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Evening star., 1923-12-14

c. p. Miles of Virginia Polytechnic
institute, last spring elected presid ent
of the South Atlantic intercollegiate
Athletic Association. gave it as his
opinion that the association does not
exist. His reply when asked about
the South Atlantic meet next spring
and when apprised of the fact that
the Southern Conference was schedul-
ing It's games on the same dates as
the organization of which he was
elected president was. THE South At
Iantic Intercollegiate Athletic Asso
citation is a dead body and we've even
buried the corpse"
Others Feel Same Way.
From inquiries il developed that
Washington and Lee. University of
North Carolina, Virginia Military In
stitute. North Carolina State College
and University of Virginia regarded
the situation in the same light. These
schools. with the University of Mary
land. constitute the conference ""'r-
bers of the South Atlantic group.
George town. Hopkins, George Wash
inston: Catholic Univers ty. Cni er-
Sity of Richmond and Davidson Col
lege are the other members of the
S. A. l. a. a. If the association is
TO be saved 1t seems that these
schools will have to do the saving act.
Th~ South Atlantic Intercollegia te
Athletic Association came into being
about twelve years ago mainly
through the efforts of Joe England.
then coach of Hopkins track and field
squad. 1t has been kept alive through
the Intervening years mainly through
his efforts and efforts OF the Univer-
sity of Virginia and Georgetown. An
effort was made to revive IL in 1919
in a meeting at Richmond and some
success attended the effort. Since
that time. notably year before last at
the University of Virginia, many rec
ords were broken. Last years meet
at Richmond also was productive of
brilliant competition.
In this section, where track and
field competition is rather limited for
Evening star., 1923-12-14
C.. u. TOSSERS POINTING
FOR CONTESTS IN NORTH

FOLLOWING Catholic Univetys with the City qun
the floor at Brookand tonight basket
the Washington will in
month The squads will by be idle
landers meeting the cubmen
northern
lie University will Fordha
Francis Brooklyn The other
coaches although brief
Evening star., 1923-12-14

And now the leather-covered
sphere came hurting through
the air,
And Casey stood a-watching it in
naughty grandeur there.
Close by the sturdy batsman the
ball unheeded sped
That amt my style" said Casey.
Strike one" the umpire said.
From the benches, black with
people, there went up muf-
fed roar
Like the beating of the storm
waves OH a stern and distant
shore.
Kill him; kill the umpire !"
shouted some one from the
stand
And it's likely they'd have killed
him had not Casey raised his
hand.
With a smile of Christian charity
great Casey's visage shone;,
He stilled the rising tumult; he
bade the game go on;
He signaled to the pitcher, and
once more the spheroid few;
But Casey still ignored it, and the
umpire said, Strike twol"
"Fraudp cried the maddened
thousands. and echo answered
"Fraudp
But one scornful look from
Casey, and the multitude was
awed.
They saw his face grow stern
and cold; they saw his muscles
strain,
And they knew that Casey
wouldn't let that ball go by
again.
The sneer is gone from Casey's
lips; his teeth are clinched in
hate;
He pounds with cruel violence his
bat upon the plate.
And now the pitcher holds the
ball, and now he lets it 60.
And now the air is shattered by
the force of Casey's blow.
Oil somewhere in this favored
land the sun is shining bright;
The band is playing somewhere,
and somewhere hearts are
light.
And somewhere men are laugh
ing, and somewhere children
shout;
But there is no JOY in Mudville-
mighty Casey has struck out.
Evening star., 1923-12-14

