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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-03
INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULT.
Southland, 0; Aloysius, o.
TODAY'S GAME.
Manhattan VS.. National.

TODAY'S GAME.
Manhattan VS.. National.
Southland and Aloysius battled nine in
nings yesterday without result, darkness
putting an end to a brilliant scoreless
game. Both teams threatened to score
at various times, but Ebert and Thomp-
son, who were working in superb form,
proved themselves masters OF the situa-
ton at critical periods. In two innings
only did more than three men face Ebert.
Roach trfpled in the first with two down
and repeated in the fourth with one
down, but was left at third on each occa-
sion.
Thompson was not quite as fortunate in
this respect, errors several times putting
him in a hole. His work on these occa-
stons was exceptionally fine. Especially
innings. In the seventh, with Riston on
as the result Of an error, he famed Hunt
and Taylor and forced J. Shaffer to pop
up to left. In the eighth, Carroll opened
up with q triple. but the next three men
were unable to get the ball out Of the in
field.
Jack Spaulding. although Handicapped
by sprained thumb, gave stellar ex-
hibition Of fielding. In the seventh he
robbed Toomey Of q hit by gathering in
his short fly to left field while on the run
and in the ninth he made a spectacular
play on the same batter's drive to deep
short.
Cotton Loveless, who made quite rep
utation last year as a member Of the
Sherwood team in the Sunday School
League, will soon be seen at short for
Manager Hills Loffier aggregation. Love-
less temporary absence from the game
has been caused by an injured knee,
which has been slow to respond to treat
ment.
Manager Hill has obtained waivers on
his star backstop, Norman Kraft. In Or
der that he may play with the Post Office
team in the Departmental League. Kraft
has been employed In the Post Office De-
partment for number of years, and the
manager Of the team representing that
department officially asked that he be
allowed to finish the season with the
Mailmen, intimating that they had a prior
right to his services. The sportsmanlike
manner in which Manager Hill and the
officials Of the Independence League &C
quiesced to this request is typical Of the
ha rmony which prevails in the rank and
| file of the league.
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COLUMBIA LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULT.
American Security, g.; Southern Rwy.,
GAME TODAY.
Mount Pleasant VS.. KenSington.

GAME TO-DAY.
Mount Pleasant VS.. Kensington.
By far the fastest and most interest
ing game Of the week was played in the
Columbia League yesterday, when Ameri-
can Security and Trust Company. mainly
through quick getaway. defeated South
ern Railway by 6 to 3. The fielding OF
both teams was clean-cut, but three err
rors being chalked up during the six ses-
sions Of play.
Fred Dyer made his debut as a pitcher
for the Bankers and showed that he pos
sesses considerable ability as mounds
man. He allowed but five safeties and
retired four on strikes. Last year Dyer
played regularly in the outfield, but it is
understood that he will pitch in his turn
with the rest this season.
Chick Riddle made remarkably
West directed a vicious hit in his direc-
ton. The youngster made a great stop
Of the ball, but. finding that he could not
keep his balance, tossed the sphere to
first, retiring the batter. The play was
easily the feature Of the game and was
a credit to those who figured m it.
Incidentally, the Bankers are not going
to have easy sailing in the Hill circuit
II other teams play as Southern did yes
terday. But for the batting fest enjoyed
by the Trust Company nine in the OPEN
ing inning the game was an even affair
all around, neither team showing an ad-
vantage in any department.
Center Fielder Bolen connected for two
Of the i've hits accredited the Railroad
ers one q double. The youngster also
gathered in two dindcult chances In the
outer garden.
Wednesdays game, which resulted in q
forfeit by Braddock to Southern will be
played over by mutual agreement Of the
managers. Manager Stay Of Braddock
showed true craftsmanship before the
game, when he waived TECHNICAL
ties and refused to accept forfeit when
the Southern manager failed to put nine
uniformed men on the field. For this
reason the management Of the Southern
team asked that the game be played
over.
Mount Pleasant and Kensington are
down for today's battle. Waters will
probably pitch for the Hill boys. while
Flynn. . youngster from Catholic Uni
versity. 10 expected to work Tor the
ouUuSUeuAsSS s-.zrE
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BERWYN WANTS GAMES.
Marylanders Are Out After District
Teams.

