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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-04

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-04

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-27
Department LEAGUE
OPENS NEXT MONDAY

The Departmental League clubs are all
at work getting in shape and printing
themselves for the opening Of the sea-
son May T. The ellipse of the White Lot
is thronged every day with the teams
Post ONCE, Agriculture.
War, Treasury. Commerce and Labor.
Interior and Interstate Commission work.
ing out their prospective candidates. and
these stunts are watched anxiously by the
"fans' of the several Offices with more
than the usual interest that follows such
proceedings.
The story published in The Star last
week of the program OF having a couple
Of the cabinet officers open the first game
by acting as a battery has caused any
amount Of gossip. and should the two
DISTINGUISHED members of President
Roosevelt's cabinet-Taft and Metcalf-
decide to once again walk out on the
diamond, as they did in college days at
Yale, it is certain that an immense crowd
will attend to witness the novel sight.
President Chance IL non-committal as to
what success has attended his efforts to
OF SO auspiciously. but that he has such
a scheme in mind Is not denied.
The oficers Of the various teams are
issuing q neat pocket schedule of games
for the present season, compiled by the
able secretary of the league. Mr. John H.
The league at its last meeting appointed
Mr.. George Newman the extra umpire,
who will assist the premier-Mr. Bets
Tuesdays. Wednesdays and Thursdays.
when two games are scheduled to be
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Long Hits and Total Bases.
UNION LEAGUERS OPEN
SEASON HERE TODAY

The big attraction in local base bail
this afternoon will be Manager Twins
Union Leaguers. who are matched to
play the strong Reading club. winners Of
last years pennant in the outlaw league.
Today's game will mark the opening Of
outlaw base ball In this city. and the
Washington Americans being away 1t
should have good patronage.
Everything 10 In perfect shape for the
game. and the heady manager 10 confident
of getting away with the first home game.
Reading beat the locals Saturday before
a very large crowd. but this afternoon the
Reading men will have to hustle to win
out, as the Washington boys are looking
for revenge The local team 10 consid-
cred q strong contender for the nag by
all of the other teams Of the league.
Automobiles will convey the two teams
to the park this afternoon, and q big
brass band will lead the procession, and
while at the park the musicians will
tear of many popular airs.
Longstreet. formerly of the Virginia
State League, and Burke Of the Southern
League will probably work as the local
this afternoon, the former on the
mound and the latter behind the
big NIT.
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COMPANY n BEAT
TURNER'S IN FAST GAME

One, OF the fastest games yet played at
Washington barracks was pulled of yes
terd.y, when Company II defeated the
Turner A.. C. by q score Of 13 to 4. 1t
was q shut-out until the last inning,
when Coleman made Arst on DeWitt's
error Hoffman singled to left and Cole
man stole third. On a balk Becker got
his base and Hoffman went to second.
Turner got his base on Q felders choice.
Trip to Graves. catching Coleman at
home. b. Hoffman singled to left. scoring
p. Hoffman and Becker. Rountree singled
to left. America famed and MohIatt got
first on helder's choice. Rountree out.
Trip to Neues.
Company H had the game cinched from
the start. Trip ct short played the best
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-27
NATIONALS BATTING
AND FIELDING FIGURES


The complete record Of the Nationals
from the commencement of the cham
pionship race. for the pennant in the
American League. Is compiled from the
scores published in The Star from day to
day UP to yesterday. the 26th. Is given in
the following tables. They have played
ten games. winning three and los
ing seven. two Of which were lost
by a single run-not a very good show
ing: but most Of the games have been
well played. and especially the four
games played on" the home grounds dur
ing the pase week. when they broke even.
winning two and losing two. Up to the
time they arrived home they have had
anything but favorable weather for base
ball. but siAce their arrival the weather
has been ideal. and they have shown
great Improvement In their playing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-27
AMATEUR LEAGUES GET
UNDER WAY THIS week

