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The Clevelands have landed a couple of
new nt1eldera. One is Wilbur Good for
CLEVELAND CLUB ERRED.
So Says National Commission Re-
garding Recalling Of Players.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. August 1s.-The
course pursued by the Cleveland American
League Club in the transactions involving
seven players is Irregular and in viola
ton Of the national agreement. according
to a decision handed down by the national
base ball commission. and the players will
be subject to purchase or draft in the
future by any club. The decision says:
During the past season the Cleveland
club filed agreements with the commits
sion that appeared to be in proper form
and were approved by the commission as
follows. all of them being sales of certain
players belonging to said club with OPP
tons to recall: With Akron for players
William Hille, William Speas and Dick
Breen: with Nashville for players Jacob
Daubert and H. L. Ray, with Columbus
for Otto Hess: with Toledo for Charles
Pruitt; with Portland for player G. G.
Raney.
Each Of the agreements, with the ex-
ception Of the case Of player Speas. stated
with reference to the consideration the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
meaning that the respective minor league
in the agreements. Last week the Cleve-
land club notified the commission that
they desired to exercise their options to
recall all of these players. and rendered
In payment thereof certain notes that
they had received from the various minor
league clubs involved when the players
were sold to them. All of these notes
were promissory ones. becoming due be-
tween the 18th and 10th of August this
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BOXING BRIEFS.

When Tommy Burns, the heavyweight
champion. returns to this country he will
be confronted with a challenge from STAN
ley Ketchel, who is anxious to fight him
for the heavyweight title. Joe OConnor.
manager Of Ketchel. says that he will fol-
low Burns everywhere. challenging him,
and will eventually compel Tommy to
take on Ketchel on proper terms. If
ketchel continues to take on. weight he
will soon be as heavy as Burns.
Terry MUSTANG, the Omaha heavy
weight, who Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
says is a coming man in the heavyweight
division, was given the decision over Joe
Willies of Vallejo. Cal. after twenty
rounds of fighting by Referee Billy Roche
at Colma, CAL, Saturday night. MUSTANG
broke his right hand in the fourth round
and fought the remaining sixteen with his
left hand MUSTANG will be matched with
some of the big fellows in the future.
The selection of referee for the i'm
being done in q unique way. When the
fighters cannot agree on one man the
manager of each fighter names two men
for the job and their names are thrown
into a hat. Then some one not connected
with the fight draws one Of the names
from the hat and the name of that man
is selected as the referee. Eddie Smith
was selected this way for the ketchel-
Thomas fight tonight, and the same thing
will be done in regard to the referee for
the ketchel-Papke battle.
Charley Griffin the clever featherweight
champion of Australia, Is working harder
than he ever did before for his coming
six-round battle with Bert Reyes in New
York Friday night. Griffin realizes that
Keyes is a tough customer with a terrible
wallop, and on that account he wants to
be in the best of shape SO that he can
stand up and slug with him blow for
blow.
Mike Twin" Sullivan has just issued a
statement in Boston in which he says that
If Jimmy Gardner and Harry Lewis fight
Labor day he will meet the winner for
the legitimate welterweight championship
title. Neither one Of these three men can
make the weight for that class. which Is
142 pounds at the ringside. Mike really
believes now that he is the welterweight
champion. Wake up. Mike.
Packey Mcfarland and his manager,
Harry Gilmore of Chicago. have had an
other argument, and it Is learned from a
report from Los Angeles, Cal, that Nc
Farland has decided to quit Gilmore and
in the future have Billy Nolan, the ex-
manager Of Battling Nelson. to look after
his affairs. Nolan and Mcfarland had
a private talk before Mcfarland left for
Chicago yesterday. and Nolan has been
jubilant ever since.
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HERE AND THERE

Goodbye, Chicago. You may win the
pennant. but you don't look very good at
the present time.
Walter Johnson has a great deal to
learn about the national game, and Jones'
stealing home yesterday will do him
good.
Bob Ganley was the star of yesterday s
game. getting two hits, stealing two bases
and also scoring a run.
Freddy Parent played something like his
old-time self at short making two SEN
sational stops on Freeman and johnson
back of second that were in safe terri
tory when the short one froze onto them.
The st. Louis bunch arrived at the Ar
ungton last night and everybody was sore
enough to fight on the drop of the
hat. as they hadn't copied a game in
Browns will clean up here, which means
they will take every game-nit.
What's become of big Bill Burns? When
last seen he said his injured side was all
right, but he hasn't been in uniform since
the Nationals returned home. Wonder if
Bill has been suspended?
Charley Street made a sensational play
on Fielder Jones in the eighth inning. for
which he will not get the credit. Fielder
hunted almost perfectly. a few yards
away from the plate and was off like a
shot for first. Street dashed into the dia-
mond. grabbed the ball and headed Off
Fielder by a step. 1t was certainly a
nice piece of work to gaze on.
Who said Bill shipke wasn't a pinch
hitter? He certainly laced that slow
curve of Whites yesterday with two on
bases and sent them over the rubber
Afterward it was treat to see Shipke
score on Ganley's roller to Atz. which was
handled clean and fast. but the skipper
came down the line like a fash and hit
the plate before Sully could put the ball
on him.
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w. H. VALLEY BEATS
H. D. WEBB AT ROGUE

