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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-12
OUTLINES NEW WAR TIME
/ CONTRACTS FOR minors
Secretary Farrell Gives Wording Of
Clause Designed to Pro-
tect Owners.

NEW YORK, December i2.-Secretary
Farrell of the National Association of
Minor Base BAH Leagues has an
nounced the wording of a clause which
Is to be part of the wartime players
contracts AS approved by the COM
mittee appointed at the annual meet
ing of the association in Louisville,
November -. The clause follows:
The player agrees TO abide by the
reservation clause in this contract in
the event that the club or league of
which the club is a part is forced to
suspend operations on account of war
conditions
This clause is void unless the club
and the league plas Al least one ha II
Of its originally adopted scheduled
playing season.
This clause is binding only during
that IT viii not be necessary to tender
contracts to players in the National
Army in order to retain title TO their
services
Mr.. Farrell also announced that The
association win grant protection to
lower classification leagues by giving
them permission to play on THURSDAYS.
Saturdays and sundays in order to per-
petuate base BAN in certain territory.
rem minor leagues have siguified their
intention to operate next season. Mr..
Farrell stated. Every minor lea que
cup VIII play at least one benefit game
early IN the season, the proceeds TO be
donated TO the soldiers bat and ban
fund.
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Urban and Desio Star.

Urban and Desio led the National
Capitals in their sweep over the Ma
rooms in the National Capital League
The former rolled a set of 354, for
which he toppled ia, 12l and 11s pins:
the latter got a total OF 344 knocking
down 101. lie and 128.
Westors won three from Contenders
in the District League. Pratt and
Schott did the best bowling for the win
ners. getting asa and 356 totals. Pratt's
scores were 104, 121 and 1913. Schott
game. but jumped away over that figure
IN his second and third. getting 1877
and 121.
Hunt of the Corinthian Yacht Club,
In the Nautical League, got the best
game registered by an individual. In
|; his first effort he shot accurately
enough at the pins to roll up a count
of 147.
Scores:
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SALE OF ALEXANDER TO Ours
LEADS SPORT NEWS FOR DAY
NatonalLeague Rejects Tener, Votesfor
Joint Conference international Near
Collapse American League Meets.

regard as the virtual wrecking of the
team Without Alexander who, with
onristy Mathewson. is the only pitcher
IN the National League ever able to
record thirty or more victories three
years in succession and minus the
services of Killifer, one of the best
catcners In the game. the Quakers will
oe robbed of their chief attraction al
me gate and be reduced to d second
division outfit
ihaker intimates that Alexander did not
keep In the best condition last season
ana says that kiilifer informed him he no
longer desired to play with the P'lillies
1t Is business matter pure and sim
PIE with me-" says the Phiiies' owner.
Alexander is more than thirty now. lie
mas been In the ma jors seven seasons and
undoubtedly is slipping. 1t is true that he
| won thirty games last summer. but five
OF the victories came after New Yorl. had
won the pennant- There is another qlles-
ton to be taken into consideration.
Alexander has contract which calls for
a salary of s12.G 600 That sum is more
than the club can afford, especially in a
war year Then. again, you must re-
member that Alexander is subject to the
Army draft. believe that Kllifer is in
similar situation. | sold killifer be-
cause at the end of last season he told
me he no longer cared to play for us.
did not want to keep him under those
circumstances. OF course ] know | will
l. tsT
b,,. ~ Ecu. M fniiaaelphia Tor my action;
~ oI,s - tlal win our stars ana
oat o.,i i,shtils naIo LOT lne pehiaht. we
lac, soasnm ne ahe snppot, We lnerltee
60, and ni,,,o af,oe st in tnat tfehaer
i, the dna, ara 81 ", MN, We acqaltea
~ ,fie deai; are ca paDie PLAYERS and should
make good under Moran
In accantinr tbe nres;da,c,- - ~,
National Ieague for one vesr TAnnr
made, the stipulation that he be re-
had accented a position a. nresidan ne
of the Permanent HIGHWAYS cnrnora.
tion of Naw Wi, ,,,d ;t5, - 20 q
slider and act on onIy Questions ~ IN
portance that NAV come lin eoncernino
the leapue TINS 1,aa,s sp trnt ~ ~.
Heydler. who was re-eIen3ad . sacret am
treasurer for a term of four wears VIII
again take ower tbe tast. - ca, ?, y -
~ Il, 80 80 'ie ,"sk OF running
fully during Tenar's fret 49,. ~
helm. when the istter st;1i - o. ms
ernor Of Penney-,,-anja S'ii - 10y
tive of The la. 90, tS',,ra ai'u Mas e&ecu-
onIv 4 RATS ~ p'aS .iei =! y ~ haIie
lool, aster ~ ,aa, ai,t'h ~ flEFdief 70
MT he fo,,nd go ~ alihifs could
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A.A. j. PLANS BUILDINGS
FOR SOLDIERS SPORTS
Starts Fund to Erect Structures at
Cantonments for In
door Games.

