davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
BROWN HIGH GUN.
Kills 81 birds Out Of 100 at Ana
lostau Gun Club Meet.

With splendid weather conditions the
Analostan Gun Club held its weekly shoot
on the Eastern branch grounds In It's
usual interesting style yesterday after
noon before one Of the largest crawds OF
the season. There were many or the fair
sex eprinkled among the spectators. and
this alone greatly encouraged the marks
men to do their best and as result
many good scores were made.
James A. Brown. one OF the best
shooters I'm the club. carried on frst
honors. as he killed 81 birds out or
possible 100, which is very good WORK.
Mr.. Brown made this same record two
weeks ago. Uncle Billie Wagner. WHO
is one of the best shots in the District Tor
his age. was welcomed on the firing me
and received many rounds of applause.
He gave good account or himseif, as
he managed 10 beat out younger feiioWs
at the game, breaking 30 saucers out OF
100 shot at This was the SECOND best
shooting OF the day, and Uncle Biliie
finishing with such good score after
being sick for number OF weeks.
Secretary Miles Taylor and Capt. Ever
EFT Dufour were third in line, as eacn
killed SO birds out of 100 shots. While e.
d Wise also did well, breaking IS sau-
GERS out of the same number OF shotS.
William Il. Delaney managed TO crawl out
OF his bad slump that he has had during
the past month, and this time brought
down Sc white flyers out or loo snots.
In the class who shot at less than the
hundred marx z. ID. Blackstone did the
best, as he smashed 56 targets out OF 81
shot at. which is 20 per cent. r. M. Has
brook was next. with a percentage of 500.
The official scores, with the percentage
of each man, follow in order:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
BENDER FAILED AS
FOOT BALL UMPIRE
Big Chief Says He Doesn't
Want to Take Chances
With Excited Players.

PHILADELPHIA. August 27.-No one
mas ever been known to accuse Chief
Bender, the Athletics crafty and expert
lnolan pitcher. OF being foolish. His
WORK on the diamond and In other
branches OF athletics has always indi.
Gated that he knew what he was about.
AS trap shooter the redskin is a tough
man to beat
But II remained for the chief to run
amuck atnletcally when he grew care
less few years ago while among friends
IN the Usage nation. A lot Of Carlisle
and Haskell Indian foot ball stars had
organized team. and they thought 1T
woulo De fine thing to have Bender
referee post-season game with the
Oklahoma University eleven.
Chief tried his best. but he didn't know
the rules. His own people kicked as hard
as the coilegians. and both teams felt
that ,ney were lucky to get through with
I've always had a great deal Of SYM
pathy TOT umpires since that foot bali
game, put l would rather umpire base
raii games forever than take a chance
ON mixing up with TWENTY-FIVE excited
1901 pan payers again." said Bender.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
MONDAYS ENTRIES AT SARA
TOGA.

First race threeyear-olds and up; selling: SIX
furlongs-May Amelia. 1O3: Sir Aivescot, 10:
ethel Day. 9s; Herpes: l04; preames. 10;
.Takahim. l04; Cohort. 122; Spohn. l22; Coli
Den. lie: Big Stick. 100; Far West. I22; Merry
knight. los.
Second race. three years and up; steeplechase;
handicap: about two miles-Jesuit. LAP; stoure.
Third race, two-year-olds; selling; I'VE and 4
ioi: .Waf zig; 81: Hustsmo, Ios; A, Archduke.
settle. %; Hereto. 90: Rogon. LOG; Bobby Boyer
lO4: eagle Bird, 102; Kormak. 10; Shooting
Spray, 102; Crash, 90; Rye Straw. 100; Ben
Iases. 100: Beatrice, o.; Royal Lodge. 90;
Fourth race al sses h.rs,eaP s, ons milo ;a
Cherryola. lOs; Scsrpla. 95; Cohort. 90; Shan
non, 90; Nimbus Ito: Pretend. 100; Barley
thorpe, 10s: Field Mouse, 104; Sea Clin. 20:
So Love Tie 1o7: Car. io2: uncas Chief. log;
Rossesux. %; Jest. 50: Fsuntleroy. 49,
one-eighth miles-'Rockstone: %; Perry John
SON. 3s: The Squire 1os: Norbitt. no; Belle
view. 10; Montgomery 10; Queen Marguerite.
iO1; Far West, 10; Taboo. 1903; Lady Esther,
IOI: Dull Care. 10l: Hin Top. l04: Sea Cife.
1903; Scarpia, 1Os: Bonnie kelso 120; Cherry
ola l13; sFalcada, 9S.
sixth race. two year ODDS; condition: six fur
longs Naughty Lad los; Fairy story. los:
football, 100: Huetamo. 105; Marjorie A., 40;
Bob Vernon, 1903: Kinnelom. 100: Amalh los;
Bobby Boyer 1903; Hectagbn. los; Bourbon
Beau 1oi: Pharoah, los: Picolats. 1o3; Heath
Leah. los: Princess Galloway. loo; Mutineer,
los: Pleasant, 1O5: Swannanea, los.
Apprentice allowance.
Weather clear, track fast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
CRICKET PLAYERS SURPASS
BALL PLAYERS AS BATTERS
Novel Suggestion That Teams Employ Dew
otee Of English Game to Teach Ameri-
cans to Hit Low Sweeping Ball.

