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NATIONALS AND TIGERS IN ANOTHER CLOSE GAME.
DETROITS SCORE A VICTORY ON TIMELY HITTING

of $1,000, is the Pimlico Spring handicap.
to be run the fourth day of the meeting.
1t is six-furlong dash for three-year-
Odds and upward. The Rennert handicap.
Crickmore Memorial steeplechase and the
Hotel Herman purse each have an added
value of 800. and several OF the other
races have added value of $500. No
purse of any description has "A lesser
value than S4O0 and altogether horsemen
have a chance to more than earn expenses
al the old track.
AS has always been the case at the
meetings of the Maryland Jockey Club.
ample provision is made for the steeple-
chasers. among the fixtures for them be-
ing. besides the Crickmore Memorial. the
Elkridge. Green Spring Valley handicap
Linstead. Potomac, Mount Washington
Baltimore and Consolation.
Other important events will be the Bal
timore Club cup. Country Club purse
Driving Park handicap Stafford purse
Patapsco steeplechase. Druid Hill Park
purse Baltimore Brewers purse. Airing
ton steeplechase. Glenmore steeplechase
New Howard handicap. Amateur cup for
gentlemen riders and Bowie purse.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

If Roger Bresnahan could induce Con-
gross TO pass an act eliminating the pitch
ers from professional base ball, there is a
chance that the Cardinals will finish in the
first division
Rudy Hulswitt is hitting at Il so clip
these days. and Griffith predicts that he
will be one OF the ten leading batters this
season. Like the preIim. fighter. they all
look good until they get into the real
game.
Jim O'Rourke the veteran owner Of
the bridgeport. Conn, club. has faith In
Red" Waller, the young pitcher now win
ming favor with the Giants management.
Waller pitched for Bridgeport several sea
sons and got coaching from ''Orator Jim. =
who has been playing regularly for thirty
five years.
John u. Killing. catcher last ceason for
the Chicago National League base ball
club, will not be with his team during the
coming season. according. to a message
received by Manager Chance from King
yesterday. King says that his business
interests demand his personal attention.
Now that Jake Stahl the former Yam
kee. has come into his own, Manager Fred
Lake of the Boston Red Sox will prob
fdDiS III bdnDlS 10 IEON fQCuce. RE Is LOO
! valuable a man 10 let get away outright.
and year under the guiding hand of
Hugh Du1y is sure to improve him a
/ whole lot
The national government has helped
base ball players getting in condition at
Hot Springs. Ark. BY a special conces-
sion from government agents there and In
this city players have been permitted to
| run through the army and navy reserva-
tions and on paths usually barred to the
| public.
| This years roster of Eastern League
| leaders reads like Il list of New York and
Brooklyn players of few years ago.
Joe McGinnity is a Newark owner: Eu-
gene Mccain leads Jersey City; Jack
Dunn is i'll charge at Baltimore. John Gan
| eel at Rochester. George Smith at Buff
falo. Joe. Kelley at Toronto. and DIR.
| Casey at Montreal.
| Charlie" Nichols. the old-time pitcher
says that Ward Miller. young outfieldcr
| who was in the WISCONSIN League last
season, is a second ''Ty' Cobb. The Chi
| cago Nationals recently asked for waivers
| on Miller. hut Pittshurg claimed the
| youngster. Miler's dazzling speed on the
bases was backed UP by husky batting
average as a minor Lacquer.
| The Athens. Ga, Rah-Rah boys aren't
the most polite set in the universe. One
of them-Left Fielder Bartlett-did not
| like the strenuous manner in which Nor
man Elberfed put the hall among his
honora BILE ribs in the fifth inning of Sat
urdays game. Bartlett's protest took the
| form of "A left hook to the jaw, which sent
the Kid to the wet turf Manager Stall
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ings rushed on the field and kept the pair
from mixing things up.
"Some have said that Ty Cobb is the
greatest ball player in the American
League" remarked Hugh jennings, the
Detroit manager. land If he is he will be
a greater ball player in 1909 than he ever
has been before. 1t is the history of al
professional ball players that their third
and fourth and fifth seasons in fast COM
pany are usually their best, and Cobb is
just right to bear history out"
With lanky George Mcconnell on his
staff. Stallings will have one of the most
effective "spit ball artists in the business
Mcconnell does not confine his pitching tC
one style of delivery. but alternates be-
tween an overland and underhand deliv'
cry. Big Mac is also there with the wal
lop when it comes to batting. In a four
game series between Newark and Buffalo
in 1907 he peeled off three circuit drives
four triples. four two-baggers and two
singles out of eighteen chances at the bat
At the San Antonio. Tex. training camp
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in the fourth tieing up the score. In the
