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The Washington times., 1906-04-17
FIELDER SIMON WON
GAME FOR GEORGETOWN
Hone-Run Drive in Eleventh With
Two Down, Feature Of Prince
tons Defeat.

Yesterday afternoon on Georee.ovn
Field the Blue and Gray triumpbe5 over
the Princeton Tigers. after eleven IN
nings OF thrilling and spectacular play.
BY the close margin Of 3 70 2
To Center Fielder Simon and Little
Larry brennan. GeOrgetown's clever
sOuthpaw, belongs the main credit Tor
the victory Throughout the entire
eleven innings brennan had the oppos-
ing batters almost wholly al his mercy
The local twirler had only three strike
outs 10 his credit against nine by Byram.
who was compelled 10 relieve Heininger
during the third, but the Georgetown
boy was remarkably steady and pitched
more consistently tnan either OF mis- op-
pOnents, fielding his position perfectly.
RTlncetOn'S heavy hitterS were unable
20 connect with Drennan-s delivery for
a single hit.
Twice after both sides had scored.
Georgetown filed the bases. but Hem
niger BY maSterful work retired the
side In the eleventh. with two men out
and the bases empty, when Simon went
10 the bat the crowd thought II was all
over ana prepared 70 witness another
session for the center fielder had already
swatteo the leather for one hit Simon
however. was equal TO the occasion and
he landed or the third ball over in true
Casey style. sending the sphere 70 the
wooCs for a home run and the winning
score.
The crowd was the largest which has
attended q bail game al Georgetown This
season aad besides the usual number or
loyal rOOtcrs, 2 gOOdly aSsemblagS OF
loyal Prtncetonians were present
Several members Of the local Prince
ton alumni Association Witnessed the
contest. tie most prominent OF 4 ese
being. perhaps. Phn King. one g the
greatest Quarterbacks the East has
seen Other notables IN the grsndStand
We're the Chinese minister and Commis-
Sioner West
TIE score
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and sought match 10 try him out Inc
man who got the Job was the heaVS-
weight who threw the exhausted tnlh
three times In ten minutes the first time
Swanson met him
Wrestled for Side Bet
This heavy person knew nothing Of
the rapid progress of the Finn. and in
sisted on a side be; OF $500 This was
finally agreed to. the terms being that
they were TO wrestle one hour and a
half. the man gaining fall in that time
20 be the winner. Il was also specified
that the wrestlers should finance the
match. as the side bet was the principal
thing.
The enga cement was held in z small
hall in Astoria. L. l.. and went the fun
hour and a half without either man go
ing 10 the mat They pranced around
the mat the entire period, making ei-
forts 10 throw each other over the
moon. Incidentally II was an extremely
Each man used every trick OF the
trade in the way ~ elbow jabS and
5ugular grabs. and at the end they were
pair OF wrecks on the road They
had received more punishment than II
they had been in half a dozen or
dinary championship bouts.
or course IL being Il draw. each man ;
side bet was returned 20 hlm. ana lheu
the receipts were divided There Was
exactly S13 in the house. and the eN-
penses were Sl4@0. so that II cost eacn
of the nearly annihilated Wresuers ~
cents for his nights fun swanson de-
clares IL was the most wrestling Tor
the least return that ever was seen ~, ~
this country. The Finn afterwaId feu
on a seanold upon which he was wol K
ing as a carpenter and has never Dcen
on the mat since
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NOTES OF THE NOrABlES

II ever an umpire got twisted il was
SILK O'Loughlin yesterday, and Wash
inston got the benefit OF the decision
In the fourth inning Murphy hit a hard
one 10 Mil. and the abbreviated short
stop had all he could do TO handle IT
lie took a long chance and got II to
first 1t was a bad throw and pulled
Stahl couple of yards OFF the bag. but
SILK called Murphy out As he pro
pounced the fa-a-atil wu-u-u-rds Silk
knew he was in bad, but he stuck to his
colors. The crowd gave him the laugh
aud the Athletics were so dazed thai
they didn't recover in time to protest
beyond making a few gurgling sounds.
It's queer how the catcher absorbing A.
fficult high foul affects the rooters
There is nothing that will hll crowd
with more uEholy JOY than TO see the
home catcher pick one off the stand at
critical moment IL is such an easy
way to eliminate one of the sources of
danger. and always appears as a sort of
gratuitous contribution by the other side
When ono Of the home folk Is doused
that way tlf,. crowd is thoroughly dis
Eusted. 1t would rather see a man get
all that is coming 10 mir. and strike out
Veteran Cross. with his rarcnthetical
legs, was all 20 the good again on that
The Washington times., 1906-04-17
GARRETT PARKS NINE
WON FROM kENSINGT0N

