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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
CHECKERS, YOUR MOVE.
Newport to Take Racers Thrown
Over by New York State.

NEW YORK. August 22.-Newport may
take the place of Saratoga as a. mecca
for racing men if anti-racing laws con-
tinue to menace the sport of kings in
this state. That is the report which
comes from Newport today. and is said
to have been stimulated by the operations
there of a group of society men who al
ways have patronized racing.
1t is said that matters have gone so far
that grounds for the park and track have
tentatively been surveyed and decided
upon as suitable site for a racing plant
The grounds are being held by an op-
ton. Local racing men are taking
great interest in this prospective drec-
ton of a new field. but they have re-
ceived no further information
1t is proposed to open the new track
next season. Besides the aristocratic, rae
ing element at Newport. said to be be-
hind the present plans. wealthy New
York and eastern states business men are
declared to be supporting the proposition,
although the latter have never been
known as racing men. They have de-
clared. however, that a properly con-
Quoted racing establishment would not
be objected to by the Rhode Island au-
thOrites.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
LAST CHANCE, ALL ABOARD.
Yachts Returning to Gotham to
Take Part in Next Weeks REGATTA

NEW YORK. August 22-Many of the
yachts which have been away on cruises
of the New York and other clubs will re-
turn this week. and then follows the care
full preparation for the race week of the
Atlantic Yacht Club. September 2-7, to-
ward which great event the local Corinth-
ians are now looking in feverish antici-
patton. Two weeks will afford none too
much time to get the yachts keyed up to
their best efforts and as this race week
will practically close the yachting season
all the owners are anxious to get q share
of the hOnOrs and the generous prize list
prepared by the regatta committee of this
popular yacht-racing organization.
The addition of three power boat races
to the racing program for the week has
been we'll received by owners of these
fleet boats. and the waters of Gravesend
bay and the lower harbor will be thor
oughly churned up by the propellers of
the auto craft during the three days set
aside by Chairman Brophy and his assoc
ciates on the committee for this exciting
sport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
TIGHT ROOFS
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair, Cooler Sunday and Monday
Light Northwestly Winds.

For the District of Columbia, eastern
Pennsylvania. Maryland and Virginia
fair. cooler Sunday. Monday fair; light
northwesterly winds.
Since Friday night there have beer
showers in the Atlantic and gulf states
the upper Ohio and lower Missouri val
leys. the northern upper lake region, the
lower Arkansas valley, the Rocky noun
tain region and the extreme southwest
In the lower lake and southern upper
lake region, the northwest and the ex-
treme west the weather was generally
fair.
Temperatures are below the seasonal
average in the plains states, the centra
valleys and the greater portion of the
lake region. Frost occurred Saturda.
morning in North Dakota. 1t is warme,
in the Atlantic states and the extreme
northwest. and generally cooler in the
Pacific states.
Showers will continue Sunday and prob.
ably MONDAY In the south Atlantic and
gulf states. the Rocky mountain region
and the extreme southwest; elsewhere
the weather will be generally fair Sunday
and Monday.
1t will be cooler Sunday in the Ohio
valley, the lower lake region, southern
New England and the middle Atlanti,
states. and warmer in the northwest thu
Missouri and upper Mississippi valley:
and the central plains states. 1t will b,
warmer Monday in the Ohio valley, tn,
upper lake and western lower lake region
The winds along the New England coas
will be light to fresh southwest to north
west: on the middle Atlantic coast ligh
10 fresh west to northwest; on the soutl
Atlantic coast light to fresh and mostly
southwesterly; on the east gulf coas
light to fresh southwest to south; on the
west gulf coast light to fresh southerly
on the lower lakes light to fresh north.
westerly. and on the upper lakes ligh
west to northwest. becoming variable.
Temperature.
Midnight. Il: 2 am. 20; am. Il;
am. Il: 8 am, Il: 10 am. 73: IL noon
I6: pm. so; pm.. 81: pm. So; {
pm: 50; 10 pm. IS. Maximum. 81; min
Relative humidity-s am. 90: pm. 81
Hours Of sunshine. 1874: per cent OF
possible sunshine. 100.
Temperature same date last year-Max-
lmum, %; minimum, IS.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1912 am; high tide
5:24 am. and $50 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1920 am. and
pm; high tide. 6:12 am. and 6:42 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Snn rose 5:21 am; sun sets
6:45 pm.
TOmorrow-Sun rises 5:22 am.
Moon rises 2:O3 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, August %
Potomac is slightly muddy and Shen-
andoah very muddy.
Temperatures in Other Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Will Be Some Great Golf.

