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New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
LEMCKE MAKES NEW RECORD
Lowers Mark for 100-Yard Swim
in Dual Meet in Tank.

Norman Lemcke, the captain of the High
School OF Commerce swimming team. was
the Individual star Of the dual meet be-
tween tho Boys High School and Com
merce. which Commerce won by score OF
40 to q in the Goth street baths yesterday.
Iemcke established a new high school
swimming record when he won the lO0-yard
race in SO seconds Nat. After few min
utes' rest he went out and captured n bit
terly fought J0-yard race In 26 As seconds.
Commerce won first place In all but the
0-yard swim. Davis, OF Boys High, per-
formed well for his team and scored IL
points.
The summaries follow
FIfty-ynrd swim--Won by Lemcke High
school ct Commerce; Flower High school ot
Commerce second Reinecke, Boys High
School. third Time. Oi2B 40.
Form divc---Won by Merrick. High scnool OF
Commerce: Palmer, Boys High School, sec
ond; Braid Boys High school, third.
Twentv-vard swiu--Won by Davis. Boys
High school Flower. High School OF Com
merce, second: Curtain, Hight school OF Com
merce, third. Time. OIL Id.
IOO.yard swim--Won by Temckc, High
School OF Commerce; Davis. Boys High School.
second Reinecke, Boys High School, third.
Time. o.
School OF Commerce; Davis. Boys High
School, second ;. De Gore. High School OF Com
merce, :hird. limo. 1904.
Plunge Tor distance-Won by Mack. High
school Of Commerce. with a plunge OF W
feet. wednesday, Boys High School. second
with a plunge OF 81 feet. 10 other competi-
1eo-yard relay race--Torfeited 20 Commerce.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
DARTMOUTH FIVE VICTOR
Defeats Yale in Rough and Fast
Basketball Game.


New Haven, Feb. 1a.--Dartmouth defeat
ed Yale at basketball tonight in the
toughest and fastest game seen here this
year. Victory for Dartmouth turned on
wild one-handed shot half the length Of the
floor by Jones just before time was called
The score was IA to 12.
Yale had a clear advantage over its OPP
ponents in the first period. unusual bad
luck keeping the Yale score down. The
half ended in Ysle's favor with the score
s 10 7.
In the second half accurate shooting
turned the tide toward Dartmouth SIS
sons work from the foul line really won
the game Yale was lamentably weak IN
this department At the end OF the hrst
ten minutes the teams we're tied at 10 eacn
when Gibson scored from the floor for Dart
mouth. and Jones followed 1t up with his
long shot
THE acore follows.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
MULDAUER WINS AT BILLIARDS

Finishing brilliantly Mark Muldauer de-
feated +. c. Reed in the Glass A Harlem
amateur 1872 balkline billiard tournament az
the Morningside Billiard Academy. last
night. The final score was 90 to l3i. TO.
night q. r. B. Clarke. the National Glass
ID champion. will play I'D Barnes
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
CURTIS SEVEN TAKES LEAD
Forges to Front in Hockey Race
by Beating Stuyvesant.

The hockey team OF the Curtis High
School, of Staten Island. took the lead In
the Inter-Hlgh School League by defeat
ing the Stuyvesant High School in a stub
bornly fought game at the st. Nicholas
Rink last night. The score was TO 2.
The Richmond boys carried the fight TO
their opponents throughout the second pc
riod, IN which they scored two goals. From
the opening whistle both sevens played at
a fast pace.
The standing follows:
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
BOXING NEWS AND NOTES
Burns Should Have Received a
Draw. Says De Forest.

Jimmy De Forest, manager OF frankie
Burns, the Jersey city bantamweight
boxer ia highly wrought up over the de-
clslon which Johnny Coulon received over
Frankie Burns in New Orleans on Sunday
afternoon A draw, at least, II not YER
dict over tho Logan Square boy is the
worst that Burns should have received, In
DE Forests opinion. The reports from the
riugside would appear TO bear out this con-
tenton. The following telegram, addressed
TO the sporting editor Of The Tribune. is
sclf-explanatory: The decision to Coulon
was a robbery. The New Orleans papers
were unanimous In the statement that
draw was the worst that Burns should
have received The West Side Club has
cancelled tho contract with Stout, the
referee, and he will Judge no more con-
tests"
Tho battle in New Orleans was the third
meeting OF the boys In previous battles
here in New York Burns defeated Coulon
end earned tho popular decision.
Three good bouts will be seen at the
local clubs tonight. KID Burns will face
Jack Goodman at the Fairmont Athletic
Club, of The Bronx; Young Solsburg
will cross gloves with Barry Hill at the
Royale Club and interesting contests will
be seen at Browns Gymnasium.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
YALE wREsTLERs WIN EASILY,

New Haven. Feb 19.-The first wrestling
team from Harvard to compete with Yale
met decisive defeat here tonight, losing
all the seven bouts. The l5s-pouhd and the
heavyweight bouts were won by falls and
the other by decisions
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
MASSACHUSETTS SEVEN WIN.

