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boys of the Uncle Sam base ball league
close up shop, 1t looks il the fast going
Treasury team has a snapping-turtle grip
on the pennant that will not be looSened
This Treasury bunch has played an even
game all season, and to this more than to
anything else Is due its high standing In
the race backed up by the fact that IL prac-
ticcd hard on off days and always presented
the same team in each contest to fight for
its games. 1t has only four more games to
play, and. unless II takes an awful slump
and loses every one yet to come off. there
is no chance Of being dethroned for as a
team it is head and shoulders above the
other four contestants.
AS mentioned in The Star of last week
regret is expressed that the board OF di-
rectorS made the season so short and also
failed to make provisions for playing off
the postponed or tie games of the season.
Both were sad mistakes, and every ono OF
the teams contesting for the prize is honest
enough to admit IL, now that the short sea-
son schedule has been tried.
OF the postponed games. the Post Office
has four, Commerce and Labor three, In
terror three, Treasury two and Navy one.
making in all thirteen games that will go
for naught, and that, too. In a schedule
that called for only forty games in all
1t looks all out of reason to allow one
third of the games to go by default, and
the governing spirits of the Departmental
League should order addition to the
schedule in order at least to play off all
postponed games.
The games for the present week are as
follows: Monday, Interior and Navy: Tues
day, Commerce and Labor and Treasury;
Wednesday, Post Office and Interior; FRI
day. Interior and Commerce and Labor.
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~7eam Batting Averages
FIRST BOX SCORE PRINTED.

A few weeks ago The Star devoted some
space TO the proposed formation of a COM
mission to prepare concise history of
base ball in order that the enthusiastic fans
OF the present day might be posted on the
doirgS OF the old boys away back in the
early history of the game.
In that article there detailed the
findings Of some of the commissioners who
had delved into the past. especially regard
ing that pioneer organization of the land.
the knickrrbockers of New York, how
it was formed. and arranged TO play with
the scrubs of the neghborhood.
Mr. Henry Chadwick is one of those
unanimously favored for a place on the
commission. His records seem to be the
mot CopiOuS ones in existence
There is no part of the game to which
he has not devoted especial attention. One
OF the most interesting evolutions of the
game il that of the scoring systems. Mr..
Chadwick has long record of the changes
and development in the manner of scoring
down To the concise form commonly used
today
The earliest games recorded in the daily
press IN full were those played in 1853
between teams representing New York and
Brooklyn for the championship on the ia
nous Elysian Fields This report said
5000 to 2u.OW If the youths were included
IN the count.
A comparison of the score sheet of those
days with the present shows many changes.
The one given below gives in detail the
work OF each individual player in both
batting and fielding. such as would keep
the scorers ON the jump in the fast-played
contests Of today.
Another feature Of the scoring system
then was that the umpire. before declaring
the winner of the game. had to scrutinize
the books Of the two scorers. and ii he
found them correct, 10 attest to their rec
"rds by signing his name, all this before
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE NOTES.

The following games to be played
this week: Monday, Pethany VS.. Ninth;
Tuesday, First vs. Rhode Island Metho-
dlsts; Wednesday, Bethany VS. Waugh:
Friday, First VS.. Bethany. Thursday and
permits, two of the many postponed games
will be played.
Harry Bryan and Norman Kraft. two
well-known amateurs of the city, will soon
be seen wearing colors of the Ninth Street
Christian Church, l1j much may be ex-
pected from them.
Three of the five games played last week
resulted in a tie On account of darkness,
Bethany and the Rhode Island Methodsts
officiating in two of The battles. The other
two games were dropped by Waugh, Inc
victories going to Bethany and Ninth
Capt. Conner of tie Ninth Streets says
that his team will be greatly strengthened
in a few days by transferring Harry Zanelli
from the Bethany.
Stuckett of the Ninth batted .G2J in two
games last week against the Waugh and
Rhode Island Meth Ddist teams. He also
PLAYED a great game at the second sack.
handling fourteen chances without a miss.
Quite record.
Nugent, who pitched for the Bethany
team against First Friday certainly de-
served a victory, having sent fourteen men
to the bench on strikes and not allowing
a man to walk.
The Bethany team plays in three of the
four scheduled games for this week. and
perhaps may fill in one of the open dates
The boys should get busy so as to have
stronger hold on second place, because you
never can tell
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MARQUETTE LEAGUE NOTES.

