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The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-11

lenged Hoppe. who successfully lie.
/ Tended his emblem in ntest at
! Madison Square Garden. October Il
l9oG. winning by the score of 5oo
Ito Az. On January ,. 1907. Hoppe
/ forfeited the title and the emblem
to George Sutton Schaefer chal-
/ lenged Sutton and secured the cham.
+ pionShip in a contest at Orchestra
Hall Chicago. March Il. 1907. by Tho
score of 900 to lis. He retained
the title and the emblem in a sec
ond contest with Sutton IN De
ccmber . 1907. in the same hall
This time he ran out his string of
500 while Sutton was making 4SG
billiards SChaeferS next challenger
was Albert G. Cutler. They played
AT Horticulture Hall. Philadelphia.
January 23. 1908. Schaefer again
successfully defended the emblem
and won by the score of SOC to 47G.
II was at Orchestra Hall. Chicago.
on March II. 1908. that Schaefer
played and won the final champion
ship event of his career. His oppon-
ent was the young Hoppe. VIII III he
easily defeated by the score of "a.
to 423. On May 10 1908. on az
count of illness, Sehaefer forfeited
10 Sutton, who had challenged for
the championship. Thus Sutton. f."
the third time, secured the cmblem
1909, ii was taken away fir III him
at Madison Square Garden by George
+. Slosson. who won by the score
OF 500 to 32S. On June of the
same year. in the same place Sutton
recovered the championship by de
feating SloSson. sou to pol Hoppe.
however. was after him hot OF.
and on March 16. 1910 at Orchestra
Hall, Chicago defeated him by
score of 800 to 22S. On December /
and 2. 1910. by mutual agreement.
Hoppe and Slosson played two
nights match of | ,0G0 points for the
championship. Hoppe Won by the
phenomenal score Cf LOCO to Al.
and made high average of 80 22
for the number of points PLAYED. On
March Il, 1912 at Hotel Astor. NcW
York, Sutton again became cham
pion by defeating Hoppe by the
score of 800 to 364.
1t was at Orchestra Hall. Oh ca
go, on May Is. 1872. that NJ rnirf-
star won his first champions ana
defeated Sutton by the score of IAN
to 413. and it was at Old City Hall.
Pittsburg on January 9. this year.
that Morningstar successfully de-
Tended his title against Sutton ami
won by the score of 800 to AS, only
to lose it to Hoppe 10 weeks later n
the same city, 800 to 211.
Job Printing of the Quality Glass
turned out promptly at the Citizen
office
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-11

Good line of pencil and ink erasers
at the Citizen office.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-11

Job Printing of the Quality Glass
turned out promptly at the Citizen
office
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-11
[ latest Outside Sporting Dope

quarter mile champion. won the ite
n - - seconds.
james II. Powers, Boston Athletic
Association. won the one-mile invita-
lion run in / minutes Il - seconds.
His teammatr. Harry F. Nah rcy.
was second.
Alvah T Meyer. Irish American
Athletic club, the scratch man in the
22oEard dash. fin shed third in thai
event. which vas won by George w.
HruSgcr Philadelphia. with a five
ward handicap. in % 81 seconds.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-11
CUE EMBLEM HAS HISTORY.

