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The Washington times., 1907-07-26
FORM REVERSALS
AMONG FIGHTERS
Murphy, Figuring Mile Bet
ter Than KeyeS, Gets
a Draw.
By TAD.
1WXdI Wv

NEW YORK. July 26.-Bert Keyes and
Tommy Murphy fought a heart-breaking
six-round draw last night at the Crown
Athletic Club. Of Brooklyn. Tommy
Murpny's cleverness saved him from a
defeat at the hands Of this dangerous
newcomer, for he was outslugged at
every turn, and only his great left leads
and clever blocking saved him.
The queer thing about these fights is
that they never dope. Like horses, the
fighters seldom run 10 form. and one
day he's there, while the next hes a
truck horse.
Bert Keyes a month or so ago. was
completely outclassed by Rouse O'Brien,
Of Boston. A few weeks later Tommy
Murphy knocked O'Brien as stir as a
board in the arms OF the referee in the
last round Of their siX-TOund bout
Sports figured Murphy to do the same
to Neycs. and thought him easier In
fact. over $1,000 changed hands last
night in bets that Murphy would knock
keyes out before the limit
Jimmy Kelly, manager OF Keyes. had
500 bet that his man would stay. Kelly
figured that II keyes could beat Mattv
Baldwin, who beat Murphy, his boy was
as good as the other. He was right.
Reyes was as good. and II anything a
wee bit better. than the Harlem lad
but not such a much that you could take
all the glory and slip it into the Keyes
person
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
LEWIS OUTPOINTS
LOCKE AND KELLY
Meets EN- for Three Rounds
Each-Tommy Ward
Beaten.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July 26.-Harry
Lewis. of this city. easily defeated Kid
Locke and Boxer Kelly. both also OF this
city. in the windup OF the Broadway
Athletic Club. Lewis boxed and beat
both Kelly and Locke three rounds
each. with only a minutes rest between
the two bouts
In the semi-windup. Tommy Love, OF
this city, defeated Tommy Ward. OF
Washington.
In the other bouts. Jimmy Casey
stopped Charley Mckinney after three
grueling rounds. Johnny Martin. OF
Chicago. easily defeated Bob Wright. OF
this city. and Hughey Mccain defeated
Johnny O'Toole. Twelve colOred men
amused the spectators IN the battle
royal
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
GL0YSIUS INCREASES
CAPITAL CITY LEAD

Aloysius and Southern Railway were
the contestants In the Capital City
League yesterday, and the North Capitol
street lads trimmed the railroaders by
10 TO g. increasing their lead In first
place.
w. Handiboe led at the bat with
double and two singles. most Of his hits
coming at opportune times Wiley pulled
OF the fielding feature when he ran
back Of second and caught a hot liner
off w. Handiboe's bat.
Tho score by innings:
R.H.E.
Aloysius. 0 90 : 0 x-l0 10
Southern Railway. 0 0 4s 2
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
UPHOLOS
LAW Of INDIANA

TERRE HAUTE. July 28.-sherin
Prince interfered with the fight sched-
uled to go ten rounds between Paddy
LAWN. Of Bufralo. and Willie Fitzgerald,
at the lost moment at Brazil. and re-
fused to permit the men to enter the
ring, after two preliminaries had been
pulled or. A large crowd was on hand
as the bout was Of great interest. and
the action Of the sheriff did not meet
With approval.
For several days the Official had in
sisted that he would not allow the fight
to be pulled OF. but Manager johnson
intended making a test case Of 1t. The
law in Indiana allows only ten-round
boxing contests, and he threatened ar
rest.
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
HOME STEAL IN NINTH;
BL00MINGDALE WCTORS

Marsden's steal OF home In the ninth
scored The second victory OF the Bloom
ingdale1 over the BTooklands yesterday.
Score. , 10 IL
The game was a slugging m Itch but
Brookland was away 70 the Roood in
fielding. Although BloOmingdale out
batted its opponents, fatal errors nearly
lost Il the game.
Harris slugged the ball four times and
his work at third Was equally as good
Bielaskl and Hiett did the heavy stick
work for BroOkland. The score by in
nings:
R.H. E
Bloouing gdale... oil 0 1 I-I2 IS 9
Brookland-.-.,... 0 2 3-u I
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
MEN DUEL IN ALABAMA
UNDER 0LD-TIME CODE

