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Evening star., 1909-04-11
MEL SHEPPARD
GETS HIS MEDAL

NEW YORK, April 10.-The home of
Melvin Sheppard. middle-distance champ
ion of the world, was made glad recently
by the receipt of the following letter from
P. L. Fisher. honorary secretary of the
British Amateur Athletic Association:
LONDON, March II. 1909.
NJ. w. Sheppard, Esq:
Dear Sir: l have the pleasure to inform
you that by the kindness of the American
consulate in London / have been. able to
forward to you the gold record medal of
this association, which has been award
ed to you for the SSO-yard British record.
/ minute 81 seconds. created by you at
the Olympic games. 1908.
The medal Is being forwarded by the
consulate in America and I trust will
reach you safely. Perhaps you will
please send me an acknowledgment when
you receive the medal? Yours faithfully.
p. l.. FISHER,
Honorary Secretary.
Sheppard. after receiving the letter said
This shows that the English are not half
as bad as we would like to paint them.
l always did say that / got a square deal
on the other side-the same as | get over
here. l think it would be good idea If
the A. A. u. would give our men the
same consideration as the English do
their record breakers. For instance. there
is George Bonhag running In record time
every time he starts"
Evening star., 1909-04-11
ANOTHER STORY
ABOUT BILL BRADLEY

bill" Bradley is thanking himself for
having turned down an offer of 500 to
Join the Mobile club in the fall of 1897.
Jack" Kelly, manager Of the team at
that time, was signing up ball players at
the lowest salary possible. He took a
fancy to several of the Cleveland anna
teurs, and that winter he signed up AL
Hecht Darby O'Brien and Jack Phil
lips. He also sent contract to 'Bill'
Bradley, the lanky youth from Payne's
pastures.
It was the first contract that Bradley
ever saw, and he stuck 1t In his pocket.
That $50 always looked mighty sweet to
the Cleveland boy. who had yet to feel
the chains of organized base ball. After
careful thought Bradley lost his nerve
about signing the contract. preferring to
play Independently.
Of the four men who went down to
Mobile that spring, all returned inside of
two months. and Bradley now believes
that he would have met with the same
fate He believes he would have lost all
interest in the game If he had been turned
loose.
Today "Bill' Bradley is the leading third
baseman in organized base ball. drawing
a big salary. On the other hand, Oar
by OBrien is manager of the Duluth
team; AL Hecht has retired from the
game, while Jack Phillips still stars
with the stick and is playing independ-
entity, and with the possible exception Of
Joe Ardner, Is the oldest man playing
ball in Cleveland today. This winter Phil
base ball league, that went up for lack of
patronage. Bradley is still in the game.
and he has a few more years to co.
Cleveland Leader.
Evening star., 1909-04-11
JOSS AND YOUNG
GOOD FOR 70 GAMES

The dopesters are doing some figuring
and have devised scheme whereby
Cleveland is going to make lot of vic
tories this season. The swell scheme
hinges about "Cy' Young and Adrian
Joss.
Joss can work about thirty-five games
in a season. Young is good for as many
more. Between them they labored In six
ty-eight last season, but ICY" lost some
chances in the spring, because he had a
bad ankle. Now. here's the dope:
Young's winning percentage last year
was 656, while joss compiled 1886. Be-
tween them they averaged go. The pen
nant was won by Detroit with a. per-
centage of 5SS. These two pitchers alone
stand almost 100 points in advance of the
pennant.
II each can repeat his winnings in 1909
the club will have half the number
victories necessary to land the pennant on
last seasons basis But the dope is
even better than that. for Young should
take more games than last year, becaus :
he is with club that will make better
showing than Boston did.
If there is any kind OF assistance from
the other pitchers, and IL Young and Joss
do as well as can be expected reasonably.
there isn't going to be so much to this
race after all.
OF course, understand, this is merely
dope. That's the way 1t works out when
you stop to think it over.
Evening star., 1909-04-11
JACK SHERIDAN
DEAN OF UMPIRES

