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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
Icy Blasts From Northwest
Have Capital Shivering.
NOT LIKE GENTLE SPRING
It Rained and Sleeted and Blew, and
Mercury Tumbled.
CLOSE TO THE ZERO MARK
Hard Freze Through Virginia Fruit
Belt, But Buds Are Not
Far Advanced.

1t Will be warmer, perhaps. tomorrow.
st. Patrick's day in the morning
though, will be no sort of day to leave
tender little shamrock plants out of doors
unprotected. The weather bureau says
that the mercury will see fifteen tonight
but that from that point on the gentle
spring Of the poets will have a fair
chance 10 see what she can do.
But what a night 1t was! And what a
splitting. spiteful rain and hail and sleet
came with the shifting wind yesterday
afternoon! Every one who read the
weather forecast yesterday could see that
drop was coming, but not even the
weather bureau knew that with the change
north and northwest gale was coming
laden with the nastiest rain and sleet the
Atlantic states have seen this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
More Troops Are Expected
at Texas "Maneuver" Camp

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March 16.-The
first maneuvers of the troops in camp
were on the program for today. 1t was
proposed to send out company of i'll
fantry several miles TO seek cover and for
the aeroplanes to look for them.
Southern Pacific officials today waited
to see IL the Mexican insurrectos would
make good threat TO blow up ali bridges
entering their country. Business in the
state of Chihuahua already has been
greatly curtailed and her food supplies
threatened. complete rupture OF COM
munication from this side would be very
serious.
There is a serio-comic side to running
trains across the border. railroad man
said yesterday that negro porters In
variably decline to make second trip
and hence new men are constantly being
sent.
Ammunition in Reserve.
There are now ten cars of reserve am
munition here. They have not been un-
loaded and may have some other point
as their ultimate destination.
Though Gen. Carter told the newspapsr
men that all the troops represented by
the spreading city Of brown tent cones
would remain In the big camp for from
three to four months. and that the long
est hike tuat any VI Iucsu Woosu s"rsO
would be q lOO-mile march. fresh reports
OF an approaching crisis in the northern
states OF Mexico and OF seeming prep
arations Of the army TO meet II were
plentiful. Some indications Of what II
moving In the territory which u now BE-
yond all communication with the out
side world came from omcaas or the
southern Pacific railroad IN the ofnceo oS
the San Antonio division.
one Of these ofRlcials said today that
he had Just been advised b. the Nsx
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
Fruit Probably Uninjured.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
i HAGERSTOWN. Nd. March ls-This
section of western Maryland is today
In. the throes Of an unusually severe
cold wave, thermometers this morning
registering as low as degrees above
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
Caught Office Workers.

1t came with a rush and blare about
the time the offices were opening their
doors for the workers to go home. 1t
blew against windows and doors, and
ratified signs. bringing some Of them
down. There was the smash and tinkle
as windows blew out. Streets were
cleared Of pedestrians as winter
storm played havoc with q real spring
day of So degrees Of pleasant temper
ature. AS the mercury came running
down toward the bulb the wind grew
fiercer
There were many hats torn from
their moorings on feminine heads in
that hour of blasty wind yesterday
afternoon. The streets whereon the
workers walk after business hours
were full of stray ding-a-ling toques
much faster than the owners could run
after them in their narrow skirts and
holding desperately to the piles OF
curls which had been shown up SO
ruthlessly in a forty-eight-m.le gale.
Little newsboys lost many pennies in
profit yesterday, for the wind whipped
whole sheets from their freezing hands
and scattered them blocks away.
Little boys out shopping with their
mothers had their hats blown off, too,
and the newsies would dive under auto
bring them back, in the hope Of reward.
Umbrellas. such a few were to be seen.
but those which did happen to be Oh
duty strained and strained, like the sails
OF craft off Hatteras. These sailing
vessels caught the same blast that struck
Washington. with Just as much sudden
ness and little more velocity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
Penalty Is Death.

