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The state herald., 1920-05-14

upon the bodies of their captured
enemies. One morning from my look.
out perceived thirty savages dancing
around fire. They had cooked one
victim I'd had two more ready for the
fire, when descended upon them with
two loaded muskets and my great
sword, and was in time to save one
which they had not yet eaten. The
saved man I called Friday, in honor
Of the day of his rescue, and his was
the first voice heard In all my %
years on the island. He was young,
! Intelligent, Of superior race Of saw
ages and became my trusted compan-
Ion for all the time I remained on the
island.
What Friday told me Of the main.
land, after had taught him some
English, decided me to leave my island.
We built boat, this time not too far
from the sea for launching, and were
almost ready to set sail when q saw
ages In three canoes landed on the
Island with three prisoners for feast.
One Of the prisoners was white man,
which enraged me. double-charged
, two fowling pieces, four muskets. two
pistols, and giving Friday hatchet
and also great dram Of rum and
myself my great sword. we descended
and killed all but four Of the savages,
One Of the prisoners was Fridays
father. The white man was Spanlard,
n survivor from a ship Of which had
seen the wrecked hull on my island
some years before this, and from which
I had taken some 1900 pieces of gold,
but Of which made small account
because Of Its being of less value to
me than so much sand Of the beach.
The Spanlard and Fridays father
sent with firearms and food In my
new boat to bring back the wrecked
crew Of the Spanish ship. While whit
Ing for their return an English ship
with mutinous crew put into my
island. helped the captain recover
his ship and took passage with him
for England. leaving on the Island the
most mutinOus members with two
honest ones who wished also to re-
main. Later, my Spanlards returned
having their dissensions at first. but
settling down finally into flourishlng
colony, which some years Inter 1t was
my happiness to visit.
After twenty-eight years, two months
and nineteen days I left my island. I
anticipated much Joy of my arrival in
] England. but was like stranger
there. My mother md father were
both dead. which was unfortunate, as
I could have been of great service TO
them; for besides the 100 pieces Of
gold from the Spanish ship. there was
10000 pounds sterling awaiting me
from an honest friend. Portuguese
captain to whom I had entrusted my
estate In the Brnzlls before setting
forth on the Inflated errand which
threw me for twenty-eIght years on
my island. So pleased was ! with his
honesty that I settled 100 moIdures a
year on him and fifty moidures year
on his son, both for life.
I married and begot three children,
and except for the one voyage to the
old island. Of which have spoken, 1,
roamed no more. SO here am, having
lived life Of infinite variety for %
years, blessed with more than I de-
serve and resolved to prepare now for
the longest journey Of all. II have
learned anything, II Is knowledge OF
the value OF retirement and the bless
Ing Of ending our days In peace.
Copyris I. 1912, by the Post Publishing Co.
crhe Boston Posp.
The state herald., 1920-05-14

M Y father designed me for the
W law. but I would be satisfied
only with going to sea, and
being one day at Hull and one OF my
companions about to go by sea to Lon
don In his fathers ship. nothing would
serve me but must go with hlm-this
on September s. 1861. and being then
nineteen years OF nge.
The ship was no sooner out Of port
than the wind began to. blow and the
sea to rise In the most frlghiful man
ner. which Ynade me most terribly sick
In body and frightened in mind. In
my agony vowed that II God would
spare me through this one voyage I
would go. Immediately ! set foot on
land, directly home to my good par
ents nnd be ever after guided in my
conduct by their advice.
But next dny the wind was abated
and the sen cnimer, and the sun went
down to perfectly fine evening. and
when to that was added n bowl OF
punch made by shIpmate. forgot my
resolution to return home after the
voyage: and such has been my hnbIt.
to my great misfortune, NIL my life:
to dlsvow In the hour OF peril the
headstrong actions which have brought
me to peril. and when the danger II
past 10 forget all vows and plunge
headlong once more on my needless
courses.
Various were my adventures after
thnt first tempestuous voyage. Trad
Ing to Guinea In Af1cn was cap
tured by n Turkish rover and sold into
slavery. from whence after many
perlls I escaped to the Brnzils. where
set myself up for n sugar planter
and was enjoying fine prosperity
The state herald., 1920-05-14

