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The Washington times., 1902-05-21
OPENING OF THE COLISEUM.
Freeman and Fem and Local Riders Be-
gin the Season Tonight.

Tonight marks the opening of the cycle
racing season in Washington. On the
speedy disk at Fourteenth ard East Capt.
toi Streets northeast. three great races
are slated as the initial number OF the
program that is to run weekly all the
season. The Coliseum management will
start the card going at o'clock, prompt
ly, and succeeding events will be called
every ten minutes. Tonight's card in
cIudes the great motor paced race be-
tween W. s. Fenn.l the midget cyclist
from the Nutmeg State. and Howard Free
man, of Portland, Orc... who are to meet
in the ten-mile heat race back of the
rattlers. best two out OF three Should
the event be won In straight heats the
management will put on a motor race
between four teams. which will be the
feature of the evening. A motor race is
one of the most thrilling events of the
bowl racing game. 1t is attended BY
such great danger that only the gamest
motorists risk their lives In It. But
the two motor teams that are with Fem
and Freeman have been signed to ride
and will go on. should the motor paced
event be won in two heats.
The two other events OF the card in
clude a novice race of half-mile and a
one-mile amateur sprint. open. Local
entries comprise the contestants In these
two events. Wilson. Mitchell and Miller
all local speed merchants. have entered
and the contest between them for honors
In the mile open to amateurs will be
lively ore. The order Of events will be:
HaIfmiIe novice; first heat In the ten
mile motor-paced race between Fem and
Freeman; trials in the one mile open:
second heat in the Totor-paccd race:
finals in the mile open and the third heat
in the motor-paced race or the motor
race. Entries received UP to 8 o'clock
last night were as follows, which will be
added to by the scratch entries at the
track tonight: Half mile novice, A. G..
r. Shinn. J. p. M. Haas and J.
Linthicum. Mile open, amateur. C. L.
Miller. C. L. Bode, w. N. Ward. d. z.
J. L. Mitchell, Z. l.. Wilson.
J. o. Bardron. A. Messinett. ]. Hill and
". BonneII.
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SPEEDY RAcEs0F BIRDS.
Washington Horers Average Foity-fva
Miles an Hour in Flight.

Favored by southerly winds the birds Of
the Washington District of the National
Federation OF American Homing Pigeon
Fanciers made another good fly from Rem
merit. y c.. distance 800 miles. on Monday.
Three hundred and twentythree birds
from twenty-oue lofts we're liberated by
Mr. ]. H. Willis, who wired: Birds lib
Grated 5:i5: clear; light breeze from the
South" The same conditions prevailed in
Washington.
The following is the average speed Of the
first return to each loft:
Hengesbach & tombstone. 1921 yards;
A. C. Harmon. 1.277 yards; Charles Rup-
pert. 1.25s yards; w. +. Dismer. 1858
yards: John Peabody. 1.25o yards: r. R.
Ashworth. 1.2i3 yards; W. H. Sarton. 1.2i2
yards: L. D. Nye, /, 240 yards: James Flah-
erty. .23s yards; r. a. Hcnt. .237 yards;
H. E. ronath. 1.21i yards: Walter Nor
wood. 1874 yards; Philip Kraus, 1.1sf
yards; II. C. Wall. 1.1s6 yards; James
Greenwood. LIS yards: William Boyd,
1 .i72 yards; Downing & volland. 1852
yards; William Cross. 1924 yards: Alex
Humes. LIZ yards: Harry Pennington,
/ ,079 yards.
The winners Of diplomas were II. +.
first and second: a. C. Har-
mon. third; Charles Rupert, fourth; W.
r. Dismer, fifth, and John Peabody sixth
The next race takes places on Sunday
from Kingstrce, s. G..
The Washington times., 1902-05-21
H0TLY-C0NfEsTED GAME.
Marines Beaten by Team From st. Eliza
beth's Asylum.