Boston. FEB. 19-The Massachusetts, In
stitute Of Technology hockey team defeat.
cd the Williams seven by score OF 10
1 tonight at the Boston arena.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
WANTS EIGHT CLUB CIRCUIT.

Louisville. Feb. l9.--Unless an eight-club
circuit Is assured in the new Columbian
League, Louisville will not become mem
ber OF the organization, according to the
statement made tonight by W. H. Pearce,
the secretary.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20

Goals-Dartmouth: Gibson 90, Menzei' Zones
yaIe. Swihart "a. Cobb. Goals from fouis,-
dartmouth: sisson. g. Yale: osborne, 2 Goals
mIsSed-Dartmouth: slsscn, 4; Yale: Osborne =
Reilly 3. Referee-Rsed. sprlnsheiu - 81
Time OF halves--Twenty minutes
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Snodurass and DruCke Sign Con-
tracts with Giants.
sHAFER HEARS THE CALL
Jack Warhop Adjusts Differ
ences with Yankees and
Comes to Terms.

Only a few of the Giants remain to De
signed for the coming season. The con-
tracts OF Fred Snodsrass and Louis DruoKe
,yero received at the headquarters OF tie
c,uh yesterday. along with that Of George
II Pierce, who pitched indinerently for the
r;uffalo and Providence clubs, of the Inter
national League, last season. In spite ol
The fact that all the team, with i've eH-
ceptions, have attached their signatures
10 the documents. the chances OF me
Giants 10 win another pennant WoUla DE
slim IL these Eve men failed to reBef''
The whole infeld, consisting Of NerKie'
Larry DOYLE. Arthur Fletcher and ChaThe
uerzog. have yet to signify their wiling
ness To fight for the championship again.
while Big Chief Meyers is still an out
cast. Little anxiety at the dilatory tactics
OF these men Is felt. however, anG by the
first OF next month Joe O'Brien conhdehu!
expects TO have all his men In line,
Snodgrass has been playing ball in Cali.
fcrnia all winter and writes that lie is
ready for the campaign to begin. Fred
completed last season with a batting aver
age oil ~. anu proven OH ''N'i' ''' Sr'-''7
on the bases. either by being hit or coax
ing o twirler into giving him pass when
he felt that his bat was not loaded with q
safety. lie succeeded in reaching first more
often than any other player. While he did
rot finish with as high an average as he
did I'm 1910 when for while he threatened
to give Ty Cobb a run for batting lsurels'
yet he was sufficiently proficient in the
art Of rapping out singles to be valuable
member OF the team.
Louis Drucke Is planning on a successful
year after practically a seasons lay-oh
He will report to Marlin Springs long be
hopes to show the form which in 1910 made
critics pick him to develop into one Of the
star pitchers Of the game.
Among other interesting items doled out
by Joe O'Brien yesterday was the news
that Harry Mccormick. the veteran out
felder who was with the Giants in the
fateful year Of 1908 and with his good hit
ting put the team i'm the running for the
pennant will go 10 Marlin Springs and try
TO "come hack" Mccormick was a vital
cog in McGraws old machine and played
crest ball five years ago. Doubtless the
prospect Of sharing in the receipts OF an
other worlds series attracts the veteran.
He will have To do pretty well. however,
IL he wrests a position away from Devore,
|. SnodgraSs or Murray.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
ATHLETIC LEAGUE BOWLING.

The New York Athletic Club bowlers'
leaders I'm the Athletic Bowling League,
lost ground when they were defeatee y ycsi ci
alleys last night The scores follows
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20

first half-Fisher (I;OO, Beecksr u2,OOl
Second half sherwood ZOO, solomon u2:O0,
Fisher u4:00D. Referee-McKsy, Wanderers
Skating Club. Time OF halves Fifteen minutes
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20

Jack Dorman. the lightweight boxer OF
The Bronx. and Paddy Sullivan. OF the
West Side. hoxed ten dreary, uninterest-
Ing rounds at the Irving club OF Brooklyn,
last night. Neither man accomplished any
thing worthy of note and draw decision
would be fair to both men
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20

