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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-13
PICKERING BATTED
NATIONALS TO VICTORY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. April 13.-The Ma
tionals wound up their last training game
OF the season here yesterday with a vic
tory over the Louisville team by a score
of 3 to =.
The contest was one of the best that
the Nationals have played while on their
trip and they are now tuned up for the
opening at Boston tomorrow. Each team
made two double plays, all Of which
were pulled off in fast order Willie Sud-
hoff. the former Washington twirler. was
on the rubber for the home team for the
hits were secured off him for three runs
Putnam. who succeeded him. pitched
winning ball, and the Washingtons could
not get another man across the plate.
Charley Smith opened the game for the
Nationals and worked for five innings.
during which time the Louisville boys
connected for four hits. all of which were
kept well scattered and not runner
reached home. Tom Hughes finished the
game. Pickering proved the sensation OF
the game by his batting, as he got two
triples and a single and scored two runs
He also got three chances in the outf1eld
Pickering started the bali rolling in the
first inning with three Dagger to right.
Ganley was out at first but Jim Dele
hanty sacrificed Pickering on long fly.
the runner scoring. The second run came
in the third when Smith was safe on
Stanley's error and Pickering drove him
home with his second triple. Ganley hit
safely and Pickering scored.
The home team got run in the sew
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COMPANY H SCORES
AN EASY VICTORY

Yesterday Company II of the. Engineers
had an easy time in rolling up seventeen
runs when 1T played the 47th Company.
Coast Artillery, at Fort Hunt. There were
plenty of rooters for the "cosmolene
singers" but 1t was Impossible to rattle
the mud diggers,' who had the game
we'll in hand from the second inning.
Roth f. Miller and S. Miner did good
fielding. while the stick work of'Roth gave
him three singles.
Harclerode did the twirling for the En-
gineers, having speed and control, and al
lowing only one man TO walk. Mullin' 8
work behind the bat was good. and his
throwing sure.
De Witt. Neues and Trip f1elded fast.
while all the men succeeded in connect
ing with the ball. especially Wilkinson,
who drove out four clean singles. A fast
double play was pulled off by Trip to
Wilkinson in the last inning.
Company Fl will play at Washington
barracks Wednesday evening.
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BASE BALL PLAYER
COMES TO CONGRESS

PITTSBURG. April 13.-Famous twenty
years ago only as National League
base ball pitcher. John *. Tener. million
aire banker OF Charleroi. Pa. and grand
exalted ruler of the Elks of North Amer
lea. will go to the next Congress from
the twenty-fourth Pennsylvania district.
which for fourteen years has been repre-
scented by Ernest F. Acheson. Tener was
nominated by the republicans last Satur-
day by an Overwhelming majority, and
the nomination is equivalent to an cleo
ton.
In the late eighties Tener was pitcher
for the Pittsburg and Chicago base ball
teams In turn. and when A. G. Spaldng
took the all-American team on a trip
around the world. Tener went along as
one of the pitchers. Tener later helped
form the Inflated brotherhood. and when
1t collapsed he gave up the game and
went to Charleroi. where he made a>for-
tune in coal lands.
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RICH AND NOVEL RACE.
A Fifty Thousand-Dollar Trotting
Handicap.

