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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26
. Isle MADDERN was curled in
miserable ball on her bed. Her
oval face was fever flushed, her


tonsillitis, nineteen-year-old Elsie Mad
dern looked about nine years old. Genera
tons of lives running in a zigzag hit-or-
miss had bred Elsie. She was just tinged
with slackness. The Madden family was
modern with a vengeance. Every one of
them made money. Stephen, the father,
was a motion-picture magnate; Jeffries,
the mother, accepted only Manhattan en-
gagements in her high-priced character
delineations; Mary Helen, the oldest
daughter, sang at the Metropolitan dur
ing the opera season; Marian was sue
cessful real estate broker with hustling
Office on lower Broadway; Stephanie was
getting ten cents word for her vivid
Broadway fiction.
The sumptuously furnished nine-room
studio was never very tidy, and as happy
go-lucky in its atmosphere as house full
of romping children. 1t was seldom that
Madden was i'll. In selecting doctor
for Elsie, they had taken an @M.D." at
random from the telephone book.
Stephanie had story to finish that
day; her typewriter was going at top
speed in her room. Mary Helen had
high c to perfect; her piano and voice
the rosy-cheeked Irish maid, answered
young Wilkins ring.
She pulled back the dragon-embroid-
cred portieres of Elsie's bedroom. "Sure,
the chickie is not her swate self the day.
exclaimed Katie with sisterly sympathy,
beating up pillow beside Elsie.
81 feel awful" said Elsie, sitting bolt
upright, her bright hair standing out from
her will-o -the-wisp face.
Here's the docthor, macushla,' COM
forted Katie, taking herself away with
heavy, hat-footed tread.
In her place appeared Doctor Wilkins.
Generations of lives running in a smooth
groove had bred Young Wilkins. Well
bred, well-to-do, he was an outstanding
sort of young fellow in spite of his blue
blood: and the celebrated Doctor MELON
aid had taken him in as assistant in a
practice grown too large to handle.
YOUNG Wilkins removed a pink-and-
blue kimono and tasseled bedroom
slipper from chair, and sat down be-
side Elsie's bed.
Head ache?' he questioned, taking
her wrist in his hand.
"Yes," she scowled. She suddenly
flounced in the bed. IL feel awful" she
repeated petulantly.
"Where's your mother?" he asked her,
her wrist between his fingers, eyes on his
watch.
"Playing a Matinee answered Elsie.
He let 60 of her wrist and. took out
his thermometer. "This goes under your
tongue" he said. "Close your lips on
it,"
Elsie opened her mouth. With the
: glass tube under her tongue, she sat for
: lornly, knees drawn up under the bed
clothing to her dimpled chin.
Young wilkins eyes rested on her
gravely. as your mother an actress
he questioned.
She nodded and pulled out the tube
to add: al am, too"
Hold on!' he protested, putting the
tube back "Not so fast! Answer me by
mods. Are you playing now?'
The tube popped from her mouth. Am
/" Elsie began eagerly.
"Here!" he calculated. 81 see l can't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26

