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The Washington times., 1903-08-12
Some Crack Juveniles.

4 cursory glance at the scores Of 4
single day reveals quite an array OF
talent which is new TO fast company
this year. but has made a place for
itself alongside the veterans.
In the American League, st. Louis
has Hin and Martin; Philadelphia has
Henley. Bender and Hoffman; Boston
has Gibson and Jake Stahl; Chicago has
FIaherty, owen, Altrock and Slattery;
Cleveland has Abbott; Detroit has Carr
and Kissinger; New York has Wolf.
Deering and Beville, and Washington
has Moran and Robinson.
In the National League the newcom-
ers who have earned permanent places
are; Boston-Stanley Aubrey and Alb
baticchio; Brooklyn-Schmidt Jones,
Ritter and Jordan Chicago-Weimer,
Evers, Raub and Williams; New York
Babb; PhiladeIphia-Roth; Pittsburg-
Wilhelm. Phelps. Sebring and Weaver !:
ST Louis - Dunleavy. Brown and
HackeJJ-
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
Six Straight Defeats It's Lot
Since the League President
First Began to Dicker for
the Iottering Senator's.
Other Magnates Corral Fast
Youngsters From Minor
Leagues, Bat Tom Lotus
Is Less Fortunate.

1t is getting about time for Ban John
something for his late acquisition, in
the shape of bolstering up the tottering
Senators. New York broke il off. three
times. into The misfts before they left
Washington. then took them up to
Goatville, somewhere north of New York
city, and repeated the trick
With his vast opportunities for get
ting line on players. it is surprising
that the rotund president of the Amer
lean League doesn't loosen up his purse
strings and fill in few weak spots in
Washingtons ranks.
Every day We learn of minor league
stars being gathered in by some one of
the big league magnates. yet no men
tion is heard of Lotus making an effort
TO get into the game.
All of the deals he has figured in have
strings tied 10 them, as Hill. for in
stance, for whom he gave Carey. Gala
han dumped Dunkle down in Washing
ton in exchange for Holmes. Ducky is
hitting hard and leading the league in
stolen bases. Dunkle is a mountain
of flesh, and an exploded -phenom." Joe
Martin is considered by experts TO be
the find of the year. Yet the boy never
had fair chance here.
There are managers and managers.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
NEWS FROM BOYOS.

BOYDS. Nd. Aug. 12.-The remains
OF Martin L. Littleheld, of Kensington,
who died in Washington Saturday at
Garfield Hospital. were inferred in Ar
lington Cemetery in Washington at
o'clock this afternoon. Members of G.
A. r post, of Kensington. OF which Mr..
Littlefeld was a charter member. par
ticipated in the exercises. Mr.. little
field for many years conducted local
real estate bureau In Kensington. Pre-
vious to that time he was a farmer at
Lay Hill, few miles from Kensingtou
He had also been a compositor in tie
Government Printing Once. having
come there from Miflintown, Pa. where
he was born and where he served with
the Pennsylvania volunteers throughout
the civil war. entering as a private and
emerging from the army as a lieutsn-
ant Three sons. one daughter, and a
wiodow survive
John F. Shorb, for a while a farmer
here, recently of Frederick county, and
Miss Hattie NJ. Kuster, daughter CT
George F. Kuster, of this place, sud
denly left here Saturday last and went
TO Washington. where Miss Kuster and
1
day by the Rev w. NJ. Pettis, OF that
| city. The affair was concealed from the
father, who was away when his daughter
l left. Mr.. Shob is now an employe CT
the Baltimore and Ohio at Brunswick.
where they will make their home. Miss
Ku5ter gave her age as twenty. She Is
| sixteen years of age.
A hard rain and electrical storm
passed over here a few minutes after
9 o'clock last nigt The lightning struck
a number Of trees. The charge over the
I telegraph wires was so violent that IS
/ IL passed over the windows il set Sre
I to the curtains of the railroad depot.
/ The fire was put out by the operator
on duty. The switchboard =as also
| badly scorched
Miss Mildred Burroughs, O. Wash
( ington. is visiting her friend. Miss Var
garet Allnutt, at Jacksonville, near here.
She will remain through August
The Washington times., 1903-08-12

