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The Washington times., 1905-06-20
ATHLETICS BASIS
OF HIGHER LIFE

Legitimate forms Of exercise and of
recreation win the interest of the in
different in the churches Sport is al
ways helpful In cheering the dis
couraged. in engendering good feeling
and in arousing the better emotions"
This was the keynote of the address
of Prof Mitchell Carroll. constructor
Of the Vaughn Glass. last night at the
class banquet held at Calvary Baptist
Church, when he made "a strong plea
for athletics in the churches
Later in the course Of his speech.
Prof. Carroll gave some very startling
figures. He said:
Only &c per cent of the total popula-
ton of our country are members of
churches, or SIS per cent of all over
twelve years of age. Oe the Ia, $50 600
young men between the ages of sixteen
and thirty-fve, not over 5000, 600 or az
per cent of the total attend church
services.
ION this basis of these figures, il is
a safe statement 20 make that not over
so per cent of the adult population of
our country ever enters the door of a
church, either Protestant or Catholic =
affairs" in the opinion OF Prof. Car
roll. .is to have plenty Of good, clean,
wholesome athletics in connection with
all Of the churches.
E Richard Shipp and DIR. Grant S.
Barnhart also made addresses. Informal
responses to toasts We're made by F. w
Vaughn the Rev. Samuel H Greene D
D.. G. H. Matthews, J. St. Clair Ham
bly,. and Judge Charles Bundy.
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
BADGER FROM THE zoo
STILL RUNNING FREE
Black Leopard From Africa an Object
of Interest-Remains Wild
in Cage.

All but one of the badgers that escaped
from the National Park Zoo last week
have been captured. He is still at large,
but the police Of the Tenth precinct
expect they will soon round him up as
they did The others. They are the most
persistent animals In attempting to es-
cape. ana the continual boring they do
makes 1t almost impossible to keep them
within bounds. Concrete, cement and
boards hold no terrors for them.
One of the chief attractions at the
park yesterday was the black leopard
that arrived from Africa last week He
Is one of the most ferocious beasts in
the collection, 1t being almost .mpossi-
BILE to ever tame them even when cap
tured very young or born in captivity
When one IS approaching the cage he
shows his fangs and growls at a dis
lance of thirty feet and by the time the
person has come within a few feet he
has worked himself into a genuine rage
and snaps his teeth and growls in blood
curdling manner In his repeated at
tempts to fling himself through the bars
The bars have been carefully inspected
however and there IS no danger
During the week there also arrived
from San Francisco two cock-a-toos
two brush turkeys and one megaphos.
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
SYRACUSE CREW
ON THE HUDSON
Last Years Winners Are at
Poughkeepsie.
MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION
Yale and Harvard Are Improving in
Their Work at New
London.

