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AVERAGES
DEPARTMENT LEAGUE

Treasury's excellent team work with the
stick and clever base running are not alone
responsible for it's position at the top of
the Departmental Base Ball League with
out a defeat. 1t heads the list In fielding
with an average OF 94s, very creditable fig
ures for grass diamond and the season
still young.
Interior. with more than twice the num-
Der of errors credited to the leaders, are
far behind the bunch in handling the ball.
Fulcher and Hester have the best records
for the money counters, Vannemsn leads
the regulars of the Interiors and Clements
has handled his thirtyseven chances with
out an error for the sailors. Kleinschmdt
is at the top of the statisticians and Collie
Wahlers and Kerr of the mall handlers also
have clean states.
Fulcher has the best of the pitchers In
fielding his position. Smith, O'Neill, Kraft
and Vanneman, the regular backstops. are
closely punched. Clements and Hughes OF
the Navy show best at first and second.
Mccarthy of Treasury at third and Lord of
the same team at short. Several outfeld-
ers are without errors, Bryan having had
the most chances.
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oUTFIELDERS.
ABE ATTELL DECLARES
THAT NELSON is "ALL IN"

CHICAGO. June 15.-Abe Attell, the
featherweight champion, probably the best
and shiftiest boxer among the fighters OF
the United States. insists, after boxing with
Battling Nelson, that the Dane lis all in. ="
Attell whose Judgment of fighters Is as
good as any of them, believes that the beat
ing which Nelson received from Cans in the
fight at Goldfeld not only took the heart
out OF him, but injured him so severely that
he will never recover sufficiently to be az
tough and game as he was before the con-
test.
Il came to the conclusion that he vas not
as good as he had been" said Attell In
my opinion, the first good man who goes
after him In. the ring will put him cut.
think that he is done as a fighter"
The fact that Nelson has refused to make
matches since the contest with Cans ard
has backed outSof various offers with good
men seems to bear out this opinion. He has
sidestepped Jimmy Britt and though ne
consented some weeks ago to meet Johnny
Summers, the Englishman, nothing has
come Of the match.
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Runaways Not Always Losers,
BY CLARENCE L. CULLEN.

At Baltimore pooroom, a week ago
yesterday, four or five of the dope
fumblers lined up before the blackboard
liked the chances of the mudder Matador
to win the third race at Louisville, mile
and-a sixteenth affair. They bought Mata-
dor at to l, most Of them taxing $2o
worth of it. A minute or so after the eper-
ator gave the "at-the-post' sing-out the
key began to rattle again.
"Matador's running away at Louisville,
called out the telegrapher, and the group
who had gone to that one gazed gloomily
into each others faces.
Il s'pose the soupsky they bambooed
into the plug exploded before they got him
to the webbing" said one of them, dis
mally Punk luck to get it handed out
that way on the sure thing of the day
'em"
One of the group, however after some
cogitation, brought his teeth together with
at swift decision.
Say" he inquired of the others. do
you dubs want to sell out your Matador
holdings?''
Did they? Their faces expressed their
delight over the proposition.
you can have my interest in the piece
O. cheese for finph, or just quarter OF
what put up said one of the chaps VINO
had bought 500 worth of Matador at to
l. and the others chimed in with the same
kind of offers The man who had come to
the sudden decision promptly bought the
Matador tickets of all of them at the rate
of one-quarter of their face value.
"Matador is now running for just me,
and you smokes'l be sorry" he said to the
others as he stuffed the tickets Into his
pocket "I'll do all the cashing. 1 like
'em when they run away on me on their
way to the barrier
few minutes later the operator called
off the result of the race. Matador won OF
by himself. The man who had bought the
despised Matador tickets from his com
panions didn't do any unsportsmanlike
gloating, but he looked pretty contented, at
that. He proved to be a trainer well
known on the southern circuit who isn't
handling anything this year owing to poor
health.
when 1 say that I like 'em when they
run away on the parade to the post" he re-
marked after he had cashed his neat stack
of cheaply bought Matador tickets. Il
know that I'm not exuding good horse
sense, nor even good common sense, but
there's an answer. On several occasions
the runaways have handed it to me- SO
that I've fixed up kind of dope of my own
on accidents of that kind. I'll unreel an in
cident that got me into that habit
six years ago got hold of mare-my
own property-that was the hardest thing to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
JOE ROGERS AND CHARLEY
KELLY TOFIGHT TEN ROUNDS