Earned runs-NCw York 9: Washing
ton. /. Left on bases-New York. s..
Washington, ,. Two-base hits-Conroy.
Camel. Beville, and Howell. Stolen
bases-Keeler. Davis 90. Robinson,
COughlin. Mccormick Sacrifice hit
Mcfarland. First base on baIls-Off
Howell~2: off Orth. !; off Townsend, /
Struck Out-By Howell, 3; by Townsend.
,. First base on errors-New York. l.:
Washington. 8. Hit by pitcher-Orth (2).
Double plays-Howel, Williams and
Cancel Mcfarland and Camel Wild
pitches-Townsend, .. Passed ball
Kittredge. Time of game hour and
a. minutes. Umpire-Shcridan Attend
aucc-i O97.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
Dearth of Good Players.

The complaint is often heard from
managers and magnates that there are
not enough good ball players for two
major leagues
That is a true bill today, but it bids
fair not 10 be in another year or two at
the rate new players are being devel-
oped.
There will never be enough so-called
stars to I'LL the ranks OF sixteen clubs.
The competition for men who play with
their heads as we'll as their hands and
feet will always be strong. but there is
no reason why the rank and file should
not he made up of high class material in
q short time because the demand Will
naturally create a supply.
More young men of intelligence will
take up the game as a profession with
greater inducements offered through the
existence OF TWO big leagues.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
BASEBALL SoUIBS.

Eddie Mcfarland is booked for trade
by Comiskey.
Umpire Carruthers has landed in the
Montana League
Hoffer has won every game he pitched
for Des Moines this season.
Seybold and La1oie are the champion
two-base hitters, each having 30.
Winters and TannehiH are two pitch
ers who have not made an error this sea
son.
Pickering is second in base running,
with twenty-four stolen sacks, which is
two less than Holmes.
Buck" Freeman leads in home runs.
with S: Hickman second, with :. and Sey-
bold third. with S.
Frank Dell. Robson, president of the
ST. Louis Cardinals. has secured a num-
Der OF street railway franchises in Cleve-
land He is promoting 3-cent fares.
BurcheII. who was a frost with the
Philadelphia Nationals. IS pitching great
ball for the Baltimores-
Old Angel Face" Jennings is now
playing second base Cor Baltimore. He
gets an occasional assist at first.
Washburn. the Philadelphia pitcher, is
unlucky He had his nose broken by
pitched ball last season, and the other
day had finger broken IN batting prac-
tice
Magnate Frank Robson made a kill
ing" on the horses last week He was
tipped to play Cincinnatus and did 50,
realizing y TO ! for a bet of substantial
size.
"Cy' Young has won more games for
himself with his bat than any pitcher ia
harness. "Cy' does not think his work
IS done when he has finished pitching an
inning.
Old Bob" Lowe. recently released by
the Chicago Nationals. has taken charge
ing at a swiftcr clip since r. Lincoln has
/ been at the helm.
Sage Charley Dryden rises to remark /.
"All the money Herman Long made in
baseball has gone the route in q saloon
venture. Others OF renown have like
wise suffered, but they had The doubtful
pleasure of dropping their cash IN in
stallments.
Pitcher Corridor, who has not been
with the Chicago Microbes since they
~ c.
is about ready for work. and probably
will make his entree into the National
League on the team next Eastern trip.
He has been all this time recovering
from an attack of pneumonia.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
RACING BOXING
BETS ON jim CORBETT
TO LAST TEN ROUNDS
Even Money Offered by the Experts That Jeffres Won't
Win in That Limit.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Thames
Coffroth, the big man behind the Yose-
mite Club has made a wager that the
gross receipts of the Corbett-JeffrIes
fight viii reach $4,000. Coffroth gave
liberal odds, but as he has inside in
formation it is to be supposed he knows
what he is doing. When 1t is known
that tickets TO the amount of S33. 900
were sold last night. and the fight
three days Of, IL looks as II Coffro.n
would win his bet.
I'VE have already received orders for
SIS, 200 worth of seats outside of San
Francisco" he said, land expect great
many more. Every mail brings new
orders. and a great many are ordered
by wire"
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
BELIEVE ARMY OFFICER
TO BE DEMENTED

Lewis {. Hamilton, who is also known
by the name Of William F. Murray, ex-
army officer and passer Of bogus checks.
yesterday morning walked into police
headquarters and surrendered to the au-
thorities to answer to a warrant charg-
ing him with passing false pay vouchers
on the clerks of the Raleigh Hotel. He
Is believed to he insane.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
DOCTORS GET THE SURPLUS.

