Alexa Stirling Draws Top Opponents in Open Championship
London May 13 Miss Alexa Stirling meets Mrs E C Bewley in the second round of the women s open championship. The draw lists Miss E Mackarthy Dorsy vs Miss Kate Robertson Canada Mrs Culross Stammore vs Miss Lucy Hanchett San Francisco Miss Isabelle Fon Cummings Ont and others. A host of international players vie for a landmark match with Stirling, who has received a bye in the first round, as the event opens May 30 at Long Island.
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London
Alexa Stirl
E C. Bewley
Atlanta
Bicha
United States
Miss E
England
Cecil C. Mackarthy
Dorsy
Kate
Robertson
Canada
H. Bar- Leitch
Chamsey
Sorion
Philadelphia
Chicago
Quentin Peitner
South Shore
Long Ayol. Island
C. Bridgford Hale
Cheshire
Alice Hanchett
Sanward Totus
Francisco
Judith N. Fowler
Harrow Gate
Louise Elkins
Stirling Winsogpmont
Pittsburgh
D. BE
Gibbon
Greystones
Rosa
Sarah Lownex
Jury Acquits Kauff as Georgetown Meet Track Records Fall
Benny Kauff, suspended New York Giants outfielder, acquitted in general sessions of a December 3, 1915 larceny charge after a short jury deliberation. The same Georgetown track meet saw South Atlantic records tumbling as Le Gendre and Summers set marks in discus javelin and shot put, with Abernathy and Cromwell also delivering notable throws. Temporary bleachers arriving and other meet results filled the eventful day.
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Kauff
Georgetown
New York
Benny Kauff
Kanoff
Georgetown University
Robert le Gendre
Summers
Virginia Military Institute
le Gendre
South Atlantic
Abernathy
North Carolina State
Barker
University of Virginia
Tullar
Rorfall
University of North Carolina
Fac
Tory
Smith
V. M
Albright
N.C
Legendre
G. U
Costatlo
Telson
GW. U
Sheedy
Werts
Peake
Sommers
Byrd
L. Gibbons
L . Smilie
Carlton
U. of R
Lemons
V. ML
Aaronson
J. H
Brewster
van Ness
Manson
N. Rapa G. U
Yarbrough
Woodward
Wallan W
Harden
Fat
V- Hooker
Lawrence
M. L
Maroney
G. T
Hurdies
Lemans
Yates
N.C. U
Woods
J. H; Lawrence
Price
L. Morgan
Te Geudre
V. BM. I
Kraft
N. C
Neuman
V. P
Watkins
Caldwell
Corielis
Frank
Z. Hi
Carpenter
Birtingham
V. F
Werte
Tollar
Thomas, & L
van Nesa
Sinclair
Abernnothy
Eskew
G. W. Botts
V. le Manning
N.C. S
Cromwell, W. & L
Abernothy
Ring
Newton Triumphs In Narrow Golf Semifinal Clash
In Baltimore May 13, D Clarke Corcoran of Biltmore and teammates vie in the Invitation golf tournament at Baltimore Country Club. Newton defeats Wintering 4 and 5 through a rough wet course to reach the semifinals, then edges Finkenstaedt 1 up in another tough afternoon match. Howard, a one armed player from Washington Golf, exits early but wins a consolation match.
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Baltimore
D. Clarke Corcoran
Biltmore Country Club
W. Roy Barnhill
Fox Hills
Frank Dyer
Upper Montefert
W Roy Barnhill
S M. Newton
Country Club of
Virginia
Baltimore Country Club
Newton
R. L Wintering
Princeton
Wirfzinian
Wintering
R. L. Finkenstaedt
Washington Golf and Country Club
A. W. Howard
W. Ashby Jones, Jr
Newton- Finkenstadt
Wes
Change in Navy crew shifts stroke position at Annapolis
At Annapolis Maryland on May 15 coach Glendon moved Clyde King from the stroke seat to No 3 in the Navy varsity crew and placed Frawley at stroke though less experienced. Frawley had stroked the second crew last year and this season rowed Nos 2 against Pennsylvania and Princeton. Gallagher returned to No 7, while Kirkpatrick moved up from No 3 to No 2.
