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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
V ore RecoIections OF
the Old Rosedales

"Old Times Rocks" writes TO The Star
as follows regarding the old Roseda les
What memories the article in Your
paper of last Sunday bring back 10 me.
AS a great admirer and folloWer-ualird
rooter now-of the famous old l:osedale
base ball club. the pride of the Is
land as South Washington was known
in the days of 1S63-1S70, whose grounds
were in the east end Of Armory square
adjoining the canal and a. street, L
would beg line to interest some of my
old boys of those days who are seat
tered goodness knows where.
Il also was with the Rosedal"s on
their trip to Rockville. leaving here at
da ybreak on the morning of M.tN ~.
1870, in one of Majors six-horse "mni-
buses. and going by way of the old pike.
as the present Metropolitan branch was
not even anticipated at that time. What
a game it was; and what diner ut
Almoneys Hotel afterward. when il was
said that Oscar Bielaski was credited
with eating fourteen hard-boiled eggs.
The return home late at night was made
with many mishaps. and We reached
this city next morning, tired but happy.
"On July /, 1870. the Rosedales made
a trip over to Baltimore and thence
down the Chesapeake about forty miles
to Fair Haven to engage in combat
And / went with them The Fair Haven
boys were husky lot, but no match for
our boys, and were put out in short or
der. Then the fun commenced such
cannonading l never saw. When the
first inning ended we had made forty
three runs. In those days Lively ball
known as the bounding rock was used,
which will account for the heavy hit
ting generally over the fielders' heads.
Before the beginning OF the second in
ming dinner was announced at the h"-
tel, and after enjoying the same il WAS
found to be too late to continue in or
70 huv.
home.
The Rosedale boys passed through
the seasons of 1S7o-1S71 with only one
defeat, by the Arlington club on the
Monument grounds. June IA. 1870 short
ly after this game the celebrated futile
and Bailey base ball club from New
York city came here and played the
Atlantics and lost to them. Thereupon
the Rosedales challenged the Atlantics
and played them on July II on the Olym-
pic grounds and defeated them to -
a remarkably small score at that time.
Paul Hines and 'Oc Bielaski later joined
the professional ranks"
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Elberfeld's Coaching Scheme.

Kid Elberfeld says he would like to coach
teams, and is confident that he could teach
them something. There is not the least
doubt that he can. Kid says that he likes
to figure out plays and the like paper
as it were after the manner OF a foot ball
coach, and says that were he coaching
team he would carry them through their
work in talk when 1t was impossible for
them to get on the field.
Elberfeld is about thirty years old and is
in excellent physical condition barring his
back injury, from which he will recover
shortly, and has many years of base ball
usefulness before him. He says he will
keep at the game as long as he stand
the gaff. but does not like to think of the
time when he will, through age, have to
leave the field for good.
However, his love for the game will prob
ably cause him to be a manager after he is
all in. 1t would not be surprising to see
the name of Elberfeld identified with base
ball for many years, for long after he is
gone the dope sheets will be full of what
he did in his day and time, which then will
be known the long ago.
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Navy's Advent at POUCH
keepsie Will Make Re-
gatta the Premier
Aquatic Event.
By Edward r. Bushnell.

No event in the rowing world I'm recent
years has pleased college men 50 much
as the action of Secretary Metcalf OF the
Navy Department In permitting The An
napolis crew TO row at the Poughkeeps.e
regatta. This regatta, which has always
ranked as the blue ribbon event In Amrr,-
can aQuatics. will now become douhly ,n
FOR there is interest attached to tho
athletic competition of both the naval and
military cadets which not even bis amt
versity can arouse. The mIddies have
been cutting very wide swath i'm rnllege
rowing in the last few years, and haze.
victories over crews from Yale. pcnrsrl-
vania, Columbia and Georgetown to tue.r
credit. Therefore. there is no reason to
fear that the middies getting hryoud
their depth by competing at Poushkeopsir
Ihey have been able 10 hold their own ,u
every branch of athletics in which tho
have competed so far and they are oet-
tam not to be disgraced at Poughk""psl,
There have been good many foolish ir,-
dicuons made recently to the effect mat
the middies have an even chance To ~.
on the Hudson. There Is really nn;N.'ug
on which to base such "A belief aS uH,
Those who express it fail TO coustl,I i...,
great difference In the conditions al Purg.
