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"HOt Lands"

The ucrras calientes thot
lands. of Mexico include the
two coastal zones, the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec. the states OF
'Tabasco. Campeche and part of
'Chiapas, the peninsula of Yucca
tan and a part of eastern OAK
'aca. The mean temperature
ranges from 7Jo to S2o F., sell
dom falling below co. but
often rising to 1862 and in
1.-The sultry districts Of Vera
Cruz, Guaymas and Acapulco
Ito and even above 11O'.
THE rainfall is heavy in the
south, except Yucatan, but
"diminishes gradually toward the
north. until on the Pacific and
Gulf of California coasts it al
most disappears. These lowland
districts are dcnsely forested in
the south, except Yucatan, and
Large areas are covered with
streams, swamps and lagoons,
the abode Of noXious insects,
presidential fevers and dysentery.
ION both coasts yellow fever cpl
denies appear at frequent inter-
walls.
The great. fertility OF these
regions and the marvellous wealth
of their forests are irresistible
attractions to industrial and COM
''mercial enterprise, but their I'M
'healthiness restricts develop
''ment and is u bar to any salts
factory increase in population.
The heavy rainfall on the gulf
coast, however, which reaches a
maximum Of 90 to 100 in. in the
"Huatusco district of Vera Cruz,
causes the flooding Of large areas
'of lowlands, and will make i'm
''provement very difficult.
From the Encyclopaedia Britannica
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-27
Surface

,From the Encyclopedias Britannica
An immense elevated plateau.
with a chain OF mountains on its
eastern and western margins, occu-
pies the greater part OF the coun-
try.
The "ticrras calientes. or hot
lands, are low plains lying along
the coast on both sides of Mexico.
This lowland region is in general
thirty to forty miles in width and
very unhealthy. ..-...#..
The great Plateau of Mexico is
lcrv largely of volcanic origin.
The general elevation of the
highest part Of the plateau IS
about 5000 feet. in the states of
Mexico and Pucbla.
The highest mountain peaks are
the gigantic. snoW-ciad, cAt,ncs
volcanoes. Popocatcpetl 'Smok'ns
Mountain, and JAtaccihuatl CIV mite
Wom,nn. 11.sSS and 11.%E: feet
high. respectively. These peaks
are abo1t twenty miles southeast
Of Mexico City.
In the nciShborhood OF Mexico
city the country is highly vol
canic, and has a large number OF
extinct volcanoes and at least
three that are active or semi
active.
Earthquakes are numerous
throughout the republic. especial
" OH the western coast. Slight
shocks or "temblores' are almost
of daily occurrence.
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Manufactures

From the Lii ..clvpucdia britahnica)
Although usually described as
non-manufactur.nS country,
Mexico meets d grea. par. of its
home demand for manufactured
goods, where the raw material can
be produced in the country.
Brown, or muscoyado sugar
called Pamela" by the nativcs).
is still made by primitive methods
all over the country. This product
is largely consumed in the rural
districts.
An important branch OF the tex
tile industry is the manufacture of
"zarapes' tcalled '.ponchos" in
other parts OF Spanish .Amcrica). q
blanket Slit in the center for the
head to pass through and worn
in place of coat by men of the
lower classes.
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Ants That
Destroy Trees
q rom the En- .clopacdia Br;tanni.a.l

&, ROM the Eli !clopaedia Br;tanni.a)
An interesting species is the
..leaf-cutting an, which Ey.s in
large underground colonies and
feeds upon fungus produced
by leas-cuttings stored in sub
"terranean passages to promote
fermentation. These ants will
strip tree in few hours, and
ARE very destructive to fruit
plantations. Some of the native
trees have developed ingenious
methods of defense, one of which
mics of another species TO drive
away the marauders.
Most destructive, also. are the
"tcrnlitcs, or white ants, whose
'favages arc to be seen in the
"crumbling woodwork and furni-
"ture of all habitations in the hot
zones. Some species build their
nests in trees-great globular
masses sometimes three feet in
diameter. supported on the larger
branches, and connected with the
ground by covered passages on
the outside Of the tree. These
insects are blind and avoid the
light. Bees find a highly con-
genial habitat in Mexico, and
some honey is exported Spiders
ARE also represented by q. large
number of genera and species.
the most dreaded being the veno-
"mous 'tarantula' and the savage
"'myxaIe'
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Insects

