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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12
Howard Wins First Half.

The first half of the basket ball game
was next and was played in spirited fash
ion, with Howard University in the lead
during the entire period of play.
The high Jump was decided early in the
evening with C. George Of Howard win
ming first honors with a jump of ) feet
inches. Williams, competing unattached,
was second, with McLendon third.
The classiest individual event of the
evening came next on the card. 1t was
the 4fO-yard dash. open. The race was
81 3D. seconds. The Toward man had a
handicap and led from the start by a
good margin. Williams, unattached and
running from scratch. ran second, with
Thompson third. Williams ran an ex-
cellent race. but was unable to get by the
field.
The scholastic quarter was very nearly
as fast as the open. 1t was Won IN
81 4-5 seconds by DESMOND of Howard
Academy by good margin. Burweii Oh
Armstrong Tech finished second. about
ten yards behind the leader. Miller OF NJ
Street High School was third. only two
yards blind the Armstrong Tech cham
pion.
came Immediately after the 440-yard scho-
lastic run. During this period the Alpha
Club displayed better form and gradually
crept up on the University team. out
could not toss enough baskets to even up
the big lead gained on it during the first
half and the game ended Howard. rs;
Alpha. 16.
The relay race between the Armstrong
Freshmen, Business High and the Arm
strong Rovers came right after the sec
ond half Of the basket ball game. The
Armstrong Rovers had walkaway In
the race and won IT by at least fifty
yards Business was second. The time
for the race was 4.29.
Summaries.
Event No. 1-R. Ford, Lansston. first; Ellis,
Birney. second; Nett, Garrison, third. Time.
O.06 Is.
Event No. - Burwell, Armstrong, first;
Thomas. Armstrong, second; DESMOND, Howard.
third. Time. 0.O5 3-5.
Event No. S-Cutis, Howard. nrst; Coverdale
Wissahickon. second; Williams. unattached
third. Time. 0.05 As.
Event No. 4-Junior school relay-Won by Mott
School team eleventh division' running against
Event No. 5~won by Payne School Twelfth
diyison, second si%m1n. school. Time is;r 1
division); second. Randall School. Time, "a l.5.
Event No. 7-Senior school relay-WOn by
Miner School; second. Stevens School, Time
Event No. s-senior school relay eleventh di,i-
s!cn,-wSn y Cook School; second Mott School
Event No. S-senior school relay Twelfth divi.
sion)-won BY Banneker School. running against
time. Time. 1.b7 30.
Event No. 10-Senior school relay thirteenth
diyissDmwonr BY gi.sss Schools second Lin
Event No. l1-City championship Junior relay.
Won hy Mott School jackson, Taylor. Jones end
Terry: Birncy school disqualified. Time. l.25.
Event No. l2-City championship senior relay
Won by Miner School, bnt disqualified. Banue-
ker given race lacy, Riddick. sparrow and
Whitingt Time. lbs. Brney second.
Event No. 12-One-m mile run, scholastic-Won
BIZ r. Taylor; second, H. QuarIes; third q.
Bowie. Tine. us: fiFst ap9 third places went
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12
Picks Mcfarland to Win.

