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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-08-11
Public Sale
OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY.

BY VIRTUE of an order from the Or
phans' Court Of Montgomery county, Md,
the subscriber. as administrator of Frances
A. Crawford. deceased, will offer at public
sale at the late residence of said deceased,
two miles west of Gaithersburg, on the
road leading from Gaithersburg to Barnes
vile. on
THURSDAY, the gath day of
August 1911,
commencing at 10 O'Clock, A. M,
the following personal property. to-wit:
LIVE STOCK.
-Four Horses, Colt. five months old
IA Cows, most Of them will be fresh by
October; Bull, Hogs, Shoats and 3
Pigs
HARNESS.
Harness complete for four-horse team
3 sets of pillow harness, set of milk WAGON
harness. set of buggy harness, collars,
4 brides. choke straps, wagon saddle. 4
head halters and lead line.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
Drill. binder mower, horse rake, corn
planter, double corn plows, double shovel
pillow, single shovel pillow, Syracuse plows.
springtooth harrows, 3-horse wagon.
2-horse wagon. milk wagon, wheelbarrow,
horse cart. corn shelter. forks, triple, double
and singletrees.
Also. buggy. pair Of scales, set of black
smith tools and IL milk cans,
LOT OF HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN
FURNITURE.
TERMS OF SALE An sums of $40 and
under. cash; on all sums over $40 a credit
Of months will be given, purchasers Civ
ing their notes. with approved security.
bearing interest from the day Of sale. and
payable at the First National Bank of Gath
ersbure. No property to be removed until
the terms of sale are complied with
EMORY NJ. CRAWFORD,
Administrator
j. M. ErcHlsoN, Auctioneer.
aug Aid
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-08-11
211 ACRES OF LAND
MORE OR LESS,

MORE OR LESS,
which was conveyed to the said Maria Lee
Smith by Samuel S. Hays, by deed dated
May 10Th, 1906. and recorded in Liber No.
1888, folio 430. one Of the Land Records Of
Montgomery county, Maryland
The improvements consist of a splendid
double
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-08-11
Public Sale
OF
Valuable Real Estate.

The undersigned, as attorney in fact for
Maria Lee Smith. the owner. will offer for
sale at public sale, on the premises, on
SATURDAY. the 2nd day Of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-08-11

TOR SALE.

offer my buggy for sale.
IN good condition. Apply at Poss & Rick
etts livery stable. Rockville.
july 2i-3t E.S.H ECF
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-08-11
Brick Dwel1traE.

- w o4x4L1& 10
with stone back building, containing eight
rooms large corn house and wagon shed
combined, nearly new; meat house, chicken
house, spring house and other buildings.
and tobacco house and granary The
barn was recently destroyed by fire, but
there lsenough timber on the farm to fur
nish almost all necessary material for the
construction of a new barn, and number
of fine locust trees. There is an excellent
spring Of water convenient to the house
and furnishing water in the barn yard. and
there is water in nearly every field on the
farm.
The land is in good state of cultivation
well fenced. and this farm is one of the
most productive in the neighbOrhood. II
is less than a mile from Comus, and is con-
venient to schools, stores and churches
and is about four miles from Dickerson
and GAINESVILLE.
TERMS OF SALE:-A deposit of $500
will be required of purchaser on day of
sale. the purchaser giving his or her note
with approved security for the balance of
said purchase price. payable on April LIST.
1872, bearing interest from date of sale. or ali
cash at option of purchaser Purchaser to
have the right to landlords interest in put
ting out fall wheat crop. The growing crop
OF corn is reserved. Possession and deed
OF special warranty given April list, 1912,
upon payment of the purchase price in full.
JOHN FRANCIS SMITH.
Attorney in Fact for Maria Lee Smith.
aug Its Frederick, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-08-11
FRAME DWELLING.

