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The Washington times., 1905-09-18
BASEBALL ROWING : TROTT1NG SHOOTING !: TENNIS
BEELE AND PARKER
ASSAULTED BY MOB
Cleveland Crowd Objected to Rough
Tactics of Wrestling Team-Free
For All Fight.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 1s.-Wrestlers.
pugilists and onlookers mixed in a gen.
eraI fight on the Star Theater stage sat
urday night after Fred BeeIe had won
a decision over a local wrestler. and II
was necessary 70 call the police reserves
TO drive away the mob that later COL
lected at the stage door to await Beele
and Harvey Parker. his wrestling part
ner
Beele and Parker had thrown local
men on the mat, using tactics to which
the audience objected When Beele had
finished his man, Parker crossed the
stage amid shouts. Kisses and yeIls OF
foul" and was punched on the jaw By
Mark Lamb. who brought out Tom Jen-
kins. the wrestler A free fight fol-
lowed. in which Doc Payne, trainer OF
the Cleveland baseball team and former
trainer OF the Columbia football team.
taking Parker's part. was foored- Peace
was soon restored, and then the audi
ence swarmed about the stage door. and
had begun to batter IL down when a
dozen policeman arrived and escorted
the two wrestlers to their hotel.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
NATIONALS HAVE
CHANCE TO RISE
With Luck May Get Sixth
Place.
TEAM is IN GOOD SHAPE
Hill Only One Out of Game-Iest
Il
TEAM IS IN GOOD SHAPE
Hill Only One Out of Game-2est
Helped Jacobsen-Recruits
Will Help.

The end Of the present week will find
the teams OF the National and the Amer
lean leagues on their final strides for
the pennant, and with the leaders still
punched, SO that the championship is
still undecided. the interest of the fol-
lowers of the sport is increasing to fever
heat.
The results of the past week have
changed the complexion of affairs in the
big leagues very little. and it still looks
as If the Athletics and the New York
Giants will battle for the worlds cham
pionship. ---s
The Athletics are still in the lead in
the American league by fair margin,
and are keeping up their average by
winning. the majority of the games IN
each of their series. The three victories
over Boston last week helped lot. as
Chicago continues to win with cloclSlil<e
regularity. and are close enough to make
trouble il the Athletics should happen
to fall of the least bit in their form.
With a chance TO land in sixth place
the Nationals open up a three-weeks'
run at National park this afternoon in
a double header with Boston.
In Good Shape.
With the exception of Hunter Hill.
who is still in Garfield Hospital with
only a slight chance of getting back
in the game this season. the members
of the local club are in fairly good
shape for a hard finish The rest which
Jacobsen had while the team was in
the North did the southpaw consider
able good, and he will be given a try
out at the first opportunity.
The fact that Stahl's two recruits
Falkenberg and Adams-have delivered
the goods in the games In which they
have oficiated has been source of
Jubilation to local fans as both men are
expected TO brace up the pitching staff
next season.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

return TO the school for another year
put he decided to cast his fortunes with
the team at Charlottesville He IS out
ior quarterback, the position left open
py the graduation of Pollard
IN the Canadian field and track cham
pionships at Montreal on SATURDAY. I,
required the best efforts of Morton. the
champion sprinter of England to de-
feat Charley Seitz. the Georgetown man
running under the colors OF the New
YORK Athletic Club. The time for the
century dash was ten seconds.
The Syracuse University football
squad. which has been spending a week
at Amber. on Otfsco lake. preliminary
10 the opening of college, accompanied
by Head Coach Dr. G. p. Hutchins.
Coach t. NJ West, instructors and at
tendants. will return TO Syracuse to-
morrow morning, ana the first scrinn-
mage on the oval VIII be held in the
afternoon The number of men out for
the team Will be increased to seventy
five tomorrow afternoon.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

