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Evening star., 1926-05-23
RIGGS GOES TO VAN
IN BANKERS LEAGUE

BY trimming Iibbs, 13 to 6, in the
crucial game of the first half, Riggs
yesterday went into the lead in the
Bankers Base Ball League with
record Of four straight wins.
Metropolitan and Mount Vernon also
40. into the won column. Metropoli-
tan taking Washington Loan & Trust
to camp. lo TO /. and Mount Vernon
showing the way TO Commercial, II
to 4.
The fourth scheduled game, be
tween American Security & Trust and
F. II. Smith Co. was postponed
Bennie Womersley's pitching and
some heavy hitting sent the Riggs
tossers into the lead Womersiey had
trouble getting started in the rain,
but after the third inning was master
Of the situation. The ninth frame
was a merry.eo.round for Riggs,
seven runs being showed across on
a pair Of homers, two triples. a double
and two singles.
Jack BrinkmaIi was the hero of
Metropolitan's win. He famed 10
batters, issued no free tickets to first
and was knicked for only two hits,
one OF which was scratchy. An error
in the ninth by Mattingly, Metropoli-
tan second baseman, prevented his
getting q shutout.
Line.ups and summaries:
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Takes Baltimore Tournament High Jump Mark Rising Slo,v
KING PLAYS MANGAN
IN WARDMAN FINAL

A. Gwynn King, youthful dark
horse of the Wardman Park tennis
tournament, who upset the dope in
the second round by defeating Clar-
ence Charest, one Of the seeded ia
vorites, and subsequently took the
measure OF Eob Considine. municipal
court star, yesterday continued his
triumphant march to the Anal round
Of the event by defeating Bob Bur
well, veteran Dumbarton netman, in
a three set thriller.
After dropping the first set at a.,
King walked through the second with
out the loss of a game. In the third
however, Burwell found his stride
once more and his youthful opponent
backed to the wall within one point
of match several times. At "a Bur
we'll held the advantage point, but
after brilliant rally, King stepped in
to deuce the game by a clever place
ment shot. Subsequently he took that
game, but lost the next, giving Bur-
well another golden opportunity,
which he seemed on the point of cap
italizing, when he weakened momen-
tarily, and King pressed TO the front
to take three straight games and the
match.
Tom Mangan came through the
upper bracket semi-finals in whirlwind
fashion. defeating Stanley Carr, Go,
6-3. Both matches were slowed UP
considerably however, by the soggy
condition OF the courts.
Mangan meets King this afternoon
at 2:30 in the title round.
In the doubles, Baum and Gore de-
feated the Benton-Dowd combination,
6--3, 12--10, and followd this victory
with another over White and Hard
ing in three hard fought sets. 6-4,
3--6, 6-4.
Burwell and lIowenstein defeated
Carr and Purington in the only other
doubles encounter yesterday. Their
scores were 6-3. 4-6. C-3. Mangan
and HELEN received a default from +.
Doyle and Detweiler.
Mary Hall captured the women g
title. defeating Corinne Frazier in
straight sets. 6-3. c.. Miss Halls
speedy forehand drive was her most
effective weapon, proving doubly
effective on the slow court. She re.
peatedly scored beautiful placement
shots, which caught her opponent fiat
footed.
Play in the mems doubles will con-
tinue this afternoon. following the
final match Of the singles event
Evening star., 1926-05-23
NAVY VARSITY CREW
DEFEATS SYRACUSE

