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HERALD CUP OR NOTHING
Amateur Baseball Commission Z
Determined to Play.
Decides TO Have Games on Lots
Rather than Change About Trophy.
Meeting for Tonight.

Although there was no. regular meeting
Of the Amateur Baseball Commission OF
the District. last night delegates from
the four leagues Interested in the post
season series for the local championship
met, and once more asserted their loyalty
TO The Washington Herald, and their de-
termination to play for the cup offered
by this paper.
An effort was made by other parties to
have the series play for another cup.
but was not favorably received, as the
delegates felt that they were obligated to
The Herald. and that the series viii be
played for the cup Of their selection, even
though the games be decided en- the
grounds Of the different leagues.
After a heated argument, the confer
ence adjourned TO meet this evening al
room No. 1 at the National Guard Arm
DRY. None OF the officers Of the commits
sion took part in the discussion last
night. but the complete commission ex-
poets to he in session this evening. when
the code which viii govern the series VIII
be adopted.
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WATER LEADS The DISTRICT
Defeat of Surface Puts Team at the
Head of the List.
Cleve Beckett Wins Pitchers Battle
from J. whiting-Jack Sherman
the Star of the Game.
sTANDING OF TIE TEAMS.

Water knocked Surface out Of the lead
in the District League yesterday. when
the street men" were downed in fast
games by 10 /.
The contest resolved itself into a pitch
ers' battle between J. Whiting and Cleve
Beckett, the latter having just a shade
on the Surface twirler. Humphrey
Beckett caught his brother in fine style
and it is mainly due 10 their work that
the team did as well as it did.
TO Jack Sherman belong the individual
honors Of the game. both in batting and
fielding With three bases occupied ne
stopped a hot liner and touched second.
completing a double play, unassisted, and
in the eighth inning with the score
standing l to !. Sherman brought c.
Beckett home with the winning run on
a slashing nit 20 center.
q
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INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE.
Dolly GFay's TwirIIng Puzzled
EekingtOn Team.

STANDING OF TIE TEAMS
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ST. Louis, Mo. Aug. H.-Barney Petty
put his Washington hOodoo 10 rout this
afternoon when, aided by sharp fielding,
he took the third game of the series at
Sportsman's Park, I 10 0.
There was plenty Of excitement all
through the game owing to the closeness
of the score and the fact that both teams
lost runs by narrow margins. No less
than three times during the game Wash
ington had runs nipped at the plate,
while any one of the three would have
tied up the score. st. Louis also had a
run cut of at the plate, and but for a
wild throw TO a vacant base the contest
would have gone into extra innings, as
the run scored by st. Louis was made
possible only by this.
Walter Johnson. Cantllon's Idaho re-
eruit, was the one who opposed Petty.
and the youngster was a long way from
being outclassed by his veteran rival
He allowed the Browns but six hits, but
five Of these were clean ones TO the out
field. Petty was caught for nine hits,
but seven Of the nine were slashed
through infelders or hunted where the
latter could not get hold of them. Niles
and Petty in particular were bombardec,
and Petty was nearly knocked off his feet
a couple Of times making stops, or trying
10 make them.
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MOSQUITOES DELAY MAILS.
Delaware Insects in Danger of Uncle
Sans DispIeasuPe.

Wilmington, Del, Aug. 14-Mosquitos
are playing haxoc with the delivery OF
the mails along the shores Of the Della
ware Bay In Central Delaware. It is
learned that a dozen rural carriers who
stayt from Dover have been made i'll by
attacks from the pests.
The insects for week have daily at
in great swarms. In order TO alleviate
the sgfferings of men and beasts it is
necessary to plunge into the Delaware
Bay for salt water treatment There
seems to b. no remedy. and meanwhile
the delivery Of the mails is hampered.
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Totals 1900. III S31e 5 Totals ....... 70 Il
sWrenn out, Lit BIZ bntted bant
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Apprentice allowance.
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Two-base hts-Riston. Heinrich 70 Salb. Sacri-
fee hit-Hushes Stolen bases-McGee Mess q.
Hughes. Kerr ~. Malloy, Birch. Double play
Heinrich TO 3. Sebastian. Left bases-TFiniiy s.;
St Dominic's s. First base on balls-Of Erich, 2,
of Meister. T. First base on erT0rs-Trinity. !: ST.
Dominics 3 Hit By pitched bas-By Birch. >
Struck out-By Birch. G.; by Meister, l. Passed
bas-Salb Mctiee IA. Wild pitohcs-Meis y.
UmpiEe-Mr. 81 ipley. Time Of game-l boar and 30
minutes.
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Tcday's game Bioomingdale Us. Congeszonals,
st 1IeDcyitt's Field
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Earned rns-EIociTlcaI. = Properly tlcTks !.
First base ty errors Electrical. l. Property Clerks
l. Left On bases Electrical 9; Property Clerks. l.
First base ON bails-OG Morrill, 5: of Boardman. 7.
Struck out-By Merrill u by Boardman. 8 Two
base hits-Camalcr, Johnson. Kern, Billingsley
Stolen bases-Doiig, Fague. Breen -. b. Akers.
Billingsley. Double plays-Ecardman TO Leach TO
Radford; Kinney to Hoffman; Kern 70 DONG Hit
by pitcher-By Merrill, /; hy Boardman. 2 Umpire
Mr.. Johnston. Time Of camel hour and 10
minutes.
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NINTH DRAWS SHUToUT.
st. JOseph's Team Wins Out from
Ninth Street.

