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MAY PLAY FOR TITLE
Reported That Rubinstein and
Lasker Will Meet.
NEW YORK-HAvANA GAMES
Would Not Be Endangered in the
Least by Such
Meeting.

Reports from Europe that Iasker and
Eubinstein have been in consultation over
terms for worlds championship mate
need not alarm the promoters of the New
York-Havana tournament. Laskcr has II
least craftsmanship enough 10 ask the
same conditions from RubInstcn that he
required from Capablanca, and cormoa
sense enough to know that easier terms
would show that he was afraid to mcrt
the Young cuhan-and Rubiusteiu has
openly declared that he would never plar
under the restrictions imposed upon
Ga apabianca. However, should i.ask.r
prove so lacking IN the elements Of far
play and prudence as to play rnatca
with Rubinste4h on terms more ieinent
than those proposed 10 Capabldncst, the
winner of the New 1ork-Havana eNcut.
supported in Ills claim TO the champion
ship - Al majority OF the masters, wttl
NJ least be IN a position 10 challenge thu
winner uf such lla tch on Al equal foot
ir, Even should Rubinstein accept thu
capahianca conditions Lasktrs course IN
arbitrarily breaking of negotiations with
the Cuban. after the referee ckuscn ~
l.ask.r had decided against him. leaves
Capablanca with proper grounds for do
manding the forfeiture of the champion
| title.
Ever since his ltackdoWu VITA Capa
blanca, Lasker has 6c.a indusi rtoGsN
| singing the praises Of Rubmsteiu. with
The evident purpose of having match
! with the Russian should one material ze,
appear 10 be the real thing in the cham
pionship line. and. indeed. Rubinste.n's
! tournament record entities him TO chal-
| lenge for the championship. though.
stated before, Capablanca has the prior
! claim To this honor.
An analysis of Rubnsteln's scores in
| the tournaments ne has won Will reveal
| a state of affairs that may account, il
| part, for Laskers preference for the Rus
sian as an antagonist. Rubinstein has
4 been playing a remarkably steady game.
winning regularly from the taiienders, and
| drawing, with a few scattered losses.
with the stronger players, such as Tar
| rasch, Schlechter. Duras and Teichmann.
4 Rubinstein plays in just exactly the cau-
tious. solid style, with both eyes on the
draw, at which Lasker is without a peer.
4 If Teichmann and Duras can more than
| hold their own against the Great Bear"
so can Lasker.
| few years ago straw vote among
the masters would certainly have ind-
| Gated that the Ruy Lopez was the strong
est opening which White could adopt:
now the variations arising from P-Qi
| seem to be most favored for serious en-
| counters 1t is interesting to compare A
/ queens pawn game of almost a century
| ago with one of today. In no other
| opeIing has modern analysis wrought
such a complete change in both form and
popularity.
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caught over the goal line; ball kicked
off from the 40-yard line instead of from
midfield; intermission between the first
and second and third and fourth quarters
reduced from two to one minute.
Camps Brief Analysis.
Walter Camp, the secretary of the
rules committee, in a brief analysis of
the changes in the gridiron regulations
states:
THE rules for the season OF 1912 in
clude two very important changes. One
of these, relating to the field staff itself.
is extremely radical in that for the first
time since the Introduction of the game
into this country there is an alteration
in the dimensions of the playing surface.
or grfdiron, as it has been called. Since
the Introduction in 1876 the field has
been $50 feet in length and 1GO feet in
width, but for the season of 1917 the
entire field is to be 36O feet in length,
but the playing surface-that is, the field.
which is usually known as the field of
play-will be only 800 feet in length. At
each end is thirty-foot zone behind
the goal posts and behind the goal line
where the forward pass is legal. The
other most important change is allow
ing four downs in which to gain the
necessary 10 yards instead Of three, as
formerly. The rest Of the alterations are
Of less Importance.
The number of privileged coaches who
may walk up and down the side lines re-
duced last year to three. has now been
reduced to one. The intermissions be-
tween the first and second and third and
fourth periods have also been again short
ened, the time elapsing being now only
one minute. The forward pass, which
was restricted to 20 yards. may now
be thrown any distance. The onside kick
has been cut out-that Is. the men of
the kicker's side who are off side are
not put on side by the ball touching the
ground The field Judge has been dis
pensed with and the game left in the
hands Of three instead of four officials.
A rule has been passed that If kicked
ball strikes the ground before going over
the goal 1t may not score a goal. The
limit of the kickout instead Of being the
25-yard line as formerly is now
the 1-yard line. The 20-yard neutral
zone, the bane OF officials and players,
has been abolished.
players may not interfere with each
other on a forward pass. however but
may in case of a kick Certain other
provisions have been necessitated by,
these changes; notably the kickoff is
now made, instead of from the middle or
the field, on the kicker's 40-yard line
that is. 60 yards from the goal toward
which he Is about to kick"
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TRINITY VS.. APACHES.
Game Between Two Teams Should Be
Well Played.