Competition was of the first order
In the foot ball series this year, said
Dr. Ballou. IF all Of the high schools
hao better athletic facilities, rivalry
would be much keener," he declared.
Dr. Ballou said one Of his aims was
10 roster clean Sportsmanship in high
school athletics. He complimentrd
the championship Tech team on the
manner in which it won the series
title.
H. C. Byrd. athletic director OF the
University of Maryland, paid q trih-
ute TO Coach Elmer Hardell OF Tech.
Iech TINS season was one of the
best drilled teams seen in the high
schools In years" he said.
Central High tossers. who played
80 Wen against University of Mary
Lano VARSITY and Trash in lengthy
practice session. are apt to spring a
surprise in the basEet ball cham
pionship series. The Blue and White
pasketers gave an exhibition of
clever passing. No long potshots
were attempted from long distances.
Western High was scheduled to
meet Hyattsville Highs tossnrs to-
morrow, but the latter Cancelled the
game because of the inability TO OBJ
Youngsters are progressing rapidly
under the direction of Coach Aheqrn
and they intend TO make the going
rough for their rivals in the cham
pionship series.
COnch Mike KeUy's Rueinass High
quint was to make its 1924 debut
in game with the Anarost'a Eagles
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock on the
Central Coliseum floor The Business
mentor probably will use two teams.
BY the end OF this week coaches
or Eastern and Tech Will get a direc-
line OF the players they tend to
use In the series. Long practice sRs-
stons have been held. with the result
that many performer have been
dropped from the squads
Faculty Director sheriff of Bust
ness High has submitted a tentative
base ball schedule for 1924. The meet
ing of teams in two games instead
of one may be approved by the ath-
letic committee in the next several
days.
Gonzaga Highs foot ball eleven.
that made such record in the prep
school ranks this year. was given a
banquet ,ast night Letters were
awarded ro Capt. Sullivan, Keane,
DAILY. Bently, O'Callaghan. Mitchell.
ODonoghue .ColIiere, Genau. oLeary,
Kearns. Fillius. O'Connell, Blair,
Burrows. Farrell. Flanagan. Lanahan
and Manager Kane. Pat O'Donoghue
was elected captain of the 1924 eleven.
Evening star., 1923-12-14

see the bnll. Give the eye time to
focus ON IT. The way that works
out is this: While yOu are focus
ing the eyes the mind will cOncen-
trate, md that's what you want.
Once the focus In centered and the
mind concentrated, your swing
will take care of itself. However,
do not linger over the ball too long
% In this process. The eye muscles
tire very quickly-how quickly
you can demOnstrate to yourself
by focusing your eye on some
fixed object near you and then
demonstrating how long you can
look fxedly right MT 1T. 1t won't
. be for long.
Evening star., 1923-12-14
Inside Golf
~s,----- 1880,
BY CHESTER HOR. ON

experiments in golf would be
coed tinc to remind golfers of n
few fundamentals always to keep
In mind. In fact. they should be
kept uppermOst I'm mind Mt all
times ms regards golf.
First. see the ball. Remember
TINT nothing else can count Mt all
II you fail definitely to sec the
ball. I mean by this actually to
Evening star., 1923-12-14
"WILD BILL" DONOVAN
BURIED IN PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, December IL
Funeral services for William E.
("Wild BHT) Donovan. killed In the
wreck at Forsyth. N. Y, last Sunday,
were held at the home of his father,
Jeremiah Donovan, here yesterday.
A large number Of relatives and
friends were present, as well as
group Of present and former major
this vicinity. Religious services were
held at the Cathedral of SIS. Peter
apd paI1l
Evening star., 1923-12-14

NEW YORK. December 14.,-The> ex-
ecutive committee Of the United States
Golf Association Is confronted, with a
conflict in requests OF mainland woman
golfers Of the country for two big tour
nament dates next fall. 1st ---s.
The women applied for the second
week in September for their national
championship play at Providence, r. I.
The men already had planned to
hold their national amateur tourna-
ment, at Philadelphia the same week.
Evening star., 1923-12-14
ALOYSIUS CLUB RUNNERS
IN CROSS-COUNTRY RACE

Aloysius Athletic Club will send
four of its long-distance runners to
compete in the South Atlantic cross
country run to be held in Baltimore
tomorrow. Mike Lynch, Dan Healey,
James Montague and Wesley Monta-
que are expected to represent
AloySius. ..--.-
Healey and Lynch also may enter
the Olympic marathon trial to be held
March from Laurel to Baltimore.
Evening star., 1923-12-14
ID. C.. SCHOOL HEAD LAJJDS
PLAY In CRIDIRON SERIES
Declares Fostering of Clean Sportsmanship Is One of
His Aims in Address at Banquet to Techs
Championship Eleven.

