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Portable home. and at once began to quar-.
rel over the choicest bits.
Now: Welcome Robin knew we'll enough
mat that food had been put there for
Mrs Robin and himself, and he didn't
propose to allow two impudent. quarrel
ing, noisy Sparrows to eat it. He hadn't
forgotten their treatment of him the day
Derore. This morning he was quite a diff
,erent person. Plenty to eat before he
mad gone to bed and a good long. untlis-
turbed sleep had made very different
person. indeed. of w elcome Robin and he
was quite ready and eager for fight for
his rights as he flew down where Bully
and Mrs Bully were quarreling The in
stopped fighting and, with one accord,
pitched on him like two little furies.
You haven't got Sammy Jay to fight
your battles for you now" shrieked Bully,
and I'm going to teach you that you
can't come around here and take the good
Bully said this just as if he really be-
heved what he WAS saying "You don't
belong here in winter anyway, and you
can just so back down south where YOU
do belong or starve to death"
lis that so?' snapped Welcome Robin
I'D like to know what you got to say
about 1t. 1t certainly is a bad state Of
affairs when one who doesn't even be-
long in this country and is a robber to
ooot iaiKs aoout honesty and tries to drive
and best. Take that and that"
These two blows from the bill of We'll
come Robin were not much like his feeble
attempts the day before. Bully felt these
He suddenly became aware that he was
getting more than he bargained for.
Bully is no coward What were two hard
blows? He simply shook his head az II
they annoyed him and went at welcome
Robin twice as hard as before. But it
was quite useless. Welcome Robin had
EfrnnRfh
was fighting for his rights In spite Of ali
he could do, Bully was hustled back
across the barnyard until he got chance
to ny. And you may be sure he took the
first chance he got. Welcome Robin fol-
lowed him and pulled out tail feather
as Bully darted into his home under the
caves OF the barn, - = -.
Mrs. Bully Jared no better with Mrs.
Robin. AL about In front Of the carriage
house we're feathers. and few Of them
belonged TO Welcome or Mrs. Robin.
Wen eat In peace now. think" said
Welcome to Mrs Robin, And they did.
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Alexander Arranges Bonus
Settlement With Weeghman

CHICAGO. NJ. January "a
PlteAef Grover Alexaader. re-
eeAfly purchased with his bat
terry mate. Bill KiIlefer. for s5O.-
80 BY the Chicago Nationals. has
axEangeA q bonus settlement with
PrtaaAeAt Wee0hman and win ap-
Daal Al0 draft classification, ae-
eor1fng to infoFnation given out
here.
yNeegAAan returned from Oma-
H. whege he conferred with
Aaexa1Aer relative to the pitch-
ases demand fer . bonus for Sign
fne, but inaAeliafely left town
aGa11. A1exnnaer Was placed In
e&anD 1e6y his draft board. but
ss1ll a1peal fer . class 3 cinssil-
enatels wse9hnan - quoted ~
nQy11E. lt - FunAssUtooA that
.Nl1sAnam aGreeA % give hin
- - . beana
Evening star., 1918-01-26
RAF7ERYS REGISTER
BEST DUCKP|N MARK
Obtain Counts of 526, 555
and 532 in Winning Three
Straight From EIectrics.

Rafterys in the Capital City League
did the best rolling in the duckpin cir
cults last night, counting games of 526.
555 and 532 against the Electrics. Andy
Goddard did the best playing Of the
individuals. scoring 365 In his set. Cod
dard got high game of the night, his
i53 standing up as the best mark regis
tered in any of the leagues. Harville
and DeMar also bowled we'll for, the
Rafterys. Loveless starred for the Elec-
tries.
Westons took fall out of the Gar
risons in the District circuit, capturing
three straight. Capt. Pratt led his club
in the rather easy victory with the
highest scores rolled during the match.
1877. 112 and 81.
Scores:
Evening star., 1918-01-26
BY n. C. BYRD.

