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TWO OLD RIVALS
FIGHT 1T OUT TONIGHT

PHILADELPHIA. February 2O.-Two old
rivals of the ring, Spike Robson, the Eng
lish lightweight champion, and Harlem
Tommy Murphy, the New York scrapper,
whose most recent achievement was the
defeat of the rejuvenated Young Corbett,
will meet tonight in the ring of the Ma
tional A. G. for six-round encounter, the
result Of which will definitely settle the
question of supremacy between them.
They have met on two former occasions,
and each now has a victory to his credit.
Robson carried off the honors rather easily
in their first encounter, but Murphy sue
ceeded in inducing the Briton to give him
another battle. on the plea that he was
suffering from malaria the first time they
met In this battle Murphy showed decided
crossing his jabs so rapidly that Robson
had to resort to defensive tactics during
the entire fight.
When they step into the ring tonight
both boys will be in perfect condition. Rob-
son has been training regularly under the
supervision of his manager, Bert Crow
hurst. in this city, and this will be his
first fight since his return from England.
Murphy's work, usual, has been done
under the watchful eyes of Johnny Oliver.
his manager. and Frank Erne, the former
lightweight champion. at the New Polo
A. c., and he is now as good as when he
defeated Corbett. Murphy is confident he
will knock the Englishman out
delegation of Haremites will journey
to Philadelphia tonight to root for MUIR
ply. Nearly every seat in the National
A. c. barn has been sold out showing that
the Quaker City fans expect to see a
rousing good battle.
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OUTFIELDER STONE
FOOLED "FOXY" GRIFFITH

If George Stone, the wonderful hitter
of the st. Louis Browns. has a real weak
ness at the bat, the pitchers of the Ameri-
can League have failed to discover it as
yet. Clarke Griffith, the foxy manager of
the New York Americans thought he dis
covered Stones weakness, and thereby
hangs tale. One day Walter Clarkson
worked against the Browns at New York,
and he had the great Stone on his staff,
striking him out three~times Griffith was
watching the proceedings closely and no
ticed that Clarkson used low curve ball
with telling effect on the ST. Louis swatter.
The best he did during the day was to
make three CT four good hard fouls. The
following day Hogg was selected to work
for New York, and Griffith's parting in
struction to the big fellow was to give
Stone nothing but a low curve ball at
about the knee. Hogg followed instruc-
tons, and the result was that Stone Sc
cured FIVE clean hits in as many times at
the bat. simply hitting the ball that mys-
titled hi mon the day preceding to all cor
ners of the lot. OF course, no one ques-
toned Griffith's judgment. AL Orth work
ed the third game Of the series, and as he
left the bench he turned around to Griffith
and with half smile on his expansive
countenance, asked Griff if he should give
Stone a low curve ball. The worried
Griffith failed to reply, did he smile,
but every other member of the New York
team laughed outright.
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"SlLk" 0'LOUGHLIN'S
DEBUT IN BALTIMORE

Il remember when Silk O'Loughlin was
sent down to Baltimore by Ban John
son. said Jimmy Casey, talking of UNI
pires the other day. 1T was his first
year in the league and his first appearance
in Baltimore. We followed Cleveland into
the town. where Tommy Connolly had had
hard three days Silk strutted onto the
field regardless of the jeering crowds and
the twenty-five savage-visaged bluecoats
who stood fighting them back. He howled
out his Play ball!' and the game started.
1t WAS easy to see that there was going
to be trouble. OLouShlin acted too much
like the man bossing the situation to suit
them. He gave a decision at second with
that awful yell Of his. Howell came rum
ming in with roar of protest
ITO the club housed. yelled Silk, run
ming up TO meet him.
'Whatr yelled McGraw, dashing in,
too.
You, too, get,' howled Silk don't
want any back talk. I'm here to umpire
this game. That crowd can yell all it
wants. You can yell, too, and every time
You yell the man who does the yelling
gets chased. I'm here to make good.
and I'm going to do it. Don't try any
blum for it doesn't CO. Kelly set UP a
yell a minute later. Bang! He was gal
Looping toward the club house. 1t took
OLoughlin about four innings to fire six
men. And all the time the mob was bowling
at him he was cool cucumber
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PALM BEACH
GOLF TOURNEY STARTED

