Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-06

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@. How are the scores kept in q
golf tournament such as the one at
Interlachen?-F. W.
A. In open tournaments such as that
at Interlachen, there must be scorer;
usually an amateur member of the club
where the tournament Is held. for each
pair of players. The scorer must an
nounce to the players the number OF
strokes he has scored for each player
for each hole as the players leave the
green. and by their assent or silence
secure their confirmation of his record.
@. How does the number of women
painfully employed in the United States
compare with the number OF men?-
E. S. D.
A. The 1880 figures are not ready.
In 1920 there were 33,64O,737 men who
were gainfully employed and 8,549,oll
women gainfully employed.
@. Does Col. Lindbergh often travel
by rail?-H. r. w.
A. We understand that Col. Lind
bergh has not used train since his
return from Paris.
@. What is the difference in sea
level of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
at Panama.. H. N.
A. The mean level of the Pacific at
the Isthmus has been found to be
about inches higher than the mean
level of the Atlantic. In the month OF
February the levels are the same, but
throughout the rest of the year, on
account of current, tidal and wind in
fluences, the mean level of the Pacific
ranges above that of the Atlantic 1t
| Is as much as one foot higher IN
October
Q. What kind of balls and rackets
| were first used for lawn tennis?-
s. H. c.
A. To Maj. Wingfield must be given
/ the credit for first realizing that lawn
| tennis could be utilized to the needs OF
| society. If he was not the inventor
of the game he did, however. deposit
/ specifications in 1874 to obtain patent
| for "a new and approved portable court
| for playing the ancient game of tennis. >
The first balls used weres india rub
Der and were uncovered. The rackets
,, were wooden frames and pear shaped
The oval-shaped racket was not used
! until 1880.
| @. What are the extremes of tenn
perature on the moon?-N. w.
A. The temperature reaches 265 de-
greeS Fahrenheit at high noon and falls
| to 1876 degrees below zero Fahrenheit
! at the time of a total eclipse.
@. What color uniforms did the stu
dents in the Russian universities wear
before the World War?-C. K.
| A. The universities of Russia before
the World War were divided into two
| classifications the universities of
arts and sciences and the institutions
which included the schools of mines,
! chronological institutions and the like
| Students in the universities of arts and
sciences wore uniforms of dark blue
material trimmed with light blue
| Students in the other institutions wore
| uniforms of black or dark blue and
wore special insignia of the particular
/, institution which they attended, on the
| shoulders of the uniform