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edge of different ways Of making shots
than probably any other player.
The hobby of James Lamothe, st.
Louis professional. is difficult bank shots
in three-cushon matches.
Lamothe was one of the topnOtch play
ers in the Grand Billiard Academy of ST.
Louis when that institution was in opa-
ration. In games with Horgan. De Orc,
Jeyne, Day. Lean and Hueston Lamothe
demonstrated his ability: At first it was
thought that luck played great part in
some of the bank shots Lamothe made
When day after day he ripped off the
most sensational kind of bank shots,
either leaving the balls practically safe
or counting the majority of the time. the
other players began to sit up and take
notice. 1t was not long until Lamothe
was conceded by nearly all the players to
be the best player at bank shots in St.
Louis. and the majority of players will
still admit it.
games required strong, steady stroke
at times, with heavy English. and a per-
feet knowledge of the angles of the table.
To many man the diamonds on a bill
lard table do not mean anything more
than an ornament. but these marks of
distance have won many a game for
Lamothe. He figured that there is such
thing as being too conservative in play
Ing billiards. When there is a chance
for a bank shot with the opportunity to
leave the balls safe. he goes after the
shot instead of playing deliberate safety.
Daily Is about the only other man in
ST. Louis who plays the same system.
! The other men simply cannot make the
bank shots. They have tried to. and II
they could make success of them would
play them. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
SEATS SEVENTY THOUSAND.
Last Girder of London's Enormous
Stadium Put in Place.

The last girder Tor the steel structure
of the great stadium at Shepard's Bush
near London, in which the Olympian
games will be contested this year has
been placed in position and some idea
can now be obtained of the mag
nitude of the British Olympic Assoca-
tons undertaking. This stadium has
been designed to accommodate 20. 900 spec
tators, and, besides, will contain rooms
for the competitors, officials and general
public and a lot of floor space for exhibits
of sporting implements. The center is
turf arena, 700 feet in length by 800 feet
running track having three laps to the
mile. and outside this again a cycling
track having two and three-qUarter laps
to the milt. Alongside the arena is a
swimming pond. 100 meters in length,
with a deep space in the middle for high
diving and water polo.
The games to be contested in the sta
dunn will be divided into two parts, the
main Olympic games, opening July IS,
and which will include athletics, cycling,
fencing, gymnastics, archery swimming
commencing October 10, and including
foot ball. both Rugby and association,
hockey and la crosse.
Upward of twenty countries have formed
Olympic committees to promote the par
ticipation of their Sehletes in these games.
and if the men respond they have
promised the meeting will be one of the
mittee has been most active, and in reply
to circular as to what events they in
tend to compete in, the secretary has re-
piled all
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NO SLIGHT TO PULLIAM.
i!ew Method of Selecting College
Umpires EXPLAINED

NEW YORK. February 23.-Harry Pull
liam. president OF tie National League.
has returned from three weeks sojourn
IL the Adirondacks and in Canada H
was feeling very fit. he said, barring
cold. Pulliam was asked whether he cx-
pected TO do anything dangerous in tn
near future. and replied: "oh, no; an.
u man ot peace
When the president reached his Office
he found letter from J. c. Thornton
manager OF the Yale varsity nine. The
Yale manager wrote regarding the re-
cent report that Harvard. Yale ard
Princeton had turned down President Pull
liam on the umpire question and would
appoint their own arbitrators for their
big games hereafter. Manager Thornton
explained that Yale was not responsible
for the plan &C. the colleges appointing
their own uIs:.-aS. He went on to say
that there w no want of appreciation
OF Pulliam's irtesy in furnishing UNI
IireS for Il .ge games; that IL was
fully realiZs !. II this was matter of
courtesy on Pulliam's part and that it
was thought the agreement would relieve
Pulliam Of unnecessary work. In fact.
Pulliam suggested a couple of years ago
That the colleges agree on some such plan.
Mr. Thornton added that iii case the
colleges couldn't agree on an umpire they
VERY likely would ask President Pulliam
TO provide one for them.
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LITTLE STORIES OF THE BALL PLAYERS.

