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The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21
AMONG THE FIGHTERS.

Frank Erne has promised to meet Jim
my Britt at San Francisco.
Billy Ryan and George Dixon will meet
in twenty round fight in ottawa during
the first week in May.
Kid Mccoy and Jack Root may be Sc
cured for Fort Erie after the Cans Erne
fight.
\ New Haven Comm club has guar
anteed purse of 800 for a twenty-round
fight between Dave Sullivan and Austin
Rice.
Young Erne may be matched to box
Young Cans, of New Britain, Conn, as a
preliminary to the Cans Erne contest at
Fort Erie, May Y.
George Gardiner and Jack O'Brien have
signed articles to box at the Southern
Athletic Club, Louisville, Ky, May 3. The
men will weigh 100 pounds at the ring
side.
For the bantam-weight championship of
the world a series of fifteen-round con-
tests has resulted in Johnny Reagan and
Harry Forbes drawing clear of the other
1l6-pounders. and it looks as il the title
is between the two.
Henry Dickens. manager of Marvin
Hart, has made demand on the South
ern Athletic Club, of Louisville. that his
man be substituted for Tommy Ryan
against O'Brien or anybody else on Derby
night. Dickens gave up this date origi-
nally, and now wants the courtesy recip
rOcated.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21
THE MORNING TIMES BASEBALL COUPON.

somewhat in figuring the attendance
on the opening day this year.
The Morning Times offers the fol
lowing prizes to those who are lucky
enough to estimate the nearest to
the number of paid admissions on
the day of the opening championship
game with Boston. The date of the
opening game is April %, but if for
any cause the game should not be
played on that date the paid attend
ance of the first championship game
in this city will be taken as the basis
of deciding the winners.
To the person making the nearest esti-
missions at the American League ball
park, on the date of the opening game of
the season, The Morning Times will give
a season book with a reserved seat coupon
attached, good for two persons
To the person making the next best
person to the grounds and grandstand.
To the person making the third best
estimate a pass for the first thirty gam.
to the grounds and grandstand.
To the person making the fourth best
estimate season pass, good for admis-
Sim Tn tho hIaorharc
The conditions of the contest shall
be as follows:
All estimates must be made on cou-
pons cut from The Morning Times.
This is necessary, as in order to ia
cilitate keeping track of the esti-
mates they must be on some sort of
a uniform blank Otherwise the bust
ness of sorting them would be too
slow, tedious, and difficult
Employees of this paper will not be
allowed to compete.
In case any two prize-winning esti-
mates are a tie the one bearing the
earlier date will get the award
Ne estimate will be received after
II O'Clock noon, April %.
All estimates must be mailed to the
Baseball Editor of The Times.
Great care should be taken to make
all figures very distinctly and to use
great care in writing the name and
address plainly, so as to save both
time and trouble in determining the
prize winners.
There will be TO limit to the num-
Der of times any one person can vote.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21
L. A. w. COMMITTEES.
Appointment Of Men Who Will Look
After Wheelmen's Interests.

President Howell, of the League OF
American Wheelmen. has appointed the
following national committees:
Membership-O II. Hammond. Torring-
ton, Conn; F. N Stevens. Manchester,
n H; DR.. o. Shepard Barnum, Los An
geles. Cal
Rights and privileges-JCseph b. Thomp-
son, so Broadway, New York; George y.
Perkins. Boston. Mass; George L. Cook.
Providence. r. /.
Rules and egulations-Herbert w
knight. Prudential Building. Newark, n.
J.; Aaron Wolfson. Boston. Mass: George
Lang jr., st. Louis. Mo.
Highway ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS T. Har-
rison. road inquiry department. Washing
ton, D c.; Horatio S. Earle, Detroit.
Mich: Charles T. Knipp Elmira, n. y;
Walter NJ. Mcserole, Brooklyn, n y:
Theodore F. Myer, Pittshurg Pa.
TranspOrtation-Burle b. Ayres Chi
cagO Athletic Club. Chicago. ILL.,
Local organization-Ellis l.. Rowland,
care of the Standard, New Bedford. Mass.
DR.. w. D. Kempton. Cincinnati. Ohio; j.
C. Tattersall. Trenton. n. j.; p. w. West
lake. Bridgeport. Conn: w. II. Chubb.
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21
Cresceus' Seasons Schedule

