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zEkE PERFORMS AND GETS THE HOOK.

Tuesday next on the Etruria for the pur-
pose of attempting to bring back the cup
to England
To the New York Herald correspondent
Mr.. Miles said that he anticipated having
some good games in the United States.
Asked whether he had been keeping in
training, the former champion replied:
Il am always in training. but" he add
ed, there's a great difference between
being in training and being in practice. /
am in both at the present time, and my
friends tell me | am now playing better
than have ever played before. All win
ter L have been practicing with Peter
Latham. the worlds professional cham
pion. When / reach New York / shall
certainly be filter and in better practice
than when l last played with Mr.. Gould.
When / met Mr.. Gould had had only five
days practice. l am not a millionaire y
Miles went on to say. land shall have to
lecture while in the United States in or
der to raise money to pay my expenses
During his stay in America, Mr.. Miles
will play number of exhibition games
with Peter Latham in Philadelphia, Bos-
ton and Tuxedo Park, we'll AS in New
fork Peter Latham is the professional
tennis marker for Mr.. c. w. Rose, mem
Der of parliament for Newmarket. Mr..
Rose allows Peter Latham to accompany
Mr.. Miles on the trip, as he wishes the
latter to be sure of having a good man to
practice with in America. Mr.. Rose, by
the way, has one of the best tennis courts
in England, >at Hardwick House. Pang-
bourne.
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to the fact that man lasts longer, and
these men should never become jealous
of the energetic young fellow; who is
bright enough to get the money his great
skis calls for In his all-round work l
think that Cobb outplayed any man in
tn, business last season.
With this young wonder in line the
Tigers come first choice for the big
money next fall: with Mr.. Cobb remaining
away, the Tigers will have trouble in
landing in the first division.
II an ordinary ball player is worth
$1,000 for six months work. man of
Cobb's ability is worth $1,000. He brings
the money in at the gate. Wagner is
headliner for Pittsburg and worth more
to the team than any other three mem
bers of the same team. Cobb will even
take longer chances than Wagner and
the great base ball public wants to see
the great players get the big money.
Then comes the young player. coming
from the minor leagues. where he re-
ceives $500 per month. and he will kick
for 5000 salary. without any guaran-
tee that he can even make good. Then,
as an injustice to the clever players who
can deliver the goods. the clubs will carry
string of players that are of no earthly
use Fewer players and larger salaries
should be the motto of the big leagues
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JOYNER TO TRAIN
WHITNEYS HORSES

NEW YORK. March 7.-Andrew Jack
son Joyner, Familiarity known to race
goers as jack has been selected by
Harry Payne Whitney to train his big
string of race horses. The Whtne y
horses will be shipped at once from their
winter quarters at Aiken, S. c.. to Sleeps
head Bay, where Joyner will take charge
Of them.
Since the death of John W. Rogers. Mr..
Whitney's former trainer. many men have
been mentioned as the probable successor.
Mr.. Whitney decided the issue by select
ing Joyner
Last season Joyner conducted a public
training stable and looked after the small
strings of thoroughbreds raced by Perry
Belmont. August Belmont. F.. r. Thomas
and Sidney Paget. This winter he took
over four two-year-old FLIES owned by
James X. keene. James Rowe had fifty
horses under his care and he advised Mr..
keene to send the odd lot to Joyner.
Just what disposition will be made of
this public stable is not known. but it is
said the horses will pass into other hands
as Mr.. Whitney's stable is SO large that
he will demand that the undivided atten-
ton of Joyner be paid to the Whitney
horses. In addition to caring for the
Belmont. Paget and Thomas horses. JOY
ner owns many racers. These horses
will probably be sold.
No better man or more capable trainer
could have been selected by Mr.. Whitney
than Joyner For a great number of
years he has been in the ranks of the
tirst-class trainers. During recent years
he gained favor in turf circles by patch
ing up Waterboy. cripple with broken
pelvic bone. and developing him into a
champion and the winner of many class
&c" events. Hamburg Belle under his
hands became a flyer of renown. and
not only won the Futurity of 1903 but
We'd with Sysonby as the fastest horse
of 1909. Cairnborm. alleged to be sell
ing platter won for him $4,000 as q
three year-old
In addition to his ability as a trainer.
Joyner studies the conditions of races
SO closely and is SO we'll informed of
the moves his brother trainers make
that he usually knows when to enter his
horses. 1t is this ability to place" a
horse that has had much to do with his
success.
1t is probable that Joyner will get the
usual $10O00-a-year salary that all the
leaders in his vocation receive with the
bonus of 10 per cent on the winnings of
the horses. These were the terms under
which Rogers trained
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BROWN MAY TAKE
TOM JONES' PLACE