1t is now up to the, amateurs. The
base ball season of the samatenr en-
thusiasts Of the District starts in today.
when the Capital City League lines up
for its first championship game at 18th
and D streets northeast.
The Church League will start what
promises to be one of the brightest Of sea-
sons Wednesday next at their new
grounds. Active Park, 9Th and D streets
northeast
And then Monday. May 4. the Depart
mental League will open its season on the
historic and beautiful White Lot, for
which extensive arrangements are being
made.
These leagues grinding out their cham
pionship games will afford our baae ball
public all the sport they desire. while
the daily papers will have to run extra
the contests. and then fortnightly run in
the average figures of the ."swatters.'
Each league this year has been notified
by the morning dailies that It must
furnish the scores II 1t wants them
cover all. for with two professional teams
ringing in the same work It win be i'm
possible. It will therefore necessitate
each league employing an ofncial, whose
duty It will be to see that the games are
The Church League has accepted the
resignation of Mr.. Denman Thompson as
omcial scorer and elected Mr.. Bucking-
ham to I'LL the vacancy.
places its president. Mr.. James O'shea,
in an embarrassing position. President
O'Ehea 10 a loyal son Of Georgetown and
always singing praises Of alma mater.
and, as every one knows. 1t IL rank heresy
for local Georgetown man to be absent
from the campus when Virginia is its op-
ponent. The two colleges clash today.
and the Capital City has its opening also
at its new park. hence President shea is
in the air. but 1t IL an even bet where he
will be found.
President Carpenter has made no form
al arrangements for his opener. though
there IL q big chance that Commissioner
Mcfarland will be on hand. say q few
words. and shoot the ball out. just a. he
used to when an active worker in the
old Columbia Athletic Club.
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NATIONALS START SERIES IN QUAKER CITY TODAY

fielding game ever put up on the grounds.
with ten assists and two put-outs. To his
credit 1t may be said that there is not
his equal In the District. Dewitt. Balm
and Graves played corking good ball.
Balm having fifteen putouts. Mullin at
the bat made two clean singles and a
two-bagger. while Trip landed on WILL
hide for a three-base hit In the second
inning. Spalding and Coleman both put
up a good game for the Turner people,
while Moffat was excellent in his base
throwing. Turner and B. Hoffman did the
best stick work.
play the strong Brookland team at the
barracks game called at o'clock sharp.
Thursday the Engineers will hold their
field day, and visitors are cordially invited
to attend The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-27
SOLDIER BOYS WIN
BASKET BALL HONORS

The National Guard Athletic Associa-
ton has closed a successful season In
basket ball by winning the lightweight
championship of Washington. This title
was heretofore held by the Fendall Ca
diets. who. in 1905. won the ll5-pound
championship from the Yankee team or
the Y. M. C. A. The next year the Fen
dails retained the championship by de-
feating the U. and l. fraternity by the
score Of to Z.
When the Fendalls faced the National
Guard team this year they were easily
defeated by the score of % to 8. The
Fendalls based their defeat on the loss
of j. d. Keane, their former captain, who
was the best player on the team. The
National Guard athletes not only deserve
credit for defeating the Fendalls. but have
the honor of scoring the highest number
of points in a basket ball game. They
exceeded the mark made by the Carroll
Institute team last year against a team
from Baltimore. In a recent game with
the fremont A. c. the militiamen de-
feated the clubmen to the tune Of los to Z.
The lineup and summary Of the game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-27
NAVAL ACADEMY SPORTS.
Field and Track Compel
ton Saturday.

The annual field and track competition
was held al the Naval Academy Saturday
afternoon and was won decisively by ths
first class.
The contest for second honors amonA
the three remaining classes was verp
close. The points scored were: First class.
80; third class. "a; second class, %: fourth
class, 81.
One academy record was broken, the
figure in the broad jump. In which Mid
shipman Gates did twenty-one feet three
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Earned runs-Bain, Nicholson. Trip. De Witt
(2). Neues. Mullin. First base by errors-Com-
pany H.. Z; Turner A. c.. 1. Left on bases
Sep'oS NJ 81 o I'll FIT a on
2 Innings pitched-By Mullin. 8; by willhide.
4: by America. 4. Hits made-on Mullin. Z: Oh
Willhide. 8; OF America. 4. Struck out-By
Mullin.3; by Willhide. 2: BY America. 1. Three
base hit-Tripp. Two-hase hit-Mullin. Sacri-
Zee hit.Bain. Stolen basee-Company 49,
Turner A. c.. 2. Hit by pitcher-By Wnlhide
1; by America. I. Wild pitch-willhide.- UNI.
prev. Reagon and ]. Addison. Time OF
game-1 hour and 20 minutes
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Team Batting.
Long Hits and Total Bases.
Batting.

