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The Washington times., 1914-02-26

The all-star Baltimore team which
was also showed under by the National
Capital rollers Wednesday night. may
accompany the Philadeiphians here to-
night, but no definite word to this ef-
rect could be given the Wsshingtonians
when they left the Monumental City
after their victorious stay of four hours.
The Atlantic City Spec'al are visit
ing many OF the largest cities where eN-
A!bitions are being put on as means
of attracting entries for the big At
laLtic City affair which starts on April
s. Knox is also TO roll at the Colon al
alleys, on the boardwalk in April, and
his reputation as the only man TO bring
home a perfect score from the Toledo
tournament last March has done much
20 attract the Southern and Eastern
cities to the y. 3. a event soon to
start
Washington's team, which visited
Baltimore. where three teams, the Bal
uHlore All-Stars. the Atlantic City
tournament officers. and the AT t'antic
City Specials were taken on, brought
home all of the honors which were Won
by substantial scores in all three games
dllC IN tOIdi pms. NnaT-
,ey Miller. Thomas, Fritz, and James
Field. captain, were the five men who
disported themselves so creditabIy down
the Diamond alleys in Baltimore and
their superior exhibition is the one big
inducement which brought the famous
Atlantic City Specials to agree to come
10 Washington tonight.
In their opening game the local outfit
had an advantage of thirteen pins on
their nearest competitors, the Tourna-
nent Officers Baltimore and the At
lantic City Specials were left far be-
hind in this round. In the second string,
Captain Fields outfit sent its score
soaring over the 900 mark, while the
Tournament Officers rolled but S7i and
the other two stayed within the 40
mark
Nine hundred and siXty-one is the to-
lal achieved by the Washing onians in
the third and final game, while neither
OF the other three squads went above
The so mark. In tota pins Washington
walked off the alleys with an ADVANTAGE
II 5G2 pins ahead OF Baltimore. 379 pins
yecter than the Atlantic City Specials,
and "a pins more than the number reg
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
Blue and White Quint Expects
to Give Business Its First
Defeat of Year.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Cathedral is preparing a big surprise
TO offer the fellow rs of the int"rScn0l-
astic championship basketball games.
The Blue and White I'VE is meeting
business tomorrow al the Y. NJ {. A
gym and has gone about It's work in
the quict~st possible way, be ieviEg that
it can hand the Stcnofraphers their
fist setback 81 the season.
With baseball so close on the ca'cnd0r
it is difficult to work up Il great amount
of enthus asm in the waning games of
basketball. but the Eusin">s-Ch Chthedri!
battle is calculated I" thrill the most
Iadcd fol over of the sport
In the last three Games cathedral has
won hands down. II. addition TO wlicn
tnc full strength Of the tenn has not
been. used. Coach Green VIII present a
rair Of forwards IN Brewer and Cuburn,
which will make Harris and Bo"rnstein,
the Business guards, keep on the Job
all the while.
Holmes. of Cathedral and Joe Wise, Of
business, both Stcndins over S-N Icet
two inches. are likely to furnish plenty
OF exceptionI jumping Tor the advan-
tage. Ne thee of these lads has been
out Jumped this season.
ireland and Crawford will prosab.y
be found in the guards positions for
Cathedral, whi'" either Ray or Buck
Wise and Culligan will shoot baskets
at the forwards positions for Busincss.
4 win for Cathedral win nut business
in position where the Army and Navy
Prep team cam Ii" up in the series by
q win over Western. Business has
made the best bid for the It'll" This year
since the inception of the idea Of start
ne the league AMI naturally wants to
come through with the championship.
The game is to start at 3 O'Clock and
no admission is charged.
Handiboe and Hughes will probably
get the call To umpire the high school
series this season. although no selection
has been made from the list of sandlot
umpires. There are any number of good
umpires in the city who will want the
job handling the ten games.
Upon it's showing in the Georgetown
track games will depend trip to the
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
Bowling Schedule
for Tonight
District-Toledos VS.. Goodfellows.

