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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-04
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
National League May Spring
a Big Surprise Very Soon.
BRUSH NOT WANTED
TWO LEAGUES. WILL MEET IN
NEW YORK.
New Orleans Races-Spring Handicap
BRUSH NOT WANTED
New Orleans Races-spring Handicap
Weights for Benning-Palm Beach
Golfers-Chess Tourney.

Barney Dreyfuss has set the base ball
world to thinking by stating. after he had
closed the Philadelphia deal, that there was
another surprise in store for the fans, says
the Cincinnati CONCENTRATIONS. There
Is naturally much speculation as to what
the surprise can be, and the guessing mas
been started with a renewed vigor.
There are perhaps only two thinks pos
sible. Either an effort Is being made to
purchase the New York club or plans are
unoer way to bring the two big leagues to-
gether. The latter guess does not seem
good one, however, because the consolfda-
ton Of the two leagues seems to be an I'M
possibility this year. though it may happen
next. On the other hand. II Mr.. Dreyfuss
and the gentlemen who are Interested In
placing base ball on higher basis than 1t
has occupied for several years could sue
coed In purcha g the New York club from
Brush, Freedman and the others they would
be doing the game more good than any deal
of the kind has ever done 1t. That GER
tain element and 1t is the solid element.
the men who want to help the league and
base ball. il anxious to have John 7. Brush
and Freedman get out Of base ball Is not
secret. These men realize that Messrs.
Brush and freedman are better out Of the
game than in 1t. 1t will be no easy matter
to engineer such a deal, however. Brush
might be induced to sell If he could be
shown large profits, but Freedman will
prove hard proposition to deal with, be-
cause money is no object to him when his
base ball interests are concerned, and he is
not interested IN base ball for any other
reason than to show his enemies that he
can be a stumbling block to any scheme
when he wants to be- 1t may be that Mr..
Dreyfuss, since he enlisted the type Of the
men he did in the Philadelphia deal, can
bring influence to bear on Freedman and
induce him to sell out, but that, too, is
questionable.
Inc true lovers Of base ball are deeply In
debted to the men who brought about the
Philadelphia deal. With Rogers at its head
the Philadelphia club was weak sister,
and the New York club also is under exist
Ing circumstances. This deal, as we'll as
others that have been consummated and
are planned, all go to show that the asser-
ton made at the time Garry Hermann got
into the game has been corroborated. 1t
was stated in tnese columns at that time
that Mr.. Hermann would in course of time
bring about many changes which would
prove beneficial to the league and base ball.
and he certainly has done that, thanks to
the able ass stance given him by Mr.. Drey-
fuss Of Pittsburg.
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WINTER BOOK A. "cINcH."
Odds Figure Up $50 Per Cent in Its
Favor.

Considerable adverse comment is being
heard in sporting circles about the winter
book for the American Derby, which, some
say, Is as Eight" a proposition as were the
"get rich quick concerns careful sur
vey Of this book at present shows 1t to
figure over $50 per cent. and this. when
some of the horses receive backing, Will
be increased at least another 100 per cent.
It is well-known fact that the book
makers running the winter book never
increase the odds on horses which are
known even to the turf tyro as non-start-
ers. It Is continual case Of cutting prices
against those which are being backed. and
never "hunch" on the neglected ones.
nounced, figure over $50 per cent. they Will
figure much more two months hence, when
the favored few Of the 100 nominations
have been backed.
The big percentage Of the book was called
to the attention Of turf followers when
Claude's price was cut from Is to 40 after
that horse won the California Derby. After
the cut on Claude there was no CORE
spending frightening on the other horses.
Speaking Of the Chicago book. an old
bookmaker said: THAT Is the highest
proposition ever foisted on the racing pub
lie. Claude, who, as q two-year-old, won
three races out OF twenty starts, Is cut
from rs to 40 to !. because he won stake,
WHO THO PRICES dSdlASt luS OlAcES re-
main stationary. When a bookmaker at
the track cuts the price on one or more
horses he invariably lunches" the figures
against those which he considers have no
chance. In this manner he keeps his book
rounded up, say, to about 80 per cent. I
have not figured the Chicago book, but 1t
Is even betting 1t Is about 200 per cent
strong which, as the time for the derby
draws near, will be increased at least one
third.
Did you ever stop to consider how many
Of the 120 nominations for the coming
derby will face the starter? We will say,
for the sake OF argument, that at the out
side the field will consist of fifteen. That
would leave los running for the winter
book. Then. as only three Of the fifteen
can finish inside Of the money. there are
twelve more running for 1t. Great game
this winter booking business.
II note the prices against some of the
horses range from 100 to 500. Well, 1t is
1000 to they will not start to say moth
ing Of winning II they do start. or course,
there have been cases where a long shot
in the winter book won the derby, but
the hordes which do not more than Offset
that
'Savable. because of his F'uturity victory,
Is installed 10 to l favorite, and High
Chancellor and Won Rouse, presumably be-
cause they belong to the same stable, are
held at low figures. Dick Welles a ques-
tionable distance horse, Is quoted at Is,
and the eastern horses, all doubtful starters.
are at low figures. The prices, of course,
look seductive. but when analysed they are
a tough proposition"
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MAGNATEs IN NEW YORK.
National and American Leagues Meet
There This Week.

