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New-York tribune., 1910-12-17

Drexel q Co.. consented to enter the di-
rectorafe OF the transit company on con-
oition that bond issue of S10.0n.f0 be
made 10 carry out plans Mr.. Stotesbury
may propose The onion Traction Com
pany. an underlying CORPORATION Of the
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17

Rapid Transit Company. has consented 20
guarantee the principal and interest Of shs
big loan. and the Rapid Transs1 Company
has agreed TO pledge the Cnis,n Traction
Company. the Market Street Elevated Rail-
road and Subway as security for the bond
issue.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
STOTESBURY IN TRANSIT BOARD
Better Service and Sounder Financial
Condition-s10, 600, 900 Bond Issue.

Philadelphia. Dec. 16.-A big step toward
an improvement in the streetcar service Of
this city and the placing of the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit Company in a sounder
financial condition was taken to-day, when
E. T. Stoteshury, Of tie banking Arm Of
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RUDE AT IT AGAIN.
Waddell Mixes It With His Better
Half, Then Is Celled.

ST. LOUIS. June 23.-Rube Waddell
once the pride of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, and later of the ST. Louis Browns,
but now relesated to the list OF "in-
definite suspensories" without pay, is
again in the limelight Of marital trou-
bles. Married just two months, there
has been one continuous round of family
jars.
The Rube returned to his abode early
yesterday morning in hilarious mood and
proceeded to demolish everything in sight
including Mrs. Waddell, pummeling her
black and blue; at this juncture the
neighbors, in scant attire, responded to
the cries of help and took charge of the
patrol wagon.
When the big pitcher was transported
to cell at the police station to await
further developments upon being searched
for firearms and other deadly weapons
c5 cents and a beer opener were found in
the Rube's possession.
Mrs. Waddell appeared in court later to
prosecute. declaring that she would In
Sist on physicians at the observation ward
Of the city hospital to pass en- his san
ity. The case was finally postponed I'M
til next Monday
In the meantime the youthful bride.
presenting a battered appearance. has
applied for q divorce, which will termi-
nate Waddelrs second matrimonial i'm
broglio as we'll AZ his usefulness in st.
Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-23
GILLETT BILL PASSED UP.
House Refuses to Consider Question
of Retiring Clerks.

When the House of Representatives ad-
journed at twenty minutes after o'clock
yesterday afternoon. after passing the bill
forbidding the government to use, without
authority or compensation as at present,
inventions passed upon by the United
States patent Office. the Gillett bill provid-
ing for the retirement with pay Of super
animated government clerks was the next
measure on the Wednesday calendar.
The members of the House, being hot
and tired, declined to take up the bill for
consideration at this time. This leaves
the committee on reform in the civil serv-
ice, from which the bill was reported,
having the call for the nsxt calendar
Wednesday, which will come around the
first Wednesday In December. 1t would
fern of the indorsed contributory savings
plan at this session has gone glimmering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-23
WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAY.
Miss Hammond and Miss Wildey
Chief Victors at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, June 23.-Close and
hard-fought matches in all events round
ed out the most successful days play of
the week in the women's national cham
pionship lawn tennis tournament on the
courts Of the Philadelphia Cricket Club
yesterday. In the women's singles. dou-
bles and mixed doubles the semi-tinals
were reached.
In the singles. to which most of the
popular interest attaches. the particular
honors went to Miss Louise Hammond of
New York and to Miss Edna Wildey of
Plainfield, n. j. Miss Hammond defeat
ed Miss Carrie b. Nicely, the Chicago
champion, in a match which attracted
attention because Of It's intercity char
acter.
The hardest fought match Of the day
was that between Miss Dorothy Green
Philadeiphia's sole survivor in the third
round. and Miss Browning of New York.
who is a clubmate OF Miss Hammond
Miss Green took the first set. 6-3, but
after that her accuracy seemed to fail
her, and Miss Browning's unerring stead
mess pulled her out winner. Miss Edna
wildey defeated Miss Loise Noise of To-
fonto.
Miss Hazel Hotchkiss. the national
champion. made her first appearance OF
the week in tourna nnent play. when she
and Miss Rotch defeated Miss Noise and
Miss Green In the second round Of the
0omen's doubles.
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but he drew himself up slowly. drawing

