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men who are trying to urge him to make
one more attempt to "come back" like
the farewell of Patti. 1t was not JEFF
fries who wanted to get into the limelight
in 1909 when the critics began TO howl
for him to re-enter the ring and bring
back the championship to the white race.
JEFF stated time and time again That ne
was out OF it for good; that he had retired
and wanted to remain retired ana unoe-
feated champion. The urging was so
great that the alfalfa farmer began to
think he was really as good as ever. and
might make successful re-entrance into
the arena. He even went so far as to
visit Germany for the purpose or taxing
the baths and to find out whether his
stomach, which had bothered him con-
siderably, would stand the siege of train
ing for a hard battle. That was the
at that time. The long grind was too
much for him, and though he appeared
in good shape before the contest for the
title at Reno, he was a sick man, or
rather on the verge Of nervous prostra-
ton, the day Of the battle. The fact Is he
he left Howardenan, in California, when
Gov. Gillette ordered the contest declared
off, as he lost heart from that moment
and did not take the same interest in II.
He knew that his condition had been
worked up to the right point for the
earlier date, and from that time on ne
began to go back.
Jeffries is thirty-eight years of age. and
he has not lived the life that some of the
athletes should live in order to keep up
such work. If he could not do himself
Justice in 1910, what chance would he
have now? 1t would be the rankest KIND
of injustice to the public to try to spring
such a farce again, and 1t Is a good bet
that Jim Jeffries will not consent to any
such plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24
NOD|AM0NDH OOD0O.
Many Noted Players Were
Born on 18th of Month.
COULD MAKE UP FINE TEAM
J. Garland Stahl of Red Sox Eli
gible as Manager, With Billy
Murray Scout.

Lucky would be the magnate who could
secure for his team those players who
happen to have been born on the alleged
unlucky date Of the 18th. Said magnatt
might by the middle of the season bt
making preparations to enlarge the seat
ing capacity of his park, for from the
players whose birthdays fall on thu
hoodoo date a worlds championship com
bination could almost be picked.
The manager of this thirteen club would
be j. Garland Stahl of the Red Sox. He
was born April 13. $780, Presenting thai
now is, a person named Fielder Jones
who was born August Is, 1874. might bt
induced to take charge.
who was born April Ii. 1854. and Gene
Mccain, formerly with the Highia1ders
who was born June Ii. 1875. would bs
availa BILE.
The catchers for the thirteen club would
be Jimmy Archer Of the Cubs and Mike
simon Of the Pirates. These two ath
letes reached this sphere May ID. 1855
and April Is, 1883, respectively. Johnny
King, who says he will not past.me this
year, was born November ID. 1885.
Only one real high-grade major league
pitcher was born on the 18th. He g Wear
Gregg of the Maps, who will celebrate
his twenty-eighth birthday next month
Bill Donovan, who pitched the Tigers tt
two pennants, and RUDE Waddell. who was
responsible for the winning of pair OF
flags by the Athletics, were both born or
the 18th. Wild Bill will be thirty-sever
years old next October and SO will the
Rube.
Noted inf1elders who celebrate their
natal days on the 18th are, besides Jake
Stahl, Hal Chase of the Highlanders, Ed
0f no La
ner Of the Red Sox, Eddie Foster of the
Nationals and J. Franklin Baker OF the
Athletics, who ran iris Speaker close
race for the Chalmers American League
trophy car last season.
The outfielders born on the 18th are not
numerous. Josh Devore Of the Giants was
born November ID, 1887, and Harl Mag
CERT, formerly with the Athletics, was
born February Ii, 1883. Bucky Freeman
who holds the major league record for the
greatest number of home runs in sea-
son, first saw the light of day October Ii
1871.
Nal Eason. National League umpire. is
one of the 13 chaps, he having first seer
the light March Is, 1879. Here is the IL
club:
Manager and centerfelder-Jake Stahl o,
the Red Sox, born April -. 1880.
Pitcher-Vean Gregg of the Maps, borr
April ID, 1885.
Catcher-Jimmy Archer Of the Cubs
born May ID, 1888.
First baseman-Hal Chase of the High.
landers, February Ii, 1888.
Second baseman-Larry Gardner OF the
Red Sox, born May IL, 1886.
Third baseman-J. Franklin Baker o.
the White Elephants. born March ID, 1886
Shortstop-Eddie Foster Of the Ma
uonals. born February ID. 1888.
enthusiastically Of the Cardinals
born September ID, 1885.
Rightfielder-Josh Devore OF the Giants
born November IL. 1887.
Scout-Billy Murray of the Pirates. borr
April Is, 1894
Umpire-Mal Eason of the Nationa
League, born March Is, 1879.
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BUSY YACHTSMEN.
Eight New Boats Being Built for
Coming Season.

