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The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
REX FAILS TO PLAY
EAST FALL ELEVEN

The Rex. A. c. eleven called off its
game with the East Falls Young
Mems Association yesterday, because
of the constant downpour of rain and
the sloppy condition Of the field at
Union League Park. Manager Nc
Cure was compelled to meet a large
guarantee because the Philadelphia
eleven werc here ready for battle.
The Rex Club will meet :he Guam
tico Marines Sunday while the East
Falls team will be played on Sunday.
October IS. Manager Mcclure requests
all candida es for the team to report
this afternoon at Union League Park
for practice.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
LOADMAN FAVORITE
OVER FRANKIE BROWN

Baltimore. Nd. Oct. I2-BoxinE here
this week will be featured by the
tvelve-roUnd decision match between
Fighting Dick Loadman OF IIockport.
N. Y, and Frankie Brown. OF New
York City, before the Peerless Ath-
letic Club at Albaugh's Theater Fri
Cay night. The contest has created
unusual interest among the followers
of the sport in this city. especially
among the many patrons of racing
here for the fail campaign over the
Maryland tracks.
Loadman at one time was an aspir-
ant for jockey honOrs. hut was forced
to abandon this branch when he grew
too heavy. For a year he was eXer-
else lHN for the stable of the late J.
+. Seagram. of Montreal. president
Of the Canadian Racing Association.
The followers Of the ponies have
made Loadman the favorite in the bet
ting. despite Browns clean cut vic
tory over worlds feather-weight
champion, Johnny kilhane. in which
combat the New Yorker not only beat
the title-holdcr in ever round OF the
six. but sent Kilhane to tn" foor for
the count OF eight in the second round
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
SURPRISES FEATURE
SOUTHERN FOOTBALL

Atlanta. Ga. Oct 1.-Two surprises
featured Southern football yesterday.
One was the tie score in the Wander
biIt-Tennessee battle and the other
was the game stand Clemson College
made against Georgia Tech. Tho Van
derbit Tennessee contoEt ended 10 :.
While Georsia Techs yellow Jackets
won out over Clemson. = to ". tho
South Carolinians held Tech sCorel"sS
for the first half. They weakened in
the second half and Tech scop'd rour
luuchdowns Finchcr kicked all four
goals.
W. and L. triumrhod over Davidson.
to q. after a hard scrap The Ell
erals were not able 10 cross The Tar
Heels line until tho fourth quarter
The University Of Georgia defeated
South Carolina II to O. Alabama
romped over Mississippi 20 10 a.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
BUREAU OF EN-
GRAVINGAND
PRINTING
NEWS

Under the direction OF Charles
Hainsworth and John Kelly who
arc devoting all their time 10 the
work. the improvements in the
lunch room are nearing connie
ton. The new store room has
been finished and is now bcinp
used. and the new bakery is ex
pected to be in operation soon, The
new system of handling the busi-
ness Is meeting with great success,
ana improvements in service will
De noticeable as soon as the re-
modelling is completed.
Horace Alexander. of Section 6,
took the civil service examination
tor law examiner in the Treasury
department. last Saturday.
MISS Margaret Suite OF Section
4. has resigned her position as
printers assistant.
Miss Minnie Hassett, Mrs. Eva
Mari and Mrs. aCtherine Fordbam
of the examining division. are on
leave.
Roger LaHayne. of Section &
and Bill Freeman, Of the electric
shop, are spending few days
cruising about the lower Potomac
in search of fish.
Fred Burlingame. custodian NJ
presses. Section z. is on the sicL,
list again.
Gabriel Swart, of the engraving
division. and his bride are spend.
ing few days in New York CITY
J. J. Mccarthy, of Section &
injured his salary hand while al
work Saturday. and will be out fol
a few days.
c. W. Plaskett custodian of
presses. Section 2. is spending a
couple of weeks on the lower po.
tomac in his launch.
E B. Brooks OF Section 9, has
been on leave for the past few
days.
A section of the Bureau Rand
will play at a smoker to be giver
by the Holy Name Society of the
Holy Trinity Church, in George.
town. Thursday evening.
Walter Beller, of Section 6, spen,
Sunday visiting relatives in Charles
town. W. Va
]. H. Hawkins. of Section 9. was
on the sick list last week.
The Girls Union is holding Ar
important meeting tomorrow night
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
TO HOLD ENDURANCE
TEST FOR HORSES

