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The sun., 1909-02-21
BIG TINE FOR BOWLERS.
Five Hundred Teams Expected TO Enter
Garden Tournament.

Indications point TO the largest affair Of
its kind in the world when the National
Bowling Association holds It's third annual
cham pionship tournament at Madison
Square Garden May ~ to June -. From
assuran noes received the officials OF the tour
nament company are preparing for at least
500 Ave man teams. The latter will roll for
upward OF $4,000 in cash prizes. the first
prize alone being a guarantee OF $1,000.
In Greater New York alone 1t 10 estimated
that there are 200 900 bowlers. an increase Of
100 Der cent. in ten years. while the oorre-
spending increase In capital invested runs
up In the millions.
After the Corinthian team OF this city won
the first N. b. A. title at Atlantic City the
club increased greatly In popularity and
now has seventy members. IL was only last
week that canvass by Capt. milford re-
vealed the fact that ten teams would enter
the five man event. twenty-five teams In the
two man competition and at least fifty 10 the
single division.
No less than twenty-four highest grade
alleys will be laid In the amphitheatre Of the
Garden. while new and up 10 date scoring
system has also been devised. II has always
been problem In the past 10 have each pair
Of alleys equipped with sooreboard salts
factoEy e spectators sitting at disSs
tain to enter from al parts OF the country,
the local rivalry bids fair TO prove by no
means small feature OF the tourney: Those
belonging TO the Chaunoey Club OF Brook
lyn are 30 enthused that out OF member
ship OF forty there will be six teams In the
Ave men, fifteen teams In the two men and
thirty In the individuals. The Onawas. with
a membership OF thirty, will have four teams
in the FIVE men. ten teams In the doubles
and twenty men in the singles. The famous
old Algon9uins. OF which President Clingen
OF the N. b. A, and Secretary Wyman OF the
tournament are members. will enter six
teams out Of a membership OF forty mon,
with a corresponding entry In the doubles
and singles.
It has remained for the Grand Central
Club Of Brooklyn TO cap the climax by an
nounoing that out OF membership OF
twenty -one there will be four fve men teams.
ten two men teams and twenty individuals.
This leaves only one man as substitute,
whereas two for each team are generally
allowed. The enthusiasm In the Grand
Central Club runs very high over the Garden
tournament. The club is having a banner
made which will be six feet long, and 1t will
be hung in the Garden during the tourna-
ment. Many other clubs have already
adopted club colors and are having flags
made with which TO decorate the huge amphi-
theatre and make the historic building
q mass OF gay color. Out OF town teams
have also been invited to bring colors Of
their own to be hung with the others.
The sun., 1909-02-21
NAVAL ACADEMY ATHLETICS.
More Attention BEING Paid to Between
Season sports.

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 20.-The between season
period Of athletics at the naval academy
has been notable for the increased interest
In several sports in which the midshipmen
heretofore have not been much interested
or which have been regarded as secondary
at the institution. The sports which MI
the gap between football In the fall and the
sports Of the spring and early summer are
basketball. fencing and gymnastics. the
last including also boxing. wrestling and
swimming. Fencing. being closely con-
nected with the professional side OF the train
ing OF the midshipmen, for years has been on
firm basis at the academy. Gymnastics
also has been a part Of the routine. It
has, however. been a branch In which there
Is outside competition for only few seasons,
while basketball for the first time has been
placed upon a Arm basis.
Under the coaching OF Billy Lush, who
formerly had charge Of the SQUAD at Yale,
the basketball team has developed into a
strong aggregation. Next year It IS hoped
to meet West Point.
ruary IS, there being competitions In gym
The season OF dual meets viii be by far the
local gymnasts VIII contend against teams
OF a higher class than have ever visited
Annapolis. Columbia wi contest here. on
~ anu on mbTCn o.
There also ie a possibility Of a meet with
Princeton. wrestling contest between
the represen tatiyes Of the Naval Academy
and Pennsylvania viii take place here on
March l3. This Il an entirely new feature
at the Naval Academy.
Fencing has received something OF
setback by the defeats Of the local team by
Pennsyvania and Yale, both times by Ave
bouts to four. In the first oontest-with
Pennsylvania-the naval academy was
without the services OF its captain. Brandt,
who " as intercollegiate champion last year.
Brandt fenced In the contest against Yale
and won all OF bis bouts. but as yet mono
Of his squad has shown any great proficiency,
though several are promising. n is thought
a strong team will yet be devsloped.
The lacrosse, baseball and field and track
candidates take advantage Of the good days
work, and are looking forward TO getting
In the open regularly. within a few weeks.
The baseball schedule beegins with two
unusually interesting one. The rowing
TO be below the usual In interest. The
field and track season viii be the most
as meets are scheduled with Princeton,
Pennsylvania. Columbia and Johns Hop
The sun., 1909-02-21
GOLF.
Winners OF WOmen's Tournament at
Ptnehurst-New Club Formed.

