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The Washington times., 1906-05-07
Something Is Wrong
With BOStOn'S Team
Lacks Proper Winning Sprit--SeIbach and
Graham Weak-Change in Tune After
WaShingtons Third Victory

be a tremendous help at present Gra-
ham is doing the backstop work but IS
by no means brilliant. and the seif-con-
stituted advisers OF the team are howl
ing for Collins 70 give Peterson. another
younESter, chance to see what he can
do in filing the hole behind the bat
Peterson, they claim. would very prob
ably do as well as Graham. and might
do better. So far. Collins has refused
TO make change. but will very likely
be compelled 10 do so in the near fu-
ture.
Roasting Selbach.
Selbach heads the batting order, and IS
being roasted for not making good with
the stick. His hit in the unfinished game
of Saturday was the only one he made
|, in the series with Washington. He
scored no runs. drove in none, and the
only time he reached first in a full game
was on base on balls. and then he did
not accomplish anything The strategy
boards are yelling for a change in the
batting order which will not leave Il a
sure bet that the first man up for BOs-
ton is going 10 be put out
Most Of the Boston pauers ara talripo-
charitable view OF the Situation and
advising the fans to hold off IN tbalr
knocking until the season has zdvanced
IItIe more They remind the fans
that collins has developed peunant win
ners. and has never done real badly
since he has had the team. and mis- afff
luae or the baseball writer's has done
much 20 quiet what would otherwise ne
roar from the disEruntled
Al the same time. the Boston scribes
% are Iully aware OF the weaknesses of
the OUTFIT. and are telling Collins II is
hausted.
Now Appreciate Washington.
Also. the Boston writer's are beginning
TO wake up 10 the fact that Washing
ton won three games from their nets
because it played excellent basebau
Ihere were bad errors-rank ones-but
the men who made them more than
atoned 70. their mistakes by pulling
Off plays which were little less than
startling At the bat. II was no sc
or winning of three or four lucky birs
In every game Stahis bunch hIt he
Ddli often and hard and won on their
merits Umpire Sheridan. to the con
uary. Notwithstanding
Two severe dsseats adrninfsfAra5 ~
tne Athletlcs CO used the Boston paouIa
70 rather look Gown on the Nationals
~ was rather amusing To read the ac-
counts IN some OF the Boston papers
OF the first game here Little credit
was given Washington for winning on
the other hand. the critics soa ked il 10
boston Tor losing 10 such a bunch of
misfits. The next dav IL was adnitre5
that Washington furnished pretty good
pan. ana less was said about Boston
losing through carelessness- After the
third straight victory the bean-earing
baseball sharks completely reversed the
position they took In discussing the first
victory, said Washington was a good. /
hard hitting. fast fielding aggregation
and no club in the league need be ,
ashamed to be bumped by It. When
you ask these diamond wisenheimers.
now, what they think Of the Capitalites
The cheering words they pour into your
ear about their being Of first division
caliber are certainly a great comfort.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

Programs have been sent out for the
seventh annual tournament of the New
Jersey State Golf Association. to be held
at the links of the Morris County Golf
Club May 81, June l and 2 The qualify
ing round will be at eighteen holes and
will include the annual team match. The
first sixteen viii keep on for the cEam-
plOnship cup and the next three siXteeRs
Tor prizes There will be four beaSen
eight prizes. The championship cup is
a new one. 10 be in play until won out
by entries from one club. The former
cup. after being in play for six years,
was won out last spr-ng by the Mont
clair Golf Club. Allan y. Kennaday
won it twice and John NJ Ward for the
final time
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

The new owners Of Idle Hour Farm.
Macon, Ga, have leased the stallion
Lecco, 2:0924, by Bonnie Boy.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

Wasnington at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston
Detroit at Cleveland
49,. st. Louis at Chicago.
washington at New York fonaoTTc5vg
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

The Road Horse Association. of New
ark, N J., have decided on May IS for
their annual parade
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

John Shilhnglaw. the New England
trainer. is at New Haven with the Dillon
string Of harness racers
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