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Annapolis
Glendon
Clyde King
Navy
Frawley
King
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Galla
Kirkpatrick
Congress Heights Yankees Face Mayflower Diamond Clash
The Congress Heights Yankees meet Mayflower on the Congress Heights diamond at 2 30 pm tomorrow. The Yankees have not been defeated this season.
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Yawks Weet
Congress Heights
Yankees
Mayflower
Peck A. C. to Play Commerce Juniors Tomorrow
The Peck A C team faces Commerce Juniors on Mountment Diamond No 9 at 1 pm tomorrow. For Sunday games with the Pecks, address Frank Athey at 1220 Thirty first Street Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peck A. C
Peck AC
Commerce Juniors
Pecks
Frank Athey
Thirty-first Street
Shamrocks
Shamrock A. C
Naval Gun Factory
Rosslyn Steel Company
Thirteenth
Potomac Avenues
Trial dates named by Royal Yacht Club
Montreal May 13 July 14 15 and 16 selected for trial races by the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht club to choose two yachts and crews for international races with White Star Yacht club of St Paul Minn July 23 25 26 Six yachts enter the elimination series Shamrocks play two Hecht Co nine vs Naval Hospital tomorrow Monument diamond 4 Net matches to Cornell Harvard defeats Cornell six matches to none
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
White Star Yacht Club
St. Paul
Post Carriers See Babe Ruth In Film at Leader Theater
This morning at 11, 200 Washington Post carriers will visit Leader theater to see Babe Ruth in Headin Home. The event, hosted by Sydney Last and Mr Lust, honors the paper’s boy distributors with a cinema treat and marks a highlight in the circulation department’s activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post Carrier Boys
Sydney
Big Leader Theater
Babe Ruth
Swat
the Post
Lust
Ninth Street Playhouse
Babe
Doug Fairbanks
Walkie Reed
Babe, the Mighty
Leader Theater
Leonard and Kansas to Fight on May 6
New York May 13 Benny Leonard world lightweight champion and Rocky Kansas of Buffalo will meet in a 12 round bout at Harrison New Jersey June 6 it was announced tonight The question of catch weights or 135 pound class limits to be decided later Kansas would need to make the class weight and KO the titleholder as New Jersey law forbids a decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Benny Leonard
Rocky Kansas
Buffalo
Harrison
N. J
Kansas
Leonard
New Jersey
Capt Gore Defeated in Tennis Doubles in Richmond
Richmond May 13 Capt Ruther Gore the sole Washington entrant in today’s Old Dominion tennis event was defeated in mixed doubles with Miss Mills by Kumagae and Mrs Stenz 6-2 6-3. Tomorrow ends the play and Kumagae also captured the singles title over Beekman 6-1 7-5 6-0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ruther Gore
Washington
Miss Mills
Kumagae
Villa Expects 50 000 Bushels Wheat Harvest
Francisco Villa, former Mexican bandit leader, is reported to harvest about 50 000 bushels of wheat this year. Consul J. B. Stewart in Chihuahua notes Villa’s extensive use of modern American farming implements, including tractors and motor trucks, on the large tract aided by the Mexican government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Francisco Villa
J. B. Stewart
Chihuahua
Mexico
Villa
Washington Braves Open Series With Buffalo Stars
Threatening weather and a wet field kept the Braves and Cuban Giants from the last game. This afternoon Home Run Johnson's Buffalo Stars begin a three day engagement. The Capital City team will send mound staff to prove they are strong in the East. Harvard band will provide music and college girls will sell doughnuts for Salvation Army. Game starts at 4. Box seats for Sunday are on sale at Spaldings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Braves
Johnson
Buffalo Stars
Capital City Boys
Harvard University
Salvation Army
Spaldings
Pardons Defender of Cameron Dam by Wisconsin Governor
Madison May 13 The Associated Press John F Dietz once famed for defending Cameron Dam in Sawyer County was pardoned by Gov Blaine The pardon ends a 1905 1910 feud with the Chippewa Lumber and Broom Co and a 1910 deputy killing conviction Dietz aged 60 with good prison record and poor health was granted complete clemency and released
