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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-05
FOXY BALL PLAYER
WAS "CUB" STRICKEN

Cub Stricken. famous old-time guardian
of the middle sack. was the best exponent
of the bluff TO touch the base runner
at second that the game has ever known.
In the days when there was only one un-
pirc and he worked back of the catcher
Stricken worked his trick to perfection
He always had his catcher instructed to
throw the ball about ten feet TO the right
of second or a steal.
Cub would run in, pick up the bali.
make a jab at the runner as he went
by, roll the ball to the pitcher and
calmly walk back to his position. Nine
times out Of ten the umpire would call
the runner out.
A year or two ago l met Stricken, old
and gray in Philadelphia. "As the years
go by" said Cub. II begin to realize
what a snap the infielders had back in
my day. Why, ! didn't put the ball on
one out Of four Of the base stealers when
l was playing second. but l almost al
ways got the decision.
"It' was just a simple case of b,uffing
remember one day in Philadelphia Har-
ry Stoyey of the old Athletics. the best
base stealer that ever lived. was called
out three times at second. and I'll hold
up my right hand today and swear that
/ didn't come within six inches OF touch
ing him once.
On this particular day the game went
into extra innings. and with one out in
the eleventh inning Stovey got a hit and.
US usual, started to steal The throw
was pretty late, and Stovey went by me
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GOOD START OF
POST-SEASON SERIES
| arqe Crowd Witnessed Open
ina Game Between Marines
and Grace Teams.

Before a very large and enthusiastic
crowd and with the Marine Band of
seventy pieces playing popular airs. the
amateur post-season championship series
was yesterday started by the Marines OF
the Marquette League and Grace OF the
Sunday School League, the former getting
first blood by 3 to >.
In all it was a very classy ball game
and one that should help to make the
series big SUCCESS. The fastest sort of
fielding was pulled off by the players OF
both teams. Consistent stick work helped
the soldiers considerably and it was by
the great fielding of the church boys out
In the gardens that the score was kept
down to such a small one. Time and time
again plays were made that took the
crowd OFF it's feet and made 1t very
boisterous in it's approval.
Kerr, who was on the rubber for Grace,
got himself In a sad predicament In the
third. but Kicker was his friend and came
to his assistance at a very oppOrtune
moment. He made a very brilliant catch
of fly way out in deep left center and
doubled up runner at second. A. Handi-
Doe and Meagber the opposing first sack
ers, were in the game up to their necks,
anu Tic way tIicS tHIoWS was
commented upon by every one. They mad
several difficult chances, but handled them
in approved style.
Bell Of the winning band journcyed TO
the pan three times and each trip up
cracked out Il neat single. He is the only
player who got more than one binSle.
Walter was sent in to bat for Salb In the
final inning and clOuted one that bounded
into the stand. the hit netting him Il cir
cult.
The Marines gathered its three TALES in
the early innings and before the Grace
boys had even given runs Il thought. In
the second "A single by Bell scored Ward,
who singled and advanced to second when
De Hart was passed. The third completed
their scoring. Ritter singled, Berlick was
passed and DOwd singled to right filing
the bags Meagher sent UP Il high one to
lett and Ritter romped home. An error by
Mccormick let in the last tally. 1t was
at this time that Kicker made his spec
tacular catch and pulled Kerr out Of
hole.
The Church League champs got it's first
counter in the firth. Kerr singled and
pilfered to third. \ double by Handlboe
scored the slabman. Walters homer I'm
the ninth concluded their scoring. The
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Engineers Foot Ball SQUAD.

The members of the Engineer foot bail
squad stationed at Washington barracks
were out forstheir first practice yesterday
and prospects are bright for that team
this year. Buck has returned to Com
pany r and will play in his old position
OF fullback. and II is hoped he will do
better this year than In 1904. when he
played In the District. Dewitt Bell
Nicholson and Sullivan will all try for
the team. 1t is thought that the team
will average about 100 pounds this year
Lieut. Graves Of the Engineers will coach
by Lieut.. Rockwell Of the same organiza-
ton. The Engineers would like to hear
from teams that are now arranging their
schedules and average about 40 pounds.
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Ballooning Among the Clouds.
From Success Magazine

