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Evening journal., 1918-01-11
EAsrLAKE PREPARATORY SERVICE

A preparatory service for the Com
munion service on sunday will Doe held
tonight at Eastlake Presbyterian
Church. There Will be a meeting of
the session after the service 90 receive
an who may. present themselves with
the desire OF being admitted TO mem-
bcrship IN the church
Evening journal., 1918-01-11
TIORIST CIIR TITCTs

w. IN. Vance retiring president OF
ihe Florist Club. entertained the mem
bers of that organization at q turkey
dinner ON "Wednesday evening The
election of officers resulted as follows
Frank Brnlon president; Elmer Betty
vico-presldeni; II. Simons, secretary
and &. n. Simons, treasurer.
Evening journal., 1918-01-11
nENNY-pIERsON.

40 s.. Stephens Lutheran parsonage
on Thursday. Miss Margaret j. Denny
and Harry &. picrson were married by
the Rev. Frederick DOerr The at
tendanls were Harry Coleman and
Mary O.. Curleu.
Evening journal., 1918-01-11
RECEPTION At 81. STEPHENS.

This evening there win be a recep-
tion at St. stephens. All the depart
menls Of the sunday school and the
parents of the scholars are invited 90
attend An interesting program has
been arranged
Evening journal., 1918-01-11
CENTRAL powers
Won 7 PARbEY on
NEUTRAL GROUND
WhereurOn Trotzky Moves
Conclusion OF Brest-LitOvsk
Peace Meetings
huns BLAKE SLRVS FOR
CObIIkUATILN OF WAR
BY The United Press.

by The United Press.
AMSTERDAM. Jan. ii.-Afier Brest-
Litotsk dispatches. received via Berlin.
had declared the Itusso-Germau peace
negotiations definitely suspended Ncsler
day, messages arriving late this after
noon reported q resumption of the meet
iugs.
n was stated that the l,rainian dele
gates we're presenting their demands.
Whether this meant that the fun con
florence was resumed or that the Friday
meeting was merely between Central
Powers delegates and representatives
of Llrainia-noW recognized as an indie
pendant Staio-was not clear In dis
patches received here
Foreign Minister Trotsky was report.
ed in the earlier messages as himself
moving suspension OF the peace meet.
inns.
Evening journal., 1918-01-11
HALIFAX EXPLOSION SURVIVOR
TELLS OF SCENES FOLLOWING BLAST

Here Is a heart-rending story Of the
devastation that swept over Halifax and
ils people when the munitions ship
Mont Blanc blew up in Halifax harbOr.
10 was written TO r.. Marvin Meggin-
son. Of No. IS West Tweuiy-seyenth
street. this city, Icy J. B.. Schaffer OF
Halifax. secretary Of the Typographical
uiop, no. 1870. In that city:
Halifax. Jan e. 1918.
"li NJ. Megginson, The Evening Journal,
Wilmington. Del. ......
Dear Friend-l received your letter
Evening journal., 1918-01-11
ma pnRTEn INIpRRnNEs

G.. c. Porter, OF the purchasing de
parlment OF the dupont Company. who
is confined 90 his home at Newport
with an attack Of the grip. is much im-
proved
Evening journal., 1918-01-11
FINE ATTO DRIVER

Stsnley Gentry charged with oper-
slng an automobile without a license
,yas fined $40 and costs IN Municipal
.0url this morning
Evening journal., 1918-01-11
pTANIrTs Up IN pnICr

Here's another peg in The high cost
OF living climb. Peanuts have gone M
10 70 cents a quart from 10 cents
Evening journal., 1918-01-11
By me United Press.

