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The Washington times., 1904-08-09

Earned runs-St. Louis. l: Washington
9. Two-base hits-Huelsman, Clarke (2),
Heidrick and Glade. Home run-Stahl
Sacrifice hit-Hill Stolen bases-Stahl,
O'Neill and Sugden. Hit with ball-Stahi
!: of Glade, l. Struck out-By Glade. ::
by Patten. l. Left on bases-St Louis
j; Washington, 8. Umpire-AIr Con-
molly. Time Of game-1 hour and 50
The Washington times., 1904-08-09
EPIPHANY Is VICTOR
OVER SIXTH TEAM
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

Epiphany was the victor Of yesterdays
game over the Sixth team. Of the JUnior
Sunday School League, by IL to T.
Inc sHLiAe' "hIcI vas wen played Dy
terested spectators.
Lmneback. who pitched for Epiphany,
was the star Of the occasion, striking out
eleven OF the batters who faced him
The Washington times., 1904-08-09
THREE STRAIGHT
FOR SENATORS
Fred Glade Pounded Hard
by Locals.
FINAL SCORE WAS g TO |
Jake Stahl Puts Another Homer Over
Fence-Patten Pitched
Good Game.
FINAL SCORE WAS 9 TO /

ST. LOUIS. Aug. s.-washhston won
its third straight game here yesterday
by defeating st. Louis, 3 to l,
The Senators had everything their own
way from the tap Of the gong. They
made the delivery OF Fred Glade. the
young man Who established the seasons
shutout record against them not long
ago, look like the ingredients Of a mince
pie. They shooed three runs over Pan
No. in the first session. steered three
more around TO the home haven in the
third. registered two more on the count
ing block in The fifth, and wound up the
proceedings in the sixth by denting the
disk a single time.
Patten Pitched Well
Meanwhile cur own Case Patten was
pitching rings around the men with
Brown Legs. His Hsn-sates played an
errorless gamc behind hiEl, and Cassidy
twice went out of his territory and
bagged swats that were tlcketed for the
hit column. The Mound City fans were
given an insight into the reason they
were allowed 10 have Moran.
Even old Bill Clarke. he of the $50
batting fame, was there with the goods.
Bill rudely pelted two Of Glade's shoots
on the seam for two-spots. and put an
other TO the outer precinct fOl a single,
out Of four Grips to the home ottoman.
Jaze's Home Run
Senator StahL as usual. was there
with his little bat. Jake bumped two
hits into unguarded territory. One of
Jal1es swings gave him a homo run, the
second he has made In two days.
Stahl took a slow one IN the ribs in
the first and walked. Hill sacrificed him
10 secopd. Mccormick popped up bal
lOoner 10 Hynes. who dropped it. Huels-
man got in his customary double, and
Stahl and Mccormick chalked up on the
tally board. Huelsman hung UP his tag
on the register when Hemphill muffed
Donovan's fly.
The Senators kept up the good work
in the third. O'Neilrs swat skipped by
Jones and DOnovan's attempted sacri-
fice was safe. Cassidy struck out, but
Q'Neiu scored on Clarkes double.
Donovan scored when Patten hit 10 SuG-
den, who tailed 10 eaten rat at the
plate Clarke drifted home when Stahl
forced Patten. Jones TO Wallace.
The Senators got two more In the
ffth on Clarke's double and Stahl S
smack over the right field fence.
Their last run came in the sixth on
Hemphills muff Of O'Neills fly, nfield
bumps by Donovan and Cassidy and
OLdIhc cream SAllSlc-
Only One Run.
The Browns got their only run IN the
ninth inning. Hynes and Glade each hit
safely and were sacrificed up by Held
rick Cassidy made n sensational stop
OF Hemphill's bounder and tossed the
runner out at first. He made another
excellent stop OF Moran's bingle and
retired the ex-senator at Stahrs corner,
ending the game.
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Promoters Hold Meeting.
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

there has been no good offer for a fight
between Young Corbett and Nelson
George Winters is banging the ball
on the nose for Atlanta this season
Washington has first claim on him for
next season. even If he did escape this
year.
The Duffy nones' might be q good
name TO suggest for Hugh DuTy's Phil
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

