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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
NATIONALS REDUCING
THEIR PITCHING FORCE

Inc washington and Boston players
passed quiet Sunday. a majority OF the
Visitors going out in the afternoon to see
what sights they may have overlooked on
their previous visits. This applies to Catch
ers PETERSON and Graham who are making
their nrst visit to the capital city. When
the sun came out In the afternoon. Lave
cross had to shove some fishing tackle into
basket and make for the Potomac. where
ne spent couple of hours pulling out fair
sized perch.
This morning Manager Stahl chad out
every one of the boys for two hours prac
lice at the park. and the work was gone
through with in way that showed tba
Nationals are on their toes from the eff
fects of the two victories over the Bostons
This afternoon Case Parten will probahIv
go on the rubber. as Tom Hughes has al
ways been easy for the Beaneaters, or at
the last moment Kitson may take shy at
the Collinsites. Manager Collins told your
representative that Uncle Cyrus" Young
would probably pitch, and he expects to
capture the last two rounds from the locals
April showers have been on tap all morn
ing, but at noon the sun was trying to
Work Its way through. the clouds, and 1t
looks as though it would clear tlp In time
for the contest. There Is a stiff breeze from
the northwest. which will make the PLAYERS
work in sweaters and the spectators wear
overcoats.
Enc washington directors are slowly
wedding out the surplus players. Pitcher
Manuel has been returned to New Orleans
Mccoy has been released to Jersey City and
Starkell starts this afternoon for Balti-
more. where he will join the Orioles This
leaves eight pitchers on the Nationals paw
roll, and they may be carried throughout
the season
A dispatch from st. Louis received here
says that st. Louis has asked waivers on
First Baseman Jones, and that Detroit and
Boston are both bidding for his services
The two teams will line up as follows for
this afternoons game
Washington-Nill, shortstop. Schalf1y,
second base: Hickman, right field; Cross,
third base; Anderson, left field Stahl, first
base: Jones, center field; Heydon, catcher;
Patten. pitcher.
Boston-Selbach, left field: Collins, third
base: c. Stahl, center field; Parent, short
stop; Freeman. right field Grimshaw. first
base: Ferris, second base; Graham catcher;
Young. pitcher. Umpire, Sheridan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
Boyds and Vicinity.
,ciaI correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF Inc Star
BOYDS, Nd, April %. 1905.
The Upper Country Tobacco Association.
organized last fall at Damascus. this coun-
ty, to protect the prices OF tobacco shipped
by the farmers from Montgomery, Carroll.
Howard and Frederick counties to market.
held meeting yesterday at Mount Airy.
Mr.. Landon 8. Day, the president OF the
association presided. Mayor r. @. Moies-
worth gave welcome on behalf of the cit
fzens OF the town. Frank /. Lewis also
made an address, which was responded TO
nv Mr. Columbus r. Purdum OF Damascus.
tf,is county Capt. Richard Sylvester OF the
Maryland Agricultural College made the
nrfncipal address, outlining the proposed
work and the intention and good OF the as
ISOLATION and what can be accomplished
with It by strong protection and backing
OF the farmer. An election Of q gardiner
visa also one OF the motives OF the meeting.
which resulted In Joseph Brandenburg OF
Woodbine, Carroll county. being chosen.
The meeting was decided success
Mr. Ohio r. SnoufKer died Thursday at his
home At BuckeystoWu and his remAtne we're
inferred yesterday near there. He WAS .
bachelor and died at the home Of be sastsrs
Ma Joseph n. ChlswelL Ms Ne113e encuf-
fer and Mira Amos Thomas Of WanAiugtoa
are aAncnG - yeaa<1vos whe survive hius
- ~ npuEly eouey yuneD - -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
PLAYERS MAKE
EARLY START ON UMPIRES

