Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1897, Page 9

: THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1897—16 PAGES WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Furniture, Ete., 7th and D Sts. Everybody Appreciates a Useful Gift —much more than they do little faney nev- elties better gift in the world than geod Fu better place in Wash- ington Furniture than here. We are quoting prices that never haze been niet A splendid ne of $8 u Handseme Oak and Tnultation Mahogany Arm Rockers, cobbler seats. $1.75 Well worth $3. Our price Ce ie ee plendid Reed Rockers as $l 05 ras .. 5 Divans, in Imitation mahogany frame, high polish’ finish, upholstered Jn satin damask and brocatelle. Well worth $16. Our price. $12 latest style Oxk and Mahogany Piano Is. with beautiful & =e Ovr pri nly. . and hundreds of other Fur nit ane of ility, at the same p pectin y Jew price Wash. B. Wil € pneu Set Hera the She’ll remember ;... For Years After ; it's one of a ten 4 Give prices. “Where Good Cut- = Walford’ Siery only is sold.” 477 and 909 Penna. Ave. OPEN EVEN “CRESCENT” Bicycles For Xmas 28-in. “Crescents”. $30) to $55. 26-in. “Crescents”.. ---- $30. 20-in. “Crescents”. . -§20. Western ' Wheel Works, 18. Haven’t At po tim t you noticed it?” during t Merchants who still emple lights should not lose a minute f ing electricity, We'll = u. S. Electric Li ‘Town Talk Think of buying ; ) Fine Diamonds, ¢ ° high. gradeJewelry, » Watches, Cut Glass, > ¢? ¥ 9 ¢ &c., at 5 Q Q ‘Auction; =-for wha itever you Q “ may feel inclined to ¥ bid. The entire stock of 0 og Vv Jacobs Bros., p27. Diamond Importers > 9 ¢ ¢ Q d Jewelers, 1874, who are retiring from bu: ness, is to go for what it'll bring. \ Washingtonians will not miss this rare opportun- Q Q ity. Three sales daily, at 11:30 am., 3:30 and 7:30 Q pm. Ladies are especially invited. ) J. H. French will conduct SDOOO OOOO CS OSS SSH SCO SES: ee See reece “Another Lie Nailed!” This combine of high profit cash jewelers, which claims that fash buys cheaper than credit, is made to bite the dust daily by Castelberg’s Cut Prices on Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry. People are buying with care and consideration--they are looking around=-and the crowds lined two or three deep around our counters are people who have com= - pared and know that Castelberg’s prices for reliable goods show payments. edettetetetetet eletetetetetetntettenenenetet Sietete 20 per cent lower than any others in town. woman in Washington is privileged to select anything wanted from this half a million dollar stock and pay in small weekly or monthly The greatest boon to rich and poor alike. whether your income is reckoned by dollars or thousands. Castelberg’s Nat'l Jewelry Co., 1103 Pa. Ave., Next Star Office. Baltimore Store, 108 N. Eutaw St. Seidocdetoefectenfocget Every honest man or Profit by it a as te te a as ts te Ae te a ts a ts a te tts ts Os Stet *. rs e Established 1846. sete % met See So re Sefostonge featecfetentontectetinterteceatortectectectodtong | HE SAW THE LYNCHERS. An Editor Imprisoned Over the Un- | posite fortunate Men. Frem the St. Parl Pioneer 71 Strange sine fall under the observation on the wakened from that cunier, a the country | Press asked of se- | had t of the 2 r Then he heard some lirectly over tt in which the p ers were confined. flat on the floer, the editor peered ntG the room below. determined men, a iff, several new ropes pect for a directly above, none of the pm Pu Lying | rough He saw before he | Barber nd coul of course, faces recognize none of the men concerned in the affair. 3 sged from their and into the op , and the! him before. ter bethougnt hims as soon a: elf AG look at his 1 fer any one not long afterward he saw the members of the mob marching past the jail in direction prisoners, and that they had left the pris- behind. with the exception of a subdued “yt y citable members of the represet New Customer (in barber caused all that screaming that I heard just I came in the tist’s office in the ffably )— 1 op- to that taken with the He says everything was part of some of the more © of the country editor occasionally. For : embers (ot theynobs Maen example, Eaitor D. R. Streeter of the Em- | , About the only PS TRGuCR TO