NEW YORK, June 15.-The next contest
scheduled for the National Sporting Club
is ten-round bout between Tom
O'Rourke's giant, Joe Rogers. and Charley
Kelly of Connecticut. who is physically as
big man as Rogers. Kelly. who is a college
graduate is reputed to be an exceptionally
clever boxer. and recently sent up word to
Tom O'Rourke that he was anxious to find
out how good fighter he really was. He
any man he could find. ORourke, who has
been waiting for just such an opportunity
as this to present itself, lost no time in
signing up his big giant with Mr.. Kelly,
late of Yale, whose ambition, he AYERS, Is
to achieve further distinction in the prize
ring The contest will take place Monday
evening, June II, at the National Sporting
Club.
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and Judge Carter examined him again.
The vet" under orders from Carter, took
a sponge soaked in alcohol and began to
scrub portions of the horses skin, with the
surprising result that the dun" hue came
off, revealing bay hair underneath.
= To make assurance douby sure, there was
spot under the horses belly which had
not taken the dun coloring matter well and
derneath the horse. Then a jockey, who
said he thought he knew the horse. asked
Judge Carter to let him gallop the horse
bit He did so, and. coming back, said the
horse was the well-known racer Tanner, a
1.40 horse.
OF course, Judge Carter took action, dis
qualified Tanner, alias Badgett. and ordered
all bets paid on the next three horses as
they were finally placed. This caused the
schemers to lose their money-a large sum,
as the ringer had been backed all over
the country in the pool rooms-a decision
that was universally commended.
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means that at the gate the American pub
lie must have paid in not less than seven
million dollars
These are figures obtainable and capable
OF proof, but no way offers to get at the
cost of Uncle Sans amateur base ball.
1nere never were SO many amateur players
as now. Thousands of men and boys play
the game for love to one who did so in the
old times. Every town and hamlet has it's
clubs. and in many Of them the players
spend their own money for expenses Social
CLUBS and manufacturing establishments,
business houses and counting rooms de-
partments in city, state and national gov
eminent, schools and colleges are engaging
In the sport in ever increasing mum bers.
ihen that prolific breeding ground for the
base ball microbe, the lot in the big city.
Is ever turning out its crop.
The Convention Of 1857.
The convention that started the sport on
such an extraordinary career Of popularity
as that is well worth concentrating.
Players are living today who distinctly
recall that famous conference and the work
it did. A. ]. Reach, the Lajoie of his day,
and until 1875 the greatest SECOND baseman
the game had known. exhibits with pride a
finger he broke in 1857, the convention year,
while playing with a junior team known as
the Jackson Of Brooklyn.
Prior to 1857 every base ball score of a
completed game had a ''21'' in it, for instead
of playing nine innings as we do today, the
rule was that the team which had scored
twenty-one runs, when both sides had had
an equal number of innings, was the win
ner.
A third strike was then out if caught on
the bound; so was either a fair FOUL foul
or a fair ball. Then home run was not
allowed when batted ball went out Of the
ground Instead. the hitter was limited to
one base, the idea being that he could not
make the circuit unless the team in the field
had had an opportunity to get the ball and
retire him.
There were no uniforms then, and the
only score kept was the number of runs.
1t was because OF differing rules under
which the infant game was played in vari-
GUS parts of the east that a convention Of
clubs was called to assemble in New York.
The preliminary meeting was held in
March, and at the same place in May, two
months later, the new rules were adopted.
The following clubs were represented at
the conference by three members each:
Knickerbocker, Gotham, Eagle, Empire,
Putnam, Baltic, Excelsior. Atlantic. Har-
mony, Harlem, Eckford. Bedford Nassau,
Continental, Union and Olympic. Under
the title Of National Organization of Base
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DISTRICT BOWLING
LEAGUE AVERAGES

