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PASSING OF THE
ROWDY BALL PLAYER

The passing OF the rowdy base ball player
oslclsly foretoId the elimination of the row.
dy base ball rooter. That pair went tan
dem 1t was a case OF like player. ike
rooter. When the rufilanly player set the
example on the field the microbe OF ruff
fsn!srn quickly inoculated the stands. and
psrtlcularly the bleachers. The naturally
had actors watching the game felt as II
they had a license 10 mlsbehave when they
saw the players acting like DULLES on the
hall lot. And. the spirit OF emulation seiz-
ing them. they generally attempted to go
the rgway players one or two better. Fans
who have grown up with professional base
hail as Il has always been played in Wash
ingtou only know by hearsay and by read
ing about II of the rowdy nut In which the
game moved only a few years ago, both as
IL the players and the onlookers. The
game has always been conducted on pref
~ high plane I'm this town. Few instances
OF runiauism on the lot on the part or play
crs mar the record OF the game as IL mas
been played in Washington, and no out
breaks ON the part OF the spectators worth
mentioning have occurred. But there was
a time. not 50 long ago. either. when the
rowdyism OF the rooterS in some OF the
major league cities made II positively I'M
comfortable for decent, well-behaved fans
TO attend the games.
Cleveland Crowds Reformed.
Take the case of Cleveland. for example.
Only a few years ago Cleveland had the
rowdiest lot OF base ball fans In the United
States. II seemed as II the Cleveland fans
really did not know how to behave them
selves at the games. The stigma Of ruff
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hanism applied as justly to the grand stand
as 10 the bleacheTs. The players were
greeted with ribald remarks and foul Ian
guage day after day. Fights in the grand
stand and beachers between quarrelsome
defenders or knockers OF different players
were frequent and sanguinary. Such biJou-
terie torn-out seats, seat cushions,
glasses and bottles were gayly tossed at the
umpire and the players. A steady roar of
rauCOus jeer'ng was kept up throughout
the game. The attendance of women fell
away to almost nothing. Well-behaved
Cleveland fans who liked to see n game of
ball played on its merits without any rag
chewing on the lot or rufifanism on the part
Of the onlookers. gave the park the go-by.
The game in Cleveland thus fell into q
slough which came perilously near enguf-
ing it,
Then the Cleveland papers got busy
They began TO point the finger of shame at
the tough Cleveland fans. Nor did they
use any superfluous daintiness of yerbiage
in describing the rough spectators. The ae-
counts of the games would begin THE
bunch of loafers who attended yesterdays
game" etc, or, THE pack of bullet heads
who dlsgraced themselves and the national
game yesterday" or THE shameless buns
who destroyed the pleasure OF decent people
at the game" and so on. Then would fol-
low. almost to the exclusion OF the descrip-
lions OF the games themselves elaborate
and detailed accounts Of the wanton mis-
conduct of the onlookers of the game.
II did not take long for this sort OF roast
ing to have It's effect The misconduct OF
players on the Cleveland ball lot was at
tackled just as heartily and fercely as the
misbehavior of the spectators. The players
We're the first to get together and inau-
gurate course of decency. The fans, nat
urally enough, were not long behind them.
Within few weeks after the beginning Of
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Park In Chicago that l witnessed last sea-
son about three-quarters OF the crowd of
% 900 fans present seemed to develop a
crouch against the umpire all at once. The
beer distributors had been getting in their
fine work in grand stand and bleachers, and
1t seemed as IL every man had an empty
bottle In his hand, When the long yell
against one of the decisions of the umpire
began all over the park l stood by to see
that umpire buried under an avalanche OF
bottles. But 1t was Sunday. and, moreover,
the Chicago fans had learned a certain
amount of restraint. So, all at once they
just tossed their bottles out onto the sandy
sod instead of trying to land on the UNI
pire. The sound of a couple thousand beer
bottles thudding on the sod at practically
the same instant was a curious thing to
hear. as it was entertaining In its way to
watch, but the thing had its sinister sig
ni1cance, too as indicating the residu1m of
rufhanism that stu fingers In the midriffs
OF good maTly of the Chicago fans The
base ball experts out in the windy burg are
looking for great improvement on the
part of the fans during the approaching
season. me rowdyism out that way has
been kept going longer by reason of the dis
position on the part of certain players in
both the National League and the Ameri-
can League clubs of Chicago to attempt to
incHe the rooters 10 mutlnous proceedings.