through generations. cultivated low cut
at a falling ball. and he doesn't miss
very many. As the ball drops he rakes
almost along the ground. and the globule
goes like the bullet from a hgh-power
gun. 1t would pay team to hire a
cricket shark for a couple OF weeks Just
to teach the boys the secret of that
sweep against a low ball. team that
had been drilled that way for little
while could simply lombard the life out
OF the sptball pitchers, and would get a
running start on all its competitors. A
few years ago, 1t will be remembered. a
team of Australian ball players visited
US. and played large number Of games
all over the country. The jolly Austria
lians lost most of their games. as their
pitchers were easy. and they hadn't learn
ed anything OF inside play or fancy field
ing. But they always jolted the liver
out of the ball. winning or losing. They
slugged Tophet out of all OF the pitchers
who opposed them. and lost most of their
games by such scores as 10 to &c. 1t
was noticed, in every game, that the
Australians-all cricket players before
they horned into base ball-fairly loved
low ball When drop came at them
they almost knelt upon the turf, swept
the bat along the sod and drove the
ball-usually to left fieid-with a force
and power that no fielder cared to face.
Good stuff. and well worth trying for a
while.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
CONNIE HANDS OUT LEMONS
Players Do Not Come Back" When
He Lets Them Go.

II ra1 Donohue's work behind the bat
at washington is to be taken as fair
sample OF his ability. Cleveland has
ora"n It's third lemon OF the season.
Ehsnt stolen bases. Well, 1t might be
worse. The Nationals might have stolen
ten.
10 tell the truth. when did any player
amount TO anything after Connie MACK
released him? Scan the list careIuiiy.
Lave Cross. Monte Crosse Davy Fuitz'
and,, SnrecK. Waddel. Weiaoh cnh,s.ss s,
Anay Coakley. Socks Seybold. Scnhtzei
and Rath
Briscoe Lord is one OF the few come
oacks OF Comics squad Of released play
ers, ana Bris was not inc the pnysicai
FORM az that time he is now. Joe 1acn.
son may prove another. but IN Joe 90
ne was not released until PhiiadeIpn,a
Negotiated for Lord.-Henry r. Edwaros
In Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CINCINNATI, August 2o-We laugh
and giggle at the English cricketer.
His. game, with the hop-skip bowler.
the little wicket sticks. the fiat bat
and the backward and forward rum
ming. seems hilarious TO Americans, and
the biggest laugh of all is over the length
OF time 1t takes to play match. Still.
every game has its good qualities, and
even cricket can show us something now
and then. The English cricketer has a
good batting eye. OF course, he doesn't
often get such speed served up to him
as is fired at the American base ball
batsman every day. Still, II Is pretty
sight to see the Englishman pick them
OF. and in Just one particular the Briton
can make the American look like bunch
of six nickels. inferiorly stacked. That
is in the cracking OF low balls-shoots
which come down just like the drop or
spitball. and which. in base ball, drive
the batsman frantic. Ever watch a
cricket game, with good batters up? Just
notice them some day. and see how they
step into the downshoots and how they
swat them TO the extreme end of the
adjoining scenery. The Englishman has,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Matron Stakes for Pimlico.

SARATOGA. August 2I-August Bel
mont has announced that the Matron
stakes. one for colts and the other for
hilies. VIII be run during the Pimlico
meeting at Baltimore, which begins Oc-
tobe- Is anG runs TO October 81 These
stakes were TO have been features of the
fall meeting at Belmont Park. Since the
decision to smut down on racing I'm the
Empire state September 1 IL has been
found necessary to run of the stakes
elsewhere. Some OF Sheepshead's stakes
will be crowded into the three days fol-
lowing August q here, but there was no
room for the Matron features, hence the
plan to run them at Baltimore. These big
races add some class TO the already prom
is.pg program Ut Pimlico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
BUT FEW PITCHERS
WIN THIRTY GAMES
Looks to Be Easy Until a
Glance Is Taken at
Records.

