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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06
AVERAGES 0F| THE
RICHMOND Fam.
The Week Disastrous One for
McKenzie-Ison Gains in
Fielding.
.1EssE d. GOATS.

Messitt still retains the select posi-
ton at the head of the local clubs
batting averages, while sandherr,
Kanzler, Titman, steber and Heffron
batted at consistent gait. the two
first-named having materially strength
ened their hold on fifth and sixth
places. Sandherr led the team the past
week. getting ten hits in the seven
games played.
In fielding. Revelle, Sparks and Me-
Kenzie have clean sheets 1son made
the biggest gain, Jumping over six
players. and is tied with Jay Kanzler
lfor fifth place.
Titman still leads in purloining
bases, while the speedy Mr.. Heffron
| is gaining rapidly on him. lson's
work on the bases for the week has
been very good.
| The week has been a disastrous one
| to Mckenzie. losing boil, OF the games
he participated In. Smiling Dutch
Revellc now leads the local twirlers
| in games won, with Sparks following
second. l-
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OF THE BASEBALL PLAYERS

to see him on. the street in his civilian
toys one would spot hiy, for a rustic
s, $. y; IN town for the purpose of
Ei.Fing supplies. Nevertheless Jones;
IS there with the gray matter and the
knowledge of.its uses.
But hiss independence and his plain
speaking are the traits which caus,.
ms ms. players to regard him with GER
tain sort Of awe. for Fielder Jones is
anything but a respecter of persons
One. day last fan. when the season
was drawing to a close Fielder Jones
and Ban johnson were having talk
out at the Chicago grounds. and in the
conversation the captain-manage of
the White SoX handed the burly presi-
dent OF The American League a cigar.
and after Ban had drawn on 1t for a
while Jones asked
.Jchnson?. 80. J s Z,
soh,' replied Ban, who is short an
abrupt in his manner of speaking. IT
Fielder.,. -
You nave shot back Jones. iii
you smoked any of the kind that you
have passed over to yours truly
And then. as the Chica go players
siyly sniggered. johnson walked over
to the grandstand and took a sent.
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or so inside the foul line. but 1t really
was q foul ball.
Arlie Latham, who was talking to
Tommy Evers. once the skilful second
sacker o. the Washington Club aud
the uncle q the peerless Tommy Evars.
OF the Chicago team. jumped up. md
With howl of rage turned to Evers
and shrieked in high falsetto tones G
What? Did that blankety. blanke:y
blinG man call that ball a foul. Tom
my ~
He sure did" replied E:vers. .our
Sit down and behave rouraeIf: YOU are
Attracting the attention Of every one
II, tile gIandstand."
Cont give picayunc." shouted
called that tall II foul Oh me I'll have
punched his snoot..
Arlie was in earnest.7tno. but never
supper together, which goes 10 show
that IN the progress of n baseball game
fan Is no respecter of persona.
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/ Of society women. Although 1t was q
hot enough day, he said. on being
and hot"
Near the end OF the game the Pres
ident expressed his disapproval of the
spectators sitting on the boards that
form the boundaries of the field. This
ter run to safety that Mrs. a. S. Bur-
den and Mrs. J. a. Burden had to make
to get out Of the way of the flying
hoofs i4
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my. my. that's toughl' Only mo-
ment later. however, Alexander Brown.
OF the Philadelphia four. turned neat
carom between the posts. and the
President was the leader in the APP
plause.
All through the game the President,
who was accompanied by Mrs. Regi-
Maid Brooks, formerly Miss Langhorna.
OF Virginia. exhibited the keenest en-
toyment at the dari. rushes of the
contending horsemen.. and when par
LtIcularlY close Arace hetween q counla
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06

NEW YORK. July 5.--president
Roosevelt was one OF the most enthu-
slastic "rooters" at the polo match be-
tween Meadow Brook and Bryn Mawr.
on the formers field, near Westbury,
L. l. The President, who hns many a
time ridden In the hunts across coun-
try In this Section naturally favored
the home horsemen somewhat. but
when Bryn Mawr missed a goal early
in the game after a very pretty piece
of riding Mr.. Roosevelt exclaimed,
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King Kellx,s Stunt.

