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Trotting Horse Notes.

L.. u.
Robert Brawley hopes to be able to have
in his string for 1906 The Dean, 2:19k and
Marion Wilkes. 2:0Sk-both of which are
believed to be faster than their records.
Doc Garges, the Capitol Hill horseman
who suffered a fracture of the knee in
runaway accident in the summer of 1905. is
beginning to get around again with the AID
OF a cane.
Thomas Linney is driving Oncha WI; es
2:21A. in his business.
Loudoun county promises in the near fu-
ture to be the home of number of fast
horses, as such sires as Red Mock, 2:O7A;
DR.. Bell, 2:19A, and Kushon, 2:19A, are
owned there.
w. ]. Carter of Manchester, Va, has re.
Dare Devil 200.
James Cox of Mount Jackson, Va, has
Kelly, 2:271a, again in his stable. Kelly IS
a full brother of Expressive (3), 2:12%
Commissioner J. D. Yeomans expects to
bring to his Loudoun county farm from
Iowa in the spring a number of promising
youngsters by Parker.
Treasurer SwartZ of the Washington, Al
exandria and Mount Vernon railway, and
an inveterate road rider, is recovering from
a severe attack of rheumatism. Mr.. SWaftZ
has owned number of fast record horses.
The Brightwood Driving Club meets today
to discuss. the election of officers for the
ensuing year and plans for the season or
1906.
Ii Thomas Cannon's plans are not MARIE
he expects to have out this year the fastest
and largest string of PAGERS that ever lett
Washington.
E. NJ Hall will not indulge much In rae
ing the coming summer and fall. but VIII
give all of his spare time to developing the
get of Henry Shepherd.
The Leonardtown (Md) Trotting Assoc
citation announces that it will give trot-
ting meeting in May. The La. Plata (Charles
county, Driving Club hopes to be able 10
dedicate its new mile track May 30.
When the robins nest again Trainer Frank
Thomas will be out with another large
string of trotters and PAGERS.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Joe Cassidy is once more back In WASH
fngton, and can be nightly seen at one of
the different theaters.
Lave Cross took run up to Philadelphia
from his Delaware home last Wednesday.
and told everybody he met that he was
tickled oyer the fact that he was to play
with Washington the coming season.
Laye's health has been unusually good this
winter.
Although President Moves has not sent
out any of the new contracts as yet, he
has already signed Kittredge,. Heyden and
Hardy for next season.
Manager Watkins received check
on Wednesday from the Rochester Eastern
League Club in payment for the purchase
of Charley Moran, sold by Indianapolis to
Rochester. Moran played shortstop for the
Indians last season. Springfield is trying
to buy Dickey and Osteen, and the Peoria
so far Watty has turned deaf ear to all
acknowledgements News.
At the annual meeting of the South At
lantic Base Ball League. held at Savannah,
Ga, schedule was adopted providing for
100 games. The season will open on April 10
and close on September 8.
The drafting of Player Joseph Meyers
by the Philadelphia American League Club
was approved In decision announced by
the national base ball commission
Jas. r. Flanagan, the center fielder, who
played q few league games and some ex-
hibition games with the Pirates last year.
team. whence he came. as all big league
clubs have waived claims to him.
Billy Murray says the new base ball park
at Jersey City win be the largest In the
country. ez6x600 test. Murray has signed
- Grant ~ innelder VINO = In the HAr-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-07
AGE OF PUGILISTs,
Fitzsimmons the Oldest Who Ever AID.
peared in Ring in America.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO. January 6.-Fitzsim-
mons is the oldest man who has ever tal,ar
part in ring contest in this country. He
was born May 20, 1868, and is over forty.
two years old Jem Mace was about fortv-
one when he met Joe Coburn for the heavy
weight championship at Bay st, Louis
while Joe Goss was forty when he lost the
championship to Paddy Ryan. A fighter is
supposed to be at his best between the
ages of twenty and thirty. John L. Sulli-
van held the championship from twenty
three to thirty-four and Jim Corbett from
twenty-six to thirty. Fitzsimmons was
middle-weight champion at twenty-nine.
heavyweight champion from thirty,five to
thirty-seven and light heavyweight cham
pion At forty-one. Joe Cans won the light
weight championship when he was twenty
i've and still holds the title at twenty-nire
Terry McGovern was bantam champion at
the age OF twenty and won the feather
weight title when he was year older, only
to lose 1t at twenty-five.
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KANE SIGNS WITH TOLEDO.
Former Georgetown University Boy
Will PLAY Left Field.