King William Ill, and abruptly fell
to pillory and prison for his too per-
feet satire. THE Shortest Way with
Dissenters." From Ncwgate he launched
his remarkable Review. n journal writ
ten entirely by himself. He advocated
an Income tax and higher education
for women. He wrote $50 distinct
pamphlets and books. but his master
piece, Robinson Crusoe," was not pub
lished until 17l9. when the author was
nearly 60 years old. This the frst
great English novel. has in some re-
spects never been surpassed. It's i'm
mediate popularity melted Defoo to
write sequel and many thrilling tales
Of pirates and adventurers. of courte-
sans and adventuresses. His vivid
story of the plague appeared three
years after Robinson Crusoe."
'Defoe was perhaps the greatest liar
that ever lived. Yet II we go deep into
his rich and strangely mixed nature.
we come upon stubborn foundations of
conscience" Whatever the ultimate
judgment OF his honesty. Robinson
crusoe" lives Immortality 10 attest his
genius In invention.
The state herald., 1920-05-14
Childhood.

"How long did It take you TO win
herf"
Twenty years"
That's long time to go n-eourting.'
ave started early. She made the
first mud pie ever nte."-BIrmIngham
Age-Iierald.
The state herald., 1920-05-14

Attorney General Palmer is still
reducing (dguratively speaking)
your cost of living.-Elmira IN. W
Advertiser.
The state herald., 1920-05-14
y
=, DANIEL DEroz
csadsassiisn y Ismss B Csaasib

Daniel Defoe
was born in Lon
don about 1860.
After q life OF
varied and brill
liant activity. he
died, a homeless
fugitive. In Rope
m q X ers' Alley,
M o or fields. on
April &c. l7S1.
HIS father. q
butcher, educated
Daniel for the dis
sentlng ministry.
but the boys un-
remitting energy
led him to be a
trader. a political
intriguer, and an
1 n d e fat ignble
journalist.
He rose to great
nt m IA CIV with
Evening star., 1920-03-07
ALEXANDRIA GETS
rowing REGATTA
Southern Association Event,
July "a, Awarded to Old
Dominion Boat Club.

The annual regatta Of the Southern
Rowing Association was awarded to
the Old Dominion Boat Club Of Alex
andria, to be held at Alexandria July
"a, at a meeting Of the association
last night at the Raleigh. Potomac
Boat Club desired the event. but an
nounced it would not be able to hold
it because of the distractions in the
river due to construction of the new
bridge. The event was held at Balti-
more last year.
Representatives from the Virginia
Boat Club Of Richmond. the Arundel
Boat Club Of Baltimore. the Ariel
Rowing Club of Baltimore, the Po-
tomac Boat Club of Washington. the
Norfolk Boat Club Of Norfolk and the
Old Dominion Boat Club Of Alexandria
were present. It was the annual meet
elected for the ensuing year are: w.
E. Crawford, Virginia Boat Club. presi-
dent; H. A. Gillespie. Arundel Boat
Club. vice president; E. E. Carver. Old
Dominion Boat Club, treasurer; E. r.
Gasch, Potomac Boat Club, secretary.
New Members In Prospect.
It was anpounced that three new
clubs probably would join the or
ganization within the next few
Portsmouth. Va; Lynchburg Boat
Club of Lynchburg and Severn Boat
Club Of Annapolis having asked for
application blanks to become men,
bers.
A standard medal is to be adopted
cided just what would be the nature
Of the medal, but the design is to be
determined some time before the re-
gatta is held in July.
Evening star., 1920-03-07