POUGHkEEPSIE, N. Y. June 90
-Four of the colleges which will com
pete In the intercollegiate boat races on
June 20, have already erriyed here.
Syracuse, the latest addition to the
rowing colony, made a favorable impress
sion when the men got in rowing cos
TUNES. They are, with one or two ex-
ceptlons, not very heavy lot of fel.
lows, but Of fine physique, and look fl,
Tor the hardest kind OF a struggle.
those who saw the men considered
them equal to anything that Cornell O,
Columbia could produce as far as DOW.
erful build goes
What the crew will be able to do whep
II gets into d shell for actual business
OF course. still to be determined
Columbia and Cornell.
Rowing sharps have watched the prac
tee spins of Cornell and Columbia dur.
ing the past week with eager eyes. an6
they are pretty well satisfied about tn.
STATUS or the two combina tons. Some
are not backward In stating that Cor
hen IS somewhat the better, while other:
'eer to the Columbia boat to win. The
majority. however, seem to be of tn.
opinion that the two combinations ar.
ABOUT evenly matched and that The ract
pe5Ween them will be struggle worth
gong a long way to see
ootn crews have shown mapnfficen
every stroke. -
Work on Thames.
GALES FERRY, Conn. June ao-1,
the practice on the Thames. both tn.
Yale and the Harvard crews show ,
marked Improvement, Harvard appear
20 nave mastered the knack Of keepin.
on their sliding seats and none Of tn,
four blades. either on the port or star
board side, jumped SO high in the exer
else.
The crew is lifting very little water
anc the eddies. when their oars leay,
the surface. are clear and whtl1sng Xix
The Yale crew is still showing to won
oerful advantage, with their clear cut
precise and powerful stroke. Nothins
raster than twenty-eigEt to the mtnut,
Is In order. and the rowing is confined
to distance OF two miles
If they had only rowed like that il
Cambridge" said Coach Wray, of Har
ward, and will row like 1t on the 18th
we viii make the traditional outcome O.
this race look like the proverbial 3
cents
Men in great shape. Wen win In {
walk say Coach Kennedy and Cap
tain Whittier, Of the Yale crew
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
NEXT SATURDAY
IS DERBY DAY
But There Amt Coin to
Be No Derby
LAMENT OF CHICAGO MAN
Gives Details of Famous Racing Event
That Cannot Eventuate-Figures
on Attendance.

A writer in the Chicago Record-Her-
aid laments the suppression of racing
in that city as follows:
1t may not be generally known that
next Saturday is the date assigned for
the great American Derby. We men,
ton 1t now because you might other
wise forget to go. For the benefit OF
the uninitiated in derbies we take pleas
ure in giving few tips that may be of
value.
To get to the grounds take the South
Side cars to Sixty-third street. En-
trance to the track will be over the
fence It Is a little climb OF twelve feet
-barbed wire on top.
The grandstand was strengthened two
years ago. and is plenty strong enough
to hold all the people who will be there.
Jim OLeary says betting has been
very light, and he figures that his loss
es counting what he hoped to make)
Will be about $37, 500
Harry Payne Whitney will NOT be pres
emit IL was ascerIained positively last
night that he intends to stay in New
York.
officials of the club are saying moth
ing about the attendance, beyond con-
Tossing that the number of people who
would like to see derby is consider
ably in excess of 10000.
Among the occupants of the boxes
VIII be Miss Sparrow and Miss Pigeon,
VINO are very prominent In fly circles.
The plan Of betting will be the same
as that in use at Hawthorne and Har-
lem at the present time.
The scene is expected to rival the
events of 1895. 1896, or 1897.
Derby day costumes for men include
coat with 1S-inch side vents.
Tickets are not on sale AT the Well
dngton nor at the board Of trade cigar
stand, as usual.
The hopes Of the East are to be blast
ed once more Everybody agrees that
there is not a chance in the world for
an Eastern horse to win.
The days program will be as follows:
First race, nine holes for those who
have not beat DOGGY since last fall.
Second race, fve-hole dash for sixteen
year-ofds. Third race, the DERBY,
course and a half, for players of three
years experience. Fourth race, for
some, eighteen holes and back. Fifth
race, mixed foursome, for those who
have won mugs. Sixth race, once
around for fun.
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
POST UNRAv[LS
SPOOK MYSTERY
Found Means Came From a Dog That
capes Shooting and Receivers.

GREENWICH. Conn, June &C. w.
Post, OF Battle Creek. Mich, and Wash
ington, D. c.. who is building a summer
residence at Rock Ridge. near Green
witch. has succeeded in unraveling a
spook mystery which caused much anx-
iety to the mechanics there and threat
ened to leave him without workmen
For three days the men heard means
and could not discover the cause Mr.
Post was called in. and not believing in
spooks or anything of that sort investi-
gated.
In pit eight feet deep which sur
rounded an elm tree he found a neigh
boris collie dog which had been missing
for three days. It was frothing at the
mouth and uttering strange means.
Superintendent l.. M Brown Jumped
into the pit, but jumped out quicker.
minus a part of his trousers, the dog
having snapped at him. Mr.. Post
dropped a moose over the dogs head
and pulled him up
When about to De shot the animal ran
away and Is now all right.
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
HEROES STEAM HOME
ABOARD THE PURITAN
Grounding of the Vessel Near Nouth
of Potomac Was Not an Un-
mixed Evil.