never has the game produced so great
an all-aronnd ball player rs Mike Kcl-
y: He was the original of Casey in
casey ut the Bat This clever fell
the game. and 1t is said that many of
the tricks and inside ball playing that
are worked to-day originated in the
qGick-thinkinN brain of Mike Kelly.
Although Kelly was. not fast run
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06

IIAMMoNpsPole'r. NJ ". July e.
sGoing thlrty-elght miles an hour and
TRAVELLING IN 90 sent circle. the Aerial,
Experiment Associat TONS u aerodrolnn
No 70, liaolvr, as the i,ne# Bug. made M
filtght OF thpeer guar tspsrnf IA mile here.
G,Irtiss wa 81 a Az ga T.S b III
was SECOND All ttls tiule Z tllgI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06

.aeroplane left the ground until It land
cd, The. %landlne, was intent onal and
made without accident This&ts one
OF many trials that have been made
oileiaI tast al the maehine' Whieh lis is
70 talk q IL lace ne fore IL he contest conl-
lllttee St lie ssAs Gro lllb "A IN rica
tog the seisntl Anne nj n l. 3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06
FIR FREDERICKSBURG TAKES TWO
GAMES FROM BALTIMORE
Special 70 Tho Times D!spateh.l

FREDERICKSBURG VA. July g.
a double-ll eader was played here yes
tertay between Fredericksburg and b.
game, fredericksburg, II: b. c. and A.,
o.: batteries: Lewis and NIanifreds;
Birmingham and Dixon. Second game.
fredericksburg. 4, B. G. and a. 3; bat
teries: Manning and Barr; Barr and
DIXON.
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Where Pickering DJned.

While the Washington team was In
Detroit on It's Western trip Ollie Pick-
ering, the akilful and good-natured
o ,,lf. OF the Nationals was one
put large-size meal under his belt,
for Pick IS one of those healthy for
ayers who lave an appetite that con-
stantly needs appeasing. Taking young
rant on the principal business thor
oughfars of the pretty Michigan city.
Ollie. WITH that breezy Western way
of his, shouted to the waiter:
Say. Bill. what have you got to eat
here
Everything. replied the waiter.
Well" shot back Pick. with a slv
wink at Clyde Milan and expecting TO
we'll take a little OF IT.,
Two plates OF hasn't sung out tho
attendant. End then Pickering looked
foolish while Clyde laughed uproari-
ously at the expression on Ollies face.
Catcher Cchreck'. Query.
No matter where professional ball
Il spcci. of fan who will hold lin
up on every occasion for his vfews on
some POINT about baseball.
Nothing annoys the EpIke-shoe1 BOYS
so much .lS this cross-eSaminatIon by
the l,uttinskies. and although the Ma
jt.itiof the spike-shoed lads Will treat
an inquirer courte ously, yet deep down
In their hearts they would lik, TO tell
OF him.
This a,,izzng game IN the part Of
the bnttinskies is more prevalent
stoppnp ba o'e Where the etsS
One day in June. when the Athletics
were playing at Cleveland. Schreck was
approached by we'll groomed fellow.
who looked like the pampered son of
pittsourg mil senracs he said no
previous Introduction, either, don't
you get mighty tired of catching ball?
I should think that the strain on you
backstops would be terrible"
senAa nd whd do cried d ee for yiag
Blow soap bubbles?"
When Latham Got Excited.
Along about the FIRST part Of May
the once famous third baseman of the
st. Louis Browns, Arlie La than, show
ed up a. the National Park. and though.
Arlie is now In his fifties. still there
was no more enthusiastic rooter out at
the local grounds that day than Arlie
Latham. He scheered8 as Justify as a
healthy school boy, and the remarks
he hurled at the head of the veteran
umpire, Jack Sheridan, were an anus
ing feature inasmuch as he and Jack
Sheridan are bosom friends. But IN
the excitement Of the moment Lathall
plays no favorites.
/. In the seventh inning big Freeman
came to the bat, and with Mcbride on
second and Ganley on third. y cry
drovega fast ball down the third base
line that looked good for a two-bag-
ger. at least. and both the men on the
bases dug for home. Unfortunately
the ball swerved into the foul line
about two Inches. and Sheridan called
1t foul and as he did SO he shouted
two strikes.
OF course. every body put UP a fierce,
howl of protest, because to the folks
in the srandstand the ball certainly
appeared fair and to the Fbleachetites
1t seemed that the ball was u yard
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Pitchera' Records.

