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The Washington times., 1915-05-16
Brewer Gets Praise for
Worlds Record Sprint
Philadelphia Papers Hail ST. Albans Runner As
Drew's Successor in Equ ang Schooboy Marks
for the 100 and 22OYard Dashes
BY BRYAN MORSE.

While the officials announced his time
as ~ seconds fat, he was clocked by
three timers at Q 4-6. and will likely be
credited with equaling the world's-mark.
mark Of 10 seconds fiat. made by l.,
Brenne. OF Villanova Prep, in 1906
NOT only did Brewer perform sensa-
tionelly in the 100. but he also romped
In first In the 22o in q AS seconds,
equaling the mark set by Robinson, OF
Mercersburg, in 1913"
In commenting on the meet the Phil
adelphia Inquirer says:
"B. Brewer. Of the st. Albans School,
was the individual star of the day. taxi
ing first in the hundred and duplicating
his trick in the furlong sprint He elec-
trifed the spectators by covering the
shorter dash in 9 4-6 seconds in his semi
final heat In the 220-yard race he
equaled the record for the distance by
turning rpIs in p t,5 tor his time:
the big feature OF the meet. Entering
the events with a swollen apkle, he
turned out s4-5 seconds for his semi
final Of the 100. In the final, however,
he held himself in reserve for the fur
seconds fiat. In the 2aO-yard dash he
beat Elmer Smith. the star Mercers-
burg lad. by a yard. The furlong was
thriller from the start. At the l60-
yard mark Brewer had nve-yard
lead on Smith. But then the Mer-
cersburg lad began to put up. At the
10O-yard mark he was only two yards
behind. and then made up another yard
In the remaining distance
Rirthrtght, Of Central, won second
place in the Junior events in the 40
and 20 yard dashes. The Central flyer
would have gotten better than second
had he been able TO got through the
bunch on the fnal turn.
The Washington times., 1915-05-16
Amateur Players Will
Start Again Tomorrow

Amateur baseball players will get off
of competition on the diamonds all over
the city Tho past week has convinced
that Amateur Association officials that
the system in vogue for the past two
years Is the best that could have been
hit upon.
The eight amateur leagues are work.
ms in perfect harmony; there have been
no protests. no scraps. and best OF all.
few injuries. Games are being run OFF
with dispatch and the players and man
ayers are giving all their attention to
getting their teams ahead in the various
races
Several Of the league battles are un-
usually close. In one or two leagues,
however. there appears to be a runaway
race of It. Marines. in the Government
League. have met and taken the meas
ure of all the other clubs. Seven
straight battles have been annexed by
the Marines, and the best that Com
merce. runner up. could do was to take
four out of seven.
Rosedale and Holy Name stand out In
front of the Playground League with
Rosedale a game to the good. Four
wins and no losses have been chalked
up by the Rosedale team while the Holy
Name team has suffered a defeat in
four games
Interior, with four wins and no losses,
Is ahead in the Departmental League.
Treasury is next with two wins and a
loss. The circuit appears to be evenly
balanced and Is furnishing a number OF
| good games.
| BriFhtwood and Emmanuel play to-
morrow in the Northwest Sunday
| School circuit. The games are sChed-
uled for Georgia avenue and Kenyon
| street and the league appears to be
| having a successful time of It,
One Of the busiest OF men Is Harry
| Shurtleff. Of the amateur association.
| Secretary Shurtlen has his hands fun
with the changes in the amateur
| mines and is ably assisted by Mrs.
| Shurtleff. who is one OF the leading
| fans of the city.
Southern General Office and Union
Station meet in the Terminal r. K. Y.
| NJ. c. A. League in the new park to-
morrow in what promises to be a
good game.
| Bureau and library will hold forth
| on the east diamond on the Mpnu-
ment Lot tomorrow in the Gov ern
ment League Library hag failed TO
break into the win column a. yet
The Washington times., 1915-05-16

