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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-28
THE GREAT REV. MoDUFFY HERE.

No more pleasant news could be
announced to his many admirers in
this city than the fact that the soul
stirring and great r~evivalist, Rev. F.
w. McDuffy is here and will remain
here for several weeks. He is now
making great preparations for a big
meeting at his usual spot, 18th and
Woodland Avenue. If you have once
heard him, you will hear him again
if you have not heard him, hear him
now. The Rev. McDuffy stirs any
audience and is considered one of the
most arousing and heart felt evan
gelists either black or white.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-28
ST. JAMES A.. M. E. ZION CHURCH

Neither the intense heat nor the
rain hindered the regular attendance
at st. James last Sunday. The pas
tor, DR.. Shaw, spoke at both services.
THE Children's program, under
the direction of Mrs. Fleming, was
good. A large gathering heard Theo,
Drury's drama Harriet Tubman's
Escape from Bondage" Tuesday even
ing, a play that does great credit to
the authors genia. ocal numbers
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-28

school volunteer Girl Reserves held
their regular weekly meetings. Some
of the girls of the Sophomore class
of the Lincoln High School met and
were organized. Miss Anna Moore
was elected Corps Leader. Three of
the Grade School Clubs planned to go
hiking this weeg.
Mrs. Myrtle Cook, chairman Of the
Publicity Committee has gone to
Michigan to visit her home. The
BLUE Triangle League" wishes her a
pleasant visit.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-28

also furnished the music during n
of the evenings of the Convention.
Everybody is welcome to attend all
of our services. Come and bring a
friend with you. The Spirit of the
Bride SAYS Come"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-28
THEY SAY

That the June brides we're scarce
this year. What's the trouble girls?
THAT a certain man applied for
the position Of manager in a well
known establishment and when asked
his duties he was told We want a
person who can talk and talk to a
good advantage "Ch wall' said the
applicant wheeling around to leave
the office, You want my wife"
THAT if some people would glance
into the depths from whence they
came, they wouldn't feel nearly so
big or the heights.
That the fellow who Is not in love
with his fellowman would have more
success if he would cease knocking
and do his stuff.
That a contest is now going on
between two young girls on the mat
rimonial sea as to which of the two
will land a certain young business
man who acts like h would get mar
ried if inducements were good.
That if you go right youn have
plenty Of elbow
That an old darkey was arrested
the other day and hailed into Court
for stealing a watermelon, When
asked by the Judge witch was his
choice to go to jail and keep the
watermelon or stay u of jail and
give it up, he said "Yoh honor, III go
to jail case I sho cant glib up dis
watuhmellyun."
THAT everything tha glitters is
not gold and every puff Of wind
doesn't NEAR a storm.
THAT whenever You hear an Old
sister or old gentleman hOller out TO
the preacher Amen ne has just said
something that they have wanted said
to some OF their fellow brethren.
That a Pullman porter was grim
ming his broadest smile the other day
as he was assisting the passengers ON
his train and after they had all been
seated and the train had gone some
distance, an Old a~ristoCratic gentle
man called to him Come here my
boy and the porter approaching him
was asked II would like to know
your name as I will be on this train
all your trip and don't know what 10
call you. At that the porter grinRed
again and said Just call me by nay
nick name What's that?" said the
old gentleman, Why Billiard Cue"
said the porter. Why do they call
you billiard cue?' Because I wuks
bettah with a good tip
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-28

Mrs. Maize Wilson, 2219 Tracy Ave-
nue. left for Mound ayou, Miss. Sat
urday evening to be bridesmaid to
Miss Cleo Green of that City. Mrs.
Wilson was a teacher in Mound Ba-
you for two years.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-28
MORNING STAR BAPTIST CHURCH

Services were well attended all day
Sunday. Sunday School is very
progressivee and veryone is inspired.
THE pastor. Rev. G.. H. Daniel
preached an able ermon subject DE
fend Your Title" In the evening
Rev. Patton and congregation was
with us. Rev. Patton preached a soul
stirring sermon and everyone enjoy
ed it. The B. Y. P. U. is growing
and it makes everybody interested in
the work. ... Sunday night we had a
glorious speaking meeting. Every
body was willing and anxious to speak
for the Master. Undertaken T. b.
Watkins was the principal speaker of
the evening Our Rally was very
successful There can't be too much
said about the splendid leaders. The
A. c. B. A, under the Leadership of
Mrs. Cornelia Smith raised SS11.32
The Children's Clubs. the Silver Bell
and Golden League. under the leader
ship of Miss Addie Fields and Corine
Salisbury raised S104.27; the Mission
Circle raised $500; the choir $500;
The Sunday School $1,000; the B. Y.
p. U. $500. Total |$1.7O4.37. We are
indeed thankful to the Lord for help
ing us to have such a success. Every.
one is invited to our church.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-28
BLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH

BLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH.
Our services we're very good all day
Sunday. Our pastor preached two
good sermon both mornig and even
ing. There was n addition to the
church. There we're several visitors
present. .. Our B. Y. p. U. meets
every Sunday evening at G:30. Come
and visit us. I will help anyone who
is, or desires to be a Christian. .
The Aid Society gave a Social at the
pastors resident Saturday evening.
Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-28

we're rendered by Mesdames Hodges,
Taylor, Wersham, Fleming and Mick
esl. -. Sunday, July 9th will be OBJ
served as Women's Day. A special
sermon to women will be delivered at
IL a. m. and a literary and musical
program will lbe rendered at $3.50 p,
m.....The Millionaire Wedding will
take place Monday evening July 7th.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-28
t In q @ In u r. G IN g S.

going to let Lee and his army pull
down your flag
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-28
Y. w, C, A. NOTES.

The Blue Triangle League is be,
coming a popular place for the girls.
The past week six corps of the grade
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-28

That the June brides we're scarce
this year. What's the trouble girls?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-28

That the fellow who Is not in love
with his fellowman would have more
success if he would cease knocking
and do his stuff.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
ARMY HAS 81 GAMES
ON BASEBALL CARD
Eighteen Lead Up to Duel
With Navy on May 81 at
West Point.

West Po1Nr, Feb. 2s.-Army's spring
baseball schedule was officially an
nounced to-day. The cadets will play
twenty-one games. all OF them at home,
The season opens April 2. with Seton
Hall College and closes with the Cres-
cent Athletic Club on June 7. Penn
State. Fordham, Tufts. Lafayette and
Boston College are among the most for
midable OF the army's opponents. lead
Ing up to the big game with the Navy,
scheduled to take place here on May
81. Not since 1908 have the cadets sue
cumoed to Navy supremacy on the dia-
mond. There were no games between
the two institutions in 1917 and 1918.
due to war time prohibition OF Army
Navy athletic contests.
Foster J. Tate. '21. Is captain OF the
Army nine. He played short stop last
season. He led the Army hitters last
season with a batting average of $40
in twenty-one games. HIS held!ng aver
age was .s0s. Besides Tate, there are
available. from last years team, Dom
,neys Mccarthy, Wedemeyer and White
sides.
Coach Hans Lobert has been engaged.
Lobert arrived this week and has his
men going every day In the cage. The
representative for baseball is Major
Hugh Mitchell '16. the Army'e hard hit
ting Mike" Mitchell Of that successful
season. Regan. '2l, Is baseball manager.
The schedule:
April 2. Seton Hall. April s. Boston
College: April .. Manhattan: April IL.
Lafayette; April i6. Rutgers; April 10.
Tufts: April 20. L.hish: Aprii Is: Colgate;
Penn state: May 10. Williams; May ~.
swarthmore; May II. Fordham. May q.
Holy Cross; May ~, Springfield y. NJ. c.
A.: May rs. Berkeley Hall A C.; May
30. Seventh Regiment. N. @. N. =: May 81.
U. g. Naval Academy at West Point; June
4. Syracuse, and June 7. Crescent A. C.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
DAY Is BANNER ONE
FOR CHESS PLAYERS
Journeys in Plenty Keep En-.
thusiasts Busy in Local
Clubs.
SCHAPIROS RICE MEDAL
Masters Tourney Not Fin.
ished, but College Men
Have Close Matches.

