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The Washington times., 1915-09-11
TOD|SCUSS RULES
FOR GRID CAMPAIGN
Coaches and Officials Will Meet
Central Board Tonight to
Settle All Kinks.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1l.-Football
coaches and officials representing prac-
tically every college and large prepara-
tory school in the East will gather to-
night at the Biltmore Hotel for the an
nual Interpretation meeting held under
the direction of the central board OF
officials, one of the subcommittee OF
the coterie of college men who make
the intercollegiate football rules.
The purpose Of the meeting Is to dis,
playing code last winter, and to decide
upon standard rulings for such knotty
and ambiguous points as may be found
in the rules as officially published re-
Few changes were made in the play
ing conditions Of football last winter by
the official rules COMMITTEES. but 1t IS
expected that the legislation against the
successfully BY Carlisle and Harvard.
will bring out many queries and sus-
gestions. and will Yield some interesting
observations from the football solons.
to the nsr POINTS Of tS I T Just po1
to their entrance upon their fall duties,
and each year the session brings out
many a fine point. This season the
eGsysa e1ays alusnay lplinss has published few ap-
The central board Of officials COM
prises eight of the members of the in,
nS thss fDGsen ofa Tss ns
mitteemen or. the board are J. A: Bah
PITT Ias shan eharman; Wstef ef
se Hai! saH" bartmouth; aVis 5: MsSshton: %
4: A. Stage Of University Of Chicago.
The officials working in connection with
ty; s sSatS w. n M Moriee Of Pennsyivana. nj and
N. A. Tufts, OF Brown. Y
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AGC|ES BATTLE ON
RICHMOND DIAMOND
Play Portners in First Clash
for Inter-City Baseball Title
Today.

Washingtons amateur baseball cham
pions. the ARgies, winners Of the city
title. are in Richmond today playing the
Portner team for the intercity cham
pionship In a double header.
Eighteen players and a band OF fol-
lowers with several amateur association
officials left the city on the 10 o'clock
train this morning and will take the
field on their arrival In Richmond for
the double bill.
There was considerable disappoint-
ment here two weeks ago when the
Portner team arrived for its double bill
and rain knocked the contests out. In
ability to meet the expense made it i'm
possible for the Washington association
to bring Richmond here for another
double bill.
1t is planned to have the Portners
come here toward the latter part Of the
month and President Young. Treasurer
Charles King. and Secretary Shurteff
will probably get In touch with the
Richmond men today to have the battles
played here.
Manager Eidsness plans to have Lem
Owens start the first double bill and
jerry Nops work In the second bill
Napier and Dunn will probably do the
box work for the Richmond champions
The Alec team of Richmond was the
winner last year.
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CONNIE DOYLE HAS
TO BATTLE AS. GORE
District Title Holder Meets
Dumbarton Crack in Co|um.
bia Tourney Finals.

Albert J. Gore and Conrad 3. Doyle
will furnish the feature In the finals OF
the singles for the Columbia Country
Club invitation tournament today on
the club courts. Doyle. whose only
close match so far came at the hands
Of Paul Treanor, Is expected to win
handily.
The District champion is expected to
follow yesterdays win when. paired
with Harold Seldom, Of Central High
School. he bore the bulk of the attack
and defeated Gore and Trenor in the
finals Of the doubles, by Ga. %. Ga.
and Ga.
Treanor's service. so dependable in the
early matches. fell off considerably.
Double faults were frequent with the
youngster. and 1t was to this weakness
that Gore and Treanor were unable to
come through. Seldom played better
tennis than at any time In the tourna-
ment and played UP in fine style to his
more experienced partner.
In the women's singles Miss Eva
Baker. District champion, defeated Miss
Airline Dufour by 60. and 6-3. smash
jng service. proving an asset Miss
Raker's win was the second straight.
and she has succeeded In demonstrating
that she Is in class by herself In this
CITY.
The mixed doubles were delayed on
account of the play in the mems doubles.
and will be continued today. The finals
in the consultations will bring Ezra
Gould, president, Of the Dumbarton
Club. against II. b. Myers, former
Technical High School athlete. These
two played a grueltnR match In consola-
tions in the tournament last year.
Gould winning out after three hard
sets.
follow:
Harold seldom defeated A. ]. Gore and
pauI Treanor. 4, "a. Ga, Ga.
Women's cinglos-Finals. Miss Eva
Roker defeated Miss Airline Dufour. e..
6-3. >,
A n Doyle and L. |. Doyle defeated
Mrs, Eichcibcrgcr and G. y. Lewis, 60.
6-2. Miss Kate Du Bose and c. B.
Doyle defeated Miss Florence Smith
and Pulford. 6-1, 6-l: Mrs; Healy and
Thurston West VS.. Miss Hazel Priest
and D, G. Smith, 60, SO lunfinished).
Mems consolation singles-Third round.
Ezra Gould defeated J, B: Beadle. 60.
81: H. B. Myers defeated ]. A. Dorst.
a. 7-5.
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SPECIAL CALLS FOR
L|NEMEN TO REPORT
"By" Dickson Anxious Concern
ings Needs for Good For
wards at Pennsylvania.