The following tables show how the Ma
tionals rank in batting. fielding sacrifice
hitting base stealing. long hits and total
bases up to yesterday:
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Individual Fielding Average.

lOtdis. ~ <OA 40O 20
Note-Ip cumputing the fielding averages of
the catchers q passed ball 10 considered 70 an
error. as q runner - advanced . base thereby.
and 10 therefore placed In the erroe column.
Street has had bat two passed balls.
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Easv for Fort Hunt.
Plank will probably work against the
Nationals today, and 1t will be q rouea,
road for the locals to travel.

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road for the locals to travel.
GEORGETOWN tackles the Virginians this
afternoon on the home grounds of the
fon.ler. and it will probably be the game
of the college season. as both teams are
In tip-top shape.
Ollie Pickering went along with the
Nationals last evening. but he won't go
into the game as long as little Milan is
doing so well.
The Boston Nationals wear red CABS
this year, and II is impossible to tell
whether Beaumont has one on or il bare
headed.
Elmer Flick says he'll not join the
Clevelands for at least a month. The
Maps are doing pretty well without him.
thank you.
The young "phenoms" are fast striking
their real form as box men. Pitchers
who cannot locate the plate have no show
for the big money.
Charley Hickman makes q good point.
He wonders why men who do not get into
the game over once or twice a week, II
that often. are expected to make hits in
pinches when they forget what pitching
looks like and what bats are for.
Catcher Peterson and Pitcher Cronin
are holding out for more salary than the
Providence management cares to stand
for. It's remarkable how seriously some
ball players take themselves.
AL Buckenberger says that Boston
must have q clever lot of outfiefders
when Jimmie Barrett must sit on the
bench. when right" said the Rochester
manager, II don't know of any out
fielder that has much on Barrett"
Manager Connie Mack continues to use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-27
Team Batting Averages
Alb. r.. BIB. B.A. Gain.
go 81 Y ~ .O0e
Team Fielding Averages.
!. P:o. A. p. IA Loss
261 163 % .036 .0O7
Sacrifice Hits and Stolen Bases.

The Nationals have made thirteen sac
rif1ce hits to their opponents fourteen,
and have pilfered thirteen bases. while
their opponents purloined seven, Those
of the team who are credited with the
work are M fol1Owa:.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-27
GOOD SEASON AHEAD
FOR MARQUETTE LEAGUE

The Marquette Base Ball League opens
its annual season this afternoon at the
new league grounds. 18th and streets
northeast. when the st. Joseph and st.
Peter teams cross bats. The lineup will
prohahIy he.
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Athletics Are Going Well, But
Locals May Stop Them.
HUGHES MAY PITCH OPENER
Plank Is Slated to Face the Wash
ington Boys.
GEORGETOWN PLAYS VIRGINIA
Good Field for Carter Handicap.
Amateur Base Ball Starts This
Week-Big Tennis Team.
ToDAY'S BASE BALL SCHEDULE.
HUGHES MAY PITCH OPENER
ToDAY's BASE BALL SCHEDULE.

American League.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Boston at New York.
Chicago at st. Louis
National League.
Pittsburg at Chicago.
Philadelphia Brooklyn.
st. Louis at Cincinnati.
New York at Boston
Union.
Reading at Washington.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia
Wilmington at Elizabeth.
Baltimore at Paterson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-27
Games Won and Lost.

The following table shows how the Nationals
compare with the other seven teams OF the
sacrifice hitting, stolen bases and long hits and
total bases In the games played with one another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-27
EXCELSIOR HANDICAP
TO BE RUN THIS WEEK

NEW YORK. April 27.-Horsemen on all
the local tracks took quick advantage OF
yesterdays warm sun and said such a day
Is worth more than a weeks galloping
with cold weather such as prevailed Satur-
day. The heated term. II 1t lasts. will do
much to bring forward in condition some
OF tne stations whose trainers had begun
to despair Of having them fll early en-
gagements.- The victory Of Jack Atkin
Saturday at mile is attributed largely
to the fact that he has been in training
all winter, yet has not been overdone.
and. in fact. could not look better. Up
to his limit he will stay, but as yet horse
men do not admit he can stay in the best
company.
Neither Spooner nor Restigouche rated
as high-class two-year-olds; the former
made his first appearance Of the year
It was. II not thoroughly satisfactory, at
any rate not disappointing one. and he
is expected to 60 further in the Excelsior
Wednesday at Jamaica
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Individual Batterine Averaees.

