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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-19
VANDERBILT'S CAR
HAS NARROW ESCAPE

MINEOLA, Long Island. September 49,
William K. Vanderbilt jr.. in big 1870
horsepower Mercedes racer, had a narrow
escape from being run down by Herbert
Lyle and Bert Dingley in the powerful
Pope-Toledo car. in q thick fog on the
Vanderbilt cup course yesterday. On the
Jericho turnpike beyond the grandstand at
Westbury, the machines are compelled to
run on the side Of the road to avoid
short section Of loose rock waiting to be
packed down by a steam roller. and 1t
was there the danger threatened.
Mr.. Vanderbilt. the donor Of the cup. was
Charley Of Paris has nominated for the
German team. He had slowed down at the
time to allow touring car coming in the
opposite direction to pass. Lyle was fol-
heavy fog. was driving cautiously. When
within one hundred feet of the Mercedes
car he saw 1t almost at standstiH on the
road. and yelled to Mr.. Vander.nt to get
brakes at the same time. and Just missed
ramming the machine. George Robertson
was behind Lyle, and he almost came to
grief also. but brought his car to a stop in
time.
In spite of his narrow escape Mr.. Van
derbilt drove the car q full circuit of the
course, but owing to the precautiOn neces-
sary on account of the fog 1t took him
CStX " COtoE lilo OioIdIICo VI SO.s4
miles.
The unfavorable conditions had 70 ter
rors for Ernest Keller. who drove the
Oqdsmobile car over the course in 80 min
utes. which was the fastest time made yes
terday. He was late in leaving the garage,
and the fog was lifting.
Lyle in the PopeToledo made two rounds
of the course. His best time for one lap
was 4OH minutes. The car has been weighed
and found to be we'll within the limit.
Two of the Frayer-Milier cars went over
the course. Lowell covered two laps in SIN
and AN minutes while Belden's times were
63 and A minutes, respectively.
Jefferson de Mont Thompson. chairman
Of the racing board of the American Auto
mobile Association, was on the course yes
terday. He said that the missing cars
with the oil for sprinkling the course had
been finally located in the Greenpoint yards.
In the meantime Mr.. Vanderbilt has OBJ
tanned three carloads Of ordinary oil. He
expects the entire course to be- OILED long
before Saturday.
Besides the repairs that are being made
at krug's corner men were at work on
the "stone WALL turn from Mineola ave-
nue.. The high ground on the lei. is being
cut away for several feet.
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team won, the Immaculate boys played q
fine game of ball. The contest ended In the
eighth inning with q score OF to IN
Foundry's favor.
The youngsters won many friends by the
fine exhibition they put up. and Gallagher
was greeted with rousing applause after
each inning. as he invariably famed
batsman with one or two men on bases.
His strike-out record for the game was
eleven. Harry Bryan. who Is considered
one of the best outfielders in the city, went
and pitched good game. although only
several sensational stops saved him from
defeat.
Camalier. who was at the receiving end
Of the battery for the Immaculate boys,
put up fine game, only one stolen base
being recorded against him. Gallagher's
pitching was so good that not one OF mis-
outielders had any putouts and only two
of the three hits went to them. Goodman
on the initial sack covered lots of ground
For the Foundry team Billy" Warman
played star game at third. His only error
was a very hard drive which got away
from him. Atchison also played good
game.
The Immaculate boys went first to the bat
and were blanked. Foundry secured the
only run Of the game in its half. Bryan:
the first man up. connected with the second
ball pitched and drove It to center heio
fence for three bases. Bishop then famed
Atchison hit one to Mess and was out at
first, Bryan scoring. Woodward famed.
Immaculate secured two hits in the third.
but ne runs resulted. Whiting famed.
Camalier singled to left. Goodman singled
to center. Limberger forced Camalier at
third. Mess went out. Bryan to King. An
other hit was recorded for the losers IN
the sixth. Zannelli lead or with a good
drive to center. but was thrown out steal
ing. Bremen flied to Warman. Gallagher
was out, Woodward to King.
Foundry got its second hit in the seventh.
Bishop was out, Gallagher to Goodman.
Atchison put one down the third base line
for q single and stole second. Woodward
and King famed. Immaculate got its
fourth hit in the seventh. Moore was out
Warman to King. Riston was then sub
stituted for whiting and connected for q
single to left. Camalier forced Riston at
second Goodman drew pass and Linn
berger retired the side by going out. Atchf-
son to King. In the eighth inning McKen-
ney for the Foundry team hit a short fly to
right, but was caught OFF first. Pomeroy
was out, Moore to Goodman. The game
ended hx Warman tanning.
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M1L1ERs' ANNUAL CONVENTION
Three Days Meeting Begun in Balti-
more Yesterday.

