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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-28
CITY
LEAGUE READY
FOR OPENING
Schedule of IS Games Begins Tomorrow
When Aloysius and Columbia Meet on
Greatly Improved Grounds

The managers Of the various teams
in the Capital City League viii hold
JhCir final meeting today for the pur-
pose Of framing up the final details for
the Leagues opening tomorrow.
The Capital City League starts its
schedule OF seventy-five games for each
team with better prospects and a
brighter outlook than ever before In ITS
existence. Its schedule Is to be finished
in the early part Of August and start
considerably earlier than last year. The
activity displayed thus far has been
IN getting the names Of the players on
the books OF the secretary. and 10. the
hands OF the president, so that the men
may be eligible 10 play. Players names
must be on the books for two weeks
prior TO a game. thus insuring TO every
manager n the league proper notice
Of any change IN lineup. This has been
the most stringent rule OF the league.
and has Injured for the four years of
the leagues existence. All deposits
must be % today, as the bills which
have been incurred In fixing the grounds
and erecting seats must be met shortly
Grounds Greatly Improved.
The Columbia Athletic Club. winner
Of last years bunting. viii inaugurate
the season with the AlOysius' Club. A
band will be on hand. and the first
bah will be thrown out by Thomas j..
Donovan. president Of the Aloysius
Club.
The grounds al First and n streets
northwest are being put IN shape The
inficl6 is 10 be covered over with dirt,
and the holes allied IL. II may be neces-
sary 20 raise the infeld somewhat, but
the greatest trouble las been found
with the outield. In left field there was
which had 10 be moved. Seats for coo
VIII be erected along the third base line
The Columbia Athletic Club again
under the efficient management OF
Maurice O'Conuor, has nearly the same
lineup. Mullen, W p Smith. and
Humphrey Beckett viii be the catchers
Clear Is booked for first. George Full
cher. Howard Beckett. and e. Wahler
are named as the pitching STAFF Hook
who last year played shortstop. viii
repeat Babson is named for third basa
and jimmy Fitzpatrick for either sec
ond or third The outfield viii be guard
ed by Taylor. Zanneli. and Torney.
Other men on the list are H Bryan. a.
Mcdonald. and Willie Keane. This is
the team that Maurice O'Connor won
, the pennant with last year. and Win
the same uniformity and team work. his
stars should prove the eontenders all
the way.
Atlantics Again Have Irving.
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midable from the present outlook. as u
was I'm the first two years Of the league,
when it won the pennant handiiy.
Jimmy Hughes and Frank Handler
are vesred with the power Of looking
after the men. Graves is slated TO catch
again He was one Of the most reliable
men that the West End team had, and
his return viii mean much. Charley
King, who led the Fourth Presbyterian
team in the Sunday School League. VIII
hold down the first cushion, Asquitl,
Heinrich and Charley Lord are men
toned as the probable inhelders. Nc
Carrcn, Moriarity. and Donovan are
the outdeldeIs.
Luitich Also on the Job.
John F. LUuch. one OF the moss ac-
tive workers for the maintenance and
continuance Of the Capital city League.
viii again manage the Al0ysius Club.
Davis, one Of the headiest youngsters IN
amateur baseball. will be on first base.
Fauton, Kelly, and Hurley VIII coust-
rte the remainder Of the inGeld The
pitching OF the opening game VIII be
done by Finnegan probably. IN the ont
field Mattinsly Farrell and Hessler are
spoken Of
The Southern Railway team through
the efforts of Horace r. Eunter. It's
manager. is In the race from the start.
. The line-up IS not known definitely but
with such men as Dutch Kinney. Klein
schmidt inc two SEmauoskies Nc
hnlEht, " arman. FcE1erOy, 4luebach,
and Mccarthy the outlook is promising.
G. P o. Looks Good.
The Government Printing Once team
IS as much an uncertainty as the South
ern Railway and its lineup VIII De re-
garded with much interest by the older
members Of the sextet- II experiences
counts Tor 2ught The Printers have in
George FOrCeu the manager one OF the
most level headed men the league has
known His team VIII be taken from
Norman Kraft. Archie Smith. n. ser-
hans, Elliot Brown. Barhardt, Don Ne
Donald. r Hester, Harry McQuinns
Sylvester Nuegent.
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BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL
DOWNS BETHEL ACADEMY

wARRENTON. Va. april 27--Ths
Business High School team defeated the
Bethel Military Academy IN a close same
today by 10 2 DumOnt pitched an ex-
cellent game for Business. striking out
eight men and allowing but four scat
tered hits
Spicer pitched a good game for Bethel
but was given poor support by his team
mates The fielding OF Keenan,, at first,
was easily the feature He pur out four
men unassisted.
The score. PHE
Business. 0 O1 0 o 0 % 81
Bethel. 0 @ o @ / o % 4
Cmpire-Mr. Jenries. Bethel Military
Academy.
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Probably Yale's Last.