NEW YORK. August 22.-The Scottish
American Club will hold golf tourney at
Van Cortlandt Park August 81 and Sep
TENDER 1 and seven prizes will be
awarded.
Will Anderson, who is coming on from
the OnwentSia course, near Chicago. to
play in the open championship at Myopia
August 81 and 49, has written that he
will be glad to play at Van Cortlandt
.for the good of the game Will Smith.
who is here from the City Of Mexico on
the open championship quest. will also
play, while some Boston. Philadelphia and
New York professionals are expected to
take part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Automobile Race Track.

CINCINNATI. August 22.-the first real
automobile race track in the United
States will be built in Kentucky on the
banks of the Licking river within twenty
five minutes ride of Cincinnati according
to the plans of Harvey Meyers. vice
president Of the Latonia Jockey Club
Meyers and his associates. Representa-
tive Joseph Rhinock, president Of the
I.atonia Jockey Club. and John ]. Ryan,
former plunger. plan to build track one
and fve-eighths miles around with the
oval banked at the turns so that cars
can negotiate them at full speed. Regular
automobile meetings of considerable
lengths will be conducted. purses to be
hung up the same as in horse racing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
WELL! WELL! WELL!
Ebbetts Of the Trolley Dodgers Con.
templates Strengthening Team.

NEW YORK. August 22.-The an
nouncement made by President Charley
Ebbetts of the Brooklyn team, to the eff
feet that he intended to purchase new
players to strengthen his club. and the
fact that since then he has made good by
signing Shortstop Mcmillan of the jack
sonville club. Catcher Tom Dunn and
Outfielder Swat Rustis, both of the
Evansville Qnd) team, and Catterson,
the leading batsman of the New England
League has certainly worked wonders
with his players. for every one of them
has played his best ball during the last
few weeks.
Ebbetts says he is tired of seeing games
lost day after day which his men should
win, and on that. account he is willing
to pay much money as any club in the
business in order to get players that will
strengthen the team
Ebbetts's plan is a good one. but it will
make little impression on the standing
of the National League clubs this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Change in Foot Ball Date.

PRINCETON, N. j., Aug. 22.-A change
has been made in the Princeton foot ball
schedule for this fall, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute being the opponent carded by the
Tigers for October II. in place of Swarth-
more College. which recently decided to
abolish foot ball as a college sport. Coach
William w. Roper states that the foot ball
candidates will be called out for their
first practice September 3D. which, al
though later than usual. is in accordance
with the expressed wish of the faculty
that athletics begin at time concurrent
with the beginning of the college term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Davis Cup Trials.

NEW YORK. August 22-It has finally
been decided to hold the preliminary trials
for the Davis international lawn tennis
cup. won last year in England by the
Australasian team. in this country on
the Iongwood. Mass, courts. The Eng
lish team, composed of NJ. ]. Richie
j. C. Harte and X. Powell, will
sail for America the latter part of this
month. and there will be four matches in
singles and one in doubles in the middle
of September. the winning teams to go to
Australia to play the challenge matches
beginning on November &c The American
team has not yet been chosen, but 1t is
hoped that B. c. Wright. r. d. Little and
F. B. Alexander will make the trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Open Billiard Tournament.

NEW YORK, August 22.-Billiardists are
planning an open tournament, in which
both amateurs and professionals will COM
pete. For some weeks the National AS
ISOLATION of Amateur Billiard Players has
been seeking the opinions Of leading
wielders Of the cue. with the intention
Of beginning the season in this city with
tournament of this kind. From the
remarkable showing that the young,
American champion and recent interna-
tional winner made at both l4.2 and 1872
balk line the amateurs desire to test
their skill in actual competitive matches
with the best Of the professionals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23

