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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-01
VICTORY FOR RAcETRACK MEN
New York Court Upholds Selling
Advance Information at Track.

NEW YORK, January IA victory for
the racetrack interests Is scored through
a decision rendered yesterday afternoon
by the appellate division Of the supreme
court. Brooklyn The decision upholds
the demurrer of the Brighton Beach race
track officials against their arrest for an
alleged violation of the penal code in SELL
ing advance information at the track. The
opinion affects William Engeman, chief
owner of the track; Christopher J. FitZ-
gerald, president of the Brighton Beach
Racetrack Association, and John j. Cava-
naugh, superintendent of the track.
The appellate division holds that the
selling of such information is not "a de-
vice or apparatus of gambling" as al
legged by Robert H. Elder, district attor-
ney of Kings county, In causing the ar
rest and indictment of these three OFF,
Gals July II last. 1t was charged that
the offic- ais had violated the penal code on
the ground that they had sold information
giving the names of horses. jockeys, the
weights and position of the horses. The
arrest of Engeman, Fitzgerald and Cava-
naugh was one of the principal moves of
the district attorney in his efforts to en-
force the Agnew-Hart anti-gambing law.
which was pushed through the legislature
by Gov. Hughes.
We are sure, says the decision. that
the leg stature never expected to say that
an innocent piece OF paper the furnishing
of which would be of interest to any man
who might be present at horse race and
which contained no scheme for gambling
on its face and gave no directions how
gambling should be done, and which was
no more a part of gambling than the
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HART-sHREcK FIGHT STOPPED.
States Attorney Refused to Let
Heavyweights Get Together.

LEXINGTON, KY. January ]. - No
where in all the United States is there
angry bunch of sports as those who
crowded the Hobbies of the hotels here
last night. The reason is that late yes
terday party of ministers and other
reformers here got busy and secured the
stopping of the twcnty-round fight sched
uled to be held between Mike Shrek of
Cincinnati and Marvin Hart of Louisville.
1t was to have been the most important
sporting event of the week, and the result
would have had considerable bearing on
the next man to fight Jack Johnson. Not
a breath of objection was heard TO the
fight until yesterday, when a party q m n
listers called on States Attorney John r
Allen and brought such pressure to bear
upon him that he called Manager Scott OF
the opera house and told him that If the
fight were held there ii would mean heavy
fine and possible Imprisonment for him.
Scott then refused to allow his house to
be used.
Efforts were then made 10 get bold OF
one Of the skating Kinks in which to no d
the fight but these failed also. Thel 1t
was intended to secure a special train and
carry the crowd out into the country at
midnight and hold the fight in the open,
but this project also fell through.
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ROCKVILLE, MD.
Special Correspondence Of The Stnr.
ROCKVILLE Md. January
Store Closes Daily 6 P. NJ.
Saturdays at 3 PM.

ROCKVILLE. Md. January /, 1909.
Miss Ardella Mae King, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Rufus *. King OF Damascus
this county. and Howard Mont gomery
Miles of Washington were married at II
o clock yesterday morning at the home
of the bride. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. James T.. James. pastor OF the
LaytonSville NJ tthodst Church and was
witnessed by only relatives and intimate
friends of the couple. Mrs. James NJ
Mount of Damas us played the marches.
There We're no attendants The bri lie
wore a gown Of navy blue chiffon broad
cloth. with blue beaver hat trimmed with
ostrich plumes. Following the ceremony
a wedding breakfast was served. Mr. and
Mrs. Miles leaving later in the day for
Tampa. Fla, where they will spend the
winter
Unusual activity in the real estate mar
ket of Montgomery county is shown by
the fact that during the month of De-
cember more deeds were recorded in the
office of the clerk OF the circuit court
here than in any other month within the
history OF the office. During the month
more than one hundred were placed on
record. Several times the number re-
corded in single month has gone into
the nineties. but last mcnth was the first
time the century mark has been reached
Ordinarily there is not much doing here
in the recording line at this season OF
the year.
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RESCUE WORK Is SLOW.
Sixty Dead in Lick Mine Disaster.
Forty-Eight Bodies Recovered.

