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The Washington times., 1905-07-08
IN CHURCH
SHOCK NEW YORK
Seven Mills in Former Sa-
cred Edifice.
SPORTS AS CONGREGATION"
Brutal Facetiousness of Chairman
Arouses Observation-Disclosures and
Detectives Attended Bouts.

NEW YORK, July S.-Religious people
throughout the city were shocked today
when 1t became generally known that
seven prize fights, including two knock
outs, had been pulled off, in the old
edifice of the rhirty-fourth Street Luth-
eran Church, bet xeen Seventh and
Eighth avenues.
The manner in which the sports con-
Quoted themselves added to the indig
! nation. They referred 10 themselves as
| the congregation, and when the
goes which were all of the hard
smashing, bloodshedding kind were over
| the chairman Of the meeting arose, and
| solemnly said:
Brethren, the next meeting will be
| held on the evening of July %. We trust
| the attendance will oe as encoura eing
| to our efforts as this evening. Amen"
Deceived the Owner
| Douglas Robinson, brother-in-iaw of
! the President bought the property some
| time ago for the Pennsylvania road, and
when the congregation moved, with
many a tear spilled over the old edifce.
the pulpit was knocked down. the pews
dragged out, and the windows boarded
up.
| Recently the Hudson River Athletic
/ Club. formed for the object of encourag-
| ing fistic prowess, decided II was fine
place TO hold an executive meeting, and
they got permission from the brokers
TO use the church building once month
until IT was torn down.
| At least 1900 men, including nearly
! every sporting man in town of any
prominence, were present, Policemen in
| tives were also there. but there was
never hint OF 1t given out.
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Yacht Club Troubles
Due to Conversation
Talking Match Offended Dignified Members.
Others Kicked on Having Too Many Wo-
men ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in Order.

Trojan. Ground was obtained at Sea
Gate and the present clubhouse erected
The members of the club then decided
that the wives Of the members could live
iE the house during the season. It is this
moye that some hold responsible for the
troubles.
a new element joined the club. The
men were not yachtsmen. but the club
house was a pleasant one, within easy
distance of the city, and they could live
there with their families during the
summer. The men were away ali day,
and the women. their critics said, ran
things very much to suit themselves
Women Butted in.
One after another older members
dropped out or made their headquarters
at other Yachting centers. The presence
| of women ANNOYED them. One man who
| had been prominent in the clubs affairs
| for several years one afternoon invited
| a friend to take a drink. AS the two
walked toward the cafe the member
said:
There's Mrs. -. She's now saying
There goes Mr.. for another drink
That Is the seventeenth he has taken
this afternoon, because 1 have kept
| count
| Year by year yachting has become less
popular with the Atlantics. Commodore
1
and suggested that as all the best
| yachting nowadays was on the Sound.
| it would be well for the Atlantic Club
| to boom small boat sailing on Graves
end Bay and to give some attention TO
+! long distance racing over ocean courses.
1t was largely through his efforts that
the race across the Atlantic Ocean was
| arranged. Commodore Tod WAS sue
| eeeded this year by Commodore D. G..
Reid. who owns the steam yacht Rhe-
clair He takes little active interest in
/ the sport and undertook to serve as
commodore provided he had nothing to
| do with club affairs.
Changes in Office.
The vice commodore was Mr.. Under
wood, who held that place when Com
modore Tod was senior flag officer. The
rear conmo odore is E. 3. Havens, and on
his shoulders has fallen the leadership.
President Underwood said yesterday
that he had resigned from the club on
taccount of personal reasons. He said
that he was not present at the recent
| oratcrical contest between Mr.. Early
and Mr.. Harvey, and that he knew
nothing about it until he read the news
paper accounts.
Beyond the statement that he had re-
signed for personal reasons Mr.. Under
wood declined to explain his action.
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VESPERS RETURNING
FROM OLD ENGLAND