and out of the Madden apartment.
Elsie waited until the front door of the
apartment had closed. Then she sat up
in bed and kicked pink toe at the dragon
embroidered portieres.
Doctor Wilkins went straightway to q
big toy shop, bought doll with real
eyelashes and a permanent smile, and sent
it to Little Miss Madden at the West
Fifty-seventh Street address. In reply
came note in childish hand:
Dear Doctor: Thank you for the doll. l
have named her Lonesome Lassie and love
made my throat well. My mother is glad,
because l open next week in Filtration
hope you will come to see me act. have
big part and everybody says l am smart
little girl love to act. but love my dolly
Here is a ticket for the first night of 4Flir-
tation.' 1t is for the end seat in the fifth
row of the orchestra. My mother said
could send 1t to you.
Your little friend and patient,
ELSIE MADDERN.
A baby with big part in Filtration"
struck Doctor Wilkins as plaintive.
ON Elsie's opening night young Will
kins sat in the end seat of the fifth
row in the orchestra.
There were six fiirts in Filtration"
Elsie Madden played one of them.
Young Wilkins, brows drawn, studied
the program: "Vashti Vanity-Elsie
Maddern." His astounded eyes then pur-
sued the bright-haired feminine figure
working masculine havoc on the stage.
Elsie, glimpsing his outraged face
= h<, -
outdid her Madden intuitions on the sub
ject of coquetry.
At the most delightful part of the third
act, young Wilkins suddenly arose from
the end seat of the fifth row in the orches-
ira and stalked up the darkened aisle.
Elsie, noting this, fully expected that
he would be waiting at her dressing-room
door to laugh over the affair. But when
the curtain had fallen, and when Elsie
had flung kiss to the e-box-from
which her mother and father, Mary
Helen, Marian, Stephanie, and Stephanie's
fanc6, Floyd Drake, had zealously led
the applause-and run off-stage to her
dressing-room, young Wilkins was no
where in sight.
Arrived home, Elsie slapped the face of
Lonesome Lassie and relegated her to
ignominious Coventry under the bed.
"Old poke!' she fouted.
THE second night of Filtration found
the end seat of the fifth row in the
orchestra again occupied by young Will
kins. This time he stayed doggedly to
the flippant end, in which Elsie took the
heart of the house by storm with a unique
and fascinating fashion of bestowing a
kiss on the man of her choice.
How might young Wilkins, backed by
conservative ancestry, know that Elsie
and her mother had practised and per-
fected this method of oscillation before
an inner circle of family critics? And
how might Elsie, with the blood of the
Madderns in her veins, understand the
cynical flush that darkened young Will
kins' handsome features? Elsie conf
IDENTIFY expected him behind the scenes
that evening. And because he did not
come, Lonesome Lassie was dragged from
under Elsic's bed and viciously spanked!
For seven performances the end seat
of the fifth row in the orchestra was occu-
Evening star., 1915-12-24
DISMER WINS MANY PRIZES.
Racing Pigeon Show Big Artistic and
Financial Success.

The racing pigeon show yesterday
brought out big crowd of friends and
fanciers, the total attendance number
ing 537. The birds were attractively
arranged and set about four feet from
the floor. and an abundance of light
and air made the exhibition most
pleasing one. 1t served as an educa-
ton to the general public. which is
little informed as to not only the apa-
bilities of the racing pigeon. but the
actual work they are now doing. 1t
was the means of renewing old
friendships and the introducing of the
present fanciers with those Of oIden
days
Judge Acaster, who was assisted by
A. 9. Schleher, declared it to be the
finest lot he ever had been asked to
pass upon, and he was painstaking in
making his awards. After eight hours
the following awards were made,
which received the unanimous approval
OF all exhibitors.
Class A, for cocks Matched 1915 and
flown not less than 100 miles-W. F.
Dismer. first and third; T.. n. Norris,
second. Class B. hens hatched 1915 and
flown not less than l50 miles-w. w.
Koch. first; W. F.. Dismer. second and
third: Class c. cocks matched 1915 and
not fown!F. P. Leach. first: D. c.
Buscall, second: w. F. Dismer, third
Glass d. hens Matched 1915 and not
flown-W. F. Dismer. first and second
Glass E. stock birds and the largest
class in the show-R. B. Lloyd, first;
D. c. Buscall, second; Cab. Penning-
ton. third; Beilstein Bros, fourth: W.
F. Dismer, fifth. Glass F, cocks flown
over 250 miles or less-D. {. Buscall,
first; F. p. Leach, second; W. VI. Koch.
third. Glass G, hens flown over 25O
miles--F. P. Leach. first: B. F. Miller,
second. Glass H, race winners under
S25 miles-E. F. Sugru first; f. r.
Leach, second: W. w. Koch, third
Glass l, race winners flown over $50
milesIR B. Lloyd, first; D; c. Buscall
second: 8. F. Miller, third. Glass ].
veterans, birds which. had flown 500
miles or over no less than three oc-
casions-R. A. Hunt, first: r. b.
Lloyd, second: W.. S. Hixon. third
Glass X, selling class-Al to H. NJ
Gordon and ]. c. Ladd.
Winners of specials offered by G. Ed
Evening star., 1915-12-24

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Evening star., 1915-12-24
BRING GOOD PRICES.
Mackay's Thoroughbreds From
France Go Under the Hammer.