The history OF the diamond-studded
mhlem OF the lS-iach, l-shot-in balk-
line billiard championship. held by
Willie Hoppe, forms most inter
hsilng and sonnet mes romantic page
N the story o. the development of
he b Hard game The II ply is
.ot so old Is some people imagine
Tor the first ISL championship was
established by tournament held
in Madison Square Garden. New
York. running from November 90 to
December 4, in 1897. The contes-
tants at that time We're George G.
Slosson, Jacob Schaefer Frank G.
Ives, the Napoleon; Maurice DAILY.
and George SUIT H. They finished
in the order in which Their names
appear here. Slosson acquired the
championship. The games were 800
points. Ives made run of lac.
which has never been beaten up to
the present time in tournament play.
and a single average of 1925. This
record also stands unequaled.
The first championship match was
played at Madison Square Garden
February ;, 1898. between Slosson
and Schaefer Schaefer. of course.
being the challenger. He also won
by string ef COO to $50, beating
SloSson by the narrow margin of 4
billiards Frank c. Ives. who was
perhaps the most sensational bill
iardist that ever handled cue,
became the champion on April 4.
1898. by defeating Schaefer at Cen
trail Music Hall. Chicago Ives. how
ever. declined the emblem which
reverted to the Brunswick Bake Col
lender company.
The championship was revived by
a tournament at Madison Square Gar
den. beginning December and end
ing December 10. 1901, and the tro-
ply has since been the medium of
periodical mpetitions. AS result
again became the worlds champion
His competitors We're George Slos-
son. NJ. Barutel, George Sutton, Ora
Morningstar. and Leonard How son.
On October 80 1903, Jacob Schaefer
forfeited to George Sutton Both
We're in Paris, France. at the time
and in the same city on March 4
1904, Maurice Vigneaux became
champion by defeating Sutton by the
score of 500 to 3S7.
| 1t was at this time that the bril-
| liant young American player, then a
boy prodigy, Willie Hoppe, took the
title and the trophy away from
France, and brought it back to Amer
lea by defeating Maurice Vigneauy
on January 5. 1906, at the Grand
Hotel, Paris. Hoppe ran 500 bill
iards to the Frenchman's 1923. The
American youth was then a little
over Is years of age. he having
been born November II. 1887. On this
occasion he achieved the record
which has stood since. for one
nights play in championship match
namely, an average of 20S3. Or
his return to the United States
Hoppe was challenged by George
F. Slosson. They played March q
1906. at Grand Central Palace, Men
York. before the largest assemblagt
that ever witnessed a billiard game
in the history of the world Hoppe
won by the score of 500 to 391.
He was not, however. to be per
mitted to hold his honor easy. TO
Jacob Schaefer Immediately chal
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-11

and of heroic build Ernae~. Cobb
Chance. Chase. Gregg. Johnson. Ia
joie. Marquard. Mathevsag. StoyalL
and Young are all over t feet n
h. .eht Il Ne c mpars the grace
full pose and poise of thcs" players
take for instance Van Gregg. La
joic. and HuGhie IennirgSl with the
statues and pictures OF n" Greek
ard Roman gods. We must adm;
tat many splendid models await tn,
sculptor of today.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-11

l9l2. While customs receipts for
decrease, as is characteristic of a
tariff revision period. the total for
the fiscal year reached 1918, 142 900,
an increase of nearly $7,000.000 over
the previous year.
The record drinking and smoking
of the American people during the
last twelve months brought the fed
eral government the enormous total
of $309.47S goo in internal revenue
receipts. which was slG,500,000 great
er than in 1912, and one Of the high
est amounts on record.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-11
LAJolE HAS GOOD HANDS.

Seventeen years in 'he major
league innelds and not a broken fins
er a a souvenir.
That's the record of Nap l.ajs:e.
The Big Frenchman has the un
t'emished hands of a bank clerk.
and yet he has scooFed them up
hot off the bat Of the heaviest hit.
tiers the game has ever knoWn-and
for seventeen seasons.
The Nay Larry holds his hands
is the big reas n The average
inficlder holds the fingers of his
bare hands outstretched and risi!
until the ball hits them. Larry
holds his fingers limp and slightly
bent until he feels the ball in his
glove, A had hounder if il does h I
him on the ends of his fingers
simply bends them. like shutting
his hand
It's the grace o. the his fellow
reaching even 10 his finer It's
mat makes him hold them that way.
There isn't strained look about
them. even when they're vain. Tor
one with fire on it"
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-11
PITCHERS NOW GOOD HirTeRs