A hotly contested game of baseball was
played on the st. Elizabeth Asylum
grounds yesterday. The opponents were
the teams from the asylum and the ag-
gregatiou from the United States Marine
Corps. After nine innings of gilt-edge
ball playing. the home team won out in
the final inning by the close margin of
one run The score was II to IL The
teams were evenly matched and II was
anybody's game until the last man was
put out.
Reamer. who twirled for the asylum
team. pitched good ball. but was not sup
ported by the infielders. Berge, who Of
ficiated on the rubber for the Marines.
pitched a fine game, and received good
support.
Sensational catches were made by the
members of the home team. Ball made
fine one-hand catch at shortstop, and
Wahler's throw from the left field to the
plate. cutting of the tying run. was also
OF the sensational order.
Treakle made difficult assist. and Ball,
Sullivan. and Jones completed fast dou-
bic play.
This was the second game the teams
have played. The Marines took the first
game.
The score by innings:
st. Elizabeth. % 90 O25Ix-12 8 II
Marines ...0 I s 9 o o o I'll
Batterfes-Reamer and Suit: Berger and
Moonev.
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BASEBALE-AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS.
BILL" CLARKE TO DON
SENATORIAL UNIFORM
Catcher Of Last Seasons Team Will Play
With Local Aggregation
Here Today.

"Bill" Clarke. the catcher of last sea-
sons Washington baseball club. who re-
fused to join the team this spring when
ordered to do so by Manager Lotus. is
through with his job of teaching the An
napolis cadets how the national game
should be played and is now ready to re-
sumo work with the Senators for the rest
of the season.
Clarke's contract with the naval cadets
expired Saturday night. after the game
with West Point. Clarke accompanied
the cadets to the Military Academy. lie
did not return to Annapolis with the
team, but went directly to his home in
Baltimore.
Manager Lotus received word yester-
contract with the local club. and last
night Delehanty had a talk with the
catcher over the long distance telephone,
and as a result it is announced that Clarke
will join the Senators and play in the
game with St Louis this afternoon.
The services of Clarke are not urgently
needed at present by Manager LOTUS, and
were 1t not for the fact that there Is some
doubt as to when Donohue will be able
to take his regular turn behind the bat.
the chances are that the Annapolis coach
would not be taken back into the SEN
atorial fold.
Drills splendid work has made Clarkes
presence on the team not necessary by
any means. as the Georgetown boy is
much better catcher than the more ex-
perienced man. but there is always the
chance that Drill may become disabled.
in which case the team would be with
out man able to look after the receiv-
ing end
Clarke is a big favorite with Washing |
ton audiences. and will no doubt be given |
l hearty reception this after noon.
The Washington times., 1902-05-21
YIN. c. A. TENNIS TOURNEY.
Hough and Whiting Won the Opening
Set Yesterday in Doubles.

The courts at Association Park, Seven
tecnth and C Streets. we're too soft to
play upon yesterday. and as a result the
preliminaries in the singles in the Y. NJ
c. A. spring tennis tourney were post
poned until this afternoon at o'clock.
The courts adjoining the association
building on G Street wee in fair condi-
ton, and were used yesterday to play the
preliminaries in the doubles. The only
two pairs to put in an appearance were
Royce Hough and Harry Whiting. who de-
feated Charles wicheau and NJ. F. Lud-
wig, Ga and 6-l, in straight sets. Stuar.
Van vliet and Leland B. Morris will play
the winners of love set today on the G
Street courts.
The preliminaries in the singles will be
played this afternoon at Association Park
and following are the pairs: Stuart Van
vli~t and J. V. Hamilton; a. Mex. Wat
son and Herman Stahler. Frank Geoshe-
gan and A. A. Protzman. W. F. Morrow
and E. o. Sellers. ]. H. Norton and W.
NJ. Smart. Admirers of the spor. aid
friends of the association generally are
invited to witness the games.
The Washington times., 1902-05-21
SUSPECTS ARRESTED.
Boys Charged With Completely in Ex-
PRESS Car Robbery,

