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Photoplay Features.
.7HE board of merit of the
Motion Picture Theatrical
Association of the World"
ERNEST IRUEx
Kn1ekerbocker
has awarded It's first Sc


of merit for any motion picture yet
produced to Mary Pickford for her
latest production. "Suds,' which will
be released by United Artists very
shortly
Hiram Abrams, president of the
big Four" was notified of the award
and Immediately sent a wireless mes
sage to the star, who was in mid
ocean. aboard the Lapland, on her-way
to England.
The formal presentation of the gold
medal of the seal of merit will be
made to Mrs. Charlotte Pickford at a
special presentation ceremony by
Frank Bacon, and Gov. Alfred Z.
Smith of New York will deliver an ad-
dress.
The board of merit of the associa-
ton comprises DR.. Frank Crane, Hud-
son Maxim, Gutson Borglum. Merton
Sturges, Aiming S. Prall, Eugene C.
Gibney. James M. Bruce, Mrs. F. C.
Barlow, DR.. Walter Laidlaw. Rev.
John Talbot Smith. DR.. Alexander Ly-
ons. Col. Edward J. Parker. Rev. AL
fred Duane Pell. Howard Chandler
Christy. Adolph Bolm. Arthur Folsom,
Willy Pogany, John Wenger. w. Frank
w. John Murray. B. Palmer Lewis,
Eugene Del Mar. Campbell McCulloch,
Cosmo Hamilton. Ida NJ. Tarbell. DAN
iel Frohman, J. Hartley Manners,
Lewis K. Ansoacher, Arthur Pryor,
Cesare Sodero and Mrs. Julian Ed
wards.
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Three Big Features.

The Cosmos Theater next week will
celebrate with three unusually big
features for headliners-the delight
full Lee Art Sextet. six pretty and ac-
complished musical maids; the Okla
homa Four, quartet from the far
west, with roping, song and dance
features to match. and Wayne. Mar
shall and Candy in 1.-The Intruder" a
unique vaudeville offering. Others
will include Oakes and De Lure in
whirlwind dances, Frank Gabby. a
novel ventriloquist; Freer, Baggott
and Freer in novel comedy juggling,
and Watts and Ringold as "The
Blushing Bride and Groom" The big
matinee picture will feature Wallace
Reid in "The Dancin' Fool" and the
comedy will be Sunshine, Monkey
Business"
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AAx of its life during the week
" and likewise a renewal of
that feeling of suspense
that Gaboriau knew so well how to
maintain and that won for Anna
Katherine Green the widest fame in
her novel, The Leavenworth Case
years ago. Indeed the story of "a
Thief in the Night" in many, many
respects has the flavor of the old
Gaboriau novel, which is certain to
insure it's success with lovers of
clever, high-class detective stories. 1t
was at once a joy and relief to find
that the talent for real playwriting is
not extinct. The play was well pa
tronized throughout the week al
though there were some warm even
ings to oppose it. THE Lilac Domi-
no." as might be expected, divided the
honors with the melodrama from the
sophisticated.
With the disappearance of the Aborn
Opera Company after a week of THE
Mikado," the summer season will APP
pear to be more in evidence than ever
and the outdoor parks and river excur-
sions will find their opportunities.
Washington is especially blessed with
nearby parks and resorts for day as
well as evening recreation. Glen Echo
especially being equipped with para
phernalia to meet every taste, from
the jazz dancer to the jigger in the
Crazy House." the romantic in the
winding course of the old mill race
to the thrill of the dizzying dip and
gravity. Chesapeake Beach offers a
hhe imitation of the seaside resort.
while Marshall Hall and Colonial
Beach afford ideal spots for day
dreams by the riverside. Great Falls
has other things besides the beauty
OF scenery to help along the pleasant
hours for picnic parties and Chevy
Chase Lake the pavilion and the music
for dancing feet that do not care to
wander far from the city's heart,
where the movies always will be in
evidence.
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Chesapeake Beach.

Saltwater bathing is one of the
popular pastimes at Chesapeake
Beach, the bay resor- just an hours
ride from Washington. Free dancing
is a daily feature. music being fur
nished by an eight-piece jazz orches-
ira. The pavilion is built over the
water and is open on three sides. On
the gay boardwalk, 5000 feet long,
are many amusements, and picnic
grounds are adapted to outing parties.
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NArIONAI-"T -"The Mikado. !"

