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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21
FIGHT
LETTER FROM BLUNT
Berger Says Jeffries Shows
Big Improvement English
Fighter Arrives.
BY Bill Blunt.
ndence of The Star.


NEW YORK, November 20. 1869
Had Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson
been matched four years ago the sporting
public would not have taken the match
seriously. purse might have been forth
coming. but it would have been Jeff's
we'll known drawing powers that would
have prompted the promoters to make the
have been considered very small and JEFF
fries would surely have been Installed
pronounced favorite in the betting. But
time has brought about many changes
that alter the entire situation and make
the coming contest look more even. If it
weren't for this equalization the fighters
would be lucky to receive the offer of
ten-thousand-dollar purse instead of the
$780, which most everybody believes 1t
bout. AS for the pictures, if it is a stub
bornly contested battle lasting anywhere
from fifteen rounds up. with jeff the
winner, they should be worth a fortune.
With Johnson the victor they wouldn't
be worth nearly so much, but. even at
that, they might show profit.
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There are several reasons why match
today between Jeffries and Johnson looks
fairly even on paper, where four years
ago 1t would have been considered jug
handled affair. The Californian has done
absolutely nothing in the fighting line
he generally "goes back" 1t Is very
much like ascending a steep hill. AS
long as you are plodding along with all
your force you continue to ascend. But
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when you stop climbing. even for a short
while, you slip back, slowly but surely.
It is hard to stand still. jeff has done no
fighting while Johnson has been plodding,
plodding. When a race horse faces the
flag a score of times, runs a dead heat or
two. wins all the others, never losing
they pay some attention to him even
though his fields were not always COM
posed Of stake horses. The spectators
figure that he is a consistent winner and
that perhaps he has not shown all his
speed. That is the way 1t has been with
Johnson. During the past four years he
has started more than twenty times. He
boxed a draw with Joe jeanette, made a
miserable showing with Jack O'Brien for
six rounds and won all the rest pulling
up. He was in lamentable condition with
O'Brien and was probably thirty pounds
over weight. The draw with jeanette is
not hard to understand-they speak the
same language.
In those four years Johnson beat some
good men. He had a big weight advan-
tage, but that doesn't alter the fact that
Ketchell, Burns, Kaufman, Langford,
Flynn and Fitzsimmons had class. Dur
ing none of the bouts was Johnson really
extended. He won without using whip or
spur, and had he cut loose it is likely
some of the battles would not have lasted
as long as they did. With Jeffries retro
grading and Johnson coming like whirl-
wind, never showing his true form, the
opinion that the bout looks fairly even
on paper today and that the betting today
should be around evens il not an unrea-
sonable one. That some Of the sports
figure the same way Is evidenced by the
fact that In the west considerable money
has been offered on Jeffries at evens That
should be the price today. The boiler
makers condition will either lengthen
or shorten the odds in the future. But
his true condition cannot be known until
he starts in real training. He cannot
know himself until he has had a few
weeks of the real thing.
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Sam Berger is sincere and really be-
lieves Jeff can get back in shape. 1t isn't
because he is associated with him and is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21
CROSS-COUNTRY RUN
THANKSGIVING DAY

The cross-country running season in
the South Atlantic Association will be
opened Thanksgiving day morning with
the five-mile run to be given by the
Young Mems Christian Association.
The start and finish Of the run will be
In front Of the association building on G
street, and the course will lead down 18th
street to the speedway and over the roads
of Potomac Park This event is open
only for members Of the association, and
the indications are that when the entries
close Tuesday evening about half hun
dred men will be booked to run.
AS a result of the work Of the marathon
runners unusual interest. has been devel-
oped in cross-country work among the
members Of the association, and every
evening in the week big punches of men.
under the direction Of Capt Stecker and
the physical directors, do turn over the
Potomac Park roads All the men who
enter the run Thursday morning will con-
tinue training for the associations open
handicap race New Year day and the
South Atlantic championship Washing
toms birthday.
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A Good Game Expected.

