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NATIONAL GUARDIAN FUND.
Started by E. p. Benjamin In Defense
Of Human Rights.

Boston.-At the suggestion of Mr.. 4.
p. Benjamin of this city movement
to be known as the National Guardian
Fund of Appreciation has been started
for the purpose OF raising funds with
which to carry on the fight against fed
eral segregation on account OF color,
which will become nation wide II not
checked very soon. Mr.. Benjamin
acts upon statement made in re
cent editorial in the Boston Guardian
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for equal rights and freedom.
Mr.. Benjamin's letter to the editor
Of the Guardian is as follows;
"a School Street Boston.
Editor Boston Guardian-As a persona
friend of tho family and one not active In
race agitation. but sincerely interested in
the cause which you now represent J
wish to state publicly from intimate
knowledge that the colored race owes WI
liam Monroe Trotter much FOR the unsel
fish manner In which he has given up
everything to work for equal rights, i
know his ability to earn money and OF
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Guardian in money and property You
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cdAlly.
Since you struck tho blow for equality
At the White House the colored people
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Of remarkable business ability could have
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met
Hence wish to issue this formal sp-
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Mr.. Thomas Walker of Washington
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fund and contributions from other
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Jamin for the purpose herein stated
The whole race should rally to this
movement in defense Of its own na
uonal existence as citizens of this re
public
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Evening star., 1914-12-27
Hebner One of Best
Swimmers of Year

Swimming experts manage to keep
abreast of the times and create new
worlds records. the same as IN ath-
letics and other branches. Harry j.
Hebner of Chicago has been one of
the best natators during 1914 with
Michael McDermott, his clubmate.
close up. Hebner likes the back and
breast strokes best. Arthur Raithel
and Perry McGillivray. also of Chi
cago. have entered the record class.
Robert Small surprised Duke Kahana-
moku, the champion, by beating him
at fifty yards in 23 3-5 seconds and ty-
ing the record. Ludy Janger of Calf
fornia lowered the American record
for 440 yards to 5.22 1-5, although
Barney Eisran swan the distance in
sydney in 1906 in 5.19. Miss Daisy
CurWen of England lowered the go
yard mark for women to 3.0S, while
Fanny Durack of Australia set several
new worlds marks. Capt. Alfred
Brown of New York made some re-
markable swims. He went from New
York battery to Sandy Hook IN 13
hours SO minutes and later swan the
Panama canal (forty-eight miles).
Charles B. DurboroW of Philadelphia
and George r. Meahan of Boston also
made the swim from the Battery to
Sandy Hook, Meahan winning the race
in hours IS minutes. Durborow
swan across the mouth of Delaware
Day several times and completed more
than thirty long swims during the
sea son.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
TRAPS.

Springfield. Mass, January 17.-of-
ficial figures, issued by the United
States Revolver Association. show that
the worlds record mark Of 1,154, made
by the Springfield team, has been al
lowed.
Houston, Tex, January 29.-Illinois
gunners. Mark Arie of Thomasboro and
Bart Lewis of Auburn, won the amateur
team championship of the south, break
ing 40 targets out of possible so.
Washington, D. c., February 2 to s.
Michigan Agricultural College equaled
the college record in the intercollegiate
rife shooting competition, when it
made a score of 9SS out of a possible
1000. M. R. Freeman tied the indi-
vidual record with a perfect score of
200.
Washington, D. c., March 9 to 14.-In
the national interclub gallery shoot
ing match Cleveland established a new
worlds record Of 998 out of possible
1000.
Washington. D. c., March 1s to 21.-
new worlds record. the Warren, Pa,
team, title holders. won the second ma
tional interclub championship.
Springfield. ILL.,. April Bart Lewis,
champion amateur trap shooter of the
United States, successfully defended
trophy. when he defeated Harrison
Kennicott, challenger, and thirty other
shooters. Lewis and Frank Fuller of
Wisconsin tied with 80 out of 100 tar
gets. and in the shoot off Lewis broke 25
straight.
Sacramento. Cal. May 2.-Sergt. Otto
Reynolds of the Auburn High School,
competing for the Astor cup for cadet
Workmanship, made a perfect score of
200 on the gallery rife range, eQualing
ho
nolds made 100 shooting prone and 100
standing.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
MOTOR CYCLING.