The Aborn Comic Opera Company
will close its engagement at the Ma
tional Theater this week with the
Gilbert and Sullivan masterpiece.
.aThe Mikado," starting tomorrow
night.
Maude Gray will be Yum-Yum,
with Fritzie Won Bushing and Bes-
sic Taylor as Pitti-Sing and Peep
Bo. Phil Branson will be the Mika-
do; Forest Huff, Nanki-Poo; Lee Da-
lev. Koko; Arthur Cunningham,
Pooh Bah; Harlan Briggs, Pish-
Tush, and Eva Quintard, Katisha.
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Iden Payne, stage director for Froh-
man, will stage the proposed revival
Of The School for Scandal" with
Billie Burke.
T. Arthur Smith is now receiving
new subscriptions for his Ten Star
Concert series of 1920-21, with Eugen
4saye, Nina Tarasova, Pablo Casals,
Anna Case, Thelma Given, Margaret
Matzenauer. Alfred Cortot, Birgit En-
gell, the Danish soprano. and Olga
Samaroff as some of it's stars.
Americanization board of the United
States is arranging to present Nancy
entertainer. in her series of patriotic
songs and stories.
Rachel Barton Butler. who won con-
spicuous notice for her play, 'Mama's
Affair" the past season. is to have her
new play, MON" produced this year
by Oliver Morosco.
David Belasco is said to be SO high
--th the success of Call
the Doctor" that it is to be one of
I.s nrsL 1all pr >ductions.
George Rroadhurst's new comedy
novelty, Come Seven" by Octavus
had it's first production at
Long Branch the past week.
The new Glare Hummer comedy.
''The Lights of Duxbury." is to be
produced very soon by the Shuberts
with Blanche Frederici, Marcia Har-
ris. Hazel Turney and John OKeefe
IN the cast.
Eugene Brieux's latest comedy. Les
Americans chez nous" will be pro-
duced by Leo Ditrichstein and Lee Shu-
bert. under the title THE Americans
f.;a ,fAsv fc To rn-
wise the manuscript and rehearse the
company presenting the play.
The poem quoted by Lord Carna-
by in the last act of Just Suppose,
was written by Rose O'Neil. creator
of the Kewpies. and is found in her
novel, 1.-THE Lady in the White Veil.
Paul Gordon, who played the role
of the Prince of Wales. in Just Sup
Yorker. He has played in "Moloch,
sThe Phantom Legion" and 'The Man
Who Came Back"
winchell Smith and John Golden. al
though parted as producers for the
1epitimate stage, after successes like
'Turn to the Right" Three Wise
Fools" and "Lightnin'." have estab-
lished a moving picture partnership
Mr., Golden is still producing plays.
The Ed Wynn Carnival. at the New
Amsterdam, New York is described
as one of the Surprises OF the varying
and unusual theatrical season. wynn
is credited with the authorship of
book, songs, music and general en-
semble and Ned Wayburn for many
Of its new terpsichorean features. 1t
is to continue a summer engagement
at the Selwyn Theater.
Manager Harry Jordan of the Phil
adelphia-Keith interests, who was al
one time associated here with the Ho-
tel Raleigh executive staff, has as
sumed control for the Stanley Com
pany of America of the Keith Garden
pier Theater at Atlantic City
Phil Branson, the Aborn opera
comedian, who claims to have the
liveliest pair Of sixty-tWo-year- old
legs ON the stage, left church choir
in st. Louis forty-one years ago to
60 on the stage. His only a~ worry ri,n now ntSS
at his New Jersey home a few weeks
ago.
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Marshall Hall.

sort for recreation, with many out
door amusements and dancing in an
open-air pavilion, is reached after a
pleasant ride down the Potomac on
the Charles Manchester, which leaves
7th street wharf daily at 10 am. and
$3.50 and $3.50 pm.
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varieties of 1920"

Next week at B. F. keith's Theater
Harry Carroll and company will present
Varieties of 1920: Bert Errol a "Tet-
razzini voice and gorgeous gowns:
Jimmie Lucas. his coquettes: Kitner and
Rainey. IAN Ocean Episode; Claudia
Coleman. IAN Artistic Treat" and Dave
Roth and the Wheeler trio will complete
the bill.
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GARRICK-"Parlor, Bedroom and
Rath.''

Owing, it is announced. ITO the SEN
sational demand of the Washington
public for seats to the Garrick Play
ers' presentation of ''Parlor, Bedroom
and Bath" this hilarious farce offer
ing has been held over for a second
weeks showing. and will be the offer
ing of the Garrick Players for the full
week, beginning tonight at $3.50 o'clock.
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The Realart publicity man has pull
ed a paragraph" to startle the world
He says the maternal grandmother of
Bebe Daniels, the film actress, carries
the name "Ava Guadalupe de Garcia
del Atlaza" and that Miss Daniels is
a lineal descendant of the "house of
the Empress Josephine" You Never
Can Tell" is the name of Miss Daniels
first Realart picture.
The $500 in prizes offered by Clara
Kimball Young for the best drawings
of her eyes met with responses and
efforts. it is declared, that would have
tickled the heart of any vain woman.
'"The Inside of the Cup" Winston
Churchilrs novel, is to be filmed by
Albert Capellani
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Colonial Beach.