ANNAPOLIS. Md. May 22,--
Navy's varsity crew brought its
home season to a close here today
by defeating the oarsmen of SYRIA
cuSe seven lengths in q race over
the mile and three quarter course.
The time was Navy, 9Aminutes 81
seconds: Syracuse. 9 minutes 50
seconds.
Prior TO the varsity race the SYRIA
cuse Junior varsity. racing over the
Henley distance. defeated the Navy
Juniors by a bare length. The time
was: Syracuse, minutes A sec
onds; Navy. 6 minutes 47t2 seconds.
: Navy took a freshman race when
their crew came from behind to de-
feat the Syracuse yearlings by two
lengths in a mile and three quarter
race. Navy's time for this race was
9 minutes 25 seconds. while Syracuse
made 1t in 9 minutes 50 seconds.
Before the start of the intervar-
sity contest mixed race between
two Navy shells, the third varsity
and the 150-pound crew, was staged
over the Henley course. The third
varsity turned it into a procession,
winning by PA lengths in I minutes
) seconds, the lighter crew taking Z
minutes and IL seconds.
Ine Navy victory TINS AFTERNOON,
coupled with the impressive wins
over Pennsylvania and the Massa-
chusetSs Tech earlier in the season,
stamps the varsity as one of the
outstandins in the East and marks
them as one of the strongest CON
tenders in the Poughkeepsie regatt
on June 2S.
After the first half mile Navy was
one and one -fourths lengths ahead.
a mile from the finish Navy, rowing
with splendid rythm and co-ordina-
tion. had stretched the lead to two
lengths.
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long tee shot at the 2S3-yard eighth,
his ball running into the trap in front
of the green on top of the hill. tie
got half in when Hume took
three puts from above the pin OH
the sloping green.
They halved the ninth hole in par
3S, leaving Stevinson 8 up at the
turn. STEVENSON won the tenth and
established his winning margin when
Hume missed his tee shot and Ste
Wilson'S second was just past the pin.
They halved the 17S-yard eleventh
hole in par 38 and the match came to
an end on the twelfth, where both
men we're on the green i'll two shots,
halVing the hole in par 49,
First ID. {. Victory.
Stevinson's victory is the first ever
recorded for a Washington player
Albert II. Mackenzie has twice been
runner-up in the tourney and Roland
r. Mackenzie was beaten by ID. Clarke
Corkrap in the final here two years
ago. Stevinson thoroughly deserved
10 win. playing the steadiest golf of
any flrst-flight competitors. and de.
feating Baltimore's leading player, E.
Warren Corkran, in the first round
after having been down to Corkran
at the eleventh hole.
Cards of the finaliStS:
Evening star., 1926-05-23
SOUTHEASTERN MEET
IS TAKEN>BY AUBURN

BY the Assoc ated Press
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. May 22--
Auburn's crack track team won the
fifth annual Southeastern Amateur
Athletic Union track and field cham
pionship at Munger Field here today
by amassing A. points to lead the
field. Georgia Tech was second and
the Birmingham Athletic club third.
The winners: ~.
Mile run--Young IB, A. c. first Time
Shotput---Hood fGeorris Techl : first.
Distance. % feet y inches. \
Discus throw--Helvy. (Sewanee). first.
Distance .129 feet 8 inches.
-, Two,n,iie fun--smith tAiabanisl. first.
: Javeiin throw--Bsskin tAuburn, first.
D;tsSe ssos aS7 ntdsv tdss ,Rls9 9sae' nisn
Tech High. Of Atlanta FIRST Time. 1:46.3.
Brood jump--Hamma 1Georgia Tecll !.
first; Meeas (Fuiman,. second. Distance. %
High. jump--I.ewis. tAlabaina) first Dis
One mile Telay7-tGesrsia ,Sa Tech. flFst; Aq,
minutes 30 seconds.
:. s2o-yssd dash-snider tAuburnj. frst.
(. sso-yard dash-Saks ,tGeorgis Tech)
Pole ,yanitt;E yanitETplGer SN ,ss,. 'Georsial first.
i0O-yard dash--Snider fAuburn) first.
2ao-yard low hurdles-Nash tsewanee)
first Time. 24.7 seconds.
Evening star., 1926-05-23

