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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-25

NEW YORK, July 25.-It is an inter
esting and somewhat extraordinary fact
in connection with the championship OF
the National League, that since 1899, the
year of the brotherhood war. there al
ways has been a repeater for the
title The explanation OF that phrase
is that a winning team has won the
championship at least two years in sue
cession.
This is the record: In 1891. 1892 ard
1898, Boston won the championship. In
1894, 1895 and 1896 it was captured by
Baltimore. In 1897 and 1898 Boston again
won. In 1899 and 1900 Brooklyn earned
the pennant. In 1901, 1892 and 1903
Pittsburg was the successful club. In
selves and won. In 1906, 1907 and 1908
the much-coveted five yards or SO of
bunting was captured by Chicago
In 1909 PittsburS won. Now the ques-
ton before the National League and
some 100000 900 or more> of base ball
fans is whether Pittsburg can do it
again.
be continued or are the clubs of the
National League other than Pittsburg
smart enough this season TO bring about
another result?
lnefo was not Such Il long period Ol
championships repeated prior to the
victory of the Brooklyn team in 1890.
In 1888 and in 1889 the New York club
had the habit but Detroit earned
single pennant in 1887, after Chicago
had been the champion organizat ton in
1885 and 1886.
Prior to Chicago. Providence had the
championship for year, in 1884. and
Boston won it the year before-1SS3. In
1880, 1881 and 1882 Chicago captured the
Ho ho urar
in the National League to win three
years in succession, and TO date have
been the last team to win three years
in succession. They tried hard enough
to make 1t four years in 1909, but Pitts
burg was too much for them.
Providence won the championship in
1879, and Boston was the first team to
start the habit of winning two years in
succession. when the pennant was cap
tured by the nine rom the Hub III 1877
and 1878 The very first winner of 4
championship of the organization was
Chicago, in 1876.
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GESSLER AND UNGL AUB'S SLUMP
HAS HELD NATIONALS DOWN
Had Either Player Hit Up to Standard, Team
Would Be in First Division Quaker
Fans Consider Pennant Cinched.

good The fact is we have been loading
up with too many old-timers and now
We find ii necess ry to go out and LA
against the majors for young players
the young stars of the small leagues and
colleges-and develop them the same as
the big ones. / believe in having few
veterans on a team. for they study the
young players and teach them the finer
points of the game. and in fact a team
of veterans working together will often
beat the rest of the teams where they
have good weather and clear sailing, but
they are more liable to be put out of 1t
with lame arms and the like than the
youngsters. The Minneapolis team has
been termed a team of veterans, but such
is not the case. as Altizer Clymer, era
vath, Owens. Fiene and Gill are by no
means vets. and they are tie ma1nstay
of the team, with such .,ood ones to help
them as Jimmy Williams, Hole Ferris.
Ollie Pickering. Nick Altrock, Roy
Patterson and Tom Hughes Give me the
hustling young players with few vet
Grams and balance them such as Mike
Kelley has at st. Paul
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SAMMY STRANG A WINNER.
After the Game He Beats Bob Hall
in 1OO-Yard Dash.

BALTIMORE, Nd, July 2o.-Two Of
the Orioles had foot race Sunday TO
decide which was the faster. Sammy
Strang made bet Saturday night that
he could beat Bob Hall in the 100. Nearly
every man on the team placed his money
on Hall to win. They could not figure It
out any other way. 1t was sure bet, S }
they said. Well, after the game was
over, the course was laid out on the
Shamrock lacrosse field. where the game
was played. Umpire Murray was the
official starter, and DR.. Adkins was the
judge. Both men toed the mark and
left abreast. In the first 30 yards Hall
was stride or two to the front. Strans
gritted his teeth and clenched his hands
at the three-quarter post When the
100 was reached Sammy Strang broke
the tape first by half stride. 1t was
great surprise, and an unexpected vic
tory for the West Point coach.
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"Spec" Hardness Third.

