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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-19
TIE IN AMATEUR
BILLIARD TOURNEY

CHICAGO. March l9-With only two reg
ularly scheduled games yet TO be Played
IN the national amateur billiard champloh-
ship tournament, II was assured that ina
title of champion which has been held for
year by Charles F. Conklin of Chicago VIII
go to an easterncr. Edward w Gardner
of Passaic n. j., Is the only one of the
six contestants who has not lest d game
but he has J. f. Poggenburg of New fork
as an opponent for the final game, ana
should the latter win this match he ana
Gardner Will be tied for first place
Poggenburg Saturday night lost his first
game of the tournament to Calvin Dema-
rest of Chicago, who defeated the former
champion 300 to Isl. Demarest. who is
nineteen years old and Harry Wright or
San Francisco are having their first big
turpa ment experience. They are tied TOR
third place. They will fight it out in an
extra game for third and fourth place
prizes Wright's run of 127 Saturday has
rot been passed Demarest leads IN Lns
grand average by over two points. Wright
is tied with Poggenburg for the high single
average, and an extra game Will have 20
be played to decide this tie.
The class of billiards displayed in the
present tournament is several degrees bet
ter than that of last year The grand aV-
erage is several points above the 1903
mark. while the high runs and high single
average marks are greatly superior TO the
best of last years play.
One of the surprising features of the play
has been the success In game winning or
Gardner. who has the third lowest grand
average. He has played winning billiards
all the time. showing excellent form against
Demarest and Conklin. and falling low
against Norris and Wright, both of whom.
however, fell still lower. Gardner's OPP
poEents as rule have played their worst
games against him. which Is partly ex-
planned by the fact that he is one OF the
hardest men In the tournament to play
against.
Conklin has played In four games and
lost them all. He still has another game
to play. He and Charles Norris of New
York are tied for last place. The standing
of the players and grand averages up TO
the end OF saturdays night play follow.
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colt Is blamed for Lotus Eaters defeat.
He rode more like an apprentice boy than
first-ciass jockey. The fact that 1t was
his first important mount of the season
and he was opposed by the best knights
of the pigskin may have unnerved him
and caused him to make one blunder after
another He rode Lotus Eater into bad
pocket early in the race and was unable
to get him out of it until well down the
backstretch.
When clear, Lyme rode Lotus Eater
around the field, thereby losing consider
able ground In the last quarter Lotus
Eater was catching them at every strloe.
In startling contrast to Lynes poor
horsemanship was the jockeyship Of Jack
Martin, who rode Guiding Star to victory
He put up one of his gilt-edged rides, the
kind that has brought him much praise
He avoided the early pace and made his
move just in time to utilize his horses big
burst of speed to advantage. Sam Hill
dreth the owner of Guiding Star. was SO
delighted with Martins riding that he gave
him 81, coo after he had dsmounted.
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BASE BALL, RACES
AND OTHER SPORTS

about base ball and developing players as
did when landed the pennants in Baiti-
more and Brooklyn"
This was the confident assertion mad.
by Manager Hanlon OF the Reds recently
not In boastful tone, but with the air of
a man who knows whereof he speaks. and
Is willing to back his opinion In any man
ner that Questioners may desire.
The inference has been INDUCED In that
my day as a manager was over because l
failed 10 land the Brooklyn team in a high
position In the past few years. The ex
PLANTATION for this mediocre work on the
part of the teams that l managed for
there is easy one. After our second
year of success in the City Of Churches the
war with the American League broke out
In dead earnest. Naturally raids were
Planned on the teams that had the best
players.
Under these conditions the Brooklyn
team was completely riddled of good men.
The remnant that was left was pitiful to
say the least. One can not build up
team In day or In a season, and the
players that / secured for Brooklyn for
the season after the first raid were thought
sufficiently good by the American to in
duce them to make second raid on US.
This left US SO severely crippled that we
had to resort to signing the cheapest
players that we possibly could secure In
order to fill our ranks. And that cheap
policy has been reSorted to by the Brooklyn
club ever since.
Had l had the same money at my COM
mand In Brooklyn that l now have In Gin
cinnati. none of the players who were
taken away from me would have deserted.
But the Brooklyn club would not meet the
salaries that the American League offered,
and so lost twice many stars in one
season as any other club. I know as much
base ball now I ever did. and it is of
the up-to-date variety. The fans of Gin
cinnati can rest assured that we will get
the best results out of the team this year
that can be expected from the talent We
have under contract.
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NEW ORLEANS HORSES
FOR BENNING MEETING