George Ketchum. owner of Cresceus. the
champion trotter, last week announced the
seasons schedule of his great horse, who
will start at indianapolis August 81. The
rest of the schedule is as follows: Au-
gust %. Dayton, Ohio; September 4.
Albany, n. Y; September IL, Syracuse, ".
Y; September %, Philadelphia; October
and October Q, open; October Is, Mem
phis, Tenn: October %, Birmingham. Ala;
October SO. Atlanta. Ga. November 6,
Montgomery. Ala: November 49, Mobile,
Ala: November 81, Havana. Cuba. At all
OF these places Cresceus will be paced b.
the famous runner. Mike the Tramp.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21

Only three more days before the end
of the guessing contes, that will give to
some readers of The Times free season
passes to the baseball games in Wash
ington.
Have YOU guessed yet?
If YOU have, guess again.
Guess many. many times as to the
number of paid admissions to the
first championship game of the
American League in Washington
Wednesday afternoon.
You have just as good chance to
win free pass for the entire base
ball year rs your neighbor.
Simply cut out the above coupon,
fill in your name, and record your
guess.
Nothing easier in the world.
Guesses are pouring into The Times
office with every mail.
One envelope yesterday contained I56
guesses. That fellow is out for sea
sons pass with a vengeance, and, of
course, he stands better chance for
winning one of the free tickets than the
fellow who only sends in single guess.
The contest will be conducted abso-
lutely impartially; none of the employees
of The Times will be allowed to partici-
pate. The boxes containing the guesses
will be sealed Wednesday noon and
opened after the game by committee
of prominent baseball enthusiasts Sc
Iected from the chiefs of the several
Government departments.
All YOU. Mr.. Reader, have to do is
TO cut out coupon, register your
: Guess. and then send it to The Times
office. addressed to the Baseball Edi-
tor.
Don't delay minute!
Get a coupon Immediately; some
one may beat you out by an hour if
you procrastinate.
Guess now and as often as you want
to and, above all, guess as correctly as
YOU can-that is, if you want one of The
Times free season baseball passes.
They're yours for the guessing.
On Ap.:il % last year, when Wash
ington opened with Baltimore. the
paid admissions were nearly ten
thousar This will aid the fans
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21
John Little, Wrestler.

John J. Little. the wrestler, who was
Harvey Parker's trainer and wrestling
partner. hag started out on his own hook
&c travelling wrestler. Last Friday he
hal for opponents Gus Dumont and Mike
keDonsid. He threw Dumont in six min
fsss, sh6 turned Mcdonald over In seven
minutes ana thirty seconds Herman Wolf.
tns sH.&tsssf eiastgDioH, lie backing Little.
sE5 11f~ss - Baek hia against any ii5-
ksssa gfsssisf IN the coastry. barring
Harvey Farsi
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21

The Cornell football schedule for next
fall was announced on Saturday. The
games with the Indians and with Lafay-
cite are the two big contests which will
Re played on Percy Field. Bucknell is
dropped, and Washington and jefferson
takes the vacant date. The schedule:
September q, Colgate University, at
Ithaca; October l, Rochester University.
at Ithaca; October 4. Union, at Ithaca :;
October s, Hobart College, at Ithaca;
October II, Williams College, at Ithaca;
October is, Carlisle Indians, at Ithaca :;
October %. Oberlin. at Ithaca November
l, Princeton. at Princeton; November s,
Washington and Jefferson. at Ithaca; No
vember 10, Lafayette College at Ithaca:
November %. University of Vermont. at
Ithaca; November q. Thanksgiving Day,
University of Pennsylvania, at Philadel-
phia.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21
PIRATES MAKE CLEAN SWEEP.
Cardinals No Match for Hard Hitting Ma
tional League Champions.

