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The Washington times., 1913-05-06

missed walking into the arms of a cor
porafs guard. who surely had never
connivance of an interested party.
Forthwith he had made his heels serve
him as they could, at need, and he had
fetched up in a village called Long
Burfield, safely far from oxford. peril
ously near the outposts of the rebel
army. There. at the inn, he had com
forted himself with food and drink and
tobacco. the while he gossiped with his
most
From such reliable source he had
: learned that Prince Rupert had, not two
hours earlier. passed through Long
Burfield on his way to Oxford.
instantly he had shaped his plan. He
would present his letters. claim the
princes protection, and then-well. lock
! to thyself. Wat Musgrove! For. In the
sequel of the little Musgrove's inter-
meddling, and the big Musgrove's set
ting of the provosts men upon his
tracks, Won Kerstenbrook was wrought
| to the point where he now intended SO
far to honor Roaring Wat as to make
| Of him corpse.
But to the accomplishment OF this
gentle purpose. he knew that everything
hung upon his reaching the prince be-
fore he could be apprehended.
So when he left Long Burfield. he
ly. avoiding the main highway and the
villages until. in the rain, he grew n
little doubtful Of his course. and. in
trying to take a short cut. made mat
ters worse. Now. as the dripping twi-
light closed. he was. in fact. as COM
pletely lost as Thomsine herself
The blind leading the blind. Won Ker-
stenbroock and Thomsine MusSrave
, ploded on through the mire. The heavy
| cart-path trailed into the lush grasses
| Of field. and the field disintegrated
| into bog.
Thomsine heard the water squelch
drearily in her boots. and neard her
teeth chatter with the icy chill OF It
She stumbled over a tussock and land
ed on her knees.
She rose, with her eyes all blurred
with tears. and for a sickening moment
thought that she had lost him. who
| was her only hope. in the night that
! was shutting upon them. Then she had
spied him. trudgtng. now knee-deep in
veritable pond, and. stumbling and
splashing. she ran after him.
Incredibly she saw that he had halted
| more. that he had turned. at last. to
look at her. She stopped short, in fear
of what this might portend.
Come. them" he shouted. impatient
Dummies Kerichen, What's amiss
with thee?"
Hesitating. she crept nearer.
Take thy steps in heed" he bade
| roughly. Keep OF my heels and turn
not to the left! l. gives a steep hole
yonder."
1t was a full second before she real
lied that he had put himself to the
trouble of considering her safety. At
that first hint of rindness that she
had known in that bitter day. she felt
from her.
Swaying with each step. she dragged
herself after him through the Icy
water. She saw him scramble up a
The Washington times., 1913-05-06
Starts Essay Contest
On Dumb Animals

With the purpose of creating and nur-
turing in school children love OF
dumb animals. the Washington HUI
name Society has offered prizes OF
money in an essay writing contest in
the public schools.
The subject of the contest will be
kindness to Animals Sixty dollars
will be given away. thirty to white and
thirty to colored children. Eacn so
will be divided into prizes OF So. so and
s.. The judges who are to pass on the
merits of each composition are rr.
John C. Wise. Mrs. Ira Bennett and
Mrs. Alexander Sharp.
The Washington times., 1913-05-06
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

On an April evening in the year l6i3, ir
the English town of oxford. Wat Mus
grave provoked a challenge to a duel
from a German youth whom ne then
finds is Won kerstenbroock. reputed to be
a merciless and invincible duelist. Watts
sister. Thomsine Musgrove. a sixteen.
year-old maid. who is betrothed - the
Viscount Carisford, learns of the i'm
pending danger to Wat through his wife;
Charlotte, the daughter of the Earl Of
Staversham. and half-sister to Thomsines
prospective husband. Resolved upon saw
ing him by appealing herself to the for
midable German. she DISCUSSES herself as
a boy, and at midnight makes her way
TO his lodgings. There her entreaties are
received with disgust and she is finally
silenced by force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
6ERGlNENT COMMIT
aRsHappenin&$s rSPortdom

