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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
FIELD MEET AT
HOWARD UNIVERSITY

One of the most important events of
the year was the track and field meet on
the campus of Howard University yes
terday afternoon. Regardless of the bit
ing March wind that swept Howard Hill,
many spectators were present to witness
the interesting events which took place.
The weather was cold and threatening.
but, nothing daunted, the brawny young
sters pranced out upon the oval just as
eagerly as If 1t had been a merry May
morning Bare as to their legs and
arms, and seemingly contented they
presented a contrasting spectacle to the
many onlookerS in the grandstand and
on the campus, who had wrapped them
selves in their heaviest OvercoatS, furS
and cloaks The most important event
was the relay race. which was reserved
for the last. The medical team took the
lead from the beginning and held 1T up
to The last lap. when the feet-footed
Desmond shot in behind Skygo Young
and began chopping off The interval be-
tween the two at every stride. 1t was
not long before the equation was re-
versed, and the props brought home the
bacon in Il walk.
very pleasing showings were made in
most OF the events. In the 10O-yard
dash Merchant of the academy broke
the tape in 10 3-5 seconds, and in the
running high jump Cuff Of the medical
cleared the bar at feet 10 inches.
while Tommie Warricks reeled off 10
feet AZ inches in the pole vault. Others
did remarkably we'll in the events they
entered.
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INDEPENDENCE BOYS
I'M FINE SHAPE

AT a recent meeting of the board of
managers of the lndepe ndence League
the Guriey Athletic Club relinquished
its franchise and the Department of Agri-
culture Reserves was admitted. The
boys from the Agriculture have a formid-
able line up and hope to raise some
dust during their first season on McDe
Wits field.
From the line-ups presented below from
the various camps it is evident that the
independence will rank among the fore
most leagues in the District, IL classy
material goes very far.
The Twining Club. winners of the flag
last season feels as though they are
sure to repeat. while Advent. Manhat-
IAN. Wallach and the Ninth Street Church
have been materially strengthened and
Will each make a desperate fight for the
coveted rag.
Work on constructing the stands and
leveling the ground at McDevitt's field
will begin this week, and everything will
he in readiness when the whistle blows on
May g.
The rosters of the clubs:
Twinine Athletic Club: Manager. Eu
gene Rupert: captain. Joe Giebel; candi-
dates. Burke, Powell. Ruark Coombs.
Maceron. Downey. McDonough, Diver.
Terry, Malloy. Mccarthy, Sullivan. Ru-
pertus. Lawter. Murphy and kelleher.
Agriculture: Manager. A. A. Ormsby.
captain. Rube Morgan: candidates. Ora
ham. Campbell, Langford. Priest. Lngle.
Rogers. Meade. Russeau. Taylor. Nc
Laughlin. Essences, Murphy. Mahon.
West, Oakley, SeitZ. Dennison. Conover.
Advent Athletic Club: Manager, Jim
Murphy; candidates Moseburg Bullaugh,
Ehrmantraut. Price. Toense. Weyrich. w.
NARROW, J. NARROW. Menifee. Landvoigt,
Reaney, Michael Early. Fielder, c. Dan
pier, S. Danpier Humphrey, Phipps,
Hobbs, Shepherd, Hall.
Manhattan. Athletic Club-Manager. c.
r. Kraft; candidates. Gill. Lycette, Bar
rett, Frazier, Falconer, Chapman, R.
King G. Kraft, Brooks. Meek. Punteney,
Palmer. Walsh. Weber. Haislip. Hauser,
Wailach Athletic Club: Manager. Will
liam Yeatman; candidates. Gates. Ma
loney, Ahern. Heynie Smith, Robey,
Cridler. Darlington. Lynch. NJ. Sullivan.
Hutchinson. Brewer, Cohill Connor w.
King, Benner, Newman.
Ninth Street Christian Church: Not an
nounced.
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ADAMS JOINS GURLEY A. c.
M. A. G. Star to Represent Orange
and Black on Cinder Path.

