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GRAND MASTERS ITINERARY.
VIII Attend Imperial Council. A. E
A. o. N. M. S., at st. Louis, Mo.

Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Samuels, NJ.
w. G. NJ, will attend the sessions
of the Imperial Council and the
Daughters of Isis at St. Louis, Mo-,
beginning Tuesday, August 2.
After the session, Mr.. Samuels will
begin his itinerary of the southwest
ern section of the state, which will
include the following cities.
August S, East ST. Louis. with
Belleville, Ill, in joint session at
lodge hall at St Paul Lodge, East
St. Louis, Ill, August at Alton,
Illinois. August 2, Sparta and
Coulterville at lodge hall of Hermon
Lodge No. p, Sparta, Ill, in joint
session. August DuQuoin and
Elksville at lodge hall of Eastern
Star Lodge No. u, DuQuoin, Ill
August 9. Murphysboro, Carbonate
and Grand Tower in lodge hall of
Temple Lodge No. So, Murphysboro,
III. August 10, Dewmaine and Ma
rion at lodge hall of Royal King
Lodge No. SO, Dewmaine, Ill, and
thence to Chicago.
The Grand Master hopes to see ev-
cry lodge in the jurisdiction before
October. There are always things of
that don't come to the atten-
ton Of the executive on paper or
through the mails, and as Mr.. Sam
uels is anxious to build up the craft
in every way, he is making his official
tour of the state.
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Fortunes Left to Pets

Sometimes cats fare very wen :
benenciaries under wills. 1t was
Partisan woman, a few years age VI" ~.
Lett 10000 francs to her cat Un "
death the money was to be spenI :.
elementary schools. The feline "a "a
since died and the money distribute.
according to directions. In numerO !.
instances fortunes have been is En- :
found homes for cats and dogs sO@ ..s
times these wills have been ole. LaeS
By love Of animals, while ID OSu sa,,
alas, they have been written 90 "a
for the purpose Of getting s'sn
grasplng relatives
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Chapman, 6lA
South Elizabeth street, on Tuesday eve
ming gave a most delightful party il
honor Of Miss Ruth Van Druska q
Morgan Park. It was attended By
many young ladies and gentlemen il
the neighbOrhOOd. Dancing was par
OF the evening entertainment and De
ieious cooling refreshments were
served
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fhe Race Needs.

The Race Needs.
The trades and professions are call
ing the young colored men. The race
is becoming strong for higher things,
and before a great while opportunity
will bring with it inviting fields to be
exploited by those who have fitted
themselves for life's duties. Inereas-
ing the earning capacity Of the race
is paramount, and worth the most seri-
Gus consideration. Not very far dis
tant a man who has no trade or profes-
sion viii be lost ia the shuttle, and
ineapability will prove a serious handi.
cap.
''Reminder."
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Regiment Proud Of Long Service.

Regiment Proud Of Long Service
The Third infantry. the Oldest resr
ment Of our army, which dates TON
1854, has developed its arms to sno"
its early service in Mexico One III,
teresting device used by this regimen
Is q baton crossed with an oidulns
bayonet back Of the shield. Inc pa
ton which figures prominently ID tne
regiments history was made from tns
fagstaff Of the capitol Of the Clly "a
Mexico and was taken when the Guy
was captured. 1t is still one OF H'
most highly priced possessions Oh ID
regiment.
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Where We Are Drifting.

