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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
MRS. SCHM|Tz HARD
| PRESSED IN TENNIS
Champion Plays Her Best
Game to Defeat Miss Kuttroff
in National Match.

NEW YORK, March S.-Dashing lawr
tennis matches brought Mrs. Frederick
Schmitz. the playing through champion
Miss Marie Wagner. former champion
Miss Erna Marcus and Miss Alice L. Fish
into the semi-final round of the national
indoor championship tournament on the
courts of the 7th Regiment yesterday
The real stirring contests of the day fell
| to Mrs. Schmitz and Miss Wagner The
| former gained her place by defeating Miss
| Clara Kuttroff of the West Side Club
Cd, 6-3, in match that was filled with
| splendid playing, and Miss Wagner de-
feated Miss Barbara Fleming, g., 81.
| The doubles also progressed through to
the semi-finals. Glass here also main
tanned it's supremacy, the surviving pairs
being Miss Edith NJ. Hady and Mrs. c.
w. Remsen, Mrs. Frederick Schmitz and
Miss Marcus. Miss Elizabeth c. Bunce
and Miss Fleming, and Miss Wagner and
| Miss kuttroff, the present holders Of the
| titles.
Conditions favored the drawing down OF
| the field of aspirants. The light was
perfect and the gallery of large proper.
tions and enthusiastic. Interest conferred
upo nthe contest in which Mrs. Schmitz
opposed Miss Kuttroff, as the latter a
year ago compelled the champion to play
10 ner limit. How closely MISS kuttrOf
| engaged her opponent nay be judged
from the total of the finals, which tally
| l. games to Z, IS points to GA.
| Miss Fleming of the Plainfield Country
Club. who did so we'll on the previous
day, found the speed of Miss Wagner
more than she could cope with In the
doubles Miss Fleming. paired with Miss
| Bunce, scored one of the notable matches
OF the day. The pair defeated Miss Mar
] garet NJ. Riker and Miss Rita c. Metcalf,
I6-O. %. Another lively contest was
! that in which Mrs. Schmitz and Miss
Marcus defeated the Misses Fish, e.
l6- as the two sisters were slow in get
ting their game started and played below
| their usual form
| The only three-set match was that in
which Miss Media Wadleton and Miss
| Bessie c. Holden defeated Miss Frances
Henry and Miss Marjorie Kerr. 60, 40,
| S3 High lobbing and fast driving caused
this match to he spectacular one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
GOSSIP OF LOCAL
AMATEUR ATHLETES

This week will be one of great atm
letic activity in this city. A cham-
pionship basket ball game. the wrestling
preliminaries for the South Atlantic A. A
L. tournament which is to be held March
Is. and two track meets are on the card
Wednesday evening the Georgetown and
Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball teams will meet
IN the first game for the championship OF
the District: Friday evening the National
Guard Athletic Association isa0o hold It's
annual track and field games, Saturday
evening the South Atlantic preliminary
wrestling championship will be held, and
on the same night the first colored meet
that has ever been attempted in the south
will be pulled off in Convention Hall.
The basket ball game between the Y.
NJ. c. a. and Georgetown should prove
one of the best of the year, as the teams
are great rivals and play the game for
all it is worth when they meet From
what is being reported in the press
notices. the National Guard meet is TO be
the best ever held by the association.
Prof. Joyce, in charge of the wrestling
committee. reports that he has the
largest and ciassiest number of entries
for the preliminaries that have ever be-
ored track meet is a new institution. and
that IL is going to prove success is as
sured Every colored boy in the District
has the running fever. and while the meet
may not be all that IL might in regard to
running of the events smoothly, there Is
little doubt that IL will be a gigantic sue
cess in so far as the number and class of
the entries are concerned.
After the Georgetown meet Saturday
1srrl- or1 cd ~
the FAIRIES" who wished to extend their
congratulations. TO such an extent that 4,
was thought that Il would be necessary
10 call the police TO clear a way through
the throng so that the people might leave
the hall. Wymard sought refuge in the
box Office, where he found safety under
the protecting wing of PINK Bowie
Richmond College again came out witt
an excuse Saturday night in it's race
with the Maryland Agges. 1T claimed
that its best man had been left at the
hotel because he had broken his ankle
The officials started TO forfeit the race &c
the Marylanders without protest wher
the Aggies' captain stated that he die
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08

