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The Washington times., 1909-07-26
Then TruSty Scouts for the
MunSey Run Will Hit
the Pike.
EARLY ENTRANTS
HAVE ADVANTAGES
Will Be Started in Order Received.
Good Drivers Are in
Demand.
By HARRY WARD.

The battle-scarred Chalmers-Detroit
pathhnding car the hero OF many au-
tomobile stunts" Is expected TO ar
rive ia Washington early this week, and
after Carl SchnOrr, its pilot, gets the
machine in proper trim for its long
trip to Boston and return. the path
finders Will begin their work Of blaz-
ing the route for the Frank A. Mum
sey reliability contest.
TIE reputation made by the Chal-
mers-Detroit through its great work
in travelling over the almost impassa-
, bic roads between Denver and Mexico
lCity pathfinding the route for the
aag-to-fag contest next fall has made
motorists throughout the East anxious
10 look over the car, and a royal vel
come awaits the pathfnders in all the
cities, towns and hamlets that. are on
The DIunsey reliability route
Careful Scouting.
Great care will be exercised in map
ping out the route. The car viii be
equipped with two speedometers. in or
der that the distance may be accurately
Eauged. and the pathfnders viii note
every crossroad and other items Of in
-
full information about the route, The
condition of the roads viii be noted,
and the good and bad stretches indi-
Gated. This viii be of great aid to the
drivers of the competing cars.
More nominations for the Munsey con-
test are scheduled for this week, as the
promoters have received word from a
number of sources that signed entries
OF a number OF prominent makes OF cars
would be filed within the next few days
Manufacturers and dealers are realizing
that the earlier they get their cars en-
rolled the better position they viii have
in the lineup. as the cars VIII be
started in the several classes IN the or
der of their entry. The fact should also
be borne in mind by prospective en-
frants that early entries insure greater
publicity The MunSey tour is attract
ing widespread attention in the press
and this is matter manufacturers and
dealers cannot afford 10 lose sight or
Looking for Drivers.
Wccd has been received In Washing
ton that some prospective entrants arr
looking round for good men TO drive
their cars and as soon as they settle
upon their choice their cars will be en-
tered. II Is pleasing TO note that man!
amateur drivers are manifesting inter
est IN int Aul40C4 t1uA5 am DN-SAC "a
end Of the month ii is expected that
number Of privately owned cars will b
enrolled. As a sporting event the Nun
Eey contest viii rank with any previOu
competition Of the kind, and the rout
and the conditions governing the tou
will be sufficiently hard and rigid Z
Tut the contestants on their mettlN
without subjecting them TO a harC
strain.
Comics Of the rules. together with
entry blanks, have been distributed
among the various automobile sales
rooms and garages They can also b
obtained al the Office of publication o
this paper and may be had for the ask
ing Have you obtained a copy2
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
Standing of the Clubs.
KRAMER IS VICTIM
OF MORE BAD LUCK

NEWARK, July 26.-For the second
time this season on the Nelodrom track
Frank Kramer lost out yesterday In a
championship event through tire pune
ture. He was equally unlucky in the
meet of last July 5
The event was won by the speedy
Australian, Clarke, who thus scores FIVE
points in the championship series
kramer hmped in fourth and was
credited with one point Kramer Won
his initial heat. also his seminal, and
was booked by the crowd for the win
ner of the race. Percy Lawrence dis
tinguished himself by winning two ANA
teur events, the Australian pursuit and
the five-mile amateur.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
NEW YORK HUNTING
PITCHING TALENT
Need for Slabmen Said TO Be
Behind Trading of
Donlin.

NEW YORK, July 26.-McGraw's Gl-
ants are badly in need of good pitchers,
and this, more than anything else, is
said to have induced Manager McGraw
to consent to allow Mike Donlin to be
traded to Philadelphia
Rube MaTquard, the s11,O0O beauty"
who led the American Association, was
badly spiked in an exhibition game with
the Newark IN. j., Indians, yester-
day by Fred Merkle, a team mate He
will be out of the game for some time
MatheWsOns hand is still giving him
considerable trouble, and IT viii be some
time before he is able TO resume his
place in the box.
McGraw has only three men left who
are in fOrm-Wiltse, Ames, and Bugs
Raymond. OF these. Wiitse and Ray
mond are the only ones pitching con-
SiStent ball
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