The championship committee OF the
Amateur Athletic Union yesterday de-
cided several changes in the dates for
holding the swimming championships.
The contests are now scheduled as follows:
February %. 20 yards Pittsburgh Aquatic
Club: February "a, five hundred yards,
Pittsburgh Athletic Association: March 2,
relay race City A. c.. March u. fifty yards
and back stroke. Illinois A. c.. March 10.
enc hundred yards and breast stroke;
March ie water polo and dive at Pitts
burph A. A.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20

|. Snodgrass or Murray.
VI Jack Wsrhop the little Yankee twirler
with the puzzlng underhand delivery and
a general favorite on the hilltop has signed
for next season. Jack was supposed TO be
hold-out, but he had talk with Wolver-
ton while the latter was attending the
meeting Of the American League in Chi
cago and all difficulties We're adjusted.
WARRIOR won twelve and lost thirteen
games last year, but ne had a lot of hard
luck and fits in we'll in what is considered
one of the best pitching staffs in the
league.
c. II. Coleman. an inhelder from the
Tacoma club. of the Northwestern League,
also mailed his contract TO the Yankees
yesterday. In 163 games last season no
batted at tho rate Of .26s and had a field
ing average of .91. He hits left handed
and throws right handed.
"BilT' Dahlen, the manager of the Brook
lyn superbas. accompanied by Daniel Com
erford. the club trainer. left for the
practising ground at Hot Springs Ark.
yesterday. When they arrive at the resort
the superba general will take in hand the
include Allen. a pitcher; Cutshaw, Breen
and Reilly, second basemen; James. an out
fielder. and "Tex" Erwin, the catcher. The
regulars are expected to arrive on the
training grounds a week from tomorrow.
Arthur shafer, a utility inhelder with the
Giants in 1910 and a player of much prom
Use. has applied TO the National Commits
sion for reinstatement in organized base
ball He refused TO sign a contract last
year on the ground that he had decided to
retire from the game and go into business
following a trip TO Japan, but now Ne Is
anxious to return. Shafer is still on the
reserve list OK the New York club and If
his application is favorably received he will
report at the spring training camp Of the
Giants at Marlin Springs. Tex. McGraw
can then make use Of him as a utility
inhelder, OF whom he may have need or
use him in a trade.
Charley Murphy, president of the Chi
cago Cubs. says that unless Heine Zimmer-
man, the hitting inflelder. signs a con-
tract within week he will trade him
for a right-handed pitcher. Zimmerman
says nc is not holding out but the con-
tract has been sent back to the club
unsigned. On his return from this city
after the National League meeting last
week Murphy is quoted as saying
II noticed that all OF the stories out of
Ner York reported that the league had
taken kick at me, apparently every time
entered the meeting. Well, all can say
IS that l didn't see any story that gave
the straight facts. AS a matter OF fact,
IL was unusually quiet, and much of the
time was taken up over minor details Of
little interest to the public.
Il had a message from Chance while at
the meeting. and in It he again said he
would he on first base himself. / told Nc
6raw OF the Giants about it, and he said he
would instruct his pitchers to shoot ball
at Chances head every time he came to
bat. / told McGraw that Chance didn't
figure that there was pitcher in the New
York club who could make a dent in his
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20

Tho IIne-up Follows.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
AUTOMOBILES. a

Totals. $50 922 9gi 2
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20

The score follows:
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20

Edouard Roudil Cwhite balD--5. :, l. 5. q, @ 3
lo 9e.s, : 1S o. 23 z Ia 20 "a +6Is Si l. .CS 3
points: average, IL f-S3; high runs. 81. 70
and 49,
DR.. Ieonidas L. Mial spot bslD--2 3, e,,Ss
49, o. 90, o, "a, 81. 0, !, . 4S, o, 33. 10, o. gS
2. is. D, 2, q, @ II, s, Is, o. 0, g. Total, %a
points: average, II 7-32; high runs, 81, |"
and AZ
The Washington times., 1912-02-29
Captain Uberroth to
Attend Navigation Meet

Capt Preston II. Uberroth, assistant
chief in charge of personnel and opera
tions OF the Revenue Cutter Service,
was today designated by Secretary Mac
NeaBh rs the representative of the
Treasury Department to attend the
Twelfth International Congress of Nav
igation to begin in Philadelphia May
%, next
1t is expected that this congress will
have deep influence upon waterway
projects Of national Importance that are
now in contemplation.
One of the interesting exhibits which
will be made during the sessions of the
congress are a model of the Gatun dam
locks and the Pedro Miguel locks of the
Panama canal. Models of the battleship
New York, the steamship Olympic and
the steamship Cristobal. formerly the
steamship fremont, commercial
freiEhter OF 10000 net register made to
the same scale as the locks, will pass
through them. showing the manner in
which the locks and the canal will be
operated.
The exhibit will also include a model
illustration of the operation of valves
and gates in one of the locks. The
weight of this model alone will be about
1900 tons.
The Washington times., 1912-02-29
HUNTS IN GARBAGE
FORFOOD,, ARRESTED
ON WEAPON CHARGE
Philadelphia, Who Says He
Is Engineer, Held for
Examination.

