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ACK at play Is qulto nB- characteristic
a fellow a3 when back of a 12-lncn gun
Bonding a llttlo pleasantry to a hostile
foo. Not that ho "takes his pleasure
seriously; quite tho contrary, hut he
does put tho samo vim Into it whothor.
In tho memorable words of Fighting
Hob Evans, "it's a frolic or a fight."
'Whatever ho doeB," tho fleet athletic officer,
Lieut. S C. Hooper, remarks in summing up tho
situation, "he does right."
It is this deto'rmi'nation to bo satisfied with
nothing Bhort of tho best that mako3 tho Amer
ican sailor such a power to be reckoned with,
whether afloat or ashore, at work or- at play. In
athletics alono the American sailor Is an expert,
though many are not uwnro of the fact, and a
football team mado up of jackles is quite tho
oqual In physique and prowess of tho average col
lego outfit. No nation In tho World has devel
oped athletics in tho navy to tho extent wo havo
done, and so important does Uncle Sam consider
the development of sports among tho enlisted
men that now every ship has its specially ap
pointed athletic offlcer to direct recreatlvo
amusement; to encourage it there is no need.
In content with sailors of other nations in
foreign p o r t b,
Whether on tho
China station, in
tho Philippines or
e I b e w h o r o, tho
American sailor
otnorgoa trium
phant Dut Jack
lias to havo the
equipment to begin
with. II o must
havo jthe splke
nall shoos for
baseball and the
up-to-dato outfit
that g o o a with
each sport, but
given thnt ho Is
then ready to be
atow his whole at
tention on getting
thero, and that he
succeeds beautiful
ly every athlotk
ofllcer aboard ship
will convico you.
With great prldo
they will tell you
how the men un
der their command
compare profes
sionally with col
lege athletes not only in football but In wrestling,
rowing, boxing or any other sport.
So to furthor this specialty thero is in tho
navy a regularly organized fleet athletic commlt
teo composed of five officers. Lieut. S. C. Hooper
of tho flagship Connecticut 'is at tho head of it.
This committeo exercises a general oversight
over all sports and arranges dates for regattas
and sporting events. Outside tho daily participa
tion in sports, there aro four distinct seasons
when Jack Is put on his mottlo so far as athlotics
go. They aro when the games are pulled off at
Guantanumo, Nowport, Bar Harbor and Doston,
when tho fleet Is together. At such times interest
ashore is quite as great as aboard ship.
If rooters for college games think themselves
tho acme of infectious enthusiasm it is because
they haven't seen a navy contest. It takes a
bunch of Jackles, efforvesclng with tho excite
ment of an intorship contest, to give the former
cards and spades In emotional pyrotechnics, for
tho games aro always vigorously contested, tho
various ship's crows being represented on tho
sldo lines, howling encouragement in their own
peculiar fashion.
AsNa rule competition in the events is olimina
tivo, the ships first contesting by divisions In
championships playing each other for fleet cham
pionship. For the last two years tho Connecticut team has
won tho football trophy a woodon football,
gilded.
It 1b when tho fleet 1b In southern waters for
aerial target practice that baseball Is particularly
enjoyed.
"Then," says Lieutenant Iloopor, "baseball par
ties aro landed each day and tho games aro as
hotly contested .as thoso of tho major leagues.
Tho men aro as rabid 'fans' as thoso ashoro and
keep as sharp tabs on tho official scores as any
landsman. Each evening about 8 o'clock the
scores of tho various games i,n tho National and
American leagues aro sent from tho flagship by
'radio.'
"When It comes to tho boat races," says the
chief athletic officer, "tho sailor is naturally In
hlu clement and the races aro highly spectacular.
Tho course is usually between tho lino of ships
and as tho boats skim over tho waters all tho
men 'man the rails' and cheer their favorite team
to tho echo."
For UiIb competition tho regular twelve-oared
service cutter of tho navy Is used, that Is, unless,
as somotimes happens, the men of a ppeclal ship
get together and buy ono of their own. Such a
craft Is generally termed a "tallor-mado" boat
because of its superior stylo and finish. Tho
Battenbcrg cup, presented by Prince Louis for
tho crow races, is most desired and all efforts
aro bent at winning It. A largo number of other
cups havo at various times beon put up for com
petition, among them ono by August Belmont.