Philadelphia newspapers and fans are
in a horribly excited state about the
talk Of trading Magee and Foxen, or
Magee and Moore, of the Philadelphia
Nationals, to the New York Nationals
for Nike Donlin as a manager 70 sue
coed Billy Murray.
The Quakers are not sure that the
deal will go through, and If it does,
they can't do more than guess whether
ii viii be a good one Hence their
nervous tension. In discussing the nu-
merous angles to the proposed trade,
some Of the Philadelphia papers talk
about Murray as if they were Wash
ington papers sizing up the career Of
Manager CantiIlon in Washington. AS
there assure to be a lot OF gossip about
Murray supplanting Canullon. the fol-
lowing from Jimmy Isaminger IN the
Philadelphia North American, is inter
esting:
UNLESS McGraw takes advantage OF
the embarrassment Of the Philiie own
ers through the deal leaking out before
It had been closed and attempts 10 hold
Up the team, DOnlin viii join the Quak-
ers this week.
Summed up, the deal cuts loose Muir
ray from the team, sends 8Iagee. a star
outfeIder. and a pitcher to New York
and brings Donlin here as manager and
player.
Have the PhiHies prohted by the
move? Will Donlin be able to play as
good ball as Magee? Win Donlin, IN
tried In the role, make a good manager
Champs on Paper.
THE answer to the first question IS
that on paper the Phillies are a cham
pionship contender, but In reality are
having a whole lot OF trouble trying 70
keep from sliding down further in the
second division. Something was wrong
and the finger Of guilt was pointed in
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
COMP ARES COLLINS
TO REDLAAD FIND
New Yorker Tells of Singer
Scott, the One-Inning
PhenOm.

NEW YORK. July 25-The Boston Red
Sox will introduce at least one new
player 10 New York fans during their
short stay here, which begins tomor-
ToR.
The new athlete Is Ray Collins, who
pitched for the University Of Vermont
team this spring and who once famed
twenty men i'm q nine-luning game.
Collins twirled for the Red Sox against
the Tigers yesterday and BANKED the
JenningsiJes, Z TO %.
Washington also has a Collins lie Is
Orth Collins. and he was a Highlander
for a few minutes when Clark Grimth
was AT the head of the local club. Orth
Collins was about as big a nasco with
the Hiltoppers as was Cliff Curtis.
whom war correspondents still remem-
her as one Of the hugcst jokes ever IN
the American League.
The nearest approach &c Curtis as a
player Of whom great things were ex-
pected and who did nothing at all TO
live up TO his reputation was a pitcher
named Scott, who was with Cincinnati
a few years back. Readers OF a Red
land print always were hearing from a
small Ohio village or the demon eX-
ploits Of Singer Scott. The Reds got
going badly and there was a popuiaf
agitation started 10 have Scott signed
By the Queen City club. This was done
and Scott failed 10 last the hrst inning
OF the game he started. Sleuths were
put on SCOTS trail and II was found
that be had been the person who had
been sending In the glowing accounts
Of himself
Buck" ,Orth viii receive a warm wei
come when he returns 10 New YOrH
with the HilltOppers tomorrow. 'Smll-
ing Al" the c9irveless wonder, was one
Of the most popular players who evel
drew salary from the Highland manage
raent. and while his pitching days may
be over, he can be used 70 advantage
as a sub hitter and also may be valuable
in showing tricks of the trade to th'
young Fingers.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
Auto News and Gossip
By HARRY WARD.

trade circles for number of years. has
formed partnership with Z. S. Holmes.
IT. Inc new firm will operate the Yer
mont Garage, located at 1l22 Vermont
court The Gilmore line of cars will be
handled by the Vermont Garage.
The Standard Garage has secured the
agency for the LOcomobile. famed as the
hrst American car to win a Vanderbilt
cup race.
Harry A. Kite left Saturday for Leon
ardtown, Nd. in his Palmer Singer
$50 Several well-knoWn Washing
tonians accompanied him.
As showing the enormous production
Of Cadillac 80 cars planned by the
] Cadillac Motor Car Company, il is in
teTestins TO note they have Just placed
an order for 1900 Milton magnetos.
Georges Franc. local agent for the
HupmObne, has been advised that the
Hupp Motor Company has just finished
the removal Of its equipment and the ir-
stalletion Of new machinery in its new
factory in Detroit. This plan will be
unique in that all the work viii be
! done on the same level, thus obviaung
passing any of the work along from
/ hoor 20 floor. Instead the building Of
/ cars Will begin at one extreme end and
+ the work VIII progress through the
3 building until the cars are cOmDIated
and ready for shipment at the other
/ end. The capacity Of the new factory
viii be twenty-five cars a day
( Representative Carter Glass left Fri
/ day in his new White steamer for ais
/ home in Lynchburg, Va.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
DOVEY CHOKES OFF
SOME IDLE RUMORS
Is Not Negotiating With Murray
or Hamilton to Succeed
Harry Smith.