f'rom the Encyclopedias Britannica, ;.
The insect. fauna of Mexico
covers very wide range Of
genera and species which, like
the other forms OF animal life
is largely made up Of migratory
types. To the traveller, the most
conspicuous among the Mexican
insects. perhaps, are the butter
flies. beetles. ants and the my
''riads of mosquitoes. midges. fleas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-01
LOCAL SWIMMERS WIN
FROM BALTIMORE CLUBS
Score Al Points to 90 and 10 for
the Two Maryland
Entrants.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, January 31.-Wasil-
ington easily demonstrated its superiority
in the swimming tank by defeating the
Doyle Athletic Club and the Baltimore
Athletic Club in the latters pool here
tonight by Il points to Doyles % and
B. A. C.'s TO- The results:
First relay. 100 yards-Etrst, Doyle Athletic
Club; second. Washington Swimming Club; third,
Baltimore Athletic Club. Time, III Is.
SO-yard breast stroke-First Davis D. A C.;
second Rundge. Washington, third, Donohoe,
Washington. Time, 1.o4 :.
50-yard swini-First. Mitchell. D. A. c.: sec
ond. Rutherford, Washington; third, Petre,
D. A. C. Time, o q 3-5.
Second relay, 100 yards-First, Washington S.
c.: second. y. A: o. Time, l.32 20
Fancy diying-Ffrst, Ansley. Washington; sec
ond, Cottman. B. A. c.; third. Bennett, Wash
ington.
ington; second, Cooper, B. A. c.: third. Knight,
Washington. Time, 1-O6 25.
10O-yard swim-First, Ansley, Washington: Sec
ond. Baugher. B. A o.; third. Bammon, Wash
tngton. Time, LOS.
Plunge for distance-Tirst, Harlan, Washing
ton (60 feet In 2.o6 1-5); second, Brunner Wash
ington; third, Cottman, B. A. c.
2cOyard sw1nl-First, Petre, D. A. G.; second,
Ginsberg. D. A. c.; third, Carrick, Washington.
Time, sol.
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are but decidedly few real ball players
who have left the big leagues for the
Feds. Tinker. Knabe and Falkenberg ara
the best of the lot With few exceptions
all the others were about through in fasq
company. and several OF the players
named as big leaguers were turned over
to some minor league last fall Baltimore
has several players who were in the ma
jors last season. but were sent to Mon Il
treal before the season was over. yec]
they are classed with big league material
To those interested in base ball purely
from a sportsman's viewpoint the Fed
eral Leagues efforts do not appeal. for1
the very good reason that the newcomer.
IL it carries out all its promises. will not
have improved conditions.
What the new league is really after
seems to be recognition from organized
base ball At least. Lloyd Rickart, sec
rotary of the organization. is quoted sis
saying that the new league VIII keep on
fighting until It forces itself into the
charmed circle.
Charley Herzog gives promise OF max 4
ing a success of the Cincinnati Job. If
hard work will bring him winning
team he is sure to have it. Herzog has
already shown more speed and hustle
1ecessors, though the season has noe
vet begun. Ever since he signed to
manage the Reds he has been running
about the country satisfying his players
and incidentally picking UP youngsters
wherever he could find them. HerzoS
is proving himself a hustler and his CT :
forts may be rewarded. It is of COURSE
doubtful if he will have as formidable a.
team as Tinker left The absence OF
Tinker and Bescher from the lineup
has robbed the team Of IFS two best play
ers; of tnat there Is no doubt. lIerzog -
hardly in the same class with Tinker a q
a shortstop. and not ono Of the Red >
outfielders classes with Bescler. This -
sure TO prove handicap for lferzoS. buc
even in the face of this he seems to stand
a chance TO make good
That it is most likely a court pro-
ceeding will result from the jumping OF
Tinker is indicated by the fact thar
demand and sent him contract for
$500. which, OF course. Tinker has nou
signed. But this has undoubtedly been
done for the purpose of Strengthening
the case of the Brooklyn club against
Tinker playing with the Feds.
II is limited that the Tinker case VIII
be the first to go into court. Lesa
advice is to the effect that Ebbets can
enjoin Tinker from playing with the
Federal League. and If this proves true
there is a good chance for the OUTLAWS
to be disrupted before the season is verv
old. In no case. however. can legal ac-
ton be taken until there is evidence that
a contract has been broken, and that Is
not done until one of the players in
question has performed on the ball field
for one of the Federal League clubs.
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NEW CLUB ORGANIZES.
Wentworth A. c. Elects Kraft to
Manage Base Ball Team.

