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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-31
EXPLAIN TARIFF
ACT TO BRITAIN

London, December S0.-The American
embassy today presented to the British
foreign office statement explaining the
new American tariff act providing for an
increase of customs duty on articles sent
to the United States by foreign exporters
who refuse to show their books
The statement suggests the government
may desire to institute explanation to
ct the situation.
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Metal Market

York, December 30.-Lead steady.
i.25, In London, Ell lis, Cd. Spelter
ffet $5.20@54o. London f2l 12s. Cd.
"copper" steady. Standard unquoted
4nuary-February to March, sl4. 37a14.S7.
8ectrolytic. $1475d15. Lake, $3.50 NOM
ttil. Casting, s1t62q14.75. Tin easy;
slot December to January, s37. .250D37. 80
F1mruary, $37 .35M3762; March, s37 .45Gt37. 70
Ahril, S37.55d37.S7. Anthony, dull; Cook
SD, 7.45M7.60. Iron steady, unchanged.
london prices closed as follows: Cop
Hr steady Spot Soc Futures e66 los.
Mn easy. Spot $40 12s. Sd. Futures, .e172.
ION. Cleveland warrants. SIS.
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New York Money

New York, December 30 Call money
strong. 2n6 per cent. ruling rate per
cert, closing, 2m21a per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 51a06 per cent. Sterling
exchange steady. Sixty days, $4.Sl.25. De-
I'D. AS5.20. Sommercial bills, s4.S01ac.
silver, 5I15c. Mexican dollars, 44hc.
Fernment bonds irregular. Railroad
ds steady.
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Rice Market

New Orleans, December 30-Rough
Honduras and Japan rice continues in
better feeling with light offerings. Clean
Honduras quiet and firm; Japan active
and firm. Quote: Rough. 150@l4c Japan,
1d3 .25c; clean Honduras, 4q6c; Japan, 2s4
@3ssc. Receipts: Rougn, 2122; clean, &c.
197; millers 2365. Sales: 4S2 sacks rough
Honduras at 2.15@3. 5Oc; 743 sacks Japan
at 2.6ld3. Csc; 2526 pockets clean Honduras
at 1Ka5s4c; 664 pockets clean Japan at
29-16cm3Bc.
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Liverpool Grain Market

steady; No. 2 red western winter rs 4Ad;
No. Manitoba, rs; No. 2, IS lid; No. g. 6s
Id futures weak; Marcn, rs 3D. May,
6s 111sd; June. rs Esd. Corn: Spot firm.
American mixed, 6s Sd; La Plata futures
weak; January, As 11Ad; February, IS Id.
Flour: Winter patents 2Ss Cd.
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Fish and Sea Eood.

Red snapper. sh91oc In bbl. lots; gray
snappers or groupers. 651Q7c: Spanish
mackerel. SQ1Oc in bbl. lots. pompano.
20c; red bass ehc; mixed fish Sc; small
crockers, 6lsc: In barrel lots; mullet 7c:
small trout. sac: fresh water cat, dressed.
12hc: lady fish. 615c; salt water cat, SIC:
speckled trout. 121sc. New Jersey oysters.
N.5O, $165@1.75. Shrimp, 10c lb.
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Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, December 30.-The condi-
tion of the United States treasury at the
beginning of business TO-DAY was net bal
ance in general fund, $40, 1873 Total
receipts yesterday. SS22.17 Total pay
ments yesterday. s1,962, ,69S. The deficit
this fiscal year s15C99, 800. against a de-
fieit of sl,5S3.129 last year exclusive of
Panama canal and public debt transac-
tions.
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New York, December 3O.-Flour, dull;
wheat, spot, steady; No. 8 red, 99c NOM
inal, elevator domestic, and $1.001a f. o. b..
afloat; No. / northern. Duluth, 99c f. o..
b., afioat. Futures closed, December,
96ssc; May, 971sc; July, 94c Corn, spot,
steady; new No. yellow. Tic to arrive.
Oats spot, dull. Hides. steady. Leather
firm. Petroleum. steady. Wool, quiet.
Rosin, turpentine, quiet. Rice molasses,
steady.
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Dry Goods

