Evening star., 1901-09-11

was at 100 targets 'C. c. Nauman Of San
francisco was second, with 90, and r.
Stearns of Ri6mon6 Va, third, with 81,
while Hood. S6b Tanman. Sc: flaming, Sc.
Ellison, s.. and Leroy and Fulford, "a each,
Followed In order and divided the money.
Brewer Breaks SWIMMING Record.
SAN DIEGO. Cal, september lin the
one-mile championship swimming race be-
tween Howard f. Brewer Of San Francisco
and Wilbur E.. Kyle Of this city Brewer
won In % minutes 3f4-5 seconds, breaking
the American &mateur record OF 2S.52 2-5,
which was made by Otto Wahale at the
pan-American exposition on July o.
Easy Victory for Census Team.
The Census cffice team strengthened its
hold on first place yesterday by defeating
the Government Printing Office nine. The
tabulators victory was an easy one, as
they simply scored at will, and after five
innings, when darkness put an end to the
game they had piled up eleven runs to their
opponents one. Brown, who was the serV-
ing end of the battery for the printers, was
batted for ten safeties, and when the ball
was driven into the printers hands they
would most invariably make a mess OF It,
On the other hand, Fulcher. who pitched
for the tabulators, was invincible. allowing
but two hits, and he also received excel
lent support, the team only having one
error charged against them.
Grand Circuit TrOtting.
The feature of yesterdays races at syra-
cuse was the defeat of Frank Jones great
four-year-old mare Eleata in the $4,000
purse for 2.24 class trotters. While the
track is very fast, it is also very hard, and
the Dexter Prince filly did not like the foot
ing, and in the second and third heats
made breaks, while in the next three heats
she was easily beaten. The third and
fourth heats furnished very close hnisnes
between Country Jay and Neva simmons,
but the big mare outlasted the Kentucky
gelding and won. The Hero won the nee
essary heat in the unfinished 2.14 pace.
Only one of the amateur events was de-
cided, as the horses failed to appear for
the second, which was declared OF. In the
race for the 2.16 class trotters three speed
way and matinee horses. representing as
many states, contested for silver cups. Mr.
c. G. X. Billings mare Louise Jefferson was
big favorite for the race. but sne was
beaten in both heats by Rainforth, driven
by his owner, Mr. c. r. Meyers OF Column
bus. Ohio.
The 21s pace was a hard race of seven
heats, and finally resulted in victory for
the local mare Birchbud,
The Abbot and Cresceus Matched.
A proposition for a match race between
the trotters Cresceus and The Abbot, at
Readvile, Mass, for a purse of $2O,OOO,
winner to take all, was yesterday tele-
graphed to Ed. Geers, trainer and driver
of The Abbot, now at Syracuse.
C. w. Jewett, secretary Of the Readville
track, met George KetchuIn, owner OF Cres-
ceus in New York yesterday and onered
this purse for meeting OF those two great
trotters. Mr.. Ketchum readily assented,
and the terms Of the proposed match were
wired to Mr.. Geers, who has full power
from John ]. Scannell, the owner OF The
Abbot, to act
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managers of the Readville track that he
accepted the offer to race for the $4,000.
and the great contest will come off Sep
tember 10.
Base Ball Notes.
Luskey is in good shape at last and will
be in today's game. d
The weather mans heard that Manning
was coming home last night and down
came the rain. r.
Boston doesn't want much in Waldron,
Barrett and Holiness All these players Will
have to break contracts to be with the
Beaneaters next season.
Pitcher Townsend who Is slated for
Washington next season, got his bumps"
yesterday from Pittsburg. But the way
the Pirates are playing just now they are
likely to take any pitchers measure.
The game at Chester yesterday between
the Athletics of that place and the Sena-
tors resulted In favor of our representa-
tives to 0. Grady, Clingman and Gear
did the best batting. o.
1t seems to be all over but the shouting
now as regards, the National League cham
Pittsburg finishes at home and
should continue the winning stride to the
end.
great big start, but there is no telling what
sort of reception the White Sox will get on
the closing trip east. With Griffith, Gala
han, Patterson and Katoll in good shape
obr oh Of fy,-in nnir ,f fbo
very best.
Earl Moore struck out LaJoie and sey-
bold in succession in the first inning yester-
day at Cleveland after Davis had singled
over second.
Base ball has number of urgent needs.
Close to the top in the list that might be
enumerated Is the need Of more earnest
work on the part of players during the
game Certain features of the 'back lot''
games could be copied by the professionals
with profit.
The Hartford base ball club refused to
play yesterday afternoon and will forfeit
the game scheduled for today to the Wor-
cester team. 1t Is claimed by the players
that their salaries have not been paid since
August Is. This action of the players will
probably end the Eastern League base ball
season In Hartford. as the franchise will be
lost
A veteran player Of the National League
with the foul strike rule. "If they wanted
to shorten the game he said, "why don't
they back up their umpires? And IL they
wanted to help the pitcher. why didn't they
move him forward few feet. Under the
present rules catcher can muff foul and
still it counts as penalty against the bats
man. That does not look like base ball to |
me-"
George Davis said yesterday that before
the team made It's next trip west which |
will be in about two weeks, New York |
would have some new players, and that |
they would be as formidable set as ever
played on diamond. He would divulge no |
names. but said that they are all known to
base ball enthusiasts
The veteran A. c. Anson says: ''The |
great railway lines which parallel each
other run in healthy competition and live.