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Evening star., 1919-03-03
PURSES TO BRITISH
ARE NOT VERY BIG
American Fighters viii Not
Find a PugiIistic Gold
Mine Over There.

NEW YORK, March "A F.
Bettinson, manager of the National
Sporting Club of London, England.
IN a communication received by the
sporting editor of the Sun last night,
intimates with emphasis that the
extraordinary large purses sad to
have been offered by English prcmot-
ers for bouts between American and
british boxers are more apparent than
real He adds that American boxers
would do well to insist on the posting
of substantial forfeits by promoters
who are inclined to make offers of
ia bulous purses.
Mr.. Bettinson explains that while
he has no objection to visiting boxers
getting all the money possible for
their services, yet conditions in Eng
land do not warrant the huge sums
mentioned He calls attention to the
fact that the National Sporting Club,
which includes in its membership the
leading sportsmen OF the British en-
pire and which is the recognized gov
erning body in boxing matters in
England. is ready and willing to stage
bouts between American and English
boxers and to offer reasonable terms
to the visiting fighters. But the Ma
tional Sporting Club viii not NEE
the exorbitant offers of promoters
! outside of that club, and Americans
would have to take their chances If
they cross the ocean in response to
any of these propositions.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
"COMEBACKS" FEW
0NATHLET|CF|ELD

While numerous instances have oc-
Cured where champions have repeat
ed their victories in successive years
in a championship event. according to
the A. A. L. championship tables in
the new Athletic Almanac, it is not
often that one stages Comeback" :"
Lon Myers. did, in 1884. in the 220-
yard run. his previous victories in
the same event being in 1879, 1880 and
1881. Fred Westing did it in the
same event in 1890. after an interval
of year.
Harry Hillman is recorded with the
longest intermission. no less than
five years intervening between the
dates of his only two championships
at the Quarter-mile distance.
Myers did the trick also in the $50
yard run. 1879, 1880 and 1884 being
the dates in which he successfully
earned brackets at that distance. Mel
Sheppard, after winning the half mile
in 1906, 1907 and 1908. reappeared in
the tables in 1911 and 1912. Tommy
Conef, in the mile run. after winning
in 1888. waited until 1891 before re-
peating.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
BASE BALL ON THE INSIDE
BY BILLY EVANS

That is the line of reasoning on
which Jennings works.
! remember a game in which
called pretty fair Detroit hitter
out on a third strike, with the bases
filled and two men out. a base hit
at the time just about meant the ball
game. The batter had taken d
healthy swing at the first two balls
delivered and missed both of them
With the count two strikes and no
balls, no one for minute thought
the pitcher would get the next one
over the heart of the plate. He
didn't, but to my way of thinking
the ball just cut the outside corner
of the plate. The batsman let it go
by without Offering at it and was q
very disgusted man when I called it
the usual alibi that the ball was out
side a foot
He continued to argue the ques-
ton at the plate until il became ap-
parent to Jennings that I was about
ready to send the player to the show
ers. The Tigers were rather short of
men at the time, and from the bench
jennings yelled for the player to cut
short the debate and take his place in
the field. Turning toward the bench.
the player whom l had called out on
strikes shouted:
terrible strike. The ball was foot
outside and too low"
Il am not sure he missed it," yelled
Hughey, "and even if he did his aver
age on the three balls delivered is
considerably better than yours"
I believe a player constantly seek
ing an alibi for a shortcoming. does
not only himself, but his team as we'll
a serious injustice. There is no ques-
tion but that the PLAYER gets the
worst of it at times. He sometimes
is called out on a third strike that
doesn't always come up to specifica-
tions. Likewise he is ruled out on
the bases every now and then. when
he has probably beaten the play. The
trouble is. the player never remem-
bers the number Of times the umpire
calls ball when he himself believed
the Offering was a strike. Neither
does he remember when on some close
play the umpire gives him the benefit
of the decision, when down in his
| heart he knows the player got the
best of it.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
TO AWARD D. C. TITLE
GOLF EVENTS TONIGHT

The date and place of the annual
golf championships OF the District of
Columbia for men and women and
the annual competition for The Even
ing Star cup by the woman golfers
of the District will be determined
tonight at a meeting of the District
of Columbia Golf Association at the
Commercial Club at o'clock. Chevy
Chase is practically sure to get the
mems championship, as the Middle
Atlantic Golf Association tournament
has been assigned to the Columbia
Country Club, and the last District
championship event was held at Co
lumbia, Edward r. Eynon, Jr, OF Co
lum bia winning the event The tour
nament probably viii be played the
latter part of June.
In between the middle Atlantic
event and the mems championship
will probably come the women s
championship. which should go this
year to the Columbia Country Club,
as the last title tourney was held at
Chevy Chhase.
The old question of match versus
medal play probably will again be
revived at the meeting tonight. Ad-
herents of the medal play style of
determining the champion aver that
medal play is the true test of steadi-
ness and style, while there are enough
delegates convinced that the match
play game is the proper game to make
the controversy an interesting one
Evening star., 1919-03-03
Brothers in Dead Heat

