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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-13
MISS ROMANS OUT
OF TENNIS TOURNEY

NEW YORK. February 13.-Because Of
Injuries which she received several days
ago Miss Helen Romans, the American out
door tennis champion. was unable yester-
dayvto play her scheduled match with Miss
Freda Meyer OF England, who viii compete
at the 7th Regiment Armory next week
in the national indoor tennis tournament
Miss Romans injury is of an internal ma
ture, and her physicians are Of the opinion
that 1t will be four or five months before
she will be able to again take her place on
the courts
In the absence of Miss Romans the de-
Tense Of the American indoor honors next
week will fall upon Miss Elizabeth H.
Moore and others of the representative
women players who have entered for the
title Miss Meyer, who played against
Miss May Sutton in England last season,
possesses a powerful driving stroke of re-
markable accuracy. which has been deyel-
oped to the highest perfection in various
European contests.
The English woman played a single set
with Miss Kutroff. who was outmaneu-
vered and outplayed at every point Miss
Meyer won the set easily with score of
63.
During the day many Of the men experts
were on the courts preparing for the games
which will begin next Monday afternoon.
In the singles Buchanan Houeston defeat
ed King Smith, Is. Ga. 6-3; o. M. Bost-
wick defeated G. A. L. Donne, 6-3; w. h.
Starbuck defeated Henry Parker, 8-3; M.
S. Chariock defeated H. NICK. GlaZebrook,
IS; William B. Cragin. jr.. defeated CAL
houn Cragin, 6-8, 1913 and Ga.
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BALL PLAYERS
ARE SELDOM HURT

BOSTON, February 13.-It Is a most re-
markable thing that of all the ball tossers
engaged In professional base ball SO few
are hurt. Indeed. 1t is a matter of common
remark that ball players seem to bear q
charmed life Boston has had a team rep
resentng the south end grounds In the
field ever since 1871, has had rival teams In
1890 and 1891, has rival teams at the pres
ent time, and no player connected with
any one of these clubs was ever killed while
travelling. The nearest approach to 1t was
when Charley Bennett, formerly standby
behind the bat of the Detroit club and after
wards with Boston, had both legs taken of
while attempting to board a moving train
In the west.
The other day Jack Chapman. whose base
ball days date back to the sixties. speaking
OF this matter. said:
II have heard many stories of old base
ball days. but often they are garbled. prob
ably through the wear and tear of time
/ have noted a general thing base ball
players are fortunate In escaping serious
accidents In travelling. Few have been la
dared. but many narrow escapes have been
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COLLINS BANQUETED
At HOT SPRINGS

HOT SPRINGS. Ark, February H.
James Collins of the Boston Americans was
banqueted here Monday evening just previ-
GUS to his departure for his home in Buffalo
Collins has been here for more than a
month. and during that time has undergone
q most rigid course of training. the effects
of which are plainly shown.
II can be truthfully stated that. physically,
Collins was never better In his life. His
left knee. which troubled him during the
latter part of last year. is as strong as the
other. 1t has stood the hard mountain
climbing which has been a part of his
stunts without giving the least sign of
weakness.
Collins now tips the scales at 169 pounds.
having taken OF twenty -one pounds since
coming here. He will remain at his home
in Buffalo until ordered to report to his
team in Little Rock for spring practice.
Besides others of lesser light around the
festive board Monday evening were Nick
Altrock of the Chicago White Sox. Jack
O'Connor OF the st. Louis Browns and
Frank Shuttle of the Chicago Cubs. Michael
]. Regain of Boston was POSTMASTER.
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MAY ADOPT THE
ELECTRIC SCORE BOARD

CHICAGO. February 13-Electric score
boards are likely to figure in the Ameri-
can League pennant race next year. It Is
also the intention Of President Johnson tc
boost the umpires to higher plane in civil
lization. In fact they threaten to become
near" magnates. The score board idea
will be an innovation and is calculated to
take the place of the windmill motion pro-
posed for the umpires.
President johnson announced last night
that ne would call In one umpire and that
he would suggest to Pulliam to add another
to join with the rules committee on Febru-
airy "a in New York, in order to get all
that was coming out Of the rules. He be-
lieves that the presence of the umpires will
be valuable. as they are likely to be thought
Of by the members Of the committee. Thorn
as Connolly will be Johnson's choice on the
committee.
The score board idea results from the pro-
test of Hank" ODay and other knights OF
the Indicator on the making of themselves
human windmills trying to interpret balls
and strikes to the fans in the bleachers II
has been proposed to have the umpire raise
his arms for strikes and balls. as was done
in the worlds base ball series. Now the
new tangled score board IL expected to take
the place of these gymnastics at the plate
the figures on the board to plainly indi.
cate the plays at the plate
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Business.
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

