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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
STARTER MARS CASSIDY.
Popular Race Official Wants to Use
s'Walk-Up" System at Barrier.

Mars Cassidy, who will do most of the
starting on the Jockey Club tracks this
year. intends to ask the stewards to per-
nit him to use his walk up system at
the barrier. Cassidy has been employing
so successful that he does not want to go
back to the old standing start which
was in vogue here a greater part OF last
season. Cassidy has always maintained
that the walk up system is by far the
best method of starting race horses that
has been seen in this country. He insists
that his best work has been done under
those conditions When he went to work
at Aqueduct last spring he introduced the
walk up with varying success line
Hockey Club stewards We're rather favor
ably impressed at first and instructed
Starter Fitzgerald to try the scheme at
Jamaica Fitzgerald had done superb work
with the standing start and naturally was
rather averse to changing methods Tor
something that he had never tried But
he tackled the walk up and the starting
caused so much discussion that the stew
ards finally decided that a return to the
standing start was necessary to meet the
cIamor of the racing public Fitzgerald,
who is now the general manager of the
Brighton track will do more starting
on the New York tracks, where CASSIDY
will have full sway until an alternate start
er is appointed For that reason Cassidy
SAYS he thinks the stewards might give him
another chance to demonstrate his plan,
and horsemen who have seen his work with
the barrier at Hot Springs say that he is
entitled to the privilege.
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BIG BILLIARD TOURNEY.
Gardner, Conklin and Sigourney to
Play for First Honors.

In Yesterday afternoons game in the ma
tional amateur billiard tournament at Chi
cago, Charles Norris of New York defeated
Charles s. Sckmitt of Racine by the score
of 300 to 100. Both men played exception
ally we'll, making runs in double figures for
the first twenty innings. Norris made a
high run of 80. and his average was 2s-34.
Schmitts high run was SO and his average
5 20-34.
W.,H. Sigourney, the Pacific coast cham
pion. lost his first game SO far in the tour
nament last evening. His opponent was
Charles Threshie of Boston. The final score
was 800 to 2O7 in favor of the Boston play
err Threshie's play was the best he has
shown 50 far in the tournament, and he
steadily drew ahead Of Sigourney from the
start. Sigourney fell down on several easy
shots and played rather weak game.
Threshie's high run was 43 and his aver
age Z 34-3S. The best run Sigourney secured
was 80, and his average was s 22-37.
Conklin, who headed the winning list
Monday night. was compelled to win his
game last night against Schmitt to get on
an even basis with Gardner. This was an
easy matter, as Schmitt played decidedly
weak game, the final score being 800 to lis
for Conklin. Conklin was also not up to
his standard. his highest run being but 81
and his average Bill. Schmitt scored ~
Charles F. Conkfin Of Chicago. Edward
Gardner of New York and w. H. Sigourney
of San Francisco are the players left In the
| amateur billiard tournament who will fight
out the final games for first honors. All
the other entries in the tournament have
finished their games and the three players
who head the winning column WILL it is
expected, finish up the schedule by Thurs
day night.
Gardner and Conklin are now tied for first
place, each having won four games with
none lost. Sigourney won three games and
lost one. Gardner lest his first game in the
tournament but this game does not count
His opponent in that game was Edward G..
Rein, one of the Chicago players who on
account OF his failure to appear Monday
night for his game scheduled with Stark,
was declared out OF the tournament by the
committee in charge.
Rein's elimination from the tournament
affected the standing of Conklin, Slgourney
and Schmitt, as well as Gardner, but i'm the
cases of the latter three it worked a hard
ship instead of benefit as they had won
their games against Rein.
The following is the standing of the play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
WILL BOWL AT MILWAUKEE,.
Representatives Selected by the Local
Associations.

