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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10
Leading His Team at Bat.

Young Hunt the crack right fielder Of
the Georgetown baseball club. who is
leading his team at the bat, with a per
centage over 400, halls from Bellaire.
Ohio. where he attended st. Vincent Col
lege for four years. playing on the base
ball team there while at school Hunt
is a student of the medical school at
Georgetown in his sophomore year, and
this is his first appearance on the Blue
and Gray team, but nevertheless, he has
already proven himself to be one OF the
most valuable men on the nine While
not protesting to be a crack runner.
Hunt is as fast on HIS feet as chained
lightning, if that can be said of any one,
and the way m which he sprints around
the bases is most pleasing to the Hill
toppers
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10
NEGROES Win CHAMPIONSHIP
First Time in History COlored Ath-
letics Have Reached Top.
81. Christopher Quint of New York
Defeated by Twelfth street Y.
VI. c. A., score Al to 10.

For the first time in the history Of
amateur athletics in this city, an athletic
team composed Of colored athletes has won
the championship of the country. The
Twelfth Street Y. NJ. c. A. claims that
exceptional distinction for it's premier
basketball team Early in the fall Air.
Lewis e. Johnson, Mr. Edwin B. Hen
derson. members Of the Y. N. c. A and
representatives of the Interscholastic
Athletic Association, considered the prop
osition of encouraging the formation of
athletic teams OF Y. NJ. c. a. members
which would not alone reflect credit
from athletic ability and victories, but
teach good craftsmanship.
The team was formed and played under
the auspices and management of the L. 5.
\. A. Among its many victories are the
following: The champion Crescent team Of
Washington for 1909 was defeated q to Il
in the opening game Of the season. Then
followed the fan OF all Washington teams.
The Alpha team Of New York met de-
feat in Washington and on the home
court The Smart Set of Brooklyn met
defeat in Washington and in their home
town. The St. Christopher quint Of New
York. heralded as the New York champ
ions, We're defeated by a score of A to 70
in Washington The Smart Set team has
lost to only one other colored team in
two years and has also beaten all the
white teams of their weight in Brooklyn
and neighboring cities The St. Christie
pher five won thirty games and lost to
two teams, the Mercury A. G., the
champion white team Of Greater New
York. and the Washington y. NJ. G. A.
Teams of the North and South l'ava been
defeated by some of the organizations
which have lost to the Y. NJ. c. A. boys.
The Y. NJ. c. a. team has not registered
complaint on the floor against officials
this season and has won in all cases
by throwing a majority Of field goals.
Wherever the Y. NJ. c, A. team has played
the game has attracted large sporting
and fashionable audiences. and away from
home It has been the favored team II
has been said that this is the cleanest
playing team on the courts; seldom have
fouls been called for seeming rough
play
To the Interscholastic Athletic AS
ISOLATION belongs the credit for the grow
ing healthy condition Of athletics as
fostered in and about Washington among
athletes of the colored race. Il Is not
possible to predict the future for colored
athletes when the Y. NJ c. A. building
and prosperous athletic club apartments
exist for our boys.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10

three years ago. and the Bloomingdale
lads can be looked upon as factor in
the District championship series this fall.
With the AlOysius club back in the Cap
ital City fold. the North Capitol street
churchmen should make things warm in
that league, as they Will have most of
last years old Columbia Athletic Club
players, and will be under the charge of
Maurice O'COnnor, one OF the oldest maa-
ayers in point Of service in amateur base
ball to-day. Manager Cornell. of the Cor
nell Wallpaper Company's team, last
year manager Of Brentwood. which team
won the championship of the District,
will have something to say as 10 who
VIII cop the pennant in the Capital City,
and it is q good, safe bet that these two
mines viii be fighting tooth and nall all
the year for top honors But then, We
rooters. remember the old saying. Tis
many a slip betwixt the cup and the
lip. and watch out lest some dark horse
appear on the horizon and shatter all Of
the spring dope.
J. II. Bangs. secretary of the Sunday
School League, rendered his resignation
at a meeting OF that body Wednesday
night Mr.. Bangs leaves the Sunday
School League after having made a host
OF friends. and his withdrawal from the
northeast association Is deplored by all
who know him.
Ninth plays the opening game on the
Sunday School League schedule this year
with Hamline, May . The schedule will
close on July 80
A T. Riddle. the new assistant treas
urer Of the Independence League. has been
regular attendant at the games on the
hill for the past three seasons, and his
affiliation with the Bloomingdale organi-
cation is most pleasing. Mr.. Riddle is
real baseball fan, and will make a most
capable officer
y T. WORTEY
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10
NEW DIAMOND FOR BALL CLUBS
Cumberland Athletic Association
Has Strong Tenn.