HENLEY ON-THE-THAMES, July s.
The Vesper Boat Club eight, which
competed In the Henley regatta here
this week, has broken up John Exley,
the veteran stroke oar, was the first to
leave for America. OF the others. Juve-
nal. Lockwood, and President Thorne.
will remain here for a while and see
the continent. The other members OF
the crew will return to the United States
today.
Although the Nespers were beaten by
the Leanders they made the most favor
able impression of any of the other
crews which tried TO capture the Grand
Challenge Cup. Although the Vespers die
not get into the final heat, English
critics are free In saying that they were
the best crew at the regatta, excepting
of course, Leander, the victor
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NEW YORK, July S.-There is trouble
in the Atlantic Yacht Club. In fact,
there has been ever since the club went
TO Sea Gate and opened its present
house Now Vice Commodore F. D. Un-
derwood has resigned. and other promi-
nent members, It IS said, will hand in
their designations before the next meet.
ing Of the board Of trustees.
Many of the yachting men Of the club
feel that they are overbalanced by what
might be called the sporting element"
Members OF the latter class are fond OF
arranging entertainments. which older
and staider members of the club think
out of place. The entertainment which
caused the present trouble was given on
June 30.
That night a talking match was an
nounced between G. Paterson Early, Of
Pittsburg. and J. Clarence Harvey, Of
| this city. This meeting was widely adj
vertised. and in addition to the talk for
points match it was announced that
Marie Dressler and other entertainers
had been engaged as preiiminaries 1t
was also said that Commodore D. G.
/ Reid had bet $1,000 on the result of the
talking contest. and that Vice Commo-
core F. D. Underwood was to act as
referee.
Called a Draw.
| The younger men in the club were out
| il full force and appeared to enjoy the
affair hugely. Mr.. Early failed to elicit
applause and lost his temper The bout
was declared a draw
| This entertainment caused so much
| criticism that several members Of the
club decided that 1t was time to call a
halt Just now very few Of the yacht
| ing members of the club are in town.
The club fleet Is on its annual cruise to
| the eastward and last night had reach
eG Morris Cove. These yachtsmen will
not return until next week. Then it Is
expected that something Will happen
The club used to have its clubhouse at
Bay Ridge, but with the increased traffic
| on the harbor and the building of piers
and factories in the neighborhood of the
tclubhouse Yachting became unpopular
In that quarter. and the club very near
| ly dropped out of existence.
Commodore George Gould.
Then George J. Gould was elected COM
modore and things braced up. He was
succeeded by Frederick T. Adams. and
Commodore Adams worked like a
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CARROLL BRACED UP
AND THEN FELL DOWN
Made Five Runs in Sixth Inning, But
Couldn't Hold Lead-Score
to 6.

Five runs in the seventh gave the
Aloysius club victory over Carroll In
stftute at the White Lot yesterday.
Score, s to G.
In the sixth session Carroll fell upon
Al Handiboe and batted in five tailies.
which gave II an advantage Of three
but in the next round Aloysius got a
like number. and won out.
-Four fast double plays were the field
ing features, while Mattingly and G.
Krause led at the bat
The score:
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ASQUITH THE GOODS
AGAINST ST. ANDREW

ST. Andrews was easy for the St
Johns team of Washington in the Epis-
copal Lea que. Score. II to 3.
Young AsQuith, who was on the rub
ber for the winners. held the Andrew
ties to four scattered hits, and had his
teammates backed him up faultleSsly he
could have scored a shutout.
The score:
r. H. E.
ST. John CWashl. % 230103-11 10 8
st. Andrew 0 400 Is 1
Batter!es-St- John. Asquith and Good
no: St. Andrew. Williams ard L. Nam
gum Umpire-Mr. Giddens
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NOTES OF THE GAME.
Burlingame's batting average for

Burlingame's batting average for the
game was 1000
Poor base running on the part Of the
Foundry lost several chances to score.
Columbia presented a patched up
team, but outtielded the winners at that.
One stolen base bespeaks the work of
the good right arm of the backstoppers.
Cotter's work In the field. at the bat.
and on the bases was a revelation.
Chutes two two-sackers contributed
immensely in the run getting.
Hunt tooh 4 big slice out OF his field
ing average
Neither OF the Itghtfielders did a thing
to help the cause along.
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In the fourth inning OF the second
game, Mcclure tried a quick throw to
catch Stahl off first base, and Williams
was at the receiving end. The ball went
a little wide and in going after 1t the
visiting second baseman gored his steel
spikes into Jakes right hand. The
youthful manager jumped UP and had
quite little confab with Williams. The
crowd took it as an Intentional effort to
injure Stahl. and Williams was Kissed
every time he came in from the field.
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The crowd wants to see Rothgeb given
chance IN one of this afternoon s
games. Jones has not been hitting as
well as Huelsman, who has been bench
ed, and ne seldom succeeds in getting
on The bases, his only redeeming work
is his fielding. In the two games that
Rofhgeb was tried he looked good. and
he should be given another show before
judgment is passed. The outfield, as II
is now, will not do. and the best thing
to do is to try to strengthen it by
working out ali the available material.
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The second game was more listless
than the first.
The Nationals started off like they
were going to do business with Jack
Powell's salary fin, but once the big
twirler settled down he had things all
his own way.
Lone Tally.
In the third the locals got their only
tally of the afternoon. Jones beat out
an infield hit. Hill sacrificed him to sec
ond. The speedy center fielder got a
good lead and when Mcguire tried to
flag him at third the throw went wide
Of the mark and Jones scored.
Up to the eighth it looked as though
the erstwhilej Senators had a chance,
but in this round the Invaders got onto
Hughes twisters and batted in three
runs.
The Score.
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NATIONALS BACKED
INTO LAST PLACE
Dropped Double Header to
New York.
WERE POOR EXHIBITIONS
Jones' Muff and Hills Wild Throw Lost
WERE POOR EXHIBITIONS
Jones' Muff and Hills Wild Throw Lost
Firsr-Second Was Easy.
Notes.

