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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-23
NATIONAL TENNIS TOURNEY.
Alexander and Hackett Beat Collins
and Waidner.

The tWenty-fifth annual tournament OF
the United States National Lawn Tennis
Association opened yesterday morning at
the Newport Or. L. Casino, the play being
confined to the matches in the first round
of the singles and the match between the
eastern and western champions at doubles
The attendance was large all society
turning out but the tennis was not up to
the standard of previous years and there
were few matches which attracted the at
tention Of the crowd or created much in
terest
w. A. Larned and W. J. Clothier had no
trouble In winning their matches in straight
sets. while Beals G. Wright and Henry
Waidner took their matches by default
The only match of the day which was a
battle royal was that in which H. W Slo-
cum beat n. w. Niles. four sets being nee
essary, and two of these were very close
and exciting.
AS was expected in the doubles Alex
ander and Hackett the eastern champions,
won from the western men, Collins and
Waidner. each of the three sets closing with
a score of Ga. This match, which was
played on the grand stand court. attracted
more attention than any other match of
the day. but even this did not develop the
tennis usually seen for the doubles
In the second round today there are no
matches which will be of particular inter-
est. and Clothier, who is the favorite in the
Il
Brice and should take his match in straight
sets. The championship doubles between
the winners yesterday and Ward and
Wright should develop good tennis and will
be the feature match of the day. The re-
suit of the play yesterday was as follows
Championship singles: First round-A Goadby
beat G. A. Thompson by default; A. wadsworth
beat s Gordon. 6c-l %; e; 4. L. Hoskns
N. G. chace by default: l.. Perry beat L. j. Grant
e. q 81 % O. ?; F. Appleton beat " T: Kesne
Smith. e1 IS. Ga; H. A. Sands P beat C. G. !
s snSlens S Cd 81. Stevens ersn.,b beat
A. Sands by default: F. G. Cosfon beat Fl. G. peIi
by default: F. J. Otis beat c. Hobart by default:
Sands beat !. C: waterbury by default: R. n
Dana beat 4 b Register. 81; ca. 81: W. F.
81; G. +. Sands beat E. T. Grass. IS. 3-8
e-1 Ga, 50; l.. II. Waiiner beat A. Goldman BY
default: B: Thaw jr.. beat II. C. Warner by de-
fault fanit; I. Slidell beat L. Hoyt 6-l. 81. 81; A.
Het Msss"o beat heat Fl Z Gn HGlp s
de 1uyn beat f: /, Han by default; " F. John
G Grant beat $. HGip attins. 80. 60. e-s "
SulloWay beat r. Leroy by default: II. p. Allen
beat w h. Z Bree By dsfanlt Wright beat
Is, 90. ell. 81. G-4 W. A. Larned beat
H. @. Hayemeyer. jr.. by default: f. stille beat
j. H. Is. willing by default; ]. X. l.. Wermore
beat Z. J. Smith by default.
=, Championship doubles Semi inaEAlexander and
ner, western champions, ca. Ga. Cd.
There was some talk that Holcombe Ward
would not play in this tournament on ac-
count of the serious illness of his brother
but he authorizes the statement to be made
that he will defend everything. which will
assure his appearance today in the cham
pionship doubles with Wright.
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DINNEEN
WANTS TO QUIT BOSTON

Bill Dinneen. for some years star pitch
Err with the two Boston unconstitutional
League and then American-wants to get
away from the Hub. Dinneen realizes that
as a tIirler gets older he needs more
warmth 10 make him good. and in the
Hub cool breezes prevail that are exceed
ingly pleasant for sleeping purposes. but
bad for pitching arms that are beginning
to lose their vitality. When the Cincinnatis
were in Boston, Dinneen confessed to sew
eraI members OF the team that he would
utter a series of hallelujahs. few hosan-
mas and perhaps a huzza or two II the
management of the champions would IN
form him that he had been traded to some
city where east winds do not put kinks
into twirling wings. II am getting worse
every year" said Dinneen. simply be-
cause L can't stand the cold here. l am
returning to my old trouble of getting
wild simply because the wind affects my
ritching arm in such a way that L can
not control= the ball properly. While l
am still comparatively young In the busl-
ness with but seven or eight years eX-
Derience in the big leagues against me.
I'll be finished long before my time unless
secure change. / don't know under
what conditions the Boston club would
let me 20, but I'd be exceedingly grateful
to any club that would try to secure my
services. so that I may live longer in the
base ball world than 1 shall If l remain
in this town of many fans and cold
blasts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-23
NEW REVOLVER RANGE.
National Capital Club Secures Quar-
tiers on Congress Heights.

