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GERMANS ON somme
REPuLsE0 BY FRENCH


PARIS. Dec. i2.-cermans attacked
on the edge Of Desloges wood. near
Lessigny. south OF the somme where
a French curtain Of hre checked tho
advance
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BEEF TRUST MUST
PAY $4,000 FINE
suPREME COURT UPHoLDs FINE
IMPOSED Bv THE DISTRICT
OF MISSOURI

NY Associated Preas.D
WASHINGTON. Dec. l2.-The su
preme court today. dismissed the
appeal OF the Armour and Swift com
panies from Missouri decrees assess
ing $4,000 fines for violation OF tn,
ahu.aruss law. This ends tha Mia
soari bcsf trust case
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TEMPERATURE REPORT

Highest temperature yesterday. ~:
lowest this morning. 81.
Highest temperature year ago.
Al; lowest, 3s.
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President Preserves Silence


WASHINGTON, Dee. 12.-The Immediately to
the president Speaking for the president Secretary umuy said
he deeply interested but could make until he
learned what reception the proposal received from the
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Conscious of Responsibility
tBy Associated Pres.., ,
Delivering the Message


BERLIN Dec 2-Chancelor Behmann- HOlweg received
separately the United Spain
land whom he transmitted which also
the reichsag suggesting propositions for negotiations appropriate
for the establishment Of lasting Accor ding the chan
eeo the governments at Vienna ConstannoI and
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British Policy in Doubt


LONDON, Dec 12ln the absence of Lloyd George through
illness caused the cabinet postpone statement Of policy until
Thursday
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. . . . = . . . o = O . ,
TODAY AND A YEAR AGO

y KelAtive humidity At ? p. m, .
. today. 40 per cent. .
= q . o . . O O . . O . Q
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Austria Pleads Self Defense

LONDON Dee. 12-The official Austrian statement referring
to the offer that when Austria the sword after
almost fifty of peace the country actuad by designs
Iof conquest, but only by selfdefense
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ON
MARKETS
WHEAT DROPS 9 CENTS eusHEL
AND BETHLEHEM sREAks
$26 A SHARE
tBy Associated Pres..)

CHICAGO. Dec. 12.-On receipt of
the news of peace proposals. wheat
broke over eight cents. May sold
last night at SITS. Within fifteen
minutes after the opening today the
option sold at 1856.
(By Associated Pres..)
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE stock
market became immediately unsteady
on receipt of the news. Munitions
and the shares of other companies
profiting by war were most affected.
Bethlehem Steel dropping s25 De,
and an advance began.
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ny Associated Press. ,


BERLIN DEC 12-cERMANY AND THE ALLIES HAVE
PROPOSED TO ENTER INTO PEACE NEGOTIATIONS FORTH
WITH PROPOSITIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE
VATICAN ALSO BY THE AUSTRIAN TURKISH AND Bull
GARIAN GOVERNMENTS. CHANCELLOR Won BETHMANN-
H0LLwEG GAVE OUT A NOTE TODAY TO REPRESENTATIVES,
OF ALL NEUTRAL NATIONS ASKING THEM TO BRING THE
PROPOSITION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOSTILE
GOVERNMENTS. @
ny Assoc
WASHINGTON, DEC. 12-GERMANY 1T Is UNDERSTOOD,
WILL PROPOSE COMPLETE RESTORATION OF OCCUPIED
PORTIONS OF BELGIUM AND FRANCE IN RETURN FOR
GERMANYS COLONIES THE BALKAN SITUATION BECAUSE
OF ITS COMPLICATED NATURE, TO BE DISPOSED OF IN A
PEACE CONFERENCE THE NOTE PROPOSES RESTORATION
OF THE STATUS QUO BEFORE THE WAR, WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT
KINGDOMS OF POLAND AND LITHUANIA
Conscious of Responsibility
PressD
LONDON Dec IA wireless from Berlin says the chancellor
IN speech the recstag said Germany and its allies conscious
OF their responsibility before God, their
before humanity proposed that the hostile powers
negotiations
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British Pessimistic Over
Probable Peace Terms


