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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
BEAU" LAMAR ELECTED
TO LEAD WESTERN HIGH

"Beau" Lamar. halfback on the
Western High School football team,
will lead the 1921 eleven. Lamar
played halfback this year and was
chosen by the letter men at Wednes-
days meeting at which letters were
awarded.
The certificate and letter was
awarded 20 Burke. Lamar. Conrad.
Dawson. Hartman, Turner. Finucane,
Scherewesky Wright, Jones. Foun-
tain. Hair, Jeffress and Nicholson.
Burke, Conrad. Dawson, Finucane,
Jones and Nicolson graduate in June.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
led in Central Stadium---Navy Ready For Army Tusse
READ TIMES FOR
THIS TALE.

Louis A. Dougher. sports edi-
tor Of The Washington Times,
is in New York to see that his
readers get all there is TO be
had concerning the big service
football game between the
Army and the Navy elevens,
which is to be played Saturday
afternoon at the Polo Grounds
Don't miss his stories, both that
telling Of the might before"
and that Of the game itself.
which promises this year to be
the best in the history of the
two service schools. Dougher's
stories will appear in these col
umns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
NO CLASSES FOR
THIS LAD.

The freshman elevens Of two
Eastern colleges met ON the
gridiron this fall. The year
lings OF the two institutions
fraternized after the game and
compared student life at the
two places. One freshman
asked another how many hours
were required each week TO per-
nit participation in freshman
athletics.
what do you mean, how
many hours a week." asked
the freshman of the rival insti-
tuition.
"How many classes do you
have to attend?"
"Oh, classes. We don't have
to go to any classes" was the
shocking answer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
SIXTY ARMY FOOTBALL
MEN GO TO new YORK

WEST POINT. N. Y, Nov. 26.-Six-
ty army football players, with a CO.
terie Of coaches and trainers. left at
0 o'clock this morning for New York.
meet the Navy at the Polo Grounds
omorrow. The players will be quar-
cred at the Hotel Aston
The entire corps OF cadets, accom-
panied by the academy band and n
detachment of the hospital corps, will
leave for the metropolis tomorrow
morning. Before leaving. Coach
charles DAILY announced that the
Army players are in fine condition and
hit for the battle of their lives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
GEORGIA TECH SWAMPS
AUBURN'S FINE ELEVEN

ATLANTA. Ga. Nov. 26.--Georgia
Tech literally swamped Auburn's fine
eleven here yesterday by scoring
81 points to 0 for the Alabama men.
The Golden Tornado" literally tore
it's way through the Alabama line.
Auburn outweighed Georgia Tech.
but was unable to withstand the
fierce assault of the Atlanta lads.
Buck" Flowers, who closed his
career at Georgia Tech yesterday,
scored two touchdowns and made two
great runs Of eighty yards.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
Hope Good Sport.

Willie Hoppe shows himself real
sport in his terms for match with
Edouard Horseman, the Belgian
CHI ampion cuist Hoppe has posted a
81 900 forfeit. agreeing to give Horse.
man 400 points in 1000 at any time
and any place agreeable to the Bel
pion
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
HOWARD WINS TITLE,

Howard University won the colored
Intercollegiate Association champion
ship before a crowd of six thousand
yesterday at American League Park
when it showed the Lincoln University
team under with AZ to 0 score
Howard has not lost a game this
season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
"G0LDIE" RAPP WAS NO
SLUCCER AMONG TEXANS

FORT WORTH, Tex, Nov. 26.-Joe
"Goldie" Rapp, infielder who has been
purchased from St. Paul by the New
York Nationals for $4,000. was sew
enth among Texas League hitters in
1919. according to statistics in former
President Morris office here. He was
with Beaumont and his average was
.293. He participated in 100 or more
games and entered the Texas League
after being discharged from the
army
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
JOHNNY CONROY WOULD
CLIMB THROUGH ROPES

Johnny Conroy is out with chal-
lenge to any District boxer weighing
not more than 1875 pounds. He has
not appeared in Washington for hve
years and thinks the time has como
for a return appearance. He has
battled Johnny O'Leary and Young
Ahern and last week fought a draw
in New York with Joe McCabe. B. A.
Johns, of 1912 Eighth street north
west will handle all acceptanceS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
Martin BeqinS AGAIN.

