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The upper Potomac. off Georgetown. was
a veritabe beehive all day yesterday. with
preparations for the big regatta in full
swing. Boats and crews were pouring in
from early morning Until late at night. and
at the boat houses all was hustle and ex-
element. There was a large and interested
crowd on hand all day and the merits.
chances and condition of the competitors in
the seventeen events were gone over most
infinitely. The Aqueduct bridge was fairly
we'll crowded by the enthusiasts wishing to
draw line on the different crews in their
practice SPINS The early birds suffered
somewhat of disappointment, however, as
few of the boats were rigged in time for a
morning spin.
Two freight cars loaded with boats came
in over the Baltimore and Ohio as early as
3 O'Clock this morning. This load COM
prsed the boats of all the Philadelphia and
Baltimore crews. with but one or two ex-
ceptlons. An entire carload was attached
to the train at Baltimore, and they were all
carted to the boat houses at break of day.
The Atlantas CT New York were one of the
unfortunate crews, their boat for some I'M
accountable reason having been delayed.
The men in tow of Co ches Mule hey and
Marley the German champions who won
the Kaiser cup year ago, were at the Ana
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ALL VISITING CREWS
. GET OUT FOR A SPIN

Ottawans out to lead the field in their
race They are a strong. husky-iooklnS
crew, and their bodysw.ng gave drive
to the shell that sent 1t off with jump at
every catch. They were using about a
thirty-two or thirty-three stroke. and did
not seem to mind the trip over the course
a little bit. They have come all this way
determined to capture the four-oareo
event. and are enthusiastic. over their
chances. There were lots of badges ex-
changed with the foreigners as they came
well equipped with club colors.
Club Colors Everywhere.
It is one of the curious customs of the
followers of the rowing game to carry
with them to every regatta number of
their little club colors, made up into badges,
and the oarsmen vie with one another in
collecting them. On regatta day it is no
strange sight to see a follower Of some
visiting club loaded down with about
twenty different badges to take home as
souvenirs of the regatta.
Tom German, one of the most promising
of the local scullers. went over the course
at dandy Clip. Those who saw him take
the time trial figured him as one of the
most likely candidates for the junior &4ent.
His father, one Of the worlds famous oars
men in the eighties. has been assisting his
son during his preparation for this race.
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lOStan boat house all day, waiting patiently
to indulge in practice spin over the mile
and a half straightaway course. Up to
late hour last evening they were disap-
pointed, however, and they had to put in
their time playing base ball on the lawn
and tossing the medicine ball to keep from
imparing their wind by eating and drink
ing without exercise.
Only Two in the Cold.
All the boats and crews were in quar-
tiers late last night. with but two excep-
lions, these two being the Ariel Rowing
Club of Baltimore and the Ravenswood
Boat Club of Long Island City, N. Y. The
Arels will come in at o'clock this morn
ing over the Baltimore and Ohio. and the
Ravenswoods will be the last to arrive at
o'clock this afternoon. All those assigned
to the Analostan house were quartered yes
terday afternoon with the exceptions noted
the eight-oared shell of the AtaIantas.
Those auartered at the Analostan house
are the Union Boat Club of New York, the
Wyanoke Boat Club of New York, Friend
ship Boat Club, Metropolitan Rowing Club
Seawahaka Boat Club. Sheepshead Bay
/ Club and the Palisades Boat Club.
At the Potomac House the West Phila-
delphia Boat Club, the Virginia Boat Club
of Richmond, the Vesper Boat Club, the
Montrose Boat Club. the Pennsylvania
Barge Club. the Malta Boat Club, Ottawa
elors' BARGE Club were all quartered early
yesterday morning. In the afternoon the
remaining four clubs-the First Bohemia
of New York, the Nassau Boat Club of
New York the New York Athletic Club
and the Nonpare1 Boat Club-were all
installed. There was not the least confu-
sion in handling the boats. and they were
all racked and labeled conveniently in the
order in which they will be used Monday.
The Potomac House presented busy
scene. and all day there was a murmur of
suppressed excitement that presaged the
coming struggle for aquatic supremacy.
