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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
DOG TEAMS FINAL DASH
Fred Hartman Bunched With Four
Others in Final Squirt
to St. Paul.

ELK RIVER. Mimi. February 3.-Par-
Elephants in the dog race from Winnipeg
to st. Paul mutually agreed shortly after
midnight to rest here until am. when
the final squirt to the finish line in Como
Park. St Paul, thirty-nine miles away,
would be begun. Four of the contestants
the Campbell brothers, Metcalf and
Grayson-had some difficulty in per-
suading Hartman to stop here.
With all the five remaining con-
testants punched it became evident
that the race would be decided in
eleventh hour spurts.
. Fred Hartman, the American whose
determination to stick to the finish"
under severe handicaps has won him
praise and many purses of money along
the route, chung tenaciously to the
other drivers
Bill Grayson and Campbell and the
other contenders. Joe Metcalf and Ga
briel Campbell, kept a watchful eye on
Hartman to guard against a repetition
Of tactics previously employed by the
former Boston chemist. who twice has
slipped by them in the night and taken
the lead, only to be overhauled the
next day.
Except for Hartman. the drivers and
their dogs Were reported to be in good
condition for the final dash. which is
expected to end at Como Park. St.
Paul. Hartman was displaying signs
of extreme fatigue, while his dogs
needed the utmost urging to continue.
Since Sunday night. when he left
from St. Paul. Hartman has not had
over Ave hours of continuous sleep, and
during the last few days has been
taking one and two hour maps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03

edres of the shell craters almost Inn
hinged upon one another. The trenches
ceased to exist. No living man couio
have remained In that terrain When
the bombardment ceased. 1t was as
though the ground had been rooted
up by a herd of gigantic pigs.
\ No doubt there was a good mliitary
reason why the French guns were nor
pushed through Monastir on the neeis
of the fleeing Bulgars when the Town
was first evacuated. If it had been
possible to advance them beyond the
town the subsequent and present POM
ha rdment by the Bu1gars might nave
been prevented. The first day only one
Rulear gun fired into Monastfr Tne
second day only one battery was IN
position. The third day there were
many batteries. 1t is true that the IN
term of forty-eight hours between
the evacuation and the occupation gave
the Serbs a chance to share IN the
formal re-entry. upon the fourth ami
yersary of the day they first took MO-
nastir from the Turks. But that IS not
a military reason for delay The day
will come when the true reason VIII De
made, known. There are doubtless
strategic reasons preventing It's reVe-
lation at this time
When all is said and done. 1t was
the. Serbs who took Monastlr. Ihey
opened the gate through which their
allies marched. Except for their VIC
tories on the hills surmounting the
plain Monastir would today be a Bull
garian town
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
TACKLE AMATEUR STATUS
Western Tennis Officials More Lib
eral Than Eastern on Deli
milton of Rule.

CHICAGO. February 3.-objections of
the middle west to recent changes sug-
gested in the bylaws Of the United
States Lawn Tennis Association will be
discussed and perhaps acted upon at
the annual meeting of the Western
Lawn Tennis Association to be held
here next Monday. The meeting was
called for yesterday, but inability of a
quorum of members to attend caused
postponement
One subject of particular interest is
the suggestion of the national asso-
citation that the amateur rule be made
more stringent, following the lead of
the governing body of golf in disbar-
ring from amateur competition any ono
who capitalizes his athletic prowess in
any way. Expressions of individual
members of the western association
have indicated that President L. Harry
Waidner. who will represent the asso-
citation at the national meeting in New
York February 8. will be instructed to
oppose the strict ruling Endorsed by the
national executive committee and to
favor compromise suggestion. West
ern players have indicated approval Of
the suggestion advanced by r. Norris
Williams. I'd, national champion, that
only those players who hereafter enter
the sporting goods business on the
strength of their tennis regulations be
designated professionals.
Officers of the western association
Will be elected Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
RUsTAD TO RUN IN U. S.
Norwegian Splinter Coming, But
Rohlin and lander Cannot.

