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r. r. Y. M. G. A. League.

The schedule for this weeks games fol.
lows: Monday, Trainmen VS.. B. and O.;
Tuesday, B. and o. VS.. Car Department;
Wednesday, Union Station VS.. Shopmen;
Thursday, Coach Yard VS.. Trainmen:
Friday. Car Department VS.. Union Sta.
ton: Saturday, Shopmen VS.. B. and o.
Tomorrow's game will be played at
chesapeake Beach. On this occasion the
B. and o. will be the guests Of the Train.
men on their annual excursion.
By reason Of two we'll earned victories
the Trainmen have taken first bunk from
the Shopmen. The leaders have a splendid
chance Of staying there until the bunting
is handed out. for they have finished the
season with the dethroned and have but
two doubtful games, those with the Sta
ton nine. The others are not contenders.
Walter Hughes broke into the pitching
game last week. winning two straight vic.
tories from the Car Department. Walter
has slow out curve that has them all
guessing. He famed nineteen men in the
two games.
There have been many snappy doubles
on the field in the last week In Mondays
game Camalier. in right for the Coach
Yard. caught Will Hendys two-sacker
at the plate. From there Jerman threw to
third and snagged Handy. who was going
down on Camalier's throw.
The Bell-Jenkins double play In Tues.
days skirmish was a corker. Bell caught
Smick's foul bunt and recovered himseli
in time to throw Hunt out at first.
There were three doubles in Fridays
game and all were difficult plays.
limbaugh has been pitching classy ball
here lately. He has won three straight
victories.
Although George Handy Is hit hard al
times. he keeps his head about him and
therefore. never blows up. but keeps or
pitching and wins his games.
AL Groves covers lot of ground around
short and stops many sure hits.
Joe Turner certainly does swat the
sphere. A homer. two three-sackers.
double and single in two games is
record hard.to beat.
Don't forget Mondays game is a,
Chesapeake Beach.
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The Mint Julep.

From the Baltimore Sun.
In a moment of incredible folly a short
while ago we gave space in these columns
to an article upon the mint julep. in
which there was a grandiloquent passage
describing the charm exerted by 1.-THE
green hearts blood of the fragrant mint.
as it goes coursing upward through the
golden straw The Petersburg Wa.) In
dex-Appaal takes us to task for the blum
der. 1t says:
"Why will some persons write on things
they know nothing about? No connois-
seur was ever guilty Of desecrating mint
julep by sucking it through a straw. The
proper thing to do is to take 1t straight
from the glass. while the tender leaves
envelop and caress the nose. tickling the
olfactories to a realizing sense of the d.
vine nectar which is coursing. not through
a straw, but over the palate and down
natures avenue to warm the cookies OF
the heart"
We might seek to excuse our stupid
error by alleging. with truth, that the
article was written by our religious editor
during the temporary absence of our reg.
ular mint julep expert; we might lay the
blame upon the proofreader and call him
names; or, finally, we might maintain
that we were right. denounce our Virgins
critic and retire from the controversy IL
the cloud Of words-but we shall do moth.
ing of the kind. The religious editor was
wrong, and we admit 1t. We shall allow
him to write no more articles on min,
;uleps He is all right on theological
questions, but when 1t comes to horse
racing or the compromising of juleps he
lacks the knowledge, discrimination and
delicate intuition Of true sportsmen uks
the editor Of the Index-Ap1sAA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE AVERAGES.