CHICAGO, December Ia campaign
to raise funds to erect buildings for
indoor sports at various Army canton
ments was started today by the Ma
tional Amateur Athletic Union, Charles
A. Dean, president. announced. the
money viii be raised by direct sub
scription and from receipts from va
rious athletic events
The decision 10 start the campaign
al once was made after a conference
between Mir. Dean and pr. ]. +. Ray
croft, chairman of the committee on
recreation 4 t training camps. DR.. Ray
croft visited Camp Grant at Rockford
this week and today went to Camp
Taylor at Louisville.
Mr. Dean said he estimated a building
suitable for a cantonment would have
to be about - by 200 feet and would
cost approximately $4,000.
He said that the war would not in
terfere with the annual A. A. L. indoor
track championships and that the
events probably would take place Al
Philadelphia.
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GOLFERS ELECT OFFICERS.
Cornelius Sullivan Heads N. G. a.
More Than $50, 900 for Red Gross.

NEW YORK, December 12.-Dele-
gates from eighteen clubs, assembled
here for the annual meeting OF the
Metropolitan Golf Association, elected
Cornelius J. Sullivan of Garden City.
n Y. as president TO succeed j. B. c.
Tappan, while f. Mortimer Barnes of
Enslewood, n. T., was made vice presi-
dent, \. II. Pogson OF New York secre-
taty and George II. Barnes of New
York treasurer
There was no discussion concerning
the resumption of cha mpionship events.
though il is possible that the execu
tive committee later will encourage
two-day events. The treasurer has on
hand a triflo more than $4,000. raised
on Decoration day for the ambulance
fund. which will be turned over to the
American Red Cross.
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EASY MATCHES FOR COCHRAN.
Defeats Wallace in Afternoon and
Sherman at Night.

Welker Cochran had two easy
matches to win yesterday in balkline
contests at Shernaan's for the benefit of
the ambulance fund. In the afternoon
he defeated Walter Wallace, $50 to 81,
and in the evening Frank Sherman was
showed under, the score being $50 to
~ A good attendance of enthusiasts
witnessed both games. Tonight Cock
ran will play cushion caroms
against Walter Wallace and a good
game can be expected, as the local man
is quite an adept at this sort of bill
aards.
In the pocket billiard tourney running
at Sherman's Charles Goodacre defeated
Ray Chaplin by one point last night, the
match being exciting and close all the
way Tonight Harry Stanford and A.
NJ RisSell will meet
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meters may be found who are willing
TO take chance and stage a show
your Gotham boxer is bit shy OF
showing his wares in the ring since
the repeal OF the Frawley law
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PLANS FOR WESTERN GOLF.
Association Will Elect Officers and
Select Course for Title PlaY.

CHICAGO, December 12.-Plans for
the 1915 golf championship Will be
made at the annual meeting of the
Western Golf Association. which has
continued tournament play successfully
since TIE war began. at the annual
meeting to be held in Chicago January
10 It is expected that AL the old
officers will be reelected except Trustin
b. Boyd of st. Louis Vice president.
who was unable to accept the Office
again. Charles w. German Of Milwau-
llee has been nominated for that office.
James H. Barnard Of Chicago has been
nominated to take Mr.. Germans place
on the board OF directors.
During 1917 the amateur and the pro-
Efessional championships were contested
by record fields and all the entry fees
and usual cost of cups were given to
the Red Cross. The course on which
The championship events will be played
next summer VIII be selected at the
annual meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-12

Cora Livingston, champion woman
wrestler, and Grace Brady are matched
to appear before private club in
Cleveland in the near future in a finish
catch-a teh ean wrestling bout
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SPORT CHATTER.