NEW YORK. February s.-Omcials
Of the Amateur Athletic Union have
received word by cable from Norway
that Olav Rustad, the Christiania
sprinter, is the only Norwegian ath-
lete who will be able to compete in the
National A. A. U. senior indoor cham
pionship meet, to be held in this city
next month. Neither Bohlin nor Zan-
der. the distance runners, will be able
to make the trip.
Rustad will leave for New York
within a week or two, and expects to
spend several months in this country,
studying and competing in track ath-
letics. He is one of the best Of the Scan
dinavian sprinters. and ran second or
third to the American stars in various
short events during the tour of the
American team through Scandinavia
last autumn.
&. It also was announced that the A. A.
U. will send the winners in the lis,
1875 and 1853 pound classes of the ma
tional amateur boxing championships,
to be held in Boston early in April, to
Scandinavia this spring for the north
ern International championship tour
nament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
TRAVELETTE
By Niksah.
Alexandria.

There are few cities that can look
back to a past like that Of Alexandria
and fewer still with such a past that
can contrive to keep up with the times
ond look forward to the future The
relics Of twenty-five dead centuries OF
Alexandrian history have to be looked
for In the guide books. In the city it.
self they are covered up by the latest
modern improvements. A few erudite
Alexandrians may argue about the real
nationality of Cleopatra, but most OF
them are talking about the price OF
cotton and the latest project for dredg-
, ing the harbor.
Cairo has been called the Washing
ton of Egypt 1t is the seat of govern
ment, the city where diplomacy and
politics. abound. If Cairo is Washing
ton, Alexandria is New York. It is the
great port of entry for all Egypt. Every
flag in the world floats on the ships
behind the breakwater. Every tongue
in the world is heard on the crowded
streets. Business is good. thank you
though somewhat disturbed by war
The past may have been glorious. but
the present is considerably closer and
more vital. Therefore. let us see about
floating an issue Of paving bonds and
get that string Of street lamps up.
This Is the attitude of the typical
modern Alexandrian. If he belongs to
the educated classes he has an entirely
adequate acquaintance with the history
of his city; but neither he nor his city
is interested in history. They are both
primarily commercial Yet to the Wis
itor the past must outweigh the pres
emit. Alexandria today Is, after all. no
more than a weak imitation Of Liver
pool. or Hamburg. Alexandra in the
past was the heart and the turning
point of events that determined the his
tory Of the world.
From the lighthouse on the Pharos5
lineal descendant of the first Lighthouse
in the world-up the harbor and
through to the Nile, Alexandria, and
the country round about are full OF
memories of the conqueror who found
ed the city. of the Romans who con-
quered it. of the Pharaohs who lent II
their patronage, OF Cleopatra the queen
who lost it; Of the conquering Mo-
hammedans who swept through it and
destroyed the greatest library the
world has ever seen. Alexandrla'e pres
emit. with it's paving and it's street
lamps. fades into insignificance. 1t is
nothing but a commercial side show
Once 1t was the center of the world
stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
RUREAu DuCKPIN LEAGUE.
DEPARTMENTAL DUoKp1N LEAGUE
FINALS ON AT PINEHURsT.
Beall Meets Maxwell in Ultimate
Golf Match Today.

E. c. Beall of Uniontown and Norman
Maxwell of Aronimink meet today in
the final round of the st. Valentine golf
tournament at Pinehurst. Beall defeat
ed Lee Maxwell Of Philadelphia. up
in twenty holes and Maxwell over
whelmed H. w. Seggerman of Engle-
wood, the medalist, by 7-6 in the semi
finals played yesterday.
The match which Beall won was full
of surprises. high wind swept the
course and the temperature was not
at all suited to first class golf. Beall
was 2 down at the turn and down
at the thirteenth. He won the four
teenth and the ffteenth was lalved.
leaving him dormie 8 down. He won the
next three holes, the nineteenth was
halved and Beall holed a good sized
putt on the twentieth to win the
match.
Gardiner White, a semi-fnalist in last
years amateur championship. DEBATED
Grantland Rice of New York in the
semi-final round Of the first flight de-
feated eight and meets William ]: Nc
Donald of Chicago in the final today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03