and then. But it is Laioies nature TO be
silent.
The only way the bunch under Lajoie's
control can arouse the big fellow is by
playing practical jokes on him, for if
there is one thing more than another
that the big Frenchman despses it is a
practical joke, particularly If the joke is
on him
One morning last July Rhoades, the
pitcher of the Cleveland team. came into
the grounds wearing a new pair of shoes.
and when he halted before the bench
where the other players were resting the
boys commented on the fact of the big
pitcher having On new pair of kicks.
what did you do with the old pair?"
inquired Lajoie, who was figuring on
using the top of one of them for an ankle
brace.
why, / came pretty near selling them
to shoemaker down the street" said
Rhoades. without the faintest suspicion
of smile.
well, did you sell them?'' asked Larry.
No" shot back Rhoades, but l had
them half-soled." And then when Larry
began to swear something awful Rhoades.
with happy grin IN his face. danced
merrily over toward the clubhouse.
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HOAGLANO WINS LONG WALK
GREAT PLUCK OF BLAKE, THE
FLORIDA NEGRO.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, February Cat
7:30 o'clock tonight. at the end of the if
ty-siXth hour. W. A. Hoagland of Auburn,
N. Y, the worlds champion pedestrian,
had such safe lead on his nearest COM
petitor that nothing but an accident could
prevent his winning the siX-day walking
match at Convention Hall, which ended
at II O'Clock tonight.
The score at 1880 was: Hoagland, 262
miles; Slater. PSI miles; Messier. 255
miles; Player, 251 miles; Hartley, 2f0
miles; Blake, 205 miles: Lloyd. 1871 miles.
Of the twenty men who entered the race
last Monday noon only seven remained.
OF these probably the most popular with
the crowds is ]. f. Blake, southern ne
gro who has displayed most remarkable
power of endurance and determinati ton,
both in his desire to enter the race and
By his work in the past five days In the
contest When Blake heard of the race
to be held here he was in Florida, but, de-
termined to compete, he walked from TAI
lahassee to Kansas City.
The last day of his walk the negro was
without food or funds. He had no trainer
as did the other walkers and none no.
ticed him. During the first twelve hours
of the race he walked without food and
when the first day was over Blake slept
in the hall He uttered no compla mt. but
the managers on hearing his story re-
lieved him of his hunger. Blake started
today sixth in the race and probaby will
share in the money.
The men who dropped out could not
stand the. strain of the contest and most
of them succumbed to their WEAKNESS the
first half of the week.
Tom Slater of Syracuse, \. Y, and IA.
O. Messier of Milwaukee. both made eXc.t-
ing bids for second money and the out
come was in doubt until the race was
finished III. I. Player OF Kansas City
made a great showing against the profess
SIGNALS in the race. 1t was his first effort
in fast company.
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GRANT RETAINS TITLE.
Wins National Indoor Tennis Cham
pionship.

NEW YORK. February CIV. c.
Grant of this city today won the national
indoor championship in the lawn tennis
singles on the courts of the 7th Regi
ment. In the final for the title, which he
had held previously three times. Grant
defeated G. F. Touchard of California
three sets TO one by the score of 60, 6-S.
6-3, Ga. Throughout it was wonder
full exhibition of high-class tennis by
both players. Touchard handled Grants
acing service exceptionally Well. even to
the point of scoring love games against
il. When pressed for points Grant came
up TO the net with somewhat uniform
success. and 1t was in this department
of racquet work that Grant won.
The final of the consultations resulted
in favor of q. l.. Wyeth, the Ohio state
champion. who defeated G. c. Schaefer
of Columbia, 4-6, Sc, Sc, 4-6, e.
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new OUTLAW TEAM OPPOSED
ITS EFFECT ON LOCAL AMATEUR
BASE BALL LEAGUES FEARED.