Hai wel ate mons County Hecord, published at Wil- | hodies of the three men was that of Tho: liamsport, N. D., was an eye-witness of | Kelly, the deputy sheriff. Kelly told of tt ane entrence of the mob in the jall and the cutee’ of ae mao nd ihe vil a ] vere | thing they said to him, accore ove : ims Oo wer meres ote ee eee Oe lected was that “they hoped he tynehed, and overheard the colloquy of the | 7° was tt 4 leader with the under ;sheriff, Kelly. It | might be vari must not be supposed that Streeter was | to have indicated that they nae d he would any of the schemes of the ir- | Mot kick up a fuss over the removal of his 5 ; was present in the | PTisoners. Keliy wes a g reporter. He was present in the | nq comporting himself with due jail 2t that time for the principal reason | for ‘tne opinion of the crowd, pre that he cculd not get out, he having been | spotle rd for gentlemantline: an oceupant of a room in the stated to leader of the mob, according of the jail, which he used as to his te that he could beat the room, and the mob having taken the pre- | game of soi but he could not stand off caution as scon as they entered the lower j that mob. his limitation corrider to,lock the deor le Although a gr gedy, the lyneh- ht be no interference on the S not without its resultant element pus wh ht happen to ly. When the news of the hanging for the night. brought to the city by one Harry Pro- ative of the Pion he was certain the men him i ."' Procunier of a buildin 4 » mob speak to Deputy and saw the proc He had Sheriff Kelly, dei ee the keys io the | been attending a mecting of the lodge ot cells in which th Woodmen, and his attention had been at- ined. Streeter s tracted by the mob with to speak more precis the prisorers. a likely to be u coe Comforting Information. shop)—“What room? Is there a den- but was that last He didn't have no grit at “hysterically, el 1e ; he E o£ the proces: There was something has come betwe no window opening upon the direction they eS my re te had taken, and the securing of the lower down in my v n= a endered it impossible for him to get Now that th: crowd had vacated the Hse , too, he did not feel that pressing in- you read the wili?” clination to get out that had weighed upon ve tried to, but ft is in your handwriting, and I can't e anything out of it! Widow—"W thing out of it, t you can't make any- ere can be but little in it els gain race. nomenal prices: Sponuged Kersey Cloth Capes. The latest cat—em- welted seams—fa- laid velvet collar. $10 quality Fine Black ard Blue Serge Suits — perfectly taflored— Jacket fly front, lined with rhadame silk. New cut skirt —well lined and bound. Rey ular $12 quality. pice back z CHALLEN $ bs $8.49 Fine Blectric Seal Mutts— New patterns in Wool S ; made In the latest shape-- lined throughout with heavy satin. Regular $2.00 qual- Boucle and Caterpillar Cloth Coats —- fly front — stitched seams — flap pockets — high or volling collar. Regular $8 quality. » the sale for F. Warren John- r) < son, auctioneer. 2 de16-eoa PII 333959390 5 Great Reduction In Hair. Switehes, $2.50. formerly $5.00. Switebes, $6.00, formerly soso Gray Switches, $3.00, formerly $5.00. Gray Switches, $4.50, formerly $6.50. First-class attendants in Hairdressing, Shampoving, ete. Imperial Hatr Regenerator for restorlug ray hair, Never falls. S. HELLER’S, 720 7th Street N. w. apl6-2nd = SSS EF Pope PSSSSS SS WT prices at STEVENS". ‘Toilet Sets Are 'Beautiful Gifts. We have a large variety of vei Handsome Totlet’ Sets—selected es. ‘One atyle cial attention to—is cellulold—brush — comb—in satin lined. cellulold “EF Dainty Sterling silver Toilet Articles—Exquisite Perfumes—Sechet Powders, ete. = tevens’ Pharmacy, COR. 9TH AND PA. AVE. | 43 ol SOOO OOD] Baths ide NOON reed 0 Electric Seal Collarettes— high sterm collar — full sailor colars—trimmed with mehelr braid, flap pockets, sweep — lined thronghont loose front, tight back. Reg- with fancy silk. Regular 96 vlar $5.00 quality. quality. CHALLENGE CHALLENGE SALE SALE PRIC PRICE, $2.98 Ladies’ Black Brilliantine and Sicilian Cloth Waists— full front—yoke back—Itned throughout—elegantly made. Regular $3.00 quality. CHALLENGE $3.75 making use of it. remains the same. 