BLIEFIELD. ". Va, january For
ty-eight bodies have been recovered from
the Inflated Lick Branch colliery. in
which explosion occurred last Tues
day. Ii was a more disastrous explosion
than was at first supposed. the cause fog
this being the fact that il was not known
how many men were at work at that time
in the mine. There is scarcely any doubt.
however, that the dead will reach sixty
The records of the mining department
show that State Mine Inspector u. X.
Phillips inspected this mine III August.
spending some time there. and his report
was to the effect that the ventilation was
good and the drainage fair: that there
was no dust. gas and no dangerous
practice on the part OF the employees. and
that the general condition anu safety of
the mine was good.
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Young Otto the lightweight with the
terrific punch, and Paddy Sullivan of
Brooklyn, one of the most promising
fighters turned out in New York in the
last twelve months, were matched last
night to meet in ten-round bout at the
next stag of the Sharkey A. G. on We'd
nesday night. Sullivan has been winning
many fights in succe Sson, and as he is
game and u good punciier the bout ought
to be Il hummer while IL lasts.
Another important match arranged be-
tween good lghtWeights last night was
that of leach Cross OF New York city and
Young Ernie of Philadelphia. They
We're signed up in the Quaker city to
battle for six rounds at the opening show
OF the Washington Sporting Club OF Phil
adelphia. Monday night. Sam Watlach,
manager for Cross signed for him. and
also posted a forfeit of 500 that Leach
will be on hand I'D fight
Battling Hurley and Young Nitchie"
of Philadelphia are TO fight again. They
have been secured TO try conclusions in ii
sN-round bout at a special show to be
pulled off by the Nonpareil 4. c. OF
Philadelphia this afternoon. They fought
vicious sN-round bout in the Quaker
city last week. and as Hurley asked for
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EVANSVILLE, MD.
pecfal Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
EVANSVILLE, Md, January !. 1909.
A meeting of the town council was held
Wednesday evening in Firemen's Hail.
Acting Mayor John Fainter presiding in
the absence of Mayor Owens, who is
critically ILL., All the councilmen We're
present.
Town Treasurer Richardson reported
receipts for the month of December to
have been sl,12619 and the disburse-
ments s1.O17.2O. leaving balance of
S1OS99.
An ordinance was passed limiting the
speed Of automobiles within the corporate
limits of Hyattsville to twelve miles per
hour and imposing a fine of not less than
81 nor more than $50 for each violation
of the ordinance In default Of payment
of the fine the offender will be committed
to jail
An ordinance was also passed prohibit
ing crowds from congrcgatng street
corners or using loud or boisterous lam
guage. 4 fine of not less than 81 nor
more than So will be imposed for viola
ton of the ordinance and Imprisonment
in default Of payment.
Another ordinance prohibits the use of
roller skates on the granolithlc SIDEWALKS
of certain streets after q o clock pm. ana
on other sidewalks after shutdown. The
ordinances were drafted by committee
composed of Councilmen j. Frank Rushe,
H. f. Burgess and Stephen j. Kelly.
a contract was awarded {. {. MagrudeI'
for the construction of a cement trough
or gutter at the outlet of the towns main
sewer at the Eastern branch SO that the
sewage that is now deposited at the
mouth of the sewer may be carried off
into the stream.
The council considered the protest of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany relative to an increased assessment
on the companyS property in town. The
assessment last year was $1,000 and this
year the assessors placed 1t at $1,000.
The companyS attorneys claim that they
were not legally notified of the increased
assessment so that an appeal might have
been taken. while the town authorities
declare that the provisions of the law
relative to the making of the assessment
were strictly complied with. The COM
pany's attorney win be notified to this
effect and that the town can afford no re-
lief in the premises.
Councilman j. Frank Rushe reported
that he had written letter to Gen.
George II. Harries. vice president of the
City and Suburban Railroad Company,
asking that the sale of school tickets re-
Gently discontinued be resumed and that
placards be placed on the City and Subur-
ban cars passing through Hyattsville in
dicating that those cars pass through the
town.
The council ordered an air chamber
placed on the towns water pump to pre-
vent the air hammer in the mains which
is now doing harm to the meters and
small plumbing, and also that air valves
be placed on the mains to relieve the air
hammer.
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RESULTS AT LOS ANGELES.
Lee Rose, at l to 6, Beats Classy
Field in Second Race.

