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Doyle's Good Start.

Doyle opened the first set by taking
three straight games in easy fashion,
losing the next to Deis. This was the
only Deis victory in that set. Doyle TAX
ing the next three. In the last game,
the loser put up stubborn fight. the
scorce reverting to deuce three differ
ent times.
The second set brought out the best
playing OF the match. Deis seeming to
have secured a new lease OH life. It was
nip ard tuck throughout. neither man be-
ing able to win games with any regu-
larity, first one leading and then the
other. With the score in games ) to
. against him, Deis. with a fash OF
brilliant tennis captured four straight
games. thereby winning the set and ty-
ing the score.
This effort was too much for him. how
ever. aSd the title holder had little or no
trouble in annexing the two remaining
sets which We're necessary in order to
get the decision. The card for this match
Is as follows:
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come on in the homestretch with heart

come IN TIE hOmGStFeCCI WITH HtdI =
stirring spectacular rush.
But times have changed. Horses do
not race the way they used to race: The
late Alex Shields, James Rove. sam
Hildreth and other trainers OF the new
school introduced the custom of waiting
i'm front with all horses capable OF tax
ing the track, so that nowadays the ami
NAL who cannot. as big Fitz did yester-
day, is not considered first class.
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Suburban League.

Tasoma -. :; . GOA MI. Pleasant : .:SJ
Game toiiy-Silyer Spring vs.. Wooiburl.
Mount Pleasant just escaped a shutout
by the skin of its teeth yesterday. Gay
ton was going like a house afi-e up 10
tie last inning, when he slightly weaken
cd and Mount Pleasant pushed the two
redeemirg scores across the counting
block The final score was ) to : in IA
vor of Petworth.
Petworth scored lis first run in tie
third inning. The thing that started all
tie trouble was q missed third strike D!
Fcgan, the Mount Pleasant catcher. A
dropped tie last strike on another bats
man, who beat the throw 10 first. Al
this juncture Rawlings lost his control
and forced in the run.
Bunny" Mayne showed great i'm
preyeuent Yesterday over his previous
WORK this season. He caught hawiess
game and scored three OF his teams I'VE
runs.
| considerably. The first three teams are
now within less than game or eacn
other. If Silver Spring loses today 1t
crops back to third place. The games
during the next week will go far toward
deciding which team will survive to fight
t out for tie nag. -Four OF the six clubs
are closely punched at present, not more
| than a game separating them. But dur
ing the ensuing week the leaders will
clash amcng Themselves, and it will prob
ably be survival Of the fittest The
! team that draws the short end in the
coming series will receive serious bumE
| IN the region of it's pennant aspirations
incidentally. now is good time for the
| losing teams To take on a brace and put
up their best game of hall, for they cai
overcome great deal of tie handicap
they are laboring under while the leader:
are cutting each others threats.
| Dempsey was the little boy Behind the
big stick yesterday. getting a double ant
single. Country" Morris was right Will
him, securing rair of singles durn:
| the hostilities.
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The losers were able to pilfer foE
bases on Brewer, Varela and r. Taylo
each getting two.
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4 good game should result this after
noon. when Hamline and Anacostia meet,
as these teams are putting up a hard
fight FOR second place.
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Goucher was on Peck's lineup yester-
day for the first time this season. The
little fellow had but one chance in the
field and failed to register any safe hits.
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Nathan Simms. said 10 be the Oldest =.
gro in Montgomery county, Nd. died at
Boyd's yesterday at the age of ninety
seven years. He was the father of eight
cen children and had twenty-odd grand
children. His wife. who was the mother
OF twenty-four children, having been mar
ried twice. died last summer
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Commercial League.
STANDING OF TIL

Brertano's forfeited a game to the
Herald team Yesterday afternoon, as they
were unable to put full nine on the
field. After some delay Brentano's picked
up two players, and an exhibition game
of six innings duration was played, which
resulted in a decisive victory for the
Booksellers. Score, l.: to g.
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Southern Railway League.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

Next game Thnrsda y-Bookkcepcr vs.. Traffic.
Monument lot. 5:15.
WITH much weakened team the
Auditors got away with the Game yes
terday with the Operating aggregation
by the ccore of II to ~. The absence of
Thompson and Riddle from the lineup
materially affected the playing OF the
leaders who were gwen "a hard rub by
the Operators.
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DOYLE DAY. IN THE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
Brothers Win in Doubles and
Harold Beats DejS in
Tennis Singles.

