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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27
Club Tourney Scores.
CRISIS AN EXCEPTION.
Rule That Good Batters Can Be
Made Good Fielders Fails Here.

'Give me a ball player who can hit The
ball, and III teach him the other tricks
Of the game" is the cry of every big and
minor league manager
No doubt in most cases such a stale
ment would work out as a truthful one.
but 1t looks as IL Dode Criss of the ST.
Louis Browns was going to be an excep-
ton to the rule. Criss can hit, but il
seems as IL he just cannot do anything
else, and It's possible that a man capable
OF batting 800 in the big league may be
forced to take a berth In the bushes.
Crisis is a Texan and was secured by
McAleer from the Texas League. He
was pitching In that organization. but his
ability to swat the ball attracted as much
II not more attention than his efforts in
the pitching line. He was given a brief
trial, then sent to ST. Paul in the AmerI-
can Association, where he met with vary
ing success as a pitcher and frst-sacker.
While he improved but little, he had SO
much natural ability as hitter that he
was brought back TO the majors.
In 1908 Criss proved to be the SEN
sation OF the American League, leading
that organization in hitting with a mark
in the neghborhood OF 400, although he
Last year he again demonstrated that he
could slug the ball by batting almost 800
in the pinch hitting roles.
While his batting was much appreciate
ed as q pinch hitter, still II was so time
ly that his presence a regular was
needed. He was tried in the outfield, but
couldn't cover enough ground to keen
himself warm. AS first-sacker he was
huge frost. He was SO clumsy that
several times in trying TO shift his feet
on the bag he spiked himself. As a
pitcher he had everything except control.
Lou Criger, who caught Criss in num-
Der of games last year remarked that IL
Criss could only get the ball over the
plate he would be the best pitcher in the
American League. In order TO control
the bal he had to cut down OH his stuff
and then he was hit all over the lot.
Criss can bat and that's about all. It's
a question IL the st. Louis club will car
ry him Just for pinch hitting.
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Some OF the little leagues far out west
contain the names OF once-famous play
ers. These are veterans who went west,
their days of classy ball being ended. to
become farmers or ranchers, and are now
coaxed back to be real towers Of strength
among the youngsters Of the frontier
Vic Willis won q bigger percentage OF
games last season than even the brilliant
Reulbach. and yet pittsburg lets him 60
That's queer reasoning. isn't it2
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EXPERTSN
SPIRITED BATTLES
Interior Assumes Lead in B
Division of Departmental
League.

The salient feature Of the past weeks
play in the Department Chess League
team competition was the assumption Of
the lead in the B division by the Interior
team. A week ago this team was tied
for first place with Agriculture. but In
the meantime the latter has suffered de-
feat at the hands Of Government Print
ing ONCE. while Interior won its engage
ment with Bureau Engraving. Thus the
Interiors go to the top with a clear lead
OF one point. It will be no easy task
for them to hold the first position, how
ever. as there is little to choose between
the three leading teams as regards merit.
An exciting tussle between them from
now to the finish is practically certain
to occur.
In the A division the champion In
teriors once again came out ahead Of
Government Printing Office, winning
three games, the remaining one. between
Byler and Burkholder, being postponed.
The champions were on this occasion de-
cidedly lucky. as two out Of the three
wins were positive dukes.
Walker Was Lucky.
On board Walker offered Mccormick
the queens gambit, which the latter
declined, but departed from the books
when he deployed his queens bishop on
the third move. A capital game ensued.
and Mccormick got the best Of It, hav-
ing piece for pawn when the end
stage was reached, and he should I'M
doubleday have won. Queens and rocks
were still on the board, however, and at
this point occurred one Of those peculiar
Authorizations which not infreQuently
happen at chess. Mccormick overlooking
simple mate on the move.
Boykin Beats Graham.
More luck came the way Of Interior
when Boykin defeated Graham In the
shortest game Of the season. The former
opened with his favorite queens gambit
which Graham declined with a variation
that lost a pawn. Boykin was follow
ing up this advantage and preparing an
onslaught upon the black kings position
when Graham slipped up, allowing his
opponent to fork his queen with q knight
and thereupon resigned, although the
game was still In the opening stage
Pratt effected a clean-cut victory over
Arends, the latter Offering q kings
gambit. which was accepted, but the
opening developed along irregular lines
The middle game was very complicated.
Arends' forces being nicely placed for
attack. He could, however. make no I'M
preston on his adversary, and later on
Pratt worked in clever combination
that Melted him a piece. Arends was
unable to overcome this lead and finally
had to submit to superior force.
The summary and team standing to
date, with the individual scores down to
500 per cent. are as follows:
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play the game as 1t would be played in
a championship contest. There is no as
surance that a rule would operate the
same In a game as 1t would In a gymna-
SUM. In fact, It Is pretty certain that de-
auctions drawn from such experience are
just as likely to be all wrong. That this
is so is shown by several statements from
the rules committee atits recent meeting,
when 1t was shown that not only were
how certain rule would. work, but they
we're also unable to tell how the same
rules would work during two consecutive
years. This is why little value can be
placed on midwinter experiments like
those suggested. At the same time,
though, there Is no denying the fact that
any team which thoroughly tries out the
new rules during an extensive outdoor
spring practice will thus be we'll equipped
for the outdoor season Of the fall.
Yale the Swimming Champion.
BY defeating Pennsylvania in the dual
swimming meet Tuesday night Yale has
virtually won the intercollegiate cham
pionship In this sport This Is the first
time that the Ellis have been able to take
the title away from Pennsylvania since
the formation OF the intercollegiate Asso-
citation in 1905. The Ellis but lately dedi-
Gated their magnificent tank and the ma
tatorial authorities OF New Haven de-
clare that they have been able to get out
many more candidates for their teams on
Its account. Harvard men are bitterly
lamenting the lack OF a suitable tank at
Cambridge and to this lack are ascribing
their overwhelming. defeats In this sport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27