stable, corn house and granary. There is
an apple orchard on the farm.
All of the land is under an excellent
state of cultivation.
This property is the real estate of which
the late James W. Slater died seized and
possessed and is located I-2 miles north
OF Potomac. on the road leading from Rock
vile to the Great Falls of the Potomac
and 4 l-2 miles south of Rockville, and Is
a very desirable property for farming pur
poses.
The purchaser of this farm shall have
the right TO enter upon the land in time 10
prepare the ground for fall seeding Pos
session of the building TO be given the
purchaser on the first day of January. A.
D. 1912, to which time the rent of said
farm is hereby expressly reserved,
TERMS OF SALE. as prescribed by the
Decree ;-One-third cash on day of sale. or
upon the ratification thereof by the Court,
and the balance of the purchase money i'm
one and two years, the credit portion 10
bear interest and to be secured TO the sat
lsiactlon of said trustee, or all cash at the
option OF the purchaser. A deposit of 5000
viii be required when the property is
knocked down. Conveyancing at the cost
OF the purchaser.
FRANK HIGGINS.
July Go-tS Trustee
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-08-11
Trustees Sale
OF
r E AL E ST ATE.

BY VIRTUE of a decree of the Circuit
Court for Montgomery county. as Court
OF Equity, passed on the 18th day of July
A: ID. 1911 in cause therein depending
wherein James Elmer Slater and wife and
Others are compliments and Minnie Burriss
an infant, and others are defendants de
ing No. Pip Equity. the undersigned, as
trustee appointed by said decree, will offer
at public auction, on the premises, on
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-08-11
September, 1911.

at the hour of 1 O'Clock, P. M,
all of the following described tract of real
estate situate between Comus and Mt.
Ephraim, in Montgomery county, Mary
land, now tenanted by Mr. George Nlcnol-
son, to-wit All that farm containing
nLA ~n~~ ~,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-08-11
Pro c IA N ATIO \ |
PUBLICATION OF PROPOSED CONSTITU-
TIoNAL AMENDMENTS.

WHEREAS, At the January Session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ten, three acts were passed, one proposing
an Amendment to Article of the Consti-
tuition, by adding thereto Section to be
known as Section 8; one proposing an
Amendment to Section of Article of
said Constitution. and one proposing an
Amendment to Section of Article of
said Constitution. said Acts being respec-
lively Chapters 253, 303 and 318 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland
of 1910. and which are in the words fol-
lowing, to-wit:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
CHANCE NOT BRIGHT
Advantage Is With English in
Dual College Meet.
BE HELD IN BRITAIN
Besides Being at Home, Oxford and
Cambridge Are Favorites in Events
With Yale and Harvard
By Edward r. Bushnell.

With the selection Of the team which
will represent Harvard and Yale In the
international meet with oxford and Cam
bridge in England next month specula-
ton il rife as to which side will be the
winner Inasmuch as the official list OF
the events has not been definitely de-
cided, IL is very difficult 10 predict which
side will be returned the winner, but at
the present writing the chances are very
strongly in favor of the Englishmen. This
is due more to the fact that the Harvard
Yale team Il the poorest that these uni
versties ever sent against the Brittons,
rather than 10 any unusual strength on
the part OF the British An additional
reason for the E1Glishmen being the ia
vorites + the fact that the games will be
held on English soil and within a few
days after the arrival Of the American
team, and before they have had an OPP
portunity 10 become acclimated.
BY a comparison or records made this
year 10y the two teams the Americans
have the advantage in six events. In one
the performances are the same. while in
TIE others the British are superior.
1t will not be- safe. however. to rely TOO
much upon the table of records in pick
ing the winner. This table is based upon
the performances Of oxford and Cam
III.
while the American records are those
made in the Harvard Yale dual meet in
MAY and the intercollegiate champion
ships two weeks later. The conditions
were totally different. The Englishmen
held their games on a raw March day
with a very strong wind blowing up the
track. The conditions were not In the
least conducive 10 good performances.
either on the track or in the field. Har-
ward and Yale, on the other hand, were
at their best when their games were
held. and the chances are very much
against their either eaualing or excell-
ing their marks. The British. though,
should he in far better form than here
tofore. and with the added advantage of
competing on their home ground should
have a distinct advantage over the Amer
leans.
The following table will show at a
glance the best performers for England
and America and their records:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
is NOT CONSISTENT
Opinion Against Boxing and
Allowing Auto Races.
FLYNN MORRIS CONTEST
More Back of Stopping Big Fight
Than Is Generally
Known.
By 7. S. ANDREWS.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 Inc STAR.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, June 24.-Ms
but how inconsistent some people
are, Let a company of business men in
most any city suggest the holding of a
boxing match and there is a howl from
all the goody -goodys in the place. They
will tell you how brutal the sport is and
how dangerous 1t is. but they will not tell
you that there have been more young
men killed in auto racing in one year
than i'll the entire history of the ring.
both during the period of prize fighting
and the latter day boxing; they will so
out of their way to try and stop a sport
that the governments OF Europe, that Is,
three Of them. have taken up and rec
commended to the army and navy for the
building up OF the young men; they will
go out of their way to kill a sport that
even the good people of Hartford. Conn.
have taken up and are introducing now
as sport for women and men to attend,
public exhibitions in the open having been
sanctioned there the past week: they will
preach against the sport, a sport they
do not understand nor know anything
about, but they will not raise hand
against evils of all kinds that threaten
great cry against the almost weekly
killings of young men through auto rae
ing Can you beat 1t for being incon-
sistent? Not on your life. The time
will come. however. when some OF these
knockers against the boxing game will
draw in their horns and turn their at
tention to other games they can rap at.
The number of men who have been killed
in the ring-I mean professional box
ers, and not boys who are often hurt in
Il. he do nf nah
the number of twenty for the past century
and a half, or in fact, since boxing
started in 1919. while the average num-
Der of killed on the foot ball field every
year for the past ten years has been
about twenty-one. and in automobile
racing. three times that number. and in
aviation the number killed has risen
above all others. 1t Is worth while to
ponder over the above figures and then
Judge whether the boxing game is so
terrible some of the people-who do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
Magazine Articles.
CRUISE STARTS AUGUST 7.
Reliability Run Will Be Well At
tended.