Next Tuesday night. November D. will
be a "biR night" at the southeast branch
of the Y. NJ. c. A., when the basket ball
court will be opened with the first league
game of the season at that hall. The
'tsoutheasters'' will go up against the
strong Carroll Institute quint, and as the
teams are about evenly matched a good
game may be expected. The Southea sters
are somewhat flushed with the success
of their first game of the season, when
they beat the Fort Myer team by a score
Tuesday night determined to add the
scalp Of Carroll Institute to their collec-
ton Of trophies. They will make a spe-
cial effort to show the spectators and the
opposing team that anybody who wants
to down their quint will have to hurry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21
DISTRICT DUCKPlN
LEAGUE AVERAGES

The past weeks bowling made practi-
cally no change in standing of teams.
The Belmonts still hold the lead, with
the Royals q close second. No card was
received from Good Fellows and Capital
Hill in time for publication of the scores.
By Centrals losing three games to Royals
the Hammers tie them for fourth place.
Eurekas forfeited three games to Reso-
iutes, by only four men showing up.
Michaud rolled set of 1854 last week,
tying Yates for high set. James rolled
second high set last week. 800 Airing
tons have high team set for season, 1,6O6.
The following figures show league stand
ing and individual averages:
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stewart-Russell Bout a Draw.

PARIS, November 20.-Jim Stewart of
New York and Sidney Russell of Aus
tralia fought 4 fifteen-round draw here
tonight.
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influenced by friendship. 1t is because
he has been working and boxing with
him. The writer walked home with
Berger the other night after they had
boxed their three-round exhibition. He
was pretty well tired out and showed it.
TITS pretty hard going three rounds with
jeff these days" said he. Before he
went to Europe II was much easier. Dur
ing that long tour ne was in no hurry
to rush things and just went along natu-
rally. He knew his improvement In con-
dition must come slowly and he was sat
tisfied to go easily. He has been getting
better every day. and when ne came back
from the other side he was a different man
entirely. He now comes at you like a bull
and there is world of power behind his
blows. OF course, everybody must under
stand that we do not try to knock each
others head off in the exhibitions. but
he reaches me with a slam every once In
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Michigan Victory Surprise.

Eastern foot ball critics received some
thing of surprise when the University
Of Michigan defeated Pennsylvania last
week 1t was the first time that Michi-
gan had won or even scored against the
fasteners since the present series began
In 1906 Prior to the game 1t was known
that Pennsylvania did not have as good
a team as in 1908. and it was thought
that the wolverines were also bit
weaker than usual.
That Michigan outplayed Pennsylvania
every impartial observer of the game,
even after admitting that Pennsylvania
failed to play up to her usual standard.
1t is true that Coach Yost brought east
a green team, but it was a team of
fighters and of intelligence. Their ability
to take instant advantage of Pennsyl
vania's mistakes was as much to their
credit as though no such mistakes had
been made
Michigan's victory will Gu much to re-
habilitate foot ball at Ann Arbor and
especially to restore confidence in Coach
Yost. The three defeats sustained by the
teams Of the hurry up coach has
caused his fame to dim in the east as
well as the west. 1t was even intimated
that Michigan would dispense with his
services II the team failed to win this
year. Now Yost has made good and will
probably have another contract offered
him.
The only other intersectional foot ball
game of the year was that between Chi
cago and Cornell. Like the game in 1903
1t ended in tie of 6-6. AS neither Chi
cago nor Cornell can lay claim to suprem-
acy in their respective sections Of the
country the result has little bearing in
determining the relative worth of eastern
and western foot ball.
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Cornell vs.. Pennsylvania.

foot ball game to be played. That is the
annual battle between Cornell and the
University of Pennsylvania, to be played
at Franklin Field. Philadelphia. Thanks
giving day. The fact that both Cornell
and Pennsylvania have been defeated this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