But II New Workers were disSatis-
fed with the showing made by the
lightweight champion they have some-
thing more promising to look forward
to this coming week. 1 refer to the
ten-round contest scheduled for next
Wednesday evening between two really
clever and hard-hitting lightweights,
Owen Moran OF England. in this COR
ner, gents. and Packey Mcfarland the
stock yards champion. in the other.
and both members of this Club" This
match ought to prove something worth
while. 1 would say. and also prove to
the sports that 1t is occasionally OBJ
portuntty that makes champions and
not always merit or ability. My tip is
Mcfarland. II there Is q shade. OF
course. there will be no referees de-
cision. but the opinions Of the scribes
will not be so conflicting on this oc-
casaon. as both boys are popular with
the pencil pushers.
something strange about that Welsh
wells thing In London last week Ca led
reports had the scrap for the light
weight championship Of England. but
when Wells was over here last year ne
was fighting in the weller division. And
he was not much Of boxer either. AL
lowing for natural improvement, I can't
hgure by any stretch of the mag nation
how he could outpoint such q marvellous
boxer as Welsh. 1t Is more than likely
that detailed reports will show. that the
battle was at catch weights and that
Freddy was giving away a lot OF
poundage At that. Wells must be won
derfully improved to win the decision.
and we may hear further good reports
from him in the near future
A great many sports thought that
Langford's easy victory over Bill Lang
would force Champion johnson to come
out In the open and offer to fight some
body; II not Lang ord, maybe kaufman
But Jack is not the least bit disturbed
or botherng his head about 1t a all He
sand dollar purse to meet Sam, but his
only reply to date Is: II want more
money" The champion has always con-
tended that bou between CO .ored men
will not draw any real big CON, but
just the same he wants to hold up the
or nix on the fight thing.
Thirty thousand dolla is a pile OF
money for two colored men to battle for.
even when one is the champ on. Fight
followers the world over would w II ngly
pay most any price for tie privilege OF
pion. but would not are to go very ar
out Of the way to watch two l.okes
mingle. There would not be the senti-
mental interest attached to such a battle
IS would be the case should one Of the
white hopes develop class enou to
give him look-in with the champion.
Had Lang beaten Langford there would
have been a mad scramble of promoters
and johnson would have been offered
guarantees big enough to satisfy even
his extravagant demands. But the men
who deal In heavyweight battles will
think twice before rails ng thirty-thou-
sand dollar bid for an all-black contest.
johnson in No Hurry.
T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12
SHUT OUT GIANTS SECONDS
Fort Worth Bush Lesguers Trim
New York Nationals Youngsters.

FORT WORTH. Tex. March 11.-F'ort
Worth shut out the New York National
second team today. Eighteen assists were
made by local infielders Score:
New York. o 0 o O O O 0 O 90 5 9
Fl. Worth. 0 % o o o o I I'll .
Hiett, Appleton and Green: Rudolph,
Tesreau and Hartley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12

RECORDS TO DATE.
High .ame-Hurd. Tie and Timber, 1871
High set-Fegan Managers 343.
High game-Managers, 52I.
High set-ManaRers, sol.
High nat game, 81.
Greatest number OF strikes-Everhart, Mana
gers. %.
Greatest number Apares-Fegan, lOI.
High individual ayerage-Hoppe, Paymasters,
999.
Low game-Mulholland, Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12
COLORED Athletes
BIG INDOOR MEET
Continued From First Page.)

necker declared winner. The time was
1.21 3-5. each man running one lap or
the twelve-lap track.
The next event on the program was
the interscholastic mile run. The first
and third places went to the Armstrong
Technical School, while a Howard Col
lege man came second. Taylor of Arm
strong School opened a gap of fifteen
yards and that lead he held, until the
finish. Quarles of Howard and Walker
Of Armstrong fought it out for second
honors, the former man winning by about
four wards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12

Apparently johnson is In no hurry to
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25

GRIMES AND CASUAL TIES

II came out through the police OF
New York city that Hugo Karos. a
Hungarian who caused the arrest OF
a fellow-countryman who had tried TO
coerce him into translating a threat
ening lstter TO John ID. Rockefeller de-
handing $4,000, had died In hospi.
tai. He was beaten on the street a
few days before. presumably by mem.
bers OF the Hungarian Black Hand.
A Hungarian club adopted resolutions
calling on Mayor Gaynor for an inves.
tigation OF Karos' death
At Chicago. with his head al
most severed as the result OF being
caught in hugh drying fan" in the
glue works OF Morris a. Co. In the
stock yards. the body OF Steve Ron
noski twenty-eight years old, 4507
Latin street, was found in the works.
lie had been whirled around by the
blades going at the rate OF thousand
revolutions a minute. The head had
almost been severed from the body,
and the left hand and RICH arm were
cut of
Following a family disagreement G..
#. Reynolds. millionaire Alaska
mining man. shot and killed his wife
al his ranch just to the north OF Ian
kershim. Cal. Reynolds then gave
himself up TO the officers. He claim
ed that his wife was pursuing him
with large knife and he shot her In
self-defense.
At Providence. r. l., I'm their
home al 294 Cranston street. Mira. An.
ME ST. Laurent and her 3-year-old
daughter were killed by the husband
and father. Ernest St Laurent The
bodies were found in one bed in the
ST. Laurent tenement by the mans
aged father.
At Donaldsonville. La. a loss esti-
mated at 100000 was sustained when
flames, originating In the kitchen OF
the Nicholas hotel. almost totally des-
troyed the business district OF the city
Three lives are reported lost.
II. G. Wagner. a prominent young
farmer OF Livingston county. thirty
miles north OF Bloomington. H.. is
dead OF tetanus. caused by being kick
ed by horse.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
Buttino the Wall.

