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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-11-24
BOMBAY RALLY
A BIG SUCCESS
LARGE CROWD GATHERED AT
COURT HOUSE AND HEARD EDU-
GATORS DELIVER FINE AD-
DRESSES.
Special to the Journal.

Bombay, Nov 23.-The meeting
held here yesterday afternoon was
one of the best that the educational
party has had in the whole state.
Packed to Overlooking, the court house
contained at least zoo people, eager
to hear the educators. The educators
were brought over from Chipley in
buggies by the following committee of
Bombay citizens: J. Mclaughlin, f
p Creel, ID. J. Paul, W. V. Mayfield,
w. L. Sessions. Rev. p O. Cason
opened the meeting with prayer
DR.. j. ID. Gable, who presided, intro
duced as the first speaker the mayor
of Bombay, Mr.. Curtis Whitaker.
Prof. ". a. Jones also welcomed the
visitors anu presented the school chill
dren to the speakers. This school has
about $50 pupils enrolled. Mr.. c. A
Fulford greeted the educational COM
'mittee on behalf of Holmes county.
DR.. conrad said that school teach
erS who had not been trained in
methods and principles, but who got
their training by teaching the chill
dren, were hurting the pupils. He
said that it is fundamentally neces-
sary to have a school teacher well
equipped.
Supt. Holloway gave the true status
of education in Florida and of Holmes
county.
Capt Lynch made plea for com
pulsOry education and showed what
great good would be accomplished.
A woman's School Improvement AS
ISOLATION was organized. Mrs. ID.
Wright was elected president and Miss
Mary Gates was elected secretary OF
the association.
After the speeches the visitors
were escorted to the Eureka hotel,
where a splendid dinner was waiting
TO be served. -veryone enjoyed the
dinner very much, especially the Wa
termelon and the blue bird melts.
The committee who had brought the
visitors to Bombay also went with
them to the train.
Rally at DeFuniak.
DeFunIa6 Springs, Nov. 22.-The
educational committee arrived here
about 1880 D. N. The committee pro-
ceeded at once to the Tabernacle,
where a very enthusiastic audience
greeted them.
DIR. J. W. Walden opened the meet
ing with prayer.
Supt. D. Trotman introduced Mr.. A
G.. Campbell. who welcomed the visit
ors. Dr. ]. w. Walden, president of
Palmer College, responded to the adj
dresses of welcome.
Supt. w. NJ. Holloway, DR. Conrad
and Capt Lynch. after a few brief re-
marks, gave way to the Hon. J. Y.
Joyner, president Of the National Edu-
cation Association and superintendent
of public instruction of North Caro-
lima He said that the question of
education is greater than politics or
sectarianism; that community can be
judged by what it does for the chill
dren, and that a community would
always remain poor until it educated
the children, etc.
Miss Christine ellis was elected
president of the Woman's School I'm
provement Association. Miss Mary
McKinnon was elected secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
NEw HOME FOR BACHELORS.
Tennis Club to Build Bungalow and
Courts in Woodley Park.

The Bachelors Lawn Tennis Club.
which is about the best club of its kind
in local circles and has quite a repu-
tation among the different tennis
ganizations. again stepped into public
view yesterday by purchasing about two
acres Of land in Woodley Park. slightly
north Of the Connecticut avenue bridge.
1T is the purpose of the club members
to lay out a set Of fifteen tennis courts
and to build a new clubhouse of bunga-
low type upon this valuable piece of
ground.
This movement by this organization in
buying and rebuilding was mostly COM
pulsory, buildings are being erected
on their old playing grounds on NJ street
Arrangements for this step 10 be taken
were passed upon at the annual meeting
of the club which was held recently.
Everything will be of up-to-date order
in It's new quarters, and the clubhouse
will contain lounging room besides nu-
merouS lockers and shower baths. afford
ing the members all the modern con-
at this annual meeting to increase the
mem bership, which las never been al
loved to exceed the century mark, the
increase in the number of courts will war
ram il. \ special membership for ladies
has also been arranged.
The ciub has quite an enviable repu
tatioG several championship games of
the south and n! -ddle Atlantic states have
been played upon the courts of this or
gan cation. The officers who will uphold
the duties Of the club for this tennis sea-
son are as follows: Ralph w. Hills, presi
dent; Charles q. Harris, vice president:
], Thilman Hendrick. secretary-treas
urer The board of governors OF the club
gether with Lawrence Q. Murray and
Clarence Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
ANAL OSTAN BOAT
CLUB ELECTION