~ S'CHS NJ" GOOD Nj KS.
Now and then some baseball man.
aear or writer mes bc ore tn
public with the suggestion that IN,
pitchers be relieved Of the formal.
i;y OF batting arsuiuG that most
at the pitchers are deuces in the
art OF batting anyway. aud should
he allowed 20 stick to Their depart.
ment Of eamr-aitemptine to deceive
the batters.
You DO not hear tn 5 argument
quite as often as in the days ne
hy. Tor :he simple reason thar the
pitchers themselves are exploding
the theory that they can not con
Meet With The twists W their al
yersarics. Take the really good
pitchers and YOU will find thai few
o them confine Their efforts 10
pitching. The star pitchers are
real alfarouud PLAYERS. They do
not d"rrnd tut rely UP the Gun
- "''" '''' - e'u' /"
bat. and demonstrate their ability
along that line when put 10 the test
,'.'' y al
ted go. his hits including tn rteen
:, " ''''' al" Ct 'o'''s '''
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teammates IL N'S'ori's' DATED 80.
ana erred eat 'hfte tunes. Neton.
"eIi' u me idhh'e9' MT - "hl'e
''"SS'" FoFd o'tleu Nh me TWO
i'' me fdih'e hu'iefS IN victories.
''a N'S "tS' "i'ohE me t'a"trs
III ! '''''iE' Fi'd ht"iinf'ts was the
,"P f't'Nt CONSISTENT winner lie
'i''o'a eN'eHoh'N ana hd'1ea We'll.
II AZ" "'S "HothfF MIC hflI'a
o"' ~ MS oSh o't'i"s, DIS
VI" o'o' S'' '"''ti' u petio'l III u
'+'3''r Is also III 'he INST
i''H'iN' NE 't4oiaE Pl'ther Ill
me .N3t On" league leu Tue heaF-
CO III II "tt@ an" pdtltd o., MS
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-11
FAVoRS AMERICAN FOOTBALL

COPENHAGEN The International
Football Association. comprising IL
countries. has voted favOrahlv on
he American application for adm $
sion.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-11
THINKS THORPE WILL PRODUCE

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t,ra "uih ,ira =, :,
THINKS THORPE WILL PRODUCE
There is no finer ha'ipvar i,
Jim Thorpe's future in baseball ,han
Martin Sheridan. Olympic hero and
+ one + The greatest athletes the
world ever knew Martin hows ia
he superior prowess Of his Indian
rival and only accounts rnr tho
red mans Wonderful ability bv ae-
claring h m . freak of n,trr,"
/ He's the creates, athlete ba
world ever had and many = score If
wears will roll hy hafora hi ILL.
Will be seen again says Sharfl,n
lust As : me men are horn uan.
uses To the arts inst so vas lin
Thorpe born to he q neerlpss All
lete.
There is ra rne of athletics n
which Thorna werld not mako GOO !
+ in 4 reasonable tima uat bo
specjalizea in any one thira u,
would have been = wond.r Thor.
has never been ANYTHING At VII 81.
he tried his hand which ha corIa
mt do better than somebodv else
And that's inst the reason he WI
make good in baseball
1T NAV be two wears before no
will deyeloy into star Int he viii
be that lust as he was star on the
/ field at Stockholm last summer He
has great head on his shoulders
He is NOT above being told h W TO
do things His successes have no.
damned his ambition There is no
man playing baseball TODAY who (
faster than he.
/ His ambition to no = great han
player was really his not He nevnr
said much ahout if hut know he
held il and when lin Thorna starts
/ out to do ANYTHING in athletics he
gets there or sometime hapnens
He's where he belongs. and with .
man Ike McGraw behind him he'll
make as wonderful a bali PLAYER a.
, he did a track and field athlete
"Thorpr can fit himself in almost
anything Jrnon his ratur, ~ Amari.
g, after his ,riumnh in Sweden he
visited bis folks and trends ont an
Evening star., 1913-11-29
ENGLISH BASEMENT
FOR N. H. AVENUE HOME
Property of William A. Hill to
Be Extensively RemodeIed
and Modernized.