CHICAGO, May 16.-Though they
are we'll up in the race, the Chicago
White Sox hardly look able to stand
the pace Of major league cam
paign such as that now under way.
There are internal evidences tend
ing to show that the team will falter
under the strain. 1t is poorly bal
anced. Its best hitters are poor
fielders and its best fielders no
wonders with the stick. AS a base
running team, it doesn't begin to
start. So long as it's pitchers hang
on, however, the team ought to be a
contender and wind up in the first
division.
Just what the White Sox will do
in the East can't we'll be foretold,
but it will be surprising if they win
more than they lose next month
when they hit the trail along the
coast for the first time. Indeed, they
will have to obtain many "breaks"
right along to split even.
Eddie Collins and Buck Weaver Is the
infield, with "Shano" Collins the out
field. AS felders in their various posi-
tions, the others are not impressive.
Roth is far from being a third baseman.
while Bunny" Briefs work around the
first corner will never give him a high
rank among first basemen. Felsch is a
fair outielder. but Fournter isn't as
good as that.
Fournier Is no Frank Baker at the bat
and Collins is not getting the leeway on
the bases that he got when he reached
first and had the Trappe Terror to help
him along. Fournier drives the ball far
when he hits 1t, but he will never lead
the league with the willow. Fesch
comes close to being the best batsman
of the bunch right now. He is right
handed and certainly can sting a fast
ball, particularly II It is high.
What will injure the White Sox is their
The Washington times., 1915-05-16
P|ML|CO MEETING IS
CLOSING ON TUESDAY
Successful Affair Winds Up and
Racing Starts at Electric
Park.

Only two days more remain OF tho
Pimlico meeting, the wind-up coming
Tuesday.
After the close of the old Hi TOP
track there will be fifteen days racing
at the half-mile tracks. commencing
Wednesday at Electric Park, continue
ing FIVE days. after which the ponies
move to Prospect Park for five days
more and then wind UP at Marlboro
with FIVE days. commencing June /.
Tho two days left at Pimlico will b
productive Of splendid racing. Tomor-
row the Hampden steeplechase, the
Forest Park Handicap. and the Freak
ness Handicap. the star number of the
meeting. will feature the program.
while on Tuesday the Consolation
steeplechase, the Sunbrook Park Handi-
cap, and the Monumental Handicap
will give special brilliancy to the
wInd-up.
Nine starters have been sent out for
the Preakness and II they all go to
the post a great contest should result.
At the weights Half Rock should have
a royal chance. This one is really
good colt, and, although he only got
out of the maiden class few days ago,
he has been working in way to at
tract the attention Of the experts who
predict that the one that beats him will
take down the big end OF the stake.
DR.. Tyree's good colt Carbide, a
stake winner Of last season. has not
started this year, but he is in fine shape
and his last work over the Pimlico
track, mile and an eighth In LEA
" ould make him one of the dangerous
p,,.ns is .,o+b.r that will IA stronp-
lv supported, although ll6 pounds may
be too much Of a package for the little
horse.
starters in the kentucky Derby, may
run we'll Razzana, with 1l6, and Han2
berk, with 116. appear to have the worst
of the handicap on anything they have
shown this year. Cliff Haven, Rhine
Maiden and Nolant seem to be little
outclassed.
Long shot players were in their glory
yesterday, and all the afternoon tho
paid by the mutuals were marked up on
the board in the infield.
The fun began in the fourth race
when Ossary Maid paid s2l7 for 81. In
the next event Lochiel kept up the good
work. paying sl7.2o for 81, In the fol-
lowing race Sepulveda added to the ex-
citement, a 81 ticket returning $3.50.
stonehenge wound up the afternoon by
paying S36 20 for 81. The last four
races made q record for the mutuals.
Among the lucky players who landed
on Ossary Maid and got s217 for their
little old two dollar bill was Tunis
Dean, who came out for the afternoon
with Col. Alec Moore. owner Of the
Pittsburgh Leader.
Tunis not only had q ticket on the
winner, Ossary Maid but also one for
tho place on Tamerlane, and another on
Lady Spirituelle for show. thus calling
the race one. two. three.
Ting-a-Ling, the winner Of the Pim-
lico Nursery. was q warm tip and won
very handily, making all the pace II
may be that this ono is real good
youngster.
The Washington times., 1915-05-16