II is generally thought that this sea-
sons race will be the last one between
Yale and the Naval Academy 1t has
been felt here for several seasons that
Yale was becoming more and more re-
luctant to take the long and expensive
trip from New Haven TO Annapolis. and
since the Academy has been putting
such strong crews on the water. and
generally proving the winner, the fact
diminished the Importance Of YaIe's
race with Harvard.
When the races with Yale began in
1899, there was no question that a repre-
sentative Yale crew. the best that could
De put on the water at the time, was
brought to the Severn. OF late seasons
however. Yale has been fond of calling
the crew that raced the midshipmen, the
Annapolis or College" crew, and has
claimed that it was not the first crew.
This year, it was published from New
Haven that the second crew was COM
ing TO Annapolis. Attention was called
to the fact by the Navy management
t tlat ~ was distinctly understood that
the nrst crew should come, and now
yale has announced that the whole var
sity will row in the race.
May 4 a Big Day.
1t is believed here that the announce
ment that Yale viii bring its varsity
crew 10 Annapolis is an announcement
that 1t win come ready to make a des-
perate attempt to end the series be-
tween the two institutions with a VIC
tory for the Blue The Navy is not
daunted by this challenge, and a great
effort will be made to keep the palm of
victory at Annapolis.
May 4, the date on which the race
takes place, viii be the big rowing day
OF the season. There will be two races
besides the big event. The second crew
WI row the second crew OF George
town, and the third Navy crew Will row
the eight OF the Georgetown PreDara-
tory School. This viii be the only race
az Annapolis for the Navy second crew.
rms crew VIII be taken to the Hudson
and application viii be made for ii TO
enter the freshmen race.
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YALE BEATs COLUMRIA

NEW YORK. April 27.-yals had an
easy time defeating Columbia today.
shutting out the local C0Ilegians bv
9 20 O. The Blue AID White PLAYERS
played Ike school boys in the field.
After the second inning. Yale found
Brakes pitching 70 it's liking. Score:
Ri =
Yale $1,000 o . @ o / s-S1s
Columbia - o o 0 o @ GO s
Batteries-Aleyer and 7. Jones' Bradke
and Young. Umpire-Culgg
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C'Boyle Doesn't Run.

There was much disappointment at the
withdrawal Of O'Boyle. Georgetown.
VINO was entered in the 10O-yard- He
was drawn n the third heat with Rich
ards. OF Massachusetts. Schoonmaker.
OF Princeton. and Gambler. of Princeton.
lie made false start. was penalfzed
one yard, and then withdrew from the
race without starting.
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AMERICANS WINNING
BRITISH MEDALS

For the third successive year the gold
medal awarded annually by the ROYAL
Astronomical Society Of London to the
one person who has done the most dur
ing the iast year to further astronou-
zeal works has been awarded 10 an
American. This year the medal has
6cen bestowed upon Prof. Ernest w.
matics in Haverford (Pa-) College. The
winning of the Royal Society's medal
is worldwide honor.
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Tired of Being Charged
With Defeating Only
Second Eight.

