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kiviat for running an alleged framed-ui
dead heat some time ago has been lifted
No proof could be secured. and the men
produced evidence that there was nc
real foundation for the charges.
The game last night between Gallaudei
and Georgetown proved to be better
contested affair than was looked for. The
Kendall Greeners started their work as
though they were going to win, display
ing lot of aggressiveneSs and showing
willingness to rough it that was rathe,
unexpected. The play of the Blue and
Gray quint left much to be desired, al
though the men rallied sufficiently te
stave off their opponents whenever dan
ger threatened. Kelly and Foley die
about the best work for Georgetown
while Kendall and Mellis played best fol
the Kendall Green aggregation. Kelly
led the Georgetown team in scoring, get
ting four goals from the field. Mellis and
Rasmussen Of Gallaudet each scoring
two.
1t is reported that Western, Technical
and Central high schools will send men
to Baltimore Saturday week to compete
in the Hopkins games. The scholastic
squads are getting in good shape, but
whether or not they will be able to ac-
complish great deal against the more
seasoned northern runners is a question.
The Western High relay four is to run
ds,diiSI IplSSopdl diIu, pOSSlDly, .htISSIS
burg. 1t is said that Mercersburg has not
a good team this season, it being much
below the class of former years. Centra
will enter relay team, provided it can
get suitable opponents. white Tech will
be represented in the individual events
Three of the local colleges will have
men in competition. in all probability
Georgetown is going to have a big squad
entered. and Catholic University and the
Maryland Agricultural College are to be
represented. Catholic University will en-.
ter a relay four, which may be placed
against Franklin and Marshall. The
Maryland Aggies have been asked to put
a relay team in a race with St. Johns
and Western Maryland for the state
championship. but it has not been decided
whether or not it will be done, as the
men are not as yet in good condition.
Several candidates for the Central bal
team reported in the Y. NJ. C. A. gym
nasium yesterday afternoon for a work
out under the direction of Heflin. tn.
teams captain. Cox. Milton and Wilker
son are the men from last years squat
who will be depended upon. and ther,
are several new players out who shoul,
show up well.
Central undoubtedly will have the bes
third baseman in the city as its captain
Hehin hits fairly well: in fact. far abov,
and Is a much better fielder than tn,
general run of players. He will be a val
liable asset for the Blue and White nine
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WORLD RECORD ON SKATES.
Robert Mclean Skins Over Fifty
Yards in Five Seconds

LAKE PLACID, n. V. February s. 4
new worlds amatuer ice-skating record
for the fifty-yard dash WAS made here
by Robert Mclean of Chicago who COW
cred the distance in five seconds fiat,
which is one-fifth of a second better
than the mark established by Morris
Wood al Pittsburgh in 1907.
Mclean also won the iao-Nard race. in
forty seconds and the one-rniie race in
three minutes. In the former c.,ntest
lthere was dispute AS to who finished
second. A. j. Osickey of Cleveland and
Edward Horton of Saranac Lake raced
over again. and Osickey earned the de-
lciSiou.
Evening star., 1914-02-05
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