THE competition next Friday and
Saturday vii round out just half a
century OF high jumping. According
to the data on this specially in the
i. &. A. A. A. A. meets the record
was raised from feet + inches in
1876 to 6 feet As inches in 1922. That
is a matter of slightly over a foot i'm
provement III the last 80 years. Will
another SO years see the mark raised
another foot? Offhand | would say.
Il think. not Let us see why not.
In the first % years of the conlpe
tition the record was raised exactly
II inches. In the last quarter cen
tury it has been lifted only an inch
and five-eights. That Is just about
conclusive proof.
'The ]. c. A. a A. y. contests :,
the past have seen MANY great per
formers. w. f. Page OF Pennsylvaria
was. in my mind, the outstanding
Jumper of the first % years. He was
the first man to clear feet. How
ever, he did not do it in !. &. \. A. A
A. competition.
He also held the world record for
some time. His best mark was fee
4 inches in 1886.
"Dick Landon of Yale and Leroy
Brown of Dartmouth get the call III
the second quarter century. Landor
was a remarkable competitor. lie was
Of a very slight build. . feet inches
tall and slow runner. He seemed
70 glide up to his take-of and then.
with the very last word in high jump
ing form, slip over. He did feet
inches in the championships OF 1870.
and won the Olympic games jump at
the same mea asurement later tina
Summer.
"In contrast. Brown was almost -"
feet 3 inches tall, well built and quite
fast. He approached the bar with cor
siderable speed and. with a. great III
with both legs. would clear the bar
practically on his back. \ scissors
kick as he was on top of the bar would
turn him and jerk his hips away. Civ
ing him precious inches.
This year it looks as though the
title would go out West. The three
universities on the coast-California
Stanford and L. S. C.-seem to have
ANYTHING in the East beaten so 1ar
this year. Work of Stanford, Hlanp
ton Of California and Goggeshall and
Ofstad of L. s. c. all have beate'
feet inches this year. and Stan
ford has one man that has done
feet inches. The East will have l"
depend upon Norton Of Georgetowll.
Steinmetz of Princeton, Moody of
Dartmouth and Deacon of Yale. The
Dartmouth man looks the best Of the
Alta ntic coast boys to me.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
LIBERTY TEAM TOPS
IN WOMAN'S TENNIS

Liberty team has climbed up from
fourth place i'll the Women's League
loop during the past week and now
occupies the top position with # vic
tories and defeats.
Bureau Of Standards is close Sec
ond to the leaders, having won 16 and
lost matches.
Owing to play i'll the Wardnan
Park tournament. few matches have
been reported during the past 10 days,
but the leaders have been advised to
urge their teammates to play off all
back matches before the end Of the
coming week. as the series is sup
posed to be completed by June 6.
Marjorie Wooden, president OF the
league, states that as many Of the
players report considerable difficulty
in obtaining court reservations no
matches will be defaulted until the
close Of the regular schedule. One
additional week will be allowed to
complete the series in the event that
it is found impossible to play off all
matches in the allotted time.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
MINES AT HYATTSVlLE
WILL HAVE BUSY DAY

HYATTSVILLE, Md, May 22.-
Seat Pleasant junior and midget mines
are booked to appear in q double bill
on the high school diamond here to
morrow afternoon. appearing. respec-
lively. against the Hyattsville BOYS
Club Comets juniors and midgets. The
midget combine tions will clash q
12:30,o'c clock and the big game has
been set for 3 o'clock.
Hyattsville's big nine will tackle the
Mount Rainier seniors at l O'Clock
and the st. Joseph's combination "t
Washington at 3 O'Clock in a double
header tomorrow afternoon on The
diamond at RiVerdale.
Evening star., 1926-05-23

IlOl hoOy uoNs
The ceremonies started with a
parade to the park, in which civic
clubs, drum corps and Boy Scout
troops participated. led by a band.
John Heydier, president of the Ma
tional League Keresaw Mountain
Lands, commissioner Of base ball;
sam Breadon, president of the Cardi-
nails, and James NJ. Gould, president
nf the Base Ball Writer'S Association,
were in the line of march.
After marching about the field the
officials and players stood at attention
while the flag was unfurled to the
tune of the national anthem.
Then the players gathered at the
home plate and Gould presented the
medal and Heydler the gold to Horns
by. Commissioner Lands added a
!jttle humor to the occasion by TAX
ing the gold from Hornsby and start
ing away with It, but he soon turned
back and returned the gold. There
we're cheers for Hornsby and then
the field was cleared for the ball game
with the Phillies.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
.Tbe Gbet1ing 5tar
BOYS CLUB
Conducted BY ROBERT C. MCCLELLAN
Boys IL and Under.