NEW YORK, December 24.-Horse-
men said today that the sale of fifteen
thoroughbred horses bred and foaled
In Europe for about $4,000. an aver
age of more than $3,300 was the best
showing of prices obtained for thor
oughbreds in this state for many years.
The horses were the property of Clar-
ence H. Mackay and were bred on his
farm in Normandy. France. Horse
fanciers from all over the east were
among the bidders in the sale con-
Quoted here last night. More than
5000 persons attended.
John H. Morris of Kentucky paid the
top price-s6,600-for Sun Light, a
chestnut colt by sundridge- Spectrum.
II was reported that Morris was acting
in behalf of Kenneth Alexander OF
Versailles. KY
John Sanford. state racing commits
sioner Of Amsterdam, N Y, was the
largest individual purchaser He paid
$500 for G1orian. a yearling filly by
Meddler- -Ballantrae; $4,000 for Pierre
aleu-. by Rock Sand out of Trigger
and $500 for Gunrock, chestnut colt,
by Rock Sand Gunfire
Allumeur. f1ve-year- went to
Willis NJ. Kilmer for $4,000
Evening star., 1915-12-24
EXPECT s0MERS WILL
KEEP CLEVELAND CLUB

CLEVELAND. December a.
The financial affairs Of Charles
w. Somers. owner Of the Cleve-
land base ball club. have been 30
Improved by the declaration of
peace In the base ball world and
recent developments in his other
Interests that Somers is eonsfd-
cred certain to retain the ball
club. 1t is expected that he will
be we'll cleared Of his obligation
during the coming year. John
Sherwin. president of the First
National Bank and head Of the
committee Of bankers handling
Somers' affairs, expressed this
opinion today. The coming of
President johnson Of the Ameri-
can League to Cleveland next
week II expected to lead to the
acquisition Of players who will
give the IndIsas q better club
i'm 1915.
Evening star., 1915-12-24

Browns and his return to the American
League is sure to make the Browns
great attraction all over the circuit, and
especially in Chicago, where Fielder Jones
has many admirers.
Cincinnati has a distinction which no
other city in the country can lay claim
to- Wednesday was the second time
ended in that city. When the Ameri-
can and National Leagues got together
fourteen years ago the peace compact
was signed and sealed at Cincinnati.
that city last Wednesday when the
Feds and the two major leagues buried
the hatchet, after the Feds had con-
sented to quit the field.
This peace was the most unexpected
in the history of the game. When the
American and National Leagues got to-
gether it was after months of dicker-
ing, but peace in the recent war came
like thunderclap from a clear sky.
naming at the head of the Cleveland
club seem much brighter than they did
a little time back. The fact that one
Of ,Somers' big Investments in Mil
that instead of being loss 1t has be-
come real asset. and the fact that
many of his mining properties are
again in operation makes Somers fu-
ture look decidedly bright
The Cleve1and-magnate is in posi-
tion where within very short time
he may be worth millions. but for a
time there was great danger of his
losing all he had.
Like all men who have been in base
ball for years. Somers does not want
to leave the game. 1t was the one
thing in the world that he wanted to
retain, and with the breaks apparently
coming his way he is likely to con-
tinue in the sport for many years to
come. Here's hoping.
Evening star., 1915-12-24
UNIVERSAL DEFINITION
OF AMATEUR ATHLETES
Representatives of u. S. and Canada
to Confer on Much Mooted
Question.

NEW YORK December 24.-The
names of sixteen organizers governing
amateur sport in the Cniter States and
Canada. which will be represented at
conference here next Monday to
adopt a universal definition of the
amateur in athletics, were made pub
lie today by Gustavus T. Kirby. Mr..
Kirby is chairman of the advisory
committee of the intercollegiate Asso-
citation of Amateur Athletics of Amer
ica. This association has suggested
the problems affecting the standing of
athletics as amateurs. which are TO De
,tiircussed in the conference.
r,esides the intercollegiate associa-
t!oa these organizations have accepted
Invitations to be represented at 'he
r;ceting:
rnited States National Lawn Tennis
s:sccia;ion, United States Golf Asso-
ciation. Amateur Fencers' League OF
America intercollegiate Rowing Asso-
cation, International Skating Union OF
America, United States Revolver Asso-
eiation, National Association OF ANA
teur Billiard Players. Playground and
Recreation Association of America
BOY Scouts of America, National Col
ieSiate Athletic Association, Athletic
Research Society, United States Foot
Ball Association, intercollegiate Basket
Bali League and Amateur Athletic
Union of the United States.
1t is expected that the Amateur Ath-
ietic Union Of Canada will send a dele
sate to the meeting. Dean lie Baron r
Briggs Of Harvard, president of the
National Collegiate Association. who Is
~ . leading z
ponsnts of amateurism in this coun-
try, probably will attend tho confer.
enos, as his Views on the dennition OF
an amateur athlete are desired.
Evening star., 1915-12-24
BY H. C. BYRD.

