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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
Bill :
Bailey's
Column

The old year wasn't such a bad after all
There were lots worse.
Mexico is nearly bankrupt. says a nport- Mexico
has nothing a lot Of people know at this stage
u the game.
Hope syrings eternal in the human breast-until
the home clubs has Dropped two gamss I'm row.
The old water wagon creaked under . heavy load
il rumbled up Fourtseuth Street minute after
midnight 1t will not be 50 heavy one week from to-
day. --...
For various reasons. the names of those local
sports who have swurn Of arc not published in this
column.
Open house at the Y. NJ. q. A. today. TIE ON
will he popular while the tank WI also attract many.
-Zbyszko. the European wrestler, h with again.
Csten-ibly to challenge Frank Gotch who has tSice
defeated him. Somehow other nobody seems to be
excited the appearance Of the big foreigner with
the urprunounczbe name.
Which leads US to add that Joe Tuner. who %
meeting all comers up North. writes that he Is finding
il difficult to obtain matches and that the purses
offered are not bulky.
Harry Ward says he hopes Bill BaIe5s stuff win
be better in 1873 than It was in lsi- WegutyrT,
Harry!
-Buenos Ayres wants the Nationals to train down
there next sprtng. Red Bank, n. j.. has not been
heard from yet
There is a movement on foot to abolish hammer
throwing in the colleges. Joe Tinker would like TO
have this rule pissed By the baseball fans in Cinn-
natl.
Billy Smith. the Atlanta manager. wants Crit to
yart with Musscr Boehling and Tommy Long That's
better; We thought Billy wanted Walt'r johnson
Clyde Milan, and Chick Gandil
How would you like to wake up to-morrUw morn
ing discover that 1t was April 10. and that Walter
Johnson scheduled to go against the Athletics In
the opening game Of the season the Florida Ave
nue. hall park!
We'll here's wishing all Of you. or as theJ say IN
Virginia ''yuu-all" a happy New Year.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
FAVORITES LOSE AT
JUAREZ RACE TRACK
Jim Basey Captures Handicap al
Seven Flrlongs, Beating Lady
Panchita.

Juarez, Mexico, Dec. 31-Not one IA
vorIte scored this afternoon and the win
ners in the many of the events were
accorded little public support.
The handicap at seven furlongs went
to Jim Basey, but his work was cut out
for him, as he met sturdy opposition In
Lady Panchita. The latter took a COM
handing lead at the start and showed
dazzling speed throughout. In the final
sixteenth Jim Basey came from the
rear and caught the leader at the pad
dock gate. The two raced like q team
to the wire and the stronger ride Of
Steele won for Jim Basey by a scant
nose.
The finish of the fifth race resulted
in another close contest when Gold Finn
managed to get up in time to scratch the
race from ]. B. Robinson by a narrow
margin. Summary:
FIRST RAcE-Fire and one-half furlouss. Percy
Henderson. to ]. won; Gay. to /, second: Mary
Emily s to 5. thru Time. 81. Royal Dolly,
Jack Ellis Rosey Posey. Chanticlesr. Clint Tucker
Deerfoot Palma. and Mike Molettee also ran.
SECOND RACE-0ne mile. Love Day. to l.
won; Little Marchmont, to !. second; sleepAnd.
bon. Barney Oldheld. Swede Sam, ZoroasteT, Coli
net. Judge Walton. and Lescar also ran.
THIRD RACE-Fiye and onohalf furonss.
Ronson. to . won; Frank G. Hogan, to 10.
Abyhu. Charles Goetz. Burning Bush, Commenda-
ton, Fair Louise, Ramsey, Faneuil Hall, and
BocA Grsnde also ran
FOURTH RACE-Seven furlongs. Jim Basey, 5
TO 9 won; Lady Panchita, to s. second: Koote-
nay. to 6. third. Time. e. Upright also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Six furiongs. Goldfnn. to 5.
won: ]. B. Robinson. l to 2, second: Florence
Roberts, to 9 third. Time, lis IS Milt Jones'
Dr. Dougherty. OCEAN Queen, and Seneca also ran.
SIXTH RACE-one mile. Gold Of Ophir to l.
won: Rio Brzzos. to 5. seoond: Puck. / to 2
t1iird. Time. lsso. Masalo. Mycenae. Duncrasgin.
and Hanly also ran
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
OLYMPIC MEN
NOT TRAINED
DR.. Phillips, Of Amherst, Says
Finland Was Poorly Equip
ped and a Failure.
SWIMMING TANK A JOKE
Motion of the Ship Made Running an
Impossibility on q Hard
Deck.

