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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
ROWING AT PRINCETON.
Many Features of the Question to Be
Considered.

PRINCETON, n. j., January 5.-Says
the Daily Princetonian:
During the winter months Carnegie
ing the hockey team and affording excel
lent opportunities for outdoor sports on
the part of the entire student body. I'M
mediately upon the coming OF spring,
however the question of its further utility
as affecting a branch of athletics in which
Princeton for a long time has not been
engaged will have to be considered. The
formation of a rowing association must
be viewed most carefully. as ii is a matter
which presents more problems than might
at first appear. First Of all, it will have
to be determined whether the lake pro-
Vides a body of water suitable for rowing
purposes That il does so is not yet GER
tain, for, although its size and shape may
whether il offers course of sufficient
depth. From the appearance of the ex-
Cavation before il was flooded the lake
would seem to be too shallow in places,
especially at the upper end. Undoubtedly,
this material side of the matter is all-im-
portant. but aside from that, and suppos-
ing that no natural obstacles prevent, the
question now arises as to the possibility
of forming such an association. Upon this
point i is difficult TO determine whether
Princeton is of such size 10 be able to
support a crew. In considering the num-
Der of men from which other universities
pick their teams we are made TO realize
under how large a handicap Princeton
would labor in taking up this sport at the
present time. There is also the financial
problem TO be considered"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
OR|ENTALS STILL.
GAINING ON FATS
Cutting Down Lead of Saengers
in the District Bowl
ing League.
Acmes Have Climbed From
Sixth Place Back to Their
Former Position.

While the leading Saengers remained in
active during the last two weeks bowling
in the District League, the Orientals, who
made such a great showing the previous
fortnight, when they trounced all the lead
ers, cut down the Germans lead twenty
seven points. Only a few weeks ago last
seasons champions, the Fat Men, were tied
with the Orentals for second place, but the
latter has drawn steadily away since then
and by winning three straight while the
Fats dropped two to the Acmes, increased
their lead for second place over the Fats
from thirty-one to eightysix points.
Acme swung back into better form and
by winning four of it's six games jumped up
from sixth to it's former positon-fourth,
the Market House and Bank Clerks each
falling back.
Besides leading the league by a good
fat margin the Saengers continue to hog
the top berths, the five "honor' positions
sbeing occupied by the German pin slug
gers, Krauss setting the pace with 1871.
Warren is in even better form than last
year and is the mainstay of the Acmes.
This is Capt Browns first year in the
pioneer league, but he is leading such eX-
perts on the crack Oriental team as Camp
bell and O'Donnell Marshall, another new
man, is showing up strong.
Brosnan and Waters of the Fats show no
signs of has-been-ism, but others on the
team not showing the form of past sea-
sons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
MAY EMULATE TRAVIS.
Byers May Try for the British Golf
Championship.

PITTSBURG, Pa, January 5.-Eben NJ
Byers the national. golf champion, may
emulate the example of Walter j. Travis
and win the amateur championship of
Great Britain this year at old st. Andrew s.
He has earned the highest golfing honors
in this country, and it is fitting that he
should try to earn the double crown. The
announcement that he would go abroad
in February and probably play for the
British title was well received in golfing
circles here 1t led to further talk of send
ing team abroad and with Byers to head
the list the way is opened. The game has
been making great strides in this country,
and American players are slowly but sure
ly approaching the standard set in Great
Britain. A comparison at this time would
be interesting, American golfers firmly
believe that a representative team from
this country could hold its own with a
representative team abroad, even if the
rank and file of American players are still
behind those in Great Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL MEET.
Annual New Year Shoot of the East
ern Branch Gun Club.

