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with the Episcopal High School, near
Alexandria. only two points behind. Kem-
per. Hamilton and Burch were the chief
point winners for Central.
Summaries.
Interscholast ic-1O0- yard dash-girst. Kemper.
HE as
fourth. Claiborne, Woodbury. Forest SCHOOL,
229.yard dash-First, Kemper, Central; second;
Granger, Woodberry; third. tie between Carter
Ard bisk Central; fourth Pendlst0n Episcopal
second. '' Dick Central; ssiFd. ehaaeS. Central;
i2o-yard hurdles-First. Charrington, Episcopal;
second Grant Epsc0psl third ,m Hamilton Cen
3o-yard hurdIes-First, CharrinEson. Episcopal;
second. Hamilton. Central; third, Lanktord Wood
Msfn BsnoTs city
lege second, Charrington Episcopal; third. KEN n
per. Central; fourth Burch. Central. Distance ~
Pole vault-First, Charrington. Episcopal; sec
ond Adamson. McGuires; third Moore spiscopai
fourth. Williams, Episcopal. Height rect ~
High ,umpF!rst chasringtop; EpscoRs ;,n sec.
5 feet s inches. ,..
Adamson. Miller and MoseleO: SECOND, Miller
School lewis. Harris. Hopkins and Lance;
vlxnis sseond PnSss vrsn.
Virginia; fourth. Whiteside' Virginia Time
22O. yard dash-First, Rector, Virginia: second,
Ashby virginia; third, Marbury. virginia. fourth.
Cunning George Washington Time OF
44O-yard dash-First. Lorando. George Washing
ton; second Marbury Virginia; third, Reed Viz
ginia; fourth Louthan, Richmond College Time,
0.52 rs.
12O-yard hurdles-First, Archie Randolph. Viz
ginia; second Oscar Randolph; Virginia; third
Whitney, George Washington. Time. ol5 40
220-yard hurdles-First, Archie Randolph. Vir-
ginls; second Marbury. Virginia. third, Whitney,
George Washington: fourth. Oscar Randolph, Viz
ginia. Time. Ops AS.
$50 yards First. Lorando, George Washington;
second, Bosher. Virginia; third Reed, Virginia;
fourth Birney. George Washington. Time. POL
One mile-First. Lorando, George Washington;
second Bosher, Virginia; third. Wenderoth.
George Washington fourth. Gray, Virginia. Time
Two mlles-First. Gill. George Washington; sec
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THE KAISER FAvoRs SPORTS
Exhibition at Berlin Opened by the
Crown Prince.

BERLIN, April 2O.-Crown Prince Fred
erick William opened the internatio
sport exhibition here today in the presence
OF the crown princess and Prince and Prin-
cess Eitel Frederick. The Duke of Neck
lenburg- Schwerin. in the opening address,
stated that the object of the exhibition was
to combat the prejudices still existing
among many Germans against sports. He
hoped the exhibition would popularize
sports in the fatherland and bring the
nations represented closer together in
peaceful competition.
Besides Germany. the principal countries
represented are Norway. Sweden, Denmark.
Austria and Switzerland There is a re-
markably fine exhibition of Scandinavian
winter sports.
Emperor William takes great interest in
the promotion Of sport In Germany
having for a long time past given prizes
and otherwise tried to induce the German
people to devote more attention to ath-
letic exercises.
His majesty lent large collection of
hunting weapons to the exhibition, which
includes ballooning exhibits and displays
of articles used in all other sports, except
automobiling.
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NEW scHooLBoY RECORD.
Twelve-Pound Hammer Thrown Over
100 Feet,