Richmond Bryant. the former Central
High School mile runner. Is now mem
Der of the track team of Company II, "a
Regiment, n. q. D. c.. and will represent
that company in the winter athletic meet
held annually by the guardsmen. He VIII
fill the gap on the relay team left vacant
by the absence of Wilbur Gill and VIII. no
doubt. make good showing in the dis
lance events also.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

Curly Byrd will not be of muck use
to Georgetown this year. He was not al
lowed to play on the foot ball team on
account of the one-year eligibility rule.
and will be unable to represent the Blue
and Gray on the track team, owing to
his suspension by the A. A. L. for pro-
feSSionaliSm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

Already the federal games manage
ment Is sending to eastern and northern
schools, colleges and athletic organiza-
tons literature and invitations to send
teams to compete in these games.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-28
HENRY wAIlAGs,s ADVICE.

Henry Wallace has been able to ac-
complish much good in Iowa and the
nation. AS an adviser between the
schoolmen and the farmers who are
convinced that consolidation is trick
his advice as to the better plan of win :
ming the consent and approval of the
agricultural districts TO a new deal in
education is worth needing. In Wal
lace's Farmer he says:
Farmers may protest, as they have
done in that state, against the closing
UP of schools of four or six pupils, of
which there are, we believe, some
eight hundred in the state. They may
give reasons which to the superin-
tendents may seem puerile and fool
| ish, but they are not able to resist
the influence that comes from a child
who has bot taste o fthe new agri-
culture; and here, again. "a little child
shall lead them" Let the farmers of
4 the west see. thru the influence OF
their children, what great good will
come TO them thru the new agri-
after all is mainly common sense agri-
| lS-dilo ODJcSIIci5 Which oiS llDl
! in themselves valid will disappear like
snow before the May sun.
In other words, let the teachers, in.
stead of endeavoring to combat VIVA
they regard as prejudices, go at tl.t
/ farmer thru his children and lie
them see what there is in milk testing
in new varieties of corn, in new
methods of combating insect pests, j,
the value of our song birds and nearl.
all our native birds, and agriculture
will advance by leaps and bounds. Fo
these children who are taught in tn
true spirit Of the farm in these rura
schools will in a few years be doin
the farming and controlling the desti
MES Of the state.
One danger is that teachers wi
look upon agriculture as somethin
to be drilled into their pupils as the
would grammar and arithmetic. Thi
kind of teaching is quite likely to b
failure. Another danger is that the
will wait for text books. If the teach
ers can. thru the influence of tn
superintendent, be awakened to ii,
realities Of farm life and brought int
sympathy with it, they will not nee
, text book, but will themselves b
text books which can be read an
studied better than anything prin.e
on paper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-28
GETTING LICKED At SCHOOL"

Two Des Moines schoolteachers have
been prosecuted for assault and bat
terry by the parents of couple Of
school children whom the teachers
thrashed more or less soundly, prob
ably less rather than more and news
papers over the state have featured the
whippings and consequent legal pro-
ceedings as important news. If Grand
father Jones whose invariable rule was
IF you get lickin at school you get
another when you get home" could
rouse TO a temporary resurrection and
read the newspapers for a day he would
first wonder why all the fuss is max
ing and, attaining to realization, wrap
his cerements about him and go gladly
back TO rest.
Grandfather Jones was man of ex-
IRENE good sense and rare judgment
He raised a half dozen boys and made
men of them. Not one of them could
say that his father never struck him
d 1lDN pQL even yOic w III say lOudS Liidl
he never got a lick amiss.' When mat
tiers came to a showdown, when it cana
/ to the question whether he or 12-
year-old boy was to run the house OIL
the farm grandfather never shirked
! He licked them in a business like anG
competent fashion using some conven.
lent portion of the harness or such
other tool of negotiation that lent it.
self to the occasion. There was M
mistaken notion of who had been licke.
and who dia 1t and why it was done
The boy knew the facts in the case. II
a subdued and chastened state Of mint
he pondered it over and arrived at tn
inevitable conclusion that he wa
wrong and had known he was wron
all the time; that he had run counte
to established and proper authority
The relationship was established the
ac3aa there lesson was learned. Grand
father didn't glover and glare at til
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-28
The puNKERs.