The permanent commission Of the gen.
eral congress today approved the suspen-
sion Of the guarantee given under the
first part OF the thirteenth. nineteenth,
twentieth and twenty-first articles OF the
federal constitution. Consequently there
may be indicted and subject to immediate
trial. within limit OF eieht days, law
breakers OF this description: Highway
men, people who destroy railroad lines
and the property of railroads, Telegraph
and telephone nnes and nnes electrlc
TRANSMISSION generally; roUpers, people
who assault villages and iay Inem waste.
and persons VINO klunap and nota Persons
ior Ransom. The Punishment Prescribed
ior persons convicted of these oneasvS OH
trIai IS DEATH
1t is not oeneved tnat tnis action OF the
.'peruianenI comm,Ssiun OI tie eeneiel
cVLktSSs rs retroactive, SO ta.aJ Sucn
Aueri,ans rs have veen Captured ny the
iederais peIVre its y. onil, sauun viii ~ OBJ
AMY ue tried ac.oiuIns to tne oruinafy
pfoceoure Ia --tline. -AzsAx'e BuL lere-
alter tney viii pe Subject to the summary
tIlals aOove referred TO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16

The application of Finance Minister La
mantours suggestion for division and
sale Of large estates for the beneht OF the
people is hinted at in reply made b.
President Diaz to n onnittee from Metz
ttlan. IN the state of lIidalgo, who pro-
tested that their property had been
seized by an irrigation company.
El Heraldo quoted the executive as
having assured the members of the COM
mittee that the div.sion of the estates in
question was one of the measures which
he proposes to accomplish in the nvA-
future.
According to Manuel Ortiz, head OF the
committee, the plan is that the govern
ment shall purchase these tracts and sell
them to natives of the country at equita-
BILE pr.ces, permitting payment to be
made in installments through a period OF
ten to fifteen years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Friday; slow
ly rising temperature; westerly
winds, diminishing tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
Mexican Cattle Duty Free.

Steps to protect the live stock of Mex
lean ranch owners from the RAIDS OF rev0-
iuuonsts were taken Dy the treasury DE-
partment today when II Issued orosr
allowing STOCK to Ue brought across The
ooi der INTO this country unaer pond, but
rree OF duty.
The department issued a statement eA-
planning tuat the tdIIII laws iidu Deen
SlreIcned IN view oI Lne unsettled con-
ultionS along the Mexican Doruer
Vote was unanimous.
MEXICO CITY, March 16.-The meas
ure to suspend for six months certain
pei IsOnal guarantees was passed unani-
mousiy yesterday by the permanent COM
MISSION OF congI eSS. NOTWITHSTANDING
Anonymous tarea,s MADE against the
members of ,he- commIss. on, no one hesl-
tateu when the piii came up ror ilaal
discussion ana passage. All members OF
the colnln.ssiOu Dut one were present.
hoSenOO fIneuO, PRESIDENT or the uouS. Is
.>ew lUrn.
The PRONUNCIATION of this law, which
was oraIIeu a. the request oil freSiueni
DIaz, Will be nIaoe by pup.lcdtIon IA me
Diario OmcIal ana by nouces posted III
prominent places. Copies OF tine law ell
acted have peen sent TO vaiious state
CAPITALS. BY ITS terms rebeis VINO aie
captured red-hauded can be Snot by their
captorS without trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16

The circulation of The Star,
both daily and Sunday, is. greater
by many thousands than that OF
any other Washington newspaper.
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
Geye1in and Williams
Will Represent Penn

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.-H. T.
: Geyelin, president of the athletic asso-
citation of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, and David B. Williams, manager
of the Red and Blue track team, will be
the Pennsylvania representatives at the
meeting of the Intercollegiate Athletic
Association to be held in New York to-
day.
The Pennsylvania delegates will make
no effort to secure the meet for Phila-
delphia this year. 1t is believed it will
go to Harvard or Syracuse.
While Pennsylvania is not making any
effort to have it 60 to any particular
place, she is strongly in favor of it 60
ing to Boston, as that city Is better
fitted to handle such an event. Syra-
cuse has never had the meet, but Har-
ward has had it several times.
Syracuse has large stadium, but the
220-yard path starts outside of the
stadium and comes in through tunnel.
This Is undesirable both in the 200 fiat
race, two 220 hurdles, as it is a great
disadvantage to the athletes competing.
Another objection is that Syracuse is a
more out of the way place and is harder
to reach than Boston. The attendance
at Boston, too, would be greater than
at Syracuse.
After deciding where the meet Is to
be held the association will take up the
proposed amendment to the eligibility
rules, the one-year resident rule. This
will not affect any of the larger ooI-
leges, as all of them have a college
rule to that effect, but will be a blow
at the smaller colleges. If passed it
will not affect the other sports, as this
association deals only with the track
sports, each college having it's own ELI
gibility rule in them.
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
High Man on Each Team.
Young Britt a Winner
Over Sammy Keller

