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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25


Bernard NJ. Harding, more Familiarity
known as Fats is one of the most
popular players in the local amateur
ranks. His happy disposition, as well
as his good ball playing, has made
him strong favorite with both the
players and spectators at the Marquette
League grounds. Fats manages and
plays first base for the st. Martins team,
and. though he doesn't claim to be the
best first sacker among the amateur BAH
isn't a pitcher in the league who doesn't
fear his mighty stick. He has made
more home runs than any one in the Mar
quette League, and last Thursday, with
Barnes Of the Pension Office team pitch
ing, he established the long-hit record
for the season by driving the ball over
the left f1elder'S head and down w street
to LIST street.
When Harding undertook the manage
ment Of ST. Martins the season had pro-
crossed a month and the team was in
last place. He accepted this handicap
and started Immediately to construct an
entirely new team, feeling confident of
his ability to gather q sufficient number
of good ball payers to hold their own
with the other crack teams in the league
That he has succeeded the standing of
the clubs in the Marquette League will
in striking distance of the leaders, and
If it continues to put up the article Of
ball 1t has since Fats" has been its d.
rector, 1t will stand an equal chance with
the teams that are now tied for the
leadership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25
Eastern Athletes Going West.

NEW YORK. July 24.-One of the larg-
est delegations that ever left New York
for a national championship will leave
around the early part of August for the
National A. A. U. championships. which
will be held In Seattle August Ii and IA.
The Chicago A. A. is endeavorins to
have a triple meeting between their track
team and the teams of the New York
A, c. and Irish-American A. A. 1t is
expected that both the New York A. c.
and Irish-American A. A. will send their
best men, because IL there is one meet
ing in the year that an athlete feels he
is entitled to compete in. If he is good
enough, it is the national championships
the blue ribbon event of the year.
Barlow s. Weeks chairman Of the
championship committee, has received an
allowance from the exposition officials to-
ward helping out the clubs that will send
their best men.
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The marvellous twirling Of Birch and
the phenomenal playing of Dawson helped
the ST. Stephens team to win an exciting
battle from the Columbia Athletic Club
by the score of to 3.
The contest went for six and one-haIt
innings. In the first part of the seventh.
with the score Z to against them, the
Columbias hit the ball into dark terri
tories. tallying six runs. With the two
runs to the good and two down, Umpire.
Setley called the game on account of
darkness. The game went back to the
sixth inning. owing to the fact that St
stephens had last raps. Maybe Manager
Maurice O'Connor wasn't wishing for
searchlights. 1t was hard game to lose,
as 1t is near the close OF the season. and
each victory means a great deal.
Birch not only pitched a brilliant game,
but starred with the stick cIoutinr >
double and single. In the past four
days he has twirled three games. all OF
which he has won. He held the last
year champions down to seven safetiss.
all singles.
Hester. the big southpaw of the losers
had two bad rounds during the innings
he officiated. They We're the first and
fifth. In the opener the tail-enders hit
MN ior four bingles. which resulted in
three TALES. Again in the fifth thew
crossed men, making four this time on \.
double, two singles and costly error.
During the second, third and fourth in
ninss Hester allowed no hits or runs to
De recorded on him. The big southpaw )
puzzling curves and shoots worked to
perfection, but he played in hard luck.
He was as steady as clock. for only
one man reached the initial sack on wide
ones, and this was Intentional. Itch
field, the little star southpaw, finished the
game by twirling the final round He
walked Griffin, famed Moriarity and Up
thegobe, and the other out went down TO
short.
Norman Kraft's catching yesterday was
so great that the fans cheered him on
several different occasions. He nailed
four runners trying to steal on him, and
Willie Taylor was the only successful
Columbia player to steal on him.
.'Yank" Dawson put up star game
for the winners, although the second
baSeman made a miscue that was not
costly. Yank" made four putouts and
three difficult assists
The score.
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To Penalize Base on Balls.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 24.-There is a ru-
NOR that the base ball rules committee
will pass a measure which will stop the
deliberate giving Of base on balls to
one player In order to take a chance on
a weak hitter following. The game has
reached a stage now where the fans know
what is coming of most of the time.
All the good batters nowadays are
passed when there Is any one on the
bases Under the proposed rule II q
pitcher deliberately walks a man those
on bases will be allowed to advance two
bases. 1t would be a fine rule, and 1t
is very likely that this rule will go
through the coming winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25
MARQUETTE LEAGUE
BATTING AVERAGES
Pension Leads in Team Bat
ting, With Herman Best
Individual Hitter.