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 26.-Frank
Heard and John Thomas engaged in
duel under the old-time code in Scots
Vile They fought with firearms. Both
men were wounded at second fire, when
the sentiment II the affair was dis
sipated by the arrival Of the rural 20
lice. Both men were placed under ar
fought as the result OF a trivial quarrel.
The Washington times., 1907-07-26

Earned runs-Brookland. . First base by
er1ors-Brookland. ?: 81. Martin. 2. Left on
eases-Brookland. 4; St Martin. & FIRST
base on balls-On slmons. 9, OF Wild
mayer. 2 Struck out-By Slmons 8: by VVEd-
mayer, ;. TwO-baBe" hit-R0dler Sacrifice
hits-Janes sullivan, John Sullivan. Wilson.
HAYES, ROdler. Sbipley. TanslII. Ho.r ard.
stolen bases-ROdleT. Julien. bIiddlekaur 4.
IansiA Simons. Double plays-W Idulayer
70 A. Sullivan 20 Howard: Howard 20 A
Sullivan. DuEan % Ross. Eit bv pftcher-Rv
Simuns. j. Passed ball-McGrew. Umpire-
Mr. Brooks. Tine OF game hour aud %
The Washington times., 1907-07-26

Earned runs-Washlnston 2; St Louis.
l. Left on baseS-Washington, 5: St
Louis, s. First base by errors-Wash-
ington, = First base on balls-Om Geh-
ring, /; on Powell, /; off Hughes, l.
Innings pitched-By Hughes, z; By Geh-
ring, 2. Hits made-Off Hughes. 6: off
Gehring. 4. Struck out-By Hughes. 2:
by Powell. (. Home run-Yeager. Three
base hits-Pickering, Clymer Two
base hits-Ganley, Warner, Spencer,
Hemphil, c. Jones. Stolen base-Stone.
Double plays-Yeager to T. Jones, Wal
lace TO T. Jones. Hit by pitcher-By
Hughes, I. Umpire-Mr. Evans. Time
OF game hour and 40 minutes
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
NINTH SAVES THE DAY
BY A NARROW MARGIN

Ninth forged TO the top Of the Sunday
School League yesterday. by downing
Waugh by 10 +
The score was tied in the ninth. when
Moreland slugged out a triple that tai
led Quantrelle with the winning run
The game wss rather Indifferent until
the seventh, when both sides got busy.
Crandall got three clean bingles.
Suckers unassisted double play was
the fielding feature
The score by innings:
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
Standing of the Clubs
BR0OKLAND WINNER
FROM ST. MARTINS

Brookland team defeated St. Martin 5
in BrOOhand yesterday by s 20 2 St
Martins runs were gifts, Rodler's two
errors and SimOns' bad start, coupled
with Widmayer's single. doing the busi-
ness After that Sirons pitched IN his
usual good style, allowing but two hits
in the remaining eight innings. St
Martins played snappy ball, making
three double plays Hayes running
catch was the sensation. The score:
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
WATER DEPARTMENT
TAPS RUN IF SUPPLY

Collector Of Taxes never had show
with the Water Department in the In
ter-District League yesterday. Score,
Il to 2
Cleve Beckett pitched a good game
for the winners. He struck out twelve
men, and allowed only eight hits. After
his team had a big lead he let down, and
Collector Of Taxes made its only runs
In the eighth inning. G. Beckett and
Hedson led at the bat, each getting
three hits
The score.
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
- - - REMOVES
- - - BLOOD HUMORs

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Shown on the skin in the form Pples ashes pon
OF disease
contact with the delicate
ton and inflammation often itching burning Irving
cure SKIN troubles with external applications treating
instead OF the Such treatment perhaps ays itching
blood
troubles lies thorough cleansing of the blood
huors IN the blood s. S. gentle acting safe blood purifier
treatment
huors and them from the blood supplies blood
the tres healthy properties sustain the skin
from disease b s. cures Eczema letter Acne Salt Rheum
all
the blood and the
trouble Book Skin Diseases
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The Washington times., 1907-07-26
Standing of the Clubs

TOday's -COngressionals vs.
Reservoir Heights at Brookland
Oval. end OF North Capitol street
car lire
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
TodaY's Games.

New York ar Cincinnati
PHILADELPHIA at PittsburE.
Brooklyn al St. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
McCIOskey Has Failed.

