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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-24
CLEVELAND SHAKEUP
TALE is DENIED

CLEVELAND, Ohio. September 24.-"The
composition of next years team is some
thing that we have not taken up, said
Vice President Somers last night in answer
to query in reference to a story printed
in an afternoon paper to the effect that
Bradley. StovaIl. Bay. Bernhard Rhoades.
Clarkson and Wakefield were slated for
trades before the opening of next season.
I'm regard to trading Bradley, he con-
tinued. such a thing has never been con-
sdered by U.S. for we think that Brad. will
show his old form at the bat and in the
this winter, but the matter has not been
discussed by US and will not be until the
present season is ended.
why are we not trying out some Of the
new men on the present eastern trip? Be
cause We could not get the men at once
that we wanted. Speas, Daubert and
Breen are still playing in the O. and r.
League: Downie of Seattle has been sick;
Hillie the Wausau man, is still playing in
the Wisconsin League; baltimore or the
Toledo club Is sick, while we know just
how good Chech, Clarke and Perring are.
We don't have to try them out this fall.
That leaves only Gladstone Graney or
Wilkesbarre to be considered. But Larry
Is anxious to finish as high In the race as
possible and for that reason decided to go
right through with all his regulars except
Stovall and Hess, who are on the hospital
list. We still have games to play with
Philadelphia and Chicago, who are pen
nant possibilities, and will give them the
best that we have got.
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BOWLING SEASON STARTS.
Good Games Rolled in Departmental
and Navy Yard Leagues,

The roll of the ball and the tumble of the
pin were in evidence for the first time this
season last night when the Bureau and
Commissioner teams Of the Departmental
League and the Erecting and Miscellaneous
auints of the navy yard organization lined
up. The latter quints in each league won
all three sets in rather easy fashion.
Large crowds assembled to witness the
opening games in both leagues who were
very enthusiastic over the game put up
by their favorites, and those who were pull
ing for the losing teams were not disheart-
ened at the result, as the season Is young
yet, and the scores made last night were
nothing to be ashamed of.
In the Department League game Brosnan
of the Commissioners shone in the feature
role. having piled up the high score of 215
and the grand average of 1877 in three sets
Bisselle ran up the high score in the Navy
Yard League game. 1t being 1872. and his
average was 173, which was very good con-
sidering that none of the players has had
any practice since the first of spring.
The scores:
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BURGLARS USE CHLoRoFoRM.
William Sherrard Awakes and Saves
Family and Silver.

