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The Washington times., 1903-08-08
jim JEFFRIES TAKES
HIS WORK EASILY NOW
Champion Slackens Up His Pace
and Plays Baseball.

HARDIN SPRINGS. Cal, Aug. JEFF
fries work yesterday consisted OF the
usual gymnasium exercises. then four
rounds with Fitzsimmons and three each
with Jack Jeffries and Joe Kennedy
Just after luncheon he shot a turkey for
a private repast and filed in the after
noon with playing whist. After the din
ner hour the big fellow captained nine
that defeated a team with Joe C'Kid"D
Egan as captain, by a score Of "A to ..
In comparison with the slashing four
rounds of last Monday yesterdays bout
was only puff Of wind beside a Kansas
cyclone. Early in the game Fitz tied a
picket fence around his breadbasket and
did not try TO test the force of any more
blows with his face than was necessary.
During all his training Jerries has
claimed that he is sailing along under
closely reefed sails. That being the sit
uatiou. Corbett is apt to encounter some
squally weather
JenTies did not spar with the Same
snap and ginger as in Mondays work.
either. but this can be explained by the
fact that Fitz was not inclined to hit it
up. At that the pace cut ont was not
mild by any means. At the conclusion
OF the ten rounds the champion WAS
fresh as Frisco street car conductor.
Jefries viii not leave here for Oak
land until Wednesday next. two days be-
fore the date set for the fight. The
champions last rough workout will
take place today. after which only light
work necessary to keep him nimbIe and
active will be done
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
SHIELDS AND THOMAS
COMBINE STABLES
Firm Formed, With HermiS and
Advance Guard as Stars.

| SARATOGA. y. Y, Aug S.-The an
/ nOuncement was made last night that
| Alexander Shields. the Canadian turf
man. and Edward r. Thomas have form
ed a partnership and the horses former
~ owned by both men will be run In
/ MIR Thomas name. The stable will be
managed by Mr.. Shields and his say in
al racing matters will be final William
Shields. son OF the stables manager. viii
be the trainer. The merger OF the two
stables was brought about as quickly as
Unexpectedly
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Thomas SEM
for MIR. Shields and made the proposition
OF union OF interests. \ price was put
on the horses in each stable and accept,
ed by the prospective partners. Mrs
Thomas was present while the detai,s
were arranged. but she offered no sug-
gestion. According 10 the terms of agree
ment. Shields and Thomas VIII be equal
partners. The colOrs of the new stable
viii be those now used by Mr.. Thomas
and the horses that will carry them axe.
Shields horses. Advance Guard. Ynuuc
Henry. Duke OF Kendall, Hunter Rains.
Zoroaster. Lady Potentate. and the two.
year-OId Bound Brook. Thomas horses.
Hermis. Yardarm, Onatas. Dimplc ana
81. Valentine The jumper Auto owned
by Mr.. Thomas. is not included in the
combinatio--
Mr. Shields was asked what ne thought
of Hermis. and he said:
l looked him over yesterday He is
as sound as a bullet but he appeers TO
me 20 be light in flesh and o need nurs,
ing and building up. More than 1har
do not care 10 say al present"
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
DUNKLE KNOCKED OUT
IN THE FIFTH INNING
Pitchers Generosity Gives
Highlanders Game.
AL ORTIZ ALSO GETS BUMPED
Senators Give Miserable Exhibition OF
Ball Playing, While Invaders Field
in Brilliant Style.

