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The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
STATE ATHLETES TO
enter DUAL MEETS
10 Compete Against W. and L. at Lex
. lnston April y and Virginia at
Charlottesville. April 70.

State College, Ia, March lS.-Dusl
track and field meets with Washington
and Lee, at Lexington, Va on April
-, and with University Of Virginia, at
charlottesville, on April 26. give Penn
states cinder path athletes their first
southern training trip. Track Coach
martin expects stiT competition in
both events. and he looks for a better
balanced and more experienced team
10 represent State College at Penn re-
lay on April IS and 20 as a result Of
the trip South.
With the loss of but one varsity man
from last years championship team,
states outlook for a big season on the
track has never been better Levi
Lamb. the weight man. and winner of
fourth place in the pentathlon last
spring. has been graduated. His place
viii. however. be the hardest to fill
satisfactorily. for there is dearth
of eligible weight beavers.
Among those sttra citing special at
tention is Ganzemuller, 10, who is re-
garded as the fastest sprinter in col
.lege at the present time. He has had
a great deal OF experienc in track
work, and is looked upon as a sure
intercollegiate point winner for State
College next spring. ..-
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
SYRACUSE QUNT HAS
BRILLIANT RECORD

Syracuse, March 1S.-The Syracuse
University basketball team has finished
Its fifth consecutive season without a de-
feat on the home court. Although three
games have been lost by the Orange
during the past season, no quintet has
been able to conquer Coach Eddie Dol
lard s men in the John D. ArchboId gym
nasium.
The best teams in the East have been
beaten here during the past FIVE years,
and although Syracuse has lost to some
teams away, from home, West Point is
perhaps the only five which has beaten
the Orange without being beaten In a re-
turn game here-and that is because West
Point plays at West Point only.
Faculty rules now make it imposs BILE
for Syracuse to play more than twelve
games In one season. In the sixty games
included in this record. Syracuse has
won ffty-two. In 1911-12, Syracuse won
thirteen and lost one; 1912-13 won eight
lost three: 1914. Won twelve, lost none:
l9l4-l5. Won ten, lost one; 1915-16, won nine,
lost three.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
Poughkeepsie Crew Race
Date Settled for June II

Philadelphia, Pa. March 1S.-June Il
Will be tho date Of the Poughkeepsie re-
gatta. This date has been decided def
nitely. The Board of Stewards of the
intercollegiate Regatta received word
from ]. Howard Eisenbrey. chairman of
the rowing committee at PENNSYLVANIA
that the date would be satisfactory to the
Penn authorities.
The Penn Faculty Committee finally
decided to permit members of the yari
Gus crows to take their examinations at
Poughkeepsie. This decision at once
solved the difficulty that has beset the
Penn rowing authorities for the last two
months. All the oral examinations will
have to be taken before the crews leave
FOR the race course, but the written ey-
aminations will be taken under the SUI
pervision of some members of the
faculty. who will accompany the crews to
Poughkeepsie.
This date is the earliest that the in
tercollegiate regatta has ever been held
the nearest to it being June 49, Most of
the regattas have been held around the
end of the month. Mr.. Eisenbrey said
yesterday that the crews would leave
two weeks before the race
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
HOCKEY TITLE AT
STAKE TOMORROW

Portland. Greg. March 1S-The Port
land hockey team left Portland March IA
on the Union Pacific Railroad Company's
train No. IS to go to Montreal to COM
pete for the worlds championship. Its
opponents will be the Montreal Cana
dams. The Canadians have won the
championship OF the National Hockey As
ISOLATION. and Portland the CHAMPIONSHIP
OF the Pacific Coast Hockey Assocfa-
ton.
The Portland team will arrive in Mon
trcRl March 20. To decide the worlds
Championship It will be necessary for
one team to win three out Of five games
The following Is the lineup of the Port
land team: Goal, Tommy Murray; left
defense. Dell Irvine; right defense
Moose johnson; rover. Capt. Eddie Dat
man: center. Tommy Dundcrdale: left
wing. Smokey Harris: right wing,
Charley Tobin; spares, Charles UksfIa
and Az Barbour
Portland played nine games on its
home ice. winning eight of them: also
defeated last years champions of thu,
world. Vancouver. four out Of six games
played NTH thcrl. Portland won ayav
from home five games out OF nine, MAX
ing total Of thirteen wins ard five
loses during the season. The nickname
or the Portland team IS the Oregon
Rosebuds,' although they are sometimes
referred to as Uncle Sans"
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
Am SURE | Will
VIM SAYS MORAN
Pittsburgh Heavyweight is in
Great Shape and Depends
on Little Betsy"
WILL HAVE NO ALIBI
Difference in Weight and Opinion of
Experts Does Not Feaze
the Challenger.