Are bonuses to pitchers for winning q
certain number Of games a good thing
FOR base ball? This question is as much
In mind this summer as ever. Several
hig league club owners have offered their
star twirlers sums OF money providing
they win thirty or more games.
When George Mullin had so much DIFF
ficuity in pulling down his prize for win
ming twenty-five games last season, the
Detroit management gave 1t out that no
more bonuses would be offered. as 1t APP
peared to handicap this clever twirler to
great extent as he neared his goal.
At the first glance the offer appears
generous enough. When We think OF the
great number of games in a league
schedule 1t seems easy enough Tor
pitcher to win the required number, put
Il isn't.
Chase back through the records or the
National League and see how many
pitchers have won thirty games. Joe
McGinnty won just thirty for Brooklyn
in 1900. Not until 1903 did another
pitcher reach the mark. That year joe
copied thi-ty-one victories, and "Christy
Mathewson reached the mystic number.
The following year the great "Con Man
won thirty-fve to "Christy's" thirty-three
games.
In 1905 Mathewson was the only twirles
to pass the mark winning thirty-one
battles The next year brought not q
single thirty-victory pitched, but In lsuS
"Christy' came TO the. fore again WITH
thirty-seyen Victories. Last year Morde-
cal Brown led all with twenty-seven
victories.
The story of the American League
twtrlers is similar ICY" Young marched
in victorious thirty-one times In 1901.
representing the Boston club. The next
| season he added one to his string. making
| il thirty-two victories. He led all his
| leagues slab performers In 1903. bur won
only twenty-eight games.
| Jack Chesbro was the shining light
| OF 1900 his greatest year In base ball.
| He brought home the bacon forty-one
times for the Highlanders. establishing a
| record for wins in a single season under
modern conditions. "Bilr' Bernhard OF
the Maps came within one game OF land
| ing inside the Murphy limit
| Until ED" walsh's great year in 1908.
when he won forty games and lost but
fifteen. the American League had but one
pitcher with forty victories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Marathon Swimming Race.

NEW YORK, August 27.-"Bud" Good
win Of the New York A. c. has been per-
suaded TO go to st. Louis September to
compete in the ten-nile Mississippi mara
thon swimming race. to be held under
the auspices of the Missouri A. c. Good
win was at first averse TO starting. be-
cause he claimed that the race was not
a true test Of merit. luck playing an I'm
portant part in 1t. which Is true. for the
current in the Mississippi runs in erratic
streaks. and those who know the river or
are fortunate in finding the channel have
an advantage over the others. Goodwin
has now secured a good pilot, though,
and 10 ready TO take the long chance, al
though II will cut him out OF the Metro
politan one-mile championship. This
event has been sanctioned for the same
date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

The figures shown in the tables which
are hereto appended and compiled from
the ofiicial tabulated scores OF the 12i
games contested by the Nationals with
the other seven teams in the race for the
American League championship pennant
published In the columns OF The Star
give an accurate description OF the work
Of each OF the players Of the Nationals
team to Saturday. August q. The team
Is playing championship ball, and is max
Ing the best OF them work exceedingly
hard TO wrest game from it
Lehvelt still leads the team in batting
with .2I8 although Milan IL not far be-
hind with .27f, and Gessler with .o6O and
still coming, and may pass both of the
aforesaid players before another week.
The whole team seems to have caught the
batting fever, and is doing good work
with the willow. A perusal OF the figures
will give the reader q better idea of the
Nationals work to date.
Individual Batting Averages
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
May Be Newport Auto Race.

NEWPORT. R. l.. August 27.-Members
OF the villa colony are talking Of an au-
tomobie meet. and as those who have
fast cars are considering the proposal 1t
would not be surprising IL the affair
would be one of the events OF Septem-
Der. taking place after the horse show.
Col. Aston has three automobiles here
and delights in racing. and Herbert M.
Hartman. r. Livingston Beeckman. t.
Suffern Taller. Paulding Fosdick. Regi-
maid c. Vanderbilt. Alfred G. Wander
bilt. Leonard NJ. Thomas, Henry o. Have
never. jr., and Lorillard Spencer all have
fast cars 1t has been shown that there
Is a satisfactory course along the sand at
Sachuest Beach. and IL the meet is held
that place will likely be selected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

A complaint has been made against
two A. y umpires-or rather against one
still working and the recently departed
van Sickle 1t has 10 do with the play
when a runner is at third and fly goes
TO the outfield with none or one out. 1t
il Illegal for the runner TO leave the
plate until the ball is caught 1t Is
contended that the two umpires have
gone to third and cried Go to the base
runner at the proper moment. Van
Sickle said he did so in order to protect
himself and be sure in his own mind
that there was no leaving too early.
Charley Carr reported the cases to Presi-
dent Chivington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Sacrifice Hits and Stolen Bases.

