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The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Cobb and Crawford
Pass the Olive Branch

CHICAGO, April 24.-Ty Cobb and
Sam Crawford Saturday exchanged sig
nails for the first time since their mem
orable run-tn last summer. Within a
short space of time Detroit's two out
field stars will be on better terms than
Trey were before the war"
The last barrier to a peace settlement
was removed Saturday, when DOME
Bush and Tyrus agreed to be the best
of friends again. The worlds champion
batsman and the midget shortstop spoke
Saturday for the first time since last
September. They agreed to forget and
start anew.
On two occasions, with Cobb on base
and Crawford at bat the Georgian and
'Wahoo" exchanged signals. Sam did
not help Cobb advance either time, but
the signals were flashed for the first time
since last summer. Neither bears ILL
feeling toward the other. 1t is today
only a question of who will be the first
to speak. With Bush and Cobb on the
best of terms again, 1t is certain that
Cobb and Crawford will reach a break
in the reign of silence.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Y. M. c. A. Will Award
Swimming Trophies

Besides the election of seven directors
and five officers at the annual business
meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A, called for
tomorrow night, in the assembly hall.
1876 G street, the swimming trophies
won by the Washington team in the
recent aquatic events will be presented,
and chairmen of the membership, COM
mittees will make their reports public
for the first time. Practically the entire
membership is anxious to learn which
committee won first place
Heads of various departments will be
present to tell how they spent S1a5, 200
during the last year, and answer ques-
tions from the big question drawer"
The members of the board of mana
gers whose terms expire are Bert T.
Amos, c. l. Corby, Anson s. Taylor.
z. E. Clement, W. W. Everett, W. H.
Kerr, and F. L. Moore
The following officers will be chosen
by the active members in the associa-
ton: President, vice president, second
vice presidnt, treasurer, and recording
secretary.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Geers Has Big Stable
For Coming Season

MEMPHIS. Tenn, April 24.-From all
appearances the well-known trainer, Ed
Geers, will have the coming season, one
OF the greatest stables he has ever cam
paigned down the grand circuit. All
told. there are fifty-twoI horses in Mr..
Geers string, and right how the wizard
Of the sulky is completely at a loss to
know which are better than the rest
He is exceedingly enthusiastic over his
horses, and says that he never had SO
many green prospects that were gated
as well and as good headed as he has
right now.
Mr.. Geers looks to be enjoying per-
feet health. And despite the report that
was circulated some time ago to the
effect that he would retire from the turf
at the end of the season, the G. o. NJ.
Is planning to race horses for several
seasons to come. Concerning that re-
port, Mr.. Geers says:
There Is positively nothing in the re-
port. I am feeling as well as ever and
hope to be able to keep in the game
for some time. At any rate, l intend
to race horses on the grand circuit as
long as l can drive a winning race.
When I get so that can no longer do
myself, the horse and owners justice,
then l will think about quitting, but
not until then"
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Washington Cross-Country
Runner Brings In His
.-. Blank.
OTHER ENTRIES ARE
BROUGHT IN TODAY
Schoield and Dickinson to Be
Starters in Big Race May
Thirteenth.

Warren CurIey, OF the Washington
Cross Country Club. is the first wash
ington athlete to enter The Times Inter-
city Marathon on May 13, his blank
coming in today.
Curley had the distinction of being
the first entrant last year in this evert,
as well, and It is coincidence that he
should top the list again this year.
His best race was run in the Wash
ington Cross Country ten-mile run of
last Easter Monday. when he won sixth
place in a field of more than thirty run
ners. Curley finished eleventh in the
New Year ten-miIe. and fourteenth in
the A. A. U. championship run on
Washinston's birthday.
W. H. Schofield and II. NJ. Dickinson,
OF the Washington Cross Country, were
also in today with their blanks. Scho-
field finished third in the Hamilton Club
run in Baltimore last Saturday, second
in the. Washington Cross Country Club
run of Easter Monday. and thirteenth
in the A. A. U. championship run.
From the Y. NJ. c. A. today came a
request for ten entry blanks for the
race,
Several OF the individual runners have
been working out for about ten days,
but, beginning this week, systematic
training will be started. Two years
ago the Association furnished EnZor,
the winner OF the long-distance classic,
and several good athletes are expected
to sport Y. NJ. G. A. colors next month
Ali of the other organizations have
their men out every afternoon, and it is
expected that by the end of this week
quite a number of athletes will be in
good enough shape to finally enter by
sending their blanks TO the sporting de-
partment of The Times.
For the benefit of Washington run
ners the following hints, in addition, 20
those published the other day, have been
obtained from Mike Murphy. the famous
Pennsylvania trainer who Is considered
the greatest living conditioner of ath-
letes:
Every trainer has a good method
stick to the method with which you
started.
Easy crosscountry running is the
best training.
"Long-distance runners should be we'll
nourished.
Avoid working out on a hard pave
men,. Find a good road.
DO not run too many trials at full!
speed.
of brown paper pinned inside the jer-
Sey over the chest Will be found a good
protection against the cold. When you
get to your training quarters get a bath
and rundown.
Eat anything that agrees with you,
but cut out pastries.
DO not allow yourself to be stimu-
lated In order to finish. Drop out first.
After the first several weeks of train
ing, If you have taken good care of
yourself. you will begin TO feel that you
are getting into condition.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Red and Blue Team
Fit for Relay Races

