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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-16
M'GRATH THROWS "56"
FOR RECORD DISTANCE
Mark of 81 Feet 10 "a Inches
at Celtic Park Will Hardly
Pass A. A. u, Though.

NEW YORK, May 16.-Matt NJ Grath
pound weight for a worlds record dis
lance at the games held under the aus
pices of the Christian Brothers of Ire
land at Celtic Park yesterday. McGrath
heaved the big weight 81 feet TO-. inches
Eecause of the measurements of the
weight ii is hardly likely the record will
stand One of its legs measured eight
cen inches. when the rules call for six
teen in. hes. In addition the handle was
detachable, when the new rules stipulate
the handle shall be stationary.
McGrath's throw, however, was more
than two inches better than the record,
which is held by Pat Mcdonald Nc
Donald's mark is 81 feet SIS inches
When, McGrath's distance was announced
the big athieoe was given great cheer
by the large crowd present.
In throwing the weight McGrath de-
feated John Flanagan of the I,ish-
the Mohegan A. c. McGrath had a
handicap of a foot, while Flanagan was
scratch man. Flanagan tn. ew the
weight 81 feet IL in >heS, while the best
Payne could do was - feet 91s inches.
E. Fitzger raid of the New York A &.
showed his heels to good field in the
five-mile handicap. The Mercury Footer
had 75-yaId handicap. He was about
100 yards in front of s. Joyce of the
ed from the 320-yard mark. H McGinn
of the New York A. c. finished third
from scratch. Fitzg~rald's time for the
distance was &c minutes 10 seconds
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ENLARGMG ELECTRIC PLANT.
Colonial Beach Increasing Facilities
for Street Lighting.

The growth OF Colonial Beach. Va,
has made necessary the enlargement
Of the electric lighting plant there. and
Saturday last the steamer City % NH
ford left here with dynamos and other
electrical machinery. and towing
barge on which was big boiler. the
additional machinery TO be installed
In the Colonial Beach plant. 1t is
stated that the capacity OF the plant
Is to be more than doubled. and that
this summer the resort will be bril-
liant VI illuminated.
The eikctric lighting plant at Colonial
Beach is owned by The Colonial Beach
Company OF this city. and the adj
NE Fitzgerald. the chief engineer OF
the cofQpany. The new outfit Is said
to :sbeI6f the latest type and large
eral years 20 come
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AIDES POLITE GAME
RevIses Foot Ball From Intel
IectuaI Standpoint.
ARE CUBE ROOT CONTESTS
knowledge Of Sanskrit and Greeh
Anthology Necessary for Touch.
down on Highbrows' Gridiron.

The heated discussion relative m n
proposed revision downward" of the
present foot ball rules has provoked
George AIDE to the following solution
OF the problem:
Selection of Players.-The IL pIavers
constituting the team shall be selected
by the faculty. and the student who has
received the highest grade in Greek
anthology shall be captain Of the team.
NO student shall be eligible for the
team unless he is up in his class work
and has an established reputation for
piety
Prellminaries.-When a team appears
on field for a contest 1t shall greet
the opposing team with the Chautauaua
salute. which consists of waving q
handkerchief. After this a few friendly
chats concerning books and writer's
may precede the opening Of the game.
substitutes for the Toss-Insted OF
tossing coin to determine which sioe
gets the ball, the two captains shall be
called upon to extract the cube root of
number provided by the professor or
mathematics The captain who is the
hrst to hand in the correct solution gets
the ball e~
Advancing the BalI-The ball having
been paced in the center Of the re a. the
umpire, who must be a gro ess r OF
ge, Icy, exhibits q fossil. Al. mem oers
OF the team who think that they can
name the &c, IL gical period i'm which the
ftssii be ongs hold up their RICH hands.
The umpire selects a player to name the
period. If he answers co city he ad-
vances the ball two yards III, N addi-
ton. ne gives the sci, n lie name OF he
fossil he advances the ball fiv. yards il
no member of the tea II 4 n ans er the
question propounded by tire umpire the
1ppc sing team shall. be given a tr al.
"Ro tation CT L npires.-Afte each
touehd wn there shall be charge Z UNI
pires. SO that the quest ons asked CT d
team may, in the eolrse Of j. and
exciting game. yer the Glass W TX III
zoo.: gy, applied me -ap iysics, vete mary
science, Sanskrit and her useful stud e..
"O6s.de P1ays.-Any player who makes
a grammatical error. misp oaourcss O
word CT seeks assistance from a fellow
student shall be deemed guilty OF an n
side play and his side shall be pen allied
at leasa five yards.
Substitute fer Kicking Gcal,-. fter a
touchdown has been made tire .eam max
ing it shall be credited wti Fl e ports.
and the captain CT the team shall ans
late 900 words Of Caesars CON e ia les.
IL he does SO wfthou an errr his elm
is given an additi ma pcint. e same
as il a goal were kicked. II h, fails the
hall goes to the cppoSing team on the
9j-yard Ine.
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Continued from Fourteenth Pagel