PALM BEACH, Fla, February OR
Harvey McElween of Chicago made the
lowest score in the qualifying round yes
terday for the South Florida golf cham
pionship. He made the two rounds in
7O-73-143. The weather was perfect, and
there was field of more than fifty players,
three sixteens qualifying for match play
today. Some of the best scores were:
G; T. Brokaw: New York, 146; Walter Fair
III; st. John Wood. Engfewood, i52; ciayton 01 e.
Dixon, Philadelphia. 1853; Herbert NJ Forrest,
PHILADELPHIA 1856; J. A. Roberts, Kansas CITY 1855:
Paul Waterman, Englewood, 1eO; Il. L. Wiiiough,,
by ir.; Philadelphia, 162; L. A. Hamilton. Engle-
Weave .aH w, WashnstSP iss G. G. Christian,
v. c: Lougly. Providence. 1874; John shepard. Bos,
ton, 1876; R. ]. Allen. Hartford 1865; A. ". Black,
Lakewood, 1857; II. L. DOnahower. st. Paul l6S: r.
r 1so! Bisse1l e. Louis, 1es; p. Reyel Chicago,
mel. III; G. A. Watts, III; John Shin. ii2; C. II.
Mcdonald, 1T; G. q; Hyde. 175; W. II. Momeyer,
176; n. K. Bolton, Chicago. 173; 81. B. Rust $50,
and George Van Dusen, It's.
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the two and takes his place over the heads
of players who may have been waiting for
an hour or more for their turn.
Further, it Is not an uncommon practte
for player to turn up and put bayin
the box pending the arrival Of his partner.
and in case the latter should not be able
to put in an appearance in time. another
ball is dropped into the box at another
point. Under proper control such doings
would be impossible. The player who was
not in position to play of when his turn
came would be reiegated to the last place
at once.
A reader tells the following tale of how
frog caused the loss Of a hole:
Playing in foursone, one of our OPP
ponents, whose ball lay about twenty yards
from the edge of the green. ran a good
approach shot right up to the hole, ana the
ball trickled over the edge of the tin. Judge
of our establishment to see the ball imme-
dfately jumping out again and an animal
hopping away from the hole SIDE The
explanation was, however, simple. A large
frog had been making its temporary habita-
ton at the bottom of the tin, and with its
jumping out at the same moment as the
rubber core alighted on its back the ball
was naturally also propelled from the hole.
1t was, of course, hard lines on our op-
ponents whose contention that the hole
was theirs, as they had holed out, proved,
on the pros and cons being duly weighed
and considered. of no avail"
In order to fully cover future cases Of a
like nature the following facetious rule has
been recommended as an addition to the
code:
IF any frog toad, snake or other rep
tile or a mouse, rat, weasel, mole, hedge
hog or other vermin Cor, in the case of
casual water. perch, roach, dace or other
fish, be in or near the hole, its presence
being established to the satisfaction of
two Independent witnesses before lunch
and three after, such reptile, vermin or fish
must be removed before the next stroke is
played under penalty of the loss of the
hole. Should player unwittingly play at
the hole when such reptile, vermin or fish
is in it. its presence being subsequently at
tested by the aforesaid Independent wit
nesses, namely, two before lunch and three
after, and such reptile, vermin or fish
either hinder the ball from entering the
hole or eject it therefrom. the ball shall
nevertheless be held to have been duly
holed and no penalty shall be incurred"
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CT EVELAND PLAYERS
AFTER MORE MONEY

CLEVELAND. Ohio, February 2O.-De-
land base ball team toward it's players in
the way of salaries and other privileges,
the fact remains that the management is
having more trouble in satisfying the men
this spring than any Of the other big
league teams, none of which pays any,
where near as much as does Cleveland in
salaries
First Mig Clark refused to sign at the
increased salary offered him. needing some
advance money. However, he finally &C
cepted the terms. Next Terry Turner, the
sensational shortstop, declared that the in
crease over his 1905 pay was not sufficient
and he, too. refused to sign. Then Elmer
Flick announced that he was going to re-
tire from base ball and he has neglected
to sign. He is now in Florida with his
family.
Perring. the -fnfielder drafted from
Omaha, next sent his contract back. stat
ing that the salary offered was not suff1-
Gent. His mutiny was followed by that OF
Congalton. who demands more pay than
reached today when Addie JOSS the lead
ing right-hand pitcher Of the American
League In point of victories last season,
sent his contract back with request for a
a bonus Of $500 to each pitcher who won
twenty games. Joss, Hess and Rhoades
each turned the trick. This year the club
cut out the offer of bonus and while
Joss is in excess of what he received a
year ago, 1t is not quite equal to what he
received with the bonus included.
'The club will stand pat on the terms 1t
sent out in the contracts" said one of the
club officials today. I'VE have offered lib
eral salaries and if the players do not
want to accept them they can stay out of
base ball. Our salary list is higher than a
year ago and We only finished third at
that
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TRIAL BOUTS OF
THE AMATEUR WRESTLERS

