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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-09
BASE BALL NOTES.

Milan and Blankenship went fishing
the lone fisherman.
Look out for the Tigers. They'll be
here Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday and should make things lively
for everybody.
Bobby Wallace got over his injury all
right and will be back in the game to-
day. The Browns miss him.
Jack Frill. the southpaw secured BY
the Yankees, won his last ten games
for Newark.
Texas" Erwin, the catcher secured
by Brooklyn from Rochester, Is q
whirlwind at the bat. He can also play
first base in pinch.
Lots of people would like to get a va
cation, but not the kind that Tim Hurst
has been forced to take.
Fans have no kick coming on the
tariff bill, the tax to get into the ball
parks remaining the same as under the
Dingley bill
go to Europe. There is not much room
for fight news now that two hot base
ball scraps are on tap in the major
leagues.
No infielder is playing a better game
of ball these days than KID Elberfeid
The veteran played a splendid game
against the Maps He was also a big
noise with slashing three dagger in
the fourth.
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VERY WARM CONTEST
BETWEEN OLD RIVALS
Washington Beats Sons of st.
George on Hard Creases
at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. Md, August 9.-Both
devotees of cricket and lovers Of base
ball enjoyed an interesting cricket match
at Colgate's Creek, in which the re-
organized Washington Cricket Club de-
feated the Sons of ST. George. 16S to Ill.
The feature of the Sons first inning.
they being sent to bat. was the great
work of Lawson. % not out; Springham,
10, and George Hyde, 10. DR.. Cannon took
three wickets with three consecutive
balls.
The bowling OF both Springham (six
wickets) and Thompson three wickets)
was fast. as the crease was hard. and in
ever sense of the word a batter's wicket,
Bars II and Shoesmiths IS were the
double figures Of Washington.
Lawson and Springham opened the
second inning Of the Sons to the bowling
Of Bob Barr and Cannon. the latter's
noteworthy performance being to bowl
DR.. Samuels for two and Lawson for
three. together with Hyde and Aims
worth for two each. III. Lempert then
got set and got a beautiful 46 in great
style. the side being out for 50.
Then followed clean, steady score on
the part of the Washingtonians, and be-
fore their team was out they had scored
Ill. Summary:
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Second Innings. }
cYcLIsT MORAN INJURED.
Motor-Paced Champion Breaks His
Collarbone at Clifton.

PATERSON. N. j., August 9.-In tho
presence of 5000 persons at the Clifton
Stadium yesterday afternoon, Jimmy Mo-
ran. ten-mile motor-paced champion, was
hurled from the track when the tire on his
machine blew up. He landed heavily,
breaking his collarbone and sustaining
other injuries. He was unconscious for
fully half an hour. and there was the
greatest excitement, it being believed that
he had been killed outright.
The accident occurred in the ten mile
motor-paced race with Elmer Collins Mo-
ran was in the lead after a very exciting
opening and had coveted one mile and
FIVE laps when. without warning, the tire
gave way and Moran was pitched over
the handle bars and hurled forward, his
body sliding down the saucer track as If
shot from a cannon. Collins, who was nor
far behind. also had a narrow escape
from serious injury. but with great pres
ence Of mind steered his machine out OF
the way Of danger.
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BIG LEAGUE BALL FOR COAST.
Plan to Have American and Ma
tional League Players Go West.

SAN FRANCISCO. August 9-If a plan
that Danny Long. secretary of the Pacific
Coast League. has under way is carried
out. two picked teams representing the
best players in the American and Ma
tional leagues will play games in San
Francisco, Los Angeles and other cities
along the coast for six weeks this fall.
Longs idea Is to have the teams come to
California Immediately after the closing
OF the Coast League season, which will
be October 81
Negotiations have not gone far enough
that We can call it a certainty" declared
Long. but ! am in correspondence and
think the schedule will be carried out
1t looks as II the coast is ripe for a prof.
ect of this kind and will give 1t good sup
port. We have not had opposing teams
from major leagues here in some years,
and | feel sure the fans would like to
see them.
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WAGNER READY TO
PLAY FOR PIRATES

