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sists of a monster canvas 165 by 165 feet.
In times Of sunshine this will be rolled
against the grandstand. When wishing
to spread it for the protection of the dia-
mond the canvas will be rolled to the
center of the diamond and unfolded. A
dozen men can handle 1t easily.
Around the outer edge of the diamond
a few feet back on the grass of the out
field. will be sunk holes. When not in
use these will be covered with rubber
tops. but when desired to stretch the
canvas the tops will be removed and the
edges of the covering fastened down by
passing a rope around hook in the hole.
BY pulling these ropes the canvas will
tighten and present a smooth surface.
from which water will run to the outfleld
and soak through the grass.
This will cover the entire infield and
the base lines and will extend far enough
into the outfield that no water can run
back into the parts OF the diamond I'M
protected by grass.
To remove the covering it will be folded
part way, and then rolled tight against
the grandstand by an electric motor. The
thing can be taken up and the field made
ready for play within four or five min
utes.
The rain seldom falls hard enough to
make the outfield impossible for play,
and If the water is kept off the diamond
games can be pulled off II it stops raining
at 800 pm.
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Hough, the veteran sporting editor or
the Philadelphia Inquirer: In the last
thirty years there has not been a base
ball championship won without a pieaI
coming from some quarter of alleged
crookednesS, and there will not be one
won for the next $50 years without
repetition of the same old cry, for the
sore heads and knockers. like the poor,
have always been with US and always
will be. The Athletics and the Cleve-
lands played two games Saturday, Doth
of which were won by the locals. Ii
those two games had been played just as
they were played in the first or second
series, before it had been absolutely de-
tween the Detroiters and the Athletics,
they would have aroused only the ordi-
nary criticism. The critics would have
criticised in their usual ANALYTICAL and
legitimate fashion. They might have
dweled at length upon the superb work
of Bender in the first game-just as they
did in the game with Detroit last week
and might have panned the CleVelanders
for their fielding lapses: they might nave
commended Morgan for the way in which
fourth inning of the second game. and
exercised their privilege of criticising the
Maps for their performance on the base
lines. And, as matter of fact. that is
precisely the way the local critics did
treat it-that is, all of them but one.
Undoubtedly the members Of the Cleve-
land team would rather see the Athletics
win the pennant than the Detrolters. That
is their privilege, just as it is that of the
members of the Washington team to IA
vor Detroit over Philadelphia. But 1t does
not follow because of this natural predi-
lection that Washington would hand De-
troit game or Cleveland hand one to the
Athletics. Between Connie Mack and
Jimmy McAleer there is a bond of close
personal friendship and esteem. McAleer
would rather see Mack win the faG this
year than any other manager in the
league, with st. Louis out of it, of course.
yet ii was the difference in showing made
by the Browns against the Athletics and
the Detroiters that kept the latter in the
lead. The Browns won eight games from
the Athletics, but only won three from
Detroit. Take five games off the leaders,
and the Athletics would be in first place,
yet no one would think Of accusing ST.
Louis of quitting to Detroit. Up to date
Cleveland has won as many games from
the Athletics as has Detroit, with two
games yet to play. In fact, outside Of
Washington, Detroit has been the easiest
team in the circuit for the Athletics to
beat.
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ATHLETE
ON A LONG RUN