What will be the best game yet
played on the diamond at 18th and ID
streets southeast will take place Sun
day at 2:30 pm, when the Apaches.
one Of the strongest teams in the
southeast. and the Trinity club Of the
Marquette League hook up. Both teams
will present their strongest lineup In
exhibition games thus far the Trinity
nine has proved itself to be one of the
best in the District. Kelly and Thomp-
son Will most likely be the battery for
the Apaches, while Sullivan and Far
Quhar win be IN the points for Trinity.
Evening star., 1912-09-01
VICTORY FOR ROCKAWAYS.
Defeat Washington Suburban Stars
by Score of 5 to 2.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
HYATTSVILLE. August 31.-The Wash
ington Suburban Stars met defeat at the
hands of Manager Harvey E. Smiths
hustling Rockaways here this afternoon,
score 5 to 2. The feature of the game
was the batting of Dwight Gait catch
ing for Rockaway, who. out Of three
times up made two singles and home
rum scoring three runs himself and
driving in another. Dooley. playing sec
ond base for Rockaway. also hit some.
making a double and two singles out of
three trips. "Doodles" MacNeil also hit
the sphere timely. driving in two of the
five runs for Rockaway. The score:
Evening star., 1912-09-01
PALzER FAILING
TO secure BOUTS
Best of New York Heavy
weights Is Not Being De-
veloped for Lack of Work.
EXCEEDED AUTHORITY
IN STOPPING FIGHT
Commission Went Outside the
Law When 1t Called Off
Johnson-Jeannette Bout.
BY JAMES J. CoRBETT,

