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The Washington herald., 1921-12-25
ATHLETICS APPEAL
TO SCHOOL GIRLS
Western and Central Lead in
Number of Star Players
Developed.

Girls athletics held the interest
of hundreds of District high school
girls in the past year. Although
no inter-school competition was wit
messed, class contests were staged
in the different schools
Western and Central developed
more girl athletes than any other
high schol. Basketball, swimming,
rife. tennis and hockey are played
by both institutions. At Western.
the girls recognized as the best
in their sport are rewarded with
the school letter. The same holds
true at Central. although a different
plan is used.
Helen Sinclair, best girl tennis
player in the District and winner
three years successfully in the
Chevy Chase Club tournament. is
one OF Westerns racqueters. Ell
eanora Barroll leads the Western
hockey team. Basketball stars at
the school across the creek" are
hard to pick. Frances Bethel and
Wilmoth Doyle. vie for top honors
in the court game. Western recent
ly defeated the Wilson Normal
School sextette.
Rifle shooting, one of the newest
sports. is popular at Western. Eve
lyn Preble, Rachel Clark, and Karla
Heirich, are classed as the schools
best shots.
Central numbers some fine ath-
letes among its large iroster of
girls who frequent the gym and
swimming pools. The pool at Cen
trail affords the girls an opportunr-
ty to develop into crack swimmers.
To win a school letter. a girl must
be a leader" in swimming. Miss
Dorothy Merrillis. captain of the
natators, and Virginia Morgan and
Loic Thompson are the most expert
swimmers. The latter is a fancy
diver.
Edna Fitzpatrick. secretary of the
June class at Central is captain of
the girls rifle team. This sport Is
coached by one of the teachers,
Louise Hart.
One of the surprises of the year,
was in tennis. Miss Frances Wal
ker.. a novice last year. rapidly
came forward and won the school
championship. She defeated a large
field of entrants in the singles. The
Kimball twins, Harriet and Dot,
The Washington herald., 1921-12-25

also had ciaasy Ave IN the oraes
A c. basketers. The Grace A. c..
which has been coming strong in ali
sports of late. has gradually acquired
the main strength OF the Peck Chapel
ave. a team that had played together
for many years and could always be
depended upon TO put up . stir battle.
The Y. NJ c. A. Arrows. who aptly
might be termed in-and -outers, had
one Of the best passing teams of the
city. Turning in some wonderful
teamplsy. they usually had the ball
taken away from them when within
shooting distance or missed their try
for goal
Several leagues were in operation
during the season. The Terminal
~" and the National Guards League,
were composed Of fairly matched
teams but in the X. OF c. League
Potomac Council had an easy time
of II.
In Junior circles. the Epiphany
Tigers. the Boys "Y'' ouint Of the
season before. started right in 70 bet
ter their record of twenty-one win.
and no defeats and met with succes,
until late In the year when they went
down before the c. U. Freshmen quint
in an overtime battle.
AloysiUs stcps Manhattan.
So far this season several team,
have already run up neat records,
the Manhattan A c. running up ter
straight wins before stacking up
against the Aloysius Club. The
Quincy A. C. branching out with a
bigger team. ran up six straight
wins before being defeated. II nov
has ten victories to its credit as
against the one defeat.
The Sunday School League. play
ing Saturday nights in the big ~
gypm. has finished it's FIRST series
the Grace Sunday School i've com
ing out on top. This outfit and the
Grace A. c. Quint are one and the
same. EIress FIVE. in the Terminal
"" League. seems TO be about tint
the class of the railroad organirs-
ton
The Washington herald., 1921-12-25

band of orange, the colors being
orange and black.
Both teams are being coached by
Jack Haas, who is one of the most
experienced mentors in the Dis
trict. All the home games of
stewards teams will be played on
the new Palace court. GA e street
northwest, double headers being
staged every Thursday night, one
between the boys and the other
with the two girls sextets. The
college Is anxious to play the local
high and prep schools. as well as
teams in the Sunday School League.
Address Sam Herald and Miss Ele-
amor Watt, Stewards School,
Twelfth and F streets northwest.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-25

why the sudden interest
manifested by the womenfolk In
sandlotters in the passing yeari
Mot alone have they turned out
in large numbers 1T amateur
games, but they have gone one
better and have taken up the
managerial reins-
First we had Mrs. Lillian
Nicholas with her Independent
Boys Club out Trinidad way.
Then along came Mrs. Lennie
Rock, who piloted the Linworth
Midgets into the midget base
ball title, and right at her heels,
so to speak. stepped forth Miss
Lillian Walls with the Friend
ship A. c. baseball and football
teams.
1t might be wise for the other
sand-lot outfits to get lady
bosses" because their teams
seem to meet with uniform sue
cess.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-25
STEWARDS TEAMS
IDLE FOR WEEK

