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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-22
HiGH-CLASS POOL
MATCH STARTS TONIGHT

Lovers of high-class pool will be afforded
q rare treat for the next three nights, when
Frank Sherman. the well-known expert of
this city, meets Fred Stewart. champion of
the New England states and Canada, at the
National Hotel in q 600 ball match. 800 to be
played each evening. starting tonight. Mr..
Sherman is in excellent condition at present,
and this means that Mr.. Stewart will have
the battle of his life to make a good show
ing against the Washington boy. The for
mer belongs in the first flight Of pool play
ers of the country when right, and from
the way he has been playing in practice for
the past week demonstrates that he is but
little away from his best form.
Stewart has played here before. In 1906
he won the tournament for the champion
ship Of the District of Columbia and Mary
land. and In 1898 won the championship of
Connecticut. He quit the game for two
years. but in 1904 again took up the sport,
winning the Canadian title. and in the fol-
lowing year landing the championship of
the New England states.
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weight title the promoters Of thf fight
would all be sent to an asylum and confined
In padded cells. But wonders will never
cease. and now the lightweight champion
fighter. Joe Cans. Is on the verge of being
matched with the man who says he Is the
best heavyweight In the ring today-Jack
O'Brien. Not only that, but they are to
fight to finish II they do meet, and there
are more people who believe that Cans can
defeat OBrien than there are believers in
philadelphia Jacks" supremacy.
just to show what fight promoters think
of the proposed battle between Cans and
oBrien, Mike Riley, manager and match
maker of the Casino A. G. of Tonopah.
New, has offered q purse Of $45. 600 for the
fight. and sets July as the date for the
contest. And 1t Is altogether likely that
the offer will be increased to $50,O Jack
McGuigan OF the National A. c. OF Phila-
delphia Is another matchmaker who has
made bid for the fight.
The Philadelphia came to New York for
personal talk with Cans. and before he
left Cans had peremptorily refused to fight
six rounds before McGuigan's club for q
purse Of &11.00O. An Of which would tend
to show that Cans expects to get~a larger
oner from the land of mines.
And Philadelphia Jack. with his widely
heraided individual supremacy" Is just a
little bit afraid Of Mister joe OBrien
claims the Hgh-heayyweight championship
OF the world. OF course, Jack claims lots
of things. but the light-heavyweight title
70 the one thing that he cIings to with the
geatest tenacity.
But he kicks like everything at the weight
that Cans wants him to scale II they fight.
the same being, 154 pounds. ringside. Jack
holds out for 154 pounds six hours before
the fight. and 1t may be that Cans will
compromise with him and allow him to
scale the weight three hours before enter
ing the ring.
In that event OBrien would begin the
fight weighing about 160 pounds. This Is
only five pounds less than the brilliant Fitz-
simmons weighed when he won the heavy
weight championship Of the world. The
best weight that Cans could make and
fight with his customary speed would be
40 pounds. II he scaled any more than
that he would not be able 20 do himself
Justice. O'Brien Is fast, but when both are
going at top speed Cans Is SO much faster
that he would make O'Brien look as If he
were standing still in comparison. But in
a finish fight 1t is generally the punch that
wins, and Cans has the punch.
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TRIED TO HEAD OFF REVOLT.
Officials Wanted to Su-
persede Garrison.

CARACAS, Venezuela. January p. via
Willemstad, Curacao, January 22-The
night of January 16, Second Vice Presi-
dent Gomez and Minister Of War Araujo,
having reason to believe that an outbreak
was impending, attempted to change the Of
ficers at the Trinidad barracks here and
to place in that building 200 of their own
soldiers. Commandant Baza. q distant
relative of President Castro, who was in
command at the barracks. refused to allow
the changes to be made, declaring he would
shoot the first man who tried to enter
Not being DESTROYS of bringing about
crisis at the present moment, Gomez sta
toned troops to guard all the points of
egress from the barracks and prevent the
removal of war ammunitions, which, it was
suspected, Commandant Baza contemplated
sending to General Alcantara, the admin
istration candidate for dictator. The sit
uation is now quiet, Baza remaining I'M
disturbed at the barracks. but an outbreak
Is believed to be possible at any moment.
General Alcantara, who Is governor of
the state of Aragua, Is active in his terri
tory, securing war supplies and enlisting
men. By recent order from Caracas the
state of GuaricO, the inhabitants Of which
are supporters of Second Vice President
Gomez. was stripped of all it's troops, who
were transferred to the state of Aragua
The governor Of Guarfco was sent to q dis
tant state.
President Castro is reported to be slight
ly better.
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NONE BETTER THAN
NAPOLEON LAJOIE