II now seems that the Atalanta Boat
Club double, J. j. F. Muicahy and VIII
liam Narley. did not win at the Ham
burg regatta in Germany last July. as
reported. but were disqualified for fail
ing 10 row over after a foul between
two German crews ABOUT halfway down
the course. The New FORK double was
in the lead by about a boats length
when the foul occurred and stopped
rowing when the others did. The dis
qualified crew went down over the
course TO its club house and the Ameri-
cans went along. also crossing the finish
line first, the disqualified crew not row.
ing al full speed. When told TO row the
race over again the Americans refused
claiming that they had already won the
race Difficulty in understanding the
Gerr1an referee probably led to the mis-
take in the first place. but the men re-
FUSED 10 row when the matter was fully
explained 10 them. The National Asso-
ciation of Amateur Oarsmen will inyesti-
gate the matter.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
CASH INDUCE EMENTS
WILL BE STOPPED
Golf Professionals Lose
Good Graft.
U. S. G. A. TAKES ACTION
Warns Manufacturers 70 End Rapidly
Growing Practice-Some Got as
High as $500.
U. S. G. A. TAKES ACTION

Serious trouble has been narrowly
ayerted in the golf world.
For months the United States Golf AS
soeiation officials noted the growing ten
dency on the part of bali manufacturers
to offer money inducements to we'll
known professional players TO use GER
tain makes of balls at championship
meetings. and now the governing body
has put "a ston TO the practice. At a
recent meeting of the executive COM
mittee the following resolution was
ndO,1fad-
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

superhuous weight this fall. Knowing
Reid's character for discipline his line
men set themselves to work during the
summer. and when they reported last
week with hardly an exception they
had taken OF from fifteen to twenty
five pounds Of useless weight. This
was especially noted in the cases Of
Brill. Parker. SQures, and White, who
were the most conspicuous heavy
weights last year. These have all re-
consequently better prepared for the
rigors OF the coming season.
Princeton started active work on
Thursday with q large SQUAD of vetSr-
ans. So far none OF the Tigers Fresh
other universities. Princeton never calls
out her drst-year men until after the
university opens. which will be next
week. 1t Is understood. however, that
the Princeton authorities have not been
asleep while their rivals have been
securing the country. and that they will
present some new men that will help TO
win back the Tigers prestige. OF the
men who reported on Thursday the
principal veterans were Captain Cooney.
Tenney. King, Rulon- Miller. and Nc
Cornfck for the back field. In addition
10 these men there were many substi-
tutes who promise to- develop we'll this
year.
Princeton will be the first of the Big
Six to play a regularly scheduled game.
The Tigers play Villanova on Septem-
Der 70. whereas the other universities do
not begin operations until the Saturday
following. The reason for PrincetOn's s
early start Is the early date on which
they have tn close their season. this
being week earlier than Harvard and
y ale and nearly two weeks earlier than
Penn and Cornell.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Ed Barry, the big pitcher recently
secured by John /. Taylor. has refused
to come TO terms with the owner of the
Boston Champions. and will not sign q
contract. Barry hailed from Decatur, Ill
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Columbus Driving park tomorrow. with
prospects for a successful meeting
There is large list of entries. The
fe features Az OF the meeting will be the
the SlO.G0 stake for PIG trotters on
Tuesday and the $500 stake for three
yearfold IrOtterS on Wednesday
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
BASEBALL.

Chairman Hermann and B. B. John
son. Of the National Baseball Commits
| sion. today called meeting of the COM
mittee at Cincinnati on September 25.
| The schedule and arrangements for the
worlds championship series will then
be formulated
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.

Applications have peen received by
Superintendent German for practically
every stable at Belmont Park for the
autumn meeting. and many owners will
probably have TO sta3;e at other tracks
during the approaching meeting The
large number OF Western stables that
Will winter in the East and participate
in the fall meetings around New York
has proved aR important factor in the
situation At present there are more
there are additions practically every
day.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

The Eastern league race ends on Sat
u-day. Jersey City, Baltimore and
Providence are fighting neck and neck
for the championship. with Jersey City
slightly in advance.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
Must Be Stopped.