Once more our Nationals are holding
down the cellar position in the Ameri-
can League, and it was all caused by
two punk exhibitions with the New York
Yankees yesterday.
In the early game the team from the
metropolis scored three times. while our
braves were BANKED, and in tho second
the visitors had an easier time. and won
out by to i.
Clever Twirling.
In the opening contest Jack Townsend
and Al Orth were the opposing slab
sters, and had the former received the
same support that was afforded the lat
ter it would have been toss up But
Jones helped the Highland cause by
dropping a long fly in center field, and
Hunter Hill, the substitute manager
was guilty Of throwing wide to first.
Both Of these mispIays came in the
third inning, and they gave the visitors
the only three runs that they scored
during the whole contest.
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Earned runs-New York. 3. First base
by Washington. /; New York. 2.
Left on bases-Washipgton, 5: New
York 5. First base on balls-Of Hughes
2; off Powell, 8. Struck out-By Powell
6. Two-hase hit-Keeler. Sacrifice hits
Hill, Keeler and Williams Stolen base
Chase Double plays-Cassidy to Stahl ::
MCGUIRE to Elberfeld; Elberfeld 10
Williams to Chase. Umpires-Connor
and Kelley. Time Of game hour and
40 minutes.
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Earned rune-Foundry, Z: Columbia. 2.
First base by errors-Columbia, @ Lef.
on bases-Foundry. Z; Columbia, 2. First
base on balis-OT Brown, 4; off Arends,
4. Three-base hits-Addison. Webb. Two
base hits-Schwitzer. Burlingame. Cot
ter (2). Arends. Stolen base-Chute. Hit
by pitcher-By Arends, / Wild pitches
Brown, 2 Urnpire--Mr. Dougherty. Time
Of game hour and 40 minutes.
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THROWN FROM WAGON.

Hurled from the wagon in which he
was riding on Nichols avenue. Anacos-
tia, George Day was severaly injured
about the right leg and ankle about 10 80
O'Clock last night. He refused hospital
treatment. Day Is a huckster, and lives
al Giesboro. He was returning to his
home last night when his horse became
frightened, and ran away. The wagon
was upset, and Day was sent spinning
through the ethereal. landing on terra
firma on his lower linpbs.
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PUGILISM.

BOSTON, July S--Larry Sweeny was
referee at the Douglas Athletic Club of
Chelsea, and after Kid Goodman, OF
Boston, and Harry Lewis, of Philadel-
phia, had finished their fifteen-round
contest, which proved to be one of the
best ever fought at that club. he handed
the decision to Goodman. It did seem rs
If no possible stretch of the ina gination
,Sould give the Quaker City worse than
a draw.
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First base by errors-St. Pa III. 4: ST.
Patrick. g First base on balls-On Steep,
81 off Mcdonald. 4 STRUCK out-By
Steep. 6: by Mcdonald. 13. Iwo-base hit
Stanley. Sacrifice hit-Molloy. Stolen
bases-Reynolds, Stanley, Gavin. Lom-
body, Merrilet. and Chaf1iot. Double
play-Howell to Daily to Steep. Hit by
pitcher-By Mcdonald. z. Passed
baIls-Marceron g. Umpire-Mr. New
mann. Time of game hour and es
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Charley Hickman and Pitcher Adams.
the latest additions to the Nationals
staff, reported to Manager Stahl last
night Hickman will make his local
debut this afternoon. but Adams will
Western tour
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ST. PAUL WAS LUCKY
TO BEAT ST. PATRissk