ST. LOUIS. April 2O-The Pirates made
it three straight. taking today's game. 10
to 2. 1t was another comedy of errors.
Wicker twirled for the locals, and had he
received proper support would have made
a better showing, as the fielding errors of
the team proved costly.
Tannehin. the southpaw. pitched for the
visitors. but was not whit more effec-
tive than Blondy. His support was what
won the game. Attendance 1850. Wealth
er cloudy and cool. The score:
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21

Two-b base hits - Crawford. Corcoran.
Sacrifice hits Miller, Dexter. Phillips.
Stolen bases-Hoy, Beck. Double plays
Dexter. Lowe. and O'Hagen- Struck out
By Phillips. /; by St. Vrain. 2. Bases on
balIs-On Phillips, 1; OFF ST. Vrain, l.
Left on bases-Cincinnati, s; Chicago, D.
First base on errors-C Cincinnati. 3; Chi
cago. l. Time $40. Umpire-Emslie. At
tendance, 10000.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21
BASEBALL RAGING, ATHLETICS AND SPORTS IN GENERAL.
SENATORS ANXIOUS TO
SCALP GEORGETOWN
LONDON TO BID FOR FIGHT.
National Sporting Clubs Offer fox Fitz-
simmons Jeffries Mill.

NEW YORK. April 20.-The National
Sporting Club of London, has signifed its
intention of bidding for the mill between
Jeffries and Fitzsimmons, and has decided
to offer purse of $1,000 for the event.
DR.. Ordway, representing the club in
this country, this afternoon received a
cable dispatch from Matchmaker Bettin-
son, to this effect. and added that if the
incentive is accepted by the rival pugil-
lists. the club Will allow them $1,000 each
for expenses.
The club is DESTROYS of holding the Mill,
which IS TO be limi ed TO twenty rounds.
on Derby night, on June of the current
year.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21

Two-base hit-Smoot. Three-base hit
each. Home run Bransfeld. Double
play-Smoot. Farrell and Hartman. Stolen
bases-Smoot. Davis, Beaumont. Sacrifice
hit-Davis. Left, on bases-St. Louis. 5;
Pittsburg. s. Struck out-By Wicker. 2;
bv Tannehll L. oBases on balls-on Wick
er. 3. Wild pitches-Wicker, 2, Hit by
pitcher-By TannehiH. /. Umpire. cantii-
lor Time, 1;5es III
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21
AMONG THE AMATEURS.

The Wolverton Stars on Saturday de-
feated the Little Hitters two games, the
first resulting in score of to 3, while
the second was won by score of TO 0.
The manager of the Wolverton Stars is
anxious to hear from all teams in the city
whose members are not above the age of
twelve years. Challenges should be sent
to A. Zeakley, 704 Tenth Street northeast.
The oregons defeated the Trinities Sat
urday by a score of 22 to O. The Ore
CONS won the game in the eighth inning
by batting rally.
game between the Invincibles Of
Northeast Washington and the Coiunbias
of the same section of the city resulted
In victory for the former by a score OF
to 8. Clarke, for the Invincibles, pitch
ed a good game. The Invincibles would
like to arrange games with any local
amateur teams whose players are not
over eighteen years of age. The manager.
John ]. Plunkert, be addressed at 52l
Third, Street northeast.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21

There seems to be a good chance of
fifteen round contest between Benny Yam
ger and Kid Broad at st. Louis. The
match, If arranged. will probably take
place about the latter part CT the month
and the winner should have an undsputed
right for crack at ex-Champion Terry
McGovern Yanger will train for this
contest at West Baden Springs, Ind.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21
Snarting Under One De-
feat They Seek Re-
Venge.
PROMISE STIFF GAME TODAY
Blue and Gray to Again Place Blewett
in the Box-Drill to Catch Against His
Cid College Mates-Knows Their Weak
Points.