Now that peace reigns in the base ball
world the meeting of the National League,
which is scheduled to begin at the Hotel
Victoria. New York, today. will be rather
cut-and-dried affair. AS matter of fact,
the only things to arrest the attention of
the magnates will be tine consideration and
approval of the schedule and tine ratifca tion
Of the action of the rules committee. OF
course. there may be some inside politics
discussed. but officially the meeting will be
a rather perfunctory affair
There should be some ginger in the meet
ing Of the American League. which is to be-
gin at the Fifth Avenue Hotel tomorrow.
The location OF the grounds for the Ameri-
can League in New York cannot be held
back much longer. The National Leaguers
profess to believe that President Johnson
has slipped cog somewhere, and that when
the season opens the younger organization
will be found without a home on Manhattan
Island. Friends of the American League
have unbounded faith and confidence in
President Johnson's ability to deliver the
goods as per promise. but at the same time
they cannot help wishing that he was in
position to officially announce the location
of the new ground. 1t Is hardly likely that
he would have consented to territorial re-
striction at the Cincinnati meeting unless
he was satisfied beyond all doubt that the
way was clear for the entrance OF the
American League into New York. At the
same time his persistent refusal to an
nounce the location of the new ground has
strengthened the belief Of the old leaguers
that Greater New York will be sacred to the
Nationals, and caused a feeling of unrest
among his own supporters. All doubt how
ever will be resolved before the week Is out.
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BIG DELEGATION.
Johns Hopkins University Have Many
Men in GEORGETOWN Meet.

At the Georgetown University games; to
be held next Saturday in Convention Hall.
the Johns Hopkins University will have a
relay team to compete with Villanova
team. The Johns Hopkins University was
anxious to meet teams in relays from the
Carlisle Indian School and the Naval Acad-
envy. but neither made entry. The Johns
Hopkins University relay team Will be Sc
lected from the following: Hoffman, Eng
land, c. L. Stone. Freese. Toole, Redmond,
Morse and LIE Cron. Other entries from the
Johns Hopkins University will be as fol-
lows:
Fifty yards-Helmholz. Pessagno, Tootle
Bond, Freese and c. L. Stone.
Two hundred and twenty yards-England
Boice, Morse. Bond. Sladen, LIE Cron, Stone,
Freese. Mattingly, Sladen. Tootle, Helmholz
and Pessagno.
-Four hundred and forty yards-Morse,
Nelson. Stone. r. c. Hoffman, England,
Sladen. I.s Cron and Boice.
Eight hundred and eighty yards-Redewill
and England.
One mtle-POrter England and Redewill
Fifty yards Glow hurdles)-Freese. Helm
holz and Taylor.
Running high jump-Lawson and Pes
sagno.
Shot put-H B. Stone and Lawson
NJ. ]. Thompson, graduate manager of
athletics, and w. j. Herman, manager of
the Georgetown track team, spent part Of
Sunday in Baltimore with Prof. William M.
Mackdermott. and It was through their visit
that Mr.. MackdermOtt got together his re-
lay team.
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NEW ORLEANS RACES.
Three Favorites Won on Very
Muddy Track.