BOSTON, July 25.-President John
Dewey today fatty denied rumors that
Billy Murray, of the Phillies. or Billy
Hamilton, OF the Lynn team, would dis
place Harry Smith as manager of the
Boston Nationals.
President Dovey believes that. since
Smith displaced Bowerman as manager
of the team the Doves have vastly i'm
proved in sighting spirit He believes
they will win soon and Smiths ginger Is
too valuable an asset TO loose.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
BOSTON CONFESSES
THAT 1T WAS STUNG

BOSTON. July 26.-The management
of the Boston American League team
has silently confessed that it had re-
ceived the worst Of the deal of last
winter. when it let old "Cy' Young go
10 Cleveland for two pitchers and a
cash consideration, by releasing Pitch
crs Ryan and CheCh 10 the St Paul
team. Of the American Association
These were the men Boston got ia
exchange fOr the veteran who leads the
Cleveland pitchers H. games won.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26


water bucket. The Washington writer's
will probably need all the ice they can
get for their feVeFed brows when the
cam returns tomorrow.
Harry Mace is umpiring in the Vir-
ginia League. He must be nightly
bored by the peace and quiet reisntnS
there.
Somewhere in this broad land there
Is an enthusiastic soul VINO has taken
Il deep interest in the Frank A Mum
sey reliability auto run from Washing
ton to Boston and return, which viii be
pulled Of September Il 10 -, If We all
live and nothing happens About 3
O'Clock yesterday morning lOng-di5-
lance telephone call from / Philadelphia
awakened our esteemed and bustling A
q. NeWmyer, Of The Times. When ne
got the sleep out of his eyes and an
Swered, there was a lot OF mixed
language on the Quaker City end OF the
phone. The burden of this Jumbled con-
Versation of midnight condolences was
that the fellow-citizen over there want
ed to know whether If he left Philadel-
ph'a Immediately. post haste. he could
arrive IN Washington in time to go
away with the Chalmers Detroit scout
car which leaves Washington the latter
part OF this week. He was told that he
might consider it false mOdesty on our
part Out We VINO are gong 10 make the
trip would feel some hesitaEcy in taxi
ing perfect stranger II an already
filled car for two-weeks .oy ride We
might not be good enough to mingie
with him, and he might get his clothes
soiled IL VIC had an accident
Then came the surprise. The PhiIa.
delphia phOner took a verbal ascension
and said he had his own car and just
wanted 10 trail along for sociability' s
sake. He was told If he rushed right
out to his machine and hustled to
/ Washington he might get here IN time
He refused TO give his laIno, but quit
amid profuse proteststion Of than. IS
We are wondering who and why he s.
He hasn't appeared as YET. They have
all-nigF' saloons in Philadelphia where
fearsOme things sometimes happen tc
those who are afraid to go home in
the dark II you see a precipitate-
/ looking sport wandering around town in
travel-stained auto inquiring for Mr.
Munsey or Mr.. Newmyer, send him up
We want to get a peep at him.
Here is the substance of the jok
which was perpetrated on the Wash
| ington fans in ST. Louis yesterday
4
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

Two-base ,hits-HartzeH, Street, Jones.
Three-base hit-Ferris. Double play
Ferris to Williams. Stolen bases-Hoff-
man, Stone, Jones %. Bases on balls
on Waddell. /; OF Johnson. 1. Struck
out-By Waddell, Z; by Johnson, s. Left
on bases-St. Louis, S; Washington, s.
! Umpires-Messrs- Hurst and O'Loughlin.
Time of game-l hour and 50 minutes.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
PARKS REPEAT.