st. Joseph's team, formerly of the Mar
quette League. BANKED the patched-up
Ninth Street team OF the Church League.
yesterday, 5 TO O.
Criddle was on the rubber for Ninth,
and to that fact may be attributed the
teams defeat. Criddle had not lost a
game this year. Woodcock's batting was
Il feature. Score:
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
GAMES TO-DAY.

STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
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First base by eTors-New York. 2 Left on bases
Cleveland. T. New York s. First base on bails-Od
Thielman. 4; of Chesbro. !. Struck out-By Ihiel-
man, !; by Chesbr0. TwO-hase hit-ChesbT0 sac
rifce hits-Kceler o. Stolen hascs-M oriarity ~
Laporte. Double plays-Nill 70 Hinchman; Conroy
10 Williams 70 Morarity. Wild pitch-CheSbro.
Passed ball-Clarke. UmMre-Mr Connolly. Time
Of camel hour and IS minutes Auendsnce-3SS0,
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S0X AT LAST GET ONE.
sensational Game at Chicago Goes TO
the worlds Chnmnions.

Chicago Aug. 1b-Chicago won one Of
the most sensational games Of the season
to-day In the eighth. Glaze and Pruitt
were added, and the Sox made three runs.
great catch by Congalton stopping
them. In the ninth Hart was passed.
Mcfarland singled. and Hahn's triple TO
the fence ended the hattie. Scoro.
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To-DAY's GAMES.

81. Louis at Boston.
Pittsburg at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York,
Chicago at Philadelphia.
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Earned TUns-St- JOseph's. J. Left on hases-St.
Josephs. 6; Ninth. g. First base on balls-Oa
Knockey, 2; of Criddle. T. Struck 0ut-By Knockey,
s. by Cridde. l. sacrifice hit-Collins. Stolen
bases oodcock. Collins. Moves. Knockey. Wild
pitches-Criddle u. Passed balls-KerIer. Souder
Umpires-Messrs. Conner and Hamann. Time OF
gaIae-1 hour and B minutes
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Earned nns-St. LOUIS ;, Boston, 2 FiTst base
by eTrors-st. Louis 3. Left ON baSes-St. Louis
Boston g. First base On balls-Or Mctilynn. z:
OF Lindaman, g. Hits made-OH Dorner. s. OF
Lindsman. g. Struck out-By McGlynn. g. b. Dor
ner, !; by Lindainau. s. TWOba hits-Barry
kouetchy. Marshall Bridwel Randall. Sacrifice
hits-Byne. Barry. Stolen bases-B.r ne, Burnett
Murray. Beaumont Double play-Rtchie 10 Tenney
TO OBTien. Wild pitch Mc6ilynn. Umpires-
McssTs. Needham and Noonan Time of game-2
hours and 5 minutes. Attendance zoo.
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NORTHERN VIRGINIA LEAGUE
HerndOn Downs PurceIIviIIe I'm Ex-
citing Eieven-inn1ng Contest.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