The announcement is made that the rifle
and pistol range of the National Capital
Rifle and Revolver Club has been about
completed and is open for business The
range is located at Congress Heights and
Is part of a large tract Of land belonging
to Mr.. A. 8. Randle. 1t was leased by the
rifle club last spring and since that time
workmen have been engaged in putting It
in readiness for occupancy. In equipping
this range the members of the club in
charge of the affair have sought to give
their associates the benefits of short range
shooting in tie open under conditions that
are almost ideal. The distances for which
butts have heen constructed run from 10
to 200 yards. The range is so situated as
to be almost protected from the wind in
every direction. 1t is located at the end
of the Congress Heights electric ear line.
about one minutes walk from the railroad
tracks. pavilion that was formerly in
Randle Park will be moved to the 20o-yard
firing point as a shelter for the members of
the club when not engaged In shooting
The National Capital Rife and Revolver
Club Is civilian organization pure and
simple. although it numbers among its
members many of the best shots in the
National Guard and on the police force 1t
was organized for the purpose of promot-
ing rifle and revolver shooting and IL
has many prominent business ard profess
slonal men among its members.
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Interior Beat Out War by One Run.

One Of the largest and most enthusiastic
crowds of the season saw War downed by
the Interior lads yesterday afternoon on
the west diamond of the White Lot, in a
close and exciting game, replete with spec
tacular playing, the score being to Z.
War first up, went out one, two, three.
Not so Interior. They took an early lead.
Fenton went out from third to first Carr
followed with a single and took third on
Geib's bad throw to catch him mapping off
first. Bateman flew out to left and Wahler
soaked one for two bases, scoring Carr. He
was left on Meningitis pop to center. They
held this lead all the way through. War
made a grand rally in the ninth, but they
fell one short of their mark. 1t was a busy
day for the outfielders, Carr and Fenwfck
a about dividing honors. Bunn's crack for
three bases in the seventh was a beauty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-23
MANAGER KELLEY
WANTS HARD HITTERS



When l was up in Albany last week"
said Manager Kelley of the Reds, "all the
base ball talk there conferred in this man
Degraff the outfielder, whom President
John Farrell of the New York State
League recommended to President Herr
man. understand that Degraff is likened
unto Rube Waddell for eccentricities on the
field: but with this fault he can hit like a
fiend-and that's what We need in an out
fielder. Even If Degraf is not SO strong a
fielder some of the men who have been
recommended to the Cincinnati club be-
cause of their ability to settle nicely under
a fly, he still would be more valuable to us
than fancy fielder who cannot hit. Take
our team as it stands at present. Is there
any man who knows the least thing about
base ball, who will say that Seymour Is not
the most valuable outfielder we have? We
all know-and Cy knows it as well as any
body-that he is not worldbeater on the
bases In the matter of fine Judgment, al
though when 1t comes to showing speed he
is there with the best of them; but as q
batsman he is leading the National League.
Would the fans consent to a trade OF Sey-
mour for man who made five or ten errors
less the season and batted 100 points
less? Not in million years. The man
with the handy bat. above all things-and
the more of that class we get on the team
the more games we'll win. Therefore De-
graf looks good"
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INTFRLEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Standing of the Clubs.
Today's Game.
st. Paul vs.. st. Martin.
Epiphany Defeated st. Vincen
Through Poor Fielding.