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Cash or Credit—the price $ New York Clothing House, Sit Seventh St. 311 Seventh Jog CASSIUS M. CLAY'S FAMOUS FIGHT. His Bravery in the Face of Almost Certain Death. From the St. Louis Giobe-Demoerat, The story of G nyass for Con- gress against Wickliffe gives one an insight not only into the fighting character of this fir er, but aiso affords a peep into that phase of southern life that is now, happily, extinct. He once told the story to a news- puper man in these words: “During the campaign Wickiiffe intro- ed my wife's name into one of his d him, and we fired Both ofvus missed, and I ed my pistol up into the atr and demande # second fire. The seconds would not p mit this, and we left the grounds without a reconciliation er an apology on either side. As 1 look over the matter now, I don’t believe our seconds had loaded the pisto!s with balls, could have missed. nd I did not see how I “Well, Wickliffe here had the worst of the fight, and during:the canvass for Con- gress I was thaking 4 very good opposition to him, much to the disgust of the pro-sla- party. /He hada handbill which he during “his spéeeh\- We had our ant when he brought out arose and asked if I night interrupt him. “He would politely ecnsent, and 1 would then say the handbill he had read was untrue and had been ® pro-slavery men. got tired of this, y decided to kill me. y sent for Sam Brown, wno was one’of the most noted bullies in Kentucky. it is said that he had Ge Taece and “he and Wickliffe, a fellow named Jacob Ashton‘and Ben Wood, a police bully, held a consultation, at which they louded a pistol which BTowh was to use on me the next day. 1 knew nothing of Unis, and I had not my ducling pistol with I interrupted Wickliffe as usua I did so Brown struck me with h brella and told me that my statement was me at once that it meant fight, and n I recognized Brown, 1 knew it meant a fight to the de: I had a long, sharp bowie knife in the of my coat, and L jerked this out, but before I could’ strike Brown's friends geabbed my arms from b hind, and hauled me back about fifteen fe from Brown. Brown now pulled his revolv- er and told them to get out of the way and let him kill me. The crowd got back, and I steod alone. Brown had his pistol pointed at me, and I started toward him, I could ee him looking along the barrel-of the revolver. He took aim and waited until he thought I was near enough to give him a ot, and then fired. I felt the ball 2 me in the breast, and I thought it gone through me, ard I determined to m if I could before I died. 1 came wn on his head with a tremendous blow of the bowie knife, but did not split open the skull. [ struck him again and again and stunned him se that he was not able to fire. With one cut of the knife I sliced his nose right in two, so that it separated in the middl>, and came out as flat as a Pancake. With another blow I cut off his ea that it hung by a shred, and with- a third I put out his cye. The conspirators now seized me, and I was struck with hickory sticks ‘and chairs, some of the blows of which I still fee “I broke loose from my ¢: had kill h ptors and again } made for Brown, and they, to keep him out of my way, picked him’ up and threw him over a stone fence about seven feet high, and this ended the fight. Though I was the assaulted party, they afterward tried me for mayhem, and at his trial Brown confessed the conspiracy, and Hen- ry Clay defended me. Of course, I was not convicted, but I felt very friendly to Brown and wrote him a note thanking him for his evidence, and telling him I was willing to be friends with him if he cared to be so. He refused, however, to bury the hatchet, and when I remembered his ccndition, I did not wender at it. The doctors had patched him up pretty well, but he was a horrible look- ing object, and I expected that he would insist upon a duel with me, or would at- tack me and have his revenge. I met him several times afterward, however, and he never touched me. Ihave no doubt that he stayed in Lexington 4ntending to kill me, but that the probability is that he had not the moral cour: to attack me.” mvnere did Brown’s-ball-strike you, gen- eral?” “It struck me jusf76ver' the heart,” re- plied Gen. Clay, “and I would have been killed but for one thing. ,The