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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-19
TWO WRESTLING ACCIDENTS.
Bothner Breaks Leg and Gardne,
Falls on Head.

ATLANTIC CITY. March 1s.-George
Bothner, ffty-one years, of New York
champion lightweight wrestler Of the
world. broke his leg last night in a
bout with Frank Rice of Boston. In
gripping Rice in a flying body scissor
his toe caught beneath Rice's body and
his left leg snapped above the ankle.
Pinky Gardner of Schenectady, N. T.. in
a second bout, was probably fatally in
jured when Mike Yakel of Salt Lake
City threw him over the ropes. Gard
ner landed on his head and sustained
conclusion of the brain.
Yakei, who is the middleweight cham
pion. and George Fisher of New York,
the referee, were taken into custody by
Police Chief Miller to await the out
come of Gardeners injuries.
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Discord exists in the ranks. of the
Royals. Friendly discord. it is true.
but nevertheless discord which will re-
suit in one of the best played matches
in doubles Washington alleys have ever
seen. Dick Barber last ween ventured
the opinion that nc and Harry krauss
could whip any other two men in Wash
ington in II match game of duckpins,
total pins to count. Tia. ha," was Pop
Halley's answer in Pops" well known
style. He. he Knocked Dick. 'Ill just
bet you dinners for the four of us. each
dinner 20 cost ten cold bones per plate.
The haste with which Pop" accepted
the challenge probably would have led
many to believe that he wanted TO get
the bet down before he lost the oppor-
tunity.
Anyway. the match was arranged. and
some time next week Dick Barber and
Harry Krauss will take the alleys
against Eddie Howscr and Pop Hal
ley in a duckpin match. They will roll
three games and the pair that scores
the most pins will be obligated to set
covers for four
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-19

the two major events about New York
city. nor has seriously challenged the
supremacy OF Jerry Travers. Oswald
Kirkby and Fred Herreshon. Atlanta
is just now having its innings. With
Bobbie Jones, aged SIXTEEN Perry
Adair. Tom Prescott and other very
youthful stars, the southern city has
a lower age average among its first
class players than any other city.
Philadelphia has Norman Maxwell, but,
with the possible exception of Maxwell
and Meredith Jack. the Quaker city has
not any promising young stars.
Washington is developing some very
good young players, but none of them
has yet shown signs of championship
stuff Possibly with two years more
competitive golf, the stiff kind of com
petition that brings out a mans true
game. some of Washingtons young
sters may develop into aspirants for
the larger titles.
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REGAIN SHOOTING TITLE.
German and Worthington Win
Championship in Two-Men Shoot.

WILMINGTON. Del. March 81. S.
German. of Aberdeen. Md, and l.. Il.
Worthington of Baltimore. won the
eastern professional two-men target
championship by defeating f. r. Calvin
and II. McC. Winchester of this city,
holders of the title. by the score of
273 to 262. German and Worthington
lost the title to Calvin and Winchester
in Baltimore last fall by one target.
The match was a total of $50 targets.
shot in four strings of % targets each.
in singles and one string of doubles at
so targets. German broke al: Worth
ington, 1872; Calvin. 49,, and Winchester,
131.
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THE OTHER ANGLE
Nationa1ities
BY KIRK MILLER.