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Associated Press
John F. Dietz
Cameron Dam
Wisconsin
Blaine
Dietz
Oscar Harp
Sawyer County
Chippewa Lumber and Broom Company
Bert Horeil
Carpentier Training Camp Now Completed
New York reports Georges Carpentier has finished training quarters at Manhattan on Long Island for the July 2 bout with Jack Dempsey. An outdoor arena and an indoor ring are ready for sparring and inclement weather. Tex Rickard said Jersey City arena should finish by June 15. Ticket sales opened at Madison Square Garden. Brooklanders meet the Virginians as Clarendon A C faces Moving Picture Corp in preparatory games the next afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Georges Carpentier
Manchasset
Long Island
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Jersey City
Madison Square Garden
Bankers to Pass on Tax Payments and Anniversary Note
A DC banks gathering discusses whether income from Treasury certificates and liberty bonds should be taxed locally. Banks cite 1917 act exemption. district court precedent says tax applies to all income. Local taxes due by end of May. $10,000,000 in revenue expected, funds may withdraw from deposits. Also a director candidate for the Federal reserve post is debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia Bankers Association
Washington Stock Exchange
Treasury
District Supreme Court
Federal Reserve
Mount Vernon Savings marks first anniversary and growth
Mount Vernon Savings bank celebrates its first anniversary today after opening a year ago with 380000 in deposits. Deposits have grown to 1610000 per its report to the comptroller dated April 28, with officers led by chairman R Golden Donaldson and president William Muehleisen. Net imports of gold for the month ended April 10 totaled 91895000, with France, England and others contributing portions of the imports since 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon Savings Bank
R. Golden Donaldson
William Muehleisen
William H. Johnston
BE. C. Davidson
William R. Baum
Robert T. Highfield
Col
C. Tucker
Federaleserve Board
France
England
Canada
Sweden
Netherlands
China
British India
South
Hays Information Bureau Helps City Sigh Seers
Sight-seers visiting Washington will be guided by a new information bureau to be set up in the Post Office Department building on Pennsylvania Avenue. Postmaster General Hays, with President Harding's approval, aims to have the bureau ready within a few weeks to handle all standard inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Hays
Harding
PostoMce Department
Pennsylvania Avenue
Gold exports to Mexico and others noted in report
American countries furnished most of the remainder. Of the gold exports, which amounted to $508,000, $244,000 went to Mexico and the remainder to Canada and Hongkong. Henry King, colored, was fined $60 yesterday by Police Judge Hardison on a charge of transporting whisky. The prisoner was arrested several days ago, police alleging that he had a quantity of intoxicating liquor in his possession.
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Mexico
Canada
Hongkong
Henry King
Hardison
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LE Gendre Stars
Alexa Stirling
Cecil Leitch
Bob Finkenstaedt
Royal Yacht Club
Hecht Co
Naval Hospital
Cornell
Boston
Harvard
Crimson
Dort
Dort Distributing Company
14Th Street
Main
Capt. Gore
Sunday School Institute
James E. Freeman
Epiphany Church
Board of Religious Education
Diocese of Washington
Christchurch
Rockville
Frees
John Dietz
N. Hess’ Sons
Pa. Ave
Carpentier
Brooklanders
Brookland A. C
Clarendon A. C
Moving Picture Corporation
Strurhanites
U. S
Mount Vernon
Dts
E. Brooker, JR
E. C. Grahlam
Hays Information Bureau
9Th Street
14Th St
Wis. Ave
the Sunday Post
Roberts
W.f.roberts Co
Roberts Bldg
Union Station
Saks & Company
Wright & Ditson
Yosemite
Lyon, Prue
Los Angeles
Calif
Gardner Motor Co., Inc
Seoi
EB Atkins
Greg
St. Louis, Mo
Gardner
Wgill Motor CO
Wayne Smith & Co
District of Columbia
Maryland
22Nd and
M Streets
West
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