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Evening star., 1907-10-27
ENTERTAINED LIKE PRINCES
NOTABLE VISIT OF NATIONALS
TO ST. LOUIS IN 1867.

At a recent gathering Of old-time base
ball fans the game played by the Ma
tionals at St. Louis against the Pelicans
was spoken of by one as the finest one
of that notable trip in 1857. Another
fan declared that the game against the
Forset Citys of Rockford which was the
only team that beat the Nationals was
the best game. while a third disputed
both and insisted that the game at ST.
Louis was the banner one OF the trip,
though he insisted it was not the Pelcans
but some other team. 1t was then agreed
to submit the question to The Star.
The Nationals on their fret western
trip in 1867 played two games in ct. Louis,
defeating the Unions Monday, July q. by
lib to 26. and Tuesday the Empires, SO to
20. The game against the Unions is re-
garded as the best one of that trip, a trip
eventful in many respects, but 1t was
tallies that counted in that history-making
epoch of the sport.
1t was at ST Louis on this ~, ,bat
the Nationals were the recipients of mora
lavish attention than is usually accorded
an athletic outfit. The freedom OF the
city was presented to the entire team Nv
me mayor, while the board of aldermen
OF the town gave them public reception
ana the principal citizens Wed with one
another IN showing the distinguished visit
tors the sights of the beautiful city Their
headquarters at the Southern Hotel at
that time the handsomest in America
were the most elaborately decorated ar.
lalrs the members Of the National team
ever saw. In fact. everything was frati-
nylng, with but one striking exception.
ihis was the invasion of the ball grounds
Dy the roughest elements of the city, and
thousands of respectable peonIe wsre
forced out of the seats tnat thew had
purchased. The crowd present tboueht
the Unions would win, for in the first in
ming they retired the Nationals without a
run, the first time such a feat had been
accomplished, and as the Unions scored
Two IN their half. every one was happy
But in the second inning the Nationals
let out few links. and to the consterna-
ton of the st. Louis players chased TWEEN
tS-e1ght tallies across the home plate be-
tore they went out.
Ihis shattered the confidence of the ST
LOUIS players. as they could do nothing
at al with hte superb pitching of Billy
Nllllams To show the untutored peo-
pie Of st. Louis what real base ball was
"hen played properly they batted In
twenty-five more runs In the fourth
eight in the nth, eleven in the sixth
nineteen In the seventh thirteen in the
elghth and five In the ninth, and all the
tlne during this heavy hitting and con-
S'deraple running the thermometer was
dancing up in the neighborhood Of 100
degrees.
The umpire on the occasion Of this
game was Mr.. Charles e. Coon. who
alterWard became Secretary of the Treas
ury under President Arthur.
a s follows. eN-iiS was
Evening star., 1907-10-27

With the great Ormond meet in March,
the stripped stock touring car race in
April, the great Atlantic City meet in
MAY. and other events following closely
all over the country, the makers Of auto
mobiles will next year find ample oppor-
tunity to try out their cars in every sort
of a contest. Racing teams may be a
feature of the automobile world, as was
the case back in the old days Of the bicy-
Gle The makers want contests and are
anxious to enter them. They want rae
ing touring hill climbing and events in
which the relative value of the cars will
be brought forth. All of these contests
make news. and news brings trade, of
that there can be small doubt.
There seems to be not the slightest
doubt now that the Long Island parkway
viii be completed in time for the great
Vanderbilt race and other contests next
fall. Surveying parties were seen some
days ago on Long Island and We're hard
at work Mr. A, r. Pardington is au-
thority for the statement that the park
way will be completed, and that being
the case the great races planned for next
year VIII be held without doubt.
Thomas Francis Moore, ringleader in
promoting the stripped stock touring car
race. has every assurance now of COM
plete success next April. The American
makers have come forward generously
with offers OF entries, while the import
ers are more than anxious to see the race
promoted. The course has been approved
by big men in the trade, and many max
ers have commended it. The route pro-
vides long straight stretches, some bad
turns, of course. some hills. a few towns
some railroad crossings, and SO on. In
fact, the forty-two-uile route is perfect
for great road race of 900 miles. The
course will be better in the spring, as
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Chess Masters Compared.