The first set Of official averages Of the
Marquette League, given out yesterday.
shows that the Pension Office boys have
been walloping the ball hard and lead
the league with an average of .306. Her
riman. the Pensioners third sacker. is
leading with percentage Of .4O6. while
Moye OF the same team Is close at hand.
Mccarthy OF the Pension Office has
stolen sixteen bases. and Mess Of the
same team is his nearest competitor. He
has twelve to his credit.
The averages:
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the others. and all pulling for all they are
worth?
Why wouldn't they? Isn't 1t worth be-
ing the most popular professional, the
most popular amateur and the most ener-
getic fan for the honor alone? And
when it comes to having one of those
valuable prizes which The Star is hang
ing out for the men who are found enti-
tied to the honor, wouldn't it make any
body hustle?
A one hundred dollar hammerless.
breech-loading. double-barreled shotgun
for the first man among the amateurs, as
we'll as among the professionals.
A seventy-dollar Abbey & Imbrie fishing
outfit, with rod, reels, lines and every
thing necessary to fishing trip. even
bait bucket, for the second man In both
classes.
A thirty-five-dolIar base bail outfit-uni-
form, shoes, sweater, glove, bat, even a
uniform baylor the third man.
And for the fan who brings in the
greatest number of votes, no matter for
whom. a ten-day trip to New York or
Atlantic City. with all travelling and hotel
expenses paid by The Star.
Wouldn't that make you hustle?
Only Three Weeks More.
There are only three weeks remaining
before the final tab will be made to de-
termine the lucky winners. August 10
is the day when it ends.
Charlie Street made leap of approx
mately 5000 votes this week; Unglaub
went him one better and scored about
1900, while Mcbride came under the
wire with IL 900 in the professional class
For the amateurs, Richard Conner came
in strong with an increase of 22,500,
Quantrell with about IL 600, and McDon-
ough a nose behind with about 10000.
Knowing ones are keeping their eyes on
Litchfields whose score Swelled about
5000 during the week.
OF the fans, NJ. j. Ernest still retains
a comfortable lead on paper Of nearly
10000, but there are rumorS in the air
that many thousands of votes are being
held back for the race in the home
stretch.
1t is a pretty race, and the end is not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25
INDEPENDENCE. LEAGUE.
How the Clubs Stand.
Hard Battle for the Farmers.

Hard Battle for the Farmers.
Agriculture and Advent played a twelve
round battle yesterday, the former win
ming in the last inning on home run by
Priest and singles by Harveycutter and
Ferguson. the final score being 0 to I.
Harveycutter and Ferguson of Agricul-
tire lead with the willow, the latter boot
ing timely four-sacker in the sixth.
Morgan and Conover played well in the
field for the clerks. -.
America pitched steady game Tor Al
vent. but the errors behind him were
costly. Cap Humphrey, on third, and
Jaeschkie, in center for the churchmen,
pulled off some clever fielding stunts.
The score:
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Warm Racing for Saratoga,

NEW YORK, July PA truce in the
rivalry of the leading stables OF the
eastern turf for the first place on the
winning list this season. with the stable
OF S. c. Hildreth holding first Mace over
the James r. keene stable, was called
last week. when both establishments re-
tired from the race tracks 20 training
quarters to rest before renewing the
struggle at Saratoga,
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SUBURBAN LEAGUE.
How the Clubs Stand.
Leaders Take Another.

Parkview increased it's lead In the Sub
urban League yesterday by easily defeat
ing Reed. the tailenders. score 10 to 3.
The game was well played and interesting
up until the last two innings.
Chilly" Jones started in the box for
Reed and was pitching fine game. when
he was ordered out of the game for max
ing objection to one of Finnegan's deci-
sions. Noble made sensational one
handed catch off Baggette's bat. The
batting of Noble and Kelliher was the
other feature. Score:
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MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
How the Clubs Stand.
Forfeits to Congressional

Bloomingdale failed to put nine eligible
men in the field yesterday in the Mar
ouette League and lost to the Congress
SIGNALS by default, 0 to O.. An exhibition
game was played between a picked team
and the Congre ssionals, which the former
won by to 4.
The Compassionate are now tied with
Pension Office and Columbia for first
place. Score:
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GAITHERSBURG NOSES
OUT GERMANTOWN
Special Dispatch to The Star.

