davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1909-02-15
INTERSCHoLASTIC ROWING.
Race at American Regatta May
Mean National Title.


PHILADELPHIA February 15.-That
the only interscholastic rowing champion
ship of this country will be settled on the
SchuylkiN river during the American
Rowing Associations seventh annual re-
gatta on May % Is evidenced by the ad-
vices received during the last few days
by the board of stewards.
This association is practically the only
one that ever devoted any attention to
schoolboy crews, and last year was re-
warded by having seven entries, repre-
senting the best rowing schools In the
country. This record is certain to be
beaten this year, for already entries have
schools that had crews here last year.
while several others will make their ap-
pearance for the first time.
Through the suggestion of the associa-
ton Columbia University has taken the
initiative in arranging an tnterscholastic
regatta in New York, and will send over
the crew which wins the championship OF
Gotham. This is the first time that such
a crew has been planned from New YORK.
The stewards are planning for other east
ern cities to hold similar regattas. In Or
der that the crews competing for the
Franklin cup shall be truly representa-
tive of the best that America possesses
The scholastic entries, of course, will
not be limited to the crew winning the
preliminary regatta in cities such as New
York, but all will be invited to fight the
issue out once more if they wish to. This
is done every year by the two school
crews of this city, and was the case like
wise with the two Baltimore entries a
year ago.
Although the entry is net yet certain 1t
is expected that St. Johns School of
Delafield, Wis, will send on an eight for
the first time, in which case the fight will
be intersectional as well as national.
Evening star., 1909-02-15
TOURNAMENT OF MASTERS.
Players Who Will Take Part in st.
Petersburg Chess Contests.

ST PETERSBURG. February 15.-
What promises to be the greatest interna-
tional masters tournament in the his
tory Of modern chess will begin here to-
day with twenty contestants representing
the principal chess centers Of the world
competing for the prizes hung up by the
st. Petersburg Chess Club Of this city.
The entries were closed this morning. and
the pairings took place. the following
players being ready fer the start:
Dr. E. Lasker worlds champion, from
America; Amos Burn and Richard Teich-
mann of England: E. Cohn, J. Mieses and
r. Spielmann of Germany; o. Duras, DIR.
S. Perlis. c. Schlechter. S. Tartakower
and NJ Vidmar of Austria: L. Fleisch-
mann Of Hungary, the Russian experts,
c. s-Chotimirski A. Snosko-Borowski
o. s. Bernstein, II. Won Freymann, p.
Nenarokcw, s. Rubinsten and H. Salwe
and H. Speyer of Holland.
After the players had drawn their re-
spective numbers the pairings were made
and the schedule for the first round to be
played was announced as follows:
Chotimirski agt. Mieses. Cohn agt. Burn
Nenarokow agt. Perlis, Teichmann agt
Vidmar. Schlechter agt. Lasker. F'leisch-
mann agt. Speyer, Rubinstein agt. Snos-
ko-Borowski, Won Freymann agt Tarta-
kower. Speilmann agt. Salwe. Duras agt
Bernstein.
DR.. Lasker and Carl Schlechter, who
will meet for the worlds championship in
the fall. are brought together in the OPEN
ing round.
Evening star., 1909-02-15
DRIsCOLL-ATTELL BOUT OFF.
Disagreement Over Weight Prevents
Making Of Match.

NEW YORK. February 15.-The ten
round contest between Abe Attell,
featherweight champion OF the world.
and Jem Driscoll, featherweight cham
pion of England. which was scheduled
by the National Athletic Club for next
Friday night, was declared off at an
early hour yesterday morning after a
long argument in the Metropole, Broad
way and 42d street.
Jimmy" johnson, acting for Driscoll,
had agreed on 14 pounds for his man to
fight Attell some time ago. but when
called upon to sign the agreement In
sisted that the weight should be 126
pounds. Al Lippe, manager Of Attell,
would not agree to this weight, but was
willing to arbitrate. Johnson declined
any compromise. The original contract
was that the men were to box at 124
pounds or forfeit $500 each and declare
the match off,
Attell agreed to strike the forfeit
clause out if Driscoll would make the
weight. Attell was anxious for the
match, as he Odd not want the members
of the National club tothink he was
evading Driscoll, who sails for England
February 20. Driscoll has been steadily
in training for his recent matches while
Attell had only five days to get In con-
dition.
Johnny White. manager for the Ma
tional Club, said that the club was will
ing to assent to any terms the fighters
would agree on. 1t does not seem proba-
BILE now that the featherweights will
come together for some time. unless
Driscoll agrees to fight at 124 pounds.
Evening star., 1909-02-15
FIGURING OUT
WHAT FIGHTERS MAKE

