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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
CANADIANS COMPETE.
Athletic Contests for Dominion Rep
resentatives at London.

MONTREAL, Quebec, June 6.-Cana
da's athletes competed here and at TO
ronto today for the honor of representing
the Dominion at the Olympic meet II
London.
The winners here were:
1oO-meter dash-E. Kerr. Hamilton, Ont
Time, IL % seconds.
Standing high jump-George Barber, Toronto
feet $ inches.
Standing jump--A Quinn. Ottawa; 10 feet
as-meter dash-R. Kerr, Hamilton; % l.
seconds.
4oo-meter (hurdles)--C. D. Bricker, Toronto; D
seconds. ,
soO-meter run-D. S. Buddo. Montreal; 1.5Ssa
Kunning high jump-George Barber, Toronto
0 feet 9Ia inches
Run hop. step and jump. L. Mcdonald
New Glasgow; III feet.
4OO-meter rum. J. Sibert. Toronto; 40 4,
seconds.
Running broad jump-C. d. Bricker. Toronto
ITO meters thurdles)-E. B. Savage. Montreal
time not taken.
The Toronto winners were:
Five-mile run-Galbraith, Toronto; time
Pole vault-Archibald. Toronto; 1. feet
inches.
3,5OO-meter walk-Goulding. Toronto; time not
taken. =
Throwing hammer-Walsh, Woodstock. Ont
JarelinoArchilald. Toronto: $50 feet s
inches. o. a.,
Putting shot : Bowie Toronto: SO feet 2i4
inches. - ,. =, oS ;,
25-mile Mara thon-II. Lawson Toronto; Is H.
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TURNS THE TABLES.
Brookland Administers Severe De-
feat to the Marines.

Brookland got sweet revenge on the
Marine Corps team yesterday afternoon
for the defeat which the former sus-
tanned at the hands of the latter last
week-the only loss the suburbanites
have met with this season. Ritter was
again in the box for the Marines. but
it proved to he case of sending the
pitcher to the we'll once too often. for
in the fifth inning he was driven from
the box, the fusillade netting three sin
giles and two doubles, on which four
runs were scored
Bell relieved Ritter in the sixth. but
he had nothing, and proved even easier
than his predecessor, as total of twelve
hits and thirteen runs shows. Every
player on the Brookland team took a
hand in the slaughter. Sully. Hayes ana
Graves leading with the stick.
Carroll, who pitched for the vlctors,
made his initial bow to Brookland
gathering. and. barring little I'M
steadiness in the opening inning, pitched
excellent ball, but four hits being made
off him. He was ably backed up by
Graves. Tansill's and Hayes fielding
and the smuggling of the Brookland team
were the features. The score:
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RECORDS BROKEN.
Results Of Field Day Sports at Old
Point Comfort College.

The recent annual field day of the stu
dents of Old Point Comfort College saw
many college records broken. Two gold
medals for the best all-round athletes OF
the senior and junior division were do
mated by Rev. Bro. Isidore. provincial of
the Xaverian brothers. He is an ad-
mirer of clean sport and highly approves
of common sense athletics. Many of the
winners are Washingtonians.
The winners of the Isidore medals for
the best all-round athletes were Patrick
Carey, senior: Dennis ]. McCarron, junior.
The medals will be given on commence
ment day, June %.
The results follow:
Thirty -fve-yard dash-P. Carey. class A, 4 Sec
ontis d. Nunan class B. 3 secua.ls
Sixtycyard dash-P. Carey. class A, 615 Sec
onds: c: Newma. class B; seconds -
seconds; d. Nunan. class B. liz seconds.
Twenty -two-yard dash-P. Carey. class A, "a
seconds: D. Nunan. class B. 25 seconds.
in: f. orsen. class b. 81 It. s in.
Running broad jnmp-W. Belts. class A, Is
IT. 3 In; r. klor. class B. IA TT. in.
Running high Jump: Carey. class A. IT.
Ball throwins,E. McCarren. class A, $50 IT.
Potato race. Newman. F. Cervoni. o.
Diving contest-Honors awarded to most grace
ful divers: o. Richter, J. Wenze G. O'Neil. r.
O'Neil. X. Wenzel.
Long distance s to Otto Richter
Sailing contest-Points awarded to Ellie Laval
lette.
Rowin; (single)--E. Oiesen. E. Brosnan. S.
Swimming (dstance)-A. Clark o. Richter S.
Richter. j. WenZel.
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FROST TO STROKE EIGHT.
Takes Place of Capt. Livingston on
Yale Shell.

