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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
tech TO HOLD CLOSED MEETS
New Coach, R. H. Walker, in Charge
Of Boys.
Old District Building Secured for
Training Quarters and Big squad
Reports for Practice.

Robert II. Walker. the new coach Of
the track team at the Mckinley Manual
Training School. announced. yesterday
afternoon that he would leave no stone
unturned in his effort 10 give the Rhode
Island avenue institution a crack cinder
path team. Walker, who has been work
ing with the candidates for the past two
weeks, has been handicapped on account
Of suitable training quarters He over
came this obstacle yesterday when he
made arrangements for the use Of the
old District Building
In getting the old District Building as
training quarters. Walker has landed one
Of the best places in town. The foor
that viii be used has a straight-away Of
8 yards and is about % yards wide. This
allows sufficient space 70 put down a
track OF sixteen laps 10 the mile The
new quarters were used for the first
time Friday. when the finals Of the $50
yard dash were run
Coach Walker has adopted a new way
OF finding out what kind OF runners
there are among the candidates He has
divided the fortv-seven candidates into
five teams. and each week he VIII hold
meet, the various teams competing
against each other
The teams and captains are as follows.
Team A-FOwle. captain. HinkeI. Sherk-
lift. Henry. MCrrow- and Resser Team
B-Falsoner. captain Burgess. Gersd0H.
HUrd. and Prander- Team C-ThraU
captain. Renner. Green. HObs0n. and Per
son. Team D-Easty. captain, Steover.
Mills. Cluge, and Miller. Team Ear
mer. captain. this team VIII be maGe'up
OF al the freshmen, some OF whom are
Cooler. Kreamer. Chilcott aud Nayne.
Next Saturday has been set BY Coach
Walker Tor the first closed indoor meet
between HE dve teams. The programme
vii be 45-ysrd dash, Zo-yard dash
659-yard dash. mile run. high jump. run
ming high jump broad jump. and relay
race between the teams The meet viii
start al 10 o'clock in the morning and
viii be held in the Old District Build
ing.
The winners OF the heats n the So
yard dash FTidry were as follows. First
heat. Burgess. second heat Esty; third
heat, Falconer; fourth heat. ThraH: Fifth
heat. Fowle- The best time was made
By Burgess. who made the distance in
= Is seconds. The final heat which was
held yesterday was Won by Burgess in
= So seconds Falconer landed second
place, while Esty was a close third.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17

New Orleans. La. Jan. 1.-Two thou
sand people crossed the Mississippi River
10 the Suburban race track al NcDo-
ncghEille this afternoon 10 witness the
opening cf the races under the direction
Of Joseph Murphy, presiding judge. run
on half-miie track.
Plenty OF betting was INDUCED n. but
there We're no arrests. as the plan adopted
q the public depositing the amount OF
their waseTs and receiving nothing in the
way OF memoranda in exchange did not
IN the opinion OF the authorities. consti-
TUE any infractic8 q the stringent
Locke law.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
JOB TURNER EXPECTS TO YIN
Local Wrestler Meets Ed Adamson
Here Tuesday.
Fine Card of Preliminary Bouts on
Programme-Frye King Clashes
with Parker.

Word was received from Ed Adamson.
OF Lynchburg. who is TO wrestIe Joe
Turner at the National Guard gymnasium
Tuesday night. that he will arrive in
Washington tomorrow morning
He recently defeated Billy Jones. Ia
pounds. in Greensboro, y. c. and states
that he viii be at his best when he steps
in the ring here.
Joe. however. states that he is in the
pink Of condition. and. owing TO the fact
that all pin falls on or of the mat count,
he expects to put I'D a fast bout and
win IN a rush
There Is considerable hard feeling be
tween these two men as Joe claimed he
wss handed a raw deal when ne was de-
feated by Adamson in Lynchburg.
Arrangements have been made 20 have
the lights run until the bout IS decided
It has been customary TO put them out
al Il O'Clock. and for that reason caused
a great deal Of dissatisfaction. giving the
losing man a chance 10 stall until the
bout would have to Pc called OF
Another added feature viii be the Eve
preliminaTies. including the TWO best To-
cal boys in their class. Jack Spaulding.
the clever little lightweight champion.
viii wrestle Andy Smith. OF Baltimore.
vel known 10 the Washington public.
Both boys are about equal in weight, ard
should furnish a hot contest.
Frye King, the promising young heavy
weight OF this city, Is TO meet Young Par
ker, Of Baltimore. who has appeared here
in number Of matches King has been
training with Turner. and is backing him
self 10 win
Alex Swanson has sent a letter TO P. F.
OConnor. the referee, challenging the
winner
Young PrOKOs, the Greek champion. has
telegraphed his friends that he rriI in all
probability be in Washington and issue
a challenge from the ring side.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
Potomac Club Holds Smoker.

