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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23
BIG TOURNAMENT
STARTS TONIGHT
Executive Committee Com
pletes Classification.
EVERYTHING IN READINESS
All the Minor Details Gone Over
and Perfected-'POp'' Meyers to
Open big TOurnament-Sam Corn
well Enters the Eastern CUNT.
Other Interesting Bowling Gossip.
By "LEN" COLLINS,

To-nights the biggest night of the year
on the calendar OF the tenpin game in
Washington. BOwlcrs have been looking
of the season. and that they will make
the most of it goes without saying. When
Chairman Pop" Meyers. of the tourna-
ment committee, blows his little whistle
and the pilot men of the Bureaus. Colo
malls. Fat Men. Arcades, Neulands, and
Census start the balls on their way to the
head pin, the fifth annual tournament of
the Washington CITY Bowling Association
will he inaugurated on the Palace alleys.
Never before in the history of the
bowling game in this city have the pros
poets for one of the most successful tour
neys from every point of view been more
encouraging than they are right now.
With the Ratchet buried between two
warning factions. the local officials pre-
dict that perfect harmony will exist at
all times.
The schedule committee has worked
hard and faithfully. not only to get the
schedule out to time. but to classify the
bOwlers into their proper classes. This
alone has been an Irksome task, owing to
the fact that official scorers of some of
the leagues have faIIed to submit the
averages to the city association on time.
All day yesterday and the biggest part
of last night the committee was at the
Palace experimenting the arrangements
of the decorations and tending to the lit
tie details, such as preparing the score
books and getting the alleys in shape and
many other minor things which, while
small, need the closest attention.
One of the pleasing features of the
coming tournament is that a record
,, ltefb <. hxop mt in Hv
the bowlers for every event, the five
men showing thirty-one teams. the two
men sixty, and the individuals 10.
Chairman Meyers wishes to impress
upon the bowkers that to insure a keep
ing up with the schedule it is absolutely
necessary for the captains of the teams
to see to it that they have their full
team at the secretary's office ten min
utes before the time they are scheduled to
shoot.
When it comes right down to sports
manship. you will have to hand it to
SAM Cornwell. One of the tournament
committee approached Sam and asked
his aid toward swinging the Easterns into
the tourney. Sam said TO aid was need
ed, as it was his intention to enter them,
whether they wanted to compete or not.
Guess that amt the right dope.
who did not enter the City Associations
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23
BAT NELSON PANS
CHAMP WOLGAST
Former Champion Claims He
Can Come Back.

Oscar Battling Nelson. mayor of Heges-
witch and prominently spoken Of as a
candidate for Congress from Illinois,
blew into town last night from Pitts
burg. carrying his own scenery with him.
After relieving himself of a few en-
dearing expressions of love for Ad VOL
CAST. Nelson unfolded his plans for the
future. and they read like the plot from
one of the six best sellers. Maybe the
Battler is not going at it in the right
style. Another week of theatrical engage
ments. flying trip TO HeSeswich. a
jaunt to Honolulu and return, and then
the former champion will be ready to
come back once more.
Nelson looks the picture of health. and
says he is feeling better right now than
a any time of his life. Although a few
pounds overweight he claims a good rest
will put him back into that old-time form
when a hard look was just about enough
to score a Knockout over his opponent.
In speaking of a match with WOlgast
the sfOrmer champion did not mince his
words, as he claims the present title
holder is a fOur-fiuSher from the ground
up. Nelson says he approached VOL
CASTS manager in Philadelphia, and the
only satisfaction he could get out of him
was that they wanted to fight OF the Sth
of 10th of next month.
That the Battler seems to be sincere
in his efforts TO regain his lost laurels is
apparent, for he refuses to take on VOL
CAST at such a short notice. AS a part
ing shot to the present champion, Nelson
says that when he does come back the
public will see Il champion who can stand
up and fight, and not break his arm,
either. Oscar says the public wants
champion that is a champion. and not
a brittle one. After paying his respects
to his many friends around town this
morning. Nelson will call on the Presi-
dent and Vice President. He is appear
ing at the Lyceum as the stellar attrac-
ton. both afternoon and evening. this
week with THE Merry Whirl"
Other Sports on PAGE Nine.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23

s-a-a' Of atkins & Co.. who tried to horn
H., can be heard in the suburbs
Out in Tulsa. Okla. women fought a
six-round boxing match in the presence
OF To0 spectators. II was declared 4
Draw. There still are spots in the West
quite uutamed
The curves in the dollar marks that
reward his act are the ones that interest
Mathewson most.
Hard Luck Jack Thoney is going to
ny II on next season again. Likely to
break his arm while trying on = uniform
Rivals in everything else Connie Mack
and Hugh Jennings agree on one thing.
Both married this winter
Baseball scorers won't have to abbre-
Viate the name OF the Jap Charley
Murphy has signed for the Cubs. Ito"
viii fit IN the narroweSt box score with
out any chopping
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23
SPORTING SIDELIGHTS
By BILL BAII.EY.

