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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
PERMANENT BOWLING CLUE
Organized by Y. NJ. c. A. Enthusiasts
Last THURSDAY.

At a meeting held in the Outing Club
rooms OF the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Thursday evening a permanent
bowling club was organized and the fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve for the
season 1906 or:
L. F. Shrader, president; G. G. Hammer,
vice president; II. H. Mowry secretary: H.
Bontz. treasurer; P. M. Kemon Temporary,
official scorer.
The club will take charge OF all matters
pertaining to the arrangement OF the vari-
GUS bowling tournaments. and rules and
regulations pertaining to each, entrance
fees and prizes, the personale OF the various
teams and the organization of representa-
tive Y NJ c. A. teams.
Many of the city's best bowiers have sig
nihed their intention OF rolling on associa-
ton teams during tho coming season This.
coupled with the fact that the alleys will
be put in perfect condition during the sum-
mer months and the probability OF auto
matte pin settlers being installed. promises
TO make the association alleys one OF the
big centers OF bowling activities next sea-
son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs,
Tomorrow's Game.
St. Vincent vs. ST Patrick,
st. Martins Forfeited Game.

With the score to In favor of Trinity
In the first of the seventh inning last even
ing and one out and McNinch of Trinity on
first. G. Chism lifted long fly to Sherman
In left field for st. Martins and ne tried for
a double play The decision was made in
FAVOR OF the runner, and Immediately Third
baseman Walter Gala CHER of the St Mar
tin team raised kick and was put out OF
the game by Umpire Steve Moffitt The ex-
champions thereupon refused to PLAY and
the game was awarded to the GEORGETOWN
team.
Up to that time everything looked like a
victory for the boys from across the creek
and both twirlers were putting up grand
pail Howells two-bagger was the only
long hit of the game
The Trinity Club scored their first run
IN the second session on a base on halls
ana Two stolen bases by G. Chisu and
Hooomans wild toss over first. In the
next round the Georgetown lads cljnebeS
the game. With no one out In this in
ning Goodman walked the first two batters
TO face him and Birch and Dove reached
hrst on fielder's choice A Lhism being
habped at the plate. Howell let Finley's
grounder roll by and three men scored.
st. Martin made one in the first on
Dugan's base on balls and two stolen
bases and ZanneHs single In the nth
tney got two more NAPLES single ana
HoWelis two-sacker and Daley s error
The official score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
TEAM FIELDING
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
Tomorrow's Game.
Metropolitan W. Calvary.

With Foundry going to the bad through
losses of its stars, a big crowd of fans and
rooters took chance on the weather yes
terday to have a look at the runners-up do
Ing things to each other
Fifth was all to the good in the first few
innings, but run-in between the umpire
and Fifth's pugnacious shortstopper on &C
count of the latter being caught mapping
on the third strike resulted in Meningitis
aerodrome exhibition in the sixth inning
when the Beachey Calvaryites delivered
four messages to mother at home that an
nulled all of Fifth's snappy work and push
ed them down to third place. Hester, how
ever did his part well at short holding
down everything that came his way, and
Mce!unn covered a world of ground in left
and hooked up with a two-bagger that
counted Fifth's only earned ruu The score:
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Tennis Tournament Tomorrow,

The annual handicap tournament OF the
LeDroit Tennis Club VIII be started on the
clubs tennis courts, Rhode Island avenue
and Sd street. ON Monday afternoon
The tournament Is In charge OF a com
mittee. the members. OF which are f. r.
Proctor. c. H. CIaudy and A. Y Leeeh. tr.
Good weather IS anticipated and excellen,
exhibitions OF the game are assured. RS the
membership OF the club includes some OF
the best OF local players.
The list OF entries Includes Edward Gee.
f. o. Leeeh. ". w. Brush. H. NJ Wells.
c. H. Cisudy. J. B. Hoge. T. r. Heath. f.
r. Proctor. a. v. Mckee. Z. r. Chauncey,
H. p Cobey, H. F. Lerch, and A Y.
Leech, jr.
l.. l. Doyle. the winner of last year
spring tournament OF the club, IL absent
from the city FOR the summer and therefore
will be unable to play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
MONUMENTAL LEAGUE.

