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Evening star., 1911-08-14
BY RAISING WEIGHT LIMIT
PAPKE BENEFITS DIVISION
Many More Middleweights Can Be Found
to Fight Around 16O Pounds
Than at 1853.

Now, if We are to see Papke in ac-
ton at all we must accept him at a
weight satisfactory to him. After all
the scoIding has been finished and Bill
has been toasted to a finish for attempt
ing to raise the time-honored limit, the
fighters will have to take him at the
figure he suggests or go without And
for. be it known, a losing end with
Papke is far better than the average
winning end elsewhere.
Papke wants to spar around Chicago
il they will let him. He wants to meet
any Of them that will draw we'll and
doubtless will start in with the winner
of the battle in Kenosha week from
poni and Phil Schlossberg, two men who
are going to box ten rounds at 162 pounds.
Papke has an idea that either Of these
would be step for him, no matter what
the weight may be.
Unfortunately Tim O'Neill is going to
be kept out of the fighting game for
time longer. His broken hand bad
when he went into the Schlossberg bout.
and cracked again on the navy cham
his surgeon would like to see it. The
hand has Jump as big as a hens egg
on it's back. just back of the second
knuckle, and into this the surgeon Is
drilling constantly In the hope of re-
lieving the infection he believes Is there.
In the meantime Tim is signing deeply
and hoping for the best He made a
Schlossberg and now that his name is
made and he is classed a fighter having
chance with any of them he is deprived
Of making a livelihood because of his
broken tools. 1t is a sad state of affairs,
both for Tim and for the promoters.
Evening star., 1911-08-14

Before the post-seaSon SSIieS started IT
was generally conceded that Post Office
would be one Of the teams in the run
ming for the. championship OF the city.
but since its defeat by Sherwood Satur-
day its stock has taken a big slump. and
there seems little chance fo: 1t to finish
better than second or third in the class
\ division, let alone in the highest hon
orS.
The Ma linen failed to hit or field up
to tile standard that was expected or
them. their play being decidedly inferior
to that of the Sunday school champions
in every department except the pitching.
Ferguson pitched we'll enough to win his
game. and would have won it had he re-
ceived the right kind of support.
The Sherwood team was afflicted with
nervousness in the first two innings. but
after that 1t settled down and played good
ball. Post Office. on the contrary. was
overconfident and time and again threw
away almost sure chances for runs.
Post Offices main weakness lies in its
lack Of defensive ability--in other words
the team is slow. Middlekauf. in center
field. and Kerr. in right. are the only two
men on the team who can field their jobs
up to standard Merrill Vaughn is the
only other man on the team who is up
to the mark as a fielder and he iS not
playing the ball he did last year. and of
which he is capable. for the simple reason
that he is not in condition. Offensiveiy
the club is fairly strong, although 1t did
not give so much evidence of 1t Saturday.
Bradley, Kerr. Middlekauf. Barnhardt
and Vaughn are still all good stickers
and liable to come across at any time
with the wallop that means a game won.
Sherwood seemed to be a snappy team.
able to put up a fairly good game In
every department. The outfielders SEEM
ed able to go after the ball in good style,
while the infieders, although young,
handled the ball in perfect manner.
While it is not expected that the team
will come across with the championship,
it is likely to prove troublesome to some
of the other clubs.
While it is claimed that Sherwood had
better pitcher in reserve than Noone.
it Is not likely that he would have done
any better work than did the youngster
who was in the box. Noone pitched good
ball. and If Porter is even as good as he is
the squirt of the club in the Sunday
School League. which gave 1t the cham
pionship, is easily explained. Two such
pitchers as the mentioned pair could win
the pennant in any of the smaller leagues
with any kind of backing at all, and
would be worth whole lot to any team
in any Of the circuits.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. August 14.-One pre-
diction can be safely ventured at this
time, and that is the worlds series OF
1911 will surpass in interest any ever
played previously, no matter WHICH teams
win the pennant in the American and Ma
tional leagues. The terrific fights In both
base ball organizations for the cham
pionship have keyed the fans" up to
sixty-horsepower pitch of excitement In
at least seven major league cities, and
the series of games for the worlds title is
bound to reap the benefits.
At present it looks like a .O-to-1 bet
that Connie Mack's Athletics will rep
resent the American League In the bat
tie next October. Who will represent the
National Lague is mooted question, and
the man who would pick the winner Of the
pennant in the senior base ball organiza-
ton would be gambling with fate. But.
granting that the Mackmen are pretty
sure winners, let's look the field over
Chicago last year met the Athletics in
the worlds series a 3-to-2 favorite In
many circles. The men who fought for
Connie Mack made the Cubs look bad,
winning four of five games played. 1t
was suprprse and shock to chicago
ans But they have not forgotten. Nor
have they teen convinced that the ma
chine of Frank Chances building was
working smoothly. In Chicago they ex-
pect that another series would result diff
ferently Under the circumstances. IL the
Athletics and Chicago meet. the interest
and excitement will be much greater than
last fall.
Suppose Pittsburgh wins the National
League flag A series with the Athletics
would be a fight not only for the worlds
championship. but for the Pennsylvania
Evening star., 1911-08-14
WORLDS SERIES THIS YEAR
TO BE BIGGEST IN HISTORY
Splendid Contests in Both Leagues Awakens
Interest-Cub Admirers Expect Re-
versed Verdict if Team Wins Flag.