Many pitchers contests, a few games In
which unusually hard hitting has been wit
messed. numerous disputes between umpires
and players and large crowds have marked
the early career of the 1906 championship
season in the major leagues.
The Nationals. Athletics and the Philes
each have made the remarkably large num-
Der of twenty-one runs in two successive
afternoons. Last Thursday Washington
won in Philadelphia by II to 10 in ten
innings. On Friday Washington beat Bos-
ton and made ten runs and on the same day
Macks men totaled eleven runs against
New York. On those afternoons the Ath.
letics and Washington each made a total
of twenty-nine base hits. The Phillies got
their twenty-one tallies Friday and Sat-
urday at Boston. Each team had e,ghtee.
turns at bat. for the Athletics and Wash
iDgtons did not face the opposing pitchers
on Friday. The American Leaguers deserve
the greater amount of credit, for they hit
the ball much harder. the Phillies making
only nineteen hits, while Boston contributed
many errors.
1t was thought In the first days of the
championship season that the pitchers were
to be more powerful than ever before. These
games. however prove that the batsmen are
likely to break loose occasionally and give
the spectators a batting feast.
In each league there has already been
trouble between the umpires and the play
ers; this, too, despite the fact that President
Johnson of the American has issued more
stringent regulations than ever before for
the enforcement of good order on the dia-
mond. In the National League Manager
Chance of Chicago has already suffered q
two days suspension. and on Saturday Dab
len of New York was suspended for unruIy
conduct at Brooklyn last Friday. There
have also been other attractions of the
rules, but of a lighter character
In the American League several players
Including Managers Stahl of Washing1nu
and Griffith of New York. have been sent
to the bench. The latter team has only been
seen In Philadelphia In two games, and yet
Griffith has twice been penalized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
Standing of American League Clubs.
Standing of National League Clubs.

The first averages for the American
League are out, and although they cover
but a few games the figures make inter-
esting reading. The Athletics have hit the
ball the most consistently, and lead the
tionals have also done well in this respect.
but their total percentage falls to .26s. and
they lead Chicago for second place by one
point New York and Boston arc away
down the line.
In individual hitting Wee Willie" Sud
hon of the Nationals has the honor of lead
ing the American League If he never gets
there again. Sudhoff has been In two
games. but lasted only long enough TO go
to the bat once and in that turn clipped
OF nice single. This gives him aver
age of Loco. ard tops Benders 600. who
has also been in but two games. but went
up five times to hat. Manager Stahl Is the
first real batter of the Nationals to show
and he stands thirteenth with fine per-
centage of .3s9 Lave Cross Is right on his
heels with .3S5, and the other Washington
players are close up.
Falkenberg and Bender lead the pitchers
both having won two and lost no games.
In fielding the Nationals are third. Cle"e
land leading with Detroit In second place.
The locals have percentage of .964 which
Is a splendid showing for such bunch OF
big men In individual fielding the Ma
tional outfielders. Ande: on. oJnes and
Hickman, have yet to nal an error, and
Second Baseman Schafiy IS in the same
boat This fielding record has good look
and accounts in a great part for the Ma
ttonals standing up so well In the cham
plOnship race.
Batting Averages.
EoIlouiue the averages of the American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

the civil courts to recover the gold cup
from Smathers on the ground that 1t was
won by fraud, have asked the National
Trotting Association to postpone the hear
ing until November On what grounds carr
not be learned. as w. H. Gochen the Sec
rotary. will give out no information con-
corning the case
Horsemen at Charter Oak Park say
Smathers is likely to oppose any attempt
to put off the trial. 1t was at his request
that the National Trotting Association took
up the investigation of the case. and he
sadd then his purpose was to get an earlier
hearing than could be expected in the civil
courts in New York.
Whether the request of the Memphis Trot-
ting Association for postponement will be
granted or denied cannot be known until the
board Of review meets in New York on
May l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
REVIEW OF BIG
BILLIARD TOURNEY
Sutton Secured High Run and
the Best Single and
Grand Average.
Record Of the Tournament.

