davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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TROTTERS OPEN THE
SEASON AT PARKWAY
JustifioUer, Woyanac and
George Gordon Win.

Three spirited races yesterday after
noon marked the opening of the harness
racing season At Parkway Track In
Brooklyn.
Capt. Halstead. president of the club.
won the open race with a new addition
to his stable. Justifiower. a bay mare
by Justo. In~the first heat the Justo
mare won by three lengths over 10
sephine B., and Talos was about the
same distance behind Josephine b., in
1881. The last heat was won by Justi-
flower by less than length in $3.50.
Bud" Kelly. one OF the new horse
owners of the club. made his bow with
victory by Woyamac. big chestnut
Belding. Woyamac beat Direct Hal, who
was big money winner In the upstate
fairs last year. and the Ranger. one Of
the cup winners at the Parkway last
summer. Woyamac stepped In 2:23h
and 2:24 for his first matinee in two
years.
Moe Aronson. driving his new bay
gelding George Corden, easily won the
2:25 trotting event In straight heats in
very fast time. The summaries:
ON CLASS TROTvrINC
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LOUISVILLE RESULTS.

First Rsce--ThT ee-year-olds and up
ward claiming: six furonEs Star Baby,
iot &c. Robinson, t5, $3.50 and 81. 80. won
$3.50. third. Time. iI3. Lillian G.
Amelia, Tho TON, Redla I'D, GYPSY queen,
Drihield also ran
Second Raee--Three-year- ana up
YARD claiming one mills and a sixteenth
Say Whsn, lo6 G'unsfoId). 1870, 1870 and
s2so. won: Brunette II, les tThurber).
$40 and $3.50, second; Thirteen. los
ssTrEo( u, I sSIS, third Time i:.l g..
Dsymon, Dave Hogan, The Gallant. Fed
Start and Frank Msttor also ran.
Third Rsee,.Thrse,yssr-olds and up
tCrump). s:1.lO. $50 and s., won: Leo
chares III Q.unsford), ss.7o and $500.
ssifa r GrSnd f y? &c o, EsD aDS =
also ran
Fourth Raee--oAkdaIe Handicap; two
year,olds. four and a half turlongs Mar
32so won; Sterling. ITO (GarnsrD, sS70
ard 'a.so. seesnd Tsli:mGn; llS tGeniryl,
$50 third: Time. C:S9. Miss Bopeep. ".
Fifth Rsce-Kentucky Oaks: three year.
old Niles; one enc mile and a sixtsenth. Lii
,ssO sn %Un M Mt Mnrray $50 $50 snS
and t1so. second; Dancing spray, iii
tIhurhsr), ilo.so, third, Tima. l:Ib: Paris
Maid: Looking Up, LackAwanns' psiiea
Sixth Rsce-Three- yesr-oids and up.
ward; claiming ono mite and q furione,
Rookery. 100 tLunstort). $3.50 S<iO and
sac. won: Capt. Burns lie Hanover
$40 and -. second: Nashville, lla &c.
Howardl. $50. third. Time. 1889
Thrills. Frank Murros, Athena. Sandy Lad
Bensfactor. Senator James ana Mountain
Rose H., also ran.
seventh Race-Three-year-ol and up
ward claiming: ore milo and 4 furlong.
Sandman H.. 100 (Lunsfordl. $40, $3.50
ard s. 20. won; Jack Hill. i0s (RidsrOurl
$3.50 and IS. second: Coryden, ZOE (Mur-
rayl, $3.50. third Time, So IS. FLAP.
per. Bs jaEst. Aimino. sea Crchin, Phllis
tine, Drickity ard Baby lynch also ran
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VIII Play for y. L. Title.