NEW YORK, March 24.-It may be
very fortunate for American yachtsmen
that the one design class Of forty-six-
foot-water-line sloops was built for the
coming seasons sport. There will be
eight of these yachts and they are being
built at Herreshoff's for some Of the best
amateur sailors in these waters. Each
will have a professional skipper to see
that the yacht is kept In the best possible
racing condition and he will assist in the
sailing Thus the class will really be
school for the development of both the
amateur and professional. Next year.
with an Americas cup race as part OF
the program. the best amateurs and the
best professionals will be wanted to take
charge Of the cup defenders, and. while
there is a big difference between forty
six-footer and a ninety-footer, particu-
larly when the ninety-footer Is built for
the old rule, the experience in the smaller
yachts will be of great benefit to all in
terested.
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PRINCETON OARSMEN BUSY.
Crews Have Splendid Schedule This
Year.

PRINCETON, N. j.. March 24.-When
twenty-five candidates for Princeton's
eight-oared varsity crew took to the
water for their first outdoor work Of the
season, the Tiger rowing authorities were
busy with the preparation OF q schedule
which will provide races for the first
eight, the second eight, the fresh
man eight and all class boats. The sur
prise Of the schedule Is a race with An
napolis, to be rowed on Carnegie lake
May II. Princeton Is thus signally hon.
ored. for it is the first time that the navy
on foreign waters. and probably the first
time that crews from these two institu-
lions have met. 1t Is understood that a
movement Is on foot to make q TRAN
gular regatta out of this race by in
Guiding Columbia's eight. but the man
agement would make no official statement
on this subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24
DAILY INJURED IN
PRACTICE YESTERDAY
GEORGETOWN Second BaSeman
May Be Out of Game
for Some Time.

Sadness prevailed in the Georgetown base
ball camp yesterday when Tom DAILY.
the crack second sacker of the team,
badly injured his knee. Daily while
sliding into second base twisted his
knee to such an extent that he had to
be carried to the gymnasium. where q
perfect examination Of the limb was
made. 1t was found that some Of the
ligaments of the knee had been pulled
and as result DAILY suffered a great
deal Of pain.
DAILY seems to be the hard-luck man
of the squad. In the first game Of the
season against Mount ST Joseph's Col
lege DAILY was badly spiked while tag
ging a runner coming into second base.
The coach advised him to remain out
Of the game and give this injured part
a chance to rest up, but DAILY insisted
upon playing. and the coach. on account
Saturday against Princeton DAILY was
hit on the back of the head by swift
inshoot pitched by Simmons He
pluckily resumed play. after which he
made two splendid hits.
His loss to the team is severe blow,
coming at time when he is needed so
badly.
Just who will take Daly's place in to-
days game has not been fully decided
upon. The coach last evening refused to
name his man. The fight is on between
Martin and Jack Connolly. Both Of these
men were used at this position in yester-
days practice, and both showed to good
advantage. Most OF the players seem to
think that Martin will start the game.
because he has been hitting the ball very
hard. Connolly was used at shortstop
during the first two games and played
great ball there.
new man to come out for the team
yesterday was Eddie Flynn, brother Of
Jack Flynn, who played with the Ma
tionals for a time last year. Ed Flynn
played first base on the Holy Cross team
during the spring of 19O9-191O, and 1t will
be remembered that he hit the ball very
hard for the Worcester collegians. There
is no doubt about Flynn's ability as a
ball player. In yesterdays practice he
clearly demonstrated that he is to be
reckoned with for the first base job.
though Mike Mulcahy hit the ball hard
in the Saturday contest and 1t Will take
wonderful playing on the part Of any in
team.
The work of Earl Campazzi in yester-
days practice was about the best that
has been seen on the Georgetown Field
this year. Campazzi covered a great
deal Of ground and hit the ball hard or
every trip to the plate.
After holding batting practice for two
hours yesterday, in which every player
was drilled on the art of hitting. Coach
Harley was besieged by the players to
hold five-inning game. The coach con-
scented and the game was played. Nc
| more runs. The work of Campazzi
! featured the game. He made two clean
hits off Heffernan and covered third base
In great form.
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condition for service when drills on the
river are resumed by the men at the
Potomac fort. The boat will be ready to
be returned to Fort Washington In q week
or ten days.
The overhauling of the United States
army steamer Pontonier, doing duty as a
tender to the engineer battalion of the
army at Washington barracks, is COM
pleted, and 1t is stated that the steamer
will 60 into commission this week. The
Pont0nier has been laid up at Washing
ton barracks since last fall She In used
In taking the engineer battalion to the
rife range at Fort Foote and for other
work.
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Long Trip for Harness Horses.

