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The Washington times., 1906-04-07
Feared Dirty Trick
PENN LOSES ANOTHER
VALUABLE 0ARSMAN

PHILADELPHIA April Another
star Penn OarSman has dropped of the
squad Stevenson. who has rOWcd for
three years on the varsity crew. yes
terosy decided 20 stop Tor the year
Stevenson Is the fourth veteran 10 stop
rowing this wear. The others were Tay-
Tor. Kelley and Brown The last named
came OUJ again last week. but has again
stopped rowing Thus are Penn
chances fer "A wini,ing crew being les
sened every DAY. Stevenson. although
not ss strong as several Of the other
men I'm the eight. Is the most finished
oar in the squad. and his loss viii be
keenly felt He gave no reason for his
action save that he could not give the
time 70 the crew work
Stevenson - New Zealsnder and
graduated from the Dental School last
spring. but he returned this year for "A
fourth year since the laws OF New
Zealand require a four-year course
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
NATIONALS BATTED
IN CHEERING STYLE
Made Eleven Hits Off BOS-
ton Pitcher.
FALKENBERG'S SAFE SWAT
Is Only Expected to Get Two Season
and One Scored Winning
Run Yesterday.

The Washington baseball team came
TO life with the bat yesterday and
bumped Lindaman. of Fred Tenney' s
Boston Nationals. for eleven safe swats.
including homer by g. Jones. the man
with a theory
This activity in the swattinG line WIS
a great-romfOrt to the freezing rOoters.
Tor in the other practice games our
brave boys have not broken any records
in reaching first, even when opposed by
the veriest cub twirleTs. The manner
in which Jones is bulglng 10 the front
as stickcr bears out predictions made
this winter by Stahl, kittredge and
others. They claimed that Jones owuld be
much better This year than he was last
and he Is making good Tor them.
Mil is on the ailins list and his place
at short was dlled by Charley Hickman.
Cheerful Charles had a lively time OF II,
getting two outs, two assists and two
errorS. de also made TWO hits and took
off two pounds of flesh in his violent eX-
rfrfiOnS
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
WISCONSIN IS STILL
A FOOTBALL FACTOR
Will Continue the Sport But Drop Big
Games From Schedule-Much
Heated Debate.

CHICAGO. April After a stormy
session the faculty OF Wisconsin decided
TO continue football next autumn.
The usual big intercollegiate games
with Michigan. Chicago. and Minnesota
will be cut out OF the schedule.
For six hours last night the faculty Of
the university argued the football ques-
ton. Marked opposition 10 the game ap-
peared 20 be broken down. President
Van Hise, who has been the champion of
the students for the cause OF football.
left his chair TO lead the discussion in
favor of the game Dean Borge. who
has been strong for the game all the
way through. warmly supported him.
Profs. Turner and Munro. who have
advocated the suspension of the game
ever since the agitation started. made a
last effort for its suspension. but their
efforts were in vain. The firm attitude
the students had taken in the matter
won over the wavering members of the
faculty and the majority was in favor
of retaining the game.
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
FIT2 MAY BATTLE
WITH TOMMY BURNS

NEW YORK. April 7-Ruhlin's de-
mand for more than % per cent of the
gate receipts for a fight with F'itz-
simmons at Tom O'Rourke's Tuxedo
Club. al Essington. Pa. may result in
the sidetracking OF the Agron man in
favor of Tommy Burns. Fitz Is now in
Toledo playing with his show.
O'Rourkes telegram TO Fitz- asked the
boxer IL he were willing to sub Burns
for Rubin and also asked for sug-
gestion regarding the date.
Fitz wired hack Immediately that
Burns, O'Brien. or Rubin would suit
him. IN fact he was willing TO fight
anyone who would be a dra awning card.
lie asked time to get in good condition
Cor the bout
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
Falkenberg Able Batter.