New York. Oct. I2.-In order to
stimulate interest in the breeding
OF cavalry mounts throughout tn"
United States. and to dctermin" the
performance OF different types Of
horses under tho sever" conditions
Of q forced march. prizes ar" Of
f"red by W. Il. Brown. nf E"rlin.
y. H. president OF the Arabian
Horse Club Of America. and Albert
W. Harris. the well known Chicago
and Arabian Horse Club
member. for competitive ondur-
ance test for saddle horses. to be
run on October II to is. with the
approval OF the chief OF The Bu-
reau Of Animal Industry. Depa IT.
ment of Agriculture. and the chair
man OF the Remount Board al Wash
ington. over a selected course from
Fort Ethan Allen. VI. TO Camp
Devens. Mass. turninCs on the
TO he plainly indicated
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
FEATURES AT LAUREL SURPRISES FOOTBALL W0R
JABS AND J0LTS
By JAD

Celebrated come-backs-Gaby
Deslys.
Past performances-The worlds Sc
ries.
Burlesque noun - Tights set to
tunes
Kid Gleason may now supplant
Ludendorff as an author.
Winter baseball should be classed
as a non-essentiai pastime.
World-series stars return 10 the
sticks TO mingle with the poolrooTn
hicks.
Soon as the world series was fin-
ished they started a new war I'm RUS
sia.
Where basebaIIs few both foul and
fair there's naught but footballs IN
the air.
The Sox. though defeated. can eat
Christmas dinner in Paris; they won
more than 5000 each.
The prelude. Now that the war Is
over" now reads: Now that the
world series Is over"
There Is no truth in the report that
Kid Gleason will join the ex-kaiser
in tree-sawing match.
Tho month of October Is with us
dtdln am 80 IL
thud OF the pigskin.'
Life is sweet to the Cincinnati ball.
players despite the shortage OF sugar
that pinches the rest of us.
When skies are drab and the world
seems blue. just think of the gloom
'mong Kid Gleason's crew.
McGraw paid $4,000 for a try at
the pennant while the Reds cop II
along with the series at no extra ex-
pense.
On introducing a new heavyweight
II Is always proper TO say he likes
golf. football and grand opera
One of the beauties OF this beaud-
full land OF ours is the photo OF Fl. b.
Egg. the pugilist, in a fish-and-soup
surrounding.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
BURKETT IN DOUBT
AS HOLY CROSS COACH

New York. Oct. 12-JeSse Burkett
has refused to accept the contract
offered him to coach tho Holy Cross
baseball squad next season. because.
he claims. the salary named is in
adequate. Tho college authorities
say they won't 20 any higher. but
will not stand in the way Of the
alumni coming through" and max
ing up the difference between the
amount offered and the figure
Burkett wants.
Regardless Of reports from Bos-
ton to the contrary. close friends Of
Burkett claim that Harvard still
has an orer open to him. when
pressed on this subject Burkvtr
said he did not wish to speak about
the matter at this time.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Timber Toppers Feature
Weeks Program at Laurel
Chevy Chase Steeplechase for $1,000, With
Three Overnight Jumping Events, Carded
For Patrons Classy Bunch in Big Race

No matter what be the OF the effort the
ohn Mclean Memorial Cup this special eyear
Ids with Bazes Constzny Wildair John Gr
of the other competing
hrequarers of mile with the Maryland State Fair adding
certainty will steepechasing
Laurel Park this week
There four chases overnight
Ste Fair the eliminating feature being the $1,000 Chevy Chase
VIII will be decided next Saturday
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
0lympics to Practice.

The Olympic A. {. football team
will hold a practice today a, .':Sh
p. ~. on the held at Seventeenth and
d streets southeast The OlympicS
would like to arrange games with
any eleven in the District avera GinE
100 pounds. Address challenges to
William Thomas. Sl4 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast The following
players are requested to be on hand
tomorrow evening: r. WormSley. G
Acton. +. Baldwin. W. McColSky. II.
Campbell. }. Lee. S. Stuart NJ Du-
rity. A. Mcpherson. A Revens. W.
Wilkerson. =. Turner. F. Boetlcr. Fri
dinger. L. Whitacre, L. Shaw. Nc
Cherreus. &. BerkIe!.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Robert |. Miller Club
Formed by Republicans