Georgetown will place against George
Washington tonight in the first of two
big basket ball games between the uni
versities the same lineup with which
It defeated Lehigh a little more than
q week ago. 1t was thought that the
Blue and Gray would be without the
services of McNulty, center. but report
is that he will be in shape to play.
With McNulty in his position the best
lineup of each quint will be on the
floor.
George Washington would rather de-
feat Georgetown than any other team
on its schedule. Hatchettte victories
over the Blue and Gray have been few
and far between, and to win from the
Hilltoppers tonight would mean much
to students of the downtown university.
The Buff and Blue will have Erdall at
center; Allen and Witt. forwards. and
Lansche and Boteler. guards. George
towns quint will line up with McNulty
at center; Fees and O'Lone. forwards.
and Longshak and Finnegan, guards.
The game is to take place at the y. NJ.
C. A.
noon for q contest with the Navy. The
Kendall Green basketers may make q
fair showing, but the chances are good
that they will be trimmed by decisive
margin.
Technical Highs basket ball aggrega-
ton yesterday obtained its first victory
Of the year. defeating Eastern Il to 20.
The Manual Trainers, by reason Of their
defeat Of the Capitol Hill combination.
went into tie for fourth position.
Little good basket ball was evident at
any time during the progress of the game.
but that was more than made up for by
the asgresssiveness OF the two auints.
Ea=tsrn got a fairly big lead within the
first ten minutes. but gradually the Manual
Trainers evened up until the last fifty
i..,a,utess waie prayed with first one team.
then the other. leading by q single point.
Tech. though 1t deserves al! credit for
its victory, was mighty lucky team in
that it was not defeated within regula-
ton time by one point. Just as time was
being called at the end of the game a foul
was called on Eastern. The score was
II to 16 at the time against Tech. Ander-
son. forward. walked to the foul line to
shoot the goal. The attempt was not very
accurate and the ball hung balanced on
Evening star., 1918-01-26
G. u. WILL HAVE. BEST LINEUP
AGAINST G. w. u. FIVE TONIGHT
Basket Ball Contest at Y. M. C.. A. Should
Develop Aggressive Play-Tech's Quint
Wins for First Time in School Series.

the rim of the basket and apparently the
goal was missed. However. after spinning
around the rim 1t dropped through for a
count and the game was tied. The bell
ending the game rang just as the goal
was scored and an extra five minutes was
made necessary to reach a decision.
Difficult goals from the floor by Cos
nell were big factors in enabling Tech
to win. While he Is one of tho young
est players in the series, GosneH has
shown himself also to be one of the
gamest. Two Of his tosses into the
basket were made with an Eastern
man standing almost on top OF him
each time
Work of the officials was the feature.
1t was the first game In the whole
series in which the men handling the
games have actually made the players
live up to the letter of the rules. A
great many fouls were called, but by
calling fouls is the only way the play
ers can be compelled to play basket
pail and not a pulling and hauling
and blocking game. Thomas of Eastern
threw twelve goals from the foul line
out OF sixteen attempts. and Anderson
pine out of twelve.
Business High engaged in close en-
counter with the Army and Navy preps
Yesterday. the Stenographers winning
by one point; score, 13 to IL Both teams
played close defensively and tried more
particularly to keep their opponents
oiii otoi ing IMAM 10 score themselves.
A basket by Towbes in the last few
seconds OF play put Business in the
lead and gave it the best end of the
score.
Central High had little more trouble de-
feating Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Yesterday on the home floor of the lat
ter than it did here some time ago The
Blue and White took the measure of
the Baltimoreans by 3s to % in the
more. The best scoring for Central
was done by Sam solomon and jay
Long, each counting five goals from the
floor.
In practice game with the Boys De-
partment team Of the Y. NJ c.. A.. the
Western High quint was whipped by
29 to u. The two teams played good
basket ball, though Western never
showed at its best. The Y NJ. C. A.
youngsters put up about their best ex-
hibition of the year.
Princeton's swimming team is due to
appear against Navy today at Annap-
oils in dual competition.
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SEEIEY AN EASY WINNER.
Defeats Rolfe in Finals of January
Golf Tourney, 8 Up and 4.

HEILAIR, Fla, January 2s.-w. Par
ksr Seeley Of Brooklawn. formerly Con-
necticut state champion. won the an
nua1 January golf tournament here
yestsrday, when he defeated r. T. Rolfe
Of Chicago. i've up and four to play.
In the second flight r. S. Porter of
Baltusrol defeated W. L. AIKEN of Phil
adelphia, and 3. p. A. Wrenne of New
York defeated L. Brown of Oakmont
In the third flight. one up in "a holes.
C. W. Rhodes of Cambridge Springs
won from II. n. Racham of Chicago in
the fourth flight. and l.
Evening star., 1918-01-26

