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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
COLONIAL BOWLING
LEAGUE FIGURES
Pilgrims Are First, With Pio-
neerS in Second Place.

The first official averages of the newly
organized Colonial Bowling League which
took the place of the Real Estate League
of last year, shows that the new league is
progressing in first-class shape and should
prove just as interesting as those leagues
which contain some of the best pin top
piers of the. city. This league does not
contain all second-class bowlers. but have
some good material that can outbowl
many of those in the other leagues of
long standing. The Pilgrims. although
last in team average. have been able by
their clever bowling to lead the league
by a margin of one game over their next
opponents with percentage of .77S. hav-
ing won seven games and dropped two.
The Pioneers, the contenders Of the
league, are close upon the leaders, and
the next time these two teams meet it
may change the story. The Knicker-
bockers, who are leading in team aver
age and in third position in the standing,
have been unfortunate in their bowling at
the critical moment. but are easily within
striking distance of the leaders. The Fir-
ginians are holding the cellar position
with only one game won to their credit.
Moss is the best individual Of the league
with an average of 1873, but has only par
ticipated in three games. while Akers is
second with 49, for six games, and Hart
man is third with 17S. Mcknew is the
best strike maker with So to his credit,
while McCarty has the most number Of
spares with SO. Following are statistics:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
THE. ORIGINAL Play

Trick 1.-The opponents OF the trump
opening would say that y risks the loss
of trick in trumps by leading them.
which he can never get back in the Dialn
suits. II is true that when the four
trumps held are small this risk is rug.
As a matter of fact, this Is about the
only loss that ever accrueS from Sucl
an opening: But any opening, except
from commanding strength, may lose a
trick If the cards are unfavorably placed,
and this argument has no force what
ever. In any event, there are few worse
openings than that from three-caro
suit of whatever sort
Trick AT this point B can easily count
the trumps-I<ing single on his right )
or single on his left. \ with the other
two. Therefore, y, having led from four
trumps, headed by nothing better than
the . or 8. undoubtedly holds a split
hand As 3 has no entry card save a
doubtful king, he properly sets about es-
tablshing his strong suit before quitting
the lead
Trick 4-The drop to the previous trick
showing ace of spades with partner, and
the weak adversary ready to ruff. the
third rdlfld of trumps is now in order.
Trick 5-Failure to put up the king
from king and one at second hand would
lose three tricks. The rest of the deal
plays itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
Highest Average Man on Each Team
GONZAGA COLLEGE
FOOT BALL TEAM

The Gonzasa College All-Prep foot ball
team has just completed the banner sea
son Of its history. The game that these
boys put up this year made all of the
second-class asgregations around the city
sit up and take notice Great credit
for it's success is due Coach Martin Con-
ley of Georgetown, who, from a squad
of comparatively green material devel-
oped an exceedinly fast eleven.
Nine games made up the schedule for
the season. and out of this number II
met defeat in only one contest, which
CAV, a standing of 49, points to their
opponents 81. The one defeat was at
the hands of the Gallaudet varsity re-
serves. In the course of the season
Coach Coniey, assisted by Mr.. +. Brown
OF the Winchester base ball team and
a former GonzaSa student. developed
O'Conneil into one of the fastest little
halfbacks and ground gamers around these
parts. Healy, by some good training was
the star of the season, and the position
of fulIback. played by Marsden, was the
subject of much comment.
The steering gear was placed in the
back with a steady head took charge
OF his team and by constant practice
soon had them going like an individual.
The following men. for their work dur
ing the season will receive their "GP's':
Dom, Andrews. Brady. Common. Donovan.
Fennell, Garvey, Healy. German, Igoe,
Morris. O'Connel. Marsden, Edmonds,
Trpletts, Finter and Walton.
The record of the team follows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
RAILWAY RELIEF
BOWLING LEAGUE

Being defeated in three straight games
by the General Office qunt the Track
and Roadway team of the Washington
Railway Relief Association Bowling
League has been ousted from the leader
ship and also caused the Eastern and Me-
chanical to be tied for first place, with a
percentage Of 1855. The Track and Road
way team is now occupying the third
berth. but are yet within damaging dis
lance of the two leading teams. The Cen
eral Office aggregation made the largest
gain throughout the week by capturing
all three of their games, but still remain
in the same position. Whitney of the
General office team still holds the in
dividual honors with ISL, with McIntire
second and Cornell third. Following are
the standings:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
Olympic Games for Berlin.

