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Evening journal., 1913-01-15
$3.50 IN MONEY
FOR HANDICAP WINNERS

Elmer E. Shaner, tournament man
ager for the Interstate Association,
which will conduct the Eastern Ham
dicap to be held in Wilmington, July
18th, 18th and 18th. writes that it has
been definitely decided that the fol-
lowing fixed guarantees will apply TO
the winner Of the first. second and
third places in the Eastern Handicap
event proper, which is at 100 targets
and which will be shot off on the last
day Of the tournament.
Winner of first place will be given
5000.
Winner Of second place will be
given $3.50.
Winner of third place will be given
500.
In addition to the above the winner
Of first place will be given a hand
some diamond trophy.
The idea of guaranteeing a fixed
sum to the winners Of second and
third places is an innovation, as here
tofore only the winner OF the first
place was guaranteed a certain sum.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
nnrrn RANK ELEcrI0N

Special TO THE FVENiNG JOuRNAI
DOVER, Del. Jan, 15.--Directors or
the First National Bank elected yes
terday are John HUM. Womine; A.
3. Conner. FELTON,; william Ellison,
Camden; John Carrow. A. p. Rich
ardson. George NJ Jones. William J.
Benson. A. p. Magee Reynolds
Clough. all of Dover; Messrs. Benson
Magee and Clough succeed Messrs
H. A. Richardson w L. Cannon and
w. NJ. prouse. who declined re-elec
ton. The board In accepting the re.
sienation Of the last thsee-named
gentlemen. adopted the following al
yesterdays meeting:
Mr. Richardson and Wilson Lee
Cannon, with their fathers, had serv.
ed as directors of this bank since It's
organization, forty-seven years ago
William NJ. Prouse served as dt
rector for twenty-nine years.
A resolution of regret on the resig'
nations was adopted.
The new board organized by the
election OF John HUM, president
George NJ. Jones. vice-president; John
Carrow, secretary. Eecutive commit
tee, John Hum, A. B. Conner, Johr
CarrOw.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
POLICE CHIEF is
HELD FOR ASSAULT

GEORGETOWN, n. j.. Jan 15--As
the result of an assault on Miss Rexie
Howard, of Laurel, in which he used
his police club and cut the girl about
the head, John Baker, chief Of police
of Laurel, after reslgning his posi-
ton, will have to face a jury at tho
February term of court in George.
town for his conduct. Miss Howard
was in Georgetown and declared tha
she expected to fully prosecute tn,
man, and after being closeted with tn,
deputy States attorney left for hei
home, and Baker was Immediately ar.
rested.
Baker says that in performance Of
his duty the girl called him a vile
epithet. and that I'm his anger he
struck the girl before he thought. Miss
Howard denied this, and declares thai
he struck her because of trouble she
had with his wife Baker figured
prominently in the race riot in Laure
few months ago, and for some time
efforts have been made to get him oui
of Office
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
CAMDEN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMDEN, Del, Jan. 15.-Mrs. Wal
ter r. Massey is spending a few days
IN Philadelphia Miss Mabel Hudson
returned to school Wednesday morn.
ing.--W G. Dunlap of Morristown,
20, Is a guest of friends here Mrs.
Willis Jenkins and sons are visiting
relatives IN North Carolina-Atrs
Thomas Brown of Columbus, Ohio. is
visiting her father John Hunn.-AIiss
Marjorie Cole entertained rumher OF
Dover girls at a house party last
Week.-Mrs. Anna Downham has re-
turned TO her school in West Chester
Miss Hannah HUM and sister. who
have been visiting here. have returned
to their home in Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
CHESTER HIGH
In HARD GAME
WITH FRIENDS

