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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
BOOMING FEDERAL
INDOOR GAMES

IIValing in intensity and interest the
struggles among the Olympic champions,
college athletes and school boys in the
federal indoor games February 30 will
be the competition among the men on the
track teams Of the Washington and Cen
trail branch Y. NJ. c. A.
Not only will both these associations
have men in all the open handicap events.
but they will meet In relay race which
promises to be one of the fiercest- fought
of the fourteen relays on the federal
games program. Both these associations
are spreading themselves in track ath-
letics this winter, and have big squads of
men at work nearly every night. For most
Of these men the federal games will be
their first appearance in competition in
Washington. The Baltimore associa ton
has an ideal indoor track in it's new gym
nasiuu. and there are more than fifty
candidates for the track team.
Among the most promising in tho long
list OF candidates are Henry Ward. high
jumper, and keen rival OF Sterret of
George Washington in the pole vault;
Oliver, White. Ressler. Hopkins. Hall.
Fritz and Brockman. middle and long dis
lance runners; Senft and Freehurger.
sprintcrs. Nelker. high Jumper and pole
vaulter: Williams, high and broad jumper:
C.. p Davis, the old Baltimore City Col
r
tame. Davis. Patterson and Hoffman, shot
putters, and Kaufman and Cannon. dis
lance runners. Physical Director Max
well will not decide the makeup OF
the relay team for another month, but he
believes he has four men who can finish
ahead of the local quartet
Physical Director Beckett OF the Wash
inston association is frequently digging
trst-class athletes out of the membership
of the organization and adding them to
his track team. His latest find is Porter,
an old Cornell weight man and inter
collegiate point winner in the shot put a
couple of years back Porter has a rec
ord well over forty feet for the sixteen
pound shot and will be a dangerous man in
the invitation weight events in the federal
games.
Business. Western and Technical High
will be among the most strongly repre-
scented of the local schools. and expect to
cut very big figure in the result OF the
fight for the Pennsylvania alumni trophy
Mercersburg Academy is without Stipp,
the star weight man, this year. and "A
most of the local school teams are
stronger. it seems likely that the trophy
will not so outside the District again this
year.
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WOODCRAFT BEST
IN CITRUS BELT
Captures Feature Handicap in
a Hard Drive From Tony
Boner0.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, December &c
Woodcraft. at Is to >. won the Citrus
Belt handicap, one mile, at Santa Anita
today, defeating Tony Bonero long
shot. with Neva Lee third. Center Shot,
holder of the worlds record for a mile,
was made hot favorite. but bled and
was pulled up in the stretch. Neva Lee
and Center Shot ran head and head to
the stretch, where Center Shot bled and
Neva Lee quit. Bonero and Woodcraft
then moved up and in d hard drive the
latter won. Chapultepec equaled the
worlds record for FIVE and Il half fur
longs, running the distance in LOS.
Summaries.
First race, seven furlongs; scllins-Blackmate,
bell, TO l. second; King vf the Mist, s9 NC
Geel, II to !, third. Time. -. John Louis,
lord ms ady hy leo Beach,
Second race i've and one-half furlOngs; selling
San Nicolas. 1o7 ,Shilling). to ., won;
los Howard, II to i. third Time. Loo. Cos
siper ii. Taxer. Belle Strome, Old Dominick,
Turnaway, Work and Play, Free knight and
Third race, Ave and one-haH furlougs: purse
Chapultepec, l01 tPowers), to 8, won: Meeliek:
tShllllngy, D to !. third. Time. Loo. Ed K.
and Gray Owl also ram
Wooicraft 1O7 lShilling). Ii to D, won; Tony
Bonero. 1V7 (Culleu,, to ], second; Neva Lex,
W lpase,. : TO l. third. Time. 1.Ss 1-5. Ethel
Day also
Fifth race. one mile and three SKI eenths-
Animus. 1o9 Powers), to !. won; Goldws ,:,
(Rice), IL 10 !. third. Time. LIS 10. Alma
Dufour, Beauclere and Henry y. also ran
Sixth race, five and one-half furlcngs; selling
MolIie Montrose, ~ tIlennedy). to 1, won;
Escalante, 1o7 tsailhnx!, to l. second; Amigo
WosgIe Bug. AHeviator, Godfather, Aryagant,
Town Topics. Shirley Rossmore. Feminine. Co.
lumbia GIRL, Light Comedy, Butte, OUR Anna
and Selma T., also ran.
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Changes in Golf Rules.

