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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-15
ELIMINATION TOURNEY.
Field and Pearson Left 10 Fight 1t
Out for Championship.

The four men left in the elimination
tournament last night drew the largest
crowd that has yet attended any Of the
five series rolled. Pearson and Miller
took the lead in the first game, with 201
and $50. respectively. but not to be out
done, Field took up the running and
piled up the pins for a total of 226, Pear
son getting 200. This left Field with al,
Pearson 40. Miller 1856. and Shaffer $50
At the end of the third game the former
pair had gained such a big lead it was
almost hopeless for Miller and Shaffer.
With one more game to roll, Miller and
Shaffer had nearly 100 pins TO gain, but
were unable to get their strikes together,
Field and Pearson finishing in the lead.
Tonight Field and Pearson will roll
the final set FIVE games. total pins to
count, to decide the winner
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-15
CLEAN BASEBALL DEMANDED
BY AMATEUR COMMISSION
Important Meeting of District Baseball Managers
Ban Johnson and Hermann Send Letters.

| the foregoing viii undoubtedly be made
part and parcel Of the bylaws Of the
| amateur commission and also be adopted
by each Of the eight league managers.
This session or rather a previous an
nouncement of it was kept a secret, for
the reason that the commission felt II
had not been treated fairly by the news
papers and preferred 10 give out its own
news. The writer had a lengthy inter
view with Secretary Shurtleff, who re-
luctantly allowed the foregoing facts TO
! be published.
Secretary ShurtIeff said: I'VE are going
in for clean athletics; the amateur COM
mission win insist on amateur baseball.
No money will be paid for star players.
If we can help it, We are determined
! TO stamp out the hiring OF men by lead
ing teams, and the season of 1910 will
be run along these lines. We are either
going to make a success Of it. or bust
up"
The appointment Of an arbitration board
would seem to be a good move. Mr.. Boil
gianlo viii. OF course. be the chairman.
and 1t is proposed 10 ask Attorney Rob-
ert II. Young. son Of "Uncle Nick" Young,
to be one Of the two members. Mr..
Young has promised to serve.
The former executive board OF the
amateur commission, President Bolgiano.
Treasurer w. c. Thacher. and Secretary
II. v ShurtleT, were unanimously re-
elected for the ensuing year The other
representatives, present included r. J.
/ Blosser. Capital City League; c. b. Stokes.
Sunday School League; II F. Morley,
Independent League; c. r. Wolfe, Bank
ers' League. and Mr.. Page. Suburban
League. The Marquette, Railroad Y, NJ.
c. A, and Departmental leagues were
not represented.
An interesting feature Of the meeting
was the reading Of letters by II. F. Wor-
ley from Garry Hermann OF Cincin-
natl, chairman OF the national commits
sion, and President Ban 3. Johnson. OF
the American League, offering advice and
suggestions which have already proved
helpful 10 the District baseball men.
The next meeting of the amateur com
mission VIII be on the night Of February
!, IN the Spalding & Bros. store
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-15
FREMONT CLUB ELECTS.
Il. e. Stokes Chosen PresIdent-TracLs
Team 10 Be Picked.

AZ meeting Of the fremont Athletic
Club last night the following officers were
elected for tho coming year: T. E. Stokes.
president; D. 6. Johnson. vice president.
and B. Robinson. secretary and treasurer.
T. E. Stokes was reelected manager Of
the track team, and J. A. Mahoney cap
tain.
The TremOnts viii enter all the indoor
meets this winter with two teams, which
will be picked from the following: J. A.
Mahoney, Il. F. Rawlings, c. N. Ku-
nowsky, F. N. Swing, c. B. Rose. n.
Stem. 7. T. Stokes. D. S. Johnson, L. e.
Blair J. F. Rupertus. c. RosenthaI, and
G. Iseman. B. Robinson will run with
the club after the close Of school
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-15
FISH QUITS HARVARD.
Former Crimson Football Captain
Shows ChaGrin at Defeat.

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. I4-With the
election Of R. c. Foster as a member Of
the governing board of the Harvard
union, to fill the place made vacant by the
resignation Of Hamilton Fish. jr., Har-
wards ex-football leader. the final chapter
Of the Brown-Fish class day marshalshfp
controversy was brought to an end.
Fish. after failing of election as first
marshal for the Harvard senior class day
exercises, left the university hurriedlv.
His departure was occasioned, 1t is said
by his chagrin at being defeated by a
substitute player on his own eleven.
Fish denied that he felt hurt over the
matter, and said he would return after
the Christmas vacation. He did not do
so, but has since acted as secretary for
-his father.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-15
FRIENDS TEAM SHOWED UNDER
Georgetown Props Win Basketball
Game, 81 to 8.
HIIItOppers, Now I'm Line for Inter
scholastic Championship, Want
to Play business for Title.