Eatt,ing Nielsen in this cmner.
Fhe Dane IS with us this week and is
scattering around the same old line of
SaIk. As a. press agent he is the best in
the world.
We cannot help but think what a great
pair Nelson and Burt Mank would make
The pin boys viii hustle at the Palace
tonight, with the opening of the city
tournament. Keep your eye on that Fat
Mems team.
Cut comes the Old sleigh again.
George Green's Cathedral track team
will come pretty near putting that school
on the Athletic map this winter. Green
has some fast ones under his wing.
J. little thing like ordering nam and
eggs in Japanese would not bother Jim
SpriGmau.
Rob Roy Mickey sert MS d special de-
livery letter yesterday, incIosinS his pic
tu-e published in another newspaper.
Why This waste of money?
Bugs Raymond sotourns at Dwight, H.,
taking his in the arm. The gun medico
who perforates the insect guarantees
Eugs can look glass of distilled corn,
rye, potato, rice, or cactus in the eye
and never recognize it after the treat
ment
II Steve Kane and Billy Klem were
the best uInpires in the National League
(which New York fans insist is the facu,
and Kane has had the rollers slipped
under him. what will the arbitrating stan
look IKE this year?
Meaning nothing in particular. but cali
ing attention to the fact that when
Ban johnson slipped the rollers under Bob
Hedges, somebody gummed the gears.
and Col Bob has an extra $1,000 sinkers
in tho crouch bag. Meanwhile, the 'mA-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23
Nv WILLIAM PEET.I

Billy Wea-t. of the Philadelphia Tele-
graph, asks the question: Does the base
ball star make the team or does the team
make the starr" He goes on to say: 1T
takes nine men to play a game of base
bali, but the chief interest of the fans
who turn out to See a visiting team prob
ably is to get view of one or two Of its
'headliners rather than to see the entire
combination.
"A club which has Il star like Johnson,
Lajoie, Chase, Cobb. Collins, Wagner.
Mathewson. Doo,in. o. Magee isLaIways
certain to be more OF an attraction. es-
pecia!iy on tine road. than a combination
which does not boast of q 'topliner'
whose name is constantly appearing in
the newspapers.
What is true Of the fans in the big
cities is equally true of those in the
minor league circuits. Fey instance. the
Athletics had the size OF their guarantee
reduced when Collins and Baker refused
to take the trip tc Cuba. and it is getting
hard for the major league clubs to
schedule games in the smaller cities um-
less it is especially stipulated that Ger
| tain players must appear in the game.
The Cleveland club las been notified by
| the management Of the Topeka club that
| it will book a game with the Maps for
next April. provided Lajoie plays with
the Maps. If Lajoie does not play To-
peka has no desire to arrange a game.
so far as the smaller cities are con-
| cerned. it is the star rather than the
/ team that makes the attraction. and the
! same is almost equally true of the majOr
I league circuits
| Walter johnson, the Nationals star
| finger. will have to get down to the
| hardest kind of work if he hopes to be in
shape to pitch when the American League
| season starts.
For the first time since he joined the
| ranks of the majors. johnson has done
| absolutely nothing this winter When the
| season closed last fall the big fellow
| hiked out to his farm in Kansas. and
| has been taking it easy ever since.
In previous years johnson has lived on
! the Pacific Coast, and has always signed
up with some semi-professional club to
pitch one or two games a week during
the winter months. and by reason of this
he has been able 10 side step the spring
training trips. but next month Johnson
will go to Hot Springs. Ark, for the
, baths, then direct to Atlanta, and will
need all the work he can stand to get in
the pink
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23

Taylor of 500 street northeast He
TWILL
dent Of max
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23

