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The Washington herald., 1908-07-26

managerial or otherwise. n null him
down He IS stu q mighty slugger a
star held5r. terror on the bases. He
wanted 10 quit playing last spring. but so
great was the outcry from all baseball
dom, and so much did his loss means
70 the Ptttsburg team. that Barney Drew
russ, president OF the club. personaI1v
went TO Wagner and besought him n
stick He did, and he is playing the game
Of his life.
Meanwhile. in American I,eae,a
has arisen new star-one thar will he
shining brightly when that Of the mighty
Wagner has set To-day it is a question
which IS the more Observation-Disclosures or
Cobb.
''Ty Cobb. demon batsman, demon base
runner. and wonderful fielder Of the De
troit Americans. Is only twenty-five years
old He IS the fastest man in the Arneri-
can League He is hitting at A terrific
CLIP he IS as graceful as a deer and as
strong as lion He was a sensation
last year he is q marvel now.
Between Hans and Ty Cobb there is
little 20 choose Their hitting. their base
running, their flelding. are about even.
Just two drawbacks has Cobb-a ouicl.
temper and q tendency TO .sweIled head
sometimes he Is reckless on the bases
and makes a fool Of himself
II ne can eliminate these faults and
take care OF himself, nothing can sion
Cobb from being the undou5ted star Of
the baseball armament within the next
two o. three years"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26

series. and in the ninth inning the score
was tie at 70 8.
With two hands down. Parent. Of the
BOsc0us, punched q Ey out 10 short cen
ter Dick Cooley was playing center field
fer the DetrOits that day. Dick measured
the balls speed from the crack OF the
bat. and he ran in on the habby one
Boston Fans Cheer Cooley.
He was just there in time. by a face.
as the racing folks say. and he got the
bah with his left hand about two feet
from the ground. There wasn't G man in
grand stand OF bIeachers who didn't give
the catch 10 Cooley as a corkilg ore. and
they stood Up and gave him the big hand
for the catch.
The applause was still going on when
SIX O'LOughlin. the umpire. who makes
mighty few mistakes Of this sort. waved
70 Parent 10 stick to first base. The De
t-Oit players. OF course. surrounded the
umpire, and SIX told them that Cooley,
instead Of catching the ball fair. had
made q scoop Of IT,
Now, here was a swell chance fo- the
Boston fans attending the game TO stand
pat and whoop with delight ove- the UNI
pire's decision As say. the Boston club
had lost three straight games. and there
they were tied in the ninth for the fourth
game, with q bumper holiday crowd
watching the contest
There was every reason 10 suppose,
judging from The conduct Of most base
ball crowds. that the Boston fans would
banker 10 embrace the umpire with every
evidence OF affection
But they didn't They sat up the long
Rotten, rotten" yell al SILK and they
made Ii hot Tor him for a full fifteen min
utes."
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
OFF FOR LONGWOOD
Doyle Brothers to Compete
in Tennis Tourney.
SHOULD MAKE GOOD SHOWING
Connie and Howard to Enter Both
the Single and Double Matches in
Eastern Championships Middle
Atlantic Champion VIII Be Unable
to Contest IN National Tourney.

Connie Doyle. the local tennis crack,
and his brother, Howard Doyle. left at
1880 this morning for Longwood Mass.
where they will enter both the doubles
and singles events In the annual Eastern
championship tournament.
The tourney viii probably last the whole
f this week, as there are nearly 100
entries
Connie Doyle, who holds the Middle At
lantic championship. and who has de-
feated such cracks as Fred Colston. OF
Baltimore; Z. 3. Dewhurst, Of Philadel-
phia, and Wallace Johnson. the intercol-
Iegiate title holder, this year. all recog-
nized as being among the foremost play
ers in the East. ts considered by local
tennis authorities 20 have an excellent
chance Of winning the Eastern title. If
his work in Journeys thus far this year
can be taken as a criterion Of his form
Make Formidable PEIE.
The Doyle brothers. because Of their
carefully worked out team work, made
a formidable pair in the doubles. and
should be heard from in the tourney
which starts tomorrow
There is considerable disappointment
felt among Connie Doyle's followers be
cause Of the fact that he viii be unable
10 compete IN the national tourney At
Newport, which starts August IS
business viii necessitate his being IN
Texas at that time. and were 1t not for
that fact, Doyle would forego entering
the Eastern tourney, as the ioSal expert
has had an ambition for the last three
years TO compete n a national tourney.
but has never been able 10 arrange his
business interests TO enable him 10 at
tend
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26

