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Evening star., 1926-03-28
WILMINGTON BOWLERS
TAKE Y. M. C.. A. EVENT

NEW YORK, March 81 P).-Tele-
graphic returns today from teams in
20 States which competed last night
for the national Y. NJ. c. A. bowling
championship showed Wilmington,
Del, the winner with a total Of
2,S77. Sioux Falls, S. Oak, with 2,86S
finished second, and Williamsport,
Pa, with $3.50 was third.
The highest individual score for
three games was rolled by c. Brink
man, st. Louis, $50; T. Barger of
Williamsport was second with GAS,
and c. II. Moody, Wilmington, Del,
third, with 628. High single games
were rolled by L. Fannemel, Sioux
Falls, 247; Lewis Moore, Bristol,
Tenn, 244, and t. Barger, Williams
port, 242.
In the duckpin tournament the
Fortress Monroe, Va, Army team
won first place with total of 1,434
Evening star., 1926-03-28
GUNST0N HALL SIX
TAKES CLOSE GAME

Gunston Hall girls defeated the
Warrentown Country School basket
ball sextet at Warrenton yesterday
morning, "a to 80.
The first quarter ended <12 to 6, and
the opening half 18 to IL, in favor of
the Virginians. After Mary Mathe.
son entered the game after the begin.
ming Of the second half the Gunston
six tied the score at 18 all, while the
third quarter ended at 20 points each.
Both teams fought hard in the third
quarter, the score being tied at 2e
and again at 80. Gunston won out
In the last few minutes.
Miss Wadsworth was the high point
scorer with IL two pointers. Miss
Taylor got and Miss Matheson 6.
Line-ups:
Warrenton Misses Wadsworth
Peabody, Tappan, Henry, Jenfortz and
Lucas.
Gunston Hall - Misses Lorraine
Taylor, Hollins, Starr, Hume and
Denning.
Substitutions--Lesse for Lucas
Matheson for Lorraine, Moss for Star
Hoskins for Hume, Hume for Den.
ming, Taylor for Hoskinson, Lorraine
for Taylor.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

As only Eastern and Central
possess first class galleries, Tech
shooting az the National Guard
Armory and Western practicing in
the unfinished range in the new ad-
dition to the Georgetown school, all
of the indoor encounters will take
place at Central and Eastern. The
team matches Will he shot on Wednes-
days and Fridays, while the indi-
vidual indoor championship shoot will
take place at the Eastern range on
Saturday, May l. at the conclusion of
the team meetings.
Competition for the individual out
door championship will be staged con
currently with the team matches on
the last three Saturdays in May.
List of Inter-High Matches.
The schedule of inter-high matches
follows:
April 14-Gen!rai VS. wssssrn S at Central
April 23-Eastern VS.. Western. at East
April 2s-Central VS. Eastern. 9; Central
April 30--western vs. Tech. at Eastern.
Outdoors.
May 15-Central vs Western. Eastern VS..
May G----IenIai We 4tCn, western We
May 29-western VS.. Tech. Central VS..
Eastern.
Tennis enthusiasts at Western
Central and Tech have taken advan.
tage Of the recent sunny days to begin
getting in shape for their interhigh
series and matches with outside
schools. Eastern has had no team in
interschool competition in past years.
but with a fine layout of eight courts
now available, at the Lincoln Park
athletic plant it is very likely that
the other schools will be given some
opposition from that quarter this sea
son. Nothing has been done at Busi
ness toward the organization of a
team.
Tech has the largest squad in years
working out on public and private
courts in different parts of the city
Since the Manual Trainers have no
gymnasium, the students are allowed
physical training credit for work with
the tennis team, and a good number
are making use of the opportunity
A group numbering more than 81
players has been divided into squads
of fours and given orders to play two
days a week at Montrose Park. Monu
ment, Reno road or Sixteenth Street
Reservoir courts.
Fred Doyle, who is acting as cap
tain and manager, and Aaron Sugar
are the only left-overs from last
Evening star., 1926-03-28
SECOND TRACK MEET
TO BE STAGED TODAY