Money prizes aro somctlmos offered, too, nnd a
ship will sometimes win as much ns $5,000 in
purses. Ono year tho Indiana won that sum, and
tho Maine $2,800 In a special event, a three-mile
raco, which was pulled off in 2C minutes. On
the samo occasion the marines on tho Indiana
won a purso of $3,000 besides the Dutch challongo
cup.
In Guantanamo also occurs the final bouts to
determine the fleet championships in boxing.
For this tho men train as Industriously as though
they woro really tho "whlto hopes" of tho pro
febslcnftl class, and in spite of tho fact that their
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training facilities aro limited tho navy has turned
out somo of tho best men in tho boxing world
today.
For example, thero aro Sailor Burke and Tom
Sharkey, both graduates of tho navy prizo-flght-ers,
and Sammy Itobldeau, lightweight champion
of tho navy, who Is considered ono of tho best
lightweights In tho country either in or out of
tho navy.
"Tho constant change in tho personnel of tho
men," says Paymaster Bowno, "not only means
constant work on tho part of tho olllcerfl to mold
them Into shape, but It also means that Uncle
Sam Is Just so much richer by every man who
leaves tho nnvy after serving hifl apprenticeship.
Ho has Just so many moro to call on In caso of
necessity, for a man never forgets tho A B C of
tho war gamo onco ho learns It. So for this
reason, as well as becauso it contributes to the
health and ploasuro of tho men, nothing they can
get In the way of training Is thrown away on
them.
"And, too, tho sailor's life Is a pleasant one.
Thero Is lots of hard work, to bo sure, but there
is plenty to eat, a clean plnco to sloop and a good
sharo of recreation. In the matter of athletics,
as well as in other ways, tho government does
moro for Its sailors than any othor country.
Where will you And It a matter for active educa
tion and concern It Is with us? Certainly not in
the British navy.
"Tho superiority of tho American sailors In
athletics has been demonstrated ofton. Our men
are satisfied with nothing but tho best. Thoy
want to bo expert in whatever they underako;
therefore they trntn systematically nnd aro fur
nished with every facility In tho way of equip
ment thoy neod. This Is provided for from'tho
canteen profits. It Is arranged that tho profits of
tho ship's stores can be disposed of for tills pur
pose so tho men lack nothing in the way of
paraphernalia that will conduco to their buccobb
In athletics."
"As an Illustration of the aptness of tho Amer
ican sailor In athletics an allicor tells this oxpo
rlenco of IiIb when on tho China stntlon. Tho
ship was stationed at Hongkong and ono day a
group of American sailors triod to Induco some
British sailors to Join them in a football game.
Tho latter proforrod soccer. Finally, howovor,
tho Britishers agreed; thoy would play football
if our men would learn soccor. This was accord-
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RECTOR SAYS $1,000 IS NOT ENOUGH
Clergymen In all parts of the
country aro busily engaged In discus
sing tho action of Ilov. Gllbort A.,
Shaw, who resigned from tho rector
ship of Graco Episcopal church of
nivorsldo, L. I., hocauso "a minister
at tho present tlmo cannot Ilvo and,
maintain his honor on a Balary of
$1,000 a year." Itov. Mr. Shaw, there
fore la Going to acopt a call to church
at Haaloton, Pa., whoro ho will re
ceive n larger salary.
"Itov. Mr. Shaw mado a very rash
assqrtlon whoh ho snld that a mlnlB
tor of today could not Hvo honornbly
on $1,000 a year," Bald Itov. Arthur
II. Judge, rector of St. Matthew'a
Episcopal church of Now York city,
"though, of courso, whether or not a
minister could Hvo 'honorably' upon
that salary doponds entlroly upon cir
cumstances. Tho cost of living for a
mlnlBtor, aB for anyone else, doponds
upon whothor ho Is married or single.
and whether or not ho lives In a groat
city or within tho zono of high prices thnt always surround n big city. If
Hlverhcad, L. 1 la far enough away from Now York not to bo affected by
metropolitan prices and if Uov. Mr. Shaw has his rectory furnlBhod rent
freo (llko most Episcopal ministers) thon ho ought to llvo very decently upon
hla salary, whothor ho is married or not.
"Thero is a common Impression thnt clergymen aro underpaid as n
wholo, but 1 think that all in all thoy aro paid as well ns tho members of
most of tho professions or vocations."