PINEHURsT, n. C., Feb. 20.-Mrs. II. st.
John Smith Of Portland, Me-. was the winner
Of the third annual st. Valentines women's
golf tournament to-day, defeating Mrs.
G. II. Converse OF the Brae Burn club,
winner Of the qualification gold medal In
Wednesday, play. 8 up and to go. In the
semi-fnal Mrs. smith defeated Mrs. /. c.
Bates Dana OF Great Darlington. 0 up and 4
to play. and Mrs. Converse won from Mrs.
william West OF Camden n. j, up on the
nineteenth green.
In the first round Mrs. Smith defeated
Miss Kate Stanley of Deal. ; up and to
play, and Mrs. Dana won from Mrs. Ed
ward Worth OF Spring Haven, Pa, up and
TO play; Mrs. Converse defeated Miss B, IL.
LOCKER Of Washington, up and TO play,
and Mrs. Vest beat Miss Ethel Check Of
East Orange. I up. nineteen holes.
WAS a match between the young boys
including tho golfers over so. and the
"old boys" representative OF the devotees
Of the game under fifty. The young boys"
Significant OF the. popularity of golf among
women here is tho organization Of the
Silver Foils. a solfins club exclusively for
Tuesday throughout tho season, the dues
10 be in the form OF a weekly assessment OF
25 cents each. which will be used for the
Is limited TO nifty. Mrs. II, st. John Smith
Of Port land has been elected president
and Mrs. II. ". Ormsbee OF Fitchburg
treasurer.
PALM BEACH, Fla. Feb. 20.-The finals
for tho championship OF South Florida were
and h. Il. Rust Rust started on well and
was / up at the ninth hole. Then Fair
banks started very fast golf winning the
him up for the mornings play. In the
afternoon Fairbanks played steady golf
winning by lOand8 3 TO play. The following
are the results for the several cups:
Championship Cup-Flnal-Walter Fairbanks
beat H. u, Rust 10 up and TO play.
PoinclanA Cup-Final-G. NJ. Livingstone beat
a. II. Revell, 5 up and $40 play
Breakers cup-C. \. Won Duhn beat p. @. Van
Dusen. up.
Consolation cup--N. Heath bestJ. H. Fendriek.
by default.
Beaten Bisht-Pinal-tsidney Maddox beat A.
P.HustoA un AAd q y play.
The sun., 1909-02-21
FENCING FOR sALTUs MEDALS
New York Turn verein Beats Fencers
Club In FlnAl Round.