The Nationals in the 121 games con-
tested by them with the other seven
teams OF the league to Saturday. August
q, have made 13o sacrifice hits. gain Of
four in the last five games with Cleve-
land. Chicago and Detroit, and have sue
cessfully purloined 143 bases. a gain OF
eleven. Those players of the home team
who have received the credit OF per-
forming this important part of the work
are as follows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
BASE BALL IN
ANCIENT EGYPT

ct see," said Manager Grimth.
looking up from the pages OF his
magazine. that the scientists have
traced the game way back to an
cient Egypt"
THAT right?" queried Larry
Mclean, with sudden interest.
why, 1 thought the game started
about iS42, in or near New York
city,
Nope" said GrifY. 'Tt merely
came to life. as you might say
The inscriptions on the pyramids
and on a tablet found in the tomb
Of Sesostris show that base ball
was played $500 years ago. and
that the championship OF tho Egyp-
tian League for B. c. 261s was set
tied by a five-game series between
Memphis and Cairo"
"I don't see," remarked Mr..
Mclean, "how on earth that could
have been, because Memphis Is In
the Southern League and Cairo Is
in the Kitty. They aren't even In
the same circuit and never have
been"
And Griffith, dropping the maya
zine with a low moan, retreated to
the dining room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
HOPE FOR RACING
Optimistic View Is That Sport
Will Continue.
NEXT YEARS PLANS VAGUE
Agnew.Hart Law Has Never Re-
ceived Thorough Test
in Courts.

NEW YORK, August 27-General
depression among racing men over the
cancellation Of the fall meetings In the
metropolitan district has given way to
a feeling Of more or less optimism con-
corning the future of the sport in this
state. Nobody. of. course. not even
those most closely concerned In the
conduct and government Of the sport.
can speak of the plans for next year.
All depends upon what construction
the courts place upon the law against
book making. with or without writ
ing" and upon the directors liability
measure. which makes owners Of the
various racing associations criminally
responsible for any gambling on their
premises. This will come. 1t Is thought.
in the action to be Instituted by the
minority stockholders Of the West
chester Racing Association against
the directors for the failure to conduct
a regular fall meeting. This action
will be general enough to settle all
questions at issue, and In all probable
ity it will be carried to the highest
courts. SO that the rights Of those who
conduct race meetings may be settled
for all time.
When the Agnew-Hart law against or
ganized bookmaking was passed in 1903
many arrests were made, but not more
than one or two cases ever came to trial,
and no general test which involved all
questions ever went through the courts.
Repetition of this procedure was feared
under the new laws which go into enect
September 1. SO that counsel for the
Jockey Club and the various racing assoc
Citations advised against opening a way
to what many horsemen consider persecu-
ton, with a chance OF not getting a fair
test case through the courts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

Totals An. 81 .121 Va, S65 1925 1905
Totals Au. 20. 116 i3, 6S7 1851 1857

Weekly gain. 8 IT'S II -
sSchaefer has been called upon TO bat In
eleven games. Killifer in seven. Conroy In hve
Elberfeld in three, Street in two, Cnglaub in
one, Gesser In one Milan In one, LeIiveit In one
Gray In one. Resling In one and Beckendorf in
one. substitutes for other batsmen.
Includes seventy one times at bat, four runs
and eleven base hits, made by Browne, Crooks,
Hardy. Hovlik. Foreman and Oberln. all OF
whom have been released. sold or traded to other
teams,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

the first inning Of the second game. when
Moriarty tried to run him down. Mortar
ty Is by no means slow on his feet, but
Clyde outsprinted him. He also ev0ded
Moriarty and Schmidt I'm the seventh in
ming OF that game until Summers cut In
and made the catch right on top OF
Milan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
NATIONALS RECORDS
Nine Players Go Forward in
Batting Percentage.
UNGLAUB BIGGEST GAMER
Beckendorf Advances "a Points and
Ainsmith Continues to Improve.
Gessler Doing Better.
CLIMBING UP HIGHER.