Looking through the tables of the
A A U. championship winners an uu-
usual instance is noted of two
brothers, Dick and Aleck Grant, tying
for championship, the five-miIe run,
in 1899. Aleck subsequently, won the
event in 1902.
An interesting chapter has been
compiled by r. G. Irwin, a director
OF the Montreal Amateur Athletic AS
sociation, from the records of that
organization. 1t gives the names of
the United States athletes in Cana
dian competitions from 1880 to 1886,
and is valuable record of those who
were competing in the early DAYS in
both Canada and the United States.
Lon Myers. Harry Fredericks, Billy
Parry. c. A J. ueckberner, Gin
ders' Murray, Eddie Carter and other
iumfnaries of the sos are listed 1t
is interesting to note that the late
James e. Sullivan, representing the
Pasttme Athletic Club of New York,
was second in the sso-yard run at the
hrst championship meet of the Anna
teur Athlete Association of Canada.
head ut tho Montreal A. A A. grounds,
September n. 1854
Evening star., 1919-03-03
$4,000 a Big Purse.

The efforts of the various promoters
in England, says Mr.. Bettinson. at
present are directed toward a match
between Pal Moore and Jimmy Wilde.
One promoter has offered a $4,000
purse to the midgets-
Mr.. Bettinson declares that the Ma
tionaI Sporting Club would not give
any such amount of money but that
if Moore is willing to take reason
able purse the club will stage the
contest Also that if Moore could
make 112 pounds at 2 pm. on the day
set for the bout the contest would be
for the fiyweight championship of the
world, which title now is held by
Wilde.
Mr.. Bettinson also says that boxing g
will be a very active sport in Eng
land from this time forward and that
there will be fine chance for foreign
fighters there. He mentions Pete
Herman. the bantam champion of the
world. who could, if he desired, have
a bout with Tommy Noble, the En-
elish bantam champion, in the Ma
tional Sporting Club. provided the
champion of the world would accept
reasonable terms.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 3--There
is much gratifca ton at the Naval
Academy over the fact that Secretary
of the Navy Daniels has. upon the
recommendation of Admiral Scales.
the new superintendent. granted per-
mission to the academy to send a re-
lay team to Philadelphia April 26 to
participate in the games of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. Not only will
this boom track work at the academy,
but it Is hoped that it means that the
heads of the Navy will approve con-
tests by other athletic teams of the
Naval Academy away from their home
grounds.
The Navy contingen is. of course,
most concerned about the renewal OF
contests in foot BAN and base ball
against the Military Academy Both
OF these viii necessitate trips away
from Annapolis. 1t is the turn of the
Army to stage the base bali game on
its grounds this time, so that the
midshipmen would have to travel to
West Point if the game is played. The
prospective date is May 81, and both
institutions are keeping that day open
Evening star., 1919-03-03
GOLF TOURNEY I'M JAPAN
is WON BY HOME TALENT

Details are at hand concerning the
golf championship of Japan, played at
the Toxic Club Of Komazawa stimuli
taneously with an intertown match at
Yokohama. In both events the Japs
were the winners, and as it is the first
time the brown men have won their
own championship they were rather
proud of the feat. The best score was
turned in by one Inouye, who was at
one time a member of the Haworth
Country Club, now the White Beeches
Golf and Country Club.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
ONLY FIVE OF RED S0X
HAVE SIGNED CONTRACTS

BOSTON. March 3.-Only FIVE Red
Sox players have seturned signed
contracts. though it is only two weeks
to the start for the southern camp.
The players who have signed up>are
Caldwell. Dumont, McNeili, Barry and
Gilhooley, comprising two pitchers.
one catcher, one infielder and one
outfelder. Barry is the only one of
the five heretofore regular on the
team. 49,
Ruth has announced he ia playing
for big stakes. 1t is unders >ol q, seer :,
he is demanding upward of $4,000.
Last year his salary was appCoxi-
mately $4,000. Correspondence with
the management during recent weeks
made it clear that other. players are
bent on playing a waiting game"
Frazee does not appear worried, but
admits he would like TO get the sig
natures.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
10 LOOMS SUSPENDED.
Charged With ProfessionaisnAf for
Accepting Money From Paper.

