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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-05
BASE BALL NOTES.

Clarke Griffith and his band of High
landers passed through Washington last
night on their way south. Several New
York newspaper men were in the crowd
The National League club of Philadelphia
also passed through on their way to the
training grounds. getting here early in the
evening.
John Anderson making a kick for more
salary has humorous look. Is the big
fellow afraid of Manager Cantillon? This
was intimated by Boston paper right after
Cantillon signed with Washington,
The local fans" need not worry about
the different men not signing contracts and
threatening to quit the game. Cantillon
has splendid bunch of seasoned young
sters who want to play with him and they
are winners from every point OF view
1t would be a glorious thing for WASH
fngton should Ned Hanlon win his suits
against the Brooklyn Club and finally get
hold of the franchise. With q National
League club In Baltimore the old-time
rivalry would be restored and the excite
ment would be intense.
With Joe Yeager permanently on third
base for the st. Louis team the Browns
look very strong. That was the one weak
point last year. and while Yeager Is not a
star in that position he IL decidedly first
class ball player.
Should Anderson persist In his refusal to
play In Washington this season the outfield
would continue to look very sweet with
Hickman In left, Aitixer In center and Gam
ley in right. A trade Of Anderson for Nc
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CHARLEY CARR CLAIMS
THE SQUEEZE PLAY

Il notice that Clark Griffith is claiming
that lie invented the so-called squeeze
play two years ago." says First Baseman
Charley Carr. 'Why, we introduced the
squeeze in Detroit when 1 was with the
Tigers in 19O3-two years before Grit says
he invented 1t. We not only introduced it,
but we won number of games by its use.
Gated play. With one out and a man on
third the cue is for the runner to dart for
the plate as the pitcher draws back his
arm to deliver the ball. All then depends
on the man at bat. He must try to lay
the ball down just, out of the catcher S
reach. If he succeeds the runner viii score
three times out Of four, although the batter
may be caught at first. If the batter fails
to hit the ball at all-well, that is differ
ent story, and the squeeze play is imme-
ing camp two years ago, Carr, then with
Cleveland. suggested not only the squeeze
play, but also play that the Indianapo
used successfully in several games last
year. With runners on first and third and
one out the man on first wandered off the
base in an apparently careless way, the
runner on third meanwhile walking slowly
up the line few steps toward home. II
the throw was from the pitcher to first and
then from first to second, the man on third
always got home by quick sprint and a
slide. Cars argument was: You ought to
be able to work this play at least once on
and can win game each time by the run
thus scored, you will have seven extra vic
tories. Seven such victories might win the
pennant."
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ONE OF THE EASIEST
PLAYERS TO HANDLE

George Stone, the leading swatter of the
American League. is one of the easiest
players in the league to handle, according
to Manager Jimmy McAleer of the ST.
Louis Browns. Stone is a hard worker,
never finds fault and is one man who tries
to promote harmony under any and all
conditions. Bill Coughlin. the clever third
sacker of the Detroit team. worked the
hide the-ba1l trick" on McAleer in a game
last year, and McAleer never tires Of tell
ing how Stone tried to cover up his man.
ayers dumb play. According to McAleer
the part he played in the little mix-up Is
characteristic of Stone at all times. Dur
ing a game near the close of the season at
Detroit, Stone met one of Wild Bill DOno-
vans fast ones straight on the nose BY
hard sprinting and a clever slide Stone
Dagger There was a man on base at the
time, and the drive sent st. Louis into the
lead, the score being tied. McAleer was so
overjoyed that he gave vent to his feelings
in several kinds of Irish reels. In the mean
time Bill Coughlin, who had received the
throw, was getting in his work After
Stone had busted himself off. he stepped off
his surprise and to the disgust of McAleer,
who was coaching. AS the two walked back
to the bench together amid the roasts Of
the bleacheriteS. McAleer remarked to HIM
self, Jimmy McAleer, that dumb play will
cost you twenty-five. and the fine goes"
Stone overheard the remark, and quick as
flash he came back at McAleer with:
mo. that amt right, Jimmy. l ought to
have known where the ball was, and 1 in
sist on being assessed half the fine" Nc
Aleer smiled and the fine was declared
scratched
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JOE CANS HAS
PLENTY OF MONEY