but he drew himself up slowly. drawing
the pillow under his arm for support.
You don't care any more, Jean. You
didn't care when you left me and got the
divorce, and you don't care now. But
that's like all the rest; it's past and over.
Maybe sometime l won't care any more
either. You love another man. Jean. and
that's all right. too. He's my friend and
he's been kinder to me than anybody else
ever was. He needs you'll guess you
know that. And it's all right, Jean, it's
all right
The mention Of Wayne had filled her
heart with wild tumult, and she made no
reply. Joe knew the truth-that she did
not care for him, and that il she had ever
cared greatly she would not have left
him. She could not lie to him; for duty
cloaked in deceit would be only false and
ignoble.
The nurse came in, ending the inter-
view. On her way out Jean asked for
Paddock, but he was in the city. So she
went back to her boarding house with a
troubled heart
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Exercised Over Increased Rates.

A large number of Jerseyites. who are
commuters and consequently much con-
cerned In the increase in Communication
rates which the railroads have announced
will go into effect Juno e. are up in
arms and in Communication with the in
terstate commerce commission. Gov.
Fort OF New Jersey has sent q telegram
saying that Attorney General Wilson of
that state will shortly. on behalf OF the
railway commission. file complaints
against the roads which have given
notice Of the increase in the rates. The
interstate commerce. commission will take
up the matter shortly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-23
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
AMATEUR LEAGUES
Yesterdays Results.
Capital City League-Cornell, 4;

Capital City League-Cornell, 1;
ST. Stephens, 3.
Departmental League - Agricul-
ture, 5; Commerce and Labor, 4.
Sunday School League-Hamline,
IL: Peck, 8.
Marquette League-Pension Blu
reau, 3; Hygienic Laboratory, 2.
Suburban League-Brightwo 4;
Takoma, 3 (ten innings).
Independence League-St. Mar
tins, 5: Nassau, =.
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
Car Department, 8; Station. o.
Commercial League-D. n. Wal
ford, 4: Berry & Whitmore, 4.
Bankers Characterization Sc
curity, Q; American. o (forfeited).
Olympia League-Tenleytown, IL;
Tanglewood, D.
Colored Departmental League
Interior, Z; G. P. o., 5.
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FORT WASHINGTON BASE BALL.
Forty Fourth Company Easily De-
feats the 1O4th Aggregation.
peci.l Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch 10 Inc star.
FORT WASHINGTON. Nd. June D.
The l4th Company redeemed itself yes
terday for the last two defeats by beat
ing the 10th and putting them in third
place in the league and widening the gap
between themselves and Eth. Gutendorf
vas knocked out of the box in three in
nines. the 44th scoring ten runs off him.
Sheffield pitched better ball ard held
them down to Ave runs in six innings.
Jarrett pitched a good game outside the
nth and ninth innings. when he was a
trifie wild. ably assisted by Howald be-
hind the bat a feature of the game was
a one-handed catch Of a liner by Wood
bridge in the ninth. Johnsons playing
and Weavers and Valandres batting
helped to win the game Hickey made a
good double play at second to first in
the ninth The 10th Company played
listless ball throughout the game.
The score:
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Railroad Y. N. c. A. League.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
W Pot W. L. Pet.
Adam. 900 Shopmen.... 3 z 900
Car Dent 80. 4 .I27 station. 49,. = Nv Nv
Southern. 6 8 .681 Trainmen. -. .2ot

