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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-26

Cold weather and snow have re-
tsrded the season at Cook Inlet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-26

Socialists o. Germany gained near.
n one million votes since last riEe-
ton Kaiser run IL getting "Skesr-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-26

Der Kaiser ist a. Elm gescheide-
r kert II you don't believe it.
1ead hcw ne treated the Yankees
At kial.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-26

There are = lot of FOLKS In this
state that keep right on ioaksns for
troublss IN spite Of the fact th.t
the cyst of marriage licenses mas
sS-e ~ two scllas@ &ssYtEiusy
eesnss high. but thsy must have Il
The courier., 1903-02-07
HE COURIE ER

just so about the bottom, and Art q Co.
invariably combine certain kind Of lace
with crepe de chine, while Spangle has
seemingly but one lower sleeve and puts
dangling ornaments all over every
thing" Paquin and Worth, famed the
world over, have each an entirely new
and original model at the beginning of
every season, and you will observe that
all the gowns they turn out during the
following months are merely a variation
of 1t. Very often there Is not much
variation either, which accounts for the
duplicates observed at any fashionable
gathering. Some women take this good
naturedly, as did Miss Roosevelt and
her friend the other evening, when they
met dressed like twins, while others are
greatly chagrined. A woman, not long
ago, became very indignant because her
gown was not exclusive" as she had
been assured 1t would be, and demanded
an exchange. She got it, and an apology
as well. The sending out of duplicate
gowns as exclusives is the very worst
and most undesirable reputation a house
can possibly get
One sees some stunning afternoon cos
tunes these days. Mrs. George Law,
whose brunette beauty Is still striking,
has a singularly becoming violet cloth
gown, with which she wears a large fiat
hat of a somewhat darker shade. The
suit is made with a long, sweeping skirt
and a three-quarter coat of faultless
lines. A little black is shown in the
trimming of the lapels Of the coat and
upon the small cuffs, but otherwise the
costume is unique in its simplicity. The
blouses worn beneath the severe coat are
another story, however, and are as
elaborate as possible. The hat is
trimmed with a profusion of great pur-
ple-hearted chrysanthemums.
All the most effective hats are now
trimmed with some sort of flowers, or
flowers in combination with something
else. Crushed roses, roses and violets,
pansies and dahlias, to say nothing of
the Immensely popular chrysanthemum,
are much in vogue.
The touch of black seen in winter
gowns and hats will continue in the
summer gowns. The heavy linens and
The courier., 1903-02-07
FASHION

NEW YORK, Feb. ITO the expert
enced i'm matters sartorial, the feat of
naming the designer of a gown is not
difficult Like the mannerisms of a
painter, a winter, a composer or an
actor, the mannerisms of the modiste will
invariably crop out no matter how dill
gently and deftly she endeavor to dis
guise them. The modistes will resent this
statement, / am sure, but ii is true,
nevertheless. They will declare that
many of their creations are never
touched by them personally. This also
may be true, yet their individuality is
stamped upon their work by their able
substitutes. Sometimes it is a sleeve.
sometimes a skirt, or the back of a
bodice which tells the tale; or it may be
some favored finish about the fastening.
Naming three of the best known New
York couturieres, a woman of fashion
told me the other day that she could
invariably distinguish their productions
at a glance. She was a constant patron
Of all three, and she kneW Of what she
was talking.
BLANK always finishes black gown
The courier., 1903-02-07

Mrs. Bixby-It takes a good milliner to
make a hat become a woman.
Bixby-I should think it would take a
magician.
4 z 4
And what did you eat for lunch?"
asked the doctor. 'I don't know" an
swered the sick man, weakly II ordered
turkey hash and mince pie"-Kansas
City Journal.
The courier., 1903-02-07