PITTSBURG, Pa, August "A well
known sporting man of this city said last
night of Honus Wagners reported seri-
Gus injury: 1T has been going the rounds
that the injury to his side a couple of
weeks ago would compel him to quit the
game, If not for good, at least for long
time. That is all bosh. I would not be
surprised to see Wagner on the diamond
In couple of days, swatting them over
the fence
Since his injury the big shortstop has
been in Pittsburg except for visit that
he made to Youngstown. Ohio, for the
purpose of being examined by bone set
ter. who pronounced the injury a strain,
and apart from advising Wagner to re-
main inactive for a few days, told him
that he was in perfect condition.
The fact that Honus practiced at Forbes
Field before the double-header with Bos
ton Saturday, during which time he was
very active bears out the diagnosis. Wag-
mes has been anxious to play for some
DAYS, but Fred Clarke wanted to save him
for particularly hard game.
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prising things can take place before the
first week in October. Detroit has not
won another American League pennant
yet. and neither has Pittsburg made any
plans to raise a National League cham
pionship flag. Both of these teams.
which have led their respective leagues
for the greater part of the season. now
realize more than ever that ii will be
survival Of the fittest.'' In the past ten
days the race has frightened materially
The competition becomes interestingly
keen. and the gap separating the first
and second clubs has closed to such an
extent that series between them might
in each league. the Athletics and Chi
cago. have been playing much better
ball lately than the leaders. both of which
seem to have suffered a slump. and as
result the two clubs in second place are
in position to wrest the leadership
from the Tigers and Pirates OH short
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Washington Store, COS Pa. Ave. NV.
been the scene OF such a fasiiona Bile
a nd emf hin pafhorfn0

been the scene OF such q fashiona BILE
and enthusiastic gathering.
Alexander and Hackett made the closest
kind of a connection between victory
and defeat. In their semi-final they
played National Champion William A.
Larned and ex-Champion Robert u.
Wrenn, finally scoring at 80. 6-3 and
ca
The challengers from the Pacific coast,
James and Mclaughlin. only defeated the
southern title holders. T. r. Pell and
Wylie c.. Grant, at 4-6, iO-S and 6-3,
after the fastest sort of overhead rallies.
In this match Pell and Grant led at "a.
with Grant in for service I'm the second
set. From this point. which was the turn
ing of the tide. James and Mclaughlin
worked their deep smashes without any
cessation right up to the end Of the con-
test.
Before Larned and Wrenn faced the
champions they captured their unfinished
match against Thomas C. Bundy and
Simpson NJ. Sinsabaugh OF the Pacific
coast by replaying the third set. which
was stopped at 5-all late Saturday even
ing. They worked so well that they
easily scored the set at love, making
the complete score 46. 8-3 and 60.
Meanwhile Alexander and Hackett had
defeated the California-Texas combina-
ton of Melville II. Long and Harvey NJ.
Macquiston. ca, 81.
James and Mclaughlin began by de-
feating Raymond D. Little and Robert
LIE Roy, &c, 60 and 7-5.
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RECTOR DISAPPOINTED.
Great Splinter Was Eager to Show
He Could Beat Walker.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. August o
Despairing of ever meeting the South
African Splinter, Walker, in a 1O0-yard
dash or a 1O0-meter race. James A. Rec
tor. the University of Virginia sprinter.
has announced his retirement from track
athletics for good and ALL
Rector will enter law Office In ST.
Louis this fall. and will not run in COM
petition again unless Walker should de-
eide to come to America. In such an event
the Virginian will use every endeavor to
race with him.
That his defeat in the final heat in the
1OO-meter dash at the London Olympics
was bitter disappointment to Rector is
well known, and is rendered more bitter
by the fact that he believes he is the bet
ter man of the two.
When Walker announced last winter
that he would visit America, Rector de-
termined to race him and prove conclu-
sively which was the speedier runner. The
change in the plans Of the South African
was consequently another disappointment
to the Virginia runner.
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AMERICAN TEAM WON.
Australian Bicycle Riders Beaten in
Race for $500.

