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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-09
IS SHED
ON men Who
SELL WOMEN
New York Authorities Get
Letter Substantiating Story
Told by Young Widow.
HAS GIRL WITNESSES
District Attorney Will 1nvesti-
gate Widespread Traffic
in Women.

NEW YORK. July s.-Exlstenoe
of widespread traffic In women
was barod 10 Assistant District At
torney Martin hero. through a letter
from a Portland saloonist 20 n cot.
foe house proprietor.
The letter hubstantiates charges
made by Mrs. Della Hanson. the
young bridgeport. Conn. widow.
who told OF having been drugged
aud taken from one resort TO an-
othsr. where she was subjected TO
unnpeakable cruelty.
Letter Contains Proof
Martin obtained possession OF
the letter after tho arrest OF seven
men In Mrs. Hnnaom's case.
He declared II proved things
which were suggested and limited ut
In the vice Investigation following
the Rosenthal murder.
Martin also claims 10 have wit.
nesses who will talk. among them
five girls who were victims. as Mira.
Hanson was.
Mira. Hanson told police SHE was
sold BY one white SLAYER 10 another
for $40.
Was Beaten by Men
Mrs, Hanson. taken from a house
on it6ih at. said she met n polite
young man on her arrival In New
York. recently. and tina, he offered
10 buy her a sof, drink.
Aftct that she remcm bered moth.
ing.
She awoke nett morning on q
park bench.
Later somc men appeared. and.
whllo she was attn weak from ef.
fects of a drug. took her 10 n
house where she was severely
beaten.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-09

IT'S ROUGH GOING

HONOLULU. July s.--T~o
hundred and slsty.fovr days out
from Philadelphia. bound for
Seattle. badly damaged BY
typhoon she had encountered.
and short Of provisions. the
American ship Edward sewsli
put Into this port yesterday.
Much canvas was lost dvrino
the Terrific storvra
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-09
Your Moneys
Worth Plus
500 to 5000

We're crowded out of stores. The
tire stock, which was in the three store rooms,
l4l8, 1920 and 1922, has been crowded into
the One Store Room No. 1872 Third Ave.
The balance Of the Starr-MacPherson stock, the
high-grade clothes shop of Tacoma, the balance
OF the Smith-Hendricksen shoe stock. together
with large lot of new dry goods, domestics.
sheetings. percales, ginghams table oil cloths,
etc, etc. from the claim department of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul r. X.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-09
We're Up Against 1t

The masons carpenters and plasterers are
putting in the new front and fixing up the
other store for Chauncey Wright's Cafe, and
we've got to unload this stock Immediately.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-09
EIREMEN PLAY

Tho 50-picce fircmen's band will
show what II can do tomorrow even.
ing in a concert from . To 10 In Bon
Marche park. under the baton OF
Director G, Clark.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-09
DRUG is FATAL 2

SAN FRANCISCO. July Be
licved TO be the victim OF an over.
dose OF drug. Mrs Myra Hoyt. for
merly a real estate operator in Sc
attls and Los Angeles. is dying
here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-09
NOTICE!.

NInTvNrO BUYERS WHO HAVE MADE De
NDIU ri POSTS ON GOODS THAT ARE
$500 BEING HELD ARE HEREBY NO
TILTED THAT GOODS WILL BE PLACED ON BALE
AGAIN WITHIN 10 DAYS FROM PURCHASE. WE
ARE SO CROWDED FOR ROOM THAT WIZ Ask
THE INDULGENCE OF THE BUYERS AND ON AC~
COUNT OF MANY OF THE DEALERS NOT HAVING
TAKEN OUT LINES WHICH WERE BOUGHT, WE
ARE COMPELLED TO MAKE THIS FINAL AND DEEI.
MITE SALE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-09
GET FRANCHISE

PORT TOWNSEND. July 81
perpetual franchise for use OF Ger.
tain streets hero was granted G.
J. Erickson for the Milwaukee rail
road by tho council yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-09
This Is Our
18th Semi-Annual
Clearance Sale