Jack Dillon and George Chip are the top
liners Of boxing show billed to take
place in Duluth this month.
Jimmy Duffy, the Buffalo scrapper.
stated in court recently that he cleaned
up the tidy sum of $4,000 in 1915.
Charles Neary. the veteran Milwaukee
boxer, who has been in retirement several
years, proposes to try a come back
LOUIS Martucci. the one-ar'ued profes-
sional golfer, will take part in several
professional golf matches in the south this
winter.
Cupid" Blacks Newport Middies foot
ball team was coached this fall by DR.
Bull, otherwise Billy Bull. Yale's most IA
nous drop kicker
no more. Enlistment of so many members
of the team has riddled the ranks of the
old world champs.
Georgia Techs foot ball team rolled VI
49l points in nine games TO II point.
for its opponents. Pittsburgh scored 23t
points in the same number of games and
had 81 scored against il.
The American Roller Polo League has
fnaugurated the indoor sport season tc
a good start. The league embraces
teams in Worcester. Providence. Taun-
ton, Lowell, Brockton and Lawrence
Johnny Tiilman put up game fight
in his bout with Jack Britton in Bos-
ton recently but the New Yorker was
a bit too clever for the Minnesota bat
tier.
In scoring 1s2 points the past season
Ingram of the Annapolis foot bail team
equaled the record of Charley Barrett
of Cornell, made in 1914.
Fred Walker, who developed the
crack Williams College foot bali team
this year, will now turn his attention
to basket ball. having accepted a po-
sition as coach of the Dartmouth five
While several New York boxing pro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-12

In scoring 1872 points the past season
Ingram of the Annapolis foot bail team
equaled the record of Charley Barrett
of Cornell, made in 1914.
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Wilbur Henry Heads w. and J

WASHINGTON, Pa. December 12--
Wilbur Henry of Mansfield, Ohio. has
been elected captain of the Washing
ton and Jefferson foot ball team for
the 1913 season. Henry has played
tackle for three years.
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TWO LOCAL CUNTS
PLAY HERE TODAY
G. w. U. Meets Business High
and GalIaudet Entertains
Baltimore Basketers.
BY H. c. BYRD.

Two college basket ball teams are to
get in action here today. Both arc TO
line IN against scholastic quints.
George Washington goes against Bust
ness High School and Gallaudet enter
tains the Baltimore City College.
Georgetown was scheduled for a meet
ing with Loyola College of Baltimore,
but the affair has been Cancelled.
George Washington knows nothing
Of what lis team viii accomplish in
the game with Business, az the team
is made up Of men who have had little
experience in the collegiate end Of the
sport The Hatchetites have only one
man back from their last years squad.
The contest with the StenographerS
today is more in the nature OF practice
than anything else.
Gallaudet is hoping to beat Baltimore
city College. though il does not expect
anything wonderful from its team, by
any means. The Kendall Green COM
hination is starting without much as
Surance Of 4 particularly good season.
II has two good men, but the squad as
4 whole is not experienced. Baltimore
city College has one exceptionally
clever performer.
Georgetown, after Ii found that 10y
ola had Cancelled. tried to arrange a
Hopkins, but could not do so. as the
after had a game already booked. The
Blue and Gray did book another extra
game before the holidays, making ar
engagements for the University of Mary
land To come here next week, Decem-
Der H.
Arrangements have been made for
game of foot ball next fall between
seorgia Tech and the University Of
Pennsylvania. The Quakers. after find
Ing that Michigan would not be able
to retain "a place on their schedule,
we're glad to get the Atlanta team for
4 struggle in Philadelphia. The Tech
combination should prove an excep-
tionaily good card. as it probably at
tanned greater renown during the sea-
son just past than any other eleven in
the country. With most of the stars Of
1917 back for it's team next fall. the
Georgia institution ought to put out
another powerful combination. The
.ame provided Tech makes such brill
liant showings as this year. will be one
IF the best of the season from every
staEdpoint
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-12

The 1917 averages OF the National
League show two Old leaders still able
to top the bunch-Cactus Crayath OF
the Phillies, who led in homo run
swats, and Max Carey, the Pirate out
fielder and king of National League
base steaiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-12

Johnny Tillman put up a game fight
in his bout with Jack Britton in Bos-
ton recently. but the New Yorker was
bit too clever for the Minnesota bat
tier.
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MASONIC DrcKrls LEAGUE.

