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The Washington times., 1909-03-26
EXHIBITION GAMES
OF LITTLE MOMENT
AT Least, They Cut Small Figure With Canillon-Ex-
cursons With Yanigans Becoming Popular
Spring Pastime With Veterans.
LETTERS TO WASHINGTON FANS-No I8

so he is afraid 10 blink his eye or wipe
off his chin when he reaches the bag.
Going out with the YaniSan teams IS
becoming popular with the major vet
Grams These miStit squads are gener-
ally composed of vetera rs, especially
pitchers and cstchers. who know how
to take care of themselves and they
nave grand time Everybody wanted
TO take the road with Tom Hughes
bunch of Washington Yanigans, while
Bill Donovan is much coUrted by all
the Detroit veterans in the hope that
they can go transforming with him in
the spring. Hughes. Donovan. and Sam
Lever, OF P1ttSburS, have become
among the oldest and most noted Nani-
gan managers in the business, and il
would not be a bad idea for them to
plaV for some sort of spring onion
championship.
\ funny Yanigan case arose last week
in Waco. The New York Nationals
GaniganS went to that city early in the
week and drew $500 in receipts. Nc
Graw and the regular team arrived a
of $50.
Not more than 200 people saw Wash
, ington play last Monday and the home
management was as much Disguised as
; CantillOn. When he made inquiry, one
of the ;EatekeeperS told Joe that a prom
| inent man had been kicked by 2 horse
on Satl rday and was. buried the day Of
the game. The deceased must have had
a lot of sporty friends, for without sign
/ that he appreciated the humoT of the
remark the gatekeeper said that he
figured the funeral must have kept 3)C
/ fans away from the game. That sounds
| like the champion excuse for a poor
crowd
When Cantulon takez MS team To
| Omaha, Neb., for games on March g
and April l he will carry Tom Hughes
/ and Bill Shipke, both Of whom are grad
| yates Of the Western League and good
| drawing cards there.
| ollie Pickering win also 20 tC
| Omaha, and jump from there to Des
| MOines TO join Minneapolis Ollie say:
| the offer of the mana cement and Z
] share of the receipts Of the Blooming
| ton, H., club will be open to him mex
year and he Will make another attempt
| to get his release from Minneapolis 81
| he can accept The oId-timer took
lot of flesh while South with the mair
| and second Washington teams, beside!
/ hitting the ball with all his fOrme1
vigor. He should make good with Min
neapolis. but he would rather not max,
| so good that Mike Cantillon will rerus,
| 10 let him go at the end of this eason
| Yours in the faith.
| THOMAS ;. RICE.
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
GEORGE TOWN PR|MED
FOR OPENING GAME
Will Meet NJ. A. G. Aggre-
CATION on Blue and Gray
Field Tomorrow.

Georgetown 1903 baseball season will
be given a big sendoff by the students
tomorrow, when the West End collie
gians meet the Maryland Agricultural
College nine in the first game OF the
year and incidentally the annual con-
test between the two schools.
Last year Georgetown and NJ a. c.
met twice during the season and both
times the blue and gray Of Georgetown
came out victorious by small margins.
The two teams this year seem just as
strong as the 1905 mines. Maryland Agri-
cultural College opened its season last
Saturday by defeating Catholic Uni
versity and now the Marylanders are
out after bigger game and viii 80 TO
Georgetown field intent upon getting
the scalp of the crack blue and gray
team. GeOTgetOwn's supporters, on the
other hand. look for a clean-cut vic
G. eek this season bears all the appear
q noes of the strongest team in the his
toTy Of the university.
But little time remains for the
Georgetown players 10 round into their
best playing condition, as a majority
OF the big games are close at hand, the
big game with Yale being billed fol
IeXt Thursday.
1t is probable that the regular nine
Will not be finally decided upon until
the Yale game. a majority OF the can
dIdates being given thorough tryouts IL
the early contests Duffy behind tbs
! bat, CantweH pitcher, Mcdonald or
first, MayOck on second, and SchlahS
IN the Outneld are the only men sur'
OF their places at present It is prob
able that BalZeT, Miller, Weimhert. ant
O'ConnOr viii be given chance in TIT
/ box tomorrow for Georgetown
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
GOTHAM SPORTS
SHY ON BETTING
Battle Tonight Between
O'Brien and Ketchell Is
Doubtful Proposition.

