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MANAGER MACK
WANTS RULES CHANGED.

Speaking of the coming season of the JOINT
OF the American League says: There are
some hardships about the foul strike rule,
but l hardly think there Is any chance to
have the rule repealed. So the best We can
look for is some modification. Take for
instance the foul tip that goes back straight
ever the catcher's head. Now, don't think
It Is fair to call a strike on a man for a
tip of that sort unless it is evident that the
batsman Is trying tc foul them. But there
Is no man living so clever as to be able to
tip the ball over the catchers head. If we
could have this sort of a foul strike cut
out, 1t would help some. The foul strike
rule, however, has its advantages and will
be retained. We would like to see little
more batting at that. By the way, did you
ever take into consideration the improve
ment in the pitchers in the last ten years?
A batsman who Is hitting .2I5 nowadays Is
as good a man as he who ten years ago
hit $50 In those days each club had one
or two good pitchers and the batsmen would
lay for the poor ones, hit them all over the
lot and fatten their averages. But when
two first-class pitchers met in those days
they had low scores, too. Well, at the
present time each club carries four or five
frst-class pitchers, and the batsmen seldom
get chance at anything soft to swell their
averages. Why, don't think we had more
than six or eight really easy games last
year. AS the public wants close games
therefore 1t seems to me that the rules are
all right as fan as they go, with slight
modification in the foul strike to cover the
point have made.
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machine and not in the same class with
the other cars That this car should be
in a class by itself was the general opinion.
=. Il Stevens who has charge or the
parracd team here admitted last night that
the car had no differential. The So-horse-
power Darracq is the same machine which
Hemcry drove to victory in the last Van
derbilt cup race. and this point is interest
ing To autOmobilists. for, according to the
rules OF the American Automobile Assocla-
ton. machines are supposed to be htted
with a dfferential.
1t was day of rest for the visitors here
yesterday, but with the mechanics 1t was
a day Of toll. More than half the big rae
ing cars here have met with mishaps. ana
the mechanics were at work on these cars
all day, trying 10 get them in perfect shape
for today's racing. This, 1t is expected
viii bring the tournament TO an end.
Francois Richard, the builder of Alfred
G.. Nanderbilt's 2JO-horsepower car, spent
most of the day at the garage where the
machine is stored, with two mechanics'
trying TO get the car ready for today. He
IS confident that the machine VIII be WORK
ing perfectly, and expects the car VIII aver.
age Il speed of l52 miles an hour. Occasion
ally the engine of the big six-cylinder ma
chine would get going. and the noise from
its exhaust pipes could be heard half
mile away.
Those of the mechanicianS and drivers
who We're not engaged in repairing cars
We're at work getting them ready to be
shipped home. The Stanley steamer, which
blew out its cylinder head Saturday, was
taken for n practice spin on the beach by
Fred Marriott. Mr.. Stanley, Marriott and
"a few mechanics worked on the car. Frank
EuliCk had the l0J-horsepower Ford car
on the beach. and the machine was driven
at tremendous speed.
Mrs Cedrino. steering the 1l0-horsepower
Fiat car while in tow. aroused good deal
OF interest Charles ID. Cooke, the Ameri-
can representative Of the Darracq company,
announced that he would race the 2OO-
horsepower Darracq against the Stanley
steamer for a side bet of $1,000, and that
Mr.. Stanley could choose the distance from
Two to five miles.
II was learned that the tournament next
year will probably be held in March, be-
cause of the disagreeable weather in Janu-
AIRY at the last two tournaments.
A discussion took place as to whether the
Darracq machine which Hemery drove 20
victory in the Vanderbilt cup race could
not be protested for having no differential.
but the argument was quickly set at rest
by a member of the American Automobile
Association, who declared that, according
TO the rules, such protest would have to
he made twenty-four hours after race.
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DEFEATED THE BRIToNs.
Victory of American Golfers in Mexi-
can Tournament.

