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a new play, and nall proba bility every
man who has made a study of the game
knows of it. but it is also safe 10 say
that nine out of ten fielders would have
failed to take advantage of what was
real inside" base ball on the part of
keeler.
The real surprise party in the National
League race this year has been Furnished
by the Cincinnati Reds under the man
agement of Clark Griffith. They started
off at a merry clip. then fell back, ana
now they are going on again at gait
that has carried them by both New YORK
and Philadelphia and brought them up
to within a few games of the Chlcagos.
1t has been tWenty-seven years since en-
cinnati won a pennant. That was IN Tue
first year of the old American Assocla-
ton, when Charley Fulmer of Philadel-
phia played shortstop and captained the
Reds to the associations first champion
ship flag. In all the intervening years
the good people of Cincinnati have been
loyal to their club. If the cranks OF any
town deserve a pennant they are those
of Cincinnati. The New Yorks, no mat
ter what McGraw may say to the con-
trary, sadly miss Roger Bresnahan, al
though they will doubtless stand falriy
well UP if their pitchers stay right. ST.
Louis. Brooklyn and Boston cannot be
considered seriously.
The college base ball season has prac-
tically run its course, and the few games
played last week did more to compllcate
the tangle for the so-called championship.
Only one game of any importance Is
scheduled this week, when Cornell meets
Yale at New Haven Saturday. The series
between Yale and Harvard does not be-
gin until a week from Thursday, when
the opening game will be played at
Cambridge. The second game of the
series is set for Tuesday, June %. at
New Haven, while in case of tie the,
deciding game will be played off in New
York, July 3. BY turning the tables on
Yale Saturday in a brilliant, hard fought
game, Princeton saved what otherwise
would have been a most disappointing
season. Errors by Yale proved costly,
while Myer earned fame by going in as
a pinch hitter and winning the game for
the Tigers. The deciding battle will be
fought out at American League Park,
New York, June %, which will give the
graduates chance to see the teams
in action Harvard lost ground by fall
ing a victim to Cornell. making that
series tie. The Crimson batsmen
showed marked weakness with the stick.
although much credit must go to Cald-
we'll. who pitched strong game for the
team from Ithaca. Cornell now has some
strength by defeating Brown with Nc
C1ure in the box, but the Providence
team was without the services of Nourse.
Collins of Vermont met his match in
Templeton Of Williams in pretty pitch
ers battle. The college world has been
wonderfully strong in boxmen this year.
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FUNNY MISTAKE ON !
JOCKEY JACK PLANT

LONDON. June 14.-An amusing Incl
dent recently occurred in London as
result of the children act, In which the
central figure was J. Plant the well
known jockey.
After leaving his hotel Plant entered
tobacconist's shop and asked for some
cigarettes. The attendant. scanning tho
jockey. who is of small stature, ere
marked. Il beg your pardon. what did
you say?" On Plant repeating hiSSre-
quest. she pointed to a notice in the
shop prohibiting the sale OF cigarettes
to those under sixteen. and fremarked.
Il can't serve YOU"
Il was never so taken down n my
life," said Plant telling the story. land
for the life of me I could not think
what to say. I hurriedly walked out
of the shop, and. having recovered from
my surprise minute later. bursts into
such laughter that people round x,about
must have thought me mad"
Plant is twenty-six years OF age. Is
married. and the father Of q bonny
daughter.
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AVERAGES OF THE
NATIONALS TO DATE
Browne Leads the Batters
and Donohue the
FieIders.