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CHARLES S. WHITMAN WARMLY PRAISED
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lngly dono and tho Amorlcan sai
lors beat tho Britishers at their
own gamo.
Ono of tho newest amusements
provided for tho sailors Is tho
moving picture show, nnd this
thoy enjoy hugoly. Tho films aro
rented for tho moBt part, though
tho navy recently bought a sot
which Mr. Edison took depleting
tho Hfo of tho sailor. This Is very
popular. How ofton exhibitions aro
given depends on tho weather, and
whero tho ship happens to bo. If
in port whero tho men can get
ashoro, thero is llttlo neod of npo
clal recreation. But if on a. cruise
or tho weather is bad, then tho
"movies" aro given two or thrco
exhibitions a week. Apropos of
this fenturo Capt. II. B. "Wilson of
tho North Dakota Is considering a
plan to Introduce tho Klnomacolor
pictures soon.
Another Innovation which Cap
tain Wilson is also responsible for,
according to Paymnstor Bowno. Is
tivo setting aside of ono or tho gun
.rminnrtlllOIttS On tllO Ship nS a
reading and writing room for tho
sailors Though small, it 1b a
great boon to thorn, for now thoy
can wrlto comfortably at a desk in
stead of on their ditty boxes. More
over, thero aro provided between
thirty and forty magazlncn with
two or three copies each of tho
dally papors, so tho sailors, when
at lolsuro, can pass tho time read
ing if thoy so elect.
"The sailors llko dancing," adds
Paymaster Bowne," nnd though
they may not always tako advan
tage of the band concerts given
ovcry noon and night, If a popular
air llko ureal, uig. uuuuuiui u
or something that especially appeals strikes up
tho impulse will move them to take a turn
around tho deck. ,...,. .,.,,
Pprsonally Jack una a iove 01 wmi. w...u....t,
amouS to a Passion with him and at the big
athletic events a considerable sum of money Is
apt to change hands. But Jack doesn't conflne
himself to big events, for nH ono sailor BayB, he
bets at tho drop of a hat.
Ho carries his propensity for wagering to tho
pofisllilo destination of tho ship, whothor ho
will have salt or frosh water in which to wash
his hammock, and a thousand and ono things be
side You boo ono or Jack's duties Is to glvo hla
hammock a thorough scrubbing onco a fortnight,
and sometimes when the vnporizors that turn snlt
water Into fresh fall to work he has to uso salt
water for tho purpose.
Kvory inlnuto of Jack's day hns a correspond
ing occupation for him, and from reveille, when
tho bugle's "I enn't get 'om up" ponotrates to
overv pnrt of tho big "jattloshlp. until taps Is
sounded tho sailor's life Is a buBy ono. First of
nil Jack nrisos at D:30. His first duty is to turn
to and wash down docks and slick up things gen
erally Mess gear comos nt 7:15, which Interpret
ed moans letting down tho tables for breakfast.
Then comes "pipe down" for mess. This Is a
long drnwn noto on tho boVn's whistle.
Mess lasts half an hour usually and then fol
lows tho call for colors, quarters, prayer and
drill, and boforo he knows It Jack's morning Is
gono nnd It Is a quarter' to twelve, when dinner
time has arrived.
"Stand by, scrub and wnsh clothes," Is tho
next order from tho ho's'n, and this comos at ton
minutes past ono. This arduous duty over, thero
Is drill until 4:30, when tho bo's'n- calls "Pipo
down clothes If dry," for meanwhllo .Inch's
clothes nro swinging on tho lino. Now the
"smoking lamp" Is lit and for a while Jack la
lost In contemplation of tho dellclouR weed.
' Lighting tho smoking lamp" Is ono of the pic
turcsquo customs thnt havo como down Trom tho
old navy and at this tlmo tho mon nro prlvllogod
to enjoy their plpeB and cigars. In earlier years
tli smoking lamp, an ordinary copper affair, wns
brought up from bolow decks at stated Intervals
during tho day, and It was tho signal to "smoko
up," but while in moro recent years tho actual
operation has been abandoned tho term remains,
Warmest pralso from tho bonch,
bar nnd forum havo recently beon
showered upon ChnrlcB S. Whitman,
district attorney of Now York city,
as a trlbuto to his victory over tho
alliance of police powor nnd gambling
in tho conviction of Charles Becker.