New York, March 1S-Frank Moran is
counting on his superb physical condi-
ton and Little Betsy to carry him
through to a knockout victory over Jess
Willard on the night Of March ..
I'm sure I'll win" declared the sor-
rei-topped Pittsburgh gladiator as he
finished his morning workout IF don
I won't have any alibi to offer. I'm in
shape to fight right now-and fight fifty
rounds II necessary.
Moran certainly looks fit There is a
rudy glow on his face, his wind is
almost perfect.
You've got an awful Job ahead Of you
to beat Willard" some one remarked.
You're spotting him fifty pounds in
weight, six inches in height and six
inches in reach.
I know it-and I'm confident just the
same" answered Moran. mo matter
how big a man is. he's going to fall If
he's bird hard enough. And I'm going to
hit Willard-don't worry. Little Betsy
here" and Moran doubled his right hand
and waved the huge. clenched fist. "can
bring down the biggest ones, Jess Willard
included"
Although Moran figures on his right
hand Wallop to finish the entertainment
on the 18th, he has been developing a
left-handed Crusher secretly-and it's a
real punch. In the past Moran used his
right for blocking purposes almost ex-
cluslVely. But now, under the tutelage
OF Willie Lewis, his trainer. he has con-
verified the left into a bacon producer -
In my other fights I never had to ex-
tend myself" said Moran. Little BETSY
was all I needed. But this fight is diff
ferent. Pm up against the biggest cham
pion in the history of pugiism and so
have left no stone unturned to bring
myself to perfection. 1 am going TO
assume the aggressive and carry the fight
to willard"
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
for A. C. B. A. Tourney Will Close in Six Days-Starts April
Few Sport Fans Know the Ranking and
Classification of Aquatic Athletes
eds Rowing Expert Gives Interesting Description and the Water Game
Shows Difference in Phrases Used in This Line Of Activity
By EUGENE M FOSTER.

conne this article to conditions in club rowing for that
the class IN which we most interested.
The two local boat clubs were organized in the late
sixties and since that time have been supporters of
the rowing game
The Analosan Boat Club is located at the foot OF New
Hampshire
Since 1912, at which time Clarence Hecox organized
his Tech High School crew, the Analosan Club has had
number OF very successful crews composed mostly of high
SCHOOL boys who have been taught the art OF rowing BY
Hecox.
The boat house Of the Potomac Boat Club is located in
Georgetown on the east side of the Aqueduct Bridge
Inc club has been very successful many local and
0ut-o-town regattas and is known nationally as club
that turns out crews that capable of giving good
count of themselves
The race course generally used for regattas is what
known as the Upper Potomac course the start Of which
located above the Aqueduct Bridge and the finish is about
nifty yards east OF the bridge This course is considered
one OF the best i'll the country from the oarsuan STANDPOINT
as IS protected by the high hills the Virginia bank Of
Inc river and only extremely strong wind will make il
choppy From the spectators standpoint the upper
not as desirable the lower. owing to the fact that
Potomac Drive all along the latter course which has
ITS start about opposite the Lincoln Memorial and the fn
about Twenty-Five yards from the highway bridge The
objection to the lower is that it has no protecting
nils and small blow makes so coppv that shell boats
cannot live in it, '' ~ N ''
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