GAITHERSBURG. Nd, July 24-In
loosely played game Gaithersburg de-
feated Germantown here today. Both
Murphy and krause twirled a good game,
but were given poor support. Groves at
second sack was the star. he alone being
for Gaithersburg's victory.
Lyddane's inability to handle Krause's
delivery was responsible for the defeat of
Germantown. as he held his opponents to
seven scattered hits. Score:
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Donovan. Has Chip on Shoulder.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, July 24.-Mike
Donovan. the local middlewesEht boxer.
is out with a challenge to meet Sam
Langford. Stanley Ketchell, E:ily Papke
or any middleweight in the game. Dom
ovan has stated his willingness to wager
any part of 5000 that Ketchell. Langford
or Papke cannot knock him out in twenty
rounds
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good control, as he allowed no one tn
walk, although two of the Suburbanite
team caught Johnny's delivery in the
Stats. He famed eight.
Thomas put up good game at first for
the losers, and the playing of Tommy
Harris at short for Ninth was good
YUM Moreland, as usual. was there
with the wagon tongue. Out of three
trips to the plate he cracked out as
many hits. all Of which went for one base.
The official score:
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Twobase hit-Menefee. Hits-Of Fague, 10;
OF Callahan I. Stolen bases-Pan'one. Watson,
Eurleiyh Left on bases-Conri essonais 8;
Picked Team, 4. Hit by pitcher-By Fague,
Struck out-By Fague. , by Callahan. 5.
Passed halls-Yeager. i: Menefee, 1. Cmpires-
Messrs Brown and Dilsayer Tirle OF game
hour and 80 minutes.
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rwo-base hit-Birch. Hits-0n Hester, I: on
Birch. Z. Sacrifice hts-Birch. Moriarity Stolen
bases--Griffn. Moriarity. q. Kraft. Taylor. Dou-
BILE plays-Dawson to Duffy. Left on bases
Columbias. 8: ST. Stephens, 4. First base on
halls-Hester. l: Iitchfeld, 1; Birch, 4. First
base on errors-Coumbias. 1: st. Stephens 3
Struck out-By Hester. 8: by Litchheid. =; by
Birch, 4. Umpire-Ar. VIII Setiey. Time OF
game-1 hour aud ~ minutes.
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Richard Conner Comes Strong With In
crease Of 1880 Ballots.
Ernest Retains Comfortable Lead in Fan Glass;
Litchfie1d Makes Big GainMany Thousands
of Votes Being Held Back---Prizes
Remain on Exhibition.

Well. say, Have you noticed how
they're hustling after those prizes? And
have you noticed how the leaders are
leaping into The thousands with their
popularity votes, each with his eye on
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Quantrelle. Sacrifice hits-Walters, Quantrelle.
Stolen bases-Walters. Moreland (2). Buehler (2l.
Hands. Conner, Smith Double play-Gibson To
Brauner to NJ. Thomas Left on bases-Langdon
g; Ninth. q. First base on ,bais-On Cruiksanks.
2. Struck out-By Cruksanks. .; by Carroll, S.
Passed balls-Seyers,' 3; Porter /. Umpire-Mr.
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Only a Romp for Ninth Boys.
The result of the game in the Sunday
School League yesterday, in which the
Ninth Street aggregation defeated the
Langdon Episcopal squad, gave each team
a stronger hold on it's respective position
In team standing. The score was IL to ,.
Ninth is still leading, having lost one
game less than the Bethany troupe. The
result of the game yesterday was also the
eighteenth defeat for the suburban team.
The Episcopal nine started things in its
half of the opening inning. and it looked
as though it would give the Christians a
hard run. Such was not the case.
Porter hit the first ball pitched into
right garden for two bases and tailed on
Mattingly's single n\the same territory
Gibson took the count on strikes. but
Brauner was there with timely double
to left that scored Mattingly. Brauner
was left on base, as Cruiksanks and
Thomas were easy outs.
Ninth scored enough runs in it's half of
the same inning to win the game.
Carroll was on the heaving end for
Ninth, and, barring the first inning he
was the master of the situation. Three
hits in the first session and one in the
sixth was all the suburban team could do
with his delivery. Johnny seemed to have
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Manhattans Win Handily.