Although no announcement as to the
work Of the drafting board, save the
date for opening, has been made. it is
understood that the first series of games
this year will consist of but three
customary. Under this arrangement
teams in both sections can play two
series on the working days of the first
week, with teams in the west starting
their third series Sunday. April 81, and
the Atlantic seaboard clubs beginning
their third set of contests Monday.
utilizing the Sabbath for travel.
The schedules. which this season con-
tain fewer conflicting dates in cities
whore both circuits are represented
than ever before, according to an
nouncement of the drafting committee,
will be submitted for ratification next
New York February IL and the Ameri-
can League in Chicago two days later
to of1cially adopt them.
Yancey Wyatt Ayers of Hillsville.
Va. October to April, and Washing
tonian the remainder of the year. is n
visitor here today. How long he will
remain in our midst depends upon the
outcome of the conference he is holding
with Manager Griffith regarding terms
for toiling on the mound this year.
Ayers arrived this morning. apparently
In the best Of health. and Immediately
phoned his boss and arranged to see
hin later in the day. According to Grif-
nth no differences of consequence exist
between Ayers and himself regarding
salary. and he expects the big pitcher
Evening star., 1918-01-26
, sign his contract this afternoon.


Fielder Jones. manager of the St.
Louis Browns, has come out with a de-
NAL that Eddie Plank, the veteran
southpaw, quit the team last August
because of disagreement with him.
According to Jones. Plank one day as
serted he was unable to pitch because
of a sore arm The following day
Plank called Jones on the phone and
when the latter arrived he found the
pitcher in tears. Plank told Jones
physician had advised him to- quit the
game for a long rest. as his arm was in
poor shape. and he also said he feared
his pitching days were over.
Il told Eddie to go home and rest"
Jones says, "and proof that there was
no trouble between us is furnished by
the fact that he sent me a long letter
last Christmas, with a picture of his
baby and best wishes OF himself and
family
1t is unlikely Jones will deny he is
not on the best of terms with Pratt.
who has been traded to the Yankees
with Plank, however. According to
native of ST. Louis. Jones seemed peeVed
when Pratt hurt his wrist last sum-
mer. For week or ten days the second
baselnan reported at the park in his
uniform, but because of the condition
of his wrist was unable to hold bat
or participate in the fielding practices.
One day Jones, it is said. beheld Pratt
bouncing baby on his knee and he in
sisted thereafter that Pratt should go
to Jones physician and have his wrist
examined. it being inferred that the
pilot thought Pratt was stalling. The
infielder followed Jones' suggestion. A
diagnosis by the physician Jones Sc
lected resulted in Pratt's wrist being
placed in splints and caused him to dis
card his uniform altogether.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
R. D. Morgan Shoots Wen.

PINEHURsT. N. C.. January 49,
Unusually good shooting was done hare
Thursday and yesterday by r. D. Nor1
gan of Washington. D. C, when hG
ran up a score Of twenty hits In the
srMaplewood hundred" tying with tWQ
pther marksmen. In the shoot-o6 4ers
gan again scored twenty-klls beafing
Patterson, nineteen, and Fish. eightesn.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
SCHEDULE FOR TABER.
NACLE MEETINGS.
TODAY.

TODAY.
Mr.. Sunday delivers his nag talk
to children at this afternoons meet
ing at 2 o'clock.
OBJECTIONS answered." is the
theme Of the sermon at this even
tng's meeting at 1880 O'Clock.
TOMORROW.
Morning at 10 o'clock. the evan
gelist will preach on Mighty
Men That Cannot Fade"
Men only meeting at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon. Subject OF ser
mon. THE Devils Boomerang"
Evening meeting at 1880 O'Clock.
"What Shall the End Be?'
Evening star., 1918-01-26
George Chip Outpoints Jack nilla.

DULUTH, Mimi. January 2s.-Gao,..
Chip outpointed Jack Dillon here l..t
night in ten-round boat, accora,n. :.
newspaper critics. Chip forcea ~.
fighting all the way. and in the eighth
landed some telling blows, bringing
blood to his opponents right eye. Wh.t
fsw blows we're landed By Onion we're
sRscttvs. "a sssz'ss7
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Benedict Arnold's Boyhood.