MEXICO CITY. January 29.-'rhe Ameri-
can golfers Saturday defeated the Britons
In the international golf match by the ag-
gregate score of up. The match was d.
vided into two rounds of Is holes one
being played in pairs, one with two four
somes and q pair
In the first round Willie Smith beat Alex.
Herd up; Willie Anderson and Roland
Jones tied: Bernard Nichols beat Andrew
Kirkaidy up: Alex. Campbell beat Gilbert
Nichols / up; Percy Burnett beat Robert
Simpson 3 up. In the second round Willie
Anderson and Willie Smith beat Alex Herd
and Rowland Jones 4 up. Alex. Campbell
and Bernard Nichols beat Andrew Kirkaldy
and Gilbert Nichols 1 up, Barrett beat
Robert Simpson UP. Gilbert Nichols
played for Jack White. who. on account
of illness, was unable to appear.
The amateur championship of Mexico was
won by A. G. Lockwood. who defeated H.
p. Gallagher up and to play.
Walter Fairbanks of Denver won the
amateur consolation with 81. Willie Smith
today presented his resignation as q pro-
fessional OF the Mexico Country Club
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CHAPTER xxrv-continued.

To Judge by the clatter In the house,
something had happened. and when broke
in on the ladies I found them having
mysteries over their copy of the Weekly
Obituary. I slung the cowboy gear To
Curly, and babe her change herself quick
because we must hit the trail. On that the
clatter got to a crisis. as 1t does In a
hen-roost in the case of a fox. Miss Bios
som called me all the names she could think
of: Miss Pansy sobbed at having to part
with her little private robber. Miss Curly
whirled in telling the news in the paper.
All of them wanted to talk. so 1 surely
played fox to that hen-roost, chasing Miss
Pansy out to pack us lunch for the trail.
grabbing the paper from Curly, and soaring
Miss Blossom with bad words until she got
tame enough to attend to business. She
took Curly into the bed room, and there
was q sort of lull, while / got my ears to
work at the back door.
It's true fact that 1 have sort of
sense which warns me il danger Is coming.
1t makes my hands Jingle If they were
full of prickles, and my heart beats loud.
so 1 can scarcely hear. That minute L
stood at the back door felt like whole
hours of waiting so that l wanted to howl
Close by me in the kitchen Miss Pansy was
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CURLY
A TALE OF THE ARIZONA DESERT.
BY ROGER POCOCK,
Fontiesmsn"
Copyright. by
BY ROGER POCOCK,
Authcf Of "A Frontiersmsn, etc.
Copyright. 1905. by Little. Brown & Col

surging past the side of the house. lifting
his gun to draw a bead on Curly as she ran.
jumped behind. felled him with my gun
butt. and bottled.
What with Miss Pansy's shrleks. and the
shouting of men. the clatter had got to be
whole disturbance rousing quiet neigh
borhood. AS | ran 1 could hear Miss Bios
som calling. Go way, you rude men.
Scat,''
1t seemed to me that time. was worth a
million dollars a second while l held the
back gate by the stable, and Curly rode
through with the horses straight on to the
open range. As / swung 10 the saddle, /
heard the house door battered In with a
crash of breaking glass.
Hold on said Curly refining in her
horse. 81 was forgettin'."
The searchers were swarming through the
house, and for my part / was full content
to depart without telling them any good
bye.
You're scarf says Curly. You cow
ard! You stay heah!'
Then feeling for blood with her spurs, she
sailed at full gallop along the outer side OF
the garden fence. At the first shot from The
yard she ducked, throwing herself until
she hung Indian fashion along the off side
OF her horse. A bullet trimmed my back
nair as I followed. gun flames blaZed from
the hack porch and the windows. as we
shot past the house. The bullets were sing
ing all round US. our horses were crazy with
fright, but then We swung round the end of
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sobbing about the bad words she had heard,
and through the mosquito netting l could
hear Miss Blossom depressing Curly while
she changed her clothes. L folded the news
paper and jammed it into my pocket, stud
led the lay of the stable door to see how
quick could get the horses out, and pulled
my gun loose for war.
Away toward the town could lear the
rumble of wheels half mile, coming on
rapid.
Miss Pansyr' l called.
She quit crying.
This Curly's in danger" says l. Brace
UP; act brave, and when this wagon stops
at the door, meet the men who try to break
n Tell them you're not to home, and give
em some Christian Science"
She went quite cool to wait by the front
door, and now l could see the dust of a
wagon come up against the afterglow in
the sky.
Miss Blossom" l called, roll Curly out
through that window just as she Is
Quicki'
Curly" shouted, come out!''
Coming
with Curlys wig, and prepare to play daidn
Curly came tumblfng through the mos
quito bar in the window, dropped on her
feet like cat. "Horses!" | whispered, and
she ran, her spurs Gathering outrageous
along the gravel path
The wagon had pulled up to the front
gate, somebody shouted. heard Miss Pansy
screeching like cougar, and a man came
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STATES HIS OBJECTIONS.
Judge Kimball Disapproves PROPOSE
ton Regarding Police Court.