The announcement that George Wash
ington has again obtained the services OF
Fred X Nielsen 10 coach her football
team viii be received with commentator
by the followers and well-wishers OF the
Buff and Blue institution
Nielsen demonstrated in a satisfactory
manner that ne is a capable coach by
the way in which he took hold Of the
bunch Of raw material at his disposal last
year and. although greatly handicapped
by the action Of the faculty in disqualify-
ing several of the best players. and lack
Of time in which 10 practice. whipped to
gether a team which made quite a credit
able showing considered all in all
That the selection Of 3Ir. Nielsen is
particularly fortunate for the team is the
opinion voiced by a prominent Hatchetite
player LAST night, and his reasons are
that as the team this fan viii be COM
posed largely Of members Of last years
sQuSd, many Of whom learned al the
football they know under the tuteIage
Of Nielsen. It viii be much 10 their ad-
vantage 10 have the same mentor this
fall and not be required 20 learn an
entirely new system Of play exp0Gnded
IN an entirely new manner. as would be
the case with a new coach
Expect Strong Team.
George Washington has been steadily
forging 70 the front in the ranks Of
Southern colleges in the athletic field.
and il is expected that she viii have
one Of the most formidable eIevens in
the South this faL
Nielsen IS a former University OF Ne
braska player, and while on that team
made quite a record for himself Later
he came East and took hold Of the Mary
land Agricultural College squad. which
team made q creditable record while in
his charge
Capt S0mners. when seen last night
expressed rs satisfaction at the selection
o; Nielsen for coach. and predicted q
strong team for this faI based on the
promising nucleus there viii be to start
with /.
Few Of the players who composed last
years squad VIII be lost Capt Somme
said he expected the following players 70
return and ny Tor the team. White.
Brookes. and O'NeiIe. ends Somuers.
Whitehead. and Neale tackles. Pierce
quarterback, Holmes and Aston. guards,
and Craft. Kemeys- Witteu. Hooten.
Hough, ard 2Iaxcey. backfeId
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26

tFrlit was a better horse -1zu Dan S7sr-
ing and later il the season he won rr,s
3e--hJlt. Lorl-arG. and ClaulVfo1 SrsI-as
6ll suoseq ueEtly the great horse rast his
" eleIIoo II the Iravers and Ke1zer
STAKES when he met FzIsetto. III Kaara
s--lppeo Spencthrift % England during the
winter Of 1SS0. but the horse went sr7fss
and never raced on the other si5a on
rs return 70 America. Spsr6thrisr became
famous as the sire OF Lau-pIighter. King
ston, and other good horses
keene's Early Success.
L was during this psrio5 y-be- ~
hee-le confined his racing ventures 10 Eu-
rope. that he achieved his early SUCCESS
Foxhau- named after his son. carried ais
colors 10 victory in the Grand Prix de
Paris in France and the Cesarevircb
Handicap in England This was he wear
lSsD IroQUois won the English Derby
Many horsemen considered FoxhaU q bet
ter horse than IrOquoIs.
william Lakeland looked after aFr
heere's horses during the period Domino
swept everything before him. but in les
James Rowe took charge Of his stable
ana has been in his employ ever since
L was under ROwe's care and attention
that Commando. Sysonby, Colin. CeIt.
Ballot, and Peter Pan earned their great
laurels and fame
Mr- Keene's greatest horses OF recent
years were Domino Commando. Svs0nbv
Colin, Peter Pan. Cap and Bells. Tonunr
Atkins, Celt, and Ballot Sysonbv ana
Colin earned the greatest fame. Which
horse was the better IS ProblematicaL As
they diG not race in the same period M
keene claims both horses were great and
N this view he IS substantiated by MANY
raCsgoers.
SysOnby's Great Record.
The preponderance Of class" seems 10
be in Collins favor, however. for that
horse has an unbeateu record with fifteen
victories TO his credit Sysonby won
every race he started IN as q. three-year-
old. but his failure to win the Futuritv
as two-year-old tarnished his record
That was the only race he ever lost
There have been twenty-five horses IN
Mr. Keene's stable that have won during
their career on the turf $4,000 in the
aggregate These horses in detail. with
their winning amounts. are appended
The other thoroUghbreCs which belonged
70 Mr- keeue won 500, 600 They were not
great horses. but they helped 70 swell
his total winnings 10 the great sum OF
81 -9OeOol
The list Of Mr. Keene's tvysnry-hya
greatest winning horses IS as follows
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
NO HOPE FOR THE CARDINALS
National League Tailenders are
Hopelessly Out Of It.
Team Fails 10 Draw on the Home
Grounds and l. Heavily in Debt.
Change IN Mana cement.