DETROIT, Mich, June 24--The first
annual relia bility cruise contest of the
Great Lakes Power Boat League for the
Commodore Scripps trophy. will start
from this city Monday. August Z, and end
at Grand Island, Buffalo. Monday, August
IA. The distance to be covered is a.
miles. and it Is planned to make each one
different ports the headquarters where
various entertainments will be provided
It is expected that from twelve to M
teen boats will be entered IN the cruiSe,
tho entries being largely made by the
different engine manufacturers. as the IN
tention of the cruise is TO bring out prac-
tically all the good and bad points or tne
different engines and make il the Glidden
tour of the motor boat industry Boats
to be eligible must be Of the cruiser type,
not under thirty feet in length, ana must
have speed of not less than eight miles
an hour The average distance to be
covered is eighty miles day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

an accident. but II goes just the same as
a knockout. and il Is up 10 Tommy TO re.
deem himself there. Tommy has onereo
Brown any kind OF side bet for return
match and they may meet again in the
near future. IL is well known fact That
Ad Wolgast refused TO meet Murphy
again after their six-round bout IN ftts-
burg in which the papers there gave
Murphy the best OF IL. II viii he CLASSY
bout and one worth going TO see ana the
club has taken the wise course in max
ing the prices popular for the show.
The odds in the Moran olgast bout.
scheduled for san Francisco. July ::
are quoted at "a l and ! ~ /
these reports are correct then the ODDS
are false. for no such odds are 10 De
expected in match between two such
men. Moran is no long shot. on the
contrary there are many good critics
who believe he has splendid chance
to win. and on form he has good
chance The bows are evenly matched
as to weight and size and Moran has
the edge when II comes to experience.
Wolgast has the wallop. but Moran
also has a wallop. so that on the whole
il is a pretty even bet. with the odds
favoring Wolgast on account OF his
holding the championship Jimmy
Coffroth writes me that ne has prac-
tically sold out his reserved seats. and
that he expects $4,000 gate What
makes II all the more interesting is
ed with the winner of the Freddy
Welsh Matty Baldwin contest
Joe Coster. the New York Italian
who defeated frankie Corley OF Keno
sha in a twenty round bout at New
Orleans recently. and who became
recognized as next in line To Abe At
tell for the featherweight champion
ship. lost the decision in an eight
round contest at Memphis this week TO
Joe Mandot. the clever French boy OF
the south. Coster should not lose any
reputation by this defeat, however. for
he did not fight at the featherweiEht
limit but took Mandot on at 1916
pounds at o'clock. which means that
he met n boy who was nearly a light
weight instead OF a featherweight Joe
Coster is q good youngster at his natu-
raj weight-122 pounds--and will give
a good account of himself He did not
lose his match with Jose Rivers at Los
Angeles July 4, as Promoter Tom Nc
Carey probably knew the real condi-
tons of the match and decided TO
take Coster, despite the decision
against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
HOLD FIRST MEETING.
Niagara Racing Association Starts
July 10.

