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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
NEW CATCHER
SIGNED BY NATIONALS

Although the ofiicials q the Washington
base ball club have been somewhat back
ward in giving out the names>of players
signed for NEXT season from the minor
leagues, they have not been Idle and have
sc cured several players who have been
tipped of to them by people who pose
as good judges OF young players.
This morning President Noyes received
word from American League headquarters
that the deal had been completed whereby
Clin Biankenship Of the Seattle team OF
the Pacific Coast League, becomes g mem.
Der Of the Washington team and will re-
port here next spring. Blankenshtp IL q
catcher and has been touted as the best
player on the Pacific coast. He 10 able to
play the outfleld In case OF necessity and
is very fast on the bases.
Last season Blankeuship led the Pacific
Coast League In batting with an average
OF .311. He took part In 1o6 games. was at
the bat 4oe times. made 127 base hits, had
forty-seven stolen bases and eighteen sac
rihcs hits. something Of q record to say the
least. Blankenship is q tall. rawbone fell
low and his throwing to bases classes up
with his ability with the bat and In base
stealing, his record behind the bat being
973.
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CHICAGOS ARRIVE
IN FINE CONDITION

The Chicago Club, twenty strong. arrived
in Washington this morning at 20 o'clock,
after hot ride from New York In the
sleepers The White Sox have butted into
some hot, murky weather. and the players
lost little time tun1bling into their beds at
the Arlington for a good sleep. Manager
Jones, who was seen at noon by Star re-
porter. had little to say about his team, but
was enthusiastic over the great race for the
American League pennant, and Is confident
his men will land the flag. Eighteen straight
victories have been placed to the record OF
the Windy City boys, but Manager Jones Is
somewhat leary Of the Washingtons, as
they knocked him out Of the pennant last
year, and always play their best against
the White Sox.
First Baseman Donohue has been playing
regularly. although quite sick the past four
days. but he was feeling finely this morning
and believes he Is over his trouble.
The splendid game put up by the Nation
ais against the st. Louis and Cleveland
clubs has enthused the local Fans and
there was a big turn out on hand to VOL
come the Chicagos.
Manager Jones said he would work Pat
terson this afternoon, while FaIkenberg will
be on the firing line for the Nationals Falk-
enberg has lost his last two games and Is
about due to pitch good ball. in which case
the contest should be q corker, al Patterson
has always been troublesome for the locals,
Following is the lineup OF the two teams:
Chieago-Hahn. RI: Jones. CT: Isbell.
2b.: Davis, S.; Donofne, 1b.; Dougherty.
L.: Sullivan, c.; Tannehfll, 3D.; Patter-
son, p.
Washington-Nfll. 2b.; C. Jones, CT; Alti-
ger. S.; Cross. 3D.; Anderson, L.; Hick-
man, r.f.; Stahl, h.: Wakefield, c.: FaIkerr-
berg, p. Umpire. Connolly.
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THREE FAV0RlTES
WON At SARATOGA

SARATOGA, August 2s.-The track was
stu heavy yesterday. but the form players
continued to enjoy prosperity, through the
s,access OF three favorites and we'll
backed second choice. The Albany handi-
can, for two-year-oids. six furiongs. was
won In q eallop by NJ H. Tichenors Eddie
Ware, the extreme outsider, at Z. This colt
showed remarkable Improvement. making
nearly alt the pace and coming home with
plenty left three lengths in front Of August
Belmont's Smiling Tom. 2 to l. H. 2.
Whatney's Kilialoe, to favorite, ran
third In disappointing style. with Jack Mar
tin mn, while Louis Cella's Miss 6trome.
to q, was outrun al the way. The time
was 1:16
DishabIlle, to 10 favorite. was victorious
Ia the handicap, at mile Shs picked up
12s pounds, and after rather grueiins
struggle with Cottontown, 2 to I. who
came here from the west with . big repu-
tation. the noted mars won cieveriy BY two
and O dAIf lengths. Martin handling her to
perfection. Cottontown, who led for three
quarters Oe . milss had = mortgage on The
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PRESIDENT JOHNSON
VISITING BOSTON