The Gurley Athletic Club track team
received big boost last night when
A. c. Adams. the Maryland Agricultural
College star. Joined the club.
Adams. who is considered the best ath-
lete who has ever represented the "Ag-
gies." has been attracting widespread
attention by the fine races he has run
as the last member of the relay team.
In all Of the meets held this year the
college boys were the trailers until he
took up the running. and each time he
closed the gap and crossed the line
ahead.
The farmers" have been running an
exceedingly classy bunch of teams this
season. such as Baltimore City College,
Brown Preparatory School of Philadel-
phia, Catholic University, Villanova, ST.
James School and the McCulloch Ath-
letic Club. champions of Baltimore. and
have yet to meet their first defeat.
Adams has record for the quarter of
So seconds, which is exceedingly fast
time and is also a good man at the half,
being able to run 1T in close to two-min-
ute time According to the A. A. o.
rules. he will not be allowed to repre-
sent the Gurley Club until after the
close of the school year. SO he will not
be seen under the Orange and Black COL
ors until then.
With Adams, King, Smithson, Curran,
Brame, Hildebrand, Sterrett and Beall
to pick from the Gurley relay team will
probably be the fastest in this section
of the country.
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LIE Droits Play Tennis.

The annual meeting or the members
Of lie Droit Tennis Club, held last week
ri the home OF Mr.. G. ri. Claudy. re-
suited in the reelection of MIR. 4. Y.
czech as president and Mr.. III. F. Lerch
as secretary and treasurer. The grounds
committee. chosen for the ensuing year.
i Messrs William f. Doyle. H. NJ
Wells and T.. NJ. Willis
owing to the very mild winter and
IN, energy OF the grounds committee.
TIE lie Droit courts at 18th and T streets
northwest have been put in excellent
condition. and the members have been
enjoying the outdoor game during the
past week.
Messrs H. II. Riddleberger and Alex
ander JanaSi have been elected members.
and. a. there are a number of pending
aI.pli ations, there is growing senti-
mcnt in the club that the membership.
which has been limited to twenty-one,
be cons iderably increased.
Most of the old members will be back
in the game. and /, Is fully anticipated
that the former high standard Of play
will be maintained.
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ONE FAVORITE WINS
AT JACKSONVILLE

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. April 3.-Sepa-
rator. heavily played in the fifth race at
odds of to ), was the only winning
favorte today. The public won heavily
on more than one long shot, however,
giving the bookies a most unsatisfactory
day. A number of legislators en- route to
Tallahassee, where the legislature will
convene Tuesday, attended the races this
afternoon, and their presence created dis
cussion as to whether legislative action
upon racing might be expected No such
contemplated action has been expected.
The Summaries.
First race. six furlongs-Masks and Faces,
100 tWacott. 3l2 10 |. won; Judge Ireen, lo'
,Obert,. 3 to 5. second: Dew OF Dawn, 100
,Hannan,. ) 10 ). third Time. l.20 2-5. Prece-
dcnce Charley Lusk. Istra. Vendor, Pearl Hop
kins Kate Carney, May Jene, Big Hand and
Donah also ran.
Second race. mile and si1teenth-oronook "a
lPI naea to l. second G"ldspink. io4 Smith,
out. third Time 1871. Hand Me Down. Lay
son and Melino also ran 20
tObert. to /. won: Van Dam. lO7 oBurton,.
to ). second; King Th4rpe. lo2 tLo,elb' even
third Time. 1.34 70. Batsman, Druid, Proht-
able. Hsymarket. Darling Dan. Jack Meheon
and Alamo also ran. -
Fourth race five furlongs -Cloisteress los
toberu. ) TO j. won: Ray Thompson, ll3
young :: to 5. second, Youthful los tGrifinl.
ont third. Time. 1o4 20 Select, Elder, Hall
fax and WilIowplume also ran.
Fifth race, seven furlongs -Separator, llo
tReedD to ) won: Arawaka, 10J tBurton),
10 / second Moscow Belle lO5 McArAlel. cut,
third Time. l.35 2-5. Grace George, Coinei-
dent Cslabash. MIR. Knapp Panique, Lucy
Young ard Lady Fitzherbert also ran.
sixth race six furlongs-Anna Smith. lO1
(Obert to l. won; Momentum. l0 Loveli1'
third. Time. 30 Merry Bells Galiiieo, kia-
mesha ii, Miss koh and Bosserian also ran
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Aggies Want Games.

