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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

alleys this year. Stanley has been try
ing for some time past to slip across
one of his famous sets. and succeeded
when he knocked the little pins for 1l5.
li6. and 10: totaling out 81 pins. which
is SO far the high individual set.
Streiter +. l.. Smith. and W. L. Smith
nj shot for games well up in the nine
ties, and several OF their games went
for the hundred mark and better.
Strciter, rolling lead-off man for the
swimmers. finished up the night with He.
W. l.. Smith toppled the little sticks
for Ito in his second effort. while I. T..
Smith got a l02 game in this contest.
Although falling short Of the coveted
mark. Triplett got three good games. all
being well UP in the n!neties.
MattinElv. rolling for Ryan. for the
losers finished up with ~ and 100, which
* not bad for a beginner. kilroy.
Schoder and Weber and Riley also shot
for good games.
Store Room put dent i'm the pcnnant
aspirations of the Freight team when
they annexed two games to their won
column at the expense of the runners
mp Store Room showed up to better
advantage in these three games than
at any time this season. Sparks, for
the winners. started of in good FORM
knocking them on the nose for is fell
down In the second. but came back
strong in the third with IO7. FISHER.
Racdy and IIlscock were also I'm good
form. and their scores were "a big fac
tor Ia bringing victory To Store Room.
Tho third game was hard one for
store Room. They had the lead until
the tenth box. when "a niuc-pin count ON
"a spare by Campbell put the game ON
ice for Freight by three pins. Mark
and Thompson were also Instrumental
I'm winning this game for Freight
the former getting Ill while the latter
cot lOS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

Seventeen teams will participate in
4 twenty-four-hou roller skating race
in Madison Square Garden, which leads
to the suspicion that the Belgians fail
ed to have that suffering stuff copy
righted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12
Friends Second Wins.

Friends Select School second team de-
feated the Business High School second
team by y to I'm a basketball game in
the Busi ness gym before the regular
contest yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12
BINGLES AND BUNTS
By GRANTLAND RICE

over institution had one OF the great
est machines of the seNson, but. out
slce of tho princeton battle. had no
competition except that offered by the
light. game Williams team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

II Clark Griffith saw President Gil
more drowning. Clark would be among
the first to throw him an anchor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12
RABID RUDOLPH SAYS

Eddie Collins Gays he is willing TO play
second fiddle In Chicago. but we don't think
he viii be willing to accept union musicians
rates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12
A Few Late PLAYS.

Bought and Paid For" by Walter
Johnson.
The Return OF Peter Grimm" by c.
". Murphy.
Tine Spenders." by Robert p. Ward.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12
And Running Rugs.

The heights by leading golfers kept
Were not attained IN daylight fight;
But they. while their companions
slept,
Were smashing chandeliers at night
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

After lamrinE a number Of football
records for the year. We Rad begun
TO wonder what teams had absorbed
all those points rolled up. Each elev-
en- had mark of something like 312
TO "a for the year. Then. by chance.
we hit upon the scores attached to
Northwestern. Pennsylvania, and Car
Isle. and the mystery was cleared up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

StuI, as Ban johnson says. WdIter toas
az IN We knoto It. We only uGnt him
back to carry the bats.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12
The Wastage.

II Walter Johnson Is to get $4,000 a
year-the published fiGurcs-a new rec
ord for utter waste viii be soon estab-
Iished. johnson viii work in about fifty
Iamcs. averaging about 100 thrown balls
to each contest This means that he viii
issue about 800 throws yr1r-Or 81 for
each shot at the plate. With 81 paid
for every pitched ball. Johnson will aver
age something lik" twenty balls To each
game that fail To- cross the plate. This
means a total loss Of $50 game each
tire Johnson w"rkS-Or ti.N1 on the
season. Tho Feds should either insist
uDCn johnson EitchinS only strikes or
IN deductinl this 81 each time the great
pitcher blows himself 10 an effort that
fails TO cross the platter.
That wall Of immcmOrial woe"
heard in American League ranks is a
number "f batsmeu b"moaning the fact
that Johnson will no longer feed that
famous slow one Of his through the
year beyond
ne Of TN" largest deals Of tho season
may b" completed soon II Is rumOrcd
That Washington has offered Messrs.
y ilson, Bryan. Daniels. four Senator'S
md min" Representatives for the return
Of Johnson Chicago may accept II the
'apitol and tn" Potomac river are
added.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