The Berwyn Athletic Club defeated the
Berwyn Independents, a new organization
at Berwyn, by IL to 5, in a loosely
played game marked by much wrangling.
There was nothing to the game but
Hughes pitching and the smuggling of the
Athletic club team. This team would like
to arrange games with fast mines In
Maryland and the District of Columbia
Wednesdays and Saturdays. They have
the best diamond between Laurel and
Warrington. so fast play Is assured. For
games address ]. r. Brelsford. Ber-
wyn, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-03
LIKES NEW YORK GAME.
Hugh Mcintosh May Start Boxing
Club in Gotham.

NEW YORK, May st is reported in
boxing circles here that Hugh D. McIn-
tosh, the Australian promoter. is to enter
the field in New York city as the pro-
prietor OF a big boxing club at which
he hopes to stage most Of the big fights
Of the season Of 1913.
The Frawley boxing law places no re-
strictions against foreigners or men who
are not citizens Of the state. All that Is
necessary is to obtain lease of one
commissioner, place a ten-thousand-dol-
lar bond In the controllers hands and
then go ahead and match the fighters.
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CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULT.
Cornell, Z: Navy Yard, 3.
TODAY'S GAME.
Runners VS. Cornell,


Bumpers VS.. Cornell.
Yesterdays game was moro or less or q
joke. Cornell winning from the southeast
lads by the score Of to 3.
Cornell could easily have doubled the
score, as It had Tailed five in the sixth
when the game was called before the
session was finished, the score reverting
back to even innings.
Three out of the four hits made by
Navy Yard went for extra bases, two
being triples and one a double.
Moves had a peculiar record for the
day. He did not have put out to his
credit, although he is a catcher. He
had two passed balls charged against
him.
Today's game should be corker, as
both Cornell and the Bumpers have long
been rivals, and both have clean states
80 far. and are anxious to keep up In the
race without losing CANA
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
YESTERDAYS RESULT.
Nativity, s; North Carolina, 5.
14th and A streets northeast.

TODAY'S GAME.
Anacostia VS.. Lincoln Avenue.
About 900 people witnessed the game
yesterday, and the league will be one OF
the most popular in the District as soon
as things get going properly.
Crown of North Carolina while stealing
second, which he reached safely, sprained
a tendon in his ankle, which will cause
him to be out Of the game for about q
month. 1t was found necessary to send
him to the hospital and Casualty ambu-
lance was called for.
A funny incident happened during the
Eame-that is, to the crowd. Henderson,
playing center for North Carolina. went
after a fly ball back of second base which
hit him on the end Of his finger. He
grabbed 1.-THE finger-shouting TITS
runners went tearing around the bases.
He continued in the game.
The field is in very bad condition, which
is the cause of a great many OF the err
rors made, both in the in and out fields.
1t is expected that by Monday 1t will be
put in f1rst-class shape.
H. Smithson pitched a nice game. While
he allowed ten hits. he did not give a
base on balls, and struck out twelve men.
The North Carolina boys will have to
get together and play better ball. as they
made lots of errors on easy chances.
Dougherty of Nativity and Merrillat OF
North Carolina were the heavy hitters.
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Runs-Coleman 81. Lewis, Fields C0, Mason,
Barnes. Groom. Dean, Barker and l.. Barnes
base hits-ColemAn. Lewis and Groom. Struck
out-By Taylor. 8; BY Fields. II. First base ON
Memrs. Richardson and Ray. Time Of game-l
hour and 40 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-03

In Pittsburgh the other day with the
bases dlled Wagner drove out Q long
vanced. Wagner ought to ret credit
for thres.pronged sacriAcs. 4.
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r. B. Y. NJ. C. A. LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
TODAY.S GAME.