large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Analostan Boat Club, at which the fol-
lowing officers were elected, was held last
evening at the boathouse, foot of New
Hampshire avenue: President, Samuel
Maddox: vice president, K. e. Paro;
financial secretary. Louis A. Fischer;
treasurer. j. r. Whelpley, and r. Ross
Perry. jr., corresponding secretary. The
above officers. with William a. Mcken-
ney, Augustus Crane, William w. Boar
man and Robert c. Howard constitute
the board of governors for the ensuing
year.
showed the club to be in better condi-
ton than ever before I'm its history, the
receipts for the year being the highest
ever recorded. The report of Capt.
Townsend indicated substantial i'm
provement in the boats and boathouse
and everything points TO an active sea-
son OF rowing and pleasures.
Capt. Townsend, who was reelected, is
giving the question of entering a crew in
the Peoples regatta In Philadelphia July
4. IT is too early TO determine the COM
position of the crew yet, but with SUCH
men as Edmonds, Townsend, Sheridan n,
Moody. Duckstein TisdeI Houston and a
number of others he ought TO be able
TO get out a crew that viii reflect credit
upon Washington.
A number OF new members were elected
and Il committee was appointed to look
into the question of an up-river landing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
YORK DEFEATS
CENTRAL Y. M. C.. A.

Special Dispatch The Star.
YORK. Pa. March 20.-Through superior
team work York defeated Central Branch,
Baltimore. in the closing basket ball game
Of the season here tonight by the score
OF IL TO 10
The victory of the locals prevented the
visitors from securing the tri- city cham
pionship, as they were tie with Wash
ington in the league SERIES and will be
compelled TO play the Capital city five to
decide the supremacy.
The Baltimoreans lacked form, and their
playing was below the standard of previ-
Gus contests played between the teams.
Capt Cole and his men secured lead
early in the game and maintained it
throughout.
The score at the end of the first half
was to I'm their favor. At the OPEN
ing Of the second half the Baltimore boys
made a squirt, but 1t did not last.
The locals gave a clever exhibition of
passing, and experienced little difficulty
in locating the baskets.
Grouse and Gemmill played the best
game for York and Frey and Henderson
for Baltimore. Nine fouls were called on
York and seven on the visitors.
The lineup:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
OPENS SEASON WITH VICTORY.
Georgetown Props Trim Gonzagans
in First Game of Year

The Georgetown students were given
their first real taste for this season Of
the great national game yesterday after
noon when the Blue and Gray Props de-
feated the lads from Gonzaga to the tune
of Is to 8 in a cracking good game for
this early in the year. The Hilltoppers
were somewhat weakened by the absence
of their hard-hitting captain. who Is sus-
pended for two weeks on account OF condi-
tons But Notwithstanding this handicap
they put up a fine exhibition much to the
entertainment of the large crowd present.
That they will be a big sfactor in the race
for the District scholastic title is assured
by their performance.
The downtown boys also showed UP
strong, and it must be confessed that
their display of ability in the line or
fielding and base running greatly sur
prised their opponents. NOTWITHSTANDING
their defeat, they proved themselves to be
about the best diamond team turned out
by the Purple and White institution In
good many moons.
The scoring started in the first inning.
Mclaughlin Of the victors passing two
men after two others were retired, and
then letting a third man get to first
Marsden managed to get across the plate
before another man was out. baggins the
first point of the year for his team. The
West End lads in their half of the ses-
sion got two scores, thus securing lead.
but the wearers of the Purple and White
were not to be vanquished without fight,
and in the next time at bat added two
more tallies to their column.
From then until the end of the eighth
the outcome was always In doubt, the
Georgetown lads finally cinching the vic
tory by sending three runs over the home
marker The visitors tried hard to IN
crease their score in their last chance at
bat. but were unable to safely connect
with the elusive curves of the opposing
twirler.
The star of the day was Mclaughlin.
who was in the box for the Blue and
Gray. Although little wild at first. he
soon settled down and pitched a phenome-
nal game. Brennan, with two two-bag-
gers to his credit. carried Off the batting
honors for the conquerors, while the err
rorless fielding of his teammate, OCon-
nor, on the initial sack, was the subject
of much comment in the stands. For the
conquered the battery men, Brady and
Hummer. did the best work in fielding
and batting. The first mentioned also
got two runs. while the latter is credited
with one. The nine, with little more
coaching, especially in the stick depart
ment. will be able to give n pretty good
account of itself wherever it appears.
The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
RAILWAY RELIEF
BOWLING FIGURES