'I'm not broke. Where the man who
started that story about me losing all of
my fortune won in the ring and on the
stage in the past got his information, can
not understand" said Joe Cans, on his ar
rival in Baltimore. where he is enjoying a
weeks rest with his mother and friends.
-T want it known that I have turned over
almost every cent of my earnings to my
mother. She acts as my financial secre-
tary. My bank account shows I am worth
a little over $4,000. If you call that bein1s
broke, have no objection to the word. I
will admit to playing some of my earnings
on various gambling propositions, but not
near as heavy as has been reported. I
have made 1t a rule the last year to send
most of the money I make to my mother,
SO will not be tempted to bet it away"
Cans rejoined his show at Detroit on
Sunday. March 3. The colored champion is
handing out lot of praise for Doc Krone
a wealthy Chicago clubman. Cans says he
is willing to bet any amount Of real money
that Krone. with proper handling, will beat
Jim Jeffries.
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PLAYING FOR AMATEUR
BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP

NEW YORK, March 5.-Calvin F. Demar-
est, the nineteen-year-oldC Chicago boy who
has been Installed favorite FOG ...e anna
teur billiard championship. won the first
game of the tourney handily last night at
the Liederkranz Club.
His opponent was T. Mortimer 8. Rolls,
the Philadelphia champion. Demarest
scored 800 points to the Quakers 1919. DEM
arrests average was 3 1899 and his high
run GS.
The game was played in the spacious
concert hall of the club, and q large as
semi iage of male and female billiard fans
Sd W the game.
1t was tie first appearance of either
player in match game in this city.
Dtmarest has the youthful appearance of
Willie Hoppe and the modest, unassumine
ways Of the Boy Wonder. He has the
youthful habit of tapping the edge of the
table with his cue before almost every
shot, just like ball players tap the plate
with their bats before hitting at. the ball.
an apt Pupil CT the veteran Perkins, who
brought him out. His brilliant run of 68
In the twentieth inning had all the ear
marks of Jake Schaefer.
The Chicago boy has had the benefit of
considerable practice with the wizard
Rolls dark. stern and stofcal, gave evil
dence Of knowing some billiards" in spite
Of his poor showing. His around the table
shots. long follows and Ewo-cushion carOms
spectators to loud applause. After the
game no .htok hands with his opponent,
thanked Referee Ed. McLaughlin for his
services. HI cigarette and stepped to the
rear.
Both plsysrs were nervous at the start.
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JoURNEYED FAR TO CONFESS.
Californian Says He Swore Falsely
TWenty-Six Years Ago.