SO smoothly without the slightest hitch
or confusion is a wonder. Mr.. c. d. Davis,
chairman of the transportation committee
was handling the book and supervising
the details. attending the slowing of the
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BASE BALL BOOM
HITS ENGLAND
Enthusiastic Crowds at Every
Game-Many Leagues Now
Being Formed.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON, August %. 1906.
Base ball has evidently caught on in Eng
land and the founders of the Base Ball
League are pleased with the result of
their initial tournament that they have
started a cup competition, too They be-
gan with many misgivings. but when the
first league series closed on Saturday, Au-
gust II, every member of the committee
wore a smile that was expansive enough to
make an ordinary suit. The struggle for
the cup-which is to be fought for on
league principles-is being eagerly antici-
pated The teams were very evenly
matched.
From this it will be seen that two clubs
have tied for first place and two for third;
though. as Legion began late, and played
only nine matches to ten by their OPP
ponents for the position. they will natural
ly be looked upon the third best team.
Public support has increased as the sea-
son advanced; for, while 800 formed the
early crowd 1900 was an ordinary at
tendance before the tournament ended The
spectators, for their numbers, have been
as keen as any crowd at the National or
American League games in America.
League in London City.
Further evidence that base ball is in IA
vor is shown by the fact that a minor
league of six clubs. called the London
League, has been formed, and next season
there will be five leagues In London alone
The British Base Ball League (the major
organizatiom; the Junior League. Southern
League, London League and Commercial
League. These will be supplemented by
clubs in various parts of the provinces
and in Scotland.
The Scottish League is composed of the
leading clubs in Scotland, and England will
have a Northern. a Midland and a Lam
cashire League, so that there will be plenty
of base ball played in Great Britain when
once next season opens. 1t is generally
acknowledged that the north leads in sport,
so there is no telling how many other
parts of the country will follow suit. In
order to show the games brightest pros
poets, l may mention that among the foot
ball clubs taking it up are: Glasgow Rang
ers Celtic, Queens Park, Patrick Thistle
and Third Lanark in Scotland. English
foot ball will be represented by Newcastle
United, Aston Villa, Motifs Forest, Bury and
Everton. besides Middlesborough, Stockton,
Birmingham. Manchester United. Manches-
ter City and Liverpool. This list includes
the majority of the leading professional
foot ball clubs. Adopted by them, base
ball is sure to flourish and attract large
crowds of people.
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NEW YORK CHAT
OF ALL THE SPORTS
Base Ball, Rowing and Motor
Racing-Pat Dempsey May
Go to Columbia.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 1.-THE winning
squirt made by the New York Americans
during the past week has caused the
Gotham fans to pluck up renewed courage
and now they are pulling hard for a pen
nant to come to the metropolis. The fact
that It may fly from an American League
staff lends all the more interest to the race.
The victories over Washington were all the
more welcome to the New Workers because
of the awful drubbing the Nationals gave
the White Sox at Washington. 1t was this
same drubbing of the fast-fyine Sox by
the Nationals that put new life into the
High,anders and made them feel that after
all the Windy City lads were not invincible
and that the last hope OF a pennant had
not disappeared.
If the Highanders will only keep on play
ing the gilt-edged bali that has marked
their last few games and will quit falling
into the bad ways of the Giants in batting
the umpires. the American League has
chance to win lasting fame and untold
wealth for itself here in this hotbed Of
base BALI
Kicking at the umpire, however, is fast
losing its relish for the fans, and Is any
thing but good for the game In the case
OF the two New York teams, for instance,
McGraw of the Giants has been -on the
field much of the time for being mean to
various umpiresSs Thus the team has been
deprived OF his services. and thus. In the
opinion Of many. New York has been de-
prived of another pennant.
orifath Barred Out.
1t has not been quiteAs bad with Foxy
Clark Grifith. but Just now when his serv-
ices would be helpful CHR has been COM
PEELED to gaze at the proceedings through
a knothole In the fence. Like McGraw. he
has often been expelled from the premises
because of disagreement with the judge
Of play. Grif11th Is viewing the play from
seat in the grandstand because of the
trouble with Umpire Sheridan on Monday.