THE Offering by manufacturers Of golf
goods or cash prizes to- be played for
at the open championship of the United
States Golf Association is. in the opinion
Of the executive committee. detrimental
10 the best interests CT the game OF
golf and should be prohibited"
While this offering of premiums to the
pros" from people in the trade has
been going on for some time. il never
was glaringly noticeable until. the
Western open championship. decided at
Cincinnati early in the summer Re
port had Il at the time that a certain
well-known professional had been Of
fered $500 to play with a certain make
OF ball
Encouraged by its success, the same
concern offered even more alluring in
ducements for some Of the cracka Jacks
who intended TO play at Myopia in the
national open event.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Baltimore fans are crying for a pos
season series between their team of th'
Eastern League and our Nationals.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Pittsburg has finally given up hope of
catching the New York Nationals. The
Pirates put UP a pretty stiff fight at
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Crowley has been spelling for a fight
for some time and It was more to gratify
this morbid craving on his part than
anything else that the coming fight was
arranged. TOM ROLAND q
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Fletcher the former Western TJigb
school quarterback. is a prominent can
didate for the varsity team at Virginia
1t was thought that perhaps he would
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Leon Mcdonald will start Glenwoo,
NJ. 2:OS3.. in the $4,000 stake for 2:l
trotteTS at Columbus Ohio
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Crick Brothers, Niagara. y. Y. have
purchased from w. L. Rhodes OF Gut
tenburg, n. j.. Captain Campson. 2:I2;1
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
Would Cause Trouble.

AT the rate things We're going it be-
came apparent TO the L. s. G.. A. Of
ficials that it was only question OF
time when these outside offerings of
premiums would mean more to the pro-
fessionals than the legitimate prize
money. That would naturally lead 10
all sorts Of possibilities and compIica-
tions the spremiums becoming so at
tractive as 10 offer temptations that
might ultimately result in the cham
pionships becoming a farce
Several days ago Ransom II. Thomas.
president of the United States Golf AS
sociation. sent Il communication to two
prominent manufacturer SAYING he
would like to see their representatives
When they saw Thomas they were told
plainly that the Offering of cash prizes
must stop. and that If their concerns
persisted the L.. S. q. A would not al
low their balls 70 be used at the com
ing open championship. The manufac-
turers have agreed to withdraw their
offers.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

III is probable that the next boxing
match in these parts will be between
Eddie Crowley of Washington and
Young Mack. who is now decorating
Baltimore with his presence. The match
with Crowley was offered TO Harry
Scroggs. of Baltimore. but as Crowley
cannot make less than 13S pounds and
Scroggs claims to be easily able to
do l35. the affair fell through Al. Nc
Murray suggested Young Mack. and
Mack II Will probably be- A letter was
received from McMurray Offering to send
Mack over at any time and the deal
VIII probably be completed this after
noon.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Although only two years old Jack
Mekerron recently trotted a mile over a
half mile track in 2:27Jk
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Maurice O'COnner. the manager of the
newly organized Columbia Athletic Club
1ootball team of this city. is experiencing
considerable trouble in arranging games
lie VIII go to the athletic meeting In
Baltimore tonight, where he expects 20
ball men.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Cornell men are unable to restrain
tnelr enthusiasm over the prospects for
1905. as indicated by the material which
reported to Coach Warner during the
week.
With the exception of the two or three
men of the 1904 squad. whom Cornell has
lost through graduation or other causes.
Coach Warner now has at work nearly
all OF Cornell's available strength. What
has impressed the visitors most with
the lthacans material. has been the
Size and ability of the men With the
addition of several of the new giants
who are entering this year. Cornell
promises to have an extraordinary heavy
team this fall
If the Cornell line can live up TO the
expectations IL has created. the back
held, made up of such veterans as Rice
Gibson. Halliday. Bird, and Cox. will
take care of itself. In fact 4 was Cor
nelfs weak line. which failed 10 support
really strong back field. which caused
all the trouble in 1904. With this weak
ness corrected Cornell may be expected
year and as a result, Penn. Princeton
and Columbia. who walked roughshod
over the Ithacans last year. will have
to put their teams through a special
campaign to meet the Red and White.
Coach Morley started football practice
for Columbia the first of the week, but
the prospects for the New Workers are
far from bright. Indeed, IL looks as
though Columbia will have one of its
with which Morley is now working are
Captain Thorpe. Eccheverria, Post.
Fisher, Carter, and Helmrick. With
hardly an exception all the others are
promise. Columbia is badly Handicapped
by the fact that II is largely a post
graduate school to which few athletes
are attracted so e
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

a big meeting is to be held at Woon
socket. X. L.. September 2S-29 Tn,
purses Will foot up to 5000
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

