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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-23
BIG SURPRISE FOR
EX-CHAMP|ON WRIGHT
Mclaughlin Springs Sensation
in His LongWood Ten
mis- Victory.

BROOkLINE, Mass, July 23.-The
greatest sensation of tennis tourna-
ment filled with upsets occurred yester-
day in the scmi-finals of the Longwood
singles, when Maurice Mclaughlin, the
whirlwind player from the Pacific coast
and a member of last years Davis cup
team, defeated Beals G. Wright, former
national champion, and Americas main
stay in international contests, in four
hard-fought sets, 80, 10, SIS, Ga. The
young Californian, who is making only
his second campaign in the east, out
generated and outplayed Wright.
The eastern doubtless championship also
furnished it's daily Upset when f H.
Whitney, Boston interschola site singles
champion, and Richard Bishop of the
Longwood Club beat G. F. Touchard and
c. r. Gardner of New York in four sets
in the semi-finals. The losers, who had
become favorites after defeating Wright
and Little slumped badly, while the Bos-
ton pair played with a dashinS precision
and confidence. Whitney and Bishop
meet the Yale team of r. A. Holden, jr.,
and F. NJ. Watrous for the eastern title
today. The summaries:
Eastern doubles ciamp.o ship: third round
F. J. Sulloway and II. {. Johnson. Boston. de-
feated $. l.. Beals and H. X. Scot, boetoA'
I'll. 6-, ca.
Fourth round-E. H. Whitney and Richard Bish-
OF, Boston. defeated Sulloway and Johnson. by de-
fault; q. L. Touchard and {. X. Gardner, New
York. defeated T.. V. Page and {. X. Carrier,
Boston. 6-i. 90. 19-S
Semi fina ls-Whtney and Bishop defeated
Touchard and Gardner. -, e.. ll-15, Go:
X. A. Holden. ir.. and +. u. Watrou'. YAH.
defeated Il. H. Palmer AID {. q. III o..
New York, Go. 81, 6-:;.
Longwood singles. semi finals NJ. T.. Mcloagl.-
lin. san Francisco defeated Beais {. "ris-f'
Boston. it 10 Sc "a: Wallace f. Joan
son. Philadelphia, defeated a. =. DabEey. Jl
Boston, 4-6, St. CO, t-i.
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LIGHT ON UNHAPPY LIFE
STORY TOLD BY WIDOW OF
ATHELSTANE COMFROTH.
Husband Shot Himself, She Believes,
While Temporarily Insane-His
Career Outlined.

LONDON, July 23.-Additional light on
the unhappy career of the Rev" Athel-
stane Comfroth. who. under the nams
of Arthur Hale, shot himself i'm Central
Park, New York, Wednesday last. was
shed today by Mrs. Elizabeth Comfroth,
the widow of the suicide.
Mrs. Comfroth was found by CORE
spondent in dingy cottage of South
End. suburb of London. She is a high
strung woman of thirty-four, and iss five
years the senior of her late husband, she
said.
Il married Comfroih in London in 1894,
and have two sons by him. the eldest
sixteen Drink turned my husbands hea 4
and caused our unhappy married life
Two years ago We agreed to separate,
though no judicial separation took place
\. b. Mendelsohn was appointed the
children's guardian. after which ! saw
Comfroth occasionally. The last time
] saw him was sig months since, when
he said he was going to South .Afri,
for his health. 1 had no idea he was IN
New York until the solicitor. Aaron, in
formed me.
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Fort Washington League.
Leaders Nose Out 143d Co.
STANDING OF TIKI

FORT WASHINGTON, Md, July %
In an exciting battle here yesterday
the 44th Company nosed out the 143d
Company in the eighth, when it looked
like the 143ds game. In the said in
ming, with one out and runners on sec
ond and third, the infield was playing
in for Il bunt to cut off a run at the
plate, but Hickey dropped a nice little
one down 20 March. which made the
squeeze play safe that tied the score.
Now comes little head work on the
part of Manager Weaver, who was next
at bat. One run was needed to win, and
runs were hard to get. There were two
out. and the infield were back in normal
positions. Weaver signaled to third for
Parsons to come in on the next ball, and
lays down perfect one to third. The
play was so unlocked for that Weaver
was on first by the time the ball was
fielded. This play won the game.
The feature of the game was Glenn
mer's fielding. He had nine putouts and
two assists Yesterday. starting off two
double plays. The score
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INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
Marshall Draws With Schlechter
Leader in Hamburg Tourney.

HAMBURG, July 23.-The chess mas
ters i'm the International tourney began
play in the fifth round yesterday, when
the schedule read as follows: Schlechter
VS. Marshall, Jacob vs.. Tartakower, Spell
ier vs.. ForgacZ, koehnlein rs. Yates,
Chotimirski VS.. Alekhine, Leonhardt VS..
John. Spielmann vs.. Teichmann, Duras
VS. Niemzowitsch and SaIwe VS.. Tar
rasch.
AS matter of course, the boards on
which Schlechter and Marshall and
NiemZowitsch and Duras were engaged
attracted the principal attention of the
onlookers. Schechter lad the move and
tried hard to get the American to COM
promise his position, but the latter was
all there, and never gave his adversary
chance, and finally the game was
dra WIN.
Contrary 10 expectations, the young
Russian NiemzowitSch went down be-
fore Duras, While John beat Leonhardt.
The other results were: Jacob lost 20
Tartakower. Speijer to ForSacz, Choti-
mirski and Alekhine, Spielman aud Tclch-
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Never again will Col" John W. Hur-
ley go fishing Sunday when he is
at Harpers Ferry or any other place
in West Virginia. He tried it there a
week ago and had good luck. and it
was not until he was about ready TO
go ashore that he was advised of the
fact that there is an anti-Sunday fish
ing law on the statute books of West
Virginia.
What did 1 do" exclaimed the ex-
ashore in Maryland and got rid of the
evidence
1t was explained by the colonel
that the West Virginia law makes it
an offense for an angler to have black
bass in his possession Sunday.
And not only that" he added. but
they told me ii is against the law for
a hotel man to have bass in his refrig-
orator.
The Potomac river at Harpers Ferry
is in the Maryland Jurisdiction so
to Maryland from the West Virginia
side to fish. but they must not return
TO the shore of West Virginia with the
fish i'll their possession. Hotel pro-
prietors are complaining that the en-
forcement of the law is keeping bass
fishermen away from the state
John w. Sturbitts accompanied Hur-
ley and both tried their luck last Sun
day. They baited with mad toms and
although the water was not in first :
class condition they caught fish enough
to make the trip interesting.
William y. Hettinger. member of the
Glebe Club. is enjoying an outing of
Two weeks with a party of friends
aboard his new power, launch He
tn toH h c
boat to the home OF the club on the
PatuXent river, having arranged for
a slow run and several trials with rod
and line
Fred Lewis, one of the most cnthusi-
astic anglers in East Washington; Jack
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Taylor julius Nierbuchen and Mr.. Ford
ACCOMPANIED Mr. Hettinger. The five
men were assigned to the various duties
pertaining to the running of the craft.
the extra task of supplying fish de-
yolying upon Fred Lewis. His friends
are positive he will not disappOint the
rema inder of the crew when dinner
time arrives.
Ii was arranged by the party to make
several short stops between this city and
the mouth of the river. and to try salt
water fishing between Point Lookout and
the mouth of the Patuxent river. They
will visit Solomons Island also. where
they expect to land big trout. klnSnsh.
tailors and rocktish.
A stop will be made at Benedict. where
! white perch fishing is at its best, and
the trip from there to the destination
will be made in easy stages. 1t Is the
intention of the anglers to reach the
club next Saturday
Jesse Middleton and Henry Talbot were
! almost able to imagine themselves on TIE
brny deep last SUNDAY at Chappawam-
! sic They went to their favorite hshing
| place. hoping to land few bass. Mis-
! sssippi catfish. perch or other fish. but
! the high winds sent the breakers over
! their craft and made fishing next to I'M
! possible.
i During the morning hours the wind
! blew gale. but the anglers were not dis
! heartened, and they remained at the oars
until the heavy surf drove them away.
! There were other fishermen about Chap
| pawamsc Sunday, but nobody had sue
| cess.
| Jesse Middleton is one of the few eX-
/ perts with rod and line who never get
discouraged.
| What of it if you don't get any fish,
She asked. Fishing trips are not sup
| posed to net fish enough to supply the
| District militia during the encampment
| but they are intended for healthful out
i ings, and the outings do a man as mu IN
/ good without fish as they do when he
! returns with his creel filled.
| Patrick Riordan, who made so MANY
successful fishing trips last season ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-23
BURKETT SLATED FOR
BERTH IN MAJORS
Veteran Fielder May Manage
St. Louis Browns Next
Season.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.


WORCESTER, Mass, July 23.-Jesse
e. Burkett, the greatest base ball gen.
eral that the New England League ever
had. in that he has won four successive
remnants for Worcester, is going to quit
the heart of the commonwealth as
baseball manager. Burkett made this
very plain in an Interview last night.
For several weeks there has been an
inside story going the rounds of the New
England League, landing Burkett with
berth in the major leagues as manager
a ; the result of his phenomenal work i'll
Worcester. Burkett absolutely refused
10 be quoted in the matter when
he said: You can say for me that
| am under contract with the Worcester
base ball club until September TO- l9lo
will fight my hardest to give Worcester
another pennant.
Additionally asked if he is considering
an offer to manage either the Cincinnati
Nationals or the St Louis Americans,
Burkett said: II won't he in Worcester.
This is taken as an excellent hint by
Burkett and closest friends that the iof-
mer will be a ajor league manager next
season. and that he will succeed JACK
O'Conor as manager of the st. Louis
Browns. The st. Louis Americans VIII
play exhibition game With the
Worcester champions i'll worcester,
July -.
Burkett came to Worcester in 1905.
after purchasing his own release from
the Boston Red SoX. to which club he
was traded for Outhelder stone and
cash considera ton. Entering the New
England League, Burkett rapidly pushed
himself forward great base Dali
general. One of the first players develop
ed by Burkett was Harry Lord, the Red
SoX third baseman and captain. Burkett
has developed Il host of other players
who are now doing brilliant work III the
ma jorS. and in addition to developing
players Burkett has developed Worcester
into the best base bal town it ever was.
His plant on Shrewsbury street. called
boulevard Park, is pronounced the best
minor league plant in the country, and
it is a beautiful monument to BurkettS
excellent base ball knowledge.
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who sent President Taft buncncof live
bass. had arranged to give ulesbass a
run at Harpers Ferry today. but the waller
showed muddy agatn-a cow probably
walked through the Shenandoah river
and the Tip had TO be postponed.
Mr.. Riordan had arranged TO take John
Lyons and James p. Roots with him AMI
was sorely disappointed when he learne
satisfied that he can make better score
than the two who were going TO accom-
pany him. but admits that he is an olde
hand at the business and does not eSpec;
too much of the younger ones.
Last year Mr.. Riordan ran race with
Col" Hurley in the matter Of catching
big ones. Neither kept a strict count.
however, and il has been impossible for
them to settle the question to the salts
faction OF both. This year Col" Hur-
ley got an early start and has alread
record of more than two dozen TO his
credit
The muddy water i'm the river will he
the means OF sending many fishermen
i'm the direction of salt water tomorrow.
Chesapeake Beach. Colonial Beach and
the vicinity of Annapolis offer induce
ments, for no matter what amount OF
rain visits those sections il is said. the
water Is still i'm condition for angling.
AS the season progresses, salt water
fishing improves. Trout and tailOrs have
made their appearance at some of the
points, anu the angler WHO can idhu
string Of such fish is well satisfied with
his trip. although bass fishing is more
enticine to many.
Before the water in this vicinity got
muddy this week Il number of rockfish
were caught, but the rains along the
upper river put temporary stop to the
fishing Mississippi catfish, however arc
being caught in the muddy water
Edward Schneider recently took n marty
of friends to Benedict i'm his automobile
for DAYS fishing. He had good sport
on the Patuxent. landing a string or
large white perch. Ii is expected that
trout will soon appear in the water near
Benedict.
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PROVES TITLE TO ESTATE
HEART OF DECEASED CONSUL
TO BE CONVEYED TO SPAIN.
Widow to Leave Soon for Madrid
With Casket-Ancient Gus.
tom Observed.

PITTSBCRG. Pa, July 23-Accompany.
ing beautiful pearl-inlaid casket con-
tanning the heart of her husband. the
Count Julian de OWES, formerly Chilean
consul to Pittsburg, Pa, his widow will
soon journey to Madrid. Spain. 10 deposit
the heart with her sovereign ats proof OF
her claim TO the Spanish estates of her
dead husband
This is in accordance with the ancient
law of Spain. which provides that the
heart of any member of the royal family
living abroad shall be preserved, and
after Identification by government off,
Gals of the country wherein death oc-
Cured and by the physicians attending
and by the Spanish consul of the coun-
try, that it shah be forwarded TO Madrid,
Spain. a proof of death
Owned Large Estate.
The estate of the late count consists NJ
thousands of acres of valuable lars OH
which are twenty-four parishes. Because
his mother married again and the son
born of that union is not of the royal
branch his pretense to the estate and the
title is said to be i'm fault. although this
stepson claims the estate on the grounds
that he did not leave Spain TO take up d
residence in another country.
Count de OWES came to this country
several years ago. He was first ut New
York, later at Boston and Chicago ami
Their came to Pittsburg. He was mar
ried to Blanca Mcdonald OF New Com
merstown, Ohio, in 1891. One child, Il
son, resulted from the union.
Arrangements for filing the will with
the register of wills of Allegheny county
were made Friday, and as soon as the pa
pers are completed the heart will be
brought here and properly sealed in the
casket by representative of the Spanish
government, who will accompany the
casket and the widow to Madrid
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railroad Y. NJ. C. A. League.

STANDING OF THE CIuBS.
Adams l w / 81. shopnen y 4 !! t go
soarneen II 80, Ira ,,I nmen ia ia
The Adams leaders had an easy
= time of it yesterday. when they crossed
bats With the shop Department IN the
Y. NJ. Z. \. Railroad League. taking
the shop boys into camp by the score of
L.. to -
Jewett, who was on the rubber for the
Adams boys. was there with the goods
YESTERDAY having everything. and allowed
the Shopmen only two scattered hlts,
while Carroll. who was on the firing line
for the Shop Department team, was
touched up for a series of thirteen binSies,
and these said bingles, mixed in with
the numerous errors of the Shops. both
infield and outfield. gave Adams an easy
victory.
Peck. the crack catcher of the Adams
team. played in the outfield yesterday and
made one of the best catches seen in a
long time. Draeger of the Shops sent one
into right field, which Peck caught after
good sprint and just as ne turned
around.
Dick Meredith shortstop Of the Shops.
played a good game at the shortstop posi-
ton yesterday and made one of the pref
test catches or sizZler. Peck hit a
George Mcbride, ever seen. Peck hit a
not one the ground which looked nike
II was going over second base, but Mere
dith scooped the ball while on a run and
shot Ii to first in time to retire his man.
Right on top of this. Flaherty, who play
ed third made similar catch, also catch
ing his man at first
Rather a freak occurrence in ball hap
pened Yesterday to O'Neii who played
shortstop for Adams Express. During
the entire contest he did not have one
single chance. Just think of it, a posi-
IS one OF the most busy positions on q
team and yet he did not have chance
Yesterday. OF course, JeWett allowed
only two hits. but the batters hit the
hall quite often and hit il hard, though II
was either 10 the outfield or third, and
never to short O Neil, however. YVES
there with his stick yesterday. getting
two safe sNats
The new schedule Of postponed and tie
games in this league will be played off
Just as soon as the schedule runs out.
The schedule will begin the 2sth az July.
the day after the regular season closes.
Thursday July ~ Trainmen KS Car De
partment: Friday. July -, Southern Rail-
way vs.. Trainmcu: Saturday, July 80
Southern Railway VS.. Car Department.
Monday. August /. Southern Railway vs..
Shops; Tuesday. August = Shops vs.
Southern Railway: "Wednesday. August
2 Shops rs. Trainmen; Thursday, August
4. Union Station vs. Trainmen; Friday
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Today's gamc-St Paul vs. National Union

Today's :amc-St. Paul vs. National Union.
In pitchers battle between Brady and
Souder, in which the former got the best
of the argument. Twining defeated st.
Martin, > to >. The contest, which had
the double significance of being one of the
most important games in the pennant
race and 4 benefit fray for Twinings in
jured third sacker. Hover, drew large
crowd, which went away satisfied with
seeing one of the most exciting contests
of the year.
The game waxed into pitchers battle
from the start and ran equal all the way
until the closing inning. when Brady
showed a lot of reserve and got the shade
by tanning two more men than his oppo-
nent. Both twirlers were hit for seven
bingles. both passed man, both hit
man. but Brady famed ten to SouderS
seven.
The battle boiled over with circus
catches and lucky stops, in which
Downey, Watson, Roundtree and Brewer
stood above the others.
Downey played the game of his life at
second for the winners and shone we'll at
the bat. Although he threw wild, letting
in one of ST Martins runs. he was the
fielding sensation of the day. In the
sixth and seventh rounds he kept the
spectators eyes peeled on him. He
started by robbing Souder of hit. threw
wild to Watson, letting in ST. Martin s
first score, but he redeemed himself by
getting Rapp at second after jumping into
the air for high throw by Giebei. All
that happened in the sixth. and he came
back in the seventh and robbed Shorty
Molloy of hit by one of the most spec
tacular catches of the season. His bunt,
which Dampier fumbled, gave Twining it's
first score.
Both catchers caught great games. Not
man on either side stole. Giebel, for
Twining. got three would-be stealers at
the keystone sack. and Brewer surpassed
his work by getting two foul flies in the
most sensational order.
Roundtree handily stopped a Twining
rally i'm the second by neat double play
unassisted. With one out the sacks were
full and Brady sent a low. hot liner to
"Blick," who was playing in. He got it
at his shoetops and returned to second
in time to put out Graham Roundtree
team sending out a double and a single
and scoring one of the two runs
Watsons three Dagger in the fifth put
the game on ice for Twining With two
on base he connected with one of Soud-
er's benders for triple that went to left
center.
HlSer was the only man on the IWlnlnS
outfit who got two hits. In the second he
advanced Biebel a peg and was safe him
self on a bunt that went over the third
basemans head, and the eighth he con-
nected for double that scored Watson
from second. Freddy Hiser also made
one of the circus catches of the day by
getting Tansilrs liner in the eighth.
Gates Rapp is responsible for one of
the two runs that Saint Martin got. He
got hit in the ninth and scored when
the Twining catcher let one pass him.
Gates got two hits out of five times to
the plate.
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Makes a Request.

Comfroth never was in the Church IT
England. and never was i'm university
He was brought up at the Kingswood
Wesleyan College for Boys, and after
ward became a Wesleyan military chap
lain at Portsmouth Ny husband was
in the brokerage business before our
marriage. He has brother i'm the Unit
ed States-I think in California. | wish
the New York police would send me
his watch and chain. and his personal
effects to his children. | am convinced
that Comfroth was not himself when he
committed suicide
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Girl Impaled on Iron Fence.

CUMBERLAND, July 23.-Mary Cro.l,
eleven years old. daughter OF Samuel
Croif of Bedford, is believed TO be fatal
ly injured, having fallen while standing
ON the iron fence at the Reformed
Church. Her foot slipped, and in fall
ing the head OF one of the iron pickets
penetrated her abdomen. making a deep
wound.
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NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
AMATEUR LEAGUES
Yesterdays Results.

Capital City League-Aloysius, 4;
Kenilworth. /.
Sunday School LeaSue-Ninth,
10: Peck. 4.
Marquette LeaGue-G. p. O. 9;
Hygienic Laboratory. 8.
Suburban Woodburn, II;
Takoma. ,.
independence League-Twining,
): st. Martins, =.
Terminal X. r. Y. NJ. c. y. League
Adams. 10; Shopmen. =.
Commercial League-SoutheaSt Y.
NJ. G. g., 3: Berry ~ Whit
more, :.
Olympia League = owes, II;
TanglewOod, >.
Colored Departmental League
Bureau, 16; Interior, II.
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Two base hits Woodbridge. Emerson. Parsons.
Three base hutchinson. HisOf Jarrett. 4
in -, innings: off Hickey. :: in Is innings.
Sacrifice hit-Hckcy. Sacrifice t1y-VelaEdre.
Stolen bases Wheeler. Reynolds 10, Clcmmer
10. storms ~. johnson. Woodbridge. Howald.
Jarrett ~. Parsons. Hickey: Weaver. velandrc
to March. Clcmmer TO Mangum: Howald 10
Eaton to Johnson. Left bases-44th Com
pany. q; l43d Company. s. Bases on bals-Or
Jarrett 8: off Storms. /; OF Hickey. I. First
base on crrors-44th Company, l: 143d Com
pany . Hit by Woodbridge. Struck
out-By Jarrett. ): by Storms. 1: by Hickey, 4.
Passed ball-Hnwald. Wild pitchcs-Jarrett, ..
and Andrews.
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Mulin of Woodburn eauaicd a record
matie by only four other men in the Sub
urban League this season. In yesterdays
game with Takoma he drove out four safe
hits. The only other men to make four
safe hits in a game were Fiddler OF Silver
Spring. who swatted out a triple, two
doubles and a single in single afternoon:
Maddox of TakOma. who made double
and three singles: Torney Of Petworth,
whose share was double and three
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Today the adjourned games from pre-
vious rounds Will bedisposed of, namely.
the games Jacob vs.. John, first round;
Teichmann VS.. Leonhardt For2acZ VS..
Jacob, fourth round, and koehnlein VS..
Yates fifth round. The sixth round Is
scheduled for Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-23

Too bad the Blues couldn't have taken
that second game from the Athletics.
Cleveland is liable to raise Cain with the
league leaders, now that Bender and Nor
gan are out of the way. Plank is about
the only regular Mack has left for duty
today, and a deuble-header is on the bill.
Plank should not get very far with
club of right-hand slugsers such as Cleve-
land boasts.
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August j. Southern Railway VS.. Train
men: Saturday, August q. Car Depart
ment VS.. Union Station; Monday. August
:. Union Station vs.. Shops; Tuesday.
August - Trainmen vs. Shops. and We'd
nesday. August 10, Trainmen VS.. Car De-
partmenf