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EataiIx Mound. MIA.

St.. Louis. Feb. 6.-Less than an
hour after he had promised In police
court to keep the peace, Isadore Phil
Ups SHOT and fatally wounded his wife
Ida. She was wounded twice in he
head
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Wriuht Rreaks Rudd.r

Pau. France. Feb. 6.-While leaving
the ground with Paul Tissandier az
a passenger, Wilbur. Wright broke the
rudder Of his seroplane. Neither Mr..
Wright nor NJ. Tissandier were In
1ured.
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The reputation of Oklahomians in
Guiding the Governor for rascaity, is
almost as prominent as that of Ken
tuckians for shooting each other.
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Orr Home RurqIarIzed.

Piqua, o., Feb. 6.-The home of
General w. P. Orr was entered by
porch-climbers while the family was
at dinner. Silver plate and jewelry
worth $1,000 were taken.
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WOODSON M'CORD.

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HARRY W. ScRIVENER,

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For City Judge.
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JUDGE r. p. PENDLETON,

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Mayor.

We are authorized to announces
III j. A. HUGHES,
Evening star., 1909-04-18
GAME IN DETAIL.

First inning-McConnell opened the pro-
ceedings with a single to left too hot for
Mcbride and then stole second. Lord
beat out bunt and Mcconnell took
third. Lord stole second. Speaker sin
gied to right. scoring Mcconnell, and took
second on the throw home. Gessler walk
ed. Cantillon called Gray out and Hughes
went TO the relief. Danzig hit into dou-
BILE pay. Mcbride taking the roller, step
ping on second. and then mailing the bat
ter at irst,- Lord scoring on the play.
Niles popped to Mcbride Two runs.
Clymer safe on Niles bad throw TO
Danzig. Ganley called out on strikes.
CnglauA hit into a double play, Niles TAX
ing the bounder. stepping on second and
heading of the batter a; first. No runs.
Second innng-Hooper out. Hughes TO
Freeman. Spencer called out On strikes.
Walter singled to center. Mcconnell hit
a swift one and Hughes butted it safe
trying to stop it. Lord called out on
strikes. No runs.
Delehanty walked. Speaker made a
great catch of sConroy's fly TO right CEN
ter and doubled up Delehanty at first.
Freeman singled to left Mcbride out on
line fly TO Lord. No runs.
Third inning-Speaker safe on Dele
hanty's tumble. Gessler out, Conroy IL
Freeman. Speaker tried 20 make third
on the play, but was headed or F'ree-
man 10 Conroy. the idtter making a nice
catch of the high throw. Danzig safe
ing. Street to MCBRIDE No runs.
Street singled to right. Hughes flied
to Hooper. Clymer famed Ganley sin
gled to right Unglaub flied to Gessler.
No runs.
Fourth inning-Niles out, Hughes to
Freeman. Hooper died on a roller TO Free-
man. Spencer flied to Ganley. No runs.
Delehanty gave Hooper nice one. Con-
Danzg Swell play by little Mac. Nc
Bride flied to Speaker. No runs.
Fifth inning-Walter flied to Ganley.
Mcconnell walked but died stealing.
Street to Delehanty. Lord safe. as
Hughes knocked the ball into safe terri
tory Lord stole second. Speaker out on
a hot drive to Hughes, good stop. No
runs.
Street sent pretty single into left.
Hughes hit into a double play. Niles to
Ganley forced Clymer at second. Niles
10 Mcconnell. No runs.
Sixth inning-Gessler out. Delehanty to
Freeman. Danzig popped TO Delehanty.
Niles out. Del to Freeman. No rurs.
CngIaub walked. Delehanty sacrificed
Lord to Danziy Conroy out on a fast
roller to Walter. Unglaub going to third.
Freeman singled to center. scoring Tn
glaub-great applause. Freeman stole
second. Mcbride sent line ny to Hooper.
Seventh inning-Hooper out, Nc Bride
to Freeman-fast play. Spencer out. Con-
roy TO Freeman. Walter beat out slow
bounder 10 Delehanty. Mcconnell flied
to Ganley. No runs.
Street singled to center. Manager Lake
called out Walter and sent In Arellanes.
Hughes popped to Danz!g, trying to
sacrifice CIymer forced Street at sec
cnd Mcconnell to Niles. Clymer stole
second. Ganley called out on strikes. No
runs
Eighth inning-l~ord placed Texas
Lacquer in left for one base and then
stole second. Hughes booted Speaker S
intended sacrifice and Lord took third.
Speaker took second on q wild pitch.
GessIer was passed purposely. filing the
bases Danzig beat out q slow roller TO
Conroy. Lord scoring. Niles singled to
Evening star., 1909-04-18
BUSINESS ON TOP.
Trim Georgetown Preps in a Very
Exciting Battle.

