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The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
TO-DAY's GAMES.
Norfolk 1T Portsmouth.
Richmond at Roanoke.
Lynchburg at DanviIle.
.pecisl . The WashlnEton -.


Danville Va. Aug. 30.-Danville and
Lynchburg put up athe greatest exhi-
bition OF baseball to-day that has been
seen on a diamond in the history OF
the Virginia State League. playing
seventeen innings before a single run.
which won the game, was scored.
In the seventeenth. kirkpatrick. third
baseman for Lynchburg. connected for
a clean two-base hit, and took third on
Evans out to first base First Base
man Holt, then flied out to deep center.
kirkpatrick scoring before Hem could
return the ball TO the plate. In Dan
ville's half OF the same inning, they
could do nothing with Kline.
Both teams played with snap and
ginger in the field, numerous spectacu-
lar plays being made The visitors
played an errorJess game while the
two errors made by Danville were by
Fischer, at shortstop, and did not figure
In the scoring Both were tri1ing.
Lavinder and Kline. the opposing
twirlers. had about an even break.
both allowing ten scattered hits each.
In only one inning was more than one
hit made. and this was when two
singles came together. in the fourth.
Caulifowers umpiring satisfied both
sides Score:
Danrille. O000O00O0OO00OOOO 10 ?
Lynchburg.... 000OOOOOOOOOO0l- 10 o
Basteries-Lavinder and Ryan, Kline and Evans.
Umpire-Mr. Colihower.
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AMONG THE BOXERS.

Dave Deshler has accepted an offer
TO meet Kid Sullivan at Baltimore
next month.
Jake Kilrain will referee the bout
between Unho1z and Cyclone Thomp-
son at Ogden. Utah, Labor Day.
BARLEY Connolly, OF Portland, and
Eddie Haney. Of Philadelphia, have
been matched 20 box at Manchester,
y. H, Labor Day.
Charley Neary and Eddie Tancil are
down TO hard work for their ten-rOund
contest at Milwaukee next Monday, La
Dor Day. They are &c make 135 pounds at
ringside.
Jimmy Britt has moved his training
quarters from Harbin Springs to Shan
mons. near San Rafael. Joe Thomas is
training with him. Al Kaufman viii join
the camp this week.
Paul Martini. one Of the cleverest light
weights developed on the Pacific Coast,
lost four fingers Of his right hand re-
Gently by coming IN contact with a buzz
saw. He will never be able 10 box again.
jim Jeffries still holds the forfeits of
the Gans-Jimmy Burns bout for Septem-
Der q at Los Angeles. 1t developed that the
81, 600 Tom McCarey gave Cans for train
/ ing expenses was for him to keep up his
forfeit TO fight Burns.
The friends of Kid Herman, whom Cans
put away in eight rounds at Tonopah,
New, last winter are trying to force
Packy Mcfarland TO meet the Ghetto
champion. They say Herman is the legIti-
mate opponent for Mcfarland. The latter
recently defeated Benny Yanger at Fort
Wayne.
There Is evidently something brewing in
The Jeffries household. The champion was
for the past two months doing light gym
nasium work. and the other day he left
Los Angeles for a trip in the mountains
with a number Of sporting men Prob
ably Jeffries is quietly getting ready for
a return to the ring
II Is said that the reason jim Coffroth
withdrew his bid for the Cans Britt fight
is an agreement had been reached be-
tween Coffroth and Gleason. The latter
will pull off the fight, and Coffroth will
get the picture privileges. Coffroth made
over $4,000 with the Nelson-B Britt pictures
of thei: second fight, In which Nelson
won.
Sandy Ferguson, the heavyweight pu-
SiilSls HOS ucOt0So W slNC up HIS old Styie
of living and settle down to business. and
has persuaded Jack Diamond to act as
his manager and trainer Diamond has
handled some of the best men in the
world, and his success with Young Critic
shows he has the necessary tact and
ability.
Rufe Turner. the colored pugilist, want
ed to Hgnt with a broken jaw. In the
eleventh round Jack Clifford hit him so
hard on the jaw that the force of the
blow broke the bone. Turner finished the
round and was ready when the gong
sounded for the twelfth, but his seconds
yelled 10 the referee that the colored
boys Jaw was disabled and he stopped
the fight The contest took place at San
Diego, Cal, few nights ago.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
Twenty Members of New York Driv-
ing Club to Go to Cleveland.