of Business and Tew of Tech have dis
played a flash of good twirling. but Their
pitching SO far this season has NOT heen
at all steady and reliable. 1t is hard to
position, but many favor Menefeee and il
is very likely that Menefee and Boetfef
will be chosen as the all-h1gh battery.
Many Central hackers are predicting tina
the local papers will. select several or the
o street players for the 1910 all-high
nine.
Central dropped it's first game of the
season Friday, the 18th. Thirteen play
ers made the trip to Alexandria and the
Central scribes are blam ng this unlucKy
number for the Blue and White downfall
in this contest. 1t would have been
record unequaled by any Il gh s~nooi TO
date if Central had succeeded in having
a clean sheet of victories al through the
season.
Lynch is putting up good game at
first base for the TIE. hrical oLtnt ana IS
also hitting the ball to advantage. " hen
the batting averages are published 1t Will
be found that Lynch 5 leading the "a
chinists and ranks high in the race TOT
batting honors- Lynch was slated TO pay
the outfield till Capt. Falconer got huIt,
but has proven the fact that he is very
capable substitute to Fla coner in every
way. Gill, the dim nu,lVe inneioer Vi
Technical, Is also playing an eXceiienl
and at the bat
Business. Technical and Central all
made good money on their methods or
raising funds for the benefit of the attn
letic association. Central ways gives
a lunch with great success. but the other
two high schools have abandoned, TINS
method for the last two seasons ana are
boosting the treasury of the association
by giving plays.
1t seems a pity that with all the good
athletes developed in the eastern part OF
the city that Eastern High cannot land
some of this talent for it's athletic teams.
The Capitol Hill school LIS, is gong gong, BACK
very rapidly in all. the high schooi an
letics and something should be cone as
soon as possible to boost up the e af Imaye
came however in the face of defeat and
always puts the best available team .,n,s on
the field, which fights from start TO nnlsn.
For this reason alone many are always
pulling for the southeast boys to make
good and land some y ctories. There nave
bean many of the gamest players in the
high schools turned out OF eastern.
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vas ss5. He was at bat tweh@y-three
rses and made thirteen sa1eties.

Was .566. He was at oet
r,,es and made thirteen safelies.
.r,h,r Irw.n. the H ghlander scout, has
~ 70 Texas. He says he's after catch-
rs nitchers; infielders or soutneioels.
Me.srs. Babe Adams and Three Finger
cd Brown are co celebrating IN poeu
entitled 1.-THE Variability OF Dis''i'o"1
Greatness.
Rohbv wallace manipniates his hands
iaon,v on ground hits as a GRASSY
nicking up a golf ball. In easy natuFai-
ness he can't be beat.
The Clevelands figured in both or the
ro-hit games that have been played IN the
er;fr- eague this ason. gttt nS
taste Of their own medicine in the SECOND
one.
Steve Philbin, the Yale catcher, who
fractured his ankle early IN the season
to the practice daily and Is expected to
be in the big games.
The worst drubbing Of Mathewson's ca
reer is the way Matty's experience against
the Cardinals is described. Oh. no. Sew
eral seasons ago the Cubs clouted him
for eleven runs in the first inning.
After Delehanty and Austin had each
been Noored by being hit on the head by
a pitched ball the other day they met In
the diamond and soiemnly shook hands
as they rubbed their denied domes.
Big jim vaughan of the Yankees has
had a baptism of fire as an introduction
to major league base ball. Since the sea-
son opened he has pitched in three extra
inning games, and up to Saturday, when
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terday afternoon at the Capital City
League Park the marines nosed GU the
st. stephen S in ten-inning battle by the
lose score OF 3 to p.
Frlly five hundred people " tnessed III
affair. amcpg whom were XII Geor.e
AcBride Bill Rapp and Tommy Crooks;
The two Washington boys, Rapp dau
Crooks. were given the glad hand pS AL
heir Cd teammates and friends.
On the firing line for the winners wac va
Nuss, and he twirled good game. noI9-
ing his opponents down to five hlts. ac
passed only one and famed two
Murphy started the ball rolling Tot !he
West End lads. and he. too. pi cheo q
fair game, but for some reason gave NE
job up in the fifth round to King. WHO
was somewhat wild. X ng had great OH
ficulty in finding the plate in the seven
sessions and walked three. The MARINES
connected wi h five hits off Murphy ana
four off King.
Reed was called out in the seventh Tor
not touching second base with two GOWN
and q man on third. King an inning la er
was a so called out for not touching nrs,.
A 'asc double ay pulled off by Reeo'
Litz and Workman was one OF the tea-
f,ire
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BASE BALL BRIEFS.