According to his own story and that
Of President Robson, OF the local Ma
tonaI League Club. he has been given
free rein, and there has been no inter
ference with the management Of the
club.
The news that O'Connor may succeed
McCloskey has caused great talk among
the fans Many sympathize with Nc.
Closkey. and believe that he is, should
be given a longer chance to make COOL
but the announcement of the name II
OConnor, as a candidate for the posi-
ton, has set most OF them wild with
enthusiasm, and thee general slogan IS,
Get O'Connor,"
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
Standing Of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

New York. 4; Cincinnati. 8.
PittsbUrg, 3; Philadelphia, l.
Chicago, s; Boston, O.
The Washington times., 1907-07-26

recklcssly Indifferent in their manner
Of accomplishing their objects. and this
may be the case with Elberfeld Some
Of the greatest generals and leaders in
history have had these flts of depres-
sion and for awhile acted as If they
dld not care what happened, only to
round into shape later on and resume a
triumphal progress. Don't be in too
much of hurry TO swallow that Ell
berfeld story.
Manager CantillOn put in Gehring 10
pitch yesterday afternoon after Hfck-
man had batted for Hughes in the sew
enth inning. Why this youngstcr
should have been intrusted with a game
nicely tied up is not clear Gehring was
tapped for two doubles, a single, and a
homer in the eighth and ninth rounds
and st. Louis won. He did not show
any earmarks Of being a world -beater
but to send a minor recruit in without
notice and under such circumstances IS
not a fair test and we will want to see
GehrinE again.
Yesterdays score
The Washington times., 1907-07-26

coiiectoT s; Of' Of stises. Taxes.. . 6l 6t
First base by errors-Water, 2. First base
on balls-On g Beckett, 3; OF Kulle, g. In
nings pitched-By c. Beckett. s; by H
of II. Beckett. ]; OF Kule. Il. Struck out
BY G Beckett 12: by H Beckett !; by
hulle. 1. TwO-base hlt-C. Beckett Stolen
bases-C- Beckett, II. Beckett. F. sherman
g. Anderson. 1: Hodson, 8; Sheals. Fague.
Smyser. Hit by pitcher-By Kulle. /: by
c. Beckett. l. Umpire-Mr. Hines Time Of
game-I hour and 90 minutes.
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
IBOUZ PROMAENZ B4SEBALLPL4YERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays ResnIta

St Louis. 3. Washington. g.
Philadelphia, >; Chicago. 0.
Philadelphia. z; Chicago. s.
New York, 8; Cleveland. 4.
Detroit, ,; Boston, I.
Detroit, 3; Boston, 2
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE.

Today-Trinity vs.. St Martins
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
NATIONALS MAKE
MANAGERS WORD
GOOD THUS FAR
Win Half the Games
Played at Home-Pat-
tens Case.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

So far. Manager Cantillon has made
good with rush in his prediction that
Washington would win half the games
of the home series. The record is now one
won and one lost, the loss being to St
Louis yesterday by to g.
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.

TOday's game-Flrst VS.. Bethany.
at Thirteezith and ID streets north
cast
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
ST. THERESA'S KEEPS
UP WINNING STREAK

St. Theresa's, tafender IN the Mar
quette League. kept Up its recent win
ming streak yesterday. defeating ST.
Peters by S TO (. Burgess was the
chief factor in the victory OF the ana
costa team. He held St Peters down
20 six hits, mostly scattered Madden
and Jim Pumphrey led at the bat, and
Madden played a good game at first
base
The score by innings;
RHE-
St Peter. o 80 GO c q
The Washington times., 1907-07-26

> Should O'Connor land with the Card
inals. he will earn his money. About
the hardest way to make a living that
could be imagined is being a baseball
manager in St. Louis or Cincinnati. The
day after you win the papers have
stories about you that sound like base
ball translations of an Italian love SON
net The day after you lose, they get
of a lot of junk that would make an
indian death yell sound like a nightin-
gales trilling. You don't know whether
you are coming or going. and II doesn' [
make much difference. for no amount Of
cleverness viii head off the roasts or
prevent a lot of busy persons telling
you how TO run the team
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
AMATEUR LEAGUES.
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.

