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The Washington times., 1908-08-22
AP.BITER SMINK
LANDS IN JAIL

EAST LIVERPOOL. Ohio, Aug. p
The game between East Liverpool, Ohio,
and Sharon, in the Ohio and PennsyI-
yania League yesterday, broke up in
night and Umpire William Smink. be-
fore being escorted TO jail, forfeited the
game 10 Sharon to O.
Trouble occurred in the third inning,
when Smink called Rapp, of the home
team. out at second. II is alieged
Smink swOre at Rapp, and Manager
Phillips, OF the East Liverpool team,
had the umpire placed under arrest on
d charge Of ''prOfane swearing" The
grounds are al Chester, W. Va, across
tie Ohio river, and Mayor Chapman, OK
Chester. fined Smink SO and costs.
which he paid and then went out 10
look for trouble. Smink was formerly
a member OF the PittsbUTg National
League team, and later with the East%
crn League.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
OUTLOOK IS DARK
FOR SHEEPSHEAD
Directors Fear Repetition of
FiaSCO at Last Falls
Meeting.

NEW YORK, A.s. 22-The fan race
meeting at Sheepsh5ad bay may not
take place this year.
1t has practically been determined. dc-
COTding 10 report. that the meeting,
the feature of which was the Futurity,
would be called off at a meeting OF the
COney Island Jockey Club, to be held
today The prevailing sentiment OF the
directors is, il is understood, opposed
to dropping any more money over a
meeting at the bay.
In view Of the fact that the spring
meeting at Sheepshead cost The club
Sl50. 600, it is said that the members
don't feel like risking another such
fiasco-especially as the Kings county
grand jury will be sitting next month.
and Acting District Attorney Elder is
sharpening his hatchet for the oral bet
tors and track officials at the bay.
In any event all big stakes viii be
cut out ana events viii be run for
cheap overnight purses. In this way,
some of the directors think, Il is re-
ported, the club might manage TO clean
up enough to make the meeting profit
able.
Attorneys Reassuring.
The attorneys for the Bay track have,
however, assured the club directors that
If racing affairs are conducted as at
SaratogJ and YOnkers there would be
no difficulty in running EAR meetings
without danger of InteTfeTe2ce iron. the
authorizes.
Andrew Miller, a director Of the
Coney Island Jockey Club, said in ref
erence to the report:
I think there win be a meeting,
see no reason why one should not be
held. However, ! have no aUtheu ic
Information 10 give in regard 10 tie
situation"
Blow to Racing.
"IlI tell you one thing" said one o.
the best known turfmen in New York,
If the meeting a. Sheepshead is de
clared off it viii kill racing here for all
time. Then the other tracks win fol-
low suit and the game will be dead.
The only way to keep Up racing is TO
keep on holding meetings and try 10
engineer favorable legislation between
now and tie next season.
There is no question that MIR. Elder
and The Kings county grand jury nave
the directors of the Jockey Club badly
worried. None of them want to be in
dictCd, and a pretty strong tin is on
that that is the fate that VIII be nleted
out to them if they attempt 10 carry
On a racing meet
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
NO ORDINARY KICKER.

Mr. Blank entered a weH-known res
taurant In this city and ordered two
fried eggs. When the order was served
he was veXed to ind a dead fiy lying
IN the middle Of one of the eggs.
But Mr.. Blank was TO ordinary NOR
tai. ard instead of flying into a rage and
calling the manager of the restaurant
he turned to the waiter and handy
said; You have forgotten soEiething.
-N.thelle is my other hy?@
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
AMATEURS ARRANGE
SERIES FOR TITLE
Winner in Each of Two Di-
visions Meet in Final
SkirmiSh.

