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French Renault in the Grand Prize, won the Savannah trophy in the Chassic race of last March. It is hoped to get these drivers pitted against each other. Nazzaro, who will drive Fiat, is cred tied with having made the fastest time ever made in a road race when he went 14.3 miles an hour at Cologne, Italy. Wagner, who will also drive d Fiat won the Vanderbilt Cup race d year ago. DePalma, another Fiat driver, holds the worlds record for a mile on a circular track. It will be readily seen that the material is en- tered in this Grand Prize race for the most exciting automobile racing con- test the world has ever witnessed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-16
He Haskell Indians Play Alabama Friday;
 Something .J Great School !0f Red C1en

University, November 15.-Alabama brings a real attraction to Tuscaloosa Friday when the Crimson-White will de- fend its honor against the gallant red men from the Haskell Indian school of Lawrence, Kas.
 The Haskell school is one of the two Indian institutions of learning sustained by the United States government, the other being at Carlisle, Pa.
 At the Haskell school the following tribes are represented: Cado, Iowa, Mi- ami, Peoria, Pawnee Sioux, Cheyenne. Raw, Muncie, Oneida. Piegan, Wasco, Washoe, Chippewa Kalmath, Navajo. Shawnee, Pima, Crow, Pottowatomie, Winnebago and Delaware.
 Tailoring, painting, blacksmithing, wa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-16

Southern Railway, the only line operating afternoon train to New York. Through Sleeper.
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Some of the Records.

The International Light Car race en- tries include.
 America Four MaXwells four Bucks, three Chalmers Detroits. one American Aristocrat.
 Italy-One Isotta and one Luncia.
 France--One Gregoire, one s. r. 0.
 Robertson, the winner of the Van derbilt Cup race, will drive inc Greg ora in the small car race and it is expected he will drive the Bnick in the big race. Strang, who is to drive a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31
AFTER NEW BALL PARK.
Comiskey Wants Bigger Grounds
for the White Sox.

CHICAGO. May 3O.-Comiskey says lie
must have a new ball park. The Cubs. by
the exercise of great ingenuity, have in
creased the seating capacity of the IVES,
Side field till every available foot Is
packed. Philadelphia is preparing for an
enormous basa ball field. St Louis and
Brooklyn are tying to figure out how IL
enlarge their plants. Detroit is putting
tiers of seats in at every imaginable
angle.
The answer? Only this: That base ball
has suddenly outgroWn the trammels OF
It's youth, and has become the one ac-
knoWledged king of attractions The for
eign-born and foreign-descended popula-
ton have come to regard base pali With
a. keen a love as the natives. The negro
of the south is an insane base tall fan.
The Indian of the reservation can argCe
on sacrifice hits and batting averages.
1t would he hard to find Italian.
Hungarian or Slovak who has Deen in
this country any length of time unable 10
talk, at least. a little base ball. In short
the great game has become the one big
thing in the way of drawing card, and
there is nothing else to equal II. Horse
racing is dying. The base ball fan knows
he is not going TO be stung by hookies,
Jockeys and crooked owners. Boxing is
not only under the ban in most places.
but there are few boxing resorts that can
hold the crowds always f1ocking to the
base ball game Foot ball is game Of
a short season only, and interests only
a select few
Base ball has grown to be so stupen-
dous in its drawing powers that fields of
gigantic size must be obtained. Such
fields are almost impossible to find within
the confines of great cities and base ball
will have to seek suburban homes in the
near future.
Cub Park today is arranged much like
a commercial travellers sample trunk
every foot of space utilized for seats. till
the fielders are Amos; cranpai for room.
On q pleasan. SUNDAY conisEeS pa /.
is so packed that the populace sit right
up around the base lines and block the
outfielders' progress 1t Is the same at
most of the orscr parks on the two big
circuits Week cay crowds are now as
large as they used 10 he Saturdays:
Saturday crowds are up to the forme~
Sunday mark ard Sunday crowds are
armies. And all because the people have
come to realize that base ball Is a gam
where they get an honest deal for their
money.
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AN OLD-TIMER'S PROTEST.
Objects to Taking a Pitcher Out
When He's Hit.

