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Evening star., 1911-08-17
MEADOW CLUB TENNIS
REACHES SEM|-F|NALS
Gardner, Long, Bundy and
Watson Survivors in Singles
on Southampton Courts.

SOUTHAMPTON, L. l., August H.
George Peabody Gardner, jr., the Har-
ward athlete; Melville H. Long and
Thomas c. Bundy., both of California,
and c. Frederick Watson, jr., Won their
way to the fifth round Of the Meadow
Club cup lawn tennis singles yesterday,
gether the original feld of seventy-five
contestants was reduced to an even dozen
in the three days play.
For sensational results, however 1t re-
manned for the session on the courts yes
terday to surpass the others in point of
interest. Behr opened with his stirring
defeat of William ]. Clothier, the former
national champion, at 3-6, rs, 63.
Island title holder. winning, Sc. %,
S-6.
Melville H. Long, the Californian. had
an eventful and busy day in turn. He
won three matches beginning with his
defeat Of the Canadian champion Ber-
nard P. Schwengers, at 6-S, 6-i, 6-3,
following by eliminating Henry n. Tiff
jr., of Princeton, at 90. e., and end
ing with a wonderful bit of racquet work
that resulted in the defeat of George A.
Lyon. jr., the eastern crack, at g. e.
Harvard's track athlete. George Pea
body Gardner. jr., who is showing sensa-
tional skill with the racquet in his first
premier tournament, again made runa-
way Of his contest with Roland Evans.
winning by score of 6-3. 6-3 So far
in the tournament Gardner has lost only
one set
Thirty-four pairs were drawn in the
doubles, and by good management the
second round was nearly completed. The
Pacific coast champions. Thomas c. Bun
day and Maurice +. McLoughlin because
of their nominations for the interna-
tional team, attracted considerable at
tentiOn. The two worked with fiery at
tack against Schwengers and Dr.. P. b.
Hawk winning at 60, Cd.
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VERNON MCKINNEY BEATEN.
Favorite Loses to Sir r. in Meeting
at Columbus.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. August 1.-THE
opening day Of the first international
breeders race meeting here yesterday
was success. There were three events
on the card, the feature being the
Hotel Hartman five-thousand-dollar
stake for 2.13 PAGERS. In this race the
presence Of Vernon Mckinney, the
chamber OF commerce winner. scared
out all except Sir r.. Peter the Second
and Nutmore. The Mckinney horse
was made an overwhelming favorite.
selling at $25 to $12 for the field.
In the first heat he was of in front
and won all the way. taking it rather
easy at the finish. In the second heat
the pace was a trifle faster, and when
Vernon Mckinney was pushed by Sir
r., at the head of the stretch, he broke
away and ran all the way to the wire.
the judges distancing him for running.
Sir r. had no trouble winning from
the others in this and the next two
heats.
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OTHER AMATEUR GAMES.

"Keane's Cubs are desirous OF arrang-
ing games with fourteen-year- teams
I'm the District. The nine has been play
ing good ball all summer, having won
twenty out of twenty-three games Com
munications should he addressed to c. NJ.
keane. Bla5ensburg, Md.
The Y. NJ c. a. team beat the Gala
ghers yesterday 4 to >. The fielding of
Smith and Davis and the excellent work
Of Steed behind the bat were the fea-
lures. Score by innings:
RH.E.
Y. NJ. C. A..... o o o 1000 % ? .
Gallaghers 0 / 0 900 1 O-3 5 4
Batteries. Melon and Bright; Steed and
Steed.
The Lone Stars lost to the All Stars
yesterday by a score of to 5. Pickett $
pitching was the feature of the game.
Score by innings:
RHE.
Lone Stars .. 90 OOI1Oo .
All Stars u 90 1000 % I. .
Batteries-Pickett and Lattney; Pen.
dleton and Head.
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BASE BALL BRIEFS.