Friends School five has a gruclling
mill before them on Friday night
when they face Chester High. The
Chesterites were good last year. as
Friends and High School can readily
attest, and as every man except their
old captain PaXson, is back again,
they should be even stronger this
season. They have been getting away
with everything so far, and have
pulled several struggles out Of the
fire by sensational rallies In the final
minutes.
Sammy Cochran and Shusman will
forward, has been travelling in his
old form, and has landed an everag'
Of four goals a game. Last season,
against the Quakers, he played with
two stitches in his tongue.
Sammy Cochran and Shusman will
play forward with Shaw. the gridiron
warrior. at center W. Cochran, and
Bennett Will do sentinel duty ana
this combination will undoubtedly
give Friends a rare battle.
Coach Ross will send his niftiest
FIVE on tho floor and the light Quak-
ers are out for Victory. Berl, who
has been Ineligible will be back al
forward with his running mate. Bon
Layfeld Garret Taylor will oppose
the husky Shaw. and Groome ana
Tim Curtis. tho doughty guardsmen,
will again be on duty. Pusey Heald
Dick Whitney. Weldin and the Lind-
say brothers are the emergency men
and this entire squad ought 10 CONF
out victorious.
Tho Ifpoups
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
RIVERS AND
CROSS BOX 10
ROUNDS TO DRAW
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Jan l5-The question
Of supremacy in boxing between Leach
Cross, Of this city, and Joe Rivers,
of Los Angeles. remained open to de-
bate today. Before a crowd which
filled the Manhattan Casino to the
rafters last night, the local dentist
boxer and the sensational Mexican,
making his debut in the east, battled
through ten hard rounds without
either showing a decided advantage
over the other. Both boys showed
every bit OF boxing ability they had.
Long before the hour OF the bout
thousands OF fight fans swarmed about
the building and at o'clock tue crowd
in the hall was - large thai the doors
were closed BY order of the Fire De-
partment.
Many were not admitted. They
pounded on the doors and began dis
turbing the peace generally One
hundred and twenty policemen were
called to prevent a riot Hats were
lost clothing torn and many heads
bruised
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
STAR PITCHERS
In THE AMERi-
CAN LEAGUE

DETROIT, Jan. Interpretations
being realized, the American League
will have some real pitching in the
season Of 1913. Judging by past per-
formances, there are a number OF
pitching staffs that will rank high
among the accepted average. The
winning Red Sox are so we'll forti-
fed that Manager Stahl is willing
to dispose OF Larry Pape.
The Washington Nationals will have
Johnson. cashion, Groom and Hughes,
with Engle as a strong possibility En-
gle performed quite creditably during
the first season as major Lacquer,
and Clark Griffith expects him to de-
yelop into a first-class hurlcr
Connie Mack has frightened on
Coombs and Bender. and II he can
get these two stars of 1910-19ll work
ing to the point that each is capable
of he will have a staf we'll worth
while. Coombs and Bender have
made promises TO Mack, and the in
dicaticns are that they intend ia
carry them out.
Joe Birmingham in Cleveland, is OF
the firm opinion that in Gregg Bland
ing. Kahler Mitchell and Cullop, the
high-priced youngster who Is due to
come from Now Orleans to the Maps
he has the greatest staff ever gather
ed together Gregg is an established
winner, while Blanding and Kahler
are dependable pitchers. Cullop. on
his recent performances with the New
Orleans club In Cuba, is a wonder. and
may be another Gregg If he turns
out as Birmingham expects him TO-
Cleveland will have little to worry
over in pitching strength
Col Bob Hedges, owner of the
Browns. and George Stovall. manager
are unanimous in the assertion that
the ST. Louis Americans will have the
best pitching stan in the American
League in 1913.'
Since Frank Chance is TO manage
the New York team the Highlanders
will be feared. Chance earned a repu-
tation when leader Of the Cubs as a
driver Of pitchers and a man who was
capable of getting everything out OF a
twirler Chance will have Russell
Ford, Jack Warhop, George McCon-
nell. Kay flshcr and some others tC
depend upon.
The Chicago White Sox are certain
to furnish excitement with such pitch.
ers as Walsh, Cicotte. Scott, Benz and
White. Frank Miller, the sensation
Of the Pacific Coast League in 1912
will be with Comiskey's men next
season
In Detroit Hugh Jennings task oi
picking pitchers should be less precar.
. ious than IL has been in recent sea.
sons. George Mullin has promised tc
keep himself I'm condition and pitch
the best he knows how. If George
holds true. and his friends have ever,
confidence that he will. the Tigers
will be visibly stronger. Then ther,
is Jean Dubuc, the pitching sensation
Of 1912; Edgar Willett Dauss, Kla.
witter and dozen others to picl
from.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
BANK PRESIDENT
ENTERTAINS FRIENDS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DEIsMAR, Dell Jan 15.-Stock-
holders Of the Bank Of Delmar yester-
day eletced thees directors: Frank f.
Lynch. Levin Hastings. J. w. Freeny,
Joseph Frazier, Harry b. Freeny and
J. G. w. Perdue f. E. Lynch was
reelected president; Levin Hastings,
vice-president; j. G. Perdue, cash
ier; Samuel NJ Ellis. assistant cash
Ter.
The newly-elected president enter
tanned at his home on North Second
street at a four o'clock dinner. Mr..
and Mrs Perdue. Mr. and Mrs. S. NJ.
Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. Levin Hastings,
Mr.. and Mrs Jos. Frazier Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Freeny, the Rev. and Mrs. s. n.
Pilchard
Mr. and Mrs. Lynch also entertained
In the evening the choir of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
COLLEGE BOYS
TO TRY BROWNSON
Pennsylvania Scrubs With
Some Stars Due Her
for Friday Game