Decision Reached Yesterday
to Have IntercIass Races
Late in April.

| 1t was settled yesterday by those al
present in Charge of rowing at George
town to hold an interclass regatta or
the Potomac late in April the most prob
able date being the 10Th. on which day
the base ball team does not play. The
announcement of this fact was made this
morning by President Power of the ath.
letic association. who is the head of the
boat club and under whose management
the affair will take place. He will be
helped in the matter by Assistant Man
! aeer BrosSeau.
| Although it has been known for some
weeks that class regatta would be held
| this spring, this is the first time that
anything definite has been done in re-
gard to such an event by the new men
in care of the crews. Ever since the
abolition of intercollegiate competition
| for the present year was accomplished
there have been two factions quietly at
work at the school, one being composed
of those against the sport entirely and
the other made up of the rowing en-
thusiasts.
Cold weather was again responsible for
the Blue and Gray ball tossers taking an
enforced rest yesterday. The battery can
didates were the only ones out, these
taking an easy period of practicinS in
the gymnasium.
The continued lameneSs of Capt. Smith
of the Hilltop track team as a result
of his fall at Baltimore three weeks ago
is causing a great deal of concern among
the students of the school. The crippled
limb is not getting in shape near as
fast as it should and friends of Smith
are now afraid that he will never be
able to hurdle again. Certain it is that
there is little chance of his competing
| before another winter
| At meeting of the racket wielders
of the institution yesterday afternoon. the
| Georgetown University Tennis Associa-
ton was formed. Manager Carroll OF
| the old association was elected tempo
rary chairman and will hold office unit
| the regular slate is made UP after the
! adoption of the constitution Saturday
! The members of the association are
planning big year, already many
matches having been scheduled for the
| team.
| The following are the line-ups for the
| Georgetown-Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball game
which will take place at the Arcade this
evening. hostiities starting promptly a
riscello and Martin; center, Capt. Schlos-
| ser; guards, Heiskeil and Monarch. Y. NJ
| C. A, forwards, Malloy and Miller; cen
| ter. Thornton; guards. Walk and Hoppe
| Mr.. Hughes will referee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
t ailoring Talks
By J. Fred Gatchell,
9Z8 Fourteenth Street.

Something extraordinary
in today's talk.
| am going to make you a
proposition that means TEN
ACTUAL DOLLARS TO
YOU.
Briefly, here it is: You are
going to need an early Spring
Suit and a little later a Blue
Serge. Ii / can have the or
der for BOTH at the. same
time-I'll make up two $500
Suits-one Fancy and one
the Blue Serge-for $1,000
instead of $1,000.
Looking ahead a little
SAVES YOU TEN DOL
LARS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
Departures.

Schooner c. B. Sheppard, light, for a
lower Potomac point to load pine lum-
Der back OF this city; schooner Eleanor
Russell, light, for the lower river to load
oysters In the shell back to this city;
schooner Leonard, light, for Prospect
Hill. Nomini creek. to load lumber back
to this city; schooner Peri, from Alexan-
dria for Cole landing, Va, with merchan-
disc to dealers there; schooner Five Sis
tiers, from Alexandria for Aquie. creek with
merchandise for Knights landing; schoon-
er Martin Wagner. light, from Alexandria
for the Potomac oyster beds to load oys-
tiers in the shell for the dealers; Hattie
Parks, light. for Potomac point to load
cord wood back to this city; tug Minerva,
towing lighters from Georgetown to
dredging machines down river; tug d. M.
Key. with tow of lighters for down.
river point.
Memoranda.
Schooner 8. c. Miles will return to
Chesapeake bay point to load lumber;
steamship Dorothy is due at Alexandria
this evening with phosphate rock from
Port Tampa: barge Patuxent is in Deco
guam to load railway ties for New York:
schooner s. l.. Bowen is In Machodoc
creek to load cord wood for this port;
schooner Mary Ann Shea is at lower
Potomac point loading cord wood or lum-
Der for the dealers here; scow John
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08