Where We Are Drifting.
Now Eve wore scant clothing in the
good old days Of Adam;
A belt Of fig leaves was no sin, and Eve
was glad she had 'em,
And as we reach the State Street track
and glance around, alas, alaek,
1t looks we are getting back to the good
old days Of Adam.
''Paradise Alley"
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Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Conroy md
their bright little daughter, Miss Cath.
crime ConrOy, 2311 West Garfield bouls.
ward, are spending these hot sumner
days at the Beverly Country Club. The
ConrOys are all friends and readers Of
The Broad Az.
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It Takes 3 Lot Of Water for Some
People.
If it be true that the white people
want all Of the beaches except the one
at goth street to wash themselves it
may be that they feel themselves dirty
enough for all Of that water.
Blackstone"
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fellow waits, never sleeps and always
watching.
A rag, q bone, and hank Of hair;
A vagabond gone, no one to care;
His mind was rotten, his heart q well;
What he took for life was only hell.
"Gold Fisher"
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The Ounce.
BE sent her orchids every day
The noodle.
He went each night to see her play
The doughnut.
But when he whispered to her that
His dough was gone, as quick as scat
She said, "Why hurryi Here's your
hat''-
The sucker.
'sFrom Fools That have Known"
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What Kind Of a Country Is This7

"hAs oAl4 ~ = NS14N- - @0s
You tell me that your country is land
Of liberty;
You sing it and you glory in the thing
that you call free;
I would ike to ask the question that s
puzzle, and you know
It ain t so all fired sweet to the people
they call Negro.
Why don't they want you with themf
Don't you meet the manly testi
Don't you pay your obligations to the
country like the resti
It's true It's where your fathers died,
and where your hearts have bled,
But the life of any people is not de-
pendent on the dead.
NJ. A. N.
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rsthsr Zine watches

Did you ever stand around S5th and
state street, Did you ever try to learn
what some Of those rich looking, web
dressed fellows were discussingi From
their appearance they might be talking
stocks and bonds From the happy ex-
pressions on their faces you'd think
they enjoyed easy life aad never ear
ried q tray Of grub in . second rate
cafe. Some Of them look BIKE banker
tr;es "a look. Some Of them look Ike
! college president wOuld ike to look.
A great many look better today, this
wksk. this month, this year. than they
ever win look agaia- They are most
a. fhem life spesdsrs, breaking the
vitsl gpssa records, and the old fellow
with L. ssyfhe stands patiently wait
srv = do 4 ssnvsnRsr's duty. only .
ssE shsrt stsps dsun tho rad the old
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Masonry is not declining.

Nathaniel 2. Jones, q member Of
North Star Lodge No. and the Crafts
mems Club, was killed near Prescott,
Can, Thursdays July %, andIwas buried
from Fulton Street II. E. Church, Mon
day, July IS, North Star No. inferred
him according to Masonic custom.
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DR.. and Mrs Alonzo J. Bowling had
as their dinner guests Thursday, Major
N. Clark Smith and Prof Chas. Watts,
directors Of mnsie in the high and sle-
mentary schools Of Kansas City, No.
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Prof. and Nm. Geo. R. Garner, Jr.,
Ms. P. n. Bel Of Wichita, Kansas,
Misses Helen Forbes and Edna Ware
Of Topeka, Kansas, were breakfast
guests at the home Of Mrs. Wayne
Elliott Bowling Sunday. Prof. and Nm.
Geo. r Gamer, u, are leaving on their
annual eoResrt tour.
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eept ours Some day We viii gather
up the truths Of DR.. Booker 7. Wash
ingtoa and DR.. W. E. b Dubois and
others, and treasure them Some day
the autobiography of our lamented
Hon. Frederick Douglass viii appeal to
the sharpsned intelligence Of the sober
ones among rs.
GGRelated -
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Misses Edna Ware and Helen Forbes,
teachers in the public schools Of To
peka, Kansas, are spending their vaa-
ton at the home of DR.. and Nm
Alonzo J. Bowling, 4714 Calumet Ave.
They will return to Kansas by way Of
Detroit and st. Louis, Mo.
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Ars YOu7
Are you making good as you said you
When Jon left those you loved back
homei
What have You to show as you older
grow,
Or what have you done for your
Did you 60 to school just for fun and
The folks that you left back there
Are you al that you'd have them to
Are you getting cut of life your
shared
ssNsus Atus Melon"
me- Better Kind Of Movies
The eolOred moving pictures can be
made interesting for eoIOred audiences,
but It looks very bad to have to de-
pend on emphasizing, gun plays and
lot Of rot and scandal A beautiful
love romance ought 70 supply the writ
ers Of scenarios sufficient Foundation Of
very asesptAbls photo pIAy without
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Get Wisdom.
''Belated. -