Stewards Business College bas-
ket-ball teams are resting up over
the holidays after strenuous
week. both the boys quint and the
girls sextet having played two
games each.
Stewards team will be formid-
able after the holidays when two
or three experienced players will
get into action. The girl stenogs
made a nice appearance on the
court when they flashed the college
colors with a flowing tie and head
The Washington herald., 1921-12-25
Baltimore Wants Games.

The Allied Reserves. urdefested iis
iss-pcund team Of Baltimore, would
Ike TO arrange sausss in the pistriet
Aooress Isaac n Rsaoaum. ifit nAss
baltimore street.. Dalttnor~ Ma.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-25
N-tA0A

are considered the best hockey
players in the school. Both are
juniors and have another year to
play.
Pauline Tomlin, sophomore. is
ed by Miss Saunders. basketball
coach and head of girls athletics. as
the best all-round girl athlete.
Others who have shown well in
basketball are Catherine Paravano,
Estelle Gilchrest, Mildred Brown
and Alice Speiden.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-25
NelD Worlds Record
By u. S. Motor Boat

The United States successfully
defended the Harmsworth trophy, the
classic prize of the year in motor
boat racing, when the British chal-
lenger. Maple Leaf VII, sank after
the first heat and automatically
withdrew. Miss America ii, piloted
by Gar Wood. won the event in es-
pecia1ly fast time, making an aver
age of 71.01 miles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-11
TO THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF

In celebrating the signing of the armistlce today ana
in commemorative the heroic deeds of those who gave their
lives in their country's cause, it is fitting that thoughts should
firm for a moment to the great leader, the commander IN
chief of the American forces on land and sea, Who' as much
a . anyone else. gave himself unselfshly that the victory
might be won. c44o,
woodrow Wilson. President Of the United States
throughout the war, leader of men and fearless in doing the
right as he saw il, the personifcation of a great IDEAL, stanus
todav with those heroes who gave their utmost that the
rcarse If humanity might prevail. A broken man physically
Ea,s5,<ve live TO see the day when the full measure oil MS
devotion will be understood and his lofty Ideals reallzeu'
No President ever passed through such a crisis without
being maligned and vilifed. woodrow wilson rains "li
,Yasbinrton and Lincoln in this respect. We doubt, now
- - President was ever the victim of such treachery
IN places where ne siloulu ave H"U -"
as he. iii - forootten
I'D on1v tbe glorious deeds will be remembered. The IRE
1aoadors ochievement of arming and sending over a subma-
80 infested ocean a great army of over 2,OOO,oOo men III
q comparatively few months Will ever rank d. Jill u so
u.ostr wonderful performances in military annals. And the
record which this army made once II was o N european ?H
cannot he dimmed. These are the boys who are marchlns
eodav and if is their valor that is being recognized IN the
tunio1 of tbe unknown soldier in the national cemetery at
Arlington, Va aa thoeo
Things might have been done differently during thoSe
orontfr1 DAYS but we doubt if they could have been done any
ho,tor During all that time the one commanding Inquire VINO
dominated with his wonderful personality, was the Pfesi-
dent Of the United States, Woodrow Wilson. Ills place III
tistorv is secure. Future generations will honor him even
nsuo thon W. do today. It is fitting, therefore, on this great
anniversary when those stirring times OF three ana lour
xaors o. are being so forcibly brought TO nina, that we
sbou,d turn TO that great leader now living IN quiet rellre-
,nent in Washington. a victim of the great war as much as
man who ever wore the uniform, and pay our humple
respects.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-11
LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE MISTAKES

