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Evening star., 1905-08-26
CZAR'S REPLY TO ROOSEVELT.
Partly Responsive and Compromise
Nav Be Reached.

Permission has been given TO announce
that Emperor Nicholas answer to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's latest appeal was partly
responsive
A cablegram from st. Petersburg last
night says: According to information COM
ing from a member of the imperial family
the Associated Press learns that dispa toh
was sent to NJ. Witte yesterday which Is
considered at Peterhof Offering de-
cided hope of peace. The Slovos Ports
mouth correspondent. reporting the arrival
of an eagerly expected dispatch" quotes
NJ Witte as saying that his endeayor to
influence St. Petersburg was more success
full than he expected The correspondent
adds that there Is ground for hope, as an
agreement in principle has been reached.
and the question now hinges on the amount
of the sum.
Evening star., 1905-08-26
THE EQUITABLE's ANSWER
To the Suit Filed by State Of New
York

The Equitable Life Assurance Society.
through Attorney Wallace Macfar!ane.
sent to Attorney General julius NJ Mayer
yesterday its answer TO the suit instituted
against it by the state and against each
of its individual officers and directors prior
to the advent in the society of Paul Nor
ton. The society answers separately for
itself The individual defendants have Vet
to be heard from.
The most important part of the answer
is contained in its concluding paragraph.
which says:
Wherefore this defendant joins in the
prayer of the plaintiff in this action. ard
thereupon submits its rights and interests
in the matters in question to the Judgment
of the court.
What this unusual procedure of a de-
fendant asking for the same relief as the
plaintiff implies is forth in the conn
plant which asks that the Individual de-
PENDANTS account for their official cor
duct in the management and disposition OF
the funds and property committed TO their
back to the society any money and the
value Of any property which they have con-
veyed to themselves or transferred 20
Others or lost washed, or by a violation
of their duties; that the Gefenda nts be re-
moved from their offices upon proof of mis-
conduct and new election be held by the
board, and that the net surplus of the de-
fendant society, after dedueting a suffi-
cient amount to cover outstanding risks
ed to, or applied for the benefit of the
present stockholders in equitable proper
ton. in accordance with the charter and
with the law.
Evening star., 1905-08-26
GOLF LEADERS WIN
THEIR MATCHES AT DEAL

T. NJ. Sherman. Ralph Peters, jr., and
Jerome D. Travers. the leaders in the quail
flying round of the Deal Golf Clubs tourna-
ment, went through their match play
rounds yesterday on the club links at Deal
N. j., without defeat. Sherman, who was
the gold medal winner. defeated Arthur
Havemeyer in the morning and in the aft
ernoon he put w. Wallace out of the run
ming; taking both matches by the high score
Of up and 6 to play. He will meet Peters
in the semi-fiEal round. while Travers VIII
meet William Frew OF the Pittsburg Club.
The greens we're soggy and heavy. and a
caid wind swept over the links. but despite
the uncomfortable conditions the golf was
Of highly creditable order. The results of
the matches In the first cup set are:
First cup-Ffrst round-Ralph Peters. IT,.
Midland. teat p. B. 6teutenburE. Deal by
= up and 2 to play; W. Wailace. New
Evening star., 1905-08-26
EKWANoK GOLF TOURNEY.
Findlay Douglas and Albert White in
the Finals Today.