The figures given in the tables which
follow are complete, concise and ac-
curate description of the work of all the
players of the 1909 team Of the Nationals
from the commencement of the race for
the pennant, emblematic of the champion
ship OF the American League the tables
being compiled from the official scores
which appear in the columns of The
Evening Star from day to day, to Sun
day. June Ii. The Nationals have played
forty-two games with the other seven
teams Of the league: of these games they
have won fourteen and lost twenty-seven
a record far below what was expected of
them. Since arriving at the home grounds
they have played nine games. winning
five and losing four. The team is show
ing marked improvement both at the bat
and in fielding and in inside ball. and
it leads the league In fielding and has
showed the White Sox into last place in
batting. with a lead of .OO3 points. It's
team batting average during the past
week In the games with the Chicago
and Detroit teams was .2S7, and since the
1st of June. .247.
Browne Still in Front.
Browne still continues to lead the team
in batting with an average of .271, hav-
ing gained .O12 points during the past
week. In the three games played he
batted at a 1854 clip. Mcbride, who was
considered weak hitter. appears to have
suddenly woke up. as he is doing fine
work with the stick. having jumped from
233 to .252 during the week just ended.
having been at bat IN the three games
ten times and made five hits. giving him
an average of 800 for the week. Dele
hanty and Milan have also recovered
their batting eye and are lining them
quite regularly, both batting for the
week at 400 clip. Milan for the sea-
son jumped from .192 to .211, and Dele
hanty from .1s1 to .195, and at this rate
should soon be up among the leaders.
Gabby" Street is also doing we'll in this
department of the game. The team as
whole, from the past nine games played
on the home grounds, appears to have
come to the conclusion that 1t is ball
team, and is now playing gilt-edged ball,
and should soon begin to climb the lad
der toward the head of the second di-
vision.
The figures here will give a better idea
of their work:
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Boston had nine errors yesterday. just
as many misplays as Chicago had runs
Each team had nine hits, and yet the
Cubs only won by to Z. Strange base
ball. eh?
Among the largesse which fell to Hob
litzel the other day for making a home
run was a box of candy. If he includes
such gifts in his dietic curriculum he
won't make many home runs.
Merkle. famed base baller. who can
hit the sphere, but who once forgot to
touch second. was sent in to do emerg-
he got a single. but New York did not
win. So there will be no scandal
Fielder Jones, formerly manager Of the
Chicago Americans. will appear in uni
| form June 10. but not for the White Sox.
Jones will play center field for the doc
| tors and lawyers in an annual charity
game played with the champions Of the
| Bankers League, on Multnomah Field, In
| Portland, Ore.
| Street, Mcbride and Delehanty have not
missed game SO far this season, and
"Wid" Conroy has missed but one.
! It is noticed that the visiting players do
not take much liberty with ''Gabby
I Street in trying to pilfer second, as when
1
walk back to the bench. with the remark
| why did 1 attempt it?''
| Unglaub in right Is filling Clymer':
shoes and will improve with each game
and if he RECEIVERS his batting eye Clymel
| may find it difficult to replace him wheI
| he returns.
The fans guyed Donohue Friday, wher
he concluded he had plenty OF time tc
get down to first on his apparently sure
single to right. but no one felt worse
| about il than "Jiggs" himself. and in
future he will put on full steam and keep
it up until he reaches first.
Mcbride in the last ten games played
by the Nationals has been batting at a
.4S3 clip. having been at bat twenty mine
times and made fourteen base hits.
Street since returning from the west
ern trip has been in ten games. and has
been at bat thirty-one times and made
| nine hits, giving him an average Of .290.
Keep 1t up. 'Gabby."
Street is one of the hardest and earn
est working catchers that there is in
the game today. as he is always looking
out for a chance to turn trick on the
| opposing players. and also keeps his
battery partner on edge all the time.
He does not seem 10 tire.
Milan is covering a great deal OF
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GAMES ACCUMULATE.
National League Has Thirty-Four
That Are Postponed

NEW YORK. June 14.-The standing of
the National League of Base Ball Clubs,
given out officially for the first time this
season by Acting President John Heydler
yesterday, was, incidentally, a weather
report. 1t was shown that. in addition to
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Sacrifice Hits and Stolen Bases.

From the commencement Of the cham
pionship race in the American League for
the pennant the Nationals have taken
part in forty-two games. and in these
games they have made fifty-two sacrifice
hits and have pilfered thirty-seven bases.
while those who opposed them in these
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Totals June
13... 42 1,124 57S IS
Totals June
6........ - l,O40 oSo ~

weekly gain 81 50
Note-In computing the fielding averages OF
the catchers all passed balls are counted al
errors as a base runner is advanced base or Z
run is scored thereby and are therefore placed
in the error column against the catcher In these
tables Street in the forty-two games played
10 credited with two passed balls:
.These players are not now with the Nation
ais having been sold or traded.
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WHERE TO.