Brownson will have one Of the best
attractions Of the season on Friday
night, when they viii struggle with
the University of Pennsylvania scrubs.
The college varsity, with their husky
combination, is at present Leading the
intercollegiate league consisting Of
the best quintets Of the large universi-
ties. The scrubs line up against the
varsity every day and much Of the
success of the leaders is attributed
to the practice games with the scrub
men. Several of the players are
youths who missed berth on the big
five by a narrow margin and they will
give local fandom clear idea Of coll
legc basketball. Several years ago
Brownson used to play the scrubs reg
uiarly and these games. never de-
cided until the last minute were al
ways the big noise OF the season.
Somehow tho colleaeiates were left
off the schedule and now they are
back again.
Brownson will be on hand with the
boys who ran up a record score on
Friday, and with all their veterans
I'm the game, they should make the
L.. of p. stars travel some Mark Nc
Dcnough whose floor work can be
fayorably compared with any inde-
pendent team center in this section
will be back al the pivot station and
his temperance means considerable
He is breaking into the struggle again
to get into condition for Harry
Houghs Trenton Eastern League
team which will appear, here on Jan
uary 81
Joe Haney, who tore OFF eighteen
tosses against Quakertown, and who
has been dropping them In all sea.
son from every angle, can be depend
ed upon to cop another bunch on Fri
day. Burke, the heady little forward
will be Haney's running mate, and the
speedy old pair is bound to demand
attention Leo Walsh, the husky
guardsman. will not be in the strug-
gle. and Rigney and Lacey will attend
to all of the defense work. Rigney
has been putting up a fine article OF
BALL and is sure to land a berth al
Delaware College. Joe Lacey. the
scoring wizard, will aot with Rigney
and will try to duplicate his feat
against Quakertown.
The preliminary game will be q
grand affair with Eddie Mulherin's
nashy proteges as the main attrac-
ton. The third team. with their mer-
curry footed forwards, Ralston ant
Mulherin. will have another battle
royal with Chesrook Eighty min
utes of snappy play is assured ant
one of the best double bills yet will
ne pulled off
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
CROWDS SEE MADAME Y.

