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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-19
PITTSBURG.
NEW TRACK ALMOST READY.
Improvement at Benning VIII Be Com.
plete by Wednesday Night.

AS usual. this time Of the year. the race
track at Benning has a great attraction for
the lovers of horse racing and many of
them went out to the big park yesterday af-
ternoon. Everybody wanted to, see how the
improvements were coming on and the new
track was inspected withsa an aar Of owner
ship by about 500 personsn superintendent
Strahan was on hand early and IN his usual
genial way was ready to answer all ques-
tons. Said he regarding, the, new track
that will be built from beyond the chute
to the turn at the head Of the stretch:
1.-The new track will be entirely finished
by next Wednesday night and after a
couple days of thorough rolling 1t will be
in first-class condition for the ponies. OF
course 1t will not be up to the high stand
ard of the New York tracks that have been
nursed for several years. but by next spring
I'll ask no odds of any Of them as to sta
bility and speed.
with this new track Joined to the old.
giving the advantage of mile and seventy
yards runaway, with only one turn the old
humping matches at the first turn that used
to crop up about once day. will be elimi-
mated Old timers from New York have
been poking fun at my two turn track for
some time. but from now on they will have
to change their tune.
Ever since the meeting last fall l. have
been working with large force of men on
these grounds. and whefrA the gates are
thrown open on the 1est OF November
something like a hundred afsa fifty thousand
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EASY FOR GEORGETOWN.
Baltimore Doctors Could Make Nc
PROGRESS Against Local Team

Mud and rain were not enough to deter
the Georgetown University foot ball
team from badly beating the team OF the
Baltimore Medical College Saturday after
noon on the Georgetown campus. In spite
OF the fact that the Georgetown boys
were Outweighed at least ten pounds tC
the man, they demonstrated that they
were the better men both on the Of
fensiye and defensive. In the first half
they rolled up the score to twenty-three
points against nothing for the other Side.
Neither team succeeded in scoring in
the second half. although the slippery
muddy ball was seesawed up and down
the field incessantly.
Georgetown's playing was character
lied by an entire absence of fumbles
throughout the whole game. The medi-
cal players. on the other hand. lost the
pigskin repeatedly. They picked up con-
siderably. however. In the second half
inst after it was too late to accomplish
anything.
The home team showed marked i'm
proyement in it's work over that OF for
mer games. especially on the defensive
The fierce rushes and low tackles of the
line men repeatedly stopped the heavy
mass plays aimed at the center by their
opponents. Also. the work OF Crumiey
ends was notable. and Edmonston and
Martell easily pushed their way through
the visitors line. This sort of work
continually obliged the Baltimore men to
kick, but it awaited them nothing, and
Georgetown fairly walked over the cam
pus and placed the ball behind the goal
as often as it pleased. 1T seemed: Only In
very few instances did the medical team
manage to gain it's five yards.
The game was called at 4:15. and 1t was
fought to finish in comparatively
short time. In spite of the steadily In
creasing rain. there were a number Of
spectators present, although they were
mostly confined to college men who
wished to see their team win.
The lineup of the two teams was as
Pol
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Maryland had slight advantage from the
fact that 1t was the initial igame Of the
season for the varsity player3t Before the
touchdown 1t was not believed that either
side would score. The ball was taken up
and down the field during the first half.
with neither side gaining an advantage in
one of the hardest fought battles seen on
any local gridiron. During the first half
Western Maryland came nearer to a touch
down than Columbian By only a few feet.
Columbian made several long runs, which
were of no avail Throughout both halves
the players Of each side-hurled themselves
together into almost ineXtricable masses of
humanity, wallowinS in 1he mud. One-half
of the field was unsoddedj and the other half
most under water. There was no oppor-
tunity for fast playing: Columbian was
penalzed five times for off-side playing
and lost considerable ground in this man
ner During the second half about half Of
the Columbian players were replaced with
new men. The Western Maryland team
was intact throughout the game. With five
minutes to play. the climax of the game
was reached when Western Maryland. by
steady gains. arrived within ten yards of
the goal. In two more minutes the touch
down was made, The lineup:
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"AGGIEs" SHUT OUT.
st. Johns Team Victorious on Muddy
Field,