LONDON, December 5.-Simultaneously
with the ringing down of the curtain on
the NTH Olympic games at Shepherd >
Bush comes the announcement that the
International Olympic committee will
meet at Potsdam next May TO fix the To-.
cation for the next games in 1872 The
Crown Prince of Germany has sent the
invitation for Potsdam to he the scene
of the conference. and II is the belief that
the choice will lie between Berlin and
Stockholm. Some people in the old world
think that 1912 is long way off but
those who. have had experience are OF
opinion that the time is not too much
when the amount of work to be done y
properly considered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
AMERICAN LEAGUES
FIGURES CORRECT
Paul Eaton, in Sporting Life.

dui Eaton, IN sporting Life.
The accuracy of the American League
averages has been questioned by a Wash
lngton paper. which refers to them as
again incorrect, incomplete and mislead-
ing. There is no disposition to take is
sue with the paper unnecessarily But ex-
ceptlon may well be taken to its criticism
OF the American League averages. be-
cause it can be proved that this years
figures are remarkably accurate and
about as near perfect as such statistics
can reasonably be expected to be The
critic starts by saying that President
Johnson never received any official scores
of the last five games played in Wash
ington last season. He then takes Char
ley Street, averages as example and
says: The Johnson averages credited
Charley Street with having taken part in
121 games. He caught in 152.'' lie goes
on to say: Since Street is shy the exact
number of games that no report was made
on from this city, it is more than likely
that these games were entirely thrown
out by Ban Johnson Right here is where
the paper gets in bad, because the official
averages credit Street with rs games and
not III, as it says The official announce
ment also gives Freeman's batting aver
ages for 1J4 games, The team only PLAY
ed 1o5. Freeman's average is exactly the
| same in the official figures and in those
that were given in this correspondence
several weeks before the official ones Were
published The only logical conclusion is
that both are right and that President
Johnson must have had correct scores for
at least 1o4 of the 100 games played by
the Washington team. And he had also
d correct score for the other one. OF
course it is always possible that there
may be an occasional slight departure
from exact accuracy in the official figures
published by any base ball organization.
Typographical errors or other causes OF
slight variations may occur But,
rule they are substantially correct. AS
has been shown, there is miStake in the
papers own article on the subject, In
which so few figures appear. In this cor
reSpondence for last week there were Two
omissions in the types which affected the
figures given. They were as follows, the
words in parentheses being left out: Can
lev was also the best rum ettcr with
(6l, while Milan was next wlth) D., ana
1.-The batting of tseven of the other sew
enteen players was given exactly. ms
fact, by the way, which was referred to
last week proves conclusively the accur-
acy of this years American League aver
ages Out of seventeen Washington play
ers whose batting averages for the SANS
periods were given in this column early Ia
October and by the American League lat2
i'm November, seven were exactly lhe
same three only differed by one point,
and none differed by more than TOUR
points When two separate and independ-
emf Investigations of the same subject
lead To results so similar to be prac-
tically identical, IT Is proof that both
were carefully and accurately conducted.
II therefore looks as IL the contention
that the American League averages for
1908 are not reliable will have to be aban-
doned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06

money matey. jumping UP. by suds. III
have to go right over and separate it
from him with my system and he beat
it out Of the Glassorium on the double.
Feel kind O. wealthy after all o
that?" Considine asked me.
1 owned up. Money sounded like mar
bles to me, told him.
Same here, when he first uncoled that
reel on ma" said Consdine. Poor old
bug. He used to be chalker on the
back row, and he's gone nuts since the
game got the wallop, and that's the form
it takes with him: thinks he's got all the
kale on the globe. Swift breeze while
he's making it. though. hey?'
1t was swift breeze right enough.
That's why, when / drop in, as l occa-
sionally do, to listen to a bit of that tes-
timony at the Rockefeller hearing, the
big-big millions that they talk about down
there sounds to me like tin tags, cigar
cite coupons and such like.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
JHE OVER Play

