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The Washington times., 1917-02-14
ROLLS LARGE GAME
IN DUCKPIN MATCH
Columbia Lodge, Of Masonic
League, Achieves a Mark
of Gil.

Columbia Lodge, last seasons cham
pion OF the Masonic League, lost two
games out OF three to the Mt Pleas
ant team last night with scores below
500, but in the other game they
knocked down 611 naples and sFon by
a margin of 143.
The big count came in the second
game, Chiswell contributing 123; Ack
man, 100: Heindel, 143: GrIeger, 115
and Schmidt, 121, In the order named
It was one of the numerous marks
above 600 made IN the Masonic League
this season.
Navy On Top.
Navy, Departmental League leader
all but knocked the Marines out o.
the running for the Department.
League championship, when the Cur
makers won an entire set from tn
sea soldiers. The night befor
Treasury had taken some Of the Pc
out OF the Marines by winning
match, 2 to 1.
Mccormick, the Navy anchor, was
the star performer OF the match, with
a set Of 345. The teams scores were
519, 546 ana 53S, making q total ], ,603
Nick Chaconas, leading bowler OF
the Arcade League, added to his
laurels by establishing q new set
record for the circuit Chaconas OBJ
tanned q total OF $40 with the Gandils
against Princeton The Gandils, who
lead the Arcade teams, rolled their
fourth consecutive set above 900. get
ing 1,e4O total, and won all three
games.
Contenders Get One.
Continentals, who have found
rough going in the District League of
late, won two games from the lowly
Contenders, losing the second by 542
to 521. The Continentals started well
With 5T5, but finished with 521 and
521. Manghuam and Chaplin were the
Continentals' best rollers, with BAD
and 343 sest, respectively.
Noack, Of the Columbians, rolling
against the Casinos in the National
Capital circuit, obtained a set OF $50.
which was the nights leading per
formsnce. His games were 121, 12s,
and 121. The Columblans registered
a clean sweep.
Hagan, anchor man for the Rose
1ales, in the Columbia League, count
ed 363 against the BARRIERS, from
whom his team won all games.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
INDIANA WANTS BOXING.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. IA
bill to legaIize boxing and wrestling
contests and to create a State COM
mission on boxing and wrestling was
introduced in the lower branch of
the State legislature here today. I'm
der the bill the commission would
consist of three members, appointed
by the governor, at an annual salary
of S2,50O each.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
THREE TEAMS WIN
Business, Tech, and Gonzaga An
mex School Victories.

Business. Tech. and Gonzaga were
winners in yesterdays schoo,boy basket
ball battles. In the only league game
OF the afternoon Business put a crimp
in the second place aspirations of the
Central lads by walking on with a q
10 16 score
Tech nosed out Carroll Institute on
the Carroll floor by winning a Is to "a
battle in the last minute OF play, while
Gonzaga defeated Eastern by q to Is
in a well played game in Gonzaga gym.
Central Surprised.
Central was somewhat surprised when
Business walked away with the game
in the last quarter. Ralph Wise made
several sure follow up shots and Gen.
trails stock went glimmerinE.
Business played a sterling defense and
earned its battle. Central failed to
display the guarding that has char
Scterized its work on the floor to date.
TOWbes Strengthens.
The advent of Towbes strengthened
the Business team considerably. The
ycungster was on the job retrieving
Central's poor passes up the floor.
The failure OF the Central team to put
in an appearance on time necessitated
cutting the game six minutes and the
quarters were shortened. accordingly.
Longer time would have made no differ
ence in the result.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE UMPIRES
ersnsfieIdRepIaees Nal Eason A
ArbIter.

The National League yesterday
named the following umpires for next
season: Henry O'Day, William KLEIN,
Charles Rigler, Robert Emslie, Will
liam Byron, Ernest Quigley. Al orth,
Peter Harrison, and William Brans-
field.
The only change is that the veteran
first baseman, Kitty Bransfeld, will
relieve the former Brooklyn pitcher,
Nal Eason.
The National League will resume it's
meeting tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
MORAN TO VOLUNTEER.

Frank Moran is going to volunteer
his services to the owners of the
steamer st. Louis II they install s
gun to protect the steamer against
U-boats. Moran is a flrst-class gun
pointer and won honors as a marks
man while serving in the United
States navy.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
HAS MANY TEAMS
Grammar School Kids to Play In
Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium.