The annual New Year shoot of the East
ern Branch Gun Club, which took place
on the grounds of the club New Years
DAY. was one of the most successful ever
given by the club. The ideal weather
Drought out large attendance of the
Eastern Branch members, and they had az
their guests several members of the Ana
Iostan and other gun clubs OF this city. The
clay pigeons were sprung from the traps
installed last season by the Eastern Branch
Club, and some excellent scores were made
The following were the marksmen and the
scores: Wagner broke 40 out of GO birds.
Waysor, ii out of co; Wiley, u ont of %.
Naiiey' ~ out of 60; Hogan. SO out of go;
HAM 10 out of 50 Smith, Al out of CO. Egg
Ion, q out of 50i Etzler, % out OF 30: DIR
Varela, Il out of 10; II. Varela, 80 out of
81 Barber, 81 out of 80; Barker, 30 out of
~; Orrlson, 33 out of 30; Mccartney % out
OF 80; Monroe, ID out of 80; TayIor ~ ont
or 80; Peyton, % out of 90; Lohr 10 out Of
%, and Farnham. 81 out of 30.
Alter the shoot the members OF the olub
adjourned to the home of Mr. A II. Ham
Wnere the annual meeting of the club was
held and officers for the ensuing wear ~,
selected as follows: G. =. Lohr president.
julius Egion, vice president; H. A EtzIar
secretary and treasurer; George Doana
scorer; {. l.. Cake. director; A Fl Ham
director, and A. G. Varela CAPTAIN and
manager. anu
The spring shooting season of the cIpb for
ut-of-door work on the club grounds will
open the first Tuesday in April and in tba
next three months the officers of the cInh
VIII arrange the program of events for the
coming season. which will, it is stated con-
tain number of handicap events as well
as match shoots with the other gun clubs in
this city and vicinity "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
PROSPECTS OF THE
U. S. GOLF ASSOCIATION

CHICAGO, ILL.,, January 5.-Taking the
list of officials presented by the nomi-
mating committee as a criterion, it is safe
to say that the affairs of the United States
Golf Association will be in safekeeping for
another year at least. 1t is, of course as
sumed that the findings of the committee
will be made unanimous at the annual
meeting, to be held in Chicago on Friday,
January IS. In getting the meeting award
realize a long cherished dream They are
also preparing to turn out in force, and
should they gather with majority of vot-
ing delegates they may make their pres
ence felt in more ways than one. In select
ing Daniel Chauncey of the Garden City
Golf Club for president the committee
named man well qualified to fill the posi-
ton Mr.. Chauncey, during his years of
service on the executive committee of the
United States Golf Association, gained the
reputation of being a thorougb<as we'll as
conservative worker. He is also man
who will be certain to look after the inter-
dents, Fred S. James of the Glen View
Club and Alex. Britton of the Chevy
Chase Club, are men of experience The
same may be said of w. Fellowes Nor
gan, VINO remains as secretary. General
satisfaction is felt because. Samuel Y.
Heebner the popular Philadelphia, has
consented to serve again as treasurer
Heebner The new members of the eXecu-
tive committee all prominent in their
respective localities. Leighton CallSins,
who has made such an able secretary for
the Metropolitan Golf Association, has
earned a place on the national board
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WILL BE STRONGEST
COLLEGIAN IN THE LAND

WORCESTER, Mass, January 5.-Ar-
thur +. Bartlett. a student at Worcester
Academy. is young giant and possesses
strength which, when developed, will
make him the strongest college man in
the country. and this is a sweeping claim
when the college Samsons of today are
reckoned with. Prof. Donald B. Nc MILAN
of the academy makes the claim for young
Bartlett, who is Boston lad and has
been put through the strengthening
process, in which he made remal kable
showing.
Bartlett is a young fellow. He is the
greatest specimen of physical manhood
that Worcester Academy has ever known
His total strength. based upon the Sargent
system of points arranged by the prep.
and college professors of the gymnasium,
is 1,25S points. He lifts with his back
sos points and with his legs LOO points.
Bartlett is only seventeen years old, is
modest as girl, is handsome, Chester
fieldian and has broken all other strength
records of the academy. The record of the
academy was held until Bartlett's coming
by Foster V. Young of Aylesford, N. S.
This record was $50 points.
Bartlett is the son of a Boston printer
and before going to the academy was with
the Daban Prep. School.
Timothy +. Larkin, formerly foot ball
coach at the Worcester Academy saw
good material for the team very quickly in
Bartlett and placed him on the eleven At
left tackle he did excellent work during
the past season. He stands feet 11h
inches and it is believed he will grow to
feet or inches His breadth of
shoulders is 1879 inches; depth of shoulders,
50 inches; chest measurement is ~ inches,
and expanded is 435 inches. His neck is
16 inches. The strength of his right fore
arm is 81 points; his left 81. He chinned
the bar 10 times. Bartlett's lung capacity
is 300 cubic inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06