fifth the Yanisans pushed one more over
the plate and then both sides let up in
the run scoring.
Following is the score.
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Base hits-Or Wiett. g in IS times al bat. =
innings: of Jones. In l. times at bat. in
ningS: of Gray . in l., times at hat. innings.
1T Groom. n - times nj bat innings
Stolen baSeS-Brsh. Cobb and Mcbride. Sacri
fee hits uriarity. Mcintyre. Clymer and Free
Home run-Gray. Bases balls-Oh
Gray. J. Oft Groom. l: of Wiilett. l. Struck
BY Groom. l: by Jones. >. Left on bases
Detroit. 4: Washington, :. Double piay-Un-
=iaub To Mcbride 10 Freeman FlrsI base on er-
rrs-Detroit. /: Washington. /. Hit by pitched
halI-By Will"tt Mcbride Umpire-Mr. Leidy-
Time of game hour and Al minutes
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Lloyd 8: OF Bumpers. .. First base balls
oF LLOYD. L; off Bumpers. l. Struck out-By
Srih, :; by Hughes. I; by Lloyd, :: by Bum
perS- s. Passed ball-Powell. Umpre-Mr.
Curtis. Time of game-l hour and 45 minutes.
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just as contented as they have for years.
With the fine membership possessed by
the club it is a pity nevertheless. that
such a lack of interest is constantly pre-
vaiing.
Mr.. Jean Herman of the Arels of ia L
timore and Potomacs of this city after
making extensive arrangements for the
campaign of this year. has been forced
by pressure OF business to give up train
ing for the year. His new boats built
by Davis of Cambridge, Mass. are on
the market for sale
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row his single smell IN I.Wf. Bennett
Believes he can defeat Greer this year
just as handily as he did in 1907 at Phila-
delphia.
The oarsmen of this city are somew hat
amused. at the same time peeviSh over
the article in American Athletes. a new
journalistic venture launched III New York
this month. In speaking of the rowing
regatta of 1908 it states that ii is a pity
that nowhere in America can a suitable
course be found of absolute width and
length to pull off a clean race. where
every contesting crew and sculler would
be on an equal footing as far as advan-
tages were concerned 1t points out the
faults of Philadelphia. New York. Bos-
ton. Springfield and has this roast for
Washington: THE Potomac river course
has a narrow bend and all crews in the
Middle States drawing one position won
the race. as they were helped along by a
stream that flowed In on that side" AS
the races rowed in the Middle States were
only one mile long. the course was abso-
lutely straight. There were sixteen races
pulled In that regatta. and not one-half
went to the crew or sculler holding one
position. There is no stream flowing in
nearer than the Eastern branch. five
miles away, SO the writer ought to get
down to facts and study up his geography
before writing such space rates as this
rot. The best aquatic writer's in America
pronounce the Potomac river course as
the ideal one. and the place where all ma
tional regattas should be held, against
this new luminary in the sporting field
The annual election of officers for the
ensuing year of the Potomac Boat Club
takes place the second Wednesday in
April. and there is much speculation go
ing on as to the result. Besides the float
officers. there will be also elected three
members of the board of governors, whose
term will run for three yers. 1t is an
nounced that Capt. Mueller will not stand
for a reelection. being DESTROYS of giving
his time TO single sculling, and there is
quite a fight going on for that place.
Capt. Mueller has filled the office accept
ably for quite a period. The ticket that
seems to appeal to most of the members
is as follows: Captain, Robert r. Slocum
first lieutenant. Joseph Richardson, and
second lieutenant. w. III. Thrall. Mr. Slo-
cum Is one of the best posted men In the
club. is a graduate of Cornell and was one
of the great Courtney's pupils and would
make fine officer There is likely also
to be some new faces on the board of gov
ernors.
Things are just bubbling over with en-
thusiasm in Baltimore in regard to aquat-
les. and with both the Arunuels and Ariels
training hard under Rice and Vail great
results are expected this year. The oars
men of Baltimore are confident they will
win the Middle States regatta this year
for the Patapsco river.
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Mr. Claude R Zappone of tie National
Association of Amateur Oarsmen was in
New York during the past week attending
the meeting of that organization. Ii
the Potomac Boat CLUB had only given
the wink the National regatta for 1893
could have been held in Washington.
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Two-hase hlis-JaInes and Meinke. Stolen
bases-Pickering and Collins. Innings pitched
BY Smith 4; by Hughes. .; by Lloyd. ;; by
Bumpers, T. Hits made-On Smith 3: off
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- NASSAU Country Club.

