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SPORTING COMMENT.
BY ]. ED GRILLO.
E&r

In appointing Jack Sheridan the vet
cram umpire, as general supervisor of
1unpires of the American League and Civ
ing him the privilege to scout for new
men for the staff, Ban Johnson has
Afafuck upon plan which is sure to bring
about most satisfactory results.
The one great fault. of the present sys-
lem of having umpires report players for
Violation of the rules and thus bringing
about their suspension is that there is
40 reduces for the. play. There is no
-toubt that there have been many: in
stances when the umpire has purposely
brought about wrangle with a player,
-Ad that he could have him suspended.
There are other instances where an umpire
shows hissi incompetency by making de-
IaAions from wrong angle. There is
no one 10 correct these mistakes under
existing conditions or to keep tab on the
s1hnpires.
Now that Sheridan is to look after them
the head of the league will get a. good
,liHe on the value of his men. Sheridan
IS competent TO judge the work of an
great value to the league in selecting
ifnen for the staff.
Heretofore umpres have been given
trials in the major leagues merely on the
The man in authority frequently never
sees an umpire work before engaging
him. Now it is to be different
Sheridan will look the youngsters over
.fuSt as do the scouts who are in search
OF players.
So long al Jim McAleer is in charge of
The Nationals majority of the teams
pitchers will be shipped to Hot Springs,
Ark. every spring to put in about two
.sp oa'' weeks Se'''"s '"e'' arms III
Doc ReislinSs success this season is
directly attributed to the days he spent
at. the health resort last spring. Johnson
perhaps the only one of the local staff
who will not be asked to go to the
springs, but every one of the others is
sure TO be sent there before reporting
10 the team at some southern resort If
arrangements cannot be made to have
all the players train at Hot Springs.
,. -McAleer believes that he get his
pitchers in perfect fettle by "a short stay
a the Arkansas resort, and there is
nothing more important than a staff of
pitchers ready early in the spring
while at the present stage of the race
il does not look probable, it would not
no surprising TO find both Pittsburg and
TRtroit win the pennants of their respect
i've leagues again this year. Pittsburg
has not the ground to make up that have
the Tigers. but the Pirates up against
al tougher game, for the Cubs out in the
lead are apt to stay there, for 1t is a
different kind of a ball club from those
leading the Tigers. But both have a
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ALDRICH PLANS FINE HOME.
Rhode Island Senator to Build on
Warwick Neck Estate.

NEW YORK, July Ex-senator Nelson
w. Aldrich has awarded contracts for the
erection of country home to cost more
than 100000 on his property at Warwick
Neck R. +. Work will begin on the resi-
dence within few days. 1t will be a
three-story structure. nearly three hun
bred feet in length, and will be of the
oldfashioned country home type
The house will be built overlooking the
water, and landscape gardeners are al
ready at work. An electric light plant
will furnish arc lights for the estate of
several hundred acres. In addition to the
house. there will be large garage, sta
BILE, servants quarters, gate houses and
lodges.
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SHERIDAN TO SCOUT
FOR NEW UMPIRES

CHICAGO July 29.-Jack Sheri-
dan. the veteran umpire. who re-
Gently retired from active service
on the American League stan,
yesterday visited President john
son to receive Instructions for the
new duties which will devOlve
upon his shoulders. Sheridan IL
to hold forth In a new role from
now ON. according to the league
executive. In n way the veteran
will serve rs chief of the UNI
pfres. and mt the same tire will
travel around the country in
quest fer. new. and promising
talent for umplres.
The arbiter staff in the league
this year has suffered from the
loss of two officials, and Presf.
dent Johnson proposes to invest
Sheridan, with the power TO hunt
up new members.
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Fireman Promoted by DEATH.

