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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
lUMuEY WAS PLAYING
BILLIARDS WHEN CALLED

Capt. Harry Lumlcy of the Brooklyns
was not at the grounds yesterday. He is
confined to his home with bad cold.
Some interesting facts leaked out yester-
day in connection with Lumley's appear
ance on the scene in that eighth inning
of the second game of Mondays double
header.
1t seems Lumley was in the players
clubhouse indulging in game of bill
lards with Trainer Danny Commerford
Just as the Judge was leaning over the
table to make u..Aicult shot a messenger
from Manager Donovan appeared on the
scene with a summons for the captain.
Lumley looked out the window, saw
two Brooklyn players on the bases. Jor-
dan at the bat and heard the crowd root
Ing like mad
to make that shot. Looks like a good
and clean up those fellows and come back
and do as much for YOU"
So Lumley strobe up the field and Just
got to the bench as Lungren walked
Jordan. Then Harry walked up to the
plate and uncorked his two-base hit,
clearing the bases. When the inning
was over the Judge" hustled back to the
clubhouse, made the difficult shot and
trimmed Trainer Danny good and plenty
Recently Mathewson had an experience
very much like Lumley's. 1t was in a
game at Chicago. The Giants apparently
had the game sewed up. so Mathewson
went to the clubhouse. Just as he was
ENJOYING q shower bath a message came
from McGraw to hustle out and save the
game. as Crandall, who was pitching
went up in the air. The Giants did every
thing to delay the game so that Mathew
son would have time to dress But the
Cubs were wise and the umpire ordered
McGraw's team to play or forfeit Just
then Mathewson came running up the
field. He saved the day. 1t was only
after the game that it was learned that
Matte in his hurry, came out without
putting on his socks and he had his street
shoes instead of his base ball shoes on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
Tried Ba||-Bearing Shoes, But
Couldn't Stop Until Ma
chinery Got CIogged.

work of spinning himself around before
making the great heave.
To prevent an accident and to per-
NIT the athlete to suddenly stop, an
emergency brake was run down the left
side of the shoe and could be worked
by wiggling the big toe.
When everything was ready the crowd
gathered around. The shoe felt very
comfortable to Flanagan and he immedi-
ately pronounced the scheme a success.
Grasping the handle on the end of the
wire attached to the heavy weight. Elan
agan started at the crack of the chair
mans pistol. In a second he was spinning
around like top The mechanism was
so well oiled that all the crowd could see
was blur. This kept up for two min
utes. and the committee discovered to its
horror that something was wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
LITTLE STORIES OF THE BALL PLAYERS
By Revere Rodgers.

the Pirates. joined that club. 1t was dis
covered that he was tanner by occu-
patton. and when this fact became known
10 Tommy Leach, the third baseman. he
said to Swacina:
Charley Lever is also a tanner by
occupation
Swacina, desiring To have some one to
whcm he could talk shop, Immediately
Grieo out to Lever. who was. coming
down the hotel steps:
II hear that YOU used to be tanner"
Yes sweetly replied Charley: II was
| once country school teacher"
Bill Dahlen, who played shortstop
for the Chicago bunch. was a personal
friend of Heman Long. and these two
men were constantly showing and jostling
each other when on the bases in a good
| natured wa"
| On this particular occasion Dahlen was
on second base and he was making fun
or the Dutch shortstop and kidding him
on the way that he could slide around
Long when he was getting back to the
bag.
Long was taking the kidding good
naturedly. and was also doing his share
Of the joshing, while at the same time he
was trying his utmost TO put the ball on
Dahlep.
out his handkerchief to blow his nose.
Just as he did so Long playfully sna tched
the piece of linen from "Bil" and blew
his nose. or pretended to do so, on the
/
1t happened that Dahlen kept his to-
bacco in the same pocket with his hand
kerchef. When Long put 1t to his nose.
not being tobacco user the scent of the
weed on the handkerchief affected Long 8
| nostrils to such a degree that il made
him give a prolonged sneeze AS he did
so Arson smashed ball right straight at
Herman. who didn't see it coming. and
the ball went sailing out to center field.
Dahlen came home with what proved to
be the run that won the game for Chi
cago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
Bill Kay's Coaching.