state title. man in the Smoky city
said last week that already the fans
were planning for special trains to come
to Philadelphia and witness the games
night ride between the two cities, at
tendance figures should be smashed to
smithereens il 1t is between the two
Pennsylvania cities.
And If New York should be the oppo-
nent of the Athletics. Gracious! Phila-
delphians have not forgotten the drub-
bing 'Muggsy" McGraw's Giants hand
ed the Mackmen in 1905. They want re-
venge. In fact. many fans are hoping
New York will be the National League
contender so that Connie Mack and his
crew can get back at the Giants. The
short ride between the two cities would
also be factor in making the series
wonderful success.
Then take the PhiIlies-Dooin's Hopes
are still in the National League race
1t is unnecessary to say any more. For
the sentiment is SO divided in this city
that series OF games for the worlds
title and the city championship at the
same time would suspend business in
professional life factory and store. The
sole topic Of conversation in the Quaker
city would be the Athletics and the
Phillies.
ST. Louis is experiencing a new SEN
sation in having a winning club, and if
Rajah Bresnahans boys are the con-
tenders in the worlds series, the park
will have to be enlarged to twice It's
present capacity to hold the fans"
Even if Detroit wins the American
League flag. the interest will be keen
more keen than in previous years-and
from any old angle the 1911 worlds
series is going to be the biggest and
most spectacular ever played. The strug-
giles In the two leagues have made base
ball the all-absorbing topic, and even
now the big contest in the fall is anx-
iously awaited. Watch the dope" and
see
Evening star., 1911-08-14
HONORS PAID TO CAT.
Pet Angora Buried With Ceremony
in Private Cemetery.

PHILADELPHIA, August 15-Incased
in silk-lined mahogany casket, its head
resting on an embroidered satin pillow
and every hair in its soft. furry coat
combed carefully. Tiger, the pet Angora
cat of William Gray Brooks a well
known attorney. was buried yesterday in
private burying ground beside other
cats of high degree, his resting place
being marked by a stone of pearly white
ness, on which had been inscribed his
name and date of death
Tiger died Saturday after the united
efforts of several veterinarians had fail
ed to bring about his recovery. Mr..
Brooks, who was in Pittsfield. Mass.
with his family. made all arrangements
for the funeral by long-distance telephone
and telegraph. He is said to have valued
the cat at more than $3.50.
While Tiger lived he wanted for noth-
ing. A silken basket was his bed He
was fed on the most delicate of meats.
Three lamb chops formed portion OF
his daily meal. Persons living I'm the
neighborhood Of the Brooks home state
that IL was boast of the cats owner
that the feline was treated with the same
care as the children or the most ex-
elusive Philadelphia families.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
PERFORM ENGINEERING FEAT.
Power of the River Kander to Sup
ply Electric Current.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

BERNE, August 4. 1911
An engineering feat has just been ac-
complished in the canton Of Berne, in
Switzerland. the results of which are of
considerable interest to those Americans
who year by year visit the Riviera and
the Mediterranean coast. A great plant
has been erected In the valley of the
river kander to convert the power Of the
stream into electric current, which will
the utilized to run the Lotsch mountain
railway which connects with the Sim
plOn route.
This new undertaking will greatly
shorten the journey from north and
northwest Europe to the Mediterranean,
and will also relieve travellers of the
necessity of undergoing the sooty ordeal
of the old st. Gothard tunnel. 1t is
highly probable that the question of the
e,ectrifcation of the ST. Gothard Inc will
now be hurried forward, otherwise the
advantages of the new Lotsch railway
are likely to divert the whole Of the tour
ist trafic to ITSELF
Evening star., 1911-08-14
CRICKET CLUB
BEATS BAL TlMORE
Looked Like Sure Victory for
MaryIanders, But WASH
ington Won Out.