A program of track events similar
to that staged last Sunday at Plaza
track will be run off today at IL
O'Clock under the joint auspices Of
the Aloysius and Washington Canoe
Clubs.
1t had been hoped to add high or
broad jump to the list of six events,
but the rain Friday prevented the
committee from working on the pits
Novice runners will take part in q
50-yard sprint, 800 and 1000 yard
runs. A century dash, a 1-mile run
and a distance event to be set at
gram.
Plaques will be awarded the per-
formers scoring the highest number
of points in each event for the series
Of seven meets. All registered athletes
are eligible to enter.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
COMPETITION CLOSE
IN GUN CLUB EVENTS

Twenty-eight shooters competed in
the Washington Gun Clubs event yes
teraay afternoon. The first event
ended in a tie between J. H. Hunter
and H. p. Johnson, both of whom
broke % out Of 25 at Is yards. The
latter won the toss-up
Lane proved the best In the second
event, quail shoot, by geeting a 21
to beat DR.. Monroe's 20. In the quail
event the shooter faces the trap in
the usual way. but does not know
when the bird will be sent on it's
way.
Green and Lane figured in q tie for
the leg on the yearly handicap trophy.
Both cracked "a. Lane won the toss.
A. D. Morgan won the second leg
on the trophy by smashing 23 out
of 25.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
EAGLES WILL TACKLE
WONDER FIVE TODAY

After having an otherwise spotIess
record spoiled Friday night by the
Aloysius club five, the Anacostia
Eagles will attempt to hit their stride
again today when they entertain the
Wonder Five at Congress- heights
Auditorium.
The match is listed for 8 O'Clock and
will be preceded by a preliminary IL
which the Eagle Juniors will pl q
hosts to the Cardinal Juniors. =
The Wonder quint, combination
of stars from the various high school
basket ball teams, has met most of
the leading unlimited teams of the
city, but has not yet stacked up
against the Birds.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
MASONIC B0WLERS
BEAT ODD FELLOWS

Lafayette of the Masonic League
triumphed over the Odd Fellow Stars
last night on the Convention Hall
drives, overcoming the 1S-pin lead
gained by the latter in the first half
last Saturday night at the King Pin
alleys and winning by 142 pins. La
fayette picked up SO pins in the first
game and never was in danger
thereafter.
Glenn Wolstenholme was the star
of the match, his first three games
totaling 426 pins and his five were
good for 654. the second best score
ever rolled in the District. Arthur
Urbans GA is the best.
Reds Megaw was right on Glenn's
heels. with 633. Howard Campbell
was the only Odd Fellow to shoot
over the 500 mark.
The scores.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
PALACE QUlNT ENDS
ITS SEASON TONIGHT

Palace Club. Washington's rep
resentative in the american Bas-
ket Ball League, will end its cam
paign tonight by playing the
Detroit team at the Arcade.
Ed Lynch, former Catholic Uni
versity star. will play for the
Detroit aggregation, returning to
the squad after once having
severed relations with It,
There should be plenty of action
in the preliminary that will bring
the AiOySius and Stanton fives
into action. The Alloys believe
they are on their way to the Dis
trict championship and the Stan
tons will be out to give the l
StTeeterS jolt.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
MORE NAVY SWORDSMEN
REACH TOURNEY FINALS S

ANNAPOLIS, March 27 P.-Co-
lumbia and Navy swordsmen qualified
in sabers today FOR the intercollegiate
fencing tournament at the Hotel Astor
in New York next week and Pennsyl-
vania and Navy qualified with the
epee. Today's bouts were the semi
finals.
Navy, Columbia and New York quail
if1ed for the foils finals last week.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
HOWARD NINE PRIMES
FOR HARD CAMPAIGN

Coach Burr Of Howard Universitys
base ball squad is drilling his men
hard in preparation for the southern
trip two weeks hence.
In the squad Of 40 candidates there
were seven of last years letter men,
Capt Monroe, Manager Codwell anu
Dennis Simpson in the infield, Harry
Payne, and Tick Smith in the outfield
and Roy and Lefty" Slade on the
mound.
The team faces a hard season with
excellent prospects. The schedule in
cludcs many intersectional games. In
addition to the southern trip, the
team will journey to Ohio to play
Wilberforce University.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
G. w. U. GIRL RIFLERS
DEFEAT TWO TEAMS

