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The Washington times., 1915-01-25
No Time for Matinee
Idols in Motion
Picture Actors
Work

One Of the curious things about the
acting branch Of the motion picture
industry is the development CT so
many matinee idols in men who
arc quite the opposite in character
and habits Of the average stage per-
son OF this type. The motion pic
ture actor Is a more iobus: indiEld-
ual than his stage prototype-he is
healthier and more alive to the or
dinary business of living. The life
he leads is entirely different from
that OF the stage star.
A leading actress declared once
that she would never become mo-
tion picture star because motion PIC
ture actors and actresses are little
more than factory hands. They are
required to report at the studio at
or 9 o'clock in the morning and are
held there until 8 in the afternoon.
Between these hours they have their
work to do and are allowed half an
hour for lunch. In some instances
the whistle blows at noon and they
turn out with the other hands III
the factory for lunch.
That Is not the sort Of life that
the average stage star IS accus-
toned to, for starter Then the
work OF the photoplayer does keep
him out of doors much Of the time
and he Is called upon to do all sorts
of athletic stunts during the course
OF the taking Of picture. 1t makes
no difference what the weather Is
II the picture requires the actor to
dive off the dock or swim In a
frozen river. he must do it.
The motion picture actors. there
fore. have little time for matinee
"idoling" and the result is that
most of them are honey" up
standing citizens with comfortable
homes where they spend most Of
their time when out of the studio.
At least such is Earle Williams.
the leading man of the Vitagraph
company. who il one of the real
matinee idols" of the screen. Miss
Edna Wright recently visited the
Nitagraph studio in Brooklyn for
the purpose of obtaining informa-
ton regarding several of the well
known players for The Times read
ers and she has this to say as the
result of her interview with Will
liams:
Earle Williams was born in Sac
ramento, Cal. February %, 1850. and
received his education in the Oak
prominent photo player stars, he
was advised by his parents not to
go on the stage. This advice sound
ed so well to Earle that he imme-
diately began his career as an act
or by playing in stock in New Or
leans. After a year or so in pre-
paratory work he started on the
road with such stars as Henry Mill
er, Margaret Anglin, Rose Stahl.
Mary Mannering, and others equal
ly as famous. Heavy" Juvenile.
The Washington times., 1915-01-25
Bowling Schedule
For Tonight

Observation-Disclosures VS.. Shermans.
Navy Yard-Breech Mechanic VI.
West Gun.
Pepco-Purchase VS.. Arc.
Business Men's-Rudolph & West
vs.. Capitols.
Observation-Disclosures Centennial vs..
National.
Southeast-Anacostia VS.. Woodmen.
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Chaplin
Sacks.
Westminster VS.. Blues;
Reds VS.. Whites.
Georgetown Commercial-Murtaugh
VS.. Times.
Capital City-Laundry VS.. Ivory
Soaps.
Keane-Advocates VS.. Chancellors:
Recorders VS.. Wardens.
Commercial-Woodward & Lothrop
VS.. Evening Star.
Departmental Tenpin-Navy vs.,
Commissioners; Bureau VS.. Ag-
gies.
Terminal Ry. Y. M. C. A.-Transpor-
tation VS.. Electricians.
observation-disclosures VS.. Wag-
ners.
Carroll-Pintas VS.. Genoas; Ninas
VS.. Columbias.
Andrews-Paper VS.. Stationery.
Mt. Pleasant-Columbia VS.. Imman.
uels.
National Capital-Columbians vs..
Velvet Kind.
Southern Railway-Treasurers vs..
Law; Mechanical VS.. Managers
Bookkeepers VS.. Tie and Timber.
Departmental Duck pin - Commerce
VS.. Treasury; War VS.. Land Office,
Bankers-Metropolitan VS.. Second.
Fraternity-Alpha VS.. Omicron.
Y. N. c. A.-Ousidas W. CAyugsa
The Washington times., 1915-01-25
MORE SCHOOLLAD
ENTER TRACK MEET
GaI|audet, Army-Navy Prep, and
Cathedral Will Be Seen in
Hatchetite Events.

