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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-14
ARCHIE McEAcHERN KILLED.
Champion Indoor Cyelist Hurled From
His Wheel While Practicinr,

Archie McEachern, the champion indoor
bicycle rider OF the world. was fatally in
jured yesterday afternoon at Atlantic City
while training on the Coliseum track, and
died half an hour after the accident in the
City Hospital.
Three hundred people saw him hurled to
his death through the breaking Of the chain
on the motor tandem which was pacing him.
The impact of his body, which was thrown
into the air a height Of fifteen feet, when
he struck the track ripped UP the boards
for twenty or thirty feet.
McEachern fell on his head and right
shoulder. The flesh Of the neck was torn
apart and the jugular vein snapped in two.
me ribs on the right side were crushed
and driven into his lungs.
McEachern, when the chain snapped was
close behind the motor tandem. Before he
could realize what had occurred his front
wheel collided with the rear wheel of the
motor.
On the motor were McEachern's two
trainers, Alfred Boake, who was steering,
and Bobby Thompson.
They had turned up the machine to an
average of mile in one minute and thirty
seconds, and had been riding for about fif-
teen miles. They were on the last lap Of
the fifteen miles, which they said they were
doing in less time than 1.3O, when the chain
broke.
Neither of the two men on the motor
were aware Of the accident as their atten-
tioil WAS taken up with MANAGING the
broken machine, until they had cycled to
the other side of the track. Then they saw
the entire crowd running over to where
McEachern had fallen.
The track is bowl shaped and has a pitch
of forty-two degrees. The accident oc-
CURED at the western end, where the grade
Is sleeper, owing to the sharp turn at the
point. McEachern. before help reached
him, rose to his feet and walked twenty
PAGES
L am done for Bobbie" he said to his
traioer. as he was lifted Off his feet and
carried to the building alongside the track.
where he had been making his home DR.
Emery Marvel was the first physician to
reach him and he at once said the man
could not live. The flow of blood was
stanched somewhat ana the injured cham
pion was sent to the hospital where he died
twenty minutes later
Alfred Boake said that it was the third
accident which had occurred to McEac hern
during the day. In the morning a dog had
crossed the track and upset him, and later
small boy had got in his way and In
turning TO avoid an accident, he fell and
lacerated one of his arms
L would never have allowed McEa chern
to be paced" Boake said, 'If had thought
Of this being the 18th day of the month.
We never did any fast racing on the 18th.
which has always been looked upon as a
hoodoo' by u.s."
The dead champion was a Canadian az
was his two companions. His home was in
Toronto, where he has mother living. who
was advised of the tragedy by telegraph.
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MANY BIRDS MISSING.
Game Flight Of Washington Homers
From KittreII NJ G.

The severest test that the birds of the
local association have been put to this year
took place on Sunday from Kittrell n. c.,
distance, 200 miles, when 500 birds belong
Ing to twenty-three members were uber-
ated by Mr.. j. l.. Reid, who wired: Birds
liberated 7:15; cloudy; northeast wind i"
The same atmospheric conditions prevailed
over the entire course, and precluded any
possibility Of the birds making fast time
The following Is the number of entries of
each loft, together with the average speed
per minute of the first arrivals:
Walter Norwood, ID, 1872 yards: W, F..
Dismer. II. 500 yards: Jas. Flaherty, s3,
1928 yards; R. A. Hunt, 40, 1926 yards; L. B.
Nye, 80, s25 yards; Hengesbach & john
stone. 49, S21 yards; Philip Kraus, 30,
S11.41 yards; Chas. Rupert, 90 S17.13 yards;
VIM. ]. Toy. 80. 815 yards; John Peabody.
70. SOS yards: w. H. Sarton, %, 8O4 yards
II. E. Donath, 18, SOB yards: VIM Cross
Ii. 1917 yards; Downing & Volland, 20, IT'S
yards; Harry Pennington, II, 100 yards;
r. r. Ashworth, Is. 767 yards; Howard G.
Wall. Is, 765 yards; A. c. Harmon, 20 756
yards: Alex Humes. 20, ISL yards; Jas.
Greenwood, 15. TAO yards; VIM Boyd, 8, no
report.
On account Of the adverse weather condi-
lions only about so per cent Of the birds
arrived on Sunday. and the exhausted con-
ditton OF those returning plainly showed
the severe test they had passed through.
some being incapable Of remaining on their
feet after passing through the hobs. The
next race takes place from Rennert. N. G..
on Sunday next.
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COLUMBIA GOLF TOURNEY
Young Organizations First Open
Event Promises Big Results.