with these splendid facilities for
hoidlng a regatta it has often been
asked why Washington is not the
scene OF more of these events. or
course, those engaged in the snort
mere know what the trouble is and
have tried hard to gain the necessary
support. but with poor results.
The bushes interest in this CITY
nave not in the past lent their assist
ance to make regattas 4 success and
the great financial burden incident to
me holdihG OF a regatta is too great to
De borne alone by nhe boat clubs.
Ihere are various types of boat used
IN the sport. such as eight, four and
pair cared shells; quadrupIe, double
and single scull shells; gigs and
barges.
Describes Shell.
An eight -Oared shell averages about
slXty-one feet long, two feet wide at
its center and eight inches deem. The
null is not over an eighth of an inch
in thickness and a good punch with
the ringer would prove disastrous A
misplaced foot in the bottom of a shell
would subject the offender TO a ducking.
Tor he would keep right on through the
bottom until he caught himself on the
braces
Inc shell-like covering is relieved
or any strain by the framework of
braces which are arranged so as to
Withstand any pressure put upon the
BOAT while the men are getting into
the shell or rowing.
The oars. or sweeps as they are some
time called, are about twelve feet in
length and six inches wide across the
blades, and weigh from eight to ten
pounds. These are made from specially
selected wood and can withstand a great
amount of pressure.
A FOur-oarcd Shell,
A four-oared racing shell,is made along
the same lines as an eight but is some
what shorter, its length being from
forty-two TO forty-fve feet and width
one and three-fourth feet. The oars used
in a four are the same as those re-
CURED in an eight.
A pair cared shell is thirty-seven feet
long and one and one-fouth feet in
width. This style of rowing has never
been very popular in this country and
Is now practically extinct
\ sig Is a heavier boat than a shell.
being built along the lines of an out
rigger. and Is what might be termed an
open boat, there being no decking The
same class Of oar is used as in the
eight. Four men and a coxswain COM
pose the crew.
A barge is large heavy open boat and
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
TENNIS STARS NOT BARRED.
VIII Probably Have Until 1918 to
Get Out of Business.

New York. March IS.-The members q.
the Executive Committee of the United
states National Lawn Tennis Association
met yesterday to decide what should be
done about the amateur question
The main feature of the meeting. which
was held in secret was the amateur
question, for it had to deal with some of
the most prominent players of the United
States, and for that matter, mon who
are known wherever tennis is played.
Maurice F. Mclaughlin. Thomas C.
Bundy ard. William NJ. Johnston. the IA
nous CGliforri1ns. and Fred Alexander
together with other welI-known Eastern
payers. were not declared out-an-out
professionals.
The admission Of the public parks asso-
cia'ions TO the natioaal body was favor.
able acted upon and the reports of a
number Of committees accepted
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
COTTAGE CITY NINE
HOLDS FIRST WORK

Hyattsville. Md. March 1S.-Efghtecn
candid ties reported TO Manager Harry
r Griffith at the initial practice Of the
season held BY the Cottage City A c.
Yesterday afternoon at their grounds in
Brentwood. Nd. The players took things
light yesterday but from the ability els
played by the candidates in the short
workout prospects for a winning team
are good.
Tue I rst game Of the season will b..
played Sunday al p. m, at Brentwood
Ma: ylsnd. providing weather permits.
Manager Griffith desires the following
playerJ 70 report at Brentwood at /
D. NJ: Brick Mathew, Carter. Keanc.
Anderson. suck Newman. Lee Earl, Full
er, Heilotn. CIari-e Fenwick Stnder.
H5NTkshaU and Knight All sIrcns teams
des ring mes address Manager Harry
r. Cr.fhsh, Hyst sTllle. Md.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

can accommodate Passengers. They are
not now used on the Potomac.
Defines Terms
The term oarsman applies, in its gen.
eraI sense, to one who rows a boat
whether he uses one or two oars. but
III ts restricted sense means one who
pulls one oar or a sweep such as is
used in the aforementioned boats.
When the word Oarsman is emphasized
~ means one who has mastered the art
OF rowing. II one were to follow when
a coach Is talking to a crew he would
come TO tie conclusion that there isn't
such a thing rs a perfect oarsman. The
pest description that can be given the
word when used in that sense, is "tbc
dream Of the junior or what the senior
thlnhs he is before the coach tells him
differently"
There never has been an oarsman who
knew the game so well that the coach
Could not md some fault with him.
n sculler is one who rows a boat with
souls, which is an oar about ten inches
long and weighs between three and four
pounds Two Of these arc used by each
man.
Explains ScuIIinE.
The boats in use now for sculling, are
quads, doubles and singles. 4 quad is
ABOUT the same as four-oared shell
except 1t is rugged to accommodate two
SOULS instead of one oar for each man
y double is similar to a pair-oar. ex-
cept that it is equipped for sculls.
A single is the smallest and lightest
type of racing boat used in rowing. II
Is from twenty-six to thirty feet long,
eleven inches beam and weighs from
twenty-eight to thirty pounds. The
null, or skin, of a single is about ONE
sixteenth of an inch in thickness, The
decking is oil-soaked linen.
The single shell offers the best stv1e
OF rowing for the man who wants to
take up the game as a recreation. for
he can be master of his own boat and
work when he pleases. OF course. he
Is not always master of his boat al
that for there is no type OF boat that
is harder TO manage. One must learn
to part his hair in the middle when he
essays to be single sculIer. other
wise he will have ample opportunitv
10 snow his ability as a swimmer.
The rowing game in this country is
now governed by one of the strongest
sport organizations in the worId-the
National Association OF Amateur Oars
men of the United States
The association was organized in
1879 and has become stronger each
year. There is no other medium to
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