NORWICH, Conn.,. August 1S-william
H. Valley Of Washington played the
first game in the national rogue tourna-
ment yesterday. beating n. D. Webb OF
the Quaker City Club, Philadelphia, al
though the regular schedule of matches
will not be formally begun until today
The number Of players here and who are
expected indicates more enthusiasm than
ever before. with larger division lists than
for several years.
Philadelphia, Washington and Spring
field. Mass, are sending many players,
while for the first time in the history OF
the national tournament the west sends a
man in DR.. Lyman of Topeka. Kan, and
c. c. King, an expert from Chicago.
Philadelphia sends its first woman in Mrs.
Gebhardt.
The entries close today and the regular
schedule will be opened. Three former
champions are already here-W. H. Wah-
ley, c. G. Williams and 8. L. Duryee, all
of Washington, D. c. Harold Bosworth
of New London will not try for the cham
pionship, but will defend the title. The
Springfield delegation expect ]. Frank
Carleton Of that city to win in the first
division. c. B. Crowell of Burlington. VT,
who won in the third division last year,
has entered In the second division.
The courts on which the matches are
played are in excellent condition. F. NJ.
Thompson of Danbury. Conn, is the presi-
dent of the association.
The following players and the divisions
in which they will play were announced
late last night:
First division-H. Bosworth New London: E.
Clark. Springfield: Charles Jacobus. Springfield
T. Rudd. Norwich: c. G. Williams. Burlington
Vt; ii. L. Webb. Westchester, Pa; the Rev. j.
II. Mcdonald. Chicago; H. c. Clark, Springfield ;
Mansfield. Mass; c. Carleton Springfield: ".
Hogeland Philadelphia: c. c. King, Chicago: C.
p Browning Norwich. and ". H. wahley,
Second divisionJ. l.. Dudley Springfield; j.
Q. Kirk. Philadelphia; A. NJ Pyle. Westchester
Pa; +. NJ. Thompson, Danbury; H. Valley
Washington. ID. c.; ]. f. Webb Westchester
Pa: 9. B. Crowell. Brattleboro VT: DIR. s. W.
LYMAN Topeka, Kan, and E. NJ. Baldwin, Dan
bury.
Third division-W. f. Baldwin Norwich; A.
W. Bunnell. Norwich: W. Sullivan, Norwich; G.
Huntington Norwich; r. Chase, Norwich, and r..
N Steele. Springfield.
The games played yesterday afternoon resulted
follows:
First division-H: Bosworth defeated T. Rudd.
Second divissoe-A. II. Pyie defeated G. B.
Crowell, A. NJ. Pyle defeated DIR. s. W. Lyman
and c. B. Crowell defeated J. E. Webb
Third dfyision-G. Huntington de,eated p.
Chase, r. N Steele defeated W. E. Baldwin W.
Sullivan defeated A. W. Bunnell and r. H.
Steele defeated G. Huntington.
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MELISANDE'S DEMOISELLE.
Empire City Feature for Fillies-
Makes New Track Record.