CHICAGO, March 3.--Jo Laomis,
holder of nine world running and
hurdling records. has been suspended
by the Central A. a. L. on charges of
professionalism because of receiving
money for writing a series of articles
for newspaper on athletics. He
will appeal to the National A. A. Z.
championship committee for a final
ruling. Loomis has competed through
out the country under the colors OF
the Chicago Athletic Association
Evening star., 1919-03-03
SMITHS BEATEN AT BELLEAIR
Lose to Golfers Barnes and Brady
by 3 Up and 2.

BEILEAIR HEIGHTS, Fla, March
flames Barnes of Sunset Hill, pair
ed with Mike Brady Of Oakley Hill,
Boston, defeated Alex and George
Smith of wykagy1 on the links here
yesterday by up and to play. The
match was a fine one to watch up to
the sixteenth hole.
The visitors were one down at the
eleventh, but four long holes in a row
put them three to the good and the
match was over.
Brady won special prize for the
low score. He won this with "A.
The fea ture of the day was the long
driving of Barnes
Evening star., 1919-03-03
mo Beer. No Work" in jersey.

TRENTON. N. J.. March 3.-Th4
Central Labor Union, representing
1000 unionists in Mercer county, has
instructed it's delegates to the state
labor convention at Newark on March
16 to vote in favor of the mo beer, no
work" proposal at the meeting.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
Garth Runners Ready for Bowie.

Lewis Garth has brought up from
Virginia a miscellaneously owned
string Of fiat runners and steeple-
chasers of various ages. It is his in
tention to have the fiat runners ready
for the opening day at Bowie-which
will be April land the ctfasers on the
lob the first cross-country day at
Hayre de Grace.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
George Orion Had to Bow.

George Orton. who was the kingpin
at the mile in 1S92-3-456. had to
bow to John T. Cregan in 1897 and
to Aieck Grant in 1899 before renew
ing his prestige in 1900. Aleck Grant
came back strong in 1901 and repeat
ed in the three following years.
Orton and Grant evidently had a
great deal of respect for each others
ability in more than athletics. as they
have been partners in the successful
conduct of boys summer camp for
a. number of years.
The mile championships have been
more productive of rejuvenated cham
pions than any of the other events in
the A. A. u. program. Abel Kiviat,
now serving his country "over there"
played a return engagement in 1914.
after previously having been the
headliner at the mile in 1911 and
1912, while Joe Ray, after winning in
1916, let year elapse before annex
ing the title in 1917 and 1918.
Evening star., 1919-03-03

In all probability the District Inter
collegiate Basket Ball League cham
pionship will be decided saturday
night when GaIlaudet and Catholic
University meet at the Y. NJ. c. a.
Both teams won last week and e I:
still leads the organization by nail
a game. The contest should be the
best of the year. The kendail Green
i've won the game already played be-
tween the two quints and some mighty
spirited basket ball ought to result.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-10-18
SYNCOPATED BAND OFFERS
UNIQUE PROGRAM AT FAIR

The American Syncopated Orches-
ira of skinned musical organization
extent, is opening the Coliseum pro-
granm at the Victory Fair at Dallas
each afternoon and evening.
Will Marion Cook and George Ed
mund Duff are the directors. Duff
was the leader Of the famous Black
Devils Band overseas that played
for the French Generals Foch and
Matin, and for General Pershing at
Brest. litter hearing them play. Gen.
eral Pershing is reported to have
said, "Give me jazz" in referring
to the program they had given. DUR
began his career as leader with Prim-
rose & West Minstrels.
However, the American Syncopated
Orchestra does not confine itself to
Jazz music. The program runs all
the gamut Of renditions up to the
highest classical selections by the
master composers. Popular numbers
are interspersed with Negro spirtuals,
folk songs and many other classes
of music, both instrumental and vo-
cal. The full orchestra gives way
to the soloist, the quartet or the
voices.
The orchestra is a band OF ex-
ceptionally schooled musicians, and
whatever they offer has some pecu-
liar, unique personality that seems a
part of no other like band, according
to the testimony Of a musical expert
who heard them.
Nothing is untouched by their keen
native intelligence, and the musician
ship is thoroughly refined. Even in
its most humorous aspects 1t never
becomes coarse.
Under the title, American Music
for Americans" the American Syn
copated Orcestra is giving programs
Of which the following is fair sam
pie:
Orchestra and Singers-Rain Song
Cook.
Trombone olo-Characteristic
William Dover.
Solo and Chorus-Mammy O. Mine
Pinkard
Orchestra Spirituals-Folk Lore
Quartet or Excelsior Quartet
Orchestra-Arabian Nights-Davis.
Tenor Solo-Mammy-Cook.
Drum Solo-Archie Bell.
Orchestra moresque-Dvorak.
A Negro Sermon-Exhortatio
]. William Coleman.
Orchestra-Royal Garden Rag
Williams
Orchestra and Singers-Swing Along
Cook
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-10-18
THE CHURCH OF GOD.