The schedule of the Monumental League
for the week commencing Monday, 25th, is
as follows:
Monday, 25th-Memorials vs. Highanders
Sth and Florida avenue northeast: NAVY
Yard Stars VS.. Epiphany Chapel, 9th and
n southeast.
Tuesday. 26th-Washington Boys Club VS.
Christ Church. 35th and U streets, George
town.
Wednesday. 27th-Epiphany Chapel vs.
Memorials. Bureau grounds: Navy Yard
Stars VS.. Highlanders, Sth and Florida ave.
nue. northeast
Thursday, 2sth-Washington Boys Club
VS.. Epiphany Chapel. Bureau grounds
Friday. 29th-Navy Yard Stars, VS.. Christ
Church. 9th and N southeast; Washington
Boys Club VS.. Highlanders Sth and FLORIDA
avenue northeast.
Saturday, 30th--Christ Church VS.. Memo
rfals, Bureau grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
Tomorrow's Game.
Aloysius vs.. Columbia

With patched up aggregation the
National Athletic Club came out victorious
IN the game against the Arlingtons yes
terday afternoon after eight innings of play,
the score being to 8. At the offset the
spectators were expectant of seeing the
Nationals lose without much effort on the
part OF the Arlingtons. but me boys from
out east got together and played gilt-edged
ball. They played one of the best fielding
games pulled of this season by them, max
ing but one error throughout. Timely hit
ting was olso big factor In their run
getting.
JACK Leonard was on the rubber for the
osers and deserved a better fate. He
struck OUT eight batsmen and allowed but
Tour hits. while Conway. the opposing artist.
vas touched up for total of nine and
struck out four batsmen.
laws led his teammates with the bat.
ss.'hg triple and single. The first
~. was responsible for one of the runs
conway not only pitched his team to vic
cory. nut also hit the ball to deep center for
q nome run, scoring a runner ahead of him
ana tlefng the score. The scora-
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
LEAGUE AVERAGES

The latest fielding averages In the Sunday
School Base Ball League show some very
creditable figures for amateurs, especially
when the imperfect conditions for play are
taken into consideration. Several of the
outfelders are In the erroriess class
Bishop. the fleet-footed Foundryite, leading
with twenty putouts in fourteen games.
Ballenger leads the regular initial sack
guardians with $500. Charles King is sec
ond with .981. Thompson of Metropolitan
has a 1000 average. but has taken part in
only eight games.
Warman, the expert second sacker of
Foundry, heads the infielders with .944, and
Dick Woodwards is the star backstop art
ist having an average Of $3.50. The aver
ages follow:
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Notes.

The board of directors OF the Depart
mental League recently agreed TO let the
War Department management draw on
Fort Myer for another man as substitute
when any OF the four men previously al
lowed them were unable to play on account
of their duties at the fort 1t was also
agreed to let them play Fred Taylor, and
he and Vannaman. the new man from the
fort. participated in Fridays game when
the Warriors took the leaders into camp
and dragged them out of first place Both
men made an excellent initial appearance.
and they will undoubtedly make good Tay-
Tor is a former High School player ard
comes to the league with a good record
He is a son of Col Sydney Taylor OF the
Artillery Corps. stationed with the Field Ar
tillery at Fort Myer, and a nephew of Gen
Humphrey. quartermaster general of the
army. Yannaman is q soldier at the fort
and also good man. He handled himself
well in Fridays game and he looks to be
conner. 1t is unfortunate that according 10
the conditions on which he was let In he
will only be able to play when one OF the
regular men from the fort is absent.
Mr. Dillon. manager of the War team
is making strenuous efforts to strengthen
the representatives of hts department on
the White Lot ellipse, and If hard work
can bring the desired result the Warriors
will soon climb into the first division.
foSt oiffSc ana w ar are the only two
teams that have downed Agriculture
this season.
The Navy-Post Office game on Monday
viii undoubtedly bring out a big crowd
Post Office is now leading the league, and
upon the recent form shown by the Navy
ties Ii should be fine contest
Haring. who Is usually one Of the trailers
when IL comes TO batting. has gotten four
hits In the last two games.
The fielding averages of all four of the
teams who participated In Saturdays
double header. with the possible exception
OF Commerce and Labor, will suffer a set
back. 1t is more than likely that AgricuI-
ture will again Dust Post Once and Tress-
ury. who top them In club fielding
Titus Is unfortunate la losinS the only
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Games Wanted.

The Eastern Colts have organized for the
season and would like to hear from all
teams averaging seventeen years of age.
The lineup follows: Clements, shortstop;
Ryn, third base Roth, center field; Murphy,
first base; Glover second base; Smith,
pitcher, Cole catcher; Donahue. right field;
Sullivan. lef. field.
All challenges should be addressed to
Bernard Roth, 607 Caiian street northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
MARQUETTE LEAGUE
BATTING AVERAGES

The batting averages of the Marquette
League are herewith given The averages
SHOW that thirty-seven men are hitting
over the 300 mark Ryan Of St Vincent
leads but Tierney of st. Patrick and Cole
man OF St Vincent deserve the honor both
having PLAYED in over five games Zannelll
of the st. Martin club is third with a per-
centage of 800 Brennan of Imma cuIate
leads in stolen bases Tierney Of St Patrick
being close second The averages fol-
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BLoMINGDALE DoWNED.
Platz Of Baltimore Struck Out -Four.
teen Men.