In a thirteen-inning battle. which proved
to be the most exciting and interesting
pulled off on the Georgetown Preps field
this season. the Business High School
base ball team defeated the Props by
the score Of to yesterday afternoon.
The contest was pitchers battle for
twelve rounds, then Prep's young twirler.
Langmuir. weakened and went to pieces.
1t was lucky thirteenth. instead Of un-
lucky. for the Stenographers. They made
batting rally In this session. clouting
out four tallies. The Preps' batsmen con-
nected with Rawlings delivery for two
doubles and ten singles. drawing four
passes The Business hammered Lang
muir for nine bingies. He was wild, CIV
ing eighteen passes and hitting Donnel-
ly, Hinwood and Gregory. Each team
made only two errors.
The features of the game were the
running catches of Whitman and Sehram.
The batting honors goes to Haizlip and
keane. the former getting a double and
three singles. while the latter hit safely
for three bingies.
The score.
Evening star., 1909-04-18

went over Clymer's head. Niles kept
running. and by the time the slow Danzig
had landed on second base Niles was
sitting on third He had run by Danzig
without seeing him. In the meantime
Speaker had scored from third and Cess
Ter had scored from second
Umpire Evans called Niles out and left
Danzig on second. under the rule that
the minute runner passes a preceding
runner he is out. But it took the ex-
perts several minutes to catch their
breath, for there is no record OF such
play having occurred on a major league
diamond before.
The sixth inning was the only one in
which Washington showed real class at
the bat. Prior to that several hits had
been made, but they were all scattered
and practically worthless. But in the
sixth the locals solved the delivery Of
young Walter in great style.
Nationals Only Run.
In this session Unglaub drew a base
balls from Wolter, who was beginning to
weaken. Delehanty and Conroy sacri-
feed him along to third. Jerry Free
man. the next man UP, sent slashing
single through Niles, at short, scoring
Unglaub. The husky first baseman then
stole second. and the hopes Of the WASH
ington fans scared, for but one run was
needed TO tie the score. When Mcbride
drove the ball to left field a mighty cheer
broke forth but Hooper was standing
right where the ball would have dropped
If he hadn't been there, and 1t fell gently
into his hands.
Charley Street, the first man up for
Washington In the seventh, drove a
grounder through short, whereupon Lake.
who saw that Wolter was done for.
promptly called the youngster to the
bench and put in Arellanes The new
conner had good speed. and the Nationals
could do little with his delivery.
1t was during the first half OF the
eighth inning that Cantillon had a run-n
with Umpire Evans, that resulted in the
Washington managers being chased off
the field. Sitting on the bench. Cantillon
talked loudly to Hughes and to the Bos-
ton batter who was facing him. Evans
warned him once. but Cantillon kept on
talking.
Get out. there you." yelled Evans
to the manager, motioning toward the
clubhouse with his hand. Cantillon obey
ed and walked slowly OF the field
In the ninth the visitors annexed an
other run. when Mcconnell hit through
Hughes and scored On Speakers two
bagger to right field. In their half of
the inning Washington sent In Milan and
Blankenship as pinch hitters. Milan
made good. but Blankenship struck out
and the game was over.
Evening star., 1909-04-18

