davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
A MARVEL
IN ATHLETIC WORLD
Credited With Setting Worlds
Record for 220-Yard Dash
in School Meet.

STATE COLLEGE. Pa, May A.
Worlds sprinting records were smashed
In the interscholastic track meet here
Friday by A. 8. Robinson. the speedy
schoolboy from Mercersburg Academy.
In the first heat of the 10o-yard dash
his time was 93-S seconds, equalins the
worlds amateur record for the distance,
held by Dan Kelly. and established at
Spokane. in 1906. In the final heat ne
ran in 94-5. equaling the scholastic rec
ord for the distance.
His most remarkable performance.
however, was in the 290-yard dash, when
the stop watches caught him in 20 4-5
seconds. two-fifths Of a second faster
than any previous mark
The track was carefully surveyed
after the race and found to be full
length.
Only last Saturday at the Pennsyi-
vania relay carnival. Robinson ran a
quarter of a mile in Is 3-5 seconds the
fastest time ever made by a schoolboy.
II Robinson's record are accepted. he
will rank as the marvel of the athletic
world. 1t Is said that three watches
were held and that all agreed on the
remarkable times. ~ = -
Berney ]. wefers. now coach of the
Columbia track team, has held the
worlds amateur record for 20 yards at
q Is seconds, while Dan Kelly has been
credited with the same mark.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
MICHIGAN TENNIS
TEAM PLAYS HERE
Ann Arbor Troupe Will Meet
Georgetown Squad on Hill.
top Courts May 20.

The Georgetown University tennis
team will meet the University Of
Michigan squad on the Hilltop courts
on Tuesday, May 90. according to
the statement made by Manager
Graham today. The westerners are
making a tour Of the East. meeting
all the larger universities of this
section, and II has been only after
the greatest difnculty that the Ann
Arbor troupe mas been scheduled to
appear in this city. No admission
will he charged sor the contest and
a large crowd Is expected to be on
hand to witness the matches.
Yesterday the crack University of
Pennsylvania hand scored a rather
easy victory over the West E1ders.
Captain O'Boy]e being the only Blue
and Gray athlete who was able to
score win over the Quaker City
aggregation. Devlin and McNulty
forced Jennings and Repogle to play
three sets to defeat them. but outside
Of these matches the Philadelphians
had an easy time. The scores os tine
matches was as follows:
Jones, L. Of P. VS.. O'Boylc. G. L..
So, 3-6. 4-6.
Kennedy. U. of p. vs.. Amy G. u.
Jennings, U. of P. VS.. Graham. G. U,
3-6, Sc, SO.
RepoxIe. U. Of p. vs.. DevIin. c. U..
6-1. eS.
Jones and Kennedy. L. Of r. vs..
O'Boyle and Amy. G, T., 81. SIS.
Jennings and Repogle. U. of p. vs.
Devlin and McNulty. G. u, s-2. i-G.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
ARMY NINE IS too
MUCH FOR VIRGINIA
Patch, Big West Point TwrIer,
Has His Opponents at Mercy
Throughout Game.

WEST POINT, n. Y, May 4-Uni-
versity of virginia's baseball team on
its Northern trip met a severe reverse
In its game with West Point yesterday.
the cadets taking all the better Of a
one-sided encounter. 8 to 3 Grant start
ed for Virginia but soon gave way to
Nef who proved no more effective than
his erratic predecessor. Three triples
and a home run were included in thir-
teen hits made by Army.
On the other hand. Patch. who tUir!e.l
for Army, had his opponents stopped
throughout the game and allowed his
almost helpless foes but fve scattered
hits. one a double by Phillips. Each
team is charged with three fielding
ofensee.
R.H.E.
Army .......o2 2331 100 0x-s 10 3
Virginia ....0 / % l o 0 % 8 3
Batteries-Patch and Milburn: Grant,
Men and Green.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Amateur Schedule for
Tomorrow Afternoon

Treasury League-N. g. A. VS..
Hydro. at White Lot Ellipse.
East Washington s. S.-Ninth VS..
First Presbyterian. at Thirteenth
and d streets northeast
Federal-Pension vs.. Trinity. at
Grant circle and Cpshur street.
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Post
office. at White Lot Ellipse.
. Central-Printers VS.. Northern, at
First and NJ streets northeast.
Marquette-Trinity VS.. Naval Medi-
cos. at Wisconsin avenue and
Thirty-fifth street.
Railroad League-Southern VS.. Car
Department.
Capital City-southland vs.. Wav-
erly.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Yale Rallies Twice
And Defeats Brown