II Manager LOTUS ever had any doubt
that he got the worst end of the trade
with Jimmy Callahan when he CAV,
'Ducky' Holmes for Big Ed Dunkle
his mind should be set at rest on this
score after the fat pitchers woefuI per.
iormance yesterday afternoon, before
more than 1900 Disguised fans.
Dunkle has never shone as a star. but
when he was driven from the box by the
invaders in the fifth inning. after hit
ing Keller with pitched ball. allow
ing Elberfeld single, presenting Will
Jams with a base on four vide ones.
followed by a gift 10 Fultz. forcing
heeleT home. he clearly demonstrated
that he is in company beyond his speed.
Ortiz succeeded him. but Buck did
little better-three singles and a base
on balls netted In all for the inning
six runs.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
.HimSelf'S Race

! into trouble because OF his connection
with II You Dare. The horse was former
~ trained by W H. Fizer. who was
ruled OF at New CLEANS last winter for
the same onense.
The most brilliant assemblage Of the
season is promised at the track for next
Tuesday. when william K Vanderbilt.
jr., Foxhall Keene. and J. r. Keene ara
expected TO be present for the first
time. This day will see the running
Of the Delaware Handicap. in which the
race sharps have expected TO see z. z.
Smathers' Western colt, McChesney.
measure strides with Golden Maxim.
They viii probably be disappointed IN
this. however. as il is reported that
Golden Maxim has not rounded to so
rapidly as expected, and viii probably
not start in that event.
Though there were but four starters
in the fifth race yesterday II was re-
ported that more money was wagered
than on any race OF the year. All four
Of the starters were heavily backed By
different parties. John A. Drake. John
ME" Fay and Joe UIIman bet on VIM
cennes. Mr.. brakes gelding. and the ag-
gTegate OF their wagers was said 10
have exceeded $50. 600. Sol Lichtenstein
and = clubhouse coterie bet in the neigh
borhood Of $4,000 on James r. Keene's
Birch Broom. and Joe Yeager alone bet
s. 600 on Setauket on whom the Tam
many delegation also plunged 10 the ex-
tent Of IS 600 more Meanwhile, Stroll
ler's price receded 10 3 to l, at which
figure Julius FIeischmann and his
friends got aboard for a liberal amount.
Bookmaker William NJ Amster OF
Newark. y. J.. who died suddenly Thurs
day afternoon in the Saratoga baths,
was for years living example OF the
fascination that the racing game exerts
upon its deyotees. even 10 the point or
death Amster has tainted three times
In the ring since the beginning of the
present season, from excitement over
the outcome OF races. After the third
race yesterday he became so prostrated
that he had TO leave the track He went
10 the baths, where he died a few hours
late-
After the fourth race yesterday Harry
Payne Whitney, Frederick Gerhard,
Sydney Paget. William Fleischmann ami
others of the clubhouse set left the track
and departed in automobiles for the polo
grounds, four miles away The polo
game IS nowadays z daily fad that di-
Fides with racing the affections Of the
clubhouse contingent
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
POLICEMAN BASSFORO
WAS IN SERIOUS CONDITION

II was only by the strongest efforts
on the part OF DR.. John Dunn, senior
resident physician or the Emergency
Hospital. that Policeman J. T. Bassford.
Of the Fourth police precinct. is alive
today. Bassford was taken with cramps
Thursday night and for relief began TAX
Ing compound OF opium. chloroform
and other astringents, commonly given
FOR that trouble. Bassford. however.
took too much and presently lapsed into
His wife called the
ambulance and he was taken TO the hos
pital. where he was finally brought
around. He is now out OF danger.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
POSTAL STEPS DOWN:
JACOBSEN CONTROLS
"RUBE" WADDELL FAILS
TO MAKE APPEARANCE
once More Eccentric Twirler
Among the Missing.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. S.-IocaI base
ball circles are again agog over "Ruba"
NaddelL This time the big pitcher OF
the Athletics is the center of a myste-
rlous disappearance. George Edward
hied himself to parts unknown imme-
diately after pitching a losing game
against Boston on Wednesday. and since
then naught has been seen or heard of
him.
Unlike other times when Reuben q.
absented himself from the wiewam Of
the champions, there is no anxiety felt
by the genial Manager Mack as 70
whether he will again report for work
on the slab.
When questioned as to the whereabouts
OF the man whose eccentricities have
been the talk of the baseball world for
me last two years, and who has caused
MIN no end of needless anxiety to keen
straight, il was with a righteous indig
nation that Mr.. McGilncuddy replied
that he did not know nor did he care
Last night. it is said, the towering
tWlrler did not report at Broad Street
station in time to take the train to Ros-
ton with his team mates.
Another story gained circulation and
eredence late in the night that Manager
Mack was tired of coddling WaddelI any
longer to the point that unless 'Rube"
showed up and put himself on good be-
havior he would be given a long bench
engagement or summarily dismissed TO
such time that he could conduct himself
as was satisfactory to the clubs owners.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
3SEB4A RACING BOXNG
BROWN RULED OFF
THE SARATOGA TRACK
Jockey Club Stewards Meet at Saratoga
Severely Criticised.

