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Evening star., 1909-02-28
LEE LEADS NAVY
YARD BOWLERS

Through the consistent pin topping of
the Miscellaneous Shop Of the Navy Yard
Bowling League during the past six
weeks this team has taken the lead with
the good percentage of 7O2 and an ad-
vantage Of three games over it's nearest
opponent. These boys have been lying in
second place and within striking distance
of the leaders throughout the first part of
the season, and by their clever bowling in
capturing twenty games out of twenty
seven have landed where they are now
placed. The Erecting lads. who were
the leaders up to the present time, have
also done some creditable rolling, and
only some unfortunate games they have
bowled have showed them down the
ladder. This team Is by no means out
Of the race, as 1t can easily overcome
the margin separating 1t from the lead
ership. The other teams remain in about
the same positions they occupied the
first part of the season. only that the B.
M. shop and the s. NJ. shop have ex-
changed positions and the latter is now
holding down the cellar place, with only
nine games won and thirty-nine lost.
In the averages the teams remain in
about the same positions as in the team
standing, the Miscellaneous leading with
an excellent average of $50. In the indi-
vidual averages Lee of the Miscellaneous
Shop is the best bowler with an average
of 1SO. while Miller is second with IT6 and
Auguste is third with ia Following are
the AVERAGES
Evening star., 1909-02-28

The choosing of Heiskell as fourth man
on the Georgetown prep relay team yes
ferday. after he had made better time
than Nawn, the other candidate for the
position, marked the elimination of the
colts training season. From now on
only special work will be done in prepa-
ule, which are dated for the next three
Saturdays.
The squad, as now made up. is with
out a doubt the best seen at the hilltop
school for a long time. The men have
all worked faithfully since two weeks
before Christmas under the careful guild
ance OF Tom Smith, ex-interscholastic low
hurdle champion of the District, and at
present a member of the Georgetown
varsity. and are In sterling condition.
Capt Weiser has every reason to feel
proud Of his following, which is COM
posed of the four relay men, shot put
ter, two sprnters, middle and a long
distance runner.
The relay quartet contains the names
of Brennan. Dahill. Heiskell and Capt.
Weiser. With the exception of the
leader none of these has had any real
experience. but number of races against
the varsity have served to aid them in
this regard. Brennan is also captain of
the prep basket ball quint. while Dahill
played on the gridiron eleven last fall.
Heiskelrs record is limited to reserve
teams up to now. but his diligence has
been rewarded, and he may look for bet
ter things in the future. WeiseT has
been in the prep school for three years,
during which time he has made a great
name for himself as an athlete. He
ran on junior yard teams for two sea-
sons and has also played a little base
ball and foot ball.
r. Graham and P. OBrien are both
Evening star., 1909-02-28
TRIUMPH
OVER GALLAUDET
Y. M. C. A. Riddles Defeat
Mutes in Hard Basket
Ball Game,

The Y. NJ. c. A. Reserves Vanquished
the Gallaudet quint last night in the
gymna stun Of the latter institution after
an exciting struggle by a score of 90 to
%. The result Of the contest was in
doubt until the last moment of play,
when the victors forged ahead from a
tie by basket and foul and succeeded
in winning out. The game was wit
messed by large crowd of rooters for
both sides and at times the cheering
Though defeated the Gallaudet quint put
UP the better article of basket ball, at
times playing all around their opponents
The victory Of the Y. M. c. A. youths
was due to several lucky passes rather
than concerted team work.
The game was scheduled to be called
at s o'clock promptly, but owing to de-
lays for one reason or another time was
not called until almost half an hour
later. Throughout the first half Gal
laudet scored almost at will. running up
eighteen points at the conclusion of the
period to fifteen by the Y. NJ. G. A. The
half was signalized by brilliant playing
on the part Of Arras, Buck and ODon-
nell The dribbling and shooting of the
former was exceptionally good and at
times brilliant.
The scoring for the Y. M. C. A. five
in this half was made principally by Mill
Ter. who played a consistent and COM
mendable game throughout the contest.
During the half both teams scored
two points each on fouls. The victors
appeared to be playing without concert
ed effort, team work being lacking to a
avf
In the second half the Gallaudet five
kept up their good work and quickly ran
their number of points up to beyond
twenty-five. when the Y. M. c. A. seemed
to forge ahead quickly, taking advantage
Of several bad breaks on the part Of
their opponents. They finally succeeded
in tying the score at twenty-nine points
a few moments before time was called.
At this juncture Gallaudet was working
heroically to forge ahead, and seemed in
fair way toward succeeding, when
Miller and Colley scored three points
through lucky shooting and foul. The
thirty seconds or SO of play which re-
manned availed the hard-working Gal
laudets nothing.
The second half was played hard, and
none of the participants seemed averse
to roughness, particularly when the score
became close. A great number of fouls
were committed by both sides. two dou-
bic ones being recorded against the
teams in the latter part of the period.
The score for the second half was: Y.
M. c. A, II; Gallaudet, II.
The summary Of the contest follows:
Gallaudet- Positions. 1.M.O.A. RS.
ODonnell tcapt.). Left forward ......... Miller
Mcdonald. -. Rt. forward ....Duncan tcapt.)
Buck ............ Center .--...........Co Colley
Hover. Left guard hoppe
Arras Right guard ......-R r.. Dune an
Final score-Y NJ. c. A., 81; Galaudet ~
Scores from fouls--Y. NJ. c. A, 3; Gallaudet. a.
Baskets-ODonnell t5), Mcdonald (2l. Buck ,2,,
Hover (2>, Arras 81. Miller t6l. Duncan ~,
ToIley C3,. Hoppe t2, r. Duncan. Official
craven Of Gallaudet Scorcr-Isacksa Of Galau.
det. Timekecper-Harris of Gallaudet. Time Of
halves-2O minutes.
Evening star., 1909-02-28
WARM BASKET BALL
FOR Y. M. C.. A. BOYS