lands of Washington have played four
games here this week, including double
header this afternoon at Kenilworth Park,
in Dinwiddie county near Petersburg.
The visitors won the first Of today S
games by the score of 4 to . In the sec
Ond game the Petersburg team won by
the same score.
The score Of both games by innings fol-
lows:
FIRST GAME.
RrOokland. o q 2 90
Petersburg. 800. l o 0 0 o l % >
Bateries. Richard and Darnall. Bennett, Ely
son and jackson.
SECOND GAME
Rrockland. 49,. o o q O % .
Petersburg. 0 o +12
Batteries-Harrell and DarnalI. Pope and Jack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
HEALTH MEN GATHER.
Largest Body of Its Kind in This
Continent.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, August 2o--The
largest body of public health officials on
the continent, the American Public Health
Association will begin its thirty-sixth
annual convention here Tuesday night.
DIR. Charles o. Probst Of Columbus. Ohio,
chairman of the Ohio state board OF
health and general secretary of the as
ISOLATION, arrived here today to prepare
the official program.
Dr. Richard H. Lewis of Raleigh, n. c.,
president of the association. Will deliver
his annual address Wednesday morning.
Several hundred delegates are expected
to be present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Cans Getting Ready.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, August 22.-
Joe Cans has begun active training for
his third meeting with Battling Nelson.
He has been roughing it in the woods
since his defeat by the Dane. but will re-
turn to Alameda, Cal. today and make
his training quarters there, as the climate
is considerably cooler than at San Rafael,
where he has trained before. His man
ager has arranged for Frank McDonaid,
who handled Cans for his first fight with
Nelson to take charge again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Oysters Are Wild Animals.
nm the British AuSfralaSian.

Oysters are sometimes regarded as dam
gerous, but they are not usually consid-
cred savage. a Queensland judge. how
ever. has decided that they are wild
beasts. Before a royal commission on
the pearlings industry witness stated
that eight years ago he had laid 100000
shells in the neighborhood of Friday Is
land. The japanese stole the shells. and
the district court judge held that. as
pearl shell oysters were wild animals,
there was no penalty for stealing them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Lacrosse Will Come Across.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. August pa
crack lacrosse team from Vancouver is
to invade the United States this autumn
and try it's fortunes against the teams of
the Pacific coast. especially in the vicinity
of San Francisco. The Pacific Lacrosse
Association assured the Canadians of a
warm welcome, although it could not see
its way clear to provide a guarantee.
However. they offered the visitors all
the gate receipts over and above the act
ual ground expenses. and this arrange
ment was quite satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
DARST WON'T RUN.
That Is, He Won't on the Scherr
Ticket.

CLARKSBURG. w. Va. August D.
The political situation in this state was
farther complicated today by the refusal
of John Sherman Darst, nominated for
state auditor by both factions of the re-
publican party, to allow his name used
on the ticket of the Scherr or boiling
faction.
His decision was made known in a let
ter to State Chairman S. V. Mathews
of the Swisher or regular faction in reply
to a telegram asking him on which ticket
ton claims to have. Mr.. Darst's written
consent to his nomination on its ticket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Personal Mention.

Among those recently registered IL
London is Assistant District Attorney
Stuart Mcnamara Of Washington.
Thomas H. Smith of the naval gun
factory is spending a week at Coney
Island.
Messrs Clyde l.. Wright and C. Kyle
Thornton left yesterday for a trip &c
New York city, Philadelphia and Allan
tic City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
SPECIAL NOTICE.

a. C. b STOKES. FORMERLY OF ". H.
Hoeke has connected himself with THE JU-
1IUS LANSBURGH FURNITURE AND CAR
PET CO., 512 9th NV, and will be glad to see
any of his old friends. au23-3t
] TAKE THIS METHOD OF RENDERING MY
heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the con
sideraton and kindly treatment rendered my
William F. Smith. during 'his last illness
by his brother Knights Of Tent No. q. n D. T.
NJ. OF Georgetown. ID. C.: and also to the
fraternity of the knights OF the Maccabees of
the World for their promDtness in liquidatinS
the claims of my upon them Mt his demise.
and earnestly recommend the fraternity to all
who not members thereof as one that any
person could feel proud Of. tSigned Mrs.
ANNIE SMITH. No. 3411 ST. NV.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT REGU-
lar meeting Of the stockholders OF the Depart,
mental Cooperative Guild. Inc, will be held
at Pythian Hall. 1912 9th st. NV. at pm.
Tuesday, Sept s. 1908. for the purpose OF elect
ing nine directors and selecting an auditor for
the ensuing year. Admission will be by pink
stockholders card. and members who have
not completed payments on stock should do so
at once. in order to be entitled to attend this
meeting. AMOS TYREE, Secretary.
au2Cet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
TALK BUSINESS THROUGH
THE STAR.

