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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

COMMISSIONERS AND EASTERN
ATHLETIC CLUB MAY DISBAND
Statement Made by Manager of Each Team
That His Club Will, in All
Probability, Quit.

dition he could make any of the anna
| teur clubs in town look like high school
boys as far as connecting with his shoots
went. Condition is everything in Twill
er. and without it 1t is almost useless 1or
man to get in the box to pitch ball
To the names of those college men who
are distinguishing themselves In the anna
teur ranks might be added that of Engle,
The Mount ST Mary's star has been do
ing some of the best work in the box
that any pitcher has shown on the local
lots this year. Engle. II he continues to
pitch as he does at present. Will
not find much trouble landing a profess
Sional berth when he leaves college.
It Is generally predicted by those who
are in a position to know that matters
will be brought to head In the Capital
City League before long. It is almost
certain that whatever is to be done will
be known in the course of few days.
Whether or not the league is to go along
in its present state will be definitely set
tied.
Clyde Richmond, who is now doing the
twrling for the Walford team In the
Commercial League has been secured by
the Culpeper nine to work against the
Charlottesville team next Tuesday.
There is no doubt that many OF the
clubs playing in the amateur leagues
would do much better work III they were
provided with good catching STATS. The
majority of the teams have their main
weakness back of the bat. and 1t Is hard
to see where il could be in a worse posi-
ton than there unless it were the pitch
ing staff Poor throwing and poor head
work are both combined in the majority
Of the receivers. and the combination
does not make a very good man to nave
in that position.
Although some of the leagues are book
ed to finish their season this month. 1t Is
not very probable that the playing sea-
son in any of them will end before the
LIST of August. The playing of protested
and postponed games will take whole
lot of time and If the circuits which
have longer schedules get through by the
18th of August there is little reason to
believe that the playing ability OF the
different teams will be much interfered
with Last season the Commissioners,
although laying off for nearly a month
before the post-season series, the depart
mental season closing about July y.
PLAYED just about as good ball as during
any part of the regular season. The
team as a whole did not hit very well
during the series. but then II was not
heavy-hitting aggregation at any time
during the year. and did just about as
well in the championship games as 1t did
when il was fighting for the pennant In
the government league.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08
JUDGE GEORGE NJ. SHARP DEAD.
Member of Maryland Supreme Court
Succumbs to Complications.

BALTIMORE, July s.-Judge George
Matthews Sharp of the supreme bench
of Baltimore died at his home. 21o5 st.
Paul street. yesterday morning. He had
been suffering from a complication or
diseases since the first of the year. but IL
was only about two months ago that his
illness was considered serious With the
exception of one day he had been uncon-
scious for week. When the excessively
hot weather set in he began to sink.
Judge Sharp seemed especially attached
to his uncle, DR.. Robert NJ. Matthews.
and some time before he became uncon-
scious he sent for the physician to stay
with him. DR.. Matthews was present
when the jurist died.
Besides his uncle he is survived by an
aunt. Miss Florence Sharp. and the fol-
lowing cousins: Miss T. B. Matthews OF
Arlington and Misses Teresa Matthews.
Bessie Matthews and Carrie Wilson OF
New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, July S.-Ad Wolgast. the
worlds lightweight champion. has posted
$4,000 in cash with Stakeholder James t.
Clark in San Francisco to bind his match
with Freddie Welsh, the former English
titleholder. This money will also go as
a side bet and If Welsh is willing the
fight, twenty rounds or more. will take
place In Promoter Coffroth's Frisco arena
Labor day afternoon. The weight will be
13s pounds ringside. and Jack Welsh will
be referee Welsh posted 81 600 as guar
antee of good faith two weeks before
wolgasts fight with Moran, and accord
ing to an agreement reached at a confer
ence between the principals Wednesday
the former British champion must post
the remaining $4,000 on or before August
O. II Welsh does not come across with
this money the match will fall through
and WolgaSt will open negotiations with
Packy Mcfarland.
Welsh however SAYS he will have his
money up within the stipulated time limit
He states that in his opinion he can beat
Wolgast on scientific points and that ne
will be bigger and stronger than Moran.
Welsh declares that Moran showed moth
ing of his former prowess and appeared 10
have gone stale. The fact that Wogast
made a punching bag of him doesn't APP
pear TO worry Welsh. who insists that he
could have stopped Moran himself with
similar ease. IL Welsh therefore, lives
up 10 mis- promises he will be the light
weight champions next opponent in a
battle that will attract even more atten-
ton than did that OF last Tuesday.
Mcfarland. who is anxious to fight VOL
CAST on Labor day. has made clear the
terms under which he will sign articles.
He saws he will insist upon a guarantee
of 5000. win, lose or draw. and is ready
10 make a big side wager if Wolgast de-
sires one. Mcfarland would prefer TO
weigh 1913 pounds at O'Clock, or seven
hours before ring time. IL the fight is de-
cided in the evening, but he is ready to
scale two hours earlier rather than lose
the match. AT present Wolgast wants
Packy To scale four hours before entering
the ring. so that il is believed the weight
time will be compromised.
Wolgast is confident that he can whip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