Never In the local history OF chass
did the celebration OF washlngtods
Birthday take such dimensions as yes.
terday.
In addition to o grand masters and
general tourney at the Sherman Square
Hotel. there was the annusi interna-
tionai Good Companion solving contests
at the Manhattan and Brooklyn chess
clubs, q contest Of blindfold chess be-
tween members of tho Brooklyn and
Marshall chess clubs a. the rooms OF TIE
latter organization, and the final con-
test for the Rice medals Of the high
school boys at the home OF Mrs. Isaac
l. Rice, ~ East Eighty seventh street.
OF the thirty high school boys who
competed in the first round six quail
fed to play In the final round yester-
day. They were NJ. Schapiro. s. Katz,
J. wsimsr. j. Kalb. l. Campbell and
g. Alvin. After completing this round
Schapi and Kats were tied for first
and second prise. while J. Weimer was
placed third. schapiro beat Katz and
received the gold medal and the new
championship title. Third prize was
taken by weimer, to whom Marshall
will present a copy Of his book entitled
Marshali's "Swindles."
Twenty students representing Column
bia University. City College. New York
University and Fordham started In tho
individual championship. The entries
were o. N. Jacoby. o. Frank. r Abelei,
L. Schwartz, L. Worden, c. Isaacson. p.
wolfson. N. wolfson. D. osTansky, Il
Leeds. A. weisbord. H. Sternberg, B.
Y ID IN
Zareko. S. Borden, J. Raskin and B. H.
Foyer. The following ten qualified for
the Anal; p. Wolfson, II. Leeds and B
H. Foyer, 3 each o. Fink and A Wells
bord. az each NJ. Wolfson. d. ostran-
sky. H. Sternberg. z Fink and c. Franz
2 each.
In the problem solution tournament
at the Manhattan Chess Club A. g.
second, B. Kostich got third and @.
Northrop fourth prize
Al the Sherman Square Hotel eight
entries in the masters tournament con-
tested IN two sections. A. Often, r T.
Black, r. Smirka and o. w. Field start
ing in the first section and E. Grumbeck,
]. w. Brunnemer. A Kupchik and II.
Leibenstein in the second. Smirka beat
STuiuDeCk peat hup-
chik beat Leibenstein and Black and
Often did not finish.
There were ten competitors in section
one and two in the general tournament,
F. o. Lacey, A. A. Deixel. ]. II. Hagan,
w. Freyre. A L. Hallock. F. C. st. John.
NJ NJ. Letkin and H. Ring. while In tho
second section z. L. Hoover and w. H.
Failing had to play a match OF three
Nla rUA
games In the first round. section one.
F. o. Lacey beat Hallock. Deixel beat
St John and Freyre beat Ring.
At late hour the schedule IN the
general and masters tournaments werS
not completed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
BLISS BUYS SHIYESsA ".
VIII Change schooner's Name 90
Shawna,

Boston, Mass. Feb. 22.-Elmer J.
Bliss of the Eastern Yacht Club has
purchased the sixty foot waterline rae
ing schooner Shiyessa ". from the es-
tate of Rowland P. Russell. The Sh-
yessa is ninety feet over all, eighteen foot
beam and II foot draught and is CON
sidered one OF the best finished Of this
size that Lawley has ever turned ou'.
30 horsepower Sterling engine with
a reduction gear will be installed with
feathering propeller, and Mr.. Bliss
proposes to enter his new boat. which
will be renamed Shawna, in the races
given on the Eastern and New York
Yacht Club cruises.
The transfer was made through ths
agency OF John G. Alden. who also an
nounces the sale of the fast Glass p
boat Anita, ex-Olympisn. owned hy
George P. Cranberry of New York. to Il.
Devereaux Barker OF the Eastern Yacht
Club. The Anita was designed by Gard
ner and built by Wood in 1913 ard "a
very similar to the p boats IIayseed
and Ellen. The boat will be raced at
Marblehead by her owner
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
. Yachting Revival.