1t has been my lot to see, in arctic
regions. some hundreds of thousands of
icebergs close at hand. and have always
believed them to be the most beautiful
objects on earth but the clouds of the
sky. close at hand, arc almost as beau
tiful. If you mount above one of these
majestic things. swiftly overlapping one
by one its folds ard wreaths. and if. re-
Numbering how high 1t Is. you look down
and see only small green patches of earth
through holes In the cloud carpet below
you have a little thrill of conception of
how lonely a man would feel, falling
away down there. and not being able to
see the spot where he must alight. 1t is
safe n:tle thrill, however; you know
that you are not going to fall Such dig
illness as some persons feel in standing
near great heights on the earth is almost
unknown in ballooning
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Waneons Put Up Eess Plays by Uneaub and Mcbride
Street An Object of Intee-Tenns Cumberand-Races
Monrea1-Ioca Amateur Start.

several feet away at a ten-second CLIP
as I reached out for him with the ball.
THE moment he landed on second on
his hands and knees. safe by yards, l was
kneeling by his side.
Did 1 hurt you. Harry I shouted
loud enough for the umpire TO hear. at
the same time pushing Stovey's face
down in the dirt so that he couldn't re-
ply.
Hurt me. you four-fiushing lubber,
he sputtered you didn't come within
twenty feet Of me-
But the umpire heard only my sympa-
thetic voice and called Harry out, and we
won the game"
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st. Louis Gets DANGEROUS.

ST. LOUIS. September 5.-By defeating
Detroit, 10 =, yesterday afternoon St
Louis drew nearer first place in the
American League pennant race, and now
but a game and half separate the locals
from Detroit which still holds first place
The percentages stand-Detroit. .5S3; ST.
Louis, 80.
Willett. the Detroit pitcher. was inef-
fective. He was hit hard from the start.
three hits In the first inning giving St
Louis two runs after Detroit had opened
with one run on a single by Mcintyre,
Schaefers sacrifice and Cobb's single.
After the first inning Detroit was una
BILE to do anything until the eighth. when
doubles by u. Jones and Mcintyre and a
long sacrifice fly by Crawford scored an
other run In the eighth Willett gave way
to Summers. ST Louis hit in punches
Stone led off with single in the first
Schwetzer sacrificed and Heidrick dou-
bled to the right field. scoring Stone. Hell
drick scored while Downs was throwing
Wallace out at first. Doubles by Will
liams and T. Jones scored st. Louis Its
third run. and Stones double, followed by
Walaces double, scored another in the
seventh The score.
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Boston Wins Twice.

BOSTON. September 5.-BostOn won two
games from the Athletics yesterday. the
first, to l. and the second, 10 to 1. Bos-
ton batted Dygert hard in the first. while
Young was Very effective. In the second
game Vickers was knocked out of the
box in two inning and Salee was also hit
hard Arellanes held the visitors To one
hit. Nichols home run, and allowed but
one other man to reach first base. Run
ming catches by Oldring and SeyboId We're
features. Scores:
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"Doc" White the Candy.

CHICAGO. September 1.-The White
Sox put themselves within two games of
the American League leaders by defeat
ing Cleveland. 3 to ., in IL innings yes
terday. White outpitched Chech slightly,
but Chechs brilliant fielding pulled him
out of several holes. Tannehills two
Dagger with two out ended the struggle:
Parent and Lajoie collided at first base
in the eleventh. both being badly shaken
I'D The score
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RAWH|DE IN RUINS
Nevada Mining Town Destroy
ed by Fire.
5000 PERSONS HOMELESS
Four Tons of Dynamite Explode as
Flames Rage.
PROMPT RELIEF EXTENDED
No Lives Lost and Measures Taken
to Rebuild the Camp Before
the Ashes Cool.