NEW YORK, March 24.-Stable owners
and trainers who will campaign their
horses over the grand circuit next sum-
mer will be confronted with trip which
will take them over more than the cir
cult of last year, and many do not
take the increased mileage with much
favor In the season of 1912 the ag-
gregate mileage Of the circuit was ap-
proximately 2.4OO. The campaign as ar
ranged for 1913 shows an increase OF
$40 miles. making in all 3.340 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24

NEW YORK, March 24.-The univer-
sity water polo players who took part in
the tournament for championship honors
during the past season were an unusually
good lot. and in undertaking to choose
the six men entitled to position on the
all-collegiate team one finds the candi-
dates very evenly matched. 1t is likely.
however, that every expert will pronounce
in favor Of Hessenbruch for center,
Wight for right forward and Bartlett for
goal tender. All these competed for
Princeton. and 1t was due principally to
their brilliant work that the Orange and
Black captured the pennant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24

ITHACA, N. Y, March .24.-Coach Al
bert H. Sharpe will number COrnelPs
foot ball players next fall II the coaches
of other large college teams will permit
their players to wear jackets with num-
bers on the back, as suggested by Parke
Fl. Davis, Princeton's representative on
the rules committee. The Cornell coach.
who is in favor of this innovation, is
pleased with the action Of the rules COM
mittee in making such numbering OPP
tional. and IL other teams do 1t the Cor
nell men will be numbered in games next
fall. DIR. Sharpe believes that this re-
form must come and points out that 1t
has succeeded In basket ball.
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Two Changes for Olympic Games.

NEW YORK. March A.-Two changes
have already been made by the German
committee on the Olympic games in Ber-
lin in 1916. The left-handed shot-putting
and discus and javelin throwing are to be
abandoned IL the international commit
tee confirms the decision. and 1t probably
III. It il stated that the German au-
thorities do not believe that the principle
of symmetrical physical development is
alphabetically correct. and that one
arm development is more natural. and
their position would seem to be justified
Standing jumps have also been eliminat-
ed. but that may not be approved by the
International committee.
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Davis Gun Hard to Win.

NEW YORK, March 24.-Some time ago
the prospects of bringing back the noted
Davis Cup trophy, now held by Great
Britain, to this country were particular
ly rosy, but recent happenings have oc-
Cured which make American tennis en-
thusiasts bit skeptical. America will
have a hard fight on it's hands. as the
situation is complicated by the result Of
the recent drawings. The results of the
drawings and their dates come as a big
disappointment to American tennis
players.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24
Hockey Booms at Princeton.

PRINCETON. N. j.. March 24.-Talk
of making hockey major sport at
Princeton has been revived again. fol-
lowing the discussion at Harvard and
Yale and the near-championship of the
Tiger seven. This time things seem more
hopeful. however, because Of the exist
ence now Of a committee of the athletic
board which was appointed to consider
the athletic needs Of the university,
among which special mention was made
OF the artificial ice hockey rink along
with the stadium and base ball cage.
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READY FOR REPAIRS.
Nine Placing Launch Taken to Alex
andria Boatyard.

