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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-10
CHAMPIONSHIPS Of
AMATEUR ATHLETICS
Past Season One of the
Hardest and Busiest Cam
paigns on Record.

When the winner Of the last event in the
recent National Guard Athletic Assocla-
ton meet was declared the indoor sea-
son of 1910 was brought to a close AFTER
one of the hardest and busiest campaigns
local athletes have ever witnessed.
The plan followed in Philadelphia, New
York. Boston and several other OF our
large cities-that of assigning the indoor
events for the A. A. L championship 70
the different meets-was adopted for the
FIRST time this year, and these events
were divided among the local and Baltl-
more games.
Although this innovation was decided
upon by the A A. L. authorities too late
! TO give it a fair trial, as the entry
blanks for most of the meets were al
ready printed, the plan has been declared
a good one, and it will probably be fol-
lowed in future years. Owing to the ser1-
Gus illness of Theodore E. Straus. chair
man of the championship committee. the
committees decision was made too late
for Manager E. Eaton of George Wash
Iington to accept the two-mile run and
the pole vault for the Hatchetites' games,
so they were transferred to the National
Guard meet.
The rrSt meet 10 liitIOuuCe 'he ho"
plan was the Federal meet of February
| 10, to which were assigned the shotput
and the 44O-yard dash. Both events
brought out large fields, the surprise OF
the season springing up in the quarter
mile when Charles A. King of the Wash
Ifneton Grove Athletic Association de-
Heated Forrest Stanton. In the Blue and
Gray meet the one-mile run and the run
ming high jump were on the schedule, but.
lowing to lack of proper advertisement
the jumping event was overlooked by
the athletes and too few entries were
received, so Manager McNulty called IL
of In the Johns Hopkins-5th Regi-
ISent meet of Baltimore the 1OO-yard
Itash, 1On-yard hurdle. half-mile run and
running hop-step-and-jump were decided,
and as the pole vault and the two-nlile
run were pulled off In conjunction with
THE guardsmen's meet this leaves the
running high still undecided.
4 suggestion has been received by DR..
d. E. Wiber. president of the South At
,lartic associat ton, who has charge OF
the local end of these assignments. which
will in all probability be followed. 1t is
this: To hold il between the halves OF
one of the basket ball games for the
A. A. t. championship, provided the Sc
ries is PLAYED in Washington. II this Sc
ries is not decided here the event can
be run in between the halves OF some
other important game. AS soon as def
n'te arrangements are made further par
ticulars will be given out. This means
that the high jumpers had better keep
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in training until they find out whats
Complete Summary.

complete summary.
The complete summary OF the A. A. L.
events as they were run off this year is
as follows:
Federal games. Washington, d. C.. February
- 4o o.n dash-F,rst. Charles A. King, Wash
rest Stanton. University Of Virginia; third j.
B. Brown. Baltimore Central Y. NJ. c. A. Time.
SO % seconds.
1e- pound shot -put-F.,rst, T. H. Sheridan. Wash
ngton Y. NJ: c. A.; distance 81 feet 1ot4 inches.
s:ssnee Is sses Inches TSFd
Baltimore City College; distance. Sc feet 3
Georgetown University meet, Washington. D.
c. March 3. 1901
One. mile run-First. Frank g: Breyer. Johns Johns
Hopkins University; third Henry c. Elphinstone.
Baltimore Cross Country Club. Time. minutes
Johns Hopkins Fifth Regiment meet, Balti-
more, Nd. March IL. 191o) NJ.
yard hurdles-Firs, Horrs sn; Johns sa Mop
town University; third. j. J. Morton. Johns Hop
kins University. Time; II As seconds
Johns Hopkins University: distance. Al feet.
second. Otney W: stratton, Washington y N.
A. King. Washington Grove Athletic Association;
distance. so feet inches.
1OO-yard dash-Flrst, Charles A. King. Wash
inston Grove Athletic Association: second T. 4.
Semft Mccullough Athletic Club: third. +. G:
stollenwork Maryland Athletic Club Royail
/ seconds.
ssO-yard run-Frst. B. N. Hildebrand. Wash
ngton Grove Athletic Association; second, Charles
W. Boss. Kendall Athletic Club: third. Louis A.
Maxon George Washington University. Time.
2 minutes seconds.
National Guard Athletic Association meet,
Washington d. c.. March 81. 1910.l
Pole yauit-First. John A. Sterrett, unattached
height. IL feet Second. Henry G.. Ward. Bati-
more Central Y NJ. c. A: height, 10 feet.
Third. H. c. Robertson. Washington Grove Ath-
Ietic Association: height feet.
Two-miIe run-First Robert F. Fleming, unat-
tached; second Frank G. Breyer. Johns Hopkins
University: third Henry c. Elphinstone Baiti-
more Cross Country Club Time, 10 minutes
46 SIS seconds.
Running high jump--Undecided.
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Going Back to Ireland.

