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Evening star., 1907-08-18

The complete records Of all the home
players who have participated in the games
In which the Nationals have played since
the commencement Of the championship
race of the American League, not includ-
ing yesterday, will be found in the follow
ing tables, which are compiled from the
official scores as they appear in the col
umns of The Star from day to day.
The Nationals have played one hundred
games in the period mentioned, winning
twentynine and losing sixty-nine, and they
have played two tie games, one each with
New York and Cleveland
In the past week they played five games,
meeting Cleveland, st. Louis and Chicago,
winning none and losing five. In the five
games played the players have been at the
bat 169 times and made thirty-nine hits. a
batting average of .231. They made eight
sacrifice hits and pilfered eight bases. They
made thirtynine singles and six doubles, a
total of forty-five bases.
Clymer virtually remains as the leading
batsman of the team and the American
League, with an average Of 1885, a gain Of
.OO5, although Kay, new recruit, who has
played in but four games, has a percentage
of 800. Delehanty has fallen below the
300 mark in the last week, but Altizer has
improved his average OPT. and Is now bat
ting .291. only .0U2 points behind Dele
their own in the five games played. Gan
ley leads the team in the total number Of
bases, having made 100 singles, doubles,
5 triples and ! one home run, a total OF 131
bases, he being the only one making 100
hits or over, although Altizer is very close,
with 80 singles, and Is next with ia total
bases (not counting Anderson, who jumped
the team. Jones has 103 total bases to his
credit Altizer still remains at the top as
base purloiner, with ., closely followed
by Ganley with % and Jones with q. AL
TIGER also has the honor of being the leader
with Jones and Ganley next with 16 and Is,
respect ively. Ganley Is the leading run
getter of the team, having made 81, while
Altizer has circuited the bases 45 times,
and Jones has made 35.
Johnson, the phenom from Idaho, still
continues to deliver the goods, letting the
heavy sluggers Of the st. Louis Browns
down with only six hits, and should have
won his game with proper support, al
though he was partly to blame for his own
defeat. Falkenberg did good work in Chi
cago, but there seems to be hoodoo some
where whenever he goes in the box, and
although he pitches good game he comes
out the loser. and the same may be said OF
Charley Smith. T. Smith, the new short
stop is doing well at short, but Is very
light with the stick. O'Brien has not as yet
gotten his eye upon the ball, as he can do
better than he has so far. 1t Is to be hoped
that the two new pitchers from Wisconsin
and South Carolina will prove to be as good
as Johnson, and that Tomkins from West
Virginia will also be a success when he is
tried
Evening star., 1907-08-18
SOME FAST MOVERS.

z. r. Hall brought down from his Virginia
plantation last week very handsome three
year-old filly by AustraI that is said to be
very fast at the pace. She has been placed
In the hands Of Alonzo Corbin. Washington
Majors Red Rock is now in the hands Of
Frank Thomas, who will race him the re-
mainder OF the season. Mr. Semnses Of
Semmes. Kelley &c Co. of this city has
placed in the hands OF Thomas a very
speedy brown gelding which paced half
over Brightwood Wednesday last In liz.
The gelding has been used for speedway
purposes and has mark. E. r. Hail.
who now owns the double-gaIted gelding
Tcsco. IDA, has brought him In from the
country and he hopes that the rest has done
him some good. He will be raced in some
OF the local matinees. Timothy Z. Shrugrue
Is handling a very promising flve-year-old
trotter by Onycha Wilkes, 2:21H which he
purchased short time since. B. F. Nc
Caully has been engaged to start the horses
at Hanover. Pa, next month. and may
start at other points In the state during the
fall season. In October he will handle the
bell at Cumberland, Md, and, from what
can be learned. Is In general demand. Mr.
McCaully has had large experience In the
starters box, and by reason OF his knoWl-
edge OF the rules as we'll as genial dsposi-
ton makes friends wherever he goes
Starter Hutchinson OF this city was engaged
during the past week at Harrisonburg Va
Starter Charles p. Stohlman Will officiate at
the Marlboro fair, as usual.
]. II Motifs Rara Avis, 2:1SL, has about
recovered from the severe wrench which ne
received week ago to one OF his hind an
kles while at extreme speed.
This remarkable gelding and most con-
sistent race horse was foaled in 1898 and
was bred by George w. Shupe OF Peabody,
Kan. His sire. SIlverthorne, 2.15, has stood
almost his entire life in an obscure breed
ing section of the Sunnower state, and yet
in addition to Rara Avis. he has produced
such race horses as Thornfleld. 2:12I
who IS now touring the grand circuit; Gold
dust Maid. 2.O7lA; Kirkwood, Jr.. 2.10 and
Silversign. 2.101s. The dam of Rara Avis
was Blue Bird. by Joe Young. and students
OF pedigree will recall that Joe Young sired
the dam OF Joe Patchen. 2.01A. and that he
in turn sired Dan Patch, 1855 The second
dam OF Rara Avis was Daisy. by Gray
Morgan. Rara Avis got his present mark
at Norfolk in 1901
Evening star., 1907-08-18
LEE HARLAN ON TOP
IN GOLF TOURNEY