AMI therefore lost the 1hance to- meet meet
McGarry.
AMATEUR ATHLETICS.
Il $3.50 silver cup was awarded the
winner Of the Marathon race at ST.
Louis last week.
Guy Hutchinson. of Yale. has been Sc
cured by the football management to act
as amherst Football coach next year.
Syracuse University VIII send junior
; collegiate eight to the American Regat-
Ia. which will be held here. Nav %. and
the single scUll event.
TRoTTING.
The $1,000 trot at Columbus. Ohio. has
forty-four entries.
The dam of Tiverton, 2:Onz. is in foal
10 Gregory the Great
After having years Iet-up ii has
been determined TO race Prince AtheI
III, 2.i4
Some Of the weI-posted horsemen ex-
pect Hal c, 2:lo. TO pace in 2;e4 this
season.
The new club house and grand stand
at the Wheaton, Ill, track are nearly
completed.
II X Devereux. OF Cleveland. Ohio.
reports that the book OF John A Nc
kerron IS full.
Henry liter has nineteen head at
Readville- Among the lot are several
very promising youngsters.
It has been decided to breed Joan.
2:l4H. by Joe Patchen, 2:0124. 10 Rey
Direct, 2:10.
One Of the latest mares 10 be bred TO
Chimes Is Lynn Bourbon, 2.l75t. team
record, 2:16l4.
Since AllersOn. 2.05Ik. has been
changed to the trOtting gait he has been
showing miles in 2-20.
DR.. F. II. Hicks Allegan. Mich, has
purchased the stallion Legal Test, 2:2g24.
by Electoneer.
Al Thomas has started from Omaha.
Neb., for Wheaton, ILL., with q stable OF
seventeen harness racers
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

Twas suffering greatly from a cancer
GUS ulcer on my left breast, which had
begun to eat, and at times would dis
charge very offensive matter III
knew the trouble was hereditary as an
only sister, my mother and two Of her
Eisters died Of Cancer. am fully sat
listed would have gone the sameWayl
but for S. S. s., which cured me.
Bolton, Mo. MRS. j. CASSELL
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
GOLF NOTES.

Today the championship OF the Eng
lish Ladys Golf Union-the national
championship-will begin on the mems
links of the Burnham and Borrow Golf
Club, Somerset. England. There is
large entry. but Miss Rhona Adair and
Miss Lottie bod will be absentees.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

Ballenger's work at first is faster than
in former seasons. and he is hitting the
ball Just as hard. Sixth has n mighty
valuable man in her hrst-sacker.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

An open golf tournament has been ar
ranged in connection with the centen-
NAL of the town of Meriden, Conn.
which will be in progress from June 10
TO Is. The tournament will start on
Wednesday, June 13, with an eighteen
hole qualifying round, three sets of six
teen to keep on at match play for win
ner's and runner-up prizes. In addition,
each beaten eight Will start again for
prizes. and there will also be a handi-
cap. The Meriden Golf Club has com
Inodious clubhouse and fine nine-hOle
course within ten minutes by electric
cars from the center Of the city. The
round is 2.700 yards. bogcy IS and par y.
The amateur record is &c and the profes-
sional 49, The entries close for the quail
ifying round on June u. with Edward
Tredennick, Meriden, Conn.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

was defeated recently Nv Dick HvIand
Snt therefore lost the raance to meet
MCGarry.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
Old SORES 915es 4n esE5zs 15AP

sore or ulcer does not heal and shows becoming
should
cancer 1t ordinary and
treatment such with simple ve plaster
that the place will heal but the
od and cannot be reached by external remedies
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
Calls Attention to New Rule.

The committee calls attention especial
" 70 the new rule. which provides that
mo Metropolitan Golf Association player
is eligible to compete from scratch in
the handicap events Of this association.
or in the handicap events at the open
or invitation tournaments given by clubs
belonging to this association. unless his
rame appears on this list But players
not listed. who may wish TO compete IN
handicap events during the season, may
obtain ratings and have their names
added 20 this list by applying through
their club Handicapped, or direct TO the
association handicap committee All
such players are advised 10 apply I'M
lnediately. as additional ratings VIII not
be given without careful consideration
The object of this rule is to compel
players who compete in open and invl-
tation association handicap events 10
obtain ratings or else go from scratch.
1t is eminently unfair 10 the players
who are carefully rated to allow others
10 compete on guess handicaps allotted
on the tee. At some of the events last
year 25 per cent of the starters in handl-
cans We're unrated and asked for handi-
cans at the eleventh hour. II IS inn
possible to rate players properly on such
short notice.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

I6-IJn. AIteT awhile the deadly
poison begins to eat into the sur
rounding flesh and the ulcer
spreads rapidly, becoming more
offensive and alarming until at
last the sufferer finds he is afflicted
with Cancer. Cancerous ulcers
often start from boil, wart, mole
or pimple, which has been bruised
or roughly handled, showing that
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
BALL . GOLF RACING BOXING ROWING ATFIFIICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Of Yesterday,s Gsmes
Games Today.