By the United Press.
AMSTERDAM. Jam ii-The Russo
German speace conference at Bresi-
Liloysk. have been terminated The
siiiings We're suspended yesterday, ac-
cOrding 90 dispatches received here to-
aav, when tho Germans naily and
finally refused io transfer negotiations
90 neutral SOIL B0lsheNh i0reigu
Minister 1rolskN himself moved thl
conclusion of the meaiug
Iie sermdn le|eeaIta Formally an.
nouncel also that their plans for gen
eral peace meeting were considered a-
definitely on by the Central Powers
because of the failure of the Entente
Powers i0 respond within ten days to
The invitation io Participate Count
Czernin. Austrian Foreign Minister, for
mallv announced that hencef0rih the
Central Powers We're willing TO negO-
tiale only a separate peace with Russia.
That the session was more or less
bitter was evident from dispatches
uuolinn Gencral Hoffman. one of the
German delegates. as protesting annrily
10 the conference against wireless mes
saaes signed by representatives Of the
Russian government. which he said
lNNNifu iNf NNiAANN WiiNtaie NNN-
mand by urging the German iroops 10
revolt.
Hoffman protested . that such mes
s0ges "iransgressed TIE spirit Of the
urmisiicc.'
other Central Powers delegates
Joined in This protest.
70 was Immediately following this
assault on the Russian plan 10 csiab-
Continued on Page Scvonl
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TnnaY's TrWpFRiTIBT.

A. The Evening Journal ONCE
SEQ A. Nj. p 1901 p. M. g
1000 4. M...... 80 i30 p. M. 3s
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sun AND TIDES.

Monlh ol LhrIslIana.
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WEATHER

Snow tonight and Saturday;
probably heavy, slightly warm
or tonight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25
STATZELL LOSES
BY FEW STROKES
Short t Approaches Of
Aronimink President
Cost Him Cup
WINS SECOND PRIZE

lakewood, y. j., April 25.-George W.
e'stzell Of Aronimnk. yesterday cap
'ureu second prize in the annual seniors
.SH'esl Tor the Stanley Memorial Cup at
ue Lakewood Country Club w. S.
van Clief, Of the Richmond County
e'uO' Staten Island, ended with both low
". and gross scores. but there was a
rue preventing one player winning two
trophies.
H.: !55s3&3E5S-aaSS
alorS Srom the turn statzell had been going
hrinss 80 we'll that his prospects appeared
sssht until his troubles began at the
nsv nth and the remainder Of his jour
AK was represented by 6-7-6-6. All this
~ 'eyulty was caused by his approaches
ciA W; q, FralicS, of the Massapequa
sseIs Long Island, finished third with
rhiladelphians drawn together for the
suaniying round of the spring tourna-
Ksat Kt which begins today are: c. B.
nhe 81 pavids, and George f. Brown,
,Innungdon IN Valley and George w. stat
pn Aroimlnk, with Maurice Burton,
huntingdon Valley; Philip S. p. Ran
IESpn, Ep, ST. Philadelphia, is bracketed with
frank Barton, Brooklyn
among the best-known contenders will
y Worthlngton, England, a year
-ey winner of the Atlantic City tourna-
I ,nsnt Or, c. II. Gardner, former Rhode
sand champion (drawn with Worth
snston) Harold Steiner, Asbury Park
,olnler Yale crack. and Dr. Allen Halght
S.nner Of the Bayslde, Long Island
tournament last season,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25
FIVE GRIFFMEN MAY BE
IN u. S. SERVICE SOON
Lavan, Dumont, Garrity, Yingling
and Craft Subject to Early
Call to ColorS

IL is unnecessary To wander far atlcld
for an example Of what the recent an
nounCement that thousands Of draftecs
will depart for CantonmeentS the latter
part Of this month and the first of May
will mean, as the Griffmen stand to lose
four players I'm addition to Lavan, who
is awaiting a call 10 service in the navy
that may come any day. These four are
Dumont, Charity. Yingling and Craft.
All are listed in Glass ! and are re-
garded as sure to be summoned to the
COlors before the training camps are re-
filled with the men who now have fin
shed their period of training.
Dumont probably will he the first to
60 His number Is well up i'm the order
OF liability, and although he has had
no official notification as vet. adviCes
from friends i'm Minneapolis are to the
effect that 1t is almost certainty he
will have to report for service not later
than May =. The numbers of Ciharrit;
and Graft are farther hack i'm their re
spective districts than is that of Dumout.
and Yirgling's classification Is even more
distantly removed from the head Of the
list. but it Is believed all win be sum
mcned within the next month and q
! half
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25
GOLF CLUBS URGED
TO "CAN" OLD CADDIES
U. S. G. A. Would Debar Boys older
Than Sixteen Years From
Courses

