davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19
RELAYS TO BE GOOD.
Big Universities to Enter Games a
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. March ls-The
relay races under the auspices OF the
University of Pennsylvania promise to be
even more important and more interest
Ing than ever before. Practically all of
the big colleges. such as Yale. Harvard.
Michigan. Chicago. Princeton. Columbia
and others, have already sent word that
they will have teams in the series. This
almost guarantees a repetition of the
wonderful. running for which the relays
have become famous.
Chicago will be represented by. Ira
Davenport, who won both the quarter
mile and half-mile races at the confer
ence games in the remarkable times of
0.48 As and 1.58 3-5. respectively. Michi-
gan will send on Ralph Craig. the
worlds record holder at the 30 which
he won at the last intercollegiate cham
pionship sports in OH 1-5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19

er will never start with q red suit bio
unless he has ace, king. or both kine
and queen, or at least the ace. The
bridge player wants hearts for trumps
The auction player wants his hearts
- part Of q no trumper.
The bridge player will bid one spade
on any hand which fs not good enough
for a no-trumper or red make. even
II he holds two aces. He will also bid
one spade on q hand without q trick In
it. He hopes to shelter himself behind
the Hotpoint limitation of loss in case his
partner also has q weak hand. II he Is
left to play 1t at a spade he is riskins
30 points trick to win 2: laying Is to
against himself. on a hand with which II
Is impossible to go game!
The auction player will bid no-trumps
on a hand in which there is not trick
in order to prevent his partner from do
ing anything rash. He knows that he
can lose no more at no-trumps than In
any other suit. but stands to win six
times as much as he would in spades, and
he cares nothing for the 100 points pro-
lection business, which is something as
rare as holing out tee shot when II
comes to actual practice.
+ With any hand strong enough for q
perfectly sound bridge declaration the
dealer will always start with one spade
SO as to make 1t easy for his partner to
name any suit in which that partner may
have q certain trick. The object Of this
is. of course. to go no-trumps If the
partner has the suit in which the dealer
is weak, or to declare a red suit If the
hands fit better that way, as they often
will when both are strong in the same
suit
When the dealers hand is not good
enough for legitimate bridge declara-
ton, but has in 1t a certain trick in any
suit except spades, such as ace-king,
king-queen or even the ace alone, the
dealer will bid one trick in that suit.
always selecting the cheaper of two suits
for the first bid If he happens to have a
trick in each. He will never mention
such suit as seven or eight to the queen
jack, or even six to the king-jack be-
cause there is not a sure trick in either
unless the adversaries give it to you. Ii
all his strength is in spades and they are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19
RACING DATES.
Forty Nine Meetings to Be Held at
as Many Tracks.

NEW YORK. March 1S.-The stewards
of the English Jockey Club recently al
lotted the dates for the various race meet
ing to be held under their Jurisdiction this
year. Forty-nine meetings at as many
tracks were licensed and scheduled. The
dates are so arranged that the longest
meeting will cover four days and the
shortest one day. The schedule compels
horsemen to be constantly on the move
from Marciss2O until November o, during
which period there will be 2SS days OF
racing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19
OCEAN MOTOR BOAT RACE,

NEW YORK. March 1S.-Conditions for
the long-distance motor boat race from
New York to Bermuda were recently
announced. The race will be started in
Gravesend bay. Saturday. June II. under
the auspices Of the Motor Boat Club OF
America. and the Royal Bermuda Yacht
Club for the challenge cup. with $1,000
in cash to the owner of the winning
boat, with a second prize IL three or
more boats start, and a third prize if five
boats start.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19

