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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24
PHILADELPHIA DROPS
TWO TO ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS. July 23.-Before the open
ing OF the games today at National
League Park. Swift's Mission BaSd OF
Pittsburg, 100 strong, went through
series OF brilliant maneuvers. which
elected great applause from the Z.000
spectators. The scores:
First game: r H E
St Louis 0O5O 3x-9 0
Philadelphia --.--1 0 0 o o 90 = ~ II ,
Batteries-Grady and Corbett; Sutho1
and Roth.
Second game: P H r.
St Louis ........01141 OOOx-7 L o
Philadelphia 80 o D 1 0 o. O. s
Batteries-O'Nein and Grady; Sparks.
Doom and Roth.
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REDS AND BEANEATERS
EACH WIN ONE GAME

CINCINNATI, July 2.-BOstOn won
the first game Of todays double bill.
through the superb pitching OF Willis.
Fisher and Wilhelm were hatted hard in
the second game. Seymour made five
hits i'm this game. including two two
baggers and a triple. Scores:
First game R.H.E.
Cincinnati 800 0O0O0I0-I 1
Boston ............0 5000 Is s
Batteries-Ewing and Schlei; Willis
and Moran Attendance-5.5O0
Second game R.H.E.
Cincinnati --.-2 0 , o 2X-15 IS ,
Boston ............0 o O01 000-i
Batteries Kellum and O Nell; Will
helm. Fisher and Needham. Attendance
- 53
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GIANTS AND COLTS
AROUND WORLD
Teams to play i'll Australia
and Europe.
PLAN NOW FULLY ENDORSED
These Clubs Drew an Attendance of
Twenty-nine Thousand at Yes
terday's Game
PLAN NOW FULLY ENDORSED

CHICAGO. July 2S.-The New York
Nationals completely outplayed Chicago
today. and the locals could do nothing
with Matthewson's pitching except in the
ninth. when hits by Casey. Chance. and
Evers netted one run The Chicago and
New York clubs completed plans today
for trip around the world. following
the route taken by the tourists or ISIS
Australia and Europe. The teams. each
carrying twelve men. will start October
q. This plan. fully Endorsed by both
Hart and Brush, ends all talk of a
worlds championship series with the
American League. The score:
r. H (.
Chicago. 0 0 O 0 0 0 II
New York. 0 0 o %
Batteries-BrOwn and King: Matthew
son and Bowerman- Attendance %. 900.
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Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

the coacher \ runner was then sub
stituted for him TO score on the next
play.
Directors Of the San Francisco Jockey
Club and Pacific Coast Jockey Club have
flied certificates with the county clerk,
showing that the capital stock Of the
San Francisco Club was reduced TO 81 COL
ana Of the Pacific Coast Club 10 1920.
Both clubs are now merged with the
new California Jockey Club
Any how the Detroit management Is
doing well on the trip. Four games In
Boston 90 almost OOO0 people. and the
first two with New York 10 about q, 600
Manager Armour IS not the only big
league manager who would like to have
Outfielder Stone Of the Milwaukees.
Charley Ebbitts, Of the Brooklyas. made
a tlp 10 Milwaukee Saturday and had
an Interview with magnatc HaVenOr,
but the latter said he would not listen
TO Stones release before the season was
ended.
a record was made in game between
Dallas and Fort Worth. two teams Of
the North Texas League, that were
played by Cleveland on April. on the
Blues way north. IL was an eleven IN
uIug game and although Fort Worth
made only one hit and Dallas thirteen,
Forth Worth won by the score OF to
errors. one hit In eleven innings and
sixteen errors come very near 10 estab-
fishing records that Will stand for many
a JcIr.
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Over 5000 Athletes
In St. Louis Games
Athletic Features at the Worlds Fair Most
Pronounced Success Known to History.
Best Schedule Ever Arranged.

has been attempted by any organization,
corporation or club in the world as
the records of the different events that
have been held In the stadium viii
prove. Never before in the history of
sport has there been such schedule
arranged, and the fact that this program
has been carried out successfully from
the beginning of May TO the present
time speaks volumes for the interest
that hes been taken in athletics in this
country. The whole thing has been got
ten up Tor the education OF the Ameri-
can people
IL is very pleasing to report that since
the opening Of the stadium, over 5000
entrants have taken part in the events
that have been held
Many Entries.
The magnitude and the Importance of
the A A. L. days in the stadium can
better be grasped by the official report
Of the entries that were received and
thecities that were represented The total
entry for the three A A L. days. handi-
cap. Junior and senior. amounted to SCI
entries. the following table showing
what portion Of the United States these
entries came from
such a showing reflects the greatest
Of credit upon the A A l. as an or
ganization and upon the Worlds Fair
management as never before in the his
tory Of a national meeting has there
been such a representative entry as this
one. coming as they do from twenty
three sections OF the country. as fol-
lows:
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AMATEURS TO PLAY
WASHINGTON CLUB
Picked Sunday School Men
to Meet Professionals.
TEAM NOT YET SELECTED
Will Get Best Infeld and Battery and
Heavy Hitting Outfelders.
Should Draw Well.