Hall to the conquering heroes.
The monitor Puritan, with the DIS
trict Naval Battalion and a little OF
the bottom Of the sea still aboard, re-
turned TO Washington at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon and dropped the an
chors remaining to her near the Seventh
street wharf.
Sailors and soldiers, tried and true,
the boys looked as they stood up for
inspection by General Harries and Ad-
jutant General Brett Immediately after
Wild rush for the Shore They thought
it better to stand on shore than TO
stand on a boat that stood on a sand
bar.
They all reported a fine, exciting trip,
and it was the general impression that
the time they had TO drill while the
Puritan rested on the sands mad i'm
proved their military form to great
extent. Then came the story or the
fatal grounding. as follows:
Story of the Grounding.
At s o'clock Monday morning week
ago. as she sailed near the mouth of
the Potomac river, the good ship Puri-
tan's engines slowed down. the tide
ouickened, and the craft was washed to
a sandbar. Commander Stratton then
asked tug nearby to pull the Puritan
off the bar.
The tugs captain, however, refused.
as he did not know how important 1t
was to release the ship from her cap
tivity. In reply to a request that ne
take the Puritan's big anchor out a
long distance SO that the ship might
pull off by that, he refused
On account Of the low tide, the men
had to wait twenty-four hours before
they could man a boat and take the
anchor out by themselves. This pleas
ant interval was spent in listening to
what the sad seawaves had to say and
wondering if the ocean was grooming be-
cause they had stepped on its under
tow.
At the end of the twenty-four hours,
the anchor was taken out, and the
ships engines pulled her off the bar Tho
officers claim that the incident did not
delay them any as the fatal bar was
not a half mile from the place where
the Puritan had to report to the Tex
as.
The Puritan left here Friday after
noon June 8, and took part in the ma
neuvers against Baltimore and Newport
News.
All the officers and men declare they
had great deal OF actual war training
and think the trip did them a lot Of
good They were glad they got stuck
on the bar, they said, because now they
know how to get off If it happens again
The work of the Puritan was highly
praised by Rear Admiral Dickins.
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
THE SYLVAN PLAYERS
REPEAT "TWELFTH NIGHT

Amid the picturesque surroundings
which they have selected for their
Washington engagement the Sylvan
Players repeated their interesting per-
Torrance of Twelfth Night" last night
before one of the largest audiences
which has yet greeted the company.
Miss Cortelyou's Viola Is among the
most artistic portrayals in her roper
toire and her work last night was
highly interesting. Her comedy work
in the duel scene was excellent
Versatility az we'll as studious dis
erection mark Mr.. Herbert's admirable
work as MalvoIio. The supreme con-
ceit OF the man is brought out subtly
and the fine reading which Mr.. Herbert
gives the part, particularly in the letter
scene, gives him a high place among
Shakespea rean players
AS You Like II" is underlined for to-
night
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

w. Walter Benton, &c. and NJ Char
lotte Lennon, 70.
Frank c. Gricune, 2, Chicago, Ill,
and Edna l. Jones, z, District of Co
lumbla.
Eddie Smallwood, 2s. and Heller
Simms, %.
w. F.. Mattingly. %, and Irene J.. Ste
vens. %
William Rhodes, IS, and Oracle .cle
man. 48.
William Simmons, So, and Emma j
Vanberg, 81: both of Alexandria county
Va.
William A Thompson. g, Pittsburg
Pa. and Olive S. Patterson, Y, Mt
Pleasant, Pa
Mitchell c. Lyon, %. and Agnes A
Terrell 70.
Samuel Checks, IS, and Margare
Barnes, IS.
Charles o. Anderson, %, and Natali
c. Bruce, l9.
James H. Peyton. 3. and Louis,
Friedman. II.
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
PALAIS ROYAL JUNIORS
D0WNED MANLEY A. C.,