F1kNT need of facilities
schools was stressed by Dr. Frank w Baou
SCHOOLS at banquet given the championship Tech
loot Tech last through
ta included the budget
lgn costing $LSO Plans and specifications
nd at field l.0'lNN ~ IHoHoIt
Evening star., 1923-12-14

PITTSBURGH. Pa. December H.
Players of the United States ANA
teur Hockey Association who have
been selected TO accompany the
American Olympic hockey team
abroad, and who refuse to make the
trip, may be barred from participat-
ing in league hockey during the COM
ing season, President w. H. Haddock
of the association announced. >
Only Legitimate" excuses will be
considered 4
Evening star., 1923-12-14
(THE END)
GIRL BAsKETERs TO MEET

Final plans for the organization OF
a girls basket ball league are to be
acted upon at a meeting of team
representatives tonight in the Y. w.
c. A. building. Rules and regula-
tions are to be submitted for ap-
proval.
Evening star., 1923-12-14
BLUES TO TRAIN ON COAST.

LOS ANGELES, Calf. December
14-The Kansas City Blues, 1923
champions of the American Associa-
ton, will train at the Maier Base
Ball Park. Vernon, according to word
received here. A tentative schedule
for exhibition games in March has
been arranged.
Evening star., 1923-12-14
BRIToNS' Def ACCEPTED.

NEW YORK, December l4.-Great
Britain's challenge for an international
team race between six-meter yachts
on this side of the Atlantic has been
accepted by the Seawanhaka Yacht
Evening star., 1923-12-14
TRACK MEET NOT LIKELY
TO BE STAGED THIS YEAR
Six Institutions That Also Belong to Southern Con-
ference Look Upon Organization IN This
Section as Thing of Past.
BY III. G. BYRD.

OM statements made by several members of the South Atlantic
intercollegiate Athletic Association Southern
terence meeting organization,
dong while has
third Saturdays May a letter.
o of
uonS there would
ton had best The scheduled
annual championships the dates which the
for hald
Evening star., 1923-12-14

Here's nomination for the Hall of
Fame. It's Ernest l.. Thayer, who
wrote what is perhaps the best
known piece of American verse
that ever saw light. not excepting
'The Night Before Christmas"
Thayer produced Casey at the
Bat" i'm 1888.
only lately that Thayer has been
generally acknow. edged as the
author of this exciting ballad
There could be nothing more
appropriate with which TO end a
history of base ball than these
verses. Millions OF newspaper
pages have been filled with base
ball, but no one ever got the
spirit of the game more COM
pletely than did Thayer more
than a third of a century ago in
this classic.
CASEY AT THE BAT
"a Ballad of the Republic. Sung
in the Year 1889
BY Ernest L. Thayer
The outlook wasn't brilliant for
the Mudville nine that day;
The score stood four to two, with
but one inning more to play;
Evening star., 1923-12-14
An Swered b,
EARL WRIGHT

Coach University of California, the
Gs9cge gun" of west cOnst bD:i!Sct bail.
Originator of many new phys and
formations which teams throughout
the country have adopted.
x X
An easy team should be scheduled
for the first practice game. 1t is in
advisable to lose this game, because
of the effect upon team confidence.
1t should be possible at this time for
a coach to try number of new men
without opardizing the outcome Of
the game.
After a team spirit and morale
have been established hard games
which may be lost should not affect
team play. Sometimes a defeat is
a valuable thing if it comes under
the right conditions.
Copyright. 1923, Associated Editors.)
Evening star., 1923-12-14

Argyle Athletic Club will end it's
1928 schedule in q game with the st.
Stephen Juniors Sunday at $3.50
o'clock at the Naval ~ Hospital
grounds.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-06-28

Sandy was a crucible filed with
glowing white fury. Thoughts OF
what Pllms0ll might achieve in insult
and injury To Molly could not be kept
out Of his mind and they but added
fuel. II was not Sandy Bourke of the
Three Bar, riding his favorite pinto,
but a desperate man on a horse in.
feCted with the same grim determine.
ton, a man with a face that, despite
the fiery heat within, blazing from his
eyes. would have chilled the blood of
any meeting him.
The place II had taken Molly and
young Keith nearly three hours to
reach in leisurely fashion, Sandy
gained in one, splashing through the
shadows of Willow creek at the ford
below the big bend and giving Pronfo
the chance TO cool his fetlocks and
rinse out his mouth in the cold water.
Ahead lay the chimney ravine that
led around into Beaver Dam canyon,
in which Molly and the boy had been
attacked. Sandy rode on down the
narrow trail. Once in a while he
broke a branch and left 1t swinging rs
a guide to Sam when he should fol-
low with the riders from the ranch.
The tracks of Molly's Blaze and the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-06-28
Mus, Study latin and Greek.

