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The Washington times., 1913-04-13
Athletes leaving starting point at Laurel, Nd
TWENTY MILES THROUGH RAIN DOES NOT
INJURE ATHLETES IN TIMES-NEWS RACE

every attention possible. Cots were
provided for the runners, who took
things easy until they were ready to
come to claim their prizes. A. C. Luber
took charge of the runners and saw
that they We're properly cared for.
Many of the athletes called after the
race and said that they were royalty
treated at the baths and that everything
possible that could be desired was given
them. 1t was stated that the conditions
of the race this year made the going al
most impossible at times, but that the
treatment and care given at the baths
afterward more than made up for the
trouble encountered along the road.
Ruth, the winner of the race. was the
hero of the day. He ran the same
heady race that marked his win last
year. II cut out my pace from the
start and held ii throughout" said
Ruth. II was naturally anxious to win
the race the second time, and am glad
that | was able to land it for Baltimore.
I figured that If I could trail the leader
up to the Capitol grounds | could make
up in my sprint. ] was never in dis
tress. and had lots to spare at the
finish"
Bolac was able to win second. just
as he did last year. The race was
faster than I expected" said Bolac,
land | started my sprint too late. II
We had had a longer distance I think
l could have won out. as | was going
Healy. the Carroll Institute runner
came through in good shape. Last year he
was twentieth and moved up to fourth
place Had the Carroll Institute rum
ners been able to put another runner
in the race the Baltimore Cross Coun-
try Club would have been hard pushed
for the team trophy.
Win Team Trophy.
Ruth. Royal. Schmcnner. Arntz. and
Meyers were the winners of the team
trophy. with first. eighth. eleventh.
twelfth. and thirteenth places to their
credit The Carroll Institute qualified
four with Bolac, Healy, Gallagher. and
Lynch.
DR.. Germanus France. who followed
the runners over the course and later
went to the Luber baths to look them
over. said that he had never seen
better conditioned set OF athletes after
a long-distance event. II have been
present at practically all of The Times
News races. and have neevr seen a
better looking bunch than that which
went over the muddy roads from
Laurel There Is no distress evident in
any of them, and they are in fine shape
for such a hard time of it..
There was not a single kick regis
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
COLUMBIA IN SHAPE
FOR TENNIS EVENT
Middle Atlantic Tourney to Find
Club Ready for Racqueters.
Start Play Soon.

Preparations for the Middle Atlantic
tennis tournament. which was awarded
to the Columbia Country Club by the
National Lawn Tennis Association, will
be started Immediately. The date of
play is May 2s. and the twelve courts
at the club will be in fine condition by
the time play is started.
The tennis committee is composed of
y. Y. Leach. jr.. W. II. Rosanville.
George A. Mills. Herbert T. Shannon.
and f. w. Deakin. Conrad B. Doyle is
to captain the tennis team. \ club tour
nament will be given in the latter part
of June.
1t is expected that permanent shelters
will be placed on the courts to take
the place OF the tents formerly used In
addition the Juvenile will be given OPP
portunity to develop in courts set aside
for their use.
The club tennis committee composed
of Z. W. Deakin and W. II. Rosanville
will rate the club members for the
closed tournaments.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
FOUR BIG BATTLES
FOR H|LLTOPPERS
Navy, Carlisle, Virginia, and
Holy Cross Scheduled to
Meet West End Eleven.

Four big football games have been
booked for the Georgetown eleven of
1913. Navy. Carlisle. Virginia, and Holy
Cross are the formidable quartet to face
the Hilltop gridironers.
The midshipmen will be played at An
napolis October II, little too early for
the service team TO give a good account
of itself. Generally the Navy eleven
develops slowly and is not right until
well into November. Jim Reilly, the
old Yale star, coach OF the Washington
and Lee eleven last fall will coach the
sailors this year. and will probably try
to speed up his players for this game.
With Jim Thorpe out of the way,
Georgetown may be able to surprise the
Carlisle team. The Olympic hero was
the whole thing last fall at the Hilltop.
Playing Holy Cross here Thanksgiving
Day is an experiment. If il proves a
good drawing card, the Worcester,
Mass. team may return again for other
games. Following is the complete foot
ball schedule for 1913:
September 27-Seanen and Gunners, at
Georgetown.
October 4-Randolph- Macon College. at
Georgetown.
October ll-Navy. at Annapolis.
October 1s-Medical College of Nir-
ginia. at Georgetown.
October "a. & NJ College of North
Carolina. al Raleigh.
November 1-Carlisle. at GEORGETOWN.
November S-WesIeyan College, of
West Virginia, at Georgetown.
November 15-Virginia at Georgetown
November 21-Holy Cross, at George
town.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
New. Tennis Club Looks
For Successful Season