The New York Turn verein defeated tho
New York Fenoers Club In the hnal round
OF the competition for the Saltus medals Tor
three men teams OF the junior class at the
New York Fenoers Club last night The
final round was the most interesting OF the
competition and went to four bouts all
before IL was decided. In the final bout
J. Kroeser OF the Turn verein defeated Z.
Meylan Of the Fencers Club by hve touches
TO four. The men from the Fencers Club
displayed the best form. but the Turn We
rein o attack was the stronger.
The Fenoers Club drew the Delaney Fenc-
ing Club OF Philadelphia for the frst pre-
limnary round and the visitors were de-
feated by Ave bouts straight. l.. ", Curran
OF the Fencers Club fenced in beautiful form
and won from Fleisher and Wendell OF the
Philadelphia team by his clear. .llnges and
skilful defence. In the second round the
New York Turn verein shut out the French
Y NJ. &. A. team with five bouts TO- none
The work In this round was fast and charao-
terized by plenty, Of ab thrusting. but httle
The Carnegie Fencers Club drew the bye
and met the Turn yercin represe entatives In
the first semi.anal round. The Carnegie
swordsmen did much better work than the
Delaney team and succeeded In winning
two bouts from their opponents. Jegen,
dorf OF the Carnegie Fencers Club defeated
fast bout, and Rroeser @ Of OF the Turn verein
was beaten by Miller Of the Carnegie Club. -.
The new system OF ha wing watchers TO call
the fouls and touches instead OF leaving that
responsibility to the fencers themselves,
worked 20 much better advantage last night
because. as one Of the men expressed 1t. the
watchers themselves have become educated
to their work.
The entries were as follows
New York Fencers Club-L. ". Curran. r.
MeylAn, Dr. !. n; Gignoux. .,,.,. NJ
French \. N. G. A'"Portez, n. conte,, Z. FoeslL
Carnrie Reneers club-c. b, Miller, N. A.
'iti New YORK TiTn rfi verein-A. Strauss, q. W.
Postgate, J, Kroeger
The summaries:
Delaney Fencing Club Curran, fenoers Club.
defeated fieisher and Wendell, Delaney Fencing
cnoot and Ms'SH Wendell nCeTs be.psy p Feness club
Glgnoux, Fencers' Club, defeated McCIn took.
psl.pey Fencing Club. fenCers Club 5; Delaney
second Preliminary Round Turn yer,In rs.
French y. NJ G. A%S,rauss, TSn vsIei1G De.
PoSis.te IsssSS oeF Tu an' ysfsa dsesed Cont. and
dsissssd @ fosvlL %yI FTsneh Y Z ca TSrn fn vsrsiH
FIST rsa'h Semi s A. Final IN e. Roundrurn yeren VI.
Carnegie Fencers Club-Strauss Turn Verein de
FeSss fsasss SS cSS Pcss ra% ana veren deessd
By Jegendori. Carnegie Eencers Club; Kroeser.
Club and was defeated by Mirer. Carnegie
Fencers Club Turn Verein, 5; Carnegie Fencers
Final Round-Turn yerein VS. Fencers Club
Strauss, Turn Verein. defeated Meyisn, fencers
Club and was beaten by Curran and 9ignouI,
curan and GlynouI, Fencers Club and Was
defeated By asyl.n: Fs9:ss Club; 6,rssTI 6K,rosssT
Fencers Club, and was defeated by Curan, Fen.
GERS Club Tun Veren s; Fencers Club, T.
The sun., 1909-02-21
Dartmouth Outclasses Harvard.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Feb. 2o.-Dartmouth's e
basketball team defeated Harvard here this
evening by score Of 81 to IS. Except for
few minutes at the start the Crimson n We
were completely outclassed by their hea vier
opponents and were kept continually on
the defensive. The game was rough from
the very start and a large number OF fouls
we're called on both sides. Mullen OF Dart
mouth was forced TO leave the game Just
operation Of the i've fouls rule, and Wiley
took his place. before the varsity game
was played the Harvard and Yale freshman
basketball teams fought out their rivalry,
way through and winning by 80 TO q.
The sun., 1909-02-21
Princeton Amphibians Excel Columbia

