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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-21
LAUREL RACING MEET
WILL ATTRACT MANY
Buildings for the New Course
Are All Complete and Track
Ready for GaIIoping.

LAUREL. September 2l.--A recapjtu-
lation OF the stake entries made for
tie meeting at Laurel, Md, re-
ceiyed up to last night. show over
four hundred, which VIII mean an aver
age Of at least forty-Iiye TO the stake
there being others To come "n from
the Kentucky tracks. All oI the horse
men VINO have recently raced at
Montreal and are now at'Toronto haze
made nominations ranging III nurber
from one to a dozen. THIS includes
the best horses that have been race |
in the north this summer. while the
entries 10 come from the Kentucky
tracks show the best of tnoSe from
that country.
The ten stakes amount ia all to near
iy twenty thousand dollars par
ticularly liberal list for this season OF
the year. The steeplechases have at
tracted some of the best jumpers IT
training. and il Viii he an important
branch of the sport
The worl. at tie plant is being rush-d
along and the TRACK VIII Do ready -
work and raliop horses over it by tar
end Of the week.
The buildings are all finished and the
painting has nov been started on them
There are at least 800 stalls ready
for occupation. and others viii t..
ready before another week. This morn
ing saw the work of building THE Jumps
in the Steeplechase course commenced.
When completed this course VIII H.
second 10 none. and Manager III. y.
Brown has been most particular 10
have the natural course over which il
runs not destroyed
OF those who have made stake en-
tries that have been received at the
office at Laurel are August Belmont.
NJ. NJ Allen. W. l.. Babeock. Bever-
wick stable. l. T.. Bradficld. W. T..
Rurch. u. :. Brush. i. w BurttSchell.
Woodfcrd Clay. T. Collins. +. i. Con-
dram. l.. +. Cooney. G. II. bayidS, \.
e. Davidson. john X. Fell. C. II.
Fleischmann. % +. Fleischmann. Mrs
J. w. Flynn Jules Carson. Abe Carson
W Hedrick. :. a. IIildreth. Max liirsh.
James Keen. W. q. king-Dodds. Lex
inaton stable. y. Macfarlanc. James
Mclaughlin. Miss \. ". Marrone. w
MARITIME. l.. M.rrrine. ". h. Mitchell. \.
Molinelli, g. y. Muller. c. j. Odeli.
Raj Parr, Hugh Penny N. 6. Pritch-
ard. Itamapo stock farm. T.. : l.. Ram
dolph, l.. y. Robbie Samuel Ross. James
Rowe Albert Simons. G. " scott.
Barney Schneider. j. ". Schorr, Court
land II. Smith. g. K. Tompkins J. 5
Tyree. L. Utterback. r. II. Williams.
r. +. Watkins. Capt. L. NJ. Walker and
Thomas Wilson.
Joseph McLennan. who is clerk of the
course. left here last night for Toronto
with the books for the first week Of the
meeting.
The shipments Will commence Satur-
day, September 80. after the close OF
the fall meeting at Toronto. which
brings the racing on the Canadian cir
cult to an end. Several messages have
already been received. among them be-
ing word from L. {. Mcdowell who
will ship from Louisville Monday.
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BY j. ED GRILLo.

| Not one of the youngsters tried out by
the Nationals this fall has shown enough
to warrant the prediction that the team
will he strengthened by their being played
regularly next season.
That they may eventually improve and
| become ma jor league timber is. of course.
possible. but on their showing to GATE
they are hardly up to the standard re-
uuired of "a player who wants to dra"
his pay check from big league club
Walker, Long and Morgan all show
promise. but they are far from ripe.
What is true of them is also true oil
Cashion and Becker. though the latter
pair have hardly had chance to snow
to their best advantage. for the reason
that they have been worked in but few
games.
Time may make a big change in these
Youngsters but they cannot possibly ne
figured as regulars for next season ;
team There arc. of course. whole
batch of other youngsters coming IN tne
spring, and it would seem now that the
weak spots on the local outfil must ne
strengthened from this material If at All
To date the Youngsters have not done
as well as the veterans whose places
they have taken. and IT Is perhaps useless
to say that the old players have been lar
from satisfactory. as the standing OF the
McAleer's successor will have nothing
more than a fair nucleus for winner
turned over to him.
Today il will be Dixie Walker against
Jim Scott. in all probability. Scott has
pitched brilliantly of late. In fact, sue
cess started when. under Comlskeys IN
structiou. he got rid of motor cycle OF
which he was very fond. The riding OF
this machine. it seems. was much too
far wanted
make good and not until Scott stopped
riding il did he begin to show good form.
If a ball team had a pitching staff of
which Ed Walsh and Walter Johnson
were members it would not require
n1uch more to put it in the race for the
pennant.
This pair of twirling stars could pitch
"A majority of the games during a season
if they were in form. and it is needless
to say that few of them would be lost.
Walsh is wonderful performer conSld-
ering the great amount OF work he has
done since Joining the White SoN. He
differs from most pitchers for the reason
that he does not require a great deal of
rest He can go in al any time and stop
q rally. He did it again yesterday when
Benz showed signs of weakening. He
famed Milan in the seventh. with two
men on and two out, and then retired the
next six batsmen without having the
ball hit out of the diamond. Walsh :
spit ball was working exceptionally we'll
Yesterday. the ball breaking fully foot
when it neared the plate.
Yesterdays game was the l.G'9th that
Billy Sullivan has caught in the major
leagues Sullivan broke into fast COM
panv in Boston in 1899 and barring two
sea sons when he was injured has been
one of the hardest working eatchers In
the game. Here is Sullivans record:
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NEW YORK WINNING WILL
MAKE TEST OF COMMISSION
Gotham Is Home of Ticket Spectators and
Base Ball Body Would Have
Task to Protect Public.