THE OLYMPIC CAFE. 14TH AND EUCLID:
attractive dining room; new management; ta-
BILE d'hote dinners. Soc: special attention to
business people. parties. Phone ahead Col $40.
my2O- BOT A
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At Omaha-Omaha. 4; Sioux City. 2.
At Denver-Denver-W Wichita. no game; rain.
At PuehloTopeka, 5: Pueblo. I.
At Lncoln-DeS Moines, 5; Lincoln, q
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Individual Batting Averages.

Weekly GAIN. 1O6 Z q
"Gray has been called upon to bat in eight
games, Blankenship in eight. Freeman in four
Milan in three Cravath In three. Ganley in two
Tannehill in two. Unglaub in one and Kahoe
In one. as substitutes for other batsmen. Shipke
was called upon to run for another batsmen In
game.
These players have been sold or traded tc
other teams and are not now playing with ths
Nationals.
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victories takes in Chicago. st. Louis
Boston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
How the Clubs Stand.

Today's Games.
Detroit at Washington.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
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LONG Hits and Total Bases

Note: In computing long hits and total bases
a tHo-base hit counts as one extra base. three
base hit as two and home run as three. as a
batsman must reach first base by clean base
hit before he can he credited with an extra base.
sThese players not now playing with the
Nationals
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New York State League
Exhibition Game.
Western League.

At Bridgeport, Conn.-Chicago Americans. II
Bridgeport Connecticut League, 4.
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many postponed games which have al

many postponed games which have al
ready been played off. there remains an
accumulation of no fewer than thirty-four
games which it has not yet been possible
to play on account of rain or cold
weather.
BY a decision of the board of directors
the game of April %, won by Pittsburg
ordered played over. Pittsburg conse-
ouently losing the credit of winning a
game and Cincinnati being debited with
one less defeat. The board of directors
still has another protest before It, Brook
lyn wanting the game of May Is with
Pittsburg thrown out of the records, but
until the directors make their decision 1t
will stand as at present-a win for Pitts
burg and a defeat for Brooklyn.
In recent years there have been many
pitchers who could swat the ball Wyatt
Lee and Win Mercer were good batters.
Mike Donlin and "Sy' Seymour were as
good hitter when they were pitchers as
they are now when they play the outfield.
CAP Orth was generally in the 300
class when the season closed and Cleve-
land fans can we'll remember how "Zaza'
Harvey could hit the ball and he was a
pitcher. too. OF the present crop OF
fingers, Walsh, White and Smith of the
White Sox, Howell Of the Browns, Mullin
and Donovan of the Tigers, Hughes of
Washington Coombs, Bender and Plank
of the Athletics are feared for what they
may do while at the bat.
Wilbur Goode is considered the mascot
of the Cleveland team. His hitting put
the Larrupers in the race In the great
finish last fall, and while Raftery is per-
haps a more finished player. Goode is
coming all the time 1t SO happens that
he is the only left-handed batsman on
the team at present, aside from the two
catchers, and he is proving to be very
good man to lead off.
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games have made forty-four sacrifice
nits and purloined thirty-nine bases. The
players of the Nationals who have re-
ceived the credit of performing the work
are as follows:
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Correspondents OF the different amateur
leagues are requested to have their notes
in The Star Office by Friday morning
hereafter.
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MINOR LEAGUES.
American Association.

RH.E.
Toledo Observation-Disclosures. s @
Minneapolis Observation-Disclosures. o
Batteries-Owen and Land; Gates, Wilson and
Block.
At Observation-Disclosures, z; Louisville, 2.
At Columbus-kansas City, 6: Columbus. 8.
At Observation-Disclosures 4; st. Paul, !.
Eastern League.
At Rocky Point-Ffrst game: Providence, 8;
Toronto, 2. Second game: Providence, 13; To-
ronto, !.
At Newark-Newark, 3; Buffalo, L.
At Jersey City - Jersey City-Montreal game
postponed; rain.
New York State League.
ALI games postponed; rain.
Southern League.
At phis-Memphis. 4; Nashville, O.
At New OTleans-New Orleans, 6; Montgom-
cry, 5.
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Today's Games.