The annual tennis tournament for the
championship OF New England will be
held on the fifteen clay courts Of the
Hartford Golf Club. Hartford, Conn,
commencing Monday, June 9, and con-
tinuirg each following day until COM
pleted. This tournament is held under
the auspices OF the United States Ma
tional Lawn Tennis Association. The
events will be mems singles and mems
doubles. consolation event will be
played in the mems singles The tour
nament is open TO all players whether
residents of New England or not
The Hartford Golf Clue Challenge
Cup is mt stake. II was won last year
by Walter West brook. The cup will be-
come the permanent property Of the
player first winning It three times not
necessarily in succession.
First prizes will be awarded In singles
and doubles. and first prize IN consola-
ton singles. Tho consolation prize may
be competed for by all those defeated
in the first match actually played
The New England championship has
been held for tho past seventeen years
by the following:
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France to compete In the interallied
games In Paris late in June and early
In July. These men were chosen by
the United States National Lawn Tennis
Association at the request OF the War
Department to clay on the United
States team.
Tho other members of the American
tennis team will be Watson NJ. Wash
burn, Dean Mathey and Harold Breck
These last three are still over In France
and with the three selected TO go over
should make Americas team formid-
able one on the courts. The fact that
the eligibility rule prevented men who
served in the navy from competing
eliminated number of American stars
from competing, but 1t Is felt that the
team as 1t now stands will make a
creditable showing.
Grimm ranked sixth in 1917 and Davis
ranked eighth. Neither Of these players
was ranked in 1918, as they were both
abroad that year and played In no
tournaments Garland Joined the army
last season and played in few tourna-
ments. When he did play. however, he
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YALE CUBS WIN AT NETS.
Finish Season with Clean Slate by
Defeating Columbia Freshmen.

NEW HAVEN, May 31.-By trimming
Columbia 1922 here this afternoon to
1 the Yale freshman tennis team COM
pleted an indicated season. They dupli-
Gated the Ell varsity stunt pulled of
yesterday when the varsity men closed
their intercollegiate season, without a
defeat. Williams and McCord had an
easy time defeating Columbia's first land
second string men. Only in the match
with the ELI player, Benidect, were
three sets necessary, the Yale freshmen
taking all the others In straight sets.
The summarizes:
singles-winiams, Yale, defeated A. e.
scoviI Columbia, 6-1, 60; McCord,
Yale, defeated Scovil. Columbia, 60, 60
Moss, Yale. defeated Klopfer. Columbia
"a, 60; Josephs Columbia, defeated
Benidect, Yale, SO. 81. Ga,
Doublss-Williams and McCord, Yale de-
feated A. Z. scovli and L. 'scovil. Column
bia, 6-2. 81; Moss and Benldect, Yale.
defeated Kiopfsr and Josephs Columbia.
"a 81
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A. BEHR TENNIS VICTOR.
Takes Third Round Match I'm
westchester Tourney From Lowe,

Allen Behr had an easy time winning
his match in the third round of the
Westchester championship tournament
yesterday on the courts OF the County
Tennis Club OF Westchester. Behr de-
feated C. Lowe in straight sets at 6-l,
Ga. The other competitors who came
through the third round successfully
were +. Osgood and G. Walker.
Both OF these players also won their
matches in straight sets. Osgood, after
coming through the second round on a
default by Leon croley, defeated w.
Cunningham at 6-3, 6-S. C. Walker
won his third round match from A. To-
hey at rs. CO. The summaries:
Westchester County Championship
Singles, Second Round-R. Bryan defeated
W. T. Ackerland; t.e. 60. e-l; F. os-
good won from L. Croley by default; +.
p. Fox won from A. Bassford, Jr., by
default; r. T. Hunter won from A. Bass
ford 30 by default.
Third Round-F. osgood defeated w,
Cunningham. s-s, e--S; G. Walker de-
feated A. Tobey. IS. GO: A. pehr de-
feated c. Lowe. G-i. e-2.
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'LAWFORD SUGGESTS
REFORM IN TENNIS
Old English Champion Wants
Server to Get Only
One Chance.
CURB ON AMERICAN STYLE
a
Development Of the "Cannon
Ball" Is Deplored in
British Circles.
CURB ON AMERICAN STYLE