New York. Aug SO.-About twenty
members Of the New York Driving
Club have entered their horses in the
intercity matinee meet, TO be held at
Cleveland Driving Park on Tuesday.
Wednesday, and Thursday, September
8. 4. and 3. under the auspices OF the
Cleveland Driving Club.
This light harness meet is held an
nually in different cities. and is open
to the representatives of any club in
the Amateur Driving League Of Amer
ica The cities TO be represented are
New York. Cleveland. Boston, Pitts
burg, Memphis. Syracuse. Chicago. and
Philadelphia.
The party which will leave for CIeve-
land on Sunday, September 1. will be
headed by George w. Grote. president
of the New York Driving Club. Charles
c. Lloyd will represent New York in
the judges stand.
Among the entries are Andrew Craw-
ford's bay gelding Invader, De Witt c.
Flanagans Kinstress, A. H. Cosden's
chestnut pair, Crown Prince and George
NJ, and Mr.. Curran's Who Is It. Last
year the meeting was held at the Read
vile track, near Boston, where New
York won seven out Of ten events.
The annual meeting Of the Amateur
Driving League OF America viii be held
at Cleveland during the intercity mat
inee meet, and New York will be se-
lected for the meet next year.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
CECIL COUNTY Is CLOSED.
Error 0f the Lawmakers Prohibits
the Shooting of Game Birds.


Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Elkto"i, Nd, Aug. 20.-The season for
shooting rail and reed birds in Cecil
County has for many years past opened
the first week in September, but this year
there will be no open season under the
law. At the last session OF the Maryland
Legislature bill was passed prohibiting
the killing Of any rabbit. partridge wood
cock, raiibird. reedbird, pheasant, or robin
between the 18th day Of September and
the 18th day OF November, nor any SOUR
rel between the first day Of January and
the LIST day OF September This practi-
cally prohibits the shooting of game in
Cecil County the entire year. and il is
generally understood that the passage of
the law was an error. Such being the
case. sportsmen have about concluded 10
ignore the law
Delegate Davis, OF this county, who had
the law passed, notified the State game
warden last fall that he did not intend to
include rail and reed birds In his bill when
he had 1t drawn. and that they were IN
| Intentionally included in the list Last
fall no special effort was made to en-
| force the law. and on and after the usual
| time. September . for the open season,
there will be plenty OF shooting this
year. and it is believed there viii be no
effort made to enforce the law. How
| ever, when the legislature convenes next
winter a new game law for Cecil County
will be passed
The marshes along the Elk and North
East rivers have for years furnished as
/ fine shooting for sportsmen, who come
/ from many OF the nearby cities. as could
be found anywhere in this part Of the
country. Long before the present law
/ expires, November 15, the rail- and reed
/ birds will have taken a Southern flight.
1 Under the law, possession is deemed
/ prima facie evidence, and the penalty
| IS SO fine and costs, or thirty days in
Jail. TIE fine may be imposed by any
/ justice OF the peace. One-half to go to
the informer and one-half to the public
/ schools.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
FIELDER JONES IS HOPEFUL
Chicago Leader Confident of Win
ming Another Pennant.
Says that White SOx Are Getting
uIars in Their Places.

