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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
: TO BE FINISHED JUNE |.
Contract Awarded for the New Po-
tomac Boathouse.

1t is all up to the contractors now, for
Wednesday last the building commit
tee of the Potomac Boat Club closed with
the Charles +. Cassidy Company for the
erection of its new home near the Aque-
duct bridge.
Under the terms of the agreement the
contractors promise to finish the building
in seventy-tive working days, and fur
thermore to have the lower part ready for
the use of the oarsmen thirty-fve days
after work begins. which will be the most
pleasant news for the devotees of she'll
rowing.
The Cassidy Company has assured the
Messrs A. B. Mullett Company, who are
the architects, that it will finish the
building by June 1. and the opening of
the house will be made gala event by
the Potomacs. to which all the prominent
officials of the city as well as the lead
ing dignitaries of the rowing world of
America will be invited.
The cost of the building and ground will
entail an outlay of 1880 which, with
the necessary furnishing Of the house in
keeping with the structure, will run the
expense up above $21. 600.
There will be a meeting of the club
during the latter part of the present
month, the purpose being to arouse a
spirit of enthusiasm among the members
and to whoop things up lively during the
entire season, with one or two theater
parties thrown in as attractions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
TO PREPARE SCHEDULE.
Committee of the Departmental
League Appointed.

The Departmental Base Ball League will
probably announce it's schedule some time
about March 90. Wednesday President
Chance appointed Messrs. John H. Ander
son of the Commerce and Labor w. T.
Worley of the War and Johan Kondrup
of the Post Office Department a commit
tee to arrange the games for the season.
This committee has announced that it
intends to proceed carefully so that each
organization is fairly treated in the
dates. 1t is intended to prevent the cry
of favoritism in the makeup of the
schedule.
Some fear has been entertained by the
Post Office adherents that the switching
of President Chance over to the Treasury
Department and the Introduction of Chief
Clerk Conrard into his office would make
something if difference in the Post Once
team, but those who know the new chief
clerk laugh down such fears. Chief Clerk
Conrard has been a thirty-third degree
rooter for base ball for a long period and
rarely misses an opportunity to see the
games, and he will support the Post Office
just as Loyalty as his predecessor, and as
consistently as the affairs of his Office Will!
allow.
The report that Jim Sprigman was go
ing to coach the Georgia University this
season is denied by him. He deems it best
to remain in Washington and look after
the Western High School, and i.lso help
out his own official team. Post Office.
Dick Harley. the old Georgetown boy, VIII
coach Georgia.
The impression is daily gaining ground
in the departments that the War Depart
mentsis going to be the surprise of the
season-that is, if Donaldson. Wolfe and
Finegan hold good in the pitching depart
ment. Manager Morley Is getting a likely
are liable to make all the rest hustle to
beat them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Waddell's Hurry "Touch."

Rube Waddell. the big pitcher. is one
of those ball players who spend money
like the reckless son of a Pittsburg mill
lionaire. Indeed Waddell is about the
only base ball player in the ranks of the
major leagues today who has the money
incinerating instinct to any great extent,
as the rest of the spike-shoe fraternity
are extremely careful in the way they
unloosen their money belts.
Now fellow like the big Rube. who
can get rid of a weeks salary in one
night with comparative ease is generally
TO be found in need of the long green at
almost any stage of the game, and the
only possible way that players like Mr..
Waddell can replenish their purses is by
respective clubs.
But managers dislike to advance money
before it is due; especially when they
know that the greenbacks are not likely
TO go for any good purpose. Consequent
ly, player who has been up against his
manager for successive loans finds it i'm
perative to have a brand-new excuse and
plausible one for each and every oc-
casion that he goes for touch.
Now, Connie Mack is one o. the shrewd-
est men that base ball has ever known,
and he Is onto every trick in the profess
that are usually worked off on an un-
suspecting manager by a quick-thinking
base ball player; so when last season
he found it necessary on one occasion
TO turn Waddell down when he came to
him for little advance he was all pre-
pared for the second entrance of the
big pitcher, whom Connie knew too well
to believe that he would give up the
quest for coin on the first rundown.
Just as Connie expected. and about one
hour after he had told Rube there wasn't
really anything doing in the money-ad-
vancing line, in came the big twirler APP
parently out of breath and oh. in such
desperate hurry. AS he spied Connie
Rube rushed over to him and cried out:
Say, Connie, lem me five dollars; l
want it only for a minute.
You only want it for minute, eh?''
queried Mack.
Yes, only for a minute" repeated
Rube. as his eyes lighted up with antci-
patton.
We'll" drawled Connie, eff you just sit
down and wait minute then you won t
need it,"
And as Connie walked from the room
the big RUDE did a pantomime motion
act with his mouth. which looked as if
he might be uttering anything but words
of praise of Mr.. Mack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
MAY LEAVE PENNSY.
This May Be Ellis Wards Last Year
as Coach.