In the Marquette league yesterday
st. Paul landed the game fscm st.
Patrick by to f.
The V street outfit had a lucky break,
as its fielding was very rocky and near
ly cost them the game.
The batting of Stantsy and the field
ing of Batch were the features.
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Three-base hits-Quinter, Rider, Cullen,
First base on errors-Aloysius 3; Carroll,
2 Left on bases-Carroll, 8; Aloysius. ).
Stolen pases-KeIly and Mattingly.
Struck out-By Krtuse. D. Double plays
Mccarthy to Quinn: Mccarthy TO
Quinn TO Mccarthy; Cullen to Davis:
Smith 70 Davis to Clark Hit by pitcher
BY Krause. 2; by Handiboe. l. Um-
pire-Mr. Carroll. Time of game-1 hour
and 40 minutes.
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First base by errors-New York, l.
Left on bases-Washingto /; New
York. 4. First base on balis-Of Town
send, l. Struck out-By Townsend, 8; by
Orth. 4. Sacrifice hit-FuItz. Double
plays-Yeager to Chase; Orth to Elber-
field to Chase. Hit by pitcher-By Town
send, l. Passed ball-Heyden. Umpires-
Kelley and Common. Time of game
hour and 20 minutes.
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The Washingtons are not playing
with the nonchalant air of brazen as
surance which attended their efforts
earlier in the season. When the coils
late and wabble and do other things
born of uncertainty. all Of which are
quickly taken advantage OF by their
older and more seasoned neighbcrs.
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the Capital City, but as both of these
are young players who do not want to
sacrifice their amateur standing for
couple of games, neither is likely to go
with the Yankees.
The Washington times., 1905-07-08

Dave Fultz made pretty running
catch of Stahrs long liner to deep cen
ter in the fifth inning of the opening
game. After a long sprint he turned and
snagged the sphere just as it was sailing
over his head
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Tommy Burns and Hugo Kelly, Of De-
troit have signed articles to fight at Los
Angeles on July %. They will weigh in
a l5S pounds at o'clock the day OF tho
fight. Burns and Kelly fought i draw
al Detroit
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An old time trainer once became infat-
ua ted with dope When he did not have
horse TO race he used to put il in
chickens ard have them turned loose on
the lot in a free for all mix-up. Finally
he ran out of chickens, and, while seat
ed on the stable bucket one Sunday
the dope" article. he concluded to try
it on the pump. He had no sooner jab-
bed the needle into the wood than the
handle started to work up and down.
Guess that's about the latest dope
story.-New York Telegram.
TOM ROLAND.
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Harry Lenny, of Chester. Pa, and
Jim Jackson have been matched to meet
In at p. m. on July -, before n private
club on the outskirts of New York.
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Personal Comment On Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

mentions the following named in this
class: Jimmy st. Vrain, Bill Douglas,
Joe Dolan. Ed Mexican, Bill Everitt,
Frank Shugart, Herman Long, Harry
Blake and George Hogriever.
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Eddie Preston, of Saginaw. Mich, is
hot after match with Johnny MoIr. son.
OF Benton Harbor. Micn., for fifteen or
twenty rounds at 12S pounds for the
featherWeight championship OF Micni-
gan
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SUCH A SUGGEST
AS NEVER WAS, YET
Foundry Made 20 Hits for a6 Bases
Off Arend's Delivery in G. P.
o. League.