out fear or favor. but is inclined to err,
| # at all, on the side of severity and too
strict adherence to the letter of the law.
Langford to Meet Mcvey.
1 note that Langford has slipped over to
Paris, where he Is to take on Sam Nc
Vey. late of Oxnard. Cal. but Of more re-
cent years a citizen Of Paris. McVey has
been in pretty soft in Paris for the last
year or two, and the picking has been
easy. The only setback he met with was
when Joe Jeanette made him quit in a
finish fight, but the Frenchmen have long
ago forgiven and forgotten that little IN
cident, and once more regard him as In
vincible. Langford ought to experience no
great difficulty in disposing of the big
| coon. Mcvey has been idle for quite a
time, and must be rusty. while the tar
baby Is in the pink of condition-probably
better than at any time in his career.
Joe Jeanette. by the way, is not salts
fled that Eangford is a better man than
he is, and wants Samuel to go over the
marathon route. He will shortly sail for
France with that object in view. Joe feels
that while Langford may outpoint him
for ten rounds or so he will put the kibosh
on the man who licked Australia's cham
pion in a finish fight. And Sam may feel
foot down hard on the long distance prop
osition. claiming that twenty rounds are
enough for either to demonstrate superb
ority. The French sports are strong for
the finish thing, however. and Sam may
be persuaded to, change his mind II the
financial inducements are large enough.
"Porky" Flynn on Down Grade.
Another American boxer came to grief
in London the other evening. This time
it was Porky Flynn. who went over as
Sam Ian0ford'c sDarrin1 hartman Rono.
bardier Wells took the Boston pug into
camp and when 1t is recalled that only
recently Gunner Moir knocked out Wells
In few rounds Flynn's stock will take a
decided slump Moir was thought to be
all In, but he came back and defeated the
Bombardier without much effort and now
the latter has tied the can on Perky. from
Boston. Exit Mr.. Flynn as hope"
AL Lippe, manager for Harry Lewis.
who is in Europe licking everything in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19

George Moriarty, a former third baae-
man Of the Yankees, and now playing the
third sack for Detroit, has been appointed
captain Of the Tigers by Manager Hugh
Jennings. "Mory" Is the first field leader
the Detroit team has had since Bill
Coughlin was captain in 1907.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19
Tour Of World by Lewis.

Lppe and Hugh Mcintosh have ar
ranged to take Lewis on tour of the
world, meeting all Corners at the middle
weight limit. The party will soon set
sail for Australia, stopping on the way to
permit Harry to box the best samples to
be found in such places as Gibraltar. AL
geria, China and the Island of Borneo.
and Al thinks that by the time Lewis
gets back to his native Philadelphia there
will not be q single flaw to his title OF
middleweight champion of the world.
And in the meantime Messrs. Papke.
Klaus, Houck and Kelly and a few other
ambitious young fellows having fought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19
PUGILtST MORRIS
OKLAHOMA HERO

Continued from First Pase.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19

sight. has taken his pen in hand to &C
quaint the sports on this side with the
fact that he has challenged Sam Langford
to box Lewis for the middlewight cham
pionship Of the world. Al writes as If he
were in earnest and probably has gotten
away with so much of this sort of stuff
In the old country that he expects us to
fall for It also.
1t seems that Al, who is mighty nice
fellow personally, has been advertising
his man all over Europe as the middle
weight champion. and when Langford ar
rived on the scene recognized a chance
for some good advertising, inasmuch as
Samuel is q much talked Of colored per-
son since winning over Lang. OF course,
no one knows better than Lippe that
Langford cannot make 1873 pounds with
out saving of a couple of legs. but the
challenge looks good in print and is con-
sidered good advertising. 1t is horrible to
contemplate what would happen to A's
meal ticket II Sam and Harry should by
any manner Of means ever get together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19
formed amons members of the conference

formed among members Of the conference
colleges in 1905.
There are few educational institutions.
settlements, Fairgrounds, Y. NJ. c. AS
or athletic organizations of any sort In
the country that are not represented by
one or more basket ball teams. It would
be remarkable If a game could experience
such rapid growth as this. and be play
under widely varying conditions. indoors
and out, and not be subject to abuses.
The history Of the game demonstrates
the wisdom Of the inventor In emphasis
ing the rules prohibiting personal con-
on. The principal danger in the devel-
opment of the game has been the in
crease in the amount Of roughness that
has resulted from the failure on the part
OF those in charge Of the teams and Of
the games to insist on the observance of
the spirit of the rules governing personal
contact. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19

