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The Washington times., 1917-02-11
TOME IS COMING
George Green to Bring Speedy
Youngsters to q. v. Meet.

George Green to Bring Speedy
Youngsters to @. U. Meet.
George F. Green, former st. Albans
School coach and now coach at Tome
School, is bringing q number OF
youngsters to the Georgetown meet
Saturday night
Tome has been working hard In
track and has had a squad Of sixty
runners out since early fall. Among
there are Wrightson Tolson, OF Cen.
treville, Md, next years football cap
tain, a good hammer man; Baldwin
Spillman, of wincheste Va, valuable
in the high jump and In the distances:
William H. Baker. OF York, Pa, who
has the making of q middle-distance
runner, and Robert Bradford, OF VIII
mington. this years captain. q hurdle
Jumper and quarter-miler. These four
made the 1916 team. or the new ma
terial, Marshall E. Pridmore. of Chi.
cago, shows the most promise. He
was one OF the relay men that won
the American championship in the
Penn relay last spring. Lee HardestY,
OF Washington, who won the novice
race at the Tome meet last year, Is
being counted on again. George Mar
shall, OF Chicago, is another good half
mile porspect-
In dash events, Earnshaw Cook, of
Towson, Md, and Donald Brock, of
Chicago, can be counted on. and Albert
and Bruce Clark, of Galveston. Tex,
will strengthen the middle-distance
men.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
CENTRALGETS GOOD
ATHLETE IN WILSON
Newcomer From Emporla, kan.,
Makes impression In Try
outs on Floor.

Central High School is considered
fortunats in landing an excellent
prospect In the person Of Dave WI
SON, who halls from Rmporia. Kaus
The youngster recertly entered the
school and comes with . fine REGARD
In athletics. Wilson is sixteen year.
old, stands six feet and weighs i72
pounds. He was selected for honors
a. center on the basketball team in
Emporia and has recently worked out
with the Central squad.
Net Engihle Now.
Wilson viii not Be sIisibls for
athletics until psxt fall. He played
tackle on his football team In Kansas
and II . catcher on the baseball
team The youngsrer showed up
wen at Central In the first two days
out with the basketbaIl team and
Coach Aet.ler speaks highly Of his
new acquisition
Central has two more games In the
nigh school series and will probably
play Q return game with EpiscopSl
High School, and one with Tome
senooi before elosiag the season.
Track Athletes Busy.
Coach FoIsy's track athletes have
been busy during tAs past few weeks
and are expected TO make Q nue
showing indoors. although Coach
q oiey has never made much OF IN
door meets. In the spring the Central
athletes are expecting 20 take ad-
vantage Of their new track
Several feature meets are expected
to be gotten under way at Central
this year. Relay trails and regular
track practice was under way at the
school yesterday.
s~innsfs In line.
Coach Brunner is putting in time
with the swimmers at present The
dual meet with the Baltimore City
College veterans was the first scho-
lastic meet at Central, and gave prom
ise OF plenty OF action In future.
Baltimore's swimmers had th.ngS
much their own way In the meet. The
Central men are green, but show
promise Of developing into exception
ally good performers before the year
Is out.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
1omoRRow's BOWLING.