NEW YORK. April 13.--Fifty thousand
dollars for trotting handicap. Such is
the innovation for the harness turf Of
1905 and the giver is the New England
Trotting Horse Breeders Association of
Boston.
A handicap flash race. for distance of
one mile and one quarter, by trotters.
handicapped by distance according to
their records. for the richest purse ever
given for any race in the history Of the
American turf. is by all odds the most
sensational news to trotting horsemen Of
the country and the world at large.
The race will be held in connection with
the grand circuit meeting of the assoca-
ton over its Readville track next August.
It is an innovation which should at once
appeal to the horse public. particularly
when 1t Is taken into consideration that
it's hackers are running harness meet
ing under the most adverse circumstances.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. handicap race
is put down as NO. g. on the regular
early closing program Of the Readvilie
meeting. 1t will be a dash race for all
trotters In which the siOwest horse will
20 a dstan Of one mile and quarter
and be allowed fifty feet start for each
will he handicapped slower than up 10
mile In 1:15. The purse Of $5I.tHn will be
divided among the first six horses al he
rate Of x:sOOO. $1,000. 5000, $1,000.
81 100 and 81 600. respectively.
The entrance fee Will be $TU or I per
cent Of the purse pay bile in four INSTALL
ments Of $lOO. $lOO. 500 and 500. on
May Is. June Is. July Is and August %
respectively.
There will be no deduction from the win
ners of any portion Of the rich purse.
that even the sixth horse will win double
its entrance fee. The speed allowances
are believed to equalize the chances of all
starters. handicapping being close and
efi1cient. Under the plan proposed the
scratch horse has as good a chance. but
no better chance than the fastest starter
1t Is practically a class of all trOtters
from 2:15 down TO the fastest. and no
horse entered will be out of its class The
handicaps or speed allowances will be an
nounced on August 10. or about one week
previous to the race.
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SULLIVAN AND KETCHEu
Matched for Thirty-Five Rounds at
Colma.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 13-Jack
Crwin) Sullivan and Stanley etchel have
been matched to fight thirty-fve rounds at
Jim Coffroth's arena. at Colma. May g.
Billy Roche is to referee and the fighters
are to box for 80 per cent. divided 90 and
aO In addition Ketchel gets 10 per cent
bonus from Coffroth and from Sullivan.
1t is expected that Jim Jeffries will
shortly supplant Jim eoffroth as the most
popular fight promoter of California. Jim
has a club Of his own just outside Of Los
Angeles, where he can pull off twenty-five
round fights, and he is willing to give the
fighters larger purses than Conroth or any
of the other club managers.
The San Francisco fight promoters have
secured lease on the Coliseum. This
means that all the fights Of this year and
next at least will be held in the big build
ing near the Panhandle Of the park. The
Coliseum will be put in shape to seat
about 10000 people.
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TO TEST PARIS MUTUELS.
Trial of the Machines to Be Made at
Louisville Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 13.-The first
trial Of the Paris mutuel machines made
on American race tracks since the reform
wave began to sweep over the country
will be thorough test by the new
Louisville Jockey Club at its spring meet
ing. to open here May g. and the result
will be awaited with interest by turfmen
all over the country.
Eleven machines will be set up in the
old betting ring Five will be used for
registering straight bets. two for place
and two for those who desire to take
the extreme position on the betting limb.
No wager of less than s. can be made.
Manager NJ, ]. VIM devoted three
weeks to perfecting a ticket. which will
not be easily understood and dificult
for counterfeitine or changing. AS all
tickets bear Mr.. Winn's signature, 10 al
ter them for the purpose OF fraud would
be forgery 4 big blackboard in the
ring will permit of the display Of figures
after each race, showing the exact
amount to which winner is entitled.
An order for 100000 tickets has been
placed. Col. Winn has announced that
the club will not allow pools of horse
against horse to be sold.
Jumping races will be one OF the big
features this spring at Churchill Downs.
Many Of the best timber toppers in the
country will be here.
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Olympic Marathon Run Put Forward
One Day,


NEW YORK. April l3-Advices from
the headquarters of the English Olympic
committee indicate that some changes
will be made in the program for the
Olympic track and field competitions The
principal event that has come under the
displeasure of the schedule maker is the
Marathon race. This ong-dstsnce run
was originally set for Saturday. July -.
day and will now be held Friday, July
-. The reason given officially for This
action is that the two weeks of athletics
will be completed July ~. and it, was
thought better 10 move the running OF the
Marathon forward one day i'm order that
such important event should not be-
come the tai-end of an already long
program.
Considerable opposition has arisen. ac-
cOrding to reports. over the action. since
the race will not be held on Friday iu-
stead of Saturday. which will prevent
many would-be spectators from Witness
ing the race. Saturday being a half hoii
day, great throngs of spectators were en-
pected to line the entire course. and this
very fact may have caused the athletic
authorities to select another day in o.
der that there might be no opposition or
obstruction offered the competitors
According to the same announcement
the tentative schedule of events now pro-
vides that during the first week OF the
Olympic carnival the following feature
events will be he'd In the Stadium: 1SH,-
meter run, hye-mle rum ten-mile walk
three-mile team race 3,JSJ-meter walk
4. 2Nt-meter steeplechase for the track,
and the hammer, weight. tug-of-war. dis
Gus and tarein competitions for the in
field. During the second week the events
to be featured include the 100 meter dash,
rh and 4W meter runs and SOb- met err
race. The 10 and t" meter hurdle
events. the Marathon race and the relay
races Will complete the track part OF The
program. The field events will include
standing and running broad jumps. stand
ing and running High Jumps. hop step and
jump and pole vault.
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BALL. SEASON is ON