What should prove one Of The biggest
baseball hits Of the season Will be
pulled of next Thursday. when the
Washington team Of the American
League meets a picked team of Ike
Sunday School Athletic Association
League.
The Sunday School League games on
the Mount Pleasant and White Lot
grounds have attracted large crowds
each day. and the teams have thousands
of wild-eyed rOOteTs of the most cXIs-
gerated type. The boys always PLAY to
win. put life in the game. and never say
die. They have done more to stimulate
interest in clean, manly baseball. and
other outdoor sports than any other aES
gregation ever formed in Washington.
and their friends think there is nothing
too good for them
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FOURTH WALLOPED
ST. STEPHENS TEAM
League Leaders Won by
Score of If to ,
WESLEY IS AGAIN DEFEATED
Mount Pleasant Methodists Cop the
Coin on the White Lot
Ellipse.
WESLEY IS AGAIN DEFEATED

ST. Stephens had about as much
chance of defeating the Fourth Presby-
terrain team on the Mount Pleasant
grounds yesterday afternoon as Bryan
has of being elected President.
When Umpire Belts called, the game
at the end of the eighth inning the
score stood Il TO >. and but for an error
by Warman in the first inning the
Saints would have been BANKED. Now
ing down St. Stephens batsmen came
as easy TO VIII Donaldson as taking
money out of mama's apron pocket
when no one was looking He allowed
only three hits. and never permitted st.
stephens TO make more than one in an
inning.
Ashley to the Shed.
Ashley began the slab work for the
losers. He was banged seven times in
the first two innings for as many runs.
and was then sent in TO keep company
with the water tank, Mcknight assum-
ing the twirling. Mac was strictly
there with the goods, but stupid base
Dall and pair OF errors gave the
Fourth five more runs in the third.
Then he attempted 10 play the whole
game by himself and succeeded fairly
well During his sOjourn at padding
them up. he served seven ozone feeds
- the foe.
Bielaslli. Bishop and King carried off
the swattinG honors for the league
leaders Bishop got a three-0agger and
two singles, Bielask whistled three sin
giles Fast the infield, and Captain
CharlHs spanked out a drive for trip
around the circuit and COPIED IA pair OF
One-SpOts.
Kicker was the only ST. Stephens man
who could successfully locate Donald
sons Winders. He got an iniieId single
and planted hard double 10 the middle
patch.
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34StBFNL ROWING Sc RACING BOXING GOLF ATHLETICS
Ort Wells Captures
The Brighton Derby
Drake Colt Beats Field in Rich $4,000 Stake.
Broomstick Second, But Disqualified
Another Jockey Killed.