RAWHIDE, New. September 5.-Raw-
hide, a mining town In southern Nevada.
whose history dates back only to last
January, was almost destroyed by fire
yesterday, and is under martial law.
Three thousand people are homeless and
many are without food. There is much
suffering. More than twenty persons were
injured. but none fatally. The property
loss is $4,000.
The fire started in Dr. Bardner's office
in the Rawhide Drug Company's building
and spread quickly. as the town was prac-
tically without iire-fight;ng appara tus.
The volunteer fire department and SOC
miners worked heroically. but the build
ings mostly built of wood, were soon in
ashes.
Explosion of Dynamite.
More than a ton and a half of dyna-
mite was used in demolishng buildings in
the effort to stay the fires progress. Fan
ned by gale the fire swept rapidly south
and east to Balloon avenue and up Raw
hide avenue to within fifty yards of the
Peoples Hospital
Among the first buildings to 20 was Col
Inns hardware store, which contained two
tons OF dynamite that exploded with a
terrific report hurting burning planks and
boards great distance, setting fire To
many buildings.
\ famine was feared, as all the supply
houses and all but one grocery store Were
burned.
Aid Comes Quickly.
\ subscription list was started. and in
a few minutes more than 5000 was
raised and Il relief train started from
Reno bringing food and bedding.
All the mining towns of the state came
ers with cash contributions. San Fran
cisco's mining exchange sent contribu-
ton of $500.
Plans were well under way for a recon-
struction of the town before the ashes
were cool
The Press Times and Rus:ler newspaper
offices were saved. although the machin-
cry Of the news plant was destroyed.
A report that two commercial travel
ers lost their lives in the burning Of the
Ross Hotel has not been confirmed.
\ partial list of the heaviest losers fol-
lows: First Bank of Rawhide, Bank OF
Rawhide Mizpah Mercantile Company.
Nevada Meat Market the Northern. Tex
as Richards, f. r.. Marks II Co., Nevada
Club, Downer Hotel, and kelly's dance
hall.
The fire destroyed the hosting works Of
the Bluff Mining Company, Grutt iill
prOperties and the Grutt business office.
the loss on these amounting to $1,000,
which Is the extent OF damage done the
mining properties.
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HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & CAFES

first glides of a novice are Tot more than
ten or twelve feet.
Gliding is not only n practical neces-
sary training for those who mean TO be
aeroplanists, but II is also I'm itself a de-
.ightful and relatively cheap amusement
a glider costs only about fifteen or twenty
dollars. Already a number of these air
craft are being built about New York, and
1t seems highly likely that within a short
time they will be as common feature OF u
boys equipment as are. say. canoes. and
that gliding races will be part of every
Saturdays amusements. Thus we shall
train a generation that will be prepared
to direct and balance aeroplanes.
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Hot Game Promised.

When the Southwest Athletic Club and
Engineers meet al the Arsenal grounds
tomorrow a hot game can be expected,
the former team being composed of picked
local players from the District and cap
tanned by George Mullin of the Columbia
Athletic Club of this city. Howard and
Arnold will be the battery for the soldiers.
Monday the Engineers will meet the
fast Battery + team of the Sd Artillery.
Both games will be called at 2:3O sharp.
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The New Sport Of Gliding.
From Success Magazine.


With practice remarkable feats of soar
ing can be accomplished by this device.
Mr. Herring who is the most accom-
plished glider living. scared more than 800
feet and has mounted higher in the air
than his starting point On one occasion.
after a flight. he was actually able to
soar back to point directly above the
bank from which he started But such
feats are only for the long-practiced The
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INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE.
Gurlev. in Second Place.

Gurley moved up into second place In
the standing yesterday afternoon, when 1t
defeated Ninth Street by to =. The
Ninth boys we're away off their stride In
fielding. and it was their many slip-ups
that made the victory easy for the Cur
leyites. Davis was on the hurting block
for the winners. and worked very puz-
Fling assortment, allowing but five hits.
Mcmahon also pitched well. but his sup
por. seemed to unnerve him. The score:
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Stage Paint.

From the London Mask.
Painting the face on the stage Is a
barbarous custom come down to us from
the age of oil lamps and candles. With
gas and electric light and opera glasses
for the remote seats in the house, it is
not needed.
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of the most sensational stops ever I'M
corked on Conroy's wicked belt through
Unglaub He raced over behind third and
speared the ball with one hand. too deep
to get wild at first. Had it got by
nothing could have kept kleinow from
the nan.
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Totals Sc 10 % II oil Totals. % 1o4ll /
eBattel for Salve in ninth.

Boston ............ ] 3 ] 10
Philadelphia ...... o o o q U o
Runs Mcconnell f3, Cravath. Gessler f2),
Stshl. Wagner. Donohue ~ and Nichols. Two
base hit-Gcssler. Three-has ht-Crsvath.
Home Nichols and Donobne. Hits-OE
Vckers in . innings; on Salve. in innings.
Sacrifice ht-I0rd stolen bases-WagRer and
Lord. Left on bases-Phladelphia. L. Boston I.
First base on balls-On Vickers. ;. Hit by pitch
er-By Salve. Stahl; by Arellanes. Barr. Struck
out BY Arcllanes. 3: by Vickers. I: by Salvc. I.
Wild pitch-salve. Umpire Mr.. Connolly. Time
Of game hour and 81 minutes.
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Totals. il Q 33 II