The proposition for tightening the labors
OF the justices Of the peace of the District
by relieving them of work on the bench In
both branches of the Police Court during
the absence of the regular incumoents Is
not looked on with favor by Judge Ivory
G. Kimball, senior judge of that tribunal
Il was suggested at a hearing before the
board of Commissioners one day last week,
while the justices of the peace were airing
their grievances. that relief from the Police
Court detail would greatly lessen the strain,
and the alternative method suggested was
TO have one of the presiding judges I'LL
both benches during the absence of his col
league.
This matter. together with other ques-
lions concerning the courts of the justices
of the peace was referred by the Commis-
sioners to Judge Kimball. and In his reply.
received at the District building today. he
declares that 1t would be almost physical
fmpossibiifty for one judge to conduct the
proceedings In both branches of the Police
Court, because of the heavy character OF
the mental labor required. Judge Kfmbait
states that he recognizes the need for re-
lief of some sort for the justices OF the
peace but he does not think that this relief
should take the form of imposing additional
duty on the judges of the Police Court.
Among the reasons stated by Judge KIM
ball why 1t would not be possible for one
Judge to sit IN both tribunals Of the Police
Court are: That under such circumstances
1t would be impossible to hold jury trials:
that both policemen and citizens would be
compelled to remain IN court during most
OF the day and that the ends of justics IN
many cases would be defeated. He states
that In his view the only remedy tor the
justices Of the peace Hes In the appoint
ment Of eufhcient numbef to DO all tho
work
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GREAT CATCHER
Is PASSING AWAY.

Buck Ewing. considered by many base ball
experts the best catcher that ever stood
behind the bat, is dangerously i'll at his
home I'm Cincinnati Ewing las been SUI
ferer from Bright's disease for a number of
years. but his rugged constitution kept
him on his feet until recently, when he
hioko down completely. The physicians
say he cannot recover. Ewing was popu-
lar idol among base ball fans when he was
captain of the New York worlds cham
picns In 1883 and 1880. He was the regu-
la catcher, handling the curves Of Keefe.
WEIGH. Crane, O'Day and others with SUI
perb skill. His throwing to bases has never
been excelled, while he was terrific bats
man and 8 crafty. speedy base runner.
sides catching he was able to play any
other position on the team. On several oc-
casions he even entered the pitchers box
to help out In th~se days there We're only
point OF ability-Charley Bennett of the
Bostons and Mike Kelly. But Ewing was
a more finished artist than either and was
also captain of the greatest ball team of
the period Ewing never knew what IL
meant to be incapacitated until one day In
the spring of 1892 he went UP into the wilds
of Connecticut to play an exhibition game
with the New Yorks. It was showing and
the wind was cold and raw. Ewing made
a quick throw to second base and some
thing snapped in his shoulder. He left the
game thinking that he had wrenched his
arm, but he never fully recovered the use
of 1.-THE whip afterward, which practically
put him on the shelf. When he got through
In New York he went to Cincinnati where
he had fair success as manager of the etam
under John T. Brush. But, like other Gin
cinnati managers, he soon threw up the
job and retired, his health then beginning
to fail. Ewing received $4,000 in salary at
one time and during the Brotherhood revolt
in 1890 he declined an offer of $4,000 made
to him by John B. Day and Joseph Gordon.
He has property In the west and is not In
need of assistance.
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MARCH OF SIXTH BATTERY.
Gen. Lee Says That the Men Are In
Splendid Condition.