PRINCETON. N. J., April 2O.-Lee ].
Talbot OF Mercersburg pa, Academy.
whose home is in Kansas City. Mo-. broke
the worlds interscholastic record in throw
ing the twelve pound hammer here today in
the eleventh annual interschoiastic track
meet He made throw Of 100 feet 8
inches. The previous record was 1877 feet 8
inches, held by Thomas Shevlin. when he
was at Hill School, near Pottsdam, Pa,
in 1890
Talbot also broke the interscholastic rec
ord In the underground shot event with .
put of 40 feet 8 inches, beating J. R.. De-
Wits record Of As feet 4 inches. when the
latter was at Lawrenceville On. j. Acad-
envy In 1900.
Mercersburg Academy won the meet with
ease. Her total number Of points was
moro than double that of Philadelphia Cen
trail High School. which finished second.
The work Of Wilton PAUL. captain Of the
Mercersburg track team, who won both the
mile and half-mile events. and that of r..
F. Kilpa trick, who alone secured for An
dover fourth place, were the features of the
day.
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PITCHERS IN GOOD FORM.
Columbia Athletic Club Defeated at
Washington Barracks.

The base ball teams OF Company G.
4th Infantry, Washington barracks, and the
Columbia Athletic Club played an interest
ing game at Washington barracks yesterday
afternoon, and the former came out on
top by a score OF to 0.
Both pitchers were in fine form, each
having eight strikeouts. but Hall. for the
soldiers. had the better control, passing
but three batters and allowing but five hits,
which he kept we'll scattered. Beckett, for
the Colunrbias. passed six men and allow ed
four hits.
The game won In the second inning
when two hits. passed ball. and steal
by OKeefe gave the soldiers their run.
The CounBbias had good chance to tie
the score In the fifth inning. but the ex-
cellept throw BY Payne from left field
to the plate nipped the runner. Cassidy at
second for the winners. played a star game
accepting seven chances without an error
The soldier team will leave this week for
target practice. but is expected to return
to the barracks about May TO- and would
like to arrange games with any team of
the District. Send challenges to the man
ager Of the Company G. 4th Infantry, base
ball team. The score:
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IOGISTILLA SHOWS RETURN
TO HER BEST FORM

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, April 2O.-Logls-
tllla showed that size lad returned TO her
best form by winning the it for Tat handi-
cap IN clever style at Oakland today she
ran over her field IN the stretch and won
from Earl Rogers and Eduardo sum
maries.
First race, six and half furlongs-Go1 Ormah
IO6 Fischer. s to /. won; Lord Nelson, 1Oo (Bux
tom, . TO 2. second; Beivoir. 100 Oh SMITH. l.
to l. third. Time. 21 Titus H. The Repro
bate. Fred Bent, Bonnie Reg. Mimo, Meada joe
Gcss and Woodthorpc al>o ran.
1903 SANDY. "a to ; won; Knders, lo4 dynch)'
80 to l. second: Grace e. 1O4 I'll. smith, to
g. third Time, los. Gypsy King. Sir Russell,
The Lieutenant Lotta Gladstone and Merry Sport
also ran
III ird ruce mile and a half NnespOt. 1O4 Hunt
err : TO 3 won; Byroncrdalc. l0T tFischer), 10
L. second. Elevation. LOS SANDY. U to :, third
Time 295 50. Adonis. Iras. Rostof and Water
lSo
Fourth race mile and furlong: Tit for Tat
handicap. purse 81 900 -IogStla. 116 III. smith,.
. to L. won: Earl Rogers. 30 tLycurgusj. IL to .,
second EGua rdo 30 tNcLaughlin}. 10 TO !, third
Time, l ~ as. Fisher Boy. Bryan, Edwin Gum.
Ramus and Jocund also ran.
Fifth race six furlongs: selling Royal Rogue.
100 dorsey to /. won; Pal 10 lBu1ton). to
2, second; paruma. rs Sullivan. I TO l, third
Time. "a Banposal. Burleigh Monte Lucille,
I'll OIeros and Roscoe also
Sixth race. mile and fifty yards-George +. Nc
Near IL" tialms TO .. won: Reservation. ITO
(BuchansnI. Is to 8, second Burnoette. 1O4
(Nirholssi, 100 to !. third. Time. III Bo!o-
man Doinda. Supreme Court, PhalanI and Firm
foot also
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TORTURE OF THE HORSE
Cruel Bits and Check Reins Borne by
Animals of Fashionable Folk
TT. in the New York Mail