Everything is progressing favorably
for the open field and track meet which
is to be held at Georgetown Field on
Labor Day for the benefit of the uni
versity boathouse site fund.
The string OF athletes who have been
training on the campus on the heights
for the past few weeks has been aug
mented by several other local sprinters
who will be seen in the different events
on September 8.
Joe Reilly, Dick Dear. Charles Wat
son. Mike Stuart, and Steve LOrandO are
among the college men who are round
ing into shape for the games Besides
these. nearly every school which fosters
athletics and all the athletic clubs Of
the District have men in training. While
a large number of the sprinters and field
men are using Georgetown Field for
training purposes, Van Ness Park is also
the scene of much activity. As many of
the men prefer a cinder path to the clay
oval they have chosen the field at the
foot OF Seventeenth Street, but VIII put
the finishing touches on at Georgetown
Field, In order to become accustomed TO
the hard clay.
What is especially encouraging to the
managers Of the tourney Is the interest
being manifested by the different clubs
in the relay races. These races are easily
the most interesting events on the pro-
gram, from a spectators viewpoint. sc
II IS likely that as many as dozen
Of these races will be arranged. The
teams between which the greatest rival
~ exists will be classed together so that
what is lacking in speed in some or
the races will be made UP for by the
spirit of the runners.
Church League Athletes.
The proposition to have the different
clubs OF the Church League meet in
feature relay race has taken well. To-
morrow at a meeting of the directors
of the league the matter viii be brought
up for discussion, and it will be finally
decided just how many clubs will be rep
resented by Quartets.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

Saturdays victory In the Great Re-
public was not the first SO. 600 stake that
has come 10 the Keene stable. Two
years ago Mr.. Keene won the Jockey
Club Stakes IN ENGLAND with Dise7IIsa
II. son of Domino, that was IN the
English division Of his stable.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09
GOOD RECORD
OF THE PAST WEEK

The Maroon baseball team. which has
defeated some of the best teams IN
Washington, defeated the Monarch
Athletic Club last week, Is to 4. and the
Benning Athletic Club Sunday by q to g.
Walker started to pitch for the Ben
ming club but was relieved by Conway
in the first inning, after II runs had
counted. Conway was also pounded
hard and had to retire in favor Of
Bowie McNamee and Gates were the
Maroon battery, and their work was the
feature OF the game. All teams Desiring
games address Edward Dore, 1901 H
Street northeast.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

1t looks as though the st. Stephens
people have at last found a first base
man in Myers. He is q graduate from
the Red Lot
The Washington times., 1904-08-09
NOTES OF THE GAME.

Langfor: was in bad from the start
yesterday. He received two chances, on
both OF which he made bad errors.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09
National League.
Eastern League.
ToDAY'S GAMES.
American League.

American League.
Washington at st. Louis.
Athletics at Chicago.
Boston at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland
National League.
Pittsburg at PHILADELPHIA
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Boston.
St Louis at New York.
Eastern League.
Newark at Baltimore.
Buffalo at Montreal
Rochester at Toronto
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
American League.
Washington, 8; ST. Louis, 1.
Athletics. 8; Chicago 5.
Cleveland, 9: New York, 1.
Detroit, 2; Boston, 0.
National League.
Philadelphia, Is; Pfttsburg, 5.
Cincinnati, &; Boston. l.
Chicago. 4; Brooklyn. l.
New York. 4; st. Louis, g.
Eastern League.
Baltimore--Providence; wet grounds.
Toronto. I; Rochester, s.
Buffalo. 4; Montreal. 2.
Jersey City, 4; Newark, T.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09
HARR|NG'S SHOOTS
WIN FOR GURLEY
s.. Stephens Could Not Con-
meet With Leather.
ASHLEY WAS BATTED HARD
Episcopalians Easily Took Game From
Opponents by Score
of 7 to o.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.
TODAYs GAMES.
STANDING GA ne TEAMs.