PROVIDENCE, May 4-Yale handed
Brown her first defeat on Andrews
Field, beating the Brunonians by a
ninth inning batting rally: score, 4 to
2. IL was a pitchers battle from the
start, with Eayres doing the honors
for Brown and Gile for the visitors
the latter having a little the better
or il. Each twirler allowed three
posses. Eayres famed six and Gile
seven, but the Yale twirler held the
Brown batsmen to five singles, while
the Yale swatters found Eayres for
nine hits. including a three bagger by
Riddell in the sixth.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
TWOTEAMSFEARED
IN SCHOOL MEET
Central and Western Who Finish High in Maryland Agricultural
College Games, Are Looked Upon as Probable Point Win
ners in InterschoIastc Sports on May II.
By KIRK c. MILLER.

Central and Western High School
track teams are today being looked
upon with fear by the other scholastic
teams of the city. for between those two
institutions lies the probable winner Of
the high school field and track cham
pionships, which will be decided at Col
lege Park. Nd, May Il. All of this
precocity is the result of the showing
of the Western and Central squads at
Maryland Agricultural Colleges annual
field and track games yesterday, they
having tied for first honors.
Twenty-one team points were regis
tered by the Red and White and Blue
and White athletes. in a meet that was
unanimously voted the most successfui
held in these parts for many, many
moons. The highest of athletic caliber
that has been displayed in an outdoor
event by scholastic and college teams
was seen yesterday at the NJ. A. C..
games, and no meet ever run at College
Pyrk has seen the general high class
that was asserted at those games.
Displays Good Talent.
Next to the tied teams, Baltimore
Polytechnic Inc.lsute displayed the best
aInleIfC tdteHl, ScttiIS 10 poihtS. "AAhS
Tome Institute, at Port Deposit, Nd,
followed closely with Il points to its
credit. Technical High School, Mar
eton's University School. A. A. Acad-
envy, Towson High School followed in
the scholastic class. In the collegiate
competition St Johns College scored Il
points, against g for Maryland Agricul-
tural College and Western Maryland.
Three events, the 100-yard. 220-yard,
Ind broad jump is today the proud
ltrink Of Captain Jones, of Western
High School, who put up probably the
best individual work Of any OF the
Washington contingent In the leo
yard event. the Western athlete had
II easy throughout. finishing well
ahead Of his field, while the 220-yard
was not quite SO easily cinched. EellN
Of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute,
gave Jones a stiff struggle to keep
ahead toward the last, but the boy
from across the creek was equal to
the task. despite the competition from
the rear.
Jones performance in the running
Ercad jump caused a wild round OF
applause from those who saw him
take one leap when he cleared Il
feet inches.
Certrara star proved to be Gallo.
way, a sturdy little distance runner,
who run the mile. thereby boosting
the points of his team to consider
able height. The race he put up yes
tcrday finished in one of the clever.
est spurts shown in the meet. For
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Another Cup May Be
Posted for M. A. G. Meet

In all probability second cup
will be presented by N. 4. c. for
the winners of yesterdays field
and track meet held at College
Park. Central and Western are
tied for team trophy, the prize
being . siver cup. As no provi.
sion was made by the manage.
ment in case of . tie, Principal
Wilson, of Central High School,
has suggested to Superintendent
Richardson, Of Maryland Agri.
cultural College, that q second
cup be prOvided-one for Central
and one for Western.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Foster improving.

talked with the club physician to-
day. and also with the head nurse at
Georgetown University Hospital Both
assured me that Eddie Foster, the
climbers third-sacker. is improving
every day. and that he will soon be
out Of his bed want TO see Foster
have speedy recovery now. for Grin
cant afford to have a crippled infieId
very long. With many accidents hap
peninG like that one to GandjI YES
terday. Grin would be sadly handi-
rapped
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Caddy Finds True
Meaning Of "Highba|I''

WILMINGTON. Del, May 4.-Rod
new Warren, a twelve-year-Old caddie.
who heard players at the Wilmington
Country Club discussing "highballs"
yesterday. gathered the idea that the
drink was in some way connected with
the golf ball. He cut open one Of the
balls and found il filled with a liquid
which he drank. A stomach pump
saved his life. The doctor found the
LIQUID in the ball was highly impreg-
mated with arsenic.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Gandil still in game.

Assuring word comes from Boston to
the effect that Chick Gandtl will not
be kept out Of any games on account
of his having injured his ankle and
foot while stopping Duffy Lewis in
yesterdays game. Mique Martin. the
safe and sane trainer. is giving Gan
dis injured member special treat
ment, and will have the speedy nrst
baseman in the grme tomorrow
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Won the battle.