ROSLYN, L. l.. September 24-William
Sherrard. a broker. whose home adjoins
Clarence H. Mackay's, was awakened early
yesterday morning by an unusual noise in
the house. When he attempted to rise he
was scarcely able to do SO. There was a
heavy odor OF chloroform in the room, and
the tumult down stairs continuing Mr..
Sherrard thought at once of burglars. With
difficulty he dragged himself to a window.
where. revived by the fresh air. he shouted
for help. Then he turned and started down
stairs.
AS he descended he heard the noise of
running feet In the hallway. and at the foot
of the stairway he found four bags Of valu-
able silverware. There was no doubt that
the burglars had been preparing deliberately
to make big haul, and that they had de-
pended for safety on the Supplying of the
occupants of the house by choroform. Mrs.
Sherrard, her two sons and two daughters,
who also were sleeping on the second floor,
were almost unconscious when Mr.. Sher-
rard aroused them. They were revived
with difficulty.
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GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The schooner Lotte Carter is on the ma
rine railway at Benefits boatyard having
all unsound timber removed from her hull
be put in thorough order for service be
fore she is launched in about three weeks.
The schooner Sidonia Curley has had her
hull calked and repaired at Alexandria
shipyard, and is now lying at Deans hav-
ing some repair work done to her rudder.
Completing this she will sail for the Rap
pahannock river to load lumber for this
city The schooner William II. Mcclure OF
Alexandria, which has been out on a ma
rine railway at Solomons Island having her
hull rebuilt and being put in thorough or
der for service the bay, has been
launched and has sont into commission.
She will visit this city In short time with
cargo of canned tomatoes aboard from
Nomini. The longboat Five Sisters is be-
ing rebuilt in Aqua creek in preparation
for fall and winter service the river
with the wood and lumber carrying feet.
The three-masted schooner Cox and
Green has arrived at Alexandria light from
Boston. and will load a cargo of about
10 600 railway ties there for a New England
port 1t will be the first cargo of ties that
has been shipped from Alexandria for sew
eral weeks. but other vessels will follow.
The watermelon season has taken on a
new lea Sc of life at the wholesale market
on the 18th street wharf. and this morning
there were a number of buyers on hand to
lay in stocks Of Potomac-grown melons
for the retail trade. Six vessels are at the
aboard. and 1t Is stated that two or three
more are known to be on the way here
1t Ia probable that the watermelon season
will be prolonged into October and will
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run two or three weeks longer this year
than usual.
from a river point. at Alexandria: schoon-
er Venus. building stone from New York.
at Georgetown; schOoners Samuel Wood
and Widgeon, cord wood from the lower
Potomac: sailing scow Daniel. pine lum-
Der from Monroe creek for Alexandria,:
schooners w. S. Nicely. Ella and Ora, Zin-
CARA and Norwalk. melons from river
point; schooner Highland Light, cord wood
from Mattawoman creek; schooner Charles
II. Dagger, lumber from a river point.
schooner Edith II. Verrall, hickory wood
from Marshall Hall for dealers; bugeye
Kathleen. pine lumber from a lower
river point schooner Peri. pine lumber
from Aqua creek; schooner Stephen Chase.
canned goods from Nomini creek: tug Ca
schooner Ada Wood. oysters from the
lower Potomac; schooner Mary Ann Shea.
pine lumber from Machodoc creek:
schooner Bertha May. watermelons from
fishing cruise to the mouth Of the river.
barges for Norfolk; schooner VIM.
schmink. light for Vienna. Md. to load
light for the st. Marys river to load ;
yacht Emrose, for Richmond; barge VIM.
Curtin. light. from Georgetown for Nor
folk: schooner Silver Star. light for
point on the lower Potomac TO load back
to this city: schooner L. w. Owings. for
bay point to load canned goods; schooner
Earl biScOe, TOT aqua creek, 10 lOdu
wood for the dealers here; schooner +. =.
Evans, light for the Potomac oyster beds
to load a cargo back to this port; schooner
Father and Son. for Mattawoman creek to
load railway ties for dealers here.
observation-disclosures Sullivan Sawin.
with coal from Georgetown, arrived at
Boston 21st instant; schooner Mabel and
Ruth is at a North Carolina port loading
pine lumber for the dealers here: schooner
Ameda Wiley, with coal from George town
for Boston. is reported in the lower
bay waiting good weather to go to sea;
schooner P E. Smith has sailed from
a river point for this city with Pima
lumber aboard barge Wicomico, with
railway ties aboard has sailed from Aqua
creek for Philadelphia: barges Neptune.
Reliance and Saturn their way to
this city from Philadelphia with hard coal
aboard; bugeye Levin Woolford is at a
river point loading lumber for the dealers
here.
The three masted schooner Maiden. which
is in port here. unloading a cargo of
Georgia pine lumber. has been chartered
to load coal at Baltimore for Savannah, at
Sl.35 per ton, and lumber at Brunswick.
Ga. for Porto Rico. at private terms. She
will go to Baltimore for her coal cargo
this week.
The big barge ]. w. Janney. which last
week completed loading a cargo OF about
go tons of Potomac gravel at Alexandria.
saile4 last night in tow OF the tug Fortuna
for Norfolk. where the gravel will be used
in building operations Many thousand
yards of gravel have been shipped from
this city and Alexandria to Norfolk In the
past year.
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Naval Tug in Distress.

The officers of the steamer Wakefield.
which arrived here last evening from the
lower river landings. report having passed
a government tug ashore in the river on
Popes creek. a short distance below Lower
Cedar Point light yesterday morning In
response to signals from the tug th'
steamer ran as close as possible. and her
commander requested that the naVal au-
thorities be notified OF the plight OF the
vessel Owing to the heavy rain and wind
prevailing at the time the name OF the tug
could not be ascertained. In compliance
with the request of the authorities the e
and on the arrival OF the steamer here, the
commandant of the navy yard here was
also notified. 1t Is stated that one OF the
big government tugs was sent to the aid OF
the stranded vessel last night.
The tug is stated to have been the naval
tug Rocket. bound to this city from Nor
folk. She was doated at high water la
night.
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GREAT MEET, SAYS
PRESIDENT SULLIVAN