quent roughness that previously attended
the use OF this play. The effect of these
provisions has been to make the game
much faster and cleaner and to give an
opportunity for skill In handling the free
ball 1t also has tended to reduce the
amount Of roughness that was apt to
accompany the efforts Of one player to
get the ball away from another who. was
not in a position to throw for goal and
whose teammates were so covered that
they could not receive q pass. Under
these conditions he was forced to hold the
ball.
8. The checking of rough play by dis
eliminating between merely technical
fouls and those that are the result Of
avoidable personal contact. and the i'm
position Of q double penalty for the latter
class-i. e., the disqualification Of the
player upon whom four personal fouls
awarding Of free throw for each foul:
and by the development of a corps Of
capable and impartial ofiiciais In the
different basket ball centers in the coun-
try.
Reforms Prove Effective.
These provisions have proven effective
in improving the game so that the col
legiate code has been adopted by prac-
tically all Of the basket ball teams in this
section of the country. and Is growing
in favor among teams outside OF the col
leges elsewhere.
Basket ball makes no uncertain demand
on heart and lungs and on endurance
It develops alertness. self
control, Skill speed and teamwork, and
it brings into action every part Of the
body. A good game Of basket ball arouses
interest and enthusiasm in both player
and spectator. It's essential simplicity
and the small amount of inexpensive APP
tue tod oh In, xx,@k y,
its other qualifications. make it one Of
our most valuable competitive games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19
Colleges Change the Code.

When the game was taken up seriously
by the colleges these defects became very
apparent, and q natural reaction set in
against these conditions. Games We're
rough. in many places resembling indoor
foot ball, and contests between colleges
and teams from other groups were I'M
satisfactory to both sides.
The dangers and bad tendencies of this
situation were early recognized by the
collegiate basket ball rules committee,
and strong movement has been in prog
ress during the last few years to coun-
teract them. Personal contact and rough
ness are bound to arise among men NOV
ing at top speed in a restricted space I'M
less the rules are framed SO as to mini
mize these tendencies and unless the
fundamental principle of the game, PLAY
the ball. not the man. Is kept constantly
in mind.
Objects Of Collegiate Code.
The things toward which the collegiate
basket ball rules committee has been
working are:
1. The formulation of the rules in such
a way as to put premium on skill and
speed. and. so far as the rules go, to
put the men on equal terms under all
conditions and to minimize the tendency
u rOuS rainier than 10 try to con-
troll 1T by making heavier penalties.
z The development and definition of the
dribble. so that a player who has the ball
and whose teammates are covered so
that they cannot receive a pass may le-
gally make progress toward his oppo-
nents goal by repeatedly bouncing, roll
ing or tossing the ball. The important
provision in this rule is that the dribble
must be continuous. and once having
been stopped may not be rebegun. This
provision gives the man guarding the
dribbler an equal chance at the ball. and
inasmuch as it is foul for the dribbler
to try to run over the man guarding, he
is forced to stop his dribble when the
man guarding him comes within reach
of the ball. The imposition of q personal
foul on man dribbling for attempting to
run over his guard, or on a guard for
charging the man who Is dribbling, tends
to check the personal contact and conse-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19
Develops Along Two Lines.

1t must be confessed that the girls rules.
properly, administered, have achieved this
result most completely, without detract-
ing from the pleasure and real merits OF
the game. Among the mems teams the
development has been along two principal
lines. We may omit discussion of the
professional rules. for the number or
professional teams is relatively small.
and most Of them are found in Pennsyl-
vania and part of Ohio. Until the organ
ization Of the Intercollegiate Basket Ball
Association the great majority of the
games were played under the Amateur
Athletic Union CODE which was developed
by the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton committee on rules. This body later
became the Amateur Athletic Union COM
mittee.
The principal characteristics Of the
Amateur Athletic Union code are provi-
sicns for one official from each side, the
award Of points under certain circum-
stances by the officials and control Of
the game by calling fouls instead Of ma &
ing rules SO as to lessen the tendencies
toward roughness. The results of this
code were unfair work by partisan OFF,
cials too great prominence of the OFF,
cial as a factor in the game and too fire.
quent Interruptions Of the game because
of fouls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19
Colleges Adopt the Came.

