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The Washington times., 1909-07-27

Wolf and McNichol are the other two.
It can well be seen that were a meet
ing Of the board held with the direct
intention OF requesting Manager MuY-
ray resignation, it might be a dead
lock. Director Murray would not vote
to have Manager Murray ousted.
O'Mara would stand by him. And
should the other two vote against
them the deadlock would be complete.
Would Take Donlin.
It have nothing more 10 say about the
affair than 1 had on Saturday." de-
clared Murray. Il know nothing except
what 1 read in the newspapers. 1 will
saw, however. that never said I would
not have Mike Donlin on the team.
and I viii take him tomorrow. II a sat
isfactOry deal can be arranged. I
would be a fool If I would not. But I
Will not give Magee for him, and never
viii so long as I am manager"
Walter O'Mara, who resides in JERSEY
City, where Billy Murray won a pen-
nant with his Jersey City Eastern
League team, was not so reticenL
o Mara, with Murray, controls one
quarter Of the stock in the Philadelphia
Baseball Company, and is going TO night
TO protect his rights, according to his
statement.
Billy Murray will be manager Of
the PhilIies until the fall of 1911" as
serted O'Mara. That means that he
will direct the club for two years and
three months yet. I firmly believe he
wit land pennant before that time Is
up"
The Washington times., 1909-07-27
SETS NEW RECORD
IN TARGET SHOOT
George w. Reed Hits Bulls
Eye % Consecutive Times
at 500 Yards.

WAKEFIELD, Mass, July PA new
worlds record of twenty-eight consecu-
tive bull's-eyes, followed by & narrow
miss and sixteen more consecutive bull s.
eyes, at slow fire on the 500-yard range
in the Shuman re-entry match was the
feature Of the opening day of the fifth
annual meeting OF the New England
Military Rife Association on the Wake
field range here yesterday. The new
record was made by Private George
W. Reed of Company A. Sixth Regi-
ment, NJ. V. NJ. of Wakefield
The best previous reeor1 of the range
was twenty consecutive buiFs-eyes
made last year by Capt. Stuart W.
Wise, Ordnance Department, NJ. v NJ.
one narrow escape from serious injury
TaIked the day when the pistol of En-
sign Highburr Of the Naval Academy,
Annapolis, exploded at the firing line.
The barrel Of the pistol blew out, whiz-
zing by the ensign's head, but he was
not even scratched.
The Washington times., 1909-07-27
Contest Managers Make
Every Provision for Com
fort of Contestants.
DRIVER SCHNORR
READY FOR DUTY
Official Pathfinder for Big Tour
Holds Conference With
Promoters.
By HARRY WARD.

Karl Schnorr, who is to drive the
ChsImers-Detroit car that will path
find the route for the Frank A. Mum
sey reliability contest. is in Washing
ton. He visited the Munsey contest
headquarters IN the Munsey Building
this morning and placed himself in
the hands of the contest managers.
The plan OF the run was outlined TO
him and he expressed himself as being
we'll pleased with the task assigned
him Pathfnding IS no childs play,
and Schnorr and his companions win
have their work cut out for them for
the next two weeks. No point is TO
be overlooked in mapping out the course.
and the results Of the pathfinding trip
viii be Incorporated in the route book
that will be furnished each contestant
This VIII prove a valuable publication
to every person participating in the
Munsey tour
The famous ChaImers-Detr0it scout
car, which is to blaze the route. Tor
the Frank A. AIunsey reliability contest,
arrived in Washington this morning.
Karl SchnOrr, the driver. and Jack
Sperry, OF the Motor Car Company,
superintendent the unloading Of the ma
chine, and brought it to the garage OF
the Motor Car Company, at 1915 New
York avenue, where it viii be kept until
the pathhnders get ready TO take the
machine over the road. The car has
already attracted much attention. and
every time Schnorr stopped any place
crowds gathered around TO rubber
neck" at the machine that went from
Denver to Mexico City. The old signs
are stiH on the car, together with the
shovels, axes, tow ropes and other i'm
plenaents that were used during the
strenuous trip from the Mile High
City TO President Diaz's land.
number OF inquiries have been
received regarding the referee and
chairman of the BIunsey contest. The
managers OF the contest are negoti-
ating with a number Of leading lights
in the automobile world, and no de-
cision as to the referee will be made
until after the matter has been gone
into very thoroughly.
II viii be the aim of the managers
10 secure a man for this responsible
post who stands high in the automo-
bile world and who can be depended
upon TO I'll the post with credit to him
self and the sponsors Of the contest.
The referees word is supreme, and in
view OF this fact that m4n who is H.
naIy selected as referee and. chairman
win be one in whom the contestants
can repose every confidence.
II sometimes happens in contests the
length Of the Munsey tour that the
services of a physician are needed
when none are within reach. This
being the case, the managers have de
cided 10 have q physician accompany
the tourists ia one Of the official cars.
DR. J. Ernest Mitchell has been chosen
as the official physician o. the tour,
and viii be with the contestants from
the start TO finish.
The Washington times., 1909-07-27
RECRUITS SWARM IN
TO HELP NATIONALS
OUT OF BAD SLUMP
Latest Arrival Is Miller Pottsvile Wonder With the
Stick--CantilIon Talks Gamey and Frankly
Remarkable Hospital List
By THOMAS S. RICE.