At a meeting last evening at the
National Guard Armory initial steps
we're taken toward arranging a post
season baseball series for the amateur
championship Of the District.
Representatives were present from
every amateur circuit of the city ex-
cCpt the DepaI tmcntal This league
viii be IN line with the following in
the skirmish for the title: the Mar
quette. Capital City, Sunday School,
Commercial r. r. Y. NJ. c. n, Column
ba, and independence.
The question Of what teams We're tn
play for championship honOrs presented
some difficulty as the time remaining
Is too short for an eight club series II
was decided 20 divide the teams into
two divisions, according 20 seniority.
the winner in a simultaneous series IN
each division TO meet for the title.
Division of Clubs.
The first division will include the Mar
quette, Capital City. Departmental. and
Sunday School leagues, while the re-
naming four will fight it out in the
seccuu class.
The older teams VII play at ATaeri-
can League Park, and an effort will be
made to obtain tie Union League
grounds, at Fifteenth and Florida ave
nue., for the younger clubs. If these
grounds are net available the Capital
City Park viii be use1.
Three games between each two clubs
will comprise a series. Section AS
games will start at American League
Park on Saturday, September 5. three
games will be pulled of on Labor Day,
one in the morning ana d double header
in the afternoon, and starting on We'd
nesday, September 16, a game will be
played daily until the schedule is com
pleted.
Call Meeting for Monday.
Captain Edwards was temporary
chairman of the meeting last evening,
and \. T. Worley acted as secretary.
4 meeting at which the president and
manager of the leading team in each
league has been invited to he present
will be held on Monday ey ening.
The following were present last even
ing: Capt. c. f. Edwards. Marquette
League: Maurice O'COnnOr, Capital City
League; L. Williams, Sunday School
League; T.. J. MuT lhy. Commercial
League: II. q. Winsl1w. r. r. Y. NJ.
c. \. League; G. A. Webber. Colu1n-
bia League, and y. I. Worley. Ipde-
pendence League.
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all Meeting for Monday.
UMPIRE SUES MANAGER.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Aug. 22.-The
Eastern League umpire. ". J. Sullivan,
OF Rochester, has filed an action against
George T. Stallngs, manager of the
Ney, ark CN- j. Baseball Club of the
Eastern League, for 1900, for bodily
injuries alleged 10 have been inflicted
upoa rim By Stallings after the game
at Newark the afternoon of AprI 25
It is alleged that Stallings beat Sulii-
van with a p2Ol cue, breaking his right
wrist and arm and mflicting severe
hTuises
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
Washington FaA of Ginger
And Beats LLstlesS Tigers
johnson Stops Detros Hitting and Street Bars Base
running 0,obbs Batting Here Nothing Wonder
ful-Mlan Has Long Expected Accident
By THOMAS S. RICE.

latDg themselves after the accident that
the brilliant little outfielder had spTaiE
instead OF a break IL viii probably be
ten days before he can play again, ac-
cording 10 DR.. S. Clifford Cox, the club
physician. which viii give Pickering an
opening IN center.
Hughey Jennings was chased in. ths
second inning yesterday for persisting
IN telling Umpire Egan what ne thought
OF the verdict when Milan was called
safe on bis steal Of third Ia the first
inning. II was close decision, and
Hughey may have had cause for his
h0lier. but wien the arbitrator bounced
MN, Ffughey NamoOsed without making
any great uprosr or INDUCING in further
needless remarks That Tas wise, for
the Tigers can ili-sfford to lose Jennings
az this time when they are distinctly
Ia need OF all the tonic ,hCy can get
There IS really good ground for that
protest about President Ban Johnson
of the American League, assigning only
one umpire TO the Detroit team. That
club IS dp In the race where one raw
decision due TO the lack of a field UNI
pirei might cost the owners and PLAYERS
thousands Of dollars. Common sense
would seem TO dictate Inat both St
Louis and Detroit should have She dou-
Bie-umpiFe system as long as the supply
OF jumps holds out The faIluTC 10 have
anybody here but Egan, fne youngest
man on his stan, is only another evil
QE4ite Oh the poor discrimination JOnn-
son has used ever since ne has been in
the league. He has reduced tne matter
OF using bulldOzing tactics 20 a science
and has gotten away with il, but ne
has never shown good judgment in the
handling Of the details of his position.
The presence Of Otis CIymer in riRkt
Is a big help to the Washington club.
II was all right TO experiment with
Edmondson. and, Of course, the only
way 10 find out about new players is
TO try them. but what the Washington
fans want now IN order 70 gain conf
dence IN themselves and the team is
Washington well above that 400 mark
al the end Of the current season. The
club as II now stands is highly salts
factory and promises much for the
future, bur we have been dealing In
futures here so long that the average
Capital fan has strained his optics from
constantly looking so far ahead and
the people hereabOuIs want 10 see the
team OF 1908 finish with a creditabls
record, which anything over 400 would
be.
Smith or Tannehill and Charley Street
viii probably be the washington bat
terry today, while Detroit will probably
use Summers and Schmidt
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
RIGHT HAND SWING
DROPS 6. GRIFFIN
Ambitions to Meet Winner of
Attel-Moran Go Rudely Jolted
BY Bert Keyes.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-With a terrible
right hand swing on the jaw, Bert
Keyes ended what chances Charley
Griffin had 70 meet the w.uner Of the
Moran-Attel fight in the nth round at
the Fairmont Club last night.
Griffin Teeled about the ring after he
was hooked and when about 10 fall 10
the floor, keyes chopped another short
right on his chin and Griffin fell. face
downward, with blood streaming from
his nose and mouth. lie L-t the mat
with a terrible thud and rolled over,
completely Knocked out, and IL was sew
eral seconos before he came 10.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
RECORD IS BROKEN
IN ENGLISH CHANNEL
In Unsuccessful Attempt to Swim
Across, Burgess Stays in Water
Twenty-three Hours.