Chicago. Aug. 5o.-'I have heard people
say Poor old White Sox, they are On
their way down the hill Of defeat at last
Just because We lost a few games 20 BOs-
ton OF Washington" said Manager
Fielder Jones. IF the fans would stop to
think a minute they would give the
worlds champions the credit they de-
serve. Look back and see where we held
the lead consecuuvely from May 20 Au-
gust 2, and at no time during that three
months was our entire team in the game.
Within the last week or so Is the first
time this year that we have had our full
championship team in place Tannehill
has been out Of the game all season, and,
while we filed the gap pretty well with
Rohe and Quillin. Tannehill makes a
much stronger support or that corner
No one has anything on him as a fielder.
and his throwing has always been one Of
his strong points. OF course, he does not
hit as well as Robe, but one Offsets the
other, and Tannehill and Davis work Ike
machinery on that side Of the diamond.
Then, again, my pitchers have been on
several weeks. We were exceedingly lucky
to keep so close to the top as We did un-
der such discouraging conditions. but the
boys never weakened. They fought back
all the time. They played in games Grip
pied so badly that they were fit subjects
for hospital. They played when their
legs ached, wounds panied them, and
their fingers were bUnged up and bleed
ing. Some Of them had legs as raw SIS
fresh round steak. caused by sliding TO
bases and tearing of the skin on the
hard ground. But they never quit or
complained. They were as game as
bulldog
Poor old White soxr some dis
pleased fans yelled when Washington
beat us. People were yelling for Walsh
or Smith. I was resting them for the
Philadelphia battle and my Judgment
seems 10 have been good. These two
games showed that Walsh and Smith are
coming back into form again. If Smith
gets as good as he was IN the spring then
I believe the pennant will be cinched- I
can work these two men every other day
If necessary. Both are gluttOns for work,
and both are willing Tannehill is getting
better every day. Sullivan's hand Is all
right again. Davis has recovered good
control of his lame leg. Isbell is all right
again. Altrock and White are also COM
ing around in fine shape. and all the
players are feeling fine, feeding well, and
eager TO battle each day.
1--WE are going to win the pennant. We
will hold Detroit and knock Cleveland
down. Then Detroit will knock Philadel-
phia, and when the season ends the White
Sox will be on top. We viii be there
within a few days, and then we will stay
there. We have played ia games while
Philadelphia has played only 1o7. We
have lest four more than Philadelphia
and won three more. Detroit has played
only 1G0 games, so it is evident we are
deserving Of more credit than the fans
want 10 give us.
II have every reason to believe that the
championship for the world will be played
ia Chicago again. And I also believe
that we will duplicate our victory of last
fall
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE.
Brool<Iand MethOdIsts Forfeit to the
independents.

STANDING or THE TEAMS
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Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. GETTYSBURG and
Chicago played a dOuble-header this aft
ernoon. The affair was marked by the
creation of a double record. For the first
time in sixteen games the locals lost
game on Friday afternoon, the first this
year; then again. the Cubs scored their
twenty-seventh shut-out of 1907. A wild
throw by Tinker helped the locals to the
first game. Camnitz. however. worked ad-
and the champions were out OF
the running at all stages. In the second
game it was all Chicago. Scores:
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winchester, 4, Martin.burg, 2.

SPECIAL q The washington Herald.
Winchester, Va, Aug. 3O.-Winchester
defeated Martinsburg at Reservoir Park
this afternoon, 4 to 2. Cantwell pitched
for the locals allowing four scattered
hits With the score a tie In the eighth
Mcdonald lifted a terrific drive over left
field fence for a home run, also scoring
the visitors. pitched good ball. but was
wild at critical stages. For the locals
Bakers great catch, which ne turned into
a double play, was a feature, as was
Buster Browns work at right Handiboe
did creditable work for Martinsburg in
the field Observation-Disclosures, Can't
well and Woodward; Martinsburg, Sterzer
and Noyes.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
BUDS AND WELDONS DIVIDE.
Washington and Baltimore Teams
split Even in DOubJe-header.