suddenlv struck a slump and lost ten
out of thet-' last thirteen games. Ask
Connie Mack what the trouble is, and he
viii tell you ne is absolutely stumped.
He will say that the club has fallen
of IN batting, but he won't try to ex-
plain why his best men should suddenly
lose their eyes.
II understand that Delehanty is able
70 play again, and I am going to put
him on second this afternoon, with I'm
glaub in right Lelivelt. and Browne are
both rounding TO physical form, and
our prospects are brighter than they
were when we were on the road"
Clymer has re1Oined the team and
VIII be handy asset as an outfielder
in case another man is needed.
The whole truth Of the matter is that
the Washington pitching staff has been
one or the cruelest surprises ever
sprung. Groom has proved cratic, Gray
is on the injSred list. Bill Burns was
traded to Chicago in order TO get a first
man or experience. Tom Hughes has
such kink in his arm he is only
good for game now and then: Smith
has not been successful, even when not
injured, and Walter Johnson is being
reached Tor anywhere from half dozen
to dozen hits these days. No one
could fOTesee that these conditions
would arise, any more than five or six
Of the best fielders would be injured.
Frank Oberlin. the pitcher Washing
ton got from Minneapolis in the deal
for Nick Altrock, has for three years
been just one point shy Of major league
class. He is a quiet, steady going,
likeable sort of fellow, and all the major
league scouts have had an eye on him
Joe CanttllOn gave him a course Of
training al Galveston in 1908, and after
much elaboration turned him over to
Brother Mike in Minneapolis. He has
done good work for Minneapolis and
while he viii probably never be a
MathewsOn IN the majors, he should be
a pretty good consistent twirler. He Is
a right handler and spltDall artist. All
southpaws are fiourishing In the Ameri-
can Association this season, hence the
desire Minneapolis showed 10 get Alt
rock. That ex-wOnder has pitched twice
since reVerting 10 the minors, losing the
first and winning the second.
COnroy's props are gradually getting
strong enough 10 bear his weight, and
the public here will not see Speed"
Kelley in action unless something hap
pens 10 another lnflelder. Canullon has
all sorts of confidence in this youth and
win hold him for development.
AIiIan's RELOCATION 20 the bench will
be Of uncertain duration He has re-
Gently spruCed up in his batting, but
has .-o- -scome steady enough with the
stick 10 keep Browne, LeliVelt or ING
laub out Of the gardens.
Charley Street has had a hitting
streak recently that was a great COM
fort TO the entire club.
Although they have been PANIED
somewhat, the players greet getting
back to Washington after that disas-
trous road trip ike waking UP from
horrible nightmare.
The Athletics play here again tomor-
row.
The getting Cf Jerry Downs from
Minneapolis TO be with Washington in
1910 looks like a mighty good move.
The Washington times., 1909-07-27

with interest, viii be seen in Washing
ton shortly. The car will be handled
by the Motor Sales Company, which
also handles the Herreshon. The Houpt
Company cOntemplates an extensive
campaign In racing and will enter the
Houpt and HeTreshoff cars in all the
stock events for which they are eligible.
A team Of three WeII-knOWn drivers
VIII assist George Robertson in han
ding the cars.
The salesrooms OF the Commercial
Automobile and Supply Company were
thronged yesterday and today with in
quirers about the new Studebaker-
FleEders 90, details Of which were
published in The Sunday Times. Man
ager Long and his staff were kept busy
informing prospective buyers Of these
cars that deliveries could not be made
until January I. Judging from the in
teTeSt already manifested in the new
car, it will prove as big a winner with
the public as the EMF" said Man
ager Long.
The Dupont Garage Company. agent
for the Columbia lire OF electric and
gasolene cars. has been advised that
ana treasurer Of the Columbia Motor
Car Company.
II is announced that for 1910 the
Mitchell Motor Car Company viii add
a six-cylinder model de luxe to It's
line. the price Of which will require
everyone TO take notice." as Il will be
the lowest-priced six" to be produced
by any OF the big manufacturers.
The Washington times., 1909-07-27
JEFFRIES LEAVES
TO POST FORFEIT
Explains He Is Merely De-
Tending Title, Not Fight
ing for 1t,