"Battcd for sullivan in eleventh inning
Two out when winning scored.
Chicago. o o D Is
Cleveland. D % %
Runs-Jones Dougherty. Anderson Flick and
Lajoie. TwO-base hits-Stovall, Isbell and Tan
nehll. Sacrifice bits-Sulivan. Jones. Tanhehill.
Chech and Parent. Stolen bases-Dougherty aad
Isbel. Double plays-Isbell and Parent: Lajoe,
rerring and Stovall; Parent. Davis and Isbell;
Chech and Stovall. Left bases-Chicago, 4;
Cleveland. 6. First base balls-on White, 2:
OF Czech. 3. First base on errors.. hicago, :;
Cleveland. I. Strrick out-By White. = by
Chech. /. Wild ptch-whte Cmpires-aIessrs.
Egan and Sheridan. Time Of game hours.
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CANS Is IN TRIM.
"old Master" Should Be at His Best
on Admission Day.
Rookmaker Corbett Posts
the Odds on Big Fights

SAN FRANCISCO. September 8
Tom Corbett has posted his prices
against the different combinations
possible in the September fights.
Here's the WAY they read.
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For young gentleman who is just
breaking into fast company. this fellow
Gill. whom Fred Clarke got from Grand
Rapids, Mich. looks the part. His field
ing is excellent and he is binging the
leather. Pittsburg seems to have picked
a good pair in him and Brandon.
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FIRST GAME
Totals. r. .71e 81 Totals. ,;

'Bsited for Dygert ia the ninth inning.
Boston .............. - - :: u X
Runs-McConnnlI. Lord. Gessle.. Stahl 49,.
Criger and Oltlring Twn-base hits-IOrd. Cri-
ger. Oldring aud Gessier. Three-bare hit
Stahl. Sacrifice hts-Wagnrr 81 AMI Barry.
Stolen Mcconnell. Left hases-Phlla-
deIpha. s. Boston. \. First base balls on
Dygprt. >. FIRST bsse errors -Phila DE- phia.
=. HIT by pitcher By Dyg"rt. Lord and Nc
-Conneli Struck ont-By DyYert .: ty Young.
.. Umpire Mr.. Connolly. Time Of game hour
IN
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Notes Of the Game.

Did you notice what Larry Doyle was
doing yesterday? Four hits in as many
chances. He'll yet be candidate for
batting donors II he continues in this
commendable way till the close of the sea
son.
Fast fielding would have shut off two
OF the tallies of the Senator's O'Rourke
held the ball after mailing Ganley's fly In
the third behind Ball and Mcbride beat
il home. Moriarity fumbled McIlveen's
retrieve OF Ganley's welt TO right in the
fifth and Pickering came all the way from
fist.
r Easy 10 understand why Washington is
winning. Never has team in any COM
pany shown such phenomenal ball as that
which charac cried the game OF Joe Can
tiilon's boys at the Hilltop yesterday. The
infeld Was chain lightning and the out
field, speedy and accurate ball. Cantillon
has the making OF 4 pennant contender
next season.
Doyle worked the last four innings and
showed that he Is pretty nearly himself
again. But one man got on first during
his regiments regime. Ganley. who was
walked III the eighth and was out stealing.
Hemphil was called upon couple of
times He ral.ed In d hot liner from ing
laubs bat out near the fence that had
every appearance OF n triple.
The Yankees best chance TO evade a
shutout cropped out In the eighth. when
Kleinow singled with one down and was
az I'D - l.
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Earned runs-NInth. ?: Guriey, Z. left on
on Mcmahon. 2; of Davis. 3. Struck out
By Mcmahon. 5; by Davis. 4. Twobase hits
Suess, Heise. Sacrifice hit-Cunningham.
nelly, Sheppard. Passed balls-Suees 2: Mace.
|. Cmpire-Mr. lie Mat. Time Of gane-1 hour.
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L"ft on bass Washington. 4: New York. -
Jw"-basc hit t;arler. Sacrifice hits Gsnley
tiym"r. DOYLE. Double plsy-McErjdc 10 Dele
Eanty TO Freeman. Bases OH balls-un Johnson
J: on Chesbro. 3: on Doyle. =. Umpire Mr..
Evans. Time OF game hour and 33 minutes.
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1t matters little what 1t is that you
want-whether situation or a servant
want" ad in The Star will reach the
person who can fill your need.
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Totals. 30 IL 20 i3 IL
sBatted for Willett in eighth.
jBattetl Tor ('Ouchlin in ninth,