trieving the 1 to : defeat administered
them by the visitors on Georgetown Field
last year. The New England team suf-
fered heavy losses last fall through the
disquaificati ton OF seven OF the regulars
guilty o. breaking the school rules by
playing summer base ball The southern
trip this year has been very successful.
considering that Dartmouth played out
doors hut one week before journeying TO
the warmer climate. The men have been
saw ING .themselVes the past week in hopes
OF defeating Georgetown, considered a
great feat among the New England coll
leges. and it is expected close and ea-
citing game will result Johnny Glaze.
a brother Of the famous Ralph Glaze O.
the Boston Americans. will twirl for
Dartmouth. with Harry Devine on the
rubber for GEORGETOWN.
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next VANDERBILT CUP RACE
CONDITIONS FOR THE FALL CON-
TEST DECIDED UPON.

NEW YORK. April l3.-Conditions for
the Vanderbilt cup race TO be held in the
fall have been decided upon by the racing
board of the American Automobile AS
ISOLATION. Most important of the changes
made is the one affecting the weight of
eligible cars. The new rule requires a
minimum weight of $685. pounds and a
maximum weight OF o.644S pounds. This
change will render eligible all the foreign
cars now being built for the big races
abroad.
Following are the conditions that will
govern the competitions:
shat competition for this cup is open
only to clubs that are recognized by or
affiliated with the American Automobile
Association. or to CLUBS recognized by or
affiliated with the Automobile Club of
France.
That the club winning the trophy is
obligated to deposit with the American
Automobile Association bond of not
less than s. 900 for the sa fety of the cup.
That the car in its entirety must be
manufactured in the country which IL
represents.
That the name of the winner of each
year is to be inscribed on the cup. to-
gether with the location of the race, date,
distance. etc.
peting for this cup shall not be less than
500 kilOs. or 1886 pounds. and the maxi
mum weight not greater than l 200 kilos,
or 2.644.S pounds.
That each car must carry two persons
seated side by side. whose weight must
not be less than 49, pounds each.
That the race shall he for not less than
30 miles or over 800. and cannot be held
on horse or bicycle track
The date OF competition. he rules gov
ernng the composition. the entry blanks.
the form of declaration and route Will
be announced by the William h. Van
derbi!t jr. cup commission by July l,
1908.
The entry fee for each car will be 81 .Hn
covering the elimination and final events
That the date OF closing OF entries will
be September l. 1905.
That for any entries received after Sep
TENDER J. 1905. and before October l. l9os.
the fee will be doubled. making the same
81 OOO and no entries will be received
after October I. 1868.
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BENNING UNLIKELY
TO REOPEN IN FALL