St. Louis. July z5-Three years Of hard
labor by John !. AcCIoskey have accom-
plished nothing for the Cardinals Tle
team is in last place. as usual with no
prospect OF getting out unless Brooklyn
starts another steady losing streak As
a National League city. s. Louis las
declined 10 q point where visiting teams
are lucky 10 pay their hotel bills out Of
the receipts Of the games unless they
happen 20 be scheduled for q Sunday
game. Il the Cardinals could show any
thing they would be The popular team
here. as there IS q dormant feeling for
the old league that has survived the
series Of disappOiutments that have beea
visited on 81. Louis in the shape OF tall
end teams. But the Br0wns are getting
the lions share Of the local patronage
now. and they deserve 1t, as they are
playing good bail and have a grand
chance for the pe1uauL. St Louis fans
are quite carried away with The thought
OF a Championship team, and naturally
the Cardinals are suffering
Weekday crowds al The National
League Park here are something fierce
Even on Sundays z takes a double
header 10 draw a respectable crowd
Thousands OF ro0ters prefer 70 take il
City League games. except when TIE vis-
sting attraction IS good There IS much
discomfort in the National League over
conditions here. and the rumor wlI not
down that the Robisous VIII soon lose
control Of the club. and Jhat G new man
ager VIII be installed. The club IS max
iDg money now, but is so deeply IN debt
that nothing can Je accomplished In the
way Of purchasing players or swinging
big deals. because all the surplus cash IS
applied TO the payius Of OF the numerous
-plasJers" on the club
While the Robis0rs have eviuced q de-
sire 70 quit the game. the price they ask
for the franchise and team, without the
grounds. are ridiculous Il is said that
they want $4,000 for the JaI-enders-
Stanley Robson has been n colsults-
ton with Barney Dreyfuss and other
league mogGls. and there may be a
change al any time now. There are &
number OF Doueved men who would ike
70 buy the ST Louis franchise al rea-
souabIe figure and Try 20 give the town
q winner. Il Is practically certain that
M-CIoskey is almost through The blame
is not ell MS. as he has had no money
10 spend on players. Right now there
are several Cardinal players wpo never
will be anything but minor leagCers, but
they are cheap men, and were obtained
WITHOUT AaAaE-- NA kT--Te- -----t Af--- ---N
team Is q loser
Clarke Griffith recently turned down an
offer to succeed AIcCI0skey. Grin was q
wise old owl for doing that This IS one
town where a manager sets his bumps
good and proper Grifith's experiences
in New York would fade into insiguifi-
cance II he took 2icCloskey's job. lie
would have TO win a big bunch Of games
or else he would 60 the way Pat Dono-
van and Charley Nichols did. and as Nc
Closkey Is gOinE now. Il Is said that Nc
CIoskey's Job was offered TO George Stall
lings after Griffith passed il up
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
FRANK GOTCH IS THRIFTY.
Knows How TO save and Has In
vested S65,OOO in Real Estate.


Wrestling is not the only thing Frank
Gotch can do He can save his money
Coutrarary TO most fighters and wres-
tiers. GOtch has not squandered his big
earnings Instead, he has put il into zeal
estate which is rapidly increasing in
value
G0tch announced in Seattle that he
would retire and would only wrestIe when
his title is challenged and the induce
melts are sIth-i =ut He already has S55. 90
slowed away IN land. and after he has
completed lis vaudeviue engagement OF
forty weeks al SLl-g qer. he VIII have
nearly $1,000 70 MS credit He pulled
over Sc. 90 out Of the Roller match. one Of
-le biggest hauls he ever made
Nine years ago Frank Gotch was living
with his parents. Fred and Amelia GotcE
on their modest little farm al the forks
Of the Des ATCiEes River IN Humboldt
County. At that time he was a poor
boy Of poor parents and unknown be
y1nd his immediate farmer neighbcrhood.
lie had. however, done q little amateur
wrestling
About this time 81 happened thar Far
Ear Burns was advertised 10 give O
sitting exhibition in Fort Dodge Frank
r-rI Of This and concluded 10 attend
show Burns invited anybody in the
audience 10 come forward and be thrown
IN fifteen minutes. Frank had been hard
az work that day with a thrashinE ma
chine a. the farm, but just 20 see what
show he would have with a professional
he went forward n response TO the invi-
Jation-
He was not thrown Burns. after the
exhibition. had d talk with Gotch. in which
he took occasion 70 say that he was the
best amateur wrestler that he ever had
hold Of. and II lie would let him give him
some training lie thought good profes-
siOuai timber would be developed
From that time dates Frank Cotch's
career as a wrestler Last year his earn
ings were Sl7.00l and this year they will
be S30.15o
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
CAKE OLDER THAN BRIDE.

