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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
CLOSE RACE
BETWEEN LEADERS
Statistics of the First Series
of Games in the Commercial
Duck Pin League.

The first series of games of the Conn
mercial Duckpin League has been finished,
ami the averages below show the stand
ing of the teams and the individual work
OF the players for all games up to and in
Guiding that date.
The Evans-Wilkins Company and B.
Rich & Sons quints are neck and neck for
the leadership. the latter outfit being but
one game short of the leaders. B. Rich
& Sons have played in three more games
so far this season than their rivals. and
change is likely to result in the stand
ing when the teams have played an equal
number Of games. The Union Central
Life Insurance Company aggregation of
rollers are tied for third place. with the
w. B. Moses band each having won
nineteen and lost nine. The other teams
are below the 500 mark in the standing.
but many of them have. been showing
good form this season, and will undoubt-
edly take on a brace ere long.
List of the w. B. Moses team is lead
ing the individual rollers with an aver
age of 1853, but as he has figured in only
six games, he is hardly deserving of
the honors. and Schmidt of the Evans
Wilkins Company. who has role d in TWEEN
ty-four games and has an average of
1892, is certainly entitled to the credit.
Michaud of the B. Rich team is second
best, with an average of 99.1S, having
played in twenty-one games Meggett of
Union Central Life Insurance Company
team closely follows and holds down third
position, with an average of 9911. Fol-
lowing are the averages:
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AMATEUR BASKET BALL.
Taking Steps to Hold a Champion.
ship Meeting.

At meeting of the championship COM
mittee held at the Y. NJ. C. "A, Thursday
evening. the preliminary steps were taken
to hold the amateur basket ball champion
ship meeting of the South Atlantic Asso-
citation.
The following members of the commit
tee were present: w. c. Thatcher, chair
man; Thomas Cornelius of the Central Y.
NJ. C. A. of Baltimore. Md; Mr.. Walter
A. Cox. jr. of Baltimore, manager Of the
Belvederes. and Mr.. C; E. Beckett of the
Y. NJ. c. A.
Mr.. c. E. Beckett was elected secretary
and treasurer of the committee. and 1t was
arranged to send notices to all clubs in
the South Atlantic Association, soliciting
entries. for the meeting. The entries will
be So for each team. aad must accompany
entry blank.
A further meeting of the committee will
be held shortly after Christmas Entry
blanks will be. prepared and entries can
be made with w. c. Thacher. 7G9 14th
street northwest. Entries are open to any
registered teams in the South Atlantic AS
ISOLATION. The regular A. A. U. medals
will be given for first, second and third
places
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THREE TEAMS FIGHT
FOR FIRST PLACE
An Interesting Race in the
Real Estate Bowling
League.

Since the latest publication of the aver
ages of the Real Estate Amateur Bowling
League the race has grown to be a very
interesting affair. with the first three
teams fighting it out for first place. The
Potomacs hold the honors at present with
only one game separating them from the
Lawyers and Assessors. with percentage
of $50. having won eighteen games and
lost six. The Potomacs have been keep
ing up their regular good work. but not
quite up to their past form, having won
six out Of the last nine games played
The Lawyers and Assessors. who are both
tied for second place with a percentage of
100, have shown a great reversal in their
pin topping. the former having won seven
out of the last nine games and the latter
going them one better having won eight
out Of the last nine games played. The
Assessors have been doing some skilful
bowling in the past three weeks and If
they can only hold their present gait they
will surely gain on the two teams that are
ahead of them. The Marines have at
last broken into the winning column.
having defeated the Washington uuint in
one game by 100 pins. The Washington
and City Hall teams are not yet consid-
they both roll strong games, and with a
little more luck they will be right up in
line with the others.
In the team averages the Potomacs still
maintain the lead with an average of ST.,
having toppled 21.04O pins. and TIL
LAWYERS second with an average of $50.
Bontz and Robinette of the Potomacs ara
both the mainStay of the league In the
Individual averages. having the fine aver
age of 1873 for twenty-four and fifteen
games respectively. Schrader of the
Washington uunt holds the high game
record with $50. Following are the Off
cial averages:
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A BILLIARD ACADEMY.
New Club in New York Patterned
After Paris Institution.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 21.-For the
1rst time in the history of billiards in this
section New York is to have an "acad-
envy. 1t will lack the public features of
the Paris institution, being run under
the auspices of a private club with the
contestants in all contests both MEM
bers of this club" and it will cost S. for
initiation and 81 year dues to see the
games.
The management has engaged quarters
II, 42d street. Here a large room on the
second floor, which is capable of seat
ing 40 TO 200 spectators, has been com
fortably fitted up and was opened to-
night.
George Sutton. champion at 1s.2-inch
palkine; Willie Hoppe Albert Cutler and
rom Gallagher will meet in the opening
games Jake Schaefer. Ora Morningstar
and several other prominent players will
join the local colony of players later The
contests will consist of all kinds of bill
liards by leading cue experts, who meet
In afternoon and evening games. and if
members wish to back their favorite for a
small wager the privilege will probably
not be denied.
Dick Roche, former hacker of Schae-
fer, is said to have an active interest in
the club management.
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LARGE CROWD WITNESSES
RACING At EMERYVILLE