2 {by Assoclated Ffess)
LONDON Dec. 1.-THE foreign
discuss until the attitude
toward the possible Of
posed terms offer negotiations"
BERLIN Dec 1.-THE
antee the existence evolution
; powers"
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KAISER WILLING CFDf BEL GIur1
OCCUPIED PARTS OF FRANCE
FOR RETURN OF COLONIES

transmitted identical and also communicated with the Ho
See and all neutral powers.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
S|NCLA|R'S RAF FILE
POSTPONED FOR \. Y.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2-Harry Sinclair s
grand rattle OF Federal League ball
players and the meeting of the recon-
ciled magnates, both organized ard
Federal, scheduled for tomorrow in Gin
cinnati, has been postponed. it was an
nounced here by John A. Heydler, Ma
tional League secretary.
The National Commission will meet
in Garry Herrmanns balliwick, how
ever. Heydler said, and the final peace
meeting will come off three days later.
probably in the East. The National
Commission will select baseball's Run
nymede in the confab Monday. New
York is expected to be chosen.
Federal maSnates, at peace with their
Whilom enemies, but willing to swat 'eIn
for luck if the old guard rears up i'll,
back. Will bring along a 1916 magma
sign. wherever the peace party is held;
Baseball dopisticians'' speculatcd
widely last night on what the commits
sion will do and why the tentative plans
Giants figured fiuently in the guessing
parties. Imaginative deals conCCrninG
John McGraw's crew ran down the line
of possibilities ad minimum. GuesscrS
had this much to start with. however:
Secretary John b. Foster. of the Giants,
denied the club would be sold and eX-
posed an offer of 81, $4,000 by Sinclair
for siXy-two shares of stock. which, he
said, was turned down by Owners
Hampstead and Lloyd.
Though Sinclair is reported to have
authority to dispose OF nearly all the
Federal players, the Giants are expected
to ware into the market without reserve
in search of material FOR new tean.
This despite the possibility of "A deal 10
put the oil men in the Giants front
Office,
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
BROOKE BREWER|S
PICKED BY CRITICS
st. Adams School Sprinter Gets
AII-America InterschoIastic
Selection.

Brooke Brewer. St hlbans School
sprinter. is accorded signal honors in
the All-America athletic team selections
published in the Spalding's Athletic Al
manac for 1916. F. w. Ruben. of the
A. A. u, gives Brewer the honor Of
being the best schoolboy 1oo%yard runner
in the United States.
The selections for the premier posi-
tions. based on performances during the
past year, are as follows:
ALL-AMERICA INTERSCHoLASTIC
TEAM.
1t9-yard run--B Brewer, st. Adams
School. Washington. ID. G. ..
2?h.yard run-R. f. Mcbride, Denver
Col, High School.
4i0-yard rum. Sloman. Polytechnic
High School. California.
SSO-yard run--A. w. Gorton. Moses
Brown School. Providence, r. I.
One e-mile run-G. Blankcnship. Nisaiia.
Two-mile run-M. Knott, La Grange,
ILL.,. School.
1"o-yard high hurdles-F @. Smart. La
Grange. H., School.
220-yard low hurdles-M. House. River
side School. Los Angeles. Csl.
Punnng high jump-W. Whalen. Bos-
ton Collegiate High School. !
Running broad jumps. L. Butler,
Rock Island. ILL.,. School
Fole vault-P. Graham, University
High. Chicago. Ill. I"
Putting twelve-pound shot-G. 4.
Rronder. jr.. Poly Prep School. Brook
lyn. n. y.
Throwing tweIve-pound hammer.
Nixon. Hitchkiss School, Lakeville,
Conn.
Throwing the discus-R. Walker, Pas
sale, y. j., High School.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
{. j. FOOTBALL TEAM
GETSLEH|GH GAME
Brooklanders to Play at South
Beth!- -. on Date OF 0cto.
ber 20.

