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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-15
SENATORS SHUT OUT
MOUNT CLEMENS TEAM
Amateurs Were No Match for Profes-
SIGNALS, Who Won by
Il to o.

MT. CLEMENS. Aug. 15.-The Wash
lngtOn team defeated the lawyers team
Of this place in an exhibition game VS.
terday. u to 0. Although the defeated
team had met and defeated every am
ateur team Of any reputation in the
State. they were. apparently. too badly
frightened to play as well as usual
when they stacked up against Il regular
major league aggregation.
Hughes and Whalen were the oppos-
ing slab artists until the sixth inning.
when they retired in favor Of Jacobsen
and Gilbert This. however. made no
apparent difference in the condition Of
affairs. as the visitors had no trouble
in connecting with the delivery of both
pitchers. Cassidy played an excellent
game in the field. making a sensational
stop Of Clarkes hot drive with his bare
hand. Ross played a good game with
the locals at first. and was = credited
with one of the two bingles. TrOmbley
getting the other.
RHE.
Washington IL 3 o. 0 3 1-12 10 ?
Lawyers .........O 0 0 o 90 0 0 o. ?
Batteries-Hughes. Jacobsen and Kit
tredge; Whalen, Gilbert and Fox.
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One Of the great weaknesses Of the
casual race goer Is an almost uncon-
trollablc desire to bet on long shots.
After he has sat through a performance
of Checkers" or listened with open
mouth to the sPlendors Of the tout 8
dream, nothing seems more natural
than that 50-to-l shots should roll home
with the lucky mans money on them.
Such things nay happen, and they
may happen at the most Oppcrtune time
to permit the lifting Of the mortgage
from the old homestead, just IN the
nick OF time to prevent the hard
hearted villain aided and Allotted by
a fee-hungry constable. from dumping
tn, old folks ana their furniture out in
the snow.
Too Many Chances.
But one is just as apt TO accomplish
the same result by drawing the capital
prize In a lottery. A horse is never %
10 l except after the combined study
Of about !. coo Woodworking men, book
makers and players, the early morning
watchfulncss of a half hundred CLOCK
.rs" and the despair OF his owner al
seem to poInt ccnclusively 70 the be.iel
that the horse hasn't a possible chance
The one way to keep ahead OF the
races is not TO back that KIND II w
haven't time to figure the races yourself
and separate the wheat from the chan'
opplv to some one who has. The only
way TO beat the races Is to narrow eacn
event down to as Few conOenuerS ds
nossibIc and decide between these OF
/ The basis Of rider, appearance, when 20,
/ ing to the post. track. position, etc II
7 is hard enough to dc this, but When one
/ -, Ijv,{t tbe reasonable chances to. say
I three out of a field Of eight horses. ne
( ms a far better chance of winning IMAM
when ne Just stabs at one OF the eIsh !,
/ ono 90 the five discarded ones may WIN
occa sionaIIv and at Il long price, out
( this happens so seldom that II haruIy
Affects the general result.
/ Steer Clear of Show Bets.
| Another popularity Of the casual race
e,oar is his fondness for show bets. II
2 n were not for the show bets 1t Is haro
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TRINITY STILL LEADS
IN MARQUETTE LEAGUE
st. Anthony Team Is Close Second.
Hot Fight on for Third
Position.

Trinity and St. Anthony are fighting
hard for first place. Third place Is be
Ing sought for by st. Paul. immaculate
Conception, and St Martin. 81. Paul
holding It now, but as II has only a Few
more games to play. and therefore can
not improve its position much, Is lucky
~ n STAYS in third place. Its only hope
IL in defeating Immaculate Conception
today The league will hold a meeting
next wednesday evening at o'clock in
immaculate Conception school house
and decide on the pennant and such
other business as may come up.
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GIANTS At LAST
FALL INTO LINE
POst-SpaSOn Series With
American Champions.
THE PLAYERS DEMANDED IT
To Maintain Peace Among His Men,
Manager McGraw Has Con-
scented to Play.

NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-when the
American and National League playing
season ends there will be a post-season
series between the Giants Of they win the
National League pennanO and the win
ners of the American League flag for
the championship of the world.
McGraw has come TO the conclusion
that he cannot let any personal feeling
interfere with a matter that is demand
cd by the exigenCies Of baseball. He
also has been acquainted with facts
which have overcome his obstinacy In
maintaining that he will not play team
belonging to a league with which Ban
Johnson IS connected.
Players Demanded 1t.
Several of his star players at n meet
ing recently decided 10 disregard the
wishes of Brush and McGraw and play
Ipost-season series with the American
| League champions. relying on the public
to protect them If Brush showed any
open hostility toward them. such q
state of affairs would be tantamOunt to
warfare I'm the Giants ranks. and NC
GraW after conference with Brush in
formed his players that he would take
! care of a post-seusOn series and arrange
! matters I'm a manner that would prove
1 satisfactory to them. One or the most
prominent players on the team said yes
/ terdav that McGraw Informed him that
there was no necessity of the players
acting Independently Of the club on the
! question Of a pOst-season series. Nc
/ Jiinnity. MatthewsOn, and perhaps IHy-
| Tor. the great trio OF pitchers. and First
! BaScman Mccain will be sent 10 their
/ homes by McGraw TO be in good shape
when the Giants play the champions Of
| the American League.
J MCGraw would rather see any team
other than the new Highlanders win the
American League pennant. He says the
. he Athletics. Boston,
and Chicago. and thinks that the present
, champions have the best chance or win
ming out again.
The Athletics will have TO be watch
ed" he says. They are dangerous M
all times. and with Waddell IT. his old
form Of 1902 will make the Athletics
strong competitors. I'd like to see them
! or Boston win the flag. Cleveland Il
perhaps the strongest team in the league
Z so far as individuality is concerned. but
it Is team work that wins penLants.'
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Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

Nationals He will not play again this
season. but will devote the time between
now and the beginning Of next season
TO curing a rheumatic knee. Then 10 the
minors.
They have stopped selling cushions to
the spectacle Of the baseball games In
Chicago owing to the fact that some
who hired them were labOring under the
impression that they were sold for the
purpose Of being thrown at the umpire.
Herman Longs dead arm has found
another resting place in Patsy Dono-
vans mOTgue. That is enough 10 make
the Philnes s.-Philadclphia North
American.
Del" Mason IS pitching champion
ship ball for the Baltimore team. An
other season in the minors Will put the
former Senator TO the good in either
Of the big leagues.
Frank Lippe, a Pittsburg man, has
received a commission OF s. 900 from a
Denver sporting man. which ne Is to
place at 1 to on Jenries.
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ROGER BRESNAHBh
TO QUIT GIANTS
Scheduled to Manage the Toledo Club
Next Season and Will
Likely Accept.

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-This will prob
ably be Roger Brcsnahan's last yea'
with tho New York Nationals.
The Giants crack centerflelder has
received a good offer 70 manage the
Toledo club. and he has practically
agreed TO accept It. He has Informed
NcGraw of his possible intention OF
quitting the team after the present sea-
son, and II was due to this that MIC
Graw secured Mike DO1lin from Cincln-
natl. Bresnahau Is not IN any way dis
satisfied with his present surroundings
or the salary which he is receiving, but
believes ne can do better by acting in q
managerial capacity in a minor organi-
ZatiOn. with chances of taking hold OF
n major league team some day.
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ENGLISH CHAMPION
WAS ALL The GOODS
INITIAL Defeated jim McCuskcr in
Match Race Among Anglo
Saxon Swimmers.

BOSTON. Aug. 15.-Joey INITIAL. the
English champion swimmer. defeated
James McCusker, the American cham
pion. on the Charles River at West
Roxbury. IN a match race for the world :
championship. The events were one
quarter and one-half mile races and
Nuttal had no trouble IN capturing
both.
In the quarter-mile swim the British
champion won by ten yards in five min
utes. forty-six seconds, and he doubled
this lead in the half mile. The time
was twelve minutes. five seconds.
The winner used the powerful Austria
liau-stride stroke with peculiar lex
pvsh and showed strength over Nc
C,,sker. who was exhausted
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Another Big Race.