keepsie and on the Severn, where the u.a.
dies row. The first handicap which t...,
middies must overcome Is the gr..it,.
niddies must row four mles. and tht.N w..
find 1t quite different from the TWO u....
spins which they have been accustomed goo
at Annapolis. 1t may be urged that i.,a
middies had no advantage over their ,...
lege opponents in two-mie race. but a
must be remembered that tn" Navy oal-.
men get on the water much earlier 'Llu
any of the cOlleganS, and since tt-Ir
season ends a month earlier than the iut,i
collegiate regatta they are able to bc AZ
the top of their form for the races Wui,u
they row against Pennsylvania, Columbia,
Yale and Georgetown.
Now that they are going to Poughkccpsie
the middies must change their training
methods. Now they must work for cud IT.
ance instead of speed. for the four-lItir
grind at Poughkeepsie will require .Il II."
strength the middies can muster. tnH,u
Glendon, who has had charge OF the Navy
oarsmen for the last two years. has proven
himself one of the most efficient coaches
in the whole country, and he may be dc
pended upon to turn out a crew which N
finish not far behind the leaders
The entry of Annapolis lnsures the compr-
ttion of seven eights at PouGnk""psh'-
Without intending to cast any reflections
upon Harvard and Yale it may h" stated
that the PoGGhkecrsie regatta has almost
totally eclipsed the Harvard Yale rare uu
the Thames Indeed Harvard ana Nais
men are finally beginning to reaiIZ" this
themselves, and there is sentiment uu
the part of the Harvard men To- rak"
some sort of an arrangement 10y which
their crew can compete at pouGh>r"US.r o..
If both Yale and Harvard would 4nld
their race at an earlier date and then com
pete at Poughkeepsie the competition II
nine crews would attract world Idle et-
tention.
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LOCAL BIRDS IN
THE JAMESTOWN RACE

The past week has been "a busy one with
local fanciers. Sunday the first out-of-
town liberation was had. and for disastrous
results this preliminary toss had no paral-
lei in Washington homing circles. Liber-
ated in a brisk wind little short OF a hurri-
cane it was hard work from the time of
leaving the baskets until the final entry In
the loft. Time and again what little prog
ress the game birds made would be sud
denly checked by biting blast, and in
many cases the birds had to lose distance.
1t nearly hour and half before
the first arrival appeared. and by nightfall
only about 80 per cent of the loft perches
ditions on the following day precluded the
possibility of heavy returns.
The effect Of the disaster was materially
felt at the meeting of the jamestown Race
Association. at which entries for the big
race May 8 were made. But what was
lacking In number was present in spirit,
and the race committee were kept busy re-
ceiving lists from over thirty fanciers AS
each fancier handed in his racing team a
smile of confidence was quite visible 1t Is
regretted that there will be SO many dis
appointments after the race, for not more
than two can win the handsome trophies
but every one will have the satisfaction of
knowing that the best bird Won and that
he has taken an important part in elevat-
ing the sport and educating the public to
the sterling qualities of the American
racing pigeon.
Although, of course. the officers are
grateful to every fancier who has respond
ed to the invitation to make the race the
success which is now assured. it is spe-
cially thankful to Messrs. Rupert, Lind
say, Holmead, Fairbanks, Hengesbach,
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timore. The string comprises Montana
Guard. 2.2lA; Jubilante. PAGER, 22ll4; car
stairs. trotter three year-old trial, 2,l5;
Direct Mack PAGER, 2.16i4, and Gaiety,
PAGER, 2O94. Acker will race the Balti-
more circuit. and will then go to Norfolk.
where it is announced that three months
meeting will be held in connection with the
jamestown exposition. The Corbin, Seely
and Morrow stables will follow suit. II il
alleged that two wealthy residents OF Nor
folk have leased the track at that point AT
rental of $4,000 for the period named.
Henry Copperthite, the new manager OF
the Brightwood race track. after due con-
sultation with horse owners has decided 10
revise his program for the meet scheduled
for May Is. - and 30. The most notable
and important feature OF the revised pro-
gram is the substantial increase in the
purses offered. Good purses secure good
horses. interesting sport and skilled re!ns-
men, and Mr.. Copperthite has already had
assurance from prominent horse owners in
different sections OF the country that they
hope to take part in the several events.