Bob Martin. the a. +. +. heavy
weight champion, must begin over
again on his climb 10 the top rung OF
the puEilistic Ladder capt Bob Ro-
nor, another service boxer, received a
decision over Martin in Boston
Wednesday night in ten rounds
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
HOUSTON CLUB FIGURES
PENNANT ALREADY WON

If dope counts for anything, Hous-
ten has the Texas League pcnnant
bagged. George Whitenan has just
been signed as manager to succeed
Jewel Ems. George has played with
about dozen winners from Class
leaders to worlds champions. 1t took
him thirteen years to get his one
brief sip from the major league cup,
but he played brilliantly for the
champion White Sox in 1918.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
Tiuers on Skates.

Though not represented In the In
tercollegiatc Hockey League, Prince
ton will have a team in indep" nd"nt
games this winter appearing in
pittsburgh. Boston, and Philadelphia
Kinks,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
Edwards Goes Home.

I.lcwellyn Edwards. the Australian
lightweight champion. has sailed for
home. He was victorious in England.
hut was knocked out in his thrc"
starts in this country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
Havana Opens Track.

Oriental Park has opened its rae"
meet at Havana and Will continue in
action until late in March. l. Is re-
rorted that the cuban capital Il
crowded with Americans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
Feature Club Openinu.

Willie Jackson meets Johnny Dun
dee in the main bout featuring tho
opening of the Manhattan a. c. in
New York Monday night. Dundee
plans to win by such a wide margin
that he will be given crack at Ben
ny Leonard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
Claim Grid Title.

The Eagle 4. c. claims the 100
pound championship of the District
and wants to arrange games with any
teams contesting the claim. For
games communicate with Joe Kelly
at 1876 Fifteenth street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
Peck Lads Ready.

The basketball team Of Peck Chapel
is now in position to book games with
any team playing in the unlimited
class. Those teams desiring games
communicate with II. n. Jones, 1913
Wisconsin avenue northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
RoverS Win Game.

The Washington Rovers defeated
the Georgetown soccer team in Po-
tomac Park yesterday by a score OF
4 to 3. The contest was we'll played
throughout and holly contested. The
Rovers will play the Harlem Athletic
Club, of Georgetown, on Sunday In
Potomac Park.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
TIGERS See Contest.

As guests Of their coach. Bill Roper
the entire Princeton football squad
witnessed the Pittsburgh-Pe stat"
football game in Pittsburgh yestcr-
DAY
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
Manner After Job.

Hans Wagner, Pittsburgh's Grand
old Man Of the Diamond is said to
he a candidate for tho vacant mana
gcrial lob with the Phillies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
Truxtons Want Game.

The Truxton a. c. is anxious TO
book a football game for this Sunday.
and would like to hear from any 140-
pound eleven in the district. e. w.
Flester. Main $3.50, is manager.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
GETS FINE START.

Congress Heights baskctrrs do
featcd the linworths ny ~ to ~
score last night in the opening floor
game Of the season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
Barrow on a Hunt.

I'd BARROW, business manager Of
the New York Yankees, Is on IA hunt
through the South for suitable
training camp for the Nanks next
SprInE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
NAVY AND ARMY CONFIDENT AS
DAY FOR CONTEST APPROACHES
by LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

YORK 26-Tomoow the field where Chrstv Math
ewsn hung up among recall
did
will mnge football skrmish that promises to
little football exhibitions but the tip is out here
better
usual service Oh, welwel know about it to-
spaghetti
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
VIRGINIA VICTORIOUS.

charlottesville. Va. Nov. 26.-Before
a distinguished audience Virginia de-
feated North Carolina by il to o here
Yesterday. The game was stubbornly
fought
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
DREADNAUGHTS WIN.

Drcadnaught \. G. players handed
tho sixth battalion Of Marines Of
Ounntico a 50 to q defeat yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
AYiaors lake Il.

