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Evening star., 1911-08-20
GOOD MANAGEMENT.
Disbrow Seldom Has Smash-Up in
Motor Car Race.

NEW YORK. August 19.-Louis Dis
brow. who is rated as one of the most
skilful pilots of the motor car. rarely be-
comes mixed up in a bad smash-up. This
is because he has mastered the trick of
minimizing skidding and Slowing when
tire blows or sheds. At a recent race
meet at Brighton Beach Disbrow blew
out a casing into the stretch, and in an
other event blew a tire on the turn while
he was going fully seventy miles an
hour. The way he brought his car to a
stop each time and prevented it plunging
through the rail when within a few
inches of 1t was one of tie prettiest
things at the meet.
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CALL OUT CREW SEPT. .18.
First Time Rowers Have Been
Asked to Begin as Early.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, August 19.-Capt.
Radcliff Romaine has issued a call for
the Yale oarsmen to report at New
Haven September Is. when Jim Rodgers.
the newly appointed head coach, will be-
gin the task Of developing the crews
upder the new policy of amateur and
graduate coaching. 1t Is the first time
I'm years that the candidates have been
called out so early in the fall but both
Capt. Romaine and Rodgers feel that no
time can be lost If results are to follow
the somewhat radical change in the
policy of Yale rowing.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

Sporting Editor Star:
In your answers to fans questions will
you kindly tell me Gn Sundays paper)
what would be correct in this supposed
condition on a ball field?
The bases are full and no one out.
The batsman hits fair ball between
first and second base which hits the run
ner going from first to second before
fielder touches the ball. All the men
have advanced and the man from third
crosses the home plate before the ball
does.
According to section IL. rule Sc. the
base runner hit by a ball is out, put as
all the runners would seem to be forced
to run to make way for the batter, who
got to first safely, and the section de-
clares mo run shall be scored or any
other base runner put out until the UNI
pire puts the ball back into play. Whas
should be done with the men who reached
home and third? Should they be sent
Oa'A - Se-N W H. S. sELDEN.
The runner hit by the ball is out, the
batter takes first, while the other run
ners remain on second and third, re-
spectively No runs can be scored on
this play.
Sporting Editor Star:
A bets that Philadelphia will make
more runs than Washington says
L.
Why don't B win, as no mention of a tie
was made? T.. L. Il.
When A bets that one team will make
more runs than the other, b virtually
bets that his team will score more runs
than AS, and as 1t Is tie score the
bet is draw. Where you can't win. you
can't lose.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please answer the following question IN
your sporting sheet Sunday:
is on third base and b Is on first
base, with two out b starts down to
second A crosses plate just an instant
before B Is touched with the ball. Does
that score count? q. }. M
Yes.
Sporting Editor Star:
kindly answer in your next Sunday
mink sheet if Dolly Gray has defeated
Philadelphia this season on the home
grounds and II he did. did he pitch nine
full innings. f. D.
Gray defeated the Athletics June % on
the local grounds. He pitched the entire
nine innings, winning to g.
Sporting Editor Star:
Runner on third base. Batsman hits a
fair hall and it hits the umpire. Would
the runner on third be entitled to score:
CHARLES BALES.
Not unless the ball touched player be-
fore hitting the umpire. See rule 55, Sec
tiony6.
Sporting Editor Star:
A is on first and B on second base. A
runs down to second and touches the
base The ball>is thrown to third and A
returns to first. The umpire rules that as
soon as A touches second with B between
second and third. B As forced and A has
no right to s.turn to first. Is he right?
r. A. n.
No. A could not force B off second un-
less A in turn was forced by a batsman
becoming baserunner. When B returned
Evening star., 1911-08-20
Tourney Shows Nothing.

