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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-11
I.tNE TENNIS.
Whitman ami IarEe'l Defeat Collins and
Wab,Dcr at Westchester.

ONLY one match was played yesterday in
the invitation tourney Of the Westminster
Country club. Malcoir, II. Whitman and
William A. liarr I'd detecting Kregh Collins
and l.. IT, Wadner three sets TO one. Both
teams played fast tennis. hut the Westerncrs
found themselves "A trfc outclaSsci Con-
sidrrng their ranking last year Collins and
Wnidncr have been somewhat OF Il disap-
pontinen' In the four matches played they
have only been able to win one, against
Forbes and Millrtt. Yesterday both put
nm an aggressive game. bur their best Shots
we're returned The lack of team play by
Lnrncd and Whitman was more than offset
nv brilliant individual work
The result thus far leaves first honOrs be-
tween the Wreun brothers and Ward and
Ware, ench with clear record Of wins.
Round Robin Mems Doubles Fifth round
Malcolm D. whitman and William A. Larncd do
Gcatcd Krcgh Collins and l., H. Wadner O. l.
O. s. "a, 8 !.
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DETROIT July 10Th" American Whist
League elected officers to-day. Thomas A..
Whcan Of Baltimore Md, being chosen
president. Clarence " Val of Brooklyn,
\. Y. il corresponding secretary and Dr. +.
Eliot Jr, 0t New prE city n director. The
finals in The Huiuton trophy, Minneapolis
trophy and Am"ri AN Whist L"aguc Challenge
trophy began this afternoon and have not
been finished,
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Reliance Arrives or New Rochelle.

Tho Reliance. IN tow of her tender the Sun
BEAM arrived OF New Rochelle at 40 clock
yesterday. She had been sailing, but took Il
tow about noon She will go into the dry
dock AT IN" Erie Basin on Monday. The
Constitution kept AZ her mNorinEs IN Glen
Cove all day.
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In tho f'pal for the consolation cup ". B.
Wheeler was M over Jackson, Columbias
brnwny hni back. at the tenth hole. There
after Jackson b, stirred himself to advantage
add doi:lg the remaining eight in 81, he was
but 4 down on the morning. The fight was
az stubborn in the afternoon. Wheeler was
. mn AZ the ifth bar Jackson had the score
SQUARE Ii, The 'Irn. lie then forged ahead
nd xnn hy Ill, md 10 NAV. rhc On rda.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-11

Capt. Derckmann OF TObOken Best Man
Mt the Long Distance Target.

A cable message from Hanover was re-
oeived at Hoboken yesterday stating that
Capt Emil Berckmann Of that city had re-
ceived the first prize on the long distance
bullseye target in the International shoot
ing festival. The prize is given by the
Kaiser.
Berckmann is considered the best marks
man among the Germans in New jersey.
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noon defeated F. o. Horstmann by the score
of up and 2 TO play. He will meet X. b.
Leake tomorrow in the final match.
Third Round R. Is. Leake heat T. y. Thatcher
by default: c. NJ. Clark beat L. " Clark ID, by
UP. Clark Burnham beat Paul Waterman by
lup nineteen holes; F. o. Horstmann beat r. +,
Mcqueen, H. by up and to play.
Semi Anal RoundR b, Leakc beat c.. NJ.
Clark. by up and TO play: Clark Burnham beat
+. .. H0rstmann. by 4 up and 70 play.
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Meanwhile the nterClub fouGsome was
fought out through the Rsini final and final
rounds This event Ia ~ old as the cham
pionship The Country Club team added
another TO its list OF victories yesterday,
Marlin and Bronson winning by zip, making
an 30 for the score.
An interpolated scratch medal play event
had twenty starters. The winner was the
Yale captain. +, Q. Alsop. entered from his
home club. at Mddleto wn. with this card
2 On .' ........,,,......s : % II
The next best wers Archie" Wheeler. IN:
r. s. White, I'd, ~ and H. Harvey, TO- The
match play summIry;
Championship. Thirty six Holes -Finai-C, IL.
seeiey Wee Burn. beat H II, Taylor Brooklawn.
by up and to play
lawn by 2 up and I 10 play
IntcrcIIb FpurSomr Semi Final. Marlin and
Bronson. New Haven Country Club, beat pitt and
baldwin. Wee Burn, by up and ~ play, Hard and
PcrSc. New britain, beat Eapgood ami Hale, Wal
Finai, Martin and Bronson beat Hard and Porse.
by up.
The tournament winds up to-day with u
thirty-six hole medal play intcrclub tenn
contest,
MANcHEsTKR. W, July TO- The second
dny in the match play handicap compel ition
for the Arthur Taylor memorial cup on the
Ek warok Country Club links Was. marked
hy excellent golf and hard matches. DR..
Burnham Of Brooklyn carried of the honOrs
to-day He put Paul Waterman. the YER
nronr champion. out Of tho running this morn
ing In q nineteon-holo match. and this after
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Racing Stables Arrive NJ Saratoga.