The Palais Royal Juniors defeated the
Manley Athletic Club by to 5. The
feature was the pitching of Nesmith
for the Paiais Royal juniors. 1t being
his first appearance in the box. The
Juniors have a find in Nesmith, and
with the excellent support that the team
gives him, should be able to take a
majority of their games
Lineup for the PalaIs Royal Juniors
Catcher, John Speilbring; pitcher, Her
man Nesmith; first base, George Barthl-
mus second base, George Junghaus
third base, Leon Cooper: shortstop.
Archie Morgali; left field. David Ruben;
center field. George Johnson; right field.
Frank Cole
Teams averaging from IA to 1? years
address Fred Luders. manager, PaIais
Royal
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
Sullivan Leaves TODAY
For Fight in Frisco
Popular Washington Boxer to Prepare for
Jimmy Britt on July 18-t1as Had Rapid
Pise-List of Battles

Kid Sullivan, Washington's popular
lightweight pugilist, Is to leave here this
afternoon for San Francisco, where he
is to fight Jimmy Britt on July Is, for
what many call the lightweight cham
pionship of the world.
He will be accompanied in his travels
to the Coast by Maurice ]. Herford,
brother Of Al Herford. his manager.
Upon reaching Frisco, Sullivan will take
q complete rest fer several days to re-
cover from the long railroad trip, and
will then start into active training He
also expects to take enough light Gales
thenic exercise on the train to prevent
becoming too stale.
While Britt has been touted as the
lightweight champion. legitimately
speaking. he Is not SO. That title right
fully still belongs to Joe Cans, and
until some one defeats the dusky boxer
mere talk will not take 1t from him.
However, Britt is one of the foremost
Young Corbett. Eddie Hanlon. Battling
Nelson, and JabeZ White naturally
giye him a record that Is eQuaied by
very few. 1t is easily evident, there
fore, that a victory over the Californian
Will ..lean much fame and glory for the
Warrington lad.
Brit's Record Superior.
or course. as far as records go, Britt
Is far superior to that of Sullivan,
for his residence in the Golden Gate
city has afforded him abundant oppor-
tunitfes that could not be had in the
East. However, the Kid has shown in
his battles that he is made Of the real
stuff that goes so far to make cham
pion.
Game to the core, he does not know
what the word quit means, and he has
never shown the slightest sign Of a
yellow streak. 1t is a case of so with
him at all times from the first clash OF
the gong until the battle is brought TO
Al. end by a knockout or its going the
limit. Sullivan is yet to meet the man
who is able to knock him out. But
once in his career has he been knocked
down.
No Knockout Fighter.
A curious thing about Britt and his
coming opponent is the fact that Meth
er Of them is a knockout fighter. Both
Britt and Sullivan have won many bat
ties, but comparatively few nave come
their way by handing out ticket for
dreamland. They invariably beat their
opponents to a pulp from the start, al
though they both have failed time and
again to put their men out Of business
1t Is easily evident that the coming
match will be a bruiser from the very
start. Britt has been favored several
times in decisions when the bouts went
the limit. The Kid knows. therefore
that unless he knocks out Britt, who
has an overwhelming advantage, he vii
get the worst end OF it. He will, there
fore, train with the idea in view OF
knocking Britt out.
Began in Prelims.
Sullivan first appeared In Baltimore
about four years ago. when he me-
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
GIVES BIDDLE FLOWERS