Phoenix, Ariz., January Edwin G.
Baker of Indianapolis broke the hour
record for motor cycles on the Phoenix
track, covering Sc miles 1860 yards.
Bakersfield, Cal, March 15.-In the
motor cycle races held here two rec
ords were broken and one equaled, for
races on a one-mile circular dirt track.
Glen Stokes of Los Angeles covered
10 miles in sos S-5: rode 69.5 miles in
one hour, and made g mile in .46 2-5
from a flying start.
Brighton Beach, N. z, June 14-Bob-
by Walthour of Atlanta won the 30
mile motor paced race In $3.50 Us.
Brighton Beach, N. Y, June 24.--Leon
Dtdier, French motor paced champion,
broke the record for 80 miles. His
time was 36.29!a.
ner. Savannah boy, broke the worlds
record in the 100-mile motor cycle race
held here, covering the distance in
80 minutes.
st. Louis, Mo-. July 1s-The worlds
record for a one-mile competition race
on dirt track was broken here by
Ray Creviston of Chicago, who circled
the track in 46 3-5 seconds
Brighton Beach, N. Y. August a.
Clarence Carman Of Jamaica. on a
paced event-in three meats at 10
miles each. Carman incidentally broke
the record for 10 miles in the last heat.
his time being 11.35 2-5.
thour beat all .ormer records for speed
in one hour motor-paced racing. when
he defeated Clarence Carman, former
American champion. riding A miles
and lap in the hour.
Omaha. Neb., October John A.
worlds mile motor cycle record to
35 2-5 seconds.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
CYCLING.

Alfred Goulet Of Australia and Joe
Fogler Of New York won the six-day
bicycle race in Madison Square Garden,
with 2.751 miles to their credit
Paris, France, January is, 1914.-The
French team, Hourlier and Cotes, who
covered a distance Of $3.50 miles
New Haven, Conn.,, July 13-Alfred
Goullet won the half-mile sprint in
the national bicycle championship
series on the national circuit track in
Sc 2-5.
London, England, July 18.-A new
worlds cycle record for tandem teams
was hung up at Hernville, when H.
H. Lee and ]. Bywaters covered mile
in 1.50 3-5.
Milwaukee. October 21.-Miss Jessie
Stalter set new record for the mile
on treadmill, lowering her former
record Of % seconds fiat to 244-5 sec
onds. The first quarter was made in
fiat, and the half mile in IL 2-5 Sec
onds.
Boston, November "A new record
for the first six hours of a six-day
bicycle race was made here when the
eleven teams entered were even at 149
miles three laps-seven miles ahead of
the record. The competing teams were
Goullet-Hill, Moran -McNamara, Wal
thour- Root, Lawson-Droback, Carman-
Cameron, Thomas-Ryan, Rudi-Russe-
Madonna. Lawrence-Magin, Kopsky-
Hansen, Anderson -Mitten, Piercy-Lo-
gan.
New York, November 21.-At the
finish Of the six-day bicycle race here
the Australian team of Goullet and
Grenda came in first with a new rec
ord of 2,758 miles and one lap, in the
Lawson were second, and Mcnamara
and Moran third
Evening star., 1914-12-27
Thirty-Three Records
Made by the Horses

When Nancy Hanks made her ia
nous mile in 1892 in 2.04 the cry
went mp from horsemen all over the
country. 'The 200 trotter is at hand"
Little Alix reduced it to 2.03% in 1894
and Cresceus to 2.02A IN 1901, but it
was not till 1903 that Lou Dillon not
only reached the two-minute mark,
but set II at 15Sil. This was with the
aid Of wind shield and pacemaker
Then came Uhlan in 1913 with a mark
of 1.541s. and It seems that this mark
will really remain on the books for
some time to come. Several trotting
records have been reduced this year.
TO pieces. william, the wonderful In
diana PAGER, set numerous new marks,
as did Directum 1, Anna Bradford.
Rose MCGEE. R H Brett, while Peter
volo. Etawah and Uhlan smashed
trotting records. The work of Anna
Bradford was remarkable, also that
Of R. II. Brett and Etawah. Richman
set q new worlds mark for two-year-
olda Frank Bogash, jr., was also a
sensational performer during the sea-
son. All told there were thirty-three
new records made in 1914 among the
trotters and PAGERS. while several
were also registered among the bang
taila The 1914 performances follow:
worlA's record for SIX furiongs OF
Minneapolis, January 17.-George
0ano, owned by M. W. Savage. paced
ena.half mile on ice in 1.01E-new
worlds record
Evening star., 1914-12-27