The St Peters lads deserve a lot of credit
Tor defeating ST. Dominic Tuesday. The
score at the beginning of the sixth inning
stood to in favor of St Dominic and
as that team was playing a fast fielding
game ST. Peter seemed to be about due
to lose but the latter braced up on coming
to the bat In the last half of the inning and
In the most exciting finish seen at Olympic
Park this season won out by to 4.
wasn't that corking game ST. Vincent
put up with ST Martin Wednesday. winning
In the last Inning by . to ., after the game
was considered hopelessly lost? 1t would
De wise to Keep an eye on these boys. as
under the management OF Joe Turner they
are playing great game.
Malloy. the dminutive third baseman of
ST Peter. has demonstrated by his c.ever
nelding and timely hitting that he is one
or the best players In the Marquette League
Heinrich of the Trinity is without cxcep-
ton the best second baseman in the league
his batting and fielding being of a quality
rarely seen in amateur base ball.
IhOse who are Interested in the welfare
OF the Marquette League will be glad to
know that the withdrawing of St Joseph
and ST. Martins teams have in no way
weakened the league. as the reorganized
st. Martins in Fridays game with St Peter
demonstrated that 1t can hold its own with
any team in the league. st. Teresas team
has not shown its true form yet. but with
little more practice 1t will deliver the
goods
The st. Vincent's team has signed some
good men recently-Duckey Mess and Hub
bard. formerly of st. Martin, Bailey of
Trinity, Bernie Daley of st. Joseph and
Frank Steep. the old reliable pitcher Of
st. Paul, who did such good work in the
Marquette League last year.
Beckett Is a hard worker and an all-round
good ball player.
Capt. Edwards has certainly shown the
proper spirit in all alterations between the
mo ht0 L. Il,
scientiOus worker and deserves lots of
credit for the interest he has taken in the
league this year.
1t is about time for Groundkeeper Barber
to get on his job. as the weeds in the out
field are growing very fast.
Start the games early. boys
st. Vincent and the National A. c. teams
will line up at 18th and d streets northeas st
today. AS both teams have been playing
fast ball good game Is promised The
game is to start at = o'clock.
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FIRST PLAYER TO WEAR
THE CATCHER'S MASK