"Tho most notablo victory of law
and. order In our generation In Now
York," woro tho words of a telegram
to Mr. Whitman from a famous Amer
ican author, and thoy woro tho key
noto of the great heap of tolegrams
of congratulation which kopt his desk
covered for several days.
Thoy woro echoed In tho words of
tho thousand others physlclnns,
clorgymon, morchants, bankers and
professional mon, some who know
him only by sight, who ruBhod up to
grip his hnnd and toll him how thoy
valued what ho had dono to stamp
.graft into tho earth and ring tho
doom of lawlossnosB nnd band vio
lence Somo of thorn told him that
thoy had prayed for him nnd righteousness In his glorious undertakings.
Tholr pious thnnkBglvlng was ono oxtromo of tho result of Beckor'a
conviction which spread through tho wholo city, touching ovory walk of life.
In tho haunts of crlmo tho effect was most notablo. In tho prlsonB tho
criminals woro Btruck with terror. Tho chcora thoy .had prepared to grcot
Becker's acquittal turned to tho frlghtojiod chnttcr of tho thugs In tho Tombs,
somo of them awaiting n similar fato for playing tho part of tools in tho
murder plot which Backer conceived nnd directed.
Tho thugs knew best of nil porhnps how great woro tho difficulties that
Mr. Whitman faced and overcame almost single-handed In his battle to re
deem Now York from tho stigma cast upon her throughout tho world by tho
marvelous story of tho murder of Rosenthal."
NAZIM PASHA, TURKEY'S GENERALISSIMO
At tho outbreak of tho Turko
Ballcan war thoro was sohio uncer
tainty ns to tho proclso commands of
tho various Turkish generals. Tho
chief command of tho Ottoman forces
In Europo wna asBumod by Nazi in
Pasha, tho mlnlstor of war. Ho re
ceived his early training at St. Cyr,
tho famous French military school.
Ho 1b now sixty-four yoars old, but
full of vigor and considered an able
soldlor. All Itlza Pnsha, according to
tho best sources of information, was
mado commander of tho Turkish
wostorn army. Ho waB trained In tho
Gorman school. Mahmud Shovkct
Pasha was put In command of tho
Turkish forces operating against
Sorvia.
Nazlm Pasha was spokon of as
"tho Turkish Kitchener." Ho wna
ono of tho most brilliant pupils at St.
Cyr. From tlmo to tlmo ho hns vis
ited Franco, nnd on moro than one
occasion was an Interested spectator
of tho grand autumn maneuvers. Ho has often oxpressed his gratltudo for
the teaching ho recolvod at tho great French school, and, Indeed, attributes
to It tho high rank to which ho was advanced.
, vmaJ'X j ' j"- t iJtjSSSj
MEHMED V. IS A MOST KINDLY MONARCH
With his omplro apparently totter
ing about his ears und his ontourngo
preparing to floo across tho Bosporus
to escapo tho vengeance of Bulgarian
sworis, It Is IntoreBtlng to noto tho
personality of Sultan Mohmod V, who
will llkoly go down into history as
tho last Turkish monnrch to rolgn in
Europo.
Probably no mwo kindly monnrch
exists anywhora in Europe, nono who
thinks moro of his nubjocta' welfare
and loss of hlmsolf. Tho sultan Is re
membered by thoso who havo mot
him by Jils benign smllo, with which
ho favors all, from tho highest to tho
lowest. Ho has a melancholy, modi
tntlvo face, but thoso who attend him
hoar no harsh words, bhrlnk from no
sullen commands, bb did thoso who
attended his predecessors.
Tho aultan rises soon after dawn,
nnd when hla attendants bring him
tho habitual cup of dollclous Arabian
mocha ho smlleB to them and whlB-
pore: "Allah bo pralHod for his gifts." His bearing !b at all tlmoB affable.
Thoro Is something of tho naturo of Oriental fatalistic klBmot In hla
tmllo, since it seems to botray a profound oonso of ncquloscenco In tho dlylno
courso of things. Perhaps today, In tho most serlouB of all crlBcs which have
ever come upon the Ottoman omplro, ho still smiles, and smiling murmuxo:
"Allah's will bo dono."