With the Saratoga meeting more than
half over there remain some decidedly
important fixtures TO 1e run of. Next
Saturday the $1,000 Saratoga Cup. at
mile and thrce-Quarters. will be run. and
II all the best eligible so it Will be one
Of the greatest long distance events ever
seen on the American turf. Hermis,
Irish Lad, and Waterboy will be absen-
tees. HerInis and Irish Lad have both
been lame and no chances will be taken
with them. WaterbOy's recent defeats
have convinced has owner and trainer
that IL IS useless 20 race him any longer.
With these great horses out Of Il there
are enough cracks left TO create wide
spread interest
August Belmonts Lord Of the Vale.
who won the Saratoga Handicap in royal
style will be a starter, provided the
track is fast Joyner has him IN charge
and believes this splendid son Of Hast
ings can stay the distance with weight
up. which will be 126 pounds. as the
cup is a weight-for-age affair. McChes-
uey has been pointed all along for this
race. He has worked well, showing no
signs Of the lameness which threw him
out OF training early IN the year, and
Sam Hildreth declares he viii regain
all Of his lost laurels. Delhi IS a sure
starter, from what is known of his
trainers intentions just now.
The Ben Brush colt pulled up perfectly
sound. though coughing slightly. after
the Derby last Saturday. In the opin-
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ARRESTED AS HORSE THIEVES.

sHAMOKIN. Pa. Aug. l5.-Chief OF
Police Gillian last night arrested three
young men charged with stealing Will
lam CampbelIs horse and carriage at
Elysburg several nights ago. The pris
oners-Thomas HOshue. Fred and
Thomas Pensyl-cOnfessed completely,
but blamed william Miller. who Is still
at large, with having inspired the
crime
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WALL PAPER PRINTERS MEET.

YORK. Pa. Aug 15.-The National
Wall Paper Printers and Color Mixers
Association opened its annual cOuyou-
tion here last night
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There has been considerable discus
sion aroused by the criticism made by
clarke Griffith, TO the effect that Fred
Parent. of the worlds champions, can
NAV hall all around Hans Wagner. or
the Pirates.
There are prospects Of "a match be
tween Jack O'Brien and Joe Butler the
noyerful negro heavyweight The for
ner is willing 20 so six rounds with
the coiored boy before any OF the Phila-
delphia clubs.
Jockey Richsteiger, who was injured
ar Fort Erie track on Friday. died at
the Riverside Hospital on Saturday The
accident occurred at the close Of the
first race. False Entry. which Richsteiger
was riding. stumbled over NallaramDla,
which had fallen. The unfortunate rider
was thrown some distance ana Tram
DIpd uUOn by several Of the horses.
While everyone IS absorbed in the race
of the three leaders Of the American
League. the Philadelphia team is stead
ily pulling up. Look out. boys, the
Athletics are playing bah these days.
Jack Doyle, at one time a Senator,
has been released by the Philadelphia
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ion Of many experts who saw that race.
Delhi was extended 10 the limit Of his
endurance to win. but the performance
probably benefited him greatly and Will
serve 70 get him on edge for Saturdays
enEa cement Ort Wells is also named as
q probable starter The King Eric colt
has enjoyed a good rest since winning
the Brighton Derby. and Trainer Wish
ard has been gradually putting him In
shape again with the cup in view. Ort
Wells has shown that he can go dis
lance and beat older horses, and in this
case he will probably have some heavy
backing from the Drake-Gates combina-
ton.
Africander Back in Form.
Africander. who has apparently come
back 20 form. Judging from his good
race last week, Will doubtless go TO the
post. He won the Cup last year in sen
satfonal style. and his owner is anN-
ious 10 win again Africander. if -at
and ready. and Frank Weir says he
will be. should be a hard horse TO beat
at the distance John Sanford believes
no will win the day with Caughnawaga,
who ran third in the Saratoga Handi-
can and has since displayed winning
form. This horse IS always dangerous,
even when pitted against the oest racer )
in training He Is in splendid shape az
1rasent always improving, too, ana Will
surely be a factor al some perlod Oh Iht
Looking over these probable starters.
however. Il Is well to remember thai
Newton Bennington intends 20 send ms
celebrated mare Beldame 10 me pa.
rier. He paid 500 on July j to, enter
her. feeling confident she could win
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Eastern League.
T0DAY'S GAMES.