NEW YORK, December 26.-Many
changes are coming next year in the rules
of golf So much has been heard OF that
tout of bounds rule together with that
relating to the Zine of the putt" that fur
ther comment is not necessary, but there
are other alterations which will puzzle
some players. For instance. under the new
reading OF the rules a player Will be al
lowed to remove sufficient sand to enable
him to see the top of the ball when lying
In sand, whether in hazard or otherwise.
This is a contamination sure to be fully
taken advantage of, but there is likely 10
be difficulty in discriminating when the
new law ought to come into operation.
Added TO this, many are likely to take
advantage OF the reading of the rule as
all excuse for grounding the club in a
hazard.
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land. about three years ago. ana has
been in training about three months. Ho
Is twenty-three years old, and was one
of the Trinity Club team which won
the junior cross-country championship In
Celtic Park, Long Island, six weeks ago.
IOday'S race was run under the sane.
ton of the Amateur Athletic Union, and
President James +. Sullivan accompanied
the leaders from start to finish.
The first three men to finish beat Hayes'
time for the recent Olympic Marathon ut
Shepherds Bush. London. His figures
then We're 256.I2 40. A comparison OF
Maloney'S time today and that made by
Dorando and Longboat in their profess
sional races over the same distance
in Madison Square Garden within this
last five weeks stamps tho newcomer M
a world beater at the long distance rum
ming game.
In beating Hayes. Dorando covered tho
indoor track in 1855 2-5. and Longboat
when he defeated Dorando over the same
track was timed . 45.cJ %.
The course today WAS carefully meas.
ured by corps of civil engineers. accom-
panied by representatives OF the Amateur
Athletic Union. SO that there can be no
doubt as to the Maloney record being
made over the full Marathon distance.
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Chicago Park Transferred.

CHICAGO. December 26.-The formal
transfer of the National League base ball
park from John r. Walsh and A. G..
SpauIdins to Charles w. Murphy. as
president Of the club. took place today.
The amount paid was not made public,
but it is stated that the cost Of the
grounds and improvements, which are
to be made within the next three years.
will aggregate $6O0,OOO. Mr. Murphy said
today that he was arranging for confer
ences with architects skilled in grand
stand construction.
II have determined on only two gen.
eral propositions as to the stands" said
Mr.. Murphy. '"rhey will be Of cantilever
construction. leaving no columns or sup
ports to obstruct the view, and will be
capable of seating from fifty to sixty
thousand persons
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NEW RECORD FOR
HUNDRED YARDS
r. E. Walker Covers the Dis
lance in 9 rs Seconds.

JOHANNESBURG. South Africa. De-
cember 26-R. T.. Walker, the South
African runner, did some excellent work
and broke record here today in short
sprints at the Wanderers sports. He
made 100 yards in 92-5 seconds. This
equals his time made at Abergavenny.
England. last August. and it il 1-5 OF a
second less than the previous record made
by Dan ]. Kelly at Spokane. Wash. Juno
%, 1906. Walker also made the 120-yards
dash in II % seconds. This Is q new
record. The record for 100 yards, IL 4-5
seconds. was held by B. J. Wefers. It
was made at Travers Island September
26, 1896. These records are for amateurs.
Walker won the final in the 1OO-meter
dash at the Olympic games held in Lon
don last summer.
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New Year Day Shoot.

The Eastern Branch Gun Club will have
its annual shoot on the club grounds on
tho Eastern branch In the southeastern
portion Of the city New Year day, and
judging by the advance reports being re-
ceived by the officials Of the club, there
will be big turnout Of members to
take part in the sport. This shoot will
be the last one of tire winter but early
in the spring the outdoor events will be
resumed. During the winter months the
managers Of the affairs OF the club will
map out plans to increase the interest
of the members IN club matters. and will
also map out plans for the coming sea-
sons work. The Eastern Branch Gun
Club has among its members some Of the
best clay pigeon shots in the city, and
an effort is to be made to bring new
blood into the organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

HUNTER HANDICAP
FOR LIGHT WOOL
Thomas Horse CIeverly Cap
lures Chief Event at
Oakland.

