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RECREATION TOPS
BOWLING LEAGUE
Jack Williams Quint Wins
First Series in National
Capital Circuit 10

Recreation, the old Palace team, de-
spite the loss Of two Of it's players Of
last year. still is able to hold its own
in tho duckpin ranks. It has finished
first in the first series Of the National
Capital League season, with q margin
of two games on the National Capt.
tails. which finished first in the league
last year. Jack Williams men have
been rolling consistently and Jack.
who Is captain Of the Recreation ag-
gregation, is setting the pace for his
players by leading the league with an
average Of 11o.s. Grand Centrals are
second in the team standing.
Next to Jack Williams in the stand
ing Of the players is Schott Of the Ma
tional Capitals. Schott is holding an
average Of 1922. Happy Burtner is
close behind him, though. with l07.1s.
and Moore also has an average Of
more than 107.
Following is the standing Of the
teams and the averages of players
who have rolled in eighteen games or
more and who have got moro than 100
pins for an average:
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This afternoon the golf teams of the
Washington Golf and Country Club and
the Bannockburn Golf Club will clash
in the final Of the series of team matches
between the two clubs this year. In
the present series each team has won
one contest and each member of the
two teams will go into the match today
determined to win. The match will be
played over the Bannockburn course
in some ways a benefit for the home
club players, although the Washington
club team has played Bannockburn SO
often it is almost as familiar to them
az their home course.
This match will be the cu1mination of
the second series of team matches this
year. Bannockburn won the first series
in the final match by one point. The
probable lineup of the two teams is
as follows: Bannockburn-G. T. Gun
ninghan1, Basil NJ. Manly, Tom Moore,
Bruce L. Taylor, T. ]. w. Brown, J. h
De Farges, Kenneth Curtis, Capts. Nor
ton and Nagle. William Mackie, 2. D.
Williamson and John T. Harris. Wash
ington-Edward Styles. W: r. Mccall
lum, Capt. Walser, ]. T. McClenahan.
Samuel L. Mosby, William A Knowles.
&C, G, Duganne, f. p. Hawes, Clarence
A. Moomaw, Charles H. Doing jr.; II.
Burr and G. r. Howard.
John H. Clapp of the Chevy Chase
Club yesterday won the final round of
the annual tournament at the Pine
hurst Golf Club. defeating j. Apple
ton Allen of BaltusroI in the ultimate
round by 8 and 1. Clapp. one of the
best known golfers in Washington,
won his way into the final by defeat
ing a fine golfer in the person of
Charles F. watson. former president
of the United States Golf Association.
Allen won his way intos the final
round by defeating that fine player.
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. which club shall have the services
of the player. said club shall get
the player free of cost - g..
The above rules will emancipate
the player. He will no longer be
bargained in as "chattel" 1t
the manipulation of players by the
clubs. ,
The important thing to all clubs
concerned is that it would equalize
the chances Of clubs in every;
leagpe of getting the services. of
players, each club would have to
depend on drafting and developing
its players instead of buying them
already made.
The benefits accruing from the
above would be much greater to
the minor leagues than to the
majors. The minors would get
the draft price for a player and
get him back or some one else in
his stead for nothing. The minor
leagues backs have been broken
by carrying major league owned
players and being unable to get
players when they wanted them.
The major leagues and, in fact.
all leagues should be compelled
to cut their roster to the player
limit by the commencement Of
their season; this would allow all
Clubs in lower classications to
have a chance to get the players
that they need.
Base ball should be put on a
sport" basis by minor league and
major alike. and the way to do
this is to quit trying to live on
selling players. but by the gate
patronage. If club can't live
that way there is no other. The
rankest failures In the class A A
and A leagues are the clubs that
have tried to live on peddling
The 1917 National Association
record shows that the National
Association paid the majors $11O.-
$50 for optional agreements and
outright sale of players. The
minors under the new system
would save this $110.050. besides
having all the money paid them
for drafts. Records show there
is no money in selling players.
All base ball could be run by
one supreme head: there would
then be no necessity to maintain
the big Offices of the National AS
sociatiqQ. as there would be no
reference to the ownership or
transfer of a player.
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TITLE FOR MAX BOHLAND
Captures National Senior Cross.
Country Championship Of Anna
G. teur Athletic Union.