WI Pct ". L. Pct.
Adams Exp. O1.000 Southern. l .OO0
Car Dept. 1 .e66 Union Sta.... o .Ooc
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Adams Express VS.. Southern. 9TH stree
and Florida avenue northeast, $50 pm.
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Sheckels, q local amateur pitcher, has
been suspended by tho commission be-
cause OF his failure to comply with the
rules Of that body. He signed two con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-03

ICY" Macdonald has signed q contract
with the Cornell Company team and will
start playing with that organization Inn
mediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-03

Mount Pleasant and Kensington are
down for today's battle. Waters will
probably pitch for the Hill boys. while
Flynn. youngster from Catholic Uni
versity. il expected to work Tor the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
CHE
ADVENTURE
OF TIT
DIVES FOOT

In recording from time to time some
of the curious experiences and inter
esting recollections which l associate
with my long and intimate friendship
with Mr.. Sherlock Holmes. | have con-
tnually been faced by difficulties
caused by his own aversion to pub
hcfty. To his somber and cynical
spirit all popular applause was always
ahhorrent, and nothing amused him
more at the end of successful case
than to hand over the actual exposure
to some orthodox official, and to listen
with hooking smile to the general
chorus of misplaced congratulation
1t was indeed this attitude upon the
part OF my friend, and certainly not
any lack of interesting material, which
mas caused me of late years to lay
very few of my records before the
public. My participation In some of
his adventures was always privilege
which entailed discretion and reti-
cence upon me-
1t was, then, with considerable sur
prise that / received a telegram from
Holmes last Tuesday-he has never
been known to write where telegram
would serve-in the following terms:
why not tell them of the Cornish
horror-strangest case have hand
led" have no idea what Backward
sweep of memory had brought the
matter fresh to his mind, or what
freak had caused him to desire that
should recount it; but hasten, before
another cancelling telegram may ar
rive, to hunt out the notes which give
me the exact details of the case, and
70 lay the narrative before my read
erS.
1t was, then, in the spring of the
year 1897 that Holmes iron constitu-
ton showed some symptoms of giving
way in the face of constant hard work
Of a most exactfng kind, aggravated,
perhaps, by occasional indiscretions of
bis own. In March of that year DR..
Moore Agar. Of Harley street, whose
dramatic introduction to Holmes
may some day recount, gave positive
lnjunctions that the famous private
agent should lay aside all his cases
and surrender himself to complete
rest if be wished to avert an absolute
breakdown. The state of his health
was not matter in which he himself
took the faintest interest, for his men
tai detachment was absolute, but he
was induced at last, on the threat of
being permanently disqualified from
work, to give himself complete
change of scene and air. Thus it was
that in the early spring of that year
we found ourselves together in a small
cottage near Poldhu bay. at the
farther extremity of the Cornish pen
lnsula.
1t was singular spot, and one pc
ruliarly well suited to the grim hui
NOR of my patient. From the windows
of our little whitewashed house.
which stood high upon grassy head
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27

INDIANAPOLIS, IND-What would
I you do If you were the best rife and
revolver shot in the state ard hold
up man grabbed your roll out of
your hands?
Shoot him. o. course.
Well. that's Just what the champion
shot of Iudisna didn't do the only
time he ever had occasion to rely on
his craftsmanship to save his prop
erty.
John E. Hafner, who won the state
championship in the second annual
tournament of the Indiana State Rifle
association in the Indianapolis battal-
lon armory, for several years has
been one Of the best shots in the
country. When he won the state
championship the other day, he scored
162 consecutive bulls eyes-a record
for Indiana-and the secretary of the
state association believes it is a. ma
tional record. Hafner has numerous
medals to show for his skill with the
rifle and the revolver. But he never
has shot at human target
When he was robbed in his place
OF business few years ago. it wasn't
because he had lost his skill or his
nerve, but it was because he obeyed
his mother Hafner was in business
on Washington street near Rural
street when he was the victim OF a
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Jersey Lad Prayed at Night and Robbed by Day

band" che said, who has been help
less for the last II years because OF
Illness, was entirely too strict with the
boy. He is a rigid church member
and l think that Herbert's mischief
has been mostly due to his fathers
attitude toward him. | also think
that bad girls had something to do
with his mischief.
He had won the hearts of several
young girls, and gave one of them a
diamond ring valued at $3.50. When
told him that the police knew that
he had given the girl a ring of that
value. he pulled his hair and said:
Great Scott! No wonder | got
such a salty dose from the judge. /
am going crazy when | do anything
like that thought / be ring was
putty"
After being sentenced young Vree-
land said to his folks: well, I'll be
10 when / get out, and the first thing
will DO will be to kill two detec-
tives."
The Nanton recklessness that has
characterized the movements OF Her
bert and his pals has fairly stunned
the residents of Paterson and the va
rious counties for miles around. Every
day brings reports Of daring, careless
robberles said to have been perpe-
trated Ivy the busy party of beardless
youths, and in all these raids there
stands out the nonchalance Of the
champion bad boy"
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We Looked Down Upon the Whole
SemI-circle of Mount Bay.