The program as amended is: Tuesday,
May 2S 218 pace purse 500; 2.4O trot and
pace purse $500; running race, half-mile
heats, purse $40; the day to conclude with
a running race OF three-Quarters-of-a-m annie
heats Wednesday, May %, there will be
a 219 pace, purse 5000; pa trot and
pace purse $500; running race of five
eighths-of annie heats, purse $50. and also
one for the distance of mile for the same
sum.
Thursday, May 10 Decoration day.. will
be celebrated with 2 IS trot, purse 500;
a free for-a all trot and pace, purse $3.50, and
two running races, one distance OF three
quarters of mile. best two In three. and
one for a full mile. The purses i'm the last
named events will be $50 respectively. The
heats In the harness races will be the best
three in FIVE. and the money divided as
usual. Entries close May q, at ii pm.
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Guying the Players.

"All ballplayers come in sometimes for
little guying. but that is what makes the
game" says Cobb. the southern player on
the Detroits. IF the fans did not do this
it would show they had lost interest and
base ball would soon die. The fact that I
am a southern man has never made any
difference in the way l have been treated
by the public in the north. The fans all
over the American League have always
been kind to me.
"Of course, there are some cities where
the players get better treatment than in
others.
Take Philadelphia. for instance Old
Phillie is sometimes rough with visiting
clubs. and We have been treated to little
warm reception there once or twice.
Chicago is not as kind to visiting play
ers as some of the other cities. They are
so loyal to their city and their clubs that
sometimes few go too far with the guy
ing.
I'm New York the people are fair and
clever. and so is Cleveland Pttsburg and
Boston. St. Louis is somewhat like Chi
cago.
Il am sure that the fact that I am from
the south has never Influenced the fans in
the slightest If 1t has, it has been in my
favor"
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and trainer are going to give her this year
the time of her life if they go into bank
ruptcy. J. NJ Morrison has placed Flor
ence Wilkes, 2.24A, in the hands of Cor
bin, and the latter is going to try and see
if he cannot get back for Morrison some
Of the money he burned up last season
when he took a plunge like a man in the
dark in racing experience. A fast and sweet
mare Is Amos Donaldson's Grace D., now
six-year-old. Corbin is just getting her in
shape and the way she moves is peaches
and cream to blase racegoers. This is the
mare about which there were so many
mysterious whispers last season. and
whose trainer could only be induced to
speak of her with bated breath and much
solemnity. 1t Is averred that she has gone
mile in her work in 220 a four-year-
old. and a half in LOG over a half-mle
ring. If she can pace a mile anywhere
near that rate of speed she Will make
PAGERS in her class this season look like a
ragged piece of confederate scrip. She Is
by E. H. S., out of the Adah Wells that
Tim Shugrue used to team over half mile
rings when the earth was young. and the
morning stars first sang together.
E. F. Halls Shepherd Boy, by Henry
Shepherd, is a recent acquisition. He Is a
bay four-year- gelding that has never
faced starter, but he has trotted a mile
in 2.4S, and a quarter in 3S seconds. which
shows that he possesses speed enough
worth developing. If Hall has his usual
good luck he may become a two-minute
trotter.
A four-year-old filly, by Governor Stan
ford, the property of John F. Meenehan
and whose dam is by Albert W., sire Of the
dam of the fast gelding Albert, looks
mighty good to Corbin, and she bears all
the hall marks that they demand in Mis-
souri,. w. H. Moynahan has followed the
advice given him some months ago in these
columns, and has placed his promising
Onycha Wilkes fily in training. Corbin
thinks her a conner. Director Hannis. a
war-worn veteran and bearing the scars,
completes the Corbn menage. He Is the
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Game Played With Two Balls.

1t is seldom that a game in either of the
big leagues is played through with only
two balls, but that's just what happened
in a game between St. Louis and the
Athletics at St. Louis last summer The
first ball put in play by Umpire Connolly
lasted seven innings, and the game might
have been finished with that ball had it not
been for a funny accident. In the seventh
inning foul tip hit the wire netting that
protects the patrons of the grand stand and
stuck there.
