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Two Things Essential.

There is no such thing for any man
as eternal steadiness, but there is no
reason why most golfers shouldn't de-
veioD a much greater steadiness than
is shown. it is all 4 ma tier of prac-
ticing two things--the proper use of
the club and concentration. or nerve
control. Remember, at each practice
or during each friendly round, to try
and make your train work as well as
your arms and legs. Remember, above
ali other factors. that 1t is vital to the
success Of the shot that You keep your
head stiil--often referred to as look
ing at the ball Make it a point to
school your brain as well as your
muscles, for the brain is IA control OF
the muscles. The golfer who can't
concentrate. VINO doesn't practice con-
cenlration. viii never be able TO de-
yeIop steadiness. although he may be
a fine SHOT maker and may be capable
OF some wonderful rounds.
SO, 70 put few suggestions into
compact concrete form, the following
are offered to those who desire a
change for the better in the soling
steadiness or unsteadineas:
!. Practice concentration-keep e
your mind on the BAH as well as
FOUR eve.
2. Make up your mind to accept a
bed lie or some bad luck as part OF
the game and 10 be expected.
:. Play each afiot as il comes, with
out regret over past mistakes or worry
/ over future troubles.
4. Practice the short game. shots
around the green. at every possible
chance. II is here that scores are re
ducea
j. Practice with the brain as well as
with the arms and legs. Cultivate brain
control over muscle.
Copyright. 1915. ~ Doubleday. Page Coz
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have ever seem remarked an old
player the other day. In fundamentals
he had few equals, if any. He was al
ways on the ball, he was 4 sure punt
played foot ball. 1t was said that in
the two years he was on the Prince
ton team he missed only one tackle
and was SO distressed over that he
came near turning in his uniform
After leaving college Johnny coached
the University of Virginia eleven two
years and the Naval Academy one sea-
son. He then went into business, but
the lure of a life Of action was before
him and he sought adventure in many
lands He fought in revolutions in
Central America, being sentenced, to
be shot al one time as 4 spy, took part
in the Spanish-American war, WIS a
corporal in the United States Army in
the PHILIPPINES and was a member of
the Black Watch, one of England's ia
nous Scottish regiments. in Flanders,
until be recently crowned his chosen
careeEby going down to his death III a
charge OF one of the greatest fighting
units on earth. KILLED in action"
Johnny Poe has perhaps realized his
ambition even more than those of his
classmates that have trod the beaten
path.
In 1907 johnny was a captain in the
Honduran army, being called by the
natives lei Captain Poey." One of the
stories told Of him is that while sen
fenced 70 be shot as a spy he was res
cued from his predicamcnt by the
Gnited> States gunboat Princeton.
Johnny asked the commander OF the
Princeton If he could come aboard, and
received an affirmative reply. He was
tod to bring along his baggage, TOO.
Johnny replied:
Thank you. TIL sure do that. /
have only fiftT-fouf pieces"
What. fairly yelled the commander,
do You think Tni running a freishter"
Well. don't get excited returned
Johnny My fifty -four pieces consist
of deck of cards and pair of socks .
Once in arletter to a friend from the
mine fields of the west, Johnny wrote
Il sometimes feel as if KipIir's poem,
The Lost Legion might apply to me
Oar fathers they gave US their blessing:
They tansht us, they sroonc1 Us, tEeg Graz "a
med.
Ent we've cut the climbs and the messes
Fer to go OFT and find out and be damned. A"
Reverence for His University.
But for all his adventuring, johnny
Poe was always the honest, straight
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A. W.FOXTOG|VE u
CHESS EXHIBITIONS,
Public Invited to Play. in Stimuli.
taneouS Matches Against |.
Local Master.
is PAID FINE TRIBUTE
BY JOSE CAPABLANCA
Pan-American Champion Unstinting
in His Praises-Ballou to
Give Lecture.

Next Saturday evening, December 49,.
at o'clock. series of entertainments
to which all chess players of the city,
are cordially invited, viii be iuauEu-,
rated in the rooms Of the Washington
Chess and Whist Club Riggs building,
with a Simultaneous exhibition by A.,
w. Fox. Mr.. Fox's ability is, perhaps
sufficiently well known to the players.
of this. his native city, to require no
encomiums. but {. compliment paid him.
by Capablailca during the latter's res
cent visit to this city is well worth .
repeating: Fox said the pan-Amer- !.
lean champion, was one of the most.
promising young players in the worlds
at the time he gave up chess TO engage
in newspaper work, and 1 still think hs
is the best odds giver 1 have evert
seen I,
In order that this exhibition may rs '
as instructive and entertaining as pos |,
sible. Mr.. Fox will play either side Or
any opening asked on each board, and
the club offers a prize or souvenir TO
the player who, in Mr.. FoX's iudg-
ment, scores the cleverest win against
the master.