The Potomac Boat Club last night held
its first smoker in its new building at the
foot Of Thirty-siXth street. Georgetown
An Interesting programme consisted OF
an address by J. J. Nolan, vice president.
who welcomed The members and their
friends; a bass solo by SIr Dagar. selsc-
lions by Lafayette Mandolin Quartet. vo-
cal selections BY Potomac Boat Club
Quartet. MessTs. Pierce. Mertling. Butler.
Burkhead and Murrey; recitation By
Prof. koebler: Wrestling match. Joe Tur-
neT against Frye King; sparring bout.
Capt Muller and " J. Hoover; quartet
by Dagger. McQuade. Duffy, German;
baryJone solo by John Edmonds. OF the
AnaiOstan Boat Club.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
STORY OF OLYMPIC
GAMES IN PICTURES
Moving Slides VIII Be Fea-
tured at Federal Games.
BALTIMORE ENTRIES
Washington College VIII Also Send
Team, in Charge of "sIEkev ThOnp-
son, Famous Football Referee-st.
Johns College, of Annapolis, Plans
Best Set of Entries Ever.

The complete story OF the London Olym-
pic games and the triumph OF Americans
over all other athletes OF the world viii
be graphically told in a series OF eolOred
stereopticon slides and moving pictures
at the Federal Olympic indoor games in
Convention Hail February %. There viii
be about seventy-fve pictures in the ex-
hibition, made from photographs taken
By Mr. E R Bushnell, ths official pho
tographer OF the American team, and
the only American photographer who was
Permitted in the Stadium
The pictures will be thrown upon a
screen twenty-five feet square. and the
figures viii be sufficiently large and dis
tinct 10 be seen from any point IN front
Of the canvas. Starting with the train
ing stunts Of the American team on the
steamer going across and al Brighton.
the pictures viii then depict the features
OF the opening day
Walker Beating Rector.
Then there viii be more pictures OF
royalty in their boxes and on the fed.
with some rafting good action slides o.
Sheppard beating the English cracks;
Just and Wilson. in their fsvorite long
Smithson and Bacon winning
the Il0-meter and 4O5-meter hurdles;
Walker. the South African flyer, defeat
ing Rector in the 15e-meter; Kerr. the
Canadian. finishing first in the 2G-mete7;
Flanagan winning the hammer throw:
Rose. the shot put: Porter. the high jump:
Irons. the broad jump; Sheridan, the dis
Gus. and Gilbert and Cook tying for first
place in the pole vault
In tie picture OF the 490-metsr finish
the judges are Just breaking the tape as
Carpenter swings for the finish, with
Halswelle behind him Another view
shows the judges examining the runners
footprints after the finish.
Young Orioles Entered.
Among the biggest End strongest Of the
out-of-toSn school teams in the Federal
games viii be that representing the Balti-
more City College The young Orioles
VIII send over two relay QUartets and
more than a dozen men for the indivi-
dual events The senior relay four has
been cisssed with The Brown Prep SchOoi.
and the Maryland Agricultural College
and the junior team VIII probably be IN
the Junior club championship
A team from Washington College. under
the tutelsge Of Nike Thompson. famous
football referee. viii be entered in the
handicap events. and s.. Johns College
OF Annapolis. VIII have one OF the best
SCI OF entries ever sent 70 the Federal
games
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
EASY FOR YANKEES.
NorthnainsterS Trounced in Class
&C. Basketball.
STANDING or THE TEAMS.