The entry list received by the Ken
lucky Trotting Horse Breeders Asso-
citation for the Lexington meeting of Oc-
tober 3 10 II, includes 374 horses for
twenty purses These, added 10 those
kept in the stakes. bring the total en-
try up to 62S horses. which breaks the
record for entries on American trotting
tracks.
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
American League.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League.
Chicago. 4: Cleveland. 2.
Detroit. 2; ST. Louis, 1.
National League.
st. Louis. g: Chicago, 2.
Chicago. 4: St. Louis, g.
Cincinnati-Pittsburg
T0DAYS GAMES.
American League.
Boston at Washington.
Chicago at ST. Louis.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at New York.
National League.
Brooklyn at Boston.
St Louis at Chicago.
New York at PHILADELPHIA
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Preliminaries promise to be one of the
strong features of the wrestling match
on September %, between Young Mon
day and Harvey Tyrrell.
In the semi-windup will probably be
seen Jack SpauldIng and Joe Turner
two promising lightweights who figured
in number of matches last year These
boys are ambitious and each has dis
played more than ordinary ability. They
have an unsettled feud. which will
make the contest between them more
than ordinarily interesting.
Monday IS one of the most willing
wrestlers who has ever appeared here
he does not bubble about weight or
the way the purse is to be split.
and Is always willing to go on
with anyone, from a lightweight to Tom
jenkins He has taken on several
pounds since he met Joe Grant here
last year, and the critics expect him
to furnish a surprise by his showing
against Tyrrell He has been somewhat
handicapped In his preparation by
dearth Of good partners to work with.
as men of about his weight are rather
scarce In Washington Most of his prac
tice has been with lighter men. and bv
working with them he has ACQUIRED
considerable speed
Tyrrell has been doing stunts ON b,s
mat at Joe Ottenbergs place. and re-
ports that he has been able to accom-
pIlsh some good results in the short
time In which he has been regularly on
gagged In rounding 10 form His stomach
so far has shown no signs of going back
on him. and he seems to have entirely
recovered from the fierce attacks Of
Lneunatlsm or the stomach. which put
MIN down and out for three months.
Another below from the wilderness is
from Harry FnlQr- nb0
The Washington times., 1905-09-18
Boxing and Wrestling
Comment and GOSSIP
Preliminary WrestIcrs Promise ExCitino
MatChes-Dixie Explains More Fully
About Himself

why his name was left out when the
dashing Dixie named his list of the ter
rors he hopes to down Foley says he
is there with the tights any time any
OF the feather or hghtweights wants Ia
have a struggle
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Another below from the wilderness Is
from Harry Foley. who wants to know
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Dixie, the bold intruder who an
nounces that he is the 'champeen' ban
tamweight wrestler Of the South. and
has a sneaking suspicion that he is en-
titled to claim the title for the world
at large. writes that in his feverish
anxiety to get his challenge before the
public he forgot TO announce the name
OF his manag ger. The said manager is
Eugene Baldersen. 1211 street south
west, who Is willing to talk business
with anyone
The impuisive Dixie also forgot TO
mention in his first challenge that he IS
after men weighing rs pounds or less.
and that when he challenged Turner,
Spauldtng and others he did not know
that they were too heavy for him in
stra1ght matches He is willing 10 meet
them in handicaps. or anybody else at
his pounds
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