Pitcher Kiawitter OF the Giants has
>een sold to the Memphis club.
The New York Americans are mixing
up at the bat-doing the unexpected.
The Clevelands have scored q total of
three runs in four games since coming
cast
The real reason for these frequent base
ball upsets has been found-Haliey' 8
comet.
Six hits and one run in two games
." BCstons must have made the
Cubs feel fine.
Tlirty-three runs have been scored off
the st. Louis Browns pitchers since they
struck this half of the circuit.
'rv Cobhs battin~ avera@e AGAINST the
New York pitchers was 49, Three hits
In the last game pulled it up.
Wheat's batting average for last week
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TWO CHICKS FROM An EGG.
Flatbush Holds Average by Hatch
ing One Chick From Two Eggs.

NEW YORK, May 1.-two chicks
from one egg and one chick from two
eggs Is what happened in Flatbush
Herbert +. Vol of No. 21I6 Church
avenue asserted yesterday that while
looking at eggs hat hing he saw two
cnicks, perfectly formed, emerge from
"A single shell. He sill has the chicks
to prove it. Lieut. Frank Finn o the
Flatbush police station asserts he was
present when the twin chicks made
their appearance.
Mrs. Frank Seaman of No 1910 49th
street, Il rough Park. reports that enc
Il her hens was respon sible for an e~g
That really was two eggs perfectly
formed but Joined together by a sma /
band Of sEell in Siamese twin fashion
Determined to see what would take
place. Mrs Seaman placed the freak
e.s;. hatehed only one chick came
forth.
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he beat st. Louis. his record stood one

he beat st. Louis. his record stood one
game won and one game lost. Before
he Detroit Tigers took his measure,
Tuesday. after ten hard-fought innings.
he had pitched forty-two innings and won
only one game Jack Warhop. on the
other hand. had pitched only four innings
and won two games.
The Cardinals made thirty runs in the
first three games with the Giants There's
silver lining to that cloud. The Mis-
sourtans will be out Of breath today and
won't be able to score any more.
Two teams are first in the National
League In the Philadelphia sporting COL
umiis 1t is the PhI.lies. In Pittsburg it's
the Pirates. They are really tied.
Ra1ah Bresnahan is chesty individual
these days. Three victories over his for
mer teammates. the Giants. is some
achievement.
Giant Killer" is now In Memphis. Tenn.
He hopes to regain his control and get
another major league berth.
Gently traded by Boston to Chicago. de-
feated the Doves yesterday. "Lurid Lew"
did the same to the Phil:ies after he left
them, but his prowess did not last.
Jap Barbeau was so popular with Pitts
burg fans last season that Manager
Clarke was criticised when he traded him
for Byrne Yet Bresnahan has shipped
HIM to the minor league set
Magee and Bates are two players who
apparently meant 1t when they said they
would work their heads off for Charley
DOOM The Phillies' outfielders have
been batting. running bases and fielding in
phenomenal style.
e. Otto Knabe remarked recently that he
didn't care what his batting average was
SO long as he got the bingles when they
were needed and helped the Phillies to
win. It's delightful to see that player Of
that type has a mark of 1888.
Eddie collins is not yet in the select
800 class But Mack's star has started
hitting and 1t should not take him long to
overtake Lajoie and Cobb. his natural RI
walls.
A Tri-State player sold to the Three
Eye League has baked and will contest
the sale on the grounds that his contract
was made on Sunday and is therefore
void. 1t might be good law. but the base
ball authorities will hardly back him up.
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The schedule for this week:
Neutrality-suspicious. VS.. Peck.
Tuesday-Ninth vs.. Sixth.
acknowledgement vs.. Anacostia.
Observation-Disclosures. VS.. Peck.
Friday-Open date.
Saturday-Hamline We. Ninth.
Many good things have been previously
printed in these columns about the Ana
costa Baptist aggregation: but Its show
ng Saturday against the Ninth team GER
tainly put 1t in had. The pitching OF
Bartlett was of the >gilt-edged order. but
the support he received was thought TO
be the cause of the twirler retiring from
the contest in the fourth inning COM
planning of sore arm. The show ng OF
Phipps behind the bat did not score any
credit for his team. The big fellow mus
be given credit for being Woodworking
catcher and a hrst:class siggSer, but ne
must not lose his temper and throw down
his glove and mask, az asftheycase last
Sa.nTd&y.> $50 <'f-
Bartlett does not use the spittball and
there was no excuse for the three errors
made by Jim Humphrey.
/, Little Johnny Carroll was certainly hit
hard by the Anacostia nine Saturday
and was lucky to get away with q vic
tory. The nth inning was d gloomy one
for the Ninth rooters' to witness. In this
eason the Baptist team scored three
-unsf which resulted from three triples
and two singles.
: Jimmy Hughes called Came when
ut . mada tho S tn
inning Saturday How embarrassing the
contest must have been. More fault was
found with Jimmy's decisions by the Ana
costa team Saturday than dur ng all o.
last season. When team Is going badly.
as was the case with the Baptist aggre
cation. IL is impossible for the umpire t
render decisions to. meet with the ap-
prevail Of all.
The double play by Quantrelle and
~ the N'nth-AnacCstia game was
q neat piece of work.
yum Moreland got in front of two
swiftly moving balls Saturday. On the
second occasion the fieet-footed outielder
was painfully hurt. the ball hitting him
fairly In the right ribs. YUM succeede1
in getting two smacks at the sphere. one
of which resulted in two-bagger. The
other was a long fly to left, which was
neatly handled by Buscher.
There will be no game Friday OF this
week. the occasion being meeting of the
Sunday School leagues. a big day is on
the bill and will be featured by a parade.
Capital City League.
In an exciting and interesting game yes
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Children in May PROFESSIONS.