Several preliminary wrestling matches
were held at the Center Market gymnasium
last night, in order to be in readiness for
the amateur wrestling tournament to be
held under the auspices of the National
Guard Athletic Association tomorrow
night. Some very exciting and fast bouts
were put on, and the spectators were high
ly pleased with the work of the contestants
Pagin put up fast bout with Mosey and
received the decision after two fast trials
Heron, noted as very clever wrestler
was handily defeated by Mosey. Conrad
had an easy time with his opponents, and
Kicks put up a game fight against Will
liams. The summaries:
1875 pounds-First bout-V. Heron Cornell
Institute, agt. F. Mosey, Gallaudet; draw
Time, minutes. Second bout-Mosey won
from Heron in minutes 80 seconds. +.
Messy, Gallaudet, agt. A. Pagin, Army and
Navy Props: draw. Time, minutes. De-
cision given to Pagn in the second bout
155 pounds. Conrad, Y. M. c. A, won
from ]. Smith, n. G. A. A. Time min
utes. ]. Conrad, Y. NJ. c. A, won from
]. Scroggins N G. A. A. Time, minutes
So seconds.
Heavyweight-T. s. Williams, Gallaudet,
agt Kicks, N. G. A A.; draw. Time, 6
minutes. Williams won second bout from
Kicks. Time, 5 minutes IS seconds. Ref
cree, Mr.. Boxwell. Y. M. c. A.
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VANDERBILT TO RIVAL
KING ON THE TURF

LONDON, February GOV. X. Wander
bilt, ST., who has just arrived from New
York. intends to compete against the king
the Rothschilds and other millionaires for
English turf honors.
Heretofore Mr.. Vanderbilt has raced only
in France. He has now entered his famous
colt Maintenon for the classic gold cup at
Royal Ascot in June. Mr.. Vanderbilt has
been successful on the French turf, where
his stable won over a million francs in
1905.
AS Americans have never been success
full in racing here Mr.. Vanderbilts expert
ment will be watched with interest.
Maintenon Is expected to be the heaviest
winner this year. In all of his races Main
teron has shown his class, and he is now
rated as being worth 100000. This sea-
son Vanderbilt proposes to allow him to
run for all of the most valuable stakes,
and, with careful training, there seems to
be no reason why Maintenon should not
come out heavy winner
Amateur Base Bali.
The walford Athletic Club, composed of
some Of the best colored amateurs of the
District, having organized for the coming
season, is DESTROYS Of hearing from similar
uniformed organizations. Address all COM
munications to F. R. Minor, manager, zoos
Sd street northwest.
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NEW YORK CLUB
FARMS OUT PITCHERS

WILIIAMSPORT, February 20-An-
nouncement was made last night by Secre-
tary Thomas Gray of the local club that
Williamsport had obtained the release of
Pitchers ii. Salles and ]. Whalen of the
New York Americans for a cash considera-
ton, and these two twirlers will be added
TO the ''Millionaires' twirling staff in 1907.
Sallee is a big left-hander, who played
with the Birmingham team of the Southern
League. Whalen is a giant right handler.
who was secured from the Pacific Coast
League by Manager Griffith and had a rep
utation of being the best in the western
base ball world.
Manager Wolverton now has five men on
his pitching stan. The others are Man.
ming, Walker and Emerson.
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NATIONAL RACQUET
TOURNEY UNDER WAY

NEW YORK, February 2O.-Six matches
were played to finish the first round of the
national racquet championship yesterday at
the New York Racquet and Tennis Club
Two were settled by defaults. one OF the
absentees being p. d. Haughton of Boston,
the title holder, who was laid up by a
skating accident.
Clarence II. Mackay, who recently won
the Tuxedo gold racket and who was ma
tional champion in 1902 played the fastest
match. He beat G. A Thorne of Chicago
10y 15-3. 15-4, 17-15. Another New York
ciubman. George c. Clark, jr., defeated ].
y. Gregg of Philadelphia by 10, 1o-2
15-i
In the match between George II. Brooke
of Philadelphia and Lawrence Waterbury
of New York the latter was very erratic.
Brooke won by 49,, 15-S, 1911. There
was a victor and loser in the Wrenn fam
lily. r. X. Fincke of New York beat q. l..
Wrenn by 15-2 15-6, 15-l2. X. ID. Wrenn
was in splendid form and defeated Hugh ID.
Scott of Boston by $40, 10-11, 1911.
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pawn, whereas Marshall aimed at the
white king. He might have complicated
matters on his seventeenth move by BIO f.
Is, Pc 3, Kt. p eh; 10, K-B 2, OBJ g.;
20. RIO 8. PIX 4; q. p F, Blk 8; %,
RIO. r r; %, r K R, 90 4; "a, B-R 8
oh, followed by Kt-K. The black Kt has
slight hope of being extricated except by
kt-B 8. and this circumstance would prob
ably compensate for the attack. There are
other possibilities open to both players,
such as 18. Pc B 4. instead of P-Q B 8.
But the position Is too complicated to allow
OF hasty analysis. In any case black
dreaded to enter into the clash, and as a
consequence the game kept its even charac-
ter. But after further simplihcations the
attack of black broke down, and then the
weakness Of his pawns, upon which white
mad built his plan of campaign, asserted
itself.
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GOING TO SEE PANAMA CANAL.
Commercial Travellers Of Three Cities
on Joint Jaunt.