The rains retarded our success. Ser
vices were good all day. Sunday
school at the usual hour. Bro. Willie
Moss acting Supt. The pastor, Rev.
C. L. Bryant, being absent from the
city, Rev. NJ Il. Webb and Rev. VIM.
Jordan filled his place. They SEEM
ed to obey the command freely Rev.
Webb spoke from Job 2S-7 there is
a path which no fowl knoweth and
which the vultures' eye hath not
seen. He gave much light on the
path which had been desired for
many years. Bible literary every
Monday night. both Saints and Sim
ners invited, any Biblical questions
asked answered by the Bible.
MRS. T. G. LOCKETT. Reporter.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-10-18
LOCAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
GIVES SCHOLARSHIP TO HOW
ARD UNIVERSITY.

The Dallas Branch of Howard
University Alumni Association met
last Thursday night at the residence
of Mrs. ]. c. Frazier. In apprecia-
ton of the great work which the
tho University is doing for the ad-
vancement Of the Colored youth of
this and other countries, and to
show loyalty to the Alma Mater, the
association pledged itself to give
several scholarships to said Institu-
ton. The first installment of Fifty
Dollars will be sent to the Univer-
sity next month.
The following officers were elected
for the year -1919-1920: DR.. R. T,
Hamilton, president; Mrs. j. c.
Frazier, vice-president; Miss Frederi-
ca Chase, recording secretary; Mr..
]. T. Fox, treasurer; Miss Priscilla
Tyler, corresponding secretary and
Miss Ruth Mason, reporter.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-10-18
DALLAS LOCAL

Mrs. Ella Wheeler of Gilmer, Texas
was In the city this week.
Attorney w. III. Grlggs Of Fort
Worth was in town on business this
week.
Mrs. Rosetta Jackson Adams Of
1908 Hall street Is very sick and is
at Baptist sanitarium this week.
At this writing she Is doing nicely.
Mr.. Henry Green of Terrell, who
under went major operation at the
Morgan and Busch sanitarium recent
ly left for his home this week. Mr..
Green was a patient of DR.. Mellin
Of Terrell, who assisted Drs. Morgan
Busch and TrOtter in the operation.
Green had a ruptured appendix. He
has fully recovered now.
Mrs. Fife ID. Austin left last Sat
urday morning for Hampstead to be-
gin gchooi work.
Mr.. Wash Walton of Mineral Wells
is shaking hands with friends this
week.
]. II. Ham OF Little Rock, Ark,
stopped here Wednesday en- route
to Rockwell. Texas.
Mrs. n. G.. Penn entertained the
Corticelli Art club Monday afternoon
at 1881 e. 10th streets
Mrs. Amy Beamon has just return
ed from Arkansas visiting her father
Mrs. Hattie Smith and J. B. and
Wesley Smith OF Denton. spent Sat
urday night with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Burch. J. b. and Wesly were carried
over the city by Master Willie Mar
shall Waggoner of Dallas.
Rev. ]. w. Wise Is sick at his home
1900 San Jacinto street.
Mr.. Il. l.. Lemons, the electrician
has fully recovered from a severe
attack of sickness to delight Of his
many friends.
Mrs. Bette Robinson of $500 Ju-
liette. sustained a fractured risk in
fall one day this week.
Prof. N. Dudley. general-treasurer
Of the American Mutual Benefit AS
ISOLATION is in the city on official
business
MIR. Harrison p. Wallick of Danger
field Is In the city. Mr.. Wallick re-
ports that he has sold two bales of
cotton and has several bales in the
field that has been hampered by the
recent rains.
Mrs. Louella Grace has returned
from Kansas City and is now at home
500 Good street.
Mrs. w. C. Patton is still improving
and able to be out of bed at 2010
Huffman street.
Mrs. ID. M. Rice Pratt, who has
been dangerously III is visiting her
mother. Mrs. s. A. Rice of 1906 Hall
street.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-10-18
AUTHORIZE NEW NEGRO PARK.
Mayor Seeks Better Films for Free
Movies.