In a week may be SO far in front that
they cannot be beaten to the wire. In
that event both teams will Immediately
be rested up. and the substitutes will be
played In most Of the games
League officials have passed all sorts
OF rules to bring about as few DELAYS
during ball game as possible it being
the belief that the public wants games
played as quickly as possible, and that
the game is not helped in popularity
when it drags.
But why 1t is that games are delayed
anywhere from five to ten minutes almost
every day by an unnecessary discussion
OF ground rules Is hard to understand II
conditions are such that an understanding
must be reached between the umpires and
the respective field captains, it would be
well to have the umpires and captain hold
their discussion about ten minutes be-
fore the time set for the starting OF the
game instead of delaying the contest by
holding these conferences after the time
for starting games has rolled around
Judged on what the Sacramento club
demanded for the Hawaiian pitch
er, Williams, the Detroit club has picked
up a rather promising pitcher at the draft
price. Numerous clubs were bidding for
Williams during the summer, but the Sac.
relnento club demanded $4,000 for him,
and none of the clubs. probably remen1-
boring the failure of some other high
priced players, would come across Rath-
er than accept a reduction the Sacramento
club announced that it would either get it's
price or let williams 60 to the draft,
which he did, and Detroit got him for the
draft price. Just where tho Sacramento
club was benefited by the stand 1t took is
hard to see, though, of course. there was
a chance that none OF the big league
clubs would secure Williams by the draft
route.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

At no time In the history OF the Wash
ington club have the prospects for q
strong pitching star been brighter than
they are at the present Clark Gfiff1th
seems to have gathered together a most
promising lot of young twirlers With
very few excep tons every one Of the new
corners has shown to good advantage
In the short trials they have had and
the prospects are that two or three of
them will be developed by next season
to such an extent that they can take
their regular turns on the rubber Grif-
flth finishes the season with a twirling
stafr which is above the ordinary. To
begin with. he has the greatest pitcher
in the game in Johnson, which gives
him a remarkable advantage. Then
Boehling and Engel have been developed,
and while Groom has one OF his poor
years there may be brighter days for
him In the future.
But 1t Is the youngsters who have but
recently joined who give promise of flll-
ing the weak spots on the staff. Shaw.
Love, Bentley and Harper have already
shown enough to warrant the prediction
that they stand chance to become
valuable pitchers. Gallia, too. has i'm.
proved much, and there are others who
have not yet had g chance to show what
they can do.
II is doubtful II there is another team
in either major league which seems as
well fortified with pitchers as are the
Nationals, and q strong pitching staff il
the greatest asset that a team can have.
BY securing thirty players through the
draft the ST Louis American League
Club has probably established new
record. Yet the acquisition Of this num-
Der OF players does not necessarily mean
that the Browns will be improved. II
stands to reason that only decidedly
small percentage OF the players that are
drafted ever hold their own In fast com
present conditions, where every major
lea que club scours the minor leagues for
months with scouts and Is willing to
pay good money for any player who
shows promise. When this has been
done there liz but little left worth giving
"A trial. Furthermore, there is no chance
Of all Of these players getting trial
and lust how the Browne cab draft
thirty players and not violate the limit
they are allowed to carry, which Ii
thirty five players during tho of season
Is inexplieable.
Present Indications arc that both the
Giants and Athletics will have their re-
spective pennarts won long before the
season closes and Tor TINS reason vii
struggle for the worlds title. Give a
team a week or SO to prepare itself aid
II should be on edge and at its best
Even Mack's rather mediocre pitching
stan can be rounded into improved con
ditions IL he can rest up his pitchers
Mack Is also true OF McGraw.
There is not one chance In q hundred
now OF either team being beaten out
Beth Se3d . comfortable lead and with,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
MAY consolidate
TWO CHESS CLUBS
Capital City and Washington
c. and w. Organizations May
Be Brought Together.
WOULD FORM A VERY
STRONG COMBINATION
Problem SoIvers VIII Be Given
Whole Chess Column Octo-
Der 5-0ther News.

