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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
CROWDS AS BIG AS
EVER At SARATOGA
Empire City. Has No Effect on
Fortunes of the Spa
Track.

SARATOGA. N. Y. gust 1.-THE first
week of the midsummer meeting of the
Saratoga Racing Association was a distinct
success. The attendance was quite up to the
average If not above that Of recent years
and the racing was spirited and even bril-
liant in spots. A big crowd came up from
New York Friday night to- see the
Special and Travers stakes decided. as the
attraction was greater than the opening of
the meeting of the Empire City Trotting
Club near Yonkers. Many went back last
night but there was not a general exodus,
and it does not look II the meeting here
would suffer. whatever measures of success
may be won at Empire City.
Racing folk are watching with more than
the usual show of interest the outcome of
the first conflict of dates since the Jockey
Club took the reins of government some
twelve or thirteen years ago. The stay-at-
homes have long complained of the closing
of the New York tracks in August, and by
force OF circumstances their wish for rae
Ing is now gratified. but 1t will hardly occur
again. even if the court of appeals sustains
the ruling of the appellate division in the
Empire City case. If there Is a meeting near
Yonkerstnext year it will hardly be in con-
fict with any other track. the stewards
of the Jockey Club are convinced that the
best interests of the sport are conserved
by breaking the long season from April 10
TO November II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
TO DECIDE LOCAL
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Arrangements are being made for the an
nual post-season series between the win
ners of the amateur leagues of the District.
which will be played. it is thought at the
American League Park. while the Nationals
are out of town.
Every league. with the exception Of the
Sunday School, has decided to go into the
tourney. The management of this organ
ization will undoubtedly act favorably, it Is
thought, as soon as President Carpenter re-
turns from his vacation.
Letters were sent out to the Capital City,
Marquette, Sunday School and Depart
mental leagues, outlining the plans for the
coming series A schedule will be arranged
to include one or more games between each
of the four pennant winners 1t is reported
that a commission will be appointed to at
tend to all the particulars, to eligibility,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
RECORD
FOR PAST WEEK

The following figures give an idea of
the work of the Nationals in the games
played Give in number). during the week.
from Monday. August 5 TO Sunday. August
II. both inclusive. They won but one game
and lost four. which is a very bad show
ing for the home grounds. In the three
games with Cleveland they should have
won all Of them instead OF one. as with
perfect support Falkenberg would have
landed a victory. as he let the Maps down
with only three hits and eleven of them
famed the breeZes. and Smith on Satur-
day would doubt have landed another
victory with good support. The Nationals
lost OIL points in batting and .010 in field
ing. They are now IN the west, upon their
last trip. and will try out some new tim
Der which seems to be very promising
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
MISER STERRETT'S FINE.
Wealthy, He Chose to Go to Jail
Rather Than Paw,

ERIE, Pa, August Thames Sterrett,
the rich and aged miser, who was fined on
complaint of the health department for the
insanitary condition Of hts rooms, pre-
ferred to go to jail to paying the fine and
later the fine was remltted.
Two years ago Sterrett ordered the water
shut off in his house He explained I'm court
that he washed in the park fountains and
got his drinking water at his daugh-
ter's nearby. He makes his meals by buy
ing cup Of coffee and eating all the bread
on the tables at the restaurants He was
dirty and Objectionable to other patrons and
has been ordered out OF a number of
places.
Sterret Is now q temperance advocate
but he admits having made his money years
ago by selling whisky In his grocery store
de built thirty houses and he says he gave
fifteen of them away.
1t is said that on his wife's death bed
she pleaded with him to give her money 20
buy nourishing food, and he gave her 50
counterfeit bill. Her dying words were:
James, why did you give me this? You
knew X could not buy anythingY
Sterrett's relatives here refuse to have
anything to do with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12