The Pennsylvania Mllers' Association be-
gan a three days convention in Baltimore
yesterday. The association is not confined
to Pennsylvania, but embraces all the prin-
cipal millers from the Atlantic seaboard to
the Ohio. with large number of members
located In Maryland. One Of the important
questions to be considered at the conven-
ton is that Of changing the name SO that
it may become more natiopal in its scope.
Mayor Timanus welcomed the delegates
on behalf Of the city. Responses was made
by Asher Miner Of Wilkesbarre. Pa. Ad-
dresses also were delivered by Douglas M.
Wylie, president of the chamber OF COM
merce; David H. Carroll, president OF the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associa4
ton. and J. H. Tregoe, former president
of the Travellers and Merchants Associaf
ton Edward f. Reindollar of Taneytown.
Nd president of the association, delivered
his annual address.
An informal banquet will be rendered
them tonight. Tomorrow the visitors will
be taken by boat to Annapolis. where
reception will be given them by Admiral
Sands at the Naval Academy and by Gov.
WarfieId at the state house. The governor
will address the delegates in the senate
chamber.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Huelsman, the former Washington play
err, who Is now with Montreal. has just
taken up his position In right field after
layoff on account of illness. Pittsburg has
him drafted
This is "Old Cyl Youngs seventeenth
season in the big ring, and. although he
does not expect to go through seventeen
more he believes that four or five more
good campaigns are still in him.
Says the Pittsburg Sun: Jake Stahrs
bunch has always been stumbling block
to pennant chasers, and especially so in
the latter part Of the season.
Chicago has beaten Pittsburg 10 times in
20 games or an average of three out Of
every four.
The Boston Americans have drafted Sec
ond Baseman Wagner of the Newarks. and
will make an effort to get him to join the
club as soon as possible, as Parent is really
unfit to play
Lave Cross has eleven shotguns ready
for the fall hunting season, and there are
only FIVE ducks in the nelghborhood Of
Millsboro, Del.
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Griffith Again Enters the Box.

ST. LOUIS. September 19-While Chicago
was trouncing Philadelphia yesterday the
Browns gave the White Sox big boost for
the championship by defeating their great
rivals, the New York Highlanders to 2.
Clarke Griffith used three pitchers. but the
locals were out for revenge and would not
be denied. Fred Glade twirled for st. Louis.
and. barring one inning, he had them COM
pletely at his mercy. Walter Clarkson
started the game as pitcher for the visitors.
but after the Browns had scored three runs
off him in the second inning Griffith re-
placed him with Tom Hughes Of Atlanta.
recent recruit to the New York team.
Hughes succeeded in holding the locals
pretty we'll for four innings. but they
bumped him for keeps in the seventh and
clinched the game by scoring three more
runs.
Griffith himself then entered the box and
pitched the game out for New York. Grit
fifth disposed of the first two men who faced
him without trouble, but Glade gave the
chief of the Highianders something to worry
about when he tore off a double to left.
Niles. however, retired the side with a fly
to COnroy in left field The score:
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COOK, GREAT SCHOOL BOY
ATHLETE, ENTERS CORNELL

ITHACA. N. Y. September 19.-Edward
Cook. famous Western Prep school athlete
Of Chilicothe. Ohio. arrived in town yester-
day and will enter Cornell this fall. Cook
is a school boy athlete who took first place
unaided for his high school in the Chicago
University intercollegiate track meet last
spring. winning three firsts. a second and a
third.
Cook runs hundred in even time: does
better than twenty-five seconds in the go:
has good records in both hurdles; has a
performance of eleven feet six inches In
the pole vault and has also done good work
in the broad and high jumps. AS he is the
most prominent American school boy ath-
lete Of the year he will be an important ad-
dltion to the Cornell track team.
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PHIL KING TO HELP
COACH THE TIGERS