In the American League the last long
home stand Of the Tigers with the last
long road trip Of the Athletics will be
closely watched. Unless Detroit can
overhaul her rival by September Jen-
nings & Co. might as well say good
night" and softly retire.
Since the inauguration of the National
League, in 1876. thirty-fve championship
pennants have been won. OF that num-
Der the Chicago club has captured ten;
Boston. eight: New York. four; Pitts
burgh four: Brooklyn. three: Baltimore,
three Providence. two: Detroit. one with
no honors for Philadelphia. st. Louis and
Cincinnati. Judging by the closeness OF
ship. Chicago. New York and Pittsburgh
have chances to increase their totals.
while St Louis or Philadelphia also may
finish on top for the first time in the his
tory of the old circuit
The talk of the association invading
Chicago is causing the st. Paul bugs
quite a bit of uneasiness They figure
that if any magnate is given the privilege
of running the Windy city plant that
man is George Lennon. for four years
ago, when the war talk was first taken
up. it was agreed that Lennon should
have the right to accept or refuse the big
berth. The SANITY fans hardly figure
that Lennon will turn down the chance
of gobbling up the coin, SO they will ex-
peet him to move club. bat bag and bag
gage into the Illinois metropolis if the
fight language amounts to anything
Il honestly believe the Pirates are
going to finish first" remarked Tommy
Leach yesterday. THE boys are play
ing the best ball I have seen in years,
and there is no reason why they should
not keep 1T up. provided, Of course.
they do not meet with any accidents.
Yes. the young pitchers, especially
Steele and Ferry, are showing fine
form. and every other member of the
bunch has the utmost confidence in
these boys, but the one player who has
had much to do with the recent string
of victories is Max Carey. my sue
cessor in center field. This boy, to
my mind, is the real find of the pres
ent base ball season. He is not only
q marvel as a fielder, but knows what
to do when at bat If a sacrifice is
needed he is usually able to produce
while his line drives have practically
won number of games. Now. with
all due respect to our pitchers, who
have been going splendidly and ef-
fectually. / wish to go on record as
saying that to young Max Carey Is due
the major part Of the credit of our
splendid showing, and il 1 am not
badly mistaken he is going to be the
one big factor in bringing the pennant
to Pittsburgh"
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BUFFALO GETS CONVENTION.
Sessions at Boston Of Knights Of
Equity of America End.

BOSTON, August 17.-Delegates to the
annual assembly of the Knights of Equity
of America and friends were entertained
today on harbor trip and shore dinner
at Nantasket Beach. The speakers in
cluded Past Supreme President Arthur u.
O'Connor of Detroit. former Congressman
Joseph F. O'ConneH and Supreme Presi-
dent Charles F. Rordan. both of Boston.
The assembly ended today. with the elec-
F. Riordan, Boston, president: Robert 4.
McCarton. Buffalo. vice president; Edward
" Dunn. Detroit, secretary; Thomas J..
Kelley. Brighton. Mass. treasurer: Hugh
J. Mulloy. Lowell. Mass. lecturer: John
A. O'Dwyer. Toledo: John B. Keveney
Detroit: James j. Greeves, Cleveland P.
J. White, Manchester, N. H.; James Toole,
Pittsburgh. and Maurice j. Mahoney,
Lawrence. Mass. board OF trustees The
delegates voted to hold their next conven-
ton in Buffalo, N. Y.
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PASSES WATER POWER BILL.
Provides for Improvements on Black
Warrior River, Ala,

The House yesterday passed, with radi-
cal amendments. the bill for improve
ments on Black Warrior river, Ala.
The bill provided that certain water
power incidentally created by the cree
lion of great dam for navigation pur-
poses be leased to the Birmingham Light
and Power Company for fifty years al
81 per horsepower per year. This was
amended to provide twenty five year
lease Of the waterpower to the highest
bidder, the contracting company to sell
only to direct consumers, with the Secre-
tary of War empowered to fix the rate
to be paid by the company for the power
as well as the charges to consumers.
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MONUMENT TO STANTON.
Shaft to Lincoln's War Secretary to
Re Erected at Steubenville. Ohio.

United States troops will participate In
the unveiing of the monument erected at
Steubenville, Ohio. to the memory of Ed
win Nj. Stanton, President Lincoln's Sec
retary of War. The ceremony will be
held In September. The War Department
has authorized a battalion OF infantry and
band from Fort Wayne. Mich. to repre-
sent the army.
Evening star., 1911-08-17
BRAVE TAR GETS MEDAL.
Seaman on the Hancock Saved Life
of Companion.

