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The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

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intercity series last fan for the Battle
Axe club, amateur champions Of Rich
mond. made 30 good an impression that
everybody in the stands predicted a
brilliant future for the boy. Secretary
Shurtlef. OF the commission. is one who
has always claimed that Boehiing would
some day make a corking good hurier,
and his statement seems 10 have borne
fruit
Engel first sprang into prominence
while pitching for the Mount st. Mary's
College team, holding the Washington
College, at Chestertown, to no hits In a
fun nine-inning game. From then on
Joe pitched the best kind OF ball, de-
feating some OF the best teams in the
South
Returning TO the Capital after school
closed. Joe pitched for several local
amateur mines and also for the Gathers
burg semi-pro club. Working on Satur-
day against Kensington, Joe allowed but
one hit, and came back the next day
against the Lynchburg, Virginia League,
club and allowed them but three safeties.
losing the game in the ninth inning by a
wild heave-
Joe is the baby OF the squad. having
just passed his nineteenth birthday. but
b5is fair TO make one OF the best twirl-
ers who has ever worn a Washington
uniform.
Manager Vic GauzEa, of the National
A. C., stated last night that all arrange
ments for the big moonlight dance that
will be given by the club tomorrow
night in the old Masonic Temple, have
been completed, and that the AFFAIR
bids fair TO be one of the biggest events
ever held by the club President Walk
mer, of the club. will be on hand. as
the chairman OF the floor committee,
and viii see that everything is taken
care of in the right way.
Manager Carpenter, of the Ninth Street
team of the Sunday School League. has
signed Elmer Smith and Frank Goebel
the crack Ingram battery of last year.
Smith is one of the Districts most prom
Using young hurlers, and with the proper
care will make a pitcher fit for any
league. "Smity" has a fast ball. a good
curve and above all, control. something
that few amateur twiriers possess, SO it
is reasonable to presume that some day
the northeast lad will make his way into
the big league
GoebeI fret started catching with the
Olympia Athletic Club, three-time inde-
pendent champions, and since then has
continued the work that made him the
star Of the independent ranks. Smlth
and Goebel have been battery partners
for about six years, and bid fair to stay
together many more years.
Another former Olympia athlete who
will be member Of the Ninth team
this season Is little Gil Cassiday, the
fighting third sacker. Cas-" as he is
better known, will hold down the hot
corner for the Christians this summer.
Billy Hands being shifted to the out
field. 'sDpc7 Crsbbie, another former
Olympia }star, will be seen in right field
G W. SWAN.
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SHERMAN FOURTH
In POOL TOURNEY
Ralph Wins the Worlds Champion
ship by Defeating
Nature.

Philadelphia, April s.-By defeating
James Mature, of Denver. G. Edward
Ralph. OF Hightstown. n. j., a barber.
won the pocket billiard championship OF
the world. The score was 1se to 80
Ralph played a consistent and careful
game throughout and never lost his self
confidence. 1t was temporary loss OF
this valuable asset by Nature that put
the Hightstown man in the lead.
The afternoon game brought together
Charles Weston and Thomas Wilson.
This contest went to the former by the
score Of $50 to lis. The result OF the
tournament follows:
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Rurs-Poilock. Dodge, West. Page. Cruick. Has
kell. Sweeney t.. Dunn e.. Wsrthen C2i, Flax
Earned runs- Business 4; LanadcH, First hase by
errurs-Busine~s. 4. Langdon. !. Left haSes--
business Z lanEion, s Flrst base hals-0h
Pollock ) Struck cut-By Gsssford. .: by Pollock.
) TWc-bzse hits-F1sI. Boernstein. West Sacrifices
-Widmayer woosL Stolen bases-W WiduiSyer.
Black Double syS-Boernstein to Wood: PoIIock
to West. Hit hy ritcher-Ry Gessford werthen.
Passed baliS-Donn. .; Meir. L Umpire-Nr. Porter.
Time Of sane-l Eour and % minutes.
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NO GAME WITH CHICAGO.
Georgetown Eleven wiz Not Nee,
Famous western Team.

