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progress but the flames were quickly
stamped out 1t Is a good thing the FIRE
didn't develop during the night.
Jack Townsend had busy time of II
shaking hands with his Washington friends
yesterday. the Delaware boy having always
stood well with the best people In this city.
Congalton had a fine day with the bat
getting home run and triple. This Is
the young man whom Washington let get
away the beginning of last season.
Manager Lajoie is still the finished artist
as of old, but he had a hard day with the
bat in facing Hughes, a Texas Lacquer to
left being his best effort. Larry will GER
tainly guard his pedals this season when
the runners come sliding into second.
Pitcher Eels got next to the batters' signs
yesterday when they tipped the runner on
first they were going to hit, and. as re-
suit. he nipped both Anderson and Hughes
He made a body movement though GO
ing to pitch. but held his hands stationary.
which fooled the runner and escaped the
attention of Umpire Evans.
Mondays game with Cleveland will be
called at 4 o'clock instead of 40, as here
tofore. The Clevelands are due home for a
game Tuesday and they will have to leave
here early Monday evening to complete con-
nections.
The Lancaster. Pa. team in the Tri-
State League has an outfieid in O'Hara
Dougherty and Hartley that can play all
around that of the Boston AmerIcans.-Bos-
ton Herald.
The Rochester club of the Eastern League
has claimed Shertstop DeMontreviile of tho
Toledo team by reason of his being offered
the Raws in the spring. The national COM
mission will decide the matter.
George Rohe, the Cincinnati boy with the
Chicago White SoX, has been laid up for
several days in the east with mild attack
of malaria. 1t Is not known how soon he
will be able to get back into the game.
Jack Doyle, the old National League first
basemen, has been suspended by the presi-
dent of the Western League for creating
disturbances Doyle Is managing the Des
Moines team this year.
The local base ball writer's met yesterday
and decided to buy 44-caliber pistols and
huge meat axes to be used on all fans who
ask them what is the matter with the
W lshington team. Bewars.
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Mondays Game.
Freshmen va. Blanks.
Champion Cowboys Won Out.

SAaAH1OA SoWUOyo 7" OAA Sat.
The first three innings were sufficient for
the Champion Cowboys to demonstrate their
superiority over the Duplex team yesterday.
lin these three rounds they got seven runs.
two more than Duplex scored In the whole
game and In the seventh put the game out
of reach by adding five more. winning out.
L. to 5. The game was alternately good and
bad. some excellent plays being made at
times. and then again there were some very
poor ones. The Duplex infield, which Is gen.
orally steady and reliable. had an off day
yesterday. and its errors were mainly re-
sponsibie for the teams defeat.
Both the twirlers-Cotter and Speer-
pitched excellent ball. but the formers sup
port was much superior to that accorded
Speer which enabled him to come out VIC
torious.
Perry and Laframbois. at short and sec
ond for the winners. played good ball. and
cut off several apparently safe hits by
clever fielding.
The Cowboys started off well, scoring four
in the first. Chute was safe on an error by
Nevins and stole second. Cotter was hit
Iaframbois was safe on Holes error. Cot
ter and Chute scoring on the play. Perry
hit to Tyson. whose throw was too late to
catch Laframbois going to second. and both
scored Haney's error. Duplex came
strong In its half, getting three on errors
by Chute and Lafra bos, base on balls
to left for two basis The Cowboys scored
singled and both came home on Speers hit
one in the second. two in the third and FIVE
Tn ths ast
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SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Today's Game.
Foundry VS.. Ninth.
Calvary Won Exciting Game.