CHICAGO. July z7.-James J. JEFF
fries with his wife, and manager, Sam
Berger, left Chicago. today, for New
York, where he says he viii post his
forfeit of 5000 to fight Jack Johnson.
IT have just finished my theatrical
season. and as / promised months ago,
would defend my title, as heavy
weight champion Of the world, when tile
season was over, L am on the way 10
New York. 10 post the forfeit" saiG
JEFF 'I VIII post the forfeit this week
You must make II plain ! am defending
nv title. for 7 am stiH heavyweight
champion and Johnson is not nor viii
he be- until he whips me-and he Will
never do that / assure you"
The Washington times., 1909-07-27

pat" Dougherty. the left fielder of
the White SOx. had a narrow escape
yesterday while on his way to New
York Pat" was asleep in the buffet
smoker Of the train beside an open win
dow, when bent telegraph pole brush
ed along the side of the car, tearing out
three screens. A piece Of one of these
whizzed past Pats face like a bullet
and just missed his right eye. In case
OF contact with the Dougherty optic
Pat might have been permanently
blind.
The Washington times., 1909-07-27
KETCHEL AGREES
TO BOX LANGFORD
Champion Is Offered $4,000 a
Round to Scrap in
PhiladelDllia.

SAN FRANCISCO, July g-.-Tae Of
fer OF a Philadelphia club for a six
round glove contest between Stanley
Ketchel and Sam Langford on a $1,000
guarantee basis. has been accepted by
Willus Britt acting for ketcHeI, who is
virtually offered 5000 "a round and an
option on 80 per cent Of the gate re-
ceipts should they exceed the $1,000
guarantee.
The Washington times., 1909-07-27
JOHNSON IS PARTED
WITH HIS BANKROLL

SAN FRANCISCO, July PIT is re-
ported here that Jack Johnson has
blown" his banllroH and is anxious TO
get work
Johnson has wired 10 local promoters
20 get him a match with Al Kaufman
or some other good heavyweight.
Kaufman does not want 70 meet the
champion, and it looks as y Johnson
will have TO wait for KercheI in Octo-
Der.
The Washington times., 1909-07-27
SULLIVAN TO BOX
DECKER TUESDAY
Washington Scrapper Signs Arti-
cles for Bout Before Balti-
more Club.

Dummy Decker, Of Baltimore. and
Kid Sullivan, of Washington, have
been matched to meet in a ffteen-
round bout before the Eureka Athletic
Club at the Monumental Theater next
Tuesday night.
The weight agreed upon was 1876
pounds ringside. The money taken in
at the gate viii be split rs per cent
to the winner and % per cent 10 the
loser. The boys viii break clean in
the mill, which fav0rs Decker.
The Washington times., 1909-07-27
RUDE VICKERS SOLD
TO TOLEDO OUTFIT
Manager Connie Mack Sends Ec-
centric Twirler Back to the
Minors

PHILADELPHIA. July 27.-Rube Wick
ers, one Of the Athletics twirlers, who
came from the Williamsport team. has
been released to the Toledo club of the
American Association, Of which Socks
SeybOId is manager
He viii report at once. providing the
other American League clubs waive
claim to him.
The Washington times., 1909-07-27
Auto News and Gossip
By HARRY WARD.

John J. Costinett and George H.
Guerdrum are storing their new Ford
cars at the Standard garage.
D. a. Shaw, president of the Ameri-
can Simplex Automobile Company.
has been in the city several days
visiting the Wilson Company, local
agents for the American Simplex. Mr..
Shaw is highly pleased with the per-
Torrance Of the American Simplex in
this years Glidden tour. He an
nounced that one of the new models
would probably be entered in the
Munsey tour.
John J. Fister has signed with the
Mora Motor Car Company to handle
the 1910 Mora. He viii receive his
demonstrating car about August J..
Mr., Fister will attend a convention Of
Mora agents in Newark during the
first week in August.
A party Of washington motorists
viii leave next week on trip down
the shenandoah valley as far as
the trip in a Willy Six" while Harry
Benson and Or. Sothron win drive
Overlands.
c. J. Warwick, agent for the over
land In Cumberland and Piedmont
and J. H Stevens, left last night IN
the Iatter's new Overland for Pied
mont.
The new Houpt cars, the advent OF
which has been awaited by motorists
The Washington times., 1909-07-27
AMATEUR LEAGUES
Yesterdays Results.

