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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29
CHESS AND CHECKERS.

The contemplated championship match
between Lasker and Marshall Is off, for a
time at least. Mr.. Marshall writes the
champion as follows:
Dear Mr.. Easker: In reply to yours of
the 18th instant, 1 regret very much to say
that the stakes you mention, f4OO a side.
render 1t impossible for me to proceed fur
Their with the match between us at pres
ent. l do hope. however. to be able to
meet your views at no very distant date.
Sincerely yours, F. J. MARSHALL"
1t Is deeply regretted that negotiations
have been thus terminated between the
champion and the young American, who by
his brilliancy in tourney play has undoubt-
eddy earned the right to serious considera-
ton for the championship, and the unbend-
ing course of Mr.. LaSker in refusing to
meet Mr.. Marshall half way has caused
the chess writer's, both in this country and
England. to severely arraign him for his
unsportsmanlike stand. Mr.. w. E. Napier
makes the following caustic criticism of the
situation in the Pittsburg Dispatch:
NOW. as to time limit and number of
games. DIR. Lasker is quite within his priv
flege. but in the matter of stakes and time
and place of meeting he raises an unsports-
manlike barrier that Marshall can scarcely
surmount If DR.. Lasker insists for the re-
malnder of his natural life on selecting the
time and place of meeting it would seem
that any bona f1de challenger would be dis
qualified by the champions whim A grace
full offer to try and select place mutually
agreeable would have been hailed as fair
and considerate. Dr. Lasker might prefer
to play in balloon or in the neither recess
of coal mine or at Archangel or Tim
buctoo A little less pompous attitude
would enable the champion to try and re-
gain the title should one of the many lIv-
Ing candidates wrest his honors from him.
Marshalfs title to candidacy is clear and
robust, and match. should be arranged
with due regard to the awe inspired of Dr.
Lasker's powers and Marshalrs consequent
difficulty in assent bling proper stake"
Apropos Of the challenge of Mr.. Marshall
for the worlds championship, 1t is suggest
ed that District champion Sournin in a live
ly brush with that gentleman got the bet
ter of him, as Will be seen by the following
game: 81
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FUTURITY DAY.
Great Race at Sheepshead Marred by
Muddy Track

This is Futurity day. Compared to 1t in
the estimation of racing men all other days
on the calendar are merely Monday wash
days. This afternoon at Sheepshead Bay
the best two-year-olds the present season
has produced will struggle down the six
furongs of the Futurity course for the
richest prize the American turf has to
offer. To the victor this year it means in
the neighborhood of $4,000. Nineteen
youngsters, representing thirteen owners,
have been named in the overnight list of
starters. OF the thirteen trainers who
splashed through the mud last night to
have Il last look at their youngsters it is
safe to assume that at least thirteen of
them would each rather see his animal win
this afternoon than himself to become
President
The rain of yesterday has not only caused
many beautiful air castles which have been
in course of construction for months to
crumble. but has made necessary a COM
piete revision of the deliberately complied
dope" of the handicappears. The track of
a necessity must now be slow and heavy A
blast furnace could not make II otherwise
Under the conditions which will exist form
will be at a discount Any one of the pos
sible nineteen starters has chance The
light weighted youngsters will receive more
consideration than they might otherwise
have obtained. The possible exception may
be the Haggin filly, Hamburg Belle which
VIII carry the orange ana white of Sydney
Paget. One hundred and fourteen pounds,
the minimum impoSt. will be carried by
Hamburg Belle. Audience and Little EN-.
The preliminary. or future" betting
shows that spectators have considered
this chestnut daughter of Hamburg as a
factor not to be overlooked She is one of
the Few youngsters of the year that have
shown ability to take up stake weight and
win with 1t in hiSh-claSS company A week
| ago she won a five-and-a- half-furlone snrjnt
at Saratoga with such ridiculous ease that
many men who saw her performance de-
cided that she was good enough to be in
trusted with their money, and so MANY
! have been the pay or play wagers made on
| her since that she has become virtually ia
| vorite.
| Yesterday the odds quoted against her in
| future books ranged from s to l to to /
Last night however, word came from
Sheepshead Bay that the FLY was an ex
| tremely doubtful starter and the odds con-
sequently receded appreciably Her dis
unguished sire could handle himself in the
mud or In any sort of going but whether
| this quality has been handed down to her
seems a good deal of a problem The fiIIv
will be ridden by Fuller, who, when he is
at his best. has few superiors on the turf
All of the stables owned by men whos,
wealth enables them to place racing in the
list of diversions have candidate entered
for todays running of the Futurity. Jas.
r. keene's colors may be carried by any
one OF four youngsters. or by all of them.
1t is not at all improbable. in fact, that
Jimmie Rowe. the trainer will send
them all to the post When 1t comes to de-
veloping Futurity winners the owner Of the
Castleton stud has displayed good deal of
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Totals. .... 8 II 81 8 II Totals.