BOSTON. Mass. August 23.-President
Ban johnson Of the American League was
at the Huntington avenue grounds yester-
day afternoon. He said that he came to
Boston to confer with Gen. Taylor, the
owner Of the local club, relative to players
for next season.
He announced that the Cleveland club had
transferred its option on Pitcher Oberlin Of
the Milwaukee club to the Boston team. and
that he considered this pitcher the best
pitcher in the American Association. Ober-
lin fs twenty-five years Of age. stands six
feet In height and weighs 1853 pounds and
Is a right-handed pitcher.
He has also secured for the Boston club
Pitcher Charles Pruitt, the Texas pitcher
belonging to st. Paul Mr.. johnson ex-
pressed himself as feeling very optimistic
regarding the team that Boston will have
next season He said the Bostons did by all
odds the best work Of the eastern clubs of
the American League on their last western
trio.
The head of the American League said
most emphatically that any talk about any
change in the interior working Of the local
club was without any foundation whatever; ;
that the club was not for sale, in part or as
destinies had no thought whatever OF part
destinies ha dino thought whatever Of part
ing with his holdings. Mr.. Johnson said he
would remain in this city few days
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crossed the pan pandemonium broke loose.
and for fully ten minutes the game was
held up When order was finally restored
Mess famed and Linthicum stole second.
Zannelli, who is noted for his hard, timely
hitting. came to the bat with a grass cutter
through short which put Linthfcum at the
counting pan. ZannelH then went to sleep
and Malloy played the hidden ball trick on
the unwary runner.
In the eight, Brennan. first up for Inn
maculate. ripped off q good one to right
field and stole second. Cook threw wild and
he pulled up at third base. Maddox famed
and Camalier made neat bunt In front of
the plate. which scored Brennan. AL
though Linthicum singled that ended the
scoring.
The losers gave the winners q severe
scare IN the seventh, which wastheir only
chance to score. In this round, after Tier
ney famed, and Cullen did the same. Ca
sassa made the best hit of the day, a long.
low drive to left field. and Mareeron swetted
one out to Linthicum In right field. Reagan
was not equal to the occasion and sent an
easy roller to Gallagher and was easily put
out at first.
It was good, clean game. possibly tho
cleanest that has ever been played at the
league grounds, and the losers took their
defeat like true sports.
The followers of the league expect to take
q fall out of some of the other amateur
leagues in town when the District cham
pionship Is played OF. and Il yesterdays
exhibition can be taken as a criterion, the
Immaculates will not be last in that series
The official ac0ra.
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brentwood Forfeited to Hyattsville.
s,..,., r,or...nonaenee NJ The Star

HYATTSvILLE. August %. 1905
The Brentwood base ball club came here
yesterday for a game with the local team,
leaders I'm the Suburban League, and after
Hyattsville had made eight runs the visi-
tors contracted cold feet" and began dila-
tory practices in order to delay the con-
test. When Hyattsvtlle went to bat IN
their half of the fourth the word was
passed to the Brentwood players to delay
40 that five innings could not be played
Payne, Brentwood's pitcher, vino mad peen
hit safely six times in three and one-third
inninss. suddenly developed a streak OF
Witness, and Catcher Bergling made lndi1-
ferent attempts to stop them. Ompire
waller warned the Brentwood players that
he would forfeit the game. Dor Do.r. IL for
Hyattsyffie, swatted the ball to right Tor
safetv. and Immediately dug for second.
nersns threw tine tine D Da n Wsa
40 apparent that Umpire Walker declared
the game forfeited to Hyattsyine, to ..
Gaih. for Hyattsville, held Brentwood down
to three hits, and in the third inning. with
men on second and third, retired the side
without q run. Hyattsville plays at Brent
wood Saturday and Berwyn goes to LAUREL
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Tri-State team has signed Pitcher Gray.
who was released recently by Altoona
Gray Joined the York team at HaTrisnuI h,,
The York team was met at the Gepot ny
,1nvur ri of one thousand fans last Saturday
night, and. led by the city bands, the fans rs
escorted the team to its headquarters IN
York city where they were serenadea Ior
the good work they had done on theif re-
cent trip.
Here's a funny thing about this CIeveiano
club, says the News Of that city. FIVE m
row Is the best they've done SO 1ar, Wilt ,i e
tha,r etrafpft losing count is only four The
Naps haven't dropped as many IN an un-
broken Tfne as either Philadelphia or New
York. but them outside Of that one lone
daas, I'm the east, the team has never Deeh
stla to link many wins together. They
can't Keep going long when they get
started. but the only hope now LEFT IS an.
other one Of those whirlwind sprlnts tna'
dom again as 1t did IN 1.-The good old Gays
gone BY"
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Interior Trimmed Justice.