The Secretary of the Treasury has
awarded to Edward Sweeney. ordinary
seaman, attached to the L. s. s. Han
cock. silver life-saving medal In recog-
milton of his gallant conduct in rescuing
a fellow seaman from drowning at Ports
mouth. N. H., June Il. 1911.
Sweeney is only twenty years of age.
has been In the service about two years.
and is q native of Newark. n. j., where
his mother. Mrs. Annie Cahill. lives at
10 Gotehardt street.
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POST-SEASON GAMES
To RE PLAYED TODAY

Andrews VS.. PetwOrth, mt sum
day school League grounds, 18th
and ID streets northeast.
Sherwood VS.. Aloysfus. at Dis
trict League Park, North Capitol
and vi streets.
Car Department vs.. Southland,
nj Railroad Y. VI. c. 4. grounds,
9Th street and Florida avenue
northeast.
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they are enormous. Wolgast is not
that way. Ad is after all the purses
they care to offer. He wants all he
can get. but he won't be unreasonable.
Wolgast thinks there is no such
thing as defeat for him. He is willing
to fight anybody. as long as any
body can come within the prescribed
weight limit. He does not even side
step Packey Mcfarland, something
that Nelson did for years and years.
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WolRast. "I have a little saved. but
every man needs all he can get"
Wolgast is a natural born fighter;
he loves to fight. He also does not
hate money. The two go together. SO
Wolgast can be successful in two
ways.
This champion differs from other tt
tie holders. The average fighter who
wins q title is prone to stand aloof
and allow offers to go begging unless
Evening star., 1911-08-17
SODA FOUNTAINS.
Bv Frederic ]. Haskin.

decorative adjunct the versatile soda
.jerker'' can supply Where the term
"sundae" originated no one knows. but
the article has come to stay at every
American soda water fountain. and 1t is
In particular demand among women and
girls.
The ice cream soda preceded the sun
dae by a number of years. 1t is said that
Philip Mohr Of Elizabeth. N. J.. in 1878,
first conceived the idea Of dropping ice
cream into favored soda water. and thus
earned the gratitude of millions Of Amer
lean young people. Mr.. Mohr is now in
his eighty-first year, and is still an ar
dent patron of the soda fountain Be-
tween the Ice cream soda and the sundae
are many shades OF variance Each week
brings out a new combination. while the
wise dealer is always prepared for the
demands in the old standbys. in which
proper amount of carbonated water Iur-
nish what many people regard as refresh
ment fit for the gods.
The soda water fountain in many places
has quite outgrown it's earlier dimensions
The Fountain 0utgrows surrounded
Its Earlier Dimensions. m o%s, %
garden or rest room in which are small
tables, plenty Of chairs. attractive lights
and other additions calculated to make 1t
d pleasant gathering place in many vii
lagos and suburbs. In fact, well equip
ped soda fountain with a progressive
manager can furnish a continual fiesta In
communities where entertainments are
few.
A New England druggist this spring
opened a summer garden in an adjoining
lot. It was furnished with plenty OF
tables designed for two and SUFFICIENT
larger ones to accommodate larger
parties. He announced that guests were
always welcome to remain as long as
they chose, and to conform with the
social proprieties suitable lady was en-
gagged to act as chaperon between the
hours of and IL each evening. The
chapenron. being a woman Of wisdom.
was only in evidence when she was want
ed. although her presence led many a
mother to permit her daughter to be in
the soda garden when she might other
own home. It is said that as a match
making institution this particular garden
has already broken the record, although
from the beginning the soda water foun-
tain has been a favorite trysting place
for swains and maidens. The polite soda
clerk or 'jerker' always has been a re-
cipient Of tender condolences and with the
enlarged opportunities provided by the
larger soda water station Cupid has in
creased facilities for getting in his dead
ly work.
With the increasing varieties of re-
freshments served at the soda fountain,
for they are no longer all liquids. the
duties of the soda "jerker'' are far more
important than In the days when he
poured a little strawberry sirup In the
bottom of a glass. added a little 4''fizz
water" thrust In q couple of straws and
passed 1t to his customer. Now many
of the patrons are real epicures. fastidi-
Gus enough to be critical OF the smallest
defect. Under present conditions:
"A chemist you have got to be
To take a soda clerks degree.
What used TO be plain soda brew
Is now q sweetcned Irish stew"
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my Buried Treasure" a mysterious,
humorous. surprising tale Of adventure,
by Richard Harding Davis, In our next
Sunday Magazine.
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The composition Of an egg drink is one
requiring especial dexterity. The best
usage re-
Dexterity Required auires that the
Mixing Egg Drinks. mu.t uss b =
broken In plain sight Of the customer. 1t
Evening star., 1911-08-17
LEE WILSON BEATEN.
Baron AEyone Humbles Him in
Grand Circuit Meeting.