The Park Athletic Club, newly
formed team which beat the Pdrkviews
Sunday, July Is, yesterday beat the
crack team at Randle Highlands 10
to z.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

An important conference Of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association officials and
members Of the good roads board was
recently held in Cleveland, al which the
dates Of September q 70 q. inclusive,
were selected for the second annual
good roads convention 10 be held in
Cleveland che United States Govern
ment has shown it's keen interest IN the
beneficial results 10 be ACCOMPLISHED
through the convention by delegating
as its Official representative Logan Wal
Ter Page, director Of the office of public
roads, Department Of Agriculture.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

Chicago at St Louis
New York at Boston
Cincinnati at Pittsburg
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

The Belmont Garage Company. agent
for the Brush, has received the cheering
news that the business Of the Brush
runabOut plant in Detroit has so far
outgroWn the factory that a new plant
would be put up, the dimensions OF
which viii be 81 by 80 About 1000
OF the little Brush rUnlbOuts will be
built this year and this number will be
doubled next year There viii be very
few changes on the car for 1910, the
present model having proven satisfac-
tory in every way
A well-known visitor in Washington
last week was Frank KuliCk. the racing
driver of the Ford Motor Company
Kulick has just returned from his
strenuous trip of plotting a Ford car in
the ocean O-oCeau contest for the
Guggenheim trophy. He IS in the East
visiting Ford dealers.
Charles f. Miller & Bro. report the
sale Of Ford cars To the following. Model
T roadsters. George II. Gueroruln, W.
IT. Frey and Dr.. II. Elufmann, Model
r touring cars, J. J. COstinet, Hon
Albert Douglass. and W. w Barnes.
The Motor Car Company has been adj
Vised that the first 1910 Chalmers-DetrOit
Z go has been shipped from the factory
and viii arrive here early IN he week.
/ Charles r. Myers, who has been a
prominent figure In local automobile
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
AMATEUR GAMES.

The Lemco's held the Kendall A. c. to
to in a ball game al Eighth street
and Florida avenue yesterday. The
features were the pitching of Clements
and fielding Of Mccarthy.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
Money-Mad Amateurs.

44OuG -N4du ANA bCAAo-
That is the way amateur bah goes in
this city Every year finds rew presi-
dents, managers, and teams, and this is
why things are run so poorly. If we
could stick longer, conditions would be
better.
When we hold our first meeting / will
have some rules TO offer which, / think,
will help - better amateur baseball and
make things easy for managers and
players alike. The greatest evil that
now confrOuts the managers Is the pay
inc the sO-called amateurs. Considering
the great number Of ball players, there
art very few that want money for
PLAYING, but the fever is spreading, and
if something is not done TO stop 1t the
sport VIII be killed.
] lost several of my last year players
because / would not come across with
1 the long green. PERHAPS We VIII not
win the pennant this year, but l viii
have the pleasure Of knowing that ] did
not use all the money l earned to keep
my players together.
Thanking you for the interest you
have taken in betteTinS the conditions
IN amateur baseball and hoping that
your efforts viii bring good results, 1
am Yours truly,
Manager Column ia athletic Club.
MAURICE Z. O'CONNOR,
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

The AIl-Midgets beat the Myrtle A. c.
at North Capitol and l. streets yester-
day by 10 to 5. The features We're the
work of Milbrick and Mandy, battery
for the All-Midgets, and the fielding OF
Smith
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results
Games Today.

ST. Louis. Z. Cincinnati. 4
Twelve innings.l
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

st. Louis. s. Washington. @.
Chicago. 9; Plhiadeli hia. 0.
Boston, +; Detroit, Q.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

Charles Z. Miller & Bro, Ford agents,
have received word that model T Ford
cars are going through the factory al
great rate, the record being 1884 cars
during the month Of June. They are
now being completed at the rate of $50
30 600 q week
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

Two games here tomorrow with
Athletics.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

Games TO-DAY.
New York at Cleveland.
Standing Of the Clubs.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

the order for ice for the press stand
water bucket. The Washington writer's
will probably need all the Ice they can
get for their feVeFed broWs when the
cam returns tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

One thing. the crumbling Of the out
law leagues will save the fans the hor~
ror of reading a lot Of winter dope
about stars threatening to jump if their
wages are not increased in 1910
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

Charles +. Myers, who has been a
prominent figure Ia local automobile
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

Representative Carter Glass left Fri
day in his new White steamer for his
home in Lynchburg, Va.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
The Score:

Here is the substance of the joke
which was perpetrated on the Wash
ington fans in ST. Louis yesterday:
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