Evidently the master Of the Hilltops
thought one Farrell on the roster was
enough Duke ought to become a man
ager He would make q most efficient
leader for any team.
The weakest batter in the National
League, counting only men who played
over 100 games, was Billy Bergen. lie
swatted .139 in liz battlesA
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It VIII be Interesting 20 IoIIOW 1ne POI
formances of both Capt. Macdonald OF
Central and Capt Falconer Of Technical
on the base ball diamond this spring.
Both these boys will cavort around the
win be difficult to pick which player will
land the all-high job at the first nase
station this season. When making pre-
diction as to who will be picked Tor
the all-high first baseman, Leland. tne
heavy hitter OF the Eastern High nine,
must be taken into consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27

MANAGER Of the Central High track team
McOueen is now handling the managerial
role. with Macon as his assistant AS
the Blue and White track team is quite
prominent in track competitions II Is
things straigl.l, but it is predicted these
two boys win handle the reins IN proper
style.
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Women to See Boute

They tell me that women vii, be admit.
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The Boom for Soccer.

Association foot b0lI has made more
progress as . college sport in the east
within the last year than any other form
OF athletics in the intercollegiate curricu-
lum. It owes its existence primarily to
the criticisms against Rugby foot ball.
This game was put forward as sub
stitute for the Rugby sport at Columbia,
and for the same reason II has found
many supporters at other universities.
The latest evidences. of its popularity
have been It's establishment at the Uni
versity of Chicago and the agitation for
freshman teams at Cornell and several
other eastern institutions.
That soccer has a great future before
it in this country is sure. Wherever it
has been introduced 1t has jumped into
immediate and lasting popularity. Even
Yale, at which university 1t was first
rather bitterly asailed, has been entirely
converted to the game. In several other
instances the soccer game has been sub
stituted for the spring practice usually
no likelihood that the English game will
ever be substituted for the American
sport. but there Is abundant room for
soccer to thrive with American Rugby.
Trying Out the Rules.
In several different parts Of the coun-
try foot ball coaches and officials arc en-
deavoring to determine how some Of the
more radical suggestions for amending
the game win work out in practice. To
that end not q few experiments viii be
made with two opposing teams to put
the various suggestions to q test. The
most important OF these Is to the en-
deayor Of Coach Stage. the Chicago Unit
versity coach. and also member OF the
rules committee. to try out the sugges-
lions with two of his teams on the gym
nasium floor.
Theoretically this Is q good idea, but II
Is not likely to have any great value In
determining how the rules will work in
an actual game This is due to the fact
that the players are not IN condition to
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Individual Score;
Match for 800.