The members of Washington's baseball
club will attempt to redeem themselves
! this afternoon when they will meet for
| the second time the Georgetown College
| lads, who administered a drubbing to the
/ professionals a week ago Saturday 1t
will doubtless be a pretty contest, for the
Senators have felt the defeat given them
| by the students. and today's contest will
be characterized likely by better playing
on the part of Lotus men.
To be defeated by amateurs is always
CALLING thing to league team, but
there were excuses for the Senator'S in
the previous game with the college boys.
The men :vere shifted all around and they
were minus regular catcher.
Now in Shape.
Then. too. they had not been playing
together long enough TO get accustomed
to each other. Since then they have had
week of practice and unless all expecta-
lions are shattered the story of today's
game will be different one.
The players are growing better acquaint-
ed with each other every day, and there
has been a marked improvement in team
work during the past week. However,
Lotus men will not have an easy thing
OF it, for Georgetown has been putting up
a smashing good game of ball, and it will
take the best efforts of the Senator'S to
defeat them this afternoon.
In the previous game, the professionals
displayed woeful lack of ability to con-
meet with Blewett's curves, and with the
same twirler to officiate for Georgetown
this afternoon. it remains to be seen
whether the league players will be able to
solve the collegians delivery. Apperious
will probably go in behind the bat again
for Georgetown, and the general makeup
of the club will be the same
Drill to Catch.
1t is argued that Washington will have
a much better chance this afternoon for
Drill, who will do the catching, is well
acquainted with the weakness of his old
team mates, and this knowledge will be
of great assistance to Washington's
pitcher ii-i-h
Great interest has been manifested In
the contest, and there will likely be a
large crowd on hand when the hour ar.
rives for beginning play. The Georgetown
students claim that they expect to see
their representatives win another victory
but the Senator'S are confident that the
college boys Will not take their scalp the
second time
Manager Lotus has arranged for tine
transportation of local fans from the Navy
Yard and the southeastern portion of the
city and buses will be on hand at Beck
er's to carry patrons to the grounds, leav-
ing there at $3.50 and 4:30 O'Clock. These
buses will be run every day beginning
this afternoon, If the patronage justifies
it,
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
REDS WIN OUT.
Twirler Phillips Proves Stumbling Block
to the Remnants.

CINCINNATI, April 20.-The Chicagos.
with St Vrain in the box, came near de-
feating the Cincinnatis again today, but
Phillips good pitching held them in
check Crawford's double, followed by
Corcoran's two-bagger, scored Cincinnati's
first run.
Bergen's single, a sacrifice. and Hoy's
hit made the winning run. A large crowd
cheered the winners. The score:
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21

Washington % 0 3 Il 0 ks
Jersey City...0 0 5 o / 0 40
Two-base hits-Ryan, Delehanty (2).
Coughlin, Carey %, Lee (2), Kellogg,
Pfanmiller. Three-base hfts-Delehanty.
Ortiz Carey. First base on baIls-Of
Lee, l; off Patten, 2; off Pfanmiller, /.
First base on errors-Washingtol 9; Jer-
sey City, 4. Struck out-By Lee, 2; by
Patten, 1. Left on bases-Washington. 10;
Jersey City, s. Umpire-Mr. Murphy.
Time Of game, hour and 40 minutes.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21
They'll All Be There.

How many
Fans Will
Congregate at
American League Park
Next Wednesday
To witness
The
Opening game of the season?
Well, say,
Unless | miss my guess
They'll all be there.
Yes, all
Who know what it's
To feel
The blood tingling
Through the veins
AS the
Horsehide
Goes hurting through the air,
Propelled by the
Crafty Wing -,
OF the
Slab artist
Or the willow
In the hands of the
Slugger.
The aged fan
Upon whose head
The snowfall of time
Is appearing,
Who knew the game
In Father Chadwick's day.
viii be there,
AS well
AS the fellow
With the
Enlarged information
Anent the
National uastime
AS she is played
Today.
And
The Fan with the voice.
Likewise
The small boy
Hunting for
Knothole-
Yes,
THEY'LL all be there,
Together
With the
Fair damsel
Who
Gives Charley
A pain
And prevents him
From enjoying the play
BY asking
IraoI o,,,oetiops
Tbo
ma e,ar,a eDorta
Ubo L5pou.
witch tom, will win
Ava u,bv
VIII be on hand:
Also
The Hot Air Club.
And
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21

The nine from the Columbia School was
defeated Friday afternoon by the rep
resentatives from the Washington School
for Boys. The score was % TO 8.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21
Mosquito Tribe Turn Oul
National PaStime Into a
Roaring Farce.
GIVE YELLOW EXHIBITION
Fifteen Hundred People See Captain
Delehanty and His Men Circle the
Bases-Tiring, They Beg to Be Put
Out by Opponents.
Especial to The Washington rimes)

HOBOKEN, n. J., April 20.-In a game
that was replete with errors on the part
of the Jersey City team and heavy bat
ting by Washingtons. the Senators easily
defeated the Eastern League team at
West New York this afternoon by a score
of is to TO-
Had they SO desired. the Senators could
have scored at least forty runs. Be
cause of the miserable fielding of Jersey
City, the game developed into an opera
bouffe sort of contest. The Washing
ton players, after firing themselves max
ing hits and circl;ng the bases, deliber-
ately allowed themselves to be put out
in order that the game might be brought
to a close
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21
Jersey First at Bat.