Although 1t rained continually during the
afternoon a large crowd was at the New
Orleans track yesterday. 1t was the second
and last ladies day. Of the winter meet
ing, and the card was spoiled to a great
extent by the numerous scratches. The
track was deep In mud. Three out OF the
six favorites managed to make connections.
Dick Bernard. considered to be the best
colt at New Orleans, was sold to E. E.
Smatners yesterday by Durnell & Herr for
5000. Durnell & Herr. who had the larg-
est stable there. will ship to Memphis on
Tuesday.
The mile and seventy yards handicap pro-
duced a lot of ugly talk after It was de-
cided. Three books in the ring took all the
money offered on imp Albula. the favorite.
Albula raced himself to pieces with Bud
Embry In front. Consequently he had moth
ing to finish with. Major Tenney, the Sec
ond choice, who was backed by the wise
money. was the winner. There were only
four starters in the first race. Bondage
was the favorite. De Reszke was the good
thing OF the race. While the field was at
the post George odon. on De Reszks. got
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General Sporting Notes.

Blues, Lord Badge and Standard Bearer
are eastern entries in the $4,000 Harlem
handicap to be run at Chicago shortly be-
fore the American Derby.
willie Anderson recently returned q at
North Berwick, equaling the golf record
figures made by Ben Sayers and willie
Park
Sidney Lucas, the hero of the American
Derby Of 1900. is once again in training. He
has been turned out for two years. Frank
Frisbie, his trainer, Is giving him a slow
preparation.
Hermis favorite for the Suburban and
Brooklyn, handicaps, went a nice gallop Of
two miles yesterday at Sheepshead Bay.
He moved with all the freedom and grace
Of a two-year-old. He showed by his ac-
lions that he possesses all the great speed
that made him the champion Of last year.
McChesney has been assigned top weight,
12S pounds. in the $4,000 Hawthorne ham
dicap. to be run for at Chicago on May %.
Two winners Of the American Derby in
their respective. years, Sydney Lucas and
Wyeth, each has been assigned lis pounds.
Savabie, winner of the Futurity, Is given
log pounds. Claude. who won the Califor-
mia Derby, is given 100 pounds.
Doc Street, the man with the "pipeclay,"
Is the horseman most talked about at pres
ent at the Chescent City race track. In the
parlance Of the course, Doc handed the
bookmakers four hot ones last week, and
they brought home the money. He and his
friends are credlIeQ Win taxing nearly
$4,000 out Of the ring on the quartet Of
good things" Nearly a decade ago Street
played havoc with the bookmakers bank
accounts on his horse Niagara.
With important trotting meetings at Bos-
ton. Glens Falls. Albany and Poughkeepsie.
beginning on July and leading up to the
August meeting at Empire City Park. it is
expected that few eastern trainers will take
their stables to the west this year. Accord
ing to the present outlook the pick of the
eastern and western horses will come to-
gether for the first time at the grand cir
cult meeting in New York.
Speculation on the Suburban handicap in
the winter books has become brisk within
the last few days. Among a number of
likely candidates to receive support Is the
three-year-old gray gelding Gray Friar,
whose price Is now held at 30 to 1. The
gelding was one of the best two-year-olds
of 1902. He is now at the Benning race
course. In charge of w. p. Burch. the train
er of Jockey Club Steward Francis r.
Hitchcocks stables of thoroughbreds.
Two memberships in the Metropolitan
Turf Association were sold yesterday. r.
81 irving disposed Of his for 1900. William
Dunn being the buyer. Another was sold.
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Selbach's Fine Bowling.

The victory Of Collins and Setback of
Columbus. Ohio. in the two-man cham
pionship bowling contest at Indianapolis,
was hailed with delight in the base ball
world.
Setback Is the well-known KIP" mem
Der OF last seasons Baltimore team, and
slated to do an outer garden stunt for
Thomasso LOTUS Senators during the
coming campaign.
Collins and Setback worked like ma
chine, and when it was all over they had
placed 1,227 pins to their credit, a little the
best ever.
'Tis said by those who attended the
Indianapolis tourney that il the popular
Kip makes as many hits for the Sem
ators as he made for himself at Indianap-
oils, the Lajoies and Delehantys might as
well reconcile themselves to minor posi-
tions In the American League batting d.
vision. as he'll skin 'em a city block.
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Tho regard nm tn date.
BIG AUTO RACE.
Six Yankees Among the $50 Expected
Entries.