Interior tied for second place by defeat
ing Justice on the west diamond. and it Is
probable that after today's game. the last
OF the season. there will be three teams tied
for second place. McCathran pitched an
excellent game for Justice striking out sew
en- men in the first three innings and max
Ing total Of thirteen for the game, but the
team of substitutes behind him played q.
ragged game and let in most of the runs.
Collie Waller also pitched we'll for Interior
allowing but six hits and equaling McCath-
ran In strik eolts. but he was accorded per-
feet support and Justices lone run was
earned by clean hitting. The game was
fast one from a time standpoint. 1t taking
but an hour and fifteen minutes for the full
nine innings.
Both Interior and Justice finished the sea-
son yesterday and only one game remains,
that between Navy and Treasury today
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Immaculates Win Championship.
Before q cheering crowd Of over two
thousand people, at MeDevitt's field last
evening Immaculate Conception BANKED
the st. Patrick team for the championship
seen on the grounds this year. Daley trot-
ted Bernie Gala CHER to the firing line and
the yOungster won the game for the Ina
maculates by his great work on the slab.
nings Of play. allowed but twenty-six men
to face him during the game and was prac-
tically unhittable with men on bases. En-
the third. fourth, fifth and sixth rounds he
retired the whole side on strikes, which 10
the record for the season In the league, at
the same time smashing the league record
for strikeouts. his nineteen for eight In
nfngs being one ahead OF the record OF
eighteen for nine innings. which was the
best heretofore.
The st. Patrick rooters were the feature
Of the program. and they enlfvened things
considerably with their persistent roofing.
Even after the game was practically won
for the Immaculates the st. Patrick spirit
came to the front. and after the game GAL
lagher was almost crushed In the jam that
crowded around him to shake his hand.
The field was packed for the first time
this season and the spirit of fair play pre-
dominated.
Star Catches by Third Basenan Turner
and Catcher Cook Of the losers are worthy
of mention, while the batting Of Linthieum
in~tfght places bordered on the Sensational,
as he led with two neat hita
Owing to the immense crowd and the I'M
portance of the game, two umpfres Of
fcfated-Messrs. Berger and Shipley-and
they ran the game In good time. and there
was very little kicking. Groundkeeper
Barber had his hands full with tha jam
along the base lines and several times the
game had to be stopped until the people got
back.
The winners excelisd In base running. bat
ting and fielding. and they played much
better inside game, although the score
should have been one to nothing instead OF
three. Cooks two Wild throws aad an UNI
fortunate mum by Reagan In left field for
the losers helped considerably to lose the
contest, and Ogie's base on balls was costly.
Ogle twirled a beautiful game and de-
served to win. but the winners punched
their few hits with the losers errors and
hence the result.
The winners stole four base8 and made
the only sacrifice hit Of the game. The I'M
maculates got two of their runs by work
ing tho squeeze play. which came as q sur
prise to their many friends. Camalfer lived
up to his reputation as a great thrower, and
not a runner on the losing team reached
second or third by theft.
The Champions scored two tn the SIXTH
Limberger. first up, received a pass to flrst,
stole second and continued to. third when
Catcher Cook threw wild over second base,
Camalier famed and Lfnthtcum met enc az
Ogle's shoots for q hunt along this drsk base
Hne and was safss IfmbefGor scorfn0 ON
the play. When tho immaculate runner
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LAUREL TRIMMED
THE BERWYN TEAM


BERWYN, Nd. August %, 1895
Howard Beckett. pitching for Laurel, was
too much for the team Of this place playing
here yesterday and Berwyn was defeated
by the score OF 8 to 1. This game settles
Berwyn's chances for the pennant in the
Suburban League. and the contest Is be-
tween HyattsvfIie, the present leader, and
the Laurel club. The latter, with Howard
Beckett. Late Of Waynesboro professionally
on the firing line. has jumped from q bad
last to first place In the race, and had 1t
not been for the fact that HyattsviIle had
such comfortable lead when Beckett
Joined Laurel the latter would undoubtedly
have been in first place now. In the last
four games the Laurel club has made but
two errors, which indicates the quality of
the support given Beckett Unless Hyatts-
Vile loses to Brentwood Saturday-the last
game Of the regular schedu1e-it IL not
clear how they can lose the pennant. When
Berwyn had q chance to Land the pennant.
in case two games previously given to Hy-
attsvil1e were awarded to them, there ap-
peared to bA desire to take the matter
before the league managers. Now that
they have no chance to win, It 10 not be-
lteyed that they will press their claims to
the two games. In the game yesterday
here Laurel made 8 hits and no errors;
Berwyn made hits and 1 error. The
score:
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.
Today's Game.
Foundry VI. Sixth.
Nets Beat Ninth Bows.

