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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17
AL SPALDING DISCUSSES
BASE BALL HISTORY

AL Spalding the veteran of the base ball
diamond. made speech In New York the
other night in which he discussed the his
tory of the national game He said:
. Base ball is of American origin. was
born in New York city. and the first base
ball ground was located about where Madi-
son square now stands. Back in 1912
few OF the young business men of New
York began TO assemble every Saturday
afternoon on these grounds to play what
they called base ball. In 1S45 these same
young men organized the original Knlcker-
booker Base Ball Club of New York. the
first base ball club ever organized. This
club printed the first rules in 1915, and 1t
may interest you to know that the present
game of base ball could today be played
under these same rules. with a few minor
changes. showing that the main underlying
principles of the game have not changed
from that day to this.
Five years later. in 1850 the Gotham
and Empire clubs of New York were or
ganlzed, and then began rival match games
between clubs. In 1857 a convention of
base ball players was held in New York.
which resulted in the formation of the first
National Association of Amateur Base Ball
Players In 1853, with a total membership
Of about twenty-five clubs, all from Now
York city or the immediate vicinity.
THE national organization gave a great
Impetus to the game and clubs began form
ing in other cities.
''The game had become we'll launched
when the civil war began In 1861. The New
York base BAH players of that period were
among the first to respond to President
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indicate the trend of fancy in the center
district of New England
Large dogs do not flourish there that is
certain, though the one Boston kennel of
st. Demands showed a few dogs of good
breeding. but not near so good as the visit
Ing Mayor of Watford from PHILADELPHIA
IL was not TIL greyhounds were reached
that New England made any Respectable
entry and the Bay View kennel of ProvJ
dence held the winning card in each sex.
As the Middlesex hunt is in this district
there was an excellent entry of English
foxhounds of good class but only two
American hounds was a good reflection
upon owners. The pointer classes were
better than anywhere else where the Rlei-
stein dogs have not been shown-very level,
good classes. English settlers were better
than at either of the New York district
shows, and Shan Laws appearance made
score in Irish also. Sporting spaniels
were undoubtedly the best display in the
show outside of Boston terriers completeIy
distancing the entry at either Mineola or
Brighton Beach This was almost entirely
local entry, and it demonstrates clearly
that where certain influences are not likely
to prevail spaniels are still popular fancy
In this country.
The Boston terrier entry was, of course a
heayy one, and with no foreigners" to
swell the total. Airedaies were also a large
local entry, and were the dog section of
the Irish terriers. there being some quite
passable American-bred dogs showing a de-
cided Improvement In home breeding.
chtootil IoA terriers are evidently not E05-
ton fancy, for had 1t not been for Mr.. Ing
wersen's Chicago smooth Terriers this
breed, once SO popular, would have been a
blank. Collies were good In the dog Sec
ton. though the best were two imported
dogs. new dog to me, Tweedsde Troop
er. shows much quality. but he was, un-
fortunately, casting his coat Poodles were
unexpectedly good classes, and 1t was no
solitary walkoyer for the Red Brook ken
neis. OF the other breeds the two that
showed best In the way OF entries were the
French bulldogs and Scottish terriers, the
latter having many supporters In and about
Boston.
Dog owners have doubtless felt extreme
ly uncomfortable during the frst of the
warm days we have been experiencing, and
this Is also felt by dogs which unfortu-
nately cannot always pick and choose as
TO where they may find cool spot The
result is that 1t is the season OF the year
when the dog "copper" and the vet. whose
knowledgs of dog ailments is confined to
mango and dsstemper reap harvest In
supplying mango dressing. because the dogs
being overheaked take scratching to re-
lieve the irritation. II Ia essential that the
usual supply OF meat be redszced Ia SUM
mer, a. We do In cur own case. depending
more upon the plain dog biscuit, given s1n-s
pcaked or IN the case OF table sczaps With
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17

