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The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
JOHNSON WILL MEET O'BRIEN.
Negro Champion Booked for Bout
with philadelphia Jack,

Pittsburg, April 23-Jack johnson and
Jack O'Brien late this afternoon signed
articles 20 fight six rounds before the Ma
tional A c. Of Philadelphia. on the night
Of May g. There was much fddIrg and
sidestepping on the part Of both. as
o Brien wanted more money than John
son was willing TO allow him. and the
latter did not care about taking on any
one who would be likely TO hurt his
hands with the JeTeries match a posi-
bility.
Finally the Philadelphia club got the
terms down 20 suit both sides. and each
man put Up H.000 guarantee te-fe in the
ring II Is said they had been suaran-
teed S5,oo9. and 20 per cent Of il goes. to
johnson, win or lose; but this neither will
admit
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
SOME CLASS TO HANS WAGNER.
Famous Bali Player Has Pittsbure
Police Force at His Mercy.

'st'NNtAt " AAlN ffe1Aat-tf-A AlEIdl4s
PittsbUrg, April 23-Hans Wagner to-
day demonstrated that he owns a great
deal Of Pittsburg by his declination to
appear before Police Judge Brady on
the charge OF speeding his auto yester-
day. for which crime he was arrested
and released on his own recOCnfzance-
The police did not appear to be wor-
ried about the nOnappearanCe Of the
great ban player. until I. y Barnesdalc.
the gas king who once borrowed 5000 :
COO in one day. and B. BrazneI. a rich
coal man. were brought up for the same
offense and each fined. When Barnes
dale heard that Wagner had not even
been forced 10 appear. he said: II guess
ye ought TO be prize ball players Mr..
BrazneH. Then we could go as fast as
we liked in our machines. I an going
to learn baseball myself
we might as well try toe dancing at
our age and weight" said Braznen. but
the baseball fellow surely did Outride US
yesterday"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
EIGHT ENTER OLEARY'S RUN
Entry List Expected 10 Be Record
One for Event of the Kind.

Eight future Marathoners have sent in
entries for Dan O'Leary's three-mile run
over the streets OF Washington next Tues
day. The grand Old man Of beat it
fame expects 70 have a great string Of
future greats in lire within the next few
days
Last night Manager O'Lesry announced
that the run would start at Ninth and
Pennsylvania avenue and would extend
on direct route to the gate al George
town College The runners viii finish at
the starting point.
Handsome prizes have been offered for
the first i've men 70 break the tape. The
race viii start az s O'Clock D m, and en-
tries close with Mr.. O'Leary. at the Riggs
House or the sporting department Of The
Washington Herald on the evening before
the event No entrance fee viii be
charged.
Entrants 10 date include: James Ar
mold. George Pepper. William Mccarthy,
d Ky Laular. William Peters. Harry
Goodman. D. s. Kerbey, George ".
Bailey.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
NATIONALS TOO SLOW.
SAYS NEW YORK SCRIBE

SigRor "Joe" CantilioH should
take an OF goad TO scme OF his
players. They nre 80 slow on
their feet that they couldn't
catch enc of the OId-time heriics
which ran In Washington
Any weII-meaniBg cifiL~n who
Ind formed an idea prior 20 the
beginning OF tho year that
" asaiaEtOn would he too speedy
for the HighIanders bad a per-
feet right 70 revise his opinion
after the showing yesterday.
New York men mO-CI With the
agility of grusshoPPers and the
WaShingtors With the ponder
Gus sOIemnity Of the elephant.
Some of the Washington players
who should know better played
the game like beEianerS--JOhn
p. Foster. in the New York Tel
egram-
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

i4Ee az etA 81 + A-t.---N-
Many OF our leading citizens viii be
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
HARVARD ON HILLTOP TO-DAY
Crowd Expected to Be On Hand for
Ball Game Battle.
CantvelI on Firing Line for Local
ColIegians VIII Be Opposed by
Lefty Hartford.

