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The Washington times., 1915-01-22
-Four Schools to Have
Track Teams for Meet
Central Has Already App ed for Entry Blanks While
Tech, Western, and Eastern Will Follow Suit
Within Few Days.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

playing in the second game Of the In
terscholastic Basketball League race at
the Y. M. c.. A. today. while a game Of
"a !" that schsdulsd LED SstwseI
e.. auard .,, ,Armory. Business Is playing
to get az much action as possible.
The Friends quint 10 slated to play the
Eym.
Business will take trip to ManAssas.
Va. to meet the Eastern College quint
erners had q hrst rate basketball team
last season a. did the high school team.
Ono Of the local teams played the Ma
nassas boys with disastrous results.
due chiefly to the fact that the referee
tire exclusion Of the visitors. Virginia
hospitality received q rude tolt, but the
Manassas quint walked OF with tho
contest
Manager coe. Of Business. is expect
30 far this week the stenosraphers
have have been idis a. far as games have
Tho Army and Navy Academy vii,
play the Fairmonts tomorrow in tn.
Basketball League. The Fsirmonts
dropped their first games in the circuit,
as did the Academy five.
Faculty advisers will get together
after the mid-year marks have been
entered In the high schools for the pur.
pose Of taking up the baseball sched.
ule. An effort was made to call Q
meeting this week 20 great 10 the
activity in scholastic circles that the
meeting was called off,
The Force School basketball team will
tackle tho Western Freshmen today ir
the Armory gym as q preliminary tc
tho st. Alban- Western contest. West.
ern seconds may stack UP against the
st. Alban seconds so that q triple
header will be staged
The Washington times., 1915-01-22
Amateur Championships
To Feature Exposition

CHICAGO, Jan. 22-Details OF a
worlds amateur championship series
between Eastern champions and the
best amateurs on the Pacific coast to be
played in the stadium of the Panama
Pacific International Exposition late In
October, are to be worked out at a
meeting Of the National Amateur Base
ball Association of America in Cleve-
land January 2S. according to an an
nouncement here yesterday.
The winner of the series will be en-
titled to retain possession for one year
Of the Patterson trophy and permanent
possession of a cup emblematic Of the
worlds amateur baseball championship
for 1915. The national association Is eX-
ected to have an active membership Of
one thousand clubs this year.
The Washington times., 1915-01-22
CHAPTER III.

IN the Close Roll" Edward III l3oG)
It !s told that the king became con-
cerned lest the practice of archery. 30
much more important to the military
spirit Of the kingdom, should suffer be-
cause Of tho attractions and the popu-
larity Of tho game Of bowls, and throw
ing Of stones (bowls) Is mentioned Al
one of the games alike dishonoraole.
useless and Improbable" and this
prompted parliament to take action
against certain games. bowls benC
among the games forbidden by law at
this period other kings who reigned
thereafter approved OF and perpetuated
this law. but several Of them took good
care to insert a clause In the act which
permitted themselves. personally. to
play at bowls within the palace grounds.
Then soon tho nobility. tho aristocracy
and tho great men OF the times became
patrons Of the sport. and the restric-
tions were removed.
stowe. in his Survey OF London
u5ss). mentions that the gardens OF
old northumberland House. In Colerns
street, City. were made into bowling
alleys, and other parts into dining
houses. common to all comerS ior 'he'F
money.
a roval game, since Stowe states that
bowling alleys were among the ada,-
tions made by Henry VIII taoout loSo).
to whitehall. and the unfortunate
Charles l Cl625-49. was an enthuslast
of the open-air pastine. During MS
confinement at Holnby. Northampton.
ne frequently went over to Lord NauA
a, Harrowdcn, and Earl Spencers AZ
AlthorDe, both OF which seats pos
sessed unrivaled bowling greens. lie IS
said to have been engaged at the game
when seized by Cornet Joyce. dutch
Rubbers'' was practiced in ENGLAND.
having been introduced about li46. IT
consisted Of bowling at nine pins placed
on a square frame thirty yards distant:
Int does not appear ever to have found
much favor In England.
Curling was introduced INTO Scotiano
by the Flemish emigrants In the sx-
teenth century. and. like shoyel-boara:
skittles. Dutch-ninepins: bowling ana
billiards. Is an adaptation OF the
ancient English game of bowles.
From a book published in Perth'
Scotland, about 1000 We quote:
His hats. his hoods. his balls. his
bones. :,
His Alley Bowls. his Curling Stones.
Strut, In his Sports and Pastinies
Of the People Of England" 0s0l): treats
thus OF the games which were the pro-
genitors Of bowling: The pastime OF
bowling, whether pract:ced upon an
open green or in bowling alleys was
Drobably an invention OF the Middle
Ages "a. d. 4oo-l5oC. / cannot, by any
The Washington times., 1915-01-22