The robbery Of an Adams Express Com
pany car, several days ago. while en-
route to this city has been solved. the
local officials believe. The climax to the
investigation which has been made by the
police Of this city since the robbery was
reached Monday night. when Detee tive
Sergeants Peck and Miller took into GUS
tody James Conner. Washington boy,
who. they aver. knows everything In con-
nection with the burglary. According to
the police. Conner has admitted his con-
nection with the robbery. and will be ar
raigned in court this morning on charge
HOUSEKEEPING.
Two other boys were arrested last night
by the detectives on suspicion that they
were implicated in the robbery. The
boys are Asa B. Carter. aged sixteen, and
Robert Ogden. fourteen years old. This
makes a total of three persons under ar
rest, charged with having been asso-
ciated in the burglary Of the car.
The Washington times., 1902-05-21
DUFFEY IN ENGLAND.
Holder of Worlds Records Will Go to
Defend the Championship.

Arthur Duffey. of Georgetown UNIVERSE
ty, the holder of several worlds records
in the sprints. will sail from New York
on June 16 for England. where he goes to
compete in the annual championships and
principally to defend the cup he has twice
won In the 1Go-yard dash.
After the English games he will COM
pete in the Irish and French champion
ship events. Mr. NJ. ]. Thompson, graduate
manager Of athletics at Georgetown. will,
in all probability. accompany the little
flyer to look after his interests.
Duffey is in splendid condition and run
ming as fast and as strong as ever and
should be able to again land the foreign
honors. He will compete In the inter-
collegiate championships at Mott Haven
on May 81, which will give him good
trying out. He may also enter the big
Knickerbocker games at New York this
month in the 60. IS and 110-yard events.
The Washington times., 1902-05-21
mike" D0NLlN SIGNS
CONTRACT IN JAIL
Will Play on the Cincinnati National
League Team If Pardon
Is Granted.

BALTIMORE. May zO.-Mike Donlin. the
baseball player. this morning signed a
contract to play with the Cincinnati Ma
the season. Donlin is at present serving q
term in the Baltimore city Jail for assault.
and unless pardoned will not be released
for several months. 1t is expected, how
ever. that clemency will be shown in his
case and that pardon will shortly be
obtained.
The contract with the Cincinnati club
was signed at the city jail. Mr.. John 7.
Brush. principal owner of the club. being
represented by local agent. Donlin is
to receive $1,000 for the remainder of the
season.
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Observation-Disclosures WALK
AWAY With PRINTERS
At End of Seven-Inning Game
the Score Was 10 to 5.
TYPOS WEAK ON PITCHERS
Tried Several Changes, But Without
Avail-"Bobby" Barr, Formerly of Ma
tional League, Handles Sphere in Old
Time Form for Commissioners Men.

1t took the balltossers from the District
Building but seven innings 10 win from
the Printers at the National ball park
yesterday afternoon. The Commissioners
had things entirely their own way, and
walked over the types to the tune of is to
>. Had the game gone the prescribed nine
innings, each of the men from the mu-
nicipal building would have fattened his
batting average considerably. As il was,
the batting order went around in several
innings, and everyone got goodly num-
Der OF safeties.
The Printers accumulated errors at crit
ical moments, threw the sphere every
where with the exception OF the right
place, and were weak in the pitching de-
partment.
The shifty lads wearing the word Com
missioners' on their shirt fronts used but
one pitcher. Bob Barr, the ex-National
League twirler. who in bis prime was
pitcher OF note. The men with the ink
stains on their fingers sent three of their
diamond to serve up the leather. but they
all faired alike. The municipal men had
donned their swatting habiliments AM
were out for runs and hits.
Brown Badly Treated.
Brown was the first to be victimized by
the heavy hitters from the District Build
ing. and. after having his delivery horri-
bly, naltreated, he retired from the center
Of the diamond in the second inning and
gave "Sir William Ashley chance to
serve up balls and strikes. In the first
two innings the Commissioners had accu
INFLATED an even dozen runs. getting six
in each. But when Ashley made his de-
but in the box he serv I'd notice upon the
hitters that there was rothing doing in
the line of getting an equal numter dur
ing his term Of Office. He carried out his
threat. and allowed them but two hits. al
though he counterastcj the effect of this
good work by giving one lad his base on
balls and joltihg two others in the ribs.
Adams. who plays the initial ottoman fer
the Printers. had hankering for the box.
He was put in in the fifth inning. but had
little success. .
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GEORGETOWN DICKINSON.
College Teams to Meet on Local Campus
Today.