Johnny Evers being seriously i'll in New
York, some OF Charley Murphy's wishes
must be starting 10 ti.ks effect.
The new manager of the Yanks can
make a hit by coming out flatfooted
against eleven games in the worlds
series.
The e1oritdnt tar on Iong-distdnes
telephone calls toiH force some of our
boring champions to do their fighting
fn some other manner
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

Printers and Farmers had to engage
n q roll-off 10 decide their set in the
Patent Examiners circuit. Printers got
The breaks and won two ont Of three.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

AnacOStia got a poor start in the
Southeast League and dropped the first
same to Lucas. The boys from across
The Eastern branch came back TO form
n the last two games and won BY mar
row margins.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12
But Where Was Eddie?

Fron the Gettysburg Tihes.D
! bounteous Thanksgiving dinner was
held at home Of AEr. and Mrs. J. Ed
ward Plank by their children MIR.
Plank has celebrated his seyenty-nlnth
birthday and Mrs. Plank her seventy
third. Both are well and enjoying life.
Those present were Mr.. ana Mrs. J.
.Icre Plank. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Plank.
MI. and Mrs David PlaHk. Guy Plank.
GLADYS Plank. Ruth Plank, May =
Ilank, Paul Plank. Viola PLANK, Helen
Plank, Landon Plank. Cletus Plank. J.
Earle Plank. Henry Plank. and Mrs.
:. F. Weaver. sister of Mrs. Plank.
or can II be that Eddie, IN place OF
being only forty-Onc, ~ seveufy-nine
years old? or is organized baseball
censoring the social register of Gettys-
burg, Pa?
II this thing Is allowed, wcll soon
have a johnson Clanfcst at WeiSer,
IDAHO, with the immortal Walter left
of the list.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

Commissioners walked of tho alleys
nth victories IL the first and third
games, the Labor team getting the mid
die contest Curtis had a good game
Of 125.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12
ARMSTRONG WILL RUN
ATTRACTIVE TOURNEY
Down and Out Event to Provide
Total of Fifty Dollars in
Prizes.

in ten distinct prizes. Manager Arm
Strong. of the Potomac Alleys. has an
nounced his Christmas Down and Out
Tournament. which beg ms next Monday
al his institution in Wisconsin avenue.
tire weeks. and the roll-off will start
on Monday, December rs. the latter be
ing. expected to embrace at least five
nights.
Each contestant must roll twenty or
more games to qualify, and every
bowler who has totaled that number OF
games viii be eligible to the finals or
roll-off. Probably no tournament run
ming here during the off season pro-
vided so varied list of prizes, there
being cash award hung up for distinc-
tive rolling in every department of the
tournament
Here is how the $50 in prize money
will lie distributed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12
UP TODATE SPORTS
.MINCE PIE
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING
BY BUGS" BAER.

With Walter Johnson gone, fans
will be able to see Griff's entire
pitching staff in action for the
price of one admission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

Why all this rain? Somebody
wise up the weather man that
-opSning day is almost six
months away.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

Indians and CRITICS went through three
fast rounds. the Redmen getting every
game by comfortable margins.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

Washington Gas Light Company az
vsrisuced little difficulty winning all
three games from the representatives
Of the Merchants Transfer and Storage
Company lads Iarkin got the best
game. Il amounting to Ill
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

GoodfelloVvs We're able 10 get but one
OF their games when the Cardinals, OF
the District League, were tackled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

Two games were rolled IN the Inter
council League. Washington uOckering
tTo out of three in its set with keane
While Carroll admins tered q like defeat
20 the Potomac Council boys.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

Ferguson's string OF 1l9 featured the
work IN the Business Men League
when Parker Bridget cleaned Up for the
Capital Insurance squad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

Meter Department won four games
out OF five from Construction in The
Pepco League. Gulick had high game
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