sBatted for Wiliett in eighth.
iBatted FOR Couehlin in ninth.
ST Louis - n q q q I o x-4
Detroit. .......... o 0 @ o %
Runs-Stone ~. Heidrick, Williams. Mcintyre
and u. Jones. Two-base hits-Heidrick, VIII
liams. I. Jones. Wallace. d. Jones and Mcintyre.
Hits-On Wnlett. II I'm seven innings. saerihce
ford and Schaefer. Double play-Schaefer to
Downs to Rossman: Left on hases.St Louis, ,;
Detroit, 8. First base balls-On Wilett, 3.
Struck out-By Powell. 81 by Willett. 3. uMpires
--Messrs. Hurst and O'LOughlin. Time of game
Il hour and 80 minutes.
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Mr.. Mcbride Responsible.

Mr.. Mcbride. by the way. was also re-
sponsible for the tally made by the sena-
tors in the fourth chapter. as his long
single in this inning scored Delehanty. Ii
was in the last half of the fourth that
Inglaub made a wonderful stop of Hemp
hills swift grounder along the left field
foul line. Bob had to fall down in order
To get the sharp drive. but he got up again
i'll time to chuck to first base.
The last score Of the day came to Wash
ington in the fifth Johnson was an easy
out. but Pickering beat out an intield hit
and scored OH Ganley's hard line drive to
tn" right held fence-a corking two
haSger.
Ine nearest approach to a counter made
by the locals was in the sixth inning. whelI
k!einow was roosting on third and Nell
veen was on the initial bag. Laporte was
up there with his big bat. and he wailoped
one directly through the diamond that
would have been a hit nine times out of
ten. Pitcher Johnson. however managed
to knock il down and throw out Francois
at the first bag.
From the time DOYLE went To the slab
tie visitors We're mighty tame and as
Johnson seemed to get better all the time
there was no more excitement during the
afternoon. The score:
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The Yankees best chance to evade a
shutout cropped out In the eighth. when
Kleinow singled with one down and was
sacrificed 10 second. Mcbride made one
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ny errors-Graee. ,: Marines. 1. Left On bases
Grace. q: Marines. j. First base balls B.
on Kerr. f. Struck out-Ry Kerr. 2; by Ritter.
q. Home rrn-Walter. Two base hit-Handboe.
Sacrifice hit--Meagher. Stolen hases-snyder,
Kerr (2J. Salb. Double play--Ricker to Harris
Wild phches-Kerr 2. Cmpire-Mr. Betts. Time
of came-l hour and 25 minutes
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Street Modest Withal.

Catcher Street the tall youth who broke
. record not long ago by catching a ball
thrown from the Washington Monument.
wore the breast protector and mask for
the invaders. and was the cynosure of
at least 1876 lamps. Mr.. Street bore his
honors blushngly, realizing. doubtless.
that in these days of shattered records
no record-breaker should throw out his
chest. Some day, perhaps, younger and
more vigorous catcher will not only
catch ball thrown from the same tower.
but will throw it right back again-and
then where will Mr.. Streets record be?
The diminutivs Mr.. Connolly has gone
away from midst. and Mr.. Evans.
taller. wider out and much better look
ing. is doing the honors on the hill. Mr..
Evans had a good day yesterday. though
he did make two rather questionable de-
cisions. When an umpire can go through
struggle without making more than
two questionable decisions. il is some
arbitrating, and We hasten to compliment
Mr.. Evans on his days work. He may do
even better today.
The visitors began scoring in the third
inning. Young Mcbride was given his
base on balls by Happy Jack. and after
Catcher Street had fled to Hemphill
TWirler johnson swung his stalwart
shoulders viciously and ciouted a hard
single to left field. Pickering walked fill
ing the bases. and when Bob Ganley filed
10 left field Mr.. Mcbride scored
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fiemphill was called upon a couple OF
times He raked In hot liner from ing
laub's bat out near the fence that had
every appearance OF triple.
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SI,atted for Salb in ninth iBsttcd for Harris
In ninth. $Battcd for Babson in ninth
Grace. ..............O y o . o IL
Marines. ............. I U o x--3
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