NEW YORK, March 5.-"Twenty- six
years ago, when I took out my citizenship
papers in this court I swore to-a lie, and
now have come 5000 miles from Califor-
mia to correct it so that may die in peace
To get my full papers without having to
wait I told the clerk that came to this
country when 1 was eighteen years old.
That was lie, and I knew it at the time
Now 1 want-to surrender my papers. for
I don't want to die with perjury on my
SOUL"
A frail-looking, middle-aged man, who
said he was John Nelson of 913 Cornelia
street, West Berkeley. Cal, made this
statement to Commissioner Shields yester-
day. The records showed that he had
taken out papers on July 80, 1881. The
commissioner. with the aid Of an officer
from the United States district attorneys
Office, discharged Mr.. Nelson from any
cause of action that might be made against
him for perjury. Mr.. Nelson thanked the
commissioner profusely, and then an
nounced that he was going back to Cali
fornia Immediately.
'tNow. surrounded by my family, I can
go to meet my Maker, assured that have
never wronged any one," he said, as he left
the federal building.
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Intyre wouldn't be at all bad under the
circumstances. That black-h-ired Celt IL
Who said Case Patten was anxious to get
away from Washington? The willing
worker" reported to Manager Cantillon in
Chicago yesterday and carried his signed
contract with him. Patten has frequently
told the writer that he would sooner play
here than In any other city in the country.
Manager Chick" Stahl Of the Boston
Americans must have lot of confidence
In his present outfit-nit. Dickering for
Garland Stahl and John Anderson has a
very ''fishy" look, and may lead to lot
of trouble in the way of explaining matters
to the national commission for the new
manager.
Southpaw Stanley, who did SO well in the
Virginia League last year and was signed
up by the New York Americans, has been
ordered to report to Montreal for the COM
ing season. Stanley Is almost too young
for the major leagues, and the season s
experience in the Eastern League will do
him world of good. He has been in ex-
cellent health all winter.
The National League has seventy recruits
and twenty Of them are at Cincinnati.
Both of the st. Louis teams leave today
for the south The Americans go to San
Antonio, Tex, and the Nationals to Hous-
ton, In the same state.
That schedule committee was a daisy.
Each city Is claiming to have q shade of
the best of the Others
3 According to President Stanley Robson
of the st. Louis National League Club.
Sandow Mertes has been transferred to
the Boston Club under Tenpey's manage
ment.
Both Catcher Bowerman and the new in
fielder, Mullen, who rebelled over cuts in
salaries, are now said to be on the way to
join McGraw's party at Los Angeles.
The Ministerial Association Of Newark,
n. ~ at a meeting yesterday vigorously
opposed the action of the common council
In passing to q second reading an ordinance
that would legalize the playing Of amateur
base ball in the public parks or Fairgrounds
on Sunday afternoons between 2 and 8
o'clock. The ordinance, which was intro
dueed in council last Friday night. will
night. and a committee of the Ministerial
Association was appointed to be on hand
and try to prevent the passage of the ordi-
nance.
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Rolls Xon the hank. made te regulation
sa car cnr and s then slipped up dly on sin
= pe suaUm s'. followed win three caroms
the short rail-
Rolls Was first to get into double figures.
In bis nth inning he licked OF Is caroms.
following It two innings later with a cluster
the game. Then Demarest began playing
some Of the billiards that have given him a
reputation. With well-executed runs Of 10.
IL, IA. o and 20 he brought his score up to
91. while the Quaker had SO at the twelfth
inning.
Both stumbled badly in the next five in
rings. Rolls was first to start again with
q BIT nch Of "A in his nineteenth inning.
Demalest came back with Is.
In his twentieth inning the Chicago boy
gave an exhibition Of open-table work on
the style of Jake Schaefer at his best.
Starting with the balls In the center Of the
table he nursed the spheres, pulled on
draws, follows and masses to the number
of 30 before the balls rolled into balk. He
brought the run up to So before missing q
short draw. giving him a lead Of 50 points
over the Quaker.
Both slowed down after this. Demarest
gradually increased his lead and ran out
in the thirty second inning with "a caroYls,
leaving the balls in position for combina-
ton.
The score:
c: F, Demsrest--s.. q o. 9. 9. 10. II. 2. IA, g
80 D. " Total: 8 So. y s (; M Sls:zs
T n f g. J. H. q ,s 8. & l.. T. . a. + ;
9: 3, 9. Total. loo. Average. 0 7-as.. High
Charles r. conklin of Chicago and Ed
ward w. Gardner of Passaic. the present
champion. will play this afternoon at $3.50
]. Fred Poggenberg and DR.. L. L. Mial
will be the contestants this evening
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RULINGS OF THE
NATIONAL COMMISSION


CINCINNATI. March 5.-The national
base ball commission last night announced
the following decisions:
The application of the Toledo club for the
retention of Player Kruger who had been
drafted by the Washington club. was re-
fused.
The claim of the Hudson Base Ball AS
ISOLATION against the New York American
League club. for the first payment of the
conditional purchase of Player Clarity. was
rejected.
The application of the Birmingham club
for rehearing in the case of the pay
ment OF Player aMOore's salary was de-
MED
The application for reinstatement of
players Broderick, r. A. EngIaub and
Frank j. Corridor were granted with the
provision that each pay fine of 5000
The application for Player A. T. Briggs
for reinsta tement was granted without i'm
position of any fine.
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ATHLETICS TO BE
FACTORS THIS SEASON

Before leaving for the south Saturday
Connie Mack. the manager of the Phila-
delphia Americans. said: I'VE lost the
pennant last year chiefly because our
pitchers suddenly slumped and we had to
experiment too much at third base. 1 be-
lieve these two problems have been solved.
We expect WaddeH. Plank and Bender to
show the form which won the pennant in
1905. This is no Idle prophecy. Whenever
these men are in good condition they pitch
winning ball. Their records in the past
show that and We know that they are in
proper shape this season At third base
we have Jimmy Burke. a seasoned player
who puts life and ginger into his work.
He was good man when he played with
the ST. Louis Nationals, a weak team, and
with strong club like the Athletics he is
bound to improve. Reverting to the pitch
ers box, don't overlook Dygert and
Coombs. Dygert has moSe sand than any
young pitcher in the country and his ex-
perience in the past should round him into
topnotcher. Coombs. too. will do good
work for us. as he Is one Of the most
capable newcomers in a big league that 1
have ever seen. / do not say that We will
win the pennant. but we will be pretty
close to the top at the finish"
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MAY BE KILLED IN COURT.
Exciting Scenes Expected to Attend
Hargis Trial.