Velvet Kind dropped the first two
games 10 Palace when the National
Capital League was called TO order but
came back strong in the third and won
by ga TO ass. Baum had $50 for high
set and HoWser's game of 129 was the
best rolled not only in the y. c. loop
but in any league last night The Ice
Cream Makers. however. remain in sec
ond place and. with fair breaks next
week. should enter the new year with
a good chance TO fight il out with the
fast flying Palace team
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

Another eleven that deserves a bet
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

Captain Goldberg has Quilted his
Southern Railway team i'm nifty new
flannel shirts and in the future they
viii appear in the Commercial League
dressed In these handsome grey hlouses
he insignia Of the southern Sys0crn
-. RI with an arrow pointin. through
Tho letters appears on the front Of the
shirts
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

Nattinglv. rolling for Ryan. for the
losers finished up with ~ and 100 which
* not bad for beginner. Kilroy.
SchOder and Weber and Riley also shot
for good games.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-23
Something New h Laysttes.

eomsthing New In Laysttes.
A very pretty present for prospective
mothers Is a layette Of baby clothes.
This is got up in an entirely new way.
Instead Of patterns the material IN all
cut ont. and all that has to be done is
IL sew 1t and embroider It. It con-
tains all the newest shaped pieces.
such as the little barrow skirt that Is
all Of flannel and buttons over the
shoulders. etc. The whole set. which
is Of nice material. Is at almost rs
reasonable a price as It would be II
bought uncut. Many of the pieces
ran be bought separately, and money
ia refunded If the purchaser is not a
is1ed.
A New Tip For Nursery.
Here il something new IN the way Of
putting on babies didies. Fold the oh
long 0nes In half. making q square Of
double thickness. Put i square side
aronnd the baby's waist. pull up the
middle Of the lower side to meet II
and fasten with one safety pin. Fold
the remaining ends one about each leg
and faaten each With 4 safety mn
This forms comfortable little trousers
ana y the latest news from Z trimming
achoea for uurses.
YeNfvs NJ Him.
iSw - = IKE your new nesse,
~
~. 80 ~ skind - - tAat say@
esys - ~ whils - ~
sAa nlssek seas o. 49,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-23

9 by American Press Association.
With the opening of the new year
winter has come in earnest. and the
young folks welcome It gladly-if not
winter. at least the things that win
ter brings. skating and cOastinR and
snowbaIls and good times in the nurs-
cry while rain and sleet beat upon the
windowpane. Hardly any one likes
the Slllsh and sleet. hut It isn't a very
vigorous hoy or girl who doesn't de-
light in the dry. bracing cold. the kind
Of weather that sends the red blood
into your cheeks and makes you feel
as though You could keep on rOmping
and playing forever. That's the kind
of weather We want. and that's the
kind of weather that's good for Us too.
So the young people in the picture
think. anyway. il the expressions on
their faces is to he believed. The two
are Rosemary Phelps Dodge and Hen
~ B. Guthrie. Jr.. and they were SNIP
ped the other day in Central park
New York city.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-23
Parties For Doaaies.

Women who have Pekingese-that is.
the little dogs known By that name
are now having Pekingese parties.
something new in the way OF enter
tainments. There are chairs with silk
cushions upon them for the dOggies.
and they sit still or frolic about while
their m~istresses eat sand witches Or
ices or amuse themselves, Most Of the
talk Is. Of course. about the pets. which
+ now the most popular society dogs,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-23
New Msndins ldea.

A mother Whose allowance for nan
agement Of the home Is very small has
evolved 4 number of economical ideas
One r % use pieces Of old kid gloves
Tor mendinK the back ear OF the chill
dren's shoes, She aews the patch ON
the inAd0e 0f the shoe.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-23