Falilenberg did wen in the box. con-
sidering il was such n cold day. He has
so little n eat on his bones that the raw
wind goes directly into his joints and
rusts EN-. and for that reason he doesn' [
like TO pitch except ia very warm wealth
er. He was raped nine times. two of
the safeties being doubles Dy Brain and
Good.
Ealkenberg once made two hits in the
same inning and then men with brass
buttons and soothing. cOncilating air
about them carried the other pitcher of
10 large handsome building where he
Since then IL has been Falk's ambition
TO make two hits a season Yesterday
he got one OF them and il brought in
the run which Washington needed 10
win.
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
TECHNICAL DEFEATED
THE FRIENDS SCHOOL
SterZer t0I High School Was Izyinc+ble
In the Box-ChaPll Also
Played Well.

The Technical High ScFooI baseball
team won an easy game from the
Friends Select School yesterday after
noon by 13 20 =
Sterzer proved himself an enigma to
the Friends nine, the latter making but
three hits of his delivery. while the
High School boys negotiated for twelve
OF Simpson. The game yesterday was
a great Improvement over last Wednes-
day. when the Friends were defeated
S;erzer's work in the box and Chap
ms on third was especially commend
able. Both boys put up an excellent
exhibition. despite the error each made
The score
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
AUTO CLUB GIVES
MONEY FUR SIGNS
Will Spend $1,000 Showing
the Way.
FROM NEW YORK TO BOSTON
Pilgrims Delayed By Taking Wrong
RGads-Movement Spreads 20
Other Cities.
FROM NEW YORK TO BOSTON

NEW YORK. April 1T Will be well
come news TO motorists TO learn that the
directors of the Automobile Club OF
America has, with characteristic lber-
ality and regard for the good of the
automobiling fraternity. appropriated
s.. 600 toward a fund for the erection of
signboards between this city and BOs-
ton.
The lamentable lack Of signbOards be
tween the Metropolis and the Hub was
made very manifest TO the Decauville
Boston show pilgrims in their recent run.
There was not a car of the trio that did
not go astray several times. There is
the same need of guideposts on the line
of the routes 10 the Quaker City. while
above POughkeepsie to Albany the road
is a confusing maze OF unmarked high
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

After seeing the Pittsburgs play the
other day Chief thinner made this con-
servative prediction: That bunch is
going 70 make strong bid for the Ma
tional League lpennant." SO VIII several
other teams. but a team has To make a
strong. stronger and strongest bid TO
win d pennanL
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
AMATEUR ATHLETICS

The advisory hoard Of the Fordham
University Athletic Association has So
lected Gene Bassford as baseball coach
TO succe I'd Peter Callan. who retired on
account OF III health. Bassford played
second base for the Hoboken team and
several other clubs. and he will be as
sisted by Billy heane. who played sec
ond base and was captain Of the 1913
! team; also by Jim Robertson. last year 9
first baseman, and Jack Omen. OF the
He bnkens
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The Score,

Earned runs-WashingI0n- :. E0s1OH /
First base by errCrs-BOstOn. 2 Left ON
bases-Washington. 4. Boston. g. First base
on balls-Of Falkenberg. Struck out
BY Falkenberg. 3. by lindaman, . Home
run-JoneS. Two-base Eits-Brafn and Good
Sacrifice hits-Schalhy. Tenney. and Doisn
Stolen bases-Good and Tenney. Passed
hall-DuE Impires-Messrs. Manuel and
Needham. Time Of game. hours. Attend
anCe. Ice
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Other Clubs Acting.

The Long Island Automobile Club is
doing the same good work, and so is the
Ohio State Automobile Association.
Ii seems likely that the detection OF
the Philadelphia and Pittsburg clubs will
be adjusted so that the Quakers will be
once more brought within the national
fold. To this end the resignation of II.
BdrtOl Brasier the Philadelphia repre-
sentative was tabled
The GeOrgians are forming a State as
sociatiOn and efforts are being made to
form similar organizations In Missouri
Iowa, Indiana. and Michigan.
NO action WAS taken as 10 the GIidden
tour. and the new touring committee
was not yet complete enough to be an
nounced vet.
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
TAKoMAS WANT GAMES.