NEWARK, \. j.. August 9.-Champon
Frank Kramer and his teammate. Willie
Fem. defeated Jackey Clarke, the Aus
tralian Rocket" and Joe Folger. in a
special one-mile match race for a purse of
$500 at the regular Sunday afternoon meet
at the Newark Velodrome. There wac
much side betting. Floyd MacFarland
packing the Australian in nervy fashion.
Kramer ana MS partner outjockeyed their
opponents IN the first heat. Clarke cross
ed the tape first, but was disqualified for
1a1iure TO observe the rule which required
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JEFF WOULD FIGHT
IN UNITED STATES

NEW YORK, August 9-Bids for the
Jeffries-Johnson fight for the heavy
weight championship are expected in
numbers within the coming ten days, ard
the pots of pugilism will again boil ever
with discussion Of the coming mill lie
tween the erstwh,le boilermaker and the
negro. While many offers for the fight
will doubtless be made by clubs in vari-
Gus parts OF the country. 1t is well under
stood by Sam Berger, manager for Ief-
fries, who is now in this city, and the
manager of Jack johnson. that only tive
states will permit heavyweight cham
pionship mill within their borders-Ne
vada and California.
While Berger is anxious to select the
best battle-ground from financial view
point. Jeffries. before his departure
abroad last Thursday, made it plainly
understood that he would greatly prefer
to fight in the United States.
This country is the place in which to
fight for the championship" Jeffries told
Berger: land don't forget that when you
consider the bids"
Hugh Mcintosh, who pulled off the
Johnson Burns fight in Australia, is
awaiting Jeffries' arrival in Europe. and
will doubtless make an alluring PROPOSE
ton to the retired champion to battle
with Johnson in the an.ipodes. Offers
for the mill are not unlikely to be re-
ceived from the National Sporting Club
of London and the Cirque de Paris.
With the selection of the battle-ground
and the placing of the forfeit in the
hands of the stakeholder, Jeffries and
Johnson will go at once into active train
ing. The retired champion indicated be-
fore he sailed for Europe that he did not
consider Ketchel strong enough to over
come Johnson. who, he thought, would be
able to defend himself from Ketchers
onslaughts and batter down the Michigan
Terror as he bored in with open guard.
Berger said last night that there would
be no difficulty about arranging the final
conditions with johnson as to the division
of the purse. the wearing of bandages,
the length of battle and the referee.
mo unusual demands will be made on
JeffrieS part, said Berger. "Jeffries
wants to fight and under conditions that
Johnson and the public will think are
fair"
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YANKEES GET VAUGHN.
National Commission Makes Deci-
sion Placing PLAYER,

NEW YORK, August 9-The national
base ball commission has awarded Pitch
er Vaughn to the New York Americans.
Vaughn was farmed to Macon by Man
ager Stallings last springs but the owner
of the Macon club sold the players re-
lease. Both the Cincinnati Reds and the
Brooklyns claimed to have purchased his
services. and Griffith kept the player on
the Reds grounds for more than a week
The commission. of which Garry Herr
mann. owner of the Cincinnati club, is
member. could make no other ruling
after looking into the facts.
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HIGH-CLASS TENNIS
AT WHITE PLAINS

NEW YORK. August 9.-Narrow es-
capes from defeat for the national cham
pion and the challenging pairs afforded
continuous thrills OF excitement before
Frederick B. Alexander and Harold H.
Hackett and the Pacific coast pair, George
James and Maurice Mclaughlin, scored
victories yesterday. 1t was the testing
of class on the turf courts of the Knoll
wood Country Club, at White Plains,
and not in many seasons has the beau
tiful house among the Westchester hills
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Browne Still in the 800 Glass.

Browne, although losing .O08 points dur
ing the week. leads the team in batting
with a percentage of .3O2 and is follow
ed by Lelivelt with .265, VINO lost .O05,
owing to facing Ieft-handed pitchers, but
he has proved himself to be a good WELD
er of the willow, notwithstanding. Bob
Unglaub jumped from 1913 to $50 during
the week, and very probably would have
gone still higher if he had not been put
out Of the game by Umpire KERN. Clyde
the games during the week, making seven
base hits out of twenty-five times at bat,
giving him an average of .31S for the
form shown by Delehanty in the same
games when he went to the plate twenty
six times and made nine hits, giving him
an average of s346 and increasing his
seasons average to .226. the highest it
has been this season, and may he re-
peat from now to the end of the race.
Blankenship also surprised the fans by
his work Saturday, when he made three
hits out of four times at bat, giving him
a percentage of 500 for the week, and
25j from 214 for the season. Donohue
was at bat nine times during the week
and made four hits, which give him an
average of IA for that period, and
also increased his seasons average.
Street batted .227 for the week. john
son and Oberlin. two twirlers, were the
others who increased their averages.
Leiivelt. Browne. Conroy and Mcbride
fell down in their averages.
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Individual Batting Averages.
Totals. August 8. 104 IS, 300 1924 f71S
Totals, August 1. 90 1909 1908 1855