Playing two state champion teams in
three days. the Washington Y. NJ. C. A.
basket ball team will have one OF the
busiest and hardest sessions Of the season
this week. There will be game with the
Brooklyn. N. Y, Y. NJ. c. A quint We'd
nesday night, and contest with the team
Of Company B. 1st Regiment, Minnesota
National Guard. Of Minneapolis. Friday
night Both games will be played in the
local association gymnasium.
The Brooklyn five are New York state
champions in the Athletic League OF
North America, the national Y. M. c. A.
orFanixatdon, and have been for two
years A A. q. champions Of the metro
poiftan district, which includes greater
New York and the northern counties of
New Jersey. They are a husky bunch OF
veteran ball tossers. who have played to-
gether for four years, and are thoroughly
familiar with all the fine points of the
game as played under A. A U. rules. They
play q very fast, clean game. and have
reputation in greater New York as dead
shots for the basket. Capt. Salmon and
Tuthii are especially feared among the
teams In the metropolitan district for
their accurate shooting. Behrens Is rated
the star defense player In the entire me-
tropolitan section. The Brooklynites have
they have put up in five years. and expect
to carry scalp from Washington Wed
nesday night.
The Minneapolis 1st Regiment team,
which will be in the inaugural parade.
have been champions of Minnesota for two
years, and have won such a big majority
Of games this season that they already
Lave the blue ribbon honors cinched for
another year. They have beaten all the
other military teams in the state, have
made a clean sweep of the Y. NJ. G. A.
teams OF ST. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth
and other towns where the quints had
championship aspirations, and have won
majority of games from the college teams
of the state, including the University OF
Minnesota. Like the Brooklynites, the
men from the northwest have a reputation
for speedy, clean play, and are top-notch
basket shooters. In their games this year
.hey have shown TO better advantage in
offense than in defense, although both
F.dgeon and Brown are frst-class goal
defenders. Capt. Greaves at center and
Clark and Deering in the forward posi-
lions will make things mighty interesting
<or Hubbard and Reyes and Fowler. Capt.
Crezves Is rated the best center in the
state OF Minnesota. and Clark and Deer
Eng are among the best forwards in the
er.ire northwest.
The Minneapolis soldiers have lost only
-re rame this year. and as they will be
-Ea olly team from any part OF the west
- PLAY In Washington, or any other east
Evening star., 1909-02-28
Departmental League.
Totals. 9O4 S96 9I4
Colonial League.
Good Coaches for Columbia.

