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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-07
ENTRIES CLOSE TONIGHT
FOR FEDERAL GAMES

Entries close tonight for the federal
indoor games to be held in Convention
Hall week from tomorrow night. and
the indications are that the list of in
dividual competitors will be bigger than
last year. when there were 3AS athletes
in competition.
Among the entries received this morn
ing were five from the Brown Prep. School
Of Philadelphia. 1t was as a member
Of the team of this school several years
ago that Melvin Sheppard first came into
prominence as a winner Of the national
scholastic mile and half-mile champion
ships. Brown Prep. will send five men
to the federal games. all of them entered
in individual events. and four OF them
scheduled to run on relay team against
the Baltimore City College and the Mary
land Agricultural College. ". B. Scull,
NJ. Morley J. S. Wark and II. X. Nc
Farland. who are on the relay team. will
also start in tine 6OO-yard novice and the
+4O-yard run for schoolboys. Although
none OF these boys has had much ex-
perience. they are fast and strong. with
the promise OF S!ashing good race
among the three teams. F. Rtddell. cap
tain of the Brown team. is one of the
best hurdlers and sprinters in the middle
Atlantic scholastic ranks. He will run in
both the scholastic and open handicap
hurdles in the federal games.
The Georgetown Prep. midget team.
which will run in the midget champion
ship. will be picked from these boys: J..
F.. Wieser. ". Leishear. H. McFadden.
F.. r. O'Brien and l.. NJ. Graham. and
the Prep. juniors will have these boys on
their team: w. Vanneman. G. Kelly. c.
z. Lucas and D. McMullen. Emerson
Institute has the largest number Of en-
tries the school has ever made for in
door games. Its relay team against
the Washington School and Western
High will be composed of c. J. Arm
bruster. J. s. Mckinney Fl. P. Woerten-
dycke and r. A. Marmion. They have
also entered WOertendycke in the fifty
yard novice, s. b. Burlington and Joseph
Schladt in the twelve pound shot put
Marmon and Armbruster in the fifty
yard novice and Mckinney in the fifty
yard and 600 yard novice.
Entries should be sent not later than
tonight to w. G. Stuart. 100 Nth street
northwest
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NEW SKATING TITLES
FOR EDMUND LAMY

PITTSBURG. Pa. February I.-Edmund
Lamy OF Saranac Lake. n. Y. was the
fieetest racer in the international amateur
quesne Garden last night. He won the
finals in the quarter-mile and two-mie
contests and qualified in the five-mile pre-
iiminary. the final of which will be run to-
night.
In both contests Lamy had hard work
beating Lot Roe of Toronto Fast time
was made in every race. Phil kearney
Brooklyn A. c.; Lot Roe and c. Fisher.
Milwaukee. finished in order in the first
heat of the quarter-mle preliminary in
- 4-5 seconds. Lamy, A. Arid, Montreal.
and W. Hoffman. Pittsburg. qualified the
4. Anderson. Chicago: 4. AhlrOth. Du-
luth. and A. W. Moelier New York. were
placed in the third heat. the time being
20 So seconds. In the fiEal Lamy and
Roe fought it out. with Kearney. third.
Lamy. Ahlroth and L. Roe were pla cej
in the first heat of the twO-mle prelimi-
nary In minutes 4S 80 seconds. and An
derson. Kearney and Fisher: in the sec
Ond heat. The time was minutes 40 sec
onds. F. Robson. Toronto: c. Hefferman.
Toronto and A. w. Moeller. New York.
took places in the next heat in min
utes 3 30 seconds.
Summary:
Quarter mile-I.amy. first; Roe. second ;
Kearney. third. Time of final. 40 sec
onds fiat.
Two mile-Lamy. first; Anderson, sec
Five mile-Three heats skated: finals to
be skated tomorrow night, Robson. Ahl-
roth Anderson. Hefferman, Lamy. Roe
and Fisher qualifying.
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BUYS ENTIRE TEAM +
: TO STRENGTHEN TRENTON