Los ANGELES, January -Four ia
vorites were successful at Santa Anita
Park Yesterday while the other two
events went to long shots. Lee Rose at
to 6, easily disposed of his field in the
second race and won by two lengths.
First race: furlongs: selling. Entire
Nous. 1U2 tArchibaldi. II TO ). Lady
lrua. 93 Martini, > TO |. second: tiraIlde Dame
los ,Howardl :: !. third. Time l..t&s
Summer Cloud. Nelma e., Tauut and Dall.ma
also
Second race; two-year-olds; five and one ha II
q, won: Lawtou Virgins, los How ardl. TO
], second: Emperor William, los powers, 100 10
l. third Time. 1o5ss. Charfnch. Hamper,
Midirreho, Armature and Woolwnler also ran.
Third race: mile-Hasty Agnes, l03 fPage).
even, Won; Norbitt, ITO tiioward>, ) to ). sec
opd; Husky. los tMierl, to !. third. Time.
LIS. Vein also ran.
Fourth race: seven furlongs-Golly Ding loo
fShilling,, II to 10, won; Ethel Day. 100 Pow
ers). II 10 10, second; Neya Lee, 1903 Miller.
to L. third. Time, 1.244s. Haensel, ]. C.
ClenI and Earl Rogers also ran.
Fifth race; one mile and three siIteenths-Joe
Coyne, loi ,Miller,, II to l. won: King of the
Mist, 100 fPowers,. to 5, second: Netting.
kilda. Red Gauntlet Sam Barnard and Movina
also ran.
Sixth race; six furionss-L Lord OF TIE Forest,
100 tMcGeel. to l, won; San Nicholas. III
archibald T. to ). second; Free Knight the
BeaI. liz tPowersi, 5 to /. third. Time. L. 12I,.
Vivant RedondO. Old Settler, Senator Barrett
and Wistaria also ran.
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ON SAVANNAH TRACK.
Lucullus Scored an Easy Victory
Over Field in His Race.

SAVANNAH, Ga, January AT Thun-
derbolt track yesterday the third race was
an easy victory for Lucullus In the
fourth race Frank Labor landed first
place. In the fifth event Sam Clay. to
|, won easily. Summary:
First race, purse: Tor four We rods: mile
Clifton Forge. H. young, even. = to ) and out.
won: Hanoway, 100 dunlap. I to =, / to =
and ! to 3. second; Royal Lady. Ill q. John
som. to >. TO and out: third Time,
1.47 4-5. Panlque and Bonera also ran.
Second race, purse; for tNo-y -olds: six fur
loncs-Miss Imogene I03 Murphy I To - out
won: Miss Cardigan % Crowley. 8 TO ). out,
second BonHstur. 90 lDurlap). to l. 3 to 5,
out, third. Time. 10. Only three starters.
Third race. purse for three-year-olds and up
ward: six furongs-Luculus. llS tYoung). TO
10 and out. won: Ensley. 11S - Johnson, IL
to 10 and out, second; Arthur Stiilwcll, lis (Mc-
Carthy,. to !. and out. third. Time,
LIS 80. Only three starters
Fourth race. one mile and forty yards: for
three year-olds and uD; selling-Frank Lalor, Jos
tMcArdle,. 5 to Z, even, to .. won; Melino
1I3 (Murphyl = to !, 1 To .. = to 3, second ;
Flimnap. 116 tBurns,, TO 2. to ). TO D.
third. Time. ]. As 3-5. Countcrmand Jigger and
st. Noel also ran.
Fifth race. purse: for three W ar Old and up
six and oIe-baIf furiongs- S.m Clay. 100 jYouLgb
TO l. to j. ) 10 j. won: Masks and Faces.
10J Mccarthy. ) to 1, even. ] 10 -. second: w
g. Williams, ll2 u. Johnson. Is to I. to l.
:. to [. thiId. Time. ! .o5 -. Anua Smith,
Away and Foxy Grandma also
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UPSETS AT OAKLAND.
EN- and EN- Comes Back and Wins
at Odds of Is to /.