BUFFALO. \. Y. June o4.-The
Niagara Falls Racing Association of
Ontario will begin It's first meeting at
Niagara Falls July 10 and continue until
July II This is the new Canadian race
course recently put in operation by sew
eral influential Canadians on the Cana
dian side of Niagara Falls.
For the first meeting no purse will be
offered OF less than $500. and handicaps
will have from 500 to $500 added. and
there will be six or seven races each
dav.
The promoters have built a new grand
stand seating $3.50 people, and new
stables have been erected that will ac-
commodatc 300 horses. While the track
is at present only a half mile, it will be
increased to a mile or a mile and fur
long before the opening of the second
meeting William Murray, who has had
considerable experience in promoting rae
ing, has been engaged as general man.
ager and starter. and Edward w. Cole
will officiate in the judges stand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

Which pitcher is charged with the loss
of the game? A. q. b.
The first one.
Sporting Editor Star:
A man on first and one out. The bat
ter knocks a high fly to the pitcher. Is
this an infleld fly? W. K.
1t is, but the batter is not out unless 1t
is caught. See rule 81, section s.
Sporting Editor Star:
To settle an argument please give your
opinion in The Sunday pink sheet.
If Walter Johnson was pitching for
the New York Giants and Christy Math-
ewson for the Washington team. who
then. in your opinion, would stand out in
a class TO himself jim,
GEORGE.
BEN.
That is a matter which would have tc
he tried to be proven.
Sporting Editor Star:
| would appreciate 1t il you would pub
lish in the columns Of your Sunday pa
per when Del. Gainor Of Detroit is likely
to be back in the game. r. H.
Gainor is expected to play again early
in July.
Sporting Editor Star:
To settle an argument kindly publish
the answer In the "inquisitive column
Of the sporting sheet of next Sunday $
Star.
claims Jackson. outfclder of the
CIeyeands was born in South Carolina
claims North Carolina. Who is right
A CONSTANT READER.
Joe Jackson was born in Memphis,
Tenn.
Sporting Editor Star:
VIII you answer in the pink sheet OF
your paper: Man on first and second. and
short fly hit to left just back of short
the left fielder traps ball and makes dou-
BILE play, does he get an error?
A FAN.
No.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

thei- team not only Oxford and Cam
bridge. but the best athletes from all
the colleges throughout the British en-
pire. This suggestion was made to
them in 1908. the idea being to hold the
games Immediately after or before the
Olympic sports Oxford and Cambridge
turned down the suggestion. giving as
their excuse the difficulty of collecting
the English team. Since then the sug-
gestion has been allowed to slumber.
and the chances are very remote for
the arrangement of such a meet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

Complaint is still made in all If the
towns of the circuit over the failure or
the umpires to enforce the haik rules.
1t is nothing to see pitchers halk az many
as a dozen times In a game with men
at first and yet they are not pena lize
for IL. Hamilton Of Petersburg took adj
vantage of this here Monday and cams
mighty near catching several local play
ers Yet Umpire Connolly did not call a
single balk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
LITERATURE ON HUNTING
AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