scabbard of my bowie knife was tipped with silver, and, in jerking the knife, Pulled this scabbard up so that it was’ ji er my heart. Brown’s bullet struek the scabbard, and inrbedded itself in the silver, and we found the ball there. Ther wag, a red spot just over my heart, and ;fhe Sole seemed al- Tost providential.” Spe es Too Gooll a ‘Boy. From Life. “Now, Edward, the-best-portions of the fowl are for the gatsts, Yo what are you gcing to say when I ask you oseae you will have?” “Just a few of the feathers, if you please!” oo Method in His Madness. Frem Life, Jabbers—“Going to get married on the 25th? Well, you are a chump!” Havers—“Why?” “Because all your friends will. make one gift do for both wedding and Christ- mas present.” “Of course. But hereafter I can do the samé with B _attfitversary and Christ mas presents’ to “ray wife. See?” 2S See aie ue Tals Tang the Reoewar seregerorsee"3 |MIGHT WIN EASILY O'Farrell Likely to Secure the Chess Championship. WR. HANDY'S BRILLIANT PLAYING The Checker Tournament Nearing Its End. CURRENT GENERAL NOTES eae es It looks very much as if O'Farrell will prove an easy winner of the Washington Chess Club championship. Mr. Thomas, who was his nearest competitor a week ago, lost to_Woodward and is now in sixth place. Mr. Woodward played a French de- fense and won in about thirty moves. Mr. Woodward continues to show up in good form, and will finish near the top. Mr. Allen Prender won a game Wednesday night from Tucker. He has not yet lost a game, though his two drawn games are equivalent to one lost. Messrs. Harris and Tibbetts had a stub- born tight, Mr. Harris finally winning. Sub- sequently Mr. Tibbetts beat Dr. Hodges, and is right up among the leaders. M) Mundelle won a game from Crofts the pas week, and Crofts won from Campbell. The latter had ance tc win, but al- lowed it to slip away from him, and was finally defeated after 113 mov The following is the standing of the players: O'Parren 2 Prend > Bs Woodwa: 4 Har 3 4 tourney at the same club, who first uses up an the fol- In the “skittle” in which the phx hour of his time loses the game, lowing scores have been made: Won, Lost. 2 0 1 0 2 1 None of the players has yet lost a game because of the time limit. Representative Handy gave another ex- hibition of his ability to play brilliant ss the other day. He was playing Fitch at the Ch Club, when Y hite (Har- -_Q at QK and QKt7, Kt at KKt4, P’s at a QB. QKt2 and QR3. Black (Fitch KR, Q at Q, R at QR, B at KB, Kt at K6, P's at KR2, KKi3, KB%. K85, QB4 and qi Mr. Handy was threatened th a mate in two moves, to prevent which he played R—Q2, offering the rook for noth- ing, which Mr. Fitch accepted. Mr, Handy then sacrificed his queen at Kt’s Sth, and mated briiliantly in two moves by KtxPch and RxP mate. Mr. Fitch could not have saved the game, however he played. Representative Bodine continues to ae) ist the strong Herbs of the C) Club, poorly at Mr. . but secured an even score al rapidly played sames with Mr. Walker, the local cham- pion. The checker tournament is nearing com- pletion. Mundelle and Potts have finished all their game: Farquhar has still seven- tecn games to play, but he will in all prob- ability not win fift of them, so that Mr. Mundelle be counted on’ to come in i ar will probably be second third. The following is the ore of the players: Won, Lost ab a Coittns Pedal . In the tournament of the Brooklyn Chess Club Marshall, junior state champion, in the lead, having won three Jost no: He won*his first game fro: the boy D. | Rocam the on and wo ese Brooklyn Chess Club and the New st now engaged in pl » each player playing every member of the opposing am. The time y- Seconds per mov. In i Meiro- politan Chess Club some of the player both sides received od Met tans beat the Brooklyns by 20 to 16. match between the Brooklyn and Manhat- tan chess clubs, five on a side, the latter won by the close score of 13 to 12. In the match between Mr. F. B. Walker and Captain Patrick O'Farrell for the Dis- trict championship, the seventh game was won by Mr. Walker in forty-ni ves. The game was res ing at the thirty-eighth move, when the captain attempted to di y forcing ex- changes. Eventually this resulted in favor of his opponent, who compelled him to