A Picking for Rowdy Players.
Any player in either league who attempts
to egg crowd to the screeching and kirk
ing point during the coming season Is going
to get kicking that Will last him for the
remainder of his ball-playing life The big
men In the game are going to be on the
watch for these would-be mob leaders who
furtively wheel around to the stand. and
especially to the bieachers, and by arm
waving and the use of the big lung and the
funneled hand. attempt to work the on
lockers into a state of partisan, umpire
hating fury. The player who essays that
kind OF work this year Is going to have
his little chance to take care OF the bats
OF his team and to supervise the drinking
water for long stretches OF the playing sea-
son, on reduced honorarium for such sery-
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Discretion.
ROLLER SKATING RACES.
Entries for the Various Events Next
Saturday Night

The events at the series Of skating races
to be held under the auspices of the Capital
City Roller Skating Company at the Con-
vention Hall rink next Saturday night wi!
consist OF one-mile novice. one-miIe open.
two-mile open, two-mie relay rour-mile
relay, pursuit race and a pursuit race spe-
cial. A number OF entries have been re-
ceived from Baltimore for the events bur
as they are for the one-mile event and a.
most OF the skaters from the Monumental
city are professionals IL has been decided
10 nave a special one-mile race open only
TO professional entries and let the visitors
tight II out among themselves In addi-
ton there VIII also probably be a one-mlla
race for young ladies. The prizes In the
various events Will be gold silver ana
bronze medals. and the events are an to be
pulled OF under the sanction OF the Ameri-
can Athletic Union so that all records that
are made will be certified and entered under
the rules OF that organization.
The entries for the various events follow;
One-mile novice-H. c. Hosknson, II. DON
aldson, J. II. Strickland, Arthur ]. Dett-
man, o. A. johnson: one-mile open-C A
Thompson. o. A. Jenkins. O. II. CarIeson:
two-miie open-C. D. Williams, W. H.
Thomas; two-mlls reay-BeImont AthIeti,
Club Capitol City Club four-miIe relay
Belmont Athletic Club, George Washington
University team. The entries for the Dur-
suit race and the pursuit race special ha We
not been made public.
The officials for the races are Dr WIZ
liams. judge Mr.. F. Cissill. marshal: Mr.
Hemetty and Mr.. X. Mueller. timers. M
roll Grant assistant clerk OF the course
Mr. Irving ]. Henderson will act as starter
and In addition is in charge of the entries
for the various events.
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the concerted effort on the part OF the
Cleveland newspapers to eliminate the
toughness that had settled on the national
game in Cleveland those same newspapers
were able TO truthfully point to the fact
that the Cleveland fans had changed from
the rowdest to one of the decentest punches
of base ball enthusiasts in the country.
Pittsburg used to have a pretty tough
gang of base bail fans, too, and the ruffian-
ism OF these fans was kept in a sort OF blaze
owing to the feud between the New York
and the Pittsburg teams. But the Pittsburg
papers got after the ruftians along toward
the middle of last season, with salutary eff
feet The rough ones were shamed into be-
having themselves at the games, and the
most violent of them were behaving with
the greatest mildness along toward the I'm
ish of the season. even when PittSburg was
In the throes OF a tight finish for the cham
pionship Of the National League.
Ruffianism in Chicago.