The Kenilworth Athletic Club has
organized for tho season. a new set
of officers having been elected at the
last meeting. Norman Kraft, well
known in amateur base ball circles,
was selected to manage the base ball
team, which will be represented in one
of the amateur leagues, possibly the
Central
Nearly thirty members now comprise
the association and 1t is the intention
of the officers to advance and en-
courage all kinds of athletics. A plot
for the base ball field. on which will be
played practice games. preparatory to
the opening OF the amateur base ball
season Negotiations are now pending
which Will ultimately give the club an
option on a clubhouse In the suburb.
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HOLDS A SMOKER.
Potomac Boat Club Entertains Sew
eral Guests-Grifith Speaks.

Members of the Potomac Boat Club
gave their midwinter smoker last evening
in the clubhouse near the Aqueduct
bridge. Like all other previous affairs
1t proved to be success and was largely
attended by the members and their
friends. Clark Griffith opened the even
ing with base ball talk and received
great applause. He told them that he
hopes to land on top in this coming cam.
paign, and this seemed to tickle the oar
pullers more than the other portion OF
the program. 4 song and recitation by
Arthur Pierce and several athletic bouts
concluded an enjoyable evenings enter
tdjnnent
The committee in charge was as fol-
lows: John L. Evans tcaptain). chair
man; William F. Powell. Lieut. Walter
H Thrall, Frank T. Chamberlin. John Il
VANDERBILT Samuel X. Brown. Edw. q
Mcdonald. John HAdlay Doyle and xsss
Roy Birch.
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BY JOHN h. GRUBER.

Thomas Mccarthy was regarded as one
of the most clever and scientific men in
base ball vet 1t took him a long time TO
secure d permanent position on a big
league team. He was born IN South
Boston. and began his professional career
in 1884 with the Boston team OF the III
fated Union Association. He played
forty-seven games in left field that year
In 1885 he was signed by the Boston
National League team, competing with
such old heroes as Joe HornunS. Billy
Purcell and Tom Poorman. Later in the
season Dickie Johnson entered the lists
and beat out Mccarthy for an outfield
position. In 1886 Mccarthy was with
the Providence team, then a member of
the Eastern League. The Providence
team disbanded. and Mccarthy finished
the season with the Brockton team of
the New England League. playing
seventy-six games and getting bat
ling average Of 1927.
His good work. especially with the bat,
larry Wright, and in 1887 Mac again
Eroke into the National League, this
time as a member of the Philadelphia
cub. But with George Wood, George
-indrews and Jim Fosarty on the team,
there was little chance offered him to
rain a lasting Job. Before the season
Lad been fairly ushered in, Mac was
Ct go and Joined the Oshkosh team of
tie Northwestern League. Oshkosh won
the championship that year. although
IL was only it's second year in profess
>ional base ball. 1t dishanded after the
season of 1881 There was then not
,nucf, base ball in Oshkosh until 1905.
when the town entered the reorganized
Wisconsin State League. which changed
It's name to the Observation-Disclosures
League in 1907. Oshkosh won the pen
rant in 1912 and repeated the feat last
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Pepco, Terminal R. R. Y. M. {. A., Co
lumbia and Engravers' Circuits
Have Quintson Even Terms
for Leadership.

The Atlantics lost one game in their
lead last week, the Waverly and -abat-
toir teams gaining on them to that eX-
tent AS matters stand now a very close
race is on hand and 1t is evident that a
close finish is in sight.
The Abattoir team made its jump last
week by taking three straight from the
Anacostia CUNT. 1t won from the latter
rather easily, purchasing it in every
game.
Despite the fact that the Atlantics
rolled one of the best games of the week
in their match against the Waverlys. the
latter got the set by two games out of
three 1t was this match which brought
down the leaders peg. The high game
secured by the Atlantics was the result
of some fine rolling on the part Of Crooke,
who toppled 153 pins in his game The
Waverlys won the other two games by
scores of 514 to At and $40 to 5o2
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year before been secured from the
Springfield club and was used as sub
st!tute outfeder Now he began career
that won for him a high place in the hall
of base ball fame.
Although Mccarthy never played
game after the season of 1896 his name
was carried on the reserve list OF the
Brooklyn club until 1902. Pitcher Joe
Corbett's name was on the list for nearly
the same length of time.
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Had Budding Stars.