A grammar school basketball
league, in which twenty-Dne teams
will take part has been organised
through the joint efforts OF the boys
department OF the Y. n. c. A., of
which E. W. Fuller has charge, ana
the Fairgrounds Association.
There are two classes, under ITO
pounds and those over that weight.
2'here are twelve teams In the junior
class and nine in the senior.
Two games will be played each
week day, q Junior and senior con-
test, except Saturday. when two
clashes in each division will be put
on.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
WILL PLAY OFF TIE.

Murphy and Bradley play tonight at
S o'clock at the Palace in the FIRST
match Of the pIay-oh in a triple tie
IN a pocket billiard tourney. Chaplin,
the third man, meets Bradley Friday
evening at the same time.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
WILL HOLD MEETING.

There will be q meeting OF the
Washington Independent Baseball As
sociation tonight at 424 Ninth street
northwest, at which n is expected
that plans for the coming season will
be smoothed out.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
IN BIG TRACK MEET
Entries Of intersoeIety Event At
Tome Number 22o.

PORT DEPOSIT? Nd, Feb. 14.-An
indoor track and field meet between
the olympian and Pythian Societies with
20 entries is being held here today,
with three classes in the dashes, relays,
high jump. broad jump. and shot put
There is a spirited rivalry between
the two societies and much interest Is
centered in the event.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
PELL RETAILS TITLE
Defeats Mortimer, His Doubles Part.
ner, In Racquet Contest.

"S't ." '@~S~~N
TUXEDO PARK. Feb. IA - Once
more Clarence C. Pell demonstrated
his superiority as a racquet player
on the courts of the Tuxedo Tennis
Racquet Club.
In the final for the gold racquet the
Tuxedo champion defeated Stanley G..
Mortimer, his doubles partner, in a
match that went five games and scin-
tillated with brilliant rallies and su-
perlative racquets. The scores were
1915, 1915, 16-11, 15-s, 1910.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
RACE TO CALL
Central Crack Takes Furions in Sae
eiaI Event for Schoolboys.

Call, Centrsrs crack distance swim
mer. took frst in the special 22o-yard
swim held In connection with the
freshman sophomores meet yesterday.
The sophomores won by ~ to SO. The
standing in the special events is Is
follows: Central. f6: Western, IS;
Tech, 0, and Eastern. ].
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
m Ne York for Meeng Plans Blow for Players Fraternity
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip

Today the moguls are tearing their
hair in New York.
Now they're booming Fred Fulton
as the coming worlds champion
heavyweight. And that's the only
'out" about him. II you recall. few
heard much of Jack johnson Before
he hammered Jeffries at Reno.
Few knew much about willard before
he leveled Johnson at Havana. 1t
! seems as IL the unknown 10 always
the hsTd chap, in the ring game.
Looking back at practically every
champion, one must admit that it's
the unboomed boxer who delivers the
goods and wrests the title from fits
owner. Fulton may defeat willard.
but he will stand a better chance II
he cans his admirers.
Reducing the player-limit is like
spending two one-dollar bills and
saving the ten-spot. The pikers so.
The West put over something when
It refused to allow the narrow view
of amateurism current in the East to
be adopted by the National Associa-
ton. Outside OF a few folks. II is
unlikely that the public is at. all SYM
pathetic toward the golf authorities
in driving Francis Ouimet from
amateur golf. That narrow idea
about what makes an amateur Is con-
trary to our scheme OF = things.
Amateurism. a. defined by the A. A. U.
folks, Is fast becoming 4 joke. Jim
Thorpe's famous case showed that
better than anything else. Then came
the food Of purity seekers and the
abrupt setback handed the tennis
lords by the representatives from the
West. Certain politicians were given
a walIoping by the West last fall and
now the tennis authorities have re-
eeived their little bump. And it's g
good thing. t..
Dave Fultz has been wearing gag
for several days.
Judging from what read from day
to day, the main kick the major
league players have is that their 1915
salaries have been chopped. Seldom
90 read that a player Is holding out
because Of a principle, because the
minor league clubs don't pay trans
portation expenses for their men, And
yet that's the high-soundins phrase
of one Dave Fultz. president OF the
fraternity. The mistake the mag
mates made was to announce their
wholesale chopping OF salaries for
1917. their attempt to get back to
earth financially. II they had kept
that to themselves. they might have
walked away with the cake.
With three balls for a pass instead
OF four. Eddie Plank might pitch a
game In less than three hours.
While the pocket billiard boom
which has hit this city Is on 1t IL
well to mention an individual who is
largely responsible for 1t. He Is no
other than George He'll, who handled
the recent tournament for the Dis
trict championship. at the Grand Cen
trail He'll has been connected with
the game here more than twenty
years as manager in various estab-
Iishments. He was associated with
Frank Sherman and other prominent
billiard proprietors for a number OF
years and knows the game as thor
oughly as any man in the city. More
interest was shown In Heirs latest
venture. the Grand Central tourna-
ment than in any previous pocket
billiard event held in the Capital
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
q. AND O. CUNT WINS.