Having failed 10 obtain sufficient ma
terial from the major leagues TO give its
teams a big league aspect. the Federal
League is out with an announcement that
1t Will raid the minor leagues for the re
mainder of the material required Ia re-
cruit its teams.
This is an acknowledgment Of defeat.
The new league has failed in It's purpose
TO make itself real rival ii the major
leagues Its artistic standard is sure Ia
be far below that of tn. Two big orsa.iza-
tions, aud its ultimate defeat seems as
suYed
II Acknowledges its failure To make
good its boasts by turning to the minors
for It's prey. Though the claim has fire.
ouen,ly been made that il would be able
to get as many major league stars as it
wanted. the number of jumpers so
few that II is not possible to Till out two
entire teams with really major league
material
1t would, therefore. not be at all sur
prising if the venture failed before the
season is opened If NeeghInan, the
Chicago financial hacker. insists upon be-
ing shown real strength by his colleagues.
he is apt To meet with disappointment
and retire from the venture. The league
has failed 10 come ny to the demands
Weeghman made a short while ago aud
care To go any farther than he has
VI goes without saving that teams
which made up principally OF minor
league players are not going To draw
when opposed by stronger teams iii or
ganZed base ball.
When Pitcher Cole jumped back TO the
Yankees il the general opinion that
the Federal leaguers would resort TO the
courts for self-protec;ion- This. however
will not be done. Promoters of the new
league acknowledge that Cole was really
under contract TO the New York clut
when he signed with the Feds and tina,
they have no claim him. II looks very
much as If the Feds were not anNiou, I,
go int, LEGAL fight though they hay,
expressed the belief th;tt the contract,
of organized base hall viii not hold good
IL is not At al uulkeiy that sever;,
other pIaS ere who have signed with tn,
OUTLAWS will iunu back. for the clam
is made that facts have been misrepre
.sented numerous instances where ma
ior league players have been induced I,
jump.
Ray Collins tile Boston soutlIpaw. Is .
holdout- Eolans is not flirting with th'
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nized Base Bali to Devise Means Next Week Federa
BIG LEAGUE CLUB OWNERS
TO CONFER IN NEW YORK
Schedules to Be Arranged and Plans for Fighting
Federal League Discussed-Ben Minor Receives
Official Notice From Ban johnson.

vors it. and Washington. therefore is
apt TO have AN international League
club represent this city. But II IS
decidedly oueStionabl" whether Sncn
methods viii lac necessary 10 night the
nnv league II the contention Of the
rational commission that the con
tracts in use are legal is upheld :"
series Of injunctions win l." all that
is necessary to put the Fedclais out
of commissions The minor leagues, of
course would be benefited by being
allowed to take in = few; major lcaSue
cities. but ii is not likely that any con-
cessious will be made them unless the
iors see !: way of protecting them
selves by doing.
Scout Arthur Irwin made a lo.No-miie
trip through the country signing the
members of the New York Americans
during the last two weeks. He finished
his work Monday when he brought King
Cole from Chicago to New YORK. where
he signed Il contract with the YANKEES.
The New Iori. club took no chances o.
having the Federal League raid its forces
and irwin WAS sent to the homes Of the
various players. where he induced tncm
to sign. Il is admitted that he had to
give some Increases in salary. but on the
whole he seems to have been able to get
the signatures without any additional
expense.
According to Viii Weart of the Phila-
delphia Evening Telegram, Sherwood
Magee wants some of the pitchers in
the National League to jump to the Fed
erals. Magee has selfish purposes it
seems. He is anxious to see one player
in particular leave organized base bali
and that is Pitcher Walker Of the Brok-
lyn club.
A few weeks ago Walker was consider
ing an offer from the independents. He
took up the matter with Billy Sunday.
who was then starting a series of revival
meetings in Pittsburgh. Sunday advised
Walker to stick to organized base ball
Recently a pamphlet was sent to ali of
the clubs. containing Sundays advice to
ball players. When Magee saw copy OF
the pamphlet he said:
sunday hasn't d chance on earth to
convert me. He told Walker not to jump
That's the very fellow | would like to
see outside the National League Why ="
Because he can hit me more frequently
and harder than any pitcher in the coun-
try. In one game last season this fellow
Walker hit me three times. and there
wasn't the difference of two inches in the
three places where the ball struck Every
time Walker hit me in the small of the
back. Any fellow who is so wild as that
should be encouraged to jump to the
Federals.
Evening star., 1914-02-05
BY j. ED GRILLo.