CINCINNATI, February 2O-Members of
the commercial clubs of Chicago. ST. Louis
and Cincinnati left here on a special train
yesterday over the Cincinnati Southern
railway en- route for Charleston, s. c.,
where they will board the steamer Prinz
Joachim for Panama. The steamer left
New York yesterday with the Boston Com
mercial Club, and the tourists will visit
various West Indian ports, reaching Colon
March 1.
The trip was suggested at the anniver-
sary meeting of the Cincinnati Commercial
Club last May, when the other clubs were
guests, and was given Immediate indorse-
ment by Secretary of War Taft, who was
also present. Aside from the social and
commercial features o. the trip, the com
mercial travellers expect to visit and care
fully examine the present and prospective
work on the Panama canal.
The Chicago and st. Louis members of
the party reached here early yesterday. and
three sections of the tourists were at once
combined into single special train which
is due at Charleston at noon tomorrow.
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MORE TROUBLE FOR
BROOKLYN CLUB

NEW YORK. February 20.-Howard c.
Griffiths. as counsel for the stockholders Of
the old Baltimore Base Ball Club. brought
suit yesterday against the stockholders of
the Brooklyn Base Ball Club for $4,000.
which he alleges the latter club borrowed
from the Baltimore club at the time the
American League was making inroads into
the National League clubs Mr.. Griffiths
says this money was never returned to the
Baltimore club and that he has been di-
rected by the Won der Horst estate, Ferdi-
nand A. Abel and Edward Hanlon to bring
suit.
Mr.. Grifiths said yesterday that he ex-
pected the case would be tried some time
during the April term of the circuit court
In Hudson county, N. j.
Another suit against Chas. Ebbets presi-
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Milwaukee hopes to get back both Pitch
ers Goodwin and Oberlin il they can be
spared from fast company this season.
Pitcher ICY" Swain, once with the
Washington club, will handle the Wellsville
team of the new Ohio Valley League this
season.
The veteran catcher Charley Bennett is
still in Detroit, and does exquisite china
painting.
George Davis, the White Sox's shorstop,
will not make the trip to Mexico. He
thinks Ii will be no trouble for him to be
in condition without making that trip.
Jack Kleinow, the Yankees star catcher,
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TENNIS, BASE BALL
AND OTHER SPORTS

dent of the Brooklyn club. Is pending in
the >chancery court, but this suit will not
come up for some time. Hanlon and Abel
are behind this suit, and they charge that
Ebbets as president drew so 600 annually
Tor two years, while the bylaws authorized
him to draw only $4,000 a year, and the
suit for the recovery of $4,000 was begun
few days after the Brooklyn Base Ball
Club had its annual meeting on November
II in Jersey City.
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HATCHETITES DEFEATED
STAUNTON UNIVERSITY

The George Washington University bas-
ket ball team defeated the Staunton Univer-
sity team at Staunton, Va, last night in a
fast game by a score of SO to 30. The
Staunton boys, who were used to their
court, started with a rush and soon Sc
cured ten points, while the local boys had
not made a score. But this was not for
long, as the members of the local team got
to working and soon were ahead of their
rivals.
Rice was easily the star Of the contest,
as he threw twelve goals, several of which
were secured by throwing the ball over his
head Newhauser. who has been cut of the
game for some time, showed up well and
secured six goals. Maxwell, for Stanton,
did some fine work and threw five goals.
Whiting of the winning team created some
what of a sensation among the many young
ladies present when he threw a goal while
lying fiat on his back.
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BLUE LEE TOO
MUCH FOR FAVORITE

