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LONDON COMPLAINS OF
HIGH PRICES OF FOOD
Americans Are Held Responsible, but
They StronqIy DENY II.

LONDON, July 26.-The latest of
the numerous sins charged to America
by Londoners is responsibility for the
high prices of food. The increases in
the cost of meats and other neces-
saries Of subsistence reached figures
this week never paralleled in London.
The representatives OF the Chicago
meat packers deny that the abnormal
prices of meats are chargeable to the
American shippers. Both they and the
retailers are complaining that there is
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shake-up Of n a. W. poss,h,e

NEW YORK, July 26.-By vote of the
executive committee of the League of
American Wheelmen, the once powerful
New. Jersey division of the organization
has been abolished
shake-up of the league. In the other
states where apathetic officers retain
titles, like measures are anticipated, the
national officials taking charge until ag-
gressive men shall have been chosen.
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Tennis Tournament Closes.

NAHANT, Mass, July 26.-The Nahant
clubs invitation tennis tournament closed
and Davis defeating Whitman and Ware
in straight sets. The winners showed
superior skill as a team.
Another contest also full Of interest was
played in the morning between r. 2. Hunt
ington Jr. and X. Horton. which Hunt
ington won. The summarizes:
Doubles, semi finals-M. D. Whitman
and l.. e. Ware beat A. Goldman and K.
Horton, 60, 81.
Finals-H. Ward and d. p. Davis beat
M, D. Whitman and L. E. Ware, Co. GA,
3D.
Consolation single finals-R p Hunting
ton beat Is. Horton, As. SIS. IL
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Kephart, private, Company c., First
battalion, Thirteenth infantry; John A.
Logan, major, Thirty third infantry,
U. $. v. (deceased): William H. Sage.
captain, Twenty third infantry;
George e. Stewart, first lieutenant,
Fifteenth infantry, u. S. A.; George w.
Wallace, first lieutenant, Ninth infan-
try.
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Australians Win the Last.

LONDON, July 26.-Australia won the
test cricket match with All-English by
three runs. The finish was the most SEN
sational ever witnessed in England. This
morning the Australians We're dismissed
for So runs in their second innings and the
Englishmen sat about the task Of making
up the 123 runs which required to make
them winners, but they barely failed to
accomplish this, owing to a rain-sodden
wicket.
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HEROES OF THE ARMY
GET MEDALS OF HONOR
Period Includes Both the Civil and
Spanish American Wars.

WASHINGTON ID. c., July ga
general order has been issued by Gen.
Miles, commanding the army. anneunc-
ing the award of medals of honor and
certificates of merit to officers and en-
listed men for specially meritorious
service. The awards cover a period
beginning with the Civil war and ex-
tending to last winter, and are In adj
dition to list publi- he'd two years
ago, when the first awards were an
nOunced.
In the present list are the names Of
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WESTERN LEAGUE GAMES.

At Denver-First Game r. H. e.
Denver :. ....1 Q Q Q l 0 0 80 8 1
Omaha .......0 0 0 0 0 90 O
Gonding.
Second Game r. H E.
Denver q 10000 IS 10 o
Omaha ;. 80 0 o 0 O 8 o % 1
Batteries, Whiteridge and Wilson, Ora
ham and Gonding
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A. c. Welby Reslnns.

DENVER, Col July ga. E. Welby
has resigned as general superintendent Of
Aug. l, and will be succeeded by Joseph
H. Young, grandson of Brigham Young.
who served for ten years as superintend-
Short Line.
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which, after an >eighty- mile chase
across the desert, came in contact
with the tribesmen, killed $50 Of them
and captured 1000 camels and 1900
sheep.
The British had eight men killed and
four wounded
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Left on bases, Chicago 9, Cincinnati 6:
tWo-base hit, Bergen; sacrifice hits, Will
liams, Taylor, Lowe, Corcoran; stolen
bases, Slagle, Lowe, Tinker, Seymour;
double plays, Schaefer to Chance, Stein
feldt to Beckley; struck out, by TAYLOR
2, by Poole 3; bases on balls, off Taylor
T. off Poole 3; hit by pitcher, Chance, 8;
time, 1:45; umpire, O'Day.
Brooklyn Wins.
BROOKLYN, N.Y., July 26.-The locals
defeated the New York nine by the score
OF to l today. McGraW tried McGin-
nifty in the box, but he was ineffective, as
ten hits were made off him. Donovan
pitched an excellent game and held the
Score:
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Bobby Walthour Wins Race,

