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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13
PREPARING TECHNICAL ELEVEN.
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

AIercers5urg Academy team and holding
the position finely. He weighs LOO
pounds but is heavier than his brothers
were IN their prep days.
neutrality-suspicious. schedule has been
broken up by teams canoeing games
At present the only games on hand ara
richmond college. al richmond no
llamSbuTg, November -e5 johns HOp-
kius, at Baltimore. November p, Man
ger H. t. Lowry announces LhaT his
team is open for "a game with any team
disbaudluE Of the Baltimore Medical
College ana other teams in Baltimore
should give him chance.
Just about the time John 2. Sullivan
settles down he breaks loose again. The
ex-champi0n has disappeared from his
hauuts I'm ST. Louis and deputy sherIns
are trying 10 find him. They want him
10 tell the grand jury how il happened
that zeVeuLy-nFg men were registered
from the saloon with which be is con
ueCted in the World Fair city He f.
matchmaker for fight club there and
maybe he IS trying 10 nud man 20
meet Jimmy Briggs for purse OF 81 600
which event he is going 10 pull on in
the near future.
Charles ComisSey. owner of the Chi
cag0 Americans saws that his White
SgE are the fastest fielding aggregation
in America / wonder II COmiskey has
. ever seen Collins Parent Ferris, and
LaChanee at Work.
Clement. the Freuchman. is sore be-
cause his protest was not allowed in
the great automobile race for the Van
deTDiir Cup but says he VIII race in
this country again. probably IN J 1nuary,
ON the Drm1nd-Daytoua course. He
TOM ROLAND.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13
NO INNOCENT SUNDAY
ADJUSTMENTS" HE SAYS

ST. LOUIS, Mo, oct. I3.-'.There are
no innocent Sunday 'amusements' for
men and women" said the Rev VII
bur T. Crafts. OF Washington, d. c.. to
the Sunday Rest Association today
Anybody who has To be amused on
Sunday is a grOWn-up child"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13
M'G0VERN AND YANGER
MAY SCRAP SHORTLY

sam Harris yesterday received a prop
osition from a St. Louis club 10 match
Terry McGoYern against Benny Ysnger
on October . OF a week later.
The club wants 10 give guaranteed
purse Of $500 Tor the struggle. No
weight was mentioned. so Harris col7Id
rot respond. 1T is not thought he VIII
accept unless IL is assured that there h
no possible chance for McGOvern meet
Ing Young COrbett Harris has been in
formed that Yauger has accepted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13
SMALLER COLLEGES
MADE HARD FIGHT
Bic EleYens Had Hands
Full to Win.
WET GROUNDS MARRIED PLAY
Harvard Barely Beat Bates and Column
bia Weak in Defense-YaIe Made
One Touchdown.

The football teams had their first taste
of wet field and wet ball yesterday.
The stronger teams suffered the most
because their ordinarily better organized
formations did not work as smoothly as
on dry ground. The most noticeable
point In the days play was the fact thar
the big teams generally had their hands
fUu 10 win.
Harvard beat Bates only II TO O. a
team which she beat q 10 last year
This year Holy Cross and Bates played
a 90 O game, and Yale beat Holy Cross
g 10 o. Yale made only one touchdown
against the Springfield Training school
yesterday ana Princeton beat Lafaye
only 20 @. Last year Yale beat the
Springfield men p 10 @, and the Tigers
beat Lafayette IL TO O.
Columbia Weak.
CoIumbIa's game against swarthmore
yesterday showed weakness in defense
though Columbia won. j TO o, seven
more points than she made against the
same team last year. Pennsylvania beat
SWartlLnore this year 70 4 YESTERDAY
EenuSy lFaula defeated Gettysburg "a 10
=. Lafayette has beaten the Gettysburg
team ~ 20 and the Indians beat them
the other day ~ to o.
The Scores.
Yesterdays scores follow:
Harvard. H. Bates, O.
Yale, o; Springfield Training School. o.
princeton B; Lafayette, O.
Solumbia. y; SwarJhmOre, o.
pennsylvania u; Gettysburg, o.
Amherst, u; BoWd0in. 0.
Brown, l2s Wesleyan O.
Annapolis 0e, Marine Officers, O.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13
CONDITION oF - ~.

