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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
GUARD ATHLETICS.
Relays and officials of the Coming
Meet Announced.

With the National Guard meet but two
weeks off. Capt c. Eugene Edwards yes
terday announced the list of relays and
the officials. and every indication points
to this meet being the most successful
one ever held by the n. G. A. A.
Capt Edwards announces that besides
the relays. a wall-scaling event potato
race and gymnastic features will be on
the program.
There have been several requests for a
are received in the next few days this
will be added to the program.
The relay races will be follows:
Junior championship race-(Two laps).
BIoomingdale Athletic Club, National
Guard D. c.. Y. NJ. c. A.
One-mile relay for military champion
ship-Richmond Howitzers. National
Guard. D. c.. United States Army.
Company team relay-Company G, Com
pany E. Company II. all LIST Regiment;
Company f, I'd Regiment.
Battalion team relay-Fifth Battalion,
I'd Battalion.
Regimental relay-First Regiment I'd
Regiment.
Senior two-mile club championship
south-Bloomingdale Athletic Club. Cur
ley Athletic Club.
The officials will be as follows:
Honorary referee-Gen. George Fl. Har-
ries. Referee-Col. l.. NJ. Brett U.SA.
Judges-Dr D. E. Wiber, A. A. t.; w. c.
Thatcher. A. A. T.: Royce Hough, U. of
p; C. E. Beckett. Y. NJ. c. A. Chief in
spector-Maj E. H. Neumeyer. n. G. D.
c. Inspectors-Capt. E. H. Brian, n. G.
d. c.: Capt. ]. E. Brooks. n. G. D. c.;
Lieut. D. s. Bliss, n. G.. D. c.; Lieut.. D.
l.. Richmond. d. C. n. G. Timers-R.
Jose. D. c. n. G.; w. G. Stewart, L. of
p: Lieut. F.. II. Neumeyer. jr. Clerk
Thomas McGraw ~ G. D. c. Scorers
y. +. Worley. Bloomingdale 4. c.: Lieut..
W l.. Hogan. y. q. D. &. Custodian of
prizes-G j. Tucker. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ross. ID. c. y. G..
Entries will close Saturday with c. E.
Edwards, 1719 LIST street northwest
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.SMITHSON DEPRIVED
OF WORLDS RECORD

PHILADELPHIA, March 14.-F. c.
Smithson, the great hurdler from Port
land, Ore. through an oversight Of the
management of the Company c, Sd Regi-
ment, games last night will be deprived
Of q worlds record. In his trial heat Of
the fifty-yard hurdle race he ran the
distance in 62-5 seconds, clearing the
hurdles nicely and finishing with a grand
burst of speed.
One watch clicked at 1-5. one at 6 rs
and the third at 3-5. The middle watch.
held by Charles H. Mende of the Athletic
Club of Philadelphia. an experienced
timer, was taken as official. The other
two men confessed to being novices and
in consequence the record will not stand.
Smithson's hurdling and the running of
H. F. Hildreth, the youthful Central Man.
ual Training School Splinter, were the
features of an excellent indoor meet. Hill
dreth won the open fifty-yard race and
the scholastic fifty-yard event in a
handy fas,licc. He ran four heats, win
ming them al in the consistent time OF
As seconds
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hawed. Hughey. with a scornful express
sion strobe haughtily. away.
how Griffith Lost a Penuant.
By Revere Rodgers.

