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BASE BALL NOTES.

Tom Hughes should be about due to win
a game in st. Louis. He is certainly shy
in the win" column this season.
Harry Schlafy appears to be the star
OF the Washington team. If the remainder
of the boys could strike Harry's gait at
the bat or in the field they would certainly
be a winning combination.
Eddie Plank of the Athletics has made a
very good showing by landing seventeen
games out of twenty.
Jude and Donovan of Brooklyn are lead
ing the outielders with 1000.
Cleveland Is fighting gamely for first
place. and Laioie is fast getting within
hailing distance of the Highlanders and
Athletics.
Teacher-'If the Cardinals are worth
$4,000 and Spike Shannon is sold for
$4,000 real money, how many National
League teams could you get for Rhody
Wallace?'
The Toronto Star says that Flynn, the
first baseman. upon whom the Boston
Americans have an option for next season.
is a wonderful fielder and gives every
promise of being good hitter.
Billie OHara the outfielder of last sea-
sons Wilkesbarre club, now with Balti-
more. had a narrow escape from death
In a game at Montreal recently. OHara
came in for a Texas Lacquer back Of the
infield. and Jennings, who was at short,
ran. and 1t was the same old story. The
two men came together while running at
full speed. OHara was thrown several
feet by the force of the blow and was
unconscious for fully hour, and is feared
to have been injured internally. Jennings
was also badly used up and had his nose
broken.
Larry Hesterfer, the clever little left
handed pitcher. who tumped=the Newark
Eastern League team because he claimed
he was not treated right by Manager Burn
ham and Capt. Gatins. has been sold to
the Toronto team. When told of the fact
he said: They can sell me as much as
they please, but / won't go to Toronto or
anywhere else. at least not this season.
wonder how much Burnham got.for me- :"
he added, land will he give me half If
go?' Hesterfer further declared that as
the Torontos were now an the tail end Of
the ladder and not playing very good ball
the deal was made to belttle him and place
him with a club where he could not show
his ability.-Boston Herald.
A curious custom noticed by every fan
Is that of big leaguers swinging two bats
as they await their turn to hit. Bresna-
nahan and Keller are conspicuous in
stances The notion Is that toying with a.
couple OF sticks causes one to feel lighter
and thus the hitter can swing more yied-
ously. Joe Kelley, who Is something of a
sticker himself. says he thinks the habit
binders rather than helps. II tried it out
some years ago." he observes, land found
that after / had swung with couple the
one was so hight that I'd hit too quickly
Some good batsmen keep up the habit and
II doesn't appear to damage their average.
But believe as rule. that man should
only exercise with the tool thatssh ne is
about to use. Young fellows breaking in
often get the habit just by seeing the old
men perform. They would probably do q
lot better by never adopting IT.
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DEPARTURE OF PoToMAcs.
VIII Row the Virginia Boat Club OF
Richmond.

Quite a delegation of the Potomac Boat
Club left today at o'clock from the Bal
tlmore and Ohio depot for Baltimore. where
they will take the bay steamer for West
Point, Va They go to witness the match
race tomorrow between their Junior eight
Dared crew and the one representing the
Virginia Club of Richmond. Va Although
none of the Potomacs is sanguine OF VIC
tory as the crew is practically a new one.
while the Virginia crew is seasoned one
of two years. yet confidence IS expressed
that it will give good account of itself.
The crew is composed of Edmenston. /;
Harrallson. .: Schaffer. B; King. 4; Ken
nedy. 5; Canario. 6; Cadna I: Bell. stroke
with Slocum as coXswain. Messrs- Miller
and German go as substitutes. Mr.. JOS. T.
Daily goes along also to meet hlare, the
champion amateur scuiler OF the south, IN
a match race, representing the Arundel
club of Baltimore. President Jne. Hadley
Dovle was in charge and Mr.. Claude r.
Zappone goes along to ACT as referee OF
the regatta The crew will return home on
Sunday evening.
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oldfeld After Detroit Accident.