Arrested as he was picking over a
garbage barrel in search of food, Claude
Sherwood, who says he is a civil en-
gineer, was arraigned in District branch
OF Police Court today. The attention
of Policeman Davis was attracted to
Sherwood when he saw the man. seek
ing food among the scraps from a
downtown restaurant The officer ap-
preached and noticed the handle of a
revolver sticking from Sherwood's pock-
ct, and arrested him on a charge of
carrying concealed weapons.
To the court Sherwood said: "Philadel-
phia is my home and / am civil en-
gineer. / came here looking for work
and have been unable to find 1t. For
Ave days / have been without money, and
Tor four days / have not slept, and
too proud 20 seek charity
That revolver would have bought
lodging and several lunches II you had
pawned or sold It," said Judge A. X.
Mullowny. why didn't you do it?''
Il need that revolver in my business -
said Sherwood. u couldn't part with
1t. expect a check from relatives in
Philadelphia today, that will relieve
me-"
Judge Mullowny committed Sherwood
to the Washington Asylum Hospital for
mental examination. The court ordered
the probation officer TO try to get into
communication with the mans relatives
In Philadelphia. Sherwood gave his age
as th1rty-tWo years.
The Washington times., 1912-02-29

in Washington. He gained possession Of
the theater at Eleventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue, which was known
until few years ago as "Kernan's The
Some Noted Names.
And even though the numbers of those
who were born on the extra" day of
every fourth year are scarce compared
with the rest of the earth's population,
let 1t not be forgotten that the day is
memorable as the birthday of men
who have made names for themselves.
As an illustration, take Capt. Cuth-
bert James, one of the most prominent
of the colonial administrators of the
celebrating his tenth birthday. He was
born February 29 1872, and is a son of
the second Lord Northbourne.
After completing his education at OK
ford, he became an officer in the British
army, enlisting in 1894. Five years later
he joined the Egyptian army, and dis
tinguished himself in the first White
Nile expedition against the Khalifa.
William Drummond HoEg, a prOml-
nent Britisher and member of the Law
Society of Upper Canada, who is con-
sidered the leader of the Canadian bar.
was also born on February 29. Mr.. HogE
is celebrating his eleventh birthday,
having been born in February. 1868.
Rear Admiral French l.. Chadwick,
L. s. N. is sfXty-eight years old today,
and is celebrating his sixteenth BIRTH
day. Admiral Chadwick Is retired. He
was born February 20, 1874.
Miss Thyson Celebrates.
Miss Annie Maude Thyson, of 1866 Co
lumbia road northwest, Is another
young Washington woman who Will
celebrate her quadrennial birthday to-
day. She won't have a party. however,
because, as she expressed it this morn
ing, II don't want to get in the habit
of giving birthday parties, for ! might
like 1t, and would have to wait another
four gears before being the hostess at
another one"
Miss Thyson Is 4 WashinGtonian by
birth, and has resided here all her life.
A girl friend, Miss Mamie Morrison, If
1880 U street northwest, who also
claims this as her natal day, will Ccle-
brate the event by giving Il party to-
night. Charles Crout formerly of the
Pennsylvania National Guard, is hay
ing a two-day celebration in Anacostid
because his birthday is February -.
Born in Philadelphia twenty-four years
ago. he came TO AnacOstia some
months ago with a dog and pony shO%,
which is wintering here. Ho Is Sn-
ployed with A. o. Bvad5', an Anacosta
merchant.
Mrs. Q. S. Pumphrey, a well-known
resident of Anacostia, also Is celcbrat-
ing her birthday today.
The Washington times., 1912-02-29
FORTUNE SMILES ON
BABES BORN TO-DAY,
OFFICIALS BELIEVE
DIR. Fowler Cites Advantages
Falling to Lot of Leap
Year Tot.

