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PRESIDENT BAN JOHNSON SAYS
AMERICAN LEAGUE IS SUPREME
Points to Victories of Athletics, White Sox
and Browns to Back Up
His Assertion.

NEW YORK. October ST think the
public has been convinced that the base
ball played in the American League Is
first-class. said Ban Johnson, president
of the American League. just before he
left for Chicago yesterday afternoon.
THE impressive victory of the Athletics
over the Giants in the worlds champion
ship series. the triumph of the White
SoX over the Cubs in Chicago ami the de-
feat OF the Cardinals by the Browns in
st. Louis have convinced base ball fans
all over the country that the National
League no longer has the better playing
talent. The defeat OF the Clevelands by
the Cincinnatis was our only setback,
and believe the result would have been
different If the Cleyelands hal not over
worked Vean Gregg, their star pitcher. in
clinching their hold upon third position in
the pennant race.
Many wild statements without war
rant were made during the worlds series,
but they fell fiat. The series was played
on its merits, and is an annual fixture.
These games have made base ball Won
derfuily popular. and it would be the
height of foNy to abolish them. But YOU
can say for the American League and the
national commission that in future the
series will be managed on different lines.
The club owners will not be allowed to
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ha ndle the sale of reserved seats. That
will be the business of the commission,
which. il I can carry my point. will OPP
pose the raising OF prices to an exorbi-
tart degree. and will safeguard the in
terest of the public in keeping tickets
out of the hands of the spectators.
Il have investigated the ticket scandal
in this city and the end IS not yet. ] shall
call the attention of the commission 10
certain evidence in hand and ask that the
whole affair be probed TO the bottom. the
fact can be established that spectators
here got all the tickets they wanted. de-
spite the orders of the commission to pre-
vent this evil as far as possible | don
blame the New York base ball public for
protesting against this outrage end l
firmly believe that thorough investfga-
ton will meet with general approval.
1T is gratifying TO know that the Attn,
letics played clean. sportsm2niike pan
against the Giants. They found no fault
with the umpires. who d d splendid WORK.
Mack's men did not indulge in rufiianis'n
and it is much to the.r credit that they
did not make a protest of any kind. Tne
claim that Doyles run in Wednesday
game at the Polo Grounds was illegal was
absurd 1t would have been q fatal error
if the run had been disputed There IS
90 further douot that the base ball publ!c
is opposed to unfair tactics, Including
kicking against the umpireS. The sport
has been made clean and it will remain
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INTERESTING NOTES FROM ALL
THE LOCAL GOLF CLUBS

