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The Washington times., 1910-08-23
DOC WHITE BEATEN
IN FIRST Of SERIES
Washington Wins, Driving
Chicago Pitcher TO Bench.
Conroy Stars.

Chicago vas defeated in the first
Of a three-game series yesterday by :
10 l. walker went well ali the way
and was helped by timely hitting.
For I'VE innings IL looked as though
Chicago would win Waite seemed 10
have the Washington team on his
string and prevented anything that
looked Ike a run Chicago got into
the run column in the fourth when
Dougherty walked Zeider sacrificed
and DOugherty was safe at third when
TannehiH got first on a drive at Kill
fer. ZwillinE lined out to COuroy in
left, DouEhsrty making home on the
out Payne was thrown out by Walker
one run
IN the next inning White singled and
went from first home On Meloan's hit
10 the clubhouse one run
Washington got busy in the htts--
BecEeDdOrf singled and the bases .1iied
after Walker struck out, Milan beat
IaDlehills error BeckendOrf came
home on EloerfeId's Erounder 10 Tan
nehill who threw out killifer and
doubled too late TO get EIberfeid at
first Milan attempted 10 get home on
the play but was caught on q perfect
throw, Collins 20 Payne one run
As starter in the sixth CoTroy
doubled TO left Mcbride sacrificed and
Gessler doubled to center scoring Con
roy After UnglaUb had gone down on
strikes Beckendorf got q single TO left,
scoring Gessler- Walker struck out
To runs
After Milan had singled TO left in the
seventh White went out Of the game
KilIifer helped Milan steal second r.
whiting at wide one EIberfsIC
fouled TO Payne COnrOy followed with
q clean hit 70 left and Milan scored
COnrOy was out stealing. One run
In the eighth Chicago brought a run
In With two down. Zeider singled to
left On BeckendOTfs wild heave Zei-
der was safe at second. Tannehill hit
one out OF C4essler's reach for two
bases and ZeideT came home. ZWfltng
was thrown out BY Mcbride. One run.
Mcconnell was hurt in the second in
ming, which forced a shift in the in
field Collins went 20 first and Tame
hill took short with Zeider in his old
place at second Later Collins vas
taken out Tannehiu returning 10 first
and Parent going in AZ short.
Score
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
By GORDON MACKAY

Baseball Expert. PhHa- Evening Times
Eliminate 'ff'' from bssebaU and
there would be no national pastime-
Apologies for other teams have given
the conjunction considerable play.
The Athletics VIII win the pennant-
When one stops 20 think, the fact
that he Mackmen viii pull away
with the flag is not so surprising
after all
Last year the Athletics IN the
spring were a joke. Connie Mack
secured a bunch Of youngsters and
built UP q team that gave the Tigers
fright and race Barr was
spiked which threw the team of its
stride and cost Philadelphia a fiaE.
ms year that same team, veteran
ed, 10 coin a word. by a full rear
OF seasoning. uuhanpered by in
JuTles. went out md performed the
Ieat which accidents hiDdered them
from doing last year
InaI, 20 my mind IS the reason
that Connie Mack VIII win his third
pennant IN the American League
HIS tw. ling stan, always q splendid
y equipped organization. is as eF
tectIVe as ever this year, and more
So COom5s- who has been only an
aide-de-cSmp in the past became a
field marshal this year.
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
BY ED BANG

Sporting Editor Cleveland News
After seeing the four Eastern teams
IN action here during the last couple
Il weeks, one team looms up strong
er in every department OF the game
than its rivals-Connie Mack's Ath-
letics- pick the Mackmen 70 not
only win the American League pen
nant by a percentage heretofore Tn
known in the younger major organ
lzatIon, but I also firmly believe they
viii win the worlds championship
from the Cubs or Pirates
The Athletics are the best baseball
machine in the game today They
have IL on the present National
League leaders in pitching two 10
5ue, Bender. COombs, Plank, and
Morgan. as against Brown and Cole,
with the three-fnEered wonder far
from being the Brown Of old. they
are the superiors of the Cubs IN bat
ting. their equals on the paths and
IN defensive play
Connie 8Iack's baseball brain is
every bit as fertile as that OF Frank
Chance Therefore. I say A-I-a-
L-E-T-I-C-S
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
By SID MERCER