NEW YORK, March 25.-It ought to
be a rafting good bout, that is. II the
fight is on the level
This is the opinion among sporting
men today relative TO the ten-round
fight between Stanley KetcheI. the
middleweight champion, and Philadel-
phia Jack O'Brien. It viii be O'Brien' g
chance To regain the confidence Of the
boxing public. Every hn,e O'Brien fig-
ures III a fight there is tbs ny Of fake
about il. But this tine the Quaker
City pusilist says he is .'on the level %
O'Brien is without doubt one Of the
cleverest men in the ring. Ketcheu is
one OF the greatest sluggers in the
game But O'Erien with his cIeverness
can also punch. Both men have a
knockout puncl. I'm either hand. Both
can administer sey ere punishment II
is a question whether O'Brien's long
absence from the ring has slowed the
Quaker City fighter.
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
WELSH IS IN TOWN,
CHALLENGES NELSON
Clever English Scrapper
Posts Large Forfeit for
Go With Battler.

Freddy Welsh, the English scrappcr,
strolled into the office this morning TO
pay his respects and fash the fine new
crop Of coast diamonds which he has
spattered indiscriHlinately over his TO-
bust anatomy
Although his respects came first the
real reason for nis call was to again
lay down the gauntlet 20 the mighty
Bat. Nelson. Welsh states, and with
the confidence of a Webster. that he
viii not only fight the rugged young
champion, but guarantees 10 lay him
low during the course of hostilities
Nelson has for some reason sidestepped
the BTiton and fatty refused to gel
into the ring with him.
At the present time when ligh- weights
are so scarce Welsh thinks ne is the
first in line for a call from the cham
plon and says he will leave today fOl
New York and post 5000 for a match
with the battling one, the forfeit TO &c
as SIDE bet.
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
ALL IN READINESS
FOR GUARD GAMES
Classy Entry List Will Com
pete at Annual Indoor
Meet.

All is in readiness for the big indoor
games OF the National Guard Athletic
Association to be held in the Guard
gymnasium tonight and from The classy
entry list which Manager Edwards has
prepared there is every indication that
the affair will be one Of the best events
Of its kind pulled off In Washington
this season.
Beside the long list Of competitions.
both boxing and wrestling bouts will
be on tap, some OF the best-knOwn per
formers in this city, both amateur and
professional, being entered for the oc-
CaSiOn.
Buffalo Billy Ryan and Young Lee
will box a three-round exhibition bOI.t
and Joe Turner ard Frank LOckhead
instructors at the National Guard viii
giVa limited wrestling exhibition.
The wall-scaling event which usually
attracts so much attention viii again
be one Of tEe prominent events on the
program, five men from each Of the 10
cal Guard companies have been selected
for the contest
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
Wichita. Kan,

MaICn %. lSUS-
Dear Fanatics: Probably no big
league manager pays as little atten-
tion TO the outcome of spring exhibit
ton games as Joe Cantillon, of Wash
ington, but even he is not as callous
about them as he would have you
think Joseph is always willing 10
take a chance on losing to the minors
if he can thereby practice something
new in team play, or give thorough
trial to a doubtful man, but, just the
same, ne would like to see his squad
get the long end of the score.
The magnate who takes exhibition de-
feats most to heart is John 1. Taylor,
of the Boston club He thinks that a
bunch of majors who have gust jumped
off the train at their spring camp should
be able TO go in and beat minor team,
even if the minors have been at work
for a couple of weeks. have lost their
soreness. and recovered their batting
eyes. When told that his men simply
can't field and hit untl they have linn
bered. he replies that they should know
enough baseball to beat minors by head
work. Wouldn't that jar you? But il
is what the players say is his view.
John McGraw goes after the minors
ming the opposing pitcher around the
lot he never lets up but keeps his wage
eaTners scooting around the bases for
the exercise in baserunning. This has
its advantages in a way. for 1t i'm
presses the fans in the small towns with
exalted notions of the ability of the
Giants, and when the club goes over the
route the next year they turn out in
profitable numbers to see the demon
swatters.
Playing baseball against green minor;
is sometimes like playing poker with
beginners disastrous business. One
of the victims this year is Bob Ganiey
who has been caught off first base
four times by minor league pitchers
They have turned and thrown the bal
TO the first sackeT when no sane major
Lacquer would think Of doing so. Can
ley says they have simply outguesseo
him. and they have gotten or his nerve.
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
BY THOMAS S. RICE.

