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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-08
UNITED AMERICAS, 1918.
Southern Commercial Congress tt
Aid New Orleans Celebration.

NEW ORLEANS. September sc.
Grosvenor Dave director general of the
Southern Commercial Congress, with
HEADQUARTERS in Washington and the
executive committee of the United Amer
icas 1913 celebra ton discussed plans yes
terday by which the congress will invite
conventions to this city during 'Jl3.
The celebration will be national in
scope" said Mr.. Dave. because the
turning of the water into the canal in
the summer of 1918 will be in itself a ma
tional event The interest OF the South
ern Commercial Congress in the matter is
logical and we regard the completion of
the canal as means OF carrying on our
work.
Mr. Dave left last night for Port Ar
thur Tex. He will arrive al Ell Paso
September IL to meet Col. b. {. Collier,
director general of the San DieSo-Pan-
anna California exposition. They will
make a five-thouSand- mile trip over the
southern states In the interest OF the
Memphis congress, october 8.
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INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
Schlechter in the Lead After Thir-
teenth Round at Carlsbad.

CARLSBAD, September Sat the con
ciusion of the thirteenth round yesterday
of the international tourney now in prog
rcSS AT the kursaa in this city SChlecter
was still leading Techmann by half a
point the former having drawn with
\iemZoWitsch, while the latter heat Che
tinirSki in fine style. The American
champion, Marshall, could only divide
honors with Tartakower, while Jaffa
after a long series of reverses, seemed To
have regained some form, for he beat
Fahrni in brilliant fashion. The other
American players. however. iost-Cha Ics
TO Alechine and Joiner to Duras
Tie other results were: 10. levi dis
posed of Spielmann, Leonhardt defeated
Alapin, Rubinstein worsted Salwe, Ni!-
mar upset Burn. The games between
lostic and Perlis, Rahinowitsch and
loeweniisch, Cohn and SuechIinG were
drawn. In adjourned games Burn heat
Alechfne, Suechtlng beat Chotimirski, Nid-
mar beat Duras and Perlis beat Sawe
and taking all these results into con sider-
alton II Will be seen that Rotlew now
occupies the third place after Schlechter
and Ielchmann, While Marshall and A .e-
chine follow the leaders
The records to date.
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BOXING BOARD MAY
HOLD OPEN MEETINGS
Commissioner O'NeiII Says Full
Publicity Will Tend to
Help the Sport.

NEW YORK, September San open
session of the New York state athletic
commission will probably be held today
to resume the investigation of the com
plants concerning the alleged violation
by the Madison Square Athletic Club at
the time the club held the first bout in the
garden under the new law.
Frank S O'Neil said yesterday that he
thought the secret meetings of the com
mission should be abolished so far as
this matter is concerned, in view of the
publicity it has received, and that the
disposal of the case be given the widest
publicity for the sake of the sport and
the interests involved
Il think the resumption Of the inves-
tigation should be a public one; Ger
tainly | am in favor of that. and / shall
try to have it So said Mr.. O'Neill.
The hrst hearing was i'll executive SEES
sion. Mr.. Dixon. the other member OF
the commission, has not expressed him
self on this point. and Chairman Sui
Ivan has resigned. there can be no vote
either for an open or secret session.
Should the two comm SSIonerS disagree
on the method of procedure. Mr.. O Neil
was confident. however. that Commits
sioner Dixon would join with him in dis
they differed concerning the investiga-
tiun.
Fire Commissioner Johnson today al
fire headquarters made public further
reports regarding the alleged viola ton
of the fire laws of the city by the fight
clubs. The commissioner said he had
visited the Olympic Athletic Club.
The room in which the fights are held
by this club is on the second floor, the
commiSs, oner said. and added that there
IS only one stairway leading to the room
When the patrons are leaving after a
fight the commissioner declared. they
had to use a fire escape in the rear of the
building that is very steep and is only
three feet six inches wide.
Commissioner johnson said he would
recommend that more water buckets be
added to the fire fighting equipment and
that all seats he made stationary and
proper aiseS established.
Capt. Doonan in his report regarding
the Sharkey Athletic Club said that this
club was also on the second floor. He
recommends In his report that all of the
seats be made stationary
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WESTERN TENNIS
STAR SHINES EAST
Armstrong, a Champion Be-
yond the Mississippi, After
Intercollegiate Title.