When he went home last evening. En-
gineer Commissioner Biddle carried q
fihe bouquet of old-fashioned flowers
the gift OF the Columbia Heights Citi-
zens' Association.
Judge c. s. Bundy, on behalf OF the
association, presented the bouquet to
Commissioner Biddle in recognition OF
: the latter's aid In abolishing the North
Court nuisance.
North Court. a number of small houses
near Eleventh and Steuben streets, with
out sewer connections. was long the only
cry needed to range the Columbia
Heights citizens in battle line. Colonel
Eiddte succeeded in persuadfng the
owner to compiv with the wishes Of the
residents Of the neighborhood-
The Washington times., 1905-06-20

George Kunnicker in preliminary bat
tle the purse for which was $15 His
first main bout was with Jack Bolen
whom he sent to sleep in two rounds
Later he met Billy Whistler While
the latter was not the silly of old
he still was far Better than the Kid
'Suily'' managed IL stay the limit. al
though badly beaten. He showed then
his wonderful power for taking punish
ment, and he has time and time again
demonstrated that he is able to stand
any amount of gaff. His admirers say
that Britt will never knock him out.
The next bout the Kid had brought
him a good amount of notoriety. 1t
took place near Washington, and he
succeeded in giving Joe Bernstein, the
Ghetto champion, his quietus in eight
rounds. Danny Lewis was next put
away in seventeen rounds.
Philadelphia Bouts.
Sully then went to Philadelphia, where
he secured the better Of Tim Callahan
in six-round affair. Young Erne next
outpointed him in a six-round meet
ing. Sufly's next match was with
Jimmy Briggs, a draw resulting
A fffteen-round bout with Tommy
Daily resulted in victory for the Kid.
The set-to brought the Washington lad
against Eddie Hanlon, and he went ten
rounds at killing pace with the Pacific
coast boy to draw.
The contest showed the Kids real
ability, and since then he has been
one Of the most popular boxers who
ever donned the mitts in Baltimore. He
next met and defeated Joe Tipman in
a fifteen-round encounter This was
n 10 ire "a a nd he ND
agement
Trimmed Daily.
Sullivan then went to the coast with
Joe Cans for the fight with Britt He
returned and fought Daily without any
training and the result was he lost.
He showed his superiority over the
Brooklyn boxer, however, by decisively
defeating him a few weeks later.
Between these bouts Joe Tpman was
given his Quietus in e. seven-round at
fair. Later kid" Broad was made to
throw UP the sponge in ten rounds.
He went to Philadelphia, where he
bested Jack O'Neil and Young Erne
In his six-round encounter with Harry
Lewis the verdict was that honorS were
even
Beat Battling Nelson
Sullivan stacked up against Young
Corbett, and a draw at the end Of ten
rounds was the decision. His last bout
was with Battling Nelson, and the result
is still fresh in the minds OF all the
fight fans. Sullivan won block, but
the decision was a draw. Referee Recap
stated that the conditions were that II
both men were on their feet at the end
of the sixth round the verdict was to be
a draw. The decision was as good as a
win, as succeeding events have shown.
Sullivan will naturally carry the short
end of the money when he faces Britt
but there is any amount Of money ready
TO say he viii, go the twenty-round limit
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
MINERS BURLESQUERS
PLEASE AT LYCEUM

Kernan's Lyceum offers In Miner s
American Burlesquers the best perform
ance that has been at that house In
some tiyne.
A radium dance by six attractive young
women and an excellent comedy bicycle
turn by Palf.ey and Barton head an
unusually good vaudeville performance.
TWO comedy farces .Doings at Luna
Park and Around the World IN an
Airstip. provoked considerable amuse-
snent.
An attractive chorus lent additional
charm to the I6sces.
The Washington times., 1905-06-20

NINETEEN MISPl AVS
IN WHITE LOT GAM
Mt. Vernon Made Only Seven and
Took Match From Fifth
Baptist.