District-Toledos VS.. Goodfellows.
Terminal Y. NJ. c. A.-Southern vs.
Auditors.
Patent Attorneys-0wen VS.. Bangs.
Observation-Disclosures vs.. Arcad!ans.
CUmmercial-Hahn VS.. BerberiCh.
Postoffice Departmental-Posta Saw
inGs VS.. Finance.
Southern Clerks-Freight VS.. Mechani-
cal: Auditors VS.. Managers.
National Capital-Y. NJ. Z. a. VS..
Brunswicks.
Notwithstanding Abattolr vs..
Gannons
Departmental Duckpin-G. P. o. VS..
Pension.
Marine Corps-Canacao vs.. Subig.
Southwestern-Southla ys. Parker,
Bridget: Grands VS.. Linworths.
Patent EXaminers-Engineers vs..
WoCdworkers.
Georgetown Commercial-Freeman vs.
Clarendon: Arlington VS.. B. & ..
Mt. Pleasant-kenyonS VS.. Harvards.
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Pilgrims.
Mercanule-Pepco VS.. District Rank.
Reclamation-Accoun VS.. Technol-
Ogy.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
PAT RYAN MAKES UP
WITH HIS OLD CLUB
Weight Throwing Champion
Patches Up Differences With
Irish-American A. c.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2f.-Paddy Ryan
has thought it over. The giant hammer
tlrOwer and all-arcund eight HEAVIER
has cooled down and patchcd uu lis
differences with the Irtsh-Americo9 i.
g He will return TO competition in the
winged Fist next Monday night, in
the national indoor chanD!onslips In
Madison Square Garden. Ryan was en-
terea yesterday afternoon for the
twenty-fouT-I -Iound shotput and the
ifty-siX-Dound weight,Lrowime event.
Ryan recently broke the worlds rec
ord fo- throwing tle twenty eight
pound weight with follow, and expects
10 create moro worlds records when he
meets, among others in these events.
Patrick Mcdonald, the Olympic cham
plon sIotputter. and Matt McGrath
champion hammer throTcr.
Harvard University VIII be repre-
sented by T.. 4. Tcschner. ". Rollins.
a. Biddle, r. Il. B1ackman, H. D. Nc
CluTe. A J. de GOZzeldi. J. c. Rock
j. II. Copper. T. O. Freeman. A. d.
Chandler, J. B. Camp, II. 4. Hardwicl,
l.. Brickley The four last named ath-
Ietes were members OF the Crimson
cf amp!onship football team last ve;,r.
j. b. Camp tied with Eddie Beeson in
tnc lnteTcolleslate running nigh Jump
championship last year, clearing the bar
at feet is-inCh.
The Boston A. :. team is made I'D OF
the following men: Two les. X. At
water, r. i. Green, and Oscar He'd
luz d: 100 yards. p. L. McGrath, J. NJ.
Burke: 600 yards, T. J. Halpin. S. ID.
Rose; hurdles. w. II. Meanix: high
Jump, Harry Barwise; go yards. Fred
Burns
Ten men have been entered from the
Institute of Tech nOlogy,
and among them are the five men who
made up the team which won third
I lace in the Intercollegiate cross coun-
try championship race at Van Cort-
le ndt Park last fall.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
CATHEDRAL PREPARING
SURPRISE, FOR STENOGS