meeting of the local bowling association
was held last night at the Palace alleys to
receive entries for The tournament which Is
to be held in Milwaukee beginning Feb
ruary Is, under the auspices of the Ameri-
can bowling congress. This city will be
represented by three five-men teams and
five two-men teams, who will take part in
those two lines of competition. Several of
these will roll In the Individual events A
few unattached bowlers of the city will also
roll in the single-men events.
The Columbia team No. l will be COM
posed of Harry Krauss. T. A. Harlow. A. C..
Rodrick, William l.. Miller and Charles HI.
Spiess. George T. Cox, president of the
District League and also president of the
City Bowling Association, will be captain Of
the first team. The Columbia No. 2 team
will have A. w. Allison, w. E. Warren, p.
G.. Smith. A. w. Bum and George d. Camp
bell, with George S. Livingston, president of
the Departmental League, as captain.
Messrs. Cox and Livingston will also repre-
sent the association as delegates in the
American congress
The two-men teams will be made up as
follows: A. w. Allison and W. L. Miller,
r. A. Harlow and A. c. Rodrick, A W.
Bum and +. G.. Smith, W. T.. Warren and
G.. ID. Campbell and Harry Krauss and
Charles H. Spiess-
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Novel Sobriquets Suggested
for Washington Club.
GOOD EARLY GAMES
BOWLraS MUST HUSTLE WITH
ENTRIES FOR BIG TOURNEY. .
Races at New Orieans-First Defeat
for Sigourney-Bowling Matches
Base Ball Notes.

The correspondence in connection with
the new nicknames suggestedfor the Wash
ington Base Ball Club is very interesting,
and every mail brings one or more letters
that are gems in the way of original argu-
ment. Among the Washington rams
season ticket is much-coveted trophy,
and the officials of the club can rest as
sured that they will not lack for titles by
the time the season is started
An often suggested name has been
"Stalwarts.'' One writer adding to his sug-
gestion this argument: 1.-THE liberty taken
with the managers name in the first sylla-
BILE will give the name popularity. The
team will have a name to live up to. A
stalwart has strength and ability. He
stands by his colors to the very end. Polit-
ically his is essentially a team game (much
needed Stalwarts are sometimes defeated,
1t is true; nevertheless in the long run they
are winners. Even in the remote contlh-
gency that Manager Stahl proves unsuc-
cessful, the name is enough in itself to com
mend 1t TO all sincere fans.
suggestion repeatedly made has been
that the club be called the stars or the
.'Washington Stars" As one writer says
Times are good now and you might Post
them to the public as the Stars.
One competitor suggests that the team be
called "Grafters,' and explains that not
word and likely 10 strike the ears or the
country at large it is appropriate
The practice games this spring in WASH
ington promise to be the most attractive III
years The local fans will undoubtedly
have an opportunity of seeing all OF tht
eastern National League clubs and severai
of the sturdy teams from the Eastern
League This morning letter was re-
ceiyed from Manager Hanlon of the Brook
Iyn club SAYING that his team had man
aged to straighten out matters with sevefai
southern clubs and would be in TINS city 70
play the Washfngtons on April IL ana ~.
The Brooklyns will have been in the soutn
for a month before tackling Jake STAN
and his companions and a stiff game shouio
result Manager Hanlon, who is also IN
terested in the Baltimore club, says that
he will try and persuade Manager Jennings
10 make an early start in practice this
spripg, and if he succeeds there Will prop,
ably be several games between the oiu
rivals that will draw out the fans by the
thousands.
Letters have been received from Char-
Iottesville by private parties in this city
which denote considerable interest ana en-
thusiasm over the fact that the Nasmns-
tons are to train with the University vi
Virginia boys and the professionals VIII
asslredly be given a great time When the1
reach their training camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08

the big leagues which reports all OF ITS
players signed up for next season. but tne
fans need not worry, even If such IS the
case. Players who are holding out nave
probably overlooked one little clause in the
national agreement which will be forcibiy
called to their attention before another
month has passed When the American ana
National leagues patched up truce, the
players began to kick on salary reduc-
tons and to make their kicks more en-
phatic held out until the playing season
before coming to terms Delehanty was
one of the most prominent of the bunch
which did this. The result was naturally
disastrous to the teams. In the first place.
the players reported out of condition, and
II took "A good part of the season to get
them in shape. In the second place. it bred
discomfort among the other players who
made the training trips w hen the national
agreement was finally polished off the mag
mates did not forget this, and there is an
insignificant looking paragraph concealed
In the document which provides that a
player failing to report for spring practice
when ordered to is assessed 500 for every
day that he fails to report. This applies to
players who are under reserve and have
been offered contracts. Under the circum-
stances. players will lose good slice of
their salary II they exercise their privilege
Of bucking too hard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Conroy Signs Highlander Contract.

