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The Washington herald., 1909-10-28
FORMGETS WALLOPED
Dreamer Wins at PimlicO
After Two Defeats.
CUTS DOWN TRACK RECORD
Steward Called Upon to Throw some
Light on Mntter-Owned by IL. b.
Duryea-BOOI0s Have Something 10
Pay Out on the Race-JOekey No
Carthy Draws n Suspension.

Baltimore, Oct. 27.-Form was knocked
galley west In some of the races at
Pimlico to-day, old Dreamer especially
turning somersault from last to FIRST
that set everybody talking Of his defeat
two days ago. when he could scarcely
raise respectable gaIlop. Dreamer was
an Odds-On favorite on that occasion
against Charlie Eastman, WOODLAND,
Takahira, and Emperor William.
To-day Dreamer had few friends at
10 l. He was against the good Canadian
horse, Stanley Fay. who was an even
money favorite Also there was Gretna
Green at 13 to 3. and Cave Adsum at
8 10 1.
Dreamer tow-roped this field from the
first furlong 10 the last, running the mile
and sixteenth in 1:46 Is. In the third
race Arondack had clipped a second from
the track record for this distance. and
Dreamer cut the record again three
hfths Of a second. winning in a gallop.
Up to Stewards.
Just why Dreamer should run so badly
one day. and so good the next. no one
could say. apparently. but the Pimlico
stewards are asked to throw some light
on the matter. Dreamer has not been
this sort of a horse in the past, although
he has not always won when il was
thought he might. yet for an old Splinter
he has raced pretty well, and occasionally
he has won a useful purse for the stable
Dreamer is the only horse racing I'm the
colors OF Mr.. II. =. Duryea in this coun-
try and he was left In Trainers Healeys
hands 10 do the best he could until
ready for retirement
The Dreamer race was the fifth on 8
fair programme. There was syrong
fancy for Stanley Fay. who has raced
we'll East and West for some seasons
With Dreamer so evidently out OF humor
with the Pimlico track, Stanley Fay was
q close choice against Gretna Green.
Dreamer was backed, OF course, by many
who take a chance that horses do not
always run true races. and the books had
something 10 pay out on the race. II
was simply Dreamer al the way.
Stanley Fay's hackers did not much
like Ramsey's ride on that horse, but he
was badly outrun IN each furlong not
only by Dreamer. but by Gretna Green.
Jockey Mccarthy was suspended FOR
the meeting by the stewards who made
this announcement after the close OF the
days racing. No reference was made
IN this official statement 20 the running
Of Dreamer. on whom Mccarthy had the
mount in his first race here at Pimhco.
As a matter OF fact. Dreamer appeared
/ to be a different horse entirely to-day. so
/ far as racing condition is concerned, and
| so he proved conClusively by his gallOp-
/ ing victory in record time.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

The judges and timers were Henry
Copperthite, Jacob Jones, George Walk
or. and Louis c. Shuckers. all OF Wash
q ofpu
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
THREE JOCKEYS
GET UGLY FALLS

SARATOGA, Aug. 2-Comment is
rife today over the three ugly falls
in the steeplechase yesterday. The
first was that Of the favorite Com
modore Fontaine. VINO. when in the
lead failed TO rise al the clubhouse
hedge, and went over somerssult
fashion, with Joclcy MahOn under
him. After him came Sandy Creeker.
who cleared the hedge, but landed
right on top Of Commodore Fon-
tame. Sandy Creeker threw Com
modore FOntaine on top Of the already
PROSTATE form of Joclzy Mahon. Jooky
Dupee, who tumbled off Sandy Creekar,
marveIously escaped the flying hoofs Of
those who landed behind him. MshCn
IS in the hospital today. After this
accident sunglow was Ia front and
seemed to have the race well In hand,
when he bolted In the back-stretch and
threw Jocl<y Allen heavily.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
DOUBT THAT KETCHEL
WILL MEET LANGFORD
Rumor Reaches Chicago That Middeweight Champion
Is Nothing More Than Physical Wreck, and VIII
Be Unable to Keep Engagements In Ring.