The real crisis of yesterdays game at
Boston was in the eighth inning. when
Danny Moeller and 'Zeb' Milan really
won the battle for the Climbers. Noel
Ter hammered a beautiful double to
right, and crossed the pan when Milan
sent a clean single whizZing to the
center field. The score had already
been tied in the event when Shanks
hit scored Laporte.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
King is starring.

Sylvan King is keeping the name Of
King green in athletic matters. note
with pleasure that the big fellow sent
the ball hurting into the bleachers when
he was at the bat last week in a game
against Princeton freshmen. King is
he Central High School football and
baseball star. who has led his teams
to many scholastic CHAMPIONSHIPS in
both games
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Hats off to Virginia.

All OF the South Atlantic colleges are
today bowing with deepest reverence to
Virginia and her two star athletes,
Maxon and Cronly. These two athletes
are mainly responsible for Virginia s
enViaoie showing, which resulted In
winning the team trophy. in the South
Atlantic championships at Homewood
Field yesterday Maxon won f,rsts In
three events. while his teammate,
Cronly. took the blue ribbon In two
contests.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Grin's tactics.

Clark Griffith has a neat little way
Of letting his pitchers work out their
own salvations when they get in tight
places. He let Bob Groom get himself
out of what looked to be a mighty
close squeeze in Fridays game, and
again yesterday Griff refused 10 take
Rngel out of the box until the boy had
had a good chance to win or lose the
game.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
{. L. takes trip.

While Catholic University really
commenced Its Northern trip when II
defeated Navy at Annapolis yesterday,
the main trip will not begin until to-
morrow. when it leaves for a trip into
New England which will last for about
ten days. during which some of the
best mines of that section will he met.
Games will be played with the fol-
lowing: New York University. Holy
Cross, Harvard, FOrdham. and Army.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Successful meet.

If any of YOU field and tack athletic
followers failed to set out 10 College
PARK to that meet yesterday, you
missed the fastest little set Of scholastic
and collegiate games that have seen
here recently. Judging from CentraTs
ana Westerns record in tying for the
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
International League.

Newark. s: Rochestsr. 2.
Puralc. s: Providen e. .
Baltimore. S: Toronto. T.
Toronto. =; Baltimore. !.
Jersey City. .. Montreal. l.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
New York State League.

wilkesbarre. C.: Btnghamton, l.
Elmira, 4; Scranton. l.
Syracuse. /: Utica. O
Albany, {: Troy. !.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
May Provided for Both Central and Western Who Tied Track Nee
AMATEURSMEET ON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Business Of Routine Nature Will Conducted There Being Sew
era Applications Now Before the Commission Which
Are Waiting to Be Acted Upon

President Robert III. Young, Of the
Amateur Baseball Association. will to-
morrow issue a call to the various
baseball leagues under that body for a
meeting at Spalding's store. to be held
Wednesday night at o'clock Routine
business Is on the docket for Wednes-
DAYS meeting. several applications for
membership b. newly formed leagues
to be considered. President today ex-
pressed himself as being entirely sat
isfied with the manner In which the
leagues are now running along. Tire
season. he said. can now be said to be
well under way, and the machinery Of
the, organization is working perfectly.
Sam Edmonston and Billy Martin
proved a good combination in the de-
feat, of American Security br Cornell.
in the Capital City League. With Mar
tin on base twice. he succeeded in pill
fering each time. Edmonston's brace
of ists were timely blows
Tug Fury. Georgetown baseball
captain and outfielder Of the cham
p:onship. Pepco team last year. played
his first game for the Bankers. He
failed to connect at the bat. but re-
tired two on good catches in the gar
den.
Had Slater. of st. Agnes team. been
started in the East Washington
League game against the United
Brethren. he might have helped his
team to a victory. In the short time
he worked he held the Brethren safe.
A catch by NaSes in the same game
was a thriller.
The Expressmen gave their batting
averages a good send-off at the s1-
pensc of Station in the 7. NJ. c. A.
League. But two of the winners failed
to get more than one hit. Peck led
his team with four, including a double
and triple. Stewart and Maxwell clout-
ed homers.
Gen. John c. Black. president os TIE
Civil Service Commission. tossed out
the first ball when the Civil Service
nine appeared for its opening gams
In the Treasury League. He was de-
lighted when the representatives cap
tured the contest by L. to 0.
Fu:cher, at second base for tn. win
lesque, playing good fielding game
and making five hits out of as nnny
trips up. One clout was good for
McLarney. Of Twinirg. with three
hits. led the clouters IF his club to
victory over the Young Mems pe.
brew Association in the Central
Lea gue- Besides the heavy sticking
of McLarney, the other Twining play
ers connected safely on ten occasions.
Ten Takoma hatsmen were retired
on strikes by Risdon, pitching for
Tanelswood in the Federal League.
Risdcn performed well with the bat
getting a pair of long doubles.
G. Platt and Bush contributed the
heldirg feature. fast double olay.
GrenfeA. of Tanglswold. besides
getting two hits. was twice successful
In stealing a base.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Southern League.