New York, December SO.-Dry goods
markets were quiet for the day. Cotton
goods and yarns are steady. Mems wear
linens for fall are being ordered very
carefully. Cancellations of spring orders
have been reported by some of the cloth
iers, due to the slow snles Of seasonable
goods this winter.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, December 3O.-The cotton
seed oil trade closed steady: spots, $500
6.75c; January. 666@6.70c; February, 6.sd1
6SSc; March, 699@7.00c; 100 sold at 699c:
April, 710c all; May. 7.22@7.24c 100 sold at
7.23c: June, 7.26Q7 .29c; July 1920 .33c An
gust, 7.SGa7. .42c. Sales between third and
fourth Gals: February, 100 at 6S6c; March
400 at 6s5o; Mao, 100 at 7.20c; July, 100
at 7.31c; total sales 500.
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GIRL FAINTS BEFORE
TRAIN AND is KILLED

New York, December S0.--Miss Mildred
Zimmerman, daughter of Gustav Zim-
mermann, once famous rifle shot, faint
ed today on the edge OF a subway plat
form, fell on the track In front of an ex-
press train and was killed.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, December 3O.-Spot cotton,
quiet. unchanged; middling, 12 13-16c;
sales, spot. 72S bales; arrivals expected,
100; low ordinary, 8 1-16c nominal ord-
nary. 97sc nominal; good ordinary. 111ac;
strict good ordinary, 11s4c; low middlng,
12 3-16c; strict low middling. Y 9-16c
middling, y 13-16c; strict middling, Is
11-16c; good middling. Is 5-16c: strict good
middling, 1S11c; middling fair, Is 15-16c
nominal; middling fair to fair, IA 5-16c
nominal; fair, IA 11-16c nominal; receipts.
7,1aS bales; stock, 29l.764.
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, 12Ac; net
receipts, 5944; gross receipts. 5944: ship
ments, 9iS2; sales. 2637; stock, 49, $40.
Augusta: Steady; middling. 19ssc net
receipts, 1926; gross receipts, 1894: ship
ments, 1911; sales 546; stock, 1864.
Memphis: Quiet; middlng, 13i4c: nes
receipts, 3144; gross receipts, $685.; ship
ments, 6009; sales. 5000; stock, 264, ,966.
st. Louis: Dull; middling, 13c; net re-
ceipts, Sl9; gross receipts, 459S; ship
ments, 395; sales, 104; stock, 2S.6l7
Cincinnati Net receipts. 2245; gross re-
ceipts. 2245; shipments, 1904; stock, 1897.
Little Rock: Middling. 12ssc: net re-
ceipts, 2O4l; gross receipts. 2041; ship
ments, 1894; stock, sc, 1876.
Total today: Net receipts, 1853; gross
receipts, 22.120; shipments, 26 49, sales,
62SS; stock, 641,330
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Meat
Lard, 126sc.

Lard, 12ssc; compound, 1OMc; dry SAT-
short ribs, 1330c; bellies, 13.67hc; ham
butts. -s.6oc. Boston butts. l6c; pork loins,
171ac c;~spare ribs. 13c; breakfast becon.
/ T02sc; smoked bacon. l7c: regular bam.
171hc; skinned ham, TIC.
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English Money

|ndon December 30.-Consols for
ey, Il 9-16; do for account. 717s (Feb-
~. Bar silver. quiet: 26ssd. Money,
er cent. Discount rates, short bills,
er cent; three months, 424.
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Poultry and Eggs

Hens, per pound, 14Q15c; fryers, lZ
ia lbs. average. 19q2oc; ducks, 15c lb.; ;
guineas, S0c; roosters. 35c; geese lb. 12hc;
live turkeys. 19c; dressed turkeys, POO
22c; fresh eggs. candied, 30c; extra grad
ed candled eggs, 34Q421ac.
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery, December 3O.-(SpeciaL)
Spot cotton was quoted here today as
follows: Strict middling, u 5-16c; mid
ding, 121sc strict low middling, 11Nc; low
middling 1O7sc.
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Creamery Products