NEW YORK April 9.-Tom Collins of the
Irish-American Athletic Club, holder Of the
fve-mile championship. is going back to
Ireland Collins has long been a sufferer
from indigestion. accompanied by loss of
weight which has materially affected his
running. OF late the trouble has been
worse than usual, so Tom wisely de-
cided to consult doctor. The NJ. D. at
once prescribed a long rest for Collins,
with sea voyage thrown in. He said
the runner not only must stay out of
races, but must give up his business for a
time and get out into the country.
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Team Standing.

The individual records are highly credit
able when the limited field from which
the league could draw material is con-
sidered. Only three or four of the men
roll on any other teams, the majority
combining themselves to The Star League.
Cromwell was until he was injured and
obliged to give up the sport going
good" and his loss to his team, the
Antiques, could not be made up, there
being no available man of anywhere near
his ability who could be secured to fill in.
Harlow held second place until the final
week, when Champion displaced him by
a few pins. Harlow has been rolling also
ON the Royals and the Immaculates, the
dates frequently conflicting, or he would
probably have been at the head of the
list.
Half the men have averages of % and
over, and of the others but seven are
below 30.
The individual records are as follows:
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not Included.
bowling 90 or Better.
Preparing for Meeting.

LEXINGTON, April 9.-Racing Secre-
+arv William H. Shelley opened his office
IN the clubhouse at the Kentucky Asso-
citation track this week and began prep
arations for the spring meeting. which is
To begin Saturday, April 30. His first
work was to tab up the occupants Of
the 536 stalls in the track Enclosure He
found that there are now here forty-five
trainers, with a total of these stalls, and
about one hundred more outside the
grounds will be occupied when the meet
ing opens.
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Athletic News and Notes.

Now, as Independence day is fast APP
preaching and the committee on safe
and sane Fourth Of July will soon take
up its work, suggestions should not be
out of order Why should not a monster
athletic carnival or set OF municipal
games" be good thing for this city?
Baltimore, our sister city, has been
having it's municipal games for years, and
they have always been considered howl
ing successes over there. Are we going
to allow Baltimore to set the pace? Our
athletes have proven their superiority
over those of the Monumental city time
and again, yet our local authorities do
not give them as much encouragement as
do those of Baltimore. Last years mu-
nicipal games drew nearly 1000 entries,
setting a new record for the largest num-
Der of individuals entered In any ath-
letic meet ever held south OF New YORK
Only last Saturday the Public Athletic
League of Baltimore held set of games
which were in q way similar to the mu-
nicipal ones, and 96S different athletes
competed These figures speak for them
selves The question is, III Baltimore
can afford to pull off these games annu-
ally. and thus encourage clean, healthy
athletics among the younger set, why
cannot Washington?
In Potomac Park or the Monument lot
we have two tracts of land which could
very easily be turned into ideal athletic
fields without in any way hurting the
property, the former probably being the
better, as it is near the water. and swim
ming events could be added II practicable.
These games could be held in the morning
or afternoon, SO that they would keep
the boys busy. and thus help the COM
mittee with regard to the safe and sane"
proposition, and at the same time would
not interfere with the fireworks on the
night program.
II the committee would take steps in
this direction, such steps would meet with
general approval, as nearly every one is
interested In athletics in one way or an
other. and those who would not be com
petitors would probably be spectators
Think this over, Mr.. Committeeman think
this over.
Announcement was made last week BY
Theodore E. Straus of the track and
championship committee Of the South At
lantic Association that the A. A. L.
championship meet viii occur at Home-
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To Watch Yale Crews.