May -. Il and NASSAU Country Club,
invitation tournament
May 25-2S-Women's metropolitan cham
ponship. at Nassau Country Club.
May 26-2eMens metropolitan cham~
pionship. AT Apawamis.
MAY &c and 27-Eastern professional
championship at Scarsdale.
June 3 and New Jersey state cham
pionship. al Batusrol-
June and 9-Women's eastern cham
pionship. al Baltusrol
June 10 and Il-Tricity matches for siie
Griscom cup. at Baltusrol
June 10, IL and 12-Wykagy1 Country
Club open tournament.
June "a and 25-National open cham
pionship. at Englewood.
July l. and 3-Apawamis Club, 1nvit1-
ton tournament.
July 7, 8. 9 and 1N-ConnicIt champions
ship. at Greenwich Country Club.
September 6-11-National amateur chains
pionship. at Wheaton.
September 1918 - intercollegiate CHAINS
pionship. at Apawamis.
September 3d. "a and 25-Morris County
Golf Club, Invitation tournament
October 4-9--Women'S national CHAINS
pionship. at Merton Cricket Club
October and S-Seniors' tournament ao
Apawamis.
October IA, 10 and 16-Montclair Cold
Club, invitation tournament.
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HUGHES YANIGANS
DEFEATS WACO BOYS

Sp<ciai Dispatch 10 The star.
WACO, Tex, March 22-SGpreme Com
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Amateur Boxing Bouts.

NEW YORK, March o2-The annual
United States arc TO be held under the
management OF the Boston Athletic AS
ISOLATION, by the Amateur Athletic Union,
in Mechanics Hall. Boston, Mass. on the
nights OF April l. and L. The fourna-
meut promises to he one of the greatest
of its kind ever held in this country, AZ
the best amateur boxers of America are
to strive for championship honors, and
solid gold championship medals will he
awarded the victorS in each class Only
bona fide amateurs, registered by the ann
ateur athletic associations affiliated with
the Amateur Athletic Union of the United
States, may compete The boxing rules OF
the latter organization are to govern the
contests. Entries will be received I'm the
following classes: Bantam weight, los
pounds and under feather weight, lis
pounds and under; special weight, III
pounds and under: light weight. III
pounds and under: middle weight. 15S
pounds and under: heavy weight. i.ps
pounds and over. Contestants viii weisl
IN each night III Mechanics Hall between
:, and 80 o'clork. No contestant will 10
pcrmtted to weigh in later than 4 O'Clock
Oh the night of contest.
Bartow :. Weeks chairman Of the
championship committee OF the Amateur
Athletic Union. has accepted the offer Of
the Ciarcmoni Athletic Club Of this city
to hold tho national wrestling champions
ship for 1a9 under their auspices. These
championships will he held about April
10 The weights are as follows: Ban
tam. la1 pounds and under: feather. liz
pounds and under: light. 49, pounds and
under: weltcr. 10 pounds and under; mid
de LIS pounds and under, and heavy
weight.
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Bennett. who won the American cham
pionship in 1907, but who lost il last year
to Frank Greer is going out after the
prize again this season. He claims that
rowing double SOULS last year with his
partner. Warnock. injured his chances
SO by the advice of John Kennedy of
Yale, who is coaching him. he viii only
row his single shell in 1909. Bennett
Believes he can defeat Greer this year
just as handily as he did in 1907 a Phila-
delphia
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Billiards in France.

NEW YORK. March 22-Speaking -
professional billiards in France, Louis
Cure, who has come here to participate i'm
the 49, balkline tournament for the
championship. which begins at Madison
Square Garden Concert Hall March -
says there is no inducement now for good
balkline players to keep in practice. Wig
nauX. Barutel and himself were prohibited
by the authorities from playing in the
academies in games I'm which wagers are
made. and only Inferior experts now fig
ure in academy contests, which are chief
ly al rouge Ted bslD. with three cushions
as the secondary attraction. NiSnaux has
temporarily retired: Barutel is not look
ing We'll and imagines himself very i'll,
and GARNER is suffering from "A hardening
of arteries. Marva. the famous Spanish
three-cushion expert. Is in his native
country and rarely heard from. Cure be-
lieves that by next year an amnesty bill
will be passed. relieving French and per-
haps foreign experts of the ban now en-
forced against them, in which event acad-
envy play Will revive and flourish.
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Gney Home Run by GayPlay Waco Today
Hughes Yanieans Pimco Stakes Announced George
town Props Athletic Meet Boathouse Gossip

ings rushed on the field and kept the pail
from mixing things up.
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Big Marathon Race.