T. NJ. McAvoy and Capt II. p. Norton.
L. S. y, went nine holes on the course
at Chevy Chase last Thursday, the for
mer golfer winning by the close score OF
up. The game was hotly contested and
was in doubt up to the last putt at the
home hole.
Miss Marion Oliver and Maj. William
Lastcr. L. s. A.. played match on
winning By :: up and l. Miss Oliver plays
good short game. but her driving Is
somewhat weak. She had much the pest
of the game going out. but coming nome
the major had played the better game.
That seventeenth hole at the Columbia
links is one of the sportiest ever en-
countered. The approach to the hoie
must be negotiated with the use OF
lofter or brassie. The ball has to be
lofted up fully sixteen feet and then:
possibly. it may get in the fair green: IL
it rolls back the stroke is lost. II
rests on the green careful putting mus.
be done or else the ball will roll over on
the other side of the knoll. 1t certainly
Is a sporty green.
Tuesday last L. S. Catlett won the
three-bail match from j. T. Let's and
Frank Phelps by up. Mr.. Catlett beat
Mr.. Let's, while Mr. Let's was victor
over Frank Phelps. The game was
played on the links of Columbia.
Out at Columbia w. A. Knowles. Eddy
B. Brookes and John Brawner. all mem
bers of the Bannockbu"n Golf Club.
PLAYED three-ball match Tuesday, and
at the end of the play at the seventeenth
hole the golfers were driven to the caudy
lthouse by downpour OF rain. AT this
point the holes were halved.
On the Columbia links last Monday DE-
c. T. Freeman won splendidly played
game from DIR. ]. c. Bliss. The latter
medico's difficulties arose at the terri
BILE, seventeenth hole. 1t Is to be eX-
blamed that this green is at the top OF
a knoll and can only be approached Sue
cessf,,lly by a loft shot, properly placed.
DR. Bliss showed such wonderful energy
that he succeeded in "trickling the ball
on the other side of the green. hence
he lost the hole and later the game.
Harry II. Allen and Judge Edward 4.
Newman have been practicing assiduorsly
on the course at Columbia for the past
two weeks This is preparatory to the
! iantic City Country Clubs tournament
scheduled to be played November ,.
and 4. They are both confident of win
ming honors for the Capital city in this
tournament.
Tho three-ball match played between
Victor Kauffmann, Col. George r. Dow
new. United, States Army. and Edward
| I .oftus. played at Chevy Chase Thursday,
| resulted in Mr.. Lotus beating Mr. kAuff-
mann and Mr.. Kaufman capturing the
game from Col. Downey.
Chief Justice Harry NJ. Clabaugh OF the
Supreme Court of the District of Column
| bia won a well played single from j.
w. .Lockhcrt Thursday out Chevy Chase
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way. ! no. Justice Clabsu ugh is one Of
the most ardent advocates OF the royal
and ancient game, and puts up mighty
fine contest
George Sargent. professional of the
Chevy Chase Club. has this to say about
the seventh and eighth holes at the
Chevy Chase course: The seventh hole
a steep down grade about aO0 yards from
the tee il is possible to reach the green
on the second shot with a fairly easy
iron, provided the shot is a good one 4
water ditch and a sand bunker lie in
store for a fooled second. The eiehtl
is o1o yards long. q good drive, landing
Your ball on the top of rise trt IN
which shot can be taken across ra-
vine and water ditch to the green
In a sp!cndidly PLAYED three-ball match
at the Chevy Chase links Thursday Capt
G.. w. Denfeid beat Rudolph Kauffmann
and Mr.. Kaufman. in turn. was victor
over d. S. Barry.
Count Carl Moltke envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary to this
country from Denmark. played a very
interesting game with Mr.. Fl. Lowenthal
at the Chevy Chase links Thursday aft
ernoon Count Moltke won the match
by ] up. He stated that golf is becoming
a very popular pastime in Copenhagen
and as the golf courses are for the most
time snow covered, the balls Used are
PAINTED red, SO as to contrast with tie
Another good game that was closely
played was the single between Comte de
Chambrum of the French embassy and
Mr.. NJ. Archibald Kerr third secretary
of the British legation. al Chevy Chase
last Thursday. Capt. de Chambrum lost
the game at the eighteenth hole by 1
down.
Franklin II. Asner of the Country Clul,
OF Virginia was the guest of j. Holds
worth Gordon on the Chevy Chase links
Thursday and won a twosome from his
approaches OF Mr.. Gordon lost him sew
eral holes. while MIR. Agner's drives and
puts were phenomenally accurate.
BY one-sided score of up and ) to
play J. w. Brawncr beat DR.. O. H. Wood
last Tuesday on the links of Bannock-
burn. DR.. Wood has challenged Mr.
Brawner for 36-hole game. to be played
Wednesday next at the same links, and
promises to reverse the score.
The goat" contest goes merrily on at
the Washington Country Club, and the
many golfers at the Virginia golfery are
rapidly becoming round shouldered as a
result of the goat medals that are
strung in their shirt fronts. f. 5. Cal
Zappone proudly boasts of the possession
of sixteen bearded beasts. Capt. A. Fries
goat stable has fourteen horned animals
corra!ed. while DR.. Littepage is selling
hygienic milk for nursing purposes. the
product of several "nannies.' Era
Gould has lassoed eight goats and lost
seven during the week. while John 1ys-
sowski brags of an accumulation of three
new strange horned animals 1t is gen.
orally conceded out at the Virginia Club
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MEMORIAL A. c. BUSY
PLANNING FOR TRACK
Prospects Bright for Coming
Season-Wi!I Take UP
Wrestling Also.