Boiling Field Aviaturs defeated tho
Fort Mycr soldiers by score OF IL
to yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
Quentin Wins Game.

quentin A. e. players hooked tue
Terminal A. g. eleven for a 32-to.O
score Yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
PIay Tie Battle.

knickerbockcr Juniors and tn" llill-
tops played n Call tic on tn" kni"l,"r-
becker Field.
, 1920-06-24

not get through until they sem Cen
eral Agnew around with 200 men and
attacked the Americans from the rear.
Arnold gave orders to his men to re-
treat. Aided by General Bell, he
fought on until his horse was shot
His foo became %entangled In the stir
rup and a Tory rushed up.
You are my prisoner" he yelled.
Not yet" Arnold said. He shot the
man dead, remarking hat one live
soldier was worth ten dead ones. Ho
then ran to Israel Putnam's camp,
now Putnam park, twelve miles away,
after astonishing the British by hia
reckless courage.
The British marched on up the vii
lage streets, which are nov as they
were then. But the wounded of both
sides were taken into Miss Sarah
Stebbins' house and tenderly cared
for. Her house stood lear where Miss
Mary Olcott's does now, and the old
buttery door, pierced by many shots
and n n ball, is at the Olcott
house. The soldiers who died on the
field or of their wounds were the ones
to whom the stone was raised.
Tryon knew that he was not popular
with the most of the Ridgefield VII
lagers, SO he plundered a good many
of them, taking everything they had,
and they had to appeal to the general
assembly for help. His men also
burned the Keller grist mill and set
fire to severalhhouses.
In that day the old Keller tavern
was the favorite inn on the way to
Boston. Tryon heard. moreover. that
the patriots were making ammunition
In 1t. So he mounted his guns in the
Episcopal church and fred at the tav-
ern
, 1920-06-24
There Are Three Kinds Of Dogs
The Ownerless Dog, the Other Per-
sons Dog and Your Own Dog.

that are must be taken to minimize
the danger Of diseases spread by them.
In a general way, say the specialists
of the department, there are three
kinds of dogs-the cwnerless dog, the
other persons dog, and your own dog.
The stray dog which recognizes no
owner, they say does not fit into the
modern scheme of civilization and
must be eliminated. A dog hat is
allowed by the owner to wander at
large will have substantially the same
habits of life, the same sort of food,
and be practically as dangerous as the
ownerless dog. You have the right
to insist, they point out, that such
dogs keep off our premises.
Your W dog should be handled
In such a way as best to further the
welfare Of the dog and the community.
He should be kept in restraint and
not allowed the full freedom Of the
house or even Of the outside premises.
He should not be allowed to be fami-
liar with people, and especially with
children. The dog should be kept
free from external parasites by fire.
Quent baths and, If necessary, other
appropriate measures, and should be
freed from internal parasites by suit
able measures and kept free by ade-
quite attention to his food. He should
only be allowed to leave the yard or
the kernels in company with some
person, I'M wherever conditions call
for 1t should be kept In leash. When
away from home the dog should be
muzzled with a reliable metal muzzle,
not with a strap muxzle that would
be cruel to the dog II tight enough
to be effective and which is usually
so loose das merely to give a false
sense Of security, since 1t permits
the dog to bite.
, 1920-06-24

pass it every day would hardly have
noticed 1t; whereas those who pass in
their long, steady ~journeyings to the
mountains by motto would W.
dream that the little hillock was once
the e of a bloody battle.
The monument is inserted in an old
gray stone fence which was put in
place by the patient hands of the COL
onists in the stern old times. And it
sturdily defends intruders from its In
closure to this day. The carved let
tiers seemed to stand out more on this
particular Sunday evening, and l read
, 1920-06-24
dfARMk
$][0@K
DISEASES CARRIED BY DOGS
Animal Should BE Handled In Such
Way as Best 70 Further Welfare
Of the Community.

Many diseases Of man and domestic
animals are carried by dogs. Every
body. of course, knows that the dog
is responsible for rabies, but 1t is
not SO generally known that the dog
is equally responsible for other fatal
diseases. Among them may be men
toned hydatid and gid in man and
stock, tapeworm In man and especial
ly in children, tongue worm in man
and stock, measles" in sheep, cysti-
c~ercosis of the liver in stock. Some
of these parasites depend so absolute
ly on dogs as carriers that they would
become extinct II dogs were not avail
able as hosts. Dogs probably play a
part, also, in the spread of diseases
due to fungi, such as ringworm and
favus. and they certainly play a part
in the spread of diseases that may be
carried by fieas and ticks.
The United States department Of
agriculture, while recognizing the dog
as a useful domestic animal. insists
, 1920-06-24
PuRE-BRED slREs SAVE CASH
Texas srssdsr Finds Best 10 Cheapest
Whistler With Cattle, heos sr
Other AnlmaiA