The residence at 1o23 New Hampshire
avenue northwest, recently acquired by
William 4. Hill in an exchange is to BE-
remodeled into a home Of the English
basement type from plans prepared by
Clarke Waggaman. architect. Work on
the structure probably will start Monday.
The entire front of the structure is to
be removed 1t will be replaced by In
diana limestone up to, the level of the
second floor, and the remainder will be of
brick, with stone trimming
1t the entrance there will be a deep
vestibuie, with an outer door To the
right of this and on a slightly lower level
will be a room which may be used either
as an office cloakroom. Adjoining
1t will be lavatory.
The steps leading to the main floor Will
be within the vestbule. At the head of
the steps, which will be OF granite. there
will be second doorway. The front por
ton of the main fioor OF the house will
be so arranged as to throw the entire
space into one large drawing room-11
by 40 feet in size. At one side of the
room there will be a balcony which will
be elevated about four feet above the
main floor. Such an arrangement VIII be
necessitated by the heightening of the
ceiling in the vestibule- below. The bal
cony will be of sufficient size to accom-
modate piano and book shelves.
The upper floors of the house when
remodeled will contain six bedrooms, tive
baths and five servants rooms.
Evening star., 1913-11-29
CURBSTONE BROKER
CISCREDITS PROFESSION
Real Estate Journal Declares I'm
licensed Dealer Generally Is
Unscrupulous.

One of the most difficult problems that
confront the legitimate real estate deal
ers is the competition of the man who
calls himself broker but whose opera
tions are confined to fleeing the unwary
and attempting to secure commissions on
transa ctions originated by regular deal
ers, says the National Real Estate Jour
nal.
He generally is as ingenious as he is
unscrupulous. and for this reason has
done more to discredt the real estate
profession than any other one agency.
People who have been swindled by the
curbstoner are liable to classify all real
estate dealers under the same head and
imagine that all brokers will take advan-
tage OF their clients when they have the
chance.
In cities where there are active real
estate exchanges the curbStone broker is
less active than where the regular deal
ers are not organized. but in some of the
cities where the legitimate real estate
men are working together the irreSponsi-
BILE broker still is a factor.
most effective way OF dealing with these
so-called brokers. since few of them are
able willing to comply with the re-
quirements OF a strictly enforced licens-
ing law.
Evening star., 1913-11-29
ASKED TO COMPETE
Washington Architects Given
Opportunity to Enter Archi-
tecturaI League Contest.

Washington architects have been in
vited to participate in competition to
be held under the auspices of the Archi-
tectural League of New York City for
the Henry .. Avery prize of $50 for
sculpture and special prize of $500 for
the best design submitted by an archi-
tect. sculptor and mural painter in col
iaboration. The subject of the competi-
ton is stated as follows:
"A gallery devoted to exhibits of ceram-
ic art is approached by a corridor fifteen
feet wide and twenty feet high of plain
light-colored stone. An enriched doorway
at the end of this corridor forms the sub
ject of the proposed competition. The
door proper must be five feet wide and
nine feet high. The enrichment surround
ing this door must not exceed eleven feet
in width sixteen feet in height. The
design of this doorway shall include two
sculptural figures and one painted or
mosaic panel, all illustrative of the gem
cral theme of ceramic art, the choice of
style to he left 10 the collaborators.'
The Avery prize will be awarded on the
sculptural element in the program.
Evening star., 1913-11-29
SKYSCRAPERS' HISTORY
DATES BACK TO ROME
!.
Ancient City Also Said to Have
Contained Many
Tenements.