OAKLAND, Cal, December 16.-Light
Wool scored his second victory of the
week at Emeryville today. when he won
the Hunter handicap from Collector Jes-
sup and lIanbridge. The Thomas horse
was the favorite throughout, and led prac-
ticaIly all the way. Miss Highland, a 20
to 1 shot, upset calculations by winning
the third race. Col. White. we'll ridden
by Miller, came with Il rush in the final
sixteenth of the fifth, and won from
Captain Kennedy, which at one time was
six lengths In front. Results:
First race six furlonss; scllng-knisht Deck,
los tSulivan,, IL TO 10. won; Prosper. 100 &C.
II. Miller). 10 to !. second: Em and En-. I22
CW. Miller; - to l. third, Time: Lie % Miss
Fountain and Ell Pavo finished named.
Second race. five furlonss; selling-Iittle Sis.
81 Upton,. to 5. won; Gaiirda; 100 !Gold-
stem, to .. second; Rosevae, % tSullivan';
Z to ,, third. Time, OF 40. Aitamar, Michael
and Lucky Mate also ran
122 iMcCarthyl. IA to >. second: Curriculum l22
Hayes. 10 to .. third; Time, 115 - Pala,
knight OF the Grip also ran.
Fourth race. mile: Hunters handirap-Light
Wool, III ,Notter,: = to ., Won: Collector sc ges-
tastic, Okenite and Taskmaster also ran.
Fifth race, mile and seventy yards: selling
Colonel White. 10 tMiller,. TO l. won: Captain
Pullman, 106 lkeoshl. 2 to /. third. Time.
1.46 80. Be Thankful, Gargantua and Keiowna
also ran
sixth race. five furlonss; sellins-Bin Eaton,
103 (Butler). to .. won: Hampass. III Not
teri, l6 to s. second; Banthel 100 tGolds,ein,,
30 to l. third Time. 1.02 Is. Erbet, Traffic.
Toll Row md n finiS pd
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Special DISPATCH 10 Tao Star.

Special Dispatch to Tao Star
ST LOUIS Mo, December H6.-Man-
ager George StallinSs of the New York
HiShlanders, is thoroughly posted on the
ability and value OF the different Ameri-
can League players. and II he gives up
any OF his men it is a foreSone conclu-
sion that no will receive in return the
player or players he Is after.
At the present time tho Detroit and
Washington clubs are after two New
Workers. Moriarity and Elbcrfeld. but
from tho following letter written to the
Sporting News OF this city by Manager
Stallinss It will be some time before
the deals are pulled off. Stalings says:
Il consider Elberfeid one Of the won
ders OF base ball. TO get the short stop
President Farrell had to spend a large
sum of money, and Elberfeld. Oh the
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"Blue Nose'' Reformers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, December &c
The ''reformers' are trying to kill racing
here, just as Gov. Hughes killed 1t In
New York state, but in Frisco it isn't
"blue-nose" proposition. The fight against
the racing game is the result of a politi-
cal scrap. Racing goes on nine months
in the year In California Naturally, there
are tremendous financial Interests, and
many politicians are in for a slice here
and there The insiders are always try
ing to hang on to their graft and the out
siders are always trying to break in.
This makes q fight within the ring. and
there are always n few real reformers
hanging around the outskirts ready and
anxious to take a hand. No doubt there
are few genuine reformers in the Cali
fornia movement, but they are in a small
minority
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Craze Strikes the West.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. December 26.-Now
that the Marathon craze has struck the
athletic world and is uppermost in the
minds Of most OF the followers OF track
athletics the colleges are beginning to
adopt the sport. DR.. L. ]. Cooke. ath-
letic director of the University of Mime
sofa. together with Dick Grant. tho track
coach. is planning a Marathon run for
the Gopher Hill and dalers in the early
spring Grant. an old Harvard runner.
won the Paris Marathon I'm 1900. and viii
doubtless prove a great assistant to the
aspiring long distance men Of Minnesota
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if Cantillon will give them TO me he
may have Elberfe!d. if the Kid still
wants to get away from New York. There
is one infielder l particularly admire on
the Senatorial outfit, and the District of
Columbia team has a pitcher we could
use
Not Walter Johnson, for it is impos-
sible for any club to get the Idaho phe-
nom from Cantillon. The Washington
public would not stand for Johnson being
sold or traded unless CantillOn could get
in exchange an entire worlds champion
ship outfit"
The infielder that Stallings would like
to have is doubtless Jim Delehanty but
it is difficult to locate the twirler he is
aiming at Manager Cantillon has offer
ed him Bill Burns and he says he can't
get Johnson. The question then comes
up, has Stallings secured a private line on
Pitchers Dolly" Gray and big Groom.
Both these pitchers have been touted so
highly to Manager Cantillon that he
naturally holds them next in Importance
TO Walter johnson, and 1t is foregone
conclusion that neither will be let out
until they have been thoroughly tried in
the spring practice at Galveston.
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UNIQUE Marathon Race.