WICHITA. Kan. March 2G.-Cease
the knocking. 1t is true. Jerry Free
man threw away the game with
Fort Worth yesterday; but bear in
mind. he did remarkably well last year
on that trick of holding men at second
on balls hit into his territory. 1t is not
always the easiest of plays. and let US
remember Jerry's achievements in the
big league rather than his break
against Fort Worth yesterday. and last
spring, on both Of which occasions he
threw the game away. Fort Worth ,.
Washington l.
Far better would it be for our brave
boys TO get busy practicing the gentle
art of hitting a slow ball
Pitchers Cause Trouble.
youth named SorreHs pitched the
second half OF the game for Fort
Worth yesterday and made our most
eminent stickers look exceedingly fool
lsh by slipping them startling variety
OF slow shoots. Some Of our heroes
like Charley Street, Blankenship and
Iannehill, not only made vain heaves
AT the retarded sphere. but when they
did connect the result was an insipid
attenuated pop-fly or back-lot grounda,
10 a fielder
Forester. Fort Worth's first pitcher
also mad a slow ball that was fbe
GOODS, anu between them the tv;,
minors put the big leaguers in a de-
cloedly bad light. All the Washingto,
pltchers depend upon speed and con
trol, and their Texas opponents so ia
nave followed the same Dolicv I'm
mere are number of twirlers i'm m
Amer1can League who have a deceptIy
SLOW ballr and IL Is to be hoped tha
Manager Cantillon will bear that II
Illno IN some Of the practices befor
Inc season opens on April u
Johnson Going Some.
Johnson has been showing such splen
oid form in the exhibition games that
rather belittles any other pitcher VIII
follows him. Hence, Cantillon has de
cided that hereafter he will let johnson
finish the game. instead Of opening It
and ne took that course yesterday L
Fort Worth.
Street was better yesterday than n
las been in a year. or in previous trips
and Canuiion has hopes That Charlie
VIII at last deliver the goods
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
ENGINEERS IN LINE,
START SEASON SOON

The Engineer baseball team will open
the season next Sunday, when they
line up against the fast ST. Joseph ag-
gregatiOn.
The training at the Arsenal has start
ed with a vim. Coach Rockwell made
his official call early last week. but
owing 70 inclemeTt weather consistent
work was impossible.
Engineer rOOterS are optimistic this
year expecting tO repeat victories OF
the football season The loss Of Dew 1T
at third is keenly feat, but In Haas
Captain Sapp thinks he has one Of the
fastest baseman in the District
In the iufield Sapp, WilkersOn, Trip
PurseU, Haas, ard NeUes are fighting
hard tor first cal. while in the outer
gardens, Collins. Rockwell. Tiederman
Woodworth, Nicholson, and Garrison
are the candidates.
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
HARVARD ELEVEN
HASLIGHT PROGRAM
Crimson and Yale Team
Will Clash at Cambridge
on November 20.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 25.-One
game lighter than last years schedule,
SEC with two other changes the
schedule for the Harvard football
team for next fall has been announced
by Graduate Manager William +. Car
celon.
The big game with Yale. as usual,
occupies the last place on the sched-
UIe. II viii be played in Cambridge
on November 20. Despite much rumor
10 the contrary, the game with Dart
mouth on November 13 was arranged
v ithout any additional eligibility stip-
UlstiOus.
The schedule follows.
Septem Der %. Bates and Cambridge
Z ctober ,. Bowdoin at Cambridge: Oc-
tOher .. Williams at Cambridge; Octo-
ber &c. University Of Maine at Cam
bridge. October -, Brown at Cam
bridge. October 30. West Point at
Nest Point. November 6. Cornell AT
Cambridge. November -. Dartmouth
- Harvard, November 20, Yale at
Cambridge.
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
CLUB
GETS REAL BUSY

The Analosten Gun Club viii hold a
special shoot tomorrow afternoon The
shooting VIII commence promptly a
1:3o o'clock, and members and visitors
are requested 20 be ON the ground
early.
The regular season OF the club viii
open April >. The committee to az
range for the club contests for the en-
suing year will be ready TO report OF
that day. The club viii be divided into
four classes, and the club shoots viii b,
at twenty targets every Saturday after
noon.
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
BIG WRESTLING BOUT
ATTRACTS ATTENTION
Joe Turner and Alec Swanson
Meet in Guard Gym
Monday.