The Columbia Golf Club has compIe eft ed
all Its arrangements for the annual spring
tournament. and 1t Is expected that a large
number Of spectators and players will
gather at the cozy club house on the
BrightWood road tomorrow morning to wit
ness the start of the qualifying rounds
Ihe tournament will last three days. and
wind up Saturday with an open handicap
Several prominent players from out-of- town
CLUBS are among the entries, and Chevy
Chase can be depended upon to put forward
Its best golfers. as the showing by Column
bia last week has sort of awakened the
older organization up. The Columbia course
Is at present in splendid condition, and it
Is more than likely that Colonel Bogeys''
figures will be eaualed, II not bettered, by
several players.
The green committee will have to hustle
matters along tomorrow on account of the
large entry itst.g and It is requested that an
the players be on hand early. 50 that start
can be made by 10 o'clock sharp.
Fol! Following Is the program covering the
May 16, 10 a,m.-C1ub cup; first round,
May 16. 1870 am.-consolation cup; first
round. eighteen holes. 2:30 p.m.-Second
May II, 10 a.m.-Semi- finals, both CUBS.
$50 p. m.-Finals. both cups.
The handicap stroke competition will be
played May II, and may begin at any time
pm.
United States Golf Association and estab-
iished local rules will govern in the tour
ney. Entries viii close the evening before
each event, and should be addressed to Mr..
Charles ID. Howe. secretary, 1905 street.
The following cups viii be offered:
Club cup-Match play. eighteen holes.
qualihca ton round, stroke competition.
thirty six holes: also a second prize: prize
for lowest score In qualification event
Consolation cup-Match play. eighteen
holes. and a second prize.
Handicap cup-Stroke competition, eigh-s
teen holes. Entries to be accompanied by
home secretary's statement Of handicap
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MORRIS PARK RACES.
Hatasoo Cleverly Won the New
Rochelle Handicap.

A. Featherstone's black filly, Hatasoo,
was like fleeing shadow to her oppo-
nents in the New Rochelle handicap at
Morris Park yesterday. With the ease and
grace Of a swallow she skinned over the
ground in front and never was caught.
winning amid shouts of Joy of her hackers.
With Smoke and Himself withdrawn from
the race, seven fast horses faced the bar
rler: Kamara was a slight favorite over
Whiskey King, with Hatasoo third In IA
vor. This trio had the finish between them
Heno made his first appearance of the
season In the opening race. He looked
In fine physical condition. subsequently,
ne justified his appearance by taking the
lead early and romping home three
lengths In front of Bonmot His stride
was big and strong throughout the race,
Unless an accident occurs to him, he will
carry Clarence Mackay's colors home in
front many times this season
Namtor ran the best mile of the meet
1ng-l. 4OA-when he won the Baychester
stakes cleverly from Grand Opera and
water Boy. He ran second in the stretch
pehlnd Saturday, and when the latter col
lapsed suddenly assumed the lead and won
with few pounds to spare.
Our Nugget was the medium Of a bie
coup for the Kraus Brothers and pig
rim Sullivan. They backed the filly from
To to down to Is to /. The air was filled
with many wild shouts Of glee as the filIv
passed the post a winner by a neck. All
the Bowery adherents of big Tim had
the tip, ana bet their last dollar on the fiIly
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toned hearts desire and the price of a
large bunch of railroad tickets.
Mr.. Mcnamara came east like cyclone
to pick up Napoleon Lajoie and carry him
away. He returned like a spring zephyr,
tanned and bereft of fury and ambition.
Mr.. Mcnamara came, he saw and he
vanished.
The satchel full Of coin that was sup
posed to tempt Lajole from his adopted
home returned with Mr. Mcnamara. The
promises of all sorts of protection against
legal complications were not sufficient indi-
cation that the much disputed Larry s
standing in society would be improved by
changing his residence to Detroit.
Three reasons were given for Mr. NC
Namara's failure to secure Lajoie:
First-The Athletics could not sell him
under the ruling Of the courts.
Second-They would not sell him if they
could.
Third-If they would and could sell him.
Lajoie would not go anyway.
These reasons, slight and unimportant as
they may seem, convinced Mr.. Magnate
Mcnamara that he was on a wild-goose
chase-a fact that he could easily have
learned by small investment in telegraph
tolls before he Travelled so many miles
Mr.. Mcnamara left for the west at q
o'clock last night sadder but a wiser
man.
Lajoie is still in Philadelphia
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Yesterdays National League Games.
Cincinnati, "a; Philadelphia, 2.
New York, 3; St. Louis, 1.
Pittsburg- Boston-Rain.
Chicago 2; Brooklyn, 0.