To fill the vacancy caused by the death
last Wednesday of Private S. Il. Rosen-
gineer Of the fire department. has recon-
mended to the Commissioners that r.
Despeaux, private of class /, be promoted
to private of class >, with compensation
of 81, $50 year. 1t was also recommend
ed that o. A. Becker be appointed a pri-
vate in class 1, with compensation OF
$500 Both selections were approved by
Commissioner Johnston.
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chance. There are still over two months
of the playing season to be gone through,
and many things can happen in that
time.
out of the running. Both have had seri-
Gus slumps, but seem to have struck
their stride again, and all that is now
needed is for. the other teams to help by
throwing the leaders down.
But a victory for the same teams that
fought in the worlds series last fall is
mot going to help the interest in these
games. 1t would be much better for
base ball to see two teams figure in the
series that have never clashed before. In
fact if it were possible it would be of
the greatest benefit to the game to have
two teams win the pennants which have
never had that honor. before. Detroit is
no longer drawing card in world s
series. It's failure three years in success
sion has made it foregone conclusion
that the National League representatives
will beat the Tigers, and this has an eff
feet on the interest and, naturally, the
attendance.
There is nothing that creates so much
interest in base ball and has done more
to make it the most popular of sports
than the worlds series every fall and it
would be to the best interests of the
game to see an American League team
win the title once in a while.
Washington has won thirty-eight games
to date, just four less than the team of
1904 won the entire Observation-Disclosures.
With sixty-five games still to be played.
there is no doubt that the team will have
a much higher percentage than ii had
last year. and incidentally there are good
reasons for believing that it will occupy
much higher position in the race.
The Nationals have a lot of ambition
this year. There never was team more
anxious to get away from the bottom of
the ladder than McAleers present outfit.
This thing of being on tail-end team is
hardship for ball players. 1t must not
be supposed that ali ball players care
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game of fourteen innings from the Gin
cinnatis There was another eXtra-inning
scrap. it being between the Brooklyns
and BostonS, and wen by the BrooklynS
1t was shutout. Another shutout was
the game in which the Cubs laid the
Cardinals low.
The Highanders threw the saff into
the aspiring Red SoX again yesterday.
getting in telling licks in the early part
Of the game and making their lead suf-
flee. Another pennant chaser met with an
upset, the Washinstons downing the Atlr-
letics in .ten-inning melee. In the west
the Clevelands defeated the Browns and
the Detroits shut out the shaky White
Sox. Mullin seems to have experienced
a return to form. The absence of that
imaEinary buZzer hasn't prevented the
New Yorks from doing some husky wal
Looping in Boston.
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Yesterdays game began the season of
postponed games. as the regular sched-
uled season closed on the 9TH, Wednes-
day. The schedule for these postponed
game is: July %, Trainmen vs.. South
ern Railway; July 80, Southern Railway
vs.. Car Department; Monday. August l.,
Southern Railway vs.. Shops: August -
Shops VS.. Southern Railway; August -
Shops VS.. Trainmen: August 4, Union
Station VS.. Trainmen; August ). South
ern Railway VS.. Trainmen: August q, Car
Department VS.. Union Station; August s,
Union Station vs.. Shops: August y,
Trainmen VS.. Shops; August 10, Train
men VS.. Car Department
There are also a few more games
which were postponed few days ago,
one by rain and the other tie game,
played off in their regular turn.
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JOE CANS CAN
LIVE BUT TWO WEEKS

PRESCOT~r. Ariz.. July 20.@.JOe
Cans, the former lightweight
champion puEilist. a victim of
the white plague" will live only
about two weeks more. accord
ing to a statement by his physi-
elan. DIR. H. SOuthwOrth. Cans
came to Arizona some time age.
after contracting n severe cold.
which developed into cOnsump-
ton.
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Commercial League.

a hef1iS T. 100 SWsiord s,s sse
Game today Berry & whtmore VS. Southeast
Club. at $50
With Reggie" Rawlings showing all
kinds of speed, the Herald walloped the
Andrews team yesterday afternoon in a
one-sided game by IL to I. The game
was we'll played and interesting for the
first four rounds, but after that il be-
came dull and the Canaries seemed to be
outclassed. One of the largest crowds OF
the season was present and the loud
roofing added much to the enjoyment of
the game. This victory gives the Herald
team stronger hold for the champion
ship.
Rawlings held his opponents well in
hand throughout and allowed only four
scattered hits. He sent ten men by the
strike-out route and also put up. splen-
did fielding game. He then handled seven
chances without an error
In the third session johnny Dyer made
a. splendid catch of Garlands sky scrap
er that might have gone for an extra
base hit. HIS also got two doubles an
two singles out OF four times up stoe
three bases and handled five chances eas-
lily.
In the seventh inning QuantrilIe and
Walsh were caught stealing home, the
first being out Dyer to Luscombe and
the latter Noone to LuscOmbe. Lus-
combe showed up we'll all during the
game getting three hits, including a dou-
BILE, stealing two bases and accepting
twelve chances well.
Joe Mulvey made a good showing at
short for the losers. In the fifth he
brought down a line drive off Rawlings
bat that brought him many rounds of
applause. He also got single and han
died nine chances without slip-up, be-
sides stealing sack.
An interesting game is expected this
afternoon. when the strong Southeast
Y NJ. C. A. meets the Berry & Whitmcre
nine, as they are about evenly matched.
''Old Horse Flynn and Reds" Beavers
will compose the battery for the South
casters. while Bullock will work for the
jewelers..
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about is to draw their salary. They all
have pride, and to be on team which is
considered joke year in and year out is
not TO the liking of any man.
This year the players see a chance to
finish at the head of the second division.
and they working hard to land there.
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Anderson of the Trainmep gave a good
exhibition behind the bat during the
game Anderson is one of the hardest
ball players in this league and loves the
game SO much that he is out there every
day. whether his team is playing or not,
figuring on the possibility of one of the
team being shy a man or two and being
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NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
AMATEUR LEAGUES
Yesterdays Results.
Capital City League-Sewage
Pumping Station, 4: Aloysius, 1.