| GUARANTEE both
Suits, of course-that's what
my Fit or No Pay means
and the Fit or No Pay"
holds in this combination
proposition just as strongly
and certainly as at all other
times. They'll be Gatchell
Suits in every respect-Van-
doren will cut and fit them.
The fact is I'm pulling for
the biggest seasons business
I've ever had-not a little
bigger, but a HEAP BIG
GER. Can't count you in
on this $4,000 Combination
offer?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.
SWITZERLAND.

Schooner Samuel Wood, cord wood from
the st. Marys river to j. H. Carter & Co..
at 18th street wharf: flattie Jack, oysters
in the shell for the market, on James
creek; barge Kent, at Quantico, to load
pyrites for Baltimore: tug James O..
Carter, with a lighter in tow from Broad
creek to the Eastern branch; Hattie mo
name), at Alexandria, to load merchan-
disc for a lower Potomac point; tug Wal
ter F. Meade. towing sand and gravel
laden lighters from a lower Potomac
point to Georgetown: slcop Woolford,
oysters in sthe shell from the lower Po-
tomac beds to the dealers here; fiattie
w. E. Parks, cord wood from a river
mint to L. A. Clarke & Son, 10th street
wharf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08

not want the race by forfeit and that if
the Richmond outfit were willing he would
run them with three men This was
done and the Farmers finished at least
forty yards to the good 1t makes the
second season which the Marylanders
have gone through without losing a race,
and II they can win at Penn in April
they will have about hung up the record
for these parts.
Georgetown and the Y. NJ. C. A. basket
ball teams meet tonight in the first of
the series of three games for the cham
pionship Of the District. Just which five
Will be the victor is hard to tell. On the
past showings made by the two quints
there seems to be very little difference
between them. The Y. Nj. c. A., owing
to its more consistent practice and play
ing during the last two weeks. should
start the game the favorite, though il is
expected that Georgetown's greater ag-
gressiveness will come near offsetting
this
The entry list for the National Guard
meet Will be made up mostly from among
local athletes, and from that standpoint
should eclipse anything that has been held
In this section along that line
While it is advertised that boxing
exhibition will be given as an added at
traction at the National Guard meet it
would seem that there are two reasons
why it should, or, rather. will not be
done. The first is that there is a law in
the District forbidding boxing in a pub
lie exhibition of any kind where an ad-
| mission is charged, and the second is
that no professional contest can be held
in any meet sanctioned by the A. A. L.
George Washington twice tried to pull off
the same stunt. but found it impossible.
| Most of the local base bail teams will
find themselves snowbound for the next
! few days IL the present indications count
for anything.
| While it has just been given to the
public that Robertson would not repre-
| sent Georgetown University this spring.
| 1t has been understood for two or three
| weeks by those intimately connected with
| affairs at the university that he would
not continue in school.
! Robertson signed a contract with the
Savannah club last summer. and since
that time has had hardly any other idea
than that he would play ball in that city
| THIS season.
| II is doubtful if the record made by
Wagner of Yale in the pole vault last
Saturday night will be approached in the
South Atlantic Association in many years.
II cannot be remembered when the bar
ever had to be showed so high before to
decide contest of the kind In this part
of the country. The championship of the
/ South Atlantic section is generally won
with vault of less than eleven feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
DAVIS CUP TRIALS.
America VS.. South Africa, the Win
ner to Play Great Britain.

SYDNEY. N. S. W., March s-The
drawing for the play in the Davis inter-
national lawn tennis matches took place
yesterday. The United States will play
South Africa and the winner will COM
pete with Great Britain.
Preliminary ties must be decided in time
enough to permit the challenge round
with Australia being played In New Zea-
land in December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
Bowling Tourney.