( SARATOGA. y. Y. Aug. S.-After the
running of the second race, in which II
! }. Morris Surmise tow-roped Father
BIZ Days Himself in n mile and a
| furlong race, more ugly talk was heard
in the grandstand betting ring. and
paddock than has been occasioned by
any upset this year. sit was reported
That the stewards held meeting after
the races, at which the Himself race
was discussed at length. and interesting
developments are expected. Surmlse
was heavily played by a Western con-
tingent, including John !. RYAN. OF ST
Louis notoriety. The DAILY horse pulled
UP much distressed. and was noticed to
be bleeding from the side when led to
the stable. Experts who examined the
horse said that he had evidently been
suffering from an abscess which had
broken during the race. II was reported,
too. that il required two men to saddle
the horse when he was sent to the post
quite contrary to Himself's usual dis
position.
During the race and the rest of the af-
ternOon Mr.. Daily sat on the steps of the
grandstand leading to the reporters
quarters and RECALLED all inquirers freely
with his account of the race The horse
was all right when | saddled him. " said
Mr.. DAILY. "and l bet on him as heavy
as I ever bet on any horse He pulled
up on three legs, and | could hardly get
him TO the stable. l guess he broke
down. He never liked this going any
way, and 120 pounds was too much for
him"
Mr. DAILY was warned recently by the
stewards that his entries would be re-
fused unless his horses ran more con-
sistently than they had been doing this
season.
At a meeting of the stewards of the
jockey club. Trainer Lee Brown and the
horse If You Dare were ruled on the
turf. and the entries OF R. H. Brown,
owner of II You Dare. were ordered re-
fused hereafter. The ruling was for a
violation of rule I62. which has refer
ence TO the giving of stimulants 10
horses. and the specific offense alleged
occurred at Brighton Beach on July IS
n a race in which If You Dare was sent
% the post manifestIy in a drugged con-
iition. August Belmont presided at the
meeting. the other stewards present be-
ng J. II. Bradford. F. r. Hitchcock, II. |
(. Knapp. and Andrew Miller, and the |
'uling in the Brown case was unani- 4
nous. This ends the career on the turf 1
)f a most remarkable horse. Lee Brown, /
moreover, is the second trainer 10 get /
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Like Old Times.

The game was strangely reminiscent
of the form in which the Senators
played earlier in the season. The team
was evidently indulging in day dreams
possibly anticipating their visit to Lit
tie Old New York" but in any event
their play was Iifeless and amateurish.
On the other hand, the Invaders
smothered everything which came their
way The infield worked like we'll
oiled piece of machinery, and was a
bulwark of strength. ElberfeId. VIII
Jams. and Conroy had twenty-ore
chances between them. while the out
helders were given but four This will
give some idea of the support afforded
Harry Howell. who was touched I'D for
nine hits
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Lotus Disappointed.

After the game. Lotus expressed him
self as much disappointed with DunkIe.
He is certainly big and strong enough
to pitch good ball." he said Bulk and
strength do not always make a good
pitcher. however. New York scored one
run each in the second. third. and fourth
innings, six in the fifth. and another in
the seventh Washington squeezed one
home in the second. another in the
sixth, and two in the seventh Cough
Inns double and triple were the one
bright spot in the Senator'S play.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Suspense Is Over.