marks in favor of resumption # the
matches were seconded by Jo4 I H.
Clapp of the Chevy Chase Club, but
Mr.. Clapp pointed out the difficulty ex-
perienced in getting representative
teams to play at clubs out of their
own city. The association on motion
OF James voted to renew the team
match as two-day affair to be held
at one club. the date and place to be
selected by the executive committee
and reported at or before the time of
the individual championship
In offering the links of the Princess
Anne Country Club to the association
over which to hold it's 1921 event, J.
S. Barron said the course will be
opened next June; that it has been
built without regard to expense, and
that In his opinion it will be the peer
of any south of Philadelphia. The club
was elected to membership in the as
sociation.
b Delegates present at the meeting
were: Baltimore Country Club, Yates
Penniman; Bannockburn Golf Club, T.
J. w. Brown: Chevy Chase Club, John
H. Clapp; Columbia Country Club
George P. James; Country Club of Vir-
ginia, F. J. D. Mackay; Washington
Golf and Country Club, James T. Nc
Clenahan; Norfolk Country Club.
James S. Barron. Mr. Barron also
represented the Princess Anne Coun-
try Club. The Elkridge Hunt Club.
the Green Spring Valley Hunt Club
Hampton Roads Golf and Country
Club, Hermitage Golf Club, MARYLAND
Country Club and Wilmington Coun-
try Club were not represented.
Evening star., 1920-03-07
COLLEGIATE BODY )
AWARDS BIG MEET
TOPENNSylvAN|A
IntercoIIegiates to Be Held at
Franklin Field May 1929.
Officers Elected.

NEW YORK, March 6.-The Amerf-
meet OF the Intercollegiate Associa-
tion Of Amateur Athletes Of America
was awarded to the University Of
Pennsylvania by the association At
it's annual meeting here today. The
games will be held May .S and %.
1t was announced that the finals OF
the games on May % would start at
pm. so that the contests might be
completed before the principal events
of the American Henley. which also
will be held at Philadelphia on tho
same day.
The recommendations of the ex-
ecutive committee that admission
charges be slightly increased and that
one-quarter OF the gross gate re-
ceipts be donated to the American
Olympic fund were unanimously
adopted.
Three-Mile Event Listed.
Other recommendations of the ex-
ed included formal recognition Of q
three-mile freshman cross-country
| race to be held on the same day and
course. as a regular varsity cham
| pionship. The holding of an indoor
| carnival was changed from manda-
lOTy 10 SelecllVe anu ieIl 10 the QIS-
cretion of the executive committee.
Williams College. University of
Cincinnati. Boston College and Holy
Cross College were admitted to men,
| bership.
The following officers were elected:
Henry R. Ashton. Cornell. president:
Thomas Fitzgibbons. Columbia, Sec
retary. and J. H. Potter. New York
University. treasurer.
Invitation From Johns Hopkins.
Johns Hopkins University extended
an invitation for the association to
hold it's next indoor carnival under its
auspices at Baltimore. This invita-
tion was referred to the executive
committee. The Johns Hopkins dele
whether or not the invitation is ac-
cepted. Johns Hopkins would. for the
first time in the east, hold a regular
intercollegiate indoor relay carnival
along the same lines as the annual
outdoor carnival of the University OF
Pennsylvania
The election of an executive COM
mittee for the ensuing year resulted
in the selection by ballot of the FOL
lowing: .
j. F. Keene. jr.. Harvard: N. s.
Smith. Yale: w. H. Downs. rinc
ton: S. P. Newcomer. Dartmouth: T.
Talcott, Massachusetts Technology. and
T. Slagle. Pennsylvania.
The new advisory committee ap-
pointed by President Ashton consists
of Gustavus T. Kirby. chairman;
Thornton Gerish, Harvard. and Rol-
land C. Fenner, Pennsylvania A. ).
II. Magarth Of New York UniveIN
was appointed advisory secretary
and treasurer, while Gustavus T.
Kirby and Elmer Slagle were ap-
nointed referee and manager, re
spectively, of the intercollegiaie
games awarded to pennsylvania
earlier in the day.
Evening star., 1920-03-07
MIDDLE ATLANTIC GOLF TITLE
EVENT IN RICHMOND JUNE IS