SARATOGA, July 10, Racing stables owned
by William Z. whitney. John T.. Madden.
II. 7. Wilson, Jr,. John A. Drake and Waiter
L, Rollins have arrived and will az once begin
training for thu August meeting of the sara
toga Association, Preparations have been
made AZ Horse Haven to receive a large mum
Der Of horses tomorrow and the coming week
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Tw. Killed In Wreck at Madison. III.

MADISON, ILL.,, July io,-A work train Of
tho Merchants Bridge Terminal Company
was wrecked here this morning by spread
ing rails. Alma Kirksham. employed by
the National Enamelirg Company, was
crushed TO death under Il car, ard Fred
Winter, whose legs were crushed so badly
that they had to he ainputated. died in a
hospital. A dUJc,t received serious In
iuripe
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ALLEGED PRIEST ARRESTED.
Was Soliciting Aims in the Name or a SO-
ciety which Denies Him.

PAssAIc, n. j., July lO-Upon the COM
plant of the Rev. r. ]. Herman the police
to-day arrested man who said he was
the Rev. Father Frank PodrigisRi and that
he was soliciting aims for home for orphans
and widows under the auspices of the st.
Vincent de Paul Society in Grsenpoint,
Brooklyn.
The man got considerable money from
the Polish people Of this city. When
Father Herman asked for his credentials
the alleged priest threatened To strike
Father Herman with a roll of papers The
papers purported to be articles OF incorpo-
ration of THE Orthodox Catholic Church,
which met on Fast Fifth street, Manhattan.
The alleged priest said that for the past
six months he had been living in 50 Mont
gomery street, Jersey City, and that he
had come from Chicago to solicit for a
widows and orphans home. He was com
mitted to Jail to await the result of an in
vestigation
No such organization rs THE Orthodox
Catholic Church" is known on East Fifth
street and the St Vincent dc Paul Society
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Colgate Ho,t'sthauneur Fined.

Joseph O'kern. chauffeur of Colgate
Hoyt, was fined $40 Yesterday by Justice
Of the Peace Franklin AT Oyster Bay for
violating the Speed law.
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PHILADELPHIANS BEATEN.
Game with Warwickshire Guickl, Ended
bur Team Crippled.
Special Cattle Despatch 10 The sun

COVENTRY. July TO- The cricket match
between Wurwickshire and Philadelphia was
unexpectedly brought to II conclusion here
to-day in victory for the home team, with
seven wiCkcts to spare. The Philadclphians
will now receive AN extra days rest. and it is
sincerely hoped that then j Il King their
chief bowler. will be abb" to Resume his bril-
liant work with the ball, The strain from which
he suffered on Thursday practically kept
him out of the game to-day. for while he Went
pluckilv in to bat, he was absolutely unable
10 bowl and was also absent from the field.
The visitors suffered another mishap TODAY,
for j. A. Lester had his finger split open He
full If he will be able to take part in the next
match J. II. ScattergOod is also on the sick
st. as he has not yet recovered from the
injury sustained in the Somerset game
When play began this morning the Phia-
delphans had scored 81 for he loss Of two
wickets, with f. C.. SharpIosS Il and F. II.
Bohlen rs. This pair kept up the good work.
and before Sharplrss was caught al The
wicket for steady 49, the total had adj
vanced beyond the century. Bohlen kept
scoring AT u rapid rate and he was well on
the way for his hnndred when h" was bowled
by MOorhousr. The innings WAS over for
a total of lei soon after this for the other
men made no lengthy stand.
Needing l5l runs to win. Warwickshr-
found the task not too difficult and they
obtained the needlul for the loss of three
wickets. The absence of j. b. King was
distinctly felt, for Il. VI. Cregar did not keep
up his record of the first innings and the
other bowlers were found easy
The next game will be played Mt Worcester
on Monday against Worcestershire.
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No such organization rs "The Orthodox
Catholic Church" is known on Fast Fifth
street, and the st. Vincent dc Paul Society
in Greenpoint denies any knowledge of
Father Podrigiski.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06