CHICAGO, Aug. PA rumcr has
reached these parts fr,Tn San Francisco
that all is not well with Stanley Ketch-
ell
There is some talk that the middle
weight champion is d physical wreck.
This has been denied by Willis Britt.
hetchers manager. but there ST is
some doubt expressed as to KetcheFs
ability to keep his engagement with
Sam Langford for the ten-round bout
in New York
May Be Bluffng.
There is. Of course, the possible chance
that Britt is willing to let the fight fans
talk about Ketchel being IN pOcr CON
dition, Even those who know Britt best
or think they know hlm-are unable
10 account for some of the weird plays
he makes He got back from the wilds
Of northern California last week and
told a story to the Frisco sports q the
great condition Of Ketchel. He say s
his champion weighs 1s5 pounds. and
viii be ft TO give IAngford an awful
battle.
If Ketchel and Langford do finally
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24

get together It should be the best fight
of the year The black fighter probably
VIII be a favorite in the betti'tS, but
there may be a mistaken impress sion as
TO the prowess Of the negro as com
pared to KetcheL Andy Craig, a local
sport. who bets on all the fights. made
a wager of $500 at even money last week
that Ketchel would get she decision
over Langford. He called attention TO
the fact that Ketchel had a much bet
ter record than LangfOrd. and claims
that the negro is overrated in the ESTE
nation of many OF the fans.
Ketchel Is Gamer.
OF the tive, Ketchel and I.angford.
KStehel IS undoubtedly the gunner. lie
doesn't know what Il is to slow up
when the battle is going against him.
Langford has often let his dislike for
punishment be seen. and has Iuit cold
on at least one occasion-a fis,ht with
Jeanette, IN which he refused to come
out OF his corner at the beginning of
a rSlnd after getting a bad beating
Sun, Langford hasn't shown this often,
IOr ne usually has so much the better OF
a hight az the start that ne has no
chanee TO become disheartened.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
BALTIMORE BOUT
SHOULD Be GOOD
Kid Sullivan Says Lowe and
Schumacher Are Most
Evenly Matched.

Kid Sullivan, the Washington light
weight, thinks II IS a hard matter 10
pick the winner IN Thursday nights
fifteen round battle between Al Schu-
macher, Of New York. and Tommy
Rowe, of Washington, before the
Eureka Athletic Club, Of Baltimore.
When asked hts opinion Of the con-
test. Sullivan said he thought 1t was
as even a match as has been made IN
a long time He would not say whom
he liked TO win. out limited that Schu-
macher was the hardest hitter.
In speaking of the bout Sullivan
said: q have boxed both men. They
are about as clever as any 1 have
ever had the gloves on with. Lowe is
little cIeverer and knows more
q bout the game, but Schumacher il a
hard hitter and II there Is a knock
out I expect him TO land It."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
Umpire Must Watch Other
Players, While Referee
Follows the Ball.
DRIBBLERS MUST
KEEP BALL GOING
Not Allowed TO Hold II While
CoTneTed-Other New
Points.

The national committee Of six which
was appointed TO revise the rules under
which basketball is played has finished
its work
Under the new rules the umpire's
duties undergo a slight change. He is
not now supposed TO watch the man
with the bah and his opponent, but
the other eight men in the game.
The holding ard rough play which
have developed as a result Of the fact
that both the umpires have Ia the past
watched the struggle over the BAH viii,
Il IS expected, be eliminated by the new
ruling.
This viii also make the referee work
harder than ever to catch fouls.
In the future the scorekeepers will
be obliged TO compare the score after
each goal. and IN case they do not tally,
cal the referee Immediately. The
Tefsree must otherwise accept the larger
score.
Dribbling Changes.
The committee made change in the
rules for dribbIing which is of great
importance. Now If the player who is
JTibbling the ball down the field stops
both hands he will be obliged to throw
It for the goal or TO another player
If he wishes to continue the dribble
after stopping. he must keep the bali
bouncing up and down as he stands
Formerly if three players put their
hands on the ball at once, the side
having two men touch the ball fOuled
Now If two players are struggling
for possession OF the ball. a third man
comes into bodily contact with either
OF them IS penalized. but he may reach
under them and secure the bali with
out foul If he does not touch them.
Another Innovation.
If the referee calls play BAN. and a
team for some reason fails to take
their places at the end of the minute
the referee will throw the ball into
The air and the play is started anyway.
An important change was made in the
boundary line. In the past the line has
been inside. Now any player or the ball
touching the line al all is outside.
The ball is outside If a player stand
ing on the. line SEXES the ball or il is
thrown 10 him
Glass backgrounds for the baskets are
legallzed under the new rules, These
nave until now been illegal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
Little Excerpts About The Payers
Who Are Prominent JuSt at Present
around the Major League Circuits