There win be no football game with
the University of Chicago next fall.
This was the announcement made by
Manager Lolchot of the Georgetown
team last evening. Loichot has been
conferring with the Western university
for the past three weeks In ms endeayor
to arrange a game in Chicago. 1t Is
understood that the Western college Of
fered Georgetown several dates, but that
a suitable one could not be agreed upon.
Spring practice viii be in order when
the men return from their vacation. and
1t IS expected that good many Of the
squad will be on hand to join in this
work.
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CENTRAL HIGH WINS.
pcfeat. Modicos by IA to II

Coach Gargan's High School team won
slow game from the nine represents
ing the freshman class of the George
Washington Medical School yesterday
morning by the score Of "a to II.
The game was uninteresting. the field.
ing OF both teams being ragged and
loose Three Central pitchers were used
to stop the Medical students. and OF
these Sweeny showed UP the best. Col
Inns and Ligeon were the shining lights
for the losers, their work being surt
and consistant throughout the game.
The line-up
csntral- -McDe1oush crntes heid; Helm. shnrt-
stop: Fair second base King. catcher, Me=s. nrsi
base: 0bcrlin. Third base; Van Dyue. left field
Coz pitcher; Bpwu, right hsId ssseny and kim
ball pftehefs. q. 81. Sc
George wsshinston Me,iicai sud nfs Thompson.
arsi base: Binehsm second haSs, Collins shurt.
sup; Mcran third tssei Chamhsrin. lsft heidi
Puizti. ceuier aeid; FitzhnEh- right fed; Lissoa,
pitcher; MeNtlE. catcher.
RHE.
c. n. E..-...-............. I ess IS ox-n Is /
Gcofxe Waah. Med. ...... . 10 Oh u
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EASTERN WHIPS
NAVAL MEDICOS
Capt. Harris Boys Land Twelve.
inning Battle-Home Run De-
cides the Contest.

Eastern defeated the Naval Medieos
yesterday at RosedaIe in txelve-innIng
game, Is 10 L.
Eastern showed much batting strength.
but put up weak defense. The high
school lads won the game IN the twelfth
when the first man Up clouted out a
homer. Score:
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Runs-Lsnch. Williams McDonald %, Holstein
q, Beny, Fiaherty '9 E.rned rms -yermoat !
mont Left on hases-catholic University, S; Yer
mont. S. Firsr base on balls-0h Ryan. j: on
Clancy. ). OF hialcolm. } Innings pltched-By
Of Ryan. 8. "a Clsncy. 5. od GHeene L Struck
osit-By RYAN ?: by clsncr, ,. by Greene :; BY
aialcolm. Z, Two-bsse hits -Hezeler Flzherty t9
licDonnelL. stolen tsses-Ac AcDouald, Beuy. Un-
and 10 minutes.
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Cleveland cIub Reoreanire..

Al a meetig held last night the Cieve-
land Athletic Club rorganized for the
coming season. electing A. Weidman and
f. Brodie manager and captain. respec-
lively and are out to meet all teams
averaging fourteen and fifteen years.
Those trying out for the team are as
follows. Catchers. Burns. Kennedy. and
Glddons; pitchers, Decker and A. Weid-
man: tnfielders. c. weidman. Newton
Groff. Brodie. Riggies. and Collins: out
fielders. Smalley. Z. Sarnon, and l.
sarnof For games. address A. J.
weidman. 1155 Ninth street northwest
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Explained.

From furk.
city-Isn't il beautiful. an nature is
smiling To-day.
Country-she Amt smiiin;. She's
langhin' lsughtn' at you easy marks
who are out here buyin lotsI
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: rlmc. 4. Q. chalIenEe..

The Times Athletic Club would like to
arrange games with all thirteen-y -year-cld
teams in the District of Columbia Ad-
dress Edward Morris, ioie Eighth street
northwest
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

The Three-I salary limit this year viii
be $3.50 month and the player limi
limit.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

.Sone out when winning run r.s ,rurcd
Eastern. L.,...... 1915 s3e.s Is
Rms-Fizhsr q. Dyer 90. Harris Cl, WATKINS
ts. Greer. Baldwin. Cohll NeliBe. Arpls %.
Rode IN. Beasly ~. Perry. Yohol First hszs on
haIis-OG johnson. /: on Yoho. 3; "a snidsr. !.
stuack ont-By johnson. 0; by YoAo. s Home
rtns-Apple IN. HariS Trohase hita-Grecr. Wat
kins "a. Sagzihce hits-Greer. Stolen tssss-
Fisher. Hairs. Apple. Umpire-NIr WALTERS. Time
q szme-2 hours and % minutes.
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TRAIN AT SUFFOLK.
Richmond United states League
Club signs MANY Players.