The Georgetown props basketball team
gained a stronger claim on the scholastic
championship yesterday afternoon by de-
cisively defeating the strong Friends
Select School quint In the latter's gym
nasium by 81 to 8. The small floor space,
which has proved a strong handicap 10
other competing teams. did not bother the
embryo colleSians, and during the second
half, especially, they shot goals at Will
Because OF the close conditions. neither
team could show much team work, but
IN what lstle was shown. the Georgetown
youngsters excelied.
Murphy, the Blue and Gray leader,
threw the first basket, followed few
minutes later by Heiskell When Murphy
duplicated the trick, the game looked
pretty easy for the props, but at this
juncture Friends took a brace, and for
the rest OF the half. the scoring was
pretty even Low and Moore did the
scoring for their side. and their work was
especially brilliant The hair ended Il
TO )
During the second half the Hilltoppers
had a walk-away, and ran UP total
Of 25 points. while Friends scored two
goals, made by Roberts.
The Blue and Gray youngsters are try
ing 10 arrange a championship game with
Business High School. as these are the
two best teams in scholastic circles, &C
cording TO past performances.
III 4 81
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-15
BUSINESS TRIMS WESTERN
StenOgraphers Capture Clever Bias.
ket-ball Victory, % to Z.
Georgetown Boys OGtpIayed in Both
Periods on Their Own Gym
nasiuu Floor.

In Western High Schools gymnasium
yesterday afternoon the Business High
school basketball team Won an easy vic
tory by 3 10 :
The Stenosraphers showed better team
work and more skillful passing and
basketball shooting than the wearers Of
the Red and White
During the first period Western failed
TO score a single floor goal. Capt Mallan
averted a shut-out by scoring twice on
free tries. The half closed 70 to > IN
favor Of Business.
For Western Gore and Mallan played
the best game, while Perry and Dodge
excelled for Business.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-15
Company G Beaten in Ex-
citing Game.
TEAM WORK COMES LATE
Military League basketball struggle
Decided in Final Minutes of Play.
I'm Favor of Company G-COntest
is Rough Throughout.
MILITARY L.EAGrE STANDING

NN-@A--d 800
Company f, or the Corcoran Cadets,
of the District Military League, defeated
Company G in a scrappy but exciting
basketball game in the National Guard
gymnasium last night by the score Of
20 to Is
These teams are great rivals on ac-
count Of both leading the league. and
this was the first time they have met
The men all worked hard. but could not
get team work down until the game was
nearly over. McDonald's poor goal
shooting in the second half nearly cost
his team the game. and II the contest
had gone on a little farther the result
might have been reversed.
In the first half. Cuviluer was the star.
and all mis- goals were made by good
shooting. Rose and Mcdonald were also
in the lmelight. each adding two goals
The first named made a pretty shoot
through one OF the rafters into the bas-
ket. for which he was loudly applauded.
Mahoney and Goucher were the only
scorers for Company Z IN this half, each
making two goals and ! point on a free
try This half wound UP with the Cor
corans getting the long end Of a 6-to-1
score.
In the second half. Company G. was
there with the goods and played superior
ball The Corcorans could not see
basket. while Company G took every
advantage offered them. Goucher and
Mahoney again made creditabls show
ings, the former making three goals.
while the latter scored on two free trails
and a goal from the floor
Dennis was the only other scorer OF
the team. CuviIlier saved his team from
defeat in this half by Caging three goals.
He was a great help to them. and they
can thank him for their victory.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-15

Heavily armed with pitchers, hitters.
and felders, It is expected that Connie
Mack and his Athletics will make an
other brave fight for the championship
next season. Connie SAYS that Living
stone will be called upon to do most of
the catching for him
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-15

The Pittsburg police evidently forgot TO
look up the record books when they bar
Ired Montana Jack" Sullivan from fight
ing sam LangfOrd there. TlKs Sullivan
person fought a twenty-round Tdraw with
Ketcheu, IL should be remembered
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-15

Hughey Jennings is Of the opinion that
a schedule Of 16s games would be the
worst possible move. The leader Of the
champion Tigers declares the longer play
ing period makes the game look alto
gether too commercial to suit the public's
tastes
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-15
PREP JUNIORS BEATEN.
Friends Second Team Wins Basket
ball Game by Fl to IL.