The Department of Agriculture Re-
serves landed a berth in the Independ-
ence League at a recent meeting Of the
board, and hope to have one of the finest
assortment of sphere artists in the Dis
trict The order for uniforms has been
placed, and the probable team will be
composed of Meade. Seitz. Essences.
Rousse au and Sehorn as boXmen, Taylor
and Oakley as catchers, Graham at nrst
base Morgan at second, Rogers at short
and Murphy or Priest on third, Camp
bell will trample the weeds in left gar
den. Langford In center and Lingle in
right
April practice games have been ar
ranged as follows:
April q. Washington Athletic Club on
the Monument lot
April g. Emerson Institute on the Mon
ument lot.
April 10, Petworth of the Suburban
League, Monument lot.
April 13. open.
April Is. Brightwood Athletic Club at
Brightwood.
April II. Marines at 18th and D streets
southeast.
April 20. open.
April % Brookland Of the Capital City
League. at Brookland.
April "a. open.
April q, Marines on the Monument
lot.
Teams desiring games on the Aggies
schedule will be accommodated by ad
dressing A. A. Ormsby. manager, care OF
the Department Of Agriculture.
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ARMY AND NAVY
PREps WIN OUT

On the Chevy Chase diamond yesterday
afternoon the Army and Navy Props de-
feated the kensington Athletic Club by
the score of to 3. The props were d
strong proposition for their opponents.
AMI were in the game all the time. Their
fielding was Of the snappy variety, and,
although they were credited with a brace
of bungles. the players hit the ball hard
at every opportunity.
Adams. who served them over for the
kensington lads. was touched up for six
hits. For the first three innings he had
the props guessing and caused three men
to fan the air.
Up to the seventh session the score
stood ) to 3. However. in the eighth in
ming Mertz made good bingle. stole
second and third and came home on an
error.
Score:
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STECHER BEST IN
BLOOM|NCDALE RUN
Captures Cross Country Event
by a Yard From BaIti-
more Boy.

An exciting finish in the last go yards,
when John G. Stecher of the Y. M. {. A.
nosed HI. c. Elphinstone of the baitl-
more Cross Country Club out at the tape
by yard, was the only feature of the
second annual cross-country run or the
Bloomingdale Athletic Club, held yester-
day afternoon at the Brightwood Driving
Park.
Out Of the twenty-eight entries eighteen
men lined up for the starters pistol ana
led out at a good pace for the distance
six miles, which was twelve laps on the
half-mle Brightwood track. After the
first lap. however, four men pulled away
from the bunch and were never headed,
running nearly the full distance in the
same order.
A cold, biting wind blew across the
track during the entire race, ana at one
time for a few minutes rain TELL rms
prevented any record work, al
though the time for the six miles made
by Stecher, the winner, OF 80 minutes
Al seconds was good under the bad CON
ditions. Owing to this weather only
small gallery witnessed the race.
Elphinstone. Baltimore Cross Country
Club, Stecher, Y. NJ. c. A.: j. r. Flem-
ing, George Washington University. and
E. p Enzor, Y NJ. c. A., led thu bunch
away from them, the leaders tapping
them at the finish. Elphinstone set up a
fast pace and held the lead all the way
through eleven and a half laps. but at
that point Stecher began to let out a few
hidden kinks and the only real contest
of the race began.
With only a quarter Of mile to go the
two men had it nip and tuck, first one
leading and then the other. Five yards
from the tape Elphinstone had the lead.
but by a final burst OF speed Stecher
headed him and saved the day for WASH
ington. 1t was a pretty finish and brought
out the only burst of enthusiasm from
the spectators.
The rest of the runners were game,
however, and all save three finished, al
though it was rather more of a procession
than race for the tailenders. Stecher s
time as the winner was 35.44, Elphinstone
ran second in 35.46. Fleming took third
in 3637 and Enzor fourth in 36.4l. The
fifth man, F. v. McNair of the United
States Navy. who had been touted as the
sure winner of the event. could only fin
ish in 81 minutes AZ As seconds
Manager N. T. Morley ran the race off
in good shape. The individual prizes pre-
sented were three medals, gold, silver and
bronze. A team trophy, consisting of a
banner. went to the Baltimore Cross
Country Club.
Officials of the meet were as follows
Referee and starter. A. G. Stuart; judges
n. P. Foster, N. r. Worley and c. E.
Edwards; timers, Rudolph Jose and DR..
w. B. Hudson; scorer, Chase Taylor. and
inspectors, w. T. Conboye and William
Farmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
GALlAUOET WINS
FROM BANK BOYS
Indian Boy, Battiste's, Pitch
ing a Feature of the
Contest.