James W. Coffroth. the Pacific coast
fight promoter. has compiled a statement
showing the earning capacity Of such
fighters as Jeffries Battling Nelson, Jim
my Britt and Tommy Burns. Coffroth
promoted many OF the fights mentioned in
his statement, and therefore knows to a
cent what was taken in at the gates. He
has also interested himself in ascertaining
the exact figures for the other fights as
far as possible for obvious reasons For
those reasons 1t is considered that his sta
tistics are more complete than any that
had been published.
Ihey show that Jeffries was the big
est money getter OF them ALL his grand
total being $137 ,6O4. Battling Nelson has
earned $126,345. not including what he
received on the stage. Jimmy Britt, third
IN IN the list, secured over 100000. while
Tommy Burns. because of his Australian
nights. is hard to estimate The informa-
tlon furnished Coffroth is as follows:
Evening star., 1909-02-15
FA1NTs WHILE PRAYING.
Rev. William Harris Collapses at
Church Services in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, February 1o.-While
leading his congregation in prayer at the
morning service yesterday Rev. William
Harris. pastor of Greenmount Methodist
Episcopal Church. Chase street and
Homewood avenue, was stricken with
nervous collapse, and the devotions were
abandoned.
The minister was on his knees when the
collapse occurred. and the congregation
was following him in prayer. Suddenly
1t was noticed that his voice quivered and
was failing him. Several members. look
ing up, saw him struggle to his feet and
wave his right arm and then fall back un-
conscious in chair.
Some little excitement followed, and on
the arm of several members he was taken
to his home, 11O6 Homewood avenue, and
placed in bed. DIR. George III. Cairnes. II
West o5th street, was summoned by tele-
phone and gave medical attention.
Evening star., 1909-02-15
EPISCOPAL HIGHS
BASE BALL SCHEDULE
Special Corre.pondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, February Is. 1909.
Manager Carter of the Episcopal High
School tase ball team of Alexandria, Va,
has made up his schedule for 1909, and ex-
poets to add to his bookings several more
games for this season. Among the games
already scheduled are: Johns Hopkins
University and Fredericksburg College
The Washington prep schools on the list
are Technical. Central. Eastern and
Georgetown preps. The Alexandrians
hope to play Business High School, but
the booking has not yet been made
That the AleXandrianS will have a
strong nine this season is unqueStionable.
Seven veterans and all of the subs from
the invincible team of 1908 have returned
cants bids fair to make the first nine
even stronger than that of last year.
Pendeton. one Of Episcopals old stars
has returned and will resume the work
at his old position. shortstop. Capt. May
will. play third for the third year. Grant
Will fill the box. His twirling was a fea-
ture of last years success. Hitch plays
second base for the second year. and first
will probably be filled by Conway. Hunt
er. the veteran catcher. has returned to
ers are back. Hewitt. left, and Lloyd.
center. Right field will probably be filled
by W. n. Wood, who showed up well last
season.
Episcopal is enthusiastic over this
years contest for the championship of
Virginia and the District prep schools,
which she won In 1908.
Following is the schedule (subject to
change): March .. Alexandria Athletic
Club at home. March 81, Technical High
School at home; April 3, Central High
School at home; April Z. Baltimore City
Evening star., 1909-02-15
Aged Odd Fellow Dies at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, February 15.-William
H. Small, one of the oldest Odd Fellows
in this state died Saturday afternoon of
general debility due to old age, at his
home, 1918 Bolton street. He had been
sick about four weeks. He was eighty
five years old and a native of Charleston,
S. c. He came to this city when a
youth, and shortly before the war opened
a trimmings estabishment-Gates &c
Small-in the center of the city. This
was later changed to Bryan & Small. and
later. in 1870, the firm was dissolved, to
be succeeded by William II. Small & Co.
Mr.. Small. who was its head. retired about
twelve years afterward. Holding at vari-
GUS times all of the offices within the
gift of the state order of Odd Fellows.
Mr.. Small became one of the best-known
members in the Maryland body. He was
always and actively identified with its
workings
Evening star., 1909-02-15