District-Royals VS.. shermans. at
Royal.
National Capital-Palsce VS.. Colum-
bians, at Palace
Departmental-TreaXry vs.. Marines.
at Palace.
MasonIc-New Jerusalem VS.. King
David: La Fayette VS.. King Solomon. at
Royal.
Commercial-washing Railway A
A. VS.. Washington Gas. at Palace.
Agriculture Interbureau-Plant Indus
try VS.. Solicitor. at Casino.
Postofrice-Mailing VS.. Supervisory. at
Postofflce.
Navy Yard-Erecting vs. Miscellany.
at Capitol HILL
Georgetown Commercial Potomac
Bank VS.. C. and C. Supply, at George
town
Capitol Hill-Deweys VS.. Germanias. at
Capitol Hill
Bureau Of Printing and Engraving
Machinists VS.. Custodians, at Rathskel-
Ter.
Southeast-Cannon Balls VS.. Midnight
Crew. at Southeast.
Capitol City-Jewels vs.. Ivory Soaps,
at Rathskeller.
Mt. Pleasant-Princetons VS.. Pirates,
at Arcade.
Arcade-New York Life VS.. Kings
Palace, at Arcade.
CoIumbia-CoIumbias VS.. schlits. at
Columbia
Fourteenth. Street-Henderson-R
VS.. Kellys. at Garrisons.
Interstate Statistics VS.. Fourth Sec
don. at Arcade.
Southern Railway-Tie and Timbers
vs.. Managers; Treasurers VS.. Passen-
ger Traffic Law vs.. Auditors. at Palace.
Bureau OF Standardization VS.. Mid
gets, at Arcade.
Ono Class-Dodgers VS.. Phillies, at
Brightwood.
Washington City Tenpin-Royals VS..
Agriculture. at Royal
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
MAY STOP HANS.

Home cooking may cause Hans Wag-
ner. the newly wed. to quit baseball
The veteran walked into Pittsburgh
baseball headquarters the other day
looking as fat as the collector for a
brewery. He confessed he was more
han twenty pounds overweight. and put
the blame on the excellent and bountiful
meals that Mrs. Wagner prepared for
him.. Hans is so stout that Barney
Dreyfuss fears that he cannot play ball
again, even IL he doesn't want TO retire.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
BUCK WISE ENTERS
ARMY-NAVY SCHOOL
Business Crack Should Aid
Props in All BRANCHES of
Sport This Spring.

Buck Wise, who graduated at
Business High School last week, has
entered the Army and Navy Pre-
paratory School and will make a bid
for the basketball and baseball teams
there. Wise was a member OF Bust
ness High, School teams for the past
four years.
The former Business athlete earned
more letters for athletics than any
other Orange and Blue performer.
He was a member of the football,
baseball, and basketball squads for
four years and earned letters each
year. Twice in track work he won
the high jump, earning a letter for
that sport.
The basketball season is about done
at the Army and Navy Prep School,
but three more games being listed.
Coach Clancy's team has been un-
beaten in eight starts this season.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
BOWLERS PLAN FEED
FOR COMING SPRING
Southeasters to Give Elaborate
Affair in Honor Of Grand
centraIs' Victory.

Southeast All-Stars. who owe the
Grand Central duckpin team banauet
for having been trimmed In q speciu
match, have postponed the ARAir until
April when the most elaborate feed Of
It's kind ever held here win be In order.
Ia addition TO the banquet q regular en-
;srtainnnent will be provided According
to present plans between 15o and 90 win
attend.
d. The Grand CentraIs. headed By Capt
Tom Keane, will be the guests OF honor
Johnny Vaeth and Tom Mayhew.
Grand Centrals. probably win roll Ray
Chaplin and Ed Howsef. representing the
Palace alleys. in another ten-gama
series. Local bowling followers viii long
remember their first match In which
some Of the most exceptional perform
ing ever witnessed on local alleys re-
suited.
Charley Gallagher Is attracting atten-
ton in the Palace Midnight League In
four sets with the Murad team he has
knocked down 1,3T pins.
Morris Cafritz. Henry Rodier. and Pey-
ton 3. Fletcher. alleged pocket billiard
players. win engage In a three-cornered
match shortly to settle arguments as to
which can make 50 balls nrst.
Royals hear no more from Won Loss-
berg's Baltimore stars regarding a pro-
posed match. Royals phenominal roll
ing against Roanoke may have some
thing to do with II
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
FLOOR TEAMS LIST
MANY GAMES HERE
Schools and Colleges to Put In
Busy Week In Basketball 1
Battles.