NEW YORK. November so.-Max
Bohland Of the Paulist Athletic Clut
OF this city won the national senior
cross-country championship Of the
Amateur Athletic Union oyer the six
mile course, at Van Cortlandt Park
today. His time was 33 minutes nat
just 26 seconds less than when he
won the national junior title over
the same course two weeks ago.
Charles Fores, the national five and
Pelham Bay naval station, was sec
ond in 33.0l. and last years winner.
James p. Bennigan of Boston. who
entered from Fort Slocum, was a poor
third in 33:46.
Bohland led the field all the way.
There were thirty-three starters and
twenty-eight of them finished. The
team prize went to the Morningside
Athletic Club. with 80 points
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C. U.,VPI., STATE
HAVE BEST TEAMS
Stand Out as Strongest Eley-
= ems in South Atlantic Sec
.tion-Other Foot Ball. -.
By q. G. BYRD.

Three foot BAH teams-Georgetow
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
Maryland State-stood out during the
season which closed Thursday ~ the
strongest In tho South Atlantic sec
ton. Washington and Lee. Wake For
est. Guilford College, North Carolina
State. Virginia Military. Institute.
HOPKINS. St Johns and Western Mary
land were ether Institutions that
played through regular schedules; the
University Of Virginia made some en-
deavor to turn out an eleven, but en-.
3oyed little success. Ali athAetlcs
were conducted under Army. regula-
tfons and actually the teams came un-
der the direction OF the commanding
officers OF the several units
OF the three strongest elevens
Georgetown probably had the best
combination. True, the Hilltoppers
suffered IN that they played only one
college team-Fordham-bu the known
worth of Georgetown's players was
such that it must be conceded the
right to the strongest representation.
The squad was handicapped by lack
Of practice and never showed at Its
best. &-"
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PURDUE NO MATCH
FOR GREAT LAKES

CHICAGO. November 3o-outplay-
ing their opponents at every stage
of the game. the undefeated Great
Lakes Naval Training Station foot
ball eleven defeated Purdue, 27 to 0,
on the Northwestern University field
today. -
Purdue never appeared dangerous
and made only two first downs, dur
ing the game. Great Lakes sent vir-
tually an entire new team into the
game during the second half. Halas
put over the first touchdown for the
sailors early in the first period, while
Ellison counted two and whitman one
in the third period. 80
Paddy" Driscolli who played a star
game against Annapolis;and Rutgers,
did not do any spectacuilr work and
was apparently held In reserve. He
attempted field goal in the second
period. but the ball shot wide Of the
posts. ~.
Great Lakes displayed puzzIing
array of forward passes. The crowd
was small, Although nos admission
was cha rged. 5000
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BROWN BEATS HARVARD
I
Gagnon Of Victors Boots Two Goals
From Field and Wins
Game, 6S.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. November 30
Gagnon, the Brown halfback. booted
two goals from the field against Har.
ward on the Stadium field today. and
the Crimson eleven was defeated Il
to 3. A field goal by Hanneman IN
the third period gave the Crimson III
points. 81
The score does not indicate the rei3
tive merits of the elevens, for. exceHI
during a few minutes of the thtt
period, Harvard was kept on the DEL
fensfve in her own territory. Twto
Brown carried the ball inside th
Crimson's ten-yard line. only to los4I
it's opportunity for touchdowns whss
f1ft, en-yard penalties were inflicted. y
Brown scored first in the second
period. Gehrek OF Harvard fumble1]
a punt on his forty-dve-yard line and
Gagnon scooped the ball up and ran
to Harvard's twenty-seven-yard line.
Three line plays placed the ball di-
rectly in front of the Harvard posts,
and Gagnon kicked a field goal from
the twenty yhve-yard line
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NOTES OF GOLF AND GOLFERS.