NEW YORK. February T.-Bernie
Wefers. coach OF the Columbia track
team. has enlisted the aid Of Harry
Hillman and Hugh Baxter, both Of the
New York Athletic Club, in the train
ing of the Columbia athletes. The
manager of the team is endeavoring to
arrange another dual meet for the team.
All Of Princeton's Saturdays throughout
the season are taken up. and the
best the Tiger management could offer
was a Wednesday date. 1t is not prob
able that Columbia will be able to ar
range for a Wednesday meet Negoti-
ations with Pennsylvania for a renewal
of the annual meets are said to be still
under consideration. So far the only
meet scheduled is that with Annapolis on
May 8.
Evening star., 1909-02-28
INDOOR MEET OF
RICHMOND COLLEGE
Specisl Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, February 27.-The
first indoor track meet under the auspices
Of Richmond College here tonight brought
out double the crowd which has witnessed
previous meets in this city. While no
records were broken, all the contests were
exciting. especially the relay races.
The running high jump was won by G.
Comfy, Baltimore City College. with b. w.
Grant, Episcopal High School. second,
and ]. J. Lichtenstein. Richmond Grays.
third. Hight, five feet six inches.
The fifty-yard scholastic was won by q.
D. Stanford, Baltimore City College, In
six seconds with j. s. Hewett, Episcopal
High School. second.
Fourteen starters faced the judges in
the 44O-yard scholastic. which was won
by c. A. Rogers. Baltimore City College,
with ]. NJ. LeCato, and E. D. Stat ord OF
the same college. second and third, In
56:4-5.
In the 44O-yard open dash F.. A.
Staunton of the University of Virginia
finished first and Don Goodwin of Vfr-
ginia and P. S. Henning Of Mount Wash
ington Athletic Club, third Time, 81 1-5.
by l.. j. Martin of Virginia with E W.
Holiday of Virginia second and I. B.
Haggerman (unattached). third. Time,
1-5.
The open high jump went TO Holiday
of Virginia, with Martin of Virginia sec
ond and Connolly of Baltimore College
third. Height 5.10k.
A relay race of one mile, between the
Richmond Howitizers and the Virginia
Boat Club went to the latter In 323 1-5.
being one of the hottest Of the contests.
The SeO-yard open dash had sixteen
entries, Wiltshire of Virginia winning. in
159 IL. with Henning Mount Washing
ton A. c. second and Rurgan Cohns
Hopkins) third.
The pole vault went to Sterrett George
Washington University. who went ten
feet, with Martin (Virginia) second and
Robbins washington and Lee third.
Richmond College won the mile relay
from Williams and Mary and Randolph
Macon in :.2o
(Bali more City College, won over Bio h
ford episcopal High SchooD and Casen
(Richmond Academy in 30.
The one-mile relay race between West
ern Maryland and Johns Hopkins went
to the latter in 3.l51s.
The one-mile open was an event that
put the contestants on their nlettle.
Brayer Johns Hopkins) won, with Bur-
gan Johns Hopkins) second and Carr
Virginia) third. Time. 4.21h.
The final event was one mile relay be-
tween George Washington University and
Richmond College, the former winning
with ease in 9.14. Two of the Ricnmond
men had falls at the sharp turns.
Officials-Mulligan (Georgetown), start
er; w. Y. Reithard, Richmond Y. NJ. G. A.,
referee: DR.. Lambert (Virginial, CORDOBA
Penns ylvania) and Blachersson u;ich-
mond). timers; Warren Randolph- Ma-
COM, Lemat George Washington, Lou
than (CluSter Springs Academy and Rob
bins (V. T. ID, judges.
Evening star., 1909-02-28
BOWLING BATTLES.
Saengers Had Easy Time Defeating
the CAROLS.

The Saengerbund of the District Bowl
ing League had an easy time last night
defeating the Carroll Institute of the same
organization in three well contested
games The Saengers started the balls
a-rolling n grand style in the first game,
capturing it by forty-one pins, then came
back much stronger in the next two 2nd
defeated their opponents by overwhelm-
ing scores The CAROLS were greatly Off
color by rolling unusually low scores
Eckstein captured the high game score
with 213.
Evening star., 1909-02-28
Balk Line Billiards.

NEW YORK. February 27.-Seven en-
tries are assured for the championship
tournament at 1872 balk line which will
begin in Madison Square Garden Con-
cert Hall on Monday, March %. The pro-
moters of the tourney have been agree
ably surprised to receive by cable the
entry of Louis Cure, the French expert.
This entry gives an international flavor
to the competition. The American entries
are George Sutton, George F. Slosson
Calvin Demarest and Harry Cline of
Philadelphia. Assurances have been re-
ceived from Ora Morningstar and A. G.
Cutler. the Boston player. that their en-
tries will be added before the time of
closing the list
Evening star., 1909-02-28
Keeping Willie Lewis Busy.

NEW YORK, February 27.-Willie
Lewis, the American middleweight, who
has so far won two battles in Paris, has
been signed up for two important battles
in Europe His first will be for twenty
rounds with Marc Goucher. the heavy
weight champion Of France, at the Cirque
Of Paris the night of March 15. and his
second with Tom Thomas, the legitimate
middleweight champion of England. This
battle will also be for twenty rounds
and will be fought at the National Sport
ing Club Of London March 20. They will
fight at 160 pounds for guaranteed purse
of So 800 and a side bet of $500. Thomas
is the best man at his weight in England.
Evening star., 1909-02-28
CHESS CLUBS
IN CLOSE ORDER
Leading Departmental Teams
Running Neck and Neck.
Rice Gambit Tourney
to Begin.