We do carry but make the necessary
sacrifice clear up the broken lots.
Ill Suits, values up to SIS, for $9.75.
These suits used for window displays and broken lots
of one suits of kind Every is bargain
484 Suits values up to $3.50, for STATS.
Exceptional bargains. ALL blues blacks pencil stripes and
plain grays in this line.
Other splendid values slS45, $3.50 and S2625 You
would money by laying in supply.
In each can be found every size from "a 46
in regulars, longs shorts and Sims All this years
Styles light and medium weighs and every guaranteed
This is the largest of the kind in the Northwest and
with upstairs clothing department. and by selling
clothing than any other Seattle prepared give
We times larger than when we held our first semi
annual clearance sale years ago.
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sit's ~ your funeral that you
als what you never could ot be-
sore--flo~ers and Kind vsords."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-14
VIRGINIA SQUAD
READY FOR MEET
Orange and Blue to Be Well
Represented in Johns
Hopkins Games.

Charlottesville, Va, February Ia
Virginia's track and field squad held
Its final workout this afternoon in
preparation for the Johns Hopkins
Fifth Regiment meet, to be held IN
Baltimore Tomorrow night. Though
the mercury was close to the freezing
point, and there was a furry of snow,
Trainer Lannigan sent all the men
through a stiff practice on the board
track to the rear of Madison Hall
The lnvigorating weather OF the past
Few weeks brought many recruits to
tho squad. and a fairly strong and
well-balanced team has been rounded
up.
AT recent meeting OF the executive
board OF the General Athletic Associa-
ton. Manager Fite was given permLs-
sion to take twenty nine men to Bal
timore. and. in consequence, Virginia
VIII be In evidence in every event
The squad will be composed Of the fol-
lowing: Cronly (captain), Gooch, Cat
ran. Wilson, HARRISON, Denny, Mayer,
HUNS. Fuller. Walker. Barker. Cole
man, Byrne. Beckett, Rumbough, Har-
ris Barton. Wright. Rollins, Mason,
Word. Speer. Goodwin. Jenkins. Minor,
Cooke, Cobb, Norris and johnson. The
men will leave here on the 20 South
ern train tomorrow morning They
will be entered In the various events
as follows:
10O-yard. handicap--WaIker Catron,
Mayer, Denny. Fuller, Hume.
22o-yard. handicap-Cronly, Denny.
Fuller, Minor. Wilson, Mason, Wood and
Hume
44oyard. handicap--walker, Cooke.
Minor, Speer. Harris, Goodwin, Jenkins
and Cobb.
l00-yard hurdles. handicap-Cronly.
Goocl, Wilson. >Catron, HARRISON
S80-yards, handicap-Cooke, Speer.
Norris, Byrne, Harris. Barton, Beckett
Rumbough, Rollins and Cobb.
One-male, handicap-Rumbough, Roll
Inns. Wright and Norris.
Pole vault. handioap-Wallser
Running high jump. handicap-Gooch,
Mayer, Byrne, Barker
16-pound shot-put, handicap-Cole-
man and Barker.
In the three South Atlantic cham
pionship events, Virginia will be repro
scented as follows:
100-yard dash--Mayer and Denny.
220-yard dash-Denny.
100-yard hurdles-Cronly, Gooch, Will
son, HARRISON.
In the one-mile relay with Johns
Hopkins, Virginia's entries will be pick
ed from tho following: GOODWIN. Ma
son, Word. Jenkins, Cooke. Minor and
Speor. and In the two-mile relay with
tho University OF Pennsylvania. Beck
EFT. Barton. Norris, Wright, Rumbough
md Cooke.
The squad viii he the larges. chat
has ever represented Virginia at an in-
door track meet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-14
= Races =
Juarez Results.