Q. D. Hallzer of the interstate COM
inerce commission had an experience
Monday afternoon while fishing at Lock
| Cove that will ever be a pleasant mem
DRY. He caught a twelve-pound rockfish
while angling for smaller fish and was
given a fight
| number Of anglers were trying their
luck in the cove. Others hooked an oc-
| casional fish, but the size of them was
not sufficiently large to attract any par
| ticular attention. and very little notice
| was taken until the twelve FOUNDER came
| along.
Hallzer was using an ordinary bass
line ard a small hook baited with soft
| crab. The crab was bright enough to
/ be seen some distance through the
clouded water and the big fish took it.
Then the tug Of war started.
| Fully thirty minutes time was required
to land the big fish. Other anglers
stopped fishing and watched the fight put
up by the rockfish. They were unable
to imagine just what was making such
a fuss in the water. but finally the head
of the fish showed above the water
Its a rockfish." shouted one of the
| fishermen.
| Then all the fishermen gathered in a
group anu ulSCusStU TIE SdtSI- II "dS
| the largest fish they had ever seen taken
/ from the river with hook and line and
the angler who made the successful catch
was showered with congratulations.
| Returning from the vicinity Of Harpers
| Ferry Tuesday night. Col" John w.
Hurley found himself more popular than
ever. Passengers from the several
coaches visited him to see the result of
his efforts on the Potomac and Shenan-
doah rivers Sunday, Monday and Tues
/ day.
| a string of fifty small-mouth bass was
| the attraction. Forty-five were caught
near Millville. on the Shenandoah. while
| the others were taken near Weverton.
| Sunday the fisherman tried his luck on
| the Potomac but the fish We're slow COM
| ing his way. probably because Of the
cloudied condition of the water. and Men
day he went to the Shenandoah.
The Shenandoah river was clear. 1t
was soon seen that fish were more plenti-
| full than they had been at Weverton, and
| the angler willingly braved the hot sun
to get a few of them. When the sun s
rays became so penetrating that shady
spots were sought II was found that the
fish also had sought such places.
Col" Hurley says the water from the
mountains was cool enough to make the
fish lively and he enjoyed fine sport.
Twenty-Five of the fish were caught
Monday and the same number Tues
day.
THE bass would take nothing but mad
TOMS" said the angler, land they took
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