Sporting Writer " Y Evening Globe.
The Athletics have the American
League pennant as good as won al
ready, In my opinion. Detroit, may
Yet make q squirt, which would make
the finish close If AIaclts team was
not closing so strong With such
a big lead and the bat.ars doing
good work behind excellent pitching.
about the only thing that can stop
the White Elephants IS a railroad
wreck or the plague or some unex-
pected calamity.
In this case, the best team IS win
ming, and I look for some great con-
tests in the worlds championship
series In my opinion, the American
League has gained in playing
strength In the last two years, and
the Athletics VIII prove It. The
Cubs are wonderful performers, and
they are playing a grand game just
now. II any American League team
can beat them II viii be the Ath-
letics, who play a tight fielding game
and are stronger at bat than the
Cubs.
II Mack's pitchers are working
right when the big championship
81 played. the Athletics viii have
an equal chance with any champion
the National League may produce.
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
JENNINGS
PICKS DETROIT
Tiger Manager Gets Into the
Magazines and Tells
About II.

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Hughey Jen-
nings has taken his pen in hand TO tell
the baseball fans that his Detroit Tigers
viii beat out the Philadelphia Athletics,
and again win the American League
championship Employing the Septem-
her Metropolitan Magazine as his
medium. Jennings says that the expert
euCe OF winning the pennant three times
is equal 10 > per cent encOura cement
no other team has an OutfeId 10 equal
Cobb. Crawford, and Mcintyre: his
pitching staff is II splendid form for the
finish. and the strongest asset OF all
perfect harmony. prevails among the
fold
Jennings believe. Philadelphia will
finish second, Boston third, and New
York fourth
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
BY HERMAN MCPHERSON

Sporting Editor Boston Journal
Connie Mack has kept his team
in the lead so far. meeting with very
little in the way Of reverses. and
looks ike a winner IN the Amer
lean League race. The Athletics
possess What the speed Boys lack.
a stan Of dependable pitchers Back
OF these the team Is a c0rkinE deId-
ing aggregation, and they certainly
can hit the BAH.
Nothing short Of serious accident
can keep them from the flag. 4
grand bail club, having one & the
finest ball parks in the country,
should make the worlds series in
the East most attractive
The speed Boys are making as
good battle as possible 10 keep
ahead Of the Tigers for the second
position. Detroit has the ADVANTAGE
IN the number Of home games. but
the speed Boys" should prove the
runners up. Detroit third and New
York fourth Had Boston not been
"shOt 10 pieces on its first West
ern trip. when games were thrown
away through unavoidable veak-
ness, the boys under Patsy Donovan
would nave given the Athletics a
harder fight
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
STARS TO COMPETE.

CHICAGO, Aug. Z.-Chicago athletic
enthusiasts viii have a chance 10 see
some Of our best athletes next Sunday
when Sheppard, Flanagan, Sheridan and
AIcGTatb complete at Comiskey's new
ball park in the annual games OF the
Ir1Sh-American. Athletic Club, Of Chi
cago- Sheppard will try 80 set ~ bet
ter figures than be made at Celtic park
In the loo yards event Al this contest
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
WAGNER REFUSES
TEMPTING OFFER
Tex" Rickard VIII Give Hans
$1,000 to Play Ten
Games

PITTSBURG, Aug 23.-An offer Of 81
a minute TO play baseball has been re-
fused By Hans Wagner. the Pirates
sbo-tstOp. according 70 IN announce
ment here
Tex Richard offered Wagner 8. 900
to play ten exhibition games in a team
composed Of National League stars
against a team Of American Leaguers
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
CAUGHT ON THE FLY
IN BASEBALL WORID

already been secured, and Wilson Mat
thews, now umpIring IN the Texas
League. who VIII report 10 the National
League on September :. Matthews is an
OId-tlme ball player and was once owner
and manager Of the Savannah club. He
is considered the best umpire II the
Texas League this season.
Hooper got four hits in Yesterdays
game with St Louis, one home run
two triples. q single, and scored one
run
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

hAsAAAEtOHs percentage Tor the
season 30 far n AS, and its rate
of play since IL began its winning
streak in Philadelphia, July p, In
fourteen won and thirteen lost, for
n percentage Of -5I8. II can thus
be seen what a fat chance the con-
tenders have to beat out the Ath-
IeffcS-
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