George Washington University won
a three -cornered Observation-Disclosures
rife match from the University of
Maryland and Drexei Institute of
Philadelphia girls teams on the Uni
versity of Maryland rife range at
College Park yesterday with total
score of 49S out Of a possible 5OO
Maryland shot 496 and Drexel 494.
1t was not until the last three girls
shot that the match was decided be.
tween George Washington and Mary
land, the score being a tie until thai
time.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

LONDON, March 27 @.-Bolton
Wanderers and Manchester City ad-
vanced to the final round of the Eng
lish foot ball association cup competi-
tions today by winning their semi
final matches. Bolton Wanderers de-
feated Swansea 8 to 0. and Manches-
ter City won from Manchester United
by the same score.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
WOMEN IN SPORT
by CORINNE FRAZIER,

~ GEORGETOWN VISITATION CONVENT is n Of
basket ball which, unlike the other school
~ SERIES Graduates
the preliminary will
the finals and Tuesday.
in the
Seniors and will play the of tilt the
i:
Evening star., 1926-03-28
COMET MIDGETs TO PLAY.

HYATTSVILLE, Md, March 27.-
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock, on
the Hyattsville High School diamond,
the Comets Midget team, sponsored
by the recently organized Hyattsville
Boys Club, will open it's season by
playing host to the Edmondes Ath.
letic Club nine of Washington. The
Midgets are requested to be on hand
at I:30.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
TAKES FINAL AT GOLF.

ST. AUGUSTINE, March 27 Up.-
Frank Thompson of Toronto, former
amateur golf champion of Canada,
won the Florida Winter amateur
championship for the Ponce De Leon
trophy when he defeated Harry Evans
of this city in a 36-hole final today,
and z.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
College Mines Busy This Week. Ace Season Ahead for High Schc
FOUR TEAMS In GALLERY
AND RANGE TITLE EVENTS
Business Alone to Be Unrepresentcd in Rifle Com
petifion-Tennis Enthusiasts at Various
Schools Busy Preparing for Season.
BY JOHN |. WHITE.

TIH for the indoor and
wv championships individual titles both
gallery and outdoor shooting rife craftsmanship the
public high schools undergo big boom this Spring
direction w Crockett Olympic
schools
until
the pshod which
Quoted the
Crockett and worked
The indoor championship decided
outdoor title the Heights
AIn,1S
Evening star., 1926-03-28
LEADING TEAMS OF NORTH
TO PLAY HERE THIS WEEK
Bucknel, Temple, Yale, Princeton, Vermont and
Lafayette Scheduled to Appear ON Diamonds
at Georgetown, Catholic u. and Maryland.
BY II. c. BYRD.

EG1NNING with Bucknel
College base ball for awhieas much as
- Washington The best of the
North South scheduled show their local fields before
the end of the opportunities the will
for locals to
Buck
nell Temple University
bad
f-Ah l-a nnv
Evening star., 1926-03-28
DOG CARNIVAL LISTED.

NEW YORK. March q CP).-An in
ternational dog carnival. in which
whippet racing, greyhound coursing,
police dog trials, sled dog derbies and
other spectacular forms of competi-
tion will be featured. viii be held at
the Polo Grounds. May Is and 16, by
the American Woman's Association.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
MERCURY INSECTS WIN.

Mercury Insects trimmed the Tivoli
Insects yesterday in a 10-inning game
by a score of to 6. For games with
the winners, call Columbia 9540.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

The first perfect score ever rolled
in, sanctioned American Bowling
Congress tournament was made by
Charles Rodee at Milwaukee April
20, 1912.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
TIES RIFLE RECORD.