The Dunkers are holding their annual
general conference at Harrisonburg,
Virginia. 1t is the 20lst annual con-
ference and great meeting. In the
little Virginia city nearly one-fifth Of
the Dunkers in the United States are
gathered. Up and down its streets the
peculiar dress of the full bearded men,
the black sunbennets Of the elder
mothers in Israel, the Inauve headgear
of the younger married women and the
white OF young girls crowd the side
walks. From ali quarters of the world
the Dunkers have come TO Harrison
burg and it is probable that no other
spot on earth can count today inside
so small circumference as great num-
Der of pious, Godfearing, and law
abiding citizens as Harrisonpurg with
It's temporary population. For the
bunker is the bone and sinew of plain
citizenship, rigid honesty and quiet
thrift
There have been many changes in
/ the bunker customs since Alexander
Mack gathered following at Schwartz
zenau and the German Brethren or
Baptist organization came into being
/ POI years ago but no change of faith.
( The German Brethren belong 10 the
class of Pilgrim Fathers They TOO
were driven from their home country,
settled like birds awing for time in
Holland the sanctuary OF the prosecuted
and, like the Quakers came TO Pennsyl-
vania seeking q place where they might
worship God according TO conscience
The early organization, discouraged
education. While it failed TO forbid
marriage it discouraged it. 1t estab-
lished mild communism which per
nitted holding private property bu
maintained certain community o
goods by voluntary action of its mem
bers Time and progress have modified
and developed the Dunkers. The or
ganization is multiplying its college
and schools; its members are wealth.
thru their own thrift, marriage is al
institution 10 be encouraged and T:
bunker home is a spot of peace AM
comfort and an incubator OF goo
citizenship. But no faithful Dunke
takes usury or interest; he refuses t
bring lawsuits, affirnls instead o
swears when he gives evidence, re
fuses to serve in war and the churci
cares for its own poor and helpless
The march of the Brethren has bee
upward and along. They have held t
the pure wheat of their creed and ar
gradually eliminating the chaff.
A bunker settlement is a model set
tlement as regards applied christianit.
thrift, decency. The church member
ship of about 1000 is too small W
need more plain pious citizens Xix
the Dunkers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-28
THE CARE OF THE TEA.KErrLE.

Some people think that because the tea
kettle never contains anything but clean
water 1t need seldom be washed.
Every housewife who lives where water Is
hard. however. knows how the lime and other
''salts" form coating on the inside. This may
be largely prevented. and the outside OF the
tes-kettle kept free from scot" and grease.
by washing. inside and outside. each morning.
with hot water and Gold Dust.
The hard lime and other salts are dissolved
by the Gold Dust and the inside OF kettle will
be kept smooth much longer. If thus cared for
Be sure to rinse thoroughly with hot or warm
water to remove all soapy water. then refill
with cold water for heating.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-28
THE LODGES.
MASONIC NOTICES.

4 MASONIC NOTICES.
0Visitors always welcome.
~\Hall over 1867 West Main.
MARSHALL LODGE 1913 A. F. & A.
NJ. work in third degree Friday even
ing, May 2s. 1880. II. G. Hoeck, w. NJ.
NJ, H. S. Lawrence, Secy.
SIGNET CHAPTER No. 50, R. A. M.
Special convocation Monday, May 81,
s p M, work in P. & M. e. degree.
q. II. Boggie. II. r.
I. S. Willard, Secy.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL R. &. 8.
M.-Stated assembly Monday. May II.
8 p. m,
A. d. Meeker. T. I. AZ.
I. T. Forbes. Rec.
ST. ALDEMAR COMfAnNDERY,
No. 30. K. T.-Work on the Order Of
the Temple, Tuesday evening, June the
sth at 1880 p. m. sharp. F. NJ. Wilbur.
E. &c.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. O. =.
s.-Regular meeting Wednesday, June
16, at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Geo. Downing, W. n.
Edna c.. Fularton, Secy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-28
a|M~e.7~->
AIN IT. FOR AN a."