1t has been pointed out. and insisted,
that tneater owners in New York are in
| league with the spectators. In support
OF this il is argued that these operators
could not get the seats if the mana gers
did not want them to speculate. Getting
! onto this ground, base ball supporters
contend that the national commission
would not permit such practices.
The national commission. however. can
not fully protect the public. This was
demonstrated in the different world 5
series in Detroit. BY means known only
to themselves. spectators secured blocks
Of tickets and sold them a. prices fixed by
themselves. The public was ready and
willing [" pay $50 and 81; and even as
iiSh as x, tor 81 seats
Detroit tried TO stop the practice. VIII
New York follow suit
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Pirates Find a Victim.

PiTTSBC RICH, Pa. September IL
Boston Yesterday played the first game
81 its last series in Pittsburgh, being
beaten. = 10 =. 1t was a good game to
look at. although the smallest crowd of
the season was in attendance.
Pittsburgh got only four hits off Tyler,
but managed to bunch them with bases
on balls.
Hendrix was freely hit. but was effective
with men on bases. Both pitchers were
given errorless support. Score:
X. II. l..
PfttSburgh ....... % o : 90 OK; q
Boston .......-... - . % % % . q
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INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
Adjourned Games Disposed of in
Carlsbad Tournament.

CARLSBAD. September ol.-play in the
international chess masters tourney was
resumed at the kur<aal in this city yes
terday, when adjourned games from
previous rounds We're exclusively disposed
of. OF eight such games five were con-
Guided and resulted as follows: Nidma =
beat Jaffe and Rotlewi accounted foI
Fahrni: three other games We're, drawn
namely those between PerliS and Rubin
S;ein. Fahrni and Teichmann and Leon
hardt ard Per;i*. Teichmann remains
in the lead, closely followed by Rotlewi
Rubinstein and Schlechter are tied foi
third and fourth places.
The record to date:
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CATHOLIC u. MAY NOT HAVE
FOOT BALL TEAM THIS YEAR
Appearances Do Not Indicate That School
Will Be Represented on Gridiron-
Aggies Showing Up Well.

1t Is rather surprising that White. who
was placed at full yesterday. is able 10
start quickly he does. The big
fellow had no trouble keeping pace with
the other men back Of the line. and with
him playing fun il would add whole LOT
; of strength To the offense. as with his
speed White should have little trouble
hitting the line Tor good gains. III" VIII
be played in the position. most likely.
The squad at Georgetown IS beginning
10 look u little better as the veterans
drop III one by one. Almost every Gay
sees the squad augmented 10y the add
ton OF one or mere Of the men VINO We're
either regulars or second string men last
season. Jamison. RarriScello. Mcnamara
and Stohlman reported Yesterday and al
look To- be in better shape than last year
Jarlison appears to have taken on SONS
weight. which Will stand him in great
stead. a. it has been III that that lie has
been lacking in previous years. TIE
other men seemed 10 /" in better condi-
ton than the general run of players who
report for the first practice.
Shipey, who WAS the star quarterback
at the MARYLAND Agricultural COLLEGE
last year. has been shifted from that po-
si'icn this year to haltaack, 50 that
little better offensive team could he de-
Neloped. Parker. who played quarter for
the Eastern High clever last season. =
holding down the job at quarter nov FOR
the Farmers. and seems to Ia making
good III the position. In practice Par
ker has been showing NJ Surprisingly
Well for lad playing his first year Of col
lege foot ball and if he holds to the rep
utation crc6ited him during til" first few
days Of practice will make quite a rec
ord for himself at tn. suburban insti-
tuition.
Rowland the former WASHINGTON col
lege man. Instead Of hcirG PLAYED at
guard the position lie held Will. al
Washington. las been placed in tn" fun
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I[10ERTZNENI 0nMENT
fsss Happenings rSportdom