PINEHURST, n. c., March 27 up.
Mrs. J. H. Stevens, Lake Placid,
N. Y, equaled the ladies' rife shooting
record here today by scoring 149 out
of possible 150.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

10. Weightman VS.. Teniey: q. Grant VS..
Toner; %. Force-Adams VS.. Tenley: 27.
Weightman VS.. Toner; 20. Grant VS.. Force
Adams.
May 3, Tenley VS.. Toner: 5. Grant vs.
Weightman.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
BRITISH STICKWIELDERS
ON WAY FOR GAME HERE


the pick British college stickwielders,
America series of the first of which will
with the Maryland Central High School
Evening star., 1926-03-28

session
left has ball his directly in front of him having failed in
attempt knock
shows leading members Of squad left to right back MELON
Allen who Beatty Mu Front Tenney Boyd
Leaf, Faber Croshwat, Reading Ens0r, Morris
while Crosthwat
Hyatsylle Reading from Rockville.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

r, Goals@cBeatty l2), :. Linlous (2), Faber.
for HSeg Street u9ss5tHoqs sannst fo
Cleveland. Myers for A Bonnet Lanigan
fer Triplett, Harrison for Mcdonald.
Seibert for Muzzy, Siemmer for Seibert.
Davidson for Reading, II Bonnet for Trip.
Seur, Boyd for Ens0r. Tenney for Linkous.
Leaf for Tenney. Morris for Beatty. Sleas-
man for Morris L LHirondeIle-Na arrof1 for
McManes, Smith for White: Time of halves
Evening star., 1926-03-28

April 13, Corcoran w. Fillmore: 49, Addi-
son vs., Curtis Hyde; 20; Gorcoran vs. Jack
Hyde VS.. jackson: IS. Corcoran vs. Addison
30 Fillmore VS.. Jackson
May 4, Curtiss Hyde VS.. Corcoran; g, Adii-
son VS.. Jackson: z. Curtis-Hyde VS.. Fillmore.
SECTION ''B."
April IL. Force-Adams VS.. Weightman. IA.
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Evening star., 1926-05-31
BIG FLORIDA PROJECT
BECOMES BANKRUPT
Floranada Club Lists Assets of 81,
551,61 and Liabilities Of S..
5s1,576-0wned 900 Acres.
BY the Associated Press.


JACKSONVILLE. Fla. May 31.-A
voluntary petition in bankruptcy was
filed in Federal Court here late Sat.
urdayby the American. British I'm.
provement Corporation, developers of
Floranada Club, Floranada, Fla, one
Of the largest developments in the
State.
The petition listed assets Of S2,551,.
51s.5S and liabilities of 1851 ,576.41.
Federal Court attaches said the pc.
tition involved the largest amount Of
any similar petition filed in this dis.
trict in the last 10 years.
Floranda Club, according to Miami
reports, developed as one Of the major
real estate projects in the State, com.
prises 800 acres along the Dixie high.
way several miles north Of Fort
Lauderdale.
Hailed as an international resort
and an American Biarritz. the project
was among the last real estate de.
velopments Nunched in Florida, the
sale date having been February 8.
Previous to th0t time work camp
had been erecte%. the ground. broken
and preparations Married for an elabo-
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Among its prominent founders were
listed Mrs. Edward r. Stotesbury, the
King Of Greece. Mrs. Horace E. Dodge,
Samuel M. Eauclain, Clyde Milne, Will.
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Countess of Lauderdale, William H.
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and others. :,
Evening star., 1926-05-31
ONE DEAD, SEVEN HURT
IN WEEK END BRAWLS S
Shooting and Cutting ARRAYS Take
Toll Among Negroes-One Held
on Assault Charge.

One man is dead and several persons
are suffering from wounds received In
nearly a score Of week end brawls re-
ported to the police.
Thomas Smith. colored, of Clinton
Md. shot during a row at a dance
near his home Saturday night, died at
Providence Hospital early yesterday.
John Delaney, colored, 40 years old. of
Anacostia, died at Gallinger Hospital
yesterday as a result of fracture Of
the skull alleged to have been inflicted
Thursday night by Alonzo Green, col
ored. 30 years old. 1122 Second street
southeast.
About noon yesterday a colored man
appeared at Thirteenth street between
S and T. with a shotgun and before
any effort could be made to disarm
him he discharged the weapon. Shots
took effect in the legs Of Richard Dear
and Robert P. Chandler, both colored.
the former residing at 1922 s street
and the latter at 600 Louisiana avenue.
Chandler was taken to Freedmen's
Hospital, but Dean refused hospital
treatment. Eugene A. Harper, col.
ored, "a years, 1919 Thirteenth street,
alleged to have done the shooting, was
arrested and held on two charges Of
assault with a deadly weapon.
There were nine cutting affrays, all
the victims being negroes.
Evening star., 1926-05-31
WILBUR DECLARES u. S.
HAS INFLUENCED WORLD
Changes in Older Institutions Have
Given America High Place,
He Says in Newark.
By the Associated Press.