One of the most quiet men that major
league base ball ever saw was Bill Kay.
who played with the Washington team
last season. Cantillon says in all his ex-
perience he never saw kay's equal when
it came to doing the silent act. Jack
Warner and the balance of the older play
ers on the club back up Cantillon in his
statement. and this was the clamlike ball
player whom his teammates nicknamed
Noisy"
Cantillon supposed that If he could ever
instill a little life into Kay he might
become one of the heaviest hitting lads
in the business bu: ii was impossible to
arouse the big fellow to even sitting-up-
and-taking- notice degree.
CantiIlon even offered Kay S. a day
extra If he would go out OH the coaching
line. but this princely offer was passed
up.
Finally one day Joe strongly insisted
that the big farmer must go over to first
base and see what he could do about get
ting Bob Ganley down to second Kay
demurred. but Cantillon became excited,
and the big fellow walked over to first
base and. going up to Ganley, he whis-
pered in his ear:
Say If you get a good chance go
down to second. but il you get out don't
blame me-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
WHAT DYE THINK OF THATv'
DIR. H: G. Hillar of Binghamton. n

G. n.
of
deciding
Mnlgan
a
had
the
Mothers uche
He
grandstand mighty traction or
this action the
found until Dr. Roberts
Justa he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
SCRAGGLY YELLOW CUR
AIDS IN GOLF VICTORY

unplayable spot, trotted over to the bunk
er. dropped the pellet twenty yards from
the putting green and stood off one side
to watch the finish of the hole.
Nieman insisted the ball should be play
ed from where the player found it. that
the assistance Of the pup was rub OF
the green. His opponents averred to the
contrary.
Two balls were played to decide the CO.
nundrum, one from the bunker where
the canine caddy found it. the other from
where the dog dropped it.
After the match the question of which
ball should score was left to the club
professional. who ruled that the dog was
a rub of the green, saving the pair five
strokes over the score of the play from
the bunker and giving the players score
of forty-three. one under the next best
pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02

Here is the prize golf story A scrag-
ely yellow cur no intelligent. wise Scotch
collie. recently won a golf match for Mrs.
Jackson B. Kemper and her partner. L.
F. Nieman, In a mixed foursome at the
Milwaukee Country Club.
The dog was determined to take the part
of gallery in the event and followed
the players to the third hole. The bunker
midway to the green on this hole is
beastly thing and the yellow cur realized
that fact. So when the guilty went
PUNK into the sand at the foot of the
bunker the cur calmly surveyed the
proposition before the players.
Before the regular caddies could inter-
fere Mr.. Cur marched up to the ball. lift
ed it from its resting place in an almost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
George Mullins Retort.

Every fan knows who reads the daily
papers that Ty Cobb is studying mining
i'm order to become proficient in that
profession when he finds ii is more profit
able than professional base ball. Ty. like
all youths who are studying anything.
likes to air his knowledge whenever the
opportunity presents itself.
Much to Tvs displeasure the Detroit
bunch hardly knows thing but base
ball, and what is worse, they do not care
for any subject outside of base ball. Many
times they tell the ambitious Mr.. Cobb
to shut up about himself and his mining
knowledge.
The other afternoon while the train was
taking the Tiger fellows back to Detroit
Mullen. Cobb and Bill Coughlin. who is
an examiner. were all sitting in the smok-
ing car talking. when the subject turned
on metals and Cobb Immediately blurted
out:
why heat always causes metal to ex-
pand. Why do you deny it, Mullin?"
Well shot back George, II have my
reasons. 1 have noticed that a hot old
time the night before doesn't cause a
ten-dollar gold piece TO expand to any
great extent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
PAW PAW GIVES BIG
LEAGUES STAR PLAYERS

PAW PAW, Mich. August l.
There are many things in which this
town excels and among them is the
production of base ball players Wade
(Red) Killifer and his brother Billie"
are Paw Paw boys and graduates of
the high school and were stars on the
Paw Paw base ball team. Red" went
from Paw Paw to the Michigan Southern
League. then to the American League,
where he is now playing with the Tigers
as second baseman. Billie recently a
member of the Texas League. has been
purchased by the Washington American
club for $500 He is one Of the most
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
Builders Beat Exeters.