sLenEuc's Batting Averages.
The following averages Include all
games played in the Virginia State
.League up to Sunday, June 2Sth:
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Hooker y, rs {. +. 199
McMahon .f,5.3..5. n. l6l
Mails Il. u. I. s, !. /, IA
Riggs ~, 80. !. iii
va ~, i on
Powell i. NJ
Messitt ,...a 4. "a. y y. &c;
Smi H. y. y.S Y. 4. . Il
lad ward +. \. \, . N. ~ ID
Ryan H . 7
|Schuman II. n. s.. . q, II II 3,l
Nal lace Il, y. i, |. u, n, 5
Kirkpatrick 4. I. 4. &. !. 4. 3a
GnadingeI ~. n. 81 Z. ...f. \, n
Haas {. III y 4, . a
1Morrissey Il !. i. !. /. 81. 2S
fSeitz X. y, !, u, /. n,
Nest Il h. q Il, n. \. . go
Russell y. 4. u, 49,, u. u. Is
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welt would grasp the balcony rail-.
snap his teeth together and shout Hi
yee! HI yee!" in regular cowboy fash
ion.
The President rode overto the country
house Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bacon.
in Westbury, from Oyster Bay and then
drove over. to the club Unlike the polo
players. he was on the scene of ac-
tion before the time set for the match.
and while waiting for the bell tosring
slipped tea and chatted with party
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Nagner,s face was a study. and as
Dexter took the money Wagner showed
| the cards away and IS lowly{ sa I'd: ~
Well. it may be all right. but it;
looks funny to me- And to this day
Hans cannot figure 1t out but that lie
was q victim of "a frame-up deal, al
though srfed Clarke said not.
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Magnolia Park M bottle sceno OF;
the annual match race between, local
gcoiQred Il cyclists to- day. 81 Las II year,
when lssz event Vas mn 81 ra ted, 4. II
large crowd turned o ut 10 Witness 4 L.
sS, u Ipo gIa M q nc lul IS 80 and
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Colored sportlng Events.

Journey TO Ruckroe Beach to-day for
the second annual track meet of the
State Athletic Association of Golored
Clubs, p, Rragg ard Sagar .;.lnes
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Hon. Wagner'k Experiences.

Hans Wagner. the big, good -natured
lad who, according. to rLmor, IS receiv-
Ing the highest priced sainry that was
81 ow that he Is not a near 3ail PLAYER.
Is leading the National League in lat
ting, fielding. base stenling and iilii.-
In s the tnii for the ,lis.anc.. Limit,
Was one ut The quietes; chaps han he
first broke into the ,nato.' league TINT
lceuld have hecn found IN America
Hans "prsng into iaile with the
Louisville L. Club. which was then a
ner was 81 silent then tina. they nick
named him SLEEPY Hans but The big
German early showed that he was the
and on account q his inyarisbie good good .
ture. he quickly Won friends amor &.
the members of the club.
Ia those days the game of draw
o. baseba II player.
The louisville Club in that day was
one of the steadiest poker playing
teams in the National League, possibly
Southern neoble. AT any rate. poker.
had the Colonies going some at the
time that Hans Wagner joined the
Almost the first thing proposed after.
big Wagner fell into the Louisville
outht vas 4 game of poker Fred
Gi,lla r. now manager-captain of the
one of the best all-around ball play
crs in his time. and several other men
Were In the game. ~
On the first deal Hans got four
queen and drew. one card. and Dexter
drew thrae and the other players pass
ed. When at last Dexter called Hans.
the latter threw down four queens and
a king, ana naturally reached over to
ia Ike the monaay. when Dexter stopped
ace. l,stsl 8 "a = ~ TX ',f
h NVagner,s face was study, and as
Dexter took the money Wagner showed
the cards away and S loWlY- sa ID.
The evening world., 1908-02-21
TAINTED ON RADIATOR,
DIED OF HER BURNS.
Mrs. Eagle, Who Was Strangely
Injured in Hotel Room, Ex-
pired After Eleven DAYS.