W L Pct V. L. Pct
Yankee. 4 Leu Fendalls..--... I ? s3
NoTtEmin efs. so iFesDeTs...---... 0 5 go
In the boys department gymnasium of
the Y. NJ. c A last night the Yankee
basketball team defeated the North
minister's five in an interesting game BY
the score Of 81 10 Is. The game was ex-
citing throughout, as defeat for either
team meant second place in Class c Of
the Washington City League
Both halves were equally fast, showing
consistent work for each side. although
the Yankees were masters Of the situa-
ton at all times. The feature of the
contest was the all-around work Of Gill
for the Yankees. FURNACE. Of the North
minister's, did the best work for his
team. Lineup and summary:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
Lrnch and Jones nrau-

New Orleans, Jan. 16.-Johnny Lynch,
Of Brooklyn. and Willie Jones, OF Bait
more. fought ten rounds 70 q draw To-
night before the Royal a c The fight
was fast throughout, although charac-
terized by numerous clinches. Lynch
showed better form, had more science,
and a longer reach.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
Union League.
Watch Game
Holy Cross. SO; amherst. 4e-

worcester Mass, Jan 16.-HoIy Cross
handed an awful beating 10 Amherst ar
BASKETBALL here tonight. winning by tba
score OF % 10 IS in 2 game that was re-
pete with roughness. Never. from the
start OF the second half, was the game
IN doubt.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
Troy Tech. 90, Pratt. 2e

Troy. Jan. ls-The Rensselaer, Poly
Institute basketball team defeated the
Pratt Institute five here tonight in
brilliantly played game by the score Of
IS TO Is
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
Harvard. 3, Princeton. .

New York. Jan 16.-Harvard-s cham
pion seven tonight defeated Princeton ,
10 : n the intercollegiate Hockey
League tournament.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
SPORTING SIDELIGRTS.
By BILL BAILEY.
AS I live. An ice boat.

AS live. An ice boat.
News iten-It showed in Alexandra
yesterday.
Bill Bailey viii referee the preliminary
wrestling matches to the Turner-Adsmson
bout Tuesday night. Get wise. boys. ana
come; there viii be large doings.
". K. Sixsmith. whose picture appears
( in another column. at one time fought
under the name of Jimmy Murphy. and
has TO his credit a 57-rOund draw with
Tommy Ryan in Grand Rapids. Mich.
/ October 8, 1SS9-
The vigilants football team manager
says he has 500 in real money 10 bet
I that his club can beat the Warwicks
Wonder Il this 500 viii be in sight afte-
the snow goes2
To Jim Jeffries, san Francisco.
Dear JEFF: What viii you take 70 referee
one Of the billiard matches in my parlor2
Wire at my expense
FRANK SHERMAN.
Royal Billiard Parlors
To Frank Sherman, Washington-Tu
take the parlor. JIM IEFFRIEs
The semi-hnaIs in the hat-chasing
events on Pennsylvania avenue yester-
day afternoon was won by Tom Moves.
The decision Of King BOreaS, the referee.
met with the disapproval OF the specIs-
tors, who declared that Tom chased an
other mans hat for TWO squares on the
straight away course. instead Of his own
In the Marathon hat-chasing race that
followed. Merritt Chance 0utran his op-
ponent easily, but viii not leave the Con-
greSS Heights Hotel until Monday morn
Ing. After Pop Herman had kicked
clean goal in his endeavOr to retrieve his
lid, he politely asked Frank Rebstock II
he knew where the hat had gone 20.
-'Oh, yes. replied Reb. 1T made a noise
Ike a hoop and rolled away.
We are not going TO break any Of the
commandments, but We shall disregard
Thou Shalt Not Sleigh for once in our
lives.
Bob Ganley is willing to bury the
Ratchet, and yet BIZ Burns viii in
sist on ordering his hat crowns made
out OF Harveyized steel Looks as
though Bill did not kerzactly know where
Bob intends to bury that ak
Extra, Two men frozen tight 20 the
water wagon Oh, the pity Of it. Pay
day, too,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17

Rochester. Jan. 1s.-The University Of
Rochester basketball FIVE checked the
winning streak or the championship Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania Ave here tonight
by the score OF Il to 10
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
Billy Cook Is Pool Winner.

Billy" Cook. Of New York. defeated
Jimmy the Kid in a pool match before
the members Of the Belmont A. G, In
Seventh street. last night, the final score
being 100 TO SO.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17

Wiliiamstown. Mass. Jan. 1s-Williams
eohpieteIy outciasSed Fordhar IN has
ket-oaH IN the LaselI gymnasium to
hisft oy the score Of q 20 =. the largest
score ever made on the home floor
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
Columbia Badly beaten.

Albany. y. Y. jan. 1.-THE Columbia
hockey team was completely Outclassed at
the Empire Rink here tonight by the
LOudonfeld Club, Of this city. which won
8 one-sided contest by the score Of : to 1.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
COLLEGE STAR BEATEN.
Al Kubiak Easily Wins from Ed.
Casey.