The first round of competition for the
handsome silver cup offered by the house
committee was also played Saturday. The
match between r. B. Brown and Frank
Govern was the closest of the afternoon,
Mr.. Brown winning in II holes. up w. j.
McNalley and James Baird also played
close match the former winning up and
to play. T. Pliny Moran was unable to be
on hand for his match with B. c. Talia-
ferro and lost by default
The summaries for the first round of play
follow:
F. NJ. Phelps beat P. p. Hills. I'D and to
play.
D. F. Weaver beat c. H. Weaver. up and
to play.
NJ E. Danforth beat D. X. Jackson up.
b. C. TalIaferro beat I. Pliny Moran by default
J. c. Davidson bear F.. H. Black, up and 9 to
play.
play.
W. ]. McNaley beat Joseph Baird. up and
to play.
The parings for the second round are as
follows:
F. NJ Phelps r. b Brown.
D. +. Weaver vs. NJ. f.. Danforth.
B. {. Taliafcrro j. c. Davidson.
]. 7. Hough W. ]. McNalley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
LARNED AND CLOTHIER
LIKELY TENNIS CHAMPIONS

The important Longwood tournament was
completed Saturday, the final round in the
singles resulting in the defeat of Robert
Leroy by Clarence Hobart. Leroy was un-
able to keep up the pace set in his entirely
unexpected defeat Of Raymond D. Little,
and succumbed rather easily to Hobart. The
winner has decided not to challenge Will
liam A. Larned. holder of the Longwood
cup for two years, and the former national
champion therefore becomes permanent pos
SCISSOR of this highly valued trophy. After
the unexpected defeat OF William j.
Clothier. the national champion. by F. c.
Colston Little was looked upon as the
probable winner of the final round. But a
long morning match with Clothier's con-
queror tired him out. and the former in
ternational champion was compelled to
yield the palm to Leroy in a hard-fought
match.
AS usual the eastern championship In
doubles was decided at Longwood. the event
acquiring peculiar interest this year On &C
count of the new method of deciding the
national championship, which goes into eff
feet, and the decision of sBeals {. Wright
and Holcombe Ward, the present cham
pions, not to defend their title. Wright and
Little formed a new team that was eX-
pected to win the title. but Larned and
Clothier, never regarded as particularly
strong doubles players, despite their proved
excellence III sing IeS, WHICH HdS illdue edCil
a national champion proved Unexpectedly
strong and had easy time in going
through the tournament. In the final round
Grant and Westfall of New York. constd-
cred as outsiders in the early stages OF
the tourney. showed fine class and gave
their powerful opponents a stiff battle.
I.arned and Clothier are more than likely
TO be the winners of the national cham
pionship, and their form this season has
been such as to make it obvious that
Wright and Ward at their strongest would
find them hard to defeat. They will meet
the winners of the western and southern
titles at Bay Ridge for the national cham
pionship The form shown by W: u.
Grant and Nat c. Thornton, the southern
champions, at Longwood was not such as
to make them seem dangerous competitors,
and the real fight is between Larned and
Clothier and two eastern men who descend
ed on Chicago and returned with the west
ern championship F. B. Alexander and IL.
H Hackett This Is strong team, ana
it's members have been playing together
long enough to be very formidable. Their
victory in the west was achieved with the
greatest ease, despite the fact that the
western lawn tennis players strove hard
to form a team strong enough TO beat
them. . .
This week the important tournament d.
Southampton will attract attention, ana
Miss May Sutton Is expected TO make ner
frst appearance after her secopd conquest
of Great Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12

Who Goes to Cleveland in Trade for Pete"
OBrien
shown. AS it is now. Manager Cantillon
has laboriously gotten team together that
looks fully 10 p"r cent better than Ii did
IN the spring. and by the time season opens
next year this percentage will have advance
ed at least ~ points higher.
Il is gratifying to Manager Cantillon to
know that his work is appreciated by at
least Seven-eighths OF the local patrons.
and also by the owners of the club What
the Washington people want is a consistent
winner. and they don't care how 1t is
brought about. Several favorites have been
disposed of and more will go. and while
their departure Is regretted there is hardly
Al sincere we'll wisher of the Nationals who
does not believe that Cantllon is on the
right road to success and will stand by him
until hr shows his worth one way or the
Other
That the owners of the cub have conf
deucr IN Cautillon and believe he will
make good next year can be CLEANED
from the fact that they already lay
ing plans to increase the seating capacity
OF American League Park The Crowding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
American League Clubs Standing.


