Evening star., 1901-09-06

run and further down in Oxon run and
Hunting creek, as well as on the Patuxent
where the season opened yesterday. Fine
bags are being made of both reed birds
and ortolan across the Potomac, while re-
ports from the Glebe. Mount Calvert and
! other Patuxent marshes are to the effect
that both varieties are unusually plentiful
and in excellent condition.
The trouble with the Eastern branch
seems to be due to the fact that the heavy
rains Of the spring and summer made such
a high, strong stream that the marshes
were considerably washed out. The con-
ditions, however, are getting a little bet
ter, and some fair bags were secured yes
terday afternoon and this morning.
Ball Player Drops Dead.
Larkin Heron, pitcher of the Grays base
ball team Of Arkansas City, Kan, dropped
dead on the ball field yesterday afternoon
in game being played with the Joplin
Mo-, nine. In the seventh inning Heron
reached second base, and watching his op-
portunity. stole third In making the base
he had to exert himself to the utmost.
touching the bag simultaneously with the
ball by long slide. When the side was
retired Heron stepped up to the rubber to
pitch the eighth inning. He had delivered
three balls with all his force when he was
seen to reel and fall to the ground. AS
sistance quickly reached him. but with q
gasp or two he expired. Physicians said 1t
was heart trouble as the result OF recent
attack Of illness. but the players Insist
that he ruptured blood vessel while max
ing his slide.
Walthour Won Paced Race.
The motor-paced race between Bobby"
Walthour Of Atlanta, Ca, and Harry Elkes
Of Glens Falls, NY, was stopped last night
at the Madison Square Garden, New York,
after eleven miles had been ridden, owing
to Elkes' handle bar breaking, which pre-
vented his finishing. The race was award
ed to Walthour. Walthour broke the indoor
record for the first two miles, covering the
first mile in 1.35 4-5 and the two miles In
$40 1-b. His time for II miles 1SO
yards was 1918 40 Albert Champion Of
France rode an exhibition mile on a motor
bicycle in 1.29 2-6. breaking the world 8
record.
Two New Records at Harlem.
Two records were broken at the Harlem
race track near Chicago yesterday, one of
them the worlds mark for a mile and
seventy yards, by Jiminez. in 1.42 3-5. Mel
lie waddell covered four furlongs In the
Sapling stakes in Al 1-5, beating the former
track record Of 47h-
The worlds record for the first distance.
1.43A, was made on the Harlem track In
July. 1891, by Lillian Lee. who carried led
pounds up, is the fastest race run on cir
cular track in this country.
McGinnity's Big Offer.
The st. Louis club is negotiating with
Pitcher McGinnity, who was expelled for
rowdyism and then reinstated by the Amer
lean League. Manager Donovan has made
McGinnity a cash offer Of $2.0 600 simply to
of fho yUffh toQ m
AS he could only be used, at the utmost,
ten times. McGinnity would practically be
paid 5000 a game for his services. Dono-
van is in dire straits for pitchers and Is
willing to incur any expense to secure the
famous iron man. Hanlon has also made
McGinnity a proposition to come back to
the Brooklyn club, the team he won the
championship for last year. but Donovan q
offer was much the better. In fact 800 q
game is the biggest pay in the history of
base bah.
Base Ball Notes.
The Senators play in Chicago again to-
day.
Making an even break yesterday was
doing pretty well.
The Senators trip SO far has been the
best of the eastern teams-five victories
Carrick will be getting superstitious II
his hard luck continues His pitching has
been exceptionally clever, but one error
generally proves disastrous back of him.
Three runs after two were out in the
| first game must have stirred things up a
little, and no doubt Michael Angelo felt ex-
ceeddng1y comfortable over his great drive
to the bleachers.
Waldron wasn't feeling very well yester-
day and asked to be excused Mercer TAX
| Ing his place. But ''Wal1y" was called In
| to relieve Carrick In the ninth while at the
bat. and the ex-Brewer responded with a
timely single.
Connie Mack's Athletics crowded into the
6fHt division Yeatar0ay. and another Yic-