Official notice from Ban Johnson that
the American LEAGUE will meet IN New
York February II has just reached Presl-
dent Bon Minor of tho local club Roth
he and Manager Griffith will atte1d this
tsather,ug. WHICH comes one day after the
schedule meeting of the National League.
II is understood that the club owners ana
officials of both leagues VIII meet on TINS
occasion and devise means for WlpinS
out the Federal League.
Many sensational Things are predicted
10 occur during this gathering. Some
radical moves will he made by the Ma
tional and American League men i'll their
joint conference.
1t is hinted that it is the intention OF
both leagues TO give help TO the weak
teams i'll their respective circuits, SO as
to add interest to the I,ennant race. But
such a plan is sure To meet with strong
opposition. as clubs with good material
are not apt to want Ia part with IT, even
though they possess an apuhoahce Oh
pla yer$.
The national commission already has
decided upon IL policy to be pursued III
the fight with the Federal League rms
is to take to court. action AGAINST al
players who quit organized base ball
and prevent them from playing with the
independents. 1t seems that the commls-
sion has assurance that the contract OF
organized base ball would be upheld
legally and that injunctions VIII De
granted by the courts against Jumping
. AYERS. The club owners will be asked
to contir-l the plans made by the COM
mission md then the war Will be on III
earnest.
The National League is sure to adopt
its schedule at this meelng. and "hlle
10 neat.on of Just what the American
League will do is given in the notices
sen, the clubs, it is believed that the
pIaving dates Of that organization WI!
.,is(, be arranged. 1t Is a safe predlctloi
ih;4t l,y the time the Joint conference OF
the two major leagues is over mos
of the clouds now in the base ball Sky
viii have been cleared away.
If the two major leagues shouid ue-
eide TO allow the International Leag ue
and American Association TO place
clubs in some of the big league cities
in order to furnish competition TOT
the Federal League, there is not apt
to be any objection TO such move.
Manager Griffith is opposed to such q
scheme at the present time. but ne OF
course, would not be able to hold out
against such plan if the league Ia
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Giants Give Sphinx Treat.

CAIRO. Egypt, February 5.-After in
Producing the Sphinx to base ball the
members of the New York Giants and the
Chicago White SoA, who are touring the
world, left here yesterday for Alexandria.
The ride by train extended over four
hours The ball players planned to stay
in Alexandria only short time and then
take the boat for Italy. The journey to
Naples will occupy four days.
Evening star., 1914-02-05
Huhn Is Penn's Squash Champion

PHILADELPHIA. February 5.-Play-
ing the game of his career, W. II. T
Iuhn captured the squash racquet cham
noushjp of Pennsylvania by defeating NJ
T. Newhall at the Racquet Club by three
Games to two. HUM showed great speed
In the first two games and used splendid
Judgment. but in the third and fourth
games Newhall was right at the top OF
his game and HUM appeared to have
lost some of his speed. The scores were
15-a, LILO, 115. 515. 15--l0.
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BIG MONEY IN SIGHT
FOR WILLIE RITCHIE

SAN FRANCISCO, February b.
WINE Hitchte. lightweight
champion of the world, will go to
Australia probably for a series
of three fights, under guaran-
tee Of S5O,OOO. after his bout here
with "HarIem Tommy" Murphy.
the exact date OF which has not
yet been determined.
The announcement was made by
an Australian promoter, after n
long talk with Ritchie and his
manager. No articles have been
signed. but 1t Is stated that
Rftchie's promise hns been given,
and the details are to be settled
later.
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Maps Players Start Training.

NEW ORLEANS. February 5.-Seven
players of the Cleveland American League
base ball club. in charge of Joe Birming-
ham. manager. and Charles Hite, trainer.
have arrived here and begun spring train
ing in preparation for the 1914 season.
Eighteen members of the Cleveland team
are expected here before the week ends.
Evening star., 1914-02-05
GOLF AT PALM BEACH.
Travis Captures Medal Play Round
for Lake Worth Championship.