formed with an automobile Two women
were killed in preparatory rehearsals and
the success of the act q drawing card
was assured. But the ordinary automobile
loop act was not prolific from the bone
breaking standpoint was demanded, so
they added a couple of hip-faps in the air
to the stunt. and so far the press agents
claims have been fulfilled. for they have kill
ed and MANNED three of the performers al
ready, with the season only three months
old. How long would steeplechase racing
last il it were not for the numerous acct
dents and no steeplechase event is classed
as exciting until accident two has
happened. Take football; eliminate the
rough tactics and it would prove just about
as exciting a game of drop the handker-
chief at church social. But because play
ers are hurt and killed. and because ambu-
lance calls are frequent, the sport is in
great vogue and one of the best-patronized
in the country.
II have witnessed bull fights across the
river from FL Paso, Tex, and four-fifths of
those I saw there on Sunday We're Ameri-
cans. and in that particular place they pat
ronized the sport largely and make its con-
tinuance possible. Why, in ST. Louis a cou-
pie of years ago an enterprising promoter
advertised genuine bull fight, and a crowd
numbering 10000 persons were attracted.
OF course the authorities stopped the af-
fair, but the people showed that they were
disappointed In not having an opportunity
to witness an exhibition where gore was to
be spouted in large streams by tearing up
IF bulfighting allowed in this coun
try it would prove more popular than in
Spain. 1t is the law and not the lack of
patronage or the desire on the part of the
people to witness it that suppresses it.
have crashed through fences several times
while racing on the track and on three of
these occasions spectators were Killed. 1t was
because they were crowded past danger lines
that were stretched off with ropes. They
knew the danger and scented II, yet they
could not get too close to 1t where they
knew that an accident was likely to hap
pen Time after time l have refused to
start in a race until spectators We're put
back from the fences that surrounded the
side of the track; but before had ridden a
mile they would rush past the police and
wave their hands as | went by at the rate
of seventy miles an hour. half Siding and
half skidding into the straights from the
dangerous turns.
"A bursting tire or the breaking of a
piece of steel half an inch in diameter in
the steering gear would mean fearful
accident / have smashed up several times
and l know what it all means. l want to
quit this dangerous business, but | cannot.
There has been great deal OF talk during
the past year about the governing body OF
automobile racing stopping track contests.
I wish they would, but so long as there are
accidents to drive US In track racing SO
long will the public pay to see 1t, and so
long as there are gate receipts SO long Will
there be track racing, and my accidents
have made my services so much more IN
demand"
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FAMOUS CLUB HOUSE TO CLOSE.
Richard Garfield to Accept Flat OF
C1ergymen

Richard A. Garfield, sometimes referred
to as the biggest gambler in the world, De-
cause as an individual he accepts hazards
as great as the entire corporation pehiho
the game at Monte Carlo, announced at
Saratoga Springs, n. Y, last night that
the SARATOGA Club House, known all over
the world as John Morrisey's Club, would
close next Sunday evening. not only for
the season, but for all time The an
nouncement on the surface of things would
appear to be in line with statement made
by Garfield last spring. to the effect that
never again would he run gambling
house.
That announcement was made at the trial
of the suit to recover 100000. Instituted
by John Delahanty, Canfields former at
torney, for legal services. Delahanty won
the suit and Garfield appealed. Then the
boss gambler sold his palatial house in
Add street to Bob Davis. well known as a
bookmaker from the Battery to the Golden
Gate and Davis has been running the
place without let or hindrance ever since.
That was In May. When the June roses
began to bloom In the gardens of Saratoga.
Garfield scented their fragrance from his
home in Providence. r. l., and. the fever
Of the old business still in his veins he
took a trip to the springs. The beautiful
gardens surrounding the old club house were
waiting for the magic touch OF the land
scape gardener. and. after Garfield had
looked over the place, he heard the call
of the wild and gave the order to make
the place ready for the coming season.
A few days ago the doors were thrown
open. restaurant and all. and native Sara
togans supposed that the old Morissey
Club would be open as usual. They and
Garfield had forgotten the compact made
between the clergymen of Saratoga and
State Senator Bracket. Last summer the
Saratoga clergy met and protested against
open gambling houses at the springs in
the summer Of 1906 and appealed to Sena-
tor Bracket They submitted their plan
to Senator Bracket and he approved
Wednesday night the police notified Can
field and the other gamblers that they must
close or be raided. They decided to close
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BROWNS GETTING
BACK AT NATIONAL S