Country butter. 2odr25c: fresh creamer,
butter. 3Sc; process butter, 3vc; cheese. lie:
imported Swiss cheese, Slc; German brick
cheese, zoe; limburger cheese 19c; import
ed Roquefort, 25c; Neutchatel cheese, per
dozen. 45c; Pimento cheese, $.35.
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Flour and Brcadstuffs

peit 1lsinB Ilour, p.0; tennessee flour
$5.15; pure wheat shorts, ;34:
pure wheat bran. $50; C. s.
meal ~ per cent. sa1; C. s. feed meal
per ton. SIS. C. s. hulls. $l4 ton;
No. timothy hay. per ton.
$26: mixed alfalfa and johnson grass,
per ton. $a2. c. S. hulls, $i4 ton;
johnson grass. per ton. ST; mixed feed,
sS4; oats. 6Sc bu.; corn. csc: corn meal.
S1.85 per 90 lbs
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Chicago Grain

Chicago, December so. Primary receipts
of wheat today were 671 900 bushels;
year ago, 1,192,000. Seaooard clearances
of wheat and flour equalled 3s1 900 BUSH
els.
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Rev. ]. M. Worrall Dead

Philadelphia, December 20.-The Rev.
John Milton Worrall, widely known
Presbyterian clergyman. and once a resi-
dent of New York city. died here today.
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st. Louis Grain

St. Louis, December 30-Cash Wheat,
No. red. 94q96c; No. hard S6@921zc.
Corn: No. g. 6696Sc; No . white. 721ac.
Oats: No. 2, 40@401ac; No. white 41c. De-
Wheat: December, SSc; May, 905s@90S4c.
Corn: December. 66c; May 704c Oats:
December, 3911c; May, i1%c.
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Selma Market

Selma, December 30.-(SpeciaL )-Cotton
in the Selma market was quoted today
as follows: Good middling. 121ac; strict
middling, 12ssc; middling, PFC; strict low
middling, lie.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City December 30.-Cash: Wheat
No. hard, S2dSSc; No. 2 red S11a4S7c.
Corn No. mixed, b5d6Gc; No. white,
CSC. Oats: No. white. 4O1ac; No. mixed,
39@39Ao Wheat: May, S55sdS534c; July.
S2Ac Corn: December, 661sc; May. 7OA@'
70Tkc
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Ct I,ouis Produca

ST. Louis, December 30-Flour dull. Hay
steady. Receipts: Flour, S000 wheat, 49,
600: corn, $1,000; oats. $1,000. Shipments.
Flour, 5000; wheat, 10000; corn, $4,000; oats
l2.0eo.
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ivileges in Stock,
Grain. Cotton

IS of Cotton or 10000 bush eis
-. No further risk. Write for
rs. OPTION SECURITY Co.
bon Bldg, New Orleans. La.
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MONEY IN WHEAT

$1,000 Buys Puts or Calls on 10000
bushels of wheat. No Further Risk. 4
movement Of &c from price gives you
$4,000, etc. Write for particulars.
THE CENTRAL STOCK 4 GRAIN co.
Park Bldg, Cleveland, O.
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3 1pQV TREATED. usually gives ick
tul v relief soon removes swelling
: hort tbreath, often gives entire relief
q lbto Is days. .Trialtreatment sent FrSi
~: THOMAS E. GREEN, Successor to
y. u. n. Greens Sons, Box 0, Atlanta, G.
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Naval Stores
Savannah

Savannah, December 30.-Turpentine
firm, 42hd421hc; sales, 1856; receipts. ~;
shipments, 1872; stocks, 1882. Rosin firm;
sales, 2929; receipts, 9072; shipments, 12cd;
stocks, 1926. Quote: A, b, C, D, f, Il,
$S7h; G, II, $S.75; |. s3.S5; X, s455; M,
$3.50; Y, s635; WIG, S6.45; WV, $685.
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st. Louis Produce

st. Louis, December 30.-Poultry, chick
changed; beese, lie; outter, unchanged;
eggs, 31ac.
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Coffee md Surar

Arbuckle coffee. A.soc: Luzanns. ssc Der
pound. SuRsr standard granulated. 5ke
per pound.
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Lipseed Oil Market

Duluth, December 30.--Linseed OIL
$1.471s; December, s1.46; May, s1.50A; jan
uary, s1.46.
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y NvN sN9vNzTeBROKEYN-
I|lEABERNACLE
Jesus and the Children