Notwithstanding that the Washington
base tall club is apparently destined to
bring up the rear of the championship race
this season of the American League as it
has done many years in the past, 1t IS
O recognized fact that there Is more enthu-
sissm right now over the Nationals than
there was at the opening of the campaign.
This fact can he accounted for on account
of the totally different tactics pursued by
the present owners and manager of the
team from that of other years Had Man
hger Cantillon taken Charley Comiskey's
advice last winter and disposed by trades
or sales Of a majority of last years team
and worked along entirely new lines the
fruits of his policy would already have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
HANDICAP MATCHES AT
COLUMBIA GOLF CLUB

Notwithstanding the warm weather of last
week the Columbia Club golf course was al
most continuously occupied, and Satur-
day many took advantage of the cooler at
mosphere to take part In two matches for
handsome cups.
DIR. c. H. Davis won the handicap medal
play His gross score was SO. which, with
a handicap of 10. gave him a net score Of IS,
below par ]. M. Thurston stood second
with a net score of ~. handicap "a. L.
Pliny Moran made the same gross score as
DR.. Davis but his handicap was but L.
strokes, which gave him net score of "A.
The scores of those who turned in cards
falln
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
COMET IN THE MORNING SKY
WONDERS THE BROOKLYN PAS
sENGERS SAW ON THE DEEP.
A Family of Whales Adopted the Ship
as Grandfather and Frolicked
Alongside.

NEW YORK, August 1.-THE Insular
Line steamship Brooklyn. in yesterday from
forto Rico. entertained passengers with
spectacular sea. sky and other changes on
the voyage. On the second day out
school OF fourteen whales. apparently mis-
taking the steamship for their grandfather
nestled alongside, keeping her company for
several hours, blowing and preaching and
frolicklng after the manner of cetscesps
that have never been near Amagansett and
know no fear One too familiar creature
that bumped against the starboard side got
pelted with coal by a stoker. and waving
his flulkes and splashing the liner. he head
ed Off her course.
Discovers q Comet,
AT 43o o'clock Friday morning Capt Nc
Lean. who was in charge of the bridge saw
a luminous geyser-shaped form rise above
the eastern horizon. Later. after all of the
glowing figure was visible. the skipper
knew 1t was comet and one of the biggest
he had ever seen. He had seen no account
OF recently discovered comet and he de-
cided that he probably was among the first
observers of 1t at sea. 1t lost itself in the
sunrise glare. At breakfast the skipper
told his passengers about his celestial find
and all of them got up before dawn
Saturday and saw the comet rise and van
ish. Its head nointed to the horizon line
and it looked like huge pyrotechnic shut
tlecock descending.
Sight Waterspout.
school Of whales and comet on a five
day sea journey were considered pretty fair
experiences until about 3 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon. while the ship was of the
Virginia coast. THE air was misty and held
a hint Of storm. Five miles dead ahead
the passengers. most OF whom were on
deck. saw waterspout swiftly swirl into
being. The vision was dim and embryonic
at first. Then it evolved into a massive pill
lar of spray and finally into a blackish col
umn that looked as If II were holding UP
the empyrean roof. 1t seemed to be a mile
nigh and and Its pedestal was a ferment
several hundred feet wide. 1t collapsed
quickly and some of its aerial structure fell
In spray on the deck OF the Brooklyn
About three hours before her adventure
with the waterspout the ship passed part
OF the deck of sailing vessel, attached to
which was winch.
The Cunarder Etruria also ran across
deep-sea spectacles. On the fourth day out
she sighted a great flock of Mother Carey's
chickens flying south. Then two whales
came along, followed by an immense school
of dolphins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
POOR, POOR CAPITAL!
This Makes a Noise Like Socialistic
Antitoxin.

Labors annual compensation in the
United States Is S1O3+0, 100000, while the
annual reward of capital Is only S3.o34.-
OOO. 600 thus giving labor three dollars to
capitals one. This computation Is made by
the Engineering News from census bureau
figures.
These figures are based on the estimate
that $3.50 per annum is the average COM
pensation OF the worker. This being SO. the
Engineering News calculates that IL all
capital were confscated and distributed
among laborers these men would each re-
ceive an increased wage OF but 50 cents q
day. besides being saddled with the respon-
sibility OF administration and the danger
causes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
Team Fielding
ONE-SIDED VICTORY
FOR LEESBURG CLUB
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