Now for Washington. 1t Is calling on the
Browns for the second time this season.
and will play four games before making its
getaway Saturday night.
We owe the Nationals sound thrashing
They were the means of spelling the sue
know, won eight out of twelve in the land
of the enemy up to the time or going to
Washington.
Trouble there wasn't expected. IL couldn't
possibly come. But come 1t did, and in
large chunks. too. Three battles were
fought and Stahl, Cross &c Co. bagged as
many decisions.
That Boston series was anything but a
rollicking success. and our pets must make
amends by walloping Washington. There s
nothing to 1t but that the d. c. outfit must
be thrashed.
Here have five of the last eight shows
gone against the Browns, and that with
them buckins the A. l.. s two supposed tap
iocas. Boston played good ball here
It won two games: made the pace In two
others, and. again Tuesday, was only fetch
ed in the very wind-up.
Washington has just been Cleaned up
In Chicago. 1t cleaned the Browns last
week. Washington wants to thrive here. as
II wants to get back another winning
streak.
The Browns want to do them up as they
are in dire circumstances for some VIC
tories.
We hate to state that the series will be
for blood, so completely. apparently. do we
outclass Washington. But take our tip:
The "doings' should be mighty interesting
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SURPRISES In
NAHANT TENNIS TOURNEY

NAHANT, Mass. August S.-The defeat
OF Karl III. Behr and Robert lie Roy In
doubles by M. w. Niles and w. s. Warland
was the feature of the lawn tennis tour
nament yesterday at the Nahant Country
Club. Eleven matches we're played on
soggy courts, four In singles and seven in
doubles. the former tournament being
brought to the semi-fnai round and the
doubles within one match of the same stage.
In the singles today Ciothier Will meet
Larned and Dewhurst will play Behr. The
summary follows:
Nahant singles {second rauRd)-w J. Uothief
asisatsd W g Marland, 81 So; Kari q.
Isrned defeated \. W. Miles, e-2 8-2: r. B.
Dewhurst defeared n. p. HaIlowen &c, 81.
and w. ]. Caothier defeated r. Hooker snd 4.
Bishop. 60. CD; n ". Nfles aud w. g. War.
land '6cfeated X. II. Behr and R. lie Roy Ell,
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LIVELY AT OYSTER BAY.
Villagers Fighting Walls and Piers
of Wealthy Residents.

Oyster Bay is fighting for her supposed
ancient right of free passage along what is
known as the Shore road. which skirts
Sycamore Hill and is favorite riding path
for President Roosevelt. Feeling in Oyster
Bay and the neighboring villages runs so
high that crowd of indignant citizens led.
1t is said, by an official tore down We'd
nesday evening two stone walls the
shore front of Louis c. Tiffany, the New
York jeweler.
Yesterday the pier belonging to Mrs. J.
West Roosevelt, which the President
and many distinguished visitors have landed
on their way to Sycamore Hill, was par
TALLY demolished by Highway Commits
sioners F. W. Hauxhurst OF Oyster Bay
and z. NJ. Underhill of Glen Cove. The
commissioners led force of laborers TO tho
attack. They rather expected trouble
They were raked with verbal cross fire
from women of the household when they
attacked a pier on Fred L. Couderts place,
but managed to accomplish their purpose
A section of the pier belonging to George
c. Maxwell of New York was also de-
stroyed. and a part of the remains of Mr..
Tiffany's wall was removed by the officials
In order that the demolition might AFFORD
grounds for legal action TX Mr.. TIFFANY
thought proper.
The movement to restore the waterfront
of Oyster Bay to the town liz backed by
public sentiment. In 1877 what Is known
the Andres patent conveyed In fee sim
pie to the town of Oyster Bay all land be-
hundred years ago the Shore road was de-
clared a highway by the board OF highway
commissioners The road was surveyed
eighty-six feet wide and 1t followed the tide
mark along the shore Little by little, IL Is
said. the road has been encroached on. the
walls and piers which were wrecked yes
terday crossed the Shore road. The town
board has ordered the removal OF the Of
Tending distractions in each instance. The
officials removed only enough OF the struc-
lures to give ground for legal action in
test case.
The piers which have been destroyed are
used as landing places for the tenders or
the yachts owned by the group of wealthy
summer residents who have formed
colony in the neighborhood of Sycamore
HILL If the courts sustain the action of
the highway commissioners the summer
colony will be put to much trouble In land
ing on the waterfront near their homes. A
is now pending In court involving
them. The Emlen Roosevelt estate Is In
the same controversy. Similar cases which
have been tried have resulted In a victory
for the town. The fight is sure to be q
bitter one
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BIG GOLF TOURNEY
AT SHINNECOCK