nnses-M: ! l.: 2; kanns: ). ) T~o.ss.e hitSa as
Gray Double plays-Gertman tunassisted); McFar.
| land and Hirschberger. First base balls-Of
Bau 1S Struck outMBy Allison. 3 by RepIy. O.
| Passed bal-Hayden. Umpire-Mr. Hayden Time
| of game hour.
| The Boston House has for years supported
| base ball team. but never before one so
| successful as that of 1903 This was the
| first year of their membership in a regu-
larly organized league. and notwithstanding
| the loss of their initial game, they have
| just finished the season with a total OF
| eighteen games won and three lost. per-
| centage of .S57 They have been defeated
by Reilly. to 3: Moses. 3 to 2. and Kann.
to 3. The largest margin by which they
have won game was 10 to o against
| Parker. Bridget & Co. Four games were
won and one lost. by only one run, Hahn.
| Saks. Stumph & Lyford and Goldenberg
| figuring in those won and Moses that lost.
They have always played clean ball calling
forth the commentator of the crowds who
| were always on hand to applaud the good
work of the team. Recognizing the impor-
lance of upholding the rules of the league.
they have always played accordingly, COM
pleting the schedule called for, and
playing only one outsider as permitted by
the rules.
The team has been ably managed by Mr.
Herbert Bradbury. who has also put up a
good team in uniform. Success in the field
has been largely due to the superior work
VI I1ITSCUDeTReT ~ Celly, tnelT main pat
terry. The former is new to the pitchers
box. His ability and nerve have been in
valuable to Woodward & Lothrop, for all
the games which were won by a narrow
margin were cases of Hirschberger extricat-
ing himself from a tight place Kelly, so
we'll known to the fans of Washington,
playing as the only outside man on the
team. has been all that could be desired
and has coached to victory on many occa-
SionS.
Gately Allison and Mcfarland have at
times essayed to do pitching honors and
not without credit too but nothing like
the amount allotted to Hirschberger Thor
nett has played consistent game at short,
and has been timely at the bat. Allison.
who in the last game demonstrated his
marked ability as utility man by putting
on the mask has spent most of the season
at second where he finished with a fielding
average. .9I2. Gertman & Allison have di-
vided the honors in hitting. the former.
meanwhile, putting up giitedge game at
first. The other positions have been filled
so miscellaneously from among the Boston
House employees that no form could be es-
tabliShed except to batting, Rivercomb
leading in this respect.
The past seasons indulgence in the out
door games has been vastly beneficial to
the health of the members Of the CONNER
cial League well entertaining to their
hosts of admirers. The offering of prizes
by generous men has stimulated the play,
and the season has been a successful one
for the Commercial in spite of the croaking
of 4 few pessimistic old cynics and disap-
pointed rooters. who. not being able to play,
hate to see others enjoy themselves.
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Amateur Games.

The Inv:ncible Eagles have reorganized
and would like to arrange games with all
teams averaging sixteen years. Address all
challengers to George Northridge, sol 9th
street northeast Brentwoods and Invaders
preferred.
The Crescents defeated the Northeast
Post carriers team by score of TO on
the iatter's grounds. The Crescents also de-
feated the Athletics by score of II to IL.
The st. Pauls defeated the Southerners.
in the Junior League. by a score of to Z
The game between the Columbia Juniors
and the Spaldings was called in the fourth
inning on account of darkness
The opening of the Junior League of
Georgetown was very successful. The Har-
lens defeated the Shamrocks in a very
close and exciting game by score of 5 to
3. The Harlerns also defeated the RaIeigfs
by score of to G. The features we e
the fine fielding of Chism and the excellent
pitching OF c. Harrington.
The Monitors defeated the d Street Stars
team by score Of Is to &
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TO BE SOLD FOR OLD JUNK.
Brittanic, Once Ocean Greyhound, is on
Last Voyage.

