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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06
ST. VINCENT TEAM
TRIMS SOLDIER BOYS

At Washington barracks yesterday the
st. Vincent base ball team won from
Company H by a score Of 3 to 2. The
game was the best that had been played
at the barracks this season and was the
hardest fought for by the muddiggers.
1t was either teams game until the end,
and when the end of the ninth inning
Iplled around with the church boys In the
lead by two runs it caused the soldiers to
make grand rally. and they would have
tied the score but for Dewitt falling
alseep on the coaching line at first. With
Noane on base and one out, Woodruff
drove a skyscraper over Litchields head
in center for two bases, scoring on Pur-
cells hit to right Meister struck out ard
Purcell was forced out at second on VIII
kinson's hit to short.
Meister did the twirling for Company
II. pitching a good game. although a trifle
wild in the fifth inning. Riston pitched
for st. Vincent and although he was hit
hard on several occasions kept the ten
hits scattered. Meister sent seven batters
to the bench on strikes. while Riston had
four to his credit. Both pitchers passed
two mean each.
Mullin, behind the bat for the soldiers,
caught one of the best games that could
be asked for. Not a sack was stolen on
him. Patton at center and Purcell in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06
OPENING SHOOT BY
EASTERN BRANCH CLUB

The annual spring season of the East
ern Branch Gun Club will open tomor-
row, when the first shoot of the season
will be held on the grounds of the club
on the Eastern branch south of the Dis
trict Jail. This shoot will be an in
formal affair, and 1t is expected that
there will be a large turnout OF the
members of the club and of visitors
from the other clubs, to have a try at
the birds for the first time since last
fall. Mr.. Gustav p Lohr the president
of the club, has had a circular letter
sent to the members, calling their at
tention to the opening of the season.
so that there will be a big turnout for
the opening shoot. The committee in
charge of the club events will have a
meeting/ in a few days to formulate
plans for the season. and number of
interesting events will be arranged. 1t
is proposed to have match shoots sew
eral times during the season with teams
from other clubs, and the shoot on the
Fourth of July will be made a gala
event. The members of the club. it is
stated. are looking forward to the COM
ing season with much interest, and it
promises to be one of the most enjoy
able the club has ever had. Quite a
large increase in the membership of the
Eastern branch club is looked Tor dur
ing the season, and the club affairs will
be SO arranged as to be attractive to
those fond Of the gun and the clay
pigeon shooting sport.
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JUNGLE JOHN" CROSSLEY
A GOOD INSTRUCTOR

Uncle John Grossly, the famous old
circus athlete, formerly instructor of the
Columbia Athletic Club Of this city and
for nine years in charge Of the athletic
department of Hamilton College. con-
Quoted an athletic meet there last week.
which was the most successful in the his
tory of the college. as at least five col
lege records were broken.
The Hamilton College system of body
training has for years been a unique sys-
tenn. Coached by a former champion
athlete and circus performer the students
learn unusual and complicated stunts and
formations in acrobatic work.
"Uncle JOHN as he is known. has been
at Hamilton College since 1899. and was
in his early days one of the fastest
sprinters in the United States. and at
one time held the title of professional
champion. Besides that he was an ex-
pert pole vaulter. and in the eos he was
clearing the bar at 10 feet inches. when
feet was considered a good mark. He
was a member of the Barnum & Bailey
circus and was the man who originally
raced against the horse and did double
somersaults over the elephant. After fol-
lowing the circus business for eleven
years he took up the work of athletic in
structor in colleges. From 1889 to 1893
he was in charge OF the Columbia Ath-
letic Club of this city, and by the work
of his pupils last week shows that he Is
still one of the best instructors in the
country.
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GOLF AT THE /
CHEVY CHASE CLUB