PHILADELPHIA, September S.-The
second days play in the thirty first an
nual lawn tennis championships of the
intercollegiate Association on the courts
of the Merton Cricket Club at Haverford
yesterday saw two good Yale men elm
mated and the further evidence that j.
J. Armstrong the western intercollegiate
champion, representing the University of
Minnesota, or +. III. Whitney, Harvard.
Will go through the finals
Armstrong had little trouble defeating
r. c. Gates, Yale, in the morning round
in straight sets, 81. o.. The westerner' S
style was entirely too much for Gates,
Armstrong strong point being his slice
or cut shot. This, with his ability To get
up To the net quickly. put Gates out of
the running and the Eli never had a
chance Armstrong STYLE closely re-
sembles that of Maurice r.. McLoughlin.
who was defeated by William A. Larned
in the national championship at New
port recently.
+. II. Whitney eliminated the other
Blue player in +. H. Gates in straight
sets. 6-i, o.. Whitney is a left-handed
player, with all the freedom of action of
the best players. His service gains for
him many an ace. while his court play
and covering are unbeatable. He easily
went through the attacks of Gates yes
terday morning. Today he will meet Arm
strong in the semi-tinal round. and one or
the other is sure to go.
J. l.. Cole and A. IL. Mann. both of
Yale won their matches, the former de-
feating c. S. Cutting. Harvard, I'll, O..
and Mann dispensing of j. A. S. Mexican,
Harvard, 81, 81.
A Yale player is thus assured of play
ing in the finals. and either Cote or
Mann will oppose the winner of the
Whitney Armstrong match.
Four teams remain in the doubles, two
of these representing Harvard and the
other Princeton, Both matches which
were PLAYED yesterday We're won in
straight sets, Tiff and Kuhn, Princeton,
defeating Conger and Ayres. Williams,
and Mexican and Tones, Harvard, dis
posed of the Gates brothers, Yale, 6-3,
81. Summarizes.
intercollegiate championship singles = Third
round-G H. Whitney. Harvard. defeated +. II.
Gates Yale 6-l. "a. J. j. Armstrong Min
nesnta defeated II. c. Gates, Yale, e. 81.
J. L. Cote, Yale. defeated G. S. Cutting Har-
ward Ell e.. A. Fl. Mann. jr. Yale de-
feated J. A. $. Mexican Harvard. 81. 6-I.
Doubles Second round-Tifft and Kuhn. Prince
ton. defea ted Conger and Ayres, Williams. 10.
81. Mexican and Tones. Harvard, defeated
Gates and Gates, Yale. 6-3, Ga.
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.H|LDRETH HALTS
SALE OF HORSES
Noted Owner Discontinues
Auction After Three Steeds
Had Been Disposed Of.