Hereafter it behooves the promoters
10 give the men private try-outs before
inf1icting them on a helpless public
The various clubs might do worse than
offer the use of their arenas for such
rehearsals, and unless entrants stood
the test OF examination and proved
they knew at least how to put up
their hands, the can ought to be tied
right away.
The best bet among the hopes" al
though beaten in his maiden professional
start, is Tom Kennedy. He entered the
ring against Al Palzer in poor condition.
due more TO ignorance of effective train
ing methods than anything else. At that
ne put up a great fight. and convinced
the watchers he was the better man even
in defeat. With props< handling, Tom
would measure closer To championship
standard than any other white man.
Bill Delaney is now in the east on q
Evening star., 1911-08-20
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Woodruff, a new southpaw secured by
Admission from Roanoke, pitched no-hit
game against Decatur in the Southeast
ern League on his first time out.
Joseph Walsh, an old-time ball player.
formerlN with Omaha and Baltimore. died
at his home in Omaha recently. He be-
gan playing ball in Keokuk, Ia, in 1888.
Titus. Phillie outfielder. wears a tooth
pick in his mouth when at bat. and Um-
pire Johnstone declares II a ball ever
hits the ornament he will call a foul
strike on the sorrel top.
Harry Hammond. who has served sew
eral engagements in the Central, West
ern, Southern and other leagues. is now
pitching for the Ashland team In the
Mountain States League.
Three famous oldtimers-Billy Hamil-
ton, Tony Mullane and Jimmy Ryan
happened in on the same afternoon at Cub
headquarters in Chicago recently ana
there was some tanning.
The far western towns Of the Western
Canada League say they will never again
enter circuit with Winnipeg and Bran
don Next year they plan to have a cir
cult of their own
There is but one major league manager
who would have the nerve to take the
veteran Eddie Plank out OF the box with
the bases filled and succeed him there by
a collegian named Danforth.
Mrs. Helen Hathaway Robson Britton,
owner Of the ST. Louis Cardinals, who re-
Gently sued her husband for divorce in
Cleveland has withdrawn her suit and 1t
is announced that she and her husband
are "reconciled."
Comiskey of the White Sox can put up
with ANYTHING except failure of his pitch
ers to back up plays in the diamond, and
he is said to have actually fined Ed w alsh
for not covering first. That was good
many years ago, however
The Carolina Association claims to lead
the world in home runs. Over 15O had
been made in that league up to a recent
date. Last year only forty home runs
were made In the league. All the surplus
lively balls must have been sent to the
CarolinaS.
Infielder Dowling Of the Galesburg Cen
trail Association team, just about the time
he was to be sold to a major league club
for fat price, got mixed up In railway
wreck that put him out of business and
may destroy his usefulness as player
for some time.
John Wilson, recently secured by Ne
braska City in the Mink League from the
defunct Kansas League. has been made
playing manager of the team. succeeding
Pinkerton He has signed a number OF
new men, among them Rassen, the Colo
rado mute pitcher.
In a recent game between Hattiesburg
and Greenwood in the Cotton States
League Gondolfi. leading off for Hatties-
burg, was at bat five times, made five
hits and scored five runs. His team,
however scored twenty-Seyen runs in the
game on a total of twenty-three hits,
which rather reduced the feat of the play
er to the commonplace, considering his
opportunities.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

H. Clay Stewart and II. Randall Webb
INDUCED in a single at Chevy Chase last
Thursday. and the event was very evenly
played up to the sixteenth hole. Most
of the holes had been halved, but Mr..
Stewart, having the advantage Of better
lies than his opponent, scared ahead
and won at the eighteenth hole by up
and to play.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

Out at Columbiana last Thursday after
noon Albert /. Clark and A. Giles played
10 holes to decide a twosome, which
went to Mr. Clark by l up.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

Another game that went for extra holes
was the threesome between Charles v.
Wheeler, Harry F.. Clark and ]. Morrill,
Chamberlin, played at Chevy Chase.
Faulty putting lost the game for Mr..
Clark at the twenty-second hole.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

OF the Oldsmobile nine of Lansing, which
was his start toward a professional ca
Evening star., 1911-08-20
INTERESTING NEWS NOTES FROM
ALL THE LOCAL GOLF CLUBS

The scores in the Johnson cup compe-
tition now going on at the Washington
Country Clubs links stands as follows:
Evening star., 1911-08-20

The game between Capt. Frank E.
Evans u. S. N. and Lieut. Com
mander Raymond D. Hasbrouck, played
last Thursday at Chevy Chase, was a
splendid contest, and as these players
are evenly matched the game was not
decided until two extra holes were play
ed Capt. Evans won by ] UP.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