Homer Davenport. in the New York Mail.
II you will stop to notice on 9Th avenue
the character Of the bits used on the horses
YOU will get another view of the cruelty
done to our faithful servants. And IL you
could make an examination OF these bits
and headgear you would be more aston
ished than ever.
1t would be impossible to estimate the
suffering that horses undergo from high
checking and from the weight of meta!
brought to bear on their frail underjaws
The modern fashionable bit weighs two
and a half pounds The full weight OF THAI
bit rests on the lower Jaw where the bone
Is the frailest in the whole anatomy of the
horse. There are no teeth to prevent the
big heavy bit from bruising the tende:
iawbone At that point there Is only "A
tusk | have seen that lone tooth so sore
and tender from where the heavy bits hit
It that the horse could hardly be bridled at
all.
BESIDES this two-and-a -half-pound bit.
there Is another bit in the horses mouth;
one to which the check rein is fastened The
latest fashionable check works on "A pulley.
Then with a martingale fastened 10 the
noseband and bellyband, the horse cant
even toss his head higher, II II was "A
physical possibility. to get the temporary
rest that that would afford hlm.
But we seem to be getting worse instead
Of better The latest invention is bit
with a tremendous paw running back and
squeezing the horses tongue down SO lnat
he cannot move II.
This last effort Of fashion. OF course, Is
to keep the hoses tongue from lolling from
his mouth when lac is checked so high that
I'm his agony he lets the tongue out TO try
some change to relieve pain Though the
bulldog In the seat OF the carriage may
have his tongue hanging out without show
ing bad form. still for the hot prancing
horse to do 1t Is simply ntolerable!
II you want to imagine something OF tho
agony of tho modern fashionable carriage
horse 20 to any swell harness store and
lift the head stall with the bits In plac"
And any horse will go better with plain
snaffie bit. Its weight is one-tenth that or
the other and the horse obeys the rein
quicker. But the objection TO sna1le ht
is that a horse will act naturally; he VIII
look around and enjoy his work, IL he eau
The bit doesn't hurt him. and lie does not
appear excited.
But the trouble with drivers OF stylish
horses is that they do not understand how
these things decreed by fashion torture the
horses 1 believe / know human beings az
well as / know horses. though men ana
women are the harder to understand. 4
have no doubt II this matter could be Seen
In its proper light We would not be content
TO ride behind horses with MANNED tails
and half broken jaws just to attract at
tention without hiring man with ~
megaphone Mankind Is vain, but not in-
tentiOnally cruel.
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Amateur Base Ball.