Brooklyn at Pittshurg.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at ST. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

The Nationals sort Of surprised the
champions Friday and Saturday and it is
to be hoped they can keep up the gooc
work.
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ground in center and it looks as though
he has fully recovered from his mis-
fortunes of last season.
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Boston had nine errors yesterday, just
as many misplays as Chicago had runs
Each team had nine hits, and yet the
Cubs only won by 8 to Z. Strange base
ball. eh?
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Weekly gain Weekly gain
sThe players marked with an asterisk are not
now playing with the Nationals.
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Continued on thirteenth paepA
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Cincinnati. 2: New York 1.
Philadelphia. 10: ST. Louis. 4.
Chicago, .: Boston, I.
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George Browne in the last ten games
has been batting at a 1873 gait, and his
fielding is way above par.
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Among the largesse which fell to Hob
litzel the other day for making a home
run was a box of candy. If he includes
such gifts in his dietic curriculum he
won't make many home runs.
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Street, Mcbride and Delehanty have not
missed a game SO far this season, and
vivid" Conroy has missed but one.
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It is noticed that the visiting players do
not take much liberty with "Gabby'
Street in trying to pilfer second. as when
they do they generally come to grief and
walk back to the bench, with the remark,
why did l attempt it,"
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UngIaub in right is filing Clymer':
shoes and will improve with each game
and if he RECEIVERS his batting eye Clymel
may find it difficult to replace him wher
he returns.
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Milan is covering a great deal Of
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The fans guyed Donohue Friday. when
he concluded he had plenty OF time to
get down to first on his apparently sure
single to right, but no one felt worse
about il than "Jiggs'' himself, and in
future he will put on full steam and keep
1t up until he reaches first.
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Charley O'Leary was almost as bad off
as Mullin yesterday, and was just able
to walk around last night.
''Of course. ii is the water, said Char
lev and visiting clubs will get wise
some day and carry with them water In
bottles that they are used to drinking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-08
DOG GIVES DEATH NOTICE.
Stands Guard Over Mistress's Body
for TWenty-Four Hours.

Newcastle, Ind, July 7.-Faithful to his
mistress even unto death was Larry, the
Scotch collie which was for a number OF
years owned by the late John f. Yates
formerly a well known business man OF
this city. Mrs. Hannah NJ. Yates was
the last member of her family. Mrs
Yates was found dead at her home in
Spiceland and the faithful Larry was
standing guard over her body. 1t was
through the dog that the death of Mrs
Yates was discovered nearly twenty foul
hours after it had occurred.
The dog tried previous to the discovery
to make some one understand that some
thing was wrong, but without success. II
is now known that Mrs. Yates was dead
Thursday afternoon, when the dog stand
ing at window, barked loud and long
Frank Fuson, a neighbor, went up to the
window and talked to the dog until il
stopped barking. Again Friday morning
shortly before the discovery was made
the dog came out into the yard and
barked furiously. A suspicion then en-
tered the mind of Mr.. t'uson and he
started toward the house. AS he did sc
the dog rushed ahead of him and when
Mr.. Fuson looked in the room the faith
full dog was lying by the body of the dead
woman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-08
CHURCH BUILDS SPITE FENCE.
Opponent Replies With Improvisec
Scripture.