Recounts following an election have come to be a haDlt
in Perth Amboy and they are more or less frequent In MID
dlesex county. 1t shows how evenly divided between 'e
two naNties the city and county is. 1t also indicates a large
inde6endent vote that shows careful discrimination IN the
choice of candidates.
There has hardly ever been a recount that did not Drlng
10 light numerous mistakes tina. changed the original returns
considerably. Where there is a margin OF only nIteeh vi
twenty between the successful and unsuccessful candidates
there is always good grounds for asking for a recount Some
times this only increases the lead of the successful candl-
date and sometimes it brings the candidate who was unsuc-
cessful in the first count, out the winner. Whatever the out
come there is almost certain to be a change from the orIgI-
nal count.
There is only one sure way of avoiding mistakes and
assuring a prompt and accurate election return and that is
70 use voting machines. Machines as made today are able
10 do what the average human-being cannot do. No one
ever thinks Of recountng a column of figures after a total
has been given by an adding machine. On the contrary, the
adding machine is frequently used to verify the work of the
accountant There can be no confusion because as soon as
the polls are closed the election officers unlock the machine
and the totals for each candidate are right there all ready
to be announced. 1t is merely the work of a minute or two.
And even if a man wins by only one or two votes there can
he no disputing the outcome because a machine properly SET
cannot lie. ssee-aeHa sfr tnaftsNs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-11

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 10
Can fencing be revived in thi:
country rs a popular form of ath'
letics? An effort to create inter
est in it is now being made by de-
voices of the sport.
When looking twice at a pretty
woman might mean a challenge to
a duel, ~dexterity with a blade was
a matter of life and death to any
man of rank. In consequence, ev-
cry gentleman studied fencing
earnestly as a part of his training
to grace society. And when hand
to hand encounters with swords
were still a customary method OF
fighting battles. s~wordplay was an
important part of q soldiers train
ing. With these uses for skill ~
handling a blade, the art of fehc'
ing fiourished.
Now dueling as against the law
everywhere. Even in the Latin
countries where an encounter is
still occasionally reported, the du-
elist is no longer regarded as the
dashing and romantic hero he once
was. 1t is even said hat it is no
heinous crime to refuse a chal-
lenge-and this means a big change
in public opinion, for to refuse to
fight once meant ostracism.
Modern warfare has almost BAN
ished the sword. In the few cavalry
charges of modern battles, the RI
der swings to one side of the sad
die with his head close to the
horses neck and his sword thrust
ahead. If he misses enc man. he
rides on to the next. There is no
nv-a - 1AfA-a A.A afFA-
when a cavalry troop fights. it puts
its horses together ana attacks afoot
with carbines or pistols.
Since its pratical uses have been
abandoned, fencing is neglected
in this country especially. Now,
the international fencing match be-
tween a British team and an Amer
lean team. which is to take place
this month, is expected to arouse
popular interest in this old sport.
This country has had flares OF
interest in fencing since its dueling
days. In Roosevelt's administra-
ton. notably. fencing and horse
back ricing became the fashionable
sports. The President fenced. So
did his daughter, Slice. and General
Leonard Wood, and so. in conse-
quence, did the diplomatic and Off
cial sets of Washington.
Chiefly an Army Sport
Since then the fencing clubs have
been maintained chiefly by officers
OF the Army and Navy. Fencing
always attracts some college stu.
dents, too. In fact, many OF ouT
swordsmen today are college train
ed men. But fencing draws small
crowds compared with football and
tennis, and this accounts partly for
the small number of swordsmer
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-11

hotel in New York. Next time the
two teams will meet in England.
The American team is to be cap
tanned by Major Honeycutt, who
led the Olympic team. Major Hon
eycutt was collegiate foiIs cham
pion and captain of the West Point
team in 1906. Later, his york as
military attache abroad offered no
opportunity for fencing. Then. the
war came on, and Major Honeycutt
was at the first battle of the Marine
with the French outfit.
In 1919 he returned to his COL
leSe sport, after thirteen years, and
he won the national foils cham
pionship for 1920.
We have, in Arthur Lyon, OF the
New York Fencers' Club, what is
known as a fine three weapon
man" for our team. Mr.. Lyons
handles well the three weapons of
fencing: The foil, dueling sword or
rapier and the Nrber. His fencing
is further interesting, in that he
is said to fight 40 per cent above
his reputation when he engages in
a serious match. AS one fencer
says: You expect him to go in
and lose, from the way he has been
working, and then he bucks up
and comes u on top"
Another of our best fencers is
Major Harold Rayner. personal
aide to President Harding.
When the trials for the American
team were held in New York, prac-
tically every good foilsman in the
country was Gel hand to compete
for place. This is regarded as
proof that American interest in
fencing is not dead, and that it
needs only some such stimulus as
the international matches to attract
athletes and to interest the public
The arguments in favor of feno-
ing are h a it is a fascinating M
door sport which has no equal, as
a means of developing fine control
of muscles, agility and accurate
judgment. With the target arms
length away, plus the length of
the blade. a fencer must be true in
his placement of a thrust if he is
to touch his mark-much more so
than the pugilist who attacks at
close range, with a large gloved
fist. An inch off in the aim of a
boxer may be immaterial. With
the sword it means missing the
: mark entirely.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-11
CEASE FIRING!