Final averages in the District Bowling
League which have been delayed until the
board had determined whether postponed
games should be bowled show the Saengers
with a lead for first place OF almost So
roints Early in the season the Germans
were conceded to be the cup winners, out
few believed they would show such marked
suDer,ority over their old rivals, the rat
Men and the new and strong oriental team
Owing to the local tournament and the
frat meet of the new Eastern League many
Of the games were postponed. and owing
70 the lateness of the season 1t was deemed
hest to wind up the schedule with tnese
games omitted. which leaves only three
teams-the Saengers. Orientais ana at E"eh
with completed schedules OF games
In team work the Saengars, always near
the top. have shown no more marked al
vance in team average and high totais .lian
the Bank Clerks. who. of TO oao stat,
finished strong and just OUTSIDE the
money" Nearly every season develops
some new expert. but last year there were
two finds In the pony team OF boIlI ON.
Rohinette both OF whom made eNceliei'
sbowincs the former topping MS team III
ayararr while Robinette not only heads
reann of good ones but ranks second IN the
whole league. 49,,
Nv for the most remarkable work OF the
season was that of krauss of the chaih-
tvs A. one time near the close of the
season Harry had several pins to spare over
q 300 average. but he did not shlrk any al
leys and bowlcd ont the entire schsduie.
In his last set he finished just four pms
sny of the double century average over
ION minis ahead of the second high man
Saengers win the loving cup donated by
the District Bowling League, quarry TOT
The first time for the handsome FLORIST
Gun. and for the second time WIN the fro-
duCc Dealers trophy. Both the latter cups
must b,. won three times to become a
teams permanent property. The Fat Men
have qualified for each once. SaehseIs
also have high set high single game great
est number Of 900 games and !S games
tho hest average of strikes. spares and com
bined strikes and spares and also have the
first four men in the honor hve: lhere
was nothing to 1t but tne 'Bund
LANDED high set and high single game.
Following are the official averages com-
,,u.d nv the scorer II. l.. De 70:
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Ball Players a formal association was
perfected.
Changes of rules made at this session
were formally adopted everywhere.
Spread Of the Game.
The Olympic Club of Philadelphia, formed
in 1888, promptly abandoned town ball and
took up base ball. and the same movement
soon became apparent all over the coun-
try.
For the first few years after the forma
ton of the new rules there was no recog-
niZed championship, but by 1865 the best
clubs met each other in regular schedule.
and the contests between the Athletics of
Philadelphia and the Atlantics of Brook
lyn were accepted as determining which
was the best club in the United States
The grounds then were far less preten-
tfous than now, being little more than an
open field. with stand for the favored
spectators. rope stretched round to keep
the crowd that now sits in the bleachers
from encroaching on the playing space,
and little club house for the players
Rules have changed often in the fifty
years since that first meeting. Once there
was "fair-fouT hit, by which ball was
considered fair If 1t struck fair no matter
II 1t rolled out afterward. First three balls
gave man his base, then gradually the
number went all the way up to seven, only
to come back to four
One year the game was played with four
strikes. another year a player was credited
with hit every time he got base on
balls. The base for hit with pitched ball
was abolished. and then later restored. and
finally came the foul-strike rule the most
important piece Of modern base ball legis-
lation.
Better grounds and the advantage of
gloves have made base ball mechanically
more perfect than it was In those days. but
the old-timers contend that the individual
players of then were quite the equal of any
we have today in base balls fiftieth year
Of progress.
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THE golden wedding of Uncle Sam
to his national SPORT base ball,
takes place this year, and finds
the game played by more people
than any field exercise mankind
knows.
Base ball, so-called in the forties and
early fifties, was little more than FOUNDERS
or town ball, and 1t was not until a ma
tional convention of base ball players held
in New York in 1867 drafted set of rules
and put the sport on an organized basis
that its extraordinary development began
a growth which has carried 1t to all parts
Of the world
In this convention the word national
was used for the first time in connection
with base ball. and teams soon began to
spring up in Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago
and other larger cities.
Smaller towns took up the craze, which,
though halted for time during the civil
war, never ceased in its rapid advance
and before long from Atlantic to Pacific
the United States accepted base ball as the
sport best suited to the American character
Money Spent on Base Ball.
Today more millions are spent yearly for
base ball than belonged to the richest man
in the United States at the time the game
was getting its start.
The figures are simply dazing. Last sea-
contracts, this year the number WILL reach
500 with a salary list for the season Of
81 800, 600. Six hundred thousand more goes
to this for the payment Of players In the
National and American leagues.
This makes a total Of $3,5OO,O00. Mem
bers of the outlaw Leagues and Independent
clubs bring the total up to the huge figures
of 100000. Travelling expenses. making
due allowance for hotel bills and grading
the sum according to the caliber of the
leagues, shows that the movement Of the
various clubs takes about $4,000 yearly.
Cost of playing fields sends the total soar
ing higher still, whether the club owns or
rents it's grounds. Not less than 100000
either in rental or in the interest tied up
where grounds are owned, goes out yearly
for place on which the nations games
shall be played.
For umpires $4,000 would not be excess
sive, controlling bodies, the national COM
mission and the National Association of
Base Ball Clubs have expenses that amount
to $75 900, the managers take about 5000. 600
for work they do, and training trips, which
each year increase in COST mean another
$50, 600. Base balls and other equipment
put final 100000 on the sum. making the
grand total of Sc, 245. eco spent every year by
owners of large clubs. Base ball is con-
Quoted at profit, and this expenditure
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International Soccer Contest.