The First Builders of Bioomingdale
came near having their unbroken record
of twenty-four successful games knocked
sky high yesterday i'm a game with the
Exeter Athletic Club. Up to the last in
ming the Builders had everything their
own way but in the seventh the Exeters
braced up. ratified the Builders and scored
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02

promising OF the younger catchers in the
country.
Pitcher George Paige. born. bred and
educated in Paw Paw. former men,
Der of the high school ball team, who
has been playing i'm the Southern League.
has just been purchased by the New
York Giants for s.. 800.
Frank Sanger. also graduated from
Paw Paw began his career as ball
player in this town and won fame while
a member OF the University OF Michigan
team. He is with the Johnstown team
in the Tri-State League. Like Paige.
Sanger is pitcher 1t is said Frank will
quit the diamond at the close of the pres
ent season and take up law, as he is a
graduate of the law department of the
University of Michigan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
Bresnahan to Retire.

TOLEDO. Ohio August Chris F.
Wall, secretary-treasurer Of the Body
House Hotel Company, announced that
Roger Bresnahan. the great catcher of,the
New York National League base ball
club. will retire from the game for good
at the end of the present season.
Bresnahan is stakeholder in the
Body House Company and desires to de-
vote his entire time to his commercial en-
terpriSes here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
Brooklyn Giants Win.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN. Md, August L.
Sinners proved an easy proposition for the
Brooklyn Royal Giants here this after
noon, and at the same time was given poor
support by the home team. Score, IL to
L. Hagerstown was materially weakened
by the absence of SentZ. Brent and Vic
Miller. who yesterday jumped the club
without notice.
Capt Hanks has lines for several good
men and expects to have the team in
good shape by Monday. Score:
Rrooklyn Giants = o o 0-13
Hay,rstown . o o 3 o O.
Batteries Brooklyn, Thomas and james: Hag
erstown. Sinners and RaSsdalc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
Cavalrymen Win Honors.

CHICAGO, August lin the pistol shoot
of the Department of the Lakes at Fort
Sheridan today the cavalrymen carried off
the honors, four of the horsemen getting
better than 800 out of the possible 600.
while none of the infantrymen reached
the 500 mark.
The leading scores were: Corp. D. r.
Raymond, Sth Cavalry, so: Sergt o. Bon
ar, 4th Cavalry, go; Corp. E. P Karn.
7th Cavalry, JOB: Sergt. r. w. Elder,
18th Cavalry, SOP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
Will Play Soldiers Today.

The Columbia Union baseball team Sc
lected to represent the printers of this
city in a series of games to be played in
New York city in September will meet
the soldiers of Fort Myer this afternoon.
Several games are being arranged for the
team to put 1t in good condition when
called upon to meet teams of other cities
in the coming series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
ON THE SPORT PAGE.
From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
nv crupuL,N A MARTIN

By STEPHEN A. MARTIN.
l must he getting WOODY
Or dropping out Of date
fear the Nineteen Fighters
May rub me of their slate:
For. though try my blamedest
To toe the knowledge mark.
ia com sPIr,ls R r tbs I DARK. me
The English that is scattered =
Throughout their columns lOnf
Is surely not the language
OF poesy or song;
And base hall Literati
Use words weird and wild
They thoroughly befuddle
My mothers fav'rite child.
They talk Of yeIping TIGERS
With fangs and cruel claws,
And pirate about the provess
OF CUBS with frightful paws;
And glory. too, In GIANTS
Like Cyclops fierce Of old
Who hunt these vicious iunglers
And Ofttines stretch them cold.
] scarcely stop to marvel
What these strange tales may mean
When, 10. ! read Of QUAkERS
And EATERS of the BEAN.
Then suddenly ] shudder,
For there, in black and white.
see that PIRATES slaughtered
Surprises still await me.
hear of those who DODGE
The TROLLEYS in the city
Where usu'lly they lodge:
And then ! hear Of PILGRIMS
With hosiery Of red.
And SENATORS and foemen
With SOX Of WHITE, instead.
And when I'm told Of YANKEES
In this land OF the free
I'm suddenly transported,
1T seems, across the sea
To Italy. the sunny.
Where CARDINALS are known,
And France. la belle where many
NAPOLEONS have grown.
It's all 50 very puzZling
fear I'll never learn
This brand of cultured patois,
However long I yearn;
But this much Anglo-Saxon
readily can spin:
When asked about one pennant,
II know the BROWNS will vim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
Ten Leading Base Stealers.
CLUB BATTING RECORDS