BALTIMORE, Nd. September 27.-G.
e. Towson, a member Of the Racycle
Bicycle Club. accomplished a wonderful
feat yesterday. when, according to sew
eral who accompanied him, he ran from
the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis
Railway station in Washington to Bal
timore street and American place, a dis
lance of 40 1-5 miles. A. E. Schmidt.
jr.. of the Lafayette Wheelmen, started
with Towson, but when they we're out
on the road sixteen miles Schmidt COM
planned of having a chill, which was
caused by a strong head wind which
they had to contend with, and he had to
give up his plucky attempt, and took a
train to Baltimore from Laurel Much
regret was expressed by Towson that
Schmidt had to retire from the run, as
up to the time he stopped he was on
even terms with Towson. Towson's time
for the run was hours and % minutes
Both runners were accompanied by Sec
rotary Fred A. Rochester of the Racycle
Bicycle Club, who acted as official timer
over the whole course.
After the men were nine miles out from
Washington they were met by some OF
the members of the Racycle Bicycle
Club, who pedaled from Baltimore to as
sist the runners If necessary, and did ex-
cellent work keeping the road clear of
the many dogs that would have, no doubt,
worried TOWSOn.
Edgar Boehm, member of the Lafa-
yette Wheelnen, met the runners when
they were thirteen miles out from Wash
tngton. and assisted Schmidt, his brother
member.
Secretary Rochester, who was the off,
cial timer, exhibited aff1davits signed at
Washington. Bladensburg, HyattsvilIe,
Contee. Laurel: Elkridge, Mount Winans,
Columbia avenue and at the finish in
which the stgners declared Towson passed
them. The men left Washington at 9:25
O'Clock and arrived at Hyattsville five
miles. at 9:08. For the rest Of the Jour-
ney the distance and time were as fol-
lows: Contee, 16 miles, 1l:4O. it being
here that Schmidt dropped out; Laurel.
201s miles. 1902; Elkridge. 80 miles. 1 :4S;
Mount Winans. So miles, 2:55; Columbia
avenue. 81. miles. 1902, and Baltimore
street and American place, 40 ID miles,
3:2O PIN. He was greeted with cheers
from residents and pedestrians along the
route and was met by a large crowd of
friends when he turned Baltimore street
from Liberty street. who followed him
to the American building. where each
congratulated him for his wonderful feat
The men who were on the run yester-
day with bicycles were Frank Martin.
Wilbur Lentz. Nick Holman. Richard
Towson, Louis Cleveland, r. L. French,
Ernest Sampson. John j. Nahm Harry
Rosenberger, jr., all members of the Ra-
cycle Bicycle Club; Edgar Boehm. I
Leach and II. Voelker, members of the
Lafayette Wheelmen, and five unattached
riders.
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The following figures. complied from
the official scores of the games. as pub
iished from day to day, give a complete
and accurate description of the work of
those players who are under contract at
the present time with the Nationals
from the commencement of the season in
the race for the pennant. representing
the championship of the American
League. to Sunday, September %. and
include the two games played Saturday
afternoon with the White Sox of Chicago
on the home grounds.
The team as a whole lost ground in
batting, as it was only able to aver
age zoo. against .3O6 the previous week
being at bat 210 times and making but
II base hits, the heavy batters of the
team. except Gessler, falling off, Leli-
welt only making one base hit during the
week. Mcbride. one of the weak hitters
OF the team, did yeoman service with the
willow in the seven games played, being
at bat p times and making nine hits
four being made off of wild Bill Dom
ovan of the Detroit team, out of four
times at bat giving him a batting aver
age for the week OF .429. Schaefer, who
got into the game again Saturday, bat
TED at the rate of .375. thus boosting his
VIZ Ill 1lolO1nR the
average for the week was 1854, making
no gain over the previous week. The team
played seven games with st. Louis De-
troit and Chicago, winning one and los
Ing six, the victory being taken from De-
troit, with Johnson twirling. The team
mas but one player in the 300 class,
Foreman. and he is a pitcher and has
played but one game. Mcbride has
PLAYED In every game to date this season
ana is the only one. as he did last sea-
son. Lelivelt at the present time leads
the team In batting. with an average of
.s'S, followed by Browne and Unglaub,
with percentages Of .273 and 26S, re-
spectively. Slattery having fallen from
1888 last week to .256. Mcbride increased
over 400 for the week. The others who
increased their averages were Gessler,
killifer. Schaefer, Gray and Conroy, the
latter batting at a .26O gait the rest
Of the team slumping considerably.
Unglaub leads in singles, 1913; triples.
II, and home runs. .; while Mcbride
leads in doubles with 10. followed by
Donohue. In sacrifice hitting Conroy is
the leader with %, while Milan is push
ing him for the lead with %, having
made five during the week to Conroy's
none. Mcbride is also coming along
with 10. and the leaders In stolen bases
are Conroy and rnglaub with IL each to
their credit, followed by Mcbride with
10 Johnson leads the twirlers with 1877
strikeouts. while Groom comes next with
12S. but Groom leads in giving bases on
balls with 90. Walker, in the two games
In which he has twirled, has averaged
SIN strlkeouts to game. There are but
nve more games on the home grounds.
me hgures which follow give better
idea OF the Nationals work TO date.
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VETERANS TO PLAY GOLF.
Remarkable List Of Aged Men En-
tered in Annual Event.