I'VE have been in the cattle busi-
ness for more than 8b years and have
always kept the best pure-bred slres
we could buy"
With this remark in a letter to the
federal bureau of animal industry. G.
II. Faires. a Texan, applied for en-
rollment in the Better sires-Better
Stock" campaign.
1--WE have always tried to teach the
people to use pure-bred sires Of all
kinds of stock" he added. Our mot
to is the best is the cheapest of any,
thing we raise whether 1t be cattle.
aorses. mules, sheep. poultry or dogs.
We have found this paid as well with
dogs as with everything else."-United
States Department of Agriculture.
, 1920-06-24
euer. shoots Proprletor.

Whitehall, m.-wi1liam Bowen, pro-
prietor of the Bowen hotel, was shot
and instantly killed while in the act of
rescuing his daughter from an attack
by . guest, John Caldwell, who turned
on Bowen and shot twice. Coroner
Carmody held an inquest within two
hours following the shooting. The evil
dence showed Caldwell had been pay
ing attention to Bowen's daughter and
was enforcing his attentions by enter
ing a room occupied by her. Caldwell
gave himself up to the city marshal.
, 1920-06-24
BY CHLOE ARNOLD.
Mo,7zas jefferson

It happened rather oddly that the
day Bill Cumming went away / dis
covered the monument. After all, that
day was quite like n Barrie play: so
humorous, and p%athetically sweet that
crying at the same time.
Bill was the first boy from Ridge
field to enlist in 1917, when his u
try called on her sons, and he was
going into camp at Mantle, Conn. In
an American household from Scotland,
such as this is. of course the "meenis-
ter" came to supper that Sunday
night. That was as inevitable as quo
tations from Burns poems at table. for
welt and Jonre are.
Everybody talked a great deal and
ate little. The minister told OF how
a descendant of Hannah Dutton, that
heroine dear to the hearts of all young
readers of history, had helped serve
meals in n Rhode Island summer ho-
tel. where he had spent his vacation.
BIZ talked about automobiles.
Then the time came for him to 60.
He had said beforehand that he want
ed to take his bag to the station
alone. He had see the departure Of
his company from the Bridgeport ar
mory the day before, and he saw that
a farewell nnnot be too quiet.
Just as he went of the veranda the
minister took his hand. God bless
you. BILL" he said, very low, but we
all heard II. And It made the moment
q little more solemn than We could
have liked. There was a mist In Bits
eyes for n moment. But nobody no
ticed that any more than they did how
his mother went into the house very
suddenly. However, those who under
stand will understand all about how
this was.
Just then / set u for the post Of
flee. For those who love rustic air
and the mild monotony of the night
insects songs few walks afford more
quiet delight than the saunter down
for the evening mail. 1t Is a broad
thoroughfare arched with naples
whose leaves are silver in the moon
light. You may meet some townsman
you know, perhaps. a driver of some
delivery automobile. and he will pass
with you a ~staccato greeting. Smooth,
flowing conversation seems somehow
out Of place at this time of day.
, 1920-06-24
CATTLE SHRINK IN TRANSIT
owner Loses Considerable by Not
Taking Proper Precautions In
shipping Live Stock.

Investigations by the Colorado agri-
cultural college are beginning to show
that shrinkage Of live stock when
shipped to market car be greatly re
duced. The most important thing Is
comfortable car and not much crowd
ing. The next thing is to have the
animals well fed and contented when
they are loaded and until they are
sold ut the terminal market. In other
words, plenty of feed and water and
comfortable quarters are most impor-
liant.
Some farmers" says r.. w. Clark.
ave stock specialist for that lnstitu-
HON. ship regularly with little or no
shrinkage, while others at all times
have enormous shrinkage."
, 1920-06-24

Until FIVE years g the battle of
R~idgefleld was unmarked and existed
only on one Of the seldom-loOked-at
pages In the histories, though the an
cient and aforementioned hickory
tree designated the graves. And by it
Miss Mary Olcott reckoned where to
place the monument.
When this battle was fought most
Of the men Of military g were away
with Washington, Lafayette and other
generals. They had no home guard
such as parade in full rig about the
station grounds of a Friday afternoon.
Indeed some historians say that most
of the six hundred we're men seeking
adventure under Benedict Arnold. For
he was then a popular hero, and he
directed the principal defense against
the British.
No one has ever known the names
of the Eight Patriots. And perhaps
some English mother In 1777 won
dered at just what spot In the wilder
ness somewhere In America they had
buried her boy. The British were all
buried in one grave, the Americans In
another. The tablet pays equal honor
to each. And II is placed only For
the Strengthening of Hearts"
On that Sunday morning In April.
1777. the ~colonists needed some def
mite sign Of success in their struggle
with the enemy and with the stubborn
wilderness from which they had to
hew their homes. Indeed II was but
three years afterward that Washing
ton was inquiring whom he could
trust.
, 1920-06-24
Detroit Now Fourth City.

Washington.-Detroit with a numer
ical increase and rate of growth larger
than Chicago's and second only to New
York's during the last ten years, is now
fourth largest city of the country, dis,
placing st. Louis and ~outrdnking Bos-
ton, Cleveland, Baltimore and Pitts
burg, all Of which were larger than the
Michigan city ten years ago. Detroit's
1920 population, announced by the CEN
sus bureau, is 993, 739. an increase Of
527, 1913, or 1874 per cent.
, 1920-06-24
EASTERN LIVE STOCK.
Al Chlcngo.

Chicago.-Cattle-Beef steers, top,
and heifers generally 25c higher; some
gaining more, with bulk $500 IL. 00;
Gamers, bulls and calves. little
stockers and feeders. 10 q csc higher.
Hogs-Top. $14.70; bulk light and
light butchers. s14.4o@14.65;. bulk $50
pounds and over, S13;75Q14.3o: pigs
Sheep-Best shorn lambs, $500;
with bulk $1,000 % 1880; top native
spring lambs, $500: bulk. S12.500
lambs mostly slO.75 a 1895.
, 1920-06-24
EIectrocuted by Toy Phone.

Fairmont, w. Va.-Martin Deboskey
and his two children were e~lectrocuted
and Mrs. Deboskey IA injured near
their home al Monongah, w. Va, when
wires leading from n toy telephont
which the children werep laying with
came into contact with a high tension
traction wire.
, 1920-06-24

~ personal reasons had no
love for the trough" dra-
goons of Connecticut, was chosen to
lead the British expo 'ition against
Danbury. He knew the country, and
he still remembered how the Connect
cut troops had upset the type for his
paper all over the streets of New
York. So with 1000 men he disem-
barked from the 81 ships the British
sent to Compo beach. near Westport,
and went of to Danbury, where the
colonlsts had collected their supplies.
While Tryon was passing through
Reddlng (where Mark Twain's house
still stands) he shot up n church by
way of something to do. But when
he met Arnold in Ridgefeld he was
not hard put to 1t for pastime for a
while at least.
The British had 1000 men, the
Americans but 600, but Arnold's men
held out against them and they could
, 1920-06-24
OR a while 1t Jared III with the
tavern; but. as Innkeeper Keel

er said later, 1t WINS saved by
the grace of God and the strong north
wind. A Tory's house stood directly
south of 1t, which commenced to burn
merrily. This man got Tryon's per-
mission to put out the fire, but when
he told Keller whom he could thank
for saving his house Keller attributed
his good fortune to other sources.
Just as the cannon balls commenced
to fly gayly through the tavern a man
was coming downstairs. He howled
that he was a dead man that he was
killed. But like all who make such
spirited declarations of their death he
was unhurt and ran away to hide with
the rest.
For a long time after 1777 the
Keller tavern was kept and continued
In favor with travellers. Washington
and Lafayette are supposed to have
stayed there, though there is nothing
to prove 1t. However, for one old
house it has distinction enough, for
certainly Pickering, Comte de Rocham-
beau, due de Laucun-Blron, Oliver
wolcott and Lieutenant Governor
Treadwell, also jerome Bonaparte,
did enjoy its hospitality.
Altogether the old tavern's fortunes
are envlable. For 1t is now where
Cass Gilbert, the architect. spends his
summers. 1t is called Cannon Ball
house." and the main part is IN.
changed, even to the partition on thu
second floor which they used to Pun
up to make a large ballroom. A wing
is added in the rea and a fountain
from Gilbert's hand makes more beau
tiful the end of that fine old street.