Home, early hours and morning practice
seem to be working wonders with the
Orioles. They are showing up since their
return an entirely different aggregation
from the one which met defeat with such
monotonous regularity in the recent disas-
trous trip into the east.
Yesterday the Birds had another run-in
with Manager Lotus warriors at Baltimore
and made the Senators look like 90 cents
The game was called at the close of the
first half Of the sixth inning on account
Of rain but in that short period the busy
Orioles had found time to make fifteen base
hits and roll up ten runs. Carrick, who
twirled for the Senators, was really cherry
pie for the Baltimore batsmen, and each
and every man on the team got a slice of
the good thing. 1t was regular old-time
Baltimore batting.
The day was dark and the rain had made
the diamond slippery, just the condition for
successful bunting. And perhaps the ORR
cles did not tumble to that fact. They
started in the 'buntation" tactics, and
in a jiffy had Pitcher Carrick and the whole
senatorial aggregation in the air. Blunt after
bunt went safe, and the fieders slipped and
slid around as If on ice in the vain attempt
to handle these perpleXing teasers. A rec
ord was made in the fifth inning, when five
successful bunts were laid down one after
the heart out Of a twirler.
Long Tom Hughes twirled for Balti-
more and held the Senators at bay, scat
tering their hits. The Washington men did
not do anything in the line of bunting and
the chances are they would not have sue
ceeded if they had tried. as Hughes was
putting too much steam on his balls. Dele
hanty seemed to be the only man to find
Baltimore's twirler, and just at present
Del will solve any twiriers delivery. A
triple and a double was the big fellows
record in three times at the bat.
Baltimore put up a nice fielding game
Gilbert had lots to do and did 1t well, &C
cepting eleven chances out Of twelve.
The Orioles started scoring right at the
jump off, getting three runs in the first in
ming. A base on balls to McGraw, Sell
bach's triple, Ely's error and singles by
Williams and Seymour did the business. A
double play shut out a glorious chance for
more runs.
Four singles yielded two runs more for
Baltimore in the second. Gilbert's single
and McGraw's triple were responsible for
another In the third. In the fourth five
beautiful bunts were laid down in success
sion and were supplemented by a two-bag-
ger, giving Baltimore four runs more.
Washington scored a single run in the
second. fourth and sixth innings. Delehanty
was largely responsible for these runs He
started the second with double and scored
on Ely's single. He led off also in the
fourth with triple, and scored on Cough
Inns out at first. The last run was made
on Coughlin's double and single by Carey
Score:
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Amateur Base Ball.

What promises to be one Of the closest
contested games Of the season among the
amateur teams Of the District will be
played May 80, between the Baltimore and
Ohio and Baltimore and Potomac base ball
clubs Both organizations contain players
that are handy at the bat and in the field.
While the Pennsys point to their previous
triumphs as proof of their superiority, the
Baltimore and Ohio s team Is reputed to give
them a battle royal Among the latter S
players are Doc" Leech, 'Billey" Eagle,
formally of the Southern and New York
State League, and John Kennedy, who is
well known as an all round ball player.
The Potomacs defeated the Cushions by
a score of Is to 8. The feature of the game
was the excellent playing of Fiddesop. The
Potomacs would like to arrange games with
teams averaging sixteen years. Address
challenges to I. Kihoy, manager, sos l.
street southwest. The lineup is as fol-
lows: c. Nash, first base; T. Kihoy, sec
ond base; H. Sanbach, third base; H Whit
ing, shortstop; n. Sanbach, left field; A.
Adams. center field: F. Mccarthy. right
field; Z. Kihoy, catcher; w. Kirby, pitcher,
and F. Barrett. substitute.
The Young Chesapeakes defeated the CO.
lumbias Junior in well-played game of
ball Monday on the formers field by the
score of to 4. The features of the game
were the excellent pitching of Hands, and
the good fielding and batting of Martling,
Pennington, Miller and Boss of the winning
team. The Young Chesapeakes would like
to arrange games with any team averaging
fourteen years Address challenges to Man
ager VIII Hands, 1921 18th street northeast.
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amateur race divided into two heats and q
final. This insures one Of the longest and
most holly contested meets at the Coliseum
and IS worthy Of the inaugural occasion.
The entry blanks will be ready for the
novice and amateur riders today and they
will be closed as early as possible. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be as many as twenty
novice entries and fully fifteen amateur
contestants. The entry fee remains as be-
fore. the nominal sum Of fifty cents.
Freeman the Favorite
Freeman. the fast riding man from Ore
gon state, an artist of international reputa-
ton. whose clever caricatures with his
pencil has brought him numerous offers
from metropolitan dailies, Is the COMPETE
tor whom Washington will plug for in the
great opening race at the Coliseum when
he meets Fem, the unpaced CHAMPION
handicap king, two-mile national champion
and one OF the greatest pace followers ever
known. Freeman Is pace follower him.
self of no mean ability and his great cour-
age back Of the motors and evident speed
induced Mr.. c. Ross Klosterman to secure
his signature to a contract last winter at
the close Of the Philadelphia six-day race
which Freeman won and following which
he showed prominently in paced races
These contests gave line upon his ability
Freeman in his Savannah training quarters
has ridden ten miles at an average gait of
l 30 and finished with two miles under 80,
the last in 1:2S
He Represents Washington.
He Is finished pace follower. a natural
bicycle rider as they term them, and is a
rider whom Washington people will do we'll
to watch. inasmuch as he Is to bear the
local colors this season and make his head
quarters at the Coliseum. Freeman has
been a sprinter since 90 and is a we'll
trained man today, with muscles that are
hard and at the same time pliable. Back of
motor no greater rider exists at the pres
ent time. Mr.. Klosterman believes that
Freeman will prove one of the great stars
Of the year. His work down south has
supported this belief fully. Freeman will
move north from Savannah within a very
short time and will take up his quarters al
the Coliseum. Fem will reach here Friday
neXt
Public interest in the forthcoming motor
cycle events is evidenced by the brisk sale
of reserved seats and box seats at the
Coliseum uptown branch ticket office at
Tappan's, on street near 14th, and at
Stevens 9th and the avenue Coliseum
attaches are in charge and report contin-
ual manifestations of great interest bv
those who learned to admire the exciting
motor cycle races last year
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Elliott Broke All Targets.