, Penn relay games in April is the way
. they put il in talking Of the Central
Gii@n school relay team. The Blue and
White llyers are considered every bit as
fast a. that rccOrd-Drcakiug quartet oi
several years ago.
Jack Adams and Palmer Stcarns are
entering the GOO-yard novice race for
Western In the Georgetown games
, Adams brother won the event several
years ago and the younSster figures that
he will go the Naval Academy man one
better. "Ranny" Adams has been star
| .r,.' at forward for the Navy this win
ter on the un1eatCn team and has
, - at 500. .nG ,COrd as good as any Tor
ward in college this season
There ista feeling at Army and Navy
Prep that the basketball team will cu;nc
through with i TIE in the event tina,
business is dOwn"d. TIL" StCnOgranher
have beaten the Connecticut avCnu. lads
before this season but MOomau. KIM
bcrIy. Fell. Gcddes and G"rhardt feel
that they can get in ahead OF the
Orange and Blue OF another trial.
Paul White, who Will handle Business
in baseball this season l. expecting lN
round out an eX"etio.- ally fast nine. I'd
Kelly is al that could he desired Ill the
pitching line and as IIilIcary has been
uncovered for the catching job thcr" Is
every indication that the three other
positions made vacant by IN" boys grad
uating last June can be nllcd with case.
-
The faculty athletic advisers have no
idea where the ChamptunShip base II
games will be n'aycd this Year, and are
again at the mercy of one of the local
colleges. Plans are under way 10 get
an inclosed ground, il is understood ana
Edgar : Martin. Of the Washington
Playground Association. may be READY
18th an announcement in the near 1u-
ture.
Donald Einhall. manager "l the
Western track team, says h" has tWen-
tv entries for the Georgetown meet.
Many other boys will enter unattached,
as their scholastic standing Will not
admit OF their representing the SCHOOL.
Six CO. men for the Central team Is
a fine starter for baseball. a capable
battery in Cox and Fleming ana an m
field with one exception, lhlac' from
asst year. will give the Blue ana W h'tc
4 good handicap over the othcr SCHOOLS
Austin Howard, the Ten coach. ;ld-
mits his trouble will bc pitchers TINS
year Tech is well fortified except IN
the box. but from the number OF ciihhl
dates hurling the pill about tl'F" -
hope that one or two CaFapIe GUAlie!I
vii! DC developed.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
Atlantic City Specials Roll in Capital Tou9h-Chapo Knox
THREE.BALL EVENT
BOOKED At PALACE
Commercial League Has Sched-
uIe of Novel Games For
Banquet Fund.

Indications are that the three-ball
tournament to be staged at the Palace
Alleys next Tuesday night under the
direction Of the Commercial Duckpia
League will be one Of the most 6istinc.
tive successes of the last half of the sea-
son I'm Washington. This competition
has been scheduled with an idea of pro.
noting an enjoyable evening for the
pin knights and ultimately to secure
funds with which to stage a monster
banquet for the members Of the Com
mercial League at the end of tho sea.
son.
Thronss Of pin topplers are expected
to be seen in action In this event be-
tween the hours o. o'clock and mid.
night next Tuesday. Many Of those who
who have games scheduled in the
leagues to which they belong will ar.
range to roll their games after the hous
OF Ii o'clock, and to accommodate these
rollers the tournament will continue un-
I'll midnight.
This form Of competition was orfginat-
ed last fall at the Palace, and the pro.
cedure Is perhaps familiar to all the
bowlers. A regulation tenpin frame =
set. as II to roll the big pin game. Three
balls are shot By each man. the pins
oeing spotted after each ball. the total
for three balls counting. Strikes ara
not counted, thirty being the greatest
possible score. The regulation duckpin
ball Is used, and a man has the privilege
OF shooting as often as he chooses. For
every three balls fee of % cents is
charged, and the prizes will be of such
nature as to make the event very
attractive to the boSlers about town.
The proceeds over the prizes donated
Is to be applied to the banquet n:nd.
This latter affair an established COM
mercial League event. Is planned to be
the banner one OF the body, and in addi.
ton to the distribution of prizes and
other "season-end" features many novel
and interesting banquet stunts win be
introduced.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
WHO'S WHO ON ALLEYS
G. Fl. VAN KIRK.