Golfers Of the middle Atlantic sec
tion will play their annual individual
championship over the course Of the
Country Club Of Virginia, Richmond,
Va. June 3. 4 and s, it was decided
at the annual meeting of the Middle
Atlantic Golf Association held last
night at the New Willard Hotel.
Selection Of the course Of tho Coun-
try Club Of Virginia as the venue
of the 1920 championship event was
made without opposition. James S.
Barron of the Norfolk Country Club
offered the new course of the Princess
Anne Country Club at Virginia Beach,
Va. for the 1921 championship event
The association. following it's Gus
tom Of selecting as president a men,
Der of the club at which tn" annual
championship is to be held In me cur
rent year, elected F. ]. D. Nackey of
the Country Club of Virginia to the
office vacated by George p. James Of
the Columbia Country Club. Other
officers were elected as follows: First
vice president, James s. Barron, Nor
folk Country Club; second vice presi-
ednt, T. J. w. Brown. Bannockburn
Golf Club; secretary, W. r. McCallum.
Washington Golf and Country Club;
treasurer. Yates Penniman, Baltimore
Country Club.
George P. James brought up the
point as to resumption by the assocla-
ton Of home-and- home team matches
to be played among the fifteen CLUBS
comprising the association. HIS re-
Evening star., 1920-03-07
central SWIMMERS WIN
Point Leaders and Relay victors in
Baltimore-Dickey Sets Mark
in SO.Yard BackStruke.

BALTIMORE. Md, March 6.-Wash-
inston Central High Schools swimming
team broke q South Atlantic record
and copped the relay here tonight IN
the ninth annual South Atlantic inter-
scholastic Athletic Association meet.
Central scored 81 points against 10
for Baltimore, its nearest competitor.
Granville Dickey, the Central captain,
set the record in the S0-yard back
stroke. in which he cut 40 SECONDS
off the old mark Scheil OF Baltimore
Po1y broke the South Atlantic record
in the 10O-yard dash by doing the dis-
tance in one minute three SECONDS
Scheil also tied the mark OF. Z6 20 Sec
onds in the 50-yard dash.
The relay was a nip and tuck anair
between Central and Poly. the ex.
ceptional work Of Dick Newly ana
Dickey pulling the race out OF the nre
Central was second in the hfty-yar
dash, when Scheil of Poly beat out
Newby Of Central by foo1
The best the Capital boys could 90
in the breast stroke was second and
third, Harvey and Richards trailing
Wallach of City College, who won
by less than two feet
The 22O-yard dash was heart
breaker for the Central lads, Charles
Iutz. after lowering the South Allan
tic record in his heat by twelve sec
onds, lost in the final by q margin SO
small as to cause a difference OF
opinion among the judges. Coady Of
Marston's University School. who was
declared the winner. bettered Lut1's
mark in the preliminaries. making the
distance in 2.45 As.
Dick Newby and Little outclassed
the field in the fancy diving competi-
tion. taking first and second. Lutx and
Dickey were second and third in the
1oO-yard dash, Scheil Of Poly leading
all the way.
Evening star., 1920-03-07
CATHOLIC u LOOKING AHEAD
TO GOOD YEAR ON DIAMOND

about as much needed around c. u.
as powder and shot would be by a
hunter with gun. and did remark
ably well.
The story printed in The Star early
last week about record number of
goals shot in basket ball game seems
to have started something" Now
comes letter from Carter Glass. jr..
former Washington and Lee runner.
now located in Roanoke, in which 1t
is stated that Jamerson, a Lynchburg
Y. M. c. A forward, threw forey-four
goals in a game with Bridgewater
College. The letter speaks for itself:
1T seems you have started a little
argument in your sporting columns
over the record for number OF field
goals thrown in one basket ball con-
test Here is a record which beats the
two mentioned by The Star.
In 1916 Carroll Jamerson, one OF the
best forwards that have ever performed
burg Y. NJ. c. A. threw forty-four
field goals in a game with Bridge
water College, small school in the
valley of Virginia, near New Mar
ket. Aside from this record Jamerson
has thrown twenty to twenty-five
baskets in a number of games dur
ing his five or six years with the
Guint here. While this story may
sound a little padded the writer has
the score book kept by the local pa
per for the 1916 season with a full
record of that particular game. 1t
might be said in passing that for
several years the Lynchburg Y. NJ. C..
A. quint defeated some of the largest
teams in the South Atlantic division.
including Washington and Lee, v. P.
l., v. M. l.. University of North Caro-
lima and Others"
Evening star., 1920-03-07
LEE MAGEE ON WARPA!H
Threatens Appeal to Law on Claim
of Being Blackisted by
Major League Clubs.