One of the most consistent spectators at
National Base Ball Park is Capt. Billy
O'Meara. who many years ago one
Of the leading players of the city and who
afterward became a promoter of amateur
base ball. being instrumental in keeping
alive the celebrated Astorias. who made
Northeast Washington famous in the
early SOS.
Capt. Billy claims to be the youngest
soldier in the service of Uncle Sam dur
ing the rebellion. On returning from the
war he entered the Christian Brothers
School on F street. where he finished his
education, ard first took up base ball on
old Asylum Hill with such old-timers
as Tom Semmes. Mike Coombs. iccke
Stearns Monte Ricketts,. Billy Ricketts,
and others.
Capt. o'Meara relates many incidents of
the old days, when the pioneer Nationals
were the pride of the land, and George
Fox. Billy Williams and George Wright
were the stars. II do not see much i
ference in the game today from the way
We old sports used TO play 1t. except that
in my time every man had something 10
do. and did il" he said the other day.
Capt. Bill.s views may not prove gen.
orally popular.
There is too much talk of the pitchers
nowadays. if they were the whole
team. 1t makes me 1eel run or vinegar
when I a pitcher yanked out of the
game because two of the opposing team
have hit safely consecutively. followed by
the cry of some one. Take him out Why,
that's what we pay our money to see
good ball playing-whether IL comes from
the pitchers end or the batting side OF
the battle. Batting is the glory of the
game and 80 per cent of the spectators
want to see a game with plenty of free
stick work for it keeps the seven men in
the field on tiptoes and they have to he
moving some to keep in line with the
plays.
You can count on your two hands the
victories plucked out of the fire by the
substituting of fresh pitchers said Capt.
O Meara. and il is about time the man
ayers of our big teams stop catering to
those who yell Take him out just be-
cause they have free license to veil at
base ball games. which If done al any
other place would cause them to be has
lily elected.
Then Capt. Billy got up to let out a
veil when Shipke pulled down a high
liner from Rossmans bat and captured
the big fellow at first base. remarking
he moved away that the kid was just as
good as George Fox anyhow"
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CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
Columbus Shut Out Printers.

The Columbia Athletic Club put a coat
of whitewash on the Government Printing
Office aggregation yesterday afternoon a;
the Capital City Park. the score being 6
to . in the sixth inning. when rain put
an end to hoStilities.
Bernie @ allaher, who was on the rubber
for the winners. had the Printers al his
mercy throughout. being especially ct
fective when runners were on the bases.
Lefty Herring. the Government
Printing Office box artist had an off day
being touched up PRETTY lively when hits
meant runs.
The winners batted his delivery for
twelve blngles. one of which was four
Sd cker and two doubles. TIE Columnias
scored one run in the second inning and
another in the third They added four
moro in the fourth round on series of
hits and a costly error.
Copeland, VINO plays in the right gar
den. connected with the leather for
home run and q double out OF three trips
To the pan.
Atkinson and Carr each registered
three hits.
Cars fielding was credtable in center
field.
Score.
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BOATHOUSE GOSSIP.

Although the Old Domnions of Ally
andria did not startle the world a Phila-
deiphia in the Henley. their frs. at
tempt was praiseworthy. Capt Douglass
should keep up the interest in his club.
There is fine material in the club.
Mr.. Charles Stephenson of the Weld
Club of Harvard University, and who
successfully coached the Ottawa crew
of Ottawa. Canada. when il won the Md
die States championship here in 1905. has
expressed desire to come down here
and coach any of the clubs that would
like his services. He WAS with the Hac-
ward crews at the Henley
Though the new boathousa of the Poto-
macs is nowhere near completion the con-
tractors have finished the lower floor. and
Capt. Mueller and Lieut.. Slocum have
been able to get out crews every daE in
cants for seats have made their appear
ance. and II looks though fine junior
crew will be again produce ed this year.
Three scullers CT the Potomac Boat
Club are now in training for the regatta Is
of the year-Daly in the Intermediates.
and German and Davis in the junior
class.
The entrance to the Potomac boathousa
from the pTldSe Was npl-ltti last WEEK
and members are using It regularly. 1t Is
a great convenience. and will. no doubt
attract large membership to the club.
Capt Mueller has his hands full break
ing in the new material for the boats, a
full-fedged junior crew being out every
night last week.
The new boathouse of the Potomacs
will probably he completed by June i.
when the formal opening will take place.
on which occasion the club will spread
and make itself known by having many
of the prominent people of the city
present.
Nevious of the Analostans hopes to get
a new single this summer and if he does
he is going out for the junior SOULS in
the Middle States. At present he is row
ing double with Neal and the veteran
PairO.
Joe DAILY began last week to row regu-
larly from TOW on until after the Mid
die States. He has not made up his mind
about the Peoples Regatta at Pniladel-
phia July 4. but in ali PROBABILITY will be
seen there in the Intermediate class.
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Marquette League Notes.