The tennis clGb organized at Chevy
Chase Heights expects a boom season
following the election of officers by the
charter members. Two courts are
already in operation and the enthusiast SITS
are expected out as soon as the weathci
settles
The officers of the club are Is follows:
Edmund Brady. president: II. +.
Doyle, vice president. and Charles =.
Jones. secretary and treasurer. These
officers, together with Roy w. Cramp-
ton and Millard West, will comprise
the board OF governors. Members OF
the organization. who were registered
at the most recent business meeting
are George Dugdale. II. Kirkus Du"-
dale, II. E. Dcyle. Roy w Cramptor',
Edmund Brady. DIR. F. p. Morgan,
Earl Leese. Ben Chiswell, John Hen
derson, William Wolff Smith, William
T. Poole. Miliard +. West. Simon Nc.
]. Slater Davidson. Dwight T. Scot.
w. 3. MacGreson. w. a. Smith, r.
5. Brennan. G. X. Webster. Charles
A. Jones, tioyt s. Gale Maurer Nc
Comas. and Arthur Nyman.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
ENGLISH WAKING UP
FOR 1916 O[YMP|AD
Widespread interest Being
Shown in Training for Com
ing Athletic Contests.

LONDON, April 1S.-England has now
made a start at popular training Of
athletes for the next Olympic games.
The London county council has granted
permission to use Clapham common and
Victoria Park, as arenas for training. A
request has been made for vaulting
poles, javelins, and disci. Facilities
similar to those granted in London are
being sought all over the country, and
many OLD athletes are offering to act
as teachers of the amateur athletes.
The advisory Conmittee looks forward
to the date when even the glebe coun-
try of the parishes will be grounds for
physical training presided over by an
athletic vicar or farmer.
Coaches will be sent TO the boys
camps to give instructions. There are
many signs Of renewed interest in ath-
Ietics OF a wider and more democratic
sort than in the past Ii has been sug-
gested that Indian civilians also take
up the scheme in India. which is full OF
natural athletes
The Washington times., 1913-04-13

the runners got well under way to the
Maryland Aggies experimental station.
the second checking station. The field
strung cunt alono the road, keeping up
the driving rain.
Find Good Roads.
All through the eleven miles to Hy-
attsville the runners encountered good
road conditions. and it was not until
the turn was taken into Hyattsville that
the bad going made fast time impos-
sible. The road was knee deep in water
and mud, and the runners were forced.
man times to bravely plow through
mud holes and quagmires in order to
make the going.
Just this side of Hyattsville. near
the Rams Horn Inn, MANY of the run
ners came to grief. The going was
miserable, and the road in places for
yards was entirely under water Hits
chew maintaining a lead over Ruth by
1t and looked for all like a winner
when the men came through to the bet
ter going. near Catholic University.
Taking the Lincoln road down to
men were checked off with Hitschew
leading. Ruth was second and Rolac
had come strong. nosing out McKenna.
who was followed by Healy. Just be-
1ore this point was reached Scofield and
Williams. Washington men. collapsed.
Reduce Speed.
Between the Catholic University and
the last checking station many of the
runners were forced to slow down t. a
walk while Bolac. Ruth, and Hitschew
raced on for the finish line. The real
race developed between the three first
men from the Peace Monument. and
Ruth landed with burst of speed that
was too much for the fast approaching
Bolac.
The winners time was better than
that made by Emory p. E,nzor over the
old course. which led in through the
Contee road to Beltsville and from there
in over the course which was to have
been pursued yesterday. Forty-three
men qualified for medals as they finished
inside an hour after the winner had
crossed the line.
Out of the fifteen men starting in the
Washington contingent nine qualified
for medals and of these four were
among the first ten. Bolac, Healy, Hol-
land. and Royal, who ran for the Bal
timore {. G. C.. were the Washington
boys among the first eleven who quail
fled for the gold and silver medals.
After the race was finished the ath-
letes were piled in taXis and taken 10
the Luber Turkish baths at Fifteenth
and G streets. where they We're given
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
Mayer Is Bringing
Roller to WrestIe