Yesterday was Doyle day at the Mid
| die Atlantic states championship tennis
tourney. which was about concluded at
the Ra chelors courts IN the afternoon,
but two matches being decided, and in
both of these the Doyle brothers coming
out on top. In the challenge round for
the title in the mems singles, Harold +.
Doyle successfully defended it against
J. Homer Deis. the winner OF this year.
tournament. while in the finals Of the
mems doubles. Harold and his brother.
Conrad b. too ]. Homer Deis, coupled
with Spencer Gordon. into camp.
Doyie's victory of yesterday gives him
two legs OH the handsome trophy and
should he be able to successfully defend
the title next year it will become his
permanent property. In addition to the
trophy in the singles he also received the
winners prizes in the mixed and men
doubles. The other players who were
lucky enough to draw prizes were j.
Homer Deis. as winner of the mems sim
giles, the runners-up trophy going To
Spencer Gordon: Miss Marie Winner. as
winner OF the womens singles, with Miss
H1ldesard Turtle as runHer-up. Doyle
and Doyle. as victors in the mems dou-
bles. with Gordon and Deis second, and
Miss Turtle and II. f. Doyle. as winners
in the mixed doubles, with Miss Winner
aud Ralph w. Hills az runners-up.
OF the four sets which were necessary
TO decide the winner ol the challenge
round in the mems singles but one was
close. the other three being Walkovers for
the title holder. the scores being G-1
%. Go and O.. Doyle played to his
usual good form. being especially strong
in his serve and accurate pla cements. Deis
was steady, but did not show up as fast
as in his match with Gordon on the pre-
vious DAY. except in the second set In
this one he played one of his best games,
covering lots of ground and making any
number of brilliant plays. In the seven
games which he won. he allowed the
oh a MIN a hut MI
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Burns at second for the Sixth team
had seven fielding chances and made
three of his teams four errors
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finger as Munich, and would be in
bad way should any OF the opposition
ever set to him.
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Booksellers. Score. l.: to 3.
While Walters, who shot EN- over for
the l. street lads. did not have many
strike-outs to his credit. he held his op-
ponents well in land throughout the
game. keeping the seven hits scattered
lie vas given much better Support than
the opposing twiilers.
Belts proved an easy proposition for the
winners. who drew seven free pa SSes and
this. coupled with many costly errors by
his teammates, was responsible for the
game. O'Brien replaced him in the sixth
but it was too late. for the game was lost
He famed two men and allowed no hits.
Lee Handiboe robbed O'Erien Of a
single in the second round, when he
pulled down fast liner near second
base.
Young. playing center field for the
Brentano nine, made fine throw to
Catcher Flynn in the fourth. robbins
BOYD of a run.
game for the F. street lads. Besides
getting a run and a hit he had thirteen
put-outs to his credit.
Manager George Swift Of Brentano.s
team. who has been out OF the game
for the past week. is reported to be
improving and will be in Fridays game
with the Andrews nine.
Thornett. who played second base for
the Booksellers yesterday. is improving
run, and accepted Ave chances in fine
style. besides getting a put-out to his
credit.
Andrews plays Hecht, the tailenders.
on the Kenyon street campus todav al
$50 o'clock.
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Game toiay-St. Mart TWining.
1t was shame that darkness set n 50
soon and put a stop TO ore of the most
exciting games of the season. 1t was 4
case OF see-saw from the start, fist the
ST. Pauls taking TIE lead by a long hit
by one Of is slugSers, and then the Ma
tional Union forging ahead only to end
the contest in tie
If Eddie Herbert had stretched his tri-
pie in the fifth his team would have won
by that one run. AS it was. Eddie had
such reliance on Barbours hitting tina,
he was content to stay on third. ana
there he remained. for Barbour famed.
Archie Smith played his initial game in
the indie pendence League, and made
good game of it. too. While Smith was
not in the form that made him the favor
lite Of the Capital City League several
years ago Yet his work kept the team to-
gether and added lot of pepper to the
game.
Barbour OF last years Agriculture team
played a stellar game in center Tor the
National Union team. He also got three
hits one a triple but his fourth time up
was disastrous, for when hit meant a
run he famed.
SanninO robbed Morgan OIL homer III
the sixth. which, had il passed him, would
have scored three runs, there being two
on base at the time. and both having
passed third when the spectacular catch
was made.
Sam Hyatt showed up frst-class at the
bat scoring three of the ST. Paul teams
runs in the first by his homer. Sans
opportune hitting proved a big feature
in his teams work.
Green of Catholic University is sched-
Uled to pitch for the St. Martins today.
The Twning team, which opposes him
LOST their last same, but with Burke in
form they should make the Churchmep
hustle to have the large end Of the
score.
Yesterdays game still leaves the second
position unsettled. and the fans are more
in suspense than ever. Despite the
threatening rain the loyal rooters turned
cut N gcodly numbers to see which team
would advance to threaten Manhattans
for first place. Although they were dis
appointed in their expectations they were
all satisfied at seeing an exciting game.
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Greer was in excellent form yesterday
and was never in danger of being scored
on by the opponents hitting. Sixth's
only run, which was made in the fifth
inning. was a gift by Greer. His error
and balk lost for him shut-out contest.
He was a trife wild at times, as he al
lowed two men to do the Weston stunt
to the initial sack, and he uncorked a
wild pitch. but was effective with men
on the bases. He allowed but five hits
and kept them all well scattered and
forced eleven of the Presbyterian bat
ters Ia die at the plate.
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EUROPE.