JuareZ Results.
First race-three and half furlongs-Daisy
Stevens, io5 tMcCabel, to l, to / and 10
6. arst: Tod Cook 10 tFordl. TO l., to 2
to l. to and to s, third. Time. 40 Is.
Fiossie. Wears Daughter. Don Cortez. MIL
ton Barber and Uteius aiao ran.
Second rnce-one mile-Herdy. Ito (Claver),
even. to and / to 3. first; Cisko. Ii0
tMotp, to l. TO and even. second: j.
third. Time. I:Ss I-5 Largo. stevesta, Anna
Reed. Zenotak, STARTER Maur Lad. Lady
Young. Eddie Mott and McAian also ran
Third rnce-six furlongs-Lemon Joe, ss
ivan Dusen). 20 !. TO and to 8. first:
Prince Winter, ITO fCiaverl. to 1. to and
10 and TO 1. third. Time. "a 40. Say
Renwar. Real Worth. Kid Nelson Dan Berry
Charley Brown, Stoneman. Lsmbertha Mo-
ment, Wise Mason. Fire. Noino and Macho
also ran
Fourth race-six furionge-Pan zerat 1o2
ivan Dusen). TO 8. TO ( and out. rrst
cosgrove. lea tClaver). to i. TO and out
and out, third. Time. 1:l2. Royal Dolly also
ran
Fifth race-six furiongs-Ruvoco, los tCiav-
er), to ]. 10 and to 8. frst: Ouidnunc
III. thoieswor th), to l. to and even, Sec
ond: Sidney Peters. ITO Gentry. 9 TO i. to
Bosy. Ed Luce. Darkey. John Hurie Ribico
H., Quick Trip; Fort johnson. Bob Lynch
and Palatable also ran
sixth race-one mile and q sixteenth-Gar-
ter, leo lClaver). Is to /, to / and 2 to l.
nrst' kelsetta, us tGross), I to l. to . and
!. to and I To 6. third Time. lao l-5
Frieze. Gomul. Helen Hawkins. c. w. Ken
non. Little Marchmont and weyanoke also
ran.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-14
LYNCHBURG QU|NT
DOWNS T ARMERS

Lynchburg. Va. February 1s.-The Lynch
burS, Y NJ. G. A. quint tonight easily wal
Hoped the basketball team representing tho
AGRICULTURAL and Mechanical College. of
North Carolina. here by the score OF 60 to 20.
The first half Indicated about tho relative
strength OF tho two teams The first half
ended Il to 10. Up to that time the assoeia-
tion had logged along easily. but in tho last
the game bit. the homo auint walked up
and fairly smothered the visitors under an
avalanche OF baskets.
Ferderoer and McDousali were the stars
for the Aggies, while the work OF Jamerson
and Ofrterdinger may be aaid to have stood
out for the association. The lineup:
Observation-Disclosures right fordward |;
Shaner. left forward: James, centre: Adams,
right guard: ofterdinser. LETT guard.
A. s M.-McDougall, right forward: sum
ner. left forward; Fesderbcr., centre: Van
Summary: Field gonls-Iamerson q6,.
Shaner. 90. James. Offterdinger 90. Nc
Dougail. Sumner t2). Fearderber (s). Van
Broklin tSl: Dowd. Goals from fouls-Sha-
ner (2). Substitutions-Scarry for Mason;
osborn for Scarry: Dowd for Osborn. Timo
OF halves; twenty minutes. Referee. Sa!assa.
Umpire. Mays Cloth OF Lynchburg). Fouls
committed-Lynchburs. 4: College. ..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-14
INDOOR TENNIS
FURN|SHESSPORT

New York. February BY far the most
attractive match In the national indoor ton
mis- championship at the Seventh Regiment
to-day was between Count Alexander Salm-
IIoograsten and DR.. Harold r. Misseii. the
Austrians.
The match went to three sets. and the vic
tory landed the mantle of tho count by
the score of 6-S. 6-3 6-& Tho win gave the
count place In the fourth round. and for
to- IN orrow's match no Is bracketcd with
Gustav f. Toachard, the present holder OF
the title
Count Otto. the brother of Count Alex.
met his downfall at the hands OF @. C.
Shafer, the runner-up TO Touchard In last
years tourney. With the score OF SIS. 81.
George Aranyi, the French player. by sheer
grit and determination. won his way into the
fourth round. His opponent in tho third
round was +. Hardcastle. but the French
mum got the verdict by tho tally OF 81. 6-3.
Prominent among those who reached the
fourth round was j. S. Cushman. who WAS
formerly an oarsman. He was opposed by Ii.
T: Guggenhcim, and won easily by the scoro
OF 60. 6-3.
Of the sixteen players to complete tho
third round there was Arthur s. Coggin, tho
popular Seventh Regiment player. who do
feated Lincoln Barker by the score OF s-3,
81 A NJ. Lovibond won from j. O. K.
Lawrence In a three-set russell. tho score be-
ing 20. G-t. 0-s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-14