Is Larrie Lajoie of Cleveland the only ball
player who can defy all base ball history?
Elmer Bates of the Cleveland Press says
that Lajoie stands in a class by himself.
and that even the Oldest Of old-time fans
don't even try to dim his glory by recalling
some player of twenty or thirty years ago.
In backing up his statement Bates says:
There Ia q Mathewson. Walsh. Joss
and Cy Young today, but the old-timers
will always talk Of Radbourn. Ciarkson.
Rusie and Ferguson.
"Chase and Donohue are brilliant FIRST
basemen, but they do not dim the luster
that surrounds the memory of Start and
of Morrill,.
Bradley and Collins divide opinion as to
their merits as third basemen. but one can
not think of Jerry Denny without glow
of enthusiasm.
Great as are Terry Turner and Honus
Wagner. we can never foget Geoge Wright,
Ned Williamson, Hughey Jennings and
Jack GiasscOck.
Fleet of foot Is Harry Bay, but feeter
Of foot was Jimmy McAleer.
But when Lajoie's name Is spoken all
comparison ceases The memory of no
other player comes looming up to dispute
Larry's absolute right to the title of the
greatest second baseman the game has ever
known
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PITCHER OWEN
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

YPsILANTI. Mich, January 22.-Frank
Owen. one Of the star pitchers Of the worlds
champion White Sox, narrowly escaped
death here yesterday from the accidental
discharge Of his revolver. Owen stopped
over to pick UP a pocket knife which he had
dropped and the six-shooter got about half
way out of his pocket. The trigger caught
and the gun went of. inflicting a slight
flesh wound in the ball players thigh.
Owens accident Is not serious enough to
cause any alarm. but will lay him I'D for a
few days. A physician was Immediately
called and after dressing the wound he said
the big twirler would be around In time to
leave with the champions on their training
trip to the City Of Mexico. 1t was a miracu-
lous escape from death.
Owen had been keeping in pitching condi-
ton by playing first base on a local indoor
team. The Sox finger was champion of the
team and had whipped the locals into cham
pionship class. The Chicago star did not
seem much excited after his narrow escape.
but asserted he would be up In day or so.
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and naturally pitcher gets name for
big strike-out lists and holding teams to
a few scattered hits. Well. when they get
ent proposition. They make q pitcher
stick the ball over the plate or they let 1t
go by and take a base on balls. In the
big leagues the pitcher must have control
or he isn't pitcher. l can name thirty
big league men of the Willie Keller class
who don't hit at half dozen poor balls a
season Against those men these new pitch
ers are up against it, and they can't keep
up the no-hit games they are pitching In
the minor leagues. After years of expert
ence in pitching and umpiring, my advice
control of fast ball. claim It's the speed
that counts. You don't see these fast
pitchers hammered very hard when they
are showing good control of their steam
I've looked them all over and noticed that
the boys with the speedy delivery and the
control are going pretty well"
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CLOSE OF BIG
BOWLING TOURNEY
0rientaIs Best of Fiye-Men
Teams and crist and 0'Don-
nell in Doubles.

The City Bowling Association tournament,
which was in progress last week on the
Palace alleys. was brought to a close last
night and was pronounced the best ever
held In this city. The scores In the indiyid-
uai contests we're 50 close that the commit
tee In charge Of the tournament was COM
PEELED to withhold these prizes until a re-
count could be made.
In class A dve-men team event the Orient
ais won the prize, the Saengerbund and
Acme teams getting second and third places,
respectively. In class B Of the hye-men
team event Commerce and Labor ran high
score.
Crtst and ODonneil won first prize in the
doubles with total Of 1,161 pins.
In the special match between the Palace
aAey men. composed Of Campbell. Brown
ana krauss. and the jolly Fat Mems team,
Waters Baum and Brosnan, the former
Won with total Of LII pins to their oppo-
Baum won the prize for individuals with
a score of 625.
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RACING, BASE BALL
AND OTHER SPORTS

Judges. Frank ]. Bryan and William p.
Riggs. Starter. A. B. Dade. Clerk of the
scales and Handicapped John Boden- Pa
troll judges, o. c. Farley and c. w. Smith.
The recommendation Of the committee
appointed by the stewards Of the Jockey
Club as to badge superintendent was ac-
cepted and ordered filed. and the following
associations were recommended to employ
j. M. Pettigrew to issue owners and train
ers' badges as in 1905: Washington Jockey
Club. Queens County Jockey Club. Metro
politan Jockey Club. Westchester Racing
Association. Brooklyn Jockey Club, Coney
Island Jockey Club. Brighton Beach Racing
Association and the Saratoga Association.
The application OF Charles Ball for a
Jockeys license was referred to the license
committee.
Those present at the meeting were: James
r. Keene. j. NJ. Bradford. r. r. Hitchcock.
Andrew Miller and +. K. Sturgis.
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VICTORY FOR THE ENGINEER.
Court Decided Captain Could Not Re
duce His Salary.