PHILADELPHIA. March 1T is re-
ported that this season may be Ellis
Wards last as coach for the University of
Pennsylvania crews. based chiefly, it is
believed, on the opposition to his methods
by some Of the more recent graduates of
the university. The contention has been
made that Ward has not encouraged men
to come out for the crews. and that his
methods have not been the best for the
success of the oarsmen. The opponents of
Coach Ward point out that since the vic
tories in 1885, 1889 and 1900 Pennsylvania
has been less than moderately successful
The crew of 1906. which was second to
Cornell was Pennsylvania best since
1900. Some of this talk has been heard
before. but never has it been said so open
ly and clearly that unless Ellis Ward
makes good" this year his term of use
fulness is over. Ward has been at Penn
sylvania since 1873, an unusually long
term of activity as coach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
LITTLE STORIES Of THE BALL PLAYERS.

that he might make try for the hard
est position on the diamond.
Bobby took up Tebeau's offer, and did
so we'll that Pat decided to play him in
the Cincinnati opening games. although
he said afterward that his heart was in
his mouth during the first game the
Clevelands played in the brewery city:
but in that second Cincinnati contest
Bobby Wallace gave an exhibition of ball
playing that had never before been wit
messed in that sporty town, and though
there was an intense rivalry between the
two Ohio villages, yet the work of Wal
lace on the second day of play brought
forth prolonged applause from every spec
tator present.
Next morning the press of the country
unanimously hailed Wallace as the great
est third baseman Of the time, and natu-
rally Pat Tebeau was highly elated over
picking Up such prize package in the
person Of the down-and-out pitcher
But the morning following the second
days game with the Reds, and when the
hour was about y a m, harsh rapplng
came at Tebeau's bedroom door, and
when the sleepy manager laboriously
arose and opened the door he was amazed
to find group of well-known sporting
writer's peering into his Sowing face
whats the matter?" cried the Cleve-
land manager.
Telegram just received from Cleveland
says that Robson has ordered you to re-
lease Wallace" chorused the bunch of
pencil pushers
Release Wallace" yelled Pat Tebeau
as he paved the air frantically; land for
what?'
For highway robbery" ventured one
of the Indians. He took three ground
ers today that belonged to Powell, four
from Ed Mexican and five others that
By this time Patsy was wide awake.
and with a sheepish grin he said:
You fellows get out of here, or I'll call
the hurry-up wagon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
When Pat Tebeau Was Aroused.

The year that Bobby Wallace, the pres
ent ST. Louis shortstop. was tried at third
base for Cleveland that club opened the
season with Cincinnati, and though the
boys from the lake city lost the opening
game by the score of 2 to !. yet they
took sweet revenge the next day by put.
ting it all over the Reds. Powell was in
the box for the Clevelands. but it was
mainly the great work of Bobby Wallace
around the third corner that was respon-
sible for Tebeau's men taking the con-
test
Wallace. who had formerly been a
pitcher. had during the practice season
given some signs of being an infielder
and as Tebeau had no player whom he
could place at third base he had told
Wallace, who was all in as a pitcher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
What o'Loughlin Told McAleer.