GALES FERRY, Conn.,. June s.-Tak-
ing advantage of the fairly favorable
weather conditions which prevailed on
the Thames today, the Yale crews were
out on the river morning and after
noon.
During the morning the crews were
sent out singly, and special attention
was paid to the individual work Of the
men. In the afternoon the varsity and
freshman Fights were sent up the river
for long, slow row.
The varsity boat went two miles and
a half ard the freshman shell two miles.
the crews pulling twenty eight to thir-
ty stroke.
1t was decided tonight that Z. Frost.
who was sent in to stroke the freshman
eight in place of Capt. Livingston.
should be kept at the place permanent
iy 1t is expected that the freshman
eight will go into the race as 1t Is now
rowing, no other changes being contem-
plated.
Livingston will stroke the four-oare
boat 1t is thought the change may
result in the election of another cap
tain for the freshman eight.
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li.sa, ss: Short Cut Nedlim Arrniak. o.! Mono
logue Intervene 96: Bameless. IS: Paradss
Queen. Cuvalieri "a. Gladys Louise. 3d.
Fifth race. three-year-olds and upward; sell
ing: mile and a sixteenth-McCarter. III: ny
perion H. 10: Tileing. 1O1: Samuel II. Harms
lO4; Don Enrique 1n,: Saracnesca. lUl; Grep,
pie Sugar Pine 100: Crafty. 0S: Richmond
Duke %: Masaniello %: Tipring. 8S.
Sixth race. illies and geldings: two-year-oids;
i've furlong,-Trance. 11s; Gliding Belle. liz
Seaclin Rosevae. Noodoo 1Oa; Sans Souci ~
Nancy Lynch. Fredcnis. Suffragetfe. Helen Har-
vey Beauty Bright. Uncle Walter. tontanei'
Counterpart. Helen Chester Faultless. lo4.
Latonia.
First race, six furlongs; selling-balla, lamar
Pirate Diana. 81; Snake Mary. 81; Bitter MISS
IS. Bambro. 90; Heurfano. TO-: Matte Mack
1888: HazcIthorpe Beatrice h. Chase. loo' bon
ME Bard, 100: Merrick. 113: Barnesdale, III
Hostile Hyphen, 81. Seyerlis, %. Mortbo!, Ito
PIautland l15 :, r-u,
Third race five furlonss; purse-ll VIII
Naleron Fair Money, Abby g., Bell signal
Wheat Bread. Marshy, Fair Messenger. eanGe
SIstgr E Eae boadieea' c0FdoSa' h'ne vac
Fourth race, stceplechase: clubhouse course
woodside, 49,: Waterway, 1o2, King Esta; l'io
Charl"ld Jason, al; Javanez; 13. MciiSaue
AZ: Dell Lcath las: Class Leader, 1o1
Fifth race. six flrlongs, handicap.l sur!, 90
Ormuz as. L. NJ. Frye, Ito. Al Muller ~.
DAINTY Dame, Gold Proof Prince Ahmed, IL
Wool Sandals, III. Altuda, 115. -,
vertnn. Mike oft. Footloose Church St.Sple, Ned
Carmack. Fabersham, Solicitor; Hambay ~
Aulaire. %: Jack Patton. Light Blue Nhits
Face lUi Won Buclow, 1u6
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The Hunted Bird.
Lewis S. Welch, in May Atlantic.