II will doubtless serve to set at rest
all further doubts as to the deal which
has been hanging fire since Monday last,
when Ban Johnson arrived upon the
scene to pour oil upon the troubled
waters.
Mr. Jacobsen and Eugene Cochran are
now in Atlantic City. where they are So
journing for a few days. but were noti-
fed by telegraph last night of their vic
tory.
What will be Mr.. Jacobsen's gain will
prove loss TO others. since the syndi-
cate headed by Wilton J. Lambert and
Michael J. Scanlon were hot-footed after
Postal's stock. and as late as o'clock
yesterday afternoon were of the opinion
that they were the successful bidders.
Even this morning Mr.. Scanlon was in
doubt as TO just who the purchasers
were, and not until he saw Mr.. AIIor did
he learn how matters stood
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
INCORPORATION FOR
FOUR LOCAL CONCERNS

A certificate % incorporation for the
Boston Prudential Laundry Company
with capital stock Of $50 900. was filed
today. The incOrporators are Charles C..
b. Loefler. Beverly F. Bassford. AMI
Clarence ?. Sewers.
Articles Of incorporation for the Am
srican Importing and Transportation
Company, with a capital stock Of 81 600 -
goo, were also flied. The incorpoTatt.-s
are Charles W. Pimpor. George \. Nash.
and Ernest H. Coolidge
Certificates OF incorporation for the
star Steam Laundry Company. with a
capital stock o. $50 900. and for the In
oustrtal Company. with a capital stock
OF So,0O0,00o, were also placed on record.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Jim CORBETT SPARS
FOR TWENTY MINUTES

ALAMEDA, Cal. Aug. S.-Jim Corbett
devoted his attention to evading Sam
Berger for twenty minutes Yesterday
without breathing spell. Berger tried
20 corner the elusive James. all To no
purpose Jim was light and active or
MS feet. and backed out Of harms yav
In surprising manner
Corbett did no heavy work during the
day In the afternoon he participated IN
a baseball game.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Stock Of Former Sold for
SJ5.600 TO Local Syndf-
date Last Night, as Pre-
ViouSLy Arranged BY Ban
Tohnson.
Wilton q. Lambert and
Michael ]. ScanLon DfSap-
pointed With Result of
Sale and DO Not Think
They Had Fair Deal.

THE stock held by President Fred
Postal has been sold for S15,6oo to a
syndicate, headed by Charles Jacobsen,
Of this city. The deal was formally
consummated last night at a meeting
held at the Raleigh Hotel, at which
Fred Postal, Tom Lotus, Ban Johnson,
and myself were present"
The foregoing statement was made TO
She sporting editor of The Times this
morning by Elmer Allor. the Detroit
attorney who represents Mr.. PostaTs
interests.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
ATHLETICS TWIRLERS
WALL0PED BY BOSTON

Plank and Mcclellan we're touched up
good and hard by the hard-hitting Bos-
ton team yesterday before II. 2e1 rooters
No. r. H T.
Boston -----..2 0 0 5 0 90 III is !
Philadelphia. 0 0OOI2 "a 10 >
Batteries-Hughes and Criger: PLANK
McGeehan and Powers Umpire-Hassett
The Washington times., 1903-08-08

First base on errors-New York. !.
Left on bases-Washington. :: New
York. s. First base on bals-On Dun
kle, 3; of OTth. l: of Howell. l. Struck
out-By Dunkle. /: by Orth. 3: by
Howell, /. Three-base hits-COughIin.
Moran. Mccormick, Conroy. Mcfarland
Two-base hits-Moran CoughIin. Con
roy. Sacrifice hit-Fultz. Stolen bases
-Selbach and Elberfeld. Double play
Conroy 10 Williams to Camel Hit bv
pitcher-By Dunkle. /: by Howell /
Cmpire-SheTidan. Time OF game A
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Lambert Confident.