Get Wisdom.
Most or all of rs are chasing the
almighty dollar. That is very good
principle to practice, but we must not
forget to feed the brain with some
knowledge. A man or woman cannot
round into full development without a
cultivated brain. 1t does not matter
how much money one has, if he is not
intelligent his money is discounted,
and it may prove a handicap.
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hey Are 90 Inanitaamnl.

After one has tried to get acquainted
with lot Of very peculiar people we
would advise him or her to try to get
acquainted with him or herself. A lot
of people are all right if they can get
some poor bunch Of idiots to make
over them. That Is why We have in
this city q lot Of supposedly big peO-
pie who wouldn't shine at . wooster
fight, If IT were not for 30 many weak
IingS among Us.
"ensshOppsr.''
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He's In Love.
I wonder If the moon win shine tonight
50 brightly
Along the path we two have loved to
stroll;
I wonder viii the girl Of all this great
big world,
In accents softly whisper jOyfully to
my soul
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Mr.. George w. Holt, 44O5 Prairie
Ave. vii spend the next two weeks
a. Mt Clemens, Mich. for the benefit
Of MS health.
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SO much ss to hint even of the crude
nonsense we see in our daily walks.
"The Reel Man"
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i'GnsshOppsr.

MAYBE some Day.
We have Jet TO hear Of = club that
was organised for che purpose Of study
ing the prSblsms thst confront the
Negro At every step. Race history Il
near and dear 70 al ef tie rassS e.
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DOrie Lodge No. u win hold its reg
ular meeting the Arst Monday in Au-
gust
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A BUNCH OF TYPE OR TWO
HUNDRED, MORE OR LESS
BE Was Seeing Things

he Was Seeing Things
The man looked toward the sun,
The sun was getting low, not high.
Three pretty maids passed in between,
Wearing dresses of crepe de chine
The man looked toward the sun
And longed for another eye.
Astronomer. !"
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You can lead a chorus girl to water,
but yon can make her drink from the
hip pocket.
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Masonic books Of all kinds for sale
at 9 West s7th street.
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Be Very Careful, Girls.
Hereafter when girls 60 to the beach
they are to be very careful to remem-
Der that the law at least requires that
they wesr a hair net and q set Of ear
rings. And that laxalieres would help
out bit.
fFn,,,h uo,,d -
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You can telephone to Cuba-but You
can Z order anything.
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Mrs. Edward H. Morris, wife #
Attorney Edward H. Morris, has II.
distinction of being the second Col
ored woman to graduate from a lay
college in Illinois, having recentb
graduated and successfully passed. tn
bar examination.
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nue.. At the same time Mis-, Ov.,,
attended the sessions of the C,,,5
Lodge Of Knights of Pythias at f..
anston, Ill.
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CHIPS

Mrs. Marion Adams, SLY South
Dearborn street, noted in musical cir
Giles, Is spending her summer vaea-
ton with relatives and friends at
Hagerstown, Nd.
Miss Pauline Owens of Mound
City, Ill, spent the past week in
Chicago, visiting with her sister, Mrs.
W. ]. Meaeham, 34l4 Calumet ave-
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when shs Was Near.
When you are near Joy folds her eager
wing8
To rest . while, and an the glad world
sings
A happy song that charms away dun
care.
And sunlight shines, and birds fy
through the air.
Hopeful"
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When q fellow is in love, and he
knows it is reeiproeated, it does not
matter how old or how young he is the
feeling is pretty much the same. Hu-
man nature is the same. It doem t
matter If it is in TripOF, Mexico, Bor-
neo or Indiana.
Heartfelt
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JULIUS F. TAYLOR
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JULY so, 1921
VOL XVI No. -
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Entered as SeeondlClass Matter, Aug.
io. 1907, At the Post Once At Chicago,
nj. Under Act of March 8, 1879.
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JULY 80, 1921
VOL XVI No. As
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b Hsr1 careful. Girls.