PRINCETON, N. J., September 19.-One
of the features Of yesterdays practice was
the appearance Of Phil King on the coach
ing lines. Kings name is a household word
In Princeton foot ball. He will remain in
Princeton for few days. Later he will re-
turn to finish out the season in coaching the
Tigers. Billy Church. another former
Princeton star. was out in uniform and as
sisted Head Coach Roper and Jack Mum,
the 1905 halfback Princeton men are elated
at the chance Of having Phil King help
coach the team. For the past two years he
has been at Wisconsin University. and his
work has been the talk of the west. STAN
nard, the tackle. was on the field for short
time and practiced passing.
Prof. J. B. Fine. the director of athletics
at Princeton. was in consultation with the
coaches for about an hour.
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BOXER DIES AS
RESULT OF FRIENDLY BOUT

Harry Strothcamp. an amateur prize fight
er. died at Harrison. N. z. early yesterday
morning, as q result OF an encounter with
Phil Ryan. The men had q friendly bout
for a purse Of 500 in the back room Of an
italian saloon. and strothcamp received
solar plexus blow which put him out.
The coroner was called to investigate
Strothcamp's death. and committed Ryan,
who surrendered, to the county Jail. An au-
topsy showed that the pugilist had a weak
heart.
The encounter was witnessed by a crowd
Of about 100 men. Eight rounds were
fought, and up to the sixth round Stroth-
camp seemed to have the better Of his OPP
ponent
In the eighth round Ryan landed q heavy
Jolt on Strothcamp's solar plexus, and he
fell to the floor and took the count. He was
revived. and the referee gave the decision
to Ryan.
Strothcamp shocis hands with Ryan and
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VoLIvA ZION C1TY's HEAD.
Elected as Dowie's Successor by an
Overwhelming Vote.

WILDER Glen Voliva was chosen yesterday
by the people OF Zion City, ILL.,. as their
leader by the Overwhelming vote Of 1.91l
to 8 for his opponent. A. E. Bills. The
election was held under the direction OF
Judge Lands Of the United States district
court. who was asked some time ago to
settle the controversy between John Alex
ander Dowie, founder Of the church. and
Voliva as to who should have control OF
Zion City.
The action Of the Zionites yesterday prac-
tically makes John Alexander Dowie an
outcast from the religious organization
which he established several years ago,
Dowie. who Is in feeble health, refused
to recognize the authority of the court In
ordering the election. and did not present
himself as candidate.
About half of the total vote was cast by
the women Of Zion City. who went to the
polls singing hymns. After depositing their
ballots. they knelt in prayer at the door
of the voting place.
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College Ban on Tobacco Users.

Tobacco-users and theater-goers among
the college students OF Syracuse University
must pay full tuition according to an edict
issued by Chancellor Day at Syracuse. N.
Y. yesterday. when college opened for the
fall term. young men who can afford
to pay for needless luxuries and To-
dulgencies can afford to pay for their
tuition and will receive no concessions
from the faculty" said the chan
cellor. such q student need not expect
to be given scholarships. A young man
who smokes IL q fool. at least In that par
ticular. He ought 70 take better care ~
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Young Husband Shot His Wife.

Constable Charles Knots Of Steele dis
trict arrived at Parkefsburg. w. Va. yes
terday. In search Of e. X. Deems of Sauls-
bury, who shot and perhaps fatally injured
his wife. According to the statement of
Knots, Deems, who Is a member of the
state militia, returned home at IL o'clock
Monday night and found his wifes cousin.
Russell Burgy, in the house. Mistaklng
him for a despoiler Of his home he pulled
a pistol from his pocket and shot at his
wife, the ball penetrating her left breast
and lodging In the shoulder blade. DeemA
fed and. hearing that constahles were on.
not been captured. 1t Is said his wife hat.
q slight chance for recovery. Deems "A.
but nineteen years OF age, and big Wis
seventeen. He Is said to be insenely 3eest
Gus OF her. - IA = e.
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The Temple Bowling League.