The development OF The American
service in England appears to worrv
the British tennis officials and they are
inclined toward some sort of reform IN
curb the man with the Mel ,oughlin can
non ball style. The latest sugeest,o,,
comes from II. r. Lawford. after whom
tennis stroke was named and who held
inc English championship In 1897. Law
Iord advocates giving the server only
one chance instead OF two.
There will be many who arree with
him, for In recent years the tendency
mas been TO build up the game on the
service and to mako the play In all its
phases subservient to IT, Lawn tennis
began to change when the Americans
round the way to make tho ball break
and Kick" At once the receiyer wa.
placed at great disadvantage. In
order to take the ball which broke to
MS back hand he was forced In a falss
position, often outside the side lines.
ana unougn his return might be good,
no nad seldom reasonable chance of
passing the server. who advanced 70
vollsY. W
Under these conditions the service. Il
10 Thought in England, has become Zoo
Dig a FACTOR In the game. A player vino
IS expert In this one stroke may v.r.
though he may be deficient In all the
others The most notable instance one
can recall Of this" says a British OK
pert was In the case OF Maurice Nc
LoGEhlin. the American. When he came
to Wimbledon In 1918 he carriad ali re-
fore him. entirely owing to the severity
or MS eervice. II baf1eJ even his oppo-
nents in the championship. The most
.hey could hope to do was to get the ball
PACK somehow or other. without attempt-
ing to place Il.
Whdtng Found Weakness.
Then he came up against the lar.
A. +. Wilding in the Challenge match.
and as soon as the New zealander dis
covered the way to master the hurrl-
cane service. the poverty of McLough-
I'm 8 game was revealed in a most re-
markable way. The Americans ground
shots were poor-on the backhand they
We're positively weak. But II REQUIRED
the master hand of a WildinE to prove
". This hitherto all conquering Arneri-
can was defeated in three straight sets"
The Australians hive also cultiya ted
the break service. realizing how prof,t
able II is, but they. too, are relying on
1t at tho sacrifice of other strokes.
u. l.. PATTERSON has n service almost az
hard and puzzfng as that exploited by
Mclaughlin, but when he met p. NJ.
lawson In the Anal OF the covered courts
championship. as soon rs his service was
mastered. Patterson was readily beaten.
II 1t were decided to make a plaver
depend only on one bail for the service.
and thus restrict his opportunities, Il
might be necessary to make the shot
easier by putting the service line a little
deeper. Lawford advocates this slight
alteration.
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J. W. SalIn. 4; G. P. Busch. 8: A. Rammi
6; o. G. Decker. 7; A. J. Loskamp. stroke
r. W. Jordan, co1swainl, third. Time
minutes 50 seconds. second time, minutes
~ seconds.
Senior Double sculls--won by vespei
Boat Club, Phlla ielphia tEd Graef, bow
Karl Graef, strokel; Norpareil Rowing
Club, New York Or. II. Pearse. bow; J.
Keenan,. stroko), second. Only two entries
Time, 10 minutes 81 rs seconds.
University OF Pennsylvania Glass Crew
Race-won by freshmen mitchell. bow;
Van Buren,, 2; Burnard. 3: Vanderveer. -
stroke; vanderker, coxswain); Seniors
Illegal bow. Goeller. ?: segsl. 3: He'll
Vile. 4; Herrar. 8: Levi, 6; Parsons. Z;
MRrston, stroke; Htrsh. coxswain), second;
Juniors (Rife. bow: Half ?; scholossOy.
O. Hewitt. 4; Belt!n, s: Hergit, G; KunI.
z; Kreider. stroke; Justi. coxswa!nl, third
Sophomores did not show w. Time. I
minutes is seconds.
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WESLEYAN WINS AT NETS.

WILLIAMsrowN, May 31.-Wesleyan's
fast play proved altogether too much
for Williams m the annual tennis clash
here to-day, the visitors winning, Ave
matches 10 one Wesleyan was far
supt rior In doubles. taking both ma tcies
in this class. But for Bullock's victory
in the singles Williams would have been
blanked.
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STRAIGHT. SETS AT NASSAU.
Match Won Quickly in Title
Tourney mt North Hampstead.

There was not a single match played
on the courts OF the North Hampstead
Country Club yesterday In the tennis
tournament for the championship of Mas
sau and Queens counties which required
an extra set. Four players in the sin
giles came through the third round. They
were ]. Fox. S. L. Davenport. d. Lahey
and w. Botsford.
In the doubles Fox and Botsford
reached the final round. They defeated
Lahey and Alan Walker in tho semi
final round. at "a. e.. Tho popu-
lar score in the singles was SIS. In
three OF the four third round matches
the victorious players won their final
sets by that score.
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KUMAGAE AND HUNTER WIN.
Defeat Binxen and Henderson In
Final of Amackassin Doubles.