In its first game OF the season the
Garrett Park nine defeated Kensing-
ton by 9 10 , At first il looked as II
II would be an easy victory for
kenSingJOn- bur FlaCk. me Park pitch
er. got down 10 work. allowing buC
four hits, and after the fourth inning
il was an easy victory for the visitors.
The score.
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inE1On. 6. Two-5ase hit-Wilbur stolen
nases-NeJer. ,. Beard. SCuily. Wheeling.
Dcll2rd. . Rutherford. Eit by pitched
bali-By shea = by Davis. l. Wild pitch
Snea- Hits-On shea. y in ave and two
thirds innings; or Thomas. IN three au.s
ohe-ihlrd innings Eases On baIls-On shea
2. or Thomas p OF Davis . Struck out
BY DoiiRrd. II; by shea. 2 By Thomas
auiin0wer. Time Of game hours
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The Rubberneck Finn.

The Finn was especially strong on the
defense. and after ffteen minutes hard
work Swanson was amazed to ind that
the Finn was still far from thrown. al
though out of condition. Being tired
himself. Swanson asked heavyweight
who was In the gymnasium 10 take a
turn with the foreigner. The big man
agreed. and. being in perfect shape. nut
all his strength on the greatly weaken
ed Finn and threw him three times in
about ten minutes.
For month c. two after that Swan
son and the Finn wrestled regularly.
and the subject of the Car got better
and better all the time. he had neck
like piece OF rubber. and Swanson
was never able 10 throw him This only
way TO get his shoulders down was 70
break bone or TWO. and this was done
by Hialmar LUndin. who smashed a
couple OF his ribs. In the meantime. an
enterprising manager took an interest
in the Finn with a gutta percha neck
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

The mana gements OF the Brooklyn
and Boston Nationals put one over on
the authorities az the game between the
two in Brooklyn on Sunday. Instead OF
charging admission. collection boxes
Were placed about the grounds AT vari-
Gus points, and according 10 reports,
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Little" Shop Willis is touted as a
conner on the rubber by the Central
High fans who claim to know. For the
five innings that the youngster was in
the box for the Dark Blue and White
against VI. A C. ne shut them our
without hit
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Tony Bender. the Elizabeth. n. j.,
boxer who twice fioored Abe Attell in
a bout before one of the New York
clubs Il few weeks ago. will go twenty
rounds with Chick Tucker before Tom
O'Rourke's Tuxedo Club az EsStnEto,,.
Pa, on the night OF April ..
The Washington times., 1906-04-17
HuSeman'S Act.

Frank Huseman. who has travelled all
over the country giving exhibitions in
bag punching. viii fcr the first time
put his complete act before a Washing
ton audience tonight He viii precede
the wrestling bouts
The preHminaries viii be between
Fred Hoover, former amateur light
weight champion or the District and
Jack Spaulding. and between Young
Hoover. who threw Mike Murray twice
in a minute and twenty seconds. desrlte
Murray's trimmings In the way of a
manager. n rubber and a forfeit, and
Cuche Nell. who boasts no manager Dut
has q side bet on himself
Swanson tells a funny story OF Good
thing gone wrong in the uncertain graD-
DIing game. 1t concerns a Finn who
had been 4 crack wrestler In Europe but
had not been on the mat for four years
until Swanson found him. The weiter-
weight champion tried him out. and
found that he was the real thing.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17
SNANSON-NACKEY
MATCH TONIGHT
Welterweight Champ Meets
Volubie Rob Roy.
TALE OF RUBBERNECK FINN
Wrestled One and 0ne-Half Hours
With Heavyweight and Was
Nearly ViIle1.
TALE OF RUBBERNECK FINN