Philadelphia Jan ED Casey. the
college football star. made his first sp-
pearance as a professional pUgilist to-
night in a six-round bout with Al KusIak.
the Michigan wonder. and for Two rounds
showed like champion.
But after that the coIIegian vas not II
Il with the Western sIugger. and Kubisk
dubbed him al VIII. Kubisk Won By a
lsrEe margin.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
West Point. 2s. we.,evau .

West Point, \. z, Jan. 1.-THE cadets
won from Wesleyan at basketball here
this afternoon by the score OF . 10 3. The
visitors were outQlayed at all stages OF
xhs game
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
willie Lewis Beat. Cnrron-

Paris. Jan 16--In a fight here tonight
Willie Lewis, the American, defeated the
Englishman. CuTzOn. in the third round.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
Amherst. p sprineaeId. Q.

Amherst. Mass. Jan 1s-Amherst de-
feated the Springfield Training School 2 10
in a hard-fousht hockey game here this
afternoon.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
ING IA = 4 D 4 7 = 4
L w. u n. INII1O DALIIIUONE Nv T7OI OAIUE
7. N. c. A. Wins OUT
Baltimore Rivals Take the
Count, % to 10.
REAL BASKETBALL ON TAP

Big Crowd Turns Out 10 Witness
Battle, Among Whom Are I50 from
Monumental CIty-Hubbard, Jones,
and CrOghan Washington Stars.
Fry Does Best Work for visitors.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17

We are not going to break any OF the
commandments, but We shall disregard
Thou Shalt Not Sleigh" for once in our
lives.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17

~
hard ~. Fry 81. Henderso1. Rrsiser o.. Goals
frun free tTics-Huhhard s.. FTy %. Reseree-SIr
Hughes Tine Of halves-S minutes.
In the preliminary game the Washing
ton J. VI. G a. Reserve outclassed their
Baltimore rivals in two short halves bv
the score Of 40 TO 10. r. Duncan and
Colley did the best work for the home
team while Lipnick and Smith excelled
for the visitors Lineup:
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

According to the Washington Post
the call for fiction in the public libra
ries of the capital has fallen off 65
per cent. The newspaper says that this
decrease has been noted in many other
cities. Novel reading has gone through
a great period of dissipation. 1t look
ed for time as if public libraries were
endowed and maintained for no other
purpose than to supply fiction. the
greater part of it worse than useless.
1t was discOuraging to those who WISH
ed to see a marked improvement in the
average of intellectually because Of
the spread of libraries. But the tide
has turned and heaven be praised for
that. The quality of the greater part
of the fiction which has been coming
from the presses of the publishers in
the last few years has been markedly
inferior. Novel readers became Cham
berized, MacGrathicized and McCutch-
eonated until life, itself, to many, was
cross between cake walk and a
scene in the boudoir of her grace, the
Princess Of Wurtenberg or other. A
lot OF the stuff which was advertised
as Observation-Disclosures clever in any
case-had about as much history in
1t as one of Grimm's. And the rest of
1t was the froth of soapbark and wind
which druggists sell in glasses. If
there Is reaction it is a thing to be
blessed. Reading fiction of the type
which usually wears a red binding Is
often very restful. If one cannot be
amused by the characters there is at
least amusement in wondering at the
author who could write such drivel.
But continued absorption of modern
fiction has the effect of eating too
much candy. 1t is bound to sieken in
rious is in line with the more serious
thought Of Americans. Nearly every
one is coming to have special interest
along certain lines and there is n need
of literature which delivers informa-
tion succinctly and clearly. The pub
lie libraries must supply the more ex-
pensive and elaborate works which
readers cannot themselves afford to
purchase. When the bottom drops out
of the Harold School Of Fiction, there
will be still room for the good and
worthy style of novel-more room, per-
haps. Then the libraries can use the
discards for the purpose nature intend.
ed DEMONSTRATING the furnace fires.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08
THE TIBETAN EXPLORER

DR.. Sven Hedin's second journey OF
exploration in Tibet is likely to prove
of the greatest value. SO much mate
rial has the doctor collected. indeed.
that he has stated it will be three or
four years before he has worked up
all the information gained regarding
tracts hitherto unknown to the West
ern world. During a considerable part
of his journey the explorer went dis
guised as a common Ladakhi, his hands
and face darkened with paint. When
strangers were met he drove the bag
gage animals and sheep, as the inferior
servant of the apparent head of the
caravan. and was known as Hail
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