With the Potomac covered with ice suf-
f1cient to I'LL all the ice storage houses
here and at Alexandria ten times over. 1t
is said to be like carrying Goals to New
CASTLE to send to Maine for ice but
that is what the Mutual Ice Company Of
Alexandria has done. and the first cargo
Is expected to arrive at the Virginia town
within the next week or ten days. Two
large schooners, each carrying more than
1000 tons of ice. have been chartered by
the Alexandria ice men, and 1t Is stated
they have loaded and one Of them has
just sailed for the Chesapeake. Work is
being pushed on the big Ice house the Mu-
tual company is building. in order to have
it ready for the storage of the ice by the
time the vessels arrive
The steamer Wakefield has been taken
70 the pier of the Washington and
Potomac Steamboat Company. and is in
readiness to go upon the route to Colo
NAL Beach. Nomini and other points as
soon as the weather conditions will allow.
withdrawn from service last week, is
lying at the River View Line pier under
going an overhauling. She will. 1t is
stated. be out of service for several weeks.
and will go to Baltimore to have some
joiner work done.
The steam barge Dennis Simmons which
is lying Ice bound at Alexandria, is being
while out of service. It Is expected that
the steamer will be able to leave Alex
andria this week for Edenton. N. c.. and
shingles back to this port. The Simmons
has been making regular trips to this
city Tor several years past coming here
IN winter and this is the first season she
has been unable to follow the track made
by the Norfolk Line steamers through the
Ice to Chesapeake bay and clear water
At Benefits boatyard workmen are en-
ployed in getting out of large stick Of
timber two spars. which are to be used
upon a vessel Of the type Of Susan Con-
slant. Sir John Viewpoints ship. which is
the Smithsonian Institution at the James,
town tri-centennial exposition. The model
OF the old ship will be completed in about
town.
The s1oop Water Lily and the pungy
Ella Hill. which are lying out Of service
at Alexandria. are being made ready for
the ice leaves the river and the water
warns up they will sail for the lower
end Of the Potomac to fish for bunch fish
until the shad and herring rum
In spite of the gorged ice at Fort WASH
ington and about Glymont, the naval tugs
Triton and Tecumseh are making daily
trips towing the naval gun factory lighters
proving grounds at Indian Head Yester-
day and Monday also the tugs in order to
get through the ice did not take the barges
alongside. but hooked up tandem. and with
the lighters strung out behind them pulled
them through the ice at rapid pace On
one of the barges were two small guns 60
ing to Indian Head to be tested
The little harbor tug D. M. Key, which
has been out of service on the marine rail-
way at Benefits boat yard for the past
ten days, has been put overheard and will
return to service as soon as the weather
conditions will allow. While on the railway
the hull of the tug was calked from end
to end and her machinery was given a gem
eral overhauling.
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HORSE RACING
DOOMED IN ARKANSAS

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, February 13.-The
hous" yesterday passed the Amis anti-rac
ing bill only eight votes being recorded
against the measure.
The bill originated in the senate and
passed that body ten days ago. 1t only
needs the signature of the governor to be-
come law.
Acting Gov. Moore. who is president Of
the senate voted for the bill when 1t
pa ssed that body.
The bill provides that hereafter 1t shall
be unlawful to bet in this state. directly Or
indirectly. by selling or buying pools or
otherwise, any money or other valuable
thing on any horse race of any kind.
whether held or run in this state or out Of
this state. The penalty is 500 fine and six
months in jail
Large delegations of prominent citizens
of Hot Springs. who are interested In the
Oakland track, bitterly contested the pas
sage of the bill, but their efforts were in
vain.
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ASSOCIATION MEETS.
Fairmont Residents Enters the Cam
paign for Cheaper Gas.