Trick THE hearts are a fine suit to
lead as strengtheners. and doubtless A
thought himself very foxy in picking this
lead in preference to opening from four
small trumps. Which piece of wisdom
only cost him four tricks.
Trick +B Is ''in a hole" He knows
nothing of AS strength in trumps, and
his own holding of three only, while
good to be led to. is very disadvantage
Gus to lead away from So, afraid to
lead trumps-which. indeed, wouldn't
save the hand now-and not caring to
return Y's suit right up to the leader,
he goes back with the hearts and Kills
AS only chance of ever taking trick
In that suit.
Tricks 3 and Tvs trump holding war
rants him in forcing his partner, and
Z is only too glad to get his weak trumps
in on the spades.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
Individual Scores.
Glidden Tourists to Go West.

NEW YORK, December Announce
ment that the touring committee of the
American Automobile Association has
definitely decided to send the Glidden
tourists west next summer is causing in
terest among automobile enthusiasts
throughout Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa
and the press of that section Is doing
much speculation in regard to the prob
able route. Dubuque. Cedar Rapids. Des
Moines and Milwaukee automobile clubs
are enthusiastic. and a warm welcome Is
in store for the tourists when they pass
through.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
DEPARTMENTAL CHESS
LEAGUE TOURNEY
Exciting Match Between
: Printing Office and Agricu|-
ture in Third Round.

The team matches of the week in the
Departmental League brought out Gov
eminent Printing Office against Agricul-
ture A and Interior B against 1ndepend-
ent Bureaus, Chief interest was attached
to the meeting of the two first named, as
both are recognized as being strongly in
the running for the championships. The
expectations for a close fight were fully
realized. the match being holly contested,
with the probable outcome draw. Three
of the four games were completed. two of
them going to Agriculture. while the adj
journed game between Graham and Rob-
erts will likely go to the former. thus
making the match all square.
+. On board 1 the Printers heavyweight.
Mccormick. was again in fine form and
gave Huntington no chance. The latter
essayed a venturesome attack. but the
sound play of his opponent soon had him
in difficulties. and a lively game early
went to the credit of G.. +. O. In the
meantime Arends and Napoleon on board
- and kistler and Stephenson on board 4
were having nip and tuck night: no
material advantage could be gained in
either game until late hour. However,
the Agriculture representatives. Napoleon
and Stephenson, played splendid chess,
and each one gradually wore down his
opponent until a winning advantage WAS
obtained. Team Captain Graham gave a
fine defensive exhibition on board ., and,
as before stated has the better of the
game which had to be adjourned.
The Independent Bureaus team has not
vet been fully organized. and, being short
of players. had to accept defeat at the
hands of Interior E. Bursley of the Blu
reaus was. however. rather unlucky in
losing to Written. the latter winning by
superior steadness. Borland and Louns-
berry had an even set-to coming out with
the interesting ending Of rock against
Knight which was abandoned as draw.
The summaries and individual scores
of 800 per cent or above are as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
Straight Whist the Best.