sCure play-eff of tie by 500 to 418 and gets
fifth prize. twill play OF tie for second and third
prizes tonight. Scutier made high run of 14s In
play OF OF tie.
Though George F. c.Student') Slosson
won the 1872 baIkline billiard championship
and first prize In the tournament which
closed on Saturday night in the concert
hall at Madison Square Garden, New York,
the high-run record the best single aver
age and the grand average all went to
George B. Sutton. who tied with jacob
Schaefer for second place
For the tweTity-one games Sutton made
grand average of "a 35-1O0. He made best
single average of 100 in the game with
Hoppe and the high run of the tournament
DIT in the same game. He also made
the next highest run Of the tournament
222-in the game with Morningstar.
Schaefer made the second best grand
average. % 94-1O0. and Hoppe the third
best grand average. % 45-100. Slosson
comes fourth with grand average OF
Is 54-1O0. Slosson, however, made the sec
ond best single average Of the tournament
-:S3 5-15-in the final game, in which he
defeated Schaefer.
Schaefer made the third best single aver
age-s1 4-16--in the game in which he beat
Cutler. He also averaged % against SUIT
ton ard Hoppe and oS Ala when he lost to
Slosson, which figures helped his grand
average. Indeed Sutton, with the aid OF
his remarkable average Of 100 against
Hoppe, topped Schaefer only slightly in
grand average.
Cure comes fifth with grand average of
10 2,-1f0 and Cutler is sixth with a grand
average of IA 46-100 Morningstar. who
finished last in the tournament. had
grand average of only 10 9i-1g0 Cutters
grand average of IA 45-1O0 was helped out
decidedly by his high single average OF
"a 6-l3. made in the game which he lost
to Schaefer.
Hoppe perhaps. played the most con-
sistent billiards of the tournament. To
make up his grand average of 20 45-10o he
lad such. excellent single averages as
p 14-1S against Cure. % 1910 against
Schaefer. % 3-5 against Sutton and 20 2o-2a
against Cutler. He dropped below 20 only
in the games with Morningstor and Slos-
son. when he averaged 10 6-26 and 10 15-25
respectively.
Complete Record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
CIRCUS HAS DEPARTED
ONE MEMBER OF THE BIG SHOW,
HOWEVER, WAS LEFT HERE.

1t was a blow to the Hagenbeck circus
the last day of Its stay here that one of its
star members should die. No arrangements
have betn or will be made for her funeral
She has been turned over to the National
Museum and will be stuffed and then ex-
hibited. 1t was Cinci, the baby hippopota
mus, so billed at least, and in all probable
fty the only one. In reality, the road
Cinci was only baby. and had been sent
over with other animals from Mr.. Hagen
backs collection in Antwerp. She stood the
voyage well and seemed to take kindly to
show life while in winter quarters, but
when the circus took the road she pned
and finally yesterday, like Bill Haskins
calf, the Just gin out" Nothing apparent
ly was the matter with her but life on the
road was bore and she shouffied off. aged
only few months, and weighing 800
pounds.
The body was turned over to the Ma
tional Museum, and will be skinned and
ties were glad to secure it. as there is no
stuffed hippo among the EXHIBITS, oniy some
skulls and fragments of skeletons. The
baby will make two exhibits, not under
stuffed skin and the skeleton Owing
to the tender age OF the specimen, good
deal of care will have to be exercised In
preserving the skeleton, as some of the
bones are still in a cartiIaginous state.
The specimen probably will not be put on
exhibition Immediately the museum is
pressed for room, but it will be ready by
the time the new museum building Is COM
pleted.
Rarer Than Bottle Babies.
The last day of the circus in town was
very fair, save for the death of the baby.
Hippopotam In the teething stage are a
good deal rarer than bottle babies. and
correspondingIy more valuable. and the cir
Gus people say that 1t means to them a
money loss of sveral thousands of dol
lars. to say nothing of the sentimental
bereavement.
A shower occurred just at the show time
Saturday evening. and that detracted from
the attendance at the final performance
somewhat. But there was fair house. or,
more properly speaking, "a fair tent" and
toward midnight all of the numerous be-
iongings of the show were packed on the
special train and on their way to Phiia-
delphia, there to remain week. After
that the route Is westward
like sheeted ghosts moving through the
darkness for the railroad. were weird pro-
cession. 1t had been hard week on the
horses, and about fifty "gfllie teams" that
Is to say. local horses. we're pressed into
service, and the elephants with their cling
alec riders brought up the rear as soon
as they were through with their ring stunts
holes. Those East Indians and the ele-
plants are funny people. for In spite OF
the disparity In size they seem to belong to
the same order. and understand each other
better than either OF them understand the
white men with the show
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
Ordered by Commissioners.