The richest young officer in the
American Regular Army is Lieut..
Robert S. Clark, whose mother re-
Gently wed Bishop Potter. Lieut.
Clark has a fortune of SO, ZOO, 900. He
lives in a magnificent mansion in
Washington. He gives nearly all his
time, however, to his duties as an off,
Ger in the Ninth U. S. Infantry. He
has never missed a day from post.
Lieutent Clark will soon go on act
i've service to China and the Philip
pines.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
"PHILLIES" WILL PLAY
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY
Out of Respect to Memory of Dead,
Games Held Up.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. ia meet
ing of the board of directors OF
the Phillies was held yesterday,
and it was officially announced that no
games would be played until after the
coroner's inquest 1t was also decided
10 accept President Shibe's offer and
play the remainder Of the games with
the Western teams on the Athletic
grounds. double-header wiwll prob
ably be played next Wednesday. The
Philadelphia players are practicing
daily at Broad and Huntington streets
to keep in shape.
After the coroner and his mep got
through at the ball park yesterday, It
was stated that the entire bleachers. as
well the walks. would have to be
rebuilt, and it now looks as though there
would be no more games at Broad and
Huntington Streets this season
Manager Shettsline stated that the
reason the PhiIlies did not play since
the accident at the ball park was in re-
spect TO the unfortunates who have
died. The club officials did not think
It would be right 10 allow their team to
play even for charity, until after the
state Of affairs is more settled.
Some of the victims who were but
slightly injured in the accident have
called upon Manager Shettsline, and al
though they did not ask for any dam
ages they made complaints about hay
ing clothing torn or lost "A colored
man called at my house last might,
said Shettsline. land asked if the club
would buy him a new hat and coat
which he said he lost, together with
some money. Another man. who was
sitting on the top row of the bleachers.
said he had his coat torn from his back
and was pushed down over the wall in
the mad rush.
Both men were referred to the clubs
lawyer, who is handling all the cases.
No doubt there will be many more cases
OF this sort. men who were not badly
hurt and would not sue for damages,
but want some recompense for torn
clothing
The Washington times., 1903-08-13

champion is the ideal fighter for a big
fellow, and is bound to polish off Pom
padour Jim. think / can do that my
self, and l would hardly dare to back
myself to whip Jen. The champion
should win in twelve rounds.
The views OF some ex-champions:
Terry MeGoYern-Jeffries win win in
a walk. Corbett will not be able to
stand many OF Jeffries' body punches.
Frank Erne-Corbett is the faster. He
will stay the twenty rounds and get
Graney's decision.
Robert Fitzsimmons-Just wait until
the champion gets riled and sets those
bear-like paws in motion. Then you will
see Corbett on the retreat. 1t won't take
long. however. for Jeffries TO reach
him and punch him out l have tried to
hustle Jeffries in the bouts I have had
with him. bur il was like punching at a
mountain. You can't hurt that concen-
trated mass OF energy and muscle, no
matter how you attempt to take him
on
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
CL0THIER, OF HARVARD,
BEATS MAH0NY AT NETS
British Player Defeated, Leaving DOH
erty Alone in Singles.

SOUTHAMPTON, L. l.. Aug. 13.-
Another of England's expert tennis
team, Harold s. Mahony, was weeded
from the competition at the Meadow
Club yesterday. He was defeated in the
seminal round by William j. CIothier,
the Harvard player.
Only the British champion, II. u.
Doherty, remains in the singles. and he
won his semifinal after defeating Edgar
S. Leonard, the Harvard title holder
and the Yale man, A. w. Post William
a. Larned took the other match for the
semifnals that was decided
Clothier's performance was remarka-
bic, as he had just won a hard three
set match over c. r Watson. ir.
Clothier was Outplayed in the first set.
hut in the remainder of the match he
was too steady for Mahony, and took
the second and third sets by close
scores.
In the only match in the doubles the
Doherty brothers defeated Colket and
Belts IN straight sets.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
BRITISH GOLFERS
BEAT COLLEG|ANS
English Varsity Team Wins Sim
giles by Point.

MYOPIA HUNT CLUB, HAMILTON
matches to five the English varsity
golfers won their first match yesterday
over the Myopia links against the In
tercollegiate players. AS result of the
four ball foursomes of Tuesday tie
Britishers led by one point and yester-
day the Americans lost the decisive
match by another point
The result of the competition was in
doubt until the last moment, for with all
the matches in, except the Chick-Alison
struggle, the total stood in favor OF
the British team. If Chick won the re-
suit would be a tie. Accordingly nearly
everybody in the club house followed the
match when Chick and Alison came 10
the sixteenth green. with Chick az this
stage L up.
The seventeenth was halyed in 5. Then
Alison sliced his drive to the rough and
got barely out. while Chick was on in 2.
Alison, however. laid his third dead.
while Chick missed a put. and the pair
started for the extra hole. At the nine
teenth Alison was almost hole high on
the drive. with Chick away and to the
right. The latter approached well. but
missed his put. and Alison then held his,
a sensational forty put. and won.
The actual results of the matches
were: J. II. Law. Cambridge. beat n. 5.
Campbell, Yale. up and 1 TO play; T,
j. 0. Alsop, Yale, beat Norman Hunter.
Cambridge. up and TO play; F. o.
Reinhart, Princeton. beat J. A. T. Bran
ston, Oxford. 1 up; L. H. Conklin.
Princeton, beat T. NJ. Hunter. Oxford, 1
up and TO play; p. W. Leathart, Cam
bridge. beat J. W Baker. Princeton. 4
up and to play; Perry Jennings, Yale,
beat D. F. Ransom, Cambridge, 1 up;
H. w Beveridge. Oxford, beat Bruce
Smith. Yale. up and TO play: G. D.
Barne, Oxford, beat G. o. Winston, Har-
ward. up nineteen holes); II. G. B.
Ellis. Oxford, beat U. A Murdoch, Har-
ward. / up; C. H Alison, Oxford, beat
w c. Chick, Harvard. l up nineteen
holes); Max Behr. Yale. beat c. y. Day,
Oxford. up and 3 to play.
After the match the Britishers went
TO the Essex County Club, where they
will meet the All Massachusetts today.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
VIEWS OF FIGHTERS
ON TOMORROW'S NH |
Champions, Past and Present Evenly Divided in
Their Opinions