Who is dean of the base ball umpires
There is only one answer-Jack Sheridan.
Twenty-Five years ago he umpired his
first game. It was in the Southern
League Jack was playing second for
one of the clubs when he was rendered a
position Umpiring appealed to him, and
he contracted the habit. Irate fans and
rowdy players have essayed to cure him
of it, but there is nothing doing. Jack
is the daddy of the umpires today. and
Ban johnson would no sooner think OF
running his league without him than he
would OF crossing the continent in a
freight car when Pullmans are fitting in
every direction, says California ex-
change.
When Johnson organized the Amer
ican League one of his very first acts
was to employ Sheridan. Ban had seen
him handle players in the minor ball
leagues, and there. ore knew his worth.
Umpires have come and gone In the
American League. but Sheridan sticketh
closer to him than brother.
What a useful book on "Umpiring Made
Easy Jack Sheridan could write If he
were inclined to swing his pen. Umpiring
must be soft for him, for what human
being could survive a siege Of a quarter
of a century If the life were as strenuous
as the average umpire finds 1t?
Ban Johnson has no love for the home
umpire. He protects his men. and all
that he asks OF them is to be fair. He
wants the visiting club to be given the
same consideration as the home team, apd
this Sheridan does. But Jack is more
than an umpire to Johnson. He is a
confidential adviser. When Ban Is In a
hole, and feels the need of counsel, Sheri-
dan is the man he hunts UP to talk
things over with. AS long as Ban john
son is the big chief, Sheridan will be in
the limelight. This is the one best bet
of base ball.
Evening star., 1909-04-11
BIRMINGHAM MAY
BECOME A COACH

Dode Birmingham, the Maps plucky out
fielder Is being handicapped on the train
ing trip, due to a severe attack OF charley
horse in his left leg just above the knee,
the same leg that was operated on for
varicose veins last winter. When Bir-
mingham's days as a player are over he
may take up college coaching.
It is not generally known that Birming-
ham was favorably considered to coach
the Annapolis base ball candidates this
spring. The captain of the team is from
Dode's home town. He, with several other
and was expelled. Ex-President Roose-
were reinstated on certain conditions.
At this time Dode Birmingham and
Sammy Strang, formerly Of the Giants.
were being discussed as coaches for the
team. Birmingham had been practically
promised the position until the captain
lost his standing in the school. Strans
was the lucky man. getting one vote that
gave him the position over Birmingham.
Had Birmingham landed the position 1t
is more than likely he would not have
played with the Maps this season. but
rest, SO that his leg would thoroughly
regain its strength The money he would
receive for coaching would have netted
him q tidy sum. and az the schools sea-
son would close June 15 Dcde could have
played Independent ball II the Cleveland
club owners would have given him per-
mission.
Birmingham is former Cornell stu
dent. He hopes to land university or
also branch out as full-hedged news
paper man this coming winter. He Is now
considering q proposition to join the
scribes at the close of the season.
Evening star., 1909-04-11
.CY YOUNG HAS WON
ONE OPENING GAME

''Cy' Young has pitched every opening
game for the club he was with since he
came into the American League in 1901.
The first time and only time that he ever
won one was last year. when he beat
Washington to !. Delehanty happened
to slip one over the outfield fence in the
last inning. robbing the veteran pitcher
OF a shutout.
In 1902, pitching the opening game for
Boston against Philadelphia, Young had
Philadelphia shut out, to y. in the sew
enth inning. Then the Athletics begae to
wallop the ball. Cy was kept in the box,
as was the custom at that time, and as a
result Philadelphia scored eleven runs.
while Boston could not get another tally.
And ''Old Cy" had as much speed on the
lest ball he pitched In that game as he
had on the first one.
Evening star., 1909-04-11
stage ON THE NEW
FOOT BALL RULES

NEW YORK, April 1O.-Director Alonzo
A. Stagg of the University of Chicago had
the following comment to make on the
work of the foot ball rules committee
at its recent meeting in this city: 81
think the work of the rules committee
was conservative and will work nothing
but good for the gridiron game" said
Stagg. 'All the members concurred in
the belief that three points is all goal
from the field is worth.
There was some argument whether OF
not the new rule would tend to eliminate
kicking altogether, but l do not think ii
will act that way at all; neither did the
majority of the other members. On the
other hand, it will lessen the possibility
of team with a good kicker defeating
a team which is superior in the other de-
parIments of the game.
LAS to the rule allowing a team to
place the ball In scrimmage or kick as
1t chooses after touchback, the object
is to equalize the offense and defense
more especially when strong wind is
blowing against the team defending it's
goal. Under the old regulations it was
almost impossible for an eleven playing
against a hard wind to take the ball oui
Of the vicinity Of its own goal: If il
did succeed the ball was Immediately put
back by kick from the opposing side
The new rule will give the side laboring
under the disadvantage of such wind the
opportunity of at least two scrimrnages
to gain ground before being forced tC
punt.
Several other innovations in the rules
were proposed, but failed to receive the
necessary votes. Most prominent among
these was that of Paul Dashiel of An
napolis relating to the number of yards
to be gained when team has the ball il
it's own territory. The navy expert sug
gested that only a five-yard gain be de-
manded when the team with the ball is in
it's own territory-that is, between the
center Of the field and its own goal-tht
distance to be changed to ten yards wher
the ball Is pushed into the opponents hall
of the field. DIR. Lambeth of the Univer-
sity of Virginia also, was an ardent sup
porter of this change. but many of the
committee thought 1t would be giving toe
great an advantage to the side having
possession of the ball, and it failed Of
adoption"
Evening star., 1909-04-11
TRYING TO CHANGE
BOAT RACE DATE