Very few even of the old-time base ball
fans could tell who it was who had the dis
tinction Of being the first player to don a
base ball mask. DR.. Harry Thatcher of
Dexter. Me-, at that time resident of Ban
gor, Is the man, and the mask was invented
by Boston man and captain Of the
Harvard base ball nine.
1t was way back in the '70s that the bas
ball mask was first invented. The national
game was a rather crude affair compared
with what it is now, but the principles of
the game were about the same and the
players Of those early days realized the
troubles Of the man behind the bat. At
that time catcher's and first baseman's
mitts were unheard of things. and those
players caught the ball bare handed.
1t was a few years prior to 1878 that
Fred G. Thayer of Boston, at that time a
player on the Harvard nine. realized the
necessity Of a covering for the face of the
catcher In a base ball game. He set about
to what he could do in that way and
the result was base ball mask. 1t had its
beginning then.
When Mr.. Thayer had mask which he
thought would answer>its purpose he in
troduced 1t in the games which the Har-
ward nine was playing at that time and of
which he was captain and third baseman
Harry Thatcher was 1.-The man behind the
bat" on Capt Thayer's team and it fell to
him to don the mask for the first time.
1t Is said that DIR. Thatcher did not take
to the idea very WELL for the players on the
Harvard team guyed him not a little for
wearing it, as they said that 1t was baby
ish" and cowardly to wear a protection to
the face. So the doctor was not seen very
often after that wearing Mr.. Thayer's in
yention but instead used a rubber mouth
piece to protect himself from foul tips and
the inshoots of the slab artist
Shortly after Mr.. Thayer got out the first
sample of his invention l.. Spalding saw the
possibilities Of the Thayer invention and
sought to get control Of it. Finally the
matter came to a head in a lawsuit over
who had a right to the patent. Finally,
February IL, 1878, Mr. Spalding was granted
a patent.
F. Fl. Davis of Bangor has the mask that
was worn By Addison Hamlin of that city
when the catcher on the Harvard nine dur
ing his college course. and it differs in ap-
pearance from the modern base ball mask
very little.
OF course, it is somewhat cruder in ap-
pearance than the finished product of the
present day. but it has the same general
features. The padding is of cotton batting
with long leather strips wound around the
wire to keep it in place. The wire shield
to the face is different from the masks of
today in that it comes to a sharp point In
front so that If a ball should hit 1t it would
glance OF.
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SPOKANE. Wash. June 29.-Spokane
has the first all-Japanese base ball team
organized in the northwest. 1t is known as
the "keis Gijiku Club" the captain and
manager being Y. K. Naksmura. secretary
Of the japanese association of the inland
empire. Among the players are eight
former members Of the Washeda (Japan
University team, which, while on visit to
the Pacific coast last season, played a Sc
ries of fast games against teams from
Stanford, the University Of Oregon and the
Mutnomah Athletic Club. losing by such
scores as to /, 3 to and 4 to 1.
1T is not generally known that the jap
anese play more scientific ball than their
American brothers." said Nakamura, who
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is conceded to be the most active fan in
this part Of the country. but they do and
judging from the way the game is being
taken up. should say that in few years
We will be able to pick team from among
our people to give battle to any nine on the
diamond.
while it is true we may never be able
to develop hitters like Lajoie, Wagner and
faster and more strategic game. which. ex-
perts tell me. counts for more than the hit
andrun play. l do not mean to imply that
we think quicker. but the knowledge have
gained of the American national game in
a few years play leads me to believe that
our people will study out the finer points
now almost entirely overlooked even by
star players in the big leagues. We are
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LITTLE TALES OF THE BASE BALL DIAMOND

Ossie.
That doesn't make the crime any great
er. cried Jimmy with righteous indigna-
ton.
But" explained Schreck, as he moved
over near the door. where he could make
a quick exit. these pictures. 1t appears,
We're engraved on bank notes.
By the time Jimmy had raised the slender
form of Monte Cross to hurl at the merry
catcher that sunburned worthy was out on
the lot whooping things up.
Tho Man Who Took Waddell's Part.
The only George Edward Waddell. who
in the course OF his young life hath played
many parts. was recently RECALLING some Of
his team mates with a choice collection Of
his adventures while he was educating the
American theater-going public in real act
ing.
Mr.. Waddell. 1t will be recalled. once
starred in a classical show bearing the
title THE Stain Of Guilt" 1t was a bully
good show. according to George Edwards
high ideals. and were it not for the fact
that Mr.. Waddelrs engagements with divers
convivial friends interfered with his the
atrical affairs. it Is confidently predicted
that he would have still been on the stage.
and that by this time the public would have
recognized the well-known Thespian ability
of the actOr-ball player
But cruel fate robbed the actors hall of
fame of a shining light when a CONNER
cially inclined manager got real harsh with
the talented George Edward, when. after
many warnings, that hilarious worthy re-
fused to take heed to his own shortcom-
ings In the trivial matter of failing to show
up once in while at the op'ry house where
the ilustrious drama was being pulled Off
One night in Chicago. when Mr.. Waddell
showed up something like two hours after
the curtain had been raised on THE Stain
Of Guilt" the manager became real saucy,
and George Edward got back in his usual
trenchant style.
claimed that the whole company tossed a
few hot words to him. and there ensued
real merry war of words
But" chimed in Jack Knight. who was
then a member of the Phillies bunch, and
who by the way. is sympathetic soul,
didn't any one take your part, Ed?'
Yes" replied George Edward, as he be.
gan rubbing his head-..my understudy."
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patient and cool, two important elements
of success In this most excellent pastime
and sport"
The local team has adopted the regula-
ton uniform. in addition to which the men
will wear kimono-like robes on the field
when not at play.
Nakamura announces that teams will also
be organized by his countrymen at Cheney,
Waverley and Espanola. south Of Spokane,
thus making a four-club league, which
will play Sunday games. At the close Of
the twenty-game season. to begin July 4.
the winning team will be pitted against the
city league players games being played
once week. He Is also figuring upon
picking team. to be composed of the
stars Of the four clubs. and making
short tour Of the northwest next fall.
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ST. Patrick's minims. ST. Patricks Juniors
will play team of their own class.
When the afternoon boat arrives st.
Johns College team, which met with much
success during the season, will try honors
with st. Patrick's boys.
The athletic events for boys will be as
follows: Senior l0J-yard dash, three-legged
race, standing jump. broad jump: junior
1C0-yard dash. three-legged race sack race:
minim JO-yard dash. sack race. potato race.
Tus-ofwar between st. Joseph's and ST.
Patrick's
Tub race. source of the greatest amuse-
ment, open 10 all swimmers.
The Girls.-Junior 50-yard dash. potato
race, egg race, hit the target; minim 25-yard
dash, potato race, needle race; tot dash,
potato race.
special lO0-yard dash for college and
high school boys will be run after the 2:3C
O'Clock boat arrives.
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publicly proclaiming to the crowd which
team won.
In order that the sheet below may be
understood 1t may be said that H. L."
indicates hands lost outs; r." as today
meaning runs. Under fielding come four
heads whether the player gets his put
outs by fly catch. bound catch or on the
bases and the total put-outs. Then under
heading of how put out" + means ION
the fly" 3D. means on the bound. and
then the LIST. I'd and Sd bases.
Following is a reproduction OF the first
authentic box or clock score ever pub
lished The game was played July 20 1858:
rB' tng0cF 'lding--IIow Put OUT
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So ORTS AT RIVER VIEW.
Athletic Contests to Be Feature of
St Patrick's Excursion.