Same with the track team. Run
nerS try for the team. but are
beaten out OF a place by small
margin. This has been the case with
Harry Taylor. at present attending
Business High School For the past
two years he has been out for the nine
as we'll as for the track team. He
has been retained on the squad and
at the last minute dropped. and
some more fortunate candidate
given his place. Last season he
gave promise of being developed
into a star left-hand pitcher. but
lacked stamina. and was dropped
from the first team. He was well
coined by the second team, and did
good work. In track it was the
same way. He was not quite fast
enough for the first team. but found
place on the second squad
The manager of the baseball team
al the Rhode Island avenue school
looks upon Taylor as the coming
star this spring, as he has grown
stronger and gained more expe-
rience. Harry is the son of II. A.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23

tournament to come down to the Palace
some evening this week and make them
selves feel miserable by watching what
a lot of fun the others fellows are hav
ing. The old gag about having some other
fellows money and forgetting to enter
hun has been sprung on the committee a
little bit too often. Why not frame up
something new?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23
FILINGS ORANGES TO KEEP
STRONG RIGHT ARM IN SHAPE

Les Angeles. Cal, Jan. WANT tn
s:'e that salary whip: Let me put YOU wise.
Throw oranses. Nothing is better for work
ing the kinks cut Of you. arm
This. In effect. is the philosophy of Frank
Chancs. manager Of the Chicago Cubs. who
b Spending The winter nero on his orange
farm- He asserts that be has kept his ann
IN the best possible condition this winter BY
throwing the frat.
Esey morning Chance takes q Eaik
through his orar.c grove, near Glerdora.
Twenty-Five mics from here. SPLIT oranecs
that arc seen on the trees by the Cub boss
ere picked. Then. instead Of toixing them
to tho ground. tho great first basman picks
out spot sixty feet distant and lefs 20
with thc Orange.
Great method" ays Chance,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23

Parkersburg. W. Va. Jan. The West
Virginia Baseball League VIII meet at
Point Pleasant February Is to arrange a
schedule and complete plans for the com.
ing season. 1t is likely Parkersburg viii
90 dropped and another city taken in.
There has been no activity here toward
organising . team.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23
THE PSALM OF LIFE.

Tell me- not in mournful numbers
Boston has a tail-cnd team;
Leave me to my peaceful slumhers
Or ease some news into my bean.
Tie team is real the league is earnest
II tell YOU this without reServc);
We will surely Try our d,ndest
Honest. amt l got a nerve:
Wise me up with something CHEEKY.
II YOU must annoy me- then:
Do not slip TIE hunk that's dreary
BY hnneyed word or stroke Of pen.
Iii tell you as told Tcnney
Though We own orr chance is punk,
We ought to turn modest penny
With cur little bunch cf Junk
William Hepburn Russell
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23

Other Sports On Page Nine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-25
NolNT VERNON AVENUE.

Committees Appointed Work I" be Ac"
lively acknowledgement For isuild-
ing Avenue Growing brighter Daily
Wee President Smoot OF the Noun
Vernon Avenue Association has ap
pointed the following committees:
Finance-W. B. Smoot. Thomas
Nelson Page, John f. Mclean, NJ. B
Harlow and Joseph E. Willard
Press-A. j. Wedderburn, Rober
S. Barrett, Hubert Snowden, John Il
Mclean, Frank 4. Muussy Crosby 5
Noyes and Henry l.. West.
Legisiasion-James L. Clements.
James r. Cation, T. Walton Moore
Robert E Lee, ] X. NJ. Norton, Chas
Rendheim and Lawrence Washington
Right Of Way-Jamcs Il. Cation, NJ
B. Harlow, K. Walton Moore, Gard
nor l.. Boothe, 4. d. Brorkott, DR.. J.
Tabor Johnson and j. Norman Gibbs,
The executive committee will meet
monthly for the purpose OF actively
pushing the project for the construc-
lion Of Mount Vernon Avenue, and at
each meeting reports Of the above com
mittees vii! be submitted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-25
MYSTERIOUS SHOTS.

John Green, colored, % years old,
who >ays he is frnA Culprper county,
was brought hcias the Police Court
this morning charged with firing a
pistol IN the street. He claimed he
was shot in three places on Monday
night at Fayctlc ana Queen streets. Al
the Alexandria Hospital, III. NJ. j.
Drlany found that a bullet vas nm
b"ddrd near ihc hip hone. an"iher had
passed through h lhEh. AMI 4 t!Ird
had rua,I, j sigh! ,hra On one leg
Hi, wuus..i "a. sol s"siUus. G@nerl
upo" hu..,= ,ia4ued this morning
claimed ti,at u negro named HAIRY
Graves discharged five shots at Inn.
Witnesses, hnwrvcr. avcr'ci that
Graves was not at the place at the time
Green was dismissed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-25

Ancient Rome's Libraries.