One day last summer the ST Louis club
and the New York team were having a
close battle, with the honors even, and
both Clarke Griffith and Jimmy McAleer
were raising quite a bit of excitement out
on the coaching line, as these two man
ayers are among the hardest losers in the
profession.
Silk O'Loughlin was the ting UNI
pire and his decisions were questioned
right along. and this. of course, served to
get the light-haired boy d good bit riled.
Finally along in the seventh inning,
with the score to and with the ST.
Louis players at the bat. Silk called a
strike on Stone with the first ball pitched
by AL. Orth. AS there was a man on sec
ond and one on third, with two out. Nc
Aeer was in a perfect frenzy lest the
mighty slugger would fail to make a hit.
He let out a howl as he danced about, and
at the same time he yelled:
"Why, was that strike? 1t was a way
high
"Wait. Ortiz" said O'Ioughlin. as AL.
started to take his usual wide swing, and
the pitcher paused while Silk, giving his
belt. a hitch, and settling his cap more
firmly on his head, STROBE over to third
base where McAleer was coaching, and,
walking to within couple of inches of
Jimmy cried out as he stuck his face up
so close to McAleer's expressive counte-
nance that their noses nearly touched:
DO you want to know why that was a
strike, McAleer?'
: Il sure do shot back Jimmy.
We'll" snorted Silk, he peered
straight into Jimmy's eyes, ait was a
strike because the arbitrator called it a
strike. do you understand"
Evidently McAleer understood, and he
also realized that the present moment was
no time to argue the question with the
doughty Silk O'Loughlin. for Jimmy, with
a SuDerclIlOlS look. turned his heel and
walked back to the bench, and as he did
so he heard the penetrating voice of the
light-haired indicator handler yell out:
Strike tuh!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
WORLDS AUTO RECORD.
Cedrino Does the Mile in Thirty-Five
Seconds Even.


ORMOND, Fla, March 1.-Two records
were broken at Ormond Beach yesterday
NJ G. Bernin, in a sixty-horse- power
French car. covering one hundred miles
in / hour IL minutes 50 10 seconds,
almost three full minutes under the old
record of 1 hour Is minutes 56 Is sec
.onds established on Ormond Beach in
1906 by Walter Clifford carp in an Eng
llsh car.
The French car performed consistently
on every lap and was splendidly driven
throughout. The other record to fall was
that of the mile for middleweight gaso-
line cars, Cedrina in a 6O-horse power
Italian car covering the distance in III
seconds The old record made by Louis
Chevrolet in 1906 was 403-5 seconds. Ber-
min made his ne-hundred-mile record in
special match race against Cedrino S
car, S. 3. Stevens driving the latter.
The German cars time for the mile, fly
ing start, was As 3-5 seconds.
The French car made the mile In 80 1-G
seconds, while an American car, stock
Chassis, 5O-horse power. covered it In
AZ 2-5 seconds. The summary of the last
days events of the tournament is as fol-
lows:
1OO-mte match race-won by NJ. G. Bernin.
60-horsepower French car. Time. 1 hour u
Second. Stevens. in 60 horsepower italian car
Time. hour % minutes SO seconds.
Intermediate times-24 miles-Bernin, 1912:
Stevens, 20.4O. 38 miles-Bernin, 1887; Ste.
vens, 1888 4-5 56 miles-Bernin, 41O2; Ste.
So "a. SO miles-Bernin, "a 10; Stevens, 1902.
Finish-Bernn. 1855 1-5 stevens, $3.50.
horsepower Italian car; time 46 1-5 seconds.
Second, Bernn 60-horsepower French car; time
not announced
Mile record trials-Cedrino 35 seconds; Ber-
min. 30 1-5 seconds
Parker. in German car, stock chassis As 3-5
Kelsey. in American car. stock chassis ~ AS.
Motor cycle trials closed the tournament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
ACADEMY DUTIES PREVENT.
Middies and Cadets Will Not Row
at Poughkeepsie.

The fact is now established that the
Naval Academy will not participate in
the intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeep-
sic this year. There have been rumors to
this effect for some time. but those who
were the most vitality interested in seeing
the nliddies on the Hudson once more
were working along number of lines to
bring pressure to bear on the proper au-
thorities. That Annapolis will not be a
competitor is due. not to any hostility on
the part of the government officials. but
merely to the fact that this year the date
of the regatta and the preliminary prac-
tice necessary for 1t occur atjust the time
of wear that the middies can least be
spared Had the middies been denied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

