
BOXING.

Tommy Lowe, Of Washington. and
Harry Scroggs. Of Baltimore. who have
been boxing around New York, have
been matched for twenty rounds in
White Plains, y. Y, the bout 20 take
place in the next two weeks. Lowe had
the best OF SCrOggs in their bout in Bal
timOTe last winter and could have put
him away at almost any time in the last
five rounds, but he positively refused 10
let himself out because he did not think
there was money enough In the house.
II Lowe doesn't beat ScrOggs this time
1t will be because the referee Is sucker
enough TO stand for "A raw deal
The Washington times., 1906-06-06

Rube Waddell VAS driven out of the
box yesterday by Chicago and gave his
broken thumb as an excuse. Some days
ago when Rube was supposed 10 be on
the down and out list with that bad
member in spiints he pitched for an in
dependent team I'm PcuuSyJ Jvania and let
the opposition down without hit
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
HAcMG BoTT0M FFAn1ES OF HULL n POSITION

the United States as naval factor
became drowsy, nodded and fell asleep
like spent runner on the tape. ST.
lence invaded the once busy dockyards
of the navy-a silence unbroken for
twenty years, or until the awakening
guns of 1898,
There are now in this country six
great shipyards, capable of Matching
first-class hattleships as swiftly and
substantially as any war ship hatch
cries on earth. sAs soon as Congress
makes necessary appropriation and
the color of the coin is seen. SO to say,
the designer sets to work and within
six months the big war machine IS
built from stem to stern-on paper.
Bids are solicited, hguring is done and
contracts arc let. Thirty days later,
perhaps, a titjle OF thousand work
men, who Will all have hand IN her
creation. will be hewing saving and
hauling the stanch timber designed to
be her skeleton. Months pass. More
and more activity is shown around the
building slip, where the huge vessel is
slowly rising from her keel and as
suming definite curves and angles.
Meanwhile foundries have started cast
ing and forging the massive arrnor
plating, and perhaps the still more
massive. guns and turyets.
Other months pass until the work OF
a full regiment of BRAIN and Drawn be-
gins to reveal impressive results. The
skeleton fs done. and now remains t.
be clothed in armor. Plate after plate
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21

While our own navy, in the modern
sense Of the word, did not begin hatch
Ing until 1883. the United States being
previously represented upon the marine
highways by a fleet Of superannuated
wooden frigates punctuated In the
ninetics with a few creditable battlc-
ships. 1t was not until fifteen years
later that we began to emerge from
naval obscurty. The Dewey triumph
In Manila Bay, the drubbing dealt to
Cervera off Santiago and more recently
the Japanese victory In the korean
straits-these tragedies have impressed
US with some realization Of the powers
OF modern naval artillery, But, re-
viewing them. we may wisely rem em-
Der that in each instance the emcient
xunners were all on one side.
Prior. then. to 1851, as an American
admiral recently soliloduized, sense
OF humiliation lodged the American
naval officer as he went about his duty
IN foreign seas and sectious. In the
Far East, in the minor nations firing
in8 the Mediterranean, and even IN the
seaports of South America, audiences
smiled patronizingly upon him and
from sense OF poiteaess avoided
speaking of naval subjects in his pres
enee. None but naval experts and q
Few Americans who chalced aoroad
comprehended Just how cheap and
spindlirg the Western republic ap-
peared then in the eyes of the world.
1ncredible as ii may seem. weary with
warning among ourselves in the SOS.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21

nASSING in recent review under the
4 Jscrutiny of President Roosevelt and
q curious battery OF eyes, 2 dozen
grim steel fortresses. hanked by
as many more armored and protected
cruisers. made the greatest muster OF
American wsrships ever simultaneously
congreEated. They were the battleships
Maine. Kearssrge, Kentucky, Missouri,
Alabama. Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts,,
New Jersey. Rhode Island. Virginia and
Georgia. the last four in the duodenary
array being the most recent additions
20 the greater American navy.
The formidable armada carried more
than 10000 men and is costing the
American people se.ooe,ooe year for
maintenance. As they Unanswered off
oyster Bay those dozen hattleships
alone weighed approximately 10000
tons. carried nearly $4,000 tons Of fuel,
had A combined steam energy of more
than 10000 horsepower and contained
perhaps 5000 miles OF electric wires
operating at least 1900 motors and
somewhere around 5000 lights.
There were guns in those flecked
steel turrets. resting like monsters on
their massive launches, capable Of
hurting half a ton of armor-piercing
steel twice minute and hitting a tar
get three miles away every time with
lne Nbeeel sltdhlHs dt iAoit LAdh hdll
speed. There was nearly a square mile
Of 8, - and II inch armor plate seal
ing those burly amphibians of war
burly. yet obedient TO the command as
q loyal legion They represented an
aggregate Of sixty million dollars in
vslue-those twelve engines OF exact
science. crowded with steam and cleo
trio apparatus with great gaunt guns
and cheesebox turrets, swung by cleo
tricity from side to side in forty sec
onds: telescope sights, electric ammuni-
tion hoists and gun crews keyed physi-
cally 10 lighting pitch, with special
muscles developed in each gunner by
daily and precise practice.
With the disappearance Of the motive
power from masts and sails there has
come q pressing necessity for men of
superior intelligence and greater men,
tai schooling. The romance and pic