Following are the Official batting and
fielding percentages of the Commercial
League including Thursday:
School. leads with the stick with an
average of 900 for seven games, having
fifteen hits out of twenty-five times at
the bat. Eight of Dugan's hits were for
more than one base.
Austin Howard of the G. E. Howard
Co. Is the second best batter, having
played the same number of games as
Dugan. He has been at the bat twenty
two times and has connected with the
ball for eleven bingles.
Dyer Of the National Electric Supply
Company stands third. playing two more
games than either of the above players.
with an average of .469. having fifteen
hits in thirty-two trips to the bat.
William Hahn & Co. lead the clubs In
batting with an average OF .3I2. though
they are third in line in the standing.
Robey of Hahn & Co.. now playing and
managing the newcomers in the league,
has the best fielding average. getting
twenty-seven chances in twelve games
and accepting all. Law Of Woodward q
Lothrop has the same percentage. out
figured in only eight games and having
nineteen chances. accepting all.
Hamilton. the crack first oaseman OF
the National Electric Supply Company
leads in stolen bases. He has pilfered
fourteen bags, while Harris Of E. j. Muir
ply Co. has purloined eleven.
Harris is the best run getter OF the
league having crossed the home plate
twenty-three times in ten games.
Sacrifice hits have been scarce. only
twenty-one hunts being credited to the
teams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
SIR THOMAS AGAIN,
Upton Will Again Challenge for Big
Yacht Trophy.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 11.-Cable messages
from London say that Sir Thomas Lipton
Is about to challenge again for the Ameri-
cas- cup. The Field. a sporting publica-
ton. announces the conditions as fol-
lows:
"First-The new yacht shall be cutter
rugged and built under the present uni
versal rule Of the New York Yacht Club.
Second-The New York Yacht Club
snail designate the size of the yacht
which 1t considers most suitable for the
Sir Thomas is reported to have express
ed the hope that his American friends
would see their way clear to meet his
wishes. The size Of the boat, he said,
was no OBJECT to him. Before challenging.
1t was said, Sir Thomas desired to find
the sentiment regarding the acceptance of
his challenge: In case a race is decided
upon, ne VIII ask permission to build
other to select Shamrock ".
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KETCHEL WANTS FIGHT.
Expects to Meet Tommy Burns and
Then Retire.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Speclai Dlspatch 10 The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, July 11.-Stan-
ley ketchel expects to fight Tommy Burns
for the heavyweight championship of the
world before the end of the year. Ketchel
says:
II have shown that I am worthy of a
match with any fighter on earth. Just
now l weigh 17S pounds and am getting
heavier every day, even while I am train
ing. l follow a milk diet closely all the
time and am always in the pink of condi-
ton. l am rapidly outgrowing the mid
dlewetght limit, and it will not be long
before I'll have to seek opponents to con-
quer in the heavyweight division. In the
event Of a fight with Burns 1t would not
be necessary for me to make any specific
weight. l am in condition to fight him
right now, and if the chance were offered
I'd sign articles for the contest so quickly
that the pen point would melt. After l
fight Burns I will quit the ring forever
and settle down as a rancher in Mon
tana."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
1Asso1Na MOUNTAIN LIONS.
Exhilarating Sport In Siwash Dis.
trict of Arizona.
From Everybody's.

From Everybody'S.
A wild. glorious chase through the aisles
Of majestic pines. out upon the scrubby
ridges, up and down the deer ranges. end
ed under a stumpy pinon tree in which
in a thick fork, stood an enormous noun.
tain lion. Morose and grim he looked. but
not frightened He nodded his great head
and swung his tufted tail and watched the
leaping. yelping. frantic hounds.
jumped down into the narrow slide OF
weathered stone and looked up. Jones
stentorian yell rose high above the wild
clamor of the hounds. He whirled his
lasso. A huge yellow form shot over the
trails and hit the top of the slide with q
crash. The lasso streaked out with ar
rowy swiftness, circled and snapped vi.
ciously closely to Old Toms head. Then
the lion leaped. seemingly into the air
above me. Instinctively l raised my little
automatic. I seemed to hear a million
believing reports The yellow body. with
its grim, snarling face. blurred in my
sight. heard a roar of sliding stones al
my feet: felt rush of wind: / caught
confused glimpses of a whirling wheel OF
fur, rolling down the slide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
MAY COME EAST.
Umpire Bull Perrine to Get Offer
Next Year.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, July 11.-Um-
pire Bull Perrine of the Pacific Coast
League will get an offer to work for Ban
Johnson next year. This is as sure as
ANYTHING can be. The clever umpire has
been highly recommended to the president
of the American League, who always has
his eagle eye out for young umpires de-
liyering the goods in the minor leagues.
Johnson has already written for informa-
ton in regard to him Perrine is indis-
putaby a capable official. He is fast
enough for any league. AS they say of a
pitcher, he has everything. He has a
keen eye a cool head, is quick to get on
top of the play, and he has the happy
knack Of managing the players on the
field. Players can get just so far with
Perrine when it comes to talking back.
and no farther. He is diplomat, but at
the same time he will stand for no non
sense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12