NORFOLK, Va. January 22-Judge Ed
mund waddin Of the United States district
court, at Norfolk. has established an Inn
pertant precedent In legal practice when
he decided the case Of Cogland against the
steamer Pocomoke in favor OF Cogland.
Mr.. Cogland was chief engineer OF the
steamer and was employed by the month.
He was ordered On the 18th Of the month
to accept the position of second engineer
at less salary. He would not agree to the
terms and brought suit for the recovery OF
a full months salary as chief engineer.
The decision of the court Is construed to
mean that a steamboat owner cannot dis
charge a member OF the crew OF the vessel
or reduce him in rank at less pay before the
expiration of the time for which he was
employed. The decision. 1t Is expected. Will
have an important bearing on the terms
governing the shipping of crews.
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GOLF FINALS OF
PINEHURST TOURNEY

PINEHURST, N. c.. January 22-Thirty-
six-hole final rounds in all divisions brought
the fourth annual midwinter golf tourna-
ment to close yesterday. big gallery fol-
lowing the various matches with interest.
The feature of the days play was the bat
tie for the possession of the first division.
or presidents cup, between A. L. Squier of
the Brae-Burn Club, Newton, Mass, and
John ]. Hazen Of the Fox Hill Club, New
Jersey, which the Massachusetts, player
won by two up and one to play
Squier had his opponent three down at the
end Of the morning round and won both the
nineteenth and twentieth holes. but from
that point HAGEN more than held his own.
the score being dormie three on the thirty
third. Squier lost the thirty fourth, falling
to make a ten-inch putt. but by laying a
stymie on the thirty fifth won the match ON
halved hole. There were no less than
the afternoon and they added much to the
interest OF a close contest Both players
were in good form.
David Fleming Of the Mount Airy Club.
philadelphia. won the first division conso-
lation easily from Charles W. Moves of the
Bellevue Club Massachusetts, by ten no and
nine to play. Other division winners were
J. E. Smith. Wilmington Country Club. Sec
ond division; ]. A. Middleton, Auburn Park
Club. Chicago. consolation: E. R. Reinhart,
jr.. Wee-Burn. Stamford. Conn.,, third dfyis-
lon; c. n. Rossenfeld. New York. consola-
ton: W. E. Edge, Atlantic City, fourth d.
vision: H. c. Morse Bellevue Golf Club.
Massachusetts,. consolation; J. r. Towle.
Jackson Park Golf Club. Chicago, fifth d.
vision; DR.. George 8. Hill. Marblehead,
Mass, consolation; C. g. Moses, New York.
sixth division; no consolation.
There were trophies for the winners and
runners-up In the principal divisions, and
the winners of consultations divisions.
A full summary Of yesterdays thirty-six
hole final rounds in all divisions follows:
First divisional. L. Squlef, Brae- Burn beat ].
Fleming; Mt. Airy, beat G. W. Noyes, Bellows,
Second diyisien,J; z. Smith. Wilmington ooun-
try, Del, beat +. g. Dodd, GAINESVILLE, 8 and T.
O,usolation-J. A.. Middleton. Auburn Park. Chi
cago, beat G. F. Steele, Woodland, up.
Third diyislon-E. E. Reinhart, r., Wee Burn
heat W. J. Ryan, Crescent A. O., 10 and g.
Consolation-C. n. Rnsenfeld. New Yoek. beat W.
G. Kfmbai1. Canoe Brook. and 2.
Fourth division-W. e. Edge, Atlantic City, beat
J. b. Lpplncott, Atlantic City. up Consolation
n. Q. Morse. Bellevue, beat J. Y. Hall, Pitts
burg, 1 up.
Fifth division-J R. Towle. Jacksm Park. Chi
caeo. beat g. D.. W. Hslsey. Upper Montclair.
AID 8. Consola4fon-Dr G. s. HNl Marblehead,
beat C. 81. Wilson, IAmblow. Toconto. 0 and Z.
Sixth division-C. G. Moses, New York, beat g.
A. Peck. Mt. Everett. Egresnont. up.
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HAUNTED BY HANGING.
Sheriff Unable to Do Duty, Legisla-
ture Acts.