BOSTON, April 1O.-Rowing authorities
at either Harvard or Yale must recede
from their present determined position
regarding the annual varsity boat race at
New London or there will be no boat
race this year. II Harvard succeeds in
carrying her point the two crews will
meet July 1. the date all along under
stood But II the Yale men induce Har-
ward to come to Yales terms the race
will be a week earlier. coming Thursday.
June "a.
Until the Yale trustees a short time
ago placed the commencement exercises
at New Haven for next June, week
earlier than usual ii was virtually agreed
that July l would be the date. although
no announcement to that effect had been
formally made.
Now, however, the situation is on
tirely changed. AS far as Harvard is
concerned, July is as acceptable as
ever. but at Yale il is an entirely dif-
ferent story. To have the boat race
q week later than commencement Col
lege would then have closed COM
mencement visitors would have return
ed home from exercises. In word.
the Yale delegation at New London
would be restricted in numbers.
To make the race date June "a. as
Yale now desires, would make it fit in
nicely with the commencement pro-
gram at New Haven. But the race
would then come a whole week before
commencement at Harvard. What
would obtain ut Yale in one case woulI
apply with equal force at Harvard in
the other.
Harvard's supporters and friends
would be conspicuous, in the main, by
their absence at a varsity race June -.
this year. College will not be closed
at that time. but students will be in
tho midst of examinations and the final
work for the year, and could not get
away to GO to New London as would be
the case In commencement week.
There is really little danger, Of
course. OF the varsity race falling
through, but the two colleges. never
theless, are in a rather delicate posi-
tion. Either Harvard or Yale must
consent to a date that is not to her
liking. Harvard's contention Is that
the race having been as good as set
tied for July /, Yale should consent
to that date regardless of subsequent
Developments over which Harvard had
M control
Evening star., 1909-04-11
Yale Freshies Ball Team.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, April 1O.-The
Yale freshmen base ball team will open
the season at home April H. when it
will play the local high school team. The
team will play home games with the
Brown, Princeton, University of Pennsyl-
vania and Harvard freshmen. The sched-
ule is as follows: April II, New Haven
High School; April 10, Phillips Exeter, at
Exeter; April II. Phillips-Andover. at
Andover; April ~. Dean Academy. at
New Haven; April q, Mercersburg. at
New Haven; May /. Hotchkiss School. at
Lake Hill; May 4, Williston, at New
Haven; May u. Brown freshmen. at New
Haven; May s. Pennsylvania freshmen,
at New Haven: May 15. Princeton fresh
men. at New Haven: May 22. Princeton
freshmen, at Princeton; May %. Harvard
freshmen. at New Haven; May 81, St.
Marks. at scarborough. and June 5,
Harvard freshmen, at Cambridge.
Evening star., 1909-04-11
Lemm tn wrestle Hack

NEW YORK, April 10.-Dispatches from
London state that John Lemm, the heavy
weight wrestler. has covered a $500 for
felt posted by George Hackenschmidt, the
Russian lion.'' A meeting between the
men will be arranged, at which time the
Lemm is the grappler whom Frank
Gotch refused to meet when he was in
London seeking bout with Hacken-
schmidt,
Evening star., 1909-04-11
Benefited by Tradesp

The season will soon be on and the
fans can judge for themselves which
of the four teams has strengthened
the most in mental as well as mechani-
cal ability. They will be able to as
certain where Cleveland or st. Louis
profited the more by the deals with
Boston which took Criger to st. Louis
and brought Young to Cleveland. They
will be able to discover how much Chi :
cago will feel the loss Of Fielder Jones.
They will be able to tell whether or
not Moriarity and Bush are better men
than Coughlin and O'Leary.
Evening star., 1909-04-11

lison (2l II. Wright, Leonard, Sweasy ~; Nc
vey; total, o: Nationals: Birdsail (2,, Gibney,
Stndley t6) Coughlin, Fox (2): total. IL. Fly
balls missed-Studley W. Fox t2y. G. Wright.
Foul balls caught.Brdsall., G. Wright & Allison ,sa
sail Allison Out at bases-Natonals, IL times;
Cincinnati. ii times. Left bases-Nationals,
4; Cincinnati, IL. Total bases on hits-Cncin-
natl 46: Nationals, Ii. Bases on errors-Cincin-
natl. 10; Nationals 4. Double plays-Sweasy
and Gould: Waterman and Sweasy: Home runs
Fox. c. Wright (2). Balls caIled-Jones, Is;
Brainard, IA Time of game hours and 49
minutes. Umpire-Robert NJ @ Drnkard ct M Union
Nationals and Daniel Hurley of Cincinnati.
Evening star., 1909-04-11
Elks Indicted for Liquor selling.
KNOXVILLE,