Cumberland, Nd, April 9.-The Cum
berland Athletic Club has secured the
Cumberland baseball park for the coming
season. The club has been IN existence
FIVE years. and is composed of the best
home players. Il has defeated some OF
the best teams in the country. and is
as strong as any semi-professionaI nine.
The grounds viii DO put in thorough re-
pair
The Cumberland Athletic Club has
elected the following officers: Manager,
Henry r. Helker; treasurer. John Rob
man; secretary George z. Jordan. This
is the sixth year for Mr.. IIelker as man
ager. The following local PLAYERS have
been signed: Clarence Schafer, Of St.
Johns College; John Chick Grim. the
veteran catcher Of Cumberland: William
MareaR. who played last year with the
regular Cumberland team: John Marean,
pitcher; Victor Connell who played with
Mount ST. Josephs team; Frank Hppold.
Charles Lppold. Russell Delhi. William
Rank, John Eyersole, Lawrence Rank,
George Pickles) Rank Edward Rohman.
and Frank CCappie) Halter. All home
talent viii be given a try-out
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10
BASEBALL NOTES
AND COM MENT

Harry Bay now with Nashville. is just
as fast a runner as ever.
Earl Gardner IS proving a versatile per-
former in the South, hitting fielding and
making runs.
Jack O'Connor's first four batters, Dem
mitt. Fisher. Hoffman, and Hartzell, are
left-handed hitters.
Coach Pieper. of Harvard. is laying a
lot OF stress on batting. Here's tip
for the big league managers.
If Erwin and Daubert make good for
Brooklyn. then Brooklyn viii have a
large proportion Of young bloods who
made good.
Teams which trained South this spring
could have gotten IN just as much work
in the last two weeks and saved a deal
Of railroad fare.
Beaumont started at the middle Of the
National League circuit. jumped to one
extreme and then TO the otheT-Pittsburg
to Boston 10 Chicago.
William Nance. the old Detroit player.
known as Billy. the Kid, has signed 10
manage the Jackson (Missl club in the
new Cotton States League this season.
Magazine writer thinks that the players
on college baseball are being spoilt BY
the introduction OF professional methods. -
Such as playing the game inteligently,
FOR instance?
John Heydler is becoming an expert
golfer With q driver. a goose-neck put
ter. a borrow cleek, a paper club bag,
and a saucy sweater, he did IS holes in
145 winter rules.
Fred Clarke says the New York Ma
tionals have bought one Of his patent
diamond covers. II I had the time 20
devote TO pushing this eonUivanoe
could clean Up 10000 In four years.
adds the Pirate chief Better take the
time.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10
William Tell
By WALT MASON

The tyran, Ger, said Tell: do you upon
pole hung id did not bow others The will
the
and he should be canned
your good
you'll from his 1give
for hard and we'll" got busy quick
his quarters and spck established
could and him on the Job And sporting writers filled his and
kodak ther ubbernecks
county fair and Eddie Old Bills little
the while his dad with cheerful posting hourly bulletins,
he had
lecture the Village Hail.
Then Gessler his stately hail. remarkd "Od Bill gall
does beat all how smooth things
tisel" n
Copyright s 1871. by o.,r.. n.us.. Adam. I0aaA2na~o.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10
TROTTER And PAGER
De Graw Predicts New Era
of Harness Racing.
DISTRICT ALIVE TO SPORT

Formal Opening of Potomac speed
way wednesday, shows the Inter
est Manifested AIready-Man from
Missouri Already on the job.
Other News and Gossip of Interest.
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three scattered hits. Solo.
Totals. 800. Q ) = -
sBalled lor Lanrhier IN third inning