abandon a pawn, which put him two pawns behind. With the hope of queening a pawn, the captain sacrificed a piece, but it proved usel The present score is: Walker, O'Farrell, 2 The fifth game was probably the most exciting one thus far played in the match Mr. Walker had the advantage in the open- ing, but began a premature attack on the twenty-second move, which gave the cap- tain a chance to win. By playing SF ch. he would have won at once. He had consumed nearly two hours of his time, and had three more moves to make within’ that time, so could barely glance at the position. The score of the game is as follows: Opening—Ruy Lopez. Whi Black. || White. Black. P.O'Parrell, F.B.W 1P-K4 PK 2 KtKps Kt—Qus 3B 3 i Gatien Rie BPG kegs 6 BRE 7 35 BxQren 8 30 QxKtPch 9 —B4 | 31 Quntch Ke Gch 7 KOR 3 Hos Q-kt 34Q-R5 RRS 35 BxB R 38 PsP R-R3ch 41 PxQ Brkt 42 Kxk R—QB3 43 P—RS RxP 32 R-KB 44 Resigns. WEFERS BEATEN TWICE. The Unconquered Sprinter Defeated by J. H. Rush. Probably the athletic sensation of the year presented itself during the running of the forty-yard handicap and the “‘two- twenty” special in the athletic carnival of the N. J. A. C., at Madison Square Garden Saturday night, when the hitherto invinci- ble Wefers of Georgetown University, and J. H. Rush, the flyer from the west, who is now enrolled at Princeton, figured as the bright particular stars, Wefers meeting defeat in both races. ‘The Herald describes the meeting as fol- lovs: The many heats in the short sprint kad simmered the triers for final honors down to four, including Wefers and Rush at the post of henor, Zinn on four feet and Walsh on five feet. The starter gave the werd for the men to take their marks, and shortly afterward all moved as one man at pistol fire. The back markers came on in grand style and the judges an- rovnced a dead heat between Wefers and Rush, with Zinn third, in 5s. From the demonstration which followed Yheir decision the judges’ ears must have tirgled, the crowd hooting and yelling “Zinn!” “Zinn! “What's the matter with the judges?” and so on, fancying that the little west sider had shown the stars the way, but the judges were obdurase and or- pee ee eat. +h man moved as though from a cata- his grand while prodigy a ee ee with the -peasteuy of a steam every nerve ae see to eral sonaens Paps feat, s0 grimly hang on, cne despairing effort, and at the tape in his ansisty to breast ft the dash were the only ones to take their pcsitions, the others standing down to s what proved a grand contest. In the toss for position Rush drew the pole, which was undoubtedly an advantage. At the crack of the pistol Wefers essayed to take the lead, but the speed was lacking. Round- ing the first half turn, the Mercury Foot flyer made a try for the much-coveted po- siticn, but was not more than three inc in advance; consequently a half arm ¢ sicn occurred, in which Wefers had decid- edly the worst of it. Up the backstretch Rush was sailing on serenely, Wefers making no impression whatever. Into the stretch there was but one in it, and the western boy that one, he eventually wen by three yards in 24 4 seconds, a fine performance for a ten-lnp board fiocr track. The hitherte invincible in tasting the bitterness of defeat twice in one set of games was a bit disgruntied and claimed foul, but “Father Bill” Curtis re- fused to entertain it. COLUMBIAS TOOK TWo. Baltimore Catholic Club Bowlers Came Over for Three Games. The bowling team of the Baltimore Cath- clic Clab came over to Washington Satur- day evening and played a match of three games with the Columbia Athletic Club. C. A. C. won two of the contests, losing the odd game by the narrow margin of eight pins. Nor would the visitors have captured this event had either Mason or-Deyo of Columbia bowled in anything like their usual form. Curran of the Catholic Ciub in the second game bowled the remarkable spare of 9-7, Two hundred and thirteen stands for highest individual either side, made by Biake in the last gam br. Ricker being & close second with Dr. Ricker also had the honor of leading ide in every game, securtng the b age of the evening—1i2, one of the be: averages made in a local match this s son. ihe Catholic Club started well in the opening game, only one breaik in each ot the