that seizes the fancy. There are twenty
models in all, comprising the Bon Homme
Richard, 1865; the Constitution, 1917; Mis-
sissippi 1850; Hartford, 1858; Kearsarge,
1851; Monitor and Merrimac. 1853; Chicago,
1885; the old Maine, 1892; Olympia, 1892;
Kearsarge, 1898; the new Maine. 1901; Ore
gon, 1893; New York, 1894: Brooklyn, 1895;
Eagle formerly yacht Amy, 1880; Con-
necticut, 1904; Washington, 1906 the I'M
completed Salem, 1907. and the new South
Carolina, 1907.
The drawings of the various ships were
loaned by the Navy Department to the
model maker. Mr. H. E. Boucher, which
thus insures repicas of the ships that are
absolutely accurate in every detail, even to
the smallest gun mount or the placing of a
boat davit. The earliest vessel in the coll
lection is, of course, the Bon Hcmne Rich
ard which is followed in the next column
by the Constitution, both being representa-
tives of the old full-rigged sailing ships,
without any steam at all.
The kearSarge and the Hartford repre-
sent the type of war vessel during the civil
war, when fighting craft still relied in great
measure on their canvas, but at the same
time were supplied with moderate amount
of auxiliary steam power. The Mississippi
is also shown with paddle wheels and aux
iliary steam, a type of which there were at
one time four or five representatives in the
navy. The Chicago stands perhaps for the
first vessel of the old white squadron. while
the old Maine was the first battleship de-
signed for the so-called new navy" Then
the Virginia the Connecticut and the Wash
ington.
That the collection is up to date is re-
ves led by the fact that the scout cruiser
Salem, whose model comes last in the
chain, has not even been launched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
THE BLoOMINGDALEs.
Double-Header Base Ball Games to Be
Played March 80.

The Bloomingdale Athletic Club. which ia
always one of the first clubs to put a base
ball nine on the field in this city, will: start
its base ball schedule with a double-header
at Tenleytown March 80, provided the
weather is not too cold.
OF last years team Fegan behind the hat
Turner on first, Hammatt on third Nichols
in left and Morley and Meek TO pitch will
probably be retained. White Buckley and
Hawkins, who were the leading players ON
the Reservoir Heights team last season.
will don Bloomingdale uniforms, and are
expected to help out materially, especially
the last named, who is slated to pitch
Klopfer a left handler, who twirIed for the
Baitics last year, has signifed his willing
ness to play this spring, while Manager
Worley expects to land Joe Crown. who
played with the Athletics of Northeast to
further strengthen the pitching department
Bobbie Leland will take care of second
base Buckley Will cover short and White
may gambol in the right garden Busey
who played that position last season, will
be utility man. Ralph Moon, who has
moved to this city from Ohio. will try for
the team. He is pitcher also.
The suits 8 year will be gray and ma
room Teams desiring to arrange a series of
games with the Lloomingdales may com
municate with the manager by addressing
"a street n0FthWest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
VANDERBILT MAY GIVE
UP HIS SEVENTY-FOOTER
WHITE

NEWPORT, r. l.. January 5.-It is pos
sible that Commodore Cornelius Wander
bilt will build one of the new HerreshoT
fifty-seven-foot one-design racing boats
next year and abandon the Rainbow. He
has not reached a definite decision to do
so, but the probabilities point to 1t. The
seventy-footers are outclassed by the new
boats. and it is only a question of time
when they will be superseded by new-rule
boats of the class. They are no match for
Effort and other new yachts built to the
rule. Commodore Vanderbilt and Harry
L. Maxwell will not race their seventies
again unless there is a third boat to con-
test against them and for this ason as
well as his interest in fostering the new
rule. Commodore Vanderbilt is disposed to
build. There is a remote chance that
Harry Maxwell may join the class later
though he will not do so unless he can
dispose of Yankee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
DOUG ALLISON DISSENTS.
Veteran Catcher of the Reds Tells
About Chicago Game.