How other champions regard the out
come and the chances of the big fight
ers. is shown below:
Observation-Disclosures Forbes. Jeffries
is the greatest of them all Corbett
is clever. but not clever enough to keep
out of harms way for the distance.
Jen is sure to stop him.
FeatherweIght-YO Corbett / don't
care about picking a winner, as both
men are my friends. II ought to be a
slashing fight.
Lightweight-Joe Cans. Jeffries for
mine. He mas youth, weight. Is clever
enough and smasher.
Welterweight-Ma Matthews. look
for Corbett TO secure the decision over
Jefries on points.
Middleweig ht-Tommy Ryan. Corbett
is far too clever for that big cart horse.
JEFF will likely stay the twenty rounds.
but he will be badly Outpointed.
Light Yyweight-George Gardiner.
No matter how good Corbett may be
when he faces Jeff. he cannot win. The
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
JEFFRIES- FITZSIMMONS
June Q. 1899.

Round 11-Fitz came up slowly. but
assumed the aggressive. JEFF stood off.
evidently waiting for a knockout. They
clinched three times. Coming to close
quarters, JEFF put two hard rights over
FitZ's heart, sending him back. Then
JEFF sent straight left to the neck.
which he followed with a left 20 the
chest. Fitz crowded in. He tried his
right for the jaw, but was short. He.
however. succeeded in blocking the Calf
fornian's return. JEFF then jabbed his
left to the head. and sent his left to
the point of Fitz's jaw. Fitz went down.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
CHARTERS PITCHING
BEATS MARKET MEN

Charter. the new pitcher of the Mount
Tabor Church team, proved invinciblc
yesterday in the game on the Olympic
grounds with Center Market nine. But
2 few scattered hits were secured from
his delivery. The score at the close OF
the game was 10 70 1. in favor of the
locals. Boyle played we'll for the Mar
ket nine at second base
Up 10 the third inning the game was
close and exciting. the score being +
10 l. with two hits for each side After
this inning the Mount Tabor boys be-
gan swatting the ball for safties and
doubles all over the lot. The game was
umpired by William Lieshear. The
catching OF Ager was creditable Every
player or the winning nine fattened
his batting average TO some extent A
prize for the player leading IN batting
a the end of the season has been Of
ferod.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
NATIONAL TOURNEY
TO BEGIN ON TUESDAY

I NEWPORT, Aug. 13.-The National
Lawn Tennis tournament will open at
the Casino next Tuesday and continue
probably seven or eight Gays, according
10 the number of entries and the
weather. The entries will close to-
night. and will be opened by DIR. James
ID. Wright tomorrow. when the drawings
Will be made. and IL is expected that
the number OF players will be one OF
the largest in the history of the tourna-
ment OF the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association
The three English players now in this
country. r. F. and II. L. Dohcrty
and H. S. Mahony. will enter and all
the prominent American players, with
the possible exception OF Malcolm Whit
man, will be in the lists, with the hope
of wrestling the honors from the En-
giiShmen
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
LAST Rounds Of Five Famous Championship Fights
JEFFRlES -CORBETT
May II. 1900.