OAKLAND, Cal, December PA large
crowd turned out at >Emeryville today.
The weather was clear. but the track was
heavy. Jockey Dugan displayed high
class work in the Sacramento handicap.
which he won with Red Lear. Avoiding
the early pace. he came through when
OCEAN Shore and Prejucio tired, and won
going away. Prince Brutus made 1t four
straight victories when he won the Sec
ond race. He went to the front at the
start and won with ease. Summaries:
First race, furongs; purse-Cloudlight.
100 MILLER. to 5. won; Fulletta, liz lynch.
% to 1. second: Triumphant. los tScoyille), to
l. third. Time. LIS 40. Standover. Hector, FL
Otros and Military also ran.
Second race five and one-half furlongs; SELL
ing-Prince Brutus. 1O3 Davis, to 5. won;
Belle Of Iroquois, 9s kelly, II to 2. second;
Senator Warner, 90 q. Batler). IL to 3, third.
Time. LOS 30. Wilmore, Lady Vera and Plaus-
ible also
Third race. seven fnlongs; Cornthian handicap
st. Avon. 80 Qiayes). to l, won; Bslnade. 9S
"a. Walsh Is to l, second: Hand Me Down, 06
(Giibert. 90 to 1. third Time. 100 Is. Dag
rington Husky and Bravooure also ran.
Fourth race. mile and one-sixteenth; Sacramen-
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MAY co BY SPECIAL
TO PACIFIC COAST
Comiskey Arranging to Take.a
Large Party Out to Los An
qeIes With the White S0x.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CHICAGO ILL.,, December 21.-If deal
Comiskey has on with a certain railroad
goes through the White Sox will leave
here for the Pacific coast February - in
the finest style a ball team ever knew.
''Commy" set a record last spring when
he took his worlds champions to the City
of Mexico. his party including more than
fifty persons. But the proposed trip to
Los Angeles will beat that jaunt to a
whisper. More than 100 persons will be
the 'Old Romans guests on this trans
continental haul, and they will be carried
in a special train. The master of the
Sox says there will not be any trip at
all to the Golden state unless a special
train can be secured. Two or three rail-
roads are submitting propositions every
day or so, and the first one that Will
guarantee special train with swell
enough accommodations will get Dig
contract.
Teams on the coast are naturally anX-
ious to entertain the White Sox, and
few dates at Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco have been tentitively arranged. but
they will be cancelled unless the special
train is secured.
In the party will be not only the play
ers and their families, club officials and
newspaper representatives, but as many
of the White Sox rooters association as
are able 10 get away for the trip. The
stay in California will be limited, of
course, as the SoX are due to reach New
Orleans March 10 to begin their week S
stand on the Crescent City grounds, play
ing practice games with the Pelicans.
When the train departs by the southern
route for New Orleans the rooters will
cut away from the base ball party and
return to Chicago.
One of Comskey's reasons for selecting
California as the training ground is to in
terest his players in the junket and make
them anxious to go instead of trying to
duck the preliminary practice stunts Most
big league players have gone over all the
southern territory SO many times they are
sick of 1t, and their boss expects them to
put more life in the practice season If
the California novelty Is given it.
The failure of the American League
magnates to pull eff any trades of i'm
portance was disappointment. as several
of them came to the meeting last week
at the Annex with high hopes of making
an advantageous SWAP or two.
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z. M. c. A. oUTCLAssED.
Washington Basket Ball Team De-
feated at York.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
YORK, Pa, December 21.-Through
superior team work York Y. NJ. c. A. tri-
umphed over Washington Y. M. c.. A. in
a tri-city basket ball contest in this city
tonight by the score of % to IT. The Wis
itors were completely outclassed, the To-
Gals displaying exceptional form in every
department of the game.
The game opened strong and pace
was maintained throughout the play
Morrison began the scoring by throwing
two field goals, and the first half ended
with the score % to in favor of York
The Washingtons played a hard, uphill
game, the work of Jones being one of the
features. He scored nine of the points
for his team. The York quintet's consist
ent play was due to efforts of Root, Cole
and Morrison. Cole, who displaced Baugh-
man. the star in last weeks game with
the Carroll Institute, threw five goals at
all angles. The lineup:
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KETcHELL's HAND BROKEN.
Will Not Be Able to Enter the Ring
for Some Weeks.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
-SAN FRANCISCO, December 21.-Stan-
ley Young Ketchell, the Montana mid
dle-weight, will not be able to fight again
until he meets the winner of the Kelly
Papke fight in California the latter part
Of next month or early in February. Dur
ing his recent fight with Joe Thomas.
Ketchell landed a right-hand swing on
Thomas head, breaking his hand. His
physician has ordered him not to box
for five weeks.
When ne is in shape again Ketchell will
issue a challenge offering to meet any
middle-weight in the world. He is particu-
larly anxious to fight Papke, but will take
on Kelly If the latter defeats the Illinois
cyclone.
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EXPERT CHESS BY WALKER
WINS TWELVE OUT OF SIXTEEN
IN SIMULTANEOUS PLAY.
Moves Made at Rate of Three a
Minute-Tie Between Adams and
Smith in Club Championship.