1t doesn't make much difference what
your nationality is so long as your
biography doesn't open where the pref
Eel got off to bad start.
The nativity of the pretzel is dis
tinctly German, as you can detect by
looking at its irregularity. Its coun-
tenanoe is as crooked as Won linden
burg's tendencies and they are about
as straight as his front line.
That makes the pretzel resemble
dish of spaghetti with the collie.
Time was when the present day and
generation couldn't limp through a con-
volution of the hour hand without
broken doses of pretzels and cheese.
but the present day and degeneration in
Germany has made civilization as wary
of the rheumatic cracker as Cook was
bashful of the north pole.
Since April we've had to maintain
a strict censorship on what creeps onto
our tables lest we have a visitor from
the Department Of Justice.
Among other diplomatic acts of table
etiquette We've had to declare a sep
arate peace with hot dogs and sauer-
kraut; for those emissaries of indiges-
ton started barking on the banks of
the Rhine and have barked their way
into every corner of uncivilization.
If you are caught in the vicinity of
an American Shlpbulldlng plant with
two yards OF frankfurters you're as sus-
picious character as if YOU had three
pints of dynamite, which contain
enough calories TO blow concrete
canoe farther north than the aurora
borealis.
If any of you are pining for vaca-
ton away from things, just insert
set of pretZels where you usually park
your earrings. and you'll be guaran
teed peace and quietude in one of our
most obsolete detention bungalows I'M
til the war abscondS.
Hasenfefer. which used to he
chronic dish in this hemisphere during
the rabbit season. has now been put
away with the album and hoopskirts
to die an unnatural death. Any traces
of hasenfeffer found on this years
trench coat lapels will be considered
a violation of The Hague disa greement
form-f1tinG aquarium where the other
alien FlackerS are converting.
Everything Turkish is also taboo be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific until after
William TIohenZoilern gets through try
ing to be the second edition of Ma
poleon. When Willie finds out that he
is rot Blue Beard or Alexander the
time we dodge into a Turkish bath and
we can smoke Turkish cigarettes with
out thinking were inhaling fumes
from bituminous fireless cooker.
Hungarian goulash can't be pur-
chased in America any easier than
Vienna rolls can be PACED in Paris
rotisserie.
If Russia doesn't shed some of its
bolshevsk bacilli, caviar sandwiches
win be retailed by jewellers instead
of by grocers and kept in safes over
night rather than refrigerators.
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By Ripley.

winter is over. Things are beginning
to move faster with US now. and you
may see in the papers what the troops
over here are doing. We don't get much
dope, and I suppose our papers tell you
more about what is going on In France
than I can. I have no idea how many
men we have in Franco nor what regi-
ments are here. We are scattered all
through France in small villages, ana
as we are not given many passes to
Paris we don't run into each other
often. Paris is the mecca, but at night
1t is a gloomy place: everything closed
up at $50 and the streets in almost
total darkness; a few lamps here and
pavement.
I'VE are having maneuvers two or
three times q week now. pracucdng
getting out OF dugouts quickly, blow
tars, and throwing and shooting hand
and rifle grenadea We have to be be-
hind cover when grenades are thrown.
AZ they break up into . number of
area Pieces Of she'll from a Stokes
mortar fly back three and four hun
dre,r yards at times and one hit my
steel helmet yesterday and knocked it
clean of. l didn't hear It coming: but
you. Those you hear whistling in the
air are the ones you know are going
by without stopping, and they make
sweet music.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Is sched-
uled to play two institutions here next
fall. On October 10 it will come to Wash
ington to meet Georgetown and October
20 is due to make another Journey up here
for a contest with Maryland State. Other
games on V. p. LIS schedule are with
Hampden- Sidney, Emory and Henry.
Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, North Caro-
lima A and NJ. Roanoke College and Vir-
ginia Military Institute.
Cornell plans to carry out it's usual
schedule in rowing this spring. However.
the Ithacans are somewhat handicapped
by lack of good coaching, ''Old Man
Courtney not being in good enough
health to give all the attention necessary
to the big squad.
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MEET To WIND UP
SEASONS AFFAIRS
College Basket Ball League to
Hold Final Meeting Monday.
Letter From Nelson Poe.
BY n. C. BYRD.
From a Warrington athlete in
France:
"The Y. NJ. c. A. is doing n won
derfu1 work over here. If you can
help that organization carry out
its plans for Gods sake do it."
Was ever there . more plain,
more direct. more urgent appeal
that thatS

Affairs of the District Intercollegiate
Basket Ball League will be settled up
next Monday night. March 25. Presi-
dent Beckett has called meeting of
the managers of teams for that even
ing at o'clock. and that Will be fol-
lowed at $50 o'clock by a gathering Of
the coaches and officials. The man
ayers are to be got together in order
to settle up the financial affairs of the
organization and the coaches and Of
f1cials are to be called upon to discuss
possibilities for next year in changes
in the rules. playing conditions, etc.
For the first time in a long while the
colleges in the league have run their
basket ball games without loss. And
to go little further, the rchedule has
season has been finished with . balance
on the right side OF the !el@.., some.
thing that is extremely unusual.
AS far as the gathering 81 the coaches
that one or two of the rnen have ideas
which they wanted presented to the inter
collegiate committee on BASKET ball rules
as representative Of the league as a
whole. The opinions, If presented in that
way, undoubtedly will bear more weight
than if they went before the board as
expressions from an individual or from in
dividuals.
Another bit of interesting gossip
ton Alumni Weekly, about elife Of
American soldiers in France comes
from a letter written by Nelson Poe,
former Princeton athlete:
Il have been having q rather quiet
time since I returned from the British
front at Ypres. My regiment IL station
ed in a small French village in which
no house beasts of bathtub or rum
ming water. We live right close to ma
ture, in which pigs. goats, sheep. chick
ions. All the French peasants live in
villages instead Of on farms. and they
bring the above household pets in with
them. The country around here is
beautiful fiat, rolling and quite hilly,
with canals and rivers; lined with trees,
flowing through it. We have had quite
a little snow and rain, and mud al
ways, but I believe the worst of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-19
WRESTLING STARS CLASH.
Zbyszko and Stranger Lewis Meet
Tonight in New York.

NEW YORK, March le.-wladek
Zbyszko and Stranger" Ed Lewis,
each of whom has scored a VIC
tory over the other. will meet again
tonight in , catch-as-catch-can vrest-
ling contest at Madison Square Garden.
Lewis defeated Zbyszko here last De-
cember by forcing the Polish wrestler
to the mat with his famous head
lock" but few days later in a return
match, with the head lock" barred.
Zbyszko was the victor. Tonight moth
ing but the strange hold will be bar
red and one fall will decide the winner
The match Will be limited to two
hours and the referee, in case no fall
is scored, will give a decision on points.
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Denver Man Dies in Buenos Aires.

DENVER. Col. March 19.-Wiliam
Cook Daniels of Denver. millionaire dry
goods merchant. traveller and explorer
died in Buenos Aires yesterday, ac-
cording to a cablegram received here
He had not been in the best of health
since the Spanish American war. dur
ing which he held a commission as
major of volunteers, serving in Cuba
under Gen. Lawton. Mrs. Daniels is
conducting, at her own expense, a hos
pital in Switzerland for informed Brit
ish and French officers.
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ELMER MYERS MARRIED.
Athletics Pitcher WEEDS Mrs. Gladys
B. Bailey-Of to Camp.

PHILADELPHIA. March 1a-Emer
G. Myers. pitcher on the Athletic base
ball team. was married yesterday to
Mrs Gladys B. Bailey. The latter only
received divorce yesterday from her
former husband. John C. Bailey. in
court OF common pleas No. 5. Imme-
diately after obtaining a divorce Mrs.
Gladys B. Bailey, accompanied by
Elmer G. Myers. went to the Office Of
the marriage license clerk, where they
obtained a license to wed. Mrs Bailey,
whose maiden name was Griffiths. OBJ
tanned the divorce on the grounds of
cruel and bArbarous treatment.
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BARTELMAS IS LEADING.
Beats Dick Tip in First Block of
Pocket Billiard Match.

In the first round OF the pocket billiard
match between Dick Tip and Charley
Bartelrnas for the championship of the
District, the latter went far in the lead.
scoring 125 to g. Bartelmas had a high
run of 62. Tip is defending his cham
ponship title. won a short time ago in
the tourney for the title. The other blocks
Of the match will be rolled tomorrow and
Friday nights.
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Eddie Eayrs to Manage Providence,

PROVIDENCE, r. L.. March 13.-Eddie
Eayrs. pitcher and outhelder for tbs
Providence International League team.
was elected manager Of the Grays yes
terday. succeeding Jack Egan. who goes
to Milwaukee. Eayrs pitched for Brown
University in 1918 and went to the Pitts
burgh Nationals. Pittsburgh sent him
to Columbus. where he remained until
mid season Of 1916. when he Joined the
locals.
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Conferring Over Willard, Fulton Bout

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, March ls.-
Mike Collins, manager OF Fred Fulton.
Rochester. Mimi, heavyweight fighter.
leaves today for Chicago to confer with
Col. J. c. Miller On the coming champ
ionship bout between Jess willard and
Fulton While the place for holding
the fight has not been finally decided
upon, Collins said he hoped arrange
ments could be made to stage the hat
tie at Bliss, Okla
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QUITS GAME TO RAISE HOGS.

BOkOSHE. Okla. March 19-Pitcher
George Foster of the Red Sox an
nounced today he had quit the game.
He will devote his future to raising
hogs
The contract offered Foster this year
specified cut of $4,000 in salary. he
says This prompted him to quit Fos-
ter is building one OF the biggest hog
ranches In the state
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Royals VS.. Grand Centrals.

Tonight at the Royal there will be
another match for blood" in the Dis
trict League, Grand Centrals being
scheduled to journey there to meet the
Royals Just short while ago, it will
be remembered, the Royals went over
to the Grand Central alleys and en-
gagged in set-to with the Grand Cen
trails, from which set-to the Royals
emerged. figuratively speaking, with
black eyes, mashed noses, bruised
bodies. skinned cheeks ard everything
else indicative of terrific trouncing.
In ALI proba hiity there is some slight
remembrance Of that little affair still
lingering in the craniums of the Royal
players, and for that reason they will
have some slight desire to win at least
one of the three contests tonight.
Grand Certrals last week went into the
lead in the District League. They
think they have their jaw teeth hinged
down on about three corners of the
pennant SO tightly that nothing short
of a genuine cataclysm can shake them
loose.
Therefore, 1t probably win be Some
match.
Last night, in the District League,
the Shermans took three straight from
the Contenders. Elr- er and Allen led
the winners, with sets of 346 and s4l,
respectively. Allen got high game-144.
Last nights scores:
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Indians Wins, 8 to Q.

NEW ORLEANS. March 19-Bobby
Roth. Joe Woods and Ray Chapman of
the Cleveland Indians starred in a
twelve-inning 3to-2 victory over the
New Orleans Pelicans Sunday, the first
game of the season here. Pitchers
Jim Baeby and Bob Groom, who re-
Gently was acquired from st. Louis,
are still missing.
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-Four White Sox Missing,

FORT WORTH, Tex. March 19.-Man-
aser Clarence Rowland of the White
Sox, on arrival here yesterday, report
ed the absence of four players Reb
Russell is hold-out, Hap F>elsch suf-
fered a sudden illness and Bruno Haas
apparently made good his intention to
join the aviation forces. Kid Gleason
missed the train. The Sox will begin
their real work at Mineral Wells to-
day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-19
SORENESS IN MUSCLES RESULTS
FROM GRIFFMENS WORKOUTS
Several Players Have Kinks Due to
Strenuous Practice in First Few
Days-Some Already Appear
in Good Condition.

former Brown is expected to this year
display the same bang-up brand OF ball
he has shown every season except 1917
since he broke into the majors
The game planned here for SATURDAY,
March 80. with the Pittsburgh Nationals
has fallen through. Manager Bezdek hav-
ing advised Griff that the Pirates already
are booked for that date The WASH
ington helrnsnan is trying to arrange a
contest with another major league team.
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That Queer QUESTIONABLE.

VINO composed the stein Song" from
The Birth Of Nation?'
What famous explorer slept with a
high haf on?
Ara you going to buy liberty bonds
or ret Germany annex your future?
WN1 dumbbeil exercises take the
INT from around your ears?
Whist II the chief product Of Hawaii,
o1a1es OF hips, and how much2
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Greb 0utboxes Langford.

BUFFALO. N. T, March 1s-Harry
Greb. ISL pounds, of Pittsburgh. vaiv-
ing the color line, obtained decision
in the sfx-round bout with Willie Lang
ford, 1873 pounds. of New York, here
last night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-19

Canuto Reyes. Villa commander.
held up a train near Calvo. Coahuila
March 10, and captured S250,0G0 in
Mexican gold. according to a report
brought to the border by passengers
from Torreon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-19

Rramer Given Decision Over McNeill
DENVER. COL March 10. Harry
Bramer Of Denver was awarded the de-
cision over Benny Mcneil, feather
weight of England, at the end OF the
ifteen-round bout here last night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-19

Copyright. 1918. BY a. G. Fisher. Trade marK
Reg. G. s. Pat. 0ff.)
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DISTRICT DUCKPIN LEAGUE.


Totals -. .49i $50 90 Totals
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WASHINGTON TENpIN LEAGUE.
FAvORS A LATER START.

