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animation.
ooh, Of course, recovery is posi-
BILE" he said. "But If this man pulls
round it will be little less than a
miracle. He has a splendid consti-
tuition and possibly may linger on
for some days. But in all human
probability he will be in his grave
before the week Is out"
Ito be continued)
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NOTES OF THE GAME.

Both the teams played as if 1t was the
middle of July instead of the opening OF
the season.
The new score board failed to show UP
and the veteran Saffel hung the figures out
on the old board as usual.
1t was agreed that a ball hit into the
crowds In left and right nelds should GO
as two-base hit. Laportes drive GER
tainly went into the left-feld crowd and
Anderson was right in making his protest.
This would have saved q run.
It Is all over now and 1t can be confessed
that little Perrine was the only one we
were afraid couldn't stand the excitement.
The youngster showed up like a veteran
and caught the crowd with his fine playing.
The Nationals face the New Yorks again
this afternoon and the new southpaw Ora
ham Will probably be on the rubber for the
locals, while Keefe may do the pitching for
the Highlanders.
Manager Cantillon is a hard loser and he
wanted the opening game very bad. but
luck in the shape of remarkable fielding,
was too much for the Nationals. A bad
beginning may turn out all right.
Twelve thousand nine hundred and two
fans and the goats, that's going some
schlaay made his debut as captain, and
showed some of his fighting spirit IN sew
eral occasions.
Perrine at short made a hit with the
fans when he dug several hot ones out of
the ground at deep short and got the run
ners at first. Blankenship. at the receiving
end Of the battery. held Tom Hughes down
n~ffne style, and threw perfectly to the
bases. Ganley in right also looks good.
Big John Anderson got the first hit of the
season for the Nationals when he placed a
hot liner to right field. about the same place
as Hoffman did on his first appearance at
the bat
Just to think, Wee Willie Keller went
down on strikes.
Manager Cantillon made himself heard on
the coaching lines, and put a good deal OF
ginger into the game.
Although each of the home players was
given a cheer on his appearance at the bat,
"the grand old man." Lave Cross, was
given the heartiest ovation.
The bureau of engraving and printing
boys occupied boxes and came to the game
in an automobile, and, as usual, rooted ear
nestly for the Nationals.
Blankenship covers the throws to the first
sack, as Wakefield did.
Charley Hickman limped around the In
itial sack during breathing spells, but did
not show the effect Of his injury when In
action.
The STOP and~throw by Lave Cross OF
Keeler's slow grounder catching the midget
at first, was beauty.
The Nationals are now occupying the
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GALLAUDET TURN
TABLES ON EASTERN

The Gallaudet and Eastern High School
teams lined UP on Gallaudet Field for the
second time OF the season yesterday after
noon, the former getting vengeance for the
defeat they received at the hands OF the
latter team last week; score, to being
the result Of the fray.
Dillon was again put on the firing line
to face the sturdy high school boys and
showed a marked improvement over his
last attempt he having struck out five
batsmen and allowed but seven binglea.
Dodd, who relieved Whitney in the last
three innings, handed out a good article of
ball, allowing but two hits and one run.
The feature plays fell to Homer and
Sharp, the former for making the longest
hit of the season on these grounds and the
latter because of the phenomenal running
catch Of a long fly >~s~>s
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American League Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.