Il was announced this morning at the
District building by Mr.. Handiboe. who
has been managing the Commissioners
team In the District League, that in all
probability the District clerks would dis
band for the remainder of the season.
Mr.. Handiboe stated that IL would be
next to impossible for him to continue In
the league any longer. as absolutely no
interest is being taken in the team by
either the players or its would-be sup
porters In the Municipal building.
The Commissioners have been handi-
capped all season. said Manager Handi-
Doe, because of lack OF interest among
members of the team, and because OF
Door support, and under the conditions
the club has been lucky to go as long as
Il has.
There also is every probability that the
Eastern Athletic Club will drop out OF
the Capital City League. The manager or
that club is trying to dispose of his fran
chise and in Offering the rights or MS
team I'm the Capital City League TO a
certain manager in one of the other cir
cults made the statement that unless ne
10 able to dispose of his franchise he
would drop out of the circuit anyway.
In this connection it might be men
toned that the Marines are also on
the verge OF disbanding. me manager OF
the soldiers team has made the state
ment that his nine would be kept to-
sether during the present season. but
such is not likely to be the case, as
statements have been made by members
OF the team itself to the effect that 1t
will be almost impossible to do so.
There is no doubt that the effect on the
two mentioned leagues would be very
great il the Eastern Athletic Club and
the Commissioners both drop out of their
respective circuits. While the Eastern
Athletic Club has not done very Well
this season as far as winning games is
concerned il has been fair drawing
card i'm the league and has the virtue of
being one of the charter members. The
District clerks have one of the best
teams in the District League and have
always been well up in the race.
That man cannot step into the box
and pitch good ball without being in
good condition is shown by the fact that
Sam Edminson. who has pitched good
ball in several professional leagues. was
cIouted for four runs in the first inning
of the game between the Cornell Com
pany and the Marines in the Capital City
League last Thursday. The Marines had
not the least bit of trouble in getting to
Edmonson for hits in the game men
toned and yet 1t is almost a surety that
if the big left-hander were in good con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08
The Summary.
TO BE A SUCCESS.
Aviation Meet Will Be of an Inter
national Character.

CHICAGO, July S.-With more than a
score of world famed aviators under con-
tract, and negotiations pending with
others the international aviation meet, to
be held in Grant Park, this city, August
II to ~, has already certified its inter-
national character.
Seven great nations were represented
in the first eleven contracts signed. The
United States. Ireland. England. SwtZer-
land, Canada. France and Russia came
forward in one group, and later contracts
embrace Germany, Italy and Austria
Hungary.
The whole world is sending it's best. and
the meet will be the contest of the ma
tons, with wizards of the air exerting
every effort to land the prizes. which will
establish their precedence in aviation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

as each one has covered the distance in
doors in l :OG or better
Capt. Stoddart of Yale is the favorte
for the senior quarter championship.
but Eben and Frank Cross of Princeto
are to be feared. as the latter beat Stod-
dart for the indoor collegiate title last
winter.
Anthony of Pennsylvania is picked to
win the half-mile swim if he starts. with
iMcLanahan of Princeton and Borden of
Pennsylvania as the chief contenders.
One of the Cross brothers may start and
furnish an upset and this holds true also
in the one-mile race. With Cross out of
the latter. Bertrand and Rogers of Co
lumbia must be considered.
All the swimming races will be held
over a surveyed course in the Sheepshead
Bay lagoon, and the fancy diving will be
done from the. regulation Amateur Ath-
letic Union tower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

Nothing is more serious than humor.
II, like myself. you are humor sales
man." says Lew Fields in our Sunday
Magazine tomorrow in his analysis OF
the Dollars and Sense Of Humor." II
is not the joke itself. as told back OF
the footlights, that makes the audience
laugh. but the situation leading up to
1t and surrounding II. The stalest joke
on EARTH according to this master
smith. will get over" exceedingly we'll
IL It is only properly presented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08
GOOD GAMES.
Kid Carsey Promises Some Interest
ing Sport Tomorrow.

At Union Park. 18th and H streets
northeast tomorrow at 2:3O pm. the
three-cornered fight between the colored
rivals. the Washington Giants and the
capital City Cubs and the Metropolitans,
at pm. promises to be very interest
ing affairs. The admirers OF the colored
teams are waving money at each other.
An effort is being made to get Bugs
Raymond. the erratic pitcher of the New
York Giants. and his New York Colts
for the following Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Honus Wagner looks natural at the
top Of the National League hitters. The
Dutchman must like the warm weather,
as he boosted his average 30 points in
the past week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

Archer of the Cubs has developed
into the National Leagues best catcher
according to Chicago critics Have
Doom of the Phillies and Gibson Of the
Pirates been overlooked? Also, what
about Roger Bresnahan?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

Johnny Evers is ready to get back
into the game. but he will have to be
at his best for Zimmerman and Doyle
one of whom will have to lay off IL
Evers goes in. are the only men doing
the big hitting for the Cubs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