Temperature and condition of water
at S a. M. Great Falls, condition, g.
Ealecarlia reservoir, temperature. So;
condition, 81; condition mt north counec-
ton, 35i condition at south connection,
3d. Georgetown distributing reservoir,
temperature. 60: condition al iuHuent
gdtChDuse. 81. condition al eTiiueuL gate
house, 80 Washington city reservoir,
temperature, 60; condition at iudueut.
81. condition at effiueuJ 80
HAGERSTOWN, oct l3.-The poJ0-
mac is clear and the Shenandoah cloudy
lat this point
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE DAY IN WORLD OF SPORTST
To Hold Field Trials
For Washington Dogs
Local Sporsmen Will Compete With Those
of Maryland on Field Near Rockville No
Vember II, 10, and 49,

A meeting Of the board of directors OF
the Field Trials Association of Mary
land and the District OF Columbia VIII
be held at 1880 o'clock this evening in
the Office of T. Conrad Dodge. vice pTesi-
dent OF the association, at 1904 + Street
northwest.
The following are expected to be pres
ent: T. Conrad Dodge. Phillip T. Hall,
George J.. Nicholson, of Washington;
President George Dobblu Pennlman, Sec
rotary William u. Armstrong, d. T..
Wescott, r. T. Seeger. George p. Nor
decai. of Baltimore, and Edward C.
Peter, Dr. Joseph L. Mccormick and
Franklin B. Upshur, representing the
Eastern Shore.
Trials at Rockville.
The object of the meeting is to com
plete final arrangements for the coming
trials, which win be held on November
H. Is and 10. IT has been practically de-
cided that Rockville will be the place
where the trials would be held. Tonight
the tnal stamp of approval VIII be put
on the selection The land, which Is
about five miles distant from the town
consists or between 200 and l.au1 acres
Consent has been obtained from the
property owners not 20 allow anyone TO
hunt over their tracks from the opening
or the cunning season until after the
trials. Birds, especially paru1dgess
abound in greater numbers than usual
and the trials should be Tar more sue
cessful than last year. when game was
scarce Then, too, Rockville is easily
more accessible than Chesapeake Beach,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13
CLEVELAND WANTS OFFICIAL
HOUR FOR DlSHWASHlNG

CLEVELAND. oct. l8-Tho board Of
public service has been asked 20 TX an
nour at which CleyeIaud wives may be-
gin hOuseWork each morning.
a woman complained that her neigh
Dor objected 10 her washing dishes at
an early hour because the rafting Of
the ware disturbed her morning nap,
Secretary Nining could not render a
decision and has laid the matter before
the board
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13
TOWNSEND USES
THE SPIT BALL
Should Be InYincible Next
Season.
Says Washington Pitcher Only Needs
Winter Practice in South to
Develop the Shoot.

Jack Townsend is now disciple of the
spit ball
Jack has been exceptionally apt in
getting the hang OF the newest wrinkle
and has used it with effectiveness.
Malachi KittTedge the veteran backsL0p
of the Washington team. has the utmost
faith in the Delaware Peach as a
tWirler since the lad now uses the spit
ball, and predicts bright future Tor
Sim next year. Says kittredEe:
Il have stacked up against the famous
spit BAN this year and i know what IL
is but with the exception of ChesbrO
] do not think that any of the twirlers
have much ora Townsend who has but
recently employed It's use. IL Jack goes
South this year and masters the shoot
/ want 10 see somebody hit him next
season
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13
POsTOFFICE ROLLED WE'LL.

enabled il 10 win every game from the
Government Printing Office I'VE In the
Departmental League last night. Two
totals exceeded 500. There were plenty
of scores over 200. BrUsuau had Z2 and
Zl5i Ward. A5i LeimDach- zll5 Atkinson,
90. and Bishop zj- The scores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13
Giants Wanted Series.
Players Disqualified.