So popular have the heavyweight
wrestling matches been with the patrons
of the Lyceum Theater that Manager
Mayer has secured DR.. Roller, the big
wrestling physician, to, meet the Ger
man heavyweight, Franz Beck. at his
pIa ayhouse next Thursday night. 1t is
difficult to imagine which of these two
wrestlers is the biggest drawing card
from a wrestling standpoint, as the ia
nous Seattle physician has an interna-
uonal reputation as a clever mailman.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
Racing Fund Climbs
To Gigantic Total

NE WYORK. April l3.-The racing
fund has now reached a total OF s1Gl.C0d.
and is expected TO pass the s150OOO mark
decided to add s2l.0p0 to the various
stakes TO be run at the eighteen-day
meeting AT Belmont Park. MAY 81. Both
the Brookolyn and Suburban handicaps
will be run at the usual distance of
one miles and quarter.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
Mentions Jay Could.

I'm speaking OF title holders why not
give Jay Could all that IS coming T."
him. For the past eight years GOu!d
has successfully defended his title 1T
indoor court tennis, many times stay
ing OFF Joshua Crane, on. of the lead
ing c> pon"ntS of the game. Gould is
well nigh invinCible and allowed Crane
hut six games in three sets in their
last meeting.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13

Despite the handiCaps Of weather and
the poor opportunities offered the Off
cials on account of the miserable cOndi-
tons of the road the Washington Off
Cials handled the race in approved
style. None Of the Baltimore men made
an appearance. and the bulk Of the
work fell to the Washington men, and
there were several who were pressed IN
to service at the last moment.
G. Edward Beckett. c. Eugene Ed
wards. John :. StOwell. w. c. Thatcher.
John T Meany. II. V. Shurtleff. J. j..
Gallagher. ]. F. Dean. and James Du-
gan carried the race through without
hitch. and were untiring in t'>ir ef-
forts to make the race a success, and
to promote for the welfare of the tired
athletes.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
Tomorrow's S Sports.

Meeting OF Washington Cricket
Club at Chamber of Commerce, p.
IN.
Harvard VS.. Baltimore Internation-
al League team, at Baltimore
Pennsylvania VS.. Dartmouth, at
Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
Pitchers are had.

Judging from most of the games play
ed to date in the big leagues. the pitch
ers arc not weathering the storms very
well II Is the same story every year.
Before tn" bell rings the pitchers are
lin midscasun form" AS soon as they
face big league hitters tho are driven
from the mound with telling frequency.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
Chevy Chase tourney.

II is to b" hoped that Gus T"ucharoI
comes down f"l the Ch">" Chase tour
ney this spring. The New Yorker was
beaten by Connie Doyle last year and
later cam" back for victories in tin.
summer. IL" ranked high among lii.
layers last year and can he looked
Upon I" have e great s-aSOn this Year.
D0yi" should do even better provided he.
confines his activities to tennis ami
leaves baseball alone.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
4 grand race,

That was grand race and a great
finish in the marathon which was won
by Frank Ruth. The Baltimore runner
tablished a record which is likely TO
stand for some time. He promises u
come back again next Year. None "f
the runners appeared to suffer as much
Yesterday as they did in other races.
and the boys all said the cooler weather
was preferable to the heat OF former
races.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
Four big games.

Just four big games have been sched-
uled for the Georgetown football eleven
of 1918. The Hilltoppers should carry
the odds against the Navy. but there is
no telling what may happen In the
other three Carlisle. on past perform
.ances here. will probably he fa.crite
over the Blue and Gray. II is too
early now to dope out Virginia and
Holy Cross.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
Gould Wins.

BOSTON. April I3-Jay Gould today
retains the title Of indoor court tennis
champion having won the title for the
eighth successive time. Joshua Crane.
of Boston, was defeated In straight sets
81, 60, and So.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
Team Out This Week.

AMHERST. Mass. April I%.-The Ann
herst football eleven will report to-
morrow for spring practice under the
supervision of 'Heinie" Hobbs. the
former Yale star tackle.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
Will il never stop?

Will this rain never stop? Here We are
with the fans fidgeting with nervous
ness to see a diamond battle and forced
to sit at home and watch the rain fall.
II is dev0utlv TO be wished that the
Mackmen will be abe to play their three
games on schedule time.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
BOB TtiAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
EVERY KNOCK IS A BOOST"

pitchers with vengeance, and will
bear watching. Collins is one of the
best hitterS in the game. but he never
has started so well as this season. He
Is due here tomorrow. Wonder if he'll
keep il up?
The Washington times., 1913-04-13

II has always been a marvel to me
how so many records are broken in
New York by track and !ield athletes
Not a meet is held without some mark
set up. OF course. il is true that most
of the COuntry'S stars are connected
with NV York clubs. but h0w is L
that seldom IS any record set anywhere.
else in the country"
The Washington times., 1913-04-13
Collins starts we'll,

Eddie collins. the Athletics second
baseman, Is starting well this year
with the bat. He is pounding opposing
The Washington times., 1913-04-13

Breaking records.
The Washington times., 1913-04-13

See Ne In Tuesdays Times.
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MARRIED.