ANNAPOLIS. April Z.-The Naval
Academy crew is working as hard for
the race with Yale. which will take
place here on May 4. as it viii in prep
aratiOn for the Poughkeepsie Regatta
on June &c
Several circumstances unite to make
the race with Yale decidedly the most
important event which ever took place
on the Severn. There have been excel
lent conditions for practice during the
week. The crew has been shaken by
Coach Glendon into better form, and
steady Improvement is being shown.
The change by which Davis was put
at bow and Leighton at No. >. has
worked well, and has put more weight
in the waist OF the boat. Prltchard.
who weighs 100 pounds. is a fixture at
No. g. and seems rather far up for so
heavy an oarsman.. but bow and NO. 2
are the lightest men in the boat, and he
offsets them.
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PUBLIC OPINION
DOESN'T BOTHER
BILL SQUIRES
Takes No Chances and
VIII Become Acclinat-
ed Before He Fights.
By W. W. NAUGHToE.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. April 27.-This
! Bill Squires affair has a humorous side
/ TO it. The Australian is In the full
swing Of preparation over at shannon
resort, near San Rafael. and yet has no
1 particular match or date in view.
| He is training against time. as itswere.
/ He is trying out the California climate
and IL it treats Liul kindly he may be
week or two how soon he will consider
/ II safe to accept his first ring engage
ment
SO far as can be judged, Squires is not
worrying about public opinion or per-
/ centages, or purses, or anything in that
I line. His first care apparently is to be
sure that Bill SQulres is as formidable in
/ California as in Australia. He does not
care how many holidays and how many
/ chances Of big gates may pass. He
wants to feeel that he is all there and
/ then he will be content TO take things
as they come.
1t has been suggested that as Squres
/ is such a thoroughly unknown quantity
/ he should submit to a trying-out before
/ asking the public to purchase tickets
! for his first engagement, II has been
! instanced that most Of the Australian
fighters who came here were tested be-
fore being placed in the ring.
Came Here Unheralded.
The fact that most Of the Australian
| fighters came here unheralded is lost
sight Of. They landed here without any
particular recommendation and they had
10 submit TO the trying-out process to
prove that they were worthy Of engage
ments
Squires is Endorsed by the Australian
sporting press as the undispUted cham
pion Of that far country. He has for a
| hacker one of the wealthiest sporting
men at the Antipodes andhe has Travelled
to this country in style BETTING an ac-
knowledged champion.
His Money Talks.
All things considered. Squires can
scon at the proposition that he con-
sent TO be tried Out-at least until his
5000 Is covered
Squires is as much a stranger to the
writer as he is 10 the other American
sportsmen who met him on HIS arrival
and who have seen him a. work since.
but am free to confess that he has inn
pressed me faYOrably he has the reg
ulation ''scrapping dial" to wit. the
square jaw, the determined mouth. and
the deep set eyes don't believe 1 ever
saw a piece OF human fighting machin-
cry in which there was so little waste
material. I'll be bound that wnen seen
in action he will show that he is quick,
relentless and hard hitting.
There is just one thing I am wonder
ing about and I guess I'll have to see
BIZ Squires deep in the actual turmoil
OF a scrap before I can CLEAN any in
formation on the point / can see by
his locAs that he is game. to the core
Evening journal., 1907-10-08
COUNTESS OF WARWlcKs
SCHOOL is CLOSED.

The agricultural school which the
Countess of Warwick founded in Es-
sex ten years ago and which is to be
closed forthwith on account of lack Of
support certainly deserved a better
fate. 1t was founded for the purpose
of supplying q sound education to boys
and girls between the ages of II and
II who intended to follow rural pur-
suits. and those who know how hard
the Countess has worked to make this
and similar schemes a success viii
understand her keen disappointment.
Outside her work. Lady Warwick finds
chief recreation in her garden and in
the society Of her various pets. Among
the latter must be numbered some
sixty peacocl1s. which are TO be seen
about the grounds of Warwick Castle.
Lady Warwick takes immense pride
in these birds and tends them with
great care. There is one pure white
bird which never mixes with the
others but stands aloof in splendid
isolation" The oldest man employed
on the estate says his father could rot
remember the time when it was not
at the castle. which would make it
nearly a century old. at least. Al
though his wonderful white lace tail
is getting very thin, he exhibits no
other signs Of age, but he never as
sociates or feeds with the other pea
cocks.-Tit-Bits
Evening journal., 1907-10-08
PASTOR WESTFALL
ADVOCATED UNION

The Rev. ]. L. Westfall, Of Bethany
Baptist Church, was one Of the prime ad-
vocates of the organization Of a Minis
terial Union at the meeting In Hanover
Presbyterian Church yesterday. Pastor
westfall made an interesting address in
which he urged a closer personal contact
and cooperation among the ministers OF
the city. He said in part
Bitter and abusive invectives have
been repeatedly hurled against the
church because her progress was too
slow; many organizations from vari
Gus avenues of life are springing up
daily and crowding in behind the
church. and in many instances doing
her work. The spirit of the age is
move on or move out of the way. The
church thus in her lethargy has called
down on her head just criticisms which
we cannot deny or shake off.
"'Woe unto those who are at case
in zion,' said the prophet. Never in
the history of the Masters King
dom was the church better housed and
better fed from the Word of God than
to-day, but she has grown fat and
content to do nothing. If we are 20
save our age and generation, 1t must
be by personal contact with one an
other and cooperation. Hitherto we
have tried to get together by keeping
apart.
Separation Not Christian.
ministerial separation is Judaic,
not Christian. Under the Mosaic or
der of things the idea of purity found
expression in separation-the tribe,
the tabernacle. the holy place set
apart The Pharisee was known as 4
separatist. Christ had a different idea
of purity. He associated with the
common people. Christ would secure
the purity of the whole by bringing il
into contact with the real force OF the
Kingdom. His emblems were leaven
light and salt-not water. which he
comes impure from that which It puri-
fies.
"The century must be one OF APP
piled Christianity. If we knew one
lanother better, we would have more
sympathy for one another. When iso-
lation is found to be a necessity on
our part, It is a sign Of approaching
decay or Information. In this case thi
shell Of our denominationalism he.
comes so hard that the victim canno
extricate himself without dying in tn,
struggle. I believe Biblical truth IL
contagious, and when I find a brother
who has the gift OF Interpretation, b'
he Presbyterian, or Methodist, or what
want to hear him and know him.
Evening journal., 1907-10-08
PUT BAN ON night
SPEEDING AUTOS