Lewis S. Welch, in May Atlantic.
1t would not be possible for one to hunt
at all If he could really believe that which
many good people believe. that in an in
vason of the quiet wood and field he
ruthlessly forces into the life of bird and
animal a new element of dread. shadow
ing their very existence and taking from
1t most If not all of the joy of living
Quite plainly true is ii that the gun Is
a signal of danger: that the gun dog Is an
animal to be feared by those whom he
loves to hunt: that the approach OF man
is the approach Of possible enemy Man
and dog and gun are signs to the bird
that ii is well to fly and to seek some
other less disturbed resting place. This
is not a pleasant thing for the bird; IL IS
often very inconvenient: but that II means
hystera of fear and cataclysm OF feeling
is beyond my understanding. Watching
birds when the game is on gives me no
ground for believing that the disturbance
of what they may possess in the way or
feeling is anything more than momentary.
or more than one experience out of thou
sands which come into their lives every
season and against which by nature they
are forearmed
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TO FLY FROM OHIO.
Washington Homers Will Be Re.
leased Today.

With superb record of mountain flying
in previous races, 100 selected racers, the
best of Washington lofts, will be liberated
this morning by II. F. S. Aubrey at OF
tawa Ohio, an airline distance of 400
miles. Four weeks hence these famous
flyers will be liberated at Chicago. ILL.,.
for which todays race especially fits
them.
In no year has there been such demand
by other fanciers to learn the results of
another clubs races. 1t is evident that
the knowledge gained by local flyers will
benefit the sport throughout the east.
During the Chicago worlds fair. the
rich prizes tempted only the strongest
clubs, and not a large number of MEM
bers from these associations dared the
risk of a westerly course. An attempt
made at crossing the mountains by racing
pigeons was considered a folly.
1t remained for the Washington Fedora
ton to inaugurate westerly race
course. With its judiciously bred and
carefully handled racers and well in
structed and obliging liberators, 1t has
gained a great success.
to pigeon flying no one doubts, and in a
few years there Is every prospect of a
grand national race such as the grand
national races of England and Belgium,
in which from 1000 to 1900 fanciers en-
gage and from 5000 to 10000 pigeons COM
pete.
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PLAYERS MAKE GOOD,
Members Of Louisville Base Ball
Club Attract Attention.
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOUISVILLE. KY, June 6.-Three al
least, and possibly six or seven members
of the sprightly athletes who represen,
Louisville in the 1908 pennant race of the
American Association. and who have con.
tributed largely to maintaining the club
in close contention for the lead thus far
with as good prospect for the pennant as
any club are certain to get major league
try-outs in 1909
First of all. Charley Adams. the sturdy
right-hander last season with Denver. is
entitled to a chance. He has pitched
great ball. winning seven out of nine
games, and his steadiness gives promise
Of rounding into winning major league
form. ne has fine speed and curves. with
a puzzling change of pace. and is sure
to make good.
Larry Quinlan has been playing the
best base ball OF his career. Reporting
right on edge from his Florida preps
he began at the start to put up an i'm
prcvement on his great game of las,
year at short. Larry is better than hal,
the shortstops in the veteran procession
AMI is sure to make place If given a
opportunity. He has been hitting better
too. and his drives are hard and timely
Joe Stanley. formerly with Washington
will be recalled. Joe is hitting around
the .325 mark. His fielding Is wonderful
Catches which he makes daily would
feature the play of another outfielder
in an entire week. Stanley is in shane
for the first time since leaving New Or
leans having shaken off his usual sprine
malaria. and there will De quite a scra.n-
[ lie to secure his services.
j. Grover Perrine. also once a Ma
tional player. must not be overlooked
He is banging the ball for keeps, and
is 30 per cent more speedy than his
predecessor, Brashear. stovall has just
begun to rap the leather, but he will be
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PRINCETON FRESHMEN WIN.
Take Carnegie Cup Rase and Four
Dared Contest,