PHILADELPHIA, April A.-The de-
velopments of the past week indicate
that despite the unreasonable weather,
the athletes seem to be in good con-
dition for the relay races at Penn next
Saturday.
Pennsylvania trip South gave the
general public a chance to size I'D the
Red and Blue squad and it must be ad-
mitted that they gave a most salts
factory account Of themselves. Paul,
Bodley. Levering, Church, and Wolfe
all showed that they are in fine condl-
ton, and If Boyle, Foster, and Gray,
shape next Saturday, it will take some
running to make Penn relinquish her
hold of the two and the four-mile
championships. ~
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
PALACE TEAM is
FIRST IN CAPITAL
DUCKP|N LEAGUE
Fight for Second Place
Furnished Real
Contest.

The race in the National Capital
Duckpin League. just closed. shows the
Palace team away in the lead with
more than fifty points above its nearest
competitor.
The contest for second place proved
exceedingly close, two defeats during
the past week causing the Washington
Stars to tie with Y. M. c. A, but the
latter team gets the prize for that posi-
tion, having a greater number of pins
10 its credit.
To Baum belongs the honor of finish
ing first among the individuals. beating
E1ker for the place by four points. Nc
Carty's high game Of iS and high set
OF S97 rolled on the opening night were
never touched.
Following are the averages:
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
NAVY Confident.

The baseball team representing the
Navy Yard is confident of winning to-
days game with the Anacostia nine
of the Sunday School League, at the
grounds at Seventeenth and d streets
southeast. Ingram Memorial is carded
as the Navy Yards opponent tomor-
row at the grounds at Thirteenth and
D streets northeast, and on Wednes-
day the Petworth nine will attempt
to lower Nays laurels at the Capital
Cftv grounds
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Players and Fans
Mourn Death of Craig

INDIANAPOLIS, April 24.-Baseban
players and fans all over the country
are today mourning the death Of George
NJ. C"Lefty'O Craig, pitcher for the In
dianapolis club. who succumbed last
night from bullet wound inflicted by
a burglar Friday evening. There is no
clue to the assassin. 80
Craig's home was in Philadelphia.
The Indianapolis club bought him from
League, last season. He was only twen-
ty-four years old.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Real lighthouses.

That it is an i'll wiEd that profits
no one obtains in the matter of struc-
lures devoted to athletics, as well as
TO any other human endeavor.
The majority Of the great baseball
plants have been built after fires have
wiped out antiquated parks, and now
comes boatnouses along the most mod
ern lines. The flames that swept scull-
ers' row In New York the other day,
was. in a way, most disastrous. cont
ing at this time of the year. but from
the ashes Of the old houses will rise
steel and REINFORCED concrete struc-
lures that will not onlv place rowing on
a more permanent basis. bot will add
to the attractions of the~river frCnt
The city building inspectors fiowned
or the idea of more wooden affairs. so
the oarsmen have decided to go the linz
II in constructing permanent homes.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Amateurs ready.