F. B. Walker is to be congratulated on
the highly successful display of stimuli
taneous chess given by him at the Chess
Club Wednesday night. He met sixteen
opponents, and emerged from the ordeal
with twelve wins and four losses. The
quartet who were fortunate enough to
score off the single player were Pratt
Schneider. Greene and Mundele. The first
named of these was distinctly lucky, as
Mr.. Walker had established a won game
on the board, but by transposition of
moves missed the right continuation
which was necessary to clinch the game.
This slip gave Pratt and opportunity to
turn the tables
1t Is nothing unusual for great players
to lose few games in simultaneous play
remarkable instance of this occurred
quite recently at the Brooklyn Chess Club.
when DR.. Emanuel Lasker, champion of
the world. was forced to resign in thirteen
moves to prep" schoolboy named Ran
dali.
When compared with an exhibition Of
similar grade gwen in Chicago two weeks
ago, Mr.. Walkers performance appears
in very favorable light. On the occasion
referred to Harry F. Lee the Chicago ex-
pert, engaged twenty-one players, but
could do no better than win ten, lose
seven and draw four.
Mr.. Walker made his moves at a very
fast gait. Occasionally the players would
not be ready for him when he came round
and were allowed further time to con-
slider the move. All the games were COM
pleted in a little under four hours. The
total number of moves made during the
evening was probably not under 800,
which makes fully $50 an hour or about
three moves a minute. When it is con-
sidered that the usual time allowance in
first-class chess varies from fifteen to
twenty moves in an hour, it will be seen
that this was a continuous performance
of the rapid transit kind. The names of
the players and the openings employed
were as below
Pratt Ruy Lopez.
Ruff. Queens gambit, declined.
Graham, Falkbeer counter.
Kistler, Giuoco piano.
Schneider, Queens sambit, declined.
Manning, Giuoco piano.
Greene, Kings gambit..
Prender, Queens gambit
Mundelle. Ruy Lopez.
Bursley, Queens gambit declined.
Stealman. Kings knight.
Zimmerman. Petrof defense.
Roberts, Ruy Lopez.
Richardson, Queens gambit.
Club Championship.
Another game in the club championship
contest between Messrs. Adams and
Smith took place during the week. On this
occasion Smith, who had alread.- scored
two out of the necessary three tallies
was overeager to end the proceedings
consequently his play was less sound than
usual. Adams was not slow to take ad-
vantage of this, and his patience was
finally rewarded with the game. This
makes the score a tie, two each, with
three drawn. The next game, If decisive,
will complete the contest.
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card being turned in. The net scores
were as follows:
c. A. Taft. whitinsvilie. Mass. uD, and f. E.
Belden. Hartford u4l, &c. $50.
j. B. Moore, New York 90. and A. l. Dreamer
Damariscotta. Me. tsl. 40, ESP.
r. j. Spaulding Burlington. VT. t6l. and p. L.
Lightbourne Bermuda u2, Al. 41-S2.
\. $. Hurd. Pittsburg t6i and IL. W. ormsbee
Princeton. y. j. t9), AZ, as.
Edw II. Worthngton, New York (3), and J. NJ
Robinson. Littleton, y. H. Csl, 10, 33-S3.
Robert Hager New York Q4). and \. Michael
Boston u4. AZ. 41-S3.
c. L Becker, Boston o. and Charles Sayles
Brooklyn (Sl, is, 46-S4.
L. Ingersoll; Cleveland Cs,. and F. B. Huston
r: NJ. Hamilton. Pelham. n. Y. (g, and ]. E
Kellogg, Fitchburg. Mass. On. 40, 46-ss.
j. NJ Hopkins. Melrose, Mass. GS). and 4. f
Wright, COoperstown, y. Y. IA, Al, ass.
W. l.. Hurd, Pittsburg I'D. and J. ID. C. Rum
sey, Brooklyn (11l, As, 1870.
T. r. Moore. New York %, and DR.. Geo. S
Hin, Marblehead. Mass. 40. Al, $50.
VI. d. Fink, New York (19). and 5. V. Blake
Toronto 16)-No card.
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RECORD NOT ALLOWED.
New Mark Made by University of
Pennsylvania Freshman.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. December 21.--Al-
though Walker. a University Of Penusyl-
vania freshman, beat the intercollegiate
plunge record by six inches in the col
lege swimming meet last night. the old
record of siXty-seven feet will still stand
because the mark of sixty-seven feet six
inches reached by Walker was not m2 de
in intercollegiate competition. Owing to
the eligibility rules barring freshmen from
taking part in varsity sports. Walker will
not be eligible for the university swim
ming team until next year. but Coach
kistler will take charge Of the fresh
man, and it is expected that by next
year he will ne in even better form.
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GOLF AT PINEHURsT.
Handicap Best Medal Play Four
some.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PINEHURST N. c., December 21-
Handicap best ball medal play foursomes
occupied the attention of big field of
golfers today, prizes being offered for the
two best net scores. Cyrus A. Taft of
whitinsville, Mass, whose handicap. was
IL, and F. E. Belden of Hartford, whose
handicap was A. won first. with a net
score of so. John Bassett Moore Of New
York (26) and A. I. Dreamer of Boston
81. and P. L. Lightbourn of Bermuda 02)
and Ernest J. Spauld!ng of Burlington,
Vt, (6) tying for second at SO each.
Messrs. Moore and Dreamer winning on a
toss. The scores were remarkably close,
all finishing under 90. and only one no
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HANGING ON TO FIRST PLACE
HAMMER TEAM MANY POINTS
OVER ITS NEAREST RIVAL.
Statistics of the Y. M. C. A. Bowling
League-Gould Now the Lead
ing Bowler.