Before one of the largest erowds OF tne
season the car department wmtewasneo
the Union Station team YESTERDAY AFTER
noon In the Y. NJ. c. A. Railroad Leasue
q TO o. Kilroy. who was on the nrlns
line for the Car Department boys, pitch
ed great ball. allowing only one hit
which Hanson. left fielder or the otatIon
team, got in the ninth inning after two
men were out. But for this kliroy ~ouio
have had a no-hit-no-run game.
THOMPSON. who was on the rubber for
the Union Station team game pitched a
good steady game. allowing only hve seat.
tered hits, and did not pass man. But
the support of his teammates was not up
to the standard, nine errors being made
bv the costly men behind him. nearly all
Of them costly, as they developed into
runs.
Kilroy. the star pitcher Of yesterdays
game, is considered a weak batter. but
he caught one on the trade mark yester-
day, which the left fielder OF the station
team got his hands on but could not hold,
and by the time he did get his hands on
it permanently. kilroy was resting on
third base He came in on single by
Mcdonald Mcdonald came In on Stans-
berry's single and Sulivahs sacrihce MT
brought in Stansbefry
With two men on bases. Sullivan con-
nected with one which easily was q
double. but while trying 10 Stretcn IL INTO
a triple he was put out. He drove In
two runs however, and as there was only
one out at the time. he did not mind it.
Sullivan also played one OF the greatest
fielding games Of his life.
Hughes. Who put up q good game at
first yesterday for the Carmen. picked
out one of Thompson's fast shoots to his
liking and soaked II for one Of the long,
est home run drives ever seen on this
field There was a man on base a. the
time, too.
Hendy, who played short for the Car
Department team, made . great catch In
the fourth inning which brought him
much applause The batter sent up a
high foul near the wire netting between
the home plate and third base, but the
catcher did not see the ball In time, and
Handy, after q great sprint and jump.
managed In some way to get hold of the
ball. The ball stuck, too.
On account of his inability to get out
to all of the games his team played Man
ager G. ". Lee OF the Station team has
resigned His place. however, has been
fiiied by q very capable man. Mr.. J. r.
Nolan. Mr.. Nolan 10 great base ball
fan and knows the game. He IL going
to add several new players TO the team
and will have his regular team out Fri
day when they 80 against the strong Ad-
ans Express team. Mr.. Nolan was on
TIN coaching lines from the start to the
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Commercial League.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
WI Pet ". L. Pet.
ndrews. .s1s D.N.walford .3e4
eraid -. 10 ia Sc. Club. 1854
. & w.. 6 5 .645

Game today-Herald vs.. Andrews. at $50 O'Clock
afternoon Berry & Whitmore and the D.
n. Walford mines struggled eight rounds
to a tie. the score being to f.. When
it got so dark that one could hardly see
the ball Umpire Connors vas compelled
to call the game.
1t is interesting to note the great i'm
provement in the playing of all the teams
shown in this league recently, and since
the new southeast Y. NJ. c. a. has join
will surely result, as it is strong bunch
of ball tossers and adds much to the
improvement Of the league
the F street bunch. was little wild, but
he managed to hold his opponents well
in hand throughout the game, keeping
the six hits well scattered. He is
sued seven free passes. four OF winch
came in the second inning, yet no runs
were made He famed ten men and
handled four chances in fine style.
shortstop Reed cic tied the horsehide
for three bases in the seventh round. But
he fumbled three chances out of the SIX
received.
Little Priddy shot 'em over for the
Avenue lads. and displayed fine form.
striking out seven opposing batsmen and
keeping the FIVE bingles scattered. He
also did well at the bat. He got single,
two runs and two assists to his credit
In the seventh he was replaced by Nthn,
who held his opponents hitless In the two
rounds that he twirled. and sent three
men back by the strike-out route.
The catchers' arms were working poorly
yesterday, as seven sacks were purloined
on each team. Miller of the Berry. s
III vr-st %l,ra <0 u fr
credit.
Manager John Gassaway of the Wal
ford team has signed q new PLAYER III
Lanshorne Talbot of the Georgetown
Prep School. Talbot is a good man with
the stick. besides being fast fielder.
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LANGFORD IS READY
TO FIGHT ON JULY 4
Joe Wo0dman Insists Battle Is
Not Off and That It's
Up to KetchelI.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. June 23.-"It's
up to ketchell,'' said Joe Woodman. man.
ager for Sam Langford. when asked this
morning whether the Langford-ketchell
fight would take place in Reno July 4.
Woodman denied the fight had been
called off. He said ketchell and his man
and Langford today, when ketcheli
promised to put up forfeit.
I'VE are ready to go ahead with the
fight" declared Langford's manager. LAS
to the arena, one can easily be built in
time for us. and will be built at Reno If
Ketehell puts up the forfeit tomorrow
The fight has not been called off,
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Southern Railway