The Temple Bowling League has been
formed by representatives Of the Octagon.
Phoerix, Imperial and Utopian pleasure
clubs, with the following officers: Fhil Her
man of the Phoenix Club. president; Leon
Strauss of the Utopian Club. secretary
treasurer. and Lester Marx of the Octagon
Club. press representative. Alleys of the
Royal Bowling Palace on New York avenue
will be used. 49,
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Earned runs-Cleveland 4: Wellington. l. HIts
on Goodwin In Ave innings. First base errors
Washington 1. Two-bass hits-La1oie BOSNIAN
and Bemis Sacrifice hit-CrOss. Stolen bases
Turner and Stovall. Double plsy-Turner to Ross
man. First base on balls-Of Hess. /; on smith,
Left on bases-Cleveland. I: Washington. 8. Struck
Out-By Hess. 2; by Smith. 2; by Goodwin. 8.
Umpires-Messrs. Evans and Hurst. Time OF game
Il hour and 20 minutes,
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Littauer Declined Congress.

In q formal statement issued at Glovers-
Vile, N Y. yesterday. Lucius N. Littauer.
representative in Congress. positively de-
clined to accept the denomination from the
republican party in the new thirty-second
congressional district. State Committee
man Durey will be named at the congress
siofial district convention to be held at
Saratoga, September %. President Roose-
welt had q conference with Mr.. Littauer at
Oyster Bay last week.
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THREE-MAN BOWLING
LEAGUE IN THE Y. M. C. A.

A three-man bowling league has been
formed in the Y. NJ. c. A.. the following
players having been chosen: Bontz. Robi-
nette and Caldwell: Mowry. Telfar and
Gould: Schrader. Baker and Riffei; Harmel
Offenburg and Birkhead; Hammer, Hilton
and Goodman.
The officers of the league are: L. F.
Schrader. president; G.. G. Hammer. vice
president; H. H. Mowry, secretary; H. A.
Bontz. treasurer. and F. Harmed. ofticiaf
scorer.
Last night Hammers team met Bontz's
The scores were as follows:
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BASE BALL, RACING
AND OTHER SPORTS

home Stovall flied to Jones. Rossman and
Bemis doubled in the eighth. the former
scoring Then Goodwin struck out Hess
and Birmingham in succession and retired
StOyall on a baby grounder to Cross. He
was roundIy cheered. The Nationals were
retired in order in the ninth. Score:
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Hlts-0n Coombs. In innings: OF Schuman
In innings. Left on bases-ChicagO. 13; Phila-
delphia. 8. Two base hits-Owen (2). Armbruster
and Shean. Sacrifice hits-Isbel and Robe. Stolen
bases-ROth. DenOhue, Dougherty and Robe DOu-
BILE plays-Isbell to G. Davis to Donohue: Shean to
Sullivan to H; Davis. Struck out-By Coombs. 5:
by Schuman, 2; by Owen 1. Bases on balls--O6
Coombs. s: OF Schuman. s; of Owen. l. wild
pitch-Coombs. Hit with halloween Umpire
Mr.. Sheridan. Time Of game hours and min.
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TO. o. T. officers Elected.

The Sovereign Grand Lodge OF Odd Eel.
lows at Toronto. Ont. yesterday elected
the following officers: Grand sire. e. 8.
Conway. Chicago: deputy grand sire. John
l.. Nolen. Nashville. Tenn: grand secretary.
John B. Goodwin. Baltimore. Md: grand
treasurer NJ. r. Muckle. Philadelphia.
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bade him goodbye. Ryan had hardly start
ed for his home. In Port Chester. when
Strothcamp again became unconscious. and
died In a few minutes.
Later Ryan was taken before Justice
Strothcamp, brother Of the dead man. and
held without bail on a charge Of man
slaughter
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Two-base hits-Kleinow and Glade. Three-base
hit-Stone. Home run-ConrOy. Sacrifice hits
Glade; Zones and Laporte. Wild pitehes-Clark
2: off Hughes. g. Struck out-By Clarkson. 8: by
Glade. 1. Hits-On Ciarkson. 8 in 2 Innings; Oh
Hughes. in innings; OF Griffith. l In 1 In
ming. Left on bases-St. Louis. Z; New York. 2
Umpire-sir. Connolly. Time Of game hour
and SO minutes
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Boston, 7: Detroit. s.