Washington today has a worlds
record holder in the person Of Brooke
Brewer, Of st. Albans, who is ac-
corded the highest praise by critics
in the East for his record perform
ance at Philadelphia in equalling the
mark Of 8 AS seconds for the 100
yard dash and 81 4-5 seconds for the
220 at Franklin Field, in the Middle
States scholastic championships.
Brewer has appeared in four meets
this year and in none of the heats in
the 100 has he stepped in less than
1925 seconds. At Baltimore the
youth did 10 fat from scratch in the
100 on a board floor in his heat. At
NJ. A. c. he galloped through his first
heat in 02-5 and won the final in
94-5.
of some controversy, as the track had
q slight grade and there was a slight
breeze. At Tome a week ago Brewer
went through his heat in 10 flat and
terday his heat was won in 10 1-6,
the semi final in As. and the final
in 10 flat.
In the l2O Brewer won HIS anal in
Il As. equalins the worlds scholastic
mark again. The Public Ledger says:
Those witnessing the events saw,
no doubt. the greatest schoolboy
sprinter OF the ase in the person OF
Brooke Brewer, running under the
oolors Of the st. Adams School. OF
Washington. Brewer demonstrated to
those on hand that he Is of Howard
Drew's equal, although It is only his
second year in scholastic competition
in the century. 1t is orly q question
of time before he covers tho distance
in 3-5. Those who followed his
work yesterday predict this accom-
plishment for the youngster, who Is
Green. a graduate Of Temple Cniver-
city and post graduate Of Yale.
Crawford Carter, a team mate OF
Brewer, carried away two medals In
cidental OF finishing third in both
the one-mile and two-mile 1aunts.
two medals for the day a feat worthy
Of mention in connection with the
coaching Of Green. who is a product
OF the Philadelphia scholastic ranks"
The North American commenting on
the meet says:
Three records were broken and two
were equaled. Easily tho best perform
ance Of the day was the feat Of Brewer
the fleet sprinter from st. Adams
School,, in winning the century dash in
9 AS seconds. This time equals the
worlds scholastic mark. made by Ernest
f. Wilson. at Cambridge. Mass. In 1913.
"It was in the third heat that Brewer
first equaled the mark. whom he nosed
Atlantic City High School. and again in
the finals he performed the same feat.
The Washington times., 1915-05-16
American Association.

Louisville. 6; Milwaukee. 8.
Kansas City. 10; indianapolis. /.
Cleveland vs. Minneapolis, rain.
Columbus VS.. ST. Paul, rain.
The Washington times., 1915-05-16
Southern League.

Memphis. 12; Atlanta, s.
Mobile. 2: Little Rock, !, first game
Mobile, IL; Little Rock. /. seconc
game.
Birmingham, s; Chattanooga, 8.
New Orleans. S: Nashville. /.
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South Atlantic League.

Albany, 2; Savannah, l.
Jacksonville, 4; Charleston, 0.
Macon. 6; Columbia. I.
Columbus, 5; Augusta, 4. ten inninss
The Washington times., 1915-05-16

time.
Players all over the city are thank
full for the wet weather of the past
week. The grass diamonds were full Of
knobs where the softer ground had
worked loose and ground balls were
hard to handle. The skinned diamonds
were SO dusty that they were almost
impossible around the sacks.
Scores of yesterdays games follow:
St Agnes. II; Fifth. s.
Transportation. II; Law, g.
Interior 10; Treasury. s.
Patent, H. Mines, 4.
Marines, S; Commerce, 4.
Rosedale. I; st. Paul, &
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Important Notices

Secretaries or official scorers Of every
amateur baseball league are urged TO
send their schedules to the Sporting
Editor OF The Times so that a daily
schedule may be published Of every
came played
The Washington times., 1915-05-16
New England Ieapuo

Lowell. 4; Portland. 2.
Manchester. 4; Lynn, 8.
Lewiston. I; Fltchburg. 0.
Lawrence. TO- WorelStSr. l.
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Get First Place.