The history Of skyscrapers. contrary
to the belief of the general public. dates
back to ancient Rome, where the tene-
ment house had quite as many evils IS 1t
has today. So great was the number of
such houses in ancient Rome and SO badly
were they constructed that in 4. D. 60
Emperor Otho. when marching against
Vitellus, found his way barred for twenty
miles by the ruins OF tenement houses un-
dermined by inundation.
The spontaneous collapse of tenement
houses at that time WAS SO frequent an
occurrence that it caused but little ex-
citement. Tenants were constantly fear
ing crema ton or burial in their homes
and companies existed for the purpose
of propping up and sustaining houses.
Emperor Augustus limited the height of
new houses that opened upon the streets
to about siXty-eight feet in order to make
less frequent such disasters. Martial al
ludes to a poor man. a neighbor. who was
obliged to mount 2G0 steps to reach his
garret.
Evening star., 1913-11-29
FIRST AMERICAN CITY
TO TRY ZONE SYSTEM
Minneapolis Designates Districts
Under Provisions OF New
State Law.

Minneapolis is the first American city
to try the system OF "d.stricting," which
is not uncommon in Europe, particular
ly in Germany. A law enacted by the
legislature of Minnesota at its last ses-
sion permits cities with a population in
excess Of $4,000 to establish exclusive
districts.
When petitioned by so per cent of the
property owners in a neighborhood a
city counci! may. by a two-tnirds vote,
designate such neighborhood, either as
a residential or as an industrial district.
The city council of Minneapolis Febru-
AIRY IS passed it's first resolution under
this act. and has now designated sew
eral districts, which, however, comprise
only a small part of the city.
Evening star., 1913-11-29
BUYS SITE FOR HOME.
John M. Williams Acquires Connecti'
cut Avenue Property.

The sale of large lot at the corner OF
Connecticut avenue and Morrison street
to John NJ, Williams is announced by
Thomas j. Fisher & Co. The property
has a frontage on Connecticut avenue of
o. feet and depth Of 135 feet on Morri-
son street. 1t is to be improved by an
attractive residence for use by the own
er The property was purchased for a
of about $1,000.
Evening star., 1913-11-29

been erected the west side of 18th
street between Rhode Island avenue ard
@ street northwest for James O'Donne,
The structure was designed b. George T.
Hales. architect, and Peter Fersinger is
the builder.
and a depth of about ~ feet. The front
is of tapestry brick with stone trimming
There are four a1artme nts on each floor
An attractive feature of the interior ar
rangement is a center hallway on the
ground floor with marble floor and vain
Scoting.
Evening star., 1913-11-29
SUBURBAN PROPERTIES
PURCHASED FOR HOMES
Murray A. Cobb and George X.
McLanahan Become Owners
of Acreage Tracts.

Transactions in suburban tracts in
volving approximately 100000 recently
have been consummated. The properties
Included in the sales are located in the
vicinity OF Bethesda. Md. and have a
total area of 16S acres
The purchase by Murray A. Cobb of
two tracts between the Rockville road
and the electric car line, about two miles
north of Bethesda. was announced today.
The tracts are adjoining and have total
area of 134 acres The consideration is
said TO have been about $4,000.
owned by Estate-
One of the tracts formerly was the
property OF the Talbot estate. 1t in
cludes ffty-six acres of land The ad-
joining property. which has an area of
seventy EIGHT acres. formerly was<owned
by the ZanZinger estate.
The properties contain about an equal
amount OF wooded and cleared land.
There is an old dwelling the former
Talbot property which Mr.. Cobb plans
10 have raZed. and ii its place he intends
to have erected an extensive residence
Tor his own use. Mr.. Cobb has not Yet
decided upon the type of house TO. be
built.
The properties acquired by Mr. Cobb
are IN section which is improved by
Ldiiibti VI estates II Is
directly opposite the Corby place, and
but a short distance from the attractive
country home of Gilbert II. Grosvenor.
Other fine homes in the locality are
those OF l.. L. Green, George T.. Harnil-
ton and John Joy Edison.
Properties Are Exchanged.
4 transaction by which George " Nc
Lanahan becomes the owner of a thirty
fOur-acre tract in Bradley Hills, adjoin-
ing the property of the Montgomery
Country Club, has been announced by
the Zeal Estate Trust Company. A
total consideration OF about $4,000 is
said 70 have been involved in the deal
As part payment for the property Mr.
McLanahan has transferred to the trust
company the large three-story residence
ar 2t-S3 Connecticut avenue which re-
Gently was erected. IT is located on the
east side OF Connecticut avenue short
distance north OF the. Connecticut ave-
nue. bridge across Rock creek.
II IS understood Mr.. McLanahan plans
TO improve the country tract by the
erection of an extensive residence to be
occupied by him as summer home
Evening star., 1913-11-29
Sixteenth Street Highlands
A Delightful Place to Live .