American League.
Washington at Cleveland.
New York at st. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
Athletics at Detroit.
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TANYA THE RIVAL
Of GREAT SYSONBY
Only TwO-Year-Oid3 Com
parable With KeenesCOlt.
HIS OPPONENT IN FUTURITY
Excellent Race Of Duryea Filly in Hope
full Stakes Leaves FO Doubt
Ct Her Ability.
HIS OPPONENT IN FUTURITY

S@le victory Of Herman =. Duryea's
Tanya in the Hopeful Stakes at Sara
toga on Saturday has convinced many
turfmen that. the now famous daugh-
Ter Of Meddlev-Homespu viii be a fac
tor in the Futurity, which win be run
n week from next Saturday At Sleeps
head Bay While hOTscmen generally
cannot see how James r. Keene's Syson-
by can be defeated in this big stake,
barring accidents, Tanya, Il Is believed,
will be the Melton colts chief adver-
sa-v. She will have the advantage OF
a three-pound breeding allowance, which
will make her impost 124 pounds. On
Saturday she handled three pounds more
than this burden as if IL was "A mere
nothing and won so easily that there
could be no further doubt as 20 her real
merit.
Even with such prowcss already
shown. Tanya. it is said. has two stable
mates. Artful and Rose OF Dawn. who
are thought to be her equals # not her
superiors. but they have yet to demon
strate this supposition in d race.
From what can be CLEANED from horse
men who are in touch with the various
owners Of star two-year-olds. the field
for the Futurity will not be as large as
formerly. In all probability there will
be twelve or fifteen starters. Owners,
as a whole seem inclined to yield the
palm to Sysonby without n struggle
They say Mr.. Keene's wonderful colt is
a racing phenomenon, that lie can out
run any colt or FLY Of mis- age in
America today. and that it makes nc
difference how much weight he is asked
to pack.
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Tanva Val Backed ID.

With Mr.. Duryea represented in the
big race by Tanya. Rose Of Dawn and
Artful, and the Keene colors carried by
Sysonby and Butcher, the other starters
may include Sydney Pagets splen'ld
FLY Tradition and the colts JOnquil and
Water Mirror, the latter a fun brother
TO WatercOlOr; John A. brakes British
or, John Z Maddons Hot Shot, who is
improving every time be starts; J.. V.
Bells. stake winner GlOTifier. r T. Y, Il
son. r. s. Sparkling Star. Z. J. Dwyer s
Red Friar. the National Stables Belle
Strome, Pierre LOrillard's Ch-ysids,
Newton BenningtOn's Waterside, J. G..
Greener's Oiseau and others.
Oiseau IS a Westerner who has won
some fine races and is highly thought Ct
by his owner, who recently refused $50
coo for him. He IS a chestnut colt by
Ornus-Kitty Gum and possesses a
great flight Of speed. Altogether the
Futurity bids fair 20 be one OF the
most interesting races Of the year and
a tremendous crowd will probably see
IL
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Jack Doyle, at one time a Senator
has been released by the Philadelphia
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National League.
Chicago at Philadelphia
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York
Pittsburg at Boston.
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Eastern League.
Jersey City at Baltimore
Toronto at Montreal
Newark at Providence
Buffalo at Rochester
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Svsonbv's Great Speed.

The Futurity Is run almost straight
away. The rack is so wide that there
is little chance for rough riding and
crowding, such as IS sometimes the case
in races around a turn. 80 matter what
position at the post Sysonby may have.
horsemen say that with his wonderful
ability to break quickly and his marvel
GUS carly speed. IL will be but trivial
task for him to secure the coveted rail
position and then breeze home 1t is
an unusual thing 10 hear such clean
cut definite predictions about race
two weeks I'm advance of Its running,
but IT is "a fact that II a book could be
made today on the result Of the Futur-
ity Sysonby would rule favOrlte 70 an
overwhelming degree.
Yet Mr.. Keene has implied that in
Butcher. a colt by kingstOn-Fafry Slip
per. he has IN even greater two-year-
old than Sysonby. 1t is an assertion that
has created a feeling Of wonderment
among horsemen. who are slow TO be
heve that Sysonby's master exists in
the flesh. Butcher has not started yet
but he will go IN the FutuTlty. accord
ing 70 present indications. and viii also
have a race or two before that
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-13
MANY CONFIDENCE MEN AND
SHARPERS HAVE VAMOOSED
And Without Their Presence Cairos Fall Festival Is Proving
Unqualified Success-Fun Washington Avenue
MARRIED By Desp able Work.

