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RECORD CROWD DUE
TO SEE DERBY RUN
Upward Of 10000 to Witness
Kentucky Race Classic.
Twenty May Start.

LOUISVILLE, May 7-While in
coming trains unloaded thousands of
visitors. adding to the already enor-
nous crowd Waiting to witness the
forty-sixth renewal Of the Kentucky
Derby at Churchill Downs tomorrow
afternoon. hotel proprietors sought
every means today to increase accom-
modations for the visitors. Pepara-
tions have been made by the hotel
and race track authorities to ac-
commodate from $4,000 to 10000 turf
followers.
The usual Derby day instructions
have been issued by the police de-
itors which are intended to lessen
the activities Of "pickpockets." The
principal downtown street will be
made a one-way thoroughfare in or
der to avoid congestion, automobile
routes to the Downs specifically
greatly augmented. At the race
track two additional entrances have
been arranged and space there for
discharging crowds doubled.
Meanwhile the Downs management
has prepared deliberately to care for
Of humanity. The grandstand has
been made twice as large as formerly.
Twenty Horses May Start.
The hard training season for the
Derby candidates which will contest
for the 100000 added money prize
ended yesterday. Present indications
point to field Of twenty horses in
the Derby. which will be for dis
lance of mile and a quartV. Never
before has more than sixteen thor
oughbreds gone to the post. OF the
probable starters there is not one,
according to their owners and train
ers. that has not worked fast enough
in their training season to give it a
chance to win the coveted event.
Some have shown trials of sensa-
tional nature. All Of which means.
turfmen here declared today, the most
open race since its inception, forty
six years ago.
In the probable lineup Of the Derby
field, which undoubtedly includes the
cream Of the three-year-old horses
Of the country, Harry Payne Whit
ney, eastern turfman. has three can
didates. in Damask. Wildair and Up
set; George w. Loft has two. namely,
Donnaconna and On Watch; Pal Parr
is represented by Blazes and Paul
Jones, and w. r. Coe relies on David
Harum and Cleopatra. Other proba-
bile starters include Prince Pal Peace
pennant, Sterling. Sandy Beal, Golden
Broom. BY Golly. Heron, Lorraine.
Bersagliere. Ethel Gray and Dis
tinction.
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A feature of the meet will be the
presentatio of the "E. NJ. Wilson me-
mortal trophy" named in honor of
the late principal Of the Central High
School. to the school winning the
highest number of points in the meet
This trophy, which will go outright
TO the winning school will be given
| In addition to a leg" on the PEP"
trophy. The school winning the sec
ond highest number of points will be
presented with the "alumnae trophy"
and the individual winner Of the larg-
est number Of points will be present
ed with large silver cup contain
Ing in its face goldsmedal. in addi
ton to gold. silver and bronze medals
which will be given to the winners Of
various events.
The athletes for the various high
schools and preparatory schools. who
will take part in the meet will ar
rive in Washington late this week
and will be entertained by members
of the &C" Club and by students at
Central High School.
Parade to Precede Meet.
The feature of the meet will be a
grand parade of all of the contesting
athletes around the stadium, headed
by band and followed by the formal
raising of the American flag and the
playing of The Star Spangled Ban
ner" The meet will begin promptly
at 2:3O o'clock, the parade preceding.
An important group of noted col
lege athletes have consented to serve
as officials of the meet. John Barr,
former Harvard pole vaulter. will act
as field Judge; Arthur Bridges. for
merly of Yale, will officiate as clerk
of the course; Samuel Edmonston. a
former Georgetown athlete, will act
as announcer; c. L. Eagle. formerly of
TYnivarSifv will he Judge a
the finish, and Col. N. o. Hickum,
formerly of Pardue, will be starter.
The schools which will be represent
ed in the meet follow:
Tome Institute, Port Deposit, Md;
Augusta Military Academy. Fort De-
fance. Va; Woodbury. Forrest School.
Woodbury. Forrest. Va; Episcopal
High School, Alexandria, va; Baiti-
more City College. Baltimore. Md:
Army and Navy Preparatory
School. Baltimore. Md: Army and
Navy Preparatory School. Washing
ton D. c.: Central High School,
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ALL NOW IN READINESS
FOR MEET AT CENTRAL
Field and Track Games at Stadium Tomorrow
Will Set New Mark for Athletics.