Robert ]. Buckley. an epigrammatic
writer on chess topics, produces the fol-
lowing:
"Steinitz was highly imaginative and
also accurate. So is DR.. Lasker. So was
MOrphy.
"Morphy was revelation. Steinitz was
a revolution. Lasker Is an advance on
Steinitz."
He says of Morphy's strength as COM
pared with later-day players:
"Morphy was a wonder. Whatever the
masters of today may be they owe much
to Morphy. Without Morphy there would
have been no Steinitz nor Blackburne
But the chess of Morphys day was not
the chess of today. And since no man
can estimate Morphys strength as COM
pared with that of StenitZ and Lasker
any conviction we may express can only
be regarded as a sort of pious opinion
varyi z with the temperament, taste,
knowledge and judicial power Of him who
expresses il"
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Long Distance Ballooning Records

L. T. Lahm, U.S.A., in the Outing Magazine.
Many notable trips have been made
in balloons. In 1Si9 Mr.. Wise started
from St. Louis and came down in Hen
derson county, New York, having made
about 800 miles. This stood as the
worlds long-distance record until the
Paris exposition of 1900, when the
Count de la Naulx sailed over into Rus
sia. His distance was about 100 miles
and he was in the air over thirty-six
hours. The present record for time
was established by two German aero
nauts last spring. They succeeded in
remaining in the air over hfty-one
hours.
Evening star., 1907-10-27

many miles Of roads are now being con-
structed. These will be completed by
fall.
The demand comes from all over the
country for a race at Ormond, and the
promotion of the great event is now
certain. That the entry list will break
al records is "A certainty, as It is proposed
to shape matters in such way that
the freaks which blotted out poss. bill
ties of success last year. will be elm
mated. The races will be open TO cars
That Will have to show great speed for
twenty miles or more, and when that
speed has been met no car will ever be
placed in the category of freaks. The
races will show great variety. all classes
Of cars being favored with number of
contests. Both amateur and professional
drivers will be catered to. Definite an
nouncement of the complete plans for the
automobile and motor boat races in Flor
ida during the coming winter may be ex-
peCted within a few days.
The ways of some people are passing
strange. For instance, there is the auto
driver who goes along slowly for perhaps
miles on a country road and either does
or does not hear the toot of the horn Of
his fellow mOtorst who is in d hurry
and would like to pass. The obstruc-
zionist has the entire road. and, were he
behind, would say things not fit to print.
Then there is the auto driver who puts
the wheels of one side OF his car over
on the track and then wonders at the
temerity of the motorman who pumps
him some. There is also the auto driver
who stops well out from the curb, fore
ing every passing vehicle TO turn and go
round him, both to the danger Of his
own car and also the danger of the pass
ing car. There are many ways in which
the motorists bring their own game into
disrepute. They may go by a horse 50
closely that they quite naturally frighten
him They leave an enemy, both for
themselves and for other motorists back
Of them. Many a horse unafraid of an
Evening star., 1907-10-27
BALL BALL STORIES.
Chance Wouldn't Believe H.

At hotel where the Chicago Cubs
stayed when they were engaging in the
gentle art Of wrestling the championship
AonOrs away from the Tigers there was
a clerk, who was a great base ball en-
thusiast, but who was unfortunately at
hicted with tendency to stutter.
This dapper desk man never seemed to
tire OF talking about the game, and he
fairly idolzcd that Chicago bunch par
ticuIGrly little Johnny Evers. who is one
Of the most companionable of ball play
ers.
One day after Johnny had been talking
with the man behind the desk, and had
thrown himself down on the sofa beside
Evening star., 1907-10-27
TO REVIVE THE sHAMRoCKs.
Proposed to Organize Another Cracl
Nine in the Northeast.

A movement which promises to meet
with glowing success is on foot among
the amateur athletes of Northeast Wash
ington to revive the Shamrock Athletic
Club that flourished some years ago.
Spurred on by the success of the Aloysius
base ball team the past season the old
members of the Shamrocks have decided
to organize a crack base ball team for
next season and enter it in the Capital
City League. Plans tending to that end
are now in the course of maturity and as
enthusiasm is rife success is assured.
Membership books are open at I23 North
CAPITOL street.
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Baldwin and Sullivan Matched.