In the drawings for positions at the start
OF the great Paris Madrid automobile race.
which took place in Paris February 16, and
particulars OF which have just reached this
country. six Americans appeared. Three
American entries were received by cable
and the names do not appear in the draw
ings, as they were too late. w. K. Van
derbilt, jr.; De Woolf Bishop and s. Os-
good Pell are missing in the list OF draw
ings, and, as they intended to compete and
purchased cars for the contest. 1t Is prob
able theirs were the entries not listed In
the 226 drawn. Entries do not close until
May 10. and those received after the draw
ing are placed in the order Of their receipt.
Harry Hardness got the ninth position.
AS the starters go away half minute
apart, Hardness will start four and one
half minutes after the leader. Henri Four
nier Is eighty third in the list. and s. F..
Edge the Engiishman, winner of the In
ternational cup last year, Is eighty-ninth
This brings Edge and Fournier very close
together Chas. w. Matheson OF tGfand
Rapids, who has two cars entered ter the
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WON'T OFFER PURSE.
Frisco Club Insists on Percentage
Basis for Jeffrfes, and Corbett.

A hitch has cropped up in the proposed
mill between Jim Jeffries and Jim Corbett.
which was arranged the other day. It Is
regarding the stipulation agreed upon that
the purse offered should not be less than
$4,000. It now appears that the club In
San Francisco viii not give this sum. but
will insist on the puealists glavins it out for
a percentage. A dispatch from San Fran
cisco adds that the Hayes Valley A. c.
would give 20 per centeef the gross receipts
for the encounter, but no purse. 1t is un-
derstood that the other clubs in California
will follow suit. 1t Is, not at ell likely that
the fighters will agree to the terms in view
Of the fact that the big fellows do not draw
as well In San Francisco as in former
years. IecaT 8
Corbett has already drawn up the ar
ticles of agreement, which 1t Is expec &c
will be signed by both scrappers in Balti
more tomorrow. In tie papers Corbett has
inserted that the purse must not be less
than 5000. The other clauses are to the
effect that the men may wear soft band
ages that bids are TO be left open until
April /. the same to be forwarded to Harry
Corbett in San Francisco and Tom
O'Rourke in New York.
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caught in the barrier and took a tumble IN
the mud Although Odom was covered with
mud 1t did not dampen his spirits, as he
sent De Reszke to the front and was never
headed, winning in a gallop by six lengths
from Bondage.
Ahumada was an odds-on choice TOR the
second race, at mile. He made all OF his
own pace and won cleverly from the pace
maker, Birch Broom.
Lefiare was the best In the third, at mile
and quarter. He went to the front after
a mile had been travelled and won gallopins
by four lengths. Ceylon managed to out
game the favorite. Nettie Regent, In the
run for the place, and secured it by a neck.
Sam Hildreth landed his second purse OF
the afternoon In the fifth with Floyd K.
The son Of Pontico was the favorite. He
was Off last, but under a hard drive man
aged to get up In time to win by nose on
the post from the Corrigan cast-off, Frank
Rice.
The closing event was very open race.
Three Of the eight starters were held at
to 2 The winner, Denny Duffy, was among
them.
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Good Wrestling Match Promised.

A wrestling match that will prove Of much
interest to the lovers of that sport will take
place tomorrow Thursday night at the EN-
pire Theater Immediately after the regular
performance. Eddie Tiller and George Her.
bert, both wellknown athletes Of Washing
ton, will be the contestants, and as each
Is anxious to win the bout promises to be
the most stubbornly contested that has been
witnessed in Washington for some time
Both men are in good condition and have
made a side bet on the result. Manager
Schlesinger has added a good-sized purse
which will go to the winner. The match
will be best two out Of three falls and will
commence about 1890 o. clock.
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B. MOSES & SONS, F ST., Cor. 1lttl.

no effect on him. He Is being gafloped daily
over the covered track and is in fine shape.
The amateur championship skating races
were continued at the Duquesne Garden.
Pittsburg, Saturday. and Morris Woods OF
vernona Lake, N Y, demonstrated conclu-
sively that he Is champion of the United
States and Canada by winning all three
races, defeating the best skaters Of the two
countries. Woods won the three-mile cham
pionshlp Of the United States IN o minutes
4 2-5 seconds. the two-mfle open In ID 40
and the mile open In 3.S 10.
Harvard scored an easy victory over Yale
Saturday night at st. Nicholas Skating rink.
New York, In the final game for the inter-
collegiate hockey championship. Harvard
made 1--WE goals and Yale only one. By
winning this contest Harvard captured the
hockey championship of 1908. Yale losing It
for the first time In four years. Captain
injury he recelved IN Friday nights game,
and his enforcsd sabzeaee proved to be u
serious handicap TO ths New Haven players.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-04
Bookmaker johnson Retires.