The TakOma Athletic Club has organ
lied for the season and would like 10
hear from any uniformed teams OF the
District whose average age is not over
eighteen years. All challenges should
be addressed to Manager A. T. fIongley,
Park, ID. c.
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

The Cincinnati team has figured in
five triple plays already this year Let's
hope they can pull of few of these
PLAYS against the Giants this year.
There was not much doing for the Reds
AGAINST the champions last summer.
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

First base by errors-Georgetown 3: Penn
sylvania. ,. Left bases-Georgetown 8;
Pennsylvania, :. First base balls-On
CsntweIl. ?: of Layton. =. Struck out
BY Cantwell. Z: hy Layton, T. Three-base hit
Smith Two-base hits-Devlin. Yerkes
Duggan. Mudd and Monahan. Sacrifice hits
-Deviin and Cantweil. Stolen base-webb.
Double plays-SchllIer 10 Devlin TO MahOEev
list by pitcher-By Cantwell. T. Wild pitch
-CantWel. Passed b2ll-Mudd Umpire
Mir. Belts. Time OF game. > hours
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

First base on baus-Of Simpson. 5 OF
SterzSr. I struck 0ut-By Sterzer. & By
Simpson. 5 Two-base hits-Sterzer and Du-
ian Stolen bases-Eradley. ?. En1mert .
MinndeleH, .: Acher :: Chaplin. Goodman
Dugan. ,. Brewster. Platt .. Sterzer Gar
vey. 2 and I.arner. Cmpire-Mr Edmonston
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

The Atlanta team OF the Southern
League has had four managers in as
many years-Abner Powell, Gene De-
montrevHle. Otto Jordan, and Billy
Smith Ina spite Of frequent changes,
the Atlanta teams have done well.
The National Baseball Commission
yesterday. again refused TO reopen the
cases Of Players Deininger and Reisling.
heretofore promulgated as contract
jumpers and ineligible players
.outaelder VII son. who was secured
by President Comiskey. Of the Chicago
Americans, from The Cleveland Club,
listed bv the National Commission for
playing with the Tri-State toutiaw)
League
Hail. who has been let out to the Bal
timore club by McGraw for the season
cf 1896. is a resident Of Baltimore He
is a Gooc batter and McGraw has "A
string on rim. whereby ne can regain
his services if they happen TO be
needed
The Western Athletic Club. Of Ralti-
more. would like TO arrange games with
Washington teams averaging sixteen
years. Address challenges TO A F. w ar
ner. 1906 North Stricken street. Baiti-
more. Nd
4
League wo ID like 10 arrange games
with any uniformed teams in the Dis
trict Address, John E Burch, Ber-
wyn. Md
\ glance at the roster OF the St Psui
team SUCCESS Dig league organlza-
ton I here are Manager Padden.
Frsk Drill. Sugden. StOYal, Disch, a7d
Van Landt.
American League umplres have been
summoned 10 appear before Ban John
son on April TO receive instructions
regarding uniform Interpretation or the
pIavinC rules While he is about II,
Johnson might tell his staff how 10 give
decisions uniformly pleasing 10 All
teams.
When ! went South. says Hugp
Duffy - was hopeful Of finding one
ritcher. one catcher, and one nDeloer
among our recruits. We have al leaSI
one corkinG good young pitcher IN Nc
CIDekQV while Kane also LOOKS ali
right: three catchers who are % h,
and two excellent infelders in Ward and
SenteI-
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
GOULD TRIO LOST
TWO TO GOODMAN

In the Y. NJ. c. \. League last night
the Gould trio won the first and dropped
the second and third 10 the Goodman
three Williams. of the losers, was high
With 2OS The score:
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
BOXING.