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE August 17.-One of the
most successful open golf tournaments ever
held in Baltimore was completed at the
Maryland Country Club today. There were
no weak players In the tourney. In fact,
some OF the best talent of the east partici-
pated.
The course was IN excellent condition and
the weather was clear. and as a result some
very low scores were made. The best ball
foursome medal play at 36 holes was won
by David OsiIvie, professional, from the
Baltimore Country Club, and l. L. Harlan,
amateur, from the Columbia Golf Club Of
Washington, with - strokes for the first
is, 75 strokes for the second IS and total
OF lJ1 strokes. This pair defeated T. Huck-
nail. professional, and II. Bankard, jr., am
ateur. who won second place with II strokes
for the first IS, 76 strokes for the second
Is. and a total of 153 strokes.
W Draid professional, and T. c. Jen-
kins amateur. came third with 78 strokes
for the first eighteen, IS strokes for the
second eighteen, and a total of 155 strokes.
The medals which were presented the
amateurs are very beautiful, in fact, they
are so attractive that Mr.. Ogilvie. who
won the first prize Of $50 in gold, took the
medal instead of the plate.
The play was remarkably good. but this
could hardly have been different when SO
many distinguished players took part
Five matches were played under bogey
over the long course of 6.1O0 yards. The
original record for the 5.900-yard course
was 70. and was made by Mr.. Hucknall
The long course done yesterday by
Ogilvie and Harlan in 73.
Owing to the fact that Hucknall and
Bankard were only three points behind the
winners. second match was played IN
which Ogilvie and Braid defeated Huck-
nall and Bankard. 10 holes, up and 3 TO
play
Owing to the great success of this open
tournament the Maryland Country Club
will. in the future, make special event
of holding an open tourney each year
The scores:
Best ball. foursome medal play (3s balls)-David
Ogilyie (professlouaD and L. L. Harlan (amateurl,
II 73-l5O T Hucknall (professionap and III.
Bankard, jr. tamateurl, n T6-153.
W Braid (professonaD and T. C. jenkins lama
teurl. 20 7s-l54 ]. Waters (professionaD and
NJ \. Danforth tamateurl. s6 STA
II. Waters (professonaD and J. G. Davidson lam
ateurl as S0-15s, vs. NJ. T. Ellicott (amateur)
and L. W. Corkran (amateur), 10 S2-161.
t. Clarke (professionaD and r. E. Patterson (am-
ateurl, 80 SS-16S, Or. Schererchewsky lama
teuri and J. W. Reinhardt (amateur). 50 sl-l70
4 Heinze (professionaD and j. McC. Trippe lam
ateurl. 10 S3-l62. n. Matthews tprofessionaD.
and j. H. Livingston (amateurl, el S5-1I6.
Z. LasSiu tamateurl and NJ E. Kenny tamateur)
W. Mckinley and C. Williamson, who with
drew
Evening star., 1907-08-18
Post Office Accuracy,