You may take in basketball game
any day this week II you like, or you
may rush around several times each
day keeping track Of the floor ac-
tivities of the various quints. as there
will be something doing all the time
IN ploor activity.
Despite the fact that the George.
town University indoor track meet
VIII be held at Convention. Hall Sat
urday night, there will be plenty of
activity for the basketers who are ap-
pearing to serve up sport in anticipa-
tion of big night Saturday for the
runners.
Schools Are Lively.
The schoolboy Quints will> have a
lively session of 1t on the boards. To-
morrow Technical will play Carroll
in the Carroll Hall. and Western will
engage the st. Albans School team.
Tuesday will find two scholastic
games. The undefeated. Army and
Navy Preparatory School quint is
slated to oppose the Georgetown Uni
versity Freshmen in Ryan gymna-
sium. while Business and Central are
making battle of 1t for second place
in the High School League race.
Wednesday the Friends Select
School team takes on Technical. and a
hot battle is expected. Friday East
ern and Tech play, while Western
tackles Central St Adams and the
A. y. j. combination are also booked
for Friday. Friends are slated to
meet the G. U. Freshmen.
CoIIege% to Play.
After a bit of Iayoff the college
teams in the city will do their best
during the week Gallaudet has two
games listed for Wednesday In the
afternoon Temple College, of Phila-
delphia, is here, while at night East
ern College of Manassas, Va. is
scheduled
George Washington team on Thurs
day night. Rumor has It that Gia-
como, the Hatchetite regular left for
ward, will not be in action for the
remainder OF the season. shorty"
Mcmahon, formerly of c. U, will prob
ably take his place.
Carolina Comes Here.
Carolina A. and NJ is due here for
a game with the Catholic University
team on Friday night. Georgetown
will battle Trinity, of North Carolina,
at the same time. Saturday nigh.
Catholic University has a game sched-
uled with the Trinity College team at
Carroll Institute.
Trinity is said TO have an eXcep-
tionally fine quint this season, and
one capable OF giving the local col
Iege a hot battle. The visitors have
been winning with regularity. The
Carolina \. and NJ. quint is not as
strong as usual.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
SUCCEEDS HART.

LEXINGTON, Va. Feb. 11.-JiEKs
Donahue, basketball and baseball
coach at Washington and Lee this
year, will go to Slemson College next
fa}l to take charge OF all athletics,
it was learned here today.
Donahue, who was assistant coach
in football last fall. has been identi-
fled with Washington and Lee sports
as player for four years and a coach
for two, and was expected to remain
here another season at least.
The former W. and l.. star will sue
ceed Wayne Hart, the former George
Washington player and coach, who
has been in charge OF athletics at
Clemson this season.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
TRAVIS WINS TITLE
Veteran Closes Career BY captur-
Ing South Florida Championship.

PALM BEACH, ia, Feb. Wal
ter ]. Travis closed his long career
Is a player in htting manner here
yesterday by defeating Reginald NJ.
Lewis, WykagyI. 3 and 2, for the
championship of South Florida.
Travis becomes a golf architect in
March, which bars him from the anna
teur ranks.
The veteran at times was his old
self, again he faltered and when It
looked as though the aspiring young
ster would catch him he took on new
life, drove as he had not done in
years and by sheer, dogged determin-
alton gained the verdict.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
MAY LOSE STARS
oerr and Erstresvaas to Quit Fol-
wells Football Team.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 11.-Bob
Folwell will find the task OF building
a winning football team at Penn dur
ing the season of 1917 nearly as great
as when he took the reins last season,
and turned out a great team from a
bunch of misfits Of the year before.
1t was learned yesterday at the Blue
and Blue institution that Ingolf Erst-
resvaag, the North Dakota youth, will
join Ben Derr in quitting the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania inside of two
weeks.
1t was also rumored that a few
more football players are on the verge
of quitting Penn. This appears to be
another bareback OF the ilI-starred
"Trip to California
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
DUFFY Is READY,

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Feb. 1l-Hugh
Duffy will meet his baseball charges at
Harvard next Tuesday evening, when
Captain Abbot will Introduce the new
coach to the candidates for the team at
an informal gathering In the Varsity
Club. Practice will start the following
day in the baseball cage. with work for
ten days or fortnight entirely given
over to coaching the battery candidates.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
WOULD CARRY FEW
Hermann Says Eighteen Player
Rule May Be Adopted.