six runs This came within one Of tying
the score. Darkness prevented further
playing The feature Of the game was
the pitching of Burley. who struck out
fourteen men. Following is the score:
Builders Observation-Disclosures. o I 3 10
Exeters. q 0 g. 3
The First Builders desire challenges
from teams averaging sixteen to seven
teen years. Address Gordon Hulfsh, 211S
LIST street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
Bill Hassamer's Comprehension.

This well known and arratic bali
player of the early 9Os was member
of the Washington club under the Was-
ner regime. holding down an outfield
position. BY reason of his being a
sturdy gentleman. gifted with a pair of
leather lungs and voice of the fog
horn variety, he made most excellent
coacher. On account of his many eccen-
tricities and his voice he was nicknamed
wild Biz Hassamer.
Bill came to Washington from the
Chattanooga club. and from his first en-
try into the major league until his exit
Hassamer stirred things up a few and
also was the subject upon which the
sporting writer's Of those days gave Il cir
best efforts. Bill was the Rube Waddell
of those times. and being a person OF
few educational qualifications he always
managed TO make some bad breaks when
he started conversation.
One day AL Maui the pitcher on the
Washington team, came out of the club
house and noticed the stormy aspect OF
the heavens While Al was gazing at the
sky Bill Hassamer cried out to him:
Say. Maui do you think we will rim
them Philadelphia fellows this evening"
I'VE might if We played Them" ans
wered AL but I'm afraid that old Jupiter
Pluvius won't let us play ball this after
noon"
'What?' shrieked Hassamer, as he
arose from his seat as if some one had
prodded him with a needle: lis that four
flushing guy in this town too? We'll
somebody ought to tin can him, for he's
the same bum cop. or whatever he is
that stopped us couple of times down
in Chattanooga. for ] heard the fellows
say it was that man you just men
toned that kept us from playing wher
We had games cinched with the other
clubs angrily concluded Bill, as he
walked into the clubhouse muttering i'm.
precautions loud and deep concerning
Jupiter PIuyius
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
Passed Balls.

Chicago 3: Detroit Z; st. Louis. q; WASH
NGTON q: New York 10: Philadelphia. 10:
Cleveland. IA: Boston. 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
Double Plays.

st. Louis 50: Cleveland. Is: Detroit: 20;
WASHINGTON. 81: Chicago. So: Philadelphia
"a: Boston. IS: New York. 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
Ten Leading Run Getters.

Triple Plays.
Detroit 2 Tvs. Boston,. Philadelphia, Tvs.
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02

