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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
INTERESTING GOLF
AT GARDEN CITY
Walter J. Travis and James
Rhett Defeat H. H. Hilton
and Philip Samson.

NEW YORK. September 2-Harold, H.
Hilton British golf champion, paid an
other visit to the Garden City Golf Club
Baltusrol. but the rainstorm of the
previous day caused a change in the ar
rangements. Yesterdays trip was largely
experimental In the forenoon the cham
pion engaged in a match with his friend
Philip Samson, but at the same time took
the opportunity to try out several of his
clubs and different balls Allowing his
opponent liberal odds. Mr.. Hilton won
handily, with the following score:
Out. D 3 5 , ) AZ
Observation-Disclosures. 4 4 ) > 3-S1-Ie
Proceedings in the afternoon were
more interesting. Walter ]. Travis and
James Rhett of the Garden City Club en-
gagged the EngIishmen in a four-baf
match. Mr. Travis and Mr.. Hilton having
a little tussle on the side. In this match
disaster overlook Mr.. Hilton early, as he
was bunkered at the first and again at
the third hole. The home players won by
; up and to play.
Mr.. Travis had odd experience al
the twelfth. where. after overplaying the
green. his ball struck on the top of the
rounds coming back, and he took for
the hole. Mr.. Rhett got a 4. which how
quired by Mr.. Hilton. The best ball
scores. which did not differ materially
from the individual returns OF Mr.. Hilton
and Mr.. Travis, were:
Travis and Rhett 3 ; 4 4 40
Hilton and Samson 5 3 g 4 4 6 5 Al
Travis and Rhett > 4 3 5 2-3s-75
Hilton and Samson 3 3-36-77
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GOTCH THE FAVOR|TE
Last Day of Training of Men
Finds Both Fit.
HACK TO BE VERY CAREFUL
Champion Has New Hold He Calls
"Up-Ender," Which He Will
Spring Monday.
HACK TO BE VERY CAREFUL

CHICAGO. September 2-The princi-
pals in the international wrestling
match which is scheduled to take place
at the White Sox base ball park next
Monday afternoon at O'clock began
early today the last Of their training
for the contest.
Frank Gotch, the champion. went
from his hotel 10 the Chicago Athletic
Club, where during the day he will
wrestle with his training partner and
do some light gymnasium work.
George Hackenschmidt, the Russian
challenger. was up early at his camp
on the north side and went for a walk
along the lake shore
Il am going to wrestle carefully. and
all these stories about me making a
rushing bout are false" said Gotch.
If | allow Hackenschmdt to get hold
OF me at the start he is liable To break
some OF my bones with his mighty
strength. He is hard customer TO
handle because of his power coupled
with weight
II cannot say that have outlined my
plan of attack and probably won't
until / have locked heads with him for
five or ten minutes. / can appreciate
the fact that Hackenschmidt has i'm
proved greatly and learned more since
/ last met him. 1t is because of this
that | must he careful. for | am going
to do my best to keep the title in
America
II believe it will simply simmer down
TO case of condition. The man with
the greatest endurance will win. because
both of US are strong and able to stand
long, grueling match. | am In cond-
ton, and when | say that ] am right
you can take it from me I'm ready.
Il intend TO do a little work today,
which will consist mostly of wrestling
l.. l.
mat work ! viii do until | enter the ring
Monday Tomorrow / intend to do a lit
lie gymnasium work. and then my prep
aration will be ended
Martin Delaney. physical director of the
Chica 20 Athletic Club, said today that
Gotch looked in perfect condition.
'tGotch showed me some OF his holds,
and the best one. to my way of thinking.
is one he calls the new up-ender, : said
Delaney 1T is a simple Improvement
on the old hold of the same name. 1t is
leg scissors applied from behind or when
the defensive man Is on the mat. With
the scissors in place Gotch sits down.
and. using his leg A stanchion. he has
A pry with the other leg and both arms.
THE wrestler who gets into such a hold
has no chance to get out. and the more
he works against the hold the easier il is
for Gotch TO win, for the man who is
under works against himself"
Hackenschmidt expressed a desire to
meet Gotch after the champion arrived
from Iowa yesterday. and il may be the
two will visit between now and Monday
Hackenschmidt has done most of his
training in secret.
Frequently he has had his trainers up
at o'clock in the morning, and at other
times has been on the mat at IL o'clock
at night
About $4,000 has been taken in at the
box office TO date. and before Monday It
is expected the receipts will reach $4,000.
The prevailing odds are ) 10 on
Gotch, though betting has been light.
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Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT, September 2-Champion:
are not rewarded in dollars and cents,
according to one way Connie Mack mas
Of figuring it. He takes his own team.
for instance and compares the Attn
letics with the Tigers.
Now, last season." says Mack, I'VE
won the American League flag. Then
we took on the Cubs and beat them for
the worlds championship. 1t was the
first time in four years that an Ameri-
can League club had beaten the Ma
tional Leaguers in world series.
Naturally, it was expected that we
would be big drawing card this year.
But are weo Not on your life. And
who is? Your Tigers here.
I'VE go to St. Louis and the crowd Is
small. Well, they all turn out well
here for Detroit is what We hear. We
go to Cleveland and the crowd Is fair.
Gee, but the Tigers pull 'em in over
here is what they tell us. In Chicago
we get big crowd. II the Tigers
were playing here the park would be
packed they say.
Not alone in the west, but In the
east. The Tigers come to Philadelphia
and we hang up worlds attendance
record at our park. They go to Boston
and people are turned away. Wash
ington they draw almost twice as
many people as we do and they o.
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TO BET 100000 ON
HIS MOTOR BOAT
Duke of Westminster Cables
Offer, Backing Pioneer
Against Dixie ".