Gen. Randolph, president of the Chevy
Chase Club. has kindly presented a hand
some cup. known as 1.-The Presidents
Cup" which will be played for by menu
bers of the club under the following COM
ditions: April Is to May IS. members
may turn In to the green committee quail
flying scores. the best thirty-two net
scores to qualify for match play. May 20.
q and %. first. second and third rounds
Of handicap match play, and May q.
the semi-finals and finals also at handicap
match play. eighteen holes. A suitable
prize for the runner-up will be provided
by the club.
The Middle Atlantic Golf Association
annual tournament will be held at the
Chevy Chase course May %. % and 80.
and In view thereof the club will not have
usual open spring tournament.
The all Washington Philadelphia annual
meet will be held at the Merton Cricket
club. May 2.
In addition to the Saturday handicap
events, schedule Of which will shortly
be posted, the committee has arranged for
q series of handsome pr'z to be pre-
scented by different memt rs OF the club.
one of which is to be .ayed for each
month. beginning with June. the condi-
tons of qualification and play to be sea-
sonably posted at the clubhouse.
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left played a great fielding game The
whole inf1eld played a fast game and
showed up we'll on base throwing.
For the st. Vincent team. Moffat did
good work behind the bat, while both P.
Hoffman at first and Spalding at short
did fine work. Litchfield and Schriver
covered lots of ground in the outfield
Patton and Woodruff did the best stick
work for the soldiers, while Hoffman Sc
cured two singles for the other team.
The soldiers scored their first run>in the
second inning. Neues walked. took sec
ond on Pattons single to right: Woodruff
flied to Litchfield and Neues stole third,
coming home on a passed ball by Moffat.
Purcell flied to Mack; Meister out, Spald-
ing to Hoffman.
In the fifth Meister went wild and al
lowed Schriver to drive one to center for
a single Riston followed by a hit to left
Harris was hit with the ball and got his
base. Schriver scored on Hoffmans hit
to short. the latter getting his base on an
error by Wilkinson. Litchfield walked.
forcing in Riston. Mack was hit by the
ball. forcing in Harris. Spalding flied to
Purcell. P. Hoffman flied to Dewitt and
Moffat flied to Meister.
In the last of the ninth the soldiers
made an unsuccessful last stand. Patton
singled to left. but was caught off the
bag. due to Dewitt not watching the
ball while he was on the coaching line.
Woodruff got two-bagger over the CEN
ter ieders head. scoring on Pursell 8
single to left. Meister famed: Purcell
out. Mack to Spalding, and Wilkinson s
hn
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COURT TENNIS PRACTICE.
Foxhall Keene Loses to Jack White
in Three Straight Sets.

NEW YORK, April 6.-Final practice
for the national court tennis champion
ship tournament, which IL to begin at the
New York Racquet and Tennis Club this
afternoon. was INDUCED in at the local
club yesterday. Foxhall Keene. who only
arrived from the other side earlier in the
day. played three sets with Jack White,
the professional and the latter won easily.
White conceded Keene Is, and the pro-
fessional won, GO. e.. 60. OF COURSE
the American amateur was handicapped,
not having had time to get rid of his sea
legs after a rough passage. AS might
be expected. Keene was a trifle or in his
judgment of distance. but he did we'll UNI
der the circumstances.
There was quite a gathering on hand to
see the play. and among those noticed in
the dedans were Eustace II. Miles. former
amateur champion Of Great Britain. and
Peter Latham, the worlds professional
champion. The tournament startes at
30 o'clock this afternoon with q
match between keene and T. A. Haver-
meyer Although the latter has had the
advantage Of constant practice of late
he is not considered by close racquet fol-
lowers having more than an even
chance to beat Keene. who is regarded as
a strong match player.
The second contest between Miles and
Pierre Lorillard Of Tuxedo is scheduled
to begin at o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06
OLYMPIC CREW COACH.
Controversy as to Who Will Train
the Oarsmen.