himself wonderful player. while john
sons record Of =: wins and 10 defeats OF
a team which has a winning percrnta Se
Of far below the -, mark shows his
value.
Irasmuch as quite "A number of play
eIs have sustained broken ankles from
trying the hook slide. il has been sug-
gested that they 20 into the bag head
first can il be that the head bones
are considered more solid?
Present Indications are that there will
Ire 10 advantage resulting from the
strain Of hard campaign when the
Athletic. and Giants meet in the world S
series. Both teams promise to have a
most comfortable lead long before the
season ends and will he able to go
along as they please al tire finish. Last
year. and in fact several times before,
the claim Was made thar the team which
had to fight for the Nag right down to the
last game was under handicap com
Tared with the one which WOE its pennan,
easily. This year the chances are that
everything will he even so far as the
strain bugaboo is concerned.
Connie Mack is said to have his scouts
watching tie Giants play in order to Get
a line on their system. so that he can
make his plans to thwart his rivals II
this IS true the chances a~e that Connie
will have nothing on McGraw for he
too. will undoubtedly want a line on the
Athletics. that the practice Of espion-
a.e is probably being INDUCED in by both
lea ders.
But after all that will amount to little.
Pitchers may be benefited by knowing
how to work the various batters. but 50
far system of play is concerned
there viii hardly be any set rule in
vogue by either side. 1t would naturally
be Il big benefit to a pitcher to know
the peculiaritieS of the batterS but this
information could be more easily Oh
tanned by means Of consultation with
one of the twirlers in the opposing league
who has faced the champions on nu-
merouS occasions.
Clyde Milan, though he is one of the
best base-runners in this league. has lost
innumerable thefts by reason of his in
ability to hook the bag with his foot
as he is passing 1t. Milan'S fault is that
he overslides the bag after virtually hav-
ing gained it, and he intends to put in
much of his time this winter practicing
the art. He proposes to strap A bag
down in his back yard in Linden. Tenn,
and make q base path covered with sand.
Then whenever the notion strikes him
he will practice sliding toward this bag
and hooking it with his foot a la Cobb.
BY next spring Milan ought to have per-
going TO make it very interesting for the
other players who have desire for base
running honors.
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Special Dispatch t" The Star,

Special Dispatch I" Tn" Star.
DETROIT, September 21.-lf the Giants
win the National League pennant tand
it is now generally conceded they will
The capacity of the national commiss' on
viii be thoroughly tested Gotham town
is the home of ticket spectators. and
the governing body of base ball would be
forced To a determined stand in protect
inG the public
There i law against ticket speculat-
ing in New York. bat no effort is made
To enforce it. That it does not protect the
pubic is shown by the spirit OF ticket
spectators. There isn't a theater of even
ordinary prominence in New York but
what is harassed by these brokers'" and
what they would do in big base ball
series is a matter for the ina gnation.
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Other American League Games.
No Stop to Eiackites.

PHILADELPHIA. September 2l.-i'hil-
adeIpha won a pitchers battle from ST.
Louis yesterday, > TO =. Plank was Of
fcctive until the eighth inning. when
three hits and an error by MclnneS metre
ST. Louis two runs.
The home team won in tlc ninth. With
men on third and second and one out.
I.app beat out "A groundcr down the third
base line. and when Allison threw wi "a
the plate Mc!nncs and HarZeil scored
Score:
Ri +.
philadclphia u q u - q u % >; . /:
81 Ioufs q u u % - - u , - > ::
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MURPHY PROTESTS.
Kicks on Cubs Short Game With
Phillies.

CHICAGO, September 2l-President
Murphy of the Chicago base ball club
last night wired President Lynch of the
National League to the effec. that I'm
pire Klein was in error in calling the
second game yesterday III the seventh
inning and alowinr Philadelphia to win.
to O.
There was plenty of light at the time. :
declared President Murphy. and KLEIN
had no business to call the game We
could have played for fifteen minutes
longer and in that time there might
have been a million things happen
In his telegram 10 President Lynch Mr..
Murphy suggested that the league pres-
dent order the game played over on Fri
day as part of q double-header.
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DRINK-MAKERS BIDDERS.
Atlanta Franchise Not Sought by
Philadelphia Base Ball Man.