The announcement that the White Star
Line Steamship Brittanic is now on its last
voyage marks the passing of one of the
most famous Atlantic steamships. She has
just sailed from Belfast for Bremen. hav-
ing been sold to firm to be broken up.
The Brittanic was built in 1874, and soon
after being built reduced the time between
Queenstown and Sandy Hook to less than
eight days. She established a record for
the eastward voyage of seven days sixteen
hours.
The Brittanic was considered a wonder
in her day. not only for her speed but
for size and luxury. She has used the
engines and boilers which were nut into
her when she was built, never missing q
day through accident or disability
The Brittanic made better time after
years of continuous service than when first
put in service, making her 31Sth trip in
September. 1880 in seven days, six hours
and hfty-five minutes, breaking her pre-
vious record, made in 1888, of seven days
nine hours and thirty minutes, afterward
crossing in seven days, six hours and fifty
two minutes
Her bese westward record was made in
August, 1885, seven days. seven hours and
thirty minutes. Twenty-n!ne years of
service under her original engines and
boilers is record not likely to be an
to come.
The Brittanic between 1874 and 1899 made
some 2e0 voyages between New York and
Liverpool crossing the Atlantic more than
500 times. She Travelled about 100000
miles, or enough to take her more than
seventy times around the world. and car
ried more than 100000 passengers.
When the British Boer war broke out in
1899 the British government claimed the
Brittanic for use as transport In 1900
she was selected to convey the imperial
corps. which escorted the Prince OF Wales
on his tour of the colonies. making the
trip of $1,000 miles. This was the end of
her military service. and since then she
has been lying at Belfast.
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CLOSES SEASON WITH VICTORY.
Woodward & Lothrop Won Champion
ship in Commercial League.

The last game of the Woodward & 10th
rop series in the Commercial League was
played at National League Park Wednes-
day afternoon with Kann's. who defeated
them ten days ago. By superior battery
work. fielding and hitting Woodward &
Lothrop who had already won the pen
nant. was successful. The feature of the
play was difficult catch by Mcfarland
In the third inning, when the Kann's
coachers were so confident ne would not
get under the long drive that a man was
coached in from second. thus securing a
double play. A. Allison worked his first
time behind the bat, and. though he was q
little tirnid in the first inning. he soon set
tied down and. together with his brother,
made fine battery. H. Allison held the
opposing team down to two hits.
Following Is the SCORE.
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TENNIS PLAYERS ABROAD.
Grant and LIE Roy Defeated in Competi
tons In Scotland.

The latest reports from Moffat, Scotland,
show that the American indoor champions,
Wylie c. Grant and Robert LIE Roy, failed
to win first honors in either the singles or
the doubles.
In the singles both were beaten in the
semi final round A. w. MacGregor, Edin-
burgh. defeated Grant. 81, Is, PC. Ga.
and J. w. Payne. Beckley. Kent. defeated
lie Roy. SO. &c. PC. ct. IS. The Le
Roy-Payn match was closely contested
throughout. Later Payn won from Mac
Gregor in the final round. AS result of
this event the Americans were ranked third
on the list Of players.
In the doubles the American pair reached
the final round. but could not win from A.
w. MacGregor and ]. w. Payn. The score
favored the latter team 80 6s - AS
the title holders, c. r. D. Prftchett and A.
w. MacGregor, did not defend, the result
of the final round settled the champion
ship
The Americans won number of matches
In the handicap events but failed OF first
honors. In the doubles playing at owe 1873
they won place in the finals by defeating
w. G. Manson and D. s. Hewett. scratch.
6-3, 13-11 and e. M Sterling and A.
Thomson. 15.1. Ct 60. In the singles lie
Roy. owe 1:6. reached the semi-fna.s by
winning from A. w. Myers, London.
scratch, Ga. defaulted.
In describing the last match for the double
championship the Scotsman has this to say
about the American team. lone champion
ship-the gentlemen's doubles championship
of Scotland-waS brought to a finish in the
afternoon when A. Wallace MacGregor,
Whitehouse, Edinburgh. partnered by F. w.
Payn. Beckley Kent. played our American
cousins. w. c. Grant and Robert LIE Roy.
New York. Grant. who goes to Elgin next
week to defend his title of champion of the
north of Scotland. has now had five years:
experience of tournaments on this side of
the Atlantic. AT Banagher he won the gen.
tlemen's and mixed doubles. while last year
at Newcastle, along with c. R. =. Pritchett
he won the handicap doubles. For two
years he held the Columbia University in
terseholastic cup, and on the continent
doubles at Spa and was second in the same
competition at Ostend. Two years ago,
along with his present partner, r. LIE Roy.
he won the American covered courts dOu-
bles championship, and they have success
fully defended the title since then. LIE Roy
had never been In Scotland till this week,
and their play has attracted much atten-
ton. OF their opponents. A. w. MacGregor
has been regular attender of the Scottish
championship meeting for years. and has
on two occasions held the doubles cham
piOnship with C.. r. d. Pritchett. His part
ner, 7. w. Payn first played at Moffatt
seven years ago. He Is a most successful
tournament player. Last season he had
twenty-one prizes and recently he won the
championship at st. Petersburg but he has
held championship honors at Christiania,
Copenhagen, Moravia, Vienna and Frank
fort.
OF their play this same paper says:
Grants service was an enigma to his OPP
ponent. the twist he put on the balls was
quite remarkable and LIE Roy made some
pretty passing strokes.
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CONSOLIDATION IMPOSSIBLE.
Base Ball Leagues Cannot Combine in
New Agreement.
/, the New York Sun