All efforts to dslodge 1t were In vain, and
Connolly was forced to put another ball in
play, which lasted the remaining two in
nings of the game. This is a rather re-
markabe thing when it Is considered that
the St. Louis grand stand is only short
distance back of the home plate when COM
pared to many of the other grounds. Tom
my Connolly says he believes that two balls
for a big league game Is pretty near a
record. How happy the magnates would
be if all games could be run through so
cheaply.
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property and the pride of John r. Kelly. IS
son Of the mighty Director, and has
world of speed at the trot.
James H. Morrow has only three in his
stables now, but may take on one or more
later. Negotiations are already in progress.
The king Of Maryland hslf-mle tracks.
Bedworth. jr.. 2.O6la, pleases Morrow better
this spring than at any time during the
two seasons he has had him IN hand. And
the appearance of the old warrior vindi-
Gates all that. in the way of good things,
Morrow has to say about him. His frame
10 covered with good, hard flesh, and as he
has the speed he will doubtless go some
merry miles this season. The black geld
ing. s. D. R., alta, is looking well and
knows trotter when he sees him. and
does not need to take any other mans say
so. The Brewer. with a mark of only
2.41A, is now stepping off his miles like
the drum major of the Highland guards.
Each day. except Sundays, he gets from
eight to sixteen miles OF stiff Jogging, just
to take the wire edge off him, and he takes
to his faster work kindly, which is more
than he could be induced to do when Nor
row first took hold Of him. Morrow thinks
the gelding capable of taking a mark Of
2.2O as soon as he is fitted for the task.
John Seely Is still pecking away at Henry
Copperthite's Ada D., 2.154 and the hand
some bay mare looks very racy already.
Washington Majors Red Rock, 2. 19A, is
also getting his regular rations at the jog
Copperthite's Pilot, jr., Ada {. hily, Is De
ing brushed through the stretches and Is
now beginning to show real class. seeiy
likes the other Copperthite youngster
Myron c.. also PAGER. Eddie B., another
side-wheeier in the CopperthiteSeely string
| is showing up well. AS he is by Humans
Brother he ought to do well this season
Leonard r. Acker departed during the
week with the Peter Taylor, jr. string OF
tptters and PAGERS for Prospect Park, Bal
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Isl, is good headed and Is all horse.
And. too. he is bred right. His sire. named
after the late master of Palo Alto, and bred
by that great philanthropist, is son of
Electioneer, and has mark of 2.2OA. AL
bert's dam, Virginia Maid, is daughter of
the great brood mare sire Albert w, go;
also a son of Eiectioneer, and sire of the
wonderful trotter Little Albert, 30, that
Monroe Salisbury sent down the big line
dozen years ago or more and with which
he trimmed many of the top-notch trotters
of those days. OF course, Salisbury eventu-
ally wore him out, as he DIS so many other
great ones that came into his hands, but
when the game little trotter was finally
relegated to the hospital and the boneyard
there were others-many others-seeking his
trail.
The writer saw Albert work a mile over
Brightwood Thursday for the first time
and he was so impressed by the way he
did his task that he Is convinced that a
z 10 or better trotter is in sight right now
Albert will be worked carefully during the
season. raced little for education during
the late fall. and then reserved for greater
things when he has become more matured
-
A four-year-old and horse of different
color and blood lines, is Austin LOTUS
black gelding by Patchen Boy. .. 1Oa4, dam,
daughter of Symboleer, 2.o91a, a son of
Campbell's Electioneer, he by Electioneer.
Patchen Boy is son of Wilkes Boy, 2.24A
by George Wilkes. and is a PAGER, as is also
Symboleer Mr. Lotus gelding is PAGER,
and Cannon says he Is the speediest young
horse at the gait he ever handled. He,
too. will be carefully nursed for future
reference, and as he is bred right and a
leg PAGER ought to make good. Miller
Brothers of this city have placed in Can
mons hands very promising four-year-
old bay gelding, trotter, by George r..
Peck. He son of Joe Patchen, 2.01N. He
is not only good-headed but good gated.
AS his dam is by Red Wilkes, one of the
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Nick Altrock'c Way.

Mick Altrock is one OF the hardest pitch
ers in the world to beat, because he doesn't
give base runners a chance to steal on
him." says Frank Selee, the former man
ager Of the Chicago Cubs. Mr.. Selee, who
has always been one of the closest observ-
ers in base ball and one of the most inter
esting takers on the national game, pointed
out in concise manner the big advantage
Altrock has over an opposing team.