From the ST. Louis tar-Chronicle
Tom Jones is going to be tin canned Ar
thur Brown, Swapping six-footer with
Atlaslike shoulders, is to play hrst base
for the Browns.
Take these predictions from the Sporto-
graph Man. He knows.
Jones and McAleer are outs" Jim
accuses Tom of being a traitor to the
Browns.
Old Tom is lin bad because it Is al
legged, he was the ringleader last summer
of a CLIQUE to dethrone McAleer.
To punish him for his disloyalty, Mac
proposes to put honest, Woodworking old
Tom on the shelf.
The cards are stacked for Brown to play
first Unless he falls down mlserably
Jones will be traded or shipped to the
minors.
Before the Browns have been in ShreVe-
port two weeks the base ball reporters on
the spot will be sending this advance
dope up north. Watch and see.
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central" WINS DEBATE.
Local High School Boys Discuss Ship
Subsidy.

The first of the interhigh school de-
bates took place yesterday afternoon be-
tween the Central and Technical schools.
The former was declared the winner. The
debate was attended by about 800 schol-
ars and teachers.
William H. Singleton, Prof. George L.
Raymond and DIR. Thomas w. Sidwell
were the judges. The subject of dis
cussion affirmed that the ships of
the merchant marine built in the United
States and flying the United States flag
should be subsidized by the United States
government.
The affirmative was taken by the
Tech" team. composed of II. B. Pitts.
S. c. BreZ, n. NJ. McKernan. with A. b.
Baker as alternate. Central was repre-
scented by III. n. Parsons. r. \. Easton.
F. III. Koschquitz, with J. r. Hoover as
alternate.
The Tech Orchestra rendered selec-
tons and c. S. CLARK. supervising princi-
pa of the eighth division, was the pre-
siding officer.
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then announced that the fifteen minutes
had passed and the crowd cheered Rogers.
The cheers seemed TO amuse Gotten, Tor
he smiled continually.
For the next few minutes he handled
Rogers as lOngshoreman would par
rel of pork When Rogers wriggled out
of a crotch and shoulder hold Gotch went
after him furiously. hurting him about
the mat. Gotch was warned by Referee
jenkins for roughing it. Rogers was
edge of the mat. Gotcl had obtained a
strong crotch and half Nelson when
Rogers crawled to the edge. Jenkins or
dered the wrestlers TO the center OF the
mat. There Gotch worked the hold TO
advantage and pinned Rogers shoulders
to the mat for the first fall in twenty six
minutes.
After a five minutes rest the men
faced each other again. Gotch attacked
Rogers fierceiy- and evidently had the
big fellow worried, not because OF ms
wrestling prowess. but his roughing
propensity. Rogers tried to hurl Gotch
over and was rewarded by being thrown
bodily out of the ring among the spec
tators.
Referee Cautions Champion.
Referee Jenkins again cautioned the
champion The men returned to the mat
and after short skirmish Gotch secured
crawled off the mat. He was loudly
Missed. Before he could reach the edge,
however, Gotch turned like flash. re-
linquished his hold on one leg and caught
Rogers toe. He threw all his strength
against it and Rogers features were dis
torted with pain. In less than two sec
onds Rogers threw up his hands and sank
to the mat. Gotch gaining the second fall
in ten minutes, or two falls in 80 minutes
of wrestling.
When the men faced each other after
the second bout, Gotch again went at his
man savagely. Rogers was pushed Off
the mat and among the spectators for the
third time Several times after that Rog-
ers was saved from landing in the au-
dience by Referee Jenkins. Rogers when
he found himself iIr danger -wriggled off
the mat The crowd quickly caught on
and Rogers was Kissed. AT least half a
dozen times when Gotch had almost Sc
cured the toe hold Rogers pulled himself
off the mat.
With only nine minutes more to wrestle
Gotch got a toe hold. but Rogers got free.
In the last few minutes Rogers main am
bition seemed to be to get to the edge of
the mat. AS soon as Referee jenkins Or
dered the men to the center and Gotch
sought hold the big fellow would rush
for the side. When the hour ended the
two men were back in the center of the
mat with Gotch trying to throw Rogers
with a crotch hold
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Piedmonts Ready for Business.

The Piedmont Base Ball Club has organ
lied for the coming season and 1t Is the
opinion of those in touch with the players
that the team is a strong one and Will
give the other amateur teams around the
city a hard fight for supremacy. Inc
team is looking for games with any ciuo
i'm the District and challenges should be
cont tn Cant John Ross, $50 New Jersey
avenue northwest
The following officials and players Will
be with the team: Charles Wiillams
president; H. Pickett, business manager,
William BoXley, manager John CampDei
and Thomas PondeXter, catchers; W. Ioi-
liver j. Ford. G. Stevenson and u. Brady
pitchers John Ross. first base: j. Sims
second base; William Barbour. third pase
I. Scott shortstop: r. Matthews, left
field NJ Sims right field; c. Murray, CEN
ter field. Games are desired with the TO
tomacs, Engineer Corps. Marine corps.
Eastern Empires. Washington Stars, Bel
monts Stonewalls and Bladenburgs.
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Important Basket Ball Game.

At the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton next Tuesday night a game of basket
ball will be played at $50 o'clock between
the Young Mems Christian Association
regulars and the team from the Corcoran
Cadets of the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard.
Around this game there is lots of in
terest centered, for upon the winning of
1t depends the decision as to whether
the Young Mems Christian Association
five will tie with the I'd Regiment team
for first honors in the Washington City
Basket Ball League.
If the association team wins this game
a post series of games will>have to be ar
ranged for the championship of the city
league.
The association boys feel equal to the
occasion and are out TO win. The Cor
corans are going to try to defeat the as
piratiOns of the association five and one
of the hottest contests of the season is
expected. The lineup:
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and has sailed on an inspection cruise
among the buoys and channel marks in
Chesapeake bay and its tributaries. The
Maple will, it is said, pay visit TO the
Potomac before she completes the cruise.
The tender Violet of the fifth lighthouse
district fleet has sailed from Portsmouth,
Va for the interior waters of North Car
DINA on buoy inspecting cruise. While
on the trip the buoyage on the navigable
waters along the eastern part of the
state will be put in shape for service dur
ing the summer months.
James H. Humphries. assistant keeper
a. the Love Point light station on Chesa-
peake bay. has rendered his resignation
to Commander Lloyd, lighthouse inspec-
tor for this district, and it will be
cepted. it is stated The successor Of
Keeper HUMPHREYS at Love point will be
named later.
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DIRECT NEWS ABOUT
PITCHER WALTER JOHNSON

knowing the anxiety of the Washing
Walter Johnson. The Evening Star last
evening telegraphed to the manager of
the city hospital at Fullerton. Cal. where
the twirler is being treated. asking for
The following telegram was received this
morning in reply:
FULLERTON, Cal. March THE
Evening Star: Walter Johnson's condition
is good: doing well.
(Signed)
MANAGER CITY HOSPITAL
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LOCAL "FANS" MAY
TAKE IN OPENING GAME

Many Washington fairs are anxious
to see the first game of the Nationals
played this year in Boston, and the
chances are that quite a delegation will
go from this city If arrangements can
be made. Mr.. A. c. Mayer. a thirty-third-
degree fan, has been at work on a plan
for a body of the enthusiasts to go to Bos-
ton on the opening day. and has called a
meeting for tomorrow at 80 at .3O7 9th
street northwest, when organization
will be perfected and plans laid for the
trip. Mr.. Mayer would like to hear from
the thirty -thirders'' I'm the bureau of
engraving and printing. and believes that
a hundred or more OF the Washington
''rooters'' will make the journey To the
city of culture. lie has figured out that
the trip. including everything, will not
cost over SO. and that the enjoyment
will fully compensate the expenditure.
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Swimmers to Organize.

terest in the swimming matches in Mad-
son Square Garden during the past few
days has given an impetus to the move
ment for organizing a swimming associa-
ton, independent in itself but subscrib-
ing to Amateur Athletic Union regula-
ton. The plan has been discussed with
much interest by the swimmers gathered
to participate in the sportsman's show
events. the idea as tentatively worked
devote it's entire efforts to building up
this one branch of sport. The new or
ganization would have junior division.
it is said. and give women swimmers
recognition.
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Lecture at Adas Israel Synagogue.

Arrangements have been completed for
a free lecture to be given by Leon Album
of San Francisco at the Adas Israel Syn
agogue, 9th and | streets, tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. The lecture will be
urder the auspices of the Young Peoples
Onion of Zion. Mr. Album is a Russian
poet and the author of several volumes
de aling with Russian problems.
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COBB WORTH $1,000
A YEAR TO DETROIT

/ can fully appreciate great ball player
like Tyrus Cobb of Detroit asking for
big money. and / don't think that 5000
a season is too large a salary for
this crackerjack from Georgia. says Muir
name in Boston Globe. Cobb is a player
who will take all kinds of chances on
the bases. and is bound to shorten his
base ball career at least one third by his
anxiety To win for his team.
PElegmatic ball players who take few
chances on the bases are usually wise
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Released on Bail.

Bond in the sum of 5000 was fur
nished yesterday by Harry Wimsatt to
insure his appearance 10 answer a charge
of conspiracy in connection with the re-
cent alleged swindling deal in a local
street car companys tickets Wimsatt
was In Jail several days. having been ar
rested in New York and brought here.
DR.. w. w. Stewart and s. Ii. Walker
qualified as bondSmen
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Warrenton Hunt Club Races.

The Warrenton Hunt Club races will
come off Saturday. April 4. 1908. There
will be four races, as follows:|
first race-The Warrenton Hunt Club
steeplechase. distance of four miles;
sweepstake 81. with $40 added.
Second race-Open steeplechase for
four miles distance; .sweepstake So. with
$40 added.
Third race-A steeplechase for half-bred
hunters. owned and ridden by owners of
Warrenton Hunt Club; sweepstake So.
with S25 added
Fourth race-Farmers' race: a half
mile on the fiat: for horses the property
of farmers or their sons: purse SO.
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training, Bender the Athletics Indian
twirler, is trying 10 put on flesh.
The first days work at Los Angeles has
convinced Charley Comiskey that the
White SoX are certain winners of the
pennant. The other managers would give
up the race right now IL they didn't think
Charley is wrong.
President Frank Farrell will join his
team in Atlanta in the course of a very
few days. He is contemplating a vaca-
ton, and Is so enthusiastic over the
chances of the Yankees that he wants to
get on the ground as soon as possible to
look them over. He Will remain in camp
couple of weeks.
Cy Young, the veteran pitcher, is now
wearing a gold medal. The donor was
w. X. Joyner. mayor of Atlanta. Ga. who
is an ardent fan and an admirer of the
odd man The presentation was made
at Hot Springs.
William II. Yawkey one of the princ-
pal owners of the Detroit club. declares
that the team can win the pennant with
out the services of Ty Cobb. Detroit is
not one-man team he aSsertes.
Mig Clarke. the Cleveland catcher, says
handed batters in the American League
wish Waddell had been sold to some Ber-
muda Island club instead of ST. Louis.
Mig claims that the most eccentric thing
when he is right nobody can hit.
Ii has been announced that Jack Sheri-
dan and Hank O'Day will umpire the
ante-season series between the Browns
and Cardinals in St Louis. while Tom
Connolly and Emslie will serve in like ca
pacity for the Philies and Athletics at
Quakertown. O'Day has also secured the
billet of welding the indicator in the
series between the White SoX and San
Francisco on the coast.
Mig Clarke. who is wintering in De-
troit. says that his dire enemy. Napoleon
Lajoie. is trying to crowd him out of base
ball. This great backstop claims that his
contract this year calls for but S1,JM
There is a bonus clause. but framed in
such a way as to leave it optional with the
club as to paying him anything addition
al. And Mig fears the Greeks. If his
story is true he cannot be blamed for
holding out as he is one of the best catch
ers in the league.-New York Journal. All
Clarke has to do is to cut out booze and
he will get his old salary. That's what
the bonus clause means.
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fly double the distance made by the WIN
ner of the trophy the preceding year. Inc
winning aeronaut. in addition TO the cup
will receive $1,000.
,rba troDhy will be held by the Aero
Cmh of the country of which the winner
Is a native.
NJ Michelin also offers special prize
of So0,0OO to the aerOnaut who between
now and 1918 travels IN an aeropiane
from paris to Puy-De-Dome, distance
of 80 miles. y
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Meadowbreezc Dele Strome, Platoon, Consistent
and Robin Hood also ran.
Seventh race. mile and one-Quarter-St. Bel
lane. 1OS McDanieD. 7 to =. won; Gilpin, 40
(Booker). II to 1. second: Jack White. 1902
(Flynn,. Il TO 5. third. Time. 1.O1 3-5. Gold
mate. Flavigny. Gull. Louise McFarlan. otto
man, Pinsticker. Creel Ternus. Flowaway. Cor
don Rusk. Knight Of IvanhOe and Jayanese also
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MILES WILL PLAY
JAY GOULD IN NEW YORK

LONDON, March 7-Eustace Miles the
vegetarian athlete. who i'm London last
year had the amateur court tennis cham
pionship of the world wrested from him
by Jay Gould. leaves for New York on
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Rich Prize for Aeroplanes.