The players do not like the idea. of be
Ing called CUTTERS and say that 1t is
up TO the management that the worlds
series was prevented and their field
day made a frost" According TO the
players. tire financial returns derived
from their benefits were away short
of what was expected, and there is much
dissatisfaction among them in cOnse-
Queuce-
The post-season Giants are now under
the management of Jack Dunn and he
has arranged a transforming trip that
promises to be successful. Only those
players, however, viii be allowed 20 play
on the team who pooled their profits OF
the games played on the outside before
the championship season was over.
The refusal OF several players 90 throw
into the pot the money they made
on their or days and still claiming a
share of the receipts when the team
played on the same day, has caused no
little friction, and something that may
prove disastrous TO team work in the fu-
ture.
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Townsend Should Be Great.

Jack took so naturally 20 the bah
that he should be one OF the best twiri-
ers next year. A good spit bail Is alb
solutely impossible 90 hit with any de-
gree OF certainty. Even the pitcher
himself does not know which way it is
going 10 curve when it leaves his hand.
and the catcher. if anything. knows less.
A pitcher with e speedy spit ball can
make any catcher look like am amateur,
and a good many Of them VIII be bait
tered uu next season.
I would rather catch five games in
which the straight curve is used than
do the baCksIOp for a pitcher who has a
treaCherous spir ball The bah does not
I break until nearly opposite tie batter
and when it does shoot it curves SO
quickly "a catcher has 10 work his arms
like piston rods 20 catch 10. When
Townsend used IL last Saturday he made
nee feel foolish. Severa4 times / guessed
wrongly which course the bali would
take, and had TO stick cut my bare hand
{ 70 STOP IL when men were on bases. IL
this spit ball business keeps Up the day
OF a catcher working day iu and day
ont is past. No mans hands can stand
I IL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13

the scene OF last years trials. There
were sixty-fiVe entries last year and this
number viii be greatly increased.
Expect Many Spectators.
Great interest is being manifested III
the coming trials by sportsmen of both
Washington and Baltimore. and IL is ex-
pected that at least 200 persons from
both cities VIII daily witness the trials.
The Derby VIII be the attraction on
the first day. and the second and third
days viii be taken up with the "alI
age events. Vice President T. Conrad
Dodge this morning said that he ex-
pected between forty and nifty dogs TO
take part IN each OF the all age
events.
In order 10 allow owners 10 give their
Derby candidates a trial the coming
middle or next month. The season in
most OF the counties opens the 1st Of OC-
tober, and nearly all are through by
OcIOber 10 This viii give the owners at
least week In which to try their
youngsters and get them in shape for
the big event.
Royal Robinson for Judge.
Arrangements win be made for the
transportation Of owners and spectators
tC the scene OF the sport Cars run from
Z this city 10 Rockville at short intervals
and carriages viii be provided TO convey
persons to the trials
A selection for Judge OF trials viii be
held al tho meeting tonight, and IL is
probable that Royal Robinson, who
satisfactorily acted IN that capacity last
year. VIII again be named
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13
POOR SCORES BY SOUTHERNS.

Poor scores 10y the southens caused
their defeat I'm all three games against
the General once hve an the Railway
Relief Association League, last night
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FIsHERs DOWN LAWYERs.

games b0Wled against the Lawyers I'm
the Real Estate League last night The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13

All lovers OF football viii regret that
Columbia has called on the game with
Michigan. 1T Is pity the Columbia
manaEement did not make concessions,
III necessary. in order TO get the game
which would have attracted as much
attention as any that viii bee played this
season. The cancellation was hard
blow 10 Yost, and he deserves the sym
panty o. the football world
Phil king says that comparisons OF
scores made by the big elevens In the
preliminary games are worthless Ia get
ting a line on the merits of the big fell
lows. bur the "dopesters" keep right on
making their deductions and backing
their opinions on these same results
When IT comes to jumping contracts
Jimmy Britt classes up with Jimmy
sheckard. the Brooklyn bah player.
They should double up and 20 on the
vaudeville stage in q grasshopper stunt
Joe Tipman says he IS tired Of fighting
ughtweighJs and viii henceforth fight
only feathers Then be announces that
he can make $50 pounds. What kind OF
"a featherweight is that, a feather bed?
Our old friend Parental Objection has
put several academy and high school
football teams out Of business already.
When the hard games come around
later In the season stiu more win 90 by
the board
Wonder what the National League
thinks of Col. John j. Rogers noW2 Tina.
merry old sport had his faults and his
troubles, but he never allowed the Phil
adeIphia club 10 be sold for debt.
ArIIe Latham has been appointed a
referee I'm the Western Polo League.
Bet the managers OF the league have not
been reading the New Orleans papers
ou Latham as au umpire Ia the Southern
League
The International Peace Congress
should have seen the Carlisle-Buckueil
game iu which there was "a free fight ON
every down.
j.. IL. SmaJlers has decided 10 quit the
trJttiug turf and VIII sell his string ia
Madison square Garden next month.
The harness game has lost several OF It's
prominent opponents liza the past year.
principally by defecuOus 10 the runners.
Curious how football runs ia some
families. Ben Hiukey. youngest of the
Hlukey brothers, TWO OF whom were IA
nous at Yale IS playing end on the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13

