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The Washington times., 1908-08-08

Errors let in all the runs.
Cleveland got its run without the aid
of hit.
Unglaub also banishedl Soon there
won't be any men left.
Each pitcher gave four bases or balls,
but Smith struck out five men while
Joss famed but three.
In the last five rounds only two Cleye-
land men reached hrst. and those stay
ed there.
Freeman. at first. had only six put
outs.
Cleveland had several good chances
to score, but failed TO take advantage
of them.
Eli Gates covered second after I'm
glaub was canned in the second round,
and covered himself with glory. as he
accepted four hard chances while in
that position,
The Nationals left Cleveland last night
for Detroit. Perhaps they viii have
better luck IN Tigerville than in CleVe-
land.
Pity that Bin Burns is laid up. He
would be a great help in The Detroit
series. anyway, we ought TO get two
out of the i've.
Only one game was played in the Ma
tionaI League yesterday, rain prevent
q. Work Bnil4Hal-
phis, AMI Boston.
Just keep your eye on the attendance
figures at New York and Philadelphia
TODAY. II the weather is good there
win be rd-breaking crowds.
walsh. of the White SOX, supposed to
be out with a bruised arm. had no
trouble in shutting Boston out yester-
day. He only allowed them three hits.
He was opposed by Arrellanes, the re-
cruit from the coast. whose work is not
coming up TO expectations.
Donovan lest his first game Of the
wear on his home grounds yesterday,
when The Athletics landed on him for
ten hits and three runs, while Plank
held the Tigers to four hits and no runs.
HartseI and Oldring got three hits
aDiece in the Athletics-Detroit game
yesterday. one of Oldring's was a
triple.
Jordan. OF the Brooklyn Nationals, is
keeDing up The good work He got a
home run AID a single yesterday. Mil
Ter Higgins of the Reds. got a triple
and double
OF the eight games played in Phila-
deIphia between the Phillies and the
Cincinnati Reds, seven have been shut
outs OF these the Philhes have won
four and the Reds three.
President Charley Murphy is confident
that the Cubs viii win the pennanL
4 cannot see how we can lose, says
he. Perhaps he viii later.
The official program for Cy Young
Day at Boston, August l3, viii be q
beauty. and a souvenir every fan viii
want 10 keep,
Every time a Brown player looks at
Waddelrs arm he thinks. "On that de
s.. 600 represents each individual share
of the Worlds Championship Series.
Otto Hess, the left-handed pitcher the
Maps handed over to Columbus. has
won four OF his five games for the
Champs.
Luther Taylor. the Giants deaf and
dumb pitcher, has yet 10 score a run
He has reached second and third plenty
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
Baseball Comment and Gossip
Abour Nationals End Others

Of times. but has not progressed as far
as the plate.
Spike shannon. the latest outcast to
be picked up by the Pirates, fits IN
very nicely in their outdeld. When he
gets travelling New York may not feel
so glad that it got rid Of him.
The Nationals pulled Cleveland out
of the third place. While they were
beating the Maps Chicago was busy
trimming Boston.
The Maps had won seven straight
games I'D to yesterday when the heaFt-
less Nationals broke their streak
You can't blame Norman Elberfeld
for being a little bit peevish under the
circumstances. can you?
Manager McAIeer is probably much
obliged TO Connie Mack for getting dis
gusted with RUDE Waddell.
The main trouble with the Yankees
is that they have no pitchers. At one
time they had Powell. Howell and Tom
Hughes on their stan. But Griffith let
them all so.
The latest stunt of the "Rube" out in
St. Louis Is that he has announced he
is going 10 umpire a game between the
st. Louis College Girls and the Boston
Boomer Girls.
ArreIanes, the new Boston finger, Is
a Mexican He was purchased from the
San Jose team, and before leaving Cali
tornia he was presented with halt
ton OF Jewelry.
Larry Hesterfer's refusal to report TO
the Rochester team has resulted in his
suspension by President &. 7. Chaplin,
Of the BroncOs.
Manager Larry Schlahy, Of Toronto.
is undergoing treatment tCr injuries at
Youngstown, Ohio. Billy Phyle is act
ing as manager in his absence.
Clark Griffith, the former Yankee
manager, Is said to be negotiating with
Patsy Tebeau for the purchase of the
Denver (COL) club OF the Western
League.
Manager Kelley has cut out morning
practice at Boston, but the boys report
at l O'Clock for batting practice All
the unmarried members Of the team are
living at the shore. and enjoy the sea
bathing.
Catcher Harry Smith has deserted
the Boston Nationals.
Old Theodore BreItensteln, OF New
Orleans, leads the Southern League
three defeats.
Mike Kelly. recently deposed as man
ager Of the Toronto team, Is In New
York now. He says that he has no def
mite plans for the immediate future.
Cobb holds the record OF making four
hits per game having cracked out a
quartet OF bingles ten times Stone, the
ex-Champion, and StOval are tied with
eight each for second place
Candy Lachance IS believed to have
jumped the New Haven Team
Outdelder Zamloch. who was tried
out by both HOlyOke and Hartford. is
working his way back 10 his home in
professional teams along the route,
picking up enough money in that way
to defray his expenses.
II the charmed circle of big league
hitters dwindles as rapidly In the next
two years as il has in the last two we
will be Dragging about 200 hitters be-
fore long.-Pittshurg Sun.
McQuiIlan mas faced the Cubs four
times this year, breaking even.
Tony James one day last year, while
catching for Washington. Pa, made a
pair of hOmers in one afternoon. He
repeated the trick IN a double header
at Columbus Sunday.
Jack sutthoff. released by Toledo Sat
Urday, wasn't long out of a job. He
kee.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
WOULD PAY 100000
FOR 5O-MILE BOAT