NEW YORK, July 26-The twenty-mile
motor paced bicycle race at the Manhat-
tan Beach track today was won by Bob
by Walthour, of Atlanta, who defeated
Howard Freeman, of Portland Or, BY
two laps and 200 yards.
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SCANDINAVIAN POURING
INTO THE UNITED STATES
Largest Emigration for Twenty Years "a
in PROGRESS.

in Progress.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark July 26-
The transport lines here are coping with
the greatest rush of Scandinavian emf
grafton to the United States since the
sos. The cause of this rush is the un-
precedented hard times throughout Scan
dinavia. as well as the more stringent
Consumption laws in Sweden. The emf
grants are mostly of an excellent class,
and are bound chiefly to the Western
states, where they will settle on agri-
cultural lands
The total numbers of emigrants which
left this port for the United States dur
ing the nine months ending with March,
1902, were: Denmark, 1888; Norway,
8,049; Sweden, Is, COL.
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itoi Juniors bowling team defeated the
Capitol Seniors by the score 1,01S to 962.
CLARA WINS DOVER YACHT RACE.

Event Is Close and Interesting, the Ma
mara Finishing Second.
LONDON, July 26.-The annual Ostend
10 Dover yacht race was won today by
the Clara, with the Namara in second
place
The Bona. the Brynhild and the Creole
also competed. The Cicely went over
the course with the yachts. though she
was not entered in the competition.
She led grandly and covered the course,
slightly over seventy miles in length in
record time-4 hours and 81 minutes
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MAD MULLAH'S FORCES
ROUTED BY THE BRITISH
Long Chase Over the Desert Precedes
the Enhancement

ALDEN, Arabia, July 26.-The British
expeditionary force operating against
the Mad Mullah in East Africa, after
scouting northeast of Damot over an
absolutely waterless country, learned
the general direction Of the Mullah's
forces and his prisoners and sent off
mounted column under Col Cobbe.
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Play at kittsondaIe.

The Chicago Wanderers, the famous
cricket team, will stop in st. Paul on it's
return from Winnipeg and will play the
Minnesota team at Kittsondale Monday.
Play will commence at IL o'clock
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Waseca Beats Ashland.

Special to The Globe.
WASECA. Mimi, July 26-Waseca de-
feated Ashland today by score of to 1.
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hit, kim; bases on balls, off Sporer 4,
off Suthoff 1; struck out, by Suthoff 1 ;
innings pitched, by Sporer 1, by Cribbins
left on bases. Minneapolis 10, indianapolis
5; double plays, Grant to Werden, Phyle
to Grant to Werden; balk, Suthoff; time,
lao; umpire, Tindill.
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no money in the business. All con-
cerned saw they would be glad enough
to suspend business until more normal
conditions are restored.
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STOP THE LEADERS
KELLEY FOLLOWERS PLAY FAST
BALL AND TAKE GAME
FROM LOUISVILLE.
SAINTS POUND FLAHERTY
FERGUSON SPREADS HITS

Coionels' Star TwirIer Is Bumped Hard
and His Support Alone Holds Scor-
ing Down-Geier's Work at Short
Makes Home Team Sure Winner
Two Games Today.
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VETERAN TAYLOR ouTPITcHED.
Poole, of Cincinnati, Wins His Game In
the Last Inning.