right. but was declared out for running
around Danzig, who stopped on second,
Speaker and Gessler scoring on the hit.
Hooper safe on Delehanty's tumble. Hoop
er stole second. Spencer called out on
strikes. Ditto on Arellanes. Three runs
T-pelaub out Niles to Danzig. Dele
hanty flied to Speaker. Conroy out. Nc
Connell TO Danzig. No runs.
Ninth inning-McConnell singled to CEN
ter Lord sacrificed. Hughes to Dele
hanty. Speaker doubled to right, scoring
Mcconnell. Speaker caught mapping by
a quick throw OF Hughes to Mcbride.
Gessler out, Delehanty to Freeman. One
run.
Freeman flied to Gessler. Milan, bat
ting for Mcbride. singled to center. street
forced Milan, Mcconnell making the play.
Blankenship. batting for Hughes, famed.
Nh rms
Evening star., 1909-04-18
TECH SHUT OUT.
Fredericksburg College Wins Out in
Grueling Pitchers Battle.

In a grueling pitchers battle Freder
icksburg College took Technical into
camp yesterday afternoon at Fredericks-
burg by the score of to ..
Bennett, for Fredericksburg. struck out
thirteen men and allowed four hits,
while Taye. young Technical recruit.
struck out thirteen men and held his op-
ponents to two safe bingles.
The College boys scored what proved
to be the winning runs in the third in
ming by timely hitting and taking advan-
tace of the Machinists errors. After this
inning very few men either side
reached first base. as both twirlers
pitched classy ball. which had the batters
guessing all the time. The score:
Evening star., 1909-04-18
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Evening star., 1909-04-18
DETROITS TRIM
MAPS WITH BATS

DETROIT. Mich. April 11.-Cleveland
took an early lead in todays game. mix
ing it's hits with errors by the locals and
scoring four runs. Detroit started hitting
Rhoades in the seventh. and forced him
off the slab in the eighth. Joss, who re-
placed him, proved easy, three OF the
first four batters hitting safely. deter
mining the result. the home team winning
the game by the score of 6 to ).
Bradley was spiked by Cobb sliding to
third base in the eighth. and was forced
TO retire from the game Score:
Evening star., 1909-04-18
'RAH FOR WOODSlDE.
Country Lads Cleverly Take Central
Highs Measure.

Woodside defeated the strong Central
High School team of this city at Silver
Spring yesterday afternoon. Score, .
to ,.
The Woodside boys .clinched the game
in the fourth inning by timely hitting
and taking advantage o. Buliock's wild
ness in this session. MacDonald's error
also figured in their scoring in this in
ming.
Central found Bouscher exceedingly puz-
Zlng, and could not connect with his
benders with much cons stency. The 0
street boys scored their first run in the
eighth inning by lining out two timely
doubles.
Boykin played a star game in both the
field and at the bat Tor WOodside. while
Menefee did the best batting for the Cen
fralites The score:
Evening star., 1909-04-18
EASTERNS VICTORIOUS.
Hagerstown Academy Downed By
Local High School Boys.
special Dispatch 10 The star

Special Dispatch 10 The sIaf
HAGERSTOWN, Nd. April l7.-Eastern
High School of Washington defeated Hag-
erstown Academy at Athletic Park here
this afternoon by the score of to 1. The
feature of the game was the pitching OF
Whitney, who held Hagerstown down 10
three singles and struck out thirteen m n
While Triestler was not hit hard, he was
noorly supported at times. The score:
Evening star., 1909-04-18
DOVES
BEAT BROOKL YIN