The strong team from Georgetown Uni
versity will have as its opponents this
afternoon the Dickinson College nine.
The game is scheduled to begin at 4
o'clock This is the last game the George
town boys will play in this city this sea-
son. Friday the team is to go away on
the Northern trip.
Ladies' will be admitted free today, and
a large attendance is expected.
The Washington times., 1902-05-21
The Best Liniinent.

II have derived great ben,it from the use
81 Chamberlain's Pain Balm fer rheumatism and
lumbsgo," says Mrs. Anna Ha<elgans, OF Tuck.
shoc. n. J. 'Ny husband used It for q sprained
back. and also quickly relieved In fact,
q Ia the best family Eminent have ever used.
1 would not think OF being without II. I have
recommended il to many. and they always speak
very highly Of II and declare its merits are won.
derfui.'' For sale by Henry Evans, Wholesale
and Retail. and all drusgists
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Bars Good Work.

trict men and received good support. He
held the typographical artists down to ten
hits. which were pretty well scattered.
The members OF the short field. particu-
larry Charley King. did exc c;rtioHairy good
work. King played splendid game at
second base He accepted every one OF his
chances in fine style, AMI played his posi-
ton for everything that was In it.
To-day the Treasury aggregation will
cross bats with the strong Interior team.
The score:
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First base on balls-On McCathran. 3;
off Drum. 3. Struck out-By McCathran.
s: by Drum, G. Home runs-Cox. Msckan
Threc-hase hit-Kbody. Two-base hits
Johnson. Cunningham. Bristol. Finley.
KINDLY. Stolen bases-Boggs, Church. so.
Double play-Finlcy 10 Boggs to Sutton
Hit by pitcher-By Drum 2. Umpire
Mr. Proctor. Time of game, 1 hour and
50 minutes.
The Washington times., 1902-05-21
AMATEUR BASEBALL.
The Capital Athletic Club defeated

The Capital Athletic Club defeated the
Arions on the latter's field yesterday. II
to II. The feature of the game was the
batting of Crook. of the winning team.
who made five hits in five turns at the
bat.
The Capitals would like to arrange
games with all amateur teams in the Dis
trict In this vicinity. Address Frank
Stecker, 13S ID Street northeast.
The Washington times., 1902-05-21
PIRATES TAKE ANOTHER.
Score Their Fourth Consecutive Victory
Over Philadelphia.

PITTSBURG. May 20.-Pittsburg scored
its fourth consecutive victory over Phiia-
delphia today in smuggling match that
was marked by fast fielding on both
sides. Philadelphia held the lead until
the eighth. when Pittsburg tied the
score. In the ninth Brans1eld scored
the winning run on his own hit and
singles by Burk and Leach. The score:
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irst base on balls-on Brown, 2; Ash
ley. 2. Struck out-By Brown. /: by
Ashley. 1; by Adams. /: by Barr. 5.
Threebase hit-Adams. Two-base hit
King. Sacrifice hit-Hunt. Stolen bases
Atchison, King 2; Caulifiower, Rabbit,
Wood, Huddleson. Double pIay-Adams
to Havens. Hit by pitcher-By Ashley. 2:
by Adams. 2. Passed balls-HuddIeson >.
umpire-Baker. Time Of game, hour
and 80 minutes
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STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