"ls child born on February 70 ia
vored by fortuneT Officials of the
Health Department are Of that opinion.
Within the next week will be recorded
the births of a number of leap year
babies" Dr. w. c. Fowler believes
that luck will follow in the footsteps
of every one and has arguments to
ITS a cinch for the girls" said DR..
Fowler. Just think how long 1t Will
be before they are sweet sixteen.' They
VIII be young when other babies born
since reached the age politely termed
passe.'
II must admit 1t is rather hard on
the boys, because they will be long
but in the District where both young
and old are denied the right of fran
chlse, that oughtnt to make so much
difference.
havlngsa birthday only once in four
years. After arriving at the thirtieth
mile stone, the average man wants to
forget his birthdays, to say nothing of
the average woman. Are they permit
They are are not. Well meaning
friends and relatives insist on Offering
congratulations on the fact that you
are getting older. Celebrations are
held. when the birthday cake reminds
one Of the advancing wears.
Careful consideration forces me to
believe a person Is to be congratulated
on having birthday only once in
four years. and think poll of Wash
en-, would bear me out In that con-
clusion."
No births of leap year babies" have
yet been recorded, physicians being CIV
Health Department the arrival Of the
stOrk.
The Washington times., 1912-02-29
DAN CUPID REFUSES
TO LET LEAP YEAR
DAY BALK PLANS
Leads Couples to Altar,
Though Wedding Ami
versarieS Will Be Few.

Prospects of a wedding anniversary
only once every four years seem not
to interfere with the doings of Daniel
Cupid.
What do we care for wedding cele-
brations,' declared Van B. Wilson, the
first applicant for a marriage license
today. Sometimes 1t turns out that
once in four years is enough to be re-
up" - 49,. 'S
Mr.. Wilson paid for license to mar
ry Mary q. Ransom, a young divorcee
from Charles Town, W. Va, his own
home. He was married today by the
Rev: w. |. McKenney. He told Kupid
kroll at City Hall that he would have
a Dig celebration four years hence.
Waiting In lire for licenses when Mr..
Wilson obtained his were Francis w.
Fttzhugh and Kate NJ. Payne, both of
Charlottesville, Va, both of whom as
serted that they had not given the day
thought and could be just as happy,
even though there would be few an
niVerSaries,
The Washington times., 1912-02-29

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The Washington times., 1912-02-29
Locator of Social
Registers on Sale

This years locator Of all the social
registers has made its appearance.
Names OF 100000 persons. embracing the
the social registers of Washington, New
York, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Chicago,
Boston, st. Louis, Providence. Cleve-
land, Cincinnati. San Francisco, st.
Paul, Dayton, Oakland. Buffalo, AT
Ianta. New Orleans, Richmond, Minne-
apolis, and other cities are given in
alpnabetica order.
There are 966S names. on an average OF
ten persons to each name. The locator
is an index to the social register. II II
be desired to trace the name of a new
acquaintance not found in a local reg
lister. the locator will indicate the city
where the persons come from. 1t i3
complete I'm every detail.
Many copies will be sold in Washing
ton society %.
The Washington times., 1912-02-29
say oixty-First Street
Doesn't Need Lights

No necessity exists. in the opinion OF
the commissioners. for the passage of
the bill INTRODUCED bv Congressman
parran of Maryland, for the erection
cf lights and the construction of cen'enL
sidewalks in SiNty-fiTst street, north
and south Of Fast capitol street.
In n report on the measure sent to
Congress today, the Commissioners say
Ir 1t were desirable to establish street
lights il could be done out of the gen
"raI appropriation. There is not sufi-
uiCnt travel on the street. thcv say,
hcwcv"r. TO justify the expense at
present.
The Washington times., 1912-02-29
r. c. Atwood Is Dead
At Son-in-LaW'S Home

Word has been received in Washing
ton Of tn, death yesterday of r. =
AtwC"d, TO-. tn" last twenty-five Years
employed a5 4 drH ftsman bv a WASH
J.. c. Stcy2r. at Clarendon. Va.
Nj. AtWlOd who was siXtE-seNcn
years old. and veteran Of the .civil
war, had been i'll but few DAYS be-
fore his death, which was caused by
a blood clOt on the brain. lie was IA
member IF LafaycttC Post. 6. A. r..
in the District. hat had lived At the
home os his steDsom for three Years.
The Washington times., 1912-02-29
Brown Admits Burglary.

Guilty Of hc,uscbrca king WAS the plea
today OF James Brown, WHO was de.
trance irto TIE Harper building. io7 G
street northwest, las night Bonds of
81 900 were fixed to hold ErCWn for the
grand jury. The police of the sixth
tempted break and captured him after
O Lhase.
The Washington times., 1912-02-29
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