Base ball and athletic contests will be a
feature of st. Patrick's excursion to River
View Tuesday. Gold and silver medals
will decorate the winners OF the principal
events Jewelry and works Of art will make
other little girls proud. and many boy
will get a summers amusement out of the
base ball. bat. glove or punching bag
awarded 10 his proves.
The orphan child will boast for many a
day the new suit or pair of shoes of his or
her own earning. The boys of St. Joseph s
Asylum will contest on the diamond with
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ANOTHER "CHAMP" ARRIVES.
Jack Goldswain Of England Eager to
Meet a Lightweight.
SUICIDAL Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, June 29.-Another English
champion has arrived on this side Of ths
pond prepared to meet all OF the best men
in his class we have in this country. He
is Jack Goldswain, the premier light
weight of England, who has long list OF
victories to his credit and also decision
over Jabez White, which gave him his
title Goldswain arrived in Boston from
England yesterday on the steamship Re-
public He said he could not get on any
more fights in England and on that ac-
count came to America. Goldswain Will
have no trouble in getting on a fight here.
as there are a number of good men ready
to take him
He prefers to meet Britt or Battling Nell
SON. and will issue challenge to the
winner of the Britt-Nelson fight.
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It Made Rossman Uneasy.

When the Detroit club was last in Wash
ington a local representative Of one of the
papers in Detroit rode down the avenue
with big Rossman, the first baseman. and
O'Leary, the shortstop of the Wolverines.
When the car got to 18th street and the
avenue large number of ladies boarded
It, and just as soorP Rossman caught
the eye of one of them he politely arose
and gave her his seat.
OLeary and the newspaper man also got
up and took chance at the standing game,
while the clever shortstop, with look Of
puzzled inquiry on his features said to
II always notice. Ross, that you make
1t point of being the first man up in a
street car to offer your seat to lady; how
Is that?"
"Well. I'll tell YOU" said Rossman as he
looked O'Leary squarely in the face; lit
has always made me uneasy since boyhood
days to see a woman with strap in her
hands.
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Graduating of Athletes.

Every one of the big colleges loses ath-
letes of consequence by graduation, Mich
igan suffering more than the others per-
haps. Besides Garrels. Michigan loses
Stewart, her sprnter; Maloney, her miller;
Ramey, her half-miler and Heath and
French. her broad jumpers. Pennsylvania
loses. besides Haskins and Moffet only
Root, Swain and Kirkpatrick. Yale loses
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Marshall. Coholan. Parsons, Deming. Tor
rey. Lowe woodward and Parks, besides
Knox Harvard loses Quinlan, Lockwood,
Young. Minot. kersburg. Pierce and Grant
nearly every good man she has Cornell
loses Magoffin. Rogers. R. Rossman. Lewis
ana Herr. while Princeton loses Armstrong
and Rust. The minor college teams are
likewise depleted. Jennings leaving Dart
mouth, Hubbard graduating from Amherst.
Tatnall from Haverford and Baker from
Swarthmore. Columbia loses Marsh, Hoyne
and Hetherington.
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Florida Wants Vanderbilt Cup Race.