It is several years since the local en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27
Summary.

DIVISION 3D."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27

Capt. c. r. Smithson OF the Washing
ton Grove Club did not run to his true
form in the South Atlantic quarter. which
was due to the fact that he was a little
stale. on account of being overtrained
Earl is still good one. and he has many
good race In him yet
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
"a PER CENT. GAINED.
Listers OF Montpelier Have Completed
Quadrennial Appraisal.

The listers of Montpelier have COM
pleted their quadrennial appraisal aud
report an increase of S959.730. or
gain of "a per cent over the real es-
tate valuation of last spring.
The total valuation of real estate
now is $4,752,245.
The grand list this last spring was
S61.952.1S, and this plus the increase
will bring next years grand list up
to $72,579.4S, which is the grand list
next year if there is no falling off.
This does not seem probable as there
is much building going on in this
city
All the rea! estate valuation in this
icity has been advanced. OF course
there may be some errors, but the lis
ters will correct them at a hearing
to be held in the City Court room
August 10th, beginning at $50. After
the grand list books are corrected and
filed which must be before August 90.
the board of civil authority will act
on the appeals from the listers
BY the new appraisal of the tax next
year will amount to the same as S1.75
cent tax on the 1910 grand list. A
tax of $3.50 for next year on the new
appraisal will raise s1OS.75O.
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meration sheets are counted from
three to four times, and if there is
any error, or even if there is any cir
cumstance indicating a possibility Of
an error an investigation is ordered,
and if necessary, a correction is made
In two cities evidence of fraud has
been discovered, and in one, Great
Falls, Montana. prosecution has
been undertaken for fraudulent emu
.meration. In Massachusetts all of the
figures have been withheld to accom-
modate the State in some of it's own
statistical work
Contrary to the general opinion. all
the counting of the people is done by
hand The tabulating machines, of
which several hundred are employed
in the office, are used only in CLASH
| fications as to race, sex, and other
conditions.
The census office is busy place.
The present force of clerks will be
increased eventually to about 1000.
There are two shifts of them, one
working from o'clock in the morning
until 4.90; the other taking up the
work at the latter hour and going for
ward until II o'clock at night
Counting enumerators, special
agents and supervisors, no fewer than
10000 people will have been employ
ed in the work of the thirteenth CEN
sus by the time it is completed.
So far, about six million dollars
have been expended upon it. and it is
probable that the total cost will be
about fifteen million dollars. OF this
sum twelve million dollars has been
appropriated by Congress,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
DEMOCRATS NOMINATE.
Caledonia County Opponents OF the
Republican Party Name Their Can
didateS

st. Johnsbury, Aug AT mass
convention of the Democrats of Gale
donna county, held in the town hall
here Saturday, the following were
placed in nomination for the various
county Offices:
First senator, Hermon d. Webs
ter, East Burke.
Second senator, Nelson A. Parke,
Ryegate.
Side judges, Ashley j. Goss, West
Danville, Sherburn Moore, Barnet.
Sheriff, Fred G. Bundy, St.
Johnsbury.
States Attorney, Bertrand Billiard,
Hardwick.
Judge of Probate, w. p. Smith, High
Bailiff, John Buckley, Wheelock.
The following county committee was
elected: George Richardson, Barnet;
Charles NJ. Bruce, Newark; Sherburn
Moore, Barnet; George Corkran, Rye
gate; w. H. jerks, st. Johnsbury.
The committee on resolutions were:
Elisha May, Alonzo Hall and John
Roy About 80 attended the conven-
ton
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
President Reviewed Fleet of
Battleships and Delivered
an Address
BURNT MUCH GUNP0WDER
Chief Executive the Lion Of the Day
ut Provincetown, Mass, Where the
Pilgrim Monument Was Dedicated
With Great Ceremony-NavaI Dis
Play One of the Features