MiddletOWn, N. Y, July THE whole
city is laughing at the controversy go
ing on between the officials of the First
congregational church. one of the lead
ing churches of Middlctown, and DR.. j
b. Hulett, prominent physician. The
church has handsome grounds surroun-
ding it, and Immediately adjoining
them are the house and barn of DR..
Hulett.
After several wordy encounters be-
tween the church trustees and the ply
stefan the trustees caused an eight foot
rough board fence to be built between
their property and DR.. Hulett's prop
erty. The fence is close to the hand
some barn of DIR. Hulett and shuts off
the light and air. The doctor requested
the officials of the church to either re-
move the fence or lower it SO that it
would rot cover up his windows, but
they refused to do SO, and the public is
awaiting developments.
Sunday, when the members of the
congregation went to church they
looked to see if the board fence was
still in position, thinking that maybe
the physician might have chopped it
r
churchyard was a sign 10 feet long and
feet high, and on it, painted in large
letters, was the quotation, HE who
wantonly cutteth Off his neighbours
light shall be all abomnation in the
eyes of all his people
The church people gasped, and then
read the sign again. Then the MAORI
ty laughed, and all through the ser
vices smiles We're seen on their faces.
Bibles were searched for the quotation.
but it could not be found. Today ev-
eryono is laughing at DR.. Hulett's i'm
proVised Scripture quotation, and the
opinion is that he has somewhat the
better of the church trustees. They
are waiting to see whether the church
people will take down the fence or Dr.
Hulett his sign.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-08
CLASSIC BRONZE RESCUED.
Part of CaIigua's Galley Under Water
for 10 Centuries.

London, July There is now on eX-
hibiticn in London, at the gallery
of a West End art dealer, an an
tique bronze statue, a large stat
uette which will probably arouse
much interest among archaeolOgists
and lovers of classical art 1t is the
draped figure of woman a little over
3 feet in height. 1t was rescued from
CaligGla's galley, which has been lying
for nearly nineteen centuries at the
bottom of Lake Nemi.
Some years ago Prince Odescalchi
gave permission to Signor Borghi, a
Roman dealer in antiquities, to send
divers to explore the bottom of the lake
and search for the two galleys of lib
erius ard Caligula. They found the
gallcys, which Dion Cassius has de-
scribed, and brought up some hronZes,
chiefly wolves heads with cable rings
attached, some pieces of terra Gotta,
and some of the wooden beams of the
galleys.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-08
Daughter Of Ex-Warden
Favors Haynes Pardon.
Railroad Commissioners Grant
Petition Of Canadian Pacific.
State Grange Offers 500 In Prizes
For n. {. Fruit Show.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, July 9, at 10 A. M.

Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Little, formerly
of Auburn, a daughter Of Hillnan
Smith, former warden at the State
prison, has written letter to the Gov
ernor and Council favoring the pardon
OF Samuel ID. Haynes, who is serving
a life sentence at Thomaston for MUIR
der and whose case will be considered
at meeting of the Governor and
Council next Friday. Mrs. Littles let
ter is as follows:
Having learned through the papers
that an application for a pardon for
Samuel d. Haynes is now pending be-
fore you, / take the liberty of writing
you what / know of his case and how
deserving of pardon l believe he is.
We became interested in his case upon
first going to ThomastDn, because of his
great superiority to most of the men
about him and because we were given
to understand that he was a very das-
.perate criminal. Our interest continued
through all the eight years that my
father was warden.
I'VE found that he was superior, that
he read with discrimination all the best
things that came his way and proved
llthocii u man VI ISdt lIllcJllSoellCe ana
broad culture. Further than this, ne
was conscientious Christian, carryin g
his religion into his every day life. And
so, though he may have been wild, de-
faint and desperate when he first came
to ThomastOn, he was only gentle and
kind when we knew him. Who could
do more after % years in prison? When
the new chapel was built and the libra
ny moved there, it left room vacant
and Haynes begged to have this ROOM
My father thought it might cause crit
lcism if he allowed such a reputedly
desperate criminal room all by him.
self but my brother (WhO was then the
prison physician) and I pleaded for
him and he was finally given the room
on probation.
He never once in all that time be-
trayed the trust imposed on him, but
started in to make his department a
paying one. He succeeded beyond his
widest hopes and actually made money
for the State. No man who is bad can
gain the confidence and love of little
children, ard Sam Haynes certainly
had both from my little children So
great was my trust and belief in his
goodness that l allowed them to go to
him unattended. and he mended alike
their toys and their childish grievances.
and | knew that nothing but good ever
came from the hours they spent with
him. And so I ask you to look upon
his case with great clemency. to believe
that this mar has suffered enough to
expiate fully all that he may have
done; to believe also that he is mental
~, morally and physically fit to take
his place among men and to become a
useful citizen.
IF my dear father could speak I
know that he would say to you all and
more than I have said. Take it home
to yourself. gentlemen. If you had
lived the best part of your lives shut