With brisk wind sweeping over the
diamond at Kendall Green yesterday the
strong Gallaudet base ball team mastered
nine from the American Security and
Trust Company by the score of to 4.
Owing to the strong wind and the
threatening condition OF weather there
were but few who ventured out to the
institution grounds to witness tine contest.
The weather also interfered with the
fielding and eight errors are chalked up
against the two teams. Five Of these
misplays are recorded against the Wis
itors
Battste alias Tom Lon gboat." an In
dian. was pitted in the center of the dia-
mond for the Gallaudet aggregation and
twirled a rafting good game. In only
two innings was he hit safely. In the
first and sixth innings the aggregation
from 18th street connected with the
brown mans delivery Two hits are re-
corded in each session. which resulted in
as many TALES. Although he hit three
of the opposing batsmen. the Indian al
lowed but one base on balls and struck
out ten In six of the nine innings the
American Security and Trust boys went
down victims to his puZzling delivery in
one-two-three order.
on the other hand. Haycock. who per-
formed the pitching stunt for the Wis
itors was touched up for seven singles.
which resulted assisted by i've bases on
balls and a few errors by his teammates.
in the eight runs made by the Mutes
He famed eight men.
Battiste hit Bayslin. the first man to
toe the plate. This was followed by
Johnson's single. and Maloney. the next
man. doubled, scoring the pair. On
Hanks fly to left Maloney was doubled
at second. The next batter famed. An
error by the catcher. a single. two put
outs and a passed ball netted Gallaudet
a pair in the opening session. The win
ners tailed again in the third. when
Morris drew four wide ones, stole second
and took third on Arras' out. Hover fol-
lowed the footsteps of Morris and both
scored on Bells neat single to left Bell
took second on an error and scored the
same way after ODonnell placed a safe
one TO right. The last named tried to
score on the same misplay which was
responsible for Bells tally and was
caught al the plate.
Gallaudet again scored two in the fifth
and one in the following inning while
its opponent Tailed two in the sixth.
There was some pretty neat fielding
around the second bag by the Security
boys. Bayslin at short and Hands at
second played sensational ball. In the
fifth inning Bell knocked a high fly. which
Bayslin stabbed with his. gloved hand
alone and pulled off back running
catch in the following inning for which
he was applauded. Maloney and Brick
first basemen. played good ball for their
respective teams.
light shower of rain ana a fierce gale
made its appearance at the ending of
the seventh inning and 1t looked very
called. but it was carried to the finish.
The
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Wrestling Championship.

NEW YORK, April 3.-The claremont
.+blet,c Club. under whose auspices the
National Amateur Athletic Union wres-
fling CHAMPIONSHIPS are being held this
y.ar e nerfecting plans for the biggest
avont of It's kind ever held in this city.
With this end in view the ciun mas Sc
cured Browns gymnasium 1or the oeca
sion. The preliminary bouts VIII De heic
Thursday evening, April 3 ana tne ma ma, ;
;nu IN fast Thus far the best men of the
l"T ~ San and local and out-of-town clubs
ara entered. Among these are the names
Of Talbot, Dole and Meegeer., and 1t Is
expected that all the stars VIII enter.
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Nichols Pulls Away.