| Beverly, Mass, Aug 5.-President
Taft's visit to Provincetown today to
assist in the dedication of a granite
monument erected in memory of the
| Pilgrims was made notable by an i'm
pressive naval review in the harbor
behind the hook of Cape Cod-the
| first review of the present administra-
ton.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer was
also there and the boom of the can
non came across the waters the live
long day.
| Mr.. Taft came on the yacht May
flower and returned to Beverly on
the same vessel, reaching there at
lS:46 o'clock
Although he had been saluted a
number of times when boarding and
leaving the Mayflower, President Taft
today had his first salute of gunpow-
der and apparently enjoyed it i'm
mensely.
The first and second guns of the
Atlantic fleet, under command of
Rear Admiral Schroeder, had anchor
ed in two broad columns and their
dressing lines had been triced up for
a long while before the President ar
rived. The Mayflower was in view
for an hour of more before she point
/ ed into the harbor.
The Mayhower never answers sal
utes when the President is aboard
and she slid quietly on her way. The
President stood on the bridge in silk
hat and frock coat. With him were
Mrs. Taft. Justice White of the SUI
preme Court, Senators Lodge and
Wetmore, and other invited guests.
| The Mayflower anchored at the
head of the two columns. Secretary
Meyer was already speeding away
from the Dolphin and soon was hail
ed over the side of the Maytiower with
a flourish of trumpets and ruffle of
drums BETTING his rank.
Then came the barges of Admiral
Schroeder and Rear Admiral Vree-
land followed by the captains of the
various ships to pay their respects to
the President
The visit of the flag and command
ing officers lasted for half an hour.
The President returned the courtes-
les of the fleet by paying a brief visit
! to the Connecticut
On the shore the President had an
other interesting time. The dedica-
ton of the Pilgrims monument, the
elimination of many years of work
tosecure recognition for the daring
settlers who landed here nearly 800
years ago. attracted visitors from all
parts of the United States The eX-
ercises were held at the base of the
high structure, which can be seen
for many miles.
Following the exercises the Presi-
dent and the other guetss were en-
Itertaned at lunch in the town hall
Here the President spoke briefly. In
his principal address, Mr.. Taft con
fined himself solely to a tribute tc
the character of the Pilgrims and
discussion of the impress they have
left on the people of this country.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11

Fletcher d. Proctor in the recent
past and Governor George H. Prouty
of the present, and by virtue of re
cent wise legislation bearing upon
the States administrative affairs, all
departments of the State government
are in higher state of effectiveness
than ever before Financially, not
withstanding larger expenses than for
merly, the balance in the treasury is
in excess of all previous records The
income of the State and it's collection
by the State Tax Commissioner Is on
more certain basis than previously
and perfected system in the Au-
ditor's office allows no carelessness
in the expenditure of this income. All
Of the State institutions, including the
State Prison, the House of Correc-
ton, the Industrial School and the
Hospital for the Insane, show the
same congratulatory conditions from
the business standpoint. Never did
the Republican party of Vermont pos
sess better reasons or greater assets
in argument for continuing dominant
in State affairs than at the present
time.
Therefore, the Republican State
Committee of Vermont, appeals to the
electorate of Vermont, to party vet
Grams and to young men who will
vote in September for the first time
alike, in it's laudable endeavor to make
the Republican majority in Vermont.
in the coming election, something
that shall speak emphatically to the
country in endorsement of Republican
principles at home and wherever they
are involved throughout the nation
(Signed).
WILLARD f. BARNES.
EDWARD d. YELLING,
HARRY BLODGETT,
HOMER e. WRIGHT,
PORTER H. DALE,
JOHN G. NORTON.
E. S. FLEURY,
SMITH B. WAITE,
FRANK c. WILLIAMS,
II. r. BALDWIN,
EARLE S. KINSLEY
n. d. PHELPS,
HERBERT G. BARBER,
CHARLES DOWNER, e.
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE
Rutland, Vermont August 6, 1910.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
GIRL SWIMMER WINS OUT.
Fifteen Year Old Girl Swan From
Charleston Bridge to Boston Light.

Boston, Aug. IA 15-year-old Dor
chester girl, Rose Pitnoff. today sue
ceeded in swimming from Charles
town Bridge to Boston Light, teaI
attempted many times by most of the
distance swimmers of the east but
heretofore accomplished by but one
person, Alois Aderle Of New YORK.
Seven rugged men compete' against
Miss Pitnoff today, but the cold and
the battling tides and currents that
have made this 12-mile course one OF
the severest attempted by swimmers
In this country forced them out OF
the wator some distance from the
goal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
Advertised Letters.