Four Of the high schools will prob
ably marshal their track squads for
representation in the George Wash
ington indoor track games to be held
at Convention Hall. according to q
canvass made today. Central High
School has already made application
for = number Of blanks. while Tech
10 sure to get into line in . day or 20.
Western and Eastern will enter
squads In the track games. according
to the iope, a. both schools have .
number Of athletes working out IN
preparation for the affair. The real
reason for holding OF At present 10
because Of the fact that the hnal
scholastic marks are to be entered
within tho next ten days, and 1t will
then be definitely known just what
runners will be eligible to enter tho
games to represent the schools.
The strictest sort Of rules are in
semester marks. and a. the half year
10 drawing to = close and marks are
going In at present. tho athletes will
be on the anxious seat for the greater
part Of the next two weeks.
1t IL not unlikely that more than 100
school boys in the District will take
part In the @. W. U. track games. Cen
trail boasts such stars as Oyster, Mil
Hollingsworth, and Ftshback. Tech has
Taylor, Hardell. Tibbett and a number
Of lesser lights In action In preparation
for the various schoolboy events.
The strength Of the Eastern and
Western squads Is unknown at present,
as many green runners have reported In
the last few days. In addition to these
athletes. Army and Navy Prep has sew
eral trackmen Of known ability. while
st. Alban has number who have al
ready made their mark. washington
school boys are sure to find opposition
from the athletes of Baltimore, Epis-
copal High. and Tome Institute.
Eastern and Army and Navy Prep are
The Washington times., 1915-01-22
Eight Bouts illustrate
Lecture on Self-DefenSe

Eight short boxing bouts will be a
feature OF the lecture on tho art Of
self-defense at the Old Masonic Temple
tonight when Prof W. K. Sixsmith
will have his pupils go through their
PAGES.
The bouts will take place in the fol-
lowing order: r. e. Holzer. 40 pounds.
vs.. Napoleon Sosnowski. 145 pounds;
Thomas Farrell. 135 pounds. VS.. r.
Oeksena. 40 pounds; Leo r. Mongeon.
$50 pounds, VS.. j. F. Gallaher, 145
pounds; Blair Kline. 15s pounds, W.
Robert L. Cate. 155 pounds; w. B. Han
ford, 125 pounds. VS.. Private Girard. lbs
pounds; Richard s. Pettepher. 125
Georas Goona vs. Caxano 1a G no,p% p1unas
D. Nasta. 140 pounds, and James flynn
40 pounds. vs.. J. F. Kimel. 40 pounds.
The Washington times., 1915-01-22

match has ever fallen to tho lot Of ths
District rollers. The def which was
sent to The Times for consid Grafton
OF the Washington fans states that our
game will be rolled on both ends of
the match. and this Is a greater in
ducement, from a sporting standpoint,
than Brockton, Martinsburg, or Pitts
burgh ever dared offer.
No. that challenge from New York
has not been forgotten. The fans In
all sections Of our duckpin colony have
filed that challenge away for future
reference. and just as soon az some
Of the intercity matches now pending
have been cleared away it IL more than
likely that subscription will be start
ed to send two Washington duck ar
lists to New York to show the folks
in tho big city that Washington 10
indeed on the bowling map.
The Washington times., 1915-01-22