Nineteen errors of commission was the
record made by the Mt Vernon and
Fifth Baptist teams at the White Lot
yesterday in the game which was won
out by the former by IS to T.
Thomas, who served them up for Mt
Vernon, was very effective. and although
his team had seven errors he held his
opponents to five hits. Akers and Wood,
the Fifth pitchers, were bumped about
the lot thirteen times. Erwin, for Mt.
Vernon, had three hits, which was the
best record made by any Of the batters-
score:
The score:
The Washington times., 1905-06-20

Earned runs-Mount Vernon. 5. First
base by errcrs-Mount Vernon, EIllh
Baptist, 5. Left on bases-Mount YER
1on, S; Fifth Baptist. 4. First base on
balls-On Thomas. 2; off Wood. !. IN
nings pitched-By THONGS. 3; .l by w. ARe1s.
:. off Akers 10: off Wood. 8. Struck out
by A Thomas. 10: by Wood. /. Home run
Erwin. Three base hit-B: Wood
Stolen bases-S. Wood CD, McelWnn'
HOFFMAN, Thomas, Goodno %, Bate
man Harris. Stevenson, and Erwin
Double plays-Akers to Raymond to
Hurley; Akers 10 Raymond Hit py
pitcher-By Thomas, L. Umpife-Davee
Vanable. Time of game hour and 10
minutes.
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
NOTES OF THE GAME.

The Mailslingers are the first team to
put up an errcrless game
Hilman. Stevenson, Pennington and
Jermaine figured in difficult catches.
Jerrnaines was d Deaut.
Kinney's only hit was one for four
sacks just over the initial base.
The MetcalffteS went out one, two,
three In every inning except the third
and seventh.
Kinney pulled out of the Quicksand
when ne famed Stevenson in the fourth
with the bases loaded.
Scbreiner's miscue in the eighth re-
suited In neat double instead of an
awkward error.
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
'ostofhce ........ 0 0 0 0 O 3-5
com. and Lab. 0 0 g 0 / 0. o-1

First base by errors-Postoffice. l.
Left on bases-Postoffice, =; Commerce
and Labor, /. First base OH balls-Of
Kinney, 1. off Haring, l. Struck out
BY Kinney. Z; by Haring. 13. Home run
Kinney. Two-base hit-Stevenson Sac
rifice hit-Haring. Stolen bases-Tierney,
Stevenson, Bacon. Jarvis. and Jermaine
Double play-Schrciner. Torney and Kir-
by Hit by pitchcr-By Kinney, 3
Passed ball-Hlnlan. Umpire-Mr Barr
Time OF game-1 hour and ~ minutes
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
KILLED WIFE WHO LAUGHED.

BUFFALO, n. Y, June 2o-Vincenzo
Avidson murdered his wife with All axe
AvidSo says that she laughed at him
because he groaned on account of a
stomach ache. He is sixty years old and
his wife was the same age.
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
ERROR[ESS PLAY
BY POST0FF|C[
Perfect Fielding Beat Commerce and
Labor by to Kinney Poorly
Supported.

BY fast fielding which was net marred
by single error Postofeice downed
Commerce and Labor in the Depart
mental League by to yesterday.
Haring. the Mailslingers' slabman,
was invineible, letting the Metcalates
down with two hits. Kinney pitched
and played good ball. but his support In
fielding and with the ba. was misera Bile.
The score.
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
CLERK, REBuKED, KILLS HIMSELF.

NEW YORK, June a0.-For no appar-
ent reason, other than that he had been
rebuked for some slight neglect of duty.
Harry Beneke, clerk, shot himself In
the office of General Manager j. G.
Stewart of the Erie Railroad
The Washington times., 1905-06-20
PRINTING OFFICE.
EPISCOPAL.

TODAY'S SCHEDULE.
Sunday School
SECTION A.
Gurley VS.. Gunton, Mt Pleasant
st. Stephens VS.. Foundry, White
Lot.
SECTION B.
Douglas VS.. First Congregational.
Northeast.