Jack O'Brien has wired the manage
nent Of the Yosemite Athletic Club. OF
San Francisco. accepting the offer OF
IS 900 10 meet Sam Berger. The men Will
meet the latter part of MAY O'Brien
has also received an offer TO box Tommy
RYAN out on tte coast on July 4.
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
BASEBALL.

1t looks as if the St Louis Browns
would have two of that rare article.
frst-cTaSs catcherS. this season. in
Spencer. picked up last year, and Rick
ey. a new conner.
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
BASEBALL :: GOLF RACING ROWING BOXING ATHLETICS
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

ineffective milling last night Outside
or Landers aggressiVeness there was APP
pdrentiy nothing upon which a decision
IN his favor could b. ba sed
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

Tommy r-sns ion anc Mike Malone,
.wo war; RfCh1s md rivals, fought SIX
fast ROUNDS H. I'l,- tnd-up AT the Phlla-
delphfa Kensi-- = q Athletic Club last
night. with SIC H,-S-s In the former
favor. Lang6on 70. I the fighting and
had Malinc tired al 4 fnish-
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
GEORGE TOWN TOOK
FIRST FROM PENN
Poor Fielding Lost Game
for Quaker Contingent.
SMITH GOT THREE-BAGGER
"Chic" Thomas on Third for PhiladeI-
phians Started Rally in Ninth.
Will Play Again Today.

Georgetown celebrated the opening OF
her college season yesterday by winning
from the University of Pennsylvania
baseball team after both teams had
started a rally and then slumped, by
10 g.
Georgetown victory may be attribut-
cd 10 the superior work of Cantwell in
The box. for the Blue and Gray The
local man was wild at times and hit
four Of the Penn men, but he kept the
eisht hits that the visitors got we'll
scattered. Several inexcusable errors by
Fennell. who was in the center garden
tor the Quakers, was responsible for
three OF Georgetown's runs
Smith Started II OF.
Captain Smith. OF the home team. was
the first 10 start the ball rolling in
Georgetown's half Of the first. With a
man on third, Smith went TO the bat 10
a hearty receptio. of the West End
rooters. With the umpire's indicators
registering one strike and two balls.
Smith laced out a hot one to deep left,
bringing Scheller home and landing
himself on third At this point. Layton
pulled himself out OF a bad hole by
tanning the next two men up. and in
their half OF the third. the PennsyI-
vanians tied the score
I'm the fourth, Georgetown secured a
lead Of two. Smith tore off a single and
managed 10 land on second before the
ball was Yielded. Mahoney was next up
and on the first over the plate drove a
high one TO FenneII, who muffed, per
mittinS Smith TO negotiate third. Mudd
put the wood to the sphere and Fennell
misjudSed il, letting in Smith and Ma
honey.
Thomas Connected Twice.
With the exception of one Difficult,
chance accepted by Adams. who ran
thirty yards for a high ore to left. the
game was void Of spectacular fielding
Chic Thomas, of Central High last year
acquitted himself with honors at third
for the Philadelphians. He was retired
without a hit the first three times, but
in the ninth he started the rally which
ended the half with Penn one run to the
good
The hopes OF the Penn followers who
were on hand were smothered early in
Georgetown half however. Monahan
who was first up, pat a match 10 the
fuse with a clea,l enc just over the
second baseman's head. The big first
sackeT went to second on Cantwell 5
sacrifice. base on balls and an error
10y Kenneth let in MOnahan. who went
TO third and scored on Yerkes' poor
throw TO the plate. Thinking tha
Devlin had also gone In, Duggan ran t.
third and seeing his mistake, tore back
to second. He landed safe on Fennell's
bad handling of Hare's throw and a;
the same time Devlin slipped over the
plate with GeOrgetOwns winning run.
The teams viii meet again this after
noon at Georgetown in the final game OF
the series. The score:
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
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The Washington times., 1906-04-07