Shicaso' S. Cleveland. 0.
St Louis, 5; Detroit, 3.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

Uncle Nick Young. who is an almost
constant attendant at the league games
when the American League leaders are
not home. said Friday: II ike the
pitching Of that boy KOehler-Calvary
looks pretty good TO me"
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

Al Thomas has started from Omaha.
Neb., for Wheaton, ILL.,, with 3 stable Of
seventeen harness racers
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

Jimmy Kerr is too good a man to be
on the bench. waiting for his turn TO
occupy the box. Kerr is one Of the best
of the local outhelders- and as a sticker
he classes with the top nOtchers.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
Standing of The Clubs.
TODAY'S AMATEUR GAMES.
G. P. o. League.

G. P o. League.
Blanks Us. Pressmen-
Capital City League.
Columbia A c. VS. Arlington
CHURCH LEAGUE.
Ninth vs.. Foundry Methodist.
Standing Of the Clubs.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

Il $50 silver cup was awarded the
winner Of the Marathon race at ST
Louis last week.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
Other Handicaps.

ready mentioned VINO are HdHuiCdppSo
up 10 C. inclusive;
Fy,srr-Robert Abbott, Max Behr, Archie
SI-eharn Percy r. Payne I'd. Archie NJ.
Reid. Frank O. ReinharJ. John NJ
Ward. Robert c. Watson, jr-, and Har-
old Wilcox.
Five-Louis P. Bayard. jr., j: B.
Baker. Amos T. Dwight, DevereuX En-
net. r. a Freeman. d. 3. Fuller. jr-.
Howard J. Gee. Harry Holllns, Jr-, Alien
=. Kennaday. Oswald Kirkby, Douglas
Laird. Louis Livingston, 5, II. Lockett,
Donald McKellar. T. w Menzies, John
Noller. ir.. A. s. Morrow. w. A. Muir
cock. F NJ Olyphant, tr., Dwight Part
ridge. Ralph Peters, ir-, p A Proal,
John Reid. jr.. J. NJ Rhett. Arden NJ.
Robbins, w NJ Sinclair. 6. j. Sullivan,
" T. West. Marshall Whitlatch, H F.
Whitney. and q. o. Winston.
Six-G. H Barnes. A z. Barron, D. Ii
Rarrows. S. d. Bowers, r. Brooks, Z.
r. brown. Clark Burnham. w c Car
negie. A. De Witt CochraRe, William
Collier. l.. H Conklin, b w Corkran.
+. NJ. Daley, Roy De Raismes, j. 6.
Dettmer. jr.. c. A. Dunning, w J
Evans. J. D. Foote. G. X. Fullerton. w
/. Glenney, W. l. Gunther, Charles
Hitchcock. jr. w. l. Hicks. T. Hoyen-
den, H Jaffray. jr.. ]. A. Janin, +. .
Jennings. p. n. Jennings, E s Knapp,
r. y. Iaphann. A II. Larkin, L. p Mey-
ers. A. L. Norris. G. w. O'Connor, I. i.
Reid. W. B. Rhett, r. Russell. Chad
wick f. Sawyer. c. T. Stout. J. L. Tay-
lor. Wyatt Taylor. w. r. Thurston. G.
p Tiffany J. 3. Turner. jr., Paul Wa
ternan. NJ. Waters. J. II. p. Wharton.
A. c. Wheeler, E Wilder, jr., and II. X.
WorthinSton
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

Guy Hutchinson. of Yale, has been Sc
cured by the football management to act
as Amherst's football coach next wear
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

Fifth and Metropolitans look stronger
than last year; Sixth is 30 per cent bet
Ter. and If the Ninth Street management
could plug uD a few gaps, the league
would be pretty well balanced.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

Syracuse University VIII send a Junior
collegiate eight to the American Regat-
IA. which will be held here. May % and
also enter James A Ten Eyck. jr.. in
the single scull event
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
Capital City Leaene

Blanks VS.. Pressmen.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

Clear and Pomeroy Of Calvary are
neldlnS in their usual good form. and
Bishop of Foundry still has his speed
ana shifuness on the bases Doc has
not found his batting eye vet, but Clear
and BISHOP are lining EN- out.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
CHURCH LEAGUE

Columbia A c. VS.. Arlington.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-21