line billiard championship game against
Orc Morningstar, Willie Hoppe estab-
lished new high run and high
and his aveppPe a9pges nSn l6n1s string was la
New York, April 23.-Willie Hoppe
made new record at 14-1 balkline bill
naros when he made run Of So3 In
ss92urnment s2uI1 game against George F.
New York, April 27.-In defeating
George Sutton in their match at AL
palkline, by the score of 400 to 4. Willie
Hoppe established new worlds rec
ord with an average Of 40.
New York, April 2S.-By defeating
Calvin Demarest of Chicago 400 to
1876, In the final game of the worlds
professional championship tournament,
at AL balkline billiards. Willie Hoppe
became a triple champion, holding the
title to each of the three styles of
St. Louis. Mo-. September 1s.-Pierre
Maupome Of st. Louis set a new
worlds record when he made a high
New York. October S.-Willie Hoppe,
champion balkline billiard player of
the world. won the international COM
bination English and balkline match,
beating the worlds champion at Eng
lish billiards, Melbourne Inman of
Twickenham, England. by a total Of
1885 points to 3.703.
New York, October 2S-Alfred de Orc
defeated George NJ. Moore in the first
game of their tNree-cushion billiard
match. The game went So innings and
De Oro's high run was 13. new
worlds record for a title match.
Winnipeg, Mani, November T.
Willie Hoppe defeated Melbourne In
man in the international billiard series,
winning by Al points. his final score
being 3.005 against 1854 for Inman.
Kansas City. Mo-: December 4.-Ben-
ME Allen defeated James Mature in
q pocket billiard title match, 500 to
1913. winning a silver trophy.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
AVIATION.

Speed trials by M. Provost at Rheims
France.
Ten kilos 6 miles 37s yards)-2 min
utes Sc 3-5 seconds.
Twenty kilos (12 miles 752 yards)-5
minutes 81 LIS seconds.
Thirty kilos 1S miles 1,128 yards)-S
minutes So 1-5 seconds.
Forty kilos GA miles 1904 yards)-
II minutes SO LIS seconds.
Fifty kilos (31 miles 1913 yards)-14
minutes 4S 1-5 seconds.
One hundred kIlos (62 miles 241
yards)-29 minutes 40 seconds.
Two hundred kilos (124 miles 4s2
yards)-59 minutes As 3-5 seconds.
AEROPLANE-SPEED TRIALS.
With nine passengers, $3.50 feet-M.
Garaix. Chartres, France, March 81,
1914.
P. verrier few "a miles, Hendon to
Farnboro. England, in 19 minutes;
speed, 1876 miles per hour.
AEROPLANE NE-LoNGEsT NONSTOP
FLIGHT CLOSED CIRCUIT).
Reinhold Bohm. in biplane, "a hours
IL minutes. Johannisthal, Germany,
July II, 1914.
Herr Basser. in biplane. remained up
Is hours IL minutes, Johannisthal, Ger
many, June 20, 1914.
Herr Landman, 21 hours 4S% minutes,
Johannisthal, July II, 1914.
AEROPLANE RECORDS
$4,000 feet-Herr Olerich, Leipzig,
Germany, July IL, 1914.
2o,Soo feesEHerr Linnekogel, Johan-
nisthal, Germany, March 8. 1914 H.
Bier. Austria. June 27, 1914, 2o,23s feet
With two passengers, 1888 feet-H.
Bier, Austria, June %, 1914.
With three passengers, 1886 feet
f. Won Lessel, Austria, June 27, 1894.
With one passenger-Achillo Landini,
at height of 1927 feet. travelled 100
miles over Monta Rosa range, Novara,
Italy. to Vfsp, Lessel, Austria, June 27
1914
With four passengers. 10,3s5 feet, M.
Garaix, France. March 81. 1914.
-CROSS-COUNTRY
FLIGHT.
Herr Ingold few from Mulhausen to
Furstenried. Germany (over 1000
miles) in 16 hours 20 minutes, without
descended, February z, 1914,
Evening star., 1914-12-27
MISCELLANEOUS,