NEW YORK, September 2-When a
man is willing to bet $4,000 on a motor
boat beating another gasoine-driven boat
he has some confidence, not to say sport
ing blood, in his makeup. This was what
the devotees of motorboat racing thought
at Huntington harbor when they heard
that the Duke of Westminster, owner
of the Pioneer motorboat, had sent
cablegram to Fred Burnham, helms
man and part owner Of the noted
Dixie ". that he was iwilling to wager.
in whole or in part. f2o,ooO that the Pho
neer would beat the Dixie w in the races
for the British international trophy
When Burnham received the message
he was dumfounded by the offer. He had
not expected any such challenge. AL
though he is not averse to a sporting
proposition of any. kind, the magnitude
of the bet suggested by the duke fairly
staggered Burnham, as it were. Hum"
he said. Il guess I'll think it over. The
Pioneer must be even faster than she was
last year, when she showed more speed
than the Dixie III, to warrant such
message"
The Pioneer could have won the race
last year., said Burnham to a crowd
OF friends in the Cafe des Beaux Arts
II Capt. Noel Robins had not tried to
make monkey out OF me by trying to
beat the Dixie III by a quarter of a mile.
II he had been content with ating me
a hundred yards the Pioneer would have
won. Since her new improvements she
undoubtedly has increased her speed four
or five miles an hour
The Pioneer arrived at the scene of
the races yesterday on a steam launch.
Her captain and chief engineer were
non-committal to all inquiries regarding
her condition, speed, etc.
Inc storm caused a postponement of
the trial races to select running mates
for the Dixie ". which will be one of
the cup defenders against the British
trio of challengers-Pioneer, Maple Leaf
and Tyreless II. With nothing to do
but look at the rain the motorboat men
began to make few bets on the result
They found that the Dixie " was IA
vorite for the race at I to s, Pioneer and
Maple Leaf second in favor at to 9
each. the Vita II at 3 to 1, the Viva
at to and the Tyreess II at to /.
There was some talk that Vita IL was
capable Of making fifty-fve miles an
hour and would show that speed and
maintain 1t In the race IF she does
that" said Burnham. she will win the
race. The Dixie " will not beat her But
doubt Vitas ability to maintain that
speed. In my opinion forty miles an hour
speed will win the race When one
considers that a boat in thirty-mile race
actually covers nearly forty miles in
four-round course. she has to travel
faster than the watches Indicate. It's
marvellous what the Dxie's engines are
capable of.
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ALL A Bluff.
Western League Ready to Grab Kan.
sas City.