karger of Boston is second among the
twirlers with seven games won and two
lost And then comes our old friend
Spec Hardness, he of the broad smile,
the strong right upper extremity and the
inclination to freckles, or freckle, as
Spec" himself says that he is just one
big freckle. The coast 'recruit has won
four games and lost one, while he has
been showed into games in emergencies at
four different times Bill Donovan of the
Tigers ties him for third place among
the twirlers with the average of $50
Bill has won six games and lost two
1t is some consolation to Nap fans to
have one pitcher up among the real top
notchers. 1t may be additional consola-
ton to the same fans to know that Cleve-
land has three other pitchers who have
won more games than they have lost and
that two of Meg tire's hurlers have brok
en- even SO far koestner, Berger and
Joss have all won more than they have
lost, while Falkenberg and Link have per-
centages of 800
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NELSON, ONCE KING
Of TR0TTERS, DEAD
Famous Stallion Was q
Years Old When He
Died.

Nelson, one of the most remarkable
and best known trotting and breeding
stations in the country. who once held
the old-fashioned high wheel sulky record.
and later the bicycle sulky record,
has died at Sunnyside, Waterville,
Me, the stock farm of his owner. c. Hor-
ace Nelson. He trotted all over the coun-
try, and went many fast miles in his
twentY-seven years.
Nelson was foaled in June. 1880. His
sire was Nelson Rolfe, 2.21, by Tom
Rolfe, 2.33. and his dam, Gretchen, by
Gideon. ID. He was bred by c. II. Mel
son. who trained and drove him himself
in ali his important races and exhibitions.
Even as colt Nelson attracted atten-
ton by winning in fast time the two
year-old stake at the Maine State Fair
al Lewiston, which in those days was an
important trotting center. The next year
he won the three-year-old stake at Lewis
ton and established the halfmie track
stallion record of 2.2554, which was not
broken for many years. AS five-year-
old Nelson set the New England five
year-old record.
In 1880 Nelson was shipped to the East
ern Maine State Fair at Bangor. where
he lowered the half-mile track record to
o.i5l2. From Bangor he was taken to
kankakee. ILL.,, where he lowered the
worlds mile stallion record to 10. Two
days later on the same track he clipped
half a second off this record. and two
days after this, at Rushville, Ind, trotted
in lila.
1t was one of the most notable features
of Nelson S record that long train rides
did not seem to upset him. His owner,
who always rode in the car with him,
said Nelson loved to travel, and that he
would look out of the grating over the
half-opened door at the country flashing
by.
One week after his performance at
Rushville, Nelson cut his record to I'LL.
at Terre Haute. and twelve days later
at Cambridge City, nd, to 2.10A. From
there he was shipped to Maine, and after
weeks rest went to Chicago, where
he was the lion of tie National horse
show.
Nelson was taken west again the next
fail. and old horSemen tell of the en-
thusiasm that greeted him everywhere.
At every track at which he appeared his
stall was decorated with flowers. 1t is
said that no horse had made such a con-
quest of the country.
This was the day when trottinG was at
its height and running races were in
co1porated in the programs as novelties
After this Nelson raced little. He was
too fast for the best Steppers. and could
be used only for exhibitions. At Grand
Rapids he lowered his record to IL
The next fall Nelson again was driven
in exhibitions all over the country, and
at Trenton, n. j., lowered the half-mile
track record to Liza.
In the fall of 1895 he established his
record of 200 at Rigby Park, Portland.
Me-, which is new a desolate strip OF
waste land overgrown with weeds.
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Of Johnson to