Through Poor Fielding.
In the presence of one of those large
crowds that turn out al the Marquette
grounds, st. Vincent lost yesterday on poor
fielding judgment, Epiphany taking the
game to l.
Both slab artists We're about evenly
slated. but Wooden was given poor support
in the last three rounds which helped to
pile up the runs for the Episcopal pennant
holders
One of the finest exhibitions of outfelding
witnessed on the ID and X grounds was
Turner's one-hand catch. 1t looked like a
clean two-base swat for Eddie Herbert but
Joe. with his left hand. jumped above the
crowd. and recovered the sphere in man
ner that looked as If magnetism had some
thing to do with the play. Messrs. Ryan
and Coleman pulled off nice double play,
The batter hit to Coleman. who forced the
runner out at third. and then threw the
batter out al first.
St. Fincent's only tally was made in the
fifth. when Spaulding sent Wooden home
on a nice two-sacker In the last three
rounds those seven runs for the Epiphany
boys the result of six hits on their
part, intermingled with six errors on behalf
of st Vincent The score:
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SOUTHERN LEAGUES
TO HAVE PROTECTION

CINCINNATI. Ohio. August 23.-The five
base ball leagues occupying southern ter
ritory. whose property right and con-
tracts were jeopardiZed because of yell
low fever viii be protected by the ma
ti6nal commission. A decision to this eff
feet was rendered yesterday by the COM
mission, but in declaring 1T will respect
the contracts and reservations of the said
league the commission also recognizes
the rights of the ball players who stopped
from playing because of the yellow fever
to play elsewhere and earn their living.
The decision affects the Southern
League the South Atlantic League, the
Kentucky Illinois Tennessee League, the
Cotton States League and the South Texas
League.
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DEPARTMENT LEAGUE
Standing Of Teams.
Today's Game.
Library VS.. Post Office.
Treasury Team Swamped Commerce
and Labor BOYS.

The "Moneymen" had an easy time de-
feating the Commerce and Labor nine yes
terday afternoon the White Lot, the
former getting total of fifteen hits, which.
with ten errors. netted them seventeen runs
to the losers three scores.
Fucher was in the box for the Treasury
team and held the Labor boys safe all the
way, allowing but six hits. Kinney, who
opposed him for the loosers. was touched
w for fifteen hits, great many of which
could have been avoided by better support.
Vic" Bielaski did good work with the
willow. getting four hits out of six times
up, two of which were for two sacks. Full
cher connected safely three times.
The features of the game were Beard S
catch of a high foul behind the ropes and
Lords running catch in center field. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-23
CLAY BEST BATTER IN
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Clay, the hard-hittng Louisville out
fielder, has regained the lead among the
American Association batters. Davy Jones.
the Millers' star sticker. who had been
holding the prize place for several weeks,
took a slight slump in his batting during
the week and thus had to step aside for his
Kentucky rival.
Clay has but one point the better of
Jones, however. and the next week may
again find the Minneapolis slugger back at
the top. Gilbert, formerly with Toledo,
but now with Kansas City, did the best
batting of the week, his record being 500.
Clay came next with an average of 400.
Following are the averages above 200:
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CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE
Nationals Had Easy Time Trimming
the Columbias

The Nationals and Columbia teams of the
Capital City League met yesterday after
noon a the Coliseum. and the latter barely
missed shutout. the score being to l.
Stanley, who performed the twiriing stunt
for the Columbias. was rather easy for the
Nationals while Kerr for the winners had
the Columbias at his mercy, allowing them
but four hits.
Jimmy Fitzpatrick played q star game at
third for the winners. accepting seven
chances. Mullen played well for the losers.
The SCORE.
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SAYS CONNIE MACK
IS VERY LUCKY

CHICAGO, August 23.-"Few people re-
alize how lucky the Athletics have been"
said Manager Jones the other day. Never
since I've been in the league has that ciun
been laid out through injuries or anything
of that nature, while some OF the other
clubs have been nearly paraiyzed. LOOK
At the New york Highlanders this spring.
Look at Cleveland on this last eastern trip.
Look at us, the White Sox-
connie Mack's luck In this respect 10
proyerbial among players. and so good has
II been that he alone In the league has
been able and willing to loan players from
1Confinued on Tenth Pags.)
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First base by errors-Treasury. o: Commerce and
Labor. /. Left on bases-Treasury. .: Commerce
and Labor. 4. Innings pitched-By Kinney, 6: by
Kirby 3. Hits made-Of Kinney, II: OF Kirby,
T. Struck out-By Fulcher. 8: by Kinney, 2; by
Kirby l. Two-base hits-Bielash t2,, Loving and
DAILY Stolen bases-Torncy t2,. Hart. Kinney.
Lord (2,. Beard, Fulcher. Thorp and Newman Hit
by pitcher-By Kirby l. Passed ball-Htllman
Ump,rc-Nr Collifower Time of game hour
and 80 minutes.
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SECOND GAME.