The stands used at the high school meet
will be used. but the banks on the turns' Of
the track will be new ones, built expressly
for Georgetown, and cost $500 a.set.
The managers have arranged a relay team
race between the Carroll Institute and the
Olympia Athletic Club of this city. This
promises to be a hotly contested race. and
there is a great deal of local interest In 1t.
This is the first time teams from either has
entered the Georgetown meets. The Carroll
Institute team ran against the Y. NJ. c. A.
team Saturday. but 1t was outclassed and
handily defeated. Since then the members
have learned a great deal about relay rae
ing and hope to run close to the Olympias.
If they do not defeat them. The Olympias
have a strong team. and despite the fact
that this is the first year in which the club
has figured In indoor meets the team is fast
and will give good account Of ITSELF 1t
is made up of Captain Evans, the Briggs
brothers and Watson, four fast and sturdy
lads. The members of teams are also en-
tered in the sprints. and will have chance
to warm up before the final test for SUI
premacy.
The seventy-eight prizes to be awarded to
the successful contestants are now on ex-
hibition in NJ. A. Tappan's window. They
are claimed to be the handsomest ever
AWARDED at a college meet. ---l.--a
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ANNUAL GOLF MEETING.
Maryland and District Players Elect
Officers,

The first annual meeting Of the Golf Asso-
citation Of Maryland and the District of Co
lumbia was held at the Hotel Gordon last
night. The clubs represented were Balti-
more Country Club. Elkrdge Hunt Club,
Columbia Golf Club. Maryland Country
Club Sudbrook Park Golf Club and the
Dumbarton Club. In course of the year
three organizations-the Washington Golf
Club, Dumbarton Club and Gainesville
Country Club-were admitted, thus increas-
ing the associations membership to ten.
Officers were elected for the enusing year
as follows: Col F. L. Denny. Chevy Chase
Club, president; N. Winslow Williams, Elk
ridge Fox Hunting Club, vice president:
Roswell w. Graves, 'Sudbrook Park Golf
Club. secretary; Frederick R. Parks, Co.
lumbia Golf Club, treasurer: Dwight F.
Mallory, Baltimore Country Club, member
Of the executive committee.
Secretary Graves made a report on the
first annual tournament Of the association,
held on the grounds Of the Baltimore Coun-
try Club last fall, when John D. Reynolds
jr.. won the championship cup. The treas
urer. F. r. Parke, reported all expenses
paid and a satisfactory balance.
1t was announced that the next annual
tourney probably would be held on the links
Of Columbia or Chevy Chase Club, this city,
In the fall the date to be set by the execu-
tive committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06

Engineering Company, is-at the track over
looking the planting OF trees, shrubs and
flowers at the club house and on the hill,
so the grounds will be much beautified.
Yesterday saw the first real fast work
of the year at the Benning track. The
track was fast. except IN IA few places. but
Superintendent Strahani Is still "at it,
with harrows, rollers etc.
About the fastest move Of the day was
by G. Borkefs pair, Tenegra aud Turnpike.
They worked an eighth In r. quarter in
.25 and half mile in ia r Early Eve and
Russell Garth worked Together a half in
SO. ocI
William Garth worked Trapezist, Jakka
and Concertina a half mile in IS.
Mr.. Burch gave his lot good strong gal
lops.
E. H. Hanna allowes1Isthe two-year-olds
from the Columbia Stables good gallops,
breezing them through the stretch.
Allie Gates trotted and galloped Jerry,
Benckart, Merrirnent and, others Of his lot.
Jno. Croker worked a maiden a quar-
ter in &c; half In SO.
A few more good days and work will in
crease and the track will improve, as 1t is
getting better daily. &,
]. ]. Mackessey arrived from Philadel-
phia yesterday, and had Curtsey and All
Sous on the training track, as he did not get
in until the regular track gates were closed
for the day.
AS the opening day arrives the interest
increases, as does the daily attendance of
railbirds and visitors.
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FOR LAWN TENNIS HoNoRs.
Englishmen Once More. Challenge for
Davis Trophy.

1t was announced yesterday In Boston
by Secretary Presbrey of the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association that
Great Britain had formally challenged for
the Davis trophy. emblematic OF interna-
tional lawn tennis supremacy. This Is the
third attempt of Great Britain to secure
this trophy. The challenge comes from
Secretary Newburn of the English Lawn
Tennis Association in behalf Of Great
Britain.
The Davis trophy is now held by the
United States Lawn Tennis Association.
having been successfully defended last year
by the American team. composed OF
Larned, Whitman. Ward and Davis.
against R. F. Doherty, H. l.. Doherty and
DR.. Joshua PIN. The contest this summer
will consequently take place in this coun-
try.
The challenge will be acted on by the
executive committee of the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association, which
meets In New York on March 10 at the
Waldorf-Astoria. All details to the
time and place of the contest will be Ia
the hands Of challenge committee. which
will be appointed to make such arrange
ments in connection with a committee rep
resenting Great Britain.
The makeup OF the teams will not be
known until shortly before the contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
NEW ORLEANS RACES.
Jockey Fuller by Skillful Riding Won
Three Races.