At a special meeting OF tho WASHINGTON
Chess and Whist Club, held September 10
a committee was appointed with power to
open negotiations with the executive com.
mittee OF the Capital City Chess and
Checker Club, or with special com.
mittee. should the members OF the last
named institution see fit to adopt such q
course of action, for the purpose Of ascer.
Of 4 consolidation Of the-two clubs. This
is certainly a long step in the right direc-
ton, and it is to be hoped in the best In
terests Of chess in Washington that the
Capital City Club will respond to the ad-
vance thus made by the Washington
Chess and Whist Club. United. these two
clubs could place in the field chess team
capable Of holding its own with the best
in the country. Fox, Whitaker. Zapoieon,
Walker, Lowell. Pratt, Adams, Stephen
son. Knapp, Huntington, Lavendar, Num-
dell, Borland. Smell. Ray, Peet. Roberts,
wimsatt and several others Of class
strength would be available for the Tor
nation Of q telegraph team that could
probably not be beaten by any CLUB IN
the country outside of the Manhattan
Chess Club of New York city. But aside
from this present lamentable division OF
playing strength local chess is suffering
a most serious injury because neither
club. with It's present membership. Is
financially able to hold telegraph match
invite a master to give an exhibition, OF
to offer proper prizes for q special event
or club tournament May those who have
the welfare of chess in this city at heart
earnestly ponder the facts and conditions
thus briefly outlined and consider wheth-
er the proposed consolidation would or
would not be a benefit to each individual
chess player and to the game itself In
Washington.
Another week without finished game
in The Stars tourney. II play Is going
steadily forward in these unfinished
games It may be necessary to publish
the scores Of some Of them In serial
form.
After five rounds of brilliant and ex-
citing play. Frank Marshall. United
States champion, and o. Duras, cham
pion OF Bohemia, are tied with four wins
and one loss each In the double round
uuadrangular match now going on In
New York. Seldom have the individual
games Of such q contest been SO bitterly
fought and the small scores OF Chajes
and Jaffee. ia points for the former and
one-half for the latter. do not begin to
tell the tale Of the spirited battles they
have put up against the leaders. The
sixth and final round is scheduled for
today at the rooms Of the Rice Club,
Newark, n. ]. The class OF chess
shown in this event may be judged from
the scores Of the following gaines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
CHANGE IN STROKES.
Records Broken in Swimming 70,
That Reason.

NEW YORK. September 16.-There is no
doubt that the several new swimming
strokes which have been devised In the
last few years are accountable for the
number Of swimming records that have
been broken. The crawl and It's vari.
atiens have made big inroads into the
time for various swims. Record holders
have learned to use these strokes while
still little more than youngsters In most
instances, and they have improved upon
them until the time made by the use
of the old breast stroke and the overland
stroke had to give way just as the i'm
provemcnt In automobile engines and
motor cycle engines has accounted for the
record making In these branches of sport
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
QUEENS PAWN OPENING.

So radically different from the COP
duct Of actual play is the art Of prob
lem composition that many great mas
tiers have not only contended that
problem solving is of no benefit as a
training for the game of chess. but
have even gone SO far as to declare
that this form OF mental exercise is a
positive hindrance to the acquireme
Of a correct and vigorous style OF play.
Whatever the merit OF this position, 1t
is nevertheless a fact that problem
composers take little interest in games.
From time to time since this column
Problems composed by local amateurs.
of which . few have been published.
and almost without exception they
were the works Of persons unknown in
local playing circles We feel that the
interest evidenced by these efforts is
worthy Of a fuller recognition than
that accorded by the regular weekly
problem, and will therefore devote the
entire column OF October to the prob
lemists All readers OF The Stars CHI ess
column are invited to try theiP hands
at problem composition mates. sui
mates or end games, and to send their
efforts to the sporting department be-
fore September so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
FORFEITED CONTEST
MUST Be FINISHED
Board of Directors Orders
PhiIadeIphia.New York Game
to Be Resumed.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, September 49,
Establishing a precedent, the board OF
directors OF the National League last
night ordered the game that was played
between the New York and Philadelphia
clubs August 80. finished October with
the same men In the field and under the
same status as existed on the day that
Umpire Brennan awarded the game to
New York on account OF spectators, as
he ruled, interfering with the batters.
At tho time the game was called there
was a man on base, one man out and "A
ball OH the batter with the score stand
ing 8 to in favor Of Philadelphia. This
same situation. with the same men i'm
the field and 1T the bat. is ordered re-
produced and the game finished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
BASE BALL IN SPAIN.
American Game Seems to Be Getting
Popular There.

NEW York; September 16.--America's
national game is making marked progress
In Spain. and with the coming worlds trip
of the two base ball teams there IL every
indication OF a renewed interest in the
game. Leagues have been organized in
England. Australia, Canada and Japan,
and the progress made ia king Alphonso's
dominion indicates a general tendency
toward base ball Spaniards are quick
to embrace any branch Of sport that car
ries the clement OF keen excitement. With
the falling on IN the iuterSst Ia bull
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
STAKE TO DIRECTUM I.
Half-Mile Track Champion Keeps
Up His Winning Streak.