The three leading teams in the race for
the championship of the Departmental
Chess League are running an exciting nm
ish for the premier honors. Unusual i'm
portance was therefore attached to the
meeting last Wednesday evening between
Agriculture and Government Printing Of
flee as the winner was not unlikely to
have chance of fighting out the final is
sue with the champion Interiors. The
match was so keehly contested that but
one game was brought to completion on
the evenings play, the others being ad-
journed to a later date. The completed
game was scored to Agriculture, and as
the balance of the games may on the
whole be said to equally favor both sides
the Printers have a little the worst OF
the argument as it now stands.
The win for Agriculture was scored by
Zapoleon who had Arends for his oppo-
nent. The game was an exceedingly In
teresting and well played example or
chess. Zapoleon had the opening ana
used the Scotch gambit. After some live-
ly exchanges he obtained the upper hand, {,
the middle game, however, was replete
with fine combinations by both players. A
clever one by Arends was frustrated by a
still smarter continuation by Lapoieon,
who won piece thereby and soon after
pressive style. This made Zapoieon
tenth straight win in the league matches.
Graham made good use of the 1our
knights game with Roberts. He ootalneo
a good development, competing the = lat,ea
to act strictly on the defensive When
the time for adjournment came the pieces
were even but Graham had the attack
with a preferable position.
Another hard-fought game was that pc
tween kister and Hitchcock, the latter
l,o 1yin
ture representative was in excellent form
and gave fine exhibition.
After long session the game was ad-
journed with Kistler having TOOK ana
three pawns against Hitchcock bishop,
knight and five pawns. The Printing Of-
fee represent ative will therefore have TO
play a very expert ending to avoid defeat.
Whitten Beats Prander.
A game in the pending match between
Treasury and Interior b was brought Off
on Monday last, the contestants being
Prander of Treasury. The Interior B
captain was in great fettle. and in the
middle game had his opponent in such
difficulties that there was no way OF es-
Gaping defeat
A very interesting game was played be-
tween Walker Qnterior Al and Smell
War Navy last Wednesday evening III
the POSTPONED match between the teams
named. The well known ability of the
contestants augured an unusually good
exhibition of chess, which was forthcom-
ing up to the point where Smell attempted
a combination that proved + be unsound
This abled the former District cham
pion to add one more to his long list of
victories, this making nine straight, his
only loss being the first game of the sea-
son against Mccormick of Government
Printing Office.
The team standing to date with the in
dividual scores Of 500 or above is as
follows:
Evening star., 1909-02-28
Rowing at Princeton.
NISCELLAN NEOCS

PRINCETON. N. j.. February 27.-The
first call for varsity crew candidates was
issued at Princeton University last week
and a good-sized squad reported. The
men were divided into squads and set
to work on the machines. Coach Con-
stance Titus met the candidates and will
be on hand to direct the work three times
q week. The coach stated that he hoped
to get the men on the water not later
than March 10,
Evening star., 1909-02-28
Rice Gambit Tourney.

The chess committee of the club an
nounces the annual Rice Garhbit tourna-
ment, all the entries for whieh are eX-
pected to be in during the present week.
A number of the strongest players have
already placed their names On ,he list;
all others wishing to participate are re-
ouested to note the early closing ST the
entries and to get their names on the
list at once. The full list of entrants and
other details in connection with this In
teresting competition will be given next
week.
Evening star., 1909-02-28
Individual Scores.

Owing to the Inauguration FESTIVITIES
there will be change in the team en-
gagements for the present week, the
match scheduled for Wednesday being
transferred to Monday, March j. The
contesting teams tomorrow evening Will
therefore be Agriculture A against In
terror A. and Treasury against indie
pendent Bureaus The first named team
in each case has white pieces on boards
I and q
Evening star., 1909-02-28
Cowardice of the Tipping Habit.