"For one am very sorry to see another
professional team of ball players located
here in Washington, and sincerely hope
the plans of the outlaws will switch as far
as this city is concerned" was the an
nouncement of President Merritt O.
Chance of the Departmental Base Ball
League to a Star reporter yesterday.
"Of course, if the parties behind the
scheme want to invest their money in
such an enterprise they have a right to
locate here, but my chief objection is to
the harm it will do our local teams in the
Departmental. Capital City. Marquette
and Suburban leagues-that is, il the ideas
of the promoters are carried out as pub
lished.
1.-The amateur league teams of this city
have been growing in popular favor for
the past two seasons. and when the Amer
lean League team is away on the cir
cults the fans congregate at the various
contests and the i.veliest interest is taken
J in the amateur games, which would be
impaired. il not destroyed, should the pro-
gram of the outlaws be carried into eff
feet They state they will play here in
Washington only during the absence OF
1T is this period of the summer that
| our amateur games attract, and hence, y
said President Chance. ST would be sorry
to see the outlaws locate here, as they
would put a team here that would play
| frst-class ball and would naturally draw
| heavily on the hackers of the local anna
teur leagues.
u do not believe Washington wants two
professional teams, for 1 believe one ma
| or league team is good enough in a city
| the size OF this place. Sooner or later
| one would go to the wall, and am free tt
! say ! GO not believe ii will be the rep
resentative in the American League. !
| am told that some years ago the schema
was tried and that after a. short while
| one of the teams had to play benefit
game TO send the stranded players to THEN
many homes.
II want to see amateur base ball foster
| ed by our people. and | believe that an
| other professional team will retard its
| progress and seriously hamper the post
season championship games that are now
! such All attraction here each year
! Capt. Edwards the president OF the
Marquette League is also emphatic in his
! views in relation 10 the matter. and IL
| dorSes the sentiments expressed by Presi-
| dent Chance. With our local leagues
+, giving the people such u splendid article
! OF base ball AZ no cost whatsoever; WITT
| one professional team giving lis excellent
| exhibitions of paid games. our city is wei
| supplied. and we can we'll do without the
! outlaws" he said.
| President Carpenter of the Church
! League is also opposed TO any outla"
/ team coming b. Washington. as he does
| rot want any such organization working
/ here as he firmly believes the city is wei
supplied with paid and free contests. Ht
| believes the coming OF the outlaws. witt
! cheap admissions, vii! certainly tend &c
/ destroy the amateur leagues. and he Sin
oerely hopes they will get frostbite an(
keep hands eff Washington.
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ENGLISH 0ARSMEN AGITATED
ENTRY OF HENLEY WINNERS IN
OLYMPIC REGATTA DISCUSSED.

will the winner of the Grand Challenge
cup at the Henley enter the Olympic
regatta?" is the question that is disturb
ing the aquatic papers and writer's of
Great Britain just now, and the general
opinion is that the winner should do so
by all means.
stewards of the Henley toward keeping
the Henley winner out of the mixed
affair" known as the Olympic, for they
do not regard the two in the same light,
and believe that the amateurs Of England
should not be asked to compete against
the world when the rest of the world S
definition of an amateur oarsman is so
distinctly anti-Englsh.
But fortunately more democratic feel
ing is beginning to permeate the English
people, and they are seeing the utter folly
of maintaining a standard that keeps out
many Of Britain's fair and square par
tisans, hence they are clamoring for the
winners at the Henley to be entered at
the Olympic regatta by all means. The
Referee, unquestionably the leading au-
thority OF English athletics, is out in a
loaded article calling on the stewards of
Henley to rise to the occasion and give
play by going into the various class
races at the Olympic with a determination
to uphold the honors of the kingdom.
while even the Pail Mall Gazette has
come down from it's high perch. having
tiercely advocated the closing of Henley
to all outsiders, and has seconded the
Referees move, and is urging a full at
tendance of Henley winners.
The famous Argonauts Of Toronto. who
will enter the Henley this year with the
best crew that ever represented the
Canadians, will enter the Olympic, win or
lose. Coach Thompson. in a recent letter
to The Star. intimated that this would be
the policy of his crew. especially should
they win, as they are very anxious to
meet the Belgian crew. who won the
Henley in 1906 and 1907 confident that
they can beat them over any course from
mile up to any distance
The ArSonauts will be the ONLY crew
outside the kingdom of Great Britain tina t
Will compete in the Henley. for as Canada
is dependency of the empire they are
allowed to enter in the Grand. Challenge
or any other Henley race Advices re-
ceived from other colonial possessions
state that no other crews will be forth
coming.
In the Olympic regatta there will be
representatives from the United States
Belgium France, Germany. Norway and
Italy, and, AS the Referee saws il would
be shame not to see Leander represent
ing England in such a grand internationa,
regatta as this promises to be- 1t now
remains to be seen If agitation and clsmor
OF the democratic classes of England will
force the Henley winners out into the
open.
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Charley Comiskey's Gun.