rscoTd-breaking fan throng hiked out
20 the local ball yard yesterday afternoon
20 view the first Dig game OF the 1907 sea-
con. and after ii was all over. with the
score 70 against the town pets, liked
back again. somewhat frost-bitten. as to
feet and hopes, but cheered by the warm
and coy notion that the new Nationals
look good-m.ghty good. In addition to the
i2HG2 paid admissions registered by the
faithful turnstiles, the ladder brigade was
out IN force, and the heels of the impecu-
nious but enthusiastic dented the rooted
house tops as far east as Ivy City. OF the
u E02 folks in the real-money department,
three were discovered to be carrying large
ornate packages Of red liquor concealed on
their persons, and with some little assist
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a quick throw to Laporte Anderson flied
to Hoffman. Perrine flied to Keller. No
runs.
Fifth inning-Hoffman hit by pitcher
Keller famed, but Hoffman stole second.
no one covering the bag. Hoffman out try
ing to steal third-Bankenship to Cross.
Epberfeld popped to Hickman. No runs.
Blankenship hit one 10 left too hot for
Laporte, but was out trying for second on
the blow-Elberfeld to Williams. Hughes
flied to Conroy. Ganley fouled out to klei-
now. No runs.
Sixth inning-Williams famed Laporte
hit into the crowd in center and was
stopped at second on the ground rules.
Conroy out-Perrine to Hickman. Morfarity
out-Schlatiy to Hickman. No runs.
Schlaiy famed. Cross flied to Conroy.
Hickman gave Keller an easy one. No
runs.
Nationals First Tally.
Seventh innlng-kleinow out-Hughes to
Hickman. Orth out on a roller to Hickman.
Hoffman famed No runs
Altizer flied to Conroy. Conroy made
beautiful backward running catch of An
derson's long fly. Perrine singled to right.
Blankenship beat out slow roller to short.
Hughes hit into the crowd In left for
double, Perrine scoring. Ganley out-El-
berfeld to Moriarity. One run.
Eighth inning-Keeler out-Cross to Hick
man, a fine stop. Elberfeld out-Schlafiy to
Hickman. Williams out-Cross to Hick-
man. No runs.
Sch]aiy popped to Elberfeld. Cross dou-
bled to left. Keller made q star catch Of
Hickmans long fly. Altizer singled to
left. scoring Cross. Altizer stole second
and went to third on a wild pitch. Ander-
son out-Elberfeld to Moriarity. One run.
Ninth inning-Laporte beat out a slow
roller to third Conroy hit to Hughes
forcing Laporte at second-Hughes to Per-
rine. Moriarity out-Perrine to Hickman, a
fine stop. Kleinow flied to Schlafly. No
runs.
Perrine singled into short center. Blan-
kenship fouled out to Moriarity trying to
sacrifice. Hughes flied to Williams. Can
ley out-Wiliams to Moriarity. No runs.
The official score:
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aace from the rear. did the Spanish prom
enade 20 the chute. All the people who re-
manned acted real cultured. But they were
all strong in bralnstorm features.
II pretty fair ball day. too. rather
cEillsomc IN the grand stand, where every
body has seveniy-ive cents worth of room,
but as coy as you please In the sardine
barracks over IN right, where the rows OF
neatly packed humanity didn't have to pes
ter much about overcoats. But the sun was
Just warm enough TO make everybody wish
II was warmer, and every now and then a
marked-down remnant of leftover winter
breeze would wander In and drift around
awhile The Yankees and the Nationals
DIDN'T seem 10 mind IL u little bit, though.
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ATTENDANCE FIGURES.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
AGAIN MEETS DEFEAT
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RALEIGH, n. c., April 12.-The inability
of the George Washington University team
to hit Temple caused their defeat here yes
terday afternoon at the hands of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College of North
Carolina, by score of to 8.
Hester was on the slab for the visitors
and pitched good game. He famed ten
batters and was given good support. OF the
six hits recorded by the local team, .iomp-
son connected for home run and Fox a
triple and double.
Doyle, at third, accepted six chances with
out a misplay. Stevenson and Titus also
did good work.
The score:
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frst-base box. instead of the third. in hopes
of breaking the "hoodoo.
There was considerable delay in the game
by some thoughtless person throwing the
foul balls out on the diamond when a play
was going on. This caused Hickman the loss
of base yesterday, as he had three balls,
when Connolly signaled Orth, but he did
not see him and threw high one over. 1t
was not allowed, and Charley responded 10
the next two by tanning out.
Keller ran back and caught Perrines long
fly, which pulled him off his pins. but the
little fellow came UP with It In his hand.
Hoffman was robbed of a double when he
put one over the first sack but Connolly
was behind the pitcher and could not see
it fair.
With Hoffman on first. keeler famed.
and the former started down on the play.
Blankenship was on the job, and would
have had him nailed mile. but Schla1y
and Perrine both failed to cover the bag.
Kid Elberfeld and Jimmy Williams are
playing in midsummer form, and work like
spring chickens.
Laporte certainly had his eye on the
ball when he drove out triple, double and
a single.
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The Nationals man in right garden, who did
some sensational fielding yesterday.
photo by stsn Photographer.)
Conroy set full sail for the ball, ran at
least fifty yards, and 1t was going over
his head jumped in the air and pulled it
down. falling head over heels after COM
pleting the catch. There was only one out
at the time the catch was made, and as
two singles and Tom Hughes long dou-
BILE followed there Is no telling Just what
damage would have been done had the ball
gotten past Conroy.
The local players had few chances TO
show off, but Lave Cross made one of his
hair-raising stops of a hard drive from
Keeer's bat in the eighth inning and got
his man at first, while Perrine in the ninth
ran away back of second, gathered in Mo-
riarity's speedy grounder with one hand
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and threw the runner out at first.
Bob Ganley had the misfortune of max
ing the only error of the day, and 1t was
bounding bad to the second baseman which
can be charged to i'll luck and nothing
more.
Tom Hughes clearly demonstrated that
he is in his best form, and only needs warm
exactly four innings to warm up but when
he once got started there was nothing to
1t. Then, in addition, the tall pitcher made
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Earned runs.New 1OrK: = WHsnhgtoh, J.. Lert
on ball.-Or Hughes. /: OF Orth, l. Struck out
By Hughes. s; by Ortiz, g. Three base hitI1a-
Gross Sacrifice hit-Keeler. Stolen bases-Scha-
fy, Altzer, Hoffman. Hit by pitcher.Ry Hughes,
l. Wild ptches-Orth, 1. Umpire-Mr Connolly
Time of game--1 hour and 50 minutes.
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Browns Beat the Champions.