Gentlemen be seated Boom We introducing for
ah G. H. Van Kirk recently elected
the Mt Pleasant Ducpm League known the a
Washngon bowling colony. the Cabs"
recognize abilities of Van
the affairs of the league and only this week he
the the counsels the circuit which formerly held by
who has migrated the Patent Examiners League
the real husters local duckpn circles
his ideas the the league which has
indeed When the of
social club with headquarters Mt Pleasant
added the bowling
league Harmony has been the
League its organization and with this
build and beneficial
handful of ambitious duckpn rollers.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
KNOXLEADING TENPIN
TEAMS WHICH ROLL IN
CAPITAL CITY TONIGHT
Westinghouse Win in Games and BY Toa Pins From Aan-
tic City and Baltimore RoIers-Krauss, Miller, Thomas,
Fritz, and Field Uphold City's Bowling Name.
BY KIRK c. MILLER.

Baltimore
anc City npn By the Washington quintet when the latter
those Diamond Baltimore,
Wednesday night that the Atlantic City Specials have agreed
Washington tonight again picked which pockd ali of
the aurels in the first meeting.
With the visiting pnner will William Knox, of Philadelphia
this Washington fans will be afforded the
privilege of seeing him roll the Palace Alleys beginning o'clock
night Besides will Messr Cannon, Flood Hedman, and
hail from the Quaker City, and who travelling
furthering Bowling Association
to be in
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
KRAUSS' RECORD IS
LISTED WITH BEST
Thirteen Marks Established in
Independent Games Are
Enumerated.

Among a bakers dozen bowling rec
e-ds which have stood for many years
ani which are recounted below for the
henetIt Of Washington's alley fans is
lat mark which was established by
FAIRY Krauss, in January OF 1868, at
tl- palace 81 eys. The following marks
AuRy UP. some Of them as far back as
sg5 were all mace in independent
games They are distinguished from
-ecords contributed in tournaments,
Dut are counted as the best in their re-
spective classes and as having been
bowled under regulation conditions ac-
Ceptable by the best bowling assocla-
tons of the country.
Individual. three games, si5-Harry u.
Reed, Omaha. Neb-. February Is; l9J@
Majors rolled I.207: single game D. s.;
three games: single game: the RegaiS'
81. Louis, Mo. December Il, 1909. :S5.
Al New York, February l2 1907. harry
C'uhn averaged 235 sig il tournament
- Newark, y. J.. April 2. 1907. Lee
p. Johns averaged 2i0 in eight games
gainst Otto He!ttas in Greater Ne"
York tourney. 49,
At Milwaukee, September g, ~,
Larry Cohn and TimUy Smith OF NJ"
urk rolled 3eSS In seven games, in I"ni-
,a-tiuun. Cohn averaged I'd ana Sh'llh
- ST. Louis, Mo- February I. 1892 the
NOenig- X kaisers five defeated the tiyoe
Farks, scoring @.354 pins for three
Games. They rolled single game ot
. ~.
1t Milwaukee. Wis. april II. ISL;
Blink ToEs fiye-n-n team rolled ','tI
.'i three games. Sanction tournament.
: worlds record. scoring 9sl l,r2, l.0lS.
At Fort Wayne, Ind, Dec -, lSI,
George 5. Jarrett averaged 2SG 30 in
hve-game match against Ora Tonkel.
January Z. 1913. Jarrett averaged 2@e l-i0
IN ten-gene match: December q. 1907,
rolled 80 score IN league game: Deccm-
her 28 1907. Jarrett and Fred ReYno.ds
averaged i7s for I'VE games against
Tonkel and Stirk.
At Washington, .. g, January 9, 1905,
Harry Krauss rolled lis games ia "a
hours. averaging lS5; high score, 2J5:
low score, lsei used 1871 balls; total
pins, 1900.
At Hartford, Conn, January Il. 1905.
frank Griffith and ]. +. Epson rolled
~ games without a stop III thirteen
hours.
II milwaukee,, October 2s, 1903
7Fichitas Of Milwaukee Pony Tenpin
-eaSue, six-nan team, rolled 1901 for
ii St Louis October %. 1908. the
SrhEeidt team of five men of ST. Louis
T'enpin League rolled 1896 in three
lanes. High game, J,1S3.
At Baltimore, Nd, May 70, 1911, Vic
tcria, fve-lnan team, rolled 9l, games
IN n hours, scoring 2.1G8, defeating the
sawyer-smith aVe-man team. wko
scored 22.46.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
DUCKPiNS.
Wants Another Match.