There are any number OF similar more
or-less time-honored. trump saving de-
vices, which have been relegated to the
rear by the expert whist player of the
present generation. He has found that
straight, hard whist is what wins match
es: that painstaking care and true STRAIT
egg. as distinguished from slap-dash heed
lessness and poorly constructed ambus-
cades. are essential factors; that against
skillful opponents plays designed to save
one trick, but which risk the loss of two.
cannot be employed many times during u
contest without more twos being credited
10 opponents than ones TO his side.
If One-haf the time which many players
wastefuIIy employ in learning and prac-
ticiAS '1ucky-box methods was devoted
10 close watch of the fan OF the cards
and TO constant 'endeavor TO draw correct
inference they would soon see a surprs-
ing Improvement in their game.
Though the wisdom of opening a split
hand with trumps is quite generally
agreed upon by good players. there are
some who do not think such play war
Tanted when the plain suits are weak and
:, good strengthening" lead Is contained
ia the hand. This is only one OF the
numerous mistakes that are made in re-
gard to the proper use of Strengthening
leads from short suits. The time when
such openings are of value is when you
hold long suit which il will be more ad-
Nantageous for some one else to open than
TO breach it originally yourself. II your
short suit is really the best one in your
hand you certainly deceive partner by
offering him the presumption that you are
holding back something of possible value.
Nothing is more productive of lost tricks
than such misundersd anding of what the
original leader is trying to do. The ex-
pert players have long held and advo-
Gated the theory that a trump is the only
rational opening from split hand. an
opinion which is strongly fortified BY OBJ
servation of the results OF such deals dur
ing several years of play. Very seldom
has case been noted wherein any mate
rial loss resulted from the trump opening,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
Marquette to Play Michigan.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, December 5.-If
the plans Of the Marquette University fac
ulty are carried out Milwaukee will see
foot ball game between Marquette and
Michigan next fall. The two institutions
have been carrying on negotiations and
the chances are they will get together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06

but many deals have been seen slaugh-
tered by the attempts to. pick an opening
on the guesswork principle between three
worthless plain suits. The most recent
illustration of this occurred in the follow
ing deal: dealt turning the nine OF
clubs, and A led 10 the first trick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
SYSTEM PLAY
WINS BILLIONS
Cullen Holds Confab With
Crazy Bookmaker's AS
SiStant.
BY Clarence L. Cullen.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


NEW YORK. December j. 1908.
Since an experience I had the other
afternoon the mention of "a thousand"
quick like or even in a slow tone, sounds
to me like an allusion to gum change. In
fact. million makes only a little bit Of
a noise in my ears, as If 1t were just
about the price of a book of cigarette
papers And If It's $1,000 900 million
miles from here to the sun. why, I've got
into the habit of believing that a fellow
ought to be able to walk that distance in
about half day; all since that experience
I'm referring to.
I was seated in the glass room of the
Metropole. packing In my modest Rookie
fellerian lunch of graham waters and
milk. when an apparition nudged in
through the Broadway door and sat down
at my table. There was a queer light
In his wicks which 1 didn't at first no.
tice; but 1 noticed it all right enough as
he swung along with his narration. His
hair was mussed up into a lot of kinky-
looking cowlicks. After looking him over
for minute or so I recognized him
vaguely as somebody I'd seen around the
tracks. Couldn't actually place him or
anything like that, but merely recalled
him in faint sort of a way as somebody
owning face that I'd seen floating
around the betting rings. He seemed to
recognize me as he sat down at my table
He nodded and grinned. I 2rinned and
nodded back. l hadn't then noticed that
yen-yen light in his lamps. I could see
that he was in for a chaw
playing 'em any in the handbooks?'
he asked me.
IAN through with that give-it-away-to-
folks stuff I replied, virtuously. Nary
play"
We'll, I'm not, either" he owned up.
with fine candor. ''Y'see. 1 don't want
to take their pocket change away from
them. AS matter of fact. matey, I've
got all the money in the world, anyhow.
Even that didn't make me look very
closely at his map. 1t sounded like new
stuff on me. and SO l stalled
We'll. that's a lot of money! 1 said
Worry YOU much to carry it around
with you?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
Barred From Longchamps.