What promises to be the athletic
place
when for the first time In the history of scholastic
District of Columbia there will be held
will
schools the Upward of 800 athletes
schools
The meet marks departure in Washington high athletics
that will be
organized recently and made Of point winners
High School athletic
nave been IN with the principal
Schoo
mnts for the and its members that
that OF
staged the National Capital
advertising the Washington high schools
planned to make n n .
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IN AMATEUR CIRCUITS

There was some hefty scoring in
the amateur league games yesterday.
seventy-nine runs being registered
in six games.
War Department scored fourteen
times in five turns at bat In defeating
Commerce in a six-inning game in
the Government League. Commerce
got five tallies. although 1t made only
one hit off Joyce, who worked one
inning and Dwyer, who finished.
Beall Of Steel Plant held Highland
A. C.. two hits in six-inning con-
test in the Potomac League, and his
team won easily by 8 to I. Beall also
made two Of Steel Plants ten safe
ties.
Naval Hospital players fattened
their batting averages In winning
over Post Office, 9 to 2, in the Depart
mental League. Norris got four OF the
winners sixteen hits. Damon held the
losers to four bingles.
Three runs in the last two innings
,ava zone 6 a 6-to-4 victory over
zone 4 in a seven session contest IN
the Navy Yard League. Jenkins OF
zone led the hitters with Two SIN
giles and a double.
n G.. F.. routed Zone Transportation
in the Colored Departmental League
nv II to in seven innings. me VII WI.
ners had two five-run innings, get
ting a total of sixteen hlts. LoHiaA
hold the losers to three. ,..
curtis School defeated ALLISON
School Yesterday. to Z.
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ONE FOR THE BOOK

Ono for the book wns pulled
In the eighth round yesterday
by nm old double play effected
by the Yanks. Ellerbe was ON
second and Charity on first
when Schacht sent a ny i'm short
right that Ruth got under. hut
muffed. Playing n few feet of
the bag. Ellerbc dashed back
for second when the ball struck
the ground. but realised he Svns
headed in the wrong direction
and turned to dash for third.
Recovering the bail quickly.
Ruth tossed to Prntt nj second
to force Charity. and Pratt i.
lined to Peck mt third before FL
lerbe could get there. Frank
thought he had been forced and
logged ON past the bag. Peck
was under the same fnprea-
sion until yvised up by warning
shouts and then he bounced
over and tagged Ellerbe. who
had gotten ms far AS the COACH
er's box in strOlling back to
third.
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cultural Bowling League made the
best score-1,5 55-in the team rolling
of the Washington City Duckpin AS
ISOLATION last night, outpointing fives
representing the bureau of engraving
and printing as well. The. runner
up position went to the Bureau Of
Markets quint. with 1880, and the
Wildcats grabbed the third place.
with 1894. All three teams rolled
in class A.
The best single set of the evening
went to E. W. Tea. who scored an
even 400. and would have done bet
ter but for several very bad breaks
Following are the scores:
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GEORGETOWN ATHLETES
WITHDRAW FROM MEET

The Georgetown University athletes
intended for competition in the South
Atlantic meet at Blacksburg, Va.
starting today and running through
tomorrow. were found to be not in the
best condition. and as a result Blue
and Gray will not be represented in
the games. according to announcement
from the Hillto PROSTITUTION. Catholic
and George Washington universities
will send teams and it is expected that
almost every other southern institu-
ton of note will participate.
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UNKNOWN WINNER
Of O'D0WD'S TITLE
Johnny Wilson of Boston
Earns Midd|eweight Cham
pionship in 12-Round Go.

HUSTON. May Johnny Wilson of
BOSTON won the middleweight boxing
championship of the world when he
was awarded referees decision over
Mike ODowd of ST Paul here last
night. The fight went twelve rounds.
UDowd was the aggressor through
out the contest. but Wilson, a left
I: boxer. scored repeatedly with
MS right. ODowd excelled in in
ngentlng, but seemed unable to fathom
w llson style of boxing. Eight of
the rounds went to Wilson. two tn
ODoWd and two We're even,
The only Touchdown in the bout
came In the second round when VIII
son caught O'Dowd with a straight
right to the jaw. O'Dowd going down
1or the count of four. Wilson sur-
prised the followers of the game nv
scoring so many times with his right.
breaking through ODowd's defense
often.
Both Unsteady Mt End.
The pace set by the men was fast
and at the end of the twelfth round
both were unsteady on their feet. A
capacity crowd witnessed the bout.
The st. Paul boy was a big fayorit o
before the bout. the general betting
being 10 to 3. Wilson scored contin-
ually with right jabs to O'Dowd's
face. Hector Machines of Boston
was referee
Wilson has participated in many
the last year and has appeared in
many cities. principallyin New Eng
land. Last nights bout was his first
against leading boxer.
O'Dowd won the title from AL Nc
Coy in 1917.
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OLYMPIC TRIALS PLANNED.
Athletic Competitions Will Begin
Monday at Fort Myer.