Findlay S. Douglas of the Nassau Coun-
try Club, a former national golf champion.
meets Albert l.. White of the Wollaston
Golf Club of Boston, and the present inter-
collegiate champion. in the final match OF
thirty y-six holes for the Presidents cup at
the Ekwanok Country Club today.
Both players went through two rounds of
match play yesterday. the morning contests
being won without effort. but in the after
noon Douglas was forced to extend himself
in his match with ID. T.. Morse of Rutland,
winning on the seventeenth green by = up
and to play. The scores follow:
Presidents cup (third round)-D. E.
Morse, Rutland. defeated F. S. Wheeler.
Apawamis. up and to play; Findlay 8.
Douglas, Nassau defeated Dwight Part
ridge. Bedford. up and 3 to play; &. X.
Leake. Ekwanok, defeated j. l.. Taylor,
Dyker Meadow. l up; A. l.. White. Woilas
ton, defeated j. G.. Patterson. Fox Hills, q
up and to play
Semi ni-finals-Douglas defeated Morse, = up
and / to play: White defeated Leake, 4 up
and ) to play.
Evening star., 1905-08-26
BRITT's ANKLE sPRAINED.
Injury Quite Serious and May Postpone
Fight With Nelson.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. August 26.-Jim-
my Britt met with an accident Thursday
while training for his battle with Nelson
which may throw him back several days.
1t may cause postponement of the fight.
While boxing with Danny Denziger, in
completing his daily work, he turned his
right ankle and wrenched it badly.
Two years ago he did the same thing
while preparing to meet Seiger. The battle
had to go over a week. Britt persisted in
finishing up boxing in hope of working out
the injury. He laughed away the Idea
tina, the matter was of Importance. Han
dlers deemed 1t advisable to cut his work
short
At late hour yesterday word reached
the city from Sheehan's that the injury
was somewhat worse than anticipated. A
physician dressed the sprain. and declares
that the ligament has been strained. He
advises a partial let-up.
Under Spider Kellys instructions Britt
has perfected torpedo punch. He ex-
pects to use it on Nelson. This short-arm
Jolt is used entirely in infighting. and is a
modification of Britt's famous right hook
to the jaw. 1t travels about six inches but
Britt puts all kinds of force behind it,
In Yesterdays work he put out two of
three men who boxed with him. Britt
weighed one hundred and thirty-seven
pounds He Is happy in the knowledge that
he has only four pounds to take OF.
Battling. Nelson is suffering from cut lip.
This precludes any boxing at the Danes
camp in Larkspur. He has been doing
heaps Of road and saddle work. with stren-
uous gymnastic exercise. Nelson still
weighs one hundred and forty-five pounds.
He declares that reduction will be easy.
Quentin penitentiavv to witness a triple
hanging.
Evening star., 1905-08-26
FAMOUS GAME
PLAYED IN 1866
From the Cincinnati Times-star.

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
With eag.~eyed Cy Seymour leading the
list of heavy hitters In the National League
there would probably be a riot by Cincin-
natl fans IL one OF the opposing pitchers
chopped up the sluggers favor.te bat-but
that's probably what the famous old Harry
Wright would 1--we done to Cy's stick Ii
the early days. But base ball ethics-as
well finance and politics-have under
gone a change since civil war days. B. o.
M. DeBeck, for many years public school
principal and one of the first base ball
players of Cincinnati. grew reminiscent as
he watched a game at Macke's Bond Hill
grounds Sunday and told how the great
Harry Wright. nestor of Cincinnati base
ball, destroyed his bat and how he got re-
venge. 1t was in 1865. Mr.. DeBeck made
number of bats for experimental pur-
poses and finally selected a willow bat as
the best. as 1t was light and resilient.
Wright had heard of the unusually large
humber of hits DeBeck was getting with
his famous stick. and so just before the
opening of game between the Cincin-
natis and the Buckeyes Wright, who
pitched for the Cincinnatis. told his friend
DeBeck. who played with the Buckeyes.
that he had destroyed his great bat. And
he had. DeBecks flag came down to half
mast and there remained until the last
inning, when he ''got revenge" The Gin
cinnatis were one run ahead. The Buck
eyes had three men on bases and DeBeck
was at the bat-but not the famous willow
bat. "a shoulder ball. Mr.. Umpire" called
DeBeck, for in those days the batter called
what kind of a ball he preferred. Wright
tried hard to strike DeBeck out. high
ball shot by and DeBeck pounded 1t into
the woods for three bases putting his side
ahead. But the inning had to be played out
If 1t was unfinished the score reverted to
the eighth inning and the team ahead then.
the Cincinnatis. would get the game. The
Buckeyes, being now ahead. and darkness
coming on, Wright concluded to play a
slow game and not get the other side out,
in order to have the game called on ac-
count Of darkness. He let the Buckeyes
score bunch of runs-and they tried in
vain to get out before the moon would rise
Finally the Buckeyes decided that their
batter should fall down in running to first
and BE- tagged out This worked and the
game ended 40 to 81 in favor of the Buck
eyes.
Evening star., 1905-08-26
SCOTSMEN LEAD IN
FOURSOME MATCH

A special to the New York Herald from
golf match aroused more widespread inter-
est than the four green foursome, the first
stage of which was decided at ST. Andrews
yesterday between James Braid, the open
champion, and Alexander Herd, represent
ing Scotland, and Harry Vardon and J. H.
Taylor. England. In the opinion of eX-
perienced followers of the game the crowd
present was the largest ever seen at a
golf match.
Yin the matter of exciting incidents the
play fully realized expectations.
Although the English pair did not once
secure the lead, the game fiuctuated in a
remarkable manner
The ScotSmen stood three up at the end
of the morning round and after being
brought back to all square at the eighth
hole in the afternoon they secured the
three holes and were four up at the thir-
teenth.
At the end of the day they led By two
holes and with this advantage they will be-
gin the second portion of the contest at
noon next Wednesday.
The play all round was perhaps the most
brilliant ever witnessed at d match of
such Importance.
Braid struck one as being the best golfer
of the four. particularly when his side
was in Il tight corner.
Herd holed some long puts in the after
noon, but was not quite so sound as his
partner. The only noticeable weakness OF
the English side was Vardon's failure to
hole short puts, although he was very
good at long ones.
At the close of the first round the scores
Evening star., 1905-08-26
TOM HUGHES TESTIMONIAL.
Local Fans" Enthusiastic Project to
Reward Tall Twirler.