IlTIGI TuI1"I tIIII7I ITaNll. 4 IW0-fa-l ms
Smith, Callahan. Thrce-hasa hit-Aldendiier. sac
rihco hit-R, smith. stolen bases-Wood 81. Smith
r. Aldendifer. Cozens Bases on bails-Of Ian
phieT. l. OF seihert. l. Struck out-By shultz, ri;
by Ianphier, b. Seihert, hy Anderson. l. Hit
by pitched bsils-Smith lby seibeIt), Cozens (by
Anderson Double play strickland % Callahan
Left on bases-P Pennsylvania g. Navy, I. FIRST base
ok errors Pennsylvania, s. Navy 3 Umplre-Nir
Charles Sweet, Of Defenders Athletic Club, Annap-
oils Time Of game-2 hOgrs.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10

Looking over the different leagues this
season and forming an opinion from the
way in which the organizations look at
the present time. the Sunday School and
Departmental circuits should furnish the
most interesting and more evenly bal
anced races. The Sunday School League
has several new teams. which should
strengthen the northeast league. and the
Departmental presents stiff front with
six OF last seasons clubs.
The Independence circuit has been IN
usually prosperous since It's organization
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10
NAVY TEAM SHUT OUT.
auaiers Trim the Middies by score
of 10 90 @.

Special TO The Washington Herald
Annapolis. Nd. April 9.-shultz pitched
most effective game for Pennsylvania
here to-day and by timely batting and
taking advantage of every misplay Of
their opponents the Quakers smothered
the Navy under a score OF 10 to 0. shultz
had the Middies completely at his mercy,
retiring twelve men on strikes ans allow
lnt. hi,t tI1rnn scntferei hits Scnrn.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10
G. P. o. DUCKPIN BOWLERS.
Individual and Team Standings Are
Announced.

Following is the individual and team
standing Of the Government Printing
once Duckpin Bowling League:
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BOWLERS ARE FETED
Southern Railway Duckpin
League Closes Season.
THE PRIZES ARE AWARDED

Tie and Timber Department Lands
Champfonship-Indfv HOnors
GO to w. +. Hurd, with n. Gold
berg SecOnd-FFank Pollard Acts
as TOastmaster During Banquet.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10

The 'AIidways' sill take over the
franchise of G. p. o. in the Capital City
League this year.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10

Washington has probably the largest
ana best organized Horse Knockers Club
IN the country. The genus "knocker'' is
an individual VINO can see more defects
in horse at glance than the ordinary
man can discover in a month OF actual
labor. y new horse no sooner arrives
in town than the knockers hammer is
raised. ready to strike at the first oppor-
tunlty. The horse "knocker'' is the orig
inal man from Mlssouri-he insists upon
being shown" He can be found at the
Speedway, and AT all race tracks, where
he passes upon the merits and dement's
OF horses as freely as if he knew what
he was talking about As he strides
about with hat cooked on the side OF
his head, a smirk on his lips. and a
twinkle in the left corner OF his eye
there Is no need for him 10 exclaim: Il
am Sir Oracle. let no dog bark" The
real born-in-the-purple -knocker' Will
usually condemn a horse long before the
animal has had a chance TO prove
whether he is the real thing or a coun-
terfeit
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10

Alonzo Corbin is slowly frying the fat
out of his large stable of trotters and
PAGERS over at St Asaph Every horse
in his string is getting his daily jogging.
and is permitted 10 step along at a live
" gait for an eighth or quarter at the
finish of his work Potwlth Boy. 2. J.
O'Keefe's good trotter. is hardening Up
fast and VIII be ready TO race as early
as June at least Z. F Halls Manuella,
Alcyne, and Alma will require quite a
good deal of work yet before they will
be able 10 carry their speed in split
heats. George Goodacres Ed BALI. oil IA,
is still carrying good deal of flesh, but
he shows every symptom Of old time
speed whenever CorbIn is inclined to give
him his head.
There is considerable anxiety among
local horsemen TO see BALI and Manueua
in a race against one another. Mr.. Hall
is willing. il the consideration be large
enough, and Mr.. Goodacre Is said TO be
not averse to the proposition. At the
rate Miss Hohson is progressing she will
be ready to race early, perhaps earlier
than any other PAGER at St. Asaph, I'M
less It be Ed. BALI E. F. Halls Coun-
try Boy. which Corbin is fitting for the
races, is coming fast and is a sure 40
or better trotter If he continues sound.
p. J. Steubner's Cora Virgins has been
at the track for some days past and is
going good. P. F. Tippet's Won March
is one of the star trotters at St. Asaph,
and is a much admired horse.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10
BY L. D. SALE.

