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Evening star., 1914-03-01
GREAT TOURNEY
IS TObE HELD
international Chess Masters
to Meet in Competition in
st. Petersburg. /
new YORK FAILED ON
SAME "ALL-STAR" EVENT
Many Fine Players Are Eligible to
Compete-Whitaker Gives
Good Exhibition.

The St. Petersburg international grand
masters tournament, open only to win
ners Of international master Journeys is
scheduled to start April % next. and on
or about that date the clocks will be-
gin to tick. This is the ''all-star' event
on which New York and Havana fell
down. the great congress which Ia to
formulate rules for future worlds cham
pionship matches and to furnish a chai-
lenEer to the winner Of the Lasker-
Rubinstein match. Tarrasch, Maroczy.
Schlechter. Burn. Janowski. Marshall.
Rubinstein. Bernstein. Duras, Capa-
blanca. Teichmann and either Aiechin or
Niemzowitsch are the masters eligible for
this event who are most likely to play
Alechin and Niemzowitsch having tied
for first place in the recent Russian ma
tional masters tournament, at St Peters
burg will Immediately play of the tie In
a four-games-up match and the winner
will participate in the grand master con-
gress.
Mr.. N. T. Whitaker recently gave a
most entertaining and brilliant stimuli
taneous exhibition to the chess players
of the Interior Department winning fif-
teen and losing two games. as follows:
Evening star., 1914-03-01

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that ever lived And their "a"e'' a ~ " ~
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the end his playing days and
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Evening star., 1914-03-01
IS CLEVER ATHLETE.
Richards May Make as Great a Rec
ord as Thorpe,

ITHACA, y. Y. February 2s-Cornell
has an athlete who may make as great a
record as Jim Thorpe. the Carlisle Indian.
Thorpe's work in the decathlon and PEN
tathlon will hardly be surpassed, but his
other Olympic figures may be shattered
in 1916. Cornells star is Alma Richards,
the most promising bit Of timber in sight
for the next Olympics. Here are some Of
Richards performances to date:
16-pound shotput42 feet 6 inches.
Running broad jump-22 feet inches.
Running high jump-6 feet inches.
Pole vault-1O feet inches.
1OO-yard dash-1O AS seconds.
. Richards is already grooming himself
for the events He is trying himself out
for the decathlon, the hurdles and the
discus events. In all these branches of
track and field sports he has shown prom
iee.
Evening star., 1914-03-01
CONTROL BASE BALL.
Graduate Manager at Columbia Says
Form a Conference"

NEW YORK, February .s.-Harry
Fisher, the graduate manager Of athletics
at Columbia University has said some
thing which should settle the agitation
over summer base ball." which has been
stirring college faculties all over the
country Fishers idea is the formation
Of a base ball conference" which will do
all the legislating for the various college
Mines 1t Is his purpose to have college
base ball controlled in much the same
vay as are foot ball and basket ball, ex.
cept that more care will be taken In for
mulating rules governing the eligibility
Of players than in either of the other
sports.
Evening star., 1914-03-01

"Lavisne undoubtedly gave Critic
the hardest fight of his career a very
clever man never has many hard bat
ties. But that twcnty-round draw with
the Saginaw Kid was a severe test for
Critic, and Lavigne hit him more often
than any other fighter I believe.
THE fight was pulled off at Maspeth,
L. l.. October ~. 1895. Both the Kid
and Griffo were in their prime. 1t was
a wonderful exhibition of cleverness
and fighting.
"In the early rounds Lavigne was
blinded by the cleverness Of Griffo.
I thought: he would often laughingly
remark. that the men at the ringside
were throwing boxing gloves at me"
But as the bout progressed Critic be-
gan to tire and every now and then
the Kid would sting him with a left
or right. And the KIDS punches hurt
"Griffo had wonderful knack of
avoiding a punch by simply moving
Evening star., 1914-03-01
LAvIeNE GAVE: AN
HIS .HARDEST BATTLE BECAUSE
he WAS AeiE TO HIT nm
oF1ENER THAN tANYo ONE ELSE j..