No drama ever produced in this
city has made as deep an impression
as has Madame X" at the Avenue
Theatre this week The Playhouse
was crowded to the doors last night
by an audience that was sympathetic
and enthusiastic in turn The superb
emotional acting of Miss Lucille
Mravlag. the leading woman of the
Conness Players. was SO realistic that
many persons in the audience were
actually moved TO tears-a tribute TO
her histrlonic ability that this we'll
known actress appreciates She is by
far the best player of emotional roles
who over appeared in Wilmington;
and this city has seen some good act
resses.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
MIDDLETOWN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN, Del, Jan 15-Tues-
day afternoon at the New-Century
Club was given to Household Econo-
mics" Miss Bessie Anderson. chair
man: Mrs Charles Derrickson, Mrs.
]. L. Shepherd and Mrs j. c. Stites
read articles telling OF the Sharpless
bread. and at the roll call, the differ
ent members gave recipes which they
had found good, or OF assistance in
tightening their work.
The members gave recipes for many
good things which we're sampled by
the women The Household Econo-
mics Day is always one Of the most
enjoyable of the club year.
Next Tuesdays program will be
Library Day" Mrs. c. A. Hoifecker
chairman.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
NEED HOMES FOR pHEAsANrs.

Although the State Board of Game
and Fish Commissioners several days
ago asked that homes be provided for
sixty pairs of English ring necked
pheasants that we're to be distributed
here. requests for the birds have not
been numerous. AS the fowls are ex-
pected here this week. those desiring
to secure them are asked to make
application at once.
Edward G. Bradford. Jr.. has charge
of the distribution of this county's
share Of the birds. twenty pairs in all,
and he said this morning that he still
had number of homes to find for
the birds.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
COLORED MASONS
TALK UPLIFT WORK

At meeting of Evening Star Lodge
No. 10, F. and A. M. last night, the
newly elected officers OF the lodgC
we're in their offices for the FIRST time.
DR.. Albert Price was the first speak
er and presented his lecture for the
uplitt Of the race. He was highly
commended for his stand on the race
subject. Richard H. Weeks who has
been secretary of the lodge for thirty
years also spoke on the subject. Mr..
Weeks was born in the city and
pointed out the old land marks stand
ing and also told of the growth of
the race, its needs and detriments.
The officers are: j. Harry Weeks,
worshipable master; Henry Gordy,
senior warden; Caleb Satterfeld, jun
ior warden; John w Shockley. trea-
surer; Richard II. Weeks, secretary.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
CAPTAIN ENTERTAINs TEAM.

Leon NJ. Wickersham, captain Of
the 1928 basketball team of the
Wilmington High School entertained
the team at dinner at Hannas last
evening.
Mr.. Wickershams guests we're Pro.
fessor Keenan,, faculty manager OF
the team, Manager Paul D. Mathews,
W. Paul Bright, John f. Daley, Henry
A. Foulke, William J. X. Blickle. w.
Norman Jones was unable to be pre-
sent
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
DELIVERED ELECTORAL VOTE.

George w. Sasse. as messenger TO
deliver the official electoral vote OF
Delaware at the last election, yester-
day afternoon made his return to
Judge Edward G. Bradford in the
United States District Court. Mr..
Sasse went to Washington today TO
make return Of the vote to the pres
ident of the United States Senate.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
EITCT OFFTCFRe

The members Of the Physicians
and Surgeons Hospital in annual
meeting last night reelected the fol-
lowing officers: DR.. J. p. Pyle, pres
ident; DR. T. o. Cooper, vice-presi-
dent: DR.. p. r. Veasey. treasurer;
DR.. T. Allen Jenkins, secretary.
The campaign committee submit
ted a routine report and other regu-
lar business was transacted.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
rITCHER F0R THE ATHLETIcs

WILLIAMSPORT. Pa, Jan. 15-
Weldon Wyckoff. a local pitcher, has
signed with the Athletics and has re-
ceived notice from Connie Mack tc
join the team on February "a at Har-
risburg TO 90 TO San Antonio for
spring training. Wyckoff was the
star pitcher for the Bucknell team last
year until an injury retired him tenn
porarily Later he pitched for the
Brandon team, of the Williamspori
City League.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
DELAWARE FIVE
IN THE GOING NOW