3. and o. won over the Southern
ouint in the Terminal r. r. Y. No A.
basketball league last night, IS to IG
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
GREED THE CAUSE
OF B. B. TROUBLE
Hermann Proves Where Fra
ternity Intended to Hold
Up Magnates.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE base
ball players fraternity was indicted
by August Hermann and convicted
by the National League at the Wal
dorf yesterday, and will be sentenced
by the fans to oblivion. Mr.. Herr
mann produced documentary evidence
to prove that the leader of the fra
ternity, who ordered the players out
on strike had made at least two un-
fortunate breaks.
In one bulletin sent out to the fra
ternity it was stated that the leader
had in his office q Letter from Mr..
Hermann to the effect that both
the latter and Ban Johnson favored
the granting of minor league play
ers' expenses. Mr.. Hermann declared
that he never had written such a
letter, and he produced a telegram
from the fraternity leader admitting
that he had no such communication
in his possession
Traitor In Frat Camp.
On january 16, 1917, in another
bulletin to the fraternity, the leader
let the cat out of the bag. It has
been repeatedly denied by the strik-
ers that the real cause for the hold
out was the question of salaries. The
strikers and their business agent in
sisted that they were acting in be
half of the downtrodden minor
leaguers who couldn't afford to pay
their expenses to the Southern train
ing camps each spEing. But, sad to
relate, there was traitor in the fra
ternity's camp. This traitor hand
ed over a copy of the bulletin of
g. - NafH al
League, and among other things this
interesting piece OF advice to the
strikers was disclosed:
The Telling Bulletin.
Hold the contracts that have been
sent you. When we have won you
viii get the biggest salaries ever
offered to you"
There is the cause OF the players
hoId-up in a nutshell. 1t proves be-
yond a question OF doubt that the
fraternitys present attitude is the
result of greed and avarice, not a
desire to help the lowly minor
leaguers.
When~Mr. Hermann made public
his Indictment of the fraternity, the
National League promptly held
rial in the star chamber with the
result that the numerous concessions
granted to the players organization
since 1913 were wiped off the book
and diplomatic relations were sew
cred, the National League men de-
claring that they intended to fight
the strikers to a finish
Pass Up Fraternity.
As soon as the National Leagues
action became known, the club own
ers. in the presence OF the scribes,
each put themselves on record by
declaring that there would be- no
more dealings of any kind with the
fraternity. Governor Tener wound
up the declaration OF war by saying
that the National League players al.
ways could belong to a fraternity
or any other social organization, but
that in future they would have to
deal with their employers as indiVid-
uals. In short the fraternity, and
the strike received a terrific body
blow, and it will not be long before
the deluded strikers decide to de-
sert the sinking ship
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
WANT DUCK MATCH
WITH ROYAL QUINT
Tom Keene's Grand CentraIs
Would Roll District League
Champions.