Lying at Deans boatyard at Alexandra
is one Of the big launches used by the
artillery company at Fort
Washington in its drills In placing tor
pedoes in the river 10 protect the Ma
tional Capital in case Of war. The boat.
it II stated, is 70 be given general over
hauling and caulking in order to put 1t in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24
Harvard Has Strong Tennis Team.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March A.-Trials
for the Harvard tennis team, will be held
Immediately after the spring recess. and
prospects for a successful season are
bright. Last year the team won five out
of six of Its matches, losing to Yale by
one point. The intercollegiate title was
won by Princeton. This year. however.
the outlook is more promising, abundant
material being offered for the formation
of strong eight.
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better for the future that sanitary spe-
cialists have now satisfied themselves
that the thud Of the carpet beaten Is
more Injurious to health than all the
microbes which the beating is supposed
to drive away, and which ought to be re-
moved in a modern city like Berlin only
by the noiseless and scientific vacuum
cleaner.
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After Basket Ball Title.

MADISON, Wis. March M.-Wisconsin
University's basket ballers may ask Cor
nell to meet them in q series of three
games to decide the college basket ball
championship OF the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24

Winfield Scott Drach, seventy-one years
old, a veteran Of the civil war, died Sun
day at the home Of his brother-in-law,
William Eckard, near Sans Greek. Nd.
He served In the 9Th Maryland Infantry.
and in one OF the battles lost leg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24

A writer who processes to know an
nounces these Red Sox salaries: Speaker.
$9OO0; Wood. $500: Wagner. $500;
Gardner. 5000; Lewis and Hooper. $1,000,
and Carrigan, $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24
Fierce War on Microbes.

Under no circumstances does the Ger
man soul show such persistent energy
and. one might almost say. ferocity, as
in this semi-weekly onslaught on the mi
crobes hidden among the dust of the rugs
and hangings Of the house 1t promises
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-07
WOMAN ASSOCIATE JUDGE
WANTED IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Feb. Girls who are
brought before the Children's Court
not be tried by male judges, accord
ing to the members of the Legislative
Lea que of New York. who in their
meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria re-
solved to petition Mayor Gaynor and
Chief Justice of the Court of Special
Sessions Isaac Franklin Russell to
appoint woman assoc ate judge to
preside over trials of this nature.
so delicate a matter as the teach
ing OF morals should be handled only
by justices of the same sex as the
delinquents, said Mrs. Thomas
Slack, president of the league.
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mand are not unreasonable. 1t can
not be unreasonable to demand the
protection of women and little chill
dren and an honest wage for all who
give their time and energy to indus
trial operation.
I'VE shall learn that we are all
related, one to the other; that we
are all members of one body"
Many personal friends. of Miss Kel-
Ter pressed forward to congratulate
her after the lecture. AS she greeted
each in turn she touched the features
to make the identification complete
and satisfactory to herself.
No one in the hall seemed to be
happier than she was. She took de-
light in uttering those little formal
exclamations of pleasure that she
had never herself heard and had
learned to speak only by overcoming
almost insurmountable difficulties.
"They are all so good to me-" and
kindred phrases she repeated fire.
quently.
In the audience were several who
We're deaf and dumb. They had
friends with them who translated
what Miss Keller said into finger
language.
Twenty-six years ago Mrs. Macy
first met Miss Keller and took her in
hand to help educate and teach her to
| talk. Until she was IS years of age
Mrs. Macy herself had been blind,
but the affliction was overcome by a
surgical operation. Mrs. Macy had
| been gradua ted from a school in Bos-
ton, and on application from Miss
| Keller's father went to his home to
| teach his daughter.
| Mrs. Macy told how step by step
! the girl had progressed, mentioning
| that she had to educate herself to
| keep ahead of Helen. Miss Keller en-
tered Radcliffe College under great
| difficulties, but showed her character
istic spirit of patience by writing her
autobiography while in her sophomore
year. which she sold for $4,000. Mrs.
Macy also told how her charge would
sit at her typewriter for several hours
writing on Socialism and other sub
jects of current interest. Sometimes
the ribbon in the machine would be-
come tangled. and all the girl would
have to show for her hours of work
would be a blank piece of paper.
Without a murmur of Impotence she
would start over, not stopping until
the manuscript was completed.
Miss Keller was taught articulation
by Miss Fuller, of Boston, and after
the seventh lesson had an entire SEN
tence under control.
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When she had finished and the clap
ping had ceased Miss Keller hesitated
an instant
"They are very kind and friendly
so do not be afraid was Mrs. Macy
assurance.
Miss Keller placed her fingers to
her companions lips, smiled and then
began to speak.
This is what she said:
Dear friends. it is with great joy
that | appear before you. | am go
ing to try to explain that joy. I was
blind now l see. l was deaf, now
I hear. | was dumb, now | speak.
1t was through the hands of others
that I found these, and through my
teacher and my father and God
"All the best in me belongs to my
teacher. There is not a talent or
aspiration or joy in me that has not
been awakened by her loving touch.
1 have found much joy in the world
This is a good world. 1t is a bet
ter world than 1t was. We are every
cay gaining in knowledge. Men and
women are turning their faces to the
light and the dark days will soon be
ended. The commonwealth of the
future is growing surely out of the
state in which we are now living
There will be strife, but no aimless.
lf-defeating strife. There will be
only honest emulation in cooperative
effort. Each hand will do It's part
in the providing of food, clothing,
shelter and the other great needs of
man, so that If poverty comes all
Will bear3it alike and thus in pros
perity all will rejoice in it's warmth.
1.-THE things that we workers de-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-07
LARGE AUDIENCE
HEARS BLIND GIRL
Helen Keller, at MOntcIair
Meeting, Tells of Life
+ Impressions.
RECOGNIZES OLD FRIEND
BY FEELING HIS FACE
Hesitates for Instant as She
Makes Debut as Public
Speaker.