To permit all members of the mill
tary service stationed in this city and
vicinity to participate in the Olympic
championship competitions, that geo.
graphical area has been included in
Athletic District No. 3. The COMPETE
tons will begin at Fort Myer, Va,
Monday. Officers and enlisted men
who desire to enter are requested to
communicate at once with the COM
handing officer at Fort Myer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-07

Washington. D c.: Western High
School. Washington. u. c.. st. James
School. Hagerstown. Md: Stuyvesant
School. Warrenton. Va: Briarly Hall
Military Academy. Poolesville. Md
Laurel High School. Laurel. Md
Gafthersburg High School. Gathers
burg. Nd: Manassas Agricultural
High School. Manassas. Va: Alexan-
dria High School. Alexandria, Va.
Rockville High School. Rockville, Md
John Marshall High School. Richmond.
Va. and Stanton Military Academy.
Stanton. Va.
Omcera of &C" Club,
/ The officers Of the &C" Club who will
Rave general direction over the meet
are: f. d. Rheem. president; S. f..
Kent, secretary; Allan Minnix, treas
urer; W. r. Dear. vice president. and
Cyrus r. Macdonald. chairman of
track committee.
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Barracks to Play Girls Team.

The Community Service girls base
ball team. captained by Eunice Ora
ham, yesterday defeated the Wash
ington barracks girls, led by Frances
Matthews. I to 1. The Community
Service girls will play the Washing
ton barracks mems team Saturday aft
ernoon. Betty Boyle. director of ath-
letics for Community Service, chal-
lenges any girls team in the Dis
trict
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Yanks' Secretary Dies.

NEW YORK. May 7.-Harry L.
Sparrow. secretary of the New York
American League base ball club since
1915. died suddenly at his home today.
He was forty-five years old and be-
came secretary of the club when it
was purchased by Messrs. Rupert
and Houston from Frank j. Farrell,
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Totals. SO Q 30 Ii Totals. IS 8
HENDRIX HELPS RED SOX
DEFEAT MACKMEN, 3 TO !

| BOSTON, May THE Red Sox shot
into first place in the pennant race yes
terdav. when they trimmed the Mack
men, 8 to 1. Tim Hendrix was big
factor in the Soxs victory, his two
, doubles being of the timely variety.
and Galloway's two errors handicapped
the Athletics The score:
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cleveland ONCE MORE
TRIM white SOX, 3-2

CHICAGO, May 7.-Cleveland con-
tinued its winring stride yesterday, TAX
ING the second straight game of the
series from the White Sox. 3 to 2. in
ten innings The champs filled up the
bases in the last inning with two out,
but couldn't land the pinch hit necessary
m win The score.
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Georgetown Swamps W. and L

Georgetown ran roughshod over
Washington and Lee yesterday on the
Hilltop diamond. making eighteen
hits and sixteen runs. and handing
the Virginians a set of ciphers. Five
Of the Blue and Gray's safeties were
doubles. Reynolds, in addition to
holding the visitors to two safetfes,
banged out quartet of bingles.
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SCHACHT SHOWS, CLASS
IN SUBDUlNG THE YANKS
Holds Hugmen to 7wo Real Blows in Dispers-
ing Gloomy Clouds Enueloping His Boss.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.