meeting Of the Fairmont Citizens Asso-
citation was held last evening at the res
idence of Mr.. c. E. Payne. There was
large attendance of members. The ques-
ton of cheaper gas In the District was dis
cussed and upon motion the association
decided to indorse the fight of the North
west Washington Citizens Association for
cheaper gas.
The subject of the inadequate street car
service Of the Chesapeake Junction branch
of the Columbia street car line was thor
oughly discussed. One citizen In speaking
upon the matter said that women preferred
to stand on the sidewalk In the cold during
the twenty minutes intervals between cars
to standing In the poorly heated, dirty
and insanitary waiting room at the corner
of 18th and II streets. The waiting room.
1t was said. Is piled high with trash and
lacks all lavatory facilities.
Upon the recommendation Of the exec
utiye board q resolution was adopted favor
ing the bill to provide q public park In the
vicinity of 18th and III streets. II being
pointed out that that section OF the city
had been sadly neglected In this respect.
w. D. Nixon read q communication from
the District Commissioners relative to the
opening of the District boulevard to Sheriff
road and the extension of electric lighting
along Sheriff road to the District line. The
association went On record as approaching
brough and others In behalf Of the pro-
posed crosstown car line for the north
east section.
The movement for increased remuneration
for government clerks was unanimously ap-
proyed
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st. stephens Church Club Smoker.

At the close Of largely attended meet
ing Of the newly organized Mems Club of
st. Stephens Episcopal Church In the
parish hail. 14th street and Columbia road
Monday evening, an informal smoker was
held. George Speidel recited several hui
xnorous selections and Rev. George F..
Dudley, rector Of the church. bang a num-
Der OF songs by special request. Refresh
ments were served by the following eKecu-
tive committee: Maj. Richard Sylvester,
chairman; Frank II. Thomas. vice chair
man: r. d. Hopkins. secretary; c. q.
Doyle, B. NJ Nswbold and L. W. Estes.
Among those present were w. w. Bowie.
K. Heyl, Arthur r. boweii vi. r. Hiiiyer.
J. T. Eiker, C. B. Fonda, c. H. Korts, G.
W. Powers. B. K McKeever. Capt E. f..
Riggs, DR.. A. b. Cooper. d. B. Perry, L.
r. q. Furgerson and J. Howard Tablet.
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nothing better than to establish q club In
Chicago. Chicago IL q wonderful base ball

nothing better than to establish club in
Chicago. Chicago Is wonderful base ball
city.
Jimmy Casey has feed in the Detroit
registry a deed for q house and lot and Will
make that city his home when he quits the
game.
Jim Manning. who handled the Wash
ingtons in their first year in the American
League is engaged in business in Kansas
City.
The month of May is the (tin) canning
season for the ball tosser.
"Rube" Wadden is out with a denial that
he went to new York last week In an at
tempt to get on the Thaw jury.
Second Baseman Evers has been pre-
scented with a horse by his Troy friends.
Wonder IL President Murphy of the Cubs
will give him horse blanket at the end OF
the season.
Says Fred Clarke: This year I want to
win the pennant and then the worlds
championship. SO that l can retire at the
end of the year Clarke is ambitious. to
say the least.
The report that Dutch Meier will not be
with the Pirates next season Is making
Manager Fred Clarke sit up and notice
things. 1t may even cause Clarke, old boy.
to don the spangles as regular during the
coming championship race
George Stone Is q talented vioiintse. Ills
friends say that he would rather be great
violin player with a r-oderate income than
to be a great ball player with handsome
salary.
Tough on Bob Unglaub. He will have to
see the national commission before being
allowed to play with Boston. And he VIII
have to sic.i with Boston for considerably
less than $4,5o5
New York fan makes the suggestion
that If gloves were denied felders batting
would be increased. So would doctors bills
and broken fingers.
Bill Clarke, the old foghorn Of the Balti-
mores. will re first baseman and captain
Of the Toledo team again next season.
Frank Cross, q brother of Lave, has been
been sold by Dayton to South Bend. He
starte. out, like Lave. as catcher.
Quite few who know thing or two IN
base ball are Of the OF .nion that the Ameri-
can league made mistake When II
dropped Milwaukee and retained Detroit. II
is about a stand-off in population, but Mil
waukee has Sunday ball, Is only short dis
lance from Chicago, and is known as a
good patron of the national game.
Secretary ]. H. Farrell OF the Nati9na,
Association of Professional Base BAH
Leagues calls attention to the fact that the
first notice of terms accepted received ar
his office by wire or otherwise, followed py
proofs, shall have precedence and shall be
binding. In other words, the early bird Will
get the worm
"Stony' McGlynn, who at present is
member of the York police force. will not
remain cop" and give up base ball. He
has just announced that he will leave Tor
ST. Louis on March 1 to join the Cardinals
on their spring training trip he mas re-
ceived notice from Manager McCloskey TO
report at that time. When the twirler last
fall donned a policeman's uniform he said
that he had decided to give up the lac on
the diamond. Very few persons. however
who knew the former Tri-State pitcher, be-
lieved his assertion.
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FREDDY PARENT WANTS
TO BE A MAGNATE