Ciinging to first place with the same
tenacity that it has shown the entire sea-
son, the Hammer team of the Y. M. C. A.
Bowling League bids fair to occupy that
envied position for the rest of the play
ing season. The team Is now over one
hundred points ahead of it's nearest rival.
its percentage now standing .76O. The
official standing of the various teams
to date follows:
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Will Play the Muscatine Team.

A game of basket hail will be played
tomorrow evening at Center Market Ar
mory between team f=om Muscatine
Iowa, and the I'd Regiment team. 1t will
he a contest of the eact against the west.
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lions. Washington,

Goals from ield-Root (6), Cole 90, Morrison
o. Jones "a. Kaufman a., Blair. Fowler. VIII
liams. Goals from foul-Root a.. Barnes or
Williams (2). Jones. Fouls called-York 4:
Washington, 8. Referee-Mr. Small, York Time.
keeper-Mr Senft, York Scorer-Mr. Orwig
York,
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SPORTS.

The Iowa team has been the champion
team of Iowa for two years, and on this
trip has lost only two games out of eleven
played The lineup will be as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
BASE BALL NOTES.

Eddie Walsh, the sensational twirler for
the Chicago White Sox. has been engaged
to coach the Wesleyan candidates for the
early season games.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-05
is MARRIAGE A FA1LURE7

is the sun failure because some
imprudent persons expose thchi-
selves and experiences sunstroke -
1s the ocean a failure because sofne
are so unfortunate as TO sink iii
water? Is sweet, fresh water a fail
ure because some are drowned i'll it?
Is fire failure because it sometimes
causes loss and sulfering7 Is COM
merce a failure because all do not
succeed in it7 Are railroads a failure
because accidents occurq Is the at
mosphere a failure because Of wind
storms? Is human society a failure
because of few evils in it9 Is ed.
ucation failure because some do not
turn knowledge to good account!
Are all human relations failures be-
cause all find not perfect happiness
in them9 Questions like the forego-
ing could be continued indefinitely,
but is is very evident that marriage
is no more failure than any of the
things above mentioned. What would
human beings become without the
homes that marriage brings? They
would sink far below the brutes. Un-
worthy, bad people may themselves
be failures in marriage, or worse out
of marriage, but marriage itself is d.
vine.-Ex.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-05
WHEN PETTUs WENT woo1NG.

WAhN 1h4 I'd W6N1 WOO1NG.
Senator Pettus married d daughter
OF Hon. Samuel Chapman, promi-
nent citizen of Sumter county. To
a Selma friend Senator Pettus in his
old age told beautiful story of her,
who blessed his life for mere thar
half century.
"You see," said Senator Pettus,
"as | was boy t was inclined to
be wild and little rough. When
fell in love with her ] went to her
and told her. She said:
why, you are only a rough boy,
You haven't all idea of what life
means. You have not even taken
the trouble to get an education.'
81 knew she spoke the truth. When
/ left her I formed determination
I would get an education if it were
possible to get one. Without my
mothers help and sacrifice it would
have been impossible. but she gladly
helped, and she gladly made the sac
rifce.