The Oshkosh team of 1887 was COM
posed of couple of players who had
seen service in fast company and a
number of others who later secured
berths with National League and
American Association teams With Nc
earthly in the outfield were James w.
Burns In left and William Dummy
Hoy in center. Mccarthy playing in
,tght Hoy in 1888 Joined the Wash
inSton National League team and
Burns Joined the same team In 1891.
Washington then being a member of
crs of the Oshkosh team were Gus
<rock. who pitched for Chicago in
SIS and 1888; Tom Lovett. who pitched
for Brooklyn from 1889 to 1893 and
for Boston in 1894, and w B. Burdick,
with Indianapolis. of the National
were Tom Maggie. with Chicago in 1890
and 1891: Ed Gastfeld. with Detroit in
1884. and George A. Wilson, with
Brooklyn the same year. The infield
consisted of p. II. Mcconnell. with
Baltimore in 1886. at first base; Taylor
Shaffer at second. John Doran at third
and James Cooney, with Chicago In
non at short. Shannon went to Osh-
kosh from the disbanded Bridgeport
'eam of the Eastern League. and in
$40 was with tho Philadelphia and
New York Players League teams. For
oshkosh Mccarthy batted 3S9 in eighty
-.JneS, bases on halls in that year.
~. counting as base hits.
n 1855 McCarthy's name was connected
With the St Louis Whites of the West
ern Association. but he Joined the st.
Louis Browns Of the American Associa-
ton. for whom he played right field, a
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The Miscellaneous Shop seems to have
the edge on the other clubs SO far. It's
margin is such that it seems to have d
secure hold on first place for at least
some time to come.
Frame of the B. NJ. Shop got the best
set registered in the league during the
week. He rolled three good scores Fri
day night against the West Gun Car
riage Shop. He got games Of 49, $50
and liz for a set of 354 which is excep-
tionally good rolling for that class league
1t was mainly through the fine work
of Frame that his team was able to Sc
cure q victory over the West Gun Car
riage Shop by two out of three games.
DISTRICT LEAGUE.
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RIJQu No 1

Repetto, rolling second for the Bijou
club. got three high games for a set of
1894, while Johnson led the losing five
with mark of 1863. The highest team
mark secured was gotten by the Bijous
in their iast-6I7 They also rolled an
other game of more than 600 These
scores. while not as remarkable as the
something -over-two- thousands hung up
sometime ago show that they know how
to roll duckpins up in that section pro-
vided, of course. they roll under the same
rules and conditions which govern the
game here. 1t is held by many that the
section are not made under the genuine
duckpin regulations.
1t would be extremely Interesting to
see a picked team from this city meet a
quint from the section in and around
Boston, where duckpins is the main sport.
Take a team made up of HALEY. Rider.
Michaud. krauss and Baum, and put it
in match against a club from that sec
ton and there would be some fine roll
ing evidenced. 1t would be seen then
whether or not the scores made up there
were legitimate or not because the five
mentioned are able once in q while to hit
the pin they want, and they, by no means,
are all the good bowlers in the District.
Word comes from Richmond that the
list OF prizes for the tenpin tournament,
to be held in that city February Is. will
be exceptionally large. 1t Is said that
the awards Will De nuch greater imam
have ever before been known in a tour
ney in that section. The Washington.
Baltimore and Richmond pin topplers
will have much to work for and the gen
eral standard of the bowling is expected
to be high. The best men from this city
and Baltimore will be entered against
those Of Richmond.
Active arrangements are now being
made by local teams for participation in
the to11rDpv in Richmond a naeriufr
held the Palace alleys Friday night
the whole matter was gone over and got
ten in such shape that all left to do is to
send in the entry fees and entry blanks.
It is estimated that anywhere from
twelve to eighteen teams will go from
here to take part in the games. Five or
six teams each will represent the two
tenptn circuits. while there will be Or
ganized several tenpin quints from among
the duckpin bowlers for that occasion.
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FRA11E Is LEADING.
Has Highest Game Registered in
Washington Council League.