st. Johns easily defeated the Maryland
Agricultural College at Annapolis Saturday
by the score Of IS to O-three touchdowns.
one goal and a safety. ST Johns goal was
at no time threatened. the Agricultural team
making but one first down during the game
There were several spectacular plays by
members of the Annapolis team. which
prevented the game from being I'M
interesting. The first occurred when
Smith. st. Johns left halfback, materially
aided by E. Duval and Mudd. plowed and
twisted through the visitors whole team
and ran seventy-five yards for touchdown.
One Of the prettiest plays seen on the local
gridiron occurred in the second half. when,
in a scramble for blocked ball. h. Dual
swooped down on it. turned a running SOM
ersault and gained fifteen yards before be-
Ing downed.
For the Maryland Agricultural College
Brown and Mitchell played well, Browns
run of twenty yards in the first half being
the only instance where the visitors gained
a first down.
The game was played in the rain and the
field was partly covered with water. Inc
teams lined I'D as follows:
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dollars will have been expended IN improve
ments. Adding this sum to what was spent
last year. person would naturally think
that the track was perfect and that there
would be a let-up in the work, but I'll ven
ture the assertion on my own responsibility
that fully that much more money will be
put out between the fall and spring meeting
In making additions / am confident that
the officers of the club have decided to
make the Benning track one Of the finest in
the country. principally on account of 1t
being near to the capital of the United
States. All the foreigners flock to Wash
ington and there is enough American pride
in the jockey club officials to show them a
track worthy of the name"
Superintendent Strahan has built race
tracks in every state in the belt running
from New Orleans to New York. and there
Is not the smallest detail in the business
with which he Is not fully conversant.
So far there are but four stables at the
track, and the horses comprising them are
the ones that need rest for the fall cam
paign here and at New Orleans No exer
else gallops were INDUCED in yesterday. the
ponies being merely logged over the course
to keep their limbs supple, but two weeks
from yesterday will find different state of
affairs as there will be hundred or moro
of the beasts at work under the eyes of
their trainers.
One of the improvements at the track
that the patrons will appreciate is the tear
Ing down of the low range of stables that
INSTRUCTED the chute to the right OF the
first turn. About hundred yards beyond
the next track Begins. and an unobstructed
view of the horses from start to finish will
be had in the future. In addition the
ground will be covered with shrubbery,
flowers and sodded, so that the park will
be beautitied in every way.
The regulars will doubt give forth
yells of protest when they learn that at the
coming meeting 81 will be charged for adj
mission Saturdays and holidays This fig
ure appears to be the usual one these days
for Theatrical tickets. and the management
of the race track believe they have at
traction equally as entertaining.
The free field was given thorough trial
at an expenditure Of several thousand dol
lars, and as no one appeared to appreciate
the favor except on holidays, the stand will
be torn down and the space utilized for
other purposes Steeplechasing should show
a big improvement at the coming meeting,
as Superintendent Strahan has built up the
intield in so substantial manner that there
will be little excuse for horses falling eX-
cept while going over the jumps.
The new track that was to have been
built for trial purposes has been held up
through litigation, but in time this improve
ment can also be looked for, making the
Benning track one of the most complete
and satisfactory from every point that is
in the country
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MISUNDERSTANDING GAMES.
Individual and Team Work in Worlds
Championship Series.

In the world championship series OF
base ball games between the Bostons ana
Pittsburg, which the former won, hve
games to three the work of the rivals In
most departments was very closely match
ed. The only pronounced difference was In
run getting an essential in which Boston
excelled with total Of IS runs to z, the
Pittsburgs being shut out twice. Other
totals were as follows
Hits-Boston. 70; Pittsburg, Ga. Assists
Boston. 1902; Pittsburg. 1O4. Errors-Bos-
ton. Is; Pittsburg, Is. Stolen bases-Bos-
ton, 5; Pittsburg, 6. Sacrifice hits-Boston.
a Pittsburg. 2. Double plays-Boston. q;
Pittsburg, 5. Home runs-BOston, 2; Pitts
burg, 1. Three-base hits-BOston, 18; Pitts
burg. 0. Two-base hits-Boston, 4: Pits
burg. Z. Total bases-Boston, 112; Pitts
burg. 81
The individual long-listance hitting was
done as follows:
Home runs-Dougherty, 2; Sebring. 1.
Three-base hits-Beaumont, /: Leach, 4;
Bransfield. 2; Clarke, l.; Sebring, l.: Free
man. 3; Parent B; Dougherty. 2; Collins. =;
Stahl. 3; Young. l. Ferris, /: Lachance, 1.
Two-base hits-Clarke. 2; Wagner, i;
Ritchey. 1: Phelps. 2; Kennedy, 1; Collins,
l; Lachance, 2; Stahl l.
The following are the fielding and batting
averages of the series:
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Best Weeks Work.