NEW YORK, September GA remark
able list Of old men from all over the
United States have entered for the SEMI
iors' fifth annual golf tournament at the
Apawamis Club. Rye, n. Y, Wednesday
and Thursday. Contestants, as previously,
must be at least flfty-five years old in Or
der to be eligible. Several of the 40 odd
entered are close to eighty, and II Is pos
sible that the total may be exceeded. 1t
is improbable that so many men distin-
guished in business, society, the law. pull
pit, medicine. the military and other walks
Of life ever befre entered In an American
sporting event
While the majority of entrants are from
within seventy-flve miles Of New York.
there are about dozen each from Boston
and Philadelphia and a scattering repre-
sentation from states as far distant as
Texas.
Among the widely known men who will
tie up Wednesday are former Gov. John
w. Griggs of New Jersey; A. F. Huston,
the Philadelphia capitalist: Lawrence Dill
worth. Pittsburg, and r. H. Thomas,
president of the New York Stock Elk
change.
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JAPANESE NOTABLES
TO SEE BALL GAME

CHICAGO, September 27.-A dozen
Japanese base ball enthusiasts, headed by
Baron Kanda and Mr.. Matsukata, will
cheer for the Cubs In their game with
Philadelphia today. The women OF the
party. in native costume, will accompany
their husbands.
Base ball is one of the general pas
times in the island empire. and, according
to Baron Kanda, he hoped not to leave
the city without having seen the world s
champions in action. I'VE have heard so
much about your Cubs In Japan" he
said, land are anxious to see them play
Today is the last of the four-day stay
in Chicago
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NEW PLAN STARTS TODAY.
Georgetown Props and Varsity Will
Practice Together From Now On.

Something new in the line of gridiron
work will be inaugurated on the heights
this afternoon when the prep squad will
combine with the varsity, and from now
will be under the direction of Coach New
man. The benefits that will be derived
from such a plan are obviously many
and they will work to the mutual i'm
provement Of the two parties involved.
For number of years the embryos
have been greatly handicapped by not be-
ing properly coached. and more than once
this has been the cause of a slump in the
teams work toward the end Of the sea-
SON. This will now be entirely elimina ted
as the lads will receive Il great deal of at
tention from the varsity coach, who will
put a couple of his more experienced men
in charge under his direction. In this
way the props will gain a good knowl-
edge of gridiron tactics and at the same
time they will be under the surveillance
of one Of the greatest players in the
country.
On the other hand. the present varsity
Will have them for opponen'; in scrim-
images. and as the youngsters are husky
bunch there is not much doubt that
they will give the wearers of the 'G''
some tough scrapping. Then. too. some
of this years props are likely to make a
strong bid for positions on the varsity of
next fall. That the experience they will
gain during the next two months will
stand them in good stead when they make
their debut In faster company Is a fore
gone conclusion. for not only will they
learn all the tricks of the game as 1t Is
played among the colleges, but they will
also get on to "Bilr' Newman's methods
Of attack and defense, which are radically
different from those used In the southern
universities.
The props play their first game against
Western next Friday afternoon, and they
promise to show great improvement
over last years aggregation, which was
by far the lightest in long time. Five
veterans. Mclaughlin. Heiskell Brady.
Murphy and Capt. Kerwin. will appear in
the lineup, while the vacancies will be
filled by Cassidy. Miller, Milburn. Wal
dron, Leonard and Golden. The first
mentioned of these halls from Tennessee.
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ENEMIES OF THE OYSTER.
Mussels Destroying the Bivalves In
English Beds.
Foreign Correspondence Of The sta..

OF Tue Std..
LONDON. September Is, 1908.
Not for twenty-five years has the lot
of the English oyster been as hard as
this year. Its enemy. the mussel, has
invaded the oyster beds In countless
battalions.
The Burnham Oyster Fishery COM
pany Is now employing twenty smacks
for the sole purpose of dredging up the
mussels In the twenty-five miles OF
oyster beds in its possession. Hundreds
Of tons Of wholly useless mussels have
been dredged in the last few months.
has hean g.;ned soains. The enemy
The mussels have no market value.
In the Burnham beds there are some
140.000,000 oysters fnhabiting different
patches, according to the age
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TO COVER INFIELD.
How Cleveland Expects to Put 8
Stop to Postponed Games.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. September 27-The
Cleveland club has just closed contract
for the most improved field covering that
has been made. 1t is not in use any
where in the country, and is vastly bet
ter than the covering which protects the
Pittsburg infield.
The covering Is an ingenious contriv-
ance, and If it works as well in practice
as in theory will save the club thousands
Of dollars in postponed games. 1t con-
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where he represented his high school for
the ma ST fuo asons Miller apd Nilb,rn