There VIII be Harvard supporters =
Tlenty to-day on Georgetown Fled. when
Crimson meets the Blue and GRAY. Har-
wards adhe-ents in this city have a.
ways been numerous. but this year thew
Intend 70 outdo ali former attempts.
They have engaged whole section n
the center OF the grand stand and under
auspices OF the Harvard Club OF this
city VIII attend the game in & BODY.
The club has so arranged matters win
The Georgetown management that seats
in this section may be obtained BY the
members by applying al Hickman *
WEIie-s sporting goods store. The de-
mand for these seats during the past
couple Of days has been large. and gives
promise Of big turnout Of Harvard
rooters
The game to-day wiz not only be Of III
teresJ 70 Harvard enthusiasts. but also
TO all followers Of baseball. especially
the intercollegiate type Much Is ~
stake IN the battle tomorrow. II Hsr-
ward wins. then things look pretty rosv
for her landing the intercollegiate title.
for Georgetown has beSted most OF the
couter ders, so far this year Every one
knows what this game means 10 George
town The sentiment last night on rhs
heights was that IF We can land this
game to-day we VIII look Ike an cas-
winner in the championship race
IN view OF this fact both teams VIII
have their hest on the field Harvard
viii probably send Lefty" Hartford 70
the slab and ne viii be ably held up By
CurTier. Who VIII be remembered by all
who saw last years fourteen-innins
hsiT-haiseT. Csntwen the old standby.
viii be on the rubber for the Hilltop
team and he VIII be ably received by
Duffy. who became the idol for me Wor-
cester fans on the recent trip 20 Holy
Cross The remainder Of the Georgetown
lineup Will be the same as that OF the
last couple o. games.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
WELSH WOULD MEET WINNER.
Anxious to Take on Victor of SuIIi-
van-Murphy Go.

Baltimore. April Z3.-'Freddie- Welsh. the
English boxer. who recently gained q de-
cision over Abe Attell, the champion
feather-weight. IS endeavoring 10 get a
match with the winner OF the fifteen
round bout scheduled for next Tuesday
night between Harlem Tommy N1r-
ply. Of New York, and kid" Sullivan. OF
Washington at the Fourth Regiment
Armcry, before the Eureka Athletic and
Social Club.
Welsh has written 70 the club man.
sgement and says that he IS ready 10
stack up against the winner. He how
ever, makes Il a condition that the weight
De lSS poundsand not 80. Welsh has folrbr
Packy Mcfarland two draws. and a
60 between him and the winner should
furnish a rafting fast bout.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
RECTOR CHALLENGES WALKER
willing 10 Measure Strides with the
south African.
zeal n The Washington Herald.

-t---- '' are ~ dsiiAL-slCn Herald.
charlottesville, Va. April 23.-James i.
Rector the Virginia runner who went
down IN defeat before Walker in the
olympic games last year, has issued =
cnaHenge 10 meet the feet South African
al any Tine or place. Rector, in discuss
ing the challenge to-day, SAYS:
! an willing and anxious 20 meet
y "alAer N the 9eyard dash at any time
tlls summer and at any place in Amer
lca- am willing 10 have any starter in
the world, Just so he is impartial. 1 want
q starter who viii hold US on mo rs-l-
til the pistol cracks"
When asked about his rumore5 angaga-
ment to run Walker in New York on J,5na
q he stated that he knew nothing defin-
ite as yet, but that his club. the Men
York Athletic Club, has been urging him
TO keep IN condition.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Central High Schools prayer for rain
yesterday morning was answered The
Business game was called OF
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
C0RBETT TALKING AGAIN.
Claims Right 90 the First Crack at
Jack johnson.
pecial to Ire Washington Herald

Special to The Washington Herald
New York, April 23,-Jim Corbett. who
is IN town. declares that as he was the
first man 10 post forfeit and challenge
Johnson upon the Iatter's arrival On
American soil from Australia, he should
have had the first crack at the present
heavyweight champion. Corbett. now
forty-tTo years old. is still IN robust
health. and states that he knows he can
beat Johnson.
I viii bet him ali he wants on the
side" said Corbett, to-day. and III
let him split the purse anv way he sees
fit. All I want isra fight to q finish. and
no favors. Johnson meyer saw the day
that he could whip me. and don't forget
that I am just as good now as ever be-
fore "
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
Nnac. win fn E1tra ser.ion.