TRENTON. February Undermined to
get "a pennant winner. If possible. Man
ager Carney of the Trenton Trlstate
League Club has just closed a deal where
by he becomes the owner of every player
on the Steubenville P. o. NJ League club
of last season.
are:
Roy. McCabe Dessau. George and Nops.
pitchers: Ortleib and Murray. catchers;
Common and Tamsett. infielders, and Matt
land and Pleiss. outfielders.
OF these players Manager Carney wants
Ortleib Murray. Dessau. McCabe, George
and Pleiss. and the remainder he will
have for sale or trade Dessau was
drafted bv the Boston National League
club at the close of last season, but
President Dewey has promised to turn
him back to the club. which will give him
to Trenton.
The price Manager Carney paid for this
10; of players has not been made public,
Ortleib and Murray are regarded as par
ticular finds.
In addition to these players. Manager
Carney has secured by purchase from
the Cleveland American League club the
star minor league outflelder. Ben Caffyn.
who was bought by Cleveland two years
ago from Des Moines and has since been
on the Cleveland farm at Akron. He is
reported as being great all-around
PLAYER.
Bill Douglass. the old Philadelphia
National League first baseman. has also
been purchased from ,the Little Rock club
and will in all proba bility be the regular
first baseman for the Trenton club. Last
season Douglass hit .2sS and was uIl
among the leaders in fielding.
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GREAT HORSE THE BARD DEAD.
Was Turf Champion Under Colors
of the Late A. ]. Cassatt.

The Bard, the most popular race horse
of his time, and one of the greatest ami
mails of the turf and a successful sire. is
dead at the Chesterbrook stud. near Phil
adelphia where he had been in the stud
since his retirement from racing. The
Bard was the most successful race horse
ever owned by the late A J. Cassatt, and
for four years on the turf carried the tri-
color jacket of the Pennsylvania turfman
in the great stakes.
In his racing career. beginning as a
two-year-old in 1885. and being retired
after he won the Brooklyn handicap from
Hanover in 1888. The Bard Won twenty
seven races and a total of $S1 600 beating
all the best horses of his time. At the
then trained for Mr. Cassatt by John
Higgins. was attacked by what was sup
posed to be a fatal sickness. and so great
was his popularity and 50 keen the pub
lie interest in the horse that bulletins
were sent out at short intervals. and his
recovery was watched much as the public
would have watched the cOnValescence OF
a popular public man.
The Bard was by LOngfeliOw-Brada
mantle. by War Dance. and was about the
last of the sons OF LOngfellow to achieve
success in the stud The most noted of
his progeny was Gold Heels. winner of
the Suburban and Brighton handicaps in
1907. and the champion horse of the year.
At the time of his death The Bard was
the property of Maj. f. B. Cassatt. L. S.
A., who kept up a portion of the breeding
establishment founded by his father.
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EXCITING MATCH OF
THREE-CUSHION CAROMS

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, February John
DAILY. reformed pool player and pres
ent three-cushiOn blliardist. displayed
wonderful accuracy in his game here last
night against Harry Cline OF Philadelphia.
and took lead of but one button in the
first block of fifty points for the worlds
title at the difficult game of three-cushion
caroms.
Cline was also in good stroke. but the
superior safety play of his opponent kept
his score down. Both accomplished the
seemingly impossible several times and
the game was brilliant in the extreme
from the start.
Daly won the bank and ran three
points. He was never headed. although
Cline pressed him hard during the early
innings. Daily patiently awaited openings
and took no chances. But. despite the
safety play. the game did not contain
dull moment
The match is at $50 points. and will
be continued tonight and tomorrow. 1t
has aroused great interest, and there
were not half enough seats to accom-
modate those who sought admission.
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Manager CantilIon Kills Off
Pitcher MulIin Story.
NOT OFFERED WASHINGTON
Bill Kay May Be Utility 0utfelder
Instead of Pickering.
CONTRACT TO BE SATISFACTORY
Three Favorites Win at New Or
leans-Golfing at Palm Beach.
Bowling Battles.

AZ intimated in last evenings Star. the
report from Detroit that Masnaie Navin
Was willing to trade George Mu'lin for
either Falkenberg. Smith or Hughes was
simply pipe dream of one of the
newspaper boys in the Wolverine CITY.
Manager Cantillon returned to Chicago
from his fishing trip down the Mississippi
rive. this morning and Immediately wired
The Star as follows:
mo truth in Mullip story.
tSigned JOE CANTILLON.
The story caused considerable gossip
among the fans as it was thought
there might be chance of Mullin land
ing inside the Washington breastworks:
but as it turned out lit was too good
to be true.
Manager Cantillon is perfectly satisfied
with his pitching staff. but. like Jim
ket ne. with his stable of thoroughbreds.
if he sees something that will strengthen
his outfit he is always willing to look
1. over.
While we are on the denying-rumor
tack we might as we'll kill off the report
that Big Bill Kay won't be with the
Washngtons next summer. 1t can be
stated in the most emphatic terms that
the big boy will be given what he asks
for in the matter of a contract and that
he will act as utility player on the Ma
tionals next season. When it comes
right down to preference there is more
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MARYLAND "AGGIES"
COMPLETE SCHEDULE