The lignum vitae swngers of the Com
missioners' team carried off the honors
during the week for high team score 9tiS
and high three-game total. 2.714. The Bu-
reau team fell off in its work. $50, its high
est game, being several pins shy of it's pre-
viOus average of $50, which pulled 1t
Gown from 81 to a lead of % pins per game
over the Commissioners. The G.. P. O.
quint scored the largest gain in average
per game. 23 pins. The gains for the other
teams follows: War, IS; Commits
sioners 10; Interior IL; Navy and Agricul-
ture, l each.
Many OF the teams could not stand the
pace they had set for themselves, the Com
merce and Labor making the heaviest loss
In game average of "a. the Bureau follow
ing with u, Treasury 4 and Post Office 3
pins
The Interiors 900 still stands as high
team score for the season. but the Com
merce and Labor team has generously de-
prived the Post Office of low team score. its
total of GIT being 90 pins to the bad Of the
mail mems worst work.
The three-game total of 9, 79S for the Ru-
reaus also remains unbeaten but the C.
and L. have again been magnanimous. the
IL +. .. team being the beneficiary by hay-
Ing It's low series total Of :, 191 displaced by
the G. and Is 2,O61
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Notes by Mr.. Hanna
(a) The game follows the books to this point; the
authorities give for White here q to kt4 or =
R3. TO prevent Black casting. he text move is
believed TO be new, and in this game least,
turned out WELL II Black castles he II. once
loses the kB and exposes himself severe
tack, Whites center pawns becoming formidable.
OBJ Adhering to Napiers brilliant device de-
velup the queen side
tc) Black cannot play R-KB and is wit hout
substantial Nevertheless, the reSigna ton
Is Il generous one.
The following pretty game was played
some time since at the local club. al d has
never been published. The contestants,
Mr.. V. Sournn and Mr.. Tharp, are both
we'll known locally. and, although Mr.
Tharp was defeated by the District Cham
pion, he was by no means dlsgraced, as a
study of the game will show.
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FOR THE STAR CUP.
Chevy Chase and Columbia Battle FOL
Golf Trophy Tomorrow.

Tomorrow afternoon. on the course OF the
Columbia Golf Club, will probably be fur
nIshed one Of the best team matches that
has taken place in the District this year.
The Chevy Chase and Columbia teams Will
line up against each other for The Even
Ing Star cup, and from the playing done
by the different contestants in the last two
tournan.an the match should be inter-
esting all the way. with Misunderstanding
finish. The Columbia team will have some
thing of an advantage in playing at home.
but all of the Chevy Chase men have gone
over the course many times. SO that their
handicap will be very small.
The Star cup is ROW in the possession OF
the Columbia Club, and so far on the spring
and fall seasons that team Is leading by
one game. The first game last spring OF
this years series resulted in a tie between
Chevy Chase and Columbia. both teams
scoring II points. Since then the Column
bias have beaten Washington two games
and the Chevy Chase won the only game
played with that organization.
Up to noon today Messrs. Harlan and
Horstmann, the captains Of the two teams
were unable to give the lineup for tomor-
rows match. as both were trying to get out
their strongest players. The match tomor-
row will start promptly at o'clock.
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CLOSE OF GOLF TOURNEY.
DR.. Lee Harlan Now Champion for
MARYLAND and the District,