PRINCETON. y. j.. June 6.-The morn
ing feature of today's celebration of the
Princeton University students and alumni
was the interclass regatta on Carnegie
lake.
The main event was the eight-oared
race between the freshmen. sophomore
junior and senior crews. After a most
exciting race they finished in the order
named. The distance was about 81,
miles; time 10 minutes 36 seconds.
The Carnegie cup, offered by Mr. ano
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. was presented Il
the winners.
The four-oared race between the fresh
men and sophomore crews was won b,
the former The dist ance was one mile
time. minutes 40 seconds
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thies and some lively roofing was in
dulged in. The game was played as an
attraction for the Masonic fair, which
closed this evening, and proved one of the
most interesting events of the five days
festivities.
Score by innings:
R.H.E.
Athletics ....O o o o %
Rockville .......1 0 0 o 0 "a
Lineup:
Athletics-H Dawson, catcher; Nichol-
SHn; pitcher: Edmonston. first base
Beard. second base; Bogley, third base
Harris shortstop; Shaw. left field; King
don. center field: oJnes. right field.
Rockville-Ahalt, catcher: Whiting
pitcher; Brewer first base; Warfield
second base: Smith. third base: f. Daw-
son. shortstop; Rabbit. left field Brad
dock, center field: Hilton, right field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
RICHARD CROKER'S HORSES
Irish Racing Public Greatly Disap'
pointed Over His III Luck.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
DUBLIN, June 6.-The Irish racing
public has UP to the present been very
much disappointed this season over the
performances of Richard Cookers horses
They have been strong in the belief that
they were in great form and have beer
backing them steadily and have lost con
siderable money. With one exception
Croker's wins have been few and unim.
portant. Disappointment has also beer
caused by Mr.. Croker entering mum
Der of horses and then withdrawing them
A short time ago Mir. Croker declared
that If he did not win every important
race he entered for this season in Eng
land he would be the most disappointed
man in Europe. Racing men. while sym
pathiZing with Rhodoras i'll luck in the
oaks yesterday, expressed the belief that
Mr.. Croker is doomed TO certain disap-
pointment.
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PLANS SPRING TOURNAMENT.
lie Droit Tennis Club to Hold Handi-
cap Event

The annual spring tournament of the IN
Droit Tennis Club will be started to-
morrow afternoon at $40 o'clock at the
clubs courts. 18th and T streets. /,
will be a handicap affair open to clYt
members only.
The tournament committee is composed
of F. r. Proctor. chairman; Enoch Ed
mcnston. jr., and II. NJ. Wells. who have
classed the entrants as follows: Glass A
Conrad B. Doyle; Class B. Franklin
Geoghegan: class c. l.. /. Doyle; class
d (scratch). E. o. Leech, II. NJ Wells
A. Y. Leech. jr.: class F., T. r. Heath
c. II. Claudy. F. r. Proctor. f. Ed
monston. w. F. Doyle. Herman Stabler
II. F. Lerch. jr.. A. Y. Mckee; class F.
+. NJ. Willis. j. r. Shields. IL. p. Copey
class G. w. f. Roe. j. d. Newton, A. v
Morrow.
First and second prizes will be awarded
to the winners and runners-up in both
singles and doubles. The courts will be
open to visitors.
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Millionaires' Golf Club.

NEW YORK, June 6.-The mllllonaires
golf course, near Sh!nnecock Hills, l.. l..
G. B. Macdonalds pet scheme, is gra iu-
ailv assuming attractive lines. Articles
Of incorporation are also being drawn up
and the organization will be known as the
National Golf Club of America. The di-
rectors are as follows: Washington T.
Thomas of Boston, James DeerinG. chi
Atl,inson Atlanta; W. ID. Sloan. IenoX
i. M. Bowers. David Chauncey and
Charles r. Macdonald. New York. The
number of founders has been limited 10
seventy, and there are already sixty
There is an associate membership GAZING
for an initiation fee of 800, and $50 a
year dues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
AMERICAN ATHLETES
ARE IN FINE FORM
Two Worlds Records and Six
0Iympian Records Smashed
in Franklin Field
Try-0uts.