low Ir1IutQ LOST a remnant.
Jimmie McAleer Of the ST Louis club,
who is perhaps the biggest victim of hard
luck in either of the major leagues at
the present time, was bemoaning the fact
to Clarke Griffith one June afternoon
last year when the st. Louis boys were
playing in New York, when Griff, with
a snort of disgust turned to McAleer and
exclaimed
Hard luck. Jimmy. why, man, you
don't know what real hard luck is. /
will give you sample of what l ran up
against when I was manager of the Mil
waukee club one year. 1t was a tight
race for the pennant between the Kansas
City team and our outfit with the chances
just shade in our favor.
But few days before the finish of
the season the Kansas City boys took
three games in row from Minneapolis.
and that gave them a. lead of three over
us. with but three more to play and with
Milwaukee as their opponent, and the
contests were to be pulled off on the
Kansas City grounds.
''Of course, this looked like a cinch to
the KanSanS, SO they went to work and
bought a mammoth pole. about the size Of
one of those hefty sticks they string tele-
graph wires on, and they had this piece
of timber hauled away out In center field,
already at hand to be erected as a PEN
nant pole when they had beaten us to
the bunting.
"As luck would have 1t, just before we
went to Kansas City for the final games
Of the season the league officials for some
reason threw out the three games which
the Cowboys had taken from Minneapolis.
and so this made us even once more, but
still with the three remaining games to be
played on the Kansas City grounds.
''Of course this action on the part ohthe
league officials filled us all with renewed
hope, and as We set off for Kansas We
were all possessed Of the do-or-die spirit.
There was tremendous crowd at the
first game, and they tried their best to
intimidate US by displaying guns and
shouting curses at us. but the Milwaukee
chaps, who were not to be bluffed by any
wild-west bulldozing. and to prove it we
won the first game. rather easily.
This gave a lead of one. and Of
course We we're all busy explaining to
every one what we intended to do with the
pennant after 1t became ours. although
the Kansas City fellows kept on telling us
that they were going to have the exclu-
sive privilege of erecting that pennant
pole out in center field, and that they were
going to force our team to haul it to the
spot where they intended to put it up.
1.-THE second days game went to the
of course this set US even again, with the
last game of the series yet to be played
and you may be sure that we were a
mighty anxious lot when we went out on
the field that third day.
This game was played on Sunday and
We had great pitcher working for U.S.
and he worked as he never worked be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
Sam Crawford's Explanation.

If there is one topic outside of base ball
that the players prefer it is about how to
make money, for the average professional
base ball man is literally money-mad
and the impression that some people
seem to have regarding the oft-repeated
rumor that the spike-shoe lads are an i'm
provident class is an erroneous one.
No, indeed; don't allow any one to I'M
press you with the fact that professional
ball players are a lot of lushers, for
they are anything but that, and In their
spare time they are continually figuring
how to add to their already accommodating
money pile
One evening last September, when the
Detroit club was in Washington, several
Of the players were sitting in the lobby Of
their hotel when the conversation turned
upon the subject Of coin getting. and
Hughey Jennings, who has quite Wad
of the long green slowed away. was tell
ing about a famous New York million
aire and his rapid rise to prosperity. This
millionaire, it seems, was born and reared
in the town where Jennings halls FROM
and so his career is an open book to all
of his townsmen, who are proud of his
marked success.
"Why, that man." declared Hughey,
was poor boy, and he didn't have a
dollar to his name when he first went to
clerking in q grocery store up home, yet
in fifteen months he had become the
proprietor of the place"
"Well, you can't do those things now, -
replied Sam Crawford, who Is one Of
those practical genuises, because most of
the places have cash registers
And then as the rest Of the bunch haw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
Bali Players Never
Lack Excuses When
Guilty of Stupid Play