II the golf links heed the suggestion OF
the United States Golf Association 'neS
viii employ no caddiss this year VINO are
more than sixteen years cd IN con-
nection with this matter the eXecutlye
committee, through the secretary Howaru
u whitney, has sent communication
Ia ali member clubs In which emphasls
10 laid on the serious labor situation az
present prevailing throughout the conn-
trv In regard 20 the scarcity OF aVallapie
men for productive purposes, -.
THE accommodation Is mace tnal
svcS caddies, provided, of course, that
local conditions are such that more
,Isefll employment can be obtained, Ihe
r. q, A. believes that this matter
Is OF sufficient Importance mat loca
"a ACT promptly In accordance with
The result Of their findings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25

LEADING TRACK AND FIELD STARS
OF THE COUNTRY TO COMPETE IN.
PENN'S ANNUAL RELAY CARNIVAL
Records Are Likely to Fall in the Special
Events-More Than Two Thousand
Athletes Will Take Part
BY PAUL PREP

medley relay race. the medley relay raoe
for the army and navy and the Amef-
can college championship distance med
ley relay race.
On Saturday the following champlop-
ships will he at stake: One-mile pre-
paratory school. the one-mile hiEi
school. the one-nlle freshmen. one-mile
army and navy relay and the one-mile
rollege relay championship the two-mlle
college relay championship. the four
mile college relay championship, tie
i2O-yard high hurdles and the 1Oo-yard
dash. 4
Records in Danger ~
Despite the fact that a large number
Of the leading college athletes OF the
country have Joined some branch OF the
Government service. il is the opinion of
many that in all probabilities one or
more records will 60 by the boards,
especially in the special events, which
have drawn the best athletes in the
country.
Myers, of Dartmouth who has cleared
twelve feet eight inches indoors this
winter, will try to make new worlds
record in the pole vault. Those WHO
have seen Johnson Of Michigan, hurdle
state that he is quite likely to make ~
new grass record in the high hurdles
| Simpson two years ago covered the
/ hurdles in fifteen seconds fiat wondef-
| ful performance on the grass. Johnson
has equaled the seyenty-five yards high
/ hurdle record this winter and is. GER
tainly real flier.
Erdman, of Princeton. is considered
by his supporters quite equal TO taking
! Johnson's measure. so a remarkable race
seems assured. Slnclaire, of Princeton
in the shot; Butler, of Dubuque, in the
broad jump Gilhllan. of Notre Darpe
and Leadbetter, OF Johns Hopkins. n
the weight events. and many other st&r
athletes are sure to make performances
that will compare favorably with tn
present records.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25
ZIEGLER WILL COACH
THE COLGATE ELEVEN
Old Penn Football Star Quits Foot
ball on Pacific Coast to Come
East

Gus" Ziegler, one of the greatest
linesmen that ever represented the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania on the gridiron,
has been signed to coach the Colgate
University football eleven next fall. The
former Red and Blue star succeeds
Harry McDevitt, who was gridiron In
structor for 1917. The announcement
also was made that Larry Bankart
would be associated with Ziegler in an
advisory capacity.
Ziegler played at Penn in 1906, 1907
and 1908. He has been coaching ever
since he was graduated from Penn in
1910. In 1909. 1910, and 1911 he was at
Mercersburg Academy, where he turned
out fine teams. In 1912 he was at
Exeter Academy. He coached Penn
sylvania in 1918 and went to West
Virginia for the season Of 1914 and
1915.
Smith were in charge Of football at
the University Of California.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25
NEW WAR GAMES
FOR over THERE
Two Lively New Sports
for Soldiers Are Snap
and Volley Ball