The players Of the Nationals who
have increased their batting per:
centage in the games contested by
the home team during the week
ending Friday, August Is with De-
troit CTigers), Cleveland (Napo-
leons) and Chicago white Sox).
are as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Totals Aus. q .l2i 1926 20. 667 '243
Totals Aus. 20. ll6 IS. 06S '2. $50 s231

weekly gain. 5 80 s. L
Note.-Ail passed balls in the above table are
charged against the Nationals catchers err
rors an q base runner batsmen II advanced
q base or q run Is scored I'm consequence of
passed ball.
sIucludes sixty-six> putouts. twenty-five as
sists and thirteen errors made by the six play
ers who have been released. traded or sold to
other teams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
England Has a Candidate.

England is said TO have a good man In
Bombardier Wells. Eugene CORR. the
London referee and sportsman. is quoted
as saying that Wells is the most promis-
ing heavyweight he has seen for soma
time. l trust that he is OF better grade
than the Gunner Moirs and Ian Hagues.
who have been posing as champions OF
England. Any ordinary American middle
weight would have little difficulty in de-
feating either OF these men. Great Brit
ain has not developed a really good man
in the heavyweight class since the days
Of Charlie Mitchell.
Joe Cans, afYectionately termed the
"Old Master" has taken the final count.
Joe fell victim to quick consumption.
and while a fatal termination OF the dis
ease was not unexpected, nevertheless his
death was a great shock to the sporting
public. No more popular colored boxer
ever lived than poor Joe, and he was
great fighter. IL will be many day be-
fore We may look for his equal I'm the
lightweight division. Joe was a combina-
ton of clever boxer. hard hitter ana
wonderful ring general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

Twenty-eIght consecutlVe IalIurts 20 WIN
q remnant. That IL the record of the
PhtlIies in the National League, and 1t
stands as a worlds record. since the Gin
cinnatf and st. Louis clubs. the two others
that have never won a National League
championship. Joined the organization
wears after the Phillies. No club in any
other league has equaled the record Of
the Phillies for consecutive failures,
which Is a performance that stands
unique In the history Of base ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Pitchers Records.

Note.-IncIudes all parts OF games in games
pitched column. johnson has averaged 6S2
strikeouts per game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Game Far From Dead.

In advertising the closing OF some OF its
early stakes for next year the Saratoga
Racing Association contributed to the
feeling that Is growing that racing Is far
from dead. while a sure indication was
had in the reasonably strong demand for
well bred yearlings. r. T. Wilson, jr.. has
invested heavily, among others. and John
E. Madden, who paid $4,000 for a half
brother to Blue Girl. showed his conf
dence in the future OF the sport by say
ing: 81 do not know anything more than
anybody else. but l purpose to continue
breeding on the same large scale IS in the
past, as I have confidence that this coun-
try will follow the lead of England Ger
many, France. Canada and other coun-
tries by realizing In due time the impor-
lance of the thoroughbred strain for
something more than racing purposes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Georgia Forgets Hostile Bills.

There are some legislators who refuse
to be driven. although I am sorry to say
very Few. Down in Georgia a few weeks
ago bills were railroaded through the SEN
ate OF that state prohibiting prize fight
ing and making II unlawful TO exhibit
moving pictures OF prize fights. When
taken 10 the lower house the bills were
pigeonhoied and the legislature adjourn
ed. greatly 10 the amazement OF the am
thors OF the bills. who, taking ADVANTAGE
OF the present agitation against boxing
which Followed the winning OF the cham
pionship by negro. figured that Il was
duced i'm order TO he passed
Ihey are still digging up those new
white race hopes" Every day or two a
new one is sprung. and the list up TO
date ~ large. man named Cook tno
relation 10 the doctor Of north pole fame,
IS the latest His claims to distinction
are numerous and amusing but his prin-
cipal reason for wishing TO fight johnson
is that he halls from Iowa, the state
that produced Frank Gotch, the champion
wrestler. Surely this should entitle him
TO match.
Bob FitZsimmons has unearthed one.
too. He discovered his hope" in Spo-
Kane Wash. No one knows better than
riiz That champions are not made in a
day-or even in year. IL takes a long
term OF experience and the hardest kind
or nghting 10 climb 10 the top. The
strongest man I'm the world without skill
ana ring experience would he like a child
In the hands OF the champion. When IL
comes TO the showdown IL will be found
that the man TO lower the coIors OF John
son VIII be one of the younger heavy
weights now before the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

II will he long while before Killifer's
record OF five consecutive sacrifice hits
will be eoualed In every instance the
play was perfect, Killfer laying the ball
down where II was impossible to make
any play on Milan.