Today's game-ColumRa Athletic
Club Us. Atlantics. al First and n
streets northeast. at Sis.
The Washington times., 1907-07-26

McCloskey, the ST. Louis National
manager this season, had a poor and
scrubby lot Of ball players in Texas this
spring, even If they did beat Washington
twice. and One-eyed man with myopia
could see that they We're doomed to be
last In the National League race. Just
as IL was perfectly understood that
Washington this year could not aspire
higher than sixth place in the American
League and would be lucky to get that
Yet they have been WlOOping out there
In 81. Louis as if McClOskey were a
second-story worker and short-change
artist because the material with which
ne started hit its natural level
When interviewed about these matters
this morning. Mr. O'Connor was first
averse 70 talking, but under pressure
spake somewhat as follows:
Its hard game out there in St
Loo. where they put you over for life
Tor stealing a nickel but turn YOU loose
Tor a little detail like murder or may
hem- The papers are full of pieces
every day, and many of them appertain
10 baseball. In these literary efforts the
manager is frequently mentioned-aIso
Whacked- But it's all part of the game
ana / really don't mind IT, nor do the
other Old-timers"
ms CHEEKY disposition should be a big
help TO the philosophical Mr. O'Connor.
II ne lands the place in Missouri
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
Today's Games.

St. Louis at Washington
Chicago ct Philadelphia
Cleveland at New York.
Detroit at Boston
The Washington times., 1907-07-26

Jack O'ConnOr does not seem puffcd
up about the fact that he is being men
TONED for the job Of manager of the
St Louis National League team. He
and Canullon have been cumming to-
gether lot since the St Louis Ameri-
cans reached here on Wednesday, but
Jack hasn't enthused a whole lot over
the prospect of promotion. Whether he
could have had the berth as manager
for Washington in the American League
but for the opposition Of 3an Johnson
is not so certain, even II they do think
that way out in st. Louis. O'COnnOr
did not figure prominently IN the list
Of candidates for that place. although
he was mentioned
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
]. O'Connor
MayManage
Cardinals
St Louis Boosting Veteran
Catcher for Difficult
Berth.

ST LOUIS, No. July 26.-St Louis
fans are boosting Jack O'Connor, VET
eran catcer Of the st. Louis Americans,
as suitable man to succeed McCloskey
as manager of the Cardinals.
Many of the most enthusiastic CardI-
nails rooters favor Jack as the man who
can place the club on "a winning basis.
Should O'Connor be finally selected by
majority of the fans the question
arises: VIII President Hedges. of the
Browns, consent to the transaction? VIII
he release foxy old Jack, so ne can Sign
a Robson contract. and build up the
National League in st. Louis? O'Con-
nor IS Immensely popular in ST. Louis.
and 1t is believed would place the CariI-
nails in high niche in the affections OF
the fans
The Washington times., 1907-07-26
Cf Course, Johnson Objects.

Ere this he would have been manager
OF the Boston or Washington teams of
the American League, had ii not for the
opposition Of President Ban johnson.
who thought O'Connor had too MANY
anarchistic tendencies.
Under McCloskey's regime the CardI-
nails have made a miserable showing, All
The experienced veteran players have
been sold, and their places iiIIed With
youngsters, Of whom there is barely one
VINO bears promise Of ever reaching
major league standards. He has made
number of advantageous trades from
a financial standpoint, but none of them
nave strengthened the playing ability of
the team.
The Washington times., 1907-07-26

Washington didn't get d game it
should never have had. so there is no
kick coming, although that fiuke homer
BY Yeager' in the eighth inning was a
poser. After Wallace had cracked 4
safety to right Yeager knocked a single
TO the same territory. The single had
so much English that when IL struck
the ground IL bounced into the right
Held blcaChers and went for four sacks,
bringing In Wallace also. Spencer
whanged a double to right that would
have scored Wallace and probably
Yeager, so, we were beaten anyhow.
The Washington times., 1907-07-26

Is Case Patten near the end of his
career in Washington The great Wash
hgton pItcher Of last year has been
away or color in the past month or five
weeks, and has been taken out of the
last eight or nine games in which he has
played with the exception OF two His
explosion on Wednesday when St. Louis
made five runs in the ninth inning and
came within one Of tieing the score
showed that you can never tell what to
expect from him
Clarke Griffith has persistently sought
Patten for the New York Americans
for the past two years, and would give
large. fat sum or real money and a
player or two for him. IL is tust pos
sible that In view Of Patterns recent
record Griffith NAV al last get his
hearts desire
The Washington times., 1907-07-26

