The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-14

The Boy Scouts, IN the frantic effort
to escape their fast-nying pursurer.
broke the record for individual returns
by carrying to the City Hall XIII
of $3.50 flies yesterday afternoon.
Earlier IN the day little Sarah John
son hed lowered this record by a re-
turn OF $500. only to see 4, again
smas shed by the Boy Scouts marvellous
Kill
inc third mark to be smashed YES
teFday was the existing record for the
totai days Kill. The combined re-
turns OF the TWO divisions amounted
10 the unprecedented number of ISL.
ao e iof the day, being more than 5o,-
wv higher than the previous. dsv,s
XIII. The white division knocked down
another record for return of a4p'
i2s flies. while the colored divts,or
seriously menaced another with kius
totaling 23S,I4o. Inez Harris. Leader
oil the colored division, broke the in
uiNiouai score for coiorcd contestants
oy DAYS return OF 1880
Above 3.OOO.0OO Mark.
Such tremendous eXertions as those
oil yesterday boosted the total slauph-
! 'cr across the 100000 mark and
crept up toward higher things. There
Is every indication now that almost
100000 flies Will perish at the hands
OF the little swatters before the CON
Test closes Monday afternoon.
win only four more days of work
ieit before the entry books are Off
eidt4y closed. the real contenders for
the top places are settling down into
furious gait that threatens still
iurther infraction of records
aarah johnson. the determined little
worker VINO has earned the support
OF city. fell woefully behind the
young soldiers yesterday afternoon
When the flies were counted, and this
morning stands a fun $4,000 points he
hind the leaders. And +his no,,yt1h-
standing the fact that By her indi.
Vioual efforts she has slaughtered
more than $4,000 flies in the four
Gays OF this week Her fine work
only served TO inspire the Boy Scents
TO greater things. and they managed
10 squirt away from her yesterday in
way that bodies i'll for the girls
hahces OF success. Still, it was wins
pered around the city Han yester-
day that Sarah has high ce.d up her
sleeve which she will play either to-
uaE or tomorrow and perhaps wrest
BACK her title to first place.
American Record broken.
1here is no longer any doubt that
the American record for swatttnp in
E'Hii''r contests VIII DC broken twice
over by the contestants in The Times
Dispatch crusade. The record Kill of
$4,000, made by small citizen of
washington during such a contest
VIII be beaten by the Boy Scouts and
Sarah Johnson before the books are
closed Monday afternoon. This mark.
which has stood for so long. Is
destined To be frightfully shattered.
Continuing the exciting see-saw
which has been enjoyed day after dav.
George c, Hanks deposited 5000 flies
IN the Health Department Yesterday.
and regained his hold on fourth place
winch Floyd Bryant had snatchcd from
him the day before The Methodist
Mission boys came back after an alb
sence of two days with kin that
enabled them to hold on to third place
and the $40 prize attached. Both
Hanks and Bryant are giving the mis-
sion crowd run for the money.
Many Shift Positions.
Coming down the list OF leaders
there were changes in almost every
place yesterday, and sdch bursts of
speed make the outcome of the contest
a touch and go AFFAIR
lnez Harris. breaking the record
with kill of 1880. increas cd her lead
in the race for first prize in the coll
ored division. and put herself $4,000
points above Violet Crump. Ellen
Moore. with kill of 26,SIO, iumped
from fifth TO third place, while little
Edward johnson climbed out of sixth
into fifth place There were many
other changes in the lineup Of lead
ers. The contest closes Monday after
noon at o'clock.