COLLEGE PARK, February IMAM
ager r. B. Mackall of the Maryland Ayr
cultural College base ball team has prac-
tically completed his schedule Of games
for the coming spring. the dates being all
filed with the exception of May 10; which
is being held open for Western Maryland
College. The team representing that col
lege has. for some unknown reason de-
clined TO arrange game with the Ag-
sies. The Agriculturists will. as usual,
open the season with GEORGETOWN College
on the latter's grounds. The game will
take place March II. The rest Of the
schedule is: March %. Episcopal High
School, at Alexandria. Va; April I, Naval
Academy, at Annap polls: April 3. RAN
dolph-M Macon. at Ashland. Va: April e.
Fredericksburg College. at Fredericks-
burg. Va; April s. Catholic University Of
Washington. at College Park; April II
Delaware College. at College Park: May
1. Fredericksburg College. at College
Park: MAY =. Delaware College, at New
ark DEL: Nav 6. Catholic University at
College Park: April y. ST. Johns College,
at Annapolis May IL, Technical High
School Of Washington, at College Park;
May Is. open: May %. Gallaudet College
at College Park: May -. Gallaudet Col
iese, Kendall Green. ID. c.; May 80. Wash
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TURF AND TRACK NOTES.

The Newcastle stable has registered
with the Jockey Club a partnership liz
the racing qualities of the leased horses
The Pippin. by Ben Strome-Spendthrft.
and Counterpart. by Sandringham-Home
spun. both FLIES. two years old. bred by
E. c. Cowdin.
The Buffalo Racing Association has an
nounced the spring stakes for the. season
Of 1908, fourteen in number, to close Feb
ruary 10. The Buffalo Derby of 5000,
one mile and a quarter. for three-year-
olds. is the chief event the other stakes
including five races for three-year-olds
and upward. three for two-year-olds and
four steeplechases.
The spring entries for the Brighton cup.
at two miles and a quarter. have been
announced. with thirty horses engaged In
the big event. twelve Of the number being
three-year-Olds. ]. r. Keene's champion
colt, Colin, Is among these. while other
are Uncle, Celt Meelick and King James.
The executive committee OF the Coney
Island Jockey Club yesterday decided on
plans for the construction of new quar-
ters for the executive staff on the Sleeps
head Bay race cour. e. The structure will
ad join the present quarters for the jockeys
In the paddock Enclosure. just opposite the
first turn. and the building will contain
ali the offices for track officials and stew
ards. This arrangement will leave the
clubhouse proper exclusively for the use
of the club members. and the building is
to be remodeed. with a ladies' dining
room on the ground floor.
The program Of stakes for the Wash
ington spring meeting on the Bennins
race track has been announced. and ten
fixtures will be closed February II. the
management OF the club taking no heed
of the doubts which have been raised
as to the status of racing hereabOuts for
the coming season. The stakes to be
closed are divided with three events for
two-yea r-olds. these including the Din
ner stakes, the Washington Nursery and
the Jesse Brown cup. three events for
three-year-olds and upward with the Ben
ming handicaps as the chief races Of the
meeting. the first Benning handicap. six
furlongs over the Columbia course. to be
the feature of the opening day, and four
races for steeplechasers. Two Of the
steeplechases are to be for hunters, under
conditions to induce gentlemen jockeys to
ride. while a third chance for the gentle
men Jockeys will be provided In the race
on the fiat for the Amateur cup.
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YALE HAS TO SAY NO
To the Use Of Dining Hall for Taft
Dinner.

NEW YORK, February Under the
heading The University Not in Politics
the current issue of the Yale Alumni
Weekly prints the following item OF in
terest:
Owing TO the great demand for seats at
a complimentary banquet to be given to
Secretary William H. Taft. IS. in New
Haven later in this month by the Young
Mems Republican Club o. New Haven,
a request was made of the university for
the use OF the university dining hall for
the purpose. Secretary Stokes declined to
permit the use OF the hall, making the
following public statement OF the unIver-
sity's position:
The Yale authorities were unwilling to
have the dining hall used for the banquet
because they are anxious that the upiver-
sity should not be in any way accused OF
taking sides in a political contest. Indi-
viduai professors and other officers have
entire freedom o.: ut'erance and action in
political matters. but the university as
university IL not and cannot be an ad-
herent or supporter OF any party or OF any
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SUBMARINES MAKE A START.
Then Come Back Finding Sea Tos
Rough.