After the repeated efforts of several Of
the minor league and semi professional
teams Of the country last season to Sc
cure the services of William Kane, the
crack left fielder of the Georgetown Uni
versity base ball team, the local boy has put
his name to a contract to play the left field
position for the Toledo, Ohio. team OF the
American Association. Kane has for sew
eraI seasons been classed as one of the
local stars In base ball. He played on the
Georgetown team for four years, and was
always leading factor in the run getting
Of his team by his powerful stick work.
After the college season last year he play
ed with the Commissioners team of the Dis
trict. and the Baltimore and Ohio Athletic
Association team of Baltimore, which was
one of the strongest teams in this part of
the country The Atlantic City professional
team made strong efforts to sign the
Georgetown boy last season, but he would
not enter the professional ranks then.
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TRACK MEN At WORK
Runners Preparing for the Con-
ventiOn Hall Meet.

Relay racing will be the most important
feature of the third annual indoor inter-
scholastic track and field games to be held
In Convention Hall on the evening of Satur-
day, February 81. Four of these races
have already been arranged, and at least
three more will be added. There will be
one relay for the graded school Champion
ship of the District, each boy to run one
lap, and any graded school in the District
is eligible to enter a team.
Three races have been arranged for To-
cal high schools, one between Business and
Eastern, another between Western and
Technical and third between Central and
either Georgetown preparatory or the Bal
timore City College. This will be the first
time the Business School has ever entered
a relay team but with the advantage of its
new gymnasium there are more than q
score of candidates for the Orange and
Blue team training every afternoon.
In addition to the relay races there are
eight regular track and field events on the
program, including the following: 50-yard
run for novices, 5O-yard run, open: 80
yard low hurdles, 60o-yarS novice: half
mile run, open; one mile rum open; run
ming high jump, open, and putting 12-pound
shot, open. All the events will be scratch.
Invitations have been sent to half hun
bred out-of-town schools and assur-
ances have been received from Manager
Foley that the delegations from other cit
les Will be larger than last year. Already
the boys of all the local schools are hard
at work getting in shape for the various
events. There are running tracks in each
of the high schools, and this fact has
brought out the largest number of track
team candidates in the history of high
school athletics. Just now Georgetown
Prep is leading the private schools In the
number of candidates on the track, but IL
is expected that the other institutions of
that class will be more numerously rep
resented than heretofore.
Manager W. H. Foley. at 721 Sth street
northwest, announced last night that entry
blanks would be ready for distribution on
January %.
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GREAT GAME PROPOSED.
Western and Eastern Foot Ball Play.
ers to Meet.

A game that will bring together the great
est foot ball players of the age; that Will
see arrayed for the first time In recent
years a representative team from the west,
against team of graduates of eastern
schools, and the first venture on anything
like a large scale of professional foot ball,
Is the outline of a plan on which w. Martin
Heston. Mchigan's famous half-back, and
pronounced by Coach Yost the greatest
foot ball player the game has ever known,
is working on at present in the middle west.
The game, 1t is now practically certain
will take place in New York on Thanksgiv-
ing day.
"You can bank on one feature of it, says
Heston. 1--WE shall have set of officials
who will be so strict that the least ten
dency to roughness or brutality will be pun
ished more vigorously even than in col
iege game We mean to make professional
foot ball clean sport. Our players will all
be college men, who have learned clean
play. and there will be no deviation from
the strictest Interpretation of the rules.
There is no hope for professional foot ball
without this. We realize 1t and will attend
to that"
Here is the provisional team which he has
lined up to represent the west:
Center-Strathearn, Minnesota.
Guards-Flynn, Minnesota, and McGugin,
Michigan.
Tacklees-curtlS, Mlchlgan, ana Maddock,
Michigan.
Ends-Catlin. Chicago. and Redden, Michi-
gan.
Observation-Disclosures Chicago
Halves--Heston, Michigan, and Findlay,
Wisconsin,
Full-back-Bezdek. Chicago.
Heston has also been doing some work
on the eastern team, although this aggrega-
ton has not progressed 30 far This organi-
cation will be gathered by Dewitt the
great Princeton guard. DAILY OF Harvard
and West Point at quarter: Shevlin OF Yale
and Glaze Of Dartmouth at ends; Hogan or
Glass of Yale to play the other guard posi-
ton from Dewitt: Morley and Weeks OF
Columbia as halves and Smith OF Pennsyl-
vania for lubbock, have been asked to
take part. The center and tackles have
not been picked and some Of the other
members have not yet consented
II Walter Camp can be secured Haston
intends to offer him the position a. coach
Of the eastern team.
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TOURNEY FOR WREsTLERs.
Contests to Be Held at Carroll Insti-
tute January 10.