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April 10.-The
county grand jury today returned a true
bill against the Knoxville Lodge Of Elks
on the charge of selling liquor.
Evening star., 1909-04-11

The Analostans are experiencing the
same trouble in getting out their oarsmen
that the Potomac are encountering at
present, as many of their members are
students in the various medical and law
schools and are hard at work in final
examinations.
Evening star., 1909-04-11

The many friends of Mr.. William c. Nc.
Kinney are very anxious to see him elect.
ed to membership Of the board of gov
ernors of the Potomac Boat Club He is
one of the best posted men on aquatics
in America and his standing here in the
community would add luster to the board
of governors.
Evening star., 1909-04-11

The local clubs are determined to re-
vive the old-time club regattas that used
to popularize the sport many years ago
and which attracted large crowds to the
river banks and lighthouses.
Evening star., 1909-04-11

The Old Dcminions are still maintaining
their easy. happy -do-nothing spirit. They
need a good application of force in order
to stir things up.
Evening star., 1909-04-11

The West Philadelphia Boat Club ex-
pect to. put out crew of scullers in its
eight-oared shell this season and go after
the national championship at Detroit next
August. 1t is the liveliest bunch on the
Schuyfkill river.
Evening star., 1909-04-11

Mr.. Frank Smith, one of the best sweep
oars of the Potomacs, has gone north for
his health, the close confning work at
the bank where he is employed having
produced an attack of nervous prostra-
tiOn.
Evening star., 1909-04-11

Capt. Whitney, on whom the Capitol
Hill team is depending to hold the oppos-
ing high school mines in check in the ap-
preaching interhigh school series, is rap
idly regaining his old-tirne forr4 which
was largely responsible for Eastern s
good showing in the series last spring.
With Whitney in good shape the South
east lads should compel the other high
school teams to go some to bring about
a defeat.
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GRANEY KNOCKS I
BAT DOWN and OUT

tho Olympic club Tho nfst easind
was a tanir affair, but when The pair
Jumped into tho rlng for the Bpr1nd
whirt things began 10 hum Gnaney'
II a better boxer than the DINA. Hna.
seeing an opening. he landed When
tho boy who put HageNlseli ah the
Nat hi the mat the select few who
had bcsn allowed to look on could
hardly believe their eyes None of
th1ro present will say to-day how
long the hAttlat remained down
When Nelson did regain hia feet
no vas feeling somewhat psered
Ito accused arancy Of putting one
over In a friendly harmless match
uranuy came back With the Asaer-
tion that Il was the Dane Nha had
started 10 rough H. Things heHnn
10 look maFky but Nelson recovered
his soad nature after a memeul and
extending bis hand, said
Shake. ufanoy. yUi are TIE sac-
und man that ever 80 that 70 ne
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DANES PARTNER PUTS ONE
OVER THAT LANDS MEL.
SON FLAT ON HIS BACK.

BAN FRANCISCO, May t4 ~ Eddie
Gfahef once amateur. lightweight
champion OF the Pacific coast. Is The
second man who cyof put liatiling
Nelson On the mat with a real punch.
The ltaitlsf u tAkina tho count every
night At a local theatre. but he hal
actually been knocked down only
twice
The nattler did not like the en-
p%erlanes particularly, and the gfin
with which he gfeeta rlaahsrs4 IL
rather ziekiy
Tbs Errat event took place Yestar.
DAY afternoon, when dnhnay and
Nelson we're engaged In a friendly
spartnE match In the gymnasium "
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BROOKS TEAM FINDS A
new High water MARK
LOCAL bowLGRs UsrAnLlsH
NEW RECORD ron RAINIER
ALLEYS IN EXHIBITION,