NEW YORK, June 15-SUcccr foot ball
association rules) enthusiasts will have
their hearts desire next October, when the
All EnglandAll American game will be
held in this city about the middle of the
month. The decision to have the big game
in New York was the most important ac-
ton taken at the annual meeting of the
Eastern Association Foot Ball League, held
here recently, for the announcement at the
meeting was that an Oxford Cambridge
soccer team will be sent from England next
October to play the sturdy kicking warriors
of Cornell. Harvard and Yale
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Summers to Meet Young Erne.

NEW YORK, June 15.-Johnny Summers
the British fighter, has been matched to
night Young Erne OF Philadelphia on June
IL, before the National Athletic Club at
80 pounds. The articles OF agreement re-
quire the men to weigh in at O'Clock in
the evening and provide for a contest under
the Queensberry rules, except that the men
are to protect themselves at all times.
After June 10 there will be another fight
between Murphy and Summers.
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College Athletes at Jamestown.

NEW YORK, June 15.-Colleges through
out the south will be represented in the
college championships at the jamestown
exposition, June %. by their entire track
and field teams, and all the eastern univer-
sites, including Yale, Harvard. Princeton,
Columbia, and Cornell, will enter their
point-winners at the intercollegiate cham
pionships for the various events at the ex-
position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16

|HE golden wedding of Uncle Sam
to his national sport, base ball,
takes place this year, and finds
the game played by more people
than any field exercise mankind
knows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16

Ball Players" formal association was
perfected.
Changes of rules made at this session
were formally adopted everywhere.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-06
LODGE HAD A BIG TINE
Modern Brotherhood of America Ini.
tiated New Members-Past
President Given q Badge.

The Modern Brotherhood of Ameri-
ca held regular meeting last night
in Odd Fellows hall and added twenty
members, which brings their member
ship up to rs The work was ex-
emplified by ladies' degree team for
the lady members, and a few of the
young gents were guided over the
rough places by gentlemen's degree
team. The work was not completed
until midnight, when supper was
served by the entertainment commit
tee after which social dance was
given. Several visiting members were
present from Key West, Mallory,
Crookston, Grafton and Emerado The
hall was very tastefully decorated in
the national colors, they being the
official colors of the order. During
the evening President Miller on be-
half of the membership presented ].
P. Carter with past presidents gold
badge. Miss Simmons presided at
the piano during the lodge services,
and Miss Maggie Coyles during the
dance. Oscar Stearns of Emerald
acted as floor manager. The whole
affair was a grand success, BETTING
the order which holds the worlds
record for growth at the age of ten
years, coming at the close of the
months greatest growth, having adj
ded 1921 members in March.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-06
C0R0NER'S inquest
IN APPLEBY
CASE
Was Held This Morning-Wife
Of Suicide Located in St.
Ansgar, Iowa.