The bad weather Thanksgiving day
did not daunt Lieut.. Fraser Hale OF
Chicago and Fred Mcleod. the pro at
the Columbia Country Clup, from
playing golf. Although they did not
play more than eleven holes, Hale
demonstrated to Mcleod that he .stlil
possesses the formidable game that
younger players in the Chicago Sec
ton and promising candidate for
the western or the national amateur
championships. Hale won the west
ern interscholastic title three years in
succession and has won many tourna.
ments about Chicago.
Edward Styles won the annual COM
posite score contest at the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club. which
ended Thanksgiving day, with a card
of hfty-three strokes for his selected
score rounds, Charles G. Duganne
was second, one stroke behind Styles.
Some dopester addicted to figures
has it. all reasoned out that there, is
but one chance in 10000 to make q
hole In one stroke.
Robert Johnstone. professional at
the Seattle Golf Club, recently made
a hole in one for the second time in
his twenty -four years Of experience
playing golf ever since he was ten
years OF age and had played seven
teen years before he obtained his
hrst hole in. one ON the old Rresidio
course at San Francisco.
He figures that he has averaged
about eighteen holes d day for the
past seventeen years. At that rate
he has played in his time S,576750
strokes. With an average Of only
three short holes to each round
where 1t was possible to hole out
from the tee; with an average round
played. Is, ,G15 short holes. He has
had two holes in one stroke during
his career, SO this refutes tho theory
af- the 20. .000~to-1 shot. =: .s -,
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v. p. I. and State Undefeated.

;. No collegiate eleven was able to de-
feat either Virginia Polytechnic lnsti-
tute or Maryland State. The latter was
held held to % tie Y, Mhanksgiving ;sg vi ID day by
to the excellent work Of the last men
toned, had the field been dry and play
ing conditions good, State probably
would have won by three touchdowns
or more. Between Maryland State and
v. P. I. there appears to have been
very little difference and had they
been able OF engage in their scheduled
contest probably would have put up a
sterling battle, with the team that
maze the fewer mistakes a victor. Both
won from Virginia Military Institute
by scoring single touchdown. though
while v. P. /. was not. To offset that,
though, v. NJ. I. was not so strong
when it was met by v. p. I. rs It was
when Maryland State WAS played.
Washington and Lee was defeated
by v. P. /. rather easily by II to 0.
North Carolina State had such a weak
combination that It can be given no
consideration in comparison to either
Georgetown, v. P. I. or Maryland
state. Wake Forest was badly beaten
bysV. p. !. and Guilford College drop
ped contest to North Carolina State
by q big margin.
All the teams suffered considerable
~
hard was Georgetown hit that it met
only one college eleven and was COM
pelled to fill out its season with four
service teams. v. P. I. played three
games that were worth while. defeat
ing Washington and Lee, Wake For
est and Virginia Military Institute
Maryland State got victories over
western Maryland. St. Johns, Virginia
Military Institute. New York Univer-
sity and, on Thanksgiving day. vas
held to a 0-to-0 tie on muddy field
and in a driving rainstorm by Johns
Hopkins.
Georgetown won games from two
local service elevens by big scores, the
frst two it played. Then It went
against the eleven from the Charles
ton Naval Training Station and cap
tured the long end Of 14-to-0 count
Then it went down before the League
island Navy Yard. and Thanksgiving
day lost to Forddam.
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TAFT REFUSES OFFER
Former President Could Not Think
Seriously Of Becoming Base
Ball Commissioner.
DAYTON, Ohio, Move,

DAYTON. Ohio. November 3o.-In
discussing the request on the part
of Mr.. Hampstead and Mr.. sFrazee that
he become a permanent tribunal to
settle base ball disputes, former Pres
ident William H. Taft said here to-
day: *
Il was asked to arbitrate certain
dispute as to the legality Of certain
exemption of base ball contracts, and
I was very glad to be of service in this
capacity. However. when the matter
of becoming a permanent tribunal is
suggested l could not even think So
riously of it,
Mr. Taft left here this afternoon
for Oxford. where he will speak to-
might, and will then, 30 to Cincinnati
Evening star., 1918-12-01
MINNESOTA TRIMS
CHICAGO VARSITY
Touchdown and Goal Made in
Second Half by Gophers.
Score, 7 to o.