NEW YORK, March 22.-Jim Crowley.
the famous Marathoner Of the Irish
American \. c.; Lewis Tewinina. the Car
Isle Indian; Rob Fowler of the Cam
bridgeport gymnasium at Cambridge. and.
in fact. every amateur of prowess in tho
east has been asked tn compete in the
first annual Workers Manhattan Mara
thon race which will start in American
League Park Saturday afternoon. March
"a. Because of the handsome prizes that
have been offered for the contest il is
not expected that any of the cracks will
pass up the event Silver cups will ne
awarded tn the first fifteen men and med
ais will go to all who finish the race.
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Harvard Yale Race.

BOSTON. March 1.-The rowing an
thorities a Harvard aud Yale will meet,
presumably in New York. within the next
few days To arrange the details for tho
CONTINUED on Thirteenth Pase.)
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ON THEIR WAY HOME.

At the San Antonio. Tex, training camp
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Human Bake Oven Treat
ment Highly Praised
Reporters Investigation Proves
All Claims.

The following testimonies secured by reporter
who visited the Washington Santarum and consulted the
people who under treatment for variety of all
ments All join strong endorsement OF the wonderful
results obtained.
The Washington Santaritim, located at 401 Fifth
avenue, without question the finest and most modern
equipped sanarum of the northwest 1t is the home OF
the Human Bake Ovens which constantly giving phe
nomena to the afflicted people of Spokane and the
Inland Empire 1t is equipped with uptodate Xray and
electro therapeutic appliances and its surgery equipped
with the latest improved appliances making it the most
sanitary to which the skilled surgeons Of the state OF WASH
ngton have
Scores of people taking treatments at the SAM
tarium and loud in their praise to its beauty and
cOnveniences.
~ The private airy and pleasant thereby max
ing it convenient for people who unable to 60 back
and forth for treatments.
When the reporter called at the Sanarium he found
several patients preparing for treatment Among them
was Mr. c. p Long of Taft Mont who has been sufferer
tor many months from scatc rheumatism After trying
several other methods Of treatment including medcated
baths but without securing relief he attracted to the
Washington Santarum by the testimony of those who had
been cured of similar trouble The interview in the words
of the reporter and of Mr., Long follows:
When went to Mr. Long, who just then getting
ready for his treatment inquired OF him as to what the
results had been. He said without hesitation, Wonder
full asked him if he would give me an outline OF the
treatments he receiving and what his condition was
then and now. He said 'When first came here was
suffering terribly with sciatca and lumbago called
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S III O X T
SHAVINGS

A mother, called as a witness in
q police court case recently,
brought her young hopeful with
her. He wouldn't behave in court,
though she repeatedly chided him.
AT last she turned him over her
knee and began spanking him
soundly. The youngster set up
such shout of dismay that the
court officer came on the run.
Here" he said, you can't spank
that child in this court"
Cant 1? Well, I'm doing It,
Amt II" answered the woman.
For that the officer put her and
her son out into the corridor. There
she continued the spanking.
A professor in one of the high
schools has very set ideas concern
ing the hour which young people
should depart from his residence in
the evening.
Some time ago a birthday party
was given in honor of his daughter,
who had just reached 16. The party
was at its height when the cuckoo
clock on the wall struck 10. Stimuli
taneously, the professor appeared
at the door of his study in his slip.
pered feet and said pleasantly,
Children, the cuckoo bids you
good night"
In five minutes the house was
empty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-15

1909Dear Sirs: take
telling all that the Human Bake Oven has
me
bois which had suffered for Medk
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CHAPTER XIII.
A pp1PE

I wheeled round and peered into
the darkness. 1t was GrootOn whose
figure doomed up almost immedi-
ately before us-Grooton, bare
headed and GREATNESS. "A
What is it," exclaimed
quickly. -
Il think, sir, that you had better
return" he painted.
ITO be continued.) N
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CHARITIES ELECTION