During the intermission Of the senior
game at Friends gymnasium yesterday
afternoon the Georgetown Prep Juniors
and the youngsters Of Friends got to-
gether in an exciting game. the latter
winning out-2l 10 = Both teams put up
a good exhibition, but the victors We're
on their own floor and displayed a shade
the better team work.
osgood made the first goal for Friends.
while Duffy scored the only basket for
Georgetown some minutes later Capt.
Miller proved the mainstay Of the team,
and threw three baskets IN the first half.
Shugrue and NOrd1inger put up a star
game for the Georgetown Juniors.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-15

The powers that be- have spoken. and
the big fight IS to be pulled off in San
Francisco. Did they see the ex-prize-
Inshtsr2
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-15

Goals from foor-Peny a., Dodge 81, Scott "a,
Gore ~. Goals from free tries Mallan 49,, Perry.
ReiereeS-Mr. Guy. Western, and Mr.. Tanner Bust
ness Timer-Mr. Poet Scorer-Alr Steinem Time
Of halves-l5 ana % minutes
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-15

Goals from the fOOT-CUvilIier 90. Rose -. Nc
Donald %, Mahoney ~. Goucher "a, Dennis
Goals from free triss-AlcDonald, Nfshoney 81
G0ucheT Tmer-AIr Shedd. ScorekeeDer-5fr. J
G. Dennis. Referee-Ar. Ross Time Of haIyes-4
minutes
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-30
I TRAINING TO
BBEE. H()L DUPS
Two Boys Had Set Fire
to House for Purpose
OF Robbary

New York. July SO.-That they set
fire to four houses in one night for
purposes OF robbery, oonspired TO
stab a lad and engaged together in
other criminal exploits is the confes-
sion made by two Brooklyn boys ac-
cording to the police and fire OIL
cials who put them through n third
degree ordeal following their arrest
for a minor offense After their con
fession had been written out and sign
ed. the boys. escorted by detectives.
went TO the scene OF several recent
fires and described how they set the
places OH fire with small bombs and
looted them during the excitement
caused by the blaze. The police
charge the pair with responsibility
for about fifty small fires CT incen-
diary origin. which have occurred in
Brooklyn within the last four mont tbs
Proceeds OF the early robberieS and
looting, according 10 the police, were
spent pract!cing at n Coney Island
shooting gallery, the boys intending
to use the experience gained in pos
sible future conflicts with the police
According to their story. they had
been working together criminally for
several years.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-30
NO SIGN OF WAR
WITH JAPANESE

Chicago, July 30-In reply to the
prediction of H l.. Moody. member OF
The Irrigation congress. now in Ses-
sion here. that Japan is preparing for
war with the United States. X YAM
asaki, the Japanese consul at Chi
cago. has sent communication 10 a
local paper in which he says:
The distinguished speaker seems
10 entertain the startling view that
conflict between the United States
and Japan Is inevitable am in
clled 10 doubt his earnes,nesS He
makes further assertion that the
war will surely come within thirty
years He might as well contend that
japan will capture Chicago before
one can say Jack Robinson
Since the conclusion OF peace with
Russia. Japan has been engaged with
renewed energy in peaceful develop
nent Her ambition is TO attain in
dustrial prosperity and welfare. 1t
is true that Japanese steamers car
~ a large part oil the Pacific trade
at present To control that trade
is. however, beyond the Imagination
OF the Japanese people Japanese
want only legitimate share of the
trade of the Pacific.
mo cloud whatever overshadows
the most cordial relations existing be
tween the United States and Japan:
causes for war exist only in alarm
lists fertile imaginations."
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-30
POLICE MEN
DRINK BEE R
But Mayor Gaynor Is
to Break Up the
Habit