Three pins separated tho teams in the
opener. while the margin was increased
to thirty-eight In the second and sixty
four In the third. Lednum's string Of
a5 in the first round was high indi-
vidual game.
Old-Man-Big Nose Krauss featured
the Iroquois- Puritan set when the FORM
er team won two out Of three games
Krauss' string of 232 was high for the
match, and he had two other good
scores Of III and 1888. Field, in anchor
place. rolled we'll with scores Of 10. 1856
and 49,. and If this famous pair Of
at VOLTS every night the Iroquois team
can be expected to win the pennant in
both the Departmental and Colonial
Leagues-an some of the duckpln cir
cults, too.
Some postponed games were disposed
of in the Y. NJ. c. A. League last night.
then turned around and accepted two
defeats from Greeks. Eries rolled
against the Creeks In the third set and
won the first and third games. John
Meany had high game of the session
when he rolled 118 in the first game Of
the Cayuga-Dakota set.
Braves. the tail enders Of the Com
rnercial Alley League. won every game
from Athletics. Caruso had high game
Of 109, and Hilton's rolling was next
best. scores of a.. 1O1 and IS giving him
high set of the night.
In the Navy Yard League, West Gun
Carriage won the first and second
games and left the third for Erecting
Shop. Nussear. West Guns lead-ol1
man. had high game of H..
The Washington times., 1915-01-22
. Amasses 402 Pins in Friendly
Competition for Three
Straightaway Strings.
F0RTY-SEvEN IN TWO BOXES
Sch|itz WaIIops Virginia Avenue
Stars, Werch, Murphy, and
Reichard Doing Well.
BY KIRK C. MILLER.

Totaling the enormous number of
l02 pins in three consecutive games
on the alleys of the new National
Capital Bowling Academy, M. E.
Ferguson, in a match set with C. v.
Norton, R. P. Whitney, and E. Rob-
inson established new standard for
the alleys and recorded one of the
best sets that has ever graced any
floor in Washington in either a
match or league competition.
Games of 1874, 129, and 139, in
which five strikes and eight spares
were accomplished, gave Ferguson
his monster set. His heaviest count
came in the early part of the third
game when he rolled Al in. two
boxes, getting a double header in the
first two frames. The very start OF
the match was indicative of a record
set, as a strike in the second box of
the first game following a frame OF
10 in the first box gave Ferguson a
count of 80, and this was increased
to AZ by spare in the third.
The Washington times., 1915-01-22

Thursday night proved to be a night
Of reverses in the majority Of the
leagues doing business here In no less
than half dozen Of the most prominent
circuits it fell to teams Of a low stand
Ing to win two or three games from
clubs which had high ratings. and which
were considered above losing to the
weaker members Of their leagues.
Probably the most flagrant example Of
the reversal Of dope is the to Q de-
feat which the tail end Schlitz team
handed to the Virginia Avenue Stars in
the Southeast League. Werch. Murphy.
and Reichard were the power behind
Schlitzs victory, their games all being
high.
Waverly Athletic Club, the team
which has been considered infallible in
the Northeastern League. dropped a
game to the seventh place Dreadnaught
club. The first game went to Waverly
by a margin of but four pins. while
Dreadnaughts fell far behind in the
second. In the third, however. Waver-
lys experienced q slump. and Dread
naughts won by as to 466.
Postal Savings threw scare into the
second place Finance aggregation, in
the Postoffice League. by winning every
game by comfortable margins AS a
result. the Finance outfit is today in
NTH place instead of second. Joliffe
Is the only member of Finance who
held up his end of the defense, his
games of lO9 l09 and 13O giving him q
high set Of &4s.
lmmanuels had one of the most en-.
'couraging evenings of the season when
they caught" Cliftons for three in a
row. The lmmanuels have had a string
of III luck. which has lasted for many
months, but after last nights good for
tune the team today has new life and
they can be counted on to be fighting
hard from this out.
In last nights competition Horn
came through with high game Of llg
and Ewers for half Of the individual
honors when he recorded the best set
of 30l Cliftons drop from seventh to
eighth place as a result Of their defeat
Freight crept up many points on
Southern, in the Terminal Railway Y
NJ. c. A. League, when the leaders
we're forced to accept defeat in all three
games The first two games We're as
closely contested as any rolled this sea
son on the Union Station alleys. as IN
dicated by Freight's victories of 51s ia
bos and $40 to 500. Both teams felt a
slump In the third, and Freight won by
496 to 442. Warthen came through with
his usual good olling, and his string
Of 1G in the second round featured the
. evenings performance.
The grand old dope was also shatter.
ed In a tenpin league when Virginians
League, cleaned up for the Pilgrims
The Washington times., 1915-01-22
Will Skate Tonight.