Alex Swanson and Rob Roy Mackey
will have their long-expected finish
wrestling match a the Washington
Light Infantry Armory.
This match will probably be next to
the last Of the season in Washington.
The last viii be between Frank Huse-
man, OF Washington. instructor at the
Epiphany Chapel gymnasium, and
George Bothner the lightweight cham
pion.
Swanson says ne viii weigh about l4s
or 80 pounds when he goes on the mat
which will be just about Mackey- s
weight He is shorter than the local
man, but thicker set and has pow
erful development in the chest and
shoulders. Swanson is recognized as
the welterweight champion Of this coun-
try, and this viii be ;he first appearance
here of any wrestler for a champion
shin bout in many years. His last big
match was with GeCrge Bothner for
the lightweight championship IN New
York That engagement ended when
Swanson got a hammerlOck which put
Bothner's shoulder out of commission.
That Bothner Match
In speaking or his go with Bothner.
which attracted considerable attention
in Washington. as in all wrestling cen
ters. Swanson said that each had up a
forfeit Of 500 10 make 139 pounds at
the mat side. Bothner made = = weight
with difficulty. bat Swanson found that
II he got 20 such a low figure he would
be too weak 20 DO effective work. and
figuring that the long end OF the purse
would more than make I'D the 500 he
began 70 take nourishment in the aft
crnoon. and when he appeared tipped
tho scales at 1i3 pounds
Mackey says he has recovered from
the effects OF his grueling match with
Grant last Tuesday right and feels in
excellent condition today. He has BEEN
working nard for the past four or FIVE
days getting on fine edge and looks
10 be in condition He is extremely
anxious to do his best against the
champion and his friends predict that
he Will make Swanson extend himself
to the utmost 90 win.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

With Weber behind the bat for
George Washington IN the game with
Columbia last Saturday. the local col
legians put I'D an entirely different an
pearance TO what they did against l.e-
high on Thursday. The garae was fast
throughout and instead OF the blund-
ers winch were so marked a few DAYS
before the Hatchetites played remark
ably clean game
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Honey Melody. OF Charlestown, Mass.
knocked out Charley McKeever, OF
Philadelphia. in the sixth round OF their
fight at Chelsea last night right
swing 10 the jaw did the trick. II
caught McKeever flush. spun him
around ike a top, and stretched him
full length on the mat
The Washington times., 1906-04-17
BASEBALL.

The Western High baseball contingent
bids fair TO duplicate the honors cap
tured by Captain Phelan's football her
oes who won the championship last fall.
Western has won every game played 50
far "a excellent form
The Washington times., 1906-04-17
BOXING.

Rouse O'Brien. of Boston. and Johnny
Allen of Philadelphia. furnished lively
wind-up at the Washington Sporting
Club Of Philadelphia. last night. In six
round, which were OF the hammer and
tongs order. Allen put up a good bout.
and. although on the defensive in the
last two rounds. he had OBrien step
ping some to hold his own
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

In a rather tame bout at the Navarro
Athletic Club in New York last night
Clarence Forbes, OF Chicago, defeated
Battling Kelly, of New York The men
did not box up 20 their usual standard
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POOR FELLOW NEEDS PITY.

4 neE magazine is 20 tell YOU lust
what is IN all the other magazines. The
new editors viii not have 20 work very
hard-DPnver Republican.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

1t was a bad day for pinch hitters.
Duff went in for Heydon in the ninth
and struck out Williams went in for
KitsOn in the ninth-ditto.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Tne indicators on the gates registered
in the neighborhood Of 1900 for satur-
days game. Not half bad for a starter.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

If last year was Case Patterns off
year. and there are some mean ones who
viii say II was, Case should be on this
season with a vengeance
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

The error credited to Nil on Cross
drive in the eighth was a doubtful one.
II was hard ball to handle. and
equally hard to relay TO first. but he
was not clean in taking 1t in. and after
some discussion George was charged
with a black mark.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Wadden and Shrek performed the
very unusual feat Of making a double
steal when HartseI struck out in the
eighth.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17
STOP KNOCKING,
SEASONS YOUNG
Somebody Must Lose the
Early Games.
THINK OF RUBE WADDELL
If He Didn't Win He'd Die. and It's
Charity to Lose to
Him.
THINK OF RUBE WADDELL
Washington, 3; Athletics. 5.