NEW YORK, September 24.-Janss q
Sullivan. president of the Amateur Athletic
Union of the United States. returned from
the Canadian championship held at the
Montreal Amateur athletic Associations
grounds on Saturday much pleased with the
performances and the manner In which the
event was conducted. 1T was, without
question:" Mr.. Sullivan said, "one Of the
best championship meetings ever held In the
dominion, and the Canadians are au fait In
handling a competition Of such dimensions
and Importance. Things ran along smoothly
and with precision, and the finely appointed
athletic grounds contained more people than
is usually seen at -mateur contests in Can
ada.
THE greatest enthusiasm prevailed over
the fact that two worlds records had at
last been made on Canadian soil. and both
Rose and McGrath were warmly congratu-
lated upon their performances. Matt Nc
Grath, the New York Athletic Club repre-
sentative, was in rare form, as was shown
when he sent the hammer the remarkable
distance of 174 feet but he fouled by an
inch or so, thus keeping the great throw Off
Ralph Rose. his shot putting was simply
phenomenal. Before the actual competition
was started Rose put the sixteen pound
missile fifty feet.
lie OllCidlS OI tne montreal Amateur
Athletic Association under whose auspices
the meeting was held. are great sticklers
for exactness and nothing which was not
absolutely correct was allowed to stand.
Every shot and hammer used by the con-
testants was accurately weighed, while the
distance measurements were carefully
made.
1T was the first time that 80 many Of
the large clubs of the United States were so
strongly represented at Canadian champion
ships and Montreal athletes were highly
pleased at finishing second to the New
York Athletic Club in the number of points
scored, when they had as other opponents
members of the Irish-American Athletic
Club. Boston Athletic Association, Chicago
Athletic Association, and the powerful
Olympic Club of San Francisco.
While at Montreal President Sullivan at
tended conference at the Montreal Asso
citation club house. Mr.. Sullivan was told
that the Americans wholly misunderstood
the athletes over the border. The Montreal
officials. according to the A. A U. leader,
are for clean. honest sport. and they believe
that their present plan will have a tendency
to make a definite line between amateurs
and professionals
THE Montreal o--icals are not going to
tolerate any crooked work., Mr.. Sullivan
further said. They are only following the
footsteps Of English associations and other
organizations in allowing amateurs to COM
pete with professionals"
Amateur sports In Canada, outside of
dated condition, and 1t Is well known that
athletes will live at clubs Free and that is
the kind of amateur conditions the Montreal
association irving n
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Personal to River Men.

Capt. E. 8. Randall president and gen.
eral manager Of the Washington and Po-
tomac Steamboat Company, has gone to
Richmond and Norfolk on business con-
nected with his line
Capt A. ]. Taylor. managing owner of
the Taylor fleet of towboats the Poto-
mac and Chesapeake bay, has returned
from a pleasure trip Of several days at
Atlantic City.
Harry Carter has returned from a visit
of ten days to friends in Orange county.
Va, and is again on duty at his Office on
the river front.
George ]. Stafford. who spent the sum-
mer at Colonial Beach in charge of the
amusements belonging to the Washington
and Potomac Steamboat Company, has re-
sumed charge of the purser's Office on the
steamer Estelle Randall, on the Washing
ton-Grinders mail route.
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winning the pennant are in doubt the
booster and the band will continue to
whoop it up each afternoon at Columbia
Park
Should the battle not be won by the
time the home team has to go to Washing
ton the latter part of next week for the
final games of the season the boost
ers' brigade will go to that city and ceie-
brate the final hours of the Athletics vic
torious struggle in a fitting manner.
The Athletics have lacked for encour-
agement in the past. They will not in the
future.
They must be counting on a soft snap
down here This will make pleasant read
ing for Manager Cantillon and his crew
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ficials named the better known. together
with the institutions from which they came,
are as follows:
Thompson, Georgetown; Bergen, Prince
ton: Corbin, Yale; Edwards. Princeton: Ely.
Langford. Trinity; Stauffer. Pennsylvania;
McCracken. Pennsylvania; Newton. Penn
sylvania: Pendelton. Bowdoin Snow, Mchi-
gan. Vail, Pennsylvania: Williams. Penn
sylvania; Sharpe. Yale: Wrenn. Harvard
Whiting. Cornell: Wrightington. Harvard
Hall, Yale: Dashiell. Johns Hopkins;
Morice, Pennsylvania, and Minds; Pennsyl-
vania.
There are also in the list many names
OF prominent players, but who have not
done as much as those named in the Of
iciatng line.
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NATIONALS START SERIES WITH ST. LOUIS TODAY