Carroll Donnelly, Southern skating
titleholder. Is meeting Willie Whiting
District champion. in a match race in
Alexandria tonight at two miles. DON
nelly is slated to go to New York IF
he wins from Whiting.
The Washington times., 1915-01-22

Here are the figures covering Ferru-
sons remarkable string:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-22
Gs&E!lI1ER'


United States Department of Agri-
culture. Weather Bureau; Charles F.
Marvin, Chief. -
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Pensacola, Fla, Dec. 81, 1915.
Highest on record for December, n
degrees.
Lowest on record for December, IA
degrees.
Day temperatures in December
usually rise to 81 degrees.
Night temperatures in December
usually fall to as degrees.
Highest temperature yesterday, SO
degrees.
Lowest temperature yesterday, SO
degrees.
Pensacola's Rainfall Data.
Rainfall for "a hours ending 7 D.
RI. yesterday, inches.
Normal rainfall for the month of
December, AT inches.
Total rainfall this December to D.
m. yesterday, 1.86 inches.
Excess this year to November. goth,
1.23 inches.
snan. Mn. IN. w. NV. uwvs-
Graft Winds winds Winds winds saas
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-22
sTRANGELYNNss|NC
FOR PAST F0URDAYs
AGED MAN, A RECENT CITIZEN,
DISAPPEARED FROM HOME
LAST SUNDAY AND HAS NOT
YET BEEN LOCATED.

Police officers have been asked to
look out for A. L. Collette, so years
old, who resided on North Tarragona
street, and who has been strangely
missing since Sunday last. He has
completely disappeared, and up to last
night, when he continued to absent
himself, some apprehension had been
expressed for his safety.
There Is no reason given for his
continued absence. It was stated yes
terday that when he disappeared, it
was thought he had some consider
able money with him. He owns some
real estate here, which is rented, and
it is believed he had collected rents
and was believed to have had some
or all Of these accounts when last
heard FROM Although he has not
been In the city, it is possible that
he went to his old home town, Balm
bridge, Ga, from which city he had
come to Pensacola.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-22
SALVATION ARMY
DISTRIBUTE CHEER
MORE THAN TWO-SCORE WELL
FILLED BASKETS WILL BE
GIVEN OUT TO WORTHY FAM
lilies IN THIS CITY.