Bill Bergen is the champion pull
back batsman of the country. He has
practically won several games for Brook
lyn by making hits while drawing away
from the plate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

Harry Lumley, the former Brooklyn
outfielder. now manager of the Bling
hamton team of the New York State
Leag que, is leading that organization in
batting with an average of lob for
forty eight games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

Only three of the eight umpires who be-
gan the season in the Eastern League
are left. They are Wright. Murray and
Hart. Black. Bannon. Rudderham, Pen
der and Pollock have all gone their way
and have been replaced by Halligan, kee-
nan. KERN Kelly, Doyle and KILN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

Il only wish the Pittsburg patrons of
the game would root as hard for us when
we are playing on Forbes Field they
do for the Cardinals here in st. Louis,
remarks Fred Clarke. why, everything
under the sun, within reason and with
out is done to intimidate the umpires
and ! honestly believe this has it's effect
on certain members of President Lynch's
staff"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

Frank Laporte continues to hammer
out hits He got four of them on the
Fourth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

New York fanatics can no longer re-
fer to Philadelphia as the City of the
Big Sleep Since the campaign opened
PHILADELPHIA clubs have come near put
ting or pushing New York off the map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

CornelTs hard-hitting shortstop, Ed
,nond Burke, has signed with the New
York Americans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

If Matty should be disabled where
would the Giants finish? AS the series
with the Highanders last fall demon
strated. Mathewson is the kingpin. When
ne Is pitching in his best form the Giants
to man are winners. The two crushing
defeats sustained by Big Six in the re-
cent Philadelphia series were SO unex-
pected that McGraw's men became tenn
porarily discouraged. But Matty still
has many winning games up his sleeve,
so there's no cause for alarm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08

William Schwing has gone to Capitol
Island, Booth Bay. Maine. for an outing.
His cottage is on high blum overlook
ing the bay, and he has to go only few
hundred feet from ii To catch plenty OF
fish He will remain until the end or
the heated term.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
NEGRO MAKES ESCAPE
AS GALLONS AWAITS

WASHINGTON. Ca. Nov. st. B..
Walker. the negro who murdered B. r.
Hollenshead one month ago Tuesday and
who was to have been hanged at Wash
ington today, escaped at 1880 o'clock last
night from the three officers of the law
who were bringing him from Augusta to
Washington, and at last accounts was
still at large.
Walker had been confined In the Jail
at Augusta, it being feared he would be
lynched if he remained here. Tuesday
Sheriff Bobo and Deputies w. T. Florence
and W. E. Burdette went to Augusta to
bring him here for execution. The negro
was handcuffed and was also tied with a
rope.
When Barnett was reached it was
necessary to transfer from the Buckhead
special to the trunk line. The negro pre-
ceded Sheriff Bobo up the steps of the
car and made sudden lunge as he got
to the top steps and ESCAPED in the dark
ness.
A special train OF two cars was made
up as soon as the news reached Wash
ington and about $50 persons, with blood
hounds from Wilkes and Warren coun-
ties, are now securing the woods in
search of the negro. "A lynching seems
inevitable If he is recaptured.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
MANY SWEET POTATOES
CANNED AT AMERICUS

AMERICUS, Ca, Nov. 2S.-Thirty days
ago the big sweet potato canning factory
near Americas began putting up pota-
toes in large quantities. The enterprise
has priven successful even beyond the
expectation of the northernt company
owning the plant, and operations are
now conducted on full time.
Thousands of bushels of sweet pota-
toes have ben canned already in three,
five and ten-pound tins, and such is the
demand for this Georgia products, the
canned yellow yams, that it is impossible
for the company to keep pace with the
orders pouring in from dozen states
daily.
This has created fine demand here
for potatoes which, otherwise, would
have been a drug on the market, owing
to the large crop made in Sumter county,
and farmers are selling their surplus
potatoes to the canning factory at good
prices.
The company has potato farm at
the factory, go acres, which will yield
100, 900 bushels, and even with this enorm-
Gus supply a demand is made upon the
farmers for more potatoes. Experienced
Gamers from New York state are en-
ployed in the factory, which has a good
pay roll and will run on through Feb
ruary. The success of this factory here
may induce the building of others next
season.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
COLD WAVE SWEEPS OVER
WESTERN GULF STATES
Freezing Temperature Extends
as Far Southwark as
Texas Coast