'ORe out when winning scored.
Chicago 49,. o o . O. 0 0 1-2
Philadelphia. 1 o q 0 o D o o D U 0-1
Left on hases--C hIcago. 10; Philadelphia. 6. Two
base hits-Tannehiu t2l. G. Davis. Three-base hit
L. Cross. Sacrifice hit-ti. Davis. Stolen base
Callahan Double plays-AItrock to c. Davis to
Douohue: Henley to II. Davis. Struck out-By
Altrock, s; by Henley .. Passed bal-McFarland.
Bases balis-On AItrock. .; of Henley, 3. TN
pires-Messrs. Connolly and Mccarthy. Time of
game hours and II minutes.
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VICTORY FOR FOUNDRY.
They Defeat the Hyattsville Team by
the Score of to 8,

The Foundry Base Ball Club of the Sum
day School League won in a five-inning
contest yesterday with the Hyattsvlle team
at the latters grounds. The batting of
O'Brien and Hager, the former getting two
two-base hits. and a difficult catch by Rog
ers, were the features of the game The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-23

Earned runs.Aioysrs, 2 Lett on bases- &.
sius 8; Columbdas 4. First base on balls-Oh Leon
ard 1; on Cantweil, 8. Struck out-By Leonard a;
by eantweil o. Three base hit,eMsCarthyi Two
Sacrifice hits-Mattingly, Moves Stolen bases
Mattingiy. r. Brown, Moves t2.. Davis Smith t2l.
Solan; Mccarthy to Brown to Kicker. Wild pitches
Leonard g Passed bails-NOyes Gmpihe-Mr.
Dougherty. Time Of game hour and 40 minutes.
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NATIONALS,

First base by error-Nationals, l. Left on bases
Nationals Columbia. 2 First base on balls-or
Stanley, B. Struck Out-By Kerr, 8; by Stanley. ).
Home run Hooks. Two-base hit-NichOls. Stolen
bases-Stanlcy. Fitzpatrick q, and Price. Hit by
bail-Hoyle Cmpire-Mr. Hardy. Time Of game
i hour.
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South Atlantic League.
New York State League

At Jacksonville Jacksonville. 4: Charleston. 9
At Columbia Macon. 3: Columbia. l.
AT Augusta Savannah. .; Augusta. g..
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FIRST base by errOrs-WaT. 7; IhtPf1Of. I. LII
on bases-War. 81 Interior 2. First base on balls
on Geib. l. of Wolfe. 3 Innings pitched-By
Geib. 1-3: by Wolfe. & 2-3 Hits made-On Geib.
A. of Wolfe. 8. Struck out-By Geib. l: by Wolfe.
/ by Waller, 6. Three base hit-Bunn. Two-base
hits-W ahler and Finegan Sacrifice hits-Erwin
and Tracy Stolen bases-Finegan. Geb. Patter
son Mahorney, Everett. Fenton 90 and Erwin 90.
Hit by ptcher-By Waller. !. Passed balloon
aIdson Umpire-Ar. Belts. Time Of game hour
and SO minutes.
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MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.
American Association.

At indianapolis Paul. 4; indianapolis. I.
At Milwaukee-Columb 4; Milwaukee. I.
At Minneapolis Iousville. l: Minneapolis IA.
At Kansas City-Kansas City Toledo game posi-
poned: wet grounds.
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FOUNDRY.

Earned r;ns-Foundry, ?. TWO base hits-lJ Brien
~, +. Ogle and Hagar First base balls OF
Ogle, l. Left on bases-Foundry, 6; Huntsville,
L. Struck out-Py Ogle, q; by Dorr. 4. Hit by
pitcher--Ogle. /: Dorr . Stolen bases--Hagar
Randall and Bryan Ump.re-Mr. Leakin. Time of
game hour.
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Southern League.

At Atlanta-New Orleans .; Memphis. l. Sec
ond game-New Orleans, 81 Memphis. o.
At ntgomery-Montgomery, 3; Atlanta L.
AT Nashvlle-Brmingham 5; Nashville 4.
At Chattanooga =; Little Rock, 1.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES.
Athletics and Chicago Made an Even
Break

Chicago made an even break with Phila-
delphia In the former city yesterday. Phila-
delphia winning the opening game. to o.
while Chicago took the second. = to l. after
thirteen innings of hard playing. Attend
auCe II SGD Score:
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DETROIT.