Baltimore, Aug. 30.-The Eastern Buds,
white baseball team of Washington.
played a double-header yesterday after
noon with the Weldons. a local colored
team. The double set-to resulted in an
even break. the Buds capturing the first
game 10 to 5. while the locals retaliated
in the second game, winning 70 ..
The teams were as follows: Eastern
Buds-Myers. catcher; Uselton, pitcher;
Sullivan, second base; Connors. third
base. Clarke shortstop; Wheatley. left
field: Burns. center field; Dodd, right
field
Weldons-LOwery, right field Matthews,
shoTtstOp; Lee, third base; Johnson. first
base; Cowan, left field; Hamilton, catch
er; Cooke second base; Thomas, center
field; Hawkins and Mason, pitchers.
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NINTH AND TRINITY TIE.
Pitchers Battle Ends With the
Score i to /.

Ninth. the runner up in the Sunday
School League. and Trinity, the cham
pions of the Marquette League, clashed
at Thirteenth and d streets northeast yes
terday without result. the score at the
end Of seven innings OF play benig TO l.
The contest, which was witnessed ey a
large crowd, developed into a pitchers
battle between 'Rube" Clark and Buck
Symonoskie, with the honors slightly in
favor OF Symcnoskie, who held Trinity to
one hit, while three were obtained OF
Clark
Ninth outbatted and outhelded Trinity,
but luck was not with them. and the best
IL could do was to tie the Marquette
LeaEuers Score.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

The Washington Athletic Club, with
patched-up team, defeated the strong
Georgetown MemOrial-team, by 2.to /, In
a fve-innlng game yesterday. The feature
was the batting and pitching OF Greene.
The winners would ike to arrange games
with teams IN and out Of the city, Brook
land and Independents preferred. Address
P. J. CToghan, 1447 w street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

Pitcher Tate Cromley, the erstwhile
Indianapolis favorite, but who was re-
Gently traded to KansaA City with a cash
consideration for Chris Lindsay, has
been released by George Tebeau. Crom-
ley pitched several games when he first
Joined the team, but developed a bad
case of sore arm.
Jack Foster, Of New York. says
that Rigler needs a vacation, and
is umpire stale. Foster adds:
Frankly, Mr.. PuIliains staff Of UNI
pires is not up to, par this year. They
are wobbly on the close points in a
game. It's a guess how they Will give
them. Sometimes the bad ones are called
strikes in pinch, and sometimes the
good ones are called balls. The microbe
of uncertainty seems to have wormed its
way into the entire staff. Perhaps a
microbe doesn't worm, but 1t affects the
constitution IN some sort Of a manner
that isn't wholesome"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.

At Lynn-Lynn, l; Hsverhill, lhve innings;
nin}.
AZ Fall River-Fan River. 2; Brockton tseven
innings; Tainl.
At Worcester-WorcesteT, Il; Lawrence s.
At Lowell-L0wel, /; New Bedford. five IN
nings; rainl.
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! no Ua5t ~ eIIOI--I IIIau5IDnIa, . Let on
bases-Brooklyn 5; Philadelphia 4 Struck out-By
PastoTious, /; by Sparks. T. Three base hit-Lum-
ley. Two-base hit-Titus. Sacrifice hits-Naloney
Ritter Pastorious. SPARKS. Stolen base-Magee.
Double play-Dooin to Doolin. Hit by ptcher-By
Sparks, l. Cmpires-Messrs. Carpenter and ODay.
Time Of game-l hour and 30 minutes Attendance
2s06.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
Joyce May Get Match.

Sporting Editor The Herald:
In regard to a challenge which ap-
peared in The Herald by Tommy Joyce,
in which he said he is willing to meet
any local man, I desire to state that I
viii back Tommy loves brother. Louis
for any amount Joyce may name. r. ]
Lesser. manager Of Louis Lowe.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE.

At Bridgeport Bridgeport 8; Waterbury. s
At New Hayen-New Haven. ?; Springfield 3
At HartfoYd-Hartford, o; New London for
feitedl. Second game. e1hibition-Hsrtford. 5; New
London, 4,
At NorwIch-Norsich, 8; Holyoke, 4,
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
FEW WCHANGESIN CODE
Football Rules Practically
Same as Last Fall.
FOR FORWARD PASS
Fifteen Yards. Instead of Loss Of
Ball, to he Taken Away from Team
Rule Brought Up in Local Game
Last Fall ChanEed-The Changes.