Two more days and the spring meeting
at Benning will be a matter Of history
According to all reports. this will be the
last meet ever held at this track. The
Senate will bring the bill prohibiting bet
ting at Benning up tomorrow. and it is
said that 1T will surely pass.
If legislation against this course goes
into erect test case Will be brought be-
fore the courts and decision handed
down before time for the opening Of the
autumn meeting. 1t is rumored that ef-
forts are being made to introduce racing
in Virginia. II successful a course will
he constructed adjacent to this city, which
will replace Benning.
The past meeting at this track has been
the most successful one In :he history Of
the association. The horses were not the
highest class. but they ran we'll enough
to satisfy the TURTLES. and the theory that
the bookmaker bps all the profits at a
course has been knocked into Il
cooked hat.
With the exception Of a very few. the
layers are big losers. In every race the
winner. whether fav0rite or outsider has
that the perambulatihg brigade is over
500 600 poorer on the racing OF the last
three weeks Some Of the big losers are
Maxey Marks. $500: Dan Donnelly.
$4,000; Billy Snow. $1,000: Johnny Cahill
81, 900: Sol Lichtenstein. $4,000: Issy Ham
lherschlag, 5000. Many other layers who
make small books are losers OF $1,000 and
less.
The walking around" system is not
favored by the hookies. They claim 1t is
impossible to get the same play as under
the New York system.
Charley Heney has been the most sue
cessful Of the big operators. His luck
has been 30 good during the latter part OF
the last week that all one had to say was
that Heney was taking this or that horse
There would he such a rush TO get on that
the price would be cut down several
points.
Another big winner whose operations
are conducted without any glory 10 Her
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GOOD SCHEDULE FOR
LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

LAUREL, Md. April IL. 1903.
The schedule of the Laurel High School
base ball club this season is one of the
best arranged in years, and comprises
games with some of the best amateur
teams of Washington and Baltimore. Sew
eral practice games will be played before
the regular season opens here May =,
when the Compassionate Of Washington
start the season. The Laurel High School
team is composed OF the same lineup a
last year. with the addition Of two extra
players. and the manager promises to
make as good showing as was made
last year. when the team won fifteen out
of twenty games played defeating some
of the best amateur teams of the state
and of the District. defeating among
others the champions of the independence
League.
Manager Bond has announced the fol-
lowing players and officers Of the club:
Manager. George w. Bond: captain Wal
ter Brown: official umpire. Clarence Mer-
son; official scorer Harry g. Phelps; play
ers Stockman. shortstop; CLANCY center
third base: Odenwald shortstop: Bond,
second base: Fulton pitcher; johnson.
catcher: Federline. right field; Thawley.
left field; d. Brown. pitcher; Spilman'
catcher.
The list Of games includes two double
headers on holidays. The schedule is as
follows:
May 2-Congressionals of Washington
at Laurel.
May 9-Relay Combinations of RELAY.
Md. at Laurel.
May l6--Wallach Athletic Club of Bal
timOre at Laurel
May o3-Open.
May 30-Independents Of WASHINGTON
at Laurel.
June 6--Wallach Athletic Club of Ball
timore at Laurel
June 13-Open.
June 2O-Brookland Of Brookland, d.
c., at Laurel.
June 21--lndependents of Washington
at Laurel
July yarmouth Athletic Club of
Baltimore. morning and evening
July l1-Bloomingdale Athletic Club
Of Washington.
July Electromagnetic Athletic Club
Of Washington.
July :5-Congressionals Of Washing
ton
August RELAY Combinations of Re-
lay. Md. al Relay.
August S-Open.
August 15-Savage Stars of Savage,
Md. at Laurel
August 22-Open.
August 29-Open.
September 5-Open.
September 12-Imperial Athletic Club
of Baltimore at Laurel.
few dates remain open which the
manager would like to have filed at an
early date.
The new uniforms Of the club. which
will be of gray with maroon trimmings,
have just arrived.
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Cigarette Smoker Roasted.

PI.ATTsBlTRG. April 13-Philip AlweII.
his boa rding house here at an early bour
Yesterday morning. Alwell was a Gig
arctic smoker. and it is supposed that
after retiring he lighted a cigarette and
then fell asleep. the lighted cigarette then
setting the bedciothes on fire.
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Earned runs-Engmeers. 10: Fort Hunt /.
First base by errors Engineers ): Fort Hunt. 2.
Left on bases-Engineers. a; Fort Hunt I: First
innings pitched-By Harclerode. a.; by Mutters,
y. Hits made-O6 Harclerode. 7:.of Mutters.
80. Struck out---By Harcer"de. 6; by Musters. Z.
Two.base hits-Coilins. Stolen bases-iingineers.
IS; Fort Hunt. 5. Double plays-Iripp TO VIII.
kinson. Hit by pitcher--By Harclerode. I. Passed
bslls--Rowe. 3: Mullin. l. .I'mpre--Sefgt. DAILY.
Attn Coast Artillery. Time Of game hour and
40 minutes.
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of Gotham. Rosenthal is easily S30.N 200
ahead Of the bookies. When Kosenthal
likes a horse he unbelts. no matter what
hn r,rfr