LONDON, Aug. 22.-While he failed
again in his attempt to swim the Eng
lsh Channel, T. W. Burgess. had one
swimming record 10 his credit, when he
was taken ont Of the water this morn
ing, a mile and a half from the French
coast, that of having remained in the
water continuously for twenty-five
hours and fOrty-five minutes.
Burgess endurance was phenomenal
He was apparently fresh when picked
up by his boat and would undoubtedly
have finished the swim across the Chan
mel, had not a strong tide set IN. which
ne was unable to breast.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

TWiHing won easily yesterday from
Manhattans, score 5-1-
Kraft passed seven men TO first base.
which caused his undoing. In tha third
he passed four. forcing in a run, and an
in6eld hit and an error by Walsh let
ia two more while ia the fourth he
gave two free transportation, forcing in
one run. His best work was in the
FIRST inning With one down Evans and
WynkOOT laid down a perfect bunt, fill-
ing the bases, but Diver and Giebei
were easy outs.
In the FIVE innings Twining had
twelve men left on the cushions.
Powell pitched splendidly. Not a ball
was gotten out of the infield By Man
hattans, and the two nits registered
against him were a bunt by Buckley,
a slow roller to shortstop By Kraft.
Six famed the air in the five sessions.
Buckley made q good catch of F)welTs
OF the backstop. He would have
doubled up Erwin at first base II Punt
ney had held the bah.
Three of Twining's batters had per-
feet records with the stick yesterday.
Wood connected safely three times and
negotiated pass, WynkoOp was
franked three times and made a safe
bunt, and Erwin got free transportation
once and pOled out two safeties.
Today's game should be a good one.
TwiniDg plays Advent and. as Advent
was victorious in the last clash, there
win probably be good baseball on tap
today Mosburg will pitch against
Ruark or Burke.
Palmer started in at second for Man
hattans, but after the first inning Man
ager Kraft received notice Of his sus-
pension. He is directed to appear nest
sunday morning before the board or
managers, who will take up the matter
OF his troubles on Tuesday.
The schedule of postponed games for
next week is: Monday, Manhattans rs.
Ninth Street: Tuesday, Gurley VS.. Twin
ing; Wednesday, Advent VS.. Wsllachs;
thursday, Manhattans VS.. Twining;
Friday, Wallach VS.. Ninth Street; SAT-
urday, Advent VS.. Twining
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SBatted for COughlin.
Pickering took Milan's place.
Winter ran for R0ssman IN ninth.
Washington 80 0 0 0 0 0 x-a
Detroit ........... 0 o 0 0 0-I
Earned uns-Washington, I. First
base Dy errors - Detroit J. Left en
bases Washington. 8. Detroit. Z Ffrst
base on balls-On Johnson. >: of VIII
lett, ? Struck Out-By Johnson, L
S2crifce hits-Unglaub. Johnson. Stolen
baSes-AIilan o. Double plays-J-n-
gla ub TO Mcbride to Freeman. Hit by
EisC her-By Johnson. J. Wild pitches
!9b-rson, /; WIiett, 2 Umpire - Mr..
Egan Time Of game-1 hour and 80
minutes.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
DELKER LONG SWIM

HALLY BEACH. Aug. z2-Life Gua-d
Delker, the Philadelphia boy who re-
Gently swan from Philadelphia TO Ches-
tor, covered the distance from this place
to the f1sh pounds, two miles out to
sea, and returned, in less than two
dourss unaecompanied by beat.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

Willett gave a beautiful exhibition for
Detroit of how a pitcher should field.
He covered first three times on drives
to Rossman, and IN every instance was
letter perfect He got over TO the tag
so fast that only one of the plays VAS
anywhere near close. and the other two
made 10 appear ridiculously easy. lie
also caught fly and made four assists.
Not because of the number of chances
he accepted, but because of the prompt
ness with which be discharged his duties
in covering first and the certainty hs
gave to that maueuvGr, We think IT was
about the best exhibition OF the kino
here this year, not excepting the clever
work of Bert Kelley, Harry White. Nick
Altrock, and othcr fielding pitchers.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
CHESS GAME POSTPONED.