Special to The Washington Herald.
New York, Dec. 3l.-The Society of
Directors of Physical Education held Its
sixteenth annual meeting at Columbia
University yesterday. Representatives OF
thirty colleges and universities In the
East and Middle. West were on hand and
discussed the problems Of properly adj
ministering physical education.
DIR. Paul c. Phillips, secretary OF the
society and director Of physical education
at Amherst College, caused a sensation
al the afternoon session by declaring
that the training facilities Of the steamer
Finland, on which the last Olympic team
went to Stockholm, were quite different
from what they were supposed to be and
were quite inadequate. TT rs a wonder
that our athletes did as well as they
did" said DIR. Phillips. considering the
fact that they were poorly taken care
Of" He added:
IN the first place, the Olympic COM
mittee should have sent a score or more
assistant trainers to work under Mike
Murphy. who found II a physical impos-
sib.lity TO work personally with squad
of 150 men. Facilities were bad for TAX
ing care OF the men on shipboard, and
there was only one rubber. who charged
= cents for each rundown. Many OF the
athletes said afterward that il was worth
more than a quarter not to be rubbed
down.
There was no room for real practice
on the ship. and the swimming tank was
almost a farce. The deck which was
used for a track was hard. and the mo-
ton OF the ship made IL practically I'M
possible for the runners TO maintain their
stride"
At the sessions of the conference sew
eral important papers were read. DR.. J.
II. McCurdy spoke on Ventilation Prob
lems," and DR.. Joseph E. Raycroft, ply
steal director at Princeton University.
had a paper on Material and Equip
ment." DIR. d. A. Sargent. physical d.
rector at Harvard. read n paper on THE
Psychic Side of Physical Education
At the afternoon meeting DIR. r. TAFT
Mckenzie, Of the University of Pennsyl-
vania- led the discussion on THE Reor-
ganization OF the Central Institute at
Stockholm"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
DOWN THE ALLEYS.
of C. Inter-CounctI League.

Charles Murphy has arranged thirty
exhibition games for the Cubs mis-
spring
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
RIDER MAINTAINS
LEAD In TOURNEY
Bowlers Are Working Hard in the
Royal Down-and-0ut
Contest.

As the closing day of the tournament
draws closer the interest among the
many contestants increases. Lots of good
scores were made yesterday, boosting
their totals and causing many shifts
among the leaders. List got among the
eight high, causing Meany to drop out.
Several good bowlers are within one good
game of Hansford, who Is in eighth
place with total of LIE.
The contest closes Thursday midnight,
eight men to qualify for any ten high
Games. Roll-off Friday night; finals Sat-
urday night.
Eight high men to date are as follows:
Rider, 1.2A; Goodman, LEO; weckerly,
1907; Matchett, 1.201; Roberts, 1,1s6; List,
l,1s3; Stanford, 1.1s1; Hansford, LIE.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
Betting EVEN
ON FIGHT TODAY
Palzer-McCar Bout Likely
to Be One of the
Best.
BOTH MEN ARE TRAINED
Boxers Await Opening Gong-Large
Crowd Will Be on Hand to
See Battle.
BOTH MEN ARE TRAINED
By W. w. NAUGHTUN.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. M.-Al Palzer
and Luther McCarty are still selling at
evens. But that doesn't mean that there
is a surcease of argument and that the
rival factions are content to wait for
results.
Tongues are wagging and faces grow
in red Just as they were yesterday and
the day before. All that Palzer and Nc
Carly have done, may do, or may fail
to do is being guessed at in every quarter
of Los Angeles where sports congresate-
1t is said that arguments as to the
correct methods Of playing bride some
times disrupt happy families. II this
white hope tussle were put on a rev
days the chances are 1t would be re-
sponsible for the breaking up OF life
long friendships and the dissolution of
business firms.
Light Work at Camps.
Light work was the rule at the camps
of both hopes to-day. McCarty tramped
a few miles in the morning and put In
a half hour in the gymnasium in the
afternoon. Palzer did road work early
in the day and later hauled on the pull
leys and punched the swinging bag.
1t is felt that McCarty is the better
conditioned of the pair. He was in fine
shape when he boxed Jim Flynn. and as
he rested a very few days before going
into quarters again 1t has been almost
a case of continuous training for several
weeks in his case.
Palzer suffered from a stomach all
ment soon after he pitched camp and
this prevented him from preparing HIM
self as thoroughly as the other man. At
that he is In fine shape.
As showing how Tom O'Rourke feels
about the condition phase of it, I might
mention a remark he made to me to-day:
IF 1t had been any one else but Nc
Carly / might have liked a week longer
to get ready" said O'Rourke. But
Palzer is in good enough condition to
lick half q dozen McCartys."
As proof that O'Rourke really views
the matter that way It may be stated
that he is quick to cover any even money
bets that are brought to his notice. He
is complaining because he has been un-
able to place SO far more than $500.
Palzer will weigh about 20 pounds
when he answers the gong. McCarty will
be fifteen pounds lighter.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
STATEMENTS OF BOXERS.
Nv AL PALZER.