The steamer. st. Johns will leave this
morning for Colonial Beach at 9 o'clock,
and every evening from Monday to
FRIDAY for a forty-mile moonlight
ride down the Potomac at 7:15 o'clock.
Free dancing to music by jazz or
chestra is featured.
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Chevy Chase Lake.

Chevy Chase Lake boasts Of two of
the best dance pavilions in or about
Washington. Nightly these pavilions
are crowded with dancers, who swing
merrily over the floors to the music
of the Davis Orchestra.
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COMING ATTRACTIONS.
"The Unkissed Bride. !"

The Garrick Players next week, at the
Theater, will present
''The Unkisaed Bride farce that sets
high water mark for mirth and merri-
ment. Malcolm Fassett, Anne Morrison,
Everett Butterfield, Amy Dennis. Ed
ward Mackay and others will be seen
in,
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KNICKERBOCKER.

'The Cheater," Sunday and Monday;
1.-THE Deep Purple" Tuesday and
Wednesday,; 1.-The Man Who Lost Him
SELF" Thursday and Friday, and Paris
Green" Saturday.
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Great Falls Park.

Free dancing. free concerts by the
Great Falls Ladies' Orchestra, amuse-
ments for children and the ,illumina-
tion of the park and falls at night
are attractions at Great Falls Park.
Electric trains leave Both and M
streets northwest for the park.
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METROPOLITAN.

'The Cheater," adapted from Henry
Arthur Jones play. Judah" with May
Allison in the title role, and Sir Ernest
Shackleton's antarctic pictures, "The
Bottom Of the World"
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CRANDALRS.

"For the Soul Of Rafael" picturing
Clara Kimball Young. the first three
days of the week; white Lies" the
next three and ''The Girl Dodger"
Saturday
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COLUM BIA.

Robert Warwick, in George Barr Nc
Cutcheon's "City of Masks" the first
four days of the week. and CARLYLE
Blackwell. in 1.-THE Third Woman" the
remainder of the week.
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Lieut. Ormer Locklear, the aviatot.
Who made the sensational picture.
''The Great Air Robbery" is to maise
another '"The Skywayman," for Foxs
Evening star., 1920-06-20

Jersey has formed a growing interest
in the movies, it is said. He was
guest of honor at the official opening
of the new Fox building in New York.
The movies promise to interest other
statesmen in the forthcoming presi-
Dental campaign
Merely Mary Ann" in which
Eleanor Robson won great success
on the legitimate stage, is to have
Shirley Mason for it's film star.
Douglas Mclean and Doris May,
in their new picture, Lets Be Fash
ionable," have all sorts of troubles.
serious and amusing, with affinities
provided by kind neighbors, who
wish them to live up to the title Of
their play.
Billie Burke's new picture, Away
Goes Prudence" has to do with a
headstrong girl who wants her father
to buy her an aeroplane. but her
scheme to force him gets her in the
hands of a band of crooks.
'The World and His Wife," Charles
Frederic irdlinger's play, based on
the dramatic verse of Jose Echagaray,
the Spanish poet, has been filmed,
with Alma Rubens as the star, andea
notable cast.
It is said that more than 5000 pipe
organs and theater orchestras in as
many picture theaters4 of the country
and Canada will play the Mendels-
0Sn Il
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to blossom in the film armament ID
The White Moll." by Frank L. Pack
ard. author of '"The Miracle Man" -as
Fox star, seems to be growing pret-
tier daily.
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WEEKS PHoToPLAYs.
PALACE.