BALTIMORE, Md, October 26.-The
Eureka A. c. of this city has arranged
for fifteen round between Matty Bald
win of Boston and Kid Sullivan of Wash
ington for the night of October 30, and
the bout promises to be one of the best
fought in the east in some months. The
Baltimore sports are looking forward
to the bout with much rejoicing. for it
win be the first time that Baldwin has
fought in the Monument City and they
expect a great battle. Matty is consid-
cred to he one of the shiftiest little men
in the east, and fighting at about 130
pounds, as he stipulated before the
match, he will be in just the right trim.
Evening star., 1907-10-27
What Caused Plank's A7oirdupois

Eddie Plank the mainstay Of the Pnila-
delpha team in the pitchers box, is not
only a Gettysburg guide in the off sea-
son, but he is a finished photographer as
well.
For years Eddie has been selling souve-
Mrs of the battlefield to purchasing visit
ors, and picking up an honest penny by
guiding said visitors over the field. and
giving them spiel about the hot time N
that locality in July, 1868
Eddie is a thrifty lad, and when this
great postal card craze came along and
the visitors to the historic battlefield We're
falling over themselves in their endeav-
ors to part with their money, in exchange
for pictorial cards which contained divers
views of the Gettysburg milling ground
Mr. Plank began to think some thoughts
The outcome of E,ddie's pondering re-
suited in his putting himself under the
tuition of a Philadelphia photographer.
and as he worked hard and faithfully at
the picture-taking business he soon be-
gan to make rapid progress. and by the
time of the closing of the oase ball sea
son lust passed Eddie could snap Il
camera with the best of the push.
fastening back to his home Eddie went
right into the business of taking pictures
Happening to be in Philadelphia the
other day for the purpose of getting more
supplies he ran into the genial Ben
Shibe, who is the president of Connie
Mack's club, and when he and MIR. Shibe
had ceased trying to wiring one another s
paws off the president of the Athletics
said to Plank
Great Scott Eddie, but you surely are
putting weight"
Yes" replied the pitcher; Il am get
ting stout all right. but l suppose that is
on account of my being in the photograph
business"
Why. what has that TO with your IN
crease in girth?'' queried the puzzled MIR.
Shibe.
Well" explained Eddie, as a cherubic
smile hoated across his features. you see,
| work in the developing ROOM
And Eddie swung aboard an electric car
and was soon lost to view.
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Willing Hands.

From Harper's Weekly.
There is a good story going the rounds
in Pittsburg of young man. formerly
stockbroker. who dropped many thousands
in speculation during the early spring
One night, shortly after going to bed.
the Pittsburger was awakened by strange
signs. At his first motion TO jump up he
was greeted by hoarse voice If you
looking for money"
In that case" pleasantly answered the
erstwhile speculator, kindly allow me
to arise and strike light. ] shall deem
it favor to be permitted to assist in the
search.
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Another Automobile Record.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. October 26.-The
worlds auto record for a mile over a
circular track was broken here last week
by Louis strang. driving Walter Chris
ties 135-horsepower automobile. The
mile was made in 81 So seconds. clipping
two-fifths OF a second from the world 8
record, set at Minneapolis September 10
by Christie The smashing of the rec
ord took place over the mile track at
the state fair grounds. hard and smooth
as cement road and scientifically bank
ed. The dust bothere[ Strang and he
claims 1t kept him from making the cir
cult in fifty seconds fiat. Strang Is the
tWenty-one-yearo mechanician who
accompanied Christie to France for the
Grand P-iX.
Evening star., 1907-10-27

the doughty Capt Chance, that husky
ball player said to him:
How is 1t, Johnny, that you put in so
much time talking TO man who shutters
SO badly as that guy behind the counter
there?" .
"Oh. I simply jolly the fellow along"
lrawled Evers. as he stretched himself
and gave a weary sigh. Hes a fan all
right. too" continued Johnny. as he
tells me that he loves base ball more than
tongue can tell"
replied Chance. because the fellow is
tongue tied. vel! as a sufferer, but l
never could believe a suffering man at
any stage of the game" dcyly added the
captain, as stealthy smile overspread
lis mobile features.
And why not?" inquired Evers. In
some perplexity?
Because" shot back Chance, "a slut
tering man is too apt to break his word
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Dartmouth Defeats Amherst.