W. /. Pet W l. Pct
He-ndon.... s ee7 P,uce1yiTe....3 5 .s75
Leesburg. ..-.. 6 .b57 Materford....-- l 5 l5l
uerndOn. Va, Aug. H.-Herndon defeat
ed 'PurcellviIle at Purcellville 1 yesterday
in an exciting elevep-inning ! game by
4 tC' 6.
For seven innings Herndon had things
its own way. but,in the eighth Howser
wildness enabled them TO tie the score
Outside Of this inning Howser pitched
magnificent bail. and received good sup
port
The features were the batting o. Chaplin
and HoWser, and Ambler's pitching.
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fsllAfA iNi1- N'Tidces - WAFER. j. tifst Base bg
eI5o,s-surtscc. !; Water. Left 90 bases Snrlsce
6 water :. First base on blls-Of Beckett / oa
Whiting. Struck by Beckett %. by WHIT
ing. I. stolen h1sss-Thomss %. senior T. Whit
ing Walters. J. Whiting a. Beckett Hodszon.
Double plays-WaitCrs 90 Whiting J. sherman tln-
assisted. Hit DIS pitcher-By Beckett 2. by Whit
ing. l. Wild Ufch- Whiting Passed b1Tls-Bockett
MyGs- UmuiFe-Nr. Jinks Time Of game-l hour
and % minutes.
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HOODOO TRACKS HUB
Boston Nationals Drop Thir-
teen Straight Games.
CUBS AGAIN MEET DEFEAT

Lose to Billy Murray's Speedy
Quaker Observation-Disclosures Lose
to Observation-Disclosures Turn the
Tables on Brooklyn and Admins
ter n Fine Coat of Whitewash.
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Famed ns-Independents 5; lexington. 2. FiIst
base by errors Independents 4: lexington. ? Left
on bases-lndepe udents. 6; lexington 3 First base
on balls-of Callahan 5; of Gray I Struck out
BY Callahan. i; by GRAY. s. Three-base hit-Parker.
Two-b1se hits Macdonald, Menefee. Lycette Sisser.
Sacrifice hits-Menefee. Marion Ernst. stolen iEses
Macdonald 49,, Wharthen. Marion. TagEart Hay
den. Sm0ot NDouble play-Smoot to HAYDEN. Hit
by pitcher-By Gray. ?; by Callahan !. Wild pitch
Callahan. Passed bali-Mauiom. Umpires-Messrs
Belsski and Simons Time OF game-l hour and =
minutes
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Largest Morning Circulation.

All advertising contracts made bv
The Washington Herald are based
upon its sworn circulation-a circula-
ton in Washington larger by thou-
sands than was ever before attained
by any morning newspaper at the
Capital. Its books are open.
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Boston. Mass, Aug. H-Boston dropped
its thirteenth straight to-day, it being the
seventh defeat at the hands of ST Louis.
tombstone had cramps, and Needham and
Noonan umpired
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tnlcago .-.---.---.--.-..--.-. o o %
Philadelphia .-..--..----.-- 0 0 C 0 Q x
Named rns-Chiago. >: Phnadelpbia. 3 First
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fIst base by errors-Chicago, .; Boston. 3. Lett
On bases Chicago 5; Boston. l. First base on balls
-On Pruitt g. Hits made-Of Patterson. 6. IN
AiiTock. s. of Glaze 8; Of Prutt. 3. struck
out-B} Aitrock. J. Three base hit-Hahn. Sacrifice
hit-Ferris Stolen bases-Jnrlaub Tsbau n,,bIo
Ilays-N agner to Uuglaub 10 knight: Ferris 10 In
giaub; Jones 10 Isben to Donohue: TanDehiu 70
lsoeh TO Donohue: Davis (uuassistedj. Umuires-
Aes'fs Loughin and Evans. Time Of game
aour and . minutes. Attendance-5500.
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TRI-sTATIs LEAGUE.

At Johnstown-First game. Wiliamsport, a;,John-
stown, Q. Second game Williamsport 3; iJohns-l
,tOwn. O.
At Alto0na-First game: Harrisburg 3; Aitoona, \
/ Second game. Harrisburg f. Altoona s
At koading-Irenton. :; Reading J.
At Lancsster-Lancaster. I; Wilmington. o.
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Yesterdays RESULTS.
Philadelphia, 4; Chicago, 2.
Cincinnati, 81 New York, 4.
PittsburS, :; Brooklyn, o.
st. Louis, -6j Boston, ,.
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TIGERS TURN THE TABLES.
Piiehing staff of the Athletics Fails
TO Hold Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. H-Phradelphia
was all to the bad in to-dav's game
the pitching STAFF being erratic and IN
reliable. Three Quaker fingers were
chased Sensational plays. catches By
hossman and Cobb. and throw by Ross
man were the features. Score.
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fifth inning. Score:
@Batted for McGinnity in fifth inning.
Batted for Ferguson in ninth inning.