From the GeEtiewoman
The Englshman is coward. To pass
waiter without bestowing the gratuity
which Is obviously expected is deed OF
genuinely homely heroism Of which he 10
apparently incapable.
Evening star., 1909-02-28
ENDS SEASON WITH
SPLENDID VICTORY
Continued from First Page.)
The Lineup and Summary

Va" at the end were the last echoes
of the conflict that ended the years work
for both teams
Evening star., 1909-02-28
Positions

G'towp Positions. Virginia
Schlosser. Right forward .......... May
Goggin .......... Left forward ........ Cochran
Rice icapt.). ...... Center .............. Harding
G. Collifiower. Right guard ....-...... Cecil
Dovney. ........ Left guard ..... .Ashby (capt.)
Goals from feld-Goggins t2,. Schosser (4.
Rice i5,. G.. Colliiower "a. Downey, Cochran 81,
May "a. Cecil t2>. Goals from fouls-Cochran.
Rice "a. Fouls committed-By Georgetown, 4.
by Virginia. Z. Referees-Prof. Joyce, George
town: Mr. Moriarty, c. ]. Timers Mr.. Foster.
Pennsylvania Mr.. Tucker University OF Vir-
ginia. scorers--Mr. Daley. Georgetown: Mr.
Delaney. University of Virgini.l Final score
Georgetown, SO; Virginia, 10.
Evening star., 1909-02-28
Driscoll Becomes Prominent.

This bout gave him high rating and he
was heralded as a coming champion. Two
London boxers were brought to Cardiff to
meet Jem. Charley Lamphey was stopped
in six rounds and Bill Stonelake. who had
won three championship battles. was
Evening star., 1909-02-28

ern city this season. they are determined
to clean UP the local quint.
The lineup for the two games will be
as follows:
Evening star., 1909-02-28

Position. Washington Y.M.C.A 4.
Left forward. Jones capt.
The Washington times., 1909-03-24
PAYNE, DEBATER.

Chairman Payne Of the Ways and
Means Committee, drri IL his two-days-
sreech ia preliminary opposition Of the
tirin BILL had a 20 ID many clashes
with members who sharply disagreed
with him and Interrupted to contradict
or TO ask hard questions As A rule
Mr.. Payne handled all corners most
effectively He convinced the revision
.sts OF the House. long before he was
done, that he. personally, had been en-
tirely sincere in his york en- the
measure, and that ne was not disposed
10 let any trusC get away with any
thing it Oushtn't 10 have.
In the course Of his discussion of the
Meat trust, INCIDENT to exposition OF the
position very plain; and again when ne
alked about the pulp aII paper
schedules.
Representative Langley CT Kentuckv
was lnsistent on finding fault with the
reduction in the lumber tariff Mr.
Payne was patient to the extent Of
courtesy, and finally broke OF with:
oh. sif the gentleman is compelled 10
live inFthe woods, he ought occasionally
10 climb q tree and look our on a ltttle
more of the world"
Again, another member VAS insisting
Z or the JarIn on lumOer would insist on
the privilege OF separate vote on the
lumber schedule IN order that that out
rage might be prevented and the lumber
industry saved.
An right: go ahead and get your
vote. replied Mr.. Payne but after
you've got IT. don't blame me If you
discover that they've treated you a lot
worse than the committee does and
put you on the free list entirely"
The Washington times., 1909-03-24
LIEUTENANT SHACKLETON'S
FARTHEST SOUTH EX-
PERIENCE.

1t is curious development of polar
exploration, that the south pole should
have been most successfully assailed by
adventurous explorers despite that it
has long been regarded as almost alb
solutely inaccessible and that vastly
less interest has been taken in the
search for it than for the northern end
Of the axis. Lieutenant Shackleton
get within III miles OF the south pole.
which is 100 miles closer than Pearv's
farthest north was TO the north pole.
His trip landed him on a great plateau
1000 TO 1000 feet above the sea, which
he believes stretches away to the pole
itself. The trip south was made through
IN almost constant blizzard, and that
the daring little party got so far as it
did, and then survived to get back, is
little short of miraculous
Beyond doubt, when the full details
Of this marvellous dash are given to the
world, it will be shown that only a sue
cession of lucky accidents made it DOS
sible to do what the Shackleton party
did. Repeatedly on the verge of star
walton, living for days together through
driving billiards in which the tempera-
ture went TO 20 below zero, falling into
erevasses from which, time after time.
men were rescued only by the most
marvellous good luck, overcome with
attacks of dysentery, worn with the
almost superhuman exertions required,
the party dozen times might have
/ been snuffed out of existence by one
/ final Whit of misfortune But every
tire it was spared. The success of the
expedition does not by any means indi-
cate the error of the popular belief that
the south pole Is more difficult of ae-
cess than the north. 1t indicates rather
that, as Walter WelIman has repeated
/ ~ pointed out, the pole will be reached
by that explorer who has the luck to CO.
ordinate the elements of good fortune
IN his favor; who stumbles on the com
bination of a good season, a party of
the right kind of men, and immunity
from disastrous results by the manifold
accidents that must be expected. in
nothing imaginable does the element of
luck necessarily play larger part than
I II polar explorations; but no amount of
luck could produce results without the