his head,/ His judgment of distance
was perfect. Many of Lavigne's S
punches would Craze his Jaw as he
smiTingly pulled back or sidewise just
enough to let them go by.
After the tenth round the fight was
Lavigne's. but GrifYo's early lead gave
him a draw decision. This was the
second and last meeting between the
two.
when the wonderful George Dixon
was at the height of his career Critic
held him to a draw on three separat tie
occasions. The bouts were ten,
twenty and twenty rounds, and
there was nothing to choose between
the two at the end of any of them.
There are countless tales told of
Critic and how he used to exhibit his
skill in barrooms. betting that no one
could knock his hat off, or knock a
cigar from his mouth, while he stood
in one spot. He was the cleverest
Evening star., 1914-03-01
IS YEARS. AGO

a peculiar coincidence, in view of the
fact that Lavigne gave him his hard
est battle. which is the story you are
after.
"Griro commenced fighting in the
United States in 1898. He took the
fight fans off their feet. HIS clever
ness was a revelation! Look over his
record He met the best of his time.
and while in his prime McAuiiffe was
the only man to get a decision over
him. And that was only in a ten-round
bout
"HA beat Australian Billy Murphy
three times, Abe Willis, Ike Weir.
Horace Leeds and Joe Harmon, and
fought draws with such men as
George Lavigne (twice), George
Dixon (thrice), Johnny Griffin and
Joe Cans. He lacked q punch, but
the other fellows couldn't hit him
That's why so many of his battles
were undecisive.
Evening star., 1914-03-01
Inquisitive Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Please let me know through your query
column the length of Ban Johnson's
term of Office as president Of the Amerf-
can League. Thanking you in advance,
A SUBSCRIBER.
Johnson was elected for twenty-five
years two years ago.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please give a description OF the inning
in the game between the Cubs and New
York when Merkie failed to touch second,
thereby losing the game for New York.
This happened in October 1905.
NJ FRAZEN.
The game occurred in September in
stead Of October 1905 In New York's
half Of the ninth inning, with the score
] to l, Seymour went out, Evers to
Chance. Deviin singled, but was forced
out by Mccormick. Evers to Tinker.
Merkle singled. sending Mccormick to
third. Bridwell singled to center, Nc
ran to first. but Merk forgot to go to
second. After a mix-up with Giant play
ers and rooters the ball finally was passed
to Evers, who held it on second. forcing
Merkle out and wiping off McCormick's
run. Umpire ODay decided the game
a draw. I to 1, and was upheld by the
league. which ordered the game played
over to decide the pennant on the day
after the championship season closed.
Sporting Editor Star
What was Heine Zimmerman's batting
average last season, and what Cub play
er. If any. had higher average than
Zimmerman.
Zimmerman's 1918 batting average was
.313 and none of the 1913 Cubs had a
better one.
Evening star., 1914-03-01
White tSiemzowitsch,-s pieces.
NOTES By CAPABLANCA

NOTES By CAPABLANCA.
"a Ii B-Kt5, Kt-Q5
(b) II is very hard to 6nd u better move, al
though the bishop Is not placed very well kB.
There was necessity OF developing the pieces.
tc) very important move. becAuse the bisbei
cannot be displaced from OF the diagouals
ID, Trying to avoid POT after BxQKfch.
te, Very risky, but the position Is hard TO de
fend. would have preferred csstlins.
~ With Q-Q3 White could have continued the
attack hut then Black Lad the following varia
tion at his command: 10 49,. kt!B; II BfIkt
castles. 15 PIP Kt1P. l6 kip BIB. II 0IB
PIKE. ls oxKP R-k. ioQ-KB5 Q X. 20 Or
X Oh. etc.
ts) Better would have been Is kip Q1Q. is
QRxQ castles. IL KtxKt PIX, etc.
(h) White becomes aggressive on the kings
side. because his position on the other wing o.
the hoard Is rather bad.
~ This telling move gives Black the advantage.
a. The climax of Blacks combination.
tk) Better would have been RIB. q 80. PxB.
% R-Q3 ROB, % RIP RxP, 30 R-Q7ch K
KITS. 81 RIP IKE with a better game.
al Here B-QKtS would have been much better.
I'm, Threatening P-QKt4 in reply to B-B7.
The following selection Of games is
from the recent match between the WASH
ington Chess and Whist Club and the
Baltimore Chess Associa ton, won by the
local club by the score of to t.
Evening star., 1914-03-01
SEASON OUTLINED.
Poughkeepsie Dates Announced, and
Interest in Rowing Increases.