New York. July SO.-Mayor Gay
nor has announced his determination
10 put stop to the distribution OF
by several big New York breweTies
The practice was called to his atten-
ton In letter from Fire Commis-
siuner Waldo which has been made
public by order OF the mayor. The
lettCf sa3's-.----1s-l - g.
Yesterday evening battalion
chief at my direction visited brew
cry on l29th street for the purpose
of determining what iiremen, If any
were at that time drinking on said
premises. He was al first refused adj
mission to the drinking room OF the
brewery on the ground that it was
reserved for the use Of policemen and
firemen exclusively. On producing
evidence that he was a member of
the uniformed force, he was allowed
TO enter He found three firemen and
fourteen policemen in uniforms in a
room drinking They were provided
with a keg OF beer which two po.
licemen, with their helmets off. were
distributing to their comrades, acting
as bartenderS'
According to officers OF the brew
lag company. the practice the may
or is trying to stamp out Is not nsw.
They declared that it had been going
CT ever since the brewery started
and that, so far as they knew. it was
current at every other brewery Ill
town
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-30
WENDLING, MURDERER OF LITTLE
ALMA KELLNER, is CAPTURED

cd by the intrusion OF Don jaime,
the eXiled pretouder TO the throne.
may. under existing conditions, cas-
i'Y develop as acute features as those
OF last year. Already the govern
ment is taking precautionary meas
ureS and prohibiting demonstrations
from which the disorder might rise.
The clerical element, which has
often before won similar battles in
Spain. shows no hesitation in enter
ing upon the conflict and seems to
have set its aim not upon minor con
ceSSionS and a compromise accept
able to the Holy See, but upon tho
downfall OF Canaleias and his cabin.
ct and the cancellation of the entire
program Of reform
The withdrawal OF the imperial de
cree, permitting non-Cathollc organ
I2ations to display The insignia OF
houses of worship, which furnishes
the ostensible cause for the conflict
and for the severance of diplomatic
relations. assumes secondary import.
anCo
Premier Canalejas has fixed his
eyes Jpon a modernization of Spain
and the complete elimination OF the
clerical element rs a factor in the
eovernme ent or the Kingdom and. con-
iIdent Of the support of the cortes
which was elected i'll May on this Is
sue, is determined to carry through
his battle for the revision OF the con
cordat OF 1861, the registration and
regulation of religious orders. gov
ernmental control of public educn.
ton and the recognition of absolute
freedom OF conscience.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-30
WOMEN ARE
I 0 PARADE
Suffragists Are to Prove
That They Do Not
N2glect Homes

New York. July 3O-There are to
he some unique features In a monster
suffrage parade which Is to take place
In New York City in October. as the
opening gun OF the sufGragists fall
campaign. According TO the an
Houncements just issued one float is
to be filled With Suffrage babies"
10 show that suffragists do not neglecs
rearing families
Another float is to contain the
most beautiful American suffragist"
seated In a sedan chair.
a third float viii carry three pio-
neer suffrage workers" three wo
men who took active part in the first
suffrage meetings in this country
held at Geneva. n. Y. In 1S4S The
three women are Mrs. Roda Palmer of
Seneca Falls: Mrs. James Casey, and
Mrs. w P. Hallowell OF Rochester.
One section OF the parade will he
devoted TO demonstrating that wo-
men are usurplng mans place In
many trades and professions. There
will be Il division OF women athletes
and squadron OF women on horse
back. driving four-ln-hands, and au-
tomo6ileS.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-30
WORLD MARKE is
MARKET is WEAK,
BUT RALLIES AT CLOSE

New York. July 3O-With the Lon
don stock exchange closed today, the
opening dealings here were very dull
and prices showed a sagging tender,
cy Sloss Sheffield Steel fell /?
and Union Pacific. Atchlson, Louis
Vile & Nashville and Amalgamated
Copper 81. There was rise of, 3.4
in Utah Copper and break of 8 Ia in
Sloss SheGie,d Steel to below 81:
Illinois Central. American Smelling
and American Car, Atchison. Reading
and Chesapeake C Ohio, "a Union
Pacific. Southern Pacific, Northern
Pacific, American Cotton Oil and Re-
public Steel, ! l-2, and St Paul, Great
Northern preferred and United States
Steel l IA
The market closed irregular and
dull
Another sharp decline placed Ches-
apeake G. Ohio under last night.
Reading and General Electric l-2,
Southern Pacific 2 3-S. Denver G. Rio
Grande 2. Erie first preferred l SIS
and Missouri Pacific aud Rock Island
l l-2.
The break in Sloss Sheffield Steel
was responsible for renewed uneasi-
ness over the maintenance of the divi-
dend of that and some other stocks
Sloss Sheffield sold as low at rs 1-2
Prices rallied from the lowest but the
demand was light
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-30
T FARMING
IN Al LASNA
Where Caclmbers Sell
for 81 to $5 a
Dozen