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del. Jan. 15.-The Della
ware College basketball team will play
the hrst game of the season tonight in
the college gymnasium. Their op-
uonents will be the Drexel Institute
team OF Philadelphia. The lineup of
the Delaware team for this game will
probably be Hirshman and Lacklen.
forward; Wymeir, center and Cap
tain Sawdon and Cam, guards.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
NATIONAL W. G. n. o. sPEAKER.

Mrs. Ella Hoover Thatcher. nation
al president Of Soldiers and Sailors
work of the w c. T. u, will be pres
ent at the executive meeting OF the
New Castle county w. c. T. u, which
will be held on Thursday in Wesley
NJ. E. Church.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15

The Wants appeal TO all walks )f
life. they WELD an influence in the
home. in big business. as well as
smaller establishments.-Ady
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
CRAWFORD WANTS no FIGHT.

Jack Crawford the pugilist, would
like to fight Kid Near in Chester. OF
Philadelphia, at any time.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15

wonderful ability IN getting upon
the bases and for his running once
he is on.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15

The whole scope Of business and
home essentials is within the infiu-
ence OF the Wants.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15
LOCAL FRIENDS
LOSE THIS ONE

Friends Select School FIVE. of Phila-
delphia, beat Wilmington Friends
y School basketball team. 32 TO &c. in
the formers gymnasium yesterday
afternoon. Both teams played a fast
hard game the first half ending with
the visitors two points ia the lead By
good rally Select forged ahead in
the second period and held their lead
until the end. The whole Select team
showed decided improvement over
their former work.
Friends Select vii. Friends.
KrQpse ..... forward Hartman
>ef0honey ... forward ..... .Layfield
Auch .......... centre ........ Welden
EBinns. ......... guard .... Curtiss
Kennedy .... guard ...... Groome
Field goals-Gibboncy 5. Krouse.
Auch 8, Binns Kennedy, Hartman 8,
= Layfield B. Groomc A. Foul goals-Gib-
-boney 10 Groome 6. Total fouls--Se-
lect School is Wilmington 90 Ref
cree -Baotzel. Time Of halves--2O
minutes
The second teams OF the two schools
engaged in a lively struggle for su-
nremacy after the first team game.
Wilmington soon got the lead and
held It until the end winning, 10 to 3.
Friends S 2nd vii Friends 2nd.
Snader. ....... forward ....... Hcald
Harrar .... forward w. Lindsay
Skene. ........ centre ........ Finn
Brecht. ........ guard &c. Lindsay
Smith .. guard ...... Hall
Field goals -Snader, Heald, Finn,
G Lindsay . Hail. W. Lindsay. Foul
goals Harrar 3, Snader. G. Lindsay .
Total fouls-Friends' Select 70, VIII
mington Friends O. Referee-Baetzel
Time of halves-2O minutes.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15

With a combination Of Bresnahan
and Archer. providing neither has
gone back, the Cubs will have ad-
mittedly the best catching star in
America.
Evening journal., 1913-01-15

Eugene L. Brown, former University
Of Virginia pitcher, who was counted
on to do big things this year for Yale,
has been dropped on account Of schol-
arship deficiencies.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-08
.fTHERE is no such thing as be-
ing madly in love- said a
positive. manly voice.