CINCINNATI. March 6.-Lee Magee.
a former member of the Cincinnati
Reds, who played last season with the
Chicago Nationals, announced here
todLy he was going to appeal to the
courts in an effort to remain in major
league base ball.
Magee was given his unconditional
release by the Chicago club early this
year, and not one club in either the
National or American League has
made him an offer to play this sea-
son, according to a statement which
he furnished local newspapers today.
Magee in this statement said that
he had in his possession evidence
that without cause owners of major
leagues had unlawfully blacklisted''
him. He said neither the manager of
the Chicago Cubs nor any one else
had ever accused him of improper
betting upon games. and at no time
in his base ball career had he been
accused Of Indifferent playing.
',Ny attorney Is now at work gath
arinE evidence" the statement reads.
aud q suit will soon be filed to test
the right Of club to exercise its
option for my services in December
and a month later release me-
Evening star., 1920-03-07
BY H. C. BYRD.

Catholic University is due to open
it's base ball season March "a with
Gallaudet at Kendall Green. After
that the Brooklanders will play through
a list of games in which some of the
strongest college teams are to appear
Following is the complete schedule:
March "a, Ga1audet at Kendall Green; March
81, University of Vermont at home March 81,
Holy Cross ut home; April /. Yale at home !;
April 8, George Washington at home; April g..
Penn State at home; April 6, lafayette at
home April 7, Boston College at home; April
10. Fordham at home; April Is. Tufts at
home April II. Maryland State At home ;
ham at New York April %. Naval Academy
at Annapolis; April 30, University Of North
Carolina at home; May !: villa % Nova Nov at villa
May 10. Boston College at Boston; May II.
TUFTS at Boston, May IL. Yale at New Haven !;
May 49, Trinity at Hartford: May, "a. Afa-
Military Academy at West Point; May 10.
Gallaudet at home; May %, Maryland State
Catholic U. is said to have better
material for base ball than for sew
eral seasons. Some of the men due
out for the nine are players who were
not available last year, but who re-
the Army. Two of these are Har-
rington, who held down second base
on enc of the best mines the school
has turned out in some time, and
Jackson, who was a member OF the
Brooklanders' pitching. staff when
Tom Hendricks was showing other
collegiate pitchers just how the job
on the slab should be taken care of.
Corwin, last seasons mainstay back
Of the bat, probably will do most OF
the receiving. Other catchers are
McDonough. Howard; Theobold, 1o- 10
gan and Thompson. Pitchers out Tor
the team are Jackson. Dowllng, Pol
lard, Hayes, Hendricks and Doyle In
fielders are Harrington. Foran, Dunn. De
Lavergne. Fitzgerald. Long. Malone, NC
Knight. Lucey and Mccarthy other
players who will be depended upon
to take care of outfield berths are
Roche. Parrot, Mallin, Malley, Kelley
Lyons. Finley, KeeIer and Mcnamara
1t is possible that Lucey, probably
the best infielder at Catholic Univer-
sity. will be used as pitcher this
spring. He was tried out on the slab
last year on several occasions. or
rather was pressed into service 1t =
TINA Whe0 pitching talenk was just
Evening star., 1920-03-07
NAVY SWIMMERS SCORE
OVER HARVARD, 36 TO 8

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. March 6 (SpeciaD.
with an unbroken record of vic
tories, the midshipmen finished their
swimming season here this afternoon
by defeating Harvard, SO points to 8.
Davis scored the only first place for
the visitors by negotiating the so
foot tank in plunge Of 81 3-5
seconds.
With a crippled relay team. the
midshipmen succeeded in taking .
fifth of a second from the local figure
of 100 yards. and 1t is now an even
second below the intercollegiate
figure Fish took a good lead over
Tilton and each Navy swimmer In
creased the gap. In the 220-yard
event both Navy swimmers Tapped the
Harvard contestants. and all the other
events were quite easy victories.
Evening star., 1920-03-07
.BEL0|T IS ON BLACKLIST
National Commission Takes Action
on Complaint Over Charity,
Says Griffith,