TRENTON. N. J., January 22.-The New
Jersey legislature tonight rushed through
both the senate and house and fastened to
the governor for his signature a bill to au-
thorize the hanging Of Frank Banusik. con-
victed murderer of Joseph Hoff. by deputy
sheriff.
Frank Somers. sheriff Of Essex county. is
seriously Ill in the south. and the hanging
has been delayed for several months. Since
the first hanging he conducted Sheriff Som
ers has had constant visions OF It. and has
repeatedly declared he could not survive an
other ordeal of the kind. He was the exc
cutioner of Joseph Marmo. whose hanging
was attended by some spectacular features.
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HARTMAN SELLS TO GOULD.
Southern Pacific to Give Western
Right Of Way.

SAN FRANCISCO. January Pit is Of
ficialIy stated from the land Office of the
Central Pacific Company that the Southern
Pacific and the Western Pacific AVE
reached an agreement whereby the Harri-
man road is to sell right of way of $50
miles through Nevada to the Gould inter-
ests Ii the road fails to adjust the terms
an arbitrator will decide the details
The right Of way. stretching virtually
across the state, is mostly on land granted
the Central Pacific by the government as
bonus for building a transcontinental road.
In some places II parallels the Southern Pa
cific. but the transfer VIII not materially
afYect the plans Of the Gould line regarding
its entrance into California via the Beck
with pas0.
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PITCHERS WITH SPEED
ARE THE BEST

Umpire O'Day did not tell us anything
that was new. but he tersely spoke the
truth when several days ago he remarked:
"A big grist Of undeveloped Mathewsons
come into the major leagues every year
from the minors. and a mighty small per-
centage Of them make good. Their friends
from the small league towns wonder why
their pets fail to cause the same stir In the
big leagues they did in the brush organi-
zations. The reason Ii that the reputa-
tons made by 'phenoms' were helped along
by the poor batsmen. The batsmen in the
minors hit ct everything served to them,
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NEXT SEASONS RACING
DATES ASSIGNED

NEW YORK, January PAT a meeting
of the stewards OF the Jockey Club held at
Windsor Arcade yesterday the following
dates were granted for race meetings in the
Metropolitan district this year:
Queens County Jockey Club Monday
April Is to Thursday. April 25, ten days.
Metropolitan Jockey Club, Friday. April
26 to Wednesday. May 8. eleven days.
Westchester Racing Association, Thurs
day. May o. to Saturday May Is. nine davis
Brooklyn Jockey Club. Monday. May 20
to Saturday, May 25 six days
Westchester Racing Association. Monday
May q. to Wednesday. June 5, nine days.
Brooklyn Jockey Club. Thursday. June 8,
to Wednesday, June 10. twelve days
Coney Island Jockey Club Thursday June
20 to Tuesday. July 0. seventeen days
Brighton Beach Racing Association.
"Wednesday. July 10, to Saturday. August g.
twenty-five days.
Saratoga Association. Monday. August 8.
to Friday August 70, twenty-three days
Coney Island Jockey Club Saturday, Au-
gust 81. to Saturday, September IA. thirteen
days.
Brooklyn Jockey Club. Monday. septem-
Der 16. to Saturday. September Is, twelve
days.
Brighton Beach Racing Association. Mon
DAY september ~, TO Saturday, October 5,
six days.
westchester Racing Association. Monday.
October !. to Saturday. October 10, twelve
days.
Metropolitan Jockey Club. Monday Dcto-
Der p. to Friday. November l. eleven DAYS.
Queens County Jockey Club. Saturday,
November 2. to Friday, November Is, twelve
days.
The following dates were also granted:
Washington Jockey Club-Monday March
IS. to Saturday, April I3. eighteen days,
Saturday. November Is, to Saturday, Mo-
vember 30. thirteen days.
Maryland Jockey Club-Saturday, April
30. to Saturday, May 4. thirteen days Sat
urday. October 20, TO Saturday. November g.,
thirteen days.
Buffalo Racing Observation-Disclosures.
June Is. to Saturday. July 20. thirty-one
days.
The appointment of the following officials
was approved:
Washington Jockey Club spring meeting
Judges. c. Mcdowell and Joseph A. MUIR
ply. Handicapped. Joseph A. Murphy.
Starter Mars Cassidy. Clerk of the course
and scales. II. G.. Crickmore. Starting
judge, ii. U. Holman. Timer. w. H Bar
retto. Patrol judge. j. L. Hall.
Queens County Jockey Club and Metro
politan Jockey Club spring meetings
Judges. c. Mcdowell and C. II. Pettingill.
Handicapped. w. s. yosburg. Starter Mars
Cassidy. Clerk of the scales. C. 'ornehlson
Starting judge. III. u. Homan. Timer w.
II. Barretto. Patrol judge ]. l.. Hall.
Maryland Jockey Club spring meeting
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IAN Went in Wall Street. >