One week from today the amateur
baseball season in Washington will be
in full swing, with no less than dozen
well-organized leagues under way to-
ward the series next fall which decides
the city championship.
Although amateur baseball in this
city has been big affair for years,
there has never been a time in the past
when everything was in such excellent
condition for an luspicious Inaugural
ton.
Thanks to efforts of President Bob
Young and his co-workers in the Dis
trict commission, the whole scheme has
been put in better working order, with
more thorough understanding, of ev-
cry feature OF the situation by all con-
cerned.
Managerial affairs are satisfactory,
and II is now up to the players them
selves to make the season just such a
success as the work of The promoters
and managers deserve for their long
and hard work.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
YOUNGSTOWN TEAM
GETS CONWAY FROM
WASHINGTON CLUB
MeAleer Sends Outhelder to
Minors Until Next
Autumn.

NEW YORK. April 4.-Manager Nc
Aleer decided today to send Charley
Conway. the outfelder, to the Youngs-
town club.
Last year Conway led Youngstown
with the bat and McAleer Is so conf
dent that the player will eventually
make good that he will rejoin the Ma
tionals in the fall.
Conway leaves for Youngstown to-
morrow
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
To Race Tonight,

NEW YORK, April A.-Alfred Shrubb
and Gus Ljungstrom. are expected to
do some real running in their ten-nile
race tonight. Shrubb Is anxious to
retrieve his honors recently lost to
William Queal.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Charles Evans, Jr., Golf
Champion, Coming Here

CHICAGO April 24.-Charles Evans,
Jr., Western open golf champion, who
championship on the Prestwick links
in Scotland next month, left today for
Washington, where he will stop for a
few days prior to sailing for Eng
land
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
WOODWARD TEAM
FIRST IN DUCKP|N
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
Distribution of Season Prizes
Scheduled for Banquet
on Thursday.

The Commercial Duckpin League will
hold a banquet Thursday evening. at
which time the prizes for the winners
during the season just closed will be
distributed.
To the Woodward & Lothrop team
belongs the honor of finishing at the
top Of the heap, with the Peoples Mu-
tual Insurance Company team but five
games behind.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Baseball Card TODAY.

st. Stephens (MarQuette) VS.. Strayer's
College, at Thirty-fifth street and Wis
consin avenue, at o'clock.
Central High VS.. Cathedral School, at
Mt. st. Alban, at $3.50 o'clock.
Navy Yard VS.. Anacostia Baptist, at
Seventeenth and D streets southeast, at
5 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Bouts Tonight.

NEW HAVEN, April A.-Frankie
Burns, of Jersey City, VS.. Tommy
Houck, of Philadelphia, and Australian
Charley Griffin VS.. Bunny Ford. of this
city, are the feature bouts of the boy
ing show scheduled here tonight Bet.
ting 10 brisk.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
WolqaSt VS.. Hogan.

NEW YORK, April 24-Increasing in
terest is being shown today in the ten
round fight between Ad Wolgast and
One Round Hogan, the California boy,
next Wednesday night. Hogan is re-
garded by many as real contender for
the title.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Among the Amateurs.

Formal Docket defeated Bureau of
Tariff in the Interstate Baseball League
by s to 2. The features were the pitch
ing of Hanvill and the fielding of Barn
holt.
The Active A. c. team wants games
with teafns averaging fourteen. Ad-
dress George O'Brien, 1900 H street
northeast.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Follow the Phillies.

No better evidence of the love of VIC
tory by baseball fans has ever been
shown than in the manner in which
Philadelphia has turned from the Ath-
letic to the Phillies.
Although the former team has the
prestige of worlds title, that evidently
means but little to the Quaker park
patrons, who are now turning toward
Manager Dooin and his band OF sprint
ers. now off to flying start in the Ma
tionaI League.
Not only have the Phillies gotten
away nicely, but so impressive has
been their work thus far that the i'm
preston is spreading through the senior
league that -Dooin's men will be decid-
edly troublesome before taps is sounded
in october.
In the meantime the Phillies are get
ting the better support in their home
town.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
For motorcyclists.