French children in the next school
year will face the study of Latin and
Greek that made their fathers labor.
They may dread these dead languages,
but have no choice. rs the minister
of public instruction has decreed the
restoration Of the classical languages
and absolutely obligatory upon girls
and boys alike during the six years
Of secondary ~edUcatiOn, which. rough.
~, Is equivalen, 20 the upper grades
In the American public schools and
the first half OF the high school course.
The teachers proved TO be the chill
dren's friends. for they reminded the
minister that they had voted Is to
/ against Latin and Greek and In favor
Of the retention Of the modern course.
Parliament debated the change inter.
m~ittently for nearly two years, but
the minister, despairing of getting a
decision, issued a decree In the par
llamentary C. declaring that the
French can hest know their language
and appreciate their literature with
It's many classical illusions only II
they know Latin and Greek well.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-06-28
All Cominq to Town.

Farm population in the United States
Is falling at the rate of 100000 a
year. This is One time that statistics
seem to be fairly accurate. The peo-
pie are crowdlng into the cities, where
the remuneration is better.
If this condition should not change,
how long, at the rate of 100000 a
year, will it be before all the popula-
ton Is In the cities? Such a query
NAV seem a case Of reduction ad abb
surdum.
But the predominance of the cities
in population is already a fact; 50
per cen of the people in the United
States live in them. Half the men
are no longer needed to raise the
food for the other half. Machinery
is oil the way to making 1t possible for
one man to feed tenor even twenty.
Isn't the time foreseen when every
body will be able to live in the city
IL he wishes, and the farming contin-
gent will fly out TO the fields every
morning In a~irplanes? Nobody will
stay out there at night except a few
to guard the cattle and the barns.
All the rest will be in town at the
movies, the lectures, the athletic
meets, the concerts, soirees. and so on.
Wonderful st. Louis GlObe-Demo
ocrat.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-06-28
HAVE BUILT FLOATING CITY
Lopgers In British Columbia Own
"Town" Which Can Be Moved
From Place to Place.

At the foot of a precipitous cedar.
studded wall OF rock In the waters OF
the Inland passage, British Columbia,
lies Simeon, the floating village. An
enchanted place IL Is, far from the
hustle and hustle of the world and
rich in the a of the frontier.
During most of the year Simeon has
eight houses; sometimes, as when peo-
pie from the outlying districts come
to town, the number is almost doubled,
for In that region when a man travels
he frequently takes his house with
him!
To understand "Simoon City" one
must understand the country round
about. The coast is marked by long
inlets, arms and sounds where the
abrupt mountain sides are thickly
clothed in fir, cedar and hemlock. The
shores offer little chance for building
a house, and the water Is much too
deep for driving piles. So the lumber
men who work the forests-hand log
gers, most of them are-build floats
of huge and buOyant cedar logs, and
on them erect their houses of cedar
shakes. When a logger has cut all
of the timber on a concession he must
move somewhere else; naturally a
floating house saves time and labor.
1t can be towed readily behind a row.
boat; and If the owner has a motor
boat, so much the better.
Snn,n Oh ~, n~n ,ryith
more business instinct than his fell
lows saw the need Of u store and
opened one afloat in a sheltered place
called Simeon sound. He did a -four
fishing business from the first. Soon
a post office was added. Now a
"city' has sprung from that humble
beginning: eight houses, and in slack
periods lOggers bring more!
On boat nights, which occur once a
week when the steamer from the out
side world calls, "SimoOn City" Is a
busy place; then its population is
swelled to perhaps. 100. There are
the regular loggers, great bearded
fellows in mackinaws and calked
boats, a sprinkling of Indians, a Jap
anese fisherman or two, the crew of
a forestry patrol boat and at times
guests from a pleasure launch.
For identifying the village old boats,
Indian dugOuts and boxes here and
there have been made to bloom with
gay flowers; and in such rude con
tainers there are also little vegetable
gardens, for the women of Simeon are
thrifty.
The main attraction, perhaps, is
the Bear Trap restaurant, a long,
rough room with log flooring, which
offers meals and soft drinks, and
which contains a photograph to cheer
the bearded men.-Youth's Companion
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Very Satisfactory.