An unusual show Of interest is being
manifested in the coming wrestling
bout between Alec Swanson and Joe
Turner which is booked for the Ma
tional Guard gym on Monday evening
Swanson blew into town yesterday
the picture of health, and says he is
confident that this time he will come
off with the long end Of the purse.
Turner has been working out daily for
the past two weeks and is in good shape
for the match His opponent has been
doing quite a little graphing since last
seen in these regions and II is doubt
ful whether the local champ will bC
aHe 10 dispose of him in the same easy
manner which has characterized most
OF Turner'S bouts this season.
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
Fateful Slip-Up by Nation
ais FirSt-Sacker Is Just
Baseball Luck.
JOHNSON PITCHING
LIKE HOUSE AFIRE
Idaho Wonder Is Down for Grand
Showing This Sea-
son.
LAND NEW CAMP

Washington's training camp next
season will be Mineral Wells, a town
tkirty-f1ve miles west of Fort Worth,
on branch OF the Texas and Pacific.
1t is noted for its medicinal waters
and its good climate and is close
enough to the large cities of Texas
to permit an extensive and probably
profitable series of exhibition games.
Cantillon is now dickering for the
place and expects to land it.
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
FRENCH HORSE LANDS
GRAND NATIONAL RACE
Luttew ILL., With Pafremont Up. Cops Rich English
Classic at 100 to 9-British Sports Disappointed
Over Failure Of Their Favorites

more than money TO the British sports
man. The betting against the winner
was 100 90 3. with plenty OF money
going on him at the last moment. al
though he receded in the betting after
the opening prices were posted.
LGtteur III won by two lengths. All
three of the placed horses were COM
pletely exhausted at the finish.
The Washington times., 1909-03-26

a Detroit scribe takes a poke at Bat
Nelson for demanding s15,00O 10 fight
before the Gotham or Philadelphia
clubs. Same scribe says champion
makes exCrbitant demand for the pUr-
pose Of Sidestepping bouts with Cy-
clone Thompson and owen Moran Bat
may be rebuI1ed for the eXOrbitant de-
mand, but the last crack is funny
The Washington times., 1909-03-26

LIVERPOOL March 2G.-Lutteur III,
the French crack, with Parfremont in
the saddle, won the Grand National.
X. w. Harris Judah was second. and
r Blbby's Caubeen CMason) third
The race was worth S15. 900 To the win
ner but the honor of being first past
the post in this event is worth much
The Washington times., 1909-03-26

Germany Schaefer. captain OF the
champion Tiger outfit, viii get back
into the game this week after a two
weeks layoff, caused by stomach
complaint. II was thought the hefty
second baseman had handcuffed an ap-
founded
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
Adopt Long Schedule.

Following the worthy example of sew
eTal other of the amateur leagues IN
the city the Independence has adopted
a long playing schedule. This item IL
particularly gratifying TO the mary fans
who spend their afternoons at the sand
lot games. Heretofore il has seemed a
FAD that right At the time when the
public is most interested, and is lending
large attendance the amateur organiza-
tiOns wind up their schedules. Be it
far removed from such this year. All
of the leagues have or will adopt lon
ger playing sessions, the Independence
League in particular. The schedule aS
adopted begins about the Ist of May and
concludes the latter part Of August
The league will start the season with
practically the same club roster. The
teams entered are J winins. Gur:ey, Ad-
vent, Manhattan, Naliach, and Ninth
with the Agriculture Reserves as suD-
Stitute aggregation Nearly all of the
teams have been somewhat strengthen
ed and the various managers seem con-
fideut that this season will be banner
year for the young organization
HARRY NJ DODD.
The Washington times., 1909-03-26

nen men can buy for $3.50
high-grade spring shoes from
such factories as Williams &
KneeIand, Geo. Snow, Burt &
Packard, and z. L. Wright
Co. is it any wonder that our
sample shoes are making
hit2 Come to us for your
spring shoes and we'll cure
YOU of the high price shoe
habit.
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
To Use Old Field.

McDevitt's FielG viii again be used
by the organizstion although the dia-
mond is 10 be altered and shifted. With
the playing field running east and west
the sun is directly in the batter's eyes,
a feature which is no small bother 70
those who are pUzzling out the benders.
1t is planned to remedy this by shift
ing the diamond slightly 10 the south
so that at worst t-e sun strikes but one
side of the batsman.
This field has been used for the past
several seasons by the league, but be-
cause of limited patronage the magnates
were unable to erect proper seating ac-
cOmmOdations- Last years financial
success has wrought a change. Already
bids have been handed out for the erec-
tion Of stand and screens, and when
the season begins the whole field VIII
be in much better shape than II was
last wear.
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
independence League Is in
Readiness for the Com
ing Season.
SEVERAL CHANGES
PROVE BIG BOOST
Longer Schedule and Renovated
Diamond Should Add to
Popularity.