"HeIe ne eIFeseHleu MS HIBI SCHVU. Tut
the past two seasons. Miller and Milburn
are both well known locally. the former
having been fullback and the latter quar-
ter on Randolph-Maco last season. Wal
dron played end on Greenburgh High In
Pennsylvania for three years. while Gold
en- and Leonard are ex-stars of st. Vim
cents College in California.
The team is very heavy for a prep
school eleven. and II is rumored that II
will outweigh the 1908 varsity. SO far
the men have been handled by Mr.. An
glim, g. J.. who was responsible for many
of the champion prep teams previous to
1906 AS he leaves today for Woodstock,
it was up to Manager Langmuir to do
something in the way of securing coach.
and he is certainly worthy Of congratu-
lation for bringing about the plan spoken
of at the beginning of this article.
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in the council caused by resignation the
past summer will be filled, and a manager
for the basket ball team appointed.
Dean McBane Of the political science
school, recently appointed chairman OF
the council, will preside at tonights meet
ing. Other members of the council ex-
pected to be present are DR.. F. r. Phil
lips, DR.. George N. Ackert, DR.. Z. G.
Wilson, Prof. John Paul Earnest Man
ager Summer Of the foot ball team and
President Baer of the Undergraduate AS
ISOLATION.
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Killed by a Pitched Ball.

CHICAGO, September 27.-Eugene Swim
bank, seventeen years old, died yesterday
after being hit by pitched ball In a game
being played at the foot of Cornelia ave
nue. He fell few feet from first base
and died in an automobile on the way to
hospital.
The ball had struck him over, the heart,
and death was caused by paralysis of the
muscles of that organ, due to the blow
the physicians said.
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LOUISVILLE WINS REMNANT.
First Three Clubs Had Great Bat
tie for the Championship.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, September 81
The American Association base ball sea-
son closed yesterday after a close contest,
with Louisville the pennant winner and
Milwaukee in second place. The Official
standing, with games won, lost and per-
centages, follows:
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TURF YEARS LAST BIG PRIZE.
$24, 900 for Colts and Fillies in Two
Parts Of Matron Stakes.

NEW YORK, September 27.-The New
York turf seasons last great prize. with
a gross value Of about $24 600 to be run
for in two parts for the Matron stakes
at Belmont Park. win be decided this
week. The stakes, under the conditions,
will make two races. one confined to the
colts and geldings, ands the other to the
flies. The colts section Of the big fix
ture. though worth very little more than
the filly section. will be the feature of
the weeks racing on the opening Of the
Belmont Park meeting tomorrow. The
added money and subscriptions for the
stakes amount to $1O.74O for the colts,
and $10,2 6O for the FLIES, and the start
ing fees, with an estimated field Of ten
runners for each race, will bring the
gross sum to be run for up to approx
mately $4,000.
Both events will be at six furlongs
straight down the chute of the Belmont
Park course. The colt division promises
a contest that ought to equal the best
of the year, though neither Waldo nor
Sweep is in it. The colts that were clos
est to the two most successful two-year-
ODDS of 1909 are we'll represented. how
ever. and the pick of the field will in
clude Rocky O'Rrien, which beat Sweep
for the Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga; Bar
leythorpe, the pacemaker in that race;
Candleberry. second in the Futurity, and
Colinet.
For the filly division of the prize tine
weights will be light all around. as Ocean
Bound. the only great winner among the
entries, has been thrown out Of training.
The. field probably will include Angerona.
Greenvale, Old Rose, Starport, Sucker,
Responseful, Fair Louise and Malitine.
this section of the race to be run Thurs
day. Long distances will have an tmpor-
tant part in the racing at Belmont Park.
and that, too. with the best horses in
training engaged literally through the
long-distance stakes.
The chief of the distance events will be
the Jerome handicap. at q mile and five
sixteenths, Wednesday; the Municipal
handicap, at one mile and three-quarters,
Saturday of this week, and the Belmont
Park Weight for Age stakes, two miles
and a quarter the Saturday following.
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AVERAGES OF THE
NATIONALS TO DATE
Seven Players Show Increase
in Batting During the
Past Week.
Still on the Increase.