An invitation or summons has been
sent to the chess clubs Of the city b.
the Capital City Chess Club. asking
that delegates be sent to q meeting to
be held December 20 FOR the purpose
of formulating rules for the conduct o
the second annual tournament for ~
individual chess championship of th=
District of Columbia. i. F. Lowell Na.i
the winner OF the first tournament,
held last winter.
BY defeating the present chamn'a 81;
r. T. Black, in The current chamriai
ship tourney OF The Brooklyn CSC
CLUB. f. i. Perkins grabs the he
lines OF the New York chess COLT;
today.
Sidney Ballou viii give an illustr9is
lecture on the General Theory of : ilt
Chess Openings' Monday evening, De
cember Is. Al O'Clock. at the roo.ns -
the Capital City CHESS Club. AIS W. sii
inston Loan and Trust building. h.
public is cordially invited
Something new in any opening Is
such q rarity nowadays that n CORE
spcndence game recently finished he
tween AorGecai Morgan of Phiiadel-
pllia and j. F. Narraway comes as
shock to the book experts and dope
followers. In sach q staid and repu-
table opening as the Queens Pawn
game MIR. Morgan introduced Il novelty
on his fifth move which is worthy OF
the students closest attention. Tho
score follows:
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vacancy to be created by George Sar-s
gent, the popular professional at Chevy
Chase. and at the present time about
forty have been received. Several are
from pros" across the pond. but NEST,
of them are from ''honebreds. Nothe
ing has been done toward filling the.
job yet. 10
Alpheus Winter. Tire popular ,irse
chairman of the green committee at
the Columbia Country Club. has put
away his clubs for the cold season..
He is one of the few that cannot Is
coa2ed out after the first snow falls.
f.
Donald Cassells. with II down. Won
last Saturdays event at Chevy Chase.
with sam Dalzell. IL down, second. 4Aa-s
other handicap match against par wild
be held this coming Saturday.
The congressional delegation OF golfers
at Columbia has now returned and prac-
tically all have been out over the course
within the past few DAYS. Among thcSe
who have played are Representatives j. j.
Fitzgerald. i. $. Whalcy. w. II. Osiesby.
Oscar w. Underwood and a. r, Trcads
way, and Senators A. Il. uCummns, Gill;
bert NJ. Hitchcock and c. Z. Townsend.
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ONLY TWO NATIONAL LEAGUE
PITCHERS IN NO-HIT GAMES
'Rube Marquard and Jimmy Lavender Get
In Base Ball Hall of Fame During
the Past Season.

dinals, team that usually gives the
Philly star a stiff argument. Alexander
W " a. at ms best that afternoon For
I,o3Iis nIa,,ar 10 ~ Z O..
with ANYTHING that resembles, n H., 60
hit. With two down in the ninth, when
ese tIiahs seemed 81 over nut the
dinaIs co,,,actog yaFs,s. .,,,,i ~ Ie 80 80
exanders great work was in vain as
far as getting his name in the list OF
~ 9 49, fuIieis
',i ee "eehs thtsi .HieSa faeF put on
@Ie.i,s sIea eNit.1it,oil 81 pitenifg.
LIS ~, ~ az sooo ~ ot astteIS rs az
49, toM..2 ON p,lly one ~. iEoe uutli Nneat
rsls1, ,s''' ~ eHe ,tn ,IlsthS ititu Wy
ooosefa oeeh aote 70 eotfle&l aaiely
h. 80 ~ - - 81
~, isaeI'ea pase, ilis con
h,,.1-a1 ~, ~ fa,,1t,esS 49, 49,.
80, w aalr sf 70
i'ra.,1,ine 80 ~ 5,.,sHi,;t lnl,,,e,,, -
was +he onIy RroakIy.p u,a yer''t IN ,rar
,cn,,aintad ,yitt f,et Ia 60
MARBLE S,,o;1s Record
Erad AJer,1a viii always he reme,n.
- .1,xl5a. -. r,,;,
pered ny AisAahdei' iol - VS. ms
double III the game OIL jury that
suoiIed another perfect exhibition OF
,,;.at;, r, tho eeeond irn;,c of44b.