More than two-score baskets Of
good things 10 eat will be distributed
by the Salvation Army this Christ
mas, and every basket will go into
some unfortunate home where most
needed. Ensign Aughenbaugh has
been giving his almov undivided at
tention to this yearly feature Of the
Army, and said last night that con-
siderable quantity of eatables are yet
needed to complete the store which
they anticipate distributing.
Should any personal checks be sent
to aiding in this work, they may be
made payable to the Salvation Army,
and he mailed or sent to the head
quarters at 81 East Zaragossa
street.
There Is very great care exercised
in placing these baskets, and It is a
very sure thing that every family
receiving one of them has been
looked. up by agents of the Army and
found worthy and in need This has
been custom in the past, which will be
strictly followed upon the forthcom-
ing occasion.
There is Christmas entertainment
planned by the Army also, to take
place shortly, and the date will be
later announced.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-22
POLICE GUARD IS
BEING AUGMENTED
PRACTICALLY ALL OFFICERS OF
THE SEVERAL WATCHES HAVE
BEEN CALLED UPON TO DO
SOME EXTRA DUTY.

Instead Of taking on extra police
this season, those men who are on the
regular and substitute lists in the po-
lice department are being called upon
to do extra duty, and yesterday many
of the officers stood twelve-hour
watches, but of course will be paid
extra for the duty which the holiday
season thus imposes upon the police
department.
There are but two desk sergeants
in the station now, standing watch
twelve hour each, while the division
of men has been arranged so that
practically all the men will share up
in the general distribution of duties,
and practically work for twelve hours
to the watch for the next several
days, or until after Christmas.
In the past, special men were taken
on and sworn in for some special
duty, but this has been unsatisfac-
tory, SO far as intelligent results were
concerned.
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THE INCARNATION
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
GEIBEL'S BEAUTIFUL CHRIST
MAS CANTATA TO BE REM
DERED BY SELECTED AND
WELL-TRAINED CHOIR SUN
DAY NIGHT.

Adam Geibel, the wen known or
ganist and composer, whose beautiful
Christmas Cantata, 1.-THE Incarna-
ton" will be sung by the choir at the
First Christian Church Sunday night
at 7:30, was born near Frankfort on
the Man, Germany, September Is,
1866. He became blind in early in
fancy. At the age of seven years
he was brought to America where he
attended the Pennsylvania Institute
for Blind until 1874. studying organ,
harmony and composition with Prof.
D. D. Wood. He then taught in the
Institute until 1901. He has held
positions as organist in Philadelphia
churches since 1873.
Mr.. Geibel has been widely known
as composer since 1875, having
written scores Of songs, pianoforte
pieces and choruses, some Of the very
popular ones being "Over the Hills
at Break o. Day." my Kentucky
Babe" and others. Among his larger
sacred compositions the cantata "The
Nativity" has been markedly sue
cessful. "The Incarnation" is one
of Mr.. Geibel's later works, its COM
position having been accomplished
about six years ago. It will be sung
for the first time in Pensacola at the
First Christian Church Sunday night
The text of "The Incarnation"
deals with the story of the Saviour's
birth. The cantata contains solos for
piano, soprano, contralto, tenor and
baritone; duets for soprano and tenor
and for contralto and tenor; trio
for women and rousing chorus for
mems voices alone; mixed quartet and
choruses. Like all of Mr.. Geibel's
compositions this splendid work Is
characterized by beautiful flowing
melodies and broad pleasing harmon
les, that give delight alike to the mere
music lover and to the educated mu-
stefan.
The choir numbers twenty-five
voices under the direction of DR.. R.
Mitchell. The soloists are Miss
Dimple Mcmillan, soprano. Mrs. Lii
liam Bannon Pavey and Mrs. E. M.
Schornherst, contraltos; Mr.. w. S.
Garfield, tenor, DR.. Chas. R. Mitchell,
baritone and DIR. L. C. Phillips, bass.
Mrs. Chas. R. Mitchell will preside at
the piano.
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TALKS ON BUSINESS
MADE BY ROTAR|ANs
MEETING is HELD AT HUGHEY's,
THREE SPEAKERS HEARD BE-
SIDES GENERAL DISCUSSION
OF BOND ISSUE.