engaged IN the sport know anything about the game such
as the type OF boats what is junior Intermediate or
senior oarSman what are the requirements and
in a race e
Many writers have told how to play baseball football
print an article dealing with the of rowing
MS IS the main object of these articles TO inform the
Puohc something about this great sport that as physical
developer, has equal H' "
As there college crews located in this CITY will
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
CIRCLE CLUB AWARDS
LETTERS TO ATHLETES

At meeting of the Circle Athletic
Club, Thursday night. the members of
the basketball team received the club
&C." Those receiving the letter were
Ralph Dion, Elmer Fletcher. Joseph
Rieh. Sol. Scher. Walter Scott and
Percy Thompson
Joseph Ref was elected manager
and Percy Thompson captain for the
coming seasons baseball team.
Manager Rien took charge of tn.
teams affairs. and said he wanted to
see all the candidates to report for
spring practice within the next week
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
SUMMER FOOTBALL?

Who do you think has broken
INTO the football world? August.
Yes, sir! Winter baseball, which
has thrivcd as an indoor sport the
last few seasons. has. not warned
the pigskin wearers. Half the
frcnzied fans who have been dis
cusSing the question. What's the
mader with baseball" have de-
cided winter baseball is to blame
for anything that may be wrong.
Wherefore the intrepidity of the
footballers is rather to be nlarveled
at. Penn is to open practice on
August IS. Harvard will practice
two weeks before the faculty is
ready to resume class operations.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
Claims Diving Record.

steve Brodie never had a thing on
Dick Murphy-DaredeviI Dick OF Hayer-
ford. Mass.-who now claims n worlds
record at high diving Ascending a coal
tower at Gloucester, he plunged lss feet
into the city harbor. The Thermometer
vas eight above zero. Murphy wore
trunks. sweater and a football helmet
The wind was SO strong he had difficulty
posing for the. dive, but struck clean
and came up fifteen feet from the point
where he entered the water.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
PITTSBURGH BATTERIES
TO START WORK

Pittsburgh. Pa. March H.-SpTinS base
ball practice. be-aa st the University Of
PittsbUrgh this week with the appear
snce Of battery candidates. who were
asked to report in advance OF the balance
OF the squad. Weather conditions as yet
have not permitted OF any extensive drill
outdoors. hut tire tSir'ers are bcirg given
enough exercise 70 work ths winter stiff
ness out OF their arms
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

dTr0 IOHOWtT OF the Sport IS often
brought to realize that, although he
may consider rowing the greatest of all
sports, the game has been so little ad-
vertiscd that the public hardly realizes
that this line Of athletic activity is the
great institution it is today.
1t is true a good deal is written about
certain races and description is given
OF how one Cf the crews by a wonder
tul squirt came from behind and won,
but few writers have taken the trouble
to inform the public just what consti-
tutes the sport of rowing.
Few people, other than. those actively
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

when the sport owes its present high
standard than to this organization.
-NrtlcIe of its constitution states
mat The object OF this association
I snail be the Advancement and i'm
pfoNement among amateurs" and in
. thiS they have fulfilled the object, for
the game was never in a more healthy
state than it is today.
man must be q simon pure" am,
, tour before he can participate in anv
regatta held under the auspices Of this
associations The amateur rules are as
strict II not more so. than those of
any other sporting organization in the
country.
Classes of Osrsmcu.
The following definitions have bccn
Isld down to cover the different
classes OF oarsmen:
Junior sculler is one who ha :
never won a scuIl race
Junior oarsman is one who has
never been a winning oarsmsn in \
An intermediate sculler is one who
IIes never won an intermediate or Sc
An intermediate oarsman is one who
has never been a winning oarsman in
an Intermediate or senior race
An oarsman who has won an inter.
mediate race is A senior oarsman-
A sculler who has won an inter-
mediate race is senior scuIler,
a winning oarsman in a y.rsit,
race is a senior.
winning oarsman in any other
intercollegiate race is an intermedi-
ate.
Competitions with members OF his
own club. or races open to no more
than two clubs, does not AFFECT the
classification of any scuiler or oars
man..
The duties OF a coxwatp a- II
steer the boat and act as captain over
the crew while on the water. A good
coNwain Is very important to a crew
He does not change class as do the
oarsmen. but can be coIswain in any
class of boat.
To sum up the Question. II one de.
sires a sport for recreation. he has II
in rowing; If he desires a game 70,
the sake of sport. there is no better
cleaner or healthier game: o. il he
really wants physical development, nc
other branch of athletics offers better
inducements.
1t is expected that the Middle States
Regatta will be held on the Potomsc
on Labor Day next and the Wash.
lngton public uill have ample oppor-
tunity TO witness the local rowina
talent in action.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
Mrs. Barlow in Tie