The Franklin A. c. yesterday tied the St.
Patricks. 12-l2. The features Of the game
were the batting of Franklin, who knocked
three pitchers out and the pitching of
Marks who allowed but one run. Teams
averaging fourteen who wish games ad-
dress F. Mortimer, 2149 K street north
west
The Clippers have organized for the sea-
son, and would like to arrange games with
teams averaging sixteen years. Address
j. B. Eckloff 81 II street northwest
The Golden Valley defeated the Midgets
yesterday by 8 to 8. The feature Of the
game was Kiklands pitching.
The Immaculate Conceptions and the Ell
brooks played an interesting twelve-inning
game yesterday, the final score being II to
II. The features were the batting Of Nc
Inerney and the fielding of Smith and Keli-
her. The Immaculates desire games with
teams averaging fourteen years. Address
II. McVey. All street northwest, or John
Faherty. 3O1 street northwest.
One of the most interesting junior games
played yesterday was that between the
Phelps and Woodlands, the former coming
out victorious by 5 to g. The features of
the game were the catching of STATE and
the work Of Miller at short.
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been an active turf figure: but last season
he bought some two-year-olds and year
lings and engaged Andy Blakeley, the Ca
madam steeplechase jockey. to train. His
suspicious beginning here this week Is the
result.
The Blakeley colts have been especially
well schooled to the barrier and break like
old horses. while they have been galloped
in snow and all kinds of weather and are
more forward than any Of the northern
trained youngsters ! re.
Crack Youngsters
Notasulga. the New Orleans heroine and
winner Of the Rose stakes is also looked
on with great respect by the horsemen
here as we'll as the general public. While
smaller than the two Emery colts. she has
good deal of class about her and Is very
speedy. Messrs. Albert Hamel and Henry
Brulatour her owners. French business
men of the Crescent city, were offered
$4,000 for Notasulga yesterday. But the
offer was not accepted. The daughter of
The Commoner and the great tan mare
Touch Not Is, however, likely to change
hands any day. especially II she confirms
her Rose stake success against FLIES by
one against the colts. She Is very extern
sively engaged this season in the Futurity
and other great stakes.
James r. Keene's two fillies, Frizette and
Masks and Faces. have also made promis-
ing debuts at Aqueduct. Both have won
good races, Miller rldlng them on each &C.
casion. So far Miller has held his own at
the meeting. landing a II to l, Ace High,
Thursday.
The Tammany delegates landed heavily
on Ace High. backing him down to to 1
at post time. And they can thank their
success entirely to Miller's riding who won
by head in a whirlwind finish.
w. II. Carey. the Ascot winner, ran a
mile in 1.4o 40 on Thursday. carrying 126
pounds. While Dr. Gardner, Tim Sui
livan's $4,000 purchase OF last fall, picked
up the same weight yesterday and gal
Hoped six and half furongs in 121
Carey is a good locker. He has a pc
Cuiar way of switching his tail while rae
ing. tanning 1t around like the propeller of
a ship. If Carey has as much horse sense
he has speed he can use 1t to advan-
tage on any close contender by tanning
him across the nose. That would be the
acme of racing humOr. c. c. P.
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CENTRAL BOYS GET
SCHOOL HONORS
Fine Showing Made by Wash
ington Athletes at the Char
I0tteSvi|Ie Meet.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, April 10
The third annual intercollegiate and inter-
scholastic track and field meet, held to-
day at the University Of Virginia, was
the biggest event of its kind ever pulled
of in the state. Nearly one hundred men
were entered, the total list Of entries reach
ing $50 The points were distributed as
follows:
Interscholastic: Central High School of
Washington. "a.
Episcopal High School Of Alexandria, 49,
Woodbury. Forest School Of Orange. IL
Baltimore City College. Z.
Miller School of Albemarle, 8.
McGure's School OF Richmond, g.
Intercollegiate: University of Vir-
ginia, SO.
George Washington. S8.
Richmond College, IT.
Washington and Lee, 8.
The large crowd present had the pleasure
Of seeing four south Atlantic records low
cred. Rector, the Arkansas boy who came
to Virginia from Lawrenceville School,
near Princeton, made the splendid time
of As seconds in the 1O0-yard dash. and
later ran 20 yards In % seconds fiat. Lor-
ando of George Washington also jumped
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SOME GOOD TWO.YEAR-OLDS
AT QUEENS COUNTY TRACK
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, April 20.-Aqueduct's first
week closed today with an attendance OF
fully 5000 persons. The Canarsie stakes
brought together the twe-year-old cracks
Master Robert and Eotasuiga, while in the
Queens county handicap Glorifer was
pitted against ". II. Carey. Oxford and
other good milers. The Winfield steeple-
chase was also an attractive event.
Very cold and unfavorable weather all
the week injuriousiy affected the attend
ance at Aqueduct. Snow all day yesterday
was the climax of the ''freaky'' season and
scarcely 1000 persons made the tourney to
the track, fully one-quarter of whom vera
bookmakers and their clerks
On the opening day over 800 layers were
In line in the big" and field rings nv
yesterday 20 per cent Of these had dropped
out Today, however. most of the absentees
were doing business again and all handled
large amounts OF money. showing the wide
for the masses.
Quite the hero Of the week next to Jim
Mccormick and his horse G,orifer has
been Sam Emery with his crack two
year-old winners. Master Robert and Blue
Heron. The former won at half mile in
At seconds the fastest Of the season thus
far, while the latter defeated a strong field
In 047 40.
Each Of these colts ran In faster time
in her stake victory Tuesday. and their
future careers will be watched with inter-
est. Sam Emery. their owner. won the first
Brooklyn handicap with Dry Monepole
twenty years ago.
OF late years. however. Emery has not
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Geological Surveys Team.