BY the clever pin toppling of the East
ern team in the Washington Railway Re-
lief Association Bowling League last week
in defeating the strong Columbia quint IN
three excellent games it has again tied the
latter team for the leadership of this league,
with good percentage Of 666. The Eastern
boys have put up some good bowling
throughout the season, and will be hard
team to shake at this stage of the game,
SO the Columbia aggregation will have to
hustle to land the championship. The loss
of the three games of the leaders also
puts the Northeastern quint close to the
top and also in the struggle for SUI
premacy, which is nearing the end of the
season. The Northern five. which IS hope
lessly stung for last place. sprung sur
prise on its opponents last week by
taking two games out of three, and has
at, last struck the double figures in the
winning column. Whitney OF the General
Office team, who is the best individual
bowler, mas increased his lead another
point by jumping from 179 to 100. Wynn
koop, who is second. has jumped from LA
to IT'S and W. Cornell dropped from liza
to 1I3 Following are the averages:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
Highest Average Man on Each Team
INTERESTING FENCING.
Middies and Quakers Give Good Ex-
hibition Bouts.
Special Dispatch to The Sta

Special Dispatch to The Star
ANNAPOLIS, Md. March 2O.-Navy
this afternoon closed the local fencing
season with an interesting series OF ex-
hibition bouts with a team from the
Philadelphia Fencers' Club. The bouts
consisted OF work with the saber and
duelng sword. as we'll as the regulation
foil. \ bout with canes between Mid
shipmen Anderson and Lothrup and
saber melee between two teams COM
posed Of midshipmen proved interesting
features OF the meet.
Next week the navy team will go to
New York to take part in the big in
tercollegiate tournament which begins
Friday and closes Saturday. Navy is
particularly pleased with having won an
entry into the finals next week and to
have another chance at the Army cadets
from West Point.
Today's contest was a most interesting
one Notwithstanding the fact that no de-
ciSions were given out and all bouts were
exhibition ones. The work of Mr.. Francis
Tetaz of the Philadelphians was excep-
tionally tine, both with the foils and the
dueling swords. and won round after
round of applause from a large audience
in which were many young ladies from
all over the country who are here for
the big mid-Lent hop tonight.
Another feature which proved popular
was tbs saber bout between Capt. Brandt
OF the Navy team and Mr.. w. l..
koehler of Philadelphia. The concluding
event was a saber melee between two
teams composed of five midshipmen each.
Saber work is much rougher than any
other blade contest. In this bout each
man was heavily padded and the object
of cutting off all the plumelike tasseIs
on each opponents heavy helmet went
on for about three minutes before the
contest was awarded to those known as
the Reds" because of the color Of their
cap decorations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
Honor Roll the Past Week.
Team Standing.
Sunday School League.

The first meeting Of the officials Of the
Sunday School League has been called
for Tuesday night When seen yesterday
President Carpenter stated that he had
received applications from the Langdon
Methodist Hamline Methodist and the
Kellar Lutheran Memorial churches He
also expects an application from the Peck
Memorial Church. All of these institll-
tons are we'll represented in its athletic
departments. and are capable of turning
out f1rst-class ball team. Two Of these
churches will probably be taken into the
league at the coming meeting to take the
places of the Grace and Waugh aggre-
cations that were dropped from the or
ganization. AS the location of the play
ing grounds for the season OF 1909 is not
yet settled, this will also be an impor-
tant subject at the meeting of this week
Mr.. Carpenter also stated that both OF
the teams Of the Ninth Street Church
would be strongly represented in their
respective leagues this season. The first
team In the Sunday School League and
the second aggregation in the Independ-
ence League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
HOWARD WALL WAS
A STAR PLAYER