NEW YORK. December 26-Brooklyn
will have her first Marathon race on
Lincoln's birthday, February II. The af-
fair will be run under the auspices of
Battery F.. 18th Regiment. in conjunction
with set OF indoor games. This will
probably be the first Marath on record
in which the start and finish will be made
on a board floor. The runners will run
over one mile on the thirteenth indoor
track, then go outdoors for twenty
three-mile stretch and return to finish I'd
with another mile on the boards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
Early Foot Ball Work.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. December 90
Yale is to have an innovation in foot ball
coaching Winter practice will be started
in January. Capt Ted Coy thinks that
candidates for several Of the positions
know so little about the game that they
winter training will be confined to the
quarterbacks the centers and some of
the halfbacks. 1t will take place in the
gymnasium.
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Drafted Player in Dispute.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
I.YNCHBURG. Va. December oS.-Rath.
the Philadelphia short fielder who made
a great record last year with Whining
ton in the Eastern Carolina League, and
did brilliant work here after being pur-
chased, has been drafted by Reading OF
the Tri-State League. Owing 10 the de-
lay in receiving the draft. the local team
will protest. Rath is twenty years old
and was picked as a coming star in this
league next year He will shine in the
Tri-State IL he goes there.
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Havana Races.

HAVANA, December c6.-Racing re-
suits at Almendares Park:
First race five and half furlongs--Won by
Governor Folk; May Brennan, second; Prince
Albert third. Time. LOO 40.
Second race. five furlongs-Won by Claiborne;
John Munro, second; Elsa F.: third. Time: 0e.
Third race. six furlongs-Won by CHIEF HAYES;
Roseboro, second; Artful Dodger, third. Time,
LIS.
Fourth race five furlongs-Won BY Grafton;
Amador, second; Imposition, third. Time,
LOB 2-5.
Fifth race. mile-won by Gowango; Hand
Me Down, second; Sir Vagrant. third. Time,
I
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Big Curling Meet.

ST PAUL. Mimi, December 26.-Great
preparations are being made for the bon
spiel Of the American curriers' scheduled
for this city January II to Ii. Sixty curl
ing Kinks Canadian and United States.
will be represented. Among the Canadian
Kinks that Will be represented are: Saska-
toon Calgary Rainy River, Kinora,
Lindsey, Regina, Della Raine. South
hampton, Toronto, Braden, Rochon and
Carson. 1t is expected that the famous
Wall rink Of Milwaukee and the Macauley
rink OF Detroit will also compete.
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Dunn Signs With Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. December 26.-"Jack"
Dunn today signed contract to manage
the Baltimore Eastern League Base Ball
Club next season. There had been doubt
ever since the close of the last season
whether Dunn would again be manager.
and the matter was not definitely settled
until today.
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MONDAYS Oakland Entries.

First race, Futurity course; sellins-Deneen,
1ol; Black Domino, Mike Asheim, Lady Hill
dreth, Dovalta. Long Hall, Jog; Talentosa. Bolo-
man, Bcrryessa, Anona. Garsan, ChOlk Hedrick.
Iii.
Second race, six furIongs; selling-Be Brief.
1O5: Figent, Hoyle, 1885, Rosevale. 1O7; Sem
proni, Stroke los: Cowen. 100; Argonaut, ITO;
Joe Rose. 49, Mnalto, 11S.
Third race, Futurity course; sellns-I.ord Pro
vest. Adena. MarIs, Salla. Boas. 1o6: St Avon,
100: Belle Kinney. Seven A., Full AndoIhe Marion
Fourth race. mile and twenty yards: selling
Carmelina, 1903; silver Sue. Paladini, 101: Keep
Moving l. c. Ackerey. Garsantua, 1u9; Clover
land. ITO; Darlington. ll:.
Fifth race. mile and twenty yards; selling =
Huapala 1903; Phil Igoe. Fan and En-, 1o2::
Melar. Pied, Miss May Bowdish. Midnont, Roy al
Red. Steel Blue, lo7: Eckersal. kamsack: no;
ai,; Coppars DESTROYS, rs; Grace G.. 1V1; Crea-
ton, Iii; +. Neugen, 112.
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STANDING BEATS
LATHAM AT RACQUETS