Mathewson has whitewashed the Reds
three times this season.
Larry Doyle is getting so he can adj
just the non-slinging Irvine with sim
pie twist Of the wrist
Pretty good pitching that OF Beebe
and Backman, holding the Brooklyns to
two runs in twenty-four consecutive
innings.
The st. Louis Nationals have made
another trade. Charles, the infelder,
has been traded to Cincinnati for Mike
MOwrey.
The time Of the year has come when
likely pennsnt winners take pencil and
paper nightly and figure cut their
chances from every angle
Three or the best young players OF the
year happen 10 be second basemen-
Collins, of the Athletics; Egan, Of the
Cinclnnatis, and Miller, Of the Pitts
burgs-
why is It that a batter takes an un-
holy delight IN swatting slow ball for
a base hit2 Probably for the same
reason that a pitcher delights in fooiIng
the batter with a slow ball.
Put Griffith on the coaching lines and
he can detect more nlegalities IN the
opDosihg pitchers delivery which Inc
l7mpires ought to correct than all the
rest of the magnates in the game.
Among pitchers who can stand Iqts
~
sox. looms up. He has taken part IN
sixteen parts of games and eighteen
whole games so far this season.
Somebody has discovered a new pitch
ing record for Overall. In twenty
nine games this season the big Cub mas
struck out more men than base mis-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
SPIKED BASEBALL
NETS FOUR SACKS
Sphere Strikes on Nail and Sticks,
While Umpire Is
Chased.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. PA riot
was precipitated yesterday IN a local
championship ball game when ball
stuck ou the spike OF the fence and
the umpire called il a home rtn.
The rules provided that a ban over
the fence was a two-bagger. The police
we're called 70 suppress the fans, while
the three fielders made frantic efforts
20 Chamber up and release the tempting
ball
Bat there II stuck, just beyond their
reach, and they had 10 walt until IN
could be knocked off with a club. II
was the only ball "a the grounds,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24

Obstinate Player Still Lin
gers in Detroit Despite
Recent Trade.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 24-Claude
Rossman. the erstwhne Tiger first base
man, still fingers in Detroit. he was
expected to leave for ST. Louis, but
evinced no anxiety to do so.
He saw the Tigers defeat Washing
ton YESTERDAY afternoon from a seat
IN the grandstand. for which he paid
over seven-y-five cents in real money
Throughout the contest ne cheered his
old teammates vigorously and really
helped them win the game.
Rossman is confident that the Tigers
will win out for the pennant Just a
little tough luck in pinch hitting at
presenl" he said, but Detroit is the
only safe bet"
The eX-Tiger declined to say when
he win go 10 St Louis, or whether he
will e a all
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
INQUIRE TAKES UP
MANAGERIAL DUTIES
Veteran Catcher Now in Active
Charge Of Cleveland
Team.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 24.-James Nc
CURE is in active charge Of the Maps
today.
At League Park there wa an early
conference with the team members.
Mcguire gave the men a short, snappy
talk, and then they reviewed the signal
code, which was followed by an hour
OF two Of fast practice work
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
NATIONALS SUGGEST
HYDROPHOBIA TALK
No Special Reason for This, But They Do-Fieder
Jones Rumor-Pitchng Records Simp ply
Repeat Standing of Teams
By THOMAS S. RICE.

didn't notice any Washington talent in
the middle or Whereabouts.
It is reported that while we were away
President Tom Moves was seen in fleet
ing conversation with Jim ODay at the
Washington park Is Jim to be the next
manager Tom Kirby wants to know.
for he is strong for Harry Davis.
All joking aside, il does seem luxe hard
luck for Cantiilon s-fnen to slam the bali
on the nose like they did yesterday. and
IN such timely fashion. yet have the
Rates elect that day for Detroit to make
one of the most sensational strings Of
saving swats that have been seen this
year II s no use. When things are
breaking against you theN generally
continue To do so until the season is
over.
Good nature. if not Indifference. has
been Larry Laioie's great trouble as a
manager Now that he has resigned and
Jim Mcclure has been appointed IN his
stead TO manage the Cleveland team 1t
great drawback as R leader will make
him willing and cheerful follower Of
another If It docs Larry viii have
proved himself veIy much q man in
other ways than in baseball.
Jack slattery was TO the rescue yes
terday with a pinch hit for Washington
in Detroit. We do rot know Jack, but
hope he is made of the real reliability
contest stuff and VIII be able 10 go the
whole route with his war club The
pinch poke was a good pathfinder and
he is welcome to the league.
Here is the summary OF the daily
woe as pnlled off in Detroit yesterday:
The Score.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
JEANETTE MEETS
FERGUSON FRIDAY
Heavyweights Will Settle Doubts
Before Boston Fight
Fans.