NEW YORK, February 2s.-Nith the
announcement of the date for the inter-
collegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie as
Friday, June o6. the American college
rowing season is fairly well outlined.
Although there are still dates for va
rtous dual and triangular regattas yet
to be fixed, it is apparent that rowing is
steadily increasing in popularity as a
coiloxe sport In the east, middle west
and Pacific coast sections the various COL
Ieee and university crews are already well
advanced in their indoor and machine
training, and are awaiting the first op-
portunity to dip their sweeps in lake or
river,
Evening star., 1914-03-01

man the game has known.
Mcfarland? Packey is clever boy.
indeed. He and Griffo would have
made a great match. But L think
Critic would have outpointed the Chi
cago lad when he was at his best.
You see there is not much to tell
of Griffo's hardest battle. There are
never many interesting incidents In a
clever mans bouts. His work has
too much sameness. Hit and get away.
that is the whole story One round
was very. much like another In Grif-
fo's fights. even In his fight with La
vigne, which is generally conceded to
have been his hardest
sDissipation finally got Griffo. as 1t
has SO many of the great men Of the
ring. Lacking punch. when his
speed was gone. he had nothing left:
But in sheer cleverness he outclassed
every man of his time, and all VINO
have come after him." T. .,
Evening star., 1914-03-01

all ball players play the game also De-
cause they are attracted by its mag
netic qualities.
Their love for the game, rather than
the financial return. is responsible Tor
the gradual improvement in. the major
league standard
There isn't ball player living who
hasn't a deep-seated affection for the
soort-who doesn't crave for 1T when
conditions OF necessity take. him away
from it.
The spirit of the game never dies.
A man may become disgruntled be-
cause of conditions. but he never tires
of the sport itself.
Glance over the field of activities
which serve to keep the great band OF
inhabitants of this globe in action ana
note how few are the lines of work
which hold all or most of their devotees
because of love for that work. You
will not find many.
They Never Quit Until Forced Out.
There's a fascination about base ball
- real magnetic attraction, as 1 have
said before, which continues to exist,
no matter how heavily the years pile
Evening star., 1914-03-01
Money Not the Only
Thing Which Attracts
Players to Base Ball
By NAPOLEON LAJoIE.

tactors III 'ne
arti O
money
n for dollar
everywhere All
But
Evening star., 1914-03-01

The veteran John Breckenridge. who
pitched part of last season for Nashville
and came near putting Norman Elberfeld
in his grave with a bean ball, has been
signed By the Troy club Of the New York
State League. t
Evening star., 1914-03-01

The James boys are in the saddle again.
II is announced from Springfield, Tenn,
that Jack has signed with Austin of the
Texas League. Already two brothers are
in the game, one with Nashville and one
with Toledo.
Evening star., 1914-03-01

Hank O,Dav's announcement thai
Heinie Zimmerman would succeed Evers
at second base is a stern rehuke to those
who have always maintained It required
brains to play that position. remarks .
CRITIC Of the Bronx tssTey.
Evening star., 1914-03-01

1t helps a. lot in 4
race to keep think
ing how tired the
other fellow is,
Evening star., 1914-03-01

The following Is the score of the
NieIhzowitsch- -Capablanca game played
recently at Riga. Russia. A truly classic
example OF correct and brilliant end
game play.
Evening star., 1914-03-01

The only way a
coach can abso-
Iutely ruin 4 player
is to do all his
thinking for him.
Evening star., 1914-03-01
Good Of Athletics Demands
THAT Players Recognize
{ Rights of One Another.
OXFORD LIKELY TO HAVE
sFINE TEAM IN PENN RELAY
Quartet Is Composed of Four Excep-
: tionally Capable Performers.
: Other Interesting Gossip.
BY WALTER CAMP.
Facts Not, Fancies.

y o r III I \ G can
teach some golfers
TO keep their score
right. They are
born optimists,
Evening star., 1914-03-01
rALKBEER COUNTER GAMBIT
RUY LOPEZ.

ta) An innovation In the sicilian, but not cae 70
be recommended go
Evening star., 1914-03-01

The first principle of fair play is to be-
ieve the other team is playing fair.
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Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh that Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering II through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do Is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by T..
Cheney e Co.. Toledo. O., contains no
mercury. and Is taken internally, actin !.
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu-
Inc. 1t Is taken internally and made in
Toledo. Ohio. by F. J. Cheney & Co. Tes-
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price TIC per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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U. s. Troops Leave Vera Cruz.