OAKLAND. Cal, January 1.-The rae
ing at Emeryville yesterday was again
marked by upsets, favorites faring badly.
There were a number of close finishes.
EN- and En-, which won earlier in the
week at odds of so to l, was 10 to shot
in the fifth, at mile. and won in a drive
from Military Man while Standover. the
favOrite, was third. Semproni, favorite
for the fourth, away none too well, failed
TO show anything and finished outside the
money the race going 10 Hoyie. the we'll
played second choice. The summary:
First race, Futuriy course: purse-El Picaro.
los Gilbertl, II to >. Won: Oesa. los u4ee'. q tn
L. second: Light knight, 100 Sullivan, > to =.
third Time. 40 3-5. FoOtloose. Joe Nolan
Yakima Belle. Harry Rogers. Incentive, Stroke
Autumn Days, Judge Cronin and Belle Thorpe
also
Second race. six furlongs selling Adena. ln7
tMentry'. Is to 8. Won; Paladin III ikeogh. -
to 1. second Darlington. no /tNotterl. Ia L.
third. Time. la Il. Gene Russell, ST. Avon
May L. ". Yellowstone, Patricia T.. Mile X,
Berryessa and RIOS. Cherry also ran.
Third race. milc-Melar. iO6 tMeDtryt, u III :
won: MY Seal. If3 ,ScoviIie>. to L. .ccon.l:
Brookleaf. liz tW alsbl. >. third. Time
l4l 10. Miss May Rowdisb Lord Rossipgton.
Eckersan. Steel Blue I TNid You Lackf,ot
rlriad. Cholk lledrlck and Lang Ball also ran
Fourth mile Ho,le. IA (KeoGbi. 2 ia l.
won; Ornate. 100 ,Coburpl, 70 to l., second, Al
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ball parks the future of the national game
certainly looks mighty promising. The
chances are that these CLUBS alone VIII
have upward of three million dollars in
vested in base ball plants by the close of
next season. This is certainly enormous
when il is considered that the clubs which
will have cement stands represent less
khan one-half of the sixteen major league
clubs. and that in the days of the old
tweIve-club league all OF the clubs.
grounds ana all, could have been pur-
chased for one-half the sum.
When a. G. Spalding was here few
weeks ago inspecting tho new home of
the Athletics ne said to President Shibe:
The other clubs cannot afford to re-
main IDLE now They must follow the
Athletics example. In short time every
major league club in the country will have
u plant like yours.
Mr.. Spalding IS certainly proving a good
prophet. Since his visit three clubs have
already purchased land and begun TO pat
tern after Messrs. Shbe, Mack 4 co.
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BIGGEST BOOM EVER
KNOWN IN BASE BALL