Round 23-After a couple of passes
JEFF swung his right to Corbett's jaw
and rushed him to neutral corner. At
close quarters Corbett hooked the left
twice to the face, sending the blood
squirting again from Jeff's face. JEFF
threw in two hard lefts to the body. and
sent the left again to Corbett's face,
forcing Corbett's head back. Then JEFF
fries crowded Corbett 10 the ropes, and
with a full swinging left smash on the
jaw sent Corbett rolling down and out.
Corbett's head struck the floor heavily.
and he rolled over in a vain attempt to
regain his feet.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
THOMAS HAS OPTION
ON COLT GOLDEN MAXIM

SARATOGA. y. Y, Aug. BE. r.
Thomas. the young multi-miIlioneire, is
enamored of the turf AT the track
yesterday he secured an option or Coli
en- Maxim, the crack three-year-O colt.
rival to Africander and Irish Lad. II
Golden Maxim pulls UP sound after HIS
race tomorrow. he will probably oc-
cupy stall in the Thomas barn before
the. sun sets. John z. Madden all
Thomas had been trying TO purchase
Golden Maxim since July 2 Both mer
offered $4,000. but the colts owner. J. P.
Kramer, refused to sell.
After his hard defeat for the Realiza-
ton Stakes Golden Maxim wrenched ar
ankle while gallopirg He improved
with rest but never faced the flag.
He is entered in the third race. II he
"cools OUT we'll after the contest
Thomas will. it is said. purchase him.
The price is understood to be s25. 900.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
.PRESBYTERIANS TRIM
THE TEMPLE BAPTISTS

The Temple Baptists fell in defeat
yesterday before the strong Sixth Pres
byterian team.
Beckett essayed TO twirl for the Tenn
pies. but was replaced IN the third by
Fulcher, who was in fine form and only
allowed one hit during the rest OF the
game, gave no bases on balls. and struck
out four men.
The Sixths showed up with a new bat
terry yesterday, the Donaldson brothers
making their debut, and were far su-
perior to any other battery they have
had this season.
The score:
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
BOY AND CAR MEET;
BROKEN LEG RESULTS

son Of Policeman James T. BTanson, CT
the AnacOstia suSstation. living at lSt
jackson Street. AnacOstia, accidentally
stepped in front OF an Anacostia car on
the bridge last night. about Sis o'clock.
There wcs no time to stop the car. and
young Branson was struck and knocked
some distance. his left leg being broken
in two places.
The boy was taken into Weiss drug
store. and Drs Pyle and Watson were
summoned, who set the broken leg, az
ter which the lad was taken home.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
July 25. 1902.

Eighth round-Bob stood up straight.
renting with his left and drawing JEFF
Irles on. Jeffries smiled through his
bloody features. ducking a left swing
and landing a hard left on the ribs.
JeffFies forced the fighting at this stage,
crouching low and carrying his right
nigh and left far back. They rushed to
a clinch As Fitzsimmons stepped back
ne smiled and spoke to JeffTies cnd be-
fore he could get out of reach Jeffries
quickly hooked his left on the jaw. and
titz went down on his back, and be-
iore he could get up the referee counted
him out.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
WASHINGTON PRINTERS
LOSE TO BALIINOREANS
Box Score Looks Like a
Freak" Page Makeup"
MORE ERRORS THAN HITS
Local Disciples of Gutenberg Make
Fourteen INSTRUMENTATION Score
Eight Runs in First Inning.

The printers of Washington and Balti-
more yesterday afternoon engaged in a
baseball game at American League Park
and the men from Oystertown won by
the score of IA to s. When the box
score had been made up-after a lot
of trouble-it looked like a freak" page
makeup" The Disciples OF Guten-
berg made more errors than hits And
they made twenty-one hits at that
This IS what one of the Baltimoreans
was rude enough TO say after the game:
Washington planned to win an easy game,
1t really is TO ''lawf' -
Their typos climbed the dizzy heights Of fame
But Baltimore showed them off,
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
DUN BARTONS At LAST
MEET THEIR WATERLOO

An interesting and exciting game of
bali was played yesterday afternoon on
the Georgetown held. when the Rock
Creek Stars defeated the DumbartoD
Club by a score OF TO 3.
In the seventh inning. it-5egan TO look
favorable for the Dumbarton team, but
they failed 10 score al all after that
session.
Both teams played well, and there was
much roofing done for both sides.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
FlTZSIMMONS- CORBETT
March IL 1897

Round 14-Corbett landed that left
jab again on Fits head. Fitz coun-
tered with terrible right swing on
Corbetts neck. and he had Corbett going
back for a few seconds. Fitz landed a
terrible left-hand jab on Corbett's
stomach. and Corbett went TO his knees
with a frightfrl look of agony on his
face. The timekeepers called the sec
onds, "One, two. three, four, five, six,
seven. eight, nine. ten" but Corbett
came to his feet and rushed to Fitz and
endeavored to strike him. George Siler
declared Fitzsimmons had won. Time.
40.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
C0RBEH-S SULLIVAN
September Z. 1892-

Round 21-Sullivan rushed. but Cor
bett stepped nimbly aside and smashed
the big fellows sore and bleeding nose
with both fists. causing the blood TO
flow in a torrent. Sullivan was bewil-
dered. and began to show signs of early
collapse. Corbett. smiling like a school
boy. hooked a right-hander to the side
Of the head. Corbett steadied himself
He sent hard right to the ear, and
followed with terrific left to the jaw
and Sullivan sank unconscious to the
floor of the ring completely knocked
out. The round lasted little over a
minute and half.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
THE DENNYS CONFIDENT.