Capital city Lcagu -Bro0kland.
8, St stephens p
Marquette LeaEue-St. Martins,
2. Blo0miugda.e o tf0TfeitedJ.
Is, Hamllne. g.
Independence League Manhattan
8. Aggies. Z.
Railroad y A. c. A. League
Adams. -; ShOpmeu. H.
Suburban League Brightwood, 8.
Reed O. PctWorth. @, TakOma &
Coiored Departmental League-War
ana Navy, - Bureau 3.
The Washington times., 1909-07-27
Games Today

Capital city League Marines VS..
O. l.. ..
Marquette -CUngrcssiOuals
rs Columbia l0l
Sunday School League-Peck VS..
ST Paul.
Independence Wallach vs..
TWiuing
Railroad Y. n. G. A. League Car
Department vs Southern
Suburban League PetW0TJh VS..
Takoma, at PetWcrth. and Park
view 81. BrightW0od az ParkView.
ColOred Departmental League-In-
terrier VS.. Navy Yard
The Washington times., 1909-07-27

Games Today.
Chicago at st. LOUIS.
New York at Boston.
Cincinnati at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1909-07-27
CLOTHIER FAVORITE
OVER B. H. PALMER

Pair Clash in Finals of the Long
wood Tennis Tourney
Today.
BOSTON. July 27.-Second in import
ance only to the challenge match with
William A. Larned, national champion,
will be the finals in the Longwood ten
mis- tourney here today, when ". j.
Clothier, Of Philadelphia, meets r. H
Palmer, Of New York.
It is expected a great crowd will
be present in the expectation Of seeing
Clothier win by brilliant work.
The Washington times., 1909-07-27
Standing of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays ResuIts

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Resulta
New York, 3; Boston. 3.
Seventeen inuinEs1
Cincinnati. 6, Pittsburg. 4
Philadelphia, Z; Brooklyn, ?.
ST Luis Us. Chicago Rain.
The Washington times., 1909-07-27

s'Wonder wat aEerEz WIN say Today'
The Washington times., 1909-07-27

The new HoUpt cars, the advent of
which has been awaited by motorists
The Washington times., 1909-07-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games Today.

Cleveland. q New York L
The Washington times., 1909-07-27

The getting cf Jerry Downs from
Minneapolis TO be with Washington in
1910 looks like a mighty good move
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-15
vt the Orange Day celebration at Mi

At the Orange Day celebration at Mil
ton Monday, Langdon shut out Fairdale
by a score of 3 to 0. Brown pitched in
excellent form, and aided by perfect
support, allowed only three t'airdale
players to reach first base: one by being
hit, one by a base on balls, and one get
ting a scratch hit over short. Langdon
made their first two scores on Fairdale
allowing two men to get on bases thru
errors, followed by Friedl's two-bagger
to deep center. Their other score was
made by Richardson's t~wo-bagger fol-
lowed by an error. The features of the
game were a high foul picked off the
edge Of the bleachers by Mosier of Lang
don and a one-handed stop of a high line
drive by Thompson of Fairdale. An en-
thusiastic crowd of owe 1000 people
witnessed the game. A purse of 500
went to the winners. The score:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-15
CORRESPONDENCE
DRESDEN.

Mrs. W. H. Grail has been quite i'll for
the past week and expects to 90 to the
Hannah hospital for treatment next
week.
Master Howard Speckmann, who has
been i'll with pneumonia for the past
six weeks, is slowly improving, An OPP
GRAFTON is deemed necessary before his
recovery will be complete.
Jake" Klein the Dresden butte er
who was hurt at Mt. Carmel on the
Third : rapidly recovering, but will not
be able 10 attend his business for some
time owing to a broken collar bone.
Mr.. Fullerton and daughter. Pearl.
passed through town yesterday enroute
to the Twin Cities where the latter will
undergo an operation. nece7sitated by
by the painful accident she met with
last week.
Dune McEwen. the Dresden feather
weight. left last week for Saskatoon tax
ms up his thresh.ng machine with him
Master Ray accom- panied his father as
far as the country home Of Miss
Fullerton where he spent a couple OF
days.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-15

ton of his first winning of the title
in 1901, when he met and defeated
Beals Wright in the final and took the
honors by the default of Malcolm d.
Whitman. The next year Larnad de
Tended successfully against Reginald
F. Doherty of the English cup team,
but lost III 1868 to the doughty little
Hugh L. Doherty. He regained his
title last year by defeating William j
Clothier. The latter had previously
taken his championship by defeating
Wright. who stood in the place of chal
lenger recently.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-15
LOCALS PLAYING FAST BAIL.
Wins One Game and Ties Another at the
Munich Ball Tournament Fairdale Shut
out at Milton Monday.