BUFFALO. August 1.-THE Fort Erie
stake for 10 PAGERS yesterday. the fea-
ture of the opening day of the Grand C&r-
cult stars at the Fort Erie. Ont. track.
went 10 the Canadian owned horse, Hal
B., jr. Easson drove the son of Hal B.
to victory in straight heats. Mark
knight. who chased the winner under
the wire in the first heat. pulled up very
lame in the second heat and was drawn.
The Canadian horse was the favorite.
The upset of the day came In the first
race when Baron Alcyone beat Lee Will
son. The money went In on the Wilson
geiding. but he broke badly In the first
heat and just escaped the distance flag.
Baron Alcyone won the heat. yet the
players held.to Lee Wilson In the sec
ond heat Wilson agalf wekt 10 preak.
b,It caught up quickly and raced home
with the Baron. winning by length. In
the final heat. which was won by Baron
Aicyone, Lee Wilson was the only real
contender the other starters getting the
distance flag. The summaries follow:
Evening star., 1911-08-17

Roses and Rue" "a poetic love story by
Lucille King. entered in our prize story
competition i'm our next Sunday Maya
zine.
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must be neatly dropped from the shell
into glass; with the yolk unbroken.
which is not always as easy as II looks.
The glass must not be smeared or the
milk splashed. and yet all must be done
as quickly as possible. This increased
skill on the part of the soda clerk nat
urally calls for increased remuneration
and 1t is being paid. Il good soda clerk
in very smart shop may now receive
from $I5 to 500 month in salary If
he is skillfol in devising new formulas
he may receive even more I'm a large es-
tablishment. and this compares ably
with the weekly stipend of So to IS which
"jerker' formerly received.
With the increased attention being
given to sanitation and the purity or
food products throughout the country.
the soda water fountain and all of its
appliances naturally have not been neg
lected. Recent laws have been enacted
regarding the purity OF the f1avorings and
coloring matter used at soda fountains.
Oklahoma requires every fountain using
substitutes for the natural fruits to DIS
play in a conspicuous place an adver-
tisement or to have upon the menu card.
If one Is used, the words Artificial
f1avoring and coloring used here" In
Pennsylvania a similar law prevails. and
last month a dealer tried to evade II by
sign, "All of our fiavors are substitutes
colored with harmless coloring.' The
words ARE substitutes were printed In
very small type so as to make them
practically unnoticeable.
One city requires all spoons to be wash
ed twice, first in hot and then i'm cold
water In a number of others every glass
must be sterlized after each using. In
several cities are being introduced paper
substitutes for the soda glass. IL is very
likely that this substitution will become
general throughout the country. as they
can be produced i'm various decorative
effects at cost little. IN any, in ex-
cess of the expense of having the glasses
sterilized and providing for the inevitable
loss of breakage.
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Although at its height only during the
summer months, the soda water uaoe Oh
this country has now attained the I'M
nortance of standard industry, ana
millions of dollars are accumulated eacn
wear from the nickels and dimes passed
under the soda check window. To large
extent the soda fountain yet remains
distinctive American institution. Its adop-
ton in the foreign countries Is being
brought about very slowly. While soda
water In connection with whisky is well
known in England and has been used for
wears, II has always been supplied by
small hand siphon.
The public soda water fountain was un-
known in Great Britain until a few years
ago, and it did not achieve real popularity
there until this year. Several progressive
Americans this summer have done a
thriving trade in London by the equip
ment Of real American soda water foun-
tains, where novelties Of this kind had
been regarded rather suspiciously by the
Englishman, who yet prefers his soda
with plain whisky. An English menu
card announces plain sodas at ID, Ice
cream sodas at 3d., ice-cold egg drinks at
3D. and sundaes and fancy sodaS at i'd.
This menu card was reproduced In a lead
ing English newspaper with full deScrtp-
tions of such refreshments as the
American Girl Sundae,' Arizona Flip"
Broadway Razzle Dazzle" and many
similar concoctions new to the conserva-
tive British palate. 1t Is stated that the
enthusiasm with which these delicacies
were received during this summer indi-
Gates that the soda water fountain will
become a popular resort throughout
Great Britain, as 1t ls in America, and
that 1t will be attached to the various
hotels and resorts throughout the island
with the same frequency with which 1t
can be found throughout the United
States
Notwithstanding the fact that the in
vention by which water can be charged
with carbonic gas was produced by
German, the soda water fountain is ut
terly unknown in the land of the kaiser.
An American tourist who had sought In
vain for his favorite refreshment claims
that there Is not a soda water fountain
In the German empire, and according to
American consuls there is not one to be
found in Austro-Hungary. In Paris the
soda fountain is not yet In popular ia
yor. although in Difference to the large
number OF Americans who 60 there
few very simple fountains have been pro-
vided. In Rome, last year. the first well
equipped soda water fountain was opened
with good results. Formerly fruit sirups
In connection with the siphon bottle were
in use in a few hotels and cafes. but were
in comparatively small demand.
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TODAY'S GAME.

