Evening star., 1901-09-03

dress challenges to J. R. Miller, 1912 9th
street northwest
The Young Seminoles have organized and
would like to hear from teams averaging
sixteen years, the Sammy Dungans pre-
ferred Address NJ. Murtel. 1134 7th street
southwest.
The St. Elizabeth base ball team defeat
ed the team from the Washington barracks
last Saturday by IA to 4. 1t was q poor
exhibition of ball playing, both teams max
Ing numerous errors. Up to the ninth in
! ming it looked like shut-out for the visit
ors, and would have been but for an error
by Sullivan at second. The fine playing of
Mizell behind the bat for the visitors and
two difficult catches by Third Baseman
Burroughs for the asylum boys were the
features OF the game. The asylum team
will play the marines Saturday on the asy-
lum grounds
Hammer Throwing Record Broken.
AT the annual Labor day athletic meet
ing of the Greater New York Irish-Ameri-
can Athletic Association. at Celtic Park,
Long Island City, John Flanagan. the
champion sixteen-pound hammer thrower
of the world, added new figures to his for
mer record by throwing the missile III feet
inches. breaking the former record by
two feet five inches.
Patrick O'COnnor, clubmate of Flana-
gan, who lately arrived from Ireland, fail
ed to qualify In the running broad jump,
Of which he holds the record, at "a feet 11A
inches. The climate has not agreed with
O'Connor, and to this he attributes his
failure.
Little Retains His Title.
The Niagara, Ont, international tennis
tournament was continued yesterday. r.
D. Little. the holder of the International
championship, successfully defended his
title against e. P. Fischer Of New York,
the challenger, and the international chal-
lenge trophy now becomes his personal
property.
Miss Marion Jones won the ladies' inter-
| national championship The doubles were
won by Little and Alexander in five sets
from Fischer and Hackett.
Newspaper Men in Golf Tourney.
The handicap golf match on the links of
the Columbia Club yesterday, which was
inaugurated for the exclusive entertain
ment Of newspaper men, was an interesting
event. but the downpour Of rain in the
evening brought matters to a quick climax.
There were several players out on the links
and the rain shut them out of chance for
the trophy cups. Florence E. Sullivan of
the Chicago Chronicle captured the first
cup with net score of 93 He made the
round in 102, and his handicap Of made
| his figures the best on the days play. Rob-
ert j. Wynne Of the New York Press Sc
Jul oo tAS ScCO1n cup, his u6C score D6lnR
96 Mr.. Wynne made tho round in ITO and
his handicap Of IA gave him second honors
David 8. Barry Of the New York Sun, who
| is member Of the Chevy Chase Club. was
to make the round In LOT. There were
twelve entries and the playing attracted q
large gallery. while the club house was
crowded throughout the day.
Bureau Defeats Census once.
The largest crowd at q Department
League contest this season turned out yes
! terday to witness the teams from the Bu-
reau OF Engraving and Printing and Census
Office struggle for supremacy. The print
ers came out victorious after hard strug-
gle by the score Of to Z. Their victory
can be attributed to the excellent pitching
Of Thorpe. who had his opponents guessing
throughout the game. Had he received
better support in the field the Census team
might have been defeated more deoisively,
for in the third inning the tabulators scored
Ave unearned runs, chiefly through rank
errors. Sheldon endeavored to fool the
| printers, but after six innings he retired In
| favor Of Fulcher. who had better success
with his benders. During the time Sheldon
was on the rubber he passed four men to
| irst and had six wild pitches charged
against him.
! Another win for Taylor.
Major" Taylor easily won the profess
| sional half-mile event at the Vailsburg,
| N. J., track yesterday from Fisher. In the
| two-miie handicap the back markers failed
| to catch the handicap men and were shut
out The otSr match nT FsGS ,.Sss created great
verely injured In spills.
stinson won Hour Race.
| Will stineon easily won the rnotog-paced
hour race ct Charles River Park, Boston,
yesterday afternoon, covering thirty-nins
miles and niuety-Ave yards In the time. 4
| new hour record Tor the park, Champion was
second and Walthour last. At the finish
Champion was about thraA.duartera of r