Left on baSes-fF aShingtCE, 7: Chi
Cazo- s. First base or erToTs-.Fashing-
ton ,; Chicago. 2 First base on balls
oft Walker, = Inn;nsS pitcbed-By
White. g, and none cut IN the seventh
inning; by OlmsJead. 2 Times at bat By
oDPOuents-Against White, z: syainst
Olnlstead. J. Hits made-On White 9:
Of OlEstead- = Struck Out-By Walker,
5. By White, >. by Olmstead / Three
base hit-AIelOan. Two-base hfts-Con-
roy and TannehiIL Sacrifice f7y-ZwiI-
ling. Sacrifice hitS-ATcBride Lord
Zeider. and Milan stolen bases-S5ilan.
ElbeTfeld. COnrOy- UngiaUb. Zeider. and
Parent. Double play-TannehiII 10
Zejder 10 Collins TO Payne. Umpires-
8Tessrs. COlliiOwer and Connolly Time
CT sane hours and Is minutes.
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
cs ast Play Souer Than Washington Lose Opinions
By THOMAS S. RICE
Sporting Editor, L. Washington Times.

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The Washington times., 1910-08-23

The Boston Americans touched Up
Joe Lake for twelve hits and eight
runs IN yesterdays game. Six Of them
were made in the eighth inning, which
resulted in five runs
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

Cobb was unable to make Counec-
tions with the leather yesterday. Out
of i've times at bat, he did not get a
hit
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

Crawford made the only extra base
hits in yesterdays game with New
York. Crawford toed the line four
times and got the same number Of
hits two triples one double ard q
single all Of which resulted into
three runs.
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

Secretary John HeydIer, OF the Ma
tional League. says that close scru-
tiny Of the minors shows only Two men
Of major league Caliber-EasOn, who has
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
What Must Happen
to Tie Athletics

Here are the rates at which the
other pennant cOnsenders must
travel to tie the Athletics if the
Athletics win o ally twenty out of
their remaining fOrTy-One games,
for n percentage Of ISIS.
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

Mclean. che new right fielder whom
Duffy picked Up from Springfield, III,
has been making good with a vengeance
he pounded out four hits in two games
two Of them fhree-ba EEeTs and two
---gles He made the first hit OF JChn-
on the other day. showing that he IS
not a chance hitter. he picked out 4
fast one and placed It just over second
base. as II he were used TO batting
against such pitchers as Johnson every
day
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
Standing Of the Clubs.

Both the infield and OuJfeId has learned
its number about standing By TO Iend
assistance in case Of q bad throw. and
offers one Of the reasons Why Washing
ton Is not losing by one run so many
games II ought 10 have Ton-the games
That discourage a ian and make him
feel there is no use hoping for the
future
II the United States navy We're abol-
ished what a fine chance the Americans
in the Isle OF Pines or anywhere else,
IN the South America or West Indies
would have 10 get 2 fair show Yet the
same people who are shocked by the
fight pictures into writing letters TO the
newspapers and trying TO keep Jack
johnson out Of the city, are the ones
who yell against naval appropriations
Three hits for Gessler yesterday. &C
cordinz to our reckoning. and one for
CugIaUb, and two Tor Beckeudorf- The
catcher drove in run and so did
EesSler. Likewise Conroy- UnEiaub's
hit amounted TO nothing, but that was
not his fault. He singled with one out
and stole second. which was as good as
a hit and a sacrifice. but he was left
uarOoned. This squirt in sticking by
COnrOy. GesSler, and UngIaUb, 10 say
nothing of Beckendorf when the team
Is going so well IN other respects.
strengthens the bunch for fifth place
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
TOday's Games