The agitation against the use of cork
for the center of base balls instead of
rubber has brought out the fact that the
manufacturers for some reason or other
are anxious to have the present ball con-
tinued. though it is generally conceded
that the ball is inferior to the one made
with rubber center.
The claim is made that the cork-center
ball is more expensive than the rubber
one, and yet the manufacturers are
fighting for the cork center and have
started to food newspaper Offices with
literature favOring the cork center. This
is to make a more expensive ball which Is
not giving satisfaction.
There is pow no longer any doubt that
the use Of the cork center has some great
advantage for the manufacturer, or there
would be no reason for making SO strong
a campaign against the return of the rub
ber-center ball. Notwithstanding all the
words of praise that are uttered for the
new ball by those who are interested in
its retention. the fact remains that the
ball is inferior.
Though Pittsburg and Cincinnati are
both supplied with most capable first
basemen, the former in Jack Flynn and
the latter in Hoblitzell, both these
clubs were bidders for Somerlot.
from Terre Haute during the past
week. Now it is possible that neither
of the clubs mentioned could use Somer-
lot, yet they were willing to take him at
their price even if he was to occupy the
bench for sea son or two.
This shows how weak club is handi-
, ca pped. for the strong ones are con-
tinually buying players even if they don't
need them.
SOmeriot must be player of more
than ordinary ability. for the scores of the
Terre Haute team show him to be a con-
sistent hitter Then. too SO conservative
a scout as Dick Padden put his stamp of
approval on the youngster, and that
counts for much.
Though McAleer proposes to pick up a
youngster for every position on his team,
if it is possible to do SO, he intends
TO go along slowly in the matter of let
ting out any of the players now the
team. Before single change will be
made McAleer will have to be convinced
that the man he has for the place is
better than the one he is letting go. Fur
thermore. he does not propose under any
! circumstances to turn all or most
of the positions over to some youngster.
even though he shows much ability. He
wants a certain amount of seasoned ma
terial sprinkled i'm with the youngsters,
as he figures this makes the best kind OF
a balanced team. Too many youngsters
on a ball team have never brought
winner. but when they are sandwiched
in with a lot of settled players it makes
an ideal combination.
There is no reason why major league
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BENDER ANCHORED
IN FIRST PLACE
"Spec" Hardness Climbs to
Third Place Among
League Pitchers.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 25.-Albert c.
Bender is on the warpath and all the
paleface pitchers in Ban Johnsons or
ganization can't head him off. The heap
big Indian twirer for the Athletics is
determined to carry off the league pitch
ing honors' and SO far he has gotten away
with it nicely. The copper-hued hurler
has won fourteen games, lost two and
performed the rescue act on another,
which nets him neat pitching average
of .S15. Almost a hundred points ahead
of his nearest rival.
Bender has been i'll during the past
week and consequently has not been
taking his turn in the box. But his i'll
ness is not serious and he is expected to
get back in the game next week with his
pitching wing unimpaired
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Slump Of Locals Star Baers Has Been Great Handicap 0te Spo
MANY HOME RUNS
MADE AT BOSTON

The Boston Red SOx have made
twenty-five home runs this sea-
son. and most of the fOur-Sackers
have been gathered on their own
grounds. The Boston park Is
deep and any ball that gets by
one of the Outfielders generally
goes for four bases. That ac-
counts for the fact that Boston
has made tyyice as many home
runs as any other club In the
league. with the exception OF De-
trOit. which has made thirteen.
Iris Speaker leads Boston with
six hOmers. followed by Stahl
with five. Lewis with four. Car
rigan with three. karEer with
two. Gardner. Lord. klcinOw.
Niles and Arellanes with one
apiece.
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CIGARETTE USERS BARRED.
May Not Become City Firemen at
Canton. Ohio.

CANTON. Ohio. July 25:-Cigarette
smokers are now barred from becoming
city firemen in Canton, under an order
issued by Chief Robert O. Mesnar Men
who cigarettes may be all right n
brain power, but they lack physical
stamina and nerve said Chief Mesnar
in discussing the matter. He added
'rhe fire department service requires
men who have plenty of strength. with
the brain to use il properly and the
nerve To make the brain use the mus 'le
in the face of certain or possible death"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-25
JEFF INSINUATES FOUL PLAY.
Former Champion Quoted as Saying
His Defeat Would Be Explained