Dredging the Manchuria out, is one
of the plans which have been discussed
for saving her. 1t is thought by some
that the only way to get her safely into
deep water is to dredge out a channel
through which she may be towed. The
steamer is worth at least two million
dollars, and the owners would naturally
be willing to pay very large sum for
saving her. The dredger Pacific is
here, and engineers have discussed the
practibility of using her to deepen a
water way to the ocean from where
the stranded steamer lines.
The principal difficulty in the way of
such plan is the heavy sea. The pro-
blem of working a dredger on the
windward side of the island where
heavy surfs are nearly always coming
on, is very different one from dredg-
ing on a lea shore like that of Homo
lulu harbor, and it is doubtful whether
dredger could be worked at Rabbit
island.
Another objection to the plan is that
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-21
FOR A LIGHTHOUSE
At MAKAP
COMMERCE
ERECTED AT MAKAPUU POINT-CAPTAIN sLATTERY
GEsTs BY WHICH MATTER MAY BE HAsTENED-Mc-


The Chamber of Commerce met this
afternoon at 2 o'clock to consider the
building of lighthouse on Makapuu
Point. All of the trustees were pre-
sent as was also Captain Slattery who
was present at the request of the
Chamber, as he is the government Off
cial in charge of the engineering work
of the islands.
President Giffard asked Captain Slat-
terry to make statement in regard to
his position and what steps should be
taken.
Captain Slattery stated that it would
take about one year for the work to
be begun and it would require six or
eight months to build. He suggested
that the Chamber of Commerce write
to the Lighthouse Board and ask If
some of the red tape cannot be done
away with. He was poweriess to do
A resolution was passed to the effect
that the committee on HarbOrs pre-
pare letter to the Lighthouse Board
asking that the Board do away with
much of the red tape so tnat the work
on the lighthouse be hurried.
1t was suggested that Secretary to
the Delegate, Mcclellan be instructed
to call on the Board and personally
urge the work on behalf of the dele
gate.
The following letter is what led the
chamber to meet this afternoon;
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-21

The representative of The Star who
has just returned by automobile from
the Manchuria, thus summarizes her
present position, condition and pros-
poets:
In the opinion of seafaring peonIe
and even of officers of the vessel bar-
SELF there is little hope Of saving the
D D. Manchuria. Aside from the very
dangerous manner in which the vessel
lies on the hard coral reef, of the Wal
manalo reef, she is aground in a 1A,st
perllous position, Unless there ba
marked charges I'm the weather tbo
doom of the vessel seems certain Tho
prevailing weather at this time of the
year Is northeast trade and a north
easterly swell. This character of wind
and sea catch the vessel broadside
and instead Of her being eased in anv
way, the tendency is to force her hard.
er aground.
Ihe vessel had at $3.50 D. m. today
oeeh ashore 80 hours. She has been
pounding and striking the reef aIn,ost
continually. That some indication of
her frame being injured has NOT beon
SHOWN in a most marked manner
SHOWS what splendid, stauncb vessel
she is. UP to shortly before noor +o.
uay the vessel was making water Il,
compartment No. in the biIpes nra+
drop of water had reached anv 90
the cargo which is stored in thar com
Partment. The water was nor gain-
ing on the craft in the least and tbo
'nree teet Of water wh,ch had accr-
mulated in that commandment no,Ia
'e bumped out without any trouble.
But the thing that is indicative ar
the perilous situation of the vessel is
the manner in which sne mounds ana
strlkes on the reef. She is aeround an
pi"ctIcdlly an even keel from stem IA
STERN But midships and directly nm
derneath the Compartment IL II.
the engines are located, is a patch of
nara coral. This hard bottom is slow
~ and surely wearing through the hot
tom or the craft The coral na+ch
"hlch seems to be the hardest point
Oh winch she rests, acts as a sort of
pivot Her bow and stern are annar-
ehtiy IN soft coral and sand and as
lhe sWells cause the vessel to rise and
tal' she swings slightly to and fro
showing that those sections of the
vessel are not hard aground. With
the tremendous weight of the vessel
resting on this hard substance and
continually being raised slightly by
the waves and then dropped on to the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-21