eve lost a million dollars in year. and
I'm going to quit the race tracks for good
said Dave Johnson, the bookmaker. in New
York yesterday.
johnson Is known to every patron Of the
race tracks all over this country. He had
just sold his seat In the Metropolitan Turf
Association for $500 when he made the
above declaration. The Metropolitan Turf
Association Is organized somewhat on the
plan of the stock exchange. Unless you
hold membership you cannot make book
inside the dead line' on metropolitan
tracks.
johnson for more than decade has been
known as daring gambler. At prize fights,
race tracks and faro banks he was q
"plunger."
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tor 81 Zoo to Orlando Jones, who was said

for "a, 200 to Orlando Jones, who was said
to be acting in behalf of one OF Charles
Reeds sons few years ago, when the
association was formed, memberships cost
500 each. The owner OF one membership
is admitted free to all race courses. VIII On
in itself means a saving IN admission Tees OF
about 300 a year When member dies
each of the 2DO associates contributes $40
to the estate CT the deceased. IL member
draws good stand and desires to let an
other use it and do BUSINESS the member
can earn $50 day.
Ii mus be ss.lsiItte that SIT 800 IS a tidy
sum for trotter to win In two races. but
The trotter that wins both the Bonner Me-
mortal. $40 OOO at Brighton Beach and the
Massachusetts, $4,000. at Readvhle, during
the grand circuit meeting the coming sea-
son viii receive that amount in clean cash
The report circulated from Memphis that
Sayahla. John A. brakes American Derby
candidate Ifs lame Is denied The colt il
is;8aid ssfraick one of his hind feet while
running IA a paddock recently, but 1t had
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Jolly Fats. I'd Team.
Census.

Another high-class bowling exhibition
was in evidence last night at the Palace
alleys when the Bureau and Census teams
Of the Departmental League clashed. The
former won all three games bowled, and
not in any Of the games did the Bureaus
slip below the 900 mark. The pace was SO
hot as to sweep the Census boys almost on
their feet in all but the second game.
when they also gave masterful exhibition
and made the Bureaus roll sensationally tc
win out. In the second game Schreiner OF
the Census hung up a score of 224, and it
was the best of the contest
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international cup race, secured positions
for three cars, very close together in this
contest, being 95. 100 and 1O1 in the list.
Foxhall Keene Is to be ia. Gray Dins-
more 1913 and Charles Jarrett. winner Oh
last years circuit of Ardennes race, 176
The French papers predict total entry
list OF not less than $50. which will mean
three hours to get the field away for the
first days run.
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Women,s Golf Tourney.

Miss Grace Ellis of the Baltusrol Golf
Club won the prize in finals OF the women's
south Florida golf championship at Palm
Beach yesterday by defeating Mrs. Milton
C. Work of Philadelphia up and 2 to play
Mrs Work won the medal as runner-up.
Miss Ellis also won the gold medal In the
qualification round played Monday.
There were fifteen players who qualified
for the play. In the second division Miss
Page OF Richmond captured the consolation
cup.
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CHESS MASTERS TOURNEY.
Pillsbury and Teichmann Tied for
First Place.

The third round OF the second part OF
the international chess masters tourna-
ment at Monte Carlo yesterday resulted as
follows: Schlechter beat Marco Tarrasch
beat Wolf Marshall beat Mason. Teich-
mann beat Reggie. Maroczy beat Mieses,
Taubenhaus beat Moreau. Drawn: Albin-
Pillsbury.
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SPRING HANDICAP WEIGHTS.
syrin Has Top Impost in the Benning
Events,

Syrlin, the fast western Splinter. has been
assigned top weight for the Benn1ng spring
handicaps, one of which will be run on the
opening day Of the meeting. the other on
the closing day. Namtor Is second, with
only one pound less.
Sergeant, Francis r. Hitchcook's good
youngster Of last season, is asked to carry
112 pounds, the same impost assigned Him.
self, which won both events last year.
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Interesting Checker Match.

A checker match Of unusual interest is
being played at the rooms Of the WASH
ington Chess and Checker Club by Joseph
Collins and Professor e. II. jackson. OF
the six games played the latter h4A Won
three. the others being drawn. a1nften
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BOWLING.

Men.
An interesting bowling match was rolled
on the Carroll Institute alleys last night
between the CARROTS second team and the
second team from the Jolly Fat Men. The
CAROLS won the first game. while the
Jolly Fats captured the last two. Waters
had high score, 224, and Deyo best average,
1S1. A return set will be played.
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