Should be able to chin selves 4
times.
Climb rope with hands and feet 12
feet.
Standing broad jump feet 9
inches.
F'ifty-yard dash--S seconds.
Base ball throw--l20 feet
Boys 13 and Over.
Should chin selves 8 times
Climb rope with hands and feet l6
feet.
Standing broad--6 feet and inches.
F'ifty.yard DASH seconds.
Base bail throw--195 feet.
High School Boys.
Should be able to chin selves 3
times.
Climb rope with hands only--lS
feet.
Running broad jump--14 feet.
F'ifty-yard dash-6 seconds.
Base ball thruw--220 feet.
In measuring the jump measure
from take-off board to first place feet
hit ground-providing you kept bal
ance and didn't fall back on hands.
How did you come out this time?
Copyright. 1026.l
Evening star., 1926-05-23

Dy HUItS fIUt VIdScu VUt.
George p. James of Columbia was
eliminated in the first flight defeated
eight semi-final this morning by j..
6. Otell of Baltimore. a former Wash
ington public links player: w. n.
Baldwin of Washington was beaten in
the third fight semi-final by T.. r.
Strobel. jr of Baltimore: II. X. Corn
we'll of Columbia lost in the fifth fight
semi.final to II. T. Crocker of Boston
and J. T.. Baines of Columbia was
beaten in the sixth flight semif1nal
by z. A. Savage, ST., of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1926-05-23

Hume played fine golf in the
morning to defeat A. F. Hammer OF
BaltuSrol. y. j.. previous winner
of the tournament. He won from
lie steady Hammer on the last hole.
Hammer was Il favorlte to win the
event.
STEVENSON was the only Washing
Ton entrant TO so TO the final round,
HI the other Capital City players
being eliminated in the earlier
rounds.
Match Is Walkaway.
Hume had played good golf in his
aarlier rounds and the walkaway
Stevinson had i'll the final was en-
tirely unexpected. While the golf in
he final was not up TO the standard
set in the previous matches, Stevin-
son got out in 40 in a light rain
storm to turn 6 up. He Won the
zenith hole 10 become I up and held
his margin to the twelfth, the last.
Hume never won II hole in the final.
losing the first. where he overpitched
the green, and missing shot after
shot through the fairway against the
steady golf of Stevinson.
Hume's third shot at the second
hole went over the green and he lost
10 a par by STEVENSON. They halved
the short third, and although Stevin-
son skied his iron tee shot at the
: fourth, he won the hole when Hume
: pushed his second far to the right
reached the green in and missed
his putt for a half in ).
Hume Takes Many Puts.
SteVinson also annexed the fifth
when Hume was trapped and took
three puts. Hume again was trap
ped with his second shot at the sixth
10 lose TO Stevinson's par 4. At this
hole STEVENSON played a superb nib
lick second shot and might have Sc
cured birdie had it been needed.
STEVENSON won the long seventh with
= par 8, where Hume's third shot
was trapped.
The Columbia player hit q very
Evening star., 1926-05-23

lie I mon L llIlCIS NiOS9 w II
The latter teams diamond, while the
Chevy Chase and White Haven
Clubs mingle on Friendship diamond
in one of the leading contests ar
ranged for District fields. The Knicks
are to entertain the Rialtos at George
town and the Northed"ns will go
against the Junior Order of American
Mechanics nine at F'airlawn diamond
No. l.
Mount Rainiers ball park will be
the scene of a. clash between the home
team and the WarwickS.
Takoma Park entertains the Wash
ington Rapid Transit Co. outfit at
Georgia and Alaska avenues.
PetwOrth arranged last night to
meet ker worth today on the kenil-
worth field at o'clock. Candidates
for the team are requested to report.
MARYLAND Athletic Club and Brad
bury Heights, two undefeated mines,
face one another at the Maryland
Athletic Club bail yard.
Teams wearing the colors Of Palais
Evening star., 1926-05-23
DRAGONS RUNS FIRST.