The International Peace Congress
should have seen the CarIisIe-Bucknei
game iu which there was a free fight 0E
every down.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13
SPIT BALL LOST
CHAMP IONSHIP
Wet Sphere Caused Will
liams' Wild Throw.
THE GIANTS WANTED SERIES
Would Have Played for World Honors,
But Were Out Of Train
ing.

Manager Griffith, Of the Yankees, says
that the American League championship
was lost because OF a spit ball
He says that Williams poor throw TO
Kleimer was the result of getting a still
wet spit ball" that ChesbrO had just
pitched TO Dineeu. which caused it to
shoot to the ground. That wild throw
gave the Bostons two runs. and Ches-
bros wild pitch with another spit BALI
gave the champions their last and win
ming run In the ninth inning.
Giants Wanted Series.
That the Giants themselves We're ans-
iOus TO play the worlds championship
series is shown by the fact which came
TO light last night that according to one
of the most prominent pitchers on the
team, the players held q private meeting,
at which It was proposed that the 5000
paid by President John T. Brush for a
box at the New York Theater on the
night Of the Giants benefit be returned
TO him. and the players go ahead with
the series themselves.
This proposition was turned down only
for the reason that the players were or
training and Gid not consider themselves
in condition 10 do themselves justice.
That they did this shows, too, that their
feelings were not entirely sOEdid IN re-
gard TO the series.
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j.. IL. SmaLlers has decided 10 quit the
trottiug turf and viii sell his string ia
Madison Square Garden next month.
The harness game has lost several OF It's
By defecUlOus 10 the runners.
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Curious how football runs ia some
families. Ben Hinkey. youngest of the
Hlukey brothers, two Of whom were IA
nous at Yale, IS playing end on the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13

ArLe Latham has been appointed
referee I'm the Western Polo League.
Bet the managers of the league have not
been reading the New Orleans papers
ou Latham as au umpire iu the Southern
League
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13

Wonder what the National League
thinks of Col. John J. Rogers nOW2 Tha.
merry old sport had his faults and his
troubles, but he never allowed The Phil
adeIphia club 10 be sold for debt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13

the scene of last years trials Their,
were sixty-fiVe entries last year and thi.
number viii be greatly Increased.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13

the glanduiaT swelling,
toms that make Scroful
your case. Medical ad
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-27
sArrlh FOR JUSTICE.
One of the Builders of Marsha'ltown
n the Field for Township Hon

IN ths Field for Township Hon
ors. 49,,
Judge william Battin, one of the
we'll known residents of Marshalitown'
10 announced today as candidate LOT
Justice OF the peace, before the repupli-
can primary TO be held March 8. MT.
Battin was at one time a justice OIL the
neace. serving two terms. beginning
twelve years ago. He succeeded JUS
lice A. F. Haradon, now OF Rogers
park nj. who had held the office
years, and eight years
ayo was succeeded by Justice b. L.
Burritt. who has been in office since
that time.
Judge Eattin was one of the promi-
nent figures in Marshalltown wheh
Il was but mere village. and was
leader among those who did things
that produced results in the upbuiidinS
Of the city. and county. He was one
Of The first of the county Judges, III
1860. having been elected on the county
seat fight. as favorable to the
removal OF the county seat from Mar
ietta 10 Marshalltown. He succeeded
Judge w. C. Smith, now OF Albion.
He served one term Of two years at
which time Iowa county Judges were
replaced by the board of supervis-
ors. Mr.. Battin fills Andrew Jackson's
requirements for public man. as he
Is honest, faithful and capable He
viii make a strong candidate. and has
the support on petition asking him
tn run. circulated without his knows
edge. Of many representative business
men OF the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-27
CLARK a CANDIDATE.
Pron,inen. Republican Worker Seek
ina denomination 40 Justice.