land, we looked down upon the whole
sinister semicircle of Mounts bay. that
old death trap of sailing vessels. with
its fringe of black cliffs and surge
swept reefs on which innumerabie sea-
men have met their end. With north
erly breeze it lies placid and sheltered
inviting the storm-tossed craft to tack
into 1t for rest and protection, Then
comes the sudden swirl round of the
wind, the clustering gale from the
southwest. the dragging anchor. the
lee shore, and the last battle in the
Dreaming breakers. The wise mariner
stands far out from that evil place,
On che land side our Surroundings
were as somber as on the sea, 1t was
a country of rolling moors. lonely and
dun-colored. with an occasional church
tower to mark the site of some old
world village In every direction upon
these moors there were traces of some
vanished race which had passed ut
terly away, and left as its sole record
strange monuments of stone, irregu-
lar mounds, which contained the
burned .sshes of the dead. and curious
earthworks which limited at prehis-
toric strife. The glamour and mys-
terry of the place. with its sinister at
mosphere of forgotten nations, APP
pealed to the imagination of my friend,
and he spent much of his time in long
walks and solitary meditations upon
the moor. The ancient Cornish Ian
guage had also arrested his attention.
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Sings Her Favorite Ragtime Ditties at A. M.

n HICAGO-It was o'clock in the
~ morning, yet the piano in the fiat
upstairs was still dispensing ragtime.
Come on song, come on along" it In
sisted, 'to Alexander's Rag Time
Band" for "everybody's doing 1t now. "
The piano was not the only sleep-de-
stroyer, a human voice was Its accom-
plice-the voice of Mrs. Rose Kilhane.
1851 South Union avenue.
"Ye gods" soliloquized Mrs. Mary
Lee, holding her hands to her ears,
how much longer will that music box
stand it,"
20 Moving Man, don't take my baby
grand" came the voice OF the singer
A fervent prayer escaped from the
fat below. a prayer that the moving
man would get busy right away. A
score of residents in the block would
gladly have paid the expenses Of the
trip when Il want to be, / want to be,
/ want to be down South In Dixie"
foated through the open windows a
few moments later.
The singer heard neither the pray
ers nor the imprecations, but told her
audience in pajamas Gee, but like
music with my meals"
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the tantalizing smile OF the pretty
young woman, and so he is led to his
undoing.
So far, it is estimated, about 100
autoists have fallen into the nicely
baited trap The motorcycle police
men deny that they are carrying their
girls or sweethearts along as motor
bait" OF course, they can't help 1t
if their feminine companions stir the
autoist to speeding.
H. Drew of the district attorneys
office, who has charge of the eight
motorcycle policemen who hunt speed
ers for the county, said the other day
that If the motorcycle policemen car
ried fascinating young women on the
tandem seats OF their machines, they
were using the feminine decoys on
their own initiative He said that the
women never appear in court against
the speeders, but said there was moth
ing strange in this, as out of the 1900
speeding cases he has handled since
March rs Of this year, there have been
only two contested cases. All the 9TH
er victims promptly pleaded guilty and
were punished.
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20 Mr.. Dreamman, please let nae
dream seine more" was the next Sc
lection. followed by a ragtime lullaby.
Hear her" almost sobbed Mrs. Lee,
Singing Sleep, Baby, Sleep and che
won't let anybody else do it."
She fastened out, and searching the
streets and alleys finally found a po-
liceman and had him accompany her
to the fat
Come. hero mine" sang the voice,
and the policeman entered. There was
no more singing that night, and next
day Mrs. Kilhane had a. hearing be-
fore Municipal Judge Better at the
South Clark street station The Judge
fined her SO and costs.
That's why the nights are so quiet
now In the vicinity OF 1851 South
Union avenue.
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Mocking Smile of Girl "Decoy" Is Fatal Lure