Clark Griffith
- rday them dispose
things looking their gloomiest the magnate
neld staggering hitters tanning Al
lining frightened the dark
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TIGERS FIND BATTING
EYES AND BEAT BROWNS

DETROIT. May THE Tigers found
their batting eyes yesterday and bunch
ed enough hits to defeat the Browns. .
to 4. In clusters of two runs IN three
innings. st. Louis got the most bingles,
but couldn't get them together on Old
ham The score:
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oipp going hitless, walkless and run
in that perfect inheld and bounded
her that took a false hop away from
dit for two bingles. but aside from
it of the afternoon was tremendous
V Ruel in the fifth. 1t Melted three
ere were two out and. after Pinch
Schacht issued, Ward proved docile.
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Ruel Bats in Yank Run.
IT was Ruel who made possible. in
= the seventh, the lone tally regis
tered by the visitors when he all
but crippled Schacht with a crack
on the shins. after Pratt had
bounced a doubtful hit past Shan
non and taken third on sliced fly
near the line in right made by Bodie
in trying to check swing. Ruel's
vicious drive gave Harris one of
three chances he had to distinguish
himself-all taken advantage Of
Stan bouncing on the ball to flag
Ruel at first while Pratt was cross
ing the plate. In the sixth, with
Peck on first by reason of Shan
mons muff of his line drive. Pipp hit
a hopper that Harris nailed back of
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STAR FLAG FLYING
MEANS GAME IS ON

For the convenience of base
ball patrons in the downtown
section a large white flag with
a green ball in the center has
been unfurled from the stan of
The Star building to indicate
that the Nationals are to play
Mt American League Park.
When the team II Mt home and
the game it con" the rag will
be flying. No flag means the
game has been called OF.
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE.

Richmond. 6: Suffolk. 3.
Petersburg, s; Newport News, Z.
Wilson. s; Portsmouth. 3.
Norfolk, 6; Rocky Mount, 4,
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Totals, 81 727 . Totals. "a 10 "A II
sBatted for Gerber in eighth:
+Batted for Van Glider in ninth.
rctroit 0 o x-6
ST Iouts o o 0 IA
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"B" Company Defeats "F."

Company F defeated Company B.
II to Z, on the Training School field.
All the runs were scored in the first
five innings.
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION,

Birmingham. 8; Memphis. 2.
Nashville. =; New Orleans. o.
Chattanooga, ); Atlanta, 8 us innings).
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Boston, g: Philadelphia. 8.
St, Louis, 6; Cincinnati. 9.
New York e; Brooklyn, l.
Pittsburgh, 8; Chicago. !
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STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

RESULTS OF Yesterdays GAMES.
Washington. 4; New York; I.
Boston. 8; Philadelphia, l.
Detroit, 6; St. Louis, 4.
Cleveland g. Chicago.
40 innings.
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Totals. 30 5 81 - Totals. 30 ~ l.
Stated for Galloway in eighth.
Stated for Keefe in eighth.
tBatted for Dykes in eighth.
Eoston ...O2 % 900 s-s
"a. o O o o II
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cloud settling over the pilot to such
an extent Griff felt justified i'll hav-
ing violated the doctors order to
stay home.
Maybe it was the presence OF
the boss after several days absence.
or that the Nationals had gotten all
that wild stuff out of their system,
but to the casual observer it ap-
peared to be the fact that Schacht
was in the pitchers box that &C
counted for the reversal i'll form
shown by the home talent. The
Bronx boy hurled with the craft OF
Mathewson, and all Babe Ruth
and the rest of "Murderers' Row
had to show for their efforts at the
end OF two hours pastiming before
sparse and chilly, though appre-
ciative gathering, was two regular
and four more or less tainted
binglcs.
Ruth. the mighty. lined a bachelor
single to center in the fourth, raised
mile high flies to Rice in the second
and sixth and rolled to Judge i'll the
eighth. This was more than those
ahead OF him in the batting order
could accomplish. Ward, Peck and
less. A biff that struck something
clean over Shannon's head and anotl
Ellerbe in the ninth gave Lewis Gre
Ruths single the only real Yankee hi
whack to the scoreboard by Mudd,
bases. but did no real damage. as til
hitter O'Doul received the only pass
Evening star., 1920-11-28

about self-respect-she did the hand
some thing by way OF remarks:
"Well. amt that funny! I coulder
sworn I laid that purse down here
but, as my husb'n says. Maggie you
got too much imagination And just
to show don't min ownfn' up when
it looks like I've made a sort of mis-
take, and to let you know l don't
harbor no i'll will a-tall, comeriong
over an let me treat US two to a
sundae-"
Then the woman who was portly
and gray and we'll, gowned seemed to
be suddenly freed from the enchant-
ment of horror that the witch of cir
cumstance had cast upon her. An
outraged red of shame flushed her
face purplish crimson; her eyes
were forked lightning and her lips
were parted to say something that
no doubt would have been dreadful,
when the Portia woman whispered to
her, with the assurance that enables
one woman who has sense to say
things to another likewise gifted:
''She isn't worth bothering over. Come
away
And that entirely settled that.
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VEGETABLE DOLLS TO BE
USED AS PARTY FAV0RS