Three additional Washington educa-
honal institutions have announced their
intention Of entering the seventh an
nual indoor track meet OF the George
Washington University. to be held at
Convention Hall February 10. They are
Gallaudet College. the Army and Navy
Preparatory School. and the Washing.
ton Cathedral School for Boys.
Each of these institutions has re-
quested a large number Of entries. and
1t Is inferred they will be represented
by large contingents. A special relay
event will be placed upon the program
at the request OF Gallaudet
The Episcopal High School OF Alex.
andria. Va. also has signified Its inten-
ton OF entering the meet. Negotia.
tions now are in progress to induce q
number Of large universities to enter
the AFFAIR. Answers have not yet been
received from many OF the invitations
sent out by Prof Leslie c. McNemar
faculty director OF athletics at George
Washington.
So far, more than 1000 entry blanks
have been distributed. and requests for
additional ones still are being made
Entries will close Monday. February l.
Officials OF the meet are at present
engaged in arranging for the special
relay events to be placed on the Iro-
gram. 1t is probable that about eight
such events will be provided.
The Washington times., 1915-01-25
CHAPTER v.


Irownsend. in his Manual Of Dates"
define. this game n477-7n as Closh or
Clcssynge, an old game Of nine-pins.-
Ed
"The game of loggats. l make no
doubt" says Strut, was a pastime
analogous to kayles and cloish, but T lay
ed chiefly by boys and rustics. who SUD-
stituted bones for pins. Hence Shake
speare in Hamlet speaks thus: DID
these bones cost no more the breeoing;
this game is evidently referred t0 In an
old play, entitled The Longer IhGu
Liyest the More Fool Thou Art pub
lished in the reign of Queen Elnxaoeuh'
where sSses dunse smd the 90 n,s piaSns with
"In Skaies, or kayles. the speepes-
joynte was probably the bone used IN
stead of a bowl.
"'rhe kayle-pins were afterward called
kettle, or kittle pins, and hence, by an
easy corruption. skittle-pins. an appel
lation we'll known in the present day.
The game Of sktties; as asr,N,,H 1t is ,now noW
that OF nine-pins, though the same num-
bcr Of pins are required In both IN
performing the latter. the player stands
at a distance settled by mutual conseht
Of the parties concerned. and casts the
DOWl AZ tnc pins liS SohSScS =" w
them all down in the fewest throws. In
playing at skittles. there is double tx-
ertion, one by bowling and the other by
tipping: the first Is performed at dis-
tance away from the pins or twenty
enc feet, and the second by standing
close to the frame upon which the pms
are placed and throwing the oowl
through the midst Of them In both cases
the number Of pins beaten down before
the return of the bowl. for II usualiy
passes beyond the frame. are called falr'
and reckoned to the account OF the play
er; but those that fall by the coming
back OF the bowl are said to be foul.
and Of course. are not counted. one
chalk or score Is reckoned for every rair
pin: and the game Of skittles consists
In obtaining thirty-one chaks precise
ly les. loses. or at least gives the an
tagonist a chance Of winning the game :
and more requires the player to go
again for nine. which must also be
brought exactly, to secure himself. Inc
preceding quotation from Hammer inti-
mates that the kittle-pins were some-
times made with bones: and this asser-
tion Is strengthened by the language OF
a dramatic writer. the author Of The
Merry Milkmaid OF Islington.' in 1850.
who makes one of his characters speak
thus TO another: "I'll cleave You the
skull to the twist and make nine skittes
OF thv bones
Dutch pins is pastimc much re-
sembling skittles: but the pins are tall
er and slenderer, especially i'm the
middle pin. which is higher than the
ssss Ass called kins.pAn. Ths pins Ass
The Washington times., 1915-01-25
By GARDNER MACK.

lead and old man are a few of the
characters acted by Mr.. Williams
during the playing of over 200
roles.
About three years ago Williams
became member of the VitaSraph
Company. and he has remained with
that organization ever since. lie
loves his work, for in the various
roles that have been assigned to him
opportunities have been afforded
that never We're thought of on the
stage.
A home to go to, "A continuous
change of roles. life in the open,
and rest are a few of the advantages
Of working in the films he says.
And for these reasons I am per-
fectly happy and enjoy my work.
Mr.. Williams is tall and sturdily
built. measuring five feet eleven
inches, has dark hair and blue eyes.
and one of the happiest faces in pic
lures. He is a favorite around the
studio, as well as the idol of count
less picture patrons.
Recently. in one of the largest
contests ever held. Mr.. Williams was
voted the most popular actor in film
land. but in spite of all this fame
he is very modest and retiring.
Il enjoy heavy part or strong
liams in reply to a question as to his
favorite part. His work in The
Love of John Ruskin.' The Ven
gcance of Durand.' and The Chris
tian serve as evidence as to his
choice of plays. and these impersona-
tons will long be remembered by
the public
The Washington times., 1915-01-25
IWenty-One Contests
For Army Baseball Team

WEST POINT. N. Y. Jan. 25.-Twen-
N-one games will be played by the
Army baseball team this season, ac-
Cording to the schedule announced to-
day. Sammy Strang. former Giant, will
coach the cadets this year. Merrilat is
captain of the soldier bows ;hi. season.
March 81. New York University.
April 3, Dickinson: Z, Stevens: 10,
Rutgers: -. Lafayette II. Harvard ;
II, Seton Hall "a Lehigh; 2s, Swarth-
more.
May !. Georgetown ). Penn Slate
s. Washington and Lee: ~. Holy Cross
-, F"rdham: 10. ST. Johns Collrg" 90,
Springfield Training school .6, villa
nova 20, Navy; 81. Seventh Regiment.
June 2. Syracuse; 5, Catholic Univer-
oily.
The Washington times., 1915-01-25
HISTORY OF BOWLING
BY KIRK C. MILLER.

nine In number and placed upon the
frame In the manner of skittles; and the
bowls used by the performers are very
large, but made OF a light kind or
wood. The game consists OF thirty-one
scores precisely: and every player first
stands at a certain distance from the
frame and throws his bowl at the pins.
which Is, improperly enough, called
bowling; atterward he approaches the
frame and makes his 'tipp' by casting
the bowl among the pins, and the score
toward the game Is determined by the
number beaten down. If the pins be
taken out singly when the bowl Is
thrown from distance the game is
won; this instance excepted: 1t reckons
Tor no more than the other Dns.
CT will be observed that Strut does
not specify what particular pin he re-
iers to. whxNher it be head pin. the
King pin, or any single pin.)
(To be continued)
The Washington times., 1915-01-25
SCHOOLBOY GAMES

Today-Business VS.. A. N. p, at
Business; Western vs.. Friends,
at Armory; Gonzaga VS.. A. N.
A., at Gonzaga (league game).
Tuesday-St. Adams VS.. Eastern,
at Eastern.
Wednesday--Business VS.. West
ern. at Armory.
Thursday-Western VS.. Peck
Memorial, at Armory.
Friday-Friends vs.. Gonzaga, at
Friends; A. N. P. vs.. st. AL
bans, at Y. M. C. A. (league
game); Fairmont VS.. George
town Prep, at Gonzaga (league
game).
Saturday-Georgetown Prep VS..
A. N. A., at Gonzaga (league
game).
The Washington times., 1915-01-25
THE ONLY
Department Representing
THE PUBLIC
ToDAY's BEST FILMS
By GARDNER MACK.

Lillian Russell .. "WildAre,~
from the play BY George Broad
hurst and George v. Hobart, Gran.
daIPS, Ninth and r streets.
Florence Heed In "T'he Dancin9
Girl" from the play ~ Henry
Arthur Jones (Famous PlayersI,
the Garden, ~. Ninth street.
Marguerite Clark in .'The Goose
Girl" from the novel by Harold
Mctirnth NasnOus rlayers), the
strand, Ninth and ID streets.
Marin SAILS and Cleo Ridgely in
.'Tbe Tragedy Of Bear Mountain,s
the Leader, Ninth, between r. alA
+ streets.
Francis BWshman and Beverley
Unyne In "Any Woman's Choioo~
tEssan1yD, the Elite. FOurteenth
street nesr Hh"de Island avenue.
Marian Warner and williaN
St",veH In "'rhc Old Code" (seIixp,>
the Revere. 3514 GeOrgia avenue.
Winuifred Greenwood. Ed Coxen.
Charlotte burton, and George
Field In "J1e Beggar Child~
tA.nericnn,. the Niagara, 719 Sew
EuEcpe Palette In "The Lost
Receipt" l1icIiHnrcD. the Empire,
O15 II street northeast.
J. Warren kerriRau H. "Tbe Inn
Of the WINGED God" 70 the Ter.
ence O'NOUrke" series (VictOrl,
the Lafayette, T. between Thir.
teenth and Fourteenth.
Frank LLOYD md Helen Leslie Ia
"Pnwns Of Fate" (Rex). the Dixie,
Eighth and " streets nOrtheast.
AmRustn Ander SON In "The On.
dying Fire" IBiOgrnph, the OlySu.
pie. 1431 u street.
I.Ouise VHIe, Franklin Richie
and Gretchen Hartman I'm "The
Third Act (BiOuraph). the Apollo,
GA Fl street northeast.
Alice Joyce In "'The Mayors
Secretary" dKHlem). the sav0y,
Fourteenth near Irving street.
"Thc Criminal COde' (Balboa
BOx OfAce AttractionAD. tho Lyric,
Fourteenth near Irving street.
(Note: These selections are based
on the personality Of the players
and the producing company and not
personal inspection, except in spec
ial cases.-G. M)
The Washington times., 1915-01-25
Three Games Slated
For Schools Today
High School and Preparatory Basketball Fives Are
Going to Be Busy.From Beginning to End-Busi-
ness Suffers Hardest Blows of All With Losses.
By BRYAN MORSE,

Three basketball games are slated TOT
today at the beginning of a week OF
unusual activity among tho schoolpoy
shooters. The Preparatory Basketball
League fnds Gonzaga and the Army
and Navy Academy in battle at the
Gonsaga gym. Business 10 taking on
the Army and Navy Props In the Busi-
ness gym. while Western is meeting
Friends at the Armory in return
game.
Tomorrow Eastern and 81 Adams
take the boards with a contest at the
Eastern gym. This battle will deter
mine the strength Of the Fasteners
In comparison with Western. as the
Red and White, another league team,
has defeated st. Albans.
Wednesday Business and Western
hook up in a battle royal at the Arm
ory. Right now Western IL going as
well a. any of the teams, wilAc Busi-
ness will suffer the loss of RaS Wise.
captain and forward. who Is out with
bad knee. The Westerners come
right back for a battle on Thursday.
meeting the Peck Memorial team.
Two league games are slated for Fri
day, in this every-day-in-the-we week-for-
basketball campaign. as Army and
Navy Prep 10 battling st. Albans in
the Y. NJ. c. A. gym. and the Fair
monts are meeting the Georgetown
-reps IN the Gonxaga sym. Friends
and Gonzaga will hook up in a return
game at Friends on the same day.
Tho weeks battles will close with the
Preparatory League game at Gonzaga.
Army M" En,'y academy meet =.
Georgetown PrsDs.
There Is bu; one nterscholastic League
same this week that played Friday at
Leaguers Will run of three contests. all
Of them shifting over to tho Gonzasa
Friends has the hardest road to hoe
this week with engagements with West
ern and Gonzaga. two of the strongest
Of the scholastic quints.
Business has suffered the hardest
OF blows in the basketball campaign.
With tho strong combination carried
over from last season. which included
Ray, Joe, and Buck" Wise. and Culli-
gan and Glessner. the stenographers
first lost Joe Wise. who went out Of
school to work. having completed his
four years course. and being allowed
When Joe left the combination was
shifted. Buck being put In at center.
and Miioff taking t1e guard position.
out Of the game for several days. ac-
cording to reports. as he received an
injury to his knee at Manassas, Va. on
Saturday. Reggie Culiigan. brother of
Bill CulliEan. the Business forward. is
hllins in at Rays place until he re-
covers.
During the week passed Business an
nexed two games. defeating the Fair
monts and Eastern College; Western
won and lost. defeating st. Alban. and
losing to the Army and Navy Academy;
Georgetown Props won and lost; the
Army and Navy Academy won two
games. one a forfeit Gonzaga annexed
two battles: Cathedral dropped one
while Eastern Won one.
Tho standing Of the teams for this
seasons work IL az fOlloWs:
The Washington times., 1915-01-25
Denies Falkenberg Is
Going to Brookfeds

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Jan 25.-
There is absolutely no truth in the re-
Federal League" said w. II. Watkins,
business manager OF the indianapolis
Federal League club. today. Falken-
berg has two more years to play under
his contract with Indianapolis. The
pitcher who Is at Champaign. ILL.,, "hen
Informed Of the reported deal. said ITS
news to me-
The Washington times., 1915-01-25
Princeton Leads All.

NEW YORK. Jan. 25.-Princeton leads
the intercollegiate Basketball League in
the official standing made public to-
day. The Tiger five has three victories
and no defeats. Its closest rival Is Cor
nell. with three Won and one lost.
Yale. Columbia. Pennsylvania. and
Dartmouth follow in the order named
The Washington times., 1915-01-25

Dutch" Peck. the Western captain,
jumps to the front In the leaders for
basket shooting honors with the best
individual and average record. Peck
has played in twelve games. and has
scored 1870 points for his team, Les"
Peine Is close behind his captain with
l2S points.
The averages include games. total
baskets shot, average per game. and
The Washington times., 1915-01-25

Despite its rather low standing. East
ern has accomplished what no team but
Business has been able to do. The
stand in line for tho title in the Inter
scholastic with a win in the opening
game.
The Washington times., 1915-01-25
OF the single game performances

OF the single game Performances
'Gil'' King. of Friends. has two marks
He totaled thirty points against the
Army and Navy Props. nine baskets
and twelve fouls. which Is the record
for the year. both In point total and
fouls. Cliff Cox. of Fairmonts. made
ten baskets In a single game against
the Boys Y. NJ. c. A. team. while
Peirc shot nine baskets and nine fouls
for a total of twenty-seven against St.
Albans.
The Washington times., 1915-01-25

s. ScImitt. Of Gonzaga, will be out In
front II he keep up the pace set in his
first few appearances. The youngster
managed to shoot fourteen baskets in
three games. which approximates the
leaders.
The Washington times., 1915-01-25

Both Eastern and Western won their
opening engagements The first game
OF the series. that between Business and
a. n. p. was postponed until a later
date.
The standing Of the Preparatory Bas-
ketball League follows:
The Washington times., 1915-01-25

Streiter with games of l05. l06 and
100 was the best pin Eetter for the los
ers, Trip'cu. however, got three good
gamer. his lowest being 90, while his
best effort went tor IO9 Stanley's best
score was 12l. w. L. and l. e. Smith
also got games over The 100 mark.
The Washington times., 1915-01-25

(Note: These selections are based
on the personality Of the players
and the producing company and not
personal inspection, except In spec
ial cases.-G. M
The Washington times., 1915-01-25

PROF. WYNDHAM. NINE. BURSAY & MISS
MILLER private lessons. all dances; les
son. Soc. Glass Thursday. 1880. SIG 18th NV.
Phi Main 5679
South Bend news-times., 1915-08-16
GOOD SEASON IS ~
ANTICIPATED BY
LOCAL bowie RS
New Leagues Are Forming and
Much Activity is Being
Shown by Older
Bodies.

Every indication points to the COM
ing bowling season of being the most
prosperous in local history. There is
considerable activity in all of the Old
established leagues and there are sew
eral new ones forming
OF the leagues that already set for
the ensuing season are The News
Times league, the Printers divers.
Singers, Tribune and Postoffice
leagues. The old City league is in
process of reorganization, which will
probably have compliment OF eight
instead OF six clubs as last year.
1t is very likely that the Oliver
and Singers leagues will be increased
in the number of clubs this season.
Both Of these organizations carried
eight teams last year but there are
so many new recruits asked for posi-
tions on teams that it is quite proba-
BILE that both of them will carry either
u clubs, which may be distributed in
10 two separate leagues.
Some Changes.
At the Elks' temple the committee
in charge expects 10 make consider
able changes in the three leagues.
which operated last year. There is a
great deal of enthusiasm among the
antlered herd and the prospects are
very bright for four leagues this year
as against three of last teason.
The United league also promises to
increase their membership over last
year, when that organization carried
eight teams. Because of the limited
capacity the management Of the Bar
deem allies is in dire straits as to the
disposition of the number of appli-
cants for membership in this organ
izatiOn.
Much Of the increased interest in
the great indoor sport is due to the
installation Of new public allies. which
have found enormous play in the one
part of a season since they have
been installed 1t is really remark
able how the game has grown in such
short space of time.
At the Orpheum allies alone there
are now "a teams. which are all set
or in process of formation for league
play during the ensuing season, for
which dates and schedules have al
ready been allotted for that period.
This does not include Of several fra
ternal organizations. which have sig
nified their intentions of forming or
CARNATIONS for bowling
There is also a movement on foot
for thorough local organization for
the bOwlers of South Bend The pri-
mary motive therefore is the prospects
OF landing the national tournament of
the American Bowling congress for
South Bend for the immediate future.
An important meeting will be held for
that purpose some day next week.
one OF the principal requisites for
the bringing Of the big national event
TO this city will be the obtaining of
"a building large enough. which also
Will be within easy access of the bUsi-
ness center. TO hold such an event
But local men connected with big pub