In the most exciting game of the sea son,
game marked by heavy batting both
sides. Calvary defeated Sixth yesterday by
the score of to I. Calvary had Sixth blank
eted. with three runs to her credit until
the fourth inning. when hits by Herbert.
Ballenger and La Foe ard sacrifice by
Lynham Melted the Presbyterians two tai
lies. Three more were earned the next
round and Sixth was two to the good In
the seventh triples by Ballenger and Lyn-
ham and smash through second by
Wheatiey made total of seven runs At
ter the first. Calvary did not score until
the sixth. when bingles by Clear and Bic
lash sc 'red one. Two more were added the
next round and the score stood Z
to In Sixth's favor In the eighth
and last inning, singles by Harding. Kerr
and Taylor put the Methodists one In the
lead. This lead Sixth desperately tried to
overcome in her last half, but went out in
one, two, three order
The batting of Taylor and Ballenger was
a noted feature and Dick Common played
beautiful game at short for Sixth.
Sixth earned all of its seven runs The
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Inability to hit Handiboe and costly errors
lost for the National Athletic Club their
fifth successive game yesterday afternoon
on the grounds at 18th and d streets. the
score being to in favor Of the Athletics.
large crowd mostly National rooters. was
on hand to witness the game. and whenever
good play was pulled on loud outbursts OF
applause would demonstrate their apprecia-
ton. A sensational catch by Al HaEdibos
of Walkers fly. after a long run. In the
seventh brought the crowd to cheers. as did
Conway's wallop to right field for home
run which scored a runner ahead OF him.
making the score stand 7 to 5. This squirt
made the Nationals take on brace. but to
no avail. as they went out In one, two, three
order In the ninth.
The Atlantics started the run-getting
early. HOFFMAN. the first man up In the
opening inning, made single and crossed
the plate on McCarthyss three-base hit to
right. Moves drive IN tina same direction
scored him, making q total of two runs
HTS By a. Handiboe and Noyes. coupled
with two poor errors By crandal, gave the
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SCORES OF OTHER GAMES.

Al Ferdham-CorneIl, 3. Fordham. 2.
At Fort Lee-Trinfty, 70: Hamilton
School. g.
At Geneva. N. Y.-Hamilton. II; Hobart.
At Montgomery, Ala.-Montgomery. Z;
Little Rock. 9.
At south Orange. N. J.-Dartmouth. q;
At New York-webb Academy. 9; Morris
High, L
Connectieut League.
AT OVERWHELMINGLY, A. London, 8.
At Hartfera-kiartford. g. Norwich. 5.
AT EpringdeId Springfield. I: Holyolxe 2
At New Haven-New Haven, 8; Bridge
port 2.
American Association.
At Columbus Columbus. q Toledo. q
At Indianapolis indianapolis. Z; Louis
vile, o.
New York State League.
At Aibany-AIbany 5; A. J. & c.. A.
At Troy-Troy, 6: Utica, g.
At Syracuse-Syracuse, Ii: Wilkesbarre, o.
At Binghamton- Bingnamton, 8; Scran-
ton, 2.
New England League.
At Fall River Manchester IS: Fall River, o.
At Haverhili- HaverhilI. 5: Lowell 6.
At New Bedford-Lynn. 2:New Bedford D.
At Worcester Worcester, s: Lawrence. o.
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them in the sixth. Frantz went out short