In an Interesting ten-inning game. the
Naac team. OF lie DToit Park. defeated the
First Street team Of Bloomingdaie, . to /.
The lineup of the Macs follows: Bar
tie. catcher: Lowe. pitcher. BurIey. first
base; Purdy. pitcher and second base:
Tyree. third base: 3. Heltman. short
stop: Melton. left field; Slicer. right field;
Schmidt. center field; Stranahan. pitcher
and right field The Macs would ike
to arrange games with teams averaging
twelve To fourteen years Address L.
Mellon. 10 Todd place northwest
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
MT. WASHINGTON HERE TODAY
Crack Nine from OriOle City Meets
Commissioners On Return Game.

Commissioners IN Return Game.
one OF the important ball games 10 be
played in the city tomorrow w-in be
pulled OF on the west diamond Of the
White L9t between the strong Mount
Washington Athletic Club. Of Baltimore
County. Nd, and the Commissioners
team.
The game viii be called promptly at
O'Clock. and should prove an interesting
contest
These teams met in Baltimore last Sat
uTday and the home outfit managed TO
nose out . victory after ten innings Of
play
AZ a meeting OF the Commissioners
team, Second Baseman ! J. Hurley was
elected captain. replacing Harry Coli
flower. whose engagements as an umpire
will prevent his taking part in the games
for several weeks
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
PRESIDENT IsA YACHTSMAN.
Accepts Honorary Membership in
Weu-known Club Near Home.

Boston. April 23.-Members Of the Ju-
bilee Yacht Club. OF Beverly. through
Commodore William Z. Adams. have re-
ceived a letter from President Taft. who
Is to occupy the Stetsou cottage at Wood
berry Point this summer. as follows:
White House. Washington. Arril %.
Commodore William E. Adams. Jubilee Yacht Club.
Beverly. Mas.
Ny Dear Sir; The President has received -ou-
letter q Ar-il L. ard takes pleasure in aoceUs-
ing the honorary membership in the Jubilee Yacht
Club 50 oOUTteuusly rendered him.
VIII yCu b good enough 10 express 20 the me7-
bcrs of the club his hearty appreciation q their
actiorl Ncvy trlly yours.
r " CARPENTER. secretary 70 the President
The organization at its meeting a week
ago rendered an honorary membership 10
President Taft, and also to Secretary
Never, Of the navy.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
YOUNG CORBETT BESTS KEYES.
Awarded Decision in Ten-round
Bout After Clever Exhibition.

New York, April Z2--TOung COrbett
had the better Of a ten-rouad bout with
Bert Keyes at the Fairmont Athletic
Club tonight Corbett though carrying
much sUperhuous flesh, forced the fight
ing the greater part OF the time, and
had an advantage in six OF the ten
rounds.
Toward the end Of the bout Corbett re-
Ceived some severe punishment and seem
ed 10 be tiring, but his good work in the
earlier rounds served 70 offset Keyes'
delayed rally II was a rafting go all
the way. and large crowd Of members
enjoyed Il immensely.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
- Cincinnati. l.
st. Louis, q; Chicago,
GAMES TO-DAY,
New York at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati Mt Pittsburg.
Chicago at St. Louis.
Boston at Philadelphia.
STANDING or TIE TEAMS
CUBS LOSE TO CARDINALS.
BreSRahan's Team Has Little Iron
hIe Defeating Chances Mcu.

St Louis. so. April 25.-Bresnahan had
lis players on the jump to-day. in the
game with the champion Cubs. and the
local Nationa. Leaguers had but little
trouble winning by 20 g. Lundgren was
Wild. and in the fourth inning. with three
on bases and only one down. Hagerman
took up the work Lush had one bad
inning. the second. WREN three runs were
scored by Chicago Score.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
TO-DAY'S SPORTING EVENTS.
LOCAL BAsEBALL

Asfhas1n 1hEE-l1saAs---
L. Geer-e toEn-HarvaTd-
Al ". A. C-RevelEe cutter service team
Al White Lot-C1nmiszionsr =. Mount
Washington.
A. Warsnton Ys--CentTal Is Bsthel
Military Academy
Al Orange Vs-TechnicsI High - Mood
beTry FCrsst-
Al National Park-Ezstzn Is Western
Hish
At Washington school f1- Boys-BaltinoIe
CClufrv school
Al Army and Nay Preps-Frenas Schooi-
AZ Brook,ald- Company T.
COLLDGE BASEBALL
Prlnceton IS. BroEu.
Yale vs CsDeI
lafayette r West Point
Columbia IS New Yo7S University.
3iichi-an II Notrs Dane
BcT5cin =. Amherst
RACING
Piniico annual spring meet.
TRAP SHOOTING.
AT AuzlostaE Gun Cub.
GOLF.
Fiusls q April haDdnzD A. Coiunbis
Cab.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
GAME WITH FEW HITS.
PitfsburE Wins from the Reds in
lightning Fast Contest.