NEW YORK, September s-The latest
chapter in the history of horse racing
in New York state, the sale OF Sam
H!ldreth's famous stable of thorough
breds, was staged III the paddock al
Sheepshead Bay race track yesterday
afternoon, but was discontinued by direc-
ton of Hildreth himself after three
horses had changed hands.
The many famous breeders, horse low
ers and racing men that crowded the
sales ring reminded one of the days when
the king of sports iourished and be-
fore fanatics had passed laws which
compelled track owners to close their
gates.
At the time the state Legislature passed
the bills making racing impossible Hill
dreth was one who believed the sport
was great enough to live in spite of ad-
verse laws. and at once Increased his
racing stable by buying the best in the
market. His stable now is the most
powerful in this country, and numbers
among it winners of the Suburban
Brooklyn Handicap, Metropolitan, Sara
toGa Special and many other classics OF
the turf.
Half an hour before the sale the TWEEN
tytwo horses. led by fftz Herbert and
Novelty, paraded before long line OF
horse lovers seated around the sale ring
The auctinneer opened the sale with a
few remarks and called for the first
horse. Royal Meteor. The bidding
sta4ed at $780, and quickly ran to Si,a0o
at which figure he was knocked down tC
John Haynes The same man secured
Restigouche for LOGO. The two-year-
old colt Pu9gins, winner OF a number oi
races in Canada. was knocked down II
Haynes for 5000
Hampton Court was then led in, and
the bidding started at S1..p1 and rose
by jumps of 500 to s.. 400. when the
auctioneer was stopped by Hidreth.
II was then announced that Hampton
Court would be Withdrawn and the bal.
ance of the sale discontinued. Hildretl
declined TO disclose his reasons for stop
ping the sale and declared he had nC
plans for the Immediate future. EX.
ner.enccd horsenlen were surprised at tht
small prices offered and wondered at the
| scarcity of bidders.
/ IiIdreth in view of the market. may
continue to race OF dispose Of the re
naming horses at private sale as tn.
( opportunity offers.
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| The real test for the Bankers as &c
whether or not the amateur champion
ship of the south will fall TO " aShins-
ton team after the end of the intercity
series Will come next week, when Rich
mond and Washington teams go to Bal
tirnore for a douhle-header with the
MARYLAND Athletic club
Every chance known to base ball favors
the local club in its game tomorrow in
Richmond and without any more diff
Guilty than before ii should win the sec
ona game against the Richmond club.
That will make what viii practiG ally he
the deciding game come off in Baltimore,
when the local aggregation stacks up
against the Baltimore aggregation. The
Bankers dropped the opening game of the
series to the Baltimore team. and unless
it can win the next time it faces the nine
II Will have lost the highest honors That
can come Ia an amateur club
1t may he that the Baltimore team will
drop it's game tomorrow 10 the Richmond
outfit, hut it is not likely, and il is very
probable that the premiership Will be de
termined between the Maryland Athletic
Club and the local team when the two
meet in the first game of a double-header
in Baltimore next week.
The next time The local club goes up
against the Maryland Athletic Club it will
not find it even as easy sailing Ii did
last Monday. when the two met Harlan,
who did the work in the box for the
Marylanders. is not as good a pitcher as
is Hanks who sat on the bench during
Mondays game Hanks will he worked
against the local club when it goes to
Baltimore. and he will make all kinds OF
trouble for the local hitters. Hanks has
a mighty good spit ball and good fast
ball Having the good fast ball, he bluffs
the splitter a great deal. and constantly
keeps the batter in doubt as to whether he
is likely tot get hit in the head or whether
the ball is going over the plate. Such Il
pitcher is a hard man to beat and a dan
gerous one to face.
In the game that Harlan does not pitch
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GIANTS LOSE CLAIM
TO PLAYER MANUSH
New York Club Also Denied the
Right to AppeaI-VioIated
Rule Regarding Drafts.

NEW YORK. September S.-Aceordins
10 decision just handed down by the
national commission, the New York
Giants have lost all claim TO Third Base
man Frank Marush of the New Orleans
Southern League club The sale Of
aianush to the Cleveland Americans by
the New Orleans team has been promul-
stated and the New York club has been
denied the right to appeal
The case is very peculiar one. and
New York's loss may be attributed to
technical error on the part of the com
mission Manush was drafted from New
orleans by New York a year ago. No
less than nine big league clubs claimed
him, and the Giants were lucky enough
10 secure the much-sought infelder on
the draw. Last spring. when it became
necessary for McGraw TO cat down his
SQUAD, il was decided to send Manusn
back L. the minors for further develop
rucUt. Waivers Mere secured and ne was
-sGt u Jersey City OF the Eastern Ieag que
Tor 500 aHdcr OPTIONAL agreement. This
was in direct violation Of rule -. which
gives the cub from which a PLAYER is
GRATED FIRST call on his services provided
tie player - not sent back to "A league
n higher classification than the one from
wA} n secured. When New Orleans heard
That Mar@sh had been turned over 10
Jersey CIV II put in claim for his
~srFt o. chairman August Hermann
1t the na0otsal commission was not in
Cincinnati a. the time. bat Secretary
John Bruce advised Mr. Brush to send
Mau4Sh t. New Orleans.
THIS Mr. Brssh promised 10 do but
without hls know ledge another Illegal
deal as made. New Orleans refused 10
take 'he PLAYER subject In recall but
made the proposition that il would give
New York Slee0 for Manush with the
option 10 repureHaSe for So us or would
TsaI Si,Ig cash. New York then offered
2lanasi. under option for 500 and TWO
exhibition dates next spring This bar
cain was loSed
Later IN the season tho national com
mission ruled ;hat rule il prevented the
return ~ a drafted PLAYER with any con-
dlttous. and on this ruling the New Or
leans club asked FOR and was granted a
fHit little 10 NauuSh The PLAYER vas
then sold 10 Cleveland
TIE commission holds that The return
Of Manush 10 New Orleans bv New YORK
was irregular and Illegal and while il
confessed that the fault was also partly
the mistake Of lis secretary II refuses
70 make an exception in favor of the
Giants.
New orleans has been ordered to re-
turn $500 10 New York. a check for >
ike amount having been forwarded rc
the Giants ny the national commission a
the time Manush Vas transferred TO the
Pehcans New York loses no money in
the deal but ii does lose ali claim on
one Of the finest minor league PROSPECTS
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Schooner Damaged.