BOSTON. Mass. April Coach Jim
Wray OF the Harvard crews has been in
yited to watch the Yale crews row on his
return to Cambridge from the Harvard
Navy race next month. He will be the
guest Of Coach Kennedy of Yale at New
Haven. Last season Coach Wray enter
tanned Coach Kennedy at Cambridge,
when the Harvard crews raced Columbia
on the CharIeA
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DISTRICT DUCKPIN
LEAGUE AVERAGES

The District Duckpin League has two
more contests and the season is over.
Michaud leads in individual average with
1O5-3S. ODER has high individual set, 366
Farrow. jr., rolled high game this week.
147. The Belmonts are in the lead in
team standing with a percentage of $50:
the Royals follow second with go The
team standing and individual averages
are as follows:
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WASHINGTON DUCKPIN
LEAGUE AVERAGES

The averages Of the Washington
Duckpln League printed below show
Mendell to be leading with 1858, but
top honors go to Pearson, as the latter
has rolled in thirty-three games, to but
six for the former. Pearson has an
average of 101-7. Haley also has the
same average. but has rolled three
games less. The records of the other
members of the league are:
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wood Field. Baltimore. June is The
regular championship events will be on
the program. Entry blanks will be out
in a few days.
When Earl Smithson landed both the
mile and half-mile events in the recent
National Guard meet, it reminded US of
Forrest Stanton, the Virginia crack who,
although also a quarter-miler and a dash
man. won the mile event in the Rich
mond meet. Some versatility here-what
ever that is.
Winning two-miIe championships seems
TO run in the blood of that Fleming fam
lily. In the National Guard games Bob
by won the South Atlantic title for this
distance, and on the following Saturday.
at the southern intercollegiate champion
ships at Charlottesville. Johnnie"
brought home the bacon
The results of that hurdle event for
the South Atlantic title read like a col
legiate event. Johns Hopkins getting first
and third, with Georgetown in second.
And still they come, Another meet
for Washington, Although arrangements
are not yet entirely completed it has
been decided by the Business High School
Alumni Association to hold an inter-hieh
school meet in connection with its an
nual excursion to Marshall Hall June =.
The association believes in fostering ath
letics in the high schools and that good.
wholesome sports are conducive to good
health. and this meet is being planned
for The sole purpose az encoura gIn@ ia
ter-hiSh school competitions and of boost
ing the running game, which is very
much run down at the present time in
scholastic circles. Clarence {. t'Dcc'D
Wedemann who is in charge Of the,
cursion this year has his eye on a good.
experienced man to take charge of the
athletic part OF the program. and it Is
his idea to have a large and successful
meet. Further particulars will be given
out soon definite steps have been
taken.
Dutch Hldebrand has gone In train
ing for the marathon.
See Tom White has risen from the
dead and will he seen i'll future meets
under the Mercury Athletic Club colors.
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banouet given by the league at Fritz
Renters Hotel, and which proved to be
a verv enjoyable affair. The officers OF
the league are w. Brent Young president
c. Thomas Parker. secretary; r. u. Ioi-
connosed of the following: II. l.. Good, Is.
Fahnestock, ]. f. Reilly. j: NJ: Domoaro''
p T.. Iehnert and c. 7. Parker
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Dutch" Hildebrand has gone In train
ing for the marathon.
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See Tom White has risen from the
dead" and will he seen in future meets
under the Mercury Athletic Club colors.
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Announcement was made last week By
Theodore E. Straus of the track and
championship committee Of the South At
lantic Association that the A. A. L.
championship. meet viii occur at Home
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wood Field. Baltimore June is The
regular championship events will be on
the program. Entry blanks will be out
in a few days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-12
Connecticut Patents.