According to Ban johnson his suspension IL
to be of the indefinite variety. So It is that
the Yanks are practically leaderless just
The action Of President Johnson and
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and the young man has been showing
steady and consistent Improvement. As he
came across the finish line he was doing
SO well that Greer kerns and all the out
of-town contingent on hand watched the
locals favorite at his squirt.
Smith. the junior Sculler of the Vesper
Club. also was out and he looked like a
pretty good youngSter. He has the Jim
Dempsey stroke. and showed up especially
we'll in blade work and the clean manner
of his recovery The four-oared crew of
the Montrose were out for short spin. but
they did not seem to let themselves out
Their captain said. on returning to the
house. that he did not push his men, as he
hoped to have them out again in the even
ing. The men were in good trim, but after
long trip down they did not feel much
like letting themselves out.
Herman Working Hard.
George Herman of the Potomacs, who is
entered in the junior event, was out, and
spent most Of his time in trying racing
starts and spurts. About in the after
noon most of the crews began to get out
and things began to look busy around the
wharves. The Old Dominions of Alexandria
were the first to put in an appearance and
the plucky lads were. given a good send
off: These boys deserve great credit for
entering when they had no way of getting
into race of their own class, and every
one wishes the juniors to make a rafting
fast showing in the senior event.
The Staten Island four was out soon after
the Alexandria crew, and their waterman
ship was extraordinarily clean. Their body
work is not SO good, but they seem to have
power in the boat.
Soon after this all hands went to the
balcony to watch the Crescent Quadruple
crew go out. This style of rowing has be-
come more popular year by year, and now
has established itself firmly upon the rolls.
1t is really more interesting to watch than
the sweeps. and men who have initiated 1t
into fame say that 1t is far above the old
style crew rowing. The New Workers sent
the boat along at a fast clip. and SCENE d
to fall in with the stroke with less trouble
than might be expected. The men all
seemed strong after they returned to the
house, and were full Of life all the after
noon.
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ALL READY FOR
MIDDLE STATES
Thirty-One Crews to Compete
for Handsome Prizes
Notes and News.

Everything Is In readiness for the start OF
the great middle states regatta. which will
be rowed on the Potomac tomorrow over
the upper course-the finish line being
directly In front of the Potomac Boat Club.
The regatta VIII be the largest attended
aquatic event of the year and will prob
ably establish q high-water mark for all
such affairs previously held south of New
York. Greer. probably the greatest OF
American single scullers. is here and In fine
shape. and some famous crews from near
and far will compete for the big cups and
coveted medals
The boat houses on the river have already
assumed rather a holiday appearance. and
there are more oarsmen on the river on
the smooth stretch from the lower bend to
Forty-foot and above than have been seen
In many a day. All of yesterday afternoon
the Aqueduct bridge and vantage points
along the Maryland and Virginia shores
were crowded with people, who were look
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Director of Aquatfcs of Georgetown University.
shells r:gged properly that they could only
take short spin, leaving the bulk of their
work for today
The eleven New York crews spent yes
terday afternoon in getting their boats in
shape and will all be out today.
Today will probably see more racing craft
on the Potomac than have ever been as
sembfed here at one time. Every one of the
visiting oarsmen and local men are going
out for practice, and there will hardly be a
minute during the day that there will not
be at least half a dozen boats going over
the course. Most Of the crews will go out
twice, doing most of their heavy work in
the morning and taking the lightest sort of
work in the afternoon, merely for the pur-
pose of famifiarizing themselves with the
course.
No Danger From the Rock.
A piece of news that was received with
rejoicing in the camps was that Adelaide
Rock has at last been entirely removed. Mr..
Hughes, who contracted several days ago
to remove this menace by dynamite, today
reported that it had been done. This rock
has for years been danger and the cause
of innumerable accidents to pleasure and
racing craft on the river. The Potomac
course, with this obstruction removed, is
one of the finest straightaway courses in
the United States.