Washington. July 3O.-"How would
you like to he truck farmer in
A!aska?"
This is hypothetical question
asked by the United States depart
mcnt OF agriculture In an Official
report from the department the Ques-
ton and the answer are included.
The report says;
Would you care to run a truck
farm with strawberries selling at
s1.25 10 81 a quart cucumbers 81 to
SIS Il dozen: celery 80 cents each.
tomatoes 90 cents to 81 pound, and
other products at proportionate
price? Or would you prefer general
farming with a few pigs and chick.
ems as side llne, with hay selling
nj SEQ to 500 Q ton. hogs 80 cents
a ponad, young pigs Is cents 4
pound and eggs 50 dozen.
These prices are received in Alas
"a under favorable marke. conditions,
but the prospective settler should
consider the difficulties aud expense
of farming as well as the high pric-
eS of his products.
Alaska is not generally given
much consideration from M agricul-
tural standpoiat. and yet, despite the
rigorous climate, a large variety OF
grains, small fruits and vegetables.
are being successfully grown. EX-
Dcriments are being made with tree
fn;lts, but rho res 2lts thus far have
not-been encouraging The work corr
Quoted by the government with grains
at the Rampant experiment station
las been an unqualified success.
Varieties of nearly all grains have
been found To grow well.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-30

chicago, July 30-July wheat tho
medium OF small corner generally
laid at the door OF o. II. Waterman
OF Albany, y. Y. was in state of
violent agitation on this. the last day
lor trading in the delivery. The
market closed Yesterday at 109 IL
Al the opening of the board of trade
today quotations ranged from l07 TO
LOG. Within a few minutes there was
further plunge TO 1O9 1-2.
The fight is said to be between
Waterman, with possible allied in
tsrests. adm a big brokerage house.
Inc opening decline was said TO be
the result of an attempt of the short
interest. said 10 represent about 500
900 bushels, 10 shake out any timId
holders who might he trailing the
leading bull and possibly to impress
the latter himself. During the first
hour, however the drive seemed uu.
successful for very little wheat was
shaken out, and the price rebounded
to 107.
All hope OF shorts that the board o,
trade would relieve the situation by
allowing deliveries TO be made from
wheat on switch tracks was aban-
doned. although the board frequently
has made declarations against corn
ers and this lead to a belief in some
quarters that Waterman's hold would
be broken in this way.
Normally July wheat should be AZ
discount as compared with Sep.
tember. but the price today was
about four 10 five cents premium for
July.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-30
CONE OY IN
UNI0NISN
Is an Arch a Building
or a Piece of
Furniture

Chicago, July 30.-ls the knights
Templar arch in La Sale street
piece of furniture or Is II building
This was the question that arose yes
terday In the minds of members OF
various crafts employed in tho con-
struction OF the arch AS 4 result,
II embers of the UpholsterorS' union
clashed with officers OF the Painters
union.
Trouble was averted only after Of
ficials of the construction and dec
Toating company discharged the Up
cloth on the surface of the framework
and substituted painters on the job.
Forgetting To take into account the
niceties of Jurisdictional Zines be-
tween the various crafts of organized
labor the employers hired upnol-
stererS 10 do the work. especially as
these workers get a scale of only SIS
week, while painters and decorators
receive sixty cents an hour.
Because of the unusual nature OF
the work and the hazard" of working
near the trolley wires the painters
who took the upholSterers' jobs de-
manded siXty-fice cents an hour.
What do you fellows think this Is.
a piece of furniture?" yelled Business
Agent William Nestor OF the Paint
ers' union. when he spied the upho'-
sterers buslly engaged in covering
the nakedneSs of the arch with strips
of cheese cloth.
Don't you know this arch Is a
building, aud that this work belongs
to the painters and decorators? IL
YOU fellows don't hike off to a furni-
ture factory in hurry and give our
men a chance on this, III strike the
job"
A hurried consultation of employ
crs followed and the painters were
put to work.
1t was planned by the construc-
tion company to whitewash the arch
after the cheese cloth had been tack
ed on. When Business Agent Nes-
tor learned Of this he again threat
cned a strike He told the officials
the painters union would not permit
them 10 whitewash the structure be-
cause there is no whItewashers' union
in Chicago.
Sorry" said Business Agent Mes
tor. There are no union white
washers to get here, 80 you'll have To
paint 1t. And our men will paint
With bushes by hand No machine
work for u.s."