CHICAGO, July 26.-Poole outpitched
Veteran Taylor today and won his own
game in the last inning by batting in
the winning run with clean drive to
the errors all being on very difficult
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the bad in the third inning today. and
four hits gave Philadelphia the game.
Fraser merely toyed with Boston, allow
ing but two hits, one of which should
a hnnr IN s1rr nut
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LAST DAY OF THE GRAND ctR-
CUT AT CLEVELAND
OHIO
BEST IN THE HISTORY
OF LOCAE TURFDoM
2:21 Pace Turns Out to BE q Lone,
Desperate Struggle, and the Winner,
Silviaone, Went to the Post at IL to
1-Seven Heats Are Necessary to De-
cide-Other Events.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 26-The
closing day Of the best race meeting
Cleveland has ever known was charac-
terized by a desperate and long drawn
out struggle for supremacy in the q: 21
pace. Dandy Chimes, from Geer's sta
bic, was the favorite, and began his
losing in the second heat, when the
driver was caught mapping at the wire.
King Charles managed to last another
heat and then SylViaone came to the
front. Dandy Chimes was freshest for
the fifth heat, but was OUTRAGED by
Sylviaone in the succeeding trips.
The winner was a u to shot when
the race began.
Roman, Still Winning
The Roman kept up his winning
streak, started early In the season,
and had no trouble to take the 2:18 tret
when the time came. He was an. odds
on favorfte.
Martha Marshal, never taken seri =
ously in the. betting, landed the split
up 2.08 pace Sphinx S. was the pick
of the talent and lost the race by
break a few feet fromsthe finish. Mar
tina Marshal had the speed of the en-
tire. party, but bad acting in. getting
away lost her the second and third
heats. She started badlyin the fourth
heat. and the manner in which she
overhauled the leaders was one of the
best efforts Of the week.
Betsy fell aWinner.
The play in the fourth race was
made upon The Questors while Betsy
Tell was entirely overlooked. McCar-
thy did not have to drive hard to win
either heat, while The Questor could
only contend in the opening race.
Poteen was dangerous the first time
till the last eighth was reached, when
he went to a break.
Summaries of the Races.
2:1s class trotting, purse $500, three in
The Roman. b 6, by afcKin-
ney-Wanda (Bensonl So. IL /
Bernalda blk m (French@ ~. 8
DR.; Strong. g (Gahaganl 9 Z
Millard Sanders (Merri
sy 1fdIo T. oh m Il fMe1,aughlinj So. = Il 4
Baron Bell. b h fF4ndson) .se. 8 Is s
Silver Heir, b h {IsrWigr).s 8 II
o 5aa nas Oh blh m (onev9 10 x ~ 10
Joe Steiner, Oh (Nuckols) III I S
Charles p. Jacobs, CHI
Tim eu a:12H. 2:i2a. 3:i2A,2:i1 : :
2:Os class, pacing, purse $1,000, two in
three
Martha Marshal b m, by
| Grand Marshal. dam by Ash
land Clay 1Noble) ....I......1 6 8 l
| Sphinx s, Oh g 1Spear) .......4 2
| Chestnut, Oh (Brown) ......2 2 70
G w, blk (Gerrity) &c s no
| The Bishop, b G CWilson) ....3 8 70
| Time, 2:06A, POT, 2:1O. 2:13A
| 2:21 class pacing, purse $1,000, three in
| Sylviaone, M. by u
! Aleryone, dam by
| Alcyone (Walker) z s G l 1
| Dandy Chimes, b h
(Geers} -. ..:...-1 2 II 2
King Charles, CHI
| (Maloney) ....-.... 1 = 8 3
! Funston, 70 6 (Snow) 9 8 3 2 70
| Orrin B, b g (Nuek-
ols) !. .............. 70
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Louisville 80 0 o o o 0 2-2
Earned runs, ST. Paul 2, Louisville 1;
two base hits, billiard; PIERCE; three base
hits, Kelley, Flaherty; sacrifice hits, Lum :
ley, Kelley, Furgeson; stolen bases, Fer
guson, Kerwin; double plays, Spies. to
Cannon, Higgins to Geier to Kelley;
struck out by Ferguson, Kerwin; left on
| bases, st. Paul Is, Louisville 5; time of
game. 1:S5; attendance, 1875; umpire.
Notes of the Game.
1t will be double-header at Lexington
this afternoon. The first game will be
called at 2:30. The Saints played in their
old form yesterday, and should make the
leaders fight hard for chance this aft
ernoon. Chech and Cogan will work for
the home team. Coons and Dunkles for
| the Colonies.
P. Geier's work at short was treat
departure of Shay the short field was
covered as 1t should be covered. Geier
handled eleven chances without break.
GeierS catch of Bonner's high one to
| short center in the first was one of the
! features of the game. The little fellow
| ran far back for the ball. His cllision
| but he CHANGED clash with Shannon and
| pulled down the high one. He almost
doubled Kerwin at first.
1t was bad day for the flelders.
| Schaub had his thumb split and had to
| retire and~Lumley split his finger in pull
ing down Flournoy's long. one.
/ Bonner mao announcer DdQ time at snort,
and, after he. had muddled two, Clymer
| sent him to third and moved Schaub into
| the short field.
billiards. two-sacker in the first was
drive down the right foul line. Pat had a
| busy afternoon. He scored three singles
/ in addition to the double, and his other
chance was a long high one that Odwell
| just pulled down.
OdweH. the Louisville center fielder. is,
according to President Hickey, a contract
| jumper, and it is understood that UNI
] pire Figgmeier will be ordered to keep
! him out of the game.
| Figgmeier, the Minneapolis pitcher who
| was released to Crookston, has been
| signed as an umpire by President Hickey
| and started to work yesterday. He made
| good showing.
Flaherty played in luck The Saints
pounded him for fifteen hits and only
scored five runs. In the second, with
three men on the sacks. he pulled out of
a hole, and in the fourth repeated the
trick.
Ferguson pitched winning ball for the
Saints. He spread four hits through
eight rounds. The three singles in the
ninth spoiled the shutout.
MIiIers Lose Both Games.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, July 26.-In-
dianapoliS won a double-neader from
| Minneapolis today playing all around the
| locals. The first game was a good exhi
| bition up to the seventh, when the Wis
| itorS won the game by timely hitting and
out of the box in the first inning of the
| second game, seven runs being scored.
The locals fielded very poorly. Attend
anCe, $500, Score:
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Boston .......O2O2 Ooo*-4 S
Detroit .......0 0 O 0 0-1