CHICAGO. September 2-That steps
have already been taken to invade Amer
lean Association territory. if the asso
citation decides to retire from organized
base ball and attempts to do bushes:
independently, was confirmed last nigh
by President Norris O'Neill of the West.
ern League.
Not only have l applied to the Ma.
tional Association for territorial rights
to Kansas City. No." said the Western
League executive. but Secretary Far
rell ought to have my check already fol
the price Of protection of that territory.
If the break does come they will moi
catch the Western League mapping"
The Western League long has been anx-
ious to place team in Kansas City
Kan, but was prevented by the five-mile
limit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
BIG COLORED GAME.
Browns and Giants Meet Today for
City Championship.

At Union League Park this afternoon
the first game for the District colored
championship series between the Giants
anr the Asbury Browns should prove the
banner game, owing to the fact that both
teams star batteries will be up. Carroll
Jackson and Ham of the Giants. Easeman
and Gatewood OF the Asburys the recog-
nized leading colored batteries Of the Dis
trfct. will battle in an effort to outdo
each other. Much rivalry exists between
these two teams. each claiming suprem-
acy. Much betting is being done by the
colored fans. the Philadelphia House and
the Monticello Club being the centers of
betting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
ATHL ETICS DO NOT DRAW AS
WELL AS TIGERS ON THE ROAD
Connie Mack Admits His Team Is Not
Playing Before Crowds Such as
Champions Might Expect.

draw US in big numbers in New York
city.
The Comparison.
eve have drawn big crowds this year
I'm not saying that we haven't. but De-
troit draws so many more than we do
When the attendance figures for the sea-
son are recorded in Ban Johnson's office
III wager you that Philadelphia will have
drawn but thirds a many people this
year as Detroit. not including world
series attendance.
1T is nice to have worlds champion
ship for our team, but there is certainly n
lot Of evidence that it does not mean
breaking attendance records.
Tigers Like Giants.
Detroit is in the American Lea que just
what New York is in the National Both
teams are good fighters Detroit is a
scrappy organization and there Is nothing
In the world that fans would like to see
more than Detroit lose a game and there
Is nothing other teams would sooner do
than beat Detroit.
McGraw has scrappy team in the
National League. Everybody in that or
ganization wants to beat the Giants, just
ike everybody in our league would like
to lick the Tigers. And although TIE
Giants haven't won a pennant for years
and years, they continue to draw vast
crowds simply because they have q gra nd
fighting organization.
And Detroit also has a certain out
fielder who is quite an attra ction.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
TENNIS FINALS
LISTED FOR TODAY
Wright and Mclaughlin Ready
at Newport for
Struggle.

NEWPORT, r. l., September 2.-The
announcement of the closing program
OF the thirty-frst all-comers national
lawn tennis championship tournament
was made possible yesterday by the
weather clearing. Beals G. Wright the
former national champion. who is striv-
ing to come back. and Maurice Z. Nc
Loughlin, the young Californian of the
International team, will meet in the final
match of the tournament today. The
proposed doubles matches will be done
away with, but Sunday will afford the
day OF rest for the challenger before he
faces William A. Larned, the six-times
holder of the title, for the championship
honors.
This was the program decided upon by
DR.. James Dwight after an inspection of
the courts had shown that playing upon
them yesterday was Impossible. gang
of men was at once set to work pumping
off the water that stood in pools about
the turf of the Casino grounds and aid
ing the sun in drying out the courts and
ironing them and smoothing with the
motor roller. They will undoubtedly be
in good condition. The challenge match
has been set for 1890 o'clock Monday,
so that 1t may be finished before the
horse show occupies the grounds in the
afternoon.
During the day Larned practiced
against Richard Stevens He seemed
slow and his shots did not come off well.
It was said that he had suffered a re-
turn of his old rheumatic trouble because
of the rain and cold.
Both Wright and Mclaughlin also put
finishing touches on their strokes, all of
the men using the dirt courts.
There was a meeting of the officials
held as to the international situation. AS
it's outcome DR.. Dwight cabled to the
English association that 1t would be i'm
possible to postpone the trials between
the British Isles team and the Amer-
cans as requested.
This action was taken following the
receipt of message from Robert D.
Wrenn of the International committee in
New York, advising against any change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
CHANGE FOR TIGERS TO GAIN
LEADBY SMOTHERING BROWNS
Detroit Team Starts Seven Game Series
With St. Louis on Saturday-Proved
Troublesome in Last Campaign.