PRINCETON. ". j., Feb. 20.-Princeton q
swimming team defeated Columbia to- nj ght
in the Princeton tank by q score OF "a TO 10.
Princeton also won the water polo by a
score Of too. The summary:
800 Foot Relay Race-Won by Princeton Time
minutes i73-5 seconds. Princeton tean-Parke
Denniston. Bamman, Chambers, Columbian
kush Pulieyn Matz, Markinlay.
Fancy Diving-Won by parke, Princeton;
Guitercas, Columbia, second; Hamilton. Prince.
ton third.
80 Yard Swim-won by Dennlston Princeton:
MackinlAy, Columbia second; Mak. Columbia
third. Time, 81 rs seconds.
Plunge for Distance-Won by Woehr Prince
ton. SO feet inches: Darker. Columbia. second
IS feet inches. HAwlcy. Princeton, third. 45 feet
inches.
100 Yard Swim-Won by Chambers, Princeton:
Bamman, Princeton second: Puleyn, Columbia
third. Time, minute 8 IS seconds.
2eD Yard Sv1m-Won by Arkush. Colu mbia
Aacknsy, Columbia second: Hazen, Princeton,
third. Time, J minutes IL is seconds.
The sun., 1909-02-21
COLLEGE Athletics.

The date OF the intercollegiate swimming meet
has been changed from March "a TO April s. The
meet will be hold In the c. G. N. Y. tank instead
OF at Yale. as originally planned.
oliver d. Filey. captain Of the Harvard crews
OF 1905 and 1909, will coach the Crimson freshman
crew this year. Filley is a graduate student az
Harvard.
Regarding the wrestling situation at Columbia
the Columbia Spectator says: 1T Is hard thought
that all Columbia men arc lghtwelghts. but such
would seem the case
The sun., 1909-02-21
Williams Plays Fast Basketball.

WIIAIAMsrows. Mass. Feb, 2o.-Williams
defeated Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute
tonight In the fastest basketball game seen
here this season by soore Of 50 to Is. Tho
visitors put up plucky fight. but their de-
fenoe was weak, their shooting poor and
they seemed helpless In the face OF the
swift, accurate passing OF the Williams men,
The Purple played the strongest game 1t
has put up this season. The contest was
rough. although comparatively fow fouls
UApo called.
The sun., 1909-02-21
Pennsylvania Gets Revenge on Yale.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2o.-Pennsylvania
easily defeated Yale here tonight in bas-
ketball league game. 81 to is. Pennsyl-
vania played a fast game. holding Yale down
for -four field goals beside having Keinath
and McNichol shoot four apiece through
good feeding. Yale never had a chance TO
win, Pennsylvania having a safe lead when
the nrat half ended. Is tos.
The sun., 1909-02-21

Score Harvard. s. Yale. O. Goals-Hon-
blower 49,, Hicks IN, Referee-willlAm Russell.
H. c. y. y. Assistant refcree-C. ], Macmillan
Wanderers II. C., and Dr. Mckenzie, ". c. n, Y,
Tinekeepers-N. J. Croker and W. Garon Wan
derers II. {. Time OF halves-e0 minutes Sub
sttutes- Harvard-Sampson for Wlietts. Dole for
Morgan. Briggs for Hicks Honblower for Paine.
The sun., 1909-02-21

nd ID % ~ GoSmsn ,fGn on
Bril-, Mckay a. Swaficld 49,. Rsquet, Regnler
Sprackng. Goals from fouls Swatncld %.
Streussand. REORGANIZATION, Savage's Gym.
Umpire Harkness Brown Substitutes Bril-
for Barhanell Sprackllng for Asplnwan. Time
Of h6lves-20 minutes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-28
BIRDS AS THEY SLEEP