DETROIT. September 19.-After banking
Detroit for seven innings Glaze was driven
from the slab in the eighth. Harris replac-
ing him. He was touched in the NINTH but
Boston's lead was too great and the incident
did not affect the result. Boston winning by
no
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Earned runs-Detroit 2: Boston. 8. Hits-On
Glaze. 10 In seven and two-thrds Innings; OF Har-
ris In one aid third innings. Two-base hit
--Hoey. Three-base hits-Coughlin, Crawford and
Freeman. Home run-Parent. Sacrifice hits
Parent ~. Stolen bases-McIntyre and Schaefer
First base on balls-Od Mullin. 1; OF Glaze, 3.
Left on bases-Detroit ~; Boston. Q. Struck out
piay-Couxhlin to Lindsay. Umpire-Mr. O'Lough-
lin. Time Of game-1 hour and 80 minutes.
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BRILLIANT GIRL SPEEDY.
Brenda York Makes Worlds Record
for 3-Year-Old Pacing Fillies.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, September 19.-Bril-
liant Girl. owned by the Delmontie stable
of Pleasanton, CAL, and driven by Jack
Curry. won each heat and 5000 of the Hos
ter Columbus $4,000 stake for 2.1S trotters
at the grand circuit races here yesterday.
DR.. Chase forced the mare to race in time
that gives her the honor of being the fast
est new trotting performer Of the year.
Brilliant Girl now has a record of 2.O8 IA,
made in the second heat, when she won,
from DR.. Chase by half length. In the
betting Brilliant Girl and Allie Jay were
about equal favorites. Dr. Chase won
1880. while Exton, Allie Jay and Jack
Wilkes earned $3.50 each.
Brenda Fork was jogging at the finish
of each of her winning mics In the pac-
ing division of the Kentucky Stock Farm
Futurity. but took a mark Of 2.O6 So, which
Is a worlds record for three-year-old pac-
ing fllies Of,
Phallas was first choice for the 2.1O pace,
and won in straight heats. while Norman
B., an outsider in the pooling, scored
straight heat victory In the 2.O7 trot. Mack
Mack was the favorite. A crowd of II 600
persons was in attendance. The summaries
follow:
rrotti,u Q 70 class. nurse II 600. three I'm Ave
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FOUNDRY WINS AGAIN
GALLAGHER PITCHES FINE GAME
FOR IMMACULATE.
Standing Of the Teams.
Today's Game.
Agriculture W. Foundry.

Bernie Gallagher showed by his twirl-
ing in the Immaculate-F Foundry contest yes
terday afternoon at National Park that he
is the best pitcher in the District cham
pionship games. Although the Foundry
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Earned runs-Cleyeland 2; Washington 8 Fist
base on errors-Cieveland s. Two-base hits XII.
son. Jones Hickman and Altiser Home T rM1st
stolen-bsses Birmingham e. Clark and Ius hssi:
ON Kitsou. l. Left on bases-Oeveland. .;
washinsten. Struck out-By loss 2; y Tea A..'
Hurst and Evans. Time Of game hour and ~
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d. Clarence Gibbony. eecretary OF the
Law and Order Society of PhhadeiRnis. , LIZ
in Was nominated yesterday for district at
torney of PhiIadelpt,ia by the city party
His nomination h the culminaton OF
snirited struggle between two factions with
IN the reform organisation.
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Earned run-Foundry. l. First base by eros
Foundry. 8; Immaculate. L. Left on bases.FoIn.
dry 1; Immaculate, 8. First base on balls-OR
Bryan. A. of Gallagher. 1. Struck out-By Bry-
an S: by Gallagher. IL: Three base hit-Bryan.
Stolen bases-Go0dman, Atchison and Bremen ~.
wild pitches-Bryan, e. Umpires-Messrs. Belts
and Berger. Time Of game hour and 80 minutes.
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American League Games Today.

American League Games Today.
Washington at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Boston at Detroit
New York at St. Louis
National League Games Today.
b. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Boston. -,
Pittsburg at New YORK.
Yesterdays National League Games.
Philadelphia. 8: st. Louis. 2.
Cincinnati, 4; Brooklyn. 2.
Brooklyn, q Cincinnau,.0
Boston, g. Chicago. 4.
New York, g. Pittsburg, z
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Totals 8-2412 81 Totals. 0 42413 8
Foundry. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. o 0 o o o o.
Immaculate (.. O o o o 0 90