CLEVELAND. May ls-The Yankees
are in first place today. Ray Fisher
having twirlsd a %to-2 win over the
Indians.
Score: r. II. b
New York ........... oco GO go 2
Battertes-Ysnkess. Fisher and Nuna-
Indians. Mitchell and Egan.
The Washington times., 1915-05-16
Baseball Results.

Columbia. "A; Seventh Regiment. s.
Fordham. 16; Army, &
n. Y. u. 6; Rensselaer,, 1.
Crescent A. G.. 4; Rutgers, g.
Cornell .; Michigan. l.
Princeton. s; Pennsylvania S.
Navy. 8; Notre Dame, O.
Brown. B; Amherst, O.
Syracuse, I; Hobart. ..
Trinity. 4; Wesleyan, !.
Union. 8: Colgate, s.
Penn State. 6; Pittsburgh, g.
Lafayette. 8: Iehigh. 2
Tufts. 4: Vernon. 1
Yale. 8: Holy Cross. 0.
Villanova, 1: c. u. 8.
The Washington times., 1915-05-16
Among the Minors
North Carolina League.

Greensboro, 8; Raleigh, /.
s; Charlotte, q
Durham. 6; Winston Salem. 4.
The Washington times., 1915-05-16
Western League,

Omaha. 8; Des Moines. Q.
Sioux City. IL; ST. Joe. II.
Topeka. l3; Wichita. /.
Lincoln. Z; Denver. 0.
The Washington times., 1915-05-16
Pacific Coast League.

Oakland, s; Portland. /.
San Francisco. 6; Venice, 4.
Los Angeles, 13; Salt Lake, 70.
The Washington times., 1915-05-16
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Standing of Clubs.

Tomorrow's Games.
Brooklyn at Kansas City.
Baltimore at Chicago.
Newark at Pittsburgh
Today's Games.
Buffalo at Newark
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Kansas City at st. Louis
The Washington times., 1915-05-16

Today's Games.
No games scheduled.
Yesterdays Results
New York. 10: Chicago, O.
Brooklyn, Z; Cincinnati, l.
Pittsburgh, 10; Boston, g.
Philadelphia, Il; St Louis, g.
The Washington times., 1915-05-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing of Clubs.

Tomorrow's Games.
Chicago at New York.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
St Louis at Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1915-05-16
League Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Standing Of Clubs.

T0morrow's Games
Washington at st. Louis.
New York at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
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Here II is

Runs-ConnolIy, Milan. WiIIIams, SchaIk.
Two-base Tits Schak Roth, j. Coiins
gang. /; off Roehling, /. Sacrih,e hits-Wolr-
gang, Fournier. Williams Double play
Fournier to e. Collins. Left on bases-Wash-
tngton g. Chicago, :. First base on balls
on P"ehling 4. Hits-On Wolfgang, in Z
INNINGS; of Scott. In innings. Hit by
pitcher-By Roehlng l. Struck out-By
Wolfgsng, J, by Boehins, 4. Wild pitch
Boehln :. Umpres-Messrs. Chill and CON
molly. Time OF game hour and g. minutes
The Washington times., 1915-05-16

Yesterdays Results.
Baltimore, 10; Brooklyn, 8.
Chicago. 10; Pittsburgh, O.
St. Louis. 49, Kansas City, =.
Newark, 7; Buffalo, s.
The Washington times., 1915-05-16

Today's Games.
Washington at st. Louis.
New York at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Chicago
The Washington times., 1915-05-16

Yesterdays Results
Washington. 8; Chicago, l.
Boston. 8; Detroit, 2
New York. 4; Cleveland, 2.
ct. Louis. 3; Philadelphia, L.
The Washington times., 1915-05-16

but Il, expecting to come through any
The Newark journal., 1915-04-30
OUR COUNTY CAN NOW
BUILD GOOD ROADS