The annual schedule meeting OF the
American and National leagues will start
tomorrow in Chicago, and from present In
dications there will be great deal OF
base ball news coming east before the
end of the week The adoption OF the
schedules is the smallest part OF the work
outlined for the magnates as they have
practically been agreed to already.
The scrap between President Pulliam
and Magnate Murphy will be watched
with interest and also the one between the
Chicago president and the National COM
r.ission. The rules committee also meet
but, as usual, very little will be accom-
plished, as the rlagnates are more than
willing to let we'll enough alone.
What interests the fans" more than
anything else are the expected trades
that Washington. ST. Louis. New York.
Cleveland and Chicago clubs are reported
to be interested in McAleer wants to
bolster up his out1eld: Cleveland would
like TO secure Pitcher Burns: New YORK
wants TO get rid of Elberfeld: Comiskey
is after a man to take Fielder Jones
place and Joe Cantillon is dead stuck
on securing Elberfeld for the Nationals
infield. Should this group get toSetner
and pull off these trades, 1t would make
mighty Interesting reading all around
President Noyes left for Chicago yes
terday. and his call must have been an
important one. as he fully expected u
skip the meeting up to last Frlday even.
ing Before leaving Mr.. Noyes sald that
several trades might develop and that
Manager CantilIon wanted him in Chicago
so that they could be rushed through
without delay.
There is very little time left in which
to do business in the trading line before
leaves Chicago Tor
Galveston" said Mr.. Noyes. and Joe
wants everybody in line before the lst
of March. There is very little 10 give
out to the Washington enthusiasts. as
there has been nothing but talk so lar
as regards trades. but we are in hopes
that something definite will develop within
the next few days.
.'The Washington patrons can rest as
sured that the owners and manager or the
Nationals are doing everything within rea-
son to strengthen the team. and If such
a thing is possible, we will do it.
Joe says he already has first-class
ball club and doesn't want much to make
the Nationals pennant possibility. The
officials are Of the same mind. and If the
little additional strength needed can be
secured 1t is possible that it will be ac-
complished before the Chicago meeting is
over"
The Washington fans" need not be
surprised If Fred Falkenberg gets back
in National uniform the coming season.
The Cleveland club recently asked for
waivers on the tall twirler, and every one
of the other teams in the American
League refused to waive. Cantillon has
always thought a great deal of "Falk on
account of his earneStness and Willingness
and with good coaching thinks he can be
made a winner. 1t may be possible that
the Cleveland club will put forward Falk-
enberg and a good sum of money for
Bill Burns. and in this way Sir Frederick
will once more wear a Washington uni
form The local club got nice sum Of
money for Falkenbers and If he comes
back with still more pastered on him
Mr.. Cantillon will be listed as first-class
trader.
Evening star., 1909-02-15
BASE BALL NOTES.

Several ball players at Hot Springs had
a Marathon race the other day, and old
Theodore Breitenstein won.
Patsy Donovan has become a scout. He
will endeavor to pick up good young ma
terial for the Boston Americans.
Aside from the common, everyday sort,
the following kinds Of heads are now to
be found in base ball: Swell, bone, pin
and fat.
With the schedule meetings this week
and from that on we shall get some real
base ball What with dissatisfaction over
salaries offered demands for part Of the
purchase money. quarrels among mag
mates and officials and strained relations
between minor leagues, this has been one
of the fussiest winters ever known.
Victor Willis has demanded 5000 to
pitch for Pittsburg the coming season.
This would be a raise Of $1.5OO as he
received $500 last year. Barney Drey-
fuss has offered him $4.1OO. He may take
this or leave 1t.
Manager Jimmy Casey Of the Montreal
club is trying to persuade McAleer of st.
Louis to let him have Joe Yeager to boil
ster up his infeld.
Edward Pfeffer, brother of Frank Pfef-
fer Of the Boston Nationals, has signed
a contract to play with the Fort Wayne
team of the Central League next season.
He pitched for the Gunthers of the Chi
go semi-pro league last summer.
President Roosevelt retires March 4,
but H. c. Pulliam, the other big stick
man. will keep the gargoyles on the hop
indefinitely.
Christy Mathewson has just written a
one-hundred- d-thousand- dollar policy on the
life of Barney Dreyfuss. If Matty pitches
many more sensational games in Smoke
town the insurance company will be out
the 100000 very quickly.
Arthur Irwin. the Highlanders' scout
says the squeeze play was used in the
Brotherhood days. He took care not to
make this revelation until after Clarke
Griffith had quit the HighlanderS
Arthur Devlin. the Giants third base
man. is a college man and a sound rea-
soner. He makes the prediction that
Harry Covaleskie won't win half the
games he pitches next season. He bases
this assertion on Coveleskie's feat in beat
ing New York three times in five days
last fall
The New York National League club
Evening star., 1909-02-15
WOMEN TO PLAY BASE BALL.
Fifteen to Compose Team and Will
Make Three-Month Tour.