A,ends proved easy picking for the
strong Foundry boys IN the Printing
Office League yesterday afternoon,
Foundry piling up twenty hits for a to-
tal of twenty-six bases and twelve
runs.
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The specialist, who is attending Larry
Laioie, has announced that the Cleve-
land manager win probably be out OF
the game for three weeks. Larry's in
jured foot has been lanced and he is
now confined to mis- bed. With Lajoie,
Rhoades and Joss on the invalid list
Cleveland chances of hanging onto
first place seem rather slim.
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The Chicago Journal in speaking of
the antiques Of the Western league,
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Harry Dolan has the poorest record
of any of the outfelders in the Ma
tional league.
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Jack Kieinow had his ungloved hand
split In the third inning of the first game
and he was forced TO quit. Two nails
were torn off and a nasty cash was
made III his first and second fingers. He
will probably be out Of the game for a
couple of weeks.
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American League.
New York, 5: Washington. o.
New York, 5; Washington, L
Athletics. 2: Boston. 90 inningse.
Chicago, 4; Detroit, J.
ST. Louis, II; Cleveland, &
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Murray Russell and Joe Reilly, two
former Georgetown oarsmen, will hare
crews they have coached opposed to
each other at the National Regatta, at
Baltimore, on August II and u
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Martin Sheridan. the New York discus
thrower, has been refnstated by the
Amateur Athletic Union
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Big Dan McGann is leading the first
basemen OF both the big leagues in the
fielding ratings.
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right fielder. is hitting at 3oi clip fol
Memphis, in the Southern League
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Sam Edmonston, who is doing some Of
the pitching for the Commissioners. was
given Il try-out by the Concord team of
the New England League early in the
spring, but as he was suffering from
sprained shoulder he was unable to do
himself justice.
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One hundred followers of the Sunday
School league viii take in the Eastern
league game at Baltimore this after
noon and cheer for Johnny Beal. the
local favor1Je who has made d success
full debut in the ranks of the pros.
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In the matter of double plays the New
York club is leading the American
League Brooklyn leads the National
in the same department.
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National League.
Philadelphia, Z; Boston, 5.
Brooklyn, 6; New York, 2.
ST. Louis, 8; Cincinnati. 4.
o-Pittsburg-rain.
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BASEBALL.

Rube Waddell has won thirteen out OF
the seventeen games that he has twirled
this season.
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In an effort to strengthen its pitching
staff the Detroit club has snatched up
Walter Justis. an Indiana twirler.
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With Eddie Mcfarland the Chicago
catcher. leading the American League in
batting, Hub Hart has not much of a
chance for a try-out until the veteran
drops off in his hitting
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Trainer Mike Martin. of the Yankees,
got into an alteration with one of the
park watchmen In the second game.
He failed to follow the policeman's in
structions and proceeded to smash the
guardian on the nose. One of Sylyes-
fer's best grabbed Martin and the rubber
was forced TO deposit $40 for appearance
AT court.
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Two games today The first will star;
at O'Clock with Clark Griffith and Bill
Wolfe the opposing pitchers. The sec
ond Will start ten minutes after the end
ing of the first and Jack Chesbro an6
Case Patten. two of the best IN the
American, will be on the rubber. There
will be no more home games after to-
day until July g.
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With Jim Mcclure the only catcher on
tthe HighIanders staff in shape Clark
Griffith is casting about for substi-
tute backstop. He has had several of
ed, and he will likely give Dude Gates
a tryout. There was some talk of the
New Yorks taking on Dick Woodward.
Of Central High, and Catcher Smith, OF
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The rule prohibiting coaching while
there are no runners on the bases is 9
dead letter. None of the umpires en-
force the rule
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| NOTES OF THE NOTABLEs.

Doc Quirk is once more attending
the wants of the Nationals.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
American League.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
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There are fifteen men in the National
League batting 300 or over. In the
American thern are nine men hitting
over the mystic mark.
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ToDAYS GAMES.

American League.
New York at Washington G games).
Boston at Philadelphia e games).
Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland at st. Louis.
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PRINTING OFFICE.
EPISCOPAL.
TODAY'S SCHEDULE.
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Section A.

SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SECTION A.
Foundry VS.. Gurley. Fourteenth
street and Lydecker avenue.
st. Stephens VS.. Sixth. White Lot
Ellipse.
SECTION 3.
First Congregational VS.. Mt Ver-
non.
CAPITAL CITY.
st. Patrick VS.. St. Stephens. White
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National League.

Philadelphia at Boston.
Pittsburg at Chicago.
Brooklyn at New York.
s. Louis at Cincinnati.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-20
chnIr of The Giunt1dr,s.

One of the mountain peaks Of north
Wales Is known us the Chair of Idris.
or Cader Idrls, rs the Welsh people
call 1t, because Its top is followed ont
like an immense couch. According To
local tradition, whoever spends night
In the Chair of Idris will OH the follow
Ing morning be dead, raving mad or
endowed with the loftiest poetical in
SEPARATION. No one seems to know cX-
actly who Idris was or when he lived,
but he must have been giant if ll;,
body was In proportion with his ceIc-
brated chair" Mrs. IIcmuns has Il
fine poem with the Chnir of Idris as
the theme, and Tcnnyson also men
tons 1t In "HInid."