Washington sportsmen who were
willing to pay the license tax under
the new game conservation laws of
Virginia to enjoy the sport of ducking
and participate in the shooting of up
land game, rabbits and quail, have put
away their guns and ammunition for
sport closed the last day of January.
and sportsmen are now giving some
thought and attention to the approach
ing fishing season.
Persons who visited the Old Dominion
early in the season enjoyed splendid
field shooting. Rabbits were particu-
larly plentiful the past season. Not
only did the sportsmen kill them for
the sake of the sport. but residents OF
the state did shooting for market pur-
poses, thousands of the rabbits finding
their way to the Washington and Bal
timore markets. At times they were
SO plentiful that they sold as low as
Is cents a dozen
'It is possible that the slaughter was
carried on to such an extent, that the
rabbits will be scarce next season., re-
marked an experienced gunner who
visited the state several times and par
ticipated in the sport.
Ducks and geese, it is stated. were
more plentiful this year than ever pc
fore. A number Of the more enthu-
siastic sportsmen reported having seen
millions of them on the Potomac river
and tributaries.
I DR.. Allen Wolfe, George Hutchinson
Harmon Pardoe and Adgate Lipscomn
composed quartet OF washington
sportsmen who last week visited CHAP
awamsic Club. Chapawamsic Island
and participated in a last shoot OF the
season.
The quartet visited the island when
there was floating ice in the river ana
when the weather conditions were sucn
as to drive the ducks toward shore
and at a time when log nre IN the
clubhouse was both attractive and en-
joyable.
Twenty-four ducks were brought
down by the sportsmen. Most of them
were mallards, and they were In splen-
did condition.
81 knew there would be no fishing
said Matt Ridden, telling OF a Week
end outing at Riverside, Va. but J
knew 1 would enjoy looking 'em over
Mats companions were George
Thomas waddy and Capt. Henry
Egloff. They went to Riverside. a
favorite place of many anglers. and
enjoyed the sight of a flock. of ducks
and geese feeding where there was
an the spring. summer and fall
seasons" said Ridden. there Is
splendid sport about the Riverside sec
ton.
"And in the winter" he added. there
Is good ducking, but 1t requires q
license to enjoy the privilege of shoot
ing them--and we had no license"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Mickey Doolan thinks he has his
Rochester infield all fixed. with himself
at short. Rodriguez at first. Fisher at
second and Schepner at third. Now for
a few pitchers. pair of catchers and
some outfeIders.
Hugh Bradley. first sacker for the
Columbus Association club. is an appli-
cant for the job of managing the
Bridgeport Eastern League team. He
says he can get his release from Joe
Tinker II he lands the managerial po-
sition.
The ball park built by the Federal
League people at Indianapolis Is being
dismantled and the ground will be used
as the site for a freight house. The
soil hallowed by the footsteps of Bill
Phillips champions of the world-alas,
Antonio, Vale, Gilmore!
Between discarded Cubs and discarded
Phillies John CANCEL has almost COM
plete ball team at Kansas City. Wilbur
Good has been with both teams men,
toned. The other ex-Phils are Becker.
are too numerous to mention.
Manager Fielder Jones is said to be
of the opinion that the present scout
ing system is all wrong. He doesn't
think a scout can look over a player for
a few games and judge his ability. Well,
Billy Doyle say George Sisler just once
and FASTENED to telegraph the man
agement of the Browns to get him. and
Charley Barrett usually took about
to the qualifications of the men he pick
ed up for the Browns-and ii wasn't
his fault that men like Tesreau and
others got away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
McFetridge Did Comeback
Stunt After Thirteen Years

Jack McFetrfdge. who died the
other day mt his Philadelphia
home, had absolutely the strang-
est major league eareer-Or ca
reers-in the annals Of the game.
He wore the spanglea Of the big
leagues In two campaigns-and
these campaigns were no less
than thirteen years apart. set-
ting, Internationally, a record for
long retirement between seasons.
In 1890. McFetridge. only 4
youngster, was counted the best
semi-pro. I'm the game. He join
ed the Philadelphia Nationals, did
some very clever pitching, and
then quit because his parents OBJ
jected to professional ball Thir-
teen years after, In 1908, McFet-
ridge, who had kept In practice
AMONG the semi-pros, again join
ed the Philadelphia club. and
pitched very fair ball He was
thixty-three years old. however,
and his arm failed to stand the
strain. 50 he. retired again. after
making this strange record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
By q. G. BYRD.