The news in last evenings Star that
Pitcher Tom Hughes is to be given tes-
timonial by the local fans when the
Nationals return from the west, on account
OF his good work for the team. was received
with great favor. and the chances are that
a pretty present will be bought for the
elongated twirler. If matters can be ar
ranged without detriment to the club
| Hughes will be asked to pitch the opening
game with the New Yorks September 5.
| and when he goes to the bat the first time
the testimonial will be given to him.
Several letters have been received by the
sporting editor of the Star urging on the
good work and inclosing substantial contri-
| buttons.
NJ A. Green, the well-known base ball
enthusiast. writes as follows:
Enclosed find one dollar as my contribu-
| ton toward benefit of my old friend Tom
Hughes, Hope the testimonial will be Il
bumper
d. c. Grain of 10 Seaton street northwest
writes
LAS one of the base ball fans. I am heart
| ily in favor of giving Long Tom Hughes a
testimonial. as suggested by The Star Be-
| ing an engraver. / wish to state that If the
article selected is 'grayable,' will be more
! than pleas ed to put inscription of any
| length or size on same. from a sacrifice to
| a home run
/ Mr.. Eddie Walsh. one of the largest stock
| holders in the Washington club. writes:
by all means give Tom Hughes great
| send-off. He is doing the best work Of his
| life for the Nationals. and II St. Louis
| fans can give George Stone a gold watch
| for his fine batting we ought TO be able to
| do something for the sensational work OF
Sir Thomas. Inclosed please find my con-
| tributton."
| The sort of present to be given Hughes
| has not yet been decided upon, and any
| suggestions from the fans will be given
| due consideration.
Evening star., 1905-08-26
Base Ball Notes.

Too bad Jack Townsend didn't start yes
terday's game.
Pitcher Jacobsen is evidently feeling the
results of his appendicitis operation.
Send your contribution to the Hughes
testimonial to the sporting editor of The
Star and show that you appreciate good
work:
Shortstop Nil had nine chances yesterday
and captured them all without break.
Tom Hughes will probably work against
the Browns tomorrow. leaving Patten and
Falkenberg for today's games
Reports from New York are to the effect
that Manager Griffith has secured, among
others. Second Baseman Laporte of the
Buffalos.
Bostons double throw-down yesterday
at Chicago put quite Crimp in the pennant
aspirations of the champions.
The Detroit forfeit the other day was the
first in the American League since 1908.
Griffith has pitched well nearly every time
he has gone in this year, and each time the
cIanks wonder why he does not go in
oftener.
In the twenty-inning game between the
Crb: and Quakers, the fielders accepted ia
out of III chances.
Mike Donlin's batting average for this
week Is .i76.
Mike Lynch. Tenney. Thomas and Will
I'M of the National League and Fultz OF
the American League are non Sunday play
erS.
Whenever Willie Keeler's batting average
begins to slump bit he tears off three or
four hits In one game and boosts it up
again.
Compelled to take some action as a con-
sequence of the ragged playing of the
BIe Oklyn team since it returned from it's
western trip. President Ebbets of the
Bro oklyn National League club last night
gave Oscar Jones. one of the pitchers his
ten days notice of release Unless two
her players do better work In the future
they will also get their releases.
Manager Clark of the Pittsburg club has
beaten Manager McAleer of the ST. Louis
America ms for the services of Ganley of the
Des Mofnes team Ganley is generally con-
sidered to be the fastest outfielder in the
Western League McAleer was after him
and 1t was hoped by the st. Louis fans that
he would succeed in landing the youngster,
he is almost bound to prove a winner in
fast company.
Noodles Hahn denies that he intends re-
firing from base ball, and says he will ac-
cept the best engagement that is offered
him eonditiOnally. that IL he fails to make
good in a limited number of games he is to
be released I'm that case" says the doc
tor. It will devote myself to veterinary sur
gerry for the remainder OF the season, and
try base ball again in the spr.ng. Whatever
trouble am having with my arm is only
ten porary. OF that l am sure. I know
that the injury is not permanent one, and
the big leagues Will see some good work
from me heSore go into retirement perma-
nsntiy."
Evening star., 1905-08-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES
New York, 8; Cleveland, /.