Former Heavyweight Champion OF tie World.
Special Dispatch to Jhe Star.
NEW YORK, August 3f.-RiS Al Palze-
Is without g doubt the class or the whist,
hopes in these parts. bit for some reasoI
or other ae IS not working at i thes'
days. / was informed recently that IL,
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Runs-Martin t2). Myers t2). Lodge (2) Davis
s. johnson. Hoffman. Smithson. Barton. Grace.
Reber. N. Knott. Meany. G. Knott. First base
on errors-vieilants, 8: Left on bases-Wash
ington Grove, 2; vigilants. 8. First base or
bails-on Knott 4: OF Martin 2; on Barton. I
Innings pitched-By Martin, 2: by Barton. g.
Hits made-On Martin. IL. Struck out-By
Two base hits-Barton. Reber. Sacrifice hit
Meany. Stolen bases-Davis C). S. johnson,
Lodge Gl. NJ. Knott, McCathran. Umpires-
Messrs, Patterson and Woodwork. Time OF
game-2 hours.
Evening star., 1912-09-01
ROCKVILLE BY s TO 2.
Beats Germantown With It's I'm
ported Players.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch TO The STAR
ROCKVILLE. Nd, August 31.-Rock-
Vile easily defeated Germantown at the
fair grounds here this afternoon, the
score standing s to =. In an effort to
break Rockville's winning streak, Ger
mantown imported several Of the crack
players Of Washington, but 1t was un-
availing. Chief Green Of the American
Security and Trust team was in the
box for Germantown, and he pitched
good ball, in spite of many errors Of
commission and omission behind him,
the latter predominating. Kirkland's all
around work was the feature Of the
game. Score:
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/ Sporting Editor Star:
/ WIN you kindly tell me in Sundays
paper the name of the team that Johnson
IpitcEed his first game in Washington
/ against A READER.
| Johnson's first game was against De-
/ troit He was beaten to l.
/ Sporting Editor Star:
! Please publish in the next Sunday Star
/ the answer TO the following question:
/ What is meant when they say player
/ has got a Charley horse" What does
It mean? Thanks.
I A CONSTANT READER.
| 1t is a strain of the muscles Of the
/ leg.
/ Sporting Editor Star:
/ VIII you kindly answer the following
| Ia your 4nquisitive Fans of Sundays pink
sheet: II in a game of auction pitch A
/ BIDS two aud = says he will take the
bid. he CB) bid two, or must he bid
7 three or more. WAGS.
/ lie must bid three.
+ Sporting Editor Star:
First. 90 you know when Del Gamer.
/ first baseman for Detroit, will be able to
get back into the game? Second, what
was Red Corridors batting average with
I Kansas City before going with Detroit?
R. HASALL.
/ l. Not this season. . Corridor was hit
! ting .295 for Kansas City.
! Sporting Editor Star:
/ To settle an argument please publish
in your next Sundays sporting sheet:
A bets that in a recent game between
! Washington and Detroit Walter John
son. pitching for the Nationals, struck
I out the figst six men who opposed
him. He claims that the first six men
Who faceG Johnson were put out on
strikes. Who wins? p. s This means
any game this season against Detroit.
Batteries; t,oI1s Works, VS. johnson E.S Is the
July - Johnson struck out Jones, Bush
and Cobb in the first inning, Crawford
and Deal in the second. when Moriarity
doubled, and then Louden struck out.
I Sporting Editor Star:
~ If a pitcher goes into the game with
his team one run or so behind and
while he is pitching. his team ties the
score and after the score is tied he gets
pitcher or the second? 2) Who gets
credit for the game between st. Louis
and the Giants, August II. Ames or
Mathewson? l.. f. HOMBERG.
+ % It is the major league practice to
charge the defeat TO the first pitcher un-
loss the game goes into extra innings.
There are no set rules. but the secretary
Of the league decides each case on its
/ merits - AmeS prODaD!y was charged
with the defeat. You would have to
write J. 4. Heyder. Metropolitan Tower.
New York, 70 get the official verdict.
1 Sporting Editor Star:
+ + is on first, A on second and two men
/ oct: hits a two-bagger to center. scor-
/ ing both and Il. and c stops at second
/ base in going home failed to touch
/ second base. Umpire calls B out. which
makes three outs. and gives A credit
+ fer scoring his run. Is the umpire cor
/ rect in his decision? D. s.
/ No was correctly called out. but no
run could count any more than IL the ball
4 had been hit TO short and tossed to
i second.
1 Sporting Editor Star:
/ l. Did Musser of the Washington team
/ ever play ball with the University OF
/ Wisconsin? 2. Where is his home?
I +. JOHNSTON.
1. No. He played with Susquehanna
/ University. .. In Pennsylvania.
| Sporting Editor Star:
/ y walks. B strikes out, flies out, D
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Runs-Handiboe, Ohutt, Kirkland l9, Kelley
co. Warieid. Thompson. Il. Rawlings. f. Wa
ters. Two-base hits Eawlings. K Rawinss li
r. Rawlings. Kirkland. Bases on balls-Of
Green, g. Struck out-By Thompson; 4; by
Green 4. Double plays-rhompson to Handiboe
TO Brewer; kirkland TO Handiboe to Brewer.
Stolen bases-O Oldfeld. Offutt, Kirkland t.l. 5.
Rawlings. Left bases-Isockville. g; Ger
maptown 8. Sacrifice hit-Gheen. Umpires-
Messrs. Dawson and Howard. Time Of game
hours.
Evening star., 1912-09-01