DETROIT, Mich, September 16.--The
worlds champion half-mile track PAGER,
Mrectum l. kept up his winning career
ny winning the tSo-thousand- dollar stake
for EOS PAGERS, the feature event of the
grand circuit race meeting. which OPEN
ed here yesterday. Starting q strong
favorite In the auctions, the chestnut
stallion from New York was in front
from wire to wire in both heats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16

ION 'hCCaTey 5 an
nouncement that hi
Is t h 70 u g h with
heavywcightS and
that he will stage nc
more battles be.
tween big men OF
tho ring at his Yer.
non arena means
that a number Of so.
called white hopes
will make the grand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
BASE BALL BRIEFS,

A Louisville youngster IN . scInI- pro
game recently did not allow a Int and
struck out twenty men iii nine innings.
The Louisville club proposed to sign him
at once, but the scorers Objected. Ills
namc is Theodore Brzozowski : that's the
reason for the objection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16

Unofficial averages of the Empire State
League show that Henry A'hanccy of
Americas led the league in hitting with
an average of .2i7 and that he icd with
home runs, having made l.. lie did not
miss an inning of the io2 games played
by his team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16

Ed CTub) Spencer is all down and out
in San Francisco, and in hospital. q
physical wreck. Friends are raising a
subscription to send him to a private
sanitarium in hopes that he may recover
sufficiently to be sent to his home In the
eo6t ,,, ,s - ,-.i 81 !. ii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
BLACK

Remember Pitcher Cpp OF the famous
old battery OF Tpp and Doom? He has
been pitching for jackson In the South
ern Michigan circuit. Recently Battle
Creek found him for eleven hits, hut hu
kept them well Hcattered aud only two
Guns were scogea1eH him .t,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
Summaries.

The complete summaries follow
Mems singles first round-E W. Deakin de-
feated George Lewis. BY default.
Second ruund-W. i. Hoffman defeated J. B.
Bcadle. ca and 81; Edward o. Leech de.
defeated L. j. O'Beyle, 6-a and Go; %. Dud-
ley Morgan defeated c. Arthur slator, Sc and
and 81: Conrad h. Doyle defeated NJ n. Tr,,n.
bull, by default: W. Il. Lundy defeated e ".
Ieakin, s-3. Is and e-I; A. W. Bryan de.
sa1ille defeated Georse +. james by defan,t 'n-
Third ronnd-W. r. HeltEman defeated NJ r.
samuel fIerrlck. 10 and Is; Louis + pryi.
Doyle defeated " D. Tun,y. Dc end 90: f.
". Bryan defeated W. II. Rensaville, lie,
Fourth round Match between Louis A. Fisher
aud LOUIS !: Doyle called ON arrvunt Of dark
Men singles. consultations, hrst round--E w.
Dcskin defeated J Connolly, rs and "a.
Drawings In the mems doubles. WON
ems singles and mems singles consola.
| tons were made yesterday and plav in
these events will be started today. while
til" mems singles will also be rushed
toward completion. the afternoons card
calling for the following matches.
Mems singles, third round-Ilarry Rnrto, :.
T. q. heech. A. NJ. Cheslcy vs.. D. Dudley Nor.
gan. "o'
| Fourth round Spencer Gordon vs. winner e,bos
| ley-Morgan match. Louis A. Fisher-J l. Dovis
,nateh 10 be COMPLETED. Conrsd r. Doyle Va A.
u
Burton match
| womens singles, first rouud-Mrs pcak,n -.
| Miss NJ. Davis. Miss r. Holden VS. Miss W,m,i
| !eF, Miss Alma Defour va. Miss MisaIY Mis- n
-. Cambridge va Miss Cuanipgham Miss AIMS
Mari ys. Mrs A. Winter Miss Miehae,s VI
/ Miss Page Mrs. slator vs.. Miss Enster and
| Mrs. Gordor vs.. Miss Eva Baker 1A'
Mems doubles, nrrt rvupd-Herrfek ana Sben
tarJ VI. Gorion and Moorehead, Grabaua ana
| partner VS.. Vest aud CHAMPION, May6en ana
i ltiehards Vs. Morrow and partner, HoIisnat
and Wood VS.. A.. Y Leecl and cattner frir
snd Bingham We. Mergan ami MORAN. PAGE AZ
lfnckel "; Kelly and Copnelly, Gore ana Bur
| Richards w. slator and Luniy. aAe
| Second round--C. b. Doyle and Jfeapor -
Branch and Diunls, Saum and partner ts icrc$
4 aud Deskin. EAlmonston and l.. o. Ieeeh y
Heaten and partner, Louie 1. Doyle and Ssrse,
| vs.. II. e. Doyle and partner u "''De
| Mems singles, consultations, first rouua--C r.
| Frey W. u. W. Patterson, J. w. Bell ys II
i: Edmoas'sn ~ y II" son Ssr, l. i fss
] II. Dut,on. Gccrge Kelly vs.. II, II. ssum. II
= pay vs.. q Chapman. b. U. Graham vs.
second rounds. sheppard vs.. Richard Bins
| ham. f. +. A. Morgan vs.. winner Trry-Pattef
son match. II. e. Doyle y. winner Of Grshsm
i Richards match. I. r. McLschlen vs.. 4, ii
AoSyVvs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16