Manager Clark Grifith's roster of High
landers is gradually being filed Griffith
yesterday received the signed contract of
Third Baseman William ]. c'Wid') Conroy
who will again hold down the third corner
for the Highlanders next season. Conroy is
the first of the infelders to send In his con-
tract. Norman Elberfeld and Jimmy Will
!iams nave not yet signed although they
nave virtually accepted terms. John CAMEL
Is anxious to purchase the Grand Rapids
franchise and manage and play first base
for the team. Griffith has notified Long
John that he will not be released. Under
the circumstances CAMEL could manage the
Grand Rapids bunch from the bench, but
could not play. Should he desert the High
landers, Griffith will have Chase and John
Anderson to fall back on for first base
man. Chase played with the Los Angeles
club of the Pacific Coast League last sea-
son. and is very highly spoken Of as a field
er, batter and base runner. He played near
ly every position for the Angels, and played
them all well. Those who followed the for
tunes of the Griffith team closely last sea-
son know that no man, with the exception
of Happy Jack Chesbro, did more to keep
the Highlanders in the race than Old Reli-
able John Anderson.
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KILLED By RAILWAY TRAIN.
Robert W. Cox's Heroism Cost Him
His Life.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
VIENNA. Va. February s. 1905.
Robert W. Cox of Vienna Va. was struck
by train No. 12i of the w. and o. division
of the Southern railway at the Park street
crossing, near Vienna, yesterday morning
at D o'clock and died from the result of in
juries received about noon. Funeral serv-
Ices will he held tomorrow afternoon $50
o'clock at the Presbyterian Church here.
The interment viii be under the auspices
of the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics.
Mr.. Cox was one of the best-known and
most highly esteemed citizens of Vienna.
The manner of his death was an evidence
to his neighbors of the self-sacrificing ma
ture of the man. as he was virtually killed
while doing what he believed would prevent
the wrecking of the very train which struck
him. He was hauling telephone pole on
small sleigh and reached the Park street
crossing just before the train outbound
from Washington came up. 1t was moving
at fair rate of speed. Mr.. Cox realized
that he would not get his sleigh and the
pole across the track In time and quickly
pulled the sleigh out from under the pole,
leaving it lying across the track.
Immediately after he had reached place
of safety he realized the danger to the
train from the pole lying across the track.
and without an instants thought of his cwn
risk ran to the track and attempted to re-
move the pole. 1t is not known whether he
was struck by the train or whether the
train struck the pole and threw 1t against
him, but he was seen to fall. and Engineer
Howard stopped his train. and. with Con-
ductor King. ran to Cox's assistance. He
was found to be in very serious condition
and was placed aboard the train and taken
to Vienna station, where he died at about
noon, despite the best efforts OF the ply
sicans who had been summoned. 1t is
regarded peculiar coincidence that the
i,, xxyI1i of, Mr. hnr lat
ter from the Southern railway officials to
one of Ills daughters offering her posi-
ton in the general offices Of the company
In Washington.
The dead man had been a resident of
Vienna for many years. He was formerly
a printer. He leaves wife and two
daughters. An inquest was held yester-
day by Coroner Joseph Berry. and a jury
of citizens. After Investigating the case a
verdict of death from accident was re-
turned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
FISHING WITH AXES.
Kentucky Anglers Chopping Carp and
Bass Out Of Frozen Ponds.
,ondence New York Sun.

Louisville Correspondence New York Sun
The are fishing with hatchets and axes
] out on the Cane Run road. They are max
| Ing bigger hauls in ten minutes than they
| could make with hooks and lines with
| Tits in ten days. Ten and ffteen-pound
| carp and bass as big as have been seen
I for a long time and other kinds of fish in
|. abundance and of good weight are being
/ obtained with the AK and the hatchet
The protracted drouth which began last
July and is not yet fairly ended is largely
responsible for the fishing. The drouth
made the ponds dwindle till there was not
more than a foot or two of water In many
of them A few days ago a cold snap set
in, and the ponds were covered with ice
five or six inches deep.
The larger fish had trouble keeping alive
even before freezing began. When the ice
formed they were forced lower and lower
in the water The ten. fifteen and twenty
Founders were either damned together In
the big spring holes or had TO swim
around on their sides.
Out at Shank'S lake there are thousands
and thousands Of fish-bass. carp, perch
and dogtish-imprisoned in the ice. They
range all the way from minnows to
twenty-pounders.
If a man wants any of them all he has
to do is to get permission from the owner
of the pond to take them out A hole is
chopped around the outlines OF the fish as
seen through the Ice, the cake of ice is
removed, the arms are thrust into the
water and big fish is Topping around on
the ice.
In this way five ten-pounders were taken
out of the pond few days ago In as many
minutes. The largest dsh yet obtained
weighed twenty pounds.
1t Is the same out at Salt river. The fish
are damned together. and In some places
the bottom of the river Is almost hidden
by the swarms of fish. The low water and
the cold have not apparently killed many
of them and when brought out on the Ice
they kick their death kicks In the con-
| ventional fashion.
Jusr before the water on Shank 8 lake
froze couple of men rowed down the lake
with long, cylindrical net. open at one
end, trailing behind their scow: Ihey We're
,ana HE to get the netfui Of fish out or the
water without help. The catch weighed
i 500 pounds.
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Base Ball Notes.