A certain amount OF rufianism still fingers
with the Chicago fans. but the campaign
against the bully boys and plug uglies who
start something" at a good many games
out there was pretty warm one toward
the finish of last season. and it is probable
that the up-to-date spirit of good behavior
and fairness will take possession OF the Chi
cago crowds before the approaching season
Is many months old The rougher element
of Chicago fans have already made one con-
cession to the new standard of conduct.
They no longer chuck their beer and soda
bottles at the umpire and players. They
used to do that frequently. and with the
greatest heartiness and enthusiasm, not TO
mention their occasional excellent marks
manship. Bottled beer. 1t should be known.
is served to those who want to buy 1t at
the Chicago ball lots. This made 1t coy
for the fellows who used to be seized by the
irresjstlble impulse to toss something at
somebody In the ball yard who displeased
them Last year these toa gers had so far
succeeded In restraining themselves that
they merely hurled the bottles into the lot.
and not at umpires or players when they
felt themselves aggrieved or imposed upon.
At a Sunday game at the american League
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-FOUR FAvoRITEs BEATEN.
The Talent Lost Heavily at the Hot
Springs Track

HOT SPRINGS. Ark, March 1o.-kate
Zitt. Conyolo. Cutter and Rather Royal. the
defeated favorites at Oaklawn today, were
heavily played. The two handlcaps were
the features of the card The two-year-old
affair was won by Mechant. which lowered
the track record to 4S Ia seconds SeWeh
rode his first winner of the meeting on La
Pucelle. Weather clear; track fast.
First race, six furlongs-Tomochichi. 100 Gear
wood, to 2, won Kate Zitt, los tRadtkel,
to 8, second; Tyrolian 106 Cherry. to l., third
Time. 1.f5 20. Ina Gray, Miss Leeds. harrington,
Master Prim King Abysinnia, Cardona. Miss Cider
and Ada Russell also ran.
Second race. half mile, handcap-Merchant, 120
Nsadtke), to 5, won; Miss Strome, 1I5 tHigglnsl,
2 to 1, second; Montgomery. l12 tSewelD. to l,
third. Time 0.4S 1-5 ldsla, Nissa. Dr. Root
and Wing Ting also
Third race, six furlongs-I.s Pucelle 81 (Sewelll
TO ], won; Aaron j., 1902 tHildebrand). to D,
second; Couvolo, 81 tRadtkel, to 9, third. Time,
ia. II. l.. Frank and Lucullus also ran.
Fourth race one mile and sixteenth handicap
King Ellsworth 50 (tiarwood), to l, won; Cutter.
los tScoTile,, to 2. second; Jack Young, loA
Cherry, to q third Time, f.47 2-J. Louis H.,
Thistle DO and Lubln also ran
Fifth race, mile-Bitter Hand, 81 (Scov .ile),
TO /. won: Rather Royal. 1903 tRadtke), to 10,
second; Fruit, Ito (SewelD, to L. third. Time.
1.42 20 Mabel Simms Tristan Shandy and Fern
Rock also
Sixth race. mile and an eghth-Dolinda, LOG
tDennison). to 2. won; Hsrmakis, 112 tRadtke).
IL to =, second; Los AngeleDo. 112 (Hildebrand),
to .. third. Time. LA 2-5. Ponea also ran.
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sit in the Detroit stand surrounded by I
bumper crowd of three or four hundred
heavy-hearted. glowering witnesses, who
never warm up even at the most miraculous
plays, and who rarely give even their own
players the inexpensive tribute OF habby
half-meant handicap, the writer hereof
would Ike to hear OF IL, so that he can buy
a frame for il.