Prominent Republican worker seek
ina denomination a. Justice.
willis NJ. Clark, who has been JUS
tice OF the peace dn Marshall township
during the past eighteen months, Is
announced today as candidate for re-
nomination. before the republican pri-
mary. Mr.. Clark has made most
efficient justice of the peace. and he
Will have the strongest kind Of sup
port for his denomination. The at
torneys Of the city favor Mr.. Clarks
denomination. for they claim that
they never failed to get Justice in his
court He is considered eminently fair
in his decisions, and his supporters be-
Iieye his chances for denomination are
OF the best. There is no established
two-term precedent in township offices
and for this reason Mr.. Clark feels
free to ask for third term. His
predecessors have held the Office for
many terms in succession. and he Is
simply asking what others have re-
ceIved. Mr.. Clark will draw large
support from secret societies. as he is
a prominent K. P. and Maccahee, and
n member of other fraternal orders. He
also expects to capture the bulk Of the
labor vote.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-27
SOCIALISTS Fill
partial TICKET
Candidates In Four Of the Six
Wards Selected and Others
Will Be Soon
STAND ON NATIONAL PLATFORM
No Radical Issues for City Cam
paisn viii be Presented, and Fight
Will be Wased on Party Lines =
Roberts, Holmes and Van Sickle
Nest Today to Adjust Ticket.

The socialists of the city presented
today a partially formed city ticket,
which will be presented to the voters
at the coming municipal election on
March 49, Four of the six wards have
been filled, and the remaining two. the
First and Fifth, will be announced
within few days. The nominees are
already agreed upon, but as the pro-
posed candidates have not yet been
seen II was decided best not to give
them out.
A caucus of party leaders. partici-
pated in by Or. Watson Roberts, Jo-
seph Holmes and DIR. A. B. Van Sickle.
was held this forenoon in DR.. Van
Sickle's Office. a. T.-R. man appeared
during the progress of the caucus and
after a little good-natured argument
was given the ticket as so far agreed
upon. II was at first refused, because
those in charge deemed it best to wait
until the petitions had been filed.
t1Qally Tue ledueES Melc W Wy
on to make the names as so far settled
upon public. The candidates, who VIII
appear on the socialists ticket Tor
councilmen. are as follows:
Second ward-P. Z. Wanberg.
Third Ward-A. B. Van Sickle.
Fourth Ward-Myron F. Wiltse.
Sixth Ward-W. Il. DERRICK ana
Y,,1;,c ~ Holm,
In the Sixth ward 1t has not been
determined as yet which candidate VIII
be run for the short term That mat
ter will be decided within few days.
probably when the remainder OF the
ticket is announced.
The socialist leaders were asked con-
corning their platform, and replied that
no radical issues. forming city plat
form. would be inaugurated. The So
cialists will make their fight on party
lines. and will stand on the national
platform, as adopted at Indianapolis
in 1901
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-27
MCDANIEL CELEBRATION.
Annual Gilman Event Is Given in That
Place FRIDAY Nioht.

The anniversary OF the release OF
Daniel Mcdaniel from Andersonville,
which is celebrated each year by the
many friends of Mr.. Mcdaniel living In
and around Gilman. was again remem-
bered Friday night. Supper was served
at o'clock in the Masonic hall. and
after its completion the company adj
journed to the opera house, where the
evenings program was given. The au-
dience room was filled to capacity, and
for more than two hours the, audience
was entertained by music. the recital
of the events Of his release from the
noted southern prison, by Mr.. McDan-
tel. and patriotic address OF Chap
lain Jesse Cole. OF the Soldiers Home.
Rev. Coles address was the principal
one of the evening. and was resume
Of the events OF the war. the hardships
of the soldiers and their victories.
After the program was completed the
company again repaired to the Masonic
hail. where social time was enjoyed
until after midnight. The only visitor
from this city was Chaplain Cole.