been obtained. tho Federal leaders.
and the contractors have guaranteed
to have everything completed in time
for the opening OF the playing sea-
son In April.
In outlining progress made by tho
Federal League. MIR. Gilmore said the
circuit would consist of eight clubs.
chicago, st. Louis. Kansas City, In
dianapolis Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Buff
talo and Brooklyn. He claimed that
[os players had been procured. all but
ten OF whom had signed contracts for
one year or more. These are to be
distributed that the playing
strength of the teams will be equal
lied. Spring training quarters for
the players have been engaged at
the South. The leagues schedule
meeting will be held in Baltimore three
weeks hence The season will be-
gin April 10 or Is.
Several changes In the playing rules
or baseball were made to-day by tho
Joint committee of the major league
rules committees. Tho most Important
change was to forbid coacher from
stopping runner with his hands. or
oostructins him In any way The run
ner shall be declared out IL the coacher
tries to stop him by any physical
means.
Another change In the rules govern
iHS SoaCHinB, permits the cOaCher YER
Daily to encourage the batsman as well
as the baserunner. When thrown
pail hits the umpire. the batsman shall
be allowed to run as far as he can. In.
the event player stops a thrown ball
with any portion OF his uniform, or by
throwing a glove, the baserunner shall
take two bases.
When ball hits an umpire. after it
goes away from fielder. the baserun-
ner Is entitled to as many bases as no
can get.
The pitching rules were amended 40,
that the pitcher is permitted to stand
on the twirling slab
The National League agreed to take
the American Leagues Interpretation
OF the infield fly rule. A baserunner
hereafter will not be permitted to run
on an infield fly. The American League
agreed TO take the National Leagues
Interpretation of the balk rule, calling
for balk on the pitcher dropping the
ball
Nothing WAS done In the way OF
eliminating the Intentional pass Scors
Ing rules. as advised by the Baseball
Writer'S Association. were adopted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-14
JOHN MARSHALL WINS
MEET IN EASY STYLE
PubcSchool LadsS Show Heels to Rivals Craig Tear
Tendon and Will Be Out for Some Time.
Strauss Proves Real Savior.

with the s50-yard run tucked safely
under his toys. joe was a dark horse
last night, and his work came as a
great surprise TO everybody, including
his own teammates. Spencer. of the
Academy. evidently thought that West
was merely being used az q PAGER
and so did not go out after him until
II was too late.
II must be said In Spencers defense
that when he did begin to sprint he
certainly made things lively for a
while. 1t was simply case of un-
discriminating an opponent John
Paul Turner. the ruling favorite at
John Marshall, was unable to get Into
the fun on account of poor health.
Turner got out of his bed to attend
the meet. and pleaded with Coach
Jones TO allow him to run in the half
mile, but the latter was obdurate and
would not give bis consent. go that
Turner had 10 watch the race from
the side-lines.
big Boy" Atkinson beat his own
record In the shot-put, when he tossed
the iron for the distance OF forty-five
feet one inch. Atkinson also landed
Il Place In the high jump. and his work
generally was OF high class. Atkin-
son Is probably the heaviest lad that
and his performance in this event Ia
really remarkable considering his
weight
McGufre's captured the pole-vauIt
through the clever work of Baldwin.
the former Marshallite star. He clear
ed the bar at eight feet ten inches, with
Johnson. OF John Marshall. n close sec
ond- This event and the midget relay
concluded the sum total of the red
and black conquests. Benedictine Sc
cured only one first place, the real
fight being between High School and
Academy. Blackstone Academy won
their relay with the Chester Aggies
and Barton Heights with little trouble.
Fifty-yard dash--won by Strauss u.
VI. II. 81; second, f. Roden r. Al:
third, Peple e.. N. Fl. 81 Time. 54-5
seconds.
60-yard hurdles-Won by Wood CT.
NJ. H. So; second, E. Roden Or. A.:
third. l. owens q. NJ. II. 50 Time,
40 seconds.
3oo-yard dash-Won by E. Roden
Or. Al; second, Pitt (R. A.; third,
Strauss 81. 81, II. So Time, SO seconds.
ssO-yard run-Won by West tBene-
dictine>: second. Spencer Or. Al; third.
d. Roden OR. Al Time. 2:25.
Running high jump-Johnson q. NJ.
II. So, won; Peple e. NJ II. 81, second
Atkinson tJ. NJ. II. 81. third. Height,
feet.
Pole vault-Baidwin (hfo9.), won;
Johnson Il. III. ID. So, second; Peple,
81. NJ. H. So. third. Height, 8 feet 10
inches.
Shot-put-Atkinson g. NJ. H. 81,
won; Rothert q. NJ. II. 81, second; e.
w. Miller tR Al third. Distance,
40 feet j inch.
Championship relay. won by Acad-
envy Pitt, Shackleford. Spencer, e.
Roden). High School, second. Time,
2:12.
Relay-Barton Heights. Chester High
School. Blackstone Academy, won by
Blackstone Academy Davis, Cheney,
Barrett, Robertson).
Midget relay. won by MoGuires
(Marye. Horsley. Haden, Purcell).
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-14
PELL IS WINNER
OVER MCCORMICK