Place a stool on the ground against
wall. Now stand from the wall with
your feet twice the width of the stool
away. Stoop down and seize the stool
by the top In both hands and place the
top OF your head against the wall. your
back almost horizontal
Now lift the stool from the ground
without assistance. or try. at any rate.
Do not make this laughable expert
ment in gravity on a stone door. but
rather on a soft carpet. so that fall
may not be quite so dlsagreeable.
Your nonsuccess Is due 10 a curious
effect OF the displacement OF your cen
ter OF gravity. which makes II almost
impossible 10 rinse yourself again to
the perpendicular without dropping the
stool 10 the ground and giving an aero
battle push 10 your support
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
Attracted the Pussy.

There was an Illuminated advertising
plant In Hartford. Conn not long ago.
and, while crowd OF people were
watching the pictures. attention was
drawn TO cat which almost nightly
took up position on the street where
she could see the flashing signs, SO
intent had she been In watching the
display that she had been nearly run
over by passing teams several times.
the kindness OF the drivers, rather than
her own fears. saving her from being
killed Finally kind shopkeeper plac-
cd the cat in his window. where she
could see without danger to herself
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
SPORTING AFFAIRS
: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A change In the football coaching
system at Yale has been recommended
by an alumni advisory committee and
IL being considered by the athletic Of
ficials. The scheme is 10 have a per-
manent coach like Haughton OF Har-
ward, with four or Ave assistants
The plan, which Capt Howe. Is said
TO favor. Is the securing OF Howard
Jones at a salary OF $1,000 and four
men 20 help him.
Harry Payne Whitney. who took
most OF bis racing establishment
abroad two years ago and campained
with considerable success on Euro
pean tracks will resume operation on
this side OF the water. He has en-
gagged James Rowe 10 take full charge
OF his stables at Brookdale farm. and
or such runners as he may elect 10
race on metropolitan tracks this year.
Sam Langford. the Boston pugilist,
was given the decision over Bill
Lang. the Australian heavyweight In
the sixth round az the Olympia club
in London on n foul Lang got the
worst of-ths nght!nE.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
Tn. Eros. Messengers.

All In the nighttime the snow came down.
All In night on the field and town.
Armies OF snownakes n thousand strong,
Hurried and scurried the whole night long
White were their tents on the vale and
hill;
White were their bridges across the rtil.
Who was 10 biame3' sigh the little
leaves
WHO was 20 blameY" little brookiet
gricves
How could we know % III who had
heard
snowfiakes were coming7" chirped spar
row bird
Little frost fellows made answer then,
We were the heralds IN vale and glen
We told the story you might have heard
Brookiot and lenfiet and sparrow bird
Winter can never come down but we
Little frost fellows are SUITE 10 see
News OF the winter and news OF snow
lAttis frcat follows are sure 10 know" (.
Youths compsnio
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
HUMOROUS QUIPS'


Backward. turn backward. o Time. with
Aeropianes. wagons and automobiiesi
Dress me once more In sombrero that
flaps.
Spurs end flannel shirt. slicker and
chaps.
Put a six shooter or two In my hand
Show me yearling 10 rope and 10 brand.
Out where the sagebrush is dusty and
gray make me a cowboy again for a
day.
Give me a oroncho that knows how 20
dance.
New 10 the feeling OF brides and bits.
Give me n quirt that will sting where II
hits.
Strap on the poncho behind IN a roll.
Pass mo the lariat. dear 20 my soul
over the tran let me gallop away.
Make me cowboy again for a day.
Thunder OF hoofs on the range as you
ride,
Kissing OF iron and smoking OF hide.
BELOW OF cattle and snort OF cayuse.
Shorthorns from Texas. as Wild as the
deuce
Midnight stampede and the milling OF
herds
Yeils OF the cowmen too angry for words
Right In the thick OF II all | would stay.
Make ms cowboy again for a day.
Under the altar studded canopy vast.
Campfire and coffee and comfort at last
Bacon that sizzles and crisps In the pan
After the roundup smells good 20 a man.
Stories OF ranchers and rustlers retold
over the pipes as the embers grow cold
These are the tunes that old memories
play.
Make me a cowboy again for a day.
-Leslie's Weekly.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
FOR. / THE CHILDREN
The Horse Race.