First base by error-New York l. Left on bases
New York, s: Cincinnati 6. First base on balls-OH
Coakloy, Z Struck out-By McGnnity, ?: by Fer
g1son. 5; BY Coakley, T. Home rlns-Lobert. Can
eel, Mowrey. Three-hase hits-BrUwue. Shay, Nc
Lean. Kruger. Two-oase hit-Strang. Sacrifice hit
Coakley- Stolen bases-Strang. 0dWelI. Mclean
Double i. play-Bresnahan y BoWeman. Hit By
pitcher SBy MeGinnity. l. Hits-Of McGinnity. Il;
Of Ferguson. l. UmpiTe-1Ir Rgler. Time Of game
. hours. Attcndance-401J
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First base by euors-Brooklyu. !; Pittsburg 3
Left on basls-Brookiyn, G. Pittsburg. First base
on balls-Of Mcintyre ). Strucz out-By Lever l.
Three base hts-Lesch, Clarke. Sacrifice hits-lIa-
lOney. SLeehan. stolen bases alouey Anderson
Mailman. Double plays-Hummel TO jordan; Ander-
son 10 Wagner Hit by ldtcher-Leeyer. /. Um-
pires-Messrs. Carpenter and Emslie Attendaace-
I 4
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Coombs TO Davis TO Collins Wild pitches-Dygert,
2: BARLEY. !; COMBS J. Umpire-Mr Sheridan.
Time Of camel hour and 20 minutes. Attend
ance-e. 6o3
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MINOR LEAGUES.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.

At Fan River River. g. Lawrence. J.
At New Bedford-NoFcestcr. 3; New Bedford, ]. s
AZ BaTerhiil-HaTahii g. Lowell. 3
At Brucktcn-LynI. g. Broekton. 2
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PITTSBURG GETS REVENGE.
brooklyn shut Out by Same Score as
They Won Tuesday.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE Pittsburgs took
revenge on the Brooklyns to-day. They
made their hits count, and beat Brook
Ign by the same score they were beaten
by them the day before Score:
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NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE.

Ate Syracuse-SyFacuse. ?; Utica, l.
Att ScTantun-Scranton. 8; Albany T.
AZ Binghamton- BinghamiOI 3; A J. & G.. 5 !
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AtlSt Paul-Cplumbus. g. S. Paul. s.
At neapolis-MineapolI 5: Toledo. 4.
At Observation-Disclosures, 2; Milwaukee. ;.
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MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
Trinity Downs st. Dominic's in Last
Game of season.

W. L. Pct. W L. Pct.
81 Martins. 643 ST. Ninc.nts.. II SO
St. Theresas 9 10 "a s.. Dominic's. 10 20
The last game OF the season was played
in the Marquett,, League yesterday, Trim
ity winning from ST. Dominic's in easy
fashion. to g.
The twirlng IF Birch. for Trinity, was
of championship order. allowing only
three scattered hits and tanning six men.
Errors played "A prominent part in st.
Domilic's score. two Of ito three TALES
having resulted from the miscues.
Heinrich again led bis team with the
willow, being credited with two doubles.
Jimmy Kerr made a spectacular catch Of
NAPLES long fly 10 left in the third in
ming.
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CONNECTICUT LEAGUE.

40 New Haven-Waterhlry 4; New Haven, ].
At SpFingned-NeE London 6; Springfield, /.
At Holyoke -Holyoke. 5: Bridgeport, =
At HaFtford-Hartiord. 3. NoFWich, O.
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Left on bases-St. Louis. s; Washington.
.. First base on balls-On Petty ,; off
Johnson. I. Struck out-By Johnson. ).
Three-base hit-Niles. Sacrifice hits-John-
son e.. Pickering. Stolen base-JDnes.
Double piays-Stone 10 Niles 10 Jones:
Ganley 10 Heydon. Passed ball-Heydon
" Umplres-Messrs. Hurst and Stafford.
Time Of game-1 hour and - minutes
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Hagerstown, 3; Winchester, 8.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Hagerstown, Nd. Aug. H-Hagerstown
defeated Winchester. ) 10 3. in an excit-
ing game here this afternoon. Cantweus
wildness in the second materially aided
aagerstown in the scoring Of -four. runs
in the second. Score:
Ri. E.
Haserzto'yr........... oOOOL5 {
Winchester............ 0 0 0Ol Is /
Batteries-Cautwell and Woodward; Fanwen and
Peaster. Umpre-Mr. Judd.
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AMATEUR RAsEBALL.