The libraries of ancient Rome were
Immense and splendid Lucuilus,
whose name IS associated with table
luxuras. expended much of his wealth
on books. His library. says Plutarch,
had walks, galleries and cabinets
open 10 al visitors" julius Caesar
proposed 10 open this library definitely
to the public.
How were these vast Libraries, n
addition 10 the book shops, filed:
With his trained staff Of readers and
transcriberS, a publisher could turn
out ali edition Of any work at very
cheap rates. and almost at q moments
notice. There was no initia! expense
OF typcsetting before d single copy
could he produced, no ruinous extras
in the shape OF printers corrections
The manuscript came from the all
thor; the publisher handed IT over to
his slaves, and IL a book Of modest
dimensions, the complete edition could
be ready, if necessary, within twenty
four hours. Actually, then, books
were produced and sold more easily
and quickly in ancient Rome than they
are in modern London.-T. P.'s London
Weekly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-25
TIN "IIi-dr Not a MYTH,

The fall Of Troy after ten year
siege by the Grecian princes about lisa
L. G, has long been considered as q
rather mythical foundation for Homer
immortal epic. the "Iliad" But IN 1916
the excavations Of Schliemann On the
rcnuted site Of Troy brought to light
under tho ashes Of two superintendent
fortress cities the remains answering
to the descriptions OF Homer and q
hidden vault containing goblcts, bowls,
vases. gems, Jewels, arues de luxe and
like articles in gold, silver and bronze.
These treasures are now generally ac-
I-nOwlcdged 10 be the veritable rem
nanlS of the once vast riches of Priarl.
which. although depleted by ten years
Of costly warfare in the purchase or
supplies ana mercenaTies and the fnal
sack Of the ruined city, were thus pre-
served to enrich the museums or Eu
rope and greatly increase our realiza-
ton Of the wealth and art OF that an
cicnt Il!um which we have hitherto
been disposed to consider 4 poets
dream. Charles Winslow Hall in Ma
tlonal Magazine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-25
MEETING OF BIRTHDAY ASSOCIA-
TON,

The annual meeting Of the George
Washington Birthday Association "as
held last night. A committee reported
that the school board would not accept
the $3.50 recently donated by the aSso-
citation under the provisions stipulated,
but would accept il with the under
standing that the morey be divided
equally between the boys aud girls
schools. This the association declined
to to, and the matter was laid on the
table.
Tie following officers were sub e.
onently elected: J. Il Trlmycr, pfes'-
dent: o. II. Kirk, first vice president;
7. C. Howard, second vice president;
II. b. Cation. third vice president; Peter
Won de Westlaken, fourth vice prrsi-
dent: ". ". Ballengcr, fifth vice pres.
ident; Harry White, secrr'ary; II y.
Kirk. ASSISTANT secretary ] W'''am
Nav. ,reqsnrer: Thorn" 1 ~,
assistant i,,u.r.ir:. Che 49,. ~.
mittrcs aa,~.i ~ : ). j. ,tu:Er.
finance; j. y. Williams, reception;
Lieut.. C. II. May, military; D. W
Ait, heson, music; J. NJ. Duncan, trans
portation; Kenneth " Ogden, hremen;
+. L. Knight, civic organizations; A.
4. Paul, secret; r. S. Barrett, deco7a-
tons; P. Won de Westlaken, entertain
mcpt: Thomas Hall, carriages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-25
FLAG RAISING TUESDAY.

Next Tuesday afternoon has been
selected as the date for the presenta-
ton OF flags to the schools Of Alexan-
dria by Alexandria Council No. ..
Order of Fraternal Americans. The
exercises will take place at two O'Clock
a, the boys school on Washington
street where the flag will be raised
without any form exercises. The
bows sill then form in line and headed
b. the members Of the Order will pro-
ceed to The girls school on Prince street
where the presentation will take place.
The flags will be presented on behalf
OF the order by either judge c. /.
Nicol or John H. Trimver and the
acceptance will be made by DIR. ".
NJ. Smith Of the Board Of Education
and Conrad Johnson principal of the
girls school.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-25
Dickens Literary Gains.