LEXINGTON. KY, March 5.-Accom-
panied by a company of the state guard
from Lexington and portion of the Frank
fort Battery, Judge William Carnes will go
to Jackson today to preside at a special
term Of court to try Judge James Hargis,
charged with the assassination of DR.. B.
D. Cox. In case of the anticipated court
room fight 1t is believed Judge Hargis. his
attorney. w. A. Young. and Prosecuting At
torney A. Floyd Byrd may be killed. Byrd
said today that he would be killed If such
fight occurred. The town of Jackson, he
said, Is full Of excited mountaineers.
The trial of B. Fulton French, John Smith
and John Abner charged with the assassi-
nation of James B. Marcum during the
Breathitt feud trouble, was set for Beatty
Vile today, but it will be continued until
July, as a trial now would conflict with the
Hargis case, in which the same witnesses
appear.
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HOWARD GOULD MAY BUILD.
Report That He Has Purchased Land
Adjoining Biltmore.

ASHEvILLE. N. c.. March Sit is as
serted here by persons who should be in a
position to know. that Howard Gould Is
contemplating the purchase Of large es-
tate in the neighborhood Of George w.
Vanderbilt's Biltmore
Mr. Gould. 1t is said, made the positive
statement to a personal friend that, after
much elaboration he had decided to come
to this city to live. Shortly after this con-
versation it was learned that options had
been taken on several thousand acres ad-
joining Mr.. Vanderbilt's estate, and. while
none Of the interested parties here will
either deny or affirm the report 1t is gen.
orally accepted as true that the options
were taken for Mr. Gould.
Should Mr.. Gould eventually purchase the
land On which he is said to hold options.
1t is believed that he will commence at
once the construction of a large house. Mr..
Gould's home In New York is Castlegould.
at Port Washington, L. l., beautiful es-
tate, which is costly residence.
Suit was recently brought in connection
with the building of the house by the archi-
tect. The case was decided in favor of the
plaintiff.
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Stopped Train to Fight Fire.

MARTINSBURG. w. Va, March 5.-Fire
yesterday destroyed the store conducted
by James Butts at Cherry Run. The fire
was discovered by Engineer Peter Light or
the Baltimore and Ohio, who stopped his
train. aroused the occupants, organized a
bucket brigade and saved the Baltimore
and Ohio station and adjoining property.
The burning property was so near the
tracks that the telegraph wires were melt
ed. While attempting to splice them Engi-
neer Light and another railroad man were
severely shocked. one of them being thrown
to the ground and severely hurt. The dam
age. about $1,000, is partially covered by
insurance.
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SHERIFF HAYES FINED.
Ordered to Prison by Court Until
Warrant is Executed.

BUFFALO, n. Y. March 5.-Justice
Pound. In the supreme court yesterday, ad-
judged Sheriff Nicholas J. Hayes of New
York In contempt and fined him the costs
in Mrs. Ida E. Beaty's proceeding against
her husband. DR.. A. Frederick 8. Beatty. for
aiimony, and directed that the sheriff be
imprisoned until the fine was paid and until
a certain warrant against DR.. Beatty was
executed.
Sheriff Hayes. it was charged. had re-
fused to act under an order Of court adjudg-
ing Beatty in contempt in refusing to pay
alimony, saying It was defective. The or
der was corrected in certain particulars,
but still the sheriff, it is alleged. refused to
act.
There was much surprise at the sherifr's
ONCE when the order of Justice Pound was
received and Sheriff Hayes said: Il regret
the incident very much. as no disrespect to
the court was intended. The difffculty
seems to have arisen over the divergent
views Of counsel an 20 the form of the
process, and. the law practice in this Office
being unusually and extremely technical
there was nothing left for me to do but to
be guided strictly by the advice OF the
sherifrs counsel. The process 10 now IN
the hands of deputy sheriff for execu-
ton.
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JUROR NEVER IN A THEATER.
Trial Of Iroquois Fire Case Begins in
Danville. Ill.