Allowing the New Yorks only three hits in
ten innings Donahue lost the game yester-
day at Cleveland IN the eleventh inning on
n base on balls. three hits and an error
which netted three runs. Up to that inning
Donahue had Griiflth's band at his mercy
Clark Griffith then got off first base and
hurled line of talk at the sorrel top that
confused him. He protested 10 Sheridan,
and the latter sent Grif to the bench. Moth
ing daunted. he again became sarcastic, the
result being that the umpire escorted him
OF the held Donahue was by this time
badly ratified and everything he served nm
was raped To the outer garden. The score
Evening star., 1905-08-26
GOLFERS DIFFER ON
LENGTH OF COURSE

Golfers like doctors, differ on many i'm
portant points. The former find it impos-
Sible to argue on the proper length of a
full course OF the hundreds Of links in
this country no two courses, be they nine
or eighteen holes, can be found of exactly
the same length.
There are a few circuits ridiculously
short, generally the result of limited land
facilities. They have rarely been con-
fined to the cramped limitations through
preference. Some Of the eighteen-hole
courses that continue to flourish were laid
out decade ago. when their playing
length OF 3,000-odd yards was considered
nothing unusual. The advent Of the rub
ber-cored ball has done much toward
bringing about revolution in golf course
construction.
all the matches being won and lost on the
green. it is an unmistakable fact that the
long game claims the greatest following.
AS the autoist glories in speeding his ma
chine for every yard possible to the limit,
so does the golfer strive for every yard
possible from the tee. There's charm in
this effort to annihilate distance-hence the
ever increasing demand for longer courses.
In giving his opinion on the proper length
of the course one prominent player said:
In my opinion a course, providing the
holes are sufficiently varying in length.
should not be much over 5000 yards. Take
it where the links extend over a monot-
onously fiat country and at times with
the ground baked out almost as hard as a
brick, the only way to give man any
brassy work is to have some very long
holes, considerably over 400 yards. l think
the craze for extremely long courses, how
ever, has about reached the limit"
In many localities it is no uncommon
thing to see links woefully one-sided-tnat
is a long out play and short home jour-
ney, or vice versa. This in the opinion Of
experts, is all wrong. The out and in to-
tails should be as nearly equal as possible.
With a properly bunkered course, or one
where the trouble is properly placed, there
is little need for a succession of long,
tireSOme holes.
Evening star., 1905-08-26
Yesterdays National League Games.
Pittsburg. ;: Boston. f.
tAll other games postponed account of re- In }

Pittsburg ;; BOSTON.
tAll other games postponed on account of rah.)
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS Mo- August 26-Ruchanan
pitched a lucky game against Washington
yesterday afternoon and a result was
returned winner. 1 to 0. when with an
even break the Nationals would have had
at least tied score Jacobsen did the
honors the slab for Washingto ION in the
first inning and during part of the second.
and it was off him that st. Louis scored
the run which finally turned out to be the
winning one Then Townsend succeeded
the southpaw and for the remainder of the
game St Louis was able to draw only
Ciphers
Washington's defeat can be attributed 10
some sensational fielding on the part of ST.
Louis. however, rather than to any defect
In the pitching department with any
Kind of luck the Nationals would have been
able to drive in enough runs to overcome
the lead of the Browns with ease
Stahl had most cause for complaint in
the fourth inning. Hill started that inning
with hard-driven liner to center which
looked good for couple of bases. Koehler
made a brilliant try and nailed the leather
Had the drive gone safe 1t would have been
all off with st. Louis. Hickman followed
along with a single to center. on which
koehler prevented Hickman from scoring
by fast fielding.
With but out and men on first and
third tie looked the worst that Washing
ton could expect. Anderson tried for a steal
and slid safe across the bag. but missed
catching the latter and Slid over. Wallace
tagging him out. That changed the aspect of
matters. and when Knoll sent another liner a I
koehler WaShiugtOn's last chance to win
had disappeared, as Buchanan grew better
as the game progressed and retired the
Nationals in order for the remaining five
innings.
Washington was also in poor luck during
out nice single. but was caught stealing.
In the second Stahl, who the last man
up, sent a sizzling liner to center and he
should have had third on the drive In
stead koehler made a dash and caught the
ball with hand. In the sixth another
three-bagger was spoiled by good catch
the part of Frisk. who finally woke up
after sleep of a couple of days.
81. Louis only run came in the first in
ming when two doubles were made off Ja-
cobson. Stone started with two-base
drive and Rockene!d sacrificed. Frisk hit
liner at Hill and the latter made fine
stop. but could not hold the bail and was
compelled to throw to first. Stone could
rot score. but Wallace clipped off another
double and Stone walked home. Jones was
easy out and that was the last time St
Louis crossed the plate In the second
Gleason started with hit and went to
second on low throw by Jacobsen to first
kOehler famed. but Spencer singled and
Sthal called in Townsend. a wise move, as
Buchanan pop out to Nil and Stone flew
To Anderson. After that Townsend was al
most complete puzzle, ST. Louis getting
bat two hits off him.
Two games are being played This after
noon and another double header is sched-
uleu for The
Evening star., 1905-08-26