NEW YORK, FEB. IA roster
limit of eighteen-or, possibly. even,
siXteen-players may be adopted by
the National and American Leagues
for the 1917 season at the big baseball
pow-wow here this week.
This information was brought East
yesterday by August Hermann. chair
man of the national commission, who
arrived from Cincinnati, as GUS
tomary, several days ahead of the
National League schedule Peeting,
which is set for Tuesday at the Wal
dOrf-AstUia Hotel.
Has Been Discussed.
The subject Of the air-tight, cop
pT-riveted roster Of the smallest pos
sibIe proportions has been generally
discussed by the club owners of both
major leagues" said Mr.. Hermann.
Furthermore, shonld say the idea is
popular with the majority. Person
ally / should welcome the scheme,
especially If trouble between this
country and any European power
should develop.
"a minimum roster limit Of such
scant scope" continued the chairman
OF the national COMMISSION, 'ShOulu
not be construed either as a threat or
a move to. checkmate the widely dis
cussed strike of baseball players. Or
ganized baseball need raise no weapon
against this revolution. The strike is
dead. There is no doubt about II.
Fraternity Issue Dead.
Il know this from my relations with
the Cincinnati club. AS president of
the Reds ! assure you there are but
three or four players OF consequence
still unsigned. Not one of the hold
outs had raised the fraternity issue.
/ could have every signature within
twenty-four hours II agreed to sal
airy demands. That's the real answer
to the strike.
But in the lowest possible roster
limit for the major leagues a new ele-
ment enters. This is protection for
the minor leagues. Perhaps ] should
say, rather, assistance for them.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
SCHEDULE IS OUT
Maryland state Has Tough Cam
nalan Ahead for Next Fall.


Maryland State today announces
its football schedule. The Staters
will have the hardest schedule In the
history OF football at College Park.
Successes under Coach Byrd in the
past two years have warranted the
belief that the State teams could
meet stronger eIevens and next fall
the eleven will be put to the test
Princeton, Penn State, Navy, and
North Carolina A. and NJ are the
hardest teams to be met The Vir-
ginia Military Institute, St. Johns
College, of Annapolis, and Johns
Hopkins are the teams played regu-
larly.
The lis tof engagements follows:
September - 10, Princeton, at
princeton.
october-6. Delaware College; 10.
Navy, at Annapolis: 20, virginia Mlll-
tary Institute, at Lexington, Va; 2''
Wake Forest.
November "a. North Carolina
Aggiss; 10, St Johns, at Annapolis;
II, Penn State. at state College, Pa;
90, Johns Hopkins, at Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
"eUMPs" TURNER WORKS.

LEBANON, Pa. Feb. 11.-Jack Ozar.
OF Lebanon Valley College. has been
matched to meet Milt Turner. OF WASH
ington. u g., in a wrestling bout to be
staged in Fisher Academy OF Music
here next Thursday evening. Turner is
brother of Joe Turner. the middle
weight champion. and has been = pro-
fessional for the last four years. The
match is to he decided by two In three
falls.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
BACKS HENRY UP,

. BOSTON. Feb. ll.-Johnny Evers, cap
tain Of the Braves. declared yesterday
that he would permanently retire from
the game II Catcher John Henry, of the
Washington club. was expelled from the
American League for his activities as
vice president Of the Baseball Players
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
GAME Is ROUGH.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l1.-Temple
University girls basketball team de-
feated the George Washington goods
here last night in a rough game, 20
to % Each team had two players
disqualified. Misses Seibold. Reh,
Gardner, Callahan, Simpson, and
Davis started the game for George
Washington. Miss Eva Baker Lewis,
of Washington, was one of the Of
hcials.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
C. U. WINS ANOTHER
TrampIes All Over Visiting RAN
doIph- Macon College Five.