NEW YORK February THE sabma-
ines Tarantula. Cuttlefsh and Viper.
preceded by the gunboat Hist. flagship
of the expedition bound for Annapolis on
the longest trip ever attempted by yes
sells of their class. made a start for the
open yesterday evening. 1t was the in
;ention to send them away last Saturday.
when there was gale afioat. but Lieut.
c. E. Courtney. who commands the Hist.
and is the admiral OF the squadron. de-
c.ded that they could not do the trick in
bad weather
The little ships left the navy yard yes
terday afternoon after maneuverine in
the upper bay to see that everything
worked shipshape. Ttey headed seward.
pa ss.ng out at Sandy Hook in a single
column. with the Hist leading. at 6:)5
O'Clock The marine observer at the
Hook thought they were of. but they
were not. He did not see them again.
but Quarantine reported them passing in
20 anchorage off Tompkinsville at $50.
Lieut.. Courtney had found very rough
weather outside although Ii looked placid
enough in the lower bay when he headed
seward He SO Informed by wireless
Rear Admiral Goodrich. in command at
the navy yard.
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SPECIAL NIT FOR MIG
WHEN CATCHING "LIEBY''

ATLANTA, Ga, February Mig
Clarke and Glen Liebhardt. two old South
ern leaguers. are going to put on a few
extra frills during the coming season and
try 10 make their work even more effec-
tive than ii was last year.
Liebhardt is master of the most decep-
tive affair, the spit ball; elusive to both
catcher and batter, because it is hard to
hit and equally as hard to hold.
Last season Mig Clarke. who won his
spurs with the Atlanta club, did fine work
in catching Liebhardt. who won fame
and a good job while doing an ironman
stunt for Memphis. But during the COM
ing season he is going to try and do even
better than during 1907. He has ordered a
special make of mitt from the Spalding
factory in order to make sure OF holding
the delivery of the spit ball artist. The
mitt is Of extra size and SO constructed as
to give the catcher an opportunity to
freeze right on to the ball and not let it
slip from his grasp.
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Three FAVORITES
WIN AT NEW ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS. February HACKERS
of favorites struck a financial snag at
the Fair Grounds track yesterday Out O.:
seven first choices only three-Iotus
Brandt. Goldproof and Gambrinus-won.
The winners were at big odds.
The successful favOrites We're heavily
backed, but as they failed to win in Sc
auence the individual winnings We're lost
on the choices that failed Ii was a
profitable afternoon for the bookmakers
as the long shots were not we'll backed
In many instances not a bet was recorded
against the successful dark horses
The most striking instance of this neg
lect To back winner was when Aunt
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81 WAS NEVER MORE
DETERMINED" SAYS COBB