The Merrimac Athletic Club of Baltimore
administered a defeat to the Blcomingdale
Athletic Club of this city. at McDevitt's
Field. yesterday afternoon. score Z to g
Platz struck out fourteen men and allowed
but four scattered hits Mess batted best
for the local team. and Appleman carried
off the fielding honors. The score:
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S Sase on baIls-on Conway, 4; OF Leonard, : i.
struck o ont-By Conway. 4; by Leonard, s. Home
rHi-N.onway Three base hit-Davfs Two-base hits
E1hrahling. LAWYER and Leonard sacriice hit
Mtaniing Stolen hases-E. Fletcher Gates Krah-
ing Doube piays-Gates to jenkins; Handboe
70 Fenfon Cullen 20 Krahling TO Jenkins HIT by
pltcher.By Conway, 1. Umpire-Mr. DoughertJ
Time of game-1 hour and 20 minutes
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Dlank-Pressnren Came OF.

The Blauk-Pressmen game in the Gov
eminent Printing Office League. postponed
from last Monday. which was to have been
played yesterday. was again declared of, as
the Blank men had to work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24

Earned runs-Calvary 2; Fifth, /. First base by
errors-Calvary. A. Fifth, 8, First base on balls
on Symanoski, A. Mcknight 2. Struck out-By
Symanoski. 10; Mcknight. @ Two-base hits-Mc-
Quinn. Dirk. Sacrifice hit-McKnight. Stolen
bases-Wynkoop, .MeQuinn, Clear. Hayden. Kerr,
Symanoski. Hit by ptcher-By Symanoski !;
Mcknight, l. wild pitches -Symanoski, 1; Me-
Knight, l. Passed balls-Wood. /. Umpire-Mr.
Earnest. Time of game hour and 80 minutes.
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stolen bases-Bradley, Herbert, Evans Schreiner
Hunt. Sacrifice hits-Adams. Orrison and Schrein-
er Double plays-Herbert TO Evans; Orrison. to
Adams First base on halls-Of Kinney 4: of
Hartng. z. Hit by pitched ball-By Haring
Struck out-By HariDg, 6; by Kinney 8. Left on
bases-Post ONCE, s; Commerce and Labor s.
Passed balls-Hilman and Stevenson CO. Time OF
game-i hour and IS minutes. Umpire-Mr New
man.
Interior took long lead in the first three
innings of their game against Treasury on
the south diamond and were never headed
The fielding of both teams was erratic and
IN large part responsible for the run get
ting AS result the game, although close
was uninteresting and but for the heavy
hitting of both teams would have been
dead. Garrett was in the box for Treasury
for the first time this season and consider
Ing the poor support accorded him, did
very well, Collie Waller. his opponent on
the rubber, was touched up for an equal
number of hits. but he received even worse
support than Garrett.
Interior scored two each in the first sec
ond and third. and ii looked as though they
had the game on Ice. Treasury made a
game uphill fight, however. and fell only
one short of tieing it up in the seventh
Neither side scored In the eighth and
ninth.
No.
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Earned runs-lnterior, u treasury, j. Iwo-base
hits Smith Fuicher. Purcell. Three base hits
c. Waller. Madden Stolen bases-Baird. Graves
and wahler. Sacrifice hits-Langford To- Double
plays-Erwin to Barnhart {2l. First base balls
or Garrett q OF wahler. /. Struck out-By
Garrett q wshier. IL. Left on hases-Interior,
s: Treasury. 8. Wild piteh-wahler. Time Of
game-f hour aud Is minutes umpire-Ar Handi-
Nn,
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rdTneu Euns-St. Martin, i. First base by
errors st. Martin. /; Trinity s. Left on bases
Sc 81, Martin. 4; Trinity. g. First base balls
oH KRAFT o; Goodman. 4. Struck out-By Good
man, 8; Kraft. Two-base hft-Howe,i sacrf-
n nee hit1soodman =, Stolen bases-Dugan ca.
Finley. Passed baH-Bsggette, l. Umpire-sIr
s. Mofift. Time of gnme-1 hour and 10 minutes.
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The following have mot made any hits Harris
T. Schafer, Sety. Conner McLoughlin Ecksten.
Bonaveres. Ruiz Flynn. Reichsrd. Nicholson, Nc
| Keever. Joy, Mccormick Mckinley Hood Wall
| ing Gibson. Cole, Van Ness Gross, Kileen,
/ Heinrich. Lyddane, Lewis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24