them in the sixth. Frantz went out short
to first. Volkman singled and scored a
moment later on Donaldson's double. Fen
wick singled, scoring Donaldson. He stole
second and took third when Bolts was safe
on Browns error. Potts stole and Asquith
was passed. loading the bases. with only
one down. With enthusiasm at its height
Wars chances suddenly exploded when
Dorcas hit to second and Sehrefner scooped
it up, touched the bag and threw to Evans
for a double. After this the game was
quiet. with the exception of Sabins long
hit in the next inning.
The score.
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Atlantics three runs in the third, enough to
win, but they were not satisfied with five.
run in the fourth and one In the seventh
finished their scoring.
The Nationals first run came In the sec
ond. Crandai was given pass to first. and
on Hunters error he reached home Drae-
gers errorSof Hughes grounder. coupled
with pretty drive to deep center for
home run by Mccormick, gave the Nation
ais two more runs. Conway's home run
furnished the last score for the Nationals.
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First base on baIis-Sm Willis, 8; OF werthing-
ton, A. on Michael. 81 ,af Oyster. 1. Innings pitch
ed-by NoFthiagton. D 20; by Michael 2 Is, by
Oyster. /: by Willis. ! Struck oat--By Worthing-
ton. BY Willis, o; By Michael !. Home run
Warrington. Three base hst-kemp Tge-base
hiss-Niehaei ca. Huner co. Macdonald Kemp.
crampton and Waters. Stolen hases--Asquith, IL
Willis, Oyster. s. wiilih Kemp and Harrington e.,
Double plays-Farringffn TO RadfoFd; Esans to III
Willis TO Macdonald. Eat by pttcher-By s. Willis
2. Passed balls Rihi. 2: Radford /. Unapre-M Mr..
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FIRST base on errors-Detrot l.; New York
Left on bases-New York. 8; Detroit 2 First base
on oaiis-oh Wigs, 3. Struck out-By Eubank
/; by Hogg /. Hts-0f Donohue o in two in.
ningsi OF Wigs. IN inning; Off Eubanks. O
IN Hve innings. Three-base hits-AIuilin Lowe
IfawTord. Chase. kleinow, Moriarty and Hogs
nacrf1ce hits-Aeriarty and Kleinow. Stolen bases
.Cfawford. Laporte. Williams and Conroy Dou-
Die piays-l<owe to Schaefer to Lindsay: Yeagpr tn
Ihase Hit by pitcher-By Donohue / by Wigs
/; by Hogg. i. Umpire--Mr Connolly Time OF
game hour and 80 minutes
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Earned runs-Immaeulate. 1. First base by er-
rors-st. Martin. l; immaculate. l. Left on bases
immaculate 5; St Martin. 8. First base on
balison Goodman. s; of Brennan. A. Innings
pltched-By Riston. s; by Brennan. Hits-0n
man. q; Brennan. 2; Riston. /. Twobase hits
Gerard II. Zaunell Baggette. Sacrifice hits
Goodman. Stolen bases-SeItz, Mess ~, Brennan
t21. Gerard Baggette. Goodman. Double plays
Mattox to Nau; Howell to Maple; Goodman to
Zanneil TO Howell; Seitz TO Howell Wild pitches
Brennan, 4. umpire-Mr. Neuman. Time of
game-1 hour and IS minutes.
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Earned runa-CaIvary. ., Sixth. e First base by
errors-Calvary. 2; Sixth. 2. Left on bases--Cai-
vary. 5; Sixth. Z. First base bails-On Wheat
ley. 1. Struck out--By keebler, 3: by wheatIey 3.
Three base hits-TayIor. Balienger. LYMAN. Two
base hfts-Herbert. Jselton Clear. Taylor Sacri-
flee hits-Lord Lynham. Stolen bases-Taylor.
Lord To- Clear ~. Harding. Kerr. Conner t2).
Hampton Double pfays-Conner to Clark to Bal
lenger; Koehler to Lord to Clear Hit by pitcher
By Koehler, 1. Passed balf-La Foe. l.. Umpire
Mr.. Belts Time Of game, 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Attendauee-700
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'Batted for Jacobsen in the ninth inning.
ST Louis -............ 0 0 60
PHILADELPHIA 2 o o 1 KS
Left on bases-St. Louis. s. Philadelphia, 8.
Earned runs-Phhadelphfa, 8. Stolen bases-Nies
OBrien and Nordyke. Two-base hits-Dygert
Spencer Davis and Hartsell. Three-base hit
Hartsen Home runs-Dygcrt and Davis. Double
pisys-Cross to Murphy; Wallace, unassisted
Struck out.By Dygert. I: by Jacobsen. 2 First
base on bal,s-On Dygert, 8. Wild pitches-Dy-
CERT. z. Gmpires-Messrs Connors and Hurst
Time Of game-1 hour aud So minutes
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First base by errors-At1antics, 3 Nationals, 4.
Left on bases-Atlantics. s; Nationals, 4. First
base on balls-0n Walker, 4; of Handiboe. 2.
Struck out-By Handihoe. 4; by Walker 2 Home
runs-tonway and Mccormick. Three-base hits-A.
Handboe and Mccarthy. Two-base hlt-Morland.
Sacrifice hitsA Handiboe. Krahling and Myers.
Stolen DISCRETIONARY Double piays-Draeger to
Hoffman TO Hunter; Krahling to Mccormick to Jen-
kins Hit by piteher-By Handiboe. /. Wild pitch
Walker. Umpire-Mr. z. Handiboe. Time of
gane-1 hour and % minutes
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h-aIntl runs-CIeveIand. 3. Three-hase hts
siek Congaiton Home run-Cengalton Sacrifice
nus-Iurner. Bradley. Stolen bases-Turns- Br adj
ley Double plays--Lajoie and Stoyall: Eeis and
S.2Ssi' LaJoie, Turner and StosaIl: Turner.
Lajoe and Stoyaii Left on bases-Wash-
inston 2 Cleveland TO- First base ON baiis--or
Cleveland. l. Struck out--By Hughes 8: by Eels
q iins.i hour ard so minutes. Umpres -Shert-
At Last Worm Turns
BOSTON. May 26.-Boston broke it's long
string of defeats yesterday. Tannehiil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-26
Highlanders Swat Tigers.