The following were issued March 8, 1910. List furnished from office of A. M. wooster, solicitor of patents. Bridge T>oft Conn.
 Warren J. Belcher. Hartford, Clip for urive chains.
 Pasquale D'Agostino. Hartford, Weight power producing machine. Frank F7eiihuher. Litchfeld, Road indicator for vehicles. Vim. K. Henry, New Britain, Knob attachment
 Henry G. voight. New Britain, Door controlling apps ratus. Richard L.. Wilcox, Waterbury, Drill ling machine.
 Geo. E. Savage, Meriden. Percolatine device.
 Steven Mogorosi. and G. Papp, stam- ford.s Rail-chair
 Henry A. Bates. Middletown. Shuttle for sewing machines.
 Trade Marks. The Hartford Rubber Works Co.,, Hartford, Varnish.
 Labels. Indian Hermit Spring Co.,, Hartford fIndian Hermit Mineral Water (for natural mineral water.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-12
CAPITAL AND SUR
 PLUS $1,1OO. .OO0
NOTICE

Fur 9orty-four years we have been s.r5s,ductines business at the same old location, corner of Main and John Etree6s, Bridgeport, Conn.,, and our Private Bank has been established flseTe continuously. We haze received and paid out on demand without mo- tace millions of dollars of money de- posted with us and we continue to receive money subject to depositor's check at sight, on which we allow Rhree per cent. per annum, credited 10 each account monthly. We sol1ciI men. firms and corporations, and all who want bank account VWRere they can deposit money, checks OF drafts, md leave 1t for one day, one week,one month or one year, and draw interest on fG for any time it is left with us: We give to the business our carefui personal attention as the oldest firm Of private bankers in this state.
 IT. IL. WATSON & co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-12
SPECIAL SERVICES AT
 WEST END CHURCH.


 On Sunday evening a series of ST e. cial preaching services will be Oper ed at the West End Congregation al church. under the direction of the m; n- ister. Rev. W. Irving Maurer. The meetings are to continue from SundA y evening until Thursday evening, inclu- sive. A young peoples chorus has been training for the singing of the gospel songs Following is an outline of the services:
 Sunday evening at 7:15-organ re- cital by Miss Ethel Pigg. Sermon for fathers and mothers, "A Christian Home."
 Monday evening at 7:45-Song service conducted by MT. J. H. Crossley. Ser mon, Christ in You''. by Rev. Morgan Millar, of Olivet Congregation al church. Tuesday evening" at 7:45-sermon by the pastor. Gambling for Chara cter.' g A sermon on temptation. Special nu- sic.
 wednesday evening, at 7:45-sermon by Rev. Oscar B. Maurer, of Center Church. New Haven.
 Thursday evening. at 7:45-Sermon by the pastor .sThe Love of God" A sermon on forgiveness of sin.
 A special effort is oeing made to wei come strangers. boarders and roomers, and non-church goers to these ser vices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-12

James " T. Oick) Bradshaw, the originator of the dime parcel express in this city. has gone out of the busi- ness and after an absence of 15 years from his first field of labo-, newspaper circulation work. has returned to that field. Dick was the first proprietor of the Herald newsstand, was the cir culation manager for the old Morning News and later for the Morning Un- ion, and was local agent at various times for New York newspapers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-12
POPE'S CONFERENCE
 CAUSES ANXIETY
Closeted With Lawyer Two Hours, Debating Changes In His Will.
(spec1a1 from United Press }

Rome, March 12.-Considerable un- easinese was manifested here today when it became known that the Pope held a long. conference last evening with Senor GarrOne. his attorney. It is said that the Pope called in the law yer to dictate some changes in his will. The health of the Pope is satisfactory but it is nevertheless considered S g. nificant that he should have been cIoseted with his lawyer for more than two hours. The purpose of Garrone's visit has not yet been explained by the Vatican
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-12
Vice President and Mrs
 Fairbanks Returning