An amateur wrestling tourney will be
held at the Carroll Institute gymnasium
Tuesday evening, January 16. Entry blanks
for the wrestling bouts have been sent out
to the local institutions, and to those in
nearby cities and towns. and much interest
in the event Is being shown. The entries
for the tourney will close Friday, January
IL, with Instructor Maurice A. Joyce. and
the qualifying for events will take place at
the Carroll Institute gymnasium Saturday
evening, January 13.
Just what events will be held cannot be
told at this time, the entries will first
be classified and the bouts will then be de-
termined. Gold medals will be awarded
to the winners OF the finals. The tourney
wall be held under the sanction of the ANA
teur Athletic Union.
Besides the events in the wrestling tour
ney there will also be athletic contests
open only to Carroll Institute students.
These will include running high jump, run
ming broad jump, goal throwing, Ginning
the bar, potato race open to juniors.
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Humorous Features of the War.

But very sensibly for both factions
there was no turf war at Hot Springs as
ruled at New Orleans and St Louis. Mayor
Belden and Sheriff Williams of Hot
Springs acted as seconds in this pend
ing turf scrap" by enjoining both parties
against any such warfare. And after a
fruitless effort-of a well-known Arkansas
thurman with the state Legislature at Lit
tie Rock TO compel the Western Jockey
Club to lift it's edict of turf outlaws on
him and his horses. the two rival factions
OF Hot Springs held their meetings on sep
arate dates without clashing.
BY this time many ludicrous features had
developed In the war. After Gov. Jeff
Davis of Arkansas had been quoted as say
fng that his friend, the Arkansas turfman,
referred to above, should race on any
track in Arkansas or such tracks should
not race" that matter was quietly shelyed
and no more came of it. And the Western
Jockey Clubs tab of "outlawed' men and
horses grew heavier apace.
Probably the most amusing case of all
these outlaws" so called, that of the
late Capt. S. S. Brown. Like the turf phi
ianthropist that he was, he at once linked
fortunes with the American Turf Associ-
alton and ran some al his horses at City
Park. Straightway he was notified that
the Western Jockey Club had 'outlawed'
him. his horses. his trainer &c, and that
he could not race at Memphis. in which
track he Captain Brown was a heavy
stakeholder.
Those who saw Captain Brown when he
was told that he was an outlaw and
could not race at Memphis, OF which track
he was part owner, say that he said: The
Western Jockey Club. did you say? Who
composes the Western Jockey Club? John
Condor, c. s. Bush and the Cellas eh?
Well they make me tired Call up Stoney
Montgomery at Memphis and tell him am
outfawed from Montgomery Park. will
your" And then the genial Pittsburger al
most doubled up with suppressed laughter.
Latonia Turns the Scale.
In May, however, the secession of the La
tonia Jockey Club from the fold of the
Western Jockey Club was the severest blow
yet given the other body. and the addition
OF the Laton!a track to the others already
controlled by the younger turf body OF the
American Turf Association gave Edward
CorrtGan and his interests much the strong
er array. The gaining Of the Perkins-Ap-
piegate suit over Latonia Jockey Club stock
by the latter was the cause Of this flop
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Automobile Records.
ans Motoring Message.

rfUiii NiUy HI HUturiHB Message
It is freely predicted and expected that
the year 1905 (straight-away) automobile
records for the world, made on the famous
Ormond-Daytona Beach, Fla, will only re-
main as record figures until the coming
meet January % to q. There is little doubt
that every record from one to one hum
bred miles will be lowered, and for the first
time in history two miles In one minute
will be accomplished, and the automobile
will be the vehicle to do this figure.
The present records will be well worth
remembering for comparison. as they were
all done on the Ormond-Daytona beach
The distance, time and holders OF the
records are as follows:
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Motor Skating to Come Next.
1acia1 Cahleprann "a, Tho Star