Vegetable dolls are very funny and
not hard to make. They may be used
as favors for choosing partners at
dance or supper. Make two of
kind for this reason. Choose small
apples, turnips. potatoes. carrots.
beets, parsnips and radishes. Dress
them with bright bits OF ribbon and
colored or white paper napkins. Ap-
pies. with Glove eyes make bright
looking, rosy-cheeked lassies peep
ing cut from sunbonnets or broad
brimmed hats, trimmed with chicken
fine ounces and clowns, il tall fools
caps and stiff collars are supplied.
Beets and radishes may he made very
amusing. as bow of ribbon may be
tied to the long. hairy root. making
it look like a pigtail. Various ex-
pressions may be obtained by linking
and using cloves for eyes. 1t is not
necessary to make tipdies. and IL
Evening star., 1920-11-28

thing extra to buy mother . gift-it
was to be q fine surprise!
And, at last, the happy news came
that he would soon be home. She
looked for the cruiser that was to
bring him. but 1t never came. There
was submarine.
And the one reason that it is being
told here is that the mother could be
reconciled had she but the comfort
of knowing that her son was among
the dead at Arlington or lying in
some green and silent place in
France. She envies mothers to whom
is given the consolation Of q grave.
which, in turn. ought. somehow, to
yet to learn the compensation Of Gods
acre. MAMIE LANCASTER.
Evening star., 1920-11-28

THE path Of glory does not always
! lead to the grave. Here is
proof:
A woman was telling another woman
about an anniversary-the third since
her SON had solved the great secret
which you and I, neighbors. dear. will
unriddle for ourselves some day.
Her boy was SO irresponsibly joyous
that he made a playground of life
and she was getting bit anxious
when the big. splendid thing we call
patriotism started him on a road
chat led to a trench. His first letter
made her know that the war was
making a man of him. His ''buddies
and the cause they were giving their
lives for had taught him that he had
been shirking his own response
bilities mother. darling. but she
would find him changed If he should
come home from his baptism of
blood. To show he was no longer
just trifing kid. mother, he was
cleaning guns and the like for the
fellows, partly to teach himself need
ed lessons but mainly to earn some-
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AROUND THE CITY

, "a re1y seen. From all he had read OF
,uzzards-and SO on:
"Naturalists don't know everything.
may be-just may be, mlnd-tnat
hose buzzards were playing alrsnlps
20 let humans see for themselves that
while men are pretty smart In
way, they can't hold candle to olros;
not buzzards. ,anyway"
Or, perhaps-perhaps, understand
the sky creatures have been terror
lied by planes and are keeping to.
gether for protection. You can't
really tell about things, which is a
blessing. because:
Wouldn't this be one tame old world
if there was nothing more TO learn: :
CHE was a bundle-stacked customer
~ with an untrammeled imagination
And she was so dead sure that the
woman next at the ribbon counter
had "swiped" her purse that she MADE
loud-voiced charge for the store TO
have her searched:
II laid that purse down here on this
counter a half second ago and this
woman took it, because nobody else
had the chance, Look in her bag
and gimme back my money. There
was a two dollar bill
That's what brought you your bad
luck" The victim paid no attention
to the interruption.
"a two-doIar bill and parsler
small change and breastpin l
bought a minute ago over yonoer at
that counter. It's no wonder Wom-
en- like you can wear good clothes
and carry gold bags; you got your
money too easy. but you ainter goln
to get mine"'
The crowd that fringed the incl
dent in was practically silent, as 10
voice. but it's composite face was a
battle-ground of emotions that varied
from honest protest to that sinister
expectancy of something awful to
happen-not pleasant to see. or
course, but entirely natural. since ex-
citement is as necessary as salt. If
you don't believe it, look at mobs.
Anyhow:
The accused woman-portly. gray
and we'll gowned-and with respec-
liability asserting itself in every stitch
of her clothes and every line in her
face-stood absolutely petrified with
Iastonishment until bystander. whose