he liked the game and not IL it were a
mere matter of business Birmingham for
merry played with Cornell and is a crack
foot ball as well base ball player
Pitcher Newton of the Sheridan Qnd.)
team has one of the most remarka BILE pitch
ing records of any amateur or semi-profes-
sional pitcher in The state. In recent game
against the Frankfort team Newton struck
out seventeen batsmen, allowing but two
hits. In eleven games pitched this season
he has struck out III men, or an average of
over fifteen strike-outs per game. He has
been signed for trial with the Cleveland
Americans next season.
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Anacostia and Vicinity.

In the Anacostia schools yesterday 61O
pupils were enrolled in the Van Buren,
and Annex buildings and forty in the kim
dergarten in Masonic Hail. The schools
opened in Anacostia with practically the
same corps Of teachers as assigned here
last year. although there were several ad-
ditions to the force.
A number of improvements have been
ordered made at the headquarters OF No.
Is fire engine company, at Washington and
Pierce streets.
Dr. James A. Watson. DR.. Richard A.
Pyles. julius w. Tolson and James w.
BARLEY formed a party that departed last
Sunday for Piney Point on a fishing trip.
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"Charlie" Burlington Dead.

FALL RIVER, Mass, September "a
Charles C. Burlington. the Christie Mathew
son of the early eighties, died yesterday
while awaiting surgical operation. He was
forty-three years old. In 1882 he became IA
nous on the Philadelphia team, and in
1SS3-5-6 he pitched for Boston. He had
been in the coal business in this his native
wonderful drop ball. OF late years he has
city.
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And now for the Browns. We owe them
a few and 1t is to be hoped that the Ma
tionals will land three in line. Hey, jim
my?
President Johnson is at the game this
afternoon and Will have his first peep at
"Jingles' Johnson. The President should
be proud of his namesake.
The Nationals clubhouse was finally COM
pleted this morning, and the players carried
their suits and dressed there this afternoon.
1t is complete in every detail and the play
ers welcomed the change.
There was no playing in the American
League yesterday The rain baked plans
in the four eastern cities and left Just that
many uncompleted series.
News dispatches from Chicago contain
some unbridled nature taking. The idea
of saying the doves whipped the cubs.
Overland southpaw pitchers are still as
scarce as hens teeth RUDE Waddell Is al
most alone as a port side twirler of that de-
scrption.
If Manager McCloskey of the Cardinals
has not done anything else of moment he
has accomplished a good deal in the devel-
opment OF Eddie karger into such fine
pitcher.
Fritz, a New Orleans lefthander, has join
ed the Athletics. and Manager Frank of the
New Orleans team says he looks for the
player to make good.
Base ball fame is fleeing. Bill Donovan
is considered the best pitcher in the game
today Last year 1t was Walsh and before
that Brown and Mathewson.
The National League list of reserved,
IyNl,, ,tnir ha
names of 275 men, the largest. says John
Heydler, since the ~ar-the base ball war.
party of twenty-five Cubans are COM
ing here for the worlds series. The party
will be chaperoned ny Messrs. Munoz and
Perez leading writer's of base ball in Cuba.
If Hughey Jennings intends to make good
his prediction of winning out by two games
he had better get hustle on.
Frank Rudderham of Providence. who
umpired in the Southern League this sea-
son may officate in the National next year.
At President PulHam's request Rudderham
came down from Providence yesterday to
see the Nationals president-New York
Sun.
George Davis expects to take with him to
Cuba this fall Hub" Hart, smith. Altrock.
Hickman, Hahn and Welday, and will en-
list others while in the east. The party will
leave New York October % for a stay Of
three weeks in Havana, playing three games
week.
Umpire Billy Evans who was struck by
a pop bottle in last Sunday a weeks game
between the Browns and Detroits left the
hospital there Saturday and went to the
home of his widowed mother in Youngs-
town. Ohio. Evans hopes to officiate in the
closing games of the season.
Is Joe Cantillon trying to get a corner on
the base ball situation? He has strings on
nearly a third of the men playing ball in
the major league circles. and rumor states
that he has just purchased the San Diego
club of California. He will soon be starting
a training school-Boston Herald.
That young Birmingham of the Clevelands
Is a wonder. indeed. He shows great speed
and does his work about as easy as any
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When you ask your dealer for an adver-
tised article and he tries to sell you SUBJ
stitute. which he claims is just as good, It's
because he makes a larger profit on the sub
stitute. Insist on getting what you ask Tor.
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Yesterdays National League Gan