Uncle Sam has struck a blow at n
class of professional men peculiar to
Washington. An order has been issued
prohibiting United States government
clerks swelling their incomes by prac.
ticing medicine or filling teeth on the
side. 1t has for long time been a
common practice for department clerks
to attend night colleges, and. after Sc
curing diplomas, practice professions
after Office hours. These so-called "sun-
down" doctors, dentists, lawyers. archi-
tects, etc, were able materially to I'm.
crease their incomes. Protests were
made by regular members Of various
professions. complaining of the unfair
competition of the "sundowners," who
cut prices This has resulted in an or
der prohibiting clerks from engaging
in any outside business that requires
their personal attention while I'm gov
"rnment employ.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

One Of the regular army officers tells
story of how the old stringent army
regulations once went against General
Scott. One wet afternoon that soldier
was caught in the rain in Washington.
He was in full uniform and was well
known, so no cab being near he bor-
rowed an umbrella. Arriving at his
hotel, an underoficer approached him
and calmly remarked
General, you will consider yourself
under arrest for eight days for carry
ing an umbrella while in full uni.
form"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08
HE WAS A SCIENTIFIC RUBE.
Knew More than the Expert When
1t Came to Local Conditions.

Knew More than the Expert When
1t Came to Local Conditions.
I'VE were sitting around the stove in
the bar Of the little hotel in a Maine
town." writes an electrical salesman
In the Electrical Review, "when the
electric lights flickered and went out.
From the darkness came a solemn
voice that said:
Electric lights all out. b'gosh, and
yet it amt blowin hard, either. Come
thin's happened to the dynamo, maybe
Il had been selling electrical supplies
to the little lighting companies for sew
eral months but had never heard this
particular idea expressed before.
81 laughed long and loud and was all
the more amused when no one Joined
me.
After they had lighted big kero-
sene lamp proceeded to explain to the
crowd that incandescent lamps can't
be blown out by the wind. When l had
finished, the old rube who had COM
mented on the lights said:
Look here, young man, if you knew
a little somethin' about local conditions
and about your own business, you'd
know that the wires in this township
are hung up slack on the poles in some
places and that they get to Stating in
good stiff breeze. When they do.
there's short circuit that puts the line
out of business"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

may be revoked, after a reasonable
time, unless the patented article is
manufactured or the patented process
operated in the United Kingdom to an
adequate extent. 1t will be seen at
once that this change is most radical.
Heretofore the manufacturer, let us
say, of an American harvesting-ma-
chine. has been allowed to make it in
the United States and send it over and
sell 1T in England. His English patents
protected him from British competi-
tors, and the wages he paid in his fac
tory were paid to Americans. Here
after, unless he would lose his patent,
he must build another factory in Great
Britain, and there make a portion of
his product The Inference is. of course.
that the wages in that factory will go
to Englishmen. 1t is not difficult to
see and sympathiZe with the British
point Of view. A patent is, of course,
legalized monopoly. The number of
patents annually granted by Great
Britain to foreigners is somewhat
greater than the number of those
granted to British citizens. Each pat
ent not only confers a benefit on the
owner of it, hut by virtue of its being
monopoly it deprives others of that
benefit. Moreover, many patents in
America are used only as clubs They
are not operated, but serve merely to
hold a special field away from compet-
itors. Both France and Germany pro-
tect their citizens from this evil. In
France patent must be worked in
two years, and in Germany in three
years. 1t has seemed reasonable to
Engishmen that their own people
should share more largely than they
have done in the benefits which pat
ents confer The Importance of the
change may be judged by the estimate
of the head of prominent firm of
British ship-builders that one hundred
and twenty-five million dollars will be
invested In Great Britain for the man
ufacture Of articles heretofore made
abroad. About eight thousand patents
come under the new law.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

81 thought your bank wasn't going to
give any vacation this year?"
ut didn't intend to- replied the as
sistant cashier, brown from long out
ing, 'but | put on an anxious look and
puttered over my books so long they
insisted on my taking rest"
$50 they could expert your ac.
counts?"
Sure. And they found them in such
elegant shape that when | struck for a
raise they had to give it"-Philadel.
phia Ledger.