Charley Comiskey, the Apollo of base
ball, and in his day the peer of first-sack-
ers, aside from his being the owner of the
Chicago club of the American League
and an ardent enthusiast of the great
American game. is also mighty hunter
and crack shot with any kind of fire.
arms.
This genial gentleman takes a month
off every fall just after the base ball sea-
son, and HES himself away to the wilds
Of Wisconsin and Minnesota, where he lit
orally wallows in the sport of big game
hunting.
Now, Mr.. Comiskey's closest friend is
the celebrated Bancroft Johnson, the
president OF the American League. who,
despite the weight he carries. is also one
of those disciples of Nimrod who will
gladly tramp twenty miles day over I'M
broken country for the chance to get
shot at some animal or feathered fowl.
So. last fall MesSrS. Johnson and ComiS-
key went up to Minnesota in order to hunt
the fallow deer, which abounds in the
northwestern portion of the state, and
the first day in camp it was discovered
that the gun carried by Mr.. Johnson was
out of adjustment, SO. acting upon the
suggestion of his friend Comiskey Ban
carried one of Commy'S guns along that
day, leaving his in the camp for one of
the guides to repair.
NOW, TIE eAlId ull llidl SOIHlShey Idu
loaned to Mr.. Johnson was one that he
had not used for couple of years, al
though he made il a point to carry it along
on each hunting trip for fear that some
thing might get the matter with the
weapon that he generally used.
ComiSkey'S extra gun and the one that
he had loaned to Ban was one of the old
style ten-bore affairs, and was fitted with
a heavy stock that, together with the
weight of the other portion of the fire
ARM made it a pretty heavy shooting iron.
Still, Ban held manfuly to the gun, while
he trailed along after Comiskey and the
guide; yet, it's said that Mr. Johnson
muttered words as he sweated along in
the rear that sounded very suspicious to
both the guide and to Comiskey.
Finally, just as they were turning into a
clearing, they flushed pair of pheasants,
and at the same moment both Johnson
and Comiskey blazed away The pair of
pheaSants fell to the ground, but SO did
Mr.. Johnson, who was kicked several feet
back by the rebound of the gun and
he sat there on the ground, saying such
awful words that even the guide had to
put his hands over his ears Comiskey
out:
How long have you had that blankety-
blankety gun. Commy?"
why it pains me terribly to hear you
use such language in connection with my
gun, Ban" cried Comiskey. as he pre-
tended to wipe an imaginary teardrop'
from his eye, because. you see, I have
had it ever since it was little pistol"
And then II became necessary for the
braWny guide to exert all his brute
strength to preserve peace in the family.
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What Altizer Wanted to Know.

Everybody who happens to have the
pleasure of knowing the rather Versa'Ie
Mr.. Altizer of the Washington club Will
tell YOU that at times Davy is one OF tne
testiest ball players, if anything happens
to 20 wrong with him. On these occasions
Dayy is very short spoken, and he plays
no favorites when it comes TO unloadins
wrathy things off his chest. :.
When he was in Washington last sum-
mer it seemed to be the customary thlhs
for all those comrades of his who had
served in the United States Army with
Altizer to make a call on him when they
came to town; for be it known that Dave
was a. brave soldier of Uncle Sans. and
that he saw real fighting in the Philip
pines and in the uprising in emma In
the Boxer campaign.
One of the best stories told on Altlzer
was related by a captain. under whom AL
tier served, and who stopped over In
Washington last September in order to
see Davy
This military man Altizer brought down
to the hotel where most or the Washlns
ton players used to congregate at nights,
and after the cigars were passed ABOUT
and every one felt comfortable the COM
missioned warrior told about the first time
he came across AltlZer.
1t seems that Davy had been in the
service only a couple of days. when his
regiment, which was encamped at the
Presidio,. near San Francisco. was told
off to do guard duty. Altizer was given
instructions how 10 patrol his post and
to make every one give the counterslgn
who approached.
1t was a cold and bleak night and Da-
vy's temper began to expand as ne
marched back and forth; suddenly fig
ure Of a man doomed up before hlm-lt
was the officer who tells the story-and
Altizer. presenting his bayonet, called out:
WHO comes there?
THE officer of the day. came back the
response.
."rhen what in the h are you doing out
at night?' yelled Dave, who then as now
was no respecter of persons.
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COLUMBIAN HAD CRACK TEAM
BASE BALL PRoWESS OF THE
COLLEGE ON THE HILL.