The last shot of the World War was fired three years
ago today.
The third anniversary of Armistice Day is celebrated.
The unknown American soldier symbolic of a host of others,
is buried in Arlington cemetery. A meeting of representa-
lives of the great powers, called to limit ornaments and
head off a next war" begins in Washington.
This conference is the really important thing. The
war is gone-its physical and soul anguish passing INTO the
mists of history, though its scars on the human race Will not
be efaced for centuries.
A peculiar defect of mans brain is that t is so easy to
forget. Every person in the world should refresh his mem
orv and write in his brain with indeible pencil these two
facts: :
FIRST: The most authoritative statistics on the World
War show that about 10000, 900 were killed in battle.
Countless millions persisted through the indirect causes OF
the conflict.
SECOND: The wars actual cost to all participating
nations. as compiled by Prof. Bogart of the University OF ILL
nois. totaled 1856. O00,0 100000.
With these terrible facts fresh before the eyes, 1t IS a
denlorable reflection on o-called human intelligence thai
1T il even necessary to call a disarmament conference.
If this conference fails, the World War-as far as our
generation and the next are concerned-was fought In valn
1t must not fail!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-11
FALLING STARS
BY DIR. w. e. BARTON

To the scientific observer, such
an event means the passage of the
earth in her orbit through a spot
In the solar system where it en-
counters an unusual number OF
fragments of what may once have
been a planet or might yet go to-
ward the making of one if the ma
teria1 were sufficient.
The earth's mass must be greatly
increased by the weight of these
bodies. and the number that fall
into the sun must be vast, and may
have no small part in furnishing it
fuel.
THERE'S nothing to fear on nights
when stars fall in unusual
number, nor does any especial re-
ligious significance attach to the
event. The laws governing the fall
of these bodies are we'll known,
earth's orbit, whert they are thick
est, are definitely charted and the
annual recurrence of the event
clearly predicted.
Not all of them are thus located,
and surprises occur. When they
come they may be studied or n
joyed without fear. Falling stars
are not stars. and their fall leaves
no vacant space in the galaxy of
the heavens.
The real stars are still doing
business at the old stand. The
stars are reliable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-11
Daily Letter by Frederic J. Haskin

developed by the colleges. In con
tiEental Europe fencing tourna-
ments are backed by public interest.
Champion teams 90 from place TO
place as the tennis stars do, to
compete in well attended matches.
IN spite of the slump in fencing
in this country. we did get together
enough good swordsmen to make
Up a team for the Antwerp Olympic
games.
| The story goes that when this
team won third place against the
crack teams of Europe, there was
much surprise. The captain of the
Belgian team came to Major L. W.
HCneycutt, captain of the Ameri-
cans. and asked if it could be trua
that the American feneers had won
from the strong Danish team. Ma
jor Honeycutt said that it was true.
Then. please ac':ept by most c.:.
dial congratulations" said the Bel
gian. You know, you Americans
were not supposed to win from any
body" "
At these games the British and
American fencers became good
friends. They talked then of a
match between the two countries to
promote skill in fencing. The
match that is to be held is a result
of these plans. 1t is the first one
arranged, and there will be others
every four years.
The international fencing match
es are sponsored by an honorary
committee composed of President
Harding, chairman, and the Sec
rotary of War, the Secretary of the
Navy, the British Ambassador, the
American Ambassador to the Court
of st. James. Admiral Sims and
General Pershing.
An International Prize
Colonel Robert Thompson has
given a beautiful bronze trophy
representing Achilles with his spear
at the fallen Hector's throat. This
trophy is the work of Gleb Deru-
jinski. the well known Russian
sculptor, now living in New York.
1t is to be held during the four
years between matches by the VIC
torious team.
To win this international trophy,
a team must win the bouts with two
out Of the three weapons. This
year the foil and dueling sword
bouts will be held in Washington,
and the saber match in the Astor
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-11