"By her sacrifices I went to Ten
nessee to school, and I studied as no
boy ever studied before. In time I
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-05

and sent him away to remain six
months and gave him to understand
that at the end of that period if he
could not come back to be perma-
nently sober man she would secure
a divorce. Said the little come
dienne: II can't stand it any long
er. Now, you don't think it's such
dreadful thing for a woman's 3 hus-
band to- get drunk and in the news
papers, do you9 But it means so
much when you love man and he d
promised not to do it. And every
time it happens it's SO much worse
and it worries me so I can sleep
and [ have to go out before that au-
dlence and act like fool and make
them laugh, and sing my songs and
dance, and my heart is breaking. For
he's good to me, except when he for
gets himself"
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-05
A LOVE TRAGEDY.

Love and laughter, pain and sor-
row, the abandon of gaiety and dane
ing for the public with the grip of
heartache in her little body, is the
pathetic paradox presented in the
experience Of Mabel Hite, a vaude-
vile actress in Chicago, whose hus-
band, Mike Donlin, the ball player,
has become sot. Mabel has tried
faithfully to reform Donlin, paying
his fines from time to. time, helping
him to sober up, and sxacting prom
iss after promise from him to do bet
ter, so far without avail. The other
day she got him out of The police sta
ton, where four days. debauch had
landed him, gave him a Russian bath
to boil the alcohol out Of him and
then beuahtr him . railroad ticket
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-05

TO MY SWEET MATTE
miss theel Oh, how much, dear
miss theel Oh, hom much, dear
one,
My lips can never tell;
For through all sorrow and all Joy,
We loved each other welll
One tender moon long years ago,
While walking by my side,
You gave promise, sweet and true,
true,
That you would be my bride.
And ever since that blessed dawn,
That fair and cloudless day,
TO this, that finds me by thy grave
That holds thy precious clay,
Thou 'ast been to me, O darling one!
Through all the scenes Of life,
The pleasant sunshine and the shade,
A true and faithful wife.
Together hand in hand we strayed
Along earth s borders fair;
Together drank the bitter cup
Of trials, pain and care.
I miss theel Oh, how much, dear
one,
My lips can never tell;
For through all sorrow and all joy,
We loved each other we'll.
A. E. S.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-05

finished. ! rode home from Tennes-
see on pony after that long abb
sence. AS I drew near her house Z
turned my pony and drove by her
door. She was al work among nel
flowers. I hurried through the gate
to where she was, and as met her..
I said:
" l am no longer rough and un-
educated boy. I have gotten my coJ-
ucation. What is your answerq' ("
Her answer made possible that
beautiful welded life that extended
over joys and SORROWS Of more than
fifty years.-Nashville Tennesseean.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-05

Suppose when John D. Rockefeller
goes across the dark river and comes
to st. Peters gate, he makes evasive
answers to the questions there pro-
pounded, do you think he will get off
as easy as he did with Judge Lands
If Peter doesn't send the illustrious
old hypocrite to the smoke house it
will be because the devil is out Of
cobs.-Bix, in State Journal