NEW ORLEANS. March 19.-It is the in
tentlon of the Fair Grounds managers to
continue the meeting at that track until
April IA. Formerly the winters sport
closed two days before the Benning track
opened. The City Park track will end one
week earlier
Horsemen are beginning to shin their
stables north. Some will go to Memphis
but the majority will go to Benning and
New York. The stables OF W. Fl. SNYDER
Tom Mannix. W. r. Midgeley and ]. pan.
gle will be shipped today. Snyder has a
fast lot of horses. His two-year-oids wera
the best here this winter. Southern Cross
that came here an old maiden, was develon-
ed by Snyder into fast Splinter.
friend Of John E. Madden stated thai
THE Wizard would send twenty-three
horses to Benning today from Hamburg
Place. Kentucky. The string is made un
largely of two and three-year- colts and
FLIES. Dandeion and Adbell are the hest
of his old division, while Ticker. T,anria
and Sampson are his best among the three
year-olds.
The majority Of local horsemen still be-
iieve that Lotus Eater was the best colt
In the Crescent City derby Saturday and
that he should have won.
Laeien Lyme. who rode the Maryland
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ANOTHER TOP
WEIGHT FOR SYS0NBY

OF the sixty-nine horses which have re-
ceived weights for the Metropolitan handl-
cap, to be run ON the first day of the hrsr
meeting at Belmont Park. Thursday, May
10. James R Keene's champion Sysonby will
be required to carry 131 pounds. with Her
mis-, Ort Wells and Delhi following and
carrying 126, 125 and 124 pounds, respective
ly 1t was in this race last year that
Sysonby, carrying 107 pounds. and ridden
by Shaw, and O. l.. Richards Race King
ran dead heat and divided the purse,
which was valued at 1920.
The Metropolitan handicap Is for three
year-oIds and upward, by subscription of
500 each, half forfeit or $40 only If de-
clared by Tuesday. April II, to the winner.
with $40, 900 added of which $1,000 goes to
the second horse and $1,000 to the third,
The distance is one mile. Penalties accrue
from noon today. The weights follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-19

of Vignaux by Hoppe has by no means
worn off. There may have been great
many billiard players in New York who
felt sanguine that the American youngster
would win from the Frenchman, but they
did not have half SO much to say about it
prior to the match as they have since 1t
has been played.
Quite a number of private wagers have
been made on the outcome of the match
between Slosson and Hoppe. and in almost
all OF them Hoppe is made the favorite
and tolerably heavy favorite at that.
The old guard. who have been welded to
their billiard idols for a long time. are
less slow to accept Hoppe as the coming
billiard player of the age, although there
is not one of them but Is compelled to mar
vel at his play whenever opportunity Is
taken to see him in exhibition.
The practice of Hoppe continues to be
excellent, notwithstanding that he is not
competing against many of the most ex-
pert players in the billiard world. Il don't
know whether 1t makes such great diff
ference" said the young champion yester-
day afternoon. "Of course. should like to
have all the experience possible to be OBJ
tanned against clever experts in the game,
but so far as my practice is concerned am
just as much in earnest when am working
alone as when / am In company with a
skillful opponent. I believe In being thor
ough at all times for IL player should be-
come careless in his shots or not particu-
larry solicitous as to whether they were
made with precision and accuracy that
are needed In championship play, think
his game would suffer. There Is enough In
my future In billiards to warrant paying
strict attention to my game, and this is
what | am trying to do.
Slosson is practicing in his academy with
his usual care. and 1t looks as II he VIII
be up to his best game when the match
takes place. The student is noncom-
INITIAL about Offering any opinion as TO the
outcome of the match other than to re-
r,oark that he expects to win. There Isn't
much to say about matches in advance,
said he Every man who goes into one
hopes to be victorious. II he had no nope
of that kind he would not enter. fiaSlhs
the game is the real test.
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right swing on Cans jaw, staggering him
and forcing him to cover up for the remain
der Of the round. There was no inhgh ting,
the men agreeing to break clean and to
avoid fighting In the clinches. Barring the
one blow In the third round, Sullivan failed
to land effectively on Cans.
The fight was held at the Chute's base ball
park. the ring being pitched directly In
front OF the grand stand. 1t was one OF the
coolest nights of the winter, and probably
1.500 spectators shivered for two hours
before the fighters appeared. The delay
was caused. It is said. by Sullivan's unwil-
ingness to fight before such small house.
Before the fight began Referee King an
nounced that because Sullivan was six
pounds overweight both contestants agreed
that all bets be declared off. and that IL
both were on their feet at the end of twenty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-19
CANS SPLENDID
SHOWING AGAINST SULLIVAN