PORT DEPOSIT. Md, Sept. 1.-THE
Penn coaches. worried by their line
problem. sent out special calls today to
Tabor. Rafetto and Neill to report here
for practice Monday. Tabor. 1856
pound giant. played with the scrub
team last year. as also did Refetto:
Neill played at the Walla Walla High
School In Washington State fora num-
Der Of years and earned the reputation
Of being the most powerful lineman on
coast scholastic teams. He will be
eligible for the varsity and will be sent
into the lineup as soon as he arrives.
The line showed some progress In de-
fensive play in the practice when Coach
Wharton had Henning, Mathews. Wray.
Russell. Eble and Captain Harris under
his supervision for more than an hour.
Captain Harris presided over meet
ing last night, when instructions re-
garding training rules were given out.
and the coaches made short addresses
on the various plays
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FEW VETERANS ON
HILLTOP VARSITY
Team Picked to Meet Princeton
Two Weeks Hence Looks
Formidable.

Nxperts VINO have given the George
town varsity football team close OBJ
servation during the past week have
speculated upon the probable lineup for
the Princeton game two weeks on.
and are of the opinion that the new
men, particularly those in the back
field. will start against the Tigers
Coach Exendinc has used two line:
ups In workouts during the week. and
the nuewcomers. 1t g not unlikely that
Brett and Cronln will be used on the
ends. Ward and Gormley will probably
play the tackles positions. with Cap.
positions. Mccarthy and Fitzgerald
lok good for the center position.
Malone seems to have the call on
the quarters. and will probably De used
In that position during the next fort
have impressed sufficiently to take care
of the halfback position. while the
fullback Job will probably fail to Wall.
Few veterans are numbered In this
eleven.
Graduate Manager Charles Cox ex-
poets to have moro than thirty men out
today. Ward has been received from
several OF the varsity squad players Of
last season; and they nre looked for in
today's drill.
Yesterdays workouts found the men
going through new formations and Using
the long pass in practice. Punting and
dropkickins was indulsed in. and Goa ch
Exendine aent the ends down under
Kilroy's kick for awhile. Board work
was gone through with. and setting-ur
exercises for the bunch.
Hal Showalter. an Omaha high school
lad. showed up for work. and was
placed In a tackle position. Showalter
has played In the backf,eld. but Seems
to be bulky enough to take a chance al
tackle.
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Rackey Is Smiling and Happy on
Verge Of Clash in Ring With
Most Formidable Opponent.
SITTLE BETTING IS SEEN
Advance Sale of Tickets Claim.
ed by Promoters to Be Past
the $4,000 Point.

BRIGHTON BEACH, N. Y, Sept.
1.-THE day for the biggest fight
the pugilistic world has seen since
the Willard johnson affair dawned
cool and clear, and the weather man
came to bat with the opinion that
Packey Mcfarland and Michael Glib
bons could trade their $92,500 worth
of swats tonight without danger Of
climatic upsets.
Packey-smiling and happy; Mike
-glum and silent-that's the way
the two expensive gladiators stack
ed up on the eve Of their mix. Glib
bons' crouch has been the most
prominent feature Of his train here.
Mcfarland has been just the op-
posite. There were plenty Of predic-
tions today that Mcfarland would
lose that smile before he travelled
ten rounds with the shifty st. Paul
man.
But one feature Of the really big fight
was lacking-the betting. For some
reason. unknown to the layman. the
bettors are laying off" the scrap. ODD.
Of 10 to 8 are quoted on Gibbons. but
there are no takers. Those connected
with the bout said today they expected
to see the wagering pick up as the hou,
of battle drew near
Mcfarland openly predicted today that
he was going to win. Said he: 'J'v<
never been extended in any fight. anc
I've never been beaten. don't ever
think this is going to be my ha-des
fight. I'm not worrying-let Mike de
that"
The lack Of prediction from GibbonI
camp was conspicuous by its absence
Sounds like Reno" sagely comment
ed one old ringster as he persued tn,
Mcfarland statement. JEFF was smil
ing and confident, Johnson was glun
ard silent-until up to the fight"
Promoters claimed before noon tha
the advance sale has passed the $50. %
mark. That means. If the figures ar,
correct. that a crowd Of at least 25, 90
will view them 1t Is said
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America vs.. England
Is Today's Golf Card