Batteries, DIneen and Warner, S1eVer
and Mcclure; earned runs, Boston /, De-
troit l; stolen basesa Casey, Dougherty,
Harley; double plays, Barrett to Gleason
to Mcclure, Gleason to Elberfeld to Beck,
Gleason to Beck; first base on balls, by
Dineen 2, by Sievers 2; struck out, by
Dineen Z by Sievers 1; passed ball, Nc
CURE; time, 1 49, umpire, Sheridan
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Willie Osborne, b IL

Willie Osborne b h,
cT P ssbnons9 h11 Ga 2 70
Cooper ........ Is 9fs7 6 Z 70
Mustard b m (F'rench) 5 A 5 dis
Jamimi oh m (Crist) "a Z dis
Riley McKeen, CHI n
(McCarthy) ..:....1O 10 dr.
Dick Wilson, br h
(WHson) .........T3 dis
Uncle John, b ge
Weicnl dis
Sister Hattie, br m
(Kirby) !. ....... dis
Time, 2;0SA, 2:OSh, 2:11A, 2:1SA, 2:13,
2:13A, 2:18A.
2:25 class trotting, purse $1,000, two in
three
Betsy Tell. blk m. by Axtell-Betsy
Braun (McCarthy) .......I 1
The Quesor b g (Geers) ............2 4
Poteen, b h (French) .......5 q
Miss Johnson, b m (Benson) .......3 3
William Tell, b g (Nilson) ......4 5
Daisy Direct, br m (Wills) ..........7 s
May Monday, b m (Ciement) ........647
Time, 2:15, 2:16.
t4-I 49,
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POINT RAISED AGAINST
CARDINAL SATOLLI
Would Americanize the Propaganda
Should He Succeed LedochowskI.