SOUTH RETHLBHEM. Pa. Jan. a.
-Four new elevens will be found on Lc-
high University's football schedule for
1916. which was made known today
These four are Catholic University. Ir-
sinus. Albright. and Susuuchanna. The
Lchigh athletic authorities are gratifiej
that Yale has asked for another game.
especially as 1t was announced in dis
patches from New Haven. ifnmediatelg '
after the struggle last October. in which
Leihgh lost to the Ellis, 7 to 6. that
Lehigh would be dropped. The Yale
Gate will be october Is. Then. too. a
new two-year contract between Tenn
State and Lehigh has been signed. and
next seasons game will be played here
in Taylor's Stadium on November II.
The schedule:
September 3o-Ursinus. at home.
October Z. Albright. at home; II. Yale.
at New Haven; q. Lebanon Valley. al
home; 2S. Catholic University. at home,
November 4. Muhlenberg. at home: IL,
Penn State. at home; lS. Susauehanna,
at home; %. Lafayette. at Easton.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Cardinal A. G. Will Hold
Annual Session Tuesday

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Jan. THE
annual business meeting Of the Cardi-
nal Athletic Club will be held next Tues
day evening. January 4. at o'clock, at
the home of Sylvester A Breen. 1929
King street, and a largo number Of the
members of the club will attend.
The Cardinals will" have bunch OF
the best amateur baseball players in
this section during the season OF 1916.
and will arrange a schedule of games
with the strongest independent teams
in the District of Columbia. Virginia
and other nearby States The roster
of the members who will appear in the
line-up with their respective playing
positions. will be announced after the
meeting
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
HOLIDAY SHOOT IS
T|EF0R THREE CRACKS

Va w. Ford. w. D. Monroe. and ]. c.
Wynkoop each breaking iS targets
out Of so, wero tied in the New Year
Day merchandise shoot held at the
.Analostan Gun Club. Monroe won the
shoot-off with "a down. while Ford
and Wynkoop each got 22.
Miles Taylor. A. v. Parsons. and f.
V. Otis each broke A out of so, and
Is no shoot-off was held. each marks
man received n prize.
w. D. Monroe was best in the first
snecial event. as he got "a out OF 90.
while Z. w. Ford. j. c. Wynhoop and
Fl: F.; Il Huseman were second
Phil j. steubner took first prize in
each Of the second and third special
events. He lost only one out Of rs in
the second event and broke ~ out Of
25 in the third shoot: Summary:
mo, Mcl cbandise event, 20 tsrgets-'F r.
As; ". u. Monroe broke 4. Miles -ay-
lor broke "A: J. G. Wynkoor broke l5;
y Fgrscns broke a: +. y. 6'ts broke
q: F. J. ,steubener broke 49, J. A.
n A. R. Norton rroke Il; 4. p. st,ne
broke 10: c. 8. Wilson broke 70: NJ. D.
H. gan lrthc 40: y. 5. i rd brr.e 40,
L.. Morgan broke IS: !. \. En-.
mons b-oEe IS; E. y. Edmonston o-,ke
holmead broke 81: Bob Burdett broke
81; |. T: Henderson broke 81. 'Pro-
fessional.
Special event. No. !. Is targets-w. D.
Monroe broke "a; J. c. Wynkoop broke
p; E.. w. Ford broke %; 'F. II. Huse-
man broke %; NJ. D. Hogan broke 20.
professional.
Special event, No. ?. Is targets-P. ].
stcubener broke "a: f. v. Otis broke
%; r. D. Morgan broke %; J. c. Wyn-
koop Droke 12. F. w, Ford broke q .
T.. S. Ford broke 20.
Special event. No. 3, y targets-P. ].
Steubener broke q: A. V. Parsons broke
20; Bob Bnrdett broke Is; r. D. Morgan
broke 1S: II. NJ. Remington broke Is;
e. s. Ford broke Is; w. H. Holmead
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Prosperity to Follow
BaSebalr's Peace Pact
Games to Be Played on Diamond Rather Than in the
Courts During the Coming Year and Fans Will
Find Delightful Change.