There are some rooters In attendance al
nearly every ball game who, while not or
the rowdy class are sad nuisances because
Of the complete pointlessness OF their
would-be wit When q base bali rooter IL
funny he contributes to the entertainment
Of the crowd. His quips and outlets have
an edge to them that arouses the risibiIities
of all hands and keeps the bunch In steady
GOOD nature. The witty rooter doesn't
overdo the thing. nor keep up a steady
hawling. but interJects q pointed and fitting
and beautifully pat crack at just the proper
moments in the game. But the imitators
of the really clever rooters. especially those
who take their seats In the main stand for
the apparently express purpose of showing
of their wholly imaginary brightness. are
capable of arousing a lot OF suffering folks
to deep and sometimes noisy resentment
The would-be witty rooter who doesn't
know how. but who thinks he does until
suppressed by the cops or the afflicted peo-
pie in his immediate neighborhood keeps
up a continuous blast OF cheap, faded duh
fat-headed remarks agolng, and ieers
around out OF the tail OF his eye. imagining
that he is making all sorts OF hit with
the folks who are compelled to Listen and
makes a most egregious and burdensoune
imbecile OF himself In general Very few
men are endowed with the natural bright
ness sufficient to make them looked-for and
enjoyable base ball rooters. There are gen
orally just about two such In every base
ball crowd. These chaps really plug the
game along and contribute to the fun OF
the thing, but the base-metal imitator who
isn't there with the goods is capable OF rem
dering a good game OF ball a positive affiio
ton to the unoffending folks who have paid
their good coin to see the game and who
are compelled to sit and listen to his foolish
and meaningless yawps. c. l. C
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HORACE E. WINS UNDINE STAKES
Victor Lives Up to His Ascot RepI-
tation

SAN FRANCISCO March f0-Horace T.,
the son OF Bannockburn. lived up to his
Ascot reputation by easily capturing at
Oakland today the Undine stakes. which
carried a purse of $500. Although the
victor got away last, lie won galloping from
Native Son. The Galore handicap, for q
purse OF $1,000, was holly contested. Sou
frere securing the decision from BolOman
by a neck Weather cloudy, track good
Summaries:
First race. one mile and seventy yards-thablls.
i01 ttobinsonl, 10 10 l. won; Byronerdalc. 1OT
tRlcet. TO >, second; Epicure. los H. Williams},
to 4. third. Time .i6. Jackfull, MogTegor,
Mountebank. CRnejo Flcra Bright and Mr..
Stronger g!U5
Second race. two miles-R0ugl Rider 103 0sob-
nsoni. 10 s. won: Liberto. 9S kelly, 10 l.
second: Iras. 10l tGrahaml. to !, third. Time,
$780,. Invetus Maid OF Frrmoy and Looue also
Third race. half mile. the Cndine stakes Horace
F.. lis tDugauj. 3 10 10, won Native Son. l05
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3 to 1, third TINA o.1Ix- woetna. George 8.
Dsyn asd 2ssonia aa.D r.a. -. -. s.,.,,.
soufriefe, 40 Q(ilie5. s to 1. won; Boioman, %
3aics: IS TO- sss1d; rsinrss: a.. Tisa1n,., l3e
land, Graziallo and Wrenne also ran.
Fifth race. futurity eourse-Ralbert. 100 Cirrus
even even second; Pal. % SrshsmSs to thila.
Time; 10A. Young Pilgrim, Gateway. Martin
mas. Henry Waite. st. George, jr Gorgaiette and
The Mist also ran.
Sixth race, six furiongs-Hector. lot nfice}. 3
to 2, won; Ciceiy, 1o1 tRobinsonl. 10 to 10, sec
ond; Theo Cnse los tFountsinD. to /, third.
Time, 1-13s.. Rey Del Mundo. Canardo, Sugar
Maid Elevation, I'm Joe and Huston also ran.
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i07, Petrero 0rsna H1issful, los, Gsnfie Harry
iosl Ho.: as.sy, iesl sese.ins: "a x,s. ga
MSytse Il. In; kse6fsL il6; Trsssiss rsehae.
nsd pAnlsL 1snaercrsst, lei MgRthyflle. kostof
Hctadef. 10y; fyrrhc. lo6; Ddxsne. Rubsaas. ios
osxenth race, six furiougs-willie Gregg. Rodol
10. 100; legal. 106: Brannisan, l01 Pacinco. Dur
bar, 1867 Hllona. 100; Main, 96; Fulbert 81; Bet
~, Moncie Noble, 90.