Vera Cruz. Nov. q. = The
American troops to-day began
evacuating Vera Cruz. and trans
ports bearing all of the American
soldiers are expected to weigh
anchor this afternoon. At 900
O'Clock this morning General
Funston ordered in the farthest
outposts and the soldiers were
gradually brought in until within
two hours the first of them had
boarded the ships.
The Constitutionalists, which
have been lurking near the out
posts, gradually moved in, and
it is expected that they will oc-
cupy the city late this afternoon.
There is no disorder.
The occupation lasting since
last April, cost the Americans a
score of lives from bullets and
and many estimate $10.-
900, 900, for which the United
States will not ask indemnity.
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Ny auto, It's of thee. shcrt cut
to poverty of thee / chant. /
blew pile of dough on you two
years ago. and now you quite re-
fuse to go. or won't or can't.
Through town and countryside,
you were my joy and pride, a
happy day. ! loved thy gaudy
hue, thy nice white tires so new.
but now you're down and out for
true, in every way. To thee.
old rattle box, came many bumps
and knocks; for thee l grieve.
Badly thy top is torn, frayed are
thy seats and worn; thl>4whoop-
ing cough affects thy horn, l do
believe. Thy perfume swells the
breeze. while good folks check
and sneeze, as they pass. / paid
for thee price, 'twould buy a
mansion twice, now everybody's
yelling Ice"-I wonder why.
Thy motor has the grippe, thy
spark plug has the pip, and wee
is thine. too have suffs rcd
chills, ague and kindred ills. en-.
deavoring to pay my bills since
thou vert mine. Gone is nv
bank roll now, no more 'twould
choke COW. as once before. Yet
II had the mon, so help me
John amen. I'd buy myself a
car again, and speed some more.
Stolen.
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The Good Time Coming.

In spite of the low price of cot.
ton we notice that a number of
prominent business men and cap.
italists predict an era of prosperi-
ia in the near future for the en-
tire United States. Some of
them assert that the prosperous
times will be evident within the
next sixty days. They base their
prediction on the law of supply
and demand, and say that the
world is clamoring to buy the
crops of America, all of which
have been abundant, and the
market for them only has to be
opened and the food of prosperi-
.ty will be upon US. Well, every
body is ready for the flood to
come.
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The Alcoholic Milestone.

The Democrats of the natiol
have an issue to face, and the,
may as well prepare for it. Tn,
liquor interests are at bay; they
are on the defensive. They real
ize that they have but a few
more years in which to fatter
upon the woes of their victims
but they are fighting desperately,
and are willing to hold any part,
between them and the fire. The
Democratic party cannot afford
to shield the brewery. the dis.
tillery and the saloon from the
rising wrath of a determined
people. Democracy is the ma
tion's hope on political and eco
.nomic questions-Iet it not, by
taking sides with the liquor in
terests, repel those who put NOR
al issues first. The young mdn
of the country are Democratic
by nature, but they will not sub
nit their claims to political pre-
ferment to those who conspire
against the home and everything
good neither will they find pot
house politicians congenial party
associates. The president has
set a high standard in intelli-
gence and morals, and the party
cannot afford to lower the colors
to gain a temporary advantage.
Those whose support depends up
on subseryience to the liquor in
terests disgrace the party while
they are with it. and then leave
it if it refuses to obey them.
They are a milestone about the
party's neck. The Democratic
party is the party of the future
1T has a chance to enter the
Promised Land why allow the
liquor interests to lead it away
INTO the wilderness? Get ready
for the fight. w. j. Bryan.
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All Crops Larger This Year Than Last.