AMHERST, Mass. October 2a-Dart-
mouth won from Amherst. Is to 10, today
before 10000 people. Glaze saved the day
for Dartmouth by goal from touchdown
and from placement near the end of the
second half In the first half the score
was to 5. both tries at goal having been
missed. -Amherst's second touchdown
was scored IN the second half on a fifty
three-yard run by Quarterback Curby.
Fullback Marks and Halfback Ingersoll
scored Dartmouth's touchdowns, while
Halfback Shattuck of Amherst scored
Amhersts first touchdown
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Brown Defeats Williams.

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. October Go
Brown resumed foot ball rivalry with
Williams on Andrews field today after an
interval of three years. playing a poor
game notwithstanding its victory of "a
to 10, and the fact that Williams two
touchdowns We're made from fukes. one
on a block kick and another on an in
forward pass. Brown made two of her
touchdowns in exactly the same manner
In the second half Brown was twice
within five yards of Williams geal, but
failed to score.
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Tanglewood Cubs, 5; Friends Select, o

The TangIewood Cubs yesterday de-
feated the Friends Select team by 5 to 0.
The lne-bucking of Corcoran was d
feature. The onside kick was SUCCESS
fully worked by Nelson several times and
one twenty-five and fifteen yard run were
the result. The Tang ewood lineup was
Schweg.er, lie; Sebastian. !. /; Hager l..
g; Ryan, c.; Stead. T. &; Callahan. +. /;
Mckinney, =. e.; Nelson, q. b.; Jase'li IL.
!. h. b.; Travers, T. n. D.. and Corcoran,
f. b. The Cubs would Ike to arrange
games with teams averaging So to 80
pounds. Address p. B. Schwegler, 2u20
GI street northwest.
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Boxing Permitted in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, October 26-Follow-
ers of pugiiism here are highly elated
over the news that the board of super
vsors has decided to allow twenty-round
bouts to go on again, and that they will
grant licenses to only few of the fight
promoters, those who have pulled off
bouts which We're fought on the level
The club managers who are to receive
these licenses are Jack Gleason. Alec
Greggains. Eddie Graney and Morris
Levy. Gleason will get the November
permit which will allow him to pull off
the twenty-round fight between Joe
Thomas and George (Young) ketchell at
the base ball park Thanksgiving day
afternoon. November 2S.
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Burns May Fight johnson.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 26.-There
Is a constantly growing impression that
fight between Jack Johnson and
Tommy Burns is an assured thing I'M
side of the next four months. always
p-ov ding that the match between Tom
my and Gunner Moir in England comes
off and that the former retains the heavy
weight title. Burns has consented to
meet the big negro after the fight with
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Trip to England Postponed.

BOSTON,, Mass. October 26-Owing to
the inability of several veteran players of
the picked Harvard graduate lacrosse
team that was to have toured England,
playing the university and city teams of
that country, to make the trip, 1t had
been necessary to postpone the Invasion
for a season.
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Runaors About John M. P.

NEW YORK. October 26.-There is Il
story in circulation to the effect that
John N. P, the crack English fencer i'm
ported to this country last season by
Grant Hugh Browne and the winner of
the first Great Autumn steeplechase at
Sneepshead Bay, has broken down. Il
may be that the big horse is not broken
down hope!essly, but in any event ne viii
not be seen under colors again this sea-
son,
Evening star., 1907-10-27
MiddleWeights Matched.

NEW YORK. October 26.-Sailor
Burke and Pat O'keefe. the I-ish middle
weight champion managed by Charley
Harvey, have been matched to box six
or ten rounds as soon as a club comes
TO the front with a suitable offer. The
articles call for the men to box at catch
weights, Burke refusing to make weight
for the Irshman.
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Secret Practice Popular.