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 2s.-Cold wealth
err prevailed generally over the west Gulf
states today. with freezing temperatures
extending well southwark nearly to the
Texas coast Tonight, according to the
local weather bureau. it will be some
colder, except over the northwest portion
Of the district, and freezing will extend
to the gulf coast Rainfall occurred gen.
orally yesterday, and last night from the
Mississippi valley eastward to the Allan
tic coast.
The 24-hour record up to a. N. today
at stations in five of these states follows:
New Orleans so inches; Mobile S.4;
Pensacola, Fla, 2S2: Meridian, Miss, 1.S0;
MONTGOMERY, Ala, LIZ; Macon, Ca, LOO;
Jacksonville, Fla, liz.
Snow is reported falling this morning
as far south as Arkansas
The forecast is for fair weather over
the west gulf states tonight and Wedens-
day.
Temperatures ranging from "a to q
degrees are forecasted for the sugar and
trucking region of Texas and Louisiana
toni hit.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
Herbs and Flowers
Cure Catarrh
A Safe, Simple, Reliable Remedy
Which Costs Nothing to Try.

You need not suffer from catarrh,
bronchitis, lingering colds or other ca
tarrhal troubles. After years OF research
and experiment DR.. Blosser discovered
a compound of herbs, leaves and flow
ers which by a unique method is applied
to every nook and corner of the mucous
membrane in the head, nose, throat and
lungs.
Any sufferer. after giving it a trial.
can readily see why it is so greatly SUI
perior to such ordinary treatments as
sprays, ointments, salves, liquid or tablet
medicines, because all these do not and
cannot. reach all the affected parts,
while DR.. Blosser's method reaches every
spot; and this explains at least in part.
the wonderful success with which ii is
meeting The full size package costs but
one dollar. 1t is harmless, pleasant to
use. and is easily applied even by a
child.
No matter how deep-seated your ca
tarrh may be; no matter how long 1t
has troubled you; no matter If other rem
edies have failed; you should give this
treatment trial, and 1t will do for you
what 1t has done for thousands OF other
sufferers. Write at once to DR.. ]. ~.
Blosser, 81 Walton street, Atlanta Ca,
in order to avail yourself of his offer or
a free trial package of the remedy and
an illustrated booklet which gives all
the facts about catarrh. 1t is not neces-
sary to send any money-simply send
your name and address.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
FARMERS PLAN FIGHT
AGAINST BOIL WEEVIL

GRIFFIN, Ga, Nov. 29.-The farm
ers of Spalding county have seen the
handwriting on the wall, and are maxi
ing great preparations for placing
themselves IN a-position to successfully
meet the boil weevil problem when 1T
confronts them by raising all of thar
food supplies next year, and making
cotton the surplus crop.
According to careful observations
made by The Journal representative,
there seems to be a striking tendency
among practically all the most progress
sive farmers throughout the counties
comprising the Sixth congressional
district to make plans for a
sweeping diversification of crops
another year, for the purpose OF
not only placing themselves in a posi-
ton where they would not suffer on
account of low priced cotton, but at the
same time raising up barriers against
the invasion of the boil weevil.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
BANKERSa' EDITION
ISSUED ON STEAMERS

BANKERS FLEET" Gulf of Mexico,
Nov. zs.-Delightful weather. and smooth
seas have ben experienced by the fleet
Of four United Fruit steamers, which
are conveying the American Bankers
association party to Panama. Late yes
terday the passengers enjoyed spirited
race between three steamers of the fleet,
the Carrillo, siminola and Taveves. The
Carrfllo. Capt. r. North, won.
on board each Of the ships a daily
newspaper OF four pages is being print
ed in which the Associated Press dis
patches are printed. Yesterday an Eek
ira" was issued. carrying the results of
the Savannah automobile races. The ex-
citement aboard the ships was intense.
Saturday as the bulletins on the Harvard
Yale and Army-Navy football games
were being received and posted