DEAN = RICHARDS = In the
town of Colfax, La, at 6 p. m.
on Wednesday, Jan. %, 1913,
Mr.. G. H. Dean and Miss Rosa /.
Richards were united in mar
rage, Magistrate j. @. Long Of
floating at the wedding ceremony.
The groom is a son of Mr.. A..
A. Dean, Of Paramount, and the
bride is the daughter of Mr.. j.
w. Richards, of Bagdad. The
young couple has a host of rela-
tives and friends who wish them
success and happiness and long
lives of usefulness, in which wish
the Chronicle joins with hearty
good will.
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The As You Like 1t Club Entertains.

The As You Like 1t Club Entertains.
The members of the las You
Like 1t Club" were charmingly
entertained by Mrs. Gibbons on
Thursday afternoon, Jan. 10.
The color scheme of green and
gold was carried out in all of the
decorations and mode of enter
tainment.
Three loops, one large and two
small ones on either side, covered
with green and yellow, were sus-
pended from the wall. Five
large bags and five small ones
were thrown by each guest. If
the big bags were thrown
through the big loops it counted
ten points. The little bags
thrown through the little loops
counted ten points. If the little
bags were thrown through the
big loop it counted five points.
Beautiful little green and vel
low booklets made in the form OF
leaves were passed, in which te
answer questions, the answers
being names of trees. After this
each guest wrote two figures or
their tally cards, then two slips
of paper were passed by thu
hostess. The one drawing thu
number nearest to the one the.
wrote got a punch.
Mrs. w. I. Duncan received
the first prize, a sterling silve
bar pin; Mrs. j. 7. Sullivan re
ceived the second prize, a daint.
handkerchief; Mrs. w. d. Lurr,
received the BOBBY prize, a pack
age of gum.
Mrs. Gibbons was assisted Il
receiving and serving by Mrs
Lurry and Mrs. Tooraen. DE
licious refreshments, consisting
lof ambrosia and cake, wer
Iserved at the close of the enter
tainment. The following mem
bers were present: Mesdames {
I'M. Mcknight, Sullivan, j. Il
: McNeely, Jr., E. H. Blackwooc
j. C. Mcknight, R. E. Mcknight
M. E. Tooraen, ]. l.. Liggin, v
IT. Duncan, w. D. Lurry, j. !
Woodall, Earl Roberts, }. n
]. N. Bourg.
! Mrs. Blackwood will entertal
January 80.
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In Memory of Little sybiI. /,

The death angel visited the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. C. Box, Nov. A, 1912,
and claimed for its own their darling
baby Sybil. She suffered two weeks
with that awful disease diphtheria be-
fore God saw fit to take her home. We
realize the hardest trial in life is to
give loved one up. but still we must
be submissive to Gods will, for we
know He doeth all things well. The
parents have this consolation, that she
is safe in the arms of Jesus, while if
she had lived in this cruel world she
might have been led into sin and met
death unprepared.
Little Sybil leaves father, mother,
brother and two sisters to weep fol
her.
We know you miss your darling,
Yes-miss her little cry,
But why weep for such jewel
When she is safe with Jesus in the sky
We fancy we can hear her
Up in her happy home,
Calling papa, mama, listen
To your baby pleading -Come.
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Noblesville, Ind. says: s'After suffer-
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Jan. II, 1918, was the 3lst an
niversary of the wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. R. S. Cameron, and
they celebrated the happy event
by inviting a number OF old
timers who were in Colfax on
that suspicious occasion to join
them in a five o'clock turkey
dinner. The table was hand
somely decorated and lit up with
eight or ten candles. which cheer
fully contrasted with the cloudy
drizzling weather prevailing out
of doors. Streamers hung from
the walls were gathered in the
center of the table. the seats to
which were designated for each
guest by souvenir cards with
their names written on them.
These cards were bell shaped,
and on each one Miss Hattie
Cameron had exercised her fine
talent by painting a pretty de-
sign. Misses Hattie, Vernon and
Edith assisted their mother in
waiting on the guests. Those
present were Capt. and Mrs. l.
M. Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. J. d
McNeely, Mr.. and Mrs. H. q
Goodwin, Mrs. w. D. Irwin
Mrs. Matte Williamson, Mrs
Taquino, and Mrs. j. N. Will
Jams. All joined in hearty con
CALCULATIONS to the bride ant
groom of 81 years ago, wishing
them many happy returns OF tn
day, and left with pleasant mem
cries of the old time reminis
cences that the gathering ha
revived.
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Eastern Star Officers Elected.