Ed Siever. former Detroit pitcher. after
whtrl at umpiring in the Southern
Michigan League, gave it up and re-
signed. saying he would not stand for
the criticism OF players on the field or
volunteer assistants In the grandstands
and bleachers.
Evening star., 1912-09-01
INQUISITIVE FANS.

hits a ground ball to second Daseman.
who f1elded it and tags A, who is trying
to take second. There being two out be-
fore, when A is tagged it retires the side.
How do you score D in the box score?
G.. c. Y.
It is a fielders choice. time at bat
and left on base.
Evening star., 1912-09-01

Runs-sfarch Ormstead. Vincent Calf 81,
Dooley Home run-Galt Two-base hits Put
nam, MaeNeil, Dooley %, Stolen bases-Gibs1n, m
vine 8: by Putnam. I. First base on balls
on Levine ., or Putnam, 1. First base on err
rors-Rockaway, 1; Suburban stars. = Lett on
bastes-Roc kaway, 6; Suburban Stars. s. Um-
pire-Mr. Hill. Time Of same-1 hour and II
minutes.
Evening star., 1912-09-01
END GAME STUDY.
BLACK.

WHITE.
White 10 play and win.
This clever little "skit'' was composed
By Mr.. A. W. Fox of the Washington
Chess and Whist Club and has never
been published before. The solution viii
be given next Sunday.
Evening star., 1912-09-01
Sporting Editor Star:

Sporting Editor Star:
/. Man on first, left-handed hitter up.
Man on first starts to steal. Catcher
makes throw to second, but no one
covers the bag Is shortstop or second
baseman charged with an error or Is 1t
a stolen base? 2. Man on first starts to
steal. Catcher makes perfect throw to
shortstop. who covers the bag. Ball is
dropped by him. Is he charged with an
error? r. ".
stolen base. 2. It is a stolen base
and no error unless the shortstop tagged
the runner, got the decision, and then
dropped the ball.
Evening star., 1912-09-01

Sporting Editor Star:
/. In the failure of Merkle to touch
second base did Evers get put out and
Tinker an assist? 2. Who made the hit
that advanced Merkle? 3. Can an out
fielder remain in foul territory to play
for a certain batter? G +.
1. Evers got the put out, but do not re-
call that Tinker handled the ball. which
went to center field Every one who dld
handle it before it went to Evers was en-
titled to an assist. 2. Bridwell. 3. No.
Evening star., 1912-09-01

When Columbia and Bannockburn
meet at the latter club Saturday after
noon the local schedule of the home
and home matches viii have been
started on it's last lap. From that time
until October IS local clubs play al
most every week. On the following
Friday Hermitage and Virginia will be
the guests Of Columbia and they VIII
remain over day and meet both Chevy
Chase and Bannockburn Saturday.
These matches will be of unusual inn
portance. as the fight for first place
Is between the Virginia Country Cluo
and Chevy Chase, and victories for the
local clubs would put Chevy Chase
very near the top of the heap.
This year seems to be a year for rec
ords. as another one was made Monday
afternoon, when Donald Ball, the Co
lumbia Country Clubs professional
made a IS over the Washington Coun-
try Clubs course. This is three strokes
better than has ever been done before,
Klein holding the previous mark, with
par 60. The Washington Country Clubs
course, being a new one, is by far the
hardest of any of the local clubs, and
Balls new mark is nothing short of
remarkable. He went out in 30 tpar IS
35) and came back in Sc par, BAD. Ball
played two rounds on that day and on
his second trip made 20, which is also
some golf" Balls card for his record
trip follows:
Out. . Is 2 80
5 5 4-36--66
During his days play he made on
three different holes. On his first
round. his drive found his ball but two
feet away from the ninth hole I67
yards) and he holed his ball on his
second stroke. On his second round
he made Is on both the fourth l2''3
yards) and the seventeenth t150 yards)-
This was the third time he had ever
played over this course.
It was only last month that the
amateur record for the WASHINGTON
Country Club course was equaled, when
John C. Davidson made IA In order
that a comparison may be made of the
| two, his card is given below:
| Ont 3 4 5 4-37
A 3 3 6 3-37-74
Par for the course Is
| Ont 4 3 4 4 3-36
"A 5 8 5-34-69
Evening star., 1912-09-01
Sporting Editor Star:

