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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-08
Calendar of Sports for the Week


off
Commodore Cups and Aloha
Kentucky stake eyvI1be runat Saratoga
Opening championship tournament at St.
Championship at Kansas
oBsaing Of Blue Grass fair msstPg at
Ad Wolgsst ETsd5s c2Ie eight rounds at AIuHeie md
Long Dealers
Opening light harness meetings Lansing
n
LsnsfoTd Al Eau[1naR six rSgads at Philadelphia
Meeting al
United States Hotel Stake vilbe rum at Saratoga.
Races Of
Champaign Handicap Saratoga
Association opens at
Annual hose Springs. W. Va.
Schenectady stake viii Saratoga
Association
Annual swimming chicago
r c. Halifax, y s.
Hamilton
National A A. Z. a
Steeplechase
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sen as an aH-around athlete. That
SLOhC would have about as much chance
% De2t Sheridan as I would have 10 de-
e. 81 Earry 14Linan In the Popularity
However, it certainly looks as if the
alL-alG und championships Of the A
y, Nhlch are 10 be held on Marshall
: 1eiG5 Chicago, next SATURDAY. S-1reI,-
should produce the best cor1-rSii+i~-1 ~
geStIS. and Il would not be SURPRISING to
- - tile ElIlLeT come perilotsIy near
SSlleIldan worlds record Of T,5S5 points
LLe entry IS the classieSt that ever
vas received for the event. There will
Dc q splendid band Of athletes con
tending for the honors.
eS S..erid2 ms record looks unbeatable.
except by Sheridan himself Vet IL
tIlusI De remembered that Martin never
Lldd any competition 10 draw him o-7s
or ne would have boosted tho figures
Iants IN next Saturdays chan7DioD-
SllipS- and more than half Of them are
tlTs7t-class aII-arOund men Therefore
NLue II appears 10 be iuprobahIe. II
dams record beaten
Chances For Rest.
Again It must be remembered that
with twenty competitors in the event.
each competitor VIII have a I9nS period
OF rest before each contest Last year
in Celtic Park. Sheridan had only one
competitor and consequently ne scarce
y had time to recover from one event
before he tackled another II there had
been fifteen or twenty. men pitted AGAINST
Snrldan last year Martin surely would
have scored more than $500 points
While SheTidan's record may not be
broken, Il looks as # the winner surely
would better the records made BIZ Nal
colin ". Ford. A. A. Jordan, Euery
Clark. Tom Kelly. and other former
winners. Taken altogether. il IS the
best field that ever entered an all
around championship There has been
a steady Improvement In the caIiber Of
the participants, and this years entry
locks 70 be the banner one. II IS too
bad that Marvellous Martin VIII ro-
be a competitor.
Most Of the experts figure that Ellery
Clark. aT-arOuud champion in 1897 and
IN 1913 or Jack BTedemus, has the
best chance this year.
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NEW YORK, Aug. S-Last winter
Martin Sheridan decided not TO train for
the aU-around championship this season
Now, they have got the biggest and
cIsssiest entry ever received for the
event and If Martin were in this sea
sons aU-arOunds he would surely get
the competition he has been longing for
and would hang up a record Of 100 or
5000 POINTS. sure as you're born Yet.
last winter Martin decided 10 stay out
BY doing 50 he has lost the opportunity
Of his career
Martin 5sn't letting anything get by
him When he decided not to train for
this seasons alI-arCund championships.
Il was because he didn't have the time
to train for them His police duties
have got too arduous for him to get
time 70 train for the alI-arOunds- And
II Martin mad decided TO enter the all
arounds you wouldn't see half Of The
men entering the competition that now
have entered A lot OF these cave men
would have stayed n their holes You
cculdu't drag them into an all-around
competition with Sheridan
His Absence Cheers Them
'And I know what L am talking
about" remarked Sparrow Robertson,
IN discussing the matter Why. didn't
I see q letter one OF the competitors
wrote 20 Martin last spring. The letter
was from one OF the men who the ex-
DeTts say has the best chance Of win
ninE the event. The fellow wrote AMI
5sl1ed Martin il he would please let him
know II he was going TO compete in the
a-ll-arounds this year The athlete said
that he was anxious 10 win the title,
but knew that he would have no chance
If Martin entered the competition he
didn't want 10 put IN FIVE months train
ing Tor nothing. and 50 wanted 70 know
whether Martin would be q competitor
And two days after Martin wrote 70 the
fellow saying he would be unable to
compete this year The fellows entry
was received by the committee
why. Sheridan IS in a class by him
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CHAPTER XIV.
Wild Eden.

tV~ re stopped al the mines, and
M Edmund, as coOly as if
/ " " nothing had happened, re-
sumed his work in the IabO-
ratory.
What had passed between him and
4 Ala in regard to Ingra and his CO
/ cOnspiratOrs, / DO not know. but I re-
member THAI sometimes there was a
sr1m look on Edmund-s face when he
sat silently meditating, which inter
preted as an I'll omen for his enemies.
! Several times an aeropIane was dis
! patched TO the Capital. apparently on a
secret mission In an incredibly short
! time sufficient uranium had been eecu-
INFLATED TO answer Edmund's needs and,
then, with the precious stuff on board,
We set out on cur return.
] On reaching the Car5Lals We had 2
magnificent reception
[ The news OF what had occurred had
I been nOiSed abroad, and Alas friends
were out in force to welcome her If
Ingra-s parLiSans were on hand. they
TOOK good care not to let themselves
Alas popularity had immensely in
creased, because her romance took the
hearts of her people by storm Edmund 5
stock rose, and ours along with it
7 shall attempt no description Of the
reception, only saying that It was SINH
lar IN character though far more gOr-
8GOuS III uGldLASs 10 LLEE one MAlCu ULls
attended our first arrival
EGmuud was too much absorbed IN
his work TO waste time on these things
he Immediately sought the car and de-
voted himself TO its repaTatiOn -Four
or i've DAYS may have elapsed before he
/ announced the completion Of his work
Then ne called Us together
I believe the car TO be all right
now" he said, and / am going to
make a trial trip You can all go, and
III take Ala and one Of her maids
along, leaving Juba here"
I shall not soon forget that tTipl
At the start we were delighted It
seemed like home TO be once more in
side the familiar car, and to watch
Edmund manipulating the revolving
knobs that governed the mysterious
force. Henry begged Edmund 70 take
US back to the earth at once, but Ed
murs>s refused.
-I'rI not yet done with Venus" he
said There's q lot Of things here
that we haven't seen Now that we've
got the car IN shape, we can make
rapid v Ork Of it
Jaek's spirits had risen to a high
pitch with the knowledge that the
our hands, and he Joined in with Ed
mund.
"Of course, we won't 90 back yet"
! crowned king Of the planet first
An enormous crowd assembled to see
US of. I believe that the capital was
more pOpulous than London. ana
everybody IN il was on the alert when
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synopsis Of Preceding Chapters.

Edmund Sto1eWall. a We-l-tO-do young
inventor. succeeds IN harusssinE the In
teralom{C theo--. and builds an afrShfp
into which he iuveiEles three friends Of
his. including Jack Ashton and Henry
Dartcu- and carries them on Another
friend. VII Church. eludes S-1ueEaIl.
and thus IS not klEnapeE- The ship
makes Tor Venus, where The crew finally
lands, and after q victorious encounter
with the IumInoUs-eyef. shaEEy-furred
Inhabitants makes arrangements for
travelling round the planet
After many viCiss-tUies they reach the
temperate pa-t % the planet having with
them Juha- a native. and finally are met
by a Erezc ho-illa q zlrshtps. IN the
foremost OF which 3 a very beautiful
woman. who smiles them a welcome IN
enGeavDriug 10 prevent a general CiSls-
ter, caused By bad steering u ore Of the
from the ensuing wrath o. the natives
the explorers are saved lr Ala the be1Uti-
ful queen, who. IN 50 doing, claims Ed
mund as her chosen husband and repUdi-
a-Es an oid E1itor o. hers IuEra- When
the explorers. with Ala and some OF her
maids IN waiting. have gone 70 the mines
10 ind uranium % rent the earthly air
ship. IuEra- mad5ened with jealousy. cap
lures the former and carries them OF
into the zone Of darlzness- where be leaves
them % die. Ala however. pursues them
in another a1rship. and IS about 20 reach
them when. from out Of the Larkness,
which fas7eus irseIf on her airEhip and
draEs * downward
The giant animal thal has DRAGGED the
airshfp down is killed the injured craft
Is repaired and the zone OF darkness left
behind
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I Never had the beauty Of this queen OF
venus seemed 50 wonderful IS when
mus bore her IN my arms I even fnzz-
ineq that Edmund must feel q pang OF
Jesl+ousy- very gently 7 placed her upon
I the cushioned bench, and seeing no blood
/ on her white face and arms believed
/ that she had suffered no injury beyond
/ Soon she opened her EYES, and. as they
{ teI upon Edmund 7 realized that 7 and
| my eEer1ons In her behalf were already
/ forgotten She Immediately Etr0ve 20
I -. plsn-ng me away. but Edmund
4 seeing the movement, signaled her %
] remain where she was
/ DOcilely she Obeyed him, and then for
the first time she smiled at me-OulT 70
/ express her gratitude, but II sent the
blood into my face
In the meantime, Jack. Henry, and the
Ii-lQ naa recovered None OF them was
seriously injured, and they scrambled 20
! their feet. The car By this tine had
ceased its eccentric movements. and q
moment later II came 10 rest
felt that L had touched Eround-b1t
! Where2 Edmund Instantly ran TO Alas
SIDE and began TO Csress her hands
Thank Heaven he said Aloud. and
II she did not understand his words she
knew vel his meaning.
When Sc began 70 bind I'D the cut on
his head felt Ike an intruder, and
! hurried 70 one Of the windows The first
glance outside filed ne with astOuisf-
UeDt-and vel L might.
One would have said that We had de-
scenCed into the midst OF q garden OF
gorgeous orchids Strange flowers OF
the most exquisite beauty ard most ex-
traor- mary shapes hung all about Us,
some II them brushing against the win
dow I called Jack and Henry to look
at them, and while We stood there gaz-
Ing. no one speaking q word. q mass OF
Iou2ge parted and there emerged into
view bird so dazzlinglv splendid n
color that we All three uutteTed a stnauI-
( taneous OH
our exclamation attracted the sttsn-
/ ton Of Ala and Edmund. who az once
she locked out than Ala JOyfuIIv cIasosd
| her hands and Immediately addressed
herself 70 make Edmund understand her
thought
After 4 minute OF two, he said to US
We have had great luckI In rushing
/ back 10 the surface OF Venus without
knowing where We we're going. We have
/ landed N what I make out from Ala N
2 kind OF Wild Eden, famous for the
beauty Of Its flowers and its birds SHa
proposes that we shah at once RTfrh-
| from the car IN order 70 enjoy tia sin
! Eula- sights and pleasures which this
I place Affords
We aighted, accordingly. and found
/ ourselves In q perfect wilderness CT tia
most beautiful Towering shrubs and
trees Pushing aside the branches. v-e
emerged into q kind OF arbOr, as II II
had been park
All about US the trees and bushes be1t
under loads Of magnificent blossoms
which filled the air with delicious fra
srance- Birds were everywhere. and
they eXlnolted no fear simply keeping
OUT OF our rea-H- Their plurnaEe vas
the most extra ordinary 1 have ever seen
many OF them having long, irfdesce0f
teathers depending from their wings and
tails
2
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-08
BURKETT CAN'T WIN.

Jesse Burkett, who won four flags for
Worcester in the New England League.
isn't in much danger. OF landing the pen
hant this season Eis team VIII have a
hard time finishing in the first division
Jesse says he VIII not be In worcester
next year, and one scribe, 20 whom he
made THIS remark, took 1t 90 mean that
ne would be found leading the St Louis
bTOWnS II 1911 There Is small chance
OF Jesse suDplantinE O'Counor as the
boss OF Robert Lee Hedges team IN
the first place Robert Lee is wei SAL
iShed with what C'COlnOr has done.
and in the second place. Burkett is de-
cldedly Unpopular in Aissouri's largest
city.
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This is the last week OF the season,
and the fans wiz see some OF the hot
test games this year as 2 great race
VIII surely result especially when the
two leaders battle The Southeast Y
II G A IS undoubtedly the Iivelfest
team in the circuit, for when 4 came
into the league II was holding down the
cellar. But II started right IN and won
every game except one ana tied one
The enc lost was under difficult condf-
tons II u had come n with a clean
slate or began al the first OF the sea
son the y n c A would. perhans
be leading the league II IS a stro1z
favOTite for the peunant, and VIII, N
dOubtedly finish Wen I'D in the race
II VIII play more than half OF the
games this week and some crowds are
expected 70 be present.
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RAILROAD Y. nj. C.. A.
LEAGUE.
STANDING

Pursuant 20 the action OF the directors
OF the league, Adams and Southern win
play three games this week 10 decide
the winner Of the race, as they are tied
up The first Of the series wiz be
played Wednesday. the 10th, and the
teams VIII play again on THURSDAY and
Friday All other games have been
called on. so that the league may finish
its season by August. Is, as ordered b.
The amateur commission
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As predicted in these columns the
Law department team would prove
one Of the surprises during the latter
has gathered together a hard work
ing bunch and are now playing bang
up ball, It IS their intention 70 IN
ish in the first division and their
record OF late seems to bear out that
hope.
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DEMANDS
RINGSIDE WEIGHT

CADILLAC. Mich. Aug sd VOL
cast. lightweight champion comes out
fatfoOted with statement he VIII de-
fend the title only at 133 pounds ring
side, and viii make match with rF'aclzE
Mcfarland under no other conditions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-08

During the past week the pennant has
virtually been decided in favor Of Man
haitian. but there is still chance-a
slim chance-of il losing. To drop the
flag the CIubmen viii have to lose two
games, and they have two more TO play.
enders. and L is most probable that
they wiz defeat them. but. considering
that Nassau smothered Manhattan le-
Gently, the other teams stil have a
show The other contest Is with Twin
ing on Friday. and this promises to be
the best battle Of the season
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Followers OF Southern who tied m
with Adams after q string OF strsfeI1f
victories lasting over a week, are CON-
ING TO the front IN punches with the
backing for the team against Adams IN
the series this week
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Baseball in HeaUen, Declares Bay State
Minister; HOqU About Unlpres?

MATTAPOSETT Mass, SOY reign supreme through
out the world of baseball following
y dispot themselves
Heaven" Tuth of this world
and what people like Christians
and heaven There play
Holy City"
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The Lawftes have had the mis-
fortune TO lose one Of their best play
ers in Bowen. who has left the city.
He was a good batter and clever
neldeT and one or the fastest men IN
the league, being q member OF the
Washington Grove relay team and
formerly represented George Wash
ingtOn University on the cinder path.
BOWen's new station IS at Princeton.
Ind, IN the office OF the master
mechanic
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BANKERS LEAGUE.

The question Of the three games to
be held 20 determine the winner Of the
league race was in the hands OF repre-
se1tttives OF the two teams These
reDTeSCntltives met on Friday and sat
urcay and were unable 90 decide the
details The matter was left in The
hands Of he amateur commission.
which VIII probably meet today TO de-
eide the daJails
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Amd Championship Work Should Be Benefited By Martin Sheidans Withdraw

city have been ordered to finish up the
games this week, so that the pOst-gea-
son series VIII be finished ND IN order
that the intercity series shall be played
IN September. Such is not the case with
the Olympia League, and the fans
now on
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OLYMPIA LEAGUE

Game tOday-St Stephens Vs- Teuley-
town. at Thirty-ffth and Y streets
northwest
The followers OF baseball IN George
town are to be congratulated upon the
TACT that they are 10 have baseball un-
till the first Of September The other
teams in the different leagues in the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-08

The game Saturday was the most
one-sided score OF the season The
Treasurers after their defeat Of the
Auditors the previous Saturday hoped
for better things but everybody blew
up in the first inning and the game
was presented to the Lawyers
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The schedule for the week is as fol-
lows:
August ST stephens vs.. TenIey-
town.
august s-Tang1ewoOd vs.. Spartans.
August 10-GeOrgetOwn VS.. St Ste
phen's.
August I1-TenIeytown VS.. Olives.
August psf Stephens vs.. sTangle-
wood.
August 19-Georgetown vs. TenIey-
town
II should be borne IN mind By the
FANS that the TangieWood team has
disbanded and that All games played by
that team have been declared forfeited
Olives and St Stephens should be
tied up at the end Of this week II there
IS any luck n dope The teams 90
not meet until the end Of the month.
II viii be interesting 10 watch them 20
after the pennaut- After the game play
ed by the two last week Il is a good
thing that they are forced TO walt a
long time before they meet again. St
Stephens VIII play today and Wednes-
day, while Olives has but one zane
this week, that with Tenleytown.
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t IS understood that Poger Bresua-
han Of the St Louis Nationals, was in
Washington Saturday and obtained the
services Of -Skeets" Hayes. Of AmerI-
can Security and Trust. FOX next season
The lanky second baSeman VIII prob
aEly sign CD next spring
In the same breath Il --as said that
Austin Howard. OF the same team. had
given his word to Hughev Jennings that
The Tigers would have the call on his
services should he decide to play pro
fessiOnal ban at the close OF his col
Iege course
IIughev Jennings and Danny Cooran
coach rhe Cornell University team
That Is. Jennings puts in week OF ten
o. Cornell Towards work at third has
attracted the followers OF college base
ban for two years now. and uauy are
loud IN praise Of his ability. This last
year was a banner wear for the young
ulaver. as ne hit well over 30 and
heided brilliantly.
Eoth these players are-younS AMI
shoulj make good with a trial for a
Is r5De for big league BAN, but a year or
so IN tie atmosphere Of Ieaglsers should
put them III the running
This afternoon viii probably find both
Commercial National and American Sc
cuTity occupying diamonds on the
ETinse. getting down 10 the fire points
Of the game in preparation for the
struggle
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The Continuation Of This story YIN
Se Found I'm TOmorrowsa
Issue OF The Times.
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INDEPENDENCE
LEAGUE.

Game Today-St- PauTs vs.. St Mar
tins. at Lincoln and Rhode Island
avenues.
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Several good games are billed for this
week. including Manhattan vs.. Twin
ing as healthier The schedule for che
week is as follows
MoudaE--rSr- Martin s vs. St Paul. s.
IueSday-A vs. Nassau.
Wednesday - TvininE vs. National
Union
Thursdays PauIs vs.. St. Martins.
E'ridaE-M VS. TwinirC=
Saturday-St- PaUIs Us. Nassau
The league viii close this season next
Monday or Tuesday. so that the win
ners VIII be IN readiness for the post
season series
The end IS drawing near to the most
successful season yet enjoyed by the
Independence League The teams have
played excellent ball. and the attend
aDce, which has been large, has 5ecn
royalty treated by the auaEement.
The fans OF BlOOminEdale and Eek
inEtcn VIII be az a loss at the close Of
the season. and from opinion voiced
from all sides a longer season next
year would be profitable TO all
There are several things concerning
the leaders 10 be decided by the mar
ayers at their final meeting this week
one Of the most vital is the eligibility
of Norman Kraft. who, IL IS claimed,
plays IN four leagues
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Speculation is running high as to
the outcome Of Wednesdays game.
when HamIjne faces Ninth. Ninth
is booked four days this week and
should they lose to HamIine and win
the other three, there viii be a tie
for first bonors, which viii pe plaved
OF between Hamline and Ninth one
week from today
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
LEAGUE.

Today's game, Peck Us. Ninth. al
Thirteenth and D strets northeast
But four more games are scheduled
in the Church League and this being
the closing week Of the schedule only
the leading teams viii compete.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY
LEAGUE.

Game Today-No Game
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CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE
STANDING

Game today-AlOysiUs Us. Keniiworth.
at First and II streets northeast
Yesterdays result-Navy Yard. g.
3Iidways, .
Navy yard defeated the AIidways yes
terday in the only good game Of the
week, , to . After all these I2-to-2
scores and the ike, yesterdays contest
came as relief, and another encour-
aging thing about Il was the time IN
which 81 was played. Umpire Belts kept
the players hustIing all the time. and
when the last man had been called out.
only one hour and twenty minutes OF
paying time had elapsed II would be
a good thing now that the days are
growing shorter 70 have the games
called q little sooner. or al least. II not
all the genes those that would effect
the lead
slow work in the outfeld, for the
Midways were responsible for two Navy
Yard runs early in the game. While
Mcmahon allowed eleven hits, he tight
ened up with men on the sacks and the
GCnma5ers were lucky TO get as many
runs as they did
Synder. the heavy-hitting outfeIder
FOR the Sailors, was shifted TO third
DaSes because OF the absence OF Harley.
but he showed as good form there as he
does in the gardens. and his catch OF
Woodward swift liner was declared
the best Of the game BY all present.
ROundtree played good bail at the key
stone SACK He never gives-an inch TO
base-runnArs, and on several occasions
came near being badly hurt
Burke the Independence League tWiTI-
" T.r,
Navy Yard team and allowed the Md
ways only three hits during his stay n
the box In the seventh inning, ne re-
tired the side on three pitched balls.
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The fans VIII see some Of the hest
games OF the season this week -
I the season closes the first Darr ~
next week and some Of the largest
crowds Of the season are expected
10 De on hand Already the league
| can boast OF drawing the largest
J crowds IN the city.
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Many are claiming that Adams VIII b
easy for the Southern team because If
mas had little practice these past weeks
southern had several games 70 pIaT.
some Of which were forfeited. Practfcs
was INDUCED in nevertheless and the
team is in fine trim.