YONKERS. N. Y. August 1S-Meli
sande, at odds on. easily won the Demoi
selle stakes for two-year-old FLIES at EN-
pire City yesterday and in doing SO made
new track record for the distance She
stepped the five and one-half furlongs In
LOG 2-5, which is 2-5 of a second faster
than the previous track record. She picked
up 124 pounds and going to the from,
made all the pace and won by one length
Cotytto was second, five lengths before
Arondack.
An unusually large crowd was at the
track. Summaries:
First race. for colts and geldings; 'maidens;
two-year-olds FIVE and one-half furlonss-Foot-
Pad; 1l2 lNotter,: to 3. to and out. won
and to 8. second; killcreen. liz OIcCaheyl.
10 to l: to l and to 5. third Time. 1.os.
Home Run. Nedlin. Take One Harry Rogers,
Ark. Miderecho and Hanover King also ran.
Second race for three ear Odds and upward;
to 1. even and to g., won: James b. Brady.
10 Garnerl; to 2. /! to and out. second;
third. Time. liz As Gioryar EAmour. Ida
D.. Belle Strome and Incognito also ran.
Third race, handicap: for three odds and
to s. 3 to and out won; Tony Bonero. 1O4 Me
earthly; Z to $, to s and ont second; Golden
third. Time. 1.4O. Halket, Zienap and Queen
Marguerite also ran.
Fourth race. Demoiselle: five and one-half fur
longs-Melisande. 1874 (Nottcr), 1 to 3 and out.
won; Cotytto. 1O5 lMcCaheyy. to /. even and
l to 3. second: Arondack. 40 Mccarthy. 10
to !, 4 to and to >. third. Time. LOG 2-5
Gliding Belle. Occidental. Fair Messenger. Vari-
alton and Lady swift also ran.
Fifth race for three-yearolds and upward :
selling; one mile-Gowan. los tE. Duganl. 5 to
2. to and to 5. won; Cymbal IS (Berren),
10 to 1, TO 1 and to /. second Boema 80
tGilbertt. to l, to ! and even, third Time.
1.i1. Ace High. John +. McMillen. okenite. Lad
of Langdon, Bigot. Druid. Campaigner and XII
lochan also ran. DIR. Gardner broke down.
Sixth race. for three year-olds and upward:
selling; mile and u Standardization Shore
105 &c. BurnsD, 10 l, TO 10 and ont. won:
ROckstone. los (Garnerp to 8. to and out.
second; I.ally. 113 (Y0rke). II to l. TO and
4 to .. third. Time. Las. Easton and
Coincidence also ran.
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KETCHEL AND THOMAS
ARE READY TO FIGHT

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, August
1S-Stanley Ketchel will enter the
ring warm favorite over Joe
Thomas tonight. That bettors are
worried by reports that he has
strayed away from the straight and
narrow path in the training line is
evidenced by the fact that he is 10
to in the wagering here favorite
over Thomas. Reports have been
spread that Stanley has become
overconfidence since he defeated
Hugo Kelly, and that he has not
worked as he should have done.
But the fact remains that he is sup
ported heartily in the small bets
carded in the pool rooms in spite of
his prohibitive price. Ketchel is
likely to weigh at least ITO pounds
when he steps in the ring at the
Coliseum. Thomas may go in the
ring weighing 175 pounds.
ketchel and his manager are
eagerly awaiting news of the fight
in New York between Papke and
Sailor Burke, as Papke Is
matched to meet Ketchel If he wins.
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VAIL SOLD TO PITTsBURa.
Pitcher of Portsmouth eva.
League Team to Join Pirates.

PORTSMOUTH. Va, August 49,
Charles T. Bland Of the Portsmouth
base ball team has sold Bobby
Vail, the star twirler of the Truck
ers. to Barney Dreyfus, manager Of
the Pittsburg club of the National
League, and he will report with the
big league team August %. 1t is
understood that Capt. Bland got
the handsome sum of $500 for the
pitcher. 1t was Capt. BANDS in
tentiOn not to allow Vail to go until
the close of the season of the Vir-
ginia League, but he did so upon
the urgent request of Manager
Dreyfus. who explained that the
National League clubs would begin
playing double-headers August %.
and because of only five pitchers of
the team working he would need
another badly.
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year. None of them bears interest. and the
time of each was determined by the time
that the agreement for the particular
player was entered into. The notes were
not placed in bank for collection, but were
simply Cancelled by the Cleveland club, and
the commission is requested to return
them to the respective clubs interested
THE course pursued by the Cleveland
club in these various transactions is ir-
regular and cannot be approved by the
commission, and for that reason all of the
agreements above referred to are now
set aside and the players involved will be
subject to purchase or draft in the future
by any club, in accordance with the
rules of the national commission
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nooga (Tenn.) team In the South Atlantic
League next season.