Make Three-Month Tour.
BOYDS, Md, February 15.-Mr. w. w.
Zirkle. who last year managed the
Gaithersburg Athletic base ball team on
its tour of Virginia, announces that be-
ginning June IA. at Gaithersburg, he will
have a team CT fifteen young women to
play leading teams in this county,
throughout Maryland, York, Harrisburg.
Steelton. Pa. and the valley of Nir-
ginia
Mr.. Zirkle had twenty-five on his list
of celebrities from which the fifteen have
been selected, and will open the season at
Gaithersburg. Many of his players come
from Washington. Baltimore and differ
ent sections of the east.
Mr. Zirkle has been in base ball cir
cles now for some years and was at one
time one of the pitchers OF the Bruns-
wick CFrederick county, team. Mr.. Zir-
kle will have several strong men pitchers
from Washington. and also krouse. Ken
sington's star pitcher. attached to his ag-
gregation. He has plenty of backing in
his new venture and most of the young
women are good athletes. His dates for
playing are all filed and will take up a
three-month tour.
Evening star., 1909-02-15
Couple Fatally Burn Near Pittsburg

PITTSBURG, February 1o.-Dr. George
NJ. Johnston and his wife were fatally
burned and their two children badly in
jured by a gas explosion which destroyed
their house at Plum creek near here, yes
terday. The couple retired early. but in
the night DR.. Johnston was awakened by
a strong odor of gas. A light in his bed
room was burning. and when he opened
door into the hall the explosion occur
red. large quantity of gas having coll
lected there from leaking pipe. The
house was valued at $4,000.
Evening star., 1909-02-15
NEW SKATING RECORDS.
Baptie and Nilsson Establish New
Marks for Indoor Track.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. February 15.-In a
series of matches Of ice-skating races
yesterday between Norval Baptie and
John Nilsson. three professional indoor
worlds skating cards for an indoor
track were made. The races took place
at the Hippodrome rink at the state fair
grounds. In the half-mie event Baptie
lowered his own worlds record Of 11s is
to LII is. Nilsson established a new
worlds record for the mile, making the
distance In 2 80 2-5. and also lowered tie
two-mile record. going against time and
lowering the distance in 5.45 % The
previous indoor record for this distance
was $50.
The men were matched Tor the three
events, but after the two-mile race Bap-
Evening star., 1909-02-15

College at home; April IA. Charlotte Hall
Military Academy at home; April 70,
Georgetown Props at home; April ~
Eastern High School at home; May l.,
Woodberry Forest School at Orange, Va;
May 8. Johns Hopkins University at
home: May 10, Fishburne Military Acad-
emy at home; May 13. Massanutten Mill
tary Academy at home; May To- JACOB
Tome Institute at Port Deposit, Md: May
1S Shenandoah Military Academy at
home; May % Woodberry Forest School
at home; May 26. Fredericksburg College
at home: May %, Bethel Military Acad-
emy at home.
Evening star., 1909-02-15

will not pay fines Of players who have
been outlaws and then fined by the ma
tional commission. Last year Jake Wei
mer was secured from Cincinnati by the
Giants. and, failing to report. played out
law ball. Recently he was fined $3.50 by
the commission and reinstated. provided
the fine was paid. Weimer requested the
New York club to pay this fine, but the
latter in his case and in the case Of any
other ball player refuses either to pay or
advance the amount which will make him
eligible. Weimer put the New York club
in a predicament last year by not report
ing
Evening star., 1909-02-15
fe15-m.w. f.2s
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & CAFES

complete the cargo of ten thousand ties.
fleet Of vessels is now at river points
barge.
The tugs Dixie and Southern of the fleet
of the Southern Transportation Company
are on their way to this city with seven
coal-laden barges in tow for the dealers
here and at Alexandria. The Dixie is
bringing the barges Agnes McNally, Clar-
ence McNally and Appomattox from Phil-
adelphia and the Southern the bargeS
Patapsco. Minerva. Roanoke and Della
ware from Baltimore. The vessels have
aboard about 5000 tons of the fuel.
Evening star., 1909-02-15
TOMMY BURNS.