Hamilton and George against the Tigers.
With the exception of Hamilton, Detroit
has always been able to solve the twist
ers of the pitchers ST. Louis has shown.
And Ham;lton's teammates have kicked
away his games.
If Boston and Washington can take
three games from the champions, and
Detroit sweeps the st. Louis series, there
is an excellent chance that the Tigers will
go east within a game of the Ath-
letics. This is all Manager Jennings is
asking of the players. he declaring that
in pinch Detroit will respond as it did
in 1901-S-9.
THE only players to be left at home
will be Mullin. Mitchell. Wilson and Tut
Wiler." said Manager Jennings. I'VE are
going to make a determined effort to
grab all the games from st. Louis. and
we are confident of success. The Browns
are not going strong, and Wednesday $
victory over the Athletics will put the
Tigers in proper fettle for playing.
I'VE won out over the champions We'd
nesday by the greatest exhibition OF
gan1eness ever shown by an American
League base ball team this season. They
seemingly had US in the eleventh inning.
but the players went onto the field with
fixed idea of winning-and they did"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
DETROIT, September I'm ST. Louis
are Detroits hopes of a pennant The
Tigers Will open a seven-game series with
the Browns beginning in St. Louis to-
day and ending in Detroit Thursday.
Four Of the contests will be played in the
Mound city, and the other three in De-
troit. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
If Detroit can sweep the series while the
Athletics are battling Boston and Wash
ington there is a good chance that the
present four and one-half games lead OF
the worlds champions will be reduced.
Hugh Jennings will take six pitchers
to ST. Louis. The peppery manager Is
confident of taking the four games there,
and in Detroit he cannot see where the
Browns have a chance. It may be that
St. Louis will turn the tide of battle as II
did in the memorable midsummer series
in Detroit last year. but on form it Is
hardly possible they will prove nemesis
in succeeding seasons.
Bobby Wallace, manager of the
Browns. will likely send Lake, Petty,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02

A while back the New York Americans
bought Pitcher Clark from the Sioux City
club of the Western Lea que. Topeka also
has a pitcher named Clark who has been
doing well, and there has been conjecture
as to whether the New York club landed
the Clark to which 1t had been tipped off.
1.-The Clark we got is the Clark we were
after said Chase yesterday. Fitz-
gerald, who played on the Sioux City
team with him before returning to us,
says he has lots of stuff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
Handicap for Giants.

Rain yesterday not only washed out all
the major league and Tri-State League
games. but also makes it harder for the
New York Giants to win the pennant in
the National League McGraw's men
were prevented from playing two, games
with St Louis, and these will be trans
ferred to ST. Louis.
The Giants will lose the advantage of
pia ying these games on their own
grounds; they will have to play them be-
fore unfriendly crowds. and a bigger
burden will be forced upon McGraW S
pitching staff. while Bresnahan will prob
ably get a chance to play in them. Had
the contests been pulled off at New York
Bresnahan. who was spiked on the hand
and wrist in this city, would have been
out of the fray.
practice at New York this week, the
chances ARE that Roger will be able tC
play when the postponed contests are
pulled off in St Louis Bresnahan is
tower of strength to the Cardinals, ano
st. Louis chances of defeating the Giants
in these play-offs are far better than they
We're if they had taken place at the Polo
Grounds.
In addition. the Chicago Cubs are IA
vored by getting three additional games
with the Phillies in the Windy city. The
Cubs were able to play only two out OF
the five games booked for this city thi:
week. When the Quakers go west or
their next trip they will be called upor
to meet the Cubs six times in either three
or four days. which will be a big oppOr
tunity for Chances players to gair
ground in the pennant battle. Thus the
Giants will not only be handicapped ir
the last six weeks of the season by hav-
ing to play the large majority of theil
games away from home. but rain has als-
added to their burdens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
HOPE GIANTS WIN
Athletics Pulling for New York
Team to Land Pennant.
WOULD MEAN BIG MONEY
Sentimental and Financial Reasons
for Desire to Play in
Worlds Series.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. September 2
There are two big reasons why the
Athletics are hoping that the New
York Giants will be the winners of
the National League pennant this sea-
son. If the White Elephants get into
the worlds series, which now appears
to be a foregone conclusion. and they
had the chance to pick their opponents,
it is certain that the Giants would be
their selection.
In the first place there would be
much more money in a series with New
York than would be the case with
Chicago or Pittsburgh, although the
Pirates in 1909 established the finan
cial record of s41.SS4.50 for one game
and more than $40 600 for each of two
others. Another reason for the Ath
leticS desire is the fact that they have
always wanted an opportunity to get
even for the defeats which the Giants
handed them in the worlds series of
1905.
The new stands which have been
built at the Polo Grounds in New York
will hold the largest crowds of any
park in the country. The lower deck
of the grandStand will seat ) 900 per
sons and the upper deck when com
pleted will hold seats for 10000 spec
tators. while the bleachers will hold
$1,000 fans. This will give a total
seating capacity of $1,000 persons
Under the scale of prices of from 30
cents to 49, which the national commits
sion had last year for the big games, the
receipts for one contest at New York
would reach $4,000 As the PLAYERS fig
ure in the receipts of the first four games
of the worlds series, two games at New
York with receipts of $4,000 for each,
would bring the total there up to S132, Opo.
In this city last fall the receipts for
two games We're close to S73.nQn Even if
these We're not exceeded this year. a
series between the Athletics and the
Giants would give the two teams. a
chance to get in on a division of 500, 900.
The largest players end in any other sea-
son was last fall. when the players of the
Athletics and Cubs divided S19.oI1a3.
This additional 900 for the players
end, 60 per cent of which would go to
the winning team in the series. is enough
to make the Athletics root nard for the
Giants to land the Nationals bunting,
not counting the satisfaction which they
would like to secure by beating their con-
querors of 1905.
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Odds Favor the Bankers to Capture One Game Double Header TOT
"RICHMOND WILL WIN BIG
SERIES" SAYS VIRGINIA MAN
One Closely Connected With Amateur Ball
in That City Says Washington Team
Is Not Up to Southerners' Standard.