TOday's Games
Chicago at Washington
Cleveland at PHILADELPHIA
Detroit at New York
St Louis at Boston
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
Club Standings and
Possibilities
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Washington. 4: Chicago. 8
Detroit. s; New York. 3.
Boston, s; St Louis, ?
Philadelphia, Z; Cleveland, 6
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
Standing OF the Clubs
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
PittsburE, 6; Philadelphia, :
PlJtsbUrg, s Philadelphia. T.
Brooklyn, S; Cincinnati, 3.
Chicago, = Boston, 0.
New York. Il; St Louis, 1
Today's Games.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn al Cincinnati
New York at St Louis
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

without making a hit YESTERDAY.
BridweIl scored twice for the New York
Nationals.
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

Murphy was PhiladelDhia's heavy
ba-smsn in yesterdays game Out OF
six times ar bat he connected for four
hits two triples a double. and a single,
TWO Of the hits resulted IN runs
The Washington times., 1910-08-23
GILL IS NOT WANTED;
NEITHER IS MERCER
Option Not Filed In Time First Baseman Pitcher
Won't Do-One Game With Detroit
EFz@1 Next Thursday
By THOMAS S RICE
Game Today, ( P. NJ

Dear, dear. It's q case Of now YOU
see en- and now you don't with rs wash
ington-s young baseball talent
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

-Four runs IN the last inning gave the
game yesterday between New York and
Detroit TO the Tigers.
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

Dated for Olmstead IN the ninth in
ming
Washington ----. 0 0 o O12lo
Chicago -.-.----.- I 1 0 "a
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

Murray got one hit. one run and got
away with three stolen bases in yester-
days New XOrk-SL Louis game.
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

Happy Smith. allowed leave Of absence
By Brooklyn, has become a member Of
the san Jose CCal) G c. c independent
league team Smith has been sick but
is improving rapidly Smith held the
promise when he returned 70 California
that a deal would BE- arranged whereby
he could Be traded 10 one Of the Coast
League clubs, but until ne hears from
Brooklyn he says ne VIII remain with
the independent team
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

Heavy hitting was the feature OF the
game between the New York and St
Louis Nationals yesterday New York
made eleven hits ana the same number
Of runs.
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

President John J. Taylor, OF the Pos
ton Americans, has definitely decided TO
take the Red Sox to California on a
spring training trip
The players viii begin practice az san
Francisco March J.
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

MerkIc did some good work with the
willow - yesterdays game with St
= .ot1is- Out OF three times at bat he gOL
three hits. two triples. and a double
AIerkie also figured in two double plays.
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

Now that the spell IS broken, il is not
q bad bet that the Doctors ETip on TIE
Washington situation IS lost. and that
he VIII not De any more effective IN the
future than his pitching warrants
The Washington times., 1910-08-23

Mercer Is the pitcher Peoria sold 10
Pittsburg, despite WGshiuEt0n's right
10 have first pick or the team As
PittsburE asked waivers a MIN after
half a game and then 81 united him
back to Peoria, he has beer passed up
by Washington, which Won ID not take
him II the National Commission
awarded him to our city
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-19
CURE YOUR KIDNEYS
No Need to Take Any Further Risks

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that help they need to perform their
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If you have, any, even one, of the
symptoms of kidney diseases, cure
yourself now, before diabetes. dropsy
or Bright's disease sets in. Can Ocala
residents demand more convincing
proof than the following:
c. H. Spellman, 205 Magnolia ave-
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-19

The Theus-Zachry Company will
hold an auction sale May 5th Of IS
lots in Tuckertown- We CHANGED TO
pass that way Saturday and noted the
fact that Messrs. Hurst and Pittman
were lining out the streets and alleys
with a gang plow. The location Of the
lots occupies the highest and most
commanding land in that section. The
lots will be very desirable. We trust
the thrifty colored people Of Ocala
will inspect these lots and be prepar-
ed on that day to invest in a lot or
two and build a home. There is no
man so independent as he who owns
home. 1t adds to his sense of Sc
curity and independence and because
OF such anchorage, he is a better citi-
zen and Is looked upon as one whose
interests are identical with the best
interests OF the community. We say
to our colored citizens. make up your
minds to buy a lot May 5th at the
Theus-Zachry auction.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-19
ONE UOLtAH DOT IItS 0VNH7N Ell
TYDINGS & CO., Special Agents.