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IS A TOP-NOTCH COLT
Continued from First Page)

fkoe-ner, o TO 2 second. Rain Devils. % II.
Hennessyi 20 TO I. third Time. ], % -. Ia
goIthrift Judge TrsynOr. Sanction and Oddoletta
also ran. or,
Fourth ruce four aud half furionSs The
Juvenile stskes-Judge Trecn. rs tkoertep q "a
I won: Lens 100 IT, Jones'. 10 . second
Hue Dale l2D iB Smith, 20 1, third. Time.
Os84-5 Chamblet and Edward Wilder also ran
Fitth race five and half furlOngs- Mary
Worth lbs II Jonesl . 10 . won. clifton Boy.
JOS NJ smith. II 10 3 second: Major CARPENTER.
JOS wv Allen. 20 ]. third. Time. ITO % st
Sever Martha c.. Ernest parhHm, ArmoTer.
Irompeuse and Sportsman also ran, -
sixth race six fsrlOngs. handicap Braden. lOI
ID AUSTIN 90 l. won; Garnlsh. 100 lRo-
IlaneilU T. I. second; DevOut. lOj tW. Mcin-
tyreI o TO l. thi-d. Time. ild %. Emergency.
Tl,y Young Monte Lucille and Tinker also ran.
Seventh race, five and half ruriongs Bert
Dsra 90 Onnesi. , 90 ]. won Mynheer. los tJost ,.
no 2 second; MouchOFd. Ice w Allen TO ].
third Time los 30 Jack Adams, Alcantara,
Adare and Marco also ran
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Air Ship Race POSTPONED

PITTSFIELD, Mass, March 1O.-OwIne
to heavy westerly gale the proposed inter
national airship race between Leo Stevens
the American. and Charles Leyee, a French
man, was postponed until tomorrow.
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165 pounds, and from now on will have
to listen to the other jockeys hopes to
win some good cross-country races with
Duoro. After seeing the green jumper Nine
pin. however, go over the Liverpool yes
terday like bird on the wing, most OF the
cross-country trainers at Benning realized
that there is going to be some good 'lep-
pers" here this season.
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going on when SIX O'Laughlin, the UNI
pire, who makes mighty few mistakes OF
this sort, it must be said, waved the
batsman to stick on first base. The bats
man had trudged slowly down to the base,
and was walking off to take his place with
the outs when SILK motioned 10 hlm 10
stick The Detroit players, of course, sur
rounded the umpire, and SILK told them
that Dick, instead of catching the bail falr'
had made a scoop-up of II.
Now here was a swell chance Tor the
Boston fans at the game to stand pat ana
Whoop with delight over the decision. but
they weren't built that way. The Collins
ties had lost three straight games, ana
there they were tied in the ninth on me
fourth day, with a tremendous holiuay
crowd In attendance. There was every
reason to suppose judging from the CON
duct of a good many base pan crowns,
that the Boston fans present az the saihe
would tug at their leashes for the purpose
~ annhrsciug silk with the most acute
evidences of affection.
R,t they didn't They set up the long
rotten" yell at SILK and they nlaoe 1t
warm for him for full fifteen minutes!
'.W'e don't want decisions ike thad.
.siIkIs" they bawled at him. IF we can't
win on the level we don't want game
this yeari'' and all that sort or tnlng.
The spunky Silk stood pat, of course.
and ordered Bill Armour and number or
the protesting Detroit players on the iot.
The Bostons went ahead and COPIED the
game, to 8, before the close OF the in
ming. and yet the crowd of fair-minded
Boston fans was so sore over the way the
thing had been broken Off in the De-
troits on that awful "scoop-up" decision
that they surrounded him menacingly at
the close of the game. and SILK wasn't
-displeased when a dozen or so of buriy
cops gave him escort and convoy on the
grounds.