PHILADELPHIA. June 6.-Judging by
the form shown by the candidates for the
American team at the try-outs on Frank
lin Field this Afternoon, the worlds ath-
letes who will meet in London next
month to measure speed strength and
agility will have to perform wonderful
deeds If they expect to be crowned with
the laurel wreath at the great Olympian
games. Practically the pick of the
eastern athletes were entered in the
twenty events on the program today, and
before the last event had come to an
end two worlds records were smashed
six records made at the Olympian games
at Athens, Paris and ST. Louis were
broken. and one Oiympian record was
equaled.
Besides this, all but one of the other
records We're approached by inches or
seconds. In the one event where the
contestants showed bad form in compari-
son with Olympian records. the javelin
throw, the winner was able to throw the
spear-shaped missile only 131 feet &
inches, whereas the record is 175 feet &
inches held hy q Suada
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FAILS TO STOP CAR.
Chauffeur Perhaps Fatally Hurt in
Speed Exhibition.

SAVANNAH Ga, June 1.-THE con-
Guiding feature of "Pushmobie'' races on
Tyhee beach this afternoon was Il speed
exhibition, a racing car being driven by
Or. Ii. w. FrieberS. a professional auto
mobilist. The course was two miles
straightaway with the finish line within
10 yards of a large pavilion. Frie5erg
failed to stop the car after it had passed
the finish line. He had either mscalcu-
lated or something was wrong with the
car. At the last moment he tried to
swerve the car and run ii into the ocean.
but space would not admit of that. and
into one of the piles Of the pavilion the
machine crashed. partially wrecking the
car and fracturing one of F'lIebergs ribs.
cutting his head and iniuring his spine.
His recovery is in doubt
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by W. W. Coe. jr.. Boston A. A.. 45 feet l0is
lese' II feet "a. inches; third. NJ f. Hot syra-
cuse University. AZ feet 10 inches.
Standing high jump-oympic record. 5 feet |.
Ewry. New York 4. G. 5 feet: J. A. Biller. b.
c. Y. NJ. c. A., 4 feet liz inches. second: Sig
mund Mnentz Pas.ime A. c.. New York. !
2oOmeter dash. final heat-won by n J.
Cartmell. Pennsylvania j. D. Whitman. Penn
Time. OBJ As.
Discus throw "a. at Athens''-olynpic record.
Won by N: ]. Sheridan. l. 4. A. C.. New York.
Jig Jig feet ~ inches breaking the olympic rec 9.
New York. % feet Az inches. third.
Cunning broad jnmp-olymric record - feet
T: Cook Cornell % feet 2la inches: Frank Mt
Pleasant. Carlisle Indian School. % feet ~.
inches. second: J; F. o'Connell, \. Y. A. c.. %
4oo-meter run 1872 yards)-olympic record
40 Is seconds. held by IIillman. America: Won
J. G Alice Prlnce o.'r second: " e: Prout
Boston A. G.. third Time. 049 As.
Pole jump tyanlt'-oiympic record. II fee,
France. Won by A. G. Gilbert. Yale. IL fee,
II. inches. breaking the record and also the
r. Dray. Yale; +. d. Nelson. Yale. and Dray
tied for second place at u feet 2la inches:
HG pcb step se and h essSd Il
Plat Adams. New York A. c.. As feet II inches
J. F. OConnell. New York \. c.. ~ feet 81.
inches. second: f. NJ. Friesell, unattached. Al
feet 9I5 inches. third
Standing hi lad jump-Olympic record. II feet
As inches. Id by Ewry. America. Won BY
j. A. Biller. B. c. Y. NJ c. A.. 10 feet So
inches. second; Platt Adams. New York A. C..
10 feet ~ inches. third.
Throwing the hammer Olympic record. 1853 fee
inch. held by Flanagan. America. Won by 1.
j. Talbot Cornell 1875 feet . inches: X. Foil
nell. Pennsylvania. l43 feet 5l2 inches. second
fouled all his throws.
Five-mile run-Olympic record. 1926 Is. helt
by Hawtrcy England. Won by +. G. Boilers
New York 4. c.: J. J. Gallagher. jr.. Philadel
phia. second: Lewis Tewanima, Carlisle IndiaI
School, third. Time, 26.44.
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Harvard Favorite Over Yale.
LEADING RIDER THROWN.
Lockner Wins Irvington-Milburn
Road Race.

