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interesting to note that nearly every
state In the Union will be represented.
as well as the District of Columbia.
John T. Harris. chairman Of the
tournament committee. is planning an
extensive program and an enjoyable
tourney should result.
j. Harry Covington, chief justice Of
the District Supreme Court, and
f. L. Siddons, associate justice. en-
joyed a match last week on the course
of the Washington Country Club.
Members of the Washington Suburban
Club went on their permanent greens
last week. The course, which has been
rolled. is in splendid condition Phil
King chairman of the green committee.
who has spent much time in getting
the course in shape, stated yesterday
that everything will be ready by May
] for the annual tourney, which will be
. held next month.
George c. Cunningham of Bannock-
burn enjoyed a number of good rounds
Chase last week. He probably is play
ing more golf than any other member
of the club, as he is endeavoring to get
in trim to retain his position as one of
the first sixteen in the District cham
pionship. which is to be held at the
Chevy Chase Club in June. Cunning
ham was the only member of Bannock-
burn to win a place in the honor class
IN last year 8 tourney.
The tournament committee at Ban
nockburn Club. headed by John T. Har-
ris, is planning number of interest
ing events for the members this sum
mer. and from present Indications the
club will enjoy it's most successful sea
son in golf. In good weather the tour
neys Will be played over the new course
in Cabin John while the old course in
Chevy Chase will be used during bad
weather said ha
would be in splendid condition by the
middle Of May. Harris is assisted by
DIR. J. r. DeFarges, Bruce L. Taylor
and B. B. Hunt.
Bannockburn bids fair to be well rep
resented at the District championship
tornament at Chevy Chase Club. June
;. and 5. and although only one mem
ber. George G. Cunningham, made the
first sixteen" last year, it is expected
that two or three will win a position
this year Among the first possibilities
is George Beattie, Scotsman, who is
one of the best golfers in the club.
Beattle IS in splendid form and un-
doubtely will be among the leaders in
the coming event.
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Hold Lead in District Chess
Tourney by a Point
and a Half.
SHOWALTER TAKES PART
IN BIG MASTERS EVENT
Will Break Long Rest and Again
Try for Honors-Is Splen-
did Player.

In tho fifth round OF the District
championship tournament, played at
the Home Club, Lowell won from Tharp,
Knapp from Zapoleon, Stacy from
Pasch. and Walker from Willenchlck.
These results give Lowell and Knapp
point and Il half lead over their near
est opponents. and with only two
rounds left to play it Is toregone
TO one of them Lowell has yet to meet
Fascll and Willeuchick. while Knapp
goes against Walker and Tharp. On
the dope. so far distilled from this
event, Lowell should win easily from
both Of his opponents. while Knapp
has still to face a most dangerous zoe
in Walker However, the odtis arc IL
favor OF the 'youngster" turning the
trick With a victory over Zapoleoh
and a draw with Lowell to give him
confidence. the lack of which has
hitherto been his only serious weak
ness, il will take more than average
class \ chess to stop him. certainly
Knapp and Lowell have so far shown
clear superiority over the rest of
the players in this event, and a match
between them to decide first honors
would be more satisfactory than halI-
point victory for either
The announcement that Jackson
Showalter, former United States cham
pfon will break his long rest from
active chess and enter the coming mas
ters. tournament to open in New York
April 10 is good news indeed Tor
American chess lovers. Besides Delne
a master of the first rank, Showalter
is one of the most popular, magnetic
and chivaIrous players that ever sraceo
the game, every inch. some seventy
four by the way. sportsman in the
finest meaning OF the word.
The fame OF f. B. Adams win from
Capa blanca as duly recorded in last
weeks chess column, grows with every
exhibition the Cuban gives. It is now
Capablanca's only defeat in $50 games
The American Chess Bulletin, the New
York Sun, the Brooklyn Eagle-and, IN
feet, every chess magazine and paper
in the country with chess column-are
commenting no less upon Capa-
blanca's marvellous record than upon
Mr.. Adams beautiful game. Most of
them reproduced the score of the game,
published in The Star March Z.
Following is the score of the Lowell
Tharp game from the fifth round OF
the District championship tournament.
While the game was scored on time,
whites attack probably would have
won in any event:
Evening star., 1915-04-11

have treated him as fairly as he has
treated me.
There isn't anything to be gained by
such talk. don't know whether or not
Mack has said all the things he has
been reported as saying. But there
have been mistakes made somewhere.
ut was reported in the press that
Mack made the statement that he had
to come down to Trappe every year to
sign me. and that the last time he told
me it was too much trouble to go to
that effort every season, and he would
like to avoid it by signing me for three
years. l don't believe Mack made this
statement. The only time he ever
came to Trappe in his life was when
he came to sign me for three years.
And he came then because he was
afraid the Federal League might be
after me and he wanted to forestall
their efforts. There is no mystery
about that. 1 guess, to any one. .
I had always signed contract for
one year at time. This seemed the
fairest way to me. Then, II had a
better season than I expected. would
be in a position to ask. for more money.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