TODAE y GAMES.
Sixth vs.. Mount Pleasant Methodist
White House ellipse.
Mount Pleasant Congregational VS.
Foundry, Fourteenth Street and Ly-
decker avenue.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09
OSTRICH RACES
AGAINST HORSE
Black Diamond Defeated in
Straight Heats.
IS FAST FOR A QUARTER MILE
Bird Has Had Too Much Racing-Ex-
pected to Do Half
in 1905.
IS FAST FOR A QUARTER MILE

PHILADELPHIA, Aug 9-Black Dia-
mond. the trotting ostrich. drew a rec
ord-breaking crowd 10 the East Suffolk
track yesterday. Every seat in the
grand stand was filled. the club house
porches were packed, and around the
ring hundreds of carriages were lined
up, filled with the expectant crowd, all
anxious to see the novel race-a bird
against horse
The bird may be a long-distance
Splinter on his native heath, but. handi-
capped as he is driven IN his races, he
Is only quarter miller He was hitched
to four-wheeled skeleton wagon and
pulled his owner. who weighs about $50
pounds.
The ostrich was billed to go against
the PAGER Roy the Kid, 2:07A. in nalf-
mile heats but Lord Avon was substi-
tuted- In the first heat the ostrich got
the best OF the start and went of at a
Z;IO clip, his way of going CONFUSING
pole he was collared by the PAGER and
finished forty yards back in 1:25
Good for Quarter.
With only few moments rest he
was sent away on more even terms. and
the pair made a pretty race 10 the quar-
ter. when the ostrich tired and fell
oack. doing the heat in 1:32
An hour after another exhibition was
given. but the ostrich was stin tired.
and went the half in 1:HA. The bird
after his three trials resembled a pluck
ed goose ready for Christmas dinner.
Tor nearly every woman present had a
leather from his body or wings.
Black Diamond is awkward and m
calmly when at speed. He goes wide
behind and has no use for scaIpers
boots, toe weights or hopples. He steps
out Ike show horse over the tanbark
with his head hooked high. He makes
a peculiar shrfll cry, as II wind-broken.
At the start Of a heat he goes clean
ana rapid. At the quarter his head
droops and his wings begin to hutter
finishing at the post at a dead stop. ali
out, with a vicious look in his eve and
ready for a kick at any bystander. The
black cap or hood is slipped over his
head and he leads quietly 10 his stall
and at once begins swallowing a half
peck or so Of gravel stones mixed with
alfalfa grass and chopped hay.
Has Record of I:I2.
Diamond has a record Of LIZ for n
half mile. but yesterday he was of.
having had three hard races the pre-
vious week Trainer Ford expects TO
give the ostrich a mark OF los before
closes
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

Haydens arm is getting better every
day, and 1t is wonderful how few men
try to steal the bases on him, but three
succeeded IN yesterdays game.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

Captain Earnest had a busy day on the
second sack, getting five chances.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

The Fifth Baptist team played a
picked nine on the Monument Grounds
Monday evening. winning by the score
OF 10 20 2. This Is the second game OF
the former team, both being Victories
The winners want games with all uni
formed teams. Address a. ". Richards.
40 Seventh Street southwest
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

The Crescents won a close and excit-
ing game from the Gibraltars yesterday
by TO Z The Crescents batted Fitz-
patrick out OF the box in the first, but
could obtain only four runs of Cum
ningham during the rest OF the game
Dodd was wild and ineffective at times
and received poor support. Colvln re-
Neved him IN the seventh. The Cres-
cents will play the HamiltOns today at
the Monument Lot Either Taylor or
Colvin Will pitch.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

The Cincinnati club is said 10 be will
ing to pay $4,000 for minor league tai
ent in the hope Of roping in two good
men.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

Poor ball playing on one side and ex-
cellent work on the other was the order
on the Mount Pleasant grounds yestcr-
day, when the Gurley Church team
crossed bats with the team that halls
from the st. Stephens Episcopal Church,
the former winning easily by a score
OF to 0.
The fans were more than surprised
at the turn affairs have taken with the
Episcopal lads, for they have been
watched earnestly by the patrons ever
since they succeeded IN whipping the
Gunton team by such q small score.
but yesterdays game can be readily
able to find Johnnie Harring, who has
twirled so many puzzlers THIS season.
Ashley Hit Hard.
Harring's opposing twirler was Bill
Ashley, who had all the honors of win
ming the st. Stephen's-Gunton game. and
when Bill stepped into the box the fans
took heart. and especially the ones who
root for Gunton. for If the st. Stephens
had won IL would have put Gunton near
er the top notch, but before the first in
ming had passed the fans saw IL was TO
no purpose. During the first inning
the Gurleys had an easy time with st
hits and four runs. After that Ashley
cooled down and during the rest Of the
game pitched good ball, but received
poor backing
Gurleys game in the field was bril-
liant. They not only made hard chances
easy. but succeeded in capturing every
thing that was in sight.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09
Has Record of I:12.