OTTAWA. Ontario, Aug s.-A- R Pea
cock. Pittsburg millionaire. has offer
ed bonus Of 10000 10 the firm that
viii build q motor boat with a guaran-
teed speed Of fifty miles an hour. Thu
Hereshofs are considering. Since com
Ing to the St. Lawrence river Mr.. Pea
cock and his son have acquired a coll
lection OF motor boats valued at $4,000.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
AMERICAN CRICKET
RECORD SMASHED

CHICAGO, Aug. 8.-H. Livingstone, Of
P!ttsburg, set a new American cricket
record yesterday when he scored los not
out IN the Northwestern International.
making his third successive century.
He made g against Wanderers on SAT-
urday. 1O2 not out against ST Louis.
Monday 1l9 not out against Winnipeg
on Wednesday. $50 for once out The
United States closed at % for Tires
wickets. Canada getting z11 for three,
a drawn game.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
Smith Refuses to Be SIAM
peded and Pitches
Steady Game.
ERRORS BY LAJOIE
CAUSED THE RUNS
His Failure to Stop a Drive Starts
Cleveland Downfall Unglaub
Put Out for Kicking.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

Reckon we got quite a bali team.
Sometimes il wins, even if it generally
doesn't.
Yesterday Washington showed one of
fits great changes of form and played
q great game against Cleveland, win
ming by 10 ]. The fielding was all TO
the good. except for Jerry Freeman s
wild heaye in the third inning in at
tempting 10 complete a double play,
which let in the one Nap run. There
was a general tightening up all around,
but the best feature was the steadinesss
of Charley Smith, who has heretofore
been a cruel disappointment just when
he was counted upon 10 deliver the most
goods.
These fluctuations IN the play of the
Washington team surely have the home
fans faded. There seems 10 be no pos
sible method Of Sauglng what the team
will do. 1t breaks OF in the middle of
a series OF triumphs over tough OppO-
neIts to fall down before Weaklings,
then RECEIVERS when all apparently is lost
White SoX and St. Louis. Maybe some
body will come along some day and give
US the right answer. like Hattie For
Bythe has done in the ThaW case.
Smith Surprises Us.
Smith let the Maps down yesterday
with six hits, and kept them we'll scat
tered. According to precedent he should
have allowed them all in one or two
innings. joss was tapped but once
more than Smith, and did no. deserve
10 lose. but Washington's hits were bet
Ter punched at that. L.ajoie's error was
really responsible for WashlnEtOn's vic
tory. The big FrenchmaH also made
errors here that helped d lot on botn
of
lie Is rapidly becoming one Of the most
esteemed or our summer visitors.
In the fifth inning LaJoie let Smiths
drive go through him. after Street and
Mcbride had singled. Street scored on
the fOOZle. Milan got to nTSt on a bunL,
but Mcbride was run down at the plate
on the play, Smith reaching second
BIZ Shipke, the aillng athlete, singled,
er on Ganley's sacrifice fiy.
Cleveland gift run came in the third
Josh Clarke walked Bradley flied Ed
monston. Turner drove 70 Shipke, and
when Turner was being thrown out
at first Clarke tried TO get all the way
10 third Freeman's rabbit heaVe over
Shipkes head to nip this SCENE in the
bud let Clarke score.
Lajoie's Dumb Work.
Milan's unexpected catch OF Hinch-
mans low drive to center in the fourth
caused the Maps to miss a great chance
Stovall was on third at the time with
one out and instead OF holding him
there LajOie, who wOuld stand in high
IN popularity contesg-in Washington
let him start for the plate. then had
10 call him back. then sent him on his
way again. with the result that Milan
threw him out a mile.
Bob Unglaub climbed into the spot
light by getting benched in the second
inning for rOasing one OF SILK O'LsOugh-
Inns decisions. Eli Gates took his place
at second, where the chubby one did
real well, so he did
Washington plays in Detroit today.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
TRAP SHOOTERS, Prizes.