nTHERE is no such thing as be-
ing madly in love, said a
positive. manly voice.
droDepd the book / was reading
and peered around the corner of the
teranda. expecting to see that the
above words of heresy had flowed
from the lips OF some hoary headed
man of 60, in whom cynicism had
dried the wells Of tenderness and af-
lection.
But it was callow youth. NOT
grabbed age, that dared to make such
am outrageous statement
such bonuy, fair-hairod boy oi
j me was. and the vords of wisdom
go he gave utterance to would have
.aused Solomon to hide his head Tor
very shame that one of his own sex
Gould have been so exceedingly fool
l~H
His audience consisted of one per
SON. a dainty scrap of It girl. who sat
iu q lammock and listened 70 him
with a guiIelessuess of expression that
might have betOkened the wisdom OF
The SERPENT or the innocence of the
dove
Yes" ne weuN on Go say, 81 nave
made study of il Che WASH T. day
over 81. mind youJ. and have about
concluded there's nothing I'm it,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-08
R z t3 B Ceek of aces E Rs f. S@3 T

me hold him in my arms nor he with
him alone"
Hum-m-, Cries out in the night does
he Your Ladyship2 What kind Of
cries? Those Of fright or of pain:
"Of paiu--of eNcruciating pain. II
wouh wiring the heart of stone 10
hear him, and. though there is never "a
spot of blood nor a sign of violence. he
declares that some one comes in the
night and sticks something into his neck
something which. in his baby way,
he likens to "a long. long needle that
goes yite froo my neck and sets uvver
needles prickin' and prickin all down
my arm""
Hello, What's that? What's that
Let's have that again. please" raped
out Cleel5. before he thought, then recol-
lected himself and added apologetically.
81 beg your ladyship's pardon, but l
am apt TO get little excited at times.
Something like a needle being run into
his neck. eh2 And other needles con-
tinung the sensation down the arm
Hm-m-m! Had a doctor called in:
No Physician Called.
"No. ] wished toh but neither uncle
nor aunt would let me do so.
They say il is nothing mere
growing pain which he will overcome
in time
But il is mott know it is not,
II IL We're natural why did it never
manifest itself before the failure of
that wretched diamond company
why did it wait 60 begin until after
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-08

Wei. what do you make of it, OLD
chap asked Narkom, anXiously,
turning TO Cleek after ascertainiug
past all doubt that the Hon. Felix Car
ruthers was riding up the road toward
the French Horn.
ION, crime beyond doubt" he re-
piled. but whose ] am in no position
to determine at present
"a hundred things might produce
that stabbiug sensation in the neck,
from the prick of a piu-point dipped
in curare To a smear of the 'Pope's
Balm'-that hellish ointment OF the
Borgias. Hum-m-m, And SO that's the
Hon. Felix Carruthers. Is it,
Keep back from the window. my
friend. When you are out cunning for
birds 70 never does 10 raise an alarm
And We should be hard put TO il to
explain our presence here at this par
ticular time If he were to see you"
My dear chap, you don't surely mean
that YOU think he is really at the bot
tom of it2" began Narkom, i'm surprise
but before he could say "a word fur
Their, that surprise was completely over
whelmed by another and greater one.
For the Hon. Felix had refined i'm and
dismounted at the French Horns door,
and, with "a cledr-vGiced, NO. don
put Inn up shan't be long. Betty.
Just want a word OF two with some
friends I'm expecting" walked straight
way into the bar parlor and advanced
toward the superintendent with hand
out stretched
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-08
We May Jeer at 1t.


4 II, little ihNls.nie s'". now you
II mus. have Cuucklcd AIS YOU
4 Il ....t...,4 40, ,t... ,.,,,7,,I., and dis
patched your uH'iiI"s a''"NN'
And what clumsy. foolish mortas
,..,+ must think us who dare 20 sgol
n, -r. r,,.,.sr. and magic of love
f..-t.. ....4 t.,....,l,..
r"f ih "A '"' "''7 ''' "''"
and depth Of eternity there lS n"u6u'
sn sweet as love
q. IT, f.,... that rf5f- Dbl. over 3fr the
rough spots 'i .I''.
% is IoEr that -lur.heS our JOY ana
makes bearabra our erfefS
q.
"'s
but when lt comes 10 ms We z" do"h
before 70 like rhum before the wind.
And when Dr. comes To- you. little