I'm the first place" says the veteran man.
ager, "Altrock has almost perfect control.
That means you have got to hit the ball to
get to first. Secondly. you can't steal on
him, because he watches first like hawk
and has a wonderful snap throw TO the base
which does not permit a runner to get more
than two steps away from the base without
great danger of getting caught
There are several pitchers in the game
who have more speed and better curves
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gan by Happy Russell, is going sound and
good-gaited. Cannon thinks we'll of him,
and the Happy Russells have speed and
racing qualities he hopes that the sorrel
gelding will step some lively miles for him
when the bell rings later in the season and
the money is hung up. If ever a man de-
served trotter Cotton is the man.
Cannon is going very slow with the Elec-
trio Bel-Kremlin, 2.O7A. filly Sweet Bells.
She is too big-gaited and loves to pace too
well to be in hurry with. Time will tell
her story, but il she ever gets we'll settled
in her trot she will doubtless go fast she
is inbred In trotting lines Of the very best
and carries, not far away, the blood of Bos-
ton, American Eclipse and Gray Eagle,
which ought to bring her home without
much distress.
Alonzo Corbin can boast that he has ten
trotters and PAGERS in his stables, and that
there is not a really poor prospect in the
lot. Kushan, 2.1S1a. tried trotter on many
stricken fields, is still in the stud and will
not go into training until June 1. He is
simply being logged to harden him at pres
ent About May l Corbin will step him
along a little and gradually increase his
speed until he reaches concert pitch. w. E.
Miller. his new owner, Is determined to give
him short and sharp campaign. About
June 1 Corbn will send Belle Hazel, 2.19A
and Gallant Maid, 2.27A, Tennessee bred
trotter, recently purchased by E. F. Hall In
the state made famous by Andrew Jackson
to one of the Baltimore tracks. They are
expected to take part in all the events to
which they are eligible in the Baltimore cir
cult, when they will be laid up until other
members of the Corbin string are ready to
go out for the money. The two frst-named
are coming forward fast, but are doing only
I slow miles at present.
Swartz and Fletcher's Miss Clean, 215k
also in the hands of Corbin, is going sound
and looks well and feels we'll She is a
tried race mare and play around the
2.10 mark when just right, and her owners
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really great sres, he comes by his speed by
inheritance.
Frank Crovo's pacing gelding Riley A.,
six years, by Onycha Wilkes, 2.21A, has
already paced a mile in us The way Can
non has now got him rugged would seem
to promise that he will no longer seek to
jump the gate dance on the money.
Cannon places hood on him in such
way that he cannot see where he is going
(making virtually blind horse of him), and
stuffs bale of cotton in each ear SO that
he cannot hear.
George Brown of Brightwood, who has a
trio of youngsters in Cannon's hands, has
good reason to be proud of his possessions.
All are good-looking, good size. good color
and we'll bred. His three-year-old Alto
Bell flly is so large that she will require
time and patient handling to bring her to
her own. Her sire, son of Daybell, he
son of Palo Alto, 2OSA, worlds record
when made, was slow coming to his speed,
but he got there just the same and his
daughter will probably 60 and do likewise
The Kinster two-year-old Will take care
Of herself after Cannon gets her well
| broken. The Minister'S all trot, and this
miss will doubtless follow the ways of the
| tribe. The Onycha Wilkes five-year-old
| that Cannon is teaching how to go for
Mr. Brown will be heard from in the near
| future. The dam of all these youngsters
| Is Halloween, which, if all her brood make
good will enter the great brood mare list
| with flying colors.
| Although Harry Duley parted with his
| handsome and speedy four-year-old bay
mare by Medic Wilkes a few days since to
| an Indianapolis gentleman, Cannon still has
4 her in training and has got her pretty well
Strengthened out She looks like ready
| money even now. and steps her miles
| around 2.40, and does them like a trotter
Bruce Coitons sorrel gelding Happy Hooli'
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COLLEGE MEN PLEASED AT
SECRETARY METCALFS ACTION

Young Dismer Hunt Laid. Beach and
Hixon for their generosity In bringing up
the total number OF entries TO such a large
figure.
The birds will be sent TO Fredericksburg
today. accompanied by Mr.. Harry A. Her
furth. who will liberate them II the weather
Is fair.