Ichiya Kumagae. the Japanese star,
and Francis T. Hunter. former Cornell
player. easily won the final round
doubles match in the Amackassin Club
invitation tournament yesterday on the
club courts In Yonkers. They defeated
Elliott Binzen and Embree Henderson in
straight sets at Ga, 81. Is There
was no period of the game when Kuma-
gaze and Hunter had to extend them
selves to win. Binzen played better
tennis than he has shown earlier this
season. but his game still can stand a
lot OF Improvement.
The feature OF the afternoons tennis
was an exhibition doubles in which five
men competed. Clarence ]. Griffin and
Wills f. Davis, who are members of
the American team which will play in
the interallied athletic meet Mt Paris
this month. played together.
Their first opponents were Kumagae
and Robert Lindley Murray. the national
singles champion. Griffin and Davis
won two sets from this pair at 10 and
l0-S. Leonard Beekman was then sub
stituted for Kumagae. The new comb-
nation divided two sets with Griffin and
Davis, winning the first set at e.. and
losing the second by the same score.
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PENN VICTOR AT NET.
Makes Clean Sweep Against Le-
high Team.

BETHLEHEM. Pa. May 31.-The Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania tennis team
made a clean sweep to-day In it's con-
test with Lehigh. Tho second doubles
match was called OF to allow the Penn
summary:
singles--Kerr. Penn. defeated Ertes
Lrhigh, al. 60; Pfruger. Penn, de-
feated Wilson, Lehigh, e--3. 81; Haynes
Penn, defeated. Hall, Lehigh. GO. e.;
NASSAU. Penn. defeated Mercur. Lehigh,
6--3, Sc, "a.
Doubles-Fischer and Kerr defeated
Estes and Hall. SIS. s-L
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showed class enough to get him a rank
ing of eighth. 1t Is expected that all
OF the players who will compete in the
interallied games will be back in this
country in the middle OF July. which
will give them time to get in trim for
tho national championships at the end
of August.
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CRESCENTs LOSE AT LACROSSE.
Canadian X. OF C. Team Wins by
Score of z to q.

The lacrosse players of the Crescent
Athletic Club were defeated in their first
series of International matches yester-
day The visiting team was the Domin-
ion Knights OF Columbus from Montreal.
On Decoration Day the New Moon play
ers won the first game by S. score.
Yesterday the Canadians turned the ia
bles and defeated the Crescents by to
3. II gave the series to the men from
across the border by a grand total OF IL
TO 8. The lineup:
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SENATORS OBTAIN SHEA.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. May S1.-Martin
Shea, coach OF the Harvard freshman
baseball team. received orders to-day TO
report to the Washington Americans ON
Monday for a tryout as an infelder. He
was with the Cubs for a short time last
year and formerly played in the West
ern League.
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American Tennis Stars Going to
France to Play in Inter-ALlied Events

Clarence ]. Griffin OF California, who
with William NJ. Johnston, another ten
mis- player from the Golden Gate, held
the national doubles tennis champion
ship; Willis Z. Davis. still another Cali
fornian, and Charles Il. Garland of
Pittsburg, former Junior champion. will
sail this week from New York for
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UNION TENNIS VICTOR.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y. May 31.-Union
defeated Springfield Ave TO one in tennis
here to-day. Wilbur and Wadsworth
starred for Union winning their singles
and doubles.
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WINS TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

CHICAGO, May 3l.-Walter westbrook,
the University OF Michigan star left
hand tennis player, to-day defeated
Henry Adams of the University OF Min,
nesota In the f1nal singles Of the West
ern conference tennis tournament by
scores Of 6-l. CO, Ga.
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CLANCY SCORES KNOCKOUT.

BALTIMORE, May 3t.--George Cheney
OF Baltimore knocked out Babe Picato
OF New Castle, Pa, IN four rounds here
last night
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GRIFFITH WINS BOLT.

DENVER. May 31.--John Griffith, welter-
weight won a referees decision over
Harvey Thorpe OF Kansas City at the
end Of their fifteen round bout last night.
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RIDGEwooD OPENING.