PHILADELPHIA. September 2l.-In-
quiry among base ball men in this city
fails TO throw any light upon the owner
ship of the Atlanta base bail club, a dis
patch from that city stating that Phia
delpha capitalists are believed to he in
terested in the purchase OF the franchise
Connie Mack. manager and one-fourtn
owner of the Philadelphia American
League club denies he is a party to the
reported deal. The other part owners OF
the local americans also say they know
nothing OF the sale Horace Fogel. head
Of the Philadelphia Nationals. is in Chi
caso with the team. hut friends close to
him say they do not believe the National
League team here is interested.
Ii is understood that two rival soft
drink manufacturers are the real bid
ders for the franchise, for which $1,000
has been offered.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
Giants Going Skyward.

ST LOUIS. September 21.-New York
Increased its cad in the National League
race Yesterday. winning two games from
ST. Louis 1 To q and To I.
In the first game Marquard gave -four
scattered hits.
Tive second game called at the end
Of tic eighth inning because of darkness
Scores:
K. II f..
New York ...... ~ ~ q - ca - L.. q
81. Louis. oou - %" 90 d
New York > " - 90 :. -
st Louis. .......... u ~ u % 1 ~ 90 10 :.
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ngsteS Being Tried Out by Nationals Not Ripe for Major League
NOW ON TRIAL
WILL NOT STRENGTHEN TEAM
Present Crop Does Not Appear Ripe for Big
League Company Walker and
Scott to Hook Up Today.

tied with ten put-outs. Up to this game
the record for put-outs in center was
held by Charley Abbey of this city. who
in a game played in 1895 had nine put
outs.
Chicago seems to have picked UP {
likely youngster in Benz. He is greer
hand who still has to acquire a motion
but he has plenty of stun and watchc'
the bases wei. He was nvinCihle unit
the seventh inning. when the Nationals
found him for three hits. which, to
1ethor with his own error, gave th'
locals a couple of runs. Manaeer Duffy
thinks Benz has a better chance of be
coming winning pitcher than any o.
his other youngsters.
This is McConnenS last wear with the
White SoX. \ deal which Will locate hin
III Toronto next season was complete &c
some time ago
Herman Schaefer was unable to get
into Uniform yesterday. ''te rmanN
WAS under The weather and was not III
lowed to leave his room. Henry covered
the bag. and did il We'll.
Tom Hughes pitched well enough tc
win the average game, hut he was I'M
fortunate 10 have hits come at the wrone
time Ping Bodie found Long Tom par
ticuarly troublesome. tanning twice ano
offering two other rather weak chances
Harry Lord practiced with the sos
Yesterday. but he is not yet ready tC
take his position at third base.
George Mcbride had busy day Of IT.
accepting ten ~ the eleven chances of
fered him.
Billy Sullivan. the Sox crack catcher
paid Mcbride the following. compliment
Il always recognized Mcbride "a q
great ShortStop. but ! never realized just
how good he was until ! caught for the
All-StarS last fall, when he Played short
Why. catching is Il pleasure with him at
short field. for il matters not where NoU
throw he will get the ball ard touch hi
man. In this respect Mcbride has M
equal. He will make an Incompetent
catcher look like a star because Of hi>
great ability in handling thrown balls and
touchir. runners.
4cll he story # m 4
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Z L | L.
Maps and Yanks Divide.

NEW YORK September .l.-New FORK
and Cleveland broke even on their dou-
ble-header yesterday. The visitors welded
their bats more effectively than New ork
in the first game, Il fIee-hittng aHalr.
while Capt. Chase won the second game
for his team by hitting hone run into
the center field bicachers in the sixth in
ming. with two men on bases
Vice Pr. sidcnt Sherman witne ssed both
games. Scores:
\. l.
Cleveland ..... - q q : > u - Il =
New York.. . q . q q ! 3 IL i
New York......... q q - q % > :.
Cleveland. ........... % y q q :. IA
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MONEY FOR WELLS.
Offered $500 to Meet Mcfarland
$500 to Fight Wolgast.