All Crops Larger This Year Than Last.
Washington, Nov. 26. - AL.
though preliminary estimates by
the department of agriculture of
crop production this year indi-
cate that the aggregate per acre
yields of all crops will be about
9.4 per cent larger than last
years yield and about 2.3 per
cent larger than the ten.year
average, they will still be smaller
by nearly five per cent than the
1912 record large crop yield.
The total production of corn
this year, it is estimated, will be
about lO.6 per cent larger than
that of last year; wheat, 1863;
oats, 1.6; barley, 1913; buck
wheat. 23.1; Irish potatoes, 22.6:
sweet potatoes, 5. / smaller; hay,
z larger; cotton between 8 and 9
per cent larger; tobacco about 3
per cent larger.
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Alexandria Gets Mobilization Camp.

Alexandria Gets Mobilization Camp.
/ Washington. Nov. Is. -Camr
Stafford, across the Red river
from Alexandria. La. was Sc.
lected to-day as the permanent
mobilization camp of the United
States organized militia. On
reaching decision in the mat
ter Gen. Albert L. Mills, chief
of the division of military affairs
OF the war department, advised
Representative James B. Aswell.
who has been working for the
location of the camp at Alexan-
dria.
Shreveport submitted some
vincing arguments in favor
of a site near that city, but a re-
port by Gen. Bliss, commanding
the department of the south.
favoring Camp Stafford resulted
in the selection of Alexandria.
Doubtless one of the principal
reasons for the selection of Camp
Stafford is the fact that tits used
for the State encampments and
has been proven in practice to
provide the exact facilities re-
quired.
Estimates of cost, bills of ma
terial and the plans for the can
Torment have been completed
and submitted to the war depart
ment.
Camp Stafford is owned by the
State. 1t is surrounded by roll
ing lands, which make it an ideal
place for maneuvers. Before
making the decision for the site
OF the permanent camp, promises
were secured for the use of 3d.
O00 acres for maneuvers. The
large amount of cutover lands in
this vicinity makes this region
very desirable for military exer-
cises. The camp is drained nat
lrally, and has an abundant sup
plyio the best water.
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which Mrs. Levy went through
the work thoroughly and deliver.
ed grand lecture. In the clos.
ing of her lecture, which was OF
equal interest to every member,
she complimented the lodge on
the attendance and the way we
had progressed in our work. ow-
ing to the fact we had been or
ganized only six months, having
organized with eighteen charter
members, and at the present hav-
ing forty-eight, forty-three be-
ing present at the meeting.
For the benefit of the younger
lodges we will explain how we
procured the complete parapher-
MALTA. Inasmuch as we had only
eighteen charter membes we
could not meet expenses, so we
gave a box supper and invited
everyone in our town, clearing
$95. 90.
After the closing of the chap
ter we had a delicious supper,
prepared by the lady members
OF the order. The supper con-
sisted of chicken prepared in va
rious ways. cranberry sauce, sal
ads of every kind, cakes, choco-
late and coffee, which, at a late
hour in the night, all was ready
to partake OF.
Mrs. Levy is very efficient in
her work, as well as being a.
noble lady, and we wish her sue
cess in her work throughout the
State. Xxx x
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Oak Grove School Board Of Health.

! Acting on the suggestion OF
Prof. Stewart after his address
to the student body on sanitation
Tuesday, the formalities of an
organization was carried out and
the following officers shall serve
during the present term of school:
Miss Beulah Jordan, president;
Miss Mary Parish, vice president;
Prof. Stewart, secretary; Miss
Nettie Smith, assistant secretary.
1t shall be the duty of these
officers to obtain literature and
all the reliable information DOS
sible regarding such diseases as
are common in the community
and to distribute same where it
will do most good. They shall
also put for,h every effort to
keep the school house and school
grounds in the best possible con-
dlti-n. They shall insl &c. all
drinking cups, suspicious looking
lunch baskets. COOLERS, water
buckets, blackboards, crayon,
troughs, walls, floors, cloak room.
and any part of the buildings for
any possible filth.
The secretary shall report the
sanitary or unsanitary condition
OF the school to the student body
at assembly period on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. Acting
on this report the president shall
see that any necessary change
be made at once.
The assistant secretary shall
with the assistance of the princi-
pal make out report in full at
the end of every month and send
to the parish superintendent.
The duties of the board apply
not only to the school, but when
ever possible they shall visit the
sick and afflicted in the commu-
nifty, and kindly offer their as
sistance.
Our motto: "Hew to the line
and let the chips fall where they |
may-but clean up the chips af-
forwards. /"
Yours for cleaner living,
OAK GROVE S. B. OF H.