BALTIMORE. Feb. 25.-Young Britt,
OF Baltimore, outclassed Sammy Keller,
of England, and won a decision over
him before the Eureka Athletic Club
members, who filled the Lyceum Thea
ter. Abe UIlman, the referee rendered
the decision.
The fifteen rounds were not only SCI
entifically fought but were fast ones.
The EnglishmaR- proved to be not only
a clever ring general and experienced
boxer, but he was a man who could
take a lot of punishment and had the
stamina necessary to enable him to
come back for more and more of It,
OF the fifteen rounds fought Britt won
a ajOrity. There was no round in
which Keller gained a big advantage
though he was able to make hOnors
easy in four rounds.
Keller did a lot of good infighting to
the body, but in the latter rounds o fthe
fight he offset his good work by doing
lot OF holding.
In the early rounds Keller held a stiff
head when Britt was leading. He soon
had to timber his neck, and after the
third round his ring generalshtp came
into play. He then boxed more Clev-
erly. The pair weighed in at lis pounds.
Both were strong at the finish.
In the semi-windup Kid Berger made
Butts Williams look like a novice.
Butts had many points the advantage
or weight, but he does not know how
to fight He was a mark for Berger,
who sent him to good long dream Je-
Tore the first round ended
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
Rube Marquard Trying
Hard to Make Good

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 25-Down al
Marlin Springs training camp, in Texas.
Rube Marquard, former sensation of
the Indiapolis pitching staff, but now a
member of the New York Giants, is
endeavoring to get in shape for a sue
cuessful season.
According to reports from the East,
the Rube has been given to understand
that this is his last chance. and that in
case he fails to make good he will be
sent to the Eastern League.
MuggSy MCGraw, who has carried
Marquard through two unsuccessful
seasons since the southpaw was OBJ
tained from indianapolis, is now said to
have taken a firm stand. Unless the
Rube shows something worth while this
season, the Giant boss plans to send
him to Newark, where he will be turned
over to Joe McGinnity. MarQuard is
now working to get in the best shape
Of his career. His long try-out with the
Giants, according to some critics, is due
largely to the large sum invested in
him.
On the other hand, Marquard's sup
porters say the southpaw has never had
the right kind of a chance. They ex-
plain that the Giants catchers con-
stantly demanded curves of Marquard
when his fast ball was his long suit.
Their reason for compelling him to pitch
curves was that his fast ball was too
fast for them, and the great number of
curves reduced his speed.
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
WRESTLING ENTRIES
FORETELL BIG MEET
South Atlantic Officials
Proud of Prospects for
Championships.

Entries for the wrestling champion
ships of the South Atlantic Association
are indicative of one of the most sue
Cessful meets ever held under the aus
pices of the Amateur Union. Prof
Maurice Joyce, chairman of the com
mittee, says that from present indica-
tiOns the number of entries will exceed
any in previous years.
The entries close with Prof. Joyce in
this city on March II, the night of the
preliminaries, and with Prof. J. G.
Doyle, of 2lCO Madison avenue, Balti-
more, on the same night. The prelim-
inaries will be held in DOyle's gymna-
SUM, Baltimore and in Carroll Insti-
tute gymnasium here. The finals will
be held in Carroll Institute on
March IS
be plenty of entrants for every event,
and, according to Prof. Joyce, the best
grapplers in the division will compete.
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
Bankers Team Plays
Georgetown March 25

American Security and Trust, winners
OF class r, in the amateur baseball
series last season. will play Georgetown
University on March %.
The Bankers expect a strong combi-
lation. and have arranged early games
with all of the high schools and Gal
Iaudet. NJ. A. c.. and independent teams
I'm the city. Manager Macdonald has
n tentative schedule arranged, and is
beginning to look over his players
Captain Rawlings expects to have West
and Salb. as CatcherS, with SnOWder
Hayes, Macdonald. Howard, and Davis.
in the infield. with a strong outfieId
made up of last years ,fielders.
Should the weather continue fair the
team will be out next week. 1t is ex-
pected the infielders at Georgetown VIII
be out today or Monday. While the
diamond is in no condition to play on
the hilltop the Blue and Gray players
are expecting to do a little work on the
grass in early preparation for the base
ball season.
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
Georgetown Is Ready
For Association Quint