Frank Baker. of home run fame, has
given his reason for not reporting to
Connie Mack in a statement which is
printed in the May Base Ball Magazine
On the center table of the pretty little
parlor lay Philadelphia newspaper
with a Iurid interview by Connie Mack.
In this interview the elongated wizard
was quoted as saying that if Baker
were holding out for $4,000 he
wouldn't be likely to get that much
money in the American League or any
where else. and, Furthermore, that at
the speed the recruits were going 1t
seemed perfectly possible to fill the
gap at third base in a manner that
would completely counteract the loss
Of the famous slugger.
II hope he does," said Baker in his
emphatic way. 81 hope he can get ten
men as good as I am, or better. to fll
the place. I wish him all the luck in
the world. Mack has always treated
me fairly. but owe him no debt.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

while if 1 did not, I would never be
adverse TO accepting cut. That state
ment will not be believed, but it is true.
would not Willingly take more money
than l thought I was worth. If was
dub player and by good fortune or
luck had been able to sign up for
$4,000 year / wouldn't have the face
10 take my salary if I knew it was all
worth.
This time Mack, however. wanted
me to sign for three Years He told
me his reasons. | tried to arp,1e win
him and told him that he needn't be
afraid of my leaving him in tbe ,,,rcb
and jumping to the Federal Leaeue I
had no intention of going 10 the FED
eral League and in any case Yo,Id
always be willing to work for him for
less money than 7 won,d wnrI.
where else That was what T told him
then and / still say it. [ would worI,
for the Athletics cheaper than I would
work for anybody else.
Il told him that I didn't want To SIGN
for more than one wear That / conldS.t
foresee what the conditions wou1I he
at that time. AS long as condition. .
were the same as when 7 Stoned II
might be possible to arrange thinps
But these conditions might ehanse
And if thew did 40 wac 10, ,,rJ;,a7
they would change the natrrs nf ~ > ,
contract. .Ae
MACK pressed me. however to si,,
| am easy-eoing eruess A, ~, 80
/ didn't refuse him I signed w oa'
tract But I told him whan ia oa.
that T would nuit tho e.ms u 81
of the year had that rioh+ snu
dissatisfied T had NO rieh3 ~ was
on NV contract and dem.nae ~ oaSh ,
agreement if the conditions war ,,
satisfactory Rmt did hona Mre We, uh
to nuit if wanted 70 asneoiai1, .e raghI I
reseryed tbat riab, a. ~ .;s as l
told Mack if was ~, e eihe ana
81 - '.etion 10 90
81 ,ater in tho summer thar
good deal of trouhie nyer ~ vas 4
clanse The Federal easna s 80 .ensuas
inc ca,itaI ont of 1hiS c1a,s "as !, ,'i.. an :
owners wera s;sn;ng tba ~. .aa a,u me ne
owar a,.in - otSa,. @ piaysrs aii
cIause omi,ted N1,c1l ,,.as ,n; ",.n .he IN
sane thing He had tro'hIe uGs .;t,s .ne
1ins .nd NcJnn;s and so,,,a ~ vi
~ sattin1 thnn, - aerso so .e ~ ~ .ne ,. rest
a. aS - "a ~ 49, ~ " ne chanse.
ear +ne;r nansent ;, ~ ie money
,t roa ,,n.i.. M tna,,h, .Me new orange
me- neu ,.,.t, nnnm sn,,, ~ l,. ,,i ne was nav
.mt ~.'n rr1 Suie eon nI ,,i,, anu 1eit
la.ne; So - I'm. :. - an exas-
pera.lhs ahins - oe hlahaser. Ine
piayer mas oIiiy one MAJ. 70 ueaa with,
put the i,ianaser mas ."en1S.nve or
more. ana - ls haru 1op 70 keep
tneIl all sitlisiieu.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