The .r-sht cap preparations of the
chubby little quail are very interest
ing. Each evening the covey forms in
new place, and this selection of the
spot entails serious efforts Bobwhite
never quite loses remembrance OF
the many dangers which make his
life in wild state one of great fear
A white throated male with soft
clucks calls together a dozen of his
comrades and for few minutes they
all huddle together, but soon from
the farther end of the aviary a clear
Whew-bobwhite!" rings out and off
scurry the whole band this time per
haps to settle for the night in a new
place-a dense circle of little forms
heads all facing out, just as in their
native stubble they rest facing in
every direction, so that at the first
hint of danger from any point of the
go booming off in safety. Poor little
fellows, their wild life is strenuous,
indeed! We'll for their race that ever!
nest holds from ten to eighteen eggs
instead of three or four.
The woodpeckers sleep resting upoI
their tails, even the flickers invari-
ably following this custom, altho dur
ing the day the flickers spend much
Of their time in perching in passerine
manner, crosswise upon twig. Small
birds such as thrushes and warblers
sleep usually upon some small twig,
with heads tucked behind wings in
orthodox bird fashion, but they occa-
sionally vary this in a remarkable
way by clinging all night to the YER
teal wires of cages, sleeping appar-
emily as soundly in this as in the u.s.
ual position of rest. A bluebird in a
small cage slept thus about one or
two nights out of each week. Any
explanation of this voluntary and
widespread habit among perching
birds would be difficult to suggest.
The little hanging parrakeets de.
rive their name from their custom of
sleeping always in a reverse position
and when distributed over their roost
ing tree they resemble some strange
pendant, green fruit rather than sleep
ing birds.-Outing Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-28
DOES ITPAY TO ADVERTISE?
One of Grand Rapids Enter
prising Merchants Expert

The occasional or SpaSmodic adVer-
tiser. who expects to be rewarded a
hundred fold by the insertion of
diminutive ad in one of the local
papers once every five or six weeks,
will no doubt if asked the question,
"Does il pay to advertise? answering
the same negatively.
Every progressive and wide awake
business man, however, knows full well
that advertising is the key to success
in the modern business world, and
that no search light is required to
to hunt out its true value.
Joseph Cohen, manager Of the
Cohen Bros. Department store of this
city, one of our most enterprising and
wide awake business men, is strong
believer in newspaper publicity, and
gives the same full credit for the
rapid growth of his business. Ask
him, ye doubling Thomases whether
advertising pays or not. Mr.. Cohen
recently put on ''Clean Sweep Sale"
announcing the fact 10 the newspapers
and by hand oils throughout the city
and country, the response by the pub
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-28
COMPETITIVE
EXAMINATION
For Midshipman in the U. S.
Navy From the State of Wis
c0nSin at LARGE.

Senator r. NJ. La Toilette has One
vacancy as midshipman in the q. S.
Naval Academy at Annapolis to fill
from the state of Wisconsin at large.
He has decided to fill this vacancy by
recommending the candidates stand
ing highest in a competitive eXami-
nation. At his request this examina-
tion will be conducted by the State
Civil Service Commission and will be
held throughout the state at the same
time as the state competitive exami-
nations advertised for February 9th.
1909.
Essentials qualifications:-A sound
body and constitution, suitable pre-.
paration, good natural capacity, apti
tude for study, industrious habits. per.
severance, an obedient aud orderly
disposition and correct moral de-
pertinent.
Age limits, l6 to 20 years inclusive.
Minimum height, 5 #. in, be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-28