NO ball player ever made an error. At
least. If each player was permitted to be
official scorer for himself his fielding ay-
erage would be 1000
No one. unless he has been official
scorer, can imagine how many reasons
there are that a ball player does not get
the ball. There is a reason for every
error. and every ball muffed or fumbled
is an impossible chance.
1T hit a pebble
1.-THE sun got in my eyes,
1T took bad bound
Il was going the other direction to
cover the base when 1t was hit
'The wind made 1t shoot crooked"
These are five principal reasons as
signed by players when they want to
justify themselves in making an error or
misplay; but there are others-almost as
many others as there are misplays.
One of the funniest excuses ever of
fered which was true happened on the
old Eastern Park grounds at Brooklyn
when some one cracked a long line drive
straight at Treadway. 1t seemed sure
putout and an easy catch. although the
ball was hard hit. Treadway had but a
few feet to run to place his body squarely
in front of the ball. He went jogging
over then suddenly swerved Ito go two
ways at once and finally made a desperate
jump at the ball. missed 1t, and let it roll
away for q home run.
Everybody in the press box thought
that the sun had blinded Treadway and
caused him to misjudge the ball. After
ward he explained it. 1t appears that
just as the ball was hit a bee landed on
his leg. The sting of the bee distracted
his attention and he forgot the ball until
too late.
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old Boston team when it was gathering in
pennants as fast as the seasons rolled
around.
In a close game one afternoon he at
tempted to bunt. The game depended
upon whether or not he laid down a bunt.
He screwed weak fly to the infield-and
the game was lost.
What do you think Of that guy?' he
asked afterward.
\ "Who?"
why, that fellow criger. Didn't you
see him.
mo. What did he do?"
Didn't you see him rub grease on my
bat?'
Groundkeepers know better than any
others the excuses of ball players. They
are called upon to sweep. scrub. soften.
harden, smooth and roughen the ground
for certain players every day during the
season. They are asked to pour water on
one spot and dry out another. They are
asked to put new top dressing on short
stop and sweep it off second base, and
the finding of a piece OF gravel as big
as the end of a little finger means a week
of chiding-if the player happens to make
an error.
X
There was one washington player Who
used to carry a pocketful Of pebbles that
he would scatter around him after he
had fumbled ball, and another one used
to cut up the ground with his spikes SO
that he could show his fellows where the
ball struck when 1t took bad bound
There was another who used to tear the
leather on the finger of his glove after he
fumbled a ball, to show how hard 1t was
hit. They have all sorts Of excuses
= 1t is fact that piece of chewing gum
won game for Chicago Srom Cincinnati.
and an eleven-inning game at that.
1t was in the eleventh inning at Gin
cinnati. Chicago had scored in the first
half of the inning, and. with, man on
third and one 'out, Jake Beckley rolled
a bunt toward third. The bunt was fair
by six inches. and .Beckley, having caught
Wolverton asleep, was safe by yards.
Wolverton saw that 1t was useless to try
to catch the runner at first and decided
to let the ball roll. hoping against hope that
1t would roll foul. AS he ran in, Wolver-
ton spit out a wad of chewing gum,
and as he stood over the ball, watching
it roll he was astounded to see It strike
against the wad of gum. and with its last
gasp roll across the line on foul ground.
On the next effort Beckley popped up a
foul, and the next man went out, and
Chicago won.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

Barry Mccormick. who should have
been the best ball player that ever lived
and wasn't, put up an excuse once that
was a wonder. In a close game and at
the crisis of the game he fumbled an easy
bounder and let the winning run score.
Just as ! started for the ball. he
said, "a gnat flew into my eyes, and
never saw the ball at all until 1t hit my
shins and rolled away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
Nick Altrock's Assurance.

Two years ago. when the White Sox
were making such a gallant fight for the
pennant flag. and when every gamk was
important to their chances Of winning,
Condskey gave orders that all the play
ers should cut out the drinking Of slim
ulants of every kind. and every morning
he would lecture the boys on the virtues
Of sobriety. Conuny wanted that PEN
nant. and he wanted it badly. for it
meant thousands Of dollars to him.
Now, Nick Altrock is a German and
has always been Used to the drinking OF
beer in moderation, and Comiskey's or
ders didn't make the smallest kind Of a
hit with the great left-hander. and as
Sir Nicholas is nothing If not independ-
ent, he calmly disregarded the old Ro-
mans advice to abstain from the amber
fluid. One day. when Nick. who had
business down on Dearborn street in the
neighborhood of the station, dropped into
a saloon to get a glass Of beer he was
somewhat surprised. but not at all wor-
ried, when he found Comiskey standing
on the sidewalk in front Of the restaurant
when he emerged therefrom.
well, well. Nick" said Con1iskey. In
heartbroken tones, "I'm awfully sorry to
see you coming out of that saloon"
well. I had to come out some time, :"
cheekly retorted Altrock, Il didn't care
to stay in there forever"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