This Is just sample OF how they used
to run bases and make daring slides some
years ago, and why this picturesque featurs
Of the game has become decadent is mys-
terry to raany. 1t certainly is not due 60
tho catchers being superior today for there
10 no backstop in either of the major
leagues. with the possible exception o.
King. who can hold q candle to such nan
as Ewing. Bennett. Buckley. Kelly. iClunr
eats, Snyder and many others OF the 81
r6gluos 4s 49,. -
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-05-04

Rev. Iri Hicks gives the following
forecast Of weather for May:

Rev. Iri Hicks gives the following
forecast Of weather for May:
A reactionary storm period falls from
the Ind to the 5th. A very warm wave
for the season, sustained until after
storms Of rain, wind and thunder
about the 4th and 5th, will pass from
west to east at this time.
a regular storm period, central on
the 9th, covers the It'll to 18th. BY the
9Th low barometer and much warmer
viii be advancing from the west, at
tended by very decided storms. From
9th to 18th series Of storms will
sweep most parts Of the country pro.
gressively from west to east. lorna
docs are probable at this period Rapid
change to high barometcrs, westerly
gales and much cooler will follow this
series Of storms, and frosts will visit
many central to northern sections
from the 10th To 18th.
y reactionary storm period is central
on the 18th, 10th and 18th. The Mars
and Mercury disturbances, blending
with this annual tendency, make it
entirely possible and probable that
violent to dangerous storms may APP
pear about the l4th, 18th, and 18th.
A regular storm period runs from
the 10th to the 23rd. This promises to
be the most active to violent period in
Nay. Low barometer, very warm,
humid atmosphere and electrical
storms Of married severity will prevail
to the first and continue to the end Of
this period. All through the central
part OF May there 10 great tendency at
the storm periods to daily cycles Of
storms, for number OF days In sue.
cession, breaking up a. q rule with
general, and very violent storm. Th0
elimination OF this period will fall
within thirty-six hours Of midnight on
the end. The outlook for this whole
period is threatening, but we will name
Monday, TUESDAY, and Wednesday,
the 2lst, END and 23rd as danger days
A reactionary storm period is GEN.
trail on the 26th. a decided change to
cooler will spread over the country
generally at the wind up of these
storms.
The last day Of May is the beginning
OF regular storm period which viii
express itself during the opening days
Of June. the outlook for June IL ex-
ceptionally threatening. Extreme and
phenomenal results may be expected,
and the conditions In May will indicate
the general character Of pnenoncna to
look for. A general maximum Of
electrical storms with many seismic
and volcanic disturbances are among
the prominent probabilities.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-05-04

Mr.. Percy Seibert, Of Hsgerstown;
member Of the Sisson engineering
corps. with which Mr.. Robert Lemen
and Mr.. Henry Hess. Of Martinsburg,
went to South America, writes to his
father IN Hagerstown Of thrilling
adventure reported from nea- the
tswu in which he IL located.
IAN American miner" Seibert
writes, who has . small but very
good mise abont 100 miles from Il
Paz. was attacked the other night
while he was the only white man at
the mine and had q pretty warm
Eight, but VIXEN he got his Winchester
rife In his hands and got started he
soon drove the entire bunch away and
shst enc man, who was firing at
him with rife. three times, killing
him In his tracks. I know the man
very we'll and he 10 about as quiet a
man ~ I ever knew but from what
they say he must be an expert shot.
He II from the westsrn part Of the
United States. After he killed the
man the robbers made another attack
or him end he had to remain on
uard for two days and 4 night all
lone. He 10 here in In Paz now go-
Ing under another name. until the
American minister can have the affair
arranged with the president. When
he came in to La Paz he had two
rifles and Colt revolver and passed
directly by ths men who had attacked
him.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-05-04
"MRs. JARLEY's WAX WORKS. >

Will be given Tuesday, May Sth, at
the Central Opera house, by Mr.. Ed
Ward f. Muth, Of Washington D. c.
~ Mrs. farley; shis assistants will be
Aessrs. Geo. Callahan and Anthony
Staubly, Jr., "the funmakers,p Bari
tone solos by Prof. John T. Elliott
formerly ofBaitimore and music by
the City Band. Don't fail to attend this
excellent entertainment, prices Is and
% cents. Tickets now ON sale at Spill
man Bros, Dry Goods, and Miss Julia
Staubly's Art Store.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-05-04
Splendid Exhibit
South Carolina Has Assembled Fine
Exhibit for jamestown Expo
sition.
by Charles Frederick Stansburyl
Norfolk. Va,