After lingering In agony for eleven
days. during which every resource
known to medical science to relieve her
sufferings and save her life was brought
into requsition, Mrs. Annie Eagle died
to-day in the New York Hospital from
burns she received at the Victoria Ho-
tel.
Mrs. Eag.e, who was forty years old,
was a patron of the hotel 1t was her
custom to come regularly to this city
from her home in Toronto, Cana Ia. to
visit married daughter.
On Feb 10, while dressing in her room,
she became faint and fell across n
steam radiator. A maid discovered
Mrs. Eagles plight but could not enter
the room. which was locked from the
inside. The maid informed Manager
Thomas, ana the hotel electrician
climbed through the window from
fire escape. Mrs. Eagle was uncon-
scious and her body partially rested on
the hot radiator, the flesh burning.
Mrs. Eagle was hun r,%i to the hos
p!ta!. Her death to-day followed a
period of unconsciousness.
The evening world., 1908-02-21
THREE MANHOLES
IN GAS ERUPTION
SCARE WEST SIDE
Covers Blown High as Roof
by Strange Explosions
Underground.

Residents In West One Hundred and
Eleventh street. between Seventh and
Eighth avenues are speculatlng to-day
on the strange bombardment that tum-
bled them out Of their beds in the middle
of the night fearful OF a wholesale on
slauglIt by the Black Hand
There were three distinct explosions
and, after the third. the fire apparatus
clattered into the street to add to the
general commo,ion But 1t proved that
there was no fire and no bomb. Three
manhole covers had blown up.
The manholes lead to conduts OF the
Edison Electric Light Company. and
wnv the covers should have blown up
could not he clearly explained to-day.
One of the company's inspectors said he
believed gas had leaked into the aper-
lures. He couldn't imagine how the gas
had been ignted.
'Probably," he said, 'it wasn't ig-
nited. out just blew out covers from
pressure. The ice and SNOW wedged
Them on until they. We're a!r-tight.
Therefore any leak OF gas would have
no possible escape. The gas Is subject
to atmosr ier!c influence, contracting
when 1t Is old and expanding when II
ts hot. \ lot must have escaped In 10
blow these covers out and shoot them
up as high as the roof. as a policeman
who saw one OF them so of says"
The evening world., 1908-02-21
PRIEST SAVES
POLICEMAN IN
SALOON BRAVL
Mob Bent on Killing Foley
Flees Before Father Bergen
and Sergeant.

The opportune arrival Of priest and
life of Policeman Patrick Folcy in
saloon fight at Tenth avenue and For
ty-second street early to-day. Foley.
depriveds OF his club and revolver was
down on the floor and half dozen
men were kicking at him when Father
Bergen and Sergt. Cooper, of the West
Forty-seventh street station. appeared.
Foley. who Is attached to the West
Forty-seventh street station. heard
three shots in the saloon and ran
into the back room. Fully dozen men
were fighiing. The room was full of
siu oke. tables and chairs were over
turned and one man Law on the floor.
bleeding from a bullet wound.
AS soon as Foley entered the room
the fighting men dropped their own
disagreement and attacked him. He
was quickly stripped of his gun and
club. and the whole crowd was SEEM
inglv bent upon following the advice
of Il man who yelled XIII the cop"'
Sergt Cooper and Father Bergen,
engaged in conversation on the street
nearly block away heard the shots
and hurried 10 the scene. the police
man TO uuell the disturbance ana the
prIcSt to minister to the diving. should
his services he required. a they burst
into the room the crowd rushed for
the front. smashed the doors open and
Cooper caught John Breslln, twenty
one years old, of No. 527 West Thirty
ninth street. James Mccarthy. OF No,
81 West Forty-ninth street, was on the
floor unable 70 move, from the COM
Dined effects of whiskey and II bul!ct
The evening world., 1908-02-21
PAPA 5 WARRANTS
HAL TED WEDDING
ONLY FOR A NIGHT
Jersey Couple Miss Marriage
by Minister, but Judge Makes
Them Man and Wife.
Special to The Evening wor,dD