Plans for the Maryland State shoot
ing tournament. to be held at Prospect
Park, Baltimore, August 10, 20 and p,
have been completed, and the program
will be out today. IN al, $500 will be
offered IN prizes
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
MCFARLAND STOPS
BROCK IN SEVEN
Clevelander Never. Had
Chance After Fourth.
Winner Unhurt.

Los ANGELES, Cal. Aug 8.-Packey
Mcfarland, OF Chicago, defeated Phil
Brock. of Cleveland, at Maud Junction
pavilion last night in an all too one
sided affair.
When the game OhiCan was cut and
bleeding, weakened and staggering, the
referee stopped the contest in the middle
of the seventh round. Brock could hard
y have stood W the remainder of the
TOunu, as he was completely at the
mercy of Packey, who, almost un-
seathed, stood strong and cool at the
end. The wonder was Packey didn't
end it by the knockout at any moment
after the fourth round.
The first blow OF the night, a left to
the stomach. was landed by Brock.
They fought into a clinch with little
damage. Brock showed speed and clev-
/ eTness. They held in clinches, and
PaCkey went to his knees. lie shook
Brooks hand and an instant later sent
a left 10 the face. Packey landed a
right and left and opened Phl.s lip.
| Tne Cleveland lad was dazed for an in
slant
In the second. thlrd. and fourth
rounds Mcfarland landed at Will
Brock Rallies in Fifth.
In the fifth round Brock surprised
everybody by a wonderful rally, send
ing right and left 10 Macs face. hut
with no chance to change the Inevitable
result. Brock then withstood a terrific
punching and stayed the round out,
weak and almost ready TO drop
IN the sixth Brock sent three blows
10 the stomach with some speed and
more steam than ne had shown since
the first round. packey appealed 20
Referee EytOn when one blow went
low. Eyton didn't see il and Packey
went back TO his old tactics Of sending
strong rights and let's 10 tie jaw.
Brock went down heavily and lay
with his head on the mat. At LIe count
Of five he raised his head. looked around
in a daZed manner, then seemed to
grasp the import Of the scene. Packey
stood alert, waiting for his beaten vic
tim 10 arise. Brock spraug to his feet
but Mcfarland drove him around the
ring and sent MS man under the ropes
with ID straight left to the face. Brock
was lifted back only 20 meet q dozen
more cracks TO the face. The gong then
saved him.
In the seventh round Brock opened
with speed, which went from him when
he ran into two or three OF 1ICFaTlauC's
hard ones 10 the face, All around the
ring Mcfarland forced the groEgy bov.
Three more TO the face sent Brock help
less to the ropes and EytOn stepped in
he'd the men apart, then sent them TO
their corners, awarding Mcfarland the
fight
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
ELBROOKS LOSE.

The FIbrooks. Of Tenleytown were
defeated in a fve-inning contest by the
Wisconsin Juniors. The feature was
the running catch of stevens. of the
Wisconsin Juniors.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08

First base on errOT-Wsshington
Sacrifice hits-Bradley. Altizer (2), and
Shipke. Stolen base-Hinchman. Dou-
bic plays-LajOie and StOvan; Milan
and Street. Joss, LajOie. and StovalI
First base or balls-On joss, 4; of
Smith, 3. Left on bases-Cleveland. 4.
Washington, Z. Struck out-By joss.
5; by Smith, s. Umpire-A1r. O'Lough-
lin. Time or game hour and 45 mia
utes.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
BURNS SOUIRES AGAIN.

SYDNEY. n S. W, Aug. s-The
heavyweight championship fight be
tween Tommy Burns, the American, and
Bill Squires, the Australian, has been
fixed for August "a
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
LEARNING THE BIZ.

"Ferdy is a fine type of young Ameri-
can"
las to how?"
Determined to begin at the bottom.
he has put his valet to work in his
fathers shops. Exchange.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
HIS CLAOUE.

You played me false" declared the
candidate
But we raised pandemonium.
Il had a right to expect twice as
much pandemonium for the money 1
paid. Exchange.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
STANAGE TO DETROIT.

NEWARK, Aug. s.-The Detroit club
has lassoed Catcher Stanage, Of New
ark. Seven different clubs tried to get
him.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE.