the aforementioned combinations .
battle.
Indications now point to J. Franklin
Baker coming to this city with the
Yankees. For a time IL seemed as IL
the pennantlmade Comiskey would
defy public opinion and buy him from
Mack. Turing the star from retirement
protest arose. however. that the Old
Roman desisted. ana Baker may be
with the Yankees He will be needed.
The Yankees. 1t may be said. prom
Use to be rucl stronger next year
man this. There are young men on
the team, notably Pipp and Mullen, who
magnitude There is the foundation
for strong pitching STAN in Caldwell
and Fisher, and Donovan has some
good prospects TO take South with him
this spring.
The worlds series, which always
looms large on the horizon to the fans,
will come in time. and at this far dis
tant date there seems to be no club In
the National League to stop the rush
of any one OF the three first Night
teams in Johnson's circuit. Here again
the influx Of Fed players introduces
the element OF loubt No one may
venture fat-footed statement on
what will or will not happen.
To what extent the fans will rally in
remains to be seen. This Is time
when men are 1oing their own exer.
cising rather than letting some one else
do II for them. Golf, lawn, tennis, au.
tomobiling and kindred sports have ex,
acted heavy toll from baseball.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Young Ahearn Looks
Good Against All Mccoy

NEW YORK. Jan. 7.-Young Ahearn
randcd Al Mccoy a nifty lacing before
the Broadway Sporting Club here yes
terday. paving the way for his fight
with Mike Gibbons. January 1s.
The English boxer had the middle
weight champion at his mercy in every
round, and though he failed 10 ex-
tnguish the durable mhdlewelgnt peer
his edge was wide. Mccoy fought his
usual awkward style OF scrap. his
a-ns going in circles at times Ahear n
happened to be out OF the way most
OF the time. however. and he pepperei i
Mccoy at will.
Gibbons will decide whether he Is picke
to entertain Les darcy, the Australian.
who twice knocked out Eddie MEG oorty.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
WILLIAMS WILL COME
HERE FOR BALL GAME

wILLIAMSTOWN. Mass. Jan. a.
The schedule of the Williams College
baseball team Is as follows, the games
being played at home unless otherwise
specified:
April 6. University of Virginia at
Charlottesville; Z. GEORGETOWN at Wash
ington; S, Navy at Annapolis; 10. Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania at Philadelphia ::
II. Princeton at Princeton: 12, Army at
West Point %. Massachusetts, Agri-
cultural College: 20, Holy Cross at
Worcester: May 3. University Of Vir-
gnia: 6. Union: 10. Princeton 13, Dart
mouth at Hanover; Is, Amherst at Am
herst: 20, Middlebury: "a, Yale at New
Haven; 27, Wesleyan; 30. Columbia; II,
Dartmouth: 10, Holy Cross.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
TOMMY LOWE FINDS
HOUCK HARD TOSTOP
Liehtweights. Travel Twenty
More Rounds to Draw at
Ardmore Club.

Tommy Lowe. washingtons clever
lightweight. after having gone through
hfty rounds OF bathing with Willie
Houck. of Philadelphia, at the Ardmore
cub. Is still at a stand-off The WASH
inrton veteran md the Phllly light
weight. before yesterdays twenty
round affair In the New Year card, had
twice gone fifteen rounds to draw.
Yesterdays scrapping found them on
even terms, although Lowe has the sat
isfaction OF knowing that Houck Is to-
day sporting signs OF considerably
more punishment than he is.
Houck started off like a winner ycs-
terday. The first round had barely
started when Houck cut loose with a
haymaker which caught the Washing
ton man on the point OF the jaw. Lowe
went down for three count. got up
grosgy. but was able to stall out the
round. IT was the first time In ten
years that the local man has been
Both men took a lot OF punishment
during the twenty rounds of battling
In the rest following the eighth round
Houck's seconds filled his eye with col
iodiop in closing a nasty cut. and the
Philadelphian was forced TO scrap with
one eye out OF commission. In the
eighteenth round Houck disiocated n
tendon in his arm. and when the bell
had rung tor the nineteenth round
Houck was forced to take his medicine
Despite handicaps. Houck stuck
gameiy to his task, and. as Lowe failed
to furnish the punch. Referee OCon-
nor's decision was the only one that
could have been given. Houck assinI-
lated a lot OF punishment during the
battling. but failed to produce a wallor
such as nearly put Lowe ont in the
opener.
In the curtain raiser. Yellow sluCcer
over Ferry tones. OF Philadelphia. The
other preliminary resulted I'm draw
between Jack Boland. o! Washington
and Soldier Dutch. OF Fort Nycr.
In the semi wind-up Young Thoma!
was given a decision over Henry Smith
of Baltimore, after six rounds OF fight
ing
The Washington times., 1916-01-02