May professions were held by the
children of the Catholic churches OF
the city yesterday in honor OF the vir-
gin. Fifteen hundred formed In line at
St. Aloysius Church and. led b.. q band.
marched near the church. Bernard
Deitx later crowned the statute OF the
Virgin and Rev. Aloysius Brosnan OF
Georgetown University delivered an ad-
dress. procession WAS also held at
st. PAtrick's. where Miss McGill crown
ed the statue. DR.. Russell. the pastor.
preached the sermon. DR.. Salvage OF
the Catholic University assisted. Similar
services were held in Ct Mary's and
st. Teresa's churches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-16

Post Once. : i 1855
The games for tbs week are: Monday
Commerce and Labor VS.. Navy; TUESDAY,
Commissioners VS.. Agriculture; W canes
day, Commerce and Labor vs. Post once
Thursday Agriculture vs.. Navy; Friday
Post Office VS.. Comm ss oners. Saturday
is an open date, but game has been ar
ranged between Commerce and Labor and
Agriculture. This game was to have been
played last Wednesday, but was post
poned on account of rain. -
Up until this year the league has been
kept gong until about Ju-y 81, but this
year the season closes June u. owing TO
the dropping out of, three teams, Treas
ury. Interior and War. This will be the
shortest season in the history of the
league, only forty games having been ar
ranged,
Owing to the great rivalry which exists
between the Commerce and Labor and
Agriculture teams a large crowu is ex-
pected to turn out to the first CLASH
of these two clubs Saturday. Both teams
have q big and noisy following and this
being the first game of the season ought
to make the crowd record breaker.
About the most exciting instance Of
the season occurred In the game be-
tween Post Office and Agriculture. Fri
day last. There were tree Ages on
the bases and. Trowbridge up. The sig
nal for squeeze play was given. The
play was successful. but the Aggies were
not satisfied with one run. The man
on second tried to score on the throw to
first, which retired the batter, and
dOup.e play was pulled off, the Post
Office boys having fielded Clearly and
knowingly.
T. W. Weed. chief clerk of the Post
Office Department, and vice president OF
the league, was as much in that squeeze
play as any of the players. He was
very sorry to see the Aggies get in
run, but spoke approvingly of the way
in which his team handled the ball. He
Is one of the most enthusiastic followers
of the league, and says he would rather
see q game on the White Lot than get
tree months vacation with pay. Oh.
yes.
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Marc aette League.