at is great pleasure to read the
ancient history of base ball of Washing
ton that The Star is giving us every
week." recently remarked Mr.. George
Hardness. an old-time residenter. ''but I
do not think it would be complete without
some mention of the doings of old Co
lumbar College.
columbian College was great local
institution here during the war, and up t.
the time it developed into the present
George Washington University. and there
is no doubt many of us old fellows re-
gret the changing of its name and char
ter 1t occupied splendid site at the
head of 14th street. right on the crest
of the hill. commanding magnificent
view of the city. and its campus was one
of the prettiest places in the entire Dis
trict: and the memory of the centra'
figure of those bright days-Prof. Fristoe
fingers among the brightest recoilec-
tons of all the old students of Columbian.
In those days 1t was a long pull .ior the
students to get to classes In time as II
was before the days of bobtau cars, anf
in bad weather it was heroic struggle 70
climb the muddy slope.
..Old Columbian College was the lead
ing athletic institution in those days, ana
ali during the season it's campus was
thronged with lovers of the game. FROM
the teams of its classes there went for'f
more first-class players than all the In
situations of this neighborhood, as tn
ranks of the Nationals. Jeffersons, Eagles
and Unions were filled with players who
had gradual ted from its teams.
1.-The greatest rivalry existed between
Columbian, Georgetown and the Deaf
Mutes of Kendall Green though Column
bian found no difficulty at that time II
defeating all corners. Bangs, the pitch
er. was the originator OF curve pitching.
as shown in The Star recently; Chariey
Lusk is a practicing lawyer of this city;
Hardness is an architect. the left fielder
was the late Ed Hay: Easily afterward
became a prominent naval official; John
son entered the medical fraternity, Beall
entered business. Howard Nyman is tn
collector of customs of Georgetown, while
Campbell Darlington is the Chesterfield
Of the local bar.
1T was a great aggregation of colleg
play base ball. as it was played in those
DAYS.
The Deaf Mutes in those days were
worthy adversaries. as they always got
out a strong team. two of the one men,
toned below. Chambers and Chaplin. after.
ward becoming professors in the institu.
ton.
'The game here recorded was played in
May. 1868 and from the fact that both
teams had not been defeated. fine game
was expected. The result came up tC
expectations. 1t was regarded as very
evenly contested. and excitement was in
tense all through the three hours of play
Umpire Murray used a flag to signal the
strikes and outs to the Deaf Hutes. The
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Harry Wolverton's Query.

Harry Wolverton, the old Philadelphia
third baseman. who is now the manager
of the Williamsport team. is great
friend of Jimmy Sebring, who is manager
of the Wilmington club Of the same Or
ganization, but who a few years ago and
before he fell from grace was one of the
neatest little sluggers that PittsburS ever
developed But for that matter Jimmy can
hit 'em out yet; and Harry and Jimmy
business cares do i interfere.
Sebring's father-in-laW is the warden OF
the Williamport JAIL and Sebring is the
headkeeper and, it's said, that Jimmy IS
becoming a regular Lombroso In sizing
I'D the criminals who come under his Ju-
risdiction. for Jimmy is one of those
studious fellow with a thirst for knoWl-
edge.
Last fall, according to Sebring. he took
Harry Wolverton through the Williams
port JAIL and after they had interviewed
several of the prisoners. Wo!verton turned
to one fellow, a new arrival in the prison.
and asked him, What are you In here
for?'
.'There're holding me for the Atlantic
CITY authorities" replied the man; Il m
charged with robbery in hotel down
there last summer
Were you the proprietor or the head
waiter?'' inquired Wolverton, as he shifted
his gum over on the other side.