The Robert l. Miller Republican
Veterans Association was organized
last night at 1905 II street northwest
Samuel v. Hilton presided and an
nounced the purpose of the association
to be the election of Robert I. Miller,
Washington attorney. as Republican
delegate from the District to the Pres
idential nominating convention at
Chicago.
The organization starts out with a
membership of thirty-one. 1t is pro-
posed to increase the number to 100
by the next meeting when permanent
officers will be elected. Several other
Miller clubs are in process Of being
organized.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13

tuHpers I'm LimeliEht.
The running of the Chevy Chase
will maugurate the season of first
class cross-country racing in Mary
land From next Saturday on to the
finish Of the Maryland Jockey Clubs
tall meeting at Pimlico the best
chasers will be showing their stuff
right along.
The Pimlico feature will be the
$4,000 Manly Memorial The Manly
Memorial, like the Chevy Chase. will
be gallop Of two miles and a half.
Tue only star jumper Of the current
season that will be missed from the
Chevy Chase. perhaps, will be The
Brock. the undisputed champion of
the cross-country field these two
years. even II he was beaten at
P1mlico last November in the 1918
renewal of the Manly Memorial
Specs Crawford's bad riding beat
The Brook in the Manly Memorial
last season. Goblin looked like a
coming star. but he had not had
time to prove IT before he broke
down at Laurel Park the other day.
Good Jumpers Eligible.
Conspicuous among the jumpers
now at Laurel Park that are eligible
to start in the Chevy Chase and are
about ready for the colors are the
former Manly Memorial winners.
Brook and Bet. the champion Of the
dim past Biankenburg, Duettiste,
Doublet and Stonewood. Toppy Nix.
Hibler. Robin Goodfellow and Elysi-
an, Debadou and Syosset. warIock.
Bughouse and Man o. the Hour. to
mention no others.
The starting of Blankenburg. of
course, is problematical. This big
son of knight Errant. which four
and FIVE seasons back could beat any
chaser over the long course. has not
started since ha broke down in the
running of the Brook Cup in 1915.
When Blankenburg bowed a tendon
IN the great three-miIe chase at
Belmont Park, Archibald Barklie
Immediately shipped the knight En-
rant gelding to his farm in Pennsyl-
vania and turned him out. For
more than a year Blankenburg did
not feel the weight of a saddle.
Gradually his tendon Strengthened
md his lameness disappeared.
In the course of the last year and
= half he has been Barklie's riding
lUrse and the Pennsylvania turfman
20o-pounder. He has not taken
4 lame step for upward of two years
md Re seems TO Barklie to be as
sOod as he ever was. whether he
will prove good enough to run the
inrt Of race the real Blanken burg
.hoUld run in the Chevy Chase or
rot. BarkIic believes that he will
how a first-class performance at
.aurel Park or Pimlicn in the course
# the season
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Reds Thinking Of Next Year.

Miami. Fla. Oct. l2-The Cincin-
natl National League baseball club
Will train in Miami next spring. IL
this city meets the league cham
pions' terms. Pat Moran, the Reds
manager. today assured F-ank a.
SHUTS, Miami newspaper publisn"r.
according to a telegram received here
last night from SHUTS.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
JUNIOR TITLE GAME
IS POSTPONED AGAIN

Rain necessitated the calling "fr
of the double-header between the
Eagle A. c. and Pepco mines for the
junior baseball championship yes
terday
The games will be played net
Sunday. with the first contest start
ing at 200 p. m. This double-head-
or will probably ring down the cur
tain on the baseball season in this
{ ity for the rest Of the year.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Harry Mcmahon Stars.

Harry Mcmahon. former quarter
back for the Naval Gun Factory and
Technical High School elevens, was
the individual star in Staunton NIL
itary Academy victory over the
Washington and Lee scrubs Satur-
day. McMahon's two long runs
from scrimmage paved the way for
Staunton's II to o victory.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Holland 4 Visitor.

"Puggy" Holland. the former Me-
mortal A. c. long distance runner, was
visitor here yesterday. Holland is
at present living in New York but has
not participated in the running game
in two years. He was interested in
the fact that his old rivals. Mike
Lynch and Danny Healey. were at
tempting to revive the cross-country
game here.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Marietta Not IN Conference.

Marietta, Oct 12-Announcementh has
been made that Marietta College will
not enter the Ohio conference. With
West Virginia University, West Vir-
ginia Wesleyan, Bethany, Heidelberg
and other good teams on the schedule
and with an opportunity TO resume re-
lations with Pitt and other former
colleges and universities. Marietta
could not gain any ADVANTAGE 10y join
ing.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
REDS MASCOT UP AT 4
TO LOOK FOR UNIFORM

Among the stricken kids of Gin
Cinnat' is the young son of Frank
Bancroft. the veteran business man
aEcr of the Reds.
Young Benny was favored with the
job OF world series mascot. All decked
out in brand-new uniform the kid
was the first to set sail for the play
ing field.
''I had an awful time with that kid
one morning" said Banny senior. He
was up at I o'clock looking for that
uniform.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
BASEBALL TOCOMPLEX
FOR ENGLISH WRITER