NEW YORK, June 6.-George Look
ner, seventeen-year-ol boy, of SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, was returned winner of the
twentieth 1rvington-Milburn road race,
which was held today over the famous
old twenty-five-nlile course in New Jer-
sey. .Lockner had handicap of four
and one-half minutes, and his time was
one hour, fifteen minutes and thirteen
seconds. II. L. Lind of the Empire
City Wheelmen. with six minutes
handicap. was second. and Watson
Clupek of West Orange, n. j.. was third,
with handicap of three minutes
The contest which was postpnnnd
because of Indictment weather on Deco
ration day. was run off this afternoon
under favorable auspices. The win to-
day was a lucky one, as Joseph G.
Kopsky of New York, a three minute
for a bad fall which he received while
leading. after making the last turn to
the finish. with the tape only two miles
away. Kopsky was cut from head to
foot and was unconscious when picked
up. Several of the other riders also got
spilled, but none of the others was bad
ly hurt
The other contestants finished in the
order named: Richard Stroud. Phiiadel-
pha, 3-mnute handicap: A. Allan. Brewer
Wheemen, 6E. minutes, Jerome otclniieft
Hicksville. l.. L.. 3 minutes, p. Demans
Empire City Wheelmen. 612 minutes. r. T.
]. Arnold Bayview Wheelmen, 7 minutes
W. Messler, Newark. ) minutes; George
Lotsey. Bayview Wheeimen, minutes
John Dean, Eatontown, 5E minutes; G.
+. Ericsson. Empire City Wheelmen, :; min
utes: NJ Mehrbauer Union Hill, ) min
utes; Joseph Noe. Jersey City. AZ min
utes; F. T. Hermann, Empire City Wheel
men, IL. minutes; John Brecht Brooklyn
< minutes, Gilbert IL. Barnes, Ramapo
N. Y. ) minutes; j. Schuster. Brooklyn
Az minutes; Richard Andrus, BayvieW
Wheelmen, minutes; Louis Sanders
New York, 3 minutes.
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DEFENDS HIS TITLE.
Jerome Travers Remains New Jer.
sew Golf Champion.

NEW YORK, June 6.-Jerome Travers
of Montclair. n. j., the national amateur
golf champion. successfully defended his
title of New Jersey state champion to-
day. He beat Max Behr of the Morris
Country Club by IL up and 8 to play.
Behr was the runner-up in last years
contest for this event. Travers played
consistent golf today, but he has been
seen to much better advantage in former
years His game. however, was vastly
superior to that which he put up against
c. II. Seeley of Weeburn. Conn. when
the latter beat him two weeks ago at
Baltusrol. N. j., for the Metropolitan
championship.
The other event on todays card was
handicap at 1S holes medal play, which
was won by Charles Hitchcock. jr., of
Baltusrol, former intercollegiate cham
pion with a score of 774-73.
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OLD TIMERS BEATEN.
Rockville Defeats Athletics in q
Close Game.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, June 6.-The Rock
willie Athletics. the crack base ball team
that represented Rockville good many
years. and which won the reputation OF
being one OF the fastest amateur teams
ever gathered in Maryland. in a game
with the present Rockville team at the
fair grounds here this afternoon proved
TO the satisfaction of a large crowd that
1t is still capable of playing good ball
Notwithstanding that majority of the
players had not had a ball in their hands
for six or seven years, they made their
younger opponents hustle for all there
was in them to win by the score of to s.
Leonard Nicholson was in the box for the
''old team, and he performed in his old
time style. Whiting also pitched. well for
the other nine. and the fielding of both
teams was clean and fast. The crowd
In attendance was divided In its sympa-
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PITCHES GREAT BALL,
Dimond Holds Congressionals t
Two Hits.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BoYDS. Md. June 6.-The game this
afternoon at Gaithersburg between the
athletic club of that town and the crack
Congressional team of Washington at
tracted nearly 1000 persons to witness the
pitching of Dimond. Georg etown Colleges
great pitcher, who is this season the stat
pitcher for the 9aithersburg Athletic Club
at his home town. Great enthusiast m pre-
vailed over the many sensational plays
made and Dimonds gneat pitching. Fred
Ward, the manager for the Athletics. is
highly pleased over his teams showing
and deserves credit for the excellent
training of his team. which showed up sc
well today The score.