Diamond has a record Of LIZ for a
half mile. but yesterday he was Of.
having had three hard races the pre-
Vious week. Trainer Ford expects TO
give the ostrich a mark OF :05 before
the season closes
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

The Young Bunalos would like TO hear
from all teams averaging twelve years
The lineup: L. Nelson. pitcher; ].
O'Leary. catcher: s. Logan, first base:
". Koran, second base; J. Quill, short
stop; 3. Reagen, third base; ]. Cardoza
left field: N. foley. center field: p. Nc,
Culloug, right field. Address chal>
lenges 10 L. Nelson. 636 North Capitol
Street.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

The Red Devils forfeited their game
with ST. AIMS. The Red Devils would
like 10 hear from teams thirteen years
OLD. Address Raymond Burrows, Ten
leytown, u. G.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

Get together. We matchmakers. What
ais yer Battling Nelson puts Eddie
Hanlon in the doctors care. and vet
The Washington times., 1904-08-09
AMATEUR BASEBALL.

The Buffalo Stars forfeited a game TO
the Columbia Stars 20 o. The Co
lumbia Stars defeated a picked team
10 TO 3. The lineup: S. Goldsmith.
third base; S. Atlas. second base; V.
Anuzza, sho-tstop; W. Nelson. pitcher;
c. BesSler. first base; II. Lewis. left
field; II. Goldsmith, center field: +.
Zerega. catcher. Average, twelve years
old. Address challenges 10 c. Bessler,
80 Pennsylvania Avenue northwest.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

Edward G. Barrow. formerly manager
of the Detroit club. took charge Of the
managerial helm of the Montreal East
ern League club yesterday.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

Batteries-Buscher and Graves; Can't
well and Clarke, Anderson and Davis
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

Washington has a line on Stone, says
a dispatch. Which is II. tombstone or
milestone to mark victories? Either
one would be e.-Philadelphia
North American
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

The proposed bout between Joe Cans
and Jimmy Gardner for the lightweight
title would draw a great house on the
coast
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

Judging by the language Dahlen used
the next day after the announcement Of
his plan 10 become an evangelist Chief
thinner thinks Scowling Bill better
qualified TO sail with crew OF pirates
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

After pitching a fine string Of games
for St. Louis. Harry Howell has now
lost eight in succession.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

Jack Barry Is going through his same
old performance of hitting like a fend
for q new boss
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

Titus and Greer were the only entries
from the United States IN the Canadian
Henley.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

Twin Sullivan and Dave Barry,
middleweights, have been matched by
Tom McCarey to fight a twenty-round
mitt duel in Hazards Pavilion. Los An
geles. August q. two weeks after Sambo
mcVey and Denver Ed Martin have
settled their little difference of opinion.
The Washington times., 1904-08-09

While Munroe is again in hard train
ing for his bout with Jeffries, the cham
pion is reported as doing little training.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-15

Cairo. III, March 20, 1901
Office OF the City Clerk
Public notice is hereby given that
ON Tuesday. the 18th day Of April
1904, a general election viii be held
in the city OF Cairo, Alexander county,
Illinois, for The purpose Of the elee-
lion of one alderman from each Of the
seven wards Of the city for the regular
term Of two wears
This said election win he held Mt Inc
following places, viz;
In the First ward, at the store
room Of T. A, Kuhn, No. 30 Sixth
street north side of Sixth street, be-
tween Commercial and Washington
avenues
In the Second ward, al the store
room No. 70l Washington avenue
east side Of Washington avenue be-
Seventh and Eighth streets.
In the Third ward, at the barber
shop Of Charles Anderson. No. 1l05
Commercial avenue west side Of Com
mercial avenue between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets.
In the Fourth ward at the store
room of Fitzgerald Brothers, No. 1913
Commercial avenues between Thir
teenth and Fourteenth streets.
In the Fifth ward at the court
house of Alexander county.
In the Sixth ward, at the hose
house on the south side of Twenty.
second street between Walnut and
Pine streets,
In the Seventh ward at the engine
house of the Anchor Fire Company
Polls for said election will be opened
at I O'clock in the morning and con
tinue open until o'clock in the after
noon Of said day.
Nomination papers for the said cleo
tion can be secured in this office and
must be filed in this office on or be-
fore April ith, 1904
BY order Of the City Council Of the
City of Cairo.
r. A. HATCHER,
City Clerk
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-15