NEW YORK, Aug. "A real scrap
is expected Friday at the Fairmount
Athletic Club, when Joe Jeanette and
Sandy Ferguson meet in a ten-rOund 90.
Jeanette lost once to Ferguson in
Boston. and is anxious 10 win back
his laurels. He claims he was robbed
by the referee in the Boston fight, and
there is sufficient bad blood between the
fighters TO warrant the statement that
the battle will be hard fought.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
IMP HITS PLAYER
AND is ARRESTED
Tri-State Official Locked Up for
Assault During
Game.

YORK, Pa. Aug. 24.-Umpire Cusack
whose decision on the local Tri-State
grounds recently are blamed for cost
ing York several games, bias been ar
rested on the charge of assault and bat
terry.
Cusack was jeered at the conclusion
of yesterdays game with Harrisburg,
and 10 so angered him that. st is said
he struck c. II. Hcnolhnger with his
mask
A warrant was sworn out by Hcffel-
SINGER. and the umpire was taken into
custody and held for a hearing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
STALLINOS LANDS
TWO NEW PLAYERS
Catcher Mitchell and Outhelder
Madden Are Latest Yank
Finds.

NEW YORK. Aug. 24.-The New York
American League club has purchased
two more players in Catcher Mitchell.
Of Toronto, and Outielder Madden, OF
Utica.
Mitchell was a pitcher with the Phil
adelphia Nationals several years ago,
but has been catching sensational ball
for zoe Kelly's team all this season.
IN eighty-fve games he made eighty
FIVE hits. for a hating average 81 .3Og,
while his baCkstOpping and throwing
TO bases cannot be excelled In the East
ern League.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24

81 find it hard to kin time" declared
the pampered pet Il only have my
music. you know. How do you man
age2"
oh, ] do very well, answered the
other girl "Iu addition 10 my music,
j have my sweeping my dustng my
sewing and my dishwashiEs. Louis
vile Courier-JOurnaI.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
MORAN CALLS OFF
GO WITH DRlSCOLL
SAYS Limited Time Would Not Per-
nit a Thorough
Training.

LONDON. Aug. 24-Owen Moran, the
English featherweight, has called of his
proposed bout with Jem Driscou.
He gave as his reason for this action
that the delay caused in arranging the
bout wouiG not give him time to train
properly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
SMITH TOO STRONG
FOR LEACH CROSS
Latter is Aggressor, But Gould Not
Land a Knockout

NEW YORK. Aug. 24.-Ieach Cross,
dentist Of the East Side. defeated Cy
Smith. farmer from Ney- Jersey. in
their ten-round bout at the Bedford A.
c. IN Brooklyn last evening.
ty showed remarkable gamaness
throughout the mill. ana Cross gave
wonderful exhibition Of punching, but
smith was too husky 20 be knocked out.
and az the end he was staggering helm
lessiy ln the center Of the ring, with
cross hattering him at will
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
DEFINING DEFEATS
CURLEY IN GOTHAM
Loser Stalls Cleverly and Man
ages TO Avoid a
Knockout.


NEW YORK, Aug. 24-Jack Denning
put crimp in the reputation Of Jack
Curley before big crowd Of Olympic
a c. members last evening.
Denning had the better Of Curley
throughout the ten rounds OF milling.
in the third round he put Curley down
10 the floor and had him hanging on at
the end. Curiey tried hard 20 land a
knockout punch. but Denuing was too
clever
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
BILLY" CONSIDINE
BADLY BEATEN UP
Refuses TO Tell Detroit Police How
His Nose and Jaw
Were Broken.

DETROIT. Mich. Aug. 24-BiHy" H.
Considine, member Of the famous Con
sidine brothers, was found early today
badly beaten up. He had a brokea. nose
end broken jaw. 10 say nothing Of a
shattered temper.
At the police station Consldine indig-
nantlY refused TO tell anything of the
right. The police called a taxi ana
Jet Considine go unassisted 10 a nos
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
A RECORD CATCH.

AVALON. Ga. Aug. 2A-L 6. Muir.
ply, holder Of the worlds record for
black sea bass angling, has Just made
another remarkable worlds record By
bringing 11S-pound blue-dn tuna to
Eaf in fifteen minutes. On the first
leap of.tbe monster fsh. the line became
wound about it and materially aided the
angler
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
PHILLIES MAY GET
JERSEY CITY STAR

JERSEY CITY, Aug. 4.-The Phila-
deiphia club Is believed TO have an op-
tion on the Jersey City twenty-year-old
shortstop, Foster.
Manager Murray discovered Foster and
signed him for Jersey city when he
was out in Chicago at the last meeting
OF the National League.
Foster is said TO be as fast a fielder
as Fred Parent was in his time, and can
hit Wen
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24