The display and exhibit Of South
Carolina, "the land where everything
grows" at the jamestown Exposition
OF 1907, will show the resources Of the
state and will open the eyes even Of
those who possess deep knowledge re-
gsrding the fruits OF the soil and es-
pecially the southern soil
The exhibit will present a panoram-
ic view Of the wonderful resources Of
the state. II presents pictsre that
will reveal much even to the South
Carolinian about the gresr natural
wealth o. his own state. Things viii
be shown with which the home people
themselves are unfamiliar, such as
glass and paint, manufacture, tea and
silk culture, the result Of experiments
looking to the securing Of better cotton
fibre by naturalization, the manufac-
turs of pickles from South Carolina
truck products, the result Of efforts to
grow oranges and grape fruit ON the
sea Islands and enterprises Of like
character. While Charleston andCharIcs
ton county are necessarily conspicuous
the scope Of the exhibit will extend
from the mountains to all the coast
counties including Horny and Beaufort
The "picce dc resistance Of the exhibit
will be beautiful pagoda with thatch-
AL got aucoal oapn.,v snny,Arfaa nv
glass columns filled with all kinds Of
seeds. On this pagoda--over which
will hang sign"South Carolina State
Exhibit. bearing crossed United States
flags over silken banner with the
coat OF arms Of the state---are to be dis
played over 20C glass cases Of the fruit
and truck products Of the state put up
in preserving fluid. Magnificent pears
peaches, apples, plums, pomegranates,
grapes, scuppernongs,str awberrles and
other varieties, Of fruit; potatoes, rad
ishes, cabbage, tomatoes, asparagus,
okra, peppers, cucumbers, turnlps,
bests; watermelons, corn eggplant,
sweet potatoes, carrots--an endless
variety Of vegetables, in fact, all these
will be shown, the specimens being
most carefully selected. On the pago-
da, also, will be shown the walnut, the
hickory nut, the peanut snd all other
native nuts. Here will be beautiful
specimens Of kid glove oranges, grape
fruit and lemons ~ we'll rs many va
rieties Of pecan nuts, Spanish peanuts
and Spanish walnuts. The | ase p anels
will be all Of seeds behind glass.
The cotton exhibit will be most val
liable, The manufacture Of cotton
duck will be shown in conhpre-
hensive manner, No art that Ii ~
tablished in South Carolina, from the
manufacture Of pickles to the rep
resentation Of all that In new and
valuable in the printers and bookbind-
er's art will he absent from her instruc-
tive and beautiful exhibit that will be
seen in the jamestown Exposition
next year on the shore Of Hampton
Roads.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-05-04
Pref. orimslsy's Report.

The West Virginia geological sur
vey will have the new volume Ill
ready for distribution in . few days.
This volume written BY 9. r. Crims-
ley. assistant state geolosist, treats Of
group OF valuable resources of the
state which are but little developed
and represent most valuable assets Of
mineral wealth, namely the clays.
limestoses and cements. At the pres
ent time these Industries are all At
tracing marked attention In this
couaty and an active search 10 being
made for COED deposits Of these pro-
ducts, faverably located.
This volume discusses the erigia oil
CLAW. its chemical properties ard the
mineral Impurities found In Il with
their effects on the resulting product.
The chemical components ~ revealed
by = chemical analysis Of West vir.
ginis clay 10 given with . discussion
OF their range, source and effects.
The part devoted to limsstoue gives
the various FERNS of lime, the origin
of limestone. the properties Of lime,
its impurities and their effect. A
classification Of lines il given and q
discussion Of the new methods of pre-
pairing lime ter the market under the
name Of lime hydrate which some ex.
perts claim will be the future form Of
| line sold on the market. A list Of
the limestones OF the state 10 given
with their locations, chemical compo-
sitiou, and values.
Volume III on these important sub
jects contains approximately SIS
pages, "A full page plates, and 81 fig
ure illustrations. bound in cloth and
it can be obtained at the cast Of pub
LEGATION. 81 50. by addressing tie
West Virginia geological survey. r.
o. Box 44S Morgantown, w. Va.
For combination price. for all the sur
vey publications in which Volume III
may be obtained at redaced rate,
write the survey for its circular price
list.