LAKE FOREST. ILL.,. Sept. 11.-Amer-
lea VS.. England. was the lineup today
on the Onwentsia Club links In the
final match Of the women's national
golf championship tournament. The
course was soft today after an all-night
drzZle.
Mrs. W. A. Gavin. Of Shirley Park,
England, and Mrs. Clarence H. Van
derback, of Philadelphia. winners Of
yesterdays matches met in the play
off for the title.
The little English woman has es.ab-
lished following by her remarkable
playing. and she was under no handi-
caps today through lack Of enthusias-
tic supporters.
Few matches in the history Of the
tournament compare with the nerve try
Ing duel yesterday between Miss Alexa
Stirling. of Atlanta. Ga. seventeen
years old. and Mrs. Vanderbeck. The
latter won out in a grendly fought bait
tie at the twenty-SecOnd hole,
The Washington times., 1915-09-11
HOME GAMES BOSTON ADVANTAGE.

a share in the classic. For Detroit there
is no consolation prize. The Tigers
must abide the result Of the champion
ship schedule.
In Boston the fans are dead certain
that the worlds series will be played
right at home. That would make, in
decd, rich stake with James e. Gaff-
ney's new plant crowded to capacity
each alternate day. I am Of the opinion
tina. Detroit alone can assure at least
Detroit with Chicago's assistance. The
Braves have played much better bnse-
ball than either Philadelphia or Brook
lyn during :he past month. With Evers
in the game. there would be nothing
to it. Eut no one can tell when the
umrires will break loose against the
temperamental Johnnie. I do not be-
as reports would have 1t. but he has
earned the title of bad actor among
Icner's umpires and will have to be
careful to take no lecway.
1t beats all how Stallings can dig up
pitching phenoms just when he needs
them. year ago when the strain was
beginning to tell on the Pig Three
James. Rudolph and Tyler-the Big
Chief uncovered Hughes and Davis and
both won some very important games
for the Braves. Davis started out with
no-hit shutout. This fall Stallings
comes right back with Nehf and Barnes.
Nchf. southpaw has won four
outs. What would not even one Of these
men do toward bolstcring the faded
staff Of the Tigers? Evers tells me
that Nehf Is likely to prove one Of the
greatest sensations Of a decade.
He Is the best looking left-handed
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Joe Tinker Must Undergo
Operation Immediately

CHICAGO. Sept. n.-Joseph B. Tin
ker, manager of the Chicago Federals.
was advised by surgeons today to sub
nit to an X-ray examination and an
oTeration, if necessary, to be relieved
of .an ailnlent which has troubled him
all season Tinker will undergo oXami-
nation on Monday. and if an immediate
operation is decided upon he will turn
the leadership of the club over to Third
Baseman Zeider. Tinker won he con-
sent of surgeons to have the eXamina-
ton POSTPONED until Monday. as he had
planned to take part in a Tinker day"
celebration arranged In his honor for
tomorrow
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Today Johnston Plays
Williams in the Final

FOREST HILLS, L. l.. Sept. 1.-THE
West was a top-heavy favorite today
in the wind-up of the intersectional
tennis matches here today. which also
marks the wind-up of the 1915 sea ason.
The new national champion. William
NJ johnston was billed to meet the
champion he defeated, r. Norris Will
liams, again. while Clarence ]. Griffin,
his brother Californian. played Ma
thaniel w. Niles, the Boston veteran
In the doubles, Mclaughlin and
bundy Will meet Pell and Behr
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Techs Football Men
Report to Coach Hart

Tech has gotten the jump on the other
hiEh school teams and Coach Wayne
Hart expects thirty to come out for the
workout this afternoon. Many veterans
from last years squad reported for the
first workout at the school yesterday.
Among those on hand We're Ochsen-
Ireiter. Snyder. l.. W, Snyder. Frank
lin, Jakey Roberts, Cline, koop. Dodge.
J. Pfeifer. Spalding, Adams. Slutz, Coe,
Young. Easter. Taylor. r. Myers, w.
Hart. Daley. Williams and Chase
Captain Ochsenreitcr requests all cam
didates he at Fifth street and Florida
avenue northeast at u o'clock.
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Yale Football Squad
Has First Signal Drill