British yachtsmen will be particularly
active next spring and summer. and
there promises to be brilliant revival
or this popular sport At recent
meeting OF the Royal Yacht Squadron
II was announced that the following
clubs will resume racing and hold their
usual regattas: r. Thames Y. c., r,
Victoria Y. c., r. Harwich Y. c.. r.
Norfolk and Suffolk Y. c., r. Yorkshire
Y. C.. r. TemrsH- c.. r. cnf1cs P8rrs
Y. c., Essex Y c., r. Southampton
Y. c.. Portsmouth Corinthian Y. C., Sea-
view Y c., Castle Y. c.. Solent Y. c..
Il. Albert Y. c.. r. Dorset Y. c., r.
Cornwall Y. c.. r. Plymouth Corlnthian
Y. C.
Belfast clubs will work in con,unc-
ton with the Clyde and JAMESTOWN
clubs and will arrange full programmes
for all available CLASSES. Seven six
meters will race on the Clyde and un-
usually large handicap classes will At
out on the Clyde and In Irish waters.
Upper Thames. Thames Estuary,
Crouch. Midway Poole Harbor, Mer-
sey Clyde. Belfast. Dublin Bay and
Queenstown clubs will have very full
small class programmes The clubs
which will resume operations under the
Sailing Boat Association in the coming
spring include the Tamesis Club and
tho Royal Canoe Club. at Teddlngton
Reach; the Thames Sailing Club and
the Minima Yacht Club. at Surbiton :;
the Thames Valley Sailing Club at
Hampton; the Thlmes United Sailing
Club. at Bourne End, and the Henley
Sailing Club. at Shiplalle. The annual
Bourne End Sailing week will be held
during the third week in June, when
the race for the Queens challenge cup
will be sailed The Bourne End pro-
gramme includes the championship cup
awarded to the club to which the boat
securing most points belongs.
The Britannia. the Celia, the Thanet
and the Gwenora will be certain COM
petitors In the large handicap classes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
8 CoRNERED SWIMMING MEET.
c. c. N. Y. to Meet Columbia and
NJ. 1. II. Next "Wednesday.

The City College swimming team will
be considerably strengthened by the adj
ditlon of Arthur Cagney, 1920. acting
captain elect OF the Columbia University
natntors who has left the latter instltu-
ion to come to the St Nicholas Heights
College when II meets the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and Columbia In
triangular meet in the pool OF the Col
lege of the City OF New York next
Wednesday night.
Cagney is a sure point getter in the
spring swims. He has defeated some of
the best college natators in the short
races. He has negotiated the fifty in
better than 81 seconds. Cagney Is also
adept In form diving, in which event he
will represent the Lavender.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
WALKER CRICKET HEAD.
New York ana New jersey Assoc
ciation Hold Election.

At the annual meeting of the New
York and New Jersey Cricket Associa-
ton at the Wool Exchange Building
yesterday delegates attended from the
Bensonhurst Field Club. Bensonhurst
.SMs-s. Columhls QSss crichT Club,
Columbia Oval Rovers Manor Field As
ISOLATION and the Staten Island Cricket
and Tennis Club.
The pennant for 1918 was awarded to
the Columbia Oval Cricket Club. Officers
were elected as follows: r. st. George
Walker. Staten Island. president; J. S.
Bretz. N Y. Veterans. and A II. Wal
rond. Bensonhurst, Independents: F.
f. Kelly, Staten Island. 243 West
Ninety-ninth street, New York, secre-
tary; George Shaw. Columbia Oval.
treasurer.
The championship schedule win be ar
ranged by May /. when It will be known
II the Halifax cup series is to be re-
sumed. II not, an intercity series with
Philadelphia will be arranged. The
Crescent A. c. may enter an eleven.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
COLTS SIGN CONTACTS.
ssndburE Among Those Who Close
With Rochester,

ROCHESTER. Feb. 22,-Presldent Caap'n
OF the Rochester baseball club has ar
nounced that Enoch Shinaut OF Men
phis has signed n contract Catche-
Sandberg. who played here IN 1871, ,,'
also signed a Colt contract Sardherc
was in army service last season srd
~ discharged ressMk ~ signed -
tract has also been received from I.'
the young 1utfelder.
Pitchers Lefty Brogan and Joe %
den and Catcher O'Neill and Outhelder
Pitt will train with the Giants ~
Florida, Joining tho Colts after the New
York training spasm. The internatoHa!
league will meet in New York Monday
but President Chaplin will not be pee.
ent, The cath is the birthday ann!yet.
sary of Mr.. Chaplin, and he Will ce.e'
brate at home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
SAFER A SEMI-PRO2
Former Cub Intimates He May Not
Join Pirates.