BOSTON. April 17-Brooklyn failed to
hit with men on the bases and Boston
won the first game OF the series today
to !. On a close play at first base in
the second inning Bowerman was called
out by Umpire TRULY. but Umpire Rigler
reversed the decision. saying that Jordan
dropped the ball. Score:
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Twobase hft-Speaker. Hits-On Gray, In
onr-rhird inning of Walter N ,ns six m% and one, ONE
third innings: OH Hughes. in eight ana Two
thrds thrds n inninss sacrifice hi,sDelehanty. Lord
Speaker Stolen bases-Clymer. freeman, NC,
CpnneIl lord ~, Double plays-McBride and
Freeman: Niles and Danzg Speaker and Danzig;
Conroy and Freeman; Niies: Mcconnell ana Dan
First base on bslis-By Gray. l: by hughes. =;
by Walter First base on Hr.Ss asn'aet1n ~
Ws,ter 2: nv Areilanes .. Wild pitch-Hughes.
TINE Of game-2 hours. Umpires-Messrs. Evans
aud Egap.
Evening star., 1909-04-18
National League.
PIRATES GO DOWN
BEFORE CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI. Ohio April 17.-Cin-
cinnati defeated Pittsburg this after
noon in one OF the most exciting games
ever seen on the local grounds. The Wis
itors secured five runs off Karger in the
second inning. Casper then went in TO
pitch for Cincinnati and completely
stopped the Pittsburgers. Maddox and
Leever. the visitors pitchers, were
knocked out Of the box. The errors Of
Abbatticchio also helped the locals The
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Mclean. Stolen bases-Leach. 2. Double play
Leach and Abstein. Bases on balls-On karger
2; OF Casper. l. OF Maddox. .: on Lever l.
Struck on;-By Casner. J.: by Maddox. 2; by
Lever, 1. Hit by pitched ball-By Karger. /
wilson; by Frock lPaskert'. Wild glitch
Maddox. Hits made-On Kar-er TN 2-3
innings: Oh Casper. I'm 1-3 innings: of
Maddox. Tin 5 Ia innings: or Lever, lin
% innings, OF Frock. / Tin 1 innng,. Time
OF game hours and minutes. Cmcires-
Messrs. O'Day and Emslie.
Evening star., 1909-04-18
GIANTS WIN WITH
MARQUARD IN BOX

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE New York
Nationals defeated Philadelphia today by
a score OF to before a record breaking
crowd 80 600 persons being present The
visitors made only three singles off Mar
guard. no two of their hits coming in the
same inning. Moore for Philadelphia was
unsteady, and his support was slow.
Evening star., 1909-04-18

TwO-basc hlts-Davls ana HaizLp stolen Dases
Whitman .:'l, Donnelly ~. keane. Nanghton
~, Gregory ~, Davis, Rawlings 49,. UCOnnor.
LDehl. Double plays-Langmuir TO IOichot
Fraunheim. First base on balls-By Rawlings. 4:
by Langmur. IS. Hit by pitched balls-D0nneliy,
HnwoOd. Gregory. Struck out-By Rawlings, 9:
by Langmuir, IL. Left on bases-Busness. II;
Ireps, .. Passed ball-Fagan. Wild pitch-Raw-
lings. Time OF game hours and 45 minutes.
Cmpire-Mr. Greer
Evening star., 1909-04-18
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
BEAT THE CUBS

CHICAGO. ILL.,. April 1.-THE locals
made but three singles OFF Rhodes today,
while st. Louis gathered seven off Reul-
bach. two of them doubles and one a
triple Reulbach was very wild, passing
nine. but only two of them ended in runs
Evening star., 1909-04-18
ATHLETICS TURN
TABLES ON YANKEES