Orders issued by the Commissioners yes
terday included the following:
That service sewer be constructed along
the west side OF Sd street northeast, be-
tween A and B streets.
That the proposal OF n. Sweeney. under
data OF April IA, 1905. to pave cobble gut
ters on cprtain streets In Anzeosfia, at Is
cents per square yard be accepted. charge
able to the appropriation for grading and
improving streets In Anacostfa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

Totals. -. 8 SO u 81 Totals ;. /. I3s34 II 8
Zone out when winning scored.
chicago o 0 ! o TT
Cleveland 49,. 0 o o i 0 0 0 0 e-6
Hits-0n Townsend S In one and wo-thIrds In
nirgs: on Walsh, In seven innings: Oh Eels
five inings. Left on bases-Chicaro Z; Cleveland
q Two.bsse hits-Donehue. EeIs and Jones. Sac
rince hit1-Bradley C2l, Flick. Stovall CD and
lsbell- Stolen bases-Turner and Jones. Double
piays-stoyaIi, unassisted: Donohue. upassisted;
Jones to Sullivan; Robe to DundoB; Eels to La
1oie to Stoyall Struck out-By Townsend, 2; by
Walsh, 1; BY Altrock. 2: by Eels 8. First base
on 6als-On Townsend, 2. on Walsh 2; OF Al
trock. 1; Oh Eels. O. Will pitches-Eeis 2. Hit
with ball-HemphflI Umpires-Messrs Hurst ana
Conner. Time Of game hours and IS minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

sscriace hits-Hemphill. Cobb and Lindsay
Double piay-Donohue to O'Leary to Lindsay
Passed ball-Spencer. Stolen bsses-HartseIl Hemp.
hiiI and Coughlin. Hit with balI-Couglin First
S case on bais-0n Jacobsen. q; of Donohue, g.
otruck out-By Jacobsen 8; by Donohue g. Left
on hases-St Louis. II; Detroit l. Umpire-Mr
Connolly Time Of game--1 hour and SO minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

States urging action of our government to
save a people starved, enslaved, mutilated
and massacred that their white masters
might squeeze the last ounce of profit from
sources OF wealth once rich, but now rapid
ly being rendered useless for all coming
generations The striking character Of the
document which SO moved the governor of
Massachusetts, Is further evidenced by the
fact that his petition was signed not only
by himself. but by the lieutenant governor.
by every member Of the council, by every
member of the Massachusetts, senate and
by an overwhelming majority OF the
house."
Report Should Be Read
It being remarked by the reporter that
there was a wide discrepancy between Mr..
Whitely's version of the report and that
of Mr. Johnson, the minister from Boston
remarked:
Would it not be well for the people Of
Washington to read the report for them
selves? And yet l must strongly express
one caution. The only complete English
translation. that which was recently issued
by Putnam's Sons. contains iffaccuracies
which detract considerably from It's practi-
cal value. These inaccuracies all show a
bias toward softening the translation from
the severity of the French original. /
wonder IL the consul general of the Congo
Free State can give to the public a favor
able explanation of this circumstance? If
he can do 50. hope that he will act quick
ly. For should hate to think that any
American citizen had Intentionally softened
in the least particular the translation of a
document upon the clear understanding Of
which by the American people depended
the happiness and the lives of millions OF
his fellow human beings. Whatever the
explanation of these Inaccuracies may be,
let me urge every one who can do so to use
the original French document when he
reads the report"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
BASE BALL, RACING
AND OTHER SPORTS

tweive-inning game. Cleveland took the
lead in the seventh and Chicago tied 1t In
their half. A base on balls, sacrifice and
a double gave Chicago the game. The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
Jacobsen's Hard Luck.

ST. LOUIS. April 23-Errors by Wallace
lost the game to Detroit yesterday by
score OF to 3. Jacobsen was effective.
while Donohue was hit hard The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
InNG HITS RY ctInRs
CLUB FIELDING.

DOUBLE PLAYS.
Athletics, 6; New York 8; Washington 4:
Cleveland. 8: Detroit. 3; St. LGaIis .; Chicago q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

National League Games Today.
BROOKLYN at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston.
St Louis at Cincinnati
Yesterdays National League Games.
ST. Louis, I; Cincinnati. 0.
Chicago, 8; Pittsburg. 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

Tonight the tie for second and third
between Schaefer and Sutton will be
played off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
SUNDAY BALL GAMES.
Lost to Chicag

CHICAGO. April 2s.-Chicaso. defeated
Cleveland yesterday. to q, In an exciting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

American League Games Today.
Boston at Washington
New York at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Chicago.
Detroit at St. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
Batting Averages

Following the averages of the American
League
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
A Gigantic Spanish Palace.