Dave Keller is 5000 richer on the meet
ing. Keller started Off on a small scale.
but his luck has been so good that he has
been forced to employ betting commits
sioner.
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For the closing day tine Jesse Brown cup
for two-year-olds will be the feature. The
race is at four furlongs, and looks TO be at
the mercy Of Taboo.
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Washington. ......... l u Ky
EARNED runs-Washingtcn ,: Louisville. ].
First hy Washington. l: Louisville. =.
Left bases-Washington. 6: Louisville. e.
First base balls-On Putnam. ]. Innings
pitched BY Smirh. :: by Hughes. 4: by Sudhoif.
3: by Putnam +. Hit> made-Or Smith. A. or
Hughes 2: off S,idhoff. 4: OF Putnam. 5. Struck
oui-By Smith. 3: by Hughes. 1 ny Putnam. ?.
Three base hi,s-Pickering w, Burke. Two base
hit>-Feitz. sullivan. Sacrifice hits. Deiehsnty.
Mcbride. Stanley. Stolen basps-MilaD. Wood
ruff Double plays-McBride to Freeman: Shipke
Mcbride Ia Freeman; Perrine to sullivan 10
Qunlan Qninlan to Perrine. Hit by pitcher
BY Sudhof ! by Hughes. /. Wild pltch-Put
nam Passed ball--Streer. Cmplre-Mr. Steve
Kane Time Of game-1 hour and 30 minutes.
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emh Qunlan singled and scored on
Peitzs double. In the next inning Har-
ley reached first when Mcbride fumb'ed
his grounder and got home when Sullivan
doubled. TIE score:
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Dartmouth Plays Georgetown Te

Dartmouth plays on Georgetown Field
tomorrow afternoon At o'clock The
game with the Hanover team has become
an annual affair for Georgetown, and this
year the local collegians are intent on re-
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America. but one which can defeat Har-
ward in friendly rivalry. Her efforts are
centered on tins goal. 1t happens. how
ever, that iale's attitude in this matter
was not adopted until after repeated de-
feats in open regattas with other insti-
tutions.
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One hundred and fifty recruits from Co
Ohio. We're started to Cuba Sat
lirday 10y order of the War Department.
No eNpIa nal ion is given.
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An old farmer tried to bet Sol Lichten-
stein dollar on the odds-on choice in the
jumping race Saturday. Run away and
buy peanuts" shouted Sol as he handed
the old fellow back the ease note" IF
do he retorted. Il will come back and
give YOU the shells. This tickled Sol so
much that he laid to I for the dollar
and also kept it,
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What will be the booking system at
Aqueduct is worrying the layers. 1t is
said that the cashiers will have to do
away with the old familiar tin boxes and
keep the wealth in bags. Another report
is that new stools have been ordered. and.
if so. this spikes the rumor that the per-
ambulating system would be introduced.
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William Fowler. business manager of
the Washington club. leaves tonight for
Boston to take charge of affairs. Clar-
ence Jacobsen. who arrived home from
Louisville last night. takes Fowler's place
at the National rheater.
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The late Mike Griffin had an ungainly
way of going after a hy ball. but there
never was better judge of one.
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No use trying to secure private boxes
for the opening here. They have been
gobbled up. and the bureau Of engraving
crowd has taken about half of them.
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Next Wednesday week the season
opens here. the Bostons being the attrac-
ton. Officer O'Day has the park in fine
condition for the opening. and all that's
needed Is good weather to make the start
off great success.
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The Nationals have a big jump going
from Louisville to Boston. and it is a pity
the boys hadn't full nights rest before
going against the Red Sox.
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Another big winner whose operations
are conducted without any glory 10 Her
man Rosenthal. one Of the poolroom kings
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Ty Cobb has been keeping up his repu-
tation for hitting and has led the Tigers
in this respect in the spring games.