Metropolitan and Ninth finished up their
schedufe yesterday by a close and exciting
struggle In which the Nets nosed out q
victory by Z to 8.
The Christians now have clear and un-
disputed right to the cellar championship
and the Baptists finish one peg above them.
But too much credit cannot be awarded
these two teams for their seasons work.
At the very start the Nets were handi-
capped by the loss Of several Of their star
tossers. but they stuck gamely to the fray.
Ninth lost sixteen or seventeen games be-
fore victory perohed upon her banner. But
the boys have turned out in full quota for
every game and there has not been sign
Of a forfeit on their part.
But to yesterays game. The Nets start
ed out like world heaters and scored three
In the first session on pass to Hurdle, mis-
cues by Anderson and Carpenter and Clyde
Richardson's bingle. Four more were piled
on In the next round on three bases on balls
and three safe drives. Then the Nets run
getting was at an end. Ninth secured one
In the opening inning on Hamann's safe
bunt, a stolen base and two wild pitches.
Two more were added IN the second on two
passes and hits by Carpenter and Kerper.
and the number was run up to Ave In the
third But there was nothing doing from
then on. In the fifth and last round, with
the bags loaded. Carpenter punched three
big gaps in the ozone and made the third
out
Zirkle pitched fine game. allowing but
strike-outs. But he was a trife wild and
his wild pitches and bases on balls figured
in most OF Ninth's TALES.
Frye caught a pretty game besides slam
there with a double and one-baser. For
Ninth Kerper received Stuckert In good
style and Madison played pretty game In
center.
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Athletics Beat st. Louis.

PHILADELPHIA. August 23.-With the
aid OF three pitchers the Athletics won the
concluding game from the st. Louisans yes
terday. A double-header was carded. but
while the Athletics were at bat in the first
inning of what was to have been the Open
ing game the rain began falling in torrents
necessttating the calling of time After the
usual wait Umpire O'Loughiin called the
game on and announced that the second
put in condition. The sawdust brigade got
busy and by 3:45 the field was in about as
good shape as could be expected under the
circumstances. The going I'm the infield was
decidedly treacherous. causing many up-
sets. Navigation In the outfield. especially
right. was decidedly sloppy, Socks and
Hemphili both kicking up young streams
whenever they went after a ball As there
had been no rain downtown the spectators
kept coming until after o'clock The
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WHERE TO DINE,
place. with the two-year-old Veronique. W
TO 1. running third. The time was 1:SS la.
Easy for Shot Gun.

Shot Gun, with top weight and at odds on,
made a runaway Of the handicap for all
ages at six furlongs. romping home half q
dozen lengths In front of Bohemian. to L.
DR., Gardner, 20 to 1. was poor third,
with Fire Brand. backed down to to 2.
finishing last, after showing fash of early
speed The race was run in LIB S-o.
Trainer Charley Hughes put over his first
winner of the season In H. M. Ziegier's
Malacca, to shot, who took the open
ing event, for two-year-olds. five and hall
furiongs. The Hastings colt was in hand
after the first quarter and breezed home
two lengths In front Of Frank ONeills
Nancy. a Is to 1 shot. Tileing, to ia
vorite, ridden by Miller. was third. through
quitting rapidly, with Blandy. IL to 8, who
was the victim of poor start, head out
of the money. The time was Loo So
The steeplechase was only a. gallop for
the even money favorite. Yama Christy. his
mile. when the Hermence gelding went to
the front easily and won with i've lengths
to SPARE in 4:32. Python, 10 to g. second
choice took the place from Allegiance.
to 1. BY half dozen lengths,
N. L. Hayman's Right Royal. to 8 Sec
ond choice, was handy winner of the hftff
event at q mile and three-sixteenths. Sc
well did not extend the colt. who won by
three parts of q length from Col. Bartlett,
backed from u down to 8. Little Scout.
even money favorite with Martin up. was
Continued on Eighteenth Page)
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ready been won by Agriculture, an unusually
large crowd turned out to see the Fame. and
for five innings witnessed one OF the best
Agriculture blew up In the sixth, however.
and the crowd took the whole thing as
huge Joke and enjoyed IL immensely. Navy
and Agriculture have been the best drawing
cards throughout the season, and in every
game between these two the crowds have
been Immense. fully seven thousand souls
witnessing the fourteen-inning tie between
these two, tine longest extra inning game
of the season..
'Curnane again pitched mastery game
and had the champions at his mercy from
start to finish. Only four hits We're regis
tered of his delivery. Stevenson's Texas
Lacquer In the second. and then the three
that scored all of Agriculture's runs In the
seventh. Dougherty and Winston both play
ed star game at third for their respective
teams, while Sutton. although he didn't get
q chance In the outffeld helped his average
along with two hits and five stolen bases
Curnane. besides pitching star game. led
his team at the bat with three hits out of
four times up.
Navy started the scoring with one in the
third. With one down as a result of a pretty
and went to second when Sasscer fumb1ed
Hughes chance. Bryan singled to right fill
ing the bases. McCerron forced Curnane at
the plate. but Hughes scored when Weber
threw wild attempting to double McCarrOn
at first. Curnane's second single, Hughes
sacrifice and McCarron's double scored an
other in the fifth. Although Titus struck the
side out In the sixth. two passes to first,
four hits and q passed ball gave Navy FIVE
more In that inning. Three more were made
In the seventh. with Winston pitching, and
Agriculture got It's only four Of the game In
its half. on three singles. a pass and an
error. Sasscer went in to pitch in the eighth
and Navy started merry-go-round, but the
Sailors lost all Of these additions to their
averages when Umpire venable called game
before the inning was completed. Manager
Clark of Agriculture appeared in uniform
and played in right to make full nine His
work could not have been followed with
closer interest If he was being tried out for
majo honors The score:
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Yankees to PLAY Giants.