There was a meeting Monday night at
the Terminal Y. NJ. G. A. to arrange for
bowling tournament in tenpins for five
man teams, doubles and singles. The
tournament will start Wednesday, March
49,: entries close Saturday. March IL.
Four teams have entered, and there is
promise of a big entry in doubles and
singles. 1t is expected there will be some
closely contested games. as there has
been some high games pulled of lately.
There will be prizes for winning teams
two for the doubles and one for the sim
giles. The tournament will be for Ter
minal r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. members only.
The schedule will be published the first
of next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
OPERATE ON JENNINGS.
Foreign Growth Removed From De.
troit MANAGERS Ear.

MONROE, La, March S.-A specialist
yesterday performed an operation on
Manager Hugh Jennings of the Detroit
Americans to remove a foreign growth in
his ear The growth affected Jennings
throat, according to diagnosis of the
specialist. His voice had been growing
huskier and threatened to prevent his
characteristic coaching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
Want Base Ball Games.

The White Haven Athletic Club would
like to arrange games with strong teams
from the District or Virginia. Sunday
games are preferred. Please address all
communications to w. F. Maupin, man
ager White Haven A. c., 4914 Macomb
street. city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
Mr.. Small Struck by Car.

TRENTON, n. j., March S.-Repre-
sentative John III. Small of North Caro-
lima, who was scheduled to speak at last
nights dinner of the local chamber OF
commerce, was struck by q trolley car
here yesterday afternoon while alighting
from an automobile. He was dragged
about fifteen feet, but not seriously In
jured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
Trying to Protect Police.

The government Is doing everything
possible to protect the lives and elevate
| the dignity of the police. and severe
penalties are imposed upon those who
| resist or insult or ridicule an officer on
duty. These offenses are punished by i'm
prisonment. and in case of an insult OF
ridicule the offender remains in prison
until he makes formal apology either In
writing, which is posted. or orally In the
presence of the offended officer and all
| others who may happen to be at head
quarters at the time.
The patrolmen are divided into four
divisions. like an army, for the four
quarters of the city, and are subdivided
into brigades and subbrigades, and mill
tary training continues during their en-
tire service. The system of promotion is
the same as in the army. but officers who
d stinguished themselves are recognized
with rewards of merit. medals, decora-
tons and advancement.
Patrolmen are forbidden to enter cafes
or other places where liquor is sold while
in uniform; they are not allowed to talk
with each other or with passers-by except
in the performance of their duty: they
are forbidden to accept tips or rewards
in any form from the public; they are
prohibited from entering private houses
except when called for, and are required
upon retiring from duty. Inspectors in
uniform and in plain clothes are always
about watching for delinquences of patrol
men, and violations of the regulations
are punished by fines. loss of numbers,
suspension without pay or dismissal.
Originally the four chief commissaries
were elected by the people, but they be-
came so corrupt and subservient to poliA
ticians. liquor sellers. gamblers and keep
ers Of disorderly houses that the change
was made, and of late years there has
been little complaint Of corruption. The
commissary acts as magistrate, directs
inquiries into cases of crime and must
be notified instantly Of any unusual &C.
currence under his jurisdiction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08

Fisher is at a river point loading cord
wood for this port: schooner s. Sawyer
has sailed from Baltimore for the 81.
Marys river to load schooner s. F. Kir-
wan is at Baltimore with lumber from
the Mattapon river: schooner Earl Bis
coe is at a lower-river point loading lum-
Der for the dealers here; schooner Fred
die Hamblin is at a North Carolina point
to load lumber for the local market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08

c. T. Bowers OF Culpeper county. W..
is a candidate for the democratic nomi.
nation for the state senate from the dis
trict composed of the counties OF Orange.
Culpeper and Rappahannock, in op rosi-
ton to Senator F.. +. Carter of Kappa
hammock, the incumbent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
G.. w. u. Alumni Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Alumni AS
ISOLATION of George Washington Univer-
sity will be held at the New Willard
Hotel Saturday evening at o'clock.
Announcement Of the meeting has been
sent to members Of the association by
Adds B. Browne, president Of the organ
izatiOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
Won. Lost.

dUJOUIT6U
from previous rounds, namely, the Tar
rasch Teichmann, Spielmann Niemzo-
witsch, Rubinstein-Duras and the above
mentioned from yesterdays play, will be
resumed, while the eleventh round will be
contested tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08

the objects OF ridicule. persecution and
abuse. Two years ago sixteen policemen
were killed and 161 were wounded in the
performance OF their duties. After thirty
upon half pay and may open q shop or do
other work to increase his income.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
One Year of Probation.