But the prize excuse maker was
young fellow who used to play with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-28

that time few people started to singing, Tn Dear Old Georgia My, the thoughts that rushed in upon us as l sat there as though alone at that quiet hour on the upper deck admiring Nature at her best. And then, too lt was that we saw the great fleet of salmon fishing crafts sail forth to take up their night work near the mouth of the river.
 And as though as in a dream l wander on day by day to grander sights, 1t seems. The next Sunday I went up the Columbia to the head of navigation, and if the 'Lorldly Hudson is half so grand as that l must surely see it ere leave for Jupiter or Mars. Great high mountains line the river, with especially named points here and there such as Rooster Rock Castle Rock, St. Peter 5 Home' Thumb Needle Rock and many, many more. And the most picturesque water falls that plunge from far above to the level of the river. Then you see others that just simply tumble down the mountain side midst all that foliage of green. And all along the banks of the upper river you see the great fish wheels, ever turning and generally catching the great white salmon. And so here you find food for the body as well as for thought. One almost thinks 1t strange that the Indians do not run out their canoes to capture the steamer. But, alas, pale face has killed big chief
 "The girls from home are in Europe now and write me that they will spend two weeks in Switzerland. Well, if Switzerland is more grand than the scenery in this far-away spot I must certainy go there some day.
 1T can imag zine no scenery more fascl- hating than that view as one leaves the mouth of the Columbia river and starts back to Portland. There you have a long look at Mounts Helen, Adams and Hoodsal, white with their perpetual snow and towering high above a wilder ness of green, over which the sunset casts It's peculiar tint, and even the snow looks like pink. Alas! l say if Switzerland is more beautiful than that well I will some day go tRere. even though I have to cut out Jupiter and Mars.
 \ Portland claims the highest park of any city in the country. It has car line to the top, so quite often I go up to view the sunset after dinner and then after dark I look down on our city of 200, coo, and it seems like a sea of diamonds or some fairyland. They can the park Council Crest It is said that the h. dians met there and built th-.r council fires.
 "So you see there is scenery every where. Next summer I am going to camp in the snow. This is queer coun- try We have had some hot days, but not many. July the midday sun was very welcome.
 "The other day I asked at a downtown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-28
A NICE MENU FOR TODAY
BREAKFAST.

BREAKFAST.
 Watermelon.
 Waffles and Maple Syrup. Broiled Pork Chops. Baked Potatoes.
 Corn Muffins Coffee
 LUNCHEON.
 Fried Lobster. Cucumbers
 Beans and Potatoes, Boston style. Blackberry Pudding. Iced Tea
 DINNER
 Baked Goldfish. Irish Fried Potatoes.
 Curry of Green Tomatoes.
 Cherries and Lettuce Mayonnaise.
 Iced Lemonade. Pineapple Sherbet. Macaroons. The above suggestions are not only palatable but practical For several of the dishes the following receipts arc given by a clever correspondent: BEANS AND POTATOES
 Boston style)
 Wash, string and cut fine a quart of tender, young string beans. Put two tablespoonfuls butter in a good sized saucepan, and when melted, turn in the beans, seasoning with a teaspoonful salt and pepper to taste. Stand on the back v the butter, add a half-cup boiling wa ter, cover closely and simmer gently for an hour. Have ready scraped and wash ed one pint small new potatoes add to the beans and cook until the potatoes are tender. It may be necessary to add a few spoonfuls boiling water from time to time while cooking but they will not require much. When reaoy to serve a few spoonfuls cream may be added, but it is not an essential
 BLACKBERRY PUDDING
 Take two cupfuls of stale bread crumbs soaked in two cupfuls of milk, a little salt and three eggs beaten we'll Take 11k cupfuls of sifted flour and stir into it half teaspoonful of baking pow der; add 1h pints of blackberries. Put into buttered pudding dish and steam for two hours. Serve with rich sauce. CURRY OF GREEN TOMATOES Cut the tomatoes into thick slices and soak in salt water for half an hour Drain and wipe. Put into saucepan two tablespoonfuls butter or olive oil and when hot add two tablespoonfuls minced onion. Cook to a golden brown, add a teaspoonful curry powder, then put in tomatoes, salted, peppered and rolled in flour or fine meal, and fry a fine brown.
 BAKED COD FISH
 Rub the inside of a small fresh cod with butter and lemon juice and put on a buttered drainer in fish kettle. Rub with butter sprinkle with chopped mushrooms, shallots and parsley, lemon juice and minced garlic. Pour over the fish three cupfuls of white wine, bring to boil and simmer for an hour and a half Baste as required. Thcken the liouor with butter and flour and serve with the sauce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-28
FERD MARK Store
FEARFUL RESULT
 OF AN EXPLOSION