Manhattsns took an interesting game
from Ninth Street yesterday, winning
IN the last stages by to (. Ninth got
an early lead in the first three innings,
and held It until the seventh, when
Manhattaus forged ahead. BY virtue of
fits victory, the Manhattan team goes
up 10 the head of the second division,
being ten points ahead of Wallach A. @.
The team has put on a squirt and come
up from the cellar 10 the lead in the
second division.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08

Ivy poisoning is reported TO be the
cause of Tommy O'Keefe's facial trol-
bic. His doctor hopes to have il under
control in a few days and then O'Keefe
will try 10 get on another match with
Harry Baker.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08

Brooks had the goods yesterday, and
held Ninth Street down TO five hits. He
also struck out fourteen hands. getting
two In the third, fourth, sixth, eighth,
and ninth innings. Two OF Ninth's hits
the third, giving Ninth three runs.
Cunningham pitched fairly well but his
passes counted against him. He sent six
down 70 nrSt base, AID three Of them
got all the way around,
ArmbTUster and Mace. shortstOp and
first base for Ninth, got all three Of the
put-outs in the first inning, Armbruster
coping ground balls and throwing the
runners out at first base. After the
first inning Armbruster had but one
chance
Falconer, who played for Manhattans
yesterday, connected for two doubles
and scored two runs. In the second
inning his clOut went afar OF. and Hope
should have scored a home run. but he
stumbled between nTst and second and
lost so much time that he had 10 pull
up at the middle sack. He is very much
in demand by the different teams. and
has played on nearly every team.
Palmer was back in the game for
Manhattans, and while he did nothing
noteworthy in the field line. he con-
nected for two safeties.
Both catchers were in fair form yes
terday. and but six bases were stolen.
Chapman threw better than at auv
other time during his stay behind The
bat, only two bases being purloined of
him.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
American League.
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results.
Washington 2. Cleveland. /.
Chicago, 7. Boston. 0.
Philadelphia, 3; Detroit, 0.
Todsy's GamsG
Washington at Detroit
Boston at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
ODDITIES IN THE NEWS.

Lightning struck & big elm near Dav-
ton, Ohio, killing 100 young turkeys
FOoSting in the limbs and two steers
which had taken refuge under the tree
The Washington times., 1908-08-08

Miss Ethel Gurr and other nurses in
a hospital in San Francisco beat a
burglar. forcing him 10 a window
through the sash of which he was
thrown 10 the ground.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
TRAINNEN VIRTUAL
CHAMPS OF LEAGUE
Have Only to Beat Car De-
partment to Cinch R. R.
7. M. c. A. Flag.

Trainmen We're virtually handed first
place in the r. r. Y NJ C A League
yesterday, when b. & o. failed to show
up for its scheduled game
The race for the cup. which is the
prize to the winning team, has been
close throughout the season. Trainmen
and Shopmen fighting hard for the hon
or. and had b. & O. trimmed the lead
ers yesterday a tie would have been
created. Trainmens only other game is
with the Car Department team, which
is in the last pew, and they should have
no difficulty In landing the contest, B.
< o., which has made such a squirt In
the latter part OF the season, was look
ed upon 10 put It on Trainmen, and tie
things up, but the team failed 10 ap-
pear, and Trainmen was awarded the
game.
Have Played Consistently.
The Trainmen have played consistently
throughout the season. and have an
enviable record having lost but three
games during the race. The team is
strong I'm having an excellent pitching
star. Hanly and Rupert: a good catcher
in Bell. and a hard hitting OutheId,
while the inheld has also shown niucn
class, Captain Jenkins, an old favorite
In amateur circles in this city, has kept
his charges moving at all times, and
has a system OF team work that is ex-
celleut
II was decided. at a meeting Of the
league managers a short time ago, 10
make a bid 10 enter the victorious team
In a post season series which IS 10 be
arranged between the winning teams
IN the different leagues about town,
and the TTainmen now hope to OsIenu
the honOrs Of the r. r y. NJ. c A
League in this series
The last regular game In the scheGule
viii be played today, and next week
the postponed and tie games yg1it Ds
played, starting with Monday, ana s4-s
COrding 10 the schedule published in
The Times a short time ago. on Au-
gust IS. Shopmen and Trainmen Will
play two games at Chesapeake Beach,
the games being merely a series be-
tween the two teams and not regular
league games
The Washington times., 1908-08-08

A trout in a deep spring at Highland
Lake, Conn. Is said to be so tame that
II viii come TO the surface when called
and will take worms from the hands
OF q feeder.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
Standing Of the Cuba
National League.
Yesterdays Results.
5; Brooklyn, 3.
Today's Games.