DUMBARTON. Aug. 13.-The Dennys.
the builders of Sir Thomas Upton s
challenger. Shamrock III, say that the
challenger will show at her best in the
cup races in tickle breeZss, which are
likely TO prevail at this time of the
year. From her trials made in her sitter
trim they believe she Will win.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
First Bunch of Copy.

The Monumental City type singers re-
ceived the first bunch of copy. They
had scored eight runs when 1t was
tuIne over 10 the proofreader after
their first turn" 1t took the locals
nine innings 10 make this number of tai
lies, while the Baltimoreans crossed the
pan with monotonous regularity during
the remainder of the working day.
Proud over their success, the typos
from the nieghboring city paraded
around town last night with their chests
thrown out, telling everyone how it was
done.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
NORTON A VICTOR.

Dispatches from Ohio announce that
Representative James A. Norton has
been elected a delegate TO the State
convention from the Thirteenth district.
defeating State Senator Rover, an ad-
herent of Tom Johnson. This is taken to
mean that Norton is going to have an
easy victory in his fight for reelection
TO Congress
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
After Dryden Trophy.

The District will also have a team in
the competition for the Dryden Trophy.
prize put up by Senator Dryden. of
New Jersey. for company teams of five
men each to shoot for.
Major Bell will accompany the team
on August 26. General Harries who is
the vice-president of the National Rife
Association, Will not be able to leave
Washington until September s. but will
strain point TO be at Sea Girt on the
day the brigade team shoots. Count
RasPopow, the military attache to the
Russian Legation, who spent eight DAVIS
at camp Ordway with the local militia
men, viii accompany General Harries
and The party to Sea Girt. He is one of
the most enthusiastic admirers the
Washington citizen soldiers have. Col
onel Merriman, L. S. A., retired; Colonel
Brett, Second Cavalry, stationed at Fort
Myer. who was also at Camp Ordway as
military instructor; Colonel Hall. as
sistGnt ad1utant general OF the United
states army, and large number of other
distinguished military of1cials>will go to
Sea Grit with General Harries 10 see the
matches.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
CHICAGO SHUT OUT BY
THE CLEVELAND TEAM

Donohue held the White Sox down to
five scattered hits, shutting them out
s 10 0. Attendance, $500.
r. H Z.
Chicago .......0 0 0 0 o 0 90 5 l
Batteries-Donohue and Abbott; Fla
herty and Slattery. Umpires-OLough-
lin and Connolly.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
AMONG THE AMATEURS.

The Comets would like 10 arrange
games with all teams averaging fifteen
years. Address challenges to x. Devine,
81 H Street northwest. Following is
the lineup:
Kimball. catcher: Norris. pitcher:
Sullivan, first base; Victor, second base;
Devine. shOrtstoD; Sebastin, third base,
Stanley, leftfeld; Evans, centerfeld;
Robertson, rightfield
The Washington times., 1903-08-13

FII5L baSe on errorS-SiXth, 3. Left on
bases-Temple, 4; Sixth, 6. First base
on balls-Oh Beckett. 3; of Donaldson,
? Struck out-By Beckett /; by Full
cher, +; by Donaldson, G. Three base
hit - Harding Two-base hit - Law.
Stolen bases-Lay. Much Dawson. Beail
Hit by pitcher-By Beckett, 2 Wild
pitch-Beckett Passed baIl-Harding.
Umpire-Mr. Belts. Time of game-I
hour and 20 minutes.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
THIEF IN SUBPosToFFIcE.

a thief broke into the subpostofice
at 14l3 Street Tuesday night. by
breaking the glass in the skyllght. He
left, however. without securing any
thing. so ii Is supposed he was fright
ened OF.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13

Left on bases-Dumbartons 6; r. C
Stars, 6. Home run-SUter Two-base
hit-Buckngham. Double pIay-R
Hume 10 Warman. Struck out-By Lowe
4; by Buckingham, s. Bases on balls
on Lowe, 3; on Buckingham, l. Saeri-
fee hits-Atchison. Burbank, Jones
stolen bases-Burbank Umpire-Nfr
Watson. Time OF game-I hour and 20
minutes.