Announcement of the death of Mr..
Howard Wall in last Tuesdays issue of
The Star and the article calling atten-
ton to his standing as a ball player In
the early days of the game in Washing
ton. attracted the attention Of the ''Old
Guards" and many were the stories re-
lated of Wallis ability, and some of them
are worth space in the history OF the old
sport.
Mr.. George w. Baxter of the Post Office
Department. an old adept at the game
away back in the 70s. and who still be-
longs to the army of fans at lth and
Boundary during the season. knew Wall
intimately, often playing with and against
him. and he dished up two stories In
Wallis career that will probably make
him the first on record" for such plays
WALL" said Mr.. Baxter, was the most
accurate thrower I have ever seen and
it was while playing with the Creightons
that he pulled off two plays that at That
time were regarded as the most marvel
Gus performances ever seen on the Dali
field.
1.-The Creightons were playing against
Billy Landvoight's fast-going team. the
Astorias Langvoight being manager-cap-
tain of the northeast team. and the scene
of the contest was the Old NH Lot out
at the head, then. of New York avenue.
1t was the game spoken OF some months
ago in The Star, when the Crelghtohs
made their appearance for the frst time
in "Swampoodle" and captivated the
loyal sons of ST. Patrick OF that section
by their uniforms, green stockings. peil
and cap. with shirt and trousers or Whl.e.
"Hessler of the Astor!as hit bounder
down to WALL who was playing lett lela,
and quick as a flash Wall had the bdli
and by one of the cleverest throws ever
saw he lined ii over TO Crampsey. VINO
was playing first base for the Creightons,
and 1t beat Hessler by stride and he
was out. /, of course, realized that Hess
Ter did not run as fast as he should, Tor,
believing the hit was safe.
he started to dog-trct down
the line. until, seeing Walls quick
movement. he took up a sprint that
finely executed that his crowd cheered
for a long time. for they had never seen
such clever work before
1.-The second play also took place In
this same game and on its completion
Wall was the real hero of the contest.
Astoria, was on third base and the score
was close, and it was important that he
should be chased over the plate. Nc
EIfresh was at the bat and he sent one
down to Wall and Groves started to
make a fast run home. while the Mill Lot
cohorts were yelling themselves crazy
over the prospects of making the score.
Wall picked the ball UP clean. and, brac-
ing himself, he let it fly and Jennings, at
the plate, got it straight as an arrow
and Groves was nailed five feet away.
"They were at that time two wonderful
plays and every follower of the games in
Washington was willing to swear that
Wall was the greatest ever. as every
where his praise WAS sung. and on every
occasion thereafter Wall was called on
to exhibit his throwing ability before the
public. I have often seen the last play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
CITY
LEAGUE BOOMING
BrookIand Joins the Classy
Amateur Organization.

The gates Of the Capitol City League
3 for the first game of the season. The
opening day will be OF particular interest
to the patrons Of this league for the
reason that the Brooklands. a new ad-
dition to the league. will be one Of the
teams to inaugurate the season. The
BrookIands have been given the place of
the Atlantics. This team has been con-
sidered one Of the strongest Independent
aggregations around these parts, and
should 1t put up the same article of ball
this season as in past ones there is a good
chance Of the team finishing the season
with a grand percentage.
There is another strong lot of tossers
that have been corraled by the Capital
City. League. They are the strong Marine
boys, who won the championship In the
Marquette League the past season. 1t
is we'll known fact that this crowd Is
the goods and. of course, they are picked
to do wonders the coming season.
These two new additions playing good
ball and the old-timers working In their
usual form. the league this season ought
to be a corker. The old clubs Of the
league which are expected to be repre-
Sented this season are: Columbia Athletic
Club, winners of the pennant last season;
st. Stephens Institute. Brentwood and
the Government Printing Office.
No changes were made at the election of
officers for the coming season. Those
men who have guided the league through
several successful seasons are prepared
to again take up the work. They are
DANES A. OShea, president: r. Blosser,
vice :president: L. L.. Fortune, secretary.
and George Cornell, treasurer.
The managers are: Columbia Athletic
Club, Morris O'Connor; Marines, H. v.
Shurtleff; Brentwood, George Cornell: ST.
Stephens, J. Moriarity and Willie Handi-
Doe; Brookland, w. Harrell: Government
Printing Office, George Forden.
The schedule follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
BIG INDOOR MEET
OF THE Y. M. C.. A,