The Intsrcoliesiate Basket Ball Asso.
citation, composed Of Yale. columoia.
Harvard. Princeton and Cornell. was
formed IN to01-1e02 The Western Inter.
collagiete Basket Ban Association was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19

out fear or favor. but Is inclined to err.
# at all, on the side of severity and too
strict adherence to the letter of the law.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-19
Political Alianmnets.

Already the political alignments Ct
the next campaign begin to shape
themselves in the legislature. 1t does
not take a political prophet to fore
see that in two years we will be il,
the midst of one of the most pic
7 turesque, and holly contested politi
cal campaigns ever carried on in this
state. Slowly but none the less sure.
1y, two well defined factions are crys
talizing into shape. The line of dis.
tinction is somewhat hazy and nebu-
1ous at present, but it's there. Strange
1y enough it is not based on state is.
sues but it's foundation is laid along
national differences and distinctions
On one side there are the friends OF
the national administration and or
the other those who are or who viii
be opposed to 1t.
For want of a better term we may
distinguish them as "Taftites" and
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-19
Importance overestimated

The Importance of committees and
presiding officers in both National
and State legislatures is tremendous
ly overestimated by inexperienced
legislators and the general public.
They are not "the whole thing" A
committee report is of no value unless
sustained by majority and a presid-
ing officer without majority to back
his rulings is the most helpless of Of
fcials in the world
A legislator who will support a
measure he believes is corrupt simply
because committee has reported ia
its favor is indeed pitiable creature
and one who will sustain a presiding
officer in ruling he knows is wrong
is a weakling who has no business in
a legislative body. In this legisla-
t11re. unless it greatly bellies it's ap-
pearance. measures must pass on
their merits, and rulings stand or fall
on their justice.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-19
]. NEWS FROM SCANDINAVIA |
Principal Events That Have 1rana-
pired in the Old Countries
Within Week or SO.
DENMARK.

The Nykoping and Nysted railway
was opened for traffic last month.
automobiles are not permitted ia
run after dark on the public roads Of
Aalhorgamt
Inc city Of Silkeborg viii soon have
an electric power plant which will
cost about $4,000.
A kasein factory has been in opera,
ton at Kalundborg since the begin.
ming of the new year.
Vorbasse parish shipped an enor.
nous amount of Christmas trees to
different parts of Denmark and Ger.
many. The trees were cut on regular
plantations.
The medical examinations are play.
ing havoc with the candidates this
year. By the time the tests are fin
Ished it is supposed that only about
30 out of a total of 70 will be left
as worthy of diplomas.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-19
NORWAY.

An amber ornament which Is sup
posed to be about 5000 years old was
found at Fro, Sondmore.
The city of Bergen has population
Of 1881, and the increase for the
past ten years was only 4,73S.
A landslide at Haga, on the Dram
men river, carried ten acres of ground
and barn into the river. With the
exception of one horse, the stock in
the barn was lost.
Prominent men in Kristiania have
proposed that the altar table of the
Trondhjem cathedral, which was tax
en- as booty of war by the Swedes in
the Seven-Year-War, be bought back
from Sweden and placed in its original
position. At the present time it IL
kept in the Hoping church. Bishop
Bang is in favor Of Offering $2?, 900
for the relic.
Old voter. At the local elections
in Arendal a vote was cast by Miss
Marthe Brager, who is considerably
over one hundred years old. Her mind
is perfectly sound, and she reads with
out glasses. She had posted herself
thoroughly on local politics before go
ing to the polls, and it is said thot she
scratched several names on her ticket
before voting.
Consul Axel Heiberg, president of
the Norwegian forestry association,
in lecture before the Christiania
polytechnic society, proposed that the
time for the exposition in Kristiania
be changed from 1914 to 1920. He
argued that the Danes would find it
to their advantage to take part in the
Baltic exposition at Malmo. in 1914,
and the SWedes have agitated SO Wig
orously against participating in the
Norwegian exposition that little can
be expected from that quarter.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-19
SWEDEN.