team 2. What is a semi-pro team? 3.
Is team that pays players travelling
expenses and equips them. but upon
their leaving the club retains uniforms,
amateur or semi-pro? A. FAN.
/. Amateur team is one that plays
without remuneration of any character.
3 Semi-pro team is usually designated
as those the players of which are paid,
but which is not affiliated with any
league. g. Matter of opinion. but should
judge that it would be termed an anna
teur club.
Sporting Editor Star:
I. Please publish in Sundays paper
how many rounds did Sam Langford
and Ketchell fight and where. Also II
Evening star., 1915-04-11
lnquisitive Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
msth mSase state In your pink sheet if
ton in 1912 on the local groun,;s
FAN
Mathewson did not pitch a eainst
washington in 1912, but he worked in
SIX innings against the Nationals April
. 1915 and won his game, to 9
Sporting Editor Star:
Please settle in the pink sheet wheth-
er John L. Sullivan was knocked out
In his fight with Jim Corbett.
Corbett is credited with Knockout
IN the official records.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please answer who was given the de-
cent date. r.
This fight took place in Philadelphia.
where decisions are not allowed. hut
IL was the consensus of newspaper
opinion that Kilbane had bested will
liams.
Sporting Editor Star:
claims that Willard would not re-
ce1ve cent if he had lost the fight.
B claims he would. Please settle this.
willard had some sort of an agree
ment originally with the promoters
nv ~ set ANY lnlnS Dut his training
expenses in the event of his defeat. but
just before the fight he got a new
agreement which awarded him some
thing, and according to press reports
he received $4,000 of the purse.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please publish in the pink sheet Sun
day the answer to the following: A
bets that In a league Of eight teams.
each team playing the others twice,
that IL games are played. B bets that
56 games are played. Please tell us
who Is right, and why.
HARRY A. WESTCOTT.
A is correct.
| Sporting Editor Star:
To decide small wager please pub
! ish in next Sundays pink sheet who
| it was Jack Johnson won the title
| from, and oblige G. w. p and NJ. H. j.
| two fans.
! From James J. Jeffries
| Sporting Editor Star:
| Did colored man by the name n,
Lewis play foot ball at Harvard Ii
| so when? SUBSCRIBER
w. H. Lewis played center on the
| Harvard eleven in about the seasons OF
| "a, '95 and 90. He was rated at thai
time as one OF the best in the game. Ir
1911 he became assistant attorney gen.
| eral of the United States and held tina,
position until recently.
| Sporting Editor Star:
\ 1. To settle a bet please publish ir
| Sundays sporting sheet the ages o1
| Langford. McVey and jeanette. 9 Also
| if johnson was ever offered fifty.
| thousand-dollar guarantee to figh1
Langford. Thanking you in advance
| H. NJ. D.
! ]. Langford is twenty-nine, McVey is
| thirty and Jeanette is thirty-four .
| Never heard of it.
| Sporting Editor Star:
| Please answer the following in the
| pink sheet: l. Explain infield fly rule
| .. If batter bunts and pitcher runs up
! gets the ball, crosses batters path, is
| runner out or must he be touched o:
the ball thrown to the base?
KEYSTONE.
!. The inf1eld fly rule says: Batter is
out if with one or none out and first
and second or first, second and thrC
occupied a fly ball is hit which an in
fielder can handle. 2. The runner mus1
be touched with the ball or it must be
| thrown to the bag.
Sporting Editor Star:
Will you please kindly answer the
| following questions in Sundays In
quisitive Fans: /. What is an amateur
Evening star., 1915-04-11

KetcheT had much the better of it.
.. II one man is four points in pitch
and he bids two and makes three. and
another man is six and he holds high,
who wins: Thanking YOU. III. {. $.
J. Kitchell and Langford fought six
rounds in Philadelphia April 21, 1910.
There was no decision. -. The rules
vary, as agreed. In some instances the
bidder cannot go out under the condi-
tions named unless he bids enough to
go out But this rule is not general
and many play that the bidder goes
out regardless of what he may bid.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly publish in your next Sun
Evening star., 1915-04-11

days sporting sheet whether the Ma
tionals play here and who they play
Saturday. April IT, E. H.
Boston plays here April Il, 10, 20 and
81.
Sporting Editor Star:
Win you kindly settle this bet? a
claims if Jess Willard had lost his fight
he would not receive any money. B
claims he would receive something.
J. +. w.
Before Willard went into the ring he
made new agreement as to the divi-
sion of the purse whereby he received
$1,000 for winning or losing What
the agreement was prior to this is not
! known.
Evening star., 1915-04-11
BLANKS EASTERN HIGH.
Tome School Team Wins. 3 to o,
Baker Outpitching Shields.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PORT DEPOSIT. Md, April ie.-The
Tome School base bail team today won
IFS third consecutive victory of the sea
son bv shutting out the eastern Hleh
school of Washington by The score OF
TO o.
Baker pitched good oaii tof' Tome.
striking out seven men. and led the team
in batting. getting two clean sihSitS-
Eastern High School only kept the score
close bv sharp fielding at critical tunes.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