st. Adams School will be represented
by the two best scholastic sprinters IL
the south Atlantic section this spring
and probably no other school IN the
east will have two men in its squad
who will be able to take the measure
of the boys wearing the colors OF the
local institution. The boys referred
to are "Untz" Brewer and silly
Maxam If any other prep or hlgh
school has two faster men in the dashes
it need not worry about getting points
in those events in any meet in which
il takes part
Maxam and Brewer have been run
ming for some time and both nave hao
considerable experience. Brewer was
the star of the grade schools, spring
ing to the front for the nrst tinie ~
the grade school championships at tne
horse show grounds four years as", ~,
High. where each made his reputation
first as runner
Brewer was a-,member of about the
fastest relay four Western ever ha1
the first wear he entered high schooI
and Maxam proved star for the Reo
and White in the broad jump, quarter
mile and both dash events. Now tne
two youngsters are keeping eacn otner
company at St. Adams and their work
this winter and next spring is pretty
sure to be of character above that OF
the representatives of any other
school MaNam has done the lou IN
10 seconds and Brewer covered the
same distance in 9 As seconds, accord
ing to the best timers available In this
section, and ii is very seldom that a
high or prep school can boast OF a
team which has among its members
one man who can negotiate the CEN
tury in 1915 or better.
pria N
charge Of the Johns Hopkins foot ball
effect was made this morning by the
Hopkins authorities. Brickley turned
out the first good team Hopkins has
he'd in several years and the followers
OF the Baltimore institution hail his
decision to return as the sure sign OF
another successful season.
Catholic University probably will
have the best track team in its his
tory this season, just as il was repre-
rented by the best foot ball combina-
tion last fall. The Brooklanders have
. lot of good material for nearlv all
the events and, under the able direc-
tion of Jimmie Mulligan, former
Georgetown star and coach, there is
little doubt that the best results will
be gotten. A high jumper who has
cleared more than six feet. pole
vaulter who has done over eleven feet
six inches. and several other competent
sides those veterans of last years
squad that are back. should form the
most competent all-round aggregation
Evening star., 1915-12-24

profitable one. OF course there may
be a change in the situation and in
due time Sinclair may be at the head
of the McGraw team, but, according to
his own announcement. he will be
through with base ball as soon as his
work as one of the peacemakers is
entirely completed.
There Is no danger now of the deal
for the Cubs falling through. Owner Taft
has only asked for a short delay, until
he finishes his hunting trip in Texas,
when he will return and patch up matters
with Weeghman and Walker. who are
slated to become owners of the Chicago
National League club. Strange as it may
seem, not single word has been heard
from Charles Webb Murphy on the peace
proposition. The former owner of the
Cubs has been mum as an oyster ever
since the negotiations have been OH. and
he evidently is not in position TO throw
any obstacles in the way of the Cub deal.
1t is understood, however that the only
thing Murphy will get out of the deal
is two years rent for the West Side Park,
which is to be abandoned.
The ST. Louis sale to Phil Ball and
Otto F. Stifel was consuumated yester-
day while Sinclair was in st. Louis. This
means that Hedges and Hickey both are
out of the game. SO far as st. Louis is
concerned, but it is not unlikely that
Hickey will eventually land with some
minor league club. Fielder Jones is
slated for the job of managing the
Evening star., 1915-12-24
TWO INTERCITY MATCHES
ARRANGED FOR B0WLERs

Two fntercity Bowling matches
will take place during January
between George Iseman's ALI
Stars and MartinsburE and Bal
timOre. The match with the
Martfnsburg team will be held
the first week in that month, the
date to be set definitely within 4
few days, and the contests with
Baltimore will be rolled here the
night of January IS. The Balti-
more bOwlers will use the small
balls here and the Washington
players roll under conditions In
Baltimore when they visit that
city. The lineup Of the local
hve will be strOnE, HALEY, Mick
aud. krauss, Baum and Iseman
being scheduled to make up the
team which will represent WASH
ington. and II one Of the visiting
quints takes the measure Of that
aggregation 1t will have it's
hands full.
Evening star., 1915-12-24
MAY AGAIN LEAD HUsrLERs.
John Camel Expected to Return to
Rochester Club.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y. December "a
Now that. the warning factions in base
ball are about to declare peace, fans
in this section of the country are won
dering what will become Of John Can
eel. former manager of the Rochester
team, who joined the Feds last season.
Camel was free agent when he left
Rochester. so it is possible that he
may again lead the Rochester team
next year
1t is understood that Camel has an
ironclad contract with the Wards, the
same to run another year at a fancy
figure. But he will not be content to
sit and twirl his thumbs while the
base ball season is on. and President
Chaplin of the Hustlers may be able
to fix up a deal.
Evening star., 1915-12-24