ROME. July 26.-The question Of a
successor to the late Cardinal Ledochow-
ski, as project of the congregation OF the
continues to absorb all the
attention of the Vatican against Cardi-
nal Satolli, who seems to be the eandI-
date preferred by the pope, the objection
is raised that he would be apt to prove a
revolutionist, in introducing modern
methods and progressive ideas and in
turning everything upside down.
One cardinal said if Cardinal Satolli
were chosen it would mean the American
iZation of the propaganda. These argu-
ments, in the eyes of the ablest and most
far seeing clergy, are additional indorse
ments of Cardinal Satolli.
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Capitol Juniors Win.
At the Grown alley last night the Cap
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play, Wolverton (unassisted); first on
balls, off Fraser 2, off Willis 2; hit
pitched ball, Jennings, Tenney; struck out.
by Fraser s, by Willis s; time, 1:40; UNI
pire, Power.
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Ten innings.


lin
Ten innings.
BALTIMORE, Nd, July 26-The Balti-
more team defeated Cleveland today in
the tenth inning after a most exciting
match. 35 hits for total of 40 bases be-
ing tailed, Barnhardt replaced Moore in
the ninth inning. Both teams fielded well.
Score:
R F;;atn2.as i j
ba9 More Shields anS wood anS Y ssce hf
Arndt, Bay, Flick; two-base hits, Bradley,
Setback, Flick, Smith, Lajoie, Howell,
h Mccarthy Wood foan Gilbert h5sa
Mcfarland, Howell; first base on balls,
by Moore 8, by Barnhardt /; struck out,
by Moore 4; passed ball, Yeager left on
2:30; umpire, Johnston.
Chicago Wins Narrowly.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. July 26.-After
Washington had tied the score in the
ninth inning by single and two home
runs, Chicago on an error, sacrifice and
a hit, was permitted to win today's game
in the tenth inning. Score:
Washing'n 2 900 % a 4
Batteries, Lee. Patten and Drill, Crit
fifth, Piatt and Sullivan; earned runs,
Washington 7, Chicago 5; two-base hits,
Coughlin 2, Keister, Ryan, Denehanty;
three-b base hit, Doyle. Keister; home runs,
Ryan, Delehanty, Strang. Davis; stolen
| bases, Davis, Mertes sacrifice hits, Ely,
DAILY double plays. Davis to Daily to Is
bell, Daily to Davis, Jones to Cobdell;
bases on balls, off Piatt g. hit by pitched
! ball, by Patten 1; struck out, by FN-ten
?. by Piatt l, by Griffith 1; left on bases,
| Washington 5, Chicago 6; time, 2 hours;
| umpires, Connolly and Carruthers.
Detroit Plays Raggedy.
| BOSTON, Mass, July 26.-Dineen pitch
| ed grand ball today after the second inn
ing. The home team scored on punched
| hits in the second and on errors by Glea-
son and HadIey in the fourth. Detroit
played raggedly at times. President Ban
| Johnson witnessed the game. Score:
Boston .......O2 O2 Ooo*-4 S o
Detroit .......0 0 0 0 O 0 0-1 Z 5
Batteries, Dineen and Warner, Siever
and Mcclure; earned runs, Boston /, De-
troit l; stolen basess Casey, Dougherty,
Harley; double plays, Barrett to Gleason
TO Mc(1uirn Gleason tO E,Ihprfn1d n Rack
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Games Today.