CHICAGO. November 30.-The Uni
versity of Chicago wound up its dis
astrous foot ball season today, losing
to Minnesota, to 0. It was the
fourth successive defeat for the Chi
cago eleven. The game also closed the
season for Minnesota.
The heavier Minnesota team plow-
ed its way through the Chicago de-
fense for a touchdown. a few min
utes after the start Of the second Pc
riod, Eckburg, right halfback, carry
ing the ball Lainpi kicked goal Chi
cago gave a flash in the fourth pe-
on the 1-yard line.
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RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS
FOOT BALL CONTESTS

Brown. 6: Harvard, 8.
Cleveland Naval Reserves, 10; Pitts
ewgh. 3.
Syracuse, p: Rutgers. o.
Michigan. IA: Ohio State. o.
Camp Dodge, o: Iowa, Q.
Great Lakes, II: Purdue, o.
Minnesota, Z; Chicago, o.
Philadelphia Navy Yard, 81; Charles
ton Navy Yard, z.
Rose feHtschnic, .: Butler Un4ver-
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The Summaries.

mile and a sixteenth-Euterpe, 1Os (Myers),
$3.50 5000 $50. won: King Neptune. los
i'll Murphy, $3.50. third. Time, LA As.
Lazy Lou, sHalf-and-Half, skeer Face, .Monoc.
acy, Bierman, Genevieve B. and Counsel also
ran. sField.
Over There 110 (McAtee). $50. $o.70, $500.
won; Lillian Shaw. 1os tRodrixues). $500.
$40. second; Ground Swell. LOT lstaiker).
Step. King Terry. Miss VosH and Keynote also
ran.
Third race, Military race; three-year-olds and
145 lIieut. white). 5000. $3.50. $40. won;
Grey Eagle, 140 tCapt. Grauer), $500. $3.50.
second; .Meios. 145 (Col. Barry. ss2o third.
Hudss %s iI Brother. Dase c.npbeh nrswn
George Reeseh and Simon Pure also ran.
Fourth ae.. three-ysar-esas and upward;
$500 $47o. $40. won; LAngden, Iii lRice).
$40. $50, second; Mareery, los tRodnsuez).
s4.1o third. TfMs. i.55 3-5. Dr.. caarcot. Peep
M e. N. 5ohnsoa. Silver Sandals, % .Rosswater.
Dr. Campbell. Garbage and 'Hickosy Nut also
ran. Field.
rs.a ssse g ssts so one Ras p.ee aGs
Min.o % IL IT, i6s 1eRiee,. $50, isiSd. Tine. Tine.
1:45 2-5. Bosda<e. ouietude and King John
sixth race. selling; for all ages: mile and 4
quarterJusque au Bout 106 (McAteel. $s.2o.
S4.2O $3.50. won; Manoevre. 81 (Robinson).
$40, $40. second; Peerless One. 107 (Kum-
merJ, $3.50, third. Time. 1.50. Lord Herbert.
Bravado and Douglas S. also ran
Seventh race. selling; three-year-odds and
nsuez). $11.10. $40 $40. won; Goldcrest
BOY. .I0e &c. Preece), $3.50. $500. second;
Sister Emblem, 100 (Myers), $&70. third.
Time e0s. Royat. Broom Peddier and Pats
and Calls also ran.
Eighth race. three-year-olds and upward;
mile and 4 sixteenth-yirginia Yen, 106 tMy-
(RoSinsonl. $ia7o. $3.50. second: widow Be
dotte), III (Rtee1. $50, third. Time, La.
Senator Broderick. Miss Kruters Boston. Dan
Bright, Irene. El Plaudit, Ray o Light and
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Navy Yard Eleven Meets
Camp Humphreys Players