Pittsburg. April "A remarkable light
ming game was that between Pittsburg
ana Cincinnati to-day. when Willis held
the visitors 10 two hits and Casper held
the locals 10 three hits Willis got one
OF the three hits also.
Mitchell, OF Cincinnati. had his ankle
badly hurt IN the game and viii be out
for some time The score:
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
MAPS AGAIN DEFEATED.
st. Louis Takes Game Despite Good
Work of "Cy' Young.

Cleveland April 2S--St. Louis took the
second Cleveland game 20 l. Petty got
away with his troubles better than Cy
Young The Browns got one in the fifth
Hoffman singing. advancing on an out
and scoring on Stephens single TO cen
ter Two more came across in the sixth
Stone singled. Jones sacrificing. and
Hartzei tripling 90 right. followed by
Lajoie's bum peg Of Honman's grounder
That ended Tor the Browns. but too late
for the Mans Scora.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
BIG MARATHON TODAY.
st. Yves and Shrubb Fight for
HOnOrs Over Fifteen-mIIe Course.


HOnOrs Over Fifteen-mIIe Cou-se
Special 70 The Washington Herald.
New York. April 23-I-nless the vvastb.,
Is stormy. it is thought a big crowd VIZ
see Henri St Yves and Alfred S7r,,bb
run fifteen miles at American Taae-7s
Park tomorrow. The match has creafed
much interest because OF the fact tbat
81. Yves and Shrubb are looked upon as
the best runners in the world Al tb-z
distance Up 10 the running of The
Marathon derby al the Polo grounds
Shrubb seemed to be in a class BIZ him
self at fifteen miles.
But in the derby 1t was shown thar
no matter how fast Shrubb ran. ST. Yves
had speed and stamina enough 10 keen
practically on even terms with him
But in the derby Shrubb was unie-
waiting orders during the early stages of
the race, which may have been ;be
reason why the Frenchman was always
so close TO him.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
NAVY ROWS NEW YORK TODAY
Rough Water Prevents Usage OF
HarbOr Course for Race.

Annapolis. Nd. April 23-The members Of
the crew Of the University Of the City Of
New York. who Will contest with the
Midshipmen IN race Of a mile and a
half tomorrow afternoon arrived here
this morning. under charge OF Coach Van
Vliet
The use Of a boathOuse and other cour-
tesies were extended to the visitors by
the Academy authorities. and this after
noon the New York men tried the course.
The water was quite rough. and it IS not
likely that the race can be Towed on the
outer. or harbOr. course. as was contem-
plated
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
STANDING or TIE TEAMS.

Chicago. April 2s.-Detroit defeated Chi
cagO to-day il eleven innings. by a score
OF 70 J. Mullin pitched in great form.
and held the Sox 10 one hit up to the
ninth. White was pounded hard. bat kept
the hits scattered 4 wild pitch and an
erro scored the winning runs for the
Tigers.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
Roanoke. ". April za.-The


The Petworth Athletic Club Of the Dis
trict Suburban League has reOrEanized
fer the season and would Ike 10 hear
from all uniformed teams OF the District
and vicinity Address all challenges 10
2. " lie Due, 81 VarnUm street north
west
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
Penn state Trims the indians.

SPECIAL 20 The Washington Herald
state College. Pa. April Z.-The base
ball team representing the state College
defeated the Carlisle Indians in a well
played game here to-day Score:
r H =
safe Conegs...-...... Io00Oz 10 ]
Csrlisle..........-...-.. 0 0 0 090O2 o. 5
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

fls+ nasc on nalls-Un Willis. ). CT Casper.
Struck 01t-By Willis l. b. Casper l. Tuo-base
hIt-I. Miller. Sacrifice hits-J. Miller and Clarke
Double plays - Abs1ein 20 Miller Nowrev TO
HugEins 20 HlblitZsl. Oskes 70 NoWrey Kit BIZ
rstchcr-Ry Casper. .; iy Campbell. J. UmVire-
NeSsrs- hlcm ard Kane. Tine e vzme-i hour and
q minutes. Attendancs-sg5i
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
Giants Win Two.