Mark 9:30-41; 10:1316-January 4.
"Gird yourselves with humility, rc
serve one another; for God resistett
the proud, but giveth grace to the hum.
ble."-1 Peter 5.5; r. V.
The Master knew that the time OF
His death drew near. He passed hastl-
ly through Galilee, en- route for Caper-
naum He desired this opportunity for
breaking to His Dear disciples the news
of His sonn-to-be completed secrifice.
While He had previously declared that
none could touch Him because His hour
had not yet come now He declared
that He would be delivered into the
hands of men. and they would kill
Him, and on the third day He would
rise from the dead.
The Apostles had heard Jesus utter
so many dark sayings" and parallels
that they wondered what interpreta-
tion to give these words about His
death and resurrection. But their minds
naturally drifted to the great hopes be-
fore them-that Jesus would soon be
King, and they in honored positions as
His associates in the Kingdom They
to which would be greatest Little did
they understand the great trials and
only a few days ahead
Jesus inquired respecting their dis
pute; but they were ashamed to tell
Him. Then He advised them that the
selfishly ambitious who would seek
honor rather than service would be
And He took a child and
set him in their midst and said. who
soever shall receive one such little
child in My name receiveth Me-" The
Master sought to show His disciples
that 1t was not their own greatness
that was to be considered. The hum
blest one among them, if favored by
Gy, would have high position. They
were to have the spirit of sympathy
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Blessing the Children

The Great Teacher was a lover of
children, even though, so far as the
record shows. He did not generally give
them His time. When some fond par
ents brought their children, desiring
Him to bless them. the disciples, feel.
ing that the Lords time was too valua-
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
GOLF TOURNAMENT
.PLEASES MEMBERS
Columbia cIubmen Turn Out in
Numbers For Event Held
This Month.

Members of the Columbia Golf Club
maintain today that sufficient Interest
will be forthcoming from the August
closed golf tournament to please the
most fastidious. Entries have sur
passed the best records Of the club. and
composition In the four sixtesns prom
ises to be unusually keen.
The entries in the various sixteens fol.
low:
First sixteen-R Z. Burks vs.. Frank
Govern; d. F. Weaver VS.. A ]. Cum.
mings; &. Lodge Hill VS.. J. W. Brawn-
er; w. NJ. Smith VS.. Ed Harlan; w
r. Oglesby va. u. s. Catiett; Pau
Freeman VS.. J. F. Cissell; C. H. Stearns
X. W. Cox.
Second sixteen-Charles II. johnson
ys. A. H: Ferguson; ]. F. Siaven VS.. J.
A. Shaffer; q. p. James vs. w. H
o. yarnel.: Norris Mclean vs.. T. w
Thompson; {. II. pope VS.. o. II. Wood
and o. j. DeMolI vs.. W. L. Smith.
Third stxteen-C. II. Korts VS.. z. D.
Blackstone; oliver Metzerott VS.. A. T.
Treadway; ii. L. West VS.. otto Lueb-
kert; Frank Appleman vs. Frank
Der; E: s: NARROW VS.. e. c. Graves;
E. D. De Graw VS.. J. H. Hanna, and c,
B. Doyle VS.. Z. w. Townsend,
Fourth sixteen-George G. Hill vs.. z.
B. Eynon, tr.; ]. N. Perry va. L. z.
Burdine: Fred Clayton VI. A. G. Buhr-
man; w. T. Poole VS.. d. X. jackson;
{; ;. Watts VS.. {. A. Slater; w. J,
F. s. Perry. and o. X. Davis VS.. T. c.
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Sinking Horse Cured
By Rolling Down Bank

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 7.-Nellle, a deliv-
cry horse Of Clayton. either Is an ex-
perat dissembler or her ailments arc
such that they banle veterinary sur
geons. After a vacation Of three weeks
she pulled the light delivery wagon
willingly until she was about 70 be
taken over the route again in the even
ing, when she lay down on the ground
and groaned.
Dr.. c. \. Newton. Il veterinary, worked
with the animal two hours, took her
temperature and looked for symptoms Of
various ailments, but found none. He
declared Nellie was, ''staliing," but she
refused TO get up. Several spectators
then helped roll the horse down a small
emb2nkment.
This aroused Nellie's anger and she
jumped up and kicked her heels about
the barn lot. Her owner, William
Schocpker. n grocer. announced that
Nellie's vacation will not be extended,
Nellie was once a polo pony. One Of
her speciaitses has been TO pretend 10
be lame. in order to get a holiday or
extended vacation. Sometimes the limp
was In the left hind foot, and OCCASION
ally II shifted to the right hind foot.
On each occasion a veterinary said the
animal was In good health.
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
PRINTERS WILL HOLD
ATHLETIC EVENTS
Annual Excursion Finds Meet
For Members and Families,
With Bowling Prizes Offered