The committee selected to pick the
American crew has run up against an
other snag. The question that now con-
fronts the committee is who will direct
the crew after 1t is selected? Who of all
the leading coaches Of America will give
the crew its necessary drilling before en-
tering on the hard. grueling contest of
July % over the Harlem course?
The Cornell man wants Courtney: Yale
sticks to John Kennedy; Pennsylvania to
Ward, and the other five are just as
strong for their coach, SO 1t looks like a
case of you choose my man or I'll not
play" 1t is a case of all desiring to adj
here to the particular stroke taught by
their coach, which each and every one
herein lies the danger of failure to be
represented at the great regatta
One Of the arguments used by college
oarsmen is that it Is impossible to get
eight different college oarsmen from as
many institutions rowing in form unless
they have at least three weeks hard
work together. as the men could not get
out of their Municipalities so easily which
it has taken a drilled coach SO long to
instill in them.
Courtney has informed the committee
that he would not accept the position,
owing to his Cornell contract and a dis
inclination to assume the task, and Ken
nedy and Ward are of the same way of
thought, so the committee Is floundering
around like a craft without rudder.
A local oarsman declares that the
Courtney stroke, the Yale stroke. the
Rice stroke, the Vail system and the
Ten Eyck mode are all about the same.
Now 1 venture the opinion he says.
that it wouldn't take a week to round
the crew into shape. and. putting aside all
of the eight coaches of the eight colleges
and installing Pat Dempsey in charge
with a free rein, I'll wager he will get
them In form in a week-that Is, If the
oarsmen enter heart and soul in the work.
and for the time being forget Courtney,
Kennedy. Ward. Ten Eyck. Vail, Rice
and the other capable coaches.
That was demonstrated when he
picked up that Vesper crew of PhiladeI-
phia-one made up of scullers and oars
ners Of them at the Paris exposition. and
again last years exhibition with the Po-
tomac crew of this city. Before he as
sumed charge Of that eight they had been
taught two different strokes by two diff
ferent coaches. and proved winners under
both, but he changed them again and
won the American junior championship.
I'm my opinion. the same story would
apply to any other crew." said the old
oarsman. provided. of course, the men,
bers of the crew entered into the spirit
and went out for victory with the dash
that they would use at college. 1t is
ridiculous to claim that it would require
weeks for training. when the entire crew
is already MT. and all that coach would
find necessary would be to get the men
swinging together and to improve their
Workmanship and FORM"
Although the Olympic committee has
plenty of money subscribed to meet the
expense of the trip, the impression is
gaining ground daily that the committee
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EXCITING RACES BY
WARRENTON HUNT CLUB

WARRENTON. Va, April 6.-The point
to point races held annually by the War
renton Hunt Club came Off most sue
cessfully last Saturday. The attendance
was the largest ever seen on the course.
and the greatest interest was mani
tested. Among the strangers present were
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Davis. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. c. Hayes. Miss Howe and Frank
Pemberton of New York. Mr.. and Mrs.
Redmond Stewart and Charlie Stewart
OF Baltimore. Mr.. and Mrs. Watts and
Miss Watts. Mrs. Starr and Miss Starr
of Philadelphia. The summaries of the
races are as follows:
First race. Warrenton Hunt steeplechase; dis
lance four miles (same In all-First, Miss Man
ming. 1870 (owner). J. d. Hall: second. Anna
Bruce, 1tO (owner), J. II. Maddux: third. Gin
crack (felD $50 tStonel. G.. Il. Stone; fourth.
Kantankerous (felD. 16O IT. Evans), Lucy Stone.
Second race; steeplechase; open to all-First
Shamrock. $50 towner), r. c. Daniel; second.
Othelic. $50 tEhmonds). II. C. Daniel: fourth
Justine. $50 CT Evans. ". s. Sewers.
Third race. for half bred hunters-First. Up-to-
lanta. 1Go towner,: c. ?; Daniel: third, The
Judge 100 III. L. Edmondsl. G. :. Wiley: fourth,
The Lamb. 100 II. Z. Evars), j. d. Hall.
Fourth race, Farmers race: one-half mile on
the fat-Fourteen entries: Won by Magic.
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RAILWAY RELIEF
BOWLING AVERAGES

Another week of rolling in the Wash
ington Railway Relief Association Bowl
ing League has passed. and We find the
mechanical contingent still leading the
list by a big gap. 1t is a sure thing now
that this quint will win the flag. as its
lead is too great to be overcome in the
few days that remain for play. Roadway
and Columbia are having an interesting
fight for second place, the former team
being put one point to the good in the
percentage. The other teams in the
league are SO far behind that they have
very small chance of getting in the
money POSITIONS
In the individual averages Wenner
seems to be a permanent fixture for the
leading honors. with an average Of 173 "A
Smelling with an average of 1924 holds
down second place, while Herbert, with
1902 as his average. is in third place.
Following are the averages
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SEATS FOR SPECTATORS.
New Accommodations at Department
League Games,