Young Peter Jackson. the Baltimore
rniddleweight has broken away from
his former manager. Al Herford- Jack
son claims hat managers are uuneces-
sary for fighters these days and intends
10 do his own business in the future
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

All doubts Of the Young Corbett-Dick
Hyland bout coming off have been re-
moved bV the men finally signing the
articles OF agreement. They will meet
az Salt Lake City FOR twenty rounds at
IS3 pounds al s O'Clock The date has
been set for April -
The Washington times., 1906-04-07
THOUGHT HARVARD
WOULD Do EN- DIRT
Bill Reid Tells Remarkable
Yarn.
REFUSED TALLYH0 RIDE
Visiting Teams Feared They Might be
Turned 0ver-Boy Can Spoil
Any Sport

BOSTON. April Tn my opinion
the game Of football will be rougher
game during the coming season thaa
il has been. because of the open play
that VIII prevail as d result Of the new
rules. was the surprising declaration
Of Coach Reid. OF Harvard, at the ban
ouet OF the Boston Y NJ c A Gymnas-
nc Association. last night. But the de-
sire 70 win At any cost and extreme IN
terest in game also created much Of
the roughness in contests
All Sports Must Go.
IF hockey became well known.
would be one OF the first TO go quicklyS
Basketball would 90 the same way, and
almost As fast There were free fights1
this year in basketball. and there was
none last year. That IS because il IS
exciting more interest. and players de-
sire more TO win because the atten-
ton Is being centered on Il.
IF football is finally given Up every
other Sport must 20 as soon as il be
comes popular 10 the degree that foot
Dali has Unless we get out teams on a
different basis. We are going 20 lose
our sports Football is not perfect. and
II never viii be perfect II The gods
themselves made game, the Amer
imam boy could spoil il If he cared TO-
Feared Dirty Trick
Another thing that should be cuIti-
waited in athletics is friendship between
teams. Visiting teams should be our
guests and we should regard them as
friends That is not so now. Two in
stances occurred at Cambridge last fall
10 prove this Twice we invited visiting
teams 10 be our guests on a tallyho
ride. Both teams refused. and we learn
ed afterward that they did so because
they were afraid We had planned TO turl
them over
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

An effort is being made 10 match Ink
Russell and Jimmy Briggs before an
Indianapolis club o. April g The men.
II matched, will 20 ten rounds at lS3
pounds
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

Fred Landers. OF California. got the
decision over Maurice Savers. Of Mil
waukee. after eight rounds Of fast but
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

When the recently formulated foot
bail rules are eXempiified ia an actual
game, new version Of the popular
ditty, 1t Was Not Like This in the
Olden Days. viii be IN order
Kingdom Gould, the eldest son Of
George Gould. gives promise OF develop
Ing into a premier sll-round athlete. He
Is already a star polo player. is a good
man at racquets and court tennis. and
a clever gentleman rider he has lately
gone in for track athletics a Column
bia University. and is said to be a very
promising huTdler-
]. s. Mitchell. the New York A c.
weight thrower.- is me veteran OF the
Olympic team He has won champion
ships at almost every style or weight
throwing Tor the past twenty years.
Mitchell has record In his arm Al any
time in singing the IS pounds for
height
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

Sailor Burke. the husky middIeweight
of Brooklyn. last night again demon
strated that ne is there with the wsllcp
by defeating Jim Savage. OF the Sharkey
Athletic Club Burke vas al over Saw
age from the start, and after dropping
MIN several times in the third round
the referee mercifully stopped tn --'Ut.
Frank Carsey defeated Tommy Her
man, OF San Francisco before the
Twentieth Century Club, last night. In
the fourth and fifth rounds Carsey ad-
minlStered punishment 70 Herman. who
was unable 10 avoid II. At the sound
OF the gong Herman was very groggy.
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

The National Baseball Commission
yesterday again refused TO reopen The
cases of Players DeiningeT and Reisling.
heretofore promulgated as contract
jumpers and ineligible players.
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