Aotais. -. $500. AZ SSs o. -
MILAN has benu called on to bat In three
games, Warner C2r Gehring. Gates, Kahoe and
Street once each ~ substitutes for other bats
men.
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Pitcher Coombs in right field. He be-
lieves the twirier is more valuable to the
Athletics in the outheld than on the
pitchers rubber.
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Joe Kelley has ordered himself into the
game with the Bostons. He played left
field for his team Thursday. and while
he did not get bit the Beaneaters
romped home with the .Phillies' scalp.
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Neither Of the New York teams has
been shut out. All have been white
washed in the American League except
New York and Detroit. In the National
have escaped the kalsomine. The ST.
Louis Nationals have been goose-egged
four times and the Chicago Americans
three times.
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Record Of Each Of the Pitchers.

against his opponents in the games in which be
bas ofhciated Is shown In the table which
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u t0tOW9:

UoubIe rays.
The Nationals have made seven double
plays and their opponents have made
seven. and the following are the players
who participated n them:
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Long Hits and Total Bases,
Totals

Npte.-in computing long hits and total bases 4
two-oase hit counts ~ one extra base. q three
base hit ~ tu,o and q home run a. thu ~
batsman must reach hrst base BY a hit before
be can be credited with an extra base.
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Nealon Needs Warm Weather.

S4s
w. H. Du Bots is one man who bitterly
regretted yesterday that the warm spell
had not begun one week earlier His horse
Nealon IL exactly the sort to be benefited
by a warm spell. It will be recalled that
he won his Suburban in c. e. Durnelrs
colors. and horsemen said that his all win
ter moderate campaigning in California
had materially helped him. Now his rela-
tive. Jack Atkin, is repeating to a certain
extent the exploits of his one-time pad
dock companion. and just now local
horsemen are doing lot of guessing as
to just how far Jack Atlkin can go at a
high rate of speed. He seemed beaten on
his merits In the Freeport handicap. won
by Restigouche at the latter's first outing,
and now comes back and reverses the
trimmings, going a furlong further. though
carrying fve pounds less than when
beaten q week ago.
r. Strong Field for Excelsior.
W. C. Edwards. secretary of the ia
maica track. has compiled a list of
twelve probable starters for the Excelsior.
which will be the feature of the opening
day at Jamaica, where the spring meeting
will begin Wednesday. The list is headed
by Nealon.s the only horse which has ever
won the Suburban, the Twin City and the
Municipal handicaps in one season. He
Is called upon to concede to Jack Atkin
seven pounds. Eight others in the list
have appeared during the current Aque-
duct meeting Chapultepec is the highest
weight of the three-year-olds. Those who
desire to back him to win should bear in
mind that he is a bad actor, and such a
horse in a large field IL not a good betting
esting as any which have preceded it. The
race will be run for the sixth time We'd
nesday. The late William C. Whitney
won Its inaugural with his Hanover horse
Blackstock. ridden by Fuller, who was
then beginning his brilliant. though brief.
career Only two years later Fuller. while
riding e. E. Smathers' Wilful in the Ex-
celsior, was crowded to the fence by
Preen. which passed the post first. but
was disqualified, and the race awarded to
Santa Catalina. Fuller then sustained
such injuries as to cause him to leave the
saddle forever, and he IL now an object
Of sympathy to racesoers as he walks
about with his left leg little better than
In io67 r, D.. sulliyan's Dr. Gardner
won the Excelsior carrying 123 pounds
the highest weight ever carried In the
race. The heavy track hell>i DR.. Card
ner The list Of probable starters We'd
uesday is appended:
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Larry Lajoie thinks first base is the
place for Sam Crawford. He says a big
man like Sam would be all the better for
the additional work he would get at first
base and hit better. II know I always
hit better when have plenty Of oppor-
tunity to handle the ball." declares Larry.
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now with Kansas City. is suffering with
blood poison. caused by getting some for
eign substance into a split finger. There
Is some fear that amputation will be nee
esaary.
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Claude Rossman, the Detroit first base
man. who was not sure of holding his
Job last year. now seems about as fast as
any man on the club except Cobb Ross
man TOO. has taken up with some Of the
Detroit tricks. and makes himself fool
ish at bat by jumping back from the
plate. hoping to get balls called by that
method.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-27