The second game in the Independence
League yesterday was handily won by
Manhattan over Twining. IL to 6.
limbaugh worked well on the rubber
for Manhattan and kept the six bingles
registered by Twining scattered. Buckley
featured with the bat for the winners,
while Gardiner played fast game at
second for Twining.
The score:
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Virginia League.

At Portsmouth-First, game: Portsmouth, :;
Lynchburg. o. Second game: Portsmouth. 4;
Lynchburg, 3.
AT Richmond-First game: Richmond. o: Nor
folk. g. Second game: edmond, Z: Norfolk -
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Twining ............ : q D
Left on Decentralization. g.; Twining. 10.
First base balls-Of Powell ); off limbaugh,
3 Struck out-By Powell, 5; by limbaugh H.
Three ba Sc ahits-Falconer. Carr. Chapman. Gar
diner Two-base hits-Bennet, Chapman, Raw
ling Sacrifice hits-Gill, limbaugh, Diver.
stolen bases-Rawling ca, Chapman. Donnelly.
Hit by pitcher-By Powell. Umpire-Mr. Handi-
boe Time OF game--l hour and 30 minutes.
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Two-base hits-Mess (2), Hudgns, Daley.
Three base hits-kelliher. 2. Hits-On Jones. 2
or Mckinney. 6 in two innings. Sacrifice hits
Nicholson. Gallagher. Nam Stolen bases.Mess
~, Gallagher, Stuart. keiliher. Baggette. Miller.
kellher: Baggette to kelliher to Mess. Left on
bases-Parkyiew. 8: Reed, q. First base on balls
Hit by pitcher-By Jones. 1 by Koehler. l.
Struck out--Ry Jones. 3; by Koehler. II: by
Hudgins. 1. Wild pitches-Jones. q Umpfre-Mr
Fiuncgan. Time of gamc-1 hour and 40 minutes
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sDampfef out Tor cutting SecOnu Ddse.
Advent ...O o O 0 o o o.
Aggies $500. . 0 2 . o 0 -
Twobase hits-America. Jaeschki. Graham,
Sharp. Three-base hits-Morgan. Slack Home
balls-Of Reeves f. off Hummer 6: on Amer
lea. 1. Left on bases-Aggies. o; Advent. ~
Sacrifice hits-Oakley, 2. Stolen bases-Dampier'
Priest, HarYeycutter az. Sharp (2). Struck out
BY hummer 8; by Reeves, 4; by America. ..
Double plays-Segeonery tunassisted}; Fletcher
to Slack to Dampier: Connover to Graham. Hit
by pitcher-By America. l. Wild pitchnReeves.
Tima Of aame-2 hours and 10 minutes.
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Home run-Diamond. Three-base htts-Groves,
out-By Murphy. Z. BY Krause. 8: Bases on
Thompsop and OuvaU.
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Ball has played a great game since
signing up with Columbia. He made two
hits and scored as many runs and put up
an excellent game afield In the Columbia
Pension Office game last week.
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Marquette League Notes.

Following is the schedule for the week;
Monday-St. Martins VS.. Bloomingdale.
Tuesday-Congression VS.. Columbia,
lOL
Observation-Disclosures vs. Pension Of
fee.
Thursday-Columbia, 101. VS., st. Mar
tins.
Friday-Bloomingdale VS.. Tanglewood.
Saturday-Open.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.
How the Clubs Stand.
ONLY a Romp for Ninth Boys.

Game tomorrow-Hamline VS.. Langdon,
at 18th and D streets, at $50.
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Parrone did not MAKE a hit for Bloom
ingdale in its game with Pension Office
last Monday. Quite coincidence.
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Mess is leading the league In base steal
ing at the present time.
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Madden Is keeping company with the
select, batting way off of the 800 mark.
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Better fielding than was done by How
ard and Boykin, the American Security
star infielders. In the last scrimmage,
could hardly be desired. as both players
gobbled everything that came their way
and made the difficult chances look easy.
This pair make the left side Of the dia-
mond almost as strong as it could bes- as
they certainly can cover some ground.
Both boys are good hitters also, and 1t.
looks as If this team has the best third
baseman and shortstop in this organize
ton.
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Totals ........ 10 3O4 "a 66 81 Il II
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Harding's home ruin was one of the
features of the Congressional-St. Mar
tins game Tuesday. The hefty one is
team.
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Totals. 10 II 27 Il Totals. B 9271S 3
DO I'D for bar ton In min

~Batttu TOT IndTIlUn IN nIHtH.
Parkvew. ........... . 2 10
Reed u o o o O o. i
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Totals. 7l2s617 4 Totals. 1926 Il
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-11
MAGNETS FOR MARS
New york Eveninp Post.