CHAPTER I--several myst erious deaths have
occurred in the Moore house in Washington
1t is vacant. Uncle David Moore, q prospective
heir, a widower recluse lives across the street
His niece, Veronica Moore, in a fit OF caprice
opens the house to celebrate her wedding with
Francis Jeffrey. A supposed guest is found ly-
ing dead in the fatal room before The ceremony
was flushed When the story opens, the house
is again empty, and Uncle David notifies the
police that a light is seen tbs re at night.
III detective goes with Uncle David and af-
ter a view from the outside concludes that
there is someone in the house. Summoning
aid. he enters while Uncle David retires with
in bis own home and begirs PLAYING the organ
Tue detective finds the body OF woman on the
floor IN front of settle which has
played part in previous tragedies. \ pls-
~ 10 attached to her wrist by q ribbon,
IT, m upstairs room the detective finds
i,urnru matches, candles a rich wrap lying
with the bridal DO quot and a handkerchief
m trked Veronica with dust upon IL. On
mantel are finger marks In the dust, and a
lie'ure on the wall has recently been busted.
1.-t natdral inference was tnat inc
owner of this quaint piece Of furniture
had been a very selfish man who
thought only of his own comfort. But
might he not have had some other rea-
son for his apparent niggardliness?
As | asked myself this question and
noted how the long and embracing
arm which guarded this cushioned re-
treat was fattened on top for the con
venient holding Of deeantcr and glass,
feelings to which | can give no name
and which / had fondly believed my
sclf proof against began to take the
place of Judgment and reason. Before
/ realized the nature of my own inn
pulse or to what it was driving me
found myself moving slowly and stead
lily toward this formidable seat under
an irresistible desire to fling myself
down upon these old cushions and
But here the creaking of some faroff
shutter, possibly the one | had seen
swaying from the opposite side of the
street, recalled me 10 the duties of the
hour, and, remembering that my in
yestigati0ns were but half completed
ana that | might be interrupted any
moment by detectives from hcadquar-
tiers, broke from the accurscd charm,
which Mortified me the moment | es-
capped it, and, quitting the room by a
door at the farther end, sought to find
In some Of the adjacent rooms the def
mite traces | had failed to discover on
this the actual scene Of the crime.
1t was a dismal search. revealing ut
every turn the almost maddened haste
with which the house had been aban-
doned. | passed out into the kitchen
and so on by close and narrow pas
sage to the negro quarters clustered IN
the rear Here I made a discovery.
one of the windows in this long dis
used portion Of the house was not only
unlocked, but partly open. But, as |
came upon no marks showing that this
outlet had been used by the escaping
murderer, I made my way back to the
The candle in the s1nbIer
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-15
Ire pankniie and
the filings on the table

loosened shutter. Scattered about il
were some filings which sbo2e as the
light from my lantern fell upon them,
but which were 50 fine IS to call for a
magnifying glass to make them out
The other was in connection with a
closet not far from the great bed. 1t
was an empty closet, so far as the
hooks went and the two great draw
ers which | found standing half open
at its back, but in the middle Of the
floor lay an overturned candelabrum
similar to tie one below, but with its
prisms scattered ana its enc candle
crushed and battered out Of all shape
on the blackened boards. II upset
while alight, the foot which had stamp
Cd upon it in wild endeayor to put
out the flames had been Il frenzicd one
Now, by whom had this frenzy been
shown and when? Within the hour?
/ could detect no smell Of smoke At
some former time, then-say on the
day Of the bridal?
CHANGING from the broken candle at
my feet to the one giving its last sput-
ter in the lumber on the dressing ta-
BILE, owned myself perpleXed.
Surely no ordinary explanation fitted
these extraordinary and seemingly
contradictory circumstances.
(To lie continued.)