There IL one American institution.
II I may call il such. that I do not
comprehend. and that is the game of
baseball. I read long articles about
the Reds and the Sox and generally
cannot comprehend the meaning OF Il
single sentence. This was the con-
tession of John Drinkwater. English
poet. critic and playwright, author of
Abraham Lincoln" the play built
around the American President that
took London by storm"
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
LAUREL SELECTIONS

First race-L.e Glorieux. Rubidi-
um, Miss Stathem.
Second, race-Legacy, Chfmera
BallyconnelI.
Third race-Weld Entry. Stick
ling. Milkmaid.
Fourth race-Ieochares. Hildreth
Entry. Jack Stuart.
Fifth race-Hildreth Entry, Rout-
ledge, Rose Dor.
Sixth race-CeIto. The Decision.
The Desert.
Seventh racr-The Belgian ID.
Encore. Tie Pin.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Reveals Suffering Of
Persia During the War

Paris. Oct. 12.-Despite her neu-
trality. Persia suffered terribly dur
ing the war. In the winter of 1917
alone, 10000 people died of hunger
in Teheran out OF a population Of
100000. declares Foreign Minister
Efrouz.
Persia is disorganizcd and needs
stronger government or the help
OF a big power" he added. 1--WE
are jealous of our sovereignty in
our own country and count upon
Article \ of the league of nations,
Of which we are a member, to safe
guard all our, rights"
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Boxer Ellis Dies.

New York. oct. l2.-M, yeI Ell-- ~
a preliminary boxer. di"d in h"s
pital today follow iu- 81 match W.T.
Ray Doyle III Jersey City last ntShL
lie was rendered unconscious wh'n
his head str1Ick In" floor after a
blow. Dole WAS held on charge
Of manslaughter
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Neale as Football Coach.

Cincinnati. Oct 12.-"Greasy' Neale,
who knows how to play football as
well as baseball. has been engaged to
coach the Norwood independent foot
ball team here this fall. Neale has
issued a call for candidates for to-
morrow. Neale has coached for sew
eral seasons in West Virginia.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
EDDIE M'GOORTY Is
BEATEN BY BALZAC

Paris. Oct 1l.-Eddre McGoorIv
tho American scrapper, lost do
cIslcn here tonight on foul 20 f. -
zac. the French heavyweight. Til
American struck low in the scven' =
round Of what was 10 have been .
fiftecn-round mill
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13

Di"med Purse; l mile and Tc yards Davdue.
lU; Scotch HCrNhct. l6s; POultnsy. lp: Ques-
tolnairP. IS: War Machine. los; Senator Grow
l02; Miss Fay. los: Thistleinn. Ioe: Fell Swoop.
los: Albert A. l6; Crystal Ford. los; Re
ouInt, Ill.
SIXTH RACE-For 3yeAr-oIds and up; claim
ing; l Is miles. Whimsy. lB: Sim Feiner.
lOs Trophy. III: JACK Mount. Ill; Miss BrSu.
no: Miss kruter. los; GeN, ll6; Hickn-vnut
los; 'Dandy Dude. Ioe; RaiIbsrI TO-: Mackenzie,
los: Orderly. lis: Bar Ono. Ill: Little Nearer.
los; Keen Jane. %: Paddy. III; John l. Day.
Nc; p. q. King, lB; L. Roberts. lOs; Gleip-
nef. Ill
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
SOUTHERN r. R. GIRLS
TO PLAY BASKETBALL

The southern r. r. A A has or
ganized a basketball team for the
coming season made up from the
girls Office force. and would like to
hear from all strong teams in and
around the District. Address all
dates to r. c. Virnstein, r. io7.
Southern r. i. Offices. Thirteenth
and Ponnsylvania avenue north
west
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Paris Stable Bows BaIk.

Efforts to reach a settlement of the
strike of stable boys at a race track
near Paris have met with an obstacle
after the terms were arranged. -Four
trainers refused to re-engage strikers.
but q twenty-four hour truce has been
agreed to so that the public might not
be disappointed
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Hamilton Wins Race.

Bernard Hamilton. the South Roll
er Skating champion. last night de-
feated J. J. Jones in a one-mile race
at the Alexandria. Va. Rink. in the
fast time of 1928. Hamilton will
meet Carroll Donnelly. the local
champion. in an exhibition on Oc-
tober "a
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13

or the other. can often make the holes
for the guards to go through and block
kicks. lie should be able to pass a
wet ball back for a kick. and be able
to do this accurately.
A center should. If possible, always
keep his feet.
The spiral pass. which may be at
tained after some practice, is made
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
DAN YOUNGER WILL
MARK RACE COURSE

Baltimore. Oct. 12.-Danici X
Younger. chairman of the South At
lantic Association country
championship committee, yesterday
went over the course for the title
run to he held in Druid Hill Park
Thanksgiving Day and decided. ow-
ing to the many twists and turns.
10 prepare numerous markers for
the route The distance will total
about IL miles.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Boiling Aviators Ready.