NEW HAVEN. Sept 1.-THE Yale
football squad. numbering fifty men,
was put through two hours Of signal
practice on the Madison Country Club
golf links yesterday IT was the first
real signal work this season, but Coach
Frank Hinkey finally got the team
running In smooth order. Captain Tai
bot, of last years team. who is as
sisting Hinkey, declared the work
spoke we'll for the Blues prospects.
The men will stay at Madison until
September 20 They had a half holiday
and those living in New York. Boston,
and vicinity left for the week end.
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"Old-Time" Cyclists
Play Safety First

BOSTON. Sept. 1.-THE annual
Wheel Around the Hub" the Oldest
fixed bicycle event in the country,
which was inaugurated thirty seven
years ago when all the participants
rode high wheels. was held today with
eight enthusiasts on "safeties," and
twice as many In automobiles. Capt.
w. G. Kendall. Of the Boston Bicycle
Club. led the little band, and cha riey"
Reed. who signaled the start In 1879.
again blew the bugle for boots and
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Davis Wins Title.

c, e. Davis is today champion of the
Washinston Railway and Electric Com
title from NJ. NJ. Merrill in Ave SET.
match Mt Sc. 4-e. 6-3, SO and 6-3.
DAVIS and Merrill PLAYED at the DUN
parton courts yesterday and then
,ourneyed over to the Columbia Coun-
Try iuh and took on C. 5. kimbal and
The match stood 6-3. 6-6 when the rairs
quit on account OF darkness.
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Motor Race Is Off.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. Sept, 1.-THE pro-
nosod 1oo-mile automobile race On the
new Twin City motor speedway, set
for tomorrow. was called off today
Five drivers-Rario Resta. Bob Bur-
man, nan Ralph i" Palma, and Eddie
O'Donnel' we're to have taken part in
in the race.
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MT. RAINIER.

Tonight will be known as THE Night
Beautiful at the fifth annual munich
pal carnival being held here for the
benefit of the good roads fund Of the
town. The most beautiful girl on the
dancing pavilion during the evening
will he awarded a handsome prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Gordon enter
tained a number Of their friends at
their home In Thirty-sixth street Music
and games were indulged in and re-
fl fieshments served. Those present were
the Rev. and Mrs. Harry l.. Ice and
Miss Ice. Mr.. and Mrs Doone. Mr.. and
Mrs Pryor. Mr.. and Mrs. Rider, Mr.
and RS. Book, Mr.. and Mrs. Bowers, Mr..
and Mrs. Bailey. RS. James. RS William
Tilp. iss Markward. Miss Griffith, Mr..
and Mrs. 1glehart and Miss Iglehart
and Bon Durant.
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Boston Red Sox Have Distinct Advantage in Playing
So Many of Their Remaining Contests at Fen
way Park, Westerners Being on the Road
All the Time.
BY TY COBB,

By TY COBB,
Worlds Champion Alaround Player
major championships have smmred down to three
sbies Boston, Chicago
the Johnson bunting Philadelphia Boston, and
Brooklyn the pnnan opportunities of Tenes
go-round.
conditions much the The fight has
trying for weeks that has got the the
engaged believe will figure prominent
ly before m deciding the final result
times within the past week have Tigers failed to
Bill Donovans
straight in Boston without making
There for tossing off couple of
vvpg hopes that had
pretty nearly given up the ghost for this
carefully considers the happenings of the past few
of the conenders of the big
valuable factor this real drive that has
The Of long has begun to tell pitch
The Washington times., 1915-09-11
ANACOSTIA,

The Engineer Band. which gave its
last concert in Logan Park for tho
summer last night. was entertained by
the Anacostia Citizens Associat ton in
the Methodist Church hall. Charles r.
Burr was chairman Of the COMMITTEES
in charge
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HYATTSVILLE.

The sixth annual tournament and ball
of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church will
be held on September q at the parish
hall at Oxon Hill and will be a strictly
amateur affair. One queen of love and
beauty and four maids Of honor will be
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Off to Coach F and M.

MIDDLETON. Conn, Sept. 1l.-Jack
Reed of this city, former Holy Cross
football star. has left for Lancaster
Pa. where he Is to coach the Franklin
ard Marshall football team. Reed
played fullback on Holy Cross more
than a decade ago. He was captain two
years. and one season captained the
basketball team
The Washington times., 1915-09-11

A meeting in the interest of the candi-
dates on the Organization ticket Of
the Democratic party was held last
night at Capitol Heights. The principal
SPEAKERS were Edward A. Fuller, candi-
date for the nomination for county
treasurer and r. Lee VanHorn: candi-
date for the house Of DELEGATES
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GridirOn GOSSIP.
Too hot football yet.