Capital City League-Sewage
Pumping Station, 4: Aloysius, I.
Sunday School League-Hamline.
+: Peck, 3.
Suburban Lea Observation-Disclosures, :;
TakOma, =.
Independence League Manhat
tan, s: TwininS. q.
Railroad Y. NJ. C.. A. League
Trainmen, 4; Car Department, >.
Commercial League-Herald, II:
Andrews, |.
Bankers Leasue-COmmercial 81:
National City, 0.
Olympia League-GeOrgetow 8;
Spartans, Z.
Southern Railway League-Law,
IA: Operating. ~.
Colored Departmental League
G. P. o., ); Post Office, 3.
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The losers got their only tally in the
fifth, when Silk Carroll opened the round
with single to center. stole second,
went to third on fielders choice and
few minutes later scored on another field
er's choice.
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Madras Athletic Underwear, soc
S9g gI||,zz

catchers in this league. He got a nice
single yesterday at time when it was
needed
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Although the Columbia 1O1 has easily
won the pennant this year, it was report
ed yesterday. afternoon that unless that
team pays its full franchise money it will
not be allowed to receive the pennant.
But two teams in the league have paid
the full franchise money. the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company, which
entered the league when the season was
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against second division teams Time to
brace up
Manager Clarke Griffith of the Cincin-
natl base ball team announced that he
has released Inielder Orville Woodruff
TO the st. Paul club of the American AS
ISOLATION.
Have you ever followed the lineup and
batting order of the Washington team?
Jim McAleer believes in variety and
mixes up the batting order most every
day in the week. Another change was
made yesterday Philadelphia Press.
ST Nicholls, too. is going like a burn
ing village these days. 81 is hitting at
the right time and nearly every day he
makes stop or two of sensational order.
ST doesn't care fig about his record. He
is just as hard worker as old Hughey
Jennings was. The Maryland boy never
quits, but plugs along, in his gingery
way, after everything on the left side
of the diamond Sun.
The Giants and Highlanders are red hot
for post4season series. 1t is said that
games in October, alternating at the Polo
Grounds and American League Park.
President Farrell is believed to be in
favor of these games, but President
Brush so 1ar mas not expressed nlmSelf
one way another. New York fans are
hungry for the test, which, it is thought,
would be of as much interest as the
worlds series.
Just to show the fans that they are
real classy lot the Orioles landed a dOu-
ble-header yesterday and walked into
third place in the pennant race of the
Eastern League. 1t was over the shout
ders of Joe Kelley, the old Oriole, that
Dunn took his men. The task of getting
out of fourth place was a tough one, but
now Baltimore has tight grip On the
position and Kelley will have to go some
to make up the ten POINTS separating the
teams.
1t is said that Manager McGraw of the
Giants recently attempted to secure the
services of Arthur Irwin the Highlanders'
capable scout, at the end of this season.
McGraw is said to have notified Irwin to
name the terms of contract Irwin,
however, refused the offer. stating that he
was we'll satisfied with his present berth
and did not care to make change. Nc
Graw is now on a still hunt for new
scout, for he realizes that the Giants need
Strengthening before another campaign
begins.
The Giants were shuttled back to third
place yesterday The Phillies slipped one
over on them ard the Pirates grabbed a
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Capital City League.

Todsy's game-kenilworth and M.dways, $50
pm.
Through Capt. Moore's brilliant tWirlng
and a couple of miserable errors on part
of its opponents. the Sewage Pumping
had an easy time defeating the Alloy sius
club in an important battle yesterday
afternoon at the Capital City League
park by the score of to l.
Although Bob Hummer. the major
league cast off. held the Pirates down to
three hits yesterday and struck ont ten
men, he failed to be effective as
Moore, but nevertheless he was deserving
of winning the game.
Rogers Moore did the singing for the
Pirates and was in excellent form, hold
ing the Swampoodle lads at bay with
five bingles, four of which proved to be
costless. Moore displayed his best form
when men we're on the bases by either
striking them out or making them pop
up a fly to the infield on his curved
ball.
Chick Davis, if he was hitting around
the $50 mark, would be the best infielder
this town ever produced. Yesterday he.
with Hurley on first and one man out
made the most brilliant catch of Sui
livan's Texas Lacquer" that has been
witnessed at the park for many moons.
1t was a running backhand catch, about
fifteen feet back of second base and he
would have had double play had Ford
held the ball, when Jack Hurley ran into
him.
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Sheaffer made clever pickup and
throw to first of Dore's hit i'm the second
Stanza.
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The report that the Columbia 1O1 teap
will not be a member of the league next
season is without foundation A meeting
is to be held soon at which time man
ager will be elected and it will then be
decided whether the team will contend
for the pennant next season.
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Sunday School League.

Hamline won from the Peck Memorial
nine in the Sunday School League yes
terday by the score of g to 3 The result
of this contest moved the Methodist
troupe within points of the leaders.
ing battles witnessed on the northeast
grounds this season, it being exciting from
start 20 finish.
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Laboratory.

meeting of the managers of tho
various teams of the league is to be held
tonight at the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Office. at which time the ques-
ton of awarding the pennant will be dis
cussed.
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On account Of the Navy Yard boys Civ
ing an excursion to Marshall Hall to-
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Drummer had but one chance at short,
and it happened in the eighth inning.
when he took part i'm a double play.
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Wheatley and Dore were the opposing
slab artists The latter formerly Of
Hamline, twirled brilliant ball for the
first seven innings. allowing but five hits
and three runs. He weakened i'm the final
two innings and allowed five more hits
and the same number of runs.
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morrow there will be no game between
them and Cornell Company at the park.
The park has been turned over to two
colored aggregations.
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Left Fielder Jackson played short for
Peck and made a better showing than
any man who has been at that position
this season. He handled eight chances
without a slipup.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Three straight defeats for the Athletics
against second division teams Time to
brace up.
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Railroad Y. N. C. A. League.

! With the score to y against them and
| with the opposing pitcher going in great
form. the Trainmen took a sudden brace
| in the seventh inning yesterday after
noon and put four TALES across the pan.
which enabled them to win a coed game
from the strong Car Depa rtment team
in the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A
League before one of the largest crowds
of the season.
Big Sam Ryon. who has not pitched
for the Trainmen for some time, was the
slab artist in Yesterdays game for his
team and he performed in great style,
allowing only three hits during the whole
contest After two runs had been made
in the first two innings by the Car De-
partment Ryon settled down and there
was nothing more doing in the run-set-
ting line so far as the Car Department
was concerned. Ryon also made the
longest hit of the game, which was
triple, the only extra base hit during
the game.
Sullivan of the Car Department had
busy day at short yesterday afternoon,
having seven put-OutS and two assists to
his credit. He also got two of the three
hits that Ryon allowed his team to make
during the whole game. He also stole
three bases.
| Kilroy also pitched good game for
his team and with proper support would
have won his game. He allowed five
scattered hits, but these. coupled with his
teammates six. errors. gave the Trainmen
we'll deserved victory. Kilroy got the
other hit Of the three that were made
by his side.
White of the Trainmen, who is putting
up such good game at the shortstop
position. played cracking good game
yesterday. taking nearly everything that
came within possible and sometimes i'm
possible reach. Although he had seven
chances, nearly all of them hard, he did
not have one slip-up. He took three hard
put-outs and four assists He also got a
single.
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Had the Aloysius boys openedETAO
lays battle they would now be tied with
Cornell Company for first honors.
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Hamline scored two runs i'm the eighth
and probably would have scored more
had il not been for sensational one
hand catch by Steinmeyer of Wheatlcy's
long fly to right. The bases were filed
at the time and an easy double play
resulted
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Manager Clarke Griffith of the Cincin-
natl base ball team announced that he
has released Inhelder Orville Woodruff
TO the st. Paul club of the American AS
ISOLATION.
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1t is reported that but few more games
will be played in the league this season.
as in several of the recent games sched
uled only one or two players from a team
would appear against the other full team.
and not even some of the managers have
made their appearance.
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Dore made the first clean hit off Wheat
ley in the fourth inning, and the shock
spintered his bat.
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Have you ever followed the lineup and
batting order of the Washington team ?
Jim McAleer believes in variety and
mixes up the batting order most every
day in the week. Another change was
made ay.-Philadelphia Press.
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Wheatley pitched splendid ball. although
trifie wild He allowed but five hits
and sent the Memorial lads down in one
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Marquette League.

The Telephone team. which was consid-
erably strengthened recently by the ac
QUESTION of Thompson. who had twirled
the last few games, now has one of the
best teams in the league and was on
hand early Yesterday to take fall out
of the Printing Office boys.
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The Giants were shuttled back to third
place yesterday. The Phillies slipped one
over on them ard the Pirates grail bed
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Rawlings held his opponents well in
hand throughout and allowed only four
scattered hits. He sent ten men by the
strike-out route and also put up SPLEEN
did fielding game. He then handled seven
chances without an error