1 felt after seeing the first
round of the Luther McCarty-
Jim Flynn battle that i could
whip either OF the men in the
ring. Flynn was so weak he
couldn't stand up, yet McCarty
couldn't finish him. What can a
feather puncher like that do to
me?
/ took one rap on the chin
from Bombardier Wells that was
equal to any six punches handed
out by McCarty. Ill win any
time between the first and tenth
round. A well placed smash may
drop McCarty in the first round.
At all events I'll wear him down
long before the limit.
By LUTHER MCCARTHY.
I expect to come out of the
ring tomorrow winner-the
worlds heavyweight champion.
I never saw Palzer box, but that
doesn't make any difference. /
take things just as 1 find them
after the bell rings. Its time
enough to make your plans when
you have your man in front of
you.
Palzer's friends keep pointing
to his one battle with Bombardier
Wells. why don't they say
something about his last fight,
the one with Tony Ross. If a
dub like Ross can hold Palzer
even, what have I to fear from
AL. / only hope that Palzer is
good enough to make the hight
a hard one.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
BURNS AND MURPHY
READY FOR BOUT
Light-weisht viii Clash To-day in
San Francisco in Big
Battle.

San Francisco, Dec. 3l.-Frankie Burns
and Harlem Tommy MURPHY put in their
last day OF hard training for their
twenty-round bout scheduled for New
Years Day to-day.
The boys will do some light boxing
this afternoon in preparation for the
strenuous session mapped out for them
on Wednesday.
By agreement the boys will weight In
at 10 O'Clock on New Years Day at is
pounds. Burns Is already at weight. He
tips the scales at 1874 pounds yesterday.
Murphy can make the weight handily.
so that there is not likely to be any
trouble on that score. So far both sides
have been willing to give and take even
money, though there has not been a
rush on either side to place bets.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
FARRELL TO MEET CHANCE.
Manager and Magnate to Confer at
Chicago.

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec a-Frank
Chance will leave his home, in GIendora,
for Chicago next Saturday morning and
will meet President Frank Farrell, of
the New York Americans in the Windy
City Tuesday. January Z. Chance re-
ceived a telegram from Farrell to-day
asking when a meeting could be ar
ranged. He Immediately answered, say
ing he could meet the New York mag
nate in Chicago the first of next week
When asked concerning the terms he
would ask OF Farrell, Chance said he
would wait until he saw what Farrell
had to offer. He said. however, that IL
he goes to New York as manager next
year that he viii positively manage the
team from the bench.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
International shoot.

New York, Dec 31.-The third annual
international indoor trap shooting tour
nament will be held here from Febru-
airy q to March ), coincident with the
Sportsmen's Show at Madison Square
Garden. There will be six individual
matches and six team matches.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
SMOKER TONIGHT.
Southern Athletic Club tn Hold An
nuaI Entertainment.

The Southern Athletic Club. at sos
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, will
hold its annual smoker tonight. and a
cordial invitation is extended to all its
members to attend.
The club Is now under the manage
ment OF Percy Chambers, its original
president, and has been completely reno
waited for this occasion. The club has
enjoyed a most prosperous year, and
will start the new year with a smoker
and entertainment which will long be
remembered by the members.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
Mrs. Chase Gets Divorce.