NEW YORK. May 2s.-New York won
easily from Detroit yesterday by score of
10 to to 8. The visitors were weak in pitch
ing and poor in fielding. The score:
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aafHeu 100 up'ex z, IN,
ter. Stolen bsses-Chute. Bggan. Haney, Memo
han (2l, Hartnett, Speer. Hit BY pttcher-Ry
Speer. q by Cotter. l. Struck out-By Speer. q;
by Cotter. g. Left on bases wboys I; Duplex.
5. Passed ball-Chamberiain. Time OF game-l
hour and Is minutes. Umpire-Mr- Berger.
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Commerce and Labor. o 0 0 ] x.l0
War. .-...-......--... l o O.
Two-base hits-Fiuegan, Donaldson and Sabns.
Stolen bases-Brown 80. Torney ca. Kinney ~,
pIays-Doreas to Sabins; 5abins to Frantz;
Schreiner to Ravens First base on balls-of
Kinney /; Off Dorcas, Q: of Finegan, 1. Hit by
pitched balls-By Finegan. 3; by Dorcas. 1. Struck
out-By Kinney, 8; by Doreas l: by Finsgan. O. 9
Wild pitch-Finegan. Time of game hours and
10 minutes. Umpire-Mr. Green.
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HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Standing of Teams.

W l.. Pct.l
i iiIai-..- . 1OoofWestern. 2 500
SSh'ia'''-' .oot Eastern. / 2 333
Business. 49,. o oOe
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National League Games Today.

Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
New York Mt st. Louis.
Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
Boston at Chicago.
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ouakers Find the Ball.

PHILADELPHIA, May 26.-Hard hitting
won yesterdays game for Philadelphia
from st. Louis. Dygert was wild, but was
effective when men were on the bases.
Score:
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Sir Thomas Hughes may have been a
puzzle to the Clevelands last season. but
he simply cherry pie yesterday, the
I4ajoie boys winning from the Nationals
by the score of to O. The Clevelands
hammered out thirteen safe hits for a total
of twenty bases and that is certainly going
some 1t can be said in Toms favor that
only five of the thirteen hits counted in the
run getting, the tail boy pitching out the
Ing ten men resting on the bases. In adj
ditioa. Hughes struck cut eight ba' ters
His record is not the worst possible but 1t
was made To look bad in the face of young
EeIts' work. who was on the rubber for the
Blues and also when compared to his work
aaglnst Cleveland last year.
The Clevelands made their first appearance
of the season here yesterday, and arrived
at the Arlington full. of confidence and en-
erey the result of their three victories over
the Athletics. This confidence was not of
the bluff sort, they went after the game
from the time Jack Sheridan called Play
bal, and they were never in danger.
Manager Lajcie has impressed his team
mates with the fact that lightning In the
shape OF bad luck. will not strike the
bunch again this season, and with anything
like an even break they expect to win the
championship. The team certainly has ii
good look and they played ball like clock
work yesterday, pulling off four double
plays with an ease and precision that made
the opposing batSmen and runners look
foolish. OF course they were fielding back
of IT. pitcher who was puZZling the National
batsmen, but. nevertheless, their brand of
ball was of the best.
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BASE BALL, RACING
AND OTHER SPORTS
pitching a two-hit game and shutting out
Chicago. while Boston scored three runs.
aided by ChicaGo.s misplays Score:
IOtdI8. -. b III 10 " T0taH
Goodwin out, hit by batted ball

Goodwin out. hit by batted ball.
Boston. ............ O 0 0 o 0 IA
Chicago ......-.-.... o o 0 o o o 90
Twobass hit-0'Neill. Sacrifice hit-Freeman-
First base balls-0n White, 4; OF TannehiH, /.
Struck out-By White. 2; by Tannehill, Q. I'm
pfre-Ar. OLoughln. Time Of game-l hour and
10 minutes
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Today's Came.
Atlantics Won Close Game.