This afternoon at 3 o'clock the
Navy Yard eleven IL to meet the
Camp Humphreys eleven at
American League park in the
Service Foot Ball League. Both
teams arc strong, the Navy
Yard being indicated and the
Camp Humphreys men having
strengthened especially for this
contest. The two teams ought
to put mp one of tho hardest
struggles Of the year.
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GRIFFITH PROPOSES NEW CODE
FOR CONDUCT OF BASE BALL
Would Emancipate Players by Forbidding
h Sales or Trades and Revise Draft,
Reserve and Waiver Rules.
BASE BALLS ILLS DIAGNOSED AND PRESCRIBED FoE

Grimth
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MICHIGAN DEFEATS
OHIO STATE EASILY
All Scoring Done in Final
Quarter, When Victors Sc
cured Two TouchdoWns.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, November 30.-In
a game which was score1ess until well
into the fourth period Michigan de-
feated Ohio State here today, the first
time these old rivals have met since
1912, by score of IA to 0. During the
first three periods the game was slow
and uninteresting. the slippery field
being responsible for slow work on the
part Of both teams.
The fourth period opened with Ohio
State having the ball on her own 81
yard line. After that State failed to
gain. Rife punted to Knode. who re-
turned to Michigan's 3S-yard line.
From here Steketee punted to Ohio
States 3-yard line. AS Rife attempted
to punt out from behind the goal
Goetz broke through. blocked the kick
and fell on the ball for a touchdown.
After the kickoff the ball see-sawed
back and forth in the middle of the
field for a few minutes, and then. after
an exchange of punts. Ohio State was
penalized for unnecessary roughness,
placing the ball on their 12-yard line.
From here forward pass, Steketee to
Dunno, counted the second touchdown.
The lineup and summary:
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Lineup and Summaries.

Scote by petf0dB:
Cleveland Naval Reserves, 0, 3, o, 10.
University Of Pittsburgh. q, Q. Q, 3-s.
Cleveland scoring: Touchdowns. Stinehcomh
field, Ducote. -
University Of Pittsburgh scoring: Touch.
down. McLaren. Coal from neld, Gougier.
Durfee Of williams. Head lipesman-Mr. Mo-
riam Of Geneva. Time Of periods-15 minutes
each.
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No Post-season Contests.

A post-season contest between
Georgetown and Maryland State prob
ably would result in the victor being
able to claim the championship Of the
ditiona are such at Maryland State
that q contest with the Hilltoppers
would be inadvisab1e. There also was
some talk Of a post-season battle be-
tween Maryland State and v. P. I. in
Richmond, but condition of players
lack Of time for practice, because Of
the rehabilitation of the Students
Army Training Corps. which begins
this week, almost makes impossible
the scheduling Of further contests.
Notwithstanding the weakened con-
season. some surprisingly good foot
ball was played. Most OF. the elevens
were made UP Of green material and
there was very little time for practice.
In fact, not many Of the elevens aver
aged more than thirty minutes per
two hours In previous seasons. That
amount Of time preeluded the possi-
bilfty Of much development, even II
the material had been absolutely first
class. In reality, material making up
the squads. as q whole, was lighter
of the teams lacked the balance that
goes with older and more experienced
combinations. that. usually draw the
most of their talent from the Junior
and senior classes in the colleges.
One big feature of the foot ball sea-
,, son in the District of Columbia was
missing in, that the high schools were
compelled to call of their series. Clos
ing Of the schools on account of the
. influenza epidemic prevented practice
| during almost the entire month of
October, and when the schools re-
opened November 4 it was decided that
, SO much time had been lost that 1t
would be unwise to try to have the
regular championship contests.
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Central Beats Western.