The Young Nationals challenge any
team averaging thirteen years. Address
900 Eighth street northeast. Teams in the
northeast preferred.
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Totals $500. sIOgH
0 / 0 0 0 0 0 Q 10
3 2 ] 0 ] 0 2 0 "a

base on hallS7Of Donovan. 2; of Wadden 2: of
Dygert, ?; of BARLEY. ?; of COMBS J. hits made
OF Waddell, = of Dygert, ,; OF BARLEY. 2; of
Coouhs, Struck out-By Donovan. s. by Dysert
); oy Coomhs. TWo-base hits-Cobb Seybold.
Davis. Murphy, Shrek Sacrifice hits-Courblin
Payne. CoOnbs. Double plays-Cobb to Rossman
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YANKEES DOWN THE MAPS.
ChesbrO Outpitehes ThieIman and
LajOie's Tribe Is ScaIped.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 1.-THE Yankees
took the final game from the Maps, ? to /,
in a game that was just the reverse Of
yesterdays. in which the heavy hitting
figured. Each twirler was touched up
for six hits while Chesbro's wild pitch
enabled the locals to score. Score:
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REDS FALL ON MeGINNITY.
Giants Easily Defeated by the Gin
cinnatI Tribe.

New York, Aug. H-McGinnity could
not hold the Reds in check to-day, and
they batted him into retirement in the
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'hrenn OUT Ait by mtted ball.
Hrrndon................. 81 00l Il
PuFcoIlyiIe. ............. 0 0 y OF
Two-base h'ts-Grogg Cornweli. Yo ing, Mahoney.
Stuck out-Bv Ball 6. by HOwser. ;. Bases on
balls-Of Howser, g. Of Ball, J. Glen bases-
Parks Silcott Hunt Il. Emerich ChVn. Brady
o.. Hit by pitched ball-AmbleT Wild .'iteh-'}all.
Passed ball-Young. UmpiTe-Mr. g. RoszeIl- Time
- spme-2 hours and minutes.
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5000 % - ~
-Baited for Patterson in third inning
7Ba'ted for AltroCk in eighth inning
+Ran for Hickman
sbstted for White in ninth inning.
Ran for Mcfarland.
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ERRORS ARE COSTLY
Walter Johnson Loses His
Own Game.
BROWNS GET THE LONE SCORE

Both Teams play Sensational Game
in the Field and Several Near-runs
Are Cut on ut the Plate - Idaho
wonder OutPitches Barney Petty,
Nationals Making Three More Hits.
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base by errors Philadelphia. > Left on lases-Chi
cage s; Philadelphia, g. First base IN haIls-OG
Taylor. 8; OF Pfeister. J.; OF SPARKS. J. Hits made
of TAYLOR 8. Struck 0ut-By Pfeistr. p by
Starks, . Two-hasg hits-Taylor. Chance. AIagcc,
D01ln. Killing. Stolen bases-tsTsnt j9 D0olin
Double play-Graut. Knsbe and Courtney. His b.
pitchG-By Taylor. j. Un3res-Alessrs. slIlen and
@ Day. Time Of game-I hour and IS minutes At
tendance, 1856
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COLIN GETS ANOTHER
Keene'S Great Colt Victor i'll
$4,000 Stake Race.
QUOTED AT ODDS OF / TO s
Miller Lays Back for Half the Dis
tance aad Then Goes TO the Front
Place from Ben FIeet-NeaIOH
Takes the Handicap Easily.