I OS ANGELES, GAIA winsome
IL lass, flashing !. smile as sunnily
sweet as a day in June, has brought
about the downfall of dozens Of auto
speeders on the Venice road, the
speed mania" road of Los Angeles
county She has caused their hearts
to fiutter so that their digestions are
upset and their mental poise serious
ly disturbed, and incidentally has
touched their pocketbooks to the end
that the county treasury bulges with
their dollars paid out in fines.
On the rear seat Of a motorcycle,
with sturdy county motorcycle cop"
steering, the young woman, claim the
autoists, has been the pretty decoy
that has led them into opening the
muffers of their engines and cutting
down the road at a pace that soon
landed them in trouble.
Of course, the motorists do not for
a moment think that the pretty young
woman on the motorcycle is either the
wife or sweetheart of one of their
hereditary foes. Far from it. When
the motorcycle puffs saucily behind
an autoist and starts to pass, with the
girl on the rear seat showing row
of pearls in derisive smile, his pride
is touched.
No man with an auto that can
cough along at a speed Of more than
twenty-five miles an hour wants to
see his machine passed. Furthermore,
he has a sort of brainstorm caused by
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explained that he had Just been sent
for on most urgent call to Tredan
nick Wartha. Mr. Mortimer Tregen.
mis- naturally went with him. When
he arrived at Tredannick Wartha he
found an extraordinary state of things
His two brothers and his sister were
seated round the table exactly as he
had left them, the cards still spread
in front of them and the candles
burned down to their sockets The
sister lay back stone-dead in her chair
while the two brothers sat on eacn
side of her laughing, shouting and
singing, the senses stricken clean out
of them. All three of them. the dead
woman and the two demented men,
retained upon their faces an express
sion of the utmost horror-a convul-
sion of terror which was dreadful to
look upon. There was no sign of the
presence of anyone in the house, ex-
cept Mrs. Porter, the cook and house
Keeper. who declared that she had
slept deeply and heard no sound dur
ing the night. Nothing had been stolen
or disarranged, and there is absolute
ly no explanation of what the horror
can be which has frightened a woman
to death and two strong men out Of
their senses. There is the situation,
Mr.. Holmes. in nutshell, and if you
can help US to clear it up you will
have done great work."
| had hoped that in some way
could coax my companion back into
the quiet which had been the object
OF our journey; but one glance at his
intense face and contracted eyebrows
told me how vain was now the expec-
tation. He sat for some little time
In silence, absorbed in the strange
drama which had broken in upon our
peace.
Il will look into this matter" he
said at last. ION the face of it, 1t
would appear to be case Of very
exceptional nature. Have you been
there yourself. Mr.. Roundhay?"
mo. Mr.. Holmes. Mr. Tregennis
brought back the account to the vic
arage, and l at once hurried over with
him to consult ycu."
How far is 1t to the house where
this singular tragedy occurred?"
About mile inland"
Then We shall walk over together
But, before we start. l must ask you
a few questions, Mr.. Mortimer Tregen-
MIS-"
The other had been silent all this
time, but / had observed that his more
controlled excitement was even great
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Muslin and Voiles.

Most of the white dresses much ad-
mired at the seaside resorts are in a
variety of painted muslin and voiles.
In some instances the colored flowers
rest upon a. white ground. while In 9th
ers the white blossoms are scattered
on pale pink, pale blue, pale green
or pale yellow, but these foundations
are so faint in hue that the effect of
the entire dresses appears almost
white in the distance.
Cherry, apple, pear and plum boss
oms seem the favorite designs at pres
ent, especially in white These are
rarely represented in punches or gar
lands; there is pretty vogue for scat
tered flowers as if gust of wind had
strewn the blossoms on the transpa-
rent materials.
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(To BE coNTINUED.)


The owner of a clever cat writes to
Our Dumb Animals that the pet "a
great, fat, lazy, good natured fellow, .
has 2 fondness for eggs. Sir Tom was
detected in the kitchen recently on a
table watching an unopened bag OF
eggs. Stepping back noiselessly 4"
writes the owner, I'VE saw him eau.
tiously tear the bag with his teeth
and claws. stopping every little bit to
listen. Finally the opening was large
enough for him to get out an egg by
gentle little pats. He held the egg
in his mouth, jumped to the floor.
rolled his prize about gently until he
got it into position, and then bumpeG
it against the table leg until it broke
Then he enjoyed his feast.' The writer
wonders where Tom got the taste, as
he is and his ancestors for genera
tons back were city Bred