y. B.-Folowing schedule figures published
only as nforma tion. and are not guaranteed
FOR Atlanta Birmingham. Mobile. New Or.
900 a. m. daily for Chattanooga and Memphis.
For Roanoke. Knoxville, Chattanooga. Birminx.
ham. New Orleans. 1910 pm eaily.
For Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga Mem
phis. Nashville. 4:10 am. daily (sleeping coz
open after 10 p.mD
For Atlanta, birmingham. Columbia. Charles.
ton. Augusta. Aiken. Savannah. Jacksonville and
Florida points. 4:is pm. daily.
Tourist cars for California Monday. wednesday.
Thursday. Friday. Alb pm.
Local for Harrisonburg, $40 an. daily. s:ss
o m. and 4:30 pm. week days: for Danviile.
Fac am. daily. and for Chsrlcttesville. 1850
a. m. and AIS pm. daily; for Warrcnten. ass
trains to and from Bluemont; 7
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Commits. 100 Agriculture. 5 -;
Post ONCE. 40
Game today-Navy VS.. Commissioners. at SIS
The Agriculture team yesterday retain
ed the title of hoodoo against the Com
merce and Labor outfit by giving it
drubbing by the score OF ) to 4.
AS usual. the Laborites were the hrst
to score, and it was thought, with Rich
| n,ond in the box and a lead OF two
scores, that they had surely escaped the
hoodoo, or. in other words. got back
their goat" which has been stabling In
the Agriculture camp. But such was not
the case, as the Aggies opened up ana by
| opportune batting took the lead in the
sixth.
Lynch, the Aggies' star pitcher, was
sent In to do the pitching yesterday and
certainly made good. Nine hits were
effective in trying moments. His con-
troll was good and he famed nine men.
The defeat of the Laborites yesterday
the race for the pennant by one game.
The District boys play the Sailors today.
and il is thought they will better their
lead by the addition of another game,
as it is reported that the Navy Yard
boys are badly crippled.
Gates Rapp. in left field for the Labor
ties, pulled of a wonderful catch in the
opening inning. Bryan hit one out to him
that looked as If 1t would travel beyond
the clever fielder, but Gates by little Of
that contortion stuff got his gloved hand
on the ball and the batter was retired
The batting honors OF the day were
pulled off by Yum Moreland, catcher
for the losers. Out CT four trips up he
connected for two singles and double.
The Laborites had hopes OF winning out
in the ninth, thinking that they would get
to Lynch and sew up the game. But their
hopes were not long lived, because the
little Aggie pitcher struck out the hrst
two stickers and made the last man ny
out to center.
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6 I1esapeake&O hioRailWay

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W L. Pet: ". L. Pet.
s s.; F s 81 g Sefss f:e: & s.;
Pension Bureau had little or no trouble
In breaking its tie for second position
in the league standing yesterday after
noon at the LIST and w streets grounds,
when it took the Hygienic Laboratory
lads into camp to the tune of 8 to ,
To Williams must 60 the palm, for it
victory easy. He allowed but six hits,
four in the third inning and the remain
ing two in the seventh; issued two passes
and famed six.
Capt. Mccarthy was the busy boy yes
terday, having thirteen put-outs and one
assist to his credit without q slip-up. He
was also there with the willow. landing
on Nutwell for two clean hits. Mac" is
the mainstay Of Sergt Robbins team.
Manager Flint made several changes in
his lineup yesterday which made the
team look stronger. Playing Moore on
first and Groom on third looks like a
good move on his part. as these positions
were covered better yesterday than they
is chalked up with two errors, both were
excuSable ones.
Nutwen had Young's goat all right, the
authenticated boy striking out three
times.
That three-base hit of Georges was
certainly a beauty. 1t cleared the lett
flelder's head and went way out in the
street. Had George run. instead OF stop
ping several times to admire 1t. he
would have gotten a homer on 1t.
A large crowd is expected at today's
game, as Joe Engle will start the twirling
for the Diamond Athletic Club In its bat
tie with the leaders, Columbia 1Ol.
"Reddy" Coleman played his usual good
game at the keystone sack, making four
Dut-outs Ave assists and one error. He
hit the ball hard. but was unlueky, as
il always went right at one OF the OPP
posing fielders.
Essex made the only sacrifice Of the
game advancing Groom in the fourth
inning. 1t looked as II the Laboratory
bows would score in this inning. but
A. the plate when he tried to score on
Young's poor heave to first to catch
Baker.
Russo and Hayden were the particular
stars with the willow, each connecting
safely three times, Hayden's second MT
being coed for two bags. Russo reached
first every time he came up. as ne Wa
walked in the second inning ana In the
seventh reached there On an error.
Yesterdays was enc Of the shortest
games which has been played In the
Marquette League this season. Aitnoush
the full nine innings were rlayeu IL ia@'-
ed but little over an heur.
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Want Fight at Goldfeld.