ATLANTA. Ga, February IF there
are any folks who think l am making a
bluff about not going to Detroit unless
get what l ask for writes Ty Cobb.
they are badly mistaken. 1 am thor
oughly determined about this thing, and
am going to stick it out until 1909 II
it is necessary. and then some more.
Il am keeping in the very best of con-
dition by playing indoor base ball and
taking plenty of exercise. 1 weigh about
1s5 pounds and feel as we'll as 1 ever did
in my entire life l sleep like a top and
have a splendid appetite.
Il have spent delightful winter and
the time has passed so swiftly that l
hardly realize how near to spring it is If
base ball is to be my profession and l am
to give the best of my life to it, then
l must settle right down to business and
get what salary my services entitie me
to or do something else, and that is eX-
actly what 1 have determined on
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Rose won the third race. This sturdy
young daughter Of Maxagan was not
played by her owner Pat Dunno. The
latter bought the fifly about month ago.
and as he had thrown her out of active
training for a time he did not regard her
physical condition good enough to insure
victory.
Aunt Rose Had Speed.
But her speed and endurance proved
more potent than her lack Of training.
and she Won in a driving finish by half
length. She had to be much the best in
order to head her field of opponents be-
fore the winning post was reached. for
she got bad start and was interfered
with. She closed very fast under the whip
In the run through the stretch. and made
Javotte. the early pacemaker. quit.
Amberjack. a gelding by Henry of Ma
varre that w. c. DAILY refused $1,000 for
three years ago. but which failed to make
good under PAS rigorous course of
training. won the fifth race. much to the
surprise of his new owner. George Eaton
Poor health and strenuous workouts were
not conducive to robust physique under
old conditions. and the gelding passed
hat rack than a race horse. New en-
vironmnnt brought forth new vigor in
Amberjack. and yesterday he beat a lot
of cheap platers very easily at 10 10 /.
Summaries.
First race. three furlongs--Hammock Roy. III
Nv. Otil. to I. won: Lady Leota. los t\Otter,.
2 TO I. second: Lady Chiffon 1914 tMcDuniep. 10
to 1. third. Time. OBJ as. Anne McGes. Nis
silverfne Grotto and Lurid also ran.
Second race. six furlOngs-IOtus Brandt. 1O4
" Powers). IL to D. won: Night Mist. 105 w.
Walsh, 10 to l. second: Waterlock, 81 CIV.
Otu to I, third Time. 10 3-5. Our Boy.
Florence n. Drummer. Sir Cyril. knishthead.
Sabado and Nanny Dink also ran.
Third race. six furlongs---Aunt Rose. los Not
Is to 1. second: Javotte. 100 Smith, Is to l.
third. Time, 1.1S 40 Thomas Calhoun: Ne
lange. Dew OF Dawn. Rural Boy. Dnnaldo. Bound
ing FIX. Oroba, Blue Lee and La Soour also ran.
Fourth race. six flrlOngs-Gold Proof. 1OS
tMcDanieD. even. won; Coincidence. los ".
powers). to 1. second Avaunteer. 1O3 U. Lea.
4 to l. third. Time, 1.1s %. Jersey Lady and
Electorine also ran.
Fifth race, one mile and seventy yards-Ambea-
jack. 1O4 tkoehnl. 10 to /, won: Dry Dollar. l02
II. Smith. 70 to I. second: Padre. % IL. Will
liams rs to /, third. Time. 1.5S 3-5. King
Brush. Ottoman. Tom Mankins. Young Stevens.
Tribes Hill. Daring, Lieber Gore and George Wv
ian also
Sixth race. one mile and seventy yards
mock. 1O5 (Notter). to 5. second; Rebounder: 40
u. Baker,. 10 to 1, third Time, Isl 80. J. d.
Dunn. sam Rice. Broken Melody. Delmore.
l:trena. You Win. Miss Ferris and Asteroid also
ran.
Seventh race one mile and seventy yards
G ambrinus 1O5 Is HeideD. TO /. won: Heart
Of Hyacinth. los &C.. Henry. to !. second:
Clifton Forge 1O6 tDubeI,. 10 to I. third. Time.
s.: so Tinker. Paragon Grenade. Hustled and
FavOrite also ran,
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FIRST WORLDS SERIES
OF BASE BALL GAMES

Frank Bancroft. who was the mana
ger of the famous Providence National
League team in 1854, recently told
of the first worlds series between the
grays and the Metropolitans of new
York. who won the championship of the
American Association that year. Only
three games were played. all Of them in
New York. and Providence made a clean
sweep. d to ., to 1 and II to . The
Providence battery In the series was Rad
bourne and Gilligan, while Keefe pitched
for the Nets. with Holbert and Rip
schlager behind the bat alternately. The
teams took the field in this mannef:
Providence-Joe Start. first base: Jack
Farrell. second base; Jerry Denny third
base; Arthur Irwin, shortstOp; Tiff Car
roll. left field; Paul Hines center field,
and Paul Radford, right field.
MetropOlitan-Dave Orr. first base;
Dasher Troy. second base: Tommy Es-
Textbook, third base: Jack Nelson. short
stop: Eddy kenney. left field; Brady.
center field and Chief Roseman, right
field.
Radbourne pitched in seventy-two
championship games that season, and S3
per cent of them were victories. He was
a wonder and in speaking of him Ban
croft said the other day:
Toward the end of the season of 81,
when we were fighting hard for the pen
nant. RadbOurne's arm was so lame that
he couldn't brush his hair except with
the left hand. He was of a silent some
what morose disposition. but as game as
any man l ever saw. l used to room with
him and did my best TO keep him cheer
ed up by repeating anecdotes and funny
stories. But l II admit 1t was hard task
TO make Rad cut in with laugh. He
thought about little else but base ball
and was always scheming to get some
small advantage over the other team.
For a long time mis- arm was so lame
that he was unable to raise il above his
waist all the morning. But ne would go
out to the ball field In the afternoon and
start to practice by tossing the bail a
few feet underhand. By degrees he would
work the soreness out and he did so
he would back away from the plate to-
ward the outfleld. In half an hour
he would be lining the ball in from CEN
ter field to the home plate. Then he was
all right and would go In and pitch an
other winning game. He never exerted
himself until there were men on bases
and then he would cut loose.
"RadbOurne got salary of $500 the
year Providence won the pennant and
the worlds series. There was no reserve
rule in those days and New York tried
TO get him the-follOwing season with a
big salary. But we gave MIN blank
contract and told him to fill in the salary
He wrote down $1,000. and he earned
year netted SO for each OF the players"