Chattanooga, 3; Nashville (ten /. =
nings).
New Orleans. 4: Memphis, 5 90 in
nings)
Mobile. 5: Montgomery.
Atlanta. 9: Birmingham, s.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Tn.state League

York. 5: Atlantic city. 4.
trenton. s: Wilmirston. s.
Harrisburg, L: Allentown, 4
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
American Association

columbus. s; Kansas City, O.
Minneapolis. 10: Toledo. i
Louisville. 10: st. Paul, :
Indianapolis. >: Milwaukee, n. in.
ninCSl.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

Branch Hickey. former catcher OF the
New York and ST. Louis American
League teams. says baseball in the
ma ior. is so fast that players don't
have time To think.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

The Athletics had been slammin
pitchers until they bumped into Ra,
neating. Then they slammed air an
took their first shutout.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
BOB THAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
EVERY KNOCK is A BOOST.

first honors. they are likely to be dan
gerous contestants in the high school
games, which will be held on the same
field two weeks from yesterday.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

II is reported that Manager Tinker Is
going to let his Cuban player. Almeida
go TO some other major league club.
The Browns are willing to take him II
he can get out OF the National League
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

Out Of sympathy for the Central As
soctation scorers Joe Schimnoski, o.
the Kewanee team, has changed hi
name to Schirm.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Eastern Association.

New Haven. 13: Springfield. 3.
.Holyoke. 8: Waterbury. :.
New London, 1; Hartford. 4
Bridgeport, 10. Pittsfeld, 3.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

Pitcher Russell Ford. of the Yankees
passed his thirtieth milestone last Fri
day. Ford was born in Brandon. Mani
toba. April 25. 1888.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

Cy Young. the veteran twirler. be
lieyes that Joe Birmingham. the Maps
manager, will he another Fielder Jones
Birmingham exercises Judgment lik'
Jones" declares Cy.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

Catcher Ted Easter is doing l.
liant work for the White Sox, both De-
hind the plate and with the bat
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

McLarney. Of Twinirg. with three
hits. led the clouters IF his club to
a victory over the Young Mems pes
brew Association in the Central
Lea gue- Besides the heavy sticking
of McLarney, the other Twining play
ers connected safely on ten occasions.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

The Lincoln team rot q good start In
the Western League race. winning
four Of the first fve games played
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

They are boosting Phil Cosset. the
younsster whom the SoX sold to the
New York Highlanders. Gotham fans
believe he will round into a first-class
catcher
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

After losing their first two games.
one 10 the Braves and the other to the
Dodgers. the Giants won seven and tied
one-a thirteen-inning AFFAIR
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

Despite the heavy damage caused by
the recent floods in Ohio and Indiana,
the Central League opened on time to
big crowds.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
New England League.

Lawrence. s: Portland. 5.
Worcester, &; Fall River. 3.
Brccktop- 5: New Bedford, 3.
Lowell, II; Lyme. 5.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

The Expressmen gave their batting
averages a good send-off at the sx-
pensc of Station in the Z. NJ. c. A.
League. But two of the winners failed
to get more than one hit. Peck led
his team with four. including double
and triple. Stewart and Maxwell clout-
ed hOmera.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

Before his departure for the East
Manager Huggins saws he will cut down
his squad to the limit rule.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

Hugh Fullerton. the Chicago expert.
picks the Pirates to win the National
League pennant. Hugh always was a
great baseball prophet. He can pick
almost as many winners on the dia-
mond as John L. Sullivan can in the
ring.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

Commodore Morton r. Plant owner
Of the New London club of the East
ern Association. has had small
"erandstand' erected at his ball yard
70 accommodate himself and friends
Now the society editor will have TO
break into the game.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

Red" Dooin's Philiies. who looked
like q bunch Of counterfeits before the
season opened. are now producing
some high-clas pastiming.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

Anyway the Boston Braves led the
National League the first week of the
season. 1t 10 perhaps better for a
team to lead the league the last week
Of the season, but the Braves did nice
work at that.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

MANAGER Jake Stahl Of the champs
saws that he has been out of the game
on account Of weak legs. but it Is
whispered that Jake's batting glims
are on the blink; hence the bench
duty.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

Had Slater, of st. Agnes team. been
started in the East Washington
League game against the Cnited
Brethren. he might have helped his
team to a victory. In the short time
he worked he held the Brethren safe.
A catch by NaSes in the same game
was a thriller.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-25
At Sea In Coffin.