Maurice A. Joyce. coach of the
Georgetown basketball team, caid to-
day that the Blue and Gray five was
ready to meet the Y. NJ. c. A. regulars
Cor the championship of the District
of Columbia.
series of three games will be ar
ranged in the near future, and the first
game is likely to be played on March
u. While nothing definite has vet been
playing the games. it is probable there
will be a game played at the rink and
mt the association gymnasium and if
nccessary the third will be played on
neutral floor
In arranging the games care will be
taken to prevent c0nfiction of dates
with those fixed for the holding of the
amateur wrestling tourney, namely, the
nth and 18th of March. It may become
becessary, however to play one of the
contests on the former date.
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
WASHINGTON TEAM
HAS GOOD WORKOUT
Nationals Stir Up Enthus-
iasm in Close Game at
Hot Springs.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark, Feb. 25.-An
hour and fifteen minutes of the best
ball playing this season gave the Wash
ington players a ffTSt-cIass workout yes
terday. and this morning they are feel
ing their bones and sinews to discover
where the bruises are located.
The All Americans won the game,
score 4 to = but in the last of the
ninth the AIT Nationals came so near
tying the score that the players were
roused to mid-season enthusiasm.
There was not a single stolen base
nor base on balls. Fromme, of Cincin-
natl pitched three of the victors in
nI2gs, and Otey finished the game. For
the All Nationals, Walker pitched three,
Clark, of Providence four, and McQuil-
Ian. of Cincinnati, the other two. This
game was Otey's first workout, and he
laid the ball over easy for the most
part, but he was steady and strong at
that. Schaefer, Mcbride, and johnson
were artists with the stick, making
twO-baggerS each, while Johnson, be-
sides, featured himself by lifting the ball
into the clouds far beyond center-field
fence and lOped around the bases.
COnroy, Schaefer, and Mcbride made
double plays.
Score:
All Americans. ........... 2O10O1-4
All Nationals. OOO0O2 O1-3
Hits:
All Americans...... 2Oo211-S
All Nationals............ 0 OOO4 -
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
CATHEDRAL TO PLAY
YANKEE FIVE TODAY
Last Game of Season Will Be
Attempt to Retrieve for
Only Game Lost.

The National Cathedral School will
close its basketball season today when
it meets the Yankee team of the Boys
Department of the Y. NJ. c. a. at the
Cathedral gymnasium.
Considerable elatiOn is expressed at
the victory over Eastern High School
yesterday, when Cathedral took the
game by single point, the score being
2S to %
While the margin of one point gave
the game to Cathedral, Easter played a
great game, and it was anyOne's contest
Up to the final second. The game was
marked by some roughness, but the
smallness of the floor was. tc an ex-
tent, responsible, with the fact that
Eastern was outweighed.
Thorough familiarity with taS low
ceiling and nonre9ulation baskets gave
Eastern an advantage, but Coach
Green's team put up sterling game
despite the odds. Difficulty in locating
and Eastern quickly took the lead.
Struggle for the Lead.
The game see-sawed throughout, each
vieing with the other for the lead. The
half ended with a tie, 16 to 16, and It
was only on the last few minutes that
Cathedral came from behind and won
out.
The winning of the game gives the
Cathedral team a clean slate of vic
tories for the year among the scholastic
teams of the District. Eastern, West
ern, Business, Friends School, Army
and Navy Prep, and WOOdberry-Forrest,
Orange, Va. have been forced to take
the short end of the score. The Yankee
team has been the only victor over
Cathedral this season, and the Cathedral
quinr will endeavOr to get back with a
victory today.
Easterns Play Well.
The Eastern team played well, Chase
and Varela starring in the point max
ing. For Cathedral Crane did good work
while Todd made no less than sixteen
OF his teams points.
Summary and score:
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
The Trainer.
By Herman Nickerson.

The trainer always wears sweater.
II the thermometer is 80 in the shade
you will find him with one of these
cumbersome things wrapped about his
athletic person. No. he is not cold, but
he must look like an athlete or the
public wouldn't know he was with the
team. He is prouder of the "W" on his
left breast than a young lady in her
first low neck dress. Does the trainer
see that the ball players are condi-
toned? No, he usually kicks about
their poor condition and carries their
grips. The boys all call him Doctor"
though the manager always calls an
NJ. d. when anything happens. Train
erS help to make the party happy The
hardest work a trainer does is to
watch the turnstile count at the 25-
cent bleachers.
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
NAVY YARD LEAGUE
STANDING Of TEAMS
Duckpin Contenders Allow
Secondary Mount Shop to
Get Big Lead.