PALM BEACH. Fla, February 5.-Wal-
ter ]. Travis led the field and captured
the qualification low-score medal in the
Lake Worth championship with a card
of - The scoring was high considering
the ideal conditions, only five players get
ting under 50. f. D. Frazier of Essex
county, Mass, was second, with a score
of 76
A at the eighth hole was the only
brilliant feature in Travis round and the
rest of the holes We're reeled off in his
customary style and consistency in par
figures The best scores:
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John Saet ing Enslewood. Observation-Disclosures. II
a G. Tappan. Nassau. Observation-Disclosures. IS
Walter Fairbanks, Denver OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. so
H. G. Richard. ST. Andrews 81
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John Shepa rd jr.. Belmont Springs. 81
q; 4 Rriukc-hoM. IIackensach. h.....----...... 81
" II smith, Oakland. 81
IL N Rr,rt Country Club. Observation-Disclosures. 81
W p Wood, Virginia 50
= II IitIcr Merton. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. So
W. Harlan. ColunIbla 50
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A. e. Johnson. Ardsley. ..--..-------.---. Sc
n G Murray Utica. ......-....-..... 81
Il y whitman Myopia. a..-......-........... 81
william Thaw. 3d. Pittsburgh. 81
" johnson, ArdSley SIS
J. C. Head OHkmont. So
Il r. smith, Wilmington. .-.-.t-.....-...--.. IS
Fl. W. Dupuy. Alles ieny,; 50
T. E. Rumbaugh, Asheville. 50
4 l;affney Rochester. 50
n r Mcclellan, New York. k.-................ 50
\ H. Hedges, Seattle. 50
4 F Huston. Merion- 81
r. Washington. Midlothian. 20
II. G. Coiburn. Indianapolis. s....--.--......... 30
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kiviat for running an alleged framed-u -uD
dead heat some time ago has been lifted.
No proof could be secured. and the men
produced evidence that there was no
real foundation for the charges
Evening star., 1914-02-05

The suspension Of kohlcmainen and
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CHAPTER x.
Tho Hunt,