The annual fall tournament Of the Mary
land and District of Columbia Golf Associa-
ton was concluded Saturday evening with
the rain falling. as 1t had been doing all
day In the face of the miserable weather
conditions the article Of golf put up by the
different players was remarkable. to say
the least. the scores turned in for the han
dicap being very low.
The results were as follows:
Championship cup-Dr. l.. l.. Harlan. CO.
lumbia.
Cold medal-Dr. L. L. Harlan. Columbia.
Runner up-E l.. Bartlett, IT.. Baltimore
Country Club.
Prize for the lowest gross score-Dwight
F. Mallory Baltimore Country Club.
Consolation cup - Ormsby McCammon,
Chevy Chase
Runner up-M Thomp son, Chevy Chase.
Handicap cup-Dr. w. M. Gray, Chevy
Chase.
Country Club, and T. c. Jenkins, Baltimore
Country Club. tied
The match between MeSsrs. Harlan and
Bartlett had an unexpected ending, the re-
versal Of form shown by the latter being
remark a BILE. The doctor was but one up
after the morning round. both gentlemen
playing splendid golf 1t was expected that
this sort of thing would continue in the az
ternoon but Bartlett went all to pieces. and
the doctor won eight straight holes right
off the reel making the final score up and
8 to play. Dr. Harlan is considered one of
the best-trained athletes in the country. and
this condition is what overweighed Mr..
Bartlett. Both players were soaked by the
rain In the morning, and although they
spruced up for the afternoon round. the
re- st told on the Marylander, while the local
man appeared to improve in his work. On
the very first hole 1t was noticed that Mr..
Bartlett was heavy and tagged while DR..
Harlan went about his play as though 1t
was his first efforts of the day.
The doctors victory was a most popular
Il n RaVDOIdS
for tie Baltimore Club last fall. The mag
nifcent cup will now rest in the home Of
the Columbia club for a year at least.
The final round for the consolation cup
was & pretty battle for supremacy between
Mr. Ormsby McCammon and Mr.. Morven
Thompson. Both are very popular. and the
general expression at the club house Satur-
day afternoon was that both could win
But this was impossible. Mr.. McCammon
winning out by up and to play.
In the handicap contest the field was kept
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SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Weekly Averages of the De-
partmental League Bowlers.
HIG H-CLASS WORK
HARD-FOUGHT BATTLES ON THE
LOCAL GRIDIRONS.
HIG H-CLASS
Georgetown Victorious, While Colum
bian Lost-Many Improvements at
Benning-Fnd Of Golf Tourney.

The Bureau team. which had been max
ing a runaway race for the championship
of the Departm. ntal Bowling League. re-
ceived a severe shock to its impetus last
week. when the Warriors. who were, &C
cording to last years standing. and the
Judgment of form followers, the weakest
proposition the leaders hal thus far tackled.
swept the Money Makers off their feet in
the first two games. and brought them
down within haling distance of the quar-
tet of CUNTS punched in second and fight
ing for first place.
The long green" producers, however,
have the very comfortable lead of five
games and $50 points in average, and this
advantage will no doubt be main aimed
this week, as they will have as opponents
their cousins the money makers who have
thus far proven easy picking
Until the season is further advanced.
each weeks bowling will naturally result
In many changes in standing. but 1t Is
doubtful If last weeks Shake-up Will be
eaualed. With the ~c7ption of the lead
ers. trailers and warriors. every team
shifted its position .he Interiors making
the greatest jump upward passing the
War, Navy and Agricultural teams. while
the Post Office made the next best show
ing. its five victories for one defeat. plac-
ing 1t at the head of the second division.
The members of the Treasury team re-
versed the performance of the mail men.
their five defeats in six games showing them
down net to the trailers.
The Leaguers babies re surprising all
expectations of their most optimistic adj
mirers. especially the 'Aggies." who are
thriving on the article of infant food fur
nshed by the veteran teams and refuse
TO be entirely Ousted from second place.
being tied for that position in games won
and lost, although nosed out by the In
teriors and Commissioners, on account of
fewer total pins. The G. 2. O. babies start
ed the season with loss OF three games.
but are rapidly getting together a strong
team, and moved up ahead of the Treasury
last week with lead of three games.
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CHESS.

In the first round of the Rice Gambit
correspondence tournament now in progress
in the United States, 2l5 players are en-
aged WashingtonS representatives are
DR.. Il. r. Lewis, d leading player Of the
Cosmos Club. and Mr.. E. Z. Hanna. Each
contests four games; Or. Lewis has won
three and lost one; Mr.. Hanna has won
all of his games. one of these concluded
recently is given below. as IL presents what
is believed TO De an advantageous departure
from established lines in d leading varia-
ton of this gambit.
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Notes by Mr.. Sournin.l

Notes by Mr.. Sournin)
(a) This move used by Tarrasch against
Pillsbury. and Whites attack seemed strong but
Black turned the advantage by skillful play and
lost afterward through oversight.
OBJ Black feared attack kings side therefore
did not CASTLE but he could have resisted success
fully by playing ...., KIT takes Kt 8 Il takes KIT
castles; 90 to RS. to Kt3; 10 Q to R6, z to
KB4, following with KIT to b. &c.
(c) A clever sacrifice. giving White a powerful
attack.
(d) Black cannot take bishop because Of KIT to
Kt4 ch.
(e) Black has nothing left his pieces are all
tied ard there Is time for development
The following game was played by Mr.
Pillsbury with Mr.. Howell of the BROOKLYN
Chess Club during the recent Pillsbury ex-
hibition Notes by w. E. Napier
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eDUEIG.