NEW YORK. January 22.-Charles Zim-
mer, an employee OF the Wells-Fargo Com
pany. who disappeared q few weeks ago.
walked into the district attorneys ONCE
yesterday ana surrendered. It is alleged
that shortage of s.. 400 In his books was
discovered after he disappeared.
He told Acting District Attorney Smyth
yesterday that he had been In Newport
News where his friends advised him to
como back and face the trouble.
81 haven't cent left" said he. "All the
money went in Wall street."
He was sent to the Tombs prison In de-
fault Of ball.
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President Ban johnson Ill.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, January 22.-President
Johnson Of the American League has been
caught in the epidemic of sickness preva-
lent around town and was housed yester-
day with an attack of grip. Secretary Nc
Roy announced that on this account the
schedule meeting set for West Baden had
been called off by President Pulliam of the
National League.
The meeting probably will be held at
Cleveland toward the end of this week II
johnson RECEIVERS his health by that time.
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shea Jury Disaerees.

CHICAGO. January 22.-The jury in the
trial of Cornelius p. Shea. president OF the
International Transfers Union. and eleven
local labor leaders. failed to agree last
evening and were discharged. Though the
present trial has cost the county 100000
and has been In progress 135 days. the state
asserts it win try the men again. The In
dictments are for conspiracy to kill the
business OF several firms and grew out of
the teanisters' Strike In the spring Of 1906.
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DEATH LIST NOW PUT AT "A.
Cbarred Human Fragments Gather
cd in Baskets at Sanford.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. January 22.-The
latest information from the scene Of the
dynamite explosion and passenger train
wreck Saturday night on the Big Four at
Sanford. nine miles west Of this city, Is to
the effect that the death list will total TWEEN
ty-four.
All Sunday night the search was continued
and baskets and coats full OF charred hui
man fragments were gathered. Two Sand
ford victims have succumbed since Sunday
evening. Those in the hospitals here and
at Paris, ILL.,, who were not fatally injured
are reported as doing well.
No official investigation has yet been held
The conviction that the car contained nitro
glycerin Is accepted by everybody in Sand
ford. but there is so far no definite proof Of
the statement
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Baptist Reunions Planned.

NEW YORK. January 22.-General ar
rangements for the Baptist anniversary In
May. 1907. were announced yesterday as
follows: Meetings of the Missionary Union,
the Home Mission Society and the Publica-
ton Society at Washington, d. c., May IA
to q. inclusive: meeting OF the Southern
Baptist convention, Richmond. Va. May 10
to II. inclusive; meeting of the general con-
vention of the Baptists OF North America
jamestown, May u and %.
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Ihmsen After State omcials.
Mrs. vanderbilt's Mother Sued

NEWPORT, January 22.-Miss Hilda Riko
Oberg has brought suit against Mrs. F. o.
French, mother Of Mrs Alfred Vanderbilt,
for $4,000. Her attorney today. through
Deputy Sheriff King. placed an attachment
on Mrs. French's property. Halidon Hill.
Miss Oberg alleges that In last December,
while passing Mrs. French's home. two OF
the latter's mastiffs attacked her. The
driver Of q passing coal team beat or the
dogs. The writ sets forth that Miss Oberg
was probably permanently injured by the
dogs and has been q nervous wreck ever
since The writ IL returnable on February 0.
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Found the Gas, Anyhow.

NEW YORK. January 2.-David GAIL.
builder, in attempting, by the Use OF
lighted match. to find gaspipe leak In
the cellar of a newly constructed three
story double nat house In Brooklyn yes
terday. caused an explosion that wrecked
the building and injured seven persons.
Gail probably will die. The others were
removed to hospital, with broken limbs
and body bruises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-22

Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez, the liberal
presidential candidate; Ex-Representativo
Mendieta and Gen Monteagudo the two
latter also being liberas. were fined so
each n Havana for cock lighting.
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Y. M. c. A. BEAT
Department STORES

The Departmental team OF the Y. NJ. c.
A. won q fast game OF basket bali from
the Department Stores last night. the
score being % to 10. Connover, at CEN
sar for the winners played exceptionally
good. he having made eleven fleid goals
Iceland also played good game for the
losers. The lineup and summary: