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at the bat. He also got three hits. in
Guiding a double; run, stole two bases
and handled four chances in fine style.
Eacrett, playing in left field for the
winners, made splendid running catch
CT Miller's swat in the second round and
robbed the latter of what might have
been a two-base hit He also recorded a
home run in the seventh inning, got two
other hits, a run and put-out to his
credit.
In the fourth inning Herman Schmidt
of the jewelers. banged the leather for
three sacks and scored on a passed ball.
Schmidt also got single, scoring two
runs.
Center Fielder Barton Sheppard OF the
F street nine, made a splendid showing
all during the game, his base running be-
ing especially noteworthy. He stole three
bases and accepted three hard chances.
Iserall of the Sporting nine sprained
his ankle while sliding to second in the
sixth round. He was replaced by
Buckle, who also did well. Iserall at
tracted much attention during the game,
getting three hits. two runs and accepting
five chances easily.
Woodland, catcher for the jewelers..
stole three bases, scored two runs, and
had FIVE putouts and three assists to his
credit.
Douglas Bullock of Central High
School fame twirled for the Berry &
Wllitmore nine and was touched up for a
total of twelve hits, including two home
runs, with the same number of triples,
and double. He famed six men, hit
one and made three wild pitches. but did
not give a single free pass He handled
four chances well.
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ROCKVILLE, MD.
Special Correspondence of the Star

ROCKVILLE, Nd, july ~. 1910.
Joseph P. Flack. aged sixty-three years.
died yesterday afternoon in Washing
ton hospital where he had been under
treatment about ten days. He had been
in poor health for several years, but his
condition did not become alarming until
several weeks ago. when he began to
fail rapidly. Surviving him are his wife.
who was Miss Elizabeth Bean of Beth
esda district: two sons, William and
Francis Flack, and daughter. Miss
BERTHE Flack. He also leaves a sister,
Mrs. Killian of Washington The time
for the funeral has not been announced.
Mr.. Flack was lifelong resident OF
Montgomery county and for many years
lived on his fine farm rear Garrett Park.
He was a successful farmer and was on
of the best known citizens of the lower
section of the county.
When Charlie Lee, Chinaman. who
conducts laundry at this place. arose
yesterday morning he discovered that he
was $40 poorer than he was the evening
before. During the night some one
broke into his establishment, carried q
trunk from within a few fee, of where
the laundryman was sleeping To IN"
floor below and extracted the s1lo in
bills which Charlie had stored away.
The matter was promptly reported to
Tue pOlIEc lHel' IL sO
clew to the thief.
Miss Ethel J.. Larkin and Joseph r. +.
Schneider, both of Washington. We're
married in Rockville Tuesday afternoon
by Rev. w. ID. keene, pastor of the
Southern Methodist Church, the ccrc-
mOny taking place at the parsonage.
Miss Ethel Sarah Allison and ARIEL
Ellwood Godfrey. both of this county.
also were married here Tuesday by Rev.
Mr.. Keene, the minister's home being
the scene of the event.
The annual tournament and festival for
the benefit of st. Johns Catholic Church
at Forest Glen will be held next We'd
nesday near the church. Rev. Charles
o. Rosensteel. pastor of the church. is
in charge of the arrangements and is
being assisted by practically every mem
Der of the congregation. The tournament
promises to be big affair and will ne
participated i'm by some of the most
skilled riders in Maryland, Virginia and
the District OF Columbia. Douglass NJ
BlandfOrd will be in charge. The address
to the knights will be delivered by State
Senator Blair Lee. Brainard H. Warner
will make the coronation address. The
judges will be William \. Wimsatt, How
ard Boyd and B. F. Saul
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H|Tz HERBERT AND
+ BALLOT MAY CLASH
Rivalry Between keene and
HiIdreth May Bring Cracks
Together Next Saturday.

NEW YORK, July 2l.-Rivalry be-
tween the Keene and Hildreth stables
has become so bitter that race goers
heard yesterday that in the $1,000 En-
pire City Handicap, one mile and a fur
long. to be run at Yonkers Saturday.
there might a clash between the mighty
Fit1, Herbert and the famous Ballot to
each OF whom Handicapped Nosburgh has
allotted l33 pounds. S. c. Hildreth as
sumed first place in the list of winning
owners last week. whereupon 1t is said
that James r. keene was visibly annoyed.
Ever since Trainer James Rowe of the
keene stable made formal charges
against Jockey e. Dugan at Sheepshead
Bay, accusing the boy OF intentional
rough riding on Sir John Johnson for the
purpose of interfering with Mr.. Keene' s
King James, the turf feMd has been at
white heat. Rowe's charges were dis
missed. it will he recalled. but subse-
quently Dugan, employed by August BEL
mont and Hildreth. was suspended by the
Sheepshead Bay stewards and his case
was referred to the jockey club.
Smarting under Rowe's assertions. Hill
dreth, it will be recalled. offered 10 rum
the King James Maskette race over and
expressed a willingness to make a big
bet on the side. AS Mr.. keene does not
bet, except in very small way now
and then. the Hildreth proposition was
out of the question But Rowe soon
squared accounts by sending Ballot out
TO beat King James in the Advance
stakes. run at the bay. In that event
Ballot made such a show of King James
that Rowe did not conceal his jubilant
feelings. while 'Hiidreth boiled within
When the keene horses were sent
TO Saratoga after the Sheepshead Bay
meeting the stable was at the head
OF the winning owners. But Hildreth de-
cided to wrest these aurels from the vice
chairman of the jockey club by cleaning
up the leading stake events at Empire
City. Having accomplished this feat Hill
dreth. it Is said concluded to fit the
great Fitz Herbert for the $1,000 Empire
City Handicap, of which the winners
share would de $3.50. BY capturing this
prize Hiidreth figured that he would go
to Saratoga firmly intrenched in first
place. But now comes a message from
Rowe, who is at the Spa. that he intends
to send Ballot down here for this big
race and that the Voter horse is i'm mag
nlficent condition. Fitz Herbert has been
training steadily at Empire City and
Monday he worked a mile and a quarter
in 2:09i4. He showed all of his old form
and the checkers were so impressed with
his work that they tabled him as a sure
winner of Saturdays race. But that was
before they heard that Ballot was COM
ing.
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LEAGUE LIKELY TO ASK CHANGE
IN BASE BALLS NOW In USE
Present Sphere With Cork Center Blamed
bySomef for Occasional Inferior Work
Of Good Pitchers Many
Kicks Registered.

with my thumb and forefinger could fee
a spot that was almost soft as mush.
The effect of hard snashes on these
balls is very apt to have its effect on the
pitching. l am not certain but it may be
the cause of some of the really poor eX-
hibitions now and then by first-class
pitchers 1t stands to reason that man
can't throw a lop-sided object as we'll as
he can a perfectly round one. It's the
same as trying to throw square block
of wood and round one of the same
weight.
".rhese pitchers have been trained te
throw perfectly round balls. They mas
ter the control of the sphere. Then wher
lop-sided ball is brought into play il
seems only natural that they cannot con-
troll 1t as well as the round ball.
Il have heard it said that the presen,
ball cannot be hit as hard as the old
ball with the rubber core. That may
be true. but | must say that ! have
seen some awfully hard hit balls this
year. Take big fellows like Honey
Evans. Magee. Branstield Chance, Cobb
norman; when they land on bali it's
going to go some.
According to Johnny Lush, the Cardi-
nails clever little southpaw. he has
noticed difference in the ball this sea-
son. but believes it hasn't had any eff
feet on his twirling.
Old Ball May Be Restored.
1.-The ball isn't as good as formerly
said Lush. Il don't believe it can be
hit as far as the ones with the rubber
core. It's supposed to livelier, but
too many are knocked out of shape. The
catchers notice this especially, as they
take more time in handling the balls. OF
course, as soon as ball is knocked out
of it's original shape, all you have to do
is TO show it to the umpire He's sup
posed to put it out of play
1t is said that the attention of the mat
ter has been brought to President Lynch,
who has ordered an investigation, and
some action will likely result. 1t is
probable that the manufacturers will be
asked to make the balls with the rubber
center hereafter. The increased cost of
rubber is said to have been the real
reason for the switch to cork. But it is
almost certain that the present ball Will
not do.
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YALE MAN WINS SHOOT.
George E. Dimmock, Jr., Takes Pre-
liminary Handicap at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. July 21.-George
E. Dimmock. jr.. a Yale student and
member of the Yale Gun Club. won the
preliminary handicap here yesterday from
one of the best fields which ever shot
in an eastern handicap tournament. The
collegian broke o. out of his 100 targets.
Dimmock shot from a sixteen-yard rise
and broke straight in two of his events,
the first and third. He lost one each in
the second, fourth and fifth events.
Even the big crowd of professionals on
the grounds, and they are the pick of
the country, shooting here were beaten
out by this mere lad. with the exception
Of Walter Hun of Macon, Ga; c.. A.
Young of Springfield. Ohio. and A. e.
Sibley of Brooklyn, all of whom totaled
the same score the Yale gunner achieved.
Two veteran amateurs, J. II. Vandever
Of Brooklyn and J. H. Graham Of Ingle-
side, ILL.,, kept close to Dimmock through
out, but were beaten by one target.
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Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| ST. LOUIS, July elf put to a vote
| of the ball players the present ball used
| in the American and National League
games would be abolished. Protests
against the ball now in use in the leagues
have been made. by umpires. players and
| club owners all around, and a change is
sure to be made next season, if not be-
| fore.
Prior to this season the base balls were
made with a small rubber core. Because
of the cry for more hitting the manufac-
| turers conceived the idea of substituting
cork for rubber They claimed that would
make the ball livelier. Instead of a solid
| rubber core a small cork ball with only
a rubber coating is now used.
This cork. 1t is claimed is causing all
the annoyance. In some quarters 1t is
held that the cork center is also causing
lot of the really high-class pitchers in
the league to. have more off days than
in former years.
The trouble is this: With solid rub
Der core the ball can be hit with any
amount of force and the sphere will go
back to its original shape. With cork
as center a hard soak will fiatten the
inner core. and it will remain that way
The lop-sided balls are blamed for some
Of the inferior pitching of the season.
oDay Expresses Opinion.
According to Umpire Hank" ODay, Of
fetal in charge Of the current Cardinals
Quakers series, he has thrown out more
poor balls already this season than he
has in three previous years combined
He says hardly day passes that he
is not forced to discard ball because
it has been knocked out of shape
Il don't know positively what causes
this, but l suppose : it is the new ma
terial with which they are making the
balls this year. said O'Day to the Post
Dispatch. But / am sure the balls are
not as good this year as heretofore They
are knocked into all kinds of shapes In
Sundays game here l got hold of ball
that had been raped pretty hard, and
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BRAVERY OF CHAUFFEUR.
Fatally III, He Shows Employer
How to Manage Car.

LONDON, July 21.-Leonard Phillips,
a chauffeur, was overcome by sudden
illness while driving a motor car near
Reading. His employer was in the car
and noticed the chauffeur making signs
for help.
Phillips was unable to give directions
as to what to do by word of mouth.
The owner, however, clambered into
the front of the car. which was going
at good speed. Phillips manfully hold
ing the steering wheel. and by follow
ing the signs made by the chauffeur
he succeeded in stopping the motor just
as Phillips collapsed.
new driver was obtained, and Phil
lips was taken to nearby hotel, where
he died.
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|LARNED AND WRENN
BEATEN At TENNIS
Put Up a Hard Battle on Long.
wood Courts Against Wright
and Little, Who Win.

| BOSTON, Mass, July 21.-B. G.
/ Wright and r. D. Little defeated W. A
Larned and G. L. Wrenn in three
straight sets in the doubles on the
Longwood lawn tennis court yesterday
The greatest upset came in the after
noon, when Dean Mathey, the inter
scholastic champion of 1908, defeated
| r. ID. Little in five-set match, two
sets of which were love victories for
him. The score. 60, 6-8, 10, 10
SO, tells the story.
| In, the Wright-Little and Larned- Wrenr
match, in the eastern doubles, Larned
! began serving, and won the first game
Little duplicated this performance, anC
SO it went, each side winning it's serve
until the score stood all. The fifteenth
game went to deuce, and here, for the
first time in the set, Wright and Little
broke through their opponents defense
and led with their serve, 81. The six
| teenth and final game went to Wright
/ and Little on errors, Larned and Wrenn
passed for the final point and game,
l91
| In the second set, after Larned and
! Wrenn had gained a lead of 5-3
Wright and Little, by series of beauti-
| full passes and lobs won the next four
games and the set. Larned and Wrenn
taking only five points in the four games.
| In the third set Wright made some
seemingly impossible gets" driving
them back over the net for aces or lob
court. The final score was: 81, 10 and
e..
The summary:
Iongwood singles. fourth round-F. J. Sullo-
way defeated w Rosenbanm. 6-S. 60 g.
st NJ T. McIOughln defeated c. X. Gard
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Marquette League.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

W. L.. W L..
f Psnsaa 9ss H,Se1snI ,b i is
C. 4 +. Tel. ! 500 G. F. O. 49,. 212 .1is
Today's game-Penson Bureau VS.. Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company, $50 o'clock
Starting slowly, but finishing with fly
ing colors, the BrOokland Athletic Club
took the contest yesterday afternoon
from the HYGIENE Laboratory team by a
score of IA to s.
1t was the second game for the Brook
land boys, who recently took the place of
the Diamond Athletic Club, and a large
number of followers of that club were
present.
weeks, and at the start showed lack of
work. In the five innings he performed
he allowed but three hits. These all came
in the opening inning. When he warmed
up. however. the HYGIENE boys were I'M
able to solve his delivery. His arm be-
| came sore later. and Beckett finished the
last four innings, only one hit being
made off him. this coming in the eighth
inning.
The game was the first in the past
month that has gone for the full nine
innings. Many more would go the entire
length if the teams would arrive on the
field as promptly as does the Brookland
team.
Burnley. who did the twirling for the
losers. pitched fair game. and with bet
ter support. would have had a good
chance to pull off victory.
w. Krug put up star game at the
initial sack for the winners accepting
eleven putouts without a slipup. Baldus,
at the short field, got six plays out of
seven, while G. King. at the receiving end,
rIo xu-a11 &c fbrnxx 70
off several base stealers.
Valear caught a good game for Hysienic
Laboratory. His throwing to second was
perfect. Moore. at third. had a good day
in the field. getting five chances, several
of which were hard drives. Coleman. at
seconds also covered lots of ground and
got nine chances.
g. Sullivan was the star with the will
low. He landed for three safe drives out
of five times up G. Krug got two singles
out of three times up. w Krug. j. Sui
Ivan. Middlekauff and Baldus each con-
nected for single. while Heistand land
ed double.
Moore got two of the four hits for
his team. Valear landed single and
George connected for double
Brookland did not score until the third
and it's followers We're becoming anx-
ious. when. with one down, Heistand
opened for a double to center Four hits
followed this and four runs were record
ed. A single, a steal and a long f1y gave
1t another in the fourth. A pass. steal
and single to left added another in the
fifth. On two hits, batter being hit.
three free passes an error and three
heiders choices, seven runners crossed
the plate in the seventh The last run
came in the eighth on a fielders choice.
steal and long sacrifice fly.
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Railroad Y. N. C. A. League.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

W.. H. Pct W. I. Pct
Adams. -. Is 5 1888 Shopmen 31i 2i4
Southern IL .7S8 Trainmen.... 2 3 IL:
Car Dept. q 800 station. 49,. 10 1867
In one of the best full nine-inning con-
tests seen in the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ.
c. A. League in long time. the Adams
Express team took the Car Department
team into camp by the score of 4 to ,.
This gives Adams only two more games
to play, both of which it easily ought
10 take. If 1t wins the remaining two.
Southern Railway, with whom it is
really fighting. will have to win all of
it's remaining games to tie Adams for
first place.
The real credit for the victory yester-
dav undoubtedly goes to Spence Harvey
the crack Adams twirler. who was on
the firing line for his team yesterday. He
not only allowed but FIVE scattered hits
during the whole game, but put up new
record for the year in amateur base ball
in Washington by striking out twenty-one
players In the second. fifth and eighth
innings he struck out the entire side
This record has not been touched this
year Mcmahon of the same team hold
ing the record until yesterday. Mcmahon
had a total of eighteen in game he
pitched in the same league not long ago.
Hanvey's feat Is only equated by that Of
Forest Thompson, who played in the same
league last year, and struck out the saane
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AFTER BUCKEI SHOPS.
Two Warrants Issued Against c. A.
TILES in St. Louis.

ST LOUIS, July 2l.-Two warrants
We're issued against L. A. Titles OF 81.
Louis yesterday by United States Com
missioner Chase Morsey, following indiet-
ments against TILES at Washington in
May. The complaint were sworn to by
George NJ. Scarborough. special agent
OF the Department of Justice.
The warrants charge Titles with operat-
ing a bucket shop I'm Washington, u. G.
and with conspiracy to violate the law
of the District of Columbia. TILES mott
fed the commissioner he would appear
and give bond.
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Canal Clerks Play Ball.

Lovers of the national game who did
not witness the contest between the pur-
chasing department and the disbursing
Office of the isthmias canal commission
yesterday afternoon on the White Lot
missed a treat that will long be re-
membered by those who were fortunate
enough to be let in on the ARRAY"
The representatives Of the disbursing
office outplayed their opponents in ev-
cry department and emerged victorious
by the score of 10 to, s. The features of
the game were the heavy hitting of the
winners and their speed in base run
ming. Costly errors were responsible for
the losers. runs. Three pitchers were in
the box for the purchasing department
and all were hit freely.
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TO CHECK DISASTERS
Principal Work of the New Bu-
reau of Mines.
FIVE RESCUE STATIONS
Number Will Be Increased to Thir-
teen-Varieties Of Explosives
Will Be Tested.

While the United States has led the
world in mineral production for some
years past. ii has never had until now
a separate bureau of mines such a.
many Of the foreign nations have. The
bill authorizing the establishment of
the bureau was passed by the last Con-
gress. The machinery for the work is
all I'm order. but 1t is just being starred
as a separate entity and is being en-
larged and extended.
1t was at first intended that the whole
OF the chronological branch of the geo
logical survey, which recently had
dealt with mine accidents. fuels. eN-
plosives and the like. should be trans
ferred to the new bureau But owing
to the shape in which the bill finally
was passed the work of testing struc-
tural material was transferred to the
bureau of standards and the bureau of
mines Is being run temporarily. at
least by the geological survey with
the director of the survey as acting
chief of the new bureau. Both the di-
visions will remain under the drec-
ton of the Interior Department.
Work of Pittsburg Station.
There is already a fully equipped sta
ton at Pittsburg for the investigation OF
mine accidents. testing new explosives
and the like Ii evident from the
tenor of the debates in Congress that
this work was considered the most ur-
gent that would he undertaken by the
new bureau, so that section will he
pushed first of all. and the other work
contemplated. such as metallurgical eX-
perments and testing OF new mel hods,
will be deferred until later
The geological survey recently issued
hill lott all s.f L..
done in preventing mine accidents ana
aiding rescue work This had resurte
in a reduction i'm the number of fatal
accidents from that OF the previous year.
although the aggregate of non-fatal ac-
cidents had increased. 1t was thought.
however. that this was due more to tn,
fuller returns OF accidents received than
to any actual gain in the number.
There are now five rescue stations and
under the enlarged work OF the bureau
this number will be increased to thirteen
There will be nine new houses built. and
the equipment of the existing stations
will be enlarged. There will be add
tonal facilities for the investigation OF
explosives. for the use of electricity IN
struments for the prevention of mine
accidents.
Extensive work also will be done in
testing new and old fuels and making
briquettes. an industry that has not yet
assumed any large proportions I'm this
country.
The accident Investigations. as now
carried on. include the testing Of new and
old explosives. the analysis of bases AMI
dust, and the mixture of the two with
air where accidents have occurred and
the use OF artificial breathing apparatus
in rescue work. These Investigations will
be largely extended by the new bureau.