L
League next season.
First Baseman Absteon of Providence
has been sold to Pittsburg for September
delivery. He was the first player In the
league to make 100 hits, leads in extra
base hits, and has a batting average of
| .3O7.
Wallace Clements. the Jersey City left
fielder, left Saturday for Chicago. where
he will join the Philadelphia Nationals, to
whom he was sold last week. Curtis,
farmed to the Wilmington Tri-States. has
place.
Base ball sharps hereabouts believe the
Detroit's capable of giving the National
League pennant winners, whoever they
may be. harder fight in the worlds Sc
ries than any other club. The seasoning
and experience the Detroits got last fall
ought to help them a good deal this year.
They firmly believe they will do just as
the Cubs did-come back and win a
worlds series after losing one.
The New York and Boston Americans
made trade yesterday whereby Harry
Niles goes to Boston and Frank Laporte
to New York. Laporte will play with the
Yankee team today and Is returning to
the club on which he played his first
big league ball. He played there last
season and figured in the three-cornered
deal by which New York got Glade,
f1empnlIl and Niles from ST. LOUIS and
st. Louis got Hoffman and Williams from
New York and Ferris from Boston
As the season progresses the usual ru-
mors are rife that President Powers will
fail of reelection. and that there will be
a new hand at the helm of the league next
year. One of the most bitter opponents Of
Powers is Manager Stallings of Newark.
whose grievance dates from the time he
was manager of the Bisons. However.
Powers is a fighter. and as the league has
prospered under his administration it will
be- a hard job to GUST him.
The Clevelands have landed couple of
new outfelders. One is Wilbur Good, for
merly a pitcher for the New York Ameri-
cans. Good has been playing the outfield
for the Akron, Ohio. team this season and
has been a sensation with the stick. The
other Is Briscoe Lord. who played center
for the Athletics not long ago. Elmer
Flick is improving any may go into right
field for the Maps when they get back
home. 1t is not likely that Terry Turner
will be used in the infield again this year.
1t Is Manager Lajoie's intentions to give
Turner's arm a rest for the present
season.
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CRICKET MATCH AT DERBY.
Philadelphia Eleven Next at Bat fol
Second Inning.

DERBY, August 1S-Play in the cricket
match between the Gentlemen. of Phila-
delphia and the Derbyshire eleven was
resumed here this morning. The home
team just managed to avert a single in
ming defeat by making $50 runs before all
were dismissed. With the 70 made in their
first inning yesterday their score for two
innings is now 263 as against 247 for the
Philadelphians with one inning.
The visitors now go to the bat for their
second inning.
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To Inspect Pacific Transports.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 1S-Brig
Gen. James B. Aleshire. quartermaster
general. U.SA.. is expected to arrive here
August 10 to inspect the transport serv-
Ice operating from this port to Honolulu
and the Philippines. 1t is said that Col.
John Bellinger. director Of the transport
service here, will be transferred to an
other post, "a his term expires soon.
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GLEANINGS

The nearest the Browns have come to a
victory on this trip Is ten-inntng tie
with the Athletics.
1t has been so long since the New
Yorks beat the Clevelands that the vic
tory Is outlawed. The Clevelands have
downed the hillmen in the last ten
games between them.
For refusing to go to a specialist to have
an injured knee treated Grimshaw of
Toronto has been suspended. Whitney TAX
ing his place at the first station.
The Cincinnati club has turned Catcher
Dunn. purchased from Evansville of the
Central League, over to the Brooklyn
club. Dunn was one of the best backstops
One of the amusing incidents of the
Sunday games was the betting done by St.
Louis fans that the Giants would win both
games. And every one who lost was glad
Of 1t.
Since Hugh Duffy has shown for the
tenth time that he is a master hand at
leagues are flirting with the Providence
man. why give up nice business to
work for some other fellow" asks Duffy.
Manager Charlie Carr of the Indianap-
oils American Association team has re-
leased Pitcher Buttons" Briggs uncondi-
tionally. Briggs has not been in shape
to pitch good ball for the HOLSTERS this
season.
Lou Castro. at one time q member of the
Athletic team, but now with Atlanta, will
retire from base ball at the conclusion Of
the present season. He will enter upon
the vocation of embalmer this fall.
Johnny Dobbs, formerly manager of the
Nashville Southern League Club. and a
few years ago an outfielder for Brooklyn,
has been selected to manage the Chatta-
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Victory for Poo1esville.

BOYDS. Md. August Is, 1905
Poolesville. which has been playing all
upper county teams and made a good
record this season. won from Dickersons
yesterday hands down, knocking out of
the box Griffith and Colt. Allnutt went in
and held Poolesville down fairly we'll
The heavy hitting of the Poolesvilie team
was a feature. The home team played
well. the errors in many cases being on
difficult chances and excusable.
Score by innings:
r. H. E.
Poolesville. 5 2 OF O-X3 IL 4
Dickersons. 0 O o o o. 8
Batteries: Drkersons-Grinth Gott Allnutt
and White. For Poolesville-F. Cubit, Staub
and Bodner. Umpire-Mr Bell.
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MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE CIJTRs
Game today-st. vincent's VS.. Turnerites.
st. Paul Surprises the Marines.