Ty Cobb is a he-suffragette. While
the Tigers were playing an exhibition
game at jackson, Miss, Ty ran into
convention of Votes for Women" folks.
and they grabbed him. Ty pledged
himself, and an admiring Mississippi
matron who wants to vote the ticket
straight pinned a rose on him. thus
making him a member OF the party.
Evening star., 1915-04-11
Auprentice Marines Want Games.

The marine apprentices of the ma
rine barracks have organized a base
ball team, and would like to arrange
games with any teams in the District.
Those interested should address J. r.
Walsh, marine barracks
Evening star., 1915-04-11

The following games are from the re-
Gently concluded Metropolitan Cness
League matches and show Inc brooK
Iyn CHESS club experts, r. T. Black
and G. j. Schwietzer. at their best.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

Runs-Jones. Nannorf. Baker. struck oni-BE
parar hv Shields =. Bases balls-DG
BAKER. i; OH Shields. =. Hit by pitcher-Ey
Shields (Weeulst. Double plays-Baker- Evans
,nd GRAY: Dyer and Horne. Left on bases
Eastern 5: Tome. ). Umpire-Mr. Cloak.
Evening star., 1915-04-11
PROBLEM BY A. e. STSD.
BLACK.
"a "a "a IA
|N A "a IA
"a s "a "a &
|nI s A 49, p
| y IA "a IA s IA
|2,I az + IA s IA
"a "A III "a
|as IA Z IA An

WHITE
White to play and mate in three moves.
tR-Q4 k1R
2Kt-k4ch KIP or XXX
3 Kt or P mates
B1KtP
3R-K4ch K-B4 or o.
SB-K6 or Kt-Kt1 mate
PROBLEM BY +. 8. WASH.
BLACK.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

MEMBERS OF the Bannockburn Golf
Club are looking forward with much
interest TO one of the monthly tour
neys this summer. to be known as
the state" tourney, wherein it is pro-
posed that the 200 active golfers of
the club Will be classified into classes
representing their native states. II is
Evening star., 1915-04-11

Sporting Editor Star:
Please state in your pink sheet il
Mathewson pitched against Washing
Ton IN 1872 on the local grounus.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

According to members of the Colum-
popular golfer of that club, will re-
turn from Palm Beach, Fla, next week
James has enjoyed playing on a num-
Der of courses in Florida this winter
and is said to be in splendid form for
the summer season.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

Mathewson did not pitch a gainst
washington in 1912, but he worked in
SIX innings against the Nationals April
= 1913, and won his game, to 2.
Gilpin observer., 1915-09-09
STATE CAPITAL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
AYERS DOCUMENTS PROVE PLOT
Reported That Union Agent Admits
Use Of Sleuths In Colorado.

Denver.-That the State Military
Board of Inquiry has in its possession
sworn evidence to prove conspiracy
Mine Workers sent here not only to
prevent enlistments in the Colorado
National guard, but to procure indict-
ments against Governor Carlson, At
torney General Farrar, high militia
officers and leading coal mine oper-
ators of the state, as well as the men
who control the financial affairs of the
Lieut. Col. Edward J. Boughton, presi-
dent of the board. The statement
with documentary evidence to support
its charges, was made public on the
authority of Governor Carlson.
William Diamond, an organizer for
the United Mine Workers, who is said
to be the real Colorado representa-
of the organization since John r. Law
son was convicted at Trinidad, is said
to have admitted that the Mine Work
ers sent agents here to gather evil
dence on which to base criminal COM
plants against state officials and coal
mine operators. The plan was initi-
ated, he said, because the prosecu-
tions which followed the strike of two
years ago have been against only
union officials and strikers, ignoring
offenses committed by the other side.
He denied, however, tina. any attempt
has been made to prevent the re-
Mobilization of the Colorado National
guard.
Gilpin observer., 1915-09-09
II. W. RisIey Makes Charges.