DUSSELDORF, Aug. 22.-Owing 20
the fact that DR. TaTTGsch was stiIE
fatigued from the effects Of the two
games in the chess championship play<
ed recently with DR.. LaskeT, no game
was played today.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
WELL ENOUGH.

Would you call him an easy man
tc please?'
mo. because then he might be hard
e. to Please. 1s.EIcha1Ee
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
BRAZIL PEANUT COUNTRY.

Brazil IS fast becoming A peanut
country. In 1903 the area devoted to
peanuts was only 1850 acres. Ia 1907
Il was 5000,
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
Game Today at $3.50.

Washington's ball team deliver ID the
goods yesterday b. beating Dstfoit here
in the first game Of the series by , TO 1.
That makes the reckoning iietween the
two clubs for the season i've games won
by Washington and ten by Detroit. II
makes the score in games won in Wash
ington two for the home folk and six
for Detroit. Altogether. considering the
relative standings or the two clubs in
the league the showing Of Cantillons
men to date in taking One-third OF the
games frol, the pennant winners is not
so bad. If they can strike an even bal
ance with the Tigers, wnat time the,. :
will be,
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
Today's Games

Boston at Chicago
Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
New York az Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at St. Louis.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

Too bad, when Boston had the game
won, they let Chicago come along in
the fourth and make seven runs
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
Todsy's GamsA
StandinG OF the Club,.
National League.
Yesterdays Results.

3; Boston. 9.
Pittsburg, .; 3rooklyu, I.
ST. Louis, {; Philadelphia 8.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
BIG LEAGUE TALK.

eTs thrown a jolt into the pennant as
pirants.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

Charley Street caught a good game
after catching ball thrown from the
Washington Monument.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

and Chicago got twelve.
Lake, of New York. deserved to win
from the St. Louis Browns. as he
pitched better bali than Howell. but a
combination Of two hits, a feIder's
choice, and bad throw by Blair let IN
three runs, and sent his hopes flying.
In trying 10 get to second on a passed
ball, Milan spraincd his ankle, ana had
10 quit the game.
Dolly Gray" Of the Los Angeles
club, to whom Cantilion has a string
tied, struck out fourteen men in a
game against Portland
Lucky thing Ruelbach was taken out
of the game in time. as Boston might
have done things to the Cubs.
Having won its game yesterday. Pitts
burg gained a slight lead on New York
In the National League,
The Nationals have been offered new
training quarters down in Gainesville.
Tex, where it is claimed the facilities
for bail teams are much better than
any other place.
Yesterday was a gala day for the
siug-fest fans. In one game there were
twenty-eight hits made, in another,
fourteen, in another twenty seven. in
another, eighteea. and In another, six
teen.
Cleveland had enough men left on
bases TO win an ordinary game.
Cincinnati has purchased Pitcher
James Wacker, of Evansville Ind.
New York lost two games in st. Louis
and the Phillies had 20 folloa- suit.
Six" O'Loughlin collapsed twice
during the game at Boston, yesterday
he is suffering from a serious organic
trouble caused by the use OF his famous
eXpletiVe, Strike tub"
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

Johnson must have been going some
when Iy Cobb didn't get a hit.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

Both the Chicago sox and Boston used
three pitchers. Boston got sixteen hits
and Chicago got twelve.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

With his body turning and the leg
consequently having a repressed ten
dency twist. striking any obstacles suf-
ficient 10 check the movement Of the
foot would cause the body and leg to
continue the roll and thereby twist his
ankle. The other players have marYeled
that ne has not snapped his ankle of
dong before this, and were congratu-
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

Clyde Milan &c last got yesterday
what has been hanging over his head
or feet-ever since he broke into fast
company. When Willetts fourth bali TO
him in the eighth inning went beyond
Schmidts reach, Milan tried TO stretch
the free pass into two bases. Schmidt
got the ball and made a splendid throw
to O'Leary Milan was forced 10 slide
and was touched out He has A useful
but dangerous habit of sliding feet first
and whirling around with his legs wide
open so as TO present but one foot as an
object TO touch. and this has accounted
for much Of his success in base steal
ing. But It was a dead moral certaintJ
that sooner or later that foot aimed a.
the bag would either become entangled
in the dirt, the canvas bag, or the Held
er's foot, with disastrous results.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
American League.
Yesterdays Results

Washington. s. Detroit, /
Chicago, s.; Boston, Z.
St Louis, 4; New York, ..
philadelphia. s; Cleveland, z.
TOdsy's GamsA
Detroit at Washington.
Chicago at Boston.
St Louis at New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