Winnipeg and Winona OF the Northern
League did not get enough base ball I'm
the regular season, SO they staged a
post-season series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16

Springfield and Meriden in the Eastern
Association played a benefit game sep
tember 4; for Tuck Genest. the former
Springfield player. whose days on the
diamond were ended by the injuries lac
received when spiked in July Of 1917 by
Curry of Holyoke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
COLUMBIA TOURNEY
Sharp Play in Annual Tennis
Event at Popular Club.
Several Thrilling Matches Played,
Fisher and Louis Doyle Show
ing Best.

The best match Of yesterday in the an
nual fall tennis tournament of the Column
bia Country Club was called on account
of darkness with Louis A. Fisher leading
Louis I. Doyle rs. TO and 6-5. the
score being deuce in the twelfth game OF
the third set. 1t will be completed this
afternoon, the players having agreed to
play the last set over.
Fisher never looked better than in this
match and he had the former District
champion on the go the whole time.
After taking the opener after twelve hard
games the players alternated on the
games of the second. Doyle being within
point of winning on any number Of oc-
casions. After the score had reached
sail Doyle won the odd game and had
the count 4O-love on the next. but was
unable to win, and this procedure was
repeated until he finally took the six
teenth. Set looked to be Fishers, as he
led at one time 4H2 and was always
ahead. With the score 6-5. he was lead
ing 4O-16-within point Of victory-but
Doyle took the next two points, tying
things up. AS 1t was then too dark for
further play, the match was called of
until today. The winner Of this match
will go into the semi-finals.
Another good match was that In the
second round between c. Arthur Slator
and d. Dudley Morgan, the latter win
ming So and 6-2. These players were
very evenly matched and brought out
some brilliant tennis. Slator was general
~ expected to win. but the Chevy Chase
youngster is showing much better form
now than ever before.
His service seems to be his strong
point. and 1t won him many points on
aces or on weak returns by Slator, which
allowed him to place the ball from the
net for pretty passes. The first set was
close. although the second was closer
than the &c score would indicate, as /,
brought out many long, rapid rallic:
and at least half OF the games were
deuced. Morgan always managing te
take the decisive points.
when he won frmo Ezra Gould, rs an6
Ct but as shown by the scores the
players were very evenly matched, and
his victory was due largely to his SUI
perior steadiness when points mean,
games.
But one match in the consultations wat
started, E. w. Deakin winning from J.
Connolly, 10 and Ca. Deakin wa.
pushed to the limit to win this match
and for a while 1t looked as If the Thru
set would be necessary, but he took ar
unexpected squirt and was rewarded with
IA victory.
| Drawings were made In the women't
4 singles and mems doubles but no matches
| were played. In the singles 1t looks very
mulch as if Spencer Gordon will win the
upper half and Connie DOYLE the low er
| which will throw these two together IL
the finals with the Columbia player the
| favorite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
WESTERN BOXERS
ARE COMING EAST
Lack of Heavyweight Fights
Causes Them to Look This
Way for Bouts.
BIG BOXERS SHOWING
DECIDED IMPROVEMENT
As a Class They Loom Up as a
More Formidable Aggrega-
ton Than Ever.
BY JAMES J. CORBETT,

Former Heavyweight Champion Of the World.
Written for The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16

Cedar Rapids, I'm the Central hssocia-
ton, drew an attendance of 72U24 for the
season and rises to ask If that IL not
is that several cities in the old Carolina
Association. without Sunday ball. claim
to have beaten il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16

too. Personally. think he Is a trifie shy
In the mental equipment necessary to de-
velop into a great fighter. But If he de,
cides to start at the bottom again and
try to fight himself back into popular
favor he will have plenty Of rooters. For
as fight fan said to me tie other day.
"You have got to admire a fellow with
I've ever seen under punishment.