The substitution Of a distance penalty
instead of loss of ball on unsuccessful
forward passes, an increased length OF
the game. and more thorough explana-
ton OF the rights of a side making a
fair catch, are the principal features in
the new football rules which are ready
for distribution to-day for the first time
In explaining the alterations Spalding 5
Official Guide says:
The actual matter Of the rules has not been ma
tcrially changed owing 20 the satisfaction hat was
found with the wholesale revision which took liace
IN the rules Of 1905. The main alterations ar as
follows: An increased length Of the game. owing
20 the fact that IL was found under the new rules
the players rather less exhausted than "a the
old game II was determined TO increase the playing
time another ten minutes by adding five minutes TO
each half.
Il was voted 10 continue the method Of tEo UNI
pres but 20 define their duties more specifically. 80
that would aid the referee in decisions down
the field. This one is practically an assistant TO
the referee, and Is called the field Judge The other
generally speaking has control Of the decisions that
belong TO the lineup
The teR-yard rule is preserved exactly as before.
that innovation having met with almost general aI-
proysl In that 8; made far less effective anything
like mass plays and forced the open play which
A. mn desired
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
PHILLIES BEAT DODGERS.
Brooklyn Fails to Support PASTOR
iOus at Critical Periods.

Philadelphia. Aug. 30-The Phillies won
the game with Brooklyn to-day Pas
torious received poor support in the fifth
inning, and the Phinies collected three
hits and two runs in the seventh. Score:
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First base on balls-Of Morgan. .; off
Patten, .; of Oberlin. !. Innings pitched
BY Patten, S; by Oberlin, 3 Hits made
-On Patten. 6; OF Oberiin. . Struck out
BY Patten. 5; BY Oherlin, /: by Morgan.
10 Two-base hits-Congalton, Ferris
Sacrifice hit-Smith. Stolen bases-Wag-
Ter, Clymer. Hit By pitcher-By Morgan,
J. Umpires-Afessrs. sheridan and stat
ford. Time of game hours.
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F1TsL Oaso by eTT0Ts-Eo5I1n. J. LeIt on b4ses-
Boston. 3; New York. l. First base on balls-Oh
Young. J.; OF WiltsC. J. Struck OJt-By Young 5:
by Witsc g. Sacrifice hits-Bates NeCdham Dou-
bic play-Dahlen Umprcs-MessTs. Brown, of Bos-
ton. and Mathewson, Of New York. Time Of game
/ hOIr and 8 minutes AttCuGauc-2 l66.
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ATHLETICS WIN BY BATTING.
Doyle Is Hit Hard. While WaddeiI
Is TnVfneibie.

New York. Aug. S0,-The Athletics
waded into Doyle at the outset to-day
and continued TO pursue that course with
sufficient industry TO win the game.
Waddell put the nothing doing brand on
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

At ndianapolis-Indianapolis l: Toledo. Is.
At Minneapolis Minneapolis S; ST. Paul 4
At L0Iisyile-LouisTile. l. Columbus J.
At Milwaukee Milwaukee /. Kansas City, 2 Sec
ond same-Nilwsukee. l: Kansas City ;
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TRI-sTATE LEAGUE.