NUW "UuIu 3uu UeIltVe tt, WHen q
won only trifle Of four hundred and
thrty-four millions of francs on the first
day by parlaying my first 10000 franc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06

Most of the weaves at this
price are imported. Special at
tention is paid to the perfec-
ton of the most minute details
on garments at this price.
Perfect Masterpieces of the
Tailor's art unequaled by the
products of any other estab-
lishment in the city.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-17
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.

THE STATE OF SOU1h II CAROLINA,
County of Oconee.
Court Of Common Pleas.
Rena Reid, Owen Reid, Henry Rel.
and others, heirs-at-law of Sec k
Reid. deceased, and Lima Williams,
minor above the age Of fourteen
years, by J. B. S. Dendy, Guardian
ad i4item, Plaintiffs,
against
3. A. Bentley, as Administrator of
the Estate Of Seek Reid, deceased,
and his Bondsmen the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty Com
pany Of Baltimore, Maryland, De-
PENDANTS. s.--Summons t)r Relief.-
Complaint Served.)
To the Defendants Above Named:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint in
this action, Of which copy Is here
with served upon you, and to serve a
copy Of your answer to the said COM
plant on the subscriber, at his office,
on the Public Square, at Walhalla
Court House, South Carolina, within
twenty days after the service "ereof,
exclusive of the day of such service;
and II you fail to answer the COM
plant within the time aforesaid, the
Plaintiffs in this action will apply to
the Court for The relief dema: ded in
the complaint.
Dated this 10th day Of June, 1908.
Walhalla, s. G..
ROB'T. A. THOMPSON,
$3.50 Plaintiffs Attorney.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-17
THE COURIER APPRECIATED.

Mill Workers World: "Among the
many excellent papers that refresh
our exchange table we can hardly
help mentioning The Keowee Courier
of '"alhalla. This Is one OF the
strongest county papy"a in the whole
country. The solid cdito lals and the
great body of local news every week
show ability and industry worthy of
imitation. BY the way, the editor Of
this paper has a standing order from
his better half to bring The Courier
home every time without fail. 1t
may be proper to add that this wor-
thy lady learned her letters from the
pages of The Courier when a child
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-17
NEw ADVERTISEMENTS,
SHERIFF'S SALE OF SENECA COT
TON MILL STOCK.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF OCONEE.
lf,t IL

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF OCONEE.
Court Of Common Pleas.
r. II. Jaynes, as Guardian and Trus-
tee for the Estates Of the Children
of Mrs. Catharine II. Biemann, de-
ceased, Plaintiff,
against
Eleanor B. Jordan, as EXecutriX and
Louis Nj. Jordan, as Executor, of
the last viii and Testament of
Lambert w. Jordan, deceased, De-
PENDANTS,
BY virtue Of levy under an eXecu-
tion to me directed in the above en-
titled action, | will sell to the high
est bidder, at public auction, in front
Of Walhalla Court House door, on
MONDAY, the 9th day of JULY,
1908. within the legal hours of sale,
One Hundred and twenty-five Shares
Of the Capital Stock OF Seneca Cot
ton Mills, belonging to the Estate Of
l.. w. Jordan, deceased, as follows,
to wit:
common Stock, One Hundred and
Twenty-Five Shares of the par value
OF One Hundred Dollars per Share.
Terms: CASH.
w. NJ. KAY,
Sheriff Oconee County, S. c.
June l6, 19OS.-25-27
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-17
IRON BRIDGE TO LET.

The Board of County Commissions
ers will let, to the lowest responsible
bidder, or bidders, at the bridge
site, on TUESDAY, JULY 7th, 1908,
at 10 O'Clock a. M, the contract to
build an iron bridge over Little
River, at the Morgan Bridge site.
Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. Successful bidder
Or bidders will be required to give
bond in a sum double the amount of
bid.
Plans on file in the Office of the
County Commissioners at Walhalla,
s. G. Same were made by A. D.
McClain, Spartanburg, S. C.
D. F. McALISTER, Supervisor.
Address: Westminster, s. G.
June 10, 1903 24-27