The Delaware Automobile Associa-
.,o,, held its annual meeting in the
Roard of Trade rooms last night. fhe
followine officers were elected for the
con,ino year: President, John Ban
croft. vice-president. Ernest DUPONT;
secretary. Charles G. Guyer; treasurer
w q Jackson: executive committee
satterthwaite. w. c. Spruance'
Tosenh Bancroft. E. S. Garrett Pierre
S. dupont. =,
DR. Joseph II. Chandler, acting 10Y
tho directors Of the lSennett Turnpike
conpany. appeared before the assoeia-
tion and complained that there naa
been much abuse of the turnpike
nrivileges by speeding automooiists'
especially in the evening.
The company has accordingly de-
c,ded 10 lower the toll gates along the
roadway between o'clock and u
o,clock at night. Automobilists here
after win be stopped FOR identification
and the payment Of the necessary tolls
heretofore the toll gates have been
raised after o'clock at night ana
tbose using the road were permitted
70 90 hack and forth at VIII.
thirty applications COR membership
were received BY the association ThS
organization now has about 20 mem
/ bcrs.
Evening journal., 1907-10-08
VIOLENT RAIN
SWEEPS THE CITY

Another heavy rain-storm Of the series
that have visited Wilmington within the
last month broke over the city this morn
ing and severely tested the patience Of
shoppers and others compelled to remain
under cover during its course. The storm
was as brief as it was heavy, however,
and a strong north east wind carried it
over to Jersey before it could make much
trouble for the Street and Sewer Direct
ors.
The breeze that brought the storm ia
wilmington was abroad last night and
proved somewhat too brisk for large
tree standing before the plant or the Will
mington City Electric Company at Fifth
and Tatnall streets. The tree which was
partially decayed split near its base and
fell across the pavement. Many other
trees in the vicinity are in a decayed
condition and will hardly withstand a
really heavy wind.
Evening journal., 1907-10-08
KILLED GIRL
WITH HATCHET
Sixteen-Year-OId Jos. Wood
Alleged to Have Con-
feSSed Crime

PHILADELPHIA, oct. SIN a de-
tailed confession to the Camden au-
thorities. Joseph Wood, the 16-year-
old boy suspect under arrest in con-
nection with the murder of little Ethel
Marx, declared last night that he is
guilty Of the atrocious crime. The boy
made the confession to Prosecutor
Scovel, Assistant Prosecutor Wolver-
ton and County Detective John Smith.
For six hours he had ben sweated, and
finally, when the blood stained dress
and hair Of his little victim were shown
him, he broke down and implicated
himself as her slayer.
In a complete form the police have
the confession. The boy decared
Il got up about 10 o'clock last Thurs
day morning, and after getting my
breakfast took an empty bag and a
hatchet and started out to pier coal.
took the hatchet because I would
need it to break the big Jumps Of coal.
l was about half way between the Marx
house and the Myers house when /
met Ethel. (This is the place where
Ethel Marx was last seen alive by Mrs.
Jordan.)
Il asked her II she wanted to play,
and she said she did, so I said: Come
along with me- We walked through
the colored cemetery and down back
towards the gully" He then told of
the assault, and continued when I
was about to leave her she began cry
ing and said I'm goin' to tell my
mama Then / struck her with the
blunt end of the hatchet. She fell back
3nd groaned a little. The blood rushed
from the left side of her head and
she rolled from one side to the other,
and in a few minutes she lay still
Then I picked up my hatchet, put
1t in the bag and started out through
the cemetery I came out on Federal
street. and when 1 got to the far side
of the stret / took the hatchet out
of the bag and wiped the blood of
on a cobblestone From there I went
over to the tracks of the Amboy Di-
vision Of the railroad pennsylvania
and began to pick coal. 1 did this until
noon time, when / had my bag full
and went home. I hid the hatchei
under a table in the dining-room OF
my house. And that's where the de-
tectives found it.
Charles Marx, arrested in connection
with the foul murder of little Ethe
Marx in Camden. was released from
custody this morning, as the police are
convinced he had no hand in the Grim e
They are positive that the confession
of young Wood clears the mystery tha
enveloped the horrible tragedy.
When told that her son had confessed
Mrs. Jocob Wood declared she woulC
not believe IL if the boy would recoun
the story with his own lips. She say
the police are unjustly trying to fas
ten the crime on him, and that all tina
have TO do with the retention of tn
prisoner will be visited with divine ven
geance.
Evening journal., 1907-10-08
ANNUAL MEETING
OF BIBLE CLASS