The Memorial Athletic Club = busily
engaged in planning its campaign for
track honors for the coming season. Most
of the prominen; athletes of last season
will again compete under the club colors.
Some of these are especially worthy OF
mention. John j. Campbell was the lrst
Washington lad to finish in the Times
marathon race. although dark horse at
the start George w Dowden. Dudley +.
Howard and Fred II. Reeves are other
long distance men who have good past
performances to their credit. Reeves max
ing a, good showing in the Baltimore as
phalt marathon. Wilbur f.. kellogg. be-
sides doing the distance events, conpetcs
in tho jumps.
Ossian Ryan is good dash man. and
will also perform IN the jumps.
Marrnaduke DENT is a dash and relay
man. and can perform cons silently in
any event up to a mile.
The club received a big boost when the
Twining club dissolved, and its best ath-
letes joined the Memorial. Raymond Mil
Ter, owen Mead William Warren. Syl-
van Sheridan and John Reardon are the
little men who have been added from the
Twinng Club.
me following are All ne" men ~ '"e
games: some good men are on the list
who lack only development and train ng:
Burns Mccormick, Myron Goldsmith,
Harry lMasruder. z, c. Nicholson, Ar
thur NJ Reeves. Henry Johnson. Ernest
J. kendrick, George w. Keane. Norman
Lips, omb, George W. Stoner, Israel Sny
der and Louis Windsor.
What looks best as a factor to success
is the announcement that the well known
trainer and coach, II. T. Foley, has con-
scented to take charge Of the squad for
the coming year He has a good record
for turning out successful teams. Be
sides the regular track work he will also
conduct gymnasium classes and develop
a basket ball and an indoor base ball
team.
The indoor base ball team will be a
member of the City League.
Special attention will also be paid to
boxing and wrestling
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INQUISlTIvE FANS.

In the eighte en- inning 0-to-o game I've
tween Dctgoi and Washington in 1853.
how many innings did Gray pitch? How
many did Groom pitch? J. H. FOWLt..
Cray quit IN ninth ard Groom finisG
getting credit Tor working ten innings.
Sporting Editor Star:
kindly lei me know n your Sunday
pink sheet whether Westerfelt is an UNI
pire in the American League. T. T..
Westerfet mas been appointed in the
American League.
Sporting Editor Star:
\ runner l. on first base with mons
out. ON the hit-and-ruh PLAY. the bats
man hits sharply to tire pitcher IL
fields tie talI c.eanly and tries 10 force
the runner al second. The play is per-
fectly made. but the runner beats the
ball and gets decision. both men being
safe Some say the batsman gets credit
for Il base hit. Others say il is q fielder's
choice because there Was room for
doubt as to the pitchers being able Ia
get the batsinan had he made the PLAY
at first base. How should il be scored?
H. T..
FEEDERS choice.
sporting Editor Star:
FIRST and second base ar. occupied.
and one man out. The catcher drops the
third strike and runner on second goes
catcher picks IN the ball and throws TO
third baseman and the umpire calls THE
runner to third out and the batter
first safe is not the batter out and the
runner to third SAFE r. w. 4.
Batter is out and runner 10 third safe
unless tagged out.
Sporting Editor Star:
Another fellow and myself had an ar
sunent. He claims that one player mad.
4 triple play unassisted year or so ago.
and should think such play impossible.
is there such a play on record? Explain
how. FRED B1FFAR.
There have been several unassisted
triple plays made. The most common on.
is with runners on second and first and
a line drive 10 second baseman or short
stop.
Sporting Editor Star:
kindly publish in next Sundays pink
sheet Row many .ames Lefty Russell o.
the Athletics worked during 1871 season.
II any. when and where.
w. c. TALI4ANT.
Russell worked in four games.
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give an Indication of his character and
his love of country
Heenan was patriot every bit of him.
and the confidence of the whole sporting
community in the United States was evil
denced by the volume of money sent over
from this country to support him. When
the battle was over he was as heartily
acclaimed in England as in any part Of
the world.
The good spOrtsmen of Britain despite
their chaSria at Savers run of successes
being Interrupted. put all their feelings
in their pocket and extended the heartiest
friendship to Hecnan it was indeed an
enviablc position to be in.
Eeenan, however, had done a good deal
to deserve 1t. as they we're not chance
victories which led up to his support to
visit Europe to wrest the worlds honors
from Savers. Vet Heenan was not cham
pion of America. When he fought Nor
rissey in 1853 he had been very i'll pre-
viousiy and there was % suggestion Of
calling the match off, but Heenan would
not listen to this. Morrissey was > feet
ia inches and weighed i79 pounds. while
Heenan. who was fee. , inches, weigh
ed nearly 30 pounds.
Heenan went in to finish in sprint time,
but his strength would not last, and
Morrissey kept the championship.
Keenan, was thought good man despite
this He was twenty-three years old at
the time: lie Was born in New York state
In 1855. His father worked in the ord
nance department of the Watervliet ar
senal. and was respected foreman for
many years there John C. Heenan was
machnist and at seventeen went to
California and there got his name as the
"Benicia Boy
After this Heen:;n became miner. and
then in 1857 was introduced to New York
sportsmen. He was a very shy man, |
have heard. and it was most difficult to
make any conversation with him. but he
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GOOD MARATHON RUNNER.
Swedes Have Unearthed Phenom for
OLYMPIC Games.