ELIZABETH. y. j., Feb. 2l.-Hubert
T. Hunter twenty-five wears old and
Edna Grace Ditzel. seventeen. were
married to-day by Police Justice Mahon
after spending the night in station
house cells in Newark. Warrants charg-
ing the bridegroom with abduction and
the bride with disorerly conduct were
withdrawn when the young woman $
father consented to the ceremony TAX
ing place in court.
Hunter and Miss Ditzel We're to have
been married last night at the home or
the bridesroom's mother. No. i3 f-2 Fill
more street Newark, where the girl has
been for a week, uwins, as she said. TO
a difference with her father who lives
at No. lSS Eorth Broad street, Eliza
beth The Rev. Mr.. Stanley was on
hand to officiate, and the happy young
couple and their guests We're dressed
for the occasion when two detectives
entered with warrants and led the
couple off TO Jail.
THIS morning they were brought TO
Elizabeth, where the girls father
charged the young man with having
kidnapped his daughter. and judge
Mahon neld Hunter in 500 bail, Later
it WAS explained to the Judge that the
couple wanted to get married. The bride
groom showed the wedding ring and eN
planned that when sick some time ago
Miss Ditzel had nursed him back to
health and they fell in love. out her
"a ather hai objected to their marrying.
The Judge called all concerned into
consultation, and MIR. Ditzel announced
that If the couple would agree to marry
in court he would give his consent to
the union. Hasty assent was given, and
the Judge tied the knot, Mir. Ditzel Civ
ing his daughter away.
There were kisses all around, the
Judge wished the bridal couple good
luck, and thronG in the courtroom
applauded as they left.
When taken 10 the statOn-hOu last
night the bride said her father hau
chosen another man as husband foi
her. and because she refused to accept
him Mr.. D.tzel had told her to leave
the house. She took him at his word
and. she added, the trouble followed.
The evening world., 1908-02-21
BRIDEGROOM STABBED
AT WEDDING FEAST
Uncle Charged With Knifng Young
Man in the Back After
Being Elected.

Tony Lubin. thirty years old Is In the
Jersey City Hospital with stab wound
in his lungs, and his uncle. Adam
Lubin. fifty years old, Is under arrest,
charged with having inflicted the
wound
Tony was married last night at his
uom,, No. 20J Fifteenth street. His un-
Gle was displeased at the marriage and
made so muc. trouble that Tony, "itn
whom he lived. put him out of the
Iuuse As the bridegroom was return
.ng from the street to the mouse. the
unIire say, the uncle stabbed his nepdew
IN the back with a pockctknfe.
The wedding guests called Policeman
rEan. WHO arrested the uncle. HnnY's
condition is said TO be orlti al. Tie uu-
ele was held I'm the First Criminal Court
to-day to await the result of his
notn nnw's injn-i"s.
The evening world., 1908-02-21
PREACHER LATE,
ELOPERS' ARREST
CHEATED CUPID
Everything Was Ready for the
Wedding When SleuthS
Broke In to Arrest Couple.