was made on his own hit for one base ard
Carey's double.
Williams made Baltimore's first ruin. 1t
was in the second inning, and single,
McGann's cut to Dclehanty. and GilbeIt's
safe hit contributed to the achievement.
Setback and McGinnity scored in the third
inning on three singles and base on balls,
and the last run secured by the visitors
was made in the ninth. when McGinnity hit
for ora base. and came home when Nc
Graws hit got past Ely.
The elnrn.
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First base by errors-Baltimore. 3 Left
on bases-Washington. Il: Baltimore. s.
First base on balls-Or Townsend. 4; OFF
Ortiz, 2; of McGinnity, Z. Struck out
By Townsend, /: by McGinnity. 2. Two
base hits-McGann. Carey. Wolrerton.
Secrif1ce hits-Ely. 2. Stolen base-Gil-
bert. Double plays-Coughlin to Carey:
Ely to Carey: Ely to Coughlin to Carey.
Wild pitch-Townsend. /. Umpires-
OLoughlin and Sheridan. Time of game,
hours and 90 minutes.
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First base by errors-Boston. 2. Left
on bases-Chicago. 8: Boston. 8. First
base on balls-Of Pittinger. 4. Struck
out-By Taylor. 9; by Pittinger. 5. Sacri-
fee hits-Long. Taylor. Stolen bases
Jones, Miller. Schaeffer. Courtney. Wild
pitch = Pittinger. Umpire-O'Day. Time
Of game-1 hour and As minutes. Attend
auce. 200.
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First base on baiis-OfY Plank, 9; of
Young. 6. Struck out-By Plank. 2. Two
base hits-Freoman, Hickman, Criger.
Sacrifice hits-Young, NJ Cross Stolen
bases-Collins. Fultz. Double play-Par-
ent and Collins. Time-1 hour and ~ min
utes. Umpire-Carruthers.
The Washington times., 1902-05-21
DUSTY" Miller Plays Gilt
Edge Ball for Chicago.
MASTERLY PUNCHING OF HITS
Clever Base Running-Score 3 to I-Pi-
rates Score Against the Quakers-vic-
tors by Close Score of to 5-Brans-
fields Winning Run.

CHICAGO. May 20. - Both Taylor and
Pittinger pitched good ball today. but
Chicago won the game by a score of to
l. thanks to n mastery punching OF hits
and some clever base running. Dusty
Miller played left field for Chicago. and
played gilt edged ball. The score:
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Notes of the Game.

Almost every one of the Baltimore team
has the habit of batting outside of the
box Umpire o'Loughlin called several of
the Orioles down for this infraction of the
rules yesterday.
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Two-base hit-Bransfield. Three-base
hits-Leever. Douglass. Bransfeld- Sacri-
flee hits-Dougiass. Childs. Chesbro.
Stolen bases-Hallman, Davis. Douglass.
Bases on balls-0n Lever. 1; of White.
Q: of Chesbro. 1. Struck out-By Lever.
4: by White. 5: by CHESHIRE. 2. Wild
pitch-White. Umpire-Emslie. Tine-2
hours. 200.
The Washington times., 1902-05-21
BOSTON BEATS ATHLETICS.
Cy Young Lands Another Game for the
Beaneaters.

Especial TO The Washington 7fnes)
BOSTON. Mass. May 20.-Young's stead
mess won a victory for Boston this after
noon. Parent played a great game at
short. one-hand stop by Gleason was
the feature of the game. The score:
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Ocean Steamship Movements.