Andy Cortez. the sturdy little New
York lightweight, is after another battle
with Tommy Lowe, who defeated him at
Ardmore a few weeks ago Cortez thinks
that he has a chance to win in another
bout. as he has been travelling over the
long route ever since he appeared here
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
BrOOk!anders Lose to
SWarthmore, % to 20

FoI the first time IN two years, Catho-
lie Unireraity's speedy basketball team
dropped game at home, losing to
Swarthmore last night by a score of %
TO %. The Brooklanders were sadly
crippled for contest with 50 powerful
team as the Pcnnsylvarians showed
themselves to be. but vigorous contest
was seen. McKIsSick. Swarthmore's
great quarterback. put up fine game
at left forward, caginS five baskets
from the floor.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
Joe Turner Vanquishes
Willis; Duchesne Wins

Joe Turner successfully defended his
middleweight wrestling title last night,
defeating Joe Willis Finnish champion.
in straight falls 1t took Turner an
hour and two minutes to gain the t1rst
fall. but the second came in two min.
utes. Tom Duchesne, the Fan River
welter. defeated Ernest Pineau, Pacific,
coast champion. DucAesne got the first
fall In thirty minutes Pineau got the
second In forty-five seconds, but losr
the third in eight minutes.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
Johnny Kilbane Will
Battle Johnny Dundee

NEW YORK, Feb. as.-Johnny Duu-
dee will meet, Johnny Kilbane. the
worlds featherweight champion for six
rounds at Philadelphia on March Is ac-
cordins to announcement of Dundee's
manager here today. This will be the
third meeting of the little fellows.
Dundee wi receive 20 per cent Of the
gross receipts. -Kiibane. IL is under.
stood. will work on a guarantee.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
t Officers

1t remained for Norton. of the North
east Duckpin League. member Of the
Wavery Athletic Club outfit, TO regis
ter the highest individual score for the
District of Columbia Wednesday night.
Ii mark in his first game against the
Raccar Club totaled Les and approach
Cd the records made this season bJr
Rishoff and Crooke. Waverly Athletic
Club pocleted all three games from the
Raccar quint, al nf the victories conf
ing by wide margins.
Casinos and Capital Hills were pitted
n the Nationa- Capital League. the lat
ter taking two out Of three. Both of
these fives are second-div:s on teams
and the big race in that circuit vas not
affected by the result of the set. B ick .
score of 130 represents the highest marks
made during the evening.
over at the Young Mems Christian
association Alleys two matches in
ducks were Seen. In the Y. NJ G \
League. Niagars took a pair from
Massachusetts, and the Dormitory C T.
cult, Scotch hal the advantage by win
ming two games outr ght and tieinS
Irish for the third when each contrib
Another tied game was seen at the
Union Station in the Terminal Railroad
J. ". c. A. League. Freight took the
second game was cas- ly the Trainnens -
while each team rolled f66 in the third;
the rol.-ofr going to Freight.
The Jeds experienced another setback
in their fast fight at the head Of the
District Duckpin League, when they
dropped three in a row to the Resolutes,
a fourth place team. Jeds are. how
ever, still ahead in the circuit. with a
percentage of .7ss. against 80 main
tanned by the Royals
Washington Railway and Electric
Company used Old Dutch Cleanser on
the Young Men Shop Guint when a
trio OF games were pOCketed Dy easy
scores, except in the second game IN
this round, but one pin senarated the
teams, Y. VI. :. having a score Cf III
against 4i2 held by tie railway com
pany.
SherwOods furthered their cause in
the race now under way IN the Arcade
League when they took three in a row
from the Bankers. Stanford aad high
game, 12s. while Johnny E.iker rolled
high set 3i6.
GreGSs strengthened their three and
one-half game lead in the Dr!llery
League waen they pOcketed Ill of the
honors from the Teachers. Caanon's
single game of 80 was the high indi-
Yidual mark.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26