LEESBURG. Va, August u. 1907.
In a very one-sided game here on Sat-
urday afternoon the local team defeated
the Waterford nine by the score of 20 to /.
The carelessness of the home team in the
last inning. whereby they made two errors.
gave the visitors their lone run. The bat
teries We're: Leesburg. Jackson and Alex
ander; Waterford. Curry and Hanvy. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
NOVEL AGREEMENT BE-
TWEEN YALE AND HARVARD

Yale and Harvard have entered into a
novel experiment in their athletic relations
for the coming year. They are to arrange
for every branch of sport by itself instead
of making a general agreement and enroll
ing all of their athletic schedules under its
provisions. AT least such is the present out
look. Harvard has made no move to renew
the general athletic agreement which eX-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
NJ E. Church League Games.

The Ninth Street team of the Northeast
Church League has arranged the following
games for this week, all to be played on the
league grounds at 18th and D streets north
east:
Monday-Navy team of the Departmental
League.
Tuesday-The E. ]. Ross Counsei team.
Wednesday-St. Josephs, formerly Of the
Marquette League.
Thursday - Bethany. winners of the
Church League pennant
Saturday-Navy.
In todays game Gray and Broome will
be the points for Ninth. while Murray and
Smith will be Nays battery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12

First base on balIs-Oh Curry, 0. Struck out
By Jackson. IA: by Curry, IL. Two-base hits
Frye. Castle. Sacrifice hits-Gibson, Jenkins t2),
Littiejohn. Stolen bases-Ale1ander ta). Jackson.
Littlejohn t2,. Frye l2, Castle. Beans. Hit by
pitcher-Lynn Oyster. Castle Wild pitches
Curry (5,. Passed bals-Hanvy 81. Divine Alex
ander. Umpires-Messrs McAfee and Shaver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12

O'Brien should strengthen the team mate
rally as he is a very aggressive player
Altizer and Clymer did good work with the
stick, having batted .313, but Mil, who goes
to Cleveland for o Brien, batted .429 In four
games. The team made eight sacrihce
hits and stole ten bases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12

Frank N. Fahrney and Theodore w.
Fahrney of Hagerstown. Md. comprising
the firm OF Fahrney Brothers. have pur-
chased OF McCardell Brothers the three
story brick building In North Potomac
street. several doors north Of the public
square, for $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12

dates of games and the selection of UNI
pires. The first meeting of the commission
will take place tomorrow evening at 8
clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12

Chicago, /. Philadelphia, o.
tGICago. l. Philadelphia. q.
Cincinnati. . brooklyn. l.
Brooklyn =: Cincinnati 1.
st Louis, ,. Boston. 1.
St Louis l. Boston, 0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
Batting Averages.
Fielding Averages.

"Blankenship Mil and Block batted once each as
substitutes for other batsmen.
Weekly batting average, .210; loss, .041.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
Long Hits and Total Bases.

'otals . 135 CT Is PIT POP
Has been traded to Cleveland for Pete o Brien.
Weekly fielding average .D31; loss Of 0l0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
Big improvements at American
League Park Next Year.
LOCAL OWNERS CONFIDENT
Cantillon Working Along Original
and Successful Lines.
NATIONALS IN ST. LOUIS TODAY
Saratoga Races Draw as Well as
Ever-Golf at Columbia Club.
Harvard Yale Agreement.
American League Games Today.

Washington at ST. Louis.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
New York ut Cleveland.
Boston at Chicago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
National League Games Today.
Yesterdays National League Gam,

No games scheduled
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-26
WALKED OUT
OF THE WINDOW
Walter Green of st, Anthony,
Idaho, Fell From the
Fourth Story.