The publication last Monday of an ac-
count of the game of base ball played IN
September, 1870, between the famous "Red
Stockings of Cincinnati and the White
Sox'' of Chicago afforded the old-timers
much food for comment; and around the
various resorts where the has beens
congregate the story was well thrashed
over.
The catcher of the Cincinnati club at that
time was Doug" Allison, who is now a
resident of this city and clerk in the dead
letter division of the Post Office Depart
ment he was among those who made Cd
jections to some~statements In the report.
1t might be well to remark that Doug
Allison was the first man filling the position
of catcher to go right UP behind the bats
man to receive the delivery of the pitcher,
and this he did for three years in success
sion never using gloves, mask or any pro-
lection to shield him from injury.
During the season of 1869, when the Red
Stockings swept America from Boston to
San Francisco and never suffered single
defeat. Allison caught nlnety-three games
out Of the one hundred and ten games
played. That's record that puts to blush
any of the present big-mitted, wire-masked
and wind-cushion protected fellows who fill
the positions today. Allison's medals for
look as if every bone in every separate
finger joint had tried to Guido the other in
twisting out of place.
In speaking of the great game of 1870, as
described in the account, Allison said that
it was not for the championship of America,
as the story claimed, as that had already
been settled in favor of the AtlanticS OF
Brooklyn, who had lost only six games,
while both of the contendng teams in the
described contest had< defeated eight
times. Games were not counted then on the
percentage basis as now, but the club with
the least number of defeats was given the
award In this year Clipper in the lead
ing sporting paper of New York had al
ready awarded the title of champion to At
lanticS.
Allison said that there were %, coo people
inside of Dexter Park, used now by Armour
as a stock yard, and there were also ] 200
or more teams also within the enclosure.
1--WE had the White SoX defeated until the
seventh inning when that south side crowd
broke down the fence and forced themselves
into the ground. They interfered with every
fielder of the Red Stockings, while | was so
hampered by the mob that l could not get
away with any of the foul balls in those
last three innings.
was umpire and the crowd had him hanging
between heaven and earth with their
threats, which would have made even old
Fighting Bob Evans turn pale.
Just the same, the games in those days
were full of fight and spirit that most of
the modern games lack. and the recalling
of these old games is just the sort of thing
that pleases our old deVotees of the sport.
We never tire of the good ole days before
the days of the padding" and the famous
old catcher took final dig at the as
sembled fans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
INTERESTING COLLECTION
OF NAVAL MODELS

NEW YORK, January 5.-Owing to the
generosity of the navy members of the New
York Yacht Club there has been recently
hung in the great model room a collection
of models executed a short while ago that
forms one of the most valuable adjuncts to
the clubs famous room. The models con-
sist of reproductions to scale of the types
of the most famous vessels of the United
States navy, beginning with the Bon
Homme Richard of Paul Jones and ending
with the Salem, a representative of our
newest class of naval vessels, the scout
cruisers.
The models have been hung Immediately
under the gallery that extends around the
model room of the club, each one filling a
medallion space and forming a frieze or
necklace of cleaning effigies of our great sea
fighting machines. The models are on a
scale of one-tenth inch to The foot, so that
the observer can instantly perceive the rel
alive difference in size between the Mont
tor and the Merrimac. the Connecticut and
the old Maine, or any other combination
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
BASE BALL NOTES.