Notwithstanding the failure Of the
high schools to play their usual sea-
son the Western and Central COM
.binations got together and developed
teams Central played City: College of
Baltimore and Baltimore Polytechnic
Institute. and Western met Episcopal.
and after considerable talk the two
local elevens agreed to- meet the day
before Thanksgiving. After one Of the
most strenuous high school contests
in years Central won by 13 to s. Three
players in that game showed proWess
that was about equal to the best OF
former years, Cullen of Central and
Wight and Reed Of Western doing
brilliant work.
Service foot ball in the south At
1antic section almost predominated-
and still is running. The numerous
Army camps produced elevens and in
many of the 5cantonnents each or
ganizatton was represented by q
team. The Service Foot Ball League
was formed in the immediate vicinity
Of Washington and down around
Camp Lee, Norfolk. Fort Monroe and
baltimore many elevens operated inde-
pendently.
Under the many disadvantages that
prevailed foot bali may be said to
have gone through a very good year.
and those colleges that carried on the
sport as part Of their military pro-
grams deserve much credit. With the
close of the war many veteran play
ers will return to colleges and for
next year most institutions look for
ward to greatly augmented squads.
II conditions NEXT fall are such as
may reasonably be expected it Is al
most a surety that foot ball. will enjoy
one Of the greatest years In its his
tory.
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The Lineup.

MISUNDERSTANDING. Goal from touchdown
Lampi. Referee-Mr. Birch, Earlham. Umpire
Mr.. Quigley, st. Mary's. Field judge-Mr.
Baines. Yale. Head linesman-Mr. Elliott,
Northwestern. Time Of periods-15 minutes.
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Staunton Smothers Fishburne, $50

STAUNToN, Va, November 30.-The
Staunton Military Academy closed its
foot ball season today by defeating
Fishburne Military School So to o.
Capt Rushing kicked ten goals from
touchdowns.
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Substitutions: Michigan-Usher for Cohn.
Morrison for Czyos, Adare for Fortune, Hen
dershott for Boville. Ohio state.Taylor for
McCune, Matheny for Taylor. sheldon for
Churches, Elgin for Slyker, Howell for Elgin,
Gillian for Pixley. Touchdowns-Goetz. Dunno.
Referee. Mr.. Snyder, Harvard: umpire. Mr..
Scomner, Chicago; field judge. Mr.. Prugh. Ohio
Wesleyan; head hnesman, Mr.. Thurber, Col
gate.
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One Objection to the Code.

One Of the principal objections to
his SIT Of rules is that no provision
IL made for adequate return to a club
which finds it necessary to dispose of
an athlete Of sufficient ability to
command a high market price, but
who has outlived his usefulness with
that team. Griffith admits this, but
contends the advantages Of his plan
so far outnumber and outweigh it's
disadvantages that they should not
be permitted to block the path of
progress.
Regardless Of the measure of sue
cess attending his effort to recon-
struct the foundation of base ball
Grifith has rendered a valuable serv-
ice to- tho game in promoting intro
spectien. He has started something.
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TAPS. SOUNDED ON
MARYLAND RACING
Final Day at Bowie Brings
Out Big Crowd and Ex-
citing Contests.

BOWIE RACE TRACK, Md, Novem-
ber 30.-Taps sounded today on Mary
lands greatest fall racing season. A
capacity crowd witnessed the running
Of the final program at Bowie and
stirring battles helped to bring to a
fitting climax a session Of ffty-nine
days. during which much turf history
was made. The famous match race at
Laurel between the two-year-old SEN
sations Eternal and Billy Kelly and
the running Of the Bowie handicap,
the states richest race, at Pimlico,
were the most notable events Of q
wonderful season. From point Of at
tendance, caliber of thoroughbreds
raced and everything else, the sport
eclipsed all previous fall seasons. The
war had no material effect upon the
sport as had been expected.
Nothing prettier for a closing fea-
ture could have been staged than the
Military cup race, all the participants
in which were ridden by officers of
the United States Army. The officers
rode in their regulation Army uni
forms. A wonderful demonstration
resulted when the officers rode on the
track for the parade to the post fol-
lowing a huge American flag with the
band playing THE Star Spangled
Banner"
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BOWLING BATTLE.
NATIONAL CAPITAL LEAGUE.


Totals. 514 52s 49s