A football team Is being organ
ICED among the soldiers at Boiling
Aviation Field, and 1t is epected
that they will be looking for games
within a few days. Equipment has
been provided by the knights of
Columbus. Committee on War Activ-
tiles. and X of c. secretaries are
coaching. Material for the Organi-
zation of a good eleven is on hand.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
CORNELL ATHLETES ON JOB
Candidates Report for CrossCoun-
try Team and Crew at Ithaca.

Ithaca. n. Y, Oct. l2.-Sot all OF the
interest in faIr athletics at Cornell
centers in football Revival of cross
country running, in which for twenty
years the Ithacans, under Jack Moak-
"y. have won an overwhelming num-
bcr of championships. and the opening
of fall rowing prac,ic, VIII 80 candi-
dates registered under Charles L.
Courtney. are important if not as
spectacular as the doings OF the foot
tall srAnad
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Revival of "Pro' Running.

Philadelphia Oct Ia series of
professional sprint races in which
Flash Donaldson, the famous Aus
tralian sp1inter. will meet Nat Cart
nell. the former Penn flyer. and Hal
Holland. the old Xavier A. A. star. is
being arranged in New Jersey The
contests may be the forerunner of
many professional races this winter.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13

by putting one hand under the ball.
fLgers on the laces. and one over. and
giving the ball a lateral twist, not as
it leaves the ground. but as it
passes out between the legs. Passes
made this way are faster. more accu-
rate. and easier to catch and prepare
for a kick.
Copyright. 1919. n. f. A.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Coach for Harvard Fencers.

New York Oct lc-Thc Harvard
fencing team has secured as its Goa CHI
j. l. DanEuy, of tho New York
Fcbcers' Club. He will be assisted by
Edwin Gay. assistant dean. and by
William Russell, former Harvard
leader and the national dueling swords
champion
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
TO ROW FOR WORLD TITLE
Barry Will Defend Championship
Against FELTON, on Thames.

London. Oct 12.-Ernest Barry, the
famous sculliug champion OF the
world. will defend his title on the
Thames on October q. against Alfred
FELTON,. of Australia. Barry has held
the English sculling championship
since 1903. when he defeated George
Towne. of New South Wales over the
Thames course.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Lewis Harvard Harrier Captain

Cambridge. Mass. Oct. 12.-Burn-
ham Lewis. OF Philadelphia, WAS
elected captain OF the Harvard
cross-country team yesterday. He
prepared at Haverford School. Phil
adelphia.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
IA Crews Out at Penn.

Philadelphia, Oct l2.-Fourteen Uni
versity of Pennsylvania crews are at
present rowing on the SchuylkilI. This
is stated to be the largest number of
crews that has ever rowed daily in
fall practice at Pennsylvania.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
HARVARD HAS VETERANS
Five of Last Years Crew Available
For This Seasons Varsity.

Cambridge. Mass. Oct. l. With
I'VE members Of L. springs varsity
crew again candidates. the crack 1919
freshman crew to choose recruits from
and 26o candidates at work in the first
week of fall training. Harvard crew
prospects for 1890 may be termed
bright. Freshmen. composing for the
most part. dormitory crews. have been
at work for about two weeks Can
didatc: ilr -" Varsii,- bait rou0rted
last Wednesday and ncc that day
the Charles River has been nearly as
densely populated with shells of vari-
Gus sizes and descriptions as is Sol
diers' Field with aspiring athletes.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Auto Exhibit in Paris.

Paris, Oct. l2-The first automobile
exposition to ne held in France since
1919 was opened this morning At the
Grand Palais. President Poincare oti-
ciated at the opening.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
CARPENTER REFUSES
AN $4,000 PURSE

Paris Oct. l2-Georges Carpenter.
French heavyweight. was reported
today to have refused an $780, 900 Of
fer from American promoters to
meet Jack Dempsey in a siN-round
no-decision match
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13

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The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Brown-Archer on Points.

Mordecai Brown and Jimmy Archer,
the once famous battery Of the Cubs,
were on the points for a Chicago semi
pro team In a recent game In the
Windy City. They are dying hard
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Reports Jewelry Theft.

Albert Won Steiner. apartment
4o6. 1905 Fifteenth street northwest,
reported to the police yesterday
morning theft of jewelry valued
at s4s5 from his apartment.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Surprises Are Recorded
By Local Football Teams
Walter Camp
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