Richmond. Va, April e.-President
Ernest C. I.andgraf, OF the United States
League team, has completed arrange
ments whereby 1is team will train at
Suffolk. He has ordered his players to
report April II. The Richmond team now
has the greater number OF players sign
ed to play with that team than any other
team in the new league.
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Word was received here last night that
Manager Chance. OF the Chicago Ma
ticnals, has released Catcher chapman
to ths Topeka club. and Iptielder Orr to
the salt Lake club. Orrs release l. un-
conditional. but an option b held on
CHAPMAN.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

The showing of joe Boehling and Joe
Engel, the two youngsters who grad
uated from the sand lots to the big
leagues is very gratifying to the local
amateur fans Boehling, pitching In the
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

Al Fisher. the well known local first
sseker, will leave this afternoon for
Utica, where he will try for the first
base job on the New Nork state League
club.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

II was learned last night that former
twirler Of the Cornell University team
would more than likely be signed by
Manager Macdonald, of the American
Security and Trust team, in the near fu-
ture.
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s.sa. 6 !. s,s: wan Nod. sssssss- s-a ii 3 3
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Totals. -... y SA II D
catholic University. y....-.. !;
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-18

GRAFT IS
GARNERED
EFFORT TO MAKE TAX.
PAYERS CARRY BURDEN
NIPPED IN BUD

The proposed bond issue of $t00
600 for the purpose of beginning tho
erection of capital building at Ok
lahoma City. has received solar
plexus blow.
Warren X. Snyder an attorney o.
Oklahoma City, yesterday secured q
restraining order signed by District
Judge John J Carney. Of El Reno
prohibiting the commissioners from
the special election for this purpose
until a hearing upon the legality OF
the matter may be had January 2gtn
In the petition for Injunction At
torney Snyder attacks the Legality OF
the proposed call for a special cleo
ton. The petitioner assigns IA large
number of reasons which he alleges
legally estops the commissioners
frcm further effort to call the cleo
ton
Tho petition is made up mainly OF
criticism of the alleged schemes oil
the promoters Of the proposed bond
issue and assaults the integrity OF the
proposition
He also enioined the proposed bond
issue of $250,o00 for the purpose OF
building the Mort west railway. He
sits up many startling allegations.
stating that the money is intended
to lie divided The petition also
charges that the taxpayers will be
to assume the burden,
Concerning the capitol building issue
of 100000 the same objections are
raised and it is alleged that the guar
antee signed by the men to care for
the promised amount should stand
without the assistance OF the tax pay
ers until it is definitely shown that
the course being pursued is legal and
will be of benefit to the taxpayng
public. The petition is long and the
of the promoters of the
pond issue are attacked from every
angle.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-18
CHRIST NEVER HAS MADE
y MAN SUCH AS RICHESON
THE GIRL MURDERER

whenever He makes new man out of
sinner, the change is complete. the
job is perfect.
Christ never turns out an imper-
feet job like. this man. Richeson and
labels ii Christian, said the minister
When Christ makes a Christian the
devil loses control Of that person No
bit of workmanship. turned out by
the hands of Christ. would ever be
stained with such an atrocious, blood
curdiing deed as that TO which Richie
son has confessed. For such an act
is the prompting of the devil pure
and simple Therefore in the inter
est of Christianity. i am constrain
ed to say that Richeson was never
modelled by the hands of Christ either
as Christian or as a minister or
the gospel Only a 8end could have
committed such a crime. and then the
very next day stani ia the pulpit.
garbed as a mi-.ister. and pretended
to preach to his flock the love OF
Christ"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-18

STORY Of
MURDER
HORRIBLE ID + T A | l. S OF
FOUL CRIME TOLD
IN FULL

Jesse X. Mackey Jointly charged
with Mrs Bess Gentry and Maurice
Weightman. with the murder Of
Thomas ] Gentry husband Of The ac-
cused woman, on the night Of Jahu-
AIRY 7th, has made a complete con
fession
The confession contains more than
a dozen typewriter pages and was
signed and sworn to Sunday al mid,
night Il the county attorneys o.
fice
Midnight was chosen by the prose-
cutors to turther assure secrecy anu
is being maintained to offset any
preparation made by the defendant
counsel in bchalf Of tae accused
brother and sister Who with Mackey
are held responsible BY the state for
Gentry's death
Told the Whole Story.
1t is understood that Mackcy told
everything. beginning at the time
when he WAS a grocery clerk and first
met the woman who captiVated nm.
while he delivered groceries 10 the
Gentry home their intermittent as
sociation since their first meeting and
continuing to the time when the con.
spiracy was made to XIII the unsus-
pecting husband It is understood
that be divulged the persuasions used
upon the ycuthWui Maurice Weight.
man. brother OF Mrs Gentry aud Il
brothcr-in-law Of Gentry. from whom
Continued on Page s.
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',Richeson is no more osa Christian
than was Judas Iscariot His horri
ble crime shows that he has never
been Christian. has never been con
yerted-unless, perchanee. he is in
sane, and don't believe he is. He is
disgrace to the pulpit and to human
ity.'
In his Sunday morning sermon
Rev. E. B. GiR pastor of an Atlanta.
Ca, church. thus scathingly referred
murderer OF Avis Linnell. now in jal'
in Boston awaiting electrocution.
While, of course, | feel sympathy
for this man, as | do for any one in
trouble. still can do naught but con
1emn his crime and denounce its per-
petrator.
y Rev. Gill spoke ON the subject.
: Christ as a Workman" and declar-
ed that Ricbeson is not product OF
I Christ-not a Christian. He explain
ed this by ASSERTING tina. Christ new
er turns out imperfect work; that
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-18
MAY LYNCH
MURDE:ROUS
NEGROES