NEW YORK, June 29.-The Florida East
Coast Automobile Association is trying
hard to get the Vanderbilt cup race for the
Ormond-Daytona Beach course 1t was the
opinion of the Florida people that the
beach course, with properly constructed
land turns at the ends of the course will
be the proper thing, and it Is predicted that
all records would be smashed If the races
were given in Florida instead Of on Long
Island
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DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE
BATTING AVERAGES

Evans. the tall first sacker Of the Com
merce and Labor team, leads the sluggers
of the Departmental League with an aver
age of .424 for eight games. Asqulth. play
ing center for Treasury for three games,
has hit the ball for .454 Charlie Lord
leads the league in stolen bases. with
twelve to his credit in nine games. Carr
being second, with eleven pliers in ten
games.
Commerce and Labor still leads in team
batting, and Treasury has jumped into sec
ond place. Following are the averages:
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Russell-Herherts Match.

VALLEJO, Cal, June 29.-Manager Chas
Grennan of the Palm Athletic Club and
manager for George Herberts mas succeed
ed in arranging a match between the lat
ter and INK Russell of Philadelphia, to be
held In this city on July 4.
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Individual Batting Averages.
.als ~ ISIS 1Gs 425

sHickman has battcd seven times Mil six
Blankrnslip twice, winning game against the
Athletics. with Coombs pitching. by making two
Dagger in the ninth inning; Graham twice. Dele
hanty. Warner. Smith and Iieydon once each as
INSTITUTES for other batSmen
iHave been released to other teams, except Cross.
who released without conditions and can
sign anywhere.
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both these players have been reIcascd.
Records of Each of the Pitchers.

All parts OF games in which each of the twirl-
ers has oficia ted included in the games pitched
columns but not In the total
tIave been released and are not now with the
team.
The effectiveness of each of the pitchers
against his opponents in the games in
which he has occupied the center of the
diamond is here given in the appended ia BILE:
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What Charley Hickman Saw.

Charley Hickman of the Washington club
Is studying dentistry and is also in business
with Doc" White, the Chicago dentist
pitcher.
Now. White is one of the most studious
dentists in the teeth repairing world. and It
Is his delight to. discover new phases in his
business and also to learn OF anything
strange and startling connected with dep-
tistry.
Charley Hickman is we'll aware of his
partners ambition in this respect, and
when the Chicago club was last in Wash
ington '.Hick" took Doc" White to one
side out at the ball park and said to him
in voice filled with the seemingly impor-
tant nature of the communications:
Harry. l saw girl today who had four
sets of teeth in her head"
White of course, was staggered at this
announcement, but he held to the burly
form of his partner until the excitement oc-
casoned by the extraordinary announce
ment had somewhat abated. and then in a
scarcely audible voice he said:
'Where-where was il, Charley"
1T Vas down on f street." merrily cried
the big first baseman, and the girl was
wearing side combs in her hair
And then, before White could assault his
jolly partner with the steam roller the slug
eing first sacker OF the Nationals had ski
dooeG.
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Team Fielding Average.
Sacrifice Hits and Stolen Bases.

The Nationals have made forty-flve sac
riice hits. a gain of nine during the week
In five games up to Friday-in future will
include Fridays game-while their op-
ponents have made fifty-two, q gain Of
seven. and they have pilfered seventy-five
bases. a gain of four. and their opponents
have purloined fifty-slx, a gain of seven.
Those players of the home team who are
entitled to the credit of accomplishing the
work are az follows
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50 1,440 Ill 1l9

Have been released and not now with the
team.
NJte.-In computing the folding percentages OF
the catchers all passed balls are charged AS err
rors owing to a base runner securing another base
by such misplay. and therefore placed In the