The following games are scheduled for
this week: Monday. Commissioners VS.. St.
Joseph's; Tuesday, ST. Vincent VS.. ST.
Dominic's; Wednesday. st. Peters VS.. ST.
Vincen.'s: Thursday, Marine VS.. Com
nissioners: Friday St. Peters VS.. St.
)ominic's: Saturday. Commissioners vs
St Dominic's.
At a meeting of the board OF managers
Friday night presided over by Capt. Ed
wards. Sergt Shurtleff of the Marine team
was unanimously elected vice president.
AS the season advances the race for the
nennant gets closer and closer four teams
the Commissioners. ST. Joseph, ST. Vim
cent and the Marines. being on practical
ly even terms Although ST. Peters and
ST Dominics are apparently in a hole
at present, it is due largely to hard luck
both teams losing several games by the
narrowest of margins. Miscues at mop
nortune times have also played a big fac
Tor In both outfits downfall on a num-
Der of occasions
Inside team work is helping the Com
missioners greatly, they having won two
victories by these tactics alone. and to
Willie Handiboe goes most of the credit.
Pop Harding of the Commissioners is
leading the league at the bat. His stick
work has been the feature of most Of
the games the Commissioners have played.
Duckey Mess. the Georgetown star.
nlayed his initial game in the league this
season. i riday with ST. Josephs. Being
unaccustomed TO the grounds. he was a
bit off on his throwing to bases. two err
rors being registered against him.
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Amid the cheering of the largest crowd
of the season the Marines made a spec
tacular finish in the ninth inning yes
terday and defeated the St Vincent ag-
gregation by the close score of to 8.
Never before in the history Of the Mar
quette League was such an uphill game
witnessed as that played by the Marines
who brought home the bacon when even
their most ardent rooters had given up
hope. 1t was St. Vincent's game all the
way until the ninth The southeasterners
entered the run column in the first round
four bingles and slipup by Meagher
netting tour tallies. They also chased
another run across the pan in the third
session on an egror by Centerf1elder Dowd
inning they again scored. a mscue by
Ward, Symaroskis three-sacker and
Casasa's timely double resulting in two
more runs.
The Marines got their first man across
the home plate in this inning. Meagher.
the first man up, laced a pretty two
sacker to the left garden, and tailed
when Casasa heaved the sphere into the
crowd On the third-base line. Neither
outfit scored in the fifth inning. but in the
sixth a single by Bell and Snyder's ter
rife three-base drive brought the second
run in for the Marines -Four errors and
single were responsible for the Marines
two tallies in the seventh.
ST. NlncantS scored It's last run or the
game in the eighth session, a double by
Thompson and a two-hase wallop by
Wilkerson netting one tally. The Marine
players went to the plate in the last half
of the ninth round with confidence
written upon their faces, despite the fact
that the odds were greatly against them.
the score at that time being to 4. TIE
first man up. Ward singled, and scored
when Meagher drove the ball far over the
right fielder's head for home run. Bell.
the next man to the rubber. lined out a
pretty base hit. stole second and went to
the third corner on a passed ball. He
scored moment later on Gibsons SIN
gle. Snyder went out to Casasa. unassist-
ed Laila flew out to Malioy. With two
men gene and the score standing to Z
in ST Vincents favor, Berlick overlooked
four wide ones. making two runners oc-
cupying bases. Kane singled, scoring
Gibson which put both teams on even
terms Then Dowd clouted out a single,
on which Berlick scored. and the most
exciting contest played on the league dia-
mond this season was over. Score:
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Pitcher Summers Permanent Posi-
ton

Young Summers, who works for Hughey
Jennings and is said to be the originator
of the .knuckle ball. is native of a
little Indiana town. When he heard that
the Detroit club was due to play at In
dianepolis the tall knuckle ball artist
made it a point to call on Jennings when
he arrived at that place Hughey being
the easiest proposition imaginable to APP
proach, the bashful Summers after he
once got into conversation with Jennings
was soon put at his ease and was glibly
telling Jennings all about his wonderful
knuokle ball. with the result that Hughey
had him come out the next morning to
the Indianapolis grounds. where. with the
assistance of Catcher Schmidt he gave
Summers all the trying out that the slab
artist thought was due him, for when it
got around to II o'clock and Hughey had
not limited about calling off the trying
out process. Summers, with decidedly
weary expression on his youthful coun-
tenance, walked up to Jennings and vol
unteered this remark to the red-headed
manager:
Look here. Mr.. Jennings. It's II o'clock
you don't want me TO work all ddy do
ycu?'
And why not?" criad Hughey; you
asked for a permanent position didn I
you?
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Miss Sutton Will Rest.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. May Bore
ports from the home of Miss May Sutton.
holder of the women's international lawn
tennis title. at Pasadena, state that the
champion will not go to England this
summer to defend her lawn tennis titles.
Miss Sutton has made three consecutive
trips to England since 1908. and. accord
ing to the reports. she has decided to take
year of rest In 1908 she won the
championship. but lost 1t the following
year. Last year, 1907. she again acquired
the title.
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Jimmy McAleer's Experiences.

When Jimmy McAleer. the clever man
Washington with his team recently he
and Joe Cantillon got to talking about
hard luck that they had experienced in
the matter of illness or injuries o. their
best players.
Joe benoaned the fact that Walter
Johnson. the pitching phenom of 1907.
would not be able to Ilay for his team
before some time in June. and this caused
Jimmy McAleer to cry out:
Why. talking about pitchers and hard
luck. Joe. l have the champion hard luck
pitcher in the business in the per. on o.
Harry Howell. This lad>for the past four
years has been under one OF the worst
hoodoos you ever saw. and though we
have tried rabbits feet, eelsk ms. and 9TH
er we'll known charms to put Harry's
hoodoo out of commission. they all abso-
lutely refuse to work. All the games that
Howell has lost in the past four years
were simply on account of bum luck.
They rarely ever beat Harry by more
than one run in any game and you take
il from me that half the runs made while
Harry is pitching are not earned,
why. just to show you how things
break for Howell, l will mention a game
we had in New York couple Of years
back, when we were having our last in
ming, and when the score was a tie apd
after two men were down. Burkett hit
the ball for home run. and he could have
crossed the home plate with ease had it
not been for Tom Jones. who was coach
ing at third, and who clums lily got in
Jesse's way. with the result that there
was collision, Burkett was knocked out
OF his stride. and the ball was put on him
a the plate when he was just about one
inch from the same. The game went into
extra innings. and New York won out.
and another game was marked up against
Howell in the lost column
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The Race TO Bermuda.

NEW YORK. May 30-Walter Murray
Being. chairman OF the Bermuda race
GO ..lcaittes fer pow. boats. has received
TIE entry CT -a!.sa Craig. winner of last
yea!'s contest. To- entries do not close
Li!.u JEae l. GaG il is understood that
Mao Il a no: .Sc! soa-going craft ca
pSb! Of csnal in-- tie d.stinc- IN any sort
.. YEA Lex :. IeIf.ot comfort. VIII enter.
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CLUB BATTING RECORDS.
Better Than the Last Team.

NEW YORK, May 30-James f Sulli-
van. president of the Amateur Athletic
Union and secretary of the American
Olympic committee. is confident that this
country win be represented at the games
in England by an even stronger team
than the one which went to Athens two
years ago if the necessary funds are
available.
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The Glidden Tour.

NEW YORK. May 30.-As the details
of the American Automobile Association
touring contest for the Glidden trophy are
made public, it is becoming evident that
the event this year will be much more in
teresting and important in every respect
than ever before. In no former year has
the route been laid out through SO much
beautiful scenery, SO many points Of
summer attractiveness and SO many large
cities.
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Philadelphia. /, VS.. Washington.
Daniels to Race Derbyshire.

NEW YORK, May &c. NJ Daniels
OF the New York Athletic Club has re-
ceived an invitation. which he will ac-
cept from the Hyde Seal Swimming Club
of Manchester to a 1Oo-yard race against
] II. Derbyshire, England's best sprint
er, the event to take place July s, five
days before the opening of the water
sports at the Olympic games.
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Trottinc Meet in New JERSEY.