). =. Sterret, champion and record
holding pole vaulter of the south, will
make an attempt to raise the height of
the present record at the indoor games
o. the Washington Y. VI. e. A. In the
association gymnasium next Saturday
night. Sterret made Il new record of IL
feet o inches in the Federal games last
month. and since then has leaped IL feet
or higher in competition. His vaulting
In the y. VI. G. A. games will be his
final work indoors this season After a
couple weeks rest lie will begin outdoor
training IN special preparation for the
South Atlantic championships to be held
in Baltimore in June.
That there is going to be some class
in the field as we'll as the track events
is evident from the entries in the high
jump and shot-put. In the jump. Lester
with record of > feet IL inches will
concece good handicaps 10 Walcott, vino
won the event at the Baltimore 9Th Regi-
ment games. with an actual jump of )
feet inches. and White. who has an
equally good record, and half "A dozen
other men all good for about the same
height. In the shot-put, Porter, the old
tornelt weight man. whb has done better
than 40 feet. and Sheridan, with almost
as good a record, VIII be on the back
marks. King, point winner in the Junior
A. y. L. national championships last
year. with a record of trifie better than
30 feet for the three standing broad jumps
will have some strong competition IN that
event. especially from Young and STRAIT
ton. who have been showing good action
in training.
Although the entries do not close until
tomorrow night, the sprints, hurdles and
distance runs are already well filled, and
the largest number of Y. NJ. G. A. ath-
Ietes who have ever been in track compe-
tstiou Will start in the nine track and
field events.
The wrestling bouts between the nat
men of Princeton University and the I.
N. G.. A. will be sandwtched between
track events. the welter-weight bout be-
tween Gilbert and Gilbert following tiAe
trial heats in the springs and hurdles. and
the middle-weight bout between Conrad
and King coming just before the medley
relay race. which will be the final event
or the night. Between these two bouts
there will be another between Mayhem OF
the association and Mosey Of Gallaudet
College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
OPENS SEASON SATURDAY.
Blue and Gray to Play M. A. C. on
GEORGETOWN Field.

After six weeks of hard practice the
Georgetown base ball team will begin it's
annual campaign with battle against the
Maryland Aggies. The Hilltoppers have
fast rounded into shape during the past
week and, although greatly shocked by
the death of their popular leader, they
have taken a strong hold themselves
and are intent on finishing the season in
the way that Capt. Courtney would have
them If he had been spared.
The coach has run off some pretty tough
scrub games the past week. and it is well
known that he has pretty clearly fixed I'm
his mind just who Will start things going
on the initial day. He has not however.
taken any one into his confidence, and
whatever ante-season lineup one makes
will be purely from putting two and two
together from watching the practices.
That Duffey will catch. Cy Mcdonald
play first and Mayock second is certain.
1t is also pretty likely that Callahan will
be seen at shortstop. and Murphy. Simon
and Schlafy in the outfield Third is
proving to he the elusive pickle, for no
less than three good ones are in the run
for this corner. Mess of last years nine.
and Cogan and S.tterding ex-prep stars.
are scrapping it out with hardly any
advantage between them.
The pitching staff will, of course. con-
sist principally of Cantwell. Devine and
Montgomery. This trio is always right
there with the goods and can be relied
upon to serve them up when needed.
There will be. also. just about neat a
bunch of understudes one may wish TO
find for the twirling box. Miller. OConor.
Wymard and BalZer are 10 be retained
on the squad, and, as every one Of them
has done some excellent work on other
mines, they can be expected 10 hold their
own when they are commissioned to fill
the boots of the veterans.
The subs for the other jobs will also
be up to snuff. In fact. many OF them
are looked upon likely TO make regu-
lar positions before the season is long
under way. Duggan. from Tech. and
Larry Smith are couple OF outfieiders
who can handle the stick pretty well. and
may be able to hit themselves into the
first lineup. Then Eckenrode made an
excellent reserve man for the backstop
place last year. duty which he will
surely do this season.
At present the coach is greatly con-
cerned with the arrangement of the bat
ting order The placing of the men on
the list in the proper way to get the runs
is of the greatest Importance In college
base ball. and II is also most dihicult
feat since there are SO many new ones
to handle each year. When this is fin
ished the plans for starting the years
work will be almost completed. and Il
will then be up to the men to show that
they are what they are cracked up to
be by bagging q big majority OF the
games.