The Jersey players took first crack at
the ball, but after filing the bases on a
base on balls and two errors. the side
was cleverly retired without run being
made.
In their half of the inning the Senators.
on four errors and Carey's two-bagger,
scored three. Neither side scored in the
second. The third netted five runs for
the Jersey Citys on three hits and a
couple of errors.
Their lead did not last long, for the
heavy hitting Senators banged the sphere
Tor keeps in the two succeeding innings,
making total of nine runs. Eight hits
were made in the two innings, Lee
pounding out double in each. Doubles
and three-baggers were Plentiful in the
fifth and sixth innings. and five more runs
were added to the Washfngtons' score.
while Jersey City was retired in one-two-
three order.
Lee in Control.
Lee had splendid control of the ball
and pitched a good game He retired in
favor of Patten in the eighth inning. The
latter struck out Pfanmiller, with two on
bases.
In the ninth the Jersey City, with a
base on balls. doubles by kellogg and
ffanmiller, and & single by Childs, man.
aged to get four men across the pIate.
Several good catches were made by RYAN
In right field. and a brilliant double play
by Lee and Coughlin evoked much APP
plause.
In the first five innings Kellogg. the
Jersey City shortstop, who was suffering
with lame knee, fumbIed every ball that
came near him. He was responsible for
at least eight Of the runs tailed by the
Senator's Fully 1900 persons saw the
game. The score:
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-21

The first cracl, out of the box.
G. G. s.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-14
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
PERSONS THAT GO AWAY FOR THE
SUMMER RENT THEIR HOUSES.
A Customs That Has Obtained for Some
Time in the East-Visitors at
the Hotels.

"Do you know what the latest fad in
Indianapolis is now?" asked a woman who
lives in one of the city hotels. ut is TO
rent your house out while you are away for
the summer-furniture and all. If you have
not a house and live in a fiat. why, the
proper thing is TO rent your suite of rooms
TO some desirable people while you are
away. It's quite the thing. know OF one
big fiat in town where everything is prac-
tically turned upside down this summer as
II was last summer because of the exodus
Of those going away and the moving in OF
those who stay in town for the summer
For instance, you have suite of rooms
that you have furnished yourself that you
pay about SIS a month for. You do not
TO store your furniture, and neither do
you want to pay rent for the two or three
months you are gone. You simply let 1t be
known among your friends that you want
to let couple OF handsomely furnished
rooms, piano and all, for $50 a month for
the summer. Along comes some desirabfe
people and they take you up. Then you 90
away feeling that you will have your rooms
when you come back and that all you will
have TO do is to let the tenant know you
are coming and the apartments are ready
for you. This plan is especially desirable
for people who live in the hotels. They
can rent a good house already furnished
for the summer, and get il reasonably, on
some quiet street and live as coZily as can
be with no further responsibility than TO
pay the rent. There's a great deal OF this
sort OF dfckering going on in Indianapolis
now. The custom is an old one In the East
and is certainly successful
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-14
NOT sUPERsTITIOUs.
Travelling Salesman who Occupies
Groom 13o at the Hotel.

G.. w. Matheny, a carriage salesman
who travels out Of indianapolis and makes
his headquarters while in town at the
Stubbins Hotel, Is not the least superisti
tious about the number '13' For several
years he has occupied one room at the
hotel and for two or three years before
that he had Room ''1S." This apartment is
large and roomy and. in fact, is one of the
most desirable in the house. A story Is told
of four young men who came to the hotel
some time ago and requested that they be
given one large room with two beds in it, as
they were all engaged in the same line of
business. The young men were Jews, IL was
learned. In looking over the house to select
a room they passed the door of No. IL, but
did not notice the number. The interior
suited them, however, and they began to
clamor for this room. They got II, but
when they visited il again and found '13
the door they made bolt down stairs
Rushing TO the desk they informed the
clerk that they could not keep the room on
account of their superstition. Matheny, who
had occupied the room before overheard the
conversation and broke In. You fellows
are foolish" he said, because that is one
of the best rooms in the house Why, when
1 had that room l drew 1920 in lottery on
one occasion and at another time drew
$500" Matheny said this with a perfectly
straight face and his words had the de-
sired effect The four young men an
nounced that they would take the room,
and they moved into it at once.