,...,. 49, pt;1I;a, ~, ~
game wnlch me iiiiiies won by me
score OF to o. Mefkie MT. cieanly Tor
Il r-Itt Of I1p
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with the putting green's receiving first
consideration and the fair greens next.
Sam Dalzell has the honor OF having
turned in the best card SO far for the
new Chevy Chase coure. He counted IS
last weelz-40 out and IS in-apd this
beats by several strokes any other score
made over the course as now being play
ed Sargent, the professional, made 1t
in &c recently. bat that, of course. does
not count. Par is 10.
When one gets in the clutches of golf he
might just vel give up. This IS again
being demonstrated at Bannockourn. l.
o. Howard. one Of its members. recently
injured one hand so badly that he was
unable to use it At all, but this does not
deter him from his faNorite sport and he
may be found nearly every day gong
c!ub-the putter. 1t is really surprlsl- 3
how wei. he drives with this club.
The handicap committee at the Kirk
side Golf Club is busily engaged in
gathering data with Il view to arrauS
ing the handicaps for its members.
The Caillins system will be used and
the complete list given out as soon as
the necessary cards have been received
from the various players. Ihe .anal-
cap committee is made up of Milo II.
Sutiiff, John L. Writ and 5. I. Pfice.
Many Of the older members of the
Chevy Chase Club were very glad TO
receive visits during the past week
from Willie Tucker, who Was profess
sional there about fifteen years ago.
There have been 50 many changes at
the club since he was here that Tucker
could hardly believe it was the same
club.
Frederick J.. Davis and r. E. Burks
won an Interesting foursome from
Albert Il Mackenzie anA il. II. Lur-
ton at Columbia Thursday, when the
match was decided on the home shoie.
when Davis sank twenty-foot putt
for a three. which gave his side the
hole and the match, up.
Scotch foursomes are becoming very
popular at BannoclE burn. where n
goodly number of the woman golfers
h;ive become very proficient in the
royal and ancient game Last Sat
urday an interesting match was played
with Mrs. j. +. DeFarges and L. w.
Burton. jr., as partners against Mrs.
Bruce L. Taylor and John II. Harris.
The women played the steadier game,
the men being rather erratic. The
match was all even ct the tenth hole
but the Tayior-H Harris team saAled
and gained !, lead sufficient to end the
match at the sixteenth hole, 3 up
and ..
in0Sfs WHO ifiN DGSil along
the movement for 2. municipal golf
course. are awaiting with much interest
the action of the fine arts commission
before which Col. IIarts plans for the
coming year have been placed for ap-
prevail J ifese plans cali for two golf
courses. one at eighteen holes and
another at nine. As has been stated
before in these columns, three holes
already have been made and have been
used SO much and so much interest was
taken in them that Col. Harris. super
intendent of public buildings and
sruun.ls feels justified in planning for
twenty-fours more. Those Tin the
know say that the fine arts commits
sion is sure to approve the colonels
plans. but after this is done an ap-
preparation from Congress will be
necessary.
Applications continue to pour in for the
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Interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs


Following the example set by Chevy
Chase and Columbia, the Hirkside Golf
Club has announced that it already has
planned some charges in its course. These
changes, which will he described in The
Star next Sunday, viii be made with the
idea of eliminating all holes which cross
each other. thereby making the course
safer ana at the same time improving it
from a scientific standpoint. As it is now
being played there are three or four
rather rangerous holes which cross each
other, and although 10 serious accidents
have happened. TIE committee is CON-
WINGED that this is due more to good luck
than good management, and it has been
decided to remedy this fault Immediately.
Il. w. Burton, jr., and Walter j. Tray
ers, who were tied for the low qualitica-
ton score prize in the recent Bannock-
burn event, played the tic OFF during the
past week with the result that Burton
now has the trophy. Trayers led all the
way 70 the driye-on of Number II, where
his troubles began with the loss OF a bait
This enabled Burton to l1alve the match,
and then win out when he outn.a tleuvered
his opponent on the treacherous eight
zenith green.