NEW YORK. December 26.-In an exhi-
bition game Of racGuets at the New York
Racquet and Tennis Club today George
Standing of this city defeated Peter La
than the English champion. I'm three
Straight sets. the scores being 13-11. 1o-I
and 15-2.
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Y. M. C. A. TACKLES
PRINCETON TEAM

Basket ball enthusiasts of Washington
will have another good game to watch
tomorrow night when the Princeton Uni
vcrsity five lines up against the Y. NJ
G. A team in the association gymna
SUM The Orange and Black team is
won the majority of games played dur
ing the season, and the men are just
now in the pink OF condition. Prince
ton has only one game scheduled for
Washington this season. and tho big
crowd of local alumni expect to turn out
in full roofing force.
The Tiger team has some f1rst-clasS
veteran ma terial in its lineup this sea-
son. In Capt. Mcese and Keyes Prince
ton has forwards who class among the
topnotch college men OF the east
Hughes, at center, is n good, aIl-round
basket ball player. He is \ great ground
coverer. and. seems to always be Johnny
on the spot. Warner and Nelder. in the
guard positions. are rattling good defen-
sive players, and, although not spectacu-
lar are steady and reliable
The local y. NJ. G.. \. five has been
playirs strongly all season, and up to
this time has only lost one game out of
the ten games played. They arc very
much in line 70. the south Atlantic
championship. and although playing a
very hard game against Georgetown last
night expect TO give the Tigers stiff
fight for victory
The game will start ct $50 O'clock
and the lineup Will be a s followst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

The Nemos the association reserves.
will play a short game with a~picked
team as a preliminary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-20
Tho Turret Battery.

Early in the nineteenth century, In
1912, Colonel John Stevens conceived
the idea Of the construction Of an iron
plated vessel of war with a saucer
shaped hull, propelled by screws so ar
ranged as to give a rotary motion to
the structure. The battery was to be
of the heaviest ordnance Of the time
and the plating heavy enough to resist
the shot Of similar guns at short range.
The main purpose Of the craft was
harbor defense, and the plan of action
was TO moor the vessel by a chain
leading down through the bottom OF
the ship at its center and to spin it
around this center, firing gun after gun
as it came in the lipe Of fire, thus an
ticipating the later Timby turret, which
in turn was the germ Of the modern
monitor armorclad. Such a vessel was
actually built half a century later by
the Russian government and was a
good representative of the first Stevens
battery.-Cassier's Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-20

81 dunno what dey call Job a pa
uent man for" said Brother Dickey.
~kaze of all de GROWERS l ever hearn
tell on he sho' wuz de growlest! But
he sho' did have enough ter make hi!"
growl-dat he did. De devil say,
'Looky yer. Job, you in my power now,
an | gwine ter 'tiict you wild a few
biies.' An Job say, All right; | kin
stan IL eff you kin But de biles com
mence ter break out SO thick an fast
dat Job say. 'Looky yer. man, desc
amt no biles-dis de smallpox. sho' ez
you bon! An he eetch so dat he had
ter scratch hisse'f wild II goats head
Den de devil git in high win an
blow down Jobs house. an dat wuz
too much. So oil Job lif' up his voice
an he say: Looky yer. | bargain fer
biies. but l didn't want no hurricane
th'owed in fer good measure" -
Frank Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-20
A WINDOW AND A WAR.
Costly Incident Of the Reign Of leui.
XIV. Of France.

Costly Incident Of the Reign Of Louis
XIV. Of France.
a terrible war was once caused by
window.
II was in the days when Louis XIV.
lie Grand Mouarque," was dazzling
Europe. His minister, Louvois. was
experimenting on the kings behalf
the building OF the palace Of the Tri-
anon in the park at Versailles. Louis
inspected the buildings one afternoon
and declared one of the windows 10 be
out OF shape and smaller than the rest
This Louvois denied, and the king
had the window measured. with the
result that he Was proved 10 be right,
and be openly before all the court ridi-
culed Louyois.
But the minister had his revenge
for with the angry ejaculation that be
would find better employment for
monarch than that Of insulting his ia
vorites, he embroiled France by bis
insolence in quarrel with the powers,
which only ended years later in the
peace OF Byswick after q war which
entafied the loss OF many lives ana the
expenditure Of large sum. Of money