Sporting Editor Star:
VIII you kindly answer the following
Ia Your 4nqufsitive Fans of Sundays pink
sheet II in a game of auction pitch A
bids two and B says he will take the
bid. can he 03) bid two, or must he bid
three or more WAGS.
lie must bid three.
Evening star., 1912-09-01
COMBINATION STUDY.
BLACK.

WHITE.
Black has a most uncomfortable position. hue
1 -. R1o would have frustrated the pretty
combination which follows.
Evening star., 1912-09-01

caught over the goal line; ball kicked
off from the 4G-yard line instead of from
midfield; intermission between the first
and second and third and fourth quarters
reduced from two to one minute.
Evening star., 1912-09-01
snortlng Editor Star:

Sporting Editor Star:
First 90 you know when Del Gamer.
first baseman for Detroit, will be able to
get back into the game? Second. what
was lied Corridons batting average with
Kansas City before going with Detroit?
r. HASALL.
l. Not this season. 2 Corridor was hit
ting .295 for Kansas City.
Evening star., 1912-09-01

Tommy Burns advances the expert
opinion that Sam Langfoyd IS now the
heavyweight champion, since johnson
has again announced his retirement
Then Thomas announces ne Will battle
Langford for the honors this coming De-
cember in Australia. I told you. readers,
that Burns knows the game Of publicity
pretty well. and that we would hear from
Evening star., 1912-09-01

Sporting Editor Star:
\ walks. B strikes out, c flies out D
Evening star., 1912-09-01

Sporting Editor Star:
!. Did Musser of the Washington team
ever play ball with the University OF
Wisconsin? =. Where is his home?
F. JOHNSTON.
1. No. He played with Susquehanna
University. . In Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1912-09-01

Sporting Editor star:
Please publish in the next Sunday Star
The answer TO the following question:
What is meant when they say player
has got a Charley horse" What does
It mean? Thanks.
CONSTANT READER.
1t is a strain Of the muscles Of the
leg.
Evening star., 1912-09-01

Sporting Editor Star:
VIII you kindly tell me In Sundays 8
pape- the name of the team that Johnson
pitched his first game in Washington
aaair7st A READER.
troit He was beaten to l.
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unteer firemen, and a fire drill. 1t
was decided that President Kirby
try to bring the matter to the at
tention of the city council.
And after all this came the good
program.
President Kirby, who has just re-
turned from an eastern trip. gave
an interesting recital Of incidents
and observations.
Prof. L. J.. Bowler, principal of
the schools. talked Interestingly on
public Fairgrounds. He believed
in Fairgrounds for both young and
old. This nation would be at her
greatest in sciences, art, literature,
ETC., when she devoted most to
physical culture citing ancient
Greece as an example. Prof. Bowl
er is decidedly interesting speak
er. and his suggestions were to the
point and should be kept in mind
by the club for future action.
A song by Miss Parker. accom-
panied by MissSeverance, was great
ly enjoyed.
Mrs. G. B.. briggs related some
matters regarding the late. James
Cooper Wheeler. founder OF the ISL
ander. who recently died in Den
yer.
J.A. Mccormick told Of his trip
to the Wenatchee valley. amongst
the apple orchards. and spoke Of the
Commercial Club there, how their
meetings were held and what .
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all the citizens of this county to
bring to our representatives reali-
zatlon of the advantages of making
English Camp a national reserve
and to urge upon them the neces-
slty OF taking action in the matter"
We. ourselves. have for years had
at our doors place of historic in
terest, which we have carelessly al
lowed to go to ruin. needless of its
value, making no effort to check its
natural decay-and it is to restore
the beautiful and romantic spot to
its former condition. and to secure
federal aid for carrying out the
project that the above suggestion is
submitted.
1t appears to me. personally, that
we. as an Improvement Club, have
overlooked one great asset. in not
having taken up the matter before.
Yours truly
Ida Harkness Blaine
Friday Harbor, Wn.. Oct. Z.
MIR. Mccormick brought up the
matter of a bucket briagde and vol
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days before election. The petition
was filed with the auditor in time,
but the board could not act upon it
before October Z, while the election
will be on November 5.
A petition from residents of the
west portion of Orcas Island for a
division of the school district was
granted. Among the delegation
who came in person to present the
netition to the board were noted
the following: A. M. Roby, Alfred
Bull, Fred Wicks, C. H. Jackson,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. King, L. K.
Scheib. Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Kierch-
off and r. H. Bull.
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Infected Alfalfa Barred