5, third. Time, 5:O4 10 Ten Candles
Redpath Flying Buttress. and OptuEia
also ran. The last three fell
Third race-Venus Stakes: for two
year-old FLIES; five furlOngs Tradition.
= TO 20, won; Ascot Belle, : to ,. SEC
ond: Schulamite, 40 to l, third. Time,
l;Ol. Czaraphine. Sparkling. and Campo
also ran.
Fourth race-BrishtOn Derby; for
three-ye ar-Olds; one and one-half miles:
ont Wells, TO ., won; knight Errant,
TO l. second BObadn, I To 3. third.
Time. 2:32 2-5. Broomstick also ran. The
latter finished second, but was disquali-
fled for fOuling.
Fifth race-SeIIing; for three-year-olds
and upward; six furlOngs. For Luck 6
10 l, won; Emergency. 10 to !, second;
Counterpolse, : 10 l, third. Time, l:l2 20.
Right and True, Monster, me Mus
keteer Forward, Jack Ratlih. Prin
cess Titania. Oriskany, Consideration.
Durazzo, Julia NJ, and Turquoise Blue
also ran.
ODDS ana upward, one and One-clghth
miles. Grand Opera. ; to =. won; Rose
tint, TO |. second; Sheriff Bell, to l.
third. Time, 1:52 3-j. Illyria, Lord
Badge. Gold Dome. The Cricket, and
Chittah also ran.
Seventh race-Selhng; for three-year-
olds and upward; six furlOngs. Belle of
Belle Meade, 10 l. won. BrOOklynite,
I 10 I. second: Lem Reed, / TO l. third
Time, liza. Dauphin. Waterford. Mar
garet o., Xxi. Bowler, Mutiny. Merry
Moments, Baby NJ. May Holiday. Mali.
Tide. and Obligate also ran.
Entries for Monday.
First race-One and one-sixteenth
miles; maiden riders. Molina, IS: Sir
Shep, SO; Falmouth los; King Raine.
lOl; Sam Craig. 1O6; Reveille 81. Nine
Spot, l0l; Bardolph, lO5; Worry IS; Toi
San, 80; Demurrer l0l; EhaOn, l04.
DTamatist, 100: Xxi, 50; Champlain, 50
q. Whittier. l03.
Second race Steeplechase; short
course Maiden. l5S. Mystic Shriner. l4S:
GOrtnagalOn, i4O. Good and Plenty, l46,
ROyelle, 1877; Doylesford, 1875; Trek, l33;
Libretto. 100; Tireless, 49,; Jiminez, 49,;
Amur, l52.
Third race Six furlongs Metallic b.
90: Legatee, lO2: Light Note. 1902. Dia-
mond Flush. 100. McChOrd, l12; Colossal
lO2: Britisher. ~; High Life. SO; Austin
Allen. ll2: TorcheIle. lO9: Jack McKeon.
III: ST Bellane 124; GlOwstar, 102.
Earldom. 1O2; Glorifer, 127-
Fourth race-Six furIonGs. Graceful
rs: Turquoise Blue, l26; Possession, us;
Lady Amelia 126, TOi San 106. Flam-
mula, 100.
Fifth race-One mile and one furlong
ord Badge. l05. BIigand 30: Himself
80. IHyria. 80; April Shower. 90; Key
note. 90 Gold Dome, 80; W. b. Fas-
ig. 81.
sixth race-Fiye and one-half furlonss.
Sparkling, 1O7. Baronetta. l0I; Throc-
ton. lO7. Yelled Lady. l07, Belle Sig
nora. l05 Gotowin. lOl: Rare MUSIC sic
Sportsman. l07; Ismalian. 101; Meadow
Horn, lO1; Fairy Dance. lOI. MaXey
Moore. lO7; Nightmare, l07; Salt and
Pepper. l0I.
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Wise Move.

Thursday is an open day in the Ameri-
can League. unless il should happen 10
rain on Wednesday, and Manager Dono-
van decided 10 get game with local
team. IL was "a wise move. for the local
fans have been anxious al season TO
see how the Senators would show up in
comparison with the best local amateur
talent
Donovan went TO see President George
A Provost, of the Sunday School
League, and asked about having "A game.
The president thought il over. discussed
the subject with the other members Of
the board of directors and tEc COuclu-
sion was reached that "a match between
the Senators and the Sunday School
amateurs would be q good thing.
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Had Been Twitted.

Donovan explained that he had been
twitted often from the right field
bleachers about his team and had been
asked why il did not meet the Sunday
school boys and get "a sure enough
licking This naturally lrritated the
eaSy-gOinE manager who was willing
TO take the first opportunity offered to
show the ScOffers that even il the Sena-
tors have been losing in the American
League they are a whole lot better than
the amateurs.
The statement of the professional
manager that he wanted TO get game
in order 60 beat the youngsters TO
whisper excited honest sporting iudig-
nation in the hearts of Sunday School
League officials and they viii give him
"a chance to make good. on the other
hand, Donovan says he Will put in his
best men and turn a trick that will show
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At the game I'm Montreal Saturday.
won by the NewarkS 3 to ,. the rowdy
element got after the Newark players
bus when the game was over bur QIit
when the Sailors lined 10 with their
bats Then the gang went for Umpire
Sullivan. but q detective pulled a y
volver and the intended attack fizZlhI
away Sullivan was followed ana lie
ceived few stones. but AS he was aided
by few friends, none of the crowd got
near.
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MIKE LYNCH LOSES
PITCHERS BATTLE