Los ANGELES. Cal, March 19.-With
two knockouts and draw over Mike fTwin)
Sullivan, Joe Cans has settled all further
disputes as far as ring battles go between
the two. The coiored fighter gave the Bos-
ton welterweight hard beating Saturday
night. and. while Sullivan was not counted
out in the tenth round. he was on the floor
and helpless when the police instructed the
referee to end the fight.
Cans made splendid showing, wearing
down his opponent with u straight left body
punch that never failed to land. and which
had Sullivan's ribs in a red glow from waist
to shoulder all through the fight.
Sullivan appeared to have chance to win
IN the third round, when he landed . hard
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Bottle and Stove Legs as Missiles.

Because she was going out with another
man. Lewis Johnson, eolored, threw bot
tie at Bette Seymour. also colored. strik-
ing her in the head The trouble occurred
at the girls home. 722 Jackson alley.
Johnson called to see the girl and she or
dered him out of the house, because, she
says. he was under the influence OF liquor.
He resented the treatment. and not only
a bottle, but some stove legs and other ar
ticles were thrown at Bette, infiicting
severe wound on her head.
To protect the girl. Robert Robinson,
also colored. interfered, and he received a
painful cut on the leg from knife In the
hands OF Johnson. Policeman Tracy OF the
sixth precinct witnessed the trouble He
arrested Johnson, who was called upon to
answer two charges OF assault In the Police
Court today. The defendant was sentenced
to eight months In jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-19
Services at Reform School.

The boys OF the District reform school at
tended services yesterday afternoon in the
chapel of that institution. Mr.. .. E. OAR
nall. the superintendent. was in charge and
music was furnished by an organ and vio-
lin. the latter instrument being played by
one Of the inmates. Rev. Claude g. Jones
OF Mount Rainier delivered an address on
the sense of doing right He pointed out
the right and the wrong way TO live and
urged them to aim for the higher and bet
ter life.
Superintendent DarnaIl, In an encour-
aging little talk to his charges, told them
that ii was impossible to be happy unless
they were good. The boys Joined heartily
in the singing of several appropriate gospel
songs. Others at the meeting were Mrs.
Darnall and Mr.. Charles E. Smith of South
Carolina.
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To Serve as Referee.

In connection with the annual indoor
games of the Athletic Association National
Guard of the District of Columbia In the
drill hall of the Center Market Armory next
Friday evening Lieut.. Col Lloyd NJ Brett
adJutant general. District of Columbia
militia (mator, LIST Cavalry, United States
army, will serve as referee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-19
BILLIARD EXPERTS PICK
HOPPE TO BEAT SL0SS0N

NEW YORK. March 19.-No matter In
what direction billiard enthusiast hap
pens to turn these days he Is bound to
hear some discussion as to the coming
match between Willie Hoppe and Slosson.
Not In the last six years has there been
so much current speculation regarding
contest between two professionals OF high
merit. The enthusiasm over the defeat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-19
Pending Legislation Opposed.

All the bills In Congress- proposing Sunday
legislation were opposed In an address last
evening by K C. Russell. chairman Of the
religious liberty bureau Of Washington. at
Naval Lodge Hall. The enactment Of such
measures. he declared. would be q long
step toward un1on az church and stata.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-19
WHY HANL0N CEASED
WINNING REMNANTS

MARLIN SPRINGS. Texas, March ie.-
prove to some Of these people that
nave been making the assertions during
inc winter that my day as a manager is
not over. and that I still know as much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-19
Mistaken for q Ghost.