AVALON. Catalina Islands, Cal, July
25.-"There was something the matter
with me. They sure did something to me
and i: will all come out some day.
These words yesterday were the first
that Jim Jeffres has uttered in connec-
ton with the fight since he was taken
to Oakland d beaten man. and the first
in which he has voiced any suspicion of
others. The word drugs" he did rot
use. but the deliberate mind of the big
giant. which has been slowly recuperat-
ing from the defeat, has come TO that
conclusion. He did not offer 1t as an
excuse for his failure.
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club in need of q leader should not give
Jesse Burkett a chance to manage Bur-
kett has won four pennantS in a row in
a minor league and this is certainly evil
dence of ability. The Cleveland club is
said to have decided on Burkett to lead
the Maps in 1911, and If such a deal has
been closed it will prove a ten-strike, for
if there is team which needs new life
and ideas it is that Cleveland aggrega-
ton,
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Burke. 1; E. H. Burke, >; De Neldt ).
and Douglas, stroke.
1t is a good, strong looking crew, and
yesterday it pulled it's shell all the way
up from Alexandria. and passed the
day as guests of the Potomacs. the
strong sun giving the oarsmen the finest
class of burns seen the liver this
year 1t is probable that Carl Mueller.
lhe Potomac sculler, who Is going to
move to Alexandria, will help coach the
crew while training himself for the Ma
tiOnal.
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JESSE BURKETT IS
!. TO MANAGE MAPS

ST. LOUIS. July 2j.-AlthOuEh
Jesse Burkett, once n Brownie,
tacitly admits that he In to re-
enter the big arena next season
ms a manager, local wiscncres do
not place mu:h credeuce in the
report. emanatin& from the east.
nor as manager Of the Browns.
On the contrary. the tip Is out
that Burkett will command the
destinics of the ill-fated Cievc-
land Maps in 1911. although this
report has never received official
confirm alton.
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Reds Defeat Phillies.

CINCINNATI, July 2J.-Cincinnati de
feated Philadelphia yesterday, to L. En-
rors and bases on balls by Ewing con-
tributed four of Cincinnati's six runs
The batting of Bransfield and Hoblitzel
featured, the former getting four hits
out of four times at bat and the latter
three hits out of four times up. Score:
Cincinnati 1912 U . 900 o. -6 u l
Philadelphia .....U = U 90 u >
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Cardinals Lose to Giants.

ST. LOUIS, July 25.-St. Louis lost to
New York yesterday, to !. Ames
pitched for the visitors, while Sallee ie-
manned on the slab until the end of the
eighth. inning, when Corridor displaced
him. Bridweil starred at the bat, getting
two triples and a single Score:
New York 800. % = U 90 l. U.0-4 s >
St. Louis. ......... Il U 90 y u -
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Capt. Douglas of the Old Dominions of
Alexandria yesterday announced that
they would enter four-oared crew in
the intermediate class. and that the
boat would be manned as follows: ]. T.
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Riddles Want Games.

The Washington Juvenile Club would
like to arrange games with all ball teams
averaging fifteen and sixteen years of
age. Address r. l.. Brown, ZIG ID street
northeast.
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Nuss and McMahon were the opposing
slabmen of yesterdays battle. and both
twirled a good game, with Mcmahon
getting q shade better of the argument.
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MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.
American Association.

At LOuisvile-First game Minneapolis 2;
Louisville. 4. Second game: Minneapolis. u;
Louisville. 4.
At Colnmbns-First game: Milwaukee, /: Co
lumbus. g. Second game: Milwaukee, .; Column
bus. q.
At 1ndianapol:s-St. Paul. q: Indianapolis l.
At TOledO-First game: Kansas city =; To-
ledo. o. Second game: Toledo, IL; Kansas
City. =.
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New York State League.
Connecticut League.

Al NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .: Syracuse, L.
At Wilkesbarre-Wjlkesba 10; Utica, 4.
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This afternoon two red hot rival or
ganizatiors will tackle each other. the
Cornell Company and the Alloy sius Club.
The last time these teams met fist
fight occurred and the city's police had
to take action, and. therefore, some crowd
is anticipated this afternoon Mr.. Belts
will oficiate and there ought not to be
any room for argument.
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Southern League.