Georgetown hopes to get the Jump
on Princeton.
Mike Balenti. former Carlisle quarter
back, will coach Baylor University in
Texas this fall.
Yale has fifty men trying for the
eleven this season and when the prac-
tlce starts in the bowl this number
will be tripled.
Next Saturday Bucknell and Carlisle
will set under way. Bucknell will meet
Bloomsbury Normal School and Carlisle
will tackle Albright.
Jimmy Kennedy. captain at Ursinus,
has caused scare In camp by his fail
urc to reIort. and 1t is rumored that he
will not return to college.
swsrthmore ar aao,s,,I loses a , and eenn gains
enter the Philadelphia institution.
stephens was the sensational captain
and halfback at Philadelphia Central
High last year.
Navy is expected to show a lot of
Harvard formations this season, with
Hacks" Hardwick, the Crimson star,
assisting Lieut.; Jonas Ingram with the
are out to upset the Army this year
above all years.
Jack Hegarty has arrived at Raleigh.
and will have his A. and NJ football
squad working out next week. He re-
ports prospects good. and says that
A. and NJ. will surprise GeorTetown
when the contest is played at the Hill
top. Hegarty Is particularly glad be-
cause Sullivan. the star half back of
1915, has returned to college, and will
play football again.
BUCK MAYER, Virginia's crack half
back of 1914. has reported at Charlottes-
vile, and now everyone of the eligible
veterans are in uniform. Pop Lanni-
gan Nirginia's trainer, believes that the
Orange and Blue will have an eleven
fully as strong as that Of 1914 Virginia
meets both Harvard and Yale this sea-
son
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Miss Helen Sweeney and Miss Blanche
Finchman have returned to their homes
In Washington after a pleasant visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Wallis at
Upper Marlboro.
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The Ladies' Recreation Club. Of Con-
tee, held Its September meeting Thurs
day afternoon at the home Of its for
mer president. Mrs. X. E. Allen, near
Virginia Manor.
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A Democratic mass meeting in the
interest Of Senator Blair Lee will be
held In the town hall at Riverdale to-
night I''.
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The Mems Club Of St. Philips Churcl
met at the home Of J. E. Bradley OF
Thursday evening.
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Theclass meetings Of the Anacostia
Methodist Church will be resumed Nom
dey night. The regular schedule Of
services will be resumed tomorrow,
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LAUREL.

The Laurel High School and two ele-
mentary schools will open for the 1866
term on Monday, September l3.
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crowned by the frst four knightA who
will also receive cash prizes Of $40. 81,
81 and 20. respectively.
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Miss Margaret Brent has returned to
her home In Baltimore after spending
the week with her cousin. Miss NADIA.
line Wiseman.
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Minneola Tribe, No IA, Improved Or.
der OF Red Men met last night in Ma.
sonic hall, with r. J. Provost, sachem,
presiding. -
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A special meeting Of the city council
was held last evening.
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The Boys Glee Club has been reor.
ganzed under Prof. Charles Strohm.
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JumpS.26 Stories.

BOSTON. Sept 1l.-John n. Durick
jumped from the twenty-sixth story OF
the new cuntom house tower and was
killed,
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st. Mary's Church win give supper
and dance at Masonic Hall September
% and 23
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Myron g. Gull. of Johns Hopkins I'm
lversity. ts the guest Of the Rev. q.
LEROY White.
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Full services will be resumed tomor.
row In Emmanuel Church,
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Work has been completed on a
through span in the Pennsylvania ave.
nue. bridge. .,
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Police Sergeant NJ. L. Ready accom-
panied the champion amateur Agricul-
ture baseball .eam to Richmond today,
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The Rev. John w. Duffey, pastor of
the Washington Street Methodist
Church South has returned from his
vacation spent in the valley of Virginia
and will occupy his pulpit tomorrow
morning and evening.
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The Alexandria Automobile Club will
give a club run and smoker on Sep
tember Is. Members will be entertained
at the residence Of c. c. Lamond on
Washington pike. The members Of the
club will leave the corner Of King and
Washington street at $50 p. m.
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Next Saturday Bucknell and Carlisle
Will set under way. Bucknell will NEE,
Bloomsbury Normal School and Carlisl,
will tackle Albright
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Yale has fifty men trying for the
eleven this season and when the prac-
tice starts in the bowl this number
will be tripled.
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Jimmy Kennedy. captain at Ursinus,
has caused scare In camp by his fail
urc to rerort. and 1t is rumored that he
will not return to college.