From. the New York Sun.
Harry Pulliam. president of the National
League. is back in New York from Buffalo,
where the new national agreement for base
ball was drawn UP and is yet to be taken
up by the minor leagues. Mr.. Pulliam says
that under the national agreement an idea
of twelve-club league fades away. Con-
so.idation. he says. is now beyond a posi-
hility. that is while the national agree
:i:ent is in operation. and 1t will be in ope-
:ltion when the minor leagues ratify It,.
which will probably be within fifteen days
For all intfnts and purposes, it is now in
operation between the two big leagues. and
these two leagues. according to Pulliam,
must now work out their own salvation
The agreement provides that the consent
OF both clubs in city is necessary for con-
sohdatfon and then a majority consent in
tue leagues as a whole.
the agreement defines the status of the
tEo leagues. continued the president. Ma
tionail League players are National League
Mayers. and American League men belong
TO the American League, and there can be
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BALL 4 aeaER HURT
CAPT. LAJQIE OF CLEVELAND
AMONG NUMBER.
Train Carrying TWO Teams Wrecked
Early This Morning at
Napoleon, Ohio.

PERU. Ind. August "a Wabash train
carrying the st. Louis and Cleveland
American League base ball teams was
wrecked early this morning at Napoleon,
Ohio.
Several Of the players were hurt
William Sudhoff. pitcher for the St Louis
team, hand cut and wrist sprained Sgd
ney Mercer, secretary of the st. Louis
team, rib fractured; Emmett Heidrick, CEN
ter fielder. st. Louis right leg and face
badly cut; Napoleon Lajoie Cleveland.
knee sprained. =
Several Others were bruised. Another
train was made up at Peru and it is
thought the teams will arrive at st. Louis
for the game this afternoon.
The wreck was caused by the misread-
ing of a signal.
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To Play in Northwest.

The District Amateur League has Sc
cured the grounds of the Church League
18th street and Columbia road. for this
afternoon. and championship game will
be played there between two of the strong
est teams of that league, the Commission
ers and Norris Peters. at o'clock sharp.
Since the closing of the Church League
season there have been no games at 18th
street and Columbia road. and the game
this afternoon will give the citizens of Co
lumbia Heights an opportunity of COM
pairing the work of the Sunday school boys
with that of the best local talent as the
contending clubs are composed of the most
promising amateur ball players of the city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29
GOLF AT DEAL.
Kellogg, Staten Island Champion,
Probable Winner