The following are the latest books and
magazine articles on hunting They In
Guide both large and small game All
the books and magazines may be Dor
rowed for home use
For some time past lists on various
sports have appeared in these columns
They will all be reprinted in next sun
days sporting section. This will bring
together some 10 books and magazine
articles on such sport as base ball. tennis.
camping. swimming, boating and boat
building. fishing, hunting. etc.
Books.
Bronson. f. b. In Closed Territory. with
nearly 100 illustrations from photographs by
the author. 1910.
Drummer, Joseph. Tracks and Tracking. 1902
Game Laws for 1910. L. :. Department oil
Agriculture Farmers Bulletin. No. AIS.
Grew = c Sport and Travel in the F a
Hammond: $. r: Ny Friend the Partridge
North Of Canada. 1904.
Hoover. NJ. II. Wild Ginger. Wood sorrel and
Sweet oiecly stories .o Of many types. new t'
Hornaday. W. T. campfres in the Canadian
Rockies. 1905.
House. +. ]. Hunters Csmphres. with 81
illustrations reproduced from photographs made
by the author. 1909.
Hyrst. II. W. u. Adventures Among Wild
MarIndaie. Thomas With Gun and Guide
with illustrations from photographs 1910.
Silver, A. i. Farm. Cottage. Camp and Canct
| in Maritime Canada. 1893.
Whitney. Harry. Hunting with the Eskimos
the unique record Of sportsmans year among
the northernmost tribe-the big game hunt
ing the native life. and the battle for existence
| through the long arctic night. 1910.
African Hunting.
Lundeberg. Axel. The Great Roosevelt At
rcan Hunt and the Wild Animals Of Africa
| cravings. 1910.
McCutcheon. J. T. In Africa; hunting adven
| lures in the big game country. 1910.
| and other East African Adventures. 1908.
/ Roosevelt. Theodore. African Game Trails
| an Of the African wandcrings OF NJ
American hunter naturalist. 1910.
! Tjadcr. Richard. The Big Game Of Africa
with many illustrations from photographs b!
| the author. 1910
Magazine Articles.
| Catching the Birds the Wing. C. Askins
Outing. January. 1911.
| Following the Field Trail. r. Russell. ii
Outing April 1910.
| Grass Boat Gunners. l.. NJ. Cushing. II
Outing. February. 1911.
| How to Become Wing Shot. G. Askins
| outing November. 1910.
| Hunter and the Motor Boat. G. Fortiss. Out
| Practical Wing Shooting. c. Askins. II. Out
| ing. March. 1911.
| Rife for Wild Fowl. S. q. Camp. H. Out
| ing. September. 1910.
II. Outing. December. 1910
Shooting at Moving Came. It. $. Van Dyke
Ii. Golfers. IL November. 1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

The Norfolk club Virginia League has
inaugurated children's day. and the com
ing fans have taken advantage Of the OPP
portunity with a rush. Looks like n good
way to develop for the future. and Its
cost is nil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
INQUISITIVE FANS.

Sporting Editor Star:
Please publish answer to following in
Sunday pink sheet:
How did Ball complete his unassisted
triple play? Are there any other records
of triple plays, and IL so by whom made
and how? BASE BALL FAN.
Ball caught line drive with the bases
full, stepped on second and touched the
runner coming from first.
The only other unassisted triple play Is
credited TO Paul Hines. made from the
outfeld many years ago.
Sporting Editor Star
To settle an argument Has or has not
the old hidden ball trick been worked in
the major leagues for the last five years :?
| contend that IL has ceen worked sew
eral times How about It? Pan.
1t has been worked several times every
year.
Sporting Editor Star:
Which pitcher had the best record in
the American League last year from the
standpoint Of games won and lost?
Which pitcher was hit the least num-
her Of times?
Which pitcher Rad the best batting
average?
Did big Ed Walsh ever pitch for Wash
ington? HENPECkO.
Render. 23 won. lost.
2-Bender
:,-Bender.
ENo.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly answer the following query in
the sporting edition of The Washington
Star Sunday. June %.
Batter knocks ground ball to shortstop.
who fumbles, but RECEIVERS in time to
retire runner and throws Wild Should he
be charged with one or two errors on this
play? FAN.
one error.
Sporting Editor Star:
G) In selling or exchanging a base ball
PLAYER Is the player consulted and does
his objection affect the deal in any way?
ca II a player i9 under contract for a
certain salary and period does sale or
exchange carry with a continuation Of
. the same contract until termination and
at the same salary? CUB
N Sometimes, but not often. His OBJ
lection does not affect tina deal unless
the club owners agree TO let IT. (2) A
player disposed of by a club or given his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

Apropos Of the talk I'm Richmond of that
city taking Baltimore's place in the
Eastern League when Baltimore gets
major league berth. Petersburg scribe
has predicted that Petersburg viii sue
coed Buffalo in the same league in 1919.
when the Bisons get a major team for
Buffalo. That's about the way the talk
is regarded around the circuit.