Amherst has one Of the best of college
shortstops in Harry Beach.
why should 1 worry about Coakley?"
says Garry Herman. Didn't he graduate
from Holy Cross? And only wonders are
turned out from that college"
What good-natured but spirited fights will
be waged this summer between Billy Muir
ray and Pat Donovan. They are warm
friends, and both are after fourth place
So it's back to the minors again for Jack
Tip ONeil. If Tip would pay a little
more attention to business he could stay
in fast company, as he has the ability.
Catcher Frank McManus has been sold
to the Jersey City club by Buffalo. The
change was made owing to the fact that
the veteran Jack Ryan had been obtained
by Buffalo.
Since he broke into fast company Jesse
Tannehfll the Boston American twirIer.
has won 200 and lost 119 games. per,
centage of .637. All for the honor and
glory of Dayton, Ky.
The nearest Jack Kleinow got to Maren-
bao, Germany, where reports locate him
this winter, was the iron pier at Coney
Island. Red Jack is taking the baths at
Milwaukee, not Marienbad.
Mike Mowrey will soon be married to a
charming young lady in Baltimore. He will
take his bride to Marlin with him in
March, and has written the Cincnatti club
asking for permission to go south early
with the pitchers.
Again the report is current that Clar-
ence Beaumont will not be with the Pr
rates next season. His wobbly legs make
him rather undesirable for a team that de-
sireS to win the pennant.
Frank Donohue's name went up over the
door of Asker'S Hotel and Cafe in Phila-
delphia on January l. That makes it ap-
pear as though the red-haired twirler was
sincere in his threat to retire from the
game
Crawford, Holly, Zimmerman. Murray,
Burch, O'Hara, McGlynn, karger, Fromme
and Beebe are names that will be found
on the st. Louis National list this year.
There's an array of young blood for you
men who were unheard of in big league
circles two years ago.
Atlanta and Nashville have made a deal
by which Shortstop Castro of the latter
club is exchanged for Morse of Atlanta
Castro is native of Colombia and is a
He formerly played with the Athletics, this
being his first professional engagement af-
ter leaving Manhattan College.
Mack, the clever young left-hand pitcher
that Billy Murray has booked for the Phila-
delphia club next season, is in Havana and
under contract to pitch ball there until
April /. The Philadelphia club has de-
cided to ask the young man to let up and
| return to the United States.
| Russ Hail. owner and manager of the
Seattle team, in the Pacific Coast League.
has transferred his interests from that city
| to Butte, Mon, in the Northwestern
League. The Northwestern League is con-
sidered the only feasible league for Seat
| tie and 1t is hoped to secure that city
in it's circuit. If Seattle joins the North
! western, Portland will doubtless follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
INTERESTING EXPOSITION
OF JIU-JITSU IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK. January 5.-An interesting
exposition of jiu-jitsu and similar physical
exercises was privately given at the house
of DIR. Julian p. Thomas the other evening
by William Banker of London. Banker
is author, editor, physical culturist and
athlete. who five years ago introduced jiu-
jltsu in England, and is now visiting Amer
lea. He comes to DR.. Thomas through c..
s. Rolls, NJ. p, of London, who has been
much interested in his work abroad. Ban
ker appears to be quite a remarkable speci-
men of physical manhood. Standing about
five feet eight inches in height and weigh
ing fully two hundred pounds. he Is yet
1.-THE, active and powerful His feats of
agility and strength were quite surprising,
illustrated upon his assistant. Charles Lau-
RE, and such others would volunteer in
the aSSemblage.
One phase of his exhibition was distinctly
new and somewhat startling, since it in
cluded the rendering of man unconscious
by the mere pressure of ones thumbs
against nerves in the neck, and treated of
the immediate restoration of consciousness
by similarly simple acts. This he did, not
only upon his assistant, and had his as
sistant perform upon him. but also upon DR..
Thomas and several of his guests who vol
unteered, inviting any one to submit to it,
without over-eager responses.
Banker placed his two hands upon the
neck of the subject. and, pressing the
thumbs slowly into either side of the neck,
he pressed against the nerves running along
the carotid artery. Without interfering
with the larynX or wndpipe, without Vio-
lence of any kind, and absolutely without
pain or discomfort, he produced as complete
anaesthesia as could be produced by chic
reform or ether without the danger or sub
sequent sickness produced by these drugs.
1t was all accomplished in a moment, and
the state remained while pins were stuck
into the flesh without feeling it.
Those who submitted to it stated that the
comatose state was foretold by the rise of
a haze before the eyes, and then suddenly
they We're enveloped in cloud of uncon-
seriousness. There was no pain not even a
deadening sensation. Consciousness was
restored by raising the inert body to sit
ting posture and twice striking the knee
of the operator into the back of the patient
sharply, producing a shock between the
fourth and fifth vertebrate. Then the pa
tient was lifted to his feet and shaken once,
and quickly recovered full possession of his
powers. 1t was tried repeatedly, and in
each instance was successful, and each one
who submitted to it declared there was not
the slightest pain or discomfort attached
to any phase of 1t.
DIR. Thomas said he was highly interested
in this particular accomplishment, and In
tended to call 1t to the attention of neu-
rologists, believing it might be used with
profit in medical and surgical cases.