The water falls department wants
to send two engineers to America to
study the power stations of this coun-
try.
The national government has taken
steps to prevent antireligious agita-
ton among the school children of the
country.
Volunteers who entered the mill
tary academy at the beginning of the
Few year had to deposit 1927 as fees
for the year.
An explosion at the Bersund fac
tory, Stockholm, hurled piece of iron
at a man named A. Anderson, killing
him instantly.
The collapse of the new government
building at Cafe was due to the break
ing of a fve-foot cement beam which
supported posts of the fourth floor.
About 100000 barrels of winter her
ring was caught along the coasts of
Sweden during November and Deem
! Der, and the proceeds were 100000
The Karlstad Milk Company failed
few days before Christmas The
assets were little less than $1,000,
while the liabilities were about $780,
500.
The youngest physician in Sweden
is supposed to be Rune Johnson, who
has just passed his final examinations
at the Karolinska Instituted, Stock
holm. He is only "a years old.
Experiments made at the stations
of the state railways of Sweden have
proved that peat can be used with
good results for stationary stoves and
heating plants But occasionally it
has been difficult to obtain peat at
reasonable prices
Policemen on duty have right to
ride on the front platforms of the
street cars of Stockholm, unless every
place is occupied by regular passen-
gers. Now the rules will be changed
SO that policemen may ride free of
charge within the car itself.
The new recruits of the hrst divi-
sion Of the army Southern Sweden)
to the number of 1880 were recently
examined in the branches of elemen-
tary education, and it was found that
only one out of every 500 was unable
to read and write This record beats
the balance of the world clean out
Of sight.
The chapter of the diocese Of Lund
has sent a circular to the parishes,
pointing out that no plans for new
school buildings should be completed
until it has been determined whether
rooms for gymnastic exercises are
needed in such buildings. 1t has been
found much cheaper to incorporate
such rooms into the original plans
than to build additions afterwards
The Robertsfors Manufacturing
Company donated new school house
to the parish OF Bygdea. The build.
b ing cost $4,000, and the fields and tim
Der land going with the school are
also worth snug sum Of money.
-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-19
The LAWMAKERS
AND THEIR DOINCS
Senate and House Committees -
Their Importance Overestimated
Political Alignment - ..-The sia
Eat = Legislative Business Sen
ate Committees.
Especial Correspondence

St. Paul.-Senatoria courtesy was
given black eye and precedent was
ripped UP the back generally in the
appointment of the Senate Commit
tees. The Lieutenant Governor fol-
lowed most unique method in their
selection. He took particular pains
to find out what position each Senator
wanted and then gave them some
thing else. The appointments can
hardly be said to give general salts
faction; general dissatisfaction is a
better term. This in itself is evidence
OF impartiality in appointment for
when men get something and are dis
appointed in what they get it is prima
facie evidence that there has not
been any partially in the bestowal
The task of appointing these COM
mittees was specially difficult this
session The Senate was largely COM
posed Of new men and the Lieutenant
Governor was new to public life. The
Senate is exceptionally able and the
task of selecting heads of committees
from body of men who were all, or
nearly all, capable Of heading any
committee is no easy one. There is
no question but the Lieutenant Gov
ernor himself, is satisfied with his
own selections, and that he is please,,
with his choice. If he had tried to
satisfy everybody, there probably
would have been as much or perhaps
more dissatisfaction than exists now
and he himself, would not have been
pleased. A man who has appoint
ments to make is a .schump" to BE-
stow them on men who are not salts
factory to himself.
The committee chairmen are all
Senators Of ability and whether or not
they are we'll qualified to perform the
special duties they are called upon to
exercise can only be determined by
their service
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-19
House Committees

Speaker Dunn announced the ap-
pointments for the House Committee
Jan. 10 and the House promptly ad-
iourned to digest them
OF course, everybody was not salts
fed. Speaker who could, or would
try to satisfy everybody in matter
as important as this would not be
worth much as speaker OR anything
else. One can judge public official
better by his critics than by those
that 1aud him. Taken as a whole,
while there are some insists, the
House Committees are strong and
well balanced. 1t has been many years
since either the Senate or the House
has been as strongly and capably or
ganized as the present one.
The present legislature promises
great things.