In spite of the many editorials in which
Harvard and Yale publications have in
Weighed against secret practice these
continue to be a feature of the daily
work at Princeton. Pennsylvania and
Cornell. II must have struck Yale men
as very peculiar to say the east. that
hardly day had elapsed after the broad
side of the Yale Alumni Weekly against
secret practice the Princeton coaches
locked their gates and posted sentnelS
to see that no spies from New Haven or
elsewhere were on hand to run off with
their carefully worked out formations
Evidently the Tigers don't take much
stock in Yale's protestations.
The Pennsylvania team had been hold
ing secret practice several days each
week from even before the Swarthmore
game The Quakers had before them
an unusually hard series of games with
Swarthmore. Brown, the Indians, La
fayette. Michigan and Cornell and felt
that they had to take every precaution
possible.
1t will be interesting to note how early
Harvard and Yale close their gates to the
student body and public. Having taken
the initiative in the campaign against
secret practices they cannot. to be CON
sistent, work behind closed gates until
just before the championship games But
If both these institutions were absolutely
sincere In their professions they should
hold no secret practice whatever, each
, university applying to itself the honor
system. That both are afraid to do this
Is poor commentary on the trust they
place in each others honesty.
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Fighting Game Languishing.

The fighting game languisheS over here
even for the little men. The clubs" got
TO pulling off things between the spiders
that even a four-year-oid boy could see
through for utter fakshness, and the
bookmakers and racing folk who chiefly
patronize the private club game in New
York refused to be made monkeys of in
that fashion any longer. Whereupon
the private club promoters fell to tip
p.ng it off that they'd pull off some fights
10 a finish, and that grabbed the whole
situation. The Bingham conStabulary
got onto the trail of a few lots and barns
where little undcrtralned fellows without
d particle of skill were trying to wallup
each other into Sunderland, gouging
away at each other like old market wom-
en-. and that settled it. The private
club chaps were making a fine thing of
ii, but they killed the golden-egg- laying
goose with the fight promoters usual
Jack of gray matter, and now the thing
VIII have To be led up to slowly again
before it can be worked ali over again.
The longer one studies the more ap-
parent and convincing becomes the fact
that there is room for and money in dead
square fighting between honest. high
class men of all the weight classes in
New York, as well as in a good many
other sections of the United States. But
the other fact that the lighting talent are
dead sore on the fake thing and on the
iucompetents of the business is lust as
apparent. Right now the game has
reached a lower ebb than 1t has been at
in the United States for good many
years not because the interest in the
old billing thing isn't just as pronounced
as ever, but because the people VINO have
been putting mp their good money to sup
port the game have been outraged and
imposed upon so extensively in recent
years that they are both weary and wary.
Evening star., 1907-10-27

drivers. VINO should r1ghtfully pay the
damages.
The drivers of automobiles in Pittsburg
have taken to the siX-cylnder car and
they propose to form a siX-cylinder club
No users of other than siX-cylinder cars
will be allowed to Join the club. It Is
proposed to hold the meeting of the club
on the sixth day Of the sixth month OF
the year, and only six members will be
initiated at any one meeting. The ini-
tiation fee will be So. Every member
must be a bona fide owner of a six-cylin-
der car. No member will be allowed to
drive over six miles an hour and any
member caught breaking the law will be
fined a dinner for the club. the cost to be
Sc plate. The club will be absolutely
social
In Chicago the horse is being preceded
by the automobile very rapidly. This is
especially the case on Michigan avenue @ e.
where, between the hours Of 5:15 and
6:15 pm. when the users of autos are
homeward bound, the horse is strictly out
of place.
the autos were counted and 6lT passed
the checkers divided as follows: 53S gas
oline-driven cars, 20 electric types, Is
motor cycles, II bicycles and 267 horse
drawn vehicles. There was one contin-
ual stream of vehicles, and one drawn bv
q iAc4 ~ SNSAAiCd
makes OF automobiles were seen. Only
eight were imported, the balance being
American automobiles.
Opinions vary anna zingly in automobile
row. At some of the agencies in New
York men say that. business is rotten,
while others are so busy taking orders
that a mere visitor can hardly find
man to talk to him. In other words,
if he has come to talk he must talk TO
himself or use the phone, for there Is no
one else to talk to.
Evening star., 1907-10-27
Crescents May GO to England.

NEW YORK. October 26.-There is d
possibility of the lacrosse team of the
Crescent Athletic Club visiting England
next summer. A movement toward that
end is on foot among the Crescent play
ers. and if satisfactory arrangements can
be made the team will play at the Olym-
plan games.