At New Haven-NorthamptOnS s; New Haven O
AT Waterbury-Wat Z: Bridgeport, 4.
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Jack Warhop holds base runners close
to the first bag. They don't dare to stray
far afieId on him.
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This drought Is good for the Propasa-
ton of long hits. Makes the ground hard
which makes the ball carrom hard.
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Harry Zannelli is playing down in the
Carolina Association. where he was last
year.
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Bob Hummer. who was one of the
Aloysius star box artists. has signed up
with Bristol, Tenn.
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Reddy Litchfield played right field 70
the winners and connected safely for tw'
beauties.
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SUNDAY NATIONAL
LEAGUE GAMES.
Cubs Take Both Games.

CHICAGO, July 25.-Chicago defeated
Boston twice yesterday. winning the first,
) to B. with Overall on the slab, and the
second, to 0. In the final game Cole
famed nine Boston batters and gave
four scattered hits. Beck, Killing and
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Capital City League.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
sTANDlNG UE I |
w 7 d.

Today's game-A!oysius Club and Cornell Com
pany, $50 pm.
Synder's two home runs over right
field fence and a double to left center
won the game for the Navy Yard yester-
day afternoon from the Aloysius Club
by the close score of to ).
The clever center gardener by his ter
rife clOuting drove in five of the Machin-
lists six runs. In the seventh, with the
bases full and one out. and with three
and two on him. he connected for a
homer. driving in the tying tally and
scoring the winning run himself. He also
proved to be the hero of the day in the
field by making a sensational diving
catch of Sullivan's texas Lacquer in the
opening session.
Miles steal home in the fifth gave the
GunnerS their second run.
In the first three rounds four fast dou-
BILE plays were pulled off. which proved
to be the fielding features.
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YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League.
SCHEDULES.
National League.

TODAY. TOMORROW
Phiiadela at Pittsburg. Philadel'a at Pittsburg.
Boston at Brooklyn.
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Eastern League,

At New Orleans Nashville, 6; New Orleans, ..
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Old Dominions to Row.

AT Montrcal-Montreal. s: Baltimore, D.
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To:norrcws game with the White Sox
VIII be the last the local field for
some weeks. The Nationals go to Phila-
6elphia for four games Wednesday and
then make their second western trip
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Today's game-A!oysius Club and Cornell Com
pany, $50 pm.
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Miles steal home in the fifth gave the
GunnerS their second run.
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w <tTTItI VttII HSsUCIdIIUH IIdHdStT, III
discussing the game the other day, stated
That some of the association clubs were
getting behind the times and falling into
the same rut that weakened the National
League few years ago-that of hanging
on to the oid-timers instead of develop
ing more youngsters. says the Evening
Wisconsin. 1T seems to he the general
feeling in the association" said this man
ager. that no matter what PLAYER the
major league clubs let out, he is well
come in the association. That is wrong
impression. Many of the players who
come from the big leagues are no better
than We have and some of them not so
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-15
SOCIETY GIRL IS
SECRETLY MARRIED
Miss Geraldine ByingtOn Be-
comes Bride of Edward
Everett Jr.

The romantic elopement and mar
riage of Miss Geraldine Byington.
daughter of Walter H Byington. a well
known San Francisco businessman, and
Edward Everett Jr., sophomore at
Stanford university and son of Edward
Everett, manager here of the Tubbs
cordage company, became known yes
terday, when it was learned that the
young people journeyed to San Jose
last Tuesday and were united in mar
riage by Rev ]. W. Grefhan of the
Episcopal church. The bride and groom
are prominent socially, and the news
of their wedding. which was kept a
careful secret until fellow member
of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. to
which Everett belongs. told it yester-
day, will cause considerable interest
in, the smart set
The parents of the bride and the
groom objected to their marriage,
though the two had known each other
for more than four years. on the ground
that Everett was not a position 10 sup
port a wife. AS soon as the nuptiaI
knot was tied the young man solved
this economic problem by accepting a
position with the Pacific electric COM
pany at Los Angeles. where the cou-
pie will go within the next few days
to live permanently.
The elopement was easy, for Miss
Byington went TO Palo Alto to visit
her grandmother. and Everett was at
tending the university but mile away.
When the pair slipped away to San
Jose and returned. no notice was taken
of the 13 mile excursion.
Miss Byington lived with her parents
at 3e4 Frederick street