The high schools and colleges will get
action indoors in preparation for the
Hopkins Georcetown. George Washing
ton. Richmond. and Meadowbrooke in
door track meets and the junior and Sc
nior indoor CHAMPIONSHIPS to be held in
New York. In six weeks the first call
for battery candidates for baseball will
begin limbering M for workouts in prep
aration for the baseball season.
business is picking up here in all
branches of sport. At Catholic Univer-
sity. Fred Rice and Jimmy Mulligan.
coaches of the basketball and track
teams. report excellent material. The
Brooklanders have already made a fine
start i'm basketball. winning their first
three games. They are due to start
against the Navy soon. and should be
able to hustle the Middies along at a
great rate.
Catholic University is also down for
games with George Washington and the
University of Virginia during the month,
and can be counted upon to push it's op-
ponents to the limit.
Saturday Gallaudct and George
Washington resume the collegiate
basketball season. The Kendall Green
lads will be strengthened by the ad-
dition of Keeley. Classen and Schowe,
who were laid off on account of failure
in scholarship standing.
Prof. Dougherty, coach of the Hachet-
ties. has had his lads working out at
the "Y" during the holidays and ex-
poets to come forward quickly when
the games are resumed.
The Interscholastc Basketball League
starts UP Tuesday at the Arcade when
Business and Eastern play. The STEM
ographers are expecting to roll up a
record score on the Fasteners. West
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
M'VER TAKES FIVE
SWIMMING EVENTS

individual winners in the Boys Depart
ment swimming meet held at the "Y'
yesterday. the former creating a SEN
sation by taking Ave frsts out of six
events for the juniors. Solomon won
first place in the senior on total points
scored
The point winners on the days events
were as follows: Senior class. Solomon.
20; Fuchs. 10, and Demonet, 10. Junior
class. McIver, 35: A. Watson and Pal
lon tie for second with each.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Baltimore Eleven Here
To Play Washington Men

st. Elizabeth's soccer team. of Balti-
more. will oppose the Washington
eleven this afternoon in two 45-minute
halves at o'clock in Potomac Park.
The Baltimoreans are undefeated. and
as the locals are in the best of trim. it
Ia fair to suppose that an interesting
game will result
Captain Cox will use the players who
have shown up we'll in practice. and
president Charlie Leckey predicts a vic
tory for the locals
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Wilkesbarre Would Get
Outfielder @. Anderson

WILKESBARRE Pa, Jan. 2-Own-
ers of the Wilkesbarre New York State
League baseball club have decided to
make a fight for the services of Out
fielder George Anderson, who became a
star as a member of the Brooklyn Fed
eral League team. Anderson was the
property OF the Wilkesbarre team when
he jumped to Brooklyn. He had played
here two seasons previously and had
been reserved by the club here, when
he leaped over into the Federal camp
Every year since has found his name
on the Wilkesbarre reserYe list.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Dartmouth Wins.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Dartmouth's s
basketball team defeated the New
York City College team last night in
the latter's gymnasium by a score of
~ to ~. The first half was a close con-
test and ended with a tie at II all hut
in the second half the Dartmouth play
ers had things their own way. The
winners put up pretty game. in
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Kilbane Gets His.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, Jan. 2.-Ritchie
Mitchell. the Milwaukee lightweight.
bIHckened both of Featherweight
champion JOHNNY KiIbane's eyes. open
ed n pair OF old cuts. and smeared the
champion features crimson hue in
the course OF his victory here yester-
day They fought ten rounds.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Briarley Hall Would
Play Basketball Here

POOLESVILLE. Md. Jan. 2.-The
Briarley Hall Military Academy has
ketball team would like to arrange
games must be played on Washington
floors. Only small guarantee desired.
The cadets average seventeen years
of age and desire games with teams
In this class. Address Lieut.. c. w.
Woodward, Poolesville. Md.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Nelson Is Winner.