PITTSBURG, July 8.-The Brooklyn
Nationals took the second game OF the
series from Pittsburg today by playing
the better ball. Lynch gave only four
hits but he made a wild throw which
permitted Brooklyn 10 win the game
Score:
r HE.
Pittsburg -..-....I OO0OOOO-I 8 ;
Brooklyn .........0 0 O2000-2 I
BatIeries-Lynch and Smith: JoneA
and Bergen. Attendance-5.00 p
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lWO-base hits-BrOWn. Briggs, Waller
irst base on balls-On Sterue, 1. First
dse on cTrors-Wesley. l. Mount Pleas
nj Methodist. J. Left on bases-Wes-
-. 2 Mount Pleasant Methodist. B.
acrifice hit-BurrUughs Stolen bases
settler, Woodward. McCauley ~, Bur
Oughs o. Brown 90. Struck SOut-Bv
Nahler. G. By Sterne, 2 Balk-Wahler.
Double play-QuanJTeIle 10 Kettler
,assed bail-Crampton, Wild pitch
terne tmpire-Mr SNYDER. Time Of
ame-l hour and Do nInnfDs
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TwO-base hits-Bradley. Kicker. Three
base hit-Bishop. Home run-King. First
on halls-Om Ashley. ]. on Mcknight.
/; on Donaldson, J. First on errors
Fourth, ,; St. Stephens. ? Left on
bases-Fourth. 6. St Stephens, .. Baik
donaldson Stolen bases-BishOp .;
Atchison. Bielaski. Hunt Struck out
BY Donaldson. Z, by Mcknight. !: by
Ashley, l. Double plays-Rhodes 20
King. Passed balls-Haydeu, 2 Umpire
Mr.. Retts. Time Of game hour and
80 minutes.
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NOTES OF THE GAME

Lord fields his position about as well
any other shortstop Ina the league.
DICK woodward was PLAYED at nrst
I'd took care Of everything that came
II way
The Mount Pleasant inheld as il an
cared yesterday looks as strong as
~ other IN the league
McCauley made four hits out Of four
mes up batting out 90 perceutag e
r the day. Mac" seems 10 keen an
MS old-time form In playing the base.
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Summaries.

one hundred yard dash-Won by w.
A. SChick. Harvard. Barclay. OF Cam
bridge. second Time. O:g as
440-yard dash-WOn by +. J. Dives. of
Harvard: Barclay, Of Cambridge. sec
Ond. Time. O.i9 4-5.
Half mile run-Won by Holding. Of
oxford; CORVALLIS. Of Oxford, second.
Time l:561z.
One-mlle run-Won by Gregson. Of
Cambridge; Hamilton, Of oxford. sec
Ond. Time 4:2l 10
Two mile run-Won by Colby, Of OK
ford. Churchill. Of Cambridge. second
Time. minutes % seconds. Colby won
by 10 yards.
80 yard hurdles-WOn by r. j. CIapp,
of Yale: Bird, OF Harvard. second. Time
j. As seconds.
Broad jump-Won by l.. p. Sheffield.
of Yale: Jump = feet lOsa inches; Ayres.
or Harvard, second. jump 4 feet ga
inches.
High jump-Won by C. +. Victor,
of Yale. jump feet X inch. Lead
er and DOoTley, of Cambridge. tied for
second place with jump Of feet lOls
inches.
Throwing 16-pound hammer-NVon by
Shevlin, of Yale, with Il throw of l52
feet inches; Glass. OF Yale. was sec
ond with IL throw OF 49, feet 3I2 inches.
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English Win Long Runs.

The same was true in the mile race
In the first lap the men were punched
but the English lads, famed for their
Iong-distance work, jumped out and the
Americans were soon so hopelessly ia
the rear that they did not even attempt
TO finish
The crowd was slow in waking up
Not until the high jump. the third event
on the card did il reach anything Ike
enthusiasm When Victor. OF Yale. the
only American In the event won, he
was given d rOusirg ovation. For his
first four jumps ne wore a Yale sweater
but this did not prevent the Harvard
contingent from giving him the cheers
due him
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James K. Sullivan, chief Of the depart
ment of physical culture of the Worlds
Fair. is on a visit to New York now TO
make arrangements for the representa-
ton OF the champions Of the Metropoli-
tan district in the coming Olympic
games that are to be held the latter
part Of August for the purpose of de
Gliding the worlds championships And
this meeting. Chief Sullivan says, Will
be without doubt the most successful
athletic meeting that has ever been held
in the world.
The department Of physical culture at
St. Louis has been given ample space for
the exploitation OF all sports and pas
times and there has been erected a
model athletic field The track is one
third Of a mile IN circumference, with a
220-yard straightaway that is twenty
five feet I'm width. and, IL is without
doubt the largest and most perfect track
in the world. Every known Held Sport
has been provided for. including polo.
and 1t is the intention Of the equestrian
polo committee to have an international
polo competition within the stadium
100000 Expended.
From a scientific standpoint. however.
the most interesting feature of the phys
zeal culture department is the gymna-
SUM that has been built at an expense
OF over 500 goo, and fully equipped with
up-to-date apparatus. The physical
training committee have hundreds of
exhibits showing the work as per-
formed in the different cities. schools.
colleges and Y NJ c. As The col
lege exhibits are in the gymnasium
around the running track The ex-
hibits OF the work in the public school
sy stem in New York are shown. The
normal school work is fully displayed
In the exhibit from the New Haven
normal school.
The idea In creating the department
of physical culture was TO give an in
telligent idea OF how the work has been
progressing in America. and commenC-
ing August the physical training com
mittee viii lnaugurate its Worlds Fair
lecture course During the month Of
August the most famous authorities in
America and Europe on the subject of
physical training. will each give . series
OF ten lectures.
The athletic portion of the Worlds
Fair has been the most successful that
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Rah for Home Folks.