A new alley record wa established
last night by the ~ N Brooks bowl.
inT team, which defeated the Won
defs on the Rainier alleys, taking
three straight gnmua
This total pins aealpcd IN the three
gamea by the BROOKS team was s.fpb.
The former record va $50. The
total made by tho Wonders for ths
three games was s.66A Aearesi
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day while thay trained far their
physical encounter At the Mission
arena NEXT Saturday afhsfuSan
rapks Is particularly bitter against
Kelly because the Italian made nHrh
a good showing IN each OF their
three BATTLES Kelly Ia ssare be-
cause ha thinks no was fohbsi 81
the decision IN their last mastiaa
Both men looked In nna trim. and
the fans confidently expect Kelly 20
make tho boat showing ~ hih asfsff
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SPOKANE May it-Seattle won
out here yesterday by a score " I
70 4 Errors on the part Of stevens
10 rieht field dropped two flioa In
one inning one II which wns by
Magee another by Bennett who
wallopcd the ball In a pinch With
Qua Thompson coming home.
Gynea Altman Weed and Burnett
were the hooting Kids yesterday
Bobby James again sent u OF
those right center drives. Hoofins
Weed oatdiok's throwing 10 second
vac q feature Both Thompson and
kiiillay pitched fine ball The score,
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CI1cAdO. Nay tf-Thog III he was
called here % account 81 darkness
alter n Innings failed 10 break the
lie Of ! 70 T. White for Chicago
pitched a swell game, allowing only
one Mt in the last 10 inninRa
The ilfh was filled with strategy.
Manager Sullivan. when the locals
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INTEREST SCARS
IN CUP CONTEST


A. the time draws near when
the Jensen Challenge cup contest
10 10 end Interest shows up strong
on tho Bismarck nilsys The latest
Hrarau made Wednesday night Ftta
Mahnha on q lead with 20 games %
HE credit, UtbunHgll second with W
gangs. and kYa third with ~ TifeT-
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LEAGUE


BOSTON, May H--u took ll
tnnlner here to win the game for
possIn against cincinnsti yestar-
day' The mil ended after esciung
e~en.< Nv a score Of ! to 4 In the
i'm inning Catcher Roth. running
Tor Mclean. struck Umpire cuesek
ia me breast with both hands As a
result o. being called out Al he
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KELLY AND PAPKE
IN WINDY MILL
POINTERS RAIN BLOWS YER.
BAltf AT EACH OTHER
WHILE TRAINING.

BAN FRANCISCO. May IL
hammeftnk each other with verbal
blows. Hugo Kelly and Hliiy Papks
engaged In a spirited contest y~sstsf-
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Jack Miller. VINO has taken alb
hatiehio'a place at second base Tor
fistsburK. halls from kearnsy. ~
j. He driftad into Pittaburg last
fall and asked for a job. and booked
good enough 10 sign up Ito vas
carried along this spring until ABR
feoxled. when he got his opening.
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Batteries SuHEa, Ntllettt huhps
van and schmidt Manning wafhop
aud kieinuw
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summary T~TF0NsHa7s Nv ~.
ftelsn hasps-ronn9ra hnrnss iut
sbn. Left on hases-eeAttie. I Spot
Eane n STRUCK aut-hy KiililaN u
81 Thompson, ! bases on balls
OH Knliiay 81 Double 'aN-Wced
10 James 10 couunrs Time Of rase
LIZ. Umptre-FRrY
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TUTTTTUT T770T77V07 ~
nstterfe.-litt sad Hogan. Gar
rett and Armhruafef.
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PORTLAND. May it-rarcmA
wen out here yesterday BY scets
Of 10 !. Chlnauit was wud arc
made three bad THROWS Iaennna
landea on him for ulne btuxoea
HFrxsr pitched q fina game.
s.ore r. ~ y
Tacoma .ssssfs-ss.ss.s+ =
Portland .a..sass..s-.s.l =
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Base Ball


AhAtN AhH nN' - h''a .f
The strain after Wednesday
game must have been too much for
Spokane for theY blew up in the
eighth yesterday
SIX errors In that eighth inning,
according 10 the dope rlm SPOKANE,
was responsible for the hls speecl'
victory.
Evidently Ciynes Altman. Weed
and burnett thought they were
piaying football
For sir Innings Seattle got men
on first. but only three eane 20 bat
Those on first tftod 70 steal on ost-
dick. and got plnehed At second.
-
Thompson. while hardly In The
best form. due 70 hi. reeaat Illness,
pitched & fairly sod gaHa
Just recently Hal ciass. nov
playing the first sack oa the Ses
York Americans. received a silver
loving cup from his team mates II
vas net 40 very long ago that Chase
was scampcring around first corner
sacks In the Puget sound country
Looks Ike there was another nrsi
seeker headed toward Gotham who
now holds down the same JOB with
thu Turks
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.nattsd for Kinliay 10 nihth.
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Bsttsnes-campbelI fnd Mclean
ferguson. Mattern and bYwrftheh