Slug ball and snap ball are two Of
the little strangers which will appear
prominently on the athletic programs
of the boys over here and over there"
They enjoyed their premiere at the re-
cent conference at Garden City among
the olghty-odd athletic coaches and for
mer star athletes who have enlisted with
Sparrow" to train the soldiers. From
all appearances they must have been
overlooked by Hoyle in his famous en-.
cyclopedia, but Sparrow" vouches for
their worth.
Snap ball Is played in space about
the size Of the tennis court with a
leather-cOversd inflated ball five feet in
diameter. sparrow" says that this game
makes football and basketball look like
sleeping dogs and that every game
should be equipped with a nrst-class
ambulance unit. As many as thirty
men play on a side one from each
team advances 10 the center of the court,
holding the ball aloft, At a given signal
/ the ball Is released and then the battle
begins.
! The team that knocks the big ball into
| It's opponents net at the end of the court
/ Is entitled TO a score. The game con-
| tlnues through a given period OF time
and then the winner Is relieved from fur
| ther trench duty 10 tattoo himself with
iodine
Slugball gives the reglmental surgeons
/ less 20 earn their pay. The game calls
for fifteen players on a side. The ball
slightly bigger than an indoor baseball
and about the same weights put on q
base between the extended teams and
kicked In the direction Of the defend
ing players. The object is to reach the
base and back again without being
caught, thrown or tagged out as in base
ball.
Every player is entitled to kick.
the ball goes outside either at the righ
OF left the kick 10 declared foul Th'
! side with The bail continues to kick pn
\ III three are out and the result o. ~
game Is determined in nine inninss, Y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25
.NO-HIT AFFAIRS
TWO AT A TIME
Feat Accomplished in Ma
tional League Twenty
Years Ago
cY YOUNG WAS PIONEER BOTH ARE VIGOROUS

one Of the most memorable dates in
baseball was April 22. 1898, when two
no-hit games were pitched in the Ma
tional League Jay Hughes, Of Balti-
more, then in the National League cir
cult, blanked the Bostons, while TheO-
dore Broltenstein, the once great twirler,
turned the same trick on the Pirates
on that great day twenty years ago.
"Theo" at that time wore a Cincinnati
uniform. That was the second time In
their history that the Buccaneers had
been trounced without getting safe
smash at the ball.
There have been siXty-one no-hit
games played in the major leagues, a
little over half In the National League,
while the others are divided between
the American Association--not the
present organization of that name, but
the old major A. A,--the old Players
League and the American League, J.
Lee Richmond was, so far as the rec
ords show, the first major league
twirler to turn the no-hit trick.
That was in 1850, when Richmond was
on the pitching staff OF the Worcester
club, then in the National League.
Twenty.seven Cleveland men faced Rich.
mond in that game and were bOwied
over, Worcester winning the game / to o.
Richmond gained the no-hlt priority,
however, only by a matter of few days
TOR less than a week later John M. Ward
fred with envy at the great feat OF Rich
mond, did the same thing for Providence
with Buffalo in the role of victim.
old Cy Young was the first pitcher in
the American League 10 win a no-hlt
game In nine innings. That was In 1904
when Denton, In a Boston uniform, shut
out the Philadelphia Athletics, AddlS
Joss. the famous Cleveland twlrler, who
died In 1918, was the hero 0s another
great contest In October, 1908. when
within nine innings he prelsnied 4
single na7l Of the Chicagp white Sol
lfom reaqhlng the initial bag
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25
PENN ANNOUNCES CAGE
SCHEDULE FOR YEAR