Don't knock
The seasons young yet Two games
don't complete a schedule.
If every team in the circuit won all
OF it's games the first week in order To
encourage the home rooters. solving the
pc. petual motion problem would be a
ciEch. The Washington team lost again
TO th- Atn'etics yesterday. but that's not
saying it is going to lose thirteen
straight. as il did in one memorable
year.
Save Rube's Life
Then, il Waddell didn't win Il large
proportion Of his games he wouldn't get
his name in the papers when he acts
foolish TO deny the Rube Of that no
toriety would kill him, and il is really
an act of humanity to save his life by
allowing him TO carry the day
This is the cheerful view of the sit
uation. and il is TO be hoped the fren-
zied fan will bear il in mind Again.
don't kRock-wait awhile.
Washington started OFF well enough
yesterday by humping Dygert for two
singles and a pass in the first inning
The Nationals are not there so much
as TO the stick. but that showing was
not so bad. and il Connie Mack had not
rung the charges by substituting Shreck
ard W3dGelI for Powers and Dygert
there might have been a different story.
An Awkward Bow.
sudhon made his first bow in a Wash
ington uniform, and it was an awkward
effort his curves were pie for the Ath-
lctics, who fell upon him in the third
session for two doubles and single
Willie was wild at times and likewise
his curves were about as straight as
those in the figure OF an old maid re-
1ormer- Willie will do better later on
hitson likewise oebured Yesterday
lakins up the burden in the sixth inning.
Ihe uts off him came in groups OF
IWO. and each acted as honorary es-
co-t To run. Still. although ne was
hlt thus freely and bunchedly Kftson
was not SO bad. for ne pulled himself
out Of hole three times and left Two
men on bases
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Dodd, a sophomore AT Eastern. viii
probably do the main part OF the work
at the Capitol Hi school in the twirJ-
ing line this year
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Totals s . 10 q Totals. . 42715
Bases on balis-OH FIack. :. 81 p,,-alI. :
struck out-By FIack- . hy DuVau 9 MD
rirChrr-DENail. 8.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

If there are any osIerites in town, lei
them 80 to the bail park and keep On
eye on Lave Cross during a game II
their OSlerism is still with them after
time is called. they're hopeless for fair.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Earned runs-Philadelphia. , First
base by errors-Philadelphia l. Left on
6ases-Nashington. ); Philadelphia g.
tirst base on balls-Off Kitson. ;: OFF
Dygert. i: off Waddell. 3. Innings pitch
t~i-By DyGert. J. by Waddell, S; by Sud
hon. }: by kitsOn. g. Hits made-On
rudhon; 1; OFF kitsOn. 6: off Dygert. Q:
on NaddeH, Struck out-By Kitson
2. by Waddell 9 Two-base hits
SShIcck Hartsel- Sacrifice hits-Jones
Hoffman. WaddeIl. Stolen bases
Schreck, Naddell Double play-Nin TO
Schiahy 20 S'ahl. Hit by pitcher-Bv
Sudhoff /: by WaddeU / Wild nitchE
hltSon- Umpire-Mr. O'Loughlin Time
OF game-i hour and 30 minutes.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17
ALGONQUIN CLUB
RAPIDLY GROWING
Over a Hundred Appliea-
tions Pending
MEETING NEXT TUESDAY
Election of Officers and Adoption OF
Constitution Will Be Discussed
Membership 20 Be Limited.

The work Of erecting the building Of
the new Algonquin Canoe and Boat
Club. the plans of which were recently
pictured in the columns of The Sunday
Times. has started. and il hopes that the
structure will be completed by May /
Applications have been sent TO those in
c.sa rye through the medium OF Spald-
:Gss sporting goods store. AT 7I5 Four
t7entE street. and NJ A Tappan. 1853 T
street. 10 the number OF 100 or more. and
by the Ssme the club is well organized
IL Is expected that the membership viii
exceed the 200 mark The facilities will
4 &C JmmOdate nfJy or sixty over that
'crnbcr. but IL will be the plan OF the
on-Ners Of the association 10 limit the
n - noershi9 20 200 or less.
h.setirg Tuesday, April "a.
Tne first meeting OF the club viii be
he'd next Tuesday evening ar the Post
affice Hall. on Park street. between
fourteenth and Fifteenth streets in Mt
Pleasant. At this meeting the election
OF officers and a board OF governors will
take place. and a general outline OF
plans for a constitution and bylaws VIII
be acted upon. X win be the object
Of those financing the scheme 10 give
the club members fun charge OF all
things pertaining TO membership. cleo
ton OF officers. and the governing of the
club
A, this meeting. the plan for the es-
tablishment Of a summer camp on the
upper Potomac. somewhere in the Ioca-
uon OF Sycamore Island or on the
BrOv dwater. will be discussed II there
IS time after the transaction OF the
regular business
The club Will have full charge Of the
I pper floors OF The large Ihree-story
building which viii include retiring
rooIas for ladies and gentlemen, smoking
rooms. shower baths. and a spacious as
sembly hall about 59XSO feeI in diuren-
siOIS- The lower ground floor viii be
held by the owners For the storing OF
canoes and other craft belonging 10 the
organization.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Brooklyn has started the season well
by losing four straizhts to Tenney's
Boston Nationals.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Topsy Hartsel ran the baseball gamut
at the bat. He drew a pass. made
single and a double. and wound up by
striking out with two men on bases.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Sudhoff astonished the natives by
putting a neat single in right in the
second round. just when Waddell was
going his best.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Two out when winning rUn was scored
George-oWn------ o 0 Is
E'rinceton-------- Q . o 0 5-2
l-arnel runs-lIe0rgetOWn / FITsI base
BY er7Crs-Prince-ou. J. Left on bases
Georgetown :. Princeton . First base On
haiis-On HeiEiuEeT. 5. on brennan = In
nings pltched-By Heininger I-3- BY BY
-ail, . --5 Hits snade-0G Heininger 2. af
ByrAm. . struck Out-By HelntnEer > nv
Byrs,rn- 3 BY brennan, .. Home run-Simon-
7 Tyo-basV hit-ReId. Sacrifice hsr-R4fd
Double piay-8Ionahan 10 Nah0nsv F4lt b.
pitcner-By Heiuinger. Z. By brennan /
eEDd pitch-Byran1- Passed baII-Cooney
Tine - game hours and - minutes. Uui-
pire-Betts
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Waddell was also there with he bat
He cracked out single which sCored
a run. and sacrificed Powers alerg in
the bad third inning.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