Columbia Athletic Club vs.. Aleysus, 18th and d
streets northeast
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SAME TEAMS PLAY TODAY
League Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.

American League Games Today.
Cleveland at Washington.
St Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York
Chicago at Boston.
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Yesterdays National League Cameo

Philadelphia 3; Cincinnati, !.
ST Louis. 4; New York, g.
Pittsburg, 2; Brooklyn. 0.
Chicago 2; Boston, /
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CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.

Standing Of the Clubs
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PRINTING OFFICE LEAGUE.

Standing Of the Clubs.
W l.. Pet. W. l.. Pet.
Blanks. 666t Cowboys -. 3 SOD
Duplex 3 800 Pressmen. 1888
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Eells w orked W ell.

6SllS w OTkSu w ell.
Young Eels, whom Manager Lajoie
grabbed out of the middle west. was on
the rubber for the Clevelands, and he was
very effective from start to finish. Two
hits were punched On Eels in the sixth in
ming and this was the only time the locals
appeared to have chance of scoring. but
Il double play bobbed up and the chance
faded away OF the five hits registered off
Eeis by the locals, Mr. Hughes got two of
them. and they were of the clean-cut va
Tiety. This youngster should make a val
liable addition to Lajoie's pitching staff.
and if the veterans work up to their repu-
tatiOuS the Blues certainly have a bright
chance for the pennant.
Back of the twirlers both sides fede6
well. tumble by Schlafy being the only
misplay of the game. Catcher Clarke was
the star of the Cleyelands in fielding way
his catch OF Schlafiys foul fly in the ninth
inning being of the humble bee order,
whizzer. The ball went high in the air
and came down near the Cleyelands' bench.
Clarke chased over after the ball. scam
pered over the dozen or more bats on the
ground. bumped into one of the posts sup
porting the cover to the bench and then
grabbed the sphere. 1t was a nervy eX
hibition and deservedly applauded Turner
at short also had several hard chances
which he handled with dazzling accuracy.
Beautiful Play.
over to the foul line and pulled down a long
fly from Bradley's bat that meant a triple
at least had it escaped his clutches; Schiafy
chased out into right for a budding Texas
Lacquer: but the sizzling play was that
which developed in the fifth inning. when
I.ajoie tried TO pull off the bluff steal of
second with Bay on third. The big fellow
started for second and Heydon lost little
time cutting loose to Schlafiy. Bay on
his toes at third, and soon as the bali left
Macs hands he had his head down and dig
ging for the plate. Harry can go some
when under full sail. but Schlafiy whipped
that ball back TO Heydon as true as a die
and he faded away at the plate after q
magnificent slide in the dirt. A play of this
sort with Bay on third viii go through
three times out of four, as Larry knows
how to start them and Harry TO finish up.
but they bumped against two of the speed
lest Ihrowers in the business yesterday.
The Cieyelands went hitless for thres in
nings. but In the fourth StovaH singled to
center and he was chased home when Con-
gallon hammered out home to the
rght-field fence. In the eighth two more
runs were placed to the Blues credit Sto-
vail was safe on Schlahy's tumble, and once
more he was chased over the rubber by
Congalton. who hammered out a triple to
right. Bradley was easy out at first. but
Clarke singled to right and Congalton came
home. Bay opened the ninth with hit, but
the next three batsmen went out in rota-
ton
Hughes started what appeared like rally
In the ninth. sending out fine single to
left, but he was caught of first by Eelis
and the chance went glimmering
Following is the official score:
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Totals. 10 1925 IS 8. Totals. IL "a 10
'Sabins out not touching third.
Commerce and Labor. o 5 Q ! x.l0
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is fore prosperous this winter than in
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