81 Joseph Jan fS-A posse OF
farmers and police are today search
ing tae enyirons Of St Joseph fer the
murderers Of W G. Lykeas tue
Young farmer. VINO wag shot by two
negro chicken thieves early This
morning.
Great adignations is expressed Dy
neig1bors aud friends and if tno mur
derers are caught br the farmer
posse. there is strong probabilities
that they viii take the law ia theii
own hands aad lynch the cuIprits. j.
is thought the negroes are secreteC u
an cid and deserted barn on the ont
skirts Of 81 Joe THIS place is now
being surrounded by Gordon OF
police
Late This afternoon William Stef
fens and Enos Stoner both excon
victs. were arrested Stevens has
confessed. SAYING thar stouer fired
the shot that killed ~ kens The
prisoners are guarded here closely
by the police iu fear OF mob violence
wnich is threatening.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-18

ftulI benefit Of The stuging switch
BuJ one dose wasn't cure for
Curbey A couple of lads who made
run OF bin got "a "licsing for their
brashness He'd show em. he said,
that he stu was tie bully in the
school ard, any way.
When Miss Scott heard OF that sho
seproyed Curney again auj when he
sassed beer She applied the cherry
switch again. When Curbey went
home from school he told his father
and mother. They had Miss Scott
arrested for assault and battery. ar.
leg.ne that the punishment was ex-
Cessive
When The case VAS heard before
Justice Wilson today j number OF the
pupils testified as 20 Curbey's bully.
ing OF them aud others. and as TO his
.mpudence 10 the teacher. Justice
Wilson decided that the whippiugs
We're none toe evers aud dismissed
the case
John Curbey, father Of Gaddis Cur.
hey, Is . barber hers.
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AND WHO STOLE THE COW
Q . o 9 Q o . o . o 9 . @ (

A warrant was issued in Justice Se-
tons court Yesterday for G c. Green.
> D. and E Edwards tcolored1 }
charged with stealing COW from q
negro al lconiun Deputy Sheriff Ei.
mer Spencer. found the Two Edwards
boys. but Green made his get away,
They were arraigncd before Justice
Seton late last night. both pleaded
not guilty they took twenty -four. hours
TO answer and were placed in the
county Jail Both The Edwards boys
claim that Green is HE man that
stole the cow all t0ey did was -
ride in town with him aud watch him
sell It, When they catch Green he
may have a different story The ques
tiou is who stole tho cow
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-18
GOV. BROWN
WILL NOT
Be HANGED
GOV. CRUCE INTERFERES
AT ELEVENTH HOUR AND
EXTENDS TIME
5IM Uf tkECUllUN
UNTIL MARCH 18TH NEXT
The Negro Murderer Of Burks
Indignant and Declares il
Rank Injustice

There will be no hanging bee in
Guthrie tomorrow between the hours
sof sunrise and sunset as has been
scheduled. Governor Brown notwith-
standing his appeal to Governor
Cruce: Let me hang, Mr.. Governor,
| d rather have my neck broken than
break rock all my life in prison
yard The sheriff and county at
noon by the governor not to make
preparations for the hanging tomor-
row. The official reprleve will not
arrive until this evening. The infor-
nation received by Sheriff Murphy
this morning was by telephone and
merely stated that the negro, Gov
ernor Brown. who was sentenced TO
hang on Friday, January 18th, had
been granted stay OF execution until
March 18th.
Sheriff Murphy was not at all sur
prised when he received the intelll-
gence this morning. He merely re-
marked We'll, my judgment die
tatei my course in the matter, I felt
sure all of the time that Governor
cruce would not allow the negro 10
it'ohas not been his policy
NEE past and IL did not want to put
ssthe taxpayers of the county to this
ezra expense, when | felt so sure In
my own mind that he would be re
prieved."
The plea made by Judge A. II. Hus-
ton in the nlgros behalf also had a
good deal to do with the result. Judge
Huston pleaded for life imprisonment
for Brown in place of dealt on the
grounds OF the ignorance and appar-
ent lack of conception on the part of
the negro of the enormity of the
crime committed and for the further
reason that he believed him derang
ed
1t is not yet known why the gov
ernor gave a stay OF execution in
place OF reprieve to life imprlson-
mGnt.
Governor Brown seems actually
aud honestly disappointed because OF
the reprieve He declares that 1t is
an outrage. That he was convicted
by a jury and sentenced to hang
and that is what he wants
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-18
NINE. SCHUMANN
SEEKS DIVORCE
FROM SPOUSE

= st. Louis. Mo, Jan lS-Mme. :
g Schumann-Heink (Mrs. William {
- Rappl soon will fife suit for
| . divorce. She and her husband, s
8 who is twelve years her junior, {
g have been separated FOR some =
. time, but neither, until now, has 6
g acknowledged there was a perm {.
. al mt estrangement Nine, Schu {
g mann-Heink is 81 years old s.
g The singer in her apartments s.
g said her marriage TO man not I.
G. professional and dozen years 6
9 younger than she has not been =
g. happy one. II have no word to g
g say against Mr. Rapp,' said the -
s. diva. He is gentleman, cu- g
g tured and refined. But it is best -
9 that he should go his way and | 8
g 80 mine. 1t was Just for the best .
g. that | have acted us Il have. 6
g There were no ugly quarreis -
g or any s"andal--please say that -
g for both of us T.
g 1T is my children that caused 8
g the separation. He could not g
- understapi; and | should not g
g blame | m too harshly for it, g
g He has no children of his own, 9
g while | have eight, and some OF g
- them are grown. -
g Nine. Schumann-Heink and -
g William Rapp, Jr, of Chicago, -
g. were married in May, 1905 Mr., s.
g Rapp is a lawyer and son of the -
= late William Rapp, editor-in- =
g chief and vice president of The g
g Illinois Stattz-Zeitung. -
Until fIct ronaptIt, tha uaupri.
9 age was considered an ideally -
= happy one. T.
o {
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-18
MANY WITNESSES HERE
FEW DECLARE POSITIVELY
PaWOGG County Will Have Him Re-
arrested for Murder Of Tom
Johnston in Event Of Release

! At . 25 uclock this morning Chas,
Maust whom the United states Will
! attempt 70 prove is the notorious Ben
Crayens OF outlaw fame, was brought
into federal court He was hand.cuff-
ed aull in the custody Of Deputies
lmngston aud lluddon, and was plac-
ed IN the prisoners box. Maust
looked rather pale hut displayed no
undue uesvNusnessi he maintained
his usual determined and unperlurbed
demeannr HIS tace Vas sllgntly
swollen bu otherwise there was lit
tie change il thc man who sat IN the
prisoners bcN ilis morning and the
nlau Who has neen patiently await.
ms his hour in the federal Jail here
Tor many menths past Al ~ o'clock
Mausi was arlaiened United states
Attorney John Entby immediately
requested lndee Cotteral to 20 con-
tinne the ease until 3 o'clock tom0r-
row or until such time as the facial
appearance u tNs prlsoFer shonlu
assume ts normal cogditi4n and con-
tour This request whtx1ieeeeded to
hy the court and the caMs Of United
States vs. Maust was aefNAset togx
ward on the calendar
Attorney Al Jennings who will ''T--
fend Maust spends all Of his fime
wort,ins on the case aud interviewing
Witnesses Speaking ct the case TO.
dag he said
Il Maust we're % be tried on this
streets OF Guthrie today said Jen-
uings he would be found guilty AZ
once hWt after taking with large
number of Witnesses "Wednesday, r
am sanguiUe that Manst win he ac-
quilted / Hnd tbai practically all
these who nave been said 10 have
positively identified Manst we're per-
sons who never h9tl seen him before.
! have shcwn The same pictures which
We're ,mblishrd in tae papers lasE
SUNDAY aud they are perfect ike
nesses o. both the prisoner ana Ben
Cravens and without exception tpose
who used 10 kuoW Cravens declare
he bears M resemblance 70 Manst"
jennings declared tDat while there
was H. way Of knowing definitely. he
expected j would ialp an the FIRST
day lnd prObabA the second to em-
panel tho iury that done as there
are something like 2gG witnesses to
he examined. it is expected tue trial
viii last from ZEN dass to Two weeRs
am iu The sale boat With tas
prosecution he continued Both DC
us are compelled 20 bring ID Wit
Hes alter Witness aud inst feel our
way have sfill some snhgoenas
10 BE- issued
No one has wet positively said that
Mausf is Crayeus although q number
Gf the leading witnesses for the PROS