The following players of the
Nationals have increased their
batting averages in the seven
games which they have contested
with the st. Louis (Browns), De-
tro1t and Chicago white Sox)
during the past week:
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Fighting Tourney.

NEW ORLEANS, September 27.-A Sc
ries of middleweisht championship fights
for the purpose Of eliminating all but the
best man to fight Billy Papke for the
title will begin here next Sunday when
Hugo Kelly meets Eddie McGoorty. 1t
has been decided to match the winner
of the contests with Papke, the fight to
take place October 81, before the West
Side Club. Papke already has signed ar
ticles to fight.
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Out in Pittsburg the sporty boys are
Offering two to one that the Pirates will
win the world series.
All eyes will be turned toward Gotham
today. II the Tigers win both the race
can be said to be over. A defeat will
make it very interesting.
If Joe Cantillon springs Walter Johnson
on the Athletics twice-neXt Saturday and
Monday-there is no telling what would
happen In the old Quaker city.
Jake Lelivelt made only one hit last
week and he received a threatening letter
the fact. She wants him to hit over 800.
Carefully, Cantillon. That Boston team
in the National League is giving Washing
games. The count now stands: Washing
ton, 1O6; Boston. 1O2. Almost as exciting
as the pennant race-not.
Tyrus Cobb had a rough time i'll Phila-
deIphia. Somebody started report that
he was in a theater and the show had to
be stopped for fifteen minutes and a
search made before the crowd could be
convinced he wasn't there.
ished? The many players injured by the
steel cleats make It imperative some legis-
lation be enacted by the base ball mOguls.
And the surest remedy seems to be the
adjustment Of the root of the evil.
The Giants and Reds used only thirty
men in their game at Cincinnati. In fact
both sides used many men that the
base ball writer's in the press box threat
ened many times to strike In a body. Who
could blame them?
You'll have to hand it to Roger Bresna-
hans Cardinals for making records. They
have just smashed all marks for straight
losses for 1909. having lost fifteen straight
More are promised to follow. The Cardi-
nails, while they are about it, are going
to do things right. The Boston Ameri-
cans, two years ago, made record for
twenty-eight straight defeats. when Jim
MCGUIRE was manager. and you can bet
"Bres'' doesn't want to be outdone by the
old Yang backstop If he can help it.
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Weekly gain 210 10 AZ 200 500
Slattery has been called upon to bat in fifteen
games. Gray in ten. Milan in ten. Miller in
eleven, Browne In three. Schaefer In four Dono-
Kelley in two. Unglaub in one, Yohe in two
and Oberlin IN one as substitutes for other
batsmen.
Weekly team batting percentage, 200. a loss
Of .l06.
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japanese Team Won.

TOXIC, September H.-The keio Uni
versity base ball team yesterday again
defeated the University OF Wisconsin
team. The score: Kei. 2 runs. hits. 8
errors; Wisconsin, 1 run, hits, 2 errors.
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7on and Lost by Each Pitcher

Note-Parts of games not included in
games pitched column. The pitchers who have
been released or traded won nine games and lost
twenty four and are included in the totals.
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Note.-Parts of games are included in games
pitched column. and the nine twirlers who were
released and traded struck out 260. gave 131
bases on balls hit 20 batsmen. made % wild
pitches. one balk tSmith) and 116 total errors,
and are included In the totals.
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Chicago. 3: Boston, ..
Cincinnati, 8: New York O.
New York, Z: Cincinnati, 4.
st. Louis. 4; Brooklyn. g.
Brooklyn, /; ST. Louis, o.
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Hatchetites Meet Tonight.

The first meeting Of the athletic council
of George Washington University will be
held tonight in the school of science
rooms, at which the policy of this years
foot ball season will be outlined and the
institutions athletics discussed generally.
It is expected also that several vacancies
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Pitchers Records.

The following are the records of the
pitchers who are now under contract with
fine Nationals:
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Today's Games.
Chicago at Washington.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York
st. Louis at Boston