NEW YORK. May 20-Arrived: Mime
apolis, London; laurie, Liverpool An
choria. Glasgow; Kensington, Antwerp;
Aller. Gibraltar.
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Delehanty hit a hard one to Gilbert in
the eighth inning yesterday. The Bnlti-
more shortstop stopped the ball all right,
and made a quick recovery, but missed
catching Del at first by about foot. IT
was one of the best plays of the game.
The Washington times., 1902-05-21

Mr.. Jozach Miller has been elected as
sistant manager of the baseball team of
Georgetown University, to succeed Mr.
Ward Barron. who recently resigned.
The Washington times., 1902-05-21
JOHNSON TO JOLT
NATIONAL LEAGUE
American Magnate Speaks a
Few Words.
Says Combination Was Offered by Freed
man and Spalding, But They Could
Not Deliver the Goods.
Especial to The washington rimcs.)

CHICAGO, ILL.,. May 2o.-"one more
blow will be struck the National League. =
said Ban johnson today. THE American
League is now and has been ready for
peace with the National. The National
League will not listen to me. ard must
suffer any consequences that follow from
now on.
This Is the first time I have ever
given out this. 1t is not generally known
lions approached the American League
with offers Of new combine. We turned
them down and urged that they get to-
gcther. The result was that the Ma
ticnal League is standing today. when
we might have crushed il.
But two men in the American League
Mr.. Somers. who owned the Boston fran
chise. and myself-were acquainted with
airy OF the offers made to our league ~
the Robson Freedman faction. When we
were at Cleveland Frank DeHaas Robi
son saw us and suggested an amalgama-
ion with our league. At the league
meeting short time ago at Cleveland we
miskey nor any other American League
man knew anything about this offer OF
amalsamation. Not thinking enough Of the
plan todivulge 1t to our confreres. we
have remained silent.
Could Not Deliver Goods.
another opportunity came to US when
Spaldins saw me at Atlantic City and
preached his plan OF amalgamation. He
was to get control of five clubs OF the
National League and unite with US. He
set a time when this was to be accom-
plished, and It the expiration Of that
time came to Chicago to see me. He had
not been able to get control and l ex-
tended the time. But he was not sue
cessful.
But all the blows heretofore dealt the
National League are as child's play COM
pared to the telling blow we are soon to
give"
It Is understood that the National
League leaders have made advances to
the American League on peace lines. but
have ignored Ban Johnson. This is taken
as uiTeCt Hsut, HOt ou tuo ciis"u
League. but on Johnson himself. and is
more Of a personal fight between fac
tion and one man. II Is this behind-the-
scene fight that has called out the pres
ent stand that johnson takes. and the an
that another jolt will be de-
livered that will exceed in severity the
invasion of St. Louis, the securing of La
joie and Others.
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ORPHANS TAKE GAME
FROM BEANEATERS
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results of Yesterdays Games.
Pittsburg, 6; Philadelphia, ..
Chicago, 3; Boston, L.
Where They Play Today.

New York at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Boston at st. Louis.
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New England League-Fall River. 9:
Nashua. 4. Lawrence, 2; Concord. II.
Dover. z; Lowell, /. Haverhill, g.; Man
chester g.
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New York State-Schenectady, &c;
Johnstown. 8. Utica. q; Ilion. .. SYRIA
cuse. 6; Binghamton. 3. Albany. 8: Troy. 6
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North Carolina League-wilmington .
Charlotte. Z. Durham. 8; Newbern, z
Raleigh, 8; Greensboro, 4.
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Kelley and Seymour collided when both
went after Keister's fly to right-center in
the seventh inning, but contrary to the
local custom, Seymour held onto the ball.
The Washington times., 1902-05-21

The umpiring of o'Loughlin and Shcri-
dan was generally good. On one or two
occasions the crowd took exceptions TO
some Of SheridaD's work, and reminded
him that he was recalled from last sea-
SOu
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Jimmy Ryan had plenty to do in the
field and he accepted every chance that
came his way without a mistake.
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St Louis will engage the attention G
the Senators this afternoon.