The green committee of The Washington
Golf and Country Club has decided that
the new No. | hole shall be lowered about
four feet. the dirt thus obtained to he
utilized in making an easy slope i'll front
of and to the right of the grade existing
now left of the approach This change
also will make the putting green nearer
TO the center OF the fair green. 1t also
plans to protect No. 70 from overflow
BIZ drain similar to that on The eight
zenith. The sixteenth has Just been
trapped on. the far side to catch balls
which overrun and the work Of draining
The other green's nov is practically com
peted. No drastic changes are PLANNED.
the green committee having announced
that its general policy at present is the
taking care Of what the club .lpw has,
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son lube" Vanguard, who has many
recoZis dangling at his belt, broke into
the charmed circle. Near the close of
the season Jimmy Lavender Of the Chi
cago Cubs figured prominently in such
an event
Pitching a no-hit game in the big
league is the aim of every twirier who
is fortunate enough to reach the ma
jors. No pitcher IN recent years oceu-
pied the sporting spotlight so much
as did Alexander the Great OF tile
Phillies in the season just closed. From
the opening of the 1915 campaign to it's
very close Alexander was the sensation
of the year. Ills mastery work. was
feature of practically every game in
which he took part. In pinch Ma
tional League batsmen insist that he is
almost unhittable. The burden OF the
Phillies' task in winning the National
League pennant was always UP to hitnt
but he never faltered. When Morahs
club appeared TO be on the verge OF q
slump some wonderful pitching by the
Phiiiy star would right the team give
1T renewed courage and start IL Oh an
other winning streak.
Alexander Is the possessof OF records
innumcrabfe, but he has YET 10 taste
the sweets of u no-hit game In the big
league. ] seriously doubt, however, II
any twirler has ever been SO close to
such an honor as many times as Alex
ander. only to be denied the honor at
the last moment. On -FOUR inherent oc-
casions in the 1915 campaign one meas
~ hit stood between ALEX" and no-hit
fame Almost every year since he join
cd the big show Alexander has seri-
ousiy threatened the bttiess game rec
ord, but has always been doomed TO
disappoi;ltment when the honor seemed
certain to come his way.
Ncars Coveted Goal.
juno 5, 1915. Alexander had his first
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InquisifiUe Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
To decide an argument, lslndly state
in your pink sheet the salary which
Johnson is drawing from the Washing
tor club. bets il is $4,000 or more,
while y. claims it is not that much.
JERSEY.
When Johnson signed with the Wash
inston club last season he signed a con-
tract Nor three years calling FOR "a sal
arg OF si2,50o per year.
Sporting Editor Star;
TO settle a bet: \ foot ball team
G. {, fool bail team. Z. A Kicks off to
q al beg tnping of second half and bali
.arries beilfud goal line. Player of A
team RECEIVERS BAN. The crowd y..lled
touchdown and tie referee brought the
bail out 10 the 2G-yard line and put it
10 play by acrimmaGe. Was that right?
SUBSCRIBER
Anysrlayer ~ the side which kicks OFF
has r right 10 recover the ball behind
the goal Iiga for & touchdown, In this
ca Sc . touchdown resulted md should
have given six points TO team A.. Had
9 member Of team G fallen OH the ball
Il would have been touchback and
consequently, under that condition,
should have been brought out to the
20-yard line aad put IN play by
sciimmase ON tire ck-ef amy play
e. OF the kicking side has a right to
recover the ball because all the play
ers or the Afeliiug side ARE onsde, due
70 the ia. that they arc behind the
kicker NJ the ball is kicked.
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- -
in the ma jors, where
are gathered all
the worlds great
est hitters. is all
the more extra or
binary. During the
past season two
National League
twirlers turned the
trick. On t;ie sec
olld day of the sea-
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fa) Morsan's new variation. il might well e
clristened ''Morgan's ;ianbit In the Queen
Pawn Opening The move leads 10 many beau
tiful and complicated positions.
tb) Morgan considers that his correct ton-
tinua ton was .. P-kE.t2 followed ly B-ht2.
lei Morgan stiu considers that pike was
the proper continuation.
td5 Morgan highly compliments his opp1acrt for
his excellent judgment in conducting the halance
Of the game. BLACK likely has winning posi-
ton. bus win tie game required exccI ,ct'-iJ
able p,ay.-The inquirer.
PROBLEM BY J. ". ABBOTT.
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BY BILLY EVANS.

Pitching no-hIt~ game is some feat
in any league. Coming through with
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his brilliant work, was awarded a po-
>sition on the aN-America team at the
end of thar SEASON.
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WHITE.
White 10 play I'D mate in two moves.
!. E-h5.
PROBLEM rY { IL. BAXTER.
BLACK
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Lavender Blanks Giants.

Jimmy Lavender of the Chicago Cubs,
who has pitched many Il great game
for that club, came into his own Au-
gust 81. Working against the New
York club, which had figured in the
other no-hit affair. Lavender blanlSed
the Giants without a safety. Fred
Merkie, who had spoiled one of AleNan
ders master efforts with tMp-base
drive. was the player who deprived
Lavender of game in which nota sim
gle PLAYER reached first base. In the
second inning he got on, through an
error on the part of Fisher. while N
the eighth a momentary lapse of con-
troll caused Lavender to give him the
only base on balls of the game.