Olive Chapter No. so, Order of
the Eastern Star, met on Jan. 10,
1913, under special dispensation,
for the purpose of electing and
installing officers for 1913, with
the following result:
Mrs. Lula La Croix, w. M.
Mr.. L. o. Clinton, w. P.
Mrs. Virgie Mcknight, A. M.
Mrs. Ella Cameron, Sec.
Mrs. Sallie Roberts, Treas.
Mrs. Maggie Terrier, Cond.
Mrs. Ada Wells, Asso. Cond.
Mr.. H. G. Goodwin, Chaplain.
Mr.. ]. C. Mcknight, Marshal.
Mrs. Lora Blackwood, Organist.
Mrs. Rena Murrell, Adah.
Mrs. Angie Swafford, Ruth.
Mrs. Virginia Knotzsch, Esther
Mrs. Mary E. Duncan, Martha
Mrs. Mary G. Mcknight, Elects
Mrs. M. A. Bostick, Warder.
Mr.. T. E. Duckworth, Sentine
The officers elected and in
stalled were:
Mrs. Lula LaC roix, w. M.
L. o. Clinton, w. P.
Mrs. Virgie Mcknight, A. M.
Mrs. Ella Cameron, Sec.
Mrs. Sallie Roberts, Treas.
Mrs. Mary E. Duncan, Martha
Mr.. T. E. Duckworth, Sentinel
ELLA CAMERON, Sec.
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Colfax High School Honor Roll.

The following pupils Of the primary
department of the Colfax high school
lead their classes for the first half Of
the current session:
Beginners, Ralph Gibbons.
First grade, Louise LaCroix.
Second grade, Martina O'Quinn and
billiard johnson.
Third grade, Geraldine Givens.
The report for the intermediate and
High School departments viii appear
next week. ]. L. LIGGIN, Prin.
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Subscriptions to Chronicle Received.
The Chronicle is pleased to make its
second acknowledgment of twelve new
subscribers received for January, al
follows: T. C. Morgan, Sherman NC
Kinney, Mrs. R. L. Carnahan, Z. M
Peterson, E. A. Mathis, ]. Z. Swafford
]. H. Blackshear, j. D. Fletcher, .
W. Williams, M. A. Anders, j. l.
Gray and G. F. Thomas.
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kins. j: N. Fletcher, A. M. Billes, Eai
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rier, T. H. West, r. Rambo, 0. c
Watson, H. l. Breland, R. R. Jetel
J. ]. Yonngblood, w. o. Harrison
Mrs. ]. P. Hadnot, fremont Lumbe
Co.. R. M. Irwin, F. T. Constant, ]
c. Hosner. L. L. Melton, C. o. SHARP
]. C. Mcknight, VIM. McNeal, C. I
Woods, w. w. Musgrove, Marge Wi
kins, H. H. White, Mrs. w. D. Lurr.
Mrs. j. d. Kitterlin, j. w. Richard
H. E. vallee, DR.. M. Dunn, Mob
Smith, R. L. Futrell, T. c. Bush,
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Services at M. E. Church.

There will be preaching SER
vices at the M. E. church South
in Colfax on Sunday, Jan. rs, at
II a. m. and lisp. m. We hope
- have a good attendance of the
MEMBERS Every body is cordial
" invited to attend the services
E. L. CARGILL, Pastor.
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r. E. MCKNIGHT
Parish Surveyor
AND
Timber Estimator
COLFAx, LOUISIANA
w. O. w. Unwilling Notice.
COLFAx,

The members Of Dry Prong Camp
No. 366 w. o. w. will unveil the mon
ument of Sow. G. E. Blackwell on Sun
day. February 2, 1918, at the Moore
Cemetery at II o'clock a. m. All wood
men in good standing are invited to
take part in the ceremony. There Will
be an address on woodcraft by I: A.
Carter, of Alexandria. The public is
" ODUS WATSON,
Camp Clerk.