Let me tell you what kind of a bow
Benedict Arnold was when he was, a
boy. He was learning a trade, and you
nave been In a drug store where they
a big stone. He would put glass in
there and pound it up fine and scatter
1t around on the floor and the hoys
would come In barefooted and step on
1t and then he'd laugh at them. So. no
wonder he became a traitor
Il used to run foot races. There
wasn't anybody in the United States
that could beat me. could run 100
yards In ten seconds. I could run
around the diamond when I plaved
could get start on a fellow, even If
he could run as fast as / could. he
never could catch me. So that is the
time to learn those things. when YOU
are young. can run now and take a.
In the air.
$50. I want you to learn when you
are young. Now it says that the boys
were playing. I have often wondered
what the girls were playing. Well, it
leap frog, it is all right for boys. The
girls can't play ball. II boy stood
over there and another over here and
she went to throw ball to that bow
shed hit that boy over here. That's
what the girls DO; Here's the way the
boy does. Look! He knows how to do
1t, but girls do this way.
How the Girls Play.
1T suppose some Of them are PLAYING
dolly, some Of the girls are makinr
mud pies, but they were having good
time. Nobody likes one Of these saucy.
impudent kind Of girls. ! remember
when Helen was a little girl going to
school infChicago she came home and
said. 'Marnma, am not going with that
little girl that lives up on Monroe
street any more
"'Why not, Helen@
.'She said: Coming home fro mschool
today she said. Helen, I don't like you,
hah,'' and stuck her tongue out
Nobody likes that kind OF girl
remember Halen sat In the park ono
day and . lot Of Ittls girls wers play
Of games. aid dnalty the mother said.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Rogers Hornsby in Deferred Class.

FORT WORTH. Tex. January 49,
The classification board has panes1
Rogers Hornsby In class No. q Of Shes
draft on account of his mother botne
dependent upon him. Hornsby VII 49,
able to play with the St Louis ma
tionala the coming 1eaaDn. hut ~ -
has signed M oontracA Z
Evening star., 1918-01-26
SEASON TO OPEN ON A MONDAY,
SETTING BASE BALL PRECEDENT
April Is Decided Upon for Starting Of
Major League Races-Doc Ayers Here
to Talk Terms With Manager Griffith.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

ball the
by
committee
invariably
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Jack Wolfe outboxes Johnny Ertle.

cLEvLAND, Ohio. January 2s.-Jack
wolfe Of Cleveland outboxed and out-
fought Johnny Ertle Of st. Paul In six
rounds OF q ten-rcund contest here last
night. Ertls got two rounds and two
Ewsrs evan. The men weighed In 1t lit
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Jack Dempsey z. o.'s Homer Smith.

RACINE. Wis, January 2s.-Jack
Dempsey. San Francisco heavyweight
knocked out Homer Smith of Benton
Harbor. Mich, last night after one min
ute and fifteen seconds of fighting
Smith was doored twice before the final
knockout. The contest was scheduled
to 60 ten rounds.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
0U|MET GIVEN
FULL AMATEUR STANDING
U. S. Golf Association Lifts Ban
Against Star Player-Dr. Walter
Harlan Vice President.

PHILADELPHIA. January 26.-The
United States Golf Association. at its
annual meeting here last night virtually
unanimously adopted a resolution rein
stating Francis Ouimet, former national
amateur golf champion. There was only
one dissenting vote.
The action of the association gave full
amateur standing to Ouimet. lifting the
ban lodged against him by the executive
committee two years ago. when Ouimet
was suspended for alleged professional
ism because of the sale of sporting goods
in Boston. This decision created wide
spread comment in golf circles throughout
the country.
The resolution, as adopted on the recon-
mendation Of the executive committee, ex-
planned that the action was taken because
of Ouimets presence in the National Army
as sergeant and the fact that he had
severed his personal connection with his
sporting goods business.
The association voted not to hold ma
tional tournaments during the period of
the war. last years action by the execu-
tive committee having been limited to dis
pensing with the national tournament
during 1917 only.
F. I. Wheeler President.
Frederick l. Wheeler of New York,
citation. succeeding Howard W. Perrin
of Philadelphia, in his Introductory ad-
dress said that as long as the country
was at war the holding of a national
tournament was inappropriate and ILL
timed" Henry McSweeney of Atlantic
City spoke against the resolution.
pointing out that members Of the asso-
citation who are not in the national
service or subject to draft, may just as
well be permitted to play.
The executive committee was not OPP
posed to sectional city or club events,
ina smuch as these required compare
lively little time to play and at the
same time the players were in touch
with their personal affairs. Final de-
cision, however. was left to the clubs
in these divisions. No recommends tion
in this respect was made by the execu-
tive committee.
BESIDES Mr.. Wheeler the following
officers were elected:
DR.. Walter 8. Harlan Of Washington
and Sterling e. Edmunds OF st. Louis,
vice presidents; Howard F. whitney Of
New York. secretary. and Mortimer N.
Buckner, New York, treasurer Execu-
tive committee, Frank e. Miller, Chi.
cago; ]. E. Byers, Pittsburgh; Asa p.
French, Boston, and William p.
Stewart, New Orleans.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Many Go Wrong Because It Is Easy.