BALTIMORE. Md. August 1.-THE
local Sons of st. George cricket team was
defeated by the Washington Cricket Club
by 81 to So at Colgate creek yesterday.
The game showed the glorious uncer-
tainty of cricket. for it seemed al one
time sure thing for the locals.
The locals elected to go to bat, open
ing with Guthrie and Thompson to the
bowling OF DR.. Cannon and Tom Irving.
When 10 went up Guthrie was disposed
of by Irving. the ball hitting the stump
off his pars. Capt. Springham now join
ed Thompson. but was soon bowled by
Cannon. Il fer two wickets. Burrell now
joined Thompson, but he was disposed of
by Irving, three wickets for 81 Jack Law
son here took a hand but a short time
later Burrll was caught and bowled by
Dr.. Cannon. after he had played a quick
IA. four wickets for 80 Pfggott was now
sent in and together they played good
cricket. and were not separated till Law
son was caught cleverly by Bourke of
Rose, after a cleanly played 17:-five
wickets for e.. Windsor then took a
hand Irving released DR.. Cannon at the
top end and some careful cricket ensued
till Windsor was bowled by Irving. six
wickets for ~. James took his turn, but
a moment later Rose took Piggott's wicket
after he had played a splendid .6. SO far
the top score James went in and out
again. Sullivan went in and lies. after a
well batted to deep field on a close
decision, was stumped by Warren.
Smoothly joined Sullivan. but a moment
later was caught by Warren off Irving
and Sullivan carried his bat, the score
being S5.
The locals then took the field. De Al
corn and Warren going to the wickets to
the bowling of Springham and Thompson,
but a splendid one-hand catch put a stop
to the career of Warren l wicket for Z.
d. Cameron was next man up, but again
Windsor in the slips cleverly caught
Warren wickets for Z. Tom Irving now
joined De Alcorn, but was disposed of
cleverly by being caught and bowled by
Thompson. DR.. Williams took a stand,
but Guthrie at the slips caught and dis
posed of De Alcorn off Springham wick
cts for 10. Rose followed, but again
Windsor was in evidence. cleverly CATCH
ing him off Thompson ) for 46. Burke
now Joined Williams. but Burke was run
out of GO to 6 wickets. Rhodes now joined
Williams, but was disposed of at Guth-
rie's first ball, when he took his place at
the upper end. Carleton here went on
and Sousa. taking Williams place, ran
the score to 81 just as the game was
called:
The score:
Evening star., 1911-08-14
FORTY-STORY BUILDING.
Pittsburgh Company to Erect a Lofty
Skyscraper,

PITTSBURGH. August 1.-THE Thomp-
son -Starrett Company of New York city
will build and own the biggest sky
scraper I'm the country outside of New
York city. The concern has purchased
for 50, 100000 the First National Bank
property at 9TH avenue and Wood street,
one of the choicest corners in Pitts
burgh's business center.
A two-story banking house was built
two years ago to carry additional stories
in the future. The Thompson -Starrett
Company proposes to add thirty y-eight
stories. making a forty-story building.
Pittsburgh now boasts of four twenty
four-story buildings.
1t is said that the contracting firm is
now negotiating three-million- dollar
loan in New York city to finance the i'm
provement.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
PRISONERS LIKED FARE.
Many of Them Become Permanent
Residents on That Account.
rrcspondence OF The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Srar.
PEKING, July 49, 1911.
There has been a model prison in WI
chang. but it has turned out to be far
too expensive. 1t was lighted throughout
with electricity, and the food given TO
the prisoners was better than what they
got at home. SO that great many be-
came permanent residents. SO 1t has been
resolved to reduce the expenditure by a
considerab BILE sum monthly. to remove the
electric lights, and to withdraw number
of the jailers
For food each prisoner will in future
get two bowls of coarse r1ce ana VIII
also provide his own clothes Thus dis
appears a model prison, and the old one
which it superseded is restored in Its
stead.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
FIGHT FIRE IN DRESS SUITS
Admiral Schley Among the Specta-
tors at Blaze.