An interesting double header was
played on the Abbott School diamond
yesterday afternoon. with the Giants and
Irish Athletic Club as cOntenders- The
Giants were victorious in both games
winning the first by l9 to II, and the sec
ond by o TO Is The scores:
FIRST GAME.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
SAM LANGFORD WILLING.
Accepts Offer TO Meet KetcheI at
Los Angeles I'm July.

Los Angeles in July.
Special 70 The Washington Herald
New York, April z3--Sam Langford has
accepted an offer Of a S1000o-Durse. made
by Promoter McCarry. OF Los Angeles
for ten-round bout with Ketchen. TO be
decided next July
Langford says he viii agree to any
reasonable terms. including catch weights.
and viii shorten his coming European
trip II KetcheI viii accept But Ketchell
viii not meet anybody until he has
tackled Johnson. In the fall
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
STRIKES AND SPARES

Results in TwO-msH Turnament.
ROdrick and Miller captured four out
Of Eve games from Shaffer and Hammer.
All the scores were close. each game be-
Ing decided in the last frame. Only one
91o c.ora mas made
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

The Anglers would Ike to arrange
games with all teams averaging thirteen
years. Address H. Keady, 9g2s H street
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
The Srnrc-

On hzIls-Of White .. CT Alulliu . Struck out
~ White. S. ty Muliin. 2 Sacrifice Dough
sT1v Az. R0ssnsn. Crawford. and White. stolen
has=s-Bush. Atz ard Cobb. Doubic plsys-Pareut
ta IsbalI, Atz O. IsbeiL Wild pirch-White- In
pire-1I-. PCuine- Time Cf game hours and =
u-inrfs-
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

base On balls-Of Yong. l. - PcItv. Strack out
By Young g. b Pelr,- J. Three-base ht-Hartzell
/ Two-hasc hits-Easteriv. PcuinE Sacrifice hits
Jones Ferris. St0leg hase- Hoffman. Double play
Stepheus 20 Wallace- HIT hy Titcher-Bv pelty l.
( Unlri-ss-Nsssrs, Perr-ns and OLogshlin Attend
aucc-53A
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
CPORTING SIDELIGHTC
They're OF at Pimlico.
By BILL BAILEY.

They're OF at Pimlico.
Many OF our leading citizens viii be
there
At the rate the New York Hishlanders
are going il might not he a bad idea for
other clubs 20 get vaccinated in about
eight different places
Central High Schools prayer for rain
yesterday morning was answered The
Business game was called Of
Washington is now leading the Ameri-
can League-with the standing turned
upside down.
Il took Louisiana Io9 years 70 get
enough Of the sport OF kings, and, accord
EnE 20 recent reports rrom that section.
il has taken il only six months 10 get
enough of doing without il.
The New York papers are touting the
Highlanders as the big scream. and say
that the Nationals are slow-just wait
until johnson gets into line and the Can
tilIonites do a little hitting. The de-
feated team always looks slow after a
one-sided score.
SOME RACING DAY REFLECTIONS.
From the Chicago Tribune
II j. hadn't rziued az Waterloo. Napoison would
have walked In-vith the accent on the wax.
a tropical storm prevailed the day Americs vas
discovered otherwise saint C5audens the sculptor.
would not have clothed Columbus in a macintosh.
The Inauguration Il the bensfceut administration
Of Mr. Taft vas associated. ne say a. 'Cue Eith
the beaStiy blizzard.
Noah didn't have anchor nor g7ound for it u
fas,c1 n. but n landed al IiEht.
Biucher held out on Wellington Until tbe lzs. no
nent cut then he zane thro-gh ard made good
Caesar never would have 70, credit for crossing the
Ruhcon Il the water was low a. the tine and Z hip
boots were Fug1hasshls-
Il IS the horse that cones from behind sa5 wias
that thsy hang the acTsl saddle o.
The race IS not always with the swft ~ the bat
tie with the strC1E. i Is that spirit which moves
people TO take fyers on long shots
Il the Ohio River not fun Of aozting ice Elza
never would have got credit for crossing l. The
same applies &c Washington and the Delaware.
TIE weather which We regard as rotten now uil
b considered ideal in the ides Of October
No baseball addict ever became sufficiently Oh
sessed as 10 refuse rain check.
The Harvard baseball team IS in our
midst. and is planning to call on Presi-
dent Taft this morning. by way Of en-
coura cement for the expected trouble at
Georgetown In the afternoon.
Our old friend. Charley Hickman. OF
the Toledo club. is tagging the bail We
hoy-aufTr- of late
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
Game at Chicago Won After
Eleven Innings of Play.
MULLIN IS IN GREAT FORM
White Pounded Hard, but He Keeps
the Hits We'll Scattered - Detroit
TnkeS Lead in Race nv Result Of
EictOry-Brovns Beat Maps Despite
"Cy" Young's Goods Work.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