The official souvenir program is off the
press and has satisfied all those who have
seen it. The program committee has been
careful to have it exact in every particular,
all information being given in detail. Be
sides, it has lot of other interesting data
and a number of finely printed illustrations.
On the whole 1t makes fitting souvenir OF
one of the biggest regattas ever held in the
United States. 1t will be for sale almost
anywhere tomorrow.
An added feature that will lend interest
- bill iar,t in an
day morning is embodied in an order by
Commodore Welcker of the Corinthian
Yacht Club. All the boats of this club are
to assemble and form in line of marine
parade I'D the river to the Aqueduct bridge,
when they will take a position on the side
lines and witness the races
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supplies The cellar is certainly well
stocked
Everybody Interested.
A remarkably large crowd of rail BIRDS
gathered at the boat houses and all along
the course. watching with keenest interest
every boat that put out from either the Po-
tomac Analostan house. A number of
these had field glasses~ and some stop
watches, but they were OF little avail. as
none of the crews extended Themselves to
any great extent. and but few of the eigats,
octopedes and quadrupies could get out at
all. The faithful hung on, however, and
were later in the day rewarded.
The Aqueduct bridge was selected as
vantage SpJt, and m. s. of the Gu Sid rs tol-
gregated there Some of the comment was
most interesting, and there was hardly
single entry In any Of the events not favor
ed by some one in the crowd. 1t was quite
as interesting at the boat houses to H. ten
to the claims of the participants I'd Ter
friends There was nothing to 1t. There
simply couldn't be any losers. Every man
was confident that he was going to win.
Their claims are all just ones, TOO. as every
man and every crew are in fine shape, and
not single case of sickness or indispositien
has been reported to date. The Anilostan
crew has shown up particularly strong in
the last few days, and Coach Piaisted u
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Criminals Have Big Ears.
Special Cabiegram to The Star.

BERLIN. September 1.-Before the annual
congress of German anthropologists. at
Gorlitz Prof. Blau. a well-known authority
on diseases Of the ear, read an interesting
paper on TT formation of the ears Of Grim
inals and IL -"tics. Prof Blau has taken
accurate measurements of 1.061 ears. OF
these 255 are the ears of lunatics and 343
those Of male criminals. The examination
moreover. was confined to men of one race
and one country. The professor comes to
the conclusion that in the vast majority of
cases the various parts of the auricle or
external ear, are larger in the case Of
criminals and lunatics than in the case Of
normal persons
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SWEETS TO The SWEET.
London Paper Says Nice Things About
Miss Sutton.

NEW YORK, September 1.-The official
British paper, Lawn Tennis. prints a car
toon of Miss May Sutton in the regular
series that has been running in the maya
zine Accompanying the cartoon Is a lit
tie appreciation which winds up with:
Miss Sutton is born match player and
is possessed of iron nerves. Though we
may almost claim this fair daughter OF
Columbia as native of this country, yet
to America is due the credit Of producing
such a phenomenal player and great as
has been her success up the present, he
would be a bold man indeed who could
prophesy that we have as yet seen Miss
Sutton at the zenith Of her powers'
Miss Sutton was beaten in both the all
England and northern championships by
Miss D. katherine Douglas this year
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The African Elephant.

From the New York Tribune.
The African elephant has always been
held to be inferior In intelligence to the
Indian species. and incapable Of being
trained The Congo authorities, after fall
ing to acciimatize herd OF imported In
dian elephants. are experimenting with the
Indigenous stock. The experiment seems
likely to prove unexpectedly successful.
Twenty eight young elephants are now be-
ing trained. and some of them have al
ready been used with success on railway
works, though they have apparently none
of them been yet educated for as long as
twelve months.
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Prominent Member OF the Crew and One Of
Canatlas Greatest Athletes.
boats, and the manner in which this was
done stands as monument to his fore
sight and ability.
All preparations are practically complete
with the exception of the placing of the
barges for spectators. These will not be put
In place until Monday morning. although
the chairs are already on hand. slowed in
an immense heap just north OF the boat
house.