TAMPA. Fla, March 6.-Accordine
to President-Manager Clark Griffith
Of the Washington American base
ball club, no professional base ball
club associated with organized base
ball will be allowed to play the
Beloit, Wis. team, by ruling Of the
national commission. The national
commission, Griffith said took this ac-
ton when Griffith complained that
Player Ed Charity had repudiated
his agreement to play with Washing
ton and notified Griffith that he would
play on the Beloit team.
Evening star., 1920-03-07
PENN FIVE WOULD PLAY
CHICAGO FOR U. S. TITLE

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, March O.
challenge the University of Chicago
to a post-season series for the ma
tional collegiate basket ball cham
pionship. Pennsylvania clinched the In.
tercoRegiate League title in the east last
night.
CHICAGO, March 6-The University
Of Chicago won the western conler.
ence basket ball championship tonlgnt
by defeating Minnesota, So to 16.
Evening star., 1920-03-07
63d Infantry Basketers
Win Fifteenth Straight

Sixty-third Infantry basket
ball team last night won its
fifteenth straight victory when
1t defeated Ingram ON the lat
ter's court. The score was 3S to
~. The soldiers are claiming a
good chance for the District
ehamDi0nshiD On . basis Of their
winning record.
Evening star., 1920-03-07
PEABODY WINS AMATEUR
SQUASH RACQUET TITLE

BOSTON. March 6-Charles c. Pea
body, Massachusetts, champion, today
won the national amateur squash
racquet title, defeating Stanley w.
Pearson Of Philadelphia, who had
held it for three years. The score
Of the match was +15, 11-15, 15-12.
15-l1 and 15-11,
Evening star., 1920-03-07
ROYALS ARE FAR BEHIND
Washington Bowlers Beaten by
173 Pins in Games at
Roanoke.

ROANOKE. Va. March (Speclai). }.
Tho Royal duckpin team OF WASH
ington shot in poor form against tne
local Palace I've in the first nve games
of a ten-game match here TO-DAY. Ios-
ing by a total Of 173 pins. Dyer: for
Palace, was high man, with a SO set
and a 141 game. Carroll got the nlgn-
est set for Washington. the scores'
Evening star., 1920-03-07
Bill" Byron Will Umpire
in Pacific Coast League

DETROIT, Mick. March g.
~Bnl' Byron, for many years an
umpire In the National League
and the old Eastern circuit,
has signed q contract for the
coming season with the Pacific
Coast League. he annouaoeA to-
day. BysOn plans to leave for
the west within ten aayA
Evening star., 1920-03-07
Louisville Trades Bescher.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 6.-The
Louisville American Association Club
tonight announced the trade Of Rob-
ert Bescher. outfielder to the Colum-
bus Club of the same league, in re-
turn for Roy Massey. also an out
fielder Bescher ranked third last year
in stolen base honors of the associa-
ton.
Evening star., 1920-03-07
Trinity Elects Officers.

Trinity Athletic Club has elected
Russell Harty and Dennis Southern
as captain and manager Of its base
ball team for this season. The club
is to place a junior nine in the field
as well as a senior team. The next
meeting of the club takes place Tues
day night at o'clock.
Evening star., 1920-03-07
Virginia Wrestlers Win.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. March 6.
The university won wrestling
tournament tonight with the Univer-
sity Of Ohio, taking five Of the six
Evening star., 1920-03-07
Giants Smother San Antonio, 21-1.

! SAN ANTONIO. Tex March g.
! New York Nationals. 21. 16. 1: SaRp
Antonio Texas League. 1. 8. 8; Hub
| bell. Winters. r. Kelly and Snyder.
Smith: Stewart, Davenport. HafriA
Ebarhardt and James, 0ottWald. Glib.