The New York post office is particular in
the conduct OF Its huge business and par
ticularly SO in regard to money matters,
says the New York Times. To give Just
one Instance in proof OF this it may be said
that a daily report OF business done Is sent
from all the branch Offices in the city to the
headquarters down town. Should a mistake
be detected IN the financial statement in the
way of q shortage of surplus. the office
from which II emanates is notified OF the
fact by telephone. 1t makes no difference
tf a shortage, say. should amount to only /
cent or even a MILL the branch responsible
IS promptly called up by 'phone-and every
ring-up. be II remembered. costs Uncle Sam
cents-and the error adjusted. Errors IN
the financial statements. however, are, as
q rule. surprisingly few. and the sums con-
cerned usually small Rarely, indeed, is
the shortage or surplus above $40. 1t has
happened on at least one or two occasions
that after all such errors IN the daily flnan-
cial reports had been adjusted. the expense
OF the telephone calls totaled up to a little
more than the entire amounts involved.
Evening star., 1907-08-18
KINGS CUP GOES TO
SPEEDY QUEEN
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
]. Rogers Maxwells schooner, won the race
Tor the kings cup. and in a measure she
has been recompensed for the hard luck
shs has had in big races since she was
built last year The weather was to tho
queens liking, and she was sailed with
godd 5udgmen by Harry l. Maxwell. the
son or the owner. Seven yachts took part
in the contest, the absentees being the Ef-
fort, the winner last year, and the Weet-
amoe. The lngomar. owned by Morton F.
Plant was second, being beaten 3 minutes
and 2Steconds, and the Avenger, the smallest
yacht OF the lot, which received an allow
ance OF AZ minutes 10 seconds from tho
Queen, was third, beaten Il minutes 81
seconds more than her allowance.
The race was sailed in q true, steady
wind, and, as far as could be seen, there
were no hukes. The wind was light from
the south-southwest at the start, and to-
ward the end of the race II freshened con-
siderably. This rather handicapped the
Queen, the other yachts were able TO
sail the last leg of the course in a stronger
wind than she had, but they could not get
within their allowances.
This was the second race for the trophy
presented TO the New York Yacht Club by
King Edward VII, and the kings luck must
have gone with the cup. for again this year
was an ideal day for a race, but not pleas
ant for those who went TO see the contest.
1t was very much like last year. Then the
Astor cups was sailed in light fuky
wind. but for the kings cup there was IA
strong wind and q true one. This year
there were plenty of fuky winds for the
Astor cups races, and the Avenger man
days race the Avenger received a big AL
loWanCe.
Evening star., 1907-08-18
Breakfast Foods and Their Value.

From Leslie's Weekly.
The claims made for some of the cereal
foods are absurd. There Is no mysterious
alchemy known to millers by which un-
usual food value can be impaired to their
products. It is true that the starch con-
tent may be so changed by mailing or
roasting as to be more easily dgested than
the raw starch. but since any one in good
health assimilates the starches with per-
feet readiness, mailing and roasting are OF
little importance so far as improving the
food value is concerned. A dish of break
fast food Is not and can never be made
sufficiently nutritious to take the place OF
meats, as some imaginative manufacturers
would have us believe OF their particular
products. A pound package OF breakfast
food bas about the same food value as
loaf oS bread, and dish of oatmeal nour-
ishes US but little more than a slice OF
bread and butter. Breakfast foods are VAL
liable because OF their great palatability,
easy preparation and their relatively small
cost The standard preparation. OF rolled
oats and wheat, when obtained in bulk,
are. next to white -four. among our most
economical foods. The matted and other
wise "predigested" foods cost much more.
but the increased price is justified by the
fact that the housewife is at little or no
expense in cooking or otherwise preparing
them. The fuel consumed in cooking a dish
of raw oatmeal for an hour may. after allt
cause the breakfast to cost more than X
the "ready-to-eat' variety were served.
Evening star., 1907-08-18
INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.

One of the fastest games of the season
IN the Independence Leage was played yes
terdav and resulted In defeat of the Eek
ingtons by the Reservoir Heights by a
score of to l. The game was snappy all
the way through. but the effectiveness of
Buckley's pitching at critical times won
the game for the water boys Other
features of the game were a running catch
by ', hite and timely hitting of Toense. The
game was won in the last inning, when
limbaugh forced in while the bases
were full. and Weber made a sacrifice hit,
which was fumbled. and brought In two
Evening star., 1907-08-18

1 sailed, when rallrOaQ nlanlpuld lion
Il u of the kind practiced by E. H.
Hartman Is being the subject OK
national legislation. when Wall street Is un-
der bitter fire and the powers are trying to
find q way to deal with Monte Carlo,
gambling on horse racing has reached this
year its highest figures in the history OF
the game in the United States
Never have sums so great been wagered
on the tracks of New York. Washington,
New Orleans. Los Angeles and other places
where law permits the public to be sep
arated from Its dollars on the chance OF
which horse shall finish first.
The figures are astounding. More money,
three times as much. in fact, Is bet on rae
ing every year in this country as consti-
tutes Uncle Sans s1O0.00O.OOO gold re-
serve
Three hundred million dollars every year!
It is six times much as Congress felt
necessary to vote to President Mckinley
to carry the Spanish war to successful
conclusion. OF this huge sum s5O.OOO,oOO
In round numbers makes up the profit OF
the bookmakers, those who handle betting
at the tracks. and the booksellers, who main
tain rooms where the dear public can lose
its cash without the time. trouble and ex-
pense of going to the track where the races
are being run.
In many states OF the Union betting on
the races has been prohibited. with the re-
suit that once prosperous tracks are being
overgrown with weeds This is notably the
case In places like New Jersey, where the
act of legislature ended the career of the
noted Gloucester track, and in Missouri,
where Gov. Folk put an end to the gam
bling carnival
But the fact that horses cannot race In
a state by no means stops gambling. The
Evening star., 1907-08-18

haps flcted or embezzled from an employer
on the chance that in that plunging mass
of thoroughbreds the one they have picked
will manage to survive accidents, overcome
his fleet rivals and land first
There are moro than / 800 racing days to
a season in this country, and 100000 ad-
missions are paid at the gate. Twenty thou
sand men and boys including owners, train
ers, breeders. Jockeys, stable boys and the
army Of betting men. devote themselves d.
rectly to the racing game the year round.
The vicums-those who pay the freight,
number about 5000 The percentage OF
bettors who are Independent and can afford
to lose without serious consequences is not
one in thousand.
The profits of the bookmakers and pool
sellers are astounding. Ordinarily they run
into several hundred per cent. 1t Is moth
ing for a big New York firm Of booksellers
to clear a hundred thousand dollars In the
seven months Of racing permitted In New
York This is the net result after cash has
been paid for all expenses, including police
protection. Perhaps the firm Is made up or
two or three men. which means anywhere
from $4,000 to $4,000 apiece for a few
hours work daily.
This money comes from the people, the
Door. those who have small chance OF going
ahead on their salaries, and who, lured by
the hope Of quick returns, take chance
in that form of gambling. whose Inevitable
end is theft, embezzlement. forgery, drunk
enness, disloyalty to the wife and home,
and, in extreme cases, even suicide or
murder.
Evening star., 1907-08-18

gered more money than any OF its sister
commemorative on who should win these
big events.
Despite the often expressed admiration
of the public for the noblest OF animals
the horse-racng could not exist without
gambling.
The public hears mainly Of the big bet
tors, the men like James R. Keene, John
w. Gates, John A. Drake. the Belmonts'
Whitney, men who wager and lose hum
dred thousand dollars without so much as
changing color.
, But these world-famous gamesters are
really pikers compared to some OF the
smaller fry, who line the rails OF the 1ieio
stands at the big tracks. Here are clerks,
mechanics and minor employees. who, stirred
by the heat Of gaming, have risked week
| wages. a months wages, money that be-
longs to wives and children, or cash per-
Evening star., 1907-08-18
Batting
Long Hits and Total Bases.
Cheerful Entertainment.

From the London Evening News.
Sir Patrick Manson gave a lecture at thu
Workingman's College on "Dirt, Damp aut
Disease" It Is by means Of such rollickinf
entertainments that 1t Is hoped to entics
the workingman from the rival attractions
Of the public house.
Evening star., 1907-08-18

b"'AtcJ Out ioE running OUT Oh ilne
Reservoir ir...........x o o O O O "a
lexington ....-.............. o o o 0-l
First base by errors-Reservoir, 2; lexington. L.
Left on bases-Reservoir. 5: lexington, f. First
base balls-On Buckley. /; OF limbaugh 2.
Struck out-By Buckley, o; by limbaugh, 3. Two
base hlts-NcFariand Toense. Sacrifice hits
White. Cozzens, Weber. Stolen bases-Ernst (e)
Lugavlna- Hit by pitcher-By Buckley, 1. Um-
pire-Mr. Waters. Time OF game hour and IS
minutes.
Evening star., 1907-08-18
Opposing Teams
James Lost by Each Pitcher to op.
posing Teams.

The following tables show how the Ma
of the American League in the games In
which they have played to date in team
fielding and batting, sacrifice hitting. base
Evening star., 1907-08-18

Pottsvllls. 8; Newark, 8. Potosvihe, ID; New
ark. 6.
Easton, 7; TamaQua, Q.
Reading, 4; Allentown, 3 Allentown .; Head
Brooklyn. 8; Elizabeth. g. Brooklyn. .; Eliza
beth. s.
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Totals. 90. 100 2,e1e 1872 go

sHaye been released and are not now with the
team except Anderson. who left the team and has
been suspended
the catchers ali passed balls charged as err
rors owing to a base runner securing another base
by such misplay, and are, therefore, placed In the
Evening star., 1907-08-18

Totals 100 3.348 342 $40
sHickman has been called to bat In thirteen
games. Mil nine, Heydon five. Warner, four, Gra-
ham three. Hughes, two. Gehring. four. Blanken-
ship. FIVE. Cymer two. and Smith, Delehanty,
Block. Kay and Falkenberg one each as substi-
tutes for other bstsmen.
fHave been released to other teams, except
Cross who released without conditions.
tIeft the team and has been suspended
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Records Of Each Of the Pitchers.