SatneS ouays
Louisville at st. Paul.
Indianapolis at Minneapolis.
Toledo at Kansas City.
Columbus at Milwaukee,.
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St. Louis 30 10000 Il o

Philadelphia 20 0 3 *-3 9 0
Batteries, Sudhoff and-Kahoe, Wadden
and Schreck; earned runs, St Louis l,
Philadelphia 2; two-base hits, Wallace,
en- bases. Burkett, Sudhoff; left on bases,
St. Louis A. Philadelphia Z; first base on
balls. off Sudhoff 2, off Waddell 2; hit
Sudhoff 2, by Waddell 6; wild pitches,
Sudhoff 2; time, 1875; umpire, O'Lough-
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*sBatted for J. ONeii in the ninth.
+Batted for Yerkes in the ninth.
Earned runs, Pittsburg 4; two-base
hits, Ritchey, Lever, Burke; sacrifice
hit, Beaumont; double plays, Farrell to
Nichols 2, Kruger to Farrell to Nlcnols:
wild pitches, Lever 2; bases on balls,
off Yerkes 2, off Leever 2; struck out, by
Yerkes /, by Lever 8; left on bases,
Pittsburg 4 time, 1872 umpire, Brown
Goose Egg for Boston.
BOSTON. Mass, July 26.-Willis went To
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Earned runs, Brooklyn 9, New York / !.
two-base hits, Sheckard, Irwin, Flood
Jones 2; three-base hit Dahlen; left on
bases, Brooklyn 6, New York 4; stolen
Smith, Flood to McCreery; sacrifice hit,
Donoyan; first on balls, off McGinnity l.
OF Donovan |; hit by pitched ball, by
by McGinnity 2, by Donovan g. time
las; umpire, Emslie.
Worlds Record.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 26.-St. I,ouis
lost today's game to the Pittsburgs, Lee
yer letting the home team down with
one hit. The st. Louis team went
through the game without having a man
left on base, probably a worlds record.
Score: -
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ST. LOUIS ALMOST SHUT OUT.
Succeeds in Making Its Only Run in the
Annf

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July 26.-St.
Louis narrowly escaped a shutout today,
the visitors only run being scored in the
last inning. The game was pitchers
battle, with the odds favoring Waddell,
though Sudhoff pitched in fine form.
Score:
r TT r.
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Totals I 2l27l15l Ol Totals ). 7I27l1Ol .

Boston ......O 0 o o 0 0 90
Philadelphia 20 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07
JUMPING BALL PLAYERS.
Keller, Dahlen, Kitson and Donovan
Sign With Detroit.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
PHILADELPHIA. October while the
National League of the past few months
has been announcing in strident tones how
it was going to disrupt the American
League by capturing it's star players for
1903 Ban Johnsons organization has been
quietly at work strengthening for next sea-
son. For every American player who will
jump to the National it is likely that two
stars of the latter will be found with the
younger league.
One of the most active in trying to induce
American League players to jump their
contracts was "Magnate" Ebbetts of
BROOKLYN There is hardly a club, from the
Athletics down to Baltimore. which has
ESCAPED his attentions. While he and his
emissaries were skipping about the coun-
try seeking interviews with Ban Johnson's
men representatives of the latter were hav-
ing heart-to-heart talks with the players
Of the city Of churches. The conferences
were principally looking to Strengthening
were will be observed when the Wolverines
take the field in 1903. In its makeup will
be seen Willie Keller, who will captain and
hold down right field. Dahlen will play
shortstop. and Pitchers Kitson and Dono-
van will be valuable additions to Owner
Angus's twirling staff. Other players De-
troit has secured to contracts are Pitcher
Willis of Boston and Outfielder Crawford
of Cincinnati.
The Phllies are also to lose their star
twirler of the season just closed. When
Rogers rounds up his men for next springs
training he will find Georgetown Harry
White among the missing The doctor will
be found with the Chicago American
League team. with which he has already
signed contract. Comisky, in addition to
securing White. has lines out for two men
to take the place of Mertes and Piatt, who
have Jumped to New York and Boston,
spectively. and when their names are
vealed it will be found that the foxy Chi
cagoan has profited by the change.
While the MrGraws and Hanlons were is
suing daily press notices of their plans for
the future Ban Johnson and his staff of
able lieutenants were working quietly
STRENGTHENING their weak spots, and unless
all signs fail the season Of 1908 will see the
Americans again outbidding the National
Lea