Denver.-"Replying to the COVER
nor's charges filed against him before
the new State Civil Service Commits
sion, Harry w. Risley makes the di-
rect and positive statement in his an
swer that the governors private secre-
tary asked Risley to give a large
quantity of printing for the state to a
Denver publishing company, in viola
ton of contract already made by the
governor, and that upon his (Risley's)
refusal, the governors secretary or
dered him to resign, threatening to
file charges in case he did not COM
ply with the governors request
Risley also charges that his removal
is sought for political reasons only
and that the charges are a 'frame-up'
to find room for political favorite.
Risley also claims that the new civil
service commission is not a legal
body, for the reason that its status is
now on trial before the Supreme
Court. The old civil service commits
sion has certified his payroll for the
month of August, but the new one re-
fuses to do so. The hearing on the
charges will be held Sept. 10"-R.
Gilpin observer., 1915-09-09
Never Had Seen Horse Like That
Before.

says she had late supper that eve-
ming in the loop district. and she did
not see the horse until some time
after she had retired.
The lady's home is not in Chicago,
but in Peru, Ind. She was visiting
friends here and enjoying the taste
of city life greatly, very greatly. i'm
mensely. In fact, it would be difficult
to exaggerate the degree Of the enjoy
ment
But in Peru, it is said, the Oldest
inhabitant never has seen horse like
the one she saw here. Some OF the
village residents, 1t Is true, have seen
other curious animals, such as cent?
pede-mice, sixteen-ounce spiders and
dachshunds longer than the village fire
hose, but never an orange-colored
horse with gold teeth.
The appearance of the horse was,
indeed, SO strange that she screamed
Historically when she saw 1t, and it
was her cries that brought the matter
to the attention OF the police.
Gilpin observer., 1915-09-09
Would Spend $500, o,ooo in Colorado.

Denver.-S. b. Williamson, chief OF
construction Of the United States
Reclamation Service, had just returned
from Washington, where he urged that
$500, 900 be allowed for the coming
fiscal year for work on reclamation
projects in this state alone. This
recommendation must be adopted by
Congress, but it is considered prob
able that favorable action will be
taken SO that the Uncompahgre and
the Grand valley projects may be com
pleted before June. 1917.
Gilpin observer., 1915-09-09
Wyoming.

T. A. Harris reports that Ed. Good
of Thermopolis, who has a 200-barrel
well at that place. visited the Laramie
OH Development Company's property
and was very favorably impressed.
The French capitalists who are in
terested in the Midwest Oil Company
In Wyoming have all been on the fir
ing line and are either at the front
row or are in the hospital recovering
from wounds.
The Drayton-Good Oil Company, OPP
Grating in the Grass Creek field, near
Thermopolis, brought in a gusher at
the depth OF 1850 feet over 1900
feet of oil stands in the well after the
run-off. The oil is high grade. The
location of this well is outside OF the
escapement described by geologists,
and as the big flow of oil was en-
countered at great depth, and as the
drill passed through sands at the L.
600 and 1,200-foot level, in which wells
have been brought in In the main field,
the fact is now demonstrated that oil
may be found where there are no
geological indications.
Gilpin observer., 1915-09-09
New Mexico.

The Hop Canon mine district, five
miles south Of Magdalena, is booming.
Moore and Wolf. who are operating
the Black Cloud mine, are shipping
heavily at the present time
The smelter at Socorro, recently
taken over by California capitalists,
assures extensive development Of the
mines in that part OF the state.
w. w. Slate and c. F. Henley nave
leased several thousand acres of land
in Quay and Roosevelt county and are
preparing to do extensive prospecting
for oil.
In 1914 the production of metals
from New Mexico mines, according to
Charles W. Henderson of the United
States Geological Survey. showed an
increase in gold, silver. copper and
zinc, and a decrease in lead. The
mine output Of gold was $1.171 ,696. an
increase of $2s9.77O: Of silver. 1.777,-
445 ounces. an increase of 146,172
ounces; of copper, 59,3O7,925 pounds.
an increase of 2.999,219 pounds; of
lead Figured as lead in lead bullion
and lead in loaded zinc oxide), 1,763,-
GAL pounds, a decrease of 2,1S2,723
pounds; and of zinc (figured as spell
ter and zinc in loaded zinc oxide), 49,
403,392 pounds, an increase OF $780,
231 pounds.