Georgetown's basket ball team today
plays its, final game Of the trip It is TAX
ing through the north. Tho Blue and
Gray is in Boston for a contest with the
Quint representing Boston College. So far
the local university has not won as.vtc-
/ tory. having been defeated by the Seton
Hall College, St Johns College Of Brook
Ign and the Crescent Athletic Club Of
Brooklyn \
The loss to tire; Crescent Athletic Club
was sustained, last night. The Blue and
Gray five failed to get the long end Of
the score because its shooting was not
as accurate as It might have been, &C
cording to; report. The team IL said to
have played. fine. floor game, but failed
to make. good many Of it's opportunities
to drop the ball into the basket. So. j.,
Tho Georgetown team returns to wash
ington tomorrow. Its next game Is sched-
Washington February e. There Is pos
sibility that this contest may take place
at the Arcade. ~
Technical High showed decided supe-
riority over Western, and Central won
from Eastern easily, in the games play
ed in the high school basket ball series
yesterday. Western scored shrstf in It's
struggle with the Manual Trainers, but
the latter soon gained the lead and held
it by a good margin all the way. West
ern played good basket ball at times,
but could never, quite cope with the
more accurate shooting OF the Maroon
and Gray.
Central jumped to the front right at
the start Of its contest with Eastern
and had a comparatively easy time of
1t. The Blue and White played much
better basket ball than its opponent,
being superior in pretty we'll every va
riety of play. In the other contest in
which Central played Eastern, the FIRST
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
AMERICANS ON WAY HOME
ON THE LAST "SAFE" SHIP

LONDON. February 3, 1880 ANA
large crowd of homeward-tu Ind Ameri-
cans took the boat train at Euston sta
ton this morning. There seemed little
apprehension Of danger, as today's sailing
was exempt under the German warning.
it being the last one with such exemption
1t turned out II hat the demands for
transportation by Americans desiring to
get away from England were less urgent
than expected. and virtually one entire
deck, with first-class accommodations, on
the departing steamer was not taken.
The plans for the time and place of the
next sailing ara in allegiance. pending adj
vices from the United States.
Col Spencer Cosby, returning American
military attache at Paris, and Mrs. Cosby
were among today's passengers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
ATHLETIC STARS CLASH
Big Athletic Meet in Boston Tonight
Of College, Club and School
.
Runners.

BOSTON. February 3.-Ath1etes Of
colleges. clubs and schools Of the east
and the middle west. including several
national and intercollegiate champions.
are entered for the twenty-eighth an
nual games of the Boston Athletic As
ISOLATION, to be held in Mechanics
building tonight. Tho entries number
more than 400.
The Hunter mile will bring together
several strong runners. Among them
are Ivan A Meyer Of Chicago. national
one-mile-run champion: John w. Over
ton of Yale. national and interoolle-
giate title holder at various long dis
tances; NJ. A. Devanney of New York,
national two-mile steeplechase cham
pion; A. D. Colby, Junior national and
New England champion, and John w.
Ryan, both of this city.
All the other races. from forty yards
to three miles. have strong entrants
There will be numerous relay races be-
tween teams representing colleges and
clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Possibility of war with Germany as
result of the action today of the
United States in severing diplomatic
relations with Berlin will not seriously
affect professional base ball, in the
opinion of Manager Griffith, who cites
the fact that the game enjoyed a COM
paratively prosperous season In 1898.
when this country was at war, with
Spain.
THE break with Germany is not cal
culated to affect base ball to any great
extent Griffith said, in commenting
on the situation. THE game Will ne
played just the same, even II the pres
emit crisis leads to the opening OF actoal
hostilities. Should war be declared IL
necessarily would devolve into an al
most purely naval struggle, as IL on
yiously is impossible for Germany TO
even attempt any kind OF an INVASION On
of this country, hemmed IN as sne 40 ny
the fleets of the allies IA, 49,
IF Germany went TO war Win 80
United States and were able TO SEND
her warshipS and transports over heie
and land troops the game mlsht 70
seriously crippled, but as IL Is l. e.
not be upset very much. no matter
what develops. If the break had 70
come it could have happened at no less
injurious time than the present, as Ia.
as base ball is concerned, because lho
CHANGES are it all will have blown over
in about a month. At least the rams
will have accustomed themselves 70
any new order of things brought ABOUT
in that length of time"
Another letter from Nick Altrock,
telling his boss he Is anxious Tor inc
time for spring training to arrive. was
about the only communication OF n
terest to Washington fans found oy
Manager Grifith in his mail today.
Grin has not received the signed
contracts of either Crane or Barry as
vet, but the document sent to Crane at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
SAYS WAR WITH GERMANY
WOULD NOT END BASE BALL
Griffith Confident Professional Game Would
Not Be Seriously Affected Even Il
Active Hostilties Were Opened