Little Enthusiasm at Detroit.
The least enthusiastic base ball rooters
en- the face of the habitable globe live and
have their sad being In the city of Detroit.
which Is in looks so very much like Wash
ington; only not. II anything could by any
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my person Slfo that had been given me for
the game. l was scheduled I'm Mobile for
the next day, Sunday. for the regular cham
pionship game. / stated to the sheriff tnat
l had completed my bargain with the Jack
son people on the five-inning basis. and 1
had the contract to show him. He told me
that the manager would not come to the de-
pot and would have to do one thing or tho
other.
Discretion
Finally l gave him back the money. as
discretion was the better part of vaior."
but told him that would consider this In
cident In my life as the "Mississippl hold
up As We passed on to Mobile the play
ers and myself considered the incident from
a humorous standpoint, and want to state
mat there are no more megnanimous people
In the United States than those very Mis-
slssippians. and / am still. proud to state
mat the scheme was concocted by a profes-
slonal player whom the Jackson club had
on their team. who was from Cairo, Ill. and
he was the very player that made six errors
in the inning in which We got the three
runs.
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Canadian Horses Of Merit.

Trainer William Mosby, who handles the
Canadian string of Mr.. William Hendrie, is
much pleased with his sojourn at Bennfng
thus far Trainer Mosby halls from Viz
ginia, and so is really on his own stamp
ing ground" but 1t was through his advice
that the Hendrie horses have made their
Initial visit to Washington.
In this string racegoers viii see two tried
performers in Scarfell and Light Brigade
The latter by Maxine Balaklava Is Wen
named as many who VIII witness the
charge of the Light Brigade" when that
horse makes his effort In his races at Ben
ming may realize. All OF this string have
done famously since they reached here from
Hamilton. Ontario. two weeks ago.
The other Canadians. Ben Crockett. Andy
Williams. Woolgatherer ct al, are going
along under Trainer Gallagher's careful
handling. Ben Crockett is going all right
apparently but in view OF his recent lame
ness he will not be hurried. Andy Will
liams is another in this string that will need
careful nursing to Justify the hopes OF his
trainer and owner.
There are no more popular colors IN the
District than the Phelan red and black
stripes" and racegoers will hope that Ben
Crockett and Andy Williams may not orly
train on. but Guido their previous credtable
records. Both at their best have been
among the most reliable turf performers
have had.
Columbia Stables Racers.
Trainer Ed Hanna had out Betty Bouncer.
Souvigny and others yesterday. His string
is looking and doing well, and they will be
heard from. In common with the entire
local racing colony, Trainer Hanna was
glad to hear OF the election of Owner Sam
uel Ross to membership In the New York
Jockey Club. During their connection as
owner and trainer of the Columbia stable
each have found continued pleasant rela-
tons. The Jockey Club could not have
secured better man than Mr.. Samuel
Ross.
The large entry for the Bennng spring
handicap is a matter of pleasing comment
at the track The ffty-one horses nomi-
mated include more class than usual, in
Guiding such, performers as Race King. Bo-
hemia, Marjoram, Disobedent, Bobby
kean. Diamond Lord of the Vale, Scarfell.
CZaraaphine, Belle Strome Brush Up. Old
Guard and many others. The handicap
pers estimate of the bunch, to be made
public on the 18th, will be of interest
The Observation-Disclosures string of thirty
horses from Kentucky IS expected a Ben
ming by the latter part of the week G. w
Bilup from New Orleans Is on the way with
such jumpers as Ruth's Rather, Wild
Range and Ben Battle. But this hst-named
string and others VIII have to find stabling
outside of the track. Superintendent Tom
Strahan's reservations have long since been
closed. II he mad stall enough he could
nave had a thousand horses here this
spring. c. c. P.