Cairo's fall festival is a success
Nothing short of a deluge can prevent
the big carnival now in progress from
icing the most successful affair of the
kind ever attempted in Cairo. Today
Friday and Saturday will be the big
gest days Of the fair and there has al
ready been three big ones.
The streets are filed with people
during the day ana at night they arc
damned, but still they come and hun
dreds CT visitors are expected 10 ar
rive today from the surrounding coun
try. Those who have been here are
advertising the fall festival better
than it could ever be done in any 9th
er way and as resul; there will be
standing room oniy for the remain
der of the week.
Most OF the gamblers who came 10
Cairo with the intention OF reaping a
rich harvest, have picked up their dc
vices and flew de coop" not without
considerable urging. however. on the
part of the police. Some of the fell
lows who were conducting the spin
die games in which tempting prizes
were placed in an alluring and prom.
Using way before the unwary. didn Z
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-13
five CASES IN
FEDERAL COURT
WERE DISPOSED OF YESTERDAY
THE PETIT JURY WAS DIS
MissED-TERM MAY
CLOSE TODAY.

Several cases were disposed of N
the federal court yesterday and the
business may be concluded today.
Roy Stonecipher of mka, H., plead
ed guilty to shooting into a mail box
and was fined 500 and costs. He was
sentenced to serve the fine in the
Mnrphysloro Jail.
Harry Lishka stole revolver from
the militia at Bloomington. which was
the property OF the government. He
was sentenced to serve a 800 fine in
the Mclean county Jail
George Keith peddled tobacco with.
out first getting Uncle Sans consent
and he was fined 500 and costs. Sen.
tence was suspended.
Gale Callison pleaded guilty to sell.
ing whisky without license. He was
fined 500 and costs. which he will
serve out In the Murphys5oro Jail.
Frank Murphy, guilty of disposing
OF liquor without proper authority was
fined $10o and costs He had been in
Jail for some time waiting for trial
and Judge Humphrey suspended the
entence. The prisoner had also suf
lered from frozen feet and one Of his
toes was amputated while he was in
jail.
The petit jury was discharged and
the cases will probably all be disposed
Of today.
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propose to be inundated into leay-
ms. so they said, and after being
closed down at one place they would
GO 10 another and start the same
game. In some instances they pro
duced permits showing that they had
been given the right to conduct the
games. but all permits looked alike to
the police and the grafters were
forced to pack up and leave after be.
ing refunded the money they had paid
for permission 10 operate their games.
Fifteen left In a bunch Tuesday night.
Mayor Winter said he would not
permit any Of the games. but the gen
eral opinion was that he would relent
after the fair got in full blast and the
sharpers would be permitted to Skin"
the people No amount Of coaxisg
could induce him to change his mind.
however. and If here is anything out
CT the ordinary going on II is not
known.
In giving his reason for suppressing
the gambling '.ayor Winter said; u
think ! am doing what will prove to
be to the best interest Of Cairo. to the
people visiting the fair. TO the Eagles,
and to myself. II people get an idea
that they are going 20 get skinned"
every time they come to Cairo It won't
be long before they'll quit coming
here at all. No. sir, this wide-open
gambling won't 20"
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ing TO confess almost any crime under
certain conditions, mainly that he be
rewarded when his sentence. expires.
Ryan has a bad reputation in this re.
spect and as result has spent most
of his time since ne was old enough
tc be put in the penitenriary In that
institution. He apparently cares very
little for being the states prisoner.
The statement purporting 10 come
from Ryan will hardly have much
weight even il he made such a con
fession, for the reason that Carter ad.
mit,ed his guilt. told where the bcx
taken from the safe could be found
and all about the robbery. After the
conviction the young men also admit
ted their guilt 70 the United States
marshal who took them to Chester.
Aside from all this il is believed that
il can be proven that Ryan was IN
jail at Edwardsville. ILL.,, at the time
the robbery occurred He was arrest
ed in June In Madison county and 1t
is thought that he had not been LID
Grated when the robbery occurred in
July.
Ryan is about 40 years old and is
now serving a ten-year sentence and
appears willing to accept few years
more.
There is small probability that the
young men will be released at an early
date
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YOUNG ROBBERS
WANT FREEDOM
DoNGoLA PoSToFFlcE THIEVES
TIRE or PRISON LIFE--JAs.
RYAN SAYS HE DID THE
JOB.

An article in Tuesdays Memphis
Scimitar states that an effort will be
made to secure the liberty of George
u. Campbell of Rinley. Tenn. and
Tom Carter of Brownsville, Tenn,
who are serving a term in prison for
robbins the postoffice at Dongo-
la, H.. on the night of July 2S. 1903
1t is claimed that an inmate of the
Chester penitentiary. whore the two
young men are confined, has confess.
ed that he committed the robbery and
that the young Mllows are innocent.
The fellows name is Ryan and he has
the reputation Of being professional
pleader, that is. criminal who is will