Each man or boy in the room In Civ.
en- a calico bag containing a hundred
beans and a penny bank book for reg
istering. Each woman or girl Is given
length OF tape twelve yards long and
three-fourths OF an inch wide. At the
same time she adopts the name OF
some racing horse famous In the past
or present
Six pairs OF good cutting scissors are
produced six strips OF the tape arc
fastened AT one end. at that side OF
the rDom farthest away from where
the fair racers are 10 begin. All at-
tached ends are on one and the same
line. and the loose ends are held by tho
girls who have the scissors
Now the men have 10 bet their beans
on the outcome OF the race. At CIV
en- signal each girl begins TO split the
tape through the middle. the one 10
reach her end OF the strand quickest
being winner.
The narrowness OF the tape obliges
the cutter 10 work with extreme care,
as well as rapidly. for II the strand Is
cut Off before reaching the end the
horse" Is disqualified
When the first six entries have raced
six more come forward. and so on un.
Ill all have competed. The man who
wins most beans in all the races wins
a prize. and each OF the girls who
comes out ahead receives some flow
ers. sweets or what not for skillful.
ness.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
EXAMPLE
Some Bio aeda.

There is nj Ware. England. huge
bed, called the great bed Of Ware,
which II said e. have been made
for Warwick. the Gingmakcr Il Is
twelve feet long and twelve feet wide
The bed OF Og king OF Bashan. was
only thirteen feet long and not more
than six feet wide. aud that in which
Louis XVI. slept after his coronation
in Rheims cathedral was seven feet
ten inches long and seven feet eight
inches wide and eight feet from the
ground.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
Turned About.

They turned things about a bit In
Nebraska NJ the Seward county corn
show. which was held recently In the
town OF Seward The potatoes that
won a prize were raised by girl. and
the prize loaves OF bread were baked
by a boy whose parents went 10 Ne
brnskn n little while ago from Ger.
many Quecrest Of all wns thar the
best buttonholes shown In the needle
work exhibit were made by boy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
Log Cabin Sayings.

Job was IA patient man. but be never
had ter whit fer a railroad train.
Ananias wuz kilt fer lynn. In dis
day an time men gifts n prize fer II.
De WORT Is so clost ter heaven You
kin almos' feel dc wind FUN de wings
OF de angels
Don't want no harp ter play wen
gifts ter de end OF de life race. I'll be
willin' fer de yuther angels ter sing
me ter sleep.--Atlanta Constitution.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25

You used TO say" she complained.
''that you could hear the rustic OF an
gels wings whenever was near you"
Yes" he bitterly replied. IL thought
that was what It was. but have since
learned that II was merely the creak-
ing OF your corset"-Chicago Record
Hernld
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
Kemp New SKI Champion.

Francis Kemp OF Red Wing. Mimi.
is the national ski champion. Re
Gently he won first place in the tour
ney OF the National Ski association at
Chippewa Falls. Wis. scoring 271 2-3
points Anders Hnugen of Chippewa
Falls was secoud. with 20s 2-3 points,
and Knute Holland OF the same place
totaled 26S. The long jump was won
by Oscar Gunderson OF Chippewa Falls.
He leaped i32 feet. which IL within
eight feet or the professional record.
The 1912 meeting will be held AT Chi
cago.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
A Warm Hour.

Bacon-lt Is said that o'clock In
the morning is the coolest hour OF the
twenty-four In nearly all seasons of
the year
Egbert-But when a man gets home
at that hour and his wife meets him
mt the door It's very hard for him to
realize it.-Yonkers Statesman.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
To Find a Romainder.

The key to this Is that half OF what.
ever sum you request TO be added dur
ing the working OF the sum il the re
mainder. In the example given Eve
is the half OF ten. the number request
ed TO be added Any amount may be
added. but the operation II simplifed
by giving only even numbers. as they
will divide without fractions
EXAMPLE
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25

Baron Fucash speaks English with
a slight accent" said the young wo-
man.
WELL" replied Mr.. Cumrox. 80 do
l. But IL seems TO make great deal
OF difference whether an accent halls
from southern Europe or the banks OF
the Muskingum."-W Washington Star.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
There Was a Reason.

"Look here. my lady" exclaimed the
thrifty man to his extravaganza wife.
you're carrying too much sailv'
why should that worry your" she
retorted.
because | have 10 raise the wind;
that's why."-New York Journal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
A Biz Ono.