Catholic University had a nice
practice last night at the expense of
the Randolph-Macon College five. The
visitors were no match for c. U. play
ers and went down to a AZ to 10
count.
Coach Rice used nine players duff
ing the fray. Glasscott and Z. w.
OBrien were the leading point get
ters for the Brooklanders. O'Brien
scored eight baskets from the floor
while Glasscols made seven.
But four floor baskets were made
by the visiting quInt so closely were
the VirEinians guarded. Catholic
University will finish up its schedule
in the home gym from now on.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
LOSES, TO VISITORS
Friends Select Is Downed In Two
Games for Quaker Title.

Friends Select School went down
before the visiting Friends team OF
Baltimore yesterday by a score of 43
to 80. The second team of the local
school defeated the Baltimore i've by
80 to 20, while the midgets from Bal
timore won by 20 to %.
Owings, OF the visitors, shot ten
baskets from the floor, and scored
thirteen out Of sixteen free tOsses,
while Harrison Gagged nine out OF
elevent Both shooters were in form,
and the mere fact that the Visitors
were able to take sixteen tries gave
them the victory.
In basket shooting the teams were
even, fifteen being registered by each
duint. The return game between the
three teams will be played in Balti-
more, February "a.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
MCCORMICK APPOINTED.

CHICAGO. Feb. 1l-President John
son, Of the American League. has sign
ed Barry Mccormick. a veteran major
league star. as a member OF the 1917
staff. Mccormick onficiated in
the American Association last season.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip

Some ball players we know would
make nne trench -diseers, even though
the trenches were built for gas pipes.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11

One week from next Tuesday we'lI
all know how many of the Cubs dare
expulsion from Dave Fultz's union.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11

Dutch" Peck, former Western
High lad. 10 shining on the Penn
freshman basketball hve. 1t pays to
go to Western.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11

Les Darcy says he has no manager.
He doesn't need one, not being in the
nghtinE game to any great extent.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-12
BY WINoNA WILCOX

BY WINONA WILCOX
If there is one ailment more than
another afflicting woman today it is
temperament
Temperament is a disease not IN
known to man. But when man is
the unfortunate victim he usually
works over his temperament into
some form of genius and plays the
piano like Paderewski or poses either
in the movies or in the political
arena.
But woman, hampered by the
conventions, and the shape of her
corset, and the lOwrate Of her wages,
and the tariff on talcUm, and her lack
of suffrage, and her manicured finger
nails, and
Goodness gracious, what doesn't
hamper woman?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-12

Woman, so limited in her OppOrtu-
nifty for expression, is accustomed to
repress her temperament.
And temperament corked up is like
yeast working in a warm oven. There
is fermentation an unpleasant Upris-
ing is liable to occur; and tempera-
ment in theory becomes temper in
fact
In advanced stages the afflicted
divorce their husbands and desert
their children. But a mild run of the
aiIment merely makes them so intro
spective they never have time to stop
thinking about themselves long
enough to do a single thing for any
body. And this old world is fairly
aching for service intelligently ap-
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-16
E(special star.R ullstin oorrespondence.l