John L. Wiley, erstwhile orange
grower and trucker on Little Lake
Harris near Leesburg, was in town
yesterday He has forsaken his old
business for realty and reports max
ing the sales of several places during
the past several months: The James
W. Reynolds place near Moss Bluff to
J. A. Bethea of Lake Harris and has
taken possession of his new home; the
]. A. Bethea place on Lake Harris to
II. T. Warren of Ohio and G. E. Bla-
wells of Michigan. and the Lem Griggs
place at Moss Bluff to S. E. Sapp of
Alachua county; also the w. ". Jack
son place near Eureka to Mr.. Harris
of Miami. Mr.. Harris is a son-in-l law
of Mr. J. A. Bethea.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-19
A PUBLIC INSTITUTE On

The Munroe & Chambliss Bank is a
servant Of the people.
It exercises wisdom in guard ng the
peoples money. giving each customer
facilities that benefit his business in
terests.
1t is regulated by laws made by the
people so that the people vii have
safe and convenient banking advant-
ages.
The condition Of this bani is OF
concern to the public.
The good business man viii not
fail to reassure himself on our points
Of safety, and service when h forms
bank connection.
THE MUNROE & CHAMBLIsS BANK
Ocala, Florida.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-19
CHILD MURDER IN CHICAGO

Chicago, April ia revolving muir
der was unearthed here yesterday
when the body of 6-year-old Alfredo
Doverlska, daughter Of Marshall Do
verlska, a baker, was found in a dis
used shed. She had been maltreated
before being killed. Marks on her
throat indicated she was chOked to
death.
AT her side the police found a little
bag of candy. She left her home for a
neighboring candy store on Thursday
evening. She purchased the candy and
that was the last seen of her alive.
Yesterday Paul Sellendinger. ten
years old, playing hide and seek with
his companions, hid in the vacant
shed. He lay down by the side of the
body in the darkness, then accidental
" he touched it and ran shrieking
from the place.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-19
BIG FIRE IN BARLOW
Two Blocks In the Negro Section of
Town DESTROYED

Barlow. Fla, April I9.-Fire yester-
day afternoon in the colored section OF
town destroyed two blocks of stores
shops and residences. The fire also
swept the property of the Standard
Oil Company, destroying buildings and
causing the explosion of two large
tanks in which were stored thousands
Of gallons of oil and gasolene.
The burning oil made a spectacular
sight, the oil burning as it ran along
the street. The fire was caused by a
detective fiue in negro res Iaurant
There being no water main reachinl
to this part of the city, the fire burn
ed itself out, although every effort
was made to check it. The loss has
not yet been estimated.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-19
COUNTY TREASURER
Thomas E. Pakteur.

To the Democratic Voters OF Mar
ion County: Into your haT,'s / re-
specially submit my cand acy for
Reelection as county treasui r. And
in justification of this doui less my
last and final plea for your p .tronage.
VIII say that it has been m earnest
cient as we'll as the safest vice to
be had. Just how efficient public
records of this county speak iDr them
selves. but as q measure of safety !
have contributed from M private
means an aggregate OF some ming over
$500 to the end that Mario cOunty'S
finances might be amply sai Guarded
And along this line l could ay more
but as the state of Florida Goes not
exact such outlay on the pS Z of its
incumbents surely there is Whiting no
better evidence of faithful and con-
scientious discharge of duty.
Therefore, if in your judgment such
measures, precautionary anC protec
tive, are in keeping with II respon-
sibilities intrusted to ne ar. worthy
of favora bic consideration, I. n l ask
your support and for past avorS, l
am. Gratefully yours
ThoS. E. eSteur.