He awoke to q musical twitterins
and chtrping, to find the sun pouring
into the dusty room in a very glory.
He rolled from the blanket and stood
upright, filling his lungs with long
deep breath Of satisfaction. He felt
singularly light-hearted and alive. The
bulldog came bounding through the
window, dirty from the weeds, and
flung himself upon his master in q
canine rapture.
Get QUIT" quoth the latter, laugh
Ing. stop licking my feet! How the
dickens do you suppose I'm to get into
my clothes with your ridiculous antics
going on? Down, say! Hark!" He
broke on and listened. who's that
singing?"
The sound drew nearer-a lugu.
brious chant, with the weirdest minor
reflections, family suggestive of the
rag-time ditties of the music-halls. yet
with a plstntive cadence.
Good morning, Uncle Jefferson"
The singer broke of, set down the
twig-broom that he had been welding
and came toward him. "Mawnin', sub.
Mawnin'." he said. Hopes yo'.all
slep' good. All reck'n dem ar birds
woke yo' up; dey's maxim sch or
'miration."
Thank you. Never slept better in
my life. Am laboring under a delu-
sion when imagine smell coffee"
Just then there came a voice from
the open door Of the kitchen: Calls
yo'sef er man, yo' triflin' recon-
structed niggah! Wen marstah gwine-
ter git he brekfus' wild yo' ramshack-
lin eroun' wild dat dawg all his
Gawd's-ble7sid mawnin'? Go fotch
some mo- lakewood dis minute. Yo'
heah?"
A turbaned head poked itself
through the door, with a good.natured
leaf-brown face beneath it, which
broadened into wide smile as it's
owner bobbed energetically at Va
liant's greeting. go de Lawd!" she
exclaimed. wiping foury hands on
Bingham apron. "Yo' sho' is up early.
but All got yo' brekfus' ready, sub"
"All right, Aunt Daphne. I'll be
back directly"
He sped down to the lake to plunge
his head into the cool water and there
by sharpen the edge Of an appetite
that needed no honing.
He came up the trail again to find
the reading-stand transferred to the
porch and laid with white cloth on
which was set steaming coffee-pot,
with fresh cream, saltless butter and
crisp hot biscuit; and as he sat down,
with a sigh Of pure delight. in his
dressing-gown "a creepy Japanese
thing redeemed from womanishness
by the bold green bamboo Of its de-
sien-uncle Iefferson n!snted hesnre
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stretched over the preempted keyhole,
and he fetched grass.stem and poked
out its tiny gray-striped denixen be,
fore he inserted the key in the rusted
lock. He turned 1t with . curious
sense Of timidity. All the strength Of
his fingers was necessary before the
massive door swung open and the lev.
cling sun sent it, late red rays into
the gloomy interior.
He stood in q spacious hall, his nos.
trils filled with curious but not I'M
pleasant aromatic odor with which the
place was strongly impregnated. The
hall ran the full length Of the build
ing, and in its center q wide, balus.
traded double staircase led to upper
darkness. The floor, where his foot
prints had disturbed the even gray
film Of dust, was of fine close par.
quetry and had been generously
strewn everywhere with a mica-like
powder. He stopped and took up q
pinch in his fingers, noting that It
gave forth the curious spicy scent.
Dim paintings in furnished frames
hung on the walls. From q niche on
the break Of the stairway looked down
the face Of tall Dutch clock, and on
one side protruded a huge bullying
something draped with yellowed
linen sheet. From its shape he
guessed this to be an elk's head. Dust,
undisturbed, lay thickly on everything,
ghostly floating cobwebs crawled
across his face, and bat fitted out
Of fireplace and vanished squeak.
ing over his head. With Uncle JEFF
ferson's help he opened the rear doors
and windows, knocked up the rusted
belts of the shutters and flung them
wide.
But for the dust and cobwebs and
the strange odor, mingled with the
faint musty smell that pervades SUD-
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nom the bunch, had spurred IN ad-
vance and was leading by a clean hum
dred yards. bareheaded, her hat fallen
back to the limit of its ribbon knotted
under her chin, and her waving hair
cleaning like furnished gold.
How she rides!" muttered the soil
tary watcher. "Cross-saddle, Of course,
the sensible little sport! She'll
never in the world do that wall!-Yes,
by George!" John Valiant's admira-
ton turned to delight. why" he
said, "it's the Lady-of-the- Roses!"
He put his hands on the sill and
vaulted to the porch.
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He waved his hat at the porch and
turned his horse down the path, side
BY side with the golden chestnut.
After them trooped the others. horses
walking YEARLY, riders talking in low
voices, the girls turning often to send
swift bird-like glances behind them
to where the straight masculine figure
still stood with the yellow sunshine ON
his face. They did not leap the wall
this time, but fled decorously through
the swinging gate to the Red Road.
Then, as they passed from view be-
hind the hedges, John Valiant heard
the younger voices break out together
like the sound of bomb thrown into
. poultry-yard.
John Valiant stood watching till the
last rider was out Of sight. There
was warm flush Of color in his face.
At length he turned with a ghost
Of sigh. opened the hall door wide
and stalking hundred yards away,
sat down on the shady grass and be-
gan to whistle, with his eyes on the
door.
Presently he was rewarded. On q
sudden. around the edge of the sill
peered sharp, suspicious little mux-
zle. Then, like flash Of tawny light,
the fox broke sanctuary and shot for
the thicket.
.
The brown ivied house in the vii
lage was big and square and faced the
sleepy street. A one-storied wing con-
tanned a small door with a Doctors
brass plate on the clapboarding be-
side It, Doctor Southall was one of
Mrs. Merryweather Mason's paying
guests-for she would have deemed
the word boarder gratuitous insult,
no less to them than to her. Another
was the major, who for decade had
occupied the big old-fashioned COZ.
ner-room on the second floor, com.
panioned by monstrous gray cat and
waited on by an ancient negro named
Jereboam, who had been q slave of
his fathers.
The doctor was sallow taciturn
man with saturnine face, eyebrows
like frosted thistles, mouth as IL
made With one quick knife-slash and
head nearly bald. set on a neck thar
would not have disqualified q year.
ling OF.
On this particular morning neither
the major nor the doctor was in EVIL
dence. the former having gone out
early, and the latter being at the mo-
ment In his office, as the brassy buzz
of a telephone from time to time an
nounced. Two Of the green wicker
rocking-chairs on the porch. however,
were in agitant commotion. Mrs. Ma
son was receiving caller in the per
son OF Mrs, Napoleon Clifford.
After all these years." the visitor
was saying in her customary italics.
(The broad "a" which lent dulcet
softness to the speech Of her hostess
was scorned by Mrs. Poly, her own
as" being as narrow as the needle
through which the rich man reaches
heaven.) I'VE came here from Rich
mond when l was bride-that's,
twenty-one years ago-and Damory
Court was forsaken then. And think
what a condition the house must be in
now! Cared for by an agent who
comes every other season from New
York. Trust man to do work like
that"
I'm glad Valiant is to occupy it."
remarked Mrs. Mason in her sweet
flute-like voice. 1T would be sad to