DANVILLE. ILL.,, March 5.-Without a
motion to Quash, which had been expected
from the defense, the trial of VIII ]. Davis
of Chicago on charge OF manslaughter
on account Of the Iroquois Tbeater fire
In Chicago in 1903, began in the circuit
court here yesterday.
Examination of veniremen began within
fifteen minutes after court opened Con-
siderable trouble was experienced In get
ting jurors. There was talk of a second
panel being drawn, the first panel of
forty-nine was expected to be exhausted
before a jury could be secured.
One Of the Jurors selected was w. B. Will
liams. q grocer at Jamaica a small village
in this county. He Is fOrty-two years old
and never in his life has been inside q
theater.
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SNYDER HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
More Concerned About Chickens and
Dog Than Murder Charge.

YORK, Pa. March 5.-Solomon Snyder
was given hearing here yesterday before
Alderman John Robinson on the charge OF
numbering Samuel A. Weaver.
A number of witnesses were heard. In
Guiding Theone Thiel. the betrothed of the
murdered man. Snyder was held for the
action of the grand jury on the charge OF
murder
The prisoner is apparently little worried
concerning the charge. He has written a
number of letters to his wife. begging her
to visit him. He makes mention of the
killing of Weaver, but seems concerned
about the care of his chickens and dog.
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LILLIAN RUSSELL SUES.
Wants Shuberts to Pay Her $50, 900
Alleged Profits.

NEW YORK, March 5.-Alfred Lauter-
bach, counsel for Lillian Russell, declared
before Justice Newburger. in the supreme
court yesterday that the songstress de-
manded one-half of the net profits of the
production Of the musical comedy Lady
Teazle," produced by the Shuberts and said
to have resulted in a profit Of 100000.
William Kline, counsel for the Shuberts,
asked for the appointment of referee. He
said the managers had contracted with the
singer to star her In the play and give her
so per cent of the profits and 500 a week
salary. Mr. Kline declared that there were
losses instead Of profits.
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BOWLING FOR CITIES CHAIRMAN.
New York Now Has Three Majority
on Assembly Committee

ALBANY, March 5.-Edward C. Bowling
of the seventeenth Kings district was last
night appointed chairman Of the assembly
committee on cities to succeed the late
Jean L. Burnett. Assemblyman De Groot
Of Queens was named to fill the vacancy
on the committee. New York city is thus
put in control, to s. 1t is years since the
city had such a preponderance of member
ship.
Mr.. Bowling resigned as chairman of the
committee on general laws to take his new
place. He was ranking member on cities.
He is follower of ex-Lieut. Gov. Wood
ruff. Other New York men serving with
him are Messrs. Robinson, Wells, Murphy,
De Croft Burns, Smith and Farrell.
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TO HEAR INSURANCE CASES.
Jerome Asks for a Special Grand Jury
for April

NEW YORK. March 5.-District Attorney
Jerome yesterday applied to Justice Fitz>
gerald, in the criminal branch of the su-
preme court, for special grand jury for
April to hear insurance cases.
Assistant District Attorney Kresel has
been at work on the books of the Metro
poltan Life Insurance Company and he has
reported to Mr.. Jerome that he is ready to
present his findings to grand jury.
Justice Fitzgerald granted the motion Of
the district attorney.
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Norfolk Postmaster to Take once.

Norfolk Postmaster to Take Once.
NORFOLK. Va. March 5.-Stephen D.
Carney. who has been confirmed a. postmas-
ter of Norfolk. In the face Of charges faed
against him by Attorney Ralph H. Riddle
berger and others. announces that he VIII
give the necessary $4,000 bond the latker
part OF this week or early In the next, sna
take charge Of the Office.
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Used a Dagger in a Collection.

NORFOLK. Va. March 5.-For holding
up six persons at the point of q dagger in
an Italian boarding house on Church street
early yesterday morning and robbing them
of money and other valuables Joe Ba-
rando and Paul Carminac. Italians. were
landed In Jail yesterday afternoon. They
were captured after an exciting chase over
numerous back fences and sheds. The rob-
bers went from room to room In the house.
arousing their victims out Of their sIuzn-
beers. They collected. perhaps. SEQ and .
few trinkets. CArminac claims that Ba-
rando forced him Into the robbery.
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Soft Coal Freight to Go Up

PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-Announce-
ment was made yesterday by the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad Company that on May the
freight rates on bituminous coal to tide
water will be advanced cents a ton.
In addition to the advance Of soft coal
rates, it ia said, there will be an advances
in rates upon certain other freight.
The advance will apply only to heavy
goods and general freight win not be at
fected