The Westminster Bible Glass OF
West Presbyterian Church held its
annual business meeting in the lecture
room Of West Church last night. The
officers were reelected as follows:
John r. Hudson. president; ]. E. Full
Ter, first vice-president; Mrs. c. H.
Starte, recording secretary; Mrs. Mer-
ritt Taylor roll secretary; Horace S.
Allen, treasurer. William Jones and
Horace Allen were eected ushers. Six
teen monitors were elected, each of
whom is to have charge of ten pupils.
The report Of the secretary showed
that the class had made a net gain of
as members, with a total membership
of 192. The treasurer reported that the
class had raised $685. during the year
Entertainment was provided after the
business meeting by Mrs. Fred Ross
in vocal solos; Mrs. Hattie Maxwell
in a piano solo, and Mrs. Hattie ]. E,
Fuller in a recitation. A graphophone
entertainment was provided by Frank
Bernon.
Evening journal., 1907-10-08
CITY COURT CASES

The cases Of John and Andrew Palese,
charged with fighting in a public place,
and Octavus Lewis. colored, assault and
battery. were dismissed in City Court the
latter with payment Of COSTS The hearing
OF Joseph Fitzpatrick, accused OF as
sault and battery. was continued until to-
morrow morning. Gracinta Angiolono, a
woman was fined 50 and costs for COM
mitting an assault and battery on another
woman and Leo Trepone. charged with
the larceny Of a watch was held In 800
bail for the upper court.
Evening journal., 1907-10-08
MISSING
MAY BE DROWNED
~, = r1Tr rvENING JOURNAL

e,s,,., to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. oct. S-Mystery sur
rounds the disappearance of Mihnos
1roneen a member of the crew OF the
dredee Canton. In company WIN
four others he came ashore saluru"g
night and before the party leit .le
CITY the men had a good time. nc
,vss not missed until sometime on
sunday. and the disappearance oil lhe
,,,an was reported to Mayor BOYD yes
terdav. II is thought that hansen
fell overheard and drowned.
considerable comment is heard re-
,ardine the fact that the books thau
wore 10 be printed and distributed our-
inc the jamestown fair have not oeen
,.soeivad here. The BOARD OF ifauo
ra,d its fun quota for a notice regard
ing New Castle. A..
The high wind last night causeu 'ns
delaware river to become rough anu
with an unusually high tide the hV,'
lion marsh was flooded. The F. e''0N
car this morning failed to arrive mere
ON time. Passengers VINO u9u'.''s
ride on that car went to Wllihins'o"
on the next local car. - as
Or c. II. Meade. Of New YORK wa s
,,,e sneaker in the opera House iast
evening at the anti-license meeting'
His word pictures were beautiful ms
iang,,are forcible and the address as a
whole one that strongly appealed 10
those who heard him. Rev. V. , Col-
Inns viii be the speaker next Monday
MANAGER Madden. Of the New ~ Cas'le
footbau team. will open the season
next saturday afternoon at sIo o.eloe''
with the Parkside. Of Wilmington,
The New Castle Juniors have orsan-
,~ed for the season and want to hear
from all 1O5 pound clubs
James Hance. Jr. is the manager Oh
~ Condnctor william Weggenmann
,os been confined to his bed since fIl-
dsv and the case at present causes 4
fear of typhoid fever.
seminole Tribe. No. 4s. Improved
n r M. is making rapid strides ior-
ward for a youngster.
There was no meeting OF the Doo'N
of Trade last evening.