No matter how hot the days your prospec-
tive customers make themselves comfortable at
home
They want to read. They're in receptive
mood
Let your ad in The Star tell them your story.
It'll find ready listeners in nearly every home in
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Brooklands Win and Lose.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PETERSBURG, Va, August 22.-The
Petersburg base ball team and the Brook
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Turkish Ambassadors Recalled.

CONSTANTINOPLE. August o2-The
Turkish ambassadors at Berlin and Wen
ma and the minister at Belgrade have
been recalled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23

Appointed Postmaster in Virginia.
l. l.. Mckinney has been appointed
postmaster at Dwight. Buchanan county
Va, vice NJ G. Clark. resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Traffic Decreased.

The large volume Of traffic enabled them
in some measure to keep pace with these
extra expenses. but since November, 1907
the traffic has been decreased, decreasing
their gross revenues enormously, while
they have been obliged to continue their
high scale of wages and to pay high prices
for all material and supplies.
The railroads aver that there is no
alternative left to them except to advance
their rates in order to pay their employees.
They say the development of the south
depends upon an increase rather than a
decrease of their efficiency and they be-
lieve that the public prefers to see such a
reasonable and fair advance in rates as
will insure a prompt. safe. efficient serv-
ice and consequent commercial develop
ment rather than the holding down of
the transportation companies to such
scant return as will require them to re-
duce the wages of their employees and
prevent them from maintaining service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Victory for the People.

victory secured under such conditions.
he said. would be victory Of the people,
If members of the different democratic
clubs would give their time just one day
election day-every democratic vote could
be gotten to the polls, land them" he
said. when the voters are there we can
have enough men to watch the polls and
see that the votes are counted"
He created laughter and applause when
he said there was one other use to which
the clubs could be put-"to march in the
democratic procession on the 4th Of
March,"
Before Mr.. Bryan made his appearance
he was serenaded by the Cook County
Democratic Band. He was introduced in
a felicitous speech by Miles A. Devine, q
member OF the club.
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The Detroit times., 1908-11-02
KELLY-PAP
ENCORE IS SURE

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 3l.-Billy
Papke and Hugo Kelly were matched
last night tn go over the 25-round route
for the middlewelght championship OF
the world the battle 70 be fought be
fore the Jeffries Athletic club within
30 days after the date of the Papke'
Ketchcl fight in Frisco. which Is
scheduled for Thanksgiving evening.
Papkcis manager and the champion
met the directors OF the club yester-
day afternoon and after q brief con.
ference Jones, the manager, signed
the articles for the fight as stated.
Kelly communicated with them and
accepted. saying he wanted the purse
split sixty and forty and that the
weight should be 15S pounds at
O'Clock. ringside or any other time.
signifying in other words that he will
fight Papke on any terms. No guar
antee is given Papke by the lJeffrics
club. but he gets bonus Of Is per
cent
The Detroit times., 1908-11-02
Black Hand on Trail of
Laf0x,Esa Racing Officials

blow them out OF existence with
bombs and other playthings those
with Anarchistic ideas are wont 10
handle.
For the Black Hand Is cutting into
the racing game. While in the judges
stand yesterday Judge Price was hand
cd his daily Black Hand letter
The letter threatened dire things TO
The Judge because of a recent decision
IN placing horses in race at the
finish.
Judge Price promptly tore m the
threatening missive with rather
sicily smile Judge Price takes no
stock i'm such Anonymous letters, but
he cannot get rid OF the feeling that
there are those who desire TO cnd his
life.
Judge Price is not the only rack
official who gets Black Hanu ami 9th
rr threatening letters.
Starter Hoffman has not been over
looked He gets an average OF 1--WE
letters a week The writer's either
object To his way OF starting the pom
les or want rescindcd fine levied on
u rider for bad behavior at the post.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-02
MIDOLEWE|G HTS
TRAINING HARD
FOR BOUT
PAPkE ALREADY DOWN TO
WEIGHT, THOUGH SCRAP is
WEEKS AWAY-6oTH FOR BOUT
WITH KELLY.