inning. The first three I.aborites to face
Sabns singled. and right on top of this
he retired the next three batsmen on
strikes.
Norris. who served them over for Com
merce and Labor. did not pitch up to his
standard yesterday either. Although he
let the Navy boys down to seven hits
they came when they meant something
in the way of scores. Two doubles and
Il triple in quick succession gave the
Navy boys their first two runs.
Drummer continues TO play great game
ii short for the LaboriteS. Yesterday lie
handled five hard chances in fine style.
DAILY, who covers the outtield for Navy
is certainly q great help to The team.
He is considered che Of the fastest men
in the league in getting under flies and
his stick work also makes him a valua-
lie man.
'.E-r-r-r-r Watson in the game
up to his neck again yesterday and start
ed lot of trouble with single in the
fifth.
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Winner Set a Hot Pace.

But if it had been necessary for F1tz
Herbert to wait he would have done so
with the same result. Fitz is horse o.
perfect temper Whether running in
front or behind he keeps an even keel.
and he always has burst OF speed for
the psychological juncture.
The pace he set in the Brooklyn was
not blisterngiy hot. He started off as
sprinters essaying three-quarter dashes
start and he kept going faster and
faster Under the skillful handling OF
Master Eddie Dugan, the freckled youth
who piloted his stab!emate, King James,
to victory in the Brooklyn of 1909, big
Fitz gailoped the first quarter in .c3 %.
the three furlongs in So A., the half In
.4s. the Ave furi2ngs in 100 20, the three
quarters in 1.13 fat. the seven-eighths in
1..5 SO and the mile in SO. Some pro
fexsed 10 thin, that he would crack, but
there u as never any danger of that. F'itz
was coming head on through the stretch.
ard Father Time cid not strap his watch
al the mile and an eighth. But some
trainers ensconced in the upper tier OF
seats at the lower end OF the stand
caught the nine fu,longs in 1.J2, which
was about right.
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Brady, who was OH the firing line for
the Shop boys until the last inning when
he retired in favor of Carroll, was as w,ld
as a March hare in the early stages Of
the game, giving six bases on balls and
hitting four men.
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The affair was a full nne-!nning game.
and the Operators nearly put ore over
when, in the last inning. they scored five
ruas OH Quinn. who relieved Munich. The
batting rally was starred with two men
out. and Il long drive by Hurd was cap
uled By Smith. ending the game
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Can Do Better.