AT Harvard Coach Reid took hold of
things with that indefatigible energy
and discipline which made him famous
when he coached the Crimson in 1901
Reds duties officially begun last spring
when he conducted a few weeks prs
liminary practice for the benefit of the
fat men who were not candidates for any
OF the other athletic teams Last fall
fall Harvard had half a dozen young
giants on her team averaging from 225 10
20 pounds. One of the strongest criti-
cisms urged against the 1904 eleven was
that II contained too many useless fat
men and not enough men with speed
endurance and fighting power.
Reid told his men last spring that ne
could not use any candidates with
The Washington times., 1905-09-18

Chicago. 4: Cleveland. 2.
Detroit. 2; ST Louis, 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-24
COL. IRA TYLER DEAD.
Was a Civil War Veteran and a
Prominent Marylander

Col Ira Tyler cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of Frederick Md, died We'd
nesday of Brights disease, aged sixty-two
years. He was born October 10, 1912, and
was related to many of the prominent
families of Maryland.
On November %, 1861, he enlisted as COM
missary sergeant in Col. William P Mauls-
by's regiment First Potomac Home Bri-
gade Maryland volunteers. He was dis
charged from the service in July, 1852, and
on July 81 of the same year was promoted
to second lieutenant and assigned to Com
pany c, sixth regiment, Maryland infantry.
On March Z, 1863, he was promoted to be
first lieutenant and honorably discharged
from the service on January Z. 1866. He
was taken prisoner in June, 1868. at Win
chester, Va, and taken to Richmond, Va,
and confined in Libby prison, where he was
detained for nine months. Upon his re-
lease, in March, 1864, he was sent to camp
Parole at Annapolis, where he remained
until an exchange of prisoners was effected.
He then rejoined his regiment with the
sixth corps, Army of the Potomac, at Spott-
sylvania.
He was prominent member of Reynolds
Post, No. 2, Grand Army of the Republic,
and served two terms as commander and
one as vice commander. He was vice pres
ident of the national republican league
from Maryland which met in New York in
1883. He was a member of the Loyal Lee
gion. and in 1896 Governor Lowndes ap-
pointed him a colonel on his staff. He
was member of Columbia Lodge of Ma
sons. When the First National bank was
organized, in 1867, he was elected teller,
and on the death of Thomas Markell he
was chosen cashier. He leaves two sisters
Miss Eleanor Murdoch Tyler of Baltimore
and Miss Harriet Murdoch Tyler of Fred
erick-and one brother, Otis Tyler of Luz
ray, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-24
President Approves Society's Work.

President Arthur Won Bresen of the
Legal Aid Society of this city has received
letter from President Roosevelt accepting
the honorary vice presidency of the society
The letter reads as follows:
My Dear Mr.. Won Briesen: | accent the
election of honorary vice president of the
Legal Aid Society. / do it because I feel
that no society is doing more valuable work
for the country than this. You befriend
the friendless in the most effective possible
manner. Ever since 1 have been police
commissioner l have followed closely the
work that your society has done, and 1
cannot speak too highly of it. You right
wrongs for the very people who of all
others most need to have their wrongs
righted, and who are yet most helpless to
secure their righting.
Wishing you godspeed in your admirable
work, l am, faithfully yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
White House, Washington, March 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-24
Death Of T. M. Pomeroy.

Theodore M. Pomerey, speaker of the
House at the end of the Fortieth Congress.
died at Auburn, N. Y, yesterday, in his
eightieth year. He was a member of the
banking firm of William Fl. Seward & Co.
and first vice president of the American
Express Company.
Mr.. Pomeroy was born in Cayuga county,
N. Y, in 1924, and was educated at Monroe
Academy and Hamilton College, taking his
degree of A B. in 1912. Fifty years later
Hamilton College conferred on him the de-
gree of Ii. D. He was admitted to the
practice of law in 1876, and continued to
practice until. 1s7Osl and lduring that time
was elected successlyely district attorney Of
Cayuga county, 1Sal-56; assemblyman, 1857;
congressman, 1861 OBJ acting as speaker at
the close of his term. Mr.. Pomeroy was
elected mayor of Euburn in 1875, serving
one year, and WI NJ state senator in
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