Jockey Fuller, Senator Tim" Sullivan's
rider. threatens to supplant Arthur Redfern
In the affections Of the southerners. At the
New Orleans track yesterday afternoon he
won three races, a performance which Is
seldom equaied at that track. but which he
has accomplished twice within ten days.
Fuller's trio of winners were Censor. at
to 5; Thane. at 8 to 10. Esnd( Sue johnson, at
16 to s. All won easily.oi y
Sam Hiidreth was the largest individual
winner on Fulier's mounts, He plunged
recklessly on Censor and Thane. his own
horses. and won $12.OO91 aid
Hildreth opened the selling race war by
bidding up Moderator winner of the second
race, from 81 900 to $1jsOsv, the owner. Mrs.
M. c. Lyles. bidding thessherse in. Subse-
quently the trainer of Moderator retaliated
by jumping Censor's price sfrOm $1,000 to
$500. The little set-td. therefore, cost Hill
dreth 81 9O5. III
Jockey Buchanan has practically no
chance to secure license ut New Orleans.
The stewards say he unjust. divulge all he
knows about the lebanon race. which
caused his suspension 81 His recent admis-
sion about "orders and poor physical condi-
ton, due to hate hours, = failed to impress
the officials fayorably. brat
The track was in wretched condition yes
terday. but three favorites and as many
third choices managed to win.
Walter Robbins has signed through his
father. to ride for Jack FoIlansbee this sea-
son at a salary of $1,000.
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BIG FELLOWS TO FIGHT.
Jeffries and Corbett Sign Articles to
Meet in California.

James ]. Corbett and Billy Delaney.
the latter representing James ]. Jeffries.
met in Baltimore last night and signed
articles for a fight for the heavyweight
championship of the world. It was agreed
that the contest take place in California, in
July or August 1903, under the auspices Of
the athletic club offering the largest purse
The men are to spar twenty rounds to de-
cision: the winner to receive Is per cent Of
the purse, the loser to take % per cent
Bids are to be sent to Harry Corbett, in
San Francisco, accompanied by certified
check for $500; duplicate bids to be sent to
Tom O'Rourke. in New York. Bids for the
contest are to be opened April 1, 1903
The club securing the contest must de-
post certified check for the entire purse
ten days before the fight 1t was also
agreed that the contestants should deposit
certified checks for 800 in the hands Of
some one to be decided upon later at the
time the offer of the club offering the larg-
est purse Is accepted.
There was considerable talk between Cor
bett and Delaney as to the sort of bandages
which the principals should wear during
the contest, but they finally got together
and agreed to use only the soft tape which
nearly all boxers use.
The agreement, which Is rather lengthy,
is signed by James j. Corbett and "Billy"
Delaney. The witnesses are Thomas Cor
bett and Robert Deadly.
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'ecord up to date:
Upton CONFIDENT.
Feels Sure That Shamrock III Will
Lift the Cup.

Sir Thomas Upton, after an inspection
of the Americas cup challenger, at Glas-
cow yesterday, said that everything was
practically ready to launch Shamrock III.
at 1:30 p m. st. Fatrick's Day, when
a general holiday would be declared IN
Dumbarton.
Sir Thomas said his conviction that he
had the cup Gifted" grows and increases
every time he sees Shamrock III. and he
was pleased to find that his opinion was
shared by those who were considered to
be good judges
Mr.. Watson said that he was satisfied that
the new boat would prove decided adj
vance ON anything they had yet produced.
and would be able to give q considerable
time allowance to Shamrock II. Mr.. Fife,
who Is generally reticent In his opinions.
admitted that Shamrock III would be the
prettiest boat ever sent across the At
Iantic.
The first trial spin of the challenger il.
set for March q. There will be prelfmi-
nary trials on the Clyde and then in the
Solent- Later, she will race at Belfast and
possibly at Ktngstown. Ireland, where spe-
cial matches win be arranged Shamrock
III will leave the other side about the
middle of June. ard 1t is hoped that she
will arrive at New York in the first week
of July. 1t is now uncertain whether there
will be any trial races in American waters.
Colonel Crawford. vice commodore of the
Royal Ulster Club, will act as manager of
the boat. He has contracted with the
crews of the challenger and Shamrock /. to
give twelve racing trials for prize money
on the otherside, Shamrock I. receiving
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
CHESS MASTERS TOURNEY.
Pillsbury and Teichmann Tied for
First Place.