Liverpool, March 12.-After tour of the world during which they were paid signal honors by every country they visited. former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks and Mrs. Fairbanks sail ed for home today on the Mauretania. large number of friends were at the pier to bid them farewell.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01

"blessing in Disguise" That he made
the biggest melon crop he ever made
in his whole life, grew the biggest mel
ons and got the biggest prices, and the
prices remained firm throughout the en-
tire season. He got as much for his last
shipments as he did for his first, which
is unusual. The captain says that one
never can tell. He says that one with
wagon and three hands can water ten
acres day, and it will pay the truckers
to do this. n pint of water to the hill
is sufficient until you are able to go over
the crop again in few days. Mr.. Will
liam Lucius and others are doing this,
and in the end will reap rich reward.
-Oca1a Banner.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01
~ * TIMELY TOPICS * ~
w. E. PABOR
BY w. E. PABOR

reporting its yield at 200 quarts, Cit
rus at 900, Lake at $50 and Marion
at 500.
In 1905 the acreage nearly doubled,
reporting 1862 acres, with a yield
Of 2,856,23I quarts, valued at $4o8,8o1
Average price per quart, II cents.
Bradford, Polk, and Hi1lsborough
were the leading counties. Bradford's
report is a surprise. From nothing
five years previous, it boasted of
holding first place, with 643 acres,
yielding 1,623,8oo quarts-th first
to pass the million mark That year,
it may be assumed, all the babies
born had strawberry mark on their
left arm-or elsewhere. Polk report
ed 28o acres, yielding 332,22o quarts
and Hillsborough 264 acres bearing
573,4o5 quarts. Alachua, DeSoto and
Washington reported each 3 acres;
Brevard, Citrus and St. Lucie each I
acre. It will be noticed here that, for
the first time, the East Coast is repre-
sented in Brevard and St. Lucie
counties. Duvars product dropped to
II acres; Pasco reported "a and Put
nam IS acres; the one acre counties
were Baker, Brevard, Citrus, Dade, Jeff
erson, Orange Osceola and Sumter.
The lowest yield was in Baker, 40
quarts; the highest in Brevard, 500
quarts. AS with the maid and DR.. Fell
"the reason why, I cannot tell
Come we now to the year 1oIo as
shown in the recent Eleventh Biennial
Report of Commissioner of Agriculture
Hon. E. B. McLin. It shows a de-
crease of about one hundred acres and
100000 quarts and a proportionate de-
crease in returns for cash. From 1905
acres the yield was 2,333,437 quarts hav
ing a value of $31o,2oo.
Bradford, Polk and Hillsborough keep
the lead, as follows: Bradford 72o
acres, I,522,I55 quarts; Polk, 322 acres,
37o558 quarts; Hil1sborough I24 acres,
278,o5o quarts. Pasco and Putnam
send no report. Duva1 had IS acres,
yield $500 quarts. It seems strange,
with the principal city of the state SO
close for a market, that so few berries
should be raised. In Duval the varia-
ton in price per quart received by the
growers in the three leading counties
is noticeable. Bradford county growers,
according to the Report, received only
9 cents per quart; Hillsborough's crops
returned II cents and Polk ~ cents.
Of course, these prices are given as
the average; some growers in Bradford
may have done better than others, but
the difference is one difficult to account
for.
Pabor Lake Fruit Lands, Avon Park,
Fla
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01
SEES THE BRIGHT SIDE.

Capt. Thomas H. Johnson was con-
soling some truckers and vegetable
growers Saturday. He said that on the
10th of April last year he had the mis-
fortune, as he then thought, to lose his
melons by an untimely frost. He was
blue for several days, but he went hero
ically to work and replanted. What he
took for a calamity proved to be a
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01

Florida razor-backs are heard very
little about these days. The farmers
have imported the finest kind of hogs to
take the place of the razor-backs, and
some counties are making quite repu-
tation as meat-producing Districts
Pensacola Journal.