Saratoga, Aug. A-James r. Keene's
champion two-yeE-old colt Colin. by
Commando, won the $1,000 Grand Union
Hotel Stakes, six furlongs. here to-day in
a gallop He was quoted at the prohibi-
tive odds of to S. With Miller 10. Colin
was under raps all the way. He lay in
behind Frank FarreI's colt, Jim Gaffney.
80 to !, who set the pace for about half
the distance. and then went to the front
Miller never let the Keene colt down.
and he passed the judges stand with two
lengths to spare in 1:l3. Jim Ganney, n
son Of Golden Garter, had no trouble TAX
ing the place from Ben Fleet, 20 to /, with
Mr. Keene's Masque a length back. Fred
Bur!ews Chapultepec, 10 TO !. ran a very
poor race.
Boots DurneIrs Nealon. backed down 70
to 10, made a clean -ur away IF the
handicap at a mile and three-sixteenths.
winning ina gallop by eight lengths in
1:59 %.
T. Hitchcock jfHs Golf Ball. TO 5. who
was always second stood a hard drive
TO beat NJ L. Schwartz's Penarris, 3 to /,
a neck, for the rlace.
a. ]. Joyner's Cressina, 3 10 !, made all
the pace in the handicap for all ages at
seven furlongs, swinging home on the bit
six lengths in front Of John Sanford's
Danoscara. backed from down to to J.
fayorite The latter was off, but closed
with great courage, and beat Cablegram,
L TO /, a head.
Alethueo. Chantilly, and the two-year-
old Dennis Stafford were all played in
the event, when was run in 1.25 2-J.
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CUBS LOSE THROUGH ERRORS.
Phillies Take Second Game from the
Leaders of the League.

Philadelphia, Aug. 14-Errors were
mainly responsible for the defeat OF the
Cubs here to-day. Score:
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The Independents won handily yester-
y Y from the lexington team By L 10 4
Gray, the crack Church League slab
artist, was on the firing line fer the win
ners, and held his opponents safe at all
stages Of the game.
Thomas made a difficult catch and
throw Of a hard-hit ball by Sissler in the
fourth. Parker for the winners. and
Hayden. for the losers. did the best bat
ting. each cracking out three hits apiece.
Tho official scnra.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-03
BEFORE AND AFTER ELECTION.
President Buchanan Had Had All the
Visitors He Wanted.

President Buchanan's home still
stands in the outskirts of Lancaster,
Pa. Buchanan was close friend
of Abraham n. Cassel. He was presi'
dent of the turnpike company which
owned "a road leading from Lancaster
past the buchanan residence.
During the campaign which gave
Pennsylvania her only president this
turnpike prospered on the tolls OF
the callers who daily thronged to the
candidates home.
Abe" said Buchanan one day,
cant you abolish the tolls, or give
Il special rate, for all these people?
] want to encourage them to come
want EN- all to come"
Mr.. Cassel promised to consult his
directors, and concession was
granted
After election came the office seek
ers, and the home of the president
elect was COMPRISED about like be
leagured camp, Meeting him, Blu
Chanan again entreated the road
owner:
"Cassel" he said, for heavens
sake keep 'em away, Can't you build
toll gates clear up to the sky SO they
can't climb Saturday Evening
Post
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-03

wealth left to child is an injury to the
child"
Mr. Carnegie might give other rea
sons in defense of an inheritance tax
MANY of the large fortunes have been
acquired by the monopolizing of markets
and by the bankruptcy of rivals. Inc
money collected has in many cases been
collected by means which are immoral
if not illegal, and society conid JUSTIFY
CLAIM to part AS fine.
But, after all, there is better remedy
than the inheritance tax If the real pur-
nose of the tax is to be levied as punish
ment. Instead of allowing the govern
ment to grant privileges, tocreate favor-
and to sell immunity to great highway
men. why not restore the government 10
its legitimate functions and take away
the special advantages which have been
granted by law? If each individual Is
put upon his own merits and left TO
secure only so much rs he can earn, the
fortunes will not be so fabulous as they
are now. An ounce Of prevention Is
worth pound of cure according to the
old proverb, and it is certainly wiser to
prevent unjust accumulations than to
permit them to extend through life on
condition that the government shall at
the end of the life receive share of the
plumber
However, the discussion of the income
tax and the Inheritance tax will educate
the people as to what has been going on
in the United States. There has been a
good deal of education already, and
there will be more when public thought
is turned upon the question of taxation.
The Commoner.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-03
Failed in Business.

When Senator Bailey was in Wash
ington recently stranger called al
his hotel and sent in a card. The sen.
ator did not recognize the name but
in accordance with his usual courtesy
came out to where the stranger was
waiting. 1t took only few minutes
conversation to develop the fact that
the individual simply desired to make
a touch" 1t was the regulation
Been unfortunate and desire to get
back to my own country" What is
your business, colonel" the senator
inquired. The rusty frock coat and the
black hat seemed to warrant the title
why, | am gentleman, senator
the stranger replied, pompously. oh
| see" the senator said, pleasantly
Have you instituted bankruptcy pro.
ceedings, sir?'