John Wilson, recently secured by Ne
braska City in the Mink League from the
defunct Kansas League. has been made
playing manager of the team, succeeding
Pinkerton He has signed number OF
new men, among them Rassen, the Colo
RADIO mute pitcher.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

The twosome played by DR.. William
Smith and Frank Chamberlain out at
Columbiana Wednesday resulted in
victory for Mr.. Chamberlain by l up
Charley Miller and Sidney Taliaferro
trod the green's at the Washington
Country Club Friday. and the match
went to Mr.. Taliaferro by up and /.
Out on the Columbia links Percy Hill
and Frank Mark played a single last
Thursday, 1t being necessary to go to
the nineteenth hole before the match
was decided. Percy Hill won by l up
F. o. Horstmann and J. NJ. Biddle won
a four-ball match from Gen. Clarence
Edwards and Representative A. P. Gard
ner out Chevy Chase way last Thursday.
The game was won at the eighteenth
hole, and was a close contest throughout.
In the two foursomes played Tuesday
and Thursday between C. L. Marlatt
and Rudolph Kaufman. playing as
partners. against u. s. Barry and DR..
Brown Miller. the game went to the
former pair Tuesday, while Thursday
the game was halved. Yesterday after
noon Marlatt and Kaufman won by =
up The matches between these golfers
is getting to be a sort Of "to-be-cOntinu-
ed-in-our-next" affair.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

e. B. Calvert was out on the link:
Evening star., 1911-08-20

Infielder Bowling of the Galesburg Cen
trail Association team just about the time
he was to be sold to a major league club
for fat price, got mixed up In railway
wreck that put him out of business and
may destroy his usefulness as a player
for some time.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

Jesse Tannehill was the. Pirates win
ming pitcher at one time. and no left
handler had anything on him. Another
left-handed Pirate was Frank killen, a
big fellow with an arm of steel and lots
of vitality.
When the Baltimores won pennants
under Ned Hanlon Esper was a success
full southpaw, and Boston about the same
time had another in Klobedanz. Former
New York teams were represented by Tit
comb Doheny and Seymour. Titcomb
was a member OF the champion Giants
In 1883, but he wasn't used much. Doheny.
who committed suicide several years ago,
played with the team in 1896. but made
his mark later on in the Smoky city.
Seymour when he first came here had
phenomenal curves and speed. but he
lacked the necessary control, and made
SO many ascensions that he decided to
become an outfielder.
The Cubs recently tied the can to Jack
Pfiester, known as the Giant Killer. be-
cause of his ability to humble McGraws
men, and last spring Cincinnati released
Covaleskie, the Terrible Pole, whose left
handed curves when he pitched for Phil
adelphia beat the New Yorks out OF the
penuaut. 49,
Evening star., 1911-08-20

Worthington a handicap of a stroke a
hole in a turn of the links last Thursday
at Chevy Chase. Col. Worthington proved
that this handicap was hardly needed, as
Gen. Weaver was defeated by up and 2.
The National tribune., 1911-01-12
aHE FIRST FLAG AT COLUMBIA.
One of Those Who Placed the t:stfr
Iowa Flag on the Capitol Building
Tells of the Excitement

Many comrades have called my at
fention 20 accounts in The National
Tribune written by Comrades Van Nor
strand, Co. Is. and Phelps, of Co. F, goth
IOWA, and others, relating TO the first
10 enter and raise the Stars and Stripes
in the city of Columbia, Feb. Il. 1865.
4 was member of the 18th Iowa, and
at that time Aid-de-Camp on the staff
of Gen. VIM. w. Belknap. commanding
CroclSer's Iowa Brigade, Seventeenth
Corps. Being the person who first sug-
gested the undertaking of crossing the
Congaree River in front of the city, |
urged the attempt be made, and, with
others. successfully accomplished what
we started out to do, viz raise the first
flag over the State House of Columbia,
have right to speak authoritatively
of the enterprise.
For several years after the war closed
we often heard. thru The National
Tribune, accounts OF how members of
Col. Stones Iowa Brigade, Fifteenth
Corps, entered the city first and raised
their colors on the State House. All of
these erroneous assertions ceased in
1873, when the claims against the Unit
ed States for damages of over million
and a half of dollars were brought by
British subjects before the British
Claims Commission for cotton destroyed
during the destruction of Columbia.
1t was then the facts were officially
brought out. The Confederate General.
Wade Hampton. was the principal pros
ecuting witness. If it could be proved
that any of Sherman's army set fire to
the cotton, the United States would be
liable to the value of the cotton de-
The National tribune., 1911-01-12
A Youthful Warrior.