Weekly gain. $50 p Sc
'Biankenship has been called upon TO bat in
eighteen games. Gray in ten, Milan in six, Dele
hanty In five, Collins in FIVE Miller in two, ely
mer in four. Donohue in one. Cnglaub in one
Browne 10 three, Kelley in one. and Kahoe in
one as substitutes for other batsmen.
includes Pill times at bat twelve runs and
thirty-seven base hits made by those players
who are now PLAYING with the Nationals.
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BAD OUTLOOK ON COAST.
California League Badly Crippled
and Players Hunting Jobs.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. August 9.-The
State Base Ball League was badly Grip
pied yesterday by assertions and dismiss
ais from the acramento and Stockton
clubs, and local sportsmen believe that
the league will collapse before the end of
the week. Today most Of the Sacra-
mento State League players are seeking
positions with the Pacific Coast League
and eastern leagues There is similar
dissatisfaction in the Stockton camp and
1t is freely predicted here that the two
teams will be disbanded Immediately.
American Horse Wins in France.
PARIS. August 9.-William X. Wander
bits Seasick IL won the Prix de Long
Champs, two miles and one furlongs. at
D'Eauville yesterday. Mr.. Vanderbilt
started Bats Delight In the Prix d'Houl-
gate, six furlongs. for two-year-olds, but
the horse was unplaced. In the Pr!x de
Chen1in Mason Carnes' Ell Blair started,
but did not get In the money.
What's the matter with your team;
back of third base to Lajoie. You poke
around the field as IL you had lost all
your money on the first game"
You go over to Washington and play
double headers for half week and see
how you like it, retOrted Lajoie. BE
tween the heat and the exertion on the
field it will take all the energy out OF
any base ball team. There should be
no double headers allowed In Washington
after the LIST of June until the first day
of September.-NewY York Telegram.
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z =
sBatted for Beriick in ninth
Zone out when winning run was made
Wash. Marines. 0 o o o "a
Twobase hits-Meagher, Hannis. Home run
kanaskie. Sacrifice hit-Haywood. Stolen bases
Fairbanks Gray, Buesse and Meagher. Left
on bases-W ashington Marines. 81 Norfolk Ma
rines. S. First base on balls-Of Litz. s; off
Buckley, !. First base on errors-W ashington
Iits, q by Buckley. s. Wild pitch-Ltz. Time
OF camel hour and so minutes. Umpire-Mr.
Setley.
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Long Hts and Total Bases.
Totals Aug.S 1O4 '7ls .e4 $50 1854 1904
Totals Aug.1 sc '655 sS5 "26 1904

Weekly gain 81 . so
Note.-In computing long hits and total bases
q two-base hit counts extra base, three
base hit as two and home runuas three, a
batsman must first reach first base by clean
base.
'Includes 81 singles. doubles, triple and A
Freeman, Ganley and Shipke, all Of whom have
been released.
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with three in thirteen games and Kahoe none
to Gate in one game.
Includes POS putouts, fifty seven assists and
nine errors made by Burns, Ganley. TannehHl
Altrock. Havelik Cravath. Shipke. Freeman,
Kelley. Collins and Hemphiil. all Of whom have
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Eastern League.

At Newark-Newark, 2: Rochester. l.
At Observation-Disclosures, 3: Providence. /.
At Jersey City-First game: Jersey City, 4.
Toronto. O. Second game: Jersey City, 10; To-
ronto, 5.
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Western League.

At Omaha-Omaha, 3; Sioux City, ..
At Denver.-Denver. s; Topeka, 8.
At Des Moine<--Des Moines, 8; Lincoln, 5.
At Pueblo-Pueblo, IA; Wichita, 2.
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AVERAGES OF THE
NATIONALS TO DATE
Eight of the Players Show
Improvement in
Batting.
Still Going Up.