JACKSON, Mich, Feb. 22.-Victor Safer,
one time premier first baseman with the
Chicago Cubs. may play semi-profes-
sional baseball In Jackson in 1919. Safer.
who sustained broken leg in 1917 and
was released by the Cubs. is visiting
relatives In Jackson
The Pittsburg club has obtained Safer
under the ruling that when one club re-
leases any player any club may obta In
him. Safer has under consideration
offers from the semi-protessionaI club IN
Lansing and several from the major
leagues. lie was discharged from the
army January 1.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
SELLERS TO COMPETE.
Metropolitan Champion Enters |
OsceOla~ Club Games,

Jack Sellers, metropolitan half mile
champion. and Louis Labowitz, metro
politan one mile walk champion, are the
latest title holders to file their entries
for the Osceola Club games which are to
be held at the Seventh Regiment Armory
on Saturday evening. March 1. for the
benefit OF the soldiers. sailors and their
relatives residing in the Fifteenth AS
sembly district Of Manhattan.
Sellers will compete In the 1000 yard
run against Homer Baker. interpational
half mile champion Newton Brown. ma
tional Junior 1000 yard champion. and
others. Labowitz will be the scratch
man In the one mile walk. Entries close
tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
BILL JAMES GETS JOB.
Veteran signs Up with Detroit
Tigers.

DETROIT, Feb. 22.-Uncle Sam mig.
not have had any further use for N.I
James. winter address Ann Arbor. Mo.
but President Frank J. Navin, boss ot
the Tigers, didn't hesitate to put In =
claim for William when tho GoveTrT50.
asked waivers on the pitcher.
After changing his khaki for MAJ
James dropped around to the basCNa@
office and accepted Navins invita-.
to step into his private sanctum for
conference. When Bill reappeared .
was Tiger for the season OF 1919 a.
expressing n willingness TO board tNe
rattlers for Macon. Ca, immediateiy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
Reece ana Faulkner Win.

Reece defeated Newman In his money
billiard match at BURROUGHS Hall. Soho
Square. London. by $3.50 points, the
Anal sc0~os being 10000 to 12,4Ss The
best breaks were 173. 1856. 1877 and 1913
tunfinished). by Reece. and 1888. 1922 and
ll2 by Newman.
Faulkner beat Inman at the Leicester
Square Hall by 10000 to 14.ls2, a mar
gin OF l,sls. The leading breaks were
1874 tfuli1, esc. 2il and iss by F'aiiki-
nsr and 500. $50 and ssf-by Inman. In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
CRICKETERs HOLD DINNER.
Veterans Turn Ont 100 Strong for
Annual Event.

Nearly 100 cricketers attended the an
nual dinner OF the New York Veteran
Cricketers' Association yesterday at the
Maurice. ]. S. Bretz president. toast
master. The principal speakers were
Judge Minturn of the New Jersey Su-
preme Court. Major Betton and Lieut.
Shagel OF the Canadian Irish Rifles and
w. N. Mortce of Philadelphia
Prominent cricketers present were: r.
F. Kelly. ]. L. Poyer. Harry Poyer. e,
o. Challenger. Joshua L., Evans. 8. b.
Harry Rushtoh. ]. 8. Bretz.
Emory b. Randolph. w. N. Morice, f.
p. Rogers, r. Belgrave. 8. r. b. South
ern. Oscar Turville. L. w. Stoughton,
q. w. Makepeace. r. Swallow, l. r.
Miller. j. seignor. George Shaw, r.
Comacho. @. Bell, v. X. Hall, r. q.
HAlss, Andrew Hoskinsa and J, fodder
dell n
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
WORCESTER TECH SCHEDULE.

WORCESTER, Mass. Feb 22.--Worces-
ter Teck football schedule was ar
nounced to-day ~ follows O~ober 1.
Wesleyan at Middletown; October '.
Mas sachusetts Aggies at Worcester y"
vember /. Amherst al Amherst NOven
Der s. New Hampshire State at Wo--
cester; November >, Rhode Island STAT"
at Worcester; November %. stevens a.
Hoboken.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
Famous Oarsman Dead,

Lieut. C. G. Rought, Queens Royal
West Surrey Regiment. died suddenly at
Surbiton last Saturday He was a bril-
liant oarsman and represented England
at the last Olympic regatta in 1912.
In the colors OF the Thames Rowing
Club he won very many races at Henley
and other regattas. and in 1911 he and
Bruce Logan rowed the famous dead
heat in the pairs against ]. Beresford
and A II. Cloutte in the record time OF
5 minutes 8 seconds.
Rought enlisted the day before the
war and was prisoner from December,
1914. until last year. HE was 81 years
old
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
SKATING RACES TOMORROW.

A special one mile handicap has been
arranged at the 1s1st street Ice Skating
Palace tomorrow night and many OF
the men who competed in the Eastern
championship at Lake Placid will COM
pete. In addition there will be an a.
hibition Of skating by some OF the
younger element