NEW YORK. September 2l.-Jame,
Coffroth of San Francisco telegra phet
today 70 George Mcdonald manager 81
Matt Wells. the English lightweight
champion. offering Wells 5000 for q
bout with Packey Mcfarland or $7,ls
for a contest with Ad Wolgast, the light
weight champion, the fights to take plac,
in California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-21

It's time To order seats at Brush Sta
dunn and Shibe Park for this years
worlds series. New iork's victory and
Chicago's defeat yesterday has put the
Giants winging out in front Of the Cubs
by six full games.
linn and Handiboe. Chase's two new
outfielders. greatly resemble each other
in style and appearance at the bat. Each
is left-handed sticker. The resemblance
was further heightened Yesterday by the
fact that each appeared lost at the plate.
though Handiboe did manage TO work
Knapp for pass on one occasion.-New
York Journal
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The score tells the story of the gam
best. The score:

Left "I bases Washington. 4: Chicago. u
First base. on baiiS-pm Iiugiics. {. III Benz. -
Innings pitched By Rem. c.: 10y Walsh. pa
Times AT bat lay opponents Against Benz. -;
AGAINST Walsh. :. Hits made oh REM. 4
Struck out by Hughes, = by Ben. =: 10y
Walsh. !. Ihree-haS. hit Milan. Two-hIsr hit
Mcintyre Sacrifice hir~ Henry. Bodie. Sulli-
van. Sacril$ hits 'iarueiill -. stolen base
Collins. D"nhle plays llu-hrS Af~i;rd" +"
Henry: Benz TauncIl 4" Collins Passed
ball sullivan. Iml,!rrs MeSSFs. Blnecn and
Ierr.nc Time of gain" / hour and - minutes.
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LOCAL CLUBS MEET TOMORROW
TO PASS ON A, A. u. QUESTIONS
Situation Will Be Thoroughly Discussed
and Matter Will Probably Be Put
Before A. A. u. Authorities.

should really have more say as to how
affairs should he conducted in the ANA
teur Athletic Union than should such a
one the Baltimore Athletic cub. which
devotes practically all its time 10 social
rather than athletic paStimes.
The whole matter Will he taken up and
discussed at the meeting tomorrow night
and something Ia remedy the present CON
dtinn OF affairs viii be done
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-21

Very few tailors now advertise on the
ball park fences that they will give a
suit of clothes for every home run. They
got a look at Larry Mclean and erased
the signs. 1t costs about S19W whole
sale, 10 drape Larry in garments that
half way surround his noble frame.-Cin-
clnnati Times-Star.
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Shotten of the ST. Louis Browns estab-
lished record in center field in Phia-
deIphia yesterday. where he was cred
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BY II. C. BYRD.

\ meeting Of the various clubs which
have taken UP arms against the methoas
of conducting the affairs of The local
branch of the Amateur Athletic mon
will be held tomorrow night in the Ma
tional Guard .srmory. Practically every
club in this city will re represented. The
feelin. in many qdarters is very bitter
and :nc representatives, Of each <orsaniza-
ton which has crow to pick in regard
to some Of the arbitrary methods OF the
A. a. L. will he on hand to discuss the
problem and determine VIVA, is best 10
be done
Just what will take place at the meet
Ing tomorrow night is only a matter 81
conjecture However. ii is not probable
that drastic steps will be taken un'li
after something more has been learned
as to whether the Washington clubs VIII
be given a stronger representation on
the \. A. L. board.
Besides discussing the matter relative
to the fair proportionment of officers and
meetings. that relating TO allowing col
lege men to participate IN championship
meets will be taken up. As IL now
stands the college men VIII De allow ca
10 run in the regular events against the
club members. This the members OF the
local CLUBS nold Is UNFAIR pttdbS' thty
have little chance to win from man
who is under the services of profess
sional trainer during the entire year.
The south Atlantic championships are
primarily a meeting of the various clubs
10 determine the amateur clah cham
pionship and not the college champion
ship The local clubs aver mat they do
no, desire to Dust the college men from
entire participation i'll the meet. but that
they want the events arranged 50 that
there will he special ones Tor the colleges
and schools which are represented ana
separate races and events FOR the club
members who have obtained whatever
training they have from what they them
selves know which is very little in me
majority of cases.
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Cubs Given a Jar.

CHICAGO. September 2I.-Chicago and
Philadelphia broke even in a double-head-
er yesterday. To ~ and To q. Chicago
captured the first game. which was
pitchers battle throughout.
Philadelphia took the second by bunch
ing hits in the fourth inning. The game
Was called after the seventh on account
Of darkness Scores.
Il. H. r.
Chicag o-......-.. ~ 90 - - - - ~ Ii :. q
Philadelphia..... ~ - u ~ a. q y - % :,
Phiadeipfia. .....-... - - - y cot
Chicago. ............. o. o ~ y . %