If there is anything in a start the
Independence League. Y hich, after
more or less struggle, has finally forced
recognition from the other amateur
organizations about town. has a big
margin on the other sand lot COM
binations. \ schedule has been adopted
and all preparations completed for
opening the season.
Last season the Independence League,
while not the most popular in the city,
was well patronized, and according 10
several Of its officers was the only
sand lot outfit 20 finish up the season
without financial loss. In this item the
Bloomingdale League was far ahead of
the times, and according TO the treas
urer will start the coming campaign on
sound financial footing.
The Washington times., 1909-03-26
CORRECT CLOTHES
At Fifteen Dollars

Other values at SlO-upward to
$50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-05-14
RECEIVE JEFFERSON
AVENUE BIDS JUNE 10

Plans, specifications and general
arrangements have been made com
plete for the paving of Jefferson
avenue, thoroughfare on the border
line between Middlesex and Union
counties. 1t is to be paved its entire
length of 2,046 feet with stone,
known as amesite pavement.
Bids are to be received on June
10, before Joint committees of the
Middlesex and Union county boards
of freeholders. Plans and profiles
may now be obtained at the offices of
Morgan F. Larson, the county engi-
neer of Middlesex, and F. j. Hub
bard, of Union. The road in ques-
tion is the dividing line between the
city of Plainfield, Union county, and
the borough of Dunellen, Middlesex
county. 1t begins at West Front
street and extends to Green Brook.
This is one of the eleven roads to be
paved under the supervision OF the
freehOlders
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-05-14
W. P. RUNYON
GIVES TROPHY

After an address urging the stu
dents to take a greater interest in
athletics, Principal Kleinhans, of the
high school, announced this morning
that w. Parker Runyon, of Water
street, had presented the East Jersey
High School League, through the
local school, with handsome silver
loving cup. This cup is to be known
as the "Runyon Trophy" and is to
be presented to the school that wins
the 440-yard dash three years in
succession at the league meets held
annually.
Mr.. Runyon presented the cup to
stimulate interest in athletics at the
local school especially, and also in
all of the schools in the league.
The cup is a handsome one, silver
plated with gold lining. 1t is quite
tall and has engraved on one side
" Runyon Trophy East Jersey High
School League"
Mr.. Kleinhans announced that
Mr. Runyon had not stopped at Civ
Ing the cup but had also offered to
take all of the contestants from this
Icity in automobiles to Red Bank for
this years meet which will be held
May 20.
Perth Amboy high school consid-
Iers that it's best man in the 440-yard
race is Frank Mccormick and has
great hopes that he will win the
event this year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-05-14

FROM PHOTO

Paul Walla, forty-four years old, of
269 Fayette street, was arraigned before
Recorder Pickersgill this morning and
held in default Of 81 900 to await requ-
isition to lew York where he is wanted
for abandoning a child City Marshal
Walters took him to the county jail
where he will be held until the papers
can be secured.
Chief Burke received letter yester-
day from Inspector James McCafferty
Of the New York Detective Bureau, with
a bench warrant enclosed, asking that
Walla, who was living with woman
named Lachkowitz on Fayette street
this city be arrested.
The LachOwitz woman had to appear
before the recorder last night for as
sault and when she reached the police
station Walla was with her. Detective
Long, from a picture button and de-
scription given by McCafferty, recog-
nized the man and placed him under ar
rest gaisH
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-05-14
SENT TO
STATE PRISON
RneoInl fn Az EYENINu NRWa

Special to the EVENING NEWS
New Brunswick, May 14:-In court
today Judge Lyon sentenced James
O'Neil to two years in state prison for
entering the bedroom of Fanny Stanton
fourteen months ago.
Samuel Hicks and Richard Stout,
twenty-five and fourteen years old re-
spectively, both colored, were sent to
the reformatory for stealing a pair of
trousers from the store of Charles
Scham in this city.
Frank Schultz accused Of stealing
copper from the Raritan Copper Works
at Perth Amboy, pleaded not guilty and
his trial was set down for next Monday.
He is represented by Lawyer Thomas
Brown, of Perth Amboy.
John Butts, accused Of stealing a
horse and wagon from a Woodbridge
party, was put under probation for three
years. His sister, Mrs. Peck, of Jersey
City, had Lawyer c. r. Cowenhoven
put in plea in the young man s behalf.
Wasi Kosak, who was indicted WITH
Andrew Matt for stealing brass jour
mails from the Lehigh Valley railroad,
was discharged after one witness had
been heard. The prosecutor decided he
had not enough evidence to convict the
man. Matt pleaded guilty some time
ago.
John Kelly was sentenced to one year
in state prison accused of stealing a bag
of potatoes from the stable owned by
Anna Hornstein.