After Helen Keller, the blind. deaf
and dumb girl who has learned to
talk, had given her first lecture last
night in Montclair, an elderly man
pushed his way forward through the
audience and approached the plat
form.
Mrs. Annie Macy, who has been
Miss Keller's devoted teacher for
twenty-six years, recognized him as
an old friend whom she had not seen
Tor years, and greeted him warmly
Miss Keller quickly became curious
WHEN she realized that her compan-
IONS attention was engaged else
where, so she put her fingers up to
Mrs. Macy's lips to find out what
she was saying to the stranger
Then Mrs. Macy placed her fingers
In the palm of Miss Kellers hand
md quickly spelled OUT
Here is an old friend Do you
know hin?s
Recognizes Old Friend.
The blind girl stepped forward
passed her deft fingers swiftly over
the elderly mans face and spoke his
name. Then she threw both her
arms about his neck and kissed him.
tie was equally moved Miss Keller
had been dumb when he had last
met her years ago. but she had re-
membered the form of his face, and
with her laboriously learned ability
to speak she had gained the power to
call him by name.
An Evening Star reporter then
handed his card to Mrs. Macy, who,
with her fingers, spelled out the words
on it to Miss Keller.
Evening STAR said Miss Keller
slowly. "A, very good name for a
newspa per. The stars give forth light.
as does your paper, no doubt"
Il enjoyed your talk immensely
was translated by finger language to
her.
Did you really?' she responded, in
her precise and deliberate pronuhcia-
ton. II am so glad. Everyone is so
kind and good to me-"
She had lectured on MY Life I'm
pressions" at The Hillside grammar
school under the auspices of the
Montclair branch of the Socialist
party. 1t was her first public APP
pearance as a speaker
All her auditors We're bent on max
Ing her feel at home and in convey
ing to her by their close attention
and applause the fact that they APP
preciated he greatness of q her
achievement
But she could not hear the APP
pause. Mrs. Macy would signal with
her fingers and then the girl would
pause and smile. as she faced the
audience she could not see.
In a speech of Introduction Mrs.
Macy told about Miss keller's life.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-07
GLOBE-CIRCLING CYCLIST
TO SEE INAUGURATION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1-Goustkrs
Kahoros. Greek, "chug- chugged"
INTO Washington today on motor
cycle after a trip of 4 800 miles and
announced his intention of seeking
job until March A, when. after seeing
the inauguration ceremonies, he pro-
poses to continue his trip around the
world.
The youcg Greek, giving way to
spirit of adventure, will motor TO San
Francisco. where he will take a
steamer to Hawaii and The Philin
pines HIS itinerary after that is un-
ccrta'l., but he expects 10 leno in
New York late in 1914
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-07
MISSOURI WOMEN WIN

JEFF ERSON CRY, Mo-, Feb. T.
After women had argu d I'll after
rot n and late into the nigh in favor
of the prof' sed constitutional amend
lnent giving them the right to vote,
botl Sen lie and House committees
t tie Legislature de"id,i last night
u report the bill favorably.