PARIS, March IN. Michelin has
founded worlds challenge cup of the
value of $4,000. to be competed for an
nually by aeroplanes. After the first race.
aeronauts will be compelled each year to
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Burns Pulls Down His Forfeit.

LONDON, March 7.-'Tommy Burns
the heavyweight prize fighter, last even
ing withdrew. the deposit he had put up
with local sportsman as a forfeit to bind
a match with Jack Johnson. the Amer
lean negro pugiliSt.
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Kid Brockett. who goes to Newark this
year, will be closely watched by Griffith
The Yankee manager still believes that
Brockett will make star twirler.
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In the Lighthouse Service.

The lighthouse service steamer Maple,
Capt. Amy. lying at the lighthouse sup
ply station at Portsmouth. Va. for sever
al days, completed the taking on of stores
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McHale, who has signed with the Bos-
ton Americans. expects to become one of
the regulars on the Pilgrim team. His
work with the Stockton (CaL) team last
year was good
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George Browne says that he intends to
bat over 300 for Boston this year-just to
spite McGraW.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Joe Cantillon won't have much wedding
TO do after his Senators finish training at
Galveston. 1t looks pretty certain now
about the makeup of the team.
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ROGERS STALLED OFF
CHAMPION GOTCH

NEW YORK. March Frank Gotch,
champion heavyweight wrestler of Amer
lea. failed to throw big Joe Rogers, self
styled American champion, the American
Apollo" five times in one hour. as he had
agreed to do. For sixty minutes Gotch
toyed with Rogers 253 pounds of fat and
muscle at the Amsterdam Theater on
West 44th street before a crowd of 5000,
and the best-he could get was two falls.
The first fall, gained in twentysiX min
utes, was the result of half Nelson and
crotch hold. The second, ten minutes
later. was Gotch's famous toe hold.
When the two men were called to the
center by Referee Tom Jenkins. shortly
after q O'Clock, 1t was plain, that Rogers
eutweighed Gotch by at least fifty pounds
Much of Rogers avoirdupOis consisted of
nicely laid rolls of fat. After a few min
utes il was plain that Rogers chief ambi-
ton was to remain the hour and not at
tempt to throw his clever opponent. In
the articles of the match Gotch agreed to
throw Rogers five times in an hour or
forfeit $500 and the entire gate receipts.
In the event that Rogers secured one fall
the match was to go to him.
Gotch Seeks Leg Hold.
For the first few minutes both wrestlers
remained on their feet. Gotch tried sever
al times to catch Rogers by the leg, final
ly succeeding. Rogers went to the mat
and Immediately took the defensive.
Gotch went after his man as though he
intended to secure the five falls in short
order.
Gotch got crotch hold half Nelson
which Rogers succeeded in wriggling out
Of. For the next ten minutes Gotch 49,
rected his efforts alternately between the
half Nelson and the toe holds
1t was evident that Rogers had been
warned against the. American champions
famous toe hold, for he thrashed about,
his, legs working like scissors until he
broke loose. In the mix-up Gotch caught
Rogers by both legs and spun him
around like top. When he fell to the
mat Gotch was on him in a fash and
again resorted to the half-Nelson crotch
Rogers was putting. and Gotch. by exert
ing all his strength. bore the big fellow s
shoulders down to within an inch of the
mat, when Rogers struggled free. 1t was
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ALEXANDRIA ATHLETICS
DEFEAT THE SHAMROCKS

The Alexandria Athletic Club and the
Shamrock basket ball teams were matched
last night in very brilliant game. the
former club winning after the hard
est kind of a struggle. Score IL !.
Ruby, for the Alexandria team, and Fuse
Of the local outfit put up fast games. The
line-lIn end summary:
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Instead OF removing weight in his spring
training, Bender the Athletics Indian
twirler, is trying 10 put on flesh.