rst two Jrames being recorded against them. Columbia did great work in the filth and coming the lead of ihe Club and placing themselves so far in the van that they were never ay ded. a > follows: Athletic Ctub. ernerry EEE EE EE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EE EEE Columb Baltimore Catholic Club. Mason, the first frame, and vac same totais in the second. increased its lead in the in the fourth M splits that for a centinuous r couid scarcely be beaten. Deyo bowied in poor form, considering his usual work, and by good strike work the vis team won out by the score of SUS to Suu, » Score of Second game: Club, Baltimore Catholic € ‘lab. Sp. a series of n of ili luck wenend Kicker. Total.. The C ‘olumbi Ss first frame in the last game, front throughout, winning pins. The feature of the game was the splendid finish by in the final inning. In this frame Catholic Club bowled 114 pins to Columbia's 1 The score of third game: Columbia Athletic € .) Baltimore Catholic Club. : = : forty-nine Mason. Jorss. Suit Deyo. Ricker. D3 160 Wh 14 Total.... eeeee A lunch was served in one of the up rooms of the club house after the game were over. The Columbias * team will go to Baltimore for the next set of intercity games at an early date. There will be league ten pins this even- ing on the alleys of the Washington Ath- letic Club, the visiting team being the C. A.C RETURN FROM THE WEST. ce of the Ball Players Their Reeent Tour. What is considered the ending of the famous western tour of the Baltimore and Ali-American base ball teams and the re- turn to the home plate of the voy may be sald to have taken place y when Mr. Frank Eline of Baltimore, manager and backer of the enterprise, turned to that city. Mr. line returned in high glee, for, when, eleven weeks ago, the Experien on the performing lines of the base started out in classsic Hoboken, many per- sons shook their heads dubiously as to the outcome. Yet, now the trip is over, thos whe took part in it saw many interesting sights and in the vernacular of the day they have money in their clothes. ‘Mr. line ts particularly happy over the fact that all hands are satisfied and returned home in good humor. While it has be id that the members of the two teams returned to the home plate; that fs, only figuratively speaking, for the present Pitcher Corbett, Center Fielder Lange, Billy Nash and wife aad Henry Reitz ‘remain in San Francisco. First Baseman Jack Doyle, Shortstop Dah- len and Captain Tebeau are at Los Angele: Catcher Clark and wife are at Santa Fe, N. M. Hughey Jennings and wife returned to their home in Penn Pitcher Hor- fon dropped out at Newton, Kan. Tohunt Bil n and Charlie Sea a Kansas City. Joseph ‘kett left the Kelley and wife and J y at Cincinnati, ana Mrs. Keiley reach- 3altimore yesterday. Captain Donovan of the Pittsburgs and O’Brien of the Balti- mores stopped at Pittsburg. Pitcher Pond returned to Baltimore, while William Bar- rie and Alexander Smith of Brooklyn cut bee lines for their homes in that city The trip was more than a gratifying financial success, and the teams could have continued making money for two months more on guaranteed contracts through Texas and Mexico, where dates were canceled. The reason for not con- tinuing the trip was that the players were anxious to return to their homes. This anxiety was caused on account of arrange- ments at first being made for a six-weeks trip, bpt owing to its success playing was continued for eleven. A majority of the players wanted to spend Christmas at heme, and the success of the trip no doubt added to this desire. The opening game in San Francisco at- tracted a crowd of 13,000 spectators. The gates had to be closed a half hour be- fore the game began and a riot was almost created by the police dispersing the crowd outside the gates. Mr. Eline says that they carried away from that game 180 pounds of silver and in addition there was some gold and about $ in notes. After that game the tourists had money enough in the treasury to pay every expense at- tached to the enterprise and bring the party home. Throughout the trip the players and their wives traveled in royal style. Pullman palace cars were used, and tally-ho coaches carried the party from the depots to the hotels. At