Each member OF the board % medical
supervisors is TO be allowed compensa-
tioa for services in the sum of S25. on ac-
count of a surplus of 1916 over and
above the expenses of the board for tho
Tast fiscal year. This action was taken
on the motion OF COmmissioner Macfar-
land. who has charge of the Health De-
partment. The payment is duly provided
for by law.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
Good Ones In List.

Not all these men are stars. but out
OF the list may be found many. like Ben
der and Hoffman OF the Athletics; Hill
and Martin OF the Browns; Flaherty,
Slattery, and Owens. Of the White SOx;
Abbott. Of Cleveland; Gibson. Of Boston.
Schmidt and Jones. OF Brooklyn; Vel
mcr and Eyers, OF the Colts; Dunlcavy.
OF the Babes. Babb. Of McGraw's team,
and Wilhelm and Phelps. OF Pittsbur-,
VINO have shown ability 10 hold their
own in any company. and have IN them
the making Of stars.
And these are only hastily gathered
samples. The reason for the increasing
crop OF Youngsters is the greater oppor-
tunity they have 10 make good nova
days over few years ago, when there
were veterans enough 10 so around.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
HUGHES BESTS WADDELL;
ATHLETICS LOSE AGAIN

The Athletics continue in their losing
streak. not oven Rube Waddell's return
to the fold seeming 10 help them. Bos-
ton had no trouble in winning yester-
days game before a crowd Of lO,60O
r. II. r.
Boston .......2 90 90 ks 10 .
Philadelphia % 0 0 0 0 0 ] O-1 : 3
Observation-Disclosures and CTigeT. Wad-
dell and Schreck. Umpire-HasGett.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
OWENS WlLDNESS GIVES
CLEVELAND THE GAME

Owens wildness was responsible for
CIeveIand's victory yesterday. Attend
ance. 2.513.
r. n. f.
Cleveland 80 10 o 2 x-4 q
Chicago .....0 0 o 0 0 0 0 1-2 10 /
Batteries-Joss. Bemis and Abbott
owen and Slattery. Umpire-COnnolly.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
Easier by Far Now.

Three years ago d youngs5er from d
minor league WAS lucky 10 get into !
championship game. and then if he did
not show great promise at once he was
sent back 20 tho minors
The process OF development In most
OF the minors Is slow. because they DO
not play as fast or as scientific a game.
Therefore the young player OF today
gets far better advantages through be-
ing Du' into a position regularly and Civ
en- chance 90 learn from actual play
ing with Older and better men
Five years ago IL would have been a
marvel II half dozen new players last
ed a season IN a major league. and in
that number there would have been one
OF TWO stars perhaps.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
IN GRIFFO'S FAVOR.

BOSTON. Aug l2.-KId C-ino and
Beided Walcott boxed twelve rounds a.
the Roxbury Athletic Association last
evening and though The former gave
Walcott one OF the worst Oeatings h.
has received in many day, the best
he got from The referec was a draw
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
Sluggers Find the Ball.

the ball in the most approved style. and
such has been the record OF the New
Workers in the last two games. Nine
teen OF these they made yesterday. II
was another field day for Wee Willie
Keeler, he getting four hits out OF five
times at bat Davis did even better,
for he raped out a safe one every time
he had an opportunity. four in all. To
aid these BeviIle sent three where the
fielders could not get them. while Con-
roy, Camel. and Howell helped each
with two solid drives.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
COMMISSIONERS WIN.

The Commissioners won from the
Rloomingdales yesterday afternoon be
cause of Finnegan's wildness. the score
terminating II TO l.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
TWO MORE DIE.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug l2.-Two more
deaths have occurred among victims of
the baseball park catastrophe Of Satur-
day.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12

Woodward & Luthrop's and Hecht's
teams met yesterday afternoon on
Georgetown campus. the former shutting
out the latter TO 0.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
HEAVY HITTING AGAIN
DOWNS THE SENATORS
Orth Knocked Out in Sec
Ond. Townsend Follows.
HARRY HOWELL INVINCIBlE
Lees Fielding Only Bright Spot in
StateSmen'S Game-Locals Still
in Lethargic State.
HARRY HOWELL INVlNCIBLE

If nothing stood between the pennant
and the Highlanders but the Washington
team a committee to select a site for
the flag pole would be in order. For the
sixth time in succession defeat was the
result of the efforts of the club from the
Capital to take a game from the fast
going Griffithites. In all the games Of
the double series the all-superiority OF
the home team has been manifest, but
never to a greater degree than yesterday.
AS matter of fact, they simply toyed
with the we'll meaning Senators.
Orth, long ago dubbed the curveless
wonder, tried his hand at handing out
curves and shoots to fool the sluggers.
IN just one inning did he get away with
the trick. After that he lasted only an
other, when his manager advised him It
was not his day, and he was replaced by
the youthful Townsend. But the appe-
tito OF the hitters had been aroused, and
try as he might he could not stem the
tide of base hits. They came in punches.
and as a natural result runs followed
thick and fast
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
Abdell Defeated.

The defeat of Adbell, John E. Mad
den's F1Iturity candidate. should not be
taken too seriously. The son OF Plaudit
made his first public appearance in tho
second race and finished third 10 jim
Kelly and Gay Lothario II was a try
ing test for a green colt to race through
heavy soil against a noted mudIark Ike
Jim Kelly. The latter ran the first fur
long in IL 1-5. the quarter in % 2-5.
and three furlongs in SO 1-5-phenome-
nal time over the track AdbeH chung
closely 20 Jim Kelly until the last fur
long, where lack Of condition told. and
he stopped badly.
Two Western plungers, Frank Lanter-
man and Joe Yeager. won SS5 600 out Of
the ring. The former operates a book
and laid heavily against several horses
that failed to finish in front and held
out the winners He cleared S35 600
Yeager had 81 900 Of bookmakers' money
up 10 the fourth race. This amount he
placed on Gimcrack at ) to /. When
that colt finished Yeager collected S42,-
600. He added $4,000 by picking The
Buck TO win the fifth race.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
Howell Outdid Himself.

While the locals were thus fattening
their batting aversg ges at the expense Of
the opposing pitchers. Howell was play
ing havoc with those OF the visitors.
Four little hits were all the Washing
tonians were able to accumulate during
the entire nine innings. Never has this
twirler pitched a more heady game, and
it shows that he is fast rounding into
his best form. He had excellent con-
troll, and his fast shoots we're more than
the opposition could fathom.
In the midst of a lot of bungling work
on both sides. the few good plays that
We're made stood out with particular
brightness. 1t was not that so many tr-
rOrs we're made by either team. but at
times both sizes lapsed into playing the
reverse of good. In the place of Ryan.
who is off it'll a bunged-up hand. Rob-
inson played right field, Lee moving
over to center. To this player can be
ascribed all the honors for Individual
work In the fifth he cut Howell OUT OF
a two-bagger. and he duplicated the
trick in The seventh, when Williams Eit
a long fly TO his territory. Both were
fine efforts and deserving of all the
recognition they got
The Washington times., 1903-08-12

Pickering is second in base running
with twenty-four stolen sacks, which IS
two less than Holmes.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12

Winters and TannehiH are two pitch
son
The Washington times., 1903-08-12
THREE KEENE ENTRIES
RONP HOME IN FRONT
Birch Broom, Gimcrack, and
Tam O'Shanter First.
BITTER PILL FOR WHITNEY
Abdell, Madden's Futurity Tip, Beaten
in His First Race-Western Plung-
ers Make Big Killing.

SARATOGA, Aug. 12-There was
change in the tide OF James R. Keene's
turf fortunes yesterday For the first
time in many years his famous colors.
white with blue spots,' were borne to
victory three times in one afternoon.
Coming when the stock market is at
skies and sevens, the success of his
horses is particularly pleasing to the
great fnancier.
The most gratifying part of the horses
success was that they won over the
track here. It is well known that the
friendship existing between James r.
Keene and w. c. Whitney is not Of the
Damon and Pythias kind. At this meet
ing, where it was considered the Whit
ney racers would sweep everything be-
fore them, the pale blue, bronze cap"
of the president of the club has failed
repeatedly to land a purse. With the
Whitneys thus humbled. the Keene sta
bic is buhbling over with happiness.
Take Half the Card.
Birch Broom. Gimcrack and Tam o.
Shanter were tie Keene horses that GAL
loped off with half of the card. The
first flly started by winning the third
race. mile and sixteenth on the turf,
by a neck from FIara, in a driving
finish. Gimcrack followed by defeating
Hunter Raine in the Delaware Handicap.
the rich feature of the day. The Keene
colt made all the running. and lasted
long enough to stave off Hunter Raine's
rush at the end odom rode the latter
poorly.
Tam o'Shanter was the last of the
keene trio TO secure the judges de-
cision. He had only a poor lot OF
maidens to beat, and he accomplished
IL in the easiest manner.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12

Buck Freeman leads in home runs.
with S: Hickman second, with Z, and Sey-
bold third. with s.
The Washington times., 1903-08-12

Seybold and Lajoie are the champion
two base hitters, each having 30.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
HARVEST Is GENERAL.
Is Well Advanced in the Southeastern
Counties of the State.

Is Well Advanced in the Southeastern
Counties of the State.
The following is the weekly crop re-
port of the South Dakota section of the
government weather bureau:
The weather during the week aver
aged cool with cool nights. There
were rains generally, principally in the
early and late parts of the week.
which were beneficial, except in some
southeastern counties, where excessive
moisture was unfavorable or ripe un-
cut grain, and retarded cutting; else
where harvest was as a rule bat slight
ly retarded.
The cool weather was favorable for
small grains, especially for the filling
OF the late sown, but there is consid-
cradle complaint of wheat heads being
somewhat blighted and Of some local
injury by the Hessian fly in the Sioux
river valley, and of smut In some
northern counties.
Wheat harvest is becoming general,
and it is we'll advanced in some south
eastern counties. The general out
look is not as good as II was two
weeks ago, but fair to good yields are
anticipated.
Rye harvest is finished and much OF
the crop Is in stack. Some threshing
has been done.
Barley harvest is nearing compile
ton, but there is increased report of
discoloration of the berry by rains in
the southeastern counties; as a rule.
good yields are expected.
Dat harvest is far advanced and on
the whole good yields are expected,
though there was some damage by
rust
Corn has done very well, considering
the cool weather, and the early planted
is caring we'll The rains will be very
beneficial The crop is in healthy con-
dition.
Flax has done very well, and, except
in few limited localities, is very
promising. Much of the early sowE IS
in boil.
Pastures and hay grass were I'm
proved by the rains, which, however,
retarded haying.
The hay outlook has improved gen.
orally, but only light to fair crop is
anticipated in number of northern
and Black Hills counties. Millet is
making good growth, the rains being
very beneficial.
Early potatoes are maturing well
and the outlook for good crop con.
tinues promising.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-13
PUTS WHEAT CROP AT 10000, 900
Col. John n. King Estimates Wheat
Crop ut That FIGURE.

Col. John n. King Estimates Wheat
Crop at That Figure.
Col. John II. King of Huron has Just
returned from a trip to the extreme
northern part of the county, including
the country around Lake Byron.
Speaking of the crops, he said to
the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: "Ev.
erything shows an enormous crop Of
all kinds. Wheat indicates a yield OF
fromt15 to 25 bushels to the acre. Some
threshing of barley and rye indicates
that there will be a yield of from 40
to go bushels to the acre. Oats Is
good; speltz very fine; fax Is doing
well. The entire country west to
Pierre shows by far the largest and
best crop of corn and small grain ever
raised. Corn is fully ten days earlier
than at this time last year Many Of
the fields are tasseled out and the ears
are forming nicely, with once and a
while forward piece having a few
roasting ears. The stand is good. The
ground is moist and all conditions ex-
tremely favorable for a bumper crop
of all kinds. Harvest will be pretty
we'll completed this week.
MY estimate of the wheat crop in
South Dakota this year gathered from
the best sources | can obtain, is fully
60,000,000 bushels.
The crop is the largest and finest
ever raised clear through to the river"