It was the French assassin Lupi who
escaped to sea from Cayenne In q cof-
I'm. He managed to get some nails. tar
and cotton. and n dark night he got
into the coffin shed. He selected a fine.
stanch and seaworthy coffin and fas-
tened the lid In order to turn It into q
deck. leaving a cockpit sufficient to en-
able him to crawl in. He calked all
the joints as well as he could. and
when this work was finished he made
a pair Of paddles out Of two planks.
Then he brought out his craft with
great precaution. Without much din
Guilty he reached the waters edge. 81
lently and slowly be proceeded in the
hope Of reaching either Venezuela or
British Guiana. $50 nautical miles dis
tant- Fortunately or unfortunately for
Lupi. the steamer Abeille. returning
from the Antilles. or Paramaribo
picked him up half drowned and al
most in a fainting condition. and a few
hours later he was In irons in his cell.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-25
WOMEN on HORSEBACK.

They Cut . Queer Figure 0sfors Side.
saddlss Wsrs invented.
Before Queen Catherine de- Medici
started the fashion Of sidesaddles BY
having a board slung on the left side
Of her horse to support her feet all
poor women rode on q pillion behind q
man. All women Of the better class
rode astride.
A lady to prepare for riding bent
forward and took hold Of the lower
hem Of the back of her dress skirt.
drew It through between her legs and
wrapped her skirts around her legs
down to her knees. then folded the rest
Of her skirts across the front Of her
person.
Then she drew on a pair of large
trousers, the legs Of which ended just
below the knees, where they were
sewed to the tops of a pair OF clumsy
riding boots. The upper part Of the
trousers was open in front, and the
naps folded cross the person and fas-
tened by a band around the waist A
hood was worn on the head. and a
mask protected the face from sun and
weather. She rode on a mans saddle
and wore spurs and carried a quirt
(riding whip, looped o the right wrist
The same style and kind of quirt 10
o used by our western cowboys
and plains Indians and was formerly
carried by the Cossacks.
A lady in riding costume, whether on
foot or on horseback. was anything but
a graceful figure.
Our great-grandmothers rode on side.
saddles. but their great-great-grand-
mothers rode astride II they belonged
to the gentry class.
Our plains Indian women. even when
they changed their buckskin skirts
that came to the knee and their buck
skin leggings for the long calico skirt
Of white women, always rode astride.-
Washington Post
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-25
THEY DIDN'T MIND DIRT.
In the Days When Clothes Were Dyed,
but Never Washed. p

In the Days When Clothes Were Dyed.
but Never Washed.
In the matter Of the washing of
clothes, not to say the washing of
themselves. our ancestors were a trifle
lax. The laundress of the twelfth cen
fury must have held a position which
was practically a sinecure. while it
seems within the bounds of possibility
that in those days she did not exist
at all. There were, insooth. few gar.
ments which would stand washing.
and the dyer was driving a brisk trade
before the laundress was even thought
of. A little dye must indeed have cov
cred a multitude Of spots.
In the days Of the Tudors and Stu
arts washing was a tribe more in evi.
dence than formerly, but those articles
which were permitted to ind their
way into the ''buck pan"-as the wash.
ing tub used to be called-were few
and far between. The wealthy Of the
middle ages got owe the difficulty Of
obtaining clean underclothing with
primitive simplicity BY not wearing
any. while the lower orders wore
coarse wooden garments that would
no doubt have ''shrunk In the wash"
To prevent any casualty Of the kind
they remained unwashed.
velvets. tafetas and richly dyed
silks. such as those worn BY the no
bility and gentry. could not. Of course.
be washed. and should any person Of
high degree be the p~ossessor Of q linen
shirt It was q thing which was care
fully made known to all his friends
and relatives al being extremely Ia
mode and a at subject for congratula.
tion. but washed 1t lever vas for fear
Of injuring its pristine beauty.-Lon-
don Taller.