We ought not to be talking of tens
mllion-dollar mirrors or letter-sisnals,
five miles long, until we have made
trial of many possible devices for com
municating with Mars that are far
more simple and economical 1t seems
to us that, properly exposed Mt noon
time, against the glaring background
OF 4Arisona's alkali plains. any one OF
the following objects ought to catch the
eye of Mars and halt the planet breath
less in its orbit: A Republican senator,
from Rhode Island pleading passionate-
ly for the removal of the duty on wool,
u woman's club electing its president
without tho aid of the police; q de-s
feated baseball team which does not
explain that 1t had the game won, but
sumped IN tho last eight innings; II
Wast,el and II woman of the streets ar
rested together and not described by
the newspapers as affinities; a. play
wright who has purchased an autono-I
bile and n palace in Venice out OF the
profits OF a poetical drama the hero
OF a popular novel who, as a college
student, did not stroke the varsity
crew, captain the varsity football team.
and got his Phi Beta Kappa, all in his
Junior years college professor who
can advocate gymnastics for women
without being accused OF favoring the
abolition OF the family; a Democrat
without n knife In his sleeve: and,
finally. a copy of a May lnagazlne with
Fotit an article on Sorolla. If mono OF
these things will divert the attention
of the Martians from the debate they
are presumably engaged in concerning
the exled leIlcy of changing their canals
from lock type to sea level or vice
versa, we might then try the ten-mil-
lion-dollar mirror.
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NIEIINIIsD V.


Very little is known by the outside
world of the true character OF the
new Turkish sultan Mehmed ", Not
long ago, it was reported that he had
had an apoplectIo stroke which report.
may, or may not, have been true,
For years he has; been Isolated
virtually imprisoned-and then there
has been no way .of learning of his
real sentiments. He must, however
be considered satisfactory TO the
Young Turks, the party in power;
otherwise their choice Of successor to
the dethroned ruler would have fallen
upon SOMEBODY else.
The new ruler, when notified that
he was to become sultan. sent mes
sage to. the world in which he gave
the assurance that he supports the
policy of the Young Turkish party
and that he always has been an ar
dent admirer of the cause of enlight-
ment, liberty, and progress He added
that he would follow the path Of
duty. seeking TO act justly ana honor.
lilly to all men, be they 'tinfdels' or
ebelIeyers.''
To a newspaper correspondent he
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said that although he had been con-
t,ned IA his baIace for years. he had
end eavorefi 70 keen In touch with the
march or progress in the outside
world He a. he said "a tfrnl believer
in nar,ianentarv institutions. as well
az the teachings and precepts Of the
Koran. with the Young turkish
narty In control and a ruler with
almost nn,;ntte5 mower in harmony
with the new nolicy. the constitution
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-11
MILIrARIsM CONTAGIOUS.
DR.. Charles Ir Jefferson.


Like many other diseases, militarisui
! is contagious One nation can be IN
fected by another until there is an cpl.
denhc round the world. "A parade OF
lrattleships can itindle fires In the blood
OF oven peaceful peoples, and increase
naval appropriations In a dozen lands.
Is 1t possible, some one asks, for q
world to become insane? That a com
niurity can become crazy was proved
by Salem, in the days of the witch
craft delusion; that a city can lose its
head was demonstrated by London, at
tho time OF the gunpowder plot; that q
continent can become the victim OF a
flallucination was shown when Europe
lost its desire to live, and waited for
the end or the world In the year 4 900.
Why should 1t be counted incredible
that many nntio1rs, bound together by
steam and electricity, shouldd fall un-
der the spell of n delusion, and should
act for a seasonHliko q man who has
gone mad? But Is 1t not true that tho
world has gone mad? The masses of
men are sensible; but at present q, .
nations arc in the clutches of mllitar-
lists, and no way of escape has yet been
discovered. The deliverance will come
as soon rs men begin to think and ex-
anime the sophistrics With which milf
tsiliSln has flooded the world. !" "