ST. LOUIS, April 12.-Howell vanqushed
Altrock in a pitchers battle yesterday af-
ternoon, and the st. Louis Americans de-
feated Chicagos champion Sox l to O. ST.
Louis scored after two outs en- Hemphilrs,
Wallaces and Delehanty's hits in the sixth.
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Two-base hits Schaefer ~. Sacrifice hits-Ross-
man and Leibhardt Stolen bases-Cobb Flick and
Stovan Double plays-Schmidt tunassistedl; Leib-
hardt to Turner 10 Stoval. Left on bases Detroit,
7; Cleveland, 4. F1rst base talls-OH Mullin.
2; off Leibhardt, !. First base on errors-Detroit.
/; eveand. !. Hit by pitched ball-By Leibha rdt.
/. Struck out-By Mullin. 5. Passed bal-Clarke.
Empires Messrs. Sheridan and Stafford. Time of
game1-1 hour and AZ minutes.
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Afternoons Only Drawback.

1t is too bad that the score isn't Just
little bit different-not that 1t means SO
much to win the first game of the season
on the home srounds-so that the ever
loyal gang might have really had some
thing to yell about. AS II was scandalous
lot of noise was manufactured every min
ute yesterday afternoon from to d The
Greater Washington Band helped things
along by grinding out the latest gems of
ragtime before the pugnacious T. Con-
nelly called game, reaching the noblest
flights of disjointed melody when leading
the members. of both teams across the
yard from the center-ield fence to the
home plate. Falkenberg and Joe Cantillon
gave a Texas and Rhode Island demon
stratiOn as they marched up the field side
by side
But despite the score the game was all
the candy for an opening exhibition. Snil-
ing Al Orth, who used to wear wv on
his broad chest. was on the slab for the
visitors and Long Tom Hughes performed
for the locals. Mr.. Orth's mind-shoots
were In evidence as usual, and although he
didn't appear TO have much speed or any
particular assortment of fancy work, he
was effective as one Hartman at a
railroad reorganization.
Long Tom didn't take any of Mr.. Orth's
dust. either, except in the fourth, when
he made a brief ascension. After that
Tom settled down and delivered the goods
IN small. compact packages. He had
speed 10 burn and an outcurVe that was
dandy. The mighty keeler dropped to
this like minor Lacquer, and Hoffman and
w lilamS strained themselves In a like
manner twice apiece. And Hughes did his
level best to win his own game by slap
ping the pill over Conroy's head into the
bleacher overflow in left. Only two bases
this time. as I. Connely's lamps were
shining brightly, but in the fourth inning,
when Laporte put Anderson's
shoulder into the gang by the hospital
fence. that same T. Connolly had the
blinds drawn and couldn't see 1t for a
| minute. Laporte took three sacks on the
astigmatsm and Mr.. Connolly had some
| rude words handed to him.
Stars Of the Game
Everybody seemed 10 like Blankenship
whole lot, and II he continues to perform
| on yesterdays schedule. it viii be a case
of thanks to the coast" He gets 'em
down to second like shot and straight as
| a die, and he wasn't asleep a minute all of
yesterday. The only stolen base charged
to his account was really up to Capt.
Schlafy This was in the fifth, when
Hoffman stole the second sack. Blank.
was ready TO shoot 1t down all right, but
the captain and little Mig perrine were
exchanging mutual congratulations by
wireless at the time. and HOFFMAN didn't
even have to do the slide for life. Aside
from this and one rather low-browed per-
Torrance in the first, when the leather did
the greased-pig stunt past Schlafy on the
comeback from crack TO right. the team
showed up well in altogether play and
pleased everybody down to the ground.
Lave Cross was JOY and delight for
ever, doing couple Of mighty able stops
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Earned runs-A. and NJ, 1; George Washington,
!: Runs scored-By Thompson, Temple Clement,
Harris, Hester, Fair and Titus First base by
errors-A and NJ, p George Washington, !. Left
on bases and NJ d George Washington.
Struck out-By Temple, s; by Hester, 10. Home
run-Thompson. Two-base hit-Fox. Sacrifice hit
Titus Stolen bases-Hester and Campbell. Hit
BY Hester. /; by Temple, l. Umpire-Mr. Noble.
Time of game hour and so minutes.
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Boston Trimmed the Athletics.