Editor National Tribune: 1 was born
March 9, 1S4S; went in the army in
1861, not Is years of age. My father
took me out of the army. l ran away
from school in 1867, and enlisted again
in Co. K, 1920 n. Y, and served until
four months after the close of the war,
when L was mustered out of service
not quite II years old. l enlisted as
drummer boy, but the last year of my
service volunteered to carry musket
which I did, and the last engagement
! was in was the battle of Cedar Creek,
Va, Oct. 10, 1864 / was on picket
duty on Oct. 20, when Gen. Sheridan
rode up to me with an Aid-de-Camp
and a small escort of cavairymen.
challenged him. He asked me how old
I was. 1 replied: About 16 years old"
He looked at me, and made some re-
marks about my youth. I saw the first
battle Of the civil war fought June 10
1861, called the Big Bethel fight.
saw the first soldier killed in the civil
war in that battle. Lieut.. Credible, of
Philadelphia. His body was placed on
a gun caisson, flag placed over it and
carried to Fortress Monroe. I particle
pated in the following. battles: Big
Bethel and Bermuda Hundred, Va:
Bernick's Bay, Cainnier, Camp Bisland.
siege of Port Hudson (43 days., Sabine
Crossroads and Pleasant Hill, La, and
many skirmishes. I cast my first vote
for Gen. George B. Mcclellan on the
battlefield, when was 16 years Of age,
as all soldiers, irrespective of age, were
entitled to vote during the civil war.
This Is not generally known. I met a
young soldier in California who pre-
The National tribune., 1911-01-12

regiment asked kAh WIKI regiment was
car1ped there. 18th Iowa" was the
answer. Wonder If they would like to
have their aagr again ?" Eyes. we
would.'' answered the comrade' eagerly.
What regiment is'this5'i s.tS0th Iowa. -
Several of the Hath IONA followed the
30th into camp, found their flag secret
ed with one of the companies. secured
and returned it to the regiment amid
great rejoicing. Each reader may fig
ure out for himself howiit was possible
for Stones Brigade tor nave planted
their flag on the State House first Had
they destroyed Iour flag and not ac-
knowledged the fact. IL would have
been more difficult for us to have salts
fed others that our claim was true. But
such brave and loyal Iowa boys could
do no damage to Old Glory; they loved
it rs truly as we did; they preserved 1t
TO return to US. Our finding them
with the goods" however, was proof
positive that our flag was flying over
the State House, and found by them
when they first appeared on the build
ing.
If those two comrades who found the
18th iowa flag on the building unguard-
ed took it down, took the flag from the
staff threw the staff down in that dark
garnet, secreted the flag and carried it
away with them, as they explained
when the flag was returned, will now
come forward and tell us all about it.
all will enjoy the narration. We have
forgiven you, boys, years and years ago.
Saw the Cotton Burners.
As we dashed up Main street that
eventful morning we passed in the mid
die of each block large piles of baIed
cotton. Confederate soldiers, were pour
ing turpentine on the cotton and setting
fire to it. Many stragglerS of the rebel
army were pillaging stores. During the
day attempts were made to extinguish
the fire in the cotton, but in the even
ing, when the wind came up, the smoul-
dering flame in the cotton was famed
into blaze again, which was soon COM
to the frame buildings and
all destroyed. Gen. Belknap and staff
were in the saddle nearly all night, rem
dering aid where possible.
There is one important feature about
this Columbia achievement never given
the consideration deserved. The result
of that exploit and that<alone, secured
the necessary evidence which saved the
not only $1,50O,OO0 but re-
futed the dastardly charge made by the
that Sherman's army pill
LACED and burned a city which had been
surrendered in good faith. I met and
denied this charge when
visiting Columbia few years ago. Al
Colonel had written book.
entitled Burning Of Columbia" 1 hadI
read it, in which he charges us with
burning the city and of a number of
crimes. The State officers were anxious
for me to meet him and talk over mat
ters. I had no objection, but did not
meet him; he was out Of the city. II
however, that he, at the time
of our entering, was leaving the city
with Hampton's army. I told them II
was an eyewitness to the Confederate
soldiers firing the cotton and pillaging
stores, and it must be apparent to them
that knew more about 1t than he did.
H. c. Macarthur. Co. H, 18th Iowa,
to Gen. Belknap, Third
lcrocker's Iowa. Brigade, Washington.
The National tribune., 1911-01-12
The 1St Vt. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: In your is
sue of Sept. Is you give by request .
short history of the list VT. Cav, which
does not seem to me to fill the bill. You
say that it was consolidated into a bat
talon of six companies at the time
it veteraniZed, which is a mistake. The
regiment was over 700 strong when II
went on the Grand Review, and was
consolidated after returning to Yer
mont, being put on the Canada line for
two months, when the members were
discharged. But the worst feature of
your history is that there is no men
ton of Col. Addison W. Preston, who
was killed in action while command
ing brigade. altho he only held n
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS commission, his
Coloners commission being at head
quarters. Won't you rectify this state
ment, and if correct rectify the record i?
| am told by good authority that Col
Preston did more to make the fighting
record of the regiment than any one
man in it. j. Cummings, 1st Vt
Cav. Clinton, Iowa.
The record shows that Lieut. Col.
Addison w. Preston was killed in action
at Salem Church, June 3, 1864.-Editor
National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1911-01-12
Fighting Reeiments.