<IWO FUrItIteI.
Detroit. ........ o o o o o x-I
Washing ou.... . o l D o o I-2
Earned ruus-Detroit, /. Two-b hits-McIn-
tyre t2), Schaefer Anderson. Stolen bases-Craw
ford. Hickman and HIN. Base bails-By Mufn
q. by Fatteu. 2 Left on bases-DetroIt, g. Wash
ington, 6. Struck out-By Mullin. s: by Patten, 3
Nmpire-Nr. Sheridan. Time Of game hour and
Is minutes.
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Vincent /. Left on bases-Epiphany Chapel. g.
st. Vincent. 8. First base on balls-oh Herbert
.: OF Wooden, l. Struck out-By Herbert. 4: by
Wooden, T. Two-base hits-Mack and Herbert
Sacrifice hits-Ryder and Lewis Stolen bases-A.
Rogers Spalding 90. Mofft. Double play-Coie
man to Ryan. Passed ball-Robertson. Umpire
Mr.. Newman. Time OF game-1 hour and Is min
utes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-23
Base Ban NoteaL

Hold your breath. The Nationals took q
game from the Tigers at Detroit.
The local outfit Is nothing II not peculiar.
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BASE BALL, RACING
AND OTHER SPORTS

base hit-Pntterson. Three base hit-SuIyaa. Sac
rihce hit-W addell- Struck 0ut-By Patterson, 2;
by Haddeil. >. Umpires-M essrs. Connolly and
Mccarthy. Time of game hour and % minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-23

At Syracuse-Syracuse, 0; Utica. T.
At Scranton-S Scranton. }; Albany. Q
Al Observation-Disclosures I; Troy. 1.
Other games postponed; wet grounds.
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of Base Ball Clubs retained the law firm
of Bedle, Edwards & Thompson In Jersey
City yesterday to defend them in the SUITS
instituted by Howard c. Griftiths for the
recovery of So. 900 damages from each MI.
Powers said that he had no idea upon what
Griffiths bases his claim to damages. our
right to remove Mr.. Griffiths as member
of the board of arbitration In the Natienai
Association, he added, will be demon
strated to Mr. Griffiths' satisfaction later
on
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BROKE EVEN.
Cans Giants and Lafayettes Each
Won a Game

The doubleheader between Cans Middle
Section Giants of Baltimore and the La
fayettes of the Metropolitan League of this
city resulted IN an even break, each team
winning one game. The first was captured
by the local boys and the second by the
boys from the Oriole city. In the first
game Sudler had Cans and his boys guess
Ing and easily won the game. The second
game would have been very close but for
the stupid playing of the locals during the
four innings In which they allowed their
opponents to score five ruhs.
First game by innings:
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National League Games Tod

Pittsburg New York.
St Louis mt Boston.
Chicago Mt Brooklyn
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
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Yesterdays National League Games

Pittsburg. 3. New York /
Chicago, q; Brooklyn 2.
Chicago. q: Brooklyn. <
Philadelphia. .. Cincinnati,
st. Louis, I: Boston. U
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-23

George Chase. captain OF the Yale team
of "a and the man who first thought out
the squeeze play, was at the polo grounds
yesterday. Case also was the first to work
the squeeze In the Princeton game
of "a he was at the bat with man on
second and one on third. The two base
runners scored on the play. and the Tigers
were beaten thereby.-New York Sun.
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FOR INTERFERENCE UMPIRE
PENALIZED MICHIGAN BOYS.
National Tennis Tourney-Saratoga
Races-Auto Records at Long
Branch-Grand Circuit Trots.
: American League Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.
American League Games

American League flames To-Day.
Washington at Detroit
Boston ut Cleveland
New York at st Louis.
Philadelphia ut Chicago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-23

NJ 8. G......... o s 0-6 2
Lafayettes. 0 0 0 o 0 2-3 IL s
This afternoon Cans team will play a
double-heaSer the first at 3 o'clock, for
one admission. with the strong Colored
Americans OF the Metropolitan League.