The Alexander road law,
enacted by the last legislature
opens the way for any COM
munity t osecure good roads.
The operation of this law is
upon the same principle of the
law governing the ereationand
operation of Improvement dis
tricts and drainage districts.
Millios of dollars of improy-
ments have been made in Ark
ansas under the drainage and
improvement district laws
There is hardly a county in
the state but what has bene-
flied by the formation of i'm
proyement districts for some
purpose.
Here in Newark we took adj
vantage Of the improvement
district law to issue bonds,
borrow money and put in ide-
walks, which we would prob
ably not secured for number
Of years had it not been for
this law.
A drainage district was or
gained nearby and some of
the finest land in the county
drained and opened for cult
walton.
The Alexander road law
extends the same opportunities
to us now for building roads
that we have enjoyed in the
making of other improvements
There is nothing of more vital
imqortane to county or com
munity, than good roads. Why
not form a number of road
Improvement district in hide
qendence county and get busy
and build some good roads?
The way is open, the eoun-
ty needs the roads and there
is no good reason why we
should not have them.
The Newark journal., 1915-04-30
Who Has Lived
Here the Longest?

We would like to know who
has lived longest in Independ-
ence county. Write rs let
ter, if you are an old resident,
and tell us some facts about
your early days. We will pub
lish the letters from the oldest
residents. We wish to secure
as many interesting facts as
possible. The publication of
one incident will remind other
old timers of other incidents,
so let the letters come.
To the person showing the
longest continuous residence
in the county, absence of less
than one year, or service in
the army not counted against
the pioneer, we Will send the
Journal free for the remand
er of his or her life. To TIE
second oldest pioneer we will
send the paper for five years
free, and to the third, one
year free.
The Newark journal., 1915-04-30
TOWNS ARE LIKE MEN

There isn't much difference
between a town and the peo-
pie that live in it. The man
who has no desire to better
himself never gets much better
He accamulates neither wis
dom nor wealth.
But the man who studies
how to add to his knowledge
and to his worlds goods ultim-
ately becomes dependent in
purse and mind. So does the
town become independent that
seeks to add to its wealth and
comfort.
One way to accomplish
these things for the towns
good is thrugh the medium Of
an aggressive, forceful and
progressive commercial organ
ization. Everybody ought to be
Interested in such a body. The
work Of building up this town
ought not to be delegated to
merely one man or to any one
set of men. It ought to be
eVerybod's business.
The Newark journal., 1915-04-30
TOMATO GROWERS

The Newark Canning Conn
pany desires to contract with
farmers for growing tomatoes
for our canning factory for
the this season. Those VINO
desire to grow tomatoes
should call and sign contracts
at once T. c. Hoyt,
: President.
Builders supplies Of all
descriptions at the Newark
Lumber Company.
The Newark journal., 1915-04-30
SEEK REPEAL OF
STATE WIDE LAW
Movement Also on Foot to To-
itiate New Primary Ele ction
law Legislature Killed.

Reperts from Lit9 Rock iii
dictate that the repeal of the
Statewide Prohibition law ct
.fectiVe Ja1uary [. and enact
.ment of ne primary election
bill drawn by the Democratic
STATE Ton s;2tion at Pine BlJlf
last spring are apt to be two
dominant measures in the next
political ca'npaign in .Ar<an-
sas.
Plans for submission ofthese
two measures through the in
'itiatiVe and refendum are an
der way. The statewide pro-
Inhibition law was passed by the
1915 legislature, and the pri-
mary election bill, after being
passed by the senate was kill
ed in the house during the re-
cent session of the Arkansas
Legislature.
Should these two measures
be submitted no doubt they
will be the center Of political
interest; other measures will
be apparetly insignificant in
comparison. The prohibition
element will be prepared to
battle against the repeal ofthe
new statewide prohibition law,
and it will cause the true
strength Of the advocates and
opponents of statewide prohi-
bition to be broght out. Can
didates, no doubt, will be com
PEELED to declare themselves
unequiVocally.
The Newark journal., 1915-04-30
DR.. HUGHES ACQUITTED