the different hotels the finest suites were engaged with baths and all conveniences. The players had nothing to pay except for laundry and absolutely pri- sate bills. A dividend was made with the base ball men in San Francisco and one in Los Angeles. At the first round-up each player received $342 and in the second a lit- tle less than $100, When the teams arrived at Denver on the way to the coast they struck a snow storm which was waist deep on the level. Man- ager Barnie arranged with fifty men to clear the snow from the ground, but the workmen piled the beautiful ground, and when it meited the next day the water turned the diamond into a mud puddle. Fully $3,000 was lost in Denver on acount of the bad weather, as excursion- ists came into the city on all the trains and begged the teams to Paay. cae it was manifestly impossible to ‘There was no rickness Baka play- ers, except that Clarke had his thumb split and was out of the game for three weeks. Corbett hurt a finger, and was out ee ee ee ne Mr. Barnie was sick fcr two days on the coast, and Nash and Donnivan collided, and Nash's shoulder jer was dislocated -and ‘he also went out of the game for two weeks. 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Put Quren Anne :Pharmacy lith and F Sts. 4020-781 Orink and make good cheer, ‘or Xmas comes but once a year.” Christmas would not be a” season * vabrok taken Egg N Nogg. All the ingredients for such as Kum, Sherry, for our recipe for making : TO- KALON rt ine Co., bie igth st ceived while by the managers of this last in California. Not a game on the trip was int With by rain, and the last game, Bernardino, happened to be the deciding one serie h having won half of of the y The All-Americans took the thirty-seventh, which was the rubber, Ceunting outside contests, about fifty by the tourists. : aK liey of the Baltimore team was seen last night at his h b; yer reporter, and was asked what thought of the changes made im Oriole team. He said that it was all right and will benefit both Washington and Bal- timore. Kelley said that Doyle geod ball for the Baltimores, but not like Baltimore and wanted to gei Continuing, Mr. Kelley good man in McJames. him a great pitcher. vans pitcher in Amole. 1 r of the first elass, and pay eat ball for us. You see, we o far away we did not have unity to hear much of what was goir 2, but, as I said before, taking all in all, the changes are, in my estimation, good ones for us.” an oppor- Cc. A. C, Smoker. An athletic smoker was given by the Co- lumbia Athletic Club Saturday night, the event being one of the most enjoyable given by that organization for some time. The and their winners were as different events follows: run, W. G. Stuart g track record of for distance, Spe: 2 inches; fur height, Ross, 5 fe Fence vault, Speare and Harding, Over the bar, Pole vault, Flying rings, Victor Burch gave a clever ex bag punching. Instructor Crossley, Ros up a tumbling turn of a high or smoker wound up with six sparring bouts in which following were paired: and Ambrose, Parsons and Hecox and Claudy, Carter and Willson, Van Lind» gren and McGowan and Moore and Wim- satt. Basket Ball. The Queer Wheelmen basket ball team defeated a team from Company C, Wash- ington Light Infantry Company, Saturday night, by 7 to 2. This was the first appear- ance of the Company C t which has just been admitted to the District League. Score for the Captain's Cap. The complete score in the competition under the auspices of the Washington Golf Club in the captain's cup series is as fol- lows: Mr. Wylie, 14%; Mr. Tower, 13; Mr. Tayler, 7; Mr. Berry, 6; Mr. Boardman, 5; Dr. Jenkins, 4; Mr. Gallagher, 4; Mr. Me- Cammon, Mr. Prescott, Mr. Leech, 2; Mr. Lockett, 1%; Mr. Brumby, %, and Mr. Whiting, % Mr. McCammon and Mr. Wy- lie are tied for first place in one of the pre- vious matches, so that the full score will include two points additional for one and three for the other. No date for the decid- ing game between them has yet been sct. ——-— The Kuabe Piano. In the world of music no plano has at- tained a greater prominence than the Knabe. This is the result of genuine merit made possible only by an experience of nearly a century in plano making. 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