The twelfth annual tournament of the
Pennsylvania State Specimens Association
opened at On City, Pa. yesterday, under
unfavorable weather conditions, but with
a good attendance. There were nine state
events and six open events with a big class
of entries.
In the seventh event, the . target handf-
cap. J. A. Elliott of Kansas City took first
place with Is straight from the M-yard
mark and was the only one of the experts
back Of the 19-yard mark who landed
among the winners in this event II Is be-
lieved this is the first time perfect score
has been made in such event from the
21-yard mark. The conditions were very
hard, which makes Mr.. Elliotts perform
ance the more credtable.
Crosby, who has long been classed as the
best target shot in the world, kept UP his
record by taking first average with ease.
In the practice events Monday afternoon
but one target escaped him. and that was a
low flying one that just got behind stump
as he caught up to 1t.
On the whole the shooting was very dill
cult, only seven straight scores In all being
made by the experts. The leaders in the
thirty-six entries in the open events, liz
targets, were:
Crosby. ia: Atkinson. 107; F. E. Mallory.
1O6: ]. F. Mallory, 1O5; Fleming. 1O5; Fan
ming 1O3; Kirkover, 1903; Lay. 1O3: Mason,
1O2; Fox, 1902: Elliott 1O2; Bessemer, 10l
Toll and Watson, 100 each.
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Base Ball Notes,

The Senators tackle the Orioles at the
local grounds today. Townsend will proba-
bly, pitch.
The Orioles were at their old tricks yes
terday. That bunt hit will have to be elm
mated.
Baitimore's victory yesterday showed the
Senators into seventh place and they are
now taking the Orioles dust-~A victory for
the locals today will reverse things.
Gibson, pitching for Kansas City. and Nc
Clusky,s pitching for Denver, struck each
other out three times In last Saturdays
game
E Peculiar situation that in Grand Rapids
Sunday base bail been prohibited in
tfat city, and the Rev. George B. Kulp is
said to be back Of the move. His son. Al
derman Kulp, is a heavy stakeholder in
the team.
1t Is said In Detroit that when Armour's
band of Cieyeiandites unload from the van
they resemble more a foot ball team than a
base bali nine. There are several that
reach ever the six-foot mark and none of
them have the habit OF keeping very quiet
The Cincinnati players are being roasted
good and strong by the fans in that city Tor
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Announcement of the Coli
seum's Inaugural Events.
EIGHT RACES ARRANGED
THREE PROFESSIONAL TEN-MILE
MOTOR CYCLE HEATS.
4 HaIf-Mile Novice and a Mile Open
Amateur Contest-Entries
Received Today.