It was very kind of a St. Louis writer
to allow that maybe with little luck
Les Miserables might win a game a
week.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

Harry A. Kite left Saturday for Leon
srdtown, Nd. in his Palmer Singer
$50 Several well-knoWn Washing
tonians accompanied him.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-01-16
Famed Battle Flag Restored

Governor Harris. oi Ohio. Just be
lore retiring. sent to Governor Gro
theirs last week the battle flag OF the
First Maryland (AndrcwS. later De
mcnt'SD Confederate Battery, which
made record from Bull Run to Ap.
pomattnx The flag was captured with
baggage train. and not in action as
stated shortly before Lees surrender
by the First Ohio Volunteers. Cover
nor Waricd requested its restoration.
and il has At length been sent TO An
napolis. where il will be placed in the
flag and relic room in the State House.
The late Harry -. Miller, William X
Mccullough, Thomas II Musgrove
and William II May. OF this section,
were members ni the battery. and John
Gilpin. ot Elkton. is one OF the few
survivors oi the famed command,
which often won the approval Of Cen
cral Robcr, + Lee and Stoncwall Jack
son
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-01-16
FREE FOR ALL
County Democrats Declare For
Crawford County Primary
System

Governor Crothers was in town on
Tuesday, and. coincidcnty. with his
visit. the Democratic State Central
Committee and the County Executive
Committee got together and. to the
surprise OF the faithful and pretty
nearly everybody else. declared Tor the
Crawford County Primary System Tor
filling the party ticket to be voted for
next November. This action would
appear 10 have been inspired by Cover
nor Crothers' stand for direct nomina-
tions. which he took at the banquet OF
State and City Democrats held in Bal.
timore on Thursday night Of last week.
and practically puts il up to the party
managers i'll the other counties to fol
low Cecl's lead
The Governor said, in his banquet
speech. that mistake had been made
by the leaders in the Legislature in
making the Crawford system opeional
instead oi mandatory. and that the
thing 10 do now was 10 remedy the
blunder. Accordingly. he found the
Cecil managers ready to fall in with
his views. and they proceeded TO blaze
the way for the new party practice as
to nominations Montgomery and
Hartford have tried the Crawford sys-
TEN for some years past. Queen Anne s
tried it in 1907, and il worked satisfac-
torily, the party winning out against
the Republicans and Independents
Caroline. Somerset aud Kent. il is
thought, will likely follow Cecil's lead,
and j, may lie that most of, II not all
the other counties will do likewise.
Should such prove the case. il is likely
that the nomination for Comptroller
will be decided in the same way as DR..
J. w. Herring would probably be unop-
posed. and his selection by direct vote
would save the trouble and expense oi
State convention. IL is urged that
the general adoption of the Crawford
system would make votes for the suf-
fragc amendment to the Constitution
as tending to show that Boss Rule"
need not be feared under a limited
electorate. should the amendment
carry.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-01-16
Home Hospitals Value Shown

The Union Hospital Directors. at a
meeting held last Friday. selected DrS
J C. Bloodgood and /. {. Cullen, O.
the Johns Hopkins. and Randolph
WiuSlow, Of the Maryland University
Hospital stats, as visiting consulting
surgeons and DIR. Robert Lewis Nit
chell, of tue University of Maryland,
as assistant gynccologist for the home
institution pr. Cullen on Saturday
evening was called Ia perform the first
important operation at the hospital
The patient was Mrs Alexander
Sewers. oi .lk,on. formerly Miss Mol
lie Gallahcr. who was critically i'll with
pcritonit'S The operation was SEEM
ngly successful, as Mrs. Sewers is re
ported improving. and her recovery
will impress the public with the value
oi the home hospital. especially in cri
teal eases. Mrs. Sewers would have
run great risk had she been removed
10 a city institution for treatment. and
might not have survived the journey.
The members oi the local staff Of ply.
Scians will alternate Tor monthly per-
indS III the care oi patients whose own
physicians cannot attend them. or who
have NJ preference Or Rratton is
aSsi:ncd icr January. Or Cavity for
Fcbrun" ~. Or, lamar for March, Dr.
Mitchell Tor April, and Or Morrison
for May DR.. C. NJ Ellis is Chief Of
Staff Miss Mazda c. Campbell. OF
Baltimore, the recently chosen head
nurse. arrived on Monday. aud is ar
ranging for the final equipment oi the
iustiiutipu