Red Oak Ga, July N.--As the result of an explosion of alcohol in the Atlanta and West Point railroad depot here late Sunday, Reginald Smith, aged 15, is dead; William White, another boy, is perhaps fatally burned and the depot destroyed by fire
 Charles Suttles, friend of the two boys, had his hands badly burned while pulling his companions through window in attempting to rescue them.
 One of the boys, it is said, struck a match near the barrel of alcohol. An explosion followed and the burning liquid scattered in all directions, cut off the boys escape. Young suttles, hearing the boys screams, camet to their rescue, pulling them through aawindOw which he broke open.
 Smith died a few hoA Alater and White is so badly burned that'A is not believed he can recover.
 The depot and a box car were entirely destroyed by fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-28
CHANGE OF HEART
 TOWARDS TURKEY

London, July 27.-The Macedonian ques- ton was raised in the House of Commons tonight. Sir Edward Grey, secretary for foreign affairs, said that the situation had suddenly changed greatly in the last few days, if Turkey herself was going to improve the whole government and the country to benefit Mussulman and Chris tians alike. It was better, he said, that the Macedonian question should thus be settled by the Turks themselves than that partial reforms should be pressed upon reluctant and obstructive authorities 5"We ought, for the present." added the secretary, ito preserve an expectant and sympathetic attitude toward the changes"
 He deprecates the idea of intervention in Persia unless Persian subjects become threatening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-28
HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES

Before the summer is over, the house. wife may be grateful for the following
 hints:
 If earthenware vessels have been burnt
 brown in cooking fruit or milk. or enamel
 pans or pie dishes are stained, or if sl-
 yer spoons are stained with eggs, or cups
 with tea, damp and rub with little com-
 mon salt. By this simple method all
 stains will disappear.
 Cut up pound of pure white soap and put 1t in an earthenware pot. add little
 water. and place before the fire. When
 the soap begins to soften mix it with oatmeal into a thick paste Melt it again.
 and before it Is quite cold make into
 squares and balls. To perfume it, pour in the scent you wish to use when the
 soap is taken from the fire, and stir it
 well in. Raspberry juice makes a de- licious scent for soap. A cut apple put in the cake box will keep the cake fresh a long time. Powdered borax. applied after bathing and drying feet and armpts, has been found very good for offensive perspira- tion.
 A delicious crust is formed on sponge cake if the top is dusted over with pow dered sugar just before the cake is put into the oven.
 Beeswax and salt will make rusty flat irons as clean and smooth as glass. Tie lump of wax in a rag; when the irons are hot, rub them first with the wax rag, l then SCOUT with cloth sprinkled with salt.
 To test eggs If held up to the light l these should look perfectly clear. If they | are cloudy looking or have dark specks l they are stale. The shells should be dull | looking. Shiny and ~mottled looking ones | are not In their first youth. A good-sized piece of orris root, wrap l ped in a cloth and put in the water in | which your clothes are boiled will i'm
 part a dainty fragrance to your lingerie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-28
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

women's organizations, Mrs. Weed was widely known. being prominent in the Colonial Danes, Daughters of the Revo- lution and the Daughters of the Con federacy. She frequently represented these societies at the various general assemblages, in Washington and New York, and was always accorded tine homage due a woman of her personality and charm.
 Among the prominent and widely known women of the south. the name of Mrs. Edwin Gardner Weed will be missed.
 Few have led so true life; few 'have left deposited, upon the Silent Shore of Memory images and precious thought that shall not die and cannot be de- stroyed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-28
BOAT CAPSIZES;, { THREE DROWNED

Pittsburg, July 27.-A gasoline launch, 'The Merry Widow" carrying from 16 to 20 workmen from the Jones & Laughlin Steel company's plant across the Monongahela river to tn cir homes in the Southside, was capsized shortly after o'clock tonight in 20 feet of water by waves from a coal . boat The following men are known to be drowned:
 Henry Schaffer IS years old.
 George Kimberly, 26 years old
 Thomas Rhydderick, 52 years old
 Whether others were drowned Is not known. Considerable confusion pre- vai1s, however, and up to 9 o'clock only few of the men had bean located.