Mrs. Medill Mccormick. prominent
society oma of Chicago. and a lead
ing figure in suffrage circles. recently
accepted the craftsmanship Of the ZOE
gressiOnal committee Of the National
Suffrage association.
1t was said that Mrs. Mccormick
would 20 to Washington Immediately
TO assume the duties Of her new office.
The Woman Who Keeps on Trying.
They put ON the tombstone Ut a Mas
sachusetts woman. ''She tried to do
what she couldn't" The epitaph might
be considered humorous. hut read in
another light 1t seems to point to q
splendid quality in character.
Pride often keeps Il woman toiling
and thinking beyond her strength for
the benefit Of others. She refuses to
surrender. Her life means nothing to
her except al II is given day by day
10 thoSe she loves. For them she
makes q continual sacrifice and denies
herself and takes up her cross. She
does not tell all she feels and knows.
She has learned to suffer In silence
and to communicate her joy. The
sympathy VI such u woman counts
for. like Dido Ut Carthage centuries
ego. she has been through trihulatiOr
heFaelf. and therefore abe knows how
10 be the comfort and the stay Of 9th
ers.
The woman who continues to do bel
best In adversely inspires others
though abe may not know It. She II
~ u shining beacon set on q hill in
the darkness of other lives. They ar
que that. as she ia strong and brave
and not to be defeated. what woman
has done woman can do. Even though
4 should cease to be worth while to
try ON ones own account. it Is always
worth while to persevere for the sake
Of those who might give up II we sur
rendered.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-23
About the Flaminqo.


Among the thousands of species of
tropical and other birds noted for their
beauty the f1amingo il certainly the
most curious and picturesque. The
rosy plumage Of the adult IL magnifi-
cent, while the long neck. the legs and
the beak are out Of all proportion to
the body.
4 The famingo in the only member Of
the stork tribe which builds q mud
nest. The foundation in often laid in
fifteen inches Of water. and the struc-
ture rises above the surface. a pile Of
no mean size. Some remote and desc.
late spot ia chosen. and here hundreds
Of birds build their nests and rear their
young. Most OF the nests hold two
eggs. some only one. The incubation
Of these is delayed 30 long that before
they are hatched the water has dried
up. leaving the nests as mounds Of
mud and fiber along the edge Of the
lake. On the top Of the nest the parent
sits, with her long legs doubled up and
projecting behind her for some dis
lance beyond the tail. The egg. which
has a greenish blue shell, Is protected
by an outer thick. chalky coat. which
car he removed.
The plumage Of the young famingo
IL white with brown touches. and the
bill is nearly straight. The character
istic crooked beak of the adult does
not appear till the bird has almost at
tanned maturity. FlamingOs can walk.
swim or fly. but they are neve 80
happy as when wading knee deep in
water. Equatorial Africa is the home
Of the grander variety of these birds.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-23
An Apple Game.


Those who like to use their wits will
enjoy the following game. Give papers
upon which are written these ques-
lions. letting the players supply the
answers:
What apple II a sovereign? king,
What apple is a great general? (AI-
exander.,
What apple is a lady Of rank?
Duchess,
What apple il trimming for q lady's
coat? (Astrakhan.,
What apple Is q c~rustacean? (Crab.D
What apple did King David love!
Uonathan.'
What apple is turning verdant:
(Greening.'
What apple Is a state and q color?
ARKANSAS Red,
What apple do we get in winter?
(Snow.,
What apple is a month? MAY apple.'
What apple is a drink and the juice
Of plants? (Winesap.,
What apple do yon want to win?
prize,
Pioneer Builders.
A family began one day you'd think II
quite a taxi
10 build themselves a house without .
hammer. saw or Z
Ana not q square or plane had they. ana
yet they did not fail
To build the house 40 they had planned-
without q screw or nail.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-23
WOMAN,S PAGE
Points
for
Mothers
Small Boy and Sunday School.