York Golf. beat Raymond Havemeyer. Sea-
bright, by up and l to play; T. NJ. Sher-
Seabright by up and to play: w Frew.
Pittsburg Golf. beat s. Scammell, Trenton.
by up and to play; c. Pfeil Yountakah.
beat c. F. Ahlstrom. jr., Hollywood. by 2
bet S.. d. Bowers. Brooklawn, by 6 up and
to play; Donald McKellar, Midland. beat
w. V. Long. Spring Lake. by up and TO
play; c. A. Wheeler. jr. Baltusrol beat B.
Final round-Peters beat Pfeil. up and
to play: Sherman beat Wallace. up and
to play; Travers beat Mckellar. up and
to play; Frew beat Wheeler, l up, 10
holes
Evening star., 1905-08-26
Mob Charged With Killing a Boy.

shooting ARRAY occurred eight miles
north of Norwood. Ontario, yesterday, in
which Thomas E. Hill. the twelve-year- ar-old
son of Farmer Robert Hill. was killed and
Mabel, the farmers daughter. was wound
ed Hill and his family have been involved
in trouble with neighboring farmers for
years Hill alleges that early yesterday a
mob surrounded his house for the purpose
of punish him. Some of the members
of the mob carried shotguns. When Hill
refused to come out of the house they be-
gan to fire through the windows. The mob
quickly dispersed when 1t was learned that
the children had been shot. Neghbors
deny that mob threatened Hill, and claim
that the shooting was done in the house.
Detectives have been Summoned to investl-
gate.
Evening star., 1905-08-26
MANY MAJOR LEAGUE
CLUBS AFTER CLAY

LOUISVILLE, August 26.-In Centerfeid-
er Clay Louisville has the most eagerly
sought played in the country. Almost ev-
cry club in the major leagues has put in a
bid for the batting phenom. and it is likely
that his release will command several
thousands of dollars
The outfelder is well known in Pennsyl-
vania. and was obtained by Manager Te-
beau fsom the York club last spring. He
had played with York for four years.
He is another star that has had the
won't do" label tagged on him in fast
company. In 1902 he was signed by the
Phillies. and hit well in the first two games,
but he did not find sympathetic friend on
the club to teach him the fine points of the
game.
Clay is an extremely sensitive person,
and became greatly discouraged, with the
result that his work at batting fell off
and in a short period he was released.
He shared the experience of a dozen or
more top-notch stars, who at one time felt
the sting of failure in major leagues, only
to get another trial at later date and
then make good.
Jimmy Callahan, Jack Chesbro. Frank
Sparks: Jesse Tannehill. Norman Elber-
Mertes. Harry Bay. Herman Schaeffer.
Jimmy Maloney and many other prominent
stars were at one time banished from fast
company as too green.
Since Joining the ColoneIs he has clouted
the hide at a 1896 clip. The American AS
sociation is an extremely fast organizat ton,
with a number of pitchers able to cope
with big league batsmen. No player in
the American, National. Eastern or Pacific
Coast League can show such high figures
in hitting.
Clay was born in Baltimore twenty nine
years ago. He IS iron mOlder by
trade, which accounts for his powerful
physique. His playing weight is 175
pounds. The best point about Clay says
Manager Tebeau. 'is that his base running
is as good as his hitting. There are very
few ball players who possess both qualifica-
Evening star., 1905-08-26
Boston Lost Two Games.

Chicago twice defeated Boston yesterday
IN the windy city. each game ending in a
score of ) to 2 In the first game Altrock
Kept the hits well scattered. Jones triple
IN the NTH inning, with two on bases and
TWO out. proved the winning factor Four
uonbie plays were features of the game.
Both Patterson and Winter pitched finely In
.he second game. Isbells triple in the third
mn a,,ihs g. Win t"o on bases. turned the tide.
ana an error by Selbach in the fifth gave
the sox lead which Boston could not over
come. The score: