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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
WILMINGTON HIGH
BEATS WESLEYAN
In Game Played at Dover Cherry
and White Quintet Outclasses
DoWnstatcrs.

Dover, Feb % Wilmington High
Schools basketball team duplicated its
stunt Of early in the season, accomplished
at Wilmington, when IL defeated the
Wesleyan Colleeiate Institute five here
last night by the score Of 30 10 -. Al
though not winning by az great n margin
as they did on their home floor, the Will
mingtoD passers outclassed Wesleyan even
more than they did ut the first meeting,
when the score was az To q.
After establishing comfortable lead,
the visitors eaeed up onJthe local cagers
in the second half, and conserved their
strength for the game with Dover High
here today. The entire Wilmington team
put mp classy exhibition of basketball,
working well from tap-oif to basket.
The score at the end Of the first half
stood 22 10 q in favor Of the boys from
upstate, Wesleyan being held without
a field goal during the opening period.
Tollin work on the floor and bis shooting
from difficult angles. together with the
work Of Carter from the field for Whining
ton, were the leading features.
Wilmington will meet Dover High
here today and in the preliminary game
the girls team Of the two schools will
meet
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
N GOVERN DEAD;
FOLLOWS JOHN |.
Terrible Terry" Latest Of "Pugs'
TO be Counted Out by
Father Time.
Terry Mct,ovcrn is dead.

Life went out of the once invincible
Terrible Terry" at 9.25 o'clock Yesterday
morning in Kings County Hospital.
The greatest Of all the little fighting men
was taken To this institution on Wednc--
day night by his wife, and there it was
said that he was suffering from pncu-
monia. His condition was pronounced
critical, and though he seemed To rally
for time relapse quickly brought an
end to little man whose name will live
with the greatest of ring gladiators.
With Terry when he died were his wife
and his brother Hughic, who occupied n
cot in the same ward, having been brought
to the hospital yesterday suffering from n
broken arm, the result ot fall on the
icy steps Mt his home.
Terry McGovern had been i'll only n
few DAYS The doctors in attendance at
the hospital, however, realized that
Terry's end WAS not far off when he was
brought To them. Terry's friends were
greatly alarmed over his condition of
health when he went To Camp Upton
recently to referee "A few boxing bouts for
the soldiers stationed there.
Terry got as far ms the officers quarters
and then tainted. He was put to bed and
the next day sent home. Since that day
McGovcrn had failed.
Terence Joseph McGovern viii always
be identified with Brooklyn, though he
was born IN Johnstown, Pa, thirt V
eight wears ago As very small child
he was brought To Brooklyn, and it was
there. in the Eric Basin section, that
little Terry McGovern developed into \
fighter. II was natural that hc should,
for il was q smashing hard hitting dis
trict and the last place In the world that
one could expect TO find Little Lord
Fauntlcroy.
Terry's first fighting was done in the
lumber wards near his home. Terry
jumped into Eric Basin fame at least
when he whipped his boss after an argi-
mcnt. and tho thrashing was so convincing
that his boss decided for both of them
that they'd give up the lumber yard
business and 20 in for professional fighting
II was long before the sobriquct Ter.
riblc" became idcntiiied with the rest Of
little Terry. fighting name. His rise
and fall in ring history reads like a romance
He battered his way 10 the pinnacle of
fighting fame with afurv that made his
name swing round the world s Sullivan :
had II was the irresistible dash of the
little fellow that quickly endeared him
TO the lovers of boxing and the world was
amazed when championships tell To him
even IN his teens.
He won the bantamweight title when
he knocked out Pcdlar Palmer Of England
in 1899. year later he gathered IN
the feathcrwcight championship when he
knocked out the matchless George
Dixon at the old Broadway Sporting Club.
With the bantam and fcathcrweight
titles Ia his credit, Terry aimed still
higher. He wanted 10 be champion in
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
LOSS TO TRAPPERS.
Severe Weather Had Its Effect on Eastern
Shore business


The extreme weather conditions of
the past five or six weeks hav probably
cost the trappers of the Eastern Shore
of MARYLAND thousands OF dollars which
can not be reclaimed, together with the
loss of several thousand fur-bcaring
animals, which will contribute TO the
scarcity Of fur in this section for several
years to come.
Those acquainted with the condi-
tions say that the severe ice and snow
have killed thousands of muskrats on
the marshes and along the water fronts
in Talbot county, and that there has
not been season in the past ten years
when SO little fur will be secured by the
trappers "a will he the case this year
in Talbot.
To those who are not acquainted with
what the fur trade means to the people
who make business of 1t, living near
the marshes and water fronts IN all sec
tions OF Talbot this loss may not mean
much but to those who know that each
wear the amount of money realized from
this industry runs into the thousands of
dollars, il will be very significant. Not
only have the muskrats been destroyed
by the thousands because of the Ice cor
d'ions, but possums, raccoonS and
other fur-bcaring animals which still
live in large quantities in some sections
nf Talbot, have all suffered and died
from the lack of food and from the ex-
trcme weather conditions, and sports
men say that quail have almost been
wiped out of existence because of the
heavy ice which has cristed the ground
during the past several weeks, making
il impossible for these birds to find anv-
thing upon which to subsist In fact
all kinds of bird and animal life through
out the county has been destroyed to
quite an extent, and the game wardens
are making requests that for the rest Of
the season people will do something to-
ward feeding the birds and wild animals
50 as to save n portion of those which
are still alive
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
BURNS LACES SHARKEY.
Jersey City Boxer Still One Of the Coun-
try's Leading Bantams.

Scranton, Pa, Feb 23.-Frankie Burns,
the veteran Jersey City bantamweight,
proved Thursday night that he is still
ono of the best boxers ia the country at
his weight when ho gave Jack Sharkey
Of New York, severe lacing IN 10 rounds.
Taking The lead in the opening round
Burns had things bis own way 20 tho
finish In the eighth round Burns seemed
% have Shnrkey all in, but the Gotham
voungster game 10 the core, shook
off knockout, and by repeated clinching
managed 10 stick 10 the finish. Burns
showed himself one Of tho cleyerest boxers
over seen here and his punches had lots
of steam behind them. Burns had
Sharkoy noarer To a knockout than any
other bantam the Gothamito has ever
met, although Jack has fought such
cracks as Kid Williams, Pal Moore,
Johnny Ertlo, Joe Lynch, Jsteb White,
who recently beat Pal Moore, and Johnny
Coulon,. former king of tho bantam
division
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

three claAnes. A match WAS arranged
with Joe Cans, and though r cry stopped
the "Old Master" in two rounds in
Chicago, he was never credited with the
lightweight title.
A year later came the day when
McC;ovcrn, the idol, was tumblcd into Tho
dust by Young Corbctt, an almost un-
known fcatherweight of Denver. They
met at Hartford, Conn. on Thanksgiving
Day, 1901. Up to now Mctiovern had
never known what defeat meant. Cor
bctt, n cool, heady little fellow with n
tremendous punch, met the Terrible
One toe to toe and in two rounds, and
another beloved ring hero lay cr,lmpled
on the floor in defeat.
Six TO one was offered that CoYbett
would be knocked out, and the Denver
boy and his manager were the only ones
who bet on the Corbctt camp His
victory was Just ms astounding ae that Of
the man from whom he had taken his
fighting name.
This defeat seemed to break Terry's
heart He slipped gradually, and though
they fought again in San Francisco,
Corbett once more triumphed in eleven
rounds. Terry's friends made the claim
that Corbett had not won the feather
weight title because OF the fact that he
had defeated Terry after having scaled
above the limit Corbctt's famous re-
mark to that claim WIS:
"Never mind the title. II is enough
for Young Corbett To bc pointed out as
the man who knocked ont Terry Nc
Govern"
Terry slipped further His fortune
disappeared like chaf in the wind Sam
Harris, Joe Humphries and the men who
loved the little fellow, among them the
late Timothy Sullivan, arranged great
benefit for Terry in Madison Square
Garden. This netted $4,000, which
Harris 40 invested that McGovcrn has
been getting &25 every week ever since
In the program, of the Terry McGovcrn
benefit WAS pr ntcd the ate Paul Arm
strong's remarkable tribute to little
Terry:
wv hat memories come back with the
namel What wild scenes cf battle and
blood drift before the eyei What shrek
ing applause and hoarse tumult of approv~
nj re-echo in the earl Whit thrills the
blood vaguely feels, as the shadows Of
the drifting years halt at the name,
McGoycrnI'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
KHAKI M|NSTRELS
MAKE A HUGE Hit
Century Club Crowded Like a
Sardine Box to Hear Delaware
Soldier Boys.