The geological survey has organized a
base ball team for the coming season. COM
posed of the strongest material available
in the office. The team is a much stronger
one than the nine which represented the
office some years ago The only practice
the players have had so far is game with
a club made up of players from the Agri-
cultural Department. whom they defeated
by to 2. The players who will represent
the club and the positions they will try
for are: c. Gladman, M Reyes H. NJ Gold
smith and c. Bopp. the outfield; W. D.
Vaughn. TAMIL. G. Reyes, Hoffman, infield;
G. II. Vogei and j. Donahue, pitchers, and
H. Crump and c. Benner catchers.
Games have been arranged with the.
Reclamation Service for tomorrow and the
Government Hospital for the Insane for
later In the week. Mr.. Gladman. who was
elected manager, withdrew in favor OF H.
NJ Goldsmith. All challenges will reach
Mr.. Goldsmith by being addressed to the
t. s. geological survey or 1910 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest.
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HOW BILL SQUIRES LOOKS.
Something on the Sharkey Order, but
Not Musclebound.

BIZ Squires the Australian fighter now
ia California. does not impress one in ap-
Prsrauce. He is not particularly big man
for a heavyweight champion. and does not
look like more than an easy workout for
J-rfries.
i nave brought no retinue with me, not
even trainers" was Squires remark when
ssked where his travelling companions were.
Il believe the American style of training
and trainers will be plenty good enough for
me MY first move will be TO post for
felt Of 5000 TO show my good faith, and
with II shall issue challenge to the win
uer OF the Burns % Brien fight.
Ia the Burns-O' Brien tight falls through
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Ing home winner The public, however,
found several good things. Summaries:

Flr-, race. Ave furlongs; selling-Preen Zoe "a
s1lfhi 4 10 l. won; Belle Strome, 1oI (Ldoyn)' .
70 / place second: Tickle, 1oT lDiggins), even 10
.hov third Time. OF "a. Gid Colony, Dia-
moud Rust Percentage. Trouvem and funston aiso
- ,,, ,,o II John
an. n IN 2 won; Glorious Betsy, ITO tAexl. 70
"a sbo,- third Time, o so Ia Emma g., BLACK
iIavk t,raoIan Cartwheel, Miss Marjorie, Beget'
E.Irth Glen and Profit also ran. o ,,,
Thisd race mile. selling AZelipa Iuo thS
C4rtyI 20 . won; Wabash Queen, So Qfoldstein
even yIace second: EuTipides, los (Fhir6rotnerl
:, : Ia show third. Time, 40 IL. Thistle 10,
BETSY Riafprd Warning, Bowling Bridge, Saily
k ib!urc. Peter Knight. Princess Royal VIM
chester and P!antagenet also ran. $500
Fou.tA race Green Spring Valley steepiechase,
sh,,G two rl,ies-Dr Keith, 145 tArchibaldl. : to
ond. Rocket 40 (MF. Taylor, no betting TO show.
third Time 40 IL. captain Hayes and Auies
Fff,h race. Baltimore Club cup; selling; gentle
mon riders: five and one-halt furlOngs-Quadriiiee
Ia Mr. Brienl. l to 3, won; The tricket, is'
nv Fucker, 3 TO l place. second luie pI Tia
~ NIr Ni,h0laSl, 3 to TO show. thlrd; iiuio'
10 Racine H. Calmness and Thomond aIso ra M
sixth race. seven furongs-Irazaio; 10 "
Johnson 9 to g. won; Chippewa. 10 Mctarthyl'
: 10 5 place second: East End ll3 lG4lastg IN
10 5 to show, third. Time, ! ~ Delphie, p NJ
plingfam. WeIrdsome, Midas, Panique ana NO
TrImper also ran. Nh, ,x,,r 10
seventh race five furlongs; sellingxAkkbar. , IL
CO'Brenl 10 to l. Won; Parkvlle ~ ,S,hY
TO / place second; Anna smith lEZ tMeoa nsn
no betting to show third. Time. w - S iana
Kate Allegro. Sandy Creeker. flgeS' oSSHieAe
and \OleSS also ran.
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into the limelight by going the half mile
In 2.Ol.
1t was great performance, and the
crowds in the stands gave him a hearty
Virginia yell, with Lorandos name added.
Bosher Of Virginia kept ia the lead until
the last lap. At the end OF the back
stretch he began to sprint. passing
Bosher and winning by six yards.
In the quarter mile Iorando defeated
Marbury by eight yards. and in the
mile again outfOoted Bosher by three yards.
The fourth record smashed was by Ran
dolph Of Virginia, who went over the low
hurdles in % As seconds.
There was close rivalry for the inter-
scholastic banner which finally went to
the Central High School of Washington,
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Game Between Juniors.