The affairs of the Departmental Base
Ball League took an upward tendency
yesterday and President Chance at head
quarters was all smiles and the personifi-
cation Of happiness. He had just heard
officially from Col Charles Bromwell. y.
s. A.. in charge Of public buildings and
grounds. that he intended to make the
contests this season much more interest
ing from spectators standpoint by an
active cooperation Of his Office.
Col. Bromwell proposes to place settees
around the two diamonds set aside for
the Departmental League. in order that
the ladies and gentlemen who attend the
contests may be seated free Of charge,
and President Chances idea is to have the
extra players of the teams conteSting
who are In uniform, act as ushers and to
see that the seats are reserved for the
spectators. AS the games are played on
government reservations. no fee can be
charged for the seats. hence the action OF
Col Cromwell in providing accommoda-
tons for the departmental rooters is the
best thing that has ever happened to the
organization. in the opinion of President
Chance.
Another important plan. inasmuch as
the Commissioners will not allow the
grounds to be ruined by SHINING" the
infield Is to have each diamond thor
oughly rolled. all the holes filled in and
the high knobs leveled. Uncle Samuel"
personated by Col. Bromwell. is going to
be mighty considerate of his base ball
playing clerks In 1893.
The umpire who is to assist the pre-
mier Jump" Belts. has not yet been Sc
lected. though the names Of Handiboe
Murray. Newman, Gassoway and Ellis
have been mentioned. Shorty" Hughes
was a likely candidate, but he accepted
position with the Church League and
is out of the running. Mr.. Denman
Thompson will do the official scoring
Mr.. James Sprigman has been selected
to coach his Office team-Post Ofice-and
Chef Clerk Conrard has turned over to
him the names of thirty-odd candidates
who are anxious to wear the new uni
forms of the mail singers" Their uni
form this year will be changed somewhat
from that worn formerly. in that the hose
and trimming will be of blue instead Of
cardinal.
Manager Worley Of the war office took
his warriors" out Wednesday to play
his old team Of last season, Bethany
Baptist. and the Church League cham
pions trounced them. It was Wars first
ger Worley was pleased with the showing
his team made.
1t Is claimed by the Agricultural De-
partment that Sanders Is pitching strong
er this year than ever before, and that
last seasons rest improved him so per
cent.
Manager Duganne of Interior is work
ing his players every day. and the play
ers, especially the new ones. are pleasing
the coach beyond expectations. 1t looks
as II Interior were in the running strong
this year.
Manager Anderson of Commerce and
Labor still adheres to the opinion that
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THAT SUMMER
BASE BALL PROBLEM

Summer base ball playing for money by
college men has suddenly developed many
supporters. particularly among under
graduates. and the much needed reform
instituted by the Intercollegiate Athletic
Association of the United States may not
be accomplished as quickly and so readily
Brown Herald said editorially: 1--WE can
have college sport for college sports sake
and still allow professional ball during
vacation under proper restrictions" This
may be true at Brown after an experience
of two years. and it may be said in pass
ing that with strict scholarship require
ments there need not necessarily be any
deterioration in the personnel of team
or a general influx of tramp athletes, but
in condition and in theory 1t makes for
commercialism. and commercialism Is the
direct antithesis Of amateur sport and
sport for sports sake, whether In or out
Of college. AS broad or narrow as the
varying and complex definition OF the
word amateur" may be In various
the. plain and simple definition Of the word
professionals as applied to sport. The
Century Dictionary says: professional
undertaken or engaged in for money or as
a means Of subsistence; opposed to anna
teur." The man who plays base ball or
professional, and any reasoning to the
contrary is fallacious and becomes mere
sophistry. If the undergraduates cannot
realize the force OF this it Is high time
for the various college faculties to insist
on the athletic associations adopting a
rule to cover the point and thus free col
lege teams and college men from any
faint Of professionalism Cornell. in its
free and independent way, showed what
could be done a few weeks ago to stamp
out an insidious evil by amending the
rules governing student organization so
that in future any man who plays under
name other than his own, or who pays
in q contest at which an admission fee
is charged, except as a member or rep
resentative of a school or college team. y
is ineligible to represent the university.
This Is the reasonable method to en-
courage and inculcate the spirit OF true
amateur sport.
Within the last four weeks undergrad
uate mass meetings were held at Amherst,
Williams, Wesleyan and Dartmouth to
obtain an expression Of sentiment on the
question Of summer base ball playing. The
result was a sad commentary on the anna
teur spirit Of college men. for. be 1t said.
the three first named forcibly declared In
favor Of allowing college men to play
base ball for money. provided they were
not members Of teams under the national
q 9reement The votes were as follows
Amherst. 272 to IS; Williams, 237 to 81
and Wesleyan, 11S to 81. The Dartmouth
to their credit be it said
voted overwhelmingly against summer
base bail and professionalism. Brown de-
cided in favor of summer base ball two
years ago
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HACKENSCHMIDT IS
NOT A GOOD LOSER