Lincolns call for troops, and they took
their base ball accouterments with them,
and thus was the game introduced in the
army, where 1t soon became a fayorite
camp pastime. Every regiment had its
base ball team. and the smonotony of camp
life was very much relieved by match
games of base ball. In some unaccount-
able manner the new game found its way
over into the confederate lines, and while
those two magnificent armies could not
agree upon national policies they could
agree upon base ball. At the close of the
civil war in 1855 the soldiers of both armies.
In returning to their homes, disseminated
base ball throughout the nation, so you
can see that base ball has its patriotic side
and became the national game of America
through the efforts of those battle-scarred
veterans of the civil war
These returning veterans became the
base Dali instructors to the youths of that
period. and l happened to be one of those
youths that caught the base ball fever at
that time
Base ball thus introduced throughout the
country became a furore, and nearly every
city. town and hamlet had its base bah
club.
The rivalry between cities became in
tense and any young man with base ball
SIKH was eagerly sought for by wealthy
clubs.
Every possible effort was mada at This
period TO keep the game on a strictly anna
leur basis. but the demand of the public
Tor nigh degree of playing skill. together
with the growing tendency to gamble ON
the result of the games, produced a sort OF
Neued professionalism, which continual in
vogue until 1871. when the first professional
association of base ball players was organ
l1ed' since which time the game has been
governed by the professional element
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THE PARTICIPANTS IN
THE DAVIS CUP CONTEST

Is q New Zeaiander. who came to England
to study at Cambridge University, He took
1t upon himself to include lawn tennis In
his curriculum. He has paid 30 much at
ucation that in the last two years alone ne
has improved his game at least 80 per cent.
and as he is always in the pink OF condi-
ton he win make his opponents go the
full course. He beat W. y. Clothier last
year. after the American seemed to have
the game at his mercy. Pluck and condi-
tlon won.
l.. o. s. Poidevin. also of the Australia
slams, is a fine, all-round athlete. He comes
from Sydney, and when he arrived In Eng
land he was supposed to begin studying
medicine. Cricket seems to have more
aliuring charms for him. and he Is regu-
La and valuable member of the Lancashire
county eleven.
The winners of the semi-hnals tie for the
Davis cup are set a severe task-the Amer
leans especially, IL Beals Wright Is out OF
the team. They will have to face the re-
doubtabie Doherty brothers. who are play
ing together In the doubles once more,
while II. L. Doherty will have 8, H. Smith.
the Gioucestershire champion, as his part
ner in the singles: Then as reserve there
is the veteran A. w. Gore as steady as q
rock and fine driver. 1t Is pleasant to
see r. F. Doherty in the courts again. He
was the English champion for several
years. but some time back a slight affection
of the heart compelled him to retire from
strenuous struggles He has been winter
In, In Egypt, and has returned home sound
and well. can say from personal obser-
walton that he is In capital FORM and IN
their games together so far this season the
brothers have displayed all that mutual I'M
derstandfng and skill that earned them
their fame
II. L. Doherty, who followed in his broth
er's footsteps by winning the championship
when the elder gave up. has not weak
stroke in his play. while his smile takes
away the sting from the defeats he ad-
ministers 80 frequently and decisively to
the best of his opponents.
s. H. Smith. Englands other singles
player, Is probably the most powerful
driver We have. and plays magniflcently
from the back Of the court. With his gin
GER hair, light complexion and dressed in
Immaculate ducks, he takes his game so
seriously that no one has yet seen him
smile when engaged In a contest. Rumor
had 1t last year that he intended retiring
and getting married. but lawn tennis still
claims him for its own
These are the men America now hopes to
Face on June Is. 10 and Is.
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POKER IN THE BIG LEAGUES
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON.