NEW YORK, May % OP.-Gifford
Cochrane's Draconis, to l shot, cap
tured the Juvenile stakes, $1,000
added, the banner attraction at Bel
mont Park race track today. Sweep
ster Of the Rancocas stable was sec
ond and the Greentree stable Saxon.
third. Fourteen 2-year-olds raced the
4i2 furlongs. The time was 53 sec
onds.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
CITY LOOP
MINES TO FIX DATES

Senior. Junior and midget teams Of
the Capital City Base Ball League will
work today on the schedule that was
prepared for last Sunday. but called
off because of rain. The list OF games
follows:
Midget claes-New Haven "a. Corinthians
No. 3. 9. o'clock; Celticts VS.. .Ape.os;- No
>. O'Clock: Southerns vs. Auth'a Wash
Junior class (section Al-Corinthians ye
Congressionals South Ellipse. o'clock;
Takonla Tigers vs.. Smithfeids. Plaza.
Freer's, 40. L. i O'Clock;
Senior class-E ardinals vs. rIemonts.
Plaza. :. O'Clock: Auths VS.. Brookland
Michigan avenue field. B O'Clock
Moose Juniors play double header,
meeting the Government Printing Of
flee Juniors on Seaman Gunners' field
at II o'clock. and taclxling the White
Haven Juniors at 3 o'clock at Fifth
and l.. The second game is the opener
of the Sport Mart series
Troop 110. Boy Scouts Of America
dropped it's second game with Troop
los. the score being 10 TO 10 in II
innings.
Woodbridge Yankees nosed out the
Harris Insects, TO 6.
The Pilgrims won from the Western
Insects. % to 8.
Arrow Peewees took the measure of
the Orioles. s 10 G.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
HURRICANE FOUR AHEAD.

LONDON, May 20 Oo1.-'rhe "Iur-
ricanes" defeated Templeton. II goals
to 111a, in the Whitney Cup polo
tournament at Worcester Park today.
Templeton had a 7is goal handicap.
The Hurricane players included the
Americans, Stephen Sanford and
Robert e. Strawbridge. Sanford hit
six goals, Strawbridge one, and, the
other FIVE were made by Capt. e. T. +.
Roarck, British star.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
UMPIRE CHASED FROM
FIELD BY C0LLEGIANS

CHICAGO. May % [R.-Wiscon-
sin defeated Northwestern today, {
to 6, in a Western Conference base
ball game which ended in a. near riot
when the umpire disqualified Christ
mans circuit Of the bases in the ninth
which would have tied the score.
Umpire Shorty" Ray of Chicago
then called the player out, on the
grounds that he had failed to touch
first base The official was chased
from, the field by Northwestern stu
dents.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
STERN AS TO FOOT BALL.

LINCOLN, Nebr. May % RD.-As.
semblage Of grid men for preliminary
foot ball work under the direction OF
the captain prior to the opening OF
rhe school term September 15. is
taboo in the Missouri Valley confer
e.nce. This decision was made after
a heated discussion by the athletic di
rectors In their meeting here.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
India Belle Corea and Dorothy
White. Western High School marks
SPANISH TEAM DOWNS
IRISH IN CUP TENNIS

DUBLIN. Ireland. May % P).--
Spain's lawn tennis team advanced
to the quarter finals in the European
zone play for the Davis cup TO-DAY,
winning both of the singles matches.
A. ,ranito defeated E. A: MeGuife
in an EXTRAS match. I'd, 7-5, "a,
6-4 S, Sindreu defeated l.. A. Mel
don in straight sets, 6-1, g, 6-2;
Spain meets Argentina in the neN
round.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
KING NADI WINS STAKE.

LOUISVILLE. May % GP).--King
Nadi won the Granger Memorial
Handicap at Churchill Downs this aft
ernoon, duplicating his feat of last
year The time for the mile and a
quarter was 2:04 3-5. Princess Doreen
was second and Captain Hal third.
The race. with $4,000 added, was
worth $11 $50 net to the1winner.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
ONLY l% INCHES ADDED
TN QUARTER OF CENTURY
Record Went Up Rapidly in First 25 Years-West
Is Favored to Carry OFF Honors in Collegiate
Meet Next Friday and Saturday.