Everything possible has been done look
ing to the comfort of the guests OF boat
clubs and a peep into the cellar will GER
tainly spread a smile over the faces of the
convivial spirits when they contemplate the
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confident of making fine showing with his
men.
Yesterday was ideal day for rowing
and on every side was heard the comment.
IF Monday is only Ike this" There was
but little wind-not enough to raise more
than a ripple-the water was running
smoothly with but an ordinary current. and
the air was simply perfect. 1t was not
overwarm on the water and not cool
enough to chill the men before they got
going. Those who We're unfortunate
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seemed to be in fine trim. West has Just
SCENE dto be in fine trim. West has Just
returned from the English Henley, where
he did very well, although he lost out In the
finals for the diamond sculls.. Great things
were expected of him when he first started
out In the scuiiing line, and after most
successful season In 1904 he was looked
upon to come to the fore in the following
year. He was hampered by Ill health last
year and could not come up to the expecta-
lions of his friends. He says he Is feeling
fine just now. and Is generally looked upon
to give good account Of himself.
Virginia Boys Fit
The gig crew from the Virginia Boat Club
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800 PM, intermediate eight shells. five
starters.
$40 pm. association singles. eight
starters.
4p.m.. senior doubles. two starters.
4:3O pm. Junior octuple shells, entry.
5p.m., senior Fights. 2 entries.
Notes of the Regatta.
The opening race will be a curiosity.
Twelve scullers in one event will probably
result in grand mx-up.
In the association singles Daily will meet
Klare and they will thresh out the recent
West Point fiascp. The Analostans are act
ing as hosts to the Atalantas and Unions of
New York. Nonpareils of New York. Otta-
was of Canada. Metropolitans of New York.
Arundels of Baltimore and Ravenswood.
The rest of the visitors are at the Potomac
House.
Tickets for the barges issued by the
regatta association, are on sale at Tappan's.
1899 F street: the Riggs House and at the
Potomac boat house.
The sculling races will be features Of the
regatta. Greer will have a hard race to
defeat =Vescessly and Sheperd, as both have
been training hard for this important
event. while the quarter-mile dash will be
hummer. Hoban. the fast Splinter from
New York who has already won this race
twice, will be among the starters.
The Junior eight-oared contest, with five
starters-yespers. Ariels, Atalantas. Poto-
macs and Analostans-Should really be the
hardest race of the entire day. 1t Is among
the juniors that the hardest fights take
place, and this five-cornered encounter
promises to be equal to the best.
Alton P. Tisdel of the Analostan junior
eight holds the training record for this
vicinity. He pulled himself down from 226
to ia in four weeks. Incidentally he has
improved his condition so much that In
stead of fainting at the half mile mark he
remains conscious clear to the Aqueduct
bridge. Coach Plaisted promises to have
him postpone his faint until the finish line
is crossed on the day of the race. AL is
hopeful.
Dore Houston. formerly the crack quar-
ter back of Dickinson. is valued mem
Der of the same crew. He has purchased
four pipes. 100 cigarettes two boxes of
cigars and pound of tobacco. These ar
ticles are at present in storage as Houston,
who hasn't smoked for fully week. has
announced his intention of finishing the
whole supply ulaided, after the Analostans
win" 'Twould be a pity if he had to
swear off for life.
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And a Ridiculous One.

From the Catholic Standard and Times.
1T confess" said Cholly 81 pwefer dean
old England / should like to be a subject
of the king"
Vain longing" retorted Miss Peppfy.
..Of course you could never be anything but
an object"
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Another Shock.

From the Detroit Free Press
Yes" said the waiter. "this cafe b
thoroughly up to date. We cook by electric
ity."
IT'S that sor' said the guest. pointing 70
a platter: then will you please give that
beefsteak another shockr
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Tickets for the barges. issued by the
regatta association, are on sale at Tappan' s.,
1899 F street: the Riggs House and at the
Potomac boat house.
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Everybody Interested.

supplies" The cellar is certainly well