NEW YORK, July 3--Jerome d, Travers
of the Nassau Country Club and champion
of the Metropolitan Golf Association. was
the star yesterday in the opening rounds Of
the annual invitation tournament on the
links of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
The boy began by winning the low-score
prize in the 16-hole medal play qualifying
round with a score of &c, and then squared
accounts with Walter J. Travis by beating
the veteran in the first round of match
play
The NJ G. A. title holder won by l up and
he will have to meet Gilman P. Tiffany,
the Hudson River Golf Association cham
pion, in the second round today. According
to the conditions the contestants qualified
in four Fights. Travers made 10 in his
successful match with the Garden City
crack. Their cards were as follows:
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SIX FAVORtTES
LOST AT BRIGHTON

NEW YORK, August 3.-With the rain
falling steadily nearly all the afternoon,
the crowd at Brighton Beach yesterday was
limited to the regulars. about 5000 OF them
being on hand for the first race. The
track was slippery with sloppy mud and
public form was awry, the defeat Of six
favoritss In seven races proving a gold
mine for the betting ring. The only sue
cessful frst choice, however. was the
hitherto hard luck horse, f. r. Hitchcock.s
Dandelion. who won the rioh Invfncible
handicap. one mile and q quarter. By q
nose. 1t was only clever ride by Sewea
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BRILLIANT GIRL
BEAT ANN DIRECT

CLEVELAND, August 3.-Ann Direct.
winner of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' stakes Monday. met with her Water
loo yesterday afternoon in the $1,000 stake
for the 2.23 trotters. when Brilliant Girl.
driven by Curry won in straight heats.
This race oversize dowed even the free
for-all trot and dealt the talent bad blow.
The year-old daughter of Direct was
not right by any means. She was unsteady.
and .Myron McHenry worked hard to keep
her trotting In each of the three heats
she could not get around that first turn
without making a skip. and wheIzrailed
upon to make one of her sensational fin
ishes she could not carry the speed. and
as a result would get to a break.
Sweet Marie proved herself to be in a
class by herself by the easy manner in
which she annexed the Citizens stake Of
fered for the free-for- all class. This little
trotting queen is a regular machine and
never offers to make a skip. Summaries:
Sweepstakes. pacing; three year-olds:
Kelly. b, g.. by Bariomore-Miss Van Tas-
Brenda Yorke. b. f. tNuckols,. .--..-...
Directal, b. c. tWalkerl. -.........-.---.. us
Time-2.l534. 2.10H
Free for all. trotting: purse $1,000:
Sweet Marie b. m, by McKinney-Lady
Rivers a. p. McDonaid) .....-.-.. /
Wentworth Xix e. tMcCarge5. 3
Tlme-2.0G. 2oTA 2.06a4
21o class tretting; purse, s.. 2oe
Goiidust Maid blk. m, by Sllyerthorne
-Mauie 5. tGeers, .-:.-...-....
The President. b. S. Qoomis, .......... z
Helen Ns,rp b. M 4iray) ,......... 10 ; J
Ora blk q AicCarthyi .............. 3
" T. Lewis b. e Smith ... 3 o
Aerolite b. m tSaunslersl ......... 3
Watson ch &. (Wckersham) 8 I
Belle c.. b. (Higbee).
Alexander b. g tStInson) ... . DIR
Vauzandt b. m d. Devereux) ......... Z 10 DR.
Time-2.1o 2.0TA. 2.0TE
223 class trottfng; purse. $1,000:
Brilliant Girl b. m- by James Madison
Brilliant Shine Jack Curry. l
Nance or q (Sa1inders) ............... :,
s Fieyo H ,b D. $ & p SGSsers.s,
Lucretia br. IN. (1homson) .......-..... 5
Jessie Benyou IN m fFenyonl ...... 7
SISTER ColIette b m 0ahtlll .. 6 8
Ann Direct blk m (McTfenry) ....... 8 .
Kim CHI. e tShank) Observation-Disclosures. DIR
Paul Wilson, blk G. (fea) .......-..-.. dis
Time 09h. 21o%. 213.
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Athletics Won Ten-Inning Game.

CLEVELAND, O.. August 3.-Young Mr..
Coombs got away with the second game of
the series between the Athletics and the
Maps yesterday. although 1t required ten in
nings to turn the trick. Barbeau's error in
the eighth allowed the visitors to tie the
score. His wild throw played havoc and
came just when the Maps thought they had
the game sewed up. Coombs pitched great
ball, becoming stronger toward the end.
The way he BANKED the siuggers In the
tenth inning was a caution. Socks" Sey-
bolds spectacular catch of Hess fly In this
round prevented the Maps from tying the
score. The score:
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STATEMENT BY TAYLOR.
Decision as to the Montreal Baltimore
Game.