land The Gaelic Athletic Association, the
governing body in the Emerald Isle, has
ordered its members TO refuse to compete
in the coming Olympic championships
unless the points they might score are
counted for Ireland not added to those of
the rest OF the British empire. The Irish
men want to compete as such. not as SUD
jects of Great Britain. and, according 10
cable dispatches. it is about toss up
whether they will compete or not. inner
tbe rules of the meet they can enter only
as members of the English team.
With Ireland lost to England the latter
loses what little chance she ever had to
beat America. O'Connor and Con Leahy,
long and high jumping champions re-
spectiyely: Haynes, the great distance
runner and Horgan. the weight man, hg-
ure to make all kinds of trouble for the
Yankees in these events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
GAITHERSBURG WINS.
St. Aloysius Team of This City Out.
classed.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GAITHERSBURG, Md, July 11.-Before
crowd of over a thousand persons the
Gaithersburg Athletic Club defeated the
strong St. Aloysius team of Washington,
simply outclassing the visitors in all
points of the game. Corrigan was hit
hard, while Douglass Diamond, the
Georgetown southpaw, was in fine form,
striking out fifteen men and allowing only
six hits. The features of the game were
the pitching of Diamond and the fine work
of the iutield. The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12

In holly played uphill skirmish the
B. & o. tied the Station in the ninth
round OF yesterdays game at 9Th and
Florida avenue northeast.
knighton, the twirler for the B. & O.,
struck out fourteen men. Thompson, the
slab artist for the Station, downed ten
and played a fine fielding game The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12

Earned runs-G. a. c., IS: St Aloysus. 3.
First base by errors-G. A. c.. s: ST. Aloysius,
q Left on bases-G. A. C.. 4: St Aloysius, &.
First base on balls-OT Diamond, / off CorrigaD.
8. Struck out-By Diamond. Is: by Corrigan. 4.
Home runs-Bell. Zirkle. Three-base hits-Zir
kIe Plummer, Bell. Penrose. Barnes. Two-base
hits-Moye, Corrigan t2,, Farrell. Kaiser. Double
play-Diamond to Marshall to Zirkle. Umpire
Mr.. Write.
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Totals. 3 527 16

base on balls-Of Thompson. 2: OF Knighton l.
Struck out.By Thompson, TO- by knighton. IA.
Two-base hits-Graham. Digs. Carr. Stolen
(2l. Carr. Lawson. Galleher ~. Hit by pitcher
BY knighton, Thompson. Wild pitches-Thomp.
son, Knighton Passed balls-Galleher o. Schae.
fer. Umpire-Mr. Flynn. Time of game-2 hours.
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80 10N0160C7N 1O000O0O

nitude is s1.7OO for the prizes alone. and
when to this is added the necessaries.
such as surveying of the course, trans
portation of boats to and from the depot,
hiring of steamboats, and catering to
guests. the grand total will reach some
thing like $500, which is quite a big
sum for one organization to handle un-
less it is helped.
To Interest Citizens.
1t is proposed to get the Board of
Trade and Chamber of Commerce inter-
ested in the matter from a civic stand
point and by a generous Endorsement
from each to show the need of co-opera-
ton of the people to make the affair one
Of national pride
The privilege of printing the official
program of the regatta was awarded to
Messrs. Alexander and Dent of this city.
who got up that of two years ago for the
same regatta.
AS all the races will be a mile only.
there Is strong probability that the
finish of the races will be moved further
up stream. and not off the foot of 31st
street as in the past seasons The idea
is to bring 1t nearer the new house of
the Potomacs. which seems the proper
thing to do 1t would also give the
people better chance to see the entire
race from the Aqueduct bridge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
DOWN TO WORK FOR
THE MIDDLE STATES
Committee Hard at Work and
Outlook Is Said to Be of
the Finest.