PARIS, January 6.-Motor skating Is the
latest possibility that is likely to attract
the attention of the sport-loving public in
the new future. The skates, as at present
constructed, weigh about sixteen pounds
and will cost about 800. Each skate is
propelled by motor of one and one-fourth
horse power, sufficient to give the wearer
an opportunity to attain speed of from
six to thirty miles an hour. The gasoline
and accumulators are carried in a belt.
which is strapped around the waist, and
flexible wires connect the belt with the
motors.
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WILL PLAY BELvEDERE A. c.
Corcoran Cadets to Play Crack Balti-
more Basket Ball Team.

The basket ball team of the Corcoran
Cadets will line up against the team repre-
senting the Bevedere Athletic Club Of Bal
timore at the National Guard gymnasium
next Wednesday evening. This will no
doubt be an interesting contest. as both OF
the teams are strong. The Oriole team
claims the championship of Baltimore and
has won every game In which 1t has en-
gagged this season. A wrestling bout to take
place between the halves has been arranged
between Mic Ross and Joseph Turner. The
game will be followed by q dance. Olander
Ross will be the umpire of the contest. The
lineup Of the two teams will be as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-02
A REPRIEVE FOR PATRICK
Will Be Necessary by Adjournment of
Hearing.

NEW YORK. March 2-The hearing
upon the motion for a new trial in the
case of Albert T. Patrick, convicted of the
murder of William Marsh Rice an aged
millionaire, was adjourned today until
April 3. This will make necessary a fur
ther reprieve by Gov. Higgins, as Patrick
is now under sentence to be executed on
March 10.
District Attorney Jerome Informed Re
corder Goff. before whom the hearing
was being held. that he would join with
Patricks attorney in the application for
the reprieve.
Recorder Goff said that he also would
give his approval to the application for a
new reprieve.
The adjournment followed a short ses-
sion of the hearing during which both Re
corder Con-, District Attorney Jerome and
Patricks counsel, W. NJ. X. Olcott, Joined
in discussing motions which were made
to strike out of the court record several
affidaYits made for Patrick by Texas wit
nesses Mr.. Jerome made these motions
on the ground that the witnesses h.
failed to appear at the present hearing
He also asked to strike out the affidavit
Of John T. Mlliken of st. Louis, Patrick s
brother-in-law, from whom a telegram
was received today saying that he would
be unable TO attend. Milliken's affidavit
concerns the manner in which the Texas
witnesses for Patrick were found and their
statements obtained.
simultaneously with the district attor-
ney's action Mr., Olcott made a motion to
place on file three affidavits made by Ed
ward C.. Mckenzie, official stenographer to
Judge Kittrell of Texas; Adolph Goidian q
real estate dealer of Houston Tex and
former Chief OF Police John G. Blackburn
! of that city. Mr.. Jerome objected to these
new affidavits, and Recorder Goff said that
the case should not be carried to an inter-
minable length. 1t was six years since the
alleged crime was committed and If the
district attorney did not object to the in
PRODUCTION of the supplemental afidavits
the recorder said, he would be remiss to
his duty
If the affidavits contained any new mat
ter, the recorder said, there would be a rea-
sonable justification for their admission,
but they were simply reiteration and ac-
cumulatlon. Nevertheless, he added he
would allow their admission in order that
the defendant might have every opportun-
ity under the law to obtain justice.
The affidavits were admitted.
Recorder Goff also gave permission to ad-
NIT the affidavits OF III. C. Isit and Sol
.-dams of Texas. He then ordered
stricken from the records the affidavits of
John I. Milliken, Angela Barber, James
Riordan and Fayette Lee. Mr.. Olcott asked
leave to serve on the district attorney any
new matter which he should discover in the
meantime He said that today he had
learned that a brother of Charles +. Jones
has visited a lawyer in Texas and asked
If Jones could be punis.- In Texas for
perjury committed in New York. He said
he meant to inquire into this. The case
was then adjourned until April 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-02
Of Local Interest.
CANDIDATES GALORE.
Nominations for District Miners Of
ficers Closed at Pittsburg.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March denominations
for officers of District No. 3, United Mine
Workers, closed last night. and the names
of all candidates to be voted for at the spe-
cial election on March "a are now in the
hands of Secretary Dodds.
There are from five to eight candidates
for each Office and about two thirds of the
delegates to the recent convention have
been nominated. Patrick Dolans name ap-
pears among those suggested for the presi-
dency, but he refuses to take any part in
the election and declares he will continue
at the head of the organiza tion be the re-
suit what 1t may.
Vice President Uriah Bellingham and sew
eral members of the district board have
taken the same stand and assert that they
will not retire from Office If defeated. 1t
is not likely that anything further will be
done until after the present election, when
the miners will ask the courts to remove
the present officers.
The district officials claim that the new
election is Illegal and was ordered by Presi-
dent John Mitchell with view of removing
Dolan as the official head OF the district
The report that Patrick Dolan had been
stricken with blindness Is untrue Mr.
Dolan has overtaxed his eyes recently by
night work, and he has been under special
treatment, but there is said to be no danger
Of him losing his sight.
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MYSTERY UNCOVERED.
Confession in Idaho Conspiracy Az
fords a Revelation.