Tom Keane. captain OF the Grand
Central duckpin team, of the National
Capital League, will communicete
with Harry B. HALEY. captain OF the
Royal quint, of the District League,
shortly to arrange a ten-game match
for q purse, should the Royals agree
to roll.
Keane's team, consisting of Johnny
Vaeth, Tom Mayhem, Nick Chaconas,
Clarence Acton and Ernest Miller, Is
one of the foremost combinations of
the city and a match with the Royals
would create considerable interest.
Keane Is endeayoring to secure Ed
die Howser, who Is now a substitute
on the Royal team, to strengthen his
quint. It Is understood that Howser
is willing to sign with the National
Capital Leaguers should Captain Hal
ley see .fit to let him go. Howser's
reputation as a pinspiller Is well
known. He is rolling few games with
the Royals now because OF the un-
usual success each of the regulars is
meeting.
Continentals boast capable
anchor man in Manghum. The latter
is q consistently good performer, and
especially in q pinch In one game
of q recent match, after all the Con-
tinentals with the exception of Mang-
hum had rolled, he was placed in q
position where q nine-pin spare was
needed to win. Manghum got the
mark and proceeded to get the nine
pin count
With the setbacks recently received
by the Marines IL appears that the
Departmental League pennant race
has narrowed down to two teams,
Navy and Treasury.
HyattsviIle bowlers have been show
ing local rollers a thing or two about
the game lately. The Treasury quint,
which has been responsible for some
exceptional rolling this season, fell
before the Marylanders and last night
q team composed OF Wood, Isemann,
George, Armiger, and vaeth, all we'll
known Capitolians, was trimmed by
the Hyattsville Arcades. The event
was the opening OF home-and-homs
series, total pins to decide the win
ner. The scores:
The Washington times., 1917-02-14

With the setbacks recently received
by the Maripes IL appears that the
Departmental League pennant race
has narrowed down to two teams,
Navy and Treasury.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14

MT. PLEASAN
Park
The Washington times., 1917-02-14

Today the moguls are tearing theil
hair in New York.
Evening star., 1917-05-04
ITALY IS SENDING
LEADING MEN HERE
Political, Scientific, Business
and Social Life Represented
in Commission.

Representative OF every element in
the political. scientific. business and So
cial life OF Italy is the commission of
distinguished Italians soon to land in
America AS officially announced by
the Italian embassy, the principal pur-
pose of the Italian government in send
ing the commission is to convey to the
American government and people some
sense of the Italian peoples deep graft
tude to the Americans not only for
joining with the entente allies in the
war, but for the many acts of charity
and benevolence extended to Italian
soldiers since the beginning Of HOSTILE
ties
Like the British and French commits
sions, which preceded it, the Italians
also have other motives in coming TO
America such as the extension to the
American army and navy of the bene-
fit of experience acquired by the Italian
army and navy at the cost of much
blood and suffering during the war.
Conditions in the Italian AIDS, where
lies the battle-ground between Austria
and Italy, have developed many star
Ting and important changes in military
methods quite unknown in the cam
paien now being conducted to the
northward and eastward by the British,
French and Russians. Likewise, naval
operations in the Adriatic and Mediter-
ranean are conducted on a very differ
ent basis from the naval combatS in
the colder northern waters of Europe.
Evening star., 1917-05-04
GAMERS ASK HELP
|NLABOR PROBLEM
Appeal to Government to Re-
cruit Young Women for
the Work.

Lacking both tin cans and woman en-
ployes, canning industries of Maryland
have appealed to the Department of
Labor to come to their aid with girls
to help in the canning of foodstuffs put
UP annually in the nearby states, and
thus have opened large field to the
girls of the National Capital. who may
want to "do their bit" for their coun-
try.
The boys working reserve. with Of
fees at the Labor Department, is al
ready enrolling the boys and young
men OF the nation into farming com
panies, but no provision has been made
as yet for the organization of a girls
working reserve"
Action by the Labor Department,
which was actively started today, TO
get woman employees for field and fac
tory working IN the canning industry
this spring and summer in Maryland
and other nearby states. is regarded rs
perhaps the opening step toward the
formation of a girls working reserve.
Work an Important One.
Thus the sisters of the boys of the
nation will be afforded a chance to
help in canning the country's perish
able foodstuffs. of tremendous impor-
tance in view of the food shortage now
existing in many staple crops.
Seriousness of the food situation was
further brought out today in recon-
mendations made by special commit
tee of tinplate manufacturers, tin can
makers and Gamers of all foodstuffs, to
Secretary Redfield of the Department OF
Commerce and Secretary Houston OF
the Agricultural Department.
Tha rnriyn
this committee. representing the Big
gest concerns in the country engaged
in the manufacture of tin cans and the
packing of foodstuffs, has made to the
government heads, it is known, is that
during the period of the war no food
stuffs be packed in tin cans which
could be preserved in other ways, such
as in dried state.
This recommendation has far-reach-
ing ramifications. it is believed, in that
it would do away with many foodstufs
now bought in cans, such as baked
beans and macaroni prepared in catsup,
etc.
Dry Preserving of Foodstuffs.
1t is believed by the industries con
cerned and by the government officials
that all foods which can be dried and
afterward prepared by the housewives
should be treated in this manner rather
than put up in cans.
The Department of Commerce has
been working on the tin situation.
which at one time threatened a-tre-
mendous shortage of cans. for several
months, and. though the shortage does
not now appear to be SO serious as
formerly much concern is felt over
where all the cans are coming from to
pack all the food that wartime
America will demand.
The bringing of the Department of
Labor into the matter, to obtain woman
employees. largely for the canning in
dustry, is felt to further the solution
which government officials, tin plate
manufacturers. tin can manufacturers
and Gamers alike are all striving for.
The country's perishab1e foodstuffs
must be canned-that is the decree. If
this result can be attained only by the
doing away with Boston baked beans"
for instance it is felt that the beans
must go. in that form at least.
Evening star., 1917-05-04
Rockefeller Fund for War Aid.