An amusing incident occurred last Wed
nesday night to one OF the officers who was
engaged in the work OF watching the homo
OF colored man in the country. 1t was
thought that Winder might appear there
during the night and seek shelter or food.
and 1t was for that reason that Il was de-
cided to have the house watched Creeping
up the hill in the rear of the house. the Of
icer entered the chicken house. He knew
that the occupant of the dwelling would
hardly detect him, and he also was aware
that Winder could not reach the house
without being seen.
All went well until about o o'clock. when
the occupant of the house came out to Sc
cure the door to the house in which his
fowls We're kept. The officer was In doubt
to what to do. If the man fastened the
door the officer did not know just how he
could get out in time to make an arrest
should Winder appear and he also thought
that his detection would render his pres
ence there useless. He concluded he would
not remain there The manner In which he
announced his presence with the chickens,
ii Is stated. gave the colored man an idea
that ghosts We're in the immediate neghbor.
hood.
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structure to pay the death penalty that was
imposed upon him.
Reports are received here indicating that
Winder has not left the county. He ha2
been seen at several places during the past
two days, according to rumor, but nobody
has yet come forward to tell OF convers1-
ton he had with the fugitive except Harry
Lee. one of the prisoners held for alleged
participation in an effort to prevent his re-
capture. John Proctor, another prisoner.
claims he had informant ton that Windor
would appear In Baltimore last Friday
night at the house of a friend. The house
was watched, but Winder failed to mate
rialize. Another clue came from the vi
cinity OF York Pa, Friday. and while it
was not wholly ignored. those who are &C.
lively engaged In the search did not fail to
recall the hoax that was played upon them
2Qn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
BROOKLYN JUDICIARY SLATE.
Committee OF 100 Fails 90 Meet. but VIII
Pretty soon.

The citizens committee OF n hundred
in Brooklyn, which was formed tnree
months ago to formulate a ticket Tor the
eight Justices Of the supreme Court IN
the Second Judiciary district, to be elected
in November, was to have met last nlgnt
to hear the report OF its committee OF fifteen,
which has been considering the claims OF
the two score or more candidates. AT the
request, however, of several mem OF
the committee OF one hundred who are
still out of town the meeting was postponed
until next Thursday night.
When the citizens committee undertook
the job Of presenting for the consideration
Of the two regular party organizations the
eight candidates IL favored It was under
stood that four of them would De Demo-
Gratis and fou Republicans ana tnat tne
non partisan ticket would probably nave
plain sailing in the two party conventions
The scheme, IL is said, has been changed so
as to give Hearst's Independence League
two of the places on the ticket ana leaVe
three each FOR the Democrats and hepuoll-
cans.
The committee Of fifteen, so it is rumored;
favors former County Judge W. b. Huru, JrI
Isaac NJ. Kapper and Townsend Scudder OF
Nassau county as the Republican candl-
dates and Justice W. II. Jaycox OF Sunolk,
County Judge Fred f. Crane and Michael
Furst as the Democrats. Henry A. Powell,
VINO nominated E1edTSl AZ lHC NoiL VS.
Hall convention and is the leader of his
forces in Brooklyn, is reported to be one
Of the two Independence League repre-
sentatives who will receive the Endorsement
Of the committee Of fifteen. ,
Should the committee Of one hundred
decide 10 recommend a composite Demo
cratic Republican-Hears ticket, It Is prop,
able. according to some of the influential
men in the Independence League. that
Alfred F.. sander will be named as Mr.;
Powell's associate. Mr.. Sander Is one OF
the coming lawyers in Brooklyn, and,
though in sympathy with the Hearst NOV
ment, has not been active in politics; .
has some strong backing outside the heaIsV
lines.
1t is the opinion Of some important Demo-
cratic and Republican politicians that the
judiciary slate making Of the committed,
OF one hundred will come to naught and
that both the regular parties will have tull
separate tickets In the field. All OF them
ag go that the result Of the Buffalo con-
vention will largely determine the Judiciary
animation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
Obituary Notes.