PHILADELPHIA April 17.-Errors by |
Engle contributed largely to New York's
defeat by Philadelphia today. Dygert
weakened at the finish and Vickcfs went
in and prevented New York from max
ing a winning rally by tanning Engle. |
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Two-base hits-Shaw. Rhodes Three base hit
Shaw Sacrifice hits-Hofman. Byrne. Stolen
bases-Hofman. Shaw ~. Charles Double
plays-rinser. Zimmerman and Chance; Char,e.
and Osteen. Left bases-Chicago. >: ST.
Louis. il. Base balls-Of Reulbech q. OF
Rhodes. 2. First base on errors-Chicago, /: st
Louis J. struck out-By Reulbach. 3: by Rhodes
8. Wild p.tch-Rhodrs. Time of game-2 hours
Kane. ~
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Detroit. ............. 0 O o q KS
Cleveland. .......... o o 1-5
Two-base hits-wnlett. Bradley. Stovan Hits
on Rhoades in ID innings, OF Joss. i'll
% inning Sacrifice bit-Bush Sacrifice iv-
Schaefer. Double play--IOrd aud Stovall Left
on bases-Detroit. g: Cleveland. g. First on
balls-By Rhoades 9 gir.t OH errFs-Detroit,
1: Cleveland l. Hit by pitcher-By Rhoades. l.
Struck out-By Willett, 6: by Rhoades. 2: by
Joss. /. Wild pifch-Willett, !. Umpres--
Messrs. Kern and O'Loughlin. Time OF game
One hour and fifty minutes.
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Two-base hii-Colins. Hits-On Dygert il
eight and two;thiris ipnings sasrihsc hits
porte. Double play-Murphy and Nichols. Left
on bases-Philadelph;a. 4: New York. .. First
base IN errors-Phliadclphia. 3. Hit by pitcher
BY Dygert, 3. Struck out-By pygert, 4; by
Lake 2: by Vickers. L. Passed ball-Lapp Time
of game hours and minutes. Empires
Meksrs. Connolly and Hurst.
Evening star., 1909-04-18
WHITE SOx BAT
OUT A VICTORY

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. April l7.--Chicagc
four hits in the tenth inning to-
day and defeated ST. Louis. ; TO l. The
locals were helpless before Smiths pitch
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Two-base bits-NIenefee. Boushee, Bulloch \.
Clark. Boucher, Boykn. First base on balls-By
BuIloch .: by Bouscher. =. Struck out-By Bull
loch 4: by Bouscher, IL. Left on bases-Central.
5: Woodside. 3. Passed balls-Mencfep. =: West.
/ Wild pitch-Bulloch Time OF game-l hour
and 30 minutes. Umpire-Messrs. Pistol and
Black.
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Two-base hits-Beaumont, Sweeney. AIperman
Sacrifice h!ts-Becker ~. Iennox. Mattern Sto-
len bass-Hummel Double plays-Becker and
Bowerman: Alperman (unassistedy Left on bases
Boston, :: Brooklyn, 10. First base balls
on Hastorions, 1 on Mattern. l.; First base on
errofs-Boston. 2. Struck out-By Mattern, q;
by Pastorious. 2. Wild pitches-Pastorious /:
Mattern. l. Time OF game honr and 10 min
utes. Cmplres-Messrs. Riger and TRULY.
Evening star., 1909-04-18
ng and batting. An immense crowd saw
he contest, which was unusually fast

Two-base hifs-Hofman. Hahn and Isbell. Three
base hit-Smith. Sacrifice hit-Smith. Stolen
base-Parent. Left on bases-St. Louis 2: Chi
cago. Z. Struck out-Bv Waddell. 4: by Smith.
2. Time OF game hours. Umuires-Messrs.
sheridan and Perrine
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Sacrifice fv-Tenney Stolen bases Murray.
o. Hara and DOYLE. Left base..-Phadcl-
ph.n. .: New York. I. First base on errors
I.hiladelnhia, 1; New York. l. Double :lay
Vanguard. Doyle and Tenney. Struck ont BY
Marcuard $: by Moore. 2. Rascs on balIs-On
Marquard. L: of Moore. l. Hit by .itchtr-B
Moore Deylin. Wild pitch MsrGuard. Passed
BALL. Meyers. Umpires-Johnston and Cus1ck.
Time Of game-1 hour and IS minutes.
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Earned rln-Eastern, !. Nlruck out-By' NhIt-
ney. Il; by Triesier, T. Wild Glitch whitncy.
Passed ball-Schiosser. Stolen bases Leland
Pnrke-. Iecon. Chase. Bower. waste e., an
Schlos er. Bsses bslis-OH whitnev 1: OF
Tr-esler 1. SaerBce hiis-Ielaad, rarela and
Bower. Um2ire-Mr. McCaydell Of ST. !ohns.
Time Of Cxme-l hour and A minutes.
Evening star., 1909-04-18
NATIONALS PRESENT
GAME TO BOSTON
Handicapped by Gray's Pitch
ing, Locals Lose Heart
and Play Poorly.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
How the Clubs Stand.