u
made in connection with this anti-racing
agitation was made by August Belmont
when he went up to Albany the other day
with that big delegation of racing folk to
tell the New York legislature what a
great and beneficent institution the racing
game in New York is.
August let slip the observation that at
least 80 percent of all the people VINO go
to the New York race tracks go to them
merely for the sake of seeing the green
fields and breathing the nice, cute fresh
air. Now this remark in itself was en-
PERTAINING enough, in view of the fact that
about the most crowded place on earth on
a summers day, and the place where, on
account of the packing together of thou
sands of people, there is hardly any fresh
air at all. is a New York RAGE track.
But the humOr of the remark was fur
Their emphasized when one of the legisla-
tors who is on Gov. Hughes side in the
anti-racing fight got up in his place and
asked this question of Mr.. Belmont:
Very well, II, as you say, nearly all or
the people who visit the New York race
tracks visit them merely to see the green
fields and to breathe the fresh air, and
not to bet on the horses. why, then, are
you people making such a howl over our
proposition to cut out betting at the race
tracks,"
Trapped as perhaps he never was be-
fore in his life through the indiscreet
thoughtlessness of a remark. Mr.. Belmont
could only allow his jaw to drop mutter
"Er-er-er'' in a futile way a few times,
and then sit down in his place and look
sad with himself.
Other phases of the anti-racing agita-
ton are interesting. A startlingly SIMS
ter remark was made by James r. Keene,
the financer- horseman. in connection with
it the other day. Mr.. Keene, as a mil
lionaire horse owner who has lot of fun
out of the game, and never feels the cark
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
What Altrock Wished to Know.

One day last September, when the De-
troit club was playing in Chicago. Iy
Cobb, Bill Donovan and Nick Altrock
made plans for a visit to the theater that
night. and at the appointed time they
dricted into the show house.
AS Nick was well acquainted with the
manager of the house, it was easy for
him to graft the necessary passes. and
the manager, who was foxy individual
seeing that he had a musical production
billed at his house, and knowing that II
would be hard to get rid of the orchestra
chairs that were Immediately in the rear
of the house musicians. gave these seats
to the trio of ball players.
Now none of the betty ball players
were on familiar terms with hlgh-grade
musical selections, and so when the Or
chestra tore off one Of those weird Sla-
vonic melodies. where each OF the musl-
clans takes sort of a running jump leap
into the fray, and does high turn all by
himself for about steen seconds, and then
gives way to some other long-halred Vir-
tuoso who passes the thing up to another
PLAYER after he finishes taking his shot
at the musical score, and so on, until each
of the entire bunch has had chance TO
do solo stunt, and when at signal from
the leader all hands unloosen the brakes
and put their combined strength into the
finale the effect upon person who hash
been educated to this class OF musical
outpouring is likely to be a trif1e bewlld-
ering.
On this particular night the orchestra
was really at it's best, and when 1t had
played the grand opening overture and
the chesty leader was simply feeling great
over the achievement, judge of his horror
and righteous Indignation, when Altrotk
leaned over his chair and hoarsely whisp-
cred.
Say. mister, to decide bet. will you
tell us whether that was something from
the classics you played, or was it just the
orchestra tuning up?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
By Revere Rodgers.

ond ball Mr. White deliberately laid the
spheroid carefully down in the pitcher S
box. and then smoothing .his hair back.
he walked calmly up to Sheridan. and
with not the faintest approach to anger
he Said:s
Il shall return to my previous position.
Mr.. Sheridan. in the immediate future,
but desire to inform you first. that your
decisions are of an absolutely unjustifi-
able. meretriciouS and hagrantly per-
nicious species. They are eXtraneOus to
the context and general purport of the
athletic contest now in progress and UNI
der discussion. In brief. sir. your pro-
nounciamentto on the spheroid which l
but recently gave propulsion in the di-
rection of the expectant batter was out
rageous. sir, and utterly ineXcusable by
any possible construction of etiquette,
courtesy or algebraic equations.
While the rest of the players were
pouring water over the heads of the st.
Louis batsmen and the Boston catcher
in order TO bring them out of the trance,
they were thrown into by the language
used by the young collegian.' continued
Jack as he took fresh chew of cut plug.
Il pulled myself together and fined
the boy ten dollars for while l couldn t
get correct line on the brand OF talk
he was passing to me, yet a sort of an
instinct told me that he wasn't handing
me any complimentary dope stuff.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-18
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS

Northern mails, week days, close at 10 a.
M. and 8 40. ii 80 q. M, and 200, 2 80,
Is and 10 80 p. m. Open at 500 a. M,
II 90 m. and 90 p. m. On SundaysN orthern
mails close at s As g. M, 2SO, and z 20
p. m.
Southern mails via Charlottesville close at
7.10 and 10 30 q. M, and 3 20 and 1859
D. m. Open at 800 q. m. and 90 p. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond, close at
| 8 45 and 10 80 a. NJ, and %, 8 90 and III 81
D. m. Open at a. m, IL m and p. m.
Mans sas Division mails close at 10 q. m.
and 20 p. m. Open at ~ 80 and 9 80 p. m.
Alexandria and Round Hill mails close Of
45 q. M, and 4 90 p. m. Open a. 9Fa. m.
Chesapeake and Ohio mails close at 3 % p,
m. ead 80 p. m. Open at 500 8. III. and
60Op. IN.
Washington mails close at7lO, a. N. 3 %
and II 30 q. M, and 2 90, 80,
Is and 10 so p. m. Open at 800 q. M,
1900 N. aud 400 D. m. and 80 p. m.
Office Hours-Opsn at 800 q. m. Close 81
90 p. m.
Sunday Hours-Open at soOs. m. ClOss
at 1000 q. m.
Carriers Schedule Collection made on In
side routes-6 80 and 10 90 q. 10. and W an
& so D. m. Flu routes 80 q. m. and 80 p.
m. Sunday objection 500 2. m. Carriers
window open Sunday 900 3. m. and Gloss
1000 a. m.
Deliveries made S0Oa. m. 20 p. m. and
4 Is q. m.
All mail should be in the Office Ten minute
hafora nuv indicated time foy clns'oo
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Sl0-Si2 KING STREET.

knowledge or departmental methods ai@
ant to directly address the instrument
filter saying. IL want the telephone
placed here in the hall" This, how
ever. is a fatal mistake. The best way
IS to suggest with due diffidence. that
the telephone should be placed under
the kitchen sink. The filter will say
that is impossible and express his in
tention of putting it over the drawing
room mantelpece. At this stage, with
a little tact and a violently expressed
preference for the sink, you will sue
coed in having the instrument set up
In the hall. where you wanted 1t.
Your troubles are now over, and at
the modest charge of f5 per annum In
advance you have piece Of furniture
which is an ornament to any house. In
the event OF your ever desiring to use
your new telephone you should first
read the instructions most carefully,
and II you are connected to suburban
exchange It is always as we'll to drop a
post card to the manager the day be-
fore you ring up. Attention to this lit
tie point will insure the prompt at
tendance OF an operator when you do
ring, and you will then learn without
unnecessary loss OF time that the num-
Der you want Is engaged.
Three months or thereabout after
the telephone is installed your name
Incorrectly spelled and with some
one else's initlals) will be duly inserted
in the official telephone directory, and
earth will hold no further joys In store.
1t will be seen from this that in
stalling a telephone is perfectly sim
pie operation, and, lee lie regard Is
paid to the hints here given, the whole
thing can be fixed up within the year
Australian Exchange.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-18
Tho Add or.

A full grown adder may measure
two feet In length and about sl1
inches around the thlckest part OF Its
body. Its movements are sluggish. and
Of course the idea that II is capable OF
transferring Its head from one extrem-
ity to the other every six months is due
simply to superstition. The fact Is
that the tail OF this snake does not
terminate In a point, as with ophidlans
generally, but Is stumpy and resem'
bles the head 80 much that 1t Is diff
cult for an observer situated at a dis
lance Of few yards to distinguish the
one from the other; hence the story OF
its being two headed, the fsllacy OF
which no intelligent observer could
fail to detect.-Pioneer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-18
SNOW and Rain.

The first man to whom 1t ever oc-
Cured to find out how much rain was
represented by given fall OF snow
was Alexander Brice Of Kirknewton'
who in March, 1765, made simple ex-
pertinent with the contents OF stone
Jug driven face downward into over
six inches of snow. What he learned
was that a greater or less degree OF
cold or Of wind when the snow falls
and its Lying a longer or shorter time
OH the ground" Will occasion differ
ence In the weight and in the quantity
Of water produced, "but II" he added,
IL may trust to the above trials, which
/ endeayored to perform with care,
snow newly fallen, with a moderate
gale Of wind, freezing cold, Will pro-
duce a quantity OF water equal to one
tenth part OF Its bulk" 80 that fall
OF snow Of ten inches represents a
rainfall OF one inch.-London Chroni-
Gle