Letters are advertised at the post
dice for the following: Misses Ruth
Howe, Maria l.. Provost, Rosalind
Stone, Lillian Slack, Mrs. Mary Sui
livan, Fred Barrett. c. Benursquard,
Il. H. Dana, Chas. A. Dubuque, M. S.
Duke, Joel E. Emerson, Cetaine Ed
wards, E. Harold Gresh, G. F. Jones,
Howard Mcleod, G.. H Kingsbury, w.
Martin. Ricard Pierce. Estne Podry,
Joe Rondy, E. Pratt. John Pizent, H.
D, Slayton, H. ]. Shackley, L. p.
Young.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
ADDRESS TO VOTERS
Statement Issued by Republi-
can State Comm
ittee
REASONS FOR SUPPORT

Republican Record in National and
State Afiairs-What the Party Plat
form Declares on Issues Of the
Day.
Rutland, Aug. THE following
Address to Voters" has been issued
by the Vermont Republican State
Committee:
Republicans of Vermont Your
delegates, assembled in State Con-
vention, have sounded the key note
of the Republicanism of the hour in
the following tranchant terms:
1--WE believe that if the Republican
party of today is to conduct the gov
eminent of the nation tomorrow, it
must not cease to take account of the
awakened and Refrigerated aspira-
ton of the people for the realization
of their ideals of civic righteousness,
business honesty, equality of econ
omic opportunity and political free
dom, and we unhesitatingly declare
ourselves in sympathy with unceasing
progress along lines blazed by the
patriotic leadership of William Nc
Kinley. Theodore Roosevelt and Will
liam Howard Taft"
The Republican party, which has
been unvaryingly dominant in YER
mont during four and five years, has
this remarkable record: 1t has been
politically sincere; it has presented
no candidates of prejudice or class,
no propaganda of negation, no scheme
of reputation, nor any doctrine Of
destruction or despair. 1t has been
optimistic and never pessimistic. 1t
has believed in evolution of a steady
and unequivocal progress. 1t has
been, and still is, the training school
of statesmen. It's policies have all
been forged in the furnace fires of
public discussion, tempered by calm
elaboration and shaped in the con-
flict Of the best minds, and tried and
found true in embattling for the coun-
try's welfare. The roster of its lead
ers has been the roll of honor of the
history of half century
In the light of this history, which
cannot be gainsaid by one "jot or
TITLE" and in the further light of
the declaration made in your State
Convention, as above quoted it would
seem that the welfare of State and
Nation is still inseparable from the
continuance of Republican policies in
governmental control; therefore, all
voters of Vermont, whether of past
utilization with the Republican party
or not, are urged to take a personal
interest and to practice earnest ac-
as above defined shall find in the re-
suit of the September election in our
beloved State endorsement by ma
jority of meaningful proportions The
candidate of Vermont Republicans for
the Governorship, the Hon. John A.
Mead of Rutland, in his address ac-
cepting the nomination fittingly said
CAS- the standard bearer of Repub
licanism in Vermont, | take this early
opportunity to remind Vermont Re
publcans through you as their dele
gates, that unless all signs are mis-
leading, Repubicansim in the Nation
is perhaps facing the greatest tria
of its history. The issues that wer'
responsible for the foundation of Re
publicanism are all passed Durin.
the half century or more that ha
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
TEXTILE WINS AT SARATOGA.
Willie Knapp Drives MOnahan's Horse
In Brilliant Finish to Victory.

T. Monahan's Textile, neglected in
the betting at 10 to 1 and running to
his best form, won the Hurricane
stake for two-year, olds worth $1,000.
to winner, at Saratoga Saturday. He
was ridden by Willie Knapp, and the
boy rode one of his old time finishes.
Semprolus and Shackleton cut out a
stiff pace to the head of the stretch.
Here Shackleton began to tire, and
Semprolus was Joined by Whist The
field swung wide on the turn, which
let Knapp through on the rail with
Textile. At the furlong pole Textile,
Whist and Semprolus were heads part
and in the drive Textile proved the
gamest and won by half length from
Whist, who in turn was a head before
Semprolus. with the others strung
out. Sir John Johnson, an Stool shot,
won the Delaware handicap, one mile,
by a head from Stanley Fay. Mas
kettle, the favorite. was lame going to
the post and after showing some speed
quit badly at the home turn.