THAT new steamer they're building
is whopper," says the man with the
shoe button nose.
Yes" agrees the man with the re
calcitrant hair, but my uncle Ii going
10 build one so long that when pas
senger gets seasick In one end OF II
he can so 10 the other end and be clear
away from the storm."-Life
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
Thetis Bathes the Baby.

The mother OF Achilles dipped him
I'm the magic stream.
HE can boast OF taking a cold bath
every winter morningr' she cried
However. they always heard him
''holler" when he stuck his heel in.-
New York Sun.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25

Freddie Welsh. England's light
weight champion. is being once more
PANIED and roasted by British fight
fans. just as he was year ago, and
for precisely the same reason. With
all arrangements practically COM
pleted for another match with Packey
Mcfarland. the Chicago stockyards
lightweight. Welsh has once more seen
at 10 balk at the acceptance OF Eu-
gene CORR as the referee. He made
the same break last year. and II cost
him friends galore. Now that he IL
repeating his old performance the few
supporters who did stick 10 him ARE
deserving the Welsh standard In sheer
disgust
The weight. 1873 pounds ut O'clock.
was acceptable TO Welsh. az was the
size OF the purse Hugh Mcintosh was
TO hang up for the lighters. But when
Welsh learned that Mcintosh wouldn't
stand for any mutual agreement
clause regarding a referee Welsh call
ed everything OF.
Welsh is showing some signs OF con-
ceding. but whether he will or not re-
mains 10 be seen. One thing " GER
tain. and that IL that n Welsh ana
Mcfarland do eventually get together
Eugene Corri will be the man who
will give the decision.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
Evidently oet,Ino Batter.

visitor-The attendants treat you
kindly and considerably. hope.
Patient Gin boepitaD-Yes the nurses
have been very kind. but the surgeons
have treated me In the most cuttins
manner you ever heard of.-Chicagc
Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
Anything 70 obIIae.

Man In the Lower say. madam.
what the mischief
Lady In the Upper-oh. won't you
please go somewhere elsef rye tried,
and ! simply can't sleep while there's
a man under the bedi-Puck.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25

whats the matter with you this
morningT' said the ounce to the pear.
You look pretty seedy."
- haven't been able to sleep for two
nights" said the pear. II heard Mrs.
Binks say she WINS going 10 put me
up In preserves next Saturday.
Wouldn't that Jar your - Harper's
Weekly.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
As IxHappens.

'How's Green getting along in bis
new placer
'Not "a well IA at FIRST You see,
he's been there long enough now TO
know more than the men who employ
him."-Detroit Free Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
pietIno up a.. n.nsk.rohI.,.

PICKING Up the rendkerchief.
Request any one 70 stand with his
back against the wall. the heels being
close to the wall: drop a handkerchief
Mt his feet and defy him 10 pick II up
without moving his feet
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25

TAT Mexico has the
NV
buresque
dIers"t make
guerrilla
they Of One OF the
guarding
of
in
Dispatches
demoalzed This satisfactory the
while
recru
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
Trotter Allan Winter For Ru,,i,

Allan Winter. 2;O8h the trotting
stallion. which in 1908 was sold to
Louis Winans. Hove. England. for $780,
600. has been purchased by Frank Can
ton for one OF his patrons at Moscow.
Russia. The deal was contaminated
by A. O. Pennock. the we'll known
Cleveland horseman. who In manager
OF Mr.. Winans' racing stable. The
purchase price was not made public.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25

ELLA told me BIZ was awfuliy nerv.
GUS when he proposed
Maybe. but 20 was she until be asa
sor'-epckans policeman Review.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25

3 Of
=
will be
the German empire lie the
his
be
OF
Of
grandfather This
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25

Pualiist Moran 90 Take Up Aviation
Owen Moran. the British lightweight
boxer. who recently knocked out Bat
ting Nelson. intends TO quit the fight
game soon and 20 In for aviation. Ac-
cording 10 the plans he has made he
will go into partnership with Dare
devil" schryer and give exhibitions I'm
Wright biplanes next summer.
Watching the lights OF Grahame-
White In Boston recently was what
turned Moran's mind 10 aviation. He
became immensely interested and de-
termined 10 take an upward trip some
time himself. owen IL philosophical
about II. He says you might as well
die conquering the air as I'm any other
way lie believes In the doctrine OF
predestination. And besides. you are
getting paid for dying" explains he.
II may become a famous bird man.
There's a possibility And II don't
can go back 10 lighting"