The death Of Walter Green. whose
home was M ST. Anthony. Idaho. oc-
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wa ~ N'''ee re1''',.'t ,'''" t'i-''- D,i ~
Nutl'stahCeS' SH "Wednesday ol 'ae1
week he was admitted AS a patient al
the L. ID 4 hosnita1. suffering from
-, 4ts.,..a r-..,,tr,,,., al, 80.
Y" as wa
Vcaled the tact Thai Green mad q severe
etricture, aud he had not been at the
Institution Eone before mis- face brok,.
w.. ,,i,t ,.,.,,,a,,, a,...l,,7,.. o. ,nto,
Vp' "''" '.a'ei'e eA1 ''lslo9- ~ ''AN
tlOus was the last named phase OF the
man 5 illIles$' mat ms VIE, VINO IN ttlc
meant me nae arrived az III. DedS ne
was ADVISED asalllst remaining III tuf
room with hlm-
hreen was TAKEN 10 private ROOM
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-26
WILL INITIATE
MANY CANDIDATES
This Evening viii be One OIL In
tereSt in Salt Lake Jew
ish Circles.
GEORGE N. BLACK is TO SPEAK


This evening Will be one of interest in
Jewish circles Geo ~ Black. presi-
dent Of the Order OF Bnai Birth at LOS
Angeles is to speak in she Jewish tenn
PIE. and the second vice president OF
the order Lucius Il, Solomon Of the
Constitution grand lodge at SAN Fran
cisco, is expected here dis afternoon.
to speak also In the temple. The visit
ing officials win initiate large NUM-
Der Of candidates ior admission 10 tho
order Sunday at p, m In Email Birth
hall
The order In the United States is d.
vided into seven Jurisdictions with "a
toial membership Of $4,000. This dis
trict thea fourth has a membership u
2, SOC The order maintains hospitals.
orphanaEes homes for the aged and In
firm libraries agricultural societies.
and immigrant protection societies. The
order proposes Ia establish agricultural
colonies for Jews. and there is one now
In operation in the Dakosas. There are
l000D.oo0 Jews In the world, and Mr.
Black claims only a small part OF them
are even well 70 do
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-26
MoNpAY. Arnrn 20. lsts.

About halt.past 3 O'clock a. IN. an
alarm was sounded in the pioneer
camp. Three guards sta toned to the
northeast Of the camp had discovered
a body OF indians crawling toward the
wagons. Alarm had been first rnant-
tested by one OF the horses Noticing
this, the guards had proceeded towards
the spot, and. listening intentlys had
heard something rustlng In the grass,
" WAS at first believed that the noise
was made by wolves; and a gun was
discharged In the direction whence
came the sound Instantly six Indians
sprang up and ran from the place.
Another gun was then discharged at
their retTentlng figures and the camp
WAS alarmed, a stronger guard was
placed around the camp and charge
OF canister was placed in the cannon
The day was breaking when this took
place, the moon having just gone down.
After daylight the footprints OF the
Indians could be plainly seen, where
they had come down under the bank
and sometimes stepped into the water.
No doubt their object was to steal
horses,
The company started out at o'clock
IN the morning, As there was no road
Preside nts Young and Ktmball, With
George a, Smith, Amasa VI, Lyman
and others, Travelled ahead on horse
back To point out q way for the train
tho horse teams travelled first In the
train to break down the strong grass
so that 1t might not hurt the feet OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-26
PILGRIMAGE OF THE UTAH PIONEERS
SIXTY YEARS TO-DAY

tho oxen. The hunters started out In
different directions, Keeping only a few
miles from the wagons. The travellers
jouTneycd about seven miles before
noon and then stopped beside a few
little holes Of water 10 rest and feed
teams,
They travelled slowly IN the ntter-
noon, making only about seven miles
IN 4is hours, They crossed two
sloughs the first encountered since
leaving Winter Quarters. The land
was moro uneven than OH the other
side OF the river. and they were obliged
to make now road all the way. They
camped at night IN deep hollow
where the wagons were almost out Of
sight from the surrounding country,
About a mile back from this spot We're
the remains of AN Indian village.
About ) o'clock ar night Joseph
Mathews came into camp after y
search for his horses, He reported
that am Indian had Just ridden away
ON a horse which Mathews believed 10
be one of M. tittle's animals, which
was found to be missing, "A mare be-
longing to DIR. Richards was also gone
As soon as the alarm was given, i've
or six of the men mounted their stcedS
and gave pursuit, but without avail for
they could find neither horse nor 1r~
dian. When this party return ed Presi~
dents Young and kimball, with a nnnl-
Der of others, weat out ON horseback tn
continue the search, They hunted uli-
til IL o. clock. but failed 90 find the
missing animals. These horses We're
among the most valuable the pioneers
had.