Editor National Tribune: I form. rly
belonged to the 126th y. Y. one of tne
fighting regiments. Now. I have no
ticed in times past that some comrades
who belonged to regiments which did
not lose enough members to constitute
a fighting regiment, according to Col.
Fox's estimate, have taken exceptions
to the designation as reflection on
those regiments which did not have the
chance of losing as many men in any
or all battles they participated in as
other regiments. I believe the excep-
tons are well taken. and that a regi-
ment which did its duty fairly well or
as well as that of the average regiment
ought not to be, even by inference, put
in a class as a non-fghtlng regiment,
especially in the soldiers and sailors
paper. The National Tribune. So let
Col. Fox enjoy the distinction of his
discovery of what constitutes a fight
ing regiment. but let us all assume that
every regiment did its whole duty when
called upon to act. Let's drop the
lighting regiment business. P.
Creed, South Bend, Ind.
The National tribune., 1911-01-12
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.mD@gu1aau misc CeSE
Stories Eminenty Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

18th Iowa. and Maj. VIM. H. GoodreIl
and myself. of the 18th Iowa, both
members of Belknap's staff at the time.
each was directed to execute his sepa-
rate affidavit setting forth the facts, and
All of us were communicated with by
the Secretary of War Aug. %, 1873, and
TO hold himself in readiness to appear
in Washington before the British Claims
Commission. Our affidavits were re-
garded Sc conclusive that they were
deemed sufficient to establish the fact
that the cotton destroyed at Columbia
was fired by stragglers from the rebel
army, and the decision was rendered in
favor of the Government.
Thus our early, sudden and success
full dash for the State House that event
full morning saved to Uncle Sam vast
amount of money. Neither Col. Stone
nor any of his brigade nor any of the
Fifteenth Corps were called on for evf-
dence. They were not aware of any of
these facts, all of which occurred before
their entrance into the city, but did &C.
eur while four Croker Brigade men
were rushing along Main street that
morning. We were eyewitnesses-
For many years after 1873 no at
tempt was made to deprive the 18th
Iowa flag the well-merited honor of
being placed first over the State House.
Thursday, Feb. 16, 1865, Crocker's
Brigade. the 1ltn, l0tIi, l3tn anu iotH
Iowa, Fourth Division, Seventeenth
Corps, went into camp on the south
bank of the Congaree River, opposite
the city. Gen. Belknap and his staff
were viewing the city from the top of
the bluff when Gen. Sherman and his
staff rode up. After taking survey of
the city thru his field glass, Sherman
turned to BeIknap and said: General,
it will be a great honor to the men who
first enter the city and unfur1 the Stars
and Stripes on that historic old State
House" In the old State House Build