Near the close of the Central League
season the Boston Braves secured a
pitcher by name Nehf. He gained much
prominence in the first game he worked
Pitching against Pittsburgh, he scored
q 2-to-0 shut-out and made the hit that
drove in the winning runs, That per-
formance stamped young Mr.. Nehf as a
pretty fair pitcher In later workouts
he proved that his suspicious debut
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1fdNdtH "ouiu HHu II lnucn more ulIn-
cult to hit home runs on the Braves
field than in the small park at Phila-
delphia.
Checks Big Batters.
What shock the Boston players
must have received that afternoon
Had Carrisan's team not had the prop
er spirit what happened in that game
might have proved the turning point
in their world series chances. Alex
ander was never better. He simply
toyed with the Braves. who. the year
previous, had overwhelmed the Ath-
letics in the title event. Only three
membersa of the Boston Nationals
the other on an errorsb by Cravath while
Sherwood Magee, the former Philiy,
made the only hit of the game.
AT the bat Alexander also shone to
good advantage. getting a single and
double. Cravath, whose style 1T the
plate was being carefully watched by
the Fed SoX pitchers and catchers, hit
Rudolph for double and q home run
that was a real circuit smash. After
the game a number of the experts in
terViewed members of the Boston team
Naturally all Of them wanted. some cx-
preston as to Alexauder iris Speaker
who hits most amy kind of pitching
made d reply to such a query, which,
in a WaE, is i classic. 1T was n big
compliment 10 Alexander. yet showed
that the Sox were not going to give
up without a fight, that the events of
the afternoon had not discouraged
them Ia the least.
Alexander is immense said Speak
err. but Waiter johnson is also some
pitcher, and we manage to beat Walter
every now and then
Getting back to "Rube' Marquard,
who has had a most meteoric career,
we find that his no-hit game, pitched
on the second day of the season, was
about the only bid for fame that "Rube"
made during the entire season Pitch
ing against the Brooklyn club, Mar
qEard recorded a 2-to-O shut-oat. only
three runners reaching first base, two
on passes dished out by ''Rubc,' while
the other got on through an error by
Fletcher. That opening performance
made it look as though Marquard was
due for big year. and no doubt great
" pleased McGraw. "Rube' failed to
I've up to so great start, and before
the close of the season he was disposed
Of TO BROOKLYN
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Cravath would find it much more diff
cult to hit home runs on the Braves
field than in the small park at Phila-
delphia.
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TIC ouimet Temperament.

RMS ali. OF course. zcts back to golf
''7tal,c rsu'euts. Concentration Is far
oasier foT some golfers than II is for
9giicFs-1 Tne Two finest golf tcinpera-
incui9 ;u .Nsnerie7 ! have ever know
h.ipn- 70 waiter ). Travis and young
i'ff'rcis -oui,Hct.
4 an'; gwen 20 every golfer 10 have
'3ui-1Tt tcuperamc1t~-a gift IN his
ctS". because lac is too Young to have
e. yeloped j., SO thorough y--tbc tent
l,.Tarient 20 knoS thai yoa haze to
sil;t: the last four holes under one par
10 tie tvo nIasiers--apd TO do II with
.-i5cut as much strain as one would re-
,;Eire 10 cat n scrambled egg
! have heard il said that oUiEast IN
that nlatsA was dazed aud so was numb
to the sffrin. On. the other hand. he
wasn't any more upset OF worried than
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.Nears Coveted Goal.

juno ), 1915. Alexander had MS FIRST
and biggest thrill of the season. He
was pitted against the st. Louis Car
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PROBLEM by J. ". ABBOTT.
BLACK.
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Many Of the older members 81 the
Chevy Chase Club were very glad to
receive visits during the past week
from Willie Tucker, who Was profess
sional there about fifteen years ago
There have been 50 many changes at
the club since he was here that Tucker
could hardly believe it was the same
club.
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But for all his adventuring, johnny
Poe was always the honest. straight
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Frederick J.. Davis and r. +. Burks
won an Interesting foursome from
Albert Il Mackenzie andN il. II. Lur-
ton at Columbia Thursday, when the
match was decided on the home shole,
when Davis sank q tWenty-foot putt
for a three. which gave his side the
hole and the match, / up.