Pigeon aight-Boston, Mass, April
2S.-A fight Of 110 miles in 110 min
utes was made by a carrier pigeon
that few from Amherst to the loft OF
its owner, G. F. Richardson, jr., of
Newton Center
Dog race-Nome. Alaska, April H.
The all-Alaska sweepstakes dog team
race Of 412 miles was won by John
Johnson's team of Siberian wolves, in
81 hours and 3 minutes. The Allan
Darling team of eighteen malmutes
came in ten hours behind the winning
team.
Observation-Disclosures, Mimi, Feb
raary 15.-With two great leaps of
1853 and 161 feet to his :reoit, Ragnar
ed his title of national champion in
the competition here.
Chippewa Falls, Wis, March SIN
the ninth annual ski tournament held
with 2e5 points in the long distance
events. Long standing-Axel Hem
erickson. 1872 feet. Mr.. Hendrickson
also tnshsa asRiap 40 perfect peri nd somersau's
Archery-Philadelph Pa. August
21.-Wayne archers won both the
mems and women's team events in the
final competitions at the thirty sixth
annual tournament Of Of the National
men scored total of 800 hits for 1878
points in the mems event. The Wayne
women made a total of 205 hits and
l,1O5 points Miss Cynthia Wesson of
Boston contributed "a hits and 4s2
points to the winning teams totals.
Angling-Chicago, Ill, September
6-7.-In the international fly and bait
casting tournament, W. Stanley of the
Illinois Casting Club, set a new record
for the quarter ounce accuracy bait
event, with a mark of 1916 per cent.
Fred Kleinfeldt of Chicago Anglers
Club won the light tackle dry fly ac-
curacy championship. with a worlds
record Of 80 10-15.
BENJAMIN F. Flegel of Racine, win
ner Of the best average in 1910 and
1912, won the championship in the
haIf-ounce distance bait event, his
average Of 222 feet l inch being q
worlds record.
6. G. Chatt of the Chicago Anglers
club beat the worlds mark of 99 $40
nv a fraction in the half-ounce ac-
cnracy bait championship.
Golf-Prestwick. Scotland, June 10.
Harry Vardon, professional of the
south Herts Golf Club, won the Brit
ish open golf championship for the
sixth time. Vardon finished with
total Of 500 for the seventy-two holes.
Manchester. Vt. September 5.-Fran-
c;s Ouimet won the national amateur
GOLF championship, defeating Jerome
TO =
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BILLIARDS..

Kansas City. December 5.-Bennie
Allen is still pocket billiard cham
pion. The three-block pocket billiard
match between Allen and Cowboy"
Weston, former champion, resulted in
a total Of 600 for Allen and All for
Weston.
Tampa, Fla, January 21.-Alfred de
Orc. champion pocket billiard player.
in running the second block of 200
balls of six 100-ball match for the
title of the south with Frank Garrow
Of Texas. made new worlds record
run OF "a balls
Seattle. Wash. January so.-Bennie
pocket bard has Of
world. when he defeated James
Mature Of Denver. 500 to 5s7.
New York, February s.-Willie
Hoppe, the 1872 balkline billiard
title against George Sutton Of ch.-
cago, winning by a score Of 500 to 226.
Chicago, February 24.-In the second
block of 500 points in the 1900 cham
pionship 1872 balkllne billiard match
against George Sutton, Willie Hoppe
run Of 135A-a new worlds record.
Chicago, March THE last contest
in the 1872 balkline tournament was
won from George Sutton by William
81 " and had high runs of 1877, 143 and
157. Hopes grand average for 1000
points, covering four games. was
43 22-46.
New York city. March 12-Alfred
de Orc, holder of the worlds champ
ionship three-cushion billiard title,
successfully defended his right to that
honor by defeating Fred Eames of
Denver by a score of So. to Sc in ss
innings.
New York city, March 2o.-willie
Hoppe established q new worlds bill
lard average when he defeated George
Sutton in their 1871 inch championship
match, 500 to 22S. Hoppe ran his
string of 500 points out in 81 innings,
Evening star., 1914-12-27
MOTOR BOATING.

Peoria, ILL.,. July 3.-A new world 9
record of 54.54 miles an hour for
motor boats was made by the Kitty
Hawk VI in trial against time in
the Mississippi valley power boat
regatta The Kitty Hawk went down.
stream in LOG and upstream for the
mile in 1.104-5.
Lake George. N. z. July 3o.-with
an average speed Of 43.7 nautical or
sos statute miles an hour over a
course Of thirty nautical miles, a new
Reliance v, when she nnished first
In the first Of a series of motor boat
races on Lake George for the cham
pionship of North America.
Chicago. Ill. October 2O.-Breaking
al adaoza american competitive speed boat
James A. Pugh won the first of a
series of races with his boat, Dis
turber ~. He made the first round, a
distance of 14.6 miles, In 1914; the
second round in 1857 4-5.