NEW YORK. May 30.-President ]. NJ.
johnson of the Nationa! Trotting Asso-
citation has notified Theouore II. Cole
man. manager Il the Long Branch Fair
Association. thar the grand circuit meet
scheduled Ter Providence during the week
o. August y 10 September ) had been
tlareftrGed TO E!Awood Park Long
Branch. This viii BE the first grand cir
eG.. meet ke!d IN New Jersey in many
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Davis Cup Preliminaries.

NEW YORK May 30.-Much doubt
has been expressed among lawn ten
mis- players that the Davis cup pre-
lininartes will be played in this coun-
,ry. A member Of the committee in
charge of the international matches said
recently that he had received assurances
that made i certain that the matches
would be played in this country.
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R,rns and johnson Matched.

NEW YORK. May 3o.-Tommy Burns
having signed to fight Jack Johnson in
Nevada for a $4,000 purse. the match is
IN at last. unless Johnson sidesteps.
Burns is fast and clever and has punch
Johnson has all of these things. added to
his great bulk. But Burns is game, and
that is where johnson falls short.
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ellis on His Way to London.

NEW YORK. May 3O.-S P. ellis, the
hammer thrower OF the New York A. c.,
y i'll be the first of the American team in
the Olympic games to reach London
ellis is on his way to England from Rio
de Janeiro, and will be a competitor In
the English championships. which precede
the Olympic. Before leaving Rio de ia
Metro GUlis showed his old skill with
the hammer. and is considered a strong
competitor in the coming events
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New York A. C. Meet.

NEW YORK. MAY "o.-The eightie.h
games o. tna New York Athletic Club will
be held a. T-avers Island SATURDAY. June
II For r,any v9a-< these games have
heen tho s1.,,i..1 - he outdoor at!. tic
season in NV York. AMI attract al tie
best college and amateur cub athletes n
the country.
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Jockeys Come From the West.

NEW YORK. May 3O-Jockeys Walter
Miller and Gilbert. who are under con-
tract TO Thomas H. Williams. the Cali
forn.a turfman. have arrived from the
west and the riding talent at the local
tracks will be considerably strengthened.
Gilbert is a lightweight. for whose serv-
ices James r. keene paid a good round
sum.
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How Pickering Ducked.

Base ball PLAYERS of the professional va
r.ety have their trials and tribulations
right along. for there is always something
or the base ball performer TO worry over.
If 1t is not one thing that will arise and
become an obstacle in his rath. it is an
other that is just effective in disquai-
flying him for participation in the pro-
ceedings of the Don't Worry Club"
The greatest bane of a base ball mans
lie is the persuasive book agent, who ap-
pears to think that your spike shoe hero
need do nothing but peruse books when
he is off the field.
AT any rate the man with the book and
the rap!d-tire talk backed up with a
stereotyped josh that was old when King
Kelly Arson. Johnnie Ward and the rest
of the old-tme heroes We're just coming
as ball tossers. anhushes the professional
player at every turn and angie
Ollie Pickering had an experience with
one of these orators the other night out
in 'front.' of his hotel, and the boys are st IL
laughing at the clever manner in which
the big slugger sidestepped.
II seems that the Washington players
who put up at this hosiery were sitting
out IN rom of the place when the agent
approached them and. selecting Ollie as
looking promising, said 10 him:
I'm selling one of the best ercyclope-
d;as on the market; now can't l put you
down for one?"
Indeed, mister" cried Pickering. as
Stunning a simple air. Il wouldn't know
how to ride one of the dern things If you
was to give me one for nothing
And as the solicitor. in a daZe turned
10 see what effect Picks words had on
the other fellows. he was met with such
an avalanche of brutal laughter that he
grew wise in moment. and the last seen
of him he was beating it at a tWo-forty
gait up Penns ylvania avenue.
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Two base hits-Copeland and ". Smith. Home
run-Copeland. Stolen bases-Clear. Mullin. ".
Smith. Bagsatt. Davis and Covert. Sacrifice hit
Hurley. First base bails-By Gala CHER. l.
Hit by pitched balls-W. Smith. Baggett and
Hurley Struck out-By Gallagher. ,. by Her
ring. = Left on bases-Counpias. s. g. r. o..
:. Passed ball-W. Smith Time OF game
hour and Is minutes. Umpire--Ir. Pete Hof-
mann.