r. Kaplan. which early yesterday
morning finished discharging ice at the
9Th street wharf of the American Ice
Company, was being shifted to allow
the ice-laden schooner General e. S.
Greeley 70 be herthed next to the
wharf to unload she had a slight col
lision with the Greeley. breaking sew
eral after awning supports and crack
ing the rail. The Kaplan was un
harmed in the accident. The damage
done the Greeley will be repaired here
before she leaves for Baltimore to load
coal
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SPELLING BEE POPULAR.
Total of 1880 School Pupils in
Contest.

CHICAGO, September S.-An old-fash.
toned spelling bee on the biggest scale
ever attempted will have 1850 contest
ants, pupils in the public schools of Kane
county, Illinois. The contest starts with
the beginning of the school year. next
Monday, and will not be finished until
next spring
In the beginning the championship OF
each room will be decided then the
championship of each school, and next
the champs onship of the city or town
ship. The leaders Of the cities and town
ships will meet at Geneva for the final
"Speu down"
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OF .tIIFYING ROUND.
FINALS BEGIN TODAY.
Colored Y. M. C. A. Tournament Will
End Tomorrow.

The finals in the Colored Y. N. g \.
tennis tournament, being held this week
at 18th and L streets northwest. Will be
played today and tomorrow. The class
E and c final singles and final doubles
will be run off today, starting at 80
pm The class A final singles will be the
program for tomorrow afternoon. In
class r Walker will lock horns with
Hurst. Hurst. on form, is picked by
many to win, but Walker has mean
hard drive return that is difficult 10
handle, and Hurst may not find it easy to
racquet Much interest is being mani
tested in the class c finals. Neal tie
hoy wonder" has been playing havoc
with all aspirants for class { honors. lie
will play Mehlineer Friday. who will be
the strongest man he has met in this
tournament The final doubles will be
Freeman and Walker against Wilkinson
and Bruce. These men are very evenly
matched. and constitute four OF the SIX
best men recently picked in an elimination
contest Freeman and Walker have play
ed together for some years, and are a
very strong team but one need not be
surprised 10 see Wilkinson and Bruce
defeat them.
The class A final sinsles tomorrow be
tween Freeman and Wilkinson will be a
holly contested match. Wilkinson. a tail
why six-footer. with a death-dealine
overhead chop stroke, defeated Freeman
last year and won the tournament trophy
cup but he. lost to Freeman in later
match for the District championship of
colored racqueters. Freeman has not
been showing his old-time form this year,
and unless he shows reversal of form.
Wilkinson will likely defeat him tomor-
row.
Yesterday afternoon was taken up en-
tirely with doubles Bruce and Wilkin-
san had an easy time defeating Mehlin-
ger and Beasley. They placed the ball al
will and had their opponents entirely
autclassed allowing them 10 win but one
game in three sets. Freeman and j.
Walker defeated Goodrich and johnson
three STRAIGHT sets. Goodrich and Johnson
rallied in the third set. but TIE best they
could do was to lose deuce set, al
The last game was played in almost en-
tire darkness.
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HOLD BROTHERS FOR Staying.
Deed Done in Tennessee-Body Drag
ged Across Kentucky Line.