Justice Blur to-day signed an inter-
locutory decree of absolute divorce in
favor of Mrs. Nellie H. Chase from Hal
Chase, the first baseman of the New
York Americans. Mrs Chase was award
ed the custody Of Harold, jr., and $500
a year alinlony
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
Good Player. from Connecticut.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 31-A local
sporting man says the Connecticut
League has done more than its share In
turning out big league base ball stars.
Among the products Of the league he
me:.tons Ed Walsh. Fred Parent, Pet
Doughefsy, Hc5e Ferris, Dan Murphy,
Jimmie Collins, Eddie Phelps. Buck
o'Brten. George Simmons, and Cuba
Marsans.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
Y. M. c. A. ORIOLES LOSE.
Yuma Quint Wins Fast Game b,
"a tn 70.


The newly organized Yuma Athletic
Club. of Mount Pleasant, defeated the
Orioles Of the Y. NJ. c. A. In a fast and
exciting game of basketball at the Y.
NJ. c. A. yesterday, "a to %.
This is the first time that the Orioles
have been defeated by any team their
size this season.
The Yumas would like to arrange
games with any team In the city weigh
ing rs pounds. The game will be played
on the challenging teams floor. Address
c. Chambliss, 1425 Monroe Street North
west. Lineup and summary:
Yuma Orioles
Mccormick, n. r. Stced. r. r.
Hareil. L. y. Cox. L y.
Eimondson. q. Showers. q.
Chambers, n. q. Birdsel II. G.
Felt, L. @. Miller. l.. G.
Goais-Steed g. Cox Z. Showers 4 Miller l. Har-
rell 9. McCormick s. Edmoudson J Felt l. Ref
sres-Mr. Mesny
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01
Farrell After Lajoie.

New York. <1ec siEFrank Farrell,
owner of the New York Americans, has
opened negotiations to secure Lajoie. the
great second sacker of the Cleveland
club. who, 1t Is rumored. win be let out
him.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-12

VOR who is anxious to do millinery
attempted with chance
in Shapes
- miiner will be satisfied
original
able
anywhere.
hats They the work special design
simple but the
millinery successfully
mate hats equally good
the little miss whose needs
be
coorhey rather this select white
methods
of the hat since of them interfere with its
consists of band of soft wide Alice blue
with buckle
this trimming avoid that fault
viii amateu
and method trimming shown the hat
daisies outstanding
about
finished with
with the taller standing
will
the which they
a stitches
A fan
trimming
e
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-12

provements In crop growing. transpor-
tation, storage and marketing of foods
there is much less seasonal variation
in the food supply and consequently
much more uniformity in the diet at
different times of the year.
In considering the human race, as a
whole, there are three great epochs in
mans diet, namely: The early hunting
period. in which man depended entire
ly on a natural supply of both animal
and vegetable food; the cooking Pc
riOd, in which man still used nat
Ural supply of food, but prepared it for
use with the aid of heat, and the so
called cibicultural or food producing
period-that is, the period in which
man has depended upon the cultiva-
ton OF both focks and herds and field
and garden crops to supplement a wild
supply of food.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-12
FOR SEA BATHING OR MOTOR
Here Is Combination Headwear That
10 Pretty and Has Additional
Merit of Chcapness.

If you love to sea battle and also
to motor and cannot afford to buy
distinctive caps for each sport, there
is a new combination in headwear
perfectly suited to your purse. 1t is
an affair in white rubber having a
gored crown and the three-inch brim
finished with rows Of machine stitch
ing which distinguishes the regula-
ton beach or steamer cap. and, like
that familiar article, is trimmed with
a band and a bow, also In rubber
The lining of the crown forms an in
side cap of rubber which, instead Of
being pushed upward, is drawn down.
ward, fits closely about the head and
protects the half from the water.
while the brfm protects the eyes from
the suns glare. without the hat, the
cap may be used for motoring in fine
weather as 1t is light and sheds the
dust, but when travelling during a
high wind, 1t is better to use the
tight-fitting cap without the upper
section.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-12