Wilton Lambert was with Messrs.
Postal and Johnson at the ball grounds
yesterday afternoon and left the park
confident that his bid would be accept
ed He, TOO. left the city last night.
going 10 Oakland. Nd, where he is TO
pay his father brief visit
That the deal was railroaded through
Is best attested by POstaTs course. He
said 10 The Times reporter after the
game last night: Il have not sold nv
stock. nor do I think ! will do so before
leaving town tonight. I don't think
Jacobsen will come to the front with
the money. and ! believe he will four
flush on the deal This say guardedIy
and you can quote me to the letter"
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
CLEVELAND'S ERRORS
RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS

Cleveland, by its many errors. pre-
scented Detroit with yesterdays game.
Attendance. 3.407.
Detroit ........O ? 0 / OOO2 Or &
Cleveland --.-..0 0 0 3 0 o Ga . :
Batteries-Kitson and Mcclure; Joss
and Abbott. Umpire-Connollv.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Money Stolen From Desk

rage J.. zimmerman, employed by " B.
Moses 4 Sons, yesterday left living on his desk
an envelope addressed 20 T. 4. Trunueli con-
tanning Sl3.sl. lie left the desk for q moment
and when he returned the envelope was gone.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
SUDH0FF PITCHES HIS
TEAM TO EASY VICTORY

Sudhon proved an enigma 10 the White
SoX yesterday and won out, 3 to l. At
tendance, POPS.
St Louis.....O OOO01OOES :
Chicago --.---..0 0 0 0 Of o. 2
Batteries-Sudhoff and Kahoe. Flah-
erty, Patterson and Slattery. Umpire
.OLoughlin.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Seriously Hurt by Fall.

Abraham Thomas. a negro forty-seven years
old, Is a patient at the Emergency Hospital
suffering from conclusion Of the brain. received
IN falling from a load 81 hay at Eleventh and
Is Streets northwest Yesterday afternoon Thomas
lives in Bass Alley northeast
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Glass May PLAY

In case Yale follows Harvard's ex-
ample. Edgar Glass. the giant guard.
can be used against all the other col
leges except Harvard in the football
games. although he is ineligible for the
Harvard game in accordance with the
rules of the new Yale-H Harvard agree
ment. Glass. who viii be a senior in
the Sheffield Scientific School this year.
has promised to don his uniform and
play in the ranks of the second eleven
all this fall. in order 10 hammer into
shape the candidates for the varsity
guards by playing against them Orders
for the Yale candidates 10 report at the
Yale field September IA have been is
sued.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Lost Ten Dollars.

William Robertson, Of 2lS Twelfth Stree,
southwest. fell of a car al the Baltimore ana
OHIO Station yesterday and was taken ~ tbe
casualty Hospital After he had recovered from
his experience and left the hospitaI Le f,,i
that he had lost $40 bill. which circun.stancr
hc reported 10 the police
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Hand Crushed by Machinery.

While working in the new Washington brick
plant. across the river, yesterday afternoon
Mace Butler, a twenty hTee -Year-old negro. had
ms hand crushed in the machinery He was
treated at the Emergency Hospital.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Gone, But Not Forgotten.

One thing 10 be thankful for. how
ever. is that Ban johnson has left town
and the Washington franchise remains
Intact.
When one joys his memory and goes
back 10 period OF less than a wear r.
VIII be recalled that he figured promi-
nently in that wholesale sell out % The
Baltimore club. which reflects much
credit upon his business acumen al
though but little upon hts honesty o.,
purpose. that is according to Sydney
Franks view Of the case. who as vice
president OF the club. and the financial
man in r.. claims Johnson sold him
out. root and branch. after assuring him
ne would take care OF him. in order 10
prevent Frank getting out an fnianr-
tion. thereby holding up the deal.
LOTUS is now assured of his lob as
manager and Johnson's debt Of graft
tude is paid Now there Is nothing left
10 do but wait and see If LOTUS can
make good
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Changes His Mind.

Mr.. Postal was then asked if he was
considering the offer OF Lambert aad
Scanion. and replied: Yes. / am.
may see them tonight"
Naturally the news Of the sale and ne
way II went came as bomb in the camU
OF the losing side Both Messrg Lam
pert and Scanlon were confident OF SUI
cess. especially after the latter had
placed Mt. Postal in a position OF con
troll by securing the O'DonneH estates
stock for him Without this. Postal
would have been helpless and 81 the
mercy % the local holders.
Postal did not stick by them. as tboy
claim he promised 10 do, and naturally
hey are far from pleased by his course.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Young Man Missing From Home.