The program for the inaugural meet at
the great Coliseum, corner Of 14th and East
Capitol streets northeast, next Wednesday
night, has been decided upon by Manager Os-
good and Meet Manager Klosterman. There
will be eight events in all. embracing mo-
tor cycle paced race of three ten-mile heats
by Howard Freeman and Will s. Fem, the
cycle giants; novice half-mile race divided
into two heats and a final. and a mile open
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Business High School Won.

The Business and Central High School
teams had a battle royal at Van Ness Park
yesterday afternoon. the former winning
out by the score of 10 to 8. The Centrals
played a nervy uphill game. but fell just
one short of tieing the score in their last
turn at the bat. The Business boys tore
OF seven runs in the second inning and
two more in the third. making their lead
8 to l. After that the Centrals settled
down, and made a few runs themselves.
five coming in the ninth. Purcell pitched
good ball after the third inning, and Pick
ford was a puzzle until the ninth inning,
but two hits being made off his delivery
for eight innings.
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Villa Nova Defeated Gallaudet.

The Villa Nova College boys played Gal
laudet yesterday at Kendall Green. and
carried back a ball to Pennsylvania, the
score being 6 to l. Only five innings were
played on account of the rain. Pitcher
Rosson struck out seven of the visiting
batsmen, but their victory was easy, on
account of Galiaudet's error and couple
of opportune hits. Devaney's single. an
error and OConnor's double in the fourth
and three errors and Cranes home run in
the fifth scored all of Villa Nova's runs.
Hall pitched splendid ball for the Pennsyl-
vanians, only four hits being registered off
his delivery,
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ar to the Henley races will be inaugu-

rated on the SchuyIKIII rTVer HtNI year.
A meeting. attended by representatives
Of the University of Pennsylvania, Yale,
Harvard Cornell, the Schuylkill Navy and
the Union Boat Club Of Boston, was held
in New York a few days ago, and the
American Rowing Association was formal
ly organized. The permanent officers of the
new association will be located in Phila-
defphia.
The new association will be governed by
q board Of twenty-one stewards. on the
same general plan as that of the Henley
regatta. The details Of the organization
will be completed at a meeting Of the pro-
visional board of stewards, which was Sc
lected at the New York meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-14

Maisou Leffitte meeting near Paris yester-
day. Milton Henry and J. Reifr won three
races each.
w. K Vanderbilt's Bright finished sec
ond In the race for the Prix Border Min
uuplaced In the race for the Prlx yigilaut.
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WASHINGTON.
Totals. 10 Is 1911 3

/; Left on bases-BaItimore, g.; Washington T.
Struck out,.By Hughes, 2: by Carrick 2. Three
base hits-McGraw, Setback, Delehanty. Two-base
hts-Delehanty, Robinson, Coughlin. Sacrifice hit
-McGann. Stolen bases-McGann, Gilbert. Dou-
BILE plavs-McGann and Gilbert Carrick, Drill and
Carey. Hit by pitcher-By Carrick, /. wild pitch
-Carrick. Umpire-Mr O'IAughlin. Time Of game
i hour and 10 minutes.
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FAILED TO GET LAJo1E.
Magnate 1cNamara Returns to De.
troit Minus the Star Player.

A,special from Philadelphia says that Mr..
Masnats MoNamara, who. like young Loeb
inyar. came out Of the west to carry away
his hearts desire. returned to Detroit last
night. He returned minus his aforemeu-
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Cleveland, 4; st. Louis, 8.

Earl Moore pitched the Clevelands to VIC
tory yesterday on their own grounds, the
st. Louis getting the short end of the
score. which was 4 to 8. The Spiders made
all their runs in the last two innings.
Score:
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DETROIT
CHICAGO.
Totals. 13 q II Totals. 824 % 1
sBatted for Garyin In NINTH
Detroit. ............... II o $50 IT
Chicago. .......-....... O 0 o o q Ga

Two-base htt-Strang Sacrifice hits-GIeason. Ia.
bell Stolen bases-strang. Jones' Base balls
Holmes Eberfeld. First base on errorsLChicaeo.
2. Left on bases-Detroit 0; Chicago. 6. Struck
out-By Siever, l; by Garvin, e.. Double play
Casey. Gleason and Dillon. Umpire-Mr. tombstone
Time Of geme-2 hours and rs miputes
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ARCHIE McEACHERN KILLED IN
BICYCLE ACCIDENT.
Columbia Golf Tourney Opens Tomor-
row-Morris Park Races-Base
Ball News and Gossip.
American League Teams Standing.

American League Games Today.
Baltimore at Washington.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Cleveland
st. Louis at Chicago