Baked by an Aunt Tvventy-eiCht
Years Before Niece's Marriage.
At the wedding OF Mis- Jennie Tichenor
and Clarence Talby al Ithaca. y. Y. re-
Gently the wedding cake which was given
by the bride 10 her friends was eight
years older than the bride herself.
Miss TichenOr was married at the home
Of he aunt, Mrs. George PoIlay, al the
corner Of Tioga and Buffalo streets. Mrs
Pollay was married twenty-eiEht years
ago. and at that time she had baked a
wedding cake which she resolved TO save
for the next one in the family who mar
ried. Years passed, and Miss Tichenor
was the first one Of the present genera
ton to wed.
4 hunt was instituted for the wedding
cake, for Mrs. POllay had forgotten where
she had placed it. After several hours Of
searching i was found and given to the
bride
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
WILL TRY OUT ATHLETES.
Fairgrounds 10 Have Athletic Con-
test on Thursday Next.

Boys Of The various Fairgrounds in the
District are daily p-acuciCg fo- the stand
ard tests OF their ability 10 run. jump.
work on the horizontal bar. and do every
thing where muscle and Drawn are re-
quired. The tests are 20 be held next
THURSDAY and twenty Fairgrounds viii
form the field and track where the events
viii be run on
Each boy VINO comes UP 10 the standard
test VIII receive button. with The fol-
lowing inscription on IT. Champion. Pub
lie Fairgrounds. 1e0S' In the fan a grand
championship meet VIII be held and con-
tests between the different Fairgrounds
viii be held
Henry :. Curtis supervisor Of the play
grounds. under the direction Of The
Washington Playground Association. and
Physical Director Richard Williams viii
direct the tests
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
ROBIN 4 VENTRILOQUIST.
The Most Accomplished Mimic
Among Birds.

TIE Art-lll
The familiar robin is at times a veztrIIo-
dUist- The bIrd seated only a Few yards
Of is singing and the sound appears TO
come from some other bird at e distance.
When singing thus the beak IS kept closed
and only the ruI!ng OF the feathers Of
the throat shows that the robin Is sing
ing at all such a power might be useful.
especially 10 a bird like the blackcap.
which sometimes sings when sitting on
the nest.
As regards uliulicry. the starting is our
most accomplished mimic. He viii sing
so Ike the song thrush and blackbird
that it is hard 70 tell the difference. and
in autumn he gives a fine imitation Of the
curlew.
The bIackbird as q rule is not a mimic
yet YarTelI relates that Il has been heard
10 crow like the cock. and the writer OF
these notes had the pleasure Of hearing
II DO 50 on one occasion Sometimes the
imitation IS unconscious. as in the case Of
the Jackass penguin. which. according to
Darwin. makes a loud noise very like
the braying Of an ass"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
Reasonable.

Prom Flck-he-Ip
Two Irishmen one day went shooting. a
large flock OF pigeons came flying over
their heads Pat elevated his piece. and
firing, brought one Of them to the ground
"Arrahi' exclaimed his companion.
what fool you are to waste your am
munition, when the bare fall would have
killed him.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
Gives Up Turf for Baseball.

Memphis. Tenn. July 25--George C.
Bennett. the local turfman. has disposed
Of his further holdings in the New Or
leans. race track. and. by the purchase OF
additional stock in the Southern League
baseball franchise. now controls the club
IN thar city. Bennett announced his re-
tirement from ali turf ventures to-day.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
HUGO KELLY SAVES TWO.
MiddIe-weight PugiIist Rescues Pair
from Overturned Boat.

san Francisco. Cal. July Z5.-Tvyo men
struggling in the water after their sail
boat had capsized of shore we're a1ved
from drowning to-day by Hugo Kelly.
the mildle-weighr prize fighter Kelly was
running along shore with his trainers
when he saw the men he swan 10 their
assistance and pulled them cut Just IN
time
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26

While you think Of IT, telephone Y
Want Ad- 70 the Washington Herald, an
bin VIII be sent xou at l cent q word.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
Amerfca,s Greatest Victorr.