PHILADELPHIA, April 12.-Boston de-
feated Philadelphia in the opening game of
the season after a fourteen-inning session.
With the score 3 to in the ninth inning
and two hands out, Murphy fumbled a
grounder and let two runs in. The local
team tied the score in its half. Neither side
scored until the fourteenth inning. when
Boston tailed four runs on solid hitting.
The score:
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Tigers Defeated Cleveland.

DETROIT. April 12.-The free hitting OF
Crawford, Cobb, Schaefer and Schmidt. and
the wild throws by Flick. Turner and
Clarke were responsible for the loss of the
game yesterday. Score:
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BASE BALL, RACING
AND OTHER SPORTS

Hot-weather wings were the order of the
day. and there wasn't a blue finger or a
frosty elbow IN the whole bunch.
This Is great ball town and no mis-
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Philadelphia ...... 0 o 0 2 0 0 0 0 %
Boston. ........... . 0 . 0 o As
Two-base hits-Unglaub (3), Ferris. Sullivan
Seybold, Scbreck. T1ree-base hit-kniGht. Home
runs-Ferrs and Freeman. Hits-Of Young in
eight innings; of Tannehill. in six innings. Sac
rifce hifs-Collns, Freeman, Ferris. Gross. Lord
and Coombs. Stolen bases-Hoey. Knight and
Schreck. Left on Philadelphia G; Boston
10. First base on balls-0f Young. 2; of Coombs
g. First base errors-Boston. 3; Philadelphia
g. Struck out-By Coombs, I; by Young, 8; by
TaDnehill, /. Umpires -Messrs Hurst and Evans
Time Of game hours and minutes.
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take. The gates Of the park were opened
yesterday afternoon at o'clock, though
the game was scheduled for 4. and even
then there was the biggest kind of a crowd
of come earlles waiting for chance at
their favorite bleacher planks From that
time on there steady stream of
fans, young. middle-aged and old, chasing
northward. GRANDMOTHER died by the
hundreds auntS by the thousand. uncles
in uncountabe numbers, and the SORROW
ing relatives, concealns their grief be-
hind cigarettes and expansive smiles, piled
out to the ballyard, there to settle their
nerves with peanuts and distract their
stricken minds by bleacher view of the
great American game.
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QUADR|LLE WON
AMATEUR CUP
Lady Isabel the Best TWo-Year-
Old FiIIy Yet Shown at
Benning. *.

One of the most attractive cards Of tho
series drew a large attendance to Beunlng
yesterday. With the beginning OF the end
OF the meeting fairly IN sight local race
goers recognize that after tomorrow they
will have to wait until late fail before tie
thoroughbreds will be with US again
The society element turned out in goodly
numbers to witness the race for the Anna
teur cup. gentlemen riders for which Ave
wel-known amateur Jockeys sported ak.
AT least four of the young gentlemen. how
ever, while amateurs In standing. rank IN
skill with some of the best professionals.
None of the professional Jockeys can az
ford to take any liberties with the gentle
men who rode yesterday. OF whom even
Master Tommy" Wright. just out OF his
knee brooches, rides like a Centaur. IN
spite of his extreme youth and light avoir-
dupois.
Mr.. O'Brien. however. was pretty gen
orally conceded the race with Quadrllie.
Public opinion figured the Shields sprlnttr
as so much the fastest of the party that
his success looked only matter Of weight
carrying ability, for he had the foot OF tho
party on all public form.
Naturally, Quadrile was a warmly served
up favorite, layers stating that he
more heavily backed than any favorite Of
the day. And he never gave his hackers
much uneasiness. for after lie and Turbu-
lence had outbroke the party the latter
went back as Quadrille went on.
Quadrille was never reached from start
to finish and won easily. Some think ne
was stopping at the end. but Mr.. q Brien
said after the race that he WAS easing I'D
the big horse all of the last furlopg. Bull
warh finished strongly and showed more
early speed than usual Had the distance
been longer he would have given the vim
ner strong argument Nr. Gordon Hem
derson of Hamilton. Ont. rode his new
purchase, Thomond, into third place N
clever fashion.
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National League Games Toda