@. What country has the most
people to the square mile I'd. IT.
A. A recent compilation states
that England stands first in regard
to density of population. having IN
average of 669.2 persons to the
square mile. Belgium is second with
a population of 653.7 to the square
mile, and the Netherlands third with
542.9. The United States had in
1920, 35.5 persons to the square mile.
Q. When will the next moonless
north occur?-H. +. d.
A. There will be no month that
will be moonless. but this express
sion is used in speaking of a month
in which there is no full moon. The
Naval Observatory says that the next
time that there will be such a month
will be February. 1891. The last
time this occurred was in February,
1866.
@. When was the first Ford car
made ?-D. L. s.
A. The first Ford car was Model
A, which was made in 1908.
O. Will you give me the origin
of the expression to Read the Riot
Act?"
A. The use OF this expression
really applies to giving warning to
those engaged in wrong doing. and
has its origin in the Riot Act, an
English statute Of ITS. 1t provides
that If twelve or more persons were
assembled unlawfully and disturb.
ing the peace, any mayor. justice of
the peace, sheriff or under-sherin
could by proclamation command
them to dispense. II they refused
and remained together for an hour
~cto,- <hn nrnr1o NJ afinn oil nf tho mar.
sons participating were guilty of fel.
ony. Also anyone interfering with
or preventing such proclamation was
guilty of felony.
@. Where is Cape Wrath re,
H. +.
A. Cape Wrath is at the north
west extremity of Scotland, in Suth-
e~rlandshire. 1t is a pyramidal pro-
montory 523 feet IN height, noted
for its wildness and grandeur. A
lighthouse Is situated at this point.
@. What states have adopted the
American Ornithologists' Union mo.
del law for the protection Of birds?
&C. c. G.
A. All states except Montana.
Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona. New
Mexico, Nebraska and Kansas have
adopted this law.
q. were n CapuleLS ana MUM
tagues real people PC. F.
A. Capulet and Montague are the
English forms for the names of Cap
pelletti and Montecchi families. 1t
has not been proven that the exist
ence of these families, on which
many stories have been built, Is more
than a legend.
@. How long will bread keep
q r
A. The length of time that bread
will keep depends upon the ingre-
dients. The famous honeybread OF
Germany and France will keep a
year or eighteen months without
drying out.
O.. When are most vegetables
shipped out of Florida Pr. d. Q.
A. The height of the shipping
season in Florida is between No
vember is and July 1.
Q. Can a presiding officer vote
as a member of a body and have
also a casting vote ?-B. r. X.
A. The casting vote is the final
and decisive vote which the law in
some cases confers upon the pre-
siding officer in case of a tie vote.
The rules governing the particular
assemblage would govern the right
of the officers to vote at all, or to
vote only in case Of a tie, or to vote
as a member of the body and after
ward cast a deciding vote.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-11
BY DIR. X. ii. BISHOP

A Clean body always stands the
best chance of avoiding infections.
The japanese for a long time have
had what appeared to be a very cur
ious custom, but what since has been
proved highly scientific. 1t is that of
requiring their soldiers to battle be-
fore going into battle. Their lead
has been more or less followed by
western nations.
Clean bodies and clean clothes, 1t
has been found. protect the soldiers
from lockjaW and other infections
that often follow wounds.
Bathing often and well is impor-
tant for cleanliness. The hands. the
face. and fi~ngernails should be kept
clean always, especially before
meals. Any small cut or crack in
the skin or mucous membrane-the
material that lines interior cavities
of the body such as the mouth and
nOse-may let in germs when the
spot is dirty or is touched by dirty
hands.
This is the reason why surgeons
and physicians are so careful about
their own personal cleanliness and
that of their attendants, patients
and instruments.
The need of cleanliness is p~articu-
larly great for those who work in
factories. mines. and other places
where dirt is likely ia be carried to
the mouth by the hands.
Probably many diseases get q
foothold in this way without the
victim realizing in the least thai
they were due to his carelessnesS
and lack of cleanliness.
Shasing hands. when the hands
are soiled. probably spreads disease
very considerably.
Here, as elsewhere, esthetics and
health go hand in hand. A person
who does not battle daily is pretty
certain to carry on his skin some
perspiration which, while he may be
unaware of It. gives forth an often
sive odor.
Cleanliness IS promoted by perspir-
ing prior 10 bathing. Every one