one Of Schlafy's recommendations for
a place in the big league was his speed.
and he has il IN abundance. He did
great bit OF sprinting in the fifth inning
in beating short hit to short. His
speed is also IN evidence in his fielding.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

rapid pickup OF slow hits gag. and got
two in great style.
waddeu has some ailment which
makes him uncertain on his pins, and
his great fault is a tendency 10 fail
down at the wrong moment He did that
yesterday. but fell toward the ball. got
lt and threw Kitson out at first.
Waddell was also there with he bat.
He cracked out single which sCored
a run. and sacrificed Powers al9rg in
the bad third inning.
Sudhoff astonished the NATIVE IS by
putting a neat single in right in the
second round, Just when WaGdell was
going his best
one Of schlafy's recommendations for
a place in the big league was his speed.
and he has it IN abundance. He did
great bit OF sprintinC in the fifth inning
in beating a short hit To short. His
speed is also IN evidence in his fielding.
Charley Jones put one over on the
knockers by smashing double TO right
in the sixth round. just when everybody
was telling his neighbor that Il was
such a pity that the Jones young man
could not hit river by jumping OF
a bridge. Jones also sacrificed once.
His other efforts were weak. but cut
little ice, as there was nobody on bases.
Stahl Eot a thump on the toe ia the
sixth from one OF Waddell's shoots
which happened to go wrong 1t was a
hearty. generous rap. and the boy man
ager thought for while that his foot
had been paralyzed-
Hickman lost his sun-glasses in the
eighth inning. and DELAYED the game
until he could find them. He. Stahl.
Schlafiy. Jones. a Sleuth and a con
searched diligently. bat without success.
The glasses were finally seen by rooter
I'm the bleachers. He must have had
the eye of an eagle. for they were fully
forty yards from where he was sitting
Topsy Hartsel ran the baseball gamut
at the bat. He drew pass. made a
single and a double, and wound up by
striking out with two men on bases
The error credited 10 Mil on Cross
drive in the eighth was a doubtful one
II was a hard ball to handle. and
equally hard to relay TO first but he
WAS not clean in taking 1t in. and after
some discussion George was charged
with a black mark
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

rapid pickup OF slow hits gag. and got
two in great style
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Veteran Cross, with his rarcnthetical
legs, was all 20 the good again on that
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

-Batled for Heydon in ninth. "Batted
inr kitson in ninth.
Washington ......2 0 o 0 o 0 "a
Philadelphia ..... 0 D l D 0 / OL5
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

In a ten-inning game in which the
Chicago White Sox defeated Cincinnati
in the last inning By 8 TO 5. Carr. Cd
Wen. Sheckard. and Steinfeldt each con-
nected for three bagger
The Washington times., 1906-04-17
BASEBALL GOLF RACING BOXING ROWING ATHLETICS
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

didn't contain all pennies when they
were opened.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Waddell has some ailment which
makes him uncertain on his pins, and
his great fault is tendency 10 fail
down at the wrong moment He did that
yesterday. but fell toward the ball. got
10 and threw ILitson out AT first.
The Washington times., 1906-04-17

Stahl Eot a thUmp on the toe in the
sixth from one OF Waddelrs shoots
which happened to go wrong. 1t was a
hearty. generous rap. and the boy man
ager thought for while that his foot
had been paralyzed.
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o out when winning run was scored

. Totals. > 80 Q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-09
Homo Runs.

discouraged. He knows his team can
play ball