National League Games Today.
Philadelphia NJ New York
PlTtSuurg AZ Cincinnati
Brooklyn BOSTON.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Yesterdays National League Games.
Ch'cac,. & St Ioujs. l
Cincinnati 1: Pittshurg. g.
Philadelphia 2; New York. O.
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Immense Crowd Witnessed
Opening Game of Season.
NATIONALS PLAYED WELL
But New York Played Better and
Won Out. 3 to 2.
FANS PLEASED WITH LOCALS
Three Favorites Again Split Bennins
Card-Society Women Play Tennis
Notes of the Game.
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American League Games Today.
New York al Washington
Boston ~ Philadelphia.
Chicago st. LoUiS
Cleveland ct Detroit
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Lady Isabel Is Consistent.


Favorites and well-backed horses, except
In the Southern steeplechase. won the other
events, and as Jockey Miller won twice tie
public had a good day OF il financially At
least that should have been the case
That good two year-old. Oraculum, made
his first appearance OF the season in TIE
opening event and looked in fine trina 1T
tie on the big side. of course. His steady
ing weight for a three year-old kept many
people off him in spite OF his grand looks;
to their sorrow. as the race turned out.
Miller's pilotage made Diamond Flush
false favorite, for with any other rider up
the mare would have been a 10 to l shot.
AS II was people accepted rdiculoUsiy
short odds about her Just on account or
Miller. Lotus Eater. the Maryland horse,
next choice. The latter, however is harcly
a sprinter.
But for poor break and some interior
ence right after the start Lotus Eater
might have reversed the verdict. for fr, N
the outset he had gap to close and ran
round his field to get up. Draculum. WIN
clear sailing. made his well-known speed
tell from the jump and showed the way
from start TO finish.
But a the end both Lotus Eater and Bob.
bic kean Were going faster than Oracuum.
and fifty yards further both would have
beaten him. The race will do all three Of
these horses lot Of good and Bobble
kean at a longer distance will be hard
horse to beat.
Lady Isabel with Gossoon out had a COM
paratively easy task Of Il after Black Mask
had shown her usual burst Of speed. But
in the last furlGng Black Mask stopped to
q walk, and Maddens two youngsters Gold
Coil and Lady Majorie fought out the place
battle
The crowd was greatly amused to sec
these two stable companions driving at the
end to beat each other, a sight rarely seen
nowadays. But there was no amusement
over Long Balls tiasco at the post. for tho
Hitchcock colt had been heavily backed
nlaca
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The Summaries.

FIRST RACE-Handicap; for three year-olds AMI
upward; sweepstakes of SO each, with $500 added;
ave and oue-half furlopgs. Columbia course
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Keller ran back and caught Perrine's long
fly, which pulled him off his pins, but the
little fellow came up with It In his hand.
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hrst-base box. instead OF the third. in hopes
of breaking the 'hoodoo.,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-18
RAILWAY COMPANY
Gets THE VERDICT

After wrestling with the issues for
six hours and forty-two minutes the
jury trying the suit of the japanese.
Otto, against Oahu Railway & Land
Co. found verdict last night for the
defendant. Shortly before 8 p M, hav-
ing retired at HISS a. M, the jury
came into court for further instruc-
points already given to them and the
jurors, the attorneys on both sides
consenting, We're allowed to take the
written instructions to the jury room.
About o'clock they came back for
more enlightenment and by direction
of the court Stenographer Horner read
evidence to them for the greater part
of an hour. The verdict in favor of
the railway was returned at 6:40
Otto sued for $4,000 damages for the
killing of his child, boy of four years,
at the crossing of public road by the
railway at Eva Mill A train crew
was making flying switch of two
cars at the time and the cars ran over
the child. The question that stuck the
jury so long was that of negligence on
the part of the trainmen
The case was fought hard on the
trial by Geo. A. Davis and s. f. Chill
lingworth for the japanese and A. c.
NJ. Robertson and Robbins D Ander,
son for the railway.