NEW YORK, May 4.-The Rockefeller
Foundation announces that it has ap-
propriated s475,ooO to be spent in the
United States for medical research and
humanitarian aid as the beginning of
its work in the war with Germany.
Evening star., 1917-05-04
Arlotta a Progressive.

Enrico Arlotta is well known
Italian financier and member of the
cabinet. holding the portfolio of MN
lister of transportations. He has rep
resented the city Of Naples continuous
ly In the house of representatives
since 1890. Mr.. Arlotta was minister
of finance in 1903, when the present
minister for foreign affairs. Baron Son
nino, was premier of the italian cab
met, and is what would be regarded in
America as a progressive.
Marquis Luigi Borsarelli di Rifreddo
is undersecretary of foreign affairs and
has been a member of the house of
representatives since 1890. He has
headed important missions in foreign
countries, is man of wealth and a
member of an ancient Piedmontese
family.
Francesca Saverio Nitti is known all
He has published many important
works on political science and finance
and ranks high among italian states
men. He has been a member Of the
house of representatives since 1909,
and in 1911 was minister of industry
and commerce.
Augusta Ciuffelli also is representa-
tive of the legislative branch of the
Italian government at present, having
been a member of the house of repre-
sentatives since 1909 and several times
has been a member of the cabinet. He
is a man of scientific attainments and
is at present, in addition to his legis-
lative position, a member Of the con-
siglio di state of the Italian kingdom,
a high administrative and judicial body.
Evening star., 1917-05-04
Vital Questions to Be Discussed.

Also the Italian commissioners are
desirous of consulting freely with
American officials regarding co-opera-
tion in dealing with shipping and sub
sistence problems and the adjustment
of rates of exchange and other vital
questions.
The mission includes a prince of the
Italian reigning house, Ferdinando di
Savoia; Guglielmo Marconi inventor of
wireless telegraphy; two members of
the cabinet. Enrico Arlotta and Marquis
Borsarelli. and two Italian statesmen
and publicists, Mr.. Nitti and Mr.. Ciu-
fell
The head of the mission is Prince
di Uline. eldest son of the Duke of
Genoa, and first cousin to King Victor
Emmanuel. The prince is captain in
the royal navy, has taken an active
a medal of honor for deeds Of personal
daring and bravery. He is thirty-three
years old.
Mr.. Marconi is a senator and also
holds a commission in the Engineer
Corps, where he is devoting his inven-
tive faculties to the service of the gov
ernment in developing war devices. He
was born in Bologna, Italy, April 20.
1874. of an Italian father and Irish
mother. and educated in Italy, Scotland
and England. He has been a frequent
visitor to America, and has developed
many of his inventions in this coun-
try,
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1917-10-11
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Hatpins of Fur.

Hatpins have not been much In evil
dence for several years. but furriers
are showing hatpin that will serve
as the only necessary ornament to the
winter hat, says the Dry Goods Econo-
mist. This pin has small head In the
center surrounded with circle of fur
three or four inches in diameter. This
may be had In various furs or combi-
nations, to match the trimming of the
suit.
Also in fur are the huge Pierrot but
tons which will be used later in the
winter to ornament the coats and suits.
These buttons are two or three Inches
In diameter and may be had in differ
ent furs. Fur drops are also being
shown for winter wear on coats and
suits.