The men who cashed on Bill Curtis on
on Arietta- Though some of Billy
Garth's horses have brought JOY 10
Washington race players many times
this meeting perhaps the going through
OF ArietJa and BIZ Curtis afforded local
enthusiasts more genuine satisfaction
than any other development through
the meeting TO date
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

\ glance at the roster OF the St Paul
team SUCCESS a Dig league organlza-
ton. I here are Manager Padden.
Frisk. Drill. Sugden. StOYal, Disch, 3Td
Van Zandt.
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

The Ber- II team Of the Suburban
League w0- ID like 10 arrange games
with any uniformed teams in the DIS
trict Address. John +. Burch, Der
W-vn Md
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

The Western Athletic Club. OF Balti-
more. would like 10 arrange games with
Washington teams averaging sixteen
years Address challenges TO A F. War
ner. 1906 North Stricken street. Baiti-
more Mo
The Washington times., 1906-04-07

Totals 6 s'25 II Il Totals.
Smyrna times., 1906-06-06
CAPTAIN ROBERT S. EMORY DeAD.
lie was one Of The Most Widely Known
Farmers of the Peninsula.

Capt. Robert s. Emory, IA years old.
one OF the most widely known farmers
OF the Peninsula, died at his home
near Chestertown Friday morning. He
had been ailing for some time but had
been in bed only about a week. His
title came to him through his service
In command of vessels running be.
tween Chestertown and Baltimore. It
was In 1854 that he removed to Ches-
tertown and became the successor of
Capt. Hiram Brown in command of
the vessel General Washington, " form
ing partnership with Thomas Ruth.
under the name of Ruth & Emory. At
the expiration of five or six years he
sold his interest In the business to
Capt. James Fl. Thompson and turned
his attention to farming. He lived on
Chester River, on one of the finest es-
tates in Kent County, Nd. He was
pioneer in pear raising. He was the
dlscoverer of remedies for the San ose
scale, curl leaf and other diseases
which kill fruit. On his farm many
notable experiments have been made.
lie had been president of the PENN
sula Horticultural Society and aided
In its organization. On January 9, 1860
he married Miss Julia Anna Wilkins.
eldest daughter of Col. Edward Wilk-
ms, and they at once settled on the
farm where he died. His wife died in
1874, leaving five children--M G. R.
Atkinson, Edward W. Emory, Juliana
and Belle Emory, all at home, and
Robert j. Emory, machinist and in
ventor. residing in Baltimore. The
funeral took place Sunday. interment
being made in Chester Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1906-06-06
CH!LDRENS DAY AT ASBURY M. E. CHURCH
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

''Keep Your Colors Flying" prayer
by the pastor, Rev. Chandler; song,
"Lift Your Voices Happy Children;"
Welcome" Hilda Archer; song and
chorus by school, emusic All Around"
"Only Little Rosebud" GertIe For
aker; "Helping Gods Plan," Bertha
Archer; song by Primary Glass, Gilt
tie Soldiers;" recitation, Finding the
Bright Side, Blanche Robinson; "The
Children's Day." Harriet Green
chorus, BLESSED Children's Day."
Summertime Has Come" Benjamin
Green; "Would You Like to Go On a
Crusader" Ethel Archer; song, 'Tid-
ings of JOYS" address by the pastor,
Rev. Albert Chandler; collection;
Closing song. "If Jesus Reigned
Alone"
Smyrna times., 1906-06-06

George f. Brown, who recently ae-
cepted position with the Walter Ryan
& Co., manufacturers OF the ceie'
brated Hall Company safes, has just
returned from a successful trip down
the Peninsula where he reports having
placed twenty -fonr orders for ire ana
burglar proof safes. The Hall Saie
Company safes with Farrell patents
have Interpolation Of being the pest
on the market and are ready sellers
everywhere. Mr.. Browns previous
experience in the safe business is stan q
ing him in good stead and he loses no
time in impressing the merits OF nis
goods on business men wherever re
finds them.