Small Boy and Sunday School.
Several women were talking tout
their children one day. and n Of
them asked the others:
do you eve have any trouble
about getting your boys to go to Sun
day school: Mine seem to dislike It.
s o that every Sunday there Is almost
a family row as to whether or not they
shall go. OF course ! can compel them
to &c. but l do not like to do this.
want them to be willing to 20. II any
Of you has solved this problem please
tell me how you did it."
The neighborhOOd in which the wo-
men lived was notorious for the num-
Der of boys who played about the
streets all day Sunday. 80 all the moth
ers were much Interested in the sub.
ject. BY common consent. however.
they turned to one lady. the mother Of
four boys. all of whom were regular
and apparently happy attendants at
Sunday school. and besought her to tell
them the secret.
The lady smiled. Yes" she said.
my four boys all 20 to Sunday school
willingly now. but ! can assure you
that it was not always so. With two
Of them | never had any trouble. but
the other two did not want to 20 at all.
1t troubled me greatly. and | spent
much time before | got the correct So
luton. First | asked myself. why
don't these boys want to attendY and
by some careful questioning i got at
the true solution. TO make a long
story short. | found that one was bash
full and that the other didn't find any
thing to interest him there.
This great point being gained. !
went to the superintendent Of the Sun.
day school and told him about the boys
and asked him to find Il teacher fOl
each Of them who would overcome the
points Of resistance. The bashful boy
was placed in q class where his shy
ness vas respected and where he was
not asked even to answer q question
until this b%ashfulness had e~ntirel!
worn of. The other n was put II
the class Of n yOnng man who took q
great interest In all of his boys. Fl.
started q little club. which was con
fined to the members Of bic class
ThaSahayeTa meeting once q montl
that IL like q party. and no boy II
that class will miss II Sunday for fea1
he will miss something about the club
Since that time | have never had AM
trouble.
THE secret Of the whole matter
she concluded. us that every cas-,
must he treated according to the need,
Of the particular boy. What cts ON,
case will not ut another. aud the treat
ment must come more from the teach
er than from the mother. We can only
give the right start: the Sunday schoo
itself must do the rest"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-23
Montessori's Farewell.

DR.. MOnteRaOri came to America to
explain her educational system. and
70 learn. What she says Of America
may help US to understand all peoples
and ourselves. Says this gifted OBJ
server:
'Your wonderful country Ii one OF
TIE hopes Of the civilized world. The
feel Ut youth II In the air and the soil.
"You will e q here the greatest n
that the world has ever known. 1t u
u your blond.
1.-THE mixing Of the people Of the
earth will produce a great posterity.
II must bow with humility to the
American mother. Nhe In One of the
great wonders Ut your growing race"
This tribute to the American nation
= we'll deserved. And that q great
TEACHER expresses It adds to it's empha.
-. The American mother ID all right
Let her critics cease their ratings!
Dress Bags.
In the average hOuxe closets are not
built to eliminate the dust Of the at
D0sphere. 1t 10 for this q every
suit and gown should have its Own
ease or covering. The case should be
made q little more than the width Of
the hanger to slip the dress or suit
into. They ran be purchased for $l.5O.
but why not include them In ones
handiwork for spare moments? Have
ne opening OF the bag about fifteen
t1ches from the hanger.
Thia opening might represent the
jeinjng Ut the cloth with the upper
tart tapping owe a good two inches.
Tor convenience aAke have : length
Wise opening Of eight inches. Fasten-
ings may be BY tape or buttons and
buttonholes. The length Of the bag
1epends upon whether II 10 n be used
1Dr suits or dresses.
Against the 0aehslors.
Women ID Pennsylvania have begun
! campaign AGAINST the bachelor legis-
htors. They viii aak the voters Of the
state to substitute married men In
etend Of the unmarried wherever one
q the latter has been nominated fog
eoagreAs. There are said t. ~ quite :
npmber of unmarried men at Harris
ibsg. ana II = contsuded that thsy ~
- understand the ~tntssoatg Of -
$3.50 =, wsal . Ausbandssa - fAth1s4l
~ TiMe gsssokA
-sns. f:yssis -.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-23
Sleeping Robe For Baby.


A sleeping robe for the baby Is some
what Of a novelty and at the same
time q very s~erviceable gift. It H.
shaped very much like the sleeping
bags for older people. with a hood to
be pulled over the head.
Soft white wool eiderdown h the
material used. and the edge 10 bound
with either pink or blue satin ribbon
These little sleeping robes are just the
thing for baby's afternoon nap out Of
doors In the carriage. They are often
used In the nursery rs we'll when It ia
necessary to keep the baby out Of a
draft.
These little garments. which open
down the front. are made after the
pattern Of q baby's wrapper. A coarse
cheeAecl0th 0ver q wadded lining.
quilted in large diagonals. forms the
bath robe. The edges are bound with
wash ribbon or b~uttonholed. blanket
stitching being used. Z