The eighth wonder as it is usually
called, is the gigantic palace of the
Escuriul. which stands in the ancient
Kingdom Of Toledo, Spain. 1t is con
tcSsedly the most wonderful edifice in
the world, whether in dimensions or
riches. 1t has 1850 rooms, 620O Win
dows and doors. so staircases, 73 foun-
tains. Is wine cellars S organs and u
bells. It's circumference is $500 feet,
or almost exactly Il half mile. 1t was
dedicated to ST. Lorenzo. the saint who
is said to have been broiled on Il grid
iron, ana on that account its founda-
tionS We're laid off in imitation of the
shape Of that kind OF piece Of kitch-
ON uLensil
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31

Mr.. Thompson is one of the most
conspicuous figures in Pennsylvania.
He comes from the plain people and
he has always been with them and for
them. He has been eminently sue
cessful in his own affairs and detests
and hates dishonof and discredit BY
his own individual efforts he chiseled
out Of the rock Of opposition a com
mandins place in public affairs, yet
he is as modest as a woman. He en-
joys the polish of a collegiate has
keen business sense and is broad
gaugeI and wonderfully capable. He
is educated ana is the firm friend of
education. He was graduated from
Washington and Jefferson college and
that great institution has shared lib.
orally il the brilliant success of his
life. Mr. Thompson has brought to
hundreds OF his business associates
substantial means and those who
know him best appreciate him most
for his plain honesty and his dispo-
sltion TO play absolutely fairly with
everybody His hand, made powerful
by his own industry, has never been
extended 10 oppress Joe Thomp.
son, as he is known by his neighbors
Of all political faiths, is beyond ques-
tion closer TO the people than any
other prominent Republican in Penn.
sylyania and those about him, great
Dr. mean, have found him always help
ful. lie is just as rich morally and
physically as he is financially and
among the Republicans generally he Is
looked upon as the man of the hour.
He Is as big al the office he seeks and
no combination of political place hunt
ers could be formed which would dis
credit single one of his sterling quail
tiles. He fits In 70 the general de-
mand for reform In the affairs OF the
state He answers In detail every
suggestion now being made by those
concerned for political betterment and
he rises, a mental and physical giant
10 the demands of the whole people.
Tho Indications are that Mr. Thomp
son win ba The Republican nominee
Tor Governor Of Pennsylvania should
he be nominated his triumphant cleo
Non ls assured.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
The Abbc's Criticism.

An American lady residing in Rome
presented to friend, who is an able.
an intellectual man and familiar with
English. although no traveller. Il copy
of one of Mary wilkins New England
stories
The author of this my dear friend"
she said. "iS the best portrayer of New
England character we have. No other
writer has caught so well the charm of
the place and the people. | hope you
will like it,
The abbc took the book and thanked
her In few days he came again and
returned it gingcrly, saying word or
two Of thanks
Were YOU not pleased with the
quaint portrayal of the life?" asked
the lady.
You say this is Il faithful portrayal
of life i'm New EnglandE"
"Vcf% fa,thrul indeed"
The abJe sighed and said, with deep
sympathy, How sad!'-Readcr Maga-
zinc.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
LIoyd's Historic Bell.

The bell used to insure silence at
Lloyds, in London, when the arrival of
an overdue vessel is announced to the
anxious underwriters Is of naval origin.
1t belonged to the Lutine, which was
wrecked near the Zuyder Zee toward
the end of the eighteenth century, when
England was at war with Holland. AS
it was customary in those days to send
bullion and specie by men-of-war, the
Lutine carried Il valuable consignment
of specie, and the underwriters at
LlOyd's were able to arrange with the
Dutch government to salve the cargo
and recOup themselves for their loss on
insurance. Over 100000 was recover
ed, and among other relics brought to
shore was the Lutines bell, to ring out
good cheer for anxious underwriters
who hear the safe arrival proclaimed
by LloydS crier as silence follows the
ringing of the bell
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
Inn Who nehended ChmrIes 1.

The mysterious masked man who be-
headed Charles /. remains British ana
logue for the Man With the Iron Mask
Lilly. the lying astrOloger, denounced
Cornct Joyce At the restoration, but
Joyce on the fatal 30th of January was
not in favor with Cromwell. The par
ish register of Whitechapel records the
burial In 1919 of Richard Brandon, the
common hangman, and opposite the en-
try contemporary hand wrote that
he cut OFF the head of Charles the
First" Brandon himself asserted that
"thcy made him do 1t for E30" with
which he drank himself To dcath.-Duu-
dee Advertiser