From Fools That I have Known. "
The Washington times., 1921-03-06

Turns Into Bard
Baer- Miller Photograph
Moves Treasury Poet to
Burst Into Verse.

Along the ancient and accepted
theory that there are two kinds
of poetry. good and bad. We think
the public should have q chance to
decide for itself under which clas-.
sification the following should be
tabulated. ....-
Anent the recent repiicas OF
Bugs" Baer and Kirk Miller which
appeared herein last Monday
Cramps Harlan. the Treasury
Department bard, submits the fol
lowing with the editorial nota-
tion that he is in no way com-
petinR with George Z. Phair.
Addressed to Squirrel Miller In
today's mail from Cramps" ar
rives the text of today's sermon.
Otis TRUE IT'S PITY AND PITY
IT'S IT'S TRUE"
You and Bugs Baer arc humorous
pair,
To feature your mugs in the paper,
Exchanging your cha6 with hyenoS
laugh
Irs indecent TO cut such capcr.
Especially, too, Uhen you kno,o fs
not true,
The QrSlltn0 you gtre 10 eoch ot"er,
For IN newspaper NE Bugs" Bocr is
your toife
And he feels tovord you as
mother.
There's just ono grouse for paid for
abuse,
(And the fact your victims are
Junny)
II Driter should crook, he's olsodys
deod broke,
But ohae aiioc he has to hove
Not fearing tho id,c you each use vosr
jaU,
A~d oct ths Phuistines W tdn0Ie,
But any pise for knops that yosr
knocks,
Are only one side Of the "AsoIe."
So soAe~ yos light yosr pipe osd each
other stctpe,
Burning your mtd~i0ht frcs--
And tcd~g the strings, as Huss0v
Ksnos,
You're a couple OF ApoIlo's Lyres
The Washington times., 1921-03-06
Washington Team Seems to Lack BalanceMcBride Facing
LOOKING 'EM OVER
NBy ----- LOUIS A. BOUCHER
What Is Facing Boss Mcbride

Washington fsns old chsttenng
outlook for the GGen this 10
those war correspondents squad Tampa, Fla
However possible to chart what not happen 1t runs
something like ths - 4 -. -.
Walter for his best work should be the teams
Jim shape he Of assistance If
in shape may be detriment. .
Jose Acosta-Looks like winner from start Win fail later
overworked.
Harry Courtney-Same s Zachary.
u Eric EcksonRef pitcher but be used to start against
Cleveland.
George Mogidge-Intended against
SchachtShould spring but problem to how
long he will hold
Gharrity-F catcher; should have great
Val PcchSeepy backstop needing to show at his
mechanically
good record in Southern Asso
citation, which nothing here.
JudgHgass fsacker; should be better than with
winning combination
Bucky should be better this
shorteder with everything before him
EeeF fielder good batter slow foot and head
m "Deebe" Foss-Probably for third base job.
Bob La Motte-Same Foss.
Marhafka-Probably too old
Andy Eschemann-Not taken seriously by anybody.
BroweGod basman with regular berth; fail
Duffy Lews-Agng highest caber he hits in
timely fashion should be regular
Sam fielder base and fair batsman,
although not too hefty in the pnches 49,
MlanGood fielder and batsman, though not
at the plate in pnches.
Bng MerNo yet good distance hitter Southern
Association last year, which nothing here.
Gebe-Has minor league; has yet to show
here
Ollie Tucker-Probaby green this time.
McI4uRh-Same
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MRS. FINCH ROLLS HIGH
STRING ON ALLEY HERE

Mrs. James A. Finch, wife OF DR..
James A. Finch. formerly of wash
ington. but now of Mama, Fla, was
one of the many lady visitors at the
Grand Central yesterday. and made a
wonderful bowling record after a
rather long lay-off. when she toppled
over the little naples for score OF
ia, 1O5, and 30. Mrs. Finch was ask
cd how she liked being away from her
former home, and she remarked that
Il would not be so bad II there ras
an establishment there so she couid
indulge in her fsvorite sport OF bowl.
ing.
The Washington times., 1921-03-06
NAVY Wins IN -FOUR
ATHLETIC EVENTS
Swimming, Boxing, Fencing,
and Gymnastic Victories
Are Registered.
s.sss.sss y. b rss>ss sss.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. March 6.-Al-
though Central High School swim
mers lost to the Naval Academy fourth
class by I6 to 46. the scholastic 'ath-
letes from Washington pressed the
midshipmen all the way and put up
a creditable exhibition in the pool.
In the boxing competitions the
Naval Academy pugilists won six out
of seven events from the University
of Pennsylvania. Navy claims the
collegiate boxing championships. hav-
ing won every meet in the squared
circle this year. :~
Columbia University fencers were
unable to cope with the clever swords
manship of the future admirals and the
New Workers lost nine out OF four
teen events. The foil events were the
ones in which the local fencers were
hardest pressed.
Yale dropped the gymnastic matches
to Annapolis by 81 to 80. The visitors
performed we'll, Williams distancing
his opponents in the tumbling with
his clever springs and fips, while
Cleveland and Warren also performed
creditably.
The Washington times., 1921-03-06
Here IL Is
The smaller a man s mind the
longer it takes him to make
it up.

ing what the Griffmen will do this
season. That's one good sign that
there may be hope for better things
So long as Manager Mcbride Is not
expected to do more than better the
work OF the team in 1920. when II
finished in sixth place, he will not
have to worry too much on his worry
ing Job.
Many . team has failed merely be-
cause its supporters expected too
much. Many an ardent sports writer
has handicapped manager by
dreaming too many pennant dreams.
only to see them disappear into thin
air. Manager George Mcbride may
count upon not toting such a lode
stone with HIM when the bell rings.
REAL WORK BEGINS SOON.
Real work begins for the Washing
ton squad before this week is gone.
The Hot Springs contingent is due to
arrive at Tampa on Friday. That
little gang has been getting into good
physical condition. that's all. 1t has
played no ball. But once at Tampa
some real fielding and batting may
be expected.
Thus far the Tampa tribe has mere
ly been loosening up stiff muscles,
preparatory to the baseball lust
ahead. The rookie players have been
getting opportunities to disport them
selves under the eyes Of Manager
Mcbride and President Griffith. Rock
les are always watched closely at a
training camp, because they are the
hope-frequently forlorn-of every
team.
Next Saturday the final hegira will
be seen here when Hank Shanks, Joe
Judge, "Bucky" Harris and Jimmy
O'Neill are due to start for Tampa.
Frank Ellerbe will also leave his
home in Carolina in time to land In
Tampa a week from today.
The decision OF Jimmy O'Neill to
go South is a bit unexpected, as he
had. informed his boss that he pre-
ferred to remain at his home In
Scranton. However. President GrifY-
ith painted such a beautiful picture
Of Florida that O'Neil has capitu-
lated and Secretary Eynon 10 counting
on buying him transportation.
ONetll nearly died last fall at
Georxetown University Hospita!
where he lay for several weeks q
victim Of pleuro-pneumoniA He has
been slow to improve since and Pres
ident Griffith does not count on his
being . regular this year. A few
weeks of idling around Tampa may
serve him better than freezing in
Pennsylvania. In that case he may
fool everybody by putting up a bat
tie for a regular Job. either at short
or third.
The Washington times., 1921-03-06
CENTRAL 'Y' ARROWS
ROMP ON c: U. FRESHMEN