The Ridsewoed Grounds will be
opened next Sunday with a double head
err Willie Keller will be In charge.
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a the las
of
RIA and
o'U nesdlyP Posi-
C., W Trainer II Krrick Time
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as he pleased a
377 SIXTH furonr
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nr aee sGeen sns oSt strong win Ans
RIA
sis SSn wGn LEI IN Of s Tnn e. BY
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Miss Goss Plays Near Net.

While Mrs Raymond was standing
back OF the base line to return her RI
walls service Miss Goss kept advancing
to fore court, from where she made fine
placement shots by her strong cross
court strokes or severe drives along the
side lines. Miss Goss had her drives,
both backhand and forehand. working to
perfection. she had tho ball Swimming
Just barely over the net throughout the
match, and Mrs. Raymond found it a
hopeless task trying to keep pace with
the ultimate winner.
In the opening set Miss Goss won three
OF the first four games. but only after
each one Of the three had gone TO extra
points. The only game that Mrs. Ray
mond won in this set was the third. and
she took It easily with the loss of only
ore point. In the last three games of
the set Miss Goss had things all her
own way and lost only two points. Miss
Goss had total of IS points in this
set. against 20 for Mrs. Raymond.
In the second set Miss Goss took the
lead at Al. and then let up for a spell.
Miss Goss, however. found that she could
not AFFORD to loaf against Mrs. Raymond,
for the latter was quick to take advan-
tage of the lull and carried of the next
two games. Miss Goss put on the brakes
then and won the next two games easily.
In this set the point score was 30 to
81. favoring Miss Goss.
The doubles match was one Of those
contests In which the teams were evenly
balanced and the result was In doubt
right up to the finish. Mrs. Raymond
and Mrs Briggs took the first set by
better all around tennis. In the next
couple OF sets, however. Mrs. Briggs was
n trifle of her game and had to bear the
brunt OF the rival teams attack.
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drive for the place raj = race " " ~ ~ -" WV
27S and
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Tho Summaries.

Pelham Country Clubs women's Inyi-
tation Singles-Final round-Miss Eleanor
Goss defeated Mrs Edward W. Raymond,
e-l, IS.
Women's Invitation Doubles Final
round--Mlss Helene PollAk and Miss Helen
GIileauGeau defeated Mrs. Edward W. Ray
moad and Mrs. Benjamin F. Briggs. 4-6.
6--3, e..
Invitation Mixed DoubIes-Semi-in Anal
rOund)-Mrs Lewis Gouverneur Harris
and Ensign Alex Her won from Miss
Marie Wagner and Lieut. Albert j. o.
tendorf by default.
Mrs. Spencer Fullerton Weaver and
william Alex Campbell defeated Miss
Helen Gilleaudeau and Alfred ID. Ham
nett, Ga, 60.
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SYLVESTRA FIRST
IN LADIES' HANDICAP
Added Starter Beats High
Glass Field in Feature at
Belmont Park.
RUNS NILE IN .1:37 2-5
10000 Racegoers See Sweep
On Equal Record in the
Richmond.
RUNS MILE IN 1:37 2-5
ny HENRY ". KING.