There are legions of young people who
go wrong simply because it is SO easy,
and they are ruined because the road to
ruin is so short Vices are too strong to
be broken before they are plain enough to
be seen, then they hold you in bands
stronger than steel and more enduring !;
that of enslaving, brutalizing. demonizing,
stupefying appetites and habits.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
SAYLABORPROB[ENSH|G
DELAYING SH|PBU|LD|NG
Admiral Bowles Another Fleet Cors
poration Official Before House 1,
Committee.

That the government shipbuilAfn0
program is delayed by shortage -
labor and of housing facilities was anss
phasfzed by Rear Admiral Bowles ana
other officers of the Shipping Boards
Emergency Fleet Corporation In testi-
mony before the House investigafin9
committee yesterday. They urged that
the House should pass a bill recently
carried in the Senate authorixing the
facilities for shipyard workers., and To
create military zones around yards
building government ships.
Working Less Than HalS.
Admiral BowIes said both governs
ment and private yards are working
less than SO per cent capacity. with
about 10000 men employed. and that
the present housing facilities at Spar
rows Point, Hog Island and Newport
News are inadequate. He said shipyard
workmen have increased 20 per cent
since October, and that the 100000 now
engaged are about all the yards are
ready to employ. but that within . few
months there will be a decided in
crease In the demand for men.
There is a shortage of skilled labor
and superintendents, but Admiral Bowles
said that by means of training schools
and gradual development of the work
there will be no dificulty in supplying
the needs. When the shipbuilding pro~
gram IS well under way. he added. the
yards will need 100000 or more men.
Three Shifts Not Practical.
The witness said three-shift work
was not practical on the ships them-
selves. as that work requires daylfghts
The three-shift plan. however. Is pracs
ticable in the shops.
Admiral Bowles said rail transporfatoo
is a great factor in the shipyard work.
and that at his request Director Gem
eral McAdoo had detailed an assistant
to work with the Fleet Corporation in
facilitating freight for the yards. par
ticuIarly the Submarine Boat Con~
pany's plant, where work has been bAdA
ly delayed by a freight embargo on
three lines.
Representative Edmonds Of Pennsyls
yanis thought much of the freigh6
congestion could be relieved by dfvert-
ing rail shipments from New York 20
Philadelphia. where, he said. about 50
per cent of the wharves are idle.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Parents Mistake in Rearing Boy.

Parents Mistake in Rearing Boy.
Samson was the first born and, per-
haps, the only child, for no other is
mentioned His parents seem to have
been devoutly religious, but they ap-
pear to have made hundred mistakes
in the rearing of this boy. He was en-
dowed with phenomenal physical
strength and correspondingly strong
passions. which he was never taught
to control. and his parents seem to have
been a sort of wishy-washy, easy-going
kind of folks that allowed him to do
as he pleased. Had rigid discipline
been exercised I might have q differ
ent story to tell you tonight.
Letting boy do as he pleases is
just the same as letting him go to the
devil, and it won't be long until he
will be to the devil If he is allowed to
Probably he had learned to boss his
parents before he was very old, and If
he wanted anything he learned that all
he had to do was to fall on the floor
Comanche Indian and he would get It
Needed Shingle Massage.
"oh, what pity it was that he wasn't
given a brisk massage treatment with
white oak shingle about that time!
Solomon said: He that spareth the rod
spoileth the child
III
failure was that he was the son Of
man who had no backbone. and he was
overindulged and allowed to have his
own way, and soon he was going to the
wrong places and going with the wrong
people.
"He went down to Timnath and as
sociated with the enemies of God.
Wrong company will make everything
wrong and everybody wrong that mixes
with 1t. Bad company will draw you to
the devil whether you want to go or
not. No matter how many prayers
crowd then they will drag you to the
devil, irrespective OF your mothers ap-
peals and her tears and her pleadings.
Wrong and Right Contrast.
wrong panders to appetites and pas
sions Right demands self-control
Wrong Is satisfied with extravaganza
and Incidence. Right demands indus
try and economy.
Wrong is pleased with ignorance.
Right demands knowledge.
Wrong thrives upon weakness. Right
lives upon strength.
Wrong deceives, cheats. beguiles. mis-
leads, tickles. lies. Right is honest,
truthful, manly, womanly.
Wrong is reached by a thousand
paths, right by only one. and that is
the Christian path.
No young man, / think. deliberately
starts out with a set purpose and inten-
ton Of living wicked life. Nobody wants
to go to hell when they first hear about
the place. The devils army is not made of
those who fell in love with him the first
time they heard about him or met him
and when young man goes to saloon
with a crowd, when others drink, he may
have had no intentions of doing anything
wrong other than going with the company.