Contra ry to the custom Of the last tcw
years. Penn will not play syracuse in hns-
ketbRll next season, as evidenced by the
schedule for the 1919 season. which has
Just been given out by Graduate Manager of
Athletics T.. Il. Bushnell.
In place Of the SyraCus" game, which has
always proved a hard one for the Red and
Blue, the QuakcTs VIII meet West Virginia.
Penn viii again open relations with the
Navy.
Pennsylvania iNiS-l0 basketball schedule
December Z 'Crsluus, at home; Decem-
bcr II "NuhlcnberE at home; December II
sNayy. at Annapolis.
January I, Dartmouth, at home; January
II. Lafayette, at home, January Is
Princeton, at Princeton; January -, Swarth'
more. -
February I, Dartmouth, at Hanover, y
H.; February I; Yale. at New Haven, Conn,
ruary II. g. &. y. y. at Mcw York city
February rs, Columbia, at New York city
February -, Yale. at home; February -
Cornell. at Ithaca; February 2G, Rochester
March /, Cornell. At home; March s.
Princeton. at hume March Il, Columbia, al
home.
'pending,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25
" hat May Happen
in Baseball Today


then that he was a good pitcher Leon
ard is not in shape and Ruth and Mays
are only fair The other members of
the team are coming along slowly and
you will see quite a difference when they
get going properly.
II am ticliled to death with the four
players sent to Boston by Connie Mack
and they 1T in well i'm the team. Stuffy
Mcinnis is playing great game at
third base, which has surprised LOT
of people. Schang is hitting the ball
these days and Strunli is playing his
usual efficient game in the outfeld,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25
FULTON BOUT OFF,
MOANS BIG JESS
Willard Says There Is Too
NJ uch Opposition to
Heavyweight Battle
ECISION ON MAY 4

Chicago, April 25.--"It's all Off Jess
Willard said today regarding his pro-
posed Fourth of July bout with Fred
Fulton. Despite the seeming assurance
Of Promoter y. G. Miller, who returned
from st. Paul today. the champion de-
Clared the match couldn't be staged.
The opposition encountered a" st.
Paul and the fact it is growing make
it look as If I will not get chance
at Fulton" he said.
A permit to stage the fight will be
granted or refused after a joint hear.
ing by the Minnesota public safety and
boxing commissions at St Paul on
May 4.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25
GEORGE BURNS REPEATS
1914 FEAT WHEN HE HITS
HOMER INTO BLEACHERS
New First Sacker Ends Pitching Duel Be-
tween Gregg and Ruth. With Timely Wal
lOp-Athletics Look Good
New First Sacker Ends Pitching Duel Between
BY ROBERT W. maxwell

1uE guy grooved that idea Of history
chat he was the away that
place pulled
boner
in act
of
- and win which similar perpeaed
English.
back in 1914 and Eddie Plank
the
nneane and he celebrated couts
u
ns allowed remain the winter he
ssod to Mack
the old park
He he
lie a perfectly
rsam but it, i in and
a intole
tnea ba
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25
Rase Hospital Wins

TIVE team Of Bnss Hospital No, Ss y camp
At stsnton Athletic Field won a bat sint sSine
VIA Yesterday bV a score OF II TO o,
The pitchers allowed only Isw ,s h,tI' ,,un ou,
~ efossing the plate ten times In the last
three innings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25
CADORE, OF BROOKLYN,
WINS ARMY COMMISSION

New York. April 25.--Leon J. Cadore.
star hurler last year for the Dodgers
today Is an officer in the United States
army. A list of successful candidates
for Commissions at Camp Upton, l.. L.,
includes the name of Cadore among the
second lleutenants.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25
Bomb Wrecks U. 5. Ship

Paris, April 25.-The destruction Of
the American steamship Fiorsnss -. on or
,he coast of Brittany Is believed 70 have
i.teo dne n a bomb place on hoard be-
Sers she isfi the United States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25
Garnet Wins at Tennis

SwarthmOre, Pa, April 25.--The fast ten;
mis- team OF Swarthmore Prep School scored
a shutOut over the court athletes OF TIE
Williamson Trade school yesterday after
noon. Score, 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25