down in numbers on account Of the contin-
ued rain. but nevertheless DR.. William NJ.
Gray managed to make the round in ~.
and. with handicap Of q, his net score was
I3. the best of the day. This feat was the
best Of the tourney. when the weather is
considered. Messrs c. E. WhitehurSt and
T. c. Jenkins of Baltimore were tied for
second prize in this event. with net scores
of 10. Mr.. Whitehurst had gross score of
30. while Mr.. Jenkins went around in So.
Many enthusiasts went over the course in
the afternoon. but their scores were so
poor. on account of soft ground. that the
figures were not handed In for record.
Following are the scores in detail Of the
handicap contest:
Dr. w. ~ Gray, Chevy Chase G. H. n.
4 4 8 5 4 g. 5 4 4 5 5 4 SO %
T. c. Jenkins. Baltimore Country Club
5 4 s 4 Z 8 4 4 4 6 5 AZ 3-S3 10 Is
C. f. Whtehurst, Maryland Country
Club
656485 8 4 @ 3 9 @ 8 @ 100 "a IS
George C. Lanerty, Chevy Chase
4443 64473 4545 8 46 $50 u
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CoLUMBIANs DEFEATED.
Western Maryland Boys Won in
Splendid Struggle.

With only FIVE minutes left for playing.
the Western Maryland College foot ball
team defeated the Columbian University
players Saturday afternoon at Van Ness
Park by sheer force of grit and determine
ton with a score Of to. 0. The players
looked more like denizens OF the ocean ooze
than men when the match was over. The
teams were well balanced and the game
nip and tuck from the beginning. Western
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White proceeds Kt takes KIP, bringing about q
position OF great difficulty for Black.
Oh More promising would be II Kt-Q4
b, II 81 = takes .. kt takes cE.. and recovers.
~ Here nothing against 2S to Okla
.e) In playing for spectacular finish Pilsbury
misses his win. says the Eagle. Al 2 to
Q6 would have won.
~ Pretty, but too late.
ia Black dare not go on the Q file account of
Il to % oh. and X takes r. II Is a curious draw.
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This weeks schedules: Monday, Bureau
VS.. Treasury: Tuesday, Interior vs.. Com
merce and Labor and War VS.. Agriculture;
Wednesday. G. p. o. VS.. Post Office; Thurs
day, Commissioners vs.. War, and Friday,
Navy VS.. Agriculture.
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John williams a negro under arrest In st.
Louis, hanged himself in his cell. COM
motion on the outside led him to think he
was about to be lynched.
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Dwyer of the G. p. Q. team leads the
| players who have participated in less than
games
The aYera ges of those over $40 follow:
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Stubborn Pins.

The pins this season seem to be more
stubborn and heavy than ever before, and
200 or better scores are not as frequent as
at this time Of the season last year, the
principal reason being the phenomenal
number of splits. which has married many
an otherwise big game. Notwithstanding
this. thirty-nine players are 100 or better
against Twenty-Five for the same number
of games last season. This is due to i'm
proved spare bowling which has result
ed in strong and consistent work with few
low strings. rather than few sensational
games mixed with many low totals.
Hardie German, DeYo. Meyers, McCau-
ley and Brown continue to lead their re-
spective teams, but Shields has supplanted
Crist on the Navy, Jarvis has gone ahead
of Williams on the Commerce and Labor
Allen has ousted Williams on the War and
Hough is to the good of Capt. Bum of the
Interiors.
In view of the high averages of the play
ers, l60 is no longer considered by the
bowlers as more than mediocre, and 10
pins is now deemed to be nearer the stand
ard of excellence. In this class the Blu
reau, Commissioners, Interior and Navy
each has three men, Agriculture two and
the Post Office and Treasury each one
Hardie and Lennon still share honors
for high single string with 233 each. Those
over the 200 mark this week are: McCau-
ley. 205. BOB, Garrett, 213: Pearson. 2I2; Ad-
olson, no: Meyers. 20; Fritz, BOB, and
Bishop, 2ol.
The following are the averages of those
who have played six or more games: