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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
MAGGERT HELPED TO WIN.

Meriden, Aug 12.-Halligan's wild ness in the third inning which en- abled two men to get on bases, cou- pied with Pop Rising's beautiful two- bagger, was all that was needed for the Ponies to negotiate a to win from Meriden here yesterday. Mag gert, who stuck his shoulder in front of one of Halligan's shoots, and Standard, who drew a pass after Mag gert had been sacrificed to second, were the Pony run getters. Their tal- lies proved all that were needed for the best that Meriden could do was to shove Finn across the plate in the second inning. The score: RH.E. Springfield ...002O 2O00OO0-2 4 2 Meriden ....01 10000 0-l 6 1
 Batteries--McLean and Connor; Halligan and Bridges.
 Two-base hits, Soffel: stolen bases, Maggert 2. Standard, Hayward. Bar bour; sacrifice hits. Connor. McAn- drews. Soffel. Golden: bases on balls. on Halligan 3, of Mclean {; struck out. by Halligan 1. by Mclean 2: double play, Soffel and Hayward: left on bases. Meriden s. Springfield :; wild pitch, Mclean; passed ball, Con- nor; hit by pitcher. by Mclean 1. by Halligan 1; time, 1850; umpire, Will kinson.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
WILL TRY AGAIN.
Annette Kellermann to Go Fron
 CharlestoMn to Boston Light.

One of the feats of endurance
 that long distance swimmers of
 Massachusetts have been trying to 1 accomplish year after year is the
 aquatic journey from Charlestown
 to Boston Light, a distance of about
 l2 miles. Only one man. has suc> | ceeded so far, or at least claimed to. | though none can be found to sub stantiate his performance. The oth- CTS have been caught by the turn or | tide and pushed back before they could reach their goal.
 A few days ago a plucky girl un. dertook to show swimmers of the stronger sex what woman can do when she wants to and she very
 nearly succeeded in accomplishing
 the task that so many men had failed in. But the ungallant tide respected not even her charm and beauty and mercilessly changing direction just as her success seemed assured wrested the palm of victory from her at the very last moment.
 It was cruel disappointment to the brave Australian lass, who was none other than the world renown- ed Miss Annette Kellermann of sydney, New South Wales, pro bably better known among us as the ,Coo-ee' girl. But she Is made of the stuff that defeat only urges to further efforts and it was no sur prise to hear her announce a couple of days ago that she Btill thinks she can cover the distaI ,e in one six hour tide and that she intends to try once more. In spite of the skep> ticism of many, it is not at all un> likely that she will succeed.
 As a girl of 14 she began by beating the record of the celebrated Captain Cavill over the classic ten mile course in the Yarra river in Australia, and since then she has piled up victory after victory until all the world was conquered.
 In Paris she took second in the eight mile championship of France, in which some of the greatest swim mers of the day competed and she beat out such cracks as Holbein. Burgess, Nuttal, Ellington and Jarvis of England, Deroux of France Meyall of Belgium and others. In Austria she went after the twenty mile record made by zuer of 3 hours 26 minutes. S2 seconds in the Dan. ube from Tulin to Vienna, and she | covered the identical distance in 8 | hours II minutes. seconds, al- though she was caught in some | rapids and lost 10 minutes getting l out of them. Then in England she | swam several we'll known long dis tance courses in fast time and ended by going from Dover to Ramgate, a round 20 mile swim. in hours. 2I minutes, beating all previous per- formanees over the course.
 Swimmers will watch with inter est her renewed attack on the Bos- ton trip. and their wishes of success will all be with her.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
THE SPORTING NEWS.
the game with any umpire except

the game with any umpire except Rorty. .a.
 Because of all of the foregoing, the Springfield club hereby protests against the alleged forfeiture of the said game by said alleged umpire, Rorty, and further because of the violation of section 39, paragraph ", of the constitution and bylaws of the Connecticut League of Base Ball Clubs, and also the violations of rules 26, 63 and 70 of the rules adopted under the National agree ment.
 The situation presented by the foregoing facts and the very clear and evident attempts to compel the Springfield club to play the game with the Hartford club on unequal terms and under disadvantageous circumstances, so violated every sin gle spirit of fair play and clean sport, that the Springfield club could not in justice to its patrons or to the base ball public, even of city other than Springfield, submit to 1t. s- We have grown and rightly to re- gard Dase ball as clean sport, as an honest game, as the national game; and while 1t is true the base ball pub lie is entitled to and should receive proper consideration under all cir cumstances, a proper consideration for the base ball public, whether the crowd is composed of ten or 10000 persons, is only shown in those cases where fair play prevails.
 Eight hundred dollars is a matter Of some moment in this every day world of ours, but honor is of far more importance.
 If the Springfield club cannot have the money with honor, the Spring field club does not want the money.
 To have played this game under protest would involve the sacrifice of honor to obtain the money. The Springfield club, in making this, the first, protest after an experience of five years, preserves it's honor.
 Respectfully,
 SPRINGFIELD BASE BALL CLUB. By DAN DWELL, Owner.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
Invited to Meet Athletes.

New York, Aug. 12.-Every presiden- tial candidate has been invited to take part fin the reception to the American Olympic athletes on Aug. 29. The executive committee, is desirous of making the event embrace a national recognition as we'll as city welcome, and special invitations were sent to President Roosevelt, Governor Hughes, Lieutenant Governor Chanler, Will liam H. Taft, the Republican nominee; William Jennings Bryan, the Demo- cratic candidate; Thomas F. Watson, Eugene Y. Debs, Thomas L. Hisgen and August Gillhaus.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
THE FLYERS
MEN WHO FLOAT
 THROUGH THE AIR
American Wright Surprises Them in France--Baldwin Will
 Speed To-day.

f,e Mans, Aug 12.-There was more wind than Wilbur Wright wanted yesterday morning and noth- ing was done with his aeroplane un- til 1t was brought from its shed at about o'clock yesterday afternoon. Although entrance to the racecourss was limited to ticket holders, it was found necessary to open a second gate at which to handle part of the crowd. e....
 Hundreds of persons who had no ticzets witnessed most of the flights from the woods surrounding the track.
 At 6:30 the wind dropped to its minimum. The engine of the aero plane was tested and found to work more satisfactorily than 1t did yes- terday. ..-g
 Wright made splendid start from the rail on which his machine starts. He circled the upper end of the grounds and then continued on a second and larger circle that brought him past the grand stand. whose occupants cheered the Amer ican. A third and greater circle CONSISu u'ei uaii tue SApuhus anu then the aeroplane landed graceful ly in front of the grand stand.
 The height of the flight was va- ried. Sometimes the machine was as low as five yards from the ground, and twice it must have reached height of 20 yards. The average was eight yards.
 The speed hardly equaied that made Monday. Nj. Bellies, the ex- pert. estimated that the best prog ress yesterday was at the rate of 3S miles an hour. The regularity of the flight and the completeness of the control showed that Wright has made considerable improvement in handling his aeroplane since his arrival here.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
HOLYOKE WAS ERRATIC.

Bridgeport, Aug 12.-In a game full of ups and downs, Bridgeport finally conquered Holyoke yesterday afternoon, to 6, chiefly because the Orators were not quite as unsteady as the Champions Red Waller and Carson Hodge were on the firing hill and while both were tapped quite freely. the support that was accorded the visiting twirler was beyond de scription. Erratic backing also both cred Waller to some extent. but Hol- yoke is entitled to the blue ribbon for bad breaks in fielding. The score:
 R.H.E. Bridgeport ..0401O11OS7 { HolyOke ....20010o012-s 6
 Batteries-waller and Beaumont: Hodge and Ahearn.
 Two-base hits. Burke. Hit: sacri- fee hits. Ladd. Waller 2. Hodge: stolen bases. 0.Rourks. Hambseher. Ahesrn: double play. Boucher. Ahearn and Massey: left on bases. Bridgeport 6. Holyoke 2. bases on er- TOTS. Bridgeport 2. Holyoke 2: bases on balls. of Waller I. of Hodge 2. hit by pitcher. by Hodge i: struck cut. by Waller [. by Efodse 5: wild pitch. Hodge. time. 1:I0: umpire. ROrty.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12

ter he had heard of the attachment or his machine that he would make no further flights.
 ", R. Page, his lawyer, will take steps to-day to pay the lien, but he said last night that the debtor was really the "Aeroplane company, which had agreed to put up the wall and had contracted for it with Kowski. Farman's suit for the recovery of the money due him on the contract with the St Louis company will be pushed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
BooKIEs GO BROKE.
Baseball Fans Pick Too Many Win
 ners for prnhf

ners for Profit.
 More than SI00,000 has been re- gently lost in Chicago by the race track bookmakers who attempted to
 make books" on baseball. For once in the history of gambling the book ies" were beaten at their own game the baseball lovers knew the game too we'll for them t took just four weeks for them to learn that baseball would not lend itself to "the tiger" they lost from sl,0O0 to sI5.000 each.
 Bookmakers, with racing stopped. were growing fat and seedy until the baseball field allured nine of them. veterans of many hazards. A unique system of giving odds 10 the betting fans was compiled and the boards showed a range of selection such as "s to against two clubs winning" or "4 to against three clubs win ming" or "s to 1 against four cluhs winning" Practically no bets were taken on single games but the. selee- tions. set forth with odds. were of- fered. The scheme seemed to present to the fans an opportunity to bet on eight teams and two leagues with A combination of s4 plays for the book maker.
 However. the fans. who new all the teams and players averages by heart. picked the winning teams. s. Icons which took the bets from the fans and telephoned them to the clearing house received a commission of 50 per cent Gamblers. who have made many a book on the erest American derbys have found that is straight" game thai cannot be "dOped
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
ING OF THE CLUBS.
AMERICAN LEAGI

AMERICAN LEAGUE At Chicago-Chicago. 6: New York, 1. Batteries-White and Sullivan; Lake and Blair.
 At St. Louis-Boston, 8; St. Louis. O. Batteries-Cicotte and Carrigan; Howell and Spencer.
 At Detroit-Washington 8; Detroit, 2. Batteries-smith and Street; Donovan and Schmidt. At Cleveland-PhiladeIph 6; Cleveland, l. Batteries-Vickers and Schreck: Eos ter, Liebhardt, Falkenburg and N. Clarke Second Game-Cleveland, 6; Philadel- phia, 4. Batteries-Berger, Rhoades and N. Clarke; Plank, Powers, Dygert, Vick- CTS and Schreck.
 STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
DoRANDo's vALEDrCToRY.
Noble CompassiOn of Victor for Van
 auished Persuades Him to Quit

London. Aug 12.-A correspondent of the Chronicle sends a magnificent explanation that Dorando. the Italian runner. gave at Turin yesterday of his decision not to run again Do rando Is quoted as saying
 When I won the Marathon race in London and stood at the goal watch ing the other competitors dragging themselves thithsr in a state that aroused my compassion. and then saw them drop deathIike to the groand. I solemulE vowed never to run again P
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
TO RERUN OLYMPIC RACE.
Walker of South Africa Challenged
 to Meet Rector Again.

Trenton, x. J., Aug 12.-The di- rectors of the Interstate fair have authorized Messrs Mccullough and Riley. the local amusement promo ters, to offer as high as s3 ,00O for a 1O0-metsr race between Walker of South Africa. the Olympic winner. and Jimmy Rector. the American champion. who was bunked by the start at the Olympic meet.
 The offer has been eabled 10 Walker, and if he accepts the race will take place on Monday. Sep temher 2S- The s3.000 Is for ex- penses and a suitable trophy. the A. A. |. granting a special permi. to exceed the prize limit in this in, ternational match.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
POSTPONED GAMES.

Bridgeport has seven postponed games to play and four of them are with Meriden. Then there are two with Springfield and one with Hol. yoke. One game with Waterbury that of August 31, has been advane. ed. so that the team has 3I sched. uled games to play.
 New Haven has only one post. poned game. and that is with New Britain. Then the team is two games ahead of is schedule. having played that many extra with Waterbury on Sunday Waterbury has three post poned games. but is up with the schedule because three games were advanced.
 Meriden is the worst of in post poned games with no less than 10-- four with Bridgeport. three with Hartford. two with Holyoke and one with Waterbury. Two of the games with Bridgeport may he worked off at Steeplechase Island some time during the next four weeks. and one extra one will be played here Fri day.
 Holyoke has an assortment Of postponed games amounting to seven. two each with Hartford and Merideu and one each with Bridge port. Springfield and New Britain In addition 10 the three games win Meriden Hartford has two postpon- ed with Holyoks and one with Wa terhury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
BASEBALL NOTES.
No game here until Friday.

|
 Jack Deal of Lancaster leads the
 first basemen of the Tri-State league
 Waller is once more on his good be. havior and twirled yesterday for Bridgeport. .,.- -, . ".
 Johnny Glaze of Dartmouth is. now pitching for the Pottsville club in the Atlantic league. .~ s- as .s.z
 New Bedford has released Pitcher Hazleton, the former Dartmouth and Boston American twirler., a.~s.8
 Mack, the Syracuse. university cap ture by the Chicago Cubs, has been canned as a busted phenom. Hartford has two more double headers this week, playing twice in New Britain tomorrow and meeting Meriden twice at home Friday. ss
 Providence papers place lazy Hoff- mans batting average with the Grays at .2sO. Hoffy has 2S stolen sacks to his credit so far this season.
 Bill Thompson made two of the runs scored by Holyoke yesterday and without making a hit at that. He had two free passes and was sent around on safe drives. ,t..s-
 New Haven has signed King to play first base and Is trying out Me Aloon, from the Canadian league, be- hind the plate. King played in this league three years ago, catching for Hartford, and McAloon was carried by Norwich a few seasons ago.
 Lefty Mattern, who pitched for Holyoke last season, is twirling in great form for the Trenton Tri-Stat- CTS, and although being used oftener than any other twirler on the stan. he does not show the effect of his fre- quent visits to the twirling hill.
 Paul steinberg, the latest addition to the leagues umpiring stan, is we'll known in this section, having been a member of Holyoke's profess sional basketball team several years ago. Steinberg has umpired in the Union and New York State leagues this season.
 Mike Kelly. who was recently re- leased from tse management of the Toronto team, has been reinstated by the directors of the American asso- citation, from which circuit he was debarred a few seasons ago. Kelly will succeed Tim Flood as manager at St Paul.
 Lynn has released Nate Pulsifer the eollegian who was given A short trial by Hartford. His hitting has been woefully weak. Only d few seasons ago Pulsifer was one of tbe most sought after players in the New England league on account of h,s strong sticking.
 Tom Tuckey delighted all his friends in this league yesterday when be made his splendid debut in big company. He pitched his first game l Tor the Boston Nationals against st Louis and shut them out. st Louis had her best tRirler pitted against him. too. But six hits were made of i Tuekey.
 Tom Dowd informed his men yester- Hay that If they allowed Waterbury to beat them again they would find their envelopes short when pay day came arOand. The consequences were tha, he ball few the bats of the Hart lords so many times and with such Inerring accuracy that Tom will try he same warning again.
 Dan o'Neil is never beat until he g counted out and Dan has not taken he count ret by any means. His pro ct published in another column has n the earmsrks of a knockout punch. There Is whole lot Of truth ia that 'rosest tco and the managers Of the sague would do yell to weigh the IfsEs in that article fn q careful szansr.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
Southern League.

At Memphis--Memphis 2, Mobile 0
 At New orleans-New Orleans Little Rock 1. -s
 At Nashville-Montgomery 3 Nashville 1. '1ses F At Birmingham--Atlanta l, Bir mingham
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
IHIs MFEK.s srHrnI.1r

ThursdzT-New Haven al sprin<- field two gamesl. HoIyoke at Neri~ den. Hartford al New Britain ftwa gzmest. Waterbury al Brfarrnorf
 Fridav-Springneid st New He- Fen ltwo Eamesl. Bridgeport sf HzT. yoke. Meriden af Harffore. Ns< Britain at Waterbury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
Hartford.
lu I
 for Sillery in the nintl

*Batted for Sillery in the ninth.
 Hartford ..4. 4..s.30 1902 Q 0 4-10 Waterbury ... 2 900 900 0 o.
 Home run, Cobb: two-base hits, Wilson 2, Gardner, Connery. Yancey; three-base hits, Nich- ols, Cobb, Yancey; hits, of Far ley 8 in 2-3 of 1 inning; of Sillery, IS in 1-3 innings; off Wilson 5 1, sacrifice hits, Nichols, Moves; stolen bases, Fitzpatrick; double play. Jus tice, Gardner and Connery; left on bases, Waterbury ', Hartford g; first base on balls, of Farley 1, of Sillery ?, off Wilson 5; first base on errors, Waterbury 2; struck out, by Sillery 6, by Wilson z; passed ball. Casey; balk,- Sillery; time. hour, 50 minutes; umpire, Lyons.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
Connecticut League Standing.
NATIONAL LEAGIfr

At New York-Chicago, 4; New York. ( (6 innings). Characterization and Kling: Wiltse and Eresnahan.
 At Boston-Boston. 2; St. Louis, O. Bat teries-Tuckey and Graham: Karger and Bliss
 At delphia-Pittsburg, 5; Philadel- phia, l. Batteries-Maddox and Gibson; Sparks and Dooin
 STANDINC. OI THE rrrrpc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
New England League.