NEW YORK, August 23.-Teiegrams from
Pittsburg today announce tnat Jehh
Brush, president of the New YORK paseoa'.
club Of the National League. has accepteo
thu offer of Frank Farrell. owner OF the
New York Americans to play post-season
.srtse for the championship Of New York.
Mr., Farrell suggested that the teams play
for q perpetual trophy, which should carry
with Il the championship honors OF New
York Mr.. Brush agreed. The games VIII De
played IN October.
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The Arlingtons failed to put a team on
the field yesterday afternoon and for
fsited to Columbia Athletic Club. It ap-
FEARS the Management Of the former ag-
gregation got dates mixed. thinking the
game was scheduled for the 21st instead
of the ed. and had hts players out on the
former date.
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A~o AS~ ~~s~o~
Lynchburg, 5; Roanoke. 2.
Portsmouth. Z; Danville, 2.
Richmond. 1: Norfolk. O.
Richmond, 8; Norfolk. 0.
Eastern League.
At neutrality-suspicious., 4: Toronto. 1.
Second game-Providence, 8; Toronto, 2.
At Jersey City-Rochester, 5; Jersey City.
8. Second game-Rochester, 2; Jersey
City, O.
At Newark-Montreai, 8: Newark, l. Sec
ond game-Newark L; Montreal, O.
At Baltimore-Buffalo. 8: Baltimore. 1.
New York State League.
At -Wilkesbarre, 3; Syracuse. 2
At Troy-Troy, 4; Utica, 1.
At Binghamton-Ffrst game-Scranton. 1:
Binghanrton. o. Second game-scranton. A:
Binghamton, 1.
At Albany-F1rst game-Albany. 4: A., ].
& G.. 8. Second game-A., j. & G., A; AL
bany, o.
Hudson River League.
At Poughkeepsie-Poughk 1: King
ston, O..
At County, 8; Newburgh,
1.
At Hudson irst game-Paterson, 0;
Hudson. g. Second game-Paterson, 8:
Hudson. 2.
New England League.
At Observation-Disclosures. 8: Fall River. z
At Observation-Disclosures, L; Lawrence, O.
At Haverhill-New Bedford, Z; Haverhill,
3.
At Lynn-Lynn, 2: Lowell, O.
Connecticut League.
At Holyoke-FYrst game-Holyoke 4:
New London, 1. Second game-Holyoke, 8;
New London. 1.
At ridgeport-Norwich, 9; Bridgeport. 8.
At ringfeld-Waterbury. 8; Springfield,
AT Hartford-First game-New Haven. 2:
Hartford. o.
Southern League.
At Memphis o; Atlanta, 8.
At New Orieans-New Orleans, 2: Mont
gomery. 2.
At Shreveport-Shrevepor 4: Birming-
ham, 2.
At Little Rock-Little Rock, 1; Nashville.
American Association.
At Minneapolis-Min 1; Indian
apolis. 0.
At st. Paul-Louisville. z: st. Paul, 2
Western League.
At Omaha-Des Moines 10: Omaha, O.
At Lincoln-Lincoln, 2: Pueblo, O.
At Sioux City-Sioux City. 10; Denver, s.
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.Two-base bits-Conroy (2), Chase. Williams and
Davis. Threebase hit-Jones. Hits-0n Hogg,
Sacrifice hts-Owen and Keller. Double plays
Williams to E1berfeld to Chase; Isbel to Davis to
Douohue. Left bases-Chicago. 4; New York
TO- First base bslls-On Hogy. 2; of Owen. 1.
First base errors-ChcaEo, 2; New IorE. f.
Hit by pitched ball-By Hogg, 1. Wild pitch
Owen. Umpire-Messrs. Hurst and Evans. Time
Of game hours.