Golfers pursued their match play strug-
giles under unfavorable conditions over the
Deal. N. j.. links yesterday. The cold
rain which swept across the course with
the velocity of half a gale effectually re-
duced the enthusiasm of some of the con-
testants to a low ebb, and several matches
went by default.
There was one default. however, .Jhich
was not due to the weather. When George
Brokaw learned that he had been selected
by Capt Walter J. Travis to play on the
All-Eastern team against the Englshmen
at Garden City today. he decided to drop
out of the Deal tourney
This leaves L. l.. Kellogg, jr.. the Staten
Island champion likely winner CT the
Presidents cup. He will meet Sam Allen
of the home club in the thirty-six-hoIe final
today. The finals in the other divisions will
also be at thirty-six holes. and In addition
there will be an eighteen-hole medal play
handicap.
The summarizes:
Presidents cup-Second round: L. l..
Kellogg. jr.. Fox Hills. beat J. J. O'Dono-
hue. Hollywood by default r. Havemeyer
Seabright beat A. McAleenan, Hollywood, 8
up and to play; E. S. Armstrong. Cornell,
beat P. Proal. Spring Lake, up ard 2 20
play: Sam Allen. Deal, beat George Bro
kaw, Deal. by default.
Semi-final round-Kellogg beat Have
meyer, up and to play; Allen beat Arm
strong. up and to play.
Governors cup-Second round: Fred.
Stoutenburg, Deal. beat Richard Croker,
il. by default: S. d. Loundsbery Deal,
beat r. B. Stoutenburg. Deal. up; D. l..
Oliver. Allegheny. beat George Borup,
Spring Lake. by default; Garfield Scott.
Spring Lake. beat w. H. Burch. Deal by
default.
Seminal round = Stoutenburg beat
Lcundsbery 4 up and to play; Scott beat
Oliver up and 5 to play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29

the sixth congress was held IN New York
city. and western chess players arc work.
ing like beavers to make the coming meet
ing success. Already over 81 500 Of the
required fund has been raised and by the
fees from the tourney and correspondence
match now in. progress. and a problem
tourney soon to be started. 1t Is hoped to
materially increase this fund. The West
ern Chess Association. which closed a very
successful meeting in Chicago last week.
decided to meet next year In st. Louis at
the same time that the international con-
greSS is in session
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29
Another Victory for Kramer.

Frank L. Kramer. the national champion.
successfully defended his title at the grand
circuit meet in New Haven last night when
he defeated liver Lawson in the final heat of
the half-mile national championship. Law
son made protest of foul. but 1t was not
allowed. Kramer also won the ten-mile
professional event. defeating Mcfarland.
Lawsons team mate. by inches. E. S.
Collett defeated Fred Ernst Of Rochester
in special match race The track record
for the mile for motors was broken by 8.
E. Campbell. who went the distance In
minute. "a 40 seconds
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Single Corner.

(NOte9.)
TAI 1t Is all book up to this point Here Robert
sons Guide shows S-12 to draw
OBJ 11-15 here would have drawn easily
(cl Sill much better here.
td) From this on the game seems irretrievably
lost to Black: ITO would have drawn.
(e) SO, 1876. TO would also lose.
The following 10 the solution Of the checker
problem by Silas." published ip last weeks ISSUE
H-f7. 20-27. 1915. Ills, 1915, 1919, IT.
13 TO- 1915. White wins
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Two Extra Games in Church Leagu.

The board of directors of the Church Base
Ball League recently decided that but one
game should be played between Gunton
Temple and Temple Baptist to decide the
championship in the league named. In view
of the fact. however, that in the game last
Monday between the two teams five men
were played by Gunton Temple who had
not participated in any previous game, it
was decided at meeting of the board last
night that two additional games should be
played. thus making a series of three The
game played last Monday will be allowed
to stand. but no player will be permitted to
participate in the other two games who has
not played in game previous to that of
last Monday. In other words, only the reg
ular members of both teams will take part
in the contest for the trophy The games
referred to will be played Tuesday and
Friday next, beginning promptly at 5
o clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29
Checkers.

The following game. the only one which
Mr. Harlan has lost in the Northeast
Checker Club tourney. was lost to Mr.. c.
ity:
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Senators Back From Their
Trip Through the West.
PLAY BOSTONS TODAY
MANAGER LOTUS LAYING LINES
FOR MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS.
Futurity Race at Sheepshead-Betting
Stopped at Readville-Deal
Golf Tourney.
American League Games Today

Boston at Washington two games).
New York Philadelphia
Cleveland at st. Louis.
Detroit at Chicago.
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Third Game,

tbj Threatening P-B7.
tc) The only way to meet Whites continuation
Of Q-Kt3 ch.. In conjunction with B-K5.
Subscriptions are pouring in on Dr. J. L.
Ormsbee. the secretary of the committee OF
ARRANGEMENTS. for the seventh American
chess congress. to- be held IN the worlds
fair and Louisiana purchase exposition next
year. Sixteen years have elapsed since
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Second Game,

la The winning fieve. for, If White attempts to
defend the Kt with B4+B4 BLACK replies with
R-KT. % III
tb) There is nothing to be done. If 20 O-Oe
en-, R-K2; q B-KB4 kxB, &c.