Fhe Spokane Associated Chari-
lies has elected the following Off
lSgs for the coming year: Presi-
f32t, George 8 Brooke; vice presi-
dqnt, Father A. verhagen; treas
FNfer, w. d. Vincent; secretary and
manager. George II. Holloway;
auditor. c. L. King. The trustees
ELECTED are George S. Brooke, w.
70. Vincent, Rev. A. Verhagen. Rev.
l8. I. Rasmus, Rev. II. l.. House,
Rev. g Willis McFadden, Rev. c..
q. Kimball. Rev. g. w. Fuller, Rev.
IN. K. Dunn, Rev. e. nj. Hill, Rev.
o. r. Stevens. Rev. e. w. Copper,
Rev. d. e Wilson.
The executive committee will
consist of George 8. Brooke, w. d.
Vincent; c. l.. King, Rev. H. I. Ras-
mus, Rev. e. L. House, Rev. c. O..
eximball, Rev. s. Willis McFadden.
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The Betrayal
BY e. PHILLIPS oPPENHEIM
Copyright. 1906, by Dodd, Mead q Co.
CHAPTER xII.-Continued.

CHAPTER XII.-Continued.
Indeed, Lady Angela, you are
very kind" he answered, but
could not permit it. l regret to say
that am in some pain and have
a weakness for being alone when
suffer. II ! desire anything Mr. Du.
Gaines servant will be at hand
So we left him there. At any 9th.
err time the prospect of that walk
with Lady Angela would have filled
me with joy. But from the first
moment of leaving the cottage
was uneasy.
What do you think of that
man? asked her abruptly. Il
mean personality"
Il hate him." she answered cool
ly. ''He is one of those creatures
whose eyes and mouth, and some
thing underneath his most respect.
full words, seem always to suggest
offensive things. / find 1t very
hard indeed to be civil to him"
LADY Angela" l said, 81 must
talk to someone. l do not know
whom to trust. do not know who
is honest You are the only person
whom I dare speak to at all"
She looked round cautiously.
Something has happened - this
morning, has it not?" she asked.
YES"
She waited for me to go on. She
was deeply interested. l could hear
her breath coming fast, though we
we're walking at snaifs pace.
lOnged to confide in her absolutely,
but l dared not.
do not ask me to tell you what
1t was said. "The knowledge
would only perplex and be a bur.
den to you. 1t is all the time like
poison in my BRAIN
We were walking very close to-
gether. l felt her fingers suddenly
upon my arm and her soft breath
upon my cheek.
But if you do not tell me every
thing-how can you expect my
sympathy, perhaps my help?"
Il may not ask you for either.
l answered sadly. 1.-THE knowledge
of some things must remain be.
tween your father and myself"
Between my father-and your.
self" she repeated.
was silent, and then we started
apart. Behind us we could hear the
sound of footsteps rapidly ap'
preaching. soft quick footsteps
muffled and almost noiseless upon
the springy turf. We stood still.
/ We heard a shrill cry, and saw
the prince sway on the verge of the
cliff. With q second cry of despair
he disappeared.
Grooton, Lady Angela and !
reached the edge of the cliff at
about the same moment. We
peered over in breathless anxiety.
Lady Angela clutched my arm, and
for a moment l did not in the least
care what had happened to the
prince.
Don't be frightened" whis-
pered. THE descent is not by any
means sheer. He can't possibly
have got to the bottom. will clam
Der down and lok for him."
"Oh, you mustn't" she ex.
claimed. 1T is not safe. How ter.
rible 1t looks down there"
raised my voice and shouted
Almost Immediately there came an
answer.
81 am here, my friends, in the
middle of a bush. l dare not move
It is SO dark cannot see where
to put my foot. Can you lower me
q lantern, and l will see II l car
climb up?"
Grooton FASTENED back to the cot
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CALLED TO seDYINC' GIRL.
WE'D HER; SHE RECEIVERS

July at family reunion, and be.
ginning the following day Strong
made frequent pilgrimages to the
Rummage home in Stapieton.
The wedding was set for Wednes-
day, but early in the day Miss Rum
mage, who had been taking lessons
in cookery prepared bowl of soup
for herself. Immediately she was
seized with pains, and In spite OF
the efforts of four physicians her
condition became steadily worse.
When Strong arrived her asked
the young woman If she would con.
sent to a wedding at once. In less
than an hour the knot was tied
Strong announced yesterday that
his bride had so far recovered that
trip to Niagara Falls would be
possible soon.