syivestra. an added starter, carried
ne coiors OF ]. J. Hallenbeck to victory
In the LADIES' Handicap. the feature Of
me programme at Belmont Park yes
terday afternoon. Ridden by Eddie
Taplin. che ran the best race OF her
career AID defeated a high class field
OF mares and fillies in sensational STYLE.
At the end OF the one mile Journey she
was three parts OF a length in front
OF Enfilade, which took second honors
by half a length from Lady Gertrude.
Among those which finished further
back were w. r. Goes Terentia, A. X.
Macomoers Fruit Cake and ]. H. Ros-
siter's Passing Shower. Sylvestra car
ried III pounds and stepped the mile
IN 1877 30, the fastest time ever re-
corded for the stake since 1t has been
run at Belmont Park.
A Few minutes after SyIvestra had
won the Ladies' W. r. Goes celebrated
three-year-old colt Sweep on won the
Richmond at six and 4 half furlongs in
q gallop. and equalled the track record
OF III 2-5 made by Harry Payne Whit
ney's Brookdale Nymph in 1907. Stag
8eranE three lengths behind Sweep on
was Jock Scot. which took the second
end OF the purse a length and a half
IN front OF 8. c. Hildreth's Regal Lodge.
More than twenty thousand persons
were at the course. but they seemed few
to those who saw the crowd on Memo
rial Day. The gigantic course was
large enough to accommodate the 5000.
and the pushing and showing and maui
ting of the day before were missing
While the Memorial Day gathering was
an enthusiastic one It was not ono whit
more 80 than that of yesterday. There
were no head and head finishes, bK all
Of the contests furnished keen competi-
ton, and there were cheers galore for
all the yictors
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FIRST SET.
Points Cameo
Miss Goss ........s446l
MIRA Raymond. 7slk1 D 40
SECOND SET.
Miss 0oss. ..42<442 40
Mrs. raymond 2l2ti0 al
Totals-Miss Goss. 2 sets. IL games, 65
points: Mrs. Raymond, o sets. 4 games. Al
points.
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THE SUMS RACING CHART.
BELMONT PARK RAcETaAok. MAY s1-clear. trick fast.

RIO BIRsT
-, Tme
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Wins Final Match From Mrs.
Edward w. Raymond in
Straight Sets, 6-1, &c..
DOUBLES CONTEST CLOSE
Miss Pollak and Miss Gilleau-
deau Need 8 Sets TO- Beat
Opponents, 4--6, 6--8, Cd.
ny EUGENE n. o,CoNNELL.


Miss Eleanor Goss, runner I'D for the
national lawn tennis championship last
year. captured the Pelham trophy by
defeating Mrs. Edward w. Raymond.
former Metropolitan title holder, In the
hnal round OF the Invitation tourney on
the Pelham Country Club courts yes
terday at 6-1. 6-3. Miss Goss was Mt
the top of her game, and from the be-
ginning tho result was never In doubt
30 far as the large gallery. was con-
cerned. Mrs. Raymond was beaten also
In the final round of the doubles. Mrs,
Raymond and Mrs. Benjamin +. Briggs
lost this match to Miss Helene Poliak
ana Miss Helen Gilleaudeau in three
sets at 4-6. 6-3, ca.
Miss Goss had been playing some ex-
ceptional tennis throughout the tourna-
ment and was generally favored to win
the trophy. The gallery, however, ex-
pected that Mrs. Raymond would make
Miss Goss fight harder for the laureis.
The game displayed by Miss Goss. how
ever, in yesterdays match would have
been mighty hard for any player to beat.
not even excepting the national cham
plon, Miss Molla Bjurstedt.
There was no possibility OF picking
flaw In the winners play. Her SER
vice was SO severe that Mrs. Raymond
had to stand a couple OF feet behind
the base line to receive II. This gave
Miss Goss tremendous advantage and
proved to be one OF the strongest fac
tors in her victory.
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Ia" Aa "a
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ONLY. Ios $40 ON s.6 Winner, b. O., by Wadsworth-T m
. H. wIDENER. Trainer, J. n lewis
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T.. 4, By watervale-Sll
Taylor. Time, 1:27 rs.
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'Apprsnues allowance claimed
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1919-09-26
Relating To Compulsory
Education

That the parents of children
OF school age may known what
the state expects of them in the
way of educating their children |
am giving below the law relating
to compulsory education,
Sec. l48. Compulsory School
Attendance. Every person hav-
ing under his control a child of
the age of eight years and not
exceeding the age OF sixteen years
seall annually cause such child to
regularly attend some public
school or private day school for
the entire term during which the
public school in the district in
which such person resides is in
session until such child shall
have completed the first eight
grads of the regular common
school course or shall have com
pleted a course in a private day
school equivalent to the first
eight grades of the regular com
mon school course; provided, that
the district school board or board
OF education, as the case may be,
may after such child shall have
COMPLETED the sixth grade or its
equlvalent, decrease the required
term OF attendance to not less
than sixteen continuous weeks
in each year until such child shall
have completed the eighth grade
OF the regular common school
course, or its equivalent, or shall
have reached the age of sixteen
years, and provided further that
this section shall not apply to q
child otherwise instructed by d
competent person and for a like