IN capturing the Olympic Champion
ships. Anerics scored the grandest tri-
uTnph IN the annals Of amateur athletics
Not only did our Representatives win
the coveted title. but The Yankees scored
nearly as many points as all the other
teams combined after overcoming Oh
stacles that appeared almost unsur-
mountsbIe and in the face OF discourage
ments thet were all but unbearab.e.
So far as the United Kingdom. our
hereditary rival. was concerned. IL was
defeat converted into a roUt. The
strongest team that the Britons could
muster was trOunced. while the bOasted
fairness or English sportsmen was given
= body blow from which il Will require
generations 10 recover. The pride Of all
England fell before the most sportsman
Ike band ever sent forth 70 represent
nstion-ancient or modern.
All honor 10 the gallant athletes who
suffered indignities and were robbed Of
point after point by rulings 50 palpably
unfair that even the biased home crowd
Kissed the decisions. bat who conducted
themselves in a becoming manner and
won the admiration Of the world by
their conduct in the face OF ali the IL
suits that Jealous hosts could heap upon
them.
No welcome viii be too good for the
returning heroes They are truly cham
DiOns among champions, sp0rtsuen
among sportsnen. and have proven them
selves worthy representatives Of d nation
that stands alone in upholding fair play
and sport for sports sake
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
ROWDYISM ATAN End
Fans Are Well Behaved at
Ball Games Nowadays.
PLAYERS HAVE REFORMED, TOO

Fights and Alterations on the Field
and in the Stands So Prevalent at
One Time Are Vow Almost Tn
kROwn-PaSsInE OF she Tough
Player and the Reason.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
NIELSEN TO COACH
VIII Again Handle George
Washington Eleven.
GOOD PROSPECTS FOR TEAM

Capt. SOmmers Expresses SntIEfac-
tion on Selection of Last Years
for Buff and BIue-Fevv of the
1907 squad VIII Be Lost.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
Strengthening the Nationals.

Joe Ca1tillon is truly the David Harurn
Of modern baseball
Candid reflection upon the work accom-
plished in reorsanizlng the Nationals dur
ing the past year and q half strengthens
the conviction that the local manager Is
n a class by himself in disposing Of use
less members Of the club and obtaining
valuable additions in the way Of good
players
The Nationals occupy a lowly position
in the race, ard give few indications Of
working Up much higher. bUt any fair
minded follower OF the team who has
even very limited knowledge OF base
ball viii agree that the squad Of players
corralled by Cantillon makes up. beyond
question. the strongest club that has ever
represented Washingtor
In a comparatively short space OF time
Caucuoa has weeded out man after man.
until only three OF Jake StahTs proteges
remain and despite the hue and cry
from other quarters that there are no ball
players 70 De had. CanuIIon has strength
ened every position on the team IN
place OF the discards he has gotten men
he could not send OUT OF the league to
morrow i he wanted 70. as they are too
highly respected by the other managers
OF all the men CalJiIlOl has disposed
o. only C-e-John Anderson-is TO-DAY
occupying a regular berth in fast com
p1Dy, DC- Anderson was allowed 10 90
more because his disposition and style
vas not 10 The liking Of Cauullon than 10
the fact that the manager believed The
player had really outlivsd his usefulness
To appreciate The work Of reorgan-
ization IL is necessary 10 90 over the
list Of players who were here under
Stahl and the men CanIilIon has OBJ
taiHec as their successors Who would
attempt 20 argue that Freeman. ing
-aub, DeieEan-y Mcbride. and Shipke
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-31
WILL HEPBURN CONTEST.

We had an opportunity the past week
to see every ballot that was cast at the
last general election in Taylor county,
and we took advantage of it. This OPP
portunity was given during the recount
of the vote for the office of county at
torney. We watched particularly with
reference to the Office of congressman,
and we were we'll repaid for our trouble
just by the satisfaction we derived in
the knowledge that the claims that
have been so frequently made by the
Hepburn office holders that the count
did not give Hepburn fair deal. AS
we say we not only saw every ballot
but we have made record of each one
that was in any way irregular.
We have this abstract made SO that
any one that is interested can see it.
1t shows that there were number of
votes cast that had some irregularity.
Mr.. Hepburn's friends have insisted
that there were number of ballots
counted for Jameson that should not
have been while number that were
intended for Hepburn were not counted.
A close tab on the recount shows that
1T ALL marks that might be construed
as an irregularity were thrown out
Jameson would have gain of 5 over
his official figures. If ALL ballots that
were marked were counted according to
INTENTION, Jameson would gain 35
votes over his official count.
Lack of time prevents further COM
ment upon the matter at present but we
will take it up and discuss it more fully
later. We will only say now, by all
means make recount on congressman
if it is desired by Mr.. Hepburns
friends, but don't overlook The ballots
and go down to Washington with lot
of affidavits and try to unseat an honest
ly elected andidate.-Bedford Free
Press