DR.. J c. Hughes, a promi-
nent physician of Walnut
Ridge, charged with the muir
der of Aft Bagley in Walnut
Ridge on October %. 1910,
was acquitted in circuit court
at Batesville last Friday, the
jury returning a verdict of not
guilty at 8 o'clock Friday
night.
Although at a trial at Wal
nut Ridge last December of
Hughes for the alleged muir
der of l. ]. Bagley, father of
Aft Bagley, was attended by
great excitement, no evidences
of i'll feeling existed at
Batesville. During the trial at
Walnut Ridge the court order
ed every one searched who en-
tered the court room.
Circuit Judge Coleman am
nounced that the case against
Dir. Hughes for the murder of
/. j. Bagley which resulted in
a mistrial and was transferred
to Independence county on a
change of venue to come up at
this term f court will be tried
the first week in next Novem-
Der.
The Newark journal., 1915-04-30
DALLAM BUYS PAPER


Leslie, Apr. 24.-The Leslie
Record, owned and edited by
J. L. Alexander, has been pur-
chased by Il. B. Dallam of
BatesyilIe. He is an old news
paper man, formerly Of Padu-
cab, Kenucky, but has been in
Arkanas about 80 years. His
first paper was the Mountain
Echo, which he established In
Yellvile in 1866. Mr.. Alex
ander will retur to his old
home at Brenolo, Kans., where
he will engage in business.
The Newark journal., 1915-04-30
FORMER TREASURER is
SAID TO BE SHORT

Former County Treasurer J.
W. Thompson of Sharp Coun-
ty is alleged to be $4,912 short
IN his accounts with the coun-
ty. The commissioners Of ac-
counts in checking the ac-
counts recently discovered the
alleged shortage and reported
the matter to the county Judge
who ordered an Investigation.
The trial of the matter was
taken up in the county counrt
at Evening Shade few days
ago, resulting in a finding that
the amount due the county by
the treasurer is $4,912.92. Mr..
Thompson was ordered to pay
over this sum to the county
within ten days and judgment
will be taken against him for
that amount. He has filed no
tice of appeal to the circuit
court.
O--------------
The Newark journal., 1915-04-30
THE MAN WHO READS is
THE MAN WHO LEADS

Discussing some of the ben
efits to be derived from read
ing, the Progressive Farmer,
in a recent editorial says:
THE man who reads is the
man who leads. The ancestor
of every action is a thought,
says Emerson. The man who
doesn't read gets his thoughts
from only Tom, Dick, Harry,
and the others, in a little mar
row neigborhood right around
him. The man who reads gets
the thoughts of the foremost
minds, in his county, state, ma
ton, and the world.
"A people are not educated
if they only know how to read,
they must actually read. If
one goes to school weeks and
months, year after year learn
ing how to read, then doesn't
read-if he is then too short
sighted to pay a few cents a
week for good paper and
books-he is like d man who
spends days and weeks break
ing a piece Of land, getting it
in shape for planting, andthen
is too foolish or stingy, to buy
enough seed corn, or cotton
seed to plant it.
Learning how TO read pre-
pares the mind, cultivates it,
makes it fertile seed bed,
but then a man must fill it
with seed thought. Books and
papers furnish the seed corn
for the mind. When amansays
he IS too poor to pay two cents
a week for a paper for inspira-
ton, help, intellectual food /;
seed thoughts for his whole
family, ask him if he ought
not to spend as much for brain
food as he does tobacco.
Make your eighborhood 4
reading neighborhood and you
will make it a leading neigh
brhood. Join in a movement
to teach all grown up litter
ates to read next year if you
can. but in any case bestir
yourself to get all those who
can read, to read more. If
they read papersthat stand for
progress they will surely
join with you in all the pro-
gressive movements you are in
terested in"
The Newark journal., 1915-04-30

The State Bankers Associa-
tion at its recent meeting adj
opted resolution against
serving wines and liquors at
the banquets given at the
meetings of the association,
and it is announced that here
after the strongest drink to
appear on the menu at these
annual gatherings will be
grape Juice. The resolution
was introduced by Jno. Q.
Wolf, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank of Batesville, and
was unanimously adopted. The
bankers are setting a good eX-
ample for other state organi-
cations to follow, and The
Journal is pleased to note that
this movement was stsrted by
an independence county man.