Guess Nichols wasn't there with the
willow yesterday. Two clean. healthy
singles and another of the scratch va
riety out of four times up is pretty
good. You can hold your job. at that
clip, anyhow.-Mobile Register. Yes.
but Nichols has started to pull away
from the plate again as badly as he
did last season. Matt kilroy will have
to get after Simon again. Nichols
could easily break himself of this bad
habit If he would stand farther away
from the plate and then take step for
ward to meet the pitch. Hugging the
plate too closely and then being over
anxious is what causes Simon to pull
away. Hitemueller also has this fault,
but he doesn't pull away quite as much
as Nichols. Then. too. Hftemueller 10
very patient at bat in waiting for good
ones to hit at.
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MIDDIES HITLESS.
Amherst Scores Easy Victory by Nc
Clure's Fine Pitching.
,iaI Disnatch IN Tho Star

special Dispatch TO The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 3.-Good bat
terry work, particularly in the pitching
department, shut the Middies out in their
game here with Amherst this afternoon
The score was 4 to 0. Although knocked
senseless by blow in the stomach from
a pitched ball in the first inning. Nc
Clure pitched superb ball and did not
allow the Navy a single hit. He was
well backed up by the field, and only
once could Navy get a man as far as
third. This was in the NINTH when Will
son drew a base, went to second On a
wild pitch and reached home when Jones
grounded out to first. Lanphier, who did
Nays twirling. did well until the fifth
when he was touched for single and
a double. This with three Navy errors
brought in three runs. The final tally
OF the visitors was we'll earned, when
Jube, in the ninth, singled, went to Sec
ond on Washburn's out and scored on
single. The score:
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WASHINGTON WINS GOOD GAME
CENTRAL 7. M. c. A. OF BALT1-
MORE DEFEATED.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. April 3.-The Wash
ington Y. M. c. A. won the first OF
series Of two games which are to decide
the South Atlantic Association champion
ship and also the winner of the Tri-Clty
Basket Ball League. from the Central Y.
NJ. c. A. in the local gym" tonight by
the score 81 to q. AS the team scoring
the greater number of points In the two
games combined will be declared the
champion it appears that the Washing
tonians have a rather good lead on the
locals.
The contest was one of the best exhi-
billions of basket ball seen here this year,
and considering the rivalry which exists
between these teams very clean tactics
we're employed by both sides. Cool
headed was the struggle for the visitors
who also displayed better teamwork at
most periods of the game than did the
Centrals. Accuracy in passing and shoot
ing field goals was also great factor In
favor of the Washington players.
Throughout the entire first half the
game was a nip-and-tuck affair. both
teams playing about evenly. Hubbard
of the visitors scored the first point Of
the game OS SHOollli6 q Soui iioA' A~N''
but Fry Immediately evened things up
Then the Washingtonians scored again
but held the lead only a few moments
Crogham tailed twice just before the
half closed and put his team in the
lead, the score being II to To- But In
the second half, everything seemed to
go to the visitors. Their team work
was far superior to that of the locals
as was their accuracy in shooting
However. at times the Centrals pulled
themselves together and put up some
fine basket bali. Crogham proved himself
a crack at shooting field goals. he seor-
ing eight in the second half alone. The
lineup:
(.on+ral Position Washington
Kreiger. Center. Hupparn
henderson Right forwar d. ....... Crogham
Fry......... Left forw ard. Jones
Writings.
Roberts ....... Right guard. ...... Fowler e
Frederick. $3.50. Left guard .....-. -heses