congressman Jameson IN the Shen-
andoah World.l
I am almost too tired and sleepy to
write to the big family of World read
ers tonight. But want to give word
of greeting. 4 am writing this on a
train of the great Pennsylvania sys-
tenn, on my way back to Washington
from Harrisburg. the capital city OF
the great coal state. While
was writing this I was interrupted by
Mr.. Olmstead, a member of congress
who lives in Harrisburg. who came
back to where I was sitting to ask
about the contest which Colonel Hep
burn had brought against me.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-28
SPEAKING SCHOOL.
E.Manson Democrat

School closes net Froday for the
three months vacation and places to
work for the summer are at premium,
for the young idea is eagerly looking
for a "job" for the past few years, but
never has the custom been SO uni
versal as 1t seems to be this year.
There will DC DC mighty mighty sesg cese=ss
among the older fellows IL the way
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-28
Looker-On In Iona

Northwood. May IS. = Slowly but
surely we are beginning to do more
practical rural work in Iowa Powe-
shiek County's board of supervisors
have put in many iron bridges as we'll
as directed the cutting down of some
i,illy road, that has been really eco
nomical use of the taxpayers money.
In many counties the cuverts are now
cement work and the writer saw one
arched cement bridge, probably Is to
90 feet long, near one of our small
Iowa towns Again the King road drag
in many places is now used when it
will do the most good. In one town
they use a traction engine as the mo-
tive power on the big road scraper,
claiming it to be much cheaper than
to use four pair of horses and three
men, which is somewhat expensive, es-
pecially as when with four pair of
horses frequent rests are necessary for
the horses.
1t is curious to notice the prevailing
subject of conversation in different 10
calities. Not long ago it was all Gotch,
and If one got within fifty miles of
Hum boldt, the very air was saturated
with talk about the champion wrestler.
Now up this way, Billy Sundays mset-
lings in Marshalltown excite no more
| interest, this as a matter of common
talk, than when he was i. Spokane or
! Springfield, but in Marshalltown it was
J Sunday every day. Up on Third street
I about four blocks from the big taber-
nac!e the writer saw last week, a tent
made by the kids Of old boards and
carpets in which revival meetings were
held by the boys, as often as the
moving picture shows give an enter
tailnaent, say thirty minutes and re-
peat. And sad to relate the converts
were few and far between. Worse than
that during the absence of the boy tina,
furnished the carpets for canvas pur-
poses, some other kids that were left
out of these revival services got togeth-
er and wrecked the whole outfit. II
would seem we have such an element
in every community.
One of the rights women have is to
travel as commercial agents. AT Ack-
ley not long ago, very self pos
sessed independent woman, somewhere
under so years of age, stepped into thu
hotel, dropped her suit case on the
office floor and went out to work hel
customers. About supper time she re.
turned and to her disgust and strong.
ly expressed sentiments, 1t had disap.
peared. Positively she told the land.
llord she should hold him responsible
for it. 1t contained several hundred
dollars worth of valuables. She ever
went out to see the city marshal abou
it, The landlord disclaimed RESPONSE
:ility, not his fault if she left her gri,
on the floor and some one took II
Then he "got piece Of her mind
: And for over an hour things were no
in that hotel office. About 1880 p. m
the telephone bell rang. We all fel
; premonitions it was about that griI
Sure enough a great big stand up of
travelling man at Waterloo 'fessed up.
t Said was just like his and didn't eve
know to the contrary, till he opene
it up in the hotel office at Waterloo
much to the enjoyment of the othe
boys, for the contents were so differ
ent from the usual travelling man
grip, that is personal grip. To max