lie, 10 this cordial invitation flor adj
vertiSing is nothing more nor less than
an invitation TO the people TO visit
your store) was most hearty. The
store, including every department has
| been crowded. yes literally jammed,
by eager shoppers every day this week
from early morning until the closing
hour at night. Monday Afternoon the
crowd at this store was so great
that Nj. Cohen was Obliged to close
the doors for fully two hours, as it
was practically imp osSiSle, even with
his large force of clerks to wait upon
the eager shoppers. After those
within were waited upon others were
admitted. This was found to be the
only way in which the crowds of buy
ers could be accommodated.
The greatest trouble with most
business men. merchants in particular
is that they look upon the immediate
outlay of few paltry dollars for adj
vertiSing purposes as Il needless eX-
pense. 1t matters little whether a
merchant regards his advertising as
an expense or an Investment, so long
as he is convinced that 1t is essential
to his success. 1t is, undoubtly an
expense in the beginning and whether
it proves to be profitable investment
or not depends upon the way in which
it is done.
A merchant may call all his expend-
itures investments if it pleaSeS him,
but it does not alter the facts. Any
JudiciOus expenditure may be regard
ed as good investment, but it may
have to be classed among the expen-
seS. The rent of a store would surely
have to be entered under the head
of expenses, but # wise selection be
made it may prove TO be an excellent
Investment. When a merchant en-
ployS clerk or bookkeeper he is in
curing an expense, but it is none the
less an investment, and il may be one
that will bring very satisfactory re-
turns. The expenditure Of money for
extra lights and for improving and
beautifying a store may be regarded
by some merchants as unnecessary eX-
penSe, or waStefuI extravaganza,
but it has been demonstrated time
and again that money thus spent was
well invested. If the advertising be
neglected, or done in careless, Slip
shod manner, the money invested in
it will be useless expenses. The
results depend upon the way the work
is done, and not upon what the cost
of doing it is called.
Zone step won't takey you very far,
You've got TO keep on walking.
One little ad. won't do it ALL
You've got to keep on talking.
For if you stop a minute
A-tOOting of your horn,
Not CriGter in the town
Will remember you were born"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-28
CONSERVATION
SPECIAL TOPIC
Sixth Annual Ten Days Farmers
Course in Agriculture at
State University, February
0.10.

Conservation of farm resources will be
the central idea to be developed in the
Farmers Course in Agriculture at the
University of Wisconsin, College of
Agriculture next month. The pro-
gram this year is of exceptional merit
including many strong features. From
out the state such speakers as Prof.
G. @. Hopkins of the University of
Illinois, who will talk on the soil and
prosperity of the state, Prof. J. G.
Halpin Of the Michigan Agricultural
college, who will speak on poultry
raising, Mrs. Nellie Kedze Jones of
Kalamazoo, Michigan, who will out
line WOman'S education. will take
part. Aside from the lectures by al
most every member of the regular
staff of the College of Agriculture i'm
portant addresses will be diliYered by
Prof. F. Fl, King on the principles of
ventilation, Ex-Gov. W. D. Hoard of
the use of phosphates in conserving
barn-yard manure, Miss Laura Day of
MOnomonie on business management
in the home, Dairy and Food Com
missioner, J. G, Emery, on state dairy
laws and their enforcement and a. q.
Glover of Fort Atkinson on cow cen.
sus and cow testing. The various i'm
prOvements Of crop production, ami
NAL breeding and feeding, veterinary
science, soil fertility and drainage
care of farm machinery, dairylng,
alfalfa growing, the tuberculosis
problem, orcharding, ETC., will be
given due recognition.
The Course is open to any farmer
over twenty-five years of age and ex-
penses are low since board .and room
costs about s. per week per person.
There are no entrance requirements
and no examinations and farmers are
allowed to select such topics as are Of
greatest interest to them for special
attention. The practical benefits of
the Course are attended by the more
than 2,114 farmers who have attended
the Course during the last five years
The following attended last year
from Wood Co., Chas. T. Clark, Bah
cock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-28

tween ages of 16 and is years and SIT.
4lnches between ages of Is and 20
years.
Minimum weight los lbs at Is years
with an increase of not less than lbs
for each additional year or fraction of
a year over one-half
Hearing: The ticking of an ordi-
nary watch should be heard distance
of 40 inches.
Sight: Normal, i. e., 1920 for each
eye without the aid of glasses.
Further information land applica-
ton blank will be furnished upon
application to Senator r. NJ LaFol.
lette or to the State Civil Service
Commission, Madison, Wis.