The following players Of the Nationals
have increased their batting percentages
in the eight games played during the
week:
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Totals 104 %. 71s .1.34s .1s6

Totals ......104 '2.71S '1,34s '1s6
Note.-In computing the fielding percentages Of
the catchers all passed balls are counted as err
rors, as base runner Is advanced a base or 9
run Is scored in consequence Of the msplay and
they are. therefore, placed in the error column
in these tables against the catcher making them
In the 1O2 games In which Street has Ofhciated
he is charged with six passed balls. Blankenship
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him to pass his teammate on the side


opposite the pole.
In the second heat Clarke led Kramer
at the tape by inches in whrlwind fin
ism. Fem punctured in the third, heat
and the riders were recalled to start
again. In the deciding heat Kramer struck
his gait as he reached the stretch, and
whirled in like an express train, leading
Clarke by yards at the tape. The sensa-
tional victory of the American champion
set the crowd of 1900 fans wild.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
How the Clubs Stand
Today's Games

| ST Louis at Washington.
| Detroit at Philadelphia.
| Cleveland New York.
| Chicago at Boston.
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Yesterdays Results.
MINOR LEAGUES.
American Association

Al Observation-Disclosures. B; Louisville. =
At Observation-Disclosures. :: Minneapolis. g.
At 81. Panl-First game: Toledo g. St Paul.
2. Second game: ST. Paul. 1: Toledo, o.
2. Second game Indianapolis, 5:
X aDsaa CITY.
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Southern League.

At New Orleans-Mobile, /; New Orleans, Q
At Memphis-Little Rock, 6; Memphis, l.
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Stolen Bases


sIncludes six stolen bases secured by Freeman
and Ganley, who are not now playing with the
Averages per game for the entire team.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Today's Games

Today's Games.
Boston at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
New York at St Louis.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Yesterdays Results.
New York. 3: st. Louis. 0.
Chicago, Z; Brooklyn. o.
Philadelphia, 6: Cincinnati, g.
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Sacrifice Hits.

sIncludes nine sacrifice hits made by Shfpke
Ganley and Freeman. who are not play Ing
with the Nationals.
Average per game for the entire team.
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Sacrifice Hits and Stolen Bases.

The following table shows the num-
Der of sacrifice hits and stolen bases
made by the Nationals from the COM
mencement of the season to Sunday,
August 6, and the percentage of each
per game played by each and as a
team
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The figures in the accompanying tables
give complete and accurate description
Of the work from the commencement
Of the season in the pennant race for the
championship of the American League to
Sunday, August s. including the game
played Saturday with St Louis. of all
those players who are now under contract
with the Nationals. They showed mark
ed improvement in their playing during
the week. winning four games and losing
four and they played like ball players.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-09

Milan and Blankenship went fishing
yesterday and had the usual luck OF
the lone fisherman.
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Fast and furious. close and interest
ing, wakes the battle for supremacy in
the American and National leagues. II is
not quite the beginning Of the end; the
stretch is not yet in sight, and many sur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-09

Bobby Wallace got over his injury all
right and will be back in the game to-
day. The Browns miss him.
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Jack Frill, the southpaw secured BY
the Yankees, won his last ten games
for Newark
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The ST. Louis Browns resume their
struggle this afternoon, big Jack Powell
being on the rubber for the visitors.
with hCarley Smith or Oberlin doing the
pitching for the locals. The team has
improved in it's work of late, and a con-
rinuation of the same will help things
along.
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ADVICE TO KNOCKERS.

IF YOU see a fellow winning
In the troubled game of life,
IF you chance to find him grinning
At his triumph in the strife.
If a chance defeat assail him
Till his standards reel and rock;
Dont you ever fear to nail him
Get your hammer out and knock.
Oh, l tell you, gentle stranger,
It's noble thing to do!
Be the bulldog in the manager
Ga the hay you cannot chew.
By the trick of fate that made him,
You may stop his little clock!
But if you desire to aid him.
Get your hammer. out and knock!
For there's lots Of fellows like him
Who're aspiring to the sky,
And for ey-ry time you strike him
They will smite you hipt and thigh
And you'll make a resolution
To eschew all stumbling blocks
When the god of retribution
Gets his hammer out and knocks.