The bright young thing was inter-
viewing the boss regarding the vacant
post Of confidential typist and secre-
tary.
He asked her all the usual questions
and got satisfactory answers In every
case.
Tel me-" he sold after q while,
"what would you do If l were to tell
you that my wife proposed visiting the
office one day?"
The reply came promptly:
Put on my oldest froCk and make
myself look as old-fashiOned and
frumpish as possible, and call you
Sir"
Engaged on the spot.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-06-28

horse Donald had been riding were
plain as print to Sandy. He even
noticed the slot of Grit's pads here
and there in softer soil.
The place of the struggle was plain.
The brush was trampled. To one
side Of the trail there was a clot of
blood, almost black, with flies buzzlng
attention to II. 1t must have come
from Grit.
"I1l score one TO- you. Grit, while
I'm about It," muttered Sandy as he
dismounted and carefully surveyed
the sign. Six horses had gone on,
one led.
Sandy swung up the heavy stirrups
and tied them above the saddle seat.
He stripped the reins from the bride
and pulled down Pronto's wise head.
"Hit the back-trail fO' home, 1T
hawss." he said. "If | need me a
mount to git back III, borrow one. l
got to go belly-trallin' pritty soon"
He gave the pinto a cautious slap
on the flank and Pronto started off
down the trail. So far Sandy be-
lieyed he had not been seen. II he
had. a rifle-shot would have been the
first warning.
A buzzard hung in the early eve
ming sky. circling high and then sud-
denly dropping In a swoop.
Looks like Grit's casbed n"
thought Sandy. THAT bird was q
late conner. at that"
But II was not Grit.
The ravlne curved, forked. One
way led to Beaver Dam lake, the
other rifted deep through rocky OUT.
crop. leading to the Waterline range.
The boundary fence crossed H.. Two
posts had been broken out, the wire
fiattened. Through the gap led the
sign that Sandy followed. The clouds
were assembling for sunset overhead.
the moon Just topped the eastern
cliffs. beginning to send out a meas
ure Of rejected light. A beam struck
a little cylinder, the emptied shell of
a thirty-thirty rifle. There was an
other close by. And scanty soil was
~ ~ hbOf hOOio. odnuy nuft-
ed, wondering the key to the puzzle.
Did II mean a quarrel between Pilm-
soils men? Altogether he figured
there had been a dozen horses over
the groand. II was only a swift guess
but he knew II close 10 the mark.
Had Plimsoll been Joined or attacked?
And :?
Walking cat-footed. he made no
sound but suddenly three buzzards
ruse on heavy wings and he went
swiftly TO where they had been squat
ting. A dead man lay up against the
cliff. a saddle blanket thrown over
his face. This had held on the car
rion birds. The body was limp and
still warm. II had been a corpse only
a short tine. Sandy took OF the
blanket.
II wae Wyatti A bullet had made
q small hole In his skull by the right
temple and crashed u through the
back Of his head In a bloody gapl
Go RE coNTlNuEDl
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-06-28
He,d Rather Not.

Many humorous episodes are OBJ
served emons the throngs which daily
surge past the Interurban station at
Jefferson avenue and Bates street.
The other day, just as \ car was pull
ing out. a negro boy hoped into the
front compartment occupied By he
mofcrman- ssyhah veal goins bess7.'
he asked. II don't know where we
are going, but this car goes to Jack
SON" was the moturman's reply.
Visions Of the state prison filled the
would-be passer gers J Imagination.
-Ooh-weet- he shouted. as ne hastily
lropped on the moving car. "Ah dom
ann 60 theah.--Detroit Newa
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Grasplna the Wrong Sleeve.

My husband and l were going
through the 10-cent store. He asked
When i reached the counter | reached
for his arm and said: "Do you know,
today / want to buy a wash boiler"
A strange voice answered: "Do your"
Looking up, | discovered / was hold
Ing the arm Of a strange man. | beat
II out Of the store while the strange
MAI and his companion We're laugh.
ing.-Chicago Tribune.