lust come on from California, and the first
night out OF Chicago game was started
Is was In the hotel at West Baden. Chance
was ahead when, late In the evening. was
dealing, Chance was sitting there with four
Jacks right OFF the reel. when George Deck
er staid against him and drew three cards
Chance, Of course. took one. The betting
grew rapidly. and they lifted back and forth
until even at a quarter throw, the money
looked big. and finally Chance called
arc ind rather suspiciously. He had just
beer Introduced to the gang that day and
didn't like to get personal. but he threw In
his cards and remarked
well. it may be ali right, but 1t looks
funny"
Bazzaza Kilroy was another good player
lat poker-even after his arm died He
went through one season with Chicago with
arm SO dead he hardly could heave the
sphere up to the plate. and yet won ball
games.
But his strong point was poker. Finally
Burns, who was managing the team. was
forced to let Bazzaza out. He served a ten
day notice on the veteran, reuaarking that
he was sorry. but that the team could not
afford to carry him any longer.
That's all right. Tom, said Matty, but
I'd like to stick with the gang. Just cut
out the salary and III go along for ex-
per ses and help the team out at bat. or
pitch IL I'm needed
No" said Burns. That isn't worth
while. You'd be wasting your time. You
can get into the Eastern"
II know" said Matty. "I'l pay my own
expenses and go along with you"
What do you want to go with US for?"
asked Burns.
ITO tell the truth. Tom" said Matty, con-
fidentially. II like the poker game"
The biggest game ever saw and the high
EFT gambling was on a train between Chica-
80 and Washington. on the night of the st.
Louis cyclone. In 1885, There were three
National League clubs on the train, and,
getting together, a big poker game was
started. The limit was lifted and pretty
soon $50 and s1OO raises were common. Win
ME Mercer, who afterward met a tragic
death in San Francisco was the chief loser
and Clark Griffith and a newspaper man
were the big winners. At am, ~Mecer was
hui dreds to the bad. Just then Earl Wag-
ner came back and ordered the Washington
players to quit, breaking up the game. We
were getting ready for bed when some one
started a crap game in the wash room of
the Washington car. The gambling fever
the men and within few minutes
they were betting 500 on a turn of the
dice. Mercer threw out a check for 81 200,
and within ten minutes the newspaper man
broke in again, ordered the game broken
up. cashed the check gave each what was
CON ing. and threatened to release any man
he caught gambling.
Less than month later Mercer won over
$1,000 In crap game at Louisville.
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artlcie on the weight of the ball. holding
.hat II was entirely too heavy and should
ne reduced at least half an ouncel NIna
runs mao oeen scored before a man was nut
out Dean catching Wright out on a fouI
up on his second strike after Patt.rso,
hdo missed Norton. Before the side was
put OUT, however, seventeen runs had hoe,
scored, the good fielding of Daniel In ma
, ing, paii 10 Norwood and In taking a fly
oaii closing the inning, leaving the scora
IL 10 o In favor of the Nationals.
Billy Williams Great Feat
In the fourth inning the Westerns were
put out In one-two-three order. Billy wr-
mans pitching only four balls to turn the
TRICK 1t was wonderful piece of work
ana it will hardly ever be equaled in the
iu'ure history OF the game. Wright Fletcb-
CT ana Norton capturing the three prisoners
"a style. On the National side Wright and
rok ieo on With two splendid hits to right
"''u' on which each made clean home runs
90" '"is pattinS was so well followed nm
ti'"' Oeiore the inning ceased. y runs had
Deen aoded TO the National score. Smith
Tpu a,.;ns out two players on foul balls and
ne. one by good fly catch Wright
fok' Fletcher. Smith and Rerthrone 81
at".su thfee runs in this inning-the tally
al TIE close being 40 to 8. iA'
Wonderful Batting.
Oh the National side. no less than "a
runs were added in the sixth and seventb
innings. their batting, in the form o,f LONG
mus being the finest display of the kind we
nave ever witnessed in a match. No loss
imam seven Of the hits made yielded cIean
meme runs. the players almost watkins,
nome from third base. so distant were the
oalis sent Wright knocked a Iow-bonpdine :,
pah' which went over two hundred Yards
bounding over a fence at left field and botn,
s los. IA the grass. Wright getting home his
Hi 'le Ieiuer got over the fence after the
paA wright made three home rms =,
enese Two innings, Norton two and Few
Al pm. the game terminated in favor
~ -, ehe Nationals by the totals of 1o6 to u
- = seine occupying over four hours rrbe
ioIoWing Is full summary:
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BATTING SfNnRn