Richard and Hester had an argument
last night over a long-distance telephone
message Richard claimed to have re-
ceived from San Francisco from Joe
woodman. Langford's manager. Accord
ing to Richard. Woodman told MIN that
there was no chance of Lansford meet
ing Ketchell in Reno on the morning Of
the big tight. as he (Woodman) had no
intention Of cutting in on the Johnson
Jeffries night. When Hester learned that
Richard had made the above statement
he called up Woodman and claims to
have received a denial from him of any
intention OF calling off the match.
There was talk at midnight that Hes
ter's contest might be pulled of at Cold
field on the Saturday preceding July T.
Hester. however, said there was nothing
In the rumor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-23

the seventh. trying to catch Jimmie Kerr.
| who was stealing. that lost yesterday .
game with the Cornell Company; score.
| 4 to 3.
limbaugh. who did the pitching for St.
| Stephens. twirled swell game Of ball.
but it was those miserable errors that
| made things salty. limbaugh. during
| and this must be considered great. as
those last years champs are far from
| being has-beens.
The Cornell boys got half of their runs
| in the opening inning on a double. two
singles and a costly tumble. Their third
tally was scored in the third. when
Dutch" Hessler connected for homer
over risht-field fence, and the winning
run was recorded in the seventh. when
Jimmie Kerr drew a pass, stole second
and came home on Holioran's wild throw.
Smoke" Balzer started the ball rolling
for the leaders. but lasted only six
rounds. when he was tired out. This
was due to the fact that Balzer worked
too much before the game and to the In
tense heat.
"Skeetz' Hayes one-hand stab Of Lui-
tichs Texas Lacquer proved to be the
most sensational piece of work during
the battle. 1t occurred in the final in
ming, with one down.
Billie Keane and Teddy" Mccarthy
were greatly missed yesterday.
ICY" Mcdonald laced the horsehide up
against right field fence in the first in
ming for two bags. Mcdonald left this
morning for Goidsboro. N. c.. to manage
that towns base ball team for the rest
of the season. There is not a reason in
the world why the big fellow shouldn't
make good as a boss. because he knows
the game from y to and has a dandy
disposition.
Mickie Kelliher has signed up with Ray
Brennon. manager of the Fredericksburg
team. Kelliher was Aloysius regular
first sacker.
Jimmie Vaughn of the Post Office squad
in the Departmental League covered third
yesterday for the Paperhangers AL
though Vaughn failed to hit. he played
brilliant fielding game. accepting nine
chances without an error.
CAP Handiboe is about the only out
fielder in the Capital City League who
has anything on Pat" Diver of ST.
Stephens in fielding the outer gardens.
Pat bagged Ave high ones, some Of which
he caught on a run.
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Olympia League.
No game today.

Tenleytown had an easy time defeating
the Tanglewood aggregation yesterday,
taking very one-sded game from that
team by scoring eleven runs to their
none The heat must have affected the
West End boys, as their team work was
sadly lacking, as was their usual pep
H. Jones. who was on the slab for the
Suburbanites, had very easy time with
the opposing batters, striking out seven
teen Of them and allowing only six scat
tered hits. or these, only three were
clean.
The crowd went wild in the eighth in
ming when Country" Pugh doubled. stole
third and then scored on a short passed
ball. His slides in to second and third
brought the spectators to their feet.
Petit, on thu rubber for the losers.
pitched fairly good game and might
have held the Suburbanites to fewer hits
but for the indifference OF his inielders.
Tanglewood would have scored in the
ninth II Schwegler had touched third
base In his steal of that bag. Freeman
had let Ogden's throw get away from
him, and II the base runner had only
touched the pillow, the West End boys
would have escaped their first shutout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-23

valasdre. Hits-On Gutendorf Z: OF Shefield. 4.
sacrifice hits-Wcodbridge. Hickey. stolen bases
Hickey 10 shelter Left on bases-i4th Com
pany. II; 10ith Company. IL. Bases on balls
First base errors-44th Company. q; 1Osth
Company. >. Hit by pitcher-Noore Hickey
Shefier Lucas. Sheffield. Struck out-By Jar
rett. 5: by Gatcndorf, l. by shenheid. 3 Wild
pItch-Jarfett. Umpires-Messrs. FleuFy and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-23

Judge Henderson at Cumberland. Md.
has overruled the demurrer of DIR. Thso-
dore A. K. Hummelshine, to the petition
Of Joseph Hirsh. demanding a recount Of
the ballots cast at the recent olection.
Hirsh claimed that q recount would show
that he won over Hummelshine,.