The Juniors Of St. Johns College played
an exciting game on Georgetown field yes
terday. defeating the Georgetown Junior
Props by II to H. The ST. Johns Juniors
were In excellent form. and much credit is
due to Darlington. catcher: Widmayer,
third base. and Clark and ODea, in the
outfield who played a good game. AL
though two of the Georgetown men were
crippled, they managed to hold their Wis
itors down to a close score.
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ond, Fleming, George Washington: third. Gray.
Virginia; fourth. Woods, Virginia. Time. 1890 2-5
Broad jump-First, Davidson, Virginia; second,
Gooch Richmond College; third. Miller Richmond
. feet inches.
Pole vault.First, sterrett George Washington;
second. Davidson, Virginia. third. Randolph. Vr-
ginia. Height, feet.
Shot put-First. Fordham. virginia: second. Mil
Ter. Richmond College; third, Cooke. Virginia
+: High jump-First. Arc.-ie Randolph, Virginia
second. Hodges. Washington and Lee; third, Tay-
ior, virginia fourth. Whitney, George Wash ngton.
Height, feet inches.
Hammer thrOw-First Miller, Richmond College;
second, Robertson Richmond College; third Sa-
vile, Virginia; fourth. Stuart. George Washing
ton Distance. 102 feet B inches
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Americans Likely to Be Barred.

BOSTON, Mass, April 9-The rumor
that Frank Greer, the sculler. might row
for the Diamond Souls at the Henley re-
getta in England for which Constance 8.
Titus has declared his intention of entering.
will probably end in talk. well-known
oarsman says that the Boston Athletic AS
ISOLATION is not considering sending Greer
over and. further, that Greer Is not eligible
under the Henley rules. In view of the
stand taken by the Henley stewards last
winter to discourage the entry Of American
oarsmen. 1t is improbable that the entry OF
either Titus or West viii be accepted.
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Court Tennis in London.

LONDON, April 2O.-1n the final of the
singles in the covered court championship
games today A. F. Wilding of New Yea
land beat G.. A. Carida, 80. AS II. L.
Roherty will not defend the title. having
decided to retire for at least a year from
first class competitions. Wilding becomes
champion. This is the first time the title
has left Great Britain since the establish
ment of the tournament.
Although the question has not yet been
definitely decided. it is doubtful whether
either of the Dohertys will compete for the
Davis cup this year.
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STATISTICS OF THE
PLATE PRINTERS LEAGUE

The standing and averages Of the clubs
and individual members OF the Plate Print
ers Bowling League follow: Philadelphia
wins the pennant for the third consecu-
tive year. Washington and Chicago are
almost tied for second place Washington
winning two games more than Chicago.
while Chicago has PA more pins than
Washington.
The league will give a banquet within
the next fortnight. when the prizes will
be distributed to the winners OF the differ
ent events