With the eye Of the prophet and the
cheerfulness OF an optiraist. President
De Graw. Of tie Drivers and Riders AS
sociatlon. predicts a great summer OF
sport
1t really does look as &c sc were going
to have it. and right here in the District
OF Columbia and It's environs. The for
nal opening Of the Speedway last We'd
Eesday afternoon was. considering the
season Of the year. a splendid success was
point Of numbers, which goes 10 show
that light harness interest in the Dis
trict stin survives Given something
worthy Of being seen, the inhabitants of
the District Of Columbia may be depend
ed upon to do the rest
II IS true that the offerings last Wed
nesday were not quite worthy OF the
attendance, but valid excuses exist for
the condition Of things. With the single
exception OF Russell G., which has been
given stiff jogging all during the past
winter not a horse present was fit to
so four fast furlongs.
It is a season Of the year when it Is
extremely dangerous for the future Of
horses bred IN speed lines 10 give them
many fast miles. The keying up of a
horse 20 carry his speed a distance is a
/ slow and tedious process, il the animal
is to last through an arduous and Cruel
/ ing racing season. All good trainers
recognize this fact Men who own val
liable animals and who have been at
! considerable expense TO obtain them, are
not to be blamed II they do not show
up their animals early in April. when. as
a matter Of fact. horses IN this latitude
are not fit TO carry their speed a mile
I and repeat much before June or July.
/ As the season progresses more horses
VIII appear on the Speedway in the sew
I eral events. and there is now no doubt
/ that Westinghouse viii enjoy a spring
and summer OF high-class sport The
| Speedway committee viii show their
wisdom If while in the act Of preparing
their programmes for. the spring and
: ottAtliliNt Ailt4 NAt4 year III iLiiLQ AAdA II
/ IS the closely contested race rather than
that In which the fastest time is made.
! which electrihes the public and gives
race goers the desire to repeat their
visits to the Speedway. This happy con-
ditlon of things can only be brought
about by a careful classification of en-
/ tries. 1t is a task most difficult TO per-
form. and very few men are fitted for It.
/ Good handiclppCrs are almost as rare
as picked eels' feet The day is near
al hand when handieapping viii be done
on every trotting track ia the United
states. 1t has long been in vogue on
all Of the running tracks, and has prov
ed a success.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10

J. c. Mott has. the present racing sea
son. the largest and the best string Of
aged and young trotters that he has ever
handled For newcomer in the ranks
Of trainers, none has forged TO the front
as rapidly IN this community as Mr.
Mott. His campaign in 1903 with Russell
c.. 2.I7I-4 was the first revelation to
race goers of HIS actual capacity as
conditioner, balancer. and developer of
speed He knows when to drive like
demon and when to sit still lie Illus
trates how good horse can make a
good trainer and how good trainer
can make good horse, In spite Of local
knockers. Russell G. is a high-class
horse, and from outward appearances,
better now than he has ever been.
He is still young. better gated than he
ever was. and as sound as he was the
day he came into Motifs hands. II has
been whispered about that he is not
game In all OF his many races last sea-
son, in what race did he show the white
feather? From his four-year-old form
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10
TIE AND TIMBER.
GENERAL MANAGERS.

Men who BOWED in les than twenty games nos
included
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10

Probably the first question that viii
come before the committee on arbitra-
ton will be the one as to whether the
Pumping Station team must play in the
Marquette League or if it can join the
Capital city circuit: This matter was
thoroughly discussed at the meeting on
Monday and was then laid on the table to
be disposed of after the arbitration board
was selected.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10

The City Post-0mce League, which
started its season Friday on the EIipse.
the Carriers walloping the Registry Di-
vision, Il to Z. is the latest acquisition
10 the many amatuer leagues that will
furnish baseball this year for the fans.
The question is, can Washington fur
nish enough ball players for over
dozen leagues. and Will not the pennant
race in the majority Of the circuits be
runaways?
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-04-01