Another tied game was seen at the
Union Station in the Terminal Railroad
y. ". c. A. League. Freight took the
first from Trainmen by 40 TO i12. The
second game was cas- ly the Trainmens, $,
while each team rolled f6f in the third;
the rol.-off gong to Freight.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26

Upon it's showing in the Georgetown
track games will depend q trip to the
The Washington times., 1914-02-26

SherwOOds furthered their cause in
the race now under way IN the Arcade
League when they took three in row
from the Bankers. Stanford Iad high
game. l2S. while Johnny Eiker rolled
high set 246
The Washington times., 1914-02-26

, Penn relay games in April is the way
| they put it in talking of the Central
Iiign school relay team. The Blue and
White flyers are considered every bit as
fast a. that rcc0rd-Drcakiug quartet of
several years ago.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26

Austin Howard, the Ten coach. ad-
mits his trouble will bc pitchers TINS
year Tech is well fortified except IN
the box. but from the number Of cnndi-
dates hurlinc, the Dill about there i
hone that ono OF two CapubIe boAmcH
vii! Lc developed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-05

The Tampa Tribune knows how
to say it mighty neatly when it
wants to, as witness the following:
1--WE are watching closely for the
first number of the Dade City Ban
ner under the management Of young
Hetherington If the young man
takes after his father or has alb
sorbed any of the talent of the
charming little writer who is CO.
editor with her husband of the
Lakeland Telegram, the Banner will
be a scintillating sheet from the
start"
The two Jacksonville dailies are
now in the early stages Of war over
their respective calculations. 1t
comes just at the right time to give
the readers of those papers ,rlief
from the tension of that other war :.
But, please stick to black ink, as
we'll as the truth and keep out the
bloody headlines.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-05
Nearly $4,000 Car
loads Fruits and Veg
etables Shipped
From Florida

Florida has been making a rec
ord for her crops during the season |
just passed. OF this there is no dis
puter. The State has nothing OF |
which to be ashamed in the progress
made within its borders during the
last half dozen years, for within
that period have there been more
developments we'll begun, pushed
along, and completed to such an ex-
tent as to prove the righteous inten-
ton of the promoters, than can be
published of any other State in the
Union.
And, in the meantime, there has
been opened up a vast territory OF
land which has been set out in cit
rus orchards which are now about
to come into fruition for the seasons
that will follow. And the fine vege-
table lands of great area are being
slowly put into condition where the
promoters will realize we'll from the
investments.
The season just closed has been
spoken of as one not up to the aver
age, and there have been various
comments in northern papers upon
the matter. There have been no
authentic figures given in any pa
pers-for the reason that the rail
ways did not care to make too public
the total amount of "oCt ship
ments. There has been compiled
by an official who is in a position
to know whereof he speaks table
to show what has been carried out
of the State. OF course it is I'M
possible to determine by any means
the amount of products which have
been consumed within the State
nor could such amounts be even ap
proximately guessed at; for ever!
community, as is also every family
great consumer of the home grow
fruits and vegetables.
In the table which is here givel
there are four columns of figures
all expressing carloads. Column
No. shows the number of carload
of each product which were shipped
to points on the Ohio and Mississip
:, pi rivers and beyond; No. 2 give
the number of carloads which wen
to points in the North, east Of tina
>, line; No. gives the number o
cars shipped to the Southern States
:. and column No. gives total mum
- Der of carloads handled going out O