The papers have often printed d
great deal Of pure nOnsen5e Oh the
subject Of Dickens literary gains
Dickens Is stated 70 have died leav-
ing earnings that often accrue 10 q
respectable solicitor" This is rub
bish Dickens left e93 900 In round
figures, and this did not include con.
siderable sum Of money that he had
settled some years before his death.
Ills readings GSJS-G0 had brought in
about $4,000. II is forgotten that
Dickens began life without one penny
ana that every farthing he spent or
gave away or left was earned BY him.
SELF, only excepting $1,000 which was
hcQueathcd 70 him By friend about
two years before his own death Dick
cns lived literally some people Eai1
oxtravagautl-l for about thirJy-four
Years lie BROUGHT NJ and started in
ltfg large ..d very expensive family.
aui ~ cave away great dos! -
money tc necdr relatives. london
Truth
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

According to Geographic dispatches
iron, Lynchburg and in certain circles
in Richmond, it is thought that the
Gould interests, which lately merged
the electric street railways AMI power
plarts of the Richmond, Petersburg,
Portsmouth and Norfolk lines under
the name Of the Virginia Railway and
Power Company, are negotiating Tor
the control OF the street railway system
Of Lynchburg. The report Is that the
concern will come into possession OF the
Lynchburg lines within the next 0o
days.
The Appalachian Power Company
of Richmond was chartered yesterday
by the STATE Corporation Commission.
with an authorized capital OF s25. 0OO,-
600. The promoters are New York
and Chicago capitalists, and its opera
tons will be confined to the counties
Of southwest Virginia. with rights to
enter into any city and 10 furnish
power to any and all parties who may
apply.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-25
APPLICATIONS DENIED.

President Taft last night denied the
applications for the pardon OF Charles
w. Morse, Of New York, and John X.
Walsh, Of Chicago, the two most
prominent bankers ever convicted and
sentenced 10 federal peniIentiarles M
der the national banking laws.
Not only did the President refuse to
pardon either Morse or Walsh, but he
also declined AT this tlme to exercise
any other sort Of executive clemcncy
in these cases or to shorten the SEN
fences imposed upon the two men by
the conris in which they were CON
victed.
Ia considering the case Of Morse the
President said that from considera,
ton Of the facts in each case have no
doubt that Morse should have received
heavier sentence than Walsh. In
deed, the methods taken by Morse
tend to show that more keenly than
Walsh did he realize the evil OF what
lie was doing"
The President lenlal or Tile paruoh
applications of Mor=e and Walsh does
not mean that they must stay lii prison
until the end Of their terms. Walsh
began sentence OF FIVE years in the
I.cavenworth Penitentiary in January,
1910, and under the Federal Parole
law Is eligible for parole next Septem.
Der, the Presidents action last night
having no bearing whatever upon flu
ture application for parole. Morse be-
gan his 15year term in the Atlanta
lenitentiary in January, 1910, also.
In denying his application the Presi-
dent granted .eave to renew 1t after
January l, 1913 Under the parole
law Morse would be eligible for release
in 1915.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-25
BASEBALL.

The Cardinal Athletic Club and the
Nativity Athletic Club Of Washington
will play a game of baseball on the
north Alfred street grounds next Satur-
day at 4:3O p. M. The visiting team
is good one, and With Wizard"
Kelly performing in the pitchers box
and shy der receiving his speedy and
pu3sling curves, the local heavy hltters
will have to keep their eyes busy
and do some rapid thinking or they
are liable to waste their strength
whiting at the atmosphere. The Car
dinals will use the same line up Except,
perhaps, the battery) as played against
the Capital City Athletic Club re-
Gently.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-25
MAYOR CUTCHHS ON THE STAND,

Mayor Joel H. Cutchin, on trial at
Roanoke for malfeasance in Office.
testified in his own behalf yesterday
Mayor Cutchin explained his relations
with Vici Isom and others
The mayor gave his age as 65 years,
saying his youngest child was 81 or 81
years old. He then reviewed his legal
services for Wei Isom He showed
that the three cases in which he repre-
rnted the woman were all civil ones.
He denied the statement that the wo-
man had visited his office frequently
and said that she had been there per-
haps once month for the past three
years, certainly not oftener. He had
referred her, he said, to other attor
neyr when she asked for legal ad-
vice.
The mayor said he never knew who
sent him gifts OF furniture and rugs
until after the grand jury investiga-
ton.
4 $50 diamond ring was given him
by Wei Isom, he said, because she
owed him money for professional SER
vices and jeweler agreed to let him
have the ring and charge it to the wo-
man. He wore the ring while in court.
He denied the truth Of the testimony
Of the Martin girl as to locking his
office door while she was there declar-
ing that the door would not lock from
the inside. He denied positively that
he made any improper proposals to
her