Innings LIST. ID Sd. 4th 9th. 9Th. It'll sth OH
National II q :. IS 81 3 ,s 3 q
Bases Bases on hits-aIcyey /. Norwood nesn .
Mi ii l. Barbour 5. Sulgruya O. Pattisoa q
s 81 n,S Russell total by Western ia Parker
H. ~, nlihsms O. Wright Il Fox 10 stnsIav II
, issSI i ~, smith 5, Berthrong I3 Norto5
FIELDING SCORE
Fly cetehes-Smith L. Ncyev paDtni. /,
Fisher l. Norwood ?. Dean q Russell 2 RAM 4
Wright g. Fletcher smith srl. s y, Norton
tnrong !, Fox total by National la - ~
foaI bound eatehes-Dean 2 smith spl1rovs I
Base playful out-By Norxood & Dante,s a
FISHER total By Western, g. Assisted bv B.r
bour i Pattison 1. BusseiI /, sulKroye i BIT snt
by Flstcher A. Wright g. Fog 2-tofaI hS Vt IA.
1ional. D. Assisted by Wright g. Norton 2 f,r 5
Berthrong ], Smith l. - N'A .
Double plays-Norton Wright ana E1,.ha .as
Wright and Fletcher. s.' A-1
Outs fonis-western g. National q
Catches on strikes-Norton l.
Clean homo runs-Wrght O. Fox a Nort,n
and Parker. Berthrong, and sfudley each
total IS.
Time OF game-4:io.
umPirs-Cnas u. Coon. OF tho Empire Club OF
Washington. Scorsrs-Aessrs. Lord and Aunson
It might bs well to mention the umpirs
named was. afterward Charles h. Coon.
who flied the ONCE OF secretary OF the
Treasury. ana who was himself quite q ban
player.
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souehow or other the two natfonai
games are much interviewer. ON the pis
league circuits the excitement or the
afternoop ON the ball Acid usually Is
poarged into the excitement around the
po,ar table in the evening. Wheh inc
taamz are jumping from city TO cay
,oLar Ia one of the chief forms or amuse-
ment.
There are managers who forbid poker
playtng. and there have been others 'ha'
encouraged it-with limit on the sahio'
The popular style In the big league Is the
d or 5o-cent all-jack-pot game ms
c.uari,la.s Delight''@in which no one mas
n chance to get even
Tbera are some ball players VINO play
good poker as we'll as base pail put ho'
many of them, and without poastl's 49,
that is another story. Bill EVERY "aa,t .
ana Of the good players. He was the niose
onu tough-Iuck poker player that
evar combined the two national saihSo.
He was an enthusiast, hows'ett ,,ns Eili
always bought the cards anu chp'- -
n1aye5 7 believe about six seasons Win
piaSS,Is, f,bicae team, and there Is an I'M
confirmed tradition that he once eot NY
from the table winner.
TIA, rIrtcb;nson. the old pitching star, was
. nrsttv fair poker player. considering his
ooncnany At that time especially on spring
.r,,s the wives of several players travelled
with the club, and some OF them piayeo
nfker fairly well and delighted In the ~
cent limit games arranged to pass away the
hours or trains and In hotels But there
was one who didn't play the game She
could not understand 1t, although she tried
hard and eventually Hutchinson agreed to
initiate her into the mysteries of the game
E,r a counle OF weeks she sat behind him
in every game. and he explained everything
in whispers to her.
FINALLY II was announced one day at Hot
Springs that a game was being arranged
for her especial benefit and that sne wouid
pIay For an hour or two she did falriy
we'll and then came q Jackpot, IN Whicn
there were five stayers. Some one opened
a couple tilted the pot, and everybody came
in When cards were drawn the novice
stood nat. AS IL happened there was a set
OF three and a small flush against her and
the betting grew lively. She raised back
and kept raising until the man with three
drcpped out and the other fellow called
Tter she spread down d most amazing
he nd-the eight of spades. ten of diamonds,
Jack of clubs, four and queen of hearts.
and reached for the pot.
Her opponent stopped her. Don't L win
lit" she asked In surprise.
II should say not he replied
well" shessaid. aggrievedly. I've seen
Mr.. Hutchinson win on that hand lots of
times"
After that Bill didn't win so regularly.
Frank Chance was initiated into the Chi
cage poker game in an odd way. He had
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A BASE BALL GAME
FORTY YEARS AGO
When the Nationals Scored 106
Runs and Made 81 Hits
That Was ''Going Some"