The Arrow basketball team Of
Central "Y" took revenge when they
defeated the Catholic University
freshmen by a score of 80 to 20. The
home team was at no time in danger,
holding their opponents of with ease.
The Arrows used nearly all of their
substitutes N the feature game.
Combined team work accounted for
the large score of the victors. Pease,
Nash, Jenkins, and Rosetti led the
scoring. The 'ast named had just re-
turned from New York after an alb
sence of two months and demon
strated that he had not lost any Of
his old-time form. Breslin featured
for the freshmen five.
The Washington times., 1921-03-06
BY KIRK MILLER

A calamity has overcome Wash
ington, but Washington doesn't
know anything about 1t. The new
President robbed US of a robust
Inauguration ceremony to which
we have been used for decades, and
right on top OF that we learn that
this city was unsuccessful in OBJ
tanning the 1921 convention OF the
National Horseshoe Pitchers Assocf-
alton.
What. you didn't know there was
any such an organization? Why,
yoLr poor sap. Where have you
been?
Sure. Minneapolis outbid Wash
ington for the conclave and II will
be held in the Flour City next
August. Brother Gumpert, Of the
New Ebbitt, sent in bids for the
joy of housing the "barnyard golf
ers.' should Washington ypln. but
the Minneapolis horseshoe tossers
had the deck stacked against us
and we've got to wait until 1922
or sometime.
HAVE GOT THE FIGURES.
Yep. We got statistics to prove
lHdt tHcTt IS suCn an Outut as the
National Horseshoe Pitchers As
sociation and there Is a unit of that
body thriving right here in the
job-seeking, spangled District of
Columbia.
Capt. Theodore +. Powell, of
ficer in charge OF the Transporta-
tion and Telegraph Division of the
War Department. is one of the head
cuckoos Of the association. being
president of the ID. c. offspring and
a member of the national board of
governors.
Another bird who is guilty of
being an accessory before the fact
Is Martin j. Duffy, who has his
headquarters in the Pettus Build
ing. Nineteenth and ID streets. He
is secretary of the domestic branch
of the association.
HAS BECOME FAvORITE SPORT.
According to Art. L. Headlough,
one OF the most notorious horse
The Washington times., 1921-03-06
LITTLE JAKE SCHAEFER
DEFEATS BELGIAN CUlS1

NEW YORK, March 6-Jake
Schsefer. son of the famous wizard
billiardist, defeated Edouard Hore-
mans, the Belgian champion, in their
4.S0O-point match at 1872 bak line.
The fnal score was: Schaefer. 4.S00;
Horeman's, 4.4S1. In the evening
play, Schaefcr, by brilliant play, ran
out the necessary 400 points to win
the match In four innings, while the
Belgian champion only scored 11s in
three innings
The grand average for the meet
was: Schaefer, ~ 5t-10o; Horemans,
a. s1-100.
This Is the first defeat suffered by
Horemans since playing in this coun-
try.
The Washington times., 1921-03-06
DREADNAUCHTS ARE
PREPARING FOR SEASON

The Dreadnaught A. c. of Alexan-
dris, Va, is preparing Its baseball
schedule for the season for games
with any first class teams. Last sea-
son the Dreadnaughts won thirty nine
out OF forty games playing against
the best baseball players in Wash
ington. Maryland, and Virginia Prac-
tically the same lineup will be seen
on the Big u this season.
Address all communications to r..
r, Allen. manager baseball team,
postoffice box 173, phone 564, Alexan-
drla, Va.
The Washington times., 1921-03-06
Tiuer Miduets Lose.

Tiger Midgets defeated the Good
Shepard Mldgets by a score of 10
to g. Sheene's shooting and Rup-
pert's guarding featured. The
Tigers have won ten straight games.
For games call Manager Bowman,
North ga