If it had been necessary for Ftz to have
run faster at any stage of the long and
trying journey lie could have done SO and
still retained the lead. From start to
finish he was master OF the situation.
Every time Dugan thought he heard the
hoofbeats Of something closing from be-
hind and let out link Fitz Herbert
edged away.
r. I. Wilson. jr.'s, four-year-old Olam-
bala. in receipt of fourteen pounds from
Fitz Herbert, was second, after a game
performance. while Prince Imperial was
third. two lenghths away. Prince I'm
peTial received sixteen pounds by the
scale from the winner. There were only
TX starters, Gar being fourth. Fashion
Plate finishing fifth and II. p. Whitneys
D:nna Ken bringing up in the rear,
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Young of the Railway team pitched
gilt-edged ball. not a single hit being
made off his delivery, and striking out
nine OF the opposing batsnen. He would
have had shut-out game but for the
errors Of his teammates and several bases
on balls. None of tile runs, however,
was forced in by bases on balls.
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Besides catching his usual goot
with his bat. With the bases loaded
in the seventh he lifted one out OF
reach of all the 1elders and four run:
resulted. He also made two base hit
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Sam Hyatt showed up frst-class at the
bat scoring three of the ST. Paul teams
runs in the first by his homer. sam
opportune hitting proved a big feature
in his teams work.
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STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

In good game. maired only by the
cold north wind which swept the grounds,
the Southern Railway team defeated the
Shopmen in the Y. NJ. c. A. Railroad
League yesterday in a five-innirg game,
the score being IL to +.
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Sannino robbed Morgan of homer in
the sixth. which, had it passed him, would
have scored three runs, there being two
on base at the time. and both having
passed third when the spectacular catch
was made.
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1t was anybody's game for the first
six innings, the score being / to until
the seventh session. In this inning and
the following one the Georgetown nine
connected with the delivery Of Collins,
six runs resulting
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Heavy hitting by Williams and Cohill
in the eighth session gave Peek its
final two runs. The former hit for
three sacks and the second home run
OF the game resulted when the little
shortstop connected with one OF Collins
swift ones
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Young would easily have had shut
out. but for the wild heave of Thompson,
who was catching, who threw to third in
an endeavor to catch man mapping
after two were out The ball was very
wide and two runs came in on it, The
other two runs also came in on errors
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Burrs, shOrtstop for the Southerners.
also played a coed game, bat &c only got
ore hi. which was over the kidneys, by
one OF Brady's shoots.
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Sunday School League.
STANDING OF

The Sixth Presbyterian team was de-
feated again yesterday and for the fifth
time this season by the Peck Memorial
aggregation in an interesting contest
by the score Of to l.
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independence League.

Game today-St Mar, Y. Twinins
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Munich pitched i clever game, and held
the opposition in check all through the
contest, striking out eight. He was.
however. Obliged to retire in the ninth
after wrenching his ankle while turning
the first lag.
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Barbour Of last years Agriculture team
PLAYED a stellar game in center for the
National Union team. He also got three
hits, one triple, but his fourth time up
was disastrous, for when hit meant a
run he famed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-01