The recent death of Senator German. the
founder OF the old National base ball
club. accustomed the publication of many
"reminiscences of the national game In the
sixties. In those days gate money was an
unknown quantity. and the stands and re-
served seats were given only to those who
were fortunate enough TO be invited. the
rest finding seats on the grassy fields. The
men played base ball because they were in
love with the sport, and by regulation OF
the then existing association. the National
Association Of Base Ball Players. were re-
stricted from charging admission. 1t is
interesting to read the general synopsis of
the games published IN those times. espe-
cially that part that deals with the sum
mary and box score. 1t Is not 40 systematic
as the present style OF recording. but one
IS impressed with the fact that II is more
intelligible and really gives more details OF
the game In those days foul caught on
the first bound out, and many of the
cold boys" who played in those days recall
with pleasure the wonderful catches made
by Berthrong of four bounds after run
some times OF nifty yards In the prelimi-
nary work Of the games compared with
the practices Of today. the story reads like
q romance. as the visitors were always roy
ally entertained and the freedom OF the
city was presented to them. The National
club OF this city. while making its historic
western trip, invaded indianapolis July Is,
1861, to meet the Westerns OF that city,
who. fresh with Victories over Chicago and
Fort Wayne clubs. expected to give drub-
bling 10 the doughty Nationals. In the ac-
count as published IN Chadwick's Base Ball
Chronicle OF New York OF August /. 1867.
IS found the following;
Westerns Handicapped.
The Westerns on this occasion entered
on the contest entirely unprepared to meet
. a club like the Nationals One of their
strong players was absent. another was I'M
avoidably prevented from playing. and In
addition one OF the players hurt his hand
30 badly that he had to retire. The Ma
tionals literally allowed substitutes TO come
In the game at any time, no less than
twelve players participating The game be-
gan at / 80 pm. with the Westerns at the
bat, McVey leading or with sharp
Erounder. on which he easily secured first
He got TO third on poor throw, but there
he was left as the next three strikers re-
tired In one-two-three order. Norton TAX
ing a fly ball sharp from the bat in his old
style and Wright and FLETCHER catching
the others out well Parker led of with
q safe one TO right field on the National
side, Williams following with a regular old
corker TO left field on which he made a
clean home run. Wright. too. reached his
third by his HIT ana Fox followed suit
Studley next and he sent red hot
one to second base, which McVey attempt
ed to catch. but the ball had such q mo-
tnentum that II burst the flesh of Mcyey's
hand open where II struck below the
thumb. and he had to retire. Daniels Z. ing
has place At second There followed long
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Frank Killen an Umpire.

Specia, Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. June 16.-Frank
KIllen. the former great pitcher, has joined
the p. o. M. League staff as an umpire.
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Won by Hagerstown.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSToWN. Md. June 16.-By the
score of to 2. Hagerstown defeated the
Shippenburg State Normal School here
this afternoon Rain stopped the game at
the end OF the sixth. Score follows:
IiASciSpoNii-- " " o 1 " 10 .
Shippenburg. ........-... 2 o o o o % 1
Batteries-Hagerstown Schrader and
Bair: Shlppenburg. Cowen and Guyer. Um-
pire. Shelley.
Arizona republican., 1906-04-09

service to all classes. If 1t can be made plain that 1t is the duty of a high school to do well the work of the high school. and not try to be a col lege; and the duty of a college to do the work of a college and not try to call itself d university, a good step will have been taken in academic con- sistency.
 It may not be generally known that in one state-New York-a classifica- tion has been made by law as follows;
 An institution to be ranked as college must have at least six (6) pro- fessors giving their entire time to col lege and university work a course of four full years in liberal arts and sci ences, and should require for admis sion not less than the usual four years of academic or high school prepara- tion, or it's equivalent. in addition to the pre-academic or grammar school studies"
Arizona republican., 1906-04-09

Mineral application No. 75: Unit ed States Land office, Phoenix Ari- zona. March 21, 1906. Notice is hereby given that F. G. Caruthers. whose post office address is Yuma. Arizona, has made application for patent for the Copper King Min Ing claim. situated in the Ajo mining district of Pima county, Arizona. sur vey No. 2194. in township eleven S.. range six w, Approximately describ- ed as follows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1. whence U. s. M. NJ. No. bears s. 75 deg. 57 min. .. 10S3:95 1t. Thence n. S7 deg. W. 169 it. to cor No. ?. Thence h. 2 deg 36 min. W. 14s2. S6 it. to cor. No. 3. Thence s. S7 deg. e. 600 it. to cor. No. 4. Thence s. deg. A min. ". 1O3O. s3 it. to cor. No. Thence S. 31 deg. W. sos. 20 Ct. to cor. No. 1. the place of beginning. The notice of location of said Copper King Mining claim is on record in the office of the county recorder of Pima county, at Tucson. in book FEE" rec ords of mines, at page 526. Said Copper King claim is bounded on the north by Childs and Dykes claim, name un- known, and unsurveyed; on the east by the Wedge claim, unsurveyed. and the Ajo Junior lode sur. No. 451: on the south by the Southern lode. sur. No. 454; and on the west by the Ajo View claim, unsurveyed, and the Val ley claim. unsurveyed.
 MILTON R. MOORE. Register.
 First publication. March 23. 1906.