Roberts of the Analostans is also an
other single sculler that should give more
attention TO the work. His father was
for a long time the best sculler on the
river and there is no reason why the son
shouldn't eclipse daddy's record.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-07-02
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Howland Bancroft OF Colorado is ap'
pointed assistant geologist In the
United States Geological Survey.
A hundred delegates to the national
convention OF the Delta Delta Delta
sorority, in session at Lincoln, visited
the farm of William J. Bryan.
The Republican congressional cam
paign book will be out unusually early
this year, probably six weeks sooner
than 1t was issued four years ago.
President Roosevelt has appointed
John c. OLaughlin OF Washington as
secretary to the American commission
to the Japan exposition at Toxic in
1912. His salary will be $1,000 year.
There has been approved to the ter
ritory OF New Mexico In part. satisfac-
ton Of it's grant OF 100000 acres for
the improvement OF the Rio Grande.
16, ,562.29 acres within the Roswell land
district.
The following promotions in the
Canon City, Colorado. postoffice. have
been ordered by the postmaster gen
eral: Two clerks from $1,000 to ST.
100; one carrier from $500 to 5000 and
four carriers from 5000 to $1,000.
The first colored girl to be employed
in the government bureau OF ensraV-
ing and printing was appointed under
President Harrison about seventeen
years ago. Today more than 200 col
ored girls are employed in that bu-
reau.
President Roosevelt sent telegram
to Representative Sherman congratu-
lating him upon his nomination, say
ing: Accept my hearty congratula-
tions and my earnest good wishes for
the success of the ticket of Taft and
Sherman"
The work of preparing sketches OF
the career OF army officers covering
the last decennial period for the Me-
mortal hall at West Point is now in
preparation in anticipation of the
bringing of the archives Of that col
lection up to the year 1910. g.
Sweeping reductions in lumber rates
west Of the Missouri river and a five
per cent. reduction in the advanced
rates in the East as well as other
changes in the tariff are ordered un-
der decisions announced by the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
Vast quantities of dynamite are to
be used on the Isthmian canal work
during the next fiscal year. according
to estimates made by the division en-
gineers, Over 5000 tons of the ex-
plosive, 1t is thought, will be required
and nearly sixty-four per cent. of 1t
will be for the use of the Culebra d.
vision.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-07-02
GENERAL NEWS.

The powers interested have agreed
to send a warship to Tangier, Morocco,
to safeguard the lives and property OF
foreigners.
The national congress OF San Do
bingo, Sunday, proclaimed General
Ramon Caceres reelected President OF
the Republic.
Insurance companies lose $1.066,75o
by the fire, at Three Rivers. Quebec
Monday. 1t Is estimated that the ac-
tual loss will figure up to over 81 2,000,-
900.
The steamship Ohio is reported by
arriving vessels seventy miles from
Nome, Alaska, and disabled. Those re-
porting the ship declare she is safe
and in no danger Of disaster.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., son of Pres
ident Roosevelt, was given his bache-
lor's degree Wednesday by Harvard
university after three years of study,
having taken extra courses.
Secretary Taft directed the postpone
men OF the meeting of the substitute
committee Of the Republican national
committee to select a national chair
man from July 1st to July Sth, on ac-
count of the illness of Representative
Sherman, the vice presidential candi-
date.
Captain T. A. Baldwin announces
that the trial trips Of his new dirigible
balloon. the first to be built for the
government, will be made at Fort Myer,
Washington, about July 18th.
An engineer named Ponteaux, at Di-
Jon, France, announces the invention
of an electric gun which. without pow
der or other explosive. Is capable OF
firing 1,2OO shots minute.
Secretary of the Interior Garfield
inspected a numper Of the sugar plan
tations near Ho1o,uk Wednesday.
During the trip the automobile broke
down and the party had to walk dis
tance of seven miles.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-07-02
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One Of the products of that class, Of
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-07-02
where Js Podunk7

It has not been many years since the
popular expressions In the east to de-
note remoteness and outlandishness
were such place names as Oshkosh
and Kalamazoo. Yet both these places
are now hustling cities having popu-
lation Of more than $4,000: and each 10
approximately as near the geographi
cal center of population as Chicago
and st. Louis.
The standard expression to denote
rural obscurity is 'Podunk." Every
body has heard Of Podunk: but where
IL It? There is no Podunk in the list
of $1,000 federal post ofices. The
United States board on geographic
names has thrown only . little light on
the subject by decreeing recently a.
follows: "Quaboag; pond in Brookfield
town. Worcester county. Aassachu.
sets. Not North. nor Podunk." 10
there . Podunk. anyvhsrs!-sunday
Magazine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-07-02
Standard for Beauty.

Women who are in doubt as to their
claims to beauty should consult the
following figures. that have been de
clared correct proportions for both the
tall and short woman: Short woman
Height. 5 feet inches: neck. l2is
inches: bust. 36 inches: waist. 81
inches: hips. 81 inches; around the
largest part OF the forearm below the
elbow. IL inches. which should gradu-
ally taper to 6 inches around the wrist
Tall woman-Height, 5 feet st inch
es: weight. I37 pounds; bust. &c inch
es: waist. % inches: hips. AZ inches: !:
top OF arm. IA inches: wrist. s inches.