II the parson who had been engaged
marry them had not stopped to look
n the shop windows. pretty Edna Dit
;cl. seventeen years old. OF No 1899
North Broad street. Elizabeth. N j..
would to-day be receiving conEratula-
ions on the splendid 1T of her new
name. She had promised Hubert B.
Hunter, OF No. 43ll Fillmore street,
Sewark. to help him carry his directory
designation and last night was the time
set for the wedding. AL the guests
were assembled at the home OF HUI
lctts parents. the table groaned under
1 two-story ry-and-hasemcnt wedding axe
md bride and bridegroom elect eagerly
.,Naited tie clergyman.
What under the sun can be keeping
lm?' queried the girl.
That's nm now" answered Hubert.
,aking the stairs without touching the
steps as the doorbell began iinEl!ng
.'Does Miss Ditzel live here?" asked
lna of two men who stool at the door.
Yes. yes" this is the house. shouted
Inc girl from the landing above. Are
YOU the minister? What kept your
Hurry the soup will be ruined and the
.u.ks are starving
We're not minister's" said the man.
We're detectives, and we have war
rants Tor a man named Hunter and
.jrl nnmed D4tzel. Sorry to interrupt
ne festivities. but you both better come
long"
please. please, Mr.. Policeman, sob
,ed Edna, can't you walt TIL the
,lergyman marres us. He'll be here
INV minute now and we don't care
chat YOU do to us after that.
Hunter voted aye on this proposition.
,nd the guests surrounded the dctec-
ives ana begged them not TO cheat
rupld. The detectives Informed the
company that the girls father had Sc
.ure1 warrants for herself and her
syyeetheart and charged her with run
,inr away from home and him with IN
iucing her TO go, Everybody cried
..ue. and then Hubert and Edna took
rnlI of hands and followed the detec-
iives 10 Police Headquarters. There
vas another fearful parting when the
lovers were separated and taken to DIFF
ferent cells. " ,,,,.
..r,tT"rythinE t viii be all risht in a few
davs. and my name Will keep that
rina told the rclice that her father
wanted her 20 marry man she didn
| ,rye. She said she left home a week
lgo, and has been living with Hunter'a
! folks.
The evening world., 1908-02-21
FRESH INK SHOWS
THEIR MARRIAGE
WAS NOT LEGAL
Alert Clerk Detects Fraud, and
Emil Caron, a Notary,
Goes to TombS.

The alertness Of A. y. Glaser, a
deputy city clerk resulted to-day in the
annulmeut of marriage which at no
tims had been legal and the commit
Elghty-eiShth street. the notary who
performed the ceremony, to the ToInbs
on u charge of violating the penal code
relating to the new marriage laws.
Carow yesterday filed with tho City
Clerk n copy OF marriage contract
drawn up by him in accordance with
the old Domestic Relations Law which
became dead letter on Jan. II last.
The contract recorded the marriage OF
George Sudner, OF No. All East Forty
seventh street. and Emily johnson, of
10. 232 East one Hundred and Seven
teenth street. 1t was witnessed by Paul
Lange and by Carow's wife, Henrietta.
The seal showed that 1t was performed
on Dec. 10 of last year. when the Do
mestic Relations law. which provided
for marriage bv contract before
notary. was still in force. The date of
Dec. IL was also indursed on tie agree
ment.
Glaser's suspicious were aroused by
the apparent freshness of the ink with
which the document was written. He
summoned Sudner to his office and soon
learned that the bridegroom had signed
the contract on Feb. II. Glaser in
formed tho District-Attorney's office
and to-day. after an examination of all
the persons concerned by Assistant Dis.
trict-Attorney krotel. Carow was com
mtted TO the Tombs In default OF 5000
bail.
immediately aftor con ncliidiru hi, nv
animation. Mr.. Krotel saw District
tOrAey Jerome. vino ordered a thorough
Investigation to be made of this branch
of the notary's business. Carow told
Mr. Krotcl that 1t was common prac-
tlce among. certain class Of notariss
to draw up and date hack these mar
rage contracts. Carow, in hone of
clemency has offered to tell the names
or a score of notaries he knows to have
oeen guilty Of similar ofrenses.