SAN FRANCISCO, March at developed
here last night that a San Francisco mys-
terry of two years ago had been touched
upon in the confession made by Harry Or
chard, now imprisoned at Boise, Idaho, on
the charge Of having murdered former
Governor Steunenburg. According to Or
chard's confession, as received here, the
elmer circle" of the Western Federation of
Miners plotted the assassination of every
prominent man connected with the employ
er side of the famous Occur d'Alene strike,
and one of the attempts to commit murder
took place in this city
In 1904 Frederick w. Bradley, superin-
tendent of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan
mine, was living here. On the morning of
November II Bradley opened his front door
to step into the street the way to his
Office. AS he was opening the door he
isnited match to light cigar.
Instantly a terrific explosion followed.
Bradley was hurled into the street, badly
bruised He was SO severely hurt that for
time 1t was feared he would die A gas
CRATE had been leaking in his fat, and the
only plausible theory advanced at the time
was that the explosion was due to the
accumulation of gas, which was ignited by
the lighted match.
Orchard, however in his confession says
that Bradley was the victim of bomb out
rage.
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EXCITING TIME FOR FIREMEN.
Lives Endangered at Arsenal Fire at
PhiJadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, March 2.-Fire in the
artillery building of the Frankford arsenal
today endangered the lives of the firemen,
who fought the flames while Krag-Jorgen-
sen cartridges. shell fuses and other va
rieties Of ammunition exploded around
them, sending missiles IN all directions and
filling the air with suffocating smoke and
gases.
When the fremen reached the top floor OF
the three-story building they were forced
to retreat by the overwhelming volume OF
noXious gases and the fusillade of bullets.
BY crawling upon the floor they succeeded
IN reaching the portion OF the room which
was in flames. Although nearly overcome
by smoke and gas and in constant danger
from the exploding cartridges, the firemen
finally extinguished the blaze.
The extent of the damage done to the
building ard stock of ammunition and the
origin OF the fire could not be learned, ihe
arsenal officials declining TO give any infor-
ma ton.
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ARMED GUARDS OVER WORK.
Enforced Action of Bridge Company
Against Strikers

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 2.-On account
of the alleged interference of striking bridge
workers the American Bridge Company has
placed armed guards about a bridge in
course of construction over Bu.termilk Hol-
low, near Dravosburs, Pa.
The bridge Is being built for the new
Monongaheia Southern railroad, a short
line. connecting the Duquesne furnaces OF
the Carnegie Steel Company with the Wa
bash railroad at Bridgeville, Pa, and II is
claimed that because o. the refusal of the
officials to allow the strikers to speak to
the non-union men threats have been made
against them.
Orders were given to forcibly evict from
the grounds any one attempting TO interfere
with the men while ut work.
During the morning there was no trouble.
Sixteen men were at work and no attempt
was made by the union men TO communicate
with them.
The steel girders and beams are nearly
half mile distant from the hollow, and
trouble Is feared when the material Is re-
moved to the place where the span IL to be
erected.