Totals. as 5ls ri Totals ~ 40: <
'Eice rolled thirG game.
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A. B. OFFICERS
 IN GRAND CAMP
 ARE INSTALLED

JUNEAU.-(Special.) )-The meet ing of the Grand Camp of the Arctic Brotherhood which has been in con vention here four days, adjourned af- ter having concluded the business of the session, New officers were elect ed and installed, after which a ban quet supper was served to the dele gates and members present.
 The installation ceremonies were conducted by Past Grand Arctic Chief Governor J. F. 4. Strong. The fol- lowing officers were elected and in- stalled:
 Past Grand Arctic Chief-John T. Reed.
 Grand Arctic Chief-JOhn B. Man shall, Juneau.
 vice-Arctic Chief - W. A. Clark, Nome.
 Chaplain-A. J, Achison, Skagway.
 Recorder-Lester o. Gore, Juneau.
 Keeper of Nuggets-Harold H. Post, Juneau.
 Grand Camp Cook, James Brennan, Petersburg.
 Grand Trail Guide-A. A, Allan, Nome.
 Grand Trail Blazer-Joseph Mur- ray, Mccarthy.
 Grand Outer Toll Gate Keeper Woodbury Abbey, Juneau.
 Grand Inner Toll Gate Keeper-Or, ". E. Peterson, Sitka.
 Trustee-J. K. Heckman, Ketchi- kan, John Roman, Seward; Nate H. Coombs, Council; c. A. Sulzer, Ketchikan and P. c. Mccormack, Wrangell.
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FORFEITURE-NOTICE

To NJ. IMHOFF, c. J. IMHOFF, A. M. INHOFF, HARRY V. MILLER, H. D. THIELE, ESTATE OF Fl. D.. THIELE, Deceased, and AUGUST MELHORN, your respective heirs and assigns:
 You are hereby notified and will take notice that we, the subscribers, H. F. Salisbury and A. A. Hein, have expended, during the year 1914, the sum of Three thousand, forty-six dol lars and twenty ($3,046.20) cents, during the year 1915, the sum of Six hundred ($600.00) dollars, during the year 1916, the sum of Two thou sand, five hundred and sixteen dollars and seventy (2,5l6.70) cents in labor and improvements upon each of the following described mining claims, to- wit: 0PHIR QUARTZ MINING CLAIM, OLUMBIA QUARTZ MIN ING CLAIM, BESSY PLACER MIN ING CLAIM, MILL SITE and WA TER SITE OR LOCATION, all of which said claims are situated and lie in the Moose Pass Mining District, Kenai Recording District, Third Ju- dicial Division, Territory of Alaska, The notices of location thereof are of record in the office of the United States Commissioner and District Re corder for Kenai Recording Precinct and District, at the Town of Seward, Territory of Alaska, to which office reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said mining properties. Said expenditures were made for the purpose of holding pos sessory rights and title to said min ing claims under the provisions of section twenty three hundred and twenty-fOur of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amend ments thereto, section one hundred and thiry-six of the Compiled Laws of Alaska, 1913, and the Session Laws of the Territory of Alaska, providing for the annual labor upon mining claims If you fail and refuse or fail or re- fuse within ninety (90) days from the personal service of this notice, if per sonal service be had, or within ninety (90) days after the publication of this notice, to contribute your proportion of such expenditure as a co-owner, your respectice interest in and to said mining claims, and each and every one of them, will become the property of the subscribers, who are your CO., owners, and who have made the ex- penditures and improvements as aforementioned on said mining claims, and each and every one of them, pursuant to the provisions of the said statute, Compiled Laws and Sessions Laws.
 A. A. HEN
 H. P. SALISBURY.
 First publication, March 21, 1917.
 Last publication, May g, 1917.
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FORFEITURE--NOTTCE
To A. F. sPRAGUE, YOUR HEIRS