The two elements which have made
Detroit such a success in the AmeTi can
League IN the past two seasons hIFe
been heavy hitting and daring bSse-
running. Yesterday they were up
stump on both these propositions aLS
the Tiger coat WAS NANCY in conse-
quence. Walter Johnson held the man
eaters to four hits. Or.v two Of these
came punched in an inDing- They were
a clean single by Schaerer and a scratch
hy Crawford in this tbird inning with
two hands o,ks after which Cobb ohlig-
lngly flied 10 Milan. leaving the swat
ters marooned. IN the seventh round
Schmidt led or with a scratchy affair
70 Shipke. whicn he beat out. CoughIin
popped 10 Freeman, O'Leary flied 10
Milan, and Willstt famed Nothing
horTinc or dangerous 70 Iassers-by in
that style OF Tiger
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

Bill Shipke did not get hit yester
day. And neither did Cobb or Ganle!
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

Washington won yesterday because it
was so full of ginger you could see IL
Oozlng out, while Detroit bore general
training.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22
INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE.

Twiuing won easily yesterday from
Mauhattans, score 5-1-
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

IL was so seldom that Detroit got men
on bases that its wild running did not
have much Of a chance 10 get started,
but very good reason for not indulg-
ing thievish prOpensiues was furnished
in the eighth round Mcintyre opened
the session with a clean single TO left
We had been taught TO believe that
such dOings meant a run for Detroit.
and sighed accordingly. Schaefer fan
ned. and on his third strike, which was
a complicated affair. Mcintyre tried TO
steal. Street made a perfect throw, and
Mcbride made a splendid catch at sec
ond, eXtinguishing the Mcintyre person
without lhore ado. That lesson went
straight to the bottom OF the Detroit
think-tank. where il WI probably fer
menJ into a properly saOdued spirit to-
Gay.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

Smith or TannehiII and Charley Street.
viii probably be the Washington bat
terry today, while Detroit will probably
use Summers and Schmidt
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

In trying TO get TO second on a passed
ball, Milan spraincd his ankle, aIid had
10 quit the game.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

All this talk about batting brings US
down TO the main proposition, which
Is that Walter Johnson pitched as good
bail yesterday as you could see in
years travel II was genuinely con-
sistent. effective pitching. He did not
strike out a multitude of the enemy.
got out Of no sensational dilemmas and
he was even a bit wild, but he was
pitching winning ball every minute OF
the time, and II was no fault OF ms
that Detroit scored, even if he did start
the run by giving Schmidt a pass
Schmidt stole home when he should
never have done it. and was advanced
from first 10 second when Freeman let
Coughlin's grounder Iribble through his
gloved hand.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

Dolly Gray" Of the Los Angeles
club, TO whom Cantillon has a string
tied, struck out fourteen men in a
game against Portland
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

lsuDg themselves after the accident thas
the brilliant little outhelder had spTain
Instead OF a break IL viii probably be
ten days before he can play again, ac-
cOrding 10 DR.. S. Clifford Cox, the club
physician. which Will give Pickering an
opening in center.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

The reflection thay in half his games
here this year Cobb has not hit at all
will probably be helpful TO some OF our
pitchers when they face him the re-
manning games Of the season, but II by
no means warrants the assumption
that he has gone entirely blind and
could not hiL a captive balloon with
biunderbuss.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

Cleveland had enough men left on
bases 10 win an ordinary game.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

SILK O'Loughlin collapsed twice
during the game at Boston, yesterday
He is suffering from a serious organic
trouble caused by the use or his famous
eXpletiVe Strike tub"
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

The Nationals have been offered new
training quarters down in Gainesville
Tex. where 1t is claimed the facilities
for ball teams are much better than
any other place
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

New York lost two games in st. Louis
and the Phillies had 20 follos- suit.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

Strange things happen In baseball, like
that pop hy which Mcbride lost in the
sun, and thereby gave a game 10 St
Louis. Ii was through the failure or
Street 10 hold the throw from second
on the double steal or home and second
by Schmidt and Coughlin in the second
inning thar let ia the only Detroit run
AS a rule such mistakes by a star per-
former are fatal, but the Repssz rabbit
feet were on the job, and al the harm
done yesterday was 10 deprive Johnson
OF the credit of a shut-out.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

Lucky thing Ruelbach was taken out
of the game in time. as Boston might
have done things to the Cubs.
The Washington times., 1908-08-22

IN the FIVE innings Twining had
twelve men left on the cushions.