| Especial ar-Bullssin Correspondence
FORT DE RUSSY, June 16.-ThG
| largest affair of the week was the
hop supper given last night by Cap
tain and Mrs. Robert Duenner fol
twenty-seven guests. Several of thu
guests enjoyed a swim at De Russy
in the afternoon, A delicious supper
was served at small tables, and$ the
party was a very Jolly and inforrna
one Later in the evening Captpir
and Mrs. Duenner took their guests
to the hop at the Administration
building.
The guests at this very enjoyable
affair were Colonel and Mrs. Frans
r. Keefer, Captain and Mrs. Jack
Hayes, Captain and Mrs. Daniel II
Gienty, Miss Ruth Soper, Miss Marie
BaIlentyne, Miss Ann Johnson, Miss
Dorothy McRae. Captain Henry c.
Merriam, and Lieutenant Wallace
Philoon of Honolulu; Major and Mrs
Guy g. Palmer, Mrs. Edward Fuller
Witsell, Doctor Harry Deiber Of For:
Shafter; Lieutenant and Mrs. Howell
M. Estes, Captain Stephen H. Smith,
Doctor Charles ii. O'ConRpr, Doctor
Oscar Shelton, aud Lieutenant Frank
]. Riley of Schofield Barracks; Cap
tain S. Harrison Tilghman Of Fort
Ruger, and Lieutenant Girls Burlin-
game of Fort De Russy.
Much to the regret of everyone on
the post Major Edward Carpenter left
last week on tho transport for the
mainland.
Captain and Mrs. Louis D. Pepin
were host and hostess last evening
at most enjoyable supper preceding
the hop. Some OF the guests enjoyed
swim in the afternoon. The party
was seated at one long table, which
was beautifully decorated with vel
low Marguerites, artistically arranged
In tail crystal vase, while several
crystal bowls On the table held the
same flowers. Unshaded yellow can
dies in crystal stands added a charm
ing finishing touch.
The placecards carried out the color
scheme, and marked covers for Cap.
tain and Mrs. George Ruhlen, Captain
and Mrs. Frederick L. Martin, Captain
John F. Curry, and Captain John B.
Brooks Of Fort Kamehameha; Miss
Louise Clark of Pearl Harbor, Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Stephen H. MacGIe,
gor, Miss Marjorie Caps, Mrs. Reed,
and Mr. William Warren of, Honolulu;
Lieutenant and Mrs. Samuel J. Held,
ner, and Mrs. Helen MacAdams of
Fort Shafter; Lieutenant John Kohle
of Fort Armstrong, Lieutenant and
Mrs. Edward c. Wellington, Major
and Mrs. Joseph Douglas, Lieutenant
Joseph How, Captain Edwards, and
Captain and Mrs. Pepin of Fort De
Russy.
Dancing was the. pleasure of tho
guests during the evening.
Mrs. Reed of Honolulu was the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-16


PEARL HARBoR. Jrne 1e.-Pny-
master William {. CRAY and Mics MRr.
garet E. Gray entertained At a intor-
NAL dinner on We Inc sIay evening
with Miss Louise Clark and Lieuten-
ant Glen Howell Of the navy yard.
Miss Dorothy McRAe ~: honolulu.
Lieutenant John KAhle II For. Arm
strong. and Lieutenant Palmer 81
Scbotield Barracks as their guests
Miss Dorothy ICRae of Honolulu
has been the house-guest of Miss Mar.
garet Gray for several days during
the past week
Miss Isabel Baker was the guest u
Miss Margaret Cray on Tuesday. In
the afternoon Miss Baker. Miss Gray.
Lieutenant Frank V. Schneider ami
Lie1:eAant Palmer made q joll.. party
Who enjoyed a swim at the navy yard.
Captain and MS. George Clark had
as their house-gUest last week AMI
this week Mrs. Dennis Hahan Of Homo
lulu.
Mrs. George Clark. Miss Louise
Clark, and Mrs. Arthur Crenshaw
were guests from Pearl Harbor at I
very delightful bridge-luncheon gives
by Mrs. J. H, Lee Holcopbe at b. :
attractive homs at Fort KamehaE.ch1
on Wednesday.
Miss Margaret Gray was the guest
of Miss Helen Ohnstad at Fort ka-
mehameha TO. dinner and the
movies" on Tuesday.
=
Miss Louise Clark was a guest CT
Captain and Mrs. Louis D. Pcpin fer
supper at Fort De Russy on Friday,
and for the hop which followed.
Captain and Mrs Arthur CrensAaw
entertained at large and very de-
lightful dinner party at the Country
Club last Friday evening D3ncing
was the pleasure of the guests after
dinner.