John Torrey Morse. Hsrvard's oldest
graduate a nd sole survivor Of the class of
1882. died yesterday morning in Boston.
aged a3. He vas born in Boston and came
OF a long line OF Harvard graduates, He
fitted for college at the old Round Hill School
at N~orthamptO n. when IL was under the di-
rection Of, George Bancroft. the historian.
After graduating Mr., Morse embarked on a
business career, and was the supercargo
in 1888 Of the fret shipload Of ice CONSIGNED
fortune from his fathers estate. Mr.. Morse
in 1899 was married TO Miss Lucy Cabot jack
son, the daughter OF Judge Charles Jsokson
ter OF Judge jackson became the wife Of DIR
o. W. Holmes. Mr.. Morse, was the senior
member If the Somerset Club Three sons
survive, f. Rollins Morse, the banker; Charles
Torrey Morse and John fOrrey Morse. Jr.
RFOrmer Lieut. Gov. Sumner Of. Connecticut
died al a private sanitarum in Hartford yes
terday after an operation. George Gleason
summer, who was born in Bolton, January ~.
1871, was for years a prominent figure IN the
sentative in the Legislature from Bolton and
as state Senator from Hartford. He was
chairman Of the Democratic state central
committee in 1873 and was elected Lieutenant
Governor in 1883 with Gov. Thomas NJ: Waller
of New London. Ne leaves his mother and
one 5Ioths[i Frank G; Sumner treasurer Si,s rS o5
was Miss Julia +. Gallup Of Plainfeld. died
in 1873.
Asa Lyman .Hazelton. who died in Wash
ington on Wednesday. in his tooth year. was
born in Vermont. but went TO ~. lawrence
county, ". Y, then almost a wilderness,
when 9 years old In the 'tOs- he served
several terms in the New York Legislature,
where he was an earnest supporter OF Sa muel
j. Tilden. Prior TO becoming a legislator he
surveyed much Of northern New York and
parts Of Michigan and Wisconsin. Upon
the expiration Of his last term IN the leRis-
lature he became a clerk IN the Treasury
Department and served until 1870. when he
went into business in Washington.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Urban, wife
Of william Urban, were held last evening at
her late home. e95 Monroe street. Brooklyn,
she was born in New York siXty-four years ago
and for forty years h0d been actively inter
ested in missionary work In the Baptist
denomination She was a member OF the
executive committee Of the Ba ptist Home and
president Of the missionary circle OF Trinity
Church. Besides her husband she leaves
three sons and a daughter,
Alanson Post. who owned an extensive
farm in the Bedford section Of Brooklyn before
il was built up and made a fortune in the milk
business, which he invested In real estate, died
on Tuesday at his home. 1873 Decatur street, N
his eighty-seVenth year He was 9, trustee ,ol
the Embury Methodist Episcopal Church, He
leaves a widow, four daughters, seven grand
children and one great-grandchild.
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BENJAMIN HICKS DEAD.
A Member Of IN HICEsIte QuHkers OF
Long Island.

Benjamin ID. Hicks, one Of the best known
residents of Long Island. died OF Wednes-
day night at his nome in Westbury. Mr..
Hicks was president Of the Nassau County
Bank, the Roslyn Savings Bank and the
Hempst cad Harbor Bank. He was also
a director OF the Title Guarantee and Trust
Company, the Bond and Mortgage Com
pany. the Realty Association, the Capital
Company INT the Long Island Securities
Company. ,.
Mr.. Hicks was born in New York city
in February, 1880. He was a member OF the
Hicks family Of Long Island, and, like the
others, was a prominent man in Quaker
affairs. He took up his home on Long
Island in 1870 and had been an active man
in affairs there since.
He was a member OF Ward Post .
G. A. r., and had long been active in Repub-
lear politics. He served many times in the
State committee, but never held office.
Twelve years ago he edited and revised
the records OF the town OF North Hemp
stead. Mr.. Hicks was actively engaged
in business affairs UP to a few days ago,
when he was taken with intestinal trouble.
He Ia survived by his wife and an adopted
son, Frederick G. hicks of Port Washington
l.. /. The funeral will take place on Sunday
at the Quaker meeting house in Westbury.