NEWARK. n. j.. May 31.-Ameri-
can institutions have had an influ
ence upon older civilizations "far
greater than our population or age
would seem to justify because they
were developed to maintain certain
fundamental and God-given rights OF
the individual" Secretary Wilbur OF
the Navy Department said here to-
day. speaking at the unveilins of the
monument. Wars of America
Such great changes have oc-
Cured In the forms Of government
of older nations and peoples since
America was born that. strangely
enough. our young governmental or
ganization is now one of the oldest.
the naval Secretary added. Never
theless. whether we regard history
from the standpoint Of the evolution
list and estimate, the age and progress
of man In millions of years, or
whether we think of nations In terms
of written history covering thou
sands Of years, our Nation must be
regarded as still an uncompleted, IL
highly promising, experiment for
preservation of the well-being of the
individual man."
Evening star., 1926-05-31
PRESIDENT URGES
NATIONAL FESTIVAL
Asks All Americans to Join in
independence and Jeffer-
son Celebrations.
By the Associated Prese.

President Coolidge. in formal
paper made public today. appealed to
the American people to join in a
nationwide patriotic program in OBJ
serving this year the 15oth birthday
of the United States and the cen.
tennial Of the death of Thomas Jeffer.
son.
The appeal was issued on behalf of
the Sesquicentennial Of American In
dependence and the Thomas Jefferson
Centennial Commission created by Con-
gress. of which the President is hon.
orary chairman.
After citing the achievements of
the signers Of the Declaration Of In.
dependence. the President said:
LAS long as Americans remain
worthy Of such sires the people of
the United States must pledge anew
the ideals expressed In the Declara-
ton Of Independence. and observe
the Nations natal day In such a
manner as to carry inspiration to all
freedom loving people.
Lauds Jefferson's Works.
"By a coincidence the sesquicenten.
NAL of the Declaration of Independ
ence falls upon the centennial OF
the death Of Thomas Jefferson. who
wrote 1t.
Among the founders of the Ma
tion, he was with the foremost
achieving with the pen as Washing.
ton with the sword, and Adams with
the spoken word. 1t Is happy
coincidence that the American people
can renew their fidelity to the ele.
mental principles Of the Declaration
of independence. while. according to
it's author. the recognition due him
by virtue of the services enumerated
on the sesquicentennial of the one
and the centennial Of the other"
The program outlined by the com
mission will begin June 2s and end
July 5.
Evening star., 1926-05-31
MAYOR OPENS EXPOSITION.

PHILADELPHIA May 81 H9.-The
opening day of Sesquicentennial ex-
position, commemorating the 150th an.
niversary of American independence
found the City of Philadelphia
dnenched in. rain. Dismay and disap-
pointment gave way to smiles az the
rain slowed down and finally ceased at
10 O'Clock.
Uniformed girls were on hand at
the main entrance Of the exposition at
q am. the appointed hour for in
formally opening the gates to the
crowds, but 1t was raining hard. and
there was only handful of visitors.
As the rain came to an end more
visitors appeared. and soon there was
a stream Of persons going into the
grounds to await the formal opening
exercises later In the day.
Planned to Show Progress.
Planned as INSTALLATION Of the
spiritual, artistic. Industrial. scien-
tific and economic progress that has
been made In America and the world
during the last $50 years. Mayor
Kendrick said 1t was his hope that
out Of the celebration would come a
new declaration of momentous i'm
portance, "a declaration of peace on
earth, good will to men,. 80
The exposition was formally OPEN
ed at 1880 o'clock, in the Office of
the mayor, who. in the presence of
Government officials and .distin-
guished guests, invited the country
and all other nations to join in cele-
brating Americas 150th birthday.
During the six months of exposi-
ton existence, 1t Is estimated that
80, 100000 persons will visit the area
in South Philadelphia on which are
erected gigantic palaces. housing
thousands Of interesting exhibits, and
other places of amusement and in
terest.
The opening days program pro
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