MYTH the greatest collection Of relay
w teams that ever have assembled for
any one meet Of it's kind in the history
OF track athletics, the University Of
pcnusylvanias twenty-fourth annual re-
lay carnival this year. which starts to-
morrow and continues Saturday sur
passes beyond doubt the high stand
ards set by the games in former years.
More than 400 college, army and navy
and school relay teams and more than
1000 athletes. both great and small,
powerful and weak. fast and slow
famous and unknown will compete In
the various events on the two days
program This is the largest entry list
ever received by the relay management.
To accomplish this record-breaking feat.
however. it was necessary for the COM
mittee to work both day and night.
Tribute TO Penn
This remarkable entry list in spite Of
the war conditions representing ever
section Of the country. with the eNcep-
tiou Of the Pacific coast, is a fine tribute
to the stand taken by the University
Of Pennsylvania in regard TO inter-
collegiate athletics Soon after the
United States Joined with the Allies in
the present gigantic struggle, the ma
iority Of the colleges and universities
Immediately frowned upon the idea of
fostering athletic sports during the war,
Penn however. voted to continue its
sports schedules and used its influence
to persuade the others to re-enter the
field Of intercollegiate sports The ma.
jority as a result once more are repre-
sented on the gridiron, diamond, track
/ and in the cage.
Interest in the Penn carnival this sea
/ son is world wide and this istwell de
served when It is considered that more
worlds records have been established
on Franklin Field at this annual carnt
val than at any other track in the world
The worlds one, two and four mile relay
records, the best time for the sprin
and medley relay the records FOR tn
high and preparatory school one-mil
relay and the best freshman one-n1il
relay marks have been made at Frank
lin Field.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25

tiana's hope and i.ittis Boar. one OF Joe
iium's stable. lHilly Hines. Of this city, viii
oppose Young MerinO Of New York, In one
Of the other bouts.
Frankie Clarke. one Of Phlladelphia's lead
ing bantams, Is anxious 20 meet Gussie
clubs.
that he still has some fighting blood in him
when he administering an ARTISTIC lacing 70
Charles rfougheY) Murray, Of Pittsburgh.
Kaufman should show at one Of the local
clubs In the near future,
Herman Taylor. matchmaker Of the Ma.
IN securing frankie Callahan, the Brooklyn
sluRRer. to oppose the clever Buffalo boxer.
show SATURDAY evening. me scmldnal viii
present Wild Bert KENNY. Of New York. and
Chict Brown the sluEEing New York iGh,.
weight. Will try to nut tho HlNds on Buck
Fleming. Herman Hindin's pride. in the
/ main preliminary.
ScOodics's heavyweight hope to oprosc
Doctor trock"r' JACK OHrIens nupil, is
y. j, Mr. Tauble stands six feet two Inches
IL hts stoctinB feet and weighs more than
200 pounds.
and Fraulde Williams, is training several
boring tournament that win be held at tSo
National a. a. May 9th.
Blu Tcte. the largest man in the prize
/ ring, will endcavOr to stop the winning
l streak Of Jack Thompson, the ebony heavy
weight from St Joe, Mo when they meet
/ IN the final bout Of well balanced card az
the Olympia Monday evening. The semi
/ wipd.up WIN slow Chuck W!gglns,, Blliy
Kelly's middlcweight hope, and K o. Lough.
lin. OF South nethlehsm. Three other good
bouts are or tn" program.
Bobby Reynolds a leading lightweight OF
this city. has been ordered 10 report for
/ military service and will depart for camT
J this Sunday afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25

II have been asked many times how
I liked my new job. the American
League and other things since the season
began | am not stranger, having
been in the league before and keeping in
close touch with affairs for the last ten
years. II doesn't seem strange to be
here managing a ball club. and / don't
consider myself a new man at the game.
All ] can say is that ! feel perfectly
at home and am working hard to make
the Red SoH a winning ball club"
The game today will begin at p. m
ard perhypS it VIII hc over in time to
allow sorla Of ~" fans to attend the
theatre. This Notwithstanding hour does
not look like conservation of daylight.
and may not make much Of a hit with
the fans. The games will not be over
much before p. m., and few cola
dinners will take away much Of the en-
thusiasm Of the patrons