The preparations for the middle states
regatta, which takes place here Labor
day. September T. commenced in earnest
during the past week. and every detail
of the big event will be pushed from
this time onward.
The members of the committee realize
that they have less than two months to
get all the details attended to, hence
they are getting down to work with their
coats off and are determined to make it
the greatest rowing carnival this country
has ever seen, result they fully antici-
pate from reports received from foreign
crews
Mr.. Claude r. Zappone reported to the
committee Tuesday on his visit to Phila-
delphia during the peoples regatta. and
of the intense interest he discovered on
all sides over the prospects of the middle
states at Washington.
Il conferred with New York and Phila-
delphia oarsmen alike" said Mr.. Zap
pone land at no time have I ever seen
so much enthusiasm over a regatta that
is yet two months off. with several IN
tervening ones of prominence. Every
body wants to come to Washington and
I am confident that every club In the
Schuylkill navy will have one or more
entries in the fifteen events for the DAY,
while New York, under the lead of Jim
Pilkington, will share honors with the
Philadelphia contingent.
Il spoke to Bennett and Warnock OF the
Springfield (Mass.) club, and both cham
ponS Of our two classes of scullers, senior
and intermediate, and they said nothing
would please them more than a visit to
Washington. a place they had never seen
and which. like every patriotic American
they desired to see. I believe that If Du-
rando Miller of the New York Athletics
wins the national championship this year
I can make it worth while for Bennett to
meet him here at the middle states
Secretary F. Richard Gasch reported he
had received a large batch of letters In
relation to the regatta from clubs max
ing inquiries as to hotels and other de-
tails, and he had answered them to the
effect that the Riggs House was the head
quarters.
Committee Meets.
The general committee of the regatta
appointed by President John Hadley
Doyle, held a meeting and selected Mr.
William L. Crounse as chairman for the
campaign they are to work on during the
next seven weeks. This is the soliciting
committee and on them depends the
success of the affair from financial
standpoint The members of this COM
mittee are Frank M. Halstead, John j
Nolan. j. Eakin Gadsby. F. Russell Tn
derwood, William c. Mckinney. Clarence
Dunbar Davis. George NJ. Dove. Maj
Douglas Spencer Bliss. I. Hollander
Robert E. Aud. Charles G. Warden. w
E. H. Merritt George w. Evans. George
Herman. j. Frank Medbury. Joseph T
Daily. Thomas German, Frank E. Smith
Allan Gale Jennings. John Merklihg, A
B. Dent, Raymond NJ. Martyr and Jos
w. Freeman.
The expense of regatta of this mag.
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B. & o. Ties Uphill Game.

Totals. ........s74 q 2le lo2 Sc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-28
MARYLAND CATTLE.
ourantined by Agricultural Depart
ment Owirq to Disease.

WASHINGTON. ID, C.. Nov. 70. -
The department c: agriculture today
ordered a quarantine against the en-
tire State of Maryland so far as cat
tie and sheep are concerned. on &C
count of the appearance Of the mouth
and foot disease.
The restrictions put upon the State
In the matter of the expectation ol
animals afflicted with the disease. are
the same as those applied TO Penn
sylyania. New York and Michigan.
The first reports of the prevalence
of the epidemic came from LineboTo
which is but few miles from the
PENNSYLVANIA State line.
Government experts were at once
sent 10 ascertain whether or not the
disease actually exists. 1t was upon
their report that the quarantine Ordei
was issued.
In the opinion OF Secretary Wilson
the disease If not checked immediate
" in all the States it mas appeared
will cost the government about
$500. 900.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-28
HAMPTON. PHOEBUS AND OLD POINT Continued.