NEW ORLEANS, February 2O.-Blue Lee,
known in racing circles here as 1.-The cops
horse" because his owner, THOMAS Capo, is
a policeman, beat E. M. Fry yesterday af-
ternoon at the Fair Grounds track.
Until yesterday turfmen had regarded E.
M Fry as the best two-year-old in the
south. Blue Lee wrested these laurels from
him easily.
Capo proved himself to be a regular Sher-
lock Holmes of the turf by buying Blue
Lee from BurleW & O'Neil. While all the
skate he detected in the son of Blues a
breadwinner and possible champion. Ac-
cordingly he followed his instinct to ferret
out good things, and in the face of the
advice of all his friends and the horsemen
who didn't want to see him blow his good
coin in on dead one he paid $1,000 for
the youngster.
Capo's wisdom has been richly rewarded.
made his field look cheap in his race by
beating them in a romp. He led from start
to finish.
The Summaries.
n1 rrT Ezs sspS for
1Os wv. Mclntyre). to 5. third. Time. Las Is.
%s s1 M Ss4; N1 elena %ns
Bride and stoney. Lee also ran.
Blue Lee lis u. Lee. to 2. won; f. NJ. Fry,
121 lNieoD.5 to 70. second Lattice, liz lwalker,.
10 to I. third. Time. O49 3-5. Dew Of Dawn,
Edna Motter. Dropstitch. Prosperous Cora Dusant,
Libertyville, COincdent and TartranOla also ran.
Third race, selling; threeyear-olds and up; six
furlongs-Rssk. 106 ivan Dusenl. II to 20, won;
Gothoine, 90 (Bilacl. 80 to- I. second; Agra 80
(Huestis). to 1, third. Time. 1.15. Pungent,
Hocus Pocus and Rena r. also ran.
Fourth race three ycar-olds; one mfe-Western,
100 (Foy). 18 to 5. won; Bonart 1O8 tSeder,. to
2, second Voting 90 u. Lee, 10 to 5. third. Time,
LA 3-5. Knight of IvanhOe and Tanbark also ran.
Fifth race selling: for four year-Ods and up; one
nj nd sfXfpPnfh-T,ight 4
to /. won: Paul Clifford. 1O6 tVandusen). II to l,
second King Ellsworth, ia tNieoD. Is to l. third.
Time. Isl. Brilliant, Sincerity Belle, LaysOn,
Small Lady and MOnochord also ran. .
Sixth race. three-year Odds and up: FIVE and a
half furlongs-Capt. Taylor. 107 tWalker). II to 5,
won; Hickey. lie CFarrow); o to g. second; Mary
Morris, ia (Garner) 16 to l. third. Time, Loo Is.
Cobmosa Yankee Girl, Dinemoek, Tichimingo and
Sally Preston also
Seventh race, selling; four year-olls and up; one
mile and a sixteenth-Gamester. 100 IT. Taylorl,
20 to 1. won; Caronal 100 u. Lee. to l. second;
r. F. Williams. 104 (Bilac,. to 5, third. Time.
] 81 Is. Nutwood North Wind. Dekaber: Grand
Duchess. Discernment, Orient and Arby Van also
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Mrs. Susan p. Jones. member of an old
and distinguished Virginia familys is dead
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
NJ. Barton at Kernstown, Frederick county.
Va. aged seventy-eight years. Mrs. Jones
is survived by three daughters-Mrs. c.
Grattan Crawford, Miss Cary r. Jones and
Mrs. Barton, all of Frederick county-and
one son-Randolph Jones Of Norfolk, Va.
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MT. PLEASANTS OUTPLAYED
PECK MEMORIAL

The Peck Memorial Chapel basket ball
team of Georgetown went down to defeat in
game against the Mt. Pleasant Athletic
Club quint in the formers gymnasium by
the score of IA to 10. Wheeler, for the
winners, played very fast game, his goal
throwing being a decided feature, while
Kane played well for the losers.
The line-up and summary:
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Joseph Statler, twenty-one years old, of
State Line. who on February took out
license to marry Miss Susie Barnhart, aged
sixteen years, of Smithsburg, went to
Hagerstown, Nd, with the license and
stated that he wished to return 1t, as Miss
Barnhart had gone back on him.
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Staunton Military

|. Goals-Newhauser (6|, Rice, t12) Gabel. Whit
ing "a, Thompson Asgar, Maxwell 10. Treadwell.
Free toss-Rice %. Thompson (2). Referee-Mr
Maloney, S. NJ A. Timers-Messrs. Duffey. G. W.
u. and Dougherty, s. NJ. A. Time Of halves-20
minutes each.