The Boston Nationals wear red caps
this year. and 1t is impossible to tell
whether Beaumont has one on or IL bare
headed.
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Elmer Flick says he'll not join the
CIevelands for at least a month. The
Maps are doing pretty well without him,
thank you.
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CONTINUED on Thirteenth Page)
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The young "phenoms" are fast striking
their u real form as box men. Pitchers
who cannot locate the plate have no show
for the big money.
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Ollie Pickering went along with the
Nationals last evening. but he won't go
into the game as long as little Milan is
doing so well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-27

V1ctofy 1of Cap1t11 ACu1e11cs'
The Capital Athletic Club yesterday
won its first game Of the season by de-
feating the strong Hahn's Shoe Com
pany team by the score OF to o. Richo-
mond of the C. A. c.. had the shoefitters
at his mercy by allowing only one hit in
the game.
The Yale expositor., 1908-01-31
BRIEF REVIEW or
A Weeks EVENTS
RECORD OF THE MOST IMPOR.
TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM
lied FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
Information Gathered from All Quar-
tiers of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the Perusal Of the
Busy Man.
The ThAW TRIAL.

The Thaw trial was adjourned be
cause witnesses from Europe were de-
layed by the Atlantic coast storm.
Justice Bowling decided to limit each
side in the Thaw trial to three expert
witnesses and two of the defense's trlo
were heard as to the facts of the men
tai and physical examinations they
made of Harry Thaw in the TomDs
prison.
In the Thaw trial Anthony COM
stock told of letters he received from
Thaw concerning Stanford Wmte 5
apartments, and the defendant S
mother testified as to insanity In the
Thaw family.
District Attorney Jerome's long anu
severe discrimination of Mrs. Eve
Ign Nesbit Thaw at the trial OF her
husband came to an end and the al
torneys for the defense placed In eVl'
dence a letter written by the delehu'
ant in the fall of 1903 which com
pletely corroborated the claim that
the girl who was to become his VIE
did tell him the story of her relations
with Stanford White much as she mas
related it upon the stand at this ana
the former trial.
The Yale expositor., 1908-01-31
A Lovers Crime.

Tilted by the girl with whom he had
been keeping company for more than
year, and whom he had hoped to
wed, insane with jealousy over the
attentions she had been giving anoth-
er, Arnold Van Der Plauche, of -Kala-
mazoo, shot and seriously wounded
Miss Lera Cole and Harvey Keefer, at
the home of the girls sister, Mrs.
Warner. Keefer's nose is partly shot
away and he has bullet in his hip,
the latter wound being considered
dangerous. Miss Cole has an ugly cash
over the right eye, where one bullet
plowed through the flesh and has a
cash on the right temple. where an
other grazed the skin.
Van Der Plauche was captured ten
minutes after the shooting by Peter
De Vries who was in the Warner
house at the time of the attempted
murder. Both of the injured people are
in the hospital. The girls wounds are.
slight and it is not believed that Keef-
er will die.
The Yale expositor., 1908-01-31

WAS COMPLETELY cHARREp AND
THE FLESH DROPPED FROM
HER BODY.
A JEALOUS LOVERS CRIME
The Horrible Death Of an Aged Cold
water Woman-Shot His Girl and
His Rival.

Mrs. l.. ID. Halstead, a prominent
resident and pioneer of Coldwater,
was burned to death at noon Saturday.
Mrs. Halstead was making a fire in 4
CRATE and in some way her clothing
ignited. An alarm was turned in and
firemen arrived in time to extinguish
the burning garments. Her body was
completely charred and burned and
the flesh in pieces dropped from her
body.
Mrs. Halstead and her maid were
alone in the house The woman's
screams called the maid, who threw "a
rug over her and then ran out of doors
crying for help.
Mrs. Halstead was II years old. and
had lived in Branch county SO years.
She is survived by two daughters. Mrs.
W. r. Russell of Washington, D. c.,
and Mrs. T. w. Dunn, of Grand Rap
ids, Mich. Mrs. Halstead was a life
long member of the Presbyterian
church