Sandy" Ferguson. who had been play
ing in the Blue Grass League with the
Frankfort U<y.) team, is back home. He
pitched three games down there. winning
two of them one being a shut-out. The
Frankfort team is now at the top Of the
league and is managed by a we'll known
Washington boy. Wallie Warren. who is
also playing a great game at third base.
Ferguson says that he is aitins for his
release wnen he will join The Ohio State
League. He expects to he in town about
week. after which he will leave for
Ohio He may sign with the strong Day
ton team of that aguo. He says Wal
lie is very popular with the southern
fans ard that his team ought to grab
the bunting this Year.
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P!atz the center fielder OF the South
err Railway team, had a good cay at the
bat leading his team by getting a triple
and homer.
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Fl. Smith for the winners led both teams
IN tho batting. with three safe drives one
for three seeks. Hurd also I:n:d out
ti!ee sale bncle$.
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Bunny Mayne showed great i'm.
prov ealent yesterday over his previous
WORK this season. lie caught fiawieis
game and scored three OF his teams five
runs.
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Game neutrality-suspicious. vs.. Commits
soners.
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Tanning. the Operating frs. baseman.
was spied )edly on the foot and was
forced to quit the game, Goldberg taking
his place.
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The Auditors scored four in the first.
and /: was thought that lie game. would
prove A ualkaWay. but t;le Opera tors, by
itnlill work steadily gained upon them.
and made things interesting for the
lsar Ilc leaders.
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Young. playing center field for the
Brentano nine, made a fine throw to
Catcher Flynn in the fourth, robbins
BOYD of a run
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Lee Handiboe robbed OErien OF q
single in the second round, when he
pulled down a fast liner near second
base.
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Every one of the Aloysius boys con-
nected safely foc one or more hits, but
kelliher, Taylor Murphy. Carr and Hur-
ley each got three.
Evening journal., 1910-01-01
OLD SWEDE'S TEAM
AGAIN in THE CAGE
Will Open its Local Basket
ball Season with Y. M. c.
A. on Monday Night

on Monday evening next the Old
Swedes' basketball team, which is COM
posed of Cochran, @. Sawin. Wilkins.
l.. Sawin, Horner and Hollett, will
open its home season. The team has
been playing away for the past two
months and now intends to give the
public at home some good games. Old
Swedes will play first class teams. such
as Delaware College, Williamson
School, Chester High. Glen Mills and
several good Philadelphia school teams
On Monday evening the first team
will play the z. NJ. c. A. team of this
city. AS this is the first time this
season that the Y. NJ. c. A team has
played off is own floor in Whining
ton 1T win be worth witnessing. The
second team plays the Orchid S. c..
which team has taken rapid strides OF
late.
The hall has been greatly improved
and once more it looks as If there will
be good basketball at Old Swedes Han.
as there was four and five years ago.
when they had a fast team. A good
attendance is looked for.
Evening journal., 1910-01-01
HOLIDAY BRIDES
DOWN In KENT
Week There Has Been One
Round of Social
Festivities
Eneelal to THE TVFNrNq IouRNAf..

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Jan. 1.-The week closing
tonight, a week OF social festivities and
yuletide joys, has been record-brealSer
In matchmaking and connubial bliss. New
engagements were announced all over the
state and central Delaware heard many
wedding bells. mingled with those OF the
ioy-bel season.
Dr. and Mrs. l.. S. Conwel, of Camden,
announced tho engagement Of their daugh-
ter, Ida Estelle. TO Richard n. Mackey,
Of Waverly, Pa. Mr.. Mackey is the son OF
DR.. n. c. Mackey and is a senior at the
co-Chirurgical College in Phuadel-
phia, is president of the Anders Medical
Society and is archon OF the Phi eBta Pi
fraternity. Miss Conwel Is a graduate Of
tho Mem College OF Oratory. in Philadel-
phia.
Miss Helen T. Honecker did not have
to go far for the minister when she be-
came a bride Miss Hoffecker is the daugh-
ter of Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Honecker. Of
Dover, and yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock she became the bride Of Louis n,
Wright of Brdgeville. The ceremony
iNuh pidft AT llf ldiNpNtht Nl wesley
Church the home of the bride. and was
performed 10y the brides father, who is
pastor OF Wesley Church, Dover. The we'd
ding march was played by Miss Ruth
Hoffecker sister OF tho bride. The bride
and bridegroom left on the afternoon train
for Bridgevnle, where they will make
their home.
Miss Sara Rust daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs George W. Rust, of near Viola. was
married on Wednesday evening to War.
rem Harrington. Of Frederica Miss Lotti,
Conner OF Magnolia was the maid OF honor
and Burton d. Lodge acted as best man
Under an arch of holly and wedding bells
the Rev. Hugh B. Kelso Of Magnolia
performed the ceremony. Both are we'll
known as Kent county teachers.
Edward Fowler Of Frederica. this coun
ty. went to Sussex for a holiday visit an,
while there welded Miss Georgia Bank
OF Nillvile. Rev. r. l.. MoLain. Of Occai
View performed the ceremony.