NEW YORK, October 2S.-The latest
piece of original news from the seat OF
the next Olympic gaines is that the
Swedas have uncarthed an out-and-out
wonder for the marathon race. not TO
talk of what they will show in the other
events. This long distance phenom never
tried a gait quicker than walk TIL ne
was thirty years of age. and then ne
began to test himself in most peculiar
way. He fixed a little track inside of a
large barn and began cantering round
and round until he could go no ,arther.
A. coon as he found that he could main
tain a fair jog for a period OF about
three hours he took to the open, and i'm
mediately surprised the natives with
what he could do in the way of endur-
ance. The mans name is Jacobsen. and
he is already booked for the big classic.
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BECOMING POPULAR SPORT.
Cross-Country Running Being Taken
Tn by Colleges.

NEW YORK. October 2S.-Track ath-
letes at the big universities say that
cross-country running is becoming one of
the most popular of outdoor fall sports
There was a time when little attention
was paid to this branch of athletics. but
such IS not the case now. College men
each Year are becoming more and more
interested. JUDGING from the way the
different university teams are working
for the annual intercollegiate run. which
is 10 be held at Brooklne November u,
no one can doubt the sports popularity.
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FIELD AND KENNEL

Under the above heading The Star. al
ways anxious to encourage every branch
of sport. proposes to give field sportsmen
and owners of field dogs their day in
court Items of local interest are solicit
ed and questions rela ting to pointers and
settlers will be cheerfully answered. Adj
dress all communications to Field and
Kennel, care Evening Star, Washington,
D. c.
Virginia game laws are not as uniform
as this column proclaimed them. A party
of gentlemen had made all arrangements
to leave for King Georges county. No
vember ), but have just learned that the
county supervisors have changed the
opening day from November l to Novem-
Der Is. The supervisors of any county
can do this under the game law, SO IT
would be well for those who propose
hunting in Virginia to ascertain If there
have been any recent changes in the
open seasons
Mr. William X Major. jr.. OF New
York has taken apartments in Washing
ton for the winter. Mr.. Major Is an
ardent sportsman and has hunted from
Alaska to Mexico. and he spends most
of the winter quail shooting in the south
January.
An item appearing in this column re-
Gently anent Justice McKenna's fondness
for field dogs, which has been widely
copied recalls the fact that his boon
companion. Chief Justice White, is just
as fond of field dogs. And it would be
passing strange If he were moi. Tor ne Is
a native of Lafourche parish. In the fam
ed Attakapas section of Louisiana. which
,-i,, fhn Younger
days. the finest hunting ground In Amer
lea, and every young LouisiaEan was
sportsman by instinct. Last IhanksglV.
ing day, Immediately after the Laurel
handsome settlers through Lafayette
Park. The dogs were Oakley HITS lNnG.
Hundley's Nellie Noble and Beau Dan
stone, and the trio had on the two previ-
Gus days very nearly swept the board at
Laurel. King winning first in the mem
bers' ail-age stake. Nellie first in the
open a!l-age. and Beau first in the open
derby Justices White and Mckenna were
out for their usual afternoon stroll ana
when they saw the three handsome set
tiers they spoke to their owners. and for
some time judicial problems and tangies
were forgotten, giving way to just a GOOD
human talk on dogs If there was a
point about one of the dogs that one or
the other of the distinguished gentlemen
did not discover it was not worth notic-
ing, AS they resumed their walk one OF
the owners remarked to his visiting
friend: "Hundley. you may not know it.
but Your dogs have received great
est court in the world has been placed
on them. and there can be no appeal from
their decision. for they are both justices
of the Supreme Court of the United
States.
The writer recently had occasion 10
look up the field trial winnings OF
number of great dogs. and as it enta1ieo
considerable research he gives them
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WANT A RACE.
Yachtsmen Would Like to See New
York Club Challenge.