Douglas Fairbanks. in his latest
United Artists production, 1.-THE Molly
coddle," all next week.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Gov. Edward I. Edwards Of Z,
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Incidentally, Clara Kimball Young's
next picture will be Mid-Channel."
Ethel Barrymore's famous play, by
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero.
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The movie players are now busily
discussing the question, Does gem
eralization of type improve the actors
intensity or portrayal. or is speciali-
zation more effective?" There are
Evening star., 1920-06-20

Mary Miles Minters latest picture is
"a Cumberland Romance" adapted
from "a Mountain Europa" by John
star studying ancient Egyptian lore
which may be an Indication of the
kind of picture her next will be.
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those who have questioned the intel
lectuality of the elements of the cinenlh
constellation.
In the picture of Louis Tracy's story.
Number IT," it is said George WALSH.
the famous athletic star, will be seen
in a role entirely different" etc. etc.
Evening star., 1920-06-20

Manager Harry Jordan of the Phil
adelphia- Keith interests, who was at
one time associated here with the no.
tel Raleigh executive stan mas
Suued control for the Stanley Com
nany of America of the Keith Garden
pier Theater at Atlantic City.
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After completing the filming of Up
ton Sinclair's story. "The Money
Changers" BENJAMIN B. Hampton is
now turning his attention to William
Allen Whites "A Certain Rich Man"
and The .Spenders," by Harry Leon
Wilson, in his proposed series of pho
toplays from novels.
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Phil Branson, the Aborn opera
comedian, who claims to have the
liveliest pair Of sixty-two-year-o
legs on the stage, left church choir
in st. Louis. forty-one years ago to
is for hts vegetable garden, planted
at his New Jersey home few weeks
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Friday afternoon in compliment to
Richard Barthelmess, the film star,
and his bride, Miss Mary Hay, late
of the Ziefeld zine O'clock Revue"
and Fort Bliss (Tex.) girl.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

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The police reserves were recently
called out to restore normal condi-
tions in a Cleveland thoroughfare,
where Tom Meighan, the film star.
selected eighteen pretty girls from
the crowd and afterward rescued
them from a department store fire
as a scene for his picture, THE From
tier of the Stars"
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The Ed Wynn Carnival. at the New
Amsterdam, New YORK Is described
as one of the Surprises Of the varying
and unusual theatrical season. Wynn
is credited with the authorship OF
hook, songs, music and general en-
semble and Ned Wayburn for many
Of its new terpsichorean features. II
is to continue a summer engagement
at the Selwyn Theater.
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see WHO IS IN JAPAN!
Eddie Ainsmith's Homer Feature
Of First Game Between Tour
ing Big League" Teams.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
TOXIC. November 26.-Twenty
American big league base ball players.
ten from the National and ten from the
American League, who are now in
Japan for a series of games, played
their opening game. Nationals VS..
Americans, on Thanksgiving day. Ed
ward Bell, American charge d'affaires,
pitched the first ball. A home run by
Eddie Ainsmith. veteran catcher of the
Detroit American League club, was the
feature of a fast and spectacular game,
which the Nationals won by 2 to /.
The line-ups of the two groups fol-
low: American League-Ainsmitl,
catcher, Detroit; Ellison, pitcher,
Cleveland; Ross. pitcher, New York;
Robertson. pitcher. Chicago: Zalmoch,
first base, Detroit; Hubert, second base,
Detroit; French. shortstop, New York;
Doyle. third base. New York: Connolly,
left field, Washington. and Cunning
ham. center field. Detroit.
National League-Gomes, catcher.
Chicago; Pertica, pitcher. St Louis :
Shore. pitcher. New York; Killilay.
pitcher. Boston; Sheehan, first base.
Brooklyn: Gay, second base, Pitts
burgh; RAIDER. shortstop. Philadelphia
Butler, third base. ST. Louis; Hood. left
field, Brooklyn. and Bohne. center field.
Cincinnati.
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BIG c. j. GAME SHIFTED
Hilltoppers to Play Boston College
Eleven in Hub Next Season
on November 10.

Gcorsetown's annual foot ball clash
with Washington and Lee, if renewed
next fail. will have to he played
earlier than usual. The Hilltoppers
have been meeting the Generals here
on the Saturday before Thanksgiving
day. According to the program adopt
ed by the eastern Catholic college
conference. of which Georgetown is q
member, that date has been granted
to Boston College. and the Hilitoppers
are to go TO Braves Field in Boston
for the contest.
Holy Cross and Fordham have joined
forces with the Boston and Washing
ton institutions in organizing the new
conference. AT the meeting held in
Boston this week the colleges signed
three year contracts in base ball and
foot ball and established one-year
migratory rule.
A board of arbitration will be APP
pointed to readjust the athletic re-
lations between Holy Cross and Ford
ham. The elevenS of these colleges
were to have met last Thanksgiving
day. but Holy Cross Cancelled the
game because of snow on the field
The action led TO a severance of rela-
tions by Fordham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
GRID TITLE IS At STAKE
Knicks and Richmond A. c.. Which
Meet Saturday, Unbeaten by
Southern Eleven.