The Secondary Mount Shop still main
tains its lead in the Navy Yard Duck
pin League by safe margin of 80 pins.
The teams at present are spread out
fairly well and the closest contest is
that for fourth place, both West Gun
Shop and Miscellaneous Shop being the
Contenders.
Charles Miller. of the Breech Mount
Shop. has the best average of the indi-
viduals with 101-12 and his nearest COM
petitor for leadership honors is
Strothers. of the Secondary Mount
Shop, with 1913. The team standing and
averages of individuale by teams fol-
low:
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
Newark Manager Solves
Waiting-in-Line Problem

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Iron Man Joe
McGinnity, manager of the Newark
club in the Eastern League, has made
a suggestion to President Barrows, of
that organization, to establish pay-as-
you-enter ball parks around the circuit
The veteran twirler would employ
and thereby eliminate the standing in
line for tickets to a great extent.
The Eastern League president de-
clared that the plan was an excellent
one and intends to bring it to the atten-
ton of other magnateS.
McGinnity said that he believed the
big league ball parks would be using
the proposed system before many sea-
sons had gone by.
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
Schedule Given Out
For Guard League

Capt. Eugene Edwards, manager of
the National Guard basketball league.
has completed the schedule for the cur
rent season. The interest in the league
is at it's highest point and each team is
striving hard to superiority in every
game that is played.
Company H seems to have the call
right now and this team has proven its
ability in its contests with fast quintets
outside the league, having won ma jor-
ity in both cases.
Following is the remainder of the
schedule:
February 2T-Company K VS.. Com
pany H.. Company E VS.. First Bat
TALON.
March S-Company X VS.. Company H;
Ambulance Corps VS.. First Battalion.
March 6-Company H VS.. First Bat
talon. Company E VS.. Company K.
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
Big Club Statistics.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25-The New York
Americans are fair sample of the cos
mopolitanism of a big league baseball
club. Statistics which the club secre-
tary has complied show that twelve
States and Canada figure on the club
roster. The States are Vermont. Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Texas, New York, Michigan,
Virginia, California, and Missouri.
Pennsylvania contributes eight of the
players, Ohio four, Illinois three, Texas
and California two each. The average
age Of the players is within a small
fraction Of twenty-six.
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
Virginia Five Victors.

LEXINGTON, Va, Feb. 25.-Wash-
ington and Lee was forced to bow in
defeat to the basketball five from Vir-
ginia Polytechni mic Institute, q to 20,
here last night. The defense work of
V. P. I. was no doubt the important
factor in their victory. Hughes and
Legge did great work for v. P. !.
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
Poles After Gotch With
$4,000 on Zbyszko

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Polish friends
of Zoyszko. the Polish wrestling cham
pion, are willing to back their big coun-
tryman for $4,000 in a match with
Frank Gotch.
A committee wired Gotch today that
they would post a 5000 forfeit, and
meet any other reasonable demands of
the champion.
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
Western High Defeats
Army and Navy Preps

In a closely contested game at West
ern High School the team representing
that place defeated the Army and Navy
Presps yesterday 15 to 10. The visitors
played better ball in the second half and
managed to tie the score, but their
equality was. short lived, as Western
soon shot to the front again.
Both teams showed good team work,
but were rather weak in caging the
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
Not Far Behind in Railway
and Relief Association
Contests.
STAUB HOLDS LEAD
IN THE INDIVIDUALS
Cornell, Herbert, and Weuner Tied
for the High Individual Game
With 233.

The Eastern bowling five in the Wash
ington Railway and Relief Association
League are continuing their good work
on the alleys. and as a result they are
not so far behind the leaders, the Track
and Roadway team.
But fifteen pins separate the two.
Columbia and Northern are putting up
a stiff argument for the right to have
fifth place, with the advantage of
thirteen points in favor of the former
team.
Staub Leads Individuals.
In the individuals, Staub is still lead
ing with an average of 1873, with Skin
ner seven points below.
w. Cornell of the Columbia five, G.
Herbert of the Track and Roadway, and
W A Wenner of the Mechanics, are
tied for high individual game with 233.
The team standing and averages fol-
low:
The Washington times., 1911-02-25
Motor Racer Suspended.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 25.-Lewis P.
Strang, manager of the J. I. Case Com
pany's motor racing team. has been
DISQUALIFIED and suspended for twelve
months by the contest board of the A.
A. A. for failing to appear to start in
the Madri Gras speed contests scheduled
TO begin this afternoon.