Cincinnati II: Boston 6.
Chicago, g. Philadelphia. I.
Pittsburg. q New York. l.
st. Louis, 8: Brooklyn, l.
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National League Games Today.

Boston at Cincinnati
Brooklyn at St. Louis.
New York at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia at Chicago
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FAST MILE FOR CITATION
IN GRAND CIRCUIT RACES

COLUMBUS. Ohio, September 24-Cita-
ton. owned by an Illinois jurist and cam
paigned by Dick Mcmahon of Chicago,
reeled of a mile yesterday over the wind
swept Columbus track faster than any
other racing mare ever has gone over the
course. and brought about the defeat Of
Ardelle. the Geers favorite. These mares
first came together last Friday evening,
when Ardelle won the first heat in 2.O4A.
The wise ones were shocked to see Citation
swing out from behind Ardelle 100 yards
from the finish and rush by and win the
heat in time that put her in the 2.04 class.
1t looked a great deal like Citation for the
final heat, until near the finish, when Rudy
Kip hustled up and came ahead, with
Morning Star right after him. Ardelle was
more exhausted than Citation, to whom the
race. under the three-heat rule. went.
There was a pretty stiff play on Jack
Leyburn in the Poster Columbus consola-
ton, but McCarthy's gelding made a break
just when he was urged nearing the finish.
Ciaty Latis cut her record a quarter of a
second. Lillian r. had the rest of the 2.07
trotters beaten In dozen different ways.
Lolita was the contender each trip, Nc
Henry being able to drive, although he had
his hands bandaged. Daniel, the Syracuse
geldng. was a hot choice for the 215 trot.
There was a healthy play on Johnny and
Fred c., but the first choice never was
hard pressed
Tommy Murphy's Pacemaker was well
played in the 2.13 pace. while much money
went on Red Guard. Pacemaker is at the
head of the lot. with two heats yet to 60
He made a break the first mile. and Prince
Patrick, from the western ring, won, going
into the list Flying Jim from Pennsylvania
beat off Pacemaker in the second heat and
then was necked out by the Murphy horse
in the third and final heat of the after
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Is Joe Cantillon trying to get corner on
the base ball situation? He has strings on
nearly a third of the men playing ball in
the major league circles, and rumor states
that he has just purchased the San Diego
club of California. He will soon be starting
a training school.-Boston Herald.
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Idaho Wonder, ''JingIes' John
son, to Pitch for Locals.
BAN JOHNSON IN TOWN
American Leagues President Has No
News to Give Out.
WATCHING CLOSING CONTESTS
Many Foot Ball Rules Misunderstood.
Raced in Mud at Gravesend.
Grand Circuit Trots.
American League Games Today.

"a Louis Mt Washington.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at New York
Detroit at Boston.
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The following is from today's Philadel-
phia Press
AS long as the Athletics chances OF
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That young Birmingham of the Clevelands
Is a wonder. indeed. He shows great speed
and does his work about easy as any
fielder in the business. He plays, too, as IL
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Umpire Billy Evans, who was struck by
a pop bottle in last Sunday a weeks game
between the Browns and Detroits, left the
hospital there Saturday and went to the
home of his widowed mother in Youngs-
town. Ohio. Evans hopes to offic!ate in the
closing games of the season.
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Fine Array Of Officials.

The list of officials for games named by
the central board numbers 156. With the
additional field judge this year more off,
clals than ever viii DO needed. OF the Of
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BASE BALL NOTES.

And now for the Browns. We owe them
a few and 1t is to be hoped that the Ma
tionals will land three in a line. Hey, jim
my?