Revere Rodgers, one of the local CORE.
spondents of the st. Louis Sporting News
is again busy sending young players south
He recently signed two men for Newt.
Fishers team.
Guesses on the new nickname for the
Washington club are still pouring in or
President Noyes by every mail.
Manager Connie Mack has been sick IL
bed in Philadelphia for over week witt
a bad attack OF the grip. He will have tt
hustle to get we'll for the newspaper boys
banquet next week.
Manager Barrows has always thought
well of Barry Mccormick and he wants
him for his Indianapolis team Barry would
ma Ike great man for the Hoosfers' fnfeld
and a trade may be fixed up
AL Reach, Dick Mcbride, Levi Meyerle
Charley Fulmer George Washington Brad
ley and Henry Boyle were at 'F'ergy' Ma
lone'S funeral.
Cleveland has two Jacksons to try out
The best known Is Outfelder Jim jackson
OF st. Paul; the other Is Pitcher jackson
of the Fort Worth (Tey) team, native
of California. u
Twenty-six ball players Of the Louisville
team will report in Louisville for the open
ing of the season of 1905. Reporting day
will be March "a -Four pitchers and a
catcher will be sent south to get into shape
season.
Lave Cross hands Connie Mack this bcu.
quet: Il have worked for a good many
managers and until q few years age
thought that Ned Hanlon was the king
bee of them all. But l now take my hat
off to Connie for / think that he Is the
wisest man in the business. He never over
looks anything and from the standpoint Oh
the player there is none better to get alone
with. l never have had any friction witt
linn since l have been working with him
and signing my contract was only for
mality, as we were both satisfied and thai
was all there was to it," =
If Pat Donovan does not desire to quit
major league company he is free to sign
with any team in the National or American
League. The New York American League
club wants Donovan, or did, and possibly
key to Ban Johnson:s visit to st. Louis
outside of Sunday base ball. and there may
be some kind of a deal son between the
Browns and Highlanders. johnson usually
arranges such trades, andsi if one were I'M
der way he would be sure to carry on the
negotiations with Hedges.
II have read considerable lately, says
an old-time fan, of the throwing ability
of the outfielders of old, and how they used
to stop base runners in their hight arouno
the bases. Jimmy Ryan of the old Chtca-
go club tells of himself how he used &c
have the ffelders faded in throwing the
ball. In my opinion there never was sci
of Outfielders in anyT one club from the
days of Chapman, Sersendorfer ana CLIP.
per" Flynn up to the present time tnal
equaled the Brooklyn outfield OF 100, thai
comprised Joe Kelley, Willie Keller. Jimmy
Sheekard and Fielder Jones for alI-round
excellence as fast and accurate throWers
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UNPOPULAR FOUL STRIKE RULE.
Heavy Batters as Popular as Star
Pitchers