NEW YORK. October es.-The Amer
ica's cup always interests yachtsmen.
not only on this side Of the Atlantic
but on the other. lachtsmen here. that
is. yachtsmen who are sportsmen. would
like to see the New YORK Yacht Club
clear the atmosphere and announce that
II would accept a challenge for race
for boats built in accordance with its
present measurement rules. but they
are afraid that the club will not crafty
their wishes.
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THE WORLDS GREATEST PUGILISTS;
John C.. KEENAN,, THE BENICIA BOY.

threw aside some of his taciturnity in
after years.
Heenan challenged Savers in 1850, and
went to England early in 1867. He crossed
In January in the Asia, and took 1t as a
good omen that he was not sick on the
voyage. He wasted no time fooling about
London. but went straight down to Sails
Jury. His party took delightful old
farmhouse in the neigtborhood. and Hee-
nan was charmed with English country
life He did a lot of his training on Sails
bury plain. and was never tired OF Eng
lish mutton chops.
In those days it was the fashion to
issue colors, and there was a good deal
of thought when Keenan, responded to
Savers buff ground with red border with
red ground and blue and white border.
In the blue border We're thirteen white
stars.
His trainers gave Hcenan holiday in
London to see the MaceTravers fight,
and the party made many new friends.
He wrote home to America that he had
been much gratfied by his reception. espe-
cially by the ''pugs. He was struck by
the order maintained at the Ehgllsn lShts
and the lack Of fuss.
Heenan removed to Bedford to finish his
training, but had changed twice after the
farmhouse in Wiltshire Rather than be-
ing upset by this. he had taken the
changes with much equaninity.
Heenan did not take much interest in
the stupendous gambling the result.
but have heard that the large sums put
on Savers, who trained at the headquar-
ters of the English turf, Newmarket,
were all covered. Each man from Amer
lea brought fresh commissions.
What is the use OF repeating the old
story of the fight. except that 1t was
draw after two hours and twenty min
utes? Heenan became champion abso-
lutely when Savers retired. He went
back to England I'm 1863. to be beaten by
Tom King in thirty-five minutes for 5000
a side. Heenan was unusually confident
and said if he did not succeed that he
would he dubbed as an iInpostor.
II was sad blow to HeenanS country
men, who at the finish laid odds Of to 1
on him 1t looked more than this on him
in the first few rounds. for he led strong
~. But King was man OF steel and
terrible sticker, and lasted out. Heenan
came back to his horses. He was ter
ribly punished, but was game to the fin
ish.
In a previous article | mentioned that
Tom King became "a bookmaS er OF con-
sdera BILE repute. He often said that Hee-
nan was great fighter. but wore himself
out by his hurricane tactics Mace. too
had a great opinion of Heenan. In any
case ne set an example in making Ameri-
ca famous for heavy weights.
&-<-% ~
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that any one who can get the other man $
goat will not be the goat himself when
the season ends.
James Strayer won an interesting sin
gle from Ben S. Sinmonds son the course
at Columbiana last Wednesday by up
and 10 play.
Pop g. 7. Housi lost his ball at the
first tee-off al Columbia last Friday. and
that calamity. together with his subse-
duent roozling, caused him To lose the
game to G.. H. Hendricks by. and ).
Pop is game player. but very dis
gruntled Loser
1t is matter of note that Otto Lueb-
kert, who has lost most OF the practlce
games he has INDUCED i'll during the sea-
son at Columbia. made tie phenomenal
record Of getting holes s. . and 10 at Co
lumbia during the tournament in three
strokes fer each hole This is q new rec
ord fer the course, ard otto deserves the
greatest kind of credit for it,