For motorcychsts.
Washington motorcyclists have learn
ed with interest that the 1911 meet
of the Federation of American Motor
cyclists will be held in Buffalo. Many
Of them are plan to visit the Bison
City during the week of the meet,
which Is scheduled to begin July 2.
1t Is the plan of the Buffalo motor
cyclists to have a double endurance
run, starting simultaneously from New
York and Chicago, the riders to enter
Buffalo on the Fourth of July. There
has been some talk of substituting
tours for the endurance runs, but It is
likely that the run and the tours will
both be held this year. There Is also
talk at this time of a new board track
in Buffalo with Jack Prince as the
builder.
The F. A. NJ. meet will bring together
some of the fastest riders in the coun-
try. and It Is confidently expected that
new marks will be made during the
speed trials which will form part of
the program.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Lauorahe Weather Holding Back Boat Clubs Of Washington Potomac
BOB Tf1AYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
-"EVERY KNOCK IS A BOOST.

body to compete in the championship
meet on May-6. is evidently not being
taken very seriously.
According to late announcements the
colleges of this section are planning
to enter squads. II they attempt to do
so their entries will be rejected, ac-
cording to Chairman Stuart, as the d.
rectors have voted to live up strictly to
the rules, and Stuart has been so in
formed officially.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
s. A. A championships.

The warning sounded through these
columns the other day by ". G. Stuart,
chairman of the registration commit
tee of the A. A. u. that the South Attain
tic Association will allow only members
Of clubs that are members OF the parent
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-31
A Very Good Reason-Sompayrac
Not the Issue.

Guardian-JOurnal: Mr.. Paul Som
payrac seems to be the manager for
Nh. ]. B. Aswell in this campaign.
But he is worst disturbed now, be-
cause he can't get Judge Hall to
meet him in debate. We don't un-
derstand why Mr.. Sompayrac should
think Judge Hall would turn aside
to debate with him. There is no pub
lie issue between him and Judge
Hall. Mr.. Sompayrac seems to be
fond of speaking, but his speeches
made in his own behalf when he
was a candidate few years ago, did
not prevail much with the voters. II
may be that he is more successful
when speaking for others than FOL
himself.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-31
Activity OF the St0rk.

Tifnes-Democrat: The recording
of eighty-four births at the office OF
the City Board of Health in one day
this week is viewed with satisfac-
ton by the officials. This record is
said to have been beaten some time
ago when a hundred babies were an
nounced on a single day; but II
Mondays record can only be kept
up it will mean five hundred births
for the week, or nearly three times
the total Of deaths.
1t is to be feared, however, that
these figures are spasmodlc rather
than to be regularly depended upon.
The birth rate of the country is
steadily decreasing, especially IN the
cities; and while race suicide" is
probably less marked in the South
than in the North, the chances are
that here, as elsewhere throughout
the world, there are fewer babies
tO the block" than half century
IagO
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-31
LATEST LONDON FADs.
Study of Hindustani Craze In An
ticipation of the Durbar.

TlCipaIIon OF TIE 6ATIdFs
The latest fad In London is to study
Hindustani, and lessons In this diff
cult language are fitted in between
luncheon and tea enga gements or be-
tween the ride in the mall In the early
morning and the Il o'clock breakfast.
This devotion to Hindustanf is in
view Of the approaching coronation
ilurbar, to attend which hundreds of
English men and women will follow
the king and queen to Delhi. OF
course knowledge Of Hindustani is
not essential to ones enjoyment, but
It is a nice way of letting people know
that you are going to the durbar IL you
carry a thin book Of Hindusfani
around everywhere with you. It would
take two lessons day for month to
enable one to make oneself understood
in the slightest degree In India. and a
knowledge of the language Is unneces-
sary. as most high caste Indians speak
English with d university accent, but
the study has become d craze. and the
Indian students In London are reapiug
| i harvest from it.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-31
NO DAMAGE DONE BY
FRISCO EARTHQUAKE.
Reports of the Disturbance on July
Were Grossly Exaggerated.