Totals 573 534 sos Totals 500 4s6 400
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-04-03
ARIZONA YOUTH MEETS
 DEATH IN ITALY
(From Sundays Dailv)

Adjutant Marcus Jordan, son of Major and Mrs. T. C. Jordan, met his death at Foggia, Italy during the Neck in an airplanc accident. accord ing to a cablegram received by his brother at Washington, who in turn advised Arizona relatives
 This young man of about "A years, made Prescott his home during the time his father was operating mines in the Black Hills and remained at the camp for over two years, visiting this city often. He came into favor able mention while returning from the Philippines in an attempt to save ! woman from drowning who had jumped overheard from the vessel, for which he was given the Car ncgie hero medal. The woman it was stated had first shielded and when her body was recovered she was dead.
 Young Jordan it was stated yes tcrday by an acquaintance, defied two McxicanS who had used threatening language against partner of hiS father, w. ]. Sweeney, and they dc sisted in carrying out their purpose. which was to inflict bodily harm on this innocent man. Two years ago he joined a machine gun platoon in Canada, for service in France, reach ing the rank of first lieutenant When the United States entered the war he returned and joined the aviation corps, going to Italy eight months ago, where he was promoted and placed in command of the Eighth Aerial Division. as ranking officer.
 Major Jordan served in the civil war with the Conicdcracy and won his rank for gallantry in action. He and his wife are now residing at Long Beach. Calii.. and he also re- tains his mining interests in this sec tiOu
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-04-03
BOOTLEGGERS ID DO TIME IN THE
 COUNTY JAIL
THREE MEN WHO PLEAD GUILTY TO INTRODUC- TON CHARGES ARE SENT TO BOOBY HATCH BY JUDGE SWEENEY.
CFrom Saturdays Daily.)

Three bootlcggcrs, who had en- tered pleas of guilty, were yesterday sentenced to jail terms and fined by Superior Judge Sweeney. All three of the men sentenced had been ar raigned on Thursday. Gus Olson was given 30 days and fine of $50, Frank Allen drew a similar package and Robert Carter got 30 days and a fine of S25. This ended the list of the criminal cases set for trial dur ing the present term, most of the cases having been against booze sell CTS and most of them pleading guilty.
 Seeking a Divorce
 Mrs. Florence Picrson yesterday filed suit asking for a divorce from James E. Pierson, the defendant be- ing charged in the complaint with being an habitual drunkard. The Persons were married at Pioche, New, in 1907 and to this union was born four children. Mrs. Pierson asks for the custody of the young stcrs, an alimony of Sl00 per month and $l00 attorney fees.
 Gail of the Calendar
 The call of the court calendar for the month of April will be made on Monday, there being an unusually large number of civil eases which arc awaiting trial. A large number of divorce suits are on hand and several personal injury cases.
 Probate Matters
 In the matter of the estate of the late William l.. Dustin, Charles T.. Joslin was yesterday appointed ad- ministrator. The latter qualified by filing bond of $500.
 Mrs. Amber Thompson was named as administrative Of the estate of Joseph s. Thompson, filing a bond of S25O P. l. Koehanc, C. E. Gen try and Charles McLane were ap- pointed appraisers.
 Mrs. Mary Ellen Wolfe was ap- pointed administrative of the estate of Oscar A. Reading and her bond of S150 was accepted. koehanc, Gentry and McLane were named as appraisers.
 A. w. Bromley was named by Judge Sweeney as administrative of the estate of William B. Riley, Brom- ley filing a bond of $500. B. M. Sparks, W. II. Knight and Robert Golf were appointed appraisers.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-04-03
Session is Ended
FARMERS SHIFTING TO KEEP IN TOUCH
 WITH HIGH WAVE
tFrom Wednesdays Daily.l


 Walnut creek is adopting new in- dustry. that of hog raising, and its boast of being the cabbage center oi the universe is about to be relegatcd to memory Judge Geo. A. Aims worth, the kraut king of that locality, is beginning 10 get in line to "hoe it.. coming to town yesterday to re- ccivc three Yorkshire pigs by express from California that had value each of S150. This will be the nucleus oi a future big business, and his move mcnt is due to a belief that pork soon will be a luxury at home as all the beef is going abroad. Harry J. Crane. also of Walnut creek, was a visitor yesterday. and has caught the swine fever, and is to branch out in that business. Poultry raising is lin- ing mp, and crops to be favored this year will be the substantial bean and potato, with cabbage as last on the list. The rural gentry is eagerly grasping al the opportunities and is guided by prophetic foresight that pork chops and gravy will soon be a luxury when restricted mcatlcss days come along at quicker pace than at present ordained.