NEW YORK. April 6.-To maintain his
prestige In the English music halls and
mitigate the effect Of the reports Of his
defeat by Gotch in Chicago Friday night
George Hackenschmidt the Russian
Lion. sent the following dispatch to the
London Daily Mail yesterday
''The tactics by which 1 was defeated
on American soil would not have been
tolerated in England. Gotch's BODY was
literally soaked in Oil to prevent nv
holding him. All the world knows this
TO be unfair and against the rules Of
wrestling. He dug his nails into my
race, tried to pull my ear off and poke
his thumb into my eye. Gotch fought
not like man. but like cat
IN the first place I underestimated
Gotch's power and thought 1t unneces-
sary to do much training. Consequently.
was wholly unfit to meet Gotch How
ever. 1 am sure that If he had wrestled
fairly l should have beaten him Once
In the ring / began aggressive tactics.
but Gofch would not come on and started
his tricks.
1 saw that his body was oiled and
protested. but the referee paid no heed
to me. The people at the ringside were
an preJud1ced against me and unfair. so
that ! concluded the best thing to do
was to keep silent and do my best.
Gotch then dug his finger into my eye
and l called out unfair but he con-
tinued and the referee did not stop him.
Now happened an unusual thing,
which don't think fair. Gotch grabbed
my big toe and tried to sprain 1t. with
the object of Gripping me by breaking
the bone. Throughout the match he
kept pulling and wrenchfng my toe and
I saw that 1t was not wrestling but a
butchery match. After an hour and a
half I was Disguised and ready to quit.
but 1 decided to try again. Gotch
seemed to weaken but. cheered by the
crowd. he kept up the bloody work on
my face, so half an hour later l said,
I'm done
Il was not hurt much, but ] didn't
want all my skin pulled off I never
appealed for a draw. l am both quicker
and more powerful than oGtch. The only
thing Is that 1 did not train enough
Il will keep all my English engage
ments. and now that know Gotch will
train to win back the championship, but
not on American soil"
When he was debating this cable at
the Auditorium Annex in Chicago the
Russian Lion" appeared to be full of
good spirits and jumped about the ROOM
giving limitations of Gotch's savage on
SlaughtS.
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RAIN KNOCKED OUT
COLTS SUNDAY GAME
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO Inc Star.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill. April 6.-The last
game scheduled between the Washington
Colts and the Springfield team for yester-
day was called off on account of the heavy
rains of Saturday night. which put the
grounds in pretty soggy condition. The
cancellation Of this game was a big dis
appointment to the local fans. as the
games put up by these two teams have
been most interesting.
Seven games were scheduled between the
Colts and Springfield. but owing to the
Indictment weather but three were played.
the former taking two and the latter one.
1t is expected that the Washington Regu-
lars will arrive in town this morning and
a game will probably be pulled off this
afternoon between the locals and the best
material of the visitors. The entire
Washington squad starts on its journey
eastward tonight.
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NATIONALS BATTING
AND FIELDING FIGURES

The following tables show the work Of
the Nationals while on their trip from
Galveston and while there. up to and in
Guiding Saturdays game at Kansas City
The work Of which they are capable must
not be Judged from their spring training.
al in these games they do not put forth
their best efforts. especially when the
weather is cold and blustery. it has
been since leaving the city by the gulf:
and. besides. In these games they put in
practice whatever signals they may have
agreed upon to bring about team work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06

for the more arduous work that is before
them in the coming championship race,
which will commence In about ten days.
The patrons of the Nationals can rest as
sured that when the weather becomes pro-
pitious for base ball they will give a good
account of themselves. The tables fol-