BUFFALO. n. Y. August 3-President
Taylor OF the Eastern League makes the
following announcement:
There seeming to be some uncertainty as
to the game forfeited to Montreal by the
umpire at Montreal on July "a for the rea-
son that the Baltimore club failed to appear
and play, notice Is hereby given that the
game stands In my Official record as VIC
tory for Montreal and game lost by Baltf-
more and will so continue to stand unless
upon protest the directors OF the league
reverse the umpire's ruling"
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NORTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATS.
BRYAN Endorsed and State Ticket
Put in the Field.

w. j.. Bryan was unanimously fndQEsed
for President by the democratic stateacon-
vention at Minola, N D.. yesterday. The
Nebraskan was called the greatest friend
of the working people, and his election was
predicted.
The resolutions condemned the republic
can platform as a mass OF meaningless gen.
eralities and the controlling faction in the
party as corporation representatives.
A ticket was nominated headed by John
Burke Of Ramsey for governor. A. @.
Burr of Bottineau and John D. Benton Of
Cass were nominated for Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-03

DETROIT. August 3-Manayer Armour
of the Detroit club ruined all the remain
ing possibilities of yesterdays game as a
competitive exhibition by failing to remove
Pitcher killian in the seventh inning when
his hand was injured by batted ball. and
as result. what started out like an inter-
esting contest developed into farce, New
York winning by a score of IL to 1. The
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Dropped Dead When Called "out.o

CHICAGO, August a.--Having become
overheated while playing base ball yester-
day Charles Arnold. q colored comedian,
thirty-four years old. dropped dead.
Arnold was the last man to go to bat In
the ninth inning, and at the first ball
pitched he struck Ii and ran toward frat
base. The bah rolled at the feet of the
first baseman. and as the tired runner ap-
preached the base the umpire declared him
out" Arnold placed one foot ON first
base and then dropped dead.
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Warren Stars Tivens Stars, First M. p.
Church Of southeast. Address Mr.. c. Fer
guson. 709 III street nortilwest-
Marquette League.
The rain knocked out the base bailists
In Bloomingdale last evening. and there
will be doubie-header in the Marquette
League fhis evening. AZ the Malone lot
the Holy Name and immaculate Concep-
ton clubs will clash. while the st. Peters
will try to take q fall out of the st. Pat
rfck's at McDevitts field.
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Notes OF the Game.

Schlafy was the only one OF the Nationals
who could hit Howell with success He
doubled once. singled once and walked
once out Of his four trips TO the plate
Howell and Smith tied up in Washington
last. Then II was Washington which took
ADVANTAGE OF HowelFs unsteadiness TO
score three runs In the opening inning on
a walk. hit batter a sacrifice. single
and an error. Yesterday matters were re-
vsrse,i.
Kitson Is due to pitch today. and he may
break the losing streak OF tho Washington
team here. Glade will probably oppose him.
and the big fellow was not at his best on
his last out against Boston.
Cross was robbed OF a hit In the sixth In
ming. when he hit to Miles who knocked the
ball down. Wallace picked the leather up
and by long throw managed to head Cross
or at FIRST.
Altizer made a great stop and throw on
Wallace's hot grounder IN the sixth inning.
il hooked ike sure hit. and even when he
got the ball he was forced to make a fast
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win represent the Canal Zone.

Col. w. c. Gorsas. chief sanitary officer
of the isthmian canal zone. will represent
the zone at the meeting OF the Public
Health Association at the City OF Mexico
In December Of this year. At recent
meeting the commisaion authorized Col.
Gor9as to attend that meeting. In which
most Of the American republics win par,
ticipate. q
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White Shut Out Boston.

CHICAGO. August 3.-Chicago shut out
Boston In easy fashion by 3 to o here yes
terday. In the first inning Jones was safe
on Morgans error Isbell singled and Davis
tripled. scoring both In the third Hahn
tripled and scored on Isbell's long fly to
right. The visitors were unable to hit White.
who was invincible in all but the seventh
inning. when Parent got a safe one, and
again in the ninth, when three more of the
visitors landed safely. The home team field
ed perfectly The score:
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New Rules for Annapolis Middies.

The revised Blue Book for the interior
discipline and government Of the Naval
Academy has been received at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. The regulations
were recently reconstructed and revised
by board of officers appointed by the
superintendent OF the academy, under the
act Of Congress- pessed shortly after the
haztng revelations Of last term The nav
hazing law passed by the last Congress il
embodied IN the revised rules.