Today's Games.
Chicago At st. Louis.
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Ibatt-d for CoSan in ninth inning.
..Batted for CALLAHAN in ninth inning.
iBatted for Watts in nfth inning.
Pepusvlvan' o o D--4
t;eo-getown. ........ % d o . . u IL
Two-base hit it--W0od. Home run-Smth. Sto;cl
base-NcDonald ba Sacrifice hits-Aldendifer. =.
DoNb,e piays-Cogan Eckenrode 10 Nc Donald:
Mayock McDouald Aidendifer. unassisted.
Uirs-Of Watts, IN four innings; on Collier, 3
i'm Ave innings. First base balls-By Mongom
cry, 2: by Watts. q by Collier. l. Struck ou
Ump:re-Slr Belts. Time of game hours.
Evening star., 1909-04-18
Is the official score:
Totals ............ 81

sBatted for Mcbride In ninth.
fBatted for Hughes in ninth.
<Niles out for running RrOund ID
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Technical .........-. y 90
Stolen bases Fredericksburg. ,, First base Oh
hafls-Of Tsye, I. Struck out-By Taye. 13: By
Reunctt. II. Left on bases-Techncal ;; Ere l.
erick.har-. T. Passed balls-Morris .. Mid
pitches-Taye. .. Umpixe-Mr. Gouldpan. Time
Of yane-1 hour and 80 minutes.
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Totals. 8 10 q 1G Al Totals. 5 s24 IL ;
'Batted for joss in ninth.
ssBatted for rmingham In ninth.
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Totals. q 10 2 Totals. 924 8 q
'Batted for Pastcrious in ninth.
Boston .............. 0 o KS
Brooklyn ............ u o o o o o o.
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Two-base hitk-Mowrey, HI
Wilson. Three-base hits-0a'
and Gibson. Sacrifice hit-P
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25
a u

oils Situated on an eminence oVeflookihs
College creek, a tributary of the pictur-
esquc Severn river. the parade ground
gently slopng down to the water. the
first impression that one gains OF tue
buildings formerly used as the ma
rine barracks and school of applica-
ton is one of satisfaction at such fine
location. Comprising la acres, the gov
eminent reservation, or the government
farm. as it is more Familiarity known to
Annapolitans. is a tract of unusual beau
". and provided ample facilities for those
who were stationed at Annapolis and at
taehed 10 the Marine Corps. The last
class at the Marine School of Applica-
tior. when located at Annapolis. was
graduated in the fall of 1905. The new
lass was ordered to Port Royal S. c., in
February, 1909. where the Marine School
OF Application is now situated Admiral
Porter. shortly after the civil war. was
the first TO realize the value OF the land
across College creek, and knowing with
conrfnenoable foresight that the Naval
Academy was bound To outgrow its then
small limits and that suitable ground
must he provided for this growth, he ar
ranged for the purchase of the entire
tract of Iii acres, aud shortly afterward
began The erection of the first building
Ia rise upon its grounds-the old Naval
Hospital.
IN few short years the large and com
lnodIous building was constructed. which
was forced 10 bear the odium of au
unhealthful location. and, in spite of
The fact that Annapolis has always
beea regarded as an unusually healthy
eity with a mortality that is very
low the leading naval medical authori-
ties decided on change. The hos
pital was stripped of its equipment. its
patients taken to other places probably
no more heathful and in few years the
old hospital was spoken Of as ''Porter's
Folly. To-day the hospital serves as the