FRANKFORT, Ky. September E. =
Thomas and James Bowiin of Kentucky.
accused of the murder of John Lewis
Archer, though said to have shot him in
Tennessee and to have dragged him over
the state line to Kentucky to die, must
stand trial in Tennessee. Lieut.. GOV. Cox
having been advised that the alleged acts
of the BoWns were committed in Ten
nessee, and that that state had jurisdic-
ton, yesterday honored acquisitions for
their transfer.
Thomas Bowlin was marshal of Jellco.
on the state line. and when he attempted
10 arrest Archer. the latter resisted, and
the other BoWlin is said to have gone to
his brothers aid.
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COMEBACKS TO Be
QUITE NUMEROUS
Many Players Who Have Been in
Fast Company Are
to Return.
LOCALS ARE TO GET
SEVERAL OF THEM
Through Draft and Purchase Both
Leagues Hope to Be Bene-
fitted Next Spring.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CLEVELAND. September s-"Come-
backs will be as numerous at the big
league training camps next spring as men
around Cleveland who did not think
Johnny kilbane had the punch. Not
aged ..comebacks' of the class of Tom
Hughes and Jimmy Callahan, but young
sters and semi-vets who were up before
and failed to make good because of mex
perience or accidents. Their relegation
not have the stuff in them. On the other
hand it simply meant that they We're not
quite ripe for the fastest company A
recruit may be a star in the minor
leagues but fail to know many of the
things which are required of players in
the major circuits. Again. he may de-
velop lame arm or suffer some other
mishap on the training trip in his eager
desire to show his manager that lie is
really the goods.
Consequently, he goes back to develop.
Well, there were many such men pulled
back by the draft or purchase during the
last few weeks. Cleveland has bunch
OF them, seven of them. in fact. Catcher
o Neill of Worcester was an Athletic re-
cruit. as was Pitcher Collomore of Scran-
Orleans. Third Baseman Manusch Of
New Orleans has been a member of the
New York Giants. as we'll as the Atm
letics. Outfielder Williams was with the
Browns last spring, while Catcher kon-
nick Of Dayton was given trial by Gin
cinnati. Third Baseman Bunting of
Worcester was taken south By Brooklyn
last spring.
Detroit gets a comeback in Pitcher
Duhuc of Montreal who was with Gin
/ cinnati for season. Chicago gets d pair
iii Pitcher Hovlik. formerly of Washing
/ ton. and Third Baseman Rath, who WAS
tried out by the Athletics and Maps. ST
Louis Will try out First BaSeman panZig
/ OF Sacramento, once with BoStcd, anu
/ Pitcher Brown OF Akron who was Gin
j., cIilnau recruit a year ago.
| Washington gets First Iiaseman Flynn,
| late of Pittsburgh. Shortstop Foster, Tor
/ mcrly Yankee, and Outtielder Mocller,
! once with the Pirates.
Outnelder Beall of Denver, bought by
| Boston, was given trial two years ago
| by Comiskey, while of New York's re-
! cruits, Outtielder Osborne. Mcconnell and
| SchlaIy have all been up before. f5ut
! ii : dollars to shoe strings that SchiaaE
/ with not play with the Yankees next sea-
| SON Brcnhie Of Toledo is Connie Mack :
only recruit who has been tried by some
| other big league club.
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National Also Has It's Share.

There are more comeback recruits in
the National League. the list being headed
by Otto Hess, bought by Boston The
Rustlers have also hooked FIRST Baseman
Houser of Indianapolis, who used to he
Harry Davis understudy
Brooklyn has taken the most men who
have been tried before. Among Ebhetts'
recruits are Paige, formerly of the Giants
and Maps. Iniielder Reiley, formerly of
the White Sox: Outhelder Welchonce. a
former Philadelphia National. Nedder
Sitton, once a Nap: Pitcher Carmichael
tried by Cincinnati; Earl Yingiing an
other eN-Nap; Jerry Downs, with Detroit
for several years Catcher Bob Higgins
another former Nap, and Catcher Shaw
a veteran who played with at least four
big league clubs before he landed with
Toronto.
Other National League "comebacks" are
Pitcher Maxwell of New York. Outfielder
Hyatt of Pittsburgh, Outfielder Cravath
OF Pittsburgh. 1ntielder kirke of Boston,
Pitcher O'Toole of Pittsburgh Outfelder
Northen of Cincinnati and Pitcher Comp
ton of Cincinnati.
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Ballot Brings $50, 900.

NEW YORK, September Sit was
news in racing circles here today that
James r. Keenes Ballot. son of Voter
and one of the leading horses in training
here two and three years ago. has been
sold To the German imperial stud. The
pyice is said to be something over SJO,UoO.