Field goals-washington: Gresham 10: Hub
bard, 4; Jones and Fowler Writings os Ien' from
fouieWashineton. Hubbard. B; Central. Fry, 4
Referee-Mr. Lowsley; umpire-Mr;, kick at1ac
of halves-20 minutes each.
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ST. JOHNS BEATS
CATHOLIC VARSITY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd. April St. Johns
defeated the Catholic University here this
afternoon by a score of to 4. The game.
which took place after the Navy-Amherst
contest at the academy. was a slow one
in which the visitors made many errors
and played loose ball. st. Johns started
the fun with run in the first and visitors
tied this in the second. Three more by
the locals put them in the lead until the
fifth, when things looked bad for St
Johns The visitors landed on .4son,
who was doing St. Johns pitching. and
hammered him for three runs. Greer,
who went in in the next inning for the
visitors did better than had Darr, but he.
too, gave up three tallies, and to these
were added two more in the eighth The
score.
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LOS ANGELES RACES.
Polls, an Added Starter, Wins the
Colin Stakes.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. April 3-Polis an
added starter and coupled in the betting
with Sir Ashton as the r. L. Thomas
entry. captured the Colin stakes at Santa
Anita this afternoon. Sir Ashton, his
stablemate. was second Six starters con-
tested for the prize.
Car took the third race after a des-
perate drive with Maltbie. which easily
beat Guy Fisher for the place. Jockey
Page fell from Bell of Brass in the second
race out luckily escaped uninjured.
The Summaries.
FIRST race. six furlongs: seling-Free Knight
The Bear. Ia Butweln. to 1. won: Spohn
IL tHoward), TO l. second: La Gloria 1O7
thennedy). 2 TO |. third. Time liz % Kerry
Pei. Marbles. Columbia Maid and EdbalI also
: Second race. seven furlongs; seling-Ocean
queen lo3 lArchibadp, . to 2. won: Meddling
French Cook 1oS .ButweIn TO /. third. Seine Time
10. star Thistle. Dandy Fine Grotto, Strin-
gency: Friese; Bell of Brass. Gerrymander In
80, ih' r.. race; one mile and an eighth; handi-
S Sap 1913 CMetiee'. II to ), won; Maltbe
fopuli and Far Vest sf'r also ram n,me ID - ''S
81 S5' aad Iaft FIVE f fur the Colin stake
Brien. rs u. Howard). Is to 10. third. Time.
LOO IL. Dona. ]. ii. Barr and Surcget also
ran J H. Barr. Sureget and Polls added start
srs Polls and Sir Ashton coupled in the betting.
9. flfth race one mile and eighth; selling
lo2 &C. RUSSELL, 20 to /, second; Albert Star
100 tArchibaldl. to ), third. Time 2.o5 Is.
hlng or the Mist, Cerine. Montclair, Oberon,
Raleigh and Dixie Lad also ran
sixth race five and one-half furlongs: purse
Bob. ll2 Musgravel. to l, second Colioquy.
IL Kennedyl. I to l. third Time. 1.O8 10.
atcrbury Rialto. Ri6eman. Taylor George and
Seventh race mile; selling-St EImwood 1Os
d. Howard. to l. won; Financier 107 Mus
gravel. TO 1. second Barney Oldfeld, los
tArehibald). TO 10. third. Time, 1.3S A..
SNOWFALL. Biskra Hannibal Bey, Monvina,
Sibari and Timothy Wen also ran.
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EASY VICTORY FOR
FERNWOOD GIANTS

In a practice game on the Chevy chase
diamond yesterday afternoon the FERN
wood Giants Overwhelmingly defeated the
fast Commissioners team by the score Of
9 to l. The cold weather proved to be
great handicap 10 the visitors. who could
not solve either OF the suburban pitchers
and showed lack Of teamwork and prac-
tice.
1t required over two hours to play the
game, but in spite of this fact the con-
test was very interesting. Up TO the
ninth inning it looked as if the Commits
sioners would be shut out. but the clever
work of Harding in the last round saved
them from a whitewash. lie was the
first man up and reached first on an
error He stole second and third and
came home on a passed ball.
Score