when it is bruised or the skin is bro
ken. In addition to this, the big crop
this season and the necessity for rapid
handling has resulted in less care than
usual in picking and packing the fruit
Both causes together have brought
about a much larger percentage Of de-
cay than in recent years, since Mr..
Powell, as an investigator for the de-
partment, showed the good results Of
careful handling.
"We have made brief survey in
twenty-five or thirty packing houses"
said Mr.. Powell, "and we find much
letting down in care in handling. In
some instances we have found as high
as s. per cent of the fruit in njured from
clipper cuts.
"Another source of injury has been
gravel punctures in the picking boxes.
From half to three-fourths of the or
anges on the bottom layer in the
boxes have been found to be pune
tured by gravel. Still another source
of injury is from dead branches scrap
ing the fruit as it is picked
"There is less damage from clip
pers than formerly, except in few
instances"
Mr.. Mann, who will take up the
study of these decay problems, is not
new to the citrus industry. He has
been in Southern California before, in
vestigating the lemon industry along
the same lines as Mr.. Powell investi-
gated oranges several years ago.-Pac1flc
Fruit World.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-04-01
SPRAYING TERMS DEFINED.

Persons who are not familiar with
spraying matters sometimes become
confused by some of the terms used in
spraying literature. Lime-su1phur is
spoken of as having been made up ac-
cording to- the "I8- 1850 formula.
This means that IS pounds of lime, 18
pounds of sulphur are combined and d1-
luted to 50 gallons. Commercial lime
sulphur is spoken of as being used a,
the rate of 81 to &c." In this case I
gallon of the commercial liquid is di-
luted with water to 80 gallons.
Bordeaux mixture is frequently re-
ferred to as having been made UP &C
cording to the "4-4-5o' formula
This means pounds of copper sui
phate is combined with 4 pounds Of
lime in 50 gallons of water. Likewise
the 1850 formula calls for pounds
copper sulphate, pounds lime and 50
gallons of water.
Copper su1phate is known also as
blue vitrio1 and bluestone, and is the
essential fungicida1 agent, and forms
the basis of what are known as cop
per sprays" ;,
are those compounds of arsenic which
are used as insecticides, or insect poi
sons.
The most common materials tor these
arsenical sprays are Paris green, Lon
don purple and lead arsenate.- .-Rural
Californian.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-04-01
ORANGE DECAY INQUIRY.

C. R. Mann, a specialist of the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture,
has been assigned to Southern Cali
fornia by the department to study the
question of decay in oranges the re-
mainder of this season.
The assignment has been made at
the request of the Citrus Protective
league, whose manager, G. Harold
Powell, has taken I'D the problem of
lessening the decay this year.
Mr. Mann will undertake to find out
the effect of various methods Of har-
ding and treating the fruit that Is
the relation of washing, brushing and
other processes to the question of de-
cay.
Growers generally believe that the
fruit is physically weak this season,
and, therefore, it is less able than US
ual to resist the ravages Of blue mold
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-04-01
Growing Truck Among the Fruit Trees
BY WALTER WALDIN

failure of this stock to produce here,
it was at one time considered impossible
10 grow oranges and grapefruit in ex
treme Southern Florida, but just at this
critical time the sour or rough lemon
stock showed it's adaptability here and
successful crops are now grown upon
it.
One serious fault they have, however,
is that this fruit goes dry or pithy too
early in the Spring, and another is that a
sort of second growth is produced in
The fruit when the sap starts in February
which has a tendency to thicken the
skin, and for these reasons hurts its
marketing quality and even makes it
unstable. To produce fruit par ex-
cellence, one having the finest quality
and flavor, and one that will retain its
weight throughout the summer, a sour
orange stock should be used to bud on.
AS this stock will not thrive on ordinary
thin or poor pine land (sand), it cam
not be recommended for this soil, but
it is pre- eminent1y adapted to the rich
soil of the Everglades where it will grow
and thrive as it does naturally along the
margins of the hammocks. Being i'm
munc TO the disease K1lOW1l DIS lOOl-IOl
further comrnends it for Everg1ade
planting
Other varieties of trees should be
grown as wind-breaks around the edges
of each separate field. find that bam-
boos, cocoanut trees and eucalyptus re-
spond very we'll in the Everglades prop
er. These should be planted rather
thick1y in a belt encircling, it possible,
each ten acre plantation. Bamboos are
very valuable in this respect, as they not
only offer great resistance to the wind
but produce a great number of stakes
which can in future years be used as
braces to hold up the enormous crops
of grapefruit and oranges, etc. There
will also be a market for this useful
wood in time At present great guam
tity of it is imported annually from
foreign countries, particularly China; it
being in strong demand for baskets,
ornamental work, furniture, window
shades, porch screens, etc.-Truck Farm
ing in the Everglades