Tuxedo Park. n. Y. February IS
Championship at Tuxedo Park to-day,
Clarence c. Pell of Tuxedo, defeated
II. F. Mccormick. of Chicago, three
games to one. and C. c. Osborne, of Chi
cago. defeated q. Maurice Hecksche r
OF New York, three to two.
The Osborne Heckscher match was a
fight all the way. Tho first set was
won quite easily by the westerner, nj
l-be. but tive second was evenly con-
tested. going TO 13-all when best OF
fiVe was called. Osborne taking fve
aces cath his last hand into Heck
scher's two. The third game we.n
scher could get commanding lead
winning out with narrow margin OF
Is to y.
With the score 2 TO against the
New Yorker Mt the beginning of the
fourth game. Osborne had things all
his own way, winning out Is to s. The
final game was one-sided UP to the
fifth hand, Osborne having thirteen
aces to Heckscher's five. In the next
two hands Heckscher got five more.
making the score 10 to 13, but Osborne
easily acquired the two necessary aces
BY his effective service winning out
at Is to 10. The score:
Seminal round. C. C. Pell, New yolf.
defeated II +. Mccormick. Chicag o,
1914, lT-1s. l6-1, l5-ll.
c. G.. Osborne. Chicago. defeated ..
NJ Heckscher, New York, 1916. 1916,
1915, 5-lo. lb-l0.
Tomorrow afternoon Pell will meet
Osborne in the finals.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-14
LEAGUE GETS
GROUNDS IN BROOKE YIN
Home of Charlie Ebbetts Invaded by New Organiza-
tion-Plans for Season Now Complete Changes
in Rules Made bY Majors

New York, February 23.-Apologiz-
Ing for his persistent denials during
the week OF the intention of the Fed
eral League to place n club In Greater
New York, President James a. Gilmore
tonight announced the now organiza-
tion had invaded Brooklyn, and by the
middle of April would have a club es-
tablished there. with playing grounds
ON the site of the Brooklyn Clubs old
quarters ut Washington Park.
Financial hackers OF the new club
1t was announced, are the brothers r
u. and George S. Ward, wealthy and
prominent business men In Greater New
York. and the secretary and business
manager Is John Montgomery Ward,
a lawyer of this city who for many
years was leading player and mana
ger and later part owner of the Bos
ton National League Club. He is not
a relative OF the Brothers Ward
ten-year lease Of the grounds has
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-14
MURPHY WILL SUE
/ AMERICAN Lacquer
Mighty Ban Accused of SANDER
and Conspiracy by Chi
cago Owner.