All patrOlmen are appointed upon eX-
animation after a probation of one year
candidate must have served his term
in the army and carry an honorable dis
charge in addition to what is called "a
virgin record That is, he must have
a reputation clear Of all faint. He must
never have been arrested, and must bring
certificate showing his educational
record and previous employment; he must
pass q severe civil examination and en-
dure certain tests to determine his in
telligence. These tests continue for three
months in connection with daily military
drill, and after a certain time candi-
date Is sent out on duty with a veteran
to patrol his beat and obtain practical
experience and knowledge of his duties
The patrclmen always go in couples
after dark, and usually one of the two
is an apprentice. The same patrolman
always has the same beat. and is expect
ed to know everybody and be familiar
with everybody's habits and disposition.
The pay of the Paris police is very
small. patrolman begins at $50 francs
500 a month and may be advanced
three grades at intervals of ten years
month. The four head commissaries re-
ceive $500 a year. while the project
himself has only 5000.
A patrolman Is employed eleven hours
q day ordinarily, which gives him thirteen
hours of duty at his home. except when
he is doing time on the reserve, and then
he is expected to sleep in the station
since the Apaches appeared are perhaps
greater than those in any other city.
In London the public even the criminal
classes, has the highest regard for
bobby" but in Paris the reverse seems
to be the case. and the policemen are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08

Cold weather was again responsible for
the Blue and Gray ball tossers taking an
enforced rest yesterday. The battery can
didates were the only ones out. these
taking an easy period of practcing in
the gymra SUM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08

Robertson signed a contract with the
Savannah club last summer. and since
that time has had hardly any other idea
than that he would play ball in that city
THIS season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-28
The Arbitration PROPOSAL.

London, April 2S.-Londop S answer
to President Taft's proposal for an ar
bitration agreenen. between England
and America was made today. At a
huge gathering in Guild Hall. the fore
most men in England gave their un-
qualified approval of the proposal.
At the conclusion Of the meeting the
premier moved the following resolution
Which was adopted amid scenes Of the
greatest enthusiasm:
That this meeting Of citizens Of
London cordially welcomes the pro-
posal Of the president Of the United
States in favor Of general treaty Of
arbitration between that country and
the British empire and pledges It's sup
port to the principles Of such q treaty
as serving the highest interest OF the
two nations and is tending to promote
the peace of the world. =
In secondng the resolution, Balfour
said he was convinced that public
opinion in both England and America
was ripe for such an agreement. 10
make and then break such an agree
ment. he said, would be a damaging
blow to civilization for generations to
cor11s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-28
The Apportisnment Bill.

Washington, April pa bill pro-
yiding for the enlargement of the
national House OF Representatives from
39l to 433 members and the apportion-
ment Of these members to the different
states on the basis Of the population
shown by the recent federal census
passed the House yesterday evening
after vain efforts Of members OF both
political parties to amend it in impor
tant particulars.
The proposed size Of the House Is
identical with that provided for in the
Crnmpacker bill, passed by the House
at the last session of Congress, but not
acted upon by the Senate. The Hous-
ton bill, passed yesterday, leaves to the
legislatures Of the different states the
power to rearrange the congressional
districts in their respective states, on
the new population basis OF one mem
Der for each 21I,S Of inhahitants.
The increase of the size Of the House
was agreed to by members OF both par
ties, but many republicans attacked it
on the ground that it would make the
House more unwieldly. Insurgent re-
pubicans we're particularly vigorous in
opposing the increase, declaring that il
it we're not for the demands Of those
states that would otherwise lose mem
hers there would be a general sentl-
ment in favor Of keeping the member
ship at the present size Of 391.