Pinehur5t, \. c.. March 1s.-Thc last
eigteen holes of the silver foils cham
pionship were played yesterday and re
suited In a tie between Mrs. J. v. Hurd,
Pittsburgh c. c., S9--9S-lS5. and Mrs: r.
II. Barlow. Bryn Mawr, S2-9S-lSS.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
Utah Five Wins.

Chicago. March 18th" National A. 4
L. he sket-ball ChsHJ ionship ives Nol
here last night by the University OF I-tal
team, which defeated the Illinois AtLICtt
club. y 20 -
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
Belfast Chicken" Dies.

st. Louis. No.. March 1S-Biu Clark
one time pugilist. known the world over
as me Belfast Chicken died today Of
apopleNy. Clark was IS years old and
was born in Belfast, Ireland.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

wv Hal the difference between sculer and an oars
w man. Such question is often asked by those who
are not familiar with rowing terms. This and
similar questions daily asked about the rowing game
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

High individual avcrxse-wolsieubolne lOI s.
Second h'en Individual average Enet 81
Hish individual xame-Wolstsuholme. Ia.
The Newark journal., 1916-02-24
0. F. CRAIG, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER

A man of the people and for
the people is the kind of man
we hould have for governor of
Arkansas. A man who has no
interest in The state except to
draw his salary, and is so de-
void of patriotism that he re-
fuses to pay his poll tax, is not
a safe man to risk at the head
of the state government. DR..
Brough has fully proven that
he has no interest in the well
fare of Arkansas. It's purely a
case of DR.. Brough wants the
dough. Arkansas doesn't need
that kind of a governor. A vote
for Earle Hodges is a vote for
government in the interest Of
the people.
The Newark journal., 1916-02-24
PAROQUET
U y y y y y y y q y u

Paroquet, Feb. 23.-Mrs. j..
Stafford is suite sick.
Making gardens and setting
hens are the latest here.
Rob Franks and Clay Long
returned from Cord Monday.
T. J. Martin and family are
moving to Moorefied this week.
Mr.. and Mrs.Ed Gregory are
moving here this week. We are
glad to have them with us.
Mrs. 10. Phillips spent Mon
day night at Newport with her
husband.
John Barber made a bust
ness trip to Batesville Tuesday.
T. w. Stubblefield is on the
sick list.
Miss Julia Bridget spent
tuesday here visiting friends.
Prof. B. F. Cash re-opened
school Monday after being tenn
porarily closed on account of
smallpox.
Little Pearl Donaho is dam
gerously i'll.
The Newark journal., 1916-02-24
Obligations to Neighbors

The best citizens ofthe neigh
borhood are citizens who feel
there are certain obligations
for the benefit of the county,
state and nation resting upon
them. Those who feel under
obligations to their neighbors
and friends are likely to do
what they ION to render service
to the community. They are the
men who feel the responsibility
of citizenship restingupo them
and they are the men who find
pleasure in meeting such obi
cations cheerfully.
Organized society requires
certain duties of each man who
gets the protection of society.
There are some things we must
require of governments and some
things government requires of
us. Neither the individual nor
the government should seek
special favors nor expect more
from the other than is given. A
free government must protect,
encourage and assist the peo-
pie by leading the people to do
the things that should be given
up for the benefit of society
and for the government.
Individual interest should CO.
The Newark journal., 1916-02-24

Of the five counties in the
United States which produce
crops of greatest value, two are
on the Pacific coast, two in the
middle West, and one east of
the Alleghenies They are an
nouneed by the census bureau
to be the following: Los An
geles county, California, whose
crop is worth $14,720,884 a
year; Whit nan county, Wash
ington, 12,540,694; Mclean
county, Illinois, $12,811,506;
Livingston county, Illinois, Sill
377, 297; and Lancaster county,
Pennsylvania, $13,059,588.