The parents Of Pearce w. Edwards. eighteen
years Old n Iowa Circle. have reported 10
me police that be has been missing from his
nome and accustomed places Of resort since
o'clock yesterday morning \ description ~ he
missing young man furnished. and the police
we're asked TO help find him.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
Clothing and Money Stolen.

Charles Lewis aud Henry Mills. rooming a.
ass G. Street southwest. have reported 10 the
police that their room at that place was on.
tered, and some clothing and 500 were stolen
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
AMONG THE AMATEURS.

The Fourteenth Street Stars defeated
the Thirteen half Street team ~
the score OF 2 to 0. The lineup OF the
Stars is as follows: c. Douglass. catcher.
F. Hutchinson. pitcher: d. Magyar, first
base; F. Cumberland. second base; a.
Brown. third base; A. Bernaws. short
stop; L. Hekimean. center field: RMainc.
right field: r. Cumberland. left field
Send challenges TO L. Hekimean. 23gIs
Thirteen and a-half Street northwest.
The Northeast Juniors defeated Mer-
riwells by the score Of 10 5. the Attn
Ietics by TO 8, and the AIbemarIes BY
"a 10 4. The feature Of the last game
was the pitching Of j. Rocket The line
up is as follows; Bobys. center field: Q.
Davis. frsr base; W. Davis. catcher.
Heise. shortstop and pitcher; J. Rocket
right field and pitcher; Moore, right field;
r. Rocket. second base; HiIyard. left
field, and Tyler. third base.
The Portner Athletic Club. under the
management Of f r. Route. would like
to arrange games with teams averaging
sixteen years. Address challenges to L.
r. Route. 2O21 Fourteenth Street north
west
The Albemarles would like TO hear
from teams averaging thirteen years Of
age. the Little Rocks preferred.
The lineup is as follows. FenneI. left
field; Harbour. second base: Combs.
third base; Brown. shortstop. Caroline.
first base; Hendricks. center field. Grid
die. pitcher; Burke. catcher; O'Brien.
right Geld Address challenges to A. w.
Criddle. 100 f Street northeast.
The southerns defeated the Lafavettes
by the score Of Il 10 g. The features II
the game were the battery work of Lash
and Smith and Third Baseman Bailey
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
WILSON MEMORIAL
DEFEATS CAROLINAS
Irounce Their Old Rivals by the
Score of f3 to 4.

The Wilson Memorial team won again
yesterday when it defeated the bows
from the North Carolina Avenue Church
by the score Of 10 TO 4. King pitched for
the losers. and was batted hard al all
times Hoffman connected with his de-
livery for home run. a twO-bagger. and
single Wood hit one that was good
for three sacks, and Cook got double
and a single. In all he WAS hit safely
thirteen times. which. with clever base
running and six timely errors. gave che
Wilson's thirteen runs.
North Carolina got a run over in he
third on pass to first. d single. and
dropped fly. In the next base on balls
and Hohman's wild throw let in one
more. In the fifth they solved Woods
curves to the extent of two singles and
a two Dagger, giving them their last two
runs
The score by innings:
....... > 3 0 0 x-I3 10 a
y C. Avenue. o Q 1 o. 8 g.
Earned runs-Wilson, s: n. c. Ave
nue.. l. Left on bases-WiIson. >; n.
e. Avenue. I. Base on balls-Of Wood.
/; off King. ,. Struck out-By Wood. (
by King. 2. Home run-Hoffman. Three
base hlt-Wood. Two-base hits-Hon-
man, Cook. Acton. Stolen bases-Wn- !
son. 3; y. c. Avenue /. Sacrifice hits
Taylor and Campbell. Hit by pitcher
Wood. l. Umpire-Madden.