-rh,re "a a saving among theatrical men
that Wilmington is the greatest MINISTRIES
how town on carth-and the most
critical But that had nothing to do with
the show put up by the soldiers boys of
rho Delaware Regiment last night at the
New Century Club. Even if the perform-
nnc,, had been poor-which it wasn't by
. long shot-tbe hall would have been
crowded and there wouldn't have been
nv unkindlv criticism, because 1t was
ls.lng gwen by our own khaki-ciad lads
mothercd by the good old blue hen and
lot Of relatives and friends wanted TO sec
them.
II was a performance that reflected the
greatest credit upon the men who put it on
No road company of minstrels built on
professional lines need have been ashamed
Il II. On the other hand they might have
hccn proud of IT. And any camp of soldiers
whether somewhere in America or some
where in France, that has the Delaware
Regiment 5 minstrcls To entertain it has
something that is really worth while.
~ was TO bc expected the auditorium
u the Century Club was chock-a-block
with audience. They occupied every seat
IN the main floor and the balcony and the
,if~ct Ia the main auditorium was filled
with chairs and folks who stood when
hey couldn't get something To sit upon.
Bac, IN the rear of the main floor human
tty was packed three deep and the place
was Just a Ss,rIlinc box of enthusiastic,
applauSc-maklng humanity.
When the show WAS ready to proceed,
sergeant Harry 4. Dawson, who acted as
lntcrocutor. told the audience that II was
JuSt soldiers performance. Ii wasn't at
al necessary and the show somewhat
b,llcd his statement. IL vas as good aS a
lot of other minstrel shows Wilmington
has seen from professional organizations
and better than some OF them.
There wasn't any scenery 70 help out
or gorgeous costumes and the only black
faces were worn by the end men, all
ol which made the excellence of the per-
formancc more marked And TO make the
going good there was the rcgimental band
with our ol,i-tlmc friend "Norry" Robinson
>on conducting and a bunch Of familiar
faces blowing notes from claunets, horns
and other musical animals with HIM
II was like old. old times to sec them.
The program follows:
solo For Nc and My Gal, Private
C1rc> "Nammy's Little Coal Black
K ~ Elmer II. Walls; Somewhere in
France l. the Lily, Private Doughcrty
Tr ,mbonc solo, The Lost Chord >
Musician Hosheld' "Thc Darktown Strut
ter : Bill. Private Collins.
Solo. with saxaphonc quintet, Sun
shine Of Your Smile Private Faivre;
quintet: Messrs. Brubaker. Fox, Helms,
Morris and Fry; Pray for the Lights 70
Go Out," Private Johnson; When the
Black Shrcp Returns TO the Fold Private
ok urke: "Hucklcbcrrv Finn Corporal
iIazl ton
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
EDDIE O'KEEFE KNOCKED OUT
New Bedford Youngster Lands Lucky
Punch i'm Second Round.

Boston, Mass, Feb 23-Paul Deners,
n coming boxer. of New Bedfond spra ng
big surprise yesterday afternoon when
he stopped Eddie O'keefe, of philsdel-
phia in the second round of what was
scheduled 10 be i0-round bout 0keefe
went Ia the mat after Demers had landed
. left hook on the jaw. which he followed
with right uppercut. The Philadel-
phian got to his feet before the count, but
was knocked down four times more
Referee Conley stopped the mill and
credited Demers with knockout
o keefe opened up like n winner and
throughout the first round forced the
New Bedford boy around the ring, isbhing
him all the while at will The second
started the same, when Demers' lucky
left hook, driven In Mt close range and
his ability to follow il up with his right,
caused the reversal and beat q keefe.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

"Thc Stars and Stripes Forever" by
the band.
"Mandalay" by Stetson Humphries,
musical director at Camp Dix.
Trombone quartet, selected, Messrs
Fox, Ford, Ingram and Hosheld; "All
Bound Round With the Mason-Dixon
Line" Collins and johnson; ''Thc Little
Grey Home in the West" Private Fin
mani; Robinson Crusoe, Jr.," Private
Walls
Grand Finale, 80 Long, Mother"
entire company.
And then when the show was over there
was little dance, with khakied arms
around slender waists and fair heads
pcrilo usly close to brass-buttoped tunics.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
MIR. GERARD MUCH BETTER.

By As-o~iate.i Press 20 Every Evening
Eew York. Feb 23.-The condition
of James w Gerard, former United
States Ambassador to Germany, who was
operated on last Wednesday Tor nasal
ahscess, Was reported satisfactory today.
DR.. lee VI. lIurd announced that the
patients temperature and pulse were
normal and that the crisis was Jlasled
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
Y. NJ. e. A. GAMES.
Fast League Games Scheduled for To-
night

The Red Cross team will have tho
strong kewpbeq To contend with in the
oponing game Of the regular Senior Bas-
ketball League douhle-header at the Y
VI e. A tonight In the second game
the Lot and the Squigzers will battle
for honors
With the schedule Of the Senior League
more than half over, the Rcd Cross looks
like sure winner Of the cup. The leaders
have practiced faithfully and have not vet
suffered defeat
play here next Saturday and an ex-
cepti aa " good game is assured. The
y team will be chosen from tho Kewpics
and tho LOU.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
SCOTCH TAKE PRISONERS.
Successful Raid on French Front With
Telling Effect.

Ry Associated Press 20 Every Evening
London, Feb. ga successful raid
was carried out last night hv Scottish
troops in the ncighborhood Of Monchy
Lc-Prcux," says todav's War Office re-
port I've captured few prisoners.
Prisoners also were brought in by our
patrols east Of Wvtschacte
The hostile artillery was active during
the night in the neighborhood Of the
Menin road and south of IIoutholst
forest =
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
BRITISH AJRMFN BRING
DOWN NINE GERMANS

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
London, Feb % British airTnen on
the western front continue their ex-
tcnsive bombing raids and in air fighting
on Thursday accounted for rune German
airDlanes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
KNOCKED OUT BY A ROBBER.
Poolroom Man Blackjaeked on Way
Home Late nj Nizft.

Federalsburg, Md, Fob. 23.--James
r.. Johnson, p0olroorn proprietor, va
waylaid and robbed by "a hgbg ayrnau
poolroom for the night, but. after arriving
home, remembered leaving r. back d0Of
unlocked. Returning, he went - ths
rear of the building and fastened the door
AZ he started for home again he va sirucl
on the head with n bIarkjack ~ . high
way1nsn who took So from him John
son remained IN an unconscious condition
several hours before being found
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

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ments bring results. Proved ~ the satis-
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
WITH THE BOWLERS.

NJ PoNT LEAGUE HoLwfNG.
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Pool Shops Sic SOC 765 1887
Purchasing S26 Sfe Up 1857
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HIGHLAND G. ROWLING.
Highland Red To 772 73G 2230
Highland White 163 10 666 2I99
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-04
OPERETTAT 70 BE
 GIVEN FEB. 10th

The Juvenile o1aretta Cinderella in Flowerland. ia to be given on Fri day, February 18th, at Red Men Hall, it was announced today by Miss Claire Buor and Miss Louise Field, who are directing the little four act operetta.
 Taking part in the opera are about 34 tiny tots. ranging from five to nine years, many of whom are clever little solo dancers and singers, who will be given many opportunities of showing of their talents. The production will be properly costumed, and the tune tul little play. without exaggera- ton may be said to be the most elab- crate ever attempted by any children in this city.
 Tickets will be placed on sale at the Ryus Drug Company on Saturday morning, February g. General admis- sion fifty cents, children twenty-five cents and reserved seats sixty cents.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-04
NAMING Or ALASKA