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON Mass. February 13.-Freddy
Parent. the brilliant little shortstop of the
Collins team. Is thinking seriously of be-
coming magnate. Last night Manager
Hugh McBreen went to Sanford to get
Parent to sign 1907 contract, but with
the managerial bug buzzin' in Parent s
head, McBreen is liable to find Parent a
tough customer to do business with
Parent is thinking Of buying the Bidde-
ford franchise Biddeford is to be included
in the newly organized Maine State League.
and the promoters are trying hard to get
Parent to put some money and time into
the new organization.
Parent is wise one. Perhaps he has
no intention of buying the Bddeford fran
chise. but he wouldn't object to a raise in
salary, and feels that he will win out If
the local officials take his Intention as
serious
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AT CONGRESS HEIGHTS.
Citizens Association Meets and Trans-
acts Business.

The Congress Heights Citizens Associa-
ton met last evening in the town hall. on
the Hamilton road. Mr.. 0. "A. Emmons the
president. was in the chair. and Mr.. E. E.
Fisher acted as the secretary. The COM
mittee on public schools. through it's chair
man. Mr.. Gustave Bender. submitted re-
port on the prospective celebration OF
Washington's birthday anniversary at the
Congress Heights school.
The question of having sidewalks laid on
certain streets in the town was spoken of
at length. 1t was decided that Philadelphia
street should be selected as the highway
most needing sidewalks, and the following
committee was named to ascertain how
many property owners are willing to have
the proposed Improvement effected: W. w
Price. A. E. Mckay and Gustave Bender
Mr.. Fisher called attention to the fact
that President George Gould of the Wabash
recently in Virginia, with the Intention OF
making certain railroad extensions, and the
speaker mentioned as fact beyond contra
diction that Mr.. Gould has expressed the
wish OF securing somewhere near the river
a site for the erection Of an electric light
ing plant. and On which to build houses for
his workmen. Mr.. Fisher declared Con-
gress Heights should be placed before Mr..
Gould as prospective site Tor this plant
or for buildings for the workmen, and II
was decided to write to Mr.. Gould on the
subject.
Mr.. Fillius reported having made on be-
half of the association a donation Of food
and other articles to the Bell Home for
Children In AnacOstia.
Mr.. Fisher said his committee is at work
on a new constitution and bylaws. which
will be submitted at the next meeting.
1t was voted to appoint q committee to
draw up a resolution of coincidence to be
sent to Mr.. John o. Stuart. a member of
the association. on the recent death of his
wife. The committee comprises Messrs
Bender. Newcomb and Fisher.
Mr.. John Hanna was elected to member
ship Mr.. Boyer. who was appointed to
write an historical account of the town.
reported being engaged in the collection of
the necessary data.
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GREAT WRESTLING
ALMOST ASSURED

LONDON. February 1s.-Articles of agree
ment for a match between Hackenschmidt
and Gotch have just reached London for
Hackenschmidts signature. Mr.. Scoviile,
president Of the Missouri Athletic Club, has
been in correspondence with Mr.. Cochrane,
Hackenschmidts manager, who has accept
ed q proposal for a match at Kansas City
in May for purse Of $4,000 of which the
winner will take IS per cent and the cham
pionship Of the world.
: Cochrane stipulated that tho club should
post 5000 in England. and that side bet
Of not less than 81 600 be posted in New
York. Scoville agreed. but he wishes to
know the name of the referee.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
DROPS BASE BALL