Fraile of the De Soto team is leading
the Washington Council OK. Of c.
League with a high game with score
of 131. The Champlain team is leading
the circuit with fifteen games won and
six lost The La Sale five is in sec
ond place. with marks of IL to 10. The
averages follow:
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Holmead A. C. Is Winner.

The Holmead Athletic Club defeated
the Spartans of the Y. NJ. c. A. by a
score of 20 to Is In basket ball last
night. The feature Of the game was
the work Of Grenfsu Of the Spartans
and Stanley Carr and Nlltsn Rowe Of
the WinnorAk
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Britton Outpoints Campbell.

NEW YORK, January 31.-Jack Brit
ton. the Chicago lightweight. had tho
better Of Ray Campbell of San Fran
cisco In almost every round Of . ten
round bout here tonight. Bfitten
showed much eleverneSA
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Agriculture still maintains the lead in
this circuit, though it is not by a big
enough margin to insure it the cham
pionship by any means. The Farmers
are going along pretty well. but they
will not be able to loaf any il they want
to win out. That Bureau bunch is right
at their heels and will keep them going
at their best
Field rolled good set for tho AEr1-
culture quint when It beat Bureau two
games out Of three. His games were
1856, oO7 and 49, In the same match
Brown of the Aggies and Jones Of Bureau
rolled games of more than 200 each
The Commissioners got clean sweep
over the Navy quint in their match
thereby placing themselves in a position
where they have chance for the leader
ship in the near future II things break
well for them.
Wkr b entirely outc1assed. It havtns
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NAVY WINS ANOTHER
BASKET BALL BATTLE
Defeats Swarthmore, 20 to 13, in
the Hardest Struggle of
the Season.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
ANNAPOLIS. Md. January 31.-The
basket ball team of Swarthmore College.
Pennsylvania, gave the Midshipmen their
hardest fight Of the present season, al
though the Middies won by a score Of
% to IL. The game was marked by fire.
quent mix-ups owing to the strong de-
fensive work of both teams A number
of fouls were charged against each team,
but there was only one element OF I'M
necessary roughness. This resulted in
the disqualification of Smith, Nays
crack forward. This happened in the
second half, and he played his usual
strong game up to that time. Adams, the
other forward. put up an especially
strong game. netting the leather five
times from the court. The visitors only
succeeded i'll shooting three goals from
.he court, seven of their points being the
result of goals thrown from the foul
mark by Twining. Although the Penn
sylvanians put up a plucky game, they
could not cope with the fast teamwork
of the Midd;es, and the latter maintained
an equal advantage in both halves. The
lineup:
Navy. Positions Swarthmore
SmitA .......... Right forward ....... McKissick
Adams. ......... Left forward ......... .Twining
McReavy. Center ...-............. Lucas
Wilkes. .....-... Right guard .......G. McGoyern
Substitutions: Navy-Nelson for Smith. Swarth-
more-Sproute for Lncas. Goals from court:
Nayy-Adams o., Smith t2.; Nelson. McReavy.
aess rwns Goals lso@ e.
Twining ~. Referee-Mr. George Collinower Of
Georgetown. Time of halves-2O minutes.
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The Belnonts rolled three good games
last week, when they got scores Of 542.
So and $40 in their match with the Reso-
lutes. 1t was clean sweep; the nearest
the Resolutes came to winning was in
their third game. which they lost by a
margin of six pins.
Earl Lewis had the best set IN the
match mentioned above. He got games
of LOO, Ito and lit.
The Royals and Contenders rolled much
below the average standard of the circuit
in their match, neither team getting a
game good as 800. The best work
done by an Individual in this set was Sc
cured by Rider Of the Royals. who had
two Of rs and 116
The Shernans rolled in forfeit match
against the Toledos, only two men Of the
latter team showing up. The Shermans
in their exhibition got scores of moro
than 800 in each Of their games, two Of
them being 53S each.
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won only three games during the entire
COLONIAL LEAGrE.

The Manhattans have forged slightly
ahead of the Pioneers, now holding the
lead by a very slim margin. Any match
in which either of the two clubs takes
part is apt to cause change IN the
leadership.