Previous to the beginning of play in the
fourth round Of the second part of the in
ternational chessmasters' tournament at
Monte Carlo yesterday 1t was announced
that the Vienna Chess Club has offered
5000 kronen. about 81 624, for an interna-
uonal chessmasters' tournament to be
played In Vienna next month, under the
condition that all the games to be played
In that contest will have to be opened
with the kings gambh. and that all the
players engaged wiz hive to accept such
a gambft Most VI The competitors en-
gagged at Monte Carlo expressed their readi-
ness to go to Vienna next month
Yesterdays play resulted as follows:
Mieses beat Taubenhaus, Albin beat Mo-
reau. Drawn-MarocZy-T Reggie
Mason. Tarrasch-Schlechter, Marshall
Wolf, Marco-PilIsbury.
The record I'D to date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
Goodman Knocked Out Haley.

Kid Goodman of Boston knocked out
Patsy Haley of Dover in the third round
of what was to have been fifteen round
bout at the Criterion A. c., Boston, last
night. Haley, who was in poor shape. APP
peared to have lost much CT his old-time
cunning and energy, while the Boston lad
was very At. In the first round Haley dis
played speed and cleverness, landing many
jabs on Goodman's face, but there was lit
tie or no steam behind his blows. Early
in the second round Goodman changed his
tactics and began to take the offensive. A
hard right to the stomach and a left hook
to the jaw shook the Dover boy up and
stiff rights to the jaw sent him tothe moor
many TIMES for the count. At the begin
ming of the third Goodman landed a fusi-
lade of punches on his opponents head and
beat him to the floor. When he arose left
hook on the jaw sent him down again, and
this time for keeps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
QUAKER ATHLETES COMING.
Big Delegation Will Compete IL
Georgetown's Games.


A special from Philadelphia says that
Capt A. C. Bowen of the University of
Pennsylvania track team. announced last
night that the following men will be taken
to Washington on Saturday to compete in
the Georgetown College indoor games:
One-mile relay team. r. Bigelow. E. 8.
Amsler, w. D. Dear and W. G.. Abbott or
H. M. Smith.
Fifty-yard invitation-W. D. Dear.
Fifty-yard hurdle-E.. 8. Amsler.
Fifty-yard handicap-H. A. Lyman.
Four-hundred- and-forty-yard handicap
w. G. Abbott and E. Helm.
Shot putt. 8. Boyd.
High jump. 8. Boyd and K. Brown.
One-mie run-A. c. Bowen and E. Knight
Eight-hundred-a nd-eighty-yard intercoile-
giate-F. A. Klaer, A. B. Gilland and s. A.
Terry.
Since Cornell Cancelled the two-mile relay
race with Penn. the Quakers will not send
a two-mile team, although Klaer and Gill
will run in the half-miIe run. Had the
two-mile team been sent, the faculty COM
mittee would have compelled the track
management to have used Smith, PENIS
star negro half-miler. Smith may run on
the one-mile team, as he was a member
of the latter team in the recent race against
Harvard a the Boston Athletic Associat ton
games, and is a faster man than Abbott
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
Good Order for Nationals.

At the meeting Of the National League
at the Victoria Hotel. New York, yester-
day stringent resolutions were adopted
which. it Is hoped. VIII do away with
rowdyism on the ball field in the future:
In resolution offered by James Hart OF
Chicago and amended by Mayor julius
Fleischman of Cincinnati 1t was unani-
mously agreed that President Puliiam
should have full power to maintain order
and discipline on the field, and 70 as
ciuIine any player or manager for violation
of good order upon the field, and that this
discipline should be either In nne or sas-
pension from the grounds of any club.
The clubs are forbidden to pay the nne Oh
any-nlayer- or to- nay salaries to players
under suspension. The meeting adjourned
until today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
AMERICAN LEAGUE MEETING.
President johnson Says Leagues Plans
Are All in Shipshape.

NEW YORK. March 5.-The American
Base Ball League met in this city today.
and the National League began It's second
days session. President Johnson Of the
American League said everything was in
shipshape, and that no hitch could occur in
the leagues plans. Besides Mr.. johnson
the officials at the meeting were r. L.
Hedges of ST. Louis, Charles Comiskey of
Chicago 8. s. Angus of Detroit, ]. F. Kill
foyle of Cleveland, B. F. Shibe of Philadel-
phia. Fred. Postal of Washington and H.
J. Kilillea.
The program for today's session Of the
National League includes a change in the
constitution to give President Pulliam power
to act on complaints of rowdyism on the
ball field.