Business talks by members featured
the session of the Rotary Club held
yesterday. c. E. Dobson and Dudley
c. Barrow selected the businesses of
other Rotarians for their subjects and
gave q history of how the managers
had worked to develop the trade
Mr.. Barrow had for his theme the
business of the Reynalds Music House
and the work of Manager George
Emanuel. Mr.. Barrow told of the
early struggles of the Pensacola
branch of the company and the pro-
gress it had made under the direction
of Manager Emanuel. He said that
the company had a hard struggle to
popularize talking machines in Pen
sacola and the result was a tribute
to the ability and energy of Manager
Emanuel, who has made the store SO
popular with all Pensacolians.
C. E. Dobson made an. interesting
talk on the produce business of the
Levy & Hallmark Company. He told
of the growth of the company, the
part it has played in supplying the
needs Of the. people Of this section
and complimented the members Of
the firm on their methods. Mr.. Dob
son said that the experience of the
company in handling produce of Es-
Gambia county and the nearby Sec
ton had demonstrated tAe pos.
sibilities of this territory for fruit
production, cattle raising and the
cultivation of various forage crops.
Rev. John n. Brown made lively
talk which put plenty OF ginger init
the meeting and the remainder o.
the session was devoted to a discus
sion of the good roads movement ant
the $1,000 bond issue for Escam
bia county.
Nearly all members of the club dis
cussed the matter and the consensus
of opinion seemed to be that the Ro
tarians should offer the county com
missioners every assistance in pre-
pairing a definite plan for building
the roads. The opinion that com
petent engineer should be employed
and the election changed to an earl
Ter date, if possible, found genera
support.
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PANAMA CITY.

/ -
Panama City, Dec. IA large
number Of prominent people from all
parts Of Bay county, met at the Com
merciaI Club building at Panama
City, and perfected the organization
of an anti-saloon league. Mr..
Mitchell of st. Andrews, made the
opening address. Mr.. Merritt elected
chairman; C. Ray Truman of Lynn
Haven, elected secretary and treas
urer. The meeting was very enthusi-
astic and hard fight is on. For the
people who are petitioning the county
commissioners to call a wet and dry
election. II is thought that the liquor
men have sufficient number of sig
natures on the petition to call the
election.
Circuit court will adjourn Satur-
day, after busy six weeks session.
The new Jail has been completed and
turned over to the county by the
contractor. The prisoners will be re-
moved to their new quarters this
week.
The 8. s. Siskiyou loaded out from
the Moore Timber Co.'s mill for New
York The steamship Cricket is now
due. The German-American Lbr. Co.
has four ships loading at their large
plant. And the West Bay Naval
Stores & Lbr. Co. have two at their
mill.
+. Mrs. Roy Wood Of Pensacola, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G. Wick.
Mrs. G. Edwards Of. Geneva, Ala,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. E. Scott.
Miss Daisy Bells Murphy of Do
than, is visiting here this week.
Mr.. j. r. Fudge, our popular S. S,
Brunswick agent, is away on bust
| ness.
Chas. Hogeboom, who has been
staying at Destin, is home again.
Mrs. Grady Hardwick of Dothan
is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. D.
Branch.
Miss Ethel Jordan Is home again
to the delight of her many friends.
Mrs. Matte Maynard of San Bias,
was visitor here this week.
Mrs. H. Nj. Cummings is visiting
Mrs. Ray Steele.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Geek, OF
Elsie, Mich, are here for the winter.
Arthur and Emma Thomas, colored
| were arrested by the sheriff, after
an exciting race with the county blood
hounds. Thomas was finally caught
in his shanty, where there was found
quite an amount Of stolen goods
Thomas some time during the might
had stolen the horse of Mr.. W. r
Mcdaniel and rode it to st. Andrews
where he broke into and robbed anc
afterwards set on fire the store house
of Lloyd and Porter. The loss by fire
and robbery amounts to about 5000
with but little insurance and about
500 worth Of goods recovered wher
the negro was caught. Thomas triee
to implicate some other negroes il
the MISTER, but failed, and finally con
fessed that he had been aided onl,
by his wife.