Tie name Alaska is an English cor guption or perversion of Alayeksa, and and il was called by the aboriginal in habitants of the Aleutian Islands ly ing 10 the westward. When the Rus sians frst came to one of the Aleutian Islands. they were told that vast country lay 10 the eastward, and that .Js name was Alyaeksa. The Aleuts called -heir own island Nagum AlaE- eAsa meaning the land lying near Alavekse By process of Russianiz- ing and Anglicizing Alayeksa became Alaska. and Nagum-Alayeksa became Unalaska The original Aleutian word Alayeksa meant the great country. as the inhabitants of scattered islands would naturally consider a vast con- tinenJal region of varied resources and beautifully scenery as Alayeksa or Alaska has since proved to be
 Alaska Railroad Record
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-04
ANCHORAGE RED CROSS
 DRIVE

As a result of the Red Cross Mem tership Christmas Drive. which be- gan December 16 and closed Decem- Der 24. Ills members were secured for the Anchorage branch of the organiza- tion. according to the official report on the results of the campaing made public by MT. Sidney Anderson. the manager. This number is more than double the number expected by the officers of the National Red Cross.
 The amount realized from the col lection of membership dues totaled s1,324. and there were extra donations of s1S.47, making the aggregate sum s1342.47. Under the laws of tbe na- tional organization, the percentage of the collections permitted to be re- tained by the local chapter amounted
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-04
ADVERTISED LETTERS
For Week Ending February 2. 1e1

For Week Ending February 2, 1918
 All letters not claimed from this list by February 16, will be sent to the Dead Letter Office When re- questing letters from this list, please pay fee of one cent, and say that you saw the letter advertised.
 Christine B. Auriol, Blanche Clifton. t2l; Simon Dalton; Carl Dennis; Louis Fernandez; Jim Fisher; J. Hemnes; Curly Hendricksen; Henry Hooker; Peter Johnny; Miss G. Killy; Mrs. B. Larson: Miss Thelma Lee Mrs. Mar rie McGibney; E. J. Miller; Chas. Milne; Antonis Munos; Miss Judith Ot-erson; Fidel Paban, Pete Pazin;! Frank Rena; William Richardson; Geo. Scott, GO Joe Johnson; John Sim icich: Butler Thomas; B. Williams.
 j. r. WARDER, Postmaster.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-04
CANNERY FOR WHALE MEAT ON WEST
 VANCOUVER IS.
(Prince Rupert)

VICTORIA. Simultaneous with the opening of the 1918 whaling seas on the Victoria Whaling Company will have in operation at Kyuquot, west coast of Vancouver Island, modern plant equipped with the most approved type of machinery for the canning of whale meats Some weeks ago it was announced that the local whaling con cern contemplated the establishment of eannery in connection with its whaling stations and these plans have since been consumated and the pre- liminary construction operations put under way.
 Material for Plant.
 When the company's steamer Gray leaves port she will carry the first shipment of building materials and supplies for the initial work on the new plant at Kyuquot. It is under stood that the new cannery, the first of it's kind to be established on the Pacific coast, or, for that matter, any. where in the world, will be completed by the end Of April and ready for op, eration by the time the steam whalars get away from this port on the annual hunt for the whale
 In the past canneries have not been considered necessary for the preser yation Of juicy whale steaks, simply because there hcs been no demand fol this nutrftive food produce of the sea
 It was only during the past veal that the excellent qualities of whale meat became to be recognized, ant when the Victoria Whaling Company introduced the new food delicacy ( Pacific coast consumers the demand exceeded the supply. Soon the whale meat was heard Of abroad and wher enquiries began to drii in from vari ous countries relative to the new foo( product the company realized the ne cessity Of establishing canning plant: 10 cater to the demand.
 Initial Capacity.
 The cannery to be erected at Kyu quot is more or less in the nature O an experiment, but as the new indus try is developed the company propose. to extend it's plants.
 The whale meat cannery 10 be op erated at Kyuquot will have at tn, outset a capacity of from 30. 900 t 50.000 cases for the season. Scrupu lous cleanliness will be a feature o the operation Of the new plant ant only the youngest whales will be util ized for canning purposes.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-04
MINERS YIN TWO GAMES
 FRG5i THE MALAMUTES

Satur1 rening the Malamgtes were da u in two out c. three games by rha Miners. making both teams even. The postponed game played 5s,Ween he Mushers and He"u.es resulted in two out of Gree w:1 or the Humpies. The next
 as be tomorrow night between
 a1s.s.lut and Humpies and Sat E dar the Nushers and Miners play. The league standing for the past week is as follows.