The annual excursion to Marshall
Hall given by the Washington Plate
Printers on Saturday. August 9, will In.
clude several athletic events and some
competition for bowling prizes.
The athletic events carded are as fol.
lows: 50-yard dash, members sons
uEder twelve years of age; 5O-yard
dash, members daughters under ter
years OF age; 100-yard dash, members
of the Plate Printers Union; Ioo-yard
dash. apprentices TO plate printers; sack
race, open to all: 5D-yard dash, mem
bers' daughters under fifteen years OF
age; f5-yard dash, members sons under
sixteen years Of age, and one-half-mile
relay race. entries. day force, section Z
and section 4. night force and machine
division.
Executive committee in charge fol-
lows: George T. Hutchinson, chairman
Francis T. Miloyich. secretary-treasurer
r. A. Donohue, z. +. Mccarthy. Ber-
nard Daily, Bart Newman. and Daniel
Hassitt.
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CHOOSES BUT THREE
FROM HILLTOP TEAM
Virginia Football Critic Also
Names Charlottesville Trio
For Gridiron Honors.

Georgetown is given but three posi-.
tons on the South Atlantic football
selection forwarded to the SpaIdins
Guide by DR.. Lambeth. of the Univer.
sity of Virginia, and a noted football
SCION of this section of the country.
Conceded the championship of tn.
South Atlantic division. Georgetown, ir
getting but three places on the myth
ical eleven, Is on a par with Virginia.
hile v. NJ. l., v. p. l., Washington
and Lee, and Galiaudet are also rep.
resented.
DR.. Lambeth's resume follows:
Those interested In football had pre-.
6icted for this section a very much sd.
vanced game for 1872 In some respect:
their hopes were realized, particularly
Ia the better development of the for.
ward pass. South Carolina, North
Carolins, and Georgetown were very
proficient In field goal kicking. but
aside from Costello's work at George
town punting throughout the section
vas feeble and inaccurate.
Stars OF past years who added to
Furey. of Georgetown: Todd, Goocn,
Carter, ami Wood, of Virginia; Miles,
of Washington and Lee; Tillet, OF
North Carolina, ans Moore, Of Virginia
Military Institute.
THE New n en- who gathered laurels
during the past season were Moriarty.
of Georgetown; Mayor, Of Virginia
Won KOnlnitz. of South Carolina and
Burrus, Of Virginia Polytechnic"
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BOB WRENA FAILS
TO BRING TROPHY
Says Davis Cup win Arrive in
This Country on Steamer
Arriving Later.

NEW YORK. Aug. L-Robert d.
wrenn. president of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association. was back
from England today. but he did not
bring the Davis cup, won BY the Amer
lean team at Wimbledon, as had beer
expected. The international trophy was
carefully packed and will arrive here
on a later steamship. Wrenn declared.
Maurice =. Mclaughlin. Harold H.
Hackett. and r. Norris Williams. who
lifted the cup, had enough tennis to
last them for weeks, said Wrenn, and
went to Paris SOON after the matches
They will sail from Havre Saturday
Mclaughlin will defend his American
titles In the singles and doubles at the
Newport tournament.
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Nova Scotians Will
Row in Big Regatta

BOSTON, Mass., Aug. I-Needle-llke
shells. propelled by eishts. doubles.
fours, or individual oarsmen, darted
hither and thither on the broad stretch
OF the Charles river basin today in final
practice for the forty-frst championship
regatta Of the National Association Of
Amateur oarsmen. The preliminaries in
the regatta will take place tomorrow,
and the final events will be rowed on
Saturday. Indications point to one OF
the most successful regattas the asso-
citation has held in years.
Leading boat clubs of New York and
New England, with several In the m!tl-
die States. will be represented In one or
more OF the twelve events that make up
the program. Moreover, an interna-
tional favor will be given the regatta by
tbs participation OF the North West
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WESTERN PLAYERS TO.
! COMPETE FOR TITLE.
Griffin and strachan WIN op-
pos Mclaughlin and Bundy
At Newport.