C. E. Flint, district horticultural
Inspector, has received a copy of
the general quarantine order on al
falfa hay coming from the states of
Idaho. Utah and Wyoming. The or
der was issued September Z by F. A.
Huntley. state commissioner of hor-
ticulture, and reads as follows:
"Whereas An infection of the al
falfa weevil is reported to exist in
the states of Idaho. Utah and Wyo-
ming: and
"Whereas, The alfalfa weevil is
an alarming menace and would
cause incalculable DANCE to the al
falfa growing industry in the State
of Washington shouldit gain egress:
l therefore.
Tissue this. general quarantine
order. against the importation OF
all hay products from the states
named into the State of Washington.
"All transportation companies are
hereby notified not to receive ship
ments of hay for this state from the
above specified territory.
"This order shall take effect inn
mediately and remain in force until
nublicIy withdrawn by this depart
ment. F.. A. Hunt!ey."
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Sound Salmon Pack

Estimates given out by W. l.
Crawford, secretary of the Puget
Sound. Salmon Gamers Association.
while in Belliagham recently, shows
that the Puget Sound salmon pack
for this season will be the smallest
it has been for the past sixteen
years, says the Herald. He estl-
mates that the pack will not exceed
227, 900 cases. In 1896 only 1885,
900 cases were put up. Since that
time the pack has never been SO
small. Local cannerymen state that
the figures given out by secretary
Crawford will represent the approx
innate pack Of the year = only .
few Of the Puget Sound canneries
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The Water Matter

On the showing made to the city
council regarding the decision Of
Judge Rudkin in connection with
the water works matter, it was de-
cided to close past incidents and be-
gin anew the effort to secure wa
ter system for domestic use and fire
protection.
At the meeting Tuesday night At
torney Irwin was instructed to draft
necessary ordinance, which will be
presented to the council at a spe-
cial meeting next Monday night,
when it will be passed on. printed.
and then submitted to the voters
for their approval.
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To Replace the Guard

The Port Tow nsend Leader says
that Senior Captain F. M. Dun
woody, U. S. R. c. S., with head
quarters at Port townsend, will on
October II. open bids for the con-
structlon of single screw launch
for the U. S. revenue cutter service
for duty on the waters of Puget
Sound. After tte bids are opened,
they will be sent to the secretary Of
the treasury for award of the con-
tract.
The new launch will take the
place of the Guard. which was
wrecked off San Juan island some
months ago. The Guard and Scout,
a sister craft. were built in Port
Townsend by E. T. Biggs. under the
supervision of Captain Dorr F. Toz-
ier. The Scout is still in commits
sion, doing harbor duty in Seattle.
The new launch will be larger and
speedier than the Guard and will
be up-to-date in every particular.
She will be used in patrolling the
waters in the vicinity of the San
Juan islands.