good of the boys, but also out Of re-
spect for the feelings of the people who
live In the neighborhood. Where pos
sible the children are invited to go to
church, after which they take walks,
go in bathing, read, tell stories, etc.
Usually a song service of a more or
less religious nature is held in the
evening Often one of the directors
delivers an address in the main hall
of the camp.
Some of the influences that are
brought forcibly to bear upon the
youths are those which put premium
on honor, truth, patience. generosity,
forgiveness, usefulness, politeness,
sturdiness, pluck and the like. A
camper who is lacking in any of these
qualities is soon made to feel the
need of them, greatly to his benefit.
1t does a boy a world of good to mix
with a lot of other boys Of his own
age, observing, as he usually will,
their good traits and bad traits
The educational advantages of camp
life are only less important than are
the moral advantages. For the most
part the school books are closed, but
nature is wide open. Book knowledas
is of great value, but practical knowl-
, edge is often of more value.
In camp boys often get their first
practical knowledge of money values.
Here first they manage their own al
lowances and learn what it is to go
broke till the next allowance is dis
| tributed. They aften compete with
the native boys of the village in their
| to tide them over or to enable them
to buy coveted treasures. This is a
very good experience for any boy.
| have noticed that during the sec
] ond year at camp a boy takes better
care of his things than he does during
the fact that near the end of the first
season his clothes, especially his
| trousers, were in bad condition, due
| to carelessness, and as no new ones
were forthcoming, the lad became
more or less self-conscious about his
appear dhOS, 6iCdIiy W Tic uclSuI vi
his companions. Sometimes a boys
shoes go wrong. and the parent, know
ing where the fault is, makes him get
on the best he can till he reaches
home.
| At camp children learn from neces
sity to mend. sew on buttons. sharpen
tools. and best of all they learn how
important it is to keep tools sharp by
practice in turning the grindstone
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-12
Would Save Time.

81 am going to take my luncheon
to the state department with me here
AFTER" said Secretary Bryan at the
White house the other day as he
glanced into the press room at a re-
porter nibbling at crackers and drink
ing from a bottle of milk. MY wife
has bought me lunch basket and is
going to prepare my luncheon, so that
I can take it to the department with
me. / think 1t will save me much
tme-nearly an hour each day"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-12

money is kept on two floors of the
fortress and is packed in 1000 oaken
chests. Each chest contains $4,000
in gold. The inviolability of these
chambers is secured in the following
manner; They have triple doors with
various locks whose keys are held
by certain officials of the ministry OF
war, and these keys each open only
one door, so that no one Official is
ever able to enter alone
The clamps of the chests are sealed
and stamped in such way that it is
not possible for them to be tempered
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-12
a Tower of Gold.

According to law promulgated in
Germany in 1874, the 100000 which
France paid in indemnity to the Prus-
slams the previous year was guarded
in the Tower of July" at Spandau.
the famous fortress situated eight
miles from Berlin. Besides this
amount of money, definitely set aside,
is a quantity of gold in reserve for
commercial panics.
In order to safeguard such massive
store great precautions have been
taken for the last AZ years. The
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-12

powerful screw-like movement of
his tail. According to this view, the
fish has no power OF directing his
fight after he has left the water.
However, Mr.. Allingham, who is a
nautical expert attached to the Brit
ish meteorological Office, and is in con-
slant intercourse with seamen, reports
many observations that tend to con-
trovert this opinion. Certain observ-
ers claim that the wing-fins are in con-
slant rapid vibration, and seem actu-
ally to serve the purpose of flight.
One vessel master watched a fish
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-12
Chin Ribbons on Hats.

Satin chin ribbons are fastened to
some Of the white straw hats for lit
tie girls. The ribbon, in pale pink or
blue, is attached to the inside Of the
hat brim, close to one ear, with a
small rosette. 1t is looped in perma-
nent bow under the chin and fastens
under a rosette at the other side of
the hat brim. These soft chin ribbons
are especially becoming to the dainty,
pretty type of face.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-12
Last Works Of Great Composers.

1t is curious how the great COM
posers Of opera have turned their at
tention to religion at the end of their
careers. The last work of Wagner,
"Parsifsi," though music drama"
is a wo:k Of decidedly religious I'M
port. Mozart's last, and perhaps
greatest work was Requiem" Verdi
also completed his career as a COM
poser by writing Requiem" of mar
velous beauty. Even the frivolous
Rossini turned his attention to reli-
gious matters. and his last work was
the "Stabat Mater"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-12
HAVE NO POWER OF FLIGHT
"Fiying Fishes" So Called, Said to Be
Only Capable of Maintaining Them
selves in the Air.

This much-debated question is dis
cussed by William Allingham in the
English Nautical Magazine. The or
thodox scientific opinion is that the
wings" of the flying fish merely serve
as a parachute to sustain the fish for
A brief period in the air, after he has