CHICAGO. Aug. z-Ths national ten
mis- doubles championship 10 be played
at Newport. r. l.. August u. win BE-
q family AFFAIR. with two teams Of Calf
fornians Maurice =. Mclaughlin and
Thomas C. Bundy and Clarence Grtfith
and John strachan competing
Griffln and sfrachan- experts declared
today. proved themselves worthy op-
ponents Of McLoughlin and Bundy In
the challenge rcund for the title By
their comparatively easy victory over
the crack Eastern pair yesterday st
Lake Forest The dashing attack OF the
PacIfc Coast stars swept the Fasteners
on their feet and they were beaten IN
straight sets, 81, s-& 80
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Name Date to Decide
Distance Bike Title

REVERE. Mass. Aug. The BIZ
cycle race which decides the middle
distance championship of America viii
be ridden here August 23. it was learn
ed here today. The board OF control Of
assigned the Anal race TO the local track
n will be for atty miles with four
starters. The first heat Of twenty-Gys
miles win be ridden here Saturday night
Eight Of the best pace followers In the
country VIII compete.
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
Speed Kings Meet.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 7.-Speed
Park, when bicycle and motorcycle
champions will race against time in an
effort to esta blish new records. With
Arthur Chapelle riding his racing motor
cycle In an eight-mile handicap and
Dare Devil Jones attempting TO COW
er three miles in two minutes in his
auto there promises to be a falling of
records. Besides three motorcycle events.
Iyer Lawson, formerly champion of the
world, will meet Thorwaid EllerRaard.
six times worlds champion. in special
match.
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
Americans Are Ahead
In Two-Days' Match

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Aug. THE
Germantown Cricket Clubs eleven made
a brilliant showing against the Aus
tralian cricketers In the two-day match
which began here yesterday. After dis
missing the visitors for a total OF l4i
runs In their first innings, the home
ootsmen compiled total Of 80 In their
opening inning. The Australians VIII
begin their second Innings tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
BASEBALL NOTES

Manager staiiinss believes that In
Fred Smith he has a future star OF bril-
lance. Smith has been fillins in at third
base for the Braves.
The new pennant recently raised by
the Giants bears the following inscrip-
ton: Giants. Worlds Champions,
1905. National League Champion. 1888.
ss.laot-oS-l1-12"
The Washington times., 1913-08-07

Arm Rowing Club. of Halifax. The
club Is sending. In addition to its four
oared crew, f. r. Hart. champion
scuiler OF the Maritime Provinces. and
r. T. Fitzpatrick. intermediate cham
pion for the senior singles The Halifax
City eight also will contest in the Te-
gatta
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The Slump Incarnate.

members Of the Giant
all its only matter Of time before the
will be absorbing the following details Giant
slump
his while Mathewson
balen Tie Shaer who
his mashie almost
with the batting club that used to be the
Incidents Is
contemplating trade said he willing exchange Fred Merkle
while possibly
gets his
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BINGLES AND BUNTS
By GRANTLAND RICE.
Another One.
By. GRANTLAND I

We've sung that ancient song before
Anent tie thrill and throb
or how the bally pitcher feels
When he is facing Cobb;
Or J. r. Baker mp at bat,
Or Wagner with a glare,
Or how the pop-eyed batsman feels
With johnson waiting there;
But for the classic lot Of things,
II but had my pick,
I wonder how the umpire feels
When Evers comes to kick.
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
Cricketers to Play.

The Washington Cricket Club will play
the Albion Cricket Club, of Wilmington.
Del. August 0. on the latter's grounds
Capt. Jimmie Rose will have bis usual
strong lineup.
The Washington times., 1913-08-07

Should be when to kick When Evers to
time whether Eers singular
plural
him when singular the only mpresvy
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
Opening up here.

The summer golf season Is wen under
way and holds forth unusual promise
for golf activities during the faii and FAR
into the winter. Columbia in getting to-
gether four sixteens for the monthly
journey IL indeed surprising itself. In
terest at this time Of the year certainly
argues well for the activity of the club
this fall
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
BOB TtiAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
EVERY KNOCK IS A BOOST

terday led field Of. 1s4 at MANCHESTER,
Vt, turning in q Is for the qualifying
round against = galaxy of stars Cork
ran. as has been pointed out before, has
great future before him. and should
be up In the arst ten before the season
10 out II he keeps up his exceptional
golf.