hard coral, only one thing can result,
and that is that the magnificent vessel
will sooner or later buckle. Her prob
able fate will be that she will fill one
compartment after the other and grad
ually settle down in the water.
So far as her breaking UP" is con-
cerned, there is no danger whatever
that such a thing will occur at the
present at least. She can stand the
strain upon her indefinitely, probably
ten days or two weeks, and possibly
longer But should the weather be-
come rougher and harder, swells come
in, she may not be able to stand the
strain for so long. Every time the
vessel hits the bottom she trembles
and shakes all over. She doas rot~
move up and down forward and AFT
but she rolls from side TO side. When
she heels over far enough to strike on
the port bilge keel a hard shock that
shakes the vessel from stem to stern
passed through her. She has not been
striking on the starboard bilge. -
There is Of course slight chance
that the vessel can be saved, but it is
pretty slim chance. The tendency of
the weather is to drive her further and
harder on the reef The vessel how
has the use of only her starboard en-
gine and this engine does not work
right all of the time.
The jarring and shaking cracked the
mainstem pipe on the port side. that
engine being put out of commission at
o'clock this morning. The starboard
engine works on her foundation about
an inch to an inch and half when the
vessel strikes and grinds on the bot
tom.
There are not vessels here that can
furnish the necessary power to pull
the Manchuria off and the only chance
is that she might be able to put out
heavy kedge anchors and use her
steam winches to draw herself off. She
is cut down one-half now in the
amount of power that she has avail
able, and it is a question how much
longer that engine will be serViceable
1t is doubtful If she can winch herself
off by the use of the kedge anchors
There are no high powered vessels
available now to put lines on the yes
sci to try and pull her off. And by
the time any such craft do arrive, the
vessel may have pounded herself to
such an extent that it will be useless
to try to get her off.
None of the theories that have been
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-21

the steamer might not last long enough
as she lies. 1t might take many weeks
to do the necessary dredging, and in
the mean time the constant hammering
of the ocean is likely to break UP the
steamer.
1t is said that the owners are afraid
of the unloading proposition because
the steamer might capsize as soon as
she was light enough. With her keel
resting heavily on the bottom, it is
said, as soon as she lightened enough,
and would then be worse off than ever.
and would then be worseoff than ever,
For these reasons, it is said, the only
hope for the vessel is that she can be
pulled off just as she is before the
seas do serious injury to her bot
tom.
This morning one of the agents of
the dredger Pacific went to the wreck
with Klebahn Of the steamship, with a
view to investigating the dredging
proposition. This is believed to be the
main scheme now under consideration
for saving the Manchuria
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-21
Are Packing
Their Grips
THE OFFICERS AND CREW OF
THE MANCHURIA ARE GATHER
ING UP THEIR BELONGINGS.

At noon today the officers and crew
of the Manchuria began packing thelD
belongings to be readS to leave the
vessel whenever ordered.
This does not mean that they will
leave at once, or soon. Captain Saun-
ders says that he will remain with the
ship as long as there is the least hope
of saving her.
He points affectionately and proudly
to the fact that the Manchuria is a
magnificently built vessel to stand the
pounding that she has been undergoing
for the past twenty-four hours AT
frequent intervals the helpless vessel
is caught by wind and sea and given
terrific battering. Resting as she is
on a pivot of hard coral, the heavy
seas at times break over her decks and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-21
Was Insured
In London
"A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE IN
sURERs IS COMING HERE BY
VENTURA SAILING THURSDAY.

The Manchuria was insured in Lon
don. Just what the amount of the in
surance is, is not known here.
A representative OF the insurers from
San Francisco is coming by the Ocean
ic Steamship Ventura, which sails on
Thursday, and If the owners, abandon
the vessel to the insurers, to look after
the efforts to save the vessel.
There has been a question in some
minds whether the Manchuria was
owned by the Pacific Mail Steamship
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-21
ROWLAND
DISAGREES
WITH KELLOGG

superintendent of Public Works Hol-
loway and Governor Carter had at long
conference this morning in the execu-
tive chamber over Engineer Howland's
report on the report of Engineer KEEL
logg on the Nuuanu dam. Rowland
disagreed in his report with many of
the conclusions of Kellogg, and in a
lengthy typewriter report to the head
of the department he set forth his
reasons for not accepting the conclu-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-21
Honolulu, August 21, 1906.


W. M. Giffard, President Chamber of
Commerce.
Dear Sir: The disaster which has be-
fallen the fine steamship Manchuria
with it's great pecuniary loss, en-
phasizes the great Importance and
necessity of some action being taken to
hasten the early construction of lights
and lighthouses on the dangerous points
on these coasts, for which an appro-
priation has already been made by
Congress.
The fact that the disaster to the
Manchuria touches us personally is our
excuse for urging upon this Honorable
body that some immediate steps be
taken to accomplish the work for which
the funds are at this time available in
order to avoid a repetition of the pre-
sent great disaster.
We do therefore recommend in the
interest of ships and shipping that the
Chamber of Commerce Immediately
take some appropriate and fit action in
the premises tending to bring about the
completion of all lighthouse work here
at the earliest date possible.
Yours very especially,
H. HACKFELD & co.
A resolution was introduced by Trus-
tee e. /. Spalding that hereafter news
paper representatives be allowed at
the meetings. 1t was unanimously
carried