Today's Games.
ST. Louis at Boston.
Chicago at New YORK
Cincinnati at BROOKLYN.
Pittsburg at Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1908-08-08

A dog bit a cook in the leg in Pitts
burg, arousinE that funCtionary in time
10 give the alarm for Are that broke
out in a hotel sheltering nifty guests.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08

Hobnails in boots worn by Mrs. Jose
phine Fabo struck some grains Of pow
der in a fireworks factory in Jersey
City, causing an explosion in which
tia woman was fatally burned
The Washington times., 1908-08-08
BOXING TALK.

OWING 70 the small attendance a. The
ketchell-Kelly fight the club refused 10
publish The number Of those who paid
admission.
As soon as Jack Johnson OF Tommy
Burns returns to this country Sam
Langford win challenge eacl. one of
them to fight for the heavyweigh hit cham
piOnship Of the world.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08

I Of times. but has not progressed as far
! as the plate
The Washington times., 1908-08-08

The main trouble with the Yankees
is that they have no pitchers. AT one
time they had Powell. Howell and Tom
Hughes on their stan. But Griffith let
them all go.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08

Jordan. Of the Brooklyn Nationals. IS
keeping up the good work He got a
home run aid a single yesterday. MIL
Ter Higgins. of the Reds. got a triple
and a double.
The Washington times., 1908-08-08

The latest stunt of the "Rube" out in
st. Louis Is that he has announced he
is going TO umpire a game between the
St. Louis College Girls and the Boston
Boomer Girls
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-23

The cheapest effective police force
in the world is the Northwest Mount.
ed police. whose territory extends
from Herschell Island to Kenora-the
largest police area in the world. This
entire field is covered by less than 700
men and $50 horses. The work Of the
police in the old days was rounding
up horse thieves, whisky smugglers
and Indian murderers. Now 1t is a.
most everything else; the chief relic
u the old days being the horse thief.
which in that country is hard variety
to exterminate. Many Of the mounted
police are now posted singly in the
new towns. where they do local as
well as patrol work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-23
Making the Best Of q.

That the blind must live In q world
OF their own. shut OF from all the In
terests and activities Of their fellow.
mon. Is lessoning belief. To deprive
the sightless Of all work such as the
rest OF us do is needless cruelty. Ia
many OF the most commonplace tasks
they keep pace with or even outstrip
those with full senses. Says the sec
rotary Of the New York Association
for the Blind: ION the STAFF OF the as
sociation blind stenographer is regu.
larry employed. l usually have her to
do my work for me, and find that she
makes fewer typographical errors
than any OF the others. When /
asked the head OF our telephone COM
pany to give switchboard for blind
people to practice on he thought
was crazy. That was year ago. I
had the pleasure OF writing him the
other day asking for the installation
OF a switchboard at our new Office, and
told him there were now in the city Of
New York five blind switchboard op.
orators. two in hospitals in positions
of great responsibility, where they
have the ambulance calls and other
emergency work; two in business
houses and one In the editorial rooms
Of great New York daily paper.
Three Of these switchboard operators
are women" The loss Of one sense
often whets the other four to a keen.
ness which overcomes the apparent
deficiency. What the blind usually
lack. says Golfers Weekly, is oppor-
tunity. and the movement to give
them opportunity should enlist the
sympathy and help Of all.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-23

A Massachusetts, man, SO years old,
was SO sure one year ago that he
would die at the end Of six months
that he gave away all his property,
which was considerable. to friends and
charitable institutions, keeping only
enough to provide for himself for the
half year. He did not die as he had
predicted, and the other day was taken
to the almshouse. the persons whom
he had benefited refusing to do any.
thing for him. The Indianapolis Star
takes occasion to point the following
morals: Moral No. /: Don't prophesy
unless We know" Moral No. 2: Don't
give away all your property without
strong string attached.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-23
Cheap Board for Students.

How to furnish cheap board to col.
lege students is a problem that is vex-
ing the authorities Of many Of our
great institutions OF learning, Harvard
included. In the current number Of
McClure's George KEENAN, tells how
they manage to give board, lodging
and tuition at the Valparaiso univer-
sity at Valparaiso, Ind, for the small
sum Of 3S cents day. II payment is
made In advance for the whole year
the cost is only $500, or 36 cents a
day. Although this institution has
never had a gift OF money from any
source. 1t is fully equipped and pays
its own way, having ample buildings
and a staff of 1862 professors and
teachers and more than 5000 students
Summed up. says the Boston Herald.
the methods by which these remarka-
BILE results have been achieved may
be described as energy, intelligence
and remarkable business capacity well
applied.