80 **** = y * Il y u
= We, the coroner's jury, find that =
: Earl L. ,Appleby came to his death =
= = at the Deaconess hospital at II Il
: O'Clock p. M, April 5, 1907, city Of y
Grand Forks, from a gun shot =
wound in the head from revolver
held in his own hand while alone 8
in his room No. 405, Hotel Antlers =
in city of Grand Forks, n. D., at +
1910 a. M, April 5. 1907. That =
no person or persons can be =
blamed, directly or indirectly for I"
his death. y
**s* +*** **. .* =
The above is the verdict Of the cor
oner's jury in the case of the deaf
mute, who put bullet, into his head
Thursday night. The unfortunate man
died from the effect of his wound last
night at the hospital. The remains
were at once taken to the Mcdonald
& Ashley undertaking parlors.
Coroner Rounsevell arrived in
Grand Forks this morning, and the in
quest was held before noon. John
Valelly, s. Miller and Tom McEllroy
were on the jury.
Chief Lowe received advices from
Riceville, Iowa this morning to the
effect that Mrs. Appelby lived at St.
Ansgar, and that she would be notified
of the suicide ,of her husband.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-06
FOLEY NAMED SECRETARY
Well known Man Selected by North
Dakota Railroad Commissioners
at Meeting This Week.

At a meeting of the railroad COM
1nissioners at Bismarck this week C..
G. Hammond rendered his resignation
as secretary, which was accepted.
James w. Foley of Bismarck was then
chosen secretary to fill the vacancy.
A law was passed at the last session
of the legislature requiring the sec
rotary of the commission to reside at
the capital and maintain an Office.
This the private business interests of
Mr.. Hammond would not permit.
Commentator of Mr.. Foley is un-
necessary in North Dakota, he being
one of the states best known and pop
ular young men. He will take to the
Office ripe fitness for the position and
the commission is to be congratulated
on its choice,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-06
CHARGES AGAINST
BENN|E FOY
DROPPED
Young Man Who Was Held for
Shooting Officer Sullivan
is Dismissed.

Bonnie Foy. the. well known Grand
Forks young man. who has been held
since last Sunday evening on charge
of assault with dangerous weapon,
was this morning discharged from
custody. The charge against Mr.. Foy,
preferred by Officer Andy Sullivan,
was withdrawn, Mr.. Sullivan stating
that he. could not identify the defend
ant as the man who shot him last
Sunday morning.
Mr.. Foy has always borne an ex-
cellent reputation. He is a quiet, I'M
assuming young man. and his arrest
last Sunday created small sized SEN
sation among his many friends. His
release was not unexpected by them.
The shooting of Officer Sullivan oc-
CURED week ago. Mr.. Sullivan was
on the South Third street beat, when
It occurred,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-06
CAKES HAS A SENSATION
Washburn Man Found Errine Wife
Living With Another Man-Child
Recognized Him.

Cakes, this state, has a little
sensation of it's own. Several days
ago, Joseph Warfield arrived in Cakes
from Washburn. and found his wife
living with another man. R. G. Nor
ley is the man Warfield charges with
having lived with his wife. and he has
sworn out a warrant for Morley's ar
rest. Some time ago. Mrs. Warfield
started to Illinois, her old home. She
was i'll at the time. and was accom-
panied as far as Bismarck by nurse.
Morley, being acquainted with the
family, had consented to accompany
her on the remainder of the trip. Fail
ing to hear from his wife. Warfield
started an investigation with the re-
suit that he found her in Cakes. Nor
ley claims that Warfield deserted his
wife.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-06
PALACE HOTEL CHANGES
Oscar Rustad Takes Over Property
and Will Go in on Monday-Ex.
perienced Hotel Man.

The contamination of deal where.
by Oscar Rustad of this city becomes
proprietor of the Palace hotel. was
announced in business circles today.
The hotel was built by A. D. Skinner
several years ago and has been con-
Quoted by him since that time. 1t is
one of the largest in the city and is
a high class hosiery.
The new owner. Mr.. Rustad, is one
of the prominent young business men
of the city and is moreover an ex-
perienced hotel and restaurant man.
The consideration in the deal has not
been made public. The new owner
takes charge Monday morning.