Ton was 81 while In 1900 II was 700
This shows that divorce is at present
two and a half times as common. com
pared with the married population, rs
ii was forty years ago.
/ Only two safes in the Union. &C
cording to the statistics. show de-
crease in the divorce rate between
| the years 1880 and 1900. These ar"
! Utah and Connecticut. In tn" former
the rate dropped per l0o.o0G OF popu,
| latoin, from ia In 1900 to % in %.
Six cases were discovered In Titan
in which the husband Obtained Il di-
vorcc from hi! wife on the ground
of neglect to provide
Twuthirds OF the total wlmbcr OF
divorces granted in the twenty years
covered by the investigation were
granted to the wife Desertion Is
shown TO b. thc most common caus"
Of divorce. 3S.9 per cent. of the total
being for this cause. almost half of the
cases in which the divorce WIS grant
ed to the husband being for this
cause. whilt. about onrthird of lhos"
granted to the wife for the same
cause OF divorces granted to nus
bands 2SS per cent. were Tor aduFrrf,
Will" only 10 per cent, Of those grant
cI to wives were for this cansr
Nor" than oncfnurih OF tn" divorces
to wives were for cruelty anc ABOUT
ten cent, of those to husbands.
Drunkenness was the ground Tor a.
vorce In ahou, five per cent w tn"
cases in which the wife brought suit
and in about one per cent of thoS" IN
which the husband brought SHIT.
Only Il per cent. of the divorces
were returned as contested. Alimonv
was demanded in is rer cent of IN"
divorces granted to the wife ard gram
cd in 70. per cent. The proportion
of husbands who asked for alam0ny
was rs per cent. and 9 per cent. Oh
tanned II.
The average duration Of marriages
terminated by divorce is about ten
wears, sixty per cent. "f them being
less than ten years. The number OF
wears from marriages TO separation
was ascertained in me Crs"s OF 40
929 divorced couples. or these ?S,
400 or IFS per cent separated III IN"
first year of married lifc. and l42 per
cent in the second year. The surpris-
ing fact was revealed tina, 81 per
cent. of tho total number separated
and became divorced after more than
25 wears Of married life.
Children were reported in EOS per
cent of the total number Of divorced
cases. children being present in i6.s
per cent OF the cases granted to the
wife and in &c per cent of those grant
ed to the husband
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-28
matelv 40 millions.

mately 40 millions.
The total value of the mechandi$'
sent from the United States to Por'l
= kico. Hawaii, the Philippine Islands
and Alaska in the 10 months ending
with October. 1908. was: TO Porte
Rico $l7.s53.745: Hawaii, Sl2,732,7lo;
Philippines. sS.i32. lo6; and Alaska
Sl3.939. $50. being in each case sight
Iy less than n the correspondence
months OF last year. this falling OF
being due. in part at east. % lo"'t
prices Of many of the articles export
cd, especially manufactures. the
value Of the merchandise Slapped
tlum Porto Rico Hawaii he Phllp-
pines. and Alaska 10 The United states
in the 10 month. ending with Octoo-
cr. 1905. was: From Porto Rico. 81,
GO ,I"G: Hawaii, sio.597,l2": the Phil
ippinvS. $S.l4G.2%S; and Alaska. $40.
Ga! ..32' being m each case. except me
Phill,opineS an increase over the M
urts OF last lar. In addition 20 tn"
$I9.6nl 30" of merchandise shipped
from Alaska to the United States II
n" II months ending with Or'o5"r.
Their. was sent from thai Territory OF
gold about lll2 million dollars III value
of that metal produced In the llm'ts OF
Alaska, and about , milton dollars
worth OF gold from foreign territory.
presumably the Canadian kloniik"
region.
What are the articles forming TINS
trade of 10 millions dollars per an
uum between the United Sta"S and
IN,
case OF Porto RICO the merchandise
sent to the United States is chiefly
Sugar. tobacco. and fruits: and IN"
merchandise scrt from III" th!teo
States in exchange is chiefly rice.
meats, breastuffs. cotton goods. mani
features of iron and steel. anu ms
celiamHoua articles. From IN" ia'
waiian Islands the shipments 10 the
United States are chiefly sugar. ard
the merchandise. sent 10 those islanIS
in exchange is chiefly EreadstuftS
meats, iron and steel manufactures,
cotton cloth. mineral oils. manufar-
lures of tobacco and manufactures OF
wood. From the Philippines the ship
NE hts TO the United States are chief
" hemp and sugar. the value OF the
hemp being far in excess of that
of the sugar while tine merchandise
sent to the Philippines in eXchans"
includes manufactures OF iron ana
steel, cotton. breadstuffS. and mineral
oils. From Alaska the principal
merchandise sent to the United States
is salmon. copper. and furs. and the
merchandise sent from the United
States is manufactures. mineral oils.
breadstuffs, meats. tobacco m2rlnfac-
lures and wines. liquors, and spirits.