SYRACUSE. n. Y, Jan. 2.-F'rankie
Nelson. the Buffalo lightweight. scored
victory over Gene Moriarity, of Syra-
cuse. in two rounds here yesterday
afternoon. within twenty seconds after
the fight started Nelson foored Mori-
arity with a right TO the jaw and fol-
lowed it with three knock-downs.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02

ern and st. Adams play Friday and
on the same date Business comes back
for. battle with the Army and Navy
Props.
Tech, Gonsaga and the Georgetown
Props will start their seasons during
the week. Jakey Roberts will call out
the Tech boys at Carroll Institute to-
morrow while the G. Y. Props will get
into action at the Hilltop later in the
forward for their contests late this
week after school is resumed.
An of the. bowling leagues here will
put forth their best efforts for run
tournament to be held later when
ington has never known a better
," tboWtlinE ttn season and indications point
Basketball in the. Sunday School
League. the Phi Sigma circuit. the
Hanse He,rsad %ym y Vii III &, C a. ana the Noel
session. There are many independent
teams which will gauge their strength
with that of opponents on the courts.
that the sport here will be unusually
popular this spring. The. Depart
mental League. Home Club League,
to be making we'll laid plans to in
sure successful competition on the
courts. There is a rumor that indoor
tennis may be made a feature here
soon II accommodations can be OBJ
tanned.
John O'Reilly, Georgetowns un-
usually quiet athletic mentor. 10 re-
suming his indoor work with the Blue
and Gray trackmen and bAsketers.
New York University comes down to
morrow week for a basketball game.
- t.v< la ut NJ t,9
track team. gets out his athletes for
their preljminaries.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Crowd Sees Bout.

BUFFALO. n. Y, Jan. 2.-Ted
Lewis England. 142k pounds. and Willie
,knock Out Brennan, Buffalo. $50.
went ten slashing rounds yesterday af-
ternoon TO O draw before the largest
bunLh OF fight fans that ever packe the
Queensberry A. c. auditorium.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Tiger Cubs Lose.

ELIZABETH. n. j.. Jan. 2-Prince-
tons basketball team, made up almost
entirely of substitutes, was defeated
last night at the State Armory by
Company +. The score was n to 70.
Parmalee for Princeton played a star
game, scoring five field goals and three
from the foul linz.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Virginia Will Begin
Northern Trip May 3

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. Jan. q
University of Virginia baseball team
will make an Eastern trip next spring
that will include games at Princeton
May 3; Harvard. May 4; Williams. May
s. and Yale, May G. Early in the sea
son Amherst, Williams, Cornell, Har-
ward, Princeton, Yale, Holy Cross. and
Trinity will he opponents of Virginia
at Charlottesville.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Welsh Wins Bout.

ATLANTA. Ga, Jan. 2.-Freddie
Welsh. lightweight champion. last night
won newspaper decision in a fast
ten-round fight with Frank Whitney,
the fighting carpenter. Six thousand
persons witnessed the scrap. Two
weeks ago Whitney defeated Ad' VOL
CAST here in five rounds.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Led for Seven Rounds.

NEW YORK. Jan. when George
Thompson. the California boxer. was
reported knocked out by the grip. Young
Marino substituted last night at the
Clermont A. c. against Terry Martin
and led for seven rounds. but was bat
tered about at will by Martin IL tie
last three rounds.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Winners in Philly.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. Benny
Leonard and Johnny Dundee were VIC
tors in yesterdays Quaker City scraps.
Leonard knocked out Joe Welch in the
tfth round. Dundee had the better Of
Joe AZevedo in n six-round bout.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Carter Wins.

PINEHURST. n. c.. Jan. Phillip V.
G. Carter. OF New York, Junior metro
politan champion. won the twelfth
annual holiday week golf tournament
here yesterday by defeating II. ".
Whittemore. up and to play.