The st. Paul aggregation sprung a sur
prise In the Marquette League yesterday
when 1T downed the leaders in a five
inning contest. Score, to 1.
The Marines crossed their only tally
over the pan in the opening session and
after this the pitching Of Lewis was Of
the gilt edge order, allowing no member
of the Marine outfit to get in touching
distance of the counting peg. The ST.
Paups scored its runs in the second inning.
cinching the game. The contest was
brought to a close after the fifth inning
by a heavy rain. The playing of Nc
Donough at short and fast double play
engineered by Murphy and Heinrich were
the features Of the contest. The score
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Earned runs~St Louis, I; Phl!auelph1a. z Fifs,
base errors-St. Louis. l: Philadelphia. 1. Left
on bases-SI. Louis. 8; Philadelphia, 9. First
base on balls-On Coombs. 8: or Howell. 4
Struck out-By Coombs, 8: by Howell. O. Three
Schweitzer. Davis. ]. Collins. Sacrifice hits
Nichols, Schweitzer. Stolen BLACKSTONE; Old
Jones (tnassisted); Howell to Wallace to Jones
Hit by pitcher-Isy Howell, l. Wild pitch-How
ell. Cmpires-Nessrs Sheridan and Egan. Time
Of game-2 hours and 10 minutes.
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K. II. Dinwiddie. buyer for the Upland
Coal Company, and well known in the
coal fields, was thrown under q Norfolk
and Western train at Elk Horn. Va. Both
legs and one arm were cut on near the
body. He died Q few hours later.
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COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE CLIrRS
Game today-w. B. Moses vs. N. e. s. Co.
Hahn & Co. Forfeit.

Hahn & Co. Forfeit.
The representatives of George E. How
ard Company in the Commercial League
yesterday won it's game by forfeit from
the William Hahn & Co shoe merchants.
Rain put a stop to the exhibition con-
test which was framed up for the benefit
of the crowd after five innings had been
played. the inksmearers winning by 2 to o.
A good game Is booked for this after
noon when Moses & Sons hook up with
the leaders
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8. Left on bases-New York. 3; Cleveland. 6.
First base on balls-Of Lake. I. Struck out
By Lake, {; by Doyle, 1: by Joss, 2. Home run
j. Clarke. Two-base hit-Ball. Sacrifice hits
Delehanty. Conroy. Ortiz. Stolen baseball.
Turner CD. Double plays-Hinchman to Lajoie
to Stovall Hit by pitcher-By Lake, 1. Umpire
Mr. O'IOughln. Time Of game hour and 40
minutes.
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SPLENDID BOWL ING
BY PHILADELPHIANS

DERBY, August 1s.-In their match
against the Derbyshire county team here
yesterday the Gentlemen Of Philadelphia
had much the better of the days play,
disposing of their opponents for the small
total of 70 runs and tnen running up 247,
thus being 1863 runs ahead on the first
days play, and should have no difficulty
in adding another victory to their credit
The score.
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Joss Puzzles New York.

NEW YORK. August 1S-The New
Yorks played a tight game with the
Clevelands for seven innings yesterday
but touched of bunch of errors. two Of
them due to the wetness of the spit ball.
in the eighth. and handed the Maps four
runs. Joss had the locals dead to rights
Score:
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on balls-On Steele, 2: off willet. 2. Struck out
BY Steele, 3: by Willet, /. Three-base hit
OLeary. Double plays-Schaefer to Rossman;
Rossman. Umpire-Mr. Evans. Time Of game-1
hour and % minutes.
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fee hit-Meagher. Double plays-snyder to
Kane. Murphy 70 Heinrich. First base on balls
on Lewis. 9. Hit by pitched ball-By Lewis 2.
Struck out-By Lewis. 3: by Ritter. 8. Left on
bases-Marines. 5; St Paurs. /. Umpire-Mr.
Cleveland. Time of game-JO minutes.
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Detroit Shuts Out Boston.

BOSTON, August 1S.-A pass 10 Nc
Intyre. Crawford's single and McCon-
nelrs throw to first gave Detroit the only
run of the game Yesterday Score:
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Athletics Tie Up Browns.

PHILADELPHIA, August 18-The
Philadelphia could do little or nothing
with Howell until the ninth, when they
tied the score on Eddie Collins triple and
Murphy's single. Score:
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'O'Connor out for running out of base line
Marines. Observation-Disclosures. o o 0 OIL
ST. Pauls Observation-Disclosures. 5 U Ks
Two-base hits-Meagher Snyder. Stolen bases
-OConnor, Kane, Ward o.. Heinrich. Sacri-