The southern professional foot bail
lltie Will be at stake when the
knick erbockers of Georgetown and
richmond Athletic Club of Richmond
TAKE the field at American League
Park Sunday afternoon at $50 O'clock
Since it developed into an all-star
aggregation the knickerbocker eleven
mas not met defeat, while the Rich@
mono team has lost but one game
mat TO Jim Thorpes famous Canton
Bulldogs
Some of the best of former college
Srldmen of the south and midwest
VIII appear with the Richmond eleven
Inc line should be especially power
Iui Harry Carter. University of
richmond. and Bob Brown. 1919 Epis-
copal High star. will be ends: Pete
wilson. Virginia Tech, and Turner
Eethei. Washington and Lee. tackles;
Bunnie Cakes, Richmond, and l.. Will
son, MARYLAND. guards, and Clyde
Shepherd. Richmond. center Hunter
carpenter. ex-Virginia Tech star has
been coaching the team and will en-
ter the game at fuliback
Playing as John Marshall Athletic
Club, the FirginianS overwhelmed all
opponents early i'm the season. Among
their victims were the strong Guam
uco Marines. In November the team
name was changed to Richmond Ath-
1etic Club. Rex. District title eleven
went to Richmond for. contest and
suffered u 20-to-0 drubbing.
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German today said he had not had
time to go into the case thoroughly,
but expected to devote the next few
days to study of the grand jury
investigation. He refused to discuss
the trial of the Pacific Coast Lea que
players. wherein the judge ruled that
throwing" games was not q criminal
onense. but said that he would ask
attorneys for the records. so that he
could see what bearing il might have
ON the trial here.
Eddie Cicotte. Joe Jackson and
claude Williams confessed their share
IN the scandal to the grand jury, and
oscar F-isch was quoted by news
paper reports as confessing TO them,
out Felsch. Buck Weaver, "Swede''
Risberg and &cMulIin have officially
denied that they We're guilty. and
nave hired counsel jackson and
Williams also have been quoted in
press dispatches as saying thew
would be back in base ball next sea-
son: Chick Gandil, the eighth PLAYER
indicted. has not announced his plans
IN regard to the trial
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YANKEE RUNNERS PRIME
Cornell Men Complete Training at
Oxford for Race With Britons
Tomorrow.

LONDON, December 20. After
spending Christmas in London as
guests Of the Anglo American Club
and the American University Union.
the Cornell runners went to Oxford
Monday, to finish training for tomor-
rows race
combination Oxford Cambridge
team of seven men will be entered
against the Americans. The first ten
men to finish in the race will be scored
by the American system.
Announcement that Montague, the
oxford captain and holder of the rec
ord Of Al minutes SO seconds for the
Northampton course, is suffering from
blood poisoning of the toe and prob
ably will not be able to compete, came
as severe blow to the English team
Course Offers Real Test.
The run will be held over the seven
and -a-half-mile course of the Thames
Hare and Hounds Club at Roehamp-
ton. near London, and both Cornell
and Oxford-Cambridge will start
teams of seven runners. OF the four
teen long distance hill and dalers the
first five of each team to finish will
score, and the team having the lower
total after ten runners cross the line
will be declared the winner of the
race. Thus if five Cornell entrants
were to finish in the lead of the pack
most improbable occurrence. the
~ .0>Ai $50 VI Iiic american UNI
Versity would be the minimum Of fif-
teen points.
The Roehampton course, which is
always used for the oxford Cam
bridge dual cross-country run. is con-
sidered one OF the best in England
where this particular branch of spor,
is popular, especially during the open
winter months, when any other form
OF running is out of the question or
. account of soft tracks. The seven-and.
a-haif-mile course is roughly divided
between two miles of road, one mile
OF plowed land and the remainder
OF rough grassland. 1t includes two
small hills and two water iumps
neither of which can be cleared with
out wetting. The record for the
course is 41.55
The favorable weather, which is
ury ing up the course. will be an aid to
the Americans.
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SEES WAY TO SET MARKS
New Yorker Says Eugenics Fol
lowed by Generations of Ath-
letes Would Work Wonders.

CHICAGO, December 29-Eugenics
followed by generations of athletes
would result in the lowering of every
athletic record. William H. Ball of New
York declared yesterday before the
Athletic Research Society in session
here.
THE problem of athletics is the elm
ination of fatigue" he said. This, with
the science of eugenics properly applied,
will mean that We may anticipate new
records by the sons of famous athletes
Every boy should learn to box, DIR.
A. X. Aldinger, director of physical
training of New York public schools.
told the society. Boxing should be
taught in every high school. In New
York we have boxing gloves in every
high school and have regular boxing
classes