tWirIer. is a hitter above the average
found in the amateur circles. The Georst-
town boy carried the ball over the fence
Yesterday in the sixth. when his team
drove Richmond from the box.
The Cornell-Southland game proved just
what was expected al easy time for the
former club. The Olympia Leaguers did
not stand much of a chance against the
Cornell nine, especially after the first in
Ming when on a succession of hits and
errors FIVE runs were showed across the
plate.
Sam Edmonston broke loose with the
pitching stunt again in the Cornell-South-
land game, and did good work. too. allow
ing the Olympia Leaguers but two hits
in the six innings he was on the mound.
Sam looked better Yesterday than he has
at any time this year.
Whether the American Security and
Trust or II Cornell Company is declared
a winner his afternoon. it will be only
after a .-ueling struggle on the part of
both teams. The Bankers have great faith
in the combination which represents them.
and So has the Cornell team faith in
itself. The Cornell nine will endeavor to
again get away with the contest which
it has not failed to win in the last three
years. while the Trust Company will do
its best to win the honor for the first
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02

Dubuc of Montreal is slated for a tria
with Detroit and he may or may not
make good At times Dubuc pitches bril-
liantly, but at times he Is very unreliable,
blowing up at the most critical moments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Billy Louden, the clever shortstop OF
the Newark club, also is booked for De-
troit Louden Is as clever a fielder ;
one would want 10 see, but he is not a
strong batter Jennings. however, can
afford to carry one player like Louden.
Providence lost Jimmy Lavender one Of
its star pitchers. He goes TO the Cubs.
and as a spithall artist he is there with
the goods. With a steady machine like
the Cubs behind him James should do
nome splendid work.
Willie Stump. the clever Baltimore boy.
was drafted from the York (Pa.) club by
the New York Yankees Willie is a tall.
rangy fellow-a second Jack knight.
Strange, they should land on the same
team.
AL Shaw, the Toronto outfielder. goes to
BROOKLYN, but he may not stay there. Al
strikes out too often TO be of much value
in the National League When he gets
his bat on the ball there is something do
ing, but he seldom hits In the plnches.
Schirn OF Buffalo has been secured by
the Phtllies, and, while he may make
good he never has done anything to set
the Eastern League afire. 1t seems that
Horace Fogel might have made a much
better selection.
Ben Houser once the first baseman for
Joe Kelley's Toronto team. later a mem
Der of the Athletics and at present with
Indianapolis, has been obtained bs the
Boston Nationals and he should make q
great man for-the eOld-TimerssH