The Secretary of War has received re-
port from Brig. Gen J. NJ. Lee. command
ing the Department of Texas, in regard to
his special inspection Of the 9th Battery Oh
Field Artillery, which recently marched
from Fort Riley, Kan, to Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Tex.
81 find" said Gen. Lee, 1.-The men and
horses In good condition, except that nVe
of the latter are on sick report. but probably
these will under the treatment they are
now receiving, be fit for service in a snort
time. AS shown on drill the horses are ac-
tive, and in no respect unnt for duty: J I ne
men without exception are in splendid
physique, and the long march, which APP
pears to have been conducted with the Ut
most care, has been of benefit to both men
and horses.
Everything essential to the comfort of
the command was provided and there is no
complaint of any defect or neglect. from
my ca sual observation upon arrival here OF
the battery and subsequent nVesagat!oh'
the condition of the battery upon lis ar
rival al Fort Sam Houston was practically
the same as l now find it upon more Tor
mai inspection. OF course, the horses are
generally without surplus flesh. which Or
dinarily, as in this case, is all the better
for active work. A few of these for duty
(not including the five sick horses), are
somewhat thin. but even they are fit for
battery service as practically demonstrated.
The statement that the men were sorry
appearing set'-their clothing in tatters;
that the men were 'haggard and lean. and
that the horses resembled moving skele-
tons is sational. misiead ding and with
out substantial foundation
1T is pertinent to say that in my opinion
the officers and men of the 9th Battery
should be commended for the most sue
cessful and longest march ever made by
single battery in the United States, instead
of being disparaged by widespread publ Ia
ton through newspapers of transparent
falsehoods The battery commander, Capt.
George w. Gatchell. Artillery Corps. Is es-
pecialiy deserving of commentator for the
care of men and horses and other good
Judgment exercises on the long march.
President Roosevelt recently sent a letter
of commentator to Capt. Gatchell. COM
manding the 9th Battery. in which he said:
II desire to congratulate you and the men
of your battery on the successful march
of over 1000 miles from Fort Riley. Kan,
to Fort Sam Houston. Tex.
1T is by such military exercises as you
have just conducted that the training, en-
durance and discipline of the officers and
men of our army, well as the endurance
of the animals and carriages, are tested
The more frequently our army can be ex-
ercised under service conditions, the better
ii will be for the service. Every such
march as this represents real stride in the
direction of putting our army on footing
which will make it efficient in time of war"
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FOOT BALL COMMITTEE
DID GOOD WORK.

The American intercollegiate foot bali
rules committee has taken a long step to-
ward the reform of the game, it, in fact, 1t
cannot be said to be actually accomplished.
The formal adoption of the new code has
been put off for two weeks. but the changes
tentatively made are almost sure to be &C
cepted. Even the extremists cannot but be
So tisfled with the drastic changes proposed,
particularly In the matter of brutality ana
foul play, against which the chief hue and
cry was raised. The committee realized the
urgent and compelling need for radical ac-
ton, and its findings were such as to sat
isfy all fair-minded persons that 1t was SIN
cere in the effort to so remodel the game as
to eliminate the evil features, while retain
ing as far as possible all that was good all
that was essential to the best of intercoi-
legiate sports Foot ball must surely be
played at Harvard next fail. The game
has been saved ANY evasion of the rules
will be practically impossible hereafter. SO
stringent will be the rules that instead or
there being a premium in little bit OF
holding, little bit of off-side play, little
bit of starting before the ball Is put In play,
little bit of roughing, the reverse will be
the case These little evasions which did so
much to bring the sport into disrepute will
now be a distinct menace to the eleven
which tries to employ them In jeopardizng
the game. There is little doubt that the
technical side of the game, for which less
was accomplished on Will pe
proved quite as much as the ethical side be-
fore the committee has completed its Ia
| bors. Altogether the committee can be
congratulated on what has been done. 1t
was an earnest of its sincerity to meet the
demand for radical changes. II will be q
new and reformed foot ball that will be
played next fall. but game that will still
retain those characteristics which make II
| so popular with players and onlookers. 1t
| will still be a strenuous game. even rough
game. but 1t will be free from those dis
| agreeable and disgusting features which
| even the warmest friends of the sport de-
cried
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i. M. C. A. February Bowling Dates.

The February schedule for the Y. NJ. c..
A. bowling league, consisting of ten Ave
men teams. is announced by Assistant
Physical Director Herman as follows:
February Gould against Macdonald.
February 2-Robinette against Bontz.
February 3-Hamner against Hilton.
February 6--Gordon against Depenbrock.
February Gould against Robinette.
February S-Hamner against Bontz.
February 9-Caldwell against Macdonald.
February 10-Nyman against Hilton.
February 13-Gordon against Bontz.
February 14-Hilton against Depenbrock.
February 15-Robtnette against Nyman.
February 16-Gou,d against Gordon
February 17-Hamner against Macdonald
February 20-Caldwell against Deepen
brock.
February 21-Bontz against Hilton.
February 23-Gordon against Nyman.
February 24-Robinette against Hammer.
February 27-Caldwell against Gould.
February 2S-Depenbrock against Macdon-
aid.
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Last Day of Big Auto Races at
0rmond Beach.
DARRACQ CAR PROTESTED
Owner of Stanley Steamer Makes
Technical Objection.
ARCANUM BOWLING AVERAGES
st. Louis Magnate Denies Chicago
story-"Kid" Sullivan Fights To-
night-Catcher Ewing Dying.

ORMOND, Fla, January 29.-F. Z. stan
ley the builder of the Stanley steamer
aroused considerable surprise yesterday by
protesting the 200-horsepower Darracq car
The protest is based on the ground that
this machine has no differential. 1t Will not
keep the machine from racing. however.
rs the referee has decided that the ma
chine may race under protest.
The sO-horsepower Darracq car was to
have started in the contest on Saturday,
but when 1t went to the starting point
the foreign drivers protested and declared
that they would not start if the Darracd
machine were in the race. 1t was finally
withdrawn.
Mr. Stanley's action in protesting the Oar
Tacq car was the chief topic of converse
ton among the automobilists here. Some
thought that the Stanley car should be pro-
tested, on the ground that 1t is freak
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BOWLING AND FEAsTING.
Baltimore Post Office Men Meet Their
Washington Friends.

The Baltimore post office men met the
Washington men on Saturday at the Dia-
mond at ten pins. duck pins and a BAN
quet. Baltimore won at the big pins,
Washington made a clean sweep at the
ducks and both sides were victorious at the
table.
The feast was served by Caterer Allshull
in the banquet hall of the Diamond for the
Baltimore post office boys in honor of their
guests. Mr.. Joe Hastry was POSTMASTER
and chairman. Mr.. Charles l.. Seybold
sang several German songs and Mr.. Nick
Marston did some fine clog dancing.
Hnre the scnres of the games.
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rore around the New England metropolis.
A boy of the same type as Sullivan about
answers the Boston lads description. ana
when the two face each other tonight II
win be real example of Greek meeting
creek.
The kid left last night on the express
for Boston, and arrived there early this
morning He is in good shape and antici-
pates little trouble in being returned q
victor Sullivan will come home immedi-
ately after his bout with Deshler for his
go with kid Parker In Baltimore before
the Eureka Athletic and Social Club at
Germania Maennerchor Hail. Parker Is q
westerner who has record yard long.
Few of the battles have been anything but
victories for Parker. and he expects this
weeks battle to be of little bother to him.
Sullivan is of the same opinion One is
surely wrong. and the contest Will prove
interesting.
Joe Cans left on the same train as did
the Washington Lad. He and the kid are
fast friends, and the champion will In all
probability. act as the kids chief adj
wiser tonight.
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ROYAL ARCANUM BowLERs.
Oriental Team Now Leading, With
Good Margin Over Kismet.

With high set and high game in team
averages and high game and high set in in
dtvidual averages. the Oriental team of the
Royal Arcanum Bowling League Is at pres
cut leading the league. In order that no
chances might be taken this team also has
the individual low set and low game scores.
BY winning five OF the six games played with
kismet In one week and following II by
taking two out OF three from National. this
team strongly intrenched Itself in the lead,
from which IL will be difficult for the re-
manning teams to Gust II.
The season in this league has not been
as successful as anticipated. owing to ,--e
uncertainty respecting the team OF Dis
trict Council. which necessitated a make
shift schedule during the first series. and
tne non-appearance OF the team after the
complete schedule had been adopted had a
tendency TO disorganize team work
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Fine Rifle Scores.

Some flne scores were made at the meet
ing last night of the National Capital Rife
and Revolver Club at their range in the
armory of the Minute Men. Dr. Hicks
U. s. A.; Capt. E. ]. Waterman and Lieut.
w. Milton Farrow were high men at the
twenty-five-yard distance. On the Creed
moor target. possible twenty-five In I'VE
shot, the latter scored twenty-three to the
twenty-five each of the others. The win
ners in the rife competition at twenty-five
yards were Major c. 8. Wheeler, DIR. KEN
ball and Mr.. Farnham. The two latter shot
twenty-five caliber rifles with miniature
cartridges of smokeless powder, five grams
in each she'll.