Britt, Nelson. Jeffries and Burns earned
considerable money on the stage. Nell
son, perhaps. leads in earnings from
theatrical engagements, with Britt sec
ond JEFF third and Burns following. jeff
acquired some money out of the pictures
taken OF the sharkey fight Burns also
Of his fight with Moir in London. Britt
was probably the best gamer from NOV
ing pictures. his one-third interest in the
Britt-Nelson pictures being far more VAL
able than the other.
Evening star., 1909-02-15
EYES OF BASE BALL FANS TURNED TOWARD CHICAGO
IMPORTANT MEETING OF BIG LEAGUES THERE THIS WEEK.

regain consciousness until after physi-
clans had worked over him for more
than an hour.
Evening star., 1909-02-15

Arthur Irwin the Highlanders' scout
says the squeeze play was used in the
Brotherhood days. He took care not Il
make this revelation until after Clarke
Griffith had quit the Highlanders.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12
Of THE
VALUABLE SEA Birds

and Pacific coasts and the inland
waters of the country good promise of
saving and increasing the birds in
their charge is held out.
Plague and Pestilence.
Plague and pestilence will surely
follow the determination of the sea
bird scavengers along our coasts and
crop pests will run riot about the in
land waters if their insect-eating water
fowl are allowed to become extinct"
said William butcher, president of the
National Association of Audubon So.
cieties at its headquarters. ia Broad.
way, today. Our wardens are doing
a noble work in shielding the breed
ing birds from human harm; but the
natural checks to bird life, such as
storm tides, fogs, forest fires and cold
storms during migration, operate each
year to thin the ranks Of the birds
The only way to offset the natural
losses of bird life is to extend this
bird refuge work and prevent the
activities of the commercial despoil-
ers."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12
TO WHOM CONCERNED

The partnership heretofore exist
ing between M. Hemphill, now de
ceased, and T. H. and F. H. Waggoner
doing business in the City of Hatties.
burg, Mississippi, under the style Of
Hattiesburg Furniture Company, was,
on August 10, 1909, dissolved by mu-
tual consent. T. H. & F. H. Waggoner
succeed to the business and assume all
liabilities and acquire all the accounts
and merchandise of the said Hatties
burg Furniture Company.
ESTATE OF M. HEMPHILL,
Per R. L. BENNETT,
Active Vice President Hattiesburg T.
& B. Co., Agents the Heirs of M
Hemphill, deceased.
T. H. WAGGONER.
F. H. WAGGONER.
9-2S-tues&sat-4wks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12
COTTON SEED
PRICE. HIGH.
Quotations Reach $50 a Ton-The
Cotton Crop Affected BY Dry
Weather.
Special to the Ne,os.

Special to the Ne,os.
HOUSTON, Tex, October 1.-THE
price for cotton seed has gone as high
as $50 a ton in Texas this season
and the bulk of the bales are said tc
have been made around 1923 ton
The market opened at SIS and jump
ed within very short time to 500
since which time it has been above
that figure all over the state, with
considerably higher prices prevailing
at many points where the competition
between the mills was strong.
| A good many of the mills in north
| Texas have not yet begun their sea-
sons run because of the scarcity of
water, but all of them have been buy
Ing seed. They are filling their
houses. despite the announcement that
at such prices they are going to be
losers. They also point to the fact
that the seed is deficient in moisture,
and that while the quality of the oil
will be better than in normal years, T.
ton of seed will not yield the same
quantity, hence they are really paying
much more higher prices for the seed.
considering the results they will have
to market than appears on the face
of it.
In most of the cotton -tates the cot
tin crop has been affected by dry
weather and is short, which makes
seed scarce and of about the same
quality as those of the Texas crop
There is said to be a better export
demand for both oil and cake than
there has been in several years, and
that the educational campaign has had
good results abroad. The business in
Germany, Italy, Great Britain and
France is declaerd to be of excellent
promise, and Russia and Austria will
take more of the products than in
former years.
While the season is yet too early |
for the fixing of prices on the seed |
and meal, the price of hulls has al !
ready been sent forward on contracts,
and jobbing grocers have made
jump of so cents per case on cotton |
seed oil intended for cooking purposes,
the price advancing from $735 to |
$7.S5 per case without any warning. !
and with hints that another advance |
may be made bit later.