At Lancaster-Frst game-Lancster. 4; Williams
port. 2 Second game-LanCasteT. 5: WiliamSp0rt, C.
At Reading Reading, o.; Altoona, J.
At Trenton-First garne-Trenton s; Harrisburg /
Second game-TTenton, q Harrisburg Z.
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Lift bases-Trinior. l. Ninth 4 First base on
balis-Of synIonoskie, !. Struck out-By Clark 5;
by SyncnOskie S Two-base hit-Hnbard stolen
bases-Suckert, Turner o. Passed ball-C. Br0qne.
Umpire-Nr. Shipley. Time q game-l hour.
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FlTet base bY erT0T5- -FhiIadeI1hI0, 2 Lcft on
bases-New York. .: Philadelphia 8 First base on
halls-Of Doyle 2; of Wadden. l. Struck out-By
Doyle. s; BY Wadden. s Three-basc hits-ThOmas.
0ldring TyFo-base hits-MoTiarty, Davis. Sacrifice
hit-Nichols. Wild pitch-Waddell. Umpirc-Air
O'LOughlin. Time of game-l hour and IS minutes
ATTENDANCE O0J
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Largest Morninr CircuIntinn.

All advertising contracts made by The
Washington Herald are based upon its
sworn circulation-a circulation In Wash
ingten larger by thousands than was ever
before attained by any morning newspa-
per at the Capital It's books are open.
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

At Memphis Memphis o: Nashville, 2
At Little Rock-Little Rock, 6; Atlanta. 0.
At New Orlesns-New Orleans. 5; Montgomery. O.
At Shreveport-Shreveport, 10; Birmingham. 2
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jamestown visitors are arriving daily
and looking for furnished rooms. An ad.
In The Herald will get them. The Herald
has the largest circulation at Norfolk and
jamestown OF any WASHINGTON paper,
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Norfolk Takes This One.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Norfolk, Va, Aug. 9O.-Norfolk again
came out victorious to-day when she
won a hotly contested game from, Ports
mouth to 3 The hoodoo has been
broken, and it looks as If the crew of the
Mary Jane will carry of the pennant
after all. Score:
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
MINOR LEAGUES.
EASTERN LEAGUE.

At Rochester-Rochester ?: Buffalo. Z.
AZ Acknowledgement, 2; Toronto, O.
At Baltimore Baltimore. 2; Providence. 1.
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WESTERN LEAGUE.

At Des Moines-First gsme-Des Moines, 4; Sioux
City. O. Second game-Des Moines. Z; Sioux City, 8
At DeDTer-Dcnver, I: Pueblo, J
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BEATEN IN ELEVENTH
Nationals Drop a Close Game
to the Pilgrims.
PATTEN IS CHIEFLY TO BLAME

Failure 60 Back Up and SlOwness in
Trying TO Catch Runner Stealing
tionaIs Outhit the Visitors and
Play Fast Game in the Field.
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Special to The Washington Herald.
Hagerstown, Nd, Aug. S0.-Hagerstown
defeated Berkeley Springs at the latter
place this afternoon. ? TO l. IN a pitchers
battle between Carlow and Finn. the
former winning out. Score:
RI E.
Hsgerstown. % o0O0eO-2 7
Berkeley SpTings.-... 0 Q 0 0 0 0-I
Ratteries-GaIloW and Pessler; Finn and Booher.
UmPhe-Alr. Phillips
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FIRST GAME

First base on balls-O4 CamnitE !; oif Frazer ;
Struck out-By Chnnitz. 5: by Frazer L Stolen
hase-Evers. Double plays-9ioran to Holman: Tin
kcr to Holman. Wild pitches-Frazer t2l Passed
balls-Gibson ~. Umpires-Messrs. KLEIN and Rig
Ter Time OF g8mesI hour and 30 minutes.
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ssIit This DOuble-header.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Roanoke. Va. Aug So.-The Highland
ers and Colts to-day split a double-head-
er. the locals winning the first game in
easy fashion. Reynolds, who allowed but
one hit in the first five innings, was struck
by a pitched ball in the sixth and retired
in favor OF Morrissey, who held the Wis
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

The Brookland Methodists forfeited 10
the Independents yesterday and the game
between the Bloomingdales and Congress
sionals was called in the third inning on
account of darkness.
The Bloomingdale team leaves Wash
ington to-day for Baltimore where it is
scheduled TO meet some Of the best ANA
teur teams in the Monumental City
There are sixteen players in the squad
that VIII make the trip.