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
e.; 5s, i isss Zen e p. n S 8,
The following games are scheduled for
thi~ week: Monday. Pension Bureau and
Consressionals: Tuesday. Government
Printing Once and Columbia, 1O1;
Wednesday. Pension Bureau and Diamond
Athletic Club: THURSDAY, Government
Printing Office and Hygiene Laboratory;
FRIDAY. Congressionals and Columbia
1O1.
William Burhans is about due to pitch q
game for the Columbia. 101. Will has q
good arm. and when in good condition
there are few batters who can connect
with. ais delivery. When Burhans was
asked why he !<sn't taken part in any
OF the games he said that he was saving
his arm for warmer weather Besides be-
ing good Pitcher he Is a hard hitter
Come on. Bill. they need you in the
game.
Fenton Crown, who played with the
Law Reporters base ball team when 1t
was In the Capital City League several
seasons ago. handed in his Contract to
Manager r. E. Sanders of the Columbia,
lc1, team. Fenton is a good catcher, and
ne should add strength to the team.
w. c. Robbins, manager Of the Pension
Bureau team, took his boys over to Alex
andria last Saturday, where they met the
Alexandria Athletic Club of that town.
Although they were beaten, they were
not disgrace ed, as the boys from this city
put up cracking good game. They hit
the ball hard and often
BY winning last Fridays game the DIa-
mond Athletic Club climbed up a neg and
took a hold on third place.
The Columbia, 1O1. and the Congress
SIGNALS will meet next Friday. AS the
teams are tied for frst honors, a good
game is looked for.
Manager w. c. Robbins Of the Pension
Bureau team Is one Of the hardest work
ers in the league. He is out on the
grounds every day and looks after the
comfort Of both the patrons and the play
ers.
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Girl Killed on E evated Road.

NEW YORK. May l6.-Lost in the city
and badly confused. Helena Loven. q
young woman OF Madison. n. j.. stepped
of the rear end OF a 9th avenue elevated
train early tod-y and fell between the
ties. A following train struck and killed
the girl.
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Colored Departmental Leasue.

The teams in the Colcred Departmental
League have started eff in first-class
condition, and the race p. omises to be
close and exciting. Each team has
enough veteran ball players on its stat
/ to steady the youngsters and save games
in the pinches.
When the Agriculture team marches on
the field 1t has about eighteen men in
uniform in its ranks Manager Fitshugh
is not taking any chances on forfeiting
games. 1t certainly Is a good idea.
Manager Frederick Reynolds of the
Bureau team Is working overtime to pre-
sent his department with a winning team
and he goes in the box; some days, when
he Is not in condition to pitch. Better
rest UP Fred. and make some of your
teammates hustle. -
One Of the most. pleasing. features OF
Fridays game between Interior and
Bureau was the hard hitting of Dan"
Munrce. He drove the ball hard every
line UP and played a nice fielding game
besides
A good many people thought that An.
derson OF the q. P. o. team should have
been given a home run for his drive to
right In the G. p. O.-Aericulture game.
but the sec rekeeper gave the Agricuiture's
right fielder an error. because the ball
struck sQuarely In his hands and he let
1t get away from him.
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feature of the game, not an error being
made by either side.

The schedule for this week in the T.
NJ. c. A. Railroad League Is: This even
ng southern Ra lway VS. Union Station:
tuesday. Shops VS.. Trainmen: Wednes-
Gay, Adams Express VS. Ca. Department;
Thursday. Trainmen US. Southern Rail-
ways: Friday, Union Station vs. Adams
Express, and Saturday there will be an
exhibition game between Car Department
ana some other team to be picked later
in the week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-16

At Chalons-sur-Marn April 3 Kline,
made a flight with a passenger of tive
hours and twenty minutes. Prior to thai
Orvile Wright held the record, having
remained In the air at Berlin last Sep
TENDER with a passenger for one houl
md thirty-five minutes.
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BELGIAN AvIATOR'S FEAT.
Carries Passenger in Aeroplane fol
Nearly Three Hours.

MoURMELON. France. May 16.-Daniel
Kinet. the Belgian aviator, yesterday
broke the worlds record for an aeroplane
fiji ut with a passenger. remaining in the
air for two hours and fifty-one minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-16

John II. anderson. formerly Of Iona
coming, Nd, ilas been e'ected mayor OF
Rock Springs. Wyo.. where he has re-
sided for several years.
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Bubonic Plague in Army.

Annoy. China. May l6-The bubonie
plague is officially declared TO be epidcmis
in this city.
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The Cardinals made thirty runs in the
first three games with the Giants There's
silver lining to that cloud. The Mis-
sourians will be out Of breath today and
won't be able to score any more.