Chicago. I'LL. February l3.-Charles w.
Murphy. president OF the Chicago National
Now York. announced tina. his attorney had
been directed to bring suit tomorrow
against Ban johnson, charging the Ameri-
can Aeague president with SANDER end con-
him from baseball. Murphy said. He would
not say what the basis for the Islander
charges were. .se
Murphy also said tho Chicago club was
not for sale.
James a. Pugh, a wealthy Chicasoan. to-
day confirmed the report that several sports
men and business mon here had asked Muir
ply for his terms for his share OF Cub
stock. Charles ~. McCulloch. one of those
included in, the offer said their plan was to
make Chicago baseball men u happy family.
III we succeed In purchasing Murphys
interest in the Cubs. the first thing We Will
trylto do will be to get Frank Chance backp
no said. I'VE are prepared to give him the
biggest offer In baseball history to get blm
away from New York" SIG 81
They can't drive me out of BASEBALL
said Murphy. an spend 900 to punish
those who haVc been rlandering me ana
Ill stllI have tho Chicago club. 8 s. !.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-14
.COMISKEY SAID TO
Be MUCH WORSE:

Romo. February ls.--The condition of
Charles Co,n!skey was less encouraging to-
day. He has been greatly weakened by his
iour-day fast, his stomach being apparent
ly unable to retain any food. Dr., Bastinelli
to-day prescribed condensed goats milk and
announced that IL would be impossible for
the patient to start for Paris tomorrow.
as he had planned. long rest the ply
sician gays. is imperative.
After the departure OF the two teams this
evening for Nice. Mr.. Comiskey appeared
to be greatly .,, depressed and restless He
his intention OF leaving for Pnri. in tho
morning. Aside from the weakness and ner-
vousness his general condition remains sta
ionary.
The members of tho two teams seemed
greatly disheartened by the adverse weather
conditions. Jimmy Callahan said all hands
were keenly disappointed at being unable to
get game here. THE chance of seeing real
the tn, whole population OF Rome" he said.
The trip, you know, wis not. undertaken
for money making purposes. Tho only In
tention was to introduce the American ma
tional gamo into every country giving prac-
teal illustration how tho game is under
stood and played in America. Tho men ex-
pect better luck In France, They have mado
large number of friends during their stay
In Rome.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-14
Individual Point Winners

John Marshall won the invitation
NEE, held Mt tho Blues Armory las,
night with n handy margin OF 10 points
There was n large crowd In attendance
despite the disagreablc weather, and
the excitement was at all times IN
tense. The high school lads made
things hum after they found out that
there was no way for them 70 lose
the cup
Little, Eddie" Rodcn, OF the Acade-
my. was high man last night. when
ne rolled up total of IL points for
his team. Johnson. OF John Marshall
was next highest, and gave Roden n
herd run for the frst honors. John
son piled up points for the public
school
John Marshall started out with jinx
on Its heels. but finally succeeded in
giving the obnoxious visitor tho slip.
and came out on top as predicted.
Captain Craig. the speedy Marshallite
dash man. won his trial heat In the
fifty w!:h case. 81. --:: hurt trying to
keep himself from running into the
wall doctor was Immediately sum-
moned. and said that Craig had torn a
tendon in his ankle, and would he un-
able to run IN the meet. When this
announcement was made deep
gloomy look decorated the faces of the
public school followers; but skinny
Wood INN edintely dlspelled this feel
ing, when he won the hurdle race from
Roden. who had been touted as n sure
winner In this event.
Strauss. however, proved the real
savior OF the white and blue when he
rushed in and took the ffty-yard dash
from the speedy Academy leader. Incl
dentally. Strauss gave one OF the clev-
crest exhibitions of running over wit
messed on the armory floor, when, after
taking bad spill on the flrst turn of
the 30o-yard dash, he jumped UP and
continued running, nosug out third
place Mt the tape. With 81 straight
track Strauss would undoubtedly have
given Roden a tough race even after
he took the spill. 4
When Strauss picked himself up az
ter the fall. Il. Roden. in front or the
pack. had at least twenty-yard lead
on the piucky John Marshall runner.
but the latter never stopped digging.
md at the finish was only bare five
yards behind tho winner. For an .ex-
ample OF simon-pure grit and nerve.
Strauss's performance last night will
hold the record for some time to come.
The big surprise OF the evening came
when West, OF the Cadets walked home