1t remained for the winning of the
hurdles by Clapp 10 bring out all The
fTenZied enthusiasm Of which only
sporting American crowd is capable
Clapps victory cinched the meet for
the Americans and the rival crowds of
Yale and Harvard quickly forgot their
usual friendly opposition and cheCr,d
themselves and each other indisCrimi-
natcly. Hundreds OF megaphOnes were
pulled from recesses and the successful
candidates were congratulated in such
quick succession that the field beCams
a veritable bedldm.
The Englishmen. too. Joined in the
demonstration and reached the highest
point Of enthusiasm for them. shouting
almost as loudly hear. hear They UNI
grudgingly conceded that America had
the better team.
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/ The end Of this week viii likely see
{ the disarmament Of the Lancaster indie
] pendent team. Thomas Feeley, OF Ches-
! ter. who managed the team. has severed
his connection with 1t. and went 10
/ Coatesyille to manage the team at that
place. Although given team that was
playing winning ball. and provided with
one of the finest ball parks IN the State.
the citizens Of Lancaster did not pa
trOniZe the game and on many days
the gate money was not sufficient 10 pay
the visiting clubs guarantee.
II is said that the Senators are trying
TO trade Johnnie Townsend and the col
Ored groundkeeper for a lawn mower
Philadelphia North American.
Jesse Williamson. ID. the crack sculler
Of the University Barge Club. and cham
pion OF the SchuylkiH Navy WAS 50
badly injured on Wednesday. evening
that il is not likely that he viii be able
10 compete In the national champion
ships at St Louis next week. While
taking a time trial over the course on
the Schuylkili River ne coIIded WIN "A
double shell from the West Philadelphia
Boat Club The shock Of the collision
was sufficient 20 throw him from the
boat.
The percentage of the Phillies Is even
time. This is doubtless due TO the fact
that the other clubs have strengthened.
while the Phillles haye been AT stand
stil
Up IN New England they have a
player named Hamilton who has made
twenty-five runs and twenty-three hits
IN his last seventeen games. batting at
the rate OF 400 Won't you please sign
q few like him. Manager Kennedy
MeTiden Record. Yes. sign Few. 1hey
grow on every bench.
The Brooklyus have lost twenty-one
games by one run. Think Of that! Seven
Of these were TO the Chicagos and five
10 St Louis. They lost two ] TO games
and four 10 ! games. They landed
eight games BY one run. making twenty
nine games played by them won and lost
BY one run.
Sullivan awarded the game to Newark
ia the ninth inning Friday at Montreal
when AthertOn came TO the plate, after
having been ordered out of the game.
Hoffman was also removed. both play
ers wrangltng over hunted ball which
Hoffman finally threw over the fence.
Some of the turbulents In the New
England League need "a warm dressing
Anhh4 anu AtlrF are lh "a ialt way 10
hear from Headquarters II they do not
subside. Few umpires could 90 salts
factory work when they are halted as
badly as they are IA some quarters OF
the New England League.
The Altoona club OF the Eastern hide
pendent League, OF which Two members
Of last years Cleveland team belong
occupies last place IN the league. The
two eX-Blues are Johnny Gochnaur
who is playing second base lust now
and Alex Pearson. the Homestead boy
who pitched few games for Armour.
Claud Rossman. while he Is playing
with HOlyoke. II far from being ia the
possession Of his last years strength
In recent game he made a long hit.
which ordinarily would have been good
70! home run for Rosy" yet the best
he could do was % tOtter around to third.
where he feli Painting into the arms III
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The Altoona club OF the Eastern hide
pendent League OF which Two members
Of last years Cleveland team belong,
occupies last place IN the league The
two eX-Blues are Johnny Gochnaur
who is playing second base lust now
and Alex Pearson. the Homestead bow
who pitched a few games for Armour.
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Claud Rossman. while ne Is playing
with H0lyOke. II far from being ia the
possession Of his last years strength
In a recent game he made a long hit
which ordinarily would have been good
fo9 home run for Rosy" yet the best
he could do was % tOtteT around to third.
where BE feli Painting into the arms "