T
 AND ASSIGNS.
 Your are hereby notified and will take notice that 1, the subscriber, J. c. Gilpatrick, have expended during the year A. D., 1916, the sum of One hundred ($100.00) dollars in labor and improvements upon each of the fol- lowing described mining claims, to- wit: MEAT IN THE POT" CLARA" OLYMPIA" SUMMIT" LISBON" and "HATTY," all of which said claims are situated and lie in the Moose Pass Mining District, Kenai Recording District, Third Judi cial Division, Territory of Alaska. The notices of location thereof are of record in Book One of Locations, at pages 132 and 133, and Book of Lo- cations at pages 45, 46 and 84 in the office of the United States Commis- sioner and District Recorder for Ke- mai Recording District and Precinct, at the Town of Seward, Territory of Alaska, to which book and pages ref erence is hereby made for a more par ticular description of said claim. Said expenditures were made for the pur- pose of holding possessory rights and title to said mining claims under the provisions of section twenty-three hundred and twenty-four of the Re- vised Statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto and the Session Laws of the Territory of AL aska, providing for the annual labor upon mining claims, said amounts be- ing the sums required in each instance to hold said mining claims during the period ending the thirty-first day of December, 1916.
 If you fail and refuse or fail or re- fuse within ninety (90) days from the personal service of this notice, if per. sonal service be had, or within ninety (90) days after the publication of this notice. to contribute your proportion of such expenditure as a co-owner, your proportion being In the total the sum of Two hundred and eight dol lars and thirty-two .($208.32) cents, made up of the following amounts to- wit: MEAT IN THE POT," $5O00, CLARA, $25.0O. OLYMPIA" $S3.33, SUMMIT. $33.33, "LIS- BON" $S3.33, and "HATTIEr $33.SS, your respective interests in and to said mining claims, and each. and every one of them, will become the property of the subscriber, who is your co-owner, and who has made the expenditures and improvements as above mentioned on said mining claims, and each and every one of them, pursuant to the provisions Of the said statute and the said Session Laws.
 J. c. GILPATRICK.
 First publication, Feb. 2, 1917.
 Last publication, April 2, 1917.
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CONTROL SECURED BY
 THE DEMOCRATS
Mann's Offer of Bi-Partisan Organization Came
 Late, is Claim
lRy united states Cablel

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, March 27.-Speaker Clark and other demo- cratic leaders declare that they will not agree to the proposed bipartisan organization of the house as suggest ed by Representative Mann, unless it was absolutely necessary.
 Speaker Mann said yesterday that he would retire from the race of speakership if the democrats would agree to his plan, but Congressman Randall said he was too late with his offer.
 Randall a prohibitionist, is one of the five who hold the balance of power in the 65th congress, there being 216 republicans and the same number of democrats. Randall says that the democrats have already arranged a deal with the independents and have the speakership cinched.
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Fresh Butterkiss popcorn at the KEY. if
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Waterfll & Frazier whiskeY at The Branch.
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SKELETON SHOWS ALASKA ONCE IN
 TOUCH WITH ASIA
rRr united stste, Cablel

NbJ NAAttN bNAttH NHNtpI
 NEW YORK, Tuesday, March 2T-- From a new type of mastodon skele- ton, recently unearthed in Northern Texas, scientists have deduced proof that there once existed strip of land connecting Alaska with Russia, This skeleton is of an animal which des- cended from the type of mastodons found in Europe, showing that the animals of prehistoric ages passed from Asia into North America.
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am leaving on the Alameda on business. All parties owing me, please call and settle before the Ala meda arrives.-Mrs. Jessie Ellsworth.
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WILL TEACH WAR
 AT PRINCETON SOON
(By United States csSlel

PRINCETON, Monday, March 26. President Hibben of the university, and former pacifcist leader, an- nounced today that in event of war, military training would take preced- ence over all academical work.
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SOCIAL CHAT

aIr. and Mrs. Charles G. Hubbard arrived last night from their home at the Blue Bell mine. Mrs. Stevens, mother of Mrs Hubbard, will arrive from Seattle on the Alameda.
 The Scandinavian Lutheran Ladies' Aid, of Seward, will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. T. Anderson. All members and friends are cordially invited to attend the meeting.
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CARRANZA BUYS ARMS IN JAPAN
 TOKYO DISPATCH
tBy United States CabIsl

SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday, Mar. 27.-General Carranza is buying mili- tary supplies in Japan, according to news dispatches from Tokyo to the Japanese Advertiser, the local paper published in Japanese.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
ROR SALE

For sale Hotel Ctist at sacrifice on account of illness. Fourth and K, Anchorage, Alaska.
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SEATTLE TAKES
 3 STRAIGHT IN
 HOCKEY SERIES
lRY united stntr, Cahlel

SEATTLE, Tuesday, March 27.-- Seattle won-the third straight game and clinched the worlds hockey cham yesterday. The final game was 9 to l. The Canadians won the first game but dropped the rest.
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Remodeling of ladies' and gents clothes, by tailor, a speciality, next so Alaska s. s. office. If
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Andy's Express, phone Madison 14S

Mail your letters at The Key.
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Ladies' and gents clothes cleaned and pressed and repaired; next to AL aska s. S. office. If