At Brockton-Brockton 2, Lynn 2 (11 innings.)
 At Lowell-Lowell 5, Fall River O.. At Haverhill-Lawrence 8, Haver- hill 2.
 At Worcester-.-Worces 5, New Eedfoi; 2
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
OF THE CLUES.
Eastern League.

At Providence-Providence 4, To- ronto 2.
 At Jersey City-Jersey City-Buf- falo game postponed, rain.
 At Baltimore-Baltimore 2, Mon treal 1.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
Cotton States League.

At Columbus-Columbus ?, vicks- burg 1. ..-s
 At Jackson-Jackso 4, Monroe 0. At Meridian-Meridian 8, Gulfport- Biloxi O,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
Iu-sssse League.

At wfllismsport-wfniamsport :. Iohnstown 2.
 At AItoona-AItOona 5. Harrisburg
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
New York State League.

At Utica-Albany 2, Utica 1. At Wilkesbarre-Syracuse 2, Wilkesbarre 4.
 At Binghamton-Binghamton &, Scranton g.
 At Elmira-Troy 6, Elmira 8.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
American Association.

American Association. At Kansas City-Toiedo g, Kansas City :.
 At Minneapolis---Louisville g. Min near olis 2.
 At St Paul-Indianapolis 3, St Paul 1.
 At Milwaukee-Columbus 1, Mil waukee 0.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
WOMAN GOING UP IN BALLOON.

Boston, Aug 12.-0ne woman at least will be in the basket of one of the balloons to compete for the Forbes trophy for the point to point race from North Adams Friday.
 She will be Mrs Helen Clayton. wife of Professor Clayton, of the Blue Hill observatory, who recently made a flight from this city with Charles J. Glidden.
 Mrs Clayton will go up in the Boston, which is to be piloted by Mir Glidden.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12

Weanesdsy-Merfden al Spring Geld. New Britain at Holyoke. Hart ford at Bridgeport. Waterbury al New Haven.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
South Atlantic League.

At Augusta-Augusta 2. Charles ton 1.
 At Macon-Macon 2, Columbia 1 At avannah-Jacksonv 2, Sa- vannah 0.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12

Run 'em in here if you want them to be treated with the same care and attention that is given to their fathers. No ..-...0er how small the boy or how small the purchase the business will receive our careful ats tention.
 We are closing out all of this seas sons suits regardless of the cost. Double breasted kniclxerbocker suits. Russian Blouse Suits and sailor blouse Suits that were
 $5 and $6, now ..... s378 pf' HOW ..... ..... F.... .$2.7b DO, now ..... ....... $1.7J
 Ages 21a to 17.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
NO MORE FARNAN FLIGHTS.

New York. Aug 12.-The last straw was added to the troubles of Aviator Henry Farmsn last night when City Marshal Peter Mcbride attached his aeroplane for a claim of s120. and Farman will sail for France on the first steamer he can get afier he gets the aeroplane out of pawn.
 Joseph Kowski. a tent and avn ing maker of Coney Island, who built the canvas wall surrounding the aeroplane, was the man who got the Hen on the aeropIane. Farman vas told late last night of the lien by Thomas R. MacMechfn al the Ho- tel Astor and he threw up his hands and said that he had enough and would go home without any further delay.
 All day yesterday MT MscMeehin was h communication with a nun Der of Wall street men who wanted to see the serupIane ny and were negotiating for a flight On Hemp stezd Plains. but they failed to shcw up lass night at the Astor for a confsrsness and Farman said af-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-12
BALDWIN SPEED TEST TO-DAY.

Washington, Aug 12.-Captain Thomas S. Baldwin's war balloon probably will have its official speed trial this afternoon. Glen H. Cur tis, engineer of the airship, yester- day returned from Hammondsport, E r.. with several extra carbureters for the engine A preliminary flight lasting about IS minutes was made late yesterday afternoon. The afr ship sailed from the parade ground at Fort Myer westward about two and a half miles to Ballston, Va, and returned.
 An altitude of about 1,2o0 feet was reached. and in spite of strong winds good speed was attained. The airship returned to its starting point over the parade ground and de- scended in a spiral course just in front of the balloon tent.
 At the conclusion of the flight Mir Curtis said that the engine vas working perfectly and was ready for the speed tests this afternoon.