LAKE GEORGE, n. Y, August A.
Three hundred women In ball gowns and
men In evening dress witnessed a $4,000
fire Saturday night that destroyed q
bottling works at Bolton Landing. The
fire was discovered at IL o'clock and the
volunteer. fire department of the village
was unable to make any headway in
fighting the flames and the weekly
dance at the Hotel Sycamore was COM
pletely deserted by guests who rushed to
the fire in automobiles and on foot to
assist the firemen.
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley was
among the first on the scene. hTe efforts
of the fire fighters were handicapped by
gas tanks In the building. =.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
PRIEST FoRGIvEs SLAYER.
Refuses to Point Him Out in Group
and Expires.
c,cn Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS. August 4, 1911.
Mystery surrounds the murder OF Able
Guillebault, the parish priest at st.
Severin, near Angoul2me. says the Mat.n,
who, smothered in blood. rushed into the
courtyard of his house shouting for help
Neighbors came to his assistance, and
on being questioned as to his aggressor
the abbe pointed to the group Of men
surrounding him and said: He is among
YOU, but l forgive him. expiring a few
minutes afterward. The priest was forty
five years Of age
Evening star., 1911-08-14
SEPARATED FROM FRIEND.
Lost" Man, Penniless, Advertises
His Plight in Newspaper.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. August -
"Lost-Eugene Kelly Will meet George
Clark at the Pennsylvania station at 0
O'Clock Sunday night"
This strange advertisement appeared in
a local paper yesterday. Kelly had come
here on an excursion with his friend
Clark, and got lost on the Boardwalk.
He was without money. and Clark had
his return ticket. Luc <ily, Clarl: read
the PAPER to which Kelly had appealed
Clark was found late yesterday afternoon
through the .'ad," and he two went on
their way.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
UNUSUAL HAREM TRAGEDY.
Girl Stays Husband Who Brought
Home Second Wife.
correspondence of The Star

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
PARIS. August 4. 1911.
An unusual harem tragedy Is reported
by the Petit Journal, which states that
fifteen-year-old girl named Neday Pelolok
has been executed at Serajevo, Bosnia,
after being found guilty Of numbering her
husband with an ak.
Nedya, who was a Mahommedan, had
only been married few months when
her husband brought home a second wife
The girlwife in fit of jealousy killed her
husband while he was asleep. afterward
giving herself up to the police.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
Feast Of the Assumption.

The feast of the assumption Of the
Virgin Mary will be observed In the
Catholic churches Of the city tomorrow.
Low masses will be Ahng at 8. $50. and
8 o'clock. In a number Of the churches
special high mass Will be celebrated
next Sunday morning in commemoration
of the event.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
POST-SEASON GAMES
TO BE PLAYED TODAY

Andrews vs.. Manhattan, at In
dependence League grounds,
North Capitol and v streets.
Cornell Company w. AlOysius
club, at Capital City League
grounds, North Capitol nnd NJ
streets.
Evening star., 1911-08-14

c. Harding Walker OF Northumberland
county.,Va. the present state senator from
the Northern Neck district, has been de-
clared by the chairmen of the respective
committees Of the several counties in the
district the democratic nominee for re-
election, on one having offered to oppose
him.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
Murray to Be the Starter.

Dick Cooley, owner of the Salt Lake
Union Association team, received from
President Murphy of the Chicago Ma
tionals an acceptance of his offer to sell
Bill Orr, the shortstop. for $500.
Evening star., 1911-08-14

Chicago game yesterday. Drake was in
center field for the Tigers. Cobb may
not engage in game for ten DAYS.
Chief Myers drives more base hits
straight through the center of the dia-
mond than any other slugger.
Bobby Byrne was batting some yes
terday. The wee Pirate hit safely twice
in the first game and three times in the
second.
Chalmers of the Phillies used TO pitch
on a semi-professional team in upper
Manhattan. and a sharp who saw him in
those days tried to get Griffith to give
him a try-out with the Highlanders.
Two artists have been added to the
Boston Red Sox collection. They are
Beall and Kenworthy of the Denver team
of the Western League. Beall is the well
known Washington boy and will play
Billy Sunday will probably stick TO
evangelism in preference to base ball.
He has just closed the books on the
months work with nearly 11,oO TO his
credit.
Jess Burkett the old scout. still heads
the batting list of the New England
League. Age makes no difference with
Jess.
Ray Fisher has pitched seventeen con-
secutive innings without a run being
scored off him. He blanked Detroit in
the last eight innings of the game OF
August and whitewashed the Wash
ingtons last Saturday.
There are four pitchers, brothers. in
the O'Toole clan and each is brick
top" Two sisters root for the success
Strx. h.v,. ,.J.Ad
dollar beauty and his brothers.
The veteran, Lave Cross, has quit the
management of the Charlotte, s. C., team
because of i'll health and harsh criticism,
the latter explaining the former.
"Jiggs" Donohue formerly White sox
first baseman. has been deposed as man.
ager of the Galveston tTexD club to save
expenses.
In the minor leagues of the west and
south double-headers are played with
seven innings to each game. These are
called ''bobtals
The Hannibal Mo, merchants have
come to the aid of Jake Beckley's team
with enough cash to keep the club in the
league and Beckley on the job as man.
ager.
1t is said that President Frank
Navin is anxious to buy out the inter
eStS OF Joe McGinnity and r.. Smltn IN
the Newark club The owner OF the
Tigers wishes to establish a farm for
his surplus Tiger material
Klawitter. a pitcher upon whom the
Giants have a stout string. has been
going SO well for New Orleans that he
is now hailed as "the Walter Johnson
Of the Southern League"
Base ball on the far coast yields its
promoters encouraging profits. This
year Sacramento. says a Pacific coast
base ball man. will be the only club
to fall under the fifteen -thousand-d dol
lar profit mark. The others are max
ing high above that figure
The Detroit Tigers broke attendance
records on their eastern, trip. In eight
games at Philadelphia and Boston they
drew 179,006 spectators. The biggest
day in Philadelphia, was 32.064. and in
Boston 33.904. The Philadelphia series
entire showed up Ss.066 and Boston
$1,000.
Evening star., 1911-08-14

AT Iimping River" dramatic tale Of
western life by Herbert Wyndham-Git-
tens. in our next Sunday Magazine. En-
tered in our prize story competition.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
LAUREL IS TO HAVE
,UP-T0-DATE TRACK
New Maryland Course Is Rap
idly Nearing Completion for
Its October Season.

The past two weeks has seen the work
on the new racins plant at Laurel. Nd,
progress with great rapidity The lum-
Der for the building of the stand. the
stables and the paddock has all arrived,
and with the number of men now at
work it will not take long to complete
the plant. which will be of the most up
to-date order The stand VII be over
300 feet long. and will have seating ca
pa city of 300. 1t Will be patterned
after the stand at Moncrief Park, at
JAG ksonvile. which was up to date in
everE way. The run will be directly un-
der it. as at Moncref Park, while
the paddock will be at one end of the
stand. which will enable those who care
to see the horses saddled do SO without
going out of the stand
The ring will be open one and will
accommodate fifty books 1t will be
looked after by Arthur Elrod, who has
already done a great deal of missionary
work among the layers. The grading on
the track has all been completed, and all
that Is now left to do is to fill 1t in and
put on the top dressing before it will be
ready for racing.
Meeting to Begin October 2.
The track and stables will be ready
two or three weeks ahead of the opening
day, which is scheduled for October p
This will enable horsemen to ship there
before the meeting, and many will go di-
rect from Montreal. Several of the larg-
er strings as we'll as many of the smaller
ones have already signihed their inten-
tion of racing at the new plant.
H. ID. Brown has spent the greater
Of thn in
looking after the building of the new
plant there He will return to Laurel
within a short time and will remain un-
til the plant is completed He will be
there to manage the meeting and VIII
afterward go direct to Cuba to finish up
there.
The meeting in Cuba is scheduled to
open Thanksgiving day, and everything
will be in readiness long before that time.
Charles Campau, who has been in Mon
treaI all summer. will go to Laurel with
in a short time to look after the clerical
work. Joseph McLennan, who will be
II. D. Browns assistant, Will join him
after the close of the meeting at Toronto
and will be at work on the book before
the end of the present month.
Murray to Be the Starter.
McLennan was most successful in his
work with Manager Brown last winter
and he is sure to supply a book for all
classes of horses.
Starter Dade will likely be at Pimlico
during the racing at Laurel, and either
". Murray or James Milton will do the
starting at Laurel. Joseph A. Murphy
will be the presiding judge, with T. A.
Brady as his assistant
The Havana proposition has taken well
with the horsemen, and there will be no
scarcity of good horses and riders TO
select the fields from. II. ID Brown is
now at work on the stake book and will
have the blanks ready. SO that they will
likely close on or about the first week
in November. There will be two a week
during the meeting. to be run on We'd
nesdays and Saturdays.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Ty Cobb did not play in the Detroit
Chicago game yesterday. Drake was in
center field for the Tigers. Cobb may
not engage in a game for ten days.
Chief Myers drives more base hits
straight through the center of the dia-
mond than any other slugger.
Evening star., 1911-08-14

Chalmers of the Phillies used TO pitch
on a semi-professionsl team in upper
Manhattan. and a sharp who saw him in
those days tried to get Griffith to give
him a try-out with the Highlanders.