SAN FRANCISCO No. Billy
Papke, the Illinois thunderbolt. and
Young Stanley Ketchel. the Michigan
middleweight. who are 10 meet here
In their third battle for the champion
ship before the Jack Gleason's Occi-
dental Athletic club. at the Coliseum
on Thanksgiving eve, are In the city.
They arrived within a few hours OF
eacn other. both coming here to settle
down TO a strenuous course OF train
ing for their coming 20-round bout.
Speaking for Stanley, O'Connor
sand:
STANLEY is hard worker and
brings himself down naturally and by
degrees. He will be down to weight
and III fine shape for the coming fight
he will probably train at Millett's.
hone TO win this fight with Papke and
thus retrieve our lost laurels and in
the event We do will 90 10 Los Angeles
and again fight Hugo Kelly. ! have
received the following offer from JEFF
fries:
III Stanley wins the Thanksgiving
match will consider proposition to box
Hugo Kelly on Dec. Ia
In addition 20 this | have com
mHnication from Sylvia Ferreu, man
/ ager OF Kelly, to the same effect"
( Fapke got into the city accompanied
F by Manager Jones, from Los Angeles
yesterday ard ketchel came in from
/ the mountains.
( Papke is looking in the best shape
and weighs, according To his own
statement. just l5S pounds.
You $50 said tho champion. the
cues ton " weight will not worry ME
, in the least. ! have been keeping IN
/ form all along Cor this fight and know
( that | will retain the championship.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-02

Hoffman has been threatened so
often he is getting used to It,
Il have been getting such letters
from the Black Hand and -other par
ties for so long that pay no attention
TO them. In one letter was warned
that ! would be shot at certain
time. but am here still and furnish
n pretty good target to shoot at" said
Hoffman, who Is built along the JEFF
fries lines.
III ; nor SO bad AT Latonia as II Is
in California said Hoffman. out on
the coast We get lunches of. Black
Hand letters every day from fools who
think they have Il thirst for blood"
Black Hand letters. however. were
thc cause OF one horseman quitting
the turf. Capt. Jim Reese, Tennes-
sec horscmun. who also presided in
tho south. WIS bounded by the Black
Hand, but he would pay no attentions
10 their threats.
Even when he was assaulted in Gin
cinnati several years ago be stuck.
bnt when they broke into his home In
Memphis and assaulted his wife, Capt.
Reese had enough and quit the game.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-02
Eoihins in SISht 10 kssp Cubs
from fourth Straight Fdy

The Chicago Cubs can win
one more straight pennant with
out. violating precedent.
For there are the old st.
Louis Browns. the -Four Time
Winners, with their record
or INC 6US.
The Cubs may win the Ma
tional league flag again in 1903,
but it's a safe bet that there
will be some tall scrambling 10
change the order OF the stand
ing.
The chances favor the Cubs
to cop again. for unless some
other teams meet with greater
success than they have the last
few years between seasons the
wonderful machine that Chance
has built up should repeat.
Had thar machine not been
SO completely out OF repair for
weeks and weeks this year II
would have eclipsea its own
record and the record OF every
other steam roller
It would have had even q
greater walkaway than in 1906
and 1907. This is generally
conceded.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-02
.L0NGbOAT DECIDES
To TURN PRO"

TORONTO. Ont. Oct. B.-Tom
Longboat has not yet declared him
self a professional, bur he has decid-
ed TO take the step and the final word
is not FAR distant The only thing taat
Is keeping him from announcing his
professional jump is the failure OF Al
tred Shrubb. who is in Boston tn re
ply 10 the offers being made by Long
boats handlers. giving his consSpt 10
the meeting of the two famouv run
ners in series OF match races.
The promoters of the game here
have offered Shrubb $1,000 for one
single appearance in Toronto'with adj
ditional amounts for matches follow
ing. They are waiting for Shrubbs
answer before finally settling the mat
tiers.