The first game in the Munich baseball
tournament was played Thursday after
noon between Langdon and Calvin, and
after going ten innings was won by Lang
don bv a score of 2 to !. Brown had
the best of the pitching. securing
ten s~trikeouts to Anderson's 5, and allow
) hits to Anderson's 6. Both teams gave
their pitchers first class support. Cal
vim had the game we'll in hand until the
ninth when Langdon tied the score and
brought one more over in the tenth, win
ninp out. The score.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-15

lers in Cavalier county. coming here in
1850 and residing at Olga about
ten years during which time he took a
prominent part in the development of
this county and became the owner of
several tine quarter sections of land.
Latter he moved to Duck Lake, where
he went into the general store business
also putting up a sawmill rs we'll as
stocking and running a large ranch.
After getting settled in his new home
Mr., Marceline returned here and sold
his large farm to has brother,
Charles. He has since visited us from
time TO time and sometimes extended
his trip to make d tom in Europe. He
intends TO visit his old home in Mont
real before returning to Duck Lake.
Mrs. Marceline will accompany her
husband.
The protertous case Win b took The
greater }art Of the population of Olga,
even to the children. up 70 Langoon
during the court week, vas settled out
of eour' by the defendant paying fifteen
Auaared dollar, to the plaintiffs. This
would not have paid the defendant 5
expenses to fight the cases. and should
he have won u most of the costs would
have come on the defendant, as only one
of the plaintiffs was responsible. The
mount secured by the two plaintiffs
viii just about pay their expenses and
what small surplus is left will makea very
small plaster with which 10 repair a
supposed damaged reputation. In set.
ling the case as he did. the defendant
not only showed regard for his religious
principles and the future of certain
members of the family, bur placed the
many witnesses under deep obligations
to him 10y saving them the necessity o
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-15
At Munich Friday afternoon, L;

IL 49, = 4Sty
and Clyde, the two winners of the base
ball tournament, played for the cham
pionship and the big purse. The game
was red hot from the first inning until
the umpire called the game in the last
of the ninth on account of darkness.
Neither team earned their runs. the
pitchers keeping the few hits we'll scat
tered. Langdon made their two in the
seventh. on two errors. d double steal. a
sacrifice and a hit by Meyer. Clyde
made theirs in the second by a hit by
Kennedy after the side should have
been retired. and and a three-bagger by
Jarnagin, followed 10y another error.
The two managers decided to split. the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-15
FIELDING
T7e WORLD
Lsrned -Four Time ennis Champion.

Lsrned -Four Time Tennis Champion.
Year after year the lawn tennis folks
wonder whether Willial.. \. Larned
isn't ever going to get too Old TO win
cups. championships and other things.
But William doesn't. His recent vic
tory marked the fourth holding of the
all Corners title i'll siu~les for Larned.
And that at forty years Of age. In a
way the recent match was the repeti-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-15
testifying in court, an ordeal which
NEST of them resented going through.

testifying in court, ar ordeal which
NEST of them resented going through.
On Wednesday the 14th inst, at the
Catholic church of Olga occurred a very
pretty wedding. the contracting parties
being Miss Georgiana Marceline of Olga
and Mr.. Ferdinand Lalonde of Winnipeg.
The BRIDE is the eldest daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Chas.i Marceline of this place
and was born among US and Is one OF
thesmost popular young ladies of olga
The groom is a rising young business
man of Winnipeg and is not a stranger
to us as he has relatives in this neigh
borhood whom he has visited with from
time to time. The bride was dressed IN
white silk and was given away by her
father. Miss Elmire Duprey was brides
maid and MIR. Henry Marcellne supper
ted the groom. The bride holds u high
place in the esteem of the Olga people
and vii! be missed by her many friends
who all join in wishing the new couple
a lous and happy life in their new home
at Winnipeg. Among the out OF town
guests we're Mr.. and Mrs. Antonio Mar
celine OF Duck Lake \. W. T., August
Lalonde. Mrs. Mauricette and Julian
Lalonde of Winnipeg
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-15
OLGA

Mr.. and Mrs Brusseau welcome the
arrival of a twelve pound girl at their
home last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Antoine Marceline. of
Duck Lake. y. W. T.. are visiting their
many old time friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. Marceline was one of the early sett-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-15

Summary-Struck out by Carlson3 Brown 3,
Jarnagin 9: bases on balls off Carlson 3. off
Brown /. off Jarnagjn 1:three-base-hit. Jarna-
stolen bases, Richardson; innings pitched by
Carlson $. Brown /.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-15
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