The sensational charge published this
morning that Kid Elberfeld is delib-
erately Icing down on his job and not
tryno TO hit or field for the New York
Americans because he wants to go to
another team, Will not be believed with
out a lot Of corroborative evidence, es-
pecially as the story comes from New
York where the fans are most unreasOn-
able. The very worst charge against a
ball player is throwing games. and If il
We're proved Elberfeld should not only
be blacklisted forever. but sent up for
taking money under false pretenses.
Elberfeld has had a long career on the
diamond, and has played brilliant ball
II viii take lot OF proof TO convince
the public outside OF New York that at
this late date he is adopting a policy
which would stamp him not one whit
higher than a common thief
Ball players become blue and dis
COuraged like other human beings some
times when things go wrong. and seem
The Washington times., 1907-07-26

Patterns record is peculiar. In 1906 nc
was away Off color. In 1906 his record
OF victories was remarkably good. con-
SldeTfng that he was with a seventh
place team. The first month of this sea-
son he started like a house afre and
won laurels and games Then came the
let down, and now our star Is a most
uncertain proposition
The Washington times., 1907-07-26

Totals....H Il p Al Totals. 2 s 24I7 |
Water Department. ara 2 x-l4
Collector Of Taxes. 0 0 @ 0 2 O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18

thing around the polls. The independ
ent voter is the man who prizes his
manhood more highly than any politi-
cal favor. Strong craftsmanship and
genuine manhood are not incompatible.
Mckinley. Garfield and Lincoln were
strong partisans and they were loyal
men. Whether voting a party ticket
or some other ticket, true citizen will
seek to promote such measures and
highest good Of all the people. A good.
conscientious voter will not vote for n
CRATER or boodler who will sell his Of
fetal vote for a little money.
Needs I'm Rock Island.
What is needed in this city, are
men who will not sell their vote and
will vote for no man who can be
bought or sold. Municipal corruption
is the cry everywhere, and the way TO
stop il is to keep corrupt degenerates
out of Office Ii is shame that such
a beautiful city as this should be ours
ed with saloons, seven days OUT of the
week, cheap vaudevilles, gamblers,
dens of iniquity where men and women
congregate for sin. We have pillow fac.
torres, wagon factories, oil cloth fac
'ories, drumkard factories, gambler fac.
tories, and prostitute factories. The
lecent ones close down on Saturday
night, but the indecent ones never
close. All these immoral things should
be smitten at the ballot box
Lecture by Dean Quinn.
In his lecture last evening at ST. 10
seph's church, delivered in commemo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
BALLOT IS SACRED
Rev. r. B.. Williams in Pulpit
Urges Conscientious Exer-
else of Its Power.
POINTS TO LOCAL NEEDS
Dean ]. j. Quinn in Lecture at ST. 10.
seph's Urges Perpetuation of Irish
Characteristics.

At the First Methodist church last
evening Rev. r. b. Williams gave a
very interesting and powerful address
on voting DR.. Williams holds that
voting is as sacred a duty as pray
ing" ''To the intelligent man." he
said. there is nothing frivolous about
il. The elective franchise is a privi-
lege that carries with it great respon-
sibiity. No man ought to exercise it
who does NOT have some adequate APP
probation of its sacredness. If man
uses it merely to punish an enemy, he
uses it unworthily. A man that would
vote for another man or set of men by
purely personal consideration, is I'M
worthy of a ballot: if he barriers his
vote away for a petty consideration or
for large consideration, he is deSpic-
able" He added that such a man does
not sell his manhood, for the reason
that he has none to sell. If there is
ever a time when a man should be
honest and sincere and free from the
bias of any selfish or sordid interest,
| it is when he elevates men to places
of trust and power by the use of his
ballot Every mans vote should eX-
press his individual, intelligent, honest
convictions on the question involved.
independent Voting.
There is much talk nowadays about
the independent voter. He is the un
certain quantity upon whom the parti
san politician cannot count" said DR.
Williams. Every thoughtful and hon
est man who puts righteousness anj
conscience into his ballot must be in
dependent" Continuing, he spoke as
follows: HE must reserve TO himselt
the right to finally decide for wha1
men or measures he will vote. Politi
cal parties are a necessity in a free
country, and there could be no progress:
or safety without them. Still, there i!
no harm in scratching a ticket, when i
is done for a good purpose, than Their,
is in scratching a match to light TIL
kitchens fire. When a corrupt and dis
honest man so manipulates the part.
machine as to get his name on tn
ticket, it ought TO be scratched. If tn
voter is manly man, he is the bigges