All parts of eames in which each OF the twfrlers
has oficiated are included in the games pitched
column but not in the total.
team.
The effectiveness Of each Of the pitchers
against his opponents in the games IN
which he has occupied the center of the
diamond Is here given in the appended
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Long Hits and Total Bases.

The following tables show how the Ma.
tionals rank in batting and fielding, sacri:
fee hitting. stolen bases, long hits and
total bases, with the other seven clubs Of
the American League:
Evening star., 1907-08-18
MEET AT RAPLEY FARM
So Successful That Other Matinees
Are Planned.

The light harness horsemen OF Montgom-
cry county residing In the vicinity OF Tako-
ma Park. the Burnt Mil district and For
est Glen organized under the name OF the
Avenel Driving Club yesterday afternoon
gave a largely attended meeting at the
half-rnile track of the Rapley stock farm
in Montgomery county, eight miles north of
Washington. The farmers of Montgomery
and Prince George turned out for a distance
of ten miles around and the management Is
so much encouraged over the success of the
initial meeting that it Is now proposed to
hold Saturday matinees during the racing
season over the same course.
L. ID. Sale acted starter and presiding
Judge, his associates being Thomas Baldwin
and Frank Thomas of Washington. All OF
the heats were hotly contested and the
track, for a country one, was fast. A
notable feature Of the afternoon sport was
the appearance in a sulky OF Mrs. T. G.
Taylor of Montgomery, behind the stallion
Silverhoma, In race against the bay geld
ing Bell Boy. The Boy won the race In
straight heats, but not because Mrs. Tay-
lors horse was not driven in an artistic
manner. The class A event went to the
sorrel mare Belle T., owned by r. r. Beall
of Berwyn. in fast time. Harry Pratt. a
bay gelding driven by Mr.. T. c. Taylor.
captured the class event, after trotting
dead heat with Cleophus, driven by Dr.
Brown of Burnt Mills.
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these players have been released and are play
ing In the minor leagues. except Anderson who
took French leave.
Sacrifice Hits and Stolen Bases.
Tho Nationals have made 102 sacrifice hits,
a gain Of eight during the week. and they
have pilfered 152 bases. q gain of six.
Those players Of the home team who are
Evening star., 1907-08-18

The following tables show the work of the
Nationals during each month OF the season
in batting and fielding and In long hits and
total bases:
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aggeration. that money was wagered on the
outcome Of the Suburban. Brooklyn and
Metropolitan handicaps in every state OF
the United States and that after New York
state, Illinois, thousand miles away, wa
Evening star., 1907-08-18

telephone and telegraph are ever at the
call Of the professional gambler and that
public which is always ready to be his
victim
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Team Batting Average.
Double Plays,

The Nationals have made forty-one
double plays. q gain Of three being made
during the week. while their opponents
have made sixty-eight, a gain Of three. and
those players who participated in them and
the number OF times are here given:
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sHaye been released and are not now with the
team, except Anderson, who left and was sus-
pended.
Note-In computing long hits and total bases
two-base hit counts as one extra base, mree oase
hit as two and q home three, as a batsman
must reach frst base by a base hit before he
be credited with extra base.
Evening star., 1907-08-18
hu}1H Or Jd4Y5RAn E5Rs|a,n

a T time when gambling in every
Al other form is being bitterly as
sailed, when railroad manipulation
of the kind practiced by E. II.
Hartman Is being the subject OF
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-01
FIRST WITH TAX
MONEY FOR YEAR
CHARLES AUBREY CALLED EAR
LY ON TREASURER-MUS lie
PAID BEFORE DECEMBER =.

Charles Aubrey heads the honor
roll in the Office of the county treas
urer for prompt payment of taxes,
being the first man to meet obligation
o the county and state TINS year.
Mr.. Aubrey received his notice to
pay only a few days ago, and appear
ed at the Office of County Treasurer
Miles yesterday morning to pay all of
the amount assessed against him.
The payment was on an assessed val
uation of $2,4o0, and including the
poll tax of SO, amounted to $S2.62.
County Treasurer Miles anticipates
heavy payments daily and believes
that not less than 80 per cent of the
outstanding taxes will be paid before
the delinquent rule goes into effect.
This will occur on December 2. The
taxes called for are state, city and
special and are payable at any time
between now and the second of De-
cember In official notice to the pub
lie. which will be found elsewhere in
this issue, Treasurer Miles announces
that checks presented for payment of
taxes will be subject to rejection at
the discretion of the Office, where
cash is preferable.