"F WERE II destined to
attractive o itrcto OF
the OF n values
From
o is
along well considered lines and that the residences being erected there
solicited leading judgment
We HAVE NOW FOR SALE f
beautiful
and
dtreebhs
koakho
etems
fronting Avenuo
Presidents OF
dealing with
Phone CoI
Holmes Central Realty Corporation,
OFFICE Corner l4th and Kennedy SITS. NV.
Evening star., 1913-11-29

large wareroom owned by the pro-
prietors Of the Goetz harness factory at
Charleston. W. Va, was burned Friday
evening The loss was 5000.
Evening star., 1913-11-29

Nisitor-Do your children go to school?
Mother-Not yet. They're studying sex
hygiene, eugenics and bacterology.-
Town Topics.
Evening star., 1913-11-29
SOON TO BE COMPLETED.
Apartment House Being Erected on
10Th Street for James ODonnell

Finishing touches are being given a
four-story apartment house which has
Evening star., 1913-11-29
Helpless.

From the Atchison Globe.
A bachelor on a farm is about as help
less as q muzzled boy in pie factory.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
SAND BOX

Good crowd here Monday and
over a dozen loads of watermel-
ons 49,. We are not afraid OF
those diamond robbers tackling
Selmer.. .McNairy county is
the most favored section of the
whole push. Best crops ever
known. with little probability of
any disaster. Looks like Bryan
will have to call in his lecture
engagements if he looks after
the momentous questions of state
which almost daily arise -. The
picnic at Stantonville Tuesday
was quite a success. ........E Every
body has laid by their crops and
are waiting the harvest which
will first be fodder pulling. .....
Sell both sides and all the other
Mexican bandits all the guns and
ammunition they can pay for,
and soon we can settle the coun-
try with a new breed. $500. There
are 239, OFT women stenographers
| in the United States. The
farewell banquet has been given
ambassador McMillin and he is
enroute to Peru, where he can
have a high old time all to HIM
self nothing to do but draw his
$751; 900 once a year. ......... Pass
the tariff bill and get over the
suspense, which is about all there
is to it. ....... Who is next to get
up an addition" to Selmer?......
Why not let Huerto keep on
fighting. Someone must keep up
fights in Mexico ........ California
and her exposition has been CIV
en- the cold shoulder by England
and Germany. Can't one now
tell what Selmer needs to be as
big as Leapwood or Memyhis?...
80. Good time to cut the bitter
weeds off the streets. ....... The
peach crop is very short in this
section; though there are some. ].
-. Most of our delinquent SUBJ
scribers forgot to come in Mon
day and tell us how sorry they
were in having us to wait until
cotton comes in.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08

Stepping on a rusty nail has been
the cause OF many cases of lockjaw.
The nail was not so much the fault as
neglect of the wound. If such wounds
were promptly cleansed and Billiards.
Snow Liniment applied there would be
no lockjaw, as the antiseptic proper
ties of the linilnent would counteract
the poison and the wound would heal
quickly. Price Csc, SOC and $l00
per bottle. Sold by B. L. Browder
exclusively.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
Singing at Falcon.

On Sunday, Aug. II, at Falcon,
there will be Il singing by the old
time singers, using the old Southern
and Christian Harmony" This is a
meeting for The old time singers and
and songs. Everybody come, bring
basket dinners and have all old time
religious song gathering.