Harrisburg, Pa, finally has reached
the youngster.s although delayed by
mistake in address, and the. manager
today said he expected to hear from
the shortstop within few days.
The ball players strike" is broken,
as far as the American League is con-
cerned, in the opinion Of Capt. Huston,
part owner of the New York Yankees.
He says the majority of the American
League players already have signed,
but that the club owners are keeping
the names secret.
days Dave Fu1tzs will wake up to the
fact that there is much going on within
the ranks of the players fraternity
which he either knows nothing about
or is. keeping under cover for reasons
best known t6shimself z ,i>S -
Fultz replies that Huston is entitled
to his own opinion, But reiterates that
the players Will stand together and see
the issue to finish. IS. "a Il, =
Fultz also announces that the state
ment of Player Tack Enrtght. that he
did not sign the fraternity pledge Is
wrong. Enwright resigned from the
fraternity and sent his signed contract
to the Yankees Thursday. Accord ding to
Fultz the player, did sign the pledge,
and this obligation prevents him from
resigning at thfs:g time. He probably
will be expelled like the other players
who violated their pledges.
Reports that the National Association
of Professional Base Ball Leagues might
dissolve undertcertains contingencies re-
sulting from a strike of players are
baseless, according to J. H. Farrell, seq
rotary of the body, in statement
given out at Auburn, N. ].
"The president of every minor league,
or his predecessor in Office" Farrell
says, attached his signature to a le-
gaily binding. constitutional agreement
which will remain in force until 1921.
An individual league. however. may be
granted permission to suspend opera
lions for the season il 1t is deemed adj
visable by the national board. The re-
ports may have been circulated because
of this fact"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Power Boat Abandoned in Ice.

Capt. Frank Kintz, master of the tug
Capt. Toby. reports having seen a
powerboat about thirty feet long aban-
doned in the ice and ashore on the Vir-
sinia side of the river near the mouth
of Gravelly run. While nothing def
mite Is known regarding the vessel. il
is supposed that it was anchored
somewhere in the Virginia channel be-
low the bridge. and that it was dragged
by the ice to where it now lies. The
vessel, as far as could be seen, was
in good order. but 1t Is expected
before it can be recovered it will be
badly damaged. Within the past two
or three days tugboat masters hav>
reported seeing number of email
boats drifting In the ice. Three bat
teaux were reported by Mate Davis OF
the tug James o. Carter in the ice be.
tween Glymont and Alexandria
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Good Matches in Balkline Tourney

In the handicap balkline billiard
tournament at the Royal, last night
Christmas defeated Dennison by the
score Of 200 to I'll, and Germanhauser
beat Buynitzky. zoo to 1876. The latter
game was the more interesting on ac-
count of the players being closer to-
gether throughout the contest. the win
ner forging to the front in the last
dozen innings. The next game will be
played Monday night.