BY Iatd
EW HAVEN Conn May 22The outlook for the high jump the
hieth annual intercollegiate track and field championships
Harvard Stadium strong
the opinion OF Earl Thomson Yale field He believes the
tereing phase OF this will be the opportunity the
Eastern and Western styles
The Pacific Coast lads the Western style jumping and will be
watched rather closely unorthodox Mos
Eastern jumpers used the Sweeney style favor Western
has
Osborn world holder
record holders Osborn Olympic
That should be
Evening star., 1926-05-23
ROXBURY HIGH VICTOR.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. May - GP).
-Roxbury Preparatory School of
Cheshire, Conn, won the twenty
fourth annual interscholastic track
meet here today, with 33i. points;
Peddie School oe Heightstown, n. j.,
was second, with 20, and Hill School.
Pottstown, Pa, third, with 16 80
points.
Evening star., 1926-05-23

the Eastern ftigh SCNool fdnSe'
Sharpshooters from Central, West.
ern, Eastern and Tech will compete
for the highest individual honors
which can be won in the District.
Targets will be fired in both prone
and Off-hand position. The match
will be governed by the same rules
which covered the interhigh school
team championship won by Eastern
this past week.
J. ". Crockett, rifle instructor, viii
act as match official.
Marjorie Webster School will hold
its interclass competitive night on
Tuesday of this week. Games. drills
and other contests between the Two
classes will be included In the pro-
gram. The class winning the highest
number of points in the events that
evening will receive 10 points toward
the athletic @&rophy, presented an
nually to the class winning the nigh
est athletic honors during the year.
AS the Juniors now hold only an o.
point lead over the Seniors In the cup
race, the trophy hangs in the balance.
Eastman school racketers in the
hieh school tournament will complete
nlay- in the semi.final and final ROUNDS
This week. Nancy Cranven Jones.
Julia. Yates. Mary Carolyn Henry and
Alice Bowie are the four racket
wielders who will figure in the semi
finals which will he played tomorrow
a afternoon, according to the. present
plans.
Fair poloists from Washington and
Baltimore will clash this morning on
the Potomac Park field at IL O'Clock
! in their second encounter this season.
| baltimore won the opening game,
| 90. and the Washington riders nave
| been prir1ing themselves to turn the
tables on their visitors at the second
meeting.
Elizabeth jackson will play No. l
for Washington. Maude Preece, VINO
was the outstanding star or Weones,
davis game with Chestertown, wlii
play No. 2 position, alternating win
Mrs. William D. Thomas. Lyo1s
Archbold will ride No. and Mrs. 1:
7 Johnson No, 4. Frances Saul and
Mrs. Juan Mayer will be the Wash
inston reserves.
Baltimore's lineup has not been an
no,,nced. but it Is understood that the
quartet will not be the same as that
which was faced by the local club III
the opening game at Baltimore
The teams will present q very pic
turesque appearance ON the held,
Baltimore wearing green vests ana
white trousers and the local players
sarbed i'll white and blue. -,
Capt. Hurley O. Richardson VIII
referee the match. -Four chukkers
will be played.
India Belle Corea and Dorothy
White, Western High School marks
women. who were matched against
two of the crack shots in the boys
team in a. mixed exhibition match be-
fore the Parent Teachers Association
recently. were defeated $50 to 375. :.
Miss Corea shot 80 prone and 70
| ofr-hand. Miss White registered 80
| prone and s5 Inland. Their grand
| total was 349. plus 10-point handicap:
Robert Leonard scored SO prone and
80 off-hand. Ifis teammate. Prescott
! Blount. turned in a 90 in the prone
! position and SO off hand.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
WILL DEFEND YACHT TITLE.

DETROIT. MAY 90 (P).--The De
troit yacht club will defend the
IIarmsworth trophy. emblernatic of
the world speed boat supremacy.
which it has held since 1921, against
a French challenger at the tenth an
nual regatta here September as.
The challenges from the Fedora ton
Francaise de Ia Navigation Auto
mobile
Evening star., 1926-05-23
CREW RACES CANCELLED.

ITHACA. n. Y. May % LP).--The
varsity and Junior varsity races
scheduled in the triangular regatta
.on Cayuga Lake today were cancelled
because Of rough water after the yale
freshmen had won the yeal'ling race,
with Princeton second and Cornell
third.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
BY KENNETH L. (rUO WILSON.

THE season III sports known as
| Spring sports season is about
i at an end and soon well have
our Summer track and field competi-
tions, base ball every day, SWIM
ming, camping, etc.
Now is good time for us to take
all inventory and see how we
stand--what The Evening Star Boys
Club training has done for us.
Each boy may find out for himself
by applying the tests--or get your
father or big brother to help out.