Negro of South Dallas will have a
new park in a few weeks.
The Park Board Tuesday decided
to convert into a Negro park the
block of land bounded by Warren,
Meadows, Myers and Washington
streets. The cost of the work will
be $4,000.
The block is just across the Santa
Fe tracks from the white residence
section. Nearly all the white prop
erty owners in the vicinity have
agreed to establishment of the park,
Mayor Wozencraft said
The Park Board will confer with
the Motion Picture Board of Appeals
to see whether the city can get more
and better films to show at city
parks.
Mayor WoZencraft told the board
Tuesday that he wants more amuse-
ment for the people at the parks.
At present advertising slides are
shown with the show and the COM
pensation from these pays for the
films.
BY getting the films free, the adj
vertising slides could be discontinued.
Mayor Wozencraft expressed himself
against using parks too freely as an
advertising medium.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-10-18
4COMg TO ME BEFORE WINTER
CONES TO YOU" IS THE LAM
GUAGE OF A TEXT BY DIR. L.
X. WILLIAMS.

A large and appreciative congre-
CATION greeted the Rev. DR.. l.. X.
williams at Macedonia Baptist church
Sunday morning and at evening ser
vices.
Apparently the Chicagoan was at
his best at night service having Sc
lected for a text Come to me before
Winter Comes" The subject from all
indications revealed the soul OF the
speaker and in each paragraph the
DISTINGUISHED minister poured upon
the hearts of Christianity the true
logic Of Come now" while the blood
runs warm in your veins, and come
to me before winter comes. Many
of the unsaved made haste after the
conclusion of the sermon when DR..
E. Arlington Kilson, pastor, opened
the doors of the church to those de-
string to join. A goodly number was
accepted for full membership, sew
eral under watch care and equally
as many for baptism. DR.. Williams
was formerly pastor of Macedonia
Baptist church and is familiar figure
in the Baptist family throuhgout the
country and is now pastoring Metro
politan Baptist church, one OF the
largest churches in the world, To-
Gated at Chicago, Ill.
He preached his farewell sermon
Monday night. Rev. Williams was
at one time Editor Of The Dallas
Express.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-10-18
WHERE ARE YOU DRIFTING9

A representative of The Dallas
Express was informed by promi-
nent business man that pastor Of
a certain church in the city was seen
going into a Central avenue restau-
rant, operated by foreigner to get
himself a lunch. When he was sur
rounded by any number Of first
class Negro restaurants. 1t is reason
able to excuse man who is trying
to save time, but time was not an
item in this case; we were forced to
ask ourselves the question where are
we drifting?
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-10-18
ONE WEEK OF COLORED CARNI-
VAL.

After several days mixing with
Jupiter Pluvius, Dallas citizens are
taking in the Colored carnival now
exhibiting on Elm street between
Good and Crowdus streets.
The attractions are many and va
ried and is void of the "old chestnut
stuff" Of the days of yore; everything
new under the sun consisting OF
prize roping, throwing, Minis
trels and many other features making
up, the life of carnival.
Notwithstanding the rains Of Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday nights
of last week and of this week the
affair has received a very liberal
patronage. 1t is given under the
auspices of the Business League and
should receive the hearty endorse
ment of Dallas citizenship. Come
out at least two nights.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-10-18
FUNERAL SERVICES.

Funeral services of Thomas MCGEE
were held at Bethlehem Baptist
church Sunday. Oct. II. 1919, Rev.
VIM. Taylor. pastor. officiated.
Pail bearers were: Mr.. e. Taylor,
Mr.. ]. M. Moody. Mr.. Elex Hender-
son, Mr. Erred Washington, Mr.. A.
Wells and Mr. Albert Bennett.
Thomas MoGee was born in Ellis
county h 1876 and came to Dallas
In March 1888, and has resided here
since. He was living at 1918 Ash
Lac at the time OF bis death. In con-
slderation of the faithfulness of Mrs.
Moqee TO her husband during his
prolonged illness the following per-
sons contributed:
Mr. and MRS. Haney, 75c: Mr.. Paul
Gates, SOC; M. CtTas. Tucker. Soc;
Mr.. Nero. 81; Mr. and Mrs. Emmett,
81: Mr.. AMI Mrs. Wells. 81; Mr.. and
Randall. 81; MIR. Irving Randall, SOC;
Miss Griffin. 60c: Mr.. and Mrs. ].
W. Wilson. ST.: Mr.. L. Meeks, 10c;
Bethlehem Baptist church. $25.00;
total, s31.S5
We cannot express the thanks due
our many friends for their kindness,
faithfulness and help in the long
illness and death OF our dear beloved
brother. Signed:
NI0EY McGHH. Wife.
LOUISA MeGEE, Mother.
J. M. APPHRSON.
8. A. APPHRSoN.
VIM. McGEB.
CHAS. McGHE. Brothers.
Floral Offering by Lena Gertrude
Sanders