Groom, 2 In IS innings Two-base hit
Crawford. ThTee-base hits-Bush, Tn
glaub. Home runs-Scheefer, Jnglaub
Sacrifice hit-Bush, Cobb. Delehanty.
Sacrince ny-T. Jones Stolen bases
Crawford, MOriarity. Browne. Bases on
balls-On Willetts. q off Gray, 3: off
Groom, 8; of Smith, .. Hit BY pitcher
BY Willetts, 1; by Gray, l. Left on
bases-DetrOit 7; Washington. g. Struck
out-By Willett, 2; by Gray. ,. by
Groom 4; by smith, J. Double plays
Bush to T. Jones; Cobb 10 Tones
street TO CCurcy. Wild pitches-Groon.
j. smith. 2. Umpires-Messrs KERN
and Connolly. Time OF game-1 hour
and 35 minutes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24

Aa4ltAEN ZIG htAL between Joe A LEueT
and Phil McGoyern for September s.
Phil WaIach. q young brother Of
Leach Cross. has decided 10 turn TO box
Ing as a profession He weighs ia
pounds and IS said TO have shown up
well in private trials.
-
Jim Clark the English sport. is back
in Boston for n short while He intends
70 bring with him later George Moore, a
rafting good light weight, whom Clark
VIII match against the best boys of his
class IN this country.
Pal Moore. or Philadelphia. and Patsy
Brannigan, If Pittsburg, meet for ten
rounds az tie ShaTkey club, New York,
on "Wednesday night
Joe Jeanette and Sandy Ferguson are
20 meet for the third time on Friday
night al the Paramount Club. Of New
York.
Tommy OKcefe IS ready TO meet any
OF the 100 pound boys
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24

II has always seemed strange TO US
In our ignorant sort of way that while
some OF the best Sunday supplement
doctors declare there is no such dis
ease as hydrophobia. children who
don't know anything about it are dying
of it right along; that, while Bryan is
every fourth September a dead sure
winner, the Republicans get the
jobs. This is apropos OF nothing in
particular except that every year about
this time it has seemed equally as
strange that the Washington baseball
team is going TO set the world on IRE
but never does it,
Now comes the report that Fielder
Jones Is likely 10 get the job of man
aging Washington next year instead OF
Joe Cantillon II was inevitable that
Fielder Jones, being a manager out Of
job, should be played as a long shot in
big headlines, but the prospects are
very remote. Washington Is pretty
close to the seat Of Government. If
poor old Billy Barney were alive ne
would undoubtedly be another sugges-
ton, and Bob Unglaub and Ned Hanlon
are yet to be heard from.
Harry Davis looks Ike the choice. if
Washington can land him, but don't
bank too strongly on any proposition
that the club owners are going to give
away or sell a bunch of their valuable
holdings IN order 10 get an experimental
manager. If ever they did it's a cinch
that even the free and easy manage
ment at st. Elizabeth's wouldn't allow
them out Of the padded cells on the plea
that they might prove harmless if they
didn't XIII anybody.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24

The ancient farce Of preparing pitch
ers' records and giving them TO the
world as evidence of the comparative
merits Of the twirlers in the various
leagues is still being perpetrated with
monotonous and space-eating regularity.
Look over the latest records for the
American League and you viii find
beautifully illustrated the contention
the writer has always advanced-that the
standings Of the pitchers are little less
than a rating Of the teams according 70
their places In the race. Winning pitch
ing goes with winning teams as surely
as hard luck stories go with a Wash
ington season. No matter how good a
slabman may be at holding the other
fellows down. If his co-laborers in the
baseball vineyard do not make a few
runs on their own account he cannot
hope TO come Out on top His good
work goes for naught and Sweeney,
while an Inferior pitcher with bunch
of sluggers like the Detroit Tigers be
hind him can make mistakes or IA Ike
short aScenSions and yet have the game
saved for him by terrific hitting rallies
Just as Detroit saved Willetts yesterday,
although that young man was hammer
ed hard enough 10 lose half a dozen
games in these days Of close scores
We publish the pitching records ev-
cry now and then just as cuTiOsities
on the subject all along. but 10 Judge
the worth Of the men By the order in
which they appear is TO be a fOOlisher.
If you see a regular on a saiiend team
half way up the list, then it somewhat
different. and he is worth noting, but We
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
SECTION B.
GAMES TO-DAY.

At American League Park-Park-
view VS.. Agriculture, at 3 p. m;
Bethany VS.. Brentwood at .. m
At Capitol City Park-Station vs.
A S. and T., .. m.