st. LoufS, 3; Cleveland, 1.
Detroit. 3; Chicago, L.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
Kew Electric Score Board

Al gznes AWAY FROM HOME reuroduced AZ
sIH 9 NV. ADMISSION. SC
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Lctt On hass--St. Louis. 2. Chicago. :. Frs
basc cn balls-OE Lush. . OF Hsgeuran. 8, 4
Lunds-cl. s Struck o1f-Rv Lush. {; b. Hagsr-
mar- 3. Twc-haSe hits Evans Holman Sacrifice
kitr- Sbecka7d L1sh. stolen hase-Shecssrs. Vr-
IF-cs-Niessrs 0Day and En he Tine q saae-I
hUIr and s minutes
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

At Columbus-LouisVillc. 5. Columbus. /
At Tole6o-Toledo, 3; Indianapolis. :
At St Minneapolis s; II. Paul, .
Al Observation-Disclosures. 5: Kansas CITY. 3
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Brown vs.. Walker and Bum; 9. Miller
and O'Donnell vs. Ward and Hartman.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

The Harvard baseball team IS in our
midst. and is planning 10 call on Presi-
dent Taft this morning, by way OF en-
coura cement for the expected trouble at
Georgetown IN the afternoon
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Knox and Thomas make big gain by
defeating Land and Ludwig four games,
going from eighth place to fifth. and are
now In the fight for the lead.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
RAIN IN VIRGINIA.
No Games Played Yesterday in the
State League.

State League.
Special 70 Thc Washington Herald.
Portsmouth Va. April 2-Rain this
afternoon prevented the game between
Norfolk and Portsmouth. scheduled 10 be
played here. The clubs paraded the
Portsmouth streets. st being opening day
there, although it was then raining.
Roanoke, Va, April 2-The opening
game here to-day. between Roanoke and
Lynchburg, was postponed on account OF
rain
Richmond. Va. April 23.-Richmond-
DanviIIe game postponed on account OF
rain
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
JOINS HEAVY CLASS
Stanley Ketchell Quits Claim
to Middle-Weight Title.
PAPKE AND KELLEY IN LINE

Classy Glove Artists TO Fight IL Out
for HOnOrs in MiddIe-TeiEht Class.
BOut at COIma May 10 VIII De-
eide the WfnHer-DixPute Over
Length of the Contest.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
GAMES TO-DAY.

Washington at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston.
St Louis at Cleveland
Detroit at Chicago
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Our old friend. Charley Hickman. Of
the TOledO club is tagging the bail ve-
hemently of late.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Ciisnts--....-... s3I20i s4aeEs
Irish a. Co.. . 3stee rs % !
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

A. Columbis-Jackso-ville ! Columbia.
At ColumhEis-Columbus. :: Chattanooga l.
At hiaCUn-lisCUu. 70: Augusta =
Al Charieston-C Charleston. 0; Savannah. ter
innings.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

A. Msbile-AIobfle. /, Memphis. O.
At Birmingham Nashville. ,: Birmingham. /
AZ Atlants-Atlanta. :; Montgomery. T.
At New 0rieans-Neu Orleans ); Little Rock. o