TODAY'S GAME.
Petworth VS.. Andrews. 18th and d streets
northeast. Sis pm.
Another demonstration that the Amer
lean Security and Trust Company team
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TODAY,S GAME

TODAY'S GAME.
Car Department VS.. Southland, at 5th
street and Florida avenue northeast,
at J:15 o'clock
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The "Iceless" Fountain
Is Now All the Rage.

fountain is the proper thing and 1t is
being demonstrated that the extra cost
Of this Is more than replaced by the
lessened expense ofs production when the
freezing temperature is produced by
chemicals instead OF ice. The iceless
fountain also does away with the slop
supposed to be inevitable around a soda
fountain. A Boston soda shop, with a
new equipment, has lately been supplied
with strips OF handsome carpet behind
the counter, on which the girls stand as
they serve the soda. and there is no more
slop there than behind a ribbon counter.
While from the first the soda fountain
always has been designed with due at
tention to its attractive appearance.
many of the new plants are of exception
al beauty. Genuine opal onyx, the purest
Carrara marble and the finest plate glass
mirrors. with unlimited silver. are COM
bined with the greatest amount OF ar
tistic skill, while the arrangements for
lighting are always such that will har-
monize and enhance the effect. One pro-
gressive manager has lately fitted up
branch telephone system with a telephone
on each table. The customers telephone
their orders to the clerk at the fountain n
and are thus spared the annoyance CT
having to wait at the counter.
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Sodo Water Fountains watel
Furnish Midday Lunch fount.,

oriRinated. Many business men are now
relying on the soda water fountain for
their midday lunch. Buttermilk. sweet
silk. matted milk and milk shakes are
only a few Of the cold milk preparations
offered. and each season brings out q list
Of new egg preparations guaranteed to be
both refreshing and digestible. Most of
these far surpass in nutritive qualities
the dry ham sandwich and strong coffee.
which used to comprise a quick lunch.
In addition to these nutritive compost
tions. most of which are refreshing and
palatable as well. there is long and
ever-changing list Of sundaes. a modern
concoction consisting Of Ice cream. fruit
sirups and any addition In the way of
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SECTION M.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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Two twirlers were used by the Com
merclal leaguers in an effort to stop the
Bankers. Chism started the work but
only remained on the rubber part of the
opening round Flynn finished the game.
He had three strike-outs and gave two
bases on balls
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Shorty" Harley played great game at
third for the winners. The little fellow
had but three chances. but these he
handled with neatness and dispatch His
throwing was particularly good. as on two
occasions he was called upon to make
quick throws from way behind the bag
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The Bankers did not play their usual
fast fielding game and on several oc-
casions they played miserably. Five err
rors were chalked against them. The
Andrews team made seven misplays, sew
eral of which were COSTLY
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SECTION B.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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Both Rice and De Voto, the Doctors
battery, are good hitters, each connecting
safely twice in yesterdays battle. Rice
has always been noted as a batsman and
he is played in the outer gardens quite
frequently on account of his heavy stick
work
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There has been a great advance in the
Of the newest soda foun-
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Many things are sold at the soda foun-
tain which do not contain any OF the
r. h0, foH
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Shas' Rawlings did the box work for
the winners. and was master of the sit
uation throughout. He famed twelve
batters and gave five bases on balls.
only four hits, however, were gathered
off his delivery.
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The American Security and Trust Com
pany might as well be declared the win
ner in section without any more ado.
The PLAYING Of the games is little more
than a formality as before they begin the
Bankers are conceded to be almost sure
winners