At meeting of the Sunday School Ath-
letic Association. held last Monday night,
1t was decided to eliminate base ball for
the coming season, but a renewal of the
fascinating sport may be taken up again
In 1908. The principal cause for the assO-
Citations withdrawal from base ball is that
the owners of the piece of ground at the
mead of 14th street have decided to cut 1t
up into building lots, and the handicap of
not having home grounds was too much
to be overcome Although base ball has
been eliminated the association will con-
tinue in existence and be very active in
promoting other sports. Several field meets
will be held. and as there Is considerable
money IN the treasury q very active season
can be looked forward to. The board of
directors OF the association have given out
the following statement:
AT a meeting of the board of directors
of the Sunday School Athletic Association
at the home of the president F. w. Boil
giano. 1t was unanimously decided that the
association would not maintain q base ball
league during the coming season.
THE Sunday School League was or
ganlzed four years ago, when amateur
base ball was at standstill. The man
agement from the beginning sought to af-
ford the public first-class ball. and to instill
In the minds of the players principles of
fairness and decency in the game.
THE public and the players quickly re-
| sponded to these efforts. with the result
that great impetus was given to high
class amateur base ball in this city.
I'm the last two years other leagues have
been formed. based on the principles laid
down by the Sunday School League, so
| that at the present time good amateur base
ball is on a permanent footing here.
| THE Sunday School League has. In a
way. therefore. fulfilled it's mission In stim-
| ulating clean base ball and In setting high
| standards for those leagues which may
! come after 1t in conducting the game.
| 1.-The association consequently retires Its
| base ball league for the present season
| with the idea in mind that IL it again en-
tiers the field 1t will conduct league only
| for boys permanently connected with the
1 Sunday schools who are members of the
| association. with possibly an age limit"
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Mix-Up Over Unglaub.

wILLIAMSPORT. February 13-wil-
Transport has conferred with the Boston
management to the end that Robert Un-
glaub might be purchased from that club.
The Bostons refused on the ground that he
was worth more than $780, which Secretary
Gray of the local club offered to pay I'm
giauo Is perfectly wiling TO don q VII
but the Boston people seem inclined to keen
a tight hold upon him and every advance
that might tend toward the purchase of the
player Ii met with reversal. Unglaub
might have been signed by the Boston
club ere this time had 1t not been that the
management of that club wished to cut his
salary to 5000 when he had q contract
with Williamsport for more money. Un-
Rlaub went to Boston. but no agreement
could be reached and the deal Is not closed
or even thought of seriously.
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Road Building in Virginia.

Road building and sidewalk laying with
the proposition for a mass meeting to con-
slider the issuance Of bonds occupied the
attention Of the Fort Myer-Colonial Heights
Improvement Association last evening. A
report showed that about one-fifth of a mile
Of walk had been laid and the work was
progressing steadily.
Regarding the proposition of John B..
Henderson, jr.. to bond the county for road
building and to hold mass meeting at the
court house. 4 letter from Mr.. Henderson
WaA foaA Ass.st,.,ss.s 80
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WESTERNS OUTPLAYED
BUSINESS HIGH

T Western and Business High School basket
ball teams lined up for their second fray OF
the season in the gymnasium of the George
town team, the former winning by the score
of % to 10.
Although beaten by a large difference in
the score the Business lads played a very
good game, luck being against them in sew
eral instances. Morse, for the winners, and
Welcher. for the losers, put up about the
best individual games,- the former being
very accurate in his goal-throwfng and the
latter playing a great defensive game. The
1ino- nd SUMMARY.
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Coakley Signs With Reds.

CINCINNATI. February 13-Andy Coax
ley has signed a Cincinnati contract and
has assured the management that the terms
were satisfactory to him in every way.
President Hermann was in receipt of a
telegram from Manager Hanlon stating
that Coakley had forwarded his signed con-
tract to him. and that he would transmit
1t to President Hermann within a few
days. Coakley wrote to Manager Hanlon
that he is feeling better this winter than he
has for several winters and felt confident
that he would be able to deliver the real
goods bearing the same brand that he de-
ivered to the Philadelphia people season
before last, when he was pitching for the
Athletics.