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Evening star., 1915-12-24
;hoo Has Star Sprinters -Intercy Bowling in january
TWO STAR SPRINTERS TO WEAR
COLORS OF ST. ALBAN'S SQUAD
Brewer and Maxam, Former Western High
Athletes, Constitute Track Team In
~. Themselves Almost-Gossip

the institution has ever placed in track
and field competition.
| The Central High track squad this
year will be built around Milstead and
| Birthright, the remaining members OF
the championship relay of last spring.
Milstead and Birthright ran well in the
| meets last season and they are the
nucleus around which Bill Foley VIII
endeavor to turn out another four
capable of winning their way through
the Pennsylvania Relay games. Foley
has seldom failed to turn out win
ming aggregation at Central, and this
year is not likely to be any exception.
Better facilities have aided considera-
ships for the Blue and White, but hard
work and intelligent direction have
counted for far more in the attainment
of splendid results.
With the reopening of the schools and
colleges after the holidays, basket ball
will start what probably will be the
most successful season it has ever en-
joyed here. 1t is questionable if there
ever were as many players engaged in
the sport as now. and it seems to be
certain that some fairly competent
teams will be developed. OF course. it
is doubtful if quints as strong as some
of those that have represented the va
rious institutions in past years will be
evolved from the present material at
the hands of the coaches. but the popu-
larity of the sport is judged not by the
power of any one team, or any two or
three teams, but by the number of
teams and persons engaged in it. In
scholastic ranks some of the best fves
that have ever represented the schools
are sure to be turned out. Western
High has never had a team as strong
as that which it is going to send
through the scholastic series, and Busi-
ness High has the material for another
mighty good aggregation. Among the
clubs. churches and other organiza tions
basket ball is being taken .up and
played more generally than ever be-
fore.
Harvard will offer the University of
Indiana a place on its foot ball sched-
ule, according to an announcement
made at Cambridge. The Crimson has
two open dates, October IA and Oc
tober n, and probably will endeavor
to fill them with schools of recognized
standing, but which are not represent
ed by yeams of such great strength.
Probably the largest crowd that has
ever watched a foot ball game in Pitts
burgh will see the University of Penn
sylvania play there next fall. Pitts
burgh University met the Quakers last
fall in Philadelphia, but the financial
inducements offered by the Pittsburgh
management were such that the man
agement of the Red and Blue felt it
could not refuse to go to Pittsburgh
in 1916. Great crowds watch foot ball
in Pittsburgh, anyway, and with one
of the big six playing there most
remarkable turnout may be looked for
Evening star., 1915-12-24

The Giants need a lot Of new blood
and are particularly shy on twirler
material. There are some likely pitch
ers coming into organized base ball
from the Feds. and if McGraw can get
a few capable helpmates for his vet
eran staff the Giants are not apt to
finish at the bottom of the ladder in
the next campaign.
There is one thing about McGraw-he
has won pennants with teams that have
not been Of high caliber. In fact, bar
ring the 1905 world series, he always
has been outclaseed by the winners of
the American League pennant, and yet
he won many pennants with teams
which were not as strong as some of
its rivals in the National League. Nc
Graw is one of the few managers who
does not require an all-star combina-
tion to be successful, so that the help
he expects to get from the Feds may
be sufficient to make him successful in
the 1916 pennant race.
Present indications are that Harry F.
Sinclair will not be identified with
base ball after he has settled all the
detaiIy called for BY the peace pact. for
which he was largely responsible. 1t
was figured that Sinclair would even
tually become the owner of the New
York Giants, but this seems to have
fallen through because the owners OF
that club have raised their figure much
too high to make the purchase a
Evening star., 1915-12-24
wEEGHMAN TO SEE TAFT.
Chicago Magnate Going to Texas
Over Cubs Sale.

CHICAGO, December 24.-Charles
Weeghman, purchaser of the Chicago
National League club. announced that
he would leave for Gregory. Tex, sun
day to arrange the final transfer Of
the club from Charles p. Taft. the re-
firing owner. 9fEia
Weeghman said there wasn't a
chance in the world" for the deal to
fall through. Mr.. Taft, with . party
Of friends, is on . hunting trip In
Texas