The city of San Francisco is much
aggrieved at the exaggerated reports
Of mild visitation of an earthquake
on July /. Some newspaper accounts
had it that great damage was done,
whereas an exhaustive investigation
has determined beyond question that
absolutely no harm resulted. Official
statements to this effect have been is
sued by the following authorities:
Hiram johnson, governor of Cal1for-
MIA; Dr. Armin o. Leuschner, profes-
sor of astronomy and director OF the
Students observatory, University OF
California; Sturla Einarsson, instructor
in practical astronomy, University OF
California; Professor R. G, Aitken,
acting director of the Lick observatory.
Nathaniel Ellery, state engineer OF the
state of California; FL. D. Connick,
chief assistant to the city engineer OF
San Francisco; Rev. Jerome 5. R1card,
s. j., director seismographic station,
Santa Clara college, Santa Clara, CAL;
Otto Won GeIdern, consulting engineer,
secretary of the Technical society OF
the Pacife coast, member of the Seis-
biological Society of America, member
of the engineering committee on the
earthquake of 1906, American Society
of Civil Engineers.
The statements declare that absolute
" no damage was done by the shock
in question to person or property in
San Francisco. They show that the
| only place in the state which suffered
| in any degree from the quake was the
Lick observatory, conducted by the
University of California on Mount
Hamilton, Santa Clara county, seven
/ ty-five miles from San Francisco and
twenty five miles from San Jose, Even
there the damage was nominal. excep'
! to buildings injured by the earthquake
of 1906 and not adequately repaired.
1t is not true that any death was oc
| casioned, even remotely, by the shocB
of July |. It is not true that anybody
was even slightly injured as direct OF
indirect consequence OF the quake.
| is not true that San Francisco was
thrown into a state of panic or that
condition of public terror prevailed
i Tt is not true that buildings were
thrown out of plumb, that cornice'
were thrown down and plaster badl!
cracked. 1t is not true that business
was paralyzed and public Amusement
suspended for the remainder of tn
day. 1t is not true. that the shock wa
of long duration.
The quake in San Francisco iaste'
perceptibly just twenty seconds.
was sharp. but it lacked destructiV
, force and intensity. People did rul
out of crowded public places, such
stores and theaters, but they went bac
Immediately.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-31
SEEKS LOST TREASURE.
Indian More than 100 Says He Buried
Ii Eighty Years Ago.

Indian More than 100 Says He Buried
Ii Eighty Years Ago.
After spending several weeks in Mis-
souri, hunting for treasure which
he says he helped to hide more than
eighty years ago Big Reyes. Chicka-
saw Indian, has returned to his home
In Oklahoma. Keyes. who says be is
more than 100 years old, tells that the
treasure, which consisted of silver.
was buried by his tribe In cave on
the White river in southwestern Mis-
souri,
According to the old Indian. his tribe
had been driven out of Georgia and
went to northern Arkansas and south
ern Missouri. where they lived along
the course of the White river. Here
they discovered q rich silver mine. and
for years the Indians mined the metal
and melted 1t into bars. Then, fearing
an attack of the white settlers, the
saver was put in cave, rock rolled
into the mouth and earth piled over it.
The attack which the Indians feared.
Keyes says. was caused by the reports
Of the finding by them of the silver.
After hiding the treasure the Indians
went to Oklahoma, and Keyes marked
the trail which led to the cave.
Old landmarks made on rocks. ne
says, he has found, but the mark
which designated the entrance to the
cave was made on huge elm tree.
This tree he cannot find. The mark
il a picture carved in the tree of an
Indian preparing to shoot an arrow
from bow.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-31
A TAFT ANEcDoTE.
Letter From Ohio Admirer Suggests
Story to the President.


President Taft has a rich fund OF
anecdotes at his command and is apt
In applying them In his everyday con-
versations.
The other day Secretary Hilles called
his attention to letter that had been
received at the White House from an
Ohio admirer of the president. The
Ohioan was stirred up over the attacks
that had been made on the president
by the Republican insurgents, ana
after citing the things the president
had accomplishments supreme court
appointments, the arbitration treaties.
Canadian reciprocity, the tariff board
and the trust prosecutions-the man
In the Buckeye State ended with the
declaration that in his opinion Mr..
Taft was the greatest ruler since the
days of Solomon.
According to the story that is going
the round of official circles, the presi-
dent turned to Hilles with smile and
said:
"Hilles, did you ever hear the story
of the man who was under the I'M
preston that he was an orator and
who could not understand why his
friends did not congratulate him after
q particularly labored effort? He
waited as long as he could stand it and
then asked one of them how he liked
his speech.
@Best that has been delivered since
the day OF Edmund Burke said his
friend
YES replied the orator after a few
moments of serious thought. but why
lug in Burke?'
"Why lug in Solomon" added the
president, chuckling and turning once
more to the papers on his desk.