President Pulliam maintains that there Is
no general demand for the abrogation OF
the foul strike rule. and points to the eX-
traordinary attendance at the games last
season in confederation. VIII Mr.. Puiiiam
then. explain why IT is that so many Ma
tional League magnates, including Ned
Hanlon among the others. have come out
in favor of some pet rule to Increase the
batting, and to restrict the pitchers in the
use of the spit ball? says Frank Hough
in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The very fact
that there Is any agitation at all over
changes In the rules Is arr&ignment of
the foul strike rule. previous to the ad0p-
ton of which there was no demand for
modification except from few rule tink-
ercrs, who appear to think that change and
Improvement are synonymous. All the
changes suggested, no matter from what
source. in the direction Of curta1ling
the efficacy of the pitcher-a mute ac-
acknowledgement that serious blunder was
made when the foul strike absurdity be-
came law.
The foul strike rule will bear intelligent
dissection. 1t works TO the advantage of
one player. the pitcher and detracts from
the attractiyeness of the game in every
other department Not even Its sponsors
Will attempt to deny that II does not lessen
the likelihood of players reaching first base
As the real interest In base ball does not
begin until runners reach first, any changes
in the rules limiting their chance to gain
that base cannot be regarded In any otner
light save as SO many steps backward The
rule practically puts team work out of the
question. Under its workings the batsman
can hardly afford TO protect the base run.
ner without going into hole. Nothing ever
introduced into the game went so far to-.
ward equalizfng playing strength as intel.
lgent team work. That was fmpressively
demonstrated in 1902. when the Athletics.
playing the fine points OF the game. beat
out several clubs which were admittedly
their superiors, man for man.
In giving his reasons for opposing many
of the changes suggested in the rules. Mr..
Pulliam gives admirable reasons for re-
scinding the foul strike absurdity. In con-
clusion he asks: why not ask to allow
the pitchers to be popular? The public
likes to make ideals Of them, and one star
pitcher can draw more crowds to a game
than can three star hitters?" Maybe so,
maybe not. Mathewson had an immense
following in New York city and taking
him throughout the country probably RUDE
Waddell is the most popular pitcher of the
day. But don't underrate the big htters
as attractions. The Clevelanders were the
greatest road team I'm the country last sea-
son, outdrawing all the other American
League teams in Philadelphia, In Boston,
IL New York and In Chicago. And their
drawing ability was largely due to the
prowess of Lajoie. Bradley and the rest
o. the bunch with the stick
Heavy Penalty for Not Signing.
Cincinnati IN the only team, In eifhar of
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Y M. C. A. Athletes very BUSY.

The following men will represent the Y.
M. C. A. in the Johns Hopkins University
games in Baltimore Saturday night: H
NJ. Gilman, in the $50 yards; f. P. Heart
sill. in the $50 and l mile: o. w. Man
glitz, in the $50 yards. The relay team
that will run against the West Branch OF
Baltimore is composed of A. J. Decker, p.
S. Herring. H. G. Royce. A. r. Quantrille
and J. v. Baulsin. There will be no game
at this association this Saturday night, as
the indoor base ball and basket bali teams
will be in Baltimore but on the 18th OF
the month there will be double header al
the association consisting of indoor base
ball and basket ball with the strong New
ark teams of Baltimore. Both of these
teams are of the best in Baltimore and
as the association teams are also strong
there should be battle royal.
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Turf and Track Notes.

In the Epson derby quotations the sta
BILE companions, Jardy and Val dor, both
unbeaten last year. are drifting apart Jar
dy being at s " to 1 and Val d Or at to !
The name of the new western racing or
can Turf Association, instead Of the Amer
lean Jockey Club, the name chosen a month
ago. The change was made in Difference to
a request of August Belmont. who called
the attention of the members to the fact
that there was American jockey club
in the east some years ago.
TOP weight in the Liverpool grand ma
tional steeplechase, to be run on Friday
March 81, has been assigned to Lelnster,
who gets 175 pounds. Last years winner,
pounds more than last year. when he won.
King Edwards Ambush II is second in the
handicap at 1863 pounds. Moafao is favorite
at 100 to 8. .r .a het5
Steve L'Hemmetlieu, a well-known char
acter at the Gloucester and Maryland
tracks, is distinguishing himself at Hot
Springs. Steve contributed some $500 to a
few good poker players the other. night, and
then went back for more. When he's good,
the skys SteveS limit.
From Hot Springs comes the information
that Mars Cassidy is meeting with unusual
success in his starting. Originally a light
harness man, Cassidy turned his attention
to the bangtails at the ST. Asaph track,
getting his first Instructions in the finer
parts of the starters difficult business from
John Mackessey. When the Cecil county
(Md3 rings were established, Cassidy s
splendid work with the flag arrested the at
tention Of the jockey club officials, and he
was soon given the opportunity to make
good on the larger tracks in New York