PHILADELPHIA, January l. Ban
johnson wasn't exactly right when he
said that Philadelphia was twenty years
ahead OF the times when It come sto base
ball. The other clubs in the major
leagues have awakened 10 the fact that
They cant afford TO let this city get too
Tar ahead of them. THIS is being clearly
shown in the scramble which they are
making TO purchase grounds Tor ball parks
and the erection of immense grandstands.
The result is that the biggest boom ever
known in base ball is no won.
MesSrs Reach and Rogers of the Phil
lies were considered off their mental
equilibrium when they built Philadelphia
Park, the cost of which was probably
greater than the stands on all the other
National League parks put together The
present building boom in base pail how
ever. sohws an advancement which COM
pletely overshadowS the undertaking o.
III. Phillies in the nineties.
The Athletics were the first to realize
that larger parks and more comnlodious
and permanent stands were a necessity.
There wa sd time when a ten years lease
on piece of property for ball-playins
purposes looked good. Leases. though.
are no longer desired. Tile clubs realize
that base ball is what might be called a
standard investment.
New York, Cleveland. ST. Louis. Chi
CaGo and Pittsburg have followed the
ais have already enlarged their grand
stand, but the structure is built of wood.
Ptttsburs has purchased a big tract OF
land and preparations are under way for
d double-deck stand there OF cement and
steel.
Chicago. though, will so the limit. Pres
ident Murphy of the National League
club was the first to grasp the idea o!
building bigger GrandStdnd lie now
has tremendous wooden double decker
HIS club has just purchased the ground on
which the park is located, and grand
stand of cement with five or six decks Is
contemplated.
Thus the skyseraper stage has beer
reached No one ever thought Of having
10 go up into the clouds to look at Il ba Sc
ball contest. MANY of the clubs cannot dc
this because they 90 not want TO shut of
tie light on the playing field. This was
The reason why the Athletes decided not
10 build their SrandstaEd at Sh;be Park
too high.
The Chicago American League club
Monday purchased ground which Is
claimed 70 be 1000 by 900 feet; on which
modern stands will be erected
With 80 much money being invested il
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National Commission Will Have Busy Time Adjusting
Differences--Base Balls Biggest BooGeorgeown Wins
at Basket Ball--Races Savannah, Oakland and
Los Angeles-Boxing Briefs,

"a return bout the matchmaker OF the
Nonpareil Club lost no time in signing
them.
Phil Brock. the Cleveland lightweight.
who refused to meet Young Corbett' in
return fight before the West Side \. G..
of New Orleans. has changed his mind
and has accepted the terms offered him
by the manager of the club to meet Cor
bett for twenty rounds on the night of
January IA. The winner will be matched
70 fight Cyclone Johnny Thompson be-
fore the same club two weeks later.
Jack McGuigan matchmaker of the Ma
tional A.C. of Philadelphia, has completed
his card of bouts for the special show OF
the club this afternoon. The boxers VINO
will appear in siX-round bouts are as fol-
lows: Fighting Dick Nelson of New York
VS.. Mickey Canaan of Pittsburg, Willie
Moody of Philadelphia VS.. Frank Carsey
of Chicago. Tommy Sullivan VS.. Jack
Robinson and Eddie Johnson of New
York VS.. Fred Corbett.
That Al kaufmann. the San Francisco
heavyweight. is sincere in his declara-
ton that he wont fight Jack Johnson for
the heavyweight title or any other color
ed pugiist. was again shown last night
when he turned down five offers from the
fight club promoters of California to meet
the big colored champion. Immediately
after he had knocked out Jim Barry in
the thirty ninth round of their forty-ive-
round battle at TIL .Jeffres 4. c. of Los
Angeles, Cal. Promoters Jim Jefries
Jimmy Coffroth Jack Gleason. Eugene
Iecarci and Sam Berger went into kauf-
mann's dressing room and made him their
offers to fight John son. After listening to
all Of the offers Kaufman said:
II have already announced that ] Will
never fight a colored man, and that Is
final" With Jeffries out of the game
forever and Kaufman drawing tn color
line. 1t looks as if Johnson will be cham
pion for many years.
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FAST HORSES FOR ENGLAND.
Eight American Yearlings Sold for
British Turf.

LEXINGTON. KY. January 1.-John T..
Madden sold yesterday to NJ. H. I1chenor
of Chicago, and Vivian Gooch OF WINDSOR
England, eight yearlings, which, 1t is saio'
will be shipped to England for racing next
wear. The following are the high-class
Youngsters purchased: Chestnut fl'y by
Planudes, dam Fly Wing; bay f1lly by
Yankee, dam Ragland: bay tilly by Os-
den. dam Blissful: bay filly by Galore,
dam Ilka; bay gelding by Yankee. dam
I,alite: black filly by Plaudit dam Pas
san: bay filly by Yankee, dam Golden
Drop: bay filly by Planudes. dam Satisfy
Gooch represented Louis W1nans in the
purchase of Sir Martin. Edward and 81
ike from Madden and Allen Winter from
Michael Reordan. and 1t is believed ms
attest purchases are for the same party.
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PENN EASILY WINS
CHESS TOURNAMENT

NEW YORK. January 1.-The tenth an
nual tournament of the Triangular College
Chess League ended yesterday, with the
University of Pennsylvania team an easy
winner. Cornell. the tri-collegiate cham
pion Of last year. finished second, and
Brown last The final score was Pennsyl-
vania. Z; Cornell, 49,. and Brown, 1l2.
The Cornell team finished strongly. both
players winning their games. Louis To-
Inns Of Brooklyn. the senior player of the
Ithaca team. administered the first and
only defeat Pennsylvania. has suffered in
this tournament, Norman T. Whitaker be-
ing his victim The other Cornell player.
F. X. Perkins. took Omar r. Mccoy of
Brown into camp
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Colored Boys Play Basket Ball.

Saturday night the strong Crescent bas-
ket ball team meets Howard College
quint. Neither team has played this
season, 80 the contest will afford a line
on the chances of both teams in the race
for league honors. The Crescent Club
retains all OF last years members and
will give a good account of itself This
club of athletes Is one of the many which
have sprung up. due to the development
Of athletic sports by the !. S. A. A. within
the last three years.
All Of the teams last year trained under
the direction of E. B. Henderson in the
armory OF NJ Street High School, when
ever time could be found. but this year
the Howard teams and the Crescents have
converted one of the old hospital wards
into gymnasium and practice there.
AS preliminary game this week the
Young Spartan team. composed of the
best midget players Of both high schools.
will tackle the Armstrong Elks, midget
five of Armstrong Technical High School
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SOMETHING DOING IN BASE BALL NEXT WEEK
OUTLAWS WILL PROBABLY BE FORGIVEN

NEW YORK January 1.-When the ma
tional commission meets next week at
Cincinnati some of the uncertainties OF
winter base ball will be settled and per-
haps a few mild sensations may be tossed
in for good measure. AS far Greater
New York is concerned decisions in the
cases of Hal Chase and Jimmy Sebring
VIII be awaited with interest. Scbrins
has formally applied for reinstatement,
and the Brooklyn club stands ready to
accept him the minute he is wiped off
the blacklist.
Chase Il is believed will not make APP
plication for reinstatement. for the simple
reason that he has never been declared
an outlaw The New York club has
never oncially protested his activity i'll
outlaw ball on the coast. and there is
no formal charge OF contract jumping
against him. 1t would seem that the
commission cannot take drastic action in
his case.
As matters now stand. Chase is under
the ban for playing with and against mcn
who are considered base ball outlaws.
Members of the Washington. Chicago
tAmericarl and Minneapolis